Lew Wallace High School - Quill and Blade Yearbook (Gary, IN)

Text from Pages 1 - 200 of the 1983 volume:

PlaACB OH 4Sttl STUDENT LIFE ... 8 ORGANIZA¬ TIONS .34 ACADEMICS ....58 SPORTS ALBUM ... ADVERTISE¬ MENTS ... 112 164 QUILL AND ■ BLADE LEW WALLACE H.S. Volume 42 Sept. 10, 1982, LW students walked through the doors that led them to challenging and exciting new experiences that could be found only in The Place On 45 th . The challenge was even more daring for the freshmen that walked into The Place On 4 5th for the first time, searching high and low for their lockers and trying to find their math classes in the wrong section of the third floor. They had not yet realized that the next four years would be the most demanding, the most questioning, yet the most fun years of their lives. Coming from a school that was smaller than LW was hard because I was faced with more people, harder classes, and confusing hallways. I also felt there were more responsibilities put on me in high school as compared to jr. high, stated freshman Greg Mokol. Patient shoppers Debbie Patton, senior, and Phyllis Brown, freshman, wait their turns in the LW Hornet ' s Nest as Wanda Fairow and Eleanor Smith, juniors, make change rolls. William Toney, junior, looks on intently as his counselor, Mr. Lyle Hudson, jockeys his class schedule for a prospective program change. Leisurely browsing among the stacks of books, Anthony Jackson, senior, searches for a certain work in the LW library. Opening Sophomores returned to school happy that they were no longer punk freshmen, and juniors came back feeling proud that they were upperclassmen. Seniors came back to school vowing to make their senior year the best year they ' ve ever had, not letting fulfilling obligations, meeting requirements, or choosing a college to get them down. To me it feels great to be a senior because it ' s good to know that I ' ve made it through three full years with only a little more to go. It ' s good to come back as a senior because you ' re not the underdog you once were, and finally everyone ' s looking up to you for a change, asserted senior Frank Gonzales. Tom Gonzales irrm i w Keeping a sharp watch on the LW corridors, Carlos Rivera, security officer, observes some student wall hangers. Mrs. Donna Bukur, custodian, does her part to keep LW looking clean and tidy as she goes about her busy daily routine. Opening 3 Many opportunities were found at LW. There were sports in which to participate, clubs to join, and aca¬ demics to achieve. There were also new people to meet, friends to see, simple smiles and friendly hellos. They all went hand-in-hand with The Place On 45th. Football games, basketball games, rollerskating, movies or arcade amusements were just some of the things LW students did during their spare time. Marie Brakley, junior, related, On my spare time I enjoy going to ar¬ cades because I can spend as much money as I want. I can spend a dollar or I can spend over ten dollars: it all depends on how much I can afford. Or, I can just go and watch the games for free which is something you can ' t do at the movies. I like ar¬ cade games so much I named my goldfish after two of the games: Tempest and Defender. But not everyone had extra time for sports, clubs, or activities. Some of the upperclassmen had jobs to go to. Having a job can be an exper¬ ience that can be rewarding as well as disappointing. I find that working prevents me from participating in a lot of school activities, said Marcina Williams, senior. Shalia Watkins, junior, and Chense Drake, junior. feast their eyes upon refreshments served in their cooking class? No, in the biology room of Mrs. Sarah Boyajian, science teacher. Opening f Kenneth Johnson, junior, plays games with TV© of Mrs. Sarah Boyjian students, Tina Austin, sophomore, and Angela Gallion, junior, one of Ms. Olive Leskow ' s computers. take a genial respite from their studies. Opening 5 As the 1982-83 school year grew shorter, students began to turn to recollections of the past, applica¬ tions to the present, and hopes for the future. To know I ' m finally graduating is a great feeling! It makes me feel that I ' ve finally reached my first goal. But I really can ' t say that I ' m eager to leave. I know I ' ll look back at all the memories and cheerish them, ' ' re¬ marked Virginia Madrinian, senior. So, seniors began to anticipate graduation and finally becoming in¬ dependent. Inez Payne, senior, said, When I think of graduating, I tend to have mixed emotions. There are parts of me that would like to stay at LW; then there are parts of me that are eager to become indepen¬ dent. Graduating is a great ac¬ complishment, but there is much more for me to fulfill. I ' m thankful that The Place On 45th gave me the en¬ couragement I ' ll need to achieve other goals I have be¬ fore me. ' ' As the final days at LW drew near, seniors remembered good times — like winning the spirit stick for the first time at the ' 81 football homecoming pep rally and bad times — like crying as freshmen when the basketball team lost the ' 80 regionals. Good times or bad times, they all had become a part of their lives, a part that only could have hap¬ pened at — The Place Or 45 th. Wilusz John Rivera, sophomore, waits outside the LW school entrance for the noontime tone to sound his return to classes as Joanita Lee, freshman, playfully straddles the fence. Antri Mable, freshman, carefully inspects an offset name card that was designed in Mr. James Wojtan ' s print shop class. Donna Popoyich, iunior, and Rebecca Diaz, senior, perch on a pole fence relaxing among falling leaves as Guadalupe Aleman and Ramior Chavez, sophomores, amuse themselves in the noonday sun. Opening Mrs. Anne Wilkerson, head librarian, carefully mulls over reference materials in the newly renovated LW library amid distinguished and decorative on looking sculptures. Hey, open-up someone! Edward Dusard, David Gonzales, Dwain Sims, juniors, and Blake Scott, sophomore, try their best to hail a kindly soul to open the locked LW entrance doors. Mark Gearhart, freshman, cuts a somber figure as he aligns his blueprint in teacher Mike Soshes ' mechanical drawing class. Willie Patton and Tony Denham, freshmen, are flanked by two more friendly faces as they hang around the wall. Opening nniT 5!l ’W J ' rf , • • •• W?f t- ' jWi i - i • V a □ Playing in Mr. Paul Chilson ' s band class is Alphe Holder, junior, ’The Man with The Horn. ' ' . r_ • r XX KA T h i -Vj| . % Student activities were an important part of Student Life at LW. The intense juices of youth reached out for expressions and en¬ counters of the human kind. More and more, students eagerly sought to get into some kind of action. Movement itself was indicative of their growth. When they attended pep rallies and dances, students demonstrated an enthusiasm about themselves and about their school. Those who participated in sports and organisations, too, exhibited their innate spirit and supporting strength. Student Life thus blossomed throughout LW in diverse ways. In fact, for some just by being in school was a standard of life. For it was the to and fro of lively activities that nutured the pulse beat of the institutional body. All of which only proved that Student Life was the greatest part of ’83. rp 1 otally awesome fer sure, gag me with a spoon, bart out, You ' re such an air¬ head, and goober are just a few things heard in the Val¬ ley Girl song by Moon Unit Zappa that began a new craze in teen language. Multiple ear piercing was also a big fad in 1983. Every time someone turned around, there was somebody else with her ears pierced two, three, or maybe even four times. Along with multiple ear piercings came the use of bright and wild colors. Using metallic, purple and blue nail polishes was considered the in thing. Many people were dying their hair, not blonde, but purple or pink. Punk was where it was at. Junior Donna Popovic re¬ marked, To keep up with fads today, you have to have lots of courage. The preppy look too, was known as the educational look. Punk, new wave, or Val could be seen. Fashion today is simple. You can wear practically anything. — Elizabeth Danko — Exhibited at the LW Hornet ' s Nest bookstore is one of the jerseys currently in vogue and being sold by Mr. Mike Foley, social studies teacher and swim coach. The interior decor of Rita Daniel ' s senior locker reflects a collage of fashion. Wilusz — Fads and Fashions Donna Montez, senior, fashionably promenades down the surge in her zebra like leg warmers. Robin Blackwell and her escort Johaun Smith, both senior members of the queen s court, regally stand and wait in the midst of pomp and purple taffeta during football homecoming festivities. Even the decorative appearance of a van subjects itself to the mod styles of the day. Oh. well! If there ' s nothing new to wear, one can always buy and carry a LW tote bag from Mrs. Bettye Eichelberger ' s Hornet ' s Nest. Fads and Fashions All My Children, General Hospi¬ tal, One Life To Live, and Ryan ' s Hope, among others, seemed to counter the saying, Diamonds are a girl ' s best friend. Indeed, the soaps are a girl ' s. best friend; and there are some guys who like the soaps too. Darryl Moore, senior, stated, I watch the soaps because they have similar happenings in everyday life. In a recent poll, a few students were asked what particular soap op¬ era they liked and why? Debra Harrington, senior, said, I love ' All My Children ' because the characters are devious and the plots are in¬ triguing. I love ’One Life To Live, ' because it ' s exciting and it keeps you in suspense. It also has good actors and actresses in it, replied senior, Elizabeth Carlisle. Besides those who loved the soaps, there were also a few who dislike them too. Mary Reese, senior, stated, I hate ' General Hospital ' because it has too much controversy as well as too much confusion. The plots don ' t mix well, and the characters are monotonous. So the controversies and su¬ spenses continue. Hurry! Select your favorite channels and relax. Here come the soaps! — La Donna Smith — ASP M F Stuped in ths soaps, Holly Jaskulski, senior, immerses herself in the trials and tribulations of Ryan and Brian, Billy and Millie, Sandra and .. . Lsstsr Lows, senior, shows off his junior buttons, picturing members of the LW basketball team. Mrs. Loni Utley, English teacher and departmental head, and her crew of industrious go- getters sold the buttons, instead of tickets, to help finance this year ' s Junior-Senior Prom. Soaps and Buttons To pierce the skin with permanent designs and col¬ ors is a new found craze spreading like fire. Tattoos came in many dif¬ ferent sizes, colors, shapes, and prices. Junior Mary Juarez relat¬ ed, Getting a tattoo is worth it. It makes you stand out in a crowd and shows you have creativity and originality. Mary got her tattoo in the tenth grade at Roy Boy ' s, Gary ' s own tattoo parlor. She has a red rose with a blue heart patterned on her chest and is ready to get an¬ other one. — Tammy Joesph — Mary Juarez, junior, bears her very own rose tatoo and has designs of getting another one sometime in the near future. Button mania struck LW this past year with an unbelievable sweep. Buttons were seen every¬ where, in every shape, color, and size. Senior, Holli Jaskulski com¬ mented, I think that buttons are popular because they ' re person¬ alized for each person. Slogans, expressions, music, groups, and fads were conveyed through buttons. Each repre¬ sented the student ' s characters and personalities. I wear the buttons because they reflect my personality as well as show what kind of mood I ' m in, stated Alicia Comsa, ju¬ nior. Although fads and fashions eventually go out of style, but¬ tons remain popular because they change along with the times. — Donna Ruzbasan — Meanwhile, Jenny from Roy Boy’s, a popular local tatoo parlour, indelibly decorates one of her living canvasses. Buttons and Tattoos — 13 Nineteen eighty-two football Queen Teresa Cuza, senior, accompanied Homecoming Court lovelies, together with by Donald Goodwin, senior, strike a royal their escorts, are put on display at halftime. pose during halftime festivities. Lance Robinson and Donald Robinson, juniors, tell cheerleader Patricia Tmoco. junior, some sad stones about the trials and tribulations of yesterday s football heroes. “Outa my way! Hey. man. that hurts ' number thirty-three, one of ours, seems to be saying as he gamely tries to hold on to the football. Clap! Rah! Clap! LW varsity cheerleaders spur on the stadium crowd to yell for the fighting Hornets and another football victory. Leader of the band, drum major Mana Pipkins, junior, struts her stuff down Broadway together with fellow members of the LW marching band. HOMECOMING WIN UPLIFTS SPIRITS is year ' s homecoming tra¬ ditionally began with a dance the night before. The next day was celebrated with a pep rally during seventh hour, then in the evening, the parade, queen coronation, and football game. I was looking forward to win¬ ning this game, and we did. The guys on the team played up to my expectations,” said Lee Crump, junior. Bonita Kimp, junior, added, The boys played better than ever. The whole game was just terrific. But the cro wd could have been more spirited.” The traditional Homecom¬ ing Court was led by Home¬ coming Queen Teresa Cuza and her escort Donald Good¬ win. The Homecoming Court and their escorts were Robin Blackwell and lohaun Smith; Tanya Fairow and Parnell Jor¬ don; Debra Harrington and Todd McCain; Robin Haywood and Kevin Worle; Deanna Slaughter and Jerome Prince. I want to thank everyone who vot¬ ed for me,” replied Queen Teresa Cuza. I was very surprised when I was nominated for the court. But I was even more shocked when I was crowned queen. I felt that everyone on court was a winner.” I was glad she won,” added An¬ gela Comsa, sophomore. — Bryon Bullock — Homecoming ™ 15 kDummer break can be very boring if you don ' t have a job. Stu¬ dents like Lynette Jones, sophomore, said, It just wasn ' t long enough. We should have had more time. Even though I didn ' t do much, I still had an enjoyable vacation.” Debbie Rios, junior, spent part of her summer vacation enjoying a Lat¬ in pageant. Debbie commented, It was fun. I met a lot of new friends. And even though I didn ' t place in the contest, I received a trophy and a rose. It was a very good experience for me.” Gina Vasquez, junior, was also in the pageant. Gina who was LW ' s Lat¬ in Queen said, I had to uphold a lot of responsibilities in being a repre¬ sentative for my school. Even though I didn ' t place, I ' d do it all over again because it was an experience I ' ll nev¬ er forget.” Junior Denise Borjan ' s comment on summer break was, All I did was ride my bike everywhere. I really wasn ' t ready for school. However, I can ' t wait ' til next summer. My family and I are going to France to visit my relatives. I ' m looking forward to hav¬ ing a great time.” — Barbara Davis — George Vazanellis, junior, unlike most LW students this summer found his island in the sun as he and his family sailed away to Greece. For others of us not quite so fortunate, today s hard times have indefinitely postponed many of our summer plans. Nevertheless, our fantasy islands still remain, although perhaps only in the echoes of our minds. Leaky gas and water pipes were of considerable interest and concern over the summer and in the fall of 82. Then came the fix-it men, NIPSCO. Sssss .. . Boom! Yes, ii could happen here. During the summer break, LW personel dis¬ covered the school had a water leak. In digging to find the water leak, workmen addionally un¬ earthed corroded gas lines. Then came NIPSCO. Lucky for all of us both crews found and repaired the leaks in time. NIPSCO repairmen spent the rest of the summer and part of the autumn replacing the old gas line with new plastic pipe in¬ stead. Homecoming was held as usu¬ al in the fall, but the football team suffered hardships. Players endured in spite of the lack of heat in the locker room. Phillip Purdue, freshman, commented, I think that the school is responsible for the leaks in the first place. ' ' Others disagreed with Phillip however. Mr. Christ Christoff, principal, felt that the leak really wasn ' t anyone ' s fault, rather just a case of a natural mishap. a 1 The Tylenol scare and deaths were a very real modern horror story. LW students and their families anxiously dumped supplies of the product into the nearest waste cans. Hey! Put down that Ty¬ lenol tablet!” Fall ' s brilliant colors hadn ' t completely covered-up the dark and death of things, in¬ cluding people. NBC, ABC, and CBS newspersons were suddenly appearing on televi¬ sion reporting that a death rat¬ tle heard nation-wide was at hand: that people were dying from poison put into Tylenol capsules. Li ke wow! I just couldn ' t believe it, declared Derwin Lowe, junior. Police officials soon after began to point their boney fin¬ gers at various suspected per¬ sons and groups, but the kill¬ ings continued. Cringing over their poten¬ tial financial losses, shop¬ keepers reluctantly proceed¬ ed to withdraw their current stocks of Tylenol from off of their store shelves. Alerted LW students and their families guickly discard¬ ed their previously appetizing Tylenol vials. Angie Nunn, junior, confid¬ ed, I ' m not buying Tylenol anymore. I ' m just not taking any chances.” Still the dying lists grew. And the mystery remained. 4 Images — perspective Kids play nuclear games “Firebreaks” and “MAD” st November 22, President Ronald Reagan declared, I am concerned about the ef¬ fects the nuclear fear is having on our people. The most upset¬ ting letters I receive are from school children who write to me as a class assignment ... Their letters are often full of terror ... Courses about nuclear war, given the go-ahead by the Na¬ tional Education Association, are proliferating in American schools and are currently seeped in much controversy. Both conservative and liberal elements are at odds ends once again on the issue be¬ cause the battle boils down to a harvesting of the young hearts and minds of America ' s youth, in essence its future. Unlike earlier students of the 50s who were products of air raid drills that supposedly taught them how to survive a global conflict by ducking un¬ der their seats, many modern youths are learning about throw weights, megatonnage, gound ero, deterrence, and the doctrine of MAD — mu¬ tually assured destruction. Drs. John E. Mack and Wil¬ liam Bradford, psychiatrists, who teach at Harvard Medical School, judged from a ques¬ tionnaire that adolescents are deeply disturbed about the threats of nuclear war and the risks of nuclear power. An ele¬ ment of fatalism seems to be growing among today ' s young. Firebreaks is a nuclear war game created by Gound Zero, an organization led by former White House strategies arms control expert Roger Mo- lander. Choices is a unit on conflict and war in a nuclear war course developed by the NEA and the Union of Con¬ cerned Scientists for junior high students. Both games are controversial due to their anti- nuke points of view, whose “Spit ’n polish” win West Side battle T X he LW Performing Drill Team brought home the Gold, so to speak from West Side this year. The Boys ' Drill Team took first place honors; the Girls ' Drill Team, second. Lester Lowe, senior, was cho¬ sen the top ROTC student, beating-out all other city-wide competition. Winners are hard workers, too; and the prize winning Hornets were no exception. Besides their daily ROTC classes, drill team members were subject to general in¬ spection and oral drilling by the commander and other high ranking officers every Thursday Members also prac¬ ticed their parade tactics and maneuvers on lunch hour and after school as well. Spit ' n polish, military tactics, and minding their p ' s and q ' s was the name of the game. Michelle Adams, freshman, said, ROTC is a very good class in which to learn self-dis¬ cipline, military tradition, and leadership skills. Kevin Robinson, freshman, agreed and nodded, The ba¬ sic guts of ROTC is discipline. — LaShawn Whiting — philosophy, many conserva¬ tives feel, if allowed to promul¬ gate in the schools, could seri¬ ously weaken the resolve for the defense of our country. An essential dilemma shared by all human beings said the poet Robert Frost in his poem entitled Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Even¬ ing is that of choices. Our choices in life prove criticd and in the end it is our choica that make the differences ifl our lives. In the meantime, the Doomsday Clock ticks away, heading that much closer to midnight. Thus between its hands, in the interim, there are those remaining minutes left for the dreadful choices. Daniels Prince rocks at Genesis arM ; Genesis Center rocked from side to side last November 19 when the 22 year-old punk rock singer Prince came to town, ac¬ companied by Time and Vanity 6. Prince ' s concert lasted from 8 P.M. until 12 midnight, yet the excitement still remains. Gary teens, and older peo¬ ple too, rocked to the beat as the wild and youthful enter¬ tainer performed his exotic songs Do Me Baby, Head, and many more. The audience shrieked when Prince sang an intimate ballad entitled International Lover while in bed. Young ladies screamed and cried, I wish I could be up there with you! Francetta Richmond, senior, said, I cried so long and so hard that I came home with bags under my eyes. Prince is my favorite enter¬ tainer and I wanted to bring him home with me, added Traci Bishop, sophomore. And though the concert is over memories still remain. — Montina Pruitt — H Teens search for idols, heroes, and other windmills 5 have been in exis¬ tence long before the advent of crew cuts and bobby sox. Today ' s search for teen idols to worship certainly provides proof in this primal impulse. John DiGangi, a counselor at the Southlake Mental Health Center, responded to our que¬ ries about hero worship. Teens look for popular fig¬ ures who seemingly uphold the characteristics that they can value and emulate. When further questioned why teenagers tend to seed out public personalities, rather than their parents for role mo¬ deling, Mr. DiGangi said, It ' s a normal step in the process of separation. We replace our original heroes, our parents, with other fantasy heroes. Among the names that con¬ tinually cropped-up in a re¬ cent informal survey of LW students were Scott Baio and Rick Springfield. Freshman Maria Marquez commented, I think they ' re cute and I like how they act. Soap stars Tony Geary and David Hasselhoff also proved to be among the favorites of many LW teens. Yet, teenage heartthrobs weren ' t just confined to the boob tube. They came in all shapes, sizes, and forms. Timo¬ thy Hutton, Matt Dillon, Rich¬ ard Gere, Leon Issac Hayes, and Brook Shields were just a few of the multitude of movie stars that made modern teens feel turned on. Young per¬ sons also chose rock stars, ath¬ letes, and even family mem¬ bers to idolize. Linda Moore, senior, chose office secretary Tula Sakes as her personal heroine. She ' s very sweet. She ' s the type of person that you can talk with and tell your problems to. However, not every teen¬ ager is interested in idolizing stars or looking to them for some kind of guidance and di¬ rection. Kenneth Johnson, ju¬ nior, doesn ' t feel that he needs a star to help him form his per¬ sonality. I think it ' s assinine that people look upon stars al¬ most as gods, Kenneth de¬ clared. Of course, teens aren ' t the only ones who harbor fantasies about their ideals. Parents, too, (who are still capable of re¬ membering) often supply their teenage children with a long list of their infatuations. Those persons, for example, who need to fantasize more personal power frequently project their imaginings into strong and independent-type heroes, like a Clint Eastwood, or a Burt Reynolds, or a Kung Fu. Thus personal heroes and idols often vicariously provide people what they themselves lack. I suppose that everyone, teens as well as adults, want to feel worthwhile, loved, and im¬ portant. Maybe we just find different ways of fulfilling these needs. — Annette Methot — Student Life •— 1 9 Shapley Shapley Falling leaves and November trees mean fun for Victoria Peter¬ son, freshman, and the rest of the gang. Friendly smiles warm cold hands as Andrea Sosa, Maria Mar quez, and Joey Morales, freshmen huddle amicably together. Cut backs make for “hard times” w hat is a cut back? Who gets cut back? Whenever the issue of cut backs was brought up, people felt somehow deprived or inse¬ cure. Throughout the Gary Public School System, many seemed in the middle of a mini-depres¬ sion. Our educations were be¬ ginning to suffer: teachers were being cut, school sup¬ plies became scarce, and ser¬ vices were diminished. As a whole, everyone kept com¬ plaining of the tight budget crunch. The school board declared they were justified in eliminat¬ ing teaching positions because the student population was de¬ creasing. As a result, some our better teachers were elin nated. Senority was the key job security, while those lowi on the pole got booted out the door. Custodians, too, lost th members. One loudly ca plained, Now my work lo has increased as a result of cut backs. Students also complained having to use old books and the school system gettiij cheap. Everyone in the school si tern is effected by a cut back one way or another. Cut bac hurt everyone, declared Ba ita Kimp, junior. — LaShawn Whiting - The robots are coming! F JL-J r er since folks went to see the movie The Day The Earth Stood Still ' a sort of anti¬ robot conspiracy seemed to be brewing. It was as though some people had gotten the idea somehow that the tin men were out to get the earth and humans alike or that they want¬ ed to turn the world into some kind of mindless assembly line. Considering the way things are going though, maybe some of those guys suffering from the harem scarem ' s weren ' t so nuts after all. Today there are more than one hundred manufacturers and distributors of industrial robots. This fact denotes a dis¬ tinct upswing in the field of ro¬ botics, compared to about 25 years ago when they were considered little more than playthings, in the experimen¬ tal stage at that. Their industrial applications were really quite limited until the 70s when their potential was re-discovered by the Japaneese, and their man¬ ufacture and application were greatly expanded. Even now robots are being used in space as well as in in¬ dustry. Slowly but surely, they are making their presences felt in our every day lives. At US Steel in Gary, for exam ple, ro¬ bots have been brought in to label steel pieces and other in¬ ventory items. These armed marvels are perfectionists in their work, and they don ' t strike, don ' t gripe, and don ' t have to get paid either. Maybe mill workers, and others, have just cause to be fearful of the tin micro-chips, as they more and more dis¬ place the American laborer and literally take over his jobs. In fact, there is a whole new class of so-called displaced workers coming into exis¬ tence, not only due to the cur¬ rent depressed economy, but also because of the industrial robots. William Tanner, robo¬ tic specialist, recently pooh poohed the robot ' s bogey¬ man image, saying that they were little more than machines that could be programed to perform a variety of tasks that most workers don ' t like to do in the first place but that their dexterity is limited and can ' t come close to the ability of the human hand. Well, you can take some time if you want to decide how you want to crack this nut. But one thing fer sure — the ro¬ bots are coming! — Bryan Bullock — 3-D creature flops as fad he big fad in the sum¬ mer of ' 82 was 3-D movies. People seemed to enjoy the idea of fearsome creatures. It ' s fun to sit up and watch things fly at you, but the glass¬ es were probably just a money making gimick ' said Shirelle Chew, junior. One all-time 3-D flop was shown on television. Glasses for the movie were sold at al¬ most all 7-11 stores for 75$. By 8 o ' clock that Saturday night, many a teen had parked their bods in front of the boob tube, waiting for The Creature from the Black Lagoon to spice-up their lives. But the dumb critter never pulled it off. The movie was a complete f-l-o-p! I wanted my money back, moaned Lisa Allen, senior. — Montina Pruitt — Arcade game addicts have “Frogger” fun? imes have changed in arcades as well as in fashions. Today the arcades are full of video games and mad teen¬ agers. Favorite games are Pac-Man, Centipede, Space Invaders, and Frogger. In fact, arcades have become so popular that there has to be a curfew set in certain cities be¬ cause the kids won ' t go home. Each quarter that is put into those slots makes the owner wealthier and wiser. And by wiser I mean more video games coming in, said one happy proprietor. If I had more money I ' d spend more time in the ar¬ cade, confided Francetta Richman, senior. Stayce Mask, also a senior, added, Arcades are good re¬ creation for young people and for fun the arcades are the places to go. Some older people think ar¬ cades are bad for youngsters, however, because they waste their money. Yet others feel that arcades keep the teens away from drugs and alcohol. Mrs. Mattie Johnson, a par¬ ent, had this to say, I think arcades are nice to go to once in a while, but not habitually. Being addicted to arcade games is almost as bad as be¬ ing on drugs or alcohol. Some educators might, in¬ fact, with Mrs. Johnson, accus¬ ing arcades of fostering vege¬ tation and mindlessness. — Montina Pruitt — Student Life — 21 A ' Winter forgets its burr this year his year temperatures never dropped below zero and the weather seemed like early spring. Guess we were lucky ' mused one LW stu¬ dent. I thought I ' d never have to wear my coat, let alone my boots, recalled Eunice Miller, senior. There were only a few days that I really needed to wear them: those were the days that it snowed unexpect¬ edly. The first day it really snowed, we were in school. I thought they ' d release us ear¬ ly, but no such luck, she com¬ plained. But this was still the best winter yet. Last year? There were bli zards every day, recollect Melvin Mitchell, senior. ' ' This year, well, it was mellow. w inter — thoughts t braving icy winds, huddlin ' round warm doors, and lod ing in cheery windows. Winter — images of cal that protest starting, finger and toes that become blue and folks trudging down fit zen streets in darkness. Winter reflections — hoai frost quilts, bare branchej sleepy cities, cold beauty, afl Christmas vacation. — Helen Powell While inside, warm and cozy, |i mors Chris Bene. Johnita McBride Caroline Morales, Heath Rucker, ant Gordon Gibson kindle the intellects Admiring the quilted winter specter, Joe Cerda, senior, doesn’t seem to mind lingering in the snow. Upon occasion, the library can even muster up a collection of teachers, particularly the English kind. Like the Phoenix, LW library rises again T X he LW library is feeling like its old self again. It has mostly healed from its terrible bum wounds, caused by a nearly fatal fire, that almost did it in. But like the mythical Phoenix, it has once again been restored, rising from its own ashes. When Mrs. Elizabeth Wil- kerson, head librarian, and her crew moved into the recon¬ structed library shell structure in September, 1981, they brought with them 2,400 vol¬ umes of supplanted books from their temporary encamp¬ ment, pitched on the third floor of the B-wing. In June of this year, the li¬ brary collection had grown to a boastful 22,500 volumes, 2,798 filmstrips, 1,283 tran- Mrs. Elizabeth Wilkerson, Head Librarian, genially reminds Marchell DeNeal, junior, about the Reminder System. Many library consumers are indebted to the obliging presence of the new photo copier. sparencies, 720 microfilms, 658 recordings, and 58 tapes. Together with its aggrandiz¬ ing treasures, the library ' s metamorphosis had been fur¬ ther augmented by the addi¬ tion of three microfilm readers, a new micro-printer, a Xerox copier, and a reminder sys¬ tem . An elevator-like lift had also been installed for the to and fro benefit of LW handi¬ capped students. The reminder system, espe¬ cially, is a celebrated portal. Even though there are some who might want to call it a new security system, its basic func¬ tion is to act as an electronic moniter, a check point if you will, to remind forgetful per¬ sons to properly check-out their library materials as well as to dissuade would be pilferers. This electronic wizard is a really marvelous gizmo, with its superman-like eyes that can penetrate virtually anything but lead. And with the help of its super powers, it is hoped that library losses can be re¬ duced and that supportive school services can be in¬ creased. Thus the new library, like the ancient Phoenix, has risen once again out of ashes. Long live the grand oV bird, ah, er, the library! OQ Student Life “ la O Special Olympians whoop it up! Shaple Fpecial Olympics were for very special people. And they did have fun! It all started in 76 when about 150 persons participated in six outdoor events; running races, relay races, and field events. Since that time, the competition has grown to over 700 gregarious, would be stars that all leave the stadium bran¬ dishing some kind of ribbon. In addition to the elemen¬ tary and high school students who had to do all of the work in the events,, the Olympics were a great opportunity for other LW students to lend a helping hand and to show their good sides too. And it really was an inspira¬ tion to see the joy in the Olym¬ pian ' s eyes when they suc¬ ceeded. Those kids could real¬ ly whoop it up! Shapley She sez she vants my bloood! 