Silver Creek High School - Silver Leaves Yearbook (Sellersburg, IN)

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Time-honored traditions have prevailed through out the years, each with its own unique, special style leaving its mark on Silver Creek's traditionally awesome history. In an effort to make the best better, students enrich the customs with skill, cooperation, and talent. The 1983 S.C. boys' varsity basketball team snapped the jinx'i which seemed to haunt Providence, Charlestown, Silver Creek, and Clarksville in the annual Holiday Tourney. Rewarded with the traditional tourney Keg, the Dragons and coach Heaton became the first team in the tournament's 22 year history to earn 71 . II f'mgllllllh ?l. Mllwwtllf etc: A7 a 3.43th ' TLVVM'Vi; Number one varsity tennis singles player. senior Keith Adams, practices his backhand during pre-match exercises. The traditionally awesome dragon netters won their second sectional and regional titles this Fall under the coaching of Mr. Mike Crabtree. the title 2 years consecutively. The traditional Holiday Tourney label was replaced by Tip-Off, but retains the distinction of being the oldest high school tournament in Indiana. Capturing both the New Albany Sectional and Regional titles, Silver Creek's tennis team dominated the courts of Southern Indiana in the 1982 season. The Dragon netters, guided by coach Mike Crabtree, finished the season with a sparkling 23-2 record. Eerie fog, flying bats, and a disappearance were all part of the special effects used in the S.C. Theater production of Dracula , November 26-27. The Class of 1983 once again defended their Powder Puff football title on October 3 with finals being held on October 15 because of rain. For three consecutive years the Awesome Seniors ripped their challengers and are now the undefeated champs of the S.C. Powder Puff gridiron. The Mental Insane Asylum , Chamber of Horrors , torture chambers, and Deviiis Islandii were the stops Encountered upon traveling the dark corridors of the 4th annual haunted gymnasium. The traditionally awesome junior class-sponsored project profited $801 towards the 1983 prom.

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Drooling with delight at the sight of blood is sophomore. Andy Fltckner, alias Dracula . The set for the production of Dracula was the most realistic and complicated one ever created by the S.C. theatre, according to Mrs. Diane Ems, drama sponsor. The class of '84 continued a longstanding tradition with the creation of the 4th annual haunted gymnasium. Participants are: juniors Lauri Holtsclaw, Diana Graebe, and Cindy Hargis. Albert Eckert, senior varsity guard, scans the floor for an open teammate in an effort to elu e a Providence defender in the opening game of the Tip-Off Tourney. The Dr napped the traditional tourney tjinx' by What. town in the championship g .

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f : Warming their tummies with hot chocolate during , the annual booster parade processional are .: freshmen members of the girls' junior varsity basketball team: front row, Maya Rogers, Kara Wood, and Kelly Bailey. Back, Pam Edwards, manager, Geri Elliott. Becky Kaufer. and Michelle Rauck. w u By: Lycria Deaton 55$ Academics, student life, sports, i' v and organizations are the 4 key v ingredients which make Silver Creek 4 traditionally awesome . Not only are the much emphasized exterior and extracurricular activities important, but the interior 'atmosphere' and curricular fundamentals are vital as well. The publications and journalism students under the direction of Mr. Terry McCartin, face the pressures of deadlines, interviews, and headaches in all-out effort to strive for completion of the 1983 Silver Leaves yearbook and Creek's Current newspaper. The talented individuals with the knack-for-writing get the chance to be recognized and rewarded for their skills at the Southeastern Indiana Student Press Associationis yearbook and newspaper seminars and judging held at the LU.S. campus annually. Creating pinatas, going on school excursions, having parties. free time, and catching up on the latest gossip are all a part of life in the classroom aside from teaching and learning. The traditional booster parade which kicked off the start of the 1982-83 basketball season was held on Saturday November 13, with the theme chosen as movies . The sophomore class float Break Through accepted the first place award and $100. Second place prize of $50 was given to the juniors with the seniors gaining $25 and third place honors. Coach John Heaton's annual conditioning produced the hopefuls chosen for the 1983 boys, varsity and junior varsity basketball teams after much sweating, exhaustion, and strained nerves. The big orange and blue crowd pleaser, or Dragon. purchased by the Aduit Booster Club, has started an uawesome tradition with its spirit-raising - existence at basketball Limberlng up seldom used muscles during Coach Heaton's traditionally infamous basketball conditioning games. are the victims of the rigorous workouts. .11.mih;?zg.h. 121 .a :3 2' g; a ; ; . mwm 9,2347; 1 .uami-m'zwaraaabnvz: . ,