Dieruff High School - Ledannus Yearbook (Allentown, PA)

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HIGH THIS ISN'T THE WAV MOM SHOWED ME! Senior Mike Tocci looks fight at home a he craftfully demonstrates his carpentry skills by building some sort of wooden contraption in shop class. TAKE A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE Sophomore Bobbi-Jo Mosser, who races out of the doors when the 3 o'clock bell rings, anxiously makes her way home with an armful of books as friends fol- low closely behind.

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Years Of An Extra Year At Dieruff High Is An Extra Year Of Memories Four years ago the Allentown School Board decided to renovate the education system. They changed all the Junior High Schools into Middle Schools, and added ninth grade to the high schools. This last decision, to put freshmen at Dieruff, affected us first. The Senior Class of 1986 was the first class of freshman at Dieruff, and the first class to graduate with four years of high school. The transition wasn't easy. We lost a year in junior high, the year we would have been seniors there. Then we came to Dieruff and got lost in the hallways, amid upperclass- men cursing the dumb freshmen. We certainly felt unwanted those first few weeks at a new high school. However, soon after that, as we became involved at Dieruff, we real- ized we were a lot luckier than we LOOKING FOR A FUTURE APARTMENT? Lovebirds Eric Johnson and Linda Terplan, adorned with each other's class ring hanging from their necks, share a quiet moment to- gether and read the newspaper. thought. We had a head start, an ex- tra year to get involved in all the activities Dieruff had to offer to us. An extra year to get to know all the teachers, an extra year of electives to choose from, an extra year to spend, united as a class. We had the opportunity to create another whole year full of high school memories for ourselves. We got another year of the privileges and responsibilities that go hand in hand with being near-adults, almost ready for the world. And maybe, just maybe, that extra year at Dieruff of homework, teachers, lockers, and studying, made our Senior year, the prom, graduation exercises, and all that goes with it, that much more special and important. We finally made it! WHAT ARE THE ANSWERS? George Ellon and Diane Thomas secretly meet at their li- brary rendevous to either discuss what ques- tions might appear on an upcoming test or to exchange the day's latest gossip. w DAYDREAMING. Senior Kevin Kiefer sits quietly in the cafeteria and possibly daydreams about life after graduation while Senior Joe Miller keeps going strong by hitting the books.

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Years Of Good Friends Are What Dieruff High School Is All About! Friends' is a very special word. Not just anyone can be a friend. It takes a very special person to be someone you can rely on to always be there for you. Hopeful- ly, in your four years at Dieruff High School there is at least one person, or many, who you can call friend! The person you told about your incredible crush on a senior your freshman year. The person you went to the dances with, then borrowed a shoulder to cry on when “he or she was with someone else! The buddy you borrowed homework from when you didn't remember your books. The first person you rushed to tell when you made the team or got a date with that special someone. The one you called when you heard a juicy piece of gossip, and the one who listened to you moan about THE FOUR STOOGES. Tonia Lloyd, Geri Micek, Karen Plessl, and Go-Go Dayoub have all definitely caught the senioritis disease. More than likely these juvenile delinquents are planning a partying weekend! your awful teachers who gave you no sympathy. Maybe more importantly, the person you listened to when he or she needed to talk. The one who used you as an alibi to stay out late on a date! The one that you cheered up after the break- up or helped keep both feet on the ground after the unexpected miracle that popped up! Some- one you were yourself with, who might have known you better than even you did! This friend made life easier on you, and kept you going through the bad times, as well as good. Maybe the two of you fought, but didn't stay mad for long. Wheth- er you spent lots of time together or only saw each other one period each day, the friend is someone you will never forget, long after all the vocab, formulas, and theo- rems are gone! STUDY BUDDIES. Juniors Kim Page and Carol Hausman stare at each other with blank faces in disbelief that they can ever tackle their seemingly impossible physics assign- ment STUDY HALL. Anjela Lokey attempts to make a telephone call using a mini tape recorder to ner long time wacky friend, Deann Herbert, during another fun- filled sixth period study nail in the cafe- teria.