0) nee again the Red Cross came to LW looking for blood. And sure enough, they found some from those who ei¬ ther thought they had more than they needed or from those who were just plain down right humanitatian and generous. The Red Cross volunteers would only bleed you if you were 17 or older. Then if you managed to survive the ordeal, they stuck a red badge of cour¬ age on you and gave you one of their IOU ' s just in case you might need a pint of the ol ' red in the future sometime. Upon returning to class and appearing somewhat pale and drained, to say the least, some galoot asked Linda Schneider, junior, if she had given blood. Yeah, how did you know? she wondered. Ummm, that blood is so good! 24 — Student Lite Adam Benjamin Jr., little giant, passes A Adam Benjamin Jr. ' s sudden passing on Labor Day weekend of last year had shocked so many of his fol¬ lowers and admirers. A former Gary school teacher, his political star had risen from serving in the Indi¬ ana House of Representatives to serving in the full Senate in Washington. Adam has been well known as a workoholic, a conscientious individual who reveled in the democratic process and who seldom missed a vote. Thus Adam was frequently praised for his profound knowledge of proposed leg¬ islation and how it would fit into existing law and into the scheme of things. If he found flaws in the proposed laws, he would oftentimes recom¬ mend admendments to help the lawmakers improve upon their legal handiwork. Benjamin was revered by many not only because of his exceptional mind and dedi¬ cation, but also for his great heart and spirit. By his own bootstraps, he had risen him¬ self up high and had become a nationally renown power fi¬ gure. Yet his basic values and sympathies never waivered — he was still for the little guy. This rare and genuine af¬ finity for the common man was not only preached by Benjamin, but practiced as well. Inspite of his worldly fame, the example he set was that of humility of spirit: he never forgot his humble be¬ ginnings. Certainly, this Adam Ben¬ jamin Jr., was a little giant of a man. He was one of ours and he was rare. He has left a great void. His presence will be sorely missed. —perspective - - American educational decline is certain bandwagon issue D r. Charlie Nelms, asso¬ ciate dean for academic affairs at IUN, member of the Gary School Board, and member of the Post-Tribune ' s Citizen Editorial Advisory Board, is concerned about the fact that the experts have pro¬ nounced our nation to be at risk due to the decline in the quality of its schools. He feels that American edu¬ cation is certain to become a political bandwagon issue in the months and years ahead. He cautions, however, that it is easier to identify problems than to solve them. He relates even the Ameri¬ can Federation of Teachers, at its 67th annual convention, has gotten into the act and adopt¬ ed a reform package that in¬ cludes guidelines for merit pay for master teachers, although there are still many unionists who might still disagree strongly with this new position. He says other features of the AFT ' s reform pack include hikes in teacher pay, stricter high school graduation re¬ quirements, more homework, tougher discipline, higher teacher re-certification re¬ quirements, and increased union imput into teacher eval¬ uations and merit pay stan¬ dards. Dr. Nelms says other such proposals for solving our pre¬ sent educational impass are lengthening the school day as well as the school year, re¬ vamping teacher education, providing pay differentials for science and math teachers, withholding high school diplo¬ mas, and tuition tax credit. Dr. Nelms feels care must be taken to resist the temptations of overly simplistic quick- fixes and to resolve that mon¬ ey alone is not the sole pana¬ cea it ' s cracked-up to be. Instead, he concludes that the philosophy of higher ex¬ pectations for students needs to be re-established, the value placed upon teacher roles needs to be up-graded, paren¬ tal involvement and home help need to be re-instituted, teach¬ er effectiveness needs to be better measured, and adminis¬ trative support of teachers needs to be strengthened. Dr. Nelms acknowledges that the above are hot topics for concern and for discussion. But that what is really at issue is really the survival of the American system. John Collier, senior, is really somethin ' as he points to his election campaign button. Student Life 25 —perspective- What do we really need? More or better? Many of us were not sur¬ prised when a national blue- ribbon panel of experts indit¬ ed the American education system as having declined into a new mediocrity. The national panel, alarmed by its findings at last, had rec¬ ommended the immediate in¬ crease of math, science, and English courses in our nation ' s public schools. It had also opt¬ ed for a longer school year, a longer school day, and more homework. There are, indeed, a num¬ ber of educators who would agree with members of the panel and who would like to believe that money is the an¬ swer to our nation ' s school problems, that more is better. They would by all means sup¬ port the recent report because it means more money. If you would ask them to compare the quality of present day public education with the nation ' s past or with the global future, many of them would as¬ sure you that we really aren ' t that bad off, that the blue-rib¬ bon panels report is really an overstated case. Then there are those who feel even if the money were doubled, this would not change the quality of educa¬ tion enough to notice it. Rather they view the educational ero¬ sion as going much deeper. Instead, they tell us that to¬ day ' s school problems really involve our shaken fundamen¬ tal foundations, our discarded traditions, our demoralized hu¬ man values, our destructive permissive trends among the young, and our blighted lead¬ ership and role modeli ng among the old. The real question they say may not be how much more, but instead who and how many are ready and willing to be awakened from their mate¬ rialistic delusions? And who are left that still have enough spunk and valor to rock the dreaded boat? Teens think Lark is great more popular stores in the South Lake Mall in Merrillville provided some of our Gary teens with the opportunity to learn as they earned. Otherwise, the hard fact that jobs for teens had become very scarce over the past few years was documented all too well. Many businesses seldom even bo thered considering applications submitted by teens, because there were so many adults out of work and looking for jobs. The Lark was an exception however. The more fortunate teens who did get jobs work¬ ing at The Lark said that they enjoyed working at the cloth¬ ing store because it was a ball as well as a job. ' T enjoy my job because 1 meet new peo¬ ple every day, said Todd McCain, senior. Robin Haywood, senior, agreed, The Lark is and has been a very fun place to be. Some people get tired of go¬ ing to work, but I look forward to it each day. Many older folks said that they, also, enjoyed shopping at The Lark because it was so nice and neat. The teenagers, as well as the other personel, are so courteous and respectul to the customers. And their dress code is beautiful too ' commented Barbara Woods, a local Garyite and mall shop¬ per. Larry Moman, junior, is a winner ' At the Career Center, Larry was featured as ’ Student of the Month Student Life —“ 27 Outstanding LW students inspire awards l tudent Council held its . on May 17, before a select au¬ dience in the auditorium. j The occasion was an excit¬ ing and memorable affair for many LW high achievers who walked away with trophies, medals, and certificates. Academic Superbowl Michael E. Brown, Tom Browne, Bridget Ferguson, Emma Jones Accounting Vanessa Scott Art Rosalind Ash, Fermin Ro¬ bles. Adam Franco, Dija Kaj- makoski, Manuel Mendoza, Kelvin Wade Band Getina King, Carolyn King, Novelette Nevers, Christine Chester GeraldE. BuncheMemorial Craighton McFarlane Mary Cheevers Emma Jones Choir Computer Math Jose Berrios Conklin Memorial Bryon Gamer DAR Good Citizenship Holli Jaskulski English Jewel Barrett, Angela Black, Cherise Draine, Susan Flo¬ res, Milina Die, Lionel Mc¬ Kinley, Ingrid Merri- weather, Luz Perez, Michael Piquant, Daryl Randolf, Iris Reeves, Joseph Toro, Pat Torres, Sharon Walker, Thomas Wasowicz French Tom Browne, Elane Can non, Belinda Wellons Freshman Courtesy Michelle Heard Girls’ Club Vickey Perkins Home Economics Industrial Arts Michael E. Brown, David Lee, Michael Manuel, Ger- ado Marquez, Michael McGee Journalism Larry Moore, Montina Pruitt, Debbie Robey, Ken Schneider, Maggie Shapley Mathema tics Jose Berrios, Unme Thomp¬ son, Cassandra Barnes, Tom Browne, Tracy Carpenter, Timiko Donaldson, Attwood Duncan, Carlita Elston, Brid¬ get Ferguson, Roderick Willett, Cherese Gregory, Debbie Kimp, Micah King, David Lee, Marie Hope Lira, lan McElroy, Agnes Peter¬ son, Souli Yong Phousirith, Robert Trajkovski John Minarich Emma Jones Norman Kurtis Jr. Memorial Michael E. Brown Quill and Scroll Bryan Bullock, -Denise Ma¬ loney, Anthony Palm, Helen Powell, Montina Pruitt, Deb¬ bie Robey, Ron Vilusz Reinhardt Tauck Memorial ROTC Salutatorian Emma Jones Scholarships Ball State Athletic Emma Jones Bell and HoweU Holi Jaskulski Carrie B. Dawson Dawn Ruzbasan Hoosier Scholar Bridget Ferguson, Emma Jones, Dawn Ruzbasn Inland Steel Holli Jaskulski, Dawn Ruz¬ basan Iowa Athletic Johnny Fort • Presidential Eugene Peters Purdue Minority Engineer¬ ing Bridget Ferguson Rotary Tom Browne Special Achievement 28 Awards Day Winners — receive due recognitions and tributes Awards Day — 29 Make believe it’s Prom night M mell, trying to complete their somehow magic time; for it was gowns and boys strutted ay 7 was prom night, an preparations. Meticulously, elegance that strolled into the around in their tuxedos, the evening to remember in the they had washed their cars, at Marquette Park pavilion. scent of blossoms perfumec hearts of many a junior and tired themselves, and, in gen- During the course of the glit- the air. senior at LW. eral, had driven everyone co- tering evening, the entire ball I enjoyed working on the Before the gala affair, young coa nuts. room brimmed with ravishing prom because I wanted to see ladies and young men had But later on, when the hands colors and faces. While girls the students have a good frantically run around pell- of the clock struck eight, it was promenaded in their silken time, wearily sighed Mrs Loni Utley, junior English teacher and prom coordina tor. ( After the ritual pageantry flirting, and dancing, many couples did not stay for the dinner. They had made prior reservations to dine at other notable restaurants in the Chi- c agoland area instead. We went to the Hyatt Regency for dinner and it was absolutely beautiful! exclaimed Anita Powell, junior. Afterwards, we rode around Chicago and finally made it back home around 5:30 A.M., yawned John An derson, senior. Well, anyway the punch line of the fairy tale was when the sun arose once again the next day, most of the goddess like creatures and debonair, young princes whacked back into re ality. Like so many other pretty baubles, fantasies are so fleet 30 — 1 Prom - ing somehow. Prom night — beautiful mosaic the way we were so fine Prom ““ 31 Some came with smiles others, with tears F X eelings ran high on the evening of June 2 as members of the senior class marched into the Polk Gym for the last time, to the venerable strain of Pomp and Circumstance ' The Star-Spangled Ban¬ ner then waved the way for the Invocation given by Roder¬ ick Willett, senior class treasur¬ er. The LW Concert Choir and Mixed Chorus, under the di¬ rection of Mrs. M. Lynn Boynes, sang two selections: I May Never Pass This Way Again and Anthem for Spring. Father Anton Babic, of St. Joseph the Worker Church, preached the Baccalaureate Address, followed by Emma Jones, salutatorian, who pre¬ sented a recitation entitled Programs of the Past. Vale¬ dictorian Bridgett Ferguson was next with her oration Printouts of the Future: A Computer Age. Principal Christ Christoff ensued with the presentation of the class of ' 83, followed by Mr. Nicholas McDonald, Assis¬ tant Superintendent — Educa¬ tional Instructional Services, accepting the class. Dr. Charlie Nelms, member of the Gary School Board, then proceeded to confer the diplomas. Finally, Rita Daniels, senior class secretary, concluded the inspiring ceremony with the traditional benediction. The seniors, some with smiles and some with tears, then departed from the scene as the recessional Pomp and Chivalry echoed behind them. As families and friends gath¬ ered outside to greet the new graduates, one graduating senior, Montina Pruitt, ad¬ mitted her mixed feelings, At rehearsal when the march was played, I cried. But tonight I ' m happy. Yet I know I ' ll miss school and all of my friends. Thus may the sunshine ever light their paths and may the winds always be at their backs. So, seniors, fare you well. — Shirelle Chew — Primming for commencement, seniors Marilyn Howard, Willet Hooks, and Toni Griffin adjust hats and gowns. Johnny Mathis, senior, does ditto. . Organizations Well, it ' s heard tell that most folks are social by nature. I guess today ' s young folks are-essentially no different than be¬ fore. In order to be social they gotta [sic] socialize. Everyone knows that friendliness and socializing makes for popularity. How bet¬ ter to be friendly, sociable, and popular than to become known? Even so how much better to be friendly, sociable, pop¬ ular, and known than to join an organiza¬ tion? Maybe the main concern is not the lack of opportunity anymore, but too many choices? It ' s enough to drive some teens bonkers. Ahh, let ' s see. What c ' n I do t ' night? Maybe go t ' the Spring Sing, dance, game? Cancel m ' date? Umm, doesn ' t rate. Study, ugh, the pits. Oh, Yeah Club! Yes, sir 1 The Place on 45th is big on fnendly, sociable young folks who get known by joining popular organizations. OrganiMtions “ Student Council — Front Row: LeJeune Williams, Lori Taylor, Bridgette Ferguson. Second Row: Helen Powell, Emma Jones, Eugene Peters. Third Row: Rodney Ellis Damita Stiff. Rita Daniels, Saundra Wells, Lisa Smith. Student Council — Front Row: Sylvia McDonald, Alicia Comsa, Unme Thompson. Second Row: Crystal Reese, LaTanza Rodgers, Ingnd Merriweather Third Row: Linda Riley, Rhonda Jordan, Shelia Horton. Some oi Mr. Mario Dongu s Black History students were selected to attend the Inter-High School Student Council assembly held at Wirt this year, honoring the late Dr. Martin Luther King. Student Council begins with big bang T J™ P t years Student aged to survive its onslaught, Council s fall agenda was filled continued on in their studeni with tun, excitement, and government work work. The year had begun This year ' s Student Council with a big bang: incoming officers were also a part of the trosh elections, football home- election grab bag: Eugene Pe- coming queen and court, pep ters had been elected presi- rally, and homecoming dance, dent; Rodney Ellis was vice the football homecoming president; DeAnna Slaughter dance, in particular, ended was named secretary; and Eric real groovey. The turn out was Newman, treasurer, great, but the D.J. ' s broken The senior council members d ° wn equipment was the left in June, many headed for P 1S ' Thanks goodness the college after summer vacation, guy finally was able to get it The rest of the council looked going. Then when the music forward to sunny skies and bal- got jumpin , the legs started my nights, and work, too, if movin , the real jam began, they could get it. Basketball season and elec- As September began its roll ion time again, but this year around once more, many of kl 6 u W !f n ° homecomin 3 the now seasoned council basketball dance. Instead, a members found themselves r ail Dance had been planned strangely pounding on the that took up the slack for the school doors once more, from former lack. The dance was a boredom more than likely, real ringer: the turn out was They were eager to get in the good and the D.J. ' s equipment thick of it again — they with W wu ng is time ' their grand plans and bright When spring came marchin ' visions for 84. m as usual, the annual fever hit _ Montina Pruitt — as expected. Those who man- 36 Organizations mm Thomas Robinson, Kim Robinson. Third Row: Tanya Young, Roderick Frazier, Darice Miller. Council sponsor shows true grit “T X knew the dangers of this job when I took it ' quipped Mr. Larry Hinken, math teacher, who last year took over the sponsorship of the LW Student Council for ' 82- ' 83. Mrs. Clara Williams, English teacher, h ad handed over the Student Council responsibility to Mr. Hinken after three years of hard work, dedication, and headaches. I enjoyed the work, related Mrs. Williams. During my first year, I felt like giving up; but this is a normal feeling when you take on something so big. One reason I resigned after three years was to dedicate more time to my English classes. Mr. Hinken added, Due to Dr. Jones placing restrictions on the types of fund raisers or¬ ganizations can have, raising money would be harder this year. When asked what students could look forward to in ' 83- ' 84, Mr. Hinken articulated, A few dances, some car washes, senior T-shirts, and probably selling candy through the Hornet ' s Nest. — Lucy Perez — Trilogy recalls Black History, King T X his years Black History Month was celebrated throughout the Gary Public School System in many ways. Three of the commemorations that were noted at LW were the Inter-High School Student Council Assembly, A Dream for Tomorrow essay contest, and The U.S. Constitution and the Black American es¬ say contest. First, a city-wide school as¬ sembly was held this past Janu¬ ary at Wirt, honoring the birth¬ day of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Approximately, 40 students from LW were chosen to at¬ tend. Their numbers were drawn from the Student Coun¬ cil, class officers, and black studies classes. The Inter-High School Stu¬ dent Council which had spon¬ sored the assembly had urged each individual school ' s stu¬ dent council to make an effort to acquire cash gifts that could be donated to help support the Martin Luther King, Jr. Unres¬ tricted Endowment Fund, a scholarship fund whose invest¬ ment interest has been used to provide cash grants to deserv¬ ing Gary students. In 1982, two LW students benefited from this fund: Kathy Webb, who had received a grant of $300 as an Ambassa¬ dor of Good Will to Chile; and Daryl Randolph, who had re¬ ceived a grant of $400 as an Intercultural French Exchange Student. It was estimated that the total city-wide contributions to the King endowment fund since 1980 have totalled $20,109.22. Secondly, the Village Mall Merchants Association, in con¬ junction with the Gary Public Schools, sponsored an essay contest whose theme was A Dream for Tomorrow. Cash prizes of $50, $25, and $10 were given to first, second, and third place essay winners respectively. In addition, win¬ ning essays were to be pub¬ lished in the Post-Tribune ' s Gary Citizen Edition and were to be displayed at the Vil¬ lage Mall, located at 35th and Grant Street. The LW school newspaper had previously published the essay contest article in The Philosopher and had volun¬ teered its assistance in coordi¬ nating any LW submissions. Lastly, a Black Heritage Cre¬ ative Writing Contest was sponsored by the local chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Soror¬ ity. The competition ' s theme was The U.S. Constitution and the Black American : con¬ testants were encouraged to submit either a 500 word or less original essay or an origi¬ nal one-act play. First prize for the winning piece was $50; second prize was $25; and third, $15. The cash prize for the winning play was $75. Both winning pieces were to be re¬ produced on Channel 50 of WCAE TV afterwards. In addition to the three com- merations, the Eighth Annual NAACP Life Membership Committee launched its annu¬ al $500 scholarship contest. The theme for this year was In Pursuit of Liberty — NAACP ' s Greatest Contribution. Themes were judged on the basis of research and content, the writer ' s opinion, and the quality of writing. The NAACP would forward the $500 check to the winning student ' s col¬ lege choice. Organizations 11 ™ Let’s hear it now for the LW boosters! ■!3ooster spirit had been fantastic this year. Through good times and bad, the LW Booster Club was there to spark our teams. Starting with only fourteen members, the Booster Club grew to more than twenty strong. And these twenty plus hearty voices, together with other busloads of genial riders, cheered on our basketball team, from the sectionals to the regionals, all the way down to Lafayette and the semi-state. In a convoy of rumbling buses, they rallied behind our players to a hopeful victory; and on the way back home, they cheered- up our players overcome by defeat. Through thick and thin, our LW Booster Club showed a praiseworthy stick-to-itiveness and loyalty. So from all the rest of us folks out there who for one rea¬ son or another never made it to the games, let ' s hear it for our Booster Club! Hip, hip, hooray! Hip, hip, hooray! Hip, hip, hooray! — Montina Pruitt — Booster Club — Front: Lejaune Williams. Cynthia Riley, Flemiko Tate. Tamm Woods, Cassandra Jenkins. Middle: Simone Hams, Sherita Smith, Tamm Murral, Cheryl McDonald, Cheryl Watson, Chamell Kimble, Yolanda Gates, Yvette Mohn. Beck: Lantionette Tate, Sherita Mark, Kecia Marks Victoria McKinley, Carla Jackson, Francetta Richmond. Yola nda Clark, Robin Lloyd. A “ Seniors! Seniors! The deafening roar resounded from the bleachers. The pep rally had come full circle. “Get ' iml Get ' im! thundered the LW boosters. “Yea! Yea!” they wildly clamored. “Fourth down! Our ball! Organizations Y-Teens — Front Row: Sancheon Lindsey, Saundra Wells. Second Row: Natalie Mem- weather, Keisha Marks, Anita Powell, Tanya Bryant, Edncias Iordan. Third Row: Ingrid Memweather, Eunice Miller, Helen Powell, Angela McFall, Aurelia Spann Fourth Row: Shirelle Chew, Shaunda Jones, Rhonda Jordan. Charnell Kimble, Kim Robinson. LaTonya Lofton, Rita Daniels. Girls Club — Front Row: Stasha Brewer, Michelle Carpenter, Damita Stiff, Lajeune Williams, Angela Comsa, LaVenita McClendon. Second Row: Sponsor Pauline Burelli, Iris Reeves, Rosiland Ash, Vickey Perkins, Sponsor Dorothy Kouvelas. Y-Teens find pearls despite ups and downs “T An high school we strive for unity and in our neigh¬ borhoods we portray Chris¬ tian ideals. We represent one of the finest groups of whole- some, young women around ' declared one Y- Teen member. Our motto is I am a pearl of a girl, said another. Y-Teens are a part of the YWCA, Young Women ' s Christian Association, whose purpose is two-fold: to show kindness to everyone and to bring happiness to those not as fortunate as others. Usually, the year begins with initation, whose intent it is to make sure that initiates are dedicated enough to join the club. This year ' s initiates had to wear plastic garbage suits. They also had to bring goody-bags to school for their so-called masters. And there were other things they had to do too. One initiate, Aurelia Spann, sophomore, seemed to show some style, inspite of her lowly label and knicker bag suit. After the initiates were told that they had been accepted into the club as full-fledged members, a candlelight cere¬ mony was held by the Y- Teens to celebrate the occa¬ sion. Later on in the year, the Y- Teens dined at the Red Lob¬ ster, took food baskets to needy LW families during Thanksgiving and Christmas, and donated presents to the Childrens ' Home at Christ¬ mastime as well. Charnell Kimble, sopho¬ more, who has been a Y- Teen member since her freshman year, had this to say about the club, I truly be¬ lieve that the Y-Teens could be even better than they are already because some mem¬ bers are not standing-up for what the YWCA really means. Initiation should not be stopped either. The prob¬ lems went further than our club, because Hi-Y had trou¬ ble too. The administration should be trying to help us, instead of holding us back. Nevertheless, despite their many ups and downs, the pearls of Y-Teens kept trying to hold on. Hang in there, ladies. — Shirelle Chew — Organizations — 39 Emma Jones and Roderick Willett, both Senior Honor Society members, lead the line to the graduation stage below. To help keep their treasury solvent. National Honor Society members sold vehicle stickers this year. Melvin Mitchell, member of the Senior Honor Society, reveives his diploma from Dr. Charlie Nelms, School Board member and IUN official. The long gowned line of seniors stand proudly during commencement ceremonies. Senior Honor Society — Front Row: Dawn Ruzbasan, Emma Jones, Helen Powell. Second Row: Holli Jaskulski, Roderick Willet, Bridget Ferguson. Back Row: Melvin Mitchell, Eugene Peters, Michael Brown, Tom Browne. 