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

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Seniors Ted Brown and Chris Davis listen attentively during Ivy Alanza Edmonds, Ivy Day Queen, leads the class of 1976 in their Day ceremonies. traditional procession. Alanza Edmonds, Dave Doherty, and Jeff Armstrong complete Ivy Day by planting the ivy. 22

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Archer Green s; Grows On Superintendent Lester Grile accepts the ivy plant on behalf of the F.W.C.S. Picture a warm spring day with girls clothed in white dresses and boys attired in suits parading in front of the student body. This was characteristic of the first Ivy Day in early May, 1 936. Ivy Day's purpose is to leave a memento of each graduating class. Because ivy is always green and never dies, ivy is a symbol of everlasting life. South Side is the only school in Fort Wayne that continues the Ivy Day tradition. Ivy Day was originally a junior class function. After two years, it was changed to a senior class event. The date was switched from early May to late May to become part of the seniors' graduation exercises. The ceremony includes a procession that begins at the north side of the building, continues around the west side and concludes at the south end of the building. There is a speech on the purpose of planting ivy, the presentation of ivy, a reading, and the singing of the alma mater. With tears in their eyes and thoughts focusing toward the future, the 1 976 graduates from lost year took one last circle around South Side. Joe Lee peers through his tassle during the annual parade. 23