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

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LY Hn ‘E’ LETTERS EARNED BY ALL WHO COMPETE (cont. from page 2) equally,’’ said Ms. Cook. “| think that it’s important that girls in sports have the same opportunities as guys, and Memorial does a good job with making that work,’’ said Claire Hartman, varsity volleyball player. Continuing a tradition set by Dr. Mart, speakers, musi- cians, and journalists earned “E’’ letters, joining the athletes as representatives of Memor ial. By not limiting let- ter sweaters to those with athletic ability, more students were able to display contri- butions to Memorial. “Giving letters for speech, publications, and music shows that Memorial isn’t dominated by sports. You can be part of a team without be- ing an athlete,’’ said Speech Team letter winner Hatem Tolba. Expanding computer facilities, including two Macintoshes in the publica- tions room, the Cooper Out- door Science Lab, tennis courts, an all-weather asphalt track, easy access to the Elkhart Area Career Center and even the brightly decorated student center gave the 1,691 students at MHS an advantage that kept them one step ahead. To understand the basic concepts of electrical charges, Denise Boussom and Anita Wenzel con- centrate on a Physics 3 lab. Repainted during the summer, the new red and gold walls of the gym gave it a brighter, more in- viting atmosphere. AEN NN EE HOL«: | f LOCKERS Experimenting with various type sizes and : ——$ 2a ES ‘el . - faces, Hatem Tolba designs an ad for (i eS Tae == Se GENESIS on one of the two new Macintosh ™ SE DES? — Piles 5 Mana computers. fea : ee

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‘‘Memorial has award-winning speakers, ar- tists, musi- cians, journalists, and athletes. We also have a very creative sense of spirit, which I am delighted to see in our student body.”’ Ms. Carolyn Cook Members of the Crimson Charger Command, which placed 6th in Regional competition, wait on the bleachers at the Richmond game. Making a sculpture from a picture taken of him in semi-state wrestl- ing competition is advanced art student Pat Marques. Carrying nets to the MHS tennis courts, before an after school prac- tice, is boys’ tennis coach Mr. Dave Whittaker.

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‘‘Memorial has consistently had more students enrolled in advanced science courses than many area schools. I’m not sure of the reason for it, but I am grateful for the en- thusiastic student interest.” Mr. Richard Lutey = Hope Gary and Yolanda Drill Team Co-Captain Dawn Jackson perform a skit, for Haynes tapes a flag that will be French 3, in which they play the used in the Crimson Charger parts of a French store owner Command’s opening halftime and customer. performance at Rice Field.