William A Wirt High School - Sandscript Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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Y A Thimbleful of old TradiTions and a barrel of new ideas.. .ThaT is The only way This year's Home- coming can be described. Choosing The queen and hoping for a win aT The game were annual spiriT raisers, buT This year a new iTem was added To The agenda. A suggesTion was made ThaT a parade be held The nighT before The game. ln a few shorT days The idea had snowballed unTil The enTire communify was caughT up in a frenzy of floaT building and planning. Jean McLean and Marlene Linne were chosen general chairmen for The parade. On game nighT iT was evidenT by The end of The firsT half ThaT we were on our way To vicTory. BUT The crowd was sTill in suspense as To who was To be The queen. ExciTemenT rose To a fever piTch before iT was announced ThaT Elaine TsouTsouris had been elecTed. The second half of The game was raTher anTi- climacTic as The Troopers rode roughshod over The hapless CalumeT Warriors. As The lighTs dimmed over The field afTer The game, The deparTing crowd knew ThaT This had been The besT Homecoming ever. Top right: Kelly Sargent seTs out on a Trek Toward pay dirT as Two apparenTly unheeding CalumeT Township players sprinT alongside. wiper vile Above: A moment of silence is commanded by preacher Jon Cremer and his solemn helper, Glen Lewis, on The Class of '56 floaT. But you can beT iT will only lasT a momenT because iT's Homecoming Time and The Troo- per eleven is ouT To puT CalumeT Township aT leasT six feeT under. The Drama Club floaT, depicTing comedy and Tragedy, was one of The many en- Tries in The grand parade on The nighT before The Homecoming game. Our gay clown is Marily Gourlay and The sad figure kneeling is Judy Seay.

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A truly royal gathering-Elaine Tsoutsouris surrounded by her Senior attendants. She has iust received a bou- quet of roses from Dennis Spangler, captain of the football team. Standing are Dennis Holmes, Marlene Linne, attendant, Kathy Manor, attendant, and David Ransel. Same royal pair, but a new court, as the Junior attendants and their escorts pose for a picture. They are Kent Radcliffe, Carol Dumas, attendant, Ginger Bode, attendant, and Larry Pavol. 12

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4 The winter was really cold this year. The thermometer read l6 below zero, and the wind and snow seemed endless, but that didn't bother us in the least. lt merely meant another sweater, and perhaps an extra pair of socks. Many times some roads were impass- able. On a school day the buses were al- most always late. Our first hour classes would never begin on time. lt was remark- able how the teachers were always there on time. We guess they iust like teaching so much that they coulcln't stand to be a minute late. Mr. Nabhan even walked to school because he wanted to feel the cold brisk air. At tirst we thought his trusty car wouldn't start. Winter Sports Now, that's not the way to stop a toboggan, but I guess no one ever told Sandi Bodkin or Sharon Sowinski. Besides, who cares if you're having fun! Either someone has stolen his chair, or Ken Parmalee is just testing the ice for thickness. 14