Elkhart High School - Pennant Yearbook (Elkhart, IN)

Text from Pages 1 - 192 of the 1983 volume:

1983 PENNANT ANNUAL Elkhart Central High • Elkhart, IN 46516 Vol 63 A mass of blue and white. Central fans cheer on the Blazers during the Memorial game. Central defeated Memorial in the opening game of the sectional. Gymnasium Addition expands Blazer Country by Daniels Vukosavljevic New policies, rules, some things change but others stayed the same; solid blue, a class act. An entire new wing brought a new gym, driver-ed and classrooms, training and wrestling rooms. Handball courts, tennis courts, new athletic offices and a gigantic T.V. screen were also put in, and of course a lot of confusion came also. Along with all the indoor renovation, such as tinted windows and brightly colored wall paper, came outdoor renovation. Two fir trees were planted over the summer to add to the new landscaping that was taking shape outside the doors of Central. Above the slowly growing trees, the words ELKHART CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL hung with pride for all to see. A wall of solid blue began to form outside, as stripes of blue plastic were weaved through the fence to add a touch of solid blue to the school. Halls marked double A, parking lots made smaller were more things to help sophomores fears grow. “Will they ever stop building. BLAZE Blazer fans cheer as hundreds of blue “n white balloons are released before the game, and Mangy cheers on the Blazers. Senior David Robinson heads up field after receiving a pass After getting a block from a teammate. David Robinson uses his speed to elude a Memorial defender 4 Introduction Pep band members play their music to fire-up the crowd. The Blazer crowd displays their en- thusiasm during the game, as they shake blue and white shakers. Blue Blazers rout county school Milk jugs with pennies inside, shakers, “love ya blue” signs, E-sweaters and of course blue and white balloons were all brought forward to catch red and gold's attention. Spirit and anxiety were up, as ECHS once again faced the chargers. “I can’t believe how much spirit we had,” says Steve Stewart. Some policemen thought we had a little too much spirit.” The cups on the fences and balloons on the lightposts could be seen from far away,” claims Tracy Szucs. “We certainly had a lot of creativity.” Senior John Cunningham’s injuries were more than a broken finger or arm. When doctors examined John’s knee, torn ligaments were found causing an injury that would last for 9 weeks; 6 in a cast and 3 with a cane. “I’m more upset about the way I got hurt,” says John Cunningham. As time ticked away, helmets crashed and points were made. The final score of 40:0 came out, with ECHS blowing the chargers away. We played as a team,” says Cunningham, “and they didn’t. “We were not big,” says Brian Buckley, but strong and quick.” With help from Scott Eaton, senior Paul Mullins looks for open field after receiving a pass during the Central Memorial game. Introduction 5 A thief can’t break into the locks purchased by the school this year, and a person can't lose a With the new tardy policy. Ms. Joyce Carver had many visits by key with three or four keychains students who had four or more tardies during the semester Jaycee's Outstanding Youth. Linda Kilbert. displays her portfolio of drawings for a chance at a scholarship in medical illustrating 6 Introduction Locks, bells, tardy policy activitated by Daniela Vukosavljevic I like the new master locks. They are safe because people can’t get into them as easily, says Linda Kilbert. If you are in a hurry it is a hassle to get your key out and unlock your locker in time, added Sara Smith. The new master locks have also cut down on locker thefts. In October of 1981 locker thefts totaled 32. In October of 1982, a total of 1 locker theft was reported. Pink slips. No you are not being fired; you are tardy. A new and stricter policy was put into effect the 82-83 school year. The new policy brought trouble to the people who were always late. Action is taken after the third tardy is reached. “I don’t like it.” says Rhett Rowe, “I feel like I am in jail.” Richard Krause, however, feels that “people are getting to class on time. Classes are becoming more controlled and organized.” Ironically, only three students have reached their 7th tardy in any class, which is a 3-day suspension from school,” says Assistant Vice Principal Miss Joyce Carver. One common factor that also added to receiving tardies was bells. When students returned from Christmas break, beep, buzz, clang and urrrr could be heard coming from the intercom system. A tone, comparable to a dental drill, was finally settl- ed on. Introduction 7 ivicMp 7t Mild winter gives little hope for Like many students, Tim O’Con- Getting ready lor another day of As the day begins, students rush nell shuts off his alarm in hope of school. Mary O'Connell curls her hair. through the student center falling back to sleep. heading for their lockers. And this morn- ing's forecast calls for no chance of snow with a high of 35 for mid January!” As students woke to the sound of their alarm, they once again found themselves faced with another s iowless day and a hot, steamy shower. After finding something to wear, the next step was getting ready on time. After starting cars, many by Anna Anderson students found themselves setting new speed records and ac- quiring another speeding ticket in the parking lot. As you rushed to first hour, you realize you forgot your locker key so you go without books for the tenth time, you get a “D” on the unit test in second hour, and third goes by fine until you have to decide whether to wait in lunch line or try to get a ride out for junk food. 8 Daily Life snow days for Blazers Tutoring a Roosevelt student. Mike Sutton helps out in a special project of Mrs. Phyllis Warrick’s psychology class. The Blazer in the mosiac designed stairway keeps an eye on Scott Ezzell. Mark Suggs, and Tim Dugell. A still life painting receives final strokes from Cathy Quirk in Mrs. Cyn- thia Mark's class in Electronics class. Chris Haas sod- ders on an intricate wire. A Life Science project for Mrs Nancy Willis involves the concentration of David Tubicsok and Tim Turlep. Daily Life 9 'T e Busy day at school previews Concentration is a key factor for Randy in girls' choir. Jill Rodino Chaney and Natalie Kochanowski as they studies intensely over some rehearse during the school musical. music. Skills taught in grade school are not easi- ly forgotten by Gene Madigan. while his friend Tom Terrell uses skills taught in high school. Even gorillas can be a Blazer fan. as this particular one shows his spirit in front of Dick Choler’s sales room Hoping that lunch will make your day better, you decide to go home. When you come in, the dog goes out after the kitten down the street. By the time you get Buster back in. there is no time for eating. But there's still hope for the second half of the day. Well there was! At the sound of the tone you step into Mr. Beeson’s class but only to remember that you are to be in your seat, so you are still tardy. Fifth and sixth go by fine and the end is finally near. Most students, though, don’t get to go home to the relaxation of MTV or the phone. Many find themselves heading for their part-time jobs at places like Taco Bell, Wendys, Burger Chef, or G. L. Perrys. By the time you get home from work, homework has to be done and a person is glad to see his her bedroom. by Anna Anderson Absolutely amazed by what she came up with on her Biology experi- ment is Kim Thomas. 10 Daily Life With spirit. Martha Werbiansky lets out a cry of support to the Blazer foot- ball team. G. L. Perry workers. Susi Fritschi and Cindy Pritchard look over some Valentine bears Smiles on their faces expresses the atmosphere at the Christmas dance for Lori Porter and Bruce Miller Sadie-goers boogie to ‘Last Smiles of Jenny Price and her date Robert Buss show the fun and excite- ment they are about to have. by Daniels Vukosavljevic Cornstalks, pum- pkins, xxx jugs and hay? No! you were not in a barn, but you were at the Sadies. Colors of brown, orange and yellow hung over gals and their farmers in the student center, as scarecrows and jack-o-lanterns glared with delight. Student Council car- ried on their galant tradi- tion of putting on the an- nual hitchin' dance. Many hours of dedica- tion went into the dance to make it a success.” said John McKay. Last Safari, a band from Bloomington, IN, was discovered by Todd Pfeffer to make the Sadies a success and get the students feet to move. “I wasn’t a day too soon on getting Last Safari, I had to get them five weeks in advance. They were in such a big demand We were just plain lucky! The fear of going into debt for the cost of the band, $600, grew when only 20 tickets were sold. But as October 16 neared, girls were getting up the nerve to ask that special guy if she could have the honor of having him as her date. Ticket sales then began to soar as 135 tickets were presold, and profit began to show. Even after students found their feet tiring and stomachs filling, there was still something to do. Lads’ and Lassies' marched up to Marryin Sam (Jim McNeely), declared their love for each other, and asked the judge to Hitch them. Soon streamers were taken down, tables fold- ed up. and marriage cer- tificates put away, but memories of the dance will always dance away (in bare feet of course) in students' minds. Gettin hitched by Marryin Sam. alias James McNeely. are Anna Anderson and Gregg Watts 12 Gettin’Down -r at tt Safari’ and get hitched Soft music and dim lights set the mood of the evening for Lilian Brown 1� � .J her date Chuck Himes Not even a knee injury suffered in the Central-Memorial game could keep John Cunningham from enjoying the evening with Julie I ucchesse Pig-tailed Susie Fntschi and her date Decked out in overalls and flannels. Matt Werbiansky dance to the beat of Sadie-goers dance to the music of the Last Safari ‘ Last Safari Gettin’ Down 13 o£Cy At the bottom of the prop tor the Nut Cracker Suite are Raggedy Ann and Andy holding hands. While dressed up as an ell all in green and pointed slippers. Paul Romanetz's outfit adds humor to the last day before Christmas break Warmth of Christmas sets record The Christmas of '82 will be etched in the memory of many because of the very uniqueness of the weather. Christmas day seemed more like a very pleasant Easter Sunday. The temperature reached a high of 64°. A few of the faculty members reportedly played golf and some of the students, and their families did unique things also. Julie Ewart's father dressed like Santa Claus and the rest of the Ewart family dressed in green representing elves, as they sang Christmas carols while sailing on a far from frozen lake. Unfortunately, while the East and Midwestern states enjoyed nice weather, the West experienced something terrible. The headlines for the day read “Blizzards, Floods and Daffodils. However, the Friday before Christmas vacation saw the ordinary symbols of the classroom: desks, chalkboards, students, transformed into rooms with an atmosphere of a living room on Christmas Eve. Christmas trees, gifts, punch bowls and happy faces magically appeared in the classrooms. This spark in enthusiasm came from Arm in arm. Wendy Landis and her date gaze off at a distant star which rests upon the Christmas tree. the annual Christmas room decoration contest. Yet, the traditional format was not used by the winners. Van Young’s class used the theme of a futuristic Christmas. They had a silver Christmas tree, fantastic lighting, and a glittering pendulum to set off the effects. Students with rainbow colored hair, dressed futuristically and sat in aluminum foiled desks under dark blue tinted lights. Computer “mood” music completed the scene. “We decorated the room by what we thought Christmas would be like in the year 2000, claimed Staci Stanner. by Karen Reid A smashing blow is given a pinata as Jan Fulmer tries to open the seal. 14 Christmas At the Christmas Dance Bob Jones and Carol Bramard ex- change smiles as they dance the night away. As the evening progresses. Lauri Fulmer and Brian Smith give a mystical gaze to one another. Christmas 15 S Kltiet Occn v Variety spices Blazer styles If the shoe fits, wear it. is the old say mg Chris Watkins. Vicki Krough, Karen Reid. Rhonda Seal. Michelle Pratt and Robin Gray show how many different styles one has to choose In Art. Laura Hungate displays one of her many talents, while wearing a sweater she knitted herself. Students Lucinda Donnell. Debt� '� - Lyons, and Terrance Larkins are wearing the various styles such as Baggy pants, cowboy boots and polo shirts. 16 Fads’n Fashions Off Shore shirts are stylish for guys and gals, as Jeff Ryman shows. E. T.’s • Ouch” is symbolic for many, as his creature-like finger glows and the hearts of all do too. Karen Reid Back to classics” was the predominate theme of fashion. The girls on more dressy days, donned classy cut blouses and sweaters complete with lace, ruf- fles, and frills in soft col- ors. The mini-skirt and prairie skirt made it fashionable for girls to wear their hemlines at any length. Preppy looks con- tinued for guys and gals with shirts and sweaters bearing the emblems of the fox, izod, hunt and the dragon. Smurfs, E. T. and Garfield were among the favorite characters to put inside lockers, and on T-shirts and notebooks. Footwear also went back to a dif- ferent era. Cowboy boots reappeared as did the ballerina style shoes for the girls. Slickers, stadium and G. Q. jackets were all that were needed for the mild winter. Precision and the occasional punk hairstyle was in. The hair was cut away from the side of the face and left long in the back. For some black guys, this style was also accom- panied by the “curl”. Smurfs and Smurfette are the cute little creatures that delight people of all ages. Fads’n Fashions 17 ta acccceect without really trying Giving it their all Bob Jones and Jeff Casey perform the number The Company Way”. MAIL ROOM In a scene, the cast is throwing a par- ty after work. Doing a duet. James McNeely and The musical, ‘‘How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying,” was playfully described by its cast as a mad scramble to the very end.” Yet, as most things go, the scramble resolved itself long enough to put on a worthwhile performance. “The set wasn't completed until just before the show,” said Jim McNeely. “Everything went wront that could have. But, despite it all, it came out alright.” Vandalism, which resulted in destroying a portion of the set and the quitting of some of the crew, caused many problems behind the scenes. Many of the cast members did the scene changes themselves. Some skillful adlibbing was needed in some parts of the performance when a few of the props fell down. When a desk fell, both Jim McNeely and Jeff Spencer strategically interjected in their dialogue, “Those darn scrub women!” (The accused scrub women were part of the show.) Alicia Wise who played the sultry vamp didn’t have too much trouble with her costume. She said, “I loved wearing the towel!” Jess Casey who played two parts, had some fast costume changes backstage. However, he didn’t run into too many problems about it either. “I had three girls to help me change,” he said. by Karen Reid 18 Musical itt (Uc4ivie Brady Severns (Frump) is lifted into The office staff performs Coffee high spirits after he hears of a maybe Break” promotion. Performing the number Paris Original are Julie O’Brien. Cicely Rice. Traci Schaefers. Cathy Schaefers. Michelle Davis. Ann Biddlecom. Kin Phillips, and Stephanie Cripe. (ff I' s4fricca t ( ccitwie African culture We haven’t had anything like it before. It was dif- ferent. said Jen- nifer Horton concerning the African Culture Day held at Central. For four hours, lec- tures, films, displays and events concerning the African culture were made available. Art projects by Linda Erlacher’s Westside Junior High students in- volving African masks were also on display. Another aspect of Africa is its brightly col- ored and intricately designed fabrics. Dr. mary Oyer gave a lecture on the different fabrics and other materials Africans use to adorn themselves. Ms. Peg Presser and her PEP students from Pierre Moran Junior High demonstrated projects they worked on involving African music, climate, region, and art. Probably the most popular of the presenta- tions was the contem- porary Kenyan dancing. Sally Andiek, a student at Goshen College and a Kenyan, demonstrated dances in the gymnasium. Students discovered that the African culture might have more in- fluence on them than they were aware. Said one student, “Some of the dances really weren’t that much different from the ones we do on Saturday night. On African Culture Day. Sally Ondiek fakes a little time to show some students how to do a Kenyan dance. examined, Showing students that African dances are not that easy is Sal- ly Ondiek. a student at Goshen College. African masks created by Linda Erlacher's art students at Westside Junior High are examined by Lynette Kocielko. sampled, 20 African Culture Day by Karen Reid Goshen music professor, Dr. Mary A Roosevelt elementary student tells uyer explains to some students how about the different African cultures African tribes tie dye different she studied in a special project, materials. Different designs of the African cloth are illustrated by Dr. Mary Oyer. African Culture Day 21 20eaten, Sfiniay Spring comes at Christmas and February flowers South had snow. In April, bring May though, we had snow, showers. That is and those who went how it should south were welcomed by read. With Mother Nature warm sandy beaches, unaware of the time, While area schools ECHS had sunny, warm spent the first day of spr- weather in February and ing stranded by snow, snow in April, but that’s Elkhart students truged not all. One week of through six inches of warm weather followed snow to go to classes, by rain, then snow made Not only did we have it hard for students to snow in April, but April plan ahead. was know for its cool While we were greeted days and rainy nights, with sun in February, the Spring should have began in February. Presi- volleyball and many dent’s Day four day games of basketball. weekend was more en- So, it was a grea joyable when it reached winter. Who cared if r 68 degrees. snowed in April because Students, of course, near the end of schoo took, advantage of it. year, spring finally Sherri Bourn played ten- started to show. Buck nis, Matt Landrum were popping, ano played golf, Penni flowers blooming, anc Howard went horseback the sun was just arounc riding, and Kara Sabo the corner. Cleaned UP tOilet paper in by Anna Anderax her yard. Mark Tice said, “The parks were full of people strolling playing t Day dreams, lazy days and the sun are the only things on exchange student Ken Anderson's mind. Ken is from Denmark. 22 Spring February; Winter comes in As they watch other students, sophomores Jody Miller and Lara lazi- ly sit in the grass McDonalds and a sunny day make the perfect lunch for seniors Dave Genrich and San jay Gupta Spring 23 20'Jiat itd A loving family A fhat s it s al1 caters for posh D.C. about for Lucy parties. Living in the W y Terelp has been same area, Mary does ■ her loving family. Medical research for For the past twenty years Rockburn Institute which Lucy has taught English involves much travel at Elkhart High and then around the country. John Elkhart Central to finance Lyon Terlep is in her seven children’s entertainment. Jon education through writes, records, and has college. Her husband his own group called The Vincent who died several Lyon’s Club, years ago of cancer had Closer to home is Ellie, worked at Excell for thirty a registered nurse, who’s years. just moved with her “If people don’t think husband Steve an the “Elkhart schools are agronomist, to doing a great job,” Lucy Rochester, Illinois. Bruce, boasts, “just look at my who graduated with a Phi family. Her oldest son Beta Kappa award from Vincent (Chips) is an college, attends Notre attorney with the Justice Dame Law School. For Department in Lucy’s retirement all Washington D.C., where seven came back to Rich also is a Press Elkhart to surprise her Secretary to a with a special catered congressman. Her dinner party. For family daughter Betsy, besides and friends it was a time being a homemaker and to return to Lucy some of rasing children, also the love she has shared. Standing on her front steps in Elite's Wedding In 1981—In the back Beverly. Massachusetts on her wed- of the children are. Front Row: Mary, ding day. little did Lucy Terelp know Lucy. Elite. Steve. Jon. and Rick what was ahead. Back Row: Kevin. Betsy. Kathy. Chips (Vincent). and Bruce. aM adaat and loving friends A beautifully catered dinner is sampled by Sandra Duwe, Florence Gratzer and Ruth Oliver (retired this year as library secretary.) It takes a while to gather up the Terlep clan for a picture, but the effort is worth it. Early retirees at Lucy’s dinner included Florence Gratzer (Memorial High) after 26 years in Elkhart (38 total). Margaret Smith after 12 years at Central. Lucy Terlep (20 years in Elkhart). and Helen Kauffmann after 15 years at Brookdale (18total). Chatting with her teacher friends is Lucy Terlep. the guest of honor. Retires 25 Having a noon time snack in Bicentenial Park are Tim and Candy Crotoot and Nickolas. Where could one find a fiddler on the roof? Island Park’s Pavilion Rood Ray Markle enter- tained all. If you weren’t in- terested in that you could picnic on the lawn or sample one of Andy’s gyros. In the background you could hear anything from gospel, jazz, coun- try, German and Polka music to name only a few. Kids lined up to have faces painted or their for- tune told. Many just opted for playing on the extensive playground equipment. The third annual fling put on by the department of Parks and Recreational attracted many who found pleasure in the out of doors. _ One of the highlights of Elkhart is the city's beautiful park system that ranges from downtown Island Park Bicentenial Park to McNaughton Park to the more woodsy Oxbow Park. Flags line both entrance to Island Park during the June 11-12 Rhap- sody in Green. 