South Side High School - Totem Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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first of school dances Arrangements for dances-decorating committees, chaper- ones, and bands-began with the basketball season. Meterite members frequented the gym and cafeteria during the week preceding the first home game with tickets for Psychedelic Soulv. A pre-Christmas Sadie Hawkins dance, Belles and Beaux , was organized by Philds girls. Lettermen and cheerleaders sat for silhouettes that dec- orated their seconcl-semester King Kelly ceremony, while Hi-Y boys finalized plans for black lighting and engaged the Imperial Soul to play at the Queen of Hearts dance. Licensed to treat themselves to cokes, Mike Kilcoin and Steve Griffith sit back and watch during a lull in the refreshment business. Senior Jon Byer and Sophomore Anne Grzgner dance to the music of The Society at the lettermenis and cheerlea ers, dance. 17 x . 3 s A K , ' f-- V V . , '.f . 'gg , V Q, fair' I The 1967 Iv Day Queen, Jan jones, and court Shelley Long, Sally Reitdorfl Lifliy Keck, and Linda Young await the planting of ivy. These Archers dance and talk before the announcement of the selec- tion of Queen of Hearts from the Sweet Sixteen nominees.

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Homecoming game precedes queen crowning, l in, , l Beaming ha pily at the crowd of Archer football fans who elected her queen, Slieryl Nelson shows her pleasure by shedding a few tears. Eyes moist with the sting of frosty fall air and the luxury of queenly tears might begin a sketch of the 1967 Homecom- ing. All eyes focused on the faultless tackles and team thrust that blinded the possibility of an Archer loss. At halftime, the spectators, fieldward glimpses of jerseys and flying cleats were replaced with a row of ten queen candidates and their letterman escorts each awaiting the crowning ceremonies. Senior Sheryl Nelson won the crown and reigned over the dance celebrating a powerful victory over the Huntington Viking football squad. During the playing of the Huntington Viking game, Archer gridders and coach rejoice at the scoring of another South Side touchdown. Enduring the extremely cold tem eratures which are a part of fgll football games, Archer fans watch intensely to see how the gridiron squad will fare. I

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Sports thrills, yelling manifest deeper spirit of school involvements Spirit cannot be a constant feeling, nor is it always obvious. Prodded by team drive or fierce rivalries, it becomes an infectious energy. But spirit most often is more subtly estab- lished in a studentis desire to involve himself in the How of interests that make up the school. Pride grows from these involvements and impresses the contributing student with the enthusiasm fostering club projects and the aims back- ing school-wide activities. Still, the most openly displayed is the vibrant spirit that accompanies slight victory and close defeat in competitive sports contests. The Hi-Y sponsored bus trip to Warsaw ends with an abundant snack stop for Linda Smith and Bill Watson near Fort Wayne. I8 K. puma-ll Ecstatic over a skillful Archer basketball play, Sophomore Dorothy Long leaves her seat with a springing jump to release her praise. Hours of practice, scrimmage, and game play are the basis of pride and spirit that form a team from a group ofindependent boys.