Byron Area High School - By Hi Yearbook (Byron, IL)

Text from Pages 1 - 140 of the 1979 volume:

1979 BY-HI 1979 BY-HI 1979 BY-HI 1979 BY-HI 1979 BY-HI introduction games (sports) 16 smiles (seniors) good times (activities) 52 older faces (faculty) 66 familiar faces (classes) 72 togetherness (organizations) 92 a commercial break (ads) 112 conclusion 128 4 suddenly they're gone, they've ended, those high school years that seemed to stretch eternally before us are now like something we have dreamed. pillared and arched, the building stands but shelters others in its walls, we shall not sit within its rooms or laugh or shout in crowded halls. the friends we've met and gained and lost, the games we've cheered and lost and won, the sorrows and the joys we've shared with classmates now are past and done. now we have left, but those four years have marked our minds indeli- bly. they're out. they will remain with us through our lives, in memory. 7 friends 10 look not to yesterday but to tomorrow, for tomorrow is a new beginning. beginnings ... years fade beginnings, they are either unimportant or we are too small to remember them, but most seniors before receiving their diplomas pause and remember one special beginning. a large brick building with tall windows, heavy doors that would not open with little tugs, the warmth of a mothers hand. the emptiness and confusion when she was gone------we were alone, alone in a room of strange children; children whose blurred images and partial names occur in flashes, faces seen everyday, faces seen once and then never seen again, we were alone together, we learned to laugh together and to cry togeth- er. we learned to read, write, and reason together. it was a beginning----those first faltering steps, but it was only the preface to the real beginning, at last we stand together in front of the world; a world with doors of opportunity that only yield to the pressure of a determined, prepared hand, this is the beginning. 14 17 the byron high school football team had a very successful season, the tigers finished the season at six wins and three losses, they were four and three in the conference which was good for a third- place finish. byron was in the running for a conference championship until the last two weeks of conference play when they were snuffed out by playoff-bound polo and Oregon. the tigers were led by a senior-oriented offensive line and the hard running of chuck bingham, tim johnson, and gary zoet. the tigers placed five members on the mid-northern all-conference team, they were seniors alan bain, miks carter and gary zoet. ju- niors were chuck bingham and tracy nelson, all-area recognition was given to mike stine as a place kicker, and chuck bingham was accorded honorable mention as a running back. co-captains were alan bain and gary zoet. the team voted gary zoet as most valuable player, and gene dalton received recogni- tion as most improved player. dean wolfe fights off a tackle. 9 % t tfW chuck charges through opponents most valuable player, gary zoet. most Improved player, gene dalton. , tigers huddle up for next play. ■ !■■■ ... coach stine cheers his team on. • MIN. 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BYRON. 21 gary wllmarth 54 dan relmer 68 gabriel olivares 24 saul schoon 69 greg drake 58 bob atra 38 tom hanlin 66 mark jones 20 tim johnson 33 chuck bingham 89 dean wolfe 88 tracy nelson 37 mike eytalis 67 al thompson 75 steve rissman 85 al bain 83 dave anspach 87 randy stukenberg 44 gene dalton 74 mike hahn 12 gary zoet 56 mike carter 77 tom bi I leter 15 ike stine coach stine coach hosier us them 28 lena-winslow 0 9 forreston 15 21 stlllman valley 14 34 pecatonica 7 17 Winnebago 7 23 mt. morris 12 3 polo 12 13 oregon 18 16 rockford lutheran 12 19 fresh-soph football the 1978 fresh-soph football team had a rough start this year, they practiced hard, fought hard, and played hard, no matter what the scoreboard said, they played with enthusiasm. the cubs finished the season with a conference win-loss record of two and seven, high scorer for the team was jim hummer with 51 points, jim was also high rusher with 600 yards and high tackier went to rick snodgrass with 66 tackles. by the end of the season the fresh-soph team had finally begun to get it all together and proved they were a skilled team with much abil- ity. good job guys and good-luck next year. cubs get caught in the crush. - |T . • l' j - 70 jim jackson 52 john siebken 23 kurt coltrain 64 todd brehm 30 scott noffsinger 62 dean hi I lard 27 shawn adams 44 rich reeverts 21 andy morrison mgr. john cain mgr. shawn tarro 31 jim reeverts 61 vance goodwin 79 lenny sementi 50 rich swanson 60 tony logston 26 rusty gile 35 jim hummer 68 chris palmer 59 brad hatfleld 19 steve messer 32 john whipple mgr. rick hogan 91 jim zoet 16 rowdy adams 92 jeff bain 71 jeff revels 51 robby goss 78 dave osadjan 80 daryl hoting 81 tom eytalas 24 rick snodgrass 93 steve carter coach bob liggett asst, coach terry janes us frosh soph scores them 12 lena-winslow 14 0 forreston 38 6 stillman valley 15 6 pecatonica 26 23 winnebago 6 0 mt. morris 30 0 polo 24 23 Oregon 6 27 rockford lutheran 13 us freshmen scores them 0 forreston 12 6 stillman valley 0 6 pecatonica 8 S 6 winnebago 34 7 mt. morris 0 6 polo 30 18 Oregon 26 20 pautarside fresh - soph volleyball the 1978-79 fresh-soph volleyball team was evenly matched this year with most of the other conference fresh-soph teams, our girls worked very hard and showed great Improvement throughout the season, the Inexperience of the freshmen on the team eventually faded with practice and by following the fine example set by the sophomores. the cub team finished the season with a conference record of eight wins and six losses, many of the matches lost were very close and went into three games. high scorer for the girls was paula Zimmerman with 183 points, paula also had the most spikes with 32 and linda boehm had the most assists with 33. with the ever-improving skill and hustling spirit of this year's freshmen returning, next year's season should turn out to be very exciting, good luck next year. 8 shannon moats 13 kim hamas 42 tammy tudor 6 vickie maas 27 karen dietrich 4 jennifer bartkus 7 sandy oltmanns 28 penny beauchum 9 linda boehm 34 paula zimmermann 31 eddy holaday 47 kathy freedlund 57 pam wilson 14 wendy hartman 5 gina cato coach carol lingel mgrs. dawn winterton jill stukenburg asst, coach jan newhausen opponent forreston stillman valley pecatonica winnebago mt. morris polo Oregon forreston stillman valley pecatonica winnebago mt. morris polo Oregon 1st 16-20 17- 20 21-23 20-18 20- 7 16-20 20-10 20-10 20- 9 18- 20 13-20 20- 5 20-14 20-14 2nd 14- 20 20-17 15- 20 16- 20 20-14 12-20 19- 21 18-20 20- 6 15-20 20-12 20- 9 20- 8 18-20 20-11 20- 4 20-18 8-20 1 20-17 a tricky back-bump eddy re turns the serve wendy 21 ■ ■ y C..-W $£?. v-iS f;- ?ift58?3S 3P!5u. • •.' ,' r VOLLE YB ALI mary hayden sacrifices to save a point. am from year to year the competition a very challenging year which began with a pre-season invitational round-robin tournament, our girls placed third out of teams, as the season progressed, so did the ability of the girls to work together, this led them to a third-place finish in the conference with a record of nine wins and five losses and a first-place district championship. honorable mention was given to mary hayden as high scorer with 178 points, betty boehm had the most spikes with 68 and deb tudor had the most assists with 83. the mid-northern conference added something new to volleyball this year, the all conference team, two of our girls, betty boehm and deb tudor made the team and jackie deming received special mention. the tigers readily improved throughout the season and finished as a tough team, next year looks very promising as another cham- pionship year, good job girls and good luck next year. jackie deming sends over a bump. 22 tigers celebrate their district win opponent forreston 20- 4 20-14 stillman 20-17 20- 8 valley pecatonica 10-20 16-20 winnebago 21-19 16-20 20-15 mt. morris 20- 6 20-17 polo 21-29 11-20 12-20 Oregon 20-16 20-18 forreston 13-20 20- 2 20- 8 stillman 20- 9 20- 0 valley pecatonica 20-11 6-20 15-20 winnebago 20- 9 17-20 5-20 mt. morris 20- 9 20-18 polo 18-20 20-16 17-20 Oregon 20- 4 20-16 30 jodi snodgrass 22 judy deming 15 betty boehm 23 pat boehm 25 jenny wiltfang 20 jackie deming 21 kathy swanson 12 deb tudor 11 mary hayden 32 renee maccaslin 33 peggy zimmermann 10 patty pendergrass asst, coach carol I ingel mgrs. michele limberg tammy whldby coach jan newhausen capt. deb tudor, m.v.p. betty boehm, m.i. jodi snodgrass all-conference members betty boehm and deb tudor. honorable mention jackie deming. 