Lowell High School - Lowellian Yearbook (Lowell, IN)

Text from Pages 1 - 232 of the 1978 volume:

All the world ' s a stage And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages. At first the infant, Mewling and puking in the nurse ' s arms. Then the whining school-boy, with his satchel ...And shining morning face creeping like smail Unwillingly to school. And then the lover, Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad || jp. M ' H m % Made to his mistress ' eyebrow. Then a soldier,. Full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard, Jealous in honor, sudden and quick in quarrel, Seeking the bubble reputation Even in the cannon ' s mouth And then the justice, In fair round belly with good capon lined. With eyes severe and beard of formal cut, Fuli of wise saws and modern instances; And so he jplays his part. The sixth age shifts Into the lean and slipper ' d pantaloon. With spectacles on noseband pouch on side. ■ For his shrunk shank; and his big manly voice, Turning again toward childish treble, pipes And whishtles in his sound. Last scene of all, That ends this strange eventful history, Is second childishness and mere oblivion. Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything. Prologue Remember when you were young You used to play and have so much fun But now you ' re graduating from school, all grown up You got to find a job, stay with the times Cause life goes on. Remember all the snow days when they called off school You had an extra day off to play in the snow But now you ' re out of school, know all there is to know Got to find a good job, be the big millionaire And life goes on. Remember the first day in Junior High You thought you were the hottest girl or guy But now those days are over, time ' s gone by And life goes on. A freshman in high school, you ' re getting old You can ' t wait to get out and be on your own Build a big house, have a nice home But those days will come soon enough Cause life goes or.!! Graduation, your big day, means school is out You ' re gonna go out and be on your own, sometimes feel alone You ' ll remember all the friends you once had, the love you shared You ' ll remember your parents trying to tell you, school ' s not so bad. And life will go on and you ' ll get old and grey You ' ll look back in life, of all the good times you had You ' ll think back and wonder, where did the time go? But you ' re still young, and there ' s still time you know But remember one thing.Life still goes on! SYNOPSIS OF THE ACTS d| (if ACT ONE-FALL REFLECTIONS.pages 2-3 Scene I FALL EVENTS-Pep Sessions, Homecoming, Junior Miss, Fine Arts.pages 4-15 Scene II SENIOR CLASS of 1978.pages 16-29 Scene III FALL SPORTS-Cross Country, Girls ' Golf, Foot¬ ball, Girls ' Volleyball, Boys ' Tennis, Girls ' Swimming, Fall Sports Banquet.pages 30-47 Scene IV FALL ACTIVITIES-Photo Club, Chess Club, Thespians, Light and Sound, VICA, AFS, Spanish Club, Band, Flag Girls, Pom Pom Girls, Cadet Teachers.pages 48-61 ACT TWO-WINTER REFLECTIONS.pages 62-63 Scene I WINTER EVENTS-Open House, Weather Hassles, Donkey Ball Game, Christmas Dance, Valentine ' s Day Dance.pages 64-71 Scene II FRESHMEN CLASS of 1981, New Year ' s Resolutions.pages 72-79 SOPHOMORE CLASS of 1980.pages 80-85 Scene III WINTER SPORTS-Wrestling, Girls ' Basketball, Boys ' Basketball, Cheerleaders, Winter Sports ' Banquet, Pep Week, Boys ' Swimming, Girls ' Gymnastics, Mat Maids, Timerettes.pages 86-109 Scene IV WINTER ACTIVITIES-Pep Club, FFA, OEA, Aerospace, L Club, Art Guild.pages 110-117 ACT THREE-SPRING REFLECTIONS.pages 118-119 Scene I SPRING EVENTS-Mothers ' Tea, May Queen, Sadie Hawkins, Prom.Pages 118-129 Scene II JUNIOR CLASS of 1979.pages 130-135 Scene III SPRING SPORTS-Baseball, Boys ' Golf, Boys ' Track, Girls ' Track, Girls ' Tennis, Trackettes, Spring Sports ' Banquet.pages 136-149 Scene IV SPRING ACTIVITIES-Choir Musical, Lowellian, Choir, Swing Choir, French Club, Astronomy Club, Devils ' Advocate, Honor Society, FEA, Sunshine Club, Student Council, Latin Club, Rockey Club, I.C.E., Vocational Banquet, Math-Science Club, Ind. Ed. Club.pages 150-167 Scene V SPECIAL FEATURE-School Board Members, Administration, Clerical Aides, Secretaries, Cafeteria Personnel, Custodians, Office Assistants, Lab Assistants, Guidance Dept., Athletic Director.pages 168-173 Scene VI SPECIAL APPEARANCES-Business Department, English Department, Fine Arts Department, Social Studies Department, Foreign Language Department, Industrial Education Department, Vocational Education Department, Home Economics Department Science Department, P.E. Department, Math Department, Library-AV.pages 174-183 Scene VII EPILOGUE-Honors Night, Senior Banquet, Graduation.pages 184-191 Scene VIII WHERE THE MONEY COMES FROM—ADVERTISEMENTS.pages 192-217 Scene IX WHERE YOU ARE-STUDENT INDEX.pages 218-223 Scene X OUR THANKS TO EVERYONE.page 224 Scene I Fall events make their impressions... TOP: WE ARE THE DEVILS. Lowell ' s jumping juniors help the ).V. cheerleaders rally the Devils. ABOVE: HAPPY DISBELIEF. Stepping down from the Jr. Miss Title, Brenda Morrow (right) crowns Katy Payne while Lynda Greiner and Sheree Steinbach look on. ABOVE RIGHT: DAZZLING. The Homecoming Bonfire blaze: as the sun sets. RIGHT: ONE AND TWO AND. Kathy Hansen and Ruth Huseman boogie in the Fine Arts Revue. 4 ... in the minds of everyone ... TOP LEFT: THE BIG HAUL. Todd Gross hauls off ju¬ niors to their p owderpuff fete. LEFT: A YEAR GONE BY. Karen Hadders bestows the queen ' s crown to Kim Covert while escort Pete Weiand shields Kim from the rain. ABOVE: LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU. Sunshine Ex¬ press lead singer reacts to Lowell students ' encore. ABOVE: STEP RIGHT UP. Senior football players honored by Jim Rust, Dave Harris, left Dutton, Bob Hulsey, Pat Palmer, and Devil fans and showing their strength are (left to right): Dave don ' t forget those muscle men who are lurking behind the front Knorr, Paul Sharkey, Mike Daley, Kirk Maatman, Greg Dubord, row. 5 □□□□□□□□□□□□ n □ □ □ Spirit Fever u a □ □ □ □ □ □ □ a □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ o □ a □ Q o □ □ □ □ Q □ □ □ □ □ □ o D a □ □ D ABOVE: WE ' RE NO. 1. Junior-senior members of the powderpuff team, coached by student teacher, Mr. Jay Hill, prepare for the 1977-78 game. ABOVE: COME ON YOU GUYS. Senior, Donna Fisher, yells out a cheer to encourage some spirit. TOP LEFT: A PIE IN THE FACE. Coerced by the cheering crowds during a pep session, cheerleader Kim Laudig, treats Mr. Tom Johnson, Dean of Students, to a pie. TOP RIGHT: READY TO RALLY. Cheerleading squads take a moment to rest before lead¬ ing the student body in cheers during the first outdoor prep ses¬ sion of the year. ABOVE: WE HAVE SPIRIT. Faculty members ini¬ tiate a cheer during the homecoming pep session. 6 Overcomes Gym !□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□aao □ □□□□□□(□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□a D □ a i ODAY ; COM SIN A TOMORROW j ATHLETIC TOP LEFT: DONT FORGET. A reminder for each day of spirit week was signified by a changeable poster made by the Art Dept. TOP RIGHT: QUICK RUN THROUGH. Briefing Coach Ralph Mathena on the agenda for the pep session is cheer¬ leader, Kim Laudig. LEFT: CONGRATS. Kim Laudig quiets the crowds and awards the spirit stick to the Freshman and Ju¬ niors. ABOVE: YOU CAN GET LOUDER. In an attempt to in¬ crease cheering volume, Carla Flatt participates in the cheers. DoaaoaDnaaDaanaaaaaaaaaaaDaaaDaDDaaaaDaananDDaDQaDOdooaEEOOO Daa[=IDDaDDO 7 Homecoming Makes A Splash TOP RIGHT: HOT DOG! Coach Ron Pierce displays agile balancing techniques while downing a hot dog at the homecoming cookout. BELOW: SUPPORT THROUGH¬ OUT. A colorful crowd maintains support of the Devils throughout the rain. CENTER: 1977-78 HOMECOMING COURT. (Left to right) Lisa Brown, Troy Knorr, Susan Bedoian, Dave Schwimmer, Cindy Welter, Tim Sanders, Kim Govert, Queen; Pete Weiand, Kristy Kintzel, Jim Wagner, Carla Flatt, Tim Kacius, Carol Oblenkamp, Moses Flores. LOWER RIGHT: SCORE! Giving a cheer for a touchdown are: Coach Pierce, Coach Flutka, and Brad Knight. The 1977 Homecoming was filled with excitement, upsets, and a twist for the un¬ expected. All week excite¬ ment rose with the painting of the merchants ' windows downtown, the building of floats, and the enthusiastic girls practicing for the big annual Powderpuff Game. The mid¬ week parade consisted for fire trucks, floats, Blazeres car¬ rying homecoming court members, trucks with powderpuff and football players, the Lowell High School Marching Band, and ROTC, all parading through town to the bonfire at which burned a life-size panther made by the Art Guild. From the moment that the two powderpuff teams en¬ tered the field, it was evident that their purpose was to play football—the junior-senior team confident for a victory, the freshman-sophomore team hoping for an upset. During half-time, the