Ashtabula High School - Dart Yearbook (Ashtabula, OH)

Text from Pages 1 - 200 of the 1987 volume:

Introduction 2 Student Life 6 Personalities 28 Sports 72 Academics 104 Tremors 118 Organizations 126 Ads 158 Colophon 192 ASHTABULA HIGH SCHOOL 401 West 44 Street Ashtabula, Ohio 44004 (216)998-0222,ext. 231 FTERSHOCK DART 1987 Volume 79 Craig Rich, Editor-in-Chief The Buzzard live ! After the initial shock of cfcscoveong the reappearance of the Buzzard. Laurel Howe took on the task of restoring him to hrs rightful place n the new Dart Room. Realising how high above the river they really are. several students peer over the almost-combed Spring Street Bridge When the bridge dxJ open, these same kids found they once again had to walk to school Almost ominous looking the Perry Nuclear Plant cooling tower stands m stfence Many Americans started to become aware of the pros and cons of a nuclear plant and the characteristics common to one 2 INTRODUCTION The day the earth shooh Earthquake begins outbreak of upheaving events On a clear day, January 31, 1986, wc experienced earth-shaking tremors from an earthquake measuring a 4 on the Richter scale. At first we were overcome by the excitement. Then the reality of the situation had its impact on us. Once we discovered that the Perry Nuclear Power Plant, only 20 miles away, sat on a major fault line, we became increasingly aware of the plant’s operations. The quake was only the first in a line of events that jolted us out of our normal, everyday lives. Summer was dampened by the fact that the lake level rose, all but Summertime and lake Erie sunrises go hand r hand Some of our summer was spent ga mg at sunsets and other aspects of the speclaaiar Mother Nature Alter school responstafcties. we had the chance to relax devouring the beach at Lake Shore Park. This meant if we didn’t go to Walnut Beach, we settled for the back yard. Further, after almost 5 years of rerouting from the East side because of the reconstruction of the Spring Street Bridge, the new bridge was opened. Along with the return of the Harbor Lift Bridge, wc all could once again enjoy the convenience of traveling through town. These and other occurences, such as the closing of area industries, caused many of us to slop to reevaluate our lives. If we planned to go on leading even semi-normal lives, wc would certainly have to take on and conquer the AFTERSHOCK. Up in the trees swinging on the vnes is David Deleone With the sound of the final beH students rush out of the taking time out for a fcttle bit of zarwsess Sometmes stu- school to converse with thee friends The new schedule dents had to break out of the normal routne of life, of- for the year made school begn and end JO nvnutes ten sending peers into shock earlier. INTRODUCTION 3 Practice makes perfect proves true for Cheryl Engleman. Tom Surbella and Jason Kaffenaud as they rehearse for their first play Performng Arts brought to the school an added creativity As his determination overwhelms the opposition Darryl Allgood sprints to the goal for a touchdown Darryl was an effective passer and runner whdeexecutng the option play It's Clash Day! Conn kaydo. along with Marc Lowery, celebrates the day to its limits Spmt Week, sponsored by Student Council, gave students a chance to express themselves in an out-ot-the-ordinary way 4 INTRODUCTION The day the school shooh School changes make the first day a real shocker Several months later, we experienced our own earthquake within the walls of AHS. Changes of seismic magnitude came about leaving both students and faculty surprised and bewildered. Many traditions ended, while new ones commenced. As we met conflicts head on in hopes of restoring the school after the quake, pride began to take precedence. Even so, several challenges arose that had to be faced. For the first time in four years, seniors found themselves once again lost in the halls. The addition of new teachers and the room changes of others tended to make us all feel a little off edge. With a new attendence office and the strategic positioning of Mr. Candela's new office to overlook the parking lot, we realized the seriousness of the administration’s desire to enforce school policies. Many students proceeded cautiously and had no idea what to expect, especially from the new classes. However, one thing became clearly evident. If we were going to survive and adapt to this new environment, we would have to overcome the AFTERSHOCK. What, no Dart Roomf This year I hr- traditional Dart Room was renovated for the purpose of a new assistant principal's office Changes within the school were noticeable both n attitude and appearance As Sharon McClure asks for help. Mr Higgins tries to explain the algebra assignment without further confusing her Students had to adjust to new teachers and classes as we« as new school pokcies INTRODUCTION 5 1$ there life after school? Extra student activities relieve academic tension One very important aspect of our lives as students was life outside the classroom. Jobs, extracurricular activities, and social events came first as academics frequently took a backseat. Thoughts of good times, not calculus and Shakespeare, drifted through our minds. With whom we were going to Homecoming (if we were going) was very important. Where he” worked and whom she was dating were major issues. We were more concerned with musical tryouts and plans for the next assembly than with grades and passing. Soon, however, the reality of class work and studying had its impact on us. But, after a summer of work and play, many of us had trouble readjusting to an academic atmosphere, resulting in a severe AFTERSHOCK. Balancing on the back of a convertible during the Homecoming festivities is a frozen Amy Rowe The Homecoming game drew one of the largest crowds of the year Time for the Homecoming parade with the Ashtatxia H«h Marching Band leackng the way Homecomeig was a combination of Friday night game and the Saturday dance nvotvng approxmatefy ISO students 6 STUDENT LIFE DIVIDER Bar iBi MONRO MUI Busy at work n the Dari room is sophomord -Snlcdfr JiB found it necessary to use her lime wisely in citAo be able to participate tnextracurncular activities while mamtammg her academe Starving. looking very suave and debonair is cxw exchange student Peter Jensen There svere two foreign students at our school during the year lx� t Peter was the official American Field Service representative What's this! One of our students in New Zealand? Tracy Miller, who was abroad for a year, returned to us rt January Another aspect of upheaval ft some of our kves was living abroad STUDENT LIFE DIVIDER 7 And the winner is... McCluskey and Miller reign Homecoming ’86 was an exciting time. From the moment our 20 candidates for Homecoming King and Queen were chosen, excitement and anticipation set in. The week prccceding the ceremonies was cvenful. A good portion of the students took part in Spirit Week, which consisted of such things as Clash Day, Toga Day, Inside-Out Day, and. of course. Black and Gold Day. While all this was going on, our contestants for King and Queen became increasingly hopeful. On Friday night, the team competed against the Madison Blue Streaks; and although the squad put up a fight, they Members o the King' court were Ron McCluskey. Craig Rich. Peter lensen. Chuck Moore. Tom Broad. David Corlett Mike Delano, Eric Story. John Wrftong. and Kevin Root were defeated 14-6. Yet, this did not affect our spirit. During the pre-game ceremonies, the candidates were presented with their parents. As the suspense grew, Ron McCluskey and Tracey Miller were named to reign as Homecoming King and Queen. The crowd approved. for all seemed to roar with excitement. The night after the football game. October 11, was the traditional Homecoming Dance held at Kent State Commons from 9:00pm to 12:00 am. Student Council once again set up the decorations and our theme this year was Enchantment Under the Sea.” Approximately 180 students attended this event, then Lucas Queen candidates were Chris Delore. Vickie Weaver. Tracey M r. Wendee Hemloy. Amy Rowe. Ananne Becker, Sandy Walker. Sandi Hanzefca. Deem Doyle, and Kibe Horne 8 HOMECOMING Glowing with pride are the newly efected Homecorrwg King and Queen. Ron McCkukey an l Tracey Mier They were elected � y the vote ol the gjnwrs and seniors. Both are very active in school Congratulations are pr� senled to Tracey Miller Irom candidate Deena Doyle There were no hard teekngs among the court agansi Tracey Close triendships were commonly seen among candidates r The musk of the D.J. is being enjoyed by Mike Harm and his date Robm Gant whde at the Momecommg Dance Students danced not only to modern music but to songs of the past as well As she is driven past the audience. Sandy Walker cfcsplays a Mattering smde Each of our candidates was tradflionafy driven to the field by an assortment of antique cars and corvettes HOMECOMING 9 • Closing the gap We explore other worlds Four of us -Cynthia Warren, Tracy Miller, Laurel Howe, and Craig Rich- prove their willingness to challenge the world by venturing abroad. Their travels provided them with unique experiences and us with a better understanding of life outside Ashtabula. “I really liked Turkey, but I would not want to live there. The country is really arid and mountainous. It was really interesting learning a little of their language and their culture. They did not even drink water out of faucets; they had to buy it in bottles. ’’The people were mostly pushy, and they did not bathe as we do. Thai’s partly because they were in a major drought when I was there. There’s always someone trying to sell you something. ’’I visited Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir - Ephesis. and Germany. Mostly I stayed in Ankara with my brother. ”1 really enjoyed my trip to Turkey and I would love to go back. It was great experience, and I wished I could have stayed longer. I also thought from what I saw of Germany that it was absolutely beautiful, especially the Rhine River Valley.” laurel Howe ’’When we arrived in Italy, everyone was screaming and clapping. When I first met my family, I was very nervous. ”1 stayed in Milan and visited Como. Pavia. Sardinia, Switzerland (Lugana), Ccrvinia (Italian Alps), Bergamo, and Invcrigo. ’’I really enjoyed my experience. I’ll never forget all the places I saw and all the people I met. Hopefully I can return to Italy in the future- I miss it a lot.” Q g Rich Centered within one of Istanbul's largest market places. Laurel Howe bargans for souvenirs laurel found Europe to be quite exotng Looking very European, Ms Warren stands n front of the I'Arc de Tnomphe in Pans Ms Warren found Parrs and Eu-rooe very romantic places 10 AMERICANS ABROAD Many surprising things happened to me when I went to New Zealand on the one year program through A.F.S. When I First arrived, I was very homesick, but I got into the swing of things as soon as school started. I met many new friends as well as an AFS’er from Springfield, Ohio. I also went to a lot of balls (dances). One such ball, the Edgccumbc Ball, was marred by a bomb threat. The country was very beautiful; however, it had only one highway, called the Motorway, two T.V. channels, and few F.M. radio stations. I also visited my places. Most frequent of my travels was the city of Kataia. 1 also visited Tauranga, Tarawera Falls, and climbed Mount Ngaurahoe (228ft). I really enjoyed my stay in New Zealand. I will never forget the Kiwis I picked, and the friends I made ’ Tracy M«� er ”1 visited Belgium, West Germany, Austria, Italy, Swizterland. and France. In general, most of the people I met were very friendly and helpful.I went to Europe to visit my brother and his family stationed with NATO in Belgium. My overall impression of Europe was that it was exciting and romantic to be in the places I’ve heard about since I was young. Europe is very impressive. Ms Cynthia Warren Here, Craig Rich poses with AfS brother Federico, sister Arianna and friends Craig enjoyed Italy and would love to hve there Giving horsemanship lessons is hots Raquel Rashid earns a Mlk extra mooes to pay lor some of her ossn expenses Raquel gave private riding, grooming and shosvmanship lessons The marquee at the Cinema Center is beng changed by jun x Tom Surbela On Thursday evenings, after closing, the marque had to be changed to reveal the week's new movies With a look of surprise on her face, Wendee Heinly is enjoying a day of work at Burger King Wendee also needed to have a part-time job to help pay for some senior ex pences. 12 JOBS I need some bucks A source of income is a neccesity I found that a part-time job was almost essential to my life. There were an unlimited number of expenses that I, as a high school student, had to take care of. It would have been virtually impossible not to have some sort of income. Whether it was working for a local business or just finding odd jobs, having money in my pocket was a neccesity. As a senior, some of the extra expenses I had were for graduation announcements, senior pictures, cap and gown, and for an open house. Prom. Homecoming, gas for my car, weekends and dates with my girl friend also requried money. My parents tried to help me out as much as possible, but there was no way they could completely support my financial needs. I started my first steady job the summer before my sopho- A fresh pot of coffee is needed at Burger King so senior Pom Hal gets right on the job Fast food restaurants employed a large number of AHS students throughout the year. more year. I worked for a company which owned and rented out many apartment houses. 1 mowed lawns, painted the inside and outside of some of the houses, and did other maintenance work. My next steady job started just before my junior year. I worked at the Cinema Center. My main goal in working was to support some of my own expenses and to save enough money to buy a computer. I also worked many other odd jobs along the way. My parents took out a loan for me to get the computer I wanted, and I made the monthly payments. I also paid for my own car insurance. Further, college was just around the comer for me. and my parents needed any help they could get from me to pay for my college education. Even though it was extremely hard to work while going to school and keeping up my grades, I had to make the sacrifice of assuming some financial responsibility for myself. Chuck Moore Bagging groceries at Spence Silva Golden Dawn is senior Ron McCKiskey. Ron also worked part-time at Martel Cleaners and he washed the postal jeeps at the post office. JOBS 13 Would you like butter on your popcorn f is Sandi Hanzefca's most repeated kne whrfe workng behind the candy stand at the Gnema Center. Sandi started working there as a junior Let's go catch a flick Getting prepared is half the battle Great - it’s 6:00pm. If I have to pick her up at 7:00. 1 better go and take a shower...Wonder what’s on the tube? Let’s check it out... Oh no! It’s 6:30 and I’m going to be late. I better get my butt in gear! I can’t believe it took me ten minutes to take a lousy shower. How’s my hair ever going to dry in time! If I use the dryer. I’ll look like a giant ball of lint. Forget it- just put some clothes on! Why can’t I find just one pair ofsocks without a hole in them? She probably won’t sec them anyway. It’s 7:00 - I’m supposed to be there! Where’s my wallet? I know I put it in this room He’s coming at 7:00. I’ll never be ready in time! Maybe he’ll be late. No. he’ll never be late on a first date. Now. what do I wear? These jeans would look really great with that sweater. No. it is too hot for that. Possibly those dress pants and my silk blouse? No, positively too dressy. Forget it, I can come back to this. I’ll go jump in the shower. Oh no. Mom...where’s my hair dryer? Wait...never mind I found it.” Oh my gosh. 6:30 and my hair looks like this. Almost lime lo go, and David Corlett plans a date with lisa Scheanon for � he weekend Dating was not offered as a class, but a lot of ime was spent planting for it dumg and after school somewhere. Mom! Where is my wallet? If I could find it, 1 wouldn't need help. Never mind.” There it is, under that pile of dirty clothes. Finally. I’m on my way. I’m only fifteen minutes late, she won’t care. It better not matter. she is the one getting a free dinner and movie. I should have stayed home tonight. I wonder if this will really be worth all the trouble? ’’Hello, Sir, I’m here to pick up your daughter... Yes, I know. I’m always late.” Craig Rich Hopefully it will curl okay. Back to clothes. I guess I’ll just wear these jeans and this shirt. That will look okay. Besides, I have to do my make-up. First the base, then the powder. Now some blush and a little bit of eye shadow to give some coler. Some eyeliner to open my eyes and - dam I streaked. I’ve got to rub it off quick and start again. The doorbell; he's here! My lipstick, where’s my lipstick! ’’Yes, Dad, I’ll be right down!” leant Van Alen liptfkk and curling irom just don't mi , as Jeanne Van Alen fnds out With school work and other activities, when students fnafy got the chance to date, beng on tme was a problem Shaving wilh Ihe hope of escaping without wounds. Qaig Rich prepares foe a night on the town Dating was a refcef from the upbeat pace of schooi foe many students after a hard week It's finally Friday and Amy Roberts along with Tom Broad leaves school to prepare for the upcoming weekend At times when school dragged. Friday was the only thing that gave students incentive DATING 15 11 Do I hove to ? Parents place pressures on kids Parents were great for a lot of reasons - help with homework, love, understanding, and. of course ...money. On the other hand, many times we felt great pressure from them, especially around report card time. If our grades were low. or lower than Mom's and Dad’s standards. we found ourselves listening to ’’You spend too much time with your friends...” or ’’You don’t spend enough time on your homework...”. We also faced other pressures from parents. Many times Mom and Dad got suspicious of our friends and The library � usually found to be a peaceful place to study for sophomore Tonya Flinn Some students (fed not need to be hassled as much by their parents to study and receive good grades their activities. Then we heard. Trouble comes in groups.” Why do you always go over her house?” Who’s going there with you?” Although we realized that these statements resulted from our parents’ love and concern for us, often that realization didn't help. Parental pressure sometimes had an adverse effect on us and our friends. Occasionally it resulted in stress on us. causing grades to fall because we tried too hard or because we acted out of spite. It was a dilemma we all found difficult to resolve. Kathy Davies till Snitcher While chained to a desk, Mariah Ganci 6 being forced to do her homework by her mother Kathy Ganci Sometimes parents resorted to forceful methods to make thee kids study Junior Paul lure it concentrating deeply wNe taking an economics test Paul took tests very seriously because he reaped that receiving good grades was important to bis future For some students like Renee Retro, musk is more interesting than studying for a geography test Renee's mom. Barb Petro. sometimes had to pressure Renee to do her homework Getting an ACT applkation and a preparation packet from Mr Petros is Pam Burkes To do well on college entrance tests was also an ackJed pressure put on students by parents PARENT PRESSURE 17 During the APS assembly Peter Jensen introduces Iwnself to the student body Other students who had gone abroad also made short speeches, including Craig Rich, who had traveled to Italy Practice makes perfect is the thought as Cindy Hill. Mary lean Green, Scott Knight, and Cheryl Silva rehearse a school production These students took the new performing arts class Apparently enjoying thier acting experiences are lisa Huey, Sarxi Hanzelka. Kike Horne, and Amy Palmer Mr Keenan advised the group and discovered the hidden talents students possessed While attending an assembly in Ball Gym, these juniors express enthusiasm and pride The gintors. as wel as other classes, added to the excitement and success of our pep assemblies 18 ASSEMBLIES I'm out of class! Assemblies provide a welcome relief Attending assemblies meant a lot of different things to a lot of different people. But the one thing it meant to everybody was ‘All right!! I’m gonna get out of class!’ Though these opportunities were limited, the assemblies that were held were enjoyable to all. A large portion of the assemblies consisted of pep assemblies which motivated our football team as well as excited the student body. The AHS Band as well as the cheerleaders helped to generate this excitement. At various assemblies, the Homecoming Court and the football, basketball, golf, track, and volleyball teams were introduced. The band also held a Marching Band in Review for the stu- dent body on November II, 1986, during 7th period. On September 18th, AFS presented our foreign exchange student, Peter Jensen, the president .James Arsulic, and Peter’s host family, the Burgard’s. Also, held for the seniors once again was the annual awareness assembly ; reminding the seniors to order Graduation Announcements. The Performing Arts class presented an assembly in Januarywhich displayed the students dramatic talents and abilities. And finally, AHS Student Council sponsored a Rock Band Play-out in BallGym on January 30, 1987. Bands from AHS. Edgewood High School, and Harbor High School attended this event. Chen Lucas ASSEMBLIES 19 dealing ? proves to be success Who's Wake-a-Thon The Wakc-a-Thon was one event I am glad I did not miss out on this year. It may not seem very formidable to stay up for 30 hours (42 if the school day were counted), but by staying busy, it was a lot of fun. When I arrived at 5:30, there was a lot of yearbook material to be done for the deadline the following day, so I spent my first few hours working on that. After I had accomplished the work I had aimed at getting done, a few friends and I indulged ourselves in a friendly card game. Just about everyone else was attending the dance sponsored by the athletic department. Then, after the dance, at about 12:30, the moment Ron Newsome had been waiting for all night finally arrived. Twenty large Domino’s pizzas were delivered. Ron had been talking about this moment the entire night. The way he talked, he would have eaten every bit of it. but actually it was too much for even 60 people. We ate that pizza not only that night but with our doughnuts the next morning. The rest of my time at the Wake-a-Thon was spent playing cards, basketball, more cards, football, more cards, working on yearbook, more cards, and trying to slip in a minute or two of sleep while nobody was watching. It was all. fun. but in the end I wish I hadn’t played cards. The other events that took place were playing board games, skate boarding, watching movies on the VCR and, of course, trying to find a place to sleep where you wouldn't get caught. Some of the sleep monitors carried squirt guns to give a surprising wake up for those who fell asleep. Struggling to stay up the last few hours. Mr. Mapes gave in and let us leave two hours early. Everyone was grateful. The event was a success, and the time we spent raising money for AFS was very worthwhile. Chock Moore A little bit ot shut eye needed by Jeanne Van Alen durng the WAKE-A-THON Jeanne was working on a yearbook deadlne when the couch n the Dart room looked verv invitimt A friendly game of cards is being played by a few Wake-a-Thon participants. While everyone else was helping raise money for AFS. a few were try«g to make a little profit for themselves. Trying to slay awake the last few hours. Mariah Canci trys her luck at skateboarding Students found many strange activities to help them survive the thirty-hour adventure. Junior Jenny Barnett uses some time at the Wake-a-Thon to work on an article of dothng she is making lenny was uncharactenstally quiet and sedate when she became tired Ms. Martello and Mr. Mapes are discusstftg what they should do m order to keep the sixty-some students in control Both of them were advisors for the AFS ckib WAKE-A-THON 21 Finding a change Exchange students enjoy Ashtabula I had a wonderful time in Ashtabula. It was really a nice town. Everything was larger here than in West Germany. The most exciting fact for me here was the disposition of the people - they had a very happy way of life and. what was really important to me. they were more friendly. It was quite a change in my new school. First of all, I didn't know any of the students, but everybody was so friendly that I felt immediatly accepted. And school life was so much more exciting than in West Germany. We didn’t have pep rallies and football games but here they didlSome small problems with the language I had, but they got a lot better every day. Of course. I missed my family and friends in West Germany very much, but then I reminded myself that this was the experience of my life. So I had to