Wabash High School - Sycamore Yearbook (Wabash, IN)

Text from Pages 1 - 168 of the 1983 volume:

■I G t ALLEN CpUNTY PIJHI IC I IBRAR C 3 1 833 01863 2809 GC in ' im WHS ; 1983 .illJIJJ.ii.lJllJJMj J BPCDBELCU HDPG E BPBqjUB PGBPliG BtCBB Miw £E £[I 1 : A Conceiving, Believing, Achieving ... In line with ' ' ■tiieme of graduation, Jerry Shepherd speaks of lavement. Title Page— 1 Camoflauged well. Camera shy lamie lessee ducks behind Jon Thurlow on Uniform Day. 2— Opening Closer look. At the signature dance. Mari Leland finds that something is happening ' in the ' 82 Sycamore, Sky ' s the limit. Thais what it ' s all about. Not buildings falling over: but reaching for the sky. filk ;HpW Access Unlim- ited is no computer theme. It is a people theme. And since yearbooks are about people, nothing could be more fitting. fter standing in a noisy, crowded line 1 and paying admis- lon, everyone rushes in as le doors open. Naturally, at irst you scope out the crowd lefore securing a spot in nother noisy, crowded line. Vithin a few minutes, your opy of the 1983 Sycamore is esting in your hands. Im- mediately, you greedily page hrough it to capture lost nemories— Homecoming, jxpressions on friends faces vhen class mugs were taken, he Prom , . . it ' s all there. Before soaking up these memories, the first detail you noticed was the cover— and the theme. You may have thought Access Unlimited, what ' s that supposed to mean? It means that year- book themes are beginning to make sense. Who wants to buy a yearbook that contains nothing more than a warmed over version of the previous theme? Or worse yet, a book that is a carbon copy of last years? One thing ' s for sure, this theme is original! After opening the cover. you found a computer screen staring out at you from the endsheets. In a second, you decide that this book carries a computer theme. That ' s half right. Actually, computers were chosen to carry on the theme Access Unlimited throughout the book. One im- portant thing to remember is that no computer ' s access is limited. Never has been, never will be. With one of these electronic wizards at hand, your access is unHmited. Not only with these intricate machines . . . but your access is unlimited with life in general. That is. life is so filled with oppor- tunities, challenges, and if you feel sentimental — new- horizons, that you can ' t help but feel a positive attitude towards it in spite of what may be tough times. As you may now- realize, Access Unlimited is no computer theme — it is a people theme. And since yearbooks are about people, nothing could be more fitting. Opening--3 Agrkxrftl Startled. Obviously this picture was taken early on a Monday morning as Josie Mattix ' s expression tells. Getting directions. On the Senior science trip, Ben Smith shows Max Blue where they are-Lilly Center. Swoosh! Weaving through a pack of Blackford Bruins, luhe Eichenauer 4— Opening E.R.A. for men? Cindy Stefanatos loans Dwayne Ricketts some eyeliner on Dress day, of course. m Pep up get up. Seniors howl support for the varsity basketball team during sectional week. Alive and well here at W.H.S. A desperate plea. Advocating women ' s suf- . he first thing that caught our eyes upon entrance on August 28th wasn ' t so and so ' s tan so much as the surprizing array of colors rolled onto the walls during summer. Over a dozen pastel pinks, oranges, yellows, and blues gave the place a whole new unique look. Upon first sight, many student ' s expressions con- veyed unique looks too. In time though, this circus of colors began to grow on everyone. Countless memories of things impor- tant and trivial filled our student life in 1983: students were seen bending over to pick up a quarter buried in an acrylic patch on a stairway. Wabash painter ' s hats were the thing to wear during basketball sectional week. For the first time in W.H.S. history, girl ' s cross coun- try leaped off the starting line, leaving them with a 1-3 record; the girl ' s basket- ball team took the county tourney Keep on looking — this is just the beginning. If you turn the page, you ' ll cadE:7 We ' ve Got You. . . Coming What ' s that noise outside? They ' re leaning on the horn. I think they want you to hurry up. In a frenzy, you finish off your breakfast, brush your teeth in a record time, and grab last night ' s homework. Instantly you ' re out the front door and in the car. Alright, I ' m here, you say, Who ' s in a rush to get to school anyway? Does this sound familiar . . . gobbling breakfast down to catch a ride with a friend? How about discovering that you forgot to set the alarm as dad awakes you at 7:15 . . . just in time to watch the school bus roll past the house? Sure, everyone has days like these. Getting to school during winter can be all the more frustrating. Ever spent more time defrosting and warming the car up than actually driv- ing it to school? Sometimes you might feel too lazy to scrape off the ice so you think of an alternative: Hmmm . . . there must be a better way. The solution: take some warm water to it — just be sure to hit the wipers right away or you could end up with half an inch of ice and a lot less patience. Maybe you ' d be better off if you walked to school. As you leave the house, grumbling about having to trudge through the white stuff, mom has but one last thing to say: Just think warm thoughts! Well, those warm thoughts had better last for a few mon- ths because Indiana winters can get pretty harsh. Months pass and all the snow melts. No longer must you put up with sub-zero temps, and mountains of snow. You ' re still running late to school, only now the moped is out and you can rush to school on it. During the fall and spring, you may be seen cruising around on your moped in packs that resemble motorcycle gangs. The big differences are that they don ' t have chains, gang jackets, and cromed Harleys, instead, they sport WHS let- ter jackets and Honda Expresses. Going So you made it to school on time and the moped helped. You ' re also proud of yourself because you avoided serving time in the detention room. Now the hours have chipped away and you ' re on the edge of the seat waiting for the afternoon bell. At last! Its sound floods the room, caus- ing everyone to flood the halls as we hurriedly pour in- to our lockers, friends, and plans for the rest of the day. Just as you ' re beginning to feel the freedom of leaving the building, you remember that Wednesday night stu- dent council meeting after school. Hey, . . . today is Wednesday isn ' t it? Wasn ' t rifle practice also tonight after school? Crud! I have another night of detention to make up. Finally, after taking care of all these matters, you walk by the doors on the way to your locker noticing how empty everyone left the halls when they rushed out. Suddenly, you feel your feet moving a little quicker. In no time, you grab all the necessary stuff concentrating on one thing — getting out of this place. Soon you feel the relief of shoving through the exit into the great outdoors Now it is, at last, your turn tc take off in whatever direction you may be headed. Now isn ' t there a tes tomorrow over that 10 pounc World Literature book lyinj in the bottom of my locker? ' Stray cat. Tliis little fellow adopted someone while on their way tc school. Sorry, cats can ' t attend classes. Hey, what ' s up? Sonia Schlemmer Rhonda White, and Kim Daughertj talk to a friend. 8— Coming Going Coming Going — 9 Here she comes ... Overcome with joy, Matilda Biltz was chosen by a noisy pep session crowd as Miss Wabash. -.- Kr- ' Cliff Hanger. Senior, Mike Daniels, puts David Slusher in a high place at the Energy convo. Big Brea The famous commercial says: You deserve a break today, so come on, get up, and get away from the classrooms. Well, almost, but not quite. Here ' s how it ' s adapted to our school: when we break away from our classrooms to the auditorium or the gym for convos and pep sessions. Few things are so relieving as hearing a friend say, So and So told me that there ' s a convo this morning! and fin- ding that you can avoid that dreaded first hour class. The big break not only sets us free from the books, but it gives us some great entertainment as well. Remember sitting spell- bound for three periods as a sheriff told us about drugs and teenage trends? During this convo, Sgt. Essex showed us a rude but true druggie film that sent half of the au- dience out into the lobby for a breather. Another memorable part of this con- vocation was when Freshman, Al Plummer, answered the speaker ' s challenge to sing an acid rock song. Al strutted on down to the mic and sang Wild Thing , by Jimi Hendrix. At a different convo, we were held really spell- bound and I do mean exact- ly that, when the hypnotist 10— Convos Pep Sessions w - Telling it like it is. A slate trooper answers questions after presenting a convo about drugs. Tele-scoping. An entranced Monty Wolf scopes out the audience. visited again. His perfor- mance was so good that somebody in the audience accidentally fell under his in- fluence. Everyone got a good laugh out of the crazy behavior of the subjects who were meant to be entranced. They scoped each other out with an imaginary telescope, took a ride on an airplane, and got hot feet on the burn- ing stage. It seems that many of the Rock this town. Once again, the First National Band brought their strain- ing chords to Wabash High. convos we saw had topics concerning our lifestyles. Besides the program on drugs, a convo about motiva- tion in our lives was presented by an ex-school principle posing as a British dignitary. His positive outlook on life so impressed the student body that we gave him a standing ovation. In addition, we saw a multiple screen movie entitled, Stampede. Appropriately, it concerned the fast pace of our lives. It does have a point though. One of the fastest paces around here is when we get to make the big break. Take a word of advice; next time they give us the big break, be sure to move over to the side of the hallwav. Convos Pep Sessions — 11 Sailing her way. Lori Hall snatches the disk out of midair before her friends do. Sitting in the sun. Missy Brewer and Sam Watkins found a good place to be together. Women ' s Right-ing. Concerned citizens ' ' advertised The Remarkable Susan by causing a ruckus in the halls during lunch. Where ' s the fire? In order to beat the line, Donald King rushes to lunch. Others, like Rouie Hannah, remain content with walking. 12 — Lunchtime Set Free ... At 11:30 Watch out! All around you hey stampede. If you were to )ut your ear to the floor, ou ' d hear the rumble a mile way (not to mention being lattened by the crowd.) No, tiis isn ' t the scene of a sold ut concert — even though it light be, or the mass hysteria f a Dec. 24th shopping pree — although it could be, lis is the frenzy that occurs 1 the halls only seconds fter the glare of the lun- hbell each school day. To an utsider, masses of students )iTiing the mad race to the afeteria might appear range, but around here it ' s le norm. For those who don ' t eat, ist leaning around and olding up the walls in the allway, talking to friends. and watching the people go by fills most of the lunch hour. Others catch spring fever when the weather warms up and nobody can get enough of it. Throwing snowballs goes out of style and tossing frisbees around outside becomes the thing to do. If you find frisbees dull, you can always go into the gym and work out shooting baskets, slamming ping pong balls, or spiking the poor fellows in the front row of the opposite volleyball team. Others catch their exercise from time to time while bum- ming around in the halls. Paper baseball games have been known to spring up in the middle of the senior hall. Also, on the day of the first snow, Mrs. Gorman was un- fortunate enough to walk right into the line of fire of a snowball fight— in the mid- dle of the hallway! After wip- ing off the excess snow, she was able to narrow the suspects down to about fif- teen innocent, smiley-faced seniors! That just about covers it. From the time the 11:30 lun- chbell sets us free until it ' s noon, counterpart corrals us again, we could do anything we liked— well, just about anything! On the tips of his fingers. On his va ' down from the rebound lames Bratch. IS Clean it up! With fork in hand. Den- nis Brubaker eats his nutritious lunch . . . Lunchtime — 13 Threads we wore. At the turn of the century, some clothing tastes existed that have reappeared. Preps now wear Windsor collars and thin ties; although, those hats are gone forever. In the early fifties, grease hair tonic filled men ' s hair. Later in the decade, young men had very lit- tle hair to fill with tonic. Button down collars disappeared and show- ed up in the eighties. Lately, fashions have gotten somewhat liberal, on dress day that is. Prepped up. Those plaid skirts, straight legs, and button downs from the fifties are back and big as ever. Whatever Floats Your Boat! Bans of stripes. Somehow, striped uses of all colors, sizes, and pes found their way into many ' s wardrobes. s of legwarmers. The winter of 3 brought legwarmers into the Is and classrooms. tly Calvlns. Although they are e, these popular jeans are no e light special ' . 1 Halen fan. Part of the fun of go- , to a concert was coming back on nday wearing the tour shirt. Hey John, have you seen that wild looking outfit that Robin ' s wearing? She says that it ' .s the latest fashion! Yeh, it ' s totally unreal! How anyone can wear pur- ple peg pants and a green and yellow striped top. I ' ll never know . . . This is what you inevitably hear each time some brave person models an odd. new- style. Even if you happen to be a total space case, there ' s just no overlooking some of the latest rages in clothing taste (or the lack thereof] that appear in the halls every now and then. In 1983, the in girl might have been seen wearing prairie skirts, leg warmers, and ruffled blouses with STRIPES. Not just a few stripes, but oceans of stripes. Everywhere you looked, so- meone was wearing a maze of stripes. Men ' s fashions at W.H.S. made no radical changes from the year before. In fact, it ' s doubtful if they changed at all. The majority remained content with wearing jeans most of the time while dress- ing up on occasion. Others still remained loyal to preppv dress codes and never aban- doned their button do s n shirts, topsiders. and polo shirts with reptiles attached to them. Whether your st -le is prep- p - or sloppy, just follow this simple guideline when choosing clo thing — Whatever floats vour boat. Fashions — lo ■S - ; -_- ' ??JgiSdBaLKa-_iAC; Adrenalin spurts through your veins and a tense feel- ing has invaded your entire body. The sounds of battle ring in your ears and the screen in front of you flashes with lasers and lights. You realize this may be your last chance to destroy the aliens before they snatch up your last humanoid and doom you to the blackness of space. Us- ing your long distance radar, you maneuver your fighter across the screen, take aim, and fire! Your prey bursts in- to colors and the noise of bat- tle fades away. Quickly, a new wave of enemies swarms around your ship. One by one, your fighters disintegrate and game over Cruisin always appears before your eyes too soon. Suddenly you become unglued from the controls and notice the reflections on the screen of others who have been wat- ching your battle. That was rough you say, allowing so- meone else to try their hand at Defender. After taking a breather, the circulation returns to your fingers and you ' re ready for a new challenge ... or a cruise, depending on the amount of tokens you have left. Finding your pockets empty, you and some friends decide to go for a cruise. Any place special? you say. Nah, let ' s just find something to do. Hole in one, or two, or three ... Brian Miltonberger lakes his shot at Moores. Take a break. After the ball game, Michelle Wagner and Peg Short break from cruising. No sooner than you start the engine do you slide in your favorite tape or tune in- to Q95. Soon you ' re cruising Cass St. in the middle of the worst traffic jam you ' ve ever seen. Horns blare from all points around you so you turn up the volume to drown them out. Now you join the crowd that ' s cruising through McD ' s and stop to talk to some friends ... or make some new ones. Sound famiUar? Sure, this is the ritual we followed on the typical Friday night after the game or whenever there seemed to be nothing better to do— cruising. Let ' s cruise. Although McDonalds serves ' 40 billion ' , it seems that more than that cruise through on a Friday night. The strip. Cass street appears to be streaked with lasers and lights at nightime. Missile commander. With controls at hand. Rick Ankrom destines the fate of vid-cities. 16— Cruisin ' Cruisin ' — 17 As you press the lever, hearing the chck of the time clock, you realize how far that little hand must travel before you can leave work, free for the day. This even- ing, you ' ll be performing those important skills that most high school students learn on the job: washing dishes, flipping burgers, or taking orders for Chicken McNuggets. While your job may only be a menial task, it could give you the opportunity to earn some extra spending money. In exchange for a few weeknights and part of your weekend, you may look for- ward to each Friday — as pay- day. Many students inter- viewed take this weekly check and save it for college or a car, occasionally flaun- ting some on shopping sprees and clothing. It ' s also nice to have a few extra bucks when events like the Prom roll around. Although the money is at- tractive, other things must be taken into account: It ' s hard to keep that date for the Prom, or to go out with friends if you ' re scheduled to work on the same night. This same old story goes with keeping your studies up and being a participant in sports or other school activities. On the flip side of the coin, we have those that do their job for satisfaction, not money. Candystripers at the hospital and volunteer referees fit into this category. They devote some of their spare time for the benefit of others rather than themselves. In addition, many see this as a head start on a career. For instance, past candystriper Becky Kreps feels that this position may be helpful in a possible nursing career. Others are fortunate to stumble upon an unusual ' high school career ' . Included in this group are students who are disk jockeys at local radio stations WAYT and WKUZ, students who take up secretarial duties at local business, and those who work at Vernon Manor and such. One way or the other, everyone makes a choice about work in high school. The decision is yours. It can best be summed up by Janice Toepfer ' s statement: I feel very lucky to have a job with all of this unemployment. A Hard Day ' s Night 18— Student Jobs K.P. Duty. A Clark ' s Cafe teria dishwasher, Chris Coble, scrubs clean a mashed potatoes pan. ;eying underwear. Placing jrwear on the rack is Max ' s loyee, Tern Kastner. ck that out. Rose Niccum helps 1 young customer at the Carnegie ary. Student Jobs— 19 r Homecoming Spirit! WORKING FOR THE WEEKEND The air was full of Apache spirit and enthusiasm. The halls were filled with students dressed in outrageous costumes. An- nouncements spilled over the p. a. system non-stop. And we were gearing up to fit the last piece into the Homecoming collage— the Homecoming game. As you might have guessed, this was the scenario of Spirit Week. And it could have been the scenario of the latest creepshow! Some people were seen roaming about the halls on punk day behind wild look- ing shades and wearing psychedelic tints of lipstick with hair painted in all im- aginable colors. On this day, mini skirts and thin ties sud- denly became fashionable and it was OK to listen to punk rock groups like the Plasmatics in the parking lot before the 8:00 bell. On other days, we showed up at school wearing our work clothes or the grubby rags which are normally reserved for around-the-house jobs. Many enjoyed the opportunity to dress weird without drawing stares and blank looks— although a few did anyway! In little ways though, no two Homecommings are the same. One change from years before was that the tradi- tional powderpuff games were dropped for soccer. Un- fortunately, much of the stu- dent body didn ' t like the idea so the games were called off. — continued Packs of punks. Swarms of punks like Barbara Bateman filled the school with their flashy costumes on punk day. Flashy Flasher. On occupation day. Angle Case did her part and said: My name is Looting Lennie, if I haven ' t got it, there isn ' t any. 20— Homecoming ' Bless you child! Teresa Trainer, ilias Mother Theresa, felt Hke bless- ngLisa Mullett. imooch. Providing a good laugh for js and a kiss for her son, Mike Grib- ben ' s mom joined a few other ' s who lielped out. Extraterrestrial spirit. E.T. helped boost a few spirits by riding atop the Senior float before phoning home. Working for the weekend. Members of band, flags, and Homecoming Court get ready for the upcoming Homecoming weekend. Catch that Apache spirit! Hundreds of W-H.S. fans did so by forming a tunnel and rooting their favorite team. Homecoming — 21 - Homecoming spirit! Weekend cant — conti nued Finally the awaited weekend came! We all pitched in to create a spirited pep session that gave us one last chance to scream at the top of our lungs before the game that evening. Amid all the cheering, several male members of each class got fired up when they were blind- folded and told to expect a smack on the lips from cheerleaders. After being kiss- ed, they guessed which cheerleaders were responsible. Because their eyes were under cover, little did each one know that their mothers did the kiss- ing. Although the cheerleaders didn ' t do the honors, at least their mothers loved them! That night, Apache warriors charged onto the field through a tunnel formed by hundreds of W.H.S. fans. Even though our team put up a tough fight, Wabash fans left dissapointed as Southwood took the game with a single point, the final score being 7-6. All was not lost though. Hal ftime ceremonies were held in the warmth of a 70 degree heat wave. They included the crowning of Kent Mullett and Caroline Martin as Homecom- ing King and Queen and Tom Mattern was awarded with the title of Mr. Alumni for 1982. In addition, class floats were displayed so everyone could ap- preciate the hard work that was invested in each one. The Senior float tooks honors as the best with a theme based on the movie E.T., which became a box office blockbuster in the sum- mer of 1982. From kick off until touchdown, all of Homecoming was a good time for everyone. A lot of effort was put forth to in- sure a great outcome. Float builders worked long and hard to build the best float. Our foot- ball team began practicing twice a day that week so they could give it their best shot that Friday. And we got to shed our school clothes and dress in not- so-tradional outfits for a week. All of this for one weekend! What could be a better time than that? « ■ !