Ottawa Hills High School - Legend Yearbook (Grand Rapids, MI)

Text from Pages 1 - 224 of the 1988 volume:

(3 VKimtaii ff, fflf - : library 3 1833 857 9661 GC 977.402 G7480TH, 1988 LEGEND TABLE OF CONTENTS PG ■ School Life PG, PG38 PG67 Seniors Classes Activities PGIOI. Organizations PG 125 ' ports PGI67 Spring ' 87 PG 184 Faculty PGI95.. Ads PG 216 Closing M 1-: T 1B H B s Bf ' M MMa ' 1 Kf ' nines I 1 1 i H i i 1 H H H H - - --- i} - - H B Jt afmt i 1 2 ' l - H 1 j Pnt d hh! ■Mfl R . ' ' W 1 ■p. 1 l1 B H ■ ■k Ik - dlf. I3B1 iitiip ' !I3 a ufiauiwui-J - ! i§J w. • TT «Ef- -i ■1 I IBH iJ Ui A w . iJB I What ' s The cv eW c Seniors SENIORS sen ior (sen ' yer) - I. of higher rank or longer service Class of 1988 Makes the Difference We all remember beginning high school, coming into a new place as freshman, and getting laughed at by the upper classmen. But we adjust- ed and survived the year. Then we became so- phomores, and it was our turn to laugh at the freshman. We won the Float Contest at Home- coming that year, and we came together on many occasions to make it a great year. Our ju- nior year we moved into the upper class , and thought we were on top of the world. The time had come to begin looking at colleges, and think- ing of our futures. When we became seniors, we realized that our high school years were coming to a close, and that our time together as a class was almost over. The senior year is supposed to be the most enjoyable and memorable of all the years. We made it both of those things. As we go off in our own directions, we should never forget our years here at Ottawa. This school helped us grow and mature, and we will always remember our Ottawa Pride. M: SENIOR INDEX Acadetnic Hall of Fame - AHF AcapL ' lla Clioir ACAP Baseball BsBI Basketball - BkBI BOEC - BOEC Boys State BS Cabaret - Cabt Campaigners - Cam Cheerleaders - Cheer Chorale - Chr Class Executive Board - CEB Class President - CP DCIass Secretary - CS Class Treasurer - CT Class Vice President - CVP Close Up CU Commander of Color Guard-ComCG Concert Band - ConB Concert Choir - ConCh CPS - CPS Cross Country - CC Debate ■ Deb Distributive Education Club of America - Drill team Drill Float ComtTiittee Float Football - Ftbl Freshman Choir - Golf team - Golf Girl ' s State - GS GRAYL - GRAVE Gymnastics - Gym Hockey HOC Homecoming Court - HC Intramural Basketball - IBkBi Jazz Ensemble - JazzE Jazz Lab - JazzL Junior Achievement - JA Junior Girls League ■ JGL Junior Review - JunR Junior Review Chairperson - JunRC Junior Review MC - JunRMC Legend - Leg Marching Band - MarB Most Valuable Player - MVP Musical - Mus National Honor Society - NHS Nation Honor Society President - NHSP National Honor Society Secretary - NHSS FCH National Honor Society National Honor Society Orchestra - Orch Pep Band PepB Pep Club - PepC POHI Pusher - PP POHI Student Council - Pi PomPon Squad - Pom Powder Puff - Powpuff Powder Puff Cheerleader Treasurer - NHST Vice President - NHSVP Powder Puff Coach - Powpuff C Press Invitational - Press ROTC - ROTC Salt and Pepper - ScP School Store - SS Ski Club - Ski Soccer - Soc Softball - Soft Spectator - Spec Student Assistant - StuA Student Congress - SCon Student Congress President - SConp Student Congress Secretary - SConS Student Congress Treasurer - SConT Student Congress Vice President - SConVP Stage Crew - Stage Swimming - Swim Symphonic Band - SymB Tennis - Tennis Track - Track IS Dance Company - IS Varsity Club - VarC Volleyball - VolB Waierpolo - WP Wind Ensemble - Wind Wrestling - Wres Young Life - YL Upward Bound - UPB BOtC W. Hoal 9.11,1:!, JunR II; Leg 1. Press 9, Pow Puff Ih SluA lO.lli Swim 9, Var 9,11, Vol 9.11 etana. f4eCeUK at Ueen. f4He4Ha. Acap II, D, Cabc 9,10,11,1:!, ConCH 10, ComCG CPS Id MarB 9,10,11,0, PP lO.Q 13, fCh 9, JA 10,11, MarB 10,11,13, SluA O, Stage 10,0 f ciU ttAle ' feUie euUi 5 Ki M  Ikm. tuvtda Ca4tuee i llwiMa. CEB 9.10.11,0, CHeer 9,10,11,0, Floal 9,1011,0, Acap II, Cheer 10, CPS IO,0, Float 9.0, GS JunR II, NHS II.O, PowPulf II.O, SluA II.O, II, HC O, JunR II, PP 10. Pow Puff IM3i StuA SCon 11,0, Ski II.O, VL II O, Track 11,0, VarC II ' 7 ' Uin tftute ontutMi iitnf8e ienAa. f Acap 11,0, Cabl 9,10,11,0, Cam 10, ConCh 10, FCh 9, Pow Puff II, StuA 10.0, VolB 9.10, VL 10 AIIC 11,0, Bkbl 9,IO,lkO, Ftbl 9.11.0, Track 9, UPB 10 £-uc ' 8(4xtiiM xx a A KefiUi aea ct iaa ' S ' utoJte ' SaitmA Cabt 9.I0.II.0, ConCh 10, CEB 9. Chr II, CS 9, Floal 9.I0.II, HC O, JunR II, Leg 9.10.11.0, NHS 11,0, Pow Puff 11,0, S6P O, VL 10, SADD 10, JGL II CEB 9,10,11, Deb 10, Floal 9,10,11, JunR II, JunRC II, PowPufl 11, StuA O, SConVP O, VL 9 lUiaH anOffi tt Wane UtA ISaieiU MMM StOtt WlUfiiK f 4e '  . Sti Mttc ft. Cam 9,10,11,0, CEB 10, Floal 9,10.11.0, Ftbl 9,IO,lkO, JA O, JunR II, StuA 10,11, SC 10, Ski 9,10,11,0, Tennis 10,11,0, VarC lO.II.O, YL 9.10,11.0 A-. ' Bkbl 10. CtB 11.11 CU i:. Cps 10, float II. uS l ll. JunR II. JunRMC II. MarB 9. Pom 9. PoyPutl II. IJ. bluA a. 5C 1. SCT 1. VarC 9.M.D liU i iUf Wtf« ilfttilta- T44MV CEB 10. Cheer 10.11. C5 II. Hoal 10.11.12. JunR W. Pow Puff II. ;iuA II fftan ?t WMr Ki tAenitf (faOM ttfont ett euKCK H- uvuf anee S ' ' fem Cheer 9. Float 9,11.0: Ja 12, JunR II, Ski Bkbl 9, Bsbl 9, Flbl 9,1011, NHS 11,12, Track Fch 9, Ftbl 9,1011,12, JunR II 9.10,11.12: Swim 10,11,12 9,10,11, Varc 1011.12 T o mt ( ax i MUt Cam 11,12: Float 9,10,11,12: Ftbl 9.10.11,12. HC 12: Ja 12: JunR II. Leg 12, Pow PuffC 11,12: Stage II: Ski 11,12: VarC 12: YL 9.10,11,12 (?tlnUt)iftAen. Sam aiuiuf ' emeU ( OfiCm Stid W-ovf ( eivciKaui vU tiyfiJit j4et(UK C me De UM tftU itUt. itruiaS BkBI 9,10. CC 10,11.12. Hoar 9. JunR II. NHS CtB 9. Cheer 9. PepB II: Pow Puff II: SS 12, Float 9,10 FCh 9: Powpull Ik SluA 12: Spec BsBI 9: CC 12: CtB 9: CVP 9: Ftbl 10. HC 12, CtB 10 Float 10, Leg 12: Powpuff II: SluA II: i 11.12, Pow PullC 11,12: SC II, Track 10,11,12 SluA 9.11, Soft 10,12 12 Swim 9 SC lO, Sod 10, Spec 12: VolB 9.IO.IM2 Kevin OttuuU iUcOut PP 9,10: ROTC 9,10,11,12: Spec 9,10,11,12 Pa«e e iui 4CieUi SlcvUi Sato. eCivUi Z uu i f. orf Cabt 9,10,11,12: Chr II: ConB 9.I0II, Hoc 9.10,11,12: JazzE 9: JunR 10,11: MarB 9,10.11.12, Mus 9,10,11,12, ROTC 12, Stage 10 S6P 9.10.11,12, SymB 9,10,11, Wind 9,10.11 SENIORS •JH-eiioM e U KeuC D. ateMtott IRU (  tUUtf Z}ci«i U (3o«A Ftbl lO.Q, JunR Ih NHS II, Q, Track 10.11.13, Cabi 9.I0.Q, Cam 9. 10.11. li, Chr 10. fCh 9. NHS II. Q, StuA Q VarC II.O Ftbl 10, Goll 9.10. PufIC II, Ski 9.I0.II.Q, S£P 12, Spec II, VI 9,10.11.12 oJiK ( 04%fieit (fcKMi ( tt4tetet Z iHa Aiteiee -UttCMdeH. TtutuH . ( noM KentOUiUt . eimmin AUG 12, Cam 9.10. CEB 10.11.12, Float 9.10.11.12, Float II, JunR II, MarB 9, Pom 9, PP 11.12, StuA Chr 12, Deb 12, Float 11,12, HC 12, JA II, leg Bkbl 9, ConCH 12, Ftbl 9. II. 12, JazzB lO. StuA Golf 9.10. JunR II, MarB 9, Pom 9, PP 11.12, IU2, TS 9.10.11,12 12, PowPuff IM2, StuA 12 12, Track 10.11.12 StuA 12, Ski 9, Tennis 9.IO.II.I2, VolB 9.10, VL 9.IO.II.I2 lentUl. Sue aoii. BOEC 11.12, CU 11.12, CPS 9.IO.II.I2. Float 9.I0.II.I2, JunR II, Mus 12, PowPuff 11.12, StuA 9.I0.IIJ2, Solt 12 OM avi ConB 9.I0.II.I2, CPS 10. GS II, JunR II, MarB 9.I0.II, NHS 12, Orch 12, PowPuff IU2, SymB 9,10.11, Track 9.IO.IM2, VarC 11,12, Wind 10.11 Ki-cdeni VetMA TSoMtU Z5eff M« ' RtU V. t ed€«tix Track 10.11 ConB 9, Float 10. MarB 9, Soc 10.12 T5ie ia td Z uua 7ia StetuCax D-uUk AUG 12, BS II, Bsbl 10. Cam 11.12, CC 9.10. CEB IM2, CT 12, Float 10.12, JaziE 12, JunR II, Mus 9.I0JU2, Orch 9.IO.II.I2, Puff C 11.12, SC 12, Soc 11.12, VarC 10.11.12, YL 9.I0.II, HAF 9.I0.II Sitme n t ie t t tt to No Photo Available Sievuf ' DiuUicUK Stiwuf Tftanle ufttetf ' ecU itx Tfto ' Uc T ute ie Sc M titdntw VifAeMtA Bote 12; CC 9.10.11,12. Hoal 9.10. GS 10. JunR AIIC 9. 10.11. 12. CEB 12. Cheer 9, Floal Leg 10.11, Ski 9,10,11.12, Swim 9,10,11,12, WP II, NHS 11,12. PowPull II, Stage II, Track 9,10,11.12, Gym 9.IO.II.I2, JunR II, kcl 12, MVP 9.I0.II 9,10,11,12 9,10,11.12, NHS 11.12, Press 9.I0.II.I2, PowPull 11.12. StuA II, Swim 9.I0.II.I2, VarC 9.10.11.12, VL 9.I0.II, AHF II, NHSS 12 TJtae ieeU DifAitna. StUUe EWUC Savi S9 tfii 9 SiCAK TR. £4 «HiC Cabt 9.IO.II.I2, ConB 9.I0.II.I2. JazjE 9. 10.11. 12, Bsbl 9. 10.11. 12, float 9.IO.II.I2, JunR II, MVP 10. JA 11.12, Leg 9, MarB 9.10.11,12, PepB 9.10.11,12. NHS 11,12, Puf fC II, SC II, Spec 12, AHf 10,11 Pow PufI 11,12. Ski 9. SymB 11.12, VolB 10.11.12, Wind 9.10 KiUUm seuat Bkbl 9, ConB 9,10,11, BarB 9,10,11,12, SluA 10 Sym 9,10,11 Raiiti Sv ' t Bkbl 9.10, BOtC 12, JA 10, JunR II, MVP II, Pow Pull 11.12, SluA 9. 10.11. 12. Soil 9. 10.11. 12 fM SjeU Cabt 9.I0.II.I2, Cam 9.10,11.12, Chr 10, FCh 9, Flbl 10, Golf 9,11, HC 12, JA 12, Leg 12, Pow PuffC 11,12, Ski 9.10,11.12. SSP 12, VarC 11.12, VL 9.I0.II.I2 TftatA piarieitf BOEC 12, CEB 9,I0JI.I2, CP 10.12, Float 10.12, JunR II, NHS IM2, SC 12 JunR 11, NHS 11.12, SluA 9.I0.II.I2, Stage 10.11.12 SENIORS Tfteii uU W. t -uuit SS .a. SiuA 11.12 ( vf tal -uuf AIIC 10,11.12, Bkbl 9.10.12, float 9.IO.II.I2, MVP la NHS 11.12, Pow Pu(f 11.12, Soti 9.IO.II.I2, VarC 9.IO.II.I2, VolB 9,10.11.12 R iaiuUi t ieett No Photo Available Inae S. cott leg II, StuA 12, Spec 12 ' Acap 11,12, Cabi II, JunR II, Mus II, Pow Pull II, StuA 10 No Photo Available TftivtHcUi T aeAel cttfia SCaetf AK iietUcj ( 94tHie f. avU ' ?ti a- ' ! 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Our personalities developed inside these walls But here in these walls they will not stay For we are destined to travel this world In search for our own ways. Forever the memory of these years will remain Deep within our hearts. The good times, friends, and countless hours We ' ll miss when we ' re apart. And though many generations will come and go. Passing through these halls. Never again will there be a class exactly The same as ours. Now we head into a world that is cold And often cruel. But, hopefully we can apply what we ' ve been taught Here in this school. And turn the tide to make this world Somewhat better from our passing. Leaving on this world, A mark that will remain here everlasting. So we must face our challenges with strong Hearts and strong minds. Because it is the hope and desire of us all That happiness is what we shall finally find. - Tammy Cross and Jason Wise SENIORS NOT PICTURED Abney, David CoiiCG Q, Flbl 9,IOi JA II, JunR II, Upb 11.12 Allen, London Baker, Briana Banks, Andre Bowie, Christina Brown, Granville Brown, James Buruse, John Deans, Sid Green, Reginald Hawkins, Mechayle Hopkins. Patricia Hutton, Sherry Ivy, Sheila Jackson, Andrei! J. Cabl 10.11.12, ConCG Ift CPS 12, Drill 12; FCh 11, JazzE 12, MarB 10.11.12, PepB 12, ROTC 9.I0.II.I2, SSP 12, SymB 11.12 Jennings, James Johnson, Samantha Jones, Dexter Jones, Ywanda Joseph, Delmrra Kolb, Annette LaGrone, Tonia D. CU 12, CPS 12, fCh 9, SluA 11,12, Track 9 Lam, Douglas Leavenworth, Paul Love, Bernard Patterson, Larry Price, Edwin Scott, Erroi Shelton, Anthony Stoddard, Ann Thomas. David Triplett, Stanford Tyson, Cecil Tyszkiewicz, Velma Ward, Sharae White, Theodore SENIORS ' 8iul?SH at O .fo -2 3 0) 03 ' :? 2 s VV Wi v (A VJ tft J2 JS 1 fN ? t;; c  h V Wi a:ou i c 15 111 12 52 • 01 55 b ti u rSf2 CO CO U U : | I I i .5 y •■== .fc I it V4 -Si it c . J 5 U5 2 I ■§ I c: c: iO 00 5k § I ; 5 § .5 J Vi 5k I O .52 .w a) .i£ -i. -i .£ f3 ¥ v I ; i o; 5 - :. 4m Vi 3 .b c5 nj fo v Oo tio ■ t; ' ™ c c p nj fO ti. Im -lu X- =J -b wv ■ - - X X V «A A - - JO O O b b s r- vu u vu r r fQ tj X- v 0) 0) -ha t- ts « 3 a U U U OQ - B .b: .t Ot I .S W Vv w «A V4 V S JS 5 .11 I X R C Ci, vv VV w v 2 Oi Ol .-2 CO CO U Vi O 0 3 O Vi V Vt Vi V) V) Ot Vi tA Vi fQ fQ (Q fQ 0000 2;5- DO ■Si ? ex. Oj 0 0 ' CO Oj x =r h ■T3 Oo Oo Oo -f ' «M ' iM V4 VJ A 0) 0) Oj 00 CO CO !0 vj 42 0 CO O S 0) - O X O O Oi Senior Babies k ai rz itJ 34 What ' s the Difference? Senior Babies . . 36 , , . What ' s the Difference? What ' s The ' cv VV c Classes 38 ' JUNIORS junior adj (L, comp. of juvenis young - more at YOUNG) I a: YOUNGER 2 lower in standing or rank. 3 a student in his next- to-the-last year before graduating from an educational institution. The difference between this years class of 89 juniors, and the class of 88 is that the juniors were much more organized. Starting with Homecoming Week, the juniors really showed their bonded spirit. They played a good powderpuf f game of football, and showed great support for the Homecoming activities. They did very well throughout the school year in the class competition, holding first place during the whole first marking period. Their Junior Revue was fabulous. Many showed their great talents, and made the show very successful. The various acts consisted of skits, singing, dancing, and even some comedy. Af- ter Junior Revue, the next big event for the juniors was prom. Prom was held at St. Cecilia Music Society on May Dth. The juniors worked hard together and made it one of the best proms yet. Everyone tho- roughly enjoyed themselves. The class of 89 was a high spirited, well organized, outstanding class. With this experience behind them, next year should be even better. The 1989 officers were Gina Welscott, President; Karen Stevens, Vice-President; Darcy Strenzel, Secretary; and Melanie LaGrone, Treasurer. The executive board were hard working members who, with the help of their dedicated advisor Mr. Ed Shalhoup. hav e the experience and leadership skills needed to continue this fine teamwork for their up- coming senior year. The junior class officers and their advisor. ' ii Darcy spreads elfin magic to the |unlor class. Todd works on his next executive board project. 40 CLASSES Mildred Carter Mosherrie Carter Tim Carter Mike Cauvel Ryan Cavanaugh Joe Cebelak ;? • Danielle Farrow Patty Flores Mary Fraser Rebecca Garrett Lynda Gilliam Jenny Gleason JUNIORS 41 42 CLASSES ¥ JUNIORS 43 44 CLASSES JUNIORS 45 Mona Sutton Laassah Taylor Steve Thomas Ron Thompson Todd Tjoelker Thomas Wyant Essiana Yarbrough Latesha Murry Hannes Reinhardt 46 CLASSES JUNIORS NOT PICTURED James Abney Kristine Elliott Roderick Malone Laura Adams Alanna Evans Candace McLemore Marcus Adams Yavonne Everette Jesse Miller Patrice Allen Justin Fazio Terralawrence Murry Lance Arrington Shelynne Fields Hung Nguyen Steven Austin Javier Flores Qua Nguyen Tara Barnes Dewitt Flowers Theodore Nikodem Jiminez Baskin Christine Floyd Mark Norman Jonja Beene Kenya Footman John Ogdahl Paul Belcher Elizabeth Gebben Niesa Peterson John Benson Reisha George Wilhelmin Phillips Florence Belts Michele Giddens Ron Robertson Thomas Blade Tanya Graggs James Robinson Olevia Britton Timothy Hampton John Roche Clifton Brown Lisa Ison Lavern Schoonmaker Tracy Bryant Carla Jackson Robin Smith Cornelius Burress Tasha Jenkins Anthony Soule Adelita Cadena Joseph Johns latonda Taylor Jay Carter Raymond Johnson Charkenya Terrell John Charles Stachia Kilgore Miron Thomas Anothony Clark Jeff Kolarik Kenya Williams Andeary Claybrook Patrick Luster Yolanda Williams Charla Davidson Shannon Lyes Roni Young Ronda DeBose Stacey Lyie Todd Young Tim Dock Steven Lynch = , a JUNIORS 47 soph o moresaf-m-6(a)r, -o(a); saf- ,md(a)r, -.mo(a)r n prob. fr. Gk sophos wise + moros foolish - more at moron : a student in his second year at a college or secondary school This hardly describes the sophomores this year. They proved that by starting the year ex- celling with new ideas and much enthusiasm for what was to come. They showed their enthusi- asm in their winning float at the 1987 homecom- ing game. Sophomores are taking the lead in such ac- tivities as class competition and class participa- tion. Athletically the sophomores are achieving new positions. The J.V. football team this year was undefeated placing first in the city. The spirit counts of course, but as well as being athletic the sophomores are academic in keeping up with the new requirements for gradu- ation. Bringing this winning class together to make it such a nice year is help from their class advisors. A difference this year is that there are Co-PresidentS; Mark Sneathen. Marshae Free- man. Vice-President, Shannon Behr. Secretary, Michelle Roeser. Treasurer, Cary Fletter. The class officers have worked well togeth- er to make this year a memorable one and that MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE. Yes, It ' s a camera Perfect , one more hour. 48 CLASSES SOPHOMORE 49 50 CLASSES Hardie Farr Justin Fazio Virginia Fernandez Cary Fletter Roxanne Floyd Amber Fortino SOPHOMORES 51 52 CLASSES James Koning Kent Koning Jesse Korhonen Rick Kubiak Lisa Kuikstra Vinson Lacey SOPHOMORES 53 Sonya Meeks Kevin Mendels Teresa Miles Paul Miller Paul Miller II Jasmine Moore Crystal Ray Wendy Remmington Kristin Ripplinger James Robbins Holly Rocha Michelle Roeser i I si I 54 CLASSES Jennifer Roloff Tony Rositas Darel Ross Susan Rosser Heidi Rozelle Cathy Saganski SOPHOMORE 55 David Thorson Julie Vandenbosch Jim Van Otteren Jamy Vanderwoude Terrance Vinson Eugene Vis Cedric Walker Jamalle Weddle Carlos Wells Felicia White Jeremy White Jilayna White F n Loni Wilson Jason Wiltjer Khalee Winston Todd Wisdom Martrese Word Amy Wyant Patrick Whittington Michael Wright Monique Williams Lloyd Willie John Willison Ann Wilson SOPHOMORES NOT PICTURED Louis Adams Dawn Bacon Debra Baskin Aquoinette Blair Quanwana Blakely Kenneth Booker Sandra Booker Sonya Bowie Ryan Brown Wendy Brown Rufus Clark James Claybrook Jonathon Covington Curtis Dilworth Mark Duboise Chadwick Dykstra Lance Everett Sarah Fare Atesha Fisher Allen Foster Rodney Frazier Leah Gillard James Gray, Jr. Sammy Green Susan Hill Zwadie Jackson Jennifer Jocis Charles Johnson Tanya Johnson Dennis Johnson Kirk Kuiper David Lewis Roseetta Lewis Willie Lloyd Tonya Lyes Ricky Mack Keith Makowski Aaron Marshall Annette Martin Gregory Matheney Stephanie McDuel Bridget McGee Michelle Mcintosh Vincent Mitchell James Monroe Gerald Moore Tomekia Myles Toni Nash Dung Nguyen Loan Nguyen Crystal Norton Ronald Perry Thomas Quillary Lupe Ramirez Love Ramos Toniajeanette Reighter Kenneth Robinson Douglas Ronan John Rysdyk Stephen Schott Taneshia Siggers Charles Sims Shawn Sims Darlene Strickland Omyda Taylor Phelippe Taylor James Vanotteran Shannon Vawter Shalonda Wilson Leatrice Woods Michael Wright Essenda Yarborough Yolanda Young 56 CLASSES 57 FRESHMEN fresh-man (freshman) n. pi. men I . A stu- dent during the first year of studies in a high school, college, or university. 2. A beginner, novice. This year ' s freshman class is full of exciting new faces. The freshmen have brought a great deal of spirit and enthusiasm to add to Ottawa. The class of ' 91 has participated in many school functions, including ath- letic events, dances, and musical activities. They have shown their spirit at pep assemblies as well. The freshman float at homecoming, featuring Chi Le. was colorful and well constructed. It was just too bad that they had to be typical freshmen by trying to pull their float while it was facing the wrong way! The float took a respectable 3rd place in the competition. Many of the freshman athletic teams had good seasons, and hopefully these students will contribute to our varsity teams in the future. The freshmen were led this year by President Ethan Beute, Vice President Nikki Vines, Treasurer Steve Scott, and Secretary Michelle Vines. These four students are excellent examples of their class. Often the first year of high school can be a little bit scary. There is a big difference between Junior High and High school - new people, new teachers, new rules, and new events. The class of ' 91 did a great job of adjusting to Ottawa, and they performed well. We all hope that they have many more terrific experiences here at Ottawa Hills. Good luck to the class of ' 91! Top row Class Advisor, Mrs. Noah; Steve Scott. Treasurer, Mi chelle Vines. Secretary. Bottom row - Nikki Vines. Vice President; Ethan Beute. President. Jenny and lier friends having a good timel Jeremy relaxes with his homework. 58 CLASSES FRESHMEN 59 60 CLASSES 62 CLASSES FRESHMEN 63 FRESHMEN 55 Tara Williams Shannon Wilson Pave Wiltjer Todd Workman Michael Yared Michael Youells Kimberly Young FRESHMEN NOT PICTURED Salina Anderson Antonette Baez Nathan Barney Alberlo Barrera Rhonda Beard Ronald Belcher Christina Berry Marlon Brown Tasha Charlton Kerry Coe Tim Coleman Henry Crawford Jamon Cummings Kenya Davis India Dean Jabar Dean Michelle Garrison Estelle Guyton Liza Guyton JaiTiison Hewitt Robert Hoeze Gabe Holben Sylvester Holman Tamela Hosford Bridgette Hunnicutt Sylvia Lames Aaron Jansma Amir Johnson Otis Johnson Reggie Johnson Kevin Jones Trina Jones Tyrone Jones Jesse Korhonen James LaBlac Marvin Lofton Khari Long Frank Love Erica Masoh Pierre Massenberg Tracy McDonald Donta McLaster Namdi McQuirter Tina Miller Russ Nicholson Alma Oliver Sara Pierson Carlonda Porter Ed Portillo Cherie Postma Kim Robinson Jerron Rucker Steve Sanders Sherene Scott Cameron Smith James Snyder Jermaine Taylor Vernita Townsend Tasha Troupe Will Walton Quincy Ware Carlos Wells Tuere Willaims Shanel Wilson 66 CLASSES What ' s The ■ ' C c c Activities — — I Homecoming ' 87 I Up Where We Belong Crystal shows her school spirit by joining in the spirit week activities. ast year ' s Home- coming was over- shadowed by this years suc- cess. Beginning with pin day, Spirit Week was a big success. On Monday, ev- eryone wore their favorite pin; Tuesday was hat and shades day; Wednesday was school color day and powder puff jer- seys were worn to school; Thursday was Hawaiian day; and Friday was dress-up day. Wednesday the junior and senior girls played their tradi- tional game of powder puff football. Even though the sen- iors won, the juniors gave it a good try and played through a tough battle. After the game, everyone headed to Shady Acres for a mischievous hay- ride in the dark, filling up two wagons, Ottawa left its mark by having one rowdy time. Thursday night at the girls ' basketball game, our homecom- ing court was announced. The lucky eleven were: Camilla Barnes, Lara Bosckey, Marty Brown, Tammi Cross, Jana Hartman, Erinn Haynes, Trina Marsh, Marcene Ross, Kwanyah Seawood, Cindy Thorson, and Jenny Thrall. On Friday, Ottawa had their homecoming pep assembly. It began with our choir singing The Star-Spangled Banner, followed by an ROTC demon- stration. Next our student con- gress president, Jamie Walters, announced the court. Antoni Davis said her last remarks as queen, and after a long wait, Mr. Bailey announced our new homecoming queen, Ms. Jenny Thrall. We were then enter- tained by Erica Ellis, Tony Kilgo, and Henry Sapp singing this year ' s homecoming theme, Up Where We Belong. A spirit raising speech then followed by our football team co-captainS: Steve Meredith and Granville Brown. The conclusion of the pep assembly was a perform- ance by the varsity cheer- leaders. Friday night was our Home- coming Football game against the Central Rams. Central played well, but not good enough to beat our Indian team. It was a shutout until the begin- ning of the fourth quarter, when Central scored their only touchdown, for a final score of 41-6. The highlight of the game was half-time when our class floats paraded around the track. The sophomore and ju- nior floats came in first for a tie followed by the freshmen and then the seniors. The absolute highlight of the Homecoming Activities was the dance on Saturday night. As usual, the dance was held in the mall which was decorated to perfection. A charming tunnel of balloons led to a large dance floor where many couples danced. The edges of the dance floor were laced with tables and chairs for couples who wished to sit and chat or indulge in cake and punch. All In all, the dance proved to be an enjoy- able evening. The activities during home- coming week were so diverse but very enjoyable. All of these activities made a week that will never be forgotten. Spirit weel was kicked off with the traditional pin day. Hat and shades day proved to be the most popular event of the week. 68 ACTIVITIES Jenny is enthralled at the an- nouncement of the queen. R.O.T.C. drill team prepares for the entrance of the court. Tony, Erica, and Henry sang this The crowd cheers for the home- year ' s homecoming theme, Up coming court. Where We Belong. HOMECOMING 69 Ottawa ' s offense moves In for the extra point tally. . ' ' J ' Q ? Coach Dutcher talking some sense into the football L .. 