26 Elkhart’s Rhapsody in Green Summertime jazz is a feature of this combo which includes Greg Kronwiter and Jami Young A fiddler on the Pavilion Roof enter- tains all. while below the Art League attracts visitors to their display Family and friends is what it’s all about for Sherrie Watson and her son John. Eideiweiss and other German songs were played by a brass band at the band pavilion. Elkhart’s Rhapsody in Green 27 Doia t e Junior-Senior Prom A boutonniere is perfectly placed on Rick Truex by his date Kim Denman. VuiLs The art of being a gentlemen is demonstrated by Rick as he opens the car door tor Kim. When students walked through Central’s front doors at 9:00 on May 7th, they entered not a cafeteria but a star-struck school with dazzeling lights, black and red flowers and many many red balloons. “The hundreds of balloons in front of the entrance way was something exciting and different.” said Tracey Szucs. The thing I liked the most was the slaves that greeted us at the door, said Kim Denman “Dressed in gangster outfits made it feel like New York.” Gentlemen and their ladies found themselves dancing the night away to the sounds of HOT FLASH. “Besides the technical difficulties the band was having, said Mary O'Connell, “I liked the variety of music they played.” by Martha Werbiansky 28 Prom holds special memories of As they give their tickets to the I receptionist. Anne Deputy and Stan Knight get ready for a fun filled evening. Lots of balloons decorate the en- Awed by his memorabilia is Ross trance as Ron Hass and date Cindy Haynes along with date Dawn Lent walk through them. Bradway. elegance Dancing to the music of Hot Flashes is Matt Werbiansky and Susi Fritschi. As they gaze in each others eye. Mike Stajkowski and Sue Edwards sway to the music. Prom 29 'Daactay t e Elegance gives way to comfort as Prom (continued) Dates were drop- ped off at home and guys found themselves rushing home and sneak- ing in a black house to get ready; the after prom was approaching and prom breakfast was only an hour away. Students stepped into the Elks Lodge in com- fortable shorts and shirts, prepared to dance the morning away. Balloons were everywhere as couples stood in line to grab some munchies of bacon, eggs, donuts and milk. As stomachs began to fill, feet began to move. Students began to get fired up as the clock started to slowly tick to 4 a.m. by Martha Werbiansky A quick stop to say hello before entering New York. New York, is Leslie Riblet and John Mulgrew Decked out in a top hat and cane. Richard Krause and his date. Sherri Nance are being positioned for their picture. Dressed in 20's attire are sophomore slaves Theresa Cortas and Tom Pugh 30 Prom Prom-goers breakfast, dance at Elks What to do after the prom is being discussed by Kevin Bow dish. John Daum, Samantha Clifford and Pam Devaney The smiles on John Bell and Sue Mannis faces show what a great time they are having. Wide eyed and stunned by the even- ings' excitement is junior Dennise Norris. Hungry and thirsty. Thad Walton chows through the buffet line. Prom 31 Seniors begin to share that last mo- ment as the line begins to more foreward. It will not rain,” to find our rehearsal said Mr. Don would last more than two Willis, “The big hours, because exercises guy is on our for Northside gym were side.” to be practiced because With the clouds of the maybe rain.” gathering and the skies Then the time came as darkening, some seniors seniors began to process began to think Mr. Willis along rice field in front of would be wrong. a packed stadium. The final day had “I couldn't believe all come for 361 graduates, the people, said Ber- At 12:05 seniors poured nadette Cortas, “That into the auditorium, hop- just made it more ing to get out within the special, hour, but were shocked continued p. 34� % 32 Graduation t n ta The Big Guy Only smiles can be seen on soon-to- Commencement speaker. Mai be graduates as the enter Rice Field. Yeakey talk about “Our Journey A quick glimpse shows the seniors before they prepare to march for their diplomas. m fe suu 1 Class of ’83 begins new tradition of] Graduation continued No rain, but it got a little nippy. The mosquitos were driving me nuts, said Dave Vogul,” but after a while you got used to them.” � “Should I expect to wear a sweater if it freezes or a T-Shirt if it is hot.” With the way the wackey weather was go- ing, anticipating seniors did not know what to expect. “At first the weather was beautiful, then it began to turn cloudy and I began to wonder if it was going to pour on us, stated Kevin Brown. “It was O.K. at first, but then it got really cold on the field,” said Rhett Rowe”. Turn around events proved to be memorable for many seniors. Instead of worrying about the usual Oh no will my hair look all right or I hope my cap doesn’t fly of, seniors were worried about, “I hope I am wearing the right clothes for the dress code.” “I worried a little about what I was wearing, but the administration really didn’t get picky about it, said Susi Fritschi They just wanted to make sure that we looked alright. by Daniel Vukosvi)evic A switl move of the hand and a roar- ing scream is the final step for graduating ECHS students. Congratulations Bob Jones and Carol Brainard on receiving S.S.A.0 Outstanding Senior award is Dr. Richrd Miller. Superintendent. A look of anticipation comes across Jodi Lail as she prepares to receive her diploma. 34 Graduation f s4ctf dress code, a dignified, class ceremony (see P. uo) I did it,” seems to be what graduate Robert Nand is feeling Preparing to march to the graduating music of “Pomp and Circumstance” are ”ancey” seniors. As the last seniors file out of high school, senior sponsors Nancy and Don Willis talk about the ceremony. Graduation 35 Outstanding business students are honored by Principal Al Bias and Department Chairman Ginny Ogren. Recieving awards are Mark Querry. Accounting; Diane Dusthimer. Typing; Cymantha Gonser. Shorthand. Commending David Oakeson on his outstanding achievement in the State Mathematics Contest held in April is Russell Busse. 36 Acadmics Divison SaCcct (ttcte Academics Clubs English, Math, Science, Social Studies—the list of choices could go on: a solid curriculm of classes with different shades of blue trim to add to the variety. “The variety of English classes offered was just one example of course with a number of choices, said Mike Troyer. “I can study anything from American Literature to Advanced Composition.” I am very glad that I attend school with many opportunities,” said Ann Krider It gives you feel- ing of confidence knowing that Central can prep you for college.” Clubs were also high on the list of variety. Black History club teaches students the importance of black leaders such as Martin Luther King, W.E.B., DuBois, and Harriet Tubman. “It just doesn’t just teach black people,” said Debbie Robinson, It teaches everyone.” Students could choose from clubs such as art, ski, speech team and pep club. I think Central offers many activities for the students,” said Steve Stewart” but there are not enough clubs to satisfy the interests of the entire student body.” by Daniela Vukosavljevic Gold Medal Scholastic Art winners are Dan Bradshaw. Laura Homel. Heidi Edman. and Laura Hungate. Academics Divison 37 Elkhart Central students stand in front of the famous Noah Webster house in Greenfield Village. Michigan. Decorating her cake for a demonstra- tion speech in English class is Kathy Love. 38 English Class discussion is also an important part of Speech and Vocab as shown by Rollie Dimos. Ken Oakeson. Keith Rolston and Chris Clementz. Local culture examined Local culture was integrated into Language Arts as Department Chairman Van Young us- ed the local community as a classroom and resource. When studying Thorn- ton Wilders Our Town, some American Lit classes took a guided tour of Main Street Elkharts’ alleys. Others interviewed Amish at Shipshewanna and discovered all sorts of in- teresting facets of another culture. For research papers students used oral history projects or ex- amined local interests such as the influence of the railrood on ethinic neighborhoods. Students in the new Advanced Comp, (college level) classes wrote research papers based on occupations they wished to pursue. Interviews as well as ar- ticles served as resource material. With the addition of a new micro computer, most of the English facul- ty tried to become more acquainted with the com- puter and used it for such things as figuring grades. A few minutes is taken out for Heidi Edman to quickly finish her reading assignment. English 39 DER YOUR RBOOKS m Pennant Staffers —Front Row: Lynette Kocielko. Anna Anderson. Daniels Vukosavljevic. Kara Sabo. Brian Cox. Anthony Bonds. Back Row: Karen Reid. Lori DeLong. Jami Young. Gina Vandereyden. Alison Connah, Sally Walker. Kate Miller and Lene Wilcox. Composing copy on the computer is Sally Walker. Editor of the newspaper. At Notre Dame Martha Werbiansky expresses to Karo Sabo Martha’s in- tent to join a convent. Pub computer A major interest for publications has been acquiring a micro-computer and typesetter. Staffers have put in extra time to learn how to use the new equipment. Kevin Smith of Computer Math has been very helpful when there was a breakdown. Newspaper editor, Sal- ly Walker and reporter Anna Anderson became especially adept at typesetting copy for the newspaper. In the future yearbook copy will be typed on the computer disks and be mailed to the publisher. The computer typeset- ting has already resulted in a savings on typeset- ting costs. A greater sav- ings is expected in the future. Another advan- tage is, of course, cutting down on the turn around time in getting copy from the typesetter. Moreover, journalism staffers are acquiring computer skills which will make them better prepared for the computer age. Journalism Award winners—Front Kara Sabo. Class Editor; Anthony Row: Sally Walker. Editorial Bonds. Sports Reporting; Anna Leadership; Karen Reid, yearbook Anderson. Most Valuable Newspaper reporting; Daniela Vukosavljevic. Staffer. Outstanding Journalist; Back Row: And late breaking stories can be added at almost the last minute, thus making the newspaper more truly a news paper. Besides the interest in the computer, staffers at- tended a newspaper workshop at Notre Dame in the fall and a yearbook workshop at Valparaiso University in the spring. In addition to the Christmas pizza party, an awards pizza luncheon was held during the last week of school. Outstan- ding Journalist, the top award, went to Daniela Vukosavljevic, editor of the yearbook. A new award, “Most Valuable Newspaper staffer , went to Anna Anderson. Recognized as best sports reporter was Anthony Bonds, while Karen Reid was named best yearbook reporter. Outstanding class editor, was Kara Sabo, Sally Walker, newspaper editor, was recognized for Editorial Leadership. Threatening to waste Brian Cox if he Martha Werbiansky sells ads by doesn't get busy is Editor Daniela phone. Vukosavljevic In the background. Pennant Publications 41 Speaking Up The speech team had only a few active members. Seniors Jim McNeely and Matt Yeakey along with sophomore Teresa Cor- tas earned the most team points. Despite the team’s small size, the talent of the team was evident when over % of the team placed in their events at the sectionals and qualified for the regionals. Receiving the Galen Wenger award for Outstanding Senior was Jim McNeely and Outstanding Underclassman award went to Teresa Cortas. Sophomore and speech team member Susan Hooper says of the speech team, I real- ly liked it. There were times when I felt like giv- ing up and saying what’s the use? But after en- couragement from team- mates and judges I started earning ribbons.” The unusually warm weather during the winter months only hampered the ski club a tiny bit. There was enough falling snow and cold nights to make eight trips to Swiss Valley. Said Samantha Bar- don, “I liked teaching the little kids and, I liked the other people that skiied. We always had a great time no matter how bad the skiing conditions were.” Galen Wenger Award (top senior) went to Jim McNeely and the Outstan- ding Underclassman award went to sophomore Teresa Cortas. Speech Team Front Row: Matt Osborne (sponsor) Jim McNeely. Yeakey. Carol Brainard, Robin Back Row: Valerie Wilson. Bob Piersol. Susan Hooper. Nancy Jones. Teresa Cortas. and Tom Pugh 42 Speech Ski 6 It broadened my interests in current events, political situations and poetry also Susan Hooper £ 6 Speech team has helped me to think quickly under pressure and has made me feel more comfortable in front of a group of people.” Theresa Cortas 5 6 really enjoyed Ski Club it gives you a chance to be with your friends but not be in school. Jeff Stone 0 Taking the ski life to the top of the Enjoying a Few moments before it is mountain is Robert Buss and John time to ski down the slopes is Mark Law. Querry and Kieth Lohmandy I In Psychology we r learned to think clearly and realistically and to 1 , M understand rather than evaluate. JL- — Mary Frahm □ 5 Government has helped me to decide on which political party I am going to belong tO. —Katrina Kindle 9 Social studies has made me realize how great of a country the United States really is. —John Linn £ 44 Social Studies Students’ Court Government, U.S. History, Psychology, Humanities. Bor- ing classes? Not at Elkhart Central. I learned about dif- ferent historical events, but most of all I learned how they happened and why they happened, said Lisa Lemanis. Read chapter one, do the questions in the back of the book and be ready for a quiz tomorrow; these were the same routines many social studies students heard, until Gandhi. It was a different kind of educational field trip,” said Mary O’Connell. Gandhi, was a very historical person of our time,” said Stephanie Decker. “Watching a movie about Gandhi taught me a lot more than a book or a lecture could of taught me.” Is interest in History falling or is it about to break through? The thing I like best about history is that we can discuss problems in class and talk about what is on our mind and about world situations that might have something to do with the U.S. said David Donnel. by Martha Werbiansky Looking through old relics of the time Seniors Beverly Bean. Jeff Casey, capsule from 1966 are Terry Bryant. Bob Jones, and Mike Murphy work John Mulgrew. Jodie Foreman and diligently on a class project. Valarie Ellis. On the witness stand is Randy Chaney while Kevin Masters swears him in and Laurie Fullmar presides. Social Studies 45 Attaching gold cords, which indicate Straightening his tie at the NHS you are in National Honor Society, to sponsored Christmas dance is Brent Matt Yeakey are Marie Leonkis and Raif snider' s date. Sue Glascrow. Betsy Broadbent NHS Officers: John Myers. Vice Presi- dent; Linda Kilbert. Secretary; and Matt Yeakey. President. Not Pictured: Lillian Brown. Treasurer. dCoohincf at l lationai J4onor Societi In NHS we get a chance to go out into the community and help and work for the needy. —Cindy Searcy ft f It is interesting to organize a function to help the stu- dent body enjoy their high school years. —Theata Lambert li y 6 NHS is a very worthwhile organization. It has showed me how to be a better leader for the people around me. —Ann Hurley 6 9 NHS gives the student a chance to become involved in activities within the school. —Todd Wright 9 The Little 500 Trike races, tutor- ing, and en- couraging school spirit were just a few activities sponsored by the National Honor Society. Treasurer, Lillian Brown; secretary, Linda Kilbert; Vice President, John Meyers,and Presi- dent Matt Yeaky led members of NHS through a busy year. The different committees within NHS were kept occupied. Spirit Committee plan- ned a skit for the regular season Central-Memorial basketball pep session. These students also sponsored “Letter Sweatr Day” to promote spirit for the basketball sectional game against Memorial. Tutoring is a commit- tee all members of NHS were expected to par- ticipate in. Tutoring was expanded from only Cen- tral students to junior high students as well. Traditionally NHS sponsors the Christmas Dance. The theme “The Night Before Christmas” went over fairly well. Community Services committee was con- tinuously working. They organized the decoration of the hospital and some nursing homes for Easter as well as help at a Big Brother Big Sister “Field Day”, where they got to play games with the children in a park. Water balloon tosses and kickball were among the list of games played. Induction committee decided on changing the induction ceremony for new members from Spr- ing to the Fall. This will keep sophomores from being in NHS at the end of each year. by Bernadette Cortas Sitting in the winner's circle are the NHS team. Lauri Fullmer. Gina Herald. Diane Dustimer and Lillian Brown. NHS 47 AI the MORP, Mary Frahm and dale sing a tune to each other while danc- ing arm in arm. A celing of blue waves hover over heads while students finish decorating for the MORP. Seen above. At the Sadie Hawkins dance. Candy Olsen gives a chuckle while Jim McNeely makes sure Jeff Jones knows what he is getting himself into. csCoohincf at Student (Council Student Council gives leadership, experience and discipline to kids who like speaking out and giving their view points. —Chris Thornton Student Council gives the students a chance to ex- press themselves, and help make some discisions of school events. —Wendi Landis It’s interesting to be involv- ed in what happens at Cen- tral and to take part in the activities. —Amy Mann 5 It’s a good way to get in- volved. You also get to help plan many of the school dances, spirit days, and other activities. —Ted Zlrkle 0 48 Student Council Something goin on Student- (a person who is enrolled for study at a school). Body- (a group of people regarded as a unit). When the two are combined they formed more than the word stu- dent body, they formed solid blue unity. Student Council gave me a chance to ex- perience what high school government was like, said Jason Cornett. You get to meet peo- ple and gain responsibili- ty,” stated Todd Parker. Two turn around dances were put on by SC, the Sadies and the MORP. “It was to crowd- ed at the Sadies.” Said Sara Smith. “The tables were pushed up so far that there was no dance floor.” Accomplishing a task that no other student body could complete was the main goal of the student council. “It might have takena while,” said John McKay, “but when studentswant something, such as bells, they go for it. “I feel that witht he right people, you can get a lot done, like we did this year, and it is fun,” said Ted Zirkle. Private schools. What are they like? Nine stu- dent council members went on a Marion High student exchange to see what life at a private school was really like. “I thought the Marian Central ex- change was really fun. The people at Marian High School are very friendly and nice. It was really neat to see how another high school works, said Gina VanderReyden. by Daniela Vukosavljuic Refreshing herself with a cool drink after an evening of dancing is Beverly Bean. Former president. John McKav swears in the new Student Council of- ficers: Shelli Shaum. Jenny Price. Gina VanDreyden and Jason Cornett. Gazing endlessly into each others eyes are Sue Glascow and Brent Raifsnider. Student Council 49 Reading the directions helps Steve tackle their experiments. Douglas and Lillian Brown. Bisecting a frog can be an ex- perience of a lifetime as found out by Jane Best and Amy Mann. With calculator and pencil in hand. Greg Gripe prepares to tackle a Physics problem Helping Kim Shroff with her Physics paper is Phil Vetter. 50 Science Elkhart Central has the equip- m e n t and teachers to give a student a good educa- tion in the science field,” said Tanya Szucs. “In the upcoming society having a science background is going to be very beneficial.” With many people feeling that science is too hard and difficult to take, there has been a decrease of science students over the past 10 to 15 years. “The science depart- ment is unutilized, said Department Chairman Mr. Charles Beeson. “More students should take advantage of our department. The science depart- ment consists of many educational areas. Biology is the study of life. There is Biology 1 and 2 and also Biology 3 and 4 for the more ad- vanced people. Physics class is not just weights and measures; it also deals with the basic ideas of energy, forces, victors and machines—“Ideas such as why things hap- pen and how things hap- pen. “These kinds of things, said Chris Helvey, “can help you in your everyday life.” Chemistry is the study of chemicals and elements. Classes such as Chemical Analysis can be taken by those who enjoy doing lab work. “I think the quality of our science department at Central is excellent, said Jim Kiernan.” by Karo Sabo Mixing solutions can be very tricky as shown by Chemistry student Jim Doyle. It’s one of the most challenging classes I have ever taken; it's mind broadening. —John Watson £ Frantically working out an equation Mr. David Vollmar explains a trigonometry problem As they compare answers. John Myers and David Pickens understand math better. Senior Tom Blosser and John Froschauer study a computer read- out in their computer math class. 52 Mathematics High tech How do you do it? How did you get that answer? Why? I don’t understand.” These are common remarks heard throughout all math courses from Algebra I, Calculus 3-4 to Com- puter Programing. Nevertheless, with society becoming as technological and com- puterized as it is, math is more and more essential as part of a student’s curriculum. Central didn’t have a computer until seven years ago and six were bought two years ago. The school system finally spent $400,000 to pur- chase 190 computers, 30 of which went to Central. Now computers are commonplace around the school,” said John Greener, “Computers give the student ex- perience they will need later in life while using computers. In a few years many households will have a computer so that when today’s students have their own home and purchase a computer, they can use their high school ex- perience to use them.” by Karen Reid jCookin £ at Wlatk Values of math ex- tend themselves into everyday life situa- tions. Calculations always contribute to the solving of com- mon problems. —Tammy Kohl „ g n 'o Math has helped me get acquainted with the fascinating world of formulas and numbers. -Brian Reamer 1 Hardwork opens many doors. Math especially calculus develops the pro- blem solving ability so useful in many areas. —Bob Kavelmann (| Math will be a big part of the career that 1 choose. —Stephanie Brenneman 5 V V Taking those very important notes is Bert Stoeklin in Calculus. Stationed at the computer is Kieth Locmandy with Randy Pierce next to him. both perplexed at what they have accomplished. Among the students taking part in a French Lab are Tinya Fisher and Stephanie Decker. Not just language Foreign language department decided to hold an Open house and invite all foreign language students and their families around the Christmas season. Tables were filled with such foods as German torts, dulce del sol (a Spanish bread), and buche de noel from Frances, and much more. The students also sang Christmas carols in their foreign languages. 54 Foreign Language Taking a language not only gives students an opportunity to learn a se- cond language, but also learn the many aspects of the culture that goes with it. The first year German classes may have ex- perienced their first culture shock when they sampled the foods of a typical German breakfast. Reactions were varied because of the unique taste to the students palates. The third'and fourth year French classes went on a field trip to the Holi- day Inn on the Lake in Chicago. The hotel boasts a French kitchen and the students ate their meals “French buffet style”. Yet, despite the food and other cultural aspects, the language itself poses the most pro- blems. Many studnets face the trauma at least one time or another of not understanding a word the teacher is say- ing. But, as time goes by and skills sharpen, listen- ing gets easier. ‘‘When I first walked into my Spanish class,” say Theata Lambert, Sra. Sherck started to rattle off. At first I didn't understand but I gradual- ly caught on. Now, I at least understand a word or two.” by Karen Reid diooliin 9 at n oCan quaqe “I’m learning how to speak and unders- tand Spanish and not just memorize words for tests. —Bridget Curtis EJ “Foreign language classes are not only for the language but also for the culture that goes with it.” —Jim Kiernan 5 “A foreign language, especially Spanish, helps you broaden your knowledge of other cultures.” —Collin Kebo 5 Making crepes in French class are Going over a difficult problem on a Julie Miles. Doug Watson and Mary German assignment is Sara Smith. O'Connell. Herr Adam Bossnack and Carol Maylath. French includes lots of hard work and study such as what Mary Cvanaugh is doing. Foreign Language 55 Examining sketches of students work is Jim Kiernan. who is planning a portfolio Swift but delicate strokes are demonstrated by Angelene Skjold to Patty Pittman. Careful attention is paid by Linda Long arms are a part of the Kilbert and Heidie Edman to Chinese sculptured figure created by sketching Richard Estes in 3D class. 