try. to get the best out of this year. Artanne Becker People here were mostly nice and they were a lot different from the people in Denmark, not that they were a lot better, but they respected people for how they were not who they were. School here was also differ- ent from what I went to in Denmark . Here we had school from 7:40 am til 2:30pm but in Denmark we had school from 8:15 am til 1:45 if we had six classes, but if we had seven classes, we attended from 8:15 - 2:40. Another difference was that in Denmark we could have up to 17 different classes but that is because we didn’t have the same schedule every day. Where I came from there were not very many cars. It was not unusual to see only one car for one family, but that is because cars were expensive and a gallon of gas was about S2.50. So it was very expensive to go by car; that is why we had a growing bike industry because more and more people rode their bikes and it is not unusual that a teenager bought a bike for S500. But it was a very high technology one. Mopcds were also very popular. In Denmark there were also a lot of public busses and trains, and because they were owned by the state, the prices were fairly cheap. Peter Jensen To find a ride to where he needs to go is often difficult for Peter lensen He loved to swim, so he spent much time at the YMCA In Ashtabiia Pete stayed with Mr and .Mrs George Burgard Celling acquainted with a few students in the hal between classes rs our EF exchange student Arianne 8ecker Arianne, who stayed with Mr and Mrs Edward Carr was originally from West Germany. In a rush lo excape (rom the school at the end of the day is our AFS foreign exchange student Peter Jensen Pete often headed to the golf course after school to play a quick nme On vacation in Italy, Arianne Becker enjoys a typical European meal out doors Having travelled extensively. Arianne. although homesick, viewed her American experience as an adventure FOREIGN STUDENTS 23 iVhat do we do ? Hobbies give sense of achievement Although our time was nearly filled with homework from our teachers, we still found time to do the things we really liked to do. And if we could not find the time, we made the time. Many of us had some rather exotic hobbies, whereas others of us had some not-so-exotic ones. We had hobbies ranging from people watching and hunting, to viewing the VCR and talking on the phone. Hobbies were quite valuable. Not only did they keep us busy when we were bored, but also they gave us a sense of accomplishment. How many of us were so bored that we did not know what to do; so we pulled out one of our hobbies and immediately felt full filled? One thing is certain: with the hobbies that we did have, no one could say we weren't diverse. larrod Burgard After an exhausting day of lectures and boring homework assignments. Cissy Burgard relaxes by casualy conversng with one of her friends Cissy devoted her time to talking on the telephone 24 HOBBIES Ready to go, Robert Beagle and Charles Our AFS student, Peter Jensen, shows us Plats plan (or a night out on the town his exha sting method ot studying Home- Bob and Chuck frequently partook n work was known to be a real downer occasional hunting ot animals after high when it came to free tme, but we school hours somehow managed to survive. With his knowledge of woodworking, Bdl Forgione puts the finishing touches on his bread box Bi's love for art brought him to woodworking, where he created usetul items HOBBIES 25 Buy an elevator ticket Entering freshmen fear high school The high school sure looks a lot bigger to me - maybe because this is my first day as a freshman. I am almost afraid to pass through the doors because of what I might sec. Wow! There surely are a lot of people in the halls. I think I’m supposed to go to the auditoriium. It must be through those two doors over there. I wonder if all those upperclassmen are going to let me pass them. One of them keeps yelling something about buying an elevator pass. I didn’t know this school had an elevator; that's neat. This auditorium is sure larger than the junior high’s. 1 better hurry and sit down; everyone is staring at me. See how mean those teachers look. I knew it; I’m in big trouble. How am I ever going to pass a class when the teachers never smile. Oh, the principal’s talking. I better pay attention so that I don’t miss anything important. Cheryl Englemann Sophomores, |odi Andes and Tracey Armstrong seem to be no help at giving drections to treshman Debbie Dewey Some upperclassmen gave freshmen a hard time with everything they did Being terrorized by seniors lames Arsubc and Darrell Allgood, freshman Craig Siekkenen has his lunch interrupted Craig was active in band and was known as PugsJey to his friends 26 FRESHMAN FEARS Paying him for doing h«s homework |u-nior Rodney Caudill gels his homework from freshman Michael Rodriguez Most freshmen were scared ol high school fcte and minded their own business Nof sure of which way to go. freshman Debbie Dewey checks the room number Freshmen were often lost in the hallways during the beginning of the school year, but they found their way FRESHMAN FEARS 27 ERSONALITIES after the unusual Personalities prove unique beyond the average Every school has its share ot unique personalities and varied cultural backgrounds. And we were no exception. In recent years, however, the concept became even more true for us. We became more individual. We had our own interests in mind as we drifted away from the stereotyped student, partly due to the many new opportunities available to us. Several of us had the chance to travel overseas, while others of us moved here from abroad. Some decided to take advantage of early-training for the armed forces or even graduate early. Maybe that's what made our school special. With the combination of different personalities and morals, along with intercultural thinking, there were few problems we could not solve. We considered ourselves a kind of miniature melting pot. To any outsider, we must have looked like quite a bunch. Even so, being unique had become a way of life for us, and no one worried whether the rest of the world felt the AFTERSHOCK. The day rocs on while secretary Mrs Perkins keeps everythiriR and everybody n perfect order Working in the office Rave Mrs Perkins the opportunity to observe Could that be a rooster in the arms ol senior Shawna Peer' Through their pets. students often shower! a hidden side of their personakties and occasionally released a little insanity Homework never seems to come to an end as Rose Cooley nstructs a student on hrs eve lass assignment Somet nes keeping up with work whde coping with Me itself seemed kke an npossAlitv to everyone At the sound of the final bell, Me Dafcn and Dawn Pxken make that mad rush through the aowded hals to the front door Many students found that thinking about the- end of the day was an escape from boredom On the phone in the new office is Tonya Pettway Many students came to depend on the office phone for anything from calling home s ck to ordering a puca trom any place that delivers PERSONALITIES 29 Bob Abrams Ronald Allenian Andy Anderson Niki Andolsek James Arsulic Vicki Aunger April Baldwin Joanna Bartone Robert Beadle Scott Bienko Patricia Black head of the class !! Senior officers take responsibilities for the class Choosing graduation announcements for seniors was just the beginning of the tasks that had to be accomplished by the senior class officers. President, Vickie Weaver; vice-president, Craig Rich; and secrctary treasurer. Ginger Rauhc were also in charge of many functions such as the Senior Banquet, graduation ceremony , and the gift to leave the school. Vickie Weaver stated, “Fac- ing new expectations and challenges to achieve this year, the Student Council expected as much effort if not more toward helping them. The biggest challenge was preparing for the long-awaited commencement ceremony. Craig Rich reflected. “After all the complex plans that we had to deal with for the Prom last year. I thought this year would be a breeze. I then realized the importance of what we were doing, especially when it concerned graduation. And Ginger Rauhe commented, “Finally reaching the goal of being a senior and preparing for graduation, I feel that everything I have worked for during high school will pay off in the future. While working with Student Council, we completed worthwhile projects through hard work and dedication.” Craig Rich 30 SENIORS Ilershal Blevins Roy L. Bobbitt Will Bradler Tom Broad SENIORS 31 As they look over graduation materials, Vickie Weaver and Craig Rich think of the future Snce both were active in yearbook and student council, the responsibilities of office were often hectic. Looking over senior president Vickie Weaver and secretary trcasurer Ginger Rauhe, senior class vice-president Craig Rich displays leadership qualities. The officers worked diligently all year. Bob Brobst Jarrod Burgard Pam Burks Janien Burlin Tracy Cal a way Dionna Chatman Being AIIThat he Can Be National tTuard paves road to future for Marty Getce Missy Church Lynette Clark Sean D. Clinard Brian Clint Dave Corlett Craig Coutts Stephanie Covington Monique Cutter Rita Dayton Nick DeGeorge Dave DeLeone Planning for the future is something that we all face in our lifetimes. Some often try to put off making these decisions to the last possible moment. People arc faced with many decisions which will affect their lives. On the other hand some people take the iniativc early in life to make plans for themselves. I decided I wanted to attend college, but with today's college costs, my hopes were dim. I had heard that the military would pay for a lot of my college costs. So I went to the army national guard re- 32 SENIORS cruitcr and found out everything about college assistance provided by the military. It seemed like a good deal, so I enlisted. I had to make some sacrifices to receive my money from the army which 1 didn’t realize at first. 1 would have to go to basic training and learn how to be a soldier. Before my senior year I would be gone the whole summer, away from my family, friends, and girls. I would miss many parties and dances, but I had made my choice and I was going to stick to it. I said goodbye and left for Ft. Benning. Georgia. I spent the whole summer marching with a sixty-pound rucksack on my back. I got screamed at every day, dropped for pushups and exercises no normal person would ever have to do in his lifetime. I hardly slept at all. and I was homesick. I wanted so badly to quit and go home, but something inside wouldn't let me. When I finally passed basic training. I was so proud. I had gained discipline, respect for others, and an overall better perspective of life. Marty Getce Nicole Deligianis Robert DeRose Deena Doyle Jackie Dube Phillip Dyer Anthony Ezell Shelly Fontaine Justin Fortney Christine Gallatin Kim Goebel SENIORS 33 While Marty Getce and Mr . Rose share an amusing comment in Spanish, an obvious friendship is shown Marty found the key to his future happiness was the National Guard Here Marty Getce mounts a tank Sacrifices were apart of his life; he gave up his summer vacation to serve his country and to work toward his college education. Mary Jean Green Janies Griffith Becky Hamilton Brian Hamilton 5hyne 5heng jing jeng Tracey Miller represents Oluo in Chinese track meet Feressa Hamilton Sandi Hanzelka Wendee Hein ley Valerie Hodgkinson Dave Honkonen Julie Horne Warren Hoskins, Jr. At first I thought it was more junk mail saying I had been picked with 29 more girls from Ohio to go to Hong Kong for a track meet. I sent in the questionnaire they gave me to sec what would happen. I was shocked to realize this junk mail was true. It was as if I were in a dream because the next thing I knew I was on a plane to Hong Kong and in total shock at being in a different country and not really knowing anyone. The day of the track meet I was so scared. I didn't know what the track looked like or how good the competition was. When we got there, we had to cross a bridge to a island. On the island was a housing complex where the athletes of the area lived. Some of the athletes we ran against were training for the Olympics. ifhc track was great but the heat was terrible. The sun was beating down on us with no clouds in the sky. If we stood in the sun for just one minute, we’d start to sweat.Everything was going o.k.; I was warming up on the hurdles, and then we were ready to start the race. I couldn’t believe it - the ofTical was giving the calls ”on your mark, set” in Chinese. Luckily there was a Chinese girl next to me so I could tell what the offical was saying to us. I’d have to say I was running with shock and relief. I did pretty well; I placed 2nd. The rest of the day my heart wasn’t into running. I had fun just watching and messing around with my friends. If I had to go do it again, start all over making friends I would. I learned so much and I still can't believe I was in China. Tracey Miller 34 SENIORS Laurel Howe Becky Hubbard Pamela Hull Melissa Ingramm Wailing for a boat in Kowloon. China. Shantel Radsom. Ann McNutt, and Tracey Miller pose beautifully They were waiting for a boat to head to Canton. China 35 Peter Jensen Larry Kaufman Bob Keenan Bill Kellogg Janice Keyes Cecil Kirk Tracey's first night in China was an experience in itselt In the company of some fellow Americans, who were also havsig their first dinner n Chma, she used chopsticks for the first time SENIORS Tina Kirk Scott Knight Michele Korb Cheryl Krafft (graduate in 87! Carrie I mson Debbie Lane Sharon Lehto Dennis Lemponen Jim Leonard John I ewis Paul Lincoln Student plans to graduate early For the first semester of my ninth grade year. I lived in Cape Coral, Florida. In Florida I took many extra classes. Standards down there are much higher than here, so most classes arc worth more credits. When 1 moved back to Ashtabula. I figured my schedule out for the rest of my high school years. It seemed to me I didn’t need to finish my twelfth grade year. So I talked it over with my parents to sec what they thought about this idea of my graduating in ’87 instead of ’88 I explained I had enough credits and would like to start my career as soon as possible. After I had my parents’ consent. I went to sec Mr. Petros, the guidance counselor. He made sure I had all the manditory credits to graduate. Then he told me I must talk to Mr. Gcphart, with one of my parents present. Mr. Gcphart asked me why I chose to graduate early and what my plans were for the future. 1 told him I wanted to pursue a career as a medical lab technician. He then approved my choice of graduating early and figured out my last two years of high shcool. .Mary lean Green SENIORS Chuck Lipps Rebekah Lon ; Ricky Lopez Cheri Lucas Diana Lui Dawn Martin Ron McCluskey Tracey C.Miller Tracy S. Miller Chris Mixer Acting in a skit, Mary loan Croon hopes to aid in Toons m .Motion Moving back from Florida wasn't always very easy, but Mary lean seemed to adjust to the changes she overcame SENIORS 37 With the look of surprise on her face. Mary lean Croon reads to futfi her requirements. Mary Jean was taking |un� or and sentor English classes to graduate a year early with the class of '87 Dawn Mixer Melynda Montgomery Charles Moore Michelle Morgan Ron Newsome Roy Owens Tina Payne Shana Peer William Perrine Richard Phillips Chuck Plats Goal is accomplished Justin Fortney shows his dedication and individuality Senior Justin Fortney managed always to maintain his individuality. He did whatever needed to be done to reach his goal of being happy and healthy. He believed that if he was physically fit and totally healthy, he could be happy. Justin was serious about keeping himself in top wrestling condition. He was a competativc member of the wrestling team and maintained the same approximate body weight year round as opposed to starving himself to make his particular weight class at weigh-ins. Justin had a total of 5% bodyfat. so he wasn't carrying around a lot of extra, useless weight. This insured that he was composed of the muscle needed for competativc wrestling. Justin ate an extremely healthy diet. He ate only foods high in nutrients and vitamins. He had not had pop in two years; he did not consume beef, eggs or milk cither. He belived that they contained too many unnecessary ingredients, such as chemicals, antibiotics, and steroids. Justin did cat lots of grains, beans, fish, and chicken. In his busy shcedulc. Justin worked out at the YMCA several days per week. He taught swimming lessons and worked as a lifeguard too. Justin’s .dedication paid off for him. He placed second in his class at the Ashtabula Red Cross Triathalon. He also twice received the Ron Lucas Memorial award for dedication in wrestling. Justin was determined and dedicated in whatever he did. Mariah Cano Striving to meet his devired weight, sen-tor KiSdn Fortney weighs himsett (or a wrestling tournament Wrestling, which he took most seriously, was a very m-portant part of kistn's Me. 38 SENIORS Jene Rand Kaquel Rashid Ginger Rauhe Craig Rich SENIORS 39 Regina Richardson Paula Ridenour Amy Roberts Patty Rood Health conscious luslin Fortney eats a low-cakxie rice cake tor lunch lustn left that maintaining a well-balanced diet would help ban in wrestling and would make him (eel terrific Kevin Root Julia Rosario Amy Rowe Julie Salrin Zoraida Sanchez Lisa Scheanon Brian Shislowski Ike Shoaff Scott Slay Matthew Slebodnick Darlene Sousa Darnell Springer Lisa Stim Eric Story Cultural shock :(J.5.A. City is Shangra-La for Taiwanese immigrant Taiwan - a very beautiful island. It is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean and the Taiwan Channel. It is where I came from. America is everybody’s dream land. A year and eight months ago. my dream came true. In this period of time I changed a lot and experienced many things that I never had before. Ashtabula is a town which is smaller than the town I was living in. I was kind of disappointed at first. I thought I was going to live in a bigger city, like New York or Los Angeles. Here life is actually 40 SENIORS moving slow. Also there arc not many Chinese here. In this way I have a lot of chances to talk English. But I’ve grown to like it here. The school is very different. Not only the school policies but also the education and people’s actions arc quite a shock, too. We have to go to different classrooms every period. In Taiwan we sat in the same classroom all day long but every period we had different teachers. Here I am tired of getting up every period and hurrying to another class. Observing people is fun. Strange things happen at any time. I think Americans arc very cheerful people. They arc liberal and outspoken. Sometimes they arc crazy. I would never wear a bed sheet in the school. In the pep assemblies, people yell as much as they want. It is kind of stupid, but people seem to enjoy it a lot. This year I made more friends than last year. I really appreciate that people didn't treat me different because I’m not American. This little town I call it “Shangri-La”. People have no worries. I like here very much. [ anj liit SENIORS 41 Although her school days are busier, Durvi takes tine to sm Even though she encountered language barriers, IXana exceted in many courses mdudng cakiAjs and computer science Standing in Iron! oi her old Catholic High School. Diana makes a military bow This course was required to graduate and these uniforms were worn every Monday. Wednesday. Friday. Tammy Thomas Stacey Tittle Jeanne Van Allen Sandy Walker Julie Watson Vicki Weaver Shiree Wells Tammy Wells Melissa Welser Lisa White John W ilfong Sabrina Williams Prom planned Class officers plan the Prom Nol only were our junior class officers busy planning the Prom, but many other students also helped us, especially with our fund raisers. They helped us sell M M’s in October; they assisted our carnation sale before Christmas vacation; and they aided our Prom raffle, in which we raffled off such things as limousine service for Prom night as well as free dinners and hair styling. Even after money had been raised, we still had a load of work to do, most of which involved a large amount of searching. We first searched The junior class has only three officers President. Brenda Krafft. vice-president. Marc Lowery, and secretary treasurer. Dawn Picked worked full time to make plans for the Prom for a compatible date and after scrutinizing the school calendars we found one- Saturday. May 23. Secondly we needed a place to hold the dance, so we hopped on the phone, and after comparing space, atmosphere, and prices, we decided on the Hotel Ashtabula. Our most important undertaking was to find the right band. We again picked up our telephone receivers and talked to area bands. After narrowing our choices, we dropped in on a few to listen to some of their numbers, and our eventual choice was a group called Direct Effect. Brenda Krafft Besides being the president of the gj- nior class student council. Brenda krafft is ako the head majorette durng the marefang band season Brenda was a dedicated straight A honor student Pam Aoemo Cathy Adams luke Abert Melissa Babcock lames Baker Todd Barchanowicz Marie Barger Jenny Barnett Donna Beaver 42 JUNIORS Chr� Bennett lies! Blackwell Kirsten Burgard Cary 8urlm Missy Callipen Heather CampbeS Victor Cardona Sheley Chapman Glenda Chtkires He Caudill Rodney Caudi Tehsa Cotoert David Combs Kimberly Culver Lon Daniels Paul Dawson Jerry Decola Tracy Deforest Jen Demay Roger Desk ins Tina Deskins Bobby Detore Dennis Dix Keith Douglas J.P Ducro Greta Durkovic Janice Dyer Michele Ekhofm Chris Engdmann Paul Eurez Mario Ezel James Flachsman Brian Flack James Fleming JUNIORS 43 We've got pep New club works to promote pride This year wc juniors started a new club. The Ashtabula High School Pep Club. This group brought spirit and excitement into the first basketball games and continued to do so throughout the school year. The club was started by Shelly Wright and Julie Albert, who discussed the plans of the organization with Mr. Farello and Mr. Walters. From there, students from each class were selected to get the club going. The Pep Club started with a reliable set of twenty fans. Elected club officers, president, Shelly Wright and Brian The strenuous task of getting the pep dub together was undertaken by Brian Perkins. Michele Watts, Shelly Wright, and lulie Albert They worked many hours on signs and cutting confetti Perkins; treasurer Julie Albert; and secretary. Michelle Watts, planned to help the club grow to be as great as possible. Advisers were Mr. Farello, Mr. Walters, and Ms. Cooley. Our first major goal while starting the club was to have a group of people every game. But wc grew to bigger and belter things. In cooperation with the cheerleaders, we spent many hours working on signs to decorate the gym and on individual ones to hold. We filled the air with massive amounts of confetti and even went as far as to paint our faces. Mie Albert Showing (heir pride with signs, the pep dub gives strong support to the varsity basketball team They finally got the group off to a terrific start after a tough beginning Tonya Flynn Rodney Foglio Marc Fortney Mariah Ganti Steve Garces Tammy Goodwin Wfery Graff Chrystal Griffin Ronald Gruhflce 44 JUNIORS Ml Hakkarainen Cheryl Hale Stacy Hal Timothy Hamilton .Mike Hann Elena Harmon Deon Heasley Matthew Heim Erick Hennigan lerome Henton Michele Henton Nana Henton lames Helper Cindy HI Calvin Hiltatxdel Aaron Hinson Delores Hipps Donal Hughes lodi Imre .Michael Ingramm David lohnson Kristen lohnson Darla Jones Connie Kaydo Gance Ketser Mark Kellogg Tim Kelly lames Kts! Michael Knox Brenda Kraffl Tiffany Kuhn Keith Leonard Tracy Leonard Norma Langenecker JUNIORS 45 Goals gained She explores other worlds For me, life has always been something to take advantage of and enjoy. Consequently most of my time was not spent doing mundane activities. 1 would much rather have spent school and free time experiencing new things. For instance, I sang with the stage band and show choir. It really broadened my musical horizons and taught me a lot about the need for quality rehearsals and disciplining myself to practice individually. 