crown of Powderpuff King was be¬ stowed on senior, Dom Perfetti. Float winners in the Class Category were: 1st Place—Freshman, with the theme, Pan¬ thers Die Sept. 30, 1977, 2nd Place—juniors, with the theme, We ' ve Got the Cat in the Bag. In the organization category, the Vocational Auto Club, (VICA), assumed the victory for the third consecutive year, with the theme, Cath ' em With Their Pant(her)s Down. At the end of Powderpuff halftime, both teams were determined for victory. As the final seconds ticked away on the clock, a major upset was in the making. The final score was 22-14, with the freshman-soph¬ omore team being victorious. For the first time in years, the history of powderpuff had been radically changed. By Friday of Spirit Week, both the classes and the faculty were fired-up for a Pep Session to spur on a Devil victory over the Griffith Panthers. ABOVE LEFT. STEPPING DOWN. Karen Hadders, 1976 Homecoming Queen, crowns the newly-selected queen, Kim Covert. TOP RIGHT: THE NAME OF THE GAME IS ACTION. Taking a quick moment to deter¬ mine the next course of action are (left to right): Ann Little, manager; Paul Sharkey, Dave Harris, )im Rust, Jeff McGinley, Jeff Rosenbauer. BELOW: KNIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN. Couples sway to the theme music at the homecoming dance. SPIRITS NOT DAMPENED TOP RIGHT: SOGGY. Refreshments have no special time, as Terri Ruge and Debbie Stavem try to indicate. CENTER: THREE IN A ROW! Captur¬ ing the winning float for three con¬ secutive years was VICA. BELOW: CHARGE! Leading the trail of the Devils are: Jeff Rosenbauer, Rodney Gwyn, Brad Knight, Ron Swetland, Ron Wierzba. RIGHT BOTTOM: UGH! Sophomore spirit takes the pull on the Tug-of-War. During the Pep Session, it was an¬ nounced that the Juniors had won the Spirit Stick. When game-time arrived, spirits were high as OEA sold helium-filled, rainbow- colored balloons. Less than halfway through the game, a heavy downpour fell. This was the first time in 11 years it has ever rained during a homecoming game. However, the rain did not dampen spirits. The Homecoming Court added a new accessory to their formal attire-an umbrella. Represent¬ ing the Freshman Class were Lisa Brown and Dave Hi- rata. The Sophomore Class was represented by Carol Ohlenkamp and George Bravos. The Junior Class chose Carla Flatt, Sue Bedoian, Mark Langen, and Dave Schwimmer to represent them. Candidates for Homecoming Queen were: Kim Go- vert, Kristie Kintzel, and Cindy Welter. King candidates were: Bob Hulsey, Dom Perfetti, and Tim Sanders. When the moment arrived, Kim Covert was crowned 1977 Homecoming Queen by the 1976 queen, Karen Hadders, as the band played, Isn ' t She Lovely. When half-time ended, Red Devil fans watched in disbelief as their hopes for a victory were dampened. LEFT: FIRE UP! Psyching-up for the Powderpuff Came are Debbie Erics and Patrice Joseforsky. BELOW: NO. 1! Showing imagination the Freshmen captured the winning float in the class category. BOTTOM: CIVE ME A BREAK! Time out for George Bravos as he catches his breath on the sidelines. DIED SEPT.30 ' 77 When the final second ticked away on the clock, the score was Lowell—6, Griffith-49. 17 Ladies In Waiting The lights were dimmed. The Little Theater was filled to capacity. What remained was standing room only. Amidst all of the beaming lights and gasps, tension and stage fright reaction, the 1977-78 Lowell Junior Miss Pageant commenced. Hearts throbbed as the 17 girls awaited the an¬ nouncement of this year ' s 1977-78 Lowell Junior Miss. Miss Katy Payne was the lucky girl to win this year ' s 1977-78 Lowell Junior Miss. Not only did she win that award, but also won the Youth Fitness Award and Poise and Appearance. The Runners-up were Miss Susan Tarr, first runner-up, Miss Tammy Donnelly, second runner-up, and Miss Sheree Steinbach third runner-up. Other award winners were Miss Sharon Stephan receiving the Scholastic Achievement Award, and Miss Susan Tarr winning the Talent Award. There is an award given each year to the girl with the most enthusiasm, spirit, and ' ' get up and go . This year ' s ABOVE: THE WAY IT SHOULD BE: Anita Harris re¬ cites a dramatic reading relating to patriotism for her talent. TOP RIGHT: THE FINAL TOUCH. Alison Cataldo, impersonating the late Charlie Chaplin, prepares for a dinner during her talent portion of Jr. Miss. ABOVE LEFT: LET ME TELL YOU ONE THING. Lori Farney in a single-person skit, tells what life should be like for every woman who lives in the West. ABOVE: HEY LOOK US OVER. 1978 Jr. Miss Contestants (from left front to back): Kelly Sampson, Sharon Stephan, Donna Fisher, Lynda Greiner, Katy Payne, Tammy Donnelly, Kelly Hinton, Doris Coates. (Right front to back): Sheree Steinbach, Teresa Miller, Alison Cataldo, Anita Harris, Lori Famey, Jerri Stull, Susan Tarr, Amy Rigg. For Jr. Miss Title Spirit Award went to Miss Lynda Greiner. The theme of this year ' s Junior Miss was based on Memories Are Forever , which led to the unique way of introducing the girls, by first showing their baby pictures and then introducing the girls as they are now. The girls worked hard for six to eight weeks for the special event. As Junior Miss came to an end, the general comment was, It ' s over already!? The competion at Lowell is tougher than most schools, but it prepares the winner for the state contest. The main man behind Junior Miss and General Chairman for the past three years was Mr. Geno Flores. Geno and his wife, Phyllis, worked tireless hours in coordinating the pageant so the girls would get the most enjoyment out of participating. This was Lowell ' s 15th annual Junior Miss Pag¬ eant and its success can only be attributed to the community of Lowell who supported it so well. TOP LEFT: AND THE WINNERS ARE. Standing (left to right) are winners Tammy Donnelly, 2nd runner-up; Susan Tarr, 1st runner-up; Katy Payne, 1978 |r. Miss; Sheree Steinbach, 3rd runner-up. ABOVE: LIFE ' S GRAND. Lynda Grei¬ ner performs her version of SNOOPY as part of her talent competition. ABOVE RIGHT: GRAND OL ' FUN. As part of her talent, Sharon Stephan chose to perform a rag-time rendition on the piano. RIGHT: BEHIND IT ALL. The man behind the scenes who put in tireless hours in coordinating the 1978 )r. Miss Pageant was Mr. Geno Flores. The Stars Come Mrs. Quigley: Do you want me to slap him again, deary? (played by Mrs. Hard¬ esty) Shirley: No, I don ' t think so—I ' ll do it myself this time! (played by Miss Allegre) Frank: (pointing to the floor) That ' s not in the script!! (played by Mr. Mathena) With much disbelief, humor, and talent, the Fine Arts Revue cast of the faculty play, along with nearly 35 other cast members, was a huge success, even with the great amount of ad-libbing. The Fine Arts Revue made its debut last year, 1976-77, under the direction of Mrs. Terry Howie. It was such a huge success that a precedent has been set for an annual event. The purpose of the Fine Arts Revue is to give those students who are great musi¬ cians, but not necessarily great actors, a chance to perform in front of an audience. The show this year consisted of 25 acts which varied from vocal selections to in¬ strumental selections. Vocal selections were performed by: William Stagner, Philip Ford, Anita Rent, John Kuiper, Ken Hall, Jeff Ford, Angie Laszlo, Cathy Harding, Tim So- lic, Carolyn Hoover, and Miss Denise Waters. Also performing in that category were: Jean and Jerri Stull, Tim Adam, and Peggy Roney. Instrumental selections were per¬ formed by: Kevin Kintz, Edward Eubank, Melanie Berwick, and Shirley Sichterman. TOP LEFT: NOTHING BUT CLASS. Edward Eubank and his violin add a classic touch to the FINE ARTS REVUE by performing a violin solo. TOP RIGHT: IT ' S BOOGIE TIME. Taking the audience back in time, Ruth Huseman, Kathy Han¬ sen, Donna Render, and Lori Farney boogie to Rock Around the Clock. MIDDLE: SOOTHING. Ken Hall sings his original version of a song he wrote, Debbie ' s Song. ABOVE: MELLOW, (ohn Kuiper sings The King Is Countrv. Out At Night In the category of dance routines, the following per¬ formed: Teresa Duncan and Debbie Sloan, Stacy Anderson, Lori Farney, Kathy Hansen, Ruth Huseman, and Donna Ren¬ der. Terry Wicker performed a baton routine. The Swing Choir, under the direction of Mr. Wendell Frederick, per¬ formed several numbers, among which was the favorite, It ' s Not Where You Start. In addition to the fine per¬ forming and overall tedious organization, the reality of the Fine Arts Revue was possible because of the assistance of student director, Karol Carlson, a diligent stage crew, and a patient light and sound crew. LEFT: THE FACTS ARE: In the faculty play. Miss Allegre, Mr. Mathena, Edward Eubank, and Kevin Kintz attempt to determine if SHE (the cat) had all the proper medical at¬ tention. ABOVE: SERENITY. Carolyn Hoover standing against a glowing setting, sings one of her favorites, Peaceful. ABOVE: 