70 ACTIVITIES CRENE The sophomore float was the win- ner of this year ' s float competition. This year ' s homecoming queen: Jenny Thrall. The freshmen finally got their di- Tailgaters gather to show off rections straight and joined the float their decorated car. contest. HOMECOMING 7! Jerry and Paula walking through the tunnel of balloons. Jenny fe Jenny and their dates dancing the night away. The varsity cheerleaders entertain the crowd. The 1987 Homecoming Court and their escorts. 72 ACTIVITIES Erica ' s singing definitely was Heaven on Earth. The Junior powder puff cheerlead- ers show their spirit. .llTP - ' The homecoming court adorns the Alan shows off the winning en- senior float. try from the tailgate party. HOMECOMING 73 Powder Puff Nothing new, seniors win again John shouts encouraging words for the juniors. year s expen- Aence made all the difference in the world for the senior girls of ' 88. The seniors dominated from the opening play. The juniors showed great en- thusiasm throughout the home- coming week. The ' 89 team and coaches had it set in their minds that because they had a large number of players they would undoubtedly win. This was not the case, large numbers only made things more con- fused and unorganized than they already were. The seniors had the skill, knowledge, people and desire to do what had to be done. The juniors also had the desire, but because of their team size they lacked in the skills that can only be taught on an individual basis. The senior women were coached by Steve Meredith and Blaine Feyen. Steve and Blaine were assisted by the infamous Chris Schembechler Carr, Brad Shishler and Rodney Suggs. Having a small team had its advantages as well as its disadvantages. Yes, we could teach them more but there were several times when we didn ' t have enough girls to run a full offense or defense, said senior head coaches Blaine and Steve. The junior girls were coached by Ryan Cavanaugh, Patrick Davis, and Jimmy Rob- inson. The juniors had a great showing of girls. If they can have the same number turn out next year, they should have a fairly good edge on the ' 90 team. The ' 89 girls came out with two strong quarterbacks, Karen Stevens and Jennifer Jocis. Tensions were high as the game was ready to begin. The cheerleaders from both teams were out wrestling in the mid- Hf i %mJlk e ' -j a i. 1 i tfS ' fl W die of the field. The seniors elected to put their offense on the field first. It wasn ' t long be- fore Kim Deans was breaking for the goal line. The juniors were never able to get the ball even close to the end zone. The seniors went on to score two more touchdowns. The first touchdown was made by Lara Bocskey and the second by Chris Gray. Both teams played a fair game. The juniors never got discouraged. Almost the whole ' 89 team commented on how much fun they had even though they lost. The juniors practiced hard and worked to- gether for the whole week, but they just couldn ' t put it all to- gether for the game. For most of them it was their first time playing any kind of organized football. They played great for their first time. They will no doubt be ready for the juniors of ' 90. The ' offense at its best. Junior guys try a new mount. 74 ACTIVITIES Senior defense shuts out the jun- The seniors celebrate their vic- tors, tory. POWDER PUFF 75 Cabaret Life is a Cabaret Homecoming Oueen Jenny Thrall singing On My Own . his year ' s Cabaret T Dinner and Concert was an even bigger success than last year ' s. There are many talented people participating in what is considered by many to be one of the best concerts of the year. Tickets were sold at seven dollars for dinner and the show, and then two dollars at the door for just the show. A scrumptious buf- fet dinner was served at 6:30. which included roast beef, chick- en, corn, mashed potatoes, and desserts. Sparkling grape juice was served to each table by members of the various choirs. Another as- pect that makes Cabaret so special are the many solo acts performed along with the duets and en- sembles. During dinner, the audi- ence was entertained by some of these solos and duets. A few of them included Ballerina Girl a solo sung by John Hull, and an ex- tremely moving duet Endless Love , sung by Kim Liptak and Jerry White. Also the tear-jerking favorite of many. Friends are Friends Forever by Michael W. Smith. performed by Kerry Erickson. Susan Ghareeb and Chris Carnevele. There was a short inter- mission between the dinner music and the actual show where Mr. Duiven showed off his talent by playing the piano. At 7:30 the show began. They started out by having all the choirs and their members march out single-file into the mall and totally encircle all the tables. They sang the theme song for this year Life is a Cabaret. Starting us off with the individual choirs was the girls chorus singing The Meet Him. Miss Him. Marry Him Medley during that time four members of that particular choir went out into the audience and picked a guy and brought him up to the front of the stage, where they sang the rest of the song to him then gave him a rose and a kiss on the cheek. Following them the Freshman Choir which consists of about sixty people alone, perform- ed a medley of 50 ' s and 60 ' s songs including a few of the very well known Chuck Berry tunes, also the theme song from St. Elmos Fire. Chorale sang a friends medley in- cluding the two soloists who were Shannon Mumpower and Jason Brace. To top it all off Salt and Pep- per stole the show with their per- formance of a Manhattan Trans- fer Medley , that completely left the audience in awe. Ending the show, was the wonderful soloist. Erica Ellis, who contributed the song Rays Rockhouse . All choirs had their own special choreogra- phy to go with their songs, the per- son in charge of all that was the very talented Ken Tepper. Over all the Concert was a tremendous suc- cess thanks to all who helped out with light design, set-up and sound. A special thanks goes to Mr. Duiv- en and Mr. Sawyer for all the work they put into the show. The Music Department would like to thank all of the guests and everyone who helped to support the Cabaret con- cert. Members of the girls chorus enter tain us. 76 ACTIVITIES Kim and Nanette sing a pretty duet. Jenny displays lier singing ability. H . V Kf L— —aai L 1 Salt and Pepper electrify the crowd with the Manhattan Transfer Medley . Chorale performing in front of the large crowd. CABARET 77 Quiz Bowl Students Show Their Smarts Quizmaster Duiven and Kurt pre- side over the match. T his is the first year Ottawa has had a Quiz Bowl. It went ex- tremely well. It lasted for four days. Prelimi- nary competition was held Monday , Feb. 22 through Wed., Feb. 24 in different rooms throughout the school at 3:15 P.M. The finals were held on Fri- day, Feb. 26 during fourth hour in the auditorium. Most teach- ers brought their classes down to watch. There were sixteen teams that participated. Each team consisted of four students, one of which being the captain. All matches were run by quizmast- ers. The quizmaster had a final ruling on any and all answers or arguments. Each match consisted of thir- ty toss-up short answer ques- tions. The first player to hit the bell had to answer the question in five seconds. If no one rang, they moved to the next ques- tion. Each correct answer to a toss-up gave that team five points plus a chance to answer a bonus question which was worth ten points. The incorrect answer to a toss-up question re- sulted in the deduction of five points from that team. A player had to signal and be recognized by the quizmaster before an- swering a toss-up question. Only bonus questions could be discussed with the entire team before answering. Points were not deducted for wrong bonus answers. The team names were Pin- heads, Copelands Kids, Bone Heads, Aids, Psyche, Salt and Pepper, Brainiacs, D and W, 3 Men and a Babe, Madd Dog 20- 20, Baseballers, Locally Disloca- ted, Mental Rejects, Nutcrack- ers, and the two finalists. The Beaker of Death and Four Ju- niors Who Couldn ' t Think of a Better Name. They all gave it a good shot, but the Four Juniors came out as the winners. Many staff members helped in putting the quiz bowl togeth- er. Mr. Marshall, Mr. Shalhoup, Mr. Schierbeek, Mr. Walters, Mr. Duiven, Mrs. Brott, Mr. Seigel, Mr. Urbanski, and Mr. Cannon were all Quizmasters. Without their help, the Quiz Bowl would not have been the success that it was. The chairpersons for the whole activity were Steve Mer- edith and Kurt Drain. It was a great idea and they did an ex- cellent job. Hopefully it will be around for years to come. Kyle and Mark prepare an answer. Mark freezes in the finals. . 78 QUIZ BOWL Four Juniors dominate the tourna- Captain Brainiac leads his ment. Brainiacs to a victory. QUIZ BOWL 79 Student Forum Administration Answers Student Questions he Student Forum T changed consider- ably this year. It was organized to- ; tally different. Last year if people had questions they lined down the center aisle of our auditorium. The line be- came quite long and many of the questions were repeated. So inev- itably not everyone had a chance to ask his her questions. This year Student Congress organized a questionare. If you had a ques- tion you would submit it to Stu- dent Congress before the Forum. Student Congress would then el- iminte any questions that would have been repeated. It saved a lot of time and more students had their questions answered. The Forum panel included Jamie Walters, Mr. Shalhoup, Mr. John- son, Mr. Starkweather, Mr. Wal- ters, Mr. Bailey, Mr. Bradford, Dr. Knoester, Mr. Atkins and Mr. Herd. There were a variety of questions asked. It ranged from the Honor Points System and why we have closed campus all the way to why Grand Rapids Public Schools re the only ones open during bad weather conditions. The panel did quite a good job an- swering their questions consider- ing they had no idea what they were going to be asked. The Student Forum is made to try and keep the communication be- tween the staff and students open. This beginning tradition will hopefully continue for the sake of keeping our school one of the best in the City. Mr. Baily addresses the question Stacy asks an important question The administrative panel answers to the best of their knowledge 80 ACTIVITIES T S. Dancers Talented And Sophisticated Dancers The difference between this year ' s Talented and Sophisticated Dancers and last year ' s is the fact that they have become more mature in their dancing abilities. This year there also is a new rule, the dan- cers must consist of students from only Ottawa instead of in- cluding other city schools. The T.S. dancers have been a part of The T.S. dancers end their number with a striking pose. Ottawa Hills High School for quite a few years, and we hope that they will continue to enter- tain us. The dancers are required to be in a private dance school outside of Ottawa. This past summer the company flew to Hawaii and to California. In Hawaii they took three dance classes at the uni- versity. They also explored the famous tourist spots and enjoyed themselves immensely. In Cali- fornia the T.S. dancers took part in two dance classes offered. Plans are already in full swing for this year. They are planning on going to Washington for this year. The dancers enjoy travel- ing to different states as this helps them to learn the different styles of dancing that are sym- bolized in different parts of the world. It is not all fun and games for the dancers, though it may sound that way. Many hours and lots of hard work is put into their performances. Good luck to the dancers in their future presenta- tions. Dina strikes her ballet pose. T.S. DANCERS 81 Mr. Dulven smiles at the success of the concert. Holiday The Spirit of Christmas T his years Holiday Con- cert was a complete success. There were many vocal talents which contributed to make It an enjoyable evening. The Freshman Choir, Girls Chorus, Chorale, Salt and Pepper, and the Orchestra all perfortned different holiday songs. There was a diverse selection of tunes which put everyone In the holi- day spirit. This year there was a change in the vocal music department. Mr. Dulvan became the new vo- cal music department director. Mr. Dulvan has had a positive In- fluence on the music department by bringing In many creative new ideas. He Is a great director and in the words of one of his stu- dents, everyone loves Mr. Duiv- an. The Freshman Choir was the first on the floor. They entertain- ed the crowds with Silent Night during which they lit candles to alight the auditorium. Their next number was Christmas Time Is Here . The next number was Rudolph the Red ... during which the audi- ence joined in to help. Their final song was Wintertime Aglow , a delightful holiday carol. The next song was a solo nuiti- ber sung by Karen Stevens. She sang a beautiful soprano rendi- tion of No Golden Carriage, No Bright Toy . The other solos In the program were My Favorite Things , sung by Jennifer Zick. and Jenny Thrall entertained the audience with I ' ll Have a Blue Christmas . The three soloists were all wonderful. After the Freshman Choir came the Girls Chorus. Their first number was Now is the Caroling Season. This carol was followed by, Do You Hear What I Hear? , featuring solos by Robyn Heeter and Tokia Vander. The Girls Chorus displayed beautiful voices which were perfectly re- flected by the holiday carols. Chorale, the next musical group, had a special treat for the audience. They sang all of their musical numbers A Capella, which is without any accompani- ment of Instruments. Their first song was O Holy Child , fol- lowed by the delightful, Carol of the Bells . Their final number was Dona Nobis Pacem which translated from Latin means Grant Us Peace . This song was a spectacular finish. Salt and Pepper was next on the stage. Their first number was a traditional carol by Praetorlus, Lo, How a Rose Err Blooming. Following this was a lovely song called. The Holy and the Ivy, with a piano solo by Jackie Voge- lar. Salt and Pepper ' s last holiday carol was, The Christmas Song , which Is better known as Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire ... This song was the per- fect finish for their beautiful set of carols. There also were two Instru- mental numbers performed by the music department. The Sym- phonic Band performed the very lovely song, Christmas Recollec- tions. The Orchestra also per- formed a holiday carol called, Sleigh Ride . The Instrumental music department did a wonder- ful job with their songs as well as accompanying the vocal groups. The Grand Finale of this year ' s Holiday Concert was Salt and Pepper combining with Chorale to sing The Halleljah Chorus. This is a tradition at Ottawa Hills where the alumni from the audi- ence are Invited to join In singing the song. The Freshman choir sings beautifully. Karen sings No Golden Car- riage. No Bright Joy. ' 82 ACTIVITIES Salt and Pepper sing in per- fect harmony. HOLIDAY CONCERT 83 Competition Night Rivalry Of The Classes oo Gina weaves her way through the tires. his years Competi- tion Night was a lot different from last year. One difference was the fact that the Senior team beat the reigning team, the Juniors, the Sophomore class placed third, and the Freshman came in fourth. An- other difference was the fact that it was much better orga- nized and went much more smoothly. Competition Night was sponsored by Student Con- gress. It was held in the Ottawa Hills small gym on Friday. Feb- ruary {2 at 7:00 p.m. lasting ap- proximately two hours. It was held as the last event of Spirit Week prior to the annual Sweetheart Swirl. The partici- pants of these events were the executive boards of each class as well as a few additional spir- ited students. Karen Quada, Jay Owens, and Jerry White re- fereed the various events and Ed Shalhoup judged the compe- tition and made sure that ev- erything was run fairly. Each class wore different colored shirts with their graduating year symbolized on the front. There were a variety of amus- ing events including the canoe race, where there were skate- boards set out with boxes on top of them, then a member from each team sat in the box and had to row with a plunger from one end of the gym to the other and back. There were four members on each of these teams. The second race was the marble transfer which consist- ed of six members of each team. The object of the race was to see how many marbles could be put in a box in three min. using only one foot and ab- solutely no hands. Next, there was the traditional sack race where two members of a team placed their inside legs into the sack and ran down the floor and back then switched off to the next pair. The last event in the first half of the competition was blind man ' s football. In this timed event the quarterback was blindfolded and the center hikes the ball to him her and the quarterback has to either catch the ball or if he she misses it has to try and find the ball by themselves. After the ball is found the quarterback then has to throw the ball to the receiver and the receiver has to catch it in order for it to count. Starting the second half off was the balloon relay where two members at a time placed a balloon in between their fore- heads and held onto each others arms, then had to run down the floor and back never being able to use their hands at all. The last event before the fi- nal obstacle course was the tug- of-war where the Juniors domi- nated the Seniors for the first time in the history of this event. The obstacle course end- ed the exciting evening. This is the event that enabled the Se- niors to take over and become the 1988 Competition Night Champs. All in all it was a very spirited night and many stu- dents showed up to support their classmates, making this years Competition Night a tre- mendous success. Steve and Kurt lift the winning Marl attempts to blow a bubble, president high. 84 ACTIVITIES Brad Verker pedals to the finish line. COMPETITION NIGHT 85 Friday Night Dances Post-Game Activities Kurt and Jason scan the crowd. riday night dances were a big success this year. The suc- cess was mainly ll due to a change from last years dances. This year our Friday night dances had themes. There was a Hawaiian dance, a Back-to-School dance, a Thanksgiving dance, a Masquerade Bail, and many other theme dances. The dances were a source of fun and entertainment and occured on Friday nights in the Ottawa Hills mall. These dances began at around 9:30 P.M. or whenever the football or basketball games were over. The cost of these dances was minimal - usually around two dollars. For some special dances, the admis- sion cost was canned goods which were donated to the needy. I.D. ' s were required to get into the dances and guest passes were also required for visitors of Ottawa Hills students. Each dance was sponsored by a different organiza- tion or group who were in charge of planning and running the dance. Another difference from last years ' dances were the class com- petitions held at the Friday night dances. An example of this was our Halloween dance, where there was a class competition for the class with the most costumes. The win- ning class, the seniors, were awarded forty points for their class scores. There was also an in- dividual best costume contest and the winner, sophomore Mark Sneathen, won a ten dollar prize. This dance was a great chance for Ottawa students to show their school spirit. Another dance which required a lot of school spirit and participa- tion was the Back-to-School (Good Bye to Summer) Dance. This dance, sponsored by the juniors, encour- aged the students to come dressed in their summer apparel. Many stu- dents showed up in shorts, hats, t- shirts, shades, and other cool weather clothing. The dance spon- sored by the Honor Society at Thanksgiving and required three can goods at the door as an admis- sion fee. These items of food were distributed throughout the area to families in need for Thanksgiving dinners. It was also a class competi- tion to see which class could raise the most items of food for charity. This dance was an excellent oppor- tunity to help people in need and show Ottawa ' s spirit. Each of the organizations who sponsored a dance did so for a dif- ferent reason. For instance, the Honor Society ' s dance was for the benefit of charity. The yearbook dance was for raising money to help lower the cost of the yearbook for the students at Ottawa. All of these organizations sponsored dances for good causes. The Friday night dances have been used for the benefit of everyone. The Friday night dances this year were a big success for Ot- tawa. There were nine dances this year and all of them had a good pur- pose. Some were to boost school spirit and pride, while others were to create a good-natured competi- tion between the classes. Another dance donated to charity and oth- er dances were simply for enter- tainment to make Ottawa a fun school to attend. The success of the Friday night dances will make this year at Ottawa a memorable year in the years to come! The Freshman stand on the si- delines. Lisa, Missy, and Bridget! be- bopping at the Friday Night dance. 