23 duel meet results us opponent '-1 46 durand 1 20 stillman 4 32 ashton 2 36 galena 2 20 erie 3 19 jefferson 4 48 forreston 2 23 Winnebago 3 39 Stockton 2 18 ster. newman 4 44 mt. morris 1 46 Oregon 2 29 hononegah 3 30 rochelle 1 34 auburn 2 55 rkfd. west 1 16 hononegah 4 16 jefferson 4 42 polo 2 20 dakota 3 36 morrison 3 36 Oregon 2 20 Winnebago 2 45 marian cen. 1 49 mt. morris 1 the 1978-79 varsity wrestling squad, led by co-captains mark jones and gary wil- marth, has a lot to be proud of. although the squad was a small one, it accomplished many first-time achievements. the overall duel meet record of the season was 14-10-1. the grapplers placed 2nd out of 3 teams at the hononegah team tournament, and 5th out of 8 teams at the ashton in- vitational tournament, the season ended with fine showings at three ihsa tournaments, at the district meet, the tigers finished 3rd out of 10 teams and seven outstanding indi- vidual performances were turned in. chuck bingham, mark jones, and gary wilmarth took first place honors, kent sugden took 3rd-place honors, and joe haynes, ron henry, and kerry sugden took fourth-place honors, the grapplers then placed 4th out of 20 teams at the sectional meet, qualifying for state were mark jones and gary wilmarth, who both took first place honors at sectionals, and chuck bingham, who took second place honors at sectionals, these three wrestlers turned in fantastic showings at the state meet and managed to finish, as a team, 4th in state, individually, gary wilmarth took second place in the 119-lb.-weight class, mark jones took third place in the 155-lb.- weight class, and chuck bingham took fourth place at heavyweight. at the awards banquet, mark jones was given recognition as the most valuable wres- tler, had the most takedowns for the season - 57, and earned the most team points - 167. gary wilmarth was recognized as the most improved wrestler and chuck bingham had the most pins for the season - 18. 24 it looks like a pjnjorjsfiyin.—•— 98 mike stout 112 kent sugden 119 gary wilmarth 126 joe haynes 132 rich swanson 145 kevin johnson 155 mark jones hwt chuck bingham mat maid wendy hartman coach gary hosier most - most mark works for a hold on his oppo 25 the 1978-79 fresh-soph grapplers had an excellent season, the cubs finished the season with a duel meet record of 5-3. a 4th place was earned by the squad at the Winnebago tournament, kerry sugden placed 1st, dave osadjan placed 2nd, matt haynes, rich swanson, and denny gambrel all placed 3rd, and john siebken placed 4th. at the amboy tournament, the team again finished 4th while dave osadjan took 1st place, kerry sugden and rich swanson both took 2nd places, and steve carter, matt haynes, jim henry, and grant johnson all took 3rd place honors, the squad did not place at the ashton tournament but several grapplers earned indi- vidual awards, kerry sugden earned another 2nd place, matt haynes earned a 3rd place, and jim henry and john siebken both earned 4th place honors. 132 lenny sementi 145 john siebken 105 matt haynes 126 steve messer 119 brian holeton 126 bruce holeton 155 steve carter 145 grant johnson 167 denny gambrel hwt dave osadjan 138 jim carter 138 gabriel olivare coach mr. bowman 26 byron's fresh-soph cubs had a very suc- cessful season, their record was 14-8 for the season, a 9-5 conference record was good for third place, the cubs had many exciting games, climaxing with a 62-58 victory over conference champion, Winnebago. captain eric hintz was the leading scorer with a total of 360 points for the season, the team shot an exceptional 53% from the field. the freshmen on the squad gained their experience in the freshmen games, they finished their season with a 3-8 record, ex- citement is promised for next year. us opponent them i 44 genoa kingston 1 46 ashton 41 T 59 rkfd lutheran 40 42 Oregon 46 40 mt. morris 35 66 klrkland 39 52 forreston 42 51 Winnebago 58 63 Stillman 41 55 polo 39 47 mt. morris 53 I 60 pecatonica 45 J 78 forreston 74 | 62 winnebago 58 1 47 stillman 29 J 45 pecatonica 47 j 60 Oregon 59 47 polo 62 J freshmen 22 cory kohler 11 rich reeverts 32 chris eytalis 12 sean adams 15 steve bartscher 30 dean hagemann 12 john whipple 40 jim zoet 20 jeff bain 42 craig faris 44 david elliott coach bob liggett 27 A iary shows us His form_.while putting in another ringer. holiday tournament play, after a mid-season slump the tigers finished strong with a win over state-ranked and unbeaten Oregon. most valuable player and captain as elected by his teammates was gary zoet. mike stine won the freethrow award with a 68.4% average for the year, zoet was also elected to the mid-northern conference team. mike shoots for two. % 28 mike most zoet. us opponent them 55 genoa kingston 67 50 ashton 48 66 Oregon 83 67 rockford lutheran 56 51 mt. morris 68 67 kirkland 65 57 forreston 77 58 Winnebago 70 53 south beloit 52 53 dakota 72 59 pecatonica 64 59 stillman valley 71 42 polo 49 48 pecatonica 60 47 Oregon 58 59 mt. morris 74 35 forreston 58 49 winnebago 61 42 stillman valley 62 56 pecatonica 55 46 polo 64 56 leaf river 66 23 mike stine 21 tom billeter 33 al bain 35 dean wolfe 25 gary zoet 53 david ingram 45 gary shepard 43 mike carter 55 tracy nelson coach don drake 29 for a second year team, the tigers did an outstanding job. they were stronger con- tenders in conference play, the girls showed a lot of improvement and more aggressive- ness from the year before, they understood the game of basketball better and so they were able to learn the more difficult fun- damentals of the game, the girls worked hard to improve, all the girls had the skill to play basketball and they worked very well together as a team, the tigers had more determination to win this year and they worked hard to prove this determina- tion to each other. high scoring honors went to peggy zim- mermann with 96 points, free throw award and captain award went to deb tudor. betty boehm, with a total of 133 rebounds, led with the most offensive and defensive re- bounds. next year is looking even better for the tigers. 30 peggy zimmermann - most valu able player, deb tudor - captain and free throw award, 65%. coach cameron gives the ti gers a half-time pep talk. all-conference player peggy zimmermann. mary hayden peg zimmer mann yvonne jaquet betty boehm judy deming jodi snodgrass jackie deming 11 deb tudor coach kay cameron mgrs. tammy tudor kim dockins shelley hintz asst, coach carol (ingel them opponent genoa kingston Oregon forreston winnebago franklin center Stillman valley polo Oregon pecatonica mt. morris franklin center half-time is a welcome break from game ac tlon. 31 ist uctions, the girls' fresh-soph basketball team did an excellent job this year, each player showed great improvement throughout the year, there were ten girls out for the team and each one of them worked very hard, the girls showed a lot of interest and enthusiasm and were ea- ger to learn and develop the fundamen- tals of basketball. high scorer for the cubs was paula zimmermann with a total of 88 points, penny beauchem was high defensive re- bounder with 65 and paula was high of- fensive rebounder with 30 rebounds. 11 rhonda lamb 25 judy james 21 peggy fritz 45 linda boehm 35 dawn winterton 51 jill james 43 eddy holaday 41 paula zimmermann 23 penny beauchem 33 dawn devries asst, coach kay cameron mgrs. tammy tudor kim dockins shelley hintz coach carol lingel us opponent them 21 genoa kingston 34 8 Oregon 18 11 forreston 47 11 Winnebago 30 22 franklin center 21 26 stillman valley 10 16 polo 29 23 Oregon 37 23 pecatonica 37 24 mt. morris 53 36 franklin center 17 32 the 1978 baseball season was a season of second- place finishes for the young tigers, byron finished sec- ond In both the league and the league tournament to the stlllman valley cardinals. the young tigers finished strong in the league tour- nament and lost a close 2-0 decision to the senior- dominated cardinals in the final. the tigers were paced by tom bi I leter, saul schoon, and al bain In the hitting department, jeff johnson was the mainstay on the pitcher's mound and finished with a 4-4 win-loss record and a respectable 3.04 era. season highlights included a game-winning homerun by junior al bain, gary zoet's one-hit shut-out of the forreston cardinals, and two superb pitching perfor- mances by senior brian hoglund. john cain john whipple scott noffsinger jim reeverts lenny sementi tom hanlin paul hallerud dean billiard mitch johnson steve appleby jim zoet monty gile mike hahn greg alexander gary zoet tom bi I leter al bain david elliott coach jim nauman us opponent them 4 rochelle 6 0 mt. morris 7 6 Oregon I 16 forreston fc ff 11 sterl. newman 15 r. dakota 3 6 mt. morris 1 5 Oregon y y ' b 1 stlllman 11 2 forreston 0 8 dakota 7 0 stlllman 15 2 Oregon 1 1 Stillman 14 4 Oregon 0 0 Stillman 2 33 the 1979 girl's track team was a well-rounded and very strong team, the team broke four school records, finished 6th at the district meet, 5th at the conference meet, and sent three girls to the state meet. betty boehm set a new high jump record with a jump of 5 2'1 and a new 440 yd. dash record with a run of 59.9 the 440 yd. relay team, consisting of lori johnson, donna boehm, mary hayden, and sandy oltmanns, set the new record at 54.77, and the 880 