1 took performing arts because I Often found doing and saying off the wall tfwgs is Jenny Barnett who hopes that people will take notice of her One of the school's brighter personalities. Jenny was one of a kind thought it important to be able to stand in front of a crowd and still maintain a high level of composure. Organizations and clubs such as Dart yearbook, newspaper, and pep club gave some real insight into the way offices and organizations are run. As a junior. I realized the importance of being able to cope with the real world, and I believed participation in a wide range of activities would prepare me for the world. Jenny Harriett Doing one of her favorite things, lenny Barnett plays the piano in her spare time Jenny also sings in choir and plays voieybaS for the school To know lenny is to understand Jenny Marc Lowery Km Luce Timothy Lyons A.) long Kns Magnusen Teresa Manyo Todd Marovich Sharon McClure Michael McCoy 46 JUNIORS Iesfce McDaniel Damien McIntosh John McNutt Tina Melton Ion .Miller Danette Mixer Cregono Montalvo Charlotte Morey Sissie Morris Maria Muto Amy Newsome lames Nmisto Sandra Osborne Andy Paris Daniel Patnarco Kimberly Penwell leanette Perez Brian Perkins Sandy Pettway Dawn Pkken Tony Platt Eric Pratt John Probst lason Raffenaud Scott Rauhe Tina Reed Kathrme Ricker Laura Rigden Mefcssa Rivera David Sandella Dan Sarel Shawn Sawyers Dorma Scheanon Tracy Schupska JUNIORS 47 Friends K-12 Pratt and Dncro are life-long friends Eric Pratt and I have been friends ever since kindergarden. Our partnership began when we were among several students selected to enter an advanced reading program. We quickly took a liking for each other mostly due to our sense of humor. Once first grade arrived, we attended second grade for major subjects such as math and English. By the time the end of the school year arrived, we were doing subjects at a third grade level. Consequently, with our parents’ permission, we were assigned to third grade, thus omitting our sec- ond-grade year. As a freshmen, Eric played on the successful basketball team but has decided not to play since then. He plans to play baseball this year. On the other hand, 1 have been active in track the last two years and was a first-year cross country runner this year. Probably the major reason we have stayed friends so long is our similarities. We both like the same music, sports, and people. Also we’ve always been able to solve our differences. Well, now that you know something about us, I hope Back to back are Enc Pratt and I P Ducro One of J P and Eric's past troes was listening to their favorite soul groups A solidarity m musical tastes was one reason for their friendship In order to keep thee grades up. I P Ducro and Enc Pratt hetp each other with their homework They had been friends since kosdergarten, and one was never seen without the other Samantha Seme Stacey Senita Edward Sergeff |R Shellenbergef Peggy Shoiault Jackie Sholtis Hi Shoft is Mark Showalter Steve Siekkinen 48 JUNIORS Cheryl Silva Stacy S«nmen lerry Slay lames Smith Debbie Snitcher Ben Stecki Marshall Sterba Bonnie Stevenson Roger Stitt Tom Surbela Mandi Swanson Harry Thomas Becky Thompson Scott Vance Patty Verdi NKk Via lackie Wade Michele Watts Maureen Welch lohn Wheeler David Whitaker ludith Whitaker Cwen Wieck lames Wiey Robin Williams Sheiy Wright Bob Copeland Peggy Moore JUNIORS 49 Paul Adams kxii Andes Tracey Armstrong Mark Artman Catnraa Baker KBian Baker lack Barker Lone Barksdale Hetdi Beckwith Celena Black Ralph Blankenshgi Natalie Blanton Kelly Brady Afccia Brown Trudi Brown Cynthia Boca Mary Buhl terry Burgett Mark Burgoon Tonya CaBipari E4een Cambell Kevin Chancier Rodney Chatman Kevin Cherry Karey Cole Toni Coleman Mark Corey Brian Crockett Isaac Crockett Aha Culver Chris Dafcn Kathy Davies Cory Davis Jenny DeAngelo Marcus DeCamelo Bret DeCarmo Dave DeGeorge lames DeGeorge 50 SOPHOMORES Planning ahead Sophomores find new adviser This year the sophomore student council didn't get off to a really good start because we had a little trouble finding an adviser. We finally found one. Mrs. Rose. We all appreciated her helping us out and giving us advice when we needed it. The sophomore council planned much for the year: a chocolate candy sale in December. a Rock Band Plav-out in January, and a flower sale in May. We wanted to make enough money for the Prom, so that when we did become juniors. Sophomore (ill Snitcher is caught sneaking her morning cup ot coffee W kkc other council members, occupied hersdf with many extra- curricular activities, such as yearbook, and band we wouldn’t have to sell a lot of things to raise the necessary money. We wanted everything set up and hopefully have enough money to make our-Prom the best. The members of the sophomore council who worked for the class were: Tonya Pettway, president: Jen Rest, vice president; Jodi Andes, sec treasurer. Other members were Jill Snitcher and Toni Coleman. If we hadn’t had everyone’s cooperation, the sophomore council wouldn’t have been so successful. Tonya Pettway In the middle of an informal meeting the council members cfcscuss problems facing them Many of the members concerned themselves with student suggestions and fiAiAng Christmas wishes Heather Diftase lason DOonato Ricky Dragon Lifce Dubach A - -Michelle Dutton Kim Hbott SOPHOMORES 51 Lori Evix Kristina Fanning Dan FtHde Kerri Ffygar Angela Fordo Andy Freede John Fyock Birth: 103-69 Death 2-23-87 Fred Cage Chris Cary Georgeann Gaylord Dave Getce Mark Greenwood Kevin Grierson Donald Gnffith Lour Gruhlke Brian Goodwin Trevor Hallgren Jennifer Hakkaraxsen Kevin Harrah Darel Hartford Apnl Henderson Ray Henton Brian Herron Sheron Hines .Mary Lon Hoplight Kety Horst Stacey Houck Harry Hudson lisa Huey Christine Hughes Maschel Hull Ryan Humphery Tabitha Jackson Carl Jepson Mary Johnson Chris Jones Darian looes Tarm Junker 52 SOPHOMORES Leave ittoWeav Jerry shows true sophomore style I remember when my mom first bought me comic books; that's when I became interested in drawing. My favorite characters to draw were Batman and Superman because they would beat-up” everyone and they went on the greatest adventures. It was a lot of fun so I finally decided to take art through my jr. high years. While most kids were outside playing ball. I spent most of my spare time in my room perfecting my artistic skills. I had lived in Ashtabula all of my grade school years, until my mom got married and I was forced to move to Mentor. Unfortunely the students in Mentor were very unfriendly. The first week of school I was greeted with several rocks, one of which hit me in the head. Three stitches and a few weeks later, I began to draw more seriously. Some of my artwork almost made it to the Tri-County Art Fair. Things began to look better during my sophomore year. I helped work on the painting of the Panther on the gym wall. I also amused my friends with various immitations and spoofs of faculty members. Now instead of sitting in my room drawing and devoting my time to my art. I took it less seriously and then took-off with my friends and go bowling. Jerry Weaver Drawing seriously now, Jerry knows that Imitating his favorite teacher, Jerry there svas no time for laughs Even Weaver amuses hrs sixth period class though art was not a major part of hrs jerry had perfected imitations of most of life anymore, he sti enjoyed rt and may- his teachers and spent much of his be wil be the fest artist-comedian school day making hn friends laugh Mice Karvonen Pete Keenan George Keyes Mark King Brad Korb Bob Kosek SOPHOMORES 53 Amy Lamson Cndy Lane Andre LaSale Kim lewis Pam Lewis Tm Lillis Michelle Liu Robert Long Orlando Lopez Ronald lovmg Russell Matey Karen Maki Michele Manthey Duane Marshal lason Martin Adrian Mathers Vanessa Marzet Molly McOuskey Yvonne McGraw Unice McMullen Kevin Mfls Cynthia Mixer Jill Murray Shawn Myers Coung Nelson Michael Niemi Laura Noyes 'Mary Jo Ohtola John Pantoja Byron Parker Robert Patriarco Mtchael Patterson Kevin Payne Sarah Peaspanen Tonya Perry Tonya Pettway Danett Piper Bob Pouska 54 SOPHOMORES Flying high... Robinson places fifth at Nationals Gymnastics has been my life. I started out about five years ago. being dragged by my parents to classes. I gradually grew use to it and began to love it. Now I don’t know what 1 would do without it. I have been to four state, three regional, and two national competitions. Naturally nationals were the hardest. Competing among some of the best in the country, in front of large crowds and television cameras, was frightening. Despite this pressure I felt Going lo every extreme to get a good picture .vac Daryl's goal m being a good photographer Not only was Daryl a good athlete but he was also an active student in academics that 1 did well, placing fifth in vault and seventh in pommcll horse last year. I haven’t decided about future plans. I’ve enjoyed teaching and would like to be a coach, but as far as college and a career are concerned. I’m still undecided. Gymnastics has definitely had a positive influence on my life. Its often hard to find time for school work or other activities, but I don’t really mind. Its rewards make up for that. Daryt Robinson Here Daryl Robinson shows his strength and ability on the parallel bars His gymnastics skills developed through several years ot hard work and venous intense practice Renee Powell tarry Ralston Mekssa Reynolds Richie Richmond |uan Rivera Tony Rivera SOPHOMORES 55 Daryl Robinson ‘Michrio Rowe Robert R ought Vickie Rounds lenrwfer Rust Mekssa Sare Kevts Scruggs Shell ' Sharp Faith Shimek Erica Shislowski Valane Siebeneck Chris Skaruppa Stacey Slavic Shannon Smith lid Snitcher Mark Sonstem kx Sousa Tammy Sousa Diane Spencer lames Steiner John Stiles Luana Story Craig Stock Debra Stricklev Matt Stroud Ttease Thompson Todd Van AUen Diane Van Treer Vince Vaughan loe Visnoski Mike Volpone Kathryn Wagner Alan Waldron Chuck Waller Amanda Walters lock Warren lerry Weaver Lauren Weaver 56 SOPHOMORES Going for it Kevin: athletic as well as academic Staying an active yet academic sophomore was not easy. Kevin Cherry knew all about that. Kevin was very active in not only band, where he was second chair trumpet, but also track and cross country. He split the remainder of his time between wrestling and Latin Club. Kevin's favorite part of school was sports and music, both of which he excelled in. In contest band Kevin received an excellent rating at state competition and was first chair trumpet for the stage Going down for the count is Justin Fortney proving that Kevin was a very successful wrestler Even under unusual circumstances, Kevin's natural talent showed through band. He was also known to “mess around” with the drums and bugle for the V.F.W. When asked what he did with his limited spare time, Kevin replied, “I like to travel. So far I’ve been to France, Quebec, and other parts of Canada. New England, and as far south as Florida.” It was truly shocking how sophomores like Kevin maintained high grade point averages despite schedules. lisa Huey Practicing took up some of Kevin’s valuable time. He ako found out that be g an active sophomore student took up a lot of his tune, he was evolved in athletics, and music yet mantamed a 3.0. Karen We David Westover ,Marie Wolfgang David Yopp Rosaland Young Robin Zee SOPHOMORES 57 hew council Freshmen student council selected Freshman student council consisted of four members Karen, Headman. JJ. Bolivar. Scott Yopp. and Tiffany Garland. We became members of the Student Council by filling out information sheets given to us by Ms. Warren. On those sheets were questions we were to answer about our views on spirit and academics. Also we were asked to rate ourselves in several catagorics. After Ms. Warren looked these papers over, all the freshman students voted on up to four students to repre- Mr. Raffcnaud instructs freshman SCOU Yopp on some basketfwll fundamentals. In addition to playing on the freshman basketball team. Scott was also an active member of student council sent them. A few days later we were told who was chooscn and then started to attend meetings of the whole student council on Tuesdays. Our advisor was Mrs. Bolivar and we had meetings approximately every other Monday in her room. Basically we just talked about what we would like to sell, and we threw ideas around to see what everybody thought of them. We planned a bake sale, but had some difficulty getting people in our class to donate baked goods. Karen Headman Here, Karen Headman, an active member of the freshman student council, takes a few extra mnutes to complete her biology assignment Karen was an active student of the freshman class Debbie Adams loan Adams Sean Algood Kane Anderson Keith Arcaro Brity Archuletta 58 FRESHMEN Jeffrey Austin Stacey Baiey ■Michael Baird Beth Baldwin Emily Barnum ■Michael Barnhart Kelly Barnard I Bayaga Pat Beckwith Roscoe Blair Scott Blanchette Roberta Bobtxt Jacques Bohvar Tammy Borg lenny Bor aga Cindy Bower sox Thomas Bradler Anthony Bradley Heidi Bratzd Wchelle Britton Alan Broadstreet Tabitha Brown Brian Burke ■Marin Burin Sabnna Butler David Cardona Cheryl Carney Theresa Carney AdeSe Gartner Damta Case Roxane Casteel Ida Celbtti Angela Chapman Missy Chddres Ann Chcxch Ryan Cochran Dean Cook Km Cook Keoa Coper Stephanie Corp Tyler C our sen louva Ann Crisbp Marcus Crockett FRESHMEN 59 Making her way Deligianis: (7n the run to success One of the greatest of all principles is that men can do what they think they can do. In running, basketball, school, anything, you must believe in yourself. If you believe you can run a two-minute mile, you can. You have to believe it in your heart and mind. For example, there was Glenn Cunningham, whose legs were so badly burned as a child that he was told he would not walk again. But he became one of the fastest Olympic milers in history. Cunningham said that faith and positive thinking arc 85% of an athlete’s success: in other words, believing that you can do it. Melanie Deligianis prepare for crow country by trying her strength at th teg extenoonv Her determnation to become a successful runner for our school drove her to regional “Remember every one loses, so I take my loss as an opportunity and a learning experience to improve myself. Well, 1 give most of my credit for a good year in cross country to my faith, and my mental and physical ablities. My achievements in cross country were being second in all NEC, breaking two of our course records and one of Painsville Harvey’s course records. I placed sixth in the Malone Invitational, where over a hundred runners ran with me. and second in St. Joe's Invitational. I made it all the way to regional competition and came in only four places from making it to state. Melanie I H-fcgwtvs Moving up m an attempt to take the lead i freshman Melanie D +g«� nis. Even though she was the only girt on the team. Melanre had everyone’s support and interest Michael Cross Jason Cunningham Jufce Dafcn Katrina Deforest Michael Deleone Melanie Dekgianis 60 FRESHMEN Matthew Demvhar Carrie Dewey Debra Dewey F. Dewey Stephanie Diaz Jeremiah Down Peter Dubach Michael Dufour Denise Dutton lason Elkson Tammy Efcott Cheryl Engetman Paul Ernst Nichoima FaceBo Edward Fernandez. Ir Melanie Flachsman Catherine Focht Dennis Ford Monique Foster Rhonda Frasure Sherry Frasure Jenny Fuentes Till any Garland David Goodie! John Gray Darla Griffith Robert Griffith Richard Hall Travis HaBgren I Hamilton Noah Hamilton Pamela Hamilton Tna Hamilton Karen Headman lason Heasley Melissa Heasley Mkhele Heath Andre Henry Jennifer Himan T Hissou Fefccia Hollingsworth Tncia Holub FRESHMEN 61 An early start Freshman plays varsity basketball I feel that being a freshman on varsity basketball is a great experience. Going into basketball this year. I never knew that 1 could make the varsity team. 1 was just concentrating on playing for the freshman team-if at all. But Coach Walters felt that 1 had the potential to play varsity, and I made the most of my talent. Coach Walters was good in teaching me new skills and drills that I hadn’t known as a beginner, and soon I was playing as a real varsity member. My brothers also played a great part in my basketball playing. It was the fact that 1 was pushed into playing with the older, more skilled players Freshman vanity basketball player. Sean Algood. strengthen his upper body by bench pressing during one ot his strenuous basketball practices Sean was the only freshman on the team that made me improve. When I first started as a varsity player, there were times when 1 felt I just didn’t have the skill and talent to play like the others, and I was nervous. But that was when my teammates would talk to me and raise my spirits by critcizing me and telling me to play like a varsity basketball player and not like a freshman. I knew they were not trying to put me down, but trying to challenge me and push me to the extent of my talent. This made me work harder and concentrate more on what I was doing. I felt pleased with my performances and hoped that Coach Walters and my teammates were also pleased. Sean ABgood Number fourteen, Sean Allgood a writhe ball m lbs game against Harbor. Be-«g the only trohshman on the varsity basketbal team, he had to concentrate and work very hard Jenyne Hoskins Deborah Hudok Lee Hunt latonya lackson Shawn Jennings Dianne Jepson 62 FRESHMEN Cheryl Johnson lisa Johnson Amy Johnston Vale Jones leanetle Kety Laurie Kirk Tracy Kivela Steve KJug Christopher Kuhn Robert Lincoln S. Lopez Tim Lowery Jesse Ludwig Dawn Lyons Mia la Magnusen Candie .Major Bob Makynen Elizabeth Marini John Mattie ola Melissa .McCoy Reggie McHenry Jerry Mier Joseph Mofcck Bonnie Moore lack Murray Michael Nappi Biy Neff Ke o Nelson Amy Nueman Charles Norman Amy Palmer leffrey Pantoja Margaret Perrtne Renee Petro Heather Picked Richard ProJogo Tami Randolph I Ranyer Detxa Ray Brian Reams Bill Ricker Sabrina Rodriguez Daisy Rosario FRESHMEN 63 Making trouble Freshman finds living is dangerous I’m a 5 1” brown eyed, brown haired trouble maker. Ever since 1 was born on December 29, 1971, I have been accident prone. When I was 6, I broke my head open jumping on a coach. When I was 12, 1 did it again on the second day of my sixth grade year, I was jumping on the monkey bars behind McKinscy School. Then again when 1 was fourteen, I was riding a motorcycle up a hill. Doing a whcclie, I flipped the bike back and the handle bars hit Intending his menial capacity, is John Matlkola. who still thinks he fives somewhere in the Pacific Even when |ohn attempted to k arn sometbng. his comical nature still shone through my forehead, splitting it wide open. The really big one happened at Band Camp 1986. I broke an $85.00 window, and I got the worst of it because I fell through it. But Band Camp was great! I am now attending the high school. I plan on playing baseball when the time rolls around. For now I m helping to coach basketball at West Jr. High. And I’m hoping my accident-prone days arc now over. lobn Mattie ola Freshman class down, lohn MattkoU is seen here deeply interested in his world geography class Pencils also struck bm as interesting, at least this provided no physical damage Manbet Rosario Jodi Rounds Bob Rylance Erud Santiago Ricky SchoviBe Melissa Schweitzer 64 FRESIIMEN Dani Scott Michael Scott Brian Scruggs Amy Seitz Cheri Senecal Brian Stckmger Derek S mmon BiO Sjostrom Mke Sjostrom kiiie Stay Bryan Smith Prudence Smith Regina Smith Stacy Smrth Paul Starkey Terence Sterba Janette Stuper Andy Supma Kim Tackett Ricky Tackett Lona Thome Lome Try on Kimberly Vass Amanda Wagner Carey Wagner David Wagner •Michelle Walker Dernk Walker John W'alker Amy Warren Bill Weir Autumn Wheeler Tammy White Carl Whitlock Crnce a W ams l WSams •Michele Williams Robert Wintz Jok Wilt Jimmy Wright I Wright Scott Yopp FRESHMEN 65 “I often Mapes observes As I look back on nearly twenty-five years teaching in the Ashtabula Area City School. I often wonder why. There have been so many instances of a lack of direction. There have been so many examples of a lack of communication. There have been so many cases of failure to recognize why we are here. There have been so many times when we have had to deal with egos rather than problems of far greater importance. I have seen a relatively progressive city with many good qualities decline. Every year the community loses so many of its young people to other places. There seems to be an aimlessness, just drifting with the flow of the current. We spend years arguing about whose responsibility it is to solve a problem. All I need to do is remember how long the Cautiously watching Ms. Martello as he leaves the room is senior Tm Fleming In English class. Tim often had many confrontations with Ms. Marteto, which she always won wonder through years city, county, and state argued over the Spring Street Bridge. The city builds a parking deck which very few use. The city tears up Main Avc., puts in a traffic-free area, and then tears it up because no one had thought of what the consequences might be. At this point I still wonder why I have stayed here nearly a quarter of a century. The only real reason is I have been privileged to come into contact with some of the best Icids around. I have seen them willing to do things because there is a need. 1 have seen them welcome new students, whether from another school or another country. Most of all. when it is least expected. 1 have seen them do the really thoughtful little things that mean so much. Having seen all the problems of the past, would I do it again?! In a minute. Gerald Mapes ' ' ■ A lecture b being gben by Mr. Mapes to one of his American government classes Mr .Mapes was abo the advisor to A F S. N H S , Sernor Men. and the Senior Class student council H.R. AHsbouse Assistant Band Director luanita Bailey Home Ec I. Biology I Edward Bento OWA Jodi BiHman Adjusted Curriculum 66 FACULTY Raymond Billy Biology. Physics Marva Bolivar Spanish, English Robert Brace tnd Arts. Wood Tech Richard Bryant Adjusted Curriculum Supervisor Geraldine Cambell Adjusted Curriculum Steve Candella Assistant Principal Jeff Carle Math. Pro Algebra. Trigonometry Ann Can Art Tom Carr Am history. Sociology Sherry Cooley English Catherine Dewey Home Economics Emma Dismuie Physical Education Marian Eastman English Kathryn Gephardt Home Economics |oy Hassell Guidance Secretary |anis Hathy Tutor Barbara Hedberg Tutor John Higgins Math. Algebra I. Calculus Barbara Hill Secretary Adam Koleman Athletic Director. Health lames Horst Typing. Accounting Robert Keenan Engksh. Performing Arts FACULTY 67 6 January 1987 To: Charles Moore Correspondent Dart Staff' From: Commanding Office Chg. of Human Affairs Outpost 4 Fort Bula Subject: Observations Pertaining to Assignment Dear Sir: Under threat of assassination, and in regard to oral request made on parade ground outside this post gate on 5 January 1987, I will submit the following observations I have made pertaining to this assignment. Fort West and Fort Bula, like most posts, are very similar. This is not unusual because both have the same duty: primarily to care for. protect, and civilize the somewhat backward, childlike people within their jurisdiction. This is no easy task. As in the case of many uncivilized people, they tend toward instant gratification and do not think past the present. The food at both forts is very similar- one would almost think it had been cooked in the same kitchen. The first feeling experienced by an individual at either post is the feeling of being under siege. This is caused by the sheer number, the restlessness, and the strange shrieks produced by the natives. Many of the natives look familar. This is probably due to the fact that they have a tendency to migrate from Fort West into this area. Most of the people arc of a larger stature than those I’ve been familiar with, but are still similar in a behavior that makes me wonder if they can be civilized, or if they will end up being wards of the government. The habits of a large number arc very privitve. They do not seem to have a work ethic. Their eating habits seem quite crude by civilized standards: they have a tendency to tear food with their hands, chew with their mouths open, and throw food about with no thought of pollution or Geography is being taughl lo freshmen who are required to take this class by former Wesl (uruor High School teacher W CM Other than geography. Mr CM also taught earth science disease. It is doubtful if some wash their hands after using the facilities and this could be cause for alarm. The courtship rites have probably been copied from the observation of local animals, and the natives are unabashed at displaying them. These consist basicaly of wrapping around each other, much like a constrictor trying to squeeze a cat to death, and they terminate in what looks like two carp caught mouth to mouth on the same hook. I have noticed, however, that some of these people have picked up some manners, a knowledge of English and a degree of education,. They undoubtedly will become the future leaders and will probably attain an elite status. They may even be absorbed into civilized society! Respectfully. Lt. Col. W. Gill Outpost 4 Fort Bula River of Many Fish Observing problems being done on the board is calculus, algebra, and math teacher Mr John Higgins This was Mr Higgins' first year teaching at Ashtabula Kgh School 68 FACULTY Matthew Manley Adjusted Curriculum Gerald Mapes American Government. World HAro'-Loretta Martello English. Oeative Wnt«- Hector Martinez Band Director Anthony Morano Consumer Math. Typing Sandra Moseley Engfcsh William Neuhofs Algebra I. .Math Ben Pandora World History. Am History Gary Pape Industrial Arts, Wood Tech |udi Peaspanen Librarian lane Perkins Secretary Jeff Pise ura OWE Joe Puchan World Geography. Am History John Ranta Science. Chemistry Betty Renn Secretary Amy Rose Spanish Laura Searcy Adjusted Curriculum Ptricia Stautteneger English, French Dan Subwick