■ ' • ■ ttL S M M es m r Homecoming Court. Front Row: Caryn Sparling, Kay Williams, Trud; Graves, Mary Alexander, Robin Roberts, Caroline Martin. Back Row: Joi Butterbaugh, Kent Mullett, Rob Dillingham, Jon Thurlow, Tim Middleton Kurt Binkerd. 22— Homecoming ree Ride, (below left] Parading )out the town are Seniors Rob Dill- gham and Trudy Graves. Closer look. (Ieft|. The Referee rushes in to mark the down as Rob Dillingham inches his way through a pack of numbered Knights. What spirit. Bandanna.s, garters, and belts were fashioned out of crepe paper from the pep session. Here, Jamie lessee Holds all his hair back with a headband. Full of pride. Kent Mulletl and Caroline .Martin were announcwl King and Queen. Also, Tom Mattem was Mr, Alumni for ' 82— ' 83, Homecoming — 23 Never has class rivalry been so fierce as it was on March 25th, 1983, when the third annual Sports Spec- tacular was held. Two-time winning Seniors, moved with spirit, plastered walls with posters and aired on the announcements-determined to win. Meanwhile, the juniors vowed to take the title away. After all of the sore muscles and roar of the crowds, points were tallied and each class finished in its consecutive order from 12-7. If you think about it though, does it really matter who came in first or second? No. We remember the pure Scooter slalom. With shades in place. Monty Cosby cruises around a pylon. Still Spectacular! I fun of the rivalry, tension, and excitement as events ticked away, and we remember just doing our best for our class. Our teams took to the hoops in the freethrow con- test, sailed frisbees across the gym, and mounted tricycles for the first time in years. To top off the competition, pi(, eaters gobbled up suga packed cream pies like the;: were going out of style. Latei ' a dance contest followed Couples entered the contest twisting to tunes like Bea It, by Michael Jackson, anc a song by the Stray Cats Stray Cat Strut. Overall, the event raisec $1400 for the athletic depart ment, showing how big ou spirit was. All of this spiri and rivalry helped make tht ' 83 Sports Spectacular a nigh that will be long rememberec because, like years before, i was still spectacular! I TH }1 ? Let ' s boogie. Livening things up at the dance contest are freshmen Al Plummer and Shelley Davenport. Spectacular spirit. At the height ol excitement, seniors display theii three-time w inning spirit. 24— Sports Spectacular Grinding teeth. Tim Middleton. Rob Dillingham, and IIh a ne Ricketts pull with all they have. Dressing in a hurry. Senior girls cheer on Cindy L nn ' s mom as she throws evers ' thing on in the take-it- all-off relav. Pie in your eye. Lapping up creme pie left and right. Keith Shepherd gets messy. Dragging bottom. Taking off from the starting line, juniors seem to be having trouble. Sports Spectacular — 25 Collecting Kreps fills the ticket proceeds. At first, that date marked on your calendar seems in- significant. However, when April rolls around, you realize how quicl e.Prom has crept up. with thg t realization comes a cloud of questions like who to go with, how to pay for it, and even if the evening will be worth it Happily though, uar- t angedL a date with that pecial someone or that per- ' ySu ' e been eying all Mow reservations i§ui oe made. flowers ordered, ir«o|tfits lined up that go wB Itogether-now you wBpdp ' t want to wear a laroon tux while vour date 16 III t wore a green dress, would you? After all the headaches of planning, you may sit back LANS fill lycmr Iheall with thouglits of a romantic even- ing with your date: dinner at a cozy French restaurant, daricihg in each others arms, possibly breakfast late . . . 26— Pre-: om,Pli i;;iuii tn in i] 1 Several weeks that seemed months pass, and the big Saturday finally arrives. Most of the day is spent in preparation for the big bash; many boys wash and wax the car just right, girls have to get their hair just right. Soon, the sun sinks low in the sky and you begin to get dressed for the evening. Finally, finally, after all the waiting, you ' re all decked out and ready to go. Your family, including your big pet dog, wishes you to have fun. One thought enters your mind as you exif through the door. You ' re glad they love you but ylu wish Spot would stay off when you ' re wearing a tux. Tired of dancing. Karen Richards and Julie- Herman sit with Mr. Conner. I iedecoration. V t laper on hand, Shi ransform thegyib. t dance. Thd ro al couple, Tin Id Can-n, taJH tte floor with thai ' traditional di Pre-Prom Plans — 27 In step. Couples speed up their pace for a quicker beat. Romance dance. We ' ve Got Tonight put Mari Leland and Mike HoUey in the mood for a slow dance. 28— Prom Glowing atmosphere. Newcomers to the Prom had a candleUt reception with the redecorated ' ballroom ' . Boys in the band. Rock ' n roll echoes from the walls as TKO provides the jams. That ' s Right, ' We ' ve Got Tonight The night was ours as we eft home with our dates, free or a great evening. After lining at a fancy restaurant, ve arrived at the Prom to ociahze, dance, and have lictures taken from nine un- il midnight. Upon entering the door, je encountered the romantic tmosphere that a Prom hould reflect. Soft andlelight glowed from ach table, flickering shadows on the walls. Slow tunes drifted from the turn- table, inviting couples out to the dance floor. When it was time for a quicker tune, the band returned to the stage. Many couples showed up on the floor for Rock Around the Clock but everyone crowd- ed on when Kenny Rogers and Sheena Easton ' s hit We ' ve Got Tonight was played. Loud and clear rock ' n roll boomed from the guitars of TKO, a band featuring WHS grads Mark Ford and Joe Munson. Besides dancing, the rest of the evening was spent talking among couples, or just ' shooting the breeze ' with friends. People unaccustom- ed to seeing one another so well dressed exchanged comphments. During the course of the evening. Bob Stoner read the juniors ' prom dedication, br- inging a cheer from seniors. At this time, Tim Middleton and Caryn Sparling were crowned as the royaltv ' . followed by their traditional dance. At last, the time came to leave. The night continued to belong to you and your date, until you finally had to say goodnight. Even then, you still posessed the memories. irowned royal. With a big smile, ' im Middleton places the crown on laryn Sparling. Sitting this one out. Friends sit out a dance to talk with one another. Prom— 29 Emotions in Motion. With emotions flying through the air and motion hng it as well, player Pat McNei ' performs one of Sandburg ' s skits. The jazz kid. Chris Cosby says are you happy? It ' s the only way ' 30— Fall Play A Change of Pace . . i i w « ' - ' ' estruck. Tell me you love me! ilaims Paul Phillipy. Lisa Garrison ;sn ' t seem too amused. Hongdorshes. Pat, Lisa, and Paul im- itate these characters whose feet get stuck in their tracks. The moral: They fail because they fear to go on. ■. Bojangles. The entire cast sings this song with the aid of Kevin Binkerd 1 his guitar. Members are: Pat McNeil, Shelly Chenowith, Chris Cosby, aron Cating, Lisa Garrison, and Paul Phillipy. Student Director was (not tured] Brent Hope. hy did the children pour mola.s.se.s on the cat when the one thing we told the children they must not do was pour molasses on the cat. As the above excerpt from the World of Carl Sandburg suggests, the entire play was filled with many one of the kind lines that only Sand- burg could create. Words like ' radical ' and ' uncommon to the say the least ' could best be used to describe this off- beat, but still in tune, production. While entering the auditorium, the audience found the first surprise as escorts led them to their reserved seats. The twist is in the seating: Tables were set up on stage. With this ar- rangement, the cast could perform in a restaurant set- ting, alongside the audience for plenty of personal atten- tion. This allowed spectators to really feel as though they were taking part. In a way though, they really did. While singing Ain ' t gonna study war no more the players persuaded everyone to join in. During yet another song, Love, Oh Foolish Love, the cast mingled with the audience and even sat on a few laps. How ' s that for personal? Like most everj ' thing else. intermission didn ' t exactly run along the lines of the or- dinary either. Refreshments were sold by waitresses while the cross country team provided the entertainment. Team members shot the moon — that is, with im- aginary guns! In another memorable sec- tion of the play, the cast im- itated bugs by crawling about the stage and talking ' bug talk ' such as the line ungrammatical bugs say, ' how is things? ' Earlier, Chris Cosby, the jazz kid, warns us to be happy in life, but not ' too doggone happy . Although the play was. for the most part, lighthearted and funny: it did contain its serious drama. With no props, the players relied on performing only with emo- tions, movements, and im- aginary objects: Such com- mon things as tablecloths, fingers, and glass were analyzed in this fashion. .All of these unrelated things were tied together with narration. The World of Carl Sand- burg was, in essence, a real change of pace. While being unconventional in many ways, it contained excellent performing that brought its cast members on to the nor- thern regional Thespian Society competition. Fall play— 31 Snoopy Live == Sure, we all enjoy to pick up the paper and read peanut ' s cartoons, and Charlie Brown specials on t.v. are fun too. However, I know of a peanut ' s special that was a great deal more fun then these, because I went and saw it live. For two nights only, W.H.S. dramatists put on Snoopy, a high flying show featuring all of your favorite peanut ' s characters. Melissa Jones fill- ed the bill for sassy Lucy, while ol ' fuzzy face himself was emulated by a shade bearing Paul Phillipy. Besides portraying all the characters of the peanut ' s gang, this production also in- cluded moments of their everyday lives. Peppermint Patty was constantly self con- scious with her large nose, Linus still waited on the Great Pumpkin, and of course, the Easter Beagle gave all the children an egg except Charlie Brown. Among Charlie Brown ' s other laments, he feels bad Desperate dog. Snoopy offers to roll down, play dead, and respect Charlie Brown so he won ' t be traded for a cat. Starry eyed. Know it all Lucy tells Linus about the stars. Scanning the sky. The peanuts gang imagines shapes in the clouds like dragons and Mt. Rushmore. because Snoopy doesn respect him anymore. In de fiance, Snoopy wears hi shades as Joe Cool . Snoop feels human and sad the everyone treats him too muc like a dog. He becomes tirei of playing dead, being callei ol ' dime a dozen , and nc being allowed in schoo Snoopy was already down in the dumps when another oni of his novels was turneii down. Charlie Brown conf soles the poor dog, stating hi philosophy that life is likd and ice cream cone: you havi to learn how to lick it . Latei Snoopy receives a letter an nouncing that he has beei elected head beagle . Final ly being appreciated, Snoop; feels elated, dancing liki Fred Astair, twice as class; as Lassie , and the big bov wow . In the end, all th( characters realize that if jus one person beheves in you then why not two, and so on This reveals the main idea don ' t be anything less thai you can be. 32— Spring Musical c!?! Sully doesn ' t iimh rstand y the teacher gave her a c for her Ipture. Poor Charlie Brown. Brent Hope, as Charlie BrowTi, mopes about. A chorus line. Melissa Jones. Lori Church, and Nancv Smith sing about life. Spring Musical — 33 Smart as a whip. Yes, Pat McNeil is receiving the Math Award. Congratulations. Here, Robin Roberts is announced as a National Merit Scholarship finalist. Sole surviver. Wendy Vigar was the only perfect attendance winner pre- sent to receive this award. Best of the Band. Senior Band members are recognized for their efforts. Who, me? Unexpectedly, Jon Thurlow received a surprise by ear- ning the English award. Lip service for Latin lovers. In a grandiose and loquacious style. Miss Geible presents the Latin Derivatives-Award. Just like a Heinz commercial. An- ticipation overcomes students as they hope for a Ruth Minear Scholarship. 34— Honor ' s Night (J ii night at the oscars finally came on a Monday evening in May, As we filed into our seats, v e thought of the years of work which would be recognized in a single hour. Seniors awaited this moment for a long time, anticipating scholarships such as the Orville Butts and the generous Ruth Minear. Sitting there as the ceremony began, it really hit us that our high school careers had wound down, and we were just a step from commencement. Instead of top Hollywood stars receiving oscars, though, our version was somewhat different. Awards were received by students beaming with smiles, looking out into an audience filled with family and friends. Although the auditorium was mostly filled with Seniors and parents, some underclassmen were present for awards. Mr. Long presented an old tradition to Beck - and Dennis Kreps, the ' Gridiron ' Award for academic and athletic ex- cellence. Also presented was the ' I Dare You ' Award, to Jeff Young and Lisa Mullett. besides ser ' ice awards to others. Later, following applause, emotions of happiness and disappointment, and trips across the stage, we left our seats to take a new step into the future. Our Academy A wards i Honor ' s Night — 35 What father wouldn ' t . . . like to kiss his daughter for graduation, as board member Dr. Toepfer and his daughter Janice are. Farewell Friends Remember back when we vere seventh grade ' greenies , entering junior ligh for the first time? We vere on top of the world. At he time, we were so proud to 3e a big Archer , having spearate classrooms for the first time, convocations and Dep sessions were a first, and ooys and girls hit one mother ' s shoulders as a sign 3f affection. Following the love taps came dating for the first time; we also attended school dances. We felt so much bigger than our grade school friends who still had recess, after all, our day was split up in mods. Thoughts of graduation were as far off as first grade was. What happened to all the years? It seems as though we ' ve slid right through them. Before we knew it, we were big Seniors, ruling the school and looking down to the Freshmen. The reality of graduation came as we began to attend our last ball game, last school dance and eat a school lunch for the last time Suddenly you were back to reality. With diploma in one hand and a candle lit in another, we sat in the darkened Coolman Gym where all those ball games took place, listening to Moe Soledad ' s moving tribute to our class: Farewell To Friends . As we listened to the words, it all seemed so true: So long, I know it ' s hard to say. So long, till life renews. So long, we ' ll meet again someday. Until then, I hope all your dreams come true for you. That Senior year, filled with all sorts of Senior paraphenalia, Senior parties, and final farewells to friends, was over. Now it was time to part, each going in our own direction, blazing new trails. With disbelief, we exited the gym to the tune of The Long and Winding Road . A cool breeze filled the courtyard as proud and teary-eyed Seniors met with family and friends. Although our first reaction was disbelief, we also met this moment with a sigh of relief. John John. Same name, but dif- ferent appearances. However, these two show the diversity of our class. Cloaked in gowns. Although they won ' t receive diplomas, our teachers get satisfaction out of our graduation. Multitudes of emotions. Emotions of happiness, indifference, and awe grip these girls as the procession begins. Separate ways. Soon to be graduates Scott Jones and Dave Helm each go in their own direction. Graduation — 37 Cade: BB ' .l :f A man in control Grappler Bryan Brooks wrestles against a Southwood opponent BI BEUB ' ' An Apache Is No Ordinary Indian H .:, r s ' . j H fHR H 9 How do we describe this year ' s sports? Exciting, ... mind-boggling, . . . confusing, . . . interesting? Records were set; coaching programs were rebuilt; victories were celebrated; losses were mourned; and players were honored. Girl ' s Cross Country got a foothold in Wabash County by developing an officially recognized team. The Boy ' s Basketball team broke in a new head coach, Harry Frick, who worked the players in a different way, which pro- mises to pay off in a few years. The Baseball team homered a winning season, while the Boy ' s Cross Coun- try team made history by winning the Sectional for the first time in the chronicles of Wabash High. What form! Sherd Long warming up in cool weather against Whitko. SS 5-: CndE:3 ' =i Anticipation. Teammates, Heather Walters and Shelly Miller, anticipate the returning of the ball by their opponents. Turn Around This year has been the best year for the Wabash Girl ' s Tennis Team in a long time. Achievements include the first win of a round in the Peru Sectional (5-0 over Nor- thfield), scored in the Peru Invitational (1 point) and a victory over Madison Grant (4-1), an arch rival. Perhaps a contributing fac- tor to the improvement could be the presence of new coach, Bernie Kahn. Volleyers said of Coach Kahn, He made us work hard and set our goals for winning. Hard work and determina- tion was evident because every player won at least one game, which was a new record. In spite of a 5-8 win loss record, this was still an improvement. Everyone has improved greatly and all will be back next year as all were underclassmen. A winning season is predicted for next year. Do your best. Coach Bernie Kahn gives the girls a pep talk to prepare them for the upcoming meet. Varsity Girls ' Tennis. Front Row: Sherrie Long, Sarah Rauh, Heather Walters, Shelly Miller, Second Row: Tammy Myers, Debbie Day, Whitney Wertenberger, Peggy Dereck, Melissa Clifton, Cricket Hyden, Back Row: Karen Bergman. Misty Ogan, Coach Bernie Kahn. Go For It! No. 1 player, Sarah Rauh, above right, runs up to return a volley. 40— Girl ' s Tennis f Girl ' s Tennis W 5 L 8 Opponent WHS THEM Whitko 2 3 Mississinewa 1 4 Manchester 3 4 Huntington North 5 Peru 5 Tipp. Valley Marion Bennett Manchester Madison Grant Northfield Maconaquah Northfield (Sect) Maconaquah (Sect) 3 3 2 4 5 2 5 1 2 2 3 1 3 4 You Right! The tennis team had a slow season on the courts this year. They wrapped up their season with a 2-9 record, and placed 6th in the CIC. The young varsit - team consisted of one senior, five juniors, and a sophomore. The team had only one returning letter- man, Max Blue, who played the number one position, and also was the most improved player this year. I think the team v ill be ver - promising next year with six returning lettermen coming back. : says Lincoln Wertenberger, the most valuable player. Lincoln played at the number two position, winning the most matches for the team this season. The ]. ' . ' s most im- p r ' e d player was Christopher Walter. He played at the number 1 posi- tion on J. ' . Even though the team had an off season, the players always showed up at even.- meet full of spirit and readv to win. Tennis W 2 L 9 -f1 r Opponent Maconaquah Marion Peru WHS Them 2 3 5 2 3 Madison Grant Warsaw Tipton Blackford 2 2 3 3 5 3 2 Alexandria Elwood 5 5 Logansport Mississinewa 1 2 4 3 Varsity Tennis Team— Back row: Coach Rick Milchel. Chris Jones. Scott Finses, Lincoln Wertenberger. Mark Howell. Kraig Binkerd. Max Blue. Front row: Chris Walter, Scott Reynolds. Christopher Walter. Rick Da TS. Steve Smith. Chris Hedges. Faster than a speeding Rachet! Server, Scott Finses, plays with blar- ing speed and accuracy. Bov ' s Tennis- Overtime Some teams are known for their excellent defense, others for their incredible quickness; however, the Wabash Girls Basketball team is distinguished by their defensive and their fourth quarter and overtime play. From the thrill of victory in a double overtime which was the Wabash County Tourney, to the agony of defeat in los- ing the sectionals to Hun- tington North High, the Wabash girls B-ball team stood their ground with a 12- 6 win loss record in the 1982-83 season. Chills of excitement runn- ing up and down spines, shouts of joy, tears of hap- piness, and smiles of satisfac- tion sets the stage for what took place when the girls basketball team won the Wabash County Tourney in double overtime 52-46 against arch rival Man- chester Squires. Coach Stewart felt the key to the girls ' come-back in that game was that they didn ' t try to get all of the points back at once. Coach Stewart also noted that defense was a big part of their come-backs in all their other games as well as county tourney. Most valuable player went to Michelle Melzoni because of her all around versatility, and most improved went to Julie Eichenauer. Venita Lawyer, Shannon Stewart, Julie Eichenauer, Marl Leland, K- helle Melzoni, and Marcy Rile received defense awar = because Coach Stewart fei. :- his team ' s strong point. Dribblin By. Trying to get around her opponent, Mari Leland heads for the basket. Up and In. Despite heavy guarding |uhe Eichenauer tries to put it up and in, during the sectional. vas 42— Girl ' s Basketball - f Girl ' s Basketball W 12 L 7 Opponent WHS Them North Miami 31 33 Northfield 53 18 McCutcheon 53 51 Benton Central 30 51 Huntington N. 41 47 Southwood 32 30 Manchester 31 50 Tipton 41 37 Elwood 41 21 Peru 48 31 Huntington Catholic 62 26 Whitko 35 31 Madison Grant 46 41 Northfield 42 19 Manchester 52 (2 ovt) 46 Blackford 42 (3 ovt] 43 Alexandria 54 61 Mississinewa 46 45 Huntington N. 24 41 Free Jump Shot. Viking opponent fails to block ]ulie Eichenauer ' s shot. M©ft Push For The Shot. Shannon Stewart hurries to shoot before a Blackford defensive player moves in for the kill. Girl ' s Basketball. Front Row- Bev Rice, Tammy Powell. Pegg ' Derek. Marcv Rife. ' enita Lawyer. 