56 Art Soft stroking Putting the final touchs on his model is Robert Hand. Art at ECHS has drawn a lot more students this year, says art department head, Mr. Tom Grove. Art is becoming more in- teresting because of the many things it has to of- fer, such as art apprecia- tion, sculpture and ad- vanced placement. Encouraging students to develop creative pro- blem solving techniques is basically what the art department wanted students to develop. Art helps students develop self-esteem,” says Mrs. Cindi Marks. It’s a good way to ex- press your feelings and emotions,” says art stu- dent Brad Hively. Various sculputre ex- hibitions and art exhibits A whale ol a sculpture is created by Scott Hayes were just a few of the many trips taken by the art classes. Miss Pam Smith's stu- dent availed themselves of the services of many visiting artist. One of these were Angeline Sli- jold, Chinese painter. Art exhibits held during March proved to be eyeopening for Central students. ECHS ranked fifth out of sixty-four schools and also receiv- ed four golden key awards which were given to Dan Bradshaw, Heidi Edman, Laura Gomel and Laura Hungate. “We should be very proud of these ac- complishments that we have made,” said Heidi Edman. by Martha Werbiansky cLoohinq at 4rt P Art class is not just studio art but exposes students to Art history and art appreciation. m, W —Ann Hungate 9 Tf Art class has helped me to decide what I am going to do in the W vl ■ future . . . Art. JP ill — Heidi Edman J ” - G We work all year on fundraisers and various projects for the trip to New York City in the spring. -Chris Tremse 9 G Art gives me a chance to be creative and ex- press myself. — Kathy Hall 9 Getting down at the Sweetheart Dance is junior Karen Reid. Seven black professional women, brought together by Goldie Ivory. •‘And the beat goes on” is one song Human Relations Director, tell stories students are dancing to at the Black of growing up black and making it in History Club’s Sweetheart Dance. society. Supervised by Mr. Robert Johnson, students gather for Soul Food Taste Day” sponsored by Black History Club. 58 Black History Art Cultures explored Dancing at the sweetheart dance are Tisha Jackson. Irene Suggs. Derick Smith and Joe McDaniel. The Black History Club sponsored three cultural events for students to share and learn the unique aspects of the Black culture. Two members gave speeches over the PA system through the four week period on notewor- thy Black figures that have contributed significantly to the Black culture. Because some foods and styles of cooking become snynonymous with certain ethnic groups, the Black History Club sponsored its se- cond annual ‘‘Soul Food Taste Day.” The popular “Sweetheart Dance,” also in its second year, ended the club’s activities. Kebbie Robinson said, “The reason we hold these events is that we just can not let the year go by without letting others know that though we have fought to be mainstreamed in society.” The Art Council painted Christmas scene murals, featuring colorful carols at the Pierre Moran Mall. In the spring, they made creative maps of historical landmarks in Elkhart, sold them and used the money for their trip to New York where they attended a Broad- way play, looked through museums and had lots of fun. Art Council in Times Square include Ann Hungate. Cheryl Ratdkie, and Chris Tremse, Kelly Keifer. Laura Laura Hungale. Snow. Maria Spears. Dave Franklin. Black History Arts 59 Formal and informal wall covering are what Interior Designs student such as Debbie Wild enjoy workmi on. 60 Home Ec Practical living n Home Economics,” says Kelly Kain, “you learn many valuable things that will help you in the future.” If a student is planning to move ahead in areas that deal with children, such as Day Care Center work, teaching special education classes, or teaching handicapped children, courses in child guidance and child development are helpful. Advanced child development, a new class, teaches various ways in which you can handle problems that arise with children. ‘‘Learning different techniques in handling children, says Debbie Krallman, “will always be helpful to me in the future.” “Housing and Con- sumer Ed. are excellent courses,” says Kelly Toure, “that prepare you Chic ways of decorating a room to her taste is the interest of Tammy Rowe, who is exploring Interior Design. for the first years of living on your own.” Skills such as getting the most for your money and buying that dream house are also taught. If you want to show love and artistic ability for your future home, courses such as Interior Decorating and Home Arts would be very helpful. “When I have my own home, I want to be able to decorate it with flair.” says Julie Swanson. Home Economics taught by Miss Karen Klarecki, Mrs. Marylyn Moore and Mrs. Virginia Spring not only offers child development and decorating classes but also a wide variety of clothing classes, such as Clothing I. “I like clothing because it gives you an opportunity to show your own talents and be creative.” said Pam Ball. by Lori Delong n9 at rrHoohi -ome (Cconomicd We taught a nursery school with 15 children and learned a lot about children. —Tracey Szucs 9 In cooking class I learned to garnish to make food look more appetizing. — Debbie Wild 9 ve learned how to sew better and more independently. What I’m learning will help me later in life. — Rachel Nusbaum 9 HomeEc 61 Helping Denise Shelton with her tax forms, is Mrs. Patti Pletcher in Business Law. With the help of an adding machine. Mary Calvert finishes her accounting. 62 Business Computer training Computers were an added touch to the Business classes. Although computers have been used in ad- vanced accounting classes before, they have spread throughout the Business classes. Beginning accounting students found how com- puters can make their work easier. They spent a couple of weeks on one unit, doing accounting problems with the use of computers. Students in Business World used the com- puters to make bank reconciliations, while marketing students work- ed on inventory pro- blems. Computers were also tested by Business Management students working on a budget pro- gram. A payroll com- puter program was set Taking notes on major points of in Decked out in blue and white. Mrs terest is a must in Business Law and Virginia Ogren explains a problem to Management class. her students up for Business Orienta- tion students. Each of the classes in the Business Department had a chance at working with computers for a few weeks. This was done to give the students a chance to see how com- puters are used and will be used in the business world in future years. ‘‘All the students find the computers fun at first, but the more ad- vanced they become, the more they become dislik- ed, specially those students who have trou- ble concentrating,” said Ms. ogren, head of the department. Word Processing was experienced on com- puters by students in Shorthand 3-4 and Typ- ing 3-4 classes. It is a new way of typing manuscripts in a more ef- ficient and easier way. by Bernadette Cortas cLoohinCf at 'uSineAA In Business Manage- ment you work with taxes, the stock market, and you get in- volved with a lot of class discussion. —Julie DuBois Accounting is useful because everybody ues the ideas introduc- ed in accounting in day-to-day life. —Mark Querry 2 Nails help Jim Tinsley keep his pro- ject for Woods class together oCooLinfi at J)ndustriaf After studying Draf- ting you can actually understand how things are constructed. —Tim Brink The Architecture program here at Central is one of quality and ex- cellence and is just that much closer to my goal of becom- ing an architect. —Tim O'Connell 64 Industrial Arts Learning by doing As students learn- ed how to build a cabinet, fix a car, or work with a stereo speaker, they got to use their hands, and do things on their own. Explaining about Auto mechanics, Kevin Mills said, “You learn more about automobiles, car- burators, and how to ad- just them, about internal combustion and how to tune up a car.” He also added that you learn how to keep the electric equipment, like your radio in good condition. “They also teach you how to adjust and replace brakes and even how to change a tire.” In metals class, students learned how to make their own tools and work with metals. It helps you design and im- mprove your skills to operate many different types of machines, stated Ross Haynes. Architect students designed and built houses. Graphic art students did projects such as printing up pro- grams for the school. In woods, items such as cabinets, tables, and stands were built. “You get to learn about the dif- ferent types of woods, tools and machines and how to use them all together to build many different projects,” said Bobby Dudeck. by Anna Anderson Making sure the smoothness is just right on his wood project is Jerry Hump Lines must be precise in drafting class for senior Brad McDowell. Industrial Arts 65 Thunder rolls On February 2nd the basketball in- tramural season ended with thrill- ing championship game. Although 8 teams had vied for the title, only 2 remained, the pre- tourney favorites, “The Chocolate Thunder” and the “perennial under- dogs, the Rejects plus two”. The Thunder spor- ting a 9 and 1 record was fresh from a senfti-final victory over the “Weekend Warriors”, (27-23). The rejects had a much tougher semi- final but prevailed over chuck Filley's team 20-17. Although they lacked the talent of the “Thunder”, the “Re- jects” made up for it with a huge amount of tenaci- ty and kept the cham- pionship game close, trailing 10 to 7 at half- time. The “Thunder”, who seemed shocked by the fact that they were only ahead by three points at the half, came out smoking in the se- cond period and jumped out to a 6 point lead. But the Rejects” displaying great zeal with just seconds left sent it into overtime knotted at 19 to 19. It was in the overtime period that the “Rejects” learned how important free throws are in basketball. Their failure at the foul line cost them the game 26 to 25. For the “Rejects plus two” the final score was a bitter pill to swallow. But for the “Chocolate Thunder” — Frank Calhoun, Derrick Curry, Swayne Ellison, Reggie Harris, Alphonso James, and Monty Ulis—it was an accomplishment to be proud of. by Anthony Bonds ■Reject'' forward John Kelly finds an opening m the zone defense of the Thunder” and exploits it for two points. Although free throws shooting was a hinderance to the Rejects. Paul Romanetz sunk two free throws here. Reject” guard Scott Atkinson at tempts a difficult shot as Reggie Har- ris goes for the block. 66 Intramurals With junior Alphonso James supply- ing the defense Scott Atkinson moves the ball up-court for the ' Rejects'' After another one of his team s patented fast-breaks. Reggie Harris scores for the “Thunder as his op- ponents look-on. Intramurals 67 Miss Brill (BrigicJ Curtis) angrily ac- cuses Ann (Carla Weaver) of cheating on her I.O. exam. Thinking that everything is almost over. Mrs. Gillbreath (Julie O'Brien) calmly gives a sigh of relief. Mrs. Gillbreath (Julie O'Brien) kmdley tries to calm her husband (Jeff Spencer) down. 68 Thespians Awards presented First year drama director Kevin Ong had his work cut out for him, but he had the help of talented young actors and actresses. At the Thespian Banquet. Robert Jones was named best actor and Carla Weaver was named best actress. Brady Severns and Beverly Bean were named best supporting actors actresses, respectively. Jennifer Hill was recognized as outstanding technician and Jeff Spencer was named most promising new talent. Cymantha Gonser and Cathy Schaefers received the Outstanding Thespians award. Eleven new members were inducted and the new officers took the place of the old ones. The new officers are Jeff Spencer, president; Theresa Cortas, vice- president; Jennifer Mathias, secretary; and Carla Weaver, treasurer. “Cheaper by the Dozen” A comedy was performed by the Thespians in the Spring. The play was about a domineering father who is also an efficiecy expert. Mr. Gillbreath (Jeff Spencer) and Miss Brill (Brigid Curtis) are surprised with Ann's quick answers. Ann (Carla Weaver) reluctanfley turns down Larry's (Randy God- shalks) offer for a date to the prom. Thespians 69 Another first An all school assembly performed by Shades and Jazz band was a first. ‘‘It made me nervous to perform in front of the school because all of my friends were there,” said Steve Stewart. It was almost the most challenging performance we did this year.” “But,” said Julie Ewart, “we really warmed up to the audience after a while, and we were glad that they were appreciative because that’s the essence of performing.” Sophomores begin in either boys’ or girls’ choir. According to sophomore Sonia Simmons, “Girls’ choir helps by preparing you in sightreading and other skills required for bigger and better things.” While performing the song The Rose,” the concert choir, the top singers, used sign language so that the deaf could understand, Cicely Rice explained, “It was one of the most beautiful scenes a person could witness.” Smiles are always present when girls choir rehearses Concentration is a key factor when Mrs. Flora plays the piano. jCoohincj at Ck loir Our Goal in Shades is to make people happy with our music.—Debbie Stahr Concert choir has never been dull. It has always been a learning ex- perience. — Mark Wood A busy day is always ahead for Con- cert Choir students 70 Choir A brief pause is taken to study the next verse by Melody Huff. Shades of Blue—Front Row: Ralph White. Carla Weaver. Bev Bean. Julie O'Brien. Steve Stuart. Brigid Curtis. Debbie Stahr. Row 2: Dave Franklin. Bob Jones. Lisa Edlen. Darren Messick. Melinda Minzey. Kim Warner. Kelly Miller. Jenny Rodino. Sara Smith. Back Row: Julie Ewart. Lisa St. Jean. Cmdy Searcey. Chuck Fletcher. Alicia Wise. Rusty Knox. Caroline Rose. Jim McNeely. Paul Seegers. Jason Cornett. Mike Johnson. Timff Casey. Concert Choir—Front Row: Debbie Stahr, Julie O’Brien. Cindy Crow. Denise Shelton. Jenny Rodino. Leslie Barfell. Julia Alger. Jackie Fisher. Lori DeLong. Caroline Southworth. Michelle Yoder. Bev Ben. Ann Hungate. Cindy Searcy. Carla Weaver Row 2: Tami Lawrence. Marlyce Pittman. Lisa St Jean. Alicia Wise. Kelly Miller. Betsy Broadbent. Melinda Mmzey. Dema Aifrey. Leanne Kirts. Lori Ward. Laura Myers. Connie Danner. Judy Stansell. Tami Nuet. Lisa Edlund. Row 3: Lauri Fulmer. Caroline Rose. Chris Watkins. Jody Lail. Darren Messick. Paul Mullins. Lonnie Allen. Mark Wood. Robert Nand. Terry Porter. Ivory Gates. Bob Jones. Sue Galscow. Nancy Keyse. Laura Peters. Shari Courtney Back Row: Kim Warner. Melody Baker. Mike Johnson. Tim O'Connell. Ralph White. Eddie Coleman. Paul Seegers. Steve Stewart. James McNeely. Dave Franklin. Rusty Knox. Brad Jones. Jeff Casey. Tim Woods. Leslie Riblet. and Choir 71 Orchestra: Front Row: Susie Fritschi, Margie Mark. Natalie Kocanowski. Sherry Walser. Katie Wiess. Tom Pugh. Betsy Broadbent. Row 2: Julie Ewart. JoAnn Mortimer. Martha Werbiansky. Tanya Lebarski. Sara Smith. Tinya Fisher. Jennifer Hill. Valerie Wilson. Sue Klofpenstein Row 3: Cymantha Barden. Randy Chaney. Pat Kieper. Robin Wright. Tammy Walker. Carla Chute. Kebbie Brown. Elizabeth Thomas. Gayle Holycross. Todd Wright. Gregg Kronewitter. Jeff Risius. Dave Ray. Dave Smithi. Mike Murphy Row 4: Chuck Fletcher. Jeff Stone. Steve Hunsberger. Rob Fox. Bill Flora. Jeff Wilsey, Nancy Keyse. Staci Foy. Larry Bracken. Jane Best. Amy Mann. Brady Bailiff. Carol Brainard. Back Row: Linda Kilbert. Dave Jones, and Ken Oakeson. 72 Orchestra Going for it! Orchestra at ECHS has a lot going for it, said concert mistress Susi Fritschi. “It gives a music student a chance to experience many dif- ferent moods and types of music.” The best music I like to play is the pop music,” said Natalie Kowkanowski. “It’s up to date and makes a con- cert more exciting.” The orchestra at Cen- tral does not just sit around playing classical music. They also go on trips to hear good music, music played by the best. Seeing Itzak Perlman, one of the world’s greatest violinists, was one of the more exciting and educa- tional field trips taken by the orchestra class. Go- ing to see Perlman was a great experience,” said Sam Bardon. It was fun to see someone play who makes it fun to watch!” A T-Shirt with ECHS printed on it, was presented to Mr. Perlman dCoohiny at Orchestra Orchestra is good to give one a feeling of accomplishment. — Randy Chaney 9 Orchestra is dif- ferent! That’s what makes it more interesting. — Mike Murphy 9 Orchestra is great! When it all comes together, there is beautiful music. — Valerie Wilson 9 after his concert for high school students. “We were really surprized that he even remembered us from his visit here a few years back, said Juli Ewart. Mrs. Nancy Morese from the Ft. Wayne sym- phonic orchestra acted as guest soloist at the “Opus 83 . “I was very impressed with her play- ing,” said JoAnn Mor- timer. “She plays the harp very well, and it’s an instrument you don’t see around all the time.” “One of the best con- certs that we gave all year was for 800 fourth graders,” said Tom Pugh. The fourth graders and the orchestra students all had a real good time and really lik- ed the music.” “I thought the fourth graders were fun and hoped that we left a big impression on them to help support the or- chestra and recruit new members for next year,” said Kevin Brown. by Martha Werbiansky Positioning the fingers takes practice form from Mike Murphy. Orchestra 73 Performing one of the half-time shows which on them a first division ranking at contest is the Blazer Brigade Jazz Band: Front Row: Greg Cripe. Jeff Wilsey. Eric Steffen. John Myers. Steve Moore. Carla Chute. Staci Foy Row 2: Jami Young. Bob Wiegner. Dave Smith. Dave Jones. Karen DeFries. David Ray Scott Nusbaum. Back Row: Amy Peterson. Chuck Fletcher. Jeff Stone. Jeff Spencer. Jeff Risius. Gregg Kronwitter. Todd Wright. Doug Thursby Displaying her talent on the trom- bone is senior Linda Kilbert. Symphonic Band: Front Row: Sara Smith. Melmda Smith. Tinya Fisher. Chris Riggs. Katie Murphy. Robin Peirsol. Jenny Bell, Tracey Warrick. Julie Miles. Beth Boyer. Elizabeth Thomas. Gail Holycross Row 2: Kevin Brown. Carla Chute. Nancy Keyse. Teresa Cortas. Larry Bracket. Staci Foy. Jennifer Hill. Gina Blough. Matt Landrum. Brian Armstrong. Eric Steffen. John Meyers. Jane Best. Amy Mann. Brady Bailiff. Carol Brainard. Row 3: Tish Lovan. Amy Peterson. Shelly Shaum. Kim Clark. Chris Haus. Jeff Risius, Gregg Kronwitter. Todd Wright. Randy Risiusm. G egg Kronewitter. Todd Wright. Randy Bristol. Jeff Spencer. Doug Thursby. Nick Brady. Brian Pletcher. Cindy Shaum. Al McCourt. Dawn Slessman. Steve Moore. Jeff Wilsey, Mike Swansen. Karol Stoffer. Bob Charles. Ken Oakeson. Bob Wiegner. David Jones. Linda Kilbert Back Row: Jamie Young. Rob Fox. Steve Hunsberger. Jeff Stone. Chuck Fletcher. Bill Flora. Sean Gruber. Levi Gregory. David Ray. Scott Nusbaum. Dave Smith. Karen DeFries. Tom Arnold. Randy Bollmar. Ed Hruby. Greg Cripe. 74 Band Beating Memorial While the band, in marching uniforms, crowd- ed around Cen- tral's band director, Gerald Knipfel who was unsuccessfully withholding the results; he eventually shouted, “I can't hold it in anymore. You were second—you beat Memorial!” The annual Tops in Pops’ concert was a grand success with a sold out house and Con- te Condoli of the Johnny Carson Show as guest trumpet soloist. The band not only im- proved their status dur- ing marching season but also maintained their prestige as an excellent symphonic band at Con- test earning a first divi- sion in class A competi- tion and scores 7 7 8 making them number one. The jazz band dis- tinguished themselves also. They were picked as one of six outstanding bands of the sixteen par- ticipating in the Western Michigan Jazz Festival. Recipients of awards there were Greg Kronewitter for Outstan- ding Lead Trumpet, Dave Jones for Outstanding Performance within band and John Myers who not only received the outstanding Soloist award but also was awarded a $2,000 scholarship to attend the University. byKarenReid Marching in the Kilchner Oktoberfest Displaying their talents on the (lutes parade in Canada in October is our are Sara Smith. Melinda Smith and own Blazer Brigade Tinya Fisher. With clarinet and trombone in hand. Kevin Brown and Linda Kilbert prepare for their solos in the OPUS '83 concert. at $and Blazerettes helps develop discipline and patience. —Ann Krider To most band students music is an emotion ex- pressed though sound. —Tinya Fisher Band gives me an oppor- tunity to express my feel- ings and emotions through music. —Kevin Brown Band 75 Gym constructed The new two million dollar ad- dition, not only added new scenery but also expand- ed the activities of the Physical Education and Driver’s Education classes. With the use of the new gymnasium, gym classes played raquet- ball, volleyball, and many other sports, without having to worry about going outside. Physical Education classes also had the chance to par- ticipate in a variety of dif- ferent sports because of the new facilities. New facilities included four rooms which are equipped to be used as either handball or raquet- ball courts. “Being able to learn the skills of play- ing handball and raquet- ball in a high school gym Placing the racquet in line with the ball helps Jodi Miller make for an ex- cellent shot. class is great,” says Tammy Buckley. With all these new facilities, Physical Educa- tion department is grow- ing as far as courses are concerned. Indoor tennis courts were also installed so that when it is raining outside, the gym can be eaily converted into two full size tennis courts. The new facilities give us more toom to do things,” says Lisa Burkey. “Gym class is actually exciting!” Driver Education rooms were also added to the new addition. The simulator and instructing rooms were moved from- the art hallway to their own wing, giving 80 students a chance to take Driver Education in- stead of the usual 30. by Karo Sabo Stretch exercises help gym students prepare for a long hour of work. 76 P.E. Driver’s Ed. Along with driving outside comes the bookwork and studying inside. Placing herself in a simulator helps Tanya Lebarski get a feel for driving. j: ookincj at JPliyiiccil Educati on Life saving tough me a lot and I think that’s impor- tant for everyone. — Melody Huff Gym is fun if you like a lot of activity early in the morning. — Robert Nand 2 Learning new sports and skills is fun but it is a time to work out and get my adrenalin pumping. —Anne Biddlecome 0 Let’s hear it E-C-H-S, we are the best, you got it!” was one of the many chants lead by the cheerleaders. The faithful fans that followed the football and basketball teams to all the away games helped the teams achieve many victories. Standing in the rain at the Mighigan City Elston football game to fans go- ing all the way jp to LaPorte just to see EC was just one of the ways support was shown. “I feel we had a lot of dedication from people who supported us. Said Jenny Rodino. The cheerleaders are not the spirit,” said Kassie Wagner.” The fans are the spirit; we are just the spirit leaders.” “Pep club helped out tremendously,” said Cynthia Stoops. They made all the super signs that were at the games. During basketball sec- tionals, the Blazer Bunch, with their blue and white shirts, rattled their keychains and yelled Showing off her ability to life heavy objects is Kassie Wagner carrying Brian Buckley on her back their loudest, to attract the opponents attention, which helped the team beat Memorial. The Blazer Bunch is a start of good spirit, but we need a lot more.” Said sponsor Cynthia Stoops. “Spirit section is really a lot of fun,” said member Julie Ewart “Mrs. Stoops has good ideas and the steering committee uses those and their own ideas to make the game plans.” by Kara Sabo Central's varsity and JV cheerleaders walk off the floor after a grand perfor- mance at a pep rally. With grace, style and a little silliness, Brian Buckley gets the student body pepped up for their big game. During a time out, the varsity cheerleaders show off their school spirit. 78 Spirit Cheerleaders During a pep rally the student body shows an excessive amount of spirit. Varsity Cheerleaders—Front Row: Kassie Wagner. Stephanie Decker. Natalie Kochanowski. Back Row: Jenny Rodino. Wendi Landis. Gina Papa. Connie Danner Junior Varsity Cheerleader —Front Row: Cami Kollat. Kara Sabo. Jenny Merrifield. Kathy Love. Back Row: Karen Kurth. Tammy Buckley. Dru Dougherty Spirit Cheerleaders 79 Demonstrating a perfect forehand Laurie Fulmer helps the tennis team to an undefeated regular season. Senior John Myers, whose consistant play help the Blazer golf team rank fourth in the state, practices his swing before a match. 