Science, Biology Robert Walters Physical Education Herta Warner Geometry. Pre Algebra Cynthia Warren English Reading FACULTY 69 i I i I i 1 I Among the many responsibilities our pnncipal N r Farelo is commurecatrig sith patents ot students In his second year at the high school. Mr. Farello worked to promote school pride Every morning Mr. (andela checks out the excuses ot some students who were unaccounted lor tin previous day Handling truancy was among the many jobs I that Mr (.andela had to tackle Trying to took adamant, Mr C.andeta, our school vice-pnncipal, objects to his picture txmg taken Mr Candela, who was n his second year at this position, seemed always to enjoy his job Dr. Weiss has been working lor the school system for the past two years One of the most cftffiailt jobs that our superintendent had was trying to help the board with posstole consokdation 70 A DMINISTRA TION 1 It hmtirif What's next ? Administration looks to the future For the past few years, many changes were made in the administration. In July of 84 Dr. Weiss was appointed as our new superintendent. Last September we were faced with a new principal, Mr. Farcllo. and vice-principal, Mr. Candela. Further, there was even more discussion of combining the two high schools. Dr. Weiss was very supportive of this idea but felt it was the school board’s responsibility to put these plans into motion. It also depended on the public whether the consolidation would take place in the near future. Dr. Weiss had worked for the school system for the past two years. Although he resided in Beach wood near Cleveland and traveled fifty miles everyday to work, he said he did not mind the distance so far because he loved the community and the student body. “Gods gift to us was life; our gift to God is what we do with our lives.” stated Mr. Candela. Frequently we heard him stating this and similar sayings to the student body. Mr. Candela said he was totally impressed with the attitudes of the young ladies and gentlemen of our school. He believed pride exsisted when a person could set his selfish feelings aside and go to an activity and cheer on the team with no problem. He said he saw this displayed a lot in the past few years and was very proud to be a part of our school. Michelle Watts Members of the school board meet at a special workshop to discuss school pokey They met every other week for a regular meetng at wlwh the public was able to voice its opinions After the points are scored Pride is reborn as students compete in athletics If there was one thing that typified the attitude toward sports, it was the rebirth of pride within our school and our community. With the addition of several new' coaches came a new inspiration that took us beyond ordinary training; we realized the need for self confidence and determination as well. At certain times during the season, when the team was down in the dumps, it was necessary to forget our losses and focus all our attention on future challenges. It was important tor us to recognize our mistakes and then learn from them. We also received a surprising amount of support from the community. The public was pleased and delighted by what we could accomplish when we applied ourselves. Attendencc at games increased and the local paper wrote favorable accounts of our endeavors. A couple of times, we even found ourselves experiencing a little AFTERSHOCK. With bill and club in lund. senior Chuck Moore contemplates his next move Although not a contact sport, golf offered those who participated n it both a physical and mental chaAenge every match Determination is the key word « the vocabulary of these cross country team members Although the team c d not have the many fans that turned out for footbal. they gave the al n every course 72 SPORTS Stretched out and warmed up tor practice is Michele Brown, an Ashtabula cheerleader Cheerleading took a lot ot stamina and decfccation whether the weather svas good or bad and in spite ot games sometimes lost. Ready to elude the opposing team member is Darrell AEgood with the football tightly secured Footbal season svas what realy started the school year off and vxfuced school spirit and team pride lust before the start of a game lenny Barnett practices some mportani strategy moves Warning up before a game gave the volley ball players ttne to calm down and evaluate the weaknesses of the opposing team SPORTS VARSITY FOOTBALL As Kilian Baker leaves two .Madison de- In a synchronized jump, the cheerlead-fenders in his tracks, he looks upliekl (or ers are trying to encourage spirit among an opening to gan additional yardage the students at a pep assembly The Kilian became a great running threat to cheerleaders helped in the cause of the opposing defenses. bringing back the school s pride. Coach Orr was very understanding and cooperative. He taught us a lot about football. Darnell Springer lust in the nick of time, Adrian Mathers sticks his oppooent to break up a potential reception Adrian was another one of the sophomores who received much varsity playing time 74 VARSITY FOOTBALL Coach revives sense of unity Varsity team derives motivation from new coach The varsity football team was turned around by head coach Jim Orr who had known football for more than twenty years. Coach Orr brought out a decisive change in us. We once again experienced belter attitudes, confidence, and the desire to win.The feelings Coach Orr encountered when he came to the practice field the first day were mixed. As senior Mike DcLano stated, The coaching staff was an unknown; I wasn’t certain I was ready for the change.” Senior Tim Fleming added. We didn’t know him or anything about him. I was a little worried.” But on the first day. Coach Orr said. ”If you give me all of you. every bit and even more in every play. you’ll be winners.” Some of us doubted what he said until the Warrcnsvillc Heights game. After trailing 16-0 at half time, we came back to score two touchdowns at 16-12. Even though we lost 28-16, not only the players but also the fans could sense what type of football team Coach Orr and staff had developed. Some of the things Coach Jim Orr taught us were never to be satisfied with losing. always to work toward a goal of being the best player and team in the NEC, and to have pride in being members of our team. The coaching Senior Rusty Ezefl looks for and fnds a hole a Rami Madison's defense At defensive back. Rusty was one of the three players who led the team with two interceptions staff was made up of Jim Orr, Steve Candela, Bob Lelvis. Otis Sandidgc, Jr., Jerry Raffenaud, and Coach Orr. The staff met evenings about starters, positions, plays, and goals. Through these meetings, a bond developed among the coaching staff, and this sense of unity filtered to us, the team. In all, the impact Coach Orr had on us was great. Not only did he show us how a loser can become a winner, but he also showed us how to be responsible, how to work together, and most of all, how to care about one another. Rusly Ewl Giving one of hit player mtructiom during practice is head coach Em Orr As the new head coach, he brought back a positive wmong attitude to the team through hard work and motivation Winning team restores pride Players’ improved attitude motivates team to succeed One of the main problems our football team had in 1986 was attitude, a problem which resulted in a 2-8 season. We didn’t really have that problem this year, and that's why we were a good team. The improvement of our squad was so drastic it was almost unbelievable. For example, we had the ’’hogs : Marc Lowery, Darnell Springer. Brad Korb, Bob Patriarco.Bill Perrine, Jerry DeCola. Dan Patriarco, and Aaron Morris. Previously, we could have callled them the piglets because they couldn’t have fought their way out of a paper bag. But suddenly they were one of the main reasons our team had its pride back. The line was not the only area that improved. So did our backficld, consisting of Rusty Ezell. Mike DcLano, Kilian Baker, and quarterback Darrel Allgood. Ezell was quick, an excellent defensive back; DeLano was one of the strongest runners on the team. Sophomore Baker at running back had over 1,000 yards rushing. Team leader Allgood was the school’s candidate for NEC’s most valuable player. Others also cantributcd. In his first year of varsity play, senior Eric Story was one of the top three leading receivers in the NEC. Adrian Mathers, Brian Crockett, Ralph Blankenship, John Wilfong. Richard Phillips. Tim Hamilton, and Tim Fleming also played a part in the coordinated team effort. I feel that the football team really started something good. And I hope that future teams will carry on the attitude we had this year. _______________Darrel Allgood The Panther defense is anxiously awaiting the snap of the bal by the Eagle offense The defense was a much Unproved unit, makng it difficult for opponents to score Sweeping to the outside, quarterback Darrel Algood fofcnvs one of his hne man's blocks looking to break a big gain At quarterback. Darrel played a large leadership role VARSITY FOOTBALL a The team’s attitude was to cooperate and to aggressive. be Ralph Blankenship A breather is much needed by starting center Brad Korb while resting in between offensive drives Brad was one of the many lucky sophomores who started on this year's young team VARSITY FOOTBALL 77 Picking themselves back up When things looked bad, jv football stood tall I think the jv games provided us with experiences in spite of the slow start we had. We should be ready for varsity next year. Fred Gage was a solid performer on offense and a dominent force on defense. Because of his size and strength. Todd Barchanowicz played well both ways. Playing guard on jv offense. Carl Jep-son also worked out with varsity as a back up center. The backfield also gained experience. Brian Crockett at linebacker and fullback and Tony Rivera at tailback and linebacker proved reliable. Because of his speed. Corey Davis also showed promise. Because of limited practice time together, we suffered a devastating loss to Painsville Harvey in the beginning. But we picked ourselves up. and, although we lost to Geneva, we showed signs of improvement. In the St. John game, we got some points on the board and took the game into overtime but still lost because of irreparable mistakes. As the season progressed, however, we constantly improved and eagerly awaited the opportunity to use our skills in varsity games. Andre laSale A look of defeat is shown on the faces of the jv players as the varsity is down by ten ponts The jv players also played in the varsity games, as they were al considered one team Taking a strong grip on the bal is sophomore Tony Rivera as he begins to nn for the touchdown Tony went on to assist n a score to tie the game, sending it into overtime JV FOOTBALL Getting ready to run ahead 10 block his opponent and defend his man is Andre laSalc Although Andre, a sophomore, was new to the school, he played varsity as well as jv A strong effort (o stay on his reel rs being made by this |unior varsity player during the final game The junior varsity team fought hard all year, and their record of the season proved it w,' P IffOur record did not Hit wMK______ display the kind of talent we had on the team. With the limited time we had, we never really gSSi got things going. � Andre La Salle JV FOOTBALL 79 FRESHMAN FOOTBALL At Robert Griffith walks off the field in ditgust. coach lorry Raffenaud looks on Coach Raffenaud was n his first entire year as a freshman head coach and varsity footbal assistant As Andre Henry swings around the end, he looks the ball into his hands and 'cans the field for an opening to score Andre was a vital part of the freshman receiving and scoring attack Into the end one goes an unidentified Panther as he claws through an Indian attack for six points The Edgewood Warriors were just one of the numerous victims of the freshman team's season 80 FRESHMAN FOOTBALL Taking the sure path forward Freshman football team gains experience for the future This year’s freshman football team was a squad of players striving for excellence. In our three years playing at West and Bula, we had grown together as a team and learned not to play as individuals or selfishly. We sweated and ached through many cold, hard practices to accomplish our goals. Through our years together 1 we saw our opponents become larger, and some teams got better. Some of the teams we played gave us a run for the first part of the game, but in the second half, we usually exploded with our abilities. Our coaches were a main reason for our success. Led by coach Jerry Raffenaud, they always had faith in our abilities and encouraged us to play at our fullest potential. They pushed as to the limit at practice, but we all knew it was for a good cause. They stuck with us and led us to a successful season. Brian Burke Sweeping around Ihe end goes Sean Algood as teammate Brian Scruggs traiK behnd waitng (or the pitch Sean and Brian led the team throughout the season on offense and defense The change from jr. high to high school was great but our team coped with it, and consequently we had a good I ■ Brian Burke season. FRESHMAN FOOTBALL 81 Inexperience brings out effort Young volleyball team puts its best foot forward. When August rolled around, some people were still enjoying their vacations, but not those of us involved in fall sports. We gave up our last month of summer to begin conditioning. This meant no more sleeping in late during the week. It meant getting up bright and early, running to get in shape, and working on fundamentals. The volleyball team spent five days a week running, doing aerobics, learning drills, and polishing fundamentals. The team became accustomed to sweat very early. With the new jv coach, Kristen Greenwood, leading the drills, we had a great start. At the beginning of the season, we had great expectations for the team. We seemd to have the talent, but the real questions was whether or not we could get the mental aspect of th game together. The city preview was a good show for us when we downed Edgewood and Jefferson. Then came the county tournament, and that is when the problems started. After being beaten by Geneva, we had ups and downs throughout the season. When asked about the season, one player said, 'We never really got it together, and I don’t think we had enough support behind the scenes!’ Junior Jenny Barnett stated. ’I feel a lot more mental preparation was needed; playing our best wasn’t enough. Our bodies were capable of winning but our minds just were not motivated.’ So we had our problems caused mostly by inexperience and mental difficulties. We wound the season down with barely enough players . The varsity team consisted of seniors Dawn Martin and Kim Juras, juniors Shelly Chapman, Cheryl Silva, Maureen Welch, Jenny Barnett, and Kim Luce. Dawn Marin Caught warming up before the match is senior co-captan Km furasas Maureen Wekfi looks on. Km was a part of the voleybal program al four years, three of them piayng varsity As Jenny Barnett attempts to wafc Hce an Egyptian, she also makes an effort to put the voleybal over the net As we8 as piayng voleybal. fenny was the vocal soloist for the stage band VARSITY VOLLEYBALL We had the talent to go all the way but we couldn’t get the mental aspect the game together! •i. «i Dawn Martin Junior Shelley Ctupnun exerts her energy in order to help the team to another victory SheRey was constantly rivotved n school activities, rtcfcxftng basketbal and performing arts Showing her perfect spiking form is junior Ken Luce Kim was nvolved in the Honors English program as well as playing voteyball for all three of her years at the school VARSITY VOLLEYBALL 83 Diving is a challenging sport of concentration and body awareness, both of w hich have taken many years to develop. Michelle Rowe 84 DIVING Going for the perfect plunge Divers face the challenge and the agony of perfection Diving is 50% concentration and 50% guts, at least for most of us that is. In Todd's case, it’s 100% stupidity - no brain, no pain. But seriously, diving is hard work. Don’t you wonder sometimes when you watch Greg Lauganis just what goes into his perfection? Well, we the Bula divers, had some idea. It took tons of control and discipline of both mind and body. One slip of our concentration turned what could have been a graceful dive into a painful one. Smacking was the worst. Sometimes it hurt so badly we didn’t even want to come up Attempting to complete a dive that resembles poetry in motion is junior Todd Marovkh. Todd not only is on the diving team but aho plays on the varsity baseball team m the spring from under the water. Our minds rebelled and we vowed never to be stupid enough to do that again. Five minutes later we were up on the board again - another smack. Sometimes we got so scared we just psyched ourselves out. Psyching yourself out is the worst thing any diver can do, because the hardest part is believing you can. A typical example is a reverse dive. In order to do a reverse dive, we had to literally jump off the board and throw ourselves back at it. Now any person attempting this first secs a little warning sign flashing in his head: Danger: Can Cause Physical Pain. Diving involves a constant fear factor, which is never totally overcome. We just learned to live with it. This was where Coach Ott came in. Whether we liked it or not, we always endedup doing the dive no matter how afraid we were or how much we cried, Coach was always there to make sure we got the dive well. Doing it well was our reward. When we put our whole souls into the dives time and time again, they came to mean a lot to us. And when we came up to see 7’s or 10’s if we were lucky, it all seemed worth it -all the repetition, the smacks, the dry skin, the chlorine-bleached hair, the cramped van rides, the early morning practices, the pulled and sore muscles - all for this simple reward, the satisfaction of knowing we had done it perfectly, just perfectly. Amy Rowe Amy Roberts On her way to taking the plunge after performing her dive is senior Amy Roberts Amy's hard work and dedication made her one of the better ckvers on the team Perfect dives are not always'completed by members of the dmng team as proven here by sophomore Michelle Rowe Michele was one of the younger but more experienced divers on the team DIVING 85 Head coach Tom Carr discusses the strategy of the match with junior Bob Detore. Bob was the only varsity player to make the ALL-NEC Team at the NEC tourmnament at Ponder son Golf Course Senior Ron Newsome anxiously watches the travel of his bal after his drive on the tenth tee. Ron's consistency off the tee helped him attain the lowest average on the team. 86 GOLF '■ « � vfVrV With a smooth putting stroke. Senior Dave Coriett watches his ba inch its way toward the hole Puttng was a team weakness; therefore it had to be constantly worked on Caught in the middle again Golfers finish fifth out of ten in Northeast Conference The varsity golf team was a varied bunch of guys, and whatever we seemed to lack in ability, we made up for in our personalities, making it a fun season. We had our number one man, Ron Newsome, who was our ’Mr. Consistent.’No matter what the circumstances were, ’New’ always came through. I was next in the starting five, and it was a puzzling season for me. I played on a constant roller coaster and never lived up to my nickname ’Clutch,’ but I had my good days. The third and fourth spots in our order were held by Dave Coriett and Scott Valesky. If there had been a most improved player award, it would have gone to Dave. He really came on strong in the second half of the season and helped us win some matches. Scott was our ’long-ball’ threat. Why I’ll never know, because his driver looked like death warmed over. Rounding out the line-up was our All-NEC man. Bob Detore. Bob shocked the golf world by making the All-NEC team with a score of 83 at the Northeastern Conference Tournament at Pundcrson State Park, where we also fin- ished a quite respectable fifth place as a team. Our jv team was very impressive, chalking up more victories than the varsity. The team included senior Chuck Moore and our foreign exchange student Peter ’the Great’ Jensen, juniors Paul Eurez and Mike McCoy, and sophomores David ’Rockhcad’ Getce and Mark King. The season hovered around the .500 mark (actually we were below it at 8-10). For some it was the final season. We had our ups and downs, but most importantly, we had fun and learned more than just how to play golf. Ron McCJuikey Improvement evident in future Team discovers new confidence after a poor start Every year cross country presents interesting challenges. There are the highs in winning and the lows in losing, injury, illness, and negative attitude. There is no year when you have one without the other. In my six years of coaching, this team had the best record at 5 and 5. As the season progressed, the improvement began to stand out as never before. The NEC was a milestone CROSS COUNTRY as each runner had a personal best. All 7 varsity runners, including the lone female runner, were under 20 minutes at the district meet. That has never happened in my coaching experience. Most of the team will be back next year and I see a great season if we maintain the positive attitude and work. The seniors members of the panther cross country team were Matt Slebodnick and Don Gaylord; the juniors in- cluded Chris Bennett, J.P. Ducro, James Kist, Scott Rauhc, Jerry Slay, and Dave Whitaker;sophomorcs consisted of Toni Coleman, Ed Kosik, Coung Nelson, and Kevin Cherry, while the only freshmen were Melanie Deligianis, and J.J. Bolivar. Ray Wy With determination in their eye Dave Whitaker and IP. Ducro attempt to finish the course Although this was their first year on the team, they were among the top five runners CROSS COUNTRY Ml feel we all did well because we all kept positive attitudes during our wins ..and our losses. ” Lr m Toni Coleman Pulling away from the park is senior Running among the pack during the Don Gaylord Don, n his third year, NEC meet is freshman 11 Bolivar As played an important role throughout the wel as lettering on the cross-country season as the cross-country team's num- team, 11 was an active member on the ber two runner track and freshman basketball teams On his way past two unidentified runners is second-year team member Chris Bennett Although often competing with mnor health problems, Chris was a positive influence on the team CROSSCOUNTRY gg Program relies on attitude Senior team member matures emotionally The basketball team was one that believed in pride, having confmdcncc in yourself and in the school that we represented. There were times when we were blown out, yet went to practice the next day and worked harder. We wanted to rejuvenate the program. The practice sessions for the varsity team were very intense, hard, and long. The team consisted of one freshman, two sophomores, three juniors, and five seniors. When positive attitudes were mentioned. the coaches had to be a part of it. The coaches were intense and worked as hard as we did. Our seniors worked hard in practice, and took leadership roles on the team, a situation needed in a young program such as ours. It was hard playing in the last game with some of my best friends. Knowning that I would not be playing anymore games in high school was emotional. Anthony Ezell Shown towering above the rest is versatile center-forward Corey Allgood Throughout his high school years. Corey was nvohed n various sports such as footbaB and track 90 VARSITY BASKETBALL VARSITY BASKETBALL Throughout the year we had good defensive games and good offensive games, but we did not have them at the same time. Our biggest problem was finding the right combination. Eric Story With all his effort, junior leff Graff at- As senior Corey Allgood (51) goes up tempts to block the shot of an oppo- for the rebound, junior Jimmy Fleming nent Jell was a vital part of the basket- (23) anxiously awaits the ball on the ball team and tennis teams since his floor Even though m their frst year, sophomore year Corey and Jimmy played often. Senior guard Melvin Thompson puts hts perfect form m use as he shoots over a tribe of Warriors Melvin was a starting guard on the varsity team since he was a sophomore VARSITY BASKETBALL 91 ARSITY BASKETBALL On the floor surrounded by the entire Going up strongly (or an easy two Warrior team. Shawn Dean attempts to pomts is senior center Enc Story As well cfcsh off the bal to teammate Corey as being a member of the varsity bask- Allgood While they were in. Corey and etbal team, Enc was a wide receiver on Shawn both consistently produced the varsity football team This year our team didn’t accomplish much in the winning bracket, but personnel-wise, we accomplished the goal of unity. Corey Allgood 92 VARSITY BASKETBALL Records do not show everything JV and varsity teams work together to improve skills Our varsity basketball squad came a long way since the beginning of the season in spite of our record. I feel that we had many talented players