Hanover Central High School - Key Yearbook (Cedar Lake, IN)

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N O W B EACHING OUT iven time to get established, Operation Snowball increased it’s reach through- suspended state, culminating in a public announcement that he would undergo cancer surgery within the week. 1 out and beyond Indiana. “We helped out a school in Michigan set up their program and we went to Indianapolis to help out there,” said Mr. Robert Krol, sponsor. “We touched a lot of people and I feel great about that.” “We did our second annual Snow- flake for eighth graders and it turned out, for the most part, very well,” said junior Leigh Beck. But putting me in charge was very hectic. I was pulling my hair out constantly.” The keynote speaker for Snowflake was A1 Grossenbacher from Ingalls Hos- pital. His shocking life story of drug and alcohol abuse held his audience in a Students cringed at the statement and all of the little whispers and scuffling from the Snowflakers ended for the rest of the presentation. While increasing it’s power at home and expanding to the area outside of the vicinity, Snowball’s main objective re- mains to prevent drug and alcohol abuse and boost self-esteem. Mr. Krol said, “What we’re trying to teach the students is that alcohol and drug-free life can be fun.” WITH A GRIMACE Guest speaker At Grossenbacher prompts Don La- Tulip to feel for the hole in his head caused by a nightstick from a military police officer. A1 gave a chilling account of his experiences with drugs and alcohol which included years of stealing and vi- olence. SILENT SECURITY Senior group leaders Cheryl Swiecki and Heather Bohlen are captivated by the horrifying stories of A1 Grossenbacher as Heather clutches her teddy bear for security. APPOINTED DUTY Overseeing the bidding of important values, soph- omore Jim Robertson works the overhead projector during Snowflake. Snowball Back On The Map

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Cl ubs D iv ider lniern.irion.il Connections “I didn ’t spill a drop,” said first-year faculty member Mr. Kirk Hamsley. The Student Council blood drive raised 91 pints of blood, passing their goal by 16 pints. I he 4 Back On

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SNOW-WHITE LINE Winding through the hallways, jun- ior Janice Xanders leads her Snow- flake participants in an exercise that was used to build trust in the group leader and among the students. Janice Xanders acknowledges a Snowflaker as “Ruler of the World”. The auction of values taught stu- dents to put time into values such as trust and honesty and not material things like cars. OPERATION SNOWBALL Front: Kim Kortokrax, Steve Varga, Jim Robertson, Janice Xanders, Dawn Zezule, and Shannon Viehman. Middle: Mr. Robert Krol; sponsor, Leigh Beck, Cheryl Swiecki, Heather Bohlen, and Derek Viehman. Back: Bob Varga, Jim Wilson, Andy Stimach, Brian Freeman, Tom Cubit, and Tammy Sheehy. Not Pictured: Heather Beck, Melissa Beck, Melissa Holeman, Carolyn Xanders, Phil Stimach, and Erica Wilson. NO SESSION Several eighth graders involve them- selves in a discussion during a mini program led by senior Heather Beck, which was designed to teach them to say no to drugs and alcohol. Snowball An Extended Hand