2nd Row; MgT. Mel Hunt. Michelle Hall. Becky Kreps, Melissa Jones. Mari Leland. Kim Foust, Shannon Stewart. Mgr. Bev Sellers. Top Row: Asst. Coach Bill Kramer, Rhonda Keffaber, Michele Biltz. Michelle Melzoni, Julie Herman, Dee Dee Gray, Julie Eichenauer. Coach Bob Stewart. Girl ' s Basketball— 43 Boy ' s Basketball Team. Front row: Mick Miller, Brent Lehner, Mike Gribben, Jeff Long, Dick Tracy, lohn Dluzak, Bobby Stoner, Mark White, Back row: Assistant Coach Tim Holcslaw, Andy Robinson, Chris Cosby, lerry Wiley. Dean Shepherd, Mark Howell, Shawn Hoover, Lee Melvin, Tim Middleton, Rob Dillingham, and Coach Harry Frick. Gaming confidence. Senior |o Dluzak slaps hands as heis introduc ed at the Peru Game. ai Knight-Like Coacli m Wrapping up the season with a galant effort in the sec- tionals, the basketball team ended the season with a disappointing 5-18 win-loss record. The support and en- thusiasm of the fans ran high this year. Basketball may be the most spirited oriented sport of the season for students at Wabash High School. New Wabash basketball coach, Harry Frick III, has gained a lot of experience by being a hard working and devoted coach to his team. I enjoy coaching at Wabash and am looking forward to coaching here next year, responded coach Frick. His authorative technique of coaching puts a great deal of emphasis on discipline. He is a Bobby Knight type of coach, ' ' commented sophomore Dick Tracy. The top scorers for this year were seniors Tim Mid- dleton and Mick Miller. Mid- dleton was also named to the All-Conference team this year, and has been offered a baseball scholarship to at- tend Florida State Universi- ty. Tim is a very responsible and devoted player, and should go very far, added coach Frick. Expectations for next year are good. Sophomores Brent Lehner and Dean Shepperd are expected to be the force behind the 1983-84 basket- ball team. Free! In form, John Dluzak is all alone for an easy two points. 44— Boy ' s Basketball An intense moment. Sophomore Dean Shepherd, shoots from the free throw line at the Mississinewa Game. ' 1 i J ' 1? BOY ' S BASKETBALL 73 L 14 Opponent WHS Them CounU- Tourney 3rd Marion 32 81 Manchester 38 73 Oak Hill 41 58 Tipton 50 67 Madison Grant 51 60 Homestead 41 66 Blackford 45 83 Whitko 51 75 Peru 51 66 East Brook 41 88 Huntington 44 67 Northfield 45 38 Southwood 33 60 Maconaqua 45 60 Ehvood 59 51 Alexandria 44 Mississinewa 62 57 Warsaw- 38 66 Sectional 2nd Bov ' s Basketball — lo m® ®® We are ready. Peggy Short, Julie Eichenauer, and Marianne Leland concentrate intently on the oppo- nent ' s oncoming serve. Raising Spirits As in all sports whether on the turf, on the court, or on the mat, there is always that one game which promotes a special spirit within the team. The volleyball team volleyed that spirit in the Mississinewa game coming back from a nine point deficit to win the game 15-11, 15-10. That spirit was also exhibited at the county tourney held at Manchester. The Apache volleyballers, despite the loss to Southwood, 8-15, 15-3, 10- 15, again displayed the will- ingness to work as a team. Fifty percent of Missy Melzoni ' s spikes were kills. She was aided by leading scorers, Mari Leland, and Julie Eichenauer. The Apaches rounded out a 12-7 win loss season. Most im- proved player went to Tam- my Bell because of her ver- satihty off the bench. J.V. and Varsity Volleyball. Back row: Junior varsity coach Miss Nisely, Michelle Melzoni, Stephani Rider, Julie Eichenauer, Danette Gray, Sarah Rauh, Varsity Coach Betsy Sudoff, 2nd row: Mgr. Shannon Stewart, Tammy Bell. Lisa Coble, Marianne Leland, Marcy Rife, Peggy Short, Mgr. Venita Lawyer, Front row: Rhonda Keffaber, Tammy Rohr, Kim Hettsmanberger, Bev Rice, Sandy Jones, Tammy Powell, and Andrea Tracey. With perfect poise. Julie Eichenauer sets up Wabash for a spike against Warsaw. fR Varsity Volleyball W 10 L 4 Opponent WHS Manchester 2 Them 1 Southwood 2 Huntington North Miami 2 2 1 Madison Grant 2 Warsaw 2 Elwood- - Blackford 2 1 Alexandria 2 Northfield 2 Tipton 2 Kokomo 2 Mississinewa 2 Peru 2 Huntington Cath. 2 46— Volleyball Pm ' s] ?M( m Truckin ' . Sherri Long finishes 16th at the Manchester Sectional. What ' s New? What is the fastest growing rl ' s high school sport in nierica? What sport re- lires speed, agility, and idication? It ' s Girl ' s Cross juntry. It became an of- ;ially recognized sport in diana in 1981 after being n several years unofficial- Three basic elements ere required to make the rl ' s team official at Wabash: tough girl runners, teams om other schools to com- !te against (arranged by Mr. ler) and a good coach, hich was Mr. Dann Perigo id Mrs. Gretchen Perigo, Assistant Coach. A good coach was what they got in Coach Perigo. He ' s tough; he made us work! exclaims Sherri Long. The practices were about one hour and 15 minutes of straight running over about 4 to 6 miles. Mel Coe had only one word about the practices, HARD! They (the girls) work extremely hard con- sidering the distance and that it was their first year, ex- plained Coach Perigo. The distance, by the way, is 1.9 miles or 3000 meters accor- ding to the metric system. This distance was set by the Indiana High School Athletic Association. When asked what aided the girls in excelling in Cross Country, Coach Perigo said, Both desire and experience contributed greatly. This must have been the case because Sherri Long receiv- ed the Most Valuable award and Linda Hyden received the Most improved award. The season record does not accurately show their effort with 1 win, 3 losses, but that just leaves room for high ex- pectations about next season. Huddle up! Mr. Perigo leads the girl ' s Cross Country team in a pre- meet prayer. .. ' ' ■ ' i J  : Varsity Cross Country. Back rou- Coach Dann Perigo. Tammy Myers. Becla- Kreps. Debbie Cole. Front row: Melody Coe, Sherri Long. Linda Hyden. Not pictured: .-Ksst. Coach Gretchen Perigo. _ Girl ' s Cross Countrs ' W 1 L 3 Opponent U HS Them Huntington Xorth 25 30 Peru 30 26 Wabash Inv. 2nd Manchester 59 30 Sectional 6th Girl ' s Cross Countn ' - Record Breaking What kind of year was this? It was a year of record breaking booms. Records are made to be broken, and that is what happened with the Wabash Cross Country Team. The ' 82 season cruised up one of the all time highs in the win-loss category with 15 wins, 1 loss. Wabash won the Central Indiana Conference for the third consecutive year setting a new school record. But the most valued victory was the first sectional victory ever. Wabash has been in the Sectional for over 25 years and has never won it until now. Let us look back at the record breaking ac- complishments of this team from the years 1979 to 1982. The year is 1979. It is the ' 82 Cross Country team ' s freshman year. The freshmen harriers, Denny Kreps, Mon- ty Cosby, Matt Biltz, Andy Kramer, Mark Ellis, Steve Hipskind, Lee Melvin, and Mick Miller, received help from the seniors: Debbie Kreps (the first female Cross Country runner), Jerry Bummer. Denny Kreps, upset about his performance, is conforted by Melody Cos. Finished! Monty Cosby and Chris Mernitz catch their breath after the sectional. Big Foot! Matt Biltz stretches out for the Sectional. Music, and Carl Hall; and two sophomores: Richie Tyner and Jim Cosby. It was Debbie Kreps and Jerry Music ' s first year out for Cross Country so the return- ing lettermen: Carl, Jim, and Richie had to do the leading. Though they were just star- ting out their long trek, Wabash finished the season with a 6-9 record. They had finished ninth at the Blackford Invitational, fifth at their own invitational, third at the Manchester In- vitational, second in the C.I.C, and sixth at the Sec- tional. Since it takes fifth place or better as a team to be able to move on in the tour- nament series, this was the end of their first season. In their sophomore year, they had a kind of zest and desire to taste victory at every opportunity. They remem- bered the bitter taste of defeat. A winning record was what they were after and that is what they got. With the help of Brent Hope, Dave Alexander, Melissa Robison (the second female in Cross Country), Greg Finses, Doug Duffey, and new-comer Scott Kaufman, the win-loss record checked-out to 12 wins, 2 losses. They won the Central Indiana Conference with a super low 17 points to set a C.I.C. record. Wabash also won their own invitational, placed third in the Man- chester Invitational, placed second in both the Sectional and Regional plus finished 8th at Semi-State. Hopes for reaching state were high in ' 81 after such a victorious season. Seniors Scott Kaufman and Doug Duffey graduated and Dave Alexander moved away, but a pack of young hopefuls entered in. Hopefuls like John Dluzak, Jim Garlits, Jeff Long, and Bobby Thurlow joined the ranks of the har- riers. The season record was raised even higher to 14 wins, 1 loss. The C.I.C. victory was easy enough, but then a disappointing third in the Wabash Invitational brought a dark cloud over their hopes. A strong second at the Man- chester Invitational kept their hopes alive. Their hopes were brutally crushed when they failed to advance to the Semi-State as a team. However, Jim Cosby an Richie Tyner, both senior: moved on. Jim shot on aheai to state competition am finished 42nd in a field c 130. This leads us back t 1982— their senior year. Ad ditions to this year ' s tear were Paul PhiUipy, Lonni Snowberger, and Chris Mei nitz. With the exception c Chris Mernitz, a freshmar the top six varsity consistei of only seniors. The only hai riers remaining from th original freshman team wen Matt Biltz, Denny Krepj Monty Cosby, and Mar Ellis. In their final race, the; tied for ninth at Semi-State. 1 was short of the goal for thii state meet, but what has beei accomplished still stands These fine young men havt served Wabash well. Tbi out-tracking Wabash Cros Country Team of the last fou seasons has certainly not leg ged behind the pack ii record-breaking victories. 48— Boy ' s Cross Country IPiii h affu ff: oy ' s Cross Country Team. Back Row; Monty Cosby, Matt Biltz, Denny reps Greg Finses, Coach Dennis Horn, Mark Ellis, Chris Mernitz, Brent Long, Front Row: Bobby Thurlow, jerry Wiley, Lonnie reps, ijreg lope, Jeff nowberger, Jim Garlits, Paul Phillipy Bo 3 . y ' s Cross Country W 15 L 1 Opponent WHS Them Opponent WHS Them Northfield 15 50 Elvvood 15 50 Madison Grant 15 50 Tipton 15 48 Huntington 16 44 Blackford INV 2nd Mississinewa 15 49 Peru 16 46 Southwood 15 50 Marion 19 39 Kokomo 23 33 Elmhurst 21 35 Wabash INV 2nd Bluffton 18 43 Homestead 15 42 Manchester IN ' 6th Manchester 21 34 C.I.C. 1st Warsaw 26 30 Northrup 44 17 Sectional 1st Regional 4th Semi-State 10th 49 County Crown 3,2,1 ... Lift Off. Carj ' n Sparling takes off in the long jump as Monty Cosbv looks on. For the first time in history, the WHS Girls ' Track team won its first County Crown. Cheers went up from all sides when the scores were announced. The girls, work- ing under pressure and unaware of their sizable lead, were elated to learn that they had scored 131 points, 36 beyond their nearest oppo- nent. Of course, this was an extra special night in our track history, because the boys ' track team, having won by a margin of 30 points themselves, came over to root the girls on to their victory. In the 1983 season, Caryn Sparling, Julie Eichenauer, and Michelle Melzoni paced the girls in its 11-7 win loss record. School records were set in the 1600 relay (Stewart, Trainor, Coe and Rohr), 800 relay (Law yer, Hall, Trainor, and Rife) 400 relay (Rife, Eichenauer, Melzoni, and Sparling) and in the 400 dash (Eichenauer). Melzoni set the CIC high jump record and the country 100 hurdle record. Caryn Sparling and Juhe Eichenauer both com- peted at the regional level. Most valuable players were Sparhng and Melzoni. Most Improved Player went to Mari Leland and Eichenauer, and the Mental attitude award went to Susan Harrell. Bookin ' . On her way to a County record in the high hurdles, Michelle Melzoni leads the pack. Run Fast and Far. Julie Eichenaur blows away her Eastbrook competitors. 50— Girl ' s Tracks Field . « -5 GIRL ' S TRACK ' . 74 L 4 Opponent WHS Them | Peru 50 56 Manchester 50 28 Homestead 45 60 Northfield 61 44 Southwood 52 53 Tipp. Valley 52 29 Mississinewa 83 CounU- 1st CIC 4th Sectional 7th Girl ' s Track Team. Front Row: Teresa Trainor, D.D. Gray Michelle Melzoni. Marl Leland, Caryn Sparling, Julie Eichenaur. Marcy Rife. X ' enita Lawyer. Back Row: Coach Karen Holcslaw. Becky Kreps. Sherrie Long. Shannon Stewart, Susan Harrell. Deb Cole, Tammy Rohr, Michelle Hall. Linda Hyden. Not Pictured: Asst. Coach Chris Gilbert and Tammy Powell. And They ' re Off! (Top) Starting off the 800 meter relay. Venita Lav Ter sets the pace for victory. leck-n-neck! Caryn Sparling in the 200 meter dash trials moves on to the nals at the County Meet. Girl ' s Track Field— 51 Launch Projectile! Massive [on Thurlow sends one for a ride in the discus. Finesse. Dominating the high jump, Mick Miller easily propels himself - ' ' , ■ ' ■■ ' ■ . ' B, ' ,iSi=. . Boy ' s Track Team. Front Row: D. Kreps, M. Cosby, G. Finses, M. Biltz, M. Ellis, D. Cole, ]. Dluzak, S. Miller, M. Miller, R. Dillingham. 2nd Row: B. Brooks, P. Guerrero, C. Cosby, B. Lynn, D. Garrison, D. Middleton, M. Howell, |. Ellis, S. Hipskind, N. Edwards. Back Row: M. Maples, B. Hope, C. Mernitz, T. Adams, M. Moore, M. Daniels, L. Showberger, D. Reed, T. Sheperd, P. [ones, J. Thurlow. Not Pictured: Coaches— B. Burchroff, R. Cook, J. Kaufman. Take off! First time trackster, John Dluzak does everything from sprints to long jump. Boy ' s Track W 9 L 0 Opponent WHS THEM Northfield 90 33 Eastbrook 731 2 531 2 Tipton 79 47 Southwood 79 33 Whitko 71 52 Elwood 86 40 Tipp. Valley 107 20 Peru 83 44 Maconaquah 85 42 Mississinewa 77 50 South Bend Classic 3rc 1 Marion Relays Is t Goshen Relays 5t? Wabash County Meet Is CIC Conference Is Sectional 3rd 52— Boy ' s Track Field Smooth! Matt Biltz and Monty Cosby go 1-4 in the high hurdles. Chariots of Fire Picture in your mind: traight white lines on a hot, ilack surface leading you as ou move toward your objec- ive. Before you is a thin str- ng and behind you are training competitors. Your )lood as well as your drenalin is pumping hrough your veins like cars m a superhighway. You hear he screaming of the crowd, he beat of your heart, and he heavy breath of the rival iver your shoulder. Across he track is another man on ' our team. He sees nothing md feels nothing, except the :old steel ball in his powerful ight hand. He summons his strength to make one sudden burst of power. This kind of drama can on- ly be felt by an actual partici- pant. This year, conditions were just right for such elec- tric drama. The Boy ' s Track and Fi eld Team ran up a 9-0 win loss record, plus winn- ing the Marion Relays, the County, and the C.I.C. This was the 3rd straight, Marion Relays Championship, 7th consecutive County Cham- pionship, and 3rd C.I.C. Championship in a row. An all around, strong team, Wabash had little trouble defeating area foes. With Shawn Miller and Jon Thurlow throwing, the weight events were strong. Mick Miller, Steve Hipskind, Rob Dillingham, Mark Howell, and John Dluzak jumped to winning points for the Wabash scoreboard. Joel Ellis dominated the 100 Meter Dash and 400 Meter Relay. His brother, Mark Ellis, controlled the 200, and 400 meter dashes with the much needed help of David Cole. The distance events were covered by Dennis Kreps, Brent Hope, Chris Mernitz, Jerry Wiley, and Pascual Guerrero. Mont - Cosby and Matt Biltz leaped the hurdle events. In all. the conditions were more than right for high- flying drama, such as this: In your hands is a fourteen foot fiberglass pole. The worn black runway guides you to the blue spong ' mats placed in the square pit. The wind is warm and gusting against the vertical standards which hold the bar steady, thirteen feet in the air. As you start down the runway, you feel the hot sun at your back. You plant the pole and launch your body. The pole spring- straight-thrusting you up, up, and . . . Boy ' s Track Field— 53 Ym BwViM®m Stroke! This year ' s golf team com- posed of three seniors and two juniors, finished stronger than last year ' s team. The season record stroked up to 10 wins 2 losses compared to last year ' s record of 7 wins 2 losses. Coach Tim Holcslaw, and seniors Grant Smith, and Rich Dragstrem agreed that the most memorable match was during the sectional, when we were victorious over Manchester, in spite of the previous defeat in the county tournament. Man- chester beat us on their home course, but we beat them on a neutral course, so that makes up for the county, said Smith and Dragstrem. Two of out five players ad- vanced to regional action. Smith and Dragstrem ad- vanced with scores of 78 and 79, respectively. In addition to this advancement, the team tied for second in the C.I.C., finished second in the county tournament, and plac- ed fifth in the sectional. Individual awards this year went to Grant Smith for Most Valuable ; Bob Stoner received the Mental At- titude. Dragstrem and Smith were given Co-Most Im- proved awards. Next season will be dif- ficult without our three seniors: Smith, Dragstrem, and Bob Garlits. However, Bret Richar ds and Bob Stoner will be there to carry the load. Golf Team: Grant Smith, Bret Richards, Richie Dragstrem, Bobby Stoner, Bob GarHts, Tammy Bell, Al Plummer. Mark Mattern. Not Pictured: Coach Tim Holcslaw. _ Go If W 10 L 2 Opponent VVHS Them Mississinewa 169 175 Warsaw 168 175 Blackford 183 184 Northfield 182 216 Oak Hill 170 179 Tipp. Valley 180 174 Marion Bennett 172 180 Manchester 172 194 Huntington Cath. 167 183 | Southwood 172 198 County 2nd Peru 179 186 CIC 2nd 54 Rochester 179 169 Sectional 5th line ' em up. Senior Richie Dragstrem takes a close look at his upcoming putt. Fore!! Future PGA competitor, Bobby Stoner puts the wood to a long drive. Takedown, Turnout Under the coaching of Ron Wyatt, the wresthng team finished the season with a 4-8 overall record. The win-loss record was not what I had ex- pected, but the overall pro- gram is still improving, stated Coach Wyatt. There were many exciting moments according to senior Kent Mullet, The most ex- citing moment for me was at the C.I.C. meet. I wrestled two guys that beat me earlier in the season, and at the Con- ference meet I beat both of them. That gives you a real good feeling and a sense of personal satisfaction. When asked why there is not a good turnout at the meets, Wyatt replied, Wrestling is considered a ' minor ' sport. Most schools have turnouts similar to those at Wabash, some have more, some have less. Another big factor in the lack of fans is the understanding of the sport. They associate it with the T.V. version which is nothing but a circus; once people get interested they are ' hooked ' . The most avid, ' wild ' fans are those who get into high school wrestling. The varsity team this year was led by senior Jeff Dean who had a 7-9 record. Another strong senior, Kent Mullett, had a 6-14 record. Administering a little T.L.C., Coach Wyatt comes to the aid of injured wrestler, sophomore John Rauh. X s: Varsit ' Wrestling W 4 L 8 Opponent WHS Th em Elwood 36 33 Whitko 24 51 Blackford 24 45 Manchester 30 39 Peru 18 54 Madison Grant 16 60 Whites 35 30 Northfield 30 42 Mississinewa 35 32 Whites 44 0- Southwood 23 45 Eastbrook 28 34 Wrestling Team — Front row: Jeff Young, leff Dean, Ralph Johnson. Steve Clark. Brian Brooks. Chris Wensil. Shawn Miller. Bob Joseph. Todd Mattern. Back row: Chris Hedges. Mike Smalley. Chris Milker. Terr - Bollan. Scott Poole. Floyd Wood. Doug Bollan. John Rauh. Dave Shankle. Kent Mullett Mark Moore. Chip Coon. Coach Ron Wyatt. Not pictured; Kent Short. W restling — oo Piisii(2i eb Bullpen Comes Threw 91 Take me out to the ball game. America ' s number one favorite, summer time sport is alive and well at Wabash High School. Despite some inconsistencies in some areas, the Apax have batted up a 17-9-1 record. Good efforts coming from batting and pitching as well as fielding have played im- portant roles. Dynamic pitching seemed to be the most visible role. The strong bullpen consisted of Dean and Keith Sheperd, Pete Melzoni, and Tim Mid- dleton, who was offered a full-paid tuition to a college in Florida to play baseball. In batting, the responsibili- ty did not swing on any one person. Good hitting came from men like Sam Watkins, Mike Gribben, and others all year. Positions switched many times during the year in the field. The outfield consisted of Kent Short, Melzoni, and Joe Butterbaugh. Todd Idle, Bob Joseph, Sam Watkins, and Mark White fielded the infield with Gribben and Kent Short alternating behind the plate. Coach Rood said it is hard i to tell about next year ' s team whether it will be strong or not. The bullpen will lose two (Middleton and MelzoniJ, but still has two strong pitchers, the Sheperds. The field has many juniors that will be seniors to fill positions. It looks as if America ' s favorite sport will be 1 at Wabash next year. Stop! Jamie Fairchild prevents any further Marion players from scoring. Safe! Apache base runner safely steals second base against the Whitk Wildcats. You ' re Out! With Brent Lehner backing up the play, Sam Watkins throws to first base. 56— Baseball Squeeze Play! Caught between second and third, Apache hase runner is in trouble. Baseball V 17l 9T 1 Opponent WHS Them | Warsaw 4 J Oak Hill 5 4 Lewis Cass 2 3 Lewis Cass 6 3 Eastbrook 5 4 Southwood 14 10 Whitko 9 5 Huntgn. Cath. 16 Huntgn. Cath. 16 4 ' . Miami J Marion 3 16 F.VV. Dwenger 9 5 Peru 2 1 Northfield 5 4 Homestead Alexandria 2 Elwood 3 F.W. Northrop 16 F.VV. Northrop 3 3 Haworth 1 11 Madison Grant 4 - Manchester 10 4 Manchester 5 9 Blackford 6 5 Mississinewa 4 3 Logansport 1 r Tipton 6 4 Hey Batter! Senior Tim Middleton gi ' es a might ' Apache swing. Baseball Team. Front Row: M. Wallace. R. Davis. S. Revnolds, C. HoUenshead, M. Smallev. A. Robinson. T. Castle. T. Waters, |. Carter. B. Mahan, C. Binkerd. M. Thompson, B. Seeks, D. Spring, Back Row: K. Short, T. Idle. M. White. ]. Butterbaugh, T. Middleton, M. Gribben, B. Lehner, P. Melzoni, K. Shepherd. S. Watkins, B. Joseph, j. Fairchild. D. Tracv. G. Keffaber. Baseball — s7 GREAT EXPECTATIONS Habitual losing seems to be the big reason why the Apache foot- ball team can ' t construct a winning squad. We have a team who just doesn ' t know how to win, but they are lear- ning, says Head Coach Bob Mattix. The Apax didn ' t get off to a very good start this season, but they played competitively in every game. The fans contributed a lot. The number of enthusiastic fans are enlarging each year, coach Mattix added. In coach Mattix ' s eyes. «£ t Varsity Football W 2 L 8 Opponent WHS Them Tipton Manchester 28 17 14 Peru 14 36 Alexandria 7 21 Madison Grant 21 Southwood 6 7 Blackford 37 Northfield 21 6 Mississinewa 13 Elwood 6 21 there is a good chance of Apache football making a big turn for the better. Coach Mattix points out that they have seven starters returning next season, they consist mostly of seniors, There are going to be some big changes in next year ' s schedule, we are going to be playing in clusters, Mattix adds. Since we will home the CIC Con- ference, there may be no Jamboree, and that they will only have three weeks to prepare for the first game. Coach Mattix seems to believe that the Manchester game was the most exciting of the season. We came from behind in the last minutes of the game to beat the Squires 17-14, Mattix added. Binkerd caught a 51 yard pass thrown by Dill- ingham to setup the winning touchdown. Shawne Miller ran the ball for an average of 4.8 yards a carry to receive Best Back honors. Working hard proved to be the reason why Mike Gribben got Best Lineman. Jon Thurlow was awarded M.V.P., while Joe Butter- baugh was recognized for Most Improved, and the Mental Attitude Award went to Kent Mullet. Season cap- tains were Jon Thurlow, Rob Dillingham, and Kent Mullet, all seniors. Area awards went to Rob Dillingham, who made first team CIC as punter, Jon Thurlow also made first team as a guard. Mike Gribben made Honorable Mention as Defensive End, and Shawne Miller made Honorable Mention as Running Back. As the wall closes in. Rob Dill- ingham scrambles to get past the Manchester defense, and goes in to 58— Football V4 ' ... ■..