86 ACTIVITIES Jamie and Cindy serve punch to thirsty dancers. FRIDAY NIGHT DANCES 87 Sweetheart Swirl Lost In Love Soper acknowledges the camera. The 1988 Sweetheart Swirl Dance was a big success. Both socially and financially, the dance brought happy results. There was a slight problem with the D.J. (Electrasound) arriving on time, but once he got there, ev- erything was great. More tick- ets for the Swirl were sold this year than in the past years, so the attendance was high. Tick- ets cost $D.OO for couples and $7.00 for singles. This is a fairly good price considering you can ' t put a price on fun. The an- nual sponsor of Sweetheart Swirl is Student Congress. The Student Congress did a very nice job of decorating our mall in bright red, dashing pink, and eye-catching white balloons. The streamers and ribbons danced above the heads of the couples. After dancing to a few songs, the couples were more than ready for the refresh- ments. Not only were the re- freshments nice but everyone agreed that the dance favors enhanced the excitement of Valentines. Many different couples showed up to dance and ro- mance the night away. This dance wasn ' t just for couples it was for everyone. People came as Friends and Lovers and left Lost in Love. Sweetheart Swirl is always preceded by Spirit Week. Mon- day was Summer Day-, everyone dressed up in their best beach clothings. Tuesday was Camera Day; students brought their cameras and took pictures of all their friends. Best friends dres- sed alike on Wednesday, Twin Day. Thursday came and ev- eryone brought either an old or new t-shirt for friends to sign. Friday finally came and the stu- dents were blooming in Valen- tine ' s colors. Friday also brought the Cupid Court As- sembly. The court consisted of Elvis Nelson, Brett Sanders, Adam Chase, Mickey Hopson, David Foster. Willie Mayfield, Steve Meredith, Jay Owens, Craig Upton, Guy Taylor and the 1988 Cupid Court King, Joe Brissette. After all this excite- ment the day was topped off with Competition Night. The competition consisted of the executive boards from each class. There was a variety of events that took place leaving the Seniors with the victory. The climax of Spirit Week was the Sweetheart Swirl Dance itself. The dance was held Saturday, February 13 from 9:00 to 12:30. There were 93 couples that attended. The dance overall had a terrific turnout. Not only did students attend but it gave our alumnus a chance to see the school outside of academics and sports. The chaperones poured punch and many other things as they were needed. They played a big role in mak- ing the dance a very memorable time. For the Seniors it was their last Sweetheart Swirl here but for those following the hope is to keep the tradition as memo- rable as in the past years. What are you thinking, Jamie? Wendell gets involved in T-shirt signing Day. 88 The 1988 Cupid Court. Jamie and Jerry looking good at the dance. Exchange Students Friends From Foreign Lands his years exchange students came from all different countries and not only shared the experience of be- ing in a new country, but they also shared a part of their own country with each other and also with us. Most came from parts of the world where they have free- dom, so the biggest attraction to them was the laid back lifestyle of the American people. To most it was unbelievable at how much each person has. Anja Borchers of West Germany, found that the teen-agers have so many posses- sions and much more to do than those of her native country. It would be very difficult for the exchange students not to like the United States, in fact, one of the students from the 86-87 school year Eric LeGrose, is now a resident of America. Eric ' s na- tive country is France. When asked why he wanted to stay here he simply answered, I just like it better. Ottawa is a great school to ex- perience the American life and obviously the exchange students like what they see. We hope to have more of the exchange stu- dents enrich our halls. The exchange foursome wonder how long they have to stand like tMs. Ania gives the camera a Gcrriian smile. 90 ACTIVITIES Eric looks thrilled after becom- ing a resident. EXCHANGE STUDENTS 91 Musical ' 88 Guys And Dolls Alisa the actress listens intently to the Mission Band. This year the Ot- tawa Hills Music Department put on the musi- cal production of Guys and Dolls. This is a change from last year, because last year we didn ' t have a musi- cal. There was supposed to be a production of Celebration , but there were too many problems and complications, and the show could not be put on. There was a ton of work put into this year ' s show, weeks of practice and re- hearsals. The cast, crew, and the director, Mary Kioski all worked extremely hard to make ' Guys and Dolls the super show that it was. Opening night was Thurs- day, February 18 at 8:00 p.m. There were also shows on Friday the 19th at 1:30p.m. for Senior Cit- izens, and again that night at 8:00. The Friday night show had a couple of complications, but the audience was great and the show was a success. The final perform- ance was on Saturday, Feb. 20 at the normal time of 8:00 and it went beautifully. Guys and Dolls is a story that takes place back in the I920 ' s. In the play there are three main groups of people: The gamblers, the dan- cers, and the missionaries. The play focuses in on two gamblers who each fall in love. One of them falls in love with a dancer and the other with a missionary. In the process, the Save a Soul Mission- ary manages to reform the two gamblers from their bad atti- tudes. The plot revolves around one gambler, Nathan Detroit, who desperately needs to find a place for his constantly rotating crap gattie, and another gambler, Sky Masterson, who bets Detroit $1,000 that he can take a mission- ary doll to Flavana with him. Both seem like impossible goals, but in the end everything works out terrifically, and the couples end up getting married in the Mis- sion. The acting was absolutely superb in Guys and Dolls. Nath- an Detroit was played by Fresh- man Kyle Warmington. Jenny Thrall played opposite Kyle as his dancing fiance, Adelaide. Joby Hertel plays Sky Masterson and Jenny Zick played opposite him as the head of the Missionary, Miss Sarah Brown. The support- ing cast included Tony Kilgo as Nicely Nicely, Jason Evert as Harry the Horse, and Chris Car- nevele as Benny Southstreet. These three gamblers aroused laughter from the audiences. Other people appearing in the play were Kurt Drain, Willie Ran- dolph, Mark Sneathen, Jerry White, Brenda Sue Davis, An- drew Jackson, Chris Koorndyke, Jason Brace, Shannon Behr, Kerry Erickson, Rob Lubke. and the ChoruS: Melissa Poag, Pam Rheam, Michelle Roser, Michele LaGroan, Susan Ghareeb. Tokia Vander, Angie Bakita, Tammi Kimball, Nathan Potts, Lara Bo- skey, Chris Apple, Kathy Thomas, and Alisa Simmons. All these peo- ple deserve a big congratulations on a job well done. The sets were done very nice for Guys and Dolls and the stage crew and technicians did a great job of the behind the scenes work. After the final show, the entire cast and crew celebrated at a party hosted by Mrs. Joan Thrall. The whole school thanks the Music Department for it ' s terrific pro- duction of Guys and Dolls, a show we won ' t soon forget. Benny Southstreet. Nicely-Nicely, Sargent Sarah Brown and her Mis- and Harry the Horse pick out their sion Band spread the good word, bets. 93 ACTIVITIES The Mission Band discusses the poor turnout of their midnight prayer meeting. The gangsters sing and shoot crap. Nathan and Adelaide discuss their wedding plans. MUSICAL 93 Nathan Potts sits patiently as he • made up. Tammy attempts to sell her news- papers on a busy street. Shannon and Jerry prepare to put Adelaide is suddenly stricken with I |3[r 5l on their stage makeup. a case of the flu. ■ « . 94 ACTIVITIES The Hot Box Dancers sing about A Bushel and a Peck. Jason Evert waits patiently as makeup is applied to his face. Back Row: Lara Bocskey, Allisa Simonson. Angie Bakita, Mellissa Poag, Sue Ghareeb, Pam !heam. Heather Balkema, Michelle Lagrone, Michelle Roeser, Jenny Thrall, Jennifer Zick, Shan- lon Behr, Randy Randolph, Chris Koorndyk, Rob Luebke, Brenda Davis, Tammy Kimball, Kathy homas, and Tokia Vander. Front Row: Nathan Potts, Kurt Drain, Mark Sneathen, Jerry White, Chris Carnevale, Kyle Varmington, Joseph Hertel, Tony Kilgo, Jason Brace, Jason Evert, and Andrell Jackson. 95 Junior Revue  Friends Karen tries to remember her next line. What ' s the difference? This years Ju- nior Review con- sisted of 16 acts and last year had only 14. There was a little problem with sick- ness this year. One of our M.C. ' s, Jamie March, and our light man, Tom Hough, both came down with appendicitis on the opening day. And they say it ' s not catching? Jason Ev- erett came in to replace Jamie and Craig Ghareeb filled in for Tom. If it weren ' t for Craig there would have been no lights and the traditional Junior Re- view would have been can- celled. The show went over ex- tremely well. Junior Review took place on Saturday, March 5. It was a very good show. The theme Friends was very appropri- ate. There was nothing but close friendship shown on that stage. There were four M.C. ' s, Lisa Lowery. Jerry White, Chad Warmington and Jason Everett. The M.C. ' s did a very good job as did the individual per- forming acts. The acts in the first half were, Omar ' s Band, The New Supremes, The Way We Were, Love Connection, Against All Odds, Dorf and the Dorfettes, I Am Love, Boys Chorus Line, and then came intermission. The second half started fifteen minutes lat- er. It began with locker jokes and went to the remaining acts such aS: Theme song from Terms of Endearment, David Letterman, Crocodile Rock, Y.M.C.A., Dedicated to the One I Love, Girls Chorus and the Finale where everyone sang the theme song of Junior Re- view Friends. It was a very heartfilled night. One not to be forgotten and hopefully when looked back upon, it will be with a smile. The Junior Review was a smashing success. Special thanks goes to Mr. Shalhoup, the Junior Class Advisor, for playing a big part in making the I989 ' s class have such a tremen- dous Junior Review. This is a Jamie I don ' t have an appendix Did you make that Love Con- March says a few words. nection ' ? special event set aside for the Juniors. It is one event that all underclassmen look forward to. Special thanks also goes to Lisa Carey and Karen Quada for do- ing the Choreography, Jacquie DeBruyne for programs, Craig Ghareeb, Colleen and Maureen Rohloff, and Kathy Kutchinski for lights and sounds. Thanks to the Chairpersons Jackie Grin- wis. Tammy Scholl, Gina Wel- scott and Kristen Hes. Last but not least thanks to the Stage Crew, Jeff Farmer, Jeff Ambs, Roni McGregory, Kim Austin, Lynelle Tyson, Clarence Bouk- night and Ryan Devereaux for setting up the props. Junior Re- view would not have happened without the help of these peo- ple. The tradition of Junior Re- view has been kept alive for quite a few years. We can only hope it continues for years to come. 96 ACTIVITIES 1 r y Soper as David Letterman inter- views the mock senior officers. The Lettermen drag off a cam- era-happy A . JUNIOR REVUE 97 The Guy ' s Chorus rocks as the Cali- fornia Raisins. 98 ACTIVITIES HH 3 Wfr V S : L f H rij M fi : , H i l H B 1 rn ' m ' Hf li i f 4i The chairpeople come out to take a bow. Omar brings the house down with his drums. Dedicated to the one I love. Lisa can ' t get a laugh out of Greg, alias Jason. JUNIOR REVIEW 99 Exchange Day Discover New Places What ' s the differ- ence with this year ' s Exchange Day? One main difference would have to be the school that was in- volved in our exchange day last year was Grandville High School. Our student congress went to their school and in turn, their stu- dent congress came to our school. This year our student congress exchanged one day with Rockford High School. The students from each school were paired up with one another to vis- it each other ' s school and its classes. The main purpose of the whole trip was to rid the students of any prejudgements they might have had about each other and each other ' s school. Another comparable differ- ence would be the number of stu- dents involved in the day. Last year only a few students went on the trip. This year many students went along. They learned about different classes that they might not have or be exposed to at Ot- tawa. The students were also able to make comparisons about the things that are similar between the two schools. All in all, exchange day was a great success with both schools learning new things about a person or place that they might never have a chance to experi- ence. The new friends talk about their experiences. Brenda smiles at her new friends at Ottawa. % Jerry has a sip with his friend from Rockford. Mike watches as the teacher ex- plains a lesson. 100 EXCHANGE DAY What ' s The c - 0. C« Organizations mW L BUBBE hat ' s the difference with the l987- ' 88 bookstore? WFor one. the organization! This year ' s bookstore is much more organized than last year. The store has an abundance of things to eat and munch on before school and during lunch. The store also sells sweatshirts, tee s hirts, emblems and other spirit envoking items. The people running the store are Ottawa Hills students. The students get a grade but also receive credit for their work. In addition to learning about retail marketing and convenience store merchandising, the students learn how to work a cash register, deal with the public and master the basic accounting principles. The bookstore is managed by veteran bookstore instruc- tor, Mr. Handlin. We hope the bookstore will continue its fine service to everyone here at Ottawa Hills High School. From the left: Mercedes Toledo. Tracy Johnson, Shanna Ravitch. Second Row Antionette Davis. Lisa Vacarl. Loretta Lafata. Rhonda Delose. Guy Taylor. Stacia Kilgore. Frank Love. John Nixon, Third Row Tonya Jeffries. Stacy Hanldi- wicz. Lea James. Delmira Joseph. Derrick Manning, Victor Milton and Mark Taylor Ywanda double checks some things on the computer. I Shanna shows a nice smile to the camera. Antionette serves a customer with a friendly smile. 102 SCHOOL STORE hat a difference a year makes. Last year we Wwere not able to have a school newspaper. This year we were fortunate enough to bring the tradition back. The Spectator staff consists of 15 mem- bers. They work under the guidance of Pam Pfeifer the paper ' s editor. They work hard to make sure the student body is informed of the important events and issues of our school. The paper is put out every other month. It has a top story page, that tells us about a current event. They have letters to the editor and an Editorial Page. Mr. Bailey has a column on the Editorial Page as does the editor. There ' s a sports page, activities page and much more. When a spe- cial holiday such as Christmas and Valentines Day come you can send a message to a friend of that special someone. The paper is a non-profit organization. It ' s strictly to nform our school of the activities going on. It ' s great to have the tradition back. Connie pulling together facts for her story. Mr. Shalhoup explaining for the hundredth time that the deadline is next week. NEWSPAPER 103 mwii Officers: Brad Shisler - President. Steve Meredith - Vice President. Heather Dutcher - Secretary, and Jason Masten - Treasurer. Honor students even study during meetingsl 1st Row: Trina Harris. Angie Bakita. Christine Koorndyke. Melanie Shearer. Lisa Lowery. Cindy Thorson, Lara Bocskey. 2nd Row: John Veenkamp, Tim Fulwood. Jamie March. Jennifer MoLiter. Maureen Rohloff , Racheal Menning, Kristen Hes, Kim Austin, Heather Dutcher. Pam Rheam, Julie Love. Lisa Baarda. 3rd Row: Mrs. Brott. Angie Adams. Phouc Le. Dave Johnson. Erin Ogdahl. Dan Cook. Sherri Davis. Todd Tjoelker. Lynda Gilli am. Brad Shisler. John Mis- sad. Philip Kozera. Jason Everett. Steve Meredith. Kevin Coleman. Alan Kreitl. Greg Schwaderer. Kurt Drain. Brian Johnson. Jason Masten. Not Pictured; Ben Burry. Chris Carr. Shane Duncanson. Sherry Duprey. Brian Ekiund. Craig Ghareeb. Kristine Gray. Tony Hayes. Marcia Heimstra. Pam Kutch. Mark Sattler. Andrew Sweger. Cindy Stille. Jenni- fer Thrall. Brenda Wainer. Pam Whitby. Jeff Ambs. Anne Bennett. John Bechtei. Seth Beute. Martha Homeyer. Ouoc Huynh. Julie Lensick. Ann Liefer. Kim Liptack, David Mattallano. Melissa Poag. Karen Stevens. Gina Welscott, Tami Williams, and Cathy Wolters. 104 ORGANIZATION }{SL W m BBBCEU ttawa ' s National Honor Society Ois a large organization with 69 members. To qualify for mem- bership each member must have a grade point of 3.6 and maintain a 3.3 throughout high school. Induction is made during second se- mester of either the sophomore or junior year. Each member is to be an example of Scholar- ship, Leadership, Service, and Character. The leader of Ottawa ' s NHS is Mrs. Brott. The officers are Brad Shisler - President, Steve Meredith - Vice President, Heather Dutcher - Secretary, and Jason Masten - Treasurer. The National Honor Society does many services for our community. They sponsor the Christmas food drive for families in need. Not only is food supplied, but also the Christmas tree and all decorations needed. Another service they perform is for the American Cancer Soci- ety. Last year over four hundred dollars was raised by selling lillies. The money for the fundraisers are from the dues paid by the mem- bers. The only fundraiser that goes directly to the NHS is the money from dances in which they sponsor. This money is put toward the expense of the induction dinner and ceremony for the in- coming members. Some of this years new members are: Se- niors - Ellisa Baarda, Sherri Davis, and Brian Johnson. Juniors - Angie Adams, Jeff Ambs, Kim Austin, Angie Bakita, Jason Everett, Martha Ho- meyer, Philip Kozera, Julie Lensink. John Missad, Melissa Poag, Karen Stevens, Tami Williams, and Cathy Wolters. Being part of the National Honor Society makes each member eligible for scholarship opportunities. It also creates a building goal as well as developing character. Such qualities as these should be something for every student to reach for. The National Honor Society is not only a personal pride but a major contributor to Ot- tawa ' s pride. Congratulations to all members. Let ' s make an example for the upcoming classes of Ottawa as they follow in these footsteps. Lisa reaches for a pen to take down a few notes. A few junior boys discuss their grades. Chris acts iilce she really enjoys the lunch hour meeting. NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY 105 From Right to Left; Back Row Officers Jamie Walters President; Lisa Boltman. Vice President; Jerry White. Secre tary; Julie Lensink, Secretary. Group from L to R - Back Row: Jackie Grinwis. Brad Shisler. Lisa Brooks. Kerry Traviss. Josette Carter. Lisa Boltman. 3rd Row: Darcy Strenzel. Erin Ogdahl. Jerry White. Tim Fulwood. 2nd Row: Kurt Drain. Karen Stevens. Julie Lensink. Angle Adams. 1st Row; Lisa Baarda. Cindy Thorson. Jay Owens. 106 ORGANIZATIONS CU CECCBCjEBB Student Congress Uads The hat ' s the difference with this W years student congress? Well, one obvious difference would be the people running the student con- gress. This year ' s student con- gress president Jamie Walters, runs the congress very diplomati- cally with lots of room for new ideas and sugges- tions in a less formal atmosphere. The student congress is responsible for all student activities such as school dances, fund raisers, etc . . . The student congress, in addition to the school related activities, is responsible for several community service activities. A few oth- er activities handled by the student congress are the Ottawa Hills Pep Club; a group of students with a lot of spirit and conviction gathering to- gether to keep up school and team morale, school pep assemblies; set up and run by Junior Darcy Stren- zel, Karen Stevens, and Angela Adams. Sweetheart swirl, the two spirit weeks, and one very helpful pro- gram called Two point is possible. (T.I. P.) which is headed by senior Kurt Drain. T.I. P. is very much like a full year tutor. Teachers and coaches submit the names of students that they feel need help in school. Once the students name has been submitted, they are assigned one person from the student congress to tu- tor them and keep up their morale. Another big activity headed by the student con- gress is the class competition. This is more like sever- al small activities throughout the year rather than one big activity. The class competition pits class against class for the prestige and honor of saying we beat the juniors . or we beat the seniors . Some of the activities that the classes compete in are the root beer guzzle, the Halloween dance competition, the pickle sale, the girls swim meet, tricycle races, big wheel races, the powder puff football game (won by the seniors), the hayrlde, and last but definitely not least, the Mamma Jamma build a party barge tail- gate competition; won by senior Alan KreitI and his great Blue Chevy Impala. All these competitions are scored on different areas of play. The winning class in each competition Is given a certain amount of points which accumulates in the mall area so that any student can see who Is ahead at any certain time dur- ing the year. All In all, the student congress has many responsi- bilities which up to this point have been handled ex- cellently. Their teacher, Ed Shalhoup, has done an ex- cellent jobl Brad Shisler editing his yearbook materials. Tim Fulwood hard at work in his Oval Office. That was some board meeting! STUDENT CONGRESS 107 j f you ' re into business and like working with other peo- [ I pie, Ottawa has a club for youl The club is called BOEC. I BOEC stands for: Business Office Education Club. I This is a very competitive business club. Each member must be in a business class of some kind, and be able to use the business skills acquired in the classes. Such skills needed are: Banking Applica- tions, Key- boarding, short hand. Emblem Building, Proofreading. Calculating, and other related business skill areas. It takes dedication for these students as they trek around the state competing against other business clubs. This years class advisor is Ms. Ham. Ms. Ham is teaching her busi- ness skills unto the young hopeful business students. This year ' s group of students is a different bunch of hardworking students. This year ' s BOEC plans to be successful in their endeavors. This year ' s class officers are: President, Brenda Davis, Vice-Pres- dent, Jana Hartman, Secretary, Amy Adair. Treasurer, Julie Everett, s always BOEC, in the end. prevails through the thick and thin. First Row L to R: Julie Everett, Amy Adair. Jana Hartman, Brenda Davis, iecond Row: Tim Fulwood, Andrea Metcalf. Ms. Ham. Not Pictured are: Willie Vlayfield. Chris McGuire, Sherry Duprey. Dorienne Brown, kim Deans, Robin Evans, Stacy Hankiewicz. intw.iim i u.wtjuw ' .wK ' ' Jana and Brenda smile about their business future. Class Officers are: Secretary, Amy Adair, President, Brenda Davis, Vice-Presi- dent, Jana Hartman, Treasurer, Julie Everett 108 BOEC his year the Close-up program is run by Mr. James T Walters and Mr. Larry Reiffer of our Social Studies department. The programs purpose is to show a small group of students the different parts of the government and the places in which they preside. These students are in this program because they have a special interest that goes beyond the average tudent. The first trip they went on was to the Grand Rapids downtown rea. There they saw many different aspects of our fine local govern- lental leadership that we are run by. Their second trip took place n November 18th, they all traveled to our state capitol. Once in Lan- ing they divided up into different groups pending on their own spe- ific and personal interests. One group toured the states ' capitol, lere they learned how our state legislative branch of government forks. During spring break they take their biggest trip of all. The class fill be going to Washington DC. If these are the kind of things that Uerest you, be a part of the new improved and different Close-up rogram. First Row L to R: Michelle LaGrone. Tammy Cross. Janet Tyler. Sabrina ■otter, Mona Sutton. Second Row; Ltsa Brooks, Marcene Ross, Dartina