80 Athletic Division SaCcct Mete Athletics Red, white and blue ribbons, trophies and plaques, whether they are stacked away in a box collecting dust or they are sitting on top of a mantle of a fireplace being dusted twice a day, still mean the same thing, acomplish- ment. Strengths to strive foreward to—these are what make ECHS sports so strong. As football season came, spirit and pride follow- ed. As the season ended an 8-2 record, good old Mangy Lion stayed to remind us of an unforgetable season. Boys’ swimming team reached their 100th win and girls' swimming completed their second year of being undefeated and ninth year of being sec- tional champs. Girls' track also ranked as an undefeated team this year. Boys’ basketball had a not so good season of 13-10, but it was worth all the pain as the clock ticked away, and Central defeated Memorial at the sectionals. ECHS also placed third in state in girls’ tennis and Fourth in state competition in golf. by Daniela Vukosavljevic The soccer team's leading scorer Kenneth Anderson displays his defensive skills as he goes for the ball against Memorial. Athletic Division 81 Senior quarterback Scott Eaton, subbing tor Andy Parmater. buys himself some time by breaking to the outside to find an open receiver. Senior David Robison heads downfield after eluding a LaSalle defender. After receiving a punt. Dennis Robin- son follows his blockers up-fiefd. Senior letterman Jimmy Kiernan makes a strong cut as he goes for good yardage against South Bend LaSalle 4. 82 Varsity Football Despite injuries Backed by a high powered offense, a solid defense, the experience of 16 returning lettermen, the Blazers once again finished with an im- pressive record (8-2) and a 2nd place finish in the NIC. Despite these results the Blue bunch once again failed in their quest for the play-offs and one of the reasons for this was injuries. Early and mid-season injuries were key factors as senior starters John Cunningham (C-P), An- dy Parmater (QB), and David Robinson (RBO) all suffered injuries. The loss of Parmater for the season was definitely the biggest loss for the Blazers. Andy was a sure-fire all-state can- didate and though he played in only 4 games he still led the team in passing, completing 70 of 125 attempts (56%) for 1,108 yards. He also led the NIC with 14 touchdown passes and received UPI all-state honorable mention. Despite these losses, Central continued to win, leaving Coach Kurth with nothing but praise for his team. “I think this is one of the finest football teams we’ve had at Cen- tral. We don’t know how far we could have gone if we didn’t have all those injuries! Coach Kurth also regretted the graduation of the seniors. One of those seniors and a member of the UPI all-state team, Richard Delks, expressed a small feeling of disappointment over the seasons. I think we could have been better if it weren’t for the injuries that hap- pened, said the three- year letterman. I guess we were a little disap- pointed that we didn’t make the playoffs.” Senior Scott Eaton did a fine job replacing Par- mater at quarterback, completing 50% of his passes for 804 yards and 8 touchdowns in six games. The great play of the offensive line helped sophomore Mark Stevens lead the team in rushing with 600 yards on just 69 carries. Stevens also set a school record with 241 yards in one game against South Bend Washington. All-NIC team member Brian Buckleylead the defense with 176 points followed by senior Woody Koerting with 162. Woody also made the all-NIC team along with Scott Eaton, Richard Delks, Paul Taylor, Dennis Robinson, Andy Parmater and Wayne Bias. A LaSalle running back is burned in a sea of blue as the “Blue Crunch Bunch” stops him for no gain. Varsity Football 83 JV excells With an abun- dance of underclass talent, the junior varsity football team turned in a fine season. Under the leadership of head coaches Bob Her- rick and Frank Serge, the team finished the season with an impressive record of 5 wins and 1 loss. Like the varsity team, the JV squad was back- ed by a high-powered of- fense and an enthusiastic defense that stopped several teams cold. Despite this obvious talent, the Blazers never got complacent and played consistently well throughout the season. Two of the JV team’s wins were particularly im- pressive. A twelve point victory over crosstown rival Memorial and a 33 to 6 route over perennial power Mishawaka. Those two wins alone were enough to raise the con- fidence of the talented underclassmen. Varsity coach Tom Kurt also praised the team, and he definitely feels that they have an outstanding future. by Anthony Bonds JV running back Tim Burns his speed to get outside for a long gain. Varsity Football-Front Row: Paul Taylor. Scott Dorrier. Keith Graham. Neal McGhee. Terrance Larkin. Row 2; Jonny Kiernan. Johnny Hence. Tim Debliy. Coach Dave Peterson. Coach Frank Serge. Head Coach Tom Kurth, Coach E b Herrick. Coach Phil Stillson, Coach Dave Evans. David Robinson. Maurice Ellison. Vincent Sharp. Row 3: Alfonzo James. Terrance Sharp. Dave Bengal. Rob LaRocca. Paul Mullins. Rocco Pace. Matt Yeakey. Tim Terlep. Rene Erchetea. Tim Doyle. David Robison. Row 4: Dave Donnell. Michael Buggs. Darren Messick. Terry Lovelady. Paul Romantz. Andy Parmeter. Richard Delks. Tom O’Connell. Scott Eaton. Mark Stevens. Dan Pinglore. Levar Johnson. Brian Buckley. Scott Pickrell Back Row: Brian McKenna. Kurt Wambaugh. Wayne Lysocki. Woody Koerting. Steve Schnell. Jon Cunningham. James Blessing. Wayne Bias. Mike Graff. Pat Stevens. Dave Shnell. Coy Brown. 84 Football While his offensive line supplies great protection. Dave Schnell spots an open receiver Varsity Football ECHS OPP S.B. Adams 34 13 S B. Clay 28 10 Elston 28 22 S B. LaSalle 20 8 Memorial 9 2 Mishawaka 27 18 Penn 14 31 S.B. Riley 17 0 S B. Wash. 35 9 Season Record: 8-1 J.V. Football ECHS OPP Adams 20 16 Clay 14 21 Elston 0 12 LaSalle 18 12 Memorial 14 26 Mishawaka 0 6 Penn 0 15 Riley 12 0 Washington 28 0 Season Record: 4-5 The JV version of the Crunch Bunch closes in on an unfortunate Caveman runner. Football 85 Volleyball Tennis Goshen 3-0 LaSalle 5-0 M C. Elston 2-3 Memorial 5-0 Penn 2-3 Marion 3-2 Mishawaka 5-0 S.B. Washington 5-0 S B. Riley 4-1 Howe 4-0 S.B. Clay 4-1 S.B. Adams 1-4 Concord 4-1 Northwood 3-1 Jimtown 5-0 Sectional-1st. Regional—1st. Lost in semi-state to Munster. Season Record: 12-3 Westview ECHS 2 OPP 0 St. Joe 0 2 Goshen 1 2 Northwood 0 2 Concord 1 2 Marian 0 2 LaSalle 0 2 Elston 1 2 Memorial 1 2 Penn 1 2 Wawasee 1 2 Mishawaka 1 2 Washington 0 2 Riley 1 2 Clay 2 0 Adams 1 2 Northridge 0 2 Season Record: 2-15 All-conferenqe selection Mike Van keeps his eye on the ball and delivers a penfcct serve. Teammate Lauri Fulmer watches Jody Lail as she prepares to spike the ball. Bunting the ball to a teammate is junior Brigid Curtis as Lauri Fulmer and Kim Shroff look on. With her knee on the floor, senior Number 2 singles player Zach Huth Jody Lail sets the ball for a teammate. uses a forehand to return an op- ponents serve. 86 Tennis Volleyball Amazing tennis Tennis was definitely a shocker! The team, which featured no seniors, was supposed to be in a year of rebuilding. But head coach Russ Busse and the players surprised everyone with a 12 and 3 regular season record, wins in both the sectional and regional and a ranking of 19 in the state at season's end. It was easily the most successful Boys’ tennis team Central has had since the EHS split. One of the main reasons for the team’s success was the play of its doubles—Juniors John Mulgrew and Mike Van Horn, the team’s number ond doubles combination, finished the season with an impressive 16-3 record. They were also selected to the all-NIC team. Sophomore Scot Bradley and junior Craig Erekson formed the number two doubles team and they ended the season at 15-3. Todd Denton, Zuth Huth, and Rick Wiskotoni also provided strong play as they handled the number three singles respectively. The talented trio combined for a record of 36 wins and 18 losses. Denton was particularly surprised by the team's post-season success. “We had a great sectional and regional,” said the junior letterman. “I didn’t think we’d have as good a season as we did.” The team finished the season with an overall recorded of 16-4. They had a 6 and 3 record in the conference and finished in 4th place. They won 3 sectional and 1 regional match before losing to Munster in the semi-state. Coach Busse was very delighted about the team’s season. He also felt that there is room for improvement. “We could always be better,” he said. “The boy’s worked hard at it. They worked and they achieved success.” Spiking, setting, serving, and leadership are all part of Kika Brown’s volleyball team. Ms. Brown explained, “We had hoped to improve significantly on last year’s win-loss record and introduce the “3-hitter offense.” The offense worked quite well, and she was pleased with how quickly the players were able to learn the new system. Captains, Laurie Fulmer and Lisa Foltz provided strong and positive leadership. I felt that Lisa and I helped a strong and positive attitude team,” commented Laurie Fulmer. “The whole team made it possible for us to be the best we could be, and we did very good on our new offense technique.” by Anthony Bond, Anna Anderson Tennis—Front Row: Dave Speas, Busse, Jett McCarroll. Jeff Flora. Troy Todd Parker, Craig Campbell. Rick Bradely. Zach Huth. John Mulgrew. Greg Cripe. John Greener, Coach Wright. Back Row: Todd Denton, Wiskitoni. Mike Van Horn. Scott and Craig Erickson. Tennis Volleyball 87 Lacking depth Lack of depth and experience were the major factors in the 3 and 6 season. Head coach Marshell Seller’s fielded a team of 13 runners, 10 of whom were either sophomores or freshmen. Despite these draw backs, the team re- mained competitive throughout the season and were able to ad- vance beyond the sectional. Senior Dan Sellers, the team’s most valuable runner, felt some good came out of the season despite the dismal record. “We had a good team to work with, he said. “It developed real well from the beginning. They knew what they needed to do most of the time and everyone had a good attitude.” The under classmen were definitely the backbone of the team with sophomores Robert Krause, Kevin Dunithan, Randy Bristol, and Scott Ezzal all winning letter. Ezzal was also named Top Sophomore Runner. Freshman David Little also lettered. Dunithan, who turned in a very consistant season for the team, felt that inexperience was the thing that did the Blazers in. We had good concen- tration and were pretty serious about our runn- ing,” said the letterman. “But we were young and sometimes were distracted from our goals. We had a couple of sophomores who were forced to be leaders on the team.” by Anthony Bonds Before the Penn meet, senior Dan At a track meet. Mrs. Bob Battjes, Sellers helps teammate Robert track coach, gives some helpful Kruase prepare for the five kilometer pointers, run. Senior Gina Herald displays top form as she strives for victory against Penn. Senior Greg Bumbic grimaced as he crosses the finish-line exhaustedly. Cross Country—Front Row: Tom Fritchi. Dave Little. Scott Ezzell. John Riggs. Randy Bristol. Back Row: Robert Krause. Kevin Dunithan. Greg Bambic. Dave Smith. Dan Sellers. Bob Davidson. With the end of the run drawing near. Dan Sellers prepares to make his move. ECHS OPP Snider Invitational 8th Northrop Invitational 10th South Bend LaSalle 21 34 South Bend Adams 32 25 Michigan City Elston 36 25 Mishawaka 39 20 South Bend R ey 32 23 South Bend Clay 28 29 Harding Invitational 77th South Bend Washington 26 31 Memorial 37 21 Penn 34 22 Sectional 11th Regional 8th Season Record 3-6 Undefeated Season Undefeated season two years in a row, NIC champs, 9th sec- tional championship in a row, and 9th in the state. With all these statistics.it is easy to tell that you are talking about the girls’ swimming team. “This year was a total team effort!’’, stated Coach Karen Leeth of her Blue Wave team. But every team has their in- dividual assets and all six were state qualifiers. I feel that Tish Lovan, Tracy Warrick, Lil Brown, Jenny Turnock, Carolyn rose, Connie Minzey were definite assets to the team, but we were still a total team effort!” Swimming is impor- tant to me and I think it has always been a total team effort. We are not a group of swimmers on a team; we are a team of swimmers,” commented Tish Lovan. When the Blue Wave vs.Penn meet for the NIC championship was under way, both teams made an endless effort down to the last relay. Fortunately for Mrs. Leeth, the Blue Wave pulled through in the last relay for the win. Next year’s goals are a little bit better for the team, and Mrs. Leeth does not have any doubts about her girls.” We are going for another undefeated season, our third year in a row, our 10th sectional champion- ship, and eighth or better in the state finals. She also feels she has a great group of girls coming back. “Our incoming freshman class is very strong and this will give us more depth.” by Anna Anderson Carefully watching teammates Mary Jo Rolfson and Kim Thomas arrive and take off. respectively, are Kathryn Eslick and Carolyn Southworth. 90 Girls' Swimming i — Concentration and form are the only things on senior Tammy Rowe's mmd as she prepares to start the backstroke. A breath is taken by Junior Cathy Deputy as she swims the 500 meter freestyle. Freshman Jenny Turnock works on the butterfly in preparation for state relays. As she practices for state, senior Lilian Brown works on her form and style. Girls' Swimming ECHS OPP S B. Adams 86 76 S B. Clay 96 76 Elston 100 71 S B. LaSalle 103 68 Memorial 111 61 Mishawaka 112 60 Penn 102 67 S B. Riley 111 61 S B. Wash. 125 42 Season Record: 9-0 Swimming is important to senior Carolyn Rose since she qualified for state Girls' Swimming —Front Row: Coach Karen Leeth. Mgr. Anne Deputy. Melinda Minzey. Carolyn Rose. Dawn McAleer. Lilian Brown Heidi Edman. Dema Alfrey. Tammy Rowe. Row 2: Sue Edward. Amanda Miller. Cindy Searcy. Julie Lucchese. Lucinda Donnell. Kim Warner. Ann Hurley. Tish Lovan. Sue Glasgow. Mary Calvert. Cathy Deputy. Mary Jo Roltson. Carolyn Southworth, Back Row: Boo McAleer. Jennifer Hill. Lisa Boyer. Wendy Edman. Andra Richmond. Mindy Wolgamood. Erika Sacro. Toni May. Maryann Hosier. Connie Minzey. Karen Zehender. Kathryn Eslick. Kim Thomas. Margaret Rody. Tracy Warrick. Amanda Ramey. Jenni Pletcher. Jenny Turnock. Girls’ Swimming 91 Junior Darrel Williams, who led the Blazers in both tree-throw percentage and rebounds, displays his defensive skills in this rejection of a Concord shot. Forward John Froschauer. who led the team in a field-goal percentage (54%). pulls down a rebound in a 62 to 66 loss to Michigan City Rogers. As his Michigan City opponents look on helplessly, senior guard John Dye goes down the lane for an easy lay-up. 92 r Whipping Memorial by Anthony Bonds Despite the return of several experienced players and a wealth of talent, the boys’ basketball team didn't achieve its goal of a sectional championship. But head coach Ed McDowell and his cagers had few regrets about the season and the team. “We had a very good team,” said the third- year coach. “The final record (13-10) indicated the kind of team we had. We just weren’t consistant enough throughout the year.” Inconsistency was the earmark for the Blazers as senior Richard Delks put it, “We had our ups and downs. It took us a while to get where we needed to be when sectionals came. But we all had confidence in each other and as soon everyone knew what was expected of him he accepted it. Senior John Froschauer was a little more remorseful about the season. “We all felt we could have done better,” he said. “We were expecting more! we thought our record would be better. We dind’t work hard enough and we didn't play together (as a team) as much as we could have.” The result of the Blazer’s “up and down” season was 13 and 10 mark and an invitation to the sectional final. And, although that game ended in frustration, the Blazers placed two players on the all- sectional team with Delks and high scoring guard David Robinson making the squad. Robinson and Delks also made the all-county team along with Froschauer. Delks and Froschauer received academic all-state honorable-mention, and Robinson was selected on the all-NIC team. Leading scorer David Robinson, who also led the team in assists and steals, goes for two-points in the Blazer's 76-59 win. Senior forward Richard Delks prepares to drive in for a lay-up after a fast-break against Michigan City Rogers. Boys’ Basketball 93 Consistency Although the varsity team had trouble with consistency, the JV basketball team played consistently well throughout the season. Head coach Dennis Nowicki fielded a strong 11-man team that finished the season with an outstanding 16 and 4 record. The talented squad captured the Holiday Tournament crown and accomplished a major goal by defeating cross town rival, Memorial. Still, though they enjoyed great' success, some of the Blazer Cagers thought they could have done better. “We did okay I guess,” said sophomore guard TadSchrock. “We could have been better. We really only should have lost one game. Other than that we shouldn't have lost at all.” Schrock was second on the team in assists with 48 and second in free throw percentage hitting 66 % from the charity stripe. Forward Charles Woolwine who lead the team in free throw percentage (73%), felt that the team improved as the season progressed. “We learned to run our offense better,” he said. “We improved on defense. We played well together. We got out of control and started playing street ball. But the season went along alright.” He added, “We really stuck together.” With an organized team of all shapes, sizes and colors, fourth year coach Todi Velkoff tried to make an impressive team. Even though their record wasn’t anything to talk about, the girls concentrated on improving their offensive and defensive skills including patterns and zones. The Blazer girls were able to work together as a team. They communicated with each other, they helped each other and most important they became a unit. Each girl knew what their part was in making the girls a team and each one believed in herself. Seniors Linda Kilbert and Lisa Foltz received the Thomas Dusthimer basketball scholarship award. Varsity Basketball: Front Row: Johnson Row 2: Pat Stevens. John Williams. David Robinson Back Row: McDowell. Randy Godshalk Richard Delks. Dennis Robinson. Froschauer. Chris Thornton, Coach Managers Mark Monteith. Curt Craig Erekson, John Dye. Levat Ed McDowell. Ted Zirkle. Darrel McDowell. Joe Pierce, Brad 94 Boys’ Girls’Basketball A wide ball in the center of a mass of players is all that sophomore Lisa Burkey is concerned about getting. Varsity Basketball ECHS OPP Northwood 68 67 Goshen 57 58 Concord 76 59 Mishawaka 77 86 M C. Elston 75 64 M.C. Rogers 62 66 Jimtown 78 63 Concord 73 41 Memorial 61 64 Penn 57 54 S.B. Wash. 83 69 S.B. Adams 52 59 LaPorte 64 71 Northridge 67 56 S.B. Riley 70 73 S.B. LaSalle 72 63 S.B. Clay 75 70 F W. South 65 69 Warsaw 71 62 Sectionals Memorial 86 83 Northridge 65 51 Penn 42 44 Girls’ Basketball ECHS OPP Northridge 24 26 Concord 29 51 Goshen 41 53 St Joe 44 37 S.B. Adams 42 43 S.B. Wash. 46 45 Penn 52 30 S.B. LaSalle 35 45 Memorial 57 58 Northwood 42 31 S.B. Clay 53 63 S.B. Riley 37 50 Wawasee 33 69 Michawaka 46 65 Warsaw 59 50 Elston 53 61 Season Record: 4-12 Determined to receive the ball from teammate Dorothy Jackson is Lisa Burkey. Girls’ Basketball—Front Row: Lisa Weaver. Mary Lewis. Jennifer Horton. Minnie Carr. Cynethia Curry. Latrice Sturgis Back Row: Coach Todi Velkoff. Lisa Foltz. Kim Warner. Carol Maylath. Kim Schroff. Annette James. Angie James Dribbling down court, sophomore Linda Echartea keeps her eye on an opponent and also looks for an opening. Boys’ Girls’Basketball 95 A cradle pin hold is given by Gery Brough to his opponent. r 96 Gary Hart did it Although their regular season record was a dismal 3 and 6, the Blazer grapplers shin- ed in post-season mat- ches and seven team members qualified for the regional and 2 qualified for the semi-state. And to cap off the season, Barry Hart won the 119-pound state championship help- ing the Blazers to a 14th place finish in the state tournament. Head coach Rollie Hoover still felt his team was capable of much more. “We had a variety of from state champion to the beginners,” he said. There was im- provement by everyone, particularly the senior leaders. We didn’t get as many things done as we wanted as a team. In- dividually everyone im- proved and of course Barry couldn’t have been better.” Hart, who finished the season undefeated, was not the only Blazer capable of going to state. Senior Doug Jameson and Burt Ken- nedy were hampered by injuries and junior James Blessing was defeated in the regional. Injuries weren’t they only thing that held the team back, however. “We had a good skill but we weren't aggressive at times,” said Hart, “Conditioning was one of our strong points but we had a lot of inexperience at certain skill levels.” Despite the small pro- blems that kept the team from repeating as sec- tional champions, the Blazers still hung together and performed well. by Anthony Bonds Varsity Wrestling—-Front Row: Steve Douglass, Chuck Bostian, Barry Hart. Doug Jamesen. Tom Chris. Rich Ellis. Back Row: Coach Rollie Hoover. Paul Taylor. Brian Fann, Jack Jacobs. James Blessing. Brian Buckley. Chris Saal. Burt Kennedy. Assistant Coach Dick Light. Following his return as state cham- pion, Barry Hart, with his parents on his right and coaches on his left, is in- troduced to the student body by Athletic Director Max Bell. Wrestling SB Adams Central Opps 31 37 SB Clay 44 24 MC Elston 32 32 SB LaSalle 33 27 Memorial 36 33 Mishawaka 20 45 Penn 12 45 SB Riley 37 28 SB Washington 35 33 Wrestling 97 Second best diver Jay Shannon at- tempts to make the perfect dive. Boys Swimming —Row 1: Rick Searcy. Tim Burns. Troy Wright. Ken Oakeson, Dirk Ahlers. Matt Noffsniger. Scott McCaslin, Pete Owens. Jay Shanon Row 2: Todd Landrum. Dan Clark. John Wtason. Greg Peploe, Matt Rydson. John Greener. Dave Mason. Mike Rydson. Dave Zehender Back Row: Nick Brady. Chris Knight. Brian Armstrong. Todd Wright. Ted Foland. Jeff Ryman. Pat Lucheese. Todd Pfeffer. 98 Boys’ Swimming lOOth Victory A second place finish in both the NIC and the sectional were just two of the results of a fine season by the boys’ swim team. The “Blue Wave” also qualified 5 swimmers for the state meet and finished the regular season with an 11 and 4 mark. The Blazers also achieved the 100th victory of their history with a win over Culver Military. Head coach, Ted Foland, praised the team for their hard work and determination and said “We all had a fine season Boys' Swimming ECHS OPP S B. Adams M.C. Elston LaSalle Memorial Mishawaka Penn S B. Riley S B Wash. Clay 93 76 74 98 117 51 114 57 101 70 52 31 64 105 108 62 86 85 Season Record: 7-2 considering our standing in the conference and our place in the sectional. We accomplished all of our goals in the sectional. We qualified everyone that we felt was capable of qualifying.” Coach Foland also acknowledged the strong season turned in by the “Blue Wave” seniors. Nick Brady, Todd Pfeffer, Greg Peploe, and Matt Rydson who provided good leadership for the rather inexperienced team. Pfeffer, who along with Brady, Dave Mason and Todd Wright qualfied for the state meet in the 200 medley relay, echoed the feelings of his coach about the season. “We had a good year although we were a little inexperienced. We had a couple of sophomores, who did a great job, said Mason and Wright.” Dave Mason, who also qualified for the state meet in the 100 individual medley and one—yard breast stroke, was a major surprize for the Blazers. The sophomore had had little previous experience in meet swimming but displayed his talent and turned in many fine performances. Todd Wright was in much the same predicament as his classmates, and became a part of the 200 yard medlet relay team. Mason and Wright’s development greatly influenced the success of the team. Senior Matt Rydson also helped the Blazer cause by qualifying for the state meet in the 100 yard individual medley and the 100 yard breast stroke. by Anthony Bonds Concentration is the key for Dave Diving in the water is Dave Zehender State qualifier in the 200 medley Mason as he prepares to start the 100 as the start of the free style race relay is senior Todd Pfeffer who pro- yd. backstroke. begins. vided strong leadership for his team. Boys’ Swimming 99 A perfect pose is being executed by sophomore Staci Foy while competing in floor exercises. Steady balance is all it takes for Lauri Fulmer as she prepares to do a stunt on the balance beam The uneven parallel bars seem to be no problem for junior Amanda Miller While pitcher Vicki Krogh looks on. third baseman Tammy Huffman throws the ball to put out a player. 