1977-78 CAST. (Bottom left to right) Row 1. Anita Rent, Debbie Sloan, Teresa Duncan, Donna Render, Ruth Huseman, Kathy Hansen. Row 2. Stacy Anderson, Terry Wicker, Mrs. Howie, Lori Farney, Angie Laszlo, Shirley Sichterman, Melanie Berwick, Kevin Bailey. Row 3. Tim Solic, Kathy Finney, Carolyn Hoover, Lisa Spain, Ed Eubank, Bill Stagner, Karol Carlson, Mike Anderson, Peggy Roney. Row 4. Sharon Stephan, Suzanna Jazwinski, Ken Hall, Mr. Mathena, Jeff Ford. Row 5. Kevin Kintz, Jean Stull. he Grand 01 c 0 ) C 5 Finale Senior Class Four years ago when we were freshmen and just making our debut, it seemed like an eternity before we would be seniors. But now that we are seniors, it seems like the time has flown by. Although being a senior is a fun time, it is also a time of planning, uncertainty, and sadness. Our last homecoming game, our last basketball sectional, and our senior prom-all times that will live in our memories forever. But being a senior isn ' t just the GRAND FI¬ NALE; it is the beginning-the beginning of the rest of our lives. SO LOOK OUT WORLD ... THE CLASS OF 78 IS MAKING ITS DEBUT! TOP RIGHT: YOU HAVE TO SEE IT TO BELIEVE IT! Dur¬ ing Crazy Combination Day Bob Viers sprays a coat of paint on a section of the Industrial Ed. float while Delver Kutemeier offers his approval. CENTER: AWAY WE GO! Senior Class Officers who led the Class of 1978 are (top left, clockwise): Katy Payne, Pres.; Kelly Hinton, Vice Pres.; Amy Rigg, Sec.; Crystal Bradbury, Treas. BOTTOM: MORNINGS NEVER CHANGE. Getting it together before the day began was an important part of socializing for some seniors. Relaxing before day ' s break are (It. to rt.) Mike Daley, Tim Adam, |im Miller, Rusty Burgess, Craig Buche, Ken Hall, Steve Korte. 16 Mary Ann Ablondi Tim Adam Tammy Adams Steve Allen Mike Anderson Joan Anderson Brian Anton David Arehart Nicholas Ariel lohn Ayers Wayne Bailey Rachel Baggett Can Barath Kelly Barker Leonard Barrett Pam Bean Michael Bedoian Mark Beeching Dale Bennett John Berg 17 Deona Berg Kathy Berner Cassie Blissmer Kim Boyles Jeffrey Brown Crystal Bradbury Tom Bruce Debra Buchanan Genda Buchanan Craig Buche Julianna Clevinger Doris Coates Terry Cole James Cory Pam Crabbe 18 I Beverly Evans Lori Farney Dawn Fewkes Donna Fisher Marvin Fleener Phillip Ford Steve Frahm Tom Fred Brian Frizzell Judy Gagratz Julie Corball Kim Covert Joel Gray Janet Green Lynda Greiner Floy Griesmer Todd Gross Mark Gunderson Jan Guritz Jay Guritz 20 Cecil Haberlin Barbara Hall David Hall Jeff Hall Ken Hall Rick Hall Randy Hansen Cathy Haraburdo Cheryl Harmon Linnie Harness Phil Harper Anita Harris David Harris Jerry Hatch Mary Hays Greg Hedrick Cindy Herr Scott Hine Kelly Hinton Chris Holzhauer 21 Mark Horneij Nancy Hudak Robert Hulsey Ruth Huseman Becky lliff Robin lames Lynn Jonas Mike Jones Rita Kadisak Donna Kalvaitis Katherine Kasarda Doug Keith Norman Kelm Donna Kender Emery Kepes Donna Kersey Melinda Kingma Kristie Kintzel Todd Knight David Knorr 22 Mark Kohanyi Kris Kolloway Steve Korte Charles Kowalski Paul Krick Rick Kryza |ohn Kuiper Elizabeth Lappie Kim Laudig Lori Learman Mike Lepper Kathy Little Druanne Littlepage Mike Love Melody Lutzo Diane McLean Debora McQuen Kirk Maatman Betty Jo Marsh David Marsh 23 leanne Martin Jeff Mauk Richard Michaels Karen Mika Sharon Mika Jim Miller Teresa Miller Debbie Morgan Candy Morrison David Mowrey David Muilenburg John Munro Randy Myslive Patrick Neary Steve Nemeth Kathy Nethery Becky Nicolas John Norris Patricia Novak Brenda O ' Neal 24 Terry Osbum Patrick Palmer Don Parker Mitch Pattee Katy Payne Debbie Pearsell Dan Peronis Dom Perfetti June Petro Carrie Pfister Nancy Poitras Jeffrey Propes Tammy Quale Patty Quillin Darlene Rappe Amy Rigg Rocky Roadruck Scott Robison Luke Rosinko 25 Denise Reichert lames Rust Laura Saager Kelly Sampson Lou Ann Sanders Tim Sanders Lori Sark Bernard Scheidt Dick Schrum Ethel Schucknecht Kyle Sharkey Paul Sharkey |im Sheets Tim Shown Shirley Sichterman Denise Sinks John Skinner Amy Smith Carey Smith Connie Smith Helen Smith 26 Julie Smith Louise Smith Darryl Snyder Lisa Spain Shirley Speers Angela Starr Kathy Stuart Sheree Steinbach lerri Stull Sharon Stephan Kathy Swart Susan Stewart Susan Tarr William Stagner Linda Strickhorn Carole Taylor Mitch Thompson lamie Tilton Myra Travis George Trbojevic 27 Bob Viers Randy Vought Barbara Vuletich |im Wagner Scott Wedding Pete Weiand Cindy Welter Rick Wendel lanet May Wilson Mark Wilson Mary Zatira Lori Zukley Daniel Zunica Tammy Blankenbeckler 28 Six-Semester Graduates Leslie Blankenship Crista Beier Michelle Blanchard Roberta Brown Sherry Dietrich Kevin Kintz Sarah Korte Sharon Luttrell Danelle Mantz Susan Nord |o Ann Odle leanne Sue Ogborn Renee Sobak Debbie Vallee Tonda Woosley 29 Fall Sports ... Roll UPPER LEFT: DISCUSSIONS, DISCUSSIONS. Lynn Covert discusses next golf meet with Coach Hardesty. UPPER RIGHT: ESCORTING THE INIURED CHAMP. Coach Vandenbemden escorts injured Scott Knight off the field after a tremendous play. SPORT- Nobody has been able to say what sport is, quite. But life would hardly be the same without it. Perhaps that ' s because sport means a number of opposite things. It means fact and it means fancy. It is as tangible as a baseball bat and as intangible as a frosty morning. ABOVE: TENNIS ANYONE? Varsity tennis Team players preparing for a meet are: Tony DeLoera, Tim Adam, Craig Buche. ABOVE: GOOD SERVE: Dana Llewellyn serves a good one in a home volleyball game. 30 Out School Year UPPER LEFT: ON YOUR MARK! Cross Country team members preparing for a meet are: Tim Kacius, Jim Ringas. UPPER RIGHT: OFF WITH IT! |im O ' Drobinak takes a break and removes his helmet after a tiring play, as manager Patty Quillin looks on. LEFT: DIV¬ ING INTO ACTION! Lisa Bas- tin takes a dive in a home swim meet. 31 Cross Country Focuses On Individual Improvement CROSS COUNTRY Lowell Opp. C.P. Invit. 6th Place Hanover 50 15 Highland 50 15 Munster 50 15 KV ■46 15 E.G. Invit. 12th Place Hammond Clark 45 15 Gary Wirt 39 17 River Forrest 38 17 Boone Grove 37 18 Conference 7th Place Sectional 24th Place Ham. Gavit Invit. 8th BELOW: CROSS COUNTRY TEAM. Row 1 (kneeling, left to right): Kelly Pierce, George Trbojevic, Steve Frahm, Row 2: Tim Kacius, Bill Cusic, )im Ringas, Ian Gordon, Coach Dan Martin. Although the Cross Country team had a small turnout, the young men who were involved were willing to dedicate themselves. Despite a losing season, the team had several runners who showed individual improvement. Jim Ringas was named Most Valuable Runner and Most Im¬ proved Runner. Jim Ringas, Kelly Pierce, Ian Gor¬ don, George Trbojevic, Bill Cusic, Tim Kacius, and team captain Steve Frahm all received var¬ sity letters. All season the team had to compete with schools who had strong programs contain¬ ing 20 to 25 boys, while our team only had 8 boys. However, due to the leadership of Coach Dan Martin and the individual effort of each team member, the team had a rewarding season. 32 GIRLS ' GOLF Girls ' Golfers Stroke Lowell OPP. Valpo. 220 1% Into 12th Place At State Laporte 214 200 Merrillville 197 229 In its second year as a team, Girls ' Golf Portage 200 245 had its previous year to live up to, and that West Central 202 317 it did. Experience and strength were joined Munster 208 198 to create a successful 7-3 season. The girls Hobart 208 320 maintained consistency taking second in Andrean 192 221 the LaPorte Invitational after placing first West Central 192 287 the year before. Lowell was edged out by Michigan City Elston 202 217 one point in the sectionals by Munster, Laporte Invitational 2nd. placing the girls third and ineligible for re- Sectional 3rd. gional play. Regional 2nd. Individually, Susan Bedoian placed sec- State Finals 12th ond in sectionals, went on to finish second in regionals by a sudden death play-off, and then tied for 12th place in the state competition with a score of 88 for 18 holes. The team ' s spirit was enjoyed by Coach Wilma Hardesty, and according to all out- comes, a promising season lies ahead for the female golfers. LEFT: GIRLS ' GOLF TEAM, (left to right): Nota Znika, Coach Wilma Hardesty, Susan Bedoian, Linda Renn, Linda Minion. Not pictured are Lynn Govert, Leslie Blankenship. 