Brown, jsha Booker, Danielle Benson. Sherri McDaniels, Third Row: Mr. Reiffer. Betty nilh, Pam Whitbey. Connie Harris, Amy Shamisdeen, Decola Hendricks, Ta- ta LaGrone. Tina Shaver, Tara Brown. Dartina takes notes and listens. mm ' Danielle takes a breather from le acti,on. Lisa and Tammy discuss to- day ' s lunch. CLOSE-UP 109 P.B.QJ, Tom is being quizzed Lonnie gives us a smile. Student i-ongress from left to right: Kim Struthers, Brenda Wainer. Holly Olson, Cathy Jo Wolters, Mike Mann. 110 ORGANIZATION CEl flCJUOOEIjJlj Ve ,e 0C vc xV he Physically or Otherwise Health Im- T paired Program at Ottawa Hills was or- ganized and built in 1973 by the Kent In- termediate School District. Since that time students throughout Kent County have been served by this program. This year the POHI Department is providing service for fifty physically challenged students. The disabilities or challenges of the students include vi- sion impairments. Cerebral Palsy. Muscular Dystrophy. Spina Bifida. Epilepsy, and accident related injuries. The staff of the POHI Department includes a de- partment chairman, nurse, physical therapist, occupa- tional therapist, social worker, visually impaired consul- tant, speech therapist, psychologist, certified and non- certified teachers and an orientation mobility instruc tor for the visually impaired. In the POHI Department this year, the students have been participating in a Pre-Vocational Training Pro- gram which gives them the opportunity to work at various jobs in the school and community. The jobs in OHHS include servicing the pop machines, selling MSM ' s and candy bars in the POHI store, and performing general custodial duties in the POHI Department. Outside of school, the students sold 1600 submarine sandwiches earning $1,074. They also sold Christmas trees. All proceeds from these sales went toward producing a POHI video. With the video, showing our POHI students as physi- cally capable, the POHI Department hopes to convince area businesses to open their facilities as training sites for com- munity placement students. Another project started by a junior in her freshman year was finally accomplished when a mechanical lift was in- stalled to the auditorium stage. Academically, the classes offered in the POHI Depart- ment follow the Ottawa curriculum with the exception that the students work at a slower pace because of physical limi- tations. Specialized equipment and adaptations such as brail- lers. large print machines (Peico) and others are needed to complete assignments. Additional classes in the POHI curric- ulum for physically challenged students are Life Skills and the Prevocational Training Programs. The Life Skills classes provide students with instruction and hands on experi- ences in home and community living to develop each student to their maximum ability. The Prevocational Training Pro- gram is designed to assess students and give them the op- portunity to experience work situations enabling them to move more successfully into the community work force. Additionally, the POHI Department has two other edu- cational tools used to inform and educate the students • the newspaper and the student council. The newspaper, called the Miscellaneous Media, helps the students gain experience with valuable communication skills. The paper also serves to educate and inform POHI stu- dents and Ottawa staff persons on the activities of the POHI Department. The student council provides the POHI students with an opportunity to hold office, serve on committees, experi- ence public speaking, fundraising. and plan social activities. Jim, Angela, and Mike are working quietiv Charlotte and Dan helping out. Mary and Susan not noticing that they ' re being watched. POHI 111 Co. D ROTC STAFF BACK: Larry Sheridan. Shane Duncanson. Jason WIeringa, Andrell Jackson. FRONT: Tina Shaver. William Heiss. Andrew Sweger. Richard Sweger Arthur Foster. David Rencher. Lachelle Shelton. Ranard Jones. Dina Wagner. John Benson. NOT PICTURED; Ronald Martell, James Robinson. RIFLE TEAM BACK: Arthur Foster, Peter Sweger. Louis E. G. Adams. Andrew Sweger. Jason Livingston. FRONT: John Benson. Shane Duncanson. NOT PICTURED: Joseph Benson. RANGERS BACK: Andrew Sweger. Larry Sheridan. Andrell Jackson, Shane Duncanson. FRONT: Lachelle Shelton. Louis E. G. Adams. NOT PICTURED: David Rencher. MALE COLOR GUARD (L to r): Robert Gordon. William HeIss, Ranard Jones, Ronald Perry. Andrew shows him how to shoot. 112 ORGANIZATIONS , SV x cv !S o lO otc is a four year program of- Rfered to every student in the Grand Rapids Public School Sys- tem. It is not required to take ROTC for all four years, but many enjoy it enough to do so. t Ottawa there are twelve students who have irticipated for four years. They are: Shane uncanson, John Benson, Andrell Jackson, Ra- nard Jones, David Rencher, James Robinson, Richard Shaver, Tina Shaver, Larry Sheridan, Andrew Sweger, Jason Wieringa and Bryan Zeeryp. After two years of ROTC, the ca- dets receive a certificate of completion ac- cepted by the army for a one grade promo- tion; and after three years the cadets re- ceive a two grade promotion. ROTC is a military class providing map reading, first aid, marksmanship, drills and mili- tary history. But the most important aspect of ROTC is discipline. Along with discipline, ROTC stresses the importance of citizenship, leader- ship and respect for all of your fellow cadets and leaders. There is a misconception that ROTC is the army but that isn ' t true. Although there are some relations they are two separate organiza- tions. Ottawa ' s ROTC originated here in 1972 along with the opening of Ottawa Hills. During this time our ROTC company has had the best record of any ROTC unit in the city and state of Michigan. Ottawa ' s ROTC has accomplished fifteen years of City Field Day Championships. We also were the Rifle Team Champions. In addi- tion, our ROTC were the Drill Team Champions for thirteen years and the winners of state drills for six years. Our ROTC company has had some changes since last year. First of all there is a new SAI (Se- nior Army Instructor); Sergeant Diaz. There also is a new commanding officer of Ottawa ROTC; Cadet Andrew Sweger. He will command Ottawa for the school year of 1988. Another outstanding member of the Ottawa Hills ROTC was cadet LTC Shane Duncanson, who was recently pro- moted to become the city Battalion Commander. As a whole ROTC has had an excellent year. They have been doing well for a long time and we wish them the best for many more years. The cadets prepare for target practice. Eddie aims with a sharp eye. ROTC sergeant Dedrich smiles for the camera. ROTC 113 FIRST PLATOON BACK: THomas Hooker Corey Hill Sharon Alexander. Dean Flet- cher. Chad Dykstra. Shannon Muinpower. FRONT: Rona Glee. Mark Arnett. Bridgett McGee. Melinda Atkins. Shirley Palmer. Georgina Guzman, Edwin Adams, i IN FRONT: Lisa Ison (SFC). Louis E. G. Adams (SSG). NOT PICTURED: William Heiss. Chad Dunham. William Moore. Bryan Zeeryp. Pietro Mapp. Sandra Booker. Michael Bray, John Griffen. Brandy Murphy. FOURTH PLATOON BACK: Doug Ronan, Ryan Davis, Chris Matchell, Sean White, Paul Hendricks, Antony Clark. Michael Davies. FRONT: Danielle Weather Wax. David Lewis. David Brook. Tina Soward. Kondra Bell, Rosealyn Williams, Tasha Jenkins. Crys- tal Dumas. Edwin Adams. 2 IN FRONT: Peter Sweger (SSG). Cathy Mallia (SGT). NOT PICTURED: James Snider. Diane Lucht. Ross Donaugh. Khari Long. Donta McLaster. Ron- ald Perry, Jason Livingston, Yolanda Graggs, Ranard Jones. SECOND PLATOON BACK: Tony Myers, Estella Guyton. Katrina Carter. Ricky Mack. Joseph Benson. Monique Burns. FRONT: Ted Bullock. Tamera Mead. Love Ramos, Eugene Vis, Lisa Jackson. Eddie Portillo. 3 IN FRONT: Richard Shaver (2LT). Melinda Lara (SFC). NOT PICTURED: Treia Hunter, Patricia Hopkins, Tanya Graggs, Menefi Nor- ton, Marsha Cummings, Arthur Foster. Regina Thomas. MALE DRILL TEAM H Ni. k ndi t I ickson. Michael Davies. Zwadie Jackson. David Rencher, Thomas Hooker. Bruce Tennanl. Doug Ronan. FRONT; Jason Wieringa, Peter Sweger, Andrew Sweger, Shane Duncanson. Larry Sheridan, Louis E. G. Adams, Victor Manske. n ' !■■■ j i v l JL ' s ' s .-f ' ' 1. ' - ' v H E I THIRD PLATOON BACK: Setrina Jones. Vernita Townsend, Lupe Ramirez, Michelle Garrison, Dan Chaney, Sterling Robinson. FRONT: Tim Price, Adrian Dumas. Willie Jones, Marvin Loften, Mary Deans, Zwadie Jackson, Taschea Troupe, Kim Holliday. 2 IN FRONT: David Rencher (ILT). Victor Manske (SSG). FEMALE DRILL TEAM BACK: Taschea Troupe. Shannon Mumpower, Georgina Guz- man. FRONT: Michelle Garrison. Tina Guyton, Danielle Weatherwax, Melinda Lara. La- chelle Shelton, Dina Wagner. Sharon Alexander, Tamera Mead. Katrina Carter. 114 ORGANIZATIONS very year there is a change In executive staff of EC.P.S. This year it is run by Brenda Davis. Baron Spearman, and Felisha Taylor. Brenda is the presi- dent. She organizes the group so that when it is time for meetings to take place, it all runs smoothly. Bar- on Spearman is Vice-President. He assists Brenda in organizing and getting the group together. Re- cording secretary is Felisha Taylor. Felisha records the financial part of C.P.S. She is responsible for making sure there is enough money for their trips and other activities. Finally, there is Mrs. Thomas. She is probably the most influential person of C.P.S. She brings all of the issues in front of Mr. Bailey for approval. C.P.S. is not a class. It meets once a week at lunch. There are 2! students that make up C.P.S. They work on projects such as giving out Christmas and Thanksgiving baskets for the needy. They also passed out Halloween candy for an elementary school. C.P.S. puts on dances ad has fundraisers to raise money. They use this money m many ways, but always for a good cause. Top row left to right Brenda Davis, Amy Shamsideen, Felisha Taylor, Natalie Montgomery, Tina Shaver, Loretta Scott, Connie Harris, Decola Hendricks, Pam Whitby. Tonya LaGrone, Janet Tyler. Bottom Row - Me- nefa Norton, Mrs. Thomas, Tasha Booker, Penny Moncure, Danielle Farrow, Baron Spearman, Michelle LaGrone. fjSi i Executives working on their next meeting. C.P.S. is having a lunch meeting. Tonya and Antoinette planning ahead. CPS 115 il§ f mm i First Row (I to r): Jamie Walters. Heather Dutcher. Pam Reahn. Lisa Baarda. Kurt Drain. Second Row: Cindy Thorson. Mickey Hopson. Daishonie Evans. Matt Marks. Brett Sanders. Third Row: Kim Jimmerson. Julie Love. Regina Washington. Willie Mayfield, Jenny Cornetet. Tim Fulwood. Lisa Brooks. Kerry Traviss. Martha The. Una Lewis. Not Pictured: Steve Meredith. Brad Shisler, Ray Reynolds. First Row (I to r): Gina Welscott, Darcy Strenzel, Karen Stevens. Second Row: Julie Lensink. Kim Liptak. Angle Bakita. Third Row: Kim Austin. Ronnie McGregory, Jackie Grinwis. Fourth Row: John Veenkamp. John Missad. Trey Hyatt. Jason Everett First Row (I to r): Jenny Roloff. Mark Sneathen. Second Row: Jossette Carter, Brad Mehean. Marshae Freeman, Susan Ghareeb. Shannon Harris. Third Row: Mr. Harrison. Mrs. Widdis. Not Pictured: Shannon Behr. Cary Fletter, Michelle Roeser. First Row (I to r Miryum Jimmerson. ): Steve Scott. Ethan Beute. Michele Vines. Second Row: Ai Vo. Crystal Dumas, Shelly Austin. Third Row; Mike Yared. Kim Lawrence, Tina Williams. Not Pictured: Nikki Vines. Mark and Brad demonstrate the enthusiasm of being an executive board member. Tina listens attentively during an executive board meeting. 116 ORGANIZATIONS jccPE rnrn c a De s o . a he power to govern at Ottawa Tlies with the members of the executive boards. Two individ- uals from each school district are elected to the executive board by their respective clas- ses. Officers in charge of organizing and plan- ling activities are then elected by the stu- dents. The executive boards are responsible for most of the activities throughout the school year and regulating many of the rules in effect at Ottawa. The senior executive board holds the most power at Ottawa. The members are ca- pable of both ammending school policies as well as creating new ones. This year they were responsible for changing the time peri- od of lunch and worked at developing a se- nior exam waiver. The president of the class was Tim Brother Fulwood. The other officers were Willie Mayf ield, vice-president; Kurt Drain, trea- surer; and Cindy Thorson, secretary. The senior class adviser was Mr. Walters. Throughout the year, the members of the senior board strived to create a more enjoyable school for all the stu- dents. The junior executive board was headed by president, Gina Welscott and vice-president, Karen Stevens. The treasurer, Michelle Lagrone, handled funds throughout the year while Darcy Strenzel held the position of secretary. The ju- nior class was in charge of two major events dur- ing the year. The two events, the annual Junior Revue and Prom, took place in the spring and both were great successes. The underclassmen elected to the execu- tive boards began developing leadership skills necessary to be role models as juniors and se- niors. They became acquainted with govern- ment proceedings in school affairs and will play key roles in their future at Ottawa. Unlike the other executive boards, the sophomore class elected co-presidents. After a fifth ballot, Mark Sneathen and Marshae Free- man had a deadlock in votes. Shannon Behr was elected vice-president; Michelle Roeser, secre- tary; and Carry Fletter, treasurer. The following students were elected to of- fices of the freshmen class: president, Ethan Beute; vice-president, Nikki Vines; treasurer, Steve Scott; secretary, Michele Vines. Lisa explains her view on an issue to the rest of the se- nior executive board. Tammy and Mercedes contribute their expertise on the subject at hand. Goo-Goo eyes over Heather. EXECUTIVE BOARDS 117 mm Editors and photographers playing games on yearbook time. Stephanie and Kathy diligently work on their yearbook layout. V ' - ft So ! Row I - Jay Owens, Pam Kutch, Lara Bosckey. Charles Jones, Jacqueline Grinwis, Darcy Stenzel. Row 2 - Steve Meredith, Rob Carpenter, Jamie Walters, Matthew Marks, Karen Quada. Row 3 - David Soper, Blaine Feyen, Heather Dutcher, Stephanie Billiard, Kathy Dykema, Lisa Carey, Laura Edwards. Row 4 - Jason Masten, Amy Adair, Paul Leavenworth, Marsha Brown, Angela Vandentoorn, Denise Chernoby. Michelle Giddens. Row 5 - Ryan Devereaux, Tammy Cross, Cristal Jackson, Kevin Mendels, Sean Miller, and Sara Clark. Not pictured Kevin Kreeger. 118 ORGANIZATIONS Three crusaders of the Legend. The -lege On. very year since its founding, E Ottawa has composed a year- book called Legend to pro- vide memories for each stu- dent after graduation. The task of producing this yearbook is handled by a yearbook staff which this year was composed of more than thirty mem- bers. The editors. Jay Owens and Pam Kutch, were responsible for much correc- ting and rewriting. Photography was done by Lara Bosckey. Angie Vandentoorn, Lisa Carey, Darcy Strenzel, and Kathy Dykema. The advisor, Ed Shalhoup, worked hard and long putting the skills of the staff together to produce the 1987-1988 yearbook. Each student was responsible for develop- ing a section in the yearbook. Organizing the sections consisted of selecting pictures, writing captions, forming layouts, and summarizing the activity with a written explanation. This year ' s 1987-88 yearbook staff, after great debate, chose the theme, What ' s The Dif- ference? . Each page throughout the yearbook shows a change between previous years and this year at Ottawa. With a unique theme, hard workers, and in- telligent advisors, the yearbook staff was faced with only one problem in printing the Legend — money. By selling advertisements to area lo- cal businesses and patrons, the majority of the money needed was earned. The remainder of the sum was attained through candy sales. Facing tight deadlines, some of the mem- bers worked late nights and early mornings to turn the yearbook out on time. The many hours spent on putting the Legend together along with creative pictures and stories produced a yearbook that will surely bring back the memo- ries of this 1987-88 school year! Don ' t worry Lisa, it will be alright?! A day in the life of Karen S Darcy. Denise, working?? YEARBOOK 119 Salt and Pepper Left to Right Bottom Row: Mashia Dukes, Jason Evert. Jennifer Zick, David Hubka, Blaine Feyen. Jackie Vogelaar. Ryan Cavanaugh. Chris koorndyk. Middle Row: Andrell Jackson. Jenny Thrall. J. J. Bechtel, Steve Vandegevel. Angela Baklta. Trey Hyatt. Lisa Carey. Tony kilgo. Top Row: Lara Bocskey. David Cobb. Julie Love. Jamie Walters. Randy Randolph. Pam Reahm. Erica Ellis. Henry Sapp. Karen Stevens. Nicole Erickson. Ric Conkey. kathy Thomas. Not Pictured: Mr. Duiven Chorale: Left to Right Bottom Row: Tammy VandenElst. Joy VanderWerf. Mark Sneathen. Diane Kinsworthy. Kern Encson. Sue Ghareeb. Middle Row: Kristen Hes. Heather Balkema, Cary Fletter. Alissa Simonson. Maurita Har- iman. Maria Holbrook. Darita Brown. Rob Batterbee. Marshae Freeman. Top Row: Shannon Behr. Jerry White. Kim Liptak. Chris Appel. Nicole Thrasher. Reggie Green. Shannon Mumpower, Jason Brace. Tara Brown, Chris Carnevale. ' - ' ' ' ' - - i« ' - ■- _F  -Qi, ' ■ I ■ t;   « _-- Girls Chorus: Left to Right Bottom Row; Cathy Walters. Mona Sutton, Sharon Alexander, Shirley Palmer, Michelle Mcintosh, Miranda Guyton, Charia Henry. Lynee Large. Allana Evans. Kim Holliday. Middle Row: Holly Olson, Bridgett Bowman. Virginia Gore, Aneka Schott, Cathieen Saganski, Tokia Vander, Jacquie DeBruyne, Melinda Lamarr, Janecia Lonley, Kendra Koning. Cathieen Anema, Amy Spidell. Melissa Miller. Monique Word. Kwanyah Seawood. Staci Beth- el. Top Row: Liz Gebben. Sheila Ivy. Bobbi Orr, Tasha Jenkins, Stephanie Billard. Rachel Youells. Shalonda Wilson, Dartina Brown, Nicole Thrasher, Co Pham, Elisa Simmons, Laurie Hitchcock, Jockyn Broyles, Jasmine Moore, Tanya Johnson. Not Pictured: Tonya Lyes. Robyn Heeter, Latreece Gibbs. 120 ORGANIZATIONS mm Tony plays his trumpet with ease. Robbin concentrates on a classical piece. CLEl iSQJUDOECUlJ V v e S kV At ' he freshman who came from Ir- Toquois last year and were in choir had him as a teacher. For those that know Mr. VanderTol. he is a very unique man. He ' s also one of the top choir directors in Grand Rapids. Mr. VanderTol is frequently known for composing his own music. He is a very talented teacher. The students that have him should consid- er themselves very fortunate. This years musical is going to be Guys and Dolls. Last year unfortunately the musical Celebration was cancelled due to lack of inter- est. It has been a tradition for 17 years to have a musical and thanks to the directors we are going to have the tradition back. The Music Department consists of five choirs and three band and orchestra groups. The i t ' . « first begins with Salt n-Pepper which has a little less than 50 very talented students. Freshman choir has about 60 beginning students and Girls Chorus has ap- proximately 45 girls. Chorale Is another choir like Salt- n-Pepper, for which both perform not only for Ottawa but for places all over Western Michigan. Our instru- mental groups are exceptionally good. Orchestra and Beginning Band both perform in traditional Ottawa style. Last, but certainly not least, is Ottawa Hills High School Marching Band. They perform at all home games and many places all over Grand Rapids and sur- rounding areas. They have won many awards for which they hold in Ottawa ' s pride. There has been a change in the music department. Last year Mr. Rower was our choir director. It took ev- eryone by surprise to find out that he had left Ottawa. Then it was said that there was a new teacher in mindi his name is Mr. David Duiven. Mr. Duiven was a former student of Ottawa Hills. He was in the Music Depart- ment all four years of his high school career. He ' s quite a young teacher, as a matter of fact, this is his first year teaching. He communicates very well with his students and for this the students love him. Mr. Duiven is in charge of all the choirs except freshman choir. He has formed a new group since he has been here. Boys ' Chorus. It ' s a small group but he ' s working very hard to make them sound like many. The other direc- tor is Mr. James Sawyer. He has been here three years and this is his fourth year. Mr. Sawyer is the director over beginning band, orchestra, and Ottawa Hills Mar- ching Band. These two gentleman work very hard to see that everything goes as smoothly as possible. We also have a new edition to our music teaching staff. Many students know him from Iroquois, Mr. Obe VanderTol. Mr. VanderTol has a free third hour, at Ir- oquois. He therefore comes to Ottawa to teach Fresh- man Choir. The band practices for the big game. What ' s wrong with my shirt, class? Is It really that funny, Henry? MUSIC DEPARTMENT 121 eshma Choir Lett to Right Top Row Kini Lawrence. Stacy Smith. Crystal Dumas. Melissa Barber. Tina Williams. Becky Depeal. Michelle Lewis. Tanimv Kimball. Rob Luebke. Nathan Potts. Troy Macieiewski, Nicole Wiennga. Julie Gross. Sarah Fare. Julie Manng. Alexis Garner. Tina Soward. Holly Kocha Middle Row Sharonda Henderson. Vicky Likely. Jessica Smith. Melinda Atkins, Jerra Campbell. Jennifer Pate. Tara Williams. Todd Workman. Tracy Postma. Dan Strube. Prentice Carter. Dan Hubka. Michael Bobo. William Smith. Alberto Barrera. Belinda Warrior Bottom Row Jem Olson. Kesha Ross. Tawana McCasIer. Carlisa Green. Chandra Pearson. Kiiii tdwards. Tammi Hoslord. kyle Wormington. Dan Haskms. Steve Sanders. Cherie Postema. Latonia Davis, Marvia Brown. Jeanica Oliver Not Pictured Maia Atkins. Cheryl Baar. Megan Lathrop. Stephanie Lenman. Diane Lucht. Kim McKoy. Nicole keed. Cheryl Tiesenga. Men ' s choruS: Left to Right Top Row. David Abney. Eddie Edwards, Darrin Bonos. Kendrick Cummings, Brandon Potts. Bottom Row: Paul Johnson. Luther Hadley, Cecil Tyson, Reggie Green. Orchestra: Left to Right First Row: NIkki Vines, Gretchen Weller, Ann Leifer, Stephanie Lehmann, Megan Lath- rop, Mieshay Gatlin, Tracey Pleti. Second row: Henry Stallings. Jenny Gleason. Kurt Drain. Carol Cook. Vandl Walker, Robbin Ward. Henry goes solo. The honor choirs warm-up their voices with a vocal ex- ercise. Marching Band: Left lo Right First Row: Jennifer Zick. Dawn Grachtrup. Sharon Manng, Lynda Gilliam. Kim Naula. Karen MussehL Roberta Manske. Veronica Betts, Chad Matson. Machelle Shelton. Lachelle Shelton. Kim James. Jenny Craddock. Christopher Frank- Im. Brad Venker, Tony Rositas. Rhonda Green. Tonjay Brooks. Erinn Haynes. Second Row: Bridgett Bueclie. Kendal Slinchfield. Rose- land Strickland. Annie McKenney. Jerra Campbell. Tom Wyant. Missy Higley. Maureen Rohlof f , Omar Griffin. Dwight Jones. Anthony Clark. Kendrick Love. Dan Irving. Tony Guerrlero. Pat Nelson. Mike youells. Mike Bouldin. Third Row: Michelle Vines. Steve Lynch. Nanette Thomas. Jason Wise. David Fox. Andrell Jackson. Sara Eggerding. Randy Randolph. Lisa Tarpley. Tina Guyton. Cathy Anema. Vicki Thomas. Kerry Jackson. Kathleen DePeal. Cathy Kutschinski. Daishonie Evans. Raysheena Arnold. Una Lewis. Joby Hertel.  rthur Foster. Robb Muyskens. Jeremy White. 