100 Girls’ Softball Gymnastics 4 On the beam Whether it’s grade school or junior high, pre-school or the Y many students have experience in gymnastics. Four seniors—Besty Broadbent, Alison Connah, Staci Holt, and Laura Rodgers— provided the experience through competition and dedication, which made them an asset to the team. “Having previous experience in gymnastics helped me to not only improve my goals but also to meet those goals,” said senior Besty Broadbent. “Anne Biddlecome, our MVP, has also been an asset to the team, says Coach Jacquin Smith. “Not only was he a top performer a floor exercise and vaulting, but she was also a good team cheerleader” The optional team also placed second in sectionals and at least one girl in every event went to regionals,” said Coach Smith”, Penni Howard and Jennifer Hill have the ability to score when the extra points were needed.” The goals met by the team were that each team had improved their records-beginning team, 6-0; optional, 7-2; and intermediate, 4-5. First year coach Dave Walker had to do a lot to improve his team. Unable to improve their record, he did improve the girls' playing. “I felt that as a team we improved our skills,” said junior De Softball—Front Row: Tracey Schaefers, Ann Hurley. Amy Godshalk, Vicki Krogh, Liz Snavely. Coach Dave Walker. Row 2: Kathy Wilson. Tammy Huffman. Lisa Foltz. Kerly Stoffer. DeAndre Lese. Row 3: Carla Eakle. Jill Artley, Jami Young. Mary Kate Graf. Back Row: Jenny Talkingten. Valerie Ellis. Jane Tully. Holly Hester. Gina Gigilo. Andre Lese. “I improved my pitching and others improved on the positions they played,” commented junior Vicki Krogh. “I think that the change in coaches helped a lot, it boosted our spirits and we had fun because not only were we learning but so was Mr. D. Walker,” explained DeAndre Lese. And she was right, some girls had worked together before, but Mr. Walker hadn’t worked with the girls. Not wanting an opponent to advance to second base, senior Lisa Foltz keeps her eye on the player and is set to throw her out. Gymnastics Westview ECHS 3 OPP 0 Jimtown 2 0 Tippy Valley 2 0 Lakeland 2 0 East West Noble 0 2 Northwood 0 2 Wawasee 0 2 Memorial 2 1 Season Record 5-3 Softball ECHS OPP S B Adams 7 16 S B Clay 6 8 M.C. Elston 12 11 S B LaSalle 12 14 Memorial 9 13 Mishawaka 2 10 Penn 5 10 S B. Riley 1 5 S.B. Wash. 9 7 Season Record: 2-7 Girls’ Softball Gymnastics 101 Records broken Although there was a lack of ex- perienced per- sonnel, the boy’s track team turned in a fine rebuilding season, finishing with a 4 and 5 mark. Under the leader- ship of veteran head coach Marshall Sellers and a small variety of ex- perienced seniors, the young team made great strides in three of its weakest areas (hurdles, distance and .field events). Sophomores Jamie Hence and Terry Lovelady both had good seasons in the hurdles. Hence broke a sophomore record in the low hurdles (15.6) while Lovelady broke the all- time school record in the low hurdles (38.0). Boys' Track ECHS OPP S B. Adams 92 35 Clay 83 44 M C. Elston 37 90 LaSalle 62 65 Memorial 54 73 Mishawaka 71 56 Penn 53 74 S B. Riley 42 85 S.B. Wash. 75 52 Season Record: 4-5 Lovelady was also a part of the record-breaking 400 meter relay team along with Terrance Larkin, Dennis Robinson, and Mark Stevens. Seniors Dan Sellers and Brian Fann were the leaders in the distance and field events respec- tively. Fann was named to the all-NIC team for his strong showing in the discus competition. Other Blazer record- breakers included Wayne Bias, who broke the record for a sophomore in the shot-put. Tim Burns broke the sophomore record in the 400 meter dash (51.4) and Mark Stevens top- ped the sophomore mark in the 100 meter dash (10.8). by Anthony Bonds Sophomore Jamie Hence shows his record-breaking form in the low hurdles. Blazer distance men Dan Sellers and Robert Krause keep their eyes on the finish line as they go for a victory against Michigan City Elston. 102 Track Senior Brian Fann displays his strength and concentration as he goes for a record in the discuss competition. Relayman Scot Bradley executes a perfect hand-off to teammate Jamie Hence. As teammate Levi Gregory looks on. sophomore Mike Jackson goes for it all in the Elston meet. Track 103 Girls Track ECHS OPP S B. Wash 70 35 S.B. Adams 63 42 Penn 60 45 M.C. Elston 67 38 Clay 93 12 S B. LaSalle 58 47 Mishawaka 61 44 Memorial 60 45 S.B. Riley 90 15 Exhausted and determined. Gina Herald strives for a first place finish. A second ahead over the hurdles. With the hope of setting a record, senior Susi Fritschi pulls ahead of long jumper Jennifer Horton gives it all freshman Amy Parameter. she's got. 104 Girls'Track 4 NIC Titleist Central girls’ track has never been better,” claimed Nicole Lorezen, a member of the team. The girls fulfilled their goal of winning the Nor- thern Indiana Conference which has never been ac- complished before. The team also went further than winning the NIC ti- tle, as they went undefeated and won the sectional. In order to have a spectacular season, it takes many talents and a combined team effort. Among the girls who have proven to be an asset to the team is junior Jennifer Horton, who set a new school and city record in the long jump at 18'0. Sophomore Con- nie Minzey was an ex- cellent hurdler and plac- ed second in the sectional. Sophomore Sherri Bourn proved to a very good sprinter, and she placed third in the sec- Arched over the bar. junior Kim Waiting for the baton from Shroff attempts to clear the bar. sophomore Annette James is Theresa Weaver. tional. Sherri was also on the winning mile relay team that won sectional. Other members of the mile relay team were Min- nie Carr, KimShroff, and Theresa Weaver with a new time of 4:09. Nicole sum- marizes: Of the most important meets, LaSalle was probably the closest because of their very strong runnrs. But, Memorial was even with us in every event. They were strong where we were but we were a little tougher than they. Next year, girls’ track will be losing four seniors and they will be replaced by very strong freshmen coming in. Nicole com- ments, “We have the same goals as this year to have an undefeated season, win the NIC and sectional and we’ll have to strive higher to meet these goals due to the loss of some of the team.” by Sally Walker Ready, set. go— sophomore Therese Weaver concentrates on her running style. Girls’ Track 105 Girls' Tennis ECHS OPP S B Adams 7 0 S B Clay 7 0 Elston 6 1 S. B LaSalle 7 0 Memorial 4 3 Mishawaka 7 0 Penn 7 0 S B Riley 7 0 S. B. Wash. 7 0 Season Record: 9-0 Tennis—Front Row: Alice Holdeman. Diane Dusthimer. Laun Fulmer. Angie Phillips. Sara Summers. Jennie Phillips. Jane Best. Nancy Keyse. Leslie Riblet. Row 2: Coach Diana Perry. Michelle Johnston. Bridget McNeile. Melinda Method. Susan Eslick. Collen Laughlin. Mandy Kinneman. Back Row: Anne Meyers. I isa Stoops. Susan Summers. Julie O'Dell. Sigi Marhon. Kat • McKenna Scholarships awarded individuals Once again the girls' athletic teams were successful. Swimming won its ninth consecutive sectional title and it was the seventh for the track team. The tennis team advanced to state and placed third, while swimming placed second. Swimming was also able to go undefeated once again. Many girls also broke records and achieved their highest goals. Winner ol the William Nolan volleyball scholarship and the Donald Massey tennis scholarship was Lauri Fulmer (left) Gina Herlad won Recipients of the aymnastic the Blue Bunch Honoraium Cross country scholarship and the B F scholarship is Betsy Broadbent. Realty diving scholarship. Diane Dusthimer (right) was the recipient outstanding gymnast of the Donald Massey tennis scholarship. Lillian Brown (above) was the winner of both the B F Realty swimming and the Larry Barfell track scholarships. Winner of both the Thomas Dusthimer basketball scholarship and the William Nolan volleyball scholarship was Linda Kilbert. Recipients of the gymnastics scholarships were Staci Holt and Laura Rodgers. 106 Tennis Scholarships by Anna Anderson Third at state Surprising a lot of people, including herself, Lauri Fulmer won the Mental Attitude award at state. Even though Coach Diana Perry’s Blue Blazers were unable to beat Brebeuf, the team was able to place third at state. Leslie Riblet was an outstanding 22-0 at 1 singles, Alice Holdeman was 21-1 at 2 singles, and Jennie Phillips was 20-2 at 3. Not only did they advance to state, but they also had a high season ranking. The Blue Blazers were ranked second in the final Indiana girls high school tennis state poll. State qualifier Diane Dusthimer posi- tions herself to make contact with the ball. Receiving flowers from assistant Athletic Director Karen Leeth are tennis state qualifiers Lauri Fulmer. Jane Best, Angie Phillips. Nancy Keyse. Diane Dusthimer. Sara Summers, and Leslie Riblet. Number Two singles player Alice Holdeman watches the ball after delivering her swing. Tennis Scholarships 107 Golf wins With veteran golfers Mike Coglazier and John Meyers leading the way, the Blazer golf team made their second consecutive trip to the semi-state. Coglazier shot a 79 in the sectional to lead the team to a first place finish. Myers shot an outstanding 77 as the Blazers finished 4th in the regional to qualify for the semi-state. The team overcame several obstacles to gain a 12 and 6 regular season mark and a 2nd place finish in the NIC. The major obstacle was inexperience. Coglazier and Myers were really the only Blazers with previous experience in After feeling the pressure of two Crimson Chargers John McKay passes the ball up-field. Danish exchange student Kenneth Anderson hopes for a goal as he sends the ball blazing toward the Charger net. the varsity golf game. This meant that much of the season was a learn- ing process for many of the golfers. Head coach Ted Foland was very pleased with the progress his team made. “The season has been successful,” stated the 8th-year coach. We had a will- ingness to continue working during the low periods of play; we didn’t have a “give-up” at- titude. We’re still matur- ing but we’ve met our potential in play,” he added. Despite the presence of several players with previous soccer ex- After recovering the ball from the Chargers, the Blue Blazers go on the offensive. perience, the Blue Blazers had trouble jell- ing as a team and as a result finished with only 4 wins, 6 losses and 4 ties in their initial season. But the team did show signs of brilliance and finished 6th in the NIC. They lost a tough decision to state champion South Bend St. Joe in the post- season tournament. We had some ex- perience but we didn’t have the experience at the level of our op- ponents,” said head coach Dave Polston. “We had to adjust to our competition all year long. We were competitive. Toward the end of the season we started to find out what it took to win. All-in-all, I was pretty proud of the guys, he added. Coach Polston also acknowledged the efforts of Rick Mohri and Ken Hagedorn for helping the soccer program become a part of Elkhart athletic competition. Senior halfback Matt Pletcher, who was con- sistently good through- out the year, summed up the season this way, We played hard for our first year. Our record could have been better. We had a lot of close games. Inexperience got in the way, but I think we got soccer established in the area.” by Anthony Bonds Senior Eric Kronemeyer passes the ball to teammate Matt Pletcher as the Blazers go for a goal. 108 Golf Soccer Golf ECHS OPP S B Adams 333 345 Clay 331 344 M.C Elston 346 314 LaSalle 345 390 Memorial 324 329 Mishawaka 339 389 Penn 333 332 S.B. Riley 324 350 S B Wash. 332 335 Season Record: 7-2 Soccer ECHS Opp. Penn 12 2 Memorial 7 1 Niles 2 2 SB Washington 3 3 SB Clay SB LaSalle 1 4 2 1 SB St. Joe 2 3 S3 Riley 2 2 Mishawaka 3 3 Marion 0 2 Niles 3 7 SB Adams Tournament: 0 7 Penn 8 3 SB St. Joe 0 2 Season Record4-4-6 Showing great concentration and Keeping his eye on the ball, senior form, sophomore Mike Coglazier John Myers follows through nicely on tees-off. a tee-shot. Junior Wayne Ligocki displays power and grace as he goes for a birdie. Golf Team —Front Row: John Deputy. Kary Katzenberger. Second Row. Coach Ted Foland. John Linn, Jeff Pettit. John Myers. Brett Carmichael, Teresa Thomas. Back Row: Mike Colglazier. Mark Tice. Todd Zilm. Jim McGuire. Keith Polston. Wayne Ligocki. Troy Stone. Golf Soccer 109 Keeping his eye on the ball. Blazer third baseman John Dorris lounges for a grounder. After he receives a ground ball, se- cond baseman Mike lamgro delivers a perfect throw to first base for the put-out. With his eye on where the ball is, base runner Paul Mullins rounds third. Following a Blazer hit. junior Mike langro heads for third. Baseball Niles St. Joseph's Me Elston Wawasee SB Riley SB Washington Mish. Marion Concord Concord SB Adams Memorial Mishawaka SB Clay Penn MC Elston SB LaSalle SB LaSalle SB Riley SB Washington Memorial SB Adams Mishawaka Northridge Northridge SB Clay Penn Angola Angola Northwood Goshen Central Opp. 14 10 4 11 1 2 4 8 5 3 10 15 3 7 8 11 5 7 2 10 2 3 4 6 13 2 5 8 6 10 7 9 2 6 18 1 8 10 2 5 3 11 6 3 4 5 8 2 2 4 2 8 6 3 7 2 2 3 5 0 Sectional—1st place Season Record: 9-21 Varsity Baseball —Front Row: Steve Asst. Coach Ric Menchinger. Brian Stewart. Paul Mullins. Mike lonigo. Buckley. Paul Romanetz. Richard John Dorris. Tom Blosser Back Row: Delks. Mike Troyer. Terry Bryant. 4 110 Baseball Blazer hitman Paul Mullins hopes 10 connect as he takes a swing against South Bend Adams. Senior Paul Mullins throws out an Adams runner after catching a flyball. After receiving the throw of the relay-man catcher Brian Buckley prepares lo fag out an unfortunate Adams runner Efforts pay off Maturity and momentum played major roles in the baseball season. During the early part of the season the Blazers suffered from inconsistant bats and a lack of experience on the mound. But as the season wore on, the Blazer “hitmen” became more consistant in both areas, and although they finished with only a 9 and 21 regular season record, they did wind up with a sectional championship. “I felt the entire season that we were capable of winning,” said veteran coach Mike Lutz. “That’s a point that I kept trying to make with the players. I explained to them before the season started the things to work on and improved and reminded them during the season that we were improving in these areas.” Even though a first place finish in the sectional took some of the sting out of a poor regular season, many of the Blazer players were disgruntled. Senior Paul Romanetz (first baseman), who described the season as “disappointing”, put it this way, “We were inconsistant but we all hung in there and kept working. The coach stressed that to be a good team, we had to work at individual things. If each man would work hard, the team worked well. He also stressed not to let losing get us down.” Coach Lutz complimented his team on their year-long progress. The key to our success is in the quality of individuals involved in the program. We kept on working on improvement. We knew from the beginning that it was going to take time for our inexperienced pitching staff to mature, which is exactly what happened. Mental attitude, that was our biggest strong point. Even when we were losing our people never let down.” by Anthony Bonds Baseball 111 Taking a break from the prom are Cynthia and David Marks. (Ask Mrs. Marks who the Prisoner of Passion iS.) Ready for senior dress up day are senior Anthony Bonds. Paul Romanetz and Randy Godshalk. 112 People Division S Cict Cccc People People: stuffy sophomores, boring juniors and ancey seniors—typical students at a high school. Except one thing was dif- ferent; it wasn’t typical for Central High School. A strong three way class bonds was pre- sent. WE all worked together as three classes, said Stephanie Roth, not sophomores, juniors and seniors, but one solid class. Starting with the very first few months, students began to unify. Working and struggling to achieve a goal came early, especially for those who became involved in Central’s new addition ... bells. We wanted to shoot for something so bad that our message finally got across to the ad- ministration and soon we heard bells and tones coming from our intercom system, said Susan Hooper, Not just a high pitched sound but a ring of accomplishment for many students.” “I certainly like the bells better than the tones made at the beginning of the year,” said Activities Director Bob Slaughter. “I don't like the sound of the loud bells, said Shirley Lint,” but at least you do not have to worry about classes leaving at different times. Enjoyment is found as parents and kids enjoy trade a day. People Division 113 Make Speaking at the dedication ol Cep. tral High's gym is Dr. Richard Milier Superintendent ot Elkhart Community Schools. Excellence in Education % High Priority A Reprint From The Corner Schoolhouse May, 1983 Comments on the Report by Dr. Richard D. Miller By now most of the readers have read a number of articles about the report, “A Nation At Risk,” prepared by the National Commission on Excellence in Education. Although I believe the schools are doing a better job than the report presents, the report does indeed provide a strong focus for the public to endorse. The last major cry of alarm came about in the late ‘50’s when Sputnik was launched by the Russians, Since that time we have had several Coleman Reports, Admiral Rickover’s desire to throw out everything and begin anew, and Toefler’s Future Shock. Perhaps the greatest benefit to public education will come in the form of a higher priority status for public education. Education will not attain a high local, state, or federal priority unless a majority of the citizens want it to be. Regardless of what emphasis the state or the federal government chooses to undertake, it is a challenge to all educators and non-educators alike to read the report and be aware of the consequences in the years ahead. Someone recently wrote that “What is happening in the world today, we can do little about. But what happens twenty years from now we can direct. And the only way the world of tomorrow can be formed is through the homes and the schools of today.” “Let’s make sure the Elkhart Community Schools, through the efforts of its staff, has a positive influence on the years ahead. 114 Administration School Board Assistant Superintendent Dr. Robert Franklin assists with curriculum development and school integration. Director of Secondary Education Dr Warren Bremman supervises the junior highs and the two high schools. At the new gym dedication are various leaders from the school and community who watch the Shades perform. Helping dedicate the new gym in the fall is A. L. Bias. Principal of ECHS. Vice Principal Robert Minichillo is in charge of discipline and course scheduling. Mr. Minichillo is seen working hard during the summer. 116 Administration Policies are strengthened Assistant Principal Joyce Carver assists with discipline and works with student attendance. Administrative innovations which students and staffers have had to get used to have included a new tardy system, new locks, bells, and a dress code for graduation. The new tardy policy did make students realize the importance of getting to class. Habitually late students were penalized and either adjusted to the new conditions or dropped out. In a Pennant poll most of the faculty indicated the policy was an improvement, though not necessarily a “cure all.” New locks and assignments created the usual amount of grumbling. Some students had problems remembering their keys. Locker theft was down over previous years which indicated that the new locks were an improvement. To the surprise of many, students petitioned and voted for the installation of a bell system. Ironically, the only thing that was accomplished was that tardiness increased at first in many classes. As time went on, most got used to the piercing sound, a cross between a dentist’s drill and a buzz saw. A new code was established and seniors were told to either be well groomed and behave or not to participate in the ceremonies. Most who witnessed the '83 graduation were proud of maturity shown by the class of 83. Many commented that it was one of the most impressive and dignified graduation ceremonies at the school. Administration 117 Margaret Smith retires early A trust in God is what has helped Margaret Smith endure her masectomy operation. Throughout the year in spite of chemotherapy cancer treatment, Margaret has managed to keep up her spirits. She was forced to retire by her illness in December. “It was such a busy life I led teaching, said Margaret, “with constant challenge.” In spite of all the pro- blems and disappoint- ments,” Margaret added, “it is difficult to drive by, see all the cars, and feel drawn like a magnet to be there doing my thing.” A major joy of Margaret’s life has been her musically ac- complished daughters, Cathy and Sandy. Not only have her daughters turned out to be such fine young women, but they have presented her with adorable grandchildren. Her loving husband Jack has also been a constant help and a blessing to her. Smiling sweetly (above). Margaret is seen below at her 25th Wedding An- niversary with husband Jack and Daughters. Sandy and Cathy. Knitting, cross-country skiing and teaching Writing Lab are just a few of the things enjoyed by new staffer Marie Arnold. Having his MS from Purdue. Wakarusa mayor Charles Beeson enjoys teaching science. • Aside from teaching German. Adam Bossnack aids his wife in raising their 5 children. • Math teacher Russel Busse enjoys tennis, fishing, camping and many other sports. Teaching Psychology and being active in the CORE Drug Committee are just a few of the things besides cooking and gardening Phil Camnagnoli enjoys. • Guidance counselor Robert Clark enjoys family life, hunting, fishing and athletics. • Taking care of her husband and two boys. Mike and Tim Oc- cupies much of science teacher Kay Dabler's time. • Traveling to exotic parts of the world like Outer Mongolia and gardening are counselor June Deal's interests. Librarian Jackie Dougherty enjoys reading, walking, cooking and sports. • English teacher and NHS sponsor Sandra Duwe loves to travel and work in her garden. • Algebra teacher and new athletic director Ted Poland involves himself with Corvet- tes and athletics • School nurse Elaine Frey keeps herself busy with needlework and gardening. 