South Windsor High School - Centurion Yearbook (South Windsor, CT)

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the ' I bean confer ' ll dc { Ol 1 t7Ci Jlfi ild These seniors express their Hawiian spirit in a pyramid dur¬ ing a usually monotonous study hall. Jennifer Brown, Cindy Myette and Julie Krawski display their school spirit by wearing the school colors, maroon and gold. Excitement wells as Cindy Ter- willeger flanked by Lucy Ord- way and Pete Rios race across the gym floor setting off the fall pep rally. ntroduction 13

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Steven Schwabe, a colorful se¬ nior, exhibits his personality on Hats and Shades Day of Spirit Week. “It was fun and a time to laugh at one another.” . . . Donna Jacobsen (sr) “It added spice to the school.” . . . Beth Rittenband (sr) “Its not my fault I didn’t have the right clothes.” . . . Kevin Thomas (sr) “It gave everybody a chance to be different.” .. . . Ellen Levintan (sr) “For one week students didn’t care what they wore and looked like.” . .. Heather Elliott (sr) Show Your True Colors P ut on those hats, slide on your shades, it’s Spirit Week at South Windsor High School! Oh, of course we had a Hat and Shades Day. But that was just the beginning of it all. There was a Hawaiian Day and, oh boy, a Clash Day! Hat and Shades Day bright¬ ened up our Monday morning blahs. There were a variety of different hats: baseball hats, hard hats, sombreros, fun hats, small hats, colorful hats and even cowboy hats. Hawaiian Day gave us all sum¬ mertime blues from flowered shirts to Jam shorts and shades too. The spirits were high when all the classes participated and the turnout was excellent! Clash day was the best! The colors were atrocious! Paisleys with stripes and huge striped ties and zoot suits made it unbelievable! Maroon and gold day ended our Spirit Week and many peo¬ ple dressed for the occasion showing their “true colors”. A pep rally at the end of the day brought together all the classes and we all proved just how much spirit we have. Seniors, of course, came in first place for spirit. The class of ’89 following close behind, took second. Dan¬ ny Sasso, class of ’87, won the numerous number of jelly beans in the jelly bean contest which was sponsored by the seniors for Leukemia. So what’s pink and yellow, maroon and gold, wearing sun¬ glasses and having a Hawaiian attitude? The students at South Windsor High School. introduction “Spirit week really worked.” . . . Paul Phillips (sr)

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A New T he first annual Home¬ coming triggered a promising tradition. Sat¬ urday afternoon football kicked off the day. After a long needed sleep until noon I dragged my¬ self out of bed. Putting on my comfortable jeans and sweat shirt, I was ready to go to the game. In the stands I chit-chat¬ ted with all my friends about our exciting weekend plans, while missing all 6 of our touchdowns. During halftime the band per¬ formed as usual - but again we ignored them. We did watch the new bed races, however. The winners, composed of field hockey players, won by a mile- actually only 50 yards. The only two casualties were a cabbage patch doll and a teddy bear. One Tradition bed collapsed in the middle of the field and the rider tumbled to the ground. Each team was dressed as little girls in their pa¬ jamas. The winners received 10 dollar gift certificates for East Hartford Cinemas- that’s two whole movies worth! The King and Queen and their court rode around the field on borrowed time since several of the royalty were involved in oth¬ er activities. Such as the football game itself, cheerleading, and playing in the band. The final score against Hartford Public was 45 to 14, a grand way to begin a new tradition. The football game was fol¬ lowed by the Homecoming dance Saturday night. Despite the world series opening game, a tremendous amount of students attended. We didn’t miss the game, though. Anyone who wished could grab a snack at the cafeteria doors and watch the World Series on the school’s T.V. The “ballroom” in the gymna¬ sium was decorated festively with maroon and gold streamers and balloons filled with tootsie roll surprises. A great DJ played popular music as the 400 atten¬ dants danced the night away. Eleven o’clock came sooner than expected and students headed for their cars, while try¬ ing to adjust their eyes to the suddenly lit gymnasium. It was a day the school will never forget. “The game should’ve been against Rockville.” . . . Chris Thomas (sr) “It was the best dance we ever had.” . . . Angie Ser- kosky (sr) “It was a great idea that should become a tradition.” . . Beth Rittenband (sr) “Dancing is an expressive act in which people interpret the way they feel.” . . Katie Plummer (soph) “The best part of Spirit Week was the homecoming dance.” . . . Glen Christianson (sr) “Dance is an expression of life, love and feelings.” . . . Sue Pugliese (sr) i ntroduction