122 ORGANIZATIONS I Shannon and Michelle pose for the camera. Kurt practices with intensity. Jenny and Maureen practicing for their concert. Stephanie. Megan. Mieshay. and Tracey. MUSIC DEPARTMENT 123 KEY CLUB Key Club is a group of young men and women who want to make their futures and other ' s futures brighter. Key Club is a volunteer organization. They work primarily for just helping other. They know that the effect on those they help makes all of their work worthwhile. Each Key Club has it ' s own board of directors. The head of our board of directors is Mrs. Wise. She is one of our P. O.H.I, teachers. She is very dedicated in helping people. Key Club is sponsored by Kiwanis. Kiwanis is a world wide organi- zation whose members have the desire to become personally involved in making their communities a better place to live. It does cost a little money to be in Key Club, but it doesn ' t normally succeed nine dollars. In Key Club you can achieve the enormous personal satisfaction that comes from contributing in a worthwhile way. Key Club gives new meaning to the human caring way of life rather than just the material values. They encourage the daily living of the Golden Rule in all human relationships. It does so many good things that most of us are unaware of. In schools they tutor the students that need help and even go all the way to helping the needy to get food and clothes. Caring ... is Their Way of Life Back row left to right - Steve Kapeller (treasurer). Kim Lawrence (president). Bruce Tennard. Maarie Barnes. Front row - Chi Lee (vice-president). Brad Verk- er. Johnny Cao. Tricia Vo, Mrs. Wise Key Club members Brad and Chi. Key Club meeting in progress. Key Club is meeting at lunch. 124 KEY CLUB What ' s The • ' cv v ' e Sports VARSITY STRUGGLES THROUGH TOUGH .aihw vfii aEaBiy b ' i ' « ' Ai«a«i a a Atf wwari w ' i ft ffiiM MMiaa The 1987 Varsity football team was not as big as the team of last year, but their speed and quickness led the way. Ottawa played every team tough and ended up with a respect- able 4-5 record. The season started off with the traditional opening game against East Grand Rapids. Ottawa had the lead in the game twice, but fell short in the end, 22-19. Ottawa breezed past City League rivals Cres- ton. Christian, and Union. Ottawa demol- ished Central, 41-6, for a tremendous homecom- ing victory. Ottawa then lost to West Cath- olic and Catholic Cen- tral to finish third in the City League with a 4-2 mark. The team played Muskegon Catholic Central and Jen- ison very tough, but lost both games by slim margins to close their 4-5 sea- son. Ottawa was led by second year starting quarterback, Steve Mer- edith. Meredith guided the wishbone - option offense to many outstanding offensive performances. Senior full- back, Grandville Brown, led the squad in rushing yards and was one of the top rushers in the area. Eddie Ed- wards, Ray Reynolds, Robert McGee, and Greg Moore all performed well at the halfback positions. The defense was anchored by seniors: Kenyatta Brame, Justin Ashley, Joe Brissette, Ray Black, Rodney Suggs, Guy Taylor, Mickey Hopson, and Henry Sapp. Coach Jerry Dutcher was pleased with his veteran team and how they played every team tough. The schedule was extremely demand- ing, having played three playoff bound teams during the season. The team earned much re- spect in the City League and hope to have an even better season next year with the help of an up-and-coming un- defeated J.V. team Ray Black returns the kick-o ff for big yardage. Steve gives his opinion about the last play. Front Row (L to R); Greg Moore. Rod Malone, Rob Carpenter. Steve Meredith. Henry Sapp, David Foster. Mickey Hopson. Eric Reed, Ryan Cavanough, Ray Black. 2nd Row: Joe Brissette. Dan Sefton, Rob McGee. Mike McDaniels, Dave Hubka. Ken- yatta Brame. Rodney Suggs. Eddie Edwards, Ray Reynolds. Frank Love. Jeff Ambs, David Johnson. Coach Jerry Dutcher. 3rd Row; Lance Byers. Kendrick Cummings, Justin Ashley. Todd Hodsdon. Kevin Coleman, Ghy Taylor, Eric Legros. Olyn Grant, Willie Mayfield, Marvin Lewis. Asst. Coach Demonte Johnson. 4th Row: Asst. Coach Maurice Joseph. Asst. Coach Harvey Dutcher. Jeff Gratchtrup. Lance Everett. Jeff Hewitt. Chris Carnevale. Jimmy Robinson, Ranard Jones. Pat Davis. Granville Brown. Anthony Brown, Jeff McGraw. VARSITY FOOTBALL Ottawa 19 E.G.R. 22 Ottawa 17 Union Ottawa 6 W. Cath. 7 Ottawa 28 Christian Ottawa 27 Creston 14 Ottawa 41 Central 6 Ottawa 7 Cath. Cen. 23 Ottawa 6 M.C.C. 17 Ottawa 24 Jenison 28 126 SPORTS The defense swarms around the ball carrier. Steve barks out the cadence at the hne of scrimmage. FOOTBALL 127 J.V. CRUISES TO AN UNDEFEATED SEASON - k—jL m rm ,m i ' The difference between this year ' s J.V. football team and last year ' s team Is that Ottawa ' s defense went from good to un- believable. The J.V. team did not lose a single game this year and cruised to a 9- record. The defense only allowed twelve total points In the nine games they played and seven of these games were won by shutouts. The team can attribute much of their success to the fine coach- ing they received all year long. Fifth year head coach. Rocky Vulpetti, guided his talented squad to their remarkable season. Coach Vulpetti was assist- ed by assistant coach, Jim Burns, a fourth year foot- ball coach at Ottawa. The team started off the year by manhandling the East Grand Rapid Pioneers, 12-0. The squad opened the City League season by beating Union, 23-0, and West Catholic, 20-6. The Indians then pulled off a remarkable feat by winning their next four games by shu- touts. In these four games against Cres- ton. Christian, Central, and Catholic Cen- tral, Ottawa outscored their opponents by a grand total of 90-0! The City League champions rounded out the season by mauling non-conference foes Muskegon Catholic Central and Jenison, 38-6 and 32- 0, respectively. The team was led by a future All-City quarterback candidate. Chris Brown. Chris led the offense to many big offen- sive performances. Chris was supported in the backfleld by tailback, Jamarr Book- er. Jamarr pulled off many spectacular runs behind the blocking of fullback, Harry Berrios. and a good offensive line. The defense ' s total domination of their opponents early on in a game really set the stage for the rest of the contest. While the offense usually put the Indians on top early, the defense al- ways made sure that they stayed there. Linebacker Joe Piaz truly played as a man among boys through- out the season. Coach Vul- petti praised the fact that the defensive unit was an all-around unit and could stop any offense that they were put up against. The juniors of next year should surely make an impact on the outcome of the City League championship come next fall. The defense celebrates a big sack. Chris gets the next play from the side- line. The Indians gang tackle an opposing back. - i jp- - ' U rm fcV I _. . . tw . - i Front Row (L toR): Dace Ross, Kirk Kuipers. Sazju Budjer, Jamarr Booker, Hardie Farr, Joe Piaz. Yomi Brame, Rob Batter- bee. Charles Johnson, Tim Guy. 2nd Row: Ulysses Lozada, Mark Sneathen, Chris Brown, Mark Duboise, Jim Robbins, Chris Apple. Sean Smith, Ellas Amash, Jerry Berrios. 3rd Row: Asst. Coach Jim Burns. Nick Burns, Jason Wlltjer, Harry Berrios, Cedrix Walker, Anderson Cotton, Kent Hartsel, Bryan Havemeier, Karl Schantz, Mike Luce, Chris Booker, Coach Rocky Vulpetti. J.V. FOOTBALL Ottawa 12 E.G.R, Ottawa 22 Union Ottawa 20 W. Cath. 6 Ottawa 22 Creston Ottawa 22 Christian Ottawa 28 Central Ottawa 18 Cath. Cen. Ottawa 38 M.C.C. 6 Ottawa 32 Jenison 128 SPORTS THE START OF A WINNING ERA The difference between 8th grade football and freshmen football in high school is that the discipline really sets in. This disciplined group of freshmen ended their first season of high school football with a respect- able 6-3 record. The third year head coach, Eric Stoetzner, made his group of 28 freshmen into a win- ning team. Coach Stoetzner was assisted by assistant coaches. Jim Stokes and Jim Haggerty. The team started out their first season with a hard fought 14-6 loss to the hands of East Grand Rapids. The young Indians bounced right back the next week by shutting out the Union Redhawks, 28-0. West Catholic up- ended the Indians the following week by the slim margin of 14-6. The fresh- men then went on a tear by winning their next three games. Ottawa beat Creston, 8-6, Christian, 40-Oi and Central, 32-6. The last league game was with the tough Catholic Central Cougars for second place in the City League. Ottawa hung tough at first, but then Catholic broke loose at the end for a 24-6 victory. Coach Stoetzner was pleased with his young team ' s effort and their third place finish in the City League. The last two games of the year were against the Muskegon Catholic Central Crusad- ers and the Jenison Wildcats. Two losses would have meant a losing re- cord, but the freshmen played out- standing and beat Muskegon Catholic, 10- 0, and Jenison, 20-14. These two games end- ed a good first year of high school football and gave the freshmen confidence for the years to come. If the freshmen keep playing hard and stay tough next year, the results should be even better. The discipline learned this year will carry over for the next few years and their varsity seasons should be ones to remember. Mike breaks for daylight. Jermaine secures the ball before heading upfield. The team celebrates a big win. ' ' m: FRESHMEN FOOTBALL Ottawa 6 E.G.R. 14 Ottawa 28 Union Ottawa 6 W. Cath. 14 Ottawa 8 Creston 6 Ottawa 40 Christian Ottawa 32 Central 6 Ottawa 6 Cath. Cen. 24 Ottawa 10 M.C.C. Ottawa 20 Jenison 14 Front Row (L to R): Larson Shackleford, Deon Patterson, Jeff Cones, Chris McDaniels, Jeremy Hankewicz. Craig Mendels, Mike Youells. John Burks. 2nd Row: Issac Brown, Claud Salle, Glenn Humphrey, Stetlon Robinson, Mike Buist, Ted Bullock, Ryan Davis, Brook Davis, Sharit Brown, Anterio Noel, Thomas Walker. 3rd Row: Coach Jim Stokes, Coach Jerry Haggerty, Andre Sandifer, Darrell Matthews, David Libbiet, Damian Everett, Lenard Deans, James Da- vis, Ray Sanchez, Keith Moore, Mike Yared. Rob Muyskens, Cort Boltman, Coach Eric Stoetzner. FRESHMEN FOOTBALL 129 THE TRADITION CONTINUES The 1987 girls ' varsity basketball team had an outstanding season. Each year our girls seem to be atop the City League standings and this year was no exception. The varsity team didn ' t quite finish first, but they weren ' t far behind in second place. Ottawa suffered only two losses in the City-League to Christian and West Catholic by scores of 53-60 and 72- 77. Veteran coach, Mrs. Camille Carter, who has been coaching at Ot- tawa for 10 years, did an exceptional job utilizing both freshmen and sophomore talent on the varsity level along with experienced players to achieve a great season. Mrs. Carter stated that we had to depend a lot on the freshmen to be winners. The whole team had to contribute. Leading the team were senior cap- tains Lisa Clark, Lea James, and Jes- sie Powell. Lisa paced the team in scoring, averaging 15 points per game. Jessie along with freshmen center Evelyn Baskins were the lead- ing rebounders. Evelyn, who stands 6 ' 0 , has a promising future at Ot- tawa. She is accompanied by another freshmen, Rausheda Hickman, who is the tallest member of the team at 6 ' 2 . Other players who contributed greatly were junior guards Ronnie McGregory and Tedra Tucker. Senior Kris Gray, junior Angie Adams, and sophomore Josette Carter round off the multi-talented squad. Mrs. Carter knew the team would have to play together to be winners. The senior captains provided strong leadership and the underclassmen added their talent to produce a successful season again at OHHS. Coach Carter briefs the ' eam prior to the start of the game. Jessie pushes the ball upcourt on a fast- break. Front row (1 to r); Tedra Tucker. Lisa Clark. Ronnie McGregory. Kris Gray. Back row: Coach Brannum. Josette Carter, Angle Adams. Rausheda Hickman. Coach C. Carter. Evelyn Baskins. Lea James. Jessie Powell. Coach J. Carter. 130 SPORTS c -- c s uz — - GIRLS BASKETBALL Ottawa 59 Central 27 Ottawa 66 West Catholic 60 Ottawa 72 Christian 53 Ottawa 56 Catholic Central 47 Ottawa 84 Union 29 Ottawa 66 Creston 66 Ottawa 55 Central 34 Ottawa 72 West Catholic 77 Ottawa 53 Christian 60 Tedra displays her form on her pa- tented jumper. Jessie directs traffic on the court. Lea fights for position underneath the basket. Lisa and Jessie - hustle without the ball? Tedra waits for the opportunity to take the ball from an opposing Christian player. GIRLS ' BASKETBALL 131 BUILDING ON THE TRADITION Girls J.V. Basketball The difference between the J.V. team of last year and the J.V. team of this year is that this year ' s team had much more experience. The team had an up and down season, but finished up with a 8-9 record. Coach Otto Brannum ' s team started out the year with a 2-4 mark through six games. These six tough non- conference games re- ally got the girls ready for the tough City League season ahead. The next nine games were all against City League opponents and the team won six of the nine contests. The only loses were to first place Catholic Central and second place Christian. The girls ended up third in the City League standings. The team was led by a starting five that consisted of four sopho- mores and one freshman. Nicole Taylor, Anika Might, Lynne Large, Michelle Davenport, and Tisha Mo- sely (freshman) started the majori- ty of the games throughout the year. They w ere helped by sopho- mores, Rachel Copeland and Cas- sandra Johnson, and freshman, Idee Taylor. Coach Brannum said that the experience factor picked up by the girls that played last year and this year really helped the team throughout the year. The team hustled throughout every game and played each game right down to the last basket. The J.V. team lost two of its players to the varsity squad, but the J.V. team from this year will join the varsity team next year and have anoth- er winning season of girl ' s basket- ball here at Ottawa. Anika eyes the basket. Coach Brannum discusses strategy with his team during a timeout. Michelle lays the ball in for two. ' Ai n Cfi ' ftje Ottawa 43 Grand Haven 44 Ottawa 36 Kzoo Central 26 Ottawa 46 Wayland 55 Ottawa 45 Kentwood 52 Ottawa 46 Central 30 Ottawa 42 Ben. Harbor 44 Ottawa 52 West Cath. 50 Ottawa 38 Christian 22 Ottawa 43 Cath. Cent. 49 Ottawa 47 Union 28 Ottawa 42 Creston 35 Ottawa 42 Unity Chr. 52 Ottawa 70 Central 19 Ottawa 54 West Cath. 46 Ottawa 28 Cath. Cent. 34 Ottawa 41 Christian 54 Ottawa 23 Muskegon 29 Tisha and Ida fight for the ball. 132 SPORTS A LEARNING SEASON Freshman Basketball The difference between freshman basketball and J.V. basketball Is that the freshman must learn and Improve their basketball skills by watching the J.V. team. The J.V. team learns from the varsity team and everything is handed down to the freshman, who will carry on the Ottawa basketball tradition. The fresh- man team learned a lot about basketball while racing to a 5-6 record. The freshmen were coached by first year head coach, Emmit Miller. Emmit, a securi- ty guard at Ottawa, stressed the funda- mentals of basketball as well as the hustle and teamwork. Coach Miller said that he was pleased with his team and how they improved as the year went on. The team started out the year slowly by losing their first two games. Ottawa lost to Muskegon Mona Shores and Union, but then regrouped to beat Creston, 23-21. Ottawa slipped a little by losing three of their next four games. The young In- dians were now 2-5 on the sea- son, but luck was on their side. The Indians won the next three games against Union, Creston, Central by forefeit. This three game winning streak raised the team ' s record to a respectable 5- 5. The team struggled in their last game of the year against East Kentwood and lost, 51-23. Coach Miller felt that the team learned a great deal about the game of basketball and that the learn- ing experience will show even more on the J.V. team next year. Shannon shoots from the charity stripe. The Indians play their tough zone defense. The team retreats after scoring another basket. viftKis , ' „„ . .uyii. c il :e ' ' - Ottawa 16 Mona Shores 34 Ottawa 39 Union 37 Ottawa 23 Creston 21 Ottawa 31 West Cath. 38 Ottawa 25 Grand Haven 38 Ottawa 25 Central 22 Ottawa 27 Cath. Cent. 46 Ottawa F Union Ottawa F Creston Ottawa F Central Ottawa 23 Kentwood 51 Sack row: Coach Miller, Sylvia James, Caria Frazier, Shannon Wilson, Lateesa Smith Front row: Tina McNaiy, Miryum limmerson. GIRLS BASKETBALL 133 CROSS COUNTRY A REBUILDING SEASON What ' s the difference between this year ' s Cross Country running team and last year ' s? Unfortunately, it ' s the fact that the teams two best runners, Bruce Fletter and Scott Ad- dison, both city-champion threats, are gone to college. On a lighter note, the new coach is Mr. Cannon replac- ing the long time coach Mr. Jones. So this years team was faced with a problem from the out- set. Last year Bruce Fletter finished third in the City and Ottawa also finished third as a team in the city behind only. Christian and Catholic Central. Al- though we were faced with a tough problem at the very beginning of the season, the team pulled together and tackled the problem head-on. Enthusiasm and hard work was shown all season to Ottawa ' s Cross Country runners. New to the team this year was Adam Chase and Shane Duncanson. The ■.. A teams lone female runner, Sherry Du- prey, was very competitive among the city league ' s female runners. She was treated as a equal by the men all season long. Mr. Cannon took his unique coaching style to the Cross Country team and helped them all year long. The team ' s star, John Shapely, led the team in victories, coming ' across the line In the top three times. He was eas- ily the teams best run- ner with only Shane Duncanson causing John a serious threat. The combination of team effort, a new coach, John Shapely and Shane Duncanson, and enthusiasm kept the team very competitive and always a threat in the city competition. Ottawa prepares for a tough foe. Jamie cruises to a win. V 9t | «s; %; , ,C 9 h A. CROSS COUNTRY WE THEY Ottawa 4! West Catholic 19 Ottawa 39 Christian 11 Ottawa 41 Catholic Cen. 10 Ottawa 11 Central 3b Ottawa 23 Creston M Ottawa 33 Union J9 Top Row L to R, Jason Spidell, Steve Schott. Jamie Vanderwood. Rob Lubke. Nathan Potts. Paul Smitln. eoley Mark, Lacy Jones. Back Row: Joinn Shapely. Sherry Duprey. Chris Carr. Jay Large, Shane Duncanson, Adam chase. 134 SPORTS CROSS COUNTRY 135 M A VETERAN TEAM GIRLS TENNIS The difference between last year ' s girls tennis team and this year ' s team was that this was a veteran group of tennis players. There were six seniors on the team and the experience showed in many close matches. Coach Norm Guillaume guided his veteran squad to a 2-4 finish in the City League. The girls performed well all year and finished the City League season with a 6th place finish in the City League Tournament held at Belknap Park. The team was led by se- nior Jenny Cornetet, who played first singles throughout the year. Jen- ny was awarded for her fine playing by being se- lected to the All-City team. Junior Diane Arlin- sky joined Jenny on the All-City team because of her great talent through- out the year at second singles. Seniors Monica Wiltjer and Jocelyn Seitz played third and fourth singles all year. Jocelyn has been on the team for four years and Monica for three years. The two of them played tre- mendous tennis all year long. The first doubles team of senior Chris Koorndyk and senior exchange student Onja Bor- chers showed great skill while winning most of their matches. Senior Holly Pie- trzyk and sophomore Julie Vandenbosch teamed at second doubles and played very well together. The third doubles team of freshman Holly Berg and junior Vicky Webster will be the only doubles tandem returning next year and should continue their success. The exhibition doubles team of Rhonda Carter and Steph- any Davis showed much promise for the future years. The team played against many of the area ' s top teams. They compet- ed against East Kentwood, South Christian, and Grand Rapids Central. The girls also had respectable showings in the Holland and Kentwood Invitation- als. Coach Guillaume was pleased with his girls ' efforts, hustle, and deter- mination. The effort paid off at the Class A Regional Tennis Meet in Holland. All the girls either won at least one match or took their match to three sets. Although six of the top ten girls will be graduating this year, the younger members should be able to pull together and have a successful 1988 season. Jenny takes a break after winning a hard fought set. Holly watches her shot fall in for a point. 1 West Catholic Ottawa 6 Ottawa 3 Catholic Cent. 4 Ottawa 5 Union 1 Ottawa Central 7 Ottawa 4 Creston 3 Ottawa 2 Christian 5 Back Row (L to R): Coach Norm Guillaume, Jocelyn Seitz, Chris Koorndyk. Jenny Cornetet, Holly Pietrzyk. Vicky Web- ster, Holly Bergi Front Row: Stephany Davis, Julie Vandenbosch, Rhonda Carter, Diane Arlinsky, Monica Wiltjer, Tammy Hosford. 136 SPORTS Jocelyn smacks a backhand winner down the line. Monica follows through on her backhand. Chris does not seem too pleased with the call. Chris and Onja relax after their match. Diane shows her great serving form. GIRLS TENNIS 137 A VERY IMPRESSIVE SEASON BOYS GOLF The 1987 boys ' golf team vastly im- proved on last year ' s miserable 0-6 confer- ence record. Coach Mike McCarthy ' s In- dians finished with a very respectable 2- 3-1 record in the City League. The team started out the season in the Grand Rapids Press Invitational at Deer Run Golf Club. Ottawa finished 14th out of 27 schools. The team played tough throughout its non-con- ference schedule and then moved into the City League matches. Ottawa beat Union and Central, but lost to Christian, Cres- ton. and state ranked West Catholic. The team tied a tough Catholic Cen- tral squad to round out its City League dual matches. The Indians went into the City League Tournament at BIythefield Country Club and came away with a third place finish. Ottawa was led by All- City member Greg Schwaderer. Greg shot a round of 79 and came away with medal- ist honors. The Indians were beaten in the tournament by only West Catholic and Creston. In the Class A Regional Golf Meet held at Sunnybrook Country Club, the Indians finished 7th out of 16 teams. Greg Schwad- erer placed second overall with a score of 80. Kevin Mendels (90), Jason Masten (95), Eric Klein (100), and Chris Smith (101), all helped the squad to their respectable finish. Greg ' s second place finish at the re- gional meet also qualified him for the Class A State Golf Meet held at Michigan State. Greg shot a round of 83 at the tough Forest Akers Golf Club and came in with a 20th place finish. This was a rewarding end- ing to a successful high school golf career. The team was very young, having only two seniors, and Coach Mc- Carthy will look to his younger talent for next year. Besides Kevin Men- dels, Eric Klein, and Chris Smithi many others will contribute next season. Tom Lubeke, John Veenkamp, Rob Tyson, Tim Leyen, Steve Kapeller, Brad Verker, and Steve Jones will be vital parts of the 1988 golf team. Eric crushes his drive. Jason watches the flight of his tee shot. West Catholic Ottawa Ottawa 3 Union Ottawa 3 Central Ottawa 1 Creston Ottawa 1 Christian Ottawa 2 ' . Catholic Cen. 2Vi Front Row (L to R): Tom Lubeke, Steve Jones, Brad Verker, Rick Huizenga, John Veenkamp, Kevin Mendelsi Back Row; Tim Leyen, Steve Kapeller, Rob Tyson, Greg Schwaderer, Chris Smith, Jason Masten, Coach McCarthy 138 SPORTS  ) t i ' . ' Greg follows the line of his putt. Kevin shows off his putting form. Greg displays his flawless chipping technique. s ' i.:- ' ■, . • -.