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

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a: se | “s ae | ee ee a gh age ee eg NO aie t wi peal as tap : 5 , SAP lites Se AP Se ACE OEE TRE Lee a are eS CE PONS UII ATI AL Sea ee ¢e RETRO STEPS Bears revitalize NFL Powerful football with personality Although the Chicago Bears were touted by many as one of the best professional football teams of all time, they will be remembered by sports fans more as the team which revitalized the National Football League with their infectious style and personality. Jim McMahon, the league’s 1 rated quarterback, brought a whole new style to playing that key position. He was gut- sy, hardnosed, and virtually willing to sacrifice his body for a touchdown. McMahon challenged the NFL’s rules and regulations by wearing an Adidas headband that NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle call- ed ‘free advertising.’ The very next game McMahon sported a headband that read “Rozelle.” Many Bear fans now own a headband with some sort of emphatic remark written on it, such as ‘I love Jim,’’ or ‘‘sex, football, and rock 'n’ roll.’’ How about the infamous “‘headbutt”’ he gave each Bears player in the Super Bowl after every touchdown scored? The oppo- nent’s defense always seemed to key on McMahon ‘“‘to take him out’’ of the game to help weaken the Bears. The Bears’ season record of 18-1 indicates that the opponent’s defense couldn't do enough to stop this skillful and unique quarterback. The Chicago Bears dared to use the ‘‘46”’ defense. Rushing as many as eight men and leav- ing only three to cover the receivers, the Bears perfected this defense playing nearly er- rorless football. Football fans across the country were in awe while wat- ching 308 pound rookie William “The Refrigerator’? Perry run and catch for touchdowns. Goal line offenses were his specialty. “The Fridge’’ defied the odds after it was said by a few members of the Bears’ coaching staff that he was too slow and too fat to play in the NFL. Other NFL teams began experimenting with using linemen in the offensive backfield but none were as suc- cessful as the Bears and Perry. “The Super Bowl Shuffle,”’ a song sung by various Bears players was the first time an athletic team ever hit the Top 40. The song reached 1 on radio stations across the U.S. including many in the Elkhart area. Singers they weren't, but exciting and popular they were. Millions of people rejoiced with Walter Payton, the NFL’s all-time leading rusher, as he finally received a Super Bowl ting after waiting 11 seasons. This soft-spoken runner can definitely be labeled a legend legend in his own time. He broke every possible rushing record in the book, but the ac- complishment that capped his brilliant career was defeating the New England Patriots to win the NFL championship. Twenty-three years of hard work finally paid off for the “‘Monsters of the Midway,” in a big way. They’re the all-time best in the NFL. The Bears owned the 1 rated offense and defense, totally overshadowing the other 27 teams. One could say the Chicago Bears revolu- tionized the NFL by setting new standards of how to play and by restoring professional football to the popular “All-American Sport” of years past. The unforgettable names and personalities of Payton, McMahon, Perry, and many others insured that the Bears would be remembered not only for their brilliant football talents, but for the excitement they restored to the NFL. Year's films offer variety At the movies From horror, to comedy, to macho heroes, to children’s to “adult comtemporary”’ themes, the movie scene provided the variety that Memorial students wanted. Director Steven Spielberg il- lustrated this diversity with his own works including “Goonies,’’ ‘‘Back to the Future,’’ and ‘‘The Color Purple.”’ Macho hero movies’ had Chuck Norris battling his way through ‘Missing in Action 2—the Sequel,” ‘‘Code of Silence,’’ and ‘‘Invasion U.S.A.,’’ while Sylvester Stallone continued the long saga of Rocky in ‘‘Rocky IV” where he fought his ultimate opponent, a Russian. Stallone also became the ‘‘new American hero’’ in ‘‘Rambo: First Blood Part Il.’’ Arnold Schwarzenegger added ‘‘Com- mando” to the list. While these appealed mainly to teens, several of the box of- fice successes catered to more mature audiences. ‘‘Out of Africa,’ starring Meryl Streep and Robert Redford, ‘‘The Color Purple,”’ based on the book | Alice Walker, and ‘Whi Nights,’’ featuring ballet gre Mikhail Baryshnikov, we some of the year’s films th were successful with mov goers and the critics. “Back to the Future,’’ one the top moneymakers of tl year, appealed to both criti and movie goers of all age Michael J. Fox starred in h first motion picture as teenager from the 80’s wt goes back in time in an attem to save his parents’ marriage. Also making his movie deb’ was Pee Wee Herman in ‘‘Pe Wee's Big Adventure.’ Th movie encouraged Memorial natural mimics as studen came to school with Pee We imitations. (i.e. ‘I know yc are, but what am I?’’). With the growing populari of VCR’s, however, many of tl movies popular with studen were actually older movi newly released on vide “Faces of Death,” ‘‘Breakfa Club,”” and ‘Sixteen Candle: were popular video cassette according to Star Video. Enthusiasm and support for the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XX extende to the creative decorating shown in the front yard of this house on C.] 10. The Bears easily dominated their New England opponents. nearer SOS ee