33 The Big Red Machine Have you ever played football at a picnic, or sometimes with a lot of friends? Have you watched football on TV? Well, you think football is easy, just a game that people play, but it ' s more than just a game! It ' s teamwork and team effort, and that ' s what you ' ll see when you come to a Lowell High School football game! The football guys give their all, their time, and themselves. To show you what I mean, let ' s take a look at the time spent just in practice. The Lowell High School football team starts their prac¬ tices early in August, around the 9th and they prac¬ tice three times a day, 6 hours of total practice each day. When School starts they chop the hours of practice down to two hours of practice after school. The running backs at Lowell High got injured early in the season which changed the running game to a passing game. NO PROBLEM!! Mike Daley, 3rd best passer in the state, had no problems with the passing game! In 1976 he set school records of 1069 yards in one season, and went on to break his own record in 1977, by passing 1603 yards in one season. In 1976 Mike Daley was offensive back and all area of the year. In 1977 he was chosen All Conference, All Area, UPI-AII State, APA-AII State, and Offensive Back of the year. He was also nominated for the North All State Team. ABOVE: VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM. ROW 1 (left to right). Ann Little, manager; Ron Wierzba, Mark Ruge, Rudy Maas, Tim Johnson, Rodney Cwyn, Ron Swetland, Dave Goodman, Brad Knight, Pat Palmer, Mike Miller, Patti Quillin, manager; Scott Forrester, manager. ROW 2: Coach Ralph Mathena, Steve Gerst, Todd Tilton, George Bravos, John Allie, Tony Wicker, Steve Love, Joe Phillips, Jim Boyles, Phil Kuiper, Bob Viers, Ray Du- VARSITY FOOTBALL Lowell Opp. O ' Rama 0 0 0 6 Andrean 0 32 Chesterton 16 26 Highland 21 30 Kankakee Valley 29 6 Munster 14 42 Lake Central 0 27 Griffith 6 49 Calumet 14 6 Produces Individual Champions ... lin. ROW 3: Ass ' t Coach Lou Koning, Bob Hulsey, Ed Sharkey, Doug Pratt, Rich Wendell, Mike Daley, Kirk Maatman, Brad Buchanan, Dave Harris, Richard DuBord, Jeff Dutton, Mike Morrison, Mark Langen, Ass ' t Coach Rick Flutka, Head Coach Ron Pierce. ROW 4: Jim Rust, Delver Kutemeier, Mike Bedoian, Dave Knorr, Luke Rosinko, Paul Sharkey, Randy Hansen, Rick Bradbury, Jim Sheets, Jeff Rosenbauer, Jeff McGinley. UPPER LEFT: WHAT ' S GOING ON OUT THERE? During a tense moment Jim Rust, Rick Wendell, George Bravos stand and concentrate on the field action. LEFT: WATCH IT! THAT HURTS! Joe Phillips aides Coach Mathena in wrapping his injured foot. ABOVE LEFT: HEY, WHERE IS EVERYBODY? Mike Daley looks for his teammates after recovering the ball for the Devils. ABOVE RIGHT: AND HE ' S OFF! Kirk Maatman pursues an opponent during a defensive play. MIDDLE RIGHT: LAYERS OF CLOTHING. Dave Knorr makes an equipment adjustment during a sideline break. RIGHT: IT ' S TENSE! With 4:24 remaining on the clock, the sidelines are filled with tension; with fro¬ zen eyes on the action are: Joe Phillips, Ron Swetland, Brad Knight, Coach Flutka, Coach Koning, Rudy Maas, Pat Palmer. UPPER LEFT: GETTING IT TOGETHER. Coach Mathena gives Paul Sharkey a bit of advice during a break off the field. UPPER RIGHT: D-E-V-l-L-S SPELLS DEVILS! A bundled crowd cheers the Devils on. MIDDLE RIGHT: HE ' S CHARGING! Mike Daley charges with the ball toward the Devil Goal Line while Griffith Panthers pursue. LEFT: FEMALE ASSISTANTS For the first time in Lowell history, Ann Little, Patty Quillin take over the managers ' duties. ABOVE: THERE ' S GOT TO BE A WAY! Keeping posted on the ac¬ tion of the game are Ron Swetland, Dave Knorr, Coach Pierce and Coach Flutka. 36 Other outstanding players of the year were Dave Knorr the Leading Receiver in 1976, Leading Scorer and All Conference in 1977. Paul Sharkey was one of the best football players in the state, the Most Valu¬ able Player in 1977, Head Hunter (the most tackles), UPI All State, APA All State, Defensive Linesman of the year. All Conference All Area, and he was also nominated for the North All State team. You may say, “But they lost some games! This is a fact, but one fact that cannot be ignored is that our team played the third toughest schedule in the area. As a team they may have lost a few games, but Lowell High School will never forget the outstanding players on that team. UPPER LEFT: ESCORTING. Meet¬ ing Paul Sharkey on the field is Coach Mathena. MIDDLE: THE MEAN MACHINE. Observing the action and hoping for a field goal are: (left to right): Rudy Maas, Delver Kutemeier, Rodney Gwyn, Brad Knight, Ron Wierzba, Phil Kuiper, Bob Viers, Jeff McGinley, Coach Flutka, Coach Pierce. LEFT: GET ' EM! Rodney Gwyn attempts to pursue an opponent ball carrier during the homecoming game against Griffith. 37 J.V. Football—A Stepping Stone ABOVE: J.V. FOOTBALL TEAM. ROW 1 (sitting, left to right): Ron Wierzba, Steve Cerst, Mark Ruge, Rudy Maas, Tim Johnson, Rod¬ ney Gwyn, Mike Miller, Brad Knight, Ray Dulin, Richard Dubord. ROW 2 (sitting left to right): Coach Koning, Delver Kutimier, Jeff McGinley, Ed Sharkey, Tony Wicker, Doug Pratt, Steve Love, Jim Boyles, Brad Buchanan, Rhil Kuiper, Mike Morrison, Coach Flutka. ABOVE MIDDLE: HERE THEY COME! Steve Gerst and Tony Wicker walk out to the field for J.V. practice followed by the coaches. ABOVE: IT ' S GREAT! Tim Johnson takes a moment to wave before going to the field for practice. J.V. FOOTBALL Lowell OPP Lake Station 38 0 Highland 6 28 28 6 Calumet 14 20 Crown Point 6 34 As with most athletic pro¬ grams, the junior varisty athletic program is a building program, a feeder, for the varsity programs. The J.V. Football Program is no exception. The 1977-78 year proved to be unique for several reasons. Much time was de¬ voted to making sure that each player played one-half of every game. This was an important step, as the best way to build a complete program is by getting playing time for all team members. This year ' s team was coached by Coach Lou Koning and Coach Rick Flutka. Many sophomore players were shared between the junior varsity and varisty teams. The team, com¬ posed of about 24 players, had no specified captains. Flowever, the team ' s strengths can be at¬ tributed to individual and team attitude, desire, hard work, and overall unity. Frosh Football—An Improvement Throughout BOTTOM ROW 1 (left to right)-Kevin Huseman, Tom Lamb, Chris Morrison, John Anderson, Ken Craft, John Kompare, ROW 2-Paul Starcevich, Steve Bachman, Todd Early, Joe Artim, Steve Whaley, Jim Evans, Chris Clawson, John Mlynarczyk, ROW 3—Pat Schuster, Mark McCinley, Guy Trueblood, Dave Hirata, Roger Dulin, Cary Depel, Brian Dawson, Bob Bartoli, Doug Kutemeier, ROW 4—Tom Brill, Scott Knight, Scott Galliher, Rich Nance, Chuck Earley, Scott Steward, Skip Henson, Mike Wheeler, Coach Vandenbemden. Freshman football is the most important year in a boy ' s high school football career. During the year, the players learn basics and gain confidence. This year the freshman team has the finest group that Coach Vandenbemden has ever had. The boys played for the team and worked as a unit. The team had a steady improvement from game to game. After a disap¬ pointing loss in the season opener against Bishop Noll, the team suf¬ fered an enormous let down. How¬ ever, because the team had char¬ acter, and because of the leadership of team captains, Scott Knight and Scott Stewart, the team bounced back and finished with a 3-3 conference record. The team was composed of 31 members, all of whom received Freshmen nu¬ merals. Under the direction of Ass ' t. Coach Jim Konopasek, the offensive and defensive lines im¬ proved with each game. By the end of the season, the statistics proved that the team had drastically improved. FROSH FOOTBALL Bishop Noll Highland Munster Griffith Lake Central Harrison )r. High Calumet Crown Point Lowell OPP. 14 28 6 26 12 18 19 0 0 7 0 14 38 6 6 0 ABOVE: LET GO OF ME! Troy Knorr tries to get away from a Munster Mustang to com¬ plete a touchdown. ABOVE RIGHT: CHARGE!! Tom Lamb charges to assist his team members while a Mustang stands guard. Lowell Volleyball Takes If one is looking for a display of pride and team satisfaction, the Girls ' Volleyball team was involved in the improvement of its own skills as well as team skills. This year the team had a tough schedule; the girls, aware of this, were sometimes beat psycholog¬ ically because of their opponents rep¬ utation. Serving was a strong factor for the team this year. A number of girls developed powerful serves. This year ' s team had no seniors; because of this, juniors alternated as team cap¬ tains. 12 girls were awarded varsity letters, and 5 girls earned J.V. letters; 7 girls received freshman numerals. Julie Little received the Most Valuable Player Award, and Susan Sharkey earned the Most Points Served VOLLEYBALL Varsity JV North Newton W L Hammond Mort. L L Portage L L Hanover Cent. L L Crown Point L L Calumet W W Lake Central L L Highland L L Munster L L River Forest W W K.K. Valley L Griffith L L Bishop Noll L. L TOP RIGHT: UP AND OVER. Dana Llewellyn is caught in a mid Cathy Roy. Row 2: Susan Sharkey, Lori Pelton, Marcia Williams, serve during a home game. ABOVE: VARSITY VOLLEYBALL Row 3: Coach Sue Pantos, manager Lori White, Linda Herlitz, Lynn TEAM. Row 1: (sitting) Julie Little, Elaine Herlitz, Patti Gerner, Early, Diane Genge, Dana Llewellyn, Sheri Meyers, manager. 