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

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“STEAM By the Trojans”, the Senior class float, makes it way down the final stretch of track. The hours of hard work that went into making the ttoo-story steamboat paid off when the Seniors took first place honors. The Homecoming court for 1987 is left to right — Billie Graham, Kris McLeish, Queen Tonya McCullough, Lisa Harris, Michelle Cappa, and Amy Wright. Escorts were Greg Strobel, Marc Ugo, Kirk Rohr, Tom Vicars, Allen Grange, and Andy Kirkman. 10 HOMECOMING

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 THE steps of the Capital Building were the perfect resting place for the band members as they finished their first stop in Washington. It also turned out to be a good place for a picture with copies being sent from Rep. John Myers to all those on the trip. IT was no wonder the band felt nervous while marching in the Washington parade. A crowd of several thousand had gathered to watch as South Vermillion's band and many other entries passed. BAND TRIP 9

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FRESHMAN Clint Lenover inhales the first of five MR. TERRI holds an unnecessary microphone as bananas. With the encouragement of cheerlead- Matt Hill leads the Hide-ho cheer. This was ers Ami Werremeyer, Kara Maher, and Brandee the football team's own way of getting ready Howard, he won. for the game. A week of fun, competing, and winning Homecoming festivities makes SI spirit shine. Seniors take top honors. Posters were hung. Com- petitions were planned. A bonfire was built. The foot- ball team practiced. And tickets were sold for the dance. This could mean only one thing — it was Home- coming week. Monday morning marked the start of the week with the decorating of the halls, one of the competitions. The Seniors won but only after the judging was postponed until Tuesday and several of the decorations from all the classes had fallen or were torn down. Spirit was shown in full force on Wednesday night as the classes all came togeth- week. It became history with a final score of 21-19. The Wildcat team had won the first Homecoming game in five years. Senior co-captain Dieter Kaufman said, “It meant more to me than any other game I have ever played. Winning the game was great for all the Seniors because we were able to cel- ebrate at least one Home- coming victory.” During the half-time, Tonya McCullough was crowned Homecoming queen. She said, “If there was such a thing as twenty million emotions, I felt them all when I heard my name announced. er in the gym to find who had the most spirit. Tug-of war, banana eating, and pyr- amid building were just a few of the competions offered. With the final cheers came the lighting of the bonfire and the sacrificing of the dummy. The football game was one of the high points of the The week came to a close on Saturday night with the Homecoming dance. Boy- friends, girlfriends, and just friends gathered in a balloon filled room. They danced this “Just One Night” away and with the playing of the final song, Homecoming came to a close. — Misty Wright TEARS of excitement stream down Tonya McCullough’s face as she is crowned Homecom- ing queen, Matt Hill and Dieter Kaufman, co- captains of the football team, and Lisa Ball, Student Council representative, present her with the crown, robe, and flowers. HOMECOMING 11