Highland High School - Shield Yearbook (Highland, IN)

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Have you ever seen a wounded bird, and wanted so to help? Have you ever known of pain, and wished you could cure it? Then you’ve felt care . . . Please, Give it. Have you ever hurt, and been afraid to call out? Have you ever cried, hoping for some understanding Then you need care Please, reach for it. Have you ever hugged a friend, kissed your Dad, Said to Mom “I love you. Your chances are few; Do these things now . . . Please, with me. One of a teens best and most caring friends in a time of need is often of the same gender. There are so many times when one needs a friend to tell his or her problems to. Often a friend can pull you through some of the times you feel are the most trying experiences in your life. Also, a friend does not focus on or point out faults you may have, instead they are able to look past those faults and see only your positive abilities. When your mind is so full that it may burst, a friend will let you unload without making you feel like your push- ing it off on them. They accept you and understand you like no one else will ever be able to. They just seem to appear everytime you need them; It ' s so nice to know that someone out there cares about you, he she is Puppy Love. Keren Hemphill shares some lime with her friend Don Hammer end e mutel friend. 22 Bionic

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Senior girls edge juniors One of the toughest games ever played in Highland High Powderpuff history was this year ' s contest between the classes of ' 81 and ' 82, with the former emerging victorious. Under co-captains Jennifer Sowinski and Cheryl Kendrick, with good hard coaching from Mr. Steve Lenig and Mr. John Bellon, the seniors defeated a tough junior squad lead by co- captains Starr Perko and Kelly Kors, and coaches Mr. Jerry Hedges, Dan Miller, and Mr. Dan Gamaleri. Scoring was simple. The juniors scored twice on the big play, once by Brigette Nordyke and a second by Melanie Engerski on a 79-yard run. Seniors used the magic of quarterback Cheryl Kendrick who scampered into the end zone twice for six, and a third time for the winning two point conversion. WARNING: To the class of ' 83, the seniors defeated a good team which will not accept defeat . . . again. TOUCHDOWN!! Juniors Michelle Guy man. Jane Spence, Janet Childers, and Bonnie Moorman cheer for 6 pts LEADERS OF THE PACK Junior and Senior Cocaptains Kelly Kors. Starr Perko, Jennifer Sowinski. and Cheryl Kendrick meet before the big game.

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‘I was here ■ No one cared’ “There was a small room off to the side of the gym at our school which the student council advisor used to store all of their junk Being the caring ' student council advisor that I was I would go into the room practically every day. And there sitting in a wooden chair right by the door inside the room was a young girl. I didn ' t know her, she was not a member of our council, but every day she was there Every once in a while I ' d say hello and smile, but usually I was just too busy to stop and talk. Then one day I went into the room and she wasn ' t there. It was as if someone had removed a piece of furniture. And there written in MARKS-A-LOT on the wall above the chair were these words, ‘I was here today, but nobody cared. This was a story told by Mr. Phil Gugliuzza who is the State Secretary for the Louisiana association of Student Councils. His point was simple, Be ware of the people around you who lack your friendship. Don ' t be too busy to day “hello ' ’ to a person who seems to disappear into the woodwork. They need you By shutting themselves in, they are desperately reaching out to anyone that will reach back. You can be that person. The term placed on these individuals is invisible . Most of these people are the “outcasts ' who are not invisible by their own making but rather by that of others, including ourselves. Many of us close our eyes to them as though we were too good for them or we take the attitude that there is nothing we can do to help, so why bother. But bothering them would possibly be all they need. So many invisible students are just afraid that they were to take some initiative, so they don ' t. So as a message to bothe the “invisible and the brightly shining, reach out to someone and let them know you care, and do it now. It really is important. Mr. Phil, as he is known throughout the country, left us with this story of a young man who reached out to him. “I received a call from a young man in Texas who simply said Mr. Phil, I buried my best friend today, and I never told him that I loved him. Now I II never get the chance. What a wonderful world this would be if all of its leaders were people who really cared. Leadership is a very im- portant thing to us as people, especially this year when we elect our most import- ant leader. We need a leader to keep us organiz ed and always moving in the right direction, but what good is a lead- er if he doesn ' t look back upon those that he is leading? We tend not to trust a leader who in turn doesn ' t care about us. Leaders are often chosen to cure prob- Believe It Or Not They Care. Shelly Erhert and Paige Quigley listen to the problems of a friend. lems for us, but in all fairness, a leader should cure problem with us, A leader Is not a person who will do everything by his or her self, but rather a person who will use his leadership ability to join together all those hero s he leads into one working force. To do this he must understand his role as leader not to be a controlling one, instead one of caring for those under him. In such a case, his subordinates will care about him and in so being, help him. Such cooperation makes for an effective leader. ? Bionfc 23