Valparaiso High School - Valenian Yearbook (Valparaiso, IN)

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V A I. POST STAFF 1 D Thtesen, photographer 2 J Foe. business manager 3 M Dean, editor-in-chief 4 L Rough, editor-in-chief 5. K. Fait, news editor 6 K Dowdell, feature editor 7 P Lind berg, assistant business manager H T Lutze. sports editor 9 S Cast, assistant sports editor 10 P Backus, news editor 11 T Steele, managing editor 12 D Hunsberger. columnist 13 1 Scott, circulation manager 14 P Stoerck. photographer 15 P Woidke. editorial writer Malcolm Dean and Mrs. Clark, sponsor discuss a Valpost page layout during seventh hour 27

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VALPOST The aim. . .print the means. . .opinion polls every student’s name. . . . . .columns on student parking prob- lems. . .“auto racing”. . .“the draft”. . . the result. . .interest by all groups of students. A favorable response to the new policy of the Valpost was heard almost every- where. Many students who look for the comics whenever they pick up a paper found more than their share of side- slappers in Don Hunsberger’s column “Canard (Duck) Calls.” On the sports scene, Tom Lutze and Steve Gast pooled their talents into the back page with re- ports on all sports, including a column entitled “Lutz See Now.” Staff w’riters in the feature department molded both floating discussions and spontaneous ideas into real entertainment. Co-editors- in-chief, Linda Rough and Malcolm Dean acted as voice of the student body through constructive editorials. The co-editors also helped out their fellow staff-members, dealing mercifully with groping young reporters that handed in articles a week after deadlines. It looks as if Dave Driver is typing up another one of Don Hunsberger ' s humorous feature dictations. Canard Calls Malcolm Dean and Linda Rough, co-editors-in- chief of the Valpost. survey a recent copy of their staff ' s work Circulation Manager Jim Scott explains the Valpost distribution lusts to Exchange Editor Debbie Stipp Valpost subscriptions numbered 539 for ’68 ’69

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GAA A straddle mount, executed here by an Faschen. is one of the most difficult ascents to the beam m beginning gymnastics Winter Fridays offered GAA girls the option of bowling in the evening or tumbling in the afternoon Taking part in the latter activity. Sad me Kassanits guides Linda Raeger into a back limber 28 Initiation. . .“lit- tle sisters”. . .in bi- kinis, hunting jackets, clown suits. . .bowing before the court- house rock. . .pushing potatoes with their noses. . .following every whim. . .of their “big sisters . . . On the fateful night of September 30, the GAA initiated the new members into a fall, winter and spring of athletics and fun. The seasonal sports, including flag football, basketball, tumbling, gym- nastics, softball and volleyball were en- joyed every Friday after school. GAA girls also participated in the Telegraphic Bowling Meets on winter evenings when they met other GAA clubs from nearby towns such as Portage and Chesterton. In addition to their athletic activities, the girls planned parties and dances. Their GAA Halloween dance transformed the Thomas Jefferson Jr. High cafeteria into a spooky atmosphere of creepy murals, grinning jack-o-lanterns, and a sinister witch brewing some wierd con- coction. In December the Christmas party featured a warm gift exchange be- tween big” and little sisters, and in March the Sadie Hawkins Dance boasted of its traditional “man-catchin” festivi- ties. The year closed leaving behind many fun memories