■ Varsity Football Team. Front Row: K. Short. S. Poole. R. Bolen. C. Cosby, B. Joseph. T. Engle. [. Rawh. D. Spring, R. Dillingham, M. Gribben. [. Ellis, Second Row: Mgr. R. Cobum, M. UTiite, ]. Butterbaugh. J. Kline. K. Shepherd. D. Cole. C. Gatt S. Miller. B. Stoner.F. Digenova. E. Kline. C. Coon, P. ]ones, ]. Young, Third Row: Coaches: Mr. Hughes. Mr. Cook. Mr. Gray — D. Brubaker, D. CaKin. [. Jessie, |. Hashbarger. K. Mullet, M. McCoart, M. Daniels. D. Rickets. ]. Denney. [. Thurlow. C. Wensil. Back Row: Coach Mr. Wyatt. Head Coach Mr. Mattix— P. Wood. D. Decker, B. LjTin, M. Maples, M. Maples. F. Wood. K. Binkerd. S. Watkins. R. Spencer. T. Shepherd. D. King. D. Butcher. Let ' s make it six. Bob Joseph plunges across the goal line to make the first touchdown in seven years against Peru. With blurring speed. Kent Short races toward the goal line through a sea of Peru defenders. Football— 59 cDde:GD Fade in, fade out People fade in and fade out of the pic- ture sooner than we expect here at this big think-machine we call Wabash High, but there is room for all. There may be computer enrollment cards; computer class lists; computer schedules; and computer grade cards; but the faces are not just code numbers entered into the machine they are all special people walking-some-times racing-through the phases of their ex- istence here. To each phase there is a purpose: students are here to learn all they can before entering the unknown; faculty are here to teach us all we need to know; and administrators are here to in- sure an atmosphere which is educa- tionally sound — where we can make the kind of choices which will lead us over that unlimited horizon of the future. Helping Out. Teachers aide. Cheryl Sparling lends a hand with a handicaped student. Clear Out! The rainy season brought Nancy Smith and Kali Rowland experience in chang- ing lockers because of the leak. cDde:Bl n CIRCUIT BREAKERS Senior mementos. The traditional senior cords and senior memor ' books are seen once again at WHS. They ' re here. After weeks of waiting Kim Foust inspects her senior mug. Leadership. Senior class officers Lisa Mullet, class president; and Robin Rife, class secretar ' -treasurer. 62 — Seniors spw Banks, Amy J, Biltz, Maflhew Binkerd. Kurt D. Bland, Todd R. Blatz. Anne E. Blue. Max D. Blumenfeld, Christina . Bolen, Randall L. Booth, Lisa R. Bormann, Joseph Bowman, JaxTie A. Branson, Man ' C. Brewer, Melissa ]. Butterbaugh, Joseph L. Call, Patricia A. Cantrell, Ilah A. Case, Angela A. Cating. Sharon B. Coble. Christopher D. Cole, David A. Seniors — 63 Contreras, Emma Coon, Daniel Cosby, Andre (Monty) Daniels, Michael D. Dean, Jeffery A. DeYarmon, Eric]. DeYarmon, Michael A. Dillingham, William R. Dluzak, John R. Dowell, Kathleen A. Dragstrem, D. Richard Dunfee, Timothy A. Dunnagan, Kim Ward Edwards, Nathan W. 64 — Seniors ' ' O Croaker Collection. Right out of the twihght zone hordes of frogs Une the shelves of the ]ackson home. Prideful. Mine, mine, they ' re all mine! Phyllis Jackson poses with her froggy friends. kay, Miss [ackson, we may begin now. Well doctor, it all started when I was in kindergarden. A stuffed frog was given to me for Christmas by an aunt. An overwhelming sensation came over me. I was obsessed. Please, please, go on. After this, I don ' t know exactly what happened to me. I acquired frogs of all kinds. Frogs ranging in size from 1 4 of an inch to 3 feet in height. Frogs made of ceramic, plastic, paper, frog keychains, frog pillows, frogs made from shells, all kinds of frogs! I had so many of them that I had to store them in boxes and on shelves. My obsession grew. In the third grade, I was so full of pride over my collection that I took it to school. My teacher thought they were real. I was so proud. My older brother would take me frog hunting. We were unsuccessful at our at- tempts. We did catch a lot of toads. Toads are much easier to catch than frogs. How do you feel about frogs today? Doctor, I live for frogs!! My most favorite frog is Ker- mit. I ' ve seen all of the mup- pet movies! Of course. Kermit was the only reason I went. I have over 100 frogs in my col- lection. FROGS, FROGS, FROGS! Doctor, tell me, am I crazy? To tell you the truth Miss Jackson, may I call you Phyllis? Yes. I think you are very much normal. I ' m somewhat of a frogatic myself! Who knows, one of those frogs might turn into your handsome prince. Ribbit! Hills, Mark W. Enjjledow, Jfxli L. Figert, Jeffrey A. Figert, Patricia A. JACK90N G0E8 FOGGY OVER FROGGY Finses, Oregon ' R. Fisher. Wendell L. Flynn. Christopher 8. Foust, Kimberlv A. Seniors — 6o Frischman, Brian P. Gardenour, Kent E. Garlits, Robert W. Garrard, Kenneth L. Gatchel, Mary Alexander Gibson, Loralyn Graves, Trudy J. Gray, Danette J. Gross, Keith D. Guerrero, Jose A. Haney, Robert F. Hansen, Gail L. Harman, Dawn A. Harrell, Lori A. Haynes, Evelyn Helm, David L. Hensley, Mark Herman, Julie M. Herrop , William B. Hettmansperger, Mike 66 — Seniors ( iipskind, Stephen W. Holley, Tonya L. Honey. Michelle D. Howell, Alan Hunt, Melanie D. Hyden, Linda L. Ireland, Carla J. Jackson, Phyllis E. Jessee, famie L. Jewart, Sandra ]. Jones, Julia P. Jones, Scott A. Justice, L. Duane Keigley, Kenneth W. Keppel. James R. King, Mike K. Kramer, J. Andrew Kreps, Dennis A. Lawyer, Venita L. Leland, Marianne Seniors — 67 Lynn, Cynthia C. Martin, Caroline M. Martin, Mandy L. McNeil, Patrick T. Melvin, Jessie Lee Melzoni, Pete Meredith, Chris A. Middleton, Tim W. Miller, Mick L. Mille r, Tamer A. Miltonberger, Brian W. Miser, Mark A. WH9 9TYLE It was a cold winter ' s night. A light frost had settled on the grass which was still green even in the month of February. The darkness engulfed a lone car traveling down the street. But was this trulv a car? Large holes made from an- cient rust erosions covered the lower extremities of the car, while on the inside time also had done its damage. Wires protruded from the under side of the dashboard as they endlessly searched for connection, while elec- trical tape held many others in place. This car had many of the luxuries most other cars have, but with a slightly dif- ferent twist. Its air condition- ing vents happened to be on the floor, and delicate footage prevented widening them. The car had reclining bucket seats, but on the driver ' s side this reclining position was permanent. The car had no tail pipe. A lead pipe was ingeniusly fused to the muffler. Holes drilled in- to this pipe allowed the fumes to escape in order to avoid asphixiating the il- lustrious chauffer. As the car moved along the street, its entire frame shook and quivered as if it were shivering from the cold. The headlights, illuminating the path just ahead of the car, were as uneven as the eyes of a Siamese cat. The dome light inside had been crushed in a fit of anger, when the driver realized it was never going to shut off. Only a skill- ed driver like fon (Mario An- dretti) Thurlow, could operate this mechanical misfit. For this car required dexterity. Both feet were 68— Seniors _IPI. lM UMti« J  WW necessary: one on the brake the other on the excelerator. At every stop sign the car sputtered and coughed, ready to give up the ghost. This car, ahas Elmo is said to still roam the streets of Wabash. And perhaps if you listen real close late some wintery night you may hear it traveling down some distant street. Or maybe if you are one of the lucky few, you may catch a glimpse of this . . . this car? Monroe, Clarissa L. Mullett, Kent A. Mullett, Lisa D. Napier, Lisa D. Netro, Mary A. Neupert, Kimberly Passwater, iVIark Pavlick, Marv B. Paxton. Phyllis A. Pearson. Richard L. Perr ' . Dempsey R. Perrv, Robin L. Ancient Auto. Elmo ' s proud owner. |on Thurlow, sits atop his mechanical nightmare. |ust when you thought it was safe on the road. Seniors — 69 Phillipy, Robin C. Pitts, Monica J. Poole, Jerry M. Preston, John M. Proctor, Beth A. Proctor, John M. Rice, Rhonda R. Richards, Karen L. Ricketts, Dwayne E. Rider. Mark D. Rife, Paula L. Rife, Robin D. Roberts, Robin L. Robison, Dianna S. Rowland, Kellie L. Salyers, Ann J. Sandberg, Lisa K. Sellers, Beverly J. Shankle, Vickie L. Shepherd, Jerry K. 70 — Seniors w f mm Smith. Donald R. Smith, Grant J. Smith. Nancy A. Soledad, Morena (Moe) Sparling. Car ' n L. Stefanatos. Cynithia A. Swart. Cher l A. Thompson, Sardra L. Thurlovv. Jon M. Toepfer, Janice C. Unger. Roderick L. Vanlandingham. Jeffen ' Vigar, C Tithia Walters. Christopher Walters. Teresa A. Watson. Lisa K. Webb, Connie L. W- eimer. Patricia A. Williams. Kay L. Williams, Steven Seniors — . 1 Matt Blitz— Biggest goof- off, Best Speaker Kurt Binkerd— Best Physique Ann Blatz — Most Conceited, Best Dressed, Biggest Partier Mrs. Caldwell— Favorite Teacher Mike Daniels— Biggest Space-head Jeff Dean— Best Car, Prettiest Hair Rob Dillingham— Biggest Flirt Mark Ellis— Most Conservative Kim Foust— Most Accident Prone Trudy Graves— Most Like To Be Stranded writh, Best Smile Toots Hipskind— Biggest Partier Phyllis Jackson— Most Conservative Terri Kastner— Prettiest Eyes Andy Kramer- Most Musical Mari Leland— Most Athletic, Biggest Goof-Off Cindy Lynn — Biggest Flirt TsSTN ' fl)T T3 ri)Trii ' Ilji 72— Senior Polls Caroline Martin— Best Looking, Most Like To Be Stranded With Kristi McLaughlin— Prettiest Hair Pat McNeil— Most Intelligent, Most Likely to Succeed Tim MidfJleton— Cutest Couple, Most Athletic Mick Miller — Most Conceited Kent Mullet— Best Personality, Best Smile Lisa Mullet— Best Physique Dewayne Ricketts — Best Dressed Robin Roberts — Most Intelligent, Best Speaker Diana Robinson — Biggest Non-Conformist Jem ' Shepherd — Biggest Non-Conformist Donny Smith — Most Accident Prone Car Ti Sparling — Cutest Couple Cher ' l Swart — Most Musical Janice Toepher — Biggest Space-head Kay Williams— Best Personality Mr. Wyatt— Favorite Teacher Most Enjoyable Classes — Senior Survey, Government Not Pictured Joe Butterbaugh — Best Physique Scott Jones— Best Looking, Most Like To Be Stranded With Mandy Martin— Best Car Grant Smith — Prettiest Eyes Johnetta Wells — Biggest Flirt Not Pictured Seniors Gatchel, Man, ' Alexander] Ankrom, Richard Cooley. Richard Copeland, Lena Davis, Danny Dietrich, Paula Ellet, John Engle, Beverly (Gatchel] Fairchild. Jamie Howard. Jerr - Kastner. Terri Koehler. Kenneth Mann. Mark McLaughlin. Kristin McXeeley. Jane Miller. WaxTie Perkey. Richard Wagoner.Kimberly Wells. Johnetta Senior Polls — . 3 Benson, Rick: Basketball 1; Football 1; Wrestling 3,4; Track 1; VICA 3, Am- bassadors 4; Office Help 4. Blitz, Matt: Track 1,2,3,4; Cross Country 1,2,3,4; Class President 1; German 3,4; President FCA 1,2,3,4; Hoosier Boy ' s State Delegate. Blnkerd, Kurt: Football 1,4; Gymnastics 1,2,3; Intramurals 2,3,4; Homecoming Court 4; Exploratory Teaching 3,4. Bland, Todd: Golf 2,4. Blatz, Anne: Powderpuff 1,2,3; Tennis 2,3,4; Office Help 2,3; Library 1,2; Branson, Cathy: Basketball 1,2,3; Powderpuff 1,3; Ex- ploratory Teaching 4. Brewer, Melissa: Powder- puff 1,2,3; Guidance Helper 3.4; Concert Band 1,2; Mar- ching Band 1,2; Pep Band 1. Brlcker, Teresa: Orange Black 3,4; Booster Block 1. Butterbaugh, Joe: Football 3,4; Baseball 1,2,3,4; Gym- nastics 1,2,3; Intramurals 3,4; Homecoming Court 3,4; Stu- dent Council Copeland, Lena: Basketball 1,2,3; Powderpuff 1,2,3; Of- fice help 1; Booster Block 1,2,3,4; Treble Choir 2,3; Ex- ploratory Teaching 3. Cosby, Andre: Basketball 1,2,3; Track 1,2,3,4; Cross Country 1,2,3,4; Concert Band 1; Marching Band 1; FCA 4; Exploratory Teaching 3. Dunnagan, Klmbedy Wan Powderpuff 1; OEA Musical 3; Concert Choir Treble Choir 2,3; Freshma Choir 1; Explorator Teaching 3. P m [5) Daninels, Mike: 1,3,4; Track 2,3,4. Football Call, Patricia: Bookstore FCA1;FSA3;JA2,3. Davis, Danny: VICA 3,4. Football 1,2; Dean, Jeffrey: Football 1; Ellet, John: Football 1; VIC 4. Ellis, Mark: Wrestling 2 Track 1,2,3,4; Cross Countr 1,2,3,4; Boy ' s Cheerleading -: Office Help 1; Musical ; Sycamore 4; FCA 1,2,3,4; Na tional Honor Society 4; Boy ' | State 3; Who ' s Who Amon High School Students 3. Bookstore 1; OEA 4; Musical 3; Booster Block 2; Concert Choir 3,4; Treble Choir 2; Freshman Choir 1; Ex- ploratory Teaching 3. Blue, Max: Tennis 2,3,4. Blumenfeld, Tina: OEA 4, Orange Black 3,4; Freshman Choir 1. Bolen, Randy: Football 1,2,3,4; Track 1,2; Bookstore 2, Musical 2,3. Bormann, Joe: Sycamore 2,3; Orange Black 3,4; Concert Band 1,2,3,4; Marching Band 1,3,4; Pep Band 1,2,3; Chess Club 3. Bowman, Jane: Basketball 1,2,3; Powderpuff 1,2,3; Library 1; VICA 3; Booster Block 1. Cantrell, Ilah: Drama 3; Ger- man 1,2,3; Auxiliary 3,4; Mar- ching Band 3,4. Case, Angela: Powderpuff 3; Track 3; Spanish 1,2,3,4; Sycamore 4; Art 1; FCA 1,2,3,4; Ambassadors 1; JA 3,4; Drama 4. Gating, Sharon: Foreign ex- change student 4; Class Vice-President 1; Class Treasurer 2,3; Drama 1,3,4; Musical 3; National Honor Society 4. Clark, Larry: Football 1; Wrestling 2,4. Cole, Dave: Football 2,3,4; Track 3,4. Cooley, Richard: Basketball 1; Wrestling 2; Track 1; VICA 3,4. Wresding 1,2,3,4; Track 1,2; Intramurals 3; VICA 3,4. DeYarmon, Eric: Spanish 1; Musical 1; VICA 4; Concert Band 1; Marching Band 1; Pep Band 1. DeYarmon, Michael: Tennis 1,2. Dillingham, Rob: Basketball 1,2,3,4; Football 1,2,3,4; Track 1,2,3,4; Homecoming Court 4. Dluzak, John: Basketball 1,2,3,4; Cross Country 3; Boy ' s State 3; National Honor Society 3,4. Dowell, Kathleen: Basketball 1; Tennis 1; Class Vice- President 4; HOSA 4; French 1,2,3; Musical 4; Student Council Rep. 3,4; Sycamore 2. Engledow, Jodi: Track 1 Volle yball 1; German 3; Con cert Choir 3,4; Treble Choir 2 Freshman Choir. F j F Figert, Jeffrey: VICA 3,4; Figert, Patricia: Guidanct Help 1; National Hono Society 4; Exploratory ■Teaching 3; Outstandinj Home-Ec Student 3. Finses, Greg: Baseball 1,2 Track 4; Cross Country 2,3,4 Concert Band 1,2; Marchinj Band 1,2; Pep Band 1; Na tional Honor Society 4; Boy ' State 3; Stage Band 2. Fisher, Wendell: Spanish 1,2 74— Senior Data jojM w m. Flynn, Christopher: Basket- ball 1; Football 1; Baseball 4; Wrestline 2; Track 3; In- tramurals 4; Exploratory Teaching 4. Foust, Kim: Basketball 1,2,3,4; Powderpuff 1,2,3; Guidance Help 3,4; Student Council Rep. 1; Band Council 4; Auxiliary 1,2,3,4; Concert Band 3,4; Marching Band 1,2,3,4. Frischman, Brian: In- tramurals 1; Golf 3,4; Library Help 1; Drama 1; Exploratory Teaching 4. Gardenour, Kent: Spanish 1,2,3,4; Spanish Pres. 4. Treble Choir 2; Homecoming Court 1,2,3,4. Gray, Danette: Basketball 2,3,4; Powderpuff 1,2,3; Track 2,3,4; Volleyball 2,3,4; Office Help 4; Guidance Help 3,4; German 1,3,4; Booster Block 1,2,3,4; National Honor Society 4; Exploratory Teaching 3; Girl ' s State 3. Guerrero, Jose: Spanish 3,4. Haney, Bobby: Football 2,3. Hansen, Gail: Tennis Mgr. 3,4; Spanish 1,2,3,4; Am- bassadors 1,2,3,4; Concert Choir 4; Treble Choir 1,2,3; Teaching 3; Stage Band :iA- Herron, William: Basketball 1,2; Ba.seball 1,2,4; Booster Block 3,4. Hettmansperger, Mike: Basketball 1; Track 1,2; In- tramurals 1,4; FFA 3,4; Musical 2,3; Apache Singers 2; Concert Choir 1,2,3. Holley, Tonya: Powderpuff 3; Class Secretary 2; Office Help 1; Guidance Help 2; Student Council Rep. 2; Booster Block 1,2; Ex- ploratory Teaching 3,4. Honey, Michelle: Class Secretary 3; HOSA 4; Student Council Rep. 3; ]A 2,3; JA President 3. Hunt, Melanie: Basketball 2; Powderpuff 1; Volleyball 2,3. Jessee, Jamie: Football 1,2,4; Track 1 ; German 1,2; Sycamore 3,4. Jewart, Sandy: Spanish 1; Freshman Choir 1; Ex- ploratory Teaching 4. Jones, Julie: Powderpuff 1,2,3; Library 4; Exploratory Teaching 4. Jones, Scott: Baseball 3; Track 1; Tennis 2; Cross Country 1; Cheerleading 3; Class vice-pres. 1,2; Freshman Choir 1. Keigley, Kenneth: Football 1,2; Wrestling 1,2,4; Track 1,2: Garrard, Kenneth: Hunter Safety 1; VICA 3,4; Ex- ploratory Teaching 4. Gatchel, Mary Alexander: Powderpuff 1,2; Track 1; Gymnastics 1; OEA 4; Aux- ihary 1,2; Concert Band 1,2; Marching Band 1,2; Apache Singers 1,2; Treble Choir 2; Freshman Choir 1; Homecoming Court 2,4. Gibson, Loralyn: Guidance Help 3,4; OEA 4; Student Council Rep. 3,4; FCA 1; Freshman Choir 1; Ex- ploratory Teaching 3,4. Graves, Trudy: Powderpuff 1; Track 1; Volleyball 1; Of- fice Help 4; Library 1; Bookstore 3; Student Council Rep. 1,2; VICA 3,4; Auxihary 2,3,4; Marching Band 2,3,4; Exploratory Teaching 3,4. Barman, Dawn: Drama 3; French 1,2,3; Auxiliary 2,3,4; Marching Band 2,3,4; Na- tional Honor Society 3,4. Harrell, Lori: Track 1,2,3; OEA 4; German 1,2; Sycamore 4; Booster Block 1,2,3; FSA 3,4; Ambassadors 1; National Honor Society 4; Who ' s Who in High School Students 3; FSA Vice- President 4. Helm, David: Football 1; Wrestling 2. Hensley, Mark: Spanish 4. Herman, Julie: Basketball 2,3,4; Volleyball 2,3; Booster Block 1; Concert Band 1,2,3,4; Marching Band 1,2,3,4; Pep Band 2,3,4; Exploratory Hyden, Linda: Track 4; Volleyball 2,3; Cross Country 4; Spanish 2; FCA 3,4. Ireland, Caria: Librar, ' 3; OEA 4; Sycamore 4; Orange Black 3; FSA 3,4; FSA Vice-President 3; FSA Presi- dent 4; Treble Choir 2; Freshman Choir 1. J J Jackson, Phyllis: HOSA 4: Spanish 2.3,4; FCA 3,4: Am- bassadors 1,2,3,4; National Honor Society 4. VICA 3; Exploratory Teaching 1,2. King, Mike: G -mnastics 1. Koehler, Phillip: Guidance 3; VICA 3. Kramer, Andrew: Wrestling 2; Cross Countn.- 1: German 1,2; Musical 1: Concert Band 1,2,3.4; Marching Band 1,2,3,4; FCA 1.2; Concert Choir 3; Pep Band 1.2.3.4: Honor ' s Band 1.2.3.4; Honor ' s Choir 3: Exploratory Teaching 3.4: Stage Band 1,2,3,4; Student Council Rep. 4. Kreps, Dennis: Track 1.2.3.4: Cross Countr - 1.2.3.4: Ger- man 1.2.3.4: FCA 1.2.3.4: NHS 3.4; Exploratorv Teaching 3; Boy ' s State 3; Drama 3. Senior Data — o L L Lawyer, Venita: Basketball 1,2,3,4; Powderpuff 1,2; Track 2,3,4; Volleyball 2,3,4; Guidance 4; Sycamore 4; Tre- ble Choir 2; Freshman Choir 1. Leland, Marianne: Basket- ball 1,2,3,4; Powderpuff 1,2,3; Track 3,4; Volleyball 1,2,3,4; Class Secretary 1; office 3; Student Council Rep. 2; Booster Block 1,2; Concert Band 1,2,3,4; Marching Band 1,2,3,4; Pep Band 1; Ex- ploratory Teaching 3. 3,4; Pep Band 1,2,3; Honor ' s Band 1,2,3,4; NHS 2,3,4; Honor ' s Choir 3,4; Stage Band 3,4. Melvin, J. Lee: Basketball 1,2,3,4; Cross Country 1,2,3. Melzoni, Peter: Basketball 1; Baseball 1,2,3,4; VICA 3,4. Meredith, Chris: Drama 2; French 4; Musical 2; FCA 4; Apache Singers 1,2,3,4; Con- cert Choir 1,2,3; Honor ' s Choir 3,4. Middleton, Tim: Basketball 1,2,3,4; Football 1; Baseball 1,2,3,4. Miller, DeWayne: Basketball 2; Track 2. Miller, Mick: Basketball 1,2,3,4; Baseball 1; Track B M m Spanish 1,2; Sycamore 4. Proctor, John: Wrestling 1 FFAl; Fishing 1; VICA 1. Napier, Lisa: HOSA 4; Spanish 2; Booster Block 3; Ambassadors 1. Netro, Mary: 1,2; OEA 4; Teaching 3. Powderpuff Exploratory Neupert, VICAl. Kimberly: Art Passwater, Mark: VICA 4. Pavlick, Mary: 1,3; Office 3,4. Powderpuff Rice, Rhonda: Powderpuff 1,2; Gymnastics 1,2,3; Library 4; VICA 3,4; Booster Block 1; Concert Band 1; Marching Band 1. Richards, Karen: Office 3,4; OEA 4; Musical 2,3; Orange Black 3; Auxihary 2,3,4; FSA 2. Ricketts, Dwayne: Basketball 1; Football 3,4; Wrestling 2; Intramurals 4; Office 1; Library 1; OEA 4; German 2; m Mm Mann, Mark: Football 1,2; Wrestling 2; Gymnastics 1. Martin, Caroline: Powder- puff 1,2,3; Gymnastics 1,2 Cheerleading 3,4; Office 4 Homecoming Court 3,4 Homecoming Queen 4; Ex- ploratory Teaching 3,4. McLaughlin, Kristin: Powderpuff 2; Exploratory ' Teaching 3,4. McNeil, Patrick: Drama 1.2,3,4; French 1,2,3,4; Musical 1,2,3,4; Band Council 2; Ccncert Band 1,2,3,4; Mar- ching Pand 1,2,3,4; Apache Singers . 