yd. medley relay team, consisting of lori johnson, mary hayden, sandy oltmanns and betty boehm, set that record at 1:56.8. at the district meet betty qualified for the state meet in the high jump and the 440 yd. run. she was also in the 880 yd. medley that qualified for state, peggy zim- mermann earned 6th place in the shot put, but did not qualify for state. at the state meet betty placed 6th in the 440 yd. dash with a personal best, the whole team did a fine job this year. we|fty an ijnda take ed break 34 some of thoso’jpi were real cfTilTers track meets mary lake lova jaquet tammy tudor penny beauchum cherl bates mgr. linda boehm peggy zlmmermann glna cato brenda meline sandy oltmanns lorl johnson teresa ware mgr. debbie rea coach jan newhausen wendy hartman susan rlssman donna boehm pat boehm debbie seabruck betty boehm judy deming nancy wilmarth coach kay cameron mary hayden, also went down- yard run. the state 440-relay tearr oltmanns, and betty e fcigftjump a'nd Oregon dual polo triangular forreston triangular leland invitational ashton dual ogle county sterling-newman franklin center dual place 2 3 3 10 1 3 4 1 35 the 1979 boy's track team had a super year, many goals which were set at the beginning of the season were met and surpassed, the team consisted of many hard-working athletes. three new records were set by the '79 track team, the 4-mile relay team, which consisted of steve jaycox, gene dalton, tony logston, and row- dy adams, set a new school record at 21:26.0. the 880-relay team of gary wilmarth, eric hintz, saul schoon, and tim johnson set a new conference re- cord at 1:35.4, and the 440 relay team, the same as the 880, set a school record at 45.86. chuck bingham qualified for the state meet in the dis- cus with a throw of 150'2 , and 440 and 880-re- lay teams also qualified for the state meet. many fine accomplishments were achieved this year, the track team has a lot to be proud of. 1% U - J ® ‘ 3 members of the state qualifying 440-and 880-yd. relay teams • , J are gary wilmarth, eric hintz, saul schoon, and tim johnson. tw  -..V’ ' CWE£k V.iv S saul schoon tony logston brad hatfield richard lawson rich swanson shawn adams dan reimer craig farris nate lewis jim rowland rowdy adams john whipple mark jones gary wilmarth coach hoffmeister mgr. jan wolfe tim johnson mike stine eric hintz david Ingram rob goss, jeff revels chuck bingham mgr. diane hatfield coach stine hawk relays(6 teams) mt. morris dual forreston carnival(6 teams) Oregon invitational(29 teams) hononegah dual ogle county(8 teams) lisle invitational(36 teams) forreston invitational(25 teams) conference teams) district(25 teams) 37 smiles senior class officers and advisor miss carol lingel. president tom billeter, vice-president diane hatfield, secretary deb tudor, and treasurer gary zoet. 38 bridy adams craig anderson david anspach kathy ashby betty boehm greg butler brlan camling mike carter kelly deshazo pam dockins scott eakle mike eytalis chris hamilton gary harms larry harms diane hatfield jan james yvonne jaquet betty jeffries dena johnson alan bain sam baker Chris bartscher tom billeter greg cates mary chandler gene dalton judy deming sheri forrester monty gile kayla hagemann mike hahn joe haynes david Ingram penny Ingram jane jackson kevin johnson lori johnson mark jones greg kilmer 41 liz kobel teresa koenck michelle limberg scott I inton colleen mcclenthen ann mcglinn deanna meline kathy merritt dan reed jean reinders judy rhodes steve rissman jodi smith or in snodgrass dawn spencer randy stukenberg liz whetsel gary wilmarth lisa wilson 42 shelley woodworth sue wilson gary zoet randy moore kris nelson gabriel olivares pat pendergrass steve rush leighann seebruck alan seymour gordy skogsberg kent sugden clndy swanson kelly timmer debbie tudor not pictured: tom debnam jeff henson doug kampas greg morris brad revel I 43 Of] rflJlArt SI S y'M-LL i iJ U PJbrjA $ QejT yKlSJ rT senior class i, bridv adams, will my perfect attendance record to mlchelle moats, my calm state of mind to tlmmy tantrum, and my high quality mustang to the lowest bidder. I, craig anderson, of little mind and flabby body, hereby rightfully will my great girl-hustling ability at wrestling meets to ron henry. „ I, al bain, being of sober mind and body, do hereby will the following: 1. to tfie faculty, i will a brand new class of seniors for next year, one that will rid the faculty of their headaches and will do all of their homework. 2. i would like to also will my famous nickname - bambino, to shelly hintz. 3, last- but not least, to tom hanlin i will my footballs, seeing as thomas may need them. , ■ I, Chris bartscher, will to terry frye and debbie palmer all my great times and high test scores in shorthand, also to terry frye my ability to borrow clothes from someone else, since I wqn't be around, i also will the 79-80 varsity cheerleaders my fantastic cheerleading ability, in the hope that things will run a little more smoothly than they did last year, one last thing---i will to pat boehm my cheerfulIness and maybe a smile iow and then. i, tom bi I leter, will to mike stine, greg drake, and tim johnson my standard credit card, and i leave saul schoon a new shirt so he can wear something besides his ucla shirt. ?, and 1 I betty boehm. will my ability to down 4 big macs, 3 large fries, 2 cherry turnovers, 1 hotJ large coke to krls I inton so that she can grow tall and play center on the basketball team next yaar. we, the members of the byron shower singing club, will our ability tossing sixteen ton to anyone who thinks he can do It better. ‘ i, brian camling, being cheap, leave nothing to anybody; we, mike carter and colleen mcclenthen, will our section at the rail to dean wolfe and terry frye — when they are going together. i, greg cates, will my religion to anyone who will take it. i, mary chandler, being of sound mind most of the time , will to my best friend t.g. the sanity to pull through next year without me. to jl 11 james and kate w. the drudgery of 5th hour p.e., and to r.b. my teeth, after he's got his degree. % ?, flovd gene euoene scrawton dalweed derweed dalton, of religious mind and body, will my vocabulary to the next 5th hour freshman algebra 1 class, i will my pink panther dancing ability and a razor to greg drake, but most of all, i will the juniors the ability to party halfway decently or even as good as the seniors — cream soda parties of course. I, iudv deming, will all my little tastey bug friends to my bug buddy kris linton. i also will my mile run event to sue rissman. _ i, monty gile, will to brian fried frye (who is not yet cool enough to own a camero) my ability to have a ca- mero stolen at cherryvale, so he too may ride in the back of a cherry valley police car and feel like a convict, and to tim johnson, i will my great-looking zipper knees so he too will know the disappointment of being turned down for a panty hose commercial. i, kavla hagemann, will my ability to be to class on time to kelly butt and my ability to party to joan bartkus. i, mike hahn, being of sound mind and body, do hereby will my pinto to the debbie palmer school of driving. i, chris hamilton, will to mary lake to take care of my brandy, and make sure no one steals it while i'm away. i, diane hatflefd, will my great ability to give enemas to kris linton and julie dzielak, also the keys to blue lightning to deb palmer and terry frye, who have them most of the time anyway. we, diane hatfield and gary wilmarth, will our favorite corner in the hall during noon hour to mr. nauman and miss I ingel in hopes that they get as much civics and algebra done there as we did. i, joe haynes, will my 3rd-period wrestling ability to ron henry, who needs it, and more. i, david ingram, have willed my height and ability to stuff a ball and come down firmly on my hands to tom hanlin. and also, to the class of 80 , my i.d. so they can make it through their senior year. i, jane iackson, will my loyalty and faithfullness to the byron high school band and to debbie seebruck, because 3°«bh w ‘ ’' gZ prophecies 1979 the band will need all the help it can get with the seniors leaving. i, ian iames. with my last will and testament, will my tremendous ability to try to imitate the great john wayne to junior mary hayden. i, bettv ieffries. will my typing ability and my ability to survive the last 2 years of high school to jill james. I, lori iohnson. will to debbie seebruck my exceedingly long egs for next year's 440-yard dash. I, mark (bonehead) iones. will my food fighting ability to gary shepard, and my most prize possession, a wrestling diet, i will to the faculty. i, llz kobel. will to debbie palmer and sue rissman their very own box of straight pins, to terry frye someone new to talk to in the back of the lockerroom, and to saul schoon my ability to be late for everything, especially first hour, to tom hanlin the ability to make up his mind before it's too late. I, mlchele limberq. along with judy, ann, chris, bridy, liz, and