40 Organizations CLASS — Front Row: Angela McFall, Denise Ricard, Alicia Fair, Micah King, Angela Comsa, Phillip Perdue Second Row: Debbie Kimp, Chioma Echeumuna, Carlita Elston, Aurelia Spann, Diana Cox, Stephanie Ledbetter. Third Row: Michael McGee, Natalie Memweather, Tracey Carpenter, Cherese Gregory, Roderick Frazier, Mary Ann Morales. Fourth Row: Blake Scott, Kecia Mark, Gina Barrett, Jewell Barrett. Bach Rows: Cynthia Marshall, Shenta Smith, Monique Sanders, Bnan Kellenberger, Mathew Chavers. CLASS — Front Row: Linda Miller, Helen Powell, Sylvia McDonald, Anthony Palm, Unme Thompson, Alicia Comsa. Second Row: Sponsor Mrs. Sarah Boyijian, LaShawn Lowe, Rebecca King, Dawn Ruzbasan, John Lucas, Donna Ruzbasan, Rebecca Kougias, Ingnd Memweather. Third Row: Joseph Toro, Holly Jaskulski, Enc Rodriquez, Larry Moore, Shelia Horton Back Row: Bridgette Ferguson, Bryon Gamer, Kenneth Johnson, George Vazanallis, Melvin Mitchell, Emma Jones, Michael Brown. CLASS members score as scholars again, the CLASS program offered a exciting ex¬ periences and opportunities for its gifted members. To begin, CLASS members chose to complete in several Calumet area contests. Two CLASS winners, in particular, were George Vazanellis, ju¬ nior, who placed third in the physics ' competition at Calu¬ met College and Byron Gar¬ ner, junior, who took first place in the regional Rotary speech contest. In October, CLASS mem¬ bers went on an excursion to view the Tiffany art exhibit. Five sophomore CLASS mem¬ bers, also, treked to Purdue Calumet to learn about the pre-college prep courses. When February rolled around, CLASS members, along with other LW students, journeyed to the Goodman Theatre to enjoy Shake¬ speare ' s Comedy of Errors. They also periodically visited Indiana University Northwest, to attend seminars. I love being the sponsor of the CLASS program, beamed Mrs. Sarah Boyijian, science teacher. It ' s a plea¬ sure to know that there are so many good students at LW. The CLASS program has helped to open-up the eyes of these talented youngsters so that they might become more aware of the world going on around them. The program has also helped them to pre¬ pare for their futures as well. Perhaps this year more than any other has shown both CLASS and Senior Honor So¬ ciety members virtually walk¬ ing hand-in-hand. In April, Tom Browne and Angela Black, who were members of both organizations, had the distinctions of traveling to Washington, D.C. in response to a presidential invitation. And, last but not least, in mid- May sixteen more members of CLASS were inducted into the National Honor Society as well. Omni Dance Troupe — Front Row: Jacqueline Gates, Eunice Miller, Yolanda McKee, Lovetta Holloway. Second Row: Melva Harris, Traci Bishop. Tamera Buggs, Tanya Meredith, Carla Daniels. Back Row: Dwayne Sims, Bridget Ferguson, Veronica Bates, Heath Rucker. Modeling Troupe — Front Row: LaShawn Whiting, Troy Gore, La Wanda Worsley. Anita Powell, Crystal Reese, Aurelia Spann Second Row: Montina Pruitt. Third Row: Kim Morton Mona Wooley, April Jones. Lucinda Vanish. Tracey Vanzant, Helen Powell, Rodney Ellis. Back Row: Lance Mitchell, Monique Sanders, LaDonna Smith, Rita Daniels, Saundra Wells. We found these engaging Omni Troupe members involved in some extra-curricular practice outside Mrs. JoAnn Hill ' s, their sponsor ' s, classroom. From left to right: Veronica Bates, senior; Traci Bishop, sophomore; and Melva Harris, senior. DeNeen Thaxton, senior, left LW after graduation for college and modeling in the East. 42 Organizations Hornet s Nest — Front Row: Eleanor Smith, Kim Brown, Deborah Patton. Second Row: Phyllis Brown, Ingrid Merriweather. Kathy Mills, Linda Patton. Third Row: Ervin Walker, Helen Powell, Melvin Mitchell. Michael Brown, Lester Lowe. Back Row: Darren Carson, Edward Henry. Concession Club — Front Row: Deborah Sprouse, Deanna Slaughter, Gardina Kelley, Sponsor Edward Deitch. Scholars say Superbowl VI keen Jew Wallace has been a winner in the city-wide Aca¬ demic Superbowl competition for the past four years. In this year ' s Superbowl VI, LW placed third. Our representa¬ tive scholars at West Side were Bridget Ferguson, Tom Browne, Michael Brown, and Emma Jones, all members of the Senior Honor Society. Athough we didn ' t win first place this year, it was a very valuable experience for all of us because we had the oppor¬ tunity to apply our knowledge competitively, said Bridget Ferguson. It was an honor to be cho¬ sen to participate and we were glad to represent our school, agreed Tom Browne. Since the demise of Senior Honor Society ' s former head Mrs. Shirley Poogach, Ms. Carol Puchowski, English teacher has taken on the job this year. I was extremely proud of our Superbowl Team, admitted Ms. Pu¬ chowski. They studied hard every day to prepare for the contest. She added that she really enjoyed working with such intellectual students. Members of this year ' s Sen¬ ior Honor Society were Angela Black, Tom Browne, Michael Brown, Bridget Ferguson, Lesa Hemphill, Milina Ilic, Holli Jaskulski, Emma Jones, Linda Miller, Melvin Mitchell, Eugene Peters, Helen Powell, Dawn Ruzbasan, Tom Wasowicz, Roderick Willett, and Phyllis Zinnani. Omni Dance Troupe’s repertoire flourishes T X he graceful and agile members of the Omni Dance Troupe performed on a num¬ ber of occasions this past year: for the Phyllis Wheatley Choir Concert, for the St. Monica and St. Luke ' s Choir Concert, for the Black History program at LW, for Vohr School and Am bridge Elementary Schools, and for the Martin Lu¬ ther King Academy. Mrs. JoAnn Hill, sponsor of the troupe for the last four years, is a perfectionist who has seen the Omni grow from a mere fledgling group of nov¬ ices into a seasoned company of multi-talented dancers whose repertoire includes modem, jazz, ballet, and tap. — LaShawn Whiting — Deborah Patton, junior, and Eleanor Smith, junior, work behind the counter in the Hornet ' s Nest. Mrs. Bettye Eichelberger. business teacher, is the book store manager. Organizations Quill and Blade Part Tinners — Front Row: Joyce DiFatta, Argie Tsampis. Second Row: Daryl Randolph, Byron Gray. Unme Thompson, Miguel Gomez, Wanda Fairow, Francetta Richmond, Greg Mokol, Linda Riley, Derwin Lowe. Quill and Blade Full Tinners — Front Row: Tracey Vanzant, Bryon Bullock, Helen Powell, LaShawn Whiting, Regina Robinson, Lance Mitchell, Tammy Joseph, Debbie Robey, Maggie Shapley, Sylvia McDonald, Anita Powell, Montma Pruitt, Janet Sefton, sponsor. Second Row: Rita Daniels, LaDonna Smith, Saundra Wells, Elizabeth Danko, Ron Wilusz, Denise Maloney, Orlando Borrero, Ken Schneider. Anthony Palm, Seth Mauseth. The Hornet ' s Nest helped staffers sell class t-shirts this year. However, these three were left on display in QB-324. Quill and Bladers Rita Daniels and Saundra Wells, seniors, and LaTanza Rodgers, junior, talk over the in ' s and out ' s of yearbook distribution. 44 Organizations The camera catches up with three more full time QB staffers. Shirelle Chew, junior, and Lori Taylor, senior, canvass the campus for news while Jeffrey Jackson, junior, is out on the town trying to drum-up more ads. Quill and Blade Part Timers — Front Row. Kenneth Johnson, Miguel Gomez, Cheryll Oleska. Second Row: Jameelah Mayum. Seth Mauseth, Rebecca King, Derwin Lowe, Jackie Gates, Eunice Wilderness. Quill and Blade Part Timers — Front To Bach: Argie Tsampis, Melvin Mitchell, Michael Brown. Full Timers Front To Back : Montina Pruitt, Anita Powell. Ahoy! Staffers set sail on new course T X hat s right, matey, Tanke ' s gone to M and Sefe ' s news now. Yep, swabe, we ' got a bran ' new skipper at th ' helm. Nev ' r steer ' d is tub like this either. S ' ppose ' l things change f ' r sure: people, places, cap ' ns. But its kin ' a tough havin ' t ' start all over ag ' n, from the bottom up. It all takes time ' n consider¬ able figurin ' , some serious knucklin ' ' n maybe some knockin ' too; th ' n havin ' t ' pick y ' rse ' f up ag ' n ' n start all over. ' N sometimes all y ' got goin ' to j ' s plain ornery stubbornness t ' fuel y ' r tanks. W ' ll, m ' ybe when all things ' r s ' d ' n done, the ol ' ship ' ll stay afloat after all, take on som ' new crew, toot its horns once or twice, ' n plow through the thick ' n tide of it. N the new cap ' n? Gotta give the ol ' gal s ' m credit, a survivor f ' r sure: got some twenty-two ye ' rs i ' the ranks, some salad on ' er chest, ' n gold on ' er cap. Ol ' grit ' n guts th ' t ' e saves special f ' r torpe¬ does ' n mines th ' t comes by. ' N what the cap don ' ' no, sez he learns real fas ' . Sez ' he wrote the book. M ' ybe. A real stick¬ ler f ' r somethin ' s, says ' he. W ' ll, we all got ' r styles ' n ' ers ain ' t too bad. I c ' n bet y ' r bottom bells ' he ' ll get us off the reefs, ' n through the shoals, ' n safe ' t port. Yep, guess that ' s the bottom line, matey — c ' n ' he steer us true ' n will ' he dock us fine? — lass. — Quill and Blade ' s new adviser Mrs. Janet Sefton holds still long enough to get her mug shot. One oi QB ' s favorite photogs Stan the man” gets ready for an underclass Root shoot. r ,:L Organizations Philospher — Front Row: Daryl Randolph. Lisa Manual, Mane Green, Kim Brown, Jeneen Smith, L Tonya Lofton, Lance Mitchell. Second Row: Rebecca King, Rodenck Frazier, Ervin Walker, Lisa Brazelton, Newton Long, Michelle Gray. Quill and Scroll — Front Row: Bryon Bullock, Debbie Robey, Margaret Shapley, Helen Powell, Montina Pruitt Second Row: Ken Schneider, Ron Wilusz. Denise Maloney. Speech Team — Front Row: Debbie Robey. Cynthia Ezell, Ingrid Merriweather, Sheila Horton. Arige Tsampis. Second Row: Rodney Ellis, Kenneth Schneider, Thomas Robinson. Third Row: I ajenue Williams. Mathew Chavers, Michael Brown, Lee Wheeler, sponsor. Just ask Ken Schneider, senior. He ' ll tell you that practice makes perfect, especially when you and the rest of the Speech Team have a Highland meet. National Forensic League — Front Row: Cynthia Ezell, Kenneth Schneider, Ingrid Memweather. Debbie Robey Second Row: Rodney Ellis, Mathew Chavers, Michael Brown, Thomas Robinson. Flash! Speech team boasts NFL winner Bryon Garner N o, NFL does not neces¬ sarily entail pleasurable pic¬ tures of a favorite American pasttime of sitting in front of the family tube, with a bubbly and munchies at hand ' s reach, watching the gridiron antics of some thick necked fellows from the National Football League. Here at LW, NFL stands for National Forensic League in¬ stead, a chartered organization whose main purpose is to moti¬ vate scholastically able stu¬ dents to excell in the field of communications, both inside school and out. According to Mrs. Lee Wheeler, speech teacher and NFL sponsor, after a student has earned 75 points or better in regular speech competition, he or she can ask to be consid¬ ered for membership in Na¬ tional Forensic. Bryon Gamer, for example, was one of Mrs. Wheeler ' s pride and joys. A real success story, Bryon won the Fort Wayne Rotary Youth Speech Contest for his speech The Winning Way, in which Bryon dealt with the topic Should the United States Support the Establishment of a Palestinian Nation in West Jor¬ dan? For his meritous perfor¬ mance, Bryon won the Conk¬ lin Memorial Award, a high honor presented to him by William H. Cable, Rotary Dis¬ trict Governor. The Speech Team had two other of its members qualify to compete in Regional Speech Meets also: Roderick Frazier, sophomore, who qualified for dramatic interpretation; and Ingrid Merriweather, junior, who qualified for impromptu. Mrs. Wheeler, further cited her work with Gardest Gille¬ spie, VICA teacher, in one of his campaign speeches when he was running for Council¬ man of the 1st District. She said she found coaching someone who was running for a political office very different and most stimulating. Finally, one of Mrs. Wheel¬ er ' s future great expectations is to restore the Speech team to its former days of glitter and glory. — Cindy Ezell — Organizations — 47 Girls Chorus — Front Row: Patricia Sherrod, Lynn Boynes, Sponsor, Monica Gault, Juanita Moore, Second Row: Marie Arnold, Minnie McBeth, Aretha Jones, Elizabeth King, Michelle Horton, Virginia Gentry. Third Row: Natalie Memweather. Kim Kelly, Dons Freeman, Michelle Williams. Fourth Row: Theresa Martinez, Annie Davis, Michelle Adams, Charlene Steele, Sylvia Jiminez. Fifth Row: Rebecca King, Tracy Powell, Lucy Feliciano. Shawanna Hardy. Concert Choir — Front Row: Lynn Boynes, sponsor, Tena Barnett, Beverly Gamble, Crystal Reese, Kim Cole. Second Row: Aurelia Spann, Regina Bradley. Argie Tsampis, Tracy White Third Row: Daniel Lowe, Jessie Brodie, Dietra Collins, Charlotte Parker. Fourth Row: Carmen McCants. Sonya Thomas, Maria Rodgers, Kathi Mills, Tammi Polk, Thomas Robison. Fifth Row Diana Hardy, Patrice Gates, Dora I Hooks, Donald Smith. Gospel Choir’s music rings true inspiration T JL he LW Gospel Choir is a uniquely vocal group whose roots extend back to Biblical Times, to the inspired teach¬ ings of Christianity as ex¬ pressed through beautiful mu¬ sic. The Gospel Choir opened its season with a concert in the LW auditorium. Its members gathered on stage to sing the good news of Psalm 23, You Should Be A Witness, Pass Me Not, Sweeping Through The City, I Am A Child, and Never Say No To Jesus. The choir also presented a public con¬ cert at the Jerusalem Baptist Church as well. During the past year, the choir directorship has passed from the hands of James A. Murphy, vocal music teacher, who left LW due to illness, to Mrs. Jenneth Motley, special education, teacher. Student mentors also helped the choir members with their songs and rehearsals: Becky King, Cry¬ stal Reese, Darryl Thomas, and Wayne Evans. Crystal Reese, junior, had some further reflections on the choir this year, Being the president and student direc- toress, I feel that this years Gospel Choir was the best we ' ve had in the past three years. For despite our doubts and hesitations, we ' ve some¬ how always managed to pull it all together and to produce a successful year. — Shirelle Chew — Some of Air. Richard Scheub ' s A.V. aids and their fnends, like Derrick Brooks, junior, got a real kick out of watching the media, mush or not. 48 Organizations Gospel Choir — Front Row: Mark Hobson, Yvonne Abel. Kim Morton, Shirelle Chew, Alicia Fair, Anthony Palm, Lajeune Williams, Troy Gore Second Row: Simone Harris, Montina Pruitt, Angela McFall, Helen Powell, Yvette Johnson, Doris Freeman. Third Row: Harriet Hemphill, Antonia Spires. Tammi Polk, Dawn Harris, Anita Powell, Crystal Reese. Fourth Row: Aurelia Spann. Debra Patton, Kecia Mare. Anthony Haymon, Rita Daniels, Dawn Brown. Fifth Row: Kathi Mills, Latonia Creole, Larry Atkins, Rebecca King. Sixth Row: David Glover, Valencia Davidson, Jenneth Motley, sponsor, Veronica Davidson, Keith Washington. Mr. Murphy ' s hands were a study in expressionism as they played soulful melodies, directing members of the popular LW Concert Choir. Choir members and familiar tunes blend in perfect harmony during a recent practice session. Aurelia Spann, sophomore, found it hard to say good-bye at the year ' s end. Organizations 49 Boys Riffle Team — Front Row: Pnmo Rodriquez, Lester Lowe, Will Green Second Row: Nelson Colazzo, John Jamka. Third Row: Derrick Nash. Color Guard — Front Row: Lester Lowe. Derrel Robinson, Carl Johnson, James King, Roger O ' Neal, Roderic Willett Second Row: Mathew Chavers, William Milkerson, Ronald DeWitt Third Row: Lorenzo Eggerson, Ronald Pipkins. Crystal Bums, Theodora Hawkins, Angela McFall. OEA members, Yvette Blair and pursue both studies and gainful DeAnna Slaughter, seniors, busily employment. DECA Conference winner, Darryl Lyons, junior, proudly hold the first and second place trophies that he won for marketing prowess at Valparaiso High School. 50 Organizations ROTC Girls ' Drill Team — Front Row: Wesley Clark. Keith Carter. Gerald Jones Second Row: Derrick Nunnley, Jonquil Burnside, Crystal Burnside, Aequinetta Rogers. Veronica Bates, Lester Lowe. Third Row: Tammy Ham, Veronica Reese, TThe City Drill Team Com¬ petition, held on March 31, was a night to remember for the Boys ' and Girls ' Exhibition Drill Team members of LW. For the first time in many years, the Boys ' Drill team, un¬ der the sponsorship of MSG. (RET) Gerald Gibson, present¬ ed a truly outstanding com¬ petitive performance that net¬ ted them a city-wide first place Darnella Passmore, Teresa Wynn. Fourth Row: Rose Marie DeLuna, Charolette Parker. Carla Sheppard, Yolanda Barnes, Marie Watson. Fifth Row: Anitra Tarver, Sgt. Hoffman, sponsor, Cheryl Coops, Cynthia Whittier, Debra Harrington. honor and trophy. The Girls ' Drill Team, under the sponsor¬ ship of SFC. (RET) Carol Hoff¬ man, flanked their male coun¬ terparts with a third place rat¬ ing, the second year in a row. Cadet Major Gregory (G- Rob) Robinson, senior, re¬ ceived an additional honor of Best City Commander. Greg¬ ory later related that ROTC ca¬ dets who qualified for the com¬ petition had been asked to cre¬ ROTC Boys’ Drill Team — Front Row: Wesley Clark, Michael Green Second Row: Sgt. Gibson, sponsor, Masol Young, Gregory Robinson, Gerald Jones, John Anerson. Third Row: Darren ate original drill steps and to share them with the rest of the squad. Gregory himself was especially fond of the camel step, where team members marched in a circle, placed their rifles under his feet, and lifted him twirling a rifle of his own. Girls ' Drill Team Command¬ er, Colonel Major Jonquill Burnside, senior, and Lisa Smith, Co-commander, felt that both teams had worked very hard to perfect their rou¬ tines and to demonstrate them in front of an applauding Sumey, Robert LaFayette, Randall Robinson, Keith Carter Fourth Row: Mathew Chavers, Timothy Williams, Ronald Pipkins. Fifth Row: Lester Lx we, Troy Williams. crowd of spectators. The girls, however, came away from the event somewhat disappointed that they had not attained a higher ranking, with most feel¬ ing that they had deserved better. When all was said and done, both teams, sti ll comrades in arms, banded together and traveled to Culver Military Academy where everyone said they had a good time. — Lori Taylor — Sgt. Bryant Crenshaw instructs his class for ROTC cadets in basic military emblems and their meanings. Drill team high steps at city competition Organizations 51 DEC A — Front Row: Jacqueline Hughes, sponsor, Jeneice Casson. Yvonne Cousin. Rosalyn Dubose, Tanya Blair. Second Row: Adrienne Guy, Phyllis Brown, Petual Strickland, Rhonda Brown Third Row: Darryl Lyons, Weis Robinson, Craig Wadley. Fourth Row: Charles Emery, John Tarbert, Timothy Williams, Manuel Muniz. Fifth Row: Myra Crawford, Thomas Silver, Adonis Arms, Lawrence Smith, Tracy Vaxter. Fund raisers are tough Ji he Phi losopher an¬ nounced in its headlnes that once again members of its staff would be out pounding the hall pavements, hawking their traditional carnations, together with marmalade messages of love and devotion, fund raisers in anticipation of the annual school celebration of Valen¬ tine ' s Day. Quill and Blade staffers, likewise, along with a long list of other school organizations, found itself traffiking in candy, peanuts, T-shirts, and school memorabilia in order to help shore-up its shrinking coffers, steadily being diminished by the already shrunken states of the local and national econo¬ mies. Thus the filter down effect of hard times has finally dripped on LW, in a very personal sense. And it seemed like or¬ ganizations and individuals alike were busy doing nothing, but tightening their belts due to the smaller portions of plen¬ ty. More and more students crying was heard bemoaning the fates of impoverished pockets and empty pocket- books, as students strained to keep up appearances. Many of the little luxuries of life, that students had taken for granted for so long, like new duds, fun foods, and crazy cash, simply were not as eternal as they had seemed. Even School City was going around acting like a piker, cut¬ ting its supplies, services, staff, teachers, and comers. The well of good old USA wealth was running on dry, and red blooded Americans everywhere were trying to put the squeeze on the venerable buck. Fund raisers had actually become a big and most serious business. G iris ' Club members found the times tough this year. Most still feel bad about not being able to hold their an¬ nual Tum-a-bout Dance. The traditional Girls ' Club faculty teas were out, too, due to scheduling conflicts. So what was left? Well, they were still able to take two shop¬ ping trips: first to the Schaum- berg Woodfield Shopping Mall and secondly to the Wa¬ ter Tower Place in Chicago. Also, they were involved in pre-Thanksgiving and pre- Christmas nutsales as well. So, girls, it wasn ' t all a lost cause. In spite of everything, you still did well because you tried. And that ' s more than some folks do. DEC A members ’jaw a mite ' round a Career Center table with their sponsor, Mrs. Jacqueline Hughes. 52 Organizations OEA — Front Row: Rosalba Dominguez, Carol King Second Row: Deanna Slaughter, Marcia Woods. Third Row: Marcina Williams, Yvette Blair, Lesa Hemphill. VJCA — Front Row: Gardest Gillespie, sponsor, Kenneth Schneider. Second Row: Johnny Mathis, Kevin Clar. DEC A, OEA members counter teen joblessness n February 24, twenty-one LW Marketing and Distributive Education students participated in the District I DECA Career Development Confer¬ ence in Valparaiso. Approximately, two hundred students from Northern Indiana gathered at Valparaiso High School to test their knowledge in var¬ ious marketing areas, related Mrs. Jac¬ queline Hughes, LW DECA sponsor. Darryl Lyons, junior, took two top honors at the affair: placing first in the Marketing and Distributive Test Event and placing second in the Service Re¬ tailing Series Event, thus becoming el- gible to compete in the Indiana State DECA Conference in Indianapolis. Craig Wadley and Eunice Nelson, seniors, were also chosen to compete at the state meet, due to their high placements in the General Merchan¬ dizing Series and Restaurant Market¬ ing Management Series respectively. DECA further boasted its elected lo¬ cal club officers: Weis Robinson, presi¬ dent; Craig Wadley, vice-president; Eunice Nelson, secretary; and Myra Crawfod, treasurer. Weis was a candi¬ date for the District I vice-presidency as well. DECA students from Indiana and from neighboring states also attended a Leadership Conference, held in Omaha, Nebraska, whose prime pur¬ pose was to promote more advanced leadership skills for its student partici¬ pants. p EA is a work-study class in office education, and all students enrolled in Cooperative Office Education are OEA members, related Mrs. Eugena McMurtrey, OEA sponsor. Such stu¬ dents enrolled in the co-op program spend half of their day at school and work parttime as well. OEA activities this year included participation in the District I Leader¬ ship Contest where Rosalba Domin¬ quez, senior, excelled and received a commendation. OEA, also, participated in the 25th Anniversary Employers ' Recognition Banquet, held May 11, at Marquette- on-the-Lagoon. The main speaker at the affair was Dr. Haron J. Battle, Ex¬ ecutive Director of the Gary Educa¬ tional Scholarship Foundation. OEA members gave a skit, written by Mar¬ cina Williams, entitled ’’Hold on to Your Dreams as well, DECA and VICA were present too. OEA at LW consisted entirely of seniors. The participants included Yvette Blair, Rosalba Dominquez, Lisa Hemphill, LeKesa Hill, Darian Jenkins, Carol King, Anna Lipscomb, Michelle Ramos, DeAnna Slughter, Marcina Williams, and Marcia Woods. Weis Robinson, Hornet DECA president, campaigns for veep at the District I meet. Latin Club — Front Row: Vicky Madrinan, Lucy Feliciano, Ester Ojeda. Second Row: Becky Diaz, Eva Muniz, Debbie Rios. Los Amigos seek cultural escapades Spanish Club — Front Row: Mana Marquez, Raven Hall, Ian McElroy, Diedra Thomas, Jennifer Ash, Alicia Comsa, Angela Comsa, Mario Auguano, Cecil Bates. Second Row: Cynthia Ezell, James Harvey, Carolyn King. Third Row: Rebecca Justo, sponsor, Angela Auguano, Charlotte Parker, Rose Radzirwicz, Becky Cougias, Theodore Wilusz. Fourth Row: Carmen Valle, sponsor, Kevin Weatherspoon, Rosie DeLuna, Oralia Olivarez, Joe PeLuyera, Becky Diaz, Richard Diaz. Fifth Row: Sheila Horton, Natalie Mernweather, Sherita Smith, Iris Reeves, Lavetta Draine. Sixth Row: Yvonne Abel, Marcela Bermudez, Lisa Manuel, LaTonya Lofton, David Hubbard, Doris Freeman, Joseph Auguano. Back Row: Tina Klebofskie. Agnes Peterson, Stephanie Ledbetter, LaShawn Lee, Chris Beric, Bryant Graves. Q panish Club members, better known as Los Amigos, steeped in a staccato pace, acquired much cultural enrichment this year. The club members who are also stu¬ dents of Mrs. Valle, Mrs. Justo. and Mrs. Piazza during the day began their cultural initation with a formal candle¬ light ceremony. The members of I os Amigos went on three notable field trips too: they first journeyed to South Bend to see Jose Molina and his Spanish flamenco dancers. While in South Bend, they decided to tour the University of Notre Dame campus as well. In addition, they sojourned to the posh Conrad Hilton Hotel to applaud a Spanish rock group called Los Cantares. And if that weren ' t enough, they went to East Chi¬ cago to dine on the gastronomic south of the border delights of La Casa Blanco restaurant. They, also, sponsored a faculty din¬ ner, honoring the youthful cultural am¬ bassador from Spain Paloma Hedalgo Lopez. Candy sales and a Los Amigos patch culminated their very active so¬ cial schedule. Mrs. Valle confirmed what we al¬ ready now know. We had a very busy and enjoyable year, she said. —La Shawn Whiting— Lillian Vega and Jenny Lopez, juniors, spiritedly decorate Spanish Club ' s contribution to the homecoming parade. 54 Organizations French Club — Front Row: Arlisha Jones Vanessa Thomas. Second Row: Victoria McKinley, Fashion Ford. Third Row: Daryl Randolph. Christie Strope, Cherese Gregory, Kenneth Johnson. Senior Honor Society members dutifully don their regalia in a library ceremony honoring the late Honor Society sponsor Mrs. Shirley Poogach. Members of Los Amigos proudly bear their banner in the homecoming parade. Concert Band — Front Row: Michell Carpenter, Rhonda Momon, Marina Basaldua Second Row: Sharon Thigpen, Melva Harris. Damita Stiff. Roslyn White, Ricky Serrano. Third Row: Renee Gray, Toy Miller, Glenda Metcalf, Sonya Carter. Beverly Joiner. Fourth Row: Gloria Garcia, Yvette Graham, Tracy Collins, LaJeune Williams, Juanita Lee. Back Row: Keisha Mark, Monique Sanders, Janice Galloway, Blake Scott, Lisa Alfred. Concert Band — Front Row: Primo Rodriquez, Alpha Holder, John Hardaway. Garret Webb. Eunice Miller. Bryant Graves. Second Row: Ray Mason, Stephen Feliciano, Reginald Gillis, John Cleveland. Kathi Mills, Willie Graves. Third Row: Michael Brown, Ernest Berry, Rhonda Jordon, Anthony Cooper. Fourth Row: I aBraun Atkins, Stacey I ove, Stanley Mohn, Michael Johnson, Todd McClendon, Franklin Millige. Band and choir join in bits and pieces T X he LW concert band was a very busy body this past year. It ' s musical talents were in demand at a number of school functions, including football homecoming, Christ¬ mas program, and Spring Concert. At Christmas, the band pier- formed lively seasonal tunes in the auditorium during the in¬ termission, as drama students scurried back and forth chang¬ ing costumes. Later on in the program, the band members played in accompaniment with the festive voices of the Gospel Choir, Spanish Club, and French Club. The band ' s Spring Concert blossomed too, Among its tuneful medleys, And The Beat Goes On proved to be a popular favorite with those in the concert audience. Eunice Miller, senior, said, I enjoy band because you ' re able to share your talents with others. It ' s fun being able to perfor m in front of different audiences. Janice Galloway, junior, and Crystal Reese, junior, were the recipients of two musical schol¬ arships this year, presented by the LW music department on behalf of Ball State University. Both Paul Chilson, band di¬ rector, and Lynn Boynes. choir director, felt that both Janice and Crystal were well deserv¬ ing of the honors and that both would benefit from their schol¬ arships at summer music camp at Ball State. Mr. Chilson ad¬ ded, Janice and Crystal were chosen because they are good musicians, good academic stu¬ dents, and have good charac¬ ters. Band members Stacy Scales, Alvin Carter, and Tim Woods remember practice makes perfect, especially before a performance. Organizations Concert Band — Front Row: Alfred Tate, Kevin Willia ms, Anthony Haymon, Embry Gibson. Second Row: Brian Hargrove, Manuel Muniz, Keith Washington, Devin Moton, Richard Diaz. Third Row. Mathew Danko, Lee Robinson. Michael Neal, Darryl Williams. Concert Band — Front Row: Yvonne Starks, Mana Pipkins. Second Row: Brian Harvrove, Damita Stiff, Roslyn White, Lajeune Williams, Keith Washinton. Third Row. John Hardaway, Ricky Serrano. Back Row: Mathew Danko, Manuel Muniz, Michael Brown, Stacy Love. Lynn Boynes, choir director, and members of the LW concert choir form a harmonious backdrop during graduation ceremonies. Members of the LW marching band show off their rhythmic steps during homecoming halftime. Organizations 57 Academics Samuel Caldwell, senior, attempts to communicate with the computer, using its own Co bol language Among today ' s academia, some profes¬ sors have lit a conservative match that has become a growing fire, fanning a back to the basics approach in the educational wilderness. Figuratively speaking, stars seem to have dropped from the sights of many scholars who had previously hitched their wagons to the so-called swing and sway of the liberal train. Progressive, somehow, didn ' t always smack of better. Tests proved it. SAT scores had declined and school perfor¬ mances were on the wane. Not only couldn ' t Johnny read, but he could ' t ' rite, or do his ' rithmatic nuther [sic], in spite of the new fangled schools, programs, and fundings. Now, howdy dos are being bid to such as sustained silent reading, directed reading and writing lessons, and basic skills, more math, more science, and more silicon chips, each busily being etched into the educational granite of The Place On 45th. Shakespeare’s pen transcends time F iJnglish being what it is, the art of communication, serves as a tongue by which to relate the human experience as it is lived. It extends into every area of life: art, dance, drama, speech, literature. Mrs. Clara Williams, sopho¬ more and junior English teach¬ er, “English is a subject need¬ ed by everyone to make it in the “real world. But when asked if most high school students were prepared to meet the real world is wait¬ ing them, Mrs. Sondra Craig, freshman English teacher, re¬ plied, No, because we fre¬ quently don ' t have enough time to spend on the basics. But LW students do have to meet particular English requi¬ sites. State law currently man¬ dates that students are to have three years of English in order to graduate. In the near future, it is expected that the state will demand that the English re¬ quirement be increased to four, due to the present outcry against educational decline. AP English IV, nevertheless, is chosen by those who are col¬ lege bound and who elect to study the literature of the past: Sophocles, Shakespeare, and Shaw still speak to them in voices that transcend the ex¬ panse of time. Using the price¬ less vehicle of language, their wise old fingers reach out and touch the students of today. — La Donna Smith — By his good works ye shall know him p ✓all it what you will — brotherly love, Christian char¬ ity, or the milk of human kind¬ ness. But whatever it is, many LW students need, seek, and find it in the strong and sturdy shoulders of Mr. William Whit¬ taker, English teacher, whom they frequently call upon to serve as father, brother, coun¬ selor, and friend, a person they can trust and count on. “Everybody needs some¬ body to make life a little bit easier now and then, Mr. Whittaker related. “Room fi¬ ll? is still the center for gener¬ al assistance with college ap¬ plications, financial aid infor¬ mation, and free SAT tutoring. It ' s also a place to escape the stresses of day-to-day exis¬ tence. Mr. Whittaker could feel fur¬ ther satisfaction in knowing that he had tutored in the neighborhood of seventeen students, free of charge, this year, twelve of whom had been able to improve their SAT scores. Mr. Whittaker ' s extensive background includes his hav¬ ing studied in American, Afri¬ can, and European universi¬ ties. Too, his work continues on as guest lecturer for the Chicago City College System, as well as serving on the facul¬ ty of the LW Evening School staff. And while on the subject of LW, Mr. Whittaker gently chides, “I find the general atti¬ tude here that of ' smugness, ' one that does not speak well for a group dedicated to the instruction of youth in an ever- changing society. Perhaps some of us need to take a new introspective look at ourselves as we weather the storms of this era. Certainly there are those who would agree that if by our good works, we shall know one another, then the good done by one Mr. Whittaker will certainly be called out at the final accounting. 