on both the jv and varsity teams. Our jv rcal- Kipping down the rebound is junior center Shawn Dean This was Shawn's first year on varsity due to a reoccunng knee problem, so he was frequently found working out with weights ly helped us a lot in preparing us for upcoming games, just as we did for them in controlled scrimmages.The bonding of our varsity and jv teams. I would say, was almost as strong as that of a family. Everyone got along and there were rarely any problems with that. We really got to know one another well. Our coaches, JcfT Covington and Bob Walters made learning the game of basketball fun. And I can't forget the freshman coach, Coach“RafF , he was a big part of what made our team go. He was always there for us. Everyone on the team gave 110%, and that’s what made me proud to be a part of this team. M e DeUno VARSITY BASKETBALL 93 Team finds right combination Hard work, talent, and unity combine to improve team From the first practice, our jv team knew we had some talent, and we were hoping we could get it together before the first game. A lot of running got the team in top condition and cut down cveryoneVrccovery time.” When the first game rolled around, we were ready and came out with a win over Geneva. The team, coached by Jim Hood, consisted of seven juniors: Dave Whitaker, Deon Hcaslcy, Jason Raffenaud, Donnell Hughes. Jerry Slay, Donnell Crockett; three sophomores: Jason DiDonato, Brian Crockett, Brian Goodwin; and two freshmen: Andre Henry and Brian Scruggs. For the first time in a long while, the jv team had twelve players who could be put in at any time and perform well. In almost every game, everybody got to play, even in some tough double and triple overtime games. Because everyone played, we felt like a team, and that team spirit really kept us allmotivatcd. As Deon Heasley said. We never let one another get down on ourselves. We all knew what we had to do and we gave 100% at all times.” As the season progressed, we suffered some grueling defeats. From these losses, we learned that we could be beaten and sometimes 100% wasn't enough. From then on, we were an inspired team. Our practices became tougher, and we were learning to cut down on our mental mistakes. Coach Hood's philosophy was, You can't control your physical mistakes so you can't afford to make mental errors. With this thought in our minds, we became more serious at practice, games, and in school. By the end of the season, we were a more improved and dedicated team. We were all proud of our season and couldn’t wait until the next year. Jason Raffenaud With the fans looking on. junior Donnel Hughes shoots for the hoop as an Edgewood Warrior tries to stop h n. Donnel was usuaby among the team leaders in scoring throughout the year As junior Jerry Stay listens intently to Coach Hood, the rest of the team is huddled together. Jerry has been in basketball, tennis, and cross country programs since his freshman year 94 JV BASKETBALL Pulling down the rebound by usmg al of his strength is junior center David Whitaker Dave, who has actively been involved with the cross-country team, was also in the newly-formed choc From behind the backboard, tumor Donnell Crockett attempts to take a shot Due to various reasons. Donne! was unable to play ei hrs first two years but he has gamed experience this year H Our J.V. team had a season we were all proud of. Our practices were hard but in the end it all paid off.” Donne! Crockett JV BASKETBALL 95 FRESHMAN BASKETBALL The difference is now we’re expected to plant seeds to help build a solid future varsity team. JJ J. J. Bolivar leadership qualities are being shown here by I f Bofcvar as he ca s out the plays to his teammates. ) I was always concerned about hrs felow teammates as well as himself I o AHS FRESHMAN AHS Opponent 42 Geneva 46 32 Conn 41 46 JRW 30 44 P Harvey 56 36 PV. 67 25 St. k hn 26 48 Jefferson 33 31 Edgewood 25 41 Harbor 26 44 Harbor 26 WON 5 LOST 5 96 Some future change Freshman boys adjust to discipline When we first started out, we didn’t know what to say except “Thanks, Coach” or “Yes, Coach. The first week was really tough on all of us because we were doing things we had never done before. The first thing that came to my mind, and probably the minds of others, was whether we were going to make it on the team. The biggest difference from junior high school was the discipline and the Saturday workouts. But the worst was the discipline. The coaches did not put up with a lot, especially Coach Hood. We found that out by the end of the season. Coach taught us a lot about intensity and style. Randy Bucci Shooting a jumper form the top of the key is freshman Dennis Ford Dennis’ accurate shooting and dependable ball handing was one of the main reasons why the freshman team was a success Skying over his opponent m order to pop this jump shot is freshman Mike Barnhart Mike’s height advantage gave the freshman team the pleasure of scoring inside at will FRESHMAN BASKETBALL 97 Don’t you forget about us! Varsity girls strive for recognition and some fans The girls’ basketball team seemed to be second to the boys when it came to recognition but not necessarily achievement. Everyone wanted to sec the boys play, but very few went to the girls’ games. Why should the boys play on Friday night and girls get stuck playing during the week? Then maybe the girls could find out what spectators really arc. Who wanted to go to a game on a week day when students had homework and had to get up early the next morning? Most people didn’t realize it, but our school had an ex- cellent female basketball program. Under the direction of Jeff Covington, it was very successful. Other schools had many supporters who were faithful. Not us. We were lucky to get our parents and a few faithful friends there. When we went to Madison or Geneva, we actually were shocked to see cheering fans. It’s pretty bad when you are the home team and the visitors - forty-five minutes away Caught in the middle of traffic while fighting for the ball are Mary Lou Cardona and Nicole Deligiams. Nicole was always known for her competitiveness and her wJ to scrap - bring more fans than you. When you opened up the newspaper, which sex had most or all of the photos on the sports page? Certainly not females. What people didn’t realize is that girls worked just as hard as boys. They practiced long, hard hours just as the boys did. They also spent a lot of time lifting weights, running, and watching films to improve their skills. Dawn Martei Beating the mad attack of two defenders is sophomore Luana Story luana was not only a member of the gel's basketbaH team but she ran for the gel's track team also GIRLS’ BASKETBALL! Making the jump shot look so easy is sophomore Mary Lou Cardona Mary Lou was one of the younger members of the varvty team but she always made her presence noticed Varsity Girls Opponent P V 21 P Harvey 29 Madison 31 Conneaut 19 Edgewood 22 Riverside 20 Geneva 25 P Harvey 31 Jefferson 10 Harbor 21 Madison 28 Conneaut 36 Jefferson 29 LOST 9 GIRLS’ BASKETBALL 99 Senior Dawn Marlin lets one of her patented jump shots fly as teammate Sabrina Williams looks on Both girls played a major part in the team's success m NEC competition I feel that since the pride of Ashtabula High School is back with the boys, then why not with the girls, also. Sabrina Williams Where is everybody at ? JV girls see limited action because of few players Coaching girls jv basketball is always an experience. You get girls of vary ing experience and skill levels and must start with the basics; however, this year was even more unique. Coach Covington and I experienced low numbers. The first day of practice, only five girls were present, and day two had only eighteen. Usually twenty to thirty girls try out. Some quit; others had injuries, and new girls were added throughout the season. The season started with a win over PV, but an injury left the team with only 4 girls on jv and 7 on varsity. For the first time in years we had to cancel jv games. As a coach, it was frustrating to sec the rest of the girls get dressed because they had practiced and yet not be able to play. Some contemplated quitting, and I felt empty and frustrated. We searched and got a recruit, and one of the fallen healed. And with only one day of work, we played again at mid season. No one gave us much of a chance because of our low numbers; however, the team was scrappy. In the first game against Madison, which had 13 jv girls and a freshman team, our girls lost by two and had a chance to win in the final ten seconds. The jv’s would suffer five straight losses, all by four points or less. We restarted the season just happy to be playing, but we felt that possibly we could win. Against St. John on January 21. we experienced a win, and I hoped that spirit and hard work would continue. Although we did not have the same group present throughout the season and we did have frustration, the girls were a great group. They worked hard and wanted to learn. Them made me feel good about the game. It was not their fault that others did not join. My girls who stuck it out were Katrina Baker. Michelle Hcnton. Michelle Brown. Melissa Rivera. Louva Crislip. Melanie Dcligianis, and Shana Peer. Milt Manley All set io sink this free throw is sophomore Trma Baker Not only was Tma a powerhouse in the rebourxkng category but she was an offensive threat as wel 100 GIRLS' JV BASKETBALL GIRLS’ JV BASKETBALL With only six players, it makes you work harder, and you become that much more determined to win. Melissa Rivera Making a valiant effort to save this ball from going out of bounds is iuokx Michelle Kent on Michele was both an ex-ceBent offensive and defensive player and her hustle paid off Sophomore Trina Baker bangs in between two defenders in order to peril downa rebound Trina’s excellant rebounding ab ty attributed greatly to the team's outstanding success GIRLS’ JV BASKETBALL 101 Team is young in experience Coaches help novice team gain knowledge The wrestling team started the year with high ambitions and excitement. Even though the teamed consisted mainly of underclassmen with only one or two years of experience. they all had what it took to be winners. Each of the wrestlers contributed to the team in his own way. Some contributed through leadership while others just through experience and individual efforts. The young team took its share of knocks. Although losing most of their matches, they still had pride in themselves and in their team. This was what made them winners, their ability to pick up and start again after they had lost. What really kept the team going was the coaching staff made up of head coach Al George and assistants Dave Landis and Dave Hill. It was their understanding and compassion that made the wrestlers want to do bctter.Without them, the team would have been in bad shape. The coaches’ vast knowledge and experience with wrestling proved to be a big factor this year. Because of the wrestlers’ inexperience, the coaches had to work much harder to teach the wrestlers not only wrestling moves but also the discipline needed to be a wrestler. lustri Fortney A Ke tries to break the other man's clasp sophomore Coung Nelson ponders what move he wi force on his opponent next. Coung often applied some thought before making any move 102 WRESTLING v t i 1 Sophomore Kevin Chmy „gh«s lo h«s lew and regain con.ro! ol the ° score po ts and defeat hn man Kevin coo!d often be foundeatmg ,or kjnth 10 order to make weight RESTLING freshman Jeff Perkins waits for the ret eree s signal to start the match and take control of h� s opponent Although Jeff was only a second-year wrestler, he maintained a varsity position We have a strong wrestling team with a strong heart and desire to be the best we can. Rich Richmond Pymaturning Valey Parovilk Harvey Geneva St. John Warren Harbor Jefferson Madison Conneaut Edgesvood River side Geneva Pamsville Harvey St lohn Harbor Trying to gel loose wh working hn wav to his base ft � un«x Tracey Oefor-est Tracey had wrestled successfully for three years, most of - at the varsity WRESTLING 103 After the fun is ouer 1 Academics takes the enjoyment out of student As the year sped on and we tried to deal with all of our personal concerns, another facet complicated them even more -academics. Many times we had to cancel our evening plans to study for the big exam in English or to work on the American history. We found ourselves in many new classes also. Freshmen had to take world geography for the first time; P.O.D. was transformed into a class by the name of American government. Sociology was reintroduced and a little culture was added through new classes, such as creative writing and performing arts. High school academic life was new to freshmen; sophomores and juniors just tried to keep up, as seniors pushed toward graduation. Because of this, we were forced to remember that the main reason for school was education. For many of us, this concept was accompanied by severe AFTERSHOCK. Studiously reading, Pete Keenan tries to get that story read before he has to go to class It was drtiKuk to read or study m the cafeteria because of the large number of students m every period CarefuNy picking up these containers of chemicals Irom the scale. Chris Gallatin tries not to contaminate them Chemistry class was unique because it let students work m a lab instead ot always a formal classroom 104 ACADEMICS Rehearsing for the fall musical during their drama class are Dawn Pickeh and Stacey Senita Drama classes were otten held in the auditorium in order to have easy access to the stage and sound system late again! With his stack of books in hand, Andy Freede tries to avoid being tardy lor class Andy participated in many activities and except on rare occasions, it was often very ditticiit to track him down The library is the perfect place tor Scott Valesky to lounge around. Many students wondered what Scott's schedule was and whether he just roamed the hals and permanently resided withn the library ACADEMICS 105 Performing arts was a fun and exciting class. We learned a lot about the production of plays. Melissa Rivera Band talents also proved helpful in the drama department as Zorakla Sanchez demonstrates by playing music for a school production. Band members were often called upon when needed Practice makes perfect for all performers; therefore, the cast members for Funky Winkerbean rehearse Performing Arts was a new class which taught a lot of students about show biz 106 PERFORMING ARTS Curtains up Class helps student to communicate Performing aris was offered for the first time. It was designed to teach students how to perform in front of an audience as well as to teach them about theater. Performing arts, which was open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors, took place sixth and seventh periods under the guidance of Robert Keenan. In January the class, in conjunction with the choir, put on a musical called Funky Winker bean’s Homecoming. A performance was presented as a school-day presentation for the student body. Taking pertorming arts was a great experience for me as a senior. It showed me how to communicate with others, how to be myself, and how to feel confident. All of this should be helpful when I go off to college.Pcrforming arts was a great class. Zoraida Sane he . Practicing their dance steps are Amy Roberts. Amy Rowe. Lisa Huey, and Xtekssa Rivera The students practiced on stage or in the band room when ii svas available Directing his students is perforrrang arts teacher Robert Keenan This class taught students how to express themselves better and how to perform m front o an audience PERFORMING ARTS 107 More classes! Students forced to add to schedule. For the first time, every student was required to take a minimum of six classes each semester. For a lot of students, especially seniors. this seemed like an inconvenience. The majority of the seniors needed only their mandatory credits in English and American government, but the new rule still applied to them. Seniors Dionna Chatman and Zoraida Sanchez felt that the rule should affect only those seniors who had not previously met their requirements. Senior Lisa Scheanon felt that this requirement could even bring a person’s grade point average down. Others, like Kim Juras. felt In Brace's woodshop class. Unice McMiAen is carefully measuring a piece of wood Throughout the year students learned how to make certain things like breadboxs and fewerty chests that this new rule was good for freshman, sophomores, and juniors, but she felt that seniors should have had more privileges. But, never-thc-lcss everyone complied and took advantage of classes such as independent living, art. choir, and woodshop. There were also some new classes to choose from, such as show choir and performing arts. Well, we all survived; at least no casualties were reported. And we all benefitted in some way from each class we took. Besides, it could have been worse. As Darnell Springer said, ’Someday we will have a seven-class requirement and no lunch period’. Burks Here sophomore Robin Zee and senior Bob Keenan are bus y at work sketching n Mrs. Carr's 7th penod art class This was Mrs. Carr's first year at the school 108 REQUIRED CLASSES Busy studying n independent hvng arc Concentrating on her typing skills 6 Er Story and Tracy Shupska In this sophomore Erica ShrJowski Students class students experienced such thwigs as who took thrs class learned a valuable balancing a check book, cooking, and skill that would enable them to conpete participating in a trial marriage. in the future. I think it is ridiculous. The seniors only need at the most three credits to graduate. They should not have to take three more classes that are not even going to benefit them. Shelly Fontaine REQUIRED CLASSES 109 Mixing ingredients (or a cake roll in vocational home economics is sophomore Kim Elliot This was one of various projects that were completed 1 school while others were completed at home Unknown ingredients are being mixed here by a very sly Pam Hull little do her home economics classmates know exactly what it is that she is trying to prepare K I think that the new VHE course is going to open up some good opportunities for students - and it will help in a career choice Kim Elliott also. 110 HOME EC - Students pAy close Attention to Mrs Dewey as she gives the cIass their weekly schedule Home Ec wAsn't aJ-wAys cooking and sewing At times classes were Also conducted n a normal method Here knitting is demonstrated by April Baldwin Knitting was one of the branches of the home economics course and was combined with such activities as needlepont and sewwsg Home Ec earns more credit Is it burnt? The school brought about many changes, some of which affected home economics. We now received one and a quarter credits instead one credit for the full year, but there were some new requirements students had to fullfill: Individualized Extended Experiences (IEE’s). We had to complete four of these IEE’s at home and our parents were asked to sign a questionnaire that we had to fill out for these IEE’s. Parents were to give any suggestions or comments they felt necessary concerning our IEE’s. The state funded this program and provided our teachers with a program of work they were to follow throughout the year. Teachers were also required to visit and communicate with our parents. This was done with regularly scheduled conferences. The state curriculum was organized to help teachers use the problem-solving approach. First, identify the problems related to the area; second, identify the solutions. Teachers kept the State Vocational Economics Department filled in by regularly submitting reports. Those of us who chose to take home economics seemed to enjoy the learning experiences and usually took class again the following year. HOME EC I think the change is a good idea, but a person should have a choice between health or .. J.J Wright world geography. 9 As the class listens. Mr Gill dictates the next geography assignment This year was Mr Gtfs first year ol teaching at Ashtabula High School He had previously taught at West Jr ttgh Assisting Louis Gruhlke r one of the various weightlifting activities, is Mr. Walters Weightbftxig was one activity required of those students takxsg physical education 112 GEOGRAPHY Carefully devning a route lo evcape Mr Gill's world geography class is John Matticola World geography was a re-qwred class for freshman who were entering the school this year Another weightlifting activity required for phys ed is demonstrated here by sophomore Carl lepson This exercise also helped improve Carl's strength for the football season “I need what!” Geography required of freshman In the spring of my eighth-grade year, when my classmates and I were selecting our freshman courses, the high school counselors informed us of a new academic requirement. One semester of world geography was now mandatory for all high school students in our school system. In order to accommodate this extra course. which was worth half a credit, one semester of health - also worth half a credit - was dropped. So we took world geography and physical education as freshman and health and physical education as sophomores. Although some of us were upset with this additional requirement, we quickly adjusted to the inevitabjk:. w GEOGRAPHY 113 Given i piece of piper, a rubber band, and a pend. Amy Roberts was told to make someffwig useful or symbok Her flushed result was a paper duck, showing real creativity Is this gross or whatf says Nikki Andolsek as she witnesses Amy Rowe's attempt to guess what this putrid odor is This was a demonstration used to test students' sense of smell Write on... Class provides variety in school day II took a special kind of person to take a course such as creative writing. Why, you might ask. Well, this class, unlike others, called for a person to use a thought pattern that wasn’t normally used. Sometimes we might have been asked to make up a complete story about an object like a rock. This called for deep concentration. Creative writing was also a class in which a person could express himself physically as well as mentally. Because the class was so small, we all felt right at home as soon as we entered Room 28. We had some out-of-thc-ordinary people in this class. Every day was a new adventure. Maybe the most important detail in making creative writing a most enjoyable class, was the teacher. Ms. Martcllo. I don’t think a class can function properly unless a teacher knows her job. And Ms. Martello did. Even with all her other responsibilities, she still found time to joke around with anyone who was willing. I heard many other students in the class comment on what a good job Ms. Martello did. When filling out my schedule last year. I had doubts about taking creative writing. I’m certainly glad I didn’t let those doubts stand in my way of taking the single, most enjoyable class I ever had. Ron Newsome 114 CREATIVE WRITING “Creative writing is an interesting way to get your thoughts together and to write those feelings down.” Kevin Root Flying a paper airplane for one of his Here. Amy Rowe is demonstrating a creative writing projects is senior Kevin sort of costume that she has created Root This was one of the demonstra- Nobody is qc e sure iust what she is lions performed by students to get a supposed to be. but the purpose of the creative view of their topic Project was to be imaginative CREA T1VE WRITING 115 Goto rm.33b Class offers education in computers Like many other students, I chose computer science as an elective on my schedule. When I walked into the class, I didn't know what to expect. Miss Melaragno was the instructor of the course, and as she taught, she also learned since she hadn’t been informed until last summer that she'd be teaching computer science. This year the class learned how to use nested loops, which put simply is a program whithin a program. We have also learned how to make low graphic drawings by using H tab V tab to direct where we want the character to be placed. The character we chose was from the keyboard and usually looked pretty funny when the whole picture was complete. Since computer science I was only a one-semester course, it wasn’t as great a challenge as I would have liked. But Computer Science II, which was a new elective this year, proved to be a bigger challenge than that offered in computer science I. Kim Kiras Students listen to Mrs Hornbeck and takes notes as she gives some final instructions before they begin work Much time was spent workng at the board as wefl as at the computers Students are typing � to the computers the programs they have written in Ms.Melaragno s Computer Science I class. Sludentswho enjoyed this class hoped to take Computer Science II 116 COMPUTER SCIENCE Working at her computer is senior Kim luras Students who took computer scence learned about computers and wrote thee own programs. Giving the computer a confused look is lursKX Tony Platt Even though many felt the class was enjoyable, it also presented some perplexing challenges at times (( Computer science is a fun and educational class. Mrs. Hornbeck makes programs which entertain and chal- Sabrina Williams lenge us. JJ COMPUTER SCIENCE 117 mm -r«E tORJ OOQ ...the concert Monday mornings are particularly unbearable. Yet. when this day arrives following a Sunday Night previously spent at the Richfield Colliscum or Eric Civic Center, “Monday achieves a whole new meaning! First of all. getting out of bed and to school on time seems to be a task which is impossible. This is understandable simply because I didn’t arrive home until after 1:00am. Second, trying to concentrate is absolutely out of the question! After all, my cars are still ringing; I have the well-known headache commonly referred to as the hang-over,” and visions of the show continually linger in my mind. Finally, the dreaded day has almost come to an end. and I ask myself whether the concert was actually worth all of this trouble. After a moment of thought, my answer is definately clear of course it was! Chen lucas After senior Ron McCluskey has jusi ended a relationship, endrtg it all is one alternatrve that comes to mnd Ron was known by al as a lull-blooded romantic ...the ticket I looked back and saw blue lights flashing in my rear view mirror. I couldn’t believe I had gotten stopped. I never believed that the police would stop me. I rolled down my window and the cop asked for my license. I was thinkig to myself that he would not find anything wrong and let me go. I was wrong. He asked me back to his car for some tests. After thinking that I had passed the tests, he started to read me my rights. I was shocked. What I felt inside could never be fully explained as all sorts of ideas popped into my mind. ‘What's going to happen to me? My parents! How am I going to explain things to my friends?’ Kovbi Rod 118 INSIDE STUDENT LIFE ...the license The privilege of driving is supposedly overrated. “You’ll get so tired of it after a while.” I think it’s quite funny when I hear someone say that because I waited two long years for this, and I personally can’t find anything troublesome with it yet. When I went for my test, everyone warned me. “Don't worry: no one ever passes it the first time.” That was depressing. Driving around before taking my test. I asked Ron McCluskcy, my on and off boyfriend for the past two and a half years. “Were you this bad?” He said no. but told me not to ...the break-up Romance is something we’ve all experienced at one time or another during our adolescent years, and any teenager can tell you that love and romance is the greatest experience in the world. But when a couple breaks up while in the midst of a serious, long-lasting relationship, one question always arises: Is there life after breaking up? Let’s shed some light on this question. The first solution I always found after breaking up with my girlfriend was crawling under a rock and excluding myself from society’s existence. I soon found out that was And this is Jodi Andes' dented car kxi soon reakied the responsixfcty of dnvmg after she ran into her garage Even so. she is siil overly exerted to be able to drive Begging (or the use of the car is Shelly Wright Alter the initial shock of getting one's bcense. Indng a car to take out on dates and weekends was the next problem ...the pox Who would have guessed? A childhood disease running wild through a high school. Well, only in Ashtabula. Our school was struck with a sickness in epidemic proportion. I for one never thought I would be bitten by the bug, but as usual I was mistaken. I laughed when I saw people with it. Little did I know that I was on the list. Most people contract chicken pox “Most people contract chicken pox as youngsters, but not me. You see, there are solutions to continuing life after breaking up...” the wrong solution because I went crazy from being trapped in the house so much. So I tried going out with my friends every weekend and drowning my sorrows in illegal substances. I soon found myself a victim of the “party-hearty” atmosphere when I began to party too much, and I realized that was the wrong path to take. also. You sec. there arc solutions to continuing life after breaking up with that special someone. I haven’t found them yet. but maybe someone else will. And when he does. I hope he will tell me the secret! Ron McCluskey Preparing for a Ixg day n cocxt is junior Michele Waffs Unfortunately for her. she was stopped because her parents forgot to renew the sticker on the be ease plate worry because I would pass anyhow. That totally boosted my spirits. Anyhow. I showed them how good a driver I was: I passed the first time I tried. By the way. a week later I hit the garage! I guess nobody’s perfect. kxb Andes To scratch continuously is one symptom of chicken pox demonstrated here by Ron Newsome After spenckng two weeks out sick. Ron was more than happy to get back to AHS as youngsters, but not me. I had to get them my senior year. Not the most enjoyable two weeks of my life. Chicken pox meant staying home and watching my favorite show, ‘The Brady Bunch’. But I soon missed my girlfriend, and the rest of the great things at AHS. As soon as I got word I could come back. I rushed to get ready, and there I was back at my favorite place - school. Ron Newsome ...the final season If it was possible to register pain in a person’s heart and mind when he loses someone or something really dear to him. it would register a 10 on a scale from I to 10. But if you were an athlete playing your last football game, the pain would register a 20 on the same scale. When I was playing on that field and I heard my name broadcast throughout the town, and saw it printed in the newspapers. I felt I “... felt I was a somebody. ” was a somebody. But without that, without the pain of being hit hard, without the screaming fans, I feel as if I’m just one of the alumni of Ashtabula High School. I guess there arc no words that can really describe the agony of not being able to suit up Friday and Saturday nights. The only thing I can say is football has been over for several months, and I’m still hurting inside. Darrell Aigood ...the Browns fail On January 11th. 1987. the Cleveland Browns were psyched to play for the AFC Championship against the Denver Broncos. The winners of this game were going to advance to Super Bowl XXI. At approximately 10:00 the parking lots began to fill up and the fans quickly poured into the stadium despite the sub-freezing temperatures and the -1 degree wind chill factor. At game time, the fans were A quick tel ol play ft spelled out by coach Walters to the varsity basketbal team Those who made the team, had to work hard wMe taking helpful advice from their coaches 120 INSIDE SPORTS ...the injury When I started wrestling back in 1982 as an eighth grader. I did not have ambition. It was not until high school that it became clear that I wanted to be the best. So 1 worked hard, gave up and sacrificed a lot of the joys of life to be the best. Through the years I suffered many injuries and usually recovered from them, but during my junior year I suffered a back injury. What happened was I rotated a vertebrae out of place. Even with the injury I managed to finish the French clats students Brian Sickinger and Micheal Scott display!heir Co Browns sign These activities were to encourage more spirit toward the Cleveland Browns season. After the season was over and four months of therapy, the injury did not bother me anymore. It seems I kinda fell apart during that month until the day I told my coach I couldn’t wrestle anymore. and I thought I was rid of it. When my senior season came around, I was more prepared then ever before, but within the first Attempting to stay warm at the Browns Stadium, Renee Petros decides to use the cov-er-your-nose approach After the Browns lost, many fans wondered why they even came week of practice the back injury returned along with a torn growing muscle. It took about a month of trying to wrestle for me to realize that I would not be able to wrestle anymore. It seems I kind of fell apart during that month until the day I told my coach I had to quit. He told me not to worry myself, that wrestling was not my life, but just a small part of it. I thought about what he had said and realized he was right - that wrestling was not my life and I had to set new goals for myself. From the experience, I learned a lesson. I learned it is good to have goals but in trying to achieve them, do not forget everything else. lustn Fortnc'y definitely supporting the Browns; they yelled, screamed, and clapped. Quite a few people even barked in support of the “Dawgs” defense throughout the game, the fans never gave up; the stadium air was constantly filled with cheering voices. The time expired in the first over-time and the score was Broncos-23. Cleveland-20. Despite the Browns losing, the 80 thousand plus fans gave them a warm, standing ovation for their efforts in the year’s season! Brian Perkins Scott Rauhc i Alone in the gym, larrod Burgard wonders how his wresting season could have been before his leg injury The fear of getting hurt and taken off the team was common ...the cut People often ask me how I feel about being cut from basketball my senior year. All I can say is that I had no control over that because I’m not the coach. Mr. Walters’ reason for cutting me was that there wasn’t anyone I could replace. Then he asked me to be manager and said possibly later on I could play. After a while, I felt this wasn’t right; it was as if I was on hold. I tried it for a time; then I quit. The day he cut me. he said he was looking toward his future team. And I guess he thought I couldn’t help. You know', it hurt me a little, and it was hard for me to accept the fact that I wouldn’t be playing my last year. But as I said before. I’m not the coach. Richard Ph ps wmmm I slithered into the classroom with a definite feeling of dread. I knew what was coming. As soon as I sat down at my desk, I flung open my book. And as soon as I discovered what chapter we were on. I began to violently flip through the pages hoping to instantly learn what are class had been going over for three weeks. During the test I enviously watched as my classmates rapidly wrote down their answers. After I jotted down the two or three 7 decided to turn to doodling to pass the time. ” answers that I knew. I decided to invent answers to fill in the rest of the blanks. I added humorous answers - hoping to appeal to my teacher’s sense of humor. Then, as a last resort, I decided to turn to doodling to pass the time away. As the period drew to an end. and the tests were being handed in. I promised myself - once again -that I would never again put myself into this position - at least not until the next test. Mariah Gan i Learning more about nuclear power ft stressed during this presentational the Perry Plant AHS students took a day to tour the plant and voice the own opinions ...on line Mr. Ranta's chemistry classes visited the Perry Nuclear Plant. Many of us were pessimistic about the opening of the plant while others thought it was a step toward the future. Upon our arrival, we were taken into a building by a guide and shown displays on exactly what the plant was for and other controversial items such as drugs and alcohol. Some had many questions to ask about the plant. Many were pessi- mistic about the safety of a nuclear plant, and even after being shown statistics and safety measures that were being taken, they were not convinced it was a good idea to put the plant into operation. A number of students went in with open minds, and were persuaded that it was important to open the plant for many economic reasons. Management explained that studies had been done on other nuclear plants and all had been covered so if something should go wrong, the problem can be confined. ...Reagan lies When I first heard about the Iran controversy, I didn’t really think much about it. Then Mr. Mapes started talking about it in American government. When I heard the fact, that we were selling arms to the Contra rebels - a point about which our own President had explicitly been against - I was a little angry. As more information started to leak out. the situation became even more unbelievable. It made me feel bad, even ashamed, that our own government had lied to us. In America, a country whose principles arc founded upon democracy, the people should rule, not be lied to. Amy Roberts Totally devastated by the numerous disappointing grades she reeeived. Mariah Ganci loses al composure Many students found He rather lough alter a bad nine weeks 122 INSIDE A CA DEM ICS Submerged in a mess of colege material, is senior Cheryl Krafft. The thought of college was a scary one for senws but they reafced it was the next step in life ...Graduation Graduation - the long awaited day we had all been dreaming about, suddenly became a day we never wanted to see. Commencement always seemed a solution to get away from the hectic routine of school, but as the seniors counted down, we began to treasure our last days together. We realized the secure. sweet home atmosphere would vanish into an atmosphere of confusion called the real world. Throughout our last year, we experienced mixed emotions. A feeling of relief, happiness, and loneliness spread through our bodies as graduation drew nearer. “Throughout our last year, we experienced mixed emotions. The realization that we'd say our goodbyes and go our separate ways - a time we once thought would never come - finally hit. No matter how depressed, we continued our lives, making plans to set off on our own journey of change and challenge. Praying for survival, we set forth to sec what life had in store. “Your high school years arc the best years of your life” was a statement we had heard over and over, but now we experienced the truth of the statement. The years ahead held challenges, but high school memories will never be forgotten. Vickie Weaver but I’ve thought of a lot of possibilities. At first, I figured my parents just wanted to keep an eye on me. or they enjoyed my company, but that was ruled out. I also decided that maybe they just wanted me around to finish a lot of extra house chores that needed to be done. All these things only distracted me and cither made me more angry or made me laugh. 1 have found many things to do to occupy my time. For instacc. there arc 186 different designs on my ceiling; there is no way to master Solitaire; and 1 know every word to every song on every tape I own. My homework also improved and my grades were on an uphill climb. My mom claimed I was driving her crazy because with my boredom. 1 found ways to aggravate her. However, one thing I never got around to doing, and probably never will was cleaning my room. Ill Srokher In order to further understand the Reagan controversy. students of Mr MapeV government class watch the State of the Union address. Many svere shocked at what they heard ...the grounding If anyone knows anything about being grounded, it's me; I’m an expert. It’s not that I enjoy it - in fact I hate it - but no matter what I do. it seems to turn against me. Actually, I’m not a bad person; it's just that people care only when I do something wrong; let me do something good and the entire world could care less. “My mom claimed I was driving her crazy because with my boredom. I found ways to aggravate her. ” Being grounded is probably one of the worst experiences for any teen-ager, but to me. it is not only the worst thing that can happen; it is repetitious. It gives me a lot of time to think about many things. One of the things I think about most is why parents seem to be so fascinated by the words. ‘You're grounded!’. I still don’t understand. TREMORS 123 mm ...Rockwell closes OQO ...Responsibility Now since Rockwell closed, I guess it's the time we really need to be a family. Times arc getting harder and most people don’t realize it because all the people who arc making this nation worse arc lying about it. The plant never lost money; the management just wanted ...the deadline During a yearbook deadline, I found life beyond Dart very difficult. and even somewhat impossible. There was no time for anything but yearbook. Even homework was put aside. I found myself spending long hours in the Dart room after school, in the evening at the Dart room, and even on the “There was no time for anything but yearbook. weekends at Ms. Martcllo’s house. Even though I was only a staff member. I found myself gaining assistant editor qualities and responsibilities. For example, 1 found myself complaining about lousy or sloppy work of other staff members, redoing work of staff cheaper labor, big business wants more money so the days of strong union work are over. And a man cannot support his family because of greed. lisa Huey Drowning in a pile of unfinished work is yearbook editor Craig Kwh Spending time after members, finishing undone work of staff members, working out problems with the computer, and even doing ads on the last deadline. I also even found myself discussing plans and ideas with Ms. Martcllo. Craig, and Jeanne over dinner. Nevertheless, when the deadline was finished, I found myself spending my time in the Dart room but with a little less intensity. For some odd reason I even gave an attempt at reading my English assignments in the Dart room first period before class second period, but it was only an attempt. I still put off my homework. 1 guess now that there are no more deadlines, I won’t have an excuse. Chuck .Moore In a rare scene, Chuck Moore attempts to read hrs ErtgVsh assignment Chuck often procrastinated dotftg hrs school work so one of hn best friends was Ckffs Notes Being the editor of the Dart yearbook was not an easy task. Contrary to the popular belief of constantly stuffing my face with fast food, listening to loud music, and causing headaches for the faculty, I did turn out a yearbook. The word responsibility was not a new one in my vocabulary, but 1 had never experienced it before at this high level. It seemed as though I was up to my neck and suffocating in work, while everyone else was out partying. But did anyone care that I was giving up my free time to do thier work? Did anyone appreciate my efforts? Hardly! The many problems that arose turned into continual headaches that made me literally want to murder people due to their carelessness. Depression was also quite common. When things looked their worst, and when several of my workers proved inept, I unfortunately knew that more responsibility was coming my way. And so. as the majority of my efforts were unnoticed as well as unappreciated. I learned to take pride in myself. Satisfying me was the important thing. Not caring what anyone else thought, my standards were the ones that counted. Craig Rich 124 INSIDE ORGANIZA TIONS school and at night working on yearbook took Ms foil on Craig’s mental slate ...New Zealand Gidday, mates! I stepped off the plane after eighteen hours of flying to find my parents standing there looking past me for their American daughter who’d turned part New Zealander (Kiwi). It was nice once they recognized me. A “Surely somethings will still be the same even after a year’s time.” year had come and gone in a blink, and here I was back in the land of hamburgers, live concerts, coke and blue jeans. Surely somethings would still be the same even after a year’s time, I thought. However the first day of school proved that theory wrong. Most of the teachers switched rooms; fat people got skinny; skinny people got fat; the couples were new, and believe it or not, I was a senior. The girls all seemed to have long hair and wore these strange banana-shaped combs in their hair. The strangest puzzle was why everyone was cither wearing pants that were too short, or covering up the length with socks. Weird! Once in the cafeteria, I was relieved. Something was the same - the food. Although life is a bit different here, it’s good to be home and I can’t wait until I fit back in. Tracy Miller Although the building still stands. Rockwell Brake is empty and calm After the plant closed, many fam es were fnanciaBy affected and some even had to move away In the process of planning another fund raiser. MrHggms and Brenda Krafft secretly converse n the hals To raise money tor the prom was their mam objective ■ f Rockwell • m 44 t rn „ - Internatto. al ...the sale In our sophomore year, after two unsuccessful attempts to raise money for the Prom, the junior class was faced with the problem of finding all the necessary funds. Not only did we reach our goal, but we learned some valuable lessons that can be useful to others. Our first project was an M M’s sale. We started off by talking to a salesman who tried to get us to sell items that nobody ever uses. (Rule 1: Never trust anyone who smiles all the time.) After we convinced him that we wanted only the candy. we placed an order for 100 cases-60 boxes in each. Easy to sell, right? And then we awaited the shipment. When it arrived, Mr. Higgins forced some of his students to carry the boxes up to his room on the third floor. (Rule 2: When help is unavailable, resort to threats.) We then made our announcement stating that anyone wishing to sell M M’s could get out of class and come pick them up. This was a sure way to get rid of them, or so we thought. We ended up with about 40 extra cases and spent a week recruiting other people to “Rule 4- Never give classmates valuable items, such as candy bars, unless you have some blackmail help us sell them. (Rule 3: When threats fail, try begging.) Our next goal was to try to get the money turned in. We discovered that many students had forgotten about the candy, misplaced the money, kept forgetting to bring it to school, or had completely forgotten whom they were selling it for. (Rule 4: Never give classmates valuable items such as candy bars, unless you have some blackmail materials against them.) Our second project was a flower sale in which we officers sold orders in our classes. We then contacted the Happy Cricket to have them deliver so many carnations on such and such a day. This idea went smoothly until we had to deliver them. We were faced with orders that had wrong period numbers or no period numbers, or no room numbers, or no last names. We ended up going room to room to see whether wre could find a Susie So-and-so who probably went to Ashtabula High and might have a class on the third floor sometime during the day. (Rule 5: Never let people in a hurry to lunch fill out important information.) Brenda Krafft TREMORS 125 RGANIZATIONS After the choice is made Organizations require time, but they reward As if academic subjects and a social life were not enough, many of us found ourselves caught up in that which was known as -The Organization. We joined one, then another, and still another...until we finally were forced to choose the most important. As members of the pubilicized Teens in Motion or the new DART newspaper for example, the list of responsibilities continued to grow. New members always came into ac- tion and veterans strove onward to higher positions within the group. Being a member of Student Council, band, or yearbook took a great deal of time and dedication. Headaches often resulted, but after the headaches faded away, an undefinable sense of pride and satisfaction arose. We agreed that our free time was well worth it. For most, the good feelings we had were a suprising but pleasant AFTERSHOCK. At the door selling tickets, for the fashion show Mrs Osnxice is helped by volunteer members from the Mary Chapman Center BCC and the center co-sponsored the FaB Fashion Show and divided the profits they made Donating Mood to the Blood Bank isn't so bad senwr frn Arsubc reawes Sponsored by senkx women, the Red Cross puts on the Blood Bankgivwsg students the chance to give the gift of Ife 126 ORGANIZATIONS And a one, and a two, and a Ihree as Mr Mapes demonstrates exercises at the AFS Wake-a-Thon perscnbed by his doctor The American Field Service was an organization responsible for world wide fnendshps Bu like a bee would be a great phrase tor a pair like lodi Andes and Valerie Siebeneck Halloween was a great trw for people to express through their costumes their true personalities How to raise more money is a question that otten plagues the mnds of yearbook advisor Loretta MarteOo and editor Craig Rich The staff worked hard selling ads as wel as the book itself ORGANIZATIONS 127 The AHS Marching Band season was kicked off again this year with summer band. While most students were beginning their summer lying lazily on the beach, we band members were playing and marching in the hot summer Bond Band members sun. July, the band’s only free month, passed very quickly and faded into August, which meant only one thing - Band Camp! Band camp could have been defined as a mixture of pleasure and pain during which the seniors terrorized the rest of the band, especially the The band's head librarian, Deena Doyle, is shown clowning around with band director Mr Martinez The latter was known for his nlormatrve speeches, as wet as his many musical talents