Whitko High School - Spectrum Yearbook (Pierceton, IN)

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' Feel the Heat, the winning sophomore float displays Miami Vice as it paraded around the track. IT RAINED ON OUR PARADE Periicivants in this years homecoming were wishing “Rain, rain, go away; come again some other day” as it poured on the football field making it a mud bog. Patient class members with their carefully con- structed floats waited in the evening’s downpour as the judges decided which float was most creative. The theme for floats this year, movies, was best dis- played by the first place sophomore float. Fresh- men came in second and the seniors, breaking a long losing streak, took third. The juniors brought up the rear with fourth place. The soaked floats paraded around the track while the homecoming candidates Freshmen Suzy Collier and Tyler Hammel hobble to the side- lines. Suzy’s outfit wouldn’t have been complete without her formal walking cast. did their best to look neat and dry. Despite all the mud, the band filed into procession along the 50-yard line for the royal court. Last year’s king and queen, Chad Van- Kirk and Randa Huff led the candidates down the swamp of a field to the sidelines. As the anxious umbrella armed crowd waited and the girls on the muddy field tried to keep their heels from sinking further into the ground, the drum began to roll. The announcer’s voice boomed through the speakers, “The 1986-87 Mr. and Miss Congeniality are Rick Wilson and Amy Auker.’’ The crowd’s cheers were soon hushed as the announcer then de- clared, “This year’s new homecoming king and queen are Bryan Sherwin and Ruchele Wright.” MAGAZINE 5

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Junior candidates, Kris Wolf and Joey Busz squish across the muddy field. Mike Kline escorts Debbie Reid as they represent their sen- ior class. Above—Sophomores, Chris LaFevor and Rick Wilson, were they singing in the rain?Right— Crowns sparkle as well as eyes after the homecoming winners have been announced. L to R: Mr. and Ms. Congeniality, Amy Auker and Rick Wilson; King and Queen Bryan Sherwin and Ruchele Wright. 4 HOMECOMING

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No caption needed, but it’s celebration time for Wildcats who are now better known as the 1986 AA State Football Champs. Dedicated ’Cats fans show their support at a school pep as- sembly. THE FEVER OF STATE CHAMP — IONS ny football player yl at the beginning of the season might have set their main goal at having a successful season and winning more games than last year. Who could have known that the Wild- 6 FOOTBALL cats would later walk out of the Hoosier Dome carrying the 1986 Class 2A State Championship trophy Many fans didn’t expect the mighty ’Cats to go to state, but after a great comeback against Shen- nendoah, everyone caught “Hoosier Dome Fever’’. The ’Cats defeated Tell City 26-0 to fulfill a dream to be the best and to bring home Whitko’s first athle- tic state title. ‘Anyone traveling on this road would have no doubt as to whose territory they were in. The com- munities supported the ’Cats all the way to state.