« rn l Chris concentrates on his long putt for par. Kevin sends the ball to the green. BOYS GOLF 139 GIRLS SWIMMING MAKES BIG SPLASH The girls swim team started out their season almost empty hand- ed. Two tough losses to Grand- ville and Rockford set their hopes down. The team rallied together and swam a tough meet against Plainwell, winning 100-72. After swimming against state ranked West Catholic, it once again looked ' grim for the Indians. The girls pulled to- gether once again and as the Grand Rap- ids Press put it, Splashed by Union , in a powerful victory 120-51. The next dual meet was against the Central Rams. They climbed over the Rams by a score of 190-51. This year ' s team was led by captains: Gina Welscot (Junior), Angle Vandentoorn (Senior), and Heather Dutcher (Senior Diver). The coaches were VanValken- burg (Head Coach), Gary Wil- liams (Assistant coach), and Sherri Bathe (Diving Coach). The girls had a handicap this year by only having four seniors. The Jun- iors on the team pinched up the slack, however. The shortage of seniors was also made up for by six outstanding freshmen. The leader of which were Tina Wil- liams, Nikkl Vines, and Nikki Shel- ling. Tina Williams came into the sea- son ' s second meet and crushed the old backstroke record. Although the lady In- dians had a very tough season they pulled together and showed team unity. The team was a close knit group of girls that showed exces- sive talent to uphold Ottawa Hills deep tradition. Don ' t laugh Angiel Wendy is taking backstroke seriously. ' .i.4 y  ,, GIRLS SWIMMING Ottawa 64 Grandville 108 Ottawa 68 Rockford 104 Ottawa 100 Plainwell 72 Ottawa 60 W. Catholic 112 Ottawa 81 Catholic Centra 91 Ottawa no Union 51 Ottawa 109 Central 59 Ottawa 123 F. Hills Northern 48 Ottawa 68 F. Hills Central 98 Ottawa 73 Christian 98 Ottawa 92 Creston 80 1st row left to right Gary Williams. Roberta Manske. Kim Lewis, Nikki Vines. Becky Hatch. Sherri Bethe. Kathy VanValk- enburg. 3nd row: Wendy Alexander, Tina Williams, Mellissa Czerny, Nikke Shelling. 3rd row: Maureen Rohloff , Gina Welscot. Rachel Menning. Kathy Dykema. 4th row: Heather Dutcher, Kim Bryant, Angle Vandentoorn, Christine Perkins. 140 SPORTS Heather practices a back twister. Love Ramos checks out the scene below. Freshman Tina Williams Is estactic with her school record. Maureen swims to victory. Rachel goes for first in diving. GIRLS SWIMMING 141 A RESPECTABLE SEASON The 1987 Ottawa Hills soccer team had a up and down season this year. Their overall record was 6 wins, 9 losses, and 2 ties. Their City League record was 5 wins, 6 losses, and I tie. The team came In fourth place and had two people that made the All City team. These players were Kevin Obermeyer and Kurt Drain. Two others made All-City honorable men- tion and they were Jay Owens and Mark Dion. The team was led by captains Kurt Drain, Jay Owens, and goalie Kev- in Obermeyer. All three of these players did a great job this season. Jay Owens led the team with 8 assists and Hannes Reinahardt led the team with 8 goals. Kevin Obermeyer. the leag- ues best goalie, stopped 168 shots out of 216. Their season started off bad but improved with time. The second half of the season was the strongest part with only 2 City League losses against Grand Rapids Christian and West Catholic. The team played to the best of their ability and did very well. They lost by only one goal in the district to Rockford. The team will Improve next year if they score more goals and get good goal keeping from Kevin Obermeyer. The team will miss J three seniors: Mark Dion, Jay Owens, and Kurt Drain-, but will have plenty of talent coming back from Kevin Ober- meyer, Jamelle Weddle, Patrick Nelson, and Da- vid Corbett. Next year looks to be better and more consistent, but they will have to play good throughout the whole season instead of just the second half. Next year look for the Ottawa Hills soccer team to improve their record in the 1988 sea- son. The rest of the team waits for their turn to play. Kurt crashes in to make a play. Front row: Jamelle Weddle. Kurt Drain. Ron Nol. Kevin Obermeyer, Jay Owens. Philip Elburn. Dave Corbett. Middle row Anita Hartman. Patrick Nelson. Tri Nguyen. Tung Do, Hannes Reinahardt, Blake Bowman. Eugene Vis. Cliad Wor- mington. Back row: Matt Mitchoski, Mark Dion, Jason Smith, Victor Manske, Thomas Lingberth. Steve Corbett, Coach Adam Streitle. 142 SPORTS !301SH m pp ■nyHVp v ' .v c } JZ v- f VARSITY SOCCER Ottawa Forest Hills Northern Ottawa Middleville 4 Ottawa 1 Union I Ottawa 2 Union Ottawa 1 Creston 1 Ottawa i Creston 1 Ottawa 1 TrI-Unity Christian 1 Ottawa Ludington 4 Ottawa 1 Catholic Central 1 Ottawa y Catholic Central Ottawa 4 Central Ottawa 6 Central 3 Ottawa Christian 6 Ottawa Christian 9 Ottawa 1 West Catholic 5 Ottawa West Catholic 6 Ottawa 1 Rockford 2 ft- ' Mark uses his head to pass the ball. Jay gets the angle for a shot. SOCCER 143 ANOTHER STRONG SEASON 1987-1988 VARSITY BOYS BASKETBALL The 1987-88 Varsity Boys Basket- ball team had another very impres- sive season. The Indians had some- what of a different squad from last season ' s team. The difference was that this year ' s team had much more height than the smaller, quicker team of last year. The Indians were once again led by Coach Grandville Brown. Coach Brown once again guided his talented bunch to an excellent season. Coach Brown stressed pressure defense and fast-break offense on the way to a 2nd place finish in the tough City League. The Indians were led by their ver- sion of the triple towers. Seniors ' Reggie Green, Dexter Jones, and Ju- nior Marte Smith formed the Indian ' s overpowering frontline. The three players are all over 6 ' 7 tall and domi- nated their smaller or equal size opponents. Reggie was awarded for his efforts by receiving a basketball scholarship to Dayton University and Dexter received a scholarship to play for Oakland University. The Indian ' s were also very talent- ed in the guard position as well. Seniors ' Jay Large and Ray Black performed very well in their final season at Ottawa and will surely be missed next year. Junior Jer- maine Couch and Soph- omore Lacy Jones played great basketball all year and will com- prise next year ' s start- ing guard tandem. Jun- iors ' Anthony Johnson, Darrin Bonds, and Jeff Hewitt will be back for their Senior year and should contribute at their particular positions. Once again the Indians had a domi- nant season and should carry over the winning tradition in the years to come. Jermaine looks inside for the pass. Marte and Reggie await the rebound. CpcriM. J4 ' ,,; Front Row (L to R): Winchell Curry. Jay Large. Ray Black, Anthony Johnson. Second Row: Coach Brown, J.J. Sanders, Darrin Bonds. Lacy Jones, Jermaine Couch, Jeff Hewitt, Donta Johnson (manager). Top Row: Anthony Soule, Paul Johnson, Dexter Jones. Reggie Green. Marte Smith, Lance Everett. 144 SPORTS Ottawa 97 Holland 74 Ottawa 84 East Kentwood 93 Ottawa 62 Creston 87 Ottawa 102 Union 56 Ottawa 74 West Catholic 57 Ottawa 56 De La Salle 87 Ottawa 79 Creston 73 Ottawa 63 Catholic Cent. 57 Ottawa 77 Central 72 Ottawa 73 Christian 70 Ottawa 75 Creston 81 Ottawa 62 Union 39 Ottawa 82 Kzoo. Central 89 1 Ottawa 65 West Catholic 54 ' Ottawa 69 Jenison 66 1 Ottawa 71 Grandville 69 ' Ottawa 74 Catholic Cent. 60 Ottawa 60 E.G.R. 73 Ottawa 60 Central 62 Ottawa 73 Christian 77 , i Reggie puts up a jump shot. Marte watches the flight of his jump shot. Winchell shoots from the charity stripe. Jermaine fights for the rebound. Ottawa gets back on defense after a basket. BOYS VARSITY BASKETBALL 145 J.V. PREPARES FOR NEXT SEASON The difference between this year ' s J.V. basketball team and last year ' s team is that there was a new coach this year. Coach Jimmy Carter moved up from the freshmen coach- ing position and took over for Otis Smith. Coach Carter and his team had a fine year together. The team started out the year without guard Lacy Jones, who was pulled up to the varsity team during the first week of prac- tice. Coach Carter said that this being his sec- ond straight year working with the same players really helped in getting the team going in the right direction. Coach Carter fielded a fine bunch of sopho- more basketball players and kept the winning tradition going. The team was extremely well balanced in terms of guards, forwards, and centers. The abundance of fine players let Coach Carter substitute freely and helped them to a second place finish in the City League. The Indians were led by their fine play at the guard position. Cedrix Walker, Tyreece Guyton, Cinque Blakely, and Greg Matheny played tough all year long and really guided the team. The Indian ' s frontline was tall and very talented. Coleman Mark, Conzell Jenkins, and Steve Anderson all rebounded and scored many big baskets for the team. The J.V. team received a lift when Freshman sensation, Jesse Drain was brought up half- way through the year. Jesse played eight games with the J.V. squad, but was then moved up to the Var- sity team for the stretch run in March. Coach Carter was pleased with his new position and did an ex- cellent job this year. The team had a good year and should surely benefit the Varsity teams in the years to come. Cinque inbounds the balL Conzell grabs a rebound. Tyreece looks to dump the ball inside. Front Row (L to R): Lyonel Lagrone, Julian Goodson, Eddie Laird. Second Row: Cedrix Walker, Tyreece Guyton, Cinque Blakely, Gregeory Matheny. Back Row. Pierre Massenburg. Barrow Staten, Andre Price, Coleman Mark, Donzell Jenl ins, Steve Anderson. Jamal Weddle. Nicholas Burns. Coach Jimmy Carter. 77 yU — Holland 62 Ottawa Ottawa 59 East Kentwood 54 Ottawa 63 Creston 61 Ottawa 8! Union 58 Ottawa 52 West Catholic 63 Ottawa 62 Catholic Cent. 75 Ottawa 83 Central 59 Ottawa 62 Christian 50 Ottawa 62 Creston 49 Ottawa 80 Union 56 Ottawa 65 Kzoo. Central 81 Ottawa 67 Jenison 71 Ottawa 52 Grandville 48 Ottawa 69 Catholic Cent. 64 Ottawa 72 E.G.R. 85 Ottawa 60 Central 74 Ottawa 72 Christian 68 Ottawa 48 West Catholic 57 146 JV BASKETBALL FRESHMEN HAVE GOOD FIRST SEASON The Freshman basketball team had a new coach this year and that was a differ- ence from last year ' s team. Last year ' s Freshman coach, Jimmy Carter, moved up to take the J.V. coaching spot and left the position open. Ernie Johnson, a graduate of Ot- tawa and a play- er on the 1967-68 state champion- ship team, took over the helms and did a terrif- ic job. Coach John- son stressed discipline and the fundamen- tals of basketball in leading his young team to a rewar- ding season. Coach Johnson ' s job is to get his players ready for the varsity seasons ahead 3f them and win basketball james in the process. The Freshman team fin- ished the year in second place in the league and won some tough non-league games as well. The team won six out of their first seven games and never looked back. The players really played better and better as the year pro- gressed and showed much prom- ise for the years to come. Coach Johnson said that all of his players contributed and played well. The team was led by Mike Yared, Sharif Brown, Lee Figures, Maurice Barnes, An- dre Sandifer, Dam- ian Everett, and Steve Kapeller. The team played well and learned a lot of valuable basketball skills to help them in the years to come. Damian prepares for his free throw at- tempt. Coach Johnson and his team taii strat- egy- James fights for position. Front Row (L to R): Mike Yared, Willie Walton, Steve Jones, Sharif Brown, Lee Figures, Brian Barnes, Maurice Barnes. Back Row: Coach Ernie Johnson. Andre Sandifer, Damon Everett, Jesse Drain, Blake Bowman, Steve Kapeller, Glenn Humphrey, Jamiee Hewitt, Jahhaun McKinley. 55 yt_ -- East Kentwood 53 Ottawa Ottawa 58 Creston 31 Ottawa 55 Union 32 Ottawa 58 West Catholic 66 Ottawa 69 Catholic Cent. 60 Ottawa 68 Central 58 Ottawa 7! Union 69 Ottawa 48 West Catholic 6i Ottawa 52 Jenison 57 Ottawa 6! Grandville 59 Ottawa 63 Catholic Cent. 66 Ottawa 57 E.G.R. 61 Ottawa 58 Central 57 BASKETBALL 147 A CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON The girls gymnastics team com- pleted one of their most successful seasons ever at Ottawa Hills High School. Coach Jerry Dutcher and his Indian gymnasts produced its first City Championship in many years, winning both the Dual Meet Champi- onship with a 10-0 record and the City Meet Championship. The team, which is comprised of only one Senior, four Juniors, and three Freshmen, added to its list of ac- complishments throughout the season. They captured a 2nd place trophy at the Kenowa Hills Invita- tional as well as being the first Ottawa Hills gymnastics team ever to qualify as a team for the State Champion- ships. Add to this, the honor of being named as High School All American Team by the National High School Gymnastics Coaches Association. Our girls gave everything they had to reach the goals we had set at the beginning of the year and it has really paid off; remarked Coach Dutcher. This is definitely the best team Ottawa ' s ever had! Although the Indians are losing only one girl to graduation, she is go- ing to be missed very much. Captain Heather Dutcher, who for four straight years was named All-City, Academic All-State, and All-Ameri- can, will take her talents on to college. What is left behind is the making of another City Champi- onship Team. Ottawa will return five Varsity letter winners, includ- ing Junior Rachel Men- ning who is a returning All-City, Academic All- State, and All-Ameri- can performer. Joining her will be Junior Tam- my Scholl, who is a 1988 All-City selection, and Tasha Booker, as well as Freshman letter- winner Jenny Ed- wards. Junior Jenny Joscis, Freshmen Nikole Wieringa and Sue Rohrer also made significant contributions, and will give Ottawa good depth next year. Great job girlsl Teammates congratulate Rachel on her fine performance. Rachel gives Tasha a hug for good luck. . -—-5 1 mm ti. - ■ ._ , — -s« % Front row (L-R) Heather Dutcher. Jennifer Joscis. Tammy Scholl. Middle row Jennifer Edwards, Sue Rohrer. Back row Rachel Menning, Nil ole Wieringa. Melinda Simonson. Tammy Hosford Ottawa Ottawa Ottawa Ottawa Ottawa Ottawa Ottawa Ottawa Ottawa Ottawa 102.15 West Catholic 41.30 114.30 Christian 91.05 116.85 Creston 89.60 121.05 Union 108.55 90.10 Central 30.65 124.80 West Catholic 62.95 127.75 Christian 105.85 129.85 Creston 108.85 130.25 Union 112.75 118.50 Central 48.25 148 SPORTS Heather ends another great performance with style. Sue salutes the judges with a smile. r SITHM Pjiii ' l .-- A r __.! Tasha is in full concentration on the bars. Tammy executes a difficult move on the beam. Jenny proves her strength on the vault. GIRLS VARSITY GYMNASTICS 149 WRESTLING LOOKS TO THE FUTURE The difference between this year ' s wrestling team and the teams of the past is that this year ' s team started practically from scratch. The team had to be formed around the losses of many graduated wrestlers of last year. Coach Pete Lee had to round up a group of athletes in October and help them become complete wrestlers. Many of the wrestlers had no previ- ous experience on the mat, but with hard work, determination, and Coach Lee ' s guid- ance the team took form. The team took a disappointing seventh place in the City League, but the team competed well. The wrestling team was led by re- turning varsity letter winner. Trey Hyatt. Trey led the team in practice and in the meets. The enthusiasm and help for the younger wrestlers pro- vided by Trey really paid off for the team in the long run. The team participated in matches against all the City League teams as well as being invited to many tourna- ments and invitationals. The team was led in these matches by Trey, Phillipe Taylor, Matt Salinas, Jerry Moore. Jim Robbins, and Darrin Prit- chard. Other members of the team included Chris Booker, Carl Schants, Steve Schott, Tung Nyguen, Jason Spidell, .V« and Terrence James. ■ iMiii The fact is true that the team ' s record was not of what was expec- ted by many people. The team learned many fundamentals of wrestling, discipline, and hard work ethics. The team will be back next year with many returning wrestlers and should have a bet- ter overall record. Phillipe tries to escape from his oppo- nent ' s hold. The two wrestlers lock in a hold. Top Row (L to R): Pete Lee, Matt Salinas, Chris Booker. Phillipe Taylor, Carl Schants. Jim Robbins. Sean Smith, Asst. Coach Jones. Bottom Row: Steve Schott, Tung Nyguen, Trey Hyatt. Jerry Moore, Jason Spidell, Darren Pritchard, Terrence James. Ottawa 102 Catholic Cent. 72 Ottawa 74 Christian 115 Ottawa 32 Central III Ottawa 24 West Catholic 124 Ottawa 100 Union 94 Ottawa 142 Creston 110 150 SPORTS Steve and his opponent prepare to do battle. Trey puts his opponent In a headlock. Karl puts a move on his opponent. Attempting the takedown. Trey crushes his opponent. WRESTLING 151 HOCKEY HAS A GOOD SEASON The 1987-88 Ottawa Hill ' s hockey team had a different season that last year ' s team. This team won six games compared to last year ' s one win. Coach Rick Jensen was extremely pleased with his team ' s hard work and record. The team started out the year with a shortage of players. Coach Jensen rounded up a team of players with a wide range of experience. Some of the players have played hockey all their lives, and others were playing their first year this season. The team was led by All-City selection. Jack Hoist. Jack made All- City as a sophomore, but sat all of last season with a broken arm. Jack led the team in goals and assists and was clearly the team ' s most valuable play- er. Senior members Shannon Hil- brands. Jay Owens, Dave Cobb, Tho- mas Lingberth, Jason Masten, and Tony Bonnazzi all played well during T-tT the year. Juniors ' Kevin Obermeyer and Chris Smith also performed well and will be welcomed back next sea- son. Sophomore Victor Manske also skated well as a defensive man for the Indians. The team ' s goalie was freshman, Steve Scott. Steve had the fourth best save per- centage in the league and received second team All-City honors. The team finished in fourth place in the City League and recorded wins over Creston (2) and Union (2). The team also had wins over non-conference foes Lowell and Grand- ville. The team also played well against East Kentwood in the state tournament. The Indians only gave up five goals to Kentwood and lost 5-0 to the third ranked team in the state. Jay skates back up the ice. Coach Jensen tries to get the referee ' s attention. Front Row (L to R): Jay Owens, Dave Cobb, Chris Smith. Steve Scott. Chip Le, Kevin Obermeyer, Jack Hoist, Shannon Hilbrands. Top Row. Pat Nelson. Dave Shirey. Kurt Drain, Pete Sweger, Jacob Vandermyde, Dave Verburg, Jason Masten, Victor Manske. Thomas Lingberth, Steve Verburg. Tony Bonnazi, Coach Jensen. Ottawa 14 Christian 8 Ottawa 1 Catholic Cent. 13 Ottawa 5 Central 10 Ottawa 2 West Catholic 9 Ottawa 8 Union 5 Ottawa 7 Creston 2 Ottawa 1 Catholic Cent. 19 Ottawa 3 Central 9 Ottawa 2 Christian 9 Ottawa 3 West Catholic II Ottawa 7 Union 4 Ottawa 6 Creston 5 Ottawa II Grandviiie 3 Ottawa 7 Lowell 4 Ottawa East Kentwood 5 152 SPORTS Dave Cobb digs the puck out from behind the net. Steve Scott freezes the action with a great save. Jacl Hoist heads up the ice with loose puck. WMH : _ ■1111 ■ HOCKEY 153 VARSITY COMPETES FOR CITY TITLE What ' s the difference with this year ' s Varsity Girls Volleyball team? Well, to tell the truth, the only changes made were the players. More than half of last year ' s team were graduating seniors so the youn- ger team members were promoted and new members were added. None- theless, the team had another outstanding season. The Varsity girls coach, Mrs. Mary Tett, who is going into her 4th season as Var- sity coach, has been doing a marvelous job. Mrs. Tett graduated from Central Michigan University and then came to Ottawa as the Junior Varsity coach. She coached the J.V. for three years before coaching the Varsity team. The Varsity team played in five tournaments through- out the season making it into the Semi-Finals in each tournament, but not winning any of them. This year ' s Varsity captains were Jana Hartman and Kris Gray. Jana and Kris, in addition to making All-City, were locally recognized by the Grand Rapids Press in a prestigious sports review called Press Salutes. Jana Hartman was by far the best setter on the Varsity Team while Kris Gray was dubbed the best hitter with having the most kills under her belt. The Varsity Team consisted of four sen- iors, six juniors, and the only sophomore on the team, Josette Car- ter. The starters were Cari Rakowksi, Kris Gray, Jana Hartman, Roni McGregory, Jo- sette Carter, and Angle Adams. This past season proved to be very exciting for the Varsity Volleyball team and will prove to be the same next year. Congratulations!!! Jana prepares to serve. Angle is set to bump the ball to a team- mate. front Row (L to R): Coach Mary Tett. Cari Rakowski. Angle Adams, Anja Borchers. Jana Hartman, Kris Gray, Sara Egger- ding. Back Rowt Ann Leifer. Josette Carter. Letltia Levi, Christine Floyd, Denise Chernoby, Roni McGregory. c -y JfUll Ottawa 1 Union 1 Ottawa 1 West Catholic Ottawa 2 Creston 1 Ottawa 2 Christian 1 Ottawa 2 Central 1 Ottawa 2 Union 1 Ottawa Cath. Central 2 Ottawa 2 West Catholic Ottawa 2 Creston 1 Ottawa 2 Christian Ottawa 2 Central Ottawa 2 Cath. Central 154 SPORTS Angle digs the opponent ' s serve as Kris and Josette look VOLLEYBALL 155 J.V. SPIKES THROUGH ANOTHER SEASON This years Junior Varsity Volley- ball team, though fighting hard in ev- ery game, had a tough struggle throughout the season. The team tied for last place in the league, but placed in the City Tournament. The team was aided by Sophomore Varsity sen- sation, Josette Carter, who helped her fellow classmates out in the tournament. The J.V. coach, Martha DeVries, a graduate from Ottawa Hills, is in her second year of coaching here at Ottawa. Miss DeV- ries has been playing volleyball ever since she was a child and also played in college. Although the team did not finish as well as they hoped to this year, they learned the fundamentals, how to play as a team, and how to stick together as a unit through the roughest of times. Miss DeVries stressed these fundam- entals as well as conditioning the team for the competition at the Var- sity level next year. The team ' s starters were Jenny Ro- loff, Tisha Mosely, Nicki Taylor, Rob- erta Manske, Rausheda Hickman, and Evelyn Baskin. The best hitters were Rausheda Hickman and Evelyn Bas- kin. Sophomore Jenny Roloff had the best service percentage on the team and also led the team in aces. The Junior Varsity team did not have the best season record wise, but they did have a successful season in terms of what they learned about the game of volleyball. These fundamentals should carry over to next year and contin- ued the fine success of