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

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An aerobic demonstration encouraged fitness to prepare for the Games. At just one of the many booths, Pan Am t- Drawing the biggest crowds were the shirts and soccer balls were sold. choirs including the Madrigals. Spanish teacher, Beth Wolff and others watch as a student tries to break a pifiata. Ufe p. 29

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The small crowd at the Pan Am festival did not fulfill hopeful expectations, but the musical performances, foods and dancers lifted spirits for the coming games. Brightly colored posters, streamers, pifiatas, and tissue paper flowers lined the walls and ceilings of the Warren Central cafeteria, foyer, and front hall. Distinctive Mexican music could be heard and the aroma of Mexican and Italian food could be smelled. A Mexican festival you might say. Actually, it was the Warren Pan Am Festival that was organized to get people involved and interested in the 1987 Pan American Games to be held Aug.7-23 in Indianapolis. Several events highlighted the festival on April 11. There was a bake-off, poster and pifiata contests, a fashion show by Paul Harris, an aerobic demonstration, bands, choirs, dancers, and several other things. Winners in the piflata contest were Stephanie Irwin, Neil Bagadiong, and Christy Billermann. Winners in the poster contest were Scott Smith, Steve Scruggs, and Nichole George. Booths lined the hal5 by the main office, and a few were in the c sleteria. Some of the i ' ems sold were gourme ' jckers, hard candy. Pari Am t-shirts, buttons, soccer balls, sun v rs, and other Paii ti items relating to cultural aspects of participating areas by clubs. The elementary and junior high students also participated by making murals and having art displays for each individual elementary school in the halls. Fourth grader Brianne Williams said she liked the Mexican dancers, their colorful costumes, and the choir groups the best Salvadori Escallopine, Pepe ' s, and the Royal Bakery provided food samples for those attending the festival. Amigo, the official mascot of the Games made a guest appearance around lunch time to promote the Am Games. According to Spanish teacher Mrs. Beih Wolff, the choirs drew the most people because the parents came. Miss Alice Pullin, foreign language chairman, was in charge of the event and felt that the program was quite successful. We were unhappy with the turn - out; we had hoped for more, Mrs. Wolff said. Most of the people who came were the parents of kids who had something in the festival. The feeling of those in the foreign language department was that it didn ' t reach as many as hoped. By Beth Toombs

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The 24-hour marathon proved to be a success. Here senior David Norris reads the news during an air show. Finding the important news is a tedious job, but seniors Julie Pursley and Heather McGee find it easier working as a pair. The Beach Bash wasjusi s of the smash c ctivities that WEDIV ' i nested. Over 200 peo;- ; ? showed at the Ba: The radio staff did not have all fun and games. Much work went into projects that station manager Brian Smith had to grade. mm Student Life p. 30