40 To The Nets With Bumps And Sets LEFT: REYNOLDS ' RIGID REACH. Rita is caught in animated suspension while attempt¬ ing to save the ball. BELOW: JV TEAM. Row 1 (sitting) Kristy Pierce, Karleen Patz, Ronna Lukasik. Row 2: Pam Grothaus, Rita Reynolds, Debbie Rokosz, Tracy Hendrick. Row 3: Coach Sue Pantos, Lori White, manager, Sheryl Ger- ner, Jodi Marshall, Theresa Symons, Sheri Meyers, manager. Award. According to Coach Pantos, plans next year include working more intensely on the girls ' individual skills. In the future years Lowell High can only expect improvement from its Volleyball Team. Varsity Netmen Know Their Racket ABOVE: VARSITY TENNIS TEAM: ROW 1 (left to right): Tony DeLoera, Tim Adam, Craig Buche. ROW 2: Coach )erry Cameron, Jim Elliot, Mickey Black, Pete Weiand, Steve Korte, and Rusty Burgess. VARSITY TENNIS C.P. Lake Central Munster Calumet Highland Griffith Bishop Noll Merrillville EC Washington Gavit Wheeler River Forest Lowell OPP. 0 5 2 3 0 5 3 2 1 4 3 2 3 2 1 4 5 0 3 2 5 0 3 2 In any athletic program, a great deal of success depends on self-initiative and the will¬ ingness to try. The Varsity Tennis Team is no exception. Finishing with a record of 8-4, the team ' s greatest strength is attributed to each member pract icing on his own prior to the season ' s beginning. The unique factor about the team is that at season ' s end, Coach Cameron could have awarded all 7 players the Most Valuable Award. Having finished a 4th season of racketeering, the team can look ahead to a future which will continue to hold a 500 season. 42 J.V. Netmen Prove Their Skill One has to begin some¬ where in doing anything, and the Junior Varsity Tennis Team definitely fits this de¬ scription. In previous years the team didn ' t have a sched¬ ule. This year was no ex¬ ception, and as a result, all matches that were played were exhibition matches, pri¬ marily against Hanover Cen¬ tral and Portage. One goal for next year is the addition of a J.V. schedule to the season. The goal of each player is to achieve a varsity position. As a result it is the J.V. pro¬ gram that acts as a feeder program for the varsity level. Experience, motivation, and self-initiation, are the building blocks of the team. Both teams combined totaled 24 members this year. ABOVE: JUNIOR VARSITY TENNIS TEAM: ROW 1 (left to right): Tom Kacius, Scott Sampson, Greg Donelly, Joey Pfister, Tom Grant, Rich Parker, Mike Schuttinga. ROW 2: Jeff Farney, Arman Kasparian, Jeff Wagner, Keanan Kin- tzel, Tom Schild, Coach Jerry Cameron. 43 Turtles Dive Into 18th State Ranking RIGHT: LOWELL TURTLES. ROW 1- (left to right) Katy Payne, Sharon Bedoian, Rachelle lames, Leann Downey, Kathy Stuart, Mary Sue Gunning. Row 2-Terri Runfeldt, Dawn Sailer, Demi Angelidis, Cindy Hales, Teresa Nelson, Michelle Miller, Julie DeVine. Row 3—Coach Mary Stroia, Debbie Smith, )oy Nel¬ son, Terri Ruge, Lucy Norris, Lisa Bastin. You either sink or swim! And the Lowell High School Girls ' Swimming Team is swimming! The Girls ' Swimming Team was small this year, but as the saying goes, “Good things comes in small packages! And the Girls ' Swim¬ ming Team has proven this statement true this year! They are ranked 18th in the State of Indiana, and their medley re¬ lax team, consisting of: Katy Payne, Kathy Stuart, Mary Sue Gunning, and Cindy Hales, was ranked 11th in Indiana. The teams ' most valuable swimmer was Mary Sue Gunning. In most sports rank¬ ing determined by the amount of wins and losses. But with swimming it ' s deter¬ mined by the power of points and the different times. GIRLS ' SWIM TEAM 1 Lowell ■ OPP. Bishop Noll 73J % South Newton 1081 56 Mich. City MerrillivilleV 97 ' iA 81 106 97 Chesterton Portage 0487 South Newton 10. 63 Munster 52 119 Rensselaer 101 64 Highland 70 102 Crown Point 58 lilt Hobart 113 46 The times are most important and that area was im¬ proved in every girl this year. The Girls ' Swimming Team has been practicing for 3Vi to 4 hours a day since the be¬ ginning of August to the end of December. But that isn ' t enough for our girls; they also are swimming with the A.A.U. (Dolphins) which is a year-round organization. The girls had a small team this year, which meant they had to work harder, but they did a great job and they ' re hoping for a larger team next year. ABOVE LEFT: BACKSTROKING IT. Terri Ruge swims the backstroke in a Lowell Swim Meet. RIGHT: DIVE FOR THE WATER. Michelle Miller mentally gets ready as she attempts a dive. 44 A Time To Honor Fall Athletes LEFT: MORE AWARDS FOR THE GREAT. Paul Sharkey accepts his trophy for the Most Valu¬ able Player Varsity Football. He also was awarded Defensive Lineman of 1977 and The Head Hunter Award, chosen All Area ' 77, All Conference 77, and All State 77. BELOW: MOST IMPROVED ATHLETES AWARD. ROW 1: Teresa Nelson—Swimming; Susan Sharkey— Most Points Served—Volleyball; Linda Renn— Golf. ROW 2: Kirk Maatman—Football; |im Ringas—Cross Country; and Tony DeLoera— Tennis. BOTTOM: MOST VALUABLE ATHLETE AWARDS. ROW 1: Scott Steward—Football and Defensive End Award; Julie Little—Volleyball; Paul Sharkey—Football; Sue Bedoian—Golf; Jim Elliot—Tennis; Mary Sue Gunning—Swimming; Jim Ringas-Cross Country. Reflections of Fall Champions Were you an athlete who participated in Fall Sports? If so, you were among those who were in some way hon¬ ored at the Fall Sports Ban¬ quet. All parents of the ath¬ letes were invited to the banquet. The banquet began with everyone enjoying a de¬ licious buffet style dinner sponsored by the Athletic Boosters. Presentation of awards took place after the banquet. After a season of hard sac¬ rifices, the athletes were shown due respect for their outstanding efforts in athlet¬ ics. Athletes were honored in: Varsity, Junior Varsity, and Freshmen Football; Girls ' Golf; Girls ' Swimming; Cross Country; Varsity and Junior Varsity Boys ' Tennis; Girls ' Volleyball. RIGHT: A PROUD MOMENT. Julie Little happily accepts her award for being the Most Valuable Player on the Varsity Volleyball team. BELOW: SHARING HAPPINESS. As Most Valuable Player on the Girls ' Golf team, Susan Bedoian, smiles with Leslie Blankenship. LOWER LEFT: A DESERVING HANDSHAKE: Tony DeLoera is awarded Most Im¬ proved Player of the Boys ' Tennis Team, as Rusty Burgess looks on. LOWER RIGHT: FUTURE SCHOOL LUNCHES? Steve Korte and Craig Buche prepare to satisfy their appetites at the Fall Sports Banquet. 1 LEFT: AFTER FIVE MONTHS OF ROUTINE WORK, Katy Payne and Kathy Stuart admire their awards. BELOW: SUPER ATHLETE. Mike Daley, winner of the annual UPI and AP Sports awards, set and broke the all school passing record. He also won the All Area Honorable Mention—1977, All Con¬ ference-1977, All State—1977, and the Offensive Back Award for 1977. BELOW: ANOTHER AWARD. )im Ringas accepts another award from Coach Martin. This one is for Most Valu¬ able Runner in Cross Country. 47 Scene IV Actors Take A Break ... ABOVE: REALLY DIGGING IT. Steve Traficanti shows sheer enjoyment out of making car repairs in Voc. Auto Class. ABOVE RIGHT: QUIET ON THE SET. Members of the Chess Club in back watch Cole Alexis and George Trbojevic engage in deep concentration. RIGHT: READING SIT IN. Bev Evans shares read¬ ing time with fourth graders at Oak Hill during Cadet Teaching. TOP LEFT: BEHIND THE SET. Lori Far- ney gives Tim Solic a makeup job for his characterization of Mr. Bo Jangles in the FINE ARTS REVUE. TOP RIGHT: RED DEVIL TWINS. Juniors Kathy Love and Clare Searie model the second-place winning Spanish Club Float. ABOVE: FOCUS FIRST. Robin Livingston shows some know-how with the photography club camera. MIDDLE RIGHT: KEEP TO¬ GETHER GIRLS! Pom Pom girls do their routine at a home football game. RIGHT: JAM SESSION. The band keeps school spirit alive and well. Photography Club Lowell High School ' s pho¬ tographers are not only blow¬ ing up pictures, but they are blown up with enthusiasm! The Photog. Club meets once a week and has a group dis¬ cussion which is open to any one. The club ' s homecoming float received honorable men¬ tion and this has added to their publicity. In the spring the club held a raffle for a camera. The club ' s member¬ ship has grown to 10 strong, with Kathy Bar¬ man acting as president, Me¬ lody Brummett as vice presi¬ dent, Debbie Jones as trea¬ surer, and Va- lorie Fox as secretary. LADDER GOING UP: Mark Horneij, Mr. Goodman, sponsor; Karen Hudson, Kathy Barman, Karen Jose- forsky, Robin Livingston, Kathy Martin. STANDING: Melody Bowman, Louis Ferhal. KNEELING: David Crumrine, Robin Hooper. SO Chess Club H m m r.v. . J AT TABLE: (left to right) Cole Alexis, George Trbojvic, Dawn Fewkes, Don Herz, Dave Goodman. BACK ROW: (left to right) Rich¬ ard Michaels, Pat Neary, Donna Fewkes, Kevin Bailey, Miss Waters, sponsor, )erry Hatch, David Crumrine, Jim Peterson, Kerry Abner, Scott Hayden. BELOW: DEEP CON¬ CENTRATION. Don Herz mediates deeply as Dave Goodman uses his strategy in a chess game. Do you ever wonder why Lowell High School makes you take cer¬ tain courses, and why colleges prefer you take those courses so that you can be required to take tougher courses in college? You ' re told