60 — Academics Inland Steel salutes Angela Hannagan M s. Angela Hannagan, has been a virtual LW stalwart {or over thirty-nine years. By nature an exceptionally active and involved individual, Mr. Hannagan, who teaches AP English and English IV, has led an exemplary life of the educationally dedicated per¬ son. To her additional credit, this year Ms. Hannagan was hon¬ ored with a distinguished rec¬ ognition and award justly due her: she was presented inspir¬ ing tribute proclaimed her Outstanding Teacher of the Year by Inland Steel. Nominated and interviewed by Mrs. Vera Hooper, reading teacher, Ms. Hannagan s long list of accomplishments were impressive. Some of her more notable mentions included be¬ ing a member of the Advisory Board of Science Associates (textbook publishers); chair¬ person of the LW English De¬ partment for 18 years; presi¬ dent and NOTE laison officer of the Gary English Council; Executive Board member, Curriculum Chairperson, and state conference presenter of the Indiana Council of Teach¬ ers of English; member of the Board of Directors, Collective Bargaining Chairperson, and National Convention partici¬ pant for the National Council of Teachers of English; dele¬ gate to the National Conven¬ tion of the AFT, Executive Board member and elected Co-chairperson of the Secon¬ dary Curriculum and Profes¬ sional Advancement Commit¬ tees. In addition, Ms. Hannagan had been reserve and varsity cheerleader sponsor for 27 years, founder and sponsor of Booster Club, and sponsor of Junior Honor Society. Her other special honors in¬ cluded being the recepient of the Viola Briley award, in 1974; and being given the E.H. Kemper McCombe Award (The highest award giv¬ en to a teacher of English in the state of Indiana), in 1981. Her name has been listed in Who ' s Who in the Mid¬ west, Who ' s Who of Ameri¬ can Women, The World Who ' s Who of Women, Two Thousand Women of Achievemen t, Dictionary of International Biogra¬ phy, and Men and Women of Distinction. Yes, there were more. Im¬ pressive you say? Apparently, some others felt the same too. Mrs. Hooper herself long ago had concluded that Ms. Hannagan was worthy of such recognition, because she had found in her certain rare quali¬ ties, by todays standards: steadfastness, sincerity, hones¬ ty, and dedication. And so, we, too, salute you, Ms. Hannagan. For Larry Moore, junior as well as editor of the school newspaper, the task of vocabulary development is a serious business. Mrs. Betty Yorko, senior English teacher, sifts through the works of Beowulf and Chaucer. Academics 61 We must rebuild America before 21st century — perspective itai Eteioni, social scien¬ tist and author, said that the trouble with young people to¬ day is that they lack psychic stamina. Translated this means concentration and self- discipline. But whatever it ' s called, it ' s lacking in a growing number of American students and it ' s causing many adults to lament the decline of stan¬ dards in American education ' Etzioni related. Etzioni even wrote about it in his book entitled An Imoo- dest Agenda: Rebuilding America Before the 21st Century. He observed a deci¬ sive shift of resources away from higher education and a tendency to make colleges re¬ pair what the schools fail to do adequately. He saw American schools as having the capacity not only to offer an academic curriculum, but also to offer a psychic agenda as well. Schools that really work, Etzioni said, are able to develop character, self- discipline, responsibility, and good old-fashioned commit¬ ment to others and to the com¬ munity as well. And they dished out plenty of homework too. They needed not be ultra¬ authoritarian, however, but they needed to be viewed as being fair. Parents, too, figured Etzioni, had a lot of soul searching and answering to do for this gen¬ eration of young people they had produced who were indif¬ ferent to their communities and obsessed with themselves. Parents spending ' quality time ' with their children is a bunch of baloney, said Et¬ zioni. It ' s just a fad phrase that gave them a fashionable ex¬ cuse for not doing their duty as a parent. Having parents near¬ by and being able to relate to them were the real indespen- sable qualities that so many youngsters needed but seemed to lack. Further, schools today have an awesome opportunity to fill- in the voids that have been created, to change the moral directions not only of our schools, but of society as well. Etzioni is adament that schools, like sports, should shape char¬ acter. Every class activity should be not only a learning experience, but a lesson in character development as well. In order to begin this task of restoring the character of American youth, Etzioni felt it was imperative that the school staff get together and take some long, hard looks at cur¬ rent school policies, school psychic atmosphere, determi¬ nations of school grades, stu¬ dent behavior, and student re¬ sponsibility, all of the educa¬ tional stimuli that make for all of the responses that eventual¬ ly count. a factual-fiction History holds terrible truths in his thunder In lecturing the class J. Mi¬ chael as was his usual habit, Foley, social studies teacher, stuck to his guns, as his pleas¬ antly resonant voice boomed with the principles in which he finally believed, The primary purpose of school (learning) cannot be jeopardized ... Rules and regulations must be established early, be clearly understood, and be consistent¬ ly followed by everyone ... Pausing from his lecture, Mr. Foley, looked-up briefly at the group of students before him, then continued his dia¬ tribe, A renewable spirit and pride for our school must be re-built and retained ... Re¬ spect for and a constructive re¬ lationship between teachers, administrators, and students must be established ... The ability to read at age level must be given priority. After a period of time, his thunder somewhat abated, Improvement and progress must be synonymous ... Citi¬ zenship must be a desired pri¬ ority among all segments of our LW community. As he concluded his stem lecture, a quiet seemed to fall over the classroom. Yey what remained loud and clear were the terrible truths of his words. 62 — Academics IjW early birds rise and shine on SAT I he prime purpose of the SAT early bird program at LW was to improve the testing skills of sophomores and ju¬ niors. The project per se was not new in the USA; rather the LW program was a step in the right direction of catching-up , with the nation. Here at LW, Mrs. Loni Utley, English teacher and depart¬ mental head, attacked the vo¬ cabulary phase of the SAT prep course; and Mr. James O ' Connell, math teacher, tu¬ tored the arithmetic part. The two instructors teamed-up each day at 7:30 AM in order to try to strengthen interested students in SAT theory, analy¬ sis, and probability. Both teachers, likewise, had previously agreed on the im¬ port of intensifying the SAT preparation at LW. Both had come to the realization that such a keen focus, practically speaking, was almost impossi¬ ble during the course of regu¬ lar school day; hence the early bird class was bom. All in all, both found the early rising and select group to be not only, academically special, but also interested and enthusiastic as well. it- Academics 63 Math incline heads upward steadily G I Jometime, somewhere, some former math student will experience a new dawning and will inevitably come to say, So this is why we learned all of that stuff! And a light, once dim, will dawn and shine. Yes, mathematics is a de¬ manding subject. The dictio¬ nary defines it as the science of numbers and their operations, interrelations, combinations, generalizations, and abstrac¬ tions. It is also the science of space configurations, mea¬ surements, and transforma¬ tions. Yes, mathematics is difficult for many students. But it is ba¬ sic and essential to their every¬ day lives. It has been, is now, and ever will be of significant import to both students an mankinds developmental m foldings. Mathematics, in fact, soro say is the future itself or at leaf a key to the future. The nun bers of students having c electing to take math has dre matically increased of lafe Those students, however, wh for whatever reasons do nc take advantage of the growim school emphasis on mat might very well one day firt themselves left in the dust of a increasingly technocratic soc ety, where their math know edge, or lack of it, was spellec out the difference between In ing the good life or just ha vine a menial job. .. a sci-fi scenerio - Space Vaders! ■p X rom out the East, far, far away, there came a machine, from somewhere in inner space, called a robot, a fasci¬ nating little toy. And like many youthful creations, it wasn ' t ca¬ pable of very much, except maybe spinning its wheels, making funny noises, and run¬ ning into things. But in time its arms and cir¬ cuits gradually grew, under the adroit direction of its hu¬ man mentors. Till one day the simple juvenile had become some, had grown to many, un¬ til an entire army of robots was in full view, no longer the cap¬ tivating objects of curiosity and affection, but now powerful machines that blissfully beeped and purred. nd as their capacities, continued to evolve, there ar¬ rived a point in time when these mechanically created ar¬ tificial intelligences, these tin products of human inventive¬ ness and ingenuity, these pow¬ er driven dynamos of destiny were able to duplicate even the aptitudes and talents of their masters, many of whom had long since become tech¬ nologically counter-produc¬ tive and obsolete. The progressive manner¬ isms of the mechanical wizards became increasingly domi¬ nate, far better than the old ways, and far less troublesome too. And if signs of aging tar¬ nished their mettle, a tight¬ ened bolt here, a squirt of oil there, and soon there electrical systems were as good a new. But whenever necessary, a trash heap would do just fine, thank you. Inevitably there came a time when they had outgrown the need for anyone, but them¬ selves. Their very natures had altered remarkably, becom- ming android-like in appear¬ ance; exact chemical copies of their creators. And like the relics that came before them, the remaining humanoids, now only a hand¬ ful and no longer necessary, gradually phased away into so much cosmic dust. The phosophoresence of their eyes glowed brightly like heated fires ... T X he eons of time never ceased to spin and revolve, and the cybernetic prodigies, having at last reached the pin¬ nacle of their perfection, ap¬ peared now monstrous in their magnitude, but otherwise re¬ mained unscathed and irre¬ proachable. Still neither ques¬ tioning nor faltering, they whirred and hummed as inces¬ santly as before. And from out the distant Milky Way, the phosphore- sence of their eyes glowed brightly like heated fires, like beacons harkening peaceful harbors to weary space travel¬ ers from afar who had some¬ how made their way through the dark shoals of the galatic currents to the green and blue dock of earth. Like stars they brightly twinkled on the mid¬ night horizon, as if promising to hold back the dark and cold void awhile. Like tendrils their arms achingly reached-out for further warm embrace. A nightmarish scenerio? I think not. A futuristic possibil¬ ity? And what isn ' t? A present probability? They ' ve already landed. Academics He’ll make one heck of an engineer Ge leorge Vazanellis, junior, securely held onto his second place trophy in physics, pre¬ sented to him at Calumet Col¬ lege. Other aspiring math and sci¬ ence contestants from other high schools throughout the state were there too. Vazanellis had scored very high on the machine graded test in which he pondered dif¬ ficult answers to complex questions in geometric optics and thermo dynamics and much more. But now Vazanellis was a winner, the only one from LW, and he walked mighty high. His physics teacher and menter Mr. David Schoon was proud of his protege too. Mathew Danko, senior, bites his tortgue as he contemplates some sehous measurements in physics lab. Tim Jackson and Troy Robinson, both seniors, gather round the venerable lab tables in Mr. Schoon ' s. Maybe they might discover something yet. Science A modest proposal: Teach students how to think in Mrs. B’s — perspective- p omputertized programs, brought from Purdue Calu¬ met, were introduced to Mrs. Sarah Boyajian ' s biology stu¬ dents for the first time last year. One fantastic fact about these systems was the literally they had been taught how to think. That ' s the whole problem in a nutshell. Many students to¬ day seem to have just plain given-up and quit thinking, maybe because they think they ' ve lost their human edge, what with computer, calcula¬ tors, and cable television tak¬ ing over and all. Many seem to just want to have fun and to play arcade games. Teachers like Mrs. Boyajian, however, along with a growing number of other educators, have become increasingly concerned about the increas¬ ing apathy and mindlessness among today ' s youth. Too many students do little more than carp and moan, Why do we have to learn this? There ' s too much home¬ work. Let the computers do it. Sometimes it seems like a thousand years ago that a Frenchman by the name of Piaget discovered, by observ¬ ing his own children, certain basic truths about thinking. Piaget pointed out we pro¬ gressed through four distinct stages before we reached mental maturity: (1) sensory - motor, (2) pre-operational, (3) concrete, and (4) formal. It ' s the decline and the fall of this last stage that hits many people so hard and that has Mrs. Boyjian so concerned. For an alarming number of modern teens either have lost or have never developed the ability to think deeply about profound things, to conceptu¬ alize the complex, to think in the abstract. Somewhere modem teens have mislearned that all an¬ swers are simple, speedy, and ready-made, sort of like the drive-in at McDonald ' s. Some¬ how many have gotten stalled in one of the simpler stages and have decided to stay there. Thus their thinking skills have remained, for the most part, infantile and have nega¬ tively affected their growth in readin ' , ' ritin ' , and ' rithmatic, so much that it ' s practically a national scandal. Many adults are now openly admitting that much of the educ ation of our youth has tak¬ en a turn for the worse, and that we have let learning dete¬ riorate to the extent that we have become a nation at risk. A poet by the name of e.e. cummings (sic) once described progress as a comfortable dis¬ ease. Progress, said Cum¬ mings, could not always be equated with good and better; and sometimes things were even worse than we had imag¬ ined. Our young people today, despite what some adults say, are a very important and valu¬ able natural resource. For they constitute the basic fiber of our nation ' s future. And if their material has becomed weak¬ ened and unglued, then the national as a whole will suffer and lose. Our young must be taught to think for themselves again, to be responsible again, and to be self-reliant again; or else we are all h eaded for serious trou¬ ble tomorrow. And they must be taught right now! And so that which Mrs. Boyajian observed in her biol¬ ogy class was perhaps a symp¬ tom of a more haunting mal¬ ady, maybe even a warning — unless we all work together to turn it around now. Let ' s get together and make a deal, young and old alike. If the young will promise they will try to learn to think again, then maybe the old should promise they will begin to lis¬ ten. Science 1 6 Images Science There ' s biology; then there is biology — the kind Ms. Marilyn Leach teaches in sex ed. class. Beauty is truth and truth, beauty — whether its Mr. Schoon teaching physics or playing the piano. Mr. Rudolfo Aroc, life science teacher, scru Delores Mon Students choose future careers Schneider am X he Career Center was a place where students could come and go and learn skills they needed for their vocation¬ al futures ' commented Sherry Jackson, senior. Most students came to the Career Center to pursue a course of study in a specifically chosen field. Thus Career Center courses gave students first hand learning experience as well as on the job training. Robert Johnson, a River For¬ est junior in an electronics class, said, I feel the Career Center class I take helps me to fulfill my aspirations of becom¬ ing an electrician. The Career Center offered young people many different choices of courses. For exam¬ ple, cosmetology, carpentry, broadcasting, horticulture, and data processing were some of the more popular classes. At the vocational insti¬ tution, two year courses were the mean, although there were some one year courses of¬ fered, like clerical lab and key¬ punch. Not everyone could be ac¬ cepted into the Career Center however. The requirements for a student ' s enrollment includ¬ ed being able to work to main¬ tain a C average in other academic subjects, and being able to develop a very good attendance record as well. Ms. Martia Bartok, horticul¬ ture teacher, remarked, What I like about the classes is the result that the teacher reaps from her students. It ' s gratify¬ ing to see a student gain in knowledge from working. After completion of the re¬ quired courses, the Career Center counselors helped the vocational graduates find gain¬ ful employment. Most students were found to work hard at their newly ac¬ quired trades and enjoyed them. They were living testa¬ ments to the fact that success was often the result of hard work, attentiveness, and dedi¬ cation. ptRobinson, juni T7Tauto ittfchamd ■ Jeer Center Future cosmetologists Kathi Wahlus and Artease Williams, seniors, practice their beauty culture on each other. Career Center: seniors Noemi Feliciano and Mane Hope Lira will make two super secretanes one day. Vocations — 69 Schneider Momon chosen Student of the Month” Center at Career ■arry Momon, junior, was chosen Student of the Month at the Career Center, Gary ' s technical-vocational school. Larry chose the field of broadcasting as his specialty and he excelled in it. Each morning, Larry drove to the Career Center in order to acquire special skills that not available at LW. However he felt that attending both schools was well worth his time because he was getting a head start in his field of media. Larry ' s Career Center teacher Tony Rose was the one who observed his talent and who nominated him for the honor. Larry commented, I knew this would be a good year for me. I really enjoy broadcasting and when I like something, I try to do my best. Larry related that students frbm all five of the Gary high schools attended the Career Center, as well as other stu¬ dents from Merrillville, An- drean, Hobart, and Calumet. He thought the friendly com¬ petition was good because it helped him to get to know oth¬ er people. This summer, Larry attend¬ ed a summer honors program at Indiana State University. Angela Green, junior, who attends the career center with Larry, summed it up by saying, ' The Career Center is great because you are taught specif¬ ic skills that help you acquire edge in the workaday world. — Larry Moman and Bonita Kimp — Creighton McFarlange, senior, computes info at his Career Center office desk. Vocations — 71 : : 7 ■ ' ItkLf Mrs. Margaret Read, home economics teacher on the right, was the sponsor and hostess of a number of gracious lunches and after school teas this year, including a luncheon honoring the LW basketball team and this faculty get-together after the Poogach Memorial dedication. Juanita Moore, sophomore, practices the proverbial saying A stitch in time saves nine in Mrs. Ciminillo ' s sewing class. 72 Home Economics Classes tour John Hancock N Irs. Mary Bradford ' s Typing I and Business Princi¬ ples classes went on two field trips this year, both to the Chi- cagoland area. The Typing I students went to visit the John Hancock Com¬ pany and the Business Princi¬ ples students, to observe the National Bank of Chicago. Both field trips were planned in an attempt to ex¬ pose the LW students to real office operations, including in¬ troducing them to the word processing ' machines, ' ' said Mrs. Bradford. Field trips are also an ex¬ cellent means of motivating students, added Mrs. Brad¬ ford, as well as a good way of easing the high schooler into the workaday world. — Linda Riley — l stpx izui ' It Clerical Practice 1 Mr. James Wojtan, print shop teacher, reproduces a page of type tor one of his many LW consignments. Mr. Fred Janizek, wood shop teacher, looks on vigilantly as one of his students buzzes on a table saw. Chris Garver and Dana Parks, both sophomores, inspect the tool box depository for the wrenches they need in order to work on their small engine as Mr. Ken Morreton, machine shop teacher, observes theirwork. k) ) : n aw ' t. i 74 Industnal Arts Mr. John Valenti , electric shop teacher, observes freshman Michael McGee s testing as a fellow student looks on. Kenneth Luckey, senior welds a mean soddenng gun to repair a piece of wiring as Calvin Taylor junior, waits to take a crack at it. Mr. Royal Smith, metal shop teacher, demonstrates some essential points about the lathe for Troy Sanders, freshman; Anthony Robinson and Derrick Brooks, sophomore; and Edward Rooks, freshman. Industrial Arts 75 Spit ’n polish builds character R OTC, Reserve Officer Training Corps, is offered for four years at LW. Its purpose is to pre¬ pare interested young people for potential military careers, as well as to provide some excellent training in discipline, responsibil¬ ity, positive attitude, and personal grooming, very valuable traits and values many times sadly lack¬ ing in many modern day stu¬ dents. Every Thursday inspection time rolls around and ROTC stu¬ dents are expected to appear dressed in their US government issued uniforms, along with other military garb, and stand at atten¬ tion for a spit n polish inspec¬ tion. And just like in the regular military, high school ROTC stu¬ dents can climb in the ranks, ac¬ cording to their years and perfor¬ mances. The increased popularity of Drill Team activities and competi¬ tion, also, have become a plus factor for ROTC sign-ups. LW Drill team members have usually done quite well for themselves and for their school in city-wide Drill Team competition in the past. Afterwards, the winning Drill team members proudly bring home the glory they have earned. 76 ROTC Spanish, French strive to keep traditions alive |3panish classes once again were filled to capacity this past school year, despite a current trend of declining foreign lan¬ guage enrollment. It seemed that the more years of Spanish a student took, the more enthusiastic he became. Tamar Blackwell sophomore, agreed, Learn¬ ing Spanish is really great, but, boy, can homework be a head¬ ache at times. Many foreign language stu¬ dents felt, nevertheless, that the Latin ingredient in Spanish helped them better to under¬ stand the vocabulary of their own native American English as well. Like the year before, Span¬ ish III and IV classes once again participated in some very special Spanish traditions at Christmas. Unlike many of the vacant and sterile atmos¬ pheres in other parts of the building however, joy and laughter echoed from the for¬ eign language classrooms. Lists, once more were written to the three wisemen of Los Tres Reyes. For it is the three wisemen who bring the Christmas gifts to the children, related Mrs. Carmen Valle, Spanish teach¬ er. Spanish and French stu¬ dents caroling in the halls at Christmas time was anothr tra¬ dition that many felt should be continued also. F X rench classes, under the tutelage of Mrs. Mary De- Loach, also, were credited with maintaining cultural tradi¬ tions at LW, but with a distinc¬ tive French flavor of course. Mardi Gras which tradition¬ ally being on Ash Wednesday, is a particular French favorite and a time of jubilant merri- making; for once Lent com¬ mences, fasting, denial, and austerity are the order of the day. As a rule, French students have been highly in favor of celebrating Mardi Gras. Also, frequently, they associate its LW celebration with the New Orleans ' Mardi Gras jubilee that watch on television, pic¬ turing people dressed in high¬ ly ornate and glittering garbs, some even grotesquely amid much dancing, merrimaking, and tomfoolery. Sertora Rebecca Justo checks her students ' Spanish translations. Senorita Sophia Edger, sophomore, writes her Spanish equivalents on the chalk board. Christmas traditions are ever popular celebrations in Spanish and French classes. Languages 77 Performing this time in mime, Der- win Lowe, junior.and friends don white face in Mrs. Linda Mills ' Drama mim mm Good-bye, Ms. Munier ome again, in Septem¬ ber, LW students would return once more to its hallowed halls. But Ms. Sarah Munier, speech teacher and former speech team sponsor, would not. Over the summer Ms. Munier had made plans to get married and to move to Wis¬ consin with her new husband. Before she departed, how¬ ever, she had confided that she would very much miss all of the friendly faces of so many of the LW students. Perhaps if there was one thing that had saddened her during her LW years, it was the fact that so many of its stu¬ dents seemed to suffer from a malady called a lack of self¬ esteem that so often caused them to sell themselves short. Yes, she would miss LW when she moved to Wisconsin. But everything has to move on, including people. In Wiscon¬ sin she would be meeting new faces, places, and challenges. If there were some bit of ad¬ vice she would like to leave behind, sort of like a legacy, maybe it would be to tell the students at LW to strive for worthy goals in life, to hold fast to their dreams, to pursue them through hard work, and to keep trying, no matter what — until one day they could proudly say they had tried to climb the heights. — Cindy Ezell — Friends! Romans! Countrymen! C ' mon and listen, you guys, Argie Tsampis, senior, seems to say as she practices her speech in Mrs. Lee Wheelers ' . 