freshmen. Despite all this, a good time was had by all. As junior Michelle Watts put it. ’’Junior girls caused a lot of trouble this year. Freshman Heather Pickcn said. “Even though I was tortured, it was a lot of fun.” One of the main purposes of the band was to entertain at halftime. Over the course of the football season, we performed five different shows, one of which was a ‘‘Patriotic Spectacular Another of these shows was the Senior Show, to which the seniors contributed ideas and which they themselves charted. Part of the credit for A big smile is flashed fo the crowds by jurWx majorette Michefle Watts Michelle was an experienced majorette, since she had been twirfcng in a group and indwid-uaSy since age five running things smoothly had to go to the officers: Robert Beagle, drum major; Laurel Howe, band captain; Chris Gallatin, first lieutenant; Stacey Tittle. second lieutenant; Deena Doyle, head librarian; Zoraida Sanchez, band manager; Jcantic Are on efforts you blind?” Van Allen, drill master; and Brenda Krafft, head majorette. There were other duties that we had, such as endless-parades and many hours of early-morning practice, sometimes in the rain! Despite all this, most band members felt the sacrifice was well worth the effort. Dawn Pkken marches find rewards are worth 128 BAND Precise marching skills are demonstrated here by drum mag Bob Beagle Bob had the responubAty of keeping the entire marchng band in good order, both in practice and performance In their star-spangled uniforms, the majorettes cfcsplay thee patriotism durng a halftime show It was thee responsibility to entertain the spectators with dance routines and smries Part of the total hand experience consisted of waking up two months out of the year to freezing weather and loud music These rehearsals were necessary to put the halftime show together BAND 129 130 Senior Stacey Tittle and trsi chair junior $he4y Wnght execute perfection as they play through the major scales Flutes may be quiet but they were an important part of the band The concert band, under the drection of band director Hector Martinez, plays for the audience The band presented concerts for the enjoyment of the public as well as the student body. As the band continuously practices for an upcoming concert, they learn thee new music The music was temporarily dtfficult. but with a little hard work, band members adjusted Standing at attention, the color guard prepares to perform at a pep assembly This year's guard consisted of four freshmen. Margret Perrme. latoma lackson. Heather Picken. and lube Dalm CONCERT BAND Concert band was a real change of pace after two an a half months of marching band. We suddenly went from loud upbeat music to light, more rhythmic music. Some people not onlv which were very important and were a large part of our grade. The try-outs were difficult. but helped us to play certain syncopations. They also got us ready for solo and ensemble contest. up and sharpened our reflexes for the long day ahead. We played a variety classic patriotics to current hits. The music was challenging and gave our fingers and cars a work-out. We were taught to Bond pace changes Members leave field to put on their coats and ties. made the change in music, but also in instruments. We started off slowly to work ourselves into the change and worked diligently on dynamics and accidentals. This also prepared us for our chair placement try-outs. Solo and ensemble was a difficult and nerve-racking contest where we could compete with ourselves to cam a high rating, possibly even a medal. Having band first period was great because it woke us listen carefully to what we were playing and adjust accordingly. I really enjoyed concert band because it was relaxing and gave me an opportunity to be expressive and challenge myself as I worked hard. H Snitcher Subtle harmonies are rehearsed by saxophone players Jen Rust and Dawn Picken Their musical abftties were not limited to the sax. as Jen also played clarinet, and Dawn, the bels Game lime is a good chance tor the pep band to take a break, as Tony Platt •and Brian Flack demonstrate. One ot the advantages ot being in the pep band was that admission was free 132 PEP STAGE BAND High upon the bteachcrv the pep band gets ready to play. This group was much appreciated for the sprit t provided Laurel Howe, our band captan. was responsible (or dreeing them Surveying a difficult piece of music is senior drummer Kevn Root. Percussion was as essential part of the stage band because it served as the driving force and kept the band together Trombone players .Missy Caftpan and louva Cnsfcp are in deep concentration as they play Eye of the Tiger For Missy, a junior, and Louva. a freshman, pep band was a new experience Band activities did not end at the close of marching season. In fact, they were just beginning. Besides concert band, there were two different band groups that a regular band order to prepare music for their halftime show. In addition to this, they also played at pep assemblies and other events, such as the Christmas brass. Stage band, another branch jazz caused them to be one of the band’s most respected groups. It took a dedicated band member to devote extra time to these various band groups. A lot of time and effort was Bcmdo branch out Various groups provide entertainment for community member could take part in -the pep band and stage bands. The main function of pep band was to entertain the spectators at basketball games during halftime. They rehearsed every Wednesday in of the regular band, practiced every day during fourth period. In the spring, they began performing at various Jazz .Fests at colleges throughout the area, as well as at Ohio State. Their unique style of needed to have a successful performing organization. But in the end. the applause of the croud was our reward for a job well done. Dawn Pickeo PEP STAGE BAND 133 Who is that behind those Foster Grants? It's Peter Jensen, the Danish comedy sensation' The transition to American life was easy for Peter, because of his sense of humor Looking over plans for the Wake-a-Thon are Jodi Andes and Dawn Picken Time taken out of their busy schedules was precious, as they were both involved in AFS. student council, and Dart 0 American Field Service was probably the only organization at our school that actually changed the lives of the participants that went abroad or hosted students. It gave students the opportunity to experience dif- abroad. Craig Rich went to Milan. Italy, for the summer, and Tracy Miller was in New Zealand for a year. In order to send a student abroad and also host one, AFS had many fund raisers. A citrus sale, the largest aid Mapes and Loretta Martello, helped to organize these projects. Another function of AFS was to find families to host visiting students. Peter Jensen, this year’s AFS student, lived with Jarrod and Kirsten Be t of both world AFS gives students chance to learn of diverse cultures ferent cultures. AFS did this by hosting a foreign student every year. It also sent students from AHS abroad to live with a family of a different culture. This year, two students went moneymaker, was held in November. Other fund raisers were the Wakc-a-Thon and flower sales. Penny Wednesday was a year-long campaign for any money students could contribute. Our advisers, Ger- Burgard and their family. Peter had the chance to experience our life style for the year. As any AFS-cr could have told you, life in a foreign country' with a new family was the chance in a lifetime, Dawn Picken Al an AfS assembly, club members ks-ten to the speaker as he t Hh of his experiences abroad This annual assembly Rave students the opportunity to consider becoming an exchange student A flower is presented to Ms. Marlelk) by exchange student Peter Jensen This lund raiser gave students the chance to send flowers to friends or someone special to them AFS 135 In the past, the same staff produced both the newspaper and the yearbook, but for the first time the publications became seperate entities, and yearbook members directed all efforts to meeting deadlines. We members of the staff work than you could ever imagine, but it’s a good reason to get the car.” Complications throughout the year set us back at certain points, but they were never allowed to block our path. Editor Craig Rich, assistant editor Jeanne Van Allen and newspaper because of lack of equipment. But as the year progressed, we learned how to cope and realized the actual meaning of teamwork. Editor Craig Rich stated. “The whole process is long and frustrating, but when you sec the finished yearbook, for Dort publication splits Staff works during summer to plan and finance were picked in the spring and steadily worked over the summer to collect ads. Working ahead of other local schools, we gained enough funding to have sixteen pages of color, the school’s largest color section ever. Jill Sholtis stated about ads, “They’re more adviser Loretta Martcllo led the staff of twenty students. At many times during the year we had to share with the Here senior staff member Stacey Tittle helps Micheie Watts m laying out her Irsl spread During the year, older stall members taught the rookies how to write copy and lay down spreads some strange, unexplainable reason, it’s all worth it.” lodi Andes Working on her spread, junior Dawn Picken tries to tigure out her layout This being Dawn's first year on stall, she spent much ol her time learnng the process ol layout and copy 136 YEARBOOK A they ruth trying to meet the deadline. editor Craig Rich and assistant editor Jeanne Van Allen collaborate on ideas for their spreads They spent much of their time helping others Copy for the up-coming yearbook is typed by Vickie Weaver into the yearbook s own computer Vickie never actually worked on completing the pages; instead, she did most of the typng YEARBOOK 137 Ski club, with approximately fifteen members, consisted mainly of “old pros.” People like Tom Broad and Mark Greenwood, who had skiica as long as they had been able to walk, found that taking risks on the slopes could be thrilling. Our foreign exchange stu- weeks they had improved and were not falling down quite so often. Despite all our “wealth of skiing knowledge, accidents did occur. Brent Thomas ran into a tree, chipping his tooth, and Bob Pouska was observed lying face first in the snow a couple of times. into ski freaks. As a matter of fact, they even got identical skiis. A ski fanatic himself, Mr. Billy advised the club for the sixteenth year. The course we skied was Peck ’n Peak in New York State, and we went there every Thursday for six weeks. Hitting the slopes Old pros and novices enjoy Peek ’n Peak experience dents, Peter Jensen and Arianne Becker, impressed us with their excellent skiing ability they had developed while skiing in the Alps. There were, however, a few newcomers. Freshmen Heather Pickcn and Matt Demshirc. and junior Julie Albert were all novices. Within a few Some of us enjoyed skiing so much last year that we even asked for skiis for Christmas. It didn't matter that instead of finding stereos and clothes under the tree, we found skiis. boots, and poles. Within the course of the year. Mike Sonstcin and Russ Maccy had been transformed Uneager skier Stacey Senita was heard to comment, It s too cold outside, and I don’t like to ski., but I like the food in the lodge.” Dawn Pteken With I hr others, Mice Soraten wait to pack hrs ski equpment before one of the many ski trips Members of the ski club were always anxious to show thee stuff on the chalengng slopes 138 SKI CLUB SKI CLUB 139 It's nothing like home, but I guess H will do, states Peter lensen, this year's exchange student from Denmark New York’s slopes look Ike hits next to the European Alps Pete normally skied There h nothing like a gorgeous day on the slopes The students who participated m this year’s ski club enjoyed traveling every Thursday to New York's famous ski resort Peak-n-Peak Climbing to the beginning of their course on the ski fart is tube Atoert, along with Dawn and Heather Picken This iiustrious bunch enjoyed one another's company on their many trips Putting information on the letteiboard are |un� or Robw Wiliams and sophomore Tonya Pettway This is one of the many duties the student council had to perform throughout the year Student council officers Chuck Moore, Amy Roberts, and lisa Sc he anon are discussing a few of the various projects they must initiate Student counci took a lot of hard work and dedkation 140 STUDENT COUNCIL Participating in the Student Council through my four years in high school has been a great pleasure. I have worked with a lot of different people trying to accomplish a specific goal, and when that goal is accom- tle different from before. I had to do more organizational things. Along with the other .officers- Lisa Schcanon. vice president, and Amy Roberts secretary treasurer, I had to meet the day before every meeting to make the agenda the first Area Student Council Conference. Student Councils from area schools were invited to attend different brainstorming workshops on specific topics of interest to Student Councils. It was a great success and we learned a Privilege pleo ure Council is a lot of work, but it proves to be rewarding. plished. it makes me feel good. This year, as president of Council, my role became a lit- Sophomorr (all SoiUher and Mrs. Jane Peri ms help decorate lor the Christmas dance The dance was to help raise money tor Gail Pericns to (on Up With People and decide what needed to be done and talked about. We also had to try to get as many Council members involved in committees for our projects, so that the entire load would not be put on just a few people. We organized and hosted lot about what Student Councils did in other schools. I hoped that this event would become something that would continue annually. Many of the ideas learned were of very good use. Chuck Moore STUDENT COUNCIL 141 Prestige was one of the major benefits attached to National Honor Society, better known as N.H.S. N.H.S. was a very exclusive club that considered only the people that had a 3.0 grade point average. After this accepted. N.H.S. was an nationally known organization, devoted to the academic American. In some schools, N.H.S. was extremely active; yet in other schools, N.H.S. was not particularly active, as in our Above q 3.0 Leadership and character are found requirement, the individual under consideration was examined in the areas of service, leadership, and character. Once these requirements had been fullfilled, then and only-then, could the individual seeking membership be school. However, the N.H.S. helped many students gain acceptance to some of the nation’s finest institutions of higher learning and was a membership carrier for life. Urrod Burgard 142 NHS National Honor Society members Jeanne Van AHen and Craig Rich rush to finish a layout lor yearbook Students m NHS were involved « various obligations and found little time for fun. The parly's over and the stage dears after the induction ceremonies for the National Honor Society Each year the NHS put on an assembly for juniors and seniors with a GPA of 3 0 Along with advisor Mr Mapes are president Chuck Moore and v p Stacey Tittle planning for future meet rigs One thing the NHS had to prepare was the induction of new members Veteran National Honor Society adviser Gerald Mapes presides over a meeting With al he was involved in, Mr Mapes sometimes found it difficult to keep up with NHS activities NHS 143 Smiling are the Spanish Club advisers Amy Rose and Marva Bobvar. and club officers. Missy Cabpary. Stacey Simmen. and Vickie Rounds These five conducted al club meet rigs Juniors Dawn Picken and Debbie Snitch- er enjoy dessert as they share a sundae after a most fuflfJing luncheon Tiffany's was a relaxing experience for the French Club 144 LANGUA GE CL UBS Each year a new Spanish Club was formed and different officers were elected. The officers were Vicky Rounds, president; Missy Callipari. vice-president; and Stacey Simmen, sccrctary trcasurer. The clubs advisers were Marva Bolivar and Amy Rose. Spanish Club officers Stacey Simmen. Missy Cabparv. and Vickie Rounds add their decorations to thee class tree To become an officer was not only very exotttg but aHo an honor The club was active in December; many participated in a festive day at Chi Chi’s. On another occasion Mrs. Betty Lou Cherry came in for a slide presentation of her vacation in Mexico. In the spring. together and created many new “amigos.” Latin club held all meetings in class so it became more of a class requirement than a club, where as the French Club, which was organized lat- Bon jour. holo. solve! Clubs change format and become a class requirement. the club planned a three-day trip to New York City. Other resource people were Dr. Jeanne Jackson and John Kist. Meetings were held every two weeks for members and every week for officers. The Spanish Club brought students cr in the year, planned to go to a French play. Stacey Smmens Incognito are juniors lason Raffenaud and JP. Oucro To prepare for the Latin Club's Saturnalia, ako known to us as Christmas, they ft candes and decorated the room LANGUAGE CLUBS 145 Making themirlves beautiful for a show choir performance are Deena Doyle. Dawn fVken. jnd Amy Palmer, Members found that a good appearance was ' puttng your best foot forward With the beat are Vickie Rounds and Ida Celetti Many after school rehearsals were needed to perfect the various dance moves learned Al choreography was done by Sharon Altier Choir began with students practicing sixth period under the direction of Mrs. Martinez. Choir helped students to improve their spring program. In addition to choir, a new group called show choir was formed. It consisitcd of members of the performing tions such as the Elks, Kiwanis. and Zonta. The choreography was done by Sharon Altier. Both of these groups let In the spotlight Choir and show choir students show off their talents. their voices and gave them performing experience. The choir began rehearsing for its annual Christmas program in October. After the holidays, they switched to music for arts class as well as choir members. The show choir differed from the regular choir in that the members danced as well as sang. They performed for various service organiza- peoplc sec how talented students here could be. Besides the entertainment they provided, these students were also fine representatives of our School. Dawn Picked 146 CHOIR A smile is shown here by luraor Brent Thomas beat's talents were not kmited to dancing, as he was also involved m the concert and stage bands, as well as performing arts Choir members Scott Knight, Mark Kelogg. Matt Demshar. Tom Surbela. and KeSy Brady warm up ther voices Chocr was a good opportunity for students to develop their musical talents With a wistful look on her face. Jenny Barnett sings HI Be Home for Christmas lenny. an experienced choir member of three years, found that singing was a good way to express herself CHOIR 147 Looking good isn't hard when you’re dressed in the latest like Monique Cutter The BCC fashion show was held November 8. 1986 The money helped pay for a scholarship 148 BCC B.C.C.(Black Culture Club) helped us learn where we came from and how far we had progressed. Other than hosting guest speakers, B.C.C. also held all-school dances and bake sales. During Feburary. which was this year was the Black Culture Club pageant at which one girl out of five was selected to be queen. Also, we held two fashion shows - winter and our annual spring summer fashion show. We had our annual flower sale in order to donate goods to people for ward was given to one Black senior at graduation for his character, good citizenship, and school and community work. As Tammy Reynolds stated. “It was a growing experience with each new event. It also helped to give me a different Committed to core Club educates members supports community Black Culture Month, much was done to dcvclopc an understanding of Black's ethnic heritage. One new idea added Even with their many responsibilities, Tammy Wets and Mrs Drsmuke can stil find time to help out with the blood bank The BCC was often found helping out n other school functions Thanksgiving and Christmas. Finally we gave a scholarship to a deserving senior who wanted to further his education. In the past, we gave donations to Howard University in Washington D.C. for the research of sickle cell anemia. The Rev. Stanley Taylor A- type of insight into my culture. I am proud to be Black. The officers for the ’86-’87 school year were Darla Jones, president; Tammy Wells, vice-president; Sandy Pettway, treasurer, and Tonya Pettway, secretary. Daria tones The president of BCC, Darla tones, fries to keep the flower sale under control The money earned from the flower sale was used to help feed neeefy farnAes during Thanksgiving The Black Culture Club enables students to learn about the culture and to create lasting friendshps Uce that between Donnel Crocket and Donal Hughes MemlKfshtp was open to al BCC 149 And how could anyone ever forget freshmen? Sabrina Rodrigue? has l een working with Mrs Eastman on the newspaper consecutively for the past two years arvd states she has learned a lot. Revisions are a necessity to junior Rodney Fogko's newspaper articles This was Rodney's first year m working for Mrs Eastman and for him it became an adventure and challenge After school sessions and working late nights are nothing new to Mrs Eastman This bemg her first year at the high school, she re-newed old friendships and established a new newspaper format 150 NEWSPAPER With the publication of the seventy-eighth volume of the DART newspaper, changes came. The new adviser Marion Eastman worked for variety on both humorous and serious subjects, with pictures, opinions, and names with the intention of producing every- Gray. Karen Headman. Dianne Jcpson, Lori Miller, Heather Picken. Daryl Robinson. Sabrina Rodriguez, Stacy Simmen. and Judy Whitaker. We learned not only how to report news and features but also how to plan and complete page make- up. Others took specific jobs to increase their editorials were written by different reporters depending on the subject. A lot of typing was done with yearbook equipment since there was not nearly enough equipment for the newspaper staff. Typist Sharon McClure. Andy Hill. Judy Whitaker. Kris Gray , and Mrs. Eastman herself had Change in advi er Newspaper is produced under new adviser’s guidance ones paper. The staff consisted of the following:Liesl Blackwell. Cissy Burgard. Heather Campbell. Rodney Foglio, Kris Scanning over pictures; senior Dawn .Martin and sophomore Daryl Robmson design their spreads Daryl took many pictures for the newspaper whle Dawn decided to help with sports ability.Photographers, Matt Helm. Daryl Robinson, Sandy Pettway, Scott Valcsky, and Laura Riden began developing some of their own takes in the photo lab off the industrial arts room with the permission of the industrial arts teachers. An editor was not named so a difficult job trying to get it all done in time. Through it all. the paper came off consecutively with few problems. Croup thinking sessions were an everyday experience n room 113. Working with different grade groups created many new friendships such as Karen Headman. Rodney Foglio. and Daryl Robinson Becoming a senior is one of the most thrilling events that will happen in a high school girl's life. Part of being a senior is the Senior Women's Club. Most people thought the club was just for the sweatshirts, but much more was involved. Even though there weren't many members in the club, we still managed to get things done. Besides the two Blood Banks held in the fall and spring, the club also visited Is this a new senior woman or an imposter' Although Bob Keenan did not normaly wear a skrt, he feft that dressing as the ideal woman on HaBoween would be appropriate elementary schools and passed out candy for Christmas. We also went sled riding and had a Christmas party. One of the major goals for the club was to volunteer help throughout the community. The officers for the year were Lisa Scheanon. president; Julie Horne, vice-president; and Tammy Wells, sccrctary trcasurer. The new adviser for this year was Cynthia Warren. Lisa Scheanon Showing their senior spirit are Sandi Hanze a and kibe Horne You could always count on the- seniors to stand up, be seen and be heard at the pep and anywhere else they were ■ We made it! Despite lack of members, much done 152 SENIOR WOMEN In keeping with the Christmas spirit, Vickie Weaver. Lisa Scheanon, and Amy Roberts give candy to the students at Chestnut School One goal of the Senior Women's Club was to help others With the schedule in hand, Amy Roberts and Irsa Scheanon try to figure out what is next on the agenda The senior women were often found dong thugs for chanty Although she is missing a day of school, Wendee Henley takes off to help with the blood bank The senior women held the btoodmobde twice a year, n the fal and again in the spring SENIOR WOMEN 153 The Girls’ Athletic