Rock Island High School - Watchtower Yearbook (Rock Island, IL)

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Spirit Week, Week Of Events Punk Rockers, Pyramid Builders Compete Purple hair, bedsheets and sport¬ ing apparel of all kinds passed through the Rocky corridors during the week preceding homecoming. Hats and Shades Day kicked off the traditional “Spirit Week”. Partici¬ pating students wore bowlers, der¬ bies and baseball caps while others wore sunglasses of varied styles. With golf clubs, tennis rackets and football jerseys students expressed their athletic preferences. Sports Day followed the wild and crazy Punk Ocean Pacific Day. Quad-City hair supply companies had a field day as Rocky students flocked to the stores purchasing hair sprays in an array of odd colors and textures. Punk hair cuts of the brightest oranges and reds were ac¬ cented by the outlandish clothing worn by the punkers. Dog chains, leather skirts and jackets and shriv¬ eled cottonwear dominated the reg¬ ular school day attire. Yet those who were conservative in nature wore the Ocean Pacific T’s and pants. Placing second agrees with the senior class. Larry Harrison, Tina Plechaty, Lori Wil¬ liamson, Jill Robb and Dawn Bosworth join the float in the ride through the parade. Thursday had been the most casual and “laid back” of the five days. Long johns, night shirts and bed sheets displayed bedtime apparel to the student body. Friday ended the week of craziness and fun as crim¬ son and gold was worn by many stu¬ dents about the campus. Spirit Week lent excitement to the everyday ritual of hot lunches and brown bags. It began with hu¬ man building blocks forming pyra¬ mids in the fastest time possible. At first glance the participants in the three legged race may have looked a little strange, yet on that day ever¬ ything was abnormal as the partici¬ pants hobbled their way to the fin¬ ish line. Spirit Week had not just been a time of weird clothes and maiden races, but a five day event where Rocky students showed their spirit and pride in the school love. Court members are as follows, Joel Keim, Brynn Sheley, William Clay, Eric Lundgren, Jim Moore, Mark O’Melia, Jane Vogel, Jami Handelman, Nancy LeWarne, Kristi Fackel, Linda Burkhead, Lisa Keys and Vicki Stricter. For Rocky students one of the highlights of Homecoming Week is riding in the parade on their class float. Student Life 11

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A switch from female to male cheer¬ leaders. The Jockettes; Jeff Wise, Eric Welser, Chris Huntley, John Miller and Rich Hogue perform their stunts. Stumbling across the finish line with his rescued maiden, Scott Storey struggles for victory. 10 Student Life

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Females move into the football locker room to take over the jobs as managers. Debbie Styx, Ginny Picket and Sofia Huizar perform their assigned duties of hanging up the laundered uniforms. The new data processing curriculum provides an array of computors for use by Rocky students. 12 Student Life