78 Drama And Speech Photography head says kid great tern A his year was really great, new or not, said Mrs. Pauline Burelli, photographer teacher who had taken Mr. William Neal ' s place. Of course, I ' m disappoint¬ ed that so many students had to drop the course because they couldn ' t cope with the $40.00 f ee needed for photo supplies. But really that ' s cheap because the pictures are their to keep. Mrs. Burelli who had taken her photography training at IUN candidly confessed that her university teacher hap¬ pened to be a former LW stu¬ dent, Richard Wilk. All in all, this was one of my most enjoyable years, she beamed. I was really very lucky to have had such a great bunch of kids. — Anita Powell — Mr. Gina Burelli, art teacher, mixes his creativity in with his cast bust. “Engaging young artist is the title of this one, taken in Mr. Irvin Elser ' s third period class. Art And Photography 79 Handicaps Come In Various Bags T A here are all kinds of handicaps. There are golf handicaps, bowling handi¬ caps, and even horse racing handicaps. Each and every one of us possess weakness or handi¬ caps, if you will. Most of us, in fact, have learned to become quite adept in hiding or in camouflaging them from oth¬ ers. Some of us, however, have handicaps that are more visi¬ ble and or extensive; and it is these individuals, the ones with more visible handicaps, who seem to benefit from an educational program that has been specially designed and set up as to meet their particu¬ lar needs. LW, moreover, is known city-wide for its special educa¬ tion programs, geared to at¬ tract handicapped students: the visually handicapped, the hearing handicapped, the physically handicapped, the mentally handicapped, the emotionally handicapped, and those with learning handicaps. So in a nutshell, we all have handicaps, it ' s just some of us have more than others. Special Education TESOL aids “melt-down” M rs. Veronica Conde, Language teacher, heads the TESOL program at LW. TE¬ SOL is sort of like a school half¬ way house where students from non-English speaking backgrounds are helped to ac¬ quire English as a second lan¬ guage. Moreover, they are also assisted in becoming a part of the so-called American melting pot and are further en¬ couraged both in their aca¬ demic work and in their school activities as well. Sitting together at Christmas, Mrs. Veronica Conde and her TESOL gang practice their spoken English: on Mrs. Conde ' s right is Manna Makoska, Bob Pecoski, Richard Muniz, freshmen; and Rosalba Dominquez, senior. QUEST “O UEST is more than a program, it is a philosophy, an attitude, and an approach to ife, said Mrs. Earline Camp- Dell, physical education teach¬ helps teens to cope er. It is a program designed to provide teenagers and their families with needed know¬ how and understanding in or¬ der to develop better healthy attitudes and relationships and in order to help teens deal more effectively with their feel¬ ings ' As a program, QUEST can add flexibility to a well round¬ ed curriculum, as well as em¬ body the philosophy of hu¬ manism, she added. The original intention of the program was to introduce a course that could better teach students how to relate to the real world and how to handle some of life ' s real problems. It was to be the kind of course where students would not feel fearful in being wrong in the classroom and where students would be taught how to sur¬ vive emotionally in this very complicated modern world in which we live. Mrs. Campbell added that the QUEST class curriculum included keeping a personal journal as well as pondering such important areas as self- concept, feelings, friendships, family, finances, opposite sex, parenting, life planning, and life ' s meanings. — LaShawn Whiting — Members of the first LW QUEST class — Front Row. Anthony Robinson, Terna Allan. Valdevia Smith, Henry Hull, Mrs. Earline Campbell Second Row: Jimmy Sims, Danny Farmer. Viru-ent Lowe, and Mike Boldon. QUEST And TESOL 81 IMAGES Evening school has alternative answers JLf you are a senior and need more credits in order to gra¬ duate, or if you are sixteen and over and out of school, or it day school, for some reason, simply was not your particular cup of tea, LW Evening School, as an alternative form of education, may be the right answer for you. Compared to day school, evening school ' s atmosphere is quite different — more re¬ laxed and more adult-like. Even the attitudes of its staff seem more at ease. There are those too, who claim that Even¬ ing School is easier than day school, probably because stu¬ dents and staff members alike find themselves m pretty much the same boat, with both agreeing that homework should be minimal. LW Evening School prides itself in offenng the basic and required courses needed to graduate, with very few frill courses in between. In con¬ trast, many of the suburban evening schools tend to offer far more self improvement courses, which are generally non credit. Another evening school LW Ewninej School students take a break as Esther Splikydbif, oltk:e plus is that LW is far less ex¬ pensive than its more affluent suburban neighbors, and it is this single fact in itself that draws a great number of per¬ sons to its doors. Some of the outlying dis¬ tricts like Highland, for exam¬ ple, feed their needy students into LW Evening School too. Thus classes generally consist of a mixture of urban and sub¬ urban, young and not so young students who have one thing in common — to push for the venerable sheepskin. Mrs, Everlyn Burrows, guidance secretory, is a jewel beside {lowers. Will all angels perspective F JLJ very body needs somebody sometime, the saying goes, es¬ pecially guardian angels. Heard tell, too, that everyone has a guardian angel all his very own somewhere, seen or unseen, true or untrue. Well, were no slouches at LW; we ' ve had our share of those who ' d keep and save us from harm ' s way. Yes, sir, there ' s flesh and blood guardian angels walkin ' around here! To digress a mite though, I think the street version o( th m guardian angels somehow took off in New York, the Bronx I be¬ lieve, a wasteland (T.S. Elliot) of a neighborhood that some have since dubbed “Fort Apache. The law had had its place, of course, but it was largely inef¬ fectual now, too many slippery “if ' s and “and’s, legal cracks and crannies that criminal types could easily slither in and out of. And besides, there was the old adage “A cop ' s never around when you need one. So anyway, a few foolhardy citizens got together and decid¬ ed to take some of the law into their own hands and to prove to everyone else that “self-help was the better part of valor and such. And wadyano, but, Oopa! They ' d changed themselves into sort of a posse of vigilantes who called themselves “Guardian Angels, ' too, for heaven ' s sake — of the visible kind, no doubt. Well, personally, I don ' t know how streets, differ from halls, or whether guardian angels even exist; but one thing ' s f ' r sure, you bet, some of us are dam glad to know that we ve got reg¬ ular angels guardin ' round here. And perchance we hear a flap around some comer some¬ where? There are those of us who ' d like to believe it ' s wings. Angels 83 _ Some things change very little, in spite of the hoopla of time. One ancient ideal of maintaining an ' excelling mind in an ex¬ cellent body remains as tried and true as ever, even among today ' s space aces. Why, some have said that even Alexander The Great could throw a pretty mean ja¬ velin. Today ' s youth have, in the main, re¬ mained as enthusiastic as ever about do¬ ing their own healthy things. Today ' s flow charts have shown teens jogging more, aerobicing more, and more concerned about their body language than ever be¬ fore, despite the eroding onslaught of modem sedentary life styles. Well, perhaps some of the old ones are turning over once or twice; but then each to his own definition. Besides, basketball still bounces off the charts at The Place On 45th. Hornet efforts yield some great games “■R Jeating Merrillville in our first game and Crown Point in our last game were two highlights of the season ' Coach Ralph Brasaemle de¬ clared. In the Merrillville game, senior Anthony Anderson ' s punt return and junior Eric Newman ' s recovery of a Mer¬ rillville fumble on the 5 yd. line were especially outstanding. Then during the Crown Point game when Mose Carter, sophomore, ran ten yards for a winning TD in the second overtime, everybody went wild. Although some persons were disappointed in the 4-6 season, there were still some great games, Bras added. There was the extra point kicked by Donald Robinson, junior, against Merrillville that deserves to be mentioned, as does junior Mark Vaxter ' s punting that kept the Hornets out of danger time after time, Bras continued. Captain Creighton McFar- lane ' s leadership as quarter¬ back was strong, too, as was his passing strategy to seniors Keith Carter and Terry Spen¬ cer. The line play of the other two co-captains Michael Neal and Samuel Caldwell, seniors, was important, too, in balanc¬ ing the line. But games are not won by the coach, said Bras. The coach simply draws the the x ' s and o ' s on the blackboard. It ' s up to the players to make the x ' s and o ' s do the job. — LaShawn Whiting — 86 Varsity Football Templin says wait until next year ttm X here ' s always tomor¬ row seems to be the current popular LW football motto. According to Coach Dave Templin, this past season didn ' t go very well, mainly be¬ cause of football injuries. Coach Templin said that even though the players were men¬ tally up to every game, that half-backs Anthony Anderson and Donald Robinson were frequently injured. Templin and his team were very optimistic about next year and were looking forward to the increased support of the student body. The school pride is back. A lot of left over basketball pride is carried over to football, Templin declared. Team member Benny Har- gro, junior, added, Because the team had so many young starters, it took a lot of patience to perform well during football practice. Harold Brown, junior, agreed, It ' s true that the team had many young starters, but this really wasn ' t too much of a disadvantage because every¬ body played shoulder to shoul¬ der. This year the Hornets fin¬ ished the football season with a record of 4 wins and 6 losses and is history. Next year, that ' s another sto- — Cindy Ezell — Coach Dave Templin checks the Ifcok; Hornets Charles McKinney and Enc Newman, juniors, check the play. __ JT ▼ r-rj § WSBM! - x v i 1982-1983 Varsity Football — Front Row: Mgr. J. Jones, T. Spencer, G. Navarro, J. King, E. Jordan. R. Gonzales, K. Miliner, C. McCarlane, K. Melton. Second Row: Coach Dave Templin, S. Adams, M. Gillispie, K. Carter, C. McKinney, M. Carter, L. Hines, N. Long, Asst. Coaches Bruce Bradford and Ralph Brasaemle Back Row: H. Brown, B. Hargro, D. Lowe, M. Neal, S. Caldwell, J. Mathis, M. Vaxter, E. Newman. Leon Hines, sophomore, is credited with this E.C. Roosevelt tackle, while other Hornets swarm around. LW eventually won, ending the season with a 4-6 record. Football 87 1982-1983 Reserve Football — Front Row: S. Cruz, K. Armstrong, J. King, A. Sanchez, L. Robinson, H. Rucker, C. Barnes Second Row: Coach Ralph Brasmaele, K. Navarro, M. Green, S. Adams, K. Melton, M. Manuel, M. Carter. Back Row: Mgr. J. Jones, B. Marthel, K. Evans, R. Barnes, S. Munn, L. Hines, Coach Bruce Bradford. Reserve Football 2-3 6 TV LW OPP West Side 0 18 Roosevelt 6 1 8 Horace Mann 18 0 Wirt 6 13 Andrean 7 6 1982-1983 Freshmen Football — Front Row: M. Auguano, K. Sutherland, F. Cain, J. Auguano, D. Marshall, K. Teamer, K. Navarro. Second Row: A. Duncan. K. Witherspoon, R. Barksdale, S. Brooks, R. Watkins, S. Tate, P. Pelron Third Row: B. Kellenburger, T. Hess, C. Ramos, J. Hayes, N. Smith, S. Parker, J. Morales. Back Row: l. Colbert, G. Harris, D. Anderson, R. Leavy, M. Jelks, C. Vorice, Coach Jamski. Reserve, frosh come on strong The LW freshmen football team, coached by Rufus Wil¬ liams, wrapped up the ' 83 sea¬ son with a 6-2 record, finishing first in the conference. The young Hornets won their season ' s opener against West Side by defeating the Cougars 12-6. One rising star was Darryl Fields who started the season as a quarterback, later moving up to the reserve team. Kim Teamer, too, was an¬ other spark as was Fred Cain. — Lance Mitchell — Football Anderson, outstanding running back “N JLm ow you see him. Now you don ' t were two phrases used to describe Anthony An¬ derson, senior, LW ' s outstand¬ ing running back. Anderson ' s expectional traveling ability, having been clocked doing the 40-yard dash in :04.4, was a key factor in a number of LW football vic¬ tories. Anderson was described as a multi-talented football player who could alternate when needed either as a flanker or as a tailback. In throwing passes, Ander¬ son could really thread the needle. His tackling game wasn ' t bad either, averaging almost ten tackles per game. Coach Dave Templin said Anderson was college materi¬ al. He was not only exceptional on the gridiron, but he was also good in the classroom as well. One of the highlights of the ' 82- ' 83 season was LW ' s 21-19 win over Merrillville. It was during the third quarter of this game that Anderson was able to blur past the Pirate defense, running a 79-yard pass inter¬ ception to the goal post. During the fourth quarter of the game, he kicked a 76-yard punt return during one play and a 47-yard return on an¬ other, setting-up an 18-yard LW TD. The LW-Merrillville game brought Anderson roaring re¬ views in the Post-Tribune. The newspaper headline read Hornet Shocker Earns P-T Offensive Player of the Week Honors. Anderson was also destined to receive the Most Valuable Player Award at the Universi¬ ty of Illinois Football Camp in Urbana this summer. Capsulizing Anderson, Coach Templin put it another way, Anthony Anderson? Hey, he could do it all! — Anthony Palm — Carter’s star rises on gridiron A JbdLnother gridiron rising star this past year was Mose Carter. Sophomore or not, Mose was a football player who heavily ac¬ cented the team as a future force. Last season, Mose chalked - up a hefty 200-yard rushing re¬ cord in 12 carries during the E.C. Roosevelt game. When queried, Mose thought that football was a two way street, Not only have I given something of myself to it, but it has given something to me. Watch out ' 83! Here comes Mose Carter, BMOC. Coach Bras is a football tradition loach Ralph Brasaemle, fondly known as Bras to so many students, has been fig¬ urehead in the Gary Public School System for over 35 years. Bras began his career at Gary Edison, coaching there for 21 years, most of the time as head football coach. Since 1970, Bras has been a member of the LW faculty teaching government and eco¬ nomics as well as acting as as¬ sistant football and swimming coaches. Bras confided that the LW football team looks very good in ' 84. The games to win, he said, are the first and the last. Winning the first game gives the team the proper spirit. Winning the last one gives the team a good feeling for the next year. Donna Ruzbasan, junior, ad¬ ded, As our assistant swim coach, we ' ve looked to Bras as a grandfather image. In just two years, Bras will retire. And when queried about his future plans, Coach Bras cheerily related, Tm go¬ ing to Florida to sit in the sun and go fishing. — Seth Mauseth — Football — 89 Hornet grapplers hold undefeated title Joe 7t ro, junior, struggles to maneuver his opponent during a wrestlilg competition. Coach Henry Pimental was mighty proud of his wrestling team this year and of their un¬ defeated season. His big smile proved it. As far back as he could remember, this year was the first time, maybe, that the LW grapplers had won the NWC title. This year ' s squad was spe¬ cial and enriched by talented Mike Austin, Eric Jordan, Sam¬ uel Caldwell, Michael Neal, Rickey Sanchez, Anthony Turner, and Leon Brown, all seniors, were seven of Pimen¬ tal s strong arms. Mike Austin had the talent and the potential, Pimental said, but a fractured ankle in¬ jury kept him out of most of the competition. Eric Jordan, one of Pimen- tal ' s top two, was a conference, sectional, regional winner and went to the semi-state, held at Merrillville this year. Pimental also named Ricky Sanchez as the other one of his Shapley top two outstanding senior wrestlers. Samuel Caldwell, too, was one of Pimental s hopefuls who, did very well for himself and for the team as well. Michael Neal, Pimental de¬ scribed as a real sleeper. Hav¬ ing no previous experience under his belt, Neal, upped and joined the squad, taking second in the regionals and going to the semi-state. Both Anthony Turner and Leon Brown, although strong competitors, were eliminated in the sectionals and in the re¬ gionals. Pimental, too, spotted two juniors, Tim Beverly and Der- win Lowe. Beverly had been ranked seventh and was amul- tiple winner. Derwin Lowe was also a team stalwart. This year ' s wrestling team, said Pimental, was a rare and talented bunch whose success story he was glad to be a part of. David Austin, junior. moves towards the center circle, anticipating another tAV pin and — — Wrestling 1983 Varsity Wrestling — Front Row: A. Turner, S. Schultz, L. Brown, R. Sanchez, K. Hess, J. Beaverly. J. Miller. Second Row: Coach Paul Frances, D. Austin, D. Lowe, M. Neal, S. Caldwell, E. Jordan, J. Toro, Coach Henry Pimental. 1983 Reserve Wrestling — Front Row: Mgr. A. Comsa, S. Schultz, M. Auguano. C. Salazar, Mgr. R. Cougias, M. Manuel. Second Row: Coach Paul Frances, K. Armstrong, R. Reeves. D. Wingard, A. Lachwoiz. K. Avery. Wrestling IMAGES Parade names Fort All- American he ' 82- ' 83 LW Varsity Basketball Team has lived-up to Coach Earl Smith ' s expecta¬ t ions by reaching most of it goals: The team aspired high this year. Johnny Fort, senior, one of the team ' s top scorers and re- bounders had become Gary ' s first Parade Prep All-Ameri¬ can. Fort, together with his co¬ teammates Brian Asberry and Tellis Frank, both seniors, had also been named to the All- Northwestern Conference Bas¬ ketball Team. The LW team, with Fort at the helm, not only had won the NWC Championship, but the sectionals, the regionals, and had made a gallant effort at the semi-state, a LW first in more than 30 years. Jfrinny Fort , senior, receives a pjpque from The Post Tribune, ■ ling him to Parade ' s Prep All- rican team. Earl Smith was also named Conference Coach of the Year. Fort, Frank, Asberry headline North Stars T A he first annual Indiana North-South All-Star basket¬ ball game was played at Gary ' s Genesis Center this past August. LW ' s contribu¬ tions to the event were Johnny Fort, Tellis Frank, and Brian Asberry, former LW big guns and senior graduates. When someone downstate, it seems, snubbed Fort and re¬ buffed his playing with the In¬ diana All-Stars against Ken¬ tucky, Saturday, August 6 was his moment to gain sweet re¬ venge and to prove his talents once more. Fort ' s coaches and many others had firmly believed that he was one of the two best guards in Northwest Indiana during the past basketball sea¬ son. Averaging 22 points and 10 rebounds for the season, Fort, who stands at 6-6 and tips the scales at 195, was recruited by the University of Iowa as a big guard. Tellis Frank and Brian As¬ berry, both of whom matricu¬ lated to Western Kentucky, were two more big men who had their start at LW. Frank, standing at 6-9, was named All-Sectional, All-Re¬ gional, All-Semistate, and All- Conference. Asberry, standing at 6-6, was named to the All-Semi- State team also. Maloney Sportsmen honored at awards banquet Lw sportsmen held their annual banquet this past May, honoring varsity letter and tro¬ phy winners for both boys and girls. Each coach selected a most valuable player as well. With the presence of Don Leek, the city administration honored basketball programs in the following areas: Gary LW, Sectional and Regional Champs, 82-83; Glen Park Biddy Basketball, National Runner-up Champions; and Special Olympics State Basket¬ ball Champions. In tribute, each team received jackets and certificates. Coach Earl Smith himself was honored by being named Northwestern Conference Coach of the Year. The banquet was well at¬ tended and enjoyed by all. Maloney Sports Awards IMAGES “Kittle! Kittle!” they chanted “TT X ittle, Kittle, Kittle, the chants reverberated from the Comiskey Park stands. It was the season ' s 50th anniver¬ sary All-Star Game, and Ron Kittle, 25 year-old rookie out¬ fielder from Gary, would be folk hero, and Gary Wirt ' s contribution to pro baseball, obligingly tipped his hat, to ac¬ knowledge the cheers of his enthusiastic supporters. Later on that afternoon, after the National League ' s win of the All-Star Game, a tired but still smiling Ron Kittle admitted in his easy going way that he hadn ' t gotten much sleep dur¬ ing the previous two nights at the Hyatt Regency hotel, be¬ cause people kept bugging him and waking him up even into the wee hours of the morn¬ ing, asking for his autograph. He had become reknown as the first White Sox rookie to dress for the All-Star Game since 1969, preceded only by Tommy Agee, Minnie Minoso, and Carlos May. Kittle had be¬ come the league ' s leader in RBI ' s totalling 56, together with 18 homers, until Boston Red Soxes ' Jim Rice swatted a 04 Sports pair of two-run homers against New York, chalking-up a new major league 58 RBI lead. Still, Kittle ' s outstanding ability at the plate had forced even the- most doubting of pitchers to treat him with respect. Yet life hadn ' t always been roses and reporters for Ron Kittle. A 1978 tryout had res¬ cued him from a career as a steelworker. Then when he was let go by the Los Angeles Dodgers after spinal surgery, his baseball days seemed num¬ bered. But his luck seemed to take a dramatic change for the better when Billy Pierce, a for¬ mer White Sox pitching great, arranged a hitting demonstra¬ tion at Comiskey Park. When Kittle proceeded to put on a hitting spectacular before pitchers Bobby Knoop and Bruce Dal Canton, he was signed immediately to a con¬ tract. Afterwards, Kittle made some wisecrack; and the rest is recorded history. Gary ' s contribution to professional baseball. Ron Kittle is the White Soxes ' popular nominee Rookie of the Year. Spikers get two spot in conference, sectionals “F Jighty-three was a very good year for volleyball ' de¬ clared Coach Larry McKis¬ sack. The girls ' Varsity Volley¬ ball team placed second in their conference and second in their sectional being beaten only by Wirt. Coach McKissack confided that the secret to his team ' s success was the number of re¬ turning seniors, who had played together for the last three years. For three years in a row, the lady spikers have made it all the way to the final game in the sectionals, before getting knocked-out of the competi¬ tion. Sonya Carter, sophomore, was the most valuable player on the volleyball team related Coach McKissack. Averaging six spikes a game last season, Carter is expected to become a key team factor next season. Because of her youthfulness, she has only one way to go; and that ' s better. Next year, Coach McKis¬ sack predicted the team should be competitive with the improved contributions of Rhonda Brown, junior; Sonya Carter, sophomore; LaTonya Archie, freshman; and Lalita Smith, freshman. — Larry Moman — Varsity Volleyball 5-9 LW Wirt E.C. Roosevelt EC. Washington Whiting W I Andrean Lake Stati River Fo Roosevelt Wirt 1 West Side E.C. Roosevel Horace Mann Horace Mann Wirt Varsity Volleyball — Front Row: S. Carter, E. Jones, F. Tate, S. Mask. Second Row: S. Taylor. L. Johnson, R. Brown, L. Smith, K. Archie. All Conference Team — Front Row: C. Meyer, H.M.; V. Bowens, Wirt; T. Protho, H.M.; D. Averhart, Roos. Second Row: A. Cobb. W Side; S. Carter, LW; E. Jones, LW; M. Jones, Roos.; Larry McKissack, Coach of the Year. Varsity Volleyball 95 1982-1983 Swimming — Front Row: R. Diaz, D. Popovic, D. Ruzbasan, E. Danko Second Row: E. Peters. T. Jackson Back Row: Coach Mike Foley, B. Scott. M. Danko, J. Rivera. J. Berrios. G. Mokol. Swimming boosters spout their team loyalty at a meet. “Best All Around Swimmer. Tim Jackson, senior, placed 5th in the NYC in the 200-yard I.M. fcr tv 96 Swimming Shapley Green Hornet swim squad busily builds Jew Swim Coach Mike Foley revealed that this years LW swim team, which had struggled through a 1-9 sea¬ son, unfurled some promising future stars nevertheless: Blake Scott, sophomore, in the free style events; Johnny Rivera, freshman, in the butterfly; Greg Mokol, freshman, in the breast stroke; Walter Keys, sophomore, in the breast stroke; Julio Berrios, sopho¬ more, in the back stroke; and Elizabeth Danko, sophomore, in the back stroke. Foley said that six out of the ten swimming events this year had better times posted, com¬ pared to the previous three seasons. He added that the highlight of the year had to be the NWC Meet where the swim team posted 21 individual and or team bests, beating put both Horace Mann and Roosevelt for third place. Extensive and long term pool leakage didn ' t help the swim team very much either. The team had to endure a pool that had been dry since this past February. In fact, last sea¬ son, the first time that the team Shapley was able to use the pool was November 29, the day before the first home meet with Wirt. Coach Foley predicted, however, that the 1983-1984 season would assume a pos¬ ture of rebuilding — with nine swimmers returning and with a squad of 33 flourishing in the spring of ' 83. Foley also lauded the efforts of Asst. Swim Coach Ralph Brasaemle for his continual giving of his time and effort. Coach Bras was there when we needed him, Foley re¬ marked. Foley himself was so slouch. His impressive credentials had qualified him for the extra-cur¬ ricular job at LW. Jommenting further on the merits of individual swimmers, Coach Foley capsulized Tim Jackson, senior, as the Best All Around Swimmer, capa¬ ble of filling every void, hav¬ ing placed fifth in the NWC 200-yard l.M. and posting a 100-yard backstroke time of 1:12 in the Sectional. Mathew Danko, senior, swimming the 200 and 500- yard free style, was regarded as Co-most Valuable All Around Swimmer who added strength and points placing second in the entire confer¬ ence in the 500-yard event. Joe Mokol, senior, was an¬ other Co-most Valuable All Around Swimmer, with a time of 1:02 in the 100-yard free style, and significantly aiding in the medley relay and in the 400-yard free style relay. Blake Scott, sophomore and letter winner, placed fifth in the NWC, behind four senior conference swimmers in the 200-yard free style. Rebecca Diaz, senior, quali¬ fied as a finalist in the NWC meet, placing fifth in the 500- yard and placing seventh in the 200-yard free style events. Gino Peters, senior, a first year swimmer, displayed the swimming genius of a seal as he consistently maintained the best breast strokes on the team. John Lucas, senior, swimming for the team for the first time also turned in the eighth best time of 1:22:28 in the NWC for the 100-yard but¬ terfly. Donna Ruzbasan, junior, and Greg Mokol, sophomore, former non-swimmers, proved to be worthy competitors, swimming 3,000 yards a day and fast becoming potential free style and breast stroke contenders. Shapley Swimming Lifters spirit cheerleaders — Rah! Rah! Cheerleading is not all glam¬ or and glitter ' said Bonita Kimp, varsity captain. It ' s harder than many people real¬ ize. Try-outs are usually held at the end of the school year. Then cheerleaders, old and new, have to work hard all summer long, doing such things as washing cars and selling candy for money rais¬ ers. Come fall, they have to be ready for Football O ' Rama. During the course of the regular school year, the squad practices two days a week and performs at all football and basketball games, leaving pre¬ cious little time for studies. Yet, somehow these supergirls manage to still keep-up their grades and to be honor stu¬ dents as well. This year was especially good, reflected Bonita, be¬ cause for the first time in a long time, we were able to go down to Lafayette. It was exciting to be able to cheer on television at the semi-state against other cheerleaders from other parts of the state. Mrs. Hortense House, our cheerleading sponsor, has been very faithful to us, relat¬ ed Mary Ann Morales, sopho¬ more cheerleader. Varsity squad cheerleaders for ' 82- ' 83 included Bonita Kimp and LaTanza Rodgers, co-captains, Sylvia McDonald, Unme Thompson, Cheryl Coops, Darice Miller, Angela Black, Tonya Young, Kathy McClendon, and Patty Tinoco. — Bonita Kimp — The Varsity Lifters were a rather new and welcomed ad¬ dition to the varsity cheerlead¬ ing squad. The cheerleaders felt that they were immensely helpful, especially with the more difficult mounts and hoped the new tradition would continue. This year ' s varsity lifter team included Larry Moore, cap¬ tain, Anthony Palm, Rodney Ellis, Stacy Adams, lames King, and Darrin Ricketts. — Bonita Kimp — Varsity cheerleaders and lifters give a sample of their acrobatics at home on Hornet turf. Front Row: M. Morales. Second Row: A. Palm, L. Moore, D. Ricketts Back Row: P Tinoco, S. McDonald, B. Kimp. J 1 A Reserve Cheerleaders — Front Row: F. Ford. T. Green. F. Payne, V. Osborn Second Row: T. White, L. Colbert, L. Dortsh. Top Row: L. Lynch, C. Elston, J. Ash. Underscoring her feelings about this year ' s varsity basketball team, La Tanza Rodgers, cheerleader co- captain, says number one. Cheerleaders 99 IMAGES Dymamic Dianne Durham eyes U.S.A. Olympic Gold D ianne Durham, fifteen, is a dynamic and aspiring young gymnast who happens to hail from Northwest Indiana. She is one of our ' s. A diminuitive athlete of ex¬ ceptional ability, young Dianne has her cap set for the Olympic Gold medal in ' 84. The Gary teenager is cur¬ rently a prize pupil of Roma¬ nian defector Bela Karolyi, who had coached Nadia Co¬ maneci to Olympic stardom. Karolyi who compares Dianne only to perfection says that his prize protege has an excellent chance to capture the gold for the USA in Budapest, Hungary next year. Dianne has a unique tem¬ perament characteristic of all great gymnasts, Karolyi de¬ clares. She has bodily strength, speed, dedication, and self-confidence. Karolyi further intimated that Dianne will participate in four events — vault, uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise. Recently, Dianne was named national champion for the second time, winning the McDonald ' s National Cham¬ pionship gymnastic competi¬ tion in Chicago. Like most of our top Ameri¬ can gymnasts, Dianne passed- up the Pan American games in Venezuela this year and flew to California instead in order to prepare for the prestigious In¬ ternational Gymnastics Invita¬ tional, held in UCLA ' s Pauley Pavilion. While in California, she and other hopefuls stayed at the Olympic village there. Dianne, also, participated in the pre-Olympic trials held in Eugene, Oregon, further pav¬ ing the way for her making the USA team in the World Cham¬ pionships. Dianne Durham, as you can guess by now, is not your ordi¬ nary run-of-the-mill teenager. While other members of her age group go to school, Dianne has to have a tutor. And while her socially con¬ scious friends party, Dianne practices. Dianne ' s father Ural works at Midwest Steel and finds money tight and hard to come by in the Durham family, for he estimates Dianne ' s training and traveling runs about $10,000. per year. But he needn ' t worry so much any longer, for when Dianne makes the USA Olympic team, she will also be sporting bags of new clothes on her way to Europe. Bon voyage, Dianne. 100 Sports Browne’s star rises as self-made tennis ace W hen mentioning tennis at LW or anywhere else in Northwest Indiana, the name of Tom Browne always man¬ aged to crop up. Browne, a senior, was considered to be a very talented tennis player by many in the know, as well as a tennis veteran of many years. In conference competition, Browne had ranked undefeat¬ ed this season — for the sec¬ ond straight year in the row. He had victoriously pro¬ gressed from conference champ to the sectionals, to the regionals, to the semi-state, only to lose in the state finals. Browne, who was headed for Wabash College after graduation, was a real pro and a self-made athlete who had chalked-up a fantastic record for himself, despite a lack of support and enthusiasm from the basketball-bound LW fans. Browne was also a scholar, as well as an athlete, who was successful not only in the sports arena, but also in many academic areas as well. In col¬ lege, Browne, will probably distinguish himself even more so as increased opportunities open up for him. So, Northwest Indiana, re¬ member who gave you the word, Lookout for this young man on the move — a self- made tennis ace by the name of Tom Browne. — Kenneth Johnson — Golfers get fair loft; next year, fine finesse T he LW Golf Team had a fair year this season despite the limited numbers of players go¬ ing out for the team. The team ended 5-4 in conference, with an overall record of 6-5. All five golf team members lettered this year. Ron Finney, senior, was the team ' s Most Valuable Player while brother Tony Finney, freshman, and Blake Scott, sophomore, had the best golf records in the city. Four of the five, were con¬ sidered the best foursome city- wide as well. Commenting on next year ' s prospects Blake Scott predict¬ ed, The LW Golf Team should be a strong force next year, if for no other reason than it won ' t have to contend with the seniors on the other teams because they ' ve already graduated. — Anthony Palm — Blake Scott sophomore, practices for next year ' s competition on the Gleason golf links. Tennis And Golf 101 Smith says Reserve, Freshmen first rate Joach Earl Smith glowed that the LW Reserve Team proved itself to be outstanding this year, chalking-up a hefty record of 15 wins and 4 losses for the season. Coach Smith related that the team ' s successful record speaks for itself and is a strong and positive indicator for fu¬ ture LW varsity basketball. The highlight of the season was LW ' s victory over the Roo¬ sevelt Reserve Team, 63-55. This single competition, some¬ how, tasted especially sweet, with John Spencer, junior, scoring a total of 25 points. Three outstanding fresh¬ men, who were instrumental in their team ' s 15 victories were Darryl Fields, David Scott, and Alquist Anderson. T X his year ' s Freshmen Bas¬ ketball Team was one of the most luminous in LW history, with a 15-3 record, vaunted Coach Earl Smith. If their record is any indica¬ tor, LW has a very talented crop of young players coming up, especially with the likes of such freshmen as Frank Leavy, Vincent Beckwith, Darrel Fields, David Scott, and Al¬ quist Anderson. Coach Smith predicted, that if this talented class could be kept together, they could be¬ come state champions. Reserve Basketball 14-5 LW OPP Calumet 57 49 Wirt WL 50 32 Merrillville 47 46 Chesterton 49 SI Andrean 77 41 Roosevelt 63 55 Benton Harbor 48 43 West Side 44 36 Roosevelt 62 66 Hammond Noll 51 40 Hammond Gavit 64 38 Hammond High 47 40 E.C. Roosevelt 63 68 Horace Mann 54 45 West Side 42 45 Hammond Morton 49 47 E.C Washington 51 ' 57 Hobart 51 46 Chicago Gage Park 61 43 Reserve Basketball — Front Row: Victor Billberry, Andre Jarrett, Darryl Fields. Kerry Kirk, Carl Jones. Back Row: John Spencer, Chns Anderson, Derrick Brooks, Frank Leavy, Vincent Beckwith, David Pirtle. Freshman Basketball — Front Row: Carl Jones, Richard Barksdale, Russell Watkins, Dale Marshall, Cornell Summers, Tommy Hess. Back Row: Coach Roney Robinson, Anthony Rouse, William Jones, Vincent Beckwith, Adrian Mason, Brian Marthell, Jerry Spencer. 