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" .. it was great to see such an enthusiastic Se-

nior body rise up and prove their spirit by defy-
ing the day set for the whole school." - Tom

Bentley (T. Martin)

The Message Is Clear

SPIRIT WILL NOT DIE

-Toni Resquer-

Spirit Week was not without its li ttl e su-
prises though. Thursday was not on ly Bla ck-
r of the crowd. The anticipaton of vic- Out Day. but also the day of the big Home-
he aimless wandering of nonpartici- coming Pep Rally. According to Senior Tom
pan Th ese were ju st some of the scenes Bentley" the Pep Rall y has become a touchy
of Spirit We ek 1988. subject around here It see ms lin es are Form -
The week sta rted off easy enough. The ing between the students and the adminis-
Student Council had planned the days of par- tration on w hat a Pep Rally should be.··
ticipation Monday. Double vision: Tuesday. The ad ministrati on did not spoil the
College Sweatshirt Day : Wednesday. Disney whole Spirit Week experience For the stu-
Day: Thursday. Black-Out Day : and Friday. dents. Bentley says hi s most memorable mo-
Musta ng Madness. ment was at the Pep Rally seeing all the Sen -
However. participation For this year iors in w hite on Black-Out Day. " It might
seemed to be lacking Junior Chris Cruz ex- have been anti-school sp irit. but it was great
plained that "Blac k-Out Day was the only to see such an enthusiastic Senior body rise
day I dressed up for because I didn · t have any up and prove their sp irit by defying the day
of the other stuff.·· That was not the only rea- set For the whole school.·· Junior Sarah
so n for not dressing up accord ing to Juni or Stout also ha s Fond memories of the Home-
Jennifer Bivens. " Th ey need new ideas. coming Pep Rally . When she was asked what
Something people are more willing to be in- her most memorable moment was in all of
valved in. " The Student Co un cil origin all y ~ pirit Week. she smiled and said. "Curt Sa-
had planned For a Gender Switch Day. but ac- Franek' s answer in the Dating Game ... . At
cording to Senior Carrie Cattau "the ad min- least school spirit is not totall y dead .....
istration thought it was not an appropriate
day for Spirit Week."

Aft~,r being ca lled un spi rited. the se ni ors of 1989 prove
that'Statement wrong. By wearing white on Black-Out
Day, the Seniors pull together to show their spirit to the
rest of Millard North. (I Wead}
Ev~y student and teacher's favorite college surfaces on
College Sweatshirt Day . Senior Rob Millimet displays
what he hopes to be his future alma mater. Carleton Col-
leg~ . (T Martin}
Spirit Week