La Porte High School - El Pe Yearbook (La Porte, IN)

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LaPorte High School is blessed with many outstanding achievers but none in quite the same capacity as Greg Lewi». Greg is a unique in- dividual in that he has his foot in every doorway and follows every rainbow His greatest achievements, among many, have been in his musical endeavors. Inspired by his musically talented family. Greg ha» explored all aspects of music Throughout his years Greg has par- ticipated in Marching Band. Pep Band, Jazz Band, and sings in his church choir. He had the oppor- tunity to tour Europe while putting these excep- tional talents to work with the Sounds of Hope. Greg feels no barriers in his mastering of the musical world which account for his most prestigious honor, receiving the John Philip Sousa award for an outstanding musician. To coincide with his talent for creativity, Greg places his career goals with his interests in land- scaping. He is the manager of his own small land- scaping business Greg not only beautifies the city of LaPorte with his monopoly but provides employment for high school students as well. For an individual to master these ac- complishments in a lifetime i commendable To achieve as much as Greg has prior to graduating from high school is worthy of an esteemed recognition from all those who applaud Greg Lewis, a legend of his time by Missy Michaels Meet Greg Lewis and Chris Anderson A familiar face to LPHS is Chris Anderson. Chris has been involved in sports most of his life and hopes to continue in athletics through the rest of his school years He is an active letter win- ner of the football team and two-time letter win- ner in track. While only a freshman Chris took on a varsity position in his speciality the 400 meter dash. During his sophomore year he achieved a personal best of 51.6. Chris has very high hopes in track and wants not only to decrease his time but take a state championship as well Being a strong believer that academics as well as athletics should be stressed he is an honor stu- dent with a 3.5 GPA. Chris is also in student council and was voted as junior class president He also took the title of outstanding sophomore athlete and received a mental attitude award for track Chris plans to attend the University of Hawaii to become a podiatrist While there he hopes to play football and run track through his college years. He also believes that college is a sure-fire way to back him up if he fails in his athletic future. According to Chris's accomplishments the sophomore class voted him outstanding sophomore, which he truly is. by Patsy Almaraz

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Intelligence isn't the only quality that we have seen displayed by Fritz Warfield. Fritz is a Sophomore and is one of the greatest examples of true school spirit that can be found. There are many activities he participates in that prove it. Fritz was chosen by Coach Otis to be the manager of basketball for the 1984 85 school year. He found it netessary to be at all practices and games. He also participated in the challenging Math contests held at Chesterton Highschool and at Purdue University, in which he received an award fora percentage above 75. Fritz has a great attitude towards school and is thinking lightly about a career as a basketball coach. He is presently enrolled in two honors classes and is anticipating three more next year. On his spare time Fritz plays basket- ball, chess, studies for Math contests, and sets his yearly goals by great mot- tos such as this; Find out what you want, go after it... and don't quit! by Aimee Greaves On the exterior Bob Burger, a sophomore at LPHS, has all of this credited to his name. He scored in the top 10% of his SAT taken in eighth grade. He won the Academic All American Scholar Award. He is a self- taught pianist and is the only sophomore in Concert Choir. Bob has also written several articles about com- puters for magazines. On the personal aspect. Bob loves music. He plays the handbells, sings in the Walther League Chorus and Campus Life Singers, and also performs with the La Porte Symphony. In the future Bob plans to attend Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology to study electrical engineering and computer science and also hopes to maintain his 4.0 grade point average to become Valedictorian in 1987. For now he just wants to enjoy the rest of his high school education, make friends, and perform well at his job with E.V. Controls where he will build and repair electrical equipment. Overall Bob hopes to contribute what he can to society. by Tonia Burger

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Here's to Your Health Health Careen. Front Row: Julie Bunion, Holly Radloff. Jackie Arnold. Donna Osborn, Cathy Schrader. Peggy New, Deb- bie Rose Row Tow: Gloria Toma!, Cathy Bohlin. President Gary MacMillen. Kelley Stevens. Vickie Weldon, Ed LeFevre Mrs. Rackham, the school nurse, is the sponsor of Health Careers. Health Careers is a club for students who plan to pursue a career related to health. Health Careers sold candy to pay for their annual scholarship and to pay for bus expenses for their trips. They went to Porter Memorial Hospital to visit their mental and physical handicapped areas. Health Careers also went to Chicago. Health Careers assists the Red Cross is an annual Bloodmobile at LaPorte High School. I Steve Miller hopes to survive after giv- ing blood. 2- Vicki Weldon passes snacks to Minerva Lopez and other donors. 3. Kami Gonzalez is having second thoughts. 4. Ardv Creed eats enough to make it through the day. 22 Health Careers