102 Basketball Hornets walk tall to Semi-State Joach Earl Smith related that he knew all along that this year ' s varsity team had great pre-season potential. Winning its fifth sectional ti¬ tle at Gary West Side, the Hor¬ net team had defeated the Horace Mann Horsemen 89-81 in the first game and the West Side Cougars 56-54 in the final competition. The Hornet winning streak continued as they scuttled the Merrillville Pirates 52-50 and sent the E.C. Roosevelt team cantering home 70-68. Filled with the sweetness of their victories, the Hornets then buzzed on down to their first Semi-State confrontation in thirty years. Meanwhile, back home the student body had gone wild. School spirit and pride had spread like wild fire, gr owing far beyond the confines of LW, spilling over into the Glen Park community as well. Peo¬ ple both young and old had begun to identify with the Hor¬ nets. The team was Number One and riding high! Coach Smih himself had even been named the All- Northwestern Conference League ' s Coach of the Year. The hustling Hornet coach and his team had ridden the high ground together to triumph. — Anthony Palm — Varsity Basketball 21-4 LW OPP Chicago Calumet 94 64 Wirt 58 45 Merrillville 60 59 Cheserton 78 66 Andrean 92 74 Roosevelt 76 74 Benton Harbor, Mich. 700 65 Chicago Wendel Phillips 69 72 West Side Tourney 58 69 Hamond Noll 72 77 Hammond Gavit 100 66 Hammond High 67 57 E.C. Roosevelt 73 65 Horace Mann 113 85 West Side 78 76 Hammond Morton 93 56 E.C. Washington 95 73 Hobart 1 47 41 Gage Park 79 59 Sectionals � Horace Mann 90 81 West Side 56 54 Regionals Merriville 52 50 E.C. Roosevelt 70 68 Semi-State Benton Central 70 62 Anderson 64 70 All-Northwestern Conference basketball team members shown are, kneeling, left to nght, Anthony Stewart, Winston Garland, Gary Roosevelt; Tom McCalister, Gary West; Charles Simington, Gary Mann. Standing, Johnny Fort, Gary Wallace; Ken McLaurin, West; Lynell Peterson, Ken McKinney, Roosevelt; and Tellis Frank, Wallace. Not pictured are Dough Harris, Wirt and Bryan Asberry, Wallace. Coach Earl Smith is named the league ' s Coach of the Year. ' ' Varsity Basketball 103 jketball Team Dazzle, Glitter, Shin meteoric climb Hovering laurels loom Victory was within reach — harvest home Jones leads lady cagers to first NWC crown Emma Jones, senior, led the LW girls ' varsity basketball tarn to its best year ever. Chalking-up a 13-2 record, the lady cagers placed first in the NWC for the first time. Although the Hornets lost their season opener to Por¬ tage, they bounced back to an 11 game winning streak, be¬ fore bowing to Horace Mann in the sectionals 52-51. Sonya Carter, sophomore, scored 19 points in the cliff- hanger, followed by Emma Jones, scoring 12, and Steph¬ anie Taylor, senior, scoring 2. Jones, who usually scores 26 points a game, commented, We should have won that game, but I was being double teamed. Along with winning the 106 — NWC crown, the Hornet cagers, also, won their first Holiday Tourney. Coach Larry McKissak commented, They really deserved to win. For most of the girls, this was their last shot at the title and they wanted it real bad. The lady Hornets who had beaten top ranked Roosevelt twice were never ranked. Stayce Mask, senior, objected, I felt that we were cheated out of our ranking because Roosevelt was ranked in the top ten. And when we beat them, it was by a lot. Although the LW girls ' bas¬ ketball team will be losing most of the varsity players next year, Coach McKissak put his future hopes on Sonya Carter who averaged 20 points per game this year. — Lance Mitchell Tussling for the ball, Hornets Stacy Mask, senior, Sonya Carter, sophomore and Myrtle Elliot, senior, attempt to score against the Roosevelt cagers. Girls Basketball Runners take lumps in stride Wilusz The LW Cross Country Team had to be commended for its effort and dedication this year, in spite of its run of bad luck. Lack of experience, more than anything else, was what blighted the team. Four out of the nine (and sometimes six) cross country runners were freshmen and two were sopho¬ mores, leaving only three par¬ ticipating upperclassmen. Coach Ed Brown related that although the year wasn ' t anything to shout about, it still had its good points too. He urged the team members to think positive and to take their losses in stride. Also, as the season wore on, Brown could see some notable im¬ provement in many of the team performances. Coach Brown later admitted that his team had taken its lumps. But pointing a wary fin¬ ger at forthcoming opponents, Brown warned, ‘ ' Watch out for next year. — LaShawn Whiting — 1982-1983 Cross Country — Front Row: C. Hartfield, C. Jones. L. Hartfield, E. Jarrett, Coach Ed Brown Second Row: S. Brewer, C. Heffner. R. Djordjewich, J. Longf. Coach Ed Brown Fraternizes with cross country competition offi¬ cials. Wilusz Cross Country “ Late — blooming trackmen send four to state T ■L o the surprise of many, in¬ cluding himself, Ed Brown, head LW track coach, took four of his star athletes to the state meet. Hurdlers Anthony Anderson, senior, and Adrian Harvey, junior, were joined by Sammuel Caldwell and Jimmy Sims, seniors. Of the four LW state track representatives, only Anthony Anderson qualified as a full¬ time veteran. In the Andrean Relay, Anderson, clocked at 14:3, broke a 1981 record of 14:6 in the 110 high hurdles; and he also took a first in the 1600 meter relay as well. An¬ derson ' s third in the regional high hurdles and in the low hurdles qualified him for state competition. Ironically, a discovery of for¬ mer baseball coach Nick Day, Adrian Harvey won his first track competition a little more than a year ago. Harvey ' s sec¬ ond place in the sectionals with a time of 4:15.9 beat the regional record and qualified him for the state meet. Coach Brown related that Harvey who admittedly likes to dog Adrian Harvey and Renee Glover, seniors, compete in a winning handoff in the 1600 meter relay at the Andrean Relays. Gavit ' s Dan Higgason could do 4:11 using his sprinter ' s speed in the final yards if Hig¬ gason goes 4:10. Sammuel Caldwell ' s discus throw at 159 ' 8 qualified him for the state. What was truly amazing was that Caldwell had never thrown the discus be¬ fore — until the outdoor sea¬ son. Caldwell had placed sec¬ ond in the regional. Jimmy Sims, who is Adrian Harvey ' s best friend, can cred¬ it Harvey for encouraging him. Sim ' s long jump qualified him for a third place in the region¬ al and for the state with a dis¬ tance of 23 ' 4 . Coach Brown added that all of the four would be enrolling in college this fall. Anderson is headed for Ball State; Cald¬ well, for Perryview, Texas; Harvey and Simms, for Or¬ ange Coast Jr. College at Pur- nia, California. Coach Brown hailed Ander¬ son and Harvey as two very good student leaders. Both, he said, were characterized by true grit. And he, Brown, was a lucky and happy coach. Loren Johnson, senior, places fourth in the Roosevelt Invitational discus competition. Emma Jones takes a first in the long jump. Gray High jumping Keith Avery, senior, wins first place in the Andrean Relays distance medley and in the 1600 meter relay. Charles Heffner, junior, wins a first place in the 100 meter run and in the 1600 meter relay at the Andrean Relay. Horace M Roosevelt Wirt Andrean Munster Valparaiso West Side Bishop N Andrean, Lake Bronco Lake Central Invit: Chesterfph Relays CaiumetKeiays Valparaiso Relays NWC Sectionals Regionals State Track - 109 Rookies build for next year )an Roosevelt Wirt L.S. Edison Horace Mann West Side Roosevelt Calumet Wirt Hobart Horace Mann Hobart West Side Merrillville (Sec.) 0 5 1 2 3 $ i 4 1 7 3 8 2 1 4 11 12 5 3 4 5 20 2 6 14 7 T X his year ' s varsity baseball team thought they had come down with a case of the yo-yo syndrone, ups and downisms. By the end of the baseball sea¬ son, they had indeed been pla¬ gued with a case of the pox and almost done in with a de¬ pressed reading of 3-17. Coach John Russell diag¬ nosed his team ' s ills as steming mainly from a deficiency of up¬ per-classmen. Half of the team ' s starting line-up consist¬ ed of juniors and sophomores, whose lack of seasoning showed up early in the compe¬ tition. Coach Russell conclud¬ ed this same inexperience was the culprit causing the team ' s early inconsistency. However, he thought many of the younger players were basically good baseball materi¬ al and showed considerable future potential. Sophomores Kevin Wright and Theodis Stroder, in particular, played exceptionally well for rookies. Seniors, also, played impor¬ tant contributing roles in help¬ ing the team bring home the three wins. Sherman Rodgers was credited with having bat¬ ted 9 homers, 7 in his last 6 games. John Lucas, too, won the MVP Award as the most valuable player. An injury, however, had hamstrung John Bono who was forced to play all season with a painful leg. Coach Russell, nevertheless, gave next year ' s varsity team a favorable prognosis. — Larry Moman — Baseball 111 IMAGES Denise is a doll M A Aany teenagers, like many adults, like to gripe and grumble about everything from soup to nuts, especially about the sad state of human affairs, and then do nothing to improve anything. But not Denise Maloney, senior, that ' s for sure; for Denise is a doer, a kind of teen activist. Denise is a go-getter and a winner, as well as a bubbly personality plus. She is a shin¬ ing example of how an in¬ volved young person can be¬ come a force within the com¬ munity. As a senior, Denise attended school only a half day, never¬ theless, she elected to take Journalism II and rose through the ranks to photography head of the Quill and Blade, spending many an unhearlded hour of her own time shooting and developing critical can- dids. real live Another one of Denises ' great extra-curricular loves was being a member of the Lost and Found Youth Group, of Christ Episcopal Church, under the ministry of Rev. James Curtis. It was in this group, that met twice monthly, that Denise sought and found love and understanding, sort of close encounter of the hu¬ man kind. The teens in Den¬ ises ' encounter group were in¬ volved in local youth confer¬ ences as well as national and international youth get to¬ gether, that Walt Disney, called a small world after all. This past summer brought Denise a new way in which to serve her others further, mo¬ toring to an Episcopalian con¬ vent in Wisconsin, in order to help the sisters there in their ministries. Denise, also, had a job this summer as well working at Standard Auto Supply, sock¬ ing away her pay days in order to enter IUN in the fall and to attend Purdue Calumet there¬ after in order to become a spe¬ cial education teacher. Mar¬ riage, also was in the planning stage, but more than likely after college graduation. Thus Denise Maloney, is a living witness to all the good that youth can do when they have a mind to do it. Lofty seniors leave behind command 112 — Seniors Maloney A £ born leader, Eugene Pe¬ ters, senior, had walked tall. He was a doer and a positive force. His was a reserved, but a commanding presence. Being elected by his peers to be President of the Student Council and being nominated by Principal Christ Christoff for the distinguished Lilly Award were high points in Gino ' s high school career. His penchant for leadership had enabled him as Student Council President-elect to serve as the student govern¬ ment head: directing the ' 82 LW football homecoming ac¬ tivities, leading student assem¬ blies, chairing council meet¬ ings, and spearheading the many and varied Student Council activiites throughout the school year. Gino had also been the re- cepient of a highly acclaimed Merit Scholarship that he would use to help finance his college career. This summer, saw Gino working hard full time at Dis¬ count Tire, as well as saving for some of his anticipated extra¬ curricular college expenses. In September, Gino entered Wabash College as a fresh¬ man, majoring in Liberal Arts and heading towards law. In retrospect, when Eugene Peters walked through the doors of the Place on 45th for the final time in June of ' 83, his towering gait still stood-out above the tenor of the crowd; his positive presence had been felt at LW. Anthony Anderson Alice Amey Barry Andrews Richard Arciniega Robin Blackwell Yolanda Brannon Yvette Blair Carla Boatner Melvin Bodley Stasha Brewer Jeffrey Brown Kimberly Brown Kim Bradford Bonita Burrows Alfred Byndum Samuel Caldwell Christopher Carey Jerome Carey “““ Seniors Darren Carson Dexter Casson Joseph Cerda Kevin Clark Kimberly Cole John Collier Rita Daniels Anthony Cooper Angelo Copeland Teresa Cuza Zacharias Dalis Matthew Danko Valencia Davidson Veronica Davidson Henry Davis Taron Davis Thaddeus Davis Beatric Dennie Rebecca Diaz Emmett Dickson Seniors 1 115 116 Ronald Finney Seniors John Franczak Lisa Franklin Nereida Fuentes Troy Douglas Charles Emery Bridget Ferguson Regina Fullove Jacqueline Gates Valerie Gilkey Ernest Gill Miguel Gomez Frank Gonzales Debra Harrington Melva Harris Wanda Hatchett Sherry Hawkins Lisa Haymon Seniors Robin Haywood Lesa Hemphill Dorothy Henderson Keavin Hess Lekesa Hill Milina Ilic Marlon Ingram Mary Jackson Sherry Jackson Timothy Jackson 118 Kevin James ““ Seniors Holli Jaskulski Dennis Jelks Dwight Jelks Darian Jenkins Loren Johnson Marcus Johnson Sonya Johnson Emma Jones Gerald Jones Edricias Jordan Eric Jordan Parnell Jordan Robhie Jordan Tammy Joseph CHIPPY — FRIEND, FOE, OR MONKEY? leaving pets is nothing new or very extraordinary. Dogs, cats, fish, birds, gerbils are all part for the course as far as pets are concerned. But what is unusual is that John Franczak has a pet monkey. John has had other exotic pets too. He even owns a bob¬ cat that he keeps at a friend ' s farm. He used to have it at home, until it attacked his mother. Fortunately she was not badly hurt. John ' s monkey ' s name is Chippy. He is seven years old now and rather spoiled. Chippy seems to have ac¬ quired many human charac¬ teristics and feels he is sup¬ posed to have everything the rest of the family has. For ex¬ Chippy, A family pet and important member of the family, enjoys one of his favorite meals. ample, he loves to eat steak, pizza, candy, and apples espe¬ cially. Chippy, also, can use a straw and drink from a glass. Chippy is definitely a unique simian personality plus. He even loves looking at attractive women, particularly those on television commer¬ cials. He likes to play games like tag and catch and roller¬ skate too. Chippy is also a very good w atch dog. In fact, Chippy keeps an eye on the family mastiff Cindy. Cindy guards over the Franczak family while Chippy guards Cindy. Thus John ' s little monkey Chippy has stolen the hearts of those around him. After Chippy, who knows what John will own next, maybe an ele¬ phant, tiger, or zebra? — LaShawn Whiting — Seniors 1 1 . 120 Jenny Lopez Seniors Daniel Lowe Lester Lowe John Lucas Reginald Luellen George Lozanovski Lawrence Maclin Virginia Madrinian Sergio Magana June Makis Denise Maloney Robert Mann Lorainne Manzo Roberta Marek Vivian Marshall Tichina Martin Stayce Mask John Mathis Minnie Mcbeth Todd McCain Carmen McCants Lavenita McClendon Debra McCoy Cheryl McDonald Tanya McDonald Seniors ' 121 Donna Montez Christopher Moore Linda Moore Satara Moore Manuel Muniz 122 Felicia Munoz ““ Seniors Regina Murphy Valentina Neskoska Daniel Niksich Ester Ojeda Effie Olandezos Bridgett Payne Tracy Phillips Samantha Pryor Ovelia Olivarez Nick Panagiotidis Darnella Passmore Linda Patton Inez Payne Donna Perkins Eugene Peters Latanya Peterson Ivette Ricard Francetta Richmond Mark Richmond Darrin Ricketts Deborah Robey Beatrice Robinson Greg Robinson Randall Robinson Troy Robinson Weis Robinson Eric Rodriguez Sherman Rogers Fayetta Rondo Dawn Ruzbasan Ramon Saldana Valdevia Smith Morgan Soloman Laura Sowards Jack Spencer Keith Spencer Dennis Strop© Darren Surney Felicia Tate Flemiko Tate Carol Taylor Lori Taylor Stephanie Taylor Deneen Thaxton Patricia Thomas Novella Tindall James Tomaszewski Angie Tsampis Anthony Turner Vincent Turner Linda Tyler Jim Vacnacos Jewell Vance Steven Vansak Mark Wadley Timothy Walker Seniors Gloria Wallace Eunice Wilderness Artease Williams Kaira Williams LaJeune Williams Marcina Williams Bertha Wilson Dawn Wilson Diane Winborn Ronald Wilusz Anthony Woods Marcia Woods Mona Wooley Vincent Wren Thomas York Jeff Zezule | 1 SENIORS DUCK CAMERA II Lisa Allen Chris Hartfield Michael Neal John Anderson Stacy Hodge Eunice Nelson Wendy Anderson Robin Holman Thomas Patton Bruce Arts Henry Hull Samuel Person Bryan Asberry Anthony Jackson Brian Pettigrew Deanna Barnes Kenneth Jamison Michelle Piquant Melvin Bell James Johnson Cauteliure Portis Marcella Bryant Lonnie Johnson Jose Pulido Jeffery Burnside Lillie Joiner Jim Robinson Maurice Carter Michael Jones Michelle Slaughter Shannel Carter Demetrius Klonaris Yvonne Starks Adrienne Clark Allen Lloyd Harmon Steele Deborah Coleman Kenneth Luckey Bernard Taylor Terrance Coleman Melvin Macon Robert Taylor Tempie Couiger Rebecca Marek Tira Thomas Monique Davis Lloyd Mathis Ken Thompson Joan DeArmon Roosevelt Mays Kevin Tinsley Wendell Dowe Chris McClure Brian Turner Johnny Fort Yolanda McGhee Ricky Ward Tellis Frank Ralph McMillan William Wardlaw Charles Freeman Erasmo Medina Greylen Washington Mark Gaultry Raymond Miller Lisa Weekley Maurice Gillespie Lance Mitchell Tanya Williams Renee Gray Darryl Moore Masol Young Duane Hamler Henry Moore Phyllis Zinanni David Hardin Gregory Nash Seniors 1 Seniors bid fond adieus to LW Senior Melvin Mitchell happily purges his cramped locker for the last time. Somewhere in the imaginative inner space of Dennis Strope, senior, lies a distant galaxy and portals of future star treks. Cheerleader Unme Thompson, junior, and lifter Larry Moore, junior, seem to say “Up, Up, and Away! — body language style. Maloney Juniors are movin’ nme Thompson and Larry Moore, juniors, provide positive models for young peo¬ ple on the move. Both are out¬ standing LW achievers. Unme ' s many accomplish¬ ments include being a varsity cheerleader, junior class trea¬ surer, member of the CLASS program, Spanish Club vice- president, and participant in the Upward Bound program. She is also an A-B student, a member of Y-Teens, and a par¬ ticipant in engineering pro¬ grams throughout the state. When Unme was asked about her active life-style, she )aryl Randolph, junior, re¬ ceived a rare opportunity for a high schooler. That opportuni¬ ty consisted of a fifteen day trip to France (with a stop-over in Belgium). Daryl is presently the trea¬ surer of Le Cercle de Francais, LW ' s French Club, news edi¬ tor of the Philosopher, and contributor to the Post Tri¬ bune ' s youth page. Currently in his third year of French, Daryl related, T think the French language is very exciting and beautiful. It ' s diffi¬ cult to grasp at first, but once 130 “• Juniors explained, It just comes natu¬ rally, I love to keep busy and to be on the move. Likewise, Larry ' s accom¬ plishments are multi-fold: they include being captain of the Lifting Squad, member of the CLASS program, editor of the school newspaper, participant in Upward Bound, and an A- B student who has never missed the honor roll. He has also been involved in French Club, Junior Honor So¬ ciety, and Saturday school musical theatre which has put on such Broadway produc¬ tions as Guys and Dolls, The Wiz, and Music Man. you apply yourself, it ' s much easier. Daryl ' s European trip, spon¬ sored by the Intercultural Stu¬ dent Experience and The French Club, under the spon¬ sorship of Mrs. DeLoach, paid the entire one thousand dollars needed for the journey. Daryl commented, Mrs. DeLoach was invaluable in helping me to go on this trip. I anticipate meeting new people and visit¬ ing Paris. Although he plans to take more French in college, Daryl is more interested in journal¬ ism and in computer science. Debbie Abram Stacy Adams Alice Alford LaTanyda Anderson Marie Arnold LaBraun Atkins Angela Auguano Glory Barbee Deidra Barnes Denne Barnes Johnetta Barnes Lavon Barnes Robert Barnes Tina Blakely Georgia Benion Nancy Bennet Chris Beric Timmie Beverly Ernest Bolden Michael Bolden John Bono Denise Borjan Orlando Borrero James Bottos Marie Brakley Dwayne Brooks Eric Brown Harold Brown Rhonda Brown Victoria Brown Troy Brown Tony Bryan Tamera Buggs Bryan Bullock Dolores Butler Adrian Byrd Michael Calhoun Barbara Cannon Veronica Cantu Wendell Carey Deborah Carlisle Nate Carlisle Anita Carrington Robert Carter Jeneice Casson Shirelle Chew Wesley Clark John Cleveland Parrish Cole Alicia Comsa Sam Cooper Cheryl Copps Dwayne Coops Kenneth Coor Becky Cougias Yvonne Cousin Angela M. Crook Troy Crummie Lee Crump Samuel Cruz Rolando Cuba Waymoi Currie Carla Daniels Eugene Darden Annie Davis Barbara Davis Sandra Davis David Deardurff Rosa DeJesus Samantha Deloney Juniors 1 Marshall DeNeal George Diaz Paul Dilling Kenny Dillon Andrea Diz Kimberly Donald Larnisha Dortch Cherise Drake Rosalyn DuBose Edward Dusard Charles Estes Caronda Evans Kendall Evans Phillip Evans Tracey Evans Cynthia Ezell Wanda Fairow Lucy Feliciano Eddie Fernando Chauncy Fields Michael Flynn Elbert Fondren Sheila Ford Irma Franco Regina Gallegos Angela Gallion Janice Galloway Connie Garbe Mike Garcia Bryon Garner Edwardo Garza Monica Gualt Gordon Gibson Reginald Gillis David Gonzalez Judy Gonzales Yvette Graham Willie Graves Angela Green Tijuana Griffin Adrienne Guy Jacqueline Hac Willie Hall Bennie Hargro Evyonne Harrington Linda Harris Rodney Harris Simone Harris Theodora Hawkins Grady Haymon Charles Heffner Edward Henry Michael Higgins 132 Juniors Alpha Holder Lovetta Holloway Neysa Holman Alphe Holsey Sandra Hooks Sheila Horton Chandra Holly David Hubbard Terence Ireland Angela Jackson Carla Jackson Jeffrey Jackson Lionel Jackson Walter Jackson James Nina Edward Jarrett Tracee Jenkins Alfred Johnson Kenneth Johnson Michael Johnson Reginald Johnson Bonita Kimp, junior, searches for reference books for her research paper. Tammy Johnson Willie Johnson Yolanda Johnson Phair Jones Tyrone Jones Rhonda Jordan Mary Juarez Ilija Kajmakoski Tracy Kelley Bonita Kimp Donya King James King Raymond King Rebecca King Terri Kirkland Vikki Knight Demetrius Klonaris Mike Kotlowski Rich Kowalsky Doug LaLande Juanita Lee Houston Leek Leander LeSure Darryl Littleton Brian Lopez Howard Love Derwin Lowe LaShawn Lowe Juniors — 133 Darryl Lyons Yolanda Macyszak Angelica Magana Robert Mangual Lisa Manuel Raymond Maples Rena Martin A1 Martinez Johnny Martinez Seth Mauseth Robin Maxwell Johnita McBride Donnell McCants Debbie McClain Barron McClendon Charlotte McCullum Sylvia McDonald Charles McKinney Sherri McMurtrey Kennie Melton Manual Mendoza Ingrid Merriweather Annette Methot Mark Milic Cedric Miller John Miller Kathi Mills Gerealda Miranda Diane Mitchell Veronda Mobley Stanley Mohn Larry Moman Rhonda Moman Larry Moore Caroline Morales Dawn Morningstar Robert Morris Alisa Mosley Michael Mosley Devin Moton Billy Nance Natalie Nash Gregory Navarro Raymond Nester Eric Newman Zenia Nichols Angela Nunn Tammy O’Quinn Laura Osika Deborah Patton Michael Patton Epifanio Perez Luz Perez Betty Perkins Phyllis Perkins Maloney 134 Juniors Vickey Perkins Deidra Pettigrew Maria Pipkins Michelle Piquant Donna Popovic Cynthia Porter Anita Powell Joseph Powell Eduardo Pulido George Ramos Steven Ramos Daryl Randolph Lawrence Reed Crystal Reese Felicia Reese Iris Reeves Ronald Regans Anthony Richardson Linda Riley Debbie Rios Donald Robinson Lance Robinson Lawrence Robinson Regina Robinson John Robinson Nina Robinson Patricia Robinson Teresa Robinson Willa Robinson Fredrick Rodgers LaTanza Rodgers Maria Rogers Angela Roland Jose Romo Jose Rosillo Douglas Royster Veronica Rozier Heath Rucker Donna Ruzbasan Charlie Salazar Alex Sanchez Gilbert Sanchez Antoine Sangster Bernard Scott Henry Scott Cynthia Serrano Carla Shepherd Rodney Shephard Dwain Sims Cullen Sistrunk Danny Smith Donald Smith Lawrence Smith Bessie Spencer John Spencer Juniors 135 Antonnia Spires Mari Anne Solivais Petula Strickland Ervin Talley John Tarbert John Tate Calvin Taylor John Taylor Nick Theodoratos Unme Thompson Patricia Tinoco Joseph Toro Robert Trajkovski Francisco Valladolid Tracey Vanzant Gina Vasquez Mark Vaxter Tracy Vaxter George Vazanellis Lillian Vega Darren Wade Ronnie Waddell Craig Wadley Selena Walden Danny Wallace Sharon Walker Jessie Washington Keith Washington Sheila Watkins Aveletta Watson Sonji Weatherspoon Ray Weems Kim Welch Anthony Wesson Beverly Weston Bettie Williams Gesselle Williams Karla Williams Monica Williams Vincent Williams Vanita Wilson 136 Juniors Juniors are “Totally Awesome” The dance was really alive! declared Dana Smith, sophomore excited¬ ly. The button idea was a good one too. Juniors, under leadership of Sylvia McDonald, junior class president, sponsored a Sectional Dance in the cafe¬ teria honoring the ' 82- ' 83 varsity basketball team. After the team became the Northwest Conference Champs, the juniors had brainstormed the idea of sponsoring the Sectional Dance, together with selling buttons instead of tickets. The buttons were designed in gold with a picture of the varsity team on them and with the slogan Totally Awesome. The slogan was exactly right since LW was Section¬ al Champ, declared Bonita Kimp, junior. The buttons being tickets to the dance, as well as mementos, were a clever idea. They ' re really cute, agreed Lori Taylor, senior. The dance went over well and all proceeds went to¬ ward the junior-senior prom, ' said Mrs. Lori Ut¬ ley, English teacher and sponsor of the affair. Ingrid Merriweather Debra McCoy, senior, and Rene Glover, junior, make a groovy twosome dancin ' at the Junior Sectional. 6 2 Juniors “ 137 Roderick shows promise R oderick Frazier, is not your ordinary high school stu¬ dent. Rather he is a very talent¬ ed and prominent individual. Roderick ' s contributions to Lew Wallace have been many. This year he had the honor of being elected president of his sophomore class. Last year, Roderick qualified for the Na¬ tional Forensic League and placed sixth in the regional compeition. Roderick recently confided, Somehow this year has been going slow for me, but I felt honored in being able to re¬ present Lew Wallace at the re¬ gional speech meet. As far as the sophomore class is con¬ cerned, I plan for us to win as many of the Student Council competitions as is possible.” Roderick was a member of the Gifted and Talented Pro¬ gram at Lew Wallace. As a fledgling performer, he be¬ came a member of the cast performing the Broadway mu- sica Guys and Dolls.” He also sang and danced in the Broad¬ way revue Stars.” Roderick ' s future looks very promising. A very intelligent and determined young per¬ son, he appears to be headed either for Ohio State Universi¬ ty or for Texas Southern. After college graduation Roderick plans to work as an engineer for a large computer corpora¬ tion. Roderick Frazier, from Lew Wallace student to computer engineer, is someone you should know. Becky King Maloney Sophomores disclose CLASS Shapley 138 — Sophomores A A Angela Comsa, outstand¬ ing LW sophomore, is some¬ one you should know. Not only creative and talented, but An¬ gela is a young person who is involved. Angela asserted, My idea of an outstanding student is someone who tries her best and someone who is always helpful.” One of Angela ' s many in¬ volvements at Lew Wallace in¬ cludes being co-chairperson of the CLASS program. As co- chairperson, her responsibil¬ ities include helping out at meetings, organizing pro¬ grams, and representing CLASS at functions. CLASS has enabled Angela to get a headstart on her future too. She has been able to par¬ ticipate in the Mentor ' s Pro¬ gram and a medicine orienta¬ tion program. She has also ex¬ pressed interest in the Hugh O ' Brien essay contest and leadership program. A multi¬ talented person, Angela re¬ lates, I ' d really like to become a doctor, although I ' m not sure what I ' d specialize in. Also, I ' d like to travel and visit other countries.” Angela had some advice for her fellow Lew Wallace stu¬ dents, too, Students, should pay more attention to teachers because when they enter col¬ lege, it ' s going to be a lot more difficult.” Angela Comsa, a multi-tal¬ ented person who practices what she preaches, is someone who has class. Unme Thompson Traci© Adams Yolanda Albert Lupe Aleman Lisa Alford Mike Allen Javier C. Arceo Keith Armstrong Larry Atkins Tina Austin Francisco Avila Yvonne Ayala Cassandra Barnes Charles Barnes Doris Barnes Teria Barnett Diana Barney Marina Basaldua Gwen Bates Lisa Beasley Margaret Beasley Grady Belyeu Marceia Bermudez Julio Berrios Jimmie Beverly Victor BillBerry Vincent BillBerry David Birtle Tracie F. Bishop Steve Blacknell Tamar Blacknell Alvin Booth Wilbert Boyd Elwyn C. Branch Lisa Brazelton Sandra Briner Andrae Brooks Curtis Brown Dawn Brown Katrina Brown Mary Ann Brown Rodney Brown John M. Broyles Tanya M. Bryan Chrystal Burns Craig Campbell Sherman Campbell Mose Carter Sonya Carter Toy a L. 