4; Concert Choir 2,3,4; Cross Country 1,2,3. Miller, Tamer: HOSA 4; Ex- ploratory Teaching 3; Student Council Vicp-Pres. 3. Mullett, Kent: Football 1,2,3,4; Wrestling 1,3,4; Track 1; Intramurals 1,2; Cheerleading 3; Class vice- pres. 1; Concert Choir 1,4; Homecoming Court 2,3,4; Homecoming King 4; Ex- ploratory Teaching 3,4. Mullett, Lisa: Powderpuff 1,2; Track 1; Gymnastics 1,2; Class Pres. 3,4; Class Vice- Pres. 2; Drama 1,2; French 2,3; Musical 1,2; Auxiliary 1,2,3,4; Concert Band 1,2,3,4; Marching Band 1,2,3,4; FCA 1,2,3; Apache Singers 3; Con- cert Cnoir 3,4; Freshman Choir 1. Paxton, Phyllis: OEA 4; Con- cert Band 1,2,3,4; Marching Band 1,2,3,4; Concert Choir 3,4; Treble Choir 2; Ex- ploratory Teaching 3,4. Perkey, Rick: Basketball 1; Football 1; Track 1; VICA 3,4. Phyllipy, Robin: German 1,2; Sycamore 2; Freshman Choir 1; Exploratory Teaching 3,4; Junior Achievement 2. Pitts, Monica: Powderpuff 1,2,3; German 1,2; Ex- ploratory Teaching 2,3. Poole, Jerry: Wrestling 1,2; Track 1; German 1,2,3; VICA 3,4. Preston, John: Musical 1; Ex- ploratory Careers 3,4. Proctor, Beth: OEA 4; Orange Black 3; FCA 1,2; Exploratory Teaching 3; Who ' s Who Among American High School Students 3. Rider, Mark: Sycamore 3,4; Soccer 1,2; Junior Achieve- ment 1,2,3,4. Rife, Paula: Library 1; Freshman Choir 1; Ex- ploratory Teaching 3,4. Rife, Robin: Powderpuff 2,3; Class Secretary 4; Class Treasurer 4; Office 4; Library 1; Drama 1,2,3; Student Council Rep. 2,3; Booster Block 1,2,3; Marching Band 1; Concert Choir 4; Treble Choir 2,3; Freshman Choir 1; Exploratory Teaching 3. Roberts, Robin: Class Pres. 2; Class Vice-Pres. 3; Guidance 76— Senior Data 3; Drama 1,2,3,4; French 1,2,3; Vlusical 1,2,3; Band Council 1; Auxiliary 1; Concert Band 1; NHS 2,3,4; Homecoming ZouTt 4; Student Council Pres. 4; Wabash Valley Dance Theater 1,2,3,4; Vlusical Choreographer 1,2,3; vjational Merit Scholar 4; DAR Good Citizen 4. iiobinson, Dianna: OEA 4; sycamore 3; FSA 2,3,4; Am- Dassadors 1,2. Rowland, Keli: Office 3; French 2,3; Orange Black 1,2,3,4; Booster Block 1,2; FCA 4; Concert Choir 4; NHS 1; History Club 1. landbert, Lisa: Powderpuff Smith, Nancy: Volleyball 1,2,3; Guidance 4; Drama 4; Musical 4; Sycamore 4; Booster Block 1,2,3; FCA 4; Apache Singers 4; Am- bassadors 1; Concert Choir 3,4; Treble Choir 1; Honor ' s Choir 2,3,4. Soledad, Moe: Powderpuff 1,2; Sycamore 3; Orange Black 3; Exploratory Teaching 3,4. Sparling, Caryn: Powderpuff 1,2,3; Track 1,2,3,4; Gym- nastics 1,2; Cheerleading 1,2,3,4; Office 4; FSA 4; Na- tional Honor Society 4; Homecoming Court 1,4. Stefanatos, Cynthia Anne: Cheerleading 1,2,3,4; Ger- man 1,2; VICA 3,4; Girl ' s State 3; Wabash Valley fjfjurt 4; l-lxpl or;j t Of y Teaching 4; Boy ' s State 3. Toepfer, Janice: Gymnastics 1,2,3; fJheerleading 1; Library 3,4; Auxiliary 4; Marching Band 1,4; Freshman Choir; Exploratory Teaching 3. Vanlandingham, VICA 3,4. Jeff A.: Vigar, Cynthia Ann: French 1,2,3; Student Council Rep. 3,4; Concert Band 3,4; Mar- ching Band 3,4; Pep Band 3; National Honor Society 4. 1; Cheerleading 1,2..3.4; Of- fice 1,4; Band Council 1,2.3.4; VICA 4; Auxiliar, ' 3.4: Con- cert Band 1,2,3.4; Homecom- ing Court 4; Flag Captain 4. Williams, Steve Edward: Spani.sh 2.3.4; Hunter Safety 1. End of line for Seniors ,2,3; OEA 4; Band Council 4; uxiliary 2,3,4; Marching Band 2,3,4; Booster Block 1; ilxploratory Teaching 3. Jailers, Beverly: Basketball :,3,4; HOSA 4; Booster Block .,2;FCA1. ihankle, Vickie: Powderpuff I; Library 2; French 1. •hepherd, Jerry: Library 1; Bookstore 1; OEA 4; Spanish I; Student Council Rep. 4. Jmith, Dawn: German 1,2; Booster Block 3. Smith, Don: Gymnastics 2; exploratory Teaching 1. Jmith, Grant: Baseball 1; In- ramurals 1,2,3,4; Golf 2,3,4; Jtudent Council Rep. 1; NHS 1,4. Dance Theater 1,2,3,4. Swart, Cheryl: Drama 1,2,3; German 1; Musical 2,3,4; Band Council 4; Flag Captain 3,4; Sycamore 3; Auxiliary 1,2,3,4; Concert Band 1,2,3,4; Marching Band 1,2,3,4; Na- tional Honor Society 4. Thompson, Sandra Lynn: Concert Choir 2; Freshman Choir 1. Thurlow, Jon Mark: Football 1,2,3,4; Wresthng 1,2,3; Track 1,2,3,4; Cheerleading 4; Orange Black 1,2,3,4; FCA 1,2,3,4; National Honor Society 4; Homecoming Watson, Lisa: Powderpuff 2.3; Track 1; Office 1.2,3; OEA 4; Treble Choir 2.3; Freshman Choir. Webb, Connie Louise: OEA 4; Auxiliary 3.4; Marching Band 3,4; ' FSA 4; FSA Parliamentarian 4. Weimer, Patty: OEA 4; Ger- man 3; Spanish 3; Junior Achievement 3.4. Wells, Johnetta P.: Powder- puff 1,2,3; Student Council Rep. 1,3; Treble Choir 1,2.3; Exploratory Teaching 3. Williams, Kay L: Track 1; Gymnastics 1.2.3; Volleyball Senior Data- It ' s all in the can. Seniors take over the yearly tradition of painting the ticket booth and trash can. ssrs) P5 78— Seniors nl m r A V. ' ENERGIZERS Everybody has a right to my opinion. Bob Stoner expresses his thoughts about the Prorn. Taking a break. Angie Behny and Tammy Keigley take time to talk between classes. Juniors — 79 |im Bailey Kelly Baker Regina Baker Myra Banks Mark Bartoo Angle Behney Tammy Bell Jeff Bianco Robbie Bishop Robin Bolden Terry Bollan Melinda Bowman Tammy Branson Bryan Brinson Dennis Brubaker Gaye Burnsworth Dwayne Butcher Jackie Case Mike Case Terry Castle Rick Caudell Jolene Clark Melissa Cliffton Lisa Coble Rod Coburn Melody Coe Debbie Cole Tim Collins Kevin Conley Melissa Conley 80— luniors Thfiffisa Cooper )ohn Coots Chrissy Creamer Barbara Davidson Reid Davis Debbie Day Dallas Decker Tim Dillion Linda Duhameii Randv Eckman Chuck Edmond Kelli Fife Mike Figert Scott Finses Janice Fisher Sheila Flanagan Chris Frederick Rob Fuller Tawnya Fulmer Jim Garlits Diane Garrison Lisa Garrison Chip Gatt Mike Gribben Gar ' Griffith Julie Haggard Bev Hall John Hall Lori Hall Anijel Hanneken Juniors — 81 Tina Hansen Rob Harman Jeff Hashbarger Chris Hedges Jerry Hendrix Dan Baucco starts his day on the morning of November 30, 1982, around 7:15 AM. He walks in at WAYT, throws his coat on the chair in the lobby, and darts into the office. He kicks off the morning by making and gulping a pretty mean cup of coffee, while the teletype machine ticks off that day ' s news. He moves over to the desk with stacks of UPI releases, makes a few phone calls, and lines up his readings for the day. On his way to the office, Dan has already checked the white weather station outside which gives weather readings. Now he records them in the official weather booklet. The next step of his routine is to tape the UPI Sports recaps to be read in a later program. While Dan gathers up information, the minutes are winding down toward his 8:00 newscast. He waits patiently at his mic while a few commercials roll by. Now is the moment of truth. FLIP. He ' s on the air. Good morning, this is Dan Baucco with WAYT statewide news. First, some political news, then he moves on to a sad story about a little girl being attacked by a pack of mad dogs. The news is done. Whew!, no mistakes. He returns to the teletype room and ' discovers an im- portant flash. When the teletype finishes clicking off, he grabs up the flash and reads it with surprise. URGENT— bomb explodes in Margaret Thatcher ' s of- fice. One unidentified person injured. Thatcher ' s whereabouts unknown to police. This has been a statewide look at the news; with Dan Baucco. Dan said that he obtained his job in the summer after 10th grade. He tells us. They, told me to take exploratory careers, and now I am on the WAYT payroll. I ' m working in a profes- sional field and I ' m learning more than I would from reading any book. His goal is to be an on — air, profes- sional radio or television personality. Dan plans to go to Butler University to further his study in this field by major- ing in broadcast journalism. Although he follows in the footsteps of another former WHS radio announcer, Jim Waters — who worked as an- nouncer and D. }. for pro- grams aired on WKUZ — Dan Jeff Hill Todd Hill Marissa Hipskind Don Holley Kelly Holmes Brent Hope Erika Hope Paula Howard Lee Ann Hunt John Huston U v 82— Juniors iJ ' jririf; Huston Lf;f; Ann Hutchi.son Dernfjtrifj Hydt n Todd Idle Darrf n lohnson hasn ' t yet had the experience of D— Jing for a music pro- gram. He hopes to work his way up to the crest of the radio wave — announcing music shows. Urgent. The first person that knows the news or important information are the newscasters. That ' s what makes Dan ' s job so important. Douglas Johnson On the Radio Waves. Surrounded by a control panel displaying a confusion of knobs and dials, Dan Baucco an- nounces the news to earlv risers. It ' s no eas ' task. Chris ones Katie Jones Phihp Jones Sandy Jones Tim Jones Robert Joseph David Judy Ralph Keefer Tammy Keigley Laura Keppel Jeff Knee Juniors — 83 Becky Kreps Chris Lane Jeff Lawson Traci Lawson Andy Lindzy Mitch Maples Cathy McCarty Mark McCoart Mich elle Melzoni Chris Milker Dan Miller Randy Miller Shawne Miller Shelly Miller Diana Miracle Brenda Mollett Brian Moore Lorna Moore Shirley Music Rose Niccum Tammy Nielsen Karen Parnell David Perkins Paul Phillipy Kim Ply Kimberly Pollard Don Poole Scott Poole Cathy Price Sarah Rauh 84 — Juniors AnjicAii Rf;ik in Bret RicharfJs Lisa Rickfttts Debbie Ridenour Melissa Robison Mark Rose Tammy Sager Dianna Sargent Sonia Schlemmer David Shankle Cindy Shannon |ason Shepherd Anthony Shepherd Tim Shively Kent Short Peg Short Dale Slee Mark Sluss Kim Smith Robin Smith Lonnie Snowberger Donna Sriver Bob Stoner Mar Strickler Teresa Trainor Don ' igar Michelle Wagner Mike Wakefield John Walls Heather Walter luniors — 80 Becky Wampler Tim Waters Sam Watkins Gary Weaver Melvin Webb Chris Wensil Lincoln Wertenberger Mark White Tracey Wicker David WiUiams Louie Wischman Monty Wolf Paul Wood Scott Woodward Charles Wright Nancy Wright Gloria Young Jeff Young Barb Hatton Not Pictured David Amann Dan Baucco Lea Blumenfeld Debra Cole Teresa Dyer Pam Fannin Mark Howell Angela Roe Keith Shepherd Kevin Shepherd Mary B. Stevens File through! Searching in the jour- nals to post account numbers, Chris Frederick, Beclc ' Wampler and Melinda Bowman work their best. 86 — Juniors [u BASIC PROGRAMMING Sophomores- Kevin Allen Jenny Armstrong Paula Bailey Donna Bayliss Brian Beeks Robyn Bell Lisa Benson Karen Bergman Michele Biltz Kraig Binkerd Eva Blocher Doug Bollan Will Booth Debbie Bratch Troy Brewer Linda Brown Bill Burchett Derek Calvin Lisa Cantrell Tim Christie Vick ' Clark Chris Cleaver Minda Coldren Tonya Conley Floyd Coon Michelle Cooper 1 Norman Coots H ' - ' V Chris Cosby Gary Courtney n Tracy Culbertson • . ... 1 lA 3 — Sophomores k IfiiMl] ,, y ftBRSHFOOTBto ' Tc mi f amf ' Wendy Culbertson Kirn Dougherty Kim Davis Rick Davis Chris Dayton Debbie Deboard Anna DeLaCruz Jeff Denney Rod Denniston Carl Devvitt Scott Dietrich Allen Dunnagan Amy Dyson Julie Eichenauer Joel Ellis Jennifer Elzroth Tim Engel Patt - Etling Chris Ferguson Jayne Finley Kim Finnegan Can, ' Fisher Tia Fisher Shelley Fraustein Ronnie Frazier Kelly Friedersdorf ' icki Gardner Scott Gibson Becky- Good Brad Grindle Sophomores — 89 BUSY The teachers at WHS are a hard working group, yet a much needed but httle prais- ed group is the custodians. Ben Smith is a dedicated head custodian who devotes most of his worktime freetime to the school and its activities. In fact, Ben says that in the three years that he has been here, he has seen more ball games than he has in his en- tire life. Ben worked at General Tire before they closed down some of their operations. He had built his own house and farm and stocked it with cattle, but he says, When I started work- ing here I didn ' t have much free time and had to give up my stock. I didn ' t have time to take care of them. It ' s ironic that Ben came to work here after answering an ad to only drive a bus. Ben starts his day around 6:30 by unlocking the doors. Then he checks the boilers, and puts up the flag. After cranking up Old Glory he cranks up good ole school bus no. 2, and he ' s off after the kids. At 8:25 he ' s hauling people out to the vocational school and then back repair- ing something or grounds- keeping when the weather is nice and grass is long enough to cut. He says that, Something always needs fixed especially in a building as old as this one. Also, It ' s an old building and it takes a lot to keep them up. In one day, Ben gets about 15 to 20 minutes freetime to eat before he ' s running back to the vocational school after students. Then he comes back, picks up some after school, extra-curricular group and takes them to their destination. And this is only an average day free of mishaps for Ben. Most days aren ' t average. Ben remembers the time when he had a few problems earlier in the day, but when the bus got stuck two times in one day That got to me. Because of the $64,000 paint job, Ben says, This school is just as good as any school in Indiana. Nobody knows what the future will hold, but Ben hopes to stay for a while yet. Ben says, On this job, there ' s never a dull moment. Emerging From Darkness. Ben Smith steers his trusty Ford out to the 33 acres, he mows during good weather. Cutting the Supply. Ben shuts down the Boiler, to remove unwanted amounts of heat from the classrooms. Pascual Guerrero Terry Hall Greg Hannah Rouie Hannah Billy Hapner Stephanie Hardin Susan Harrell James Hashbarger Jeff Helm Belinda Hill Tammy Honey Shawn Hoover Stephanie Hunt Donna Hyden Toni Idle 90 — Sophomores i Mark Ireland Regina Johnson Teresa Justice Richard Keefer Rhonda Keefaber Toni Keefaber Tim Keppel Don King Jack Klein Shern. LafferU Brent Lehner Artie Light Jeff Long Sherri Long Bob L ln Sophomore-S — 91 Kelly Martin Lisa Martin Todd Mattern Kelly McGinnis Fay McKenzie Robert McKenzie Greg Mettler John Miley Kristie Miller Lane Miller Jean Millspaugh Sherry Miracle Tammy Mock Lori Montgomery Barb Moore Lora Moore Brett Mullett Shelby Music Tammy Myers Tina Nearhouse Tony Niccum Darrell Nolard Jess Norris Desa Parker Tracy Pell Phyllis Penix Bruce Pollard Eddy Potts Kim Prater Patrick Proctor 92 — Sophomores John Rauh Frankie Reftd Stephfinie Rider Marcy Rife Karen Rish Danny Ritter Andy Robison Tammy Rohr Jerry Rowe Bill Rowland Mary Schetzsle Stacy Schipper Michele Shaner Melissa Shears Ronald Shepherd Kirk Shidler Eddie Shoemaker Judy Smith Junior Smith Kevin Sparling Ron Spencer Dave Spring Danny Stacy Steve Stamper Walter Steele Shannon Stewart David Stith Larry Strickler Scott Sumpter Jason Thompson Sophomores — 93 Tawna Thrasher Tom Thrasher Bob Thurlow Dick Tracy Karen Tyler Jim Ulshafer Debbie Waldron Sharon Waller Tammy Weimer Brenda Weller Maggie Wells Cheryl Whitaker Connie White Rhonda White Angie Wicker jerry Wiley Laresa Wilson Floyd Wood Vicky Wright Norma Zapata Ken Zumbaugh What a drip. Hall cruisers Rick Davis, Pascual Guerrero, and Kraig Binkerd weave through the buckets. Due to the rainy season, the second floor roof leaked. Shelly Allen Brenda Bayliss Linda Blocher Rod Boardman Kim Easterday Tim Gibson Brian Green Michele Grier Angie Johnson Gary Kieffaber Dennis Shoemaker David Slusher Kathy Smith Marlin Stacy Dan Stith William Wallace 94 — Sophomores c INVADERS Not me! Please don ' t let her call on me begs Melissa |ones during the Edgar Alien Poe scene in the play Snoopy. Working hard. Officers of the class of 86 are. President Kim Hettmansperger. Vice- President Tammy Powell, and Secretary- Treasurer Be ' Roce. Freshmen — 9o Tim Adams Tony Adams Melissa Amann Lora Ashba Laura Bailey Shelly Barrus Barb Bateman Linda Bianco Terri Bishop James Bratch Bryan Brooks Lisa Brown Chris Bryant John Carter Deanna Chaplin Shelly Chenoweth Lori Church Steve Clark Lisa Clifton Shelly Cloe Bonnie Coffman Missy Coldren Teresa Conley Mary Cooper Jeff Coots Renee Darnell Shelly Davenport Renae Dayton Peggy Derek Fred Digenova 96 — Freshmen Michelle Dowel) Rick Driscoll Paul Dunnaway Brian Fannin Mike Farmer Joe Fereno Jr. Pam Fisher Becky Flauding MeHnda Fletcher Marv Flinn Robin Frederick Scott Fulmer Lillian Gabriele Tony Gaines David Garrison Scott Gibson Teresa Gressley Connie Griffith Michelle Hall Rita Hall Judy Hansen BillHartley Larn.- Hensley Kim Hettmansperger Missi ' Hines Chris Hollingshead Ian Hope Con. ' Hughes Gan.- Hunt Diane Jackson Freshmen — 97 Benji Jasen Candy Jewart Dennis Jewart Jammy Johnson Ralph Johnson Mehssa Jones Tom Kiefaber Debbie Kime James King Toni King Lisa Kirby Scott Kusiak Mikki Lane Harold Learned Les Learned wumm As you walked through the cobweb laden rooms, the an- cient floor creaked and swayed with each footstep. The smell of dust and aban- donment filled the air with that stagnant odo r that all deserted buildings have. Echoing from around the cor- ner, was the faintly heard voice of the auctioneer rattl- ing on with his sale of everything from A to Z. This is the atmosphere that auction-goers and the curious alike encountered when they went to the administration building auction. On this November day in 1982, tons of items such as antique desks, textbooks, and old lockers were auctioned off. Even the building itself was put up on the auction block. Gaunt Son purchas- ed the Victorian structure for a mere $5,000, topping another bidder who intended to convert it into an Indian artifact museum. Since this building oncei served as the proud home olj Wabash High School, the Sycamore thought it would be appropriate to write about it ' s history. In 1894, its doors opened for high school and junior high students and it became the first regular Wabash area high school. It served that purpose until 1925 when its Miami Street successor was built. From then until 1964, when the newer junior high was added to the high school campus, junior high students were educated there. From that year on, no more teaching took place within its walls. It then accomodated the administration offices. Then came the eighties and spiraling fuel costs made the ancient Victorian struc- ture impractical for use any 98— Freshmen nger; so it was phased out. epair estimates ruled that 10,000 needed to be in- ;sted in the gym alone. Fur- ermore, zoning complica- Dns prevented it from hous- g a business. As of this riting, owner Ed Potts jpes to have the property ;zoned and possibly 3velop it into a family staurant with country and estern band entertainment. Otherwise, it will stand as great white elephant with 1 undecided future only proud past. It would be a lame should it be razed. Mikf; Le,Ma.stftr Benny Mahan Matt Maples Mark Mattern Dale McCord Chris Mernitz Doug Middleton LaRinda Miller Randy Miller Alesia Miracle Tim Miracle Paul Mollett Mark Moore Robert Mullett Teresa Music J Gothic structure. Because of infla- tionan,- utiliu- costs this beautiful old [r. High building could become extinct. Freshmen — 99 Billle Napier Ben Niccum Eddie Nickels Randy O ' Brien , Misty Ogan Gail Overman Chris Parrett Keith Parson David Pegg LaDonna Pitts Al Plummer Tammy Powell Diana Pratt Melissa Price Mike Price Lisa Proffitt DeWayne Reed Jeff Reed Scott Reynolds Bev Rice Tracy Rice Connie Richmond Mike Richwine Eric Rlein David Rochenbaugh Diana Rose Teresa Sager David Sargent Melody Sellers Jeff Shepherd 100 — Freshmen Jeff Dillon Harold Ritter Tom Simpson Tammy Stacey Keith Shepherd Stacy Shepier Richard Shively Rasty Slone Mike Smalley Steven Smith Jenny Sparks Michelle Steele Clifford Strickler Stacey Sumpter Mike Thompson Larry Thurston Andrea Tracy Wendy Vigar Bonnie Waldon Mark Wallace Chris Walter Criss Walter Lisa Ward Rose Ward Vickie Was -lenko Debbie Wetib Jern, ' Webb Tim Webb Melissa Weller Whitney Wertenberger DeWa Tie Wilcox David Wilson tlli Freshmen — 101 PROGRAMMERS 102— Faculty Peggy Arquette— FJusiness Law. Tvfv injj I, R(;f,ordk(;efjing. Class Sjjonsor-10. Wayne M. Barkey— Physics. Math, f jf;om ;ir.. Class Sponsor-11. Arnold Bean — Science. Robert Burcroff— Math, Track Coach Carolyn R. Caldwell — Accounting, Typing I, College Notehand, Cla.ss Sponsor- ' 12. Roger A. Cook— .Math. Football Coach 9, I.V. Football Coach, Asst. Varsity Football Coach. Asst. Varsity Track Coach. Terri A. Denney — Ps cholog ' . Robert L. Elliot — Biology, Class Sponsor-11. Phil Grindle— Woodworking I II, Cabinetmaking, Woodworking Club. Jeff Goris — Metalworking, Class Sponsor-10, Hunter Safet - Instructor. Connie Gorman — English. Class Sponsor-9. Karen Holcslaw — Athletic Training, Home Arts. Tim Holcslaw — .Athletic Training. Health, Asst. Basketball Coach. Golf Coach. Dennis Horn — Sociolog ' . Economics. Quest, U.S. History, Social Participation. Shirley Jagger — Spanish. English. Spanish Club. Joe Kaufman — Mechanical Drawing. Asst. X ' arsit) ' Track Coach. Susan Keefer — ' ocal Music, Musical. John Kreps — German. German Club. Sandra Krukeberg — Home Arts, Class Sponsor-12. Charles Leach — Math. Geometr -, Algebra II. Patricia Lee — Writing for College. James Lefforge— PE. Claude Markstahler — Science. BiologN ' Robert D. Mattix— Science. Biolog - 1. Football Coach. Intramural Director. Facult — 103 Richard Mitchell— Art, Boys Tennis Coach. Kim Oswalt— Arts Crafts I II, Drawing Painting I II, Fibers, Senior Portfolio. Dann Perigo — Speech, Girls Varsity Cross Country, FCA. Gretchen Perigo— PE, Health, FCA. Chris Rood— Social Studies, Civil War History, World Cultures, Baseball Coach. Doyne Sargent — Computer, Elec- tronics, Architectural Design. Jean Scales— Reading. Vincent Schrader — Journalism I II, Photography, English. Beth Shambarger — English. June Sodervick — Shorthand I II, Typing II, FSA. Grace Steiner — Chemistry I, Action Chemistry, Ambassadors Club. Linda Troop— World Lit. I II, English, Yearbook. Lisa Whitmyre — Business Explora- tion, Business English, Typing I. Dianne Wion— English, Class Spon- sor 10. Ron Wyatt— Social Studies, Govern- ment, Psychology, Sociology. Barb Younkin — Math. Ruthanna Christie— Guidance Counselor 9 10, Vocational School, FEA. Barbara Baer — School Nurse. Genevieve Brittain — Studyhall Aide. Brad Schultdt— Asst. Principal. William Kramer — Asst. Principal, Girls J.V. Basketball Coach. R. Wayne Long — Principal. Bob Stewart — Guidance Counselor 11 12, Varsity ' Girls Basketball Coach, NHS. Lana Reed — Asst. Librarian. 104— Faculty Gladys Harv ey — Li brarian. Yvonne Kuhens — Studyhall Aide. Peg Muzzillo — Health Secretary. Patricia Zell— Special Ed. Recreation time. Students take lunch break in February. Shooting the breeze, cruis- ing through your school year, you begin looking forward to those winter snow days. And so finally it is the day of the big exam in English and we get a blizzard, great! Sleep in till noon. No, just sleep in all day! Or, if you ' re tired of the ho-hum snow day, take a trip to Hawaii. Of course, you aren ' t going to hop in your private jet and fly there, take the easy way out. Get out your sunlamp, tanning lotion, beach towel, and soak it all in. If you don ' t feel the need for fun in the sun, then perhaps you could settle down to a nice quiet at- mosphere at home. For ex- ample, play slap-jacks with your hamster or play tic-tac- Taking it easy. Time for casual rela- tions at lunch. toe with Gertrude your goldfish. How about sending Gertrude on a little scientific exploration? Flush her down the John. How about throw- ing darts at your older sister ' s favorite poster? Boy, that will really shake up her spinal cords. All of these things are fun, great fun. Believe me, I ' ve tried them. I ' m sure that you could think of all kinds of things to do on your snow day. Too bad, we didn ' t get to do them this year. We got the shaft. Mother Nature ' s into this pro-education bit. When we finally did get a snow day, it was too late. The first day of spring and we get snowed in! We weren ' t even expecting it. What do you do with a snow day in spring? Flying disc. Students prepare to play frisbee. mo Facult ' — 105 106 Wabash City School Accountant Dr. Jerry Baker. School City Secretaries: Sitting: Carol Smith, Standing: [an Jones. Man.