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

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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.

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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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tt MOVING ONE STEP AHEAD IN MHS SPIRIT Student life at Memorial High School started before the first bell rang at 7:50 on August 28. It started with Pep Club members, led by sponsor Mrs. Janet Hales, decorating the cafeteria walls with an insignia for every fall sport athlete and marching band member. It started with students who went to a journalism institute at In- diana University to learn with other student journalists from around the state. It also started with athletic teams beginning practice as early as August 6 to develop a competitive edge. A low turn-out of only 12 cars for the caravan to the first home football game against powerhouse Richmond might have indicated that school spirit was to be low in 1985-86. ‘The caravan and pep rally for the Richmond game was a terrific idea, but the timing, so close to the beginning of the year and over Labor Day weekend wasn’t the best,’’ said Assistant Athletic Director Phyllis Tubbs. On September 27 at Freed Field, victory against Penn brought the football team out of a nine-year slump of losing to the Kingsmen. Seniors, juniors, sophomores, and freshmien scrambled over the fence to hug, congratulate and, in the case of a few exuberant seniors, to tackle their football player friends. Attending football games. was the most visible sign of student life in the fall of 1985, but many Chargers were in- volved elsewhere. Auditions for the fall children’s show, ‘The Pale Pink Dragon,” were the second week of school; Speech Team members practiced for events in which they would compete all year long; and Memorial's seven music organizations rehearsed for future concerts. Following a year when half of the student body had been new to Memorial, the surge of MHS spirit showed that Chargers were moving one step ahead. A car full of spirited seniors led the caravan to Rice Field for the foot- ball season opener against Richmond. Lifting their spirits for the Central game, the girls’ junior varsity spikers celebrate with pizza during the lunch hour.