Kankakee Valley High School - Kougar Pride Yearbook (Wheatfield, IN)

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Alison Hale, Toni Whitaker, Trina Parker and Tracey Hunter cheer the team to victory at the first home basketball game against Twin Lakes The cheerleaders practiced two days a week in preparation for the basket- ball season. Well-wishers for Coach Proch- no ' s Cross Country team get all wrapped up in the spirit of things as they t.p. his house in anticipation of victory. Once again, the ritual brought good luck to the boys victorious re- gional squad and the girls second place sectional team. Student Life Division 7

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r- lt (6e Student -dt e t£at count FAST LANE A little change. Anger was in the air along the cruising strip in De- Motte when most stores declared their parking lots “off limits” to teen congregators. A new policy enforced a 4% grade reduction in a class for the fourth tardy. Dan Zylstra said, “I think the administrators should worry more about the grades than whether students are on time.” Cries for snow were heard despite Gov. Orr’s A + education reform package which demanded that snow days be made up. All party animals loved Spuds MacKenzie and wore “the Original Party Animal’s” t-shirts until Mr. Post banned them. The latest dance craze, Slamdancing, was per- formed at post-game dances until it too was banned. A-line lunch presents “food for thought for Joey Peal. The school offered many choices including Ala ' Carte, Salad Bar, Submarine Bar, Po- tato Bar, Mexican Bar and Pasta Bar. Student Life Division

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“Wipin’ Out” In The Hot Summer of ’87 At 3:15 on May 26, the Summer of ’87 officially began. “See you next year”, accompanied mad dashes to Kougar Kountry’s parking lot. For the next three months, detasseling, taking orders at McDonalds, or “makin’ more the old hard way” in lawns or babysitting filled the sunny hours. Even unemployment did not phase the life- styles for there was so much to do. From blueber- ry and strawberry patches to water melons and asparagus, students drank up the sun while pick- ing the produce for regional distribution. Chicken farms kept the shade lovers busy pulling thou- sands of lazy layers, cleaning cages, and check- ing the conveyer belts for stray eggs. Cars were loaded up and tanks filled to spend a day in Gurnee, Illinois at Great America. The two hour drive and the hour long waits in line did not dampen the spirits of riders awaiting The Demon, The Tidal Wave, The New Powerdive, The Eagle, The best of friends always travel together as illustrated by Angel Condes and Shannon Shepherd at Turkey Run State Park. Taking time out from the rides and games at Great America, former KV student Sandy Nemcek. Rachel Boss, Lisa Gaillard, and Phyllis Oresik, receive a warm greeting from Bugs Bunny. Z-Force, and Splashwater Falls. Even though the rides lasted only 30 seconds to 2V6 minutes, the rush of wind, the restraining force, and the pump of adrenaline made the wait worth it. Beach-attired Kougars were routinely sighted at the Dunes State Park. Kougars hiked the many trails, while most lounged on the sand with the radio, splashed in the water, threw a football around, or simply checked out” members of the opposite sex. “There’s more than corn in Indiana” was the theme in 87 for Indiana Beach. There was so much to do to fill up the entire day. You could stroll on the boardwalk and view a ski show, play one of the many games, and on Tuesday and Friday nights from 8:00- 1 2:00, you could dance your corn dogs and cotton candy off at the Disco. Friends gathered at theatres in Merrillville, and the County Seat in Valparaiso. Hot movies to view in the Summer of ’87 were “Beverly Hills Cop II”, “The Lost Boys”, “Platoon , and “Adventures in Babysitting”. Concerts were always a year r ound deal, but with school books nowhere near, more time was spent in crowded rooms with high seating capaci- ties. Whitesnake, Motley Crue, Bon Jovi, and U2 were sold out concerts. Concerts were held at places as close as Holiday Star in Merrillville, Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, Poplar Creek, Rosement Horizon, the UIC Pavilion in Illi- nois, and Alpine Valley in Wisconsin. If you were unable to go to places where you may have had to pay on toll roads, you probably spent your days poolside at Spencer Park and later on in the evening you either played on a softball team or watched the men ' s league. Even if all you managed to do in the Summer of ' 87 was sleep in and water the lawn, that’s okay, be- cause it was the summer and everything was ca- sual and cool.