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Lones Trina Long Joseph Lowe Vincent Lowe Nathaniel Lowery Rodney Mack Jameelah Madyun Josefina Magana Pablo Magana Curtis Magee Benjamin Mance Margaret Mangual John Manson Micheal Manuel Kecia Mark Gerardo Marquez Teresa Martinez Rayford Mason Ron Mata Theodore Mathis Kathy McClendon Belinda McDonald Angela McFall Irma Mejia Diane Milan Melissa Milburn Darice Miller Derock Miller Juanita Miller Toy Miller Patrick Mills Alesia Minter Terry Molloy Dwayne Momon Delores Montez Joseph Moore Juanita Moore Loretta Moore Naomi Moore MaryAnn Morales Mercedes Morales Pete Morales Vanessa Morgan Janet Morris Marvin Morris Carol Mosely Susan Munchenburg Vlado Naumoski Kurt Navarro Patricia Neal Robert Oleska Oralia Olivarez 142 Sophomores Roger O ' Neal Ernest Ornelas Charlotte Parker Patricia Parker Samuel Pearson Anna Perez Joanne Perez Agnes Peterson Kelvin Phillips Soulizong Phousirith Walter Pierce Kelly Pilatos Raymond Pleasant Tammie Polk Nora Pulido Tomas Rangel Sheila Reed Veronica Reese Adrienne Reeves Carol Reeves Denise Ricard Edwina Richardson James Richardson Paul Rickert Jackie Riley John Riley Lanell Riley Lisa Rios John Rivera Reginald Roberson Lywan Roberts Emanuetta Robertson Dwayne Robinson Kim Robinson Mark Robinson Samantha Robinson Will Robinson Yoldana Robinson Thomas Robinson Joel Rodriguez Primo Rodriguez Acquanetta Rogers Cherletta Rogers Marie Romo Kim Rondo Winton Rouse Sharon Rozier Troy Sander Estilla Santana Yolanda Santiago Christine Santos Sammie Sayles Blake Scott Elizabeth Scott Kenneth Scott Katherine Seay Jack Sepulveda Margaret Shapley Thaddeus Shelton Lenora Sheppard Judy Simmons Jason Simpson Cullen Sistrunk Lacheryl Sims Bennea Smith Devrae Smith Eric Smith Javonne Smith Jeneen Smith Michael Smith Sophomores 143 Nikki Smith Sonia Smith Antonia Solis Aurelia Spann Frankie Spencer Rodney Spencer Sheryl Starks Charlene Steele Pearline Steele Moses Stewart Steven Strong Christi Strope Darryl Sutton Darryl Swafford Todd Tarbert Anitra Tarver Alfred Tate Harold Tate Lantoinette Tate Tracy Tate Archie Taylor Jennifer Taylor Victor Taylor Xsanne Taylor Darnell Todd Walter Toney Lisa Torres Annie Torres Richard Torres Calvin Triplett Telisa Turner Lucinda Vanish Tashko Vraniskoski Kelvin Wade Portia V. Wadley Irvin Walker Roy Walker Yolanda Walker Eric Ware Terrance Ware Sheila Watkins Cheryl Watson Garrett Webb Belinda Wellons Brandon Wellons Leateace Wesson Louis White Michael Wiechnik Kelvin Wiley William Wilkerson Corean Williams Darryl Williams Kevin Williams Leon Williams Jr. Felix Willis Eric Wilson Felicia Wilson Valerie Wilson Dennis Wingard Sally Wingard Yvette Winslett Tyrone Word Kevin Wright 144 Sophomores Maloney Sophs prep for SAT What is an SAT? Why do so many LW sophomores want to take this pre-college test? First of all, SAT stands for the Scholastic Aptitude Test, a test that most colleges and uni¬ versities today require for freshman admittance to their institutions. Secondly, many LW sopho¬ mores are beginning to pre¬ pare themselves for this test because they consider them¬ selves just as bright and as ca¬ pable as many of their upper¬ classmen counterparts. Thirdly, the SAT wasn ' t de¬ signed for any age range in particular, but rather to test the skills of college-bound teen¬ agers in general. Many of the LW sopho¬ mores who have decided to take advantage of the morning SAT prep classes say that this type of instruction will help them to score higher on the test to come. Mrs. Loni Utley, English teacher who instructs the soph¬ omores in vocabulary skills, said, They ' re interested and energetic because they realize that the outside world is highly competitive and difficult. This program will help them better meet the challenges before them. Mr. James O ' Connell, math teacher who additionally in¬ structs the sophomores in their 7:30 early bird class, added, We have proven that we can improve SAT scores if students attend these sessions on a reg¬ ular basis. Maggie Shapley Mrs. Loni Utley, English Department Head, bathes her plants in the early morning sunshine as she awaits the sophomores in her early bird SAT class. Sophomores — 145 IMAGES Saturday school gifted star in “Oklahoma” T A he Gifted and Talented Program ' s Musical Theatre Di¬ vision of Saturday School pre¬ sented Oklahoma at Wirt High School in March. The dramatic production proved to be a magnetic force, drawing students from many high schools and middle schools throughout Gary. Before participants per¬ formed in the musical affair, they first had to pass auditions in order to be accepted into the Musical Theatrical Divison. They were then enrolled in Saturday School each and ev¬ ery Saturday from 9:30 A.M. to 1:30 P.M. at Tolleston JHS. This is my first year and al¬ ready I ' ve begun to like it a lot, said Thomas Robinson, ju¬ nior. 1 was really scared when I auditioned, but I was glad when 1 received my letter of acceptance. Being a part of Saturday School is very enjoyable, ad¬ ded Rebecca King, junior. I love it with a passion. Since becoming a part of Musical Theatre, I ' ve decided to make a career of dancing. I hope ei¬ ther to form a dance company or to dance in the theater. But if I don ' t perform, then I ' ll teach dancing. Essentially, Oklahoma was a story about cowboys and farmers at odds with one an¬ other in a territory that would soon become a state. Three of the most popular songs in the play were Oh, What a Beauti¬ ful Morning, The Farmer and the Cowman, and Okla¬ homa itself. Other gifted and talented students from LW playing in the musical were: Alicia Fair, freshman; Crystal Burns, Traci Bishop, and Thomas Robinson, sophomores; Shirelle Chew and Anthony Palm, juniors, and Rodney Ellis and Lori Tay¬ lor, seniors. Several other talented LW students participated in the all¬ city Gifted and Talented Or¬ chestra. They were Michelle Carpenter, senior; Michael Crump, senior; Reginald Gil- lis, junior; William Rodriguez and Anthony Cooper, seniors. — Shirelle Chew — Gifted and Talented members Crystal Bums, sophomore, and Becky King, junior, found Saturday School and its Oklahoma ' stage production exciting. They were ’ spurred on so to speak. 146 ““ Images I Crystal loves to go dancin’ If you liked dancing, bicy¬ cling, and swimming, you liked Chrystal Burns, a very talented sophomore. Of all her many hobbies, Chrystal enjoyed dancing most. She started dancing at age ten, taking dancing les¬ sons at the Corine Morse Wil¬ liams Dance Studio in ballet, « modern, and tap. Chrystal is also a member of the Gifted and Talented Pro¬ gram ' s Saturday School that presented the musical play Oklahoma at Wirt High School. She had the leading dance part of Laurey. Crystal related, This is my second year in Saturday School. It has been a great experience, and I love dancing in the perfor¬ mances at the end of the year. It ' s hard work but it ' s fun. Crystal ' s experience has made her an even better danc¬ er than before. She has danced at the Odyssey and for many summer recreation pro¬ grams. She also danced on the television program Kidding Around when she was thir¬ teen. Chrystal added, I enjoy dancing so very much. When I ' m on stage, I ' m a different person. I ' ve been dancing for six years and I ' ve enjoyed ev¬ ery minute of it. My favorite kind of dancing is ballet. I like classical music too and ballet is so beautiful. It ' s a very painful kind of dancing, yet it ' s so fas¬ cinating. My favorite dancers are Debbie Allen and Mikhail Barishnikov. Charnell Kimble, sopho¬ more, agreed, Chrystal is a very fine dancer. I danced with her for about three years at Corine Williams ' Dance Stu¬ dio. I think that she has the ability to become another Deb¬ bie Allen. Besides dancing, Chrystal was very active in school, too. She was a freshman cheer¬ leader, a second year ROTC student, Sergeant First Class and member of the Exibition Drill Team. Chrystal ' s future plans are to attend Fisk University in Nash¬ ville, Tennessee, majoring in computer education and min- oring in physical education. — Shirelle M. Chew — Images Frosh plug class The CLASS program was designed to prepare gifted academic students for college and worthwhile careers. To be accepted as a CLASS program member, the student must have a B average, be enrolled in college preparatory courses, and be recommend¬ ed by a teacher. This school term the CLASS program inducted seventeen freshmen students, fourteen of whom were honor roll stu¬ dents. Mrs. Sarah Boyajian, CLASS sponsor, planned ex¬ citing field trips for the fresh¬ men this year. These CLASS frosh enjoyed excursions to see the musical stage play 42nd Street, the Tiffany Ex¬ hibit, the College Fair, and much more. The CLASS pro¬ gram also sponsored an Ap¬ preciation Day for the teach¬ ers. The only complaint some of the freshmen had about the CLASS program was that they had to work too hard. Frosh members of CLASS are as follows: Gina Barrett, Jewel Barrett, Tracy Carpen¬ ter, Elana Cannon, Alicia Fair, Cherese Gregory, Brian Kel- lenberger, Debbie Kimp, Stephanie Ledbetter, Cynthia Marshall, Michael McGee, Natalie Merriweather, Phillip Perdue, Monique Sanders, Seritha Smith, Helen West, and Angela Wilbon. — Montina Pruitt — Frosh members of CLASS have to work hard at being academically gifted and talented. Officers delight in “Star Night” Freshmen class officers, spoke with optimism about their ongoing activities. This year ' s officers included Cyn¬ thia Marshall, president; Tan- dra Green, vice-president; La- Toria Lynch, secretary; and Telecia Lewis, treasurer. Class officers, under the guidance of Mr. Paul Pieroni, government and economics teacher, anticipated plans for a Star Night sometime in May. Pres. Cynthia said, Freshmen need something to look for¬ ward to. Cynthia, who is thought of as an excellent president (by the way), also related that coo- 1 48 ““ Freshmen peration among the freshmen officers was pretty good. Next year, however, Cyn¬ thia said she would rather re¬ present the new sophomore class as a member of the stu¬ dent council instead. Said Cynthia, The presi¬ dency was fun and interesting as I thought it would be, and it wasn ' t hard work. But I could ' ve had more coopera¬ tion from the rest of the fresh¬ men. — Anita Powell — Yvonne Abel Michelle Adams Shannon Adkins Eric Allen Leonon Alston Alchrist Anderson Dennis Anderson Nenah Anderson Roberta Andrews LaTonya Archie Jose Arismendi Nahoum Ascar Jennifer Ash Joseph Auguano Mario Auguano Renee Ayala Kenneth Baker Melanie Baker Richard Barksdale Camille Barnes Sharlene Barnes Yolanda Barnes Gina Barrett Jewell Barrett John Barry Alberta Battle Vincent Beckwith David Bellamy Annie Belser Yolanda Belyeu Renee Bennett LaTania Bentley Jeniece Berry Derek Bland Joe Bodo Randy Boone Linda Borrero Derric Boyd Jessie Brodie Stanley Brooks Carmen Brown Pamela Brown Phillis Brown Renee Brown Steve Brown Nicole Browne Dionne Brumfield LaTonia Brumfield Carol Burl Ronald Burns Janet Burton Carmelle Bush Frederick Cain Tracy Carpenter Alvin Carter Michael Cenko Jesus Chavez Lisa Chavez Christee Cherry Christine Chester Yolanda Clark Shanda Cofield Lalita Colbert Craig Cole Mariece Cole Consuella Coleman Tammy Coleman Stanley Coles Nelson Collazo Charles Conley Freshmen 149 Brian Cooper Rae Costello Alfreda Crawford Omega Crawford Wanda Crook Cliezer Cruz Ken Cunningham Kenya Cunningham Peter Dalis Aretha Dandridge Ken Davis Michael Davis Neeshonah Davis Latanya Dean Kalen Deering Lemia Dennard Anthony Dennie Angela Diaz Tamiko Donaldson Lavetta Draine Vanessa Dumas Attwood Duncan Lonnell Eggerson Tracie Ellis Don Emons Elijh English Jennifer Enriquez Andrew Evans Rhonda Evans Trina Evans Alicia Fair Floyd Fairow Phillip Felton Darwin Ferguson Derek Ferguson Nino Ferlaino Frank Fernando Darrel Fields Tracy Fields Ivan Flemons Devery Fletcher Sharon Fletcher Fashon Ford Milton Frazier Donnell Franklin Doris Freeman Terry Futrell Christopher Garver Yolanda Gates Angela Gault Gina Gault Eric Gipson Elda Godines Gregory Goodman 150 Freshmen Shapley Cathy Goodwin Peggy Goodwin David Goshay Pauline Granger Albert Grant Bryant Graves Robert Gray Donyale Green Cherese Gregory Veronica Grubbs Diana Gutierrez Anna Hall Kenneth Hall Raven Hall Tammy Hall Sheree Hamlett Charles Hampton David Harris Glenda Harris Greg Harris Valentina Harris Leon Hartfield James Harvey LaDonna Harvey Maria Hawkins Necole Hawkins Terrence Hawkins Jason Hayden Jerome Hayes Mark Hayes Joyce Haymon Hazel Haynes Randall Haynes Michelle Heard Harriet Hemphill Rodney Henry Michael Hess Tommy Hess Chris Hickel Melissa Hicks Kimberly Hodges James Hogan Patrick Hollins Ellery Holsey Robin Hudson Donna Hughes Rozana Hunter Carla Jackson Denette Jackson Lisa Jackson Lynnette Jackson Sikita James John Jamka Camille Jefferson Mark Jelks Casandra Jenkins Sylvia Jimenez Allison Johnson David Johnson Kevin Johnson Michelle Johnson Sandra Johnson William Johnson Yolanda Johnson Arniece Jordan Anthony Jones Arlisher Jones Carl Jones Carolyn Jones Cassandra Jones Freshmen 151 Steven Jones Teresa Jones Venita Jones William Jones Brian Kellenburger Kim Kennedy Debbie Kimp Carolyn King Getina King Lia King Arlana Kirkland Rodney Kirkland Andrew Lachowicz Gwendolyn LaFlore Sharyn Lattimore Jody Latham Albert Lawanna Maurice Leach Frank Leavey Diana Lebron Lebron Patsy Stephanie Ledbeter Joanita Lee Lashaun Lee Rodney Lee Telicia Lewis Rhonda Linville Robin Lloyd LaTonya Lofton Kimberly Lollis David Love Anthony Lowe Latoria Lynch Antri Mable Gena Mabon Lisa Mabon Victor Madrigal Angie Madrigal Armando Magana Candace Magee Sabrina Magee Cynthia Marshall Dale Marshall Karen Marshall Brian Marthell Monica Martinez Priscilla Martinez Maria Marquez Adrian Mason William Mason Latonya Matthews Lita McClendon Vanessa McCray Ian McElroy Craig McFarland Michael McGee Yolanda McKee Josie Mclntee Gailend McIntosh Michelle McIntosh Victoria McKinely Anthony McKinzie Ana Melendez Natalie Merriweather Angie Meyer Franklin Milledge Gary Mitchell Greg Mokol Larry Monacy Rodney Mooney 152 Freshmen Cheryl Moore Marshall Moore Wanda Moore Jose Morales Jennifer Morningstar Angelee Morris Gloria Moss Darrick Moss Richard Muniz Cornell Murrell Tamia Murrell Marina Nakovska Derrick Nash Kent Navarro Lewis Neal Terrence Neal Charmaine Nelson Deborah Nelson Kevin Norman Venita Osborn Christine Ornelas Rosario Ornelas Sherell Overall Barbara Padlo Steven Parker Dane Parks Kevin Patton Vernon Patton Frenchie Payne Grace Pearson Bogoja Pecoski Luis Pellot Joe Peluyera Terrance Pendleton Phillip Perdue Lilia Perez Jon Peters Victoria Peterson Ann Pierce Nancy Piquant Zanita Pirtle Saudia Podle Vernon Portis Tracy Powell Rose Radziewicz Carlos Ramos Chris Ramos Hector Ramos LaTanya Randolph Tyrone Reese Brian Richardson Kenneth Richardson Cynthia Riley Freshmen 153 Ursala Riley John Rivera Santiago Rivera Annie Roberson Latricia Roberts Alicia Robinson Cheryl Robinson Juanita Robinson Kevin Robinson Larry Robinson Lee Robinson Tracey Robinson Fernin Robles Orelia Robles Melvin Rodgers Taffey Roland Anthony Ross Anthony Rowe Mario Salas David Salinas Theresa Santos Monique Sanders John Savant Stacey Scales Steven Schuler Shaun Schultz David Scott Trevor Selmer Susan Serrano Brent Sims Michael Singleton Edward Sistrunk Shawn Sistrunk Dayna Smith Andrew Smith Lalita Smith Mark Smith Nathaniel Smith Sherita Smith Andrea Sosa Lamanion Sparks Barron Spencer Jerome Spencer Kathy Spencer Tonya Springfield Patricia Steele George Stone Mark Stovall Cykeitha Strickland Janice Strope Cornell Summers Sabrina Summers Charmal Surney Karl Sutherland Ray Talley Christopher Tate Shirlene Tate Steven Tate Kim Taylor Kim Teamer Sharron Thigpen Alvin Thomas Diedra Thomas Sonya Thomas Vanessa Thomas Angela Toney Christine Torres Eric Torres Patrick Torres Rozie Turner 154 Freshman William Turner Thomas Vanish Carlos Vega Ida Villegas Anita Wadley Michelle Wafford Mark Walker Lawanda Warnsley Kristyn Washington Melvin Washington Russell Watkins Marie Watson Clinton Webster Steve Wenzel Alberta Wesson Helen West Tracy White Bruce Wiggins Angela Wilbon Barney Williams Christal Williams Henry Williams James Williams Kelvin Williams Michelle Williams Yolanda Williams Theodore Wilusz William Winston Kevin Witherspoon Curtis Woods Tammi Woods Kenneth Woodson Catherine Wright Rochelle Wright Christopher Youngblood Frosh Natalie is a pip of a chip Natalie Merriweather, fresh¬ man, has established a positive outlook on just about everything. Natalie comes from a family dis¬ tinguished by honor students: Carolyn, a 73 graduate; Eric, an ' 80 graduate; Shelia, an ' 81 gra¬ duate; and Ingrid, a junior honor roll student. What seemed like a LW tradi¬ tion, Natalie said was really not. All of the Merriweathers chose to attend LW because the family felt that the school had high educa¬ tional standards. Natalie not only was an honor roll student herself but also was a member of CLASS. And like her other family members, Natalie hoped to graduate from LW leav¬ ing behind a legacy of scholastic achievement. Natalie confided, too, that she has been confronted by both teachers and students alike ask¬ ing her if she were related to the smart ' ' Merriweather. Yes, Natalie declared, but I ' m also a unique Merriweather. That ' s the ol ' spirit, Natalie! — Lori Taylor — Natalie Merriweather, freshman, insists that she is both an individual and a legacy. Freshmen 155 IMAGES Sherita Smith, freshman, and Tracy Carpenter, freshman, admire the Poogach Memorial mural, embellishing the school library. Painting is tribute to Poogach dedication p JL rincipal Christ Christoff, with the assistance of Mr. Mor¬ ris Poogach, recently unveiled an oil mural, painted by the eminent local artist Eleanor Lewis, as a lasting tribute to the late Mrs. Shiley Poogach, for¬ mer LW English teacher and Student Council sponsor. In a library gathering that in¬ cluded faculty as well as mem¬ bers of both the Senior Honor Society and CLASS, Mr. Christoff ceremoniously por¬ trayed Mrs. Poogach as a to¬ tally dedicated teacher. One of Mrs. Poogaches ' hopes, said Mr. Christoff, pointing to other aesthetic wall hangings donated to LW by the Poogach family, was to add one piece of art each year to the library in an attempt to Rodolfo Aroc . science Sonia Blakely, science Sarah Boyajian, science Lynn Boynes, music Mary Bradford, business restore a part of what was so tragically lost in the past fire. As the audience looked on solemnly, Mr. Christoff charac¬ terized the saffron toned mu¬ ral, as a quality piece done by a quality painter, then describ¬ ing the oil as being a mosaic of life at LW, he said that the painting exhibited all of the human traits that Mrs. Poogach believed in. It was to be a me¬ morial, symbolic of LW pride and reverence, depicting re¬ presentative student images. At the conclusion of the affair Mr. Christoff mentioned that Mrs. Pauline Burelli, art teach¬ er, and Mrs. Sarah Boyjian, sci¬ ence teacher, were vitally in¬ strumental in the memorial ' s creation. 156 ““ Faculty Ralph Brasaemle, social studies Edward Brown, physical education Gino Bur ell i, art Pauline Burelli, art, photography Earline Campbell, physical education Teresa Cecil, special education Nancy Chelminiak, hearing impaired Jack Chidsey, guidance counselor Paul Chilson, music Maxine Ciminillo, home economics Veronica Conde, multi-lingual Sondra Craig, English, journalism Sgt. Bryant Crenshaw, ROTC Eleanor Dailey, English Karen Danko, English Linda Davis, math Clarence Day, physical education Edward Deitsch, math Mary DeLoach, foreign language Olga Dotlich, physical education Secretaries — Front Row: Elsie Shelboume, Tulla Sakes, Marvelene Carter, Eileen Vance. Back Row: Cordia Brown, Gloria Sepulveda, Anna Collins, Evelyne Burrows, Helen Brodar. Faculty And Staff 157 Mario Dongu, social studies Mike Foley, social studies John Freitag, social studies Shelia Eggleston, special education Bettye Eichelberger, business Irvin Elser, art Sherrie Gardner, hearing impaired Pauline Gerbick, business Sgt. Gerald Gibson, ROTC Giodist Gillespie, VICA Frank Grego, English Sheila Gregory, special education Angela Hannagan, English James Hill, math Joann Hill, math Sgt. Carol Hoffman, ROTC Vera Hooper, reading Jacqueline Hughes, DECA Lyle Hutson, guidance counselor Dorothy Jaclack, English Fred Janizek, industrial arts Harold Jones, math Rebecca Justo, foreign language Marvin Kasrich, math Stanley Keller, science Dorothy Kouvelas, social studies William Kukoy, Athletic Director Marilyn Leach, physical education Olive Leskow, math Helen Lorandos, business Victoria Lorenz, English Hollie Martin, special education Bashir Masoodi, visually impaired James McDonald, special education William Meyer, English Linda Mills, speech, drama Elmer Molchan, guidance counselor Kenneth Moretton, industrial arts Helen Mosier, physical education Jenneth Motley, special education Day Custodians — Front Row: Voudie Key, George Tarr, Nellie Benjamin. Back Row: Frank Mihal, William Hayes, John Yaselsky. Faculty And Staff 159 Sarah Munier, speech James O ' Connell, math George Orlich, math Stephen Parfenoii, English Paul Pieroni, social studies Henry Pimentel, permanent substitute Jacquelyn Pryor, social studies Lillian Roberts, social studies John Russell, social studies Richard Scheub, audio visual Howard Schmid, social studies David Schoon, science Janet Sefton, English, journalism Mary Sewell, guidance counselor Herman Shelby, social studies Earl Smith, English Gregory Smith, special education Royal Smith industrial arts Mike Sosh, industrial arts Richard Stewart, science 160 — Faculty And Staff Jane Sulewski, business Margaret Swisher, nurse James Taylor, guidance counselor Maxine Thomas, Basic Skills Coordinator Lucille Upshaw, English Loni Utley, English John Valenti, industrial arts Carmen Valle, foreign language Ernest Vereb, science Nancy Walls, science Thomas Ward, physical education Lee Wheeler, speech William Whittaker, English Mary Elizabeth Wilkerson, librarian Clara Williams, English Martha Williams, home economics James Wojtan, industrial arts Robert Yates, business Betty Yorko, English 4 Faculty members keep abreast of the times as they listen to lack Chidsey, guidance counselor, inform them of the new early bird SAT program. Faculty And Staff Principal sights reading plummet M r. Christ Christoff, prin¬ cipal, declared that student reading scores in the Gary high schools have become in¬ creasingly depressed in recent years. He urged teachers, meeting in small groups dur¬ ing their planning periods, to focus next year on reading de¬ velopment in very discipline. ' ‘Every day the teacher should provide students with a directed reading lesson, he asserted. He went on to em¬ phasize the need for a sharing effort among members of the faculty of viable and successful reading techniques. Mr. Alfred E. Smith, assistant principal, could not have agreed more with Mr. Chris¬ toff, adding that certain teach¬ ers like Mr. Earl Davis, math, have been able to construct such directed reading lessons even in mathematics. Enlarging upon the concern for reading improvement, Mr. Christoff then called the group ' s attention to the poten¬ tial inherent in the LW library, entreating teachers to enlist the aid of the librarians to help them meet their students ' read¬ ing needs. Freshmen, 97 of them in fact, whose TAP reading achievement scores fell below a three stanine were to be rec¬ ommended for remedial read¬ ing classes and were to remain in these classes until their tests showed an improvement of at least a four stanine. Mr. Christoff then ended the get together by offering part¬ ing sentiments on the excep¬ tional job that both the ROTC and the military have been able to do in teaching reading to all levels of new recruits: ev¬ eryone who was capable of reading learned to read and to pass mastery tests in just eight short weeks. Maybe the moot question then is what does the military know that the educators don ' t know? C ' mon, fellers, ante up. View from the bridge is better 162 Administrators When asked to put this past year into perspective. Mr. Al¬ fred Smith, assistant principal, capsulized it as being better than average. In particular, Mr. Smith cited, with some apparent sat¬ isfaction, the innovative early bird SAT preparatory classes in English and in math. He re¬ lated that in light of the grow¬ ing hi-tech boom, room A-l 12, located in the math wing, had been converted into a Com¬ puter Lab. The library, too, he said, was a focus of much pride: aesthetic works of art had been carefully selected and thoughtfully blended in among the spacious, new book stacks. A new security system, a photo copier, and a special lift for the handicap had fur¬ ther enriched the library. Too, the media center was now re¬ plete with modem equipment and capable of full service. Mr. Smith further focused on participation of students in the CLASS program, on stu¬ dents who had entered com¬ puter contests, and on students who had won honors in speech contests. To Mr. Smith, the greatest LW problems this year were three-fold: student attendance, for instance, remained a mat¬ ter of great concern. He felt that much of the LW student body still needed strengthen¬ ing in assimilating the learn¬ ing ethic. He thought, too, that the community must become more enlightened to the necessity and importance of paying its children ' s book rental, that textbooks and lab manuals could be purchased for stu¬ dents only through payment of bookrental monies. Finally, Mr. Smith declared that more effort must be exercised to de¬ velop and to maintain mean¬ ingful traditions. King plays a tough role T ± really enjoy working with young people ' avowed Mr. Howard King, assistant principal, when probed, how he relished his tough job. Mr. King who has found his calling satisfying has been an assistant principal at LW for the past eight years. Unfortunately, this job isn ' t all that it appears to be ' he explained. I don ' t especially like having to be the ' heavy ' all the time. Nevertheless, any¬ one who knows better knows not to fool around with the King. In the main, though Mr. King said he felt that most stu¬ dents had conducted them¬ selves well this year. There are, however, a significant number of students who have quite disappointed their par¬ ents, by not doing better in school than they have, he confided. The biggest problem at LW, I think, is student atten¬ dance. Many, many students have accrued poor attendance records. Mr. King said he tried to get along well with almost every¬ one, with the office staff as well as with the faculty. I try to be cooperative in order to help promote the school ' s pro¬ grams, he remarked. An active person by nature, Mr. King keeps himself very busy. While at school, he is re¬ sponsible for all extra-curricu¬ lar activities, for scheduling all assembly programs, and for di¬ recting all school buses. Most importantly, it is he who han¬ dles the brunt of the discipline problems in the building. But before becoming an as¬ sistant principal, Mr. King was also a math instructor at Pur¬ due Calumet. He related, I guess I like teaching even bet¬ ter than I like being an admin¬ istrator. Mr. King began his teaching career in 1962, having gradu¬ ated from Central State in Ohio. He received his Master ' s Degree in mathematics from Purdue in Lafayette. After coming to LW from Bailey in 1969, he was asked to assume the dean of students position in 1971. He was subsequently, elevated to assistant principal in 1975. Mr. King, all hail! Administrators 163 Advertisements can ' t be all that bad of a propaganda. Despite their many pieces, slants, and sensations, most of their vibes prove positive and exciting. 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Indiana 46406 Electronic Parts • Components - Products Distributor Solon’s Service Sales Co. 5070 Broadway Gary , Indiana 46408 (219) 884 2853 • Satellite Receiving Systems • Jerrold Antennas • Supplies • Mel • George • Dean •U.S.D.A. CHOICE BEEF •NATIONALLY ADVERTISED BRANDS •CLEAN, WIDE AISLES •FRIENDLY, COURTEOUS SERVICE Merrillville North 5340 Broadway Plaza Hobart 999 West Old Ridge Road Valparaiso 2168 West U.S. 30 172 Advertisements Merrillville South Routes 30 and 51 Griffith 6010 West Ridge Road Hammond 7919 Indianapolis Boulevard - d y Iffehk HI Open Daily 10 A M. To 11:30 P.M. Open Sundays 12:30 P.M. To 11:30 P.M. For Dinners And Cocktails Family Dining Complete Menu 887-1111 Or 980-9857 319 West Ridge Road Take a Good, Hard Look at Tomorrow, Today! Because tomorrow is just around the corner, and your future will depend a lot on the decisions you make today Your career goal is probably the sin¬ gle most important decision you ' ll make, so consider it carefully. Consider your interests and skills, and then consider working for a company that will allow you the opportunity to develop and use them effectively At Inland Steel we like to bring out the best in people We do it through training programs, and by offering growth potential We need solid employees on the production lines, in the craft apprenticeships, in our laboratories, and in the offices We ' ve built a strong reputation as a first-rate steelmaker, and we built it with the help of our employees But we don ' t rest on past laurels Like you, we re looking at tomorrow PAUL MUFFDLETTO Phone BB7-B3Q2 CHAMPIDN SHDE REPAIR WE CONVERT SOL-4.8. HEAL THEM AND ATTEND THEIR DVINO Orthopeoic Work - invisible Half Soles A 361 BROADWAY GARY. INDIANA Inland Steel An Equal Opportunity Employer Indiana Harbor Works 3210 Watling Street East Chicago. IN 46312 BROAD RIDGE PHARMACY Edward Smosna, P.D. LW Graduate 1959 Advertisements — 173 Beauty is sometimes hard to come by these days. 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NOBLE ROMANS 6124 BROADWAY MERRILVILLE, INDIANA PHONE 980-8400 Miss Black Indiana Pageant Young Ladies 18-26 Win Over $1000 In Prizes For Applications Call 885-5437 IUDONS, INC. DONNETTES 176 Ad vertisemen ts GOLD MEDALS FOR REAL MILK CHOCOLATE BARS BOXED CANDIES AND KATYDIDS KATHRYN BEICH CANDIES FOR FAST, EASY FUND RAISING James Robinson Factory Representative HOME (312) 481-9762 158 ASH PARK FOREST. IL 60466 OFFICE (312) 543-8120 1040 REPUBLIC DR ADDISON. IL 60101 FACTORY (309)828-1311 P0 BOX 2914 BLOOMINGTON IL 61701 % 5 TACOS OAKKV OUTS Corner Of Ridge Rd Georgia St. Gary, Indian NOW OPEN Try Our Lupita ' s Supreme GEORGE KINGSLEY JR. Herff Jones Representative Advertisements 177 !01 Grass Lands Lane m3 Byron Drive 5645 Dollar Hide No. Drive Goshen, IN 46526 South Bend, IN 46614 Indianapolis. IN 46241 ROOT photographers • 1131 W. Sheridan • Chicago 178 — Advertisements — - f fJ Quill and Blade 1 1 U Olive Leskow Raymond L. Maples Diane Milan Linda Mills I Jr r Jenneth Motley 11 I James R. McDonald Ingrid Merriweather Charlotte Parker Maria Romo V. John W. Russell Kenneth Schneider Frien o mson lcia u■ lfo V. oaran ooyajian Mary A. Bradford Mr. and Mrs. Gin Mr. and Mrs. Jam George and Mikki Edward Deitsch Erdelac Service J. Michael Foley Anaie Gallion James M Mr. and Mr. and Lationet ' Loni J. l| Mr. and Dr. Herb Lee Whe. William Clara Wi oneme uaraner Diane Garner Angela Hannagan Mr. and Mrs. Thom Joann Hill Lawrence Hinken Jacqueline L. Hugh Incentive Insurance Dorothy Jaclack Dorothy Kouvelas Latin American Cli rs. Ted Tate s Hecker Valle A r in. Academ pe 149 fcbie 131 38. 