diane, will our popularity, good ti swan to jackie deming to help her cope through the coming year, good luck julie. and t.j. and rowdiness to the whole ju- on the sidelines huh, good luck tom ... really ... i mean to and well, whatever ... i love you. and my wrestling ability driving ability to debbie (crash) palmer. hanlin for those long fridajf fv ... i mean it. i hope that y wrestling ability to ron (Is you find a new buddy next year to talk ester) henry, he'll need it, and also my we, garv wilmarth and diane hatfield, will our privacy, which we never have, to the junior class couples, good luck thanks stork, floyd, Craig, mark, kim, debbie, etc. etc. . i, sue Wilson, being of sound mind and remarkable body, do hereby bequeath to every member of the Junior class a cute little pocket mirror for the reason that they, being seniors nest year, will need a laugh now and then. i, garv zoet. will my throwing ability to tom cannonball hanlin and my 101 ways to get a date to that siwwy wabbit saul schoon. I, mvron magnuson. being of unstable mind, should will my craziness, class S| nior class because they really need it. but after visiting rock valley it looks like they desperately need my tal ents more than the junior class, my driving ability will be filled to tawnya fredricks, who i am teaching and will hopefully be able to out drive me I, renee mccaslin. will my ability to drive carefully at all times especially on gravel roads with 90 degree turns and trees, to patty boehm because i don't want her to have a big mac attack and try to turn around in the mid- dle of the road; I don't want her already-dented up car to end up like mine did. i, ann mcqlinn. will my tall, stately stature to mike mcglinn my extraordinary talent in vocabulary to lynn johnson, and my ability to be cheerful at all times to lori goodwin. J, deanna meline, being of crazed mind and bod, do hereby will my dentless, beautiful heap to patty boehm. fully equipped with light----inside and out, this will prevent pat from getting any speeding tickets, seeing that she will now be able to tell how fast she's going instead of having the radar do it for her. i, krls nelson, will to deb sholes my ability to show a record number of teeth in one smile. i, oattv Pendergrass, being of sound mind and body, do hereby will the right for pat boehm and greg drake to be together any time they feel like it. to kris linton, i would like to will my great spiking and jumping ability so all four feet ten inches of her can compete equally with wilt chamberlain in the professional volley- ball league. I, brad revell. will my ability to skip school without getting caught to tim johnson. T I, leigh ann seebruck, will to pat boehm what would make her the dolly parton of the junior class. I, orln snodgrass, will my ability to stay awake in d.o. class to any junior who takes it next year. I, debbie tudor, will to jodi snodgrass my willingness to sacrifice many long, lonely weekends just to meet a yearbook deadline, you'll need it jod. i, llz whetsel. with my extreme experience, will to debbie palmer and terry frye my ability to quit before they start. I, garv wilmarth. will my long undies to tom hanlin for those long friday night football games, gets kind of cold CLKjUC , WoSMU-Xteriyj) beitf Wr) f(AA X (U senior class kathy ashbv jis XSfch orsing arOund. i ne-ar? t during the areat 'make-up Shortage, br adarps returned to byron high and went unrecog- nized for twegjMmths fr .5 iraig anderson dtferie dalton dre still rdoming together and are starring in a remake of pdvroupn 4 __ i woke uDjSIWekjmd discove ‘ll bain jetlh qe of 63 is stiJrWlking hc§ I he was 35. V pnd has just written a best seller, ''five easy steps in .getting s orra with girls,'. sudderva m baker is livfng up to his retifcitatibfl as fne top jockey on the sulky circuit. ct Inc Uo, flffk ra,,,_L.H |r nl _ a I i I o chris ban contest, billed . heart broken and destrb d hll just lost fffth farrah look-alike ____first major Teague catcher with noidfecs. after all thes ryears tfie secret has been .discovered that bettv boehm learned everything she knowsfroi her ister, pat. irian camling final l boucjht a paiAof loose pants and his ybice changed. mike carter anc olfeen mcclenthen ar sfill stijefn Piner in the cement business. and colleen.mcclenthen ar st'iil stpert Tlier in the cement business. i l|o IIp ngfyeary jying the ursi g home, has become a permanent mary chandler ha eriwofed dst cooperlftlve student by the teachers of byron high school tom debnam, doua kampas, and Steve rush have opened a school of poise, grace, and charm for young ladies of good backgrounds. iudv deminq has lengthened ner stride _________I | pH _ to be the first woman to win the boston marathon. pam dock ins and lori iohnson have put their heads together and built their own nuclear plant. scott eakle Is now doing custom paint job1 ? on vans. mike 'friqno evtalis has just opened a health club for body-builders. sheri forrester has expanded her horizons, she nqjv drives around rockford. iontv aile is busy celebrating, having had 50 cars stolen. avia haaemann and dena Noting are u ijrtcfa van as the first mobile chubby mike hahn has grown tired of manipulating the new york stock exchange and accepted a i gile is busy ceh position as an economics' teacher in byron. chris hamilton is a big hit on the western rodeo circuit. garv and larrv harms have become rich in the'custodial business and have bought twin Cadillacs. diane hatfield has started her own elevated shoe factory and donated her first pair to garv wilmarth. has just given up his job at cacciatories to team up with kent sugden in the tag team all-star wrestling, he figures he can make more money (even losing). ieff nenson is now trying to decide what to spend his life savings on-----a new cannon or a covered wagon'. ■; david inaram has rebroken both wrists by putting his hands where they don't belong, ma's place has again been renamed penny's place after the veteran employee penny inaram. ! was recently named presidnet of the elvis presley fan club. wills 1979 john wayne has given up talking and hired ian iames instead. yvonne iaquet has met and married the ultimate older man — george burns. petty ierfries has been named citizen of the year for her bubbly personality. kevin iohnson has taken over the Cecil white warehouse for storage of his motorcycle parts. is now the fames bone-head on Sunday morning all-star wrestling. area kilmer is founder and president of the eagle toupae manufacturing company. teresa miche e limbero Scott inton ana as started her own visine company. still has dates who have to take her home at 8:45. ;man have opened a vegetable stand where they walk around squeezing the tomatoes. myron macmuson is leading a quiet, intellectual life as an instructor at the princeton in- stitute for advanced studies. renee mccaslin finds herself up a tree while driving through winding roads on dark nights. . ann mcalinn is still way above the crowd. c i deanna meline and russ groves started their own garbage service with the moto, slime and grime is where we spend our time' . kathv merritt and iudv rhodes are bouncing drunks out of the cave inn. randy moore was just hired to replace mr. greenjeans on captain kangaroo. son is making a bund I ■ modeling children's shoes. e olivares is still roaming around the united states pretending he doesn't under- ■standenglish. ■ i! pat penderqrass has been voted most reserved in the summer women's volleyball league. kris nt qabrU douq palmer has just been named the new popin fresh dough boy. dan reed has taken over the optical shoo specializing in thin lenses. revell is now working 'round the clock to keep up his car insurance. uring the last flood, leigh ann seebruck was last seen floating down the rock river in a new monte carlo. alan gates has reportedly been signed to replace larry bud by the indian state scouts, after perfecting his bana, thrust ', gordy skoasberq's voice will finally change. jodi smith is playing the lead role in a sequel to you darken down my death . orin snodgrass, with his experience of long walks, has traded in his trans-am for a tri- cycle. dawn spencer has enrolled in college majoring in anything but art. after 20 years, randystukenberq's nubs came4)ack in style. kellv timmer has finally moved to stillnjan to save precious gas. debbie tudor has worked herself into every presidential position available at this time and is still working for her ultimate goal as president of the united states, after her experience with permanents, liz whetsel has finally straightened herself out. sue wilsen will finally meet Sylvester staHone and when throwing her arms around him, knock lim out. qarv zoet is running a driving clinic for get-away drivers. 31 T JUvxcV. !