- Ellen Smith. The Cafeteria Staff: Sitting: Ruth Boyer. Norma .McX ' icker. ' iola Tehner, Deloris Tait. Standing: Roseman.- Miller. June Kingemy. Marge Heitz. Shirley Woodward. Janitors: Freddie Fn-. Wa iie Gidley. Ben Smith. David Williams. 107 CatiR IDQ Time to convene. Mr. Wyatt brings hU Student Council members together for a little pep talk before the convention at the Honeywell Center. REQUEST ACCESS TO: GROUP FUNCTIONS BliCDBB Unlocking the Doors All in the lips. Phil Jones and Ron Spencer play away on their baritone saxophones during band class. Pale face, uncontrolled shaking, sweating hands, knocking knees, and a dry mouth are all the things that could happen to a French club member before he tries to order onion soup in Cafe Johnell ' s Restaurant, or to a swing choir member who is about to sing a tenor solo at a choir concert, or to a band member who is about to play a trumpet solo at football halftime. But it ' s worth it. All of these experiences may seem pain- ful, but there is a payoff for the in- dividual. Clubs, organizations and groups seem to be a collective effort, but the individual is the key. With this key, the individual imlocks his talent, leader- ship, and know-how for the good of the group, but also for the good of himself. He is involved and learning how to speak French, or how to twirl a rifle, or how to write a newspaper article, or how to take that perfect photo, or even how to put a yearbook together. We ' re not saying these things are easy, but they are fun and rewarding! I I CodE: VOR Having problems. Mr. Wyatt tries desperately to fix the punch machine as thirsty conventioneers await a nice cool drink. Scooping it up. Kristie Miller eager- ly dishes up a scoop full of soup dur- ing lunch time at the Student Coun- cil Convention. Awaiting the crowd ' s arrival. Toni Keffaber and Cynthia Vigar sit pa- tiently as they await the start of the convention at the Honeywell Center. Waiting on Wyatt. The Student Council members listen on as they wait for Mr. Wyatt to discuss the homecoming events. 110— Student Council keeping occupied. Bob Stoner tries to keep himself and other members amused while they await the serving of lunch at the Honeywell Center. _ WHS Ceuncil Hcst Conventlcn You might vote for a Student Council member because they ' re your friend or because they ' re popular, but being in Stu- dent Council takes a lot of hard work and dedication. There is also a lot of after school time involved. Most of this time is spent on Stu- dent Council projects like preparing for Homecom- ing vi ' hich is begun about two v ' eeks after school is out and takes all summer to plan. Another major event that Student Council was in charge of was Slave Day. Slave Day didn ' t take too much preparation because everything took place during school. The Student Council members were sold as slaves for one day and they had to do things like carry books for students, clean out lockers, staple papers for teachrs and many other things. One of the biggest events of their year was the Northern Regional Student Council Conven- tion which was held at Honeywell recreation center. The WHS Student Council members were hosts for about twent --five schools. At the convention area Student Council members exchanged new- ideas, learned how to im- prove their Student Coun- cil projects and listened to lectures on new events they should tr - at their schools. living instructions. Robin Roberts explains the procedures to a few of the tudent Council members before the convention at the Honeywell Center. Student Council: Front Row: Toni Keffaber, Andrea Tracy. Heather Walter. Robin Rife. Bev Rice. Whitney Wertenberger, Shelly Davenport. Sara Rauh, Angel Hanneken, Second Row: Chris Mernitz, Kim Hettmansperger, Michelle Dowell. Jeff Hashbarger. Kristie Miller. Marci Rife. Lisa Mullet. Tammy Powell. . ndy Kramer. Back Row- Doug Middleton. Jeff Young. Jerry Shepherd. Joel Ellis. Tim Engel. Tammy Bell. Bob Stoner. Mark Howell. Chris Hollingshead Student Council — 111 Full of excitement. The varsity cheerleaders continue to keep high spirits among the fans during a time out at a Wabash varsity basketball game. 112— Cheerleaders Varsity Cheerleaders: Michfjilc Hold ' em High. The Guy Wiigni;!, ( .iKilim: .Miirtin, Tf.-rcs.i i ' Jh ' ; ' ;r|(;;jders showwi up al pcjp  e - Trainer, Cindy Stcfuniilos, Caiyn sioris and games to give the girU Sparling. Kay Williams, great siipfxjrt. — Sticrt Skirts Lens en Talent You may think cheerleading is just a lot of pretty faces and short skirts. Maybe so, but along with that comes hours of hard work and practice. From the moment they decide to tryout for cheerleading, they are hard at work making up routines such as the one they performed to the tune Mickey at the Basketball Sectional pep session. The ideas for the routines they perform at pep sessions are made up by the girls on the squad. If they come up with something by acci- dent, or if they happen to see something on T.V. that they think would look good in a routine, then they ' ll use it. For the most part, though, these girls are just very talented. Never- theless, they still have to spend four days in Green- castle, Indiana at a cheerleading camp. While they are there, they will learn new ways to earn money in order to pur- chase things they may need during the school year. They also learn pro- per and safe ways to climb and make pyramids so they don ' t get hurt while raising spirits at ball games and pep sessions. reshman Cheerleaders: Whitney A ertenberger, Teresa Music, Shelly Davenport, Lori Church, Andrea Fracy. J.V. Cheerleaders: Kim Daugherty, Cheryl Whitaker, Peggy Short, Tammy Bell. Lori Montgomery, Sherri Long. Cheerleaders — 113 We Got The Eeat On the march. Wabash High School flags and rifles put on a dazzling display during halftime at one of the WHS football games. Twirling in the twilight zone. Senior Kay Williams performs her flag routine with great precision to the song Twilight Zone . ' Ifci. ' WgAt I Rifles: (lower right). Front Row. T. Trainor, L. Sandberg, K. Richards, K. Rish. Second Row; D. Hyden, B. Kreps. K. Bergman, M. Jones, A. Wicker Flags: (upper right], Front Row: Captains: K. Foust, C. Swart, K. Williams, Second Row: L. Mullet, C. Webb, T. Graves, D. Harmon, I. Cantrell, Third Row: A. Tracy, N. Wright, T. Powell, M. Schetzsle, T. Bishop, G. Burnsworth. Fourth Row: K. Miller, M. Wagner, T. Bell, P. Short, R. Hannah, B. Mollett, ]. Toepfer .j.,. ' i 114— Marching Band Blowing his horn- Andy Krarner rshdws hi. ' i taicnls on lh ; tnjrnpel by playing a solo of Somewhere Down the Road . Drum Majors Twirlers: |. Kne«. A. Tracy, K. Foust, T. Waters Marching Band: Front Row: T. Waters, C. Vigar. P. McNeil. K. Hettrnansperger. C. Griffith. M. Leland. P. Paxton. B. Hope, ]. Bormann, M, Wolf. J. Knee, Second Row; A, Wicker, K. Richards. M. Conley, T. .Music. D. Dav. L. Duhamell, L. Hall. M. Hall. T. Gilisepey, R. Bell. L. Sandber T. Trainor. Third Row; K. Foust, K. Rish, D. Hyden, M. Banks. L. Lancastor, M. Strickler, D. Miracle. j. Vanlandingham. L. Brown. K. Bergman, B. Kreps. L. Mullet, A. Tracy, Fourth row; D. Harmon. C. Swart. M. Schetzsle, M. Figert S.  — ' ■ :ii „ j iii3a Perfect timing. Andrea Tracy mar- ches in step with the other flags to create an accurate routine. Stewart, K. Friedersdorf. A. Banks. S. Chenoweth, L. Bianco, L. Wilson. K. Miller, N. Wright, ]. Toepfer. M. lones. Fifth Row; L CantrelL It Hannah. T. Mattem. B. Hapner. B. Stoner. C. Wensil, D. Slee. S. Barrus. [. Eichenauer, D. Sargent. T. Powell. P. Short. T. Bell. Back Row; M. Wagner, C. Webb. K. Williams. S. Jones. [. Klein. T. Kiefaber. R. Spencer. J. Denney. P. Jones. C. Hedges. C. Cosby, J. Herman. G. Burnsworth. T. Graves. B. Mollett Marching Band — 115 Eand Drums It Up! This year the concert band concentrated all of their talents and skills and received a first division rating at Oak Hill High School spring contest. At this same contest the con- cert band received the 2nd highest total score out of 120 bands in Group III. Also this year the concert band performed in four concerts such as the Spr- ing Concert, All-City Band Concert, Winter Concert, and Graduation Concert. Featured at the Spring Concert was guest soloist Jerry Franks, a graduate of West Virginia University School of Music. He per- formed in two songs, A Trumpeter ' s Lullaby , and Carnival of Venice . Featured at the All-City Band Concert were the sixth grade band and the junior high band along with the high school band. At the Winter Concert An- dy Kramer and Cheryl Swart were selected as band queen and king. Also Percussion Ensemble was introduced for the first time at this concert. The stage band took a high ranking of 1st at con- test in February at Wabash High School. In February the stage band took a tour through the elementary schools where they per- formed such songs as I Got the Music in Me , Eye of the Tiger , and Ebony and Ivory . Meanwhile, the pep band quickened the pace at the home basketball games by playing new material such as Pepsi ' s Got Your Taste for Life and Na, Na, Kiss Him Goodbye . Come blow your horn! Chris Hedges performs a trombone solo of Endless Love during stage band contest. Concert Band: Front Row; K. Williams. D. Day, T. Music, M. Hall, L. Duhamell, T. Conley, K. Rish, M. Wagner, L. Hall, A. Wicker, M. Conley, T. Trainor. 2nd row: D. Miracle, L. Brown, M. Banks, K. Hettmansberger, R. White, L. Wilson, L. Bianco, N. Zapata. P. Short, L. Thurston, S. Chenoweth. B. Hope, N. Wright, L. Mullet, K. Freidersdorf, M. Figert. S. Stewart. 3rd Row: G. Burnsworth, M. Ogan, M. Strickler, T. Bishop, D. Prat, A. Tracy, C. Wensil, A. Kramer. J. Knee, T. Waters. D. Slee, B. Stoner, ]. Eichenauer, S. Barrus, D. Sargent, J. Helm, J. Denney, S. Jones, ]. Klein, |. Herman, C. Cosby. B. Kreps, C. Hedges, Back Row; J. Bormann, P. Bayliss, M. Wolf, R. Hensley, G. Kieffaber, K. Foust, M. Leiand, C. Griffith, Mr. Conner, C. Swart, T. Bell. Not pictured: P. Paxton, R. Bell A. Banks. 116— Band They ' ve got the pep! Pep band members play enthusiastically dur- ing a basketball game against Peru. Stage Band: Front Row — S. Chenoweth. B. Hope. S. Stewart L. Wilson. K. Freidersdorf. L. Bianco. 2nd Row— T. Kiefaber. J. Hall. C. Hedges. B. Kreps. ]. Hennan. B. Hapner. 3rd— M. Wolf. C. Milker. T- Waters. D. Slee. A. Kramer. J. Knee. S. Barrus. C. Wensil. Roll out the carpet! . ndy Kramer and Cher -1 Swart became royalt - as band king and queen during the Winter Concert. Wind Ensemble: Front Row: K. Williams, P. Paxton, D. Miracle. L. Brown, D. Day, R. Bell, K. Rish, M. Conley. A. Wicker, T. Trainor, 2nd Row: K. Hettmansberger, L. Wilson, L. Bianco, P. [ones, B. Hope, M. Figert, S. Stewart. Back Row: ]. Eichenauer, B. Stoner, A. Kramer, [. Knee, M. Wolf, D. Slee, S. Barrus, C. Vigar, C. Swart. [. Bormann. C. Griffith, M. Leland, Mr. Conner, J. Hall, B. Hapner, ]. Herman, C. Cosby, B. Kreps, C. Hedges. Band— li; The Oooooo ' s. The boy Apache Singers supply their back-up rhythm for the girls who are singing the lead. Cuddling couples. The Apache Singers sing their way to a 2nd at contest here at Wabash High School. Concert Choir: Front Row: C. Whitaker. C. Creamer, C. McCarty. D. Hyden, B. Hill, N. Smith, L. Montgomery. N. Wright, B. Hall. 2nd Row: K. Ward Dunnagan, R. Bolden, T. Myers, L. Miller, L. Ricketts, B. Bayliss, B. Wampler, T. Fulmer, R. Rife, G. Young, D. Prat, L. Church. 3rd Row: B. Flauding, G. Hansen, K. Pollard, K. Ply, ). Engledow. M. Soledad, K. Smith, D. Kime, L. Hutchison, T. Culbertson, M. Cliffton, A. Blatz. Back Row: P. McNeil, K. Mullett, B. Joseph, T. Jones, C. Meredith, J. Garlits, F. Hermann, K. Conley, P. Phillipy, D. Poole, B. Hope, J. Young. Apax-Sinaers Meet fublic Some people are born with the natural ability of being able to sing well. These people happen to make up the WHS concert choir. Besides having the ability to sing well, they need to have some background in music and have some previous choir experience. Apache Singers and Treble Choir are two other choirs besides concert choir offered at WHS. Apache Singers, which combines singing with dancing, is made up of boys and girls. Treble Choir, which consists of 21 singers, is known as an all girls choir. The concert choir performed in a Fall Concert, Spring Concert, two Celebrating Life Con- certs, and the Graduation Concert. Apache Singers sang and danced their way through the elementary schools on tour in February with the stage band, and they also per- formed in the Family Af- fair Night Concert. The Treble Choir sang in two concerts, Fall Concert and Spring -Concert. When asked about how all three choirs performed this year, Mrs. Keefer replied, This has been a good year for the choirs, and our public relations builds up year after year. 118— Choir Treble Choir: Front Row: W. Wertenfjf;rg ;r, D. Rose, A. R ;ik ;n, M. i)nfA. S. Sumpter, L. Brown, D Webb, D. Chaplin, L. Ashba. 2nd Row: C. While, M. Lane, S. Davenport, L. Proflit, R, Darnf:!!. D. UcBoard. M. Steele. Back Rov ' ; R, Gabriele, T, Thrasher, S. Harrell, B. Flaunding, T. Wicker. A IPW 1 Hii N Apache Singers: Front Row. Clockwise: D. Hyden. J. Young. K. Pollard. ). Garlits. L. Montgomerv ' . P. Phillipv, C. Meredith. C. Whitaker. B. Hall. D. Poole. B. Hope. X. Smith. Old Songs . The Apache Singers bring back memories by singing Barn,- Manilow ' s Old Songs during contest at Wabash High School. Hang From the Bell, Nellie . The Apache Singers perform a himiorous song about Nellie, a girl who protests against her father being thrown in jail. Choir— 119 lielpinfi friands Stamping away! [ulie Jones seems to be having fun as she helps in the hbrary by checking out books. Office Help— Front row; Trudy Graves, Tammy Bell, Sandy Jones, Melissa Shears, Kim Daugherty, Robin Rife, Bob Joseph, 2nd row: Kay Williams, Karen Richards, Caroline Martin, Caryn Sparling, Dee Dee Gray, Sarah Rauh, and Katie Jones. (Above) Library Help— Angle Rieken, Linda Brown, Sherry Miracle, Julie Jones, Michelle Melzoni, Robin Rice, Mrs. Harvey. Guidance Help— Shelly Fraustein, Julie Eichenauer, Angel Hanneken, Donna Shriver, Tina Nearhouse, Paula Howard. (Lower Right) Nachos anyone? Diana Sargent and Phil Jones tried to sell Nachos for Am- bassadors during several basketball games, but the project failed to be a money maker. See center picture p. 121. 120 — Service Groups Wl i •J «  a| ll i ' ' ' ' . H ' icfu iy 1 M HMB -- lilwi a ' Ambassadors — Front row: Mrs. .Stftin ;r, D(;rn ;tria Hyd ' ;n. ' rh ;r rta Omper. Phyllis |iif:kson. Diann;i Sargent. Diana Roi , Michelle Cooper. Phil Young. 2n(J row: Vickie Wrij hl, Rej ina Johnson, Gail Hansen, Mary Strickler, David Sargent, and Brenda Bayliss. FSA — t- ' ront row; Missy Clifton. Caria Ireland. Lori Harrell. Caryn Sparling. Connie Webb. Debbie Cole. 2nd row: Tarnrny . ' iels jn. Robin Ekjiden. Sheila Flanagan, Bev Hall, Angle Rieken, Susan Harrell, Mrs. June Sfxiervick. Linda Duhammel, Debbie Day, Peggy Short. Lori Hall, Diana Robison. rSA G€E$ TC THE €PriCE FSA is one of the most active clubs at WHS and has been since 1964 with an active membership of seventeen. The girls in FSA kicked off the year with a weiner roast and their yearly election of of- ficers. The rest of 1983 was chock full of activities like a National Secretaries ' Week Luncheon, other monthly meetings that featured tours of the Markhon office facility ' , a Christmas part - and a gift exchange, and for the traditional finish, a senior pot luck dinner at the Honeywell Girl Scout cabin. The highlight of the monthly meetings were the guest speakers who discussed ever%1;hing from how to handle different office situations, to impor- tant questions like coping with discrimination and violence in the office set- ting. President. Carla Ireland, and Vice Presi- dent. Lori Harrell. both agreed that participation in FSA is not only fun but a way of preparing for a future job. NHS— Front row: Keli Rowland. Beck - Kreps. Grant Smith. Robin Roberts, Rosemary Niccum. Dennis Kreps. Chris Hedges. Da% Ti Harmon. John Dluzak. Sharon Gating. Julie Eichenauer. Back row: Bev Sellers. Cary-n Sparling. Gene Millspaugh. Donnie Pool. Dale Slea Brian Moore. Bob Stoner. Gher l Swart. C ndi igar. Greg Finses. Dee Dee Gray. Pam- FigerL Mark Ellis. Rod Harmon. Phyllis Jackson. Xot pictured: Lori Harrell. FSA. XHS and Ambassadors— 121 Tasty Treat n Having a skating party, going out for pizza, and eating at foreign restuarants. These are just a few of the many activities the tri- language club participates in during a year of school. They started out the year with a night on wheels in the rink at Huntington ' s Westpark rollerdome, and topped off the evening with pizza at Pizza Hut. As the year progressed the three groups went their own way to tickle their taste buds with the foreign foods representative of their language groups. The German club went to their traditional eating place, the Heidleberg, while the Spanish club burnt their tongues on the hot sauces at El-Rays, and the French club savored on snails at the elite Cafe Jonelle ' s. The clubs planned on returning to the roller rink before the year ended. This year tradition seemed Chowing down. Tri-Language students hungrily await a piece of the delicious Gateau de Noel made by Ms. Geible and served at the Christmas Social. to be the dominating factor for tri-language club ac- tivities, but they still felt that it never hurts to try something new. The Christmas Social had lots of singing and merriment along with French deserts, like the Gateau de Noel, and a delicious puff cake smothered in syrup and ic- ing, which made it the highlight of the year. Spanish Club— Front Row: L. Ashba. P. Fisher, L. Kirby, T. Honey, K. Baker K. Gardenour, A. Case, C. Wright, D. Perkins. Second Row: [. Sparks, A, Miracle, M. Flinn, L. Pitts, C. Bryant, R. Warren, C. Dayton, N. Coots, Third Row: B. Moore, |, Eltzroth, P. Etling, G. Hanson, T. Thrasher, L. Wilson, N: Zapata, R. Keefer, T. Niccum. Fourth Row: R. Slone, S. Fraustein, ]. Coots, R. Gabriele, S. Williams D. Castro, G. Fisher. Fifth Row: 1. Kline, T. Hall, R; O ' Brien, D. Williams, A. DeLaCruz, S. Music, |. Norris, B. Wallace, M. Case. French Club — Front row: L. Church, S. Chenoweth, C. Meredith. B. Thurlow, ). Garlits. P. McNeil, L. Coble, M. Melzoni, L. Garrison. Second row: L. Pitts. D. Rose, L. Montgomery, T. Culbertson, S. Harrell, K. McGinnis. P. Proctor, T. Trainer. German Club— Front row: C. [ones, M. Wagner, S. Rauh, D. Gray, B. Hope, S. Stewart, j. Eichenauer, ). Fraustein, M. Hipskind. Second row: Mr. Kreps, D. Kreps, M. Hall, K. Prater, M. Schetzsle, M. Shaner, A. Hanneken, M. Mattern, T. Powell. B. Rice. Third row: M. Ogan, D. Perkins, K. Zumbaugh, R. Davis, I. Hope, D. Day, L. Duhammel, K. Rish, Back row: [. Young, D. Johnson, S. Finses, L. Wertenberger, B. Moore, D. Pool, R. Harmon, R. Davis 122— Tri-Language O B Staff— Front row: C, MrjCarty, K. Rowland, S. Gating, Back row: [. Thurlow, D. Baucco, K. Con ley, D. Brubaker. Yearbook Staff— Front row: Ms. Troop, N. Smith, L. Harrell, M. Rider, A. Case. C. Ireland, J. Bormann, Back row: M. Ellis, M. Robison, T. Shively. C. Jones, V. Lawyer, S. Stewart, S. Jones. Not pictured: M. Netro and B. Proctor. Taking a stroIL Tina Haiuon, Katby McCarty, and Shirley Music walk down to the pond at Greenfield Village to watch the ducks swim by. Pell The Presses The Journalism students were again up before the break of dawn and on their way to the Detroit Free Press. The Detroit Free Press has one of the most advanced computer system presses in the country. The students visited the Editing, com- posing, reporting and ad make-up rooms along with the actual building where they store the newsprint that rolls through 3 ston ' printing presses. After their tour, thev were off to Greenfield Village for a step back in time to the days of Thomas Edison and Henr ' Ford. The students ' isited the old places where these two men lived and worked. However. Journalism is more than just touring newspaper places, it takes hard work and dedication in order for the student body to receive 10 well organized newspaper issues and one memon, ' - packed yearbook. Attention! Brian Brinson and Mark Ireland listen on while the Detroit Free Press tour guide demonstrates how the Video Display Terminal is used to make work more efficient. Journalism — 123 cade:lEU Come one, come alL Chris Coble and Matt Biltz discuss budget problems before they buy at the auction in their economics class. eBflCGDiJIJBB Access to a Better Future p: ■■■■ Academics have altered their role in the lives of today ' s students as more skills preparation is needed for society ' s demanding job market couples with a technology based economy. However, in an attempt to make coursework a little more relevant the WHS curriculum has expanded beyond the traditional Three R ' s and specialized with courses that were not dreamed of just a few years ago. One example of this expansion is the athletic weight training program, offered to anyone who would like to keep in shape and earn a credit too. Another option which is popular is the computer class. It offers computer age experiences which will be used in futuristic jobs. Other students have chosen to prepare for college and do so by enrolling in college bound courses hke speedwriting. , Academics have taken on a new iden- tity in our school, and that identity is constantly changing to meet student ' s Keyed in on computers. Mitch Maples types demands for a better education and ac- Z IlJ?lJ}iri ?l ' : ' ' ' ° P ' ° ' = ' - cess to a better future. code: lES LOGIC PROBG Stumped on a stump. Ken Zumbaugh gets advice Spinning wheel. Rod Harmon measures the index On the right track. Kent Gardenour constructs hii from Mr. Leach in geometry class. of refraction with an optical wheel for a physics view of an