Warren Central High School - Wigwam Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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15 Homecoming: Senior Jim McLester relishes the victory of the Drafting Class of the Walker Career Center in the float contest. Mr. Pitts and members of the FFA ride on their float during the parade. Members of the sophomore class put happy rainbows into the otherwise cloudy day. Custodian Harry Wiseman enjoys the Homecoming activities with the students. PTA’s Homefest was a second year success, as hundreds came from the community for food and fun. During Homecoming week, junior Brent Anderson models his outfit as first place winner of the Opposite Day contest.

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It can’t rain tonight! Shouts of “Not tonight” reigned as poms were lowered and umbrellas were raised when Warren defeated Lawrence North. At 6:30 p.m. when the brooding stormclouds began to gather, we knew we were in trouble. For an entire day we had put off the warnings by local weathermen as just bits of dampening fiction. “It couldn’t rain tonight!”, became a common, if hopeful, retort. But at 7:15 p.m. when the dreaded icy drops began to fall, we weren’t really surprised. Disappointed maybe, but not surprised. Wet, weary, and disillu- sioned, rained upon Warriors in the cold metal bleachers huddled together in mass as Mother Nature let her September fury show. Soon after the start of the game, many black and gold swathed Warriors headed for the gates, unwilling and unable to face the foul weather reality. Finally at halftime, with the Warrior football team leading the Lawrence North Wildcats, the big event of the evening arrived; the crowning of the Homecoming Queen. And after the traditional presentation of the nominees, the before hushed crowd let out a shriek of delight as last year’s queen Lanna Park placed the crown on the slightly soggy head of senior Janice Eckart. Soon after the royal announcement though, bad luck again struck close to home, as band director Jim Butz decided to call off the spectacular Gold Brigade half- time show, a Homecoming tradition. And from there, things slowly went downhill. Even though Warren did eventually manage to defeat the Wildcats by a hefty margin, thus ending a two year Homecoming losing streak, this year’s annual Warrior reunion proved to be an evening made memorable by an abundance of rain and forced smiles. We tried to make it through the rain, but couldn’t. Perhaps senior Karen Weston summed the evening up the best when she said, “If you would have told me it would have rained on one of the most important nights of my senior year a year ago, I never would have believed you.” Surrounded by Homecoming Queen candidates, senior Paul Boger “modestly” accepts his first place award in the Boys’ Beauty Contest. Though dampened by the steady Homecoming rainfll, students meet in the foyer for the informal Homecoming Dance. Homecoming

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Gold Brigade Flute players sophomores Deanna Woods and Kim Fulkerson and senior Kay Hugus give it their all in hopes of fulfilling the Gold Brigade’s winning philosophy. Drawing all the audience’s attention, junior Eric Day gives a special tuba solo to add a little flair to the song “Big Noise From Winetka.” With drumsticks outstretched, drummers junior Albert Eckstein and sophomore Kurt Stoffer add a fancy pose as part of the band’s general effects. Senior Laurie Stevens, junior Brad Pratt, and senior Susan Shircliff led the pack of marching Warriors from practices to contest to Nationals as the band’s drum majors. With her capes drawn close, junior dancer Teresa VanderBaan displays some of the moves that helped the danceline capture first place at Nationals.