it is going to prepare you for your career or interests in life. Well if you think about the preparation you get in school, and life in general, it ' s much like a game that is played and practiced every Wednesday after school for a couple of hours at Lowell High School. If you were to look inside the Physics room, you would find the Lowell High School Chess Club and their sponsor Miss Waters, hard at work. During their practice they are learning the patterns of attack defense, how to think sev¬ eral steps in advance and how to plan a strategy. The Lowell High School Chess Club has two stu¬ dents in the National chess ratings, which is a step be¬ low the world-wide inter¬ national chess ratings. These two students are Cole Alexis and George Trbojevic. The Chess Club takes a lot of skill, practice and time. One of the Thespians ' greatest productions each year is the Fine Arts Revue. But they don ' t stop there! They are continuously work¬ ing on other events, such as the Christmas play, which is done each year before Christmas vacation. This year ' s production was entitled A Hillbilly Christmas Carol, ' ' which was presented to all high school students on December 16, 1977. The spring consists of the Three One Acts. Late spring brings the children of the elementary school the entertainment of the Children ' s Play, done each year by the Thes¬ pian members of Lowell High School. These four big events were introduced two years ago by the Thespian sponsor, Mrs. Terry Howie. The Thespians consist of more than actors to make the organiza¬ tion pull together. The crews, such as the stage crews, make-up and publicity do the work behind the scenes while the actors do their stuff on stage. Thespian Club BELOW (Left to Right): ROW 1: George Denton, Mrs. Terry Howie, sponsor; Tim Solic, Bill Stagner, Cathy Harding; ROW 2: Ken Hall, Carolyn Hoover, Bev Evans, Melanie Berwick, Debbie Slone, Todd Knight; ROW 3: David Crumrine, Phil Ford; ROW 4: Jean Stull, Rodney Gwyn, Ed Eubank, Lori Farney, Kevin Kintz, Karol Carison, Donna Kender, Peggy Roney, Anita Rent. LEFT: THE RIGHT STROKE. Donna Kender puts make¬ up on Melanie Berwick ' s face as Mike Anderson looks on. 52 Light and Sound Club BELOW (Left to Right): Row 1: Rodney Gwyn; ROW 2: Don C rane, Mrs. Howie, sponsor; ROW 3: Anita Rent, Kevin Kintz, Lori Farney, Donna Render, Jeff Ford, Karol Carlson. In the spot lights are the group of crazy people who are daring enough to get up on the scaffolding to put up, set, and take down the lights. The Light and Sound Club is responsible for the lights for each event that takes place in Little Theater, such as the Thespian plays. Junior Miss, the spring musical, and the other event that utilizes the Little Theater. The Light and Sound Club is directed by Mrs. Terry Howie. Karol Carlson is president. 53 American Field Service (AFS) ABOVE: (LEFT TO RIGHT) Row 1: Mark Ruge, Donna Fewkes. Row 2: Melanie Berwick, Nancy Baker, Bob Lepper, Amber Clark, Shari Foss, Kim Boyles. Row 3: Cindy Heiser, )ean Stull, Trade Hedrick, Miss Kurtis, Dena Ogborn, )anet Green, Shirley Sichterman, (standing) Kathy Stuart. Have you ever seen a poster or notice that said, “AFS meeting soon or Sponsored by AFS: and wondered just what it means? Well, now you can find out. The American Field Service, or AFS, is an organization that deals with young people who want to know more about foreign countries, and about our own country. There are other programs such as an exchange to another school, maybe for one day, maybe for a week. If you add up all these factors with a few money-making projects and a lot of fun-loving members, you can end up with quite a total. El Club de Espanol Spanish Club this year was highlighted by a trip to Chicago to see Man of La Mancha. Each year the Spanish Club earns money by the sale of candy canes and of car¬ nations with special greetings. Throughout the year stu¬ dents improve their skills in Spanish while they enjoy themselves and learn about Spanish culture. This year af¬ ter weeks of hard work during homecoming, the Spanish Club float with the theme Devils Paint the Panthers Pink placed second in the club float category. The Span¬ ish Club has one of the largest memberships in the school. The club sponsor is Mrs. Neighbors, with Sue Bedoian, club pres.; )an Snyder, vice pres.; Alice Savich, secretary; Louise Smith, treasurer. LYING DOWN: Debbie Rokosz; ROW 1 (Left to Right) Kathy Love, Rachelle lames, Amy Neuman, Clare Searle, Dawn Fewkes, Joyce Little, Mrs. Neighbors, sponsor; ROW 2. lanet Green, Sheryl Beeching, Patty Quillan, Kathy Smith, |ane Kohanji. Row 3. Cathy Roy, Kim Dennison, Stephanie Brill. ROW 4. Carla Flatt, lean Stull, Pam Bean, Candy Morrison, Nancy Baker, Darla Marshall, Terri Sacco, Laura Mis- hlove, Carol Little, Peg Roney, Louise Smith. ROW 5. Rich Wilkerson, Ed Finn, )ohn Searle, Nota Znika, )an Snyder, Sue Bedoian, Lori Sny¬ der, Debbie Mayer, (ill Schuyler. Vocational Industrial AFTERNOON CLASS-LEFT TO RIGHT; Todd Tilton, Kay Gun- ABOVE: WILL THE CAR RUN?? |ohn Berg and Bill Elliot are derson ' Chuck Kowalski, Mr. Blanchard, Kraig Maatman, Tim determined to keep this car running after they ' re through Anderson, Jim Outler, Michelle Blanchard, Bill Martin, Luke Ro- with it. ABOVE: THE FINAL TOUCH!! Todd Gross and Randy Vaught put the finishing touches on the VICA homecoming float. MORNING CLASS-LEFT TO RIGHT; Dave Mullenberg, Keith Fathke, Todd Brass, Bill Elliot, Mr. Blanchard, Randy Vaught, Buddy Roadruck, John Berg, Jim Sheets, Dale Bennet, Gary 56 Auto Club (VICA) Do you remember when your car broke down, or the time you thought you were buying a new car and the salesman sold you a junk, or the time you were stuck in 10 below zero weather with a dead battery? Well, there are 30 students at Lowell High School whom you can trust that know all about your car. The 30 guys in the Vocational Auto Club have 3 contests a year in which they participate, one of which is the VICA Skill Olympics, where Lowell won all three medals—gold, silver, and bronze. In the Trouble Shooting Contest, 26 of 30 students participated and one student won first place. Lowell is usually among the top schools to capture these awards. The Indiana State VICA contest has two parts of competition—the hands-on or skills test and a written test. The club also engages in leisure time activities—skiing, seeing an auto show in Chicago, a raffling off a tool box, and selling fruit. VICA has definitely had a busy year and has represented Lowell well. ABOVE: LAST CHECK!! Don Watkins greases certain parts of an auto during Automotive Technology Class. sinko; TOP; Jim Galliher, Jim Bruce, Randy Myslive, Tom Bruce, Bob Hulsey, Don Clark. Holtz; TOP; Tobin Mitchell, Kevin Steuer, Don Watkins, Ray Daugherty, Norman Kelm, Brian Frizell, Steve Traficanti, Dan Watkins. Lowell High School The band is an organization for the training of students in the musical field. There are many different musical instruments that a student may learn to play. The real challenge comes when the student is expected to play his instrument at the same time as the other students and be able to produce a respectable sound at the time. The band ' s major achieve¬ ment this year was the purchase of the new uniforms. The year of hard work has finally ended, and the uniforms were at last within reach. The new uniforms were worn TOP LEFT (LEFT TO RIGHT): WHAT ' S NEXT? loan Lovely, Mar¬ lene Medrano, Shirley Sichterman, Cathy Nichols, and Sheryl Beeching wain in formation. TOP RIGHT: WE ' VE GOT THE SPIRIT! The band cheers the team. MIDDLE: HIGH CLASS. Bill Stagner starts the show with style. LOWER LEFT: ATTEN-SHUN! Sue Tarr is ready for action. LOWER RIGHT: PRINCESS GRACE. Teri Wicker shows her talent. OPPOSITE LEFT: WHEN DO WE REST? The band practices a show. OPPOSITE RIGHT: WHAT WAS THAT NOTE? Lucy Norris tunes her tenor Sax. OPPOSITE MIDDLE: SOLO ACT. Larry Gullmeier pleased the crowd. 58 Marching Band for the first time at the fourth football game of the season. The crowd watched admiringly as the band proudly presented the result of a year ' s hard work. The band sponsored many fund raising projects to get the uniforms, ana the uniforms were completely paid for a little less than a year after the band began raising money for them. Consid¬ ering the fact that the bill for the uniforms was around $16,500, a year was a relatively short time to raise the money. The people of Lowell were a great help to the band. ABOVE: ROW 1-Angie Laszlo, lay Watkins, Barb Behrens, Ka¬ ren Hudson, Vicki Umfleet, Melody Bowman, Karol Carlson, Don Crane, Row 2—Bob Lepper, Mike Kirgan, Kevin Bailey, Robin Hooper, Peggy Roney, Petrina Hofferber, Lori Shell, Row 3—tarry Gallmeier, )ohn Arlet, Nancy Baker, Rick Coburn, Linda Zuckley, Beth Hazzard, loan Lovely, |ohn Skinner, Shirley Sich- terman, Lucy Norris, Ray Kadisak, Steve Cerst, Robbie Spaw, Melanie Berwick, Tina Todd, Dawn Rokosz, Margie Chism, Te¬ resa Knight, Beth Elkins, Kim Novak, Mike Peronis, Bill Stagner, Sue Tarr, Teri Wicker, Nich Mazurane, Row 4—Rich Cunning¬ ham, Steve Ryder, Doug Capps, Roger Sullivan, Mike Adam, Dave Wietbrock, Sheryl Beeching, Cathy Nichols. 