image formed by a mirror in physics experiment. class. r 126— Geometry ON THE TENSION LINE: PHYSICS The bell rings, the door opens, and len slams shut. Tension invades the loodstream of your body. Your pulse icreases and anxiety starts to come on. or the next 47 minutes you are trapped I the physics room. During this time 3U will venture into an experiment, ickle a test, or give ear to a lecture. To- ay there happens to be an experiment ;heduled. Mr. Barkey ' s voice begins with, To- ay class we are going to do an experi- lent with a piece of string. Mr. Barkey plains the experiment — a stretched ring is vibrated by a driven tuning  rk. By changing the tension on the str- ig it sets up standing wave patterns of 2,3,4,5,6,7 loops. Most strings do this ut you can ' t see it. Also on this experi- lent a strobe light is used with the room ark to stop the string ' s motion. You ill observe unusual things. The rest of le period the class and teacher work on lis experiment. On other days you may venture into ists, physics problems, lectures, and a lok into Modern Physics — that is :omic and nuclear structure and iactions. At 8:44 the bell rings again and your eart slows down, tension and anxiety :e relieved, and everyone shuffles out le physics door to their next class. You lave with a thought of I survived a day I physics! nagemaker. Greg Finses constructs an image )rmed by a plain mirror in physics. (Above) bright idea! Mick Miller measures the focal ngth of a lense in a physics experiment. Phvsics— 127 That Pesky Grammar Easily the two most disliked sub- jects in a student ' s day are English and math. Why? Learn- ing grammar and math are like learning a new language; but it is a logical language because everything has its set place and seems to leave the student with little flexability. However, many jobs depend on a person knowing these set logical concepts. For her grammar students, Ms. Troop has compared the regimented task of learning grammar rules with the menial task of brushing your teeth. If you don ' t brush your teeth then, people notice the cavities and bad breath. If you do not learn your gram- mar then your potential employers notice your bad use of the English language just as fast as you notice so- meone with bad breath. You all lament going to your English class day after day to memorize possessive pronouns and correlative conjunctions, for you are used to being bored. You sit in your grammar classes in a state of foggy somnabulance, but oc- cassionally a grammar teacher with a sense of humor wakes you up and cap- tures your attention. In the front of the class Ms. Troop is rambling on about be- ing in the forest of verbal phrases where she is playing her favorite part of speech, the Gerund phrase. Your neighbor leans over to you and says: Now just look at what grammar done did to Ms. Troop. She done flew the coop. Later you realize Ms. Troop is just as bored as you are, because she ' s taught the same sentence four or five times today already. Students don ' t understand why they study the same old grammar every year. Grammar is a building process in which the level of difficult y increase?. Often a grammar teacher finds a student who is unable to punctuate his theme. Why? He does not know where the sentenci ends since he is unable to figure ou subject and predicate. This failure cai be traced directly to his inabiUty identify basic nouns and verbs. Mrs Gorman feels that some students get Mental Block against some areas o grammar because they do not unders tand immediately while other student just turn-off . To help her student remember the prepositions, Mrs. Got man personifies the prepositions, as lit tie bugs who can go in, out, above, am below. In general, instead of the usual cop ' out, Why do we have to study thi grammar junk? Most students find : more helpful to learn basics the fin time around. And if you are luckj maybe you will get a teacher with sense of humor like Mrs. Gorman or Mi Troop to lighten up the dull parts c speech that is. Hang in there Ijatiy. Mrs, f orman, on hftr lasl lejj. (;X()l;iiris a type ol noun phras ;, the infinitive, to hiT foiirlh [jeriofl sojjliornore survey ' English cla««. Loads of individual help. Mrs. Caldwell explaiiu the importance of filing documents to Robin Roberts. Be accountable for your future. D.D. Gray works on completing and adjusting enteries on her worksheet. Accounting — 129 WORD SeNKCH Jamming down to John Cougar. To disprove Mrs. Off to the races! Maggie Wells improves her typ- Ifs a dictating dictatorship ' Dictator Mrs Caldwells theory on efficient studying, College ing speed while her runner, which symbolizes the Caldwell dictates to her notehand students on how Notehand students try to study with the loud beat number of words typed correctly in a paragraph. , H ' t f of the music. pushes upward to the tmish Ime. The new teacher in town. Miss Whitmyre enlightens her students on typing procedures. 130-Typing r ex r Finger exercise. Rnl)in Boiili;n types hf.r nas ' ifin- menl with tin; ycalestuieasi, ' . I Li V The Teach Talks Too Fast Have you ever been a victim of the infamous writer ' s cramp in an attempt to write verbatim on Daper every word your teacher said? If so, Mrs. Caldwell ' s College Notehand :lass may be the solution to your Droblem. Speedwriting, a method of ab- breviating words, is a major emphasis of :his class. Other skills, such as, English usage and vocabulary, good listening habits, how to take tests without freez- ing, psyching out the teacher, how to take correct notes, studying from notes, and efficient ways to read text books are also taught in this class. One interesting point Mrs. Caldwell makes and proves to her College Notehand classes is that a student can- not listen or work effectively while music is being played. Her experiment runs like this: each student reads a total of two stories. One story is read with as little noise as possible and the other with music at normal volume. Next, the students answer questions, which evaluate their retention, after each tim- ed reading. As she predicted, when the students read in complete silence they answered more questions correctly and were able to read faster. The interesting part of the experiment is to watch the students plug their ears with their fingers, tap their feet, sing the words, and move their hands furiously while listening to the music. Mrs. Caldwell uses other techn iques to prepare students for college. Discus- sion on how to finance college, how to decide on a major and minor, and how to psych out the college prof, takes up a lot of the class hours. Students practice their speedwriting and speed thinking form by taking verbatim dictation at speeds which sometimes reach 40 words per minute. Body language is discussed in this class under how to take notes. Teachers sometimes signal important information by writing it on the blackboard, raising their voice, or pausing. College Notehand students have sear- ched out further knowledge on how to take tests without freezing, how to ps ch out the teacher, and other beneficial skills to college sur T:vaI. College Notehand— 131 Simply Q Machine What ' s faster than counting on your fingers and toes? What can jump paper work in a single bound? What can tabulate information faster than a speeding locomotive? Answer: A machine — a technical machine, more precisely, computer. A computer is simply a machine! exclaims Mr. Sargent. Wabash High School has five such machines used in two classes in the ' 82- ' 83 curriculum. With the use of state and federal funds, the computers were bought from Radio Shack in Marion. Mr. Kramer, who is responsible for writing proposals for federal funding, hopes to buy at least six more computers for each city elementary school. With the addition of other computers, more classes would be offered. Computer classes on the junior high level are also a possibility. Mr. Sargent ' s interest in computers sparked the idea for using them at Wabash. He is teaching the class. Mr. Sargent points out, however, that more and more teachers are getting qualified in computer literacy. Mr. Sargent is us- ing a college level text to teach the class, yet the class is teaching essentially the Boardworklng. Mr. Sargent shows us that there is more to computer class than a machine. basics of using the computer. The inten- tion is to expose the student to a com- puter so it will not shock them when they must really use a computer in real life employment situations. Mr. Sargent has found that students with poor study- ing habits have the most difficult time. It ' s hard, says senior Jon Thurlow, because of the work . . . The work is creative computer programs. A simple program, for example, is one which will decipher twenty names into alphabetical order. All programs are a combination of numbers and words to make up a language that the computer can understand, and these must be letter perfect, or the program will not func- tion. BASIC, FORTRAN, and PASCAL are examples of computer languages. Students studying computers are really learning a foreign language. To make all work faster and more ef- ficient, Mr. Sargent believes computers will one day replace typewriters because the price for a computer is com- parable with a modern typewriter. Incidentally, a business from Wabash donated a word processor to the Business Department of Wabash High School. It is an eight year old Olivetti Word Processor. In just a few years this machine has become a dinosaur in com- parison to the electronic wizardry of to- day. Mrs. Caldwell does not know very, much about this older model except that it is like a typewriter with a brain. Another addition of technology to the Wabash High School is in the Jour- nalism Department. Through federal funds, a video display terminal (VDT) has been purchased and installed in March. A VDT is the same as the older model of the word processor in the Business Department. With the VDT students can correct mistakes on a rough draft, or, in this case, a television screen. Then the word processor will print up( unlimited copies of the edited editiori.i Its use, says Mr. Schrader is to teach! editing. A word processor has become a necessity because of the demand for accurate, error-free stories. Later on, a terminal which will hookl up with the computer in Ft. Wayne will increase the proficiency of the office and administration in handling student records, financial matters, class schedules, etc. The list of advantages goes on and on. The end result — machines that make life easier. 132— Computer Mutt Training. Not everyone believes that it is a dog ' s life in Mr. Wyatt ' s class, because some know different. Econo-wising. Mr. Horn teaclies Robin Rife the basics of economics. ECONO— WISE The problem of inflation in American grows daily, the prices on everyday items are reaching sky high. The way our economy is today, you can ' t afford not to know at least the basics of economics. Even if the economy is booming and shows great improvement, it would still be good to know and understand our capitalistic lifestv ' le. Economics class helps you unders- tand the economy and lets you know- how to handle the economic problems you may have during your lifetime. This course gives you information to help with the future endeavors and or obstacles expected in life. You learn how to set a budget for yourself or your family. Maintaining a budget helps you exercise foresight in spending that pays off in the long run. Students learn to plan their expenses ahead of time and use their money wisely instead of on a day-to-day basis. You will learn, in this class, how to be careful consumers and to be aware of our economic situations. says Dennis Horn, instructor of this course. At the beginning of the course, all of the students choose an occupation which they may want or have in the near future. In class they are allotted the beginning salan, ' which they would earn for that particular job. Each student works with a partner set up in an infor- mal classroom. Then they are to make a budget for themselves. Whether they are successful or not depends on their use of money and their particular budget. In this class, the student will also learn how to do their own tax forms, to see if they have a refund due or a debt to the U.S. Government. The objective is to learn these things no v. rather than waiting too late and learning them the hard way later when the fantas ' family becomes a realit ' . D T GROUPS Economics Ps%cholog) ' — 133 Just one more time. Nate Edwards continues to put his electronics lab together. If all else fails read the directions. Mr. Sargent ' s Electronics class listens carefully as he guides them through an electronics lab. %tions speak louder than words. Kevin parling watches carefully as John Rauh works on an elec- tronics lab. 134 — Electronics MM - ful not to spill. Donny Poole Kelly Baker prepare their burets in chemistry titration experiment. Ji Igor, I nf;erj two grarns of zinc oxide and 5 hectograms of copper sulfate. But Master, the clo.sest substance we have is copper nitrate. I mu.st have these ingredients to br- ing my creation to Hfe. Dr. Franl enstein, there is a place where such chemicals may be found — in the chemistr ' room at the Wabash High School. There is also a burn-out named Abby Normal, who is willing to donate his brain. This is not the beginning of chemistry, but an interpretation according to Hollywood. This lab scenario is only a Hollywood illusion, as many a high school chemistry student has found out. As Igor learned early on, chemistn, ' can be tough and success depends on memorization of the basic chemical elements and their corresponding for- mulas. The chemical part of chemistn. ' occurs when students use chemicals in titration experiments which determine the concentration of acids and bases in solutions. Most all chemical experimentation involves measurement of some sort us- ing the metric system. At the Wabash labs the notoriously old and pathetically worn weighing scales present a challenge to this process. On the other hand, the scientifically tested, new burets make measuring fluids quick and easy. As this lab scenario illustrates, furstration can run high, but success may occur with hard work and the pro- per equipment. Master, I broke the scales again. Drat, those scales! Well, at least we have all the chemicals we need. Master! Look! Your creation — it lives! Yes, the Abby Xormal brain did the trick. Two more drops. Diane Garrison works on an acid base titration, while [eff Young tries one more time to get the right amount. Chemistr ' — 13o Working away. Kim Foust tries to cogitate on memorizing Latin Derivative words for a defini- tion test. Notetaking mania. Students in Latin Derivatives jot-down notes on Greek and Roman culture which are studied in this class. IN THE BEGINNING It happened a long long time ago in the dark regions of Central Asia far, far away. But, it didn ' t just happen on the spur of the moment. In this dim region, there lived three tribes, the Saxons, Angles, and Jutes. During the fifth cen- tury, these tribes journeyed west to the coastline of Europe. Curiosity struck when they noticed an island further west. This mysterious island is known to us today as England. Eventually, only one of the three tribes rose to rule this island— England, which means land of the angles. This historical journey could very well be the Roots of the English language. In the ninth century, these three tribes, which put their culture and language together, formed our ancestral language— Old English. We owe our language, which has more exceptions than rules, to the Saxons, Angles, and Jutes. If you think some words in Modern English are hard to pronounce and understand, try reading Old English. One reason why Old English is hard to read is because it was an amalgamation of the Germanic and Celtic languages. With more influence from Latin, Mid- dle English was formed in the 14th cen- tury. The difference between Middle English and Modern English is that the vowels shifted. For example, instead of saying house with an 06 sound, we say it with an 6w sound just because it is easier to say that way. Now, we find Wabash college bound students, a couple of milleniums down the road, sitting in Latin Derivatives class learning about Latin Greek history, and etymology (the history of words). An important advantage of taking Latin Derivatives is that it improves your Scholastic Aptitude Test scores by making you feel more confident with the verbal section of the SAT. But what about a couple more milleniums from now. How will English sound then? Would it be the extraordinary Valley girl language? Would we speak or use computers to communicate? Sometimes it ' s hard to convince ourselves that we aren ' t the ultimate speakers of the language. For example, no one spins by anymore in a ' 57 Chevy Corvette with their hair greased back singing Peggy Sue. ! . ' On the prowL Ray Perry shows his talents on the easel by painting a blacTTpanther in draw- ;?, , ing and painting class. 136— Latin Derivatives .■_.J« ' . ' _LS- TO BE A PAINTER! Picture yourself a French painter in Paris of tfie 1870 ' s. Think of what you are going to paint. Okay, you got it. So you think you are going to paint a pic- ture of sailors on a large ship in the dangerous sea? Wait, you can ' t start painting yet! You have to go by the rules set up by French government art schools, and the church: first, all persons must be in a pose; second, acceptable colors are dark; third, you must place emphasis on line and form (detail). Okay, you can start painting now by ap- plying your light washes. Light washes you ask? Here, let me help you out. Take a tube of paint, let ' s say blue, squeeze as little as you can on your tray, and then drop a lot of water on the paint. Rinse over the canvas with your paint brush where you want the color blue. Step by step keep adding more color and detail (people, ships, and sky). Remember to let your paint brush flow smoothly across the canvas in one long stroke or several short strokes. When you are done, sign your name and date at the bottom of your masterpiece. Okay, kid, you ' re a painter. Go out in the world and show them what ya got! You never know, you may be another Monet! Eye of the tiger. David Cole begins to add color and detail to his artwork in drawing and painting class. Drawing and Painting — 137 BUILDING THE BOD The sweat drips from head to toe, there are aches on top of aches, the arms feel hke lead and they seem to drag behind you as you walk. This is usually how you feel after a rough workout in the weight-room. Athletic Training students push their bodies to the limit to become stronger, healthier, and more durable. Weight training classes were started three years ago by Coach Bob Mattix. Mr. and Mrs. Holcslaw were assigned to the class this past year. The classes are divided into Athletic Training I and II. Students learn about their physique, how to keep it healthy and how to rehabilitate it. Basic first aid is taught to help the students in case of injury. They also learn how to tape and wrap to ward off strain and injury to muscles. Mon- days, Wednesdays, and Fridays are spent in the classroom taking notes on pertinent topics like bone and muscle structure, also CPR. Tuesdays and Thursdays they lift weights. Here the students really earn their grades. They get a bonus point for each iron plate they increase from their maximum lift (what they could lift at the start of the semester). Occasionally special trips are made. This year ' s students, who were in- terested, went to Anderson College to Pushing extra hard. Phil on the leg press. Uuuhhh ! Giving it all pumps that lead upward. Tones tries for his max. he ' s got, Greg Mettler find out information on becoming a physical therapist or an athletic trainer. It ' s not all hard work. On special oc- casions the class gets to relax their muscles by playing basketball, volleyball, or football-frisbee. Then it ' s back to the ole weight-room and pump- ing iron. Intense Concentration. Ray Perry takes a warmup lift before trying for his maximum. 138— Athletic Training KinesTHesiK 1 Parallel Devastation. Being extra careful on the parallel bars Lisa Brown demonstrates her versatility. Tremendous Coordination. Andrea Tracer keeps her balance on the beam vi ' ith intense concentration. Upper left: Neck and Neck Keeping it a close race Michelle Steele and Alesia Miracle stay side by side. Eraser Racing. Mike Price keeps the lead while Paul Mollet stays right behind him during the shuttle race. Upper right: Ripping Rubber. Lea ing her oppo- nent in the dirt Connie Griffith grabs the eraser and heads for the finish line. P.E.— 139 cade:ll-.D BRIDGE OUT! This familiar sign irritated motorists late this spring when work was beginning on the Wabash Street Bridge. I i  s.-« acipi eucBijcCB ' C J fff-l S System Continuity The community of Wabash serves as a central processing unit for Wabash High School. Each year businesses provide more opportunities for graduates to at- tend college and trade schools by pro- viding scholarship money and jobs. The Orange Black, Sycamore, and sports programs have been maintained t hrough patronage of local businesses. In return Wabash High School has fed accountants, businessmen, lawyers, doctors, maihnen, construction workers, etc. back into the community to make an on going system. Ei The Sludgepit. This construction worker is shoveling out the loose dirt so the first founda- tion of the bridge can be installed. GDde: lU f m GREENHOUSE Robert W. Erb R.R. 2, Box 247A Wabash, IN 46992 219-563-3301 REA Gross Logan Certified Public Accts. 45 W. Hill St. RGLi Red Apple Inn Rooms and Apts. Ill W. Canal St. Public Service Indiana P.O. Box 197 Wabash, IN Bob ' s Barber Shop 14 E. Market Appointments Available 563-7737 Joe T. Christie Personal Insurance Counselor Life, He alth, Insurance Individuals Groups Wabash, IN; 563-2720 The PordMctcr Box Companyjnc. 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Laresa Wison stares out in dismay as she participates on uniform day of spirit week. Academics 124-139 Accounting 128 Athletic Training 138 Chemistry 135 Computer 132 Economics 133 Electronics 134 Geometry 126 Grammar 129 Latin Derivatives 136 Notehand 131 Painting 137 P.E. 139 Physics 127 Typing 130 Adams, Tony 96, 160 Adams, Tim 52, 96 Allen, Kevin 88 Allen, Shelly 94 Amann. David 86 Amann, Melissa 96 Ankron, Richard 16, 73 Armstrong, Jennifer 88 Arquette, Peggy 103 Ashba, Lora 96, 119. 