118 Faculty Electronics teacher Dennis Gable occupies his time with avia- tion. reading and carpenting. • Science teacher Lynn Garrard enjoys sports, fishing and traveling. • Tennis and photography keeps architecture teacher and printer Ron Geyer occupied. • Volleyball, arts and camping are just a few of the interests of Art Department Chairman and newlywed Tom Grove. After tinkering in his Industrial Arts classes. David Jester does more tinkering at home with gardening and wookworking • Sports and history are Robert Johnson's interest. • Orchestra teacher Leslie Keeslar manages to keep herself busy with the Elkhart Symphony. Ft. Wayne Phil Harmonic and church choir. Skiing. needlecrafts and antiques are Home Economics teacher Karen Klarecki's interests. Reading Improvement and World Studies teacher. Peg Klepp- inger, involves herself in photography, needlework. Mark and Schaharrazade • Driver and Physical Ed teacher Tom Kurth keeps himself busy with yard work and coaching football. • Girls swimming coach Karen Leeth often shows her love for the water by water skiing. • Baking, gardening and photography are just a few of Accounting teacher Mary Loyd's interest. A good round of aolf is something throughly enjoyed by social studies teacher. Shirley Lint. • Head baseball coach and Math teacher. Michael Lutz enjoys swimming, jogging and music. • Drawing, aerobics and her family keep art teacher Cynthia Marks very busy. • Skiing, golf and singing interests head basketball coach Ed McDowell. Traveling and family activities are things English teacher Karen McNiel enjoys. • People, playing the piano, golf, needlework occupy much of English teacher Cheryl Menzel’s time. Math teacher Randy Miller likes sports and woodcarving. • Travel- ing. horticulture, cooking, and golf are all interests of Jour- nalism and English teacher Kenton Monjon. Crafts, antiques and traveling are interests of Child Develop- ment teacher Marylyn Moore. • Business Department Head Virginia Ogren enjoys skiing, swimming and being on the ECHS Commemorative Scholarship Committee. • Drama teacher Kevin Ong enjoys photography and sponsoring the Thespian troup. Knitting, reading and coaching Speech team fills much of the spare time of English teacher Nancy Osborne. Faculty 119 Golf and camping are interests of Choir and Shades of Blue director Dennis Phipps. • Business Law. Management, and Typing teacher Patti Pletcher keeps herself busy with her family, sponsoring the sophomore class and teaching Sunday School • Business Orientation and typing teacher Janet Riley enjoys taking time to grow a few plants. • Spanish teacher and International club sponsor. Betty Sherck. enjoys gardening and doing needlework Student Activities director and ski club sponsor Bob Slaughter is a sports nut and enjoys golf and his family. Math teacher Kevin Smith keeps busy flying kites, camping, swim- ming and sponsoring Central's chapter of American Computer Science League. • English teacher Margaret Smith left Central after the start of the school year for reasons of health. • Pam Smith enjoys teaching advanced art classes. Humanities, and touring Europe. % Interior Design and Child Development teacher. Virginia Spr- ing enjoys crafts, gardening and sewing • English teacher Lucy Terlep. who is taking an early retirment this year, plans to keep herself busy with family, friends and fun. • History teacher Richard Toth coaches ninth grade girls basketball at Brookdale and enjoys yardwork and automobiles. • Science teacher Todi Velkoff has his hands full with coaching the girls' basketball team and teaching science. Psychology and Sociology teacher Phylis Warrick’s interests are reading, traveling, sailing and needle point. • Gardening and Cross-country skiing are Accounting and Typing teacher Sharrie Watson's interests. • Industrial Arts teacher David Wetzel likes to spend his spare time fishing and rebuilding things. • Music and sports interests Science and Math teacher Don Willis, senior class sponsor. Music, traveling and sponsoring the senior class are hobbies of Life Science teacher Nancy Willis. English Department Chair- man Van Young enjoys jazz, humanities, dancing and golf when he is not festival hopping. Athletic Director Max Bell will be taking an early retirement next year. (Seep. 122) Teaches who did not have pictures taken: Bill Cavenaugh Candy Crofoot Jim Erlacher Garry Fileccia Joe Harvey Rollie Hoover Gerald Knipfel George Leis Randy Miller Alice Saunders Diane Shelton Charles Smith Nico Valentinjn 120 Faculty Best of Luck to staffers On Thursday June 3 the faculty and staff had a carry in luncheon honoring those who were leaving. Taking a health leave because of a stroke, Elmer Gray, Night Custodian since 1975, vowed that he would get better and return. Retiring after working since 1968 first in laundry and then as custodian, Charley Dean indicated he believed he deserved a rest and was looking forward to it. Library secretary Ruth Oliver had retired early in the semester and en- joyed the party and gifts send off from the faculty and staff. CHAR LEV Library secretary Ruth Oliver is presented gifts by Principal Ai Bias A buffet luncheon honors faculty and staffers who are retiring. Rita Alley, athletic department secretary, enjoys aerobic exer- cises to keep herself trim. • Switchboard operator and recep- tionist Pat Berkey assists in the office • Attendance secretary Yvonne Crooks helps keep track of students • Jane Flora is choir accompianist and secretary to the music department Managing the office as secretary to the principal is Norma Pelton's first priority. • Shonne Reber. registrar, keeps track of all scholastic records. • Sharon Snyder assists with schedul- ing students and counselors and as guidance secretary • Assisting with various office secretarial duties is secretary Barbara True. Library aide Evelyn White helps students and teachers in the library • Joyce Wooten has her hands full as extracurricular ac- counts and book rental secretary • New library secretary is Nan Davis. Faculty 121 Coach, teacher, Athletic Director Max Bell retires Retiring after 30 years of dedicated service to youth, Max Bell was awarded a plaque by the Indiana High School Coaches Association. For the past ten years Max has been athletic director at Central. As head basketball coach at Elkhart High from 1954 to 1968, he compiled a 14 year record of 231- 125. His teams won nine sectional championships, including seven straight. Under Coach Bell the Blue Blazers captured six regional titles and a 1956 semistate crown. Bell also coached, at one time, golf at both EHS and Central. Previously Max coached basketball one season at Sandusky, four years at Fairland, four at Alexandra. His career mark was 371-194. Max will be enjoying growing roses, gardening, and taking care of his horse, his dog Timber Wolf, and his wife Ellie. 122 123 Ardemus Allen Jeff Allen Marshal Allen Mona Allen Brooke Ambrose Tom Arnold Jill Artley Jeff Ashley Shelly Aston Brady Bailiff Troy Barrett Hash Baskin Bill Beadle David Beck Robin Bedzinski Joe Bergeron Jane Best Kevin Bickei Ann Biddlecome John Bland Bernie Bloss Regina Blough Mike Bolinger Denise Bonds Sherri Bourn Michelle Bowers Beth Boyer Liz Bradshaw Randy Bristol William Brouwer Bill Brown Kevin Brown Rita Brown Mike Brownlee Tammy Buckley Richard Buelna Tim Burden Jim Burgess Lisa Burkey Tim Burns Robert Buss Cathy Calvert Troy Campanello Craig Campbell Mike Carpenter Michael Carr Pam Carter David Caton Susie Carr Anne Cavanaugh Annette Chaffee Chris Chupp Carla Chate Jesse Clair Dan Clark Kim Clark Chris Clementz Joetta Cobb Carolyn Coe Teresa Cortas Andra Cox Becky Craigo Allan Cram Mike Crawford Stephanie Cripe Cyneatha Curry Janet Curry Michelle Daugherity Lea De Bartolo Vicki DeFries Debra Demott Dru Dougherty Kim Dubash Bob Dudek Dalee Duff Tony Dukes Kevin Dunithan Robin Dunnavant Scott Dvormk Carla Eakle 124 Sophomores First day is confusing I'm lost , cries sophomore Amy Mann as Amy Peterson gives her directions to F hall. With only five minutes to get to class sophomores finds themselves rushing to class. Many sophomores like Jeff Thacker find out that parking tickets are a price he will have to pay for driving to school. August 28th marked the first day of school and for the class of 1983, the first day of high school. Many sophomores could be seen roaming the halls with bewildered looks and confused expressions. How do you get to A hall? Where is Mr. Ongs’ class? Were just a few of the questions asked by many puzzled sophomores. “I thought I would never get through that first day,” said Kurt Wambaugh, “the school seemed so big and confusing.” Harry Eby Linda Echartea Rich Ellis Desiree Elswick Kathryn Eslick Susan Eslick Jerry Evans Roy Eversole Scott Ezzell Beth Ann Fann Chris Finn Michelle Fletcher Nancy Foster Rob Fox Staci Foy Jan Fulmer Sophomores 125 Derry Gadsen Robin Gary Amy Godshalk Jackie Good Ura Gray Julie Greenwalt Matt Grimes Kirk Grumm Robert Happner Gene Hartman Kim Hawkins Sandra Hernandez Ed Hill Jennifer Hill Devin Hinebaugh Mary Hines Christine Hollar Brian Honcharenko Susan Hooper John Hostetler Bridgette Howe Richard Hruby Dorothy Jackson Judy Jackson Mike Jackson Terry Jackson Karine Jansen Rosie Joiner Donna Jones Patricia Jones Phil Jones Jim Johnson Randy Johnson Mike Joseph Darei Kelsey Linda Kidd David Kiefer Kelly Kiefer Lara Kindschi Michael Kingen Paul Klemm Chris Knight Sheri Knox Tammy Kobold Cami Kollat Joe Koopman Andy Kopanksi Matt Kowalczyk Robert Krause Karen Kurth Connie Lambadin Terrence Larkin Barb Leach Randy Lemons Debbie Lewis Mary Louis Kathy Love Danny Lucier Theresa McAfee Jeff McCarroll Al McCourt Marla Sue McCullough Angela McDaniel Tammie McDowell Markie McGhee Jim McGhire Penny McMahon Lori McManms Tabatha Mabie Brian Maitland Amy Mann Sue Mark David Mason Karen Matthews Toni May Laura Mayger Jenny Merryfield Renee Meyer Jody Miller Lori Miller 126 Sophomores Officers stress involvement Involvement was the main work expressed by the sophomore class. “I feel we had a lot of involvement, with the turn out of students wanting to participate in the projects we sponsored, but we needed a lot more.” stated class treasurer Dru Daugherty. A couple of sophomores that got involved with the student government were Kara Sabo, President; Ann Biddlecomb, Vice President; Karen Kurth, Secretary; and Tom Pugh, Social Chairperson. by Karo Sabo Getting positioned for their prom pic- ture by M osiers are Keith Polston and Tony May. Sophomore Jane Tully relaxes on the front lawn during a hectic lunch hour. Sophomore class officers—Karen Kurth. Secretary: Dru Dougherty. Vice President; Ann Bidalecombe, Treasurer; Kara Sabo. President; and Tom Pugh. Social Chair Person. Sharon Miller Kevin Mills Michele Minelli Connie Minzey Carolyn Morris Clyde Moufna Katie Murphy Scott Nicely Matt Noffsinger Mike Nolan Denise Nommay Rachel Nussbaum Cyndi Nye Ken Oakeson John Owen Leigh Padgett Sophomore Leaders 127 Eric Pairitz Joseph Pearce Michael Picking Scott Pickrell Brian Pletcher Keith Polston Sophia Porter Michelle Pratt Jenni Price Tom Pugh Sam Puricelli Teresa Purvis Wayne Quirk Amanda Ramey Bill Ramsay Bill Reed Steve Reed Ann Reyes Rita Riebeseal Chris Riggs Jett Ritchie Jill Rodino Margaret Rody Tom Routson Rob Rudolph Beth Russell Tracy Russell Dan Rust Kara Sabo Traci Schaefers Chris Schneck Dave Schnell Doug Schnell Tad Schrock JoAnn Scott Rhonda Seal Mary Seegers Cammy Severns Shelly Shaum Stephanie Shaver Larry Shepherd Paul Sims Soma Simmons Teresa Slabaugh Valane Slauf Dawn Slessman B J. Smith Susan Smith Mike Smoot Rita Snider Pat Snider Amy Sommer Maria Spears Jeff Spencer Tony Spirto Troy Stachel Joan Stahl Kelly Stamm Leonard Stewart Tony Stewart Mark Stevens Latrice Sturges Jeff Stone Jennifer Stone John Strong Chad Suggs Julie Swanson Tanya Szucs Bill Taylor Tim Terlep Jeff Thacker Kim Thomas Mark Tice Jim Tinlsey Mike Toops Chris Tremse Rosemary Trotter Dave Tubicasak Robert Tubicsak JaneTully 128 Sophomores Excellent grades Important Even with great responsibilities, the sophomore class excelled academically. Academics were the main interests of the top ten sophomores. Heading the class of 1985 were Mike Colaglazier, Susan Eslick, Amy Godshalk, Chris Knight, Connie Menzey, Ken Oakeson, Jeff Petitit, Randy Bristol and Ann Biddlecomb. Always going the extra step seems to be the attitude of many of the Top 10. When asked how Ann Biddlecomb felt about being in the top ten of her class she said “Great . by Kara Sabo Gladus Underwood Gina VanderReyden Johna VanGoey Randy Voilmer Billy Wagers Kenny Wagers Sheri Walser Jett Wallin Tammy Walker Wray Walls Alicia Walter Kurt Wambaugh Kim Warner Tracy Warrick Kristen Weaver Lisa Weaver Sophomore Top Ten 129 Theresa Weaver Greg Whalen Tim White Kevin Whittaker Stephanie Wienhoft Jerry Willard Darlene Williams Glen Williams Mike Willis Debbie Wild Audra Wilson Valerie Wilson David Wimmer Rhonda Winter Jerry Wiser Eric Wiskotoni Mike Woods Robert Worrell Robin Wright Mike Yeater Malcolm Youngman Chuck Zimmerman A well stocked bookstore sells supplies as well as | jackets and spirit items. 130 Sophomores Transition is easily made Coming into a new school may be difficult for some people to adjust to but not for most of the sophomore class. Most sophomores got involved quickly in a variety of various activities ranging from band to sports. With the show of varsity letter men women and the other great achievements received by the sophomore class,the class displayed potential in many areas. From the J.V. cheerleaders cheering at the games, to the faithful fans who went to all the ames every Friday and aturday night, the sophomores began to show spirit. One great display of spirit was shown at the pep session. “85,85,” could be heard above 84 and 83. “We have a great class with a lot of spirit, said Jenni Price. “You can see this great show of spirit by going to a weekend game,” said Tim Burns. You see a blue wave of letter sweaters and Blazer Bunch shirts. Spirited sophomores were seen walking the halls during spirit week in sweats, togas, crazy hats and BLUE WHITE. “Our togetherness is great,” says Ann Biddlecomb, “we have a unique inner potential that makes us strive to out do juniors and seniors. We make ourselves known.” by Karo Sabo Varsity Football player Mike Nolan and J.V. Cheerleader Jenny Merryfield admire the Mangy Lion, something they both worked nard for. Admiring the patrons to the new athletic banners is letter winner Tam- my Buckley. Sophomores 131 Posing in their cars are Sara Sum- mers and Lesli Riblet. (Camaro voted least popular and Mercedes most popular.) A smile on Robert Weinger's face greets friends in the halls of tCHS Juniors reveal favorites Despite the many hours of homework and extracurricular activities, juniors still found time for leisure. While doing this, they formed their own opi- nions about the things they did and the people they watched the most. “E.T.” was certainly the favorite movie. This extraordinary creative from an alien planet brought love and joy to a young Elliot. “I thought it was funny until the end, then I cried,” said Kim McAfee. “On Golden Pond” ran a close se- cond with “Kiss Me Goodbye” and “Fast Times At Ridgemont High” placing third. When it came down to who ranked numero uno as best Actor Actress, the junior could not make up their minds. Tom Selleck and Alan Alda were tied as most liked actors and Goldie Hawn received over 50 % of the votes for most favorite actress for her role in “Best Friends”. “M.A.S.H,” “Magnum P.I., “Peoples Court” and Fame” were the favorite T.V. shows chosen. “I am really disappointed that “M A S H” had to go off the air,” said Steve Stewart, “It really show- ed people what life was like back then.” When it came to choosing a favorite car, the juniors picked the Mercedes over the Porsche, Camaro and the Firebird. by Lori DeLong Dirk Ahlers Lonnie Allen Mike Allen Anna Anderson Ester Anderson Phil Arnold Julie Atkinson Willie Baer Cindy Baldwin Pam Ball Samantha Barden Lezlie Barfell Doug Birky James Blessing Tammy Blyly Kim Bradberry 132 Juniors John Bell Jeff Bergeron Brent Biddle Chuck Bostian Tammy Bowers Lejene Breckenridge Stephanie Brenneman Todd Bristow Lori Browning Terry Bryant Lisa Burgess Helen Burnham Jeff Burrows Dennis Butler Bobbie Byers Richard Byes Mary Calvert Michele Campbell Steve Cappelletti David Cardoza Norma Cardoza Brett Carmichael Mmnie Carr Gina Carter Linda Cassell Robert Charles John Checchio Theodore Clark Kim Clay Samantha Clifford Samara Clifford Tonia Clipp Eddie Coleman John Collm Danny Domadoll Alton Conner David Cook David Cooper Jason Cornett Shari Courntney Fred Carft Greg Cripe Shetland Cross Cathy Crumes Angie Curry Tina Curtin Brigid Curtis Connie Danner Christy Danner Stephanie Decker Karen Defries Brett Delagrange Denise Delcamp Lori DeLong Kim Denman Todd Denton Cathy Deputy Marquerlte DeThe Bob Derry Tim Dibley Jeff Dimos Dave Donnell Lucinda Donnell Scott Dorrier John Dorris Greg Dowell Ron Dumont Sherri D'uvo Rene Echartea Lisa Edmund Sue Edwards Elizabeth Ehret Valerie Ellis Craig Erekson Richart Estes Tom Ethell John Evans Julie Ewart Debbie Fay Juniors 133 Being After the long summer break, juniors came back to old familiar halls with great expectations for the year to come. The sophomores looked up to them and the seniors began to associate with them. Juniors were asked how it felt to be in the middle, the creme of the oreo cookie. the ere I I e in an oreo It's not that bad. It’s definately harder than last year,” said LeAnne Kirts. While there may not be the worries a sophomore or senior would have, there is always the decision of what you want to work for, of what you want out of life. “I feel good about being in the mid- dle,” said Dave Ritchie. “I know I have time before I am out on my own in the big world, and at the same time I know I will soon be making my own decisions. In other words, be my own boss.” “I need another year before continuing on to college, adds Mike Swanson.” But junior Vicki Krough had a total- ly different idea about being in the middle. “I’d much rather be a senior. But considering I’m a junior, I will have to make the best of it and look forward to my senior year. Most juniors are reliev- ed that they are not hav- ing to get used to a new school and new students like the sophomores. They also do not have the anxiety seniors have of stepping out into the world and assuming adult responsibilities. by Tammy Arnold Juniors Steve Stewart. Denise Buttler. Judy Stansell. and Gayle Holycross look over schools in the college room. Dan Fernatt Michele Fields Leslie Fierce Tinya Fisher Wanda Fisher Charles Fletcher Bill Flora Keith Flucas Joddi Foreman Simonell Foreman Charlene Fox David Franklin Anette Freeman Trery Gates Miquel Gil Susan Glasglow 134 Juniors Julie Glassburn Connie Goorhouse Mike Graf Tammy Grant Calby Gray Pam Green John Greener Ron Haas Bill Hackworth Lynn Hadley Scott Hagedorn Scott Hager Lewis Haggerty Rodney Hamilton Greg Haradine Barry Hart Shawn Hartman Cindy Hayes Lora Hayes Chris Helvey Holly Hester Michael Hiies Brad Hively April Hollar Elviry Holliday Gayle Holycross Jennifer Horton Rob Houk Tynia House Penm Howard Rick Howey Brian Hubbard Laura Hungate Ann Hurley Zach Huth Mike lamgro Joe Jackson Lawrence Jackson Loutysia Jackson Pat Jackson Stewart Jackson Alphonso James Angela James Keith Jewel Georgina Johnson Levar Johnson Renea Johnson Todd Johnson Kevin Johnston Brad Jones Kelly Kain Kim Kauffman Collin Kebo Dawn Keen patricia Keiper Bobby Kelly Mike Kemp Somphong Kesith Nancy Keyse Shawn Kilmer Terri Kindle Mandi Kinneman Cindy Kirts LeAnne Kirts Devin Krah Sheila Kleckner Sue Klopfenstem John Knapp Natalie Kochanowski Lynette Kocielko Ann Krider Vicki Krogh Greg Kronewitter Darlene Kucela James Landis Wendt Landis Todd Landrum Theata Lambert Anthony Lane Juniors 135 Class stress togetherness Unique y ne k single in kind; having no like or equal. “We all put forth effort to make the 1983 junior class as best as it could be,” said Junior Class vice Presi- dent, Chris Thorton. The junior class prom was the main money maker for the junior of- ficers. Many hours were put into painting, cutting, drawing, pasting and designing to help make “New York, New York; A Night on The Town” a success. “Hot Flash , the band used in the 1982 prom “Tropical Paradise” received such an overwhelming response that they were asked to return. Views of unity and nonunification were ex- pressed by the junior class officers. The junior class needs to be closer and function as a whole,” said President, Lisa Lemanis. “We are involved in a lot of school activities, sports and honor clubs, said Secretary, Kim Warner, “which makes us more noticed in school. What exactly does an officer feel his her responsibilities are? “We have an obligation to do what the junior class wants,’’ stated Treasurer. Brian Arm- strong, “not what the of- ficers want.” “We try to set an example of togetherness,” com- mented Chris Thorton. by Martha Werbiansky Junior Class Officers: Martha Wer- biansky. Social Chair Person; Lisa Lamanis. President; Chris Thorton. Vice President; Kim Warner. Secretary; and Brian Armstrong. Treasurer. Helping Martha Werbiansky with her prom dress is Stephani Decker. Matt Lane Nicole Lapierre John Law Lisa Lemanis D'Andre Lese Larry Lewis Wayne Ligocki John Linn Wanda Lipscomb Ronnetta Lombardi Nicole Lorenzen Tracy Louck Darin Loucks Julie Luchese Alicia Luevano Jim Lowe 136 Junior Leaders Mark Lowry Luke Lytell John Lyttaker Kim McAfee Ed McCourt Joanane McDonald Neal McGhee Julie McWhorter Brian Maitland Vannessia Majors Mike Mannings Theresa Marks Jenny Mathias Mark Maurere Stewart Mayes Carol Maylath Sue Mays Danielle Messier Jeanette Michaels Julie Miles Amanda Miller Dina Miller Rod Miller Carin Mobley Kathy Monroe Steve Moore Willie Mae Morris Jo-Ann Mortimer Doug Moutria John Mulgrew Kevin Murphy Lauri Myers Sherry Nance John Neice Jack Nickoson Vicki Nicks 1965—Denise Norris—1983 James North Roger Nusbaum Lisa Nye Kim O’Brian Mary O'Connell Tim O'Connell Patti O'Linger Stephanie Olmstead James Owens Bonnie Owens Greg Parcell Todd Parker Robert Pedzinski Kari Peterka Laura Peters Amy Peterson Steve Peterson Dan Pingalore Marlce Pittman Kathy Plaisted Kevin Pontius Don Porter Mary Pouyamehr Kathy Pritschet Dave Ray Brian Reamer Karen Reid Randy Reynolds Teresa Reynolds Leslie Riblet Cicely Rice Mary Riggs Nancy Rinehart Dan Ringenberg Tim Richie John Robinia David Robinson Dennis Robinson Johnny Robinson Jenny Rodino Mary Jo Rolfson Anne Ross Gary Roth Juniors 137 On being in the top ten Being in the top ten percent of your class is a great achieve- ment and should be recognized for the hard work and effort that is put into it. “As a top ten student I find it hard to keep up my grades because of all the competition,” said Amy Peterson.” A lot of com- petition is around for the top ten students, but all ten admit that they work- ed hard to get that posi- tion, giving up T.V. time and a cut down in going out on weekends, were just some of the sacrifices made by the junior top ten. “I'm glad I’m in the top ten, said Jeff Risius.” It’s something that I am very proud of and worked very hard to get. Granted that the top ten juniors worked very hard for their position, they also had time for other extra curricular activities, such as swimming. “Hitting the books is very important to me, but it takes more than books to make a person top ten, said Cindy Searcy.” Being on the swim team gives me something extra to do and it also keeps me in shape and on my toes.” I hope I can keep up the work load through the rest of my school years,” said John Wat- son. “It’s something that I will have to work hard for, but it will be a great accomplishment for me.” by Martha Werbiansky Top Ten Juniors: Front Row: Lisa Edlon. Nancy Keyes. Jenny Rodiano. Amy Peterson and Cindy Searcy. Back Row: John Eatson. Mike Rydson. Jett Rissius. Collin Kebo. and Brian Armstrong. Baffeled by Mr Beeson’s physics is Mike Rydson. a top ten student in the junior class. Sherri Rouch Tammy Rowland Mike Rydson Jett Ryman Jett Saddler Jamie Sage Steve Sands Julie Sargent Pam Schater Tonya Schelling Sherrie Schiber Rachael Schlard Kim Schrock Lori Scott Cindy Searcy Terri Seigel Cindy Shaum Deanna Shaw Darcey Shearer Efti Sherelis Renee Short Kim Schrott Kathie Schultz Mary Simpson 138 Junior Leaders Derrick Smith Lanny Smith Mike Smith Sara Smith Scott Smith Liz Snavely George Smeltzer Jake Smoot Laura Snow Carlyn Southworth Calvin Spaulding Rhic Speas Michelina Spirito Jeff Springer Staci Stanner Judith Stansell Antonio Staltari John Stephenson Eric Steffen Patrick Stevens John