« ■ iV(W arrived in the united states, September nine, nineteen seventynine, byron rotary exchange student, i live in ce- laya, guanajuato, mexico. celaya big city, have a popu- lation of 85,000. celaya is the third largest city in the state of guanajuato. when i arrived here in byron, i only had a little idea of english but i consult my dictionary spanish-english or ask somebody in my family, but now i can express my ideas, and understanding, being a ex- change student is pretty hard because you need to learn another language, eat other different food, and resist dif- ferent weather and live very far from your family, but for me is a big experience in my life, i learn a lot in all the time i have here, and if one time again i have chance to come back to byron and visit my family and remember . my year in byron i would be so glad, i think united states is a good place to live, but don't say word about oil. the school in united states are more different and have differ- ent customs, my school is so quiet and we don't have a lot of parties, we have more study we need take twelve as- signments and we have a year more in high school, our school is more longer, and we only have two months for vacation, the school start, September fifteen and finish in july eighteen. 'bbjqkS.t 3 WoIq_aJ CjoKsrXsijCyrV n 50 1979 graduation awards quality metal top girl—lori johnson quality metal top boy—randy stukenberg chamber of commerce industrial arts award—brad revell byron rotary club awards— art—gary harms speech—greg kilmer vocal—jodi smith instrumental-kris nelson byron education association awards third top student—gordy skogsberg fourth top student—betty boehm bausch and lomb science award —lori johnson valedicatorian medal—lori johnson salutatorian medal—randy stukenberg top girl athlete—betty boehm top boy athlete—gary wilmarth lions club outstanding student achievement award—deb tudor john phi 11 ip sousa awards— top band student—kris nelson top choral student—jodi smith 51 O good times 52 'V I . 1. king gary and queen betty. 2. orange crush - the power of b.h.s. 3. '79's bonfire was the best ever. 4. the winning float - built by the juniors. 5. junior cheerleaders dress greg drake. 6. can you guess who bridy is? 7. freshman cheerleaders dress john whipple. 8. the 1979 homecoming court - fresmen jeff bain and jodi finch, sophomores scott noff- singer and nancy wilmarth, juniors al thomp- son and pat boehm, seniors tom billeter and diane hatfield. king gary wilmarth and queen betty boehm. 9. chuck is shocked by chris; and Connie's pj's. 10. michele limberg shows her spirit backwards. 11. ji 11 stukenberg enjoys '50's day. 12. senior cheerleaders dress gary wilmarth. 13. sophomore cheerleaders dress brad hatfield. homecoming 1979 homecoming week 1979 was September 25-29. school spirit was really high with participation from each class, each day of the week was proclaimed as a dif- ferent type of dress by the student council, monday — backwards inside-out day, tuesday — movie-star day, Wednesday — pajama day, thursday grease day, and friday was orange black day. the bonfire and snakedance were held on Wednesday evening, seniors were released at noon to collect wood for the bonfire, participants in the snakedance met up- town at 6:30 pm. a small pep rally was held at the football field followed by rope pulls between the boys and girls of each class, the junior girls and the senior guys were victorious, the lighting of the best bonfire yet was the climax of the evening. friday was the most exciting day of the week, a spe- cial pep assembly was held at 1:00 to mentally prepare the team for the game, announce the recipient of the spirit stick, and to announce the king and queen, the juniors were awarded the spirit stick and gary wilmarth and betty boehm were named the 1979 homecoming king and queen, school was then dismissed and the pa- rade began at 3:00 pm. the winning floats were named between games, juniors were awarded first place with a theme of orange ya gonna crush em and the fresh- men were awarded second place with a theme of heaven can't wait for the Indians , our team played a terrific game that evening beating pecatonica 34-7. the homecoming dance was held in the junior high gym from 8:00 - 11:00 pm Saturday evening, king gary and queen betty reigned at the dance, the music for the dance was provided by the hoods . class spirit reaches a high during homecoming 1979 1 2 3 4 5 1. seniors display their enthusiasm while collecting wood for the bonfire. 2. senior float fourth place with a theme of or- ange crush makes purple slush . 3. sophomore float — third place with a theme of we're gonna whip a pec of indians . 4. freshmen float — second place with a theme of heaven can't wait for the indians . 5. library club walking float. november 17 from 8:00 to 11:00 p.m. af capps1 dogpatch usa was alive and giving all the gals a chance to catch their beaus, the men were not all so willing to be hitches, but the marryin sams1 kathy hoover, and terri boomgarden were well equipped with plen- ty of amo ... and licenses. best corsage was awarded to mike eytalis and brenda capes, with most unique costume going to kris linton and kurt hagemann. the future homemakers of america and their dates were wll enter- tained by wybr. and so as the story goes everyone went home hap- pily hitched. sadie hawkins 1 2 3 4 5 1. jan wolfe catches her beau. 2. mark jones and yvonne jaquet model corsages. 3. judy deming and steve rissman enjoy the music. 4. winning corsages went to mike eytalis and brenda capes, gary wilmarth and diane hatfield second, debbie re a and greg drake third. 5. custome winners kris linton and curt hagemann, second place kayla laswell and gordy skogsberg, third-tracey gobin and david anspach. 57 november 10 and 11 marked another well-de- served credit toward miss mclennen for her well di- rected and equally well-performed play mister roberts by thomas heggen and joshua logan. mr. roberts is the story of an officer aboard an uninvolved navy cargo ship, while the crew eagerly anticipates joining the fighting action, its captain only anticipates the wilting of his palm trees. the crew is not particularly fond of their captain, however, this is not so of their lieutenant, mr. rob- erts, who is very eager to join the action but finds continuous opposition from his captain, the crew does their best to help in the transfer of mr. roberts and eventually he is rewarded his transfer, indeed this may seem to be the major point of the play, but it really hits when a letter is received stating that the action everyone wanted so desperately only ended in fate for mister roberts. 58 1 mister chief johnson lieutenant jg roberts doc dowdy captain insigna mannion lindstrom stefanowski wiley schemmer reber ensign pulver dolan gerhart ■MB ard payne urse aitlf urse mary girard rse guarino urse sh; nurse rse jensen utenaiht mcallister shior$ patrolman military policeman shore patrol officer director beys brian frye gary zoet tom billeter jafck.?armstron mike hahn becky carlson randy stukenberg david ingram gene daltoipi i docking f debbie seel john cain{ shawn tarro mr. gepe mcnames miss kathy mclennan • d K 1. director miss mclennen and her helpful assistants. 2. the doc, mr. roberts, and ensign pulver take a breather. 3. the captain discusses details with mr. roberts. 4. shore patrolmen gene dalton, david Ingram, and randy stukenberg. n.h.s. inductees: (I to r) front row: sta- cey gile, terry vari- lek, kris nelson, tracey ganus, kim himes, rhonda moore, second row (I to r) kim dock ins, tom hanlin, lori goodwin, shelly champion, brenda cain, mary hayden, jan wolfe, jodi snodgrass, third row (I to r) pat boehm, shelly freedlund, debbie seebruck, jenny wiltfang, tim johnson, mike stine, not pictured: bob atra, shelly hintz, kim kilmer, scott linton, kris linton, mike hahn, connie paugels, kent sug- den. national honor society banquet at six-thirty p.m. on Wednesday, tne twenty-first of march nineteen hundred and seventy-nine, twenty-four juniors and four seniors were inducted into membership in the byron chapter of the national honor society. the evening began with a pot-luck supper followed by the induction ceremony, n.h.s. president deb tudor welcomed parents, faculty members, candidates, and members to the ceremony, she then called on each of- ficer to speak on a quality necessary for membership in the national honor society, vice-president lori johnson spoke on the quality of scholarship, secretary deanna meline spoke on the quality of character, treasurer randy stukenberg spoke on the quality of leadership, and ways and means chairman pam dockins spoke on the quality of service, the candidates then pledged to uphold the fundamentals of the n.h.s. and each candi- date received a membership rose, pin, and certificate, on behalf of the members of the n.h.s., deb tudor then welcomed the candidates into full membership in the byron chapter of the national honor society. 1. debbie rea lights her membership candle. 