122 Avvards Day 34 B Baer, Barbara Bailey, Jim 80 Bailey, Laura 96 Bailey, Paula 88 Baker, Kelly 80, 122, 135 Band 114-117 Auxiliary 114-115 Concert 116 Pep Band 116 Stage Band 117 Wind Ensemble 117 Banks, Amy 63, 115, 116 Banks, Myra 80, 115, 116 Barkey, Wayne 103 Barms, Shelly 96, 115, 116 Bartoo, Mark 80 Baseball 56-57 Basketball 42-45 Boys B-Ball 44-45 Girls B-Ball 42-43 Bland, Todd 63 Blatz, Anne 63, 72 Blocher, Linda 94 Blue, Max 4, 41, 63 Blumenfeld, Christina 63 Blumenfeld, Lea 86 Boardman, Rod 94, 160 Bolden, Robin 80,121, 131 Bolen, Randell 23, 59, 63 BoUan, Douglas 55, 88 Bollan, Terry 55, 80 Booth, Lisa 63 Booth, William 88 Bormann, Joseph 63, 115, 116, 123, 160 Bowman, Jayne 63 Bowman, Melinda 80 Branson, Mary 63 Branson, Tammy 79, 80 Bratch, Debra 88 Bratch, James 13, 96 Brewer, Melissa 12, 63, 79 Brewer, Troy 88 Bricker, Teresa 63 129, 130 Call, Patricia 63 Calvin, Derek 59,88 Cantrell, Ilah63, 114, 115 Cantrell, Lisa 88 Carter, John 57, 96 Case, Angela 20, 63, 116, 122, 123 Case, Jackie 80 Case, Michael 80, 122 Castle, Terry 57, 80 Cating, Sharon 31, 63, 121, 123 Caudill, Rickey 80 Chaplin, Deanna 96,119 Cheerleaders 112-113 Choir 118-119 Apache Singers 118 Concert Choir 119 Treble Choir 118 Chenoweth, Michelle 31, 96, 122 Christie, Ruthanna Christie, Tim 88 Accents by Paula 149 A.T.E.— Office Systems Inc. 148 Bandstand, The Bob ' s Barber Bud ' s Auto Center 143 Cannonball Lanes 148 Carnegie Library Century 21 — Joe King Realtors 143 Coast to Coast 144 Daywalt Pharmacy 149 Denney Motors Depot, The 146 DonLengel Gun Shop 148 Dorais Chevorlet 143 Family Physician Assoc. 149 First National Bank 143 Fishers Vaccum and Sewing 144 Ford Meter Box 142 Gackenheimers Bateman, Barbara 20, 96 Baucco, Dan 83, 86, 123 Bayliss, Brenda 94, 116, 121 Bean, Arnold 103 Beeks, Bryan 57, 88 Behny, Angela 79, 80 Bell, Robyn 88, 116 Bell, Tamara 5, 46, 80, 112, 113, 120 Benson, Lisa 88 Bergman, Karen 40, 88, 114,115 Bianco, Jeff 80 Bianco, Linda 96, 115,116 Biltz, Matthew 10, 48, 49, 63, 125 Biltz, Michele 43, 88 Binkerd, Kraig41, 57, 88, 94 Binkerd, Krut 22, 59, 63, 72 Bishop, Robbie 80 Bishop, Terri 96, 114, 116 Bland, Terry Brinson, Bryan 80, 123 Brittain, Genevieve Brooks, Bryan 38, 39, 52, 55,96 Brown, Linda 88, 120 Brown, Lisa 96, 115, 116, 119, 139 Brubaker, Dennis 13, 59, 80, 123 Bryant, Christina 96, 122 Burchett, William 88 Burcroff, Robert 52 Burns, Cheryl Burnsworth, Gaye 80, 114, 115,116 Butcher, Billy 88 Butterbaugh, Joseph 22, 55, 57,63 C Caldwell, Carolyn 72, 103, Church, Lori 33, 96, 113, 122 Clark, Larry Clark, Jolene 80 Clark, Steven 55, 96 Clark, Vicky 88 Clarkson, Lora Clever, Christian 88 Clifton, Lisa 96 Clifton, Melissa 40, 80, 121 Cole, Shelly 96 Clubs 105-123 Coble, Christopher 63, 125 Coble, Melissa 46, 80 Coburn, Rod 59, 80 Coe, Melody 47, 48, 80 Coffman, Bonnie 96 Coldren, Melissa 96 Coldren, Minda 88 Cole, David 59, 63, 137 Cole, Debra 47, 51, 80, 86, 121 Collins, Tim 80 Community Ads 140-151 Guthrie ' s Hardware 144 Hang Ups , Helfin Heritage Jewelers 148 Hook ' s 148 Hoosier Muffler Inc. 14i Hoosier Point Restaurant 147 Jim Betty ' s Shoe Corner Joe T. Christie 142 John Richards Tire 146 King Hipskind K R Office Supply La Coiffiere Botique 149 Lighting Center 146 Masons Rare and Used Books 149 Max ' s Gentry Shop 144 M. C. Dickos Realty 149 McDonalds Nancy J ' s 148 Paper, ' The Petitt Printing 144 152 Pine Farm Greenhouse Plummer, Tiede. Magley, Downs 149 P. N. Hirsch Co. 144 Public Service Inc. 142 Razors Edge 146 REA Gross Logan Co., Inc. 142 Red Apple Inn 142 Reynolds L. Anglin 149 Rusies Sears Urschel ' s Trash Removal 149 U.S. Gypsum Co. Wassmans 146 Wilkinson Lumber Co. Yarnell Conley, Kevin 80, 123 Conley, Melissa 80, 115 Conley, Teresa 88, 116 Conley, Tonya 96 Contreras, Emma 64 Cook, Roger 52, 59, 103 Daniels, Michael 10, 52, 59, 64, 72 Darnell, Gladys 119 Daugherty, Kimberly 89, 113,120 Davenport, Shelly 24, 96, 113,119 Davidson, Barbara 81 Davis, Danny 73 Davis, Kim 89 Davis, Reid 81, 122 Davis. Rick 41, 57, 89, 94, 122 Day, Deborah40, 81, 115, 116,121,122 Dayton, Renae 96 Dean, Jeffrey 55, 64, 72 DeBoard, Deborah 89 Decker, Dallas 59, 81 De LaCruz, Anna 89, 122 Denney, Jeffrey 59, 89, 115, 116 Denney, Terri 103 Denniston, Rodney 89 E Easterday, Donald Easterday, Kim 94 Edmond, Charlie 81 Edwards, Nathan 52, 64, 134 Eichenauer, Julie 4, 42,43,46, 50,51,89, 115, 116, 120, 121,122 Ellett, John 73 Elliot, Robert 103 Ellis, Joel 52, 58, 89, 111 Ellis, Mark 38, 49, 52, 65, 121, 123 Eltzroth, Jennifer 89, 122 Engle, Beverly (Gatchel) 73 Engle, Tim 59, 87, 89, 111,128 Engledow, Jodi 65 Etling, Patricia 89, 122 Cooley, Richard 73 Coon, Daniel 59, 64, 124 Coon, Floyd 55, 88 Cooper, Mary 96 Cooper, Michelle 81, 121 Cooper, Theresa 81, 121 Coots, Jeff 96 Coots, John 81, 121 Coots, Norman 88, 122 Copeland, Lena 73 Cosby, Andre 24, 48, 49, 52, 53, 64 Courtney, Gary 6, 88 Creamer, Christine 81 Cross Country 47-49 Boys C.C. 48-49 Girls C.C. 47 Culbertson, Tracy 88, 122 Culbertson, Wendy 89 D Derek, Peggy 40, 96 DeWitt, Carl 89 DeYarmon, Michael 64 DeYarmon, Eric 64 Dials, June Dietrich, Paula 73 Dietrich, Scott 89 DiGenova, Fred 59, 96 Dillingham, William 22, 23, 25, 44, 52, 58, 59, 64,72 Dillon, Tim 81 Dluzak, John 44, 52, 64, 121 Dowell, Kathleen 64, 78 Dowell, Michelle 97, 111 Dragstrem, Richard 54, 64 Driscoll, Ricky 97 Duhamell, Linda 81, 115, 121, 122 Dunfee, Timothy 64 Dunnagan, Allen 89 Dunnagan, Kimberly 64 Dyer, Teresa 86 Dyson, Amy F Faculty 102-105 Fairchild, Jamie 56, 57, 73 Fannin, Brian 97 Fannin, Pam 86 Farmer, Michael 97 Fereno, Joseph 97 Ferguson, Chris 89 Fife, Kelli 81 Figert, Jeffrey 65 Figert, MikeSl, 115, 116 Figert, Patricia 65, 121 Finley, Jayne 89 Finnegan, Kim 89 Finses, Gregon, ' 49, 52, 65, 121, 127 Finses, Scott 41, 81. 122, 132 Fisher, Gar ' 89, 122 Fisher, Janice 81 Fisher, Pamela 97, 122 Fisher, Tia 89 Fisher, Wendell 65 Flanagan, Sheila 81, 121 Flauding, Rebecca 97, 119 Flinn, M ar ' 97 Flynn, Christopher 65 Football 58-59 Foust, Kimberly 43, 65, 114, 115,136 Fraustein, Shelly 89, 120, 122 Frazier, Ronnie 89 Fredrick, Christine 81, 86 Fredrick, Robin 97 Freshman 95-101 Friedersdorf. Kelly 89, 115, 116 Frischman, Brian 66 Fuller, Rob 81 Fulmer, Scott 97 Fulmer, TawA ' na 81 G Randon access movement. Pat terns of coming and going at W.H.S. Gabriele, Ruth 97. 119. 122 Gaines. Tony 97 Gardenour. Kent 66. 122. 126 Gardner. ' ictoria 89 Garlits. James 49. 81. 119. 122 Garlits. Robert 54. 66 Garrad, Kenneth 66 Garrison. David 52. 97 Garrison. Diane 81 Garrison. Lisa 31. 81. 122.135 Gatt. Chip 59.81 Gibson. Loralyn 66 Gibson. Sterling Gibson. Tim 94 Golf 54 Good. Rebecca 89 Goris. Jeff 103 Gorman, Connie Graduation 36-37 Graves, Trudv 23. 66. Z. 114,115.120 153 Gray, Danette 43. 46, 51, 66, 120, 121, 122, 129 Green, Brian 94 Gressley, Teresa 97 Gribben, Mike 21, 44, 57, 59,81 Grier, Michele 94 Griffith, Connie 97, 115, 116,139 Griffith, Gray 81 Grindle, Bradley 89 Grindle, Phil 103 Gross, Keith 66 Guerrero, Jose 66 Guerrero, Pascual 52, 90, 94 Guidance Help 120 H Haggard, Julie 81 Hall, Beverly 81,119, 121 Harrell, Susan 51, 90, 119, 121, 122 Hartley, Bill 97 Harvest Ball Harvey, Gladys 105 Harvey, Tim Hashbarger, James 90 Hashbarger, Jeffery 59, 82, 111 Hatton, Barbara 86 Haynes, Evelyn 66 Hedges, Christopher 41, 55, 82, 116, 121 Helm, David 37, 66 Helm, Jeffery 90, 116 Hendrix, Jerry 82 Hendrix, Kathy Hensley, Larry 97, 116 Hensley, Mark 66 Herman, Julie 26, 43, 66, 115, 116 Herron, William 66 Hettmansperger, Kim 46, 97, 111, 115 Howard, Jerry 73 Howard, Paul 82, 120 Howell, Alan 67 Howell, Mark 41, 44, 52, 86, 111 Hughes, Cory 97 Hunt, Gary 97 Hunt, Leeann 82 Hunt, Melanie 43, 66 Hunt, Stephanie 90 Huston, John 82 Hutchison, Leeann 83 Hyden, Demetria 40, 83, 144, 115, 121 Hyden, Linda 47, 51, 67 1 Idle, Todd 57, 63 Idle, Toni 90 Jones, Chris 41, 83, 122, 123, 160 Jones, JuUa 67, 120, 129 Jones, Kathleen 83, 120 Jones, Melissa 43, 98, 114, 115. 119 Jones, Phihp 59, 83, 109, 120, 138 Jones, Sandra 46, 83, 115, 116. 120 Jones, Scott 37, 67, 73, 123, 160 Jones, Timothy 83 Joseph, Bobby 55, 57, 69, 83, 120 Judy, David 83 Juniors 79-86 justice, Teresa 90 K Kastner, Terri 72, 73, 78 Hall, John 81 Hall, Lori 12, 81, 115, 116, 121 Hall, Michelle 43, 97, 115, 116, 122 Hall, Rita 97 Hall, Terry 90, 122 Haney, Robert 66 Hannah, Greg 90 Hannah, Rouie 12, 90, 114, 115 Hanneken, Angle 81, 111, 120, 122 Hansen, Gail 66, 121, 122 Hansen, Judith 97 Hansen, Tina 82, 123 Hapner, Bill 90, 115 Hardin, Stephanie 90 Harman, Dawn 66, 114, 115,121 Harmon, Rodney 82, 121, 122, 126, 127 Harrell, Lori 9, 66, 121, 123, 160 Hettmansperger, Michael 66 Hill, Belinda 90 Hill, Jeff 82 Hill, Todd 82 Hipskind, Marissa 82, 122 Hipskind, Steve 52, 67, 72, 159 Holcslaw, Karen 51, 102 Holcslaw, Tim 54 Holley, Donald 82 Holley, Tonya 67 Hollingshead, Chris 57, 97, 111 Holmes, Kelly 82 Homecoming 20-23 Honey, Michelle 67 Honey, Tammy 90, 122 Hoover, Shawn 44, 90 Hope, Brent 49, 52, 82, 115, 122 Hope, Erika 82 Hope, Ian 97, 122 Horn, Dennis 49, 133, 158 Ireland, Carla 9, 67, 121, 123, 160 Ireland, Mark 91, 123 J Jackson, Diane 97 Jackson, Phyllis 65, 67, 72, 121 Jagger, Shirley 103 Jasen, Benjamin 98 Jessee, Jamie 2, 23, 59, 67, 160 Jewart, Candice 98 Jewart, Dennise 98 Johnson, Angle 94 Johnson, Doug 83 Johnson, Jammy 98 Johnson, Ralph 55, 98 Johnson, Regina 90, 121 Kaufman, Joe 103 Keefer, Ralph 83, 91 Keefer, Richard 91, 122 Keefer, Susan 103 Kefaber, Rhonda 43, 46, 91! Keffaber, Toni 91, 110,111 Keigley, Tamera 79, 83 Keppel, James 67 Keppel, Laura 83 Keppel, Tim 91 Kiefaber, Tom 98, 115 Kiefaber, Gary 57, 94, 116 Kime, Debra 98 King,-Donald 12, 59, 91 King, James 98 King, Mike 67 King, Tonya 98 Kirby, Lisa 98, 122 Knee, Jeffrey 83, 115, 116 Koehler, Phillip 73 Kramer, Andrew 67, 72, 111,116 Kramer, William 115 Kreps, Dennis 48, 49, 67, 154 121,122 Kreps, John Kreps, Rebecca 42, 43, 84, 114,121 Krukeburg, Sandra 103 L Lane, Christine 84 Lane, Mikki 94, 98, 119 Lawson, Jeff 84 Lawson, Traci 84 Lawyer, Venita 43, 46, 51, 67, 123, 160 Leach, Charles Learned, Leslie 98 Lee, Patricia 103 Lefforge, James 103 Lehner, Brent 44, 56, 57, 91 Leland, Marianne 3, 42, 43, 46, 67 Martin, Caroline 22, 23, 68, 73,113,120 Martin, Kelly 92 Martin, Mandy68, 73 Mattern, Mark 99, 122 Mattern, Todd 54, 55, 87, 92,115 Mattix, Robert 103 McCarty, Cathy 84, 123 McCoart, Mark 59, 84 McCord, Dale 99 McCinnis, Kelly 92, 122 McKenzie, Linda 92 McKenzie, Robert 92 McLaughlin, Kristin 73 McNeeley, Jane 73 McNeil, Patrick 30, 31, 68, 73, 122 Melvin, Jessie 44, 68 Melzoni, Michelle 42, 43, 46, 84, 50, 51, 120, 122 Melzoni, Petro 57, 68 Meridith, Chris 68, 99, 119, 122 Miracle, Diane 84, 115, llfj Miracle, Sherry 92, 120 Miracle, Tim 99 Miser, Mark H Mitchell, Richard 104 Mock, Tammy 92 Mollet, Brenda 84, 114. 115 Mollet, Paul 99, 139 Monroe, Clarissa 69 Montgomery, Lori 92, 113, 119,122 Moore, Barbara 92, 122 Moore, Brian 84, 121, 122 Moore, Lora 92 Moore, Lorna 84 Moore, Mark 52, 55, 99 Mullet, Lisa 2, 21, 62, 69, 114, 115 Mullett, Brett 92 Mullett, Kent 22, 23,55,59, 69,73 Mullett, Robert 99 Music, Shelby 92 Music, Shirley 27, 84, 122 LeMaster, Mike 99 Library Help 120 Lindzy, Andrew 84 Livesay, James Livesay, Wonda Long, Jeff 44, 49, 91 Long, Sherrie 39, 40, 47, 51, 91,113 Long, Wayne 104 Lynn, Cynthia 68, 72 Lynn, Robert 91 M Mahan, Michael 57, 99 Mann, Mark 73 Maples, Matthew 59, 94 Maples, Mitch 52, 59, 84, 125 Markstahler, Claude 103 Mernitz, Chris 48, 49, 52, 111 Mettler, Greg92, 138 Middleton, Tim 22, 25, 44, 45,68 Miley, John 92 Milker, Chris 84 Miller, Dan 84 Miller, Kristie 87, 92, 110, 114,115 Miller, Lane 92 Miller, LaRinda 92, 99 Miller, Mick 44, 52, 68, 73, 127 Miller, Randy (9) Miller, Randy (11) 84 Miller, Shawne 52, 55, 59, 84 Miller, Shelley 40, 84 Miller, Tamer 68 Miller, Wayne 73, 124 Millspaugh, Jean 92, 121 Miltonberger, Brian 16, 68 Miracle, Alesia 99,122, 139 Music, Teresa 99, 113, 115, 116 Myers, Tammy 40, 47, 92 N Napier, Billie 100 Napier, Lisa 69 Nearhouse, Tina 92, 120 Netro, Man, ' 69, 123 Neupert, Kimberly 69 Niccum, Benjamin 100. 160 Niccum, Roseman,- 84, 121 Niccum, Tony 92, 122 Nickels, Erving 100 Nielsen, Tammy 84, 121 Norris, Jess 92, 122 O O ' Brien. Randy 100, 122 Office Help 120 Ogan, Misty 40, 100. 116, 122 Organizations Ambassadors 121 F.S.A. 121 N.H.S. 121 Orange Black 123 Sycamore 123 Oswalt, Kim 104 Overman, Gail 100 P Parker, Desa Parnell, Karen 84 Bit brains probing the system. Students continue to expand their knowledge. Parrett, Chris 100 Passwater 69 Pavlick, Man.- 69 Paxton. Phvllis 36. 69. 115. 116 Pearson. Richard 69 Pegg, David 100 Pell. Tracy 87. 92 Penix, Phyllis 92 Perigo. Dann 47. 104 Perigo. Gretchen 104 Perkey. Richard 73 Perkins. Da id 84. 122 Pern-. Dempsev 69. 136. 138 Perr -. Robin 69 Phillipv. Paul 31. 49. 84. 119 Phillipv. Robin 70 Pitts. LaDonna 100. 122 Pitts. Monica 0 Plays Remarkable Susan, The Snoopy 15o World of Carl Ricketts, DeWayne 5, 25, Sandburg, The 59, 70, 73 Plummer, Alfred 24, 54, Ricketts, Lisa 85 100 Rider, Mark 70, 123, 160 Ply, Kim 84 Rider, Stephanie 46, 93 Pollard, Bruce 92 Rife, Marcy 43, 46, 51, 87, Pollard, Kim 84, 119 93, 111 Poole, Donnie 84, 121, Rife, Paula 70 122, 135 Rife, Robin 62, 70, 78, 120 Poole, Jerry 70 133 Poole, Scott 55, 59, 84 Rish, Karen 93, 114, 115, Potts, Edward 92 116, 122 Powell, Tammy 43, 46, 100, Ritter, Dan 93 114, 115, 122 Ritter, Harold 101 Prater, Kim 92, 122 Roberts, Robin 7, 22, 70, Pratt, Diana 100, 116 121, 129 Preston, John 70 Robison, Diana 70, 121 Price, Cathy 9, 84 Robison, Floyd 44, 57, 93 Price, Melissa 100 Robison, Melissa 85, 123, Price, Michael 100, 139 160 Procter, Beth 70, 123, 160 Rockenbaugh, David 100 Procter, John 70 Roe, Tammy 46, 51, 93 Procter, Pat 92, 122 Rood, Chris 104 Proffitt, Lisa 100, 119 Rose, Diana 100, 119, 121, Schrader, Vincent 104 Smith, Steven 41, 101 Schuldt, Brad 104 Snowberger, Lonnie 49, 85i! Sellers, Beverly 43, 70, 121 Sodervick, June 104, 121 Sellers, Melody 100 Soledad, Morena 71 Seniors 63-71 Sophomores 88-94 , Senior Index 74-77 Sparks, Jennifer 101, 122 ' Senior Polls 72-73 Sparling, Caryn 22, 27, 29, , Shambarger, Beth 104 50, 71, 73, 112, 113, ), Shaner, Michele 93, 122 120, 121 1 Shankle, David 55, 85 Sparling, Kevin 93, 134 Shankle, Vickie 70, 78 Spencer, Ron 59, 93, 109, Shannon, Cindy 85 115, 160 Shears, Melissa 93, 120 Spring, David 57, 59, 93 Shepherd, Jason 85 Sports Spectacular 24-25 Shepherd, Jeff 100 Sriver, Donna 85 Shepherd, jerry 1, 70, Stacey, Tammy 101 73, 111 Stacey, Marlin 94 Shepherd, Keith 25, 57, Stamper, Steven 93 101 Steele, Mmichelle 119, 139 Shepherd, Keith (11) 86 Steele, Walter 93 Shepherd, Kevin 86 Stefantos, Cynthia 5, 23, Shepherd, Ronald 44, 45, 71,113 93 1 Steiner, Grace 104, 121 Shepherd, Tony 59 | Stevens, Mary 86 Prom 26, 27, 28, 29 R Rauh, John 55, 59, 93, 123 Rauh, Sarah 40, 46, 84, 111, 120, 122 Reed, DeWayne 100 Reed, Frankie 93 Reed, Jeff 100 Reiken, Angela 85, 119, 120, 121 Rice, Beverly43, 46, 95, 100,111,122 Rice, Rhonda 70 Rice, Tracy 100 Richards, Bret 54, 85 Richards, Karen 26, 70, 114,115,120 Richwine, Michael 100 122 Rose, Mark 85 Rowland, Bill 93 Rowland, Kelhe 61, 70, 121, 123 S Sager, Teresa 100 Slayers, Ann 70 Sandburg, Lisa 2, 70, 114, 115 Sargent, David 100, 115, 116,121 Sargent, Diana 85, 120, 121 Sargent, Doyne 104, 132 Scales, Jean 104 Schetzsle, Mary 93, 114, 122 Schipper, Stacy 93 Schlemmer, Sonia 85 Shepler, Stacy 101 Shidler, Kirk 93 Shively, Richard 101 Shively, Tim 85, 123, 160 Shoemaker, Dennis 93, 94 Short, Kent 57, 59, 85 Short, Peggy 46, 85, 113,114,121 Simpson, Tom 101 Slee, Dale 85, 115, 116, 121 Slone, Russell 101, 122 Slusher, David 10, 94 Sluss, Mark 85 Smalley, Robert 57, lOlj S ' Smith, Dawn 70 Smith, Donald 71, 73 Smith, Grant 54, 70, 73, 121 Smith, James 93 Smith, Judith 93 Smith, Kathy 85, 94 Smith, Kim 85 Smith, Nancy 33, 71, 118, 119, 123, 160 Smith, Robin 85 Stewart, Shannon 43, 46, 93, 122 Stith, Dan 94 Stith, David 93 Stoner, Robert 5, 44, 54, 58, 79, 85, 111, 115, 116, 121, 134 Strickler, Clifford 101 Strickler, Larry 93 Strickler, Mary 85, 115, 116, 121 Student Council 110-111 Sumpter, Scott 93 Sumpter, Stacey 119 Swart, Cherly 71, 73, 114, 115,116,121 T Tennis 40-41 156 Boys Tennis 41 Girls Tennis 40 Thompson, Robert 57 Thompson, Sandra 71 Thomson, Jason 93 Thrasher, Tom 94, 119 Thrasher, Twena 94 Thurlow, Jon 2, 22, 59, 69, 71 Thurlow, Robert 34, 49, 94, 122 Thurston, Larry 101, 116 Toepfer, Janice 71, 73, 114, 115 Track 50-53 Boys Track 52-53 Girls Track 50-51 Tracy, Andrea 46, 101, 113, 114, 139 Tracy, Richard 44, 57, 94 Trainor, Tere sa 21, 51, 85, 112,113,114,115,122 Troop, Linda 104, 116, 123 Tyler, Karen 94 114 Wakefield, Michael 85 Waldon, Bonita 101 Waldoron, Debra 94 Wallace, Mark 57, 101 Wallace, William 94 Waller, Sharon 94 Walls, John 85 Walter, Scott 71 Walter, Chris 41, 101 Walter, Criss 41, 101 Walter, Heather 40, 85, 111,158 Walters, Teresa 71 Wampler, Rebecca 86 Ward, Lisa 101 Ward, Rosemary 101 Wasylenko, Victoria 101 Waters,Tim 57, 86, 115, 116 Watkins, Sam 12, 56, 57, 59,86 Watson, Lisa 71 Weaver, Gary Webb, Connie 71, 114, 115, a Ulshafer, James 94 Unger, Roderick 71 V Vanlandingham, Jeffery 71, 115 Vigar, Cynthia 71, 110, 115, 121 Vigar, Donald 85 Vigar, Wendy 34, 101 W Wagner, Michelle 16, 85, 113, 122 Wagoner, Kimberly 36, 73, 121 Webb, Debra 101, 119 Webb, Gerald 101 Webb, Melvin 86 Webb, Timothy 10 1 Weimer, Patricia 71 Weimer, Tammy 94 Weller, Brenda 94 Weller, Mellissa 101 Wells, johnetta 73, 78 Wells, Margaret 94, 130 Wensil, James 55, 59, 86, 115,116 Wertenberger, Lincoln 41, 86, 122 Wertenberger, Whitney 40,101,111,113 Whitaker, Cheryl 94, 113, 119 White, Connie 94, 119 White, Mark 44, 57, 59, 86 White. Rhonda 94, 116 Whitmyre, Lisa 102, 104, 130 Wicker, Angela 94, 114,115,116 Wicker, Tracey 86, 119 Wilcox, DoWjjynf; 101 Wiley, jerry 44, 49, 94 Williams, David 122 Williams, Kay 22, 71,113, 114,120 Williams, Steven 71, 122 Wilson, David 86, 101 Wilson, Laresa 94, 115, 116, 122,151 Wion, Dianne 104 Wischman, Louie 86 Wolf, Monty 11, 86,115, 116 Wood, Floyd 55, 59, 94 Wood, Paul 59, 86 Woodward, Scott 86 Wright, Charles 86, 122 Wright, Nancy 86, 114, 115,116 Wright, Vicky 94, 121 Wyatt, Ron 55, 59, 73, 104, 109, 110, 133 Y Young, Gloria 86 Young, Jeffery 55, 59, 111, 122, 135 Younkin, Barb 104 Z Zumbaugh, Kenneth 94, 122, 126 It ' s a free system. W.H.S. students are given the room and tinne to relax. 157 REMEMBER, THE SKY ' S THE LIMIT People learning. Mr. Horn lectures about the history of sociology to his class. What will the future bring? Here is where it all ties together: any final thoughts that need added, the message behind our theme, and the book itself. Somehow, earlier this year, the idea was shared about a positive, upbeat theme. Possibilities were thrown around and developed, nar- rowed down, and finally chosen. Out of all this came Access Unlimited , a people theme that joins thoughts of achievement, the current technology revolution that benefits us, and dreams for a positive future. When was the last time you thought of all the oppor- tunities we have, or as many say, counted your bless- ings ? Although some are pessimistic about what the future holds, we must remember what we have go- ing for us now. Our educa- tion, for one, is a prime ex- ample. Here in school, we are being taught skills so we can step out into the world on the right foot. In today ' s world, filled with ever ex- panding technology, you ' ll need the strongest foothold you can get. Why shouldn ' t your access be unlimited same as the rest, so you too may reap the benefits that the world has to offer? In other words, try to get a piece of the pie. The right education, along with a little enthusiasm, im- agination, perseverence, and Within reach. Bending over to reach a bad volley, Heather Walter will try willingness to work will always pave the way to op- portunities. And when op- portunity does knock, take it and run. Another important thing to remember: Whenever there is ability and drive, a suc- cessful person is behind it. All this talk of achieve- ment brings memories of the 1983 graduation theme: If you can conceive, and you believe, you will achieve. This means that if you understand your goals and believe in yourself, you will achieve. Without these goals and behef in your cause, you will be led in a pointless direction with no ac- complishment. So set those goals and attain them because ... the sky is the hmit. 158— Closing: ;3;.fa fe ' - •• ' - High in the sky. Vaulting up, up, and away. Tools Hi| «kind strains to reach his goal. Coming to a close. After a long, hard day of painting the first coat, shadows play on the side of the ticket booth. Part of the pattern. Although she isn ' t a star player. Tammy Myers fits into the tennis team, playing her part as the manager. Closing— 159 Mark Rider . Linda Troop . Editor-in-chief Advisor Mark Ellis Sports Editor Nancy Smith People Editor Angle Case Asst. People Editor Shannon Stewart . Asst. Academics Editor Venita Lawyer . . Academics Editor Joe Bormann Ben Niccum . Photographer Photographer Tony Adams . Ron Spencer , Photographer Photographer Chris Jones Clubs Editor Rod Boardman . Asst. Clubs Editor Tim Shively . . . Asst. People Editor Volume 68 of the Wabash High School Sycamore was printed by Newsfoto Yearbooks Co., P.O. Box 1392, San Angelo, Texas. All pages were composed of 100 enamel stock. The hot foil stamped cover utilized two col- ors, silver and blue, on black, shoe grain material. The cover consists of 120 pt. binders board. Typefaces were used as follows: Bolt Bold on cover and opening; Pioneer on division pages; Korinna in Stu- dent Life; Helvetica Ex- tra Bold in Sports; Broadway in Clubs; and Serif Gothic in Academics. All body ■ copy was printed in 10 pt. Mehor, captions in 8 pt. Melior. The Sports logos were sketched by Kevin Con- ley, cover design by Mark Rider. A press run of 415 books preceded the fall delivery of the 160 page book. Special thanks to contributors: Kevin Conley, Mel Coe, Kathy Geible, Mike Ireland, Sherrie Long, Jon Thurlow, and Vince Schrader. Yearbook staff members not pictured: Carla Ireland, typist; Jamie Jessee, Asst. Academics Editor; Scott Jones, Asst. Sports Editor; and Melissa Robinson, Photo- grapher. Lori Harrell Typist Beth Proctor . . . Business Manager 160— Colophon i r Q ' iv-V ( ( x d a , ■ ' f 9 « ,v J, ' t : ' cA y. 3 i .C % S 1 I § r? i - c .. i J--