59 Flag—Pom Pom Girls ABOVE: (Left to Right) KNEELING: Melody Bowman, Barbie Behrens; STANDING: Karen Hudson, Vicki Umfleet. ABOVE: (Left to Right) ROW 1: Kim Novak; ROW 2: Melanie Berwick, Tina Todd, Margie Chism; ROW 3: Theresa Knight, Dawn Ro- kosz, Petrina Hofferber. 60 Cadet Teachers If you enjoy working with little kids and want to teach as a career, then you prob¬ ably enjoy being a Cadet Teacher! Lowell High School has a Cadet Teaching program (whose coordinator is Miss Bever), that helps out the teachers with their work, works with students who might have prob¬ lems with their schoolwork, and is an all- around teacher ' s dream for help. Each student who is in the Cadet Teach¬ ing program receives one credit per semes¬ ter, but more important than a credit is the love the Cadet receives from the students and the teacher whom the Cadet helps. The Cadet Teacher Program is the ideal way to let the Lowell High School student know if he really wants to pursue teaching as a career. To be a teacher, one must be a special person. Lowell High is bringing up more of those special people. TOP LEFT (Left to Right Top Row): Jerri Henderson, Lori Sark, Lori Farney, Jerry Stull; STANDING ON LADDER: Mary Cunningham, Kathy Little, Bev Evans; ON GROUND: Dawn Fewkes, Miss Bever, sponsor. ABOVE: CAREFUL: Mary Cunningham amazes students with the paper cutter. RIGHT: ONE WORD AT A TIME! Jerri Henderson helps a student read by pointing to each word. 61 62 63 Scene I Winter Wonderland ir ' - ABOVE LEFT: HO! HO! HO! Santa made his appearance through the town of Lowell a week before Christmas. ABOVE RIGHT: BELIEVE IN ME! Karen Mika attempts to persuade a youngster about the real Santa. LEFT: JUST A LITTLE HIGHER. Karen Joseforsky and Mary Karlson put finishing touches on the Christmas tree which is decorated each year by the Art Guild. ABOVE: SPIRIT EVERYWHERE. Even the Main Office gets into the mood with a touch of holiday cheer. 64 TOP LEFT: SERVING WITH A SMILE. The Christmas Dance, sponsored by the Student Council couldn ' t have been a success without various committees. Part of the refreshment committee was Lisa Offutt, student council member. CENTER LEFT: WAS THAT TRAVELING? With ball captured, |odi Williamson rides (facing the wrong direction) dur¬ ing the Donkey Basketball Game, hoping to make a basket. ABOVE: JUST A PLEASANT BREAK. Re¬ laxing during the Valentine Dance, sponsored by AFS, are Ray Dulin and Kim Novak. LEFT: WELCOME! It’s always a plea¬ sure to be welcomed, especially to Lowell High School. Acting as hostess for the evening was Mrs. Virginia Kasparian, who wel¬ comed many parents, students (left to right) Sal Cesario, Tom Adams, vistors, and friends. ( Adds Seasonal Touch To School Year 65 Open House— RIGHT: ABOUT THAT NEW MATH: One of the purposes of open house is for parents and teachers to become acquainted. Chatting with Mr. Skinner during open house is Mrs. )udy Liv¬ ingston. BELOW: ADDING TO SEASONAL SPIRIT. Entertainment is one of the things that adds a special touch to Lowell open house. Fea¬ tured below is the Lowell High School Choir under the direction of Wendell Frederick. Ac¬ companists are Lisa Spain (left) and Karol Carl¬ son (right) LOWER RIGHT: IMPROVEMENT COMES WITH PRACTICE. Demonstrating to her parents as to what goes on in typing class is Edie Martin. 66 Most schools schedule their open houses at the beginning of a new school year. In keeping up with a phi¬ losophy that boasts about unique¬ ness, Lowell High School always holds its open house in December, near the Christmas holiday season. At this time parents have a reasonably good idea of what their children are doing in school and have a chance to become familiar with the kinds of ac¬ tivities and courses of study that are going on at the time. The turn out • • • A Time to Visit To Browse ... UPPER LEFT. PLUGGING IT CORRECTLY; Stu¬ dent demonstrations were a popular feature during open house. Scott Hayden finds a means of making his project work while supervised by Mr. Robert Hooper. CENTER: PRECISION IS THE KEY. The drawing room is one area where exactness counts. Showing his father the results of his precision is Curly Mann, an Industrial Education student. BELOW: REFRESHED: Get¬ ting a snack during open house is (left to right) Mrs. Bailey, )im Black, Anita Rent, and Sal Cesario. during this time is generally successful, and people are in the holiday mood. (The following is a reflection of one person ' s experience.) As I entered the building, I received a program while listening to the choir sing. I began walking through the halls and noticed a robot waving “Hello! from the electronics department and watched demonstrations on how to work with engines and automotive technology equipment. Across the hall were pinatas made by Spanish students and there were also some very precise drawings in the drawing room. I soon found myself wandering near the art rooms, where there was some string art work on dis¬ play. When walking through the science area, I was at¬ tracted to some very interesting but difficult chemistry work and demonstrations. The main gym was filled with energetic students enthusiastically playing Rac- quetball and Floor Hockey. While walking from the gym to the Multi-purpose room, I noticed that the Christmas play practice was in session. Back in the Devils ' Commons I listened to the Band and the Swing Choir perform while getting some refreshments and talking among the crowd. A Time To Be Entertained Seasonal Hassle Or Holiday? l . Snowing! The entire school is filled with excitement waiting to hear if school V I U NkJL liKW Tst ) died off for another day!! Lowell High School has had three (3) half days and six (6) full days of No School because of snow and bad weather conditions. Snow m ■tJr V iflBXv I i f ) for the students are like another holiday, but for the School Board it ' s a time of careful consideration, worry, and concern. They have many hassles with which to be concerned. They have to make sure all the bus drivers are on the road early enough to get all the bussed students home safe and sound. When the announcement is made that school will be letting out early, the academic progress in the rest of the classes is a bit doubtful because students get excited and just can ' t wait to get home. But when the student gets home and is free to do whatever he wants, the School Board is still making sure that the sidewalks and parking lots are all cleared of snow. They must also make sure that all fire exits are clear and passable. It ' s not the amount of snow that gets students another day off from school; it ' s the wind that blows the snow into big drifts that makes the roads impassable. So the next time when it starts to snow, And the winds begin to blow, You ' re sure to find starry-eyed students Waiting for those magic words No School at Lowell! 68 You do like sports! And you just love basketball but never have seen it played on a team of don¬ keys? Well, Lowell High School Student Council sponsored its 2nd Donkey Basketball game January 6, 1978, and it was a smashing suc¬ cess. There were three games: the Young Farmers vs. the teachers; the State Police vs. the High School girls; and the WLCL disc jockeys vs. High School boys. The last game was the championship game between the Police and the Young Farmers who were the finalists from the first three games. TOP LEFT: HERE, CATCH. Sue Arehart prepares to pass her team mate the ball. TOP RIGHT: COME ON NOW; DON ' T BE STUB¬ BORN. Jennifer Scheckel tries to get her donkey to move so that she can score for the High School. ABOVE: GIVE ME THAT! Sharon Mika tries to get the ball while she also tries to hang on to her donkey. 