Steward Steve Stewart Bert Stoecklin Deanna Stout Jerry Stump Sara Summers Mike Swanson Margaret Sweet Tracy Szucs Tammy thalheimer Elizabeth Thomas Chris Thornton SueTrosper Jeff Troyer Lori Taylor Staci Taylor Tim Troyer Michael Van Horn Dru VanWormer Phil Vetter Jimmie Wagers La Donne Walker Lori Ward Kim Warner Christina Watkins Doug Watson John Watson Suzanne Watson Carla Weaver Katie Weiss Julie Wenzel Martha Werbiansky Brian White Phil White Chris Whittaker Robert Wiegner Gary Wilcox Madeline Wild Delray Williams Howard Willanson Jeff Wilsey Sandra Wimmer Tammy Wirick Jon Wirt Jenni Wogmood Jim Wolfinger Jenny Wolgamood Alroy Woods Marthy Workman Todd Wright Sherri Wuthrich Anita Yoder Joann Yoder Michele Yoder Jami Young Mike Youngman Dave Zehendner Todd Zilm Rick Zimmerman Shawne Zimmerman Juniors 139 1983—J Cta Changes, ex- perimentations, decisions... all fell on an- ticipating seniors. As the year began, seniors thought it would be a breeze but then came reality. The administration’s experimenting on seniors was how the year began and ended. Bells, which had been brought up every year, prompted action by students. Polls were taken, speeches were given, students stood their ground. When polls were taken, an irionic thing occured; students The bell system is demonstrated to senior Jennifer Hill by Mr. Al Bias. voted for a bell to begin and end classes. “I guess if we have to have bells, then we might as well go all the way,” said senior Julie Dubois. Graduating and ending classes on the same day was also another experi- ment that was demonstrated on the Discussing what colleges to attend in the fall are seniors Lauri fulmer and Jodi Lail. seniors, along with receiving no diplomas at graduation ceremonies and requiring a dress code at ceremonies, which would require dresses and ties. Changes were evident in Commencement exer- cises where seniors behaved in a mature fashion. Childish behavior of the past few years was replaced by adult behavior of the Class of '83 —a class act. When seniors were asked what they found most memorable about their high school years, replies were as follows: “My senior year, said Mike Tacy, I found to be most enjoyable. I met the most people and found what I wanted in life.” “The closeness of your friends,” said Sherri Delcamp, “and the feel- ings for everybody made my three years at Central very memorable. “Everything,” said Paul Mullins,” is memorable.” by Daniela Vukosavljevic Christine Alert Dema Alfrey Dino Anagnos Ken Anderson Kristy Arisman Scott Atkinson Lisa Babcock Kathleen Baker Robert Ball John Balzono 140 Seniors Rita Banks Yvonne Barkes Tessa Barnes Brian Barrett Mark Barrett Donna Baughman Beverly Bean Paul Becker Jeffery Bell Mary Bement David Bengal Dianne Bennett Randell Bickel Frank Floom Judith Bloss Karen Bloss Thomas Blosser Tracy Blough Cathleen Bock Larry Bracken Daniel Bradshaw Nicholas Brady Carol Brainard Timothy Brink Elizabeth Broadbent Coy Brown Kevin Brown Lillian Brown Martinez Brown Brian Buckley Rick Burkett Chris Burrows Ray Butler Mark Carroll Kevin Carpenter Jeffery Casey Mary Cavanaugh Randy Chaney Gary Chapman Paul Chasen Michael Chupp Jacqueline Coffman Carla Coldwell Doug Conway Alison Connah Cynthia Cooper Jill Cornett Cynthia Carmichael Bernadette Cortas Brian Cox John Cunningham Lori Craft Cynthia Crow Michele Crume Julie Crussmeyer John Daum Jim Davis Michelle Davis Dan Dawson Sherri Delcamp 142 Seniors LA nxi leti ed Enjoying each others company. seniors Brian Buckley. Gina Herald and Kelly Miller sit and chat about the craziest times. As cool as possible. Rhett Rowe shows off his new firebird. Where will I go? College, will it help? With unemployment so high, do I stand a chance? These were most of the questions asked by seniors as graduation day approached. When asked if they felt any anxiety about the future with unemploy- ment so high, seniors gave interesting answers. “No,” says Todd Pfeffer, “I don’t mind being a bum.” “Yes, said Denise Shelton, “It is scary knowing that not even a college diploma can get you a job.” Surprisingly enough, most seniors did not have anxiety about the future with unemploy- ment so high. With jobs being so hard to find, will it be worth going to college and spending all that money? “Yes, with a col- lege degree you might at least be able to find a half decent job,” said Laura Rodgers. by Daniela Vukosavljevic Richard Delks Ann Deputy Kenneth Donaldson Steven Douglas James Doyle Diana Drye Julie Dubois Julie Dufour Phil Duncan Dana Dunithan Seniors 143 Diane Dusthimer Scott Dygert Scott Eaton Heidi Edman Julie Eidenas Dannia Erwin Brian Evans Kim Everett Brian Fann Dale Finwick Sondra Fernatt Charles Filley Jackie Fisher Mary Frahm Lisa Foltz Susan Fritschi John Froschauer Beth Fry Lauri Fulmer David Genrich Miguel Gil Deborah Given Rick Glaser Randy Godshlak Cymathia Gonser Steve Graber Annette Gray Sherri Greenwalt Levi Gregory Jennifer Gross 144 Seniors cjCeadership Cji iven Senior class officers: Woody President; Betsy Broadbenl. Keorting, Social Chairperson: Diane Secretary; Susi Fritschi. Vice dusthimer. Treasurer; Brian Buckley, President Graduation ceremonies and the senior ban- quet; both memories tor seniors, but who is behind it all? “Organization. We decided where the ban- quet should be held, the time, place, date, and type of food and flowers that will be on the table,” said senior class treasurer Diane Dustimer. Representing the senior class as officers and executive members is a very demanding posi- tion, but what does it take to be one of the top ten seniors of your class? “There was time I spent studying when there were many other things I would have preferred to be doing, said Diane Dustimer. “I felt it was important to make the sacrifice, because grades are im- portant to me.” Senior Top Ten students: Front Diane Dusthimer. Tammy Kohl. Linda Dave Oakeson. Bob Jones and John Row: Maria Leonakis. Lauri Fullmer, Kilbert Row 2: Tim Brink. Jim Doyle. Myers by Daniela Vukosavljevic Sean Graber Sanjay Gupta William Gwinn Anthony Haitsma Mary Hall Knute Hamre Chris Hanover Michael Happer Daniel Harter Michelle Hartman Senior Leaders 145 We’re What do Tim Brink, Jim Doyle and Mike Murphy have in com- mon? All three are outstanding seniors but all three are also National Merit Finalists. What exactly does it take to become a semi- finalist? High P.S.A.T and S.A.T. scores,” said Mike Murphy, An overall During the Senior Banquet Maria Leonakis receives her top ten award. Tammy Kohl Julie Koontz Deb Krallman Richard Krause Eric Kronemeyer Jack Kunkel Joan Lail Eric Landes Kevin Laughlin Matthew Lawrence score of 190 on the P.S.A.T. and a score or 1300 on your S.A.T. is needed to become a semi-finalist. But it did not end there. Applications were sent to the semi-finalists and a total of two essays had to be written. The came the wait. ‘‘Only the top .5% of the semi-finalists, which equal out to 10,000 students in the country”, said Jim Doyle, “make it to the finals.” “After you become a National Merit Finalist,” noted Tim Brink, “they notify a college of your choice that you are a finalist and the college decides if you should receive a scholarship or not.” I was pleasantly sur- prised,” said Jim Doyle. “I am hoping to receive a scholarship.” “I am very happy,” said Tim Brink, “to have my academic achievements recognized.” “I was surprised,” ad- ded Mike Murphy, “I didn’t think I had a chance to get it. by Daniela Vukosavljevic 146 Senior Leaders Ross Haynes Gina Herald Lionel Herdman Mark Hiles Jennifer Hill Staci Holt Cynthia Hopper Elaine Hostetler Cindy Hostetler Ed Hruby Tamera Huffman Ann Hungate Tamala Jackson Jack Jacobs Douglas Jameson Nicole Jansen David Jones Jeffery Jones Joanie Jones Robert Jones Robert Kavelman Kelly Keck John Kelly Burton Kennedy Steven Kern James Kiernan Kathryn Kiefer Linda Kilbert Katrina Kindle Walter Koerting Seniors 147 Tamera Lawrence Gregory Leach Maria Leonakis Keith Lochmandy Tim Lowery Patrick Lucchese Paul Lytle Gene Madigan Jeff Maier Dwanye Mark Margaret Mark Clyde Mark Dawn McAleer Bradly McDowell Curt McDowell John McKay Brian McKenna Jeff McKibbin James McNeely Vickie Mendez James Mercer Darin Messick Danny Meyer Gary Miller Kelly Miller Mary Miller Sherry Miller Tim Miller Melinda Minzey Mark Monteith 148 Senior Banquet 2 e es wi After three years of outstanding athletic and academic achievements, Richard Delks, was chosen as this year's reciepient of the Tim Bringle award. Tim Bringle was a superior athlete at Elkhart High School. He completed in foot- ball, basketball and track before his graduation in 1937. Bringle was killed in World War II, and the first award was given in his name in 1947. The tradition has continued every year since. Delks, an NHS member with a 3.2 grade point average, was a 3- year varsity letter-winner in football and was first team all state at defen- sive back. In basketball he made all sectional, all-Elkhart county and academic all-state teams while averaging 10 points and 5 rebounds a game. As a co-captain of the baseball team and .300 Tim Bringle award-winner Richard Delks gets ready to pass at the Con- cord game. in his final year, he was game winning hits, near the top in runs bat- Ky Anthony Bonds ted in, runs scored and Marion Morgan Michele Morse Gene Moore Paul Mullins Michael Murphy John Myers Robert Nand Rhonda Nelson Randell Newell Sara Newell Senior Banquet 149 Tamra Nuet David Oakson Julie O’Brien Don Padgett Gina Papa Andrew Parmater Diana Pedler Greg Peploe Lisa Peterson Todd Pfeffer xpenAive % by Damela Vukosavljevic Being a senior may sound great and exciting, but it can also be very expensive. Just ask any senior and they can tell you how much money it can be. Some students are for- tunate enough to have jobs, but others have to rely on their parents for money. This can be hard on both parents and students. There are many necessities that a senior must have, and those alone can add up to be quite a lot. These include taking the S.A.T., $10.50; cap and gown, $10.00; graduation an- nouncements, $65.35; senior pictures, $150.00; and even a ticket to the Senior Banquet, $10.00. All of these total to$245.85, and these just name a few of the things a senior needs. “These wouldn’t be quite as bad as burden if it didn’t take place in just a matter of a few months, like they do,” said Kim Phillips. Then, of course, come all the extras like the prom, graduation parties, dances, dates, etc. The prom, for exam- ple, can be expensive for a senior guy. Flowers, $12.00; dinner, $32.00; tuxedo, $60.00; and pic- tures, $15.00, totaling $119.00, just for the prom. If you have a part-time job, it can really be helpful. “Having a part- time job really helps when it comes to ex- penses, said senior Susi Fritschi. Many students work at local fast-food restaurants, malls, and other stores around the area. They usuaily make minimum wage, which is $3.35 per hour. Before you become a senior, said Bernadette Cortas, “find a job. The money will come in handy. Eric Phelps Kim Phillips Randy Pierce Patricia Pittman Matthew Pletcher Rodney Porter James Potterbaum Jason Powell Jodi Price Cynthia Pritchard Mark Querry Brent Raifsnider Brian Raifsnider Larry Rice Rod Richmond Jeff Roberts David Robinson Debbie Robinson Keborah Robinson Laura Rodgers Paul Romanetz Carolyn Rose Stephanie Roth Rhett Rowe Tamara Rowe Tina Rudolph Matthew Rydson Gregory Saal Michael Sailor Mitchell Sailor Seniors 151 Remember Wk en As seniors ap- proached the end of their thir- t e e n year journey, they looked back at some of their adventures. REMEMBER WHEN ... when everyone had to line up after recess to go back to class. —Nicole Jansen ... you experienced your first kiss. —Jeff Harding ... there were six foot snow drifts in front of your door. —Kim Taylor ... when the bus was late and it was the col- dest day of the year. —Tina Rudolph . . . you didn’t have to go to school. —Anonymous ... you danced with so- meone and there was a two foot space in bet- ween you. —Rich Krause ... you waited up all night for the tooth fairy. —Chrissy Alert ... you looked underneath the bed before you went to sleep. —Susi Fritschi ... you read about Dick, Jane and Spot. —Greg Bambic ... you went to the drive in movies with your parents in your pajamas. —Cindy Pritchard ... you got up early every Saturday morning to watch cartoons. —Randy Chaney ... we used to do all our homework. —Chell Dues ... it was easier to remember things. —Dave Smith ... the curtain closed for the last time and you realized it was the last time. —Annonymous Lisa Saint Jean Cathy Schaefers Steve Scharrer Martin Scheyndel Robert Schlarb Steven Schnell Tina Schoettler Jenny Schultz Hardy Searcey Paul Seegers 152 Senior Remembrance Daniel Sellers Terence Sharp Vincent Sharp Dawn Shaw Denise Shelton Todd Smeltzer David Smith Scott Southard Elizabeth Stackhouse Deborah Stahr Scott Stamm Keryl Stoffer Bradley Suther Anita Sutton Michael Sutton Kurt Swank Michael Tacy Kimberly Taylor Paul Taylor Thomas Terrell Lori Thrams John Tierney Kellie Tourre Tracy Trigg Rebecca Trosper Michael Troyer Richard Truex David Vogele Daniela Vukosavljevic Kassie Wagner Seniors 153 Sally Walker Diane Walser John Walton Barbara Ward Gregg Watts Charles Wenner Bobbie Weber Deatra Wiser Jacquelyn Wenzel Darla Weist Ralph White Max Weinholft Lene Wilcox Patricia Wiley Mike Williams Donald Windfield Alicia Wise Mark Wood Timothy Woods Dawn Wright Tammy Wright Matthew Yeakey Valerie Yeater David Yontz Theodore Zerkle 154 Seniors Seniors A smile comes across Daniels Vukosavljevic's (ace as she is named Outstanding Journalist ot the year. Presenting the NHS Trent Bias Leadership award to Bob Jones is Matt Veakey and Brian Bukley. Yellow roses on each table, bran- dy glasses, with the school emblem engraved on it, a HOME OF THE BLAZERS banner. The mood was set as 148 seniors poured into the Greencroft Center for a once in a lifetime senior banquet. The evening began out on the ninth floor terrace as cheese, crackers and punch were served. At seven-thirty dresses and three piece suits found there way into the formal dining room for a dinner of roast beef and chicken. As seniors found their stomachs filing, they found the evening first beginning. As the senior members of choir and Shades entertained with “Memories” and I Wish You”. by Daniela Yukosavljevic During the 1983 Senior Banquet. Mr A toast to the good old times is in ac- Bias says a few words about the past tion by seniors Lene Wilcox, Sally year. Walker and Lisa Peterson. S Ccd Ccce Advertising Elkhart Yearbook staffer: ‘‘Hi my name is Mary Smith and I am from the Elkhart Central Publications department and I am calling to ask if you would like to support your yearbook by purchasing an ad in our yearbook.” This memorable speech was embedded into staffers’ minds as money became tight and advertisers had to be sought after for donations. It was different and interesting to see what people said and if they supported us or not,” said staffer Tammy Arnold. “Advertising helped to show me the basic skills of business as well as meeting people I had never met before,” said Lori DeLong. “Everyday we would go out on ads or call people,” said Kara Sabo. “It gives you a real feeling of accomplishment to have to go out into the business world and try to fit yourself in with all the other advertisers in Elkhart. But the people who really believed in our yearbook supported us. It always makes you feel better knowing you went out there and got that ad on your own.” But when it came down to the end of the year, staffers found more money was needed to complete the yearbook, meaning more ads would have to be sold. It was a hassle to mess with ads at the end of the year,” said Martha Werbiansky, “but you have to do what you have to do.” This sketch of Mam Street by Dan Bradshaw was a part of a portfolio of Dan's work that netted him $13,000 in art scholarships. Advertising Division 157 Rainbo Lanes Bowling Fun For The Whole Family 2401 Middlebury Steve Stuart Mike Tacy Stephanie Decker Bruno’s Pizza ORDERS TO TAKE OUT PIZZA - ALL VARIETIES STUFFED PIZZA Sandwiches of all kinds Spaghetti Dinner Served Here or to Take out Also try out Italian sub-marines 1105 Goshen Ave. 295-8424 158 Advertising TV e the Sty Sitce itt aMtAecf cCo- Country Club Lanes 1910 Cassopolis Jessen Manufacturing Company, Inc. 1409 WEST BEARDSLEY AVENUE ELKHART, INDIANA 1621 West Beardsley P.O. Box 1131 293-8687 ELKHART Is Someplace Special To WTRCgg DOIV PEII1TUW. me Advertising 160 Gonderman Cook Coin Shop We Buy and Sell Pierre Moran Mall 293-5442 S Al Congratulations to the Class of '83 Space Assemblies, Inc. 7’Htoujfaste ui' Insurance A Farm Bureau Insurance agent... the kind of person you want caring for all your insurance needs 2310 West Lexington Avenue 215 West Lincoln Elkhart, IN 46514 Goshen, IN 46526 Phone: 219-295-4488 Phone: 219-534-2611 Advertising 161 211 SOUTH MAIN Very Special Things Bristol Corporation Congratulations to the Class of '83 unnv zvn- nv Hair V Masters 264-7675 264-2171 162 Advertising G. L. PERRY'S Pierre Moran Mall Easy Shopping Place Kim Denman mCEIL Life isn’t easy. To meet the challenges of today’s world re- quires determination and hard work. If you can face that— without illusion— you’ll discover what’s best in you. And in life, NIBCO INC 500 Simpson Avenue Elkhart. IN 46515 Innovators in valves and fittings Advertising 163 FIVE LOCATIONS TO SERVE YOU EASY SHOPPING PLACE 1221 S. MAIN ST. 3513 S. MAIN ST. Ill E. LUSHER BACON HILL SHOPPING CENTER BRIAN RAIFSAIDER 3408 South Main Elkhart, In. 46514 Phone 293-1714 Jim Papa, owner BILL AND SNOOPS BULL DOG SALLOON 3763 E. JACKSON 294-6000 “CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 1983” 164 Advertising Dick Choler Cars and Service “Let Us Be Your Car Counselor” 640 E. Jackson 522-8281 Homan Lumber Mart Best of Luck to the Class of 83 1650 Lusher 293-6595 omoK HOPMAN JEWELERS “Congratulations and Good Luck to the Class of 1983” 143 Easy Shopping Place 293-3632 Advertising 165 Watzke Beautiful Flowers For All Occasions 501 Main 293-5657 Usa Lemanis Where You’re 1 £lhhart i choice in team and running 522-8892 EASY SHOPPING PLACE DOWNTOWN AND PIERRE MORAN MALL 166 Advertising DYGERT TRIM AND GLASS YOUR AUTO GLASS INSTALLATION DEALERS 293-8711 293-1737 575 E. JACKSON ACROSS FROM EASY SHOPPING PLACE For America's favorite food, it's pizza (and Italian sandwiches) from Greg's Volcano Easy Shopping Place REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE CENTER 314 S. 4TH STREET 295-8205 ■ M i PROT€CTION The Chamberlain Agency Insurance for the small business Advertising 167 - Elmer’s Body Shop Established Since 1935 264-3300 23 S. Elkhart Ave. jolinny 6 ewelr Match the sparkle in her eye with a diamond 500 S. Main Sherri Bourn Sieve Douglas 293-0724 1126 Johnson Phone 264-1252 For all your sports equipment Sportsman's Enterprises, Inc. 168 Advertising 224 Sterling Ave. i i y � 11 LKHART AMERA ENTER Come To Us For All Your Photographic Needs 420 E. Jackson 295-1040 Martin’s Pet and Garden Store Supplying all your pet's and garden needs 111 W. Jackson Blvd. Invest in the Best for Rest ELKHART BEDDING COMPANY Advertising 169 SAUTTER'S FLORAL GREEN HOUSES for flowers, plants, shrubs, frees 1725 Toledo Rood 293-5584 You only need to read one paper and that’s Stye (STkljart ©rutlj 421 South Second 294-1661 Congratulations to the Class of 83 ; Wambaugh 945 EAST BEARDSLEY Elkhart, IN. Realty Co. Phone: C04-2111 C — ' 2 170 Advertising The right choice for right now 293-8621 or 674-6059 We Sell... We Service ... We Satisfy ... YOU SAVE! Key MACHINE TOOL, INCORPORA TED P.O. Box 1004, 53928 C.R. 5 N. Elkhart, Indiana 46515 (219)262-1537 Insurance Agency, INC KEITH HOLMES CARTER CATON ROGER MITCHELL HAROLD SMITH TOM ELKIN JOE JOHNSEN NELSON NIX 293-9571 South Third Street Advertising 171 PALMER HARDWARE 2 LOCATIONS TO BETTER SERVE YOU STORE NO. 1 STORE NO. 2 111 PRAIRIE COURT - ELKHART 2693 SO. MAIN - ELKHART (ACROSS FROM RINKS) (FORMERLY HIVELY AVE.MARKET) PHONE 294-3431 PHONE 293-6767 KELLEY’S GROCERY STORE West Lexington West Blvd. 293-6941 Randy Parker 172 Advertising II II WE'VE GOT WHAT IT TAKES. A whole range of financial services. Plus banking people who know what you want. That’s First National Bank. With everything it takes to make things happen for you. FIRST NATIONAL RANK Elkhart Goshen Nappanee Bristol F.D.I.C. 295-2000 Member Advertising 173 ALICK’S DRUGS You’ll Find What You Need-All of our Convenient Locations 1612 W. Lexington No 1 7 AM to Midnight 294-5695 1651 CassopolisSt No. 2 8 AM to 10 PM 262-3555 952 E. Jackson No. 3 8 AM to 10 PM 522-0083 Special People Special Times John Myers PHOTOGRAPHICS, INC 300 E. Jackson Blvd. Gina Papa “Your Senior Photographer” 174 Advertising Where science gets down to business ...with health care products sold worldwide. Miles Laboratories, Inc. Elkhart, IN A Salute to All Our Musicians Can you imagine a school year without The Selmer Company Box 30 Eknart maena 46515 175 THE VILLAGE FLOWER SHOP 100 S. Main Street Elkhart, IN 46516 Phone: 295-7465 Tom Judi Pavoni %x ewefers HKCazd Watt PUvu Waxax 7?l xU (2 My cLtcdatio 7 t e 4 Z3 f FOR SALE It’s like moving with someone you know. CRESSY and EVERETT •a Better if mFs.i v J 500 N. Nappanee St.. Suite 2 B Elkhart. IN 46514 OFFICE: (219) 264 7581 176 Advertising WEDOOUR HOMEWORK TO FIND THE BEST ANSWERS TO YOUR MONEY NEEDS. At Midwest Commerce Banking Company, doing our homework means listening to your questions, problems and ideas about money. And to help you get the special things you want, we’ll show you how and when to borrow money. . . how to establish credit... and how to set up a savings program that does the most for you. We’ll also be glad to show you how to set up a budget and use a checking account. As a high school student, you are entitled to free checking now, and for up to four years after graduation. When you need to talk about money, come in to Midwest Commerce Banking Company and ask to see one of our financial counselors. Our advice is free, and we’ll help you find the right answers. O Midwest Commerce Banking Company Member FDIC Colophon Acknowledgements Printed on 100 pound enamel paper the seven hundred copies of the 1983 Pennant Annual have body copy in 12 point Helvetica and 8 point captions. All body begins with a 36 point Optima initial. In Student Life the head is 60 point Brush Script with 24 point Melior narrative heads. In Academics Clubs a 60 point Souvenir is used with a one point borderline. Sports uses a 60 point Rhonda with a 1 point underline. In the People section, sophomore heads were 36 point Poster Bodoni. Junior heads were 36 point Tiffany Heavy, and seniors were 60 point Coronet Bold. Publishing the annual for the fifteenth consecutive year is Newsfoto Publishing Company of San Angelo, Texas. Newsfoto representative Dick Kennard of Indianapolis gave us his professional counseling. Thanks also go to Bill Mosier at Mosier Studios for their senior, underclass, group and candid portraits. Pennant Annual Staff Editor... Daniela Vukosavljevic Sports... Anna Anderson, Anthony Bonds Class Editors... Kara Saabo, Martha Werbiansky Ads... Brian Cox, Anna Anderson Staffers... Tammy Arnold, Anthony Bonds, Brian Cox, Lori DeLong, Karen Reid, Karo Sabo, Daniela Vukosavljvic, Martha Werbiansky, Bernadette Cortas Photographers... Brian Cox, Daniela Vukosavljevic Adviser... Kenton Monjon Trying to arouse spirit in the new gym is Football Coach Tom Kurth. Blazers went on to defeat county school Memorial 40-0 and keep the Mangy Lion. 178 Colophon INDEX A Ahiers. D k 98. 132 Alert. Chnssy 140 Attfey.Dema9l.71.140 Alger. Ju a 71 Allen. Ardemus 128 Allen, JeH 128 Allen. Lonnie 71. 132 Allen. Marshall 128 Allen. Mike 132 Alen. Allen 128 Alen. Thelma A ley. Rrta 121 Ambrose. Brooke 128 Anagnos. Dino 140 Anderson. Anna 12. 40. 41. 132 Anderson. Dawn Anderson. Ester 132 Anderson, Ken 140 Arisman. Krisy 140 Armslroog. Brian 74.98. 138 Arnold. Mane 118 Arnold. Phil 132 Arnold. Tammy Arnold. Tom 74. 128 Ariley. J-M 128 Ashley. Je« 128 Aston. Shety 128 Atkinson. Scott 66. 