volleyball tradition here at Ottawa. Tisha bumps the ball towards the net. The Indians prepare to make a play on the ball. Ida hopes that the shot makes it over the net. Jf - M Front Row (L to R): Roberta Manske, Ida Taylor. Kim Young. Jennie Roloff. Susan Ghreeab, Shayne Anderson. Back Row: Coach DeVries. Lynee Large, Rausheda Hickman, Evelyn Baskin, Nicole Taylor, Tisha Mosely. Ottawa Ottawa Ottawa Ottawa Ottawa Ottawa I I Union West Catholic Creston Christian Central Cath. Central 156 J.V. VOLLEYBALL FRESHMEN LOOK PROMISING The 1987-88 Freshmen Vol- leyball team here at Ottawa Hills was different from the other teams at Ottawa this year. The freshman girls start- ed later than everyone else and didn ' t have as much playing ex- perience either. The team pul- led together in a short amount of time and had a successful season. The team was led by first year head coach, Kim Bordeen. Coach Bordeen stressed the fundam- entals of volleyball to the girls. The team added much hard work and condition- ing to the basic fun- damentals and ended up the season strongly. The team fin- ished second in the league standings and took an impres- sive second place in the tourna- ment. The team played tough all through the year and in the tournament, but lost to first place Catholic Central once during the season and once in the tournament. The team consisted of Gin- ger Jones, Christa Joby, Sandra Bobo, Amy Kone, Michelle Cas- tillo, Nikky Schelling, Lynn Nyuyen, and Jessica Smith. Coach Bordeen said that these eight girls really meshed to- gether nicely as a team and played as one unit all year long. All the girls enjoyed their freshman year of volleyball and will continue playing next year. The J.V. and Varsity teams of the next few years should surely benefit from this year ' s fine bunch of freshman volleyball players. The serve is up and away. Michelle smacks her serve. Two Indians wait to set the ball. ' -■ ' ■m- ' 1 ' - Front Row (L to R): Christa Joby. Sandra Bobo. Lynn Nyguen, Amy Kone. Back Row: Jessica Smith. Ginger Jones, Michelle Castillo, Nikky Schelling, Coach Bordeen. Ottawa 2 Union Ottawa 2 West Catholic 1 Ottawa 2 Creston 1 Ottawa 2 Central Ottawa 1 Cath. Central 2 FRESHMAN VOLLEYBALL 157 THE ORANGE TIDE The difference in this year ' s swim team and last year ' s team was the low number of seniors on the team compared to last year ' s num- ber. The senior member number was cut in half this year, but this bunch of seniors really made a big difference. The four senior members included Chris Williams, Scott Dykema, Chucky Jones, and Marc Dion. The foursome provid- ed much needed lead- ership after the ab- sence of Coach John Slykhouse. Coach Slykhouse was diag- nosed with cancer early in the year and went to Texas for treatment. Coach Slykhouse passed away towards the end of the season and will sure- ly be missed. Coach Gary Williams took over as coach and led the swimmers to a fine season. The In- dians finished third in the City League and third in the City League Finals. The team was led in the pool by junior Phil Kozera. Phil set two ju- nior class records at Ottawa as well as swimming superbly in many oth- er events. The divers were led by Marc Dion. Marc placed first in the City League Diving Finals and elev- enth in the State Regional Meet. The 200 medley relay team of Scott Dykema, Chuck Jones, Phil Kozera, and Chris Williams won the City League Finals, qualified for the State Meet, and set a school record for that event. The 1987-88 swim- ming Indians carried on the tradition of ex- cellent swimming teams here at Ot- tawa. With all the younger talent coming back next year, the tradi- tion is sure to continue. Marc prepares to make his entry into the water. Chuck pulls out in front of the pack. Ml Ottawa 108 West Catholic 61 Ottawa 68 Creston 103 Ottawa III Union 51 Ottawa 98 Christian 72 Ottawa 78 Catholic Cent. 94 Ottawa 118 Central 47 Ottawa 91 Forest Hills C. 81 Front Row (L to R): Chuck Jones, Scott Dykema. Chris Williams. Second Row: Scott Bickel, John Ogdahl, Sean Dejonge. Jim Toddy. Trey Smith, Phil Kozera. J.J. Bechtel, Seth Beute. Third Row: Tom Hooker. Richard Joseph. Cary Fletter, Rick Huizenga, Ryan Smith. Fourth Row: Dan Haskins. Simon Vince, David Hauschild, Darren Masten, Todd Workman. Ethan Beute. 158 SPORTS i Omar Griffon flips for the Indians. Dan Haskins pulls for the finish. ---.•rr--2  ' } -ST n .  - --. - ' • Ty Scott Dykema gives it his all in the last lap. Cary Fletter comes up for a much needed breath. Darren Masten looks determined in his breaststroke. I BOYS SWIMMING 159 OHHS STRIVES FOR THE FUTURE What ' s the difference between this year ' s water polo squad and last year ' s? A lack of returning starters. However, the team had a newfound enthusiasm and spirit lacking from last year ' s team. Watel- polo is played like a soccer game, except the players play in a pool. Also, the players can only use one hand, and cannot touch the bottom of the pool. This year ' s coach, Gary Williams, also doubles as the varsity swim coach. The sport was strictly volunteer, as it is not yet a varsity sport. Mr. Williams coached for the love of the sport, but sadly could not give varsity letters to the athletes. The co-captains of the squad were Phil Chucky Jones. Other starters included Chris Williams, Scott Bouwkamp, and Cary Fletter who played goalie. The leading scorer of the team was Chuck Jones, with Phil Kozera coming in a close second. Some other schools that competed in the water-polo league were East Kozera and contributing Kentwood - Catholic Central com- bined. Jenison-Grandville combined, Holland, Grand Haven and Creston from the City League. Ottawa was very competitive among the other teams and earned respect and admi- ration from all associated with the sport. Continual improvement paid off on the last game of the season, when OHHS crushed East Kentwood on the strength of 7 goals from Phil Kozera. The final was iS-Q. Although Ottawa played with a disad- vantage from the start because of the lack of returning starters, they played with heart and drive. Ottawa will return to being a water polo power sooner than the other teams might think. Scott and Kurt swim for the ball. Mr. Williams gives a pointer. Sean and Phil compare notes on the match. li55ssP ' IS lii!i - -  ' aaaaav ___ ' « ' iUBBBBBaaBaBiHaaaaa. laBBBBV , | uii. saaaaaaaaaaaaBaaaa saaaaai JPIfl sJiaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaai ■■I lam ' ■■■ jaaiB haaaa Jaaaa f: ,c:A ' Ki2 . Top row L to R: Dan Haskins. Simon Vance. Ryan Smith, Darron Maston, Cary Fletter, Todd Workman, Rick Huizinga, Ethan Butte. Coach Gary Williams. Second Row: Trey Smith, Kurt Harkema, Seth Butte, Scott Bickle, J.J. Becktel. First Row: Sean DeYoung, Scott Beowkamp, Chuck Jones and Phil Kozera. Ottawa II Grandville 17 Ottawa 2 Rockford 22 Ottawa 6 Kentwood 22 Ottawa II Grand Haven II Ottawa II Jenison-Grandville 14 Ottawa 9 Creston 22 Ottawa 8 East-Catholic Cent. 14 Ottawa 18 East Kentwood 12 160 WATER POLO DANCING THROUGH THE YEAR The major difference in this year ' s pom pon squad is the coach. The new coach is Cynthia Giadyness. They al- most didn ' t pull a squad to- gether this year, but with the help of their new coach it looks like they could have a good year. Their major perfor- mances are at basketball games and pep assemblies. They perform many different styles of dance such as jazz and street. Ottawa Hills has a history of having outstanding cheer- leading and pom pon squads. They are both used to promote spirit and pride throughout the school. With the help of our new principal, Mr. Bailey, spirit and pride have both been on the up and up this year. The pom pon squad is a young one this year. All of their dancers are skilled and they practice hard to perfect their routines. We are looking forward to some exciting and entertaining half- time shows. Narvta practices with enthusiasm. All together now. The squad forms a chorus line. 1 .© ■ ■ ' ST ' k k ' - I row (from left) Coach Hubbard. Antionette Maewether, Travon Calloway, Erica Springs, Tasha Guyton, Matilda Levi, and Tamu Duncan. Tamu perfects her routine. POM PON 161 CHEERLEADERS SHOW GREAT SPIRIT VARSITY CHEERLEADING The difference between the 1987- 88 varsity cheerleading squad and the squads of the past is the fact that there was only one senior on the team. The eight juniors and one se- nior showed great spirit and support for the varsity football and basketball teams this year. Each member of the team was appointed captain for at least one of the varsity games. Juniors, Darcy Stren- zel, Kim Liptak, Laura Edwards, Karen Quada. Lisa Vicari, Jackie Grinnwis, Dhiann Kinsworthy, and Karen Stevens were all members of the team. The sole se- nior on the squad was second year member, Lisa Baarda. The talent- ed cheerleading squad was coached by Terri Vulpetti. The girls attended the Hope Col- lege Cheerleading Camp in July and proved that they were one of the top squads in the area. The team placed 6th out of the 59 schools in the com- petition. The girls were judged on their spirit, routines, and synchroni- zation. The girls practiced hard through- out the year and the determination and effort really showed during the varsity games. During football sea- son, the squad performed at all the games as well as at the pep assemblies. During basketball season, the girls would put on tre- mendous routines dur- ing time outs and at half-time. The girls added much enthusi- asm and spirit during each and every varsity contest. Even though the squad will lose Lisa Baarda to graduation, the other eight mem- bers will be a vital part in the continuing tradition of great cheerleading squads at Ottawa. Senior Lisa Baarda performs a cheer be- fore the start of the game. Darcy, Kim, and Lisa point the way to an Indian victory. Top row (L to R): Jackie Grinwis, Kim Liptak, Lisa Baarda, Karen Stevens, Dhiann Kinsworthy. Front Row: Lisa Vicari, Darci Strenzel, Laura Edwards, Karen Quada. Jackie starts another cheer. 162 SPORTS Karen. Kim. Karen. Lisa, and Dhiann cheer on the In- Lisa and Lisa jump for joy after an Indian score. VARSITY CHEERLEADING 163 J.V. CHEERS FOR SUCCESS J.V. cheerleading The difference between the junior varsity cheerleading squad of this year and the cheerleading squad of their freshman year, is that they have acquired more experience and prac- tice since their freshman year. The 1987-88 junior varsity cheerleading squad is coached by Mary Beth Warner and the Captain is Mary Deans. Mary Beth has helped the squad a great deal with their skills and their cheers since last year. Mary Deans, the teams cap- tain, chose the cheers and started them in games. The Junior Varsity squad once again had less people on their squad than the fresh- man and varsity team ' s, but hard work has helped to keep them in competi- tion with the other squads. The junior varsity squad had a lot more to cheer about because, the junior varsity football team won the city and the basketball team did very well also. The junior varsity squad has been getting ready for varsity cheerlead- ing next year. The competition for next years varsity team will be tough since the junior varsity cheerleaders will be trying out against eight juniors that already have varsity experience. The experience gained from their junior var- sity and freshman years will help their performances during the next two years. The junior varsity squad will have to work hard to make it next year, but they have confidence that they can do it and have a very good chance at next year ' s cheerlead- ing squad. Felicia prays for her team to win. The squad cheers to a victory. The cheerleaders show their stuff. 2 , sisat s ssssa front row: Miashay Gatlin. Filicia White middle: Mary Deans back row: Holly Rocha, Amy Dehane. Latiasha The cheerleaders start to pep up the crowd. 164 J.V. CHEERLEADERS FRESHMEN CHEER FOR VICTORY Freshman Cheerleading The freshmen cheerleading squad met in the summer of ' 87. Nine girls who never cheered before felt a little nervous, but after practicing six days a week for two hours a day they learned to work as a team. The fresh- men cheerleaders can be credited for one of the reasons for the success their class has had in sports. The football cheerleading squad was made up of nine girls. Even after practicing the whole summer they were not sure what to expect. The first game came quick enough and to quote one cheerlead- er it was . . . exception- ally exciting to the last second. Through the course of the season they got better and even cheered at two varsity games. The first week in December basket- ball starts. There were ten people on this squad and five of them had never cheered before. With much less time to practice than football they had much more reason to worry. When the first game of the season came around all ten girls were ready. They cheered the team to a last second victory and with it grew more re- laxed. When talking to the cheer- leaders they seemed enthusiastic and eager to cheer the following week. Cheerleading is definetely a team effort. Cheers and mounts are made up by all the cheerleaders and the coach who to- gether decides what Is good and bad and how to synchronize ail their moves. The freshmen cheerlead- ing captains for foot- ball were Jenny Ed- wards and Melinda Atkins. The basketball captains were Melin- da Atkins and Kristen Dykwell. Merlbeth Werner coached both seasons. Melinda waits between cheers. One mount that led to the freshman vic- tory ' s. An enthusiastic squad cheering for a win. f-top row: Kristyn Dykwell, Tammy Kimball. Sue Rhorer, Kim McCoy, bottom row: Jenny G-left to right: Joi Turner, Julie Marring, Sherry Postema. Melinda Atkins, Tracy Pate, Vicky Likely, Jenny Edwards, Joi Turner. Melinda Atkins Gast, Kristyn Dykwell, Tammy Kimball, Tara Williams, Bridget Bouche FRESHMEN CHEERLEADERS 165 What ' s The ' c e VV c Spring ' 87 Jeannie. Bob and Peter are our Top ' 87 graduates Blaine and Alan looking for their dates. Adina ' s having fun at the All-Nighter. 168 SPRING ' 87 Spring 87 SCH lors For last year ' s seniors it was a good year for activities. Prom, Graduation and the All-Nighter went amazingly well. Prom ' s theme for ' 87 was Stand By Me. This theme was very appropriate. For if it weren ' t for our friends standing by us we wouldn ' t have made it. Our friends made a big difference on the outlook of our school. Prom took place May 9, 1987. It was held in St. Cecilia Music Hall. St. Cecilia ' s Hall is one of the oldest buildings left in Grand Rapids today. It has a flowing stair- case. When couples walked down the staircase it was like a scene right out of Cinderella. They had a fountain overflow- ing with punch. They had cookies, cake and a lot of other scrumptious appetizers. The music was D.J. ' ed by our own Mr. Handlin. Prom ' 87 will stand out as one of the best ones yet. Graduation last year was held in Ger- ald Ford Field House. Over 300 students graduated last year. There was so much excitement that filled the Field House. When they walked across stage, the smiles that were on their faces could have swallowed the world. Salt-n-Pepper se- niors sang for their last time and gradua- Jeff and Dave look so excited! Brad ' s asking Heather for a dance. tion had come to its conclusion. Friends and family, with tears running through their smiles, met the graduates out on the front lawn of the Ford Field House. Following directly after graduation was the All-Nighter. The party they had all waited for was here. All seniors attend- ed. Every year it is held in a very secret place. No one knows where it is held until you get there. Last year it was held at Kentwood Bowling Center. It was decorat- ed like a Hawaiian Luau. There was noth- ing but 10 hours of straight fun. They played games for which they won some very nice prizes. Prizes like radios, shirts and various other things. There was danc- ing and lots and lots of good things to eat. By 6:00 in the morning when it came to an end the seniors were quite tired. The bus then brought them back to school. They got off the bus and said their good-bye ' s. Even though many seniors will go their own way, the memories of their years here at Ottawa they will never for- get. Overall the Class of 87 had an amazingly good year. The Class of 87 will never be forgotten. SENIORS 169 I I t 4 lllt ' iHitiitntHi HHIItlllVIM ntiitivtitiu mittitiiitn } MiriitiiHiH , ttMltltSMMa I litnfliiMiftts I «liMitflftf n 1 Julie in the Girls ' Chorus Line Lara telling a joke to Alan. The Boys ' Chorus Line putting on the Ritz. Brett and David dressed as bag ladies. 170 SPRING 87 Sp,-ing s? Junior Review The MC ' s mocking certain teachers. Jana telling a locker joke. The Junior Review was almost cancelled, but thanks to the juniors and Mr. Shalhoup for their hard work the show went on. The week before the show was very hectic, but with ev- eryone ' s cooperation things went together fine. People worked after school and some- times late at night. The show took place on schedule, March 7, 1987. The people were kept entertained in be- tween sets by the MC ' s: Jay Owens, David Ser- viney, Brett Sanders, and Lisa Brooks. The MC ' s did an outstanding job and were credited well for their performance. Pam Rheam, Lisa Boltman. Marcene Ross, and Crystal Whit- tington were the chairpersons, who also made an outstanding contribution. The lighting and sound were done by Mi- chelle Bouldin and Tom Howe. The stage crew included Pam Kutch, Sherry Duprey. Matt Marks, Rob Carpenter, Rick Dones, and Trina Harris. David Cobb and Todd Heldman entertain- ed the crowd by playing Wipe Out on the keyboard and drums. Tony Kilgore amazed ev- eryone with his version of Sej La Vie . Chris Koorndyk and Lara Bocskey recited a song to- gether, Chris sang while Lara accompanied her on the piano. There were many other numbers performed, including Tim Fulwood and Willie Mayf ield ' s performance of this year ' s number one hit, Lean on Me. In addition to this Barron Spearman spirited the audience by dancing to Janet Jackson ' s Control. The pillow people, a group of six girls. jumped around to the song Hokey Pokey with pillow cases over their heads. The Boys ' Chorus Line jazzed up the stage with their per- formance of Putting on the Ritz. The song Twist and Shout was also performed by the Girls ' Chorus Line. Both Chorus Lines did an outstanding job. In the next act, the locker room scene, brilliant jokes were being told out of lockers. The students that participated in this scene were: Jodie Cronkright, Alan KreitI, Brian Ekiund, Lisa Baarda, Lara Bocskey. Jana Hart- man, and Erin Ogdahl. In another act. Rick Dones was playing the part of a church lady who was interviewing juniors, in which they were mocking the se- niors. Among the seniors being mocked were: an editor from yearbook, an excellent runner, a very high person on Student Congress, and a lead player on the basketball team. Mr. Shalhoup was the director of the Ju- nior Review. Thanks to Mr. Shalhoup and the talented students working together, the Junior Review was saved. There were many trying days for the juniors during rehearsals, but they never gave up and the Junior Review was end- ed as a great success. This year ' s Junior Review has been the best yet thanks to everyone who participated by performing or watching. Junior Review has always been a big part of the junior year. Hope- fully every Junior Review in the future will be as successful as this year ' s has been. JUNIOR REVIEW 171 Stavette poses for the camera after her winning per- formance. Junior High rappers hoping for stardom. T.S Dancers pose as a group. Third place elementary winners look happy after re- ceiving a look at their trophy. 172 ACTIVITIES Spnng s? Talent Show STUPENDOUS! STUPENDOUS! STUPENDOUS! First place group hold trophy after a job well done. T.S. Dancers perform for the sold out crowd. The T.S. (Talented and Sophisticat- ed) Dance Company introduced its new addition, the T.S. Show Choir whose members are, Ericka Ellis, Tashia Hen- derson, Tyreece Guyton, Mosherri Car- ter, Henry Sapp, Tanya Johnson, Mar- shae Freeman, Regina Totter, Jerry White, and Monique Taylor. In their first appearance singing Hallelujah, they re- ceived two standing ovations from a very pleased Talent Show audience. This year ' s 3:00 p.m. Talent Show had 51 contestants (16 acts) represent- ing 14 elementary and 4 middle schools. The acts included ballet (point), jazz, tap and street dancing, singing (classi- cal and gospel), rapping and original po- etry set to music. The 7:45 p.m. show was a sell-out that drew contestants from 8 area high schools and 10 adults representing over 100 talented partici- pants in what has been billed as the best Talent Show ever! Everyone looks forward to this su- perb, well organized event held in April of each year. It has become one of the most exciting events of the school year. During rehearsals a bond-of- friendship was established among the contestants. A family style scrumptious lunch is served to all participants prior to the Talent Shows by T.S. dance choir par- ents. Robert Walker, a 1982 graduate served as MC and pianist for all contes- tants. The prizes for both shows are beau- tifully enground Trophies. The uniqueness of the Elementary and Middle School Tal- ent Show is that all participants regardless of their placement receives a personal- ized trophy. Proceed from the Talent Show help defray the cost of costumes, travel expen- ses, educational ventures, dance classes at the University of Hawaii and U.C.L.A. Academic Scholarships were awarded to T.S. dancer Kim Coffman and Show Choir member Regina Totten. Talent show par- ticipant scholarships from W.K.W.M., in memory of former engineer of Ottawa Hills, Bill Reese, went to Kishen Newton and Leroy Mcintosh. The choreographers of the T.S. Dan- cers were Trina and Shannon Harris, Gin- ny Fermamdez, Dina Crittenden, and Brett Sanders. Lead singers of T.S. Show Choir were Ericka Ellis and Henry Sapp. Congratulations and many thanks goes to Mrs. Ernestine Harris for her dedication to young people and this well deserved ac- tivity for our school and community. TALENT SHOW 173 s, ' pring 87 Softball I The girls Softball team had a great year. They lost only one starter from last year, so therefore the girls were very strong. They came out at the beginning of the season looking for a City Champion- ship. Well, after finishing second place overall, they won the city tournament to move to first place. Most of the time the odds were against them, but they fought hard for every run they got. This year will be a rebuilding year for Ottawa ' s Softball team due to the fact that head coach Stan Spetosky will be leaving along with six se- nior starters. Returning to the 1988 season will be Julie Everett, Kris Gray, and Jana Hartman. The girls could not have asked for a tighter defensive team. The first baseman, Kim Huizinga, had an errorless season by stopping all balls that came to her. The second baseman, Roz Russell, also stopped everything that came her way. Amy Rakowski, the short stop and pitcher, helped the team to many of their victo- ries. Stacy Williams, the third baseman, was a great plus to the team chatter box. The outfield was strong with the help of Debi Relph and Pam Moncure. Los- ing these players will be a great loss to the Softball program. Julie Everett behind the plate, Kris Gray pitching, and Jana Hart- man in the in-field will start the Indians off with a pretty good advantage. The girls will look forward to some good competi- tion in the city league next year. The J.V. Softball team was in good spirits throughout the year in spite of their record. It consisted of a young team and a new coach. The team had a 2-10 rec- ord at the end of the season but they re- mained optimistic. There were many promising players and we hope to see good things from them next year. Two players from the J.V. team were pulled up to the Varsity level this season. Cari Ra- kowski and Josette Carter both helped the Varsity during the city tournament. She was also 4 for 4 against varsity pitcher Kelly Dunham from Creston. She helped to pull the varsity team to a 7 to 5 victory. Josette was a big help in playing the infield and center field positions. The J.V. team is looking forward to a come-back next season and they have many talented peo- ple to count on. We have high expecta- tions for them next year and wish them the best of luck! Carl Rakowski runs the bases for Ottawa Hills. Kim Huizenga is the lead batter for Ottawa Hills. - Kf •- ;. 