Elkhart Memorial High School - Monolith Yearbook (Elkhart, IN)

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A busy summer in Elkhart is working on a job, skateboarding at McNaughton Park, listening to concerts, horseback riding, camping, swimming, water skiing, going to workshops, playing organized sports, and maybe finding time to lie in the sun to get a tan, Highlight of the summer for 27 Spanish students was their trip to Mexico, where they enjoyed trying out their Spanish, climbing the py and swimming in the Pacific Ocean. , , Jan Bolinger and Cathy Kline, were among 30 area teenagers who went to Haiti, 700 miles off the coast of Florida. They worked in achildren’s hospital and an orphanage, experiencing the feelings of a racial minority in a foreign country. Virginia Beach was visited this amids, summer by 150 Memorial band students, who were invited to be part of a national contest. After competing with 15 other top bands in the nation, they brought home a third place trophy. Evening gown, bathing suit, and a four-minute interview were events in competition that faced Jean Raber and Doreen DeJohn, and 35 other contestants seeking the 4-H Queen Fair title. Working at their co-curricular activities were Karla Seidel, who participated in the National Science Foundation’s summer program; Monica Antonelli, Deb Beacham, Kelly Cochran, Mark Fields, Barb Rehl, and Laura Ulery, who went to journalism workshops; John Peterson and Jean Mark, who traveled to an art workshop, and the whole band, which went to Smith-Walbridge camp. Comparing Mexico souvenirs are Tammy Adams, Terri Mann, Luanne Floetker, Diana Todd, Shane Tipton, Anita Holtz, Lisa Gordon and Bobbi rendell. Fireworks light the sky to end in loud brilliance the country’s 200th birthday. Filing in front of the judge, 37 local girls waited for a decision in the 4-H Fair Queen county-wide competition in Goshen. Among them were Jean Raber, Doreen DeJohn, and Ruth Kim. Preparing for fall, Dwight Sikkema adjusts mast guyropes on his sailboat. Dwight spent much of his summer sailing for pleasure and racing.

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Leading the spirit caravan, varsity cheerleaders Jody Paine, Karen Hartman, and Maribeth Holtz show the spirit that won the Memorial-Central football game. About 25 cars participated. Using a high kick, Steve Travis exhibits the skill involved in carning a black belt in karate. Steve has been studying karate since he was 14. Reaching out for a hand, the cast of Reader's Theatre plans to honky tonk all night long in a portion of the song “Old Black Water.” Over 70 students read, acted, and sang an hour presentation with color as the theme.

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Thatched huts lining a gravel road stand out against a parched countryside, It shows the poverty of the “black republic’ (Haiti) where 30 area students spent part of their summer. ‘The sandy beaches of Virginia at the edge of the rolling Atlantic became a vacation spot for the Marching Charger Band. a a x glider ona hot bsolute freedom. Ascending from a dune in a summer day gives a feeling o Wagon trains traveling across the country reminded 20th century Americans of their country’s “good old days.” One train segment passed through Elkhart.