2. deb tudor welcomes new members to the n.h.s. 60 junior-senior banquet 1979 the annual junior-senior banquet again provided a good time and enjoyable meal for the seniors, given by the juniors at the american legion hall, president of the junior class, lorrie goodwin, welcomed seniors and faculty, then chuck bingham and greg drake recited the humorus, and not-so-humorus, prophecies, in con- clusion, al bain read the generous senior wills. 1. Jan and meg share a laugh. 2. al reads senior wills to juniors. 3. lorrie welcomes everyone. 4. chuck and greg tell prophecies. 5. lori and debbie enjoy their meal. 61 the theme for the 1979 may dance was we've got tonight. the seniors worked hard all week to get the gym decorated for the dance, the dance began at 10:00 p.m. and the grand march was also held at this time, music at the dance was provided by taurus rising, the theme song was played by thrust, the band played till 1:00 p.m. this year, eliminating post prom. the 1979 may court! fourth attendants, bridy adams and mark jones; third attendants michele limberg and monty gile; second attendants betty boehm and gary zoet; and first attendants, liz ko- bel and tom bi I leter, the 1979 may dance queen was diane hat- field escorted by the 1979 may dance king, gary wilmarth. 1. third attendants michele limberg and monty gile. 2. fourth attendants bridy adams and mark jones. 3. 1979 queen diane hatfield and king gary wilmarth. 4. kayla hagemann paints backdrop. 5. teresa adds a personal touch to backdrop. 6. senior boys work very hard for may dance. 7. kris and curt enjoy themselves. 8. the 1979 grand march. 9. the bridge for the 1979 senior prom. 10. first attendants liz kobel and tom billeter. 11. larry and gary escort bonnie seebruck. 12. these couples stop for a breather. 63 older faces 64 Board members: Seated (L to R), Mr. Steve Woods, Secretary Mr. Wendell Anderson, and President Mr. Garrett Zoet. Standing (L to R), Mr. Oennis Freedlund, Mr. Grant Landis, Mr. Ron Schoon, and Mr. Loren Jaquet. Rick Doll - Guidance Coun- selor top row, left to right, mr. don drake, mrs. jo bandera, mrs. mary young, and mr. steve schatteman. middle row, left to right, mrs. fran jarrett, mr. gene me names, and miss kathy me lennan. bottom row, left to right, mr. bruce carby, mr. don krushke, mrs'. sandra drake, and mrs. elizabeth pierson. 66 67 top row, left to right, mr. everett stine, mrs. audrey blobaum, mr. dennis hoffmeister, and miss jane klep. middle row, left to right, mrs. kay cameron, mr. james stark, and miss carol lingel. bottom row, left to right, mr. maurice hahn, mr. robert liggett, mr. dave johnson, and mrs. jan newhausen 68 top row, left to right mrs. cleo boger, mrs. loretta freedlund, mr. james nauman, and mr. gary hosier. middle row, left to right, afternoon bus drivers (mr. bruce carby, mr. don krushke, mrs. frances geiger, mr. bob cox, mrs. kathy lee, and mr. miles hopkins), morning bus drivers (mr. ron jennings, mr. glen glawe, mr. shawn morrison — bus garage manager, mr. lyle lee, Mrs. erin king, and mr. glenn radatz. not pictured is mr. bob liggett), maintenance staff (mr. glen glaw, larry harms, kim himes, red adkins, bob bouton, and gary harms) and night janitor mr. joe cherie. bottom row, left to right, mrs. marureen kilmer, cafe- teria staff (mrs. donna haye enga, mrs. barb reeverts, mrs. fran toth, mrs. elsie reif, mrs. Carolyn johnson, mrs. mary maas, and marge bouton), mr. michael jerding, and mr. darrell etnyre. 70 71 familiar 72 1. freshman class officers and advisor mrs. mary young, president tom wilson, vice-president jill stukenberg, secretary rich swan- son, and treasurer sandy oltmanns. 2. sophomore class officers and advisor mr. bruce carby. president rick snodgrass, vice-president jim rowland, secretary paula zlmmermann, and treasurer nancy wilmarth. 3. junior class officers and advisor mr. steve schatteman. president lorrie goodwin, vice-president mike stine, secretary shelley hintz, and treasurer stacey gile. faces 73 dennis aliprandini jack armstrong bob atra joan bartkus prisci I la bettner chuck bingham pat boehm lori borgmann mike bridges lori budinger brian dalton jackie deming mark dietrich kim dockins greg drake julie dzielak hank ebert shelley freedlund bill frisbie brian frye kelly butt angie cain brenda cain becky carlson gaylynn carter kitty carter shelly champion terry cox terry frye tracey ganus stacey gile kim gilroy bill goodwin lorrie goodwin tom hanlin kim hatfield mary hayden ron henry tim johnson jon king kim kirking meg kobel mary lake brent leary kris linton kelly little kathy mcdonald mike mcglinn tracy wilson jennie wiltfang dean wolfe jan wolfe peggy zimmermann michelle moats rhonda moore debbie palmer connie paugels debbie rea bruce reagan dan reimer susan rissman mark roberts joyce rowton not pictured: sarah appleby jodi brehm mike fransen linda fritz tracy nelson alan thompson tracey gobin craig goodwin lori goodwin robbie goss paul halierud wendy hartman brad hatfield matt haynes jim henry mike domino tom eytalis peggy fritz denny gambrel rusty gile steve henson heidi hildebrand dean hi I Hard eric hintz rick hogan hol i i jeter grant johnson mitch johnson kim kilmer rhonda lamb jerry michalak tom miller jeanine moore barry morrison nate lewis tony logston vlckie maas ken mallory gary mead dave osadjan jim reeverts jeff revels dodie rowell jim rowland wally mursewick laurena nichols scott noffsinger kevin oltmanns jenny spink mike stout kerry sugden shawn tarro craig wilson pam wilson shelly wilson kathy wiltfang paula zimmermann not pictured: monty ackerson frank berogan jim carter jeff grubb richard nichols brad pepin amy thomas sherry vargason becky whipple wendy wickwire nancy wilmarth 85 cherrl bates penny beauchem donna boehm alan bontjes terri boomgarden randy borgman todd brehm cliff cain kurt coltrain bob dalton davld ackerson sean adams gayle anderson jeff bain Jennifer bartkus steve bartscher randy dargitz chris davls cindy deshazo karen dietrich dewane dixon sue engelhardt chris eytalis craig faris shannon feeley ann fransen tawyna frederick cathy freedlund debbie freedlund kale gilroy john jamison lynn johnson dianna kastning cory kohler kayla laswell richard lawson debbie lofgren starr may sandy mcclenthen kelly mcdonald jerry goodwin vincent goodwin shellie goss tammy goss alien guess dean hagemann kim hamas matt hamer julie hilliard brian holeton kathy hoover joyce ingram jim jackson judy james john whipple russei I white tom wllson dawn wlnterton shawn woodworth jim zoet john siebken ji 11 stukenberg annette swanson rlchard swanson deanna thomas greg thompson cathy toth tammy tudor polly weber david westbrook not pictured: steve appleby ken berogan steve bontjes david elliott chris moore glen preece sandy oltmanns paul osadjan chris palmer rich reeverts judy reif bonnie seebruck clarinets - jane jackson, shelly wilson, joyce devries, judy reif, brenda capes, sue wilson, cathy freed- lund, lisa ruth, dlanna kastnlng; flutes - kelly mcdonald, polly weber, debbie freedlund, lorl johnson, kris nelson; saxaphones - chrls davis, pat boehm, tammy tudor, vlckl maas, jackie deming; tlba - matt hamer; trombones - paul osadjan, randy dargitz, heidl hildebrand, brian frye; coronets - shawn wood- worth, rich lawson, stacey glle, monty gile; percussion - kim dockins, jim sanders; director mr. johnson. (not pictured): flutes - leigh ann seebruck, terry ware; coronet - gordy skogsberg. ©umeQut} ILaincD the band provided music during halftime of the home football games on sept. 22, sept. 29, oct. 13, and oct. 27. they also marched in the homecoming parade on sept. 29. the band gave three concerts this year, the Christmas concert on dec. 13, the spring concert on may 10, and a special concert at the dixon developmental center on dec. 14. the band participated in the organization contest held at northern Illinois university on april 7, where they received a second rating. band members participated in the solo and ensemble contest held at marlon central catholic high school on march 3. kim dockins was chosen to participate In the Illinois all-star band, the band performed at western illinois university on feb. 24 and 25. debbie seebruck was the recipient of the arion award, which was presented to her at the spring concert. the 1979 • by-hi1' staff began the year with a spectacular advertising sale, a little over $2000 worth of advertising was sold by the advertisers, this money allowed for extra spending, hopefully im- proving the quality of the book, each section this year was handled by a different person, with the editor-in-chief, debbie tudor, working with those people, the other editors were sports editor- jodi snodgrass, special activities editor - michele lim- berg, staff editor - shelley freedlund, class editor - lori johnson, club editor - pam dockins, and adver- tising editor - kris nelson, the staff did a fine job of co-operating and added many excellent touches to this year's by-hi. front row (I to r): advisor mr. michael jerding, editor debbie tudor, sue wilson, kris nelson, jack jackson, judy deming. second row (I to r): shelley freedlund, michelle moats, kelly little, chris hamilton, lori johnson. third