John Marshall High School - Lex Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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'Q--WWNN if Asa. V HIGH KICKING is a favorite move for both the dance team and the 'WN' I, audience. Here the entire team joins to clo one of the most difficult high kicks. Nu , 23 N M-ETTES - FRONT: Marcy Nelson, Cherie Greger, Cathy Green, Jung Lee, Panky Talley, Carrie Polovina. MIDDLE: Kelly McCoy, Sally Even, Kelley Phillips, Brenda Davis, Shelley Cummins. BACK: Jean Niiranen, Robin Grace, Lisa Jeli, Kim Nelson, LuAnne McCracken, Julianne Martus. CHRISTMAS SPIRIT shows as LuAnne McCracken, Julianne Marius, Jean Niiranen and Lisa Jeli dance to a seasonal jingle. M-ettes 0 47

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- tte: entertain. compete. travel Dancing in the Hawaiian sun was just part of the M- ette activities during their summer visit to the islands. Dance teams from California and Oregon including the M-ettes attended a dance clinic in Waikiki. Hard work both at home before they left and while there was also part of the daily criteria. Some of the fund raisers held for the trip were car washes, candy sales, and even a garage sale. Fund raisers were hard work but it was worth it. ln Hawaii we learned four new dances plus the hula which was a lot of fun! stated M-ette Three-Year Member Lisa Jeli. Competition was said to be the most hectic time for the M-ettes and Advisor Sue Kennedy. Even the M- ettes' mothers helped out by sewing uniforms and were there right before Showtime to do hair dos, makeup, and other frantic chores that went into pre- mier msriarfrmii crsi.ufwD if r 4 .sir-a.tr,-.rrritv PERFORMING FOR COMPETITION at Putnam High are Cherie Greger, Julianne Martus, Kim Nelson, Carrie Polovina, Jean Niiranen, and Sally Even. PRACTICE for the M-ettes is almost an everyday event. Here in the gym is a small group of the team. paring for the judges and the spectators. For me having my mom there really helped and the others girls appreciated it, too, explained Brenda Davis. To show their gratitude to Mrs. Davis, each girl pitched in to buy her a nice gift. Many other M-ette performances were judged sole- ly by the student body, as they danced in almost every assembly. Basketball games and even football games were prime places for Marshall's dance team to show its spirit. The M-ettes also found dancing profitable when they danced at Lloyd Center and won first prize, which included S100 and a pizza feed. Along with winning prizes, Lisa Jeli received All-State honors, and Pankey Talley and Robin Grace were named All- City. Marshall's last M-ette to receive All-State honors was Tammy Gray, who was the M-ettes' choreo- grapher this year. 46 ' M-et tes p gyii, in an assembly is Carrie Polovina. Smiling, high kicks and raising spirit were Carrie s goals.

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Ilmd work includ cl in IIIIS. Girlr' lengu Girls' League and National Honor Society offered differ- ent ways to get involved in school activities. National Honor Society honored the students who worked hard in achieving their academic goals while Girls' League put on many activities. One of Girls' League's annual events was the BigfLittle Sister Tea. Many freshmen attended this activity in the fall because it gave them a chance to get to know more upper classmen. The activities worked out really good but we needed more people to join and be members of Girls' League, stated Margi Gould, president. Girls' League also sponsored the Father-Daughter Luau, Christmas Formal, Halloween Potluck and bake sales. The money that they received from these events was used to put on more activi- SECOND YEAR NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY - FRONT: Susan Johnstone, Linda Leong, Lynn Talent, Joan Hilsenteger, Lisa Jeli, Ann Sarna. BACK: Lorrie Callopy, Melissa Diede, Rhonda Wong, Patti Nielsen, Yukling Leung. FIRST YEAR NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY - FRONT: Brenda Lee, Debbie Armstrong, SECOND: Syndee Pinter, Greg Worden, Liz Painter, THIRD: Kristie Jones, Wendy DeMarre, Chris Schloe, Pat Sheets. BACK: Jennifer Megyesi, Suzy Messing, Steven Dilley, Stephen Piacentini, Don Wyler, Ron Sarna. 48 ' NHSfGirls' League ties. First year National Honor Society members received a card when they were inducted into the organization. Sec- ond year members were given a pin. Too many students think that having a very high GPA is most important, but that's not true. Selecting courses where you can get high grades won't prepare you for much in life, commented Robert Sager, advisor to National Honor Society. The pur- pose of NHS was to confer honor of membership on excep- tional high school students. The qualifications for NHS were good character, leadership experiences, service to others, and good grades. lt's an honor to be in it but it takes a lot of work to keep up the grades, concluded Second Year Member Lisa Jeli. 'sl . in 1. i 5. k Q 3 , . rf , s ,..... r , gg