Association began meeting soon after school started. The members tried to promote school spirit and make the student body aware of our female athletes. The purpose of GAA was to promote girls’ athletics. The during the end-of-the year assembly. The club was advised by Ms. Moseley and meetings were conducted by president Robin Williams. After the resignations of newly-elected officials, the new officers took over. Former president Dawn ties. These ties along with check decals were the main money-making projects. And to promote school spirit the annual Panther Special Olympics was held. Some members included Robin Williams. Dawn Martin. Sabrina Williams. Shelley Gflfl is on the move GAA works to provide equal opportunities club raised money for necessary equipment to allow our female athletic teams to continue their success. It also rewarded outstanding athletes Tics, lies, and more lie perplex newly elected GAA president Robm Wfiurm, as she attempts to unload one on senior Debbie lane Sefcng pnde ties was thn year s GAA fund raiser. Martin, when asked why she resigned, stated : “I didn’t have enough time to give 100%. and it wasn’t fair to the club.” Uniqueness was the club’s main concern when thinking of a fund raiscr.For example, members sold personalized Ashtabula Panther boostei Chapman. D.D. Chatman. Stephanie Covington. Mike DcLano, Cheryl Silva, Laura Rigdcn. Sandy Pettway, Chris Ridenour. Tracy Leonard, Michelle Brown, Stacey Simmcn, and others. Membership was not restricted to only females! Dawn Martin 154 BOOSTERS GAA At the booster stand, Lon Darnels makes a purchase The athletic boosters had a very important |ob Karen Korb and Linda Barchanowic ran the stand at almost every home sport mg event As Ms. Moseley argues her point, Robm Williams. Cheryl Silva, Kim Luce, and Chris Ridenour give their ideas for the next (und raiser GAA spent the year earning money for the girls' sports Service with a smile is the motto of these workers Mrs Greenwood and Mr Rounds donated much of their time to benefit the band by working the band booster Down in the Band room, members of the band boosters discuss plans to raise money for the band The money raised was used to pay off band equipment and sponsor special band trips BOOSTERS GAA 155 TI., Teenage Institute, was a group of high school kids who were against drug and alcohol abuse in our schools and society. T. I. used the goals and objectives as well as the philosophy and framework of (I) The Ohio Department of Health (2) The Bureau of Alcohol and Alcoholism Re- a positive impact on the drug and alcohol abuse problems within our community. Some of our objectives were to provide important alcohol and drug information. We tried to develop and or enhance useful skills. And we tried to increase the knowledge and appreciation of ’alternative activities for can Medicine Show for the elementary and junior high schools. Our first presentation of the Medicine Show in 1986 was for the Rotary Club at the Ashtabula Hotel. Student participants from our school were Mary Jean Green, Heather Campbell, and Vicki Rounds; from the Vo-Ed Dancttc Mixer. We also had an ex-student. Learned to ay no Students speak out against abuse of drugs and alcohol. covery (3) The Bureau on Drug Abuse (4) The State of Ohio Teenage Institute for the Prevention of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Our goals were to provide education and training to Ohio high school students and assist them in developing suitable concepts and effective prevention programs that had students. In our school Ms. Scuflcrt started T. I. in 1984. Many of us took different courses in classes offered by T. I., trying to learn more about the alcohol and drug abuse in our country and school and what we could do about it. To inform others, our group performed The Great Ameri- Alecia Barnckman,participate with us. Along with Harbor High School’s T. I., we are out to make other teens realize what the effects and dangers of drugs and alcohol are. Maybe some day we can eliminate the abuse. Vida Rounds 156 TEENS IN MOTION Taking some lime for a little humor from the topics usually cfcscusscd are adviser Chris Seuffert and lenny Barnett At times a jo1 was needed to distract from the gravity of the situation Good conversation and a nice glass of pop are what Kristen lohnson and Cheryl Hale are enjoying This conveyed the message that you could have a good time without alcohol. The Great American Medicine Show, with the help of I Janette Mixer, displays the effect of alcohol on a teenager This show was performed at various schools throughout the city. Poster in hand, Mary lean Green puts up one of the signs speaking out against the use of drugs and alcohol Teen Institute was an organization concerned with the problems of drug abuse TEENS IN MOTION 157 What’s after the headaches The yearbook is completed - but the bill remains Last, but by no means least, are ads, a.k.a., the M-O-N-E-Y behind the book. Slamming doors and replies such as, “I wish I could help you, but...” or ‘‘Call me back in a couple weeks” became common to us , the yearbook staff. Whenever laziness set in, our adviser reminded us (on the hour every hour) of the fact that no ads meant no money and no money meant no book. So, we struggled on, wondering whether ad hunting would ever end. And we were proven right - it never did! Relief did come though from the change-in the business community’s attitude. We were met with support and interest, something that had not been evident in the community for many years. At times when all we had to do was walk into an establishment, smile and hand over the contract to be signed, we acquired that little bit of inner strength that gave us the motivation to continue. Yet, not knowing from one minute to the next whether we would sell enough ads to print the book, we were always in a financial AFTERSHOCK. What can poor Rodney Hunt be getting yeled at for now' Stacey Semta seems to be enjoying tho sense of authority Ad pictures such as this one from Senna’s Roofing used students m their advertisements 158 ADS As the looks for the right advertisement, Stacey Tittle re-ak es that she does not have much to work with Creating ads was iust one of the tasks Stacey had to accomplish as busmess manager of the yearbook Why is Chuck Moore standing in front of a closed door' He is trying to sell .1 patron ad’ Getting face to face with potential ad buyers was the most difficult part of seCng yearbook advertisements Members of the Dart yearbook stall take another lengthy break after a long day of working on ad agreements In order to get the ma|or y of the staff to do their work one had to first get them off the couch ADS 159 Compliments of GLflVIS PEST CONTROL 998-5260 48J1 HCK t AVt ASMTA81AA DOMINO'S PIZZA 5817 MAIN AVE. 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Many places we will all go, And college might be one; But til we go our separate ways, Together we’ll have fun. It’ll be the day of a lifetime. With a lifetime ahead; The day we will all graduate Is one I often dread. GOOD- BYE AHS from the class of Chuck Moore ADS 163 PMON 007-0160 MHTAlyU, OHIO 44004 SHOWALTER PAVING ASPHALT DRIVES A PARKING LOTS PAVED AND SEALED FREE ESTIMATE - 4.G Edn'ords Sons, Inc. Mfmhfft Mr% York Stock ftehtAft. h DANIEL M. HUFFMAN. C.F.P. vict pupsidpvt . isvesmerm CtHTirifD FINANCIAL PLANNT SBIDPNCf CIA) W NII 14} WEST 44TW TTEPET ASHTABULA. OHIO MOO 014) m ms The Maided f okthrzxj h Fiber Glass Company: A At MFG. 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Pizza, Subs, Salads 5015 Benefit Avenue Ashtabula, Ohio 998-7749 Personal Patrons Berchel Phylis Osborne The parents of Amy Palmer Dale Nancy Patriarco John Judi Peaspanen Mrs. Jane Perkins Barbara Harry Petro The grandparents of Renee Petro The Ranta Family The parents of Ginger and Scott Rauhe Mrs. Betty Renn Tony Rich Mr. Mrs. John Rose Dr. Scricca Mr. Scricca I .aura Searcy Steve Senita The parents of Stacey Senita Jim Barbara Stover The parents of Tom Surbella Patti Thomas The parents of Todd Van Allen Mrs. Warner The parents of Michelle Watts Ron Linda Watts Vic Carol Weaver The parents of Tammy Wells B.J. Baker The parents of Nikki Andolsek Mr. Mrs. Tim Barnett Jody Billman The parents of Alecia Brown The parents of Rodney Caudill Roger Shirley Corlett Lucille Fortney The parents of Sandy Hanzelka Mr. John Higgins John Patty Horne The parents of laurel Howe The parents of Lisa Huey Bob Carol Raydo Robert A. Keenan Mr. Mrs. Al Kosihik James II. 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Ohio 44004 Headman’s Gulf 1907 E. Prospect Ashtabula. Ohio 44004 ADS 179 Under the supervision of Stacey Senita. how can lames Arsufcc and Rodney Hunt make any mistakes? Senita Roofing Insulation Roofing - Insulation - Gutters (216) 993-8365 WINS PHARMACY Have your prescription filled at the prescription store WIN’S PHARMACY. They also offer free delivery in the Ashtabula City Area. Steve Senita 6220 Amelia Ave. 4343 Main Aveune Ashtabula. Ohio 992-6566 Owner Ashtabula, Ohio 44004 GOOD LUCK SENIORS NHS 180 ADS The Beverage Shop 1607 E. Prospect ST. ANGELO GAGE 997-5231 JOY PHOTOGRAPHY 1 Hour Color Film Processing 4904 Main Avenue Ashtabula, Ohio Senior Portraits A L Wilkinson Paving and Excavating Complete Parking Lot and Driveway Installation and Repair CONGRATULATIONS TO DEENA AND SHELLY AND THE CLASS OF 1987 ! Ashtabula Gas Oil W Cuj n en. 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Ohio Member FDIC portraits family groups restorations oil paintings senior portraits Jt tradition of excellence rhe 1986 - 87 Student Council wishes tljp nf 87 a happy graduation i Ziebart Qua I it)' Car Care Servicesfor new and used vehicles Ru« Protection Pant Protection Fabric Protection Sound Deaden Splash Guards Door Edge Guards Bed Liners Fetches Body $ de Motdng Well Wheel Mokings Sin Roofs Running Boards VP Car Care Pass-Thru Wndovvs Car Alarms Bug Deflectors Jim Flachsman OWNER 5005 BENEFIT AVI .ASHTABULA 998-0630 Rt. 7 Monroe Center Conneaut 593 - 1500 The Great Lakes Printing Company, Inc. 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Gerald Mapes and Loretta Martelo. lodi Andes. Roy Bobbit. Kety Brady. Kristen Burgard. larrod Burgard. Missy Church, len DeMay. Karen Headman. Pete lensen. Ken Kennedy. Ceci Krt. Cheryl Kraltt. Tiffany Kuhn. Scott Leonard. Teresa Manyo. Tracy Mier. Dawn Picken. CraigRxh Amy Roberts. Ml Smtcher. Whelk- Watts, and AutumnWheeler BOY'S FRESHMAN BASKETBALL We Barnhart II Bofcvar Randy Bucci, lermy Down . Denms Ford. Noah Ham on. Jason Heasley. Nati Ionia. Keith McGaha. Enc Montgomery. M e Nappe Charles Norman. Bob Wntz and Scott Yopp BOY'S J.V. BASKETBALL Done! Crockett, lason DOonato. Mano Ezei. Brian Goodwin. Deon Heasley. Andre Henry. Dona! Hughes, lames Kist. lason Raffenaud. Brian Scruggs, lerry Slay, and Dave Whrtaker BOY'S VARSfTY BASKETBALL Coach. Bob Walters. Cory Algood. Sean Algood. K an Baker. M e Delano. Shawn Dean. Anthony Ezell, lames Flemng. Jeff Graff. Adrian Mathers. Enc Story, and Mehn Thompson OKI’S |.V. BASKETBALL Trim Baker Wheie Brown louva Chsip. Mela rue Defcgunrs, whelle Henton. Sharia Peer, and Mefcssa Ris-era GIRL'S VARSITY BASKETBALL Dawn Martin, captain; Mary Lou Cardona. She y Chapman Nxole Defcgiams. Luana Story, and Sabrru Wdkams BLACK CULTURE OFFICERS President Darla lones; vice president Tammy Weis; secretary Tonya Pettway; asst secretary Robn Wlkams. treasurer Sandy Pettway; adviser Emma Dismtice BRASS CHOK Chris Galatm. laurel Howe. Mr Mart vie . Kevin Payne. Todd Van Alen. Deena Doyle. 8ob Beagle. Tony Platt, and Cheryl Krafft CHEERLEADERS Varsity lornda Cooper. Cmdy Hi. Renee Powe . Debbie Snrtcher. Amanda Walters, and Maureen Welch furvor Varsity Tracy Armstrong. Lon Barksdale. Hew BeckwKh, Heather Di Buse. Sharon Lines, and Tiease Thompson Freshman Kecia Cooper. Tammy Eliott. Ang Flemng. Amy Palmer, and Enid Santiago CHESS CLUB Cissy Burgard larrod Burgard. lerry DeCola. Rod Fogfco. Ron Gnrfifce. Marty Getce. Don Gaylord. Damon Harris. Darnel Sprng-er. Mice Sonslem. |vn Nfcmislo. Knss Gary. Dennis Ford. Ed Kos . 11 Bofcvar. Mice Barnhart, Mark Sonstem. Bret DeGarmo. Russ Matey, Keith McGaha. Umce McMullen. Bob Archuleta, and Rob Wmtz Adviser. Bi Neuhofs CHOIR Patricia Black. Deena Doyle, Scott Knight, John Lewis. Jufce Watson. Rick Swartz. Tammy Weis. Wi Bradk-r WAam Keiogg lermy Barnett. Mark Keiogg. Cheryl Siva. Tom Surbela. David Whitaker. Rob-m W'Aams. Tammy Reynolds. Celeva Black, Kns Gary. Christ me Hughes. Mark Sonstem. Julie Stevenson, Kelly Brady. Bill Archuletta. Beth Baldwin, Ida Cefttti. Matt Demshar. CEieryl Englemam. Monique Foster. Tiffany Garland, lason Heasley. Fefccia HoBngswarth. Shely Knox, Amy Palmer, and Tnoa Holub FRESHMAN STUDENT COUNCI Adviser. Marva Bofcvar. | | Bolivar. Tiffany Garland. Karen Headman, and Scott Yopp fUMOR STUDENT COUNCIL President. Brenda Krafft vxe presvient ■Marc Lowery, secretary treasurer. Dawn Picken Sandy Pettway. Brian Perkins, Robm W Aams. and Connie kaydo SOPHOMORE STUDENT COUNCIL Amy Rose adviser Presideot. Tonya Pettway, vxe president Jen Rust, secretary treasurer kxi Andes; Tom Coleman, and Ji Smtcher, CONCERT BAND Semors Ron Aleman. N k. Andokek. Bob Beagle, Pam Burks. Missy Church. Deena Doyle. Sheiy Fontane. Chris Galatm. Laurel Howe. Becky Hubbard. Missy Ingramm, Bob Keenan. Cheryl Krafft, Chen Lucas. Chuck Plats. Geiger Rauhe. Kevm Root. Zoraida Sanchez. Stacey Tittle, leanne Van Alen. Jufce Watson. Vick Weaver; lumors: lulie Atoert. Missi Cafcpan. Rodney Caudi. David Cofcnbs, Brian Flack. Cheryl Hale. Mite Ingramm. Brenda Krafft. Dawn Picken, Tony Platt. Stacey Serota U Sholtis. Stacey Svnmen Brent Thomas. Michele Watts. Sheiy Wright. Sophomores Paul Adams. Kely Brady. Afcoa Brown. Mark Bur goon, Tonya Caftpari, Eileen Campbel. Kevm Cherry, Kathy Davies. Dave DeGeorge. Lon Evw, Andy Freede. Mark Greenwood. lermy Hakkaramen. Kely Horst. Mary lohnson. Kevm Payne. Sarah Peaspanen. Tonya Perry, Vicki Rounds, lennifer Rust, Erica ShisJowski, Shannon Smih. Ml Smtcher. Matt Stroud. Todd Van Alen Freshman Tom Bradk-r. Ann Church, Louva Oisfcp. lube Dakn. Came Dewey. Karen Headman. Melissa Heasley. Macheie Heath, lenmfer Hillman. LaTonya lackson, Shawn lennings. Dianne lepson; Bob Mackynen. Elizabeth Marvu. John Matticota Amy Newman. Margaret Perrrte. Renee Petro. Heather Picken. Sabrma Rodriguez, kxk Rounds. Brian Skkenger. Oaig S kkmen. Regma Smith. Janette Stuper. Autumn Wheeler, Michelle WAams. and kmmy Wright OFFICERS Drum major. Bob Beagle, band manager sec ret ary. Zoraida Sanchez; head fcbranan. Deena Doyle, band captam. laurel Howe dri master, leanne Van Allen; first leuitenant. Chris Gallatin; second leurtenant. Stacey Tittle, and head majorette. Brenda Krafft CROSS COUNTRY Chns Bennett. || Bofcvar. Kevm Cherry. Tom Coleman. Metame Defcgiams, IP Ducro. Don Gaylord, lames Kist. Ed Kos . Cuong Nelson. Scott Rauhe. lerry Slay. Matt Slebodmck. and Dave Whitaker DtVfMG Charles Ott. adviser. Todd Marovich. Amy Rowe. Micheie Rowe, and Amy Roberts CLUB INDEX FRESHMAN FOOTBALL Manager. Noah Hamilton; coach, jerry Raffenaud. assistant coach. Todd Brandenberry, Sean Algood. Bob Archuletta. Mike Barnhart. Anthony Bradley. Randy Bocci. Brian Burke. David Cardona. Dean Cook. Tyler C our sen. Matt Demshae. Jeremie Downte. Mke EXifour. Jason EHrson, Ed Fernandez, Dennis Ford. David Godckel. Doug Gnffith. Robert Gnffith. Andre Henry, lee Hunt. Nate Jones. Joseph Mofcck. Jack .Murray. B Neff. Charles Norman. Bnan Scruggs. Derek Smrmen. Mke Sistrom. Jeff Tuckett. W am Thompson, and Scott Yopp J.V. FOOTBALL Todd Barchanowicz. Dave Cadet on. Brian Crockett. Issac Crockett. Rod Chatman. Shane Clinard. Corey Davis, Chris. Engeknan. Scoot Hull. Carl Jepson. Mike Karvonen. Damien Melntosh. Mike Niemi, Benji Rameriz, Richie Richmond. Tony Rivera. Kevis Scruggs. Todd Van Allen, and Daryl Hartford VARSITY FOOTBALL Darret Algood. K an Baker. Ralph Blankenship. Jarrod Burgard. Jerry DeCoia. Mke Delano. Anthony Ezel. Tim Flemng. Fred Cage. Tim Hamkon. Brad Korb. Andre LaSale, A J Long, Marc Lowery. Adrian Mathers, Aaron .Moms. Dan Patnarco. Robert Patriarco, Bill Perrme. Richard Ph ps. Brian Shislowski. Mark Showaker. Darnel Springer, Eric Story, and John Wilfong C.A.A President Robci Williams; vice president Jen Demay; secretary Cheryl Siva; treasurer liesl Blackwefl, Stacey Simmon. Michelle Brown. Kim luce. Laura Rigden, Melissa Chikkess. Shelley Chapman. Sabrina Wfcams, Dawn Martin, Chris Rightnour. and Tracy Leonard GOLF Ron Newsome. Ron McCluskey. Bob Detore, Paul Eurez. David Corlett. Mark King. Mke McCoy. Chuck Moore. David Cetce. Peter Jensen, and Scott VaJeskey HOME EC CLUB President, Chris Rightnour, vice president. Km Eliott; secretary. Julie Stevenson, treasurer. Tracy Leonard; Danito Case. Cathy Focht. Felicia Hollingsworth, Miala Magnsen. and Danette Piper Advisers, Cathrme Dewey. Kathryn Gebhart. Carokne Hansford, and Jeanne Malekar NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY Bob Beagle. Jarrod Burgard. Rebecca Long, Cheryl Krafft. Dawn Martn, Ronald McCluskey. Chuck Moore. Raquei Rashid. Cnger Rauhe. Oaig Rich. Amy Roberts. Amy Rowe. Stacey Tittle. Jeanne Van Alen, and Vickie Weaver NEWSPAPER Edfcors. Todd Barchanowicz. Cissy Burgard. Mrssy Calipan. Rodney Foglio. Knss Gary. Karen Headman. Sabrina Rodriguez. Daryl Robinson. Stacey Sm-imen. Judi Whitaker, reporters. Jenny Barnett, like Albert. Shelly Chapman, Michele Ekhokn. km Flemng. Cindy Hi. Dianne Jepson. James Kisl. Kati Ricker. Cheryl Ska. Sharon McClure. David Whitaker. Amy Roberts, Amy Sertz. Shety Wright, photographers. Cheryl Engelman. Matt Helm. Scott Valesky. Dan Patnarco. Melissa Heath; cartoons. Cornekus Butler. Ed Fernandez, Lon Mierfc advertisng. Heather Campbefl. lennifer DeMay. Tiff an Kikn; sales. Cathy Focht. Dennis Ford. Tiffany Garland. Eieen Campbell and Maureen Welch OWE President. Bob Abrams, vice president. Bob 8robst secretary. Rita Dayton, tresurer. Jerry Hamit on; Tracy Calaway. Bob Copeland, km Corey. Dave DeCoia. Sherry Frasure. Paii Lincoln Rick Lopez. Wiiam Mier. Peggy Moore. Paula Ridenour. Anrea Rocco. and Ed Sergeff PEP BAND laurel Howe. Brian Flack. Matt Stroud. Kevn Cherry. Andy Freede, Kevn Payne. Todd Van Alen. Missi Caiman. Louva CrtsEp, Tony Platt. Dave Coknbs, Deena Doyle. Regna Smrth. Bob Beagle,' Kevn Root. Mark Greenwood, and Lon Evix SENIOR WOMEN President. Lisa Scheanon vice president. Juke Home, secretary treasurer. Tammy Weis. Patricia 8lack. Pam Burks. Nkcole Deligiams, Deena Doyle. Shelly Fontaine. Sandy Hanzelka. Missy Ingramm. Debbie Lane. Shana Peer. Cnger Rauhe. Amy Roberts. Amy Rowe. Zoraida Sanchez, Stacey Tittle, learme Van Alen, and Vickie Weaver SKI CLUB Adviser. Raymond Biy; Juke Albert. Ariene Becker. Tom Broad. Ryan Cochran. Matt Demshar. Rodney Fogko. Mark Greenwood. Pete Jensen. Rus Macey. Sharon McCXxe, Kevn Mis. Dawn Picken. Heather Picken. Bob Pouska. Stacey Senita. Mark Sonstein. Mike Sonsten, and Brent Thomas STAGE BAND Zoraida Sanchez. Brent Thomas Juke AJbert Dawn Picken, Jennifer Rust. Louva Crnip, Bob Beagle. Kevn Payne. Todd Van Allen. Matt Stroud, Brian Flack, Kevn Cherry, laurel Howe. Wi Bradfer. Andy Freede. Kevn Root, Mark Greenwood, and Jemy Barnett SPAMSH CLUB OFFICERS President. Vicki Rounds, vice president. Mekssa Cafcpari; secretary treasurer. Stacy Smmen VARSITY VOLLEYBALL Jemy Barnett. Hex Bratzel. She«y Chapman. Karey Cole. Angie Flemng. Km Juras. Cndy Lane. Debt Lane. Km luce. Karen Make Dawn .Martn. Renee Powel. Jackie ShoRis. Cheryl Siva. Shannon Smith. Maureen Welch, and Sabma W ams WRESTLERS Coaches. A1 George and Dave landers; Biy Archeleta. Bobby Archeleta. Tom Brader. Victor Cardona. Kevn Cherry. Dean Cook. Tracy Deforest, la son Elkson. Justin Fortney. Dave Goodiel. Robert Griffith. Mice Ham. lee Hunt. John Lewis, Dameon McIntosh. Aaron Moms. Jack Murray. Coung Nelson. Joe Pantoja. Jeff Pantoja. 8i Per me, Benp Ramerez. Richie Richmond. Derek Smmen. John Souse. Terrance Sterba. and Scott Valesky YEARBOOK Editor, Craig Rich, assistant ecktor. Jeanne Van Alen. adviser. Loretta Mart do; lock Andes. Ke y Brady, larrod Burgard. Dave Corlett. Deena Doyle. Shety Fontaine. Andy Freede. Manah Ganci. Lisa Huey. Connie Kaydo. Ron McCluskey. Chuck Moore. Dawn Picken. Jason Raffenaud. Ji Sholtis. M Snxcher. Stacey Tittle. Michele Watts, and Vickie Weaver CLUB INDEX 187 s £ S • s t § | i J | | « if I 5 ? «fi3, 5 : ? IlllJifS l|l ; 15331S . ii fill ilinsuii ! ill it 5a 1-3 Hiili!llliiiM{i}ii!!iiiiijJl!i! osllliil A K mil si? ;� rs ip s � i 33 iHlniiSiiiiliiii 4 s « OOi I m. 2 X lUH- ;|Ii: liiis G) 00 • •li!| ;s! ; iUllij! Ijillif j |It I; “i Df t ? I 15 s 5113 |! 111 5 5 5 iiiitiiii I Flowm and a great big smile accompany homecomng carxfcdate Sandi Han Hka Student fcfe activities, such as Homecoming and dating, took precedence in the dnpersion of a person's I me and money CONCLUSION With all the changes and shocking occurrences that took place this year, it was hard to say whether we would all survive. But we did. Our lives adjusted to these new situations gradually so that we were not even aware of the change. Life in the fast lane soon became an accepted way of living for most of us. The shock of the high school existence wore away as freshmen began to take control of their lives. The rest of us struggled with Being physically assultcd by senior Chuck Moore is helpless junior Mariah Ganci Chuck was only kidding around, bul sometimes students had to express their true personalties and just let themselves go. new classes, new teachers, and new room locations to the point of having them drilled into our minds permanently. We seniors quickly realized our mortality as we were made to work just as hard as before. As the year progressed, all the excitement slowly transformed into routine. Decisions as to what organizations to join, what classes to pass, and what to do on the weekends became a set cycle. Our community even stayed economically afloat. Was life becoming easier for us? No way! In the comers of our minds we knew that out there, somewhere, it was waiting for us. With the rest of our lives ahead, we had to prepare ourselves for the inevitable continuation of AFTERSHOCK. With only minute left, junior Brenda Krafft desperately As Craig Rich and Pam Burks await the yearbook tries to finish a trigonometry test. Although students had meeting to begin, Connie Kaydo and leanne Van Allen a lot to do between personal problems and after-school chatter in the background. At times it often seemed Ike jxojects. academics took tme. organizations and their members ran the school. Spirit is what Darned Springer, Tim Flemmg. and Tim Hamit on are trying to nstil in the student body at a pep assembly Sports played an important role in the pride and sprit at our school CONCLUSION 191 1 1 nl nDUiml ■ 1 l—III Ur nil u 1 I ■ I V ■ V Aftershock 87, the 79th volume of the yearbook, was printed by Inter-Collegiate Press, Shawnee Mission, Kansas, 66202. All copy, formatt headlines, and tool line were hand set by staff members. Staff members also photographed and cropped their own pictures. Cations were printed in 8 point Optimist. All body copy was done in 10 point Times Roman, with the exception of the introduction, dividers, and conclusion which were printed in 12 point Times Roman. All subhcadlines were 18 point Times Roman Italic. The book was published under the direction of Loretta Martello, adviser, and Craig Rich, editor. Jeanne Van Allen was assistant editor. Vickie Weaver was the typist. She was assisted by Vickie Aungcr, Kathy Davies, and Shana Peer. The remainder of the staff included Jodi Andes, Kelly Brady, Jarrod Burgard, Dave Corlctt, Dcena Doyle, Shelly Fontaine, Andy Frccdc, Mariah Ganci. Lisa Huey, Connie Kaydo, Ron McCluskcy, Chuck Moore, Dawn Pickcn, Jason RafTcnaud, Jill Sholtis. Jill Snitcher, Stacey Tittle, and Michelle Watts. Others who contributed were Jenny Barnett, Pam Burks, and Chcri Lucas. Our deepest admiration goes to John Fowlcy, our ICP representative, for his patience and wise advice during our many crises. Many of the pictures appearing in the color section were made possible due to the speedy photo enlarging done by David Brais. He has our The final bell ring and anofher school day comes to a close with students saturating the hals. After the somet«nes shocking events of a day, we were often ecstatic to hear the final bel signaling the end of classes greatest thanks. We would also like to thank Robert Smith and his staff at Art Taylor Studio for printing our pictures and for completing those emergency jobs without complaint. Very special thanks go to the administration, the entire faculty, and the staff for being so understanding when we were dealing with deadlines. Our parents deserve a round of applause for allowing us to stay after school, work at night, and be called away on weekends. The new Dart Buzzard was the creation of senior Laurel Howe. Her long hours spent sketching and painting the Buzzard arc much appreciated by all. The 1986 Dart, Pandect 86 .received a first place award from Great Lakes Interscholastic Press Association.