Washington High School - Memory Lane Yearbook (South Bend, IN)

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■. S- ' ' Breaking The Mold rj Summer Pages I

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Summer fun The last school bell rang and the last final exam was taken. Every- one ' s favorite summer months be- came known once again. The typical summer sports — beaches, the East Race, and movie theatre ' s, along with new sites — consumed every- one ' s spare time. One new site that opened in June was the Stanley Coveleski Regional stadium. South Bend had been a charter member of two professional baseball leagues: The Central League, founded in 1903, and The All American Girls Professional Base- ball League, organized in 1942. Now the Chicago White Sox, of Baseball ' s American League, announced a play- er development contract with the South Bend based franchise. This stadium also hosted the 1987 section- al games on August 1. The teams competing in sectional play were South Bend ' s Post 50 and 357, Bris- tol Post 143 and Michigan City Post 37. During July and August, two events highlighted the area. One was the 4-H fair which once again had many Panther participants. Doug Knowlton took first place with his geese and Robby Miller took third place with his sheep. Another partic- ipant was Heather Woods. She en- tered her drawing depicting nature and architecture. She was a division eight champion and a reserved grand champion over-all in the county fair out of all divisions. This got her an entry to the State Fair where she re- ceived a red ribbon for second place. The 4-H fair also set aside a special day just for the International Sum- mer Special Olympic athletes. Everyone knew this summer was filled with excitement as South Bend hosted many special events. With the new Coveleski Stadium, the 4-H fair, International Special Olympics, the East Race, and the variety of camps students participated in, a dull moment was never found. Derek, Shawn, Mike, Shelly and Steve — What ya lookin ' at? Doug shows off his first place goose. r Breaking The Mold O Summer Fun

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A time for heroes The International Summer Special Olympic Games were athletic events where everyone wins. On both sides of the field. On both sides of the score. It was an event where you do more than worry about the outcome or watch the clock. This event brought in some 4,500 Special Olympians from 60 countries and 50 states along with 10,000 fam- ily and friends. With the ages rang- ing from 10-80 years old, a minimum of 15,000 volunteers were needed. The Special Olympics was brought to South Bend through the vision and dedication of Bill Locke. His son Garry Locke was a Special Olympian who lit the torch for the opening cer- emonies saying, This one ' s for you dad. Bill Locke died before seeing this event come to South Bend, but his family celebrated all the victori- ous moments with their son. Celebrity supporters included Ar- nold Sch warzenegger, Opra Wrinfry, and Don Johnson in addition to the Kennedy and Sriver families. From Washington were the DECA group, and the cheerleaders who performed for the Sports Spectacular on Wednesday night. f Coach Ski registers Shawn Huffine to begin work at the Special Olympics. Marsca Landuit escorts a Special Olympian to his next event. | Tammy Alerding takes time out with St. Louis Zips to look at something. 8 Breaking The Mold A Time For Heroes