Wayne High School - Sentry Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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Escorting the homecoming candi- dates, ,Je(T Hoger, Marcus Stephens, and Jeff Crabill help the ladies to the platform. The stands were full with Wayne High School General fans. Although the home team went on to lose thea Homecoming game. -

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She smiles confidently during the powderpuff game, but junior Heather Hamrick wouldn ' t be on the field if it weren ' t for her sister, Marie, who signed her up. Mow that is what you call sisterly love. ! li1 Smiling boldly. Junior Teresa Harris dug out from mother ' s closet this wide lapeled polyester blazer. She was one of the many who sprayed her hair a color (in her case pink) for Crazy Day. A totally wild week pirit days arriv That totally wild week passed without too much harm done to anyone, except the few girls who were hurt during the powder puff game. Everyone did survive the five days that Is commonly known as homecoming week. no one ever enjoys doing anything on Mondays; but the beginning of Spirit Week cured the Monday morning blues. The Generals came to school decked out In their best attire and went through the day with hopes for more spirit to come. Their eyes were exited by the red and blue streamers dangling from the commons rafters. The decorations were donated by Student Council and the time of sev- eral sophomore students who gave up five hours of the Saturday proceeding Spirit Week to deck out the com- mons and the main hallway. Senior and junior girls were especially happy with Tuesday ' s arrival. On that day, jerseys and sweats were covering almost all of the General bodies; even Dr. White, our principal, joined In on the fun. When the evening finally arrived, the giris hit the field for the annual battle of the powder puff game. With a touchdown that was taken away from the seniors and Even the faculty had fun with the spirit days. Mr. Shearer though lacking the clown make-up puts on a sad face contrasting his big bright plaid bowtie. numerous fictitlonal penali- ties placed against the sen- iors, the junior team won with a score of 22-14. Wednesday brought out some of the most gaudy clothing ever seen. Hawaiian day allowed students to wear hats, shades, and shorts for the only time of the school year. With a good nights sleep under their belts, the Gen- erals were able to attend on Thursday In anything and everything. Everyone mixed and matched plaids with stripes, and parent ' s old clothes with touches of to- day ' s styles. Of all of the days, the Crazy and Merd day took the cake. As tradition, Friday was Red and Blue day. The Gen- erals were loaded with spirit as they attended their first in- school pep session in a year. They became totally rowdy; the cheerieaders and all of the fall sports teams. The Generals left that af- ternoon with the spirit that their football team would win the Homecoming game against the Elmhurst Tro- jans. The football team wasn t able to pull out a victory, and the Trojans won with a score of 26-8. Generals are now looking forward to another week of fun and excitement; another homecoming week. SPIRIT WEEK

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Entertaining the crowds, choir mem- bers, with the direction of Betty McKee, sing the national anthem. hari Carsten named 1985 queen fter a week full of spirit, the Wayne Gen- erals faced the Elm- hurst Trojans in a toilsome game. Although the Generals worked hard to catch up to the Trojans in the first half; half- time came with the Generals still behind. That did not stop the enthusiastic crowd from cheering on the Homecoming court. When the court members had been assembled, every- one waited in anticipation for the queen to be announced. And with a roll of the drums, ! Shari Carsten was crowned Homecoming queen for 1985. Following the coronation the audience and court en- joyed a brilliant fireworks show. Despite the loss of the game, students didn ' t seem to be disappointed as they celebrat- ed Homecoming at the dance in the commons held after the game. There were over 540 Primping and preparing, the Home- coming queen court gets ready for the coronation. Sandy Tsiguloff, Trtsh Harrington, Maria Ognenoff, and Marie Hamrick watch the evenings activity. people from Wayne and Elm- hurst dancing to the latest music. Sophomore class members, Josette Simerman, Joe Car- cione. Amy Lunz, Susan Turner, Paula Ritchhart, Angle Lunz, and Jean Harman spent neariy five hours decorating the commons with red, white, and blue streamers and pos- ters to accompany. Publications department helped the students at Wayne celebrate the Homecoming by selling red and blue balloons during lunch modes. The bal- loons were prevalent during the sixth hour pep session. During that time, the cheer- leaders and Mr. Sawyer an- nounced all the fall varsity team members and new head coach Gary Lake gave a few words of encouragement to the football team. But if it wasn ' t for the stu- dent council. Homecoming wouldn ' t have been such a great success. The planning and preparation put into the Homecoming coronation was essential and the student council deserves much of the credit. All in all, it was a night of making new memories for cur- rent students, and reliving them for others . . . - MOMKCOM! ■