Reitz Memorial High School - Memorial Review Yearbook (Evansville, IN)

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Letting loose. Sophomores Kristin McDonald and Cnssy Kessler gets into the groove. Dance attendance averaged 450 people. Sophomores John Flynn. Rachel Hayden and Tommy Donahue be- come engrossed in the music. Phil Collins. Prince and John Cougar in- spired this kind of creative dancing. Informal dances 25

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D ancers celebrate weekends As each week remarked Freshman Jenny of intense academic study Voight. Once there they could drew to a close, the ever let loose to the sounds of .popular question could be Bryan Adams, Bruce Spring-. heard, What are we going to steen, John Cougar, the Fat do this weekend? Fortunately students did not always have to spend $4.00 on a movie or sit at home and pick lint off their clothes. Ever so often a class or an organization would sponsor an informal dance to raise money for a certain cause. We col- I e c t e d about 400 cans and $200.00 for the canned food drive at the canned food dance , comment- ed Mr. Sch- u 1 1 h e i s , the spon- ser of the Student Council. Fresh- men soon learned that the Memorial cafeteria served a purpose other than a place to dine for 23 minutes. On a given Friday or Saturday night it was trans- formed into the Memorial Dancehall. These dances provided an opportunity for students to socialize outside of school. I thought the best part was getting together with my friends and acting crazy, Boys, and many others. As one sophomore put it, Dances were a great excuse to inconspicuously check out and possibly even talk to that person you ' ve had a crush on for quite a while. Singing along with Billy Idol, freshman Lon Crane moves with the beat. The music was often enhanced by light shows. Responding to the beat. Seniors David Miles. Lynne Wallander. and Kelly Warren enjoy the canned food dance. Admission to the dance in- cluded two canned foods plus $1.00. 24 1 nformal dance

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Decorating the cafeteria for thie Cliristmas Dance, Seniors Elaine Rice and Ellen Ziemer organize holly wreaths. Almost $200 was spent on decorations lor the dance. Dancing the night away. Juniors Kelly Eli and Jim Melloy participate in the fun. Nearly 300 people attended the dance. Enjoying a slow song, Senior Joey Shake and Junior Dee Dee Winters dance together. The cafeteria provided the setting for both the Chnstmas and Valentines dance. 26 F ormal dances