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

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3LKZ.AKD 77tt 0 w SSs • -•r- $£ IN V Put air - •— -. bound Streets to?: IP !! «g» y v V A5!S ■ -■ V ;; Fort Wayne became para- lyzed, frozen in its tracks. Every- thing was closed. People could not get out of their houses, much less their drives. Many slept in their places of work because they could not get home. Some spent several days in cars buried on the interstates. People found many things to occupy their time. Some made homemade snow plows in their race to get out of their houses. There were also other ways to kill time. Baby doctors expect a booming business in October. The big snow had a good side to it. It united the people of Fort Wayne. There was a common goal for everyone. People con- stantly greeted each other, and they assisted strangers in need. Although there were many com- plications, cabin fever, and bor- ing vacations, the Blizzard of '78 brought out the best in peo- ple. It will be a natural disaster that we will always remember. mPfi

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A. Fans enthusiastically applaud the exploits of the Mighty Archers during the first basketball game in Huntington. B. The band is frequently spirited, but the contests and events of spirit week illus- trate their true enthusiasm. C. Sophomore Freddie Poindexter receives a rubber chicken and the distin- guished title of Mr. Turkey. D. Lick 'Em Day was a favorite of many South Side students. Munching down on a Spirit Sucker is Lynn Paulson. E. Seniors Jody Commers a nd Carla Staf- ford demonstrate the proper techniques needed to inflate balloons. Participation Adds Memories A visitor to the halls of South Side during the three-day week before Thanksgiving might have had trouble believing what his eyes were seeing. Corridors plas- tered with posters, filled with giant balloons, and enmeshed in crepe paper along with students sporting strange headgear, dressed in green and white, and licking large lollipops would have greeted the amazed guest's eyes. All of these out-of-the- ordinary occurrences were mani- festations of the Spirit Daze sponsored by the cheerleaders and Hi-Y. Archers engaged in festive activities that included Green and White Day, Crazy Hat Day, a Lick 'Em Day devoted to candy consuming, and Hush Day, the purpose of which was to halt communica- tion between the sexes. Girls who spoke to boys were forced to relinquish their paper turkeys. All this activity climaxed in a wild Wednesday pep session and the exciting game with Hunting- ton North that evening. 22

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The 1978 Homecoming, on February 18, proved to be suc- cessful despite a bitterly con- tested 62-59 loss to Elkhart Cen- tral. J. Webb Horton, master of ceremonies, inducted four Archer greats into the Hall of Fame during halftime. Following the game, alumni attended their reception, while students stampeded to the cafe- teria, which was decorated with pink, red, and white streamers and Valentine hearts. Thresh- old provided the beat from China Grove to Colour My World. The coronation commenced after a dramatic drum roll. Tom Mendenhall and Lynn Myers were crowned king and queen. Senior couples in the court were Lynn Hillenburg and Andy Boy- Ian, and Karen Azar and Lance Brown. Juniors included Julie Slyby, Scott Troutner, Concetta Walker, and Ralph Prindle. Sophomores were Tanya Jack- son, Tom Hobbs, Michelle Myers, and Mike Cunningham. The crowd applauded following a court distribution of flowers. Couples dance to the music of the last dance of Homecoming. Mendenhall and Myers are chosen 1978 Homecoming King and Queen. South dances, dances, dances, dances to Threshold's music. South Side's Homecoming King and Queen and their court. The crowd anxiously awaits announce- ment of the lucky winners. South students boogie down to the rhythmic beat of Threshold. 24