67. 140 Bristol. Handy 59. 74. 128 Bristol. Todd 133 Broadbent. Betsy 46. 71. 72. 141 Brough. Gery Brough. Mike Brown. Coy 141 Brown. Kebb� e 72 Brown. Kevin 74. 141 Brown. L Kevin 75. 128 Brown. Liftan 13. 46. 47. 50. 91. 141 Brown. Margaret Brown. Martinez 141 Brown. Rila 128 Brownlee. Michael 64. 120 Brower. Lon 133 Brouwer. Wifcam 128 Bryani. Terry 133 Bryson, Wanda Byers. Bobby Buskley. Brian 78. 141 Buckley. Tammy 79. 128 Buelna. Rick 128 Buggs. Michael Burden. Ten 128 Burnham. Helen 133 Burgess. James 128 Burgess. Lisa 133 Burkett. Rick 142 Burkey. Lisa 128 Burns. Tim 98. 128 Burrows. Chris 142 Burrows. Jess 133 Butler. Denne 133 Burler.Ray 142 Buss. Robert 12. 128 Busse. Russell 87 Byers. Bobb 138 Byes. Richard 133 B Babcock. Lisa 140 Baer. W.l� e 132 Bailiff. Brady 72. 74. 128 Baker. Kathleen 140 Baker. Melody 71 Badwm. Cindy 132 Bali. Daniel Ban. Pam 132 Bay. Robert 140 Batzano. John 140 Bambc. Greg 89 Banks. Rita 141 Barden. Samantha 72. 132 Barf ell, Lezlie71. 132 Barkes, Yvonne 141 Barnes. Tessa 141 Barren. Brian 141 Barrett. Mark 141 Barrett. Troy 128 Baskin. Hugh 128 Baughman. Donna 141 Bean. Beverty 49. 71. 141 Beadle. Wiliam 128 Beck. David 128 Becker. Paul 141 Bedzmski. Robm 128 Beeson. Charles 118 Be«. Jeff 141 Be«. Jenny 74 Bel. John 133 Be . John 31 Bement. Mary 141 Bengal. David 141 Bennett. Dianne 141 Bergeron. Jeff 133 Berkey. Pat 121 Best, Jane 50. 51. 72. 74. 128 Bias. Al 36 Bias. Wayne Bickei. Kevm 128 Bickei. Randy 141 Biddlecom, Ann 19. 77. 128 Biddle. Brent 133 Bossnack. Adam 55. 118 Bvky, Doug 132 Bland. John 128 Blessing. James 132 Bloom, Frank 141 Bioss. Berne 128 Bioss. Judith 141 Bioss Karen 141 Blosser. Tom 141 Blough. Regma 74. 128 Bowdish. Kevm 31 Blyly. Tammy 132 Bock. Cathy 141 Bolmger. Mike 128 Bonds. Anthony Bonds. Denise 128 Boston. Chuck 133 Bourn. Shannon Bourn. Sherri 128 Bowers. Michele 120 Boyer. Beth 84. 128 Bracken. Larry 72. 74. 141 Bradberry. Kim 132 Bradley. Scot! 87 Bradshaw, Daniel 37. 141 Bradshaw, Liz 128 Brady. Nek 74.98. 141 Bramard. Carol 15. 42. 72. 74. 141 Breckenndge. Lejene 133 Brenneman. Slephame 53. 133 Brink. Timothy 64. 141 C Caldwell. Carla 142 Cattoun. Frank Calvert. Cathy 128 Calveri. Mary 62. 133 Campagnob. Phi 118 Campanelto. Troy 128 Campbell, Crag 87. 128 CappeHetti. Stevo 133 Cardoza. Davie 133 Cardoza. Norma 133 Carpenter. Kevin 142 Carmichael. Brett 108. 133 Carmichael. Cynthia 142 Carr. Michael 128 Carr. Minnie 133 Carr. Susie 128 Carrol.Mark 142 Carter. Gina 133 Casey. Jeff 71. 142 Casseila. Jim 128 Cassell. Lmda 133 Castleman. Deborah 128 Caton. David 128 Cavannaugh. Anne 128 Cavanaugh Mary 55. 142 Chaffee. Annette 128 Chaney. Randy 10. 72. 73. 142 Chapman. Gary 142 Charles. Robert 74. 133 C ha sen. Paul 142 Checchio. Jon 133 Chupp. Christine 128 Chupp. Michael 142 Chute.Caria 72. 74. 128 Clabaugh. Danielle Clair. Jesse 128 Clark. Daniel 98. 128 Clark. Kim 74. 128 Clark. Robert 118 Clark. Theoder 133 Clay. Kimberly 133 Clementz. Chris 30. 128 Ckftord. Samantha 31. 133 Cbrrod. Samara 133 Cbpp. Toma 133 Cobb. Joeha 128 Coe. Carolyn 128 Coffman. Jackie 142 Coleman. Eddie 71.133 Coleman. John 133 Coiglazier. Mike 108. 128 Colins. Chris 128 Coma doll. Da rmy 133 Conklin. Lori 128 Connah. Alison 40. 142 Conner. Alton 133 Conrad. Alisa 128 Conway. Amy 128 Conway. Doug 142 Cook. David 128. 133 Cook. John 128 Cooper. Cynthia 142 Cooper. David 133 Come . Jason 71. 133 Cornett. Jil 142 Corpe. Eric 128 Cortas. Bernadette 142 Cortas. Teresa 30. 39. 42. 74. 128 Courtney. Shan 71. 133 Cox. Andrea 128 Cox. Brian 40.41. 142 Crafl. Fred 133 Craft. Lori 142 Craigo. Becky 128 Crawford. Mike 128 Crhin. Allan 128 Cnpe. Greg 50. 74.87. 133 Cnpe. Stephanie 19. 128 Crooks. Yvonne 121 Cross. Fiona 128 Cross. She and 133 Crow. Cmdy 71. 142 Crume. Cathy 133 Crume. Michelle 142 Crussemeyer. Julie 142 Cunningham. John 13. 142 Curry. Angenette 133 Curry. Cyneatha 128 Curry. Janet 128 Curtin. Tma 133 Curtis. Bngid 55. 133 Danner. Christy 133 Danner. Constance 71. 79 Dougherty. Michel 128 Daum. John 31. 142 Davidson. Clifton Davidson. Robert 89. 128 Davis. Jim 142 Davis. Michelle 19. 142 Dawson. Danny 142 Daebartolo. Lea 128 Deal. June 118 Decker. Stepham 54. 79. 133 DeFries. Karen 74. 133 Defnes. Vick. 128 Delagrange. Brett 133 Delcamp. Dense 133 Delcamp. Sherri 142 Delks. Richard 93. 143 DeLong. Lon 40. 71. 133 Demorrow. David 128 Demott. Debra 128 Denman. Kim 133 Denman. Wayne 128 Denton. Todd 87. 133 Deputy. Anne 91. 143 Deputy. Cathenne91. 133 Deuty.John 108 Dethe. Marquente 133 Derr. Bob l33 Devaney. Pam 31.133 Dibtey. Tim 133 Dimons. Jeff 133 Dimos. Rofce 39. 128 Dobson. Joe Donaldson. Kenneth 143 Donaldson. Sheba 128 Donne . Cindy 16. 133 Donne . David 133 Dorner. Scott 133 Dorris. John 133 Dorsam, Doug 128 Dougherty. Dru 79. 128 Dougherty. Jackie 36. 118 Douglas. Steven 143 Dovey. John 128 Dowell, Greg 133 Doyle. James 50.51. 143 Doyle. Tim 128 Drake. Phybs Drye. Diana 143 Du bash, Kim 128 Du Bos. Julie 63. 143 Dudek. Bob 128 Dues. Mechiel Dutf. Da lee 124 Dugle. Tvn 9 Dukes. Tony 128 Dumont. Ronald 133 Duncan. Joe Cundan. Philip H 143 iAO Dumthan. Robyn 128 Dusthxner. Dane 36. 47. 144 Dvomik. Scott 128 Dygert. Scott 144 Dye. John Duwe. Sandra 118 Eakle. Cartonna Eaton. Scott 5. 144 Eby. Horry 129 Echartea. Lmda 129 Echartea. Rene 133 Edhjnd. Lisa 71. 133. 138 Edman. Heidi 39. 56. 57. 91. 144 Edmonds. Susanna Edwards. John Edwards. Sue 91. 133 Ehret. Elizabeth 133 Eidenas. Jube 144 Bier. James 64 Elkotl. David Elfcson. Mauricel Bis. Rich 129 Ells. Valerie 133 E Is wick. Desiree 129 Elswick. Kathryn 90. 129 Bswick. Susan 129 Erekson. Craig 87. 133 Erwm, Bernice Erwin. Dannie 144 EskCk. Kathryn Eshck. Susan Estep. Johnny Estes. Richard 133 Ethe . Tom 133 Evans. Brian 144 Evans. Howard Evans. Jerry 129 Evans. Robert Everett. Kimberly 144 Ever sole. Roy 129 Ewart. Jube 71. 72. 133 Ezzeli. Scott 9. 29. 129 Fann. BethAnn 129 Fann, Brian 144 Fay. Debra 133 Fernatt. Dan 134 Fernatt. Sandra 144 Fields. Micheie 134 Fierce. Leslie 134 Filley. Chuck 144 Filley. Rck Fisher. Jackie 71. 144 Fisher. Frankhn Finn. Chrsty 129 Fmwich. Dale 144 Fisher. Tmya 54. 72. 74. 75. 134 Fisher. Wanda 134 Fletcher. Chuck 71. 72. 74. 134 Fletcher. Michelle 129 Flora. Bell 72. 74. 134 Kftora. Jane 121 Flora. Jeff 87 Flucas. Keith 134 Foreman. Joddi 134 Foreman. Simone 134 Foster. Apr Foster. Nancy 129 Poland. Ted 18. 98. 108 Foltz. Lisa 144 Fox. Charlene 51.134 Fox. Robby 72.74. 129 Foy.Staci 72.74. 129 Frahm. Mary 48. 144 Frankhn, David 134 Freeman, Anette 134 Fritschi. Susi 11. 13. 72. 144 Fritscfw, Tom 89 Froschauer. John 52. 144 Fry, Beth 144 Fry. Elame 118 Fulmer. Jan 14. 129 Fulmer. Laur. 15.47.71. 144 G Gable. Denns 119 Gadson. Derry 126 Garrard. Lynn 119 Gary. Parthenia Gary. Robm 16. 126 Gates. Ivery 71 Gates. Trery 134 Gennch. David 144 Gentry. Robert Geyer. Ron 119 Glaser. 144 Giascow. Sue 46. 71. 134 Glassburn. Julie 135 G8. Miguel 134. 144 Givens. Debbie 144 Givens. Jim Godsha . Amy 126 Godshafc. Randy 144 Gonser. Cymantha 36. 144 Good. Jack 126 Good. Steven 144 Graf. Michael 135 Grant. Cart Grant. Tammy 135 Graves. Andrew Gray. Annette 144 Gray. Calby 135 Gray. Ura 126 Green. Pam 135 Greener. John 87. 98. 135 Greenwatt. Jut 126 Greenwatt. Sherri 144 Gregory. Kevi 74. 144 Grimes, Jon Grimes. Matt 126 Gross. Jennifer 144 Grove. Tom 119 Gruber. Sean 74. 145 Grumm. Kirk 126 Guantonio. Stacy Guiford. Michele Gunter. Kathryn Gupta. Sanjay 145 Gwmn. B 145 H Hartman, Michel 145 Hartman. Shawn 135 Haas. Chns9. 74 Hadley. Jen 135 Haler. Darla 144 Hagans. David Hagedorn. Scoti 13S Haggerty. Lewis 135 Hagey. Kathryn Hack worth. Withem 135 Haitsma. Tony 145 Ha«. Mary 145 Hamiton. Rodney 135 Hamre. Knot 145 Hanschhatz. Neh Hanover. Chns 145 Hunsberger. Steve Happer. Michael 145 Harpner. Robert 126 Haradme Greg 135 Hart. Barry 135 Hams. Debra Harrs, Reggie 66.67 Harter. Dan 145 Hatman. Gene 126 Harrs. Jacquetne Hawkins. Kim 126 Hayes. Cmdy 135 Hayes. Lora 135 Haynes. Ross 147 Hazz. Kathy 57 Heckman. Michele Herton. Toni Helvey. Christopher 135 Hernandes. Sandra 126 Hence. Jam Hence, johnny Herald. Gma 47. 147 Herdman. Lionel 147 Hester. Holy 135 Haes. Mark 144 Hies. Mchaei 135 Hues. Salty Hi . Ed 126 Hi . Jenmter 72. 74. 126. 147 Hi . Jennifer Hemebaugh. Devin 126 Hmes. Mary 126 Hmes. Vmc«nt % Hivety. Brad 135 Holar. Apr 135 Ho ar. Chrstaie 126 Holiday. Etory 135 Holmes. Greg Holt. Staci Hotycross. Gayle 72. 74. 135 Honcharenko. Brian 126 Hoppmon. Joe Hopper. Cynthia 147 Hopper. Susan 41. 126 Horton. Jennifer 135 Hostetler. Elame 147 Hostetler, John 126 Hostetler. Cmdy 147 Houck. Rob 135 House. Tyma 135 Hoiar. Christ me 126 Houghton. Chrstopher Howard. Penn. 13s Howe. Bridget 126 Howe. Rck 135 Hruby. Ed 74. 147 Hubbard. Brian 135 Huff. Melody 71. 77 Huffman. Tan oar a 147 Hungate. Ann 57. 71. 135. 147 Hungate. Laura 16 Hurley. Ann 135 Hurt. Tiwana Huth. Zachary 81.86. 135 Hunsberger. Jeff 74 Hunsburger. Scott 72 lanigro. Michael 135 Irons. Robert Jackson. Docthy 126 Jackson. Joe 135 Jackson. Judy 126 Jackson, Lawrence 135 Jackson. Loutysia 135 Jackson, Mike 126 Jackson. Patrck 135 Jackson. Sluwart 135 Jackson, Tamaia 147 Jackson. Terry 126 Jacobs. Dale Jacobs. Jack 147 James. Alphonso67. 135 James, Angela 135 James. Annteet Jamesen. Doug 147 Jansen. Kanne 126 Jansen. Nmole 147 Jester. David 19 Jewel, Keith 135 Johnson. Bruce Jonson, Debrah Johnson. Dennis Johnson. Georgiana Johnson. Ann 135 Johnson. Levar 135 Johnson. Mike 71 Johnson. Randy 126 Johnson. Renea 136 Johnsons. Robert 36. 119 Johnson. Todd 135 Johnsoton. Jeff Johnston. Kevm 135 Joiner. Rosie 126 Jones. Bradley 71. 135 Jones. David 72.74. 147 Jones. Donna 126 Jones. Jeff 48. 147 Jones. Melvin Jones. Patricia 126 Jones. Phil 126 Jones. Robert 15. 18. 42. 71. 147 Jones. Suzette Joseph. Mike 126 K Kan, Ke«y 135 Kamp. Sherri Kankel. Jack 147 Kauffman. Kim 135 Kaveiamn. Robert 53. 147 Kebo. Coin 55. 135. 138 Keck. Kelly 147 Keen. Dawn 60. 135 Keeslar. Leske 119 Keiper. Patnoa 72. 135 Kell. Tian Ketly. Bobby 135 Ke«y. John e6. 147 Kelsey. Darci 126 Kemp. Mike 135 Kennedy. Burt 147 Kern, Steve 147 Kesith. Somphong 135 Keyse. Nancy 71. 72. 74. 135. 138 Kidd. Lmda 126 Kiefer. Kathryn 51. 147 Kiefer. Kety 126 Kieman. Jim 147 K bert. Lnda 6. 46. 56. 74. 147 Kilmer, Shawn 135 Kndie. Kathnan 147 Kindle. Tern 135 Kmdschi. Lara 126 Kng. Bobby Kngen. Michael 126 Knger. Todd Knneman. Amanda 135 Kng. Cmdy 135 Kiris. LeAnne 71. 135 Kiarecki. Karen 119 Kleckner. Sheila 135 Klemm. Paul 126 Kleppmger. Peg 119 Klopfenstem. Sue 72. 135 Knapp. John 135 Knight. Chris 98 Knox. Rusty 71 Knox. Sherri 126 Kobold. Tameia 126 Kochanowski. Natalie 10. 72. 79. 135 Kooelko. Lynette 20. 40, 60. 135 Koertng. Walter (Woody) 147k Kohl. Tammy 53. 147 Ko at. Cami 126 Koontz. Jut 145 Koopman. Joe 126 Kopanski. Andy 126 Kowalczyk. Matt 126 Krah. Devm 135 Kraaman. Debb 147 Krause. Rich 30. 89. 147 Krause. Robert 89. 126 Knder. Ann 75. 135 Knight. Chris 126 Krogh. Vicki 16. 125 Kronemeyer. Ere 147 Ksr s 72'74'135 Kurth. Krane 78. 79. 126 Kurth. Tom 119 Kurtz. Keith Kyle. James L Labrum. Mary 136 Landrum. Todd 98. 135 Landrum. Matt 74 Landis, wendi 14. 19. 135 Lambert. Theata 136 Lame. Mathew 135 Landes. Enc 147 Landis. James 135 Lambert. Tim Lai. Jody 31. 147 Lambdm. Conm 126 Lapwrre. Ncde 136 Larkn. Terrance 16. 126 Lawrence. Tami 71 Larocca. Rob Laughhn. Kevin 147 Lane. Anthony 135 Muter. Gary 148 Miller. Jack Miler. Jody 126 Miter. Ke«y40 71. 148 M ter. Lon 126 Miller. Mary 148 Miller. Tod Jr 137 Law. John 136 Lawson. Betsy Lawrence. Faith Lawrence. Matthew 147 Lawrence. Tammy 60. 148 Leach. Barbra 126 Leach. Greg 148 Lebarski, Tanya 72. 77 Leeth. Karen 91 Leighton. William Leonakis. Maria 46. 148 Lemansr. Lisa 136 l emons. Randy 126 Lese. D'Andre 136 Lewis. Larry 136 Lewis. Debbie 126 Lewis. Mary 126 Lewis. Theresa Ligocki. Wayne 136 Lmn. John 106. 136 Lipscomb. Wanda 136 Little Dave 89 Loyd. Enc Lombardi. Ronnette 136 Love. Kathrme 126 Lowe. Jim 136 Lowery. Jack Lowrey. Mark 137 Lochmandy. Keith 53. 148 Louch. Tracy 136 Loucks. Darm 136 Loutzenhiser. Laura Loney. John Long. Mark Long. Scott Lorenzen, Nicole Lovan. Tish 74 Love, Jos Lambardi. Ronnetta 136 OLucchese. Julie 13.91.136 Lucchese. Pat 98. 148 Lucier. Danny 126 Luevano. Ahcia 136 Luindgren. Kenny Lyman. Theresa Lyons. Debora 16 Lyons. Rick Lytle. Paul 148 Lyte . Luke 137 Lyttaker. John 137 Lyttaker. Rodney McAfee. Kim 137 Me Alee. Theresa 126 McAteer. Dawn 91. 148 McCarro . Jeff 87. 126 McCasJn. Scott 98 McCourt. Al 74, 126 McCouri. Edwad 137 McCullough. Maria McCullough Marla 126 McDaniel. Angela 126 McDaniel. Linda Me Darnel. Veniene McDonald. Joann 137 Me Do we . Bradety 65. 148 McOowe . Curt 148 McGhee. Marqueime 126 McGhee. Neal 137 McGuire. Jen 108. 126 McKay. John 49. 148 McKenna. Brian 148 McKibbm. Jeff 148 McMahon. Penny 126 McMannis. 126 Me Neely H James 12. 18. 39. 48. 71. 112. 148 McWhorter. Juie 137 Mabie. Tabatha 126 Madigan. Gene 10. 148 Maier. Jeff 148 MaitNand. Brian 126. 137 Majors. Vannessia 137 Mann. Amy 50. 51. 72. 74. 126 Mann. Sue 31 Mannmg. Michael 137 Mark. Dwayne 148 Mark. Margaret 72. 148 Mark. Sue 126 Marks. Clyde 148 Marks. Theresa 147 Marlow. Chris Mason. Anna Mason. David 98. 126 Mathias. Jennifer 137 Matthews. Karen 126 Maurer. Maurer 137 Mayger. Laura 126 May. Toni 126 Maylath. Carol 55. 137 Mays. Stuart 137 Mays. Sue 137 Mendez. Vicki 148 Mencer. Jim 148 MerryfiekJ. Jenny 79. 126 Messick. Darren 71 Messck. Jay 148 Messier. DameUe 137 Messier. Tracy Meyer. Danny 148 Meyer. Renee 126 Meysenbourg. Joan Mcheats. Jeanette 137 M es. Jube55. 74. 137 Miter. Amanda 91. 137 Miter. Ceciia Miller. Dian 137 Miter, Sharon, Miter. Sherry 148 Miller. Tim 148 Mills. Kevm Mme . Michele 127 Mmeli. Michele 127 Mmzey. Con me 127 Mmzey. Mefcnda 71. 91. 148 Mabley. Cann 137 Moore. Eugene 149 Moore. Shawn Moore. Steve 74. 137 Monroe. Kathy 137 Monteith. Mark 148 Morgan. Marian 149 Morns. Carolyn 127 Morrid, Willie Mae 137 Morse. Mchete 148 Mortrmmer. Joann 72. 137 Mouruia. Clyde 127 Mortria. Dora Mourtna. Douglas 137 Miigrew. John 87. 137 Miikns. Paul 5. 71. 149 Murphy. Katie 74. 127 Murphy. Kevin 137 Murphy. Kevm 137 Murphy. Mike 72. 73. 149 Myers. John 52. 74. 108. 149 Myers. Laun 71, 137 Nance. Sherry 30 Nand. Robert 57. 71. 77.149 Nex� . Tony Nelson. Rhonda 149 Newell. Randall 149 Newell. Sara 149 Newman. James Nicety. Scott 127 Nckoson. Jack 137 Nicks. Vcki 137 Nieie John 137 Noffsmger. Matthew 98. 127 Nolan, Mmike 127 Nommay. Demse 127 Norris. Denise 31. 137 North. James 137 Nusbaum. Roger 137 Nusbaum, Scott 74 Nuet. Tami 71. 149 Nussmabum, Rachel 61. 127 Nye. Cynyhia 71. 149 Nye. L sa 137 O Oakeson, David Oakeson. Ken 39. 72. 74. 98. 127 OBr n Juke 19. 71. 149 O'Brien. Kim 137 O'Connell. Mary 8. 10. 55. 137 O'Connell. Timothy 8. 64. 71. 137 Ogren. Gmny 36 Ofmger. Patti 137 Ofmstead. 137 Osborne. Nancy 42 OToote. Debbie Owens. John 127 Owens. Bonn 137 Owens. Pete 98 P Pace. Lewis Rocco Koadgeft. Leigh 127 Pairrtz. Eric 128 Palacios. Mike Papa. Gina 79. 149 Parce . Greg 137 Parker. Randy Parker. Todd 87. 137 Parmater. Andrew 149 Pearce. Joseph 128 Pealer. Dana Pedzlnski. Robert 137 Pedzinsk., Robm Pep oe. Greg 98 Peterka. Kan 137 Peters. Laura 71. 137 Peterson. Amy 137 Peterson. Lisa 149 Peterson. Steve 137 Pettit. James Pettit. Jeff 30. 108 Pfaff. Carol Pfeffer. Todd 98. 150 180 Phelps. Er 151 phiibrook. Bill Phillips. Angie Phillips. fOmberty 19. 151 Pickens. David 52. 151 Picking. Michael 128 Pierce. Randal 30. 53. 151 Fiersol. Rob n 42. 74 Fingakxe. Dan 137 Pittman. Marylce 71. 137 Pittman. Patty 151 Piaisled. Kalhy 137 Pletcher. Bnan 74. 128 Ptetcher. Jenny Pletcher. Matl 38. 151 Potston, Keith 39. 128 Pontius. Kevm 137 Pooler. Paula Porter. Don 137 POrler. Loo 11 Porter. Rod 151 Porter. Sophia 128 Porter. Terry 71 Potterbaum. Jamie 151 Pouyamehr, Mina 137 Powe� , Gwen Powe . Jason 151 Pratt. Michelle 16. 128 Pnce. David Pugh. Tom 42 Ouerry. Mark 36. 63. 151 Oumn. Gene Quirk. Cathy 9 Quirk. Tamara Quirk. Wayne 128 Ragsdale. Jerry Raitsnider. Brent 46. 151 Ramsay. Wnkarn 128 Reasmer. Brian 53. 137 Reed. Jodi Reed. Steve 128 Reed. Wiliam Re«d. Karen 36. 40. 41. 137 Reynolds. Randy 137 Reynolds. Teresa 137 ft Wet. Lesae7l. 137 ftce. C«ciey 19. 137 ftce. Larry 151 Richmond. Rod 151 Riebesehi. Rita 128 Riggs. Chnstme 74. 75. 128 Riggs. John 89 Riggs. Mary 137 Rinehart. Nanacy 137 Risms. Jell 10. 72. 74. 138 Ritchie. Dave Ritchie. Jett 128 Ritch«. Tim 137 Roberts. Jell 151 fiownia. John 137 RoWnson. Dave 93. 137. 151 RoWnson, Deborah 36, 151 Robinson. Den ms 137 Robmson. Johnny 137 Robinson Kebbre 36. 151 Rodmo. Jenny 71. 79. 137. 138 Rody. Margaret 128 Rolfsen. Mary Jo 137 Rolston, Keith 39 Romanes. Paul 14. 66. 151 Rose. Carolyn 71.91. 151 Ross. Anne 137 Roth. Gary 137 Roth. Jetl Roth. Stephanie 151 Rouch. Shern 138 Rout son. Tom 128 Rowe. Rhelt 91. 151 Rowe. Tamara 91. 151 Rudolph. Rob 128 Rudolph. Tina 151 Russell. Elizabeth 128 Russell. Tracy 128 Rust. Danny 128 Rydson. Matt 98. 151 Rydson. Mike 98. 138 Saar. Greg 151 Sabo. Kara 40, 41. 128 Sage. Jamie 138 Sailor. Michael 151 Saint. Jean Lisa 71. 152 Sands. Steve 138 Sargent. Julie 138 Schaefers. Traci 19. 128 Schaefers. Calhy 19. 152 Schafer. Pamela 138 Scharrer. Sieve 151 Schellmg. Tonya 138 Scheyndel. Marlin 152 Schieber. Shern 138 Schlarb. Racheal 138 Schlarb. Robert 152 Schneck. Chris Schne . Dave 128 Schne . Doug 128 Schne . Sieve 151 Schrock. K n 138 Schrock. Tad 128 Schroth. Michael Schultz. Jenni 152 Scotl. JoAnn 128 Scoll. Lori 138 Seal. Pam Seal. Rhonda 16 Searcy. Cmdy 71.91. 138 Searcy. Hardy 152 Searcy. Rok 98 Seegers. Mary 128 Seegers. Paul 71. 152 Sergei. Mike Sergei. Terri 138 Setters. Dan 89 Severs. David 153 Severns. Brady 19 Sevems. Camaia 128 Shane. Rebecca Shanon.Jay 98 Sharp. Ternce Sharp. Terence 153 Sharp. Vincent 153 Shaum. Cindy 74. 138 Shaum. She y 74. 128 Shaw. Deanna 138 Shaw. Dawn 153 Shaw. Scon Shaver. Stepham 128 Shearer. Darcey 138 Shelton. Demse62. 71. 153 Shepherd. Anthony Shepherd, Larry 128 Sherefcs. Eff. 138 Shroff. K n 50. 138 Shod. Jane 138 Shultz. Kathleen 138 Sill. Mark Simmons. Soma 128 Simpson, Mary 138 Sims. Paul 128 Siabaugh. Teresas 128 Slasuf. Valane 128 Slementz. Chris 39 Slessman. Dawn 74. 128 Smelter. Geroge Smeitzer. Todd 152 Smith. B4heJ 128 Smrth. Dave 72. 74.89. 153 Smith. Larmy 139 Smith. Mel-nda 74. 75 Smith. Mike 139 Smith. Sara 55. 71. 72. 74. 75. 139 Smith. Scott 139 Smith. Susan 128 Smittendort. Mike Smoot. Jake 139 Smoot. Mke 128 Snavely. Elizabeth Smder. Rita 128 Snow. Laura 139 Sommer. Amy 128 Southard. Scot 153 South worth, Carolyn 30. 71.90. 139 Spears. Mana 128 Speas. Dave 87 Speas. Eric 139 Spencer. Jeff 74. 128 Spioto. Michelma 139 Spinto. Tony 128 Springer. Jeff 139 Si Jean. L«sa 71 Stachel. Troy 128 Stackhouse. Elizabeth 153 Stahl. Joan 128 Stahr. Debbie 71. 153 Staltan. Antonio Stamm. Kelly 128 Stamm. Scott 153 Stanner. Staci 139 Stanseil. Judith 71. 139 Steffen. Enc 74. 139 Stephenson. John 139 Stevens. Mark 128 Stevens. Patrick 139 Steveson. Randy Stewad. John 139 Stewad. Leonard Stewart. Micheae Stewad. Steve 71.139 Stewad. Tony 128 Stoeckkn. Bed 53 Stoffer. Kedy 74. 152 Stone. Jeff 72. 74. 128 Stone. Jennifer 128 Stone. Troy: 108 Stoul. Anita 36 Stout. Deanna 139 Strong. Bill Strong. John 128 - Stump. Jerry 65. 139 Sturges. Latree 128 Suggs. Chad 128 Summers. Sara 139 Sulher. Brad 153 Sutton. Anita 153 Sutton. Michael 9. 153 Swank. Kud 153 Swanson. Julie 128 Swanson. Mike 74. 139 Sweet. Margaret 139 Szucs. Tanya 128 Szucs, Tracey ;61. 139 T Tacy. Mike 153 Taylor. Bill 128 Taylor. Glenn Taylor. Kimberly 153 Taylor. Lon 139 Taylor Paul 153 Taylor. Staci 139 Terlep, Tim 9. 128 Terrell. Tom 10. 151 Thacker. Jeff 128 Thalheimer. Tammy 139 Thomas. Elizabeth 72. 74. 139 Tomas. Kim 10. 90. 128 Thomas. Teresa 108 Thornton. Chris 139 Thrams. Lon 153 Thursby. Douglas 74 Tice. Mark 108. 128 Tierney. John 153 Tinstey. Jim 64. 128 Toops. Mike 128 Tremse. Christne57. 128 Tngg. Ted Trigg. Tracy 153 Trosper. Rebecca 153 Trosper. Sue 139 Trotter. Tosemary 128 Troyer. Jeff 139 Troyer. Michael 153 Troyer. Timolhy 139 Truez. Richard Jr. 28. 151 Tubicsak. David 9. 128 Tubicsak. Robed 128 Tully. Jame 128 Turnock. Jenny 91 U Underwood. Giadis 129 V VanGoey. John 129 Vanhorn. Mike86. 87. 139 Vanderfleyden. Gina 40.129 VanWormer. Dru 139 Vetter. Phil 50. 139 Vogete. Dave 153 Vollmar. Randy 74. 129 Vi osavi|evic, Daniels 40.41.153 w Wagers. Jimmy 139 Wagers. Kenny 129 Wagner. Kassie 78. 79. 153 Walker. Candace Walker. Ladonne 139 Walker. Sally Ann 40. 41. 154 Walker. Tammy 129 Walhn. Jeff 129 Walls. Baxter 12 Walser. Diane 154 Walser. Sheri 129 Waller. Akcia 7. 129 Wall on. 154 Walton. Thad3l Wambaugh. Kud 129 Ward. Barbara 154 Ward. Lori 71. 139 Warner. Kim 129 Warner. Kim 71. 139 Warnck. Tracey 74. 129 Watkins. Christina 16. 71. 139 Watson. Doug 55. 139 Watson. John 51. 98. 139 Watson. Suzanne 139 Watts, Gregg 12. 154 Weaver. Carta 71. 139 Weaver. Kristen 129 Weaver. Lisa 129 Weaver. Theresa Weber. Bobbie 154 Weiss. Katherine 72. 139 Welch,John Winner. Charles 154 Wenzel. Jacquelyn 154 Wenzel. Julie 139 Werbiansky. Martha 11. 72. 139 West. James Westlake. Alfred White. Ralph 71 Wiegner. Robert 74. 139 Wienhoft. Max 154 Wienhoft. Stephanie Wilcox. Gary 139 Wilcox. Lena 50. 154 Wild. Debra 60.61 Wild. Madeline 139 Wiley. Patricia 154 Willard. Jerry Wilihite. Dave Williams. Darren Williams, Delray 139 Williams. Glenn Williams. Joyce Williamson, Howard 139 Willis. Mike Wilks, Nancy 9 Wiisey. Jeff 72. 74. 139 Wilson. Audra Wilson. Valene 30. 72. 73 Wimmer. Dave Wimmer, Sandra 139 Windfteld. 154 Wirt, Jon 139 Wise. Alicia 71. 154 Wiser. Deatra 154 Wtskotoru, Enc Wrskolini. Rick 87 Whaten. Gregory White. Brian 139 White. Evelyn 121 White. Phil 139 White. Ralph. Jr. 154 Whittaker. Chris 139 Wolfmger. James 139 Wolgamood. Jenni 139 Wootwine. Charles Worrell. Robed Wood. Mark 71. 154 Woods. Alroy 139 Woods. Lmichaei Woods. Tm 71. 154 Workman. Marty 139 Wooten. Joyce 121 Wright. Dawn 154 Wright. Robin 72 Wright. Tammy 154 Wright. Todd 15. 72. 74. 98. 139 Wright. Tray 87. 98 Wuthnch. Sherne Y Yeakey. Matt 42. 46. 154 Yeater. Valene 154 Yoder. Amta 71. 139 Yoder, JoAnn 139 Yoder. Mchele 71. 139 Yontz. David 154 Young. Jam. 40. 74. 75. 139 Youngman. Michael Z Zchendner. David 90. 139 Zimmerman. Shawme 139 Zimmerman. Rick 137 Zirkte. Ted 154 We Are Winners, is n P students proved to be many sectional championships Getting set to march in the Canadian Oktoberfest parade in Kitchner. On- tario is the Blazer Marching Brigade. Displaying their E-sweaters with ride are Derrin Messick. Laura odgers. Ann Hungate. and Carolyn Rose. 182 Closing S Cict A Class Act Catching championship titles, marching in parades, hearing bells. Not just memorable events and times, but times of unity. Times that ECHS students became Solid Blue. With the school year coming to another end, students looked back at the strong bonds they had made. Girls’ tennis and boys’ golf both made ranks at state competition. The Blazer Brigade marched in Canada’s largest parade and placed fourth in an international contest and actually defeated Memorial in competition. Students formed a Solid Blue bond to accomplish somethings. Bells was that something. For the first time in years, the entire student body was involved in something that would not only benefit them but the entire faculty and staff. With all the unity at the beginning of the year, it was hard not to think when it would all come crashing down and begin to disappear. Basketball season came, and the fans began not showing up. Had ECHS lost their spirit? For a while, but not for long. The crowds were meager at first but old Solid Blue Spirit shined through. Soon the stands were packed. Noon time happenings began to also increase, as the trike races began. It was a close race between the teachers and the NHS team, but with Solid Blue in our minds, the NHS team came out on top. Looking back, was it the same as any other year? Not really. There was something different, something solid: maybe it was Solid Blue. A strong front hand developed by Diane Dusthimer helped the tennis team reach a third at state competition. A look of astonishment comes over Mike Colglaziers as he tees off. Closing 183 r-.-.Vj v m m §5� ‘ jjjfifc w. m. • fi E g