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

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Ivy Day i Tradition Survives There are many schools in Fort Wayne, each one different and alike in many ways. But our school, South Side, has special qualities of its own. For instance, the ivy that inches its way up the sides of our building stands for a very important part of our school. It not only beautifies the walls but symbolizes the years that have passed, because for the past 42 years,the senior class has planted one sprig of ivy as its good-bye to the school. Annually since the first ceremony long ago, there has been an Ivy Day Parade. Every year in the spring, the seniors are paraded in their caps and gown along Calhoun and Oakdale. Heading the parade are the South Side Marching Band, the Ivy Queen, and her court. The specialness of the event couldn't be dampened, even by the weather. Even though the storms con- tinued outside, the Class of 1982 still had its special day. For one of the few times in the history of Ivy Day, the gowned seniors, the Ivy Queen and court, and the band marched inside, through the gymnasium while the rest of the school watched. Dr. Bill Anthis was presented with a vine of ivy by Matt Wildermuth. Greg Watkins was orator, master of ceremonies was Bill Slyby, and Tim Manges crowned Tammy Mendez Ivy Queen. The seniors of 1982 then sang the Alma Mater to end last year's ceremony. The Senior Class officers were then given the honor of planting another year's sprig of ivy for the walls of South Side. Not only did they take part in a tradition uni- que to our school, but they added a small part of themselves to the walls of South Side. In cap and gown, Susan Stephens, senior, walks through the arch of green and white flags, curious about trie Ivy Day ceremony. T Dr. Bill Anthis, superintendent of the Fort Wayne Community Schools, addresses the seniors during the ceremony in South's auditorium.

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■ Jim Stockman, junior, leans against his locker as he tells Curt Blanton, junior, about the good time he had over the weekend. A Carolyn Milligan and Tauayna Williams. ▼ Ginger Giessler. sophomore, takes time out seniors, smile and pose for a male passer-by. to talk with a friend as she gathers her books for her next class. U Sfr S 9 -v ■ vl 1 1 1 r -J • ■ I i H 1 1 3 i M Mm

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• As pretty as a princess. Tammy Mendez. senior, appreciates the honor of her title as Tim Manges, senior, crowns her Ivy Day Queen. ▲ The 1982 Ivy Day Court: Heather Crandell, Natalie Nunez. Tricia Clark, Tammy Mendez, A Jimmy Davis, Amy Zoch, Jennifer Cartmel, and Sara Gregory. • Parading inside, the Senior Class of 1982 marched through the gymnasium rather than down S. Calhoun Street.