row (I to r): jodi snodgrass, kim dockins, nancy wilmarth, robbie burnes, john cain. back row (I to r): monty gile, mike hahn, brian camling, myron magnuson, gary zoet, tom bi I liter, (not pic- tured): pam dockins, michele limburg, bob atra. fresh-soph football cheerleaders, front row (I to r): polly weber, brenda meline, tawnya frederick, co-captain donna seaman, bonnie seebruck. back row (I to r): debbie freedlund, co-captain nancy wilmarth, shelly wilson, donna boehm. i 'fresh-soph basketball cheerleaders, front row (I to r): shelly wilson, taw- nya frederick, polly weber, brenda meline, captain donna boehm. mamm debbie freedlund, sue wilson, nancy donna seaman. varsity football cheerleaders, front row (I to r): Chris bartscher, stacey gile, jan wolfe co-captain bridy adams. back row (I to r): lova jaquet, co-captain sue rissman, sue wilson, liz kobel, kris nelson. varsity basketball cheerleaders, left to right: liz kobel, bridy adams, sue rissman, chris bartscher, jan wolfe, captain lova jaquet. the cheerleaders attended a 3-day clinic at stillman valley high school during the summer, at the clinic, jan wolfe was selected to compete in a national cheerleading contest, the wrestling cheerleaders also attended a 1-day clinic at sterling-newman high school in november. the cheer- leaders sold candy, had a car-wash, and held bake sales to raise money for their many activities, among these activities were making posters; decorating team buses, lockers of team members, and the locker room; arranging pep assemblies; and pro- viding a hospitality room for home wrestling meets and basketball games, the cheerleaders were advised this year by mrs. jo bandera. front row (I to r): kelly mcdonald, connle paugels, susan mitchell, rlchard lawson, randy dargitz, sue en- gelhardt, prisci I la bettner, shannon feeley, and director mr. david johnson. second row (I to r): jodi smith, kim hatfield, jackle herfel, Chris hamilton, jack armstrong, bruce reagan, terri boomgarden, kris nelson, and tammy whidby. not pictured: chris moore. the chorus more than doubled in size from last year, providing a wider range and deeper quality of voices, three concerts were performed by the chorus this year, the Christmas concert was held on december 13, the spring concert was held on may 10, and a performance on december 14 was held at the dixon de- velopmental center, at each of these performances the chorus did an outstanding job. solo and ensemble contest for the chorus was held in wood- stock on march 3. receiving firsts at the contest was jack arm- strong - solo, and jack armstrong and kelly mcdonald - mixed ensemble, receiving seconds were bruce reagan, jodi smith, jack armstrong, and chis hamilton - mixed ensemble, richard lawson and randy dargitz - male ensemble, and jodi smith, connie paugefs, terri boomgarden, sue mitchell and kelly mc- donald - solos. (I to r): nancy wilmarth, secretary; hank ebert, reporter; gary wilmarth, president; tom hanlin, v. president; mike hahn, treasurer; mr. darrell etnyre, advisor; and peggy zimmer- mann, sentinel. with the addition of Mr. darrell etnyre to the teach- ing staff came the addition and growth of the future farmers of america at bhs. the ffa held a barnyard zoo for the grade school students, sold garden seeds, ran the popcorn machine, and the coat rack at home basket- ball games, participated in soil and cattle judging contests, and had a very active basketball team of its own. the year managed to be a very busy one for this young club. front row (I to 4): scott noffsinger, judy deming, alien guess, todd brehm, richard swanson, john siebken, and john jamlson. second row (I to r): pat bennett, grant johnson, randy stukenberg, sam baker, jeff bain, jim zoet, richard horton, and paul jackson. not pictured: tracey gobin, brian holston, mike mcglinn, Su- san mitchell, paul osadjan, kent sugden, and shawn woodworth. (tam® (iiQiiQQiiDaCiQffa advisor mrs. audrey blobaum, president jodi smith, vice president mary hayden, secretary jane jackson, and treasurer jan james. front row (I to r): terri boomgarden, kathy hoover, second row (I to r): kim kil- mer, linda boehm, ann mcglinn, deb rea, and kim hatfield. third row (I to r): liz whetsel, shelley hintz, kris nelson, sue wilson, stacey gile, kayla laswell, fourth row (I to r): deb tudor, deb palmer, liz kobel, bridy adams, judy deming, becky whipple, jackie deming, and sue rissman. fifth row (I to r): jodi snod- grass, joyce devries, shelly wilson, gina cato, michele moats, meg kobel, terry frye, Chris bartscher, and jenny wiltfang. not pictured: eddy holaday, brenda capes, debie seebruck, and leighann seebruck. the future homemakers of Amer- ica club is an organization open to all students who have taken a home economics class, this year's fha sponsored the annual sadie hawkins dance which was held on november 17, and secret sis week was again held for all members the week of valentine's day. a trip to the candlelight dinner play- house on may 2 to see a produc- tion of the kind and i was held for all members, a great time was had by all who went on that trip. rife! «  v to front row (I to r): kale gilroy, polly weber, judy re if, klm hamas, klm gilroy, tawnya frederick. middle row (I to r): sarah appleby, dawn devries, jim jackson, stacey gile, mary hayden, kim kilmer, shelly wilson. back row (I to r): kris nelson, sue wilson, jane jackson, monty gile, dave osadjan, greg kilmer, jenny wiltfang, robby burnes, mltch johnson. to become a member of german club, a person must either be in or have been in a german class with mrs. pierson. the club held two parties this year, they celebrated Christmas with a saint nicholas party and in april, club members were given a chance to sample german food and play german games, to raise money, they sold candy imported from ger- many. the officers for german club this year were president deb- bie rea, vice-president loti johnson, secretary connie pau- gels, and treasurer meg kobel. the club is advised by mrs. pierson. front row (I to r): michelle moats, bob astra, kim dockins, bridy adams. back row (I to r): advisor mr. michael jerding, matt haynes, john cain, mitch johnson. not pictured: prisci!la bettner, mike bridges, and becky carlson. the ,,inkspotn is a bi-weekly news- paper produced by the media com- munications class and some volun- teers. this year the staff added two new features to the paper, the spot- counterspot and the 11 ink-spot- light . in march, the inkspot staff went to niu to attend the northern illinois press conference, the staff won five blue ribbons for sports, editorials, features, news, and photography, mr. michael jerding, inkspot advisor, felt the staff did a fine job. twenty-two new members were inducted into the li- brary club at the annual Christmas party, which was held in the library on december 11. before becoming a member of library club, each person must take a 6- week course in library science and pass a test on the library. during national library week, april 1-7, club mem- bers made posters to promote use of the library, on april 25, the club went to Chicago and visited the john hancock building, wls radio station, and the Chicago tribune. to raise money for their trip and other activities, the library club sponsored a dance on february 10 and had several bake sales. front row (I to r): brenda cain, debbie freedlund, shannon moats, cathy freedlund, polly weber, michelle moats, second row (I to r): kirn gilroy, star may, kirn hamas, sue mitchell, shannon feeley, chris hamll- ton, jackie herfel, ken mallory, rob burnes. third row (I to r): laurie nicholls, kathy wiltfang, deanna meline, jill james, renee mccaslln, judy reif, penny beauchem, deanna hilliard, back row (I to r): craig anderson, greg kllmer, sam baker, jon king, alan bontjes, matt haynes, grant johnson, denny gambrel, cary bates, laura holeton, kim kirkking, kim dockins. (not pictured): pat boehm, mike bridges, pam dockins, tracey gobin, vince goodwin, mary lake, kris linton, scott linton, paul osadjan, dan reed, Shel- ley woodworth, ioan toth. treas. randy stukenberg, sec. deanna meline vice-pres. lori johnson, pres, deb tudor, mrs. boger. (not pictured): ways means chm. pam dockins. the national honor society Is an organization which consists of students who have proven themselves outstand- ing in the qualities of scholarship, character, leadership, and service, students to be included in the society are chosen by the faculty, a b average or better for five semesters fulfills the scholarship requirement, but in the other three categories the prospective members are rated by the faculty members who know him or her. on march 21, the national honor society held its annual induction banquet, twenty-four juniors and four seniors were inducted into membership this year, may 2 was the date of the annual nhs trip to Chicago, all senior mem- bers, new and old, enjoyed a full day touring the down- town area and visiting many historical sites. front row (I to r): betty boehm, jane jackson, judy deming, tom billeter. middle row (I to r): liz kobel, bridy adams, ann mcglinn, greg kilmer, gary zoet. back row (I to r): gordy skogsberg, monty gile, orin snodgrass, sam baker, brian camling. (not pictured): leighann seebruck, steve rissman. pres. n. wilmarth, v-pres. k. linton, sec.