Valparaiso High School - Valenian Yearbook (Valparaiso, IN)

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SENIOR ANDY ROB ERTS and junior Jill Bodensteiner prove that sunglasses can look good with for- mals as they dance to music by Visions. DETERMINED TO WIN A PRIZE. Tammy Elouston tosses a ball toward the basket as junior class parent Joyce McMurtrey watch- es. Post Prom. Carousel ' 86 was held at the Valparaiso University Student Union. JUNIOR NICK KOPKO concentrates on his next shot while sophomore Carole Worden and senior Charlie VanSenus wait for their turns. Bowling, ping pong, and video games were also available to students in the V.U. Union Arcade. 26 Prom

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STUDENTS AREN’T THE only ones who dream about summer vacation. Five V.H.S. teachers told the audience at April Antics I Need A Vaca- tion.” BINOCULARS HELP SENIOR Andy Roberts ob- serve the action on the beach. Roberts later left the stage to get a closer look. 25 April Antics LIVING A LIFE of luxury, senior Brian Gill and sophomore Jeff Carmichael ac- cept champagne from their butler, junior Pete Yel- kovac. Gill and Carmichael spent their time on the beach swapping stories about their child- hoods in England. AFTER A FIGHT with their girl- friends, junior Bob Ducat and senior Kelly Bednar, Jon Young and Jim Dalfonso clutch rubber duckies for moral sup- port.

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Make It Magical OMIGHT Since the release of her hit ' Mon- ey Changes Everything,” Cindy Lauper has been accused of kicking a dent into American values. It’s an understandable attitude. In a society where prices increase al- most daily and spending entire pay- checks on a single outfit is in style, money plays a key role. But does money really change everything? Was money the reason why the 1986 prom was moved from the high school gym to the Porter County Expo Center? No. It was there because, accord- ing to junior class sponsor Rhonda Yelton, A lot of kids said, ' No mat- ter how you decorate it, the gym is still the gym.’ So we decided to try something new.” Something new turned out to be exactly what students wanted. It was the dance of the year,” said senior Tim Collins. The whole thing was a total blast — no parents and lots of fun things to do,” said sophomore Wendy Berner. Besides the absence of parents for a weekend, students enjoyed prom for another reason. Visions, a VHS band composed of junior Mike Hartig, senior Rick Allen, junior Paul Gold, and graduate Bill Day Jr., pro- vided the music. It was cool because we knew the band members,” said senior Natalie Cavanaugh. They’re a great band.” In early March, the band began practicing songs suggested to them by the student body, to insure that students would like what they heard at prom. We had people request songs months before prom, and we did some of what we wanted to play, too,” said junior Paul Gold. The night before prom we prac- ticed until one in the morning,” said Gold. We were all very tired the next morning, but we were at the Expo early, set up, ran a sound check, and left. It took us about four hours.” Despite the hours of preparation. Visions enjoyed prom as much as everyone else. I still find it hard to believe that someone paid us for something that was so fun,” said Gold. The money was just an extra bonus.” Money didn’t change anything. But it did influence three things about prom: where students ate (The White House or McDonald’s drive thru?), what students did the day after prom (Great America or the beach?), and what picture pack- age they ordered at prom. Really now, what student cared if he got eight wallet size photos or 16? — Karen Mutka JUNIOR MELISSA HUTTON and Wash- ington Township ju- nior Todd Kado re- lax together on the dance floor at post prom. Music was provided by the band Abacus. WHILE THE BAND takes a break, so do junior Jason Freitag and senior Marybeth Reavis. JUNIORS KAREN CARICHOFF. Brian Benedict. Kristin Mooney, and Jeff Adney enjoy prom. 21 Prom