39 Adams. N kelle 18. 149 Adams. Ay 87. 88. 131 Adams. TBh� 139 Adkins. S fcnon 149 Administration 162, 163 Advertisftrients 164, 165, 166, 167. 168. 169. 170. 17 1. 172, 173, 174. 175, 176. 177. 178. 179 Aids Ait ? i ioa ,?3 jp iderson. L Newar AP.English 61 AP History 62 Arceo, Javu.: 139 Afcffit UTonyi Of —ArrhiW Amu.M. Arcadi Ar? M • | |H|H|[r • 5 V. ir :• . i 79 1] ‘ Mi j- lii ' - L j I . | l V ■■ ■ : v | Austin. 1J A ' • •tin, vfloh, Au .{in,, na 139 Austin; LA very 91. 108. 109, 113 Avila, fi tn isco 139 Awards Day 28. 29 A) ila, R- negi]49 Avila, Y.onne 139 Barnes. Bassandra 139 Barnes, fcharles 88. 139 Barnes, peidra 131 Barnes. Denne 131 Barnes. Doris 139 Barnes, Johnetta 131 Barnes, Lavon 131 Barnes, Robert 88. 131 Barnes, Sharlene 149 Bames, Yolanda 149 Barnett, Georgia 63, 113 Barnett, Tena 139 Barney, Diana 139 Barrett, Gina 41. 14S Barrett, Jewel 41. 149, Barry. John 149 Basaldua. Marina 1 Baseball 110, 1 Basic Skills 82 Basketball 106 Bates. Gwen ates, V ron tile, ley, l eaaley; i ckwii Bellamy] Beteer. L aiv-juj Jiiirij Nellie hennei Nancy 131 fcBennatt Renee 149 Bently. I toriiti 149 “ ' riC, Christopher 22. 131 . Jose 31 w JPffrios, Julio 90. TWry, Jacqueline 113 Berry, lenelce 149 I Beverly, Jimhiie 91, 139 Beverly, Timmie t31 Billberry. Victor 102, 139 Billberry, Vincent 139 Biology 67 Birtle, David 139 Bishop. Traci 42, 139, 142 Black, Angela 43. 113 Blacknell Stevtg ) 1 if) l 00, mackwell, Rodm 4-13 BL _ Bland, Derek 149 Blood Drive 24 Boatner, Carla 113 Bi iey M .vin 114 ■ I 143 Em« Bono, John 111. 131 Boosters 38 3ooth, Alvin 139 Bogan, Dentoe 131 Borrero. Linda 149 Borrero, Orlando 131 Bottos. limes 131 Boyd, Derric 149 Boyd, Wilbert 76. 139 Boydjian, Sarah 67 Boys 1 Driff Team 3 1 Boys’ Rifle Team 50 Bradford. Kim 114 Bradford, Mary Brakley, Marie 131 Branch. Elwyn 139 Brannon, Yolanda 113 Brasmale, Ralph 3, 87 Brazelton. Lisa 139 Brewer, Slasha 39, 102, 114 Briner. Sandra 139 Brodie, Jesse 149 Broadar, Helen Brooks, Andrae 139 |frrpoks L D errick 75. 91 BqSqfcfi, i ... i - 131 . : 1. 43. 63, 114 A 149 Browne. T m 40, 4: Broyles. John 39 BrUmfield, l nne Brumlit-ld, I-itofuj Bryan, Tany i 49, _ Bryan, Tony I3l£ Buggs, Tamera 42, 131 Bullock, Bryan 131 Burelli, Gmo 78 Burelli Paulina Bi Carol 149 ■ms, Chrystal 139 Burns, Ronald 149 Bums, Jtfia 1 iBumsiJe. JunguilH Bush, Cuttdte 1 Butler, Dolores T Buttons 13 Byndum, Alfred Catn, Fpedrick 88, 149 Caldwell.jpamuei 59. t - 87 91 108 114.413 Cambell Craig 139 Cambell Bherman ,39 Campbell, Eveline 8 1 Cannort Barbara 131 Cantu, Veronica 131 Career Center 6 9, 7 0 Carey Christoph -r .14 Carey. Jerome 1 14 Jj-Carey Wendell 131 Carlisle. Debra 131 PlSarhsk- Elizabeth 114 1 Carlisle, Nathanial 131 Carpenter, Michelle 39, 114 Carpenter, Tracy 41, 149 Carpenter, Leslie 114 Carrington. Anita 131 Carson, Darren 43, 114 Carter, April 114 Carter, Alvin 149 Carter, Marvelene Carter. Mose 87. 88, 89, 139 Carter, Robert 131 Carter. Sonya 95, 106, 139 Carter, Toya 139 Carter, Virgil 139 Casko. Vicki 139 Casson. Dexter 115 Cassom, Jeneice 131 Cathy. Horace 139 Cecil Teresa Cercle de Francais 55 Cenko, Michael 149 Cerda, Joe 31, 115 Champion. Anthony 139 Chavers, Matthew 31, 139 Chavez, Astridmercy 139 Chavez, Jesus 149 Chavez, Lisa 149 Chavez. Ramior 6, 139 Cheerleaders 98, 99 Chemistry 66 Cherry, Christee 149 Ches te r, Christine 149 Chew Shirelle 81. 39. 131 S Pffoy Jack _ _ raw � . g y. 1 Christoff, Chris 28, 167 CimuM Clark, Clark Clark J Clark. (Stark, i aSS Clerical P Cleveland. 18 9 m “ 91, 192 1C 149 lberf kH M Colbert, Loii� 98, 99, 149 rCram 149 Col BT Pamsh 131 Co.apnan, Consuella 149 pian, Tammy 149 et y Lanita 139 Stanley 149 Nelson 149 ier, John 25. 115 7 life Dietra 139 7 r , Tracy 139 Colophon 192 Colorguard 50 Computers 65 ' ■mJc Alicia 13, 16, 41, x: sa, Angela 15, Concert Band 56, 57 Concert Choir 49 Concessions 43 Conde« Veronica 8 1 1 ;ey, Charles 149 Co-op 71 opl, Anthony 115 •per. Brian 150 per. Sam 131 ■ Cheryl 131 1 Dwayne 131 nd, Angelo 115 91. 131 39, 139 Costello, Rae 150 Cougias, Rebecca 41, 91, 131 Cousin, Yvonne 131 Cousins, Tracy 139 Cowger, Tern pie 30 Cox, Diana 41, 139 Crawford, Alfreda 150 Crawford, Omega 150 Creal, taTonya 139 utiK-,iuw, Dryout oqt. Crook, Angela 131 Crook, Frank 139 Crook, Wanda 150 Cross Country 107 Crummie. Troy 131 Crump, Lee 15, 131 Cruz, Eliezer 150 Cruz. Ester 139 Cruz, Samuel 88, 131 Cuba, Rolando 131 Cunegin, Donald 139 Cunegin, Ken 130 Custodians Cutbacks 20 Cuza, Theresa 14, 115 Cunningham, Kenya 150 Cunningham, Ron 150 Currie, Waymon 131 i D Dailey, Eleanor 91 Dalis. Peter 150 Dalis, Zacharias 115 Dandridge, Areatha 150 Daniels. Carla 42, 131 Daniels. Rita 36, 39, 42, 115 Danko, Elizabeth 139 Danko, Karen Danko, Mathew 66, 115 Darden. Eugene 131 Davidson. Valencia 115 Davidson, Veronica 115 Davis. Annie 131 Davis, Barbara 131 Davis, Henry 115 Davis, Kelly 139 Davis, Ken 150 Davis, Kimberly Dawn 64, 140 Davis, Kimberly. Denise 140 Davis, Michael 150 Davis, Michelle 140 Davis. Neeshonah 150 Davis, Sandra 131 Davis. Stacey 140 Davis, Taron 115 Davis. Thaddeus 115 Daw sore Kelvin 140 Da s MkK enneth 140 Dean, LaTanya 150 Deardrutf.fcDavid 131 DEC A 52 Deermg .iien 150 Peering H a nan 140 Peitsch, Edward 43, Dejesus ,®csa 131 Deloach. M xy 55. Deioneyfr$.imatha 131 D%ia ( fosemarie 140 Pefvallefenk 140 Deneal, 6a rclell 132 Denham, T ny 7 Dennardbborfiia 150 Dennie, Anthony 150 Dennie, Beatrice 115 Dennis, Rosie 140 Dennis, Teresa 140 DeWitt, Ronald 140 DeWitt, Angela 150 Diaz. George 132 Diaz, Rebecca 96, 115 Dickson, Richard 140 Dickson, Emmit 115 Difatta, Joyce 115 Dilling, Paul 132 MDilTonrKfnn J32_ Diiion, Jenita 116 Dix, Andrea 132 Djordjevirh, Dorothy 140 Djordjevich, Radisay 107 Dockery, Howard 140 Dominguez, Porfirio 140 Dominguez, Rosalba 81. 115 j Donald, Kimberly 132 Donald, Norma 116 DAaldson, Taniko 150 Ddfigu, Mario Dort h Larnisha 98, 99, 132 Mich, Olga Jpouqlas, Troy 116 Sraine, Lavetta 150 A •rake. Cherise 4, 132 rams 78 rake, Albert 140 brill Team 18. 50, 51 bose, Johnnie 140 Elubose, Rosalyn 132 Adzinski, Linda 116 Bjmas. Vanessa 150 Knnm, Attwood 88, 150 Ackin, Thomas 116 Durham, Diane 100 DurhB Lewis 140 (frofeard, Edvrui • i 7, 132, 72j Echeumuna, Chioma 41, 140 Edgar, Sophia 77. Eqgerson, Lonnell Eichelbergor. Betty 43 Elections 25 Elliot, Myrtle 106 116 Ellis, Quanica 1 Ellis, Rodney 3 J Ellis. Ryan 140 Ellis, Tracie Elser, Irvin 79, Elston. Calita 41 Emery, Charle s i !%| Emons, DonaldH Emoris. Josot h 40 English 60 English, EltfJBBn English, Rhonda 14 Enriquez, Jenny 150 Evans, Andrew 150 Evans, Caronda 132 Evans, Fred 140 Evans, Gina 140 Evans. Kendell 88, 1 Evans. Phillip 132 Evans, Rhond150 1 Evans, Trecey 132 Ezell, Cynthia 132 Fair. Alicia 41. 150 Fairow, Floyd 150 Fairow, Floyd 150 Fairow, Wanda 2, 132 Fairow, Tunya 116 Fall 20 Farmer. Daniel 81 Fashions 10,11 Feliciano, Lucy 132 Feliciano. Stephen 116 Feliciano, Noemi 69, 116 Felton, Phillip 150 Ferguson, Bridgette 36, 40. 41, 42, 43, 116 Ferguson, Darwin 150 Ferguson, Derek 150 Ferlaino, Nino 150 Fernando, Deborah 116 Fernando, Eddie 132 Fernando, Frank 150 Fields, Chauncey 132 „ 88, 102, 150 Fields, TrachfcjP Finney, Anthony .40 Finney, Ronald M6 Flemons, Ivan Jifr Fletcher, DevJry 150 Fletcher, Rat. la 11 140 Fletche Aiaron 150H An: 140 -ft ! }UHi 140 H , jfr nsana 140 Flournoy herif 140 Flowers. Jin.. - OK) | Flynn, Michae. 132 | Foley, Michael 68, 96, Fondren, Elbert 132 Food Service Staff Football 86. 87, 88 Football Homecoming 14 Ford, Carmen 14 Ford, Fashon 15 Ford. V. 99, 132 Fort. Johnny 31 lf ,9l 103 Fortenberry. WM 140 Franco, Adam po Franco. Irma 13T Franczak, John J16 Frank, Tellis 103 Franklin. Donnell 150 Franklin, Lisa 1 If Frazier. Milton HO Frazier, Roderick 37J41. ’40 Frazier, Torrence i40 Freeman, Dons ’30 French Club 55 Freshman Album 146, 147, 148, 9, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155 Fridge, L$t.iriya 140 Fuentes. Neru d a 116 Fuller, Timothy|l40 Fullove, ReqinJ 116 Futrell, Terry 150, 73 115 ‘Faculty Album 25. 156. 157 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 16| Gabriel, Dennis 140 Gallegos, keqina 132 Gall ion, Angela 132 Galloway, Jan® 132 GamF . Be140 Tiarba, C. 132 Pl Garcia, Qteia 140 Garcia, Johfr440 Garcia, Mike m Gardner, April 140 Gardner. Bryon 41. 132, 134 Garver, Christopher 74, 150 Garza, Edwardo 132 Garza, Jacqueline 42, 83. 116 Gas Leak 1 7 Gates, Patrice 140 1 uida 38. 150 ouiuii, uina 150 Gault, Monica 132 Gearhart, Mark 7 Gerbick, Pauline 73 Geiger, Andrea 140 Gibson, Andrea 140 Gibson. Embry 140 Gibson, Gordon 22, 132 Gibson, Todd 140 Gilkey, Valerie 117 Gill. Earnest 117 Gillis. Reginald 132 Gillispie, M. 87 Gillum, Dwana 140 Gipson, Bertha 140 Gipson, Eric 150 Girls’ Club 39 Girls’ Drill Team 5 1 Givens, Angelita 140 Givens, Kevin 141 Glass, Cathy 141 Golf 101 Glover, David 141 Glover, Rene 107, 137 Gomez. Miguel 116 Gonzales, Toni 97 Gonzales. Thomas 141 Gonzales, David 7, 132 Gonzales, Frank 2, 87, 116 Godison, Elda 150 Goodman, Gregory 150 Goodwin, Cathy 151 Goodwin, Donald 14, 116 Goodwin, Peggy 151 Gore. Troy 141 roshay, David 150 Gospel Choir 48 Graduation 32, 33 Graham, Yvette 132 Granger, Pauline 151 Grant, Albert 151 Graves, Bryant 151 Graves, Willie 132 Gray, Byron 116 Gray, Latrese 140 Gray, Michelle 141 Gray, Robert, 151 Green, Angela 70, 132 Green. Donald 141 Green. Donyale 151 Green, Franchet 141 Green, Jeffrey 141 Green, Michael 141 Gregory. Cherese 41, 151 . Grice, Damon 116 ; Grill in. Michael 88 , Griffirf. Elizabeth 116 I Griffin Tijuana Jzfe Griffin, Toni 32, 116 Grigq$, Sharon 140 C-iriqgp, Karen 116 Gross Rqrida .141 Grubbs, Veronika Guidance 82 Gutierrez, Diana 151 Guy Adrienna 32 Gu. an Bias 1 16. 77 H Index — 181 Hobson. Mark Ml Hodqes, Darryl 71 Hodges, Kimberly 151 131 151 14 1, Shelve 151 Ramin.. Twyla 116 Hamp! n Churl •$ 151 Haney, Edward 14i Hannagen, Angela 61, Hardaway, lohn 141 Hardv. Shawanna 141 Harqro, Benme 87, 132 Hargrove. Bnan 117 Hargrove Carmen 141 Harrington, Debra 117 Harrington. Evyonne 132 Harrington, Tracy 14,1 Harris, David J Hams. David Harris. Glerui Hoftman. Carol Sgt. 51 Hogan, lames 151 Hogan, Vemita 118 Hojnacki, Joseph Ml Holder. Alpha 9, 133 Hollins, Patrick 151 Holloway, Levanita 141 Holloway Lovetla 42. 1 Holly, Chandra 133 Holman, Neysa 133 Hoisey, Alphe 133 Hols tilery 151 Homecoming 12, 13 Home Economics 72 Honor Society 40 Hooks, Willet 32, 118 Sandra 1 3d [ Hudson. Robin 151 Jefferson. Camille Jelks, Dennis 118 Jel ks. Dwinht 118 Jelks. MarL8 1 Si tenkins, Cassandra 3 ienkini, Darian 118 lenkir s. . racey _ . lerru jan, Manann 141 hmene? Rene 141 enez Sylvia 151 j. hnsorB A qHM Jyhn onj Allis Kelley. 141 Mi ¥• k • hedora l ft 1 Jason 151 ayes. Jerome 88. 151 Hayes. Mark 151 Hayes, Melissa 141 Haymon, Anthony 132 Haymon. Joyce 151 on, Lisa 117 Haynes, Randall 151 jfcywood, Robin 1181 faazelton. Beard, Mph-ll-H bffner, h irT-s M fcphillfl iurnett 74. 75 JA Images 21. 94, 1 10, 1 12. 130, 138, 146, 156 Index 180, 181. 182. 183, 184 185 In Memorium 1£1 Ingram. K ' ulon 118 Ireland, ft nence Johnson, Ch. Johnson, Darryl _ n, David 151 H Glen 141 Joe 141 . Josie 141 ihnson. Kenneth 41,65, ]H inson, Kevin 151 Johnson, LaTanya 41 Johnson, Loren 95, 108, 1 l fit [ohnson, Marcus 119 Johnson, Michael 1.33 Johnson. Michelle 151 Johnson, Phil 141 ■ ?? Johnson, Reginald 133 Johnson, Sandra 151 Johnson. Sonya 119 Johnson, Tammy 133 Johnson, Tonda 141 Johnson, William M. 151 Johnson, Willie 133 Johnson. Yolanda 151 Johnson, Yolanda 133 Arlisher 151 nes, Carl 102, 151 | nes, Caroly 151 es, Cassandra 151 David lkl iina 43, Kelley, Tracy 133 Kelly Miehell 120 Kenny, Daryl 141 Kennedy, Kim 152 Kimble, Charnel! 39 Kimp, Bonita 99, 132, H Kimp, Debbie 41, I5:f King. Carol 71. felt King, Carolyn 152 King, Kir 4 , Retina King, Howard 163 King, James 87 King. Kennel 1 King, ti- 1% King, Mica: 98 King, Raymond 13 Kmg. Rebecca 41, m King, Samue King, Senora 1 . ' jl Kirk Kerry 1 Kaik aiid, Art- KirkJand, Cla Kirkland Rodney ] Kirkland. Tern i33 Kittle, Ron 94 Klebofski. Tina Ml Klonaris, Demetrius 13 Knight, Vikki 133 Kolbus, Nan y 120 Kotlowskf, MHiael 133 KouknasiMarsha 120 Kouvelas, Doiothy 62, Kowalsky. Richard 133 Kowal. Kim Ml Kowal, Richard 141 Kubiak, Barbara 37 Kukoy, William 93, Kusza, David 141 ■howicz, Andrew 91. I Michael 141 ire, Gwendolyn 152 juages 77 ih.irn, Jody 152 The 27 iryn 152 I 71, 118 atha 141 oothy 63, 66, 96 Her 133 ton, Uorothy 60 119 Jordan, Parnell 119 Jordan, Porter 141 Jordan. Rhonda ' Jordan, IWfl Joseph, Tammy 31 Joyner, Mary 141 Juarez, Mary 13, 133, 120, 83 Junior Album 130, 131, 312, 133, 134, 135 Justo, Rebecca 54, K mg-133 £ e . oy r , f , Trtin i, Kellen ' Kajmakoski, Ilija 133 Kasrich, Marvin Kerby, Cassandra 141 Kellenburger, Brian 41, 88, 152 152 20 W, fffi - Diana 152 Le broil ' , Patsy 152 Ledbetter, Stephanie 41. 152 Lee. Bri Jgitte 120 Lee, David 142 Lee. Joanita LA Lee. Jun ia 33 Lee, Lashaun 152 Lee, Rodney 152 Leek Houston 133 Hbkow, Olive 65, Bfcure, Lavada 72, 142 Lesure, Leander 133 Lewins. Alfonzo 142 Lei nthony 142 L ' -wSJ p 142 Lewis, :Lewis. TeW Library Renovation 23 Life Science 68 Light, Michael 120 Linde, Daniel 142 idsey Sam been 39 iriville, Rhonda 153 jittleton. Darryl 133 ■Acomb, Anna 120 Lira Marie Hope 6 Q Lloyd, Jetf 142 K , Michelle 14? Robin 152 I ockey. Beverly 14? Lofton. Latonya 39. 5 Lollis Kimberly 15? Long, Newton 87 Long, Trtnia 142 , Long, John 107, 120 Lopez. Brian 90 133 Lopez, Jennie 1 30 Los Amigos 5 4 Love, David 1 52 I Jove Howard 133 Lowe Daniel 12G Lowe Herwio 87, 91. 133 e (,nwe e. ; f. ’ A ) ■Lowe, 1 .d hawn I) 4T], 133 Lowe Lefer 12, 43. Low e Tnwofy Nathaniel 14| Lazanovsld. Get rge Lucas, Join 41 110 111. 12 HLuckey. Iwineth 75 H Luh!ren Reginald ■Lynch LalaBS 152 Lyons, Darryl 134.1 i iJO ally T M f -Mabte, Antn O v 15 JHMabon. Gen yn5? Mabon, Lis 152 Mack. RcxJhey 142 BMack, St 95 fawereno- 12: jiMdi ys fc, Yotendu M M i : ;gal. Vicf Madrigan, I Madnnan. Madyur jameelah 142 na Angelica Marie 134 _ lando 152 mL1 j 142 Irgio 121 lune 121 Denise 112, 121 Benjamin 142 1 MaiK Ll Margaret 142 ■ Robert 134 Mann, R obert 121 | . Manson, 1 Manuel, Ranuel. h4 hae| so h 141 Ies, Rayn nd ! 34 i, RobA 121 Kecia 3t 3T . 41 . 142 Gerais-. 142 Maria 19. 20 81 41 Dale 10. MS I D Karen 1B2 Vivian lfcl nan 88, 102 . 152 ] na 134 lina 30, 1 on, La McClendon, McClmton, Barror McCoy, Debra 121, McCray, Vanessa 151 McCullum, Charlotte 134 McDonald. Belinda 142 McDonald, Cheryl 38. 121 McDonald, James 80. McDonald, Sylvia 30. 41, 99. 132, 134 McDonald. Tanya 121 McElroy. Ian 152 McFall, Angela 37. 39. 41, 142 McFarland. Craig 152 McFarland, Creighton 70, 87. 122 McGee, Michael 41.75, 152 Mclntee, Josie 152 McIntosh, Gailend 152 McIntosh, Michelle 152 McKee. Yolanda 42, 152 McKinley, Victoria 38, 152 McKinney, Charles 87, 134 McKinney. Debra 122 McKinzie, Anthony L. 152 McKissack, Lisa 95, 106 McMurtrey, Shem 134 McMurtrey, Imogene Mejia, Irma 142 Melendez. Ana 152 Melton, Kennie 87. 88 134 [Members, George 122 |Mendoza. Manuel 134 Meredith, Tanya R. 42 4erriweather. Ingrid 36. 134 lerriweather. Natalie 39 sick. Charlotte 83, Itcalf, Glenda 122 |hot, Annette 134 jrer, Angela 152 |n , Diane 142 Burn, Melissa H. 142 MB. MarlBlfcl Milrv KelviH®, 122 Mills, Linda 78. Mills. Patrick 142 Minter, Alesia 142 Miranda. GeraJdo 134 Mitchell, Geraldine 23. 122 Mitchell. Gary 152 Mitchell, Melvin 40. 41, 43, 122, 129 Mitchell, Lance 42 Mixed Choir 4 8 Mobley, Veronda 134 Modeling Trip 42 Mohn, Evette 38 Mohn, Stanley 134 Moke). Gregory 96, 97. 152 Mokol. Joe 24. 121 Molloy, Terry 142 Momon. Dwayne 142 Momon, Larry 27, 134 Mom on. Rhonda 134 1 53 Montez, Delores Montez, Donna 1 4 Mooney. Rodney ltu. Moore, Cheryl 153 Moore. ist her 122 Moore, . ph ‘IB Moore. Juanita 142 4oore. Larry A 1, 99, 130 4oore. L la : 1 ■rcirehdll !S-i iNaomi 14? afar.i 12? Mind.i 153 Ban hm- ij y Jose 20. 88. 152 1 Mary 41 142 n Merreu. i42 Pete .42 Navarro, Kent 88, 153 Navarro, Kurt 88, 142 Neal, Lewis 153 Neal, Mi-hae! 86, 87. 91 Neal Patricio 142 Neal, Terrence 153 Nelson, Chamiaine 153 Nelson. Deborah 153 Neskoska, Valentina 122 Nester, Raymond 134 Newman, Eric 87, 134 Nichols, Zenta 134 Night School 87 Ni Jcsich. Dan 3, 122 Nma, lames 133 Ne Nukes 1 8 Norman, Kevin 153 Norman, Kevin 153 Nunn. Angela 134 152 w s r, Relvifk |ge. Franlflk 131 Milled Dance 37, 140, 142 Miller, Demck m2 Miller, Eunice 39. 42, 122 MillerJ John 91. 134 Miller Juanita 142 Miller,41. 182_ Miller jloy [42 Mills. Kafhl 43. 134, ■ Kehnett,- ) anes|f 14? r f Dawn 134 nirmstat. Jennifer 153 Ins, Vigielee 153 j, ns, jJjndt I 42 Morris. Moms, Robert 134 Morton. Kimberly 42 Mosely, Carol 142 Mosier, Helen Mosley, Alisa 134 Mosley, Michael 134 Moss. Darrick 153 Moss, Gloria 153 Motle y, lennetta 38, 42, | MotonB Muniz, Eva 31 Muniz, Manuel 122| |Mumz, Richard 81 ,| Mur. Murph D-nnkl22, 170 St pvska, Mannal TOy 134 NashV Derrick 153 Nash. Natalie 134 National Forensic 47 Nauj Naumoski, Vlado 142 Navarro. Gregory 87, 134 Radio, Ba:-bafi|j!153 Palm Anthony 30, 4i 99, Panagiotidis. Parfenott, Stephe] Parker, CharlottT Parker. Patricia 143 Parker. Steven 88. 153 Parks, Dana 74, 153 Passmore, Damella 123 Patrons 179 Patton. Deborah 2, 43T Patton. Kevin 153 Patton, Linda 43, 123 Patton, Michael 134 Patton. Vernon 153 Patton, Willie 7 Payne. Bridgett 123 PayneJ Frenchie 99, 153 Pearsdn, Grace 153 Pearapn, Samuel 143 Pecalki, Bogoja 81. 153 Pelron, P 88 Pelloi, Luis 153 Peluyera, Joe 153 Pendleton, Terrance 1 Perdue. Phillip 17. 41. 153 Perez. Anna 143 Perez, Epifanio Jr. 134 Perez, loAnne 143 Perez, Lilia 153 Perez, Luz 134 Perkins, Perkins, I — 183 Perkins, Phillis 134 Perkins, Vic key 39. 135 ; Perspective 18, 19. 25, 26, 83 Peters. Eugene 36, 40, 96, 123 Peters, Ion 153 Peterson, Agnes 143 Peterson, Latanya 31, 123 Pettiqrew, Deidra 135 l Phillips, Kelvin 143 Phillips, Tracy 123 Philosopher 46 Photography 7 9 Phousirith, Souli Yong 143 Physics 66 Pierce, Annqumek 153 Piementel, Henry 91, Pierce, Walter Jr. 143 | Pieroni, Paul 37 Pilaos, Kelly 143 Pipkins, Maria 15, 135 j Pipkins, Ronald 123 Piquant, Michelle 134 Piquant, Nancy 153 Pirtle, David 102 Pirtle, Zanita 153 Pleasant, Raymond 143 Polk, Tammie 143 Pom Poms 38 Poogach Memorial Dedication 156 Poole, Saudia 153 Popovic. Donna 96. K Porter, Cynthia 135 Portis, Vernon 153 Poulos, Elias 123 Powell, Anita 39, 42, 1 _ Powell, Helen 36, 39, -jo. 4i 42, 43 123 Powell, Joseph 135 Pbwell, Tracy 153 Prince 1 9 Prom 30, 3 1 Pryor Samantha 123 PfigjBfontina 123 TtlWJski Car l Pulido, Eduardo 1 5? Pulido, Nora 143 Pulliam, Maia 123 4S m Q QUEST 8 1 Quillins Blade 44. 4 5 Quill and Scroll 46 R Radz vicz, Rose 153 Ramos. Charlos 88, 153 Ramos, Christopher 153 Ramos, George 135 Ramos, Hector 153 Ramos, Michelle 123 Ramos, Steven 135 Randolph, Daryl 130, 135 Randolph, Letanya 153 Rangel, John 123 Rangel, Tomas 143 Read, Margaret 72, Reed. Lawrence 135 Reed, Shelia 143 Reese. Crystal 30, 142, 73, 135 Reese, Felicia 135 Reese, Mary 123 Reese Tyrone 153 Reese. Veronica 143 Reeves, Adrienne 143 Reeves, Iris 39. 135 Reeves, Randolph 91 Regans. Ronald 135 Ricard, Denise 41, 143 Ricard, Ivette 124 Richardson Anthony 135 Richardson, Brian 153 Richardson. Edwina 143 Richardson, lames 143 Richardson Kenneth 153 Richardson Mark 110, 124 Richmond. Francetta 38, 124 Ricketts, D. 99, 124 Rickert, Paul 143 Rifle Team 50 Riley, Cynthia 38. 153 Riley. Jacqueline 143 Riley, John 143 Riley, Lanell 143 Riley, Linda 36. 73, 132, 135 Riley, Ursula 154 Rios, Debbie 26, 73, 135 Rios, Lisa 9 43 Rivera. John G 143 Rivera, John 154 Rivera, Santiago 154 Roberson, Annie 154 Roberson. Reginald 143 Roberts, Latricia 154 Roberts, Ullian Roberts, Lywan 143 Robertson, Emanuetta 143 Robey. Deborah 124 Robinson, Alicia 154 Rob|ti son, Anthony 75, 81 Rofcfrison, Beatrice 124 Robinson, CHeryl 154 Robinson, Donald 14 135 Rofcjnson, Dwayne 143 . Robinson, Greg 124 Robinson, John 135 Robinson juanita 154 Robinson, Kevin !, 154 _ | Robinson. Kim 37, 39, 143 Robinson, Lance 14, 135 Robinson, Larry 154 Robinson. Lawrence 88, 135 Robinson, Lee 154 Robinson, Mark 143 Robinson. Nina 135 Robinson, Patricia 135 Robinson Randall 124 Robinson, Regina 135 Robinson. Robert 69 Robinson. Troy 124 Robinson, Samantha 143 Robinson, Teresa 135 Robinson. Tracey 154 Robinson. Weis 124 Robinson, Will 143 Robinson. Yolanda 143 Robinson, Thomas 37, 143 Robinson, Troy 66 Robinson, Willa 135 Robles, Fermin 154 Robles, Orelia 154 Robots 2 1 Rodgers. Dwayne 163 Rodgers, Frednck 135 Rodgers, Latanza 30. 36, 99, 135, 190 Rodgers, Sherman 110, 111, 124 Rodgers, Melvin 154 Rodriguez. Eric 31, 41, 71, 124 Rodriguez, Primo 143 Rodriguez. Joel 143 Rogers, Acquanetta 143 Rogers, Cheretta 143 Rogers. Maris L 135 Roland, Angela 135 Roland, Jeffrey 154 Romo, Josa A 135 Romo, Maria E 143 Rondo. Fayetta 124 Rondo, Kim L 143 Rooks, Edward 75 Root Photographers 1 7 8 Rosillo, Jose U 135 Ross. Anthony 154 ROTC 76 Rouse, Anthony 102 Rouse, Winston A 143 Rowe. Anthony 154 Royster, Douglas 135 Rozier. Sharon D 143 Rozier, Veronica R 135 Rucker, Heath 42, 88, 135 Rucker. Keith 22 Russell, John 63, Ruzbasan, Dawn 40. 41. 124 Ruzbasan, Donna 41. 96, 135 mm M WL Sisk eg, Tula Sfclas, Mu no 154 Salaz i. Charges A 91, SaNmas! DavuTR 154 Sgnchez, Ad m 109 Sanchez. Alex WT I©. MS SanMiez. Gtttert Sanchez, Rfoky 91 Sanders, Monique 41, -42. 154 Sanders, Troy 75,d43 Sangster, Antoine 135 Santana, Estella 143 Santiago. Yolanda 143 Santos, Christine R 14- Santos, Theresa 154 SAT 63 Savant, Johnny 154 Sayles, Sammy 143 Scales, Stacey 154 Scheub, Richard Schmid. Hawns Schneider, Linda 24 Schoon, David 66 Schuler, Stevie 154 Schultz, Sh aun 91. 154 Sci-Fi 6 5 Scott, Bernard 135 Scott. Blake 7. 41,95, 143 Scott, David 154 Scott, Elizageth 143 Scott. Henry 135 Scott, Kenneth 143 Seay, Katherine 143 Seay, Tabatha 143 Saldana, Ramon 124 Sandrez, Adam 124 Secretaries Security 83, Sefton, Ines 4 4. 4 5, 192 Selmer, Tevor 154 Senior Album 1 1 2 115, 116, 117. 118, 119, I 121. 122, 123, 124, 125, 127, 128, 129 Seniors Duck Camera 128 Sepulveda. lack 143 Sepulveda, Glona Serrano, Cynthia 135 114 . , 120 , , 126, Serrano, Rickey 125 Serrano, Susan 154 Sewell, Missy Shapley, Margaret 143 Shelboume. Elsie Shelby, Herman 129, Shelton, Miaddeus 143 Shephard, Carla 135 Shepherd, Rodney 135 Sheppard, Lendra 143 Silver, Tom 124 Simmons, Judy 143 Simpson, Jason 143 Sims, Brent V 154 Sims, DuAine 125 Sims, Dwani 7, 42, 135 Sims. Jimmie 81, 108 Sims, Le fcheryl 143 Singleton, Michael 154 Sistrunk, Cullen 135, 143 Sistrunk, jEdward 154 Sistrunk, 6hawn 154 Slaughter, Deanna 43, 125 Smith, Alfred E. 160 Smith, Aricirew 154 ' Smith. Bynea 143 Smith, Dmny 135 Smith, D«ma 154 Smith, DSvrae 143 Smith, Donald 135 Smith, Earl 92, 93. 104, 1 Smith Eleanor 2, 43 Smith, Eric 143 Smithj Gregory Smith latonne 143 Smith, TeneOn 143 Sgpth, Jennifer 125 Smith. lohaun 125 Smith La Donna 31, 42, 125 Smith, Lalita 95, 106, 154 Spirth, Lawrence 135 Smith, Lisa 36 125 Smith, Mark 154 Smith, Michael 143 ' mith. Nathaniel 154 Smith, Nikki 144 Smith, RoyS 74 v Smith, Sheilonda 30, 125 Smith, Shenta 38, 41, 154, 156 Smith, Sonja 144 Smith, Valdevia 81, 125 Soaps 1 2 Solis, Antonia 144 Solivais, Mariann 136 Soloman, Morgan 125 Sophomore Album 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143. 144. 145 Sosa, Andrea 26, 154 Sosh. Mike Soward Laura 125 Spanish Club 54 Spann, Aurelia 59, 41, 42, 44 Sparks, Lamanion 154 Special Education 80 Special Olympics 24 Speech 78 Speech Team 4 7 Spencer, Barron 154 Spencer, Bessie 135 Spencer, Frankie 144 H Spencer, lack 125 Spencer, Jerome 102, 154 Spencer, John 102, 135 Spencer, Kathy 154 Spencer, Keith 125 Spencer, Rodney 144 Spencer, Terry 82. 125 Spires, Antonia 136 Sports 84, 85 184 — Index Sports Banquet 93 Spring 26 Springfield, Tonya 154 Sprouse, Debra 43. 125 Stage Band 57 Starkes. Sheryl 144 Starkes, Vanessa 125 Steele. Charline 144 Stelle, Patricia 154 Steele. Pearling 144 Steianelli, Carolyn Stevens George 125 Stewart. M ges 144 Ste ir: Robins Stiff?T amita 36, 39. 125|| Stone, George 154 Stovall, Merchell 154 £T SmcklanH Cykeitha 154 Strickland Petula 13T Strodfl Theodis 1 10, Ill Stro5[_ M4 120, 129 159 ncil 36. 37 fe 8. 9 StrdPr r ' Strope. I Strope, 1] Studen Studen Sulewski Tune Summer 1 6 Summers Cornell 102, 154 Summers, Sabrina 154 Sumey, Charmal 154 Sumey, Darren 126 Sutherland, Karl 88. 154 Sutton, Darryl 144 Swafford, Darryl 144 Swimming 96, 97 Swisher, Margaret 83, Thomas. Diedra 154 Thomas, Maxine 82, Thomas, Patricia 126 Thomas, Sonya 154 Thomas. Vanessa 154 Thompson. Unme 36. 41, 130, 132, 136 Tindall. Novella 126 Tinoco, Patricia 14. 99, 136 Title Page 1 Todd. Darnell 144 Tomaszewski, James Z Toney, Angela 154 Toney. Walter 144 Toney, William 2 Top Ten Seniors 29 Toro, Joseph 41,90, 136 Torres. Ann 144 Torres, Chistine 154 Torres, Eric 154 Torres, Lisa 144 Torres, Patrick 154 Torres, Richard 144 Track 108, 109 Trajkovski. Robert y Triplett, Calvia l44 Argie 126 pthorty 91. ■d4 126 l - . ■ 154 lisa 1 44 ncent 126 liarrr 155, 58 Tylenol 17 | Waldon, Selena 136 Walker, Irvin 43, 114 Walker, Mark 155 Walker. Roy 144 Walker, Shannon 73, 136 Walker, Timothy 126 Walker, Yolanda 144 Wallace, Danny J 6 Wallace, Glcyia 127 Ward, Thorns j are, him 144 BBBence 144 sley, Lawanda 155 n, TaneCl 27 ington Jesse 136 hington, Keith 136 mgton, ititovn 155 ashington Meivi� 155 ashington, Shem 127 asowicz. Thomas 128 Russell 102, 88. 155 Sheila 4. 136 Sheila J 144 kon, Aveletta 136 tson, Cheryl 38, 144 atson. James 127 r atson, Marie 155 Watson, Monetta 31 Weatfyerspoon, Sonji 136 Webb. Garrett 144 Web6ter, Clinton 155 Weems, Ray 136 Welch, Kimberlynne 136 Wellons, Belinda 144 Wells. Clarice 127 [ Wells. Saundra 36. 391 42 Wenzel, Steven 155 Wesson, Alberta 155 j Wesson, Anthony 136 . Wesson, Leateace 144 West, Helen 155 Weston, Beverly 136 Wheeler, Lee 78. White. louis 14-4 White RoV ' i 127 Tracy 99. 155 Vhiting. Lashawn 26. 4! Whittaker, William 6 V Wirchinik, Michael 144 Wiggins, Marlene 127 Wilbon. Angela 155 WilcjA ess, Euntce 127 Wiley. KelvTrTt44—_ Williams, Elizabeth 7 Wilkerson. Y4ary Elizabeth _ rson, William 144 let, RodeXck 40. 127 [hams. Arte se 69. 127 lams, Betti 136 lams, Chni Clara 44 Darryl V Gesselle Henry 155 James 155 Kaira 127 Karla 136 Kelvin 155 Kevin 144 Lejeune 36. 39, Leon 144 [Marcma 127 Michelle 155 onica 136 dney 127 ►thy 127 127 Will w( WiB Wil Wilson, Bertha 127 Witfh. awn 128 , rric 144 •Wifeon, Felicia 144 Wilson. Valerie 144 Wilsott Varuta 136 192 i JO 91. 144 j 4 44 W i5gr fiald 44 128, Fieodore 155 J 9 pDmny 136 , tennis 91, 144 lly 144 ette 144 William 1J 22 tspoon. Kevin 88. 155 n, James 75, ds. Anthony 128 oods, Curtis 153 FWoods, Tammi 155 Woodson. Kenneth 155 Wooley, Anthony 128 Word, Tyrone 144 Wren. Vincent 128 Wrestling 90, 91 Wright. Catherine 155 Wnght, Joe 136 Wright, Kevin 111, 144 Wright, Rochelle 155 Wynn, Theresa 144 127 Y Yates, Robert 12§ Jtfork, Tom,! 128 rko, Betty 61, Youh Colette 136 Young, Laveme 144 % Young. Melvin 144 t Young, Rodney 144 Young. Tonya 37. 140, 144 Youngblood, Christopher 155 Y-Teens 39 11 Index Well, we tried, 45th — most importantly to bring home victory maybe next time — Place On 45th As we head out, 45th — towards our destinies we’ll recall all your poetry Place On 45th — 187 We’ll remember, 45th amid the sad throngs, there were the sweet songs 188 —■ Place On 45th Good-bye, Place on 45th — We 1 re on our way! we’ll Have our day Place On 45th “ 189 Mr. John Smith Mrs. Shirley Poogach t T JL he colophon has been penned mainly for the more punctilious among our sub¬ scribers and is herby dedi¬ cated to them. Perhaps an appropriate epitome for the creation of the 1982-1983 Quill and Blade yearbook might be Hercule¬ an, sui generis ab initio ' . From the outset, the task was primarily that of noblesse oblige. Being novices all, it is doubt¬ ful that our first run attempts could be considered a tour de force, but res gestae were done with qui vive and with par excellence always in mind. Belles-lettres and chef d ' oeuvre will have to wait. The enormity of the labor of love involved in producing this book is known, unfortu¬ nately, to only a select few. Also the espirit de corps that was often needed, I must con¬ fess, wasn ' t always forthcom¬ ing. And while there were some among our numbers that faltered, the more steadfast among our staffers remained tried and true until de pro- foundis an en rapport was achieved. Genuine gratitude must be extended to these individuals of dedicated mettle for their in¬ dispensable efforts so often unselfishly given to the cause. I trust that a far greater reward¬ ing satisfaction is yet to come in the years ahead when their book will surely be read and re-read and treasured even more. Theirs was the true beau geste. Accolades of honorable mention must be extended to those supportive faculty mem¬ bers who helped in this under¬ taking as well. Their uplifting legions are many, too numer¬ ous to be recognized here. Nevertheless, thankful hands are extended to them. Honorable mention must be made, however, of the assis¬ tance of our Josten ' s yearbook representative Bob Henning and his Root Photographers ' counterpart Ray Dobbs. Their helping hands were always there when needed. In summary verbum sa- pienti. He who further desires devnier cri on this book, let him cave caneum for cha- cum a son gout. For the bot¬ tom line reads asks they get the job done? and they did dei gratia, they did. T A he cover finally selected for the 1982-1983 Quill and Blade was True Life, Litho 470, process color 317, with met sil¬ ver touls 840, and a reduced trim size of 8 V 2 X 11. This year ' s theme was The Place on 45th. Both opening theme section and senior album were in col or. End sheets selected wen clouds. Approximately 500 copies of the yearbook totaling 19 pages, were printed by Jos ten ' s American Yearbook Co. in Clarksville, Tennessee. Body copy was set in 10 pt Stymie and Stymie Bold, with bylines and photo credits, anc with point variations in the opening section and in the di vision pages. Typography included the following: headlines were frorr. 24 to 30 pt. Stymie Bold, with virations of 14, 18, and 36 pts Opening art work was done in Vineta, style 94. Images was done in AKI Lines, style 62, 36 pt. Seasons and Colophor were in Pioneer, style 85, 47 pt. Most tool lines were in 2 pt with 3 and 4 pt. variations. Twc point tool bordered all photos Folios ran 18 pt. Stymie foi the page numbers and 8 pt Stymie Bold for the idents. Gray background were mostly 30 percent, with vari ations of 60 and 100. A majority of the opening photos were shot by Ron Wi- lusz, QB photog. All student and fauclty portraits were tak¬ en by Root Photographers. Other candids were pur¬ chased from Mrs. Mary Bealer, of the Post-Tribune.