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

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speaking of pizZazZ gyen in spring Speaking of pizzazz...al- though the MONOLITH staff fin- ished the yearbook at 12:30 a.m on March 31, MHS students and faculty were no where near finished showing their piz- zazz for the year. There were still records to break, scholarships to be re- ceived, banquets to attend, awards to win, and positions to be awarded for next year. There were still warm days to enjoy, spring activities to participate in and plenty of anticipation as noisy seniors and anxious underclassmen counted off their final days. Lunch hour on April 17 brought squeals of surprise from students and faculty members as a greased pig with an '84 painted on it raced Gown the hall near the cafe- teria and through the student center. Seniors celebrated their last week with shaving cream and squirt guns, giving those who sat in the student center before school and at lunch reasons to wear rain- Cheryl Dietz and other seniors came to school before 7 a.m. to © measure for caps and gowns. Cleaning up after the musical, Scott Templeton folds some of his clothes from his role as the Devil in Damn Yankees. 26 Speaking of Pizzazz coats and teachers competit- ion with each other to confi- scate the most water guns. As the warm days of spring progressed, it became harder for students to return from lunch hour. Tires screeched as latecomers raced to find a parking place before the first bell while others who could afford to be tardy took their time. Senior government students exercised their voting privil- eges by voting in the primary election where the referendum to increase taxes to bring $1.2 million into the school system was defeated by 1,234 votes. National Honor Society in- ducted 64 new members. The first Communications Arts ban- quet recognized outstanding student efforts in journalism, speech and drama. Dr. Palmer Mart retired at the end of the year and was recognized by various groups in the community as MHS's first and only principal. MONOLITH started a new tradition with the sale of senior kisses, cards with printed messages and Hershey kisses attached. Student Government sponsored the first-ever Custodian Appreciation Day, complete with cakes for the custodial staff. Some activities were traditional, others were new ideas. And everyone had pizzazz. When seniors cried at grad- uation, when students yelled ecstatically on the last day of school (May 18 for seniors, June 1 for underclassmen) , when teachers shook students! hands and wished them good luck or patted them on the back and said, See you next fall, the message, as always, was Clear. MHS is more than | just a place to spend a min- imum of 35 hours a week. It's. a place to make friends and be a friend, a place to excel | academically, athletically, and with new experiences... a place that really does have vigor and dash and spirit... A place that really does have pizzazz.

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pits or i Twyla Blumenberg smiles as she enjoys a fun filled eve- ning dancing with date Kev- in Beausir. Victor Washington and Tom Sledge relax with their dates and enjoy the scenery of Paris. Wearing a popular hoop skirt- ed dress, Staci Gillingham dances with Virgil Swan. Posing for the camera are David Simonaitis, Amy Hales, Jenny Hershberger, Todd Schiltz, Stephanie Reich, Bob Boone, tony chmanske and Jenny Golden. Prom 23

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harks Thank you to Mosier Pho- tographics for all of the sports pictures, to Lithotone for the color separations necessary to print pages 14-15, to spring athletes who wrote stories and to Douglas Brown who wrote the boys' track story. Thanks, also, to the Graphic Arts Department of the Elkhart Area Career Center and to Marilyn Lindstrom of Homes and Land Maga- zine for typing the scoreboxes. You've all got JW AAEWAAD 6 6 Gold RuSh members Laura Gawlik and Sandy Stanley post signs for the vocal music contest. Science students in Mr. Gil Streeter's class prepare liver for an enzyme experiment.