Leo High School - Oracle Yearbook (Leo, IN)

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Only The Strong Survive, At the end of the evening the competitive classmates had turned friendly once again. The screams of excitement had faded away and the gym was darkly empty except for limp decora- tions. Though the tourney was over the memories lived on. To the freshmen and sophomores who had never before participat- ed in a Class Tourney, to the ju- niors who ended up the winners, and most of all to the seniors who might never again get the chance to participate together as one, the Class Tourney would never be forgotten. (top) Jill Linnemeier and Sheri Haines en- gage in a friendly match, (middle left) With a look of confidence, Eileen Notestine trys for a Junior win in the arm wrestling event, (bottom) Two fisted, and ready for action, Scott Ritter plunges into the ice cream eating contest. (middle right) Trying to keep the atmo- sphere lively, Andy Overmyer wears his costume to the Tourney as well as the dance. Class Tourney 21

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. . . Classes Compete . . . Class Tourney is the fun and ex- citement of friendly competition, a time all of the students look for- ward to. It is the time when friends compete against friends. Not limited to the super jocks, the Class Tourney is also for the nerds, the Joe Cools, the studious type, and even the super femin- ists. It is a time when how you play the game is more important than whether you win or lose. (top, left) An egg toss contestant, Linda Martin waits impatiently for one more un- breakable catch. (top. right) Erin Doyle and Lori Sylvester each struggle to gain control of the ball for their team. (middle, left) Faster then a speeding bul- let . Randy Fisher races toward the finish line of the shuttle run. (middle, right) With a look of determina- tion, Jenny Herendeen picks up another junior win, as she overpowers Mary Nolan in the arm wrestling contest, (bottom) With ' typical ' poise and grace, the sophomores quickly dismantle their pyramid. 20 Class Tourney

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Twelve Angry People In the fall the Drama Club presented Twelve Angry People (retitled from Twelve Angry Men). Room 118 became a paneled jury room In an old court house somewhere in some large city. Aided by Student Director Eileen Notestine and various crews, Mr. Stover staged and directed the powerful drama of people and their prejudices, which were more on trial than the teenager murderer. 1) Jim Bolller. standing, played the protagonist who tries to con- vince the already-decided jury to give the defendent a fair chance. Chris Oddou was an older woman who understands prej- udice, and Rick Walters, a young man easily influenced by anyone with a strong argument. 2) Jim Nolan, the antagonist, prejudicial and bigative, shouts his hatred at everyone and almost sways the jury. Mark Anderson, a victim of his own fears, and Mike Warner, a foreigner who recently took citizenship, restrain him from any more belligerent acts. 3) Sheri Haines played a liberated woman, Kathy Overmyer an average housewife, and Jeff Clark a guy who climbed out of his downtrodden part. They all react to some newfound evidence. 4) Gary Bartle played a prosperous businessman. His educa- tion helped him approach his duty more facily. 5) Karen McCormack played the person who is too busy to be bothered. Uninformed and reactionary, her character is more interested in saving time than in finding justice. Rick Bienz played the Foreman of the jury, a man weakened by self-doubt.