-treas. j. deming, advisor mrs. bandera, b. adams, c. bartscher, d. boehm, I. boehm, p. boehm, t. boomgarden, b. cain g. cato, d. devries, t. frederick, c. freedlund, d. freedlund, s. freedlund, t. frye s. gile, t. gobin, e. holaday, k. hoover, ja. james, ji. james, I. jaquet, k. kllmer, I. kobel, r. lamb, k. laswell, m. limberg, k. little, v. maas, r. mccaslin, a. mcglinn, b. meline, d. meline, m. moats, r. moore, k. nelson, s. oltmanns, d. palmer, c. paugels, s. rissman, d. seaman, j. stukenberg, k. timmer, j. toth, s. varguson, p. weber, b. whipple, sh. wilson, su. wilson, k. wiltfang, j. wolfe. officers were elected at the first meeting of pep club this year, those elected were president - nancy wilmarth, vice-president - kris linton, and secretary-treasurer jackie deming. among the club's many activities were making posters, going to games, cheering with the cheerleaders, and sup- porting the teams in all sports. this year the club provided a 'tiger' to cheer with the cheerleaders at homecom- ing, basketball games, and wrestling meets, the pep club was advised by mrs. jo ban- dera. front row (I to r): sherry vargason, advisor mrs. kathy harper, and debbie palmer, middle row (I to r): jean reinders, co-captain kelly timmer, captain diane hatfield, co-captain ann mcglinn, and joyce dev- ries. back row (I to r): kathy merritt, brenda capes, 11 z whetsel, kayla laswell, becky whipple, and terry cox. ______________________ the 1978-79 pom-pon squad per- formed during halftime of home var- sity football and basketball games, the girls sold, held bake sales, and had a bike-a-thon to raise money for camp this summer. brenda capes was elected as next year's captain, she will lead next year's squad which was selected on march 29. brenda's co-captains are sherry vargason and debbie palmer. advisor mrs. young, president monty gile, vice-president steve jaycox, secretary kris nelson, trea- surer stacey gile. although much interest was expressed in ski club this year, the club was unable to go on many trips because of the bad weather, seven trips were planned this year and five of these were cancelled because travel was impossible due to snowstorms, they were able to go on two trips, one in january at majestic and the other in february at chestnut. to raise money, ski club co-sponsored a dance with library club on february 10. qQgdG) b. adams, g. alexander, c. bartscher, p. beauchem, c. bingham, b. boehm, a. bontjes, m. bridges, j. cain, g. dalton, ja. deming, ju. deming, d. devries, g. drake, h. ebert, s. feeley, t. frederick, t. frye, d. gambrel, r. gile, I. goodwin, t. goss, d. hagemann, k. hagemann, k. hamas, m. hamer, c. hamilton, w. hartman, j. herfel, d. hilliard, r. hogan, e. holaday, I. johnson, j. king, I. kobel, m. lake, k. linton, v. maas, m. magnuson, r. mccaslin, a. mcglinn, g. olivares, de. palmer, do. palmer, d. rea, j. reif, j. rev- els, s. rlssman, d. seebruck, I. sementi, r. stukenberg, s. tarro, k. timmer, j. toth, s. vargason, b. whip- pie, w. whipple, p. wilson, k. wiltfang, d. wolfe, s. woodworth. front row: advisor miss mclennan. second row (I to r): mary lake, sec. fori johnson. third row (I to r): shelley freedlund, chris hamilton, mitch johnson, jackie herfel. back row (I to r): tracy nelson, sue riss- man, treas. greg kilmer, bruce reagan, dean wolfe. (not pictured): kris linton, pres, pam dockins, vice- pres. becky carlson. front row (I to r): chris davis, kris nelson, sue wilson, jane jackson, and lorl johnson. second row (I to r): jack armstrong, randy dargitz, heidi hlldebrand, brlan frye, monty glle, stacey gile, director mr. david johnson, and jfm sanders. not pictured: debbie seebruck. QftDp GmKj] this year's stage band did an outstanding job, both as a back-up for the swing choir and as a separate unit, the stage band performed three concerts this year, the first was per- formed for the american legion, the second was the cabaret night, which was held on may 17, and the third was a repeat of cabaret held at conover square on may 18. (I to r): president tom billeter, vice-president brian frye, secretary nancy wilmarth, treasurer mary hayden, and advisor mr. jim nauman. the student council Is a representative body which is elected by the student body, this year's student council was always busy sponsoring school events and bettering the school in some way. the homecoming week's events and dance along with two casual dances, were spon- sored by the student council, they also sold carnations on valentine's day, sponsored the senior-faculty basketball and volleyball games, and purchased new courtyard furniture. front row (I to r): tawyna frederick, kayla laswell, kathy hoover, judy James, ann mcglinn, judy deming, bridy adams, and diane hatfield. second row (I to r): bob atra, tim johnson, jodi snodgrass, paula zim- mermann, linda boehm, shelly wilson, and eddy holaday. front row (I to r): bruce reagan and jack armstrong. middle row (I to r): chris hamilton, jodi smith monty gile, kelly mcdonald, tammy whidby, and terri boomgarden. back row (I to r): director mr. david johnson and kris nelson. the swing choir performs with the stage band as its backup, on may 17, the cabaret night was held at the school, on may 18, that performance was repeated at conover square in Oregon, the swing choir also performed for the american legion earlier in the school year, a much varied range of voice was part of the swing choir this year, this allowed for much variation and depth to the music they could perform. a commercial 112 Congratulations CLASS OF ,,79 L 3. y£. 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In Oregon Phone: 732-7803 Byron, Illinois ' _• Byron, Illinois Steve Millie Johnson-Owners 105 North Union 234-7101 BYRON, IL. George M. Jones CEMENT CONTRACTORS Mil! Road Byron, Illinois 61010 Phone 234-8775 Compliments Of NELSON JEWELRY Ken and Jenny Byron, Illinois 234-8504 Congratulations Class Of '79 B E M % FR K N K LJ ISI Joe and Carole Bolin £.0. Box 442 Byron, Illinois rnone 234-3403 PARK'S SPORTS LETTERING £ EQUIPMENT BYRON PHARMACY Sven Johnson R.PH. 234-2361 120 Second Byron, Illinois Ali Types Lettering Athletic Equipment Recreational Equipment Trophies Uniforms Congratulations Graduates from AREA REALTY Route 2 72 Byron, Illinois Phone 234-5431 Compliments Of The DEERPATH FARM Madeline Charles Osadjan Byron Illinois IVES INSURANCE AGENCY Complete Insurance Service Gregory B. 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Byron Bank Byron, Illinois 61010 Member FDIC Congratulations To The Class of 79 YVONNE'S ALLIED DISPOSAL The Fashion Place Downtown Byron Ralph, Betty, Steve Norup Byron, Illinois 234-3951 B J PRINTING MANDEVILLE Complete Printing Services Heating-Cooling Appliance We Se!l-We Service-We Care On Route 2 Byron, III. 61010 Phone 234-8300 110 North Union W.R. Bili Byron, III. 61010 Mandeville Compliments Of DR. GERALD GAMBLA, D.D.S. DEVRIES GRAIN g FERTILIZER, INC. 430 North Walnut Byron, Illinois 61010 Congratulations To The Class Of '79 MA’S PLACE Best Wishes To The Class Of '79 DOCTOR H. JACKSON, PODIATRIST J.H.1)atterson S fJ6 COMRVNV lWMSCR ’ “ bu,ld,mg matepiai DAY OR NIGHT Phono: 732-2151 Oregon, Illinois BYRON SUPER VALU SUPER l ALU Open Daily 7:00 AM To 9:00 PM C.T. YOUNGQUIST LUMBER BUILDING MATERIALS P.O. Box 4261 Rockford, II. 61110 Phone 815-963-7265 SERVING YOUR BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION NEEDS KOBEL’S HEATING § PLUMBING, INC. Phone 234-4411 Byron, Illinois Compliments of HULSEBUS CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC AUKER AGENCY BYRON, ILLINOIS R.L. Hulsebus M.J. Hulsebus J.P. Hulsebus COUNTRY COMPANIES INSURANCE BLAINE AUKER REALTY Life, Health, Auto, and Home Byron Illinois CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 1979 KIM'S SUNOCO Brad Auker, Agent Phone 234-7331 Residential Farms Commercial Appraisals Auctions Of All Kinds RADIO COMMUNICATIONS ENG. pi CO. 113 West Second Street Byron, Illinois 61010 many exciting, once-1 ri a-lifetime situations occur throughout every- one high school career, the hope of this year's ''by-hi11 staff is that in this yearbook we have captured times, places, and people that In some way are a special remembrance of the 1978-79 school year, our special thanks are due to the tempo, randy stukenberg, and persona studio for supplying us with pictures when we were lacking, also, mr. howard dusek, our yearbook represen- tative, and mr. mich el jerding, our yearbook advisor, are due our thanks for all the hours and headaches they have shared with us. we trust that you will enjoy this edition of the Mby-hJu because this is !t! the year in review! 128 '9 BY-HI 1979 BY-HI 1979 BY-HI 1979 BY-HI 1979 BY-HI