Brookfield Central High School - Legend Yearbook (Brookfield, WI)

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idine! he ind... For thousands of years man has een using wind power to propel him- elf from one spot to another. How- ver, to Senior Mike Lee, riding the inds is an exciting and fast sport hich he does in an unusual fashion, ike is a wind surfer. Wind surfing is sport in which a sail is attached to a kateboard, this vehicle then being sed to sail over large paved areas in he presence of wind. I got the idea about wind surfing rom a skateboarding magazine bout a year ago, recalls Mike on ow he got started in his interesting obby, I enjoy sailing, but the kits he mag was selling were very expen- ive. With a little ingenuity I was able o build my own sail and mast for a it over twenty dollars. Mike uses a pecial four foot skateboard of his wn design for stability. When I first tried wind surfing, I hought it would be easy to get the ang of, Mike says of his first ttempt at wind surfing, But there re many fine points to learn in this port, and I am only now becoming roficient, one year into it. Wind surfing is a high speed sport, he surfer at times reaching speeds p to fifty miles an hour at large indy sites such as the BCHS park- ng lot. Concludes Mike on his amaz- ng sport, The wind rushing past my ars and the speed are what make ind surfing. lt's fantastic. 11 Before each ride Mike must carefully pre- are his home-made wind surfer. i2j Taking light on a gust of wind, Mike rides the BCHS arking lot. , I ,ff 'I , Lisa Tannert Timothy J. Tautges Charles H. Teeter Ftoss Thieme Joseph G. Tixier Christine M. Toal Joseph P. Tojeck Gary S. Tomazevic Stephen G. Topetzes Bruce F. Treu Francesco U. Trevisan Julie A. Trotier Rose L. Turner Robert W. Tuttrup James C. Twet Bruce L. Urban Seniors f 237

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John P. Strange Stephen Straus Nancy J. Strehlow Robert P. Striepling Julie A. Stuberg Judy Suson John P. Sutton Heidi S. Swan Sandra L. Swartness Peter Szinte Elizabeth E. Tafoya Tammy Taloff 'Alia-ad Wx rf'--' 1 '- . ,Swv 236 f Seniors is .. -XT

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Dest 8: lQBSt0l'Elli0l1 Senior Rob Ziobro has found the ideal situation for himself: combining his hobby with a means of earning money for college and other expenses. His hobby is woodworking, and to date he has completed eight scale barns and several doll houses. He works in his basement, spending anywhere from 30 to 130 hours on a project. Rob explains, For years, l've gone on a country walk with my family every weekend, and after so many years of seeing old barns out there, something just had to wear off. So about four years ago, I started my first barn, and since then, it's become an occupation. There is no doubt that it is a highly profitable hobby, his last barn, built for a total cost of 31.98, has already received bids for over S300. Even when labor is included, Rob still makes a fair profit. Flob's hobby has found other very practical applications, too. For over a year, he worked at restoring an old barn in the Brookfield area, and as he says, lt was a fantastic job, because l could work my own hours and I was my own boss. He has also been able to incorporate his hobby into his Science Fair projects. Last year's project, which dealt wit barn brace strengths, won a secon place ribbon at the Southeastern Wis consin Science and Engineering Fai and also several other awards of casl and dinners. In conclusion, Rob remarks, lt's a great situation for me, because it nevel really seems like work, since it's some thing I enjoy so much. For those wh can, using your hobby for financi advancement is an excellent experil ence. QU Doors open, Rob Ziobro's barn shows thx! amazing complexities of the actual building he i modeling his work after. f2j Inside the model intricate worksmanship reveals a building ver- close in resemblance to the real thing. l3j Haml mering a nail, Rob Ziobro pieces together one 0 the last parts of the model barn. ' 46 is-s ,., Hd f...r -v-,--- T 43, N. l ,yi 3, I' fr J, L . ' Q l 5 'K .,4i...,..., ,ff- ' ,