174 SPRING ' 87 «... •— ,t r- Standing: Coach Spetosky, Roz Russel, Kim Huizenga, Pam Moncure, Amy Raw- kowski. Debbie Relph. Kevin Nauta, Kneeling: Nicki Taylor, Kim Jimmerson, Kris Gray, Jana Hartman, Julie Everett, Staci Williams Standing: Coach Gonzales, Tonia Graggs. Jennie Craddock. Cari Rakowski, Josette Carter, Malinda Lamarr, Reshia George, Adrian Carter, Michelle Stuck Kneeling: Robert Manske. Susan Ghareeb. Melissa Czerny, Casandra Smith, Lynne Large, Angelito Ca- dena, Adela Cadena Starting Pitcher Kris Gray gets ready Staci Williams talks to the team for the throw another strike. throw. Josette Carter pitches another strike for the Indians. SOFTBALL 175 Spnn ' 87 Boys Tpack I Last year ' s Spring ' 87 Boys Track Team showed all the other teams around the difference between a winning team and a losing team. Although last year ' s team was fairly young and inexperienced they did an overall good job. With the efficient head coaching of Mr. Johnson, the team had a great season. He was in charge of the sprints and the hurdles while Mr. Cannon took care of the distance events; the 880 or above in length. This great coaching helped to make the team what it was. All of the placing for the team ' s com- petitions were top ranking. The team won four of their city meets and lost two. The two losses were to Christian and West Catholic by a mere one point. The team took second place in city competition, the city meet, and the regional meet. They also placed eighth in the state meet in the 400 meter relay. Their other top events were sprints, hurdles, and the mile run. The team was composed of all return- ing players with one outstanding fresh- man-, Richard Joseph. Most top players were seniors and juniors. Bruce Fletter and Rob McGee made good leaders for the rest to follow. Another outstanding player was Scott Amons who was the city champ in the shot-put. Kenyatta Brame was also noted as a top discus thrower. The entire team had much talent and none could have done it alone. Ottawa proudly dedicates these few pages to them. Milton Fiddler goes over the bar with ease. Aaron Walker flies to first place. 176 SPRING ' 87 Top Row: Coach Cannon. Chris Carr, Brian Knight, Paul Johnson. Greg Moore. Don- zell Jenkins. Kevin Coleman. Greg Taylor. Tony Hayes, Grandvllle Brown. Wendell Mal- one. Coach Johnson. Andle Price. Ulysses Lozada. Mike McGulgan. David Johnson, and Hemry Stalllngs. Middle Row: Jamar Booker. Anthony Prultt. Eddie Edwards. Richard Joseph. Bruce Fletter. Patrick Davis. Mickey Hopson. Aaron Walker. Anderson Cotton. Elvis Nelson. Marvin Strickland, Chris Harig. and Jason Wlltjer. Bottom Row: Kendrick Cummlngs, Robert McGee. Jimmy Robinson, John Allen, Frank Love, and Chris Booker. Scott Ammons makes an amaz- ing throw. Greg Moore runs alone. The Ottawa boys in the lead. BOYS TRACK 177 The Varsity Girls Track, coached by Camilla Carter, demonstrated their tal- ents by winning second place in the city meet. Overall, their record was impres- sive with only two losses, one to Union and the other to Grand Rapids Christian. The team had some tough adjustments to make with the loss of graduated seniors, Tonya Powell and Lisa Reynolds. Both were strong runners from last year ' s team. The team had an impressive showing in the Class A Regional meet. The girls racked up a total of 91 points which was good for a second place finish. The team then moved on to the Class A State Track meet, where they finished with a respect- able 7 points. Franklene Hodges, the 440 relay team, and the 880 relay team all rep- resented the school well. Next year ' s team will miss the contri- butions of Nikki Drake and Franklene Hodges but are looking forward to the building talents of Tedra Tucker and April Treece. Juniors Lisa Brooks, Jessie Powell, and Sherri Duprey of last year will be pow- erful leaders for this year ' s team. The Junior Varsity team, coached by Otto Brannum, was an extremely strong team even though it was considerably smaller than last year ' s team. The J.V. girls had only one loss in its meets to Grand Rapids Christian, but walked away with first place at the city meet. Although both teams are young, they have both demonstrated their outstand- ing potential. These girls have done a su- per job of representing Ottawa Hills. Their speed, strength, and determination have built great teams. Coach Carter and Coach Brannum with their knowledge and excellent coaching abilities, will lead these girls to another successful season. Good luck coaches and teamsl .— H- April leads Ottawa to a I, 2, i. 4 finish. Jessie and April make a perfect exchange. 178 SPRING ' 87 ■ gMi Aneshia sprints to the tape. Lea shows great form. Aneshia sprints to the tape. Lea shows great form. .Jfy ' r 1 1 itmw4 1st Row: Lisa Brooks, Sherry Duprey, Christine Danders, Mahnda Hopson, Tedra Tucker, LaToshia Booker. Nikki Drake, and Franklene Hodges. 2nd Row: Sharron Weathersby, April Treece, Tammy ScholL Tara Brown. 3rd Row. Nathasia Hudnell, Tandra Tucker, Camilla Barnes, Sherri Davis. Jessie Powell, Tina Whit- tington, Latrice Gibbs, LaTosha Mayweather, and Coach Camilla Carter. . 1st Row: Shalonda Wilson, Stacy Grear, Matilda Levi, Ivy Boiling, Tasha Hen- derson. 2nd Row: Nicole Jefferson, Coach Brannum, Salina Anderson. Sherry leads the pack. GIRLS TRACK 179 What ' s the difference between the 1986 varsity boys ' tennis team and spring ' 87 ' s team? Enthusiasm and coach Norm Guil- laume. Coach Guillaume took a team with no seniors and many new players and pumped them with enthusiasm and spirit. Coach Guil- laume, in his first year of coaching Ottawa ' s boys ' team did a fine job and the team was very competitive. Mr. Guiliaume also has coached the girls ' team at OHHS for many years. This year ' s number one singles player was Chris Smith. Chris, as a sophomore, was clearly the best on the team. Greg Schwad- erer, who played number two on the team, was also very good and earned his spot as the team captain. All of the players contrib- uted and everyone had a fine time. The team started practice in March at Woodland Sports Cen- ter, an indoor facility. At the team ' s disposal was the Woodland tennis pro, who most assuredly helped everyone ' s game. Then, after all of the snow melted, the team practiced every day from 3:30 to 5:30 at Ottawa. Once the season started, all of the hard work paid off. The team was very competitive in the city league, as seen by a crush- ing 7-0 win over Union at Union ' s home courts. Under new leader- ship, and new enthusiasm, the tennis team made a difference in the City league. £ 5fci )T ■v. pw c, f f ' iftJ ' 2 ™. i m w l. ' l - ' jJJ . i- i ,. M ,.■ Back row L to R, Don Maciejewski, Chris Smith, Joe Brissette, David Litson, Dan DeLoof, Jaso Evert, Tadio Correra. Front Row: Coach Norm Guiliaume, Greg Scwaderer, Dave Servinay, Eric Klien, Chad Wormington, Tony Bonnazzi, Todd Tjolker. 180 BOYS TENNIS Eric volleys another winner for Ot- tawa. Don hits a winning forehand. Spring 87 GlVlS Golf ypnna : :- ' ■• i i P Those stupid golfersl What ' s the difference with the ' 87 girls golf team? For one, the coaching. Two years ago, the girls were coached by Larry Streekstra. This year, they were coached by veteran boys golf coach, Mike McArthy. The ' 86 team consisted of three seniors, one junior, two sophomores, and one freshman. The ' 87 team con- sisted of three returning ' 86 players, Kelly Reininger, Heather No- skey, and Erinn Haynes. New-comers to the team were Jocelyn Jann, Ni cole Erickson, and Melissa Poag. The team did very well in ' 87 although not as well as they would have liked to. The top three golfers were Kelly Reininger, Heather Noskey, and Jocelyn Jann. Reininger and Jann were medalists in the city tournament at Green Ridge Country Club. Reininger placed 5th with a score of 103, Jann placing 7th with a score of 105. The top score of the city tournament being an 82. Reininger had a nine hole average of 48. While the rest of the team had averages from the middle 60 ' s to low 80 ' s. Ottawa won 4 out of 13 matches played through- out the season. Ottawa also placed 13th out of 17 teams at the re- gionals with a total score of 459. Regionals were played at North Kent. The ' 8S golf season promises much more with the ' 87 team only losing one senior. Good Luck LadiesI Group from L to R: Melissa Poag, Coach McArthy. Jocelyn Jann, Heather No- sky, Nicole Erickson, Erinn Haynes, Kelly Reininger. Jocelyn putts out of a deep rough! GIRLS GOLF 181 The Varsity Baseball Team worked hard to finish the season in third place with a six and six record. Coach Shalhoup did an excellent job in utilizing the talent on the team. Three players from his team were sent to the John Bos all-star team. These players were Bob Strobel with a .404 batting average, Jeff Mesler .333, and Ken DePeai .314. Both Bob and Jeff made it to the All City Team and Bob made it to the All District Team. The Co-Captains Jeff Mesler and Bob Strobel along with help from Junior Captain Steve Meredith guid- ed the team to an excellent season. Junior Mark Fiorenzo did relief pitching and bat- ted .325. There were many hard fought games this season which the whole team will remember, but probably the most fun game was the 20 to 2 victory over Central. This year ' s team batting average was .255. And with a slew of sophomore and junior talent coming, the OHHS Varsity Baseball Team is looking forward to another fine season. Junior Varsity had a frustrating year with a 2-10 record. The team did have a lot of talent which was led by Sean DeYoung. Willie Randolph and two fresh- men Jerry and Harry Berrios. The team was supported by these great team mem- bers playing every game for a win. Harry Berrios, a freshman, was batting a team high average .606 and Sean DeYoung had a .415 batting average. The team ' s number one pitcher was Greg Leiss. Even though his pitching record was not very good he will do better as he goes on to the Varsity team. Overall, the Junior Varsity team did not have a very good season, but the tal- ent is good and more is on its way. Freshman Baseball had an excellent season ending with a 6-4 record. Led by Coach Brian O ' Hara and Captain Mark Snethan the freshman went on to tie for second in the City League. Other team leaders were Kevin Mendels with a batting average of .375, Greg Matheny batting .400, Chris Brown batting .469, and Harry Berrios who played in three games after the Junior Varsity season. The overall bat- ting average was an impressive .293. The Freshman squad also received excellent help from their pitching members which included Kevin Mendels with a 3-3 record and an E.R.A. of 2.81 with 47 strike outs. Metheny had a batting average of 1-0 and a 3.59 E.R.A. and Brown had a 2-0 average, .51 E.R.A. All in all it was an impressive sea- son. Congratulations Freshmen. 182 SPRING ' 87 „-«-;-. . , .. .., „8N!Jfei M  . |gjjlj j .. Bob follows through after the pitch. Mike digs in waiting for his pitch. Front row: Bob Strobel. Steve Meredith. Rodney Suggs, Mark Fiorenzo, Mike At- kins. Dan Sefton. Middle row: Brian Ekiund. Jeff Mesler. Phil Southland. Jason Masten, Dave Hubka. Chris Brown, Scott Riely. Back Rowi Alan Kreitel. Lance Everett. Dave Tutus, Jeff Olsen. Brad Shisler, Coach Shalhoup. K Wr R C -- l i.i V«B i r muw iEm Front row: John Aligari, Jamie March, David Shirey, John Masad, Tim Lyen, Middle row: Jerry Berrios, Kurt Harkama. Sean DeYoung, David OhI. Back row: Randy Randolph, Gregg Leiss, Jody Burss, Jason Smith, Jacob Vandermyde, Harry Berrios. Sean concentrates on the pitch. Greg outruns the throw for a base hit. Front row: Rob Batterbee, Troy Smith, Julian Goodson, Ricky Huizinga, Steve Shoght, Back row: Mark Sneathan, Kevin Mendels, Greg Methany, Kurt Kuipers. Joe Benson, Coach O ' Hara. BASEBALL 183 What ' s The P e c VV C Faculty 184 1 Sidney Bailey Principal Robert Hendrickson Asst. Principal There is a big difference between this years faculty and last years. The difference is our new Principal, Mr. Sidney Bailey. He made many changes for the better. His main goal was academic excellence, but also success in all athletics. The entire faculty gave much support and knowledge to its many students. There have been many new additions to our staff this year as well as to the devoted administration already present. Last years staff was much smaller because of all the new additions. The students have no- ticed the changes over the years and approve thoroughly of this years staff over the rest of the years in the past. Even with the many changes experi- enced this year, our administration and faculty have made it one of the most productive years ever. Robert Hurd Asst. Principal Suzanne Richards Asst. Principal Nancy Steil Main Office C Char David Attendance Office Marian Gibson South Wing Bonnie Schmidt Main Office Melia Smith North Wing Maurice Joseph Asst. Director of Athletics 185 Harold Beattie Head Counselor Rudolph Booker Counselor Sharon Hilton Counselor Kerm Starkweather Counselor Gary Williams Counselor 186 Fred Montgomery Attendance Officer Ed Matthews Head, Control Officer Donna Hathaway Control Officer Emitt Miller Control Officer Mary Afman Paraprofessionals Mr. Hendrickson 1975 Mrs. David 1975 Mr. Matthews 1975 Miss Mancewicz 1975 Mr. Starkweather 1975 FACULTY ii FACULTY Vicki Peacock I.M.C. Donna VanHattum Attendance Office Alice Wright Copy Center Frea Brouwers Cafeteria Manager Dorothy Heldt Cafeteria Mary Malloy Cafeteria Cafeteria ■| No Photo ■ H Available H I J Mary Ann Deane Hearing Impaired Ruth Lumpkins Librarian Sally Hale POHI Supervisor Steven Veniet Custodial Mgr. Robert Lacy Custodian Steve Briles Custodian James Brown Custodian Margaret Monroe Custodian 187 Diana Friedrich P.O.H.I. Reola Ferell P.O.H.I. Kathy Fisher P.O.H.I. Virgina Caldwell P.O.H.I. Peter Cross P.O.H.I. 188 Linda Corell P.O.H.I. im,. Nell DeVree P.O.H.I. Tess Firlit P.O.H.I. -«-i ; . sMPMW Joanna Grant P.O.H.I. Bill Leonard P.O.H.I. Mr. Dutcher 1975 FACULTY Wayne Morse P.O.H.I. Vince Reterstorf P.O.H.I. Anne Schefke P.O.H.I. Sharon Wise P.O.H.I. Mark Bolhuis Science Dept. Shirley Boyd Foreign Language Milton GBriggs Phys. Ed. Dept. Anita Brott English Dept. Charles Cannon English Dept. Mary Carroll Math Dept. Marsha Carruthers Social Studies Dept. Camilla Carter Phys. Ed. Dept. Jeannette Carter Special Ed. Lois Copeland Social Studies Dept. Sgt. James Dedrich R.O.T.C. 189 Sgt. Luis Diaz-Matos R.O.T.C. David Duiven Music Dept. Gerald Dutcher Phys. Ed. Dept. James Emery Math Dept. Robert George Special Ed. 190 I Norman Guiilaume Science Dept. Janet Ham Business Ed Michael Handlin Business Ed Keith Harrison English Dept. Jeff Hartman Science Dept. Mr. Reiffer 1975 r 1 ■ i 1 ' B .; m : .. FACULTY Kathy Hollingsworth Social Studies Dept. Lena Hubbard English Dept. Richard Jensen Social Studies Dept. DeMonte Johnson Social Studies Dept. John Jones Math Dept. Gregg Klooster Industrial Ed. Jean Laugginger Math Dept. Marilyn Mancewicz Home Economics Jan Mangus Business Ed. Grant Marshall Math Dept. Edward Mullian Math Dept. Pearlie Noah English Dept. Marian Penney Special Ed. 1 1 HI ' I K F f Ti - Joseph Polonowski Foreign Language Larry Reiffer Social Studies 191 David Rosander Science Dept. James Sawyer Music Dept. Donald Schierbeek Math Dept. 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Congratulations to you in a very special way. This is sent with pride and love. Grandma and I wish that your future holds still more success in all the things that will bring you happiness. I LOVE YOU DADDY 212 r : Dearest Erin, Our congratulations and love as you reach this milestone of graduation. Love from Dad, Mom, and Kelsey. CONGRATULATIONS LEON .■f ' All of us wish you the very best with love. Mom, Phante and Marvin CONGRATULATIONS DEE. With faith in God suc- cess is yours in the fu- ture. I love you MOM PARENT PAGES 213 CONGRATULATIONS Jamie, We are proud of you. We love you I Mom Dad. CONGRATULATONS JAYl May success and happiness be yours. Love, Mom, Dad S Lynee YOU ' VE COME A LONG WAY MARCENE! Congratulations to a daughter with a success- ful future. LOVE, Dad Betty Congratulations! Marcene I ' m very proud of you. Love Mom 214 PARENT PAGES To my daughter Lisa, With much pride and joy in my heart for you today, On your road to success. I would just like to say, all my love and support as you continue on your way. Mom CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 1988 From your friends at FOXS JEWELERS 1988 OHHS VARSITY BASEBALL Coach: Ed TJockem Shalhoup Senior Members: Steve Haskahanah Meredith Jason Punkinhead Masten Brian Eggy Ekiund Mark Fetuccini Fiorenzo Scott B. Rubble Reilly Todd Holly Hobby Hodsdon VALUE DISCOUHT TIRE COMPLETE AUTO REPAIRS BRAKE SERVICE • BATTERIES FRONT END ALIGNMENT • TUNE-UPS WHEEL BALANCING • EXHAUST LUBE-OIL-FILTER • SHOCKS 91 s 805 28th St. at Eastern 245-8721 ' ' . Or: PARENT PAGES 215 This is it As this year ends so does a chapter in our life. A chapter that has hopefuily been filled with new and exciting experiences. Experiences different from any others. This book holds only a small part of that chapter, a part that helps us remember the little but significant details like the cold chilling football games and the times many of us froze to those metal bleachers. Homecoming week, the crazy spirit days, and as always playing Central (what else is new). Powderpuff. and how the Seniors displayed their pro-athlete ability and disted the Juniors. Friday night dances, how they always ended early, didn ' t they? The awesome basketball teams, the tremendous effort the girls displayed by making it to the state semi-finals, and guys finishing sec- ond in the city league. Prom, the thrill of the occasion and what you did after the dance, and finally the new faculty members and the adjustments they make in regards to those stiff school policies (how many of you thought you would never use your I.D ' s? Surprise!) All of these memories are what make High School the greatest years in life. Make the most of them. As to my fellow Seniors, this 87-88 school year ends the existence of our class as a whole. We. who have been together as a class since junior high when we were all small, and naive, have grown up and now are packing up to pursue careers and tackle life. Those special friends who have grown close will slo wly gfow apart but will never be forgotten. New friends and experiences will enter our lives, but those High School years will forever be golden. I would like to thank two men for their much appreciated help. Dave Reick. our Rep. from Walsworth Publishing Company, and to an impossible man who truly did care and support my ideas even if he didn ' t always do it with a smile on his face. Thanks IVIr Ed Shalhoup! - Lara Bocskey This 1988 school year students have faced many changes as well as been a part of the athletics and enjoyable activities. Mr. Bailey. Mr. Hurd. and Ms. Richards, new to the administration, really stressed the im- portance of academics and tried to boost school spirit. Among the efforts to improve students attitudes toward academics was the homework policy. Closed campus was also a new issue which brought about controversy. One thing students approved of was that we went back to having one lunch period. Seniors, excitec about having their exams waivered. strived to meet the proper requirements. Ho we ver. some things remained the same this year. The sports and ac tivities were as en jo yable as e ver. The Varsity Girls Basketball Team made it to the State Finals, the Gymnastics Team won the City Champion- ship, and the Varsity Girls Volleyball Team also won the City title. Ottawa ' s other teams did well also. The Homecoming victory against Central and the dance were once again pleasureable events. Sweetheart Swirl and Prom, traditional Ottawa formal dances, will leave happy memories to those who attended. In addition, Friday Night Dances gave students a chance to socialize and have fun after a long week of school. The Quiz Bowl. Junior Revue, and the musical. Guys and Dolls were also entertaining activities. Another tradition left unchanged was that the girls wore white gowns for graduation. Most everyone approved of this decision. Juniors are estatic about becoming the leaders of the school next year: Sophomores will finally become upperclassmen, and the Freshmen, well they ' ve finished their first frightening yet fun year. Seniors are now unhappy because their high school years have come to a close, but they will indeed cherish the memories of these special years. The Seniors are ready to face the challenges and rewards of the real world through the experiences they ' ve had during high school. I ' d like to thank the Senior Class for making these high school years special. I would also like to thank Mr. Shalhoup for his guidance and support. - Pam Kutch Four years can be a long time, but when you think back on all the good times it doesn ' t seem like nearly enough time. We ' ve changed. Sometimes these changes have been good, sometimes not so good, and sometimes they ' ve just been changes. But even if we ' ve had friends who ' ve changed, or lost friends who ' ve changed, or just have friends that are different, most of us have learned that a friend is an important part of High School life, not to mention life in general. As one person put it so poetically, no distance of space, nor lapse of time, can lessen a true friendship. No matter how we spend our lives, making money, helping others or just getting by, a friend is important no matter what you ' re doing. Everything is probably more fun with a friend. Don ' t waste the good times, they can ' t be replaced. Make every minute count. I would like to thank the O.H.H.S. students who cared about our school and the Faculty who cared about us kids. - Jay Owens Lara Bocskey Pam Kutch 216 Jay Owens WALSWORTH I IINC COMPANY NE MISSOt ' RI B4a CREDITS EDITOR Jay Owens CO-EDITOR Pam Kutch PHOTO EDITOR Lara Bocskey ASST. 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