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‘ ea Bh ON ty Sse age Os ogee koe “Rhapsody in Blue’’ featured pianist Jennie Zavatsky. Jennie also played in the Jazz Band and was a featured violinist in “‘Wildwood Flower.” Dressed as hillbillies, the or- chestra’s first violin section joins forces with Drill Team freshmen for a country hoedown. Along with the full cast of Kaleidoscope, Drill Team members Renee St. Jean, Shannon Huneryager, and Robin Haynes sing and dance in the opening number. Using costumes worn in former an- nual Madrigal Dinners performed by the choir, Gold Rush sings songs from the Elizabethan period.

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oi oe - ee ee ee a a” eRETROSTEPS American life quite differe emorial’s exchange students r the 1985-86 school year ere: aria de Costa: Sao Paulo, nt for exchange students Mr. Michael Wade accompanies Tammy Cockerham, Debra Dumas, and Maria Johansson as they prac- tice their ensemble. razil he Johansson: Ryden:The teenagers here ockholm, Sweden look older, but act less mature va Lozano: Monterrey, than in Sweden e€xico Johansson: | thought elen MacDonald: Mristchurch, New Zealand mna Persson: Harnosand, everything would be a lot bigger than it is and that there would be more things for eden teenagers to do. eate Seather: Bergen, Alvila: | thought the teenagers orway q would be more independent arko Mlvila: Jarvenpaa, than they are. nland lex Vargiu: Cagliari, Italy onolith: What is your vorite class? Why? yhansson: Speech. | am arning a lot, and it is good for y English. lvila: Genesis. | can do pretty uch what | want and I enjoy king pictures. eather: | like them all. acDonald: Calculus, because e people there are neat, and n. | also like the teacher. He explains very well, and he doesn’t mind me asking questions all the time. Lozano: Mr. Riebs. He is nice and funny and makes me feel more comfortable. MacDonald: Mrs. Kennedy has been very kind and treats people equally. Monolith: How is Memorial different from your school? dlvila: Memorial is about five we are allowed to smoke at my school. MacDonald: | go to a Catholic school where we wear strict uniforms and have a lot more homework. Persson: Here, | am on the cross country team and | can take art classes. Ryden: If you want to skip class at my school, you can. The teacher says it is up to you if you want to learn. . . we have no tardies. MacDonald: It is better than | thought it would be. I expected all the teenagers to do drugs, but it is not like that at all. Monolith: Why were you interested in coming to the d.8. for a year? Ryden:To learn the language, meet different people, get away from home for a while. Johansson: We are very Americanized in Sweden, so | wanted to know how America really is. times bigger than my school Da Costa: | have chosen all vara ... | wanted to onolith: Who is your andmore colorful. my classes here. understand the American vorite teacher? Why? Saether: If we are sick at my Vargiu: | can play on school society. yden: Mrs. Hales: She is kind, id very helpful. ersson: Mr. McCasland. | school, we write our own notes. Parents have nothing to do with that. Lozano: We have different athletic teams here. Monolith: How is the d.S. different from what you Lozano: Learn English. For exchange student Marko X]HOYOEEEELLAAAAAA NH m7 arn a lot in his class. schedules and different expected? eet Ae ae a cata raha ohansson: Mr. Catanzarite. numbers of hours every day... joyable experience. Popular Expressions in Seven Languages | merican Hi! How are you doing? She's he's cute. Shut up! | love you, ; wedish Hej! Hur ar laget? Hon ar han ar sot. Hall kaften! Jag alskar dig. E | orwegian Hei! Assen gar det? Ham er kjekk. Hold kjeft! Jeg elsker deg. : Danish Hola! Como estas? Forro. Callate! Te quiero mucho. alian Ciao! Come stai? Lei e carina, Chiudi il becco! Ti amo, Ee Ortuguese Oj! Como voce esta? Ela ele e gostoso. Legal! Eu amo voce. Ri nnish Moi! Mitas sina? Hanon, Turpa kiinni aalio! Mina rakastan sinua. 29