South Vermillion High School - Old Gold and Black Yearbook (Clinton, IN)

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Swimmer Tracey Thomas does a leaping exercise to improve his muscle tone. Weights provided a welcome relief from aquatic work- outs. Mike Taylor slams the ball through the hoop. Many students practice basketball just for the fun of it. 24 Practices Coach Watson takes time out for individual instruction. Coaches put in long hours for the benefit of the team. The trombone players in the Wind Ensemble concentrate on their mu- sic. Band members learn the pieces inside and out . Francesca Emanuel stretches as she serves. The tennis players worked on their game and their tans.

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SECTIONALS PEPSI 23 W VI ?um Kristy Yager and Susan Rumple dec- orate the halls for the upcoming sectionals. Encouraging posters filled the school. Art student, Mitzi Lewis, places the finishing touch on Lisa Ball's face painting. This was one way fans wore the Pepsi and Wildcat logo. Mike Shew fights for the ball. Shew provided senior leadership for the team. Coach Hoff, Coach Wolf, Rob Far- rington, and Kirk Rohr concentrate on the sectional game. The Wildcats were defeated by Terre Haute North. Seats were hard to find at Hulman Center during sectionals. A large crowd came out to cheer on the Wildcats.

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Putting in extra time and effort Practice for perfection tices began before the fall schedule was completed. It was rare to find the gym empty with boys', girls', and freshman basketball teams all practicing long hours. Wres- tlers started training for their four-month season before Thanksgiving, and the boy swimmers averaged nearly 7,000 yards a day until their season ended in February. With spring came a variety of activities. Members of the ..... . . , track team All the practice for worked-out band paid off when we daily, rain or got first. shine. The Yolanda Kelly und of ball hitting bat was doubled when the girls' softball team began practic- ing in addition to the base- ball teams. Preparations for the musical started in Janu- ary, two months prior to the show. Members of the golf and tennis team also worked many hours refining their skills. Although practices were difficult, both mentally and physically, for most, the hard work was worth it. Nikki Overpeck The many fine perfor- mances achieved by South Vermillion's athletic teams, music department, and per- forming arts ensembles came only after weeks of hard work and practice. Before most students had even thought about school, the dedicated members of the band, and the football, cross-country, boy's tennis, volleyball, and girls' swim teams had already returned to begin practice. The band and co- quettes drilled dili- gently on their State Fair show and marching technique. The cross country, tennis, and football teams had to endure extremes of temperature during their grueling work- outs. The volleyball girls suf- fered bumps and bruises en- route to their sectional title, while the girls' swim team had two practices a day until their season ended in No- vember. September brought fall play practices that con- tinued for more than six weeks. The winter sports prac- Track member Dan Shew clears the high hurdles with ease. Kathy Vicars and Jenny Scheller take a break from preparing for the play.