69 High School Dances Flittering mistletoe, lots of smiling couples, formal dress, snow covered windows, a band, Friends , playing music by which to dance-all of these are what made the Christmas Dance of December 17, 1977 so special. The dance is an annual event sponsored by the Student Council. This year ' s theme was centered around White Christmas, and the weather was certainly a factor in set¬ ting the holiday spirit. Punch and cookies were available to the 125 couples who attended. ABOVE LEFT: UH OH!! Teresa Duncan looks shocked as the photographer catches her danc¬ ing with a friend ' s date. LE FT: TAKING A BREAK. Debbie Mayer and Tim Adam take a break from dancing to get some punch while in the background, Mike Love waves to camera. ABOVE RIGHT: WHAT’S SO FUNNY, JEFF? Sharon Bedoian glances at date Jeff Wagner and wonders what he is laughing about. RIGHT: ISN ' T THAT FUNNY? Kathy Hansen bursts out in laughter as her date Art Kasparian looks around. Go Formal ABOVE: TAKING A MOMENT TO ENJOY EACH OTHER. Donna Milde and her date take a moment during the evening to sit and talk. ABOVE RIGHT: “THAT IS REALLY FUNNY, LON.” Linda Renn and her date, Lon Spain, share a laugh while taking time out for some punch. BELOW LEFT: DREAMS DO COME TRUE. Elaine Herlitz and Jeff Rosenbauer share a dream and a moment together before going into the dance. BELOW RIGHT: “JUST A MINUTE. Lynn Early turns away from date, Dave Arehart, to focus on the action. The Valentine ' s Dance! The dance every Lowell High School girl looks forward to—why? Be¬ cause girls get their chance to ask out for a night that special guy in their lives. The Valentine ' s Dance was held February 11, 1978 and was spon¬ sored by the American Field Ser¬ vice Club (A.F.S.). The theme of this year ' s Valentine ' s Dance was Dreams , and 140 girls ' came true for one evening. In the multi-purpose room was the performing group, Pegasus, who was instrumental in getting the couples movin ' and groovin. ' The night was enjoyed by many, and for many it was a Dream Come True. 71 Making Their Debut c 0 J u Our Freshman Year some times were bad; most were good; not many were sad. It started that very first day, mainly because we didn ' t know our way. Then the seniors wanted to get to know you better, not by person¬ ality, but by the leather. As the year progressed on, it started to go fast, but always we wished it would never last. Our Homecoming Float got first place, then the fruits of vic¬ tory we did taste. Trying to raise money when we had none to start; it was hard, but we had it in our heart. All this stuff I guess we should know; it ' s our first year, with 3 more to go. LEADING THE WAY: Freshman Class Officers for this year were: (left to right) Tina Pilenak, Sec.; Dave Hirata, Pres.; Mark Oiler, Vice Pres.; Karleen Patz, Treasurer. Mark Ames )ohn Anderson Mark Anderson Nancy Anderson Wayne Anton )ohn Arehart )oe Artim Steve Bachman Carl Baikauskas Ruth Barath Kathy Barman Bob Barnhill Lisa Bastin Mary Beckrich Sharon Bedoian Barbara Behrens Cathy Benka Cathy Bigger )ohn Birkhead Carl Boksa Tom Born Bob Bortoli Melody Bowman Anita Bradbury Donna Brawley Larry Bright Tom Brill Sherrie Broe Mike Brotherton Esta Brown Lisa Brown 72 Kyle Bruce Kathy Brummet Patty Buckley Jim Bunkowfst Terry Burns Lori Burrell Tom Bushman Kevin Cammack Debbie Campbell Doug Capps Suzy Cash Don Childress Margaret Chism Chris Clawson Keith Clinton Dan Coffman Tara Conley Michael Cook Steve Cotner Ken Craft Bert Cramer Winnie Cramer Traci Crawford Diane Crim Matt Cummins Dena Dadlow Da le David Pam Davis Brian Dawson Rick DeBold Donna Decker Michael Denton Carey Depel Julie DeVine Sheryl Donahue Greg Donnelly Leanne Downey Roger Dulin Eric Dvorscak Chuck Earley Todd Earley Carl Eich Becky Eichenberger Lyn Ellis Jack Emerson Paula Estes Jim Evans Tony Everett Jeff Farney Kathy Feehan Lori Ford Brian Forrester Valerie Fox Theresa Fred 73 -— Angie Freeman Carrie French David Frye Scott Calliher Larry Gallmeier Sheryl Gerner Tami Gerst Dawn Gottschalk Debbie Graham Scott Graham Tom Grant Tracey Grant Debbie Gray Linda Grey David Griffin Ron Grothaus Karen Hall Zoe Hall Chuck Harmston Patrick Harper Tom Hawkins Brian Hayden Tracie Hendrick )udy Heintz Sheila Henry Skip Henson Teresa Hernandez Chris Herr Kelly Hine Paula Hine Dave Hirata Petrina Hofferber Rusty Holder Susan Hudgens Jodeane Hodgins Karen Hudson Mary Hulsey Kevin Huseman Ron Hutchison Wendy lansen Kim jeanes Bill Johnson Christina Johnson Ann Jonas Debbie Jones Jim Jungles Kerry Justice Raymond Kadisak Karen Kaiser Kim Kelley Rosemary Kepes Karen Kersey Michael Kingma Michael Kirgan 74 lackie Klotz Scott Knight Theresa Knight Troy Knorr Shari Koehne Kathy Kolloway John Kompare Kris Kotula Doug Kutemeier Tom Lamb Robert Lepper |ohn Lindemer Karen Liptak Joyce Little Christine Littlejohn Ginger Littlepage Roger Loehmer Linda Loitz Dan Love Michael Lovell loan Lovely Ronna Lukasik Linda Mager Deborah Manns Patti Marshall Edie Martin Sandy Matter Patty McCarthy Mark McGinley Bill McNabney Marlene Medrano Kim Merkel Tom Midkiff Donna Milde Roger Miles Michelle Miller David Minion Stephen Mirowski Brenda Mital Lucinda Mitsch Rick Molden Brian Morris Debbie Morris Chris Morrison Steve Morrow Mike Mullenburg )ohn Mlynarczyk Rich Nance Rob Neidert )oy Nelson Theresa Nilson Cathy Nichols Gary Nicolas Ken Novak 75 Kim Novak Robert Nugent Lisa Offutt Dena Ogborn Mark Oiler Brad Outler Donna Parker Rick Parker left Patillo Lisa Patrevito Doug Patz Karleen Patz Sharon Payne Kim Pelton Mike Peronis Tanya Phillips Deonna Piatt Kristy Pierce Tina Pilenak Lance Poppe Lisa Quillin Mike Raby Cecelia Radaszewski Todd Rans Bobby Regnier Renee Relinski Tina Rent loganna Reynolds Dawn Rokosz Paula Roof Terri Ruge Robert Rumback Jim Russel Kathy Saager Dawn Sailer Julie Sampson Scott Sampson Ramona Sanders Tom Sandin David Santy Jennifer Scheckel Tom Schild Rhonda Schlachter Lynn Schlueter Patrick Schrombeck David Schulz Ingo Schulz Pat Schuster Deanno Scroggins Kathy Searle Liz Sharkey Margaret Sharkey Lisa Shell Debbie Sherman 76 Susan Sherman Doris Shown Waller Sichterman Barbara Sierra Sandi Skillman Danny Smith David Smith Debra Smith Kathy Smith Denise Solic Doug Spain Daren Spitler (ohn Springsteen Scott Spry Paul Starcevich Debbie Stavem Scott Steward Roger Sullivan Allen Suttles Karen Swart Terri Symons Cheryl Sypult Paula Szany Matt Tauber Tina Terry Dennis Thomas Jerry Thomas Nadine Tilton Dennis Trommer Cuy Trueblood Victor Tutza Karen Vallee Mark Vavra Vicki Vacari Darrell Wease Mark Welbourne Ricky Wells Steve Whaley Mike Wheeler Greg Whitlock Dawn Wieland Dave Wietbrock Mary Williams Michele Williams Suzy Williams Joe Wolotka Lori Worley Loren Wright Denise Wyckoff Doug Young Lisa Yoways Sue Zehme Linda Zuckley Roberta Zytko 77 ' New Year ' Resolutions How many times have you tried to go to the bathroom and you find it filled to the door with people, but none of them is going to the bathroom? All the stalls are com¬ pletely empty and your only problem is that in five minutes or less you have to climb through that mob of people just to go to the bathroom!! Seems highly ridiculous, doesn ' t it? But it ' s been happening and the students who don ' t smoke have to put up with it just as much as those w ho do smoke! Smoking doesn ' t make anybody better or worse than anybody else, but the habit does have to be curtailed!!! In January of 1978, the Tri Creek School Board laid down the laws regarding No Smoking. There is to be NO SMOKING anywhere at Lowell, not even in the bathroom! If you ' re caught once, your parents are told, and you are assigned one detention; caught twice and your assignment becomes heavier—you ' re suspended from school; caught a third time and you ' re suspended from school and warned heavily not to get caught the fourth time, because if you are caught, you ' re also expelled from Lowell High School. Now with those tough restrictions, you can enter the restrooms where there ' s plenty of room to walk in and no crowds to fight! You ' ll also find teachers, and where there are teachers, there is also fresh air, and the problem of smoggy air in the bathroom is now clearing up! The smoking rules are working! What is your biggest goal-do you w jnt to reach that goal at an early age? Well then, you can ' t be wasting your time! You have to use every minute Wisely, and Lowell High School is teaching its students how o use their time wisely. In the past there have been problems with students not using their time wisely in the resource centers. When students were unscheduled from class, they had the option to report to a resource area or library. The grades were beginning to show that time was being waste T, and Lowell knew it was time to try something new. That new idea was the start of freshman and sophmore study halls. Study Halls have helped the underclassmen to use their time and has allowed them quiet time in which to study. But their grades have been improving, and the problems of noisy resou rce nnd the class CT bances has been curbed. Study Halls also keep the stu even wandering away from the s|ho |k omores beco learned how t rs, they will have matured a little more and will have y won ' t need to go to study halls; they will be any pressure. Lowell High wi able to stud in resource centers b themselves School ' s primary aim is to allow each student the opportunity to acquire a quality edu¬ cation— study-fialls have possibly been one way to assure that the goal is attained. — Scene II ii Back For A Repeat Performance ABOVE: TAKING IT ALL IN: Responsible for leading the cla ss of ' 80 were: (left to right) Laura Mishlove, President; Carol Little, Vice President; Amber Clark, Secretary; Jerri Rust, Treasurer. BELOW: A QUICK BREAK! Catching up on the latest gossip between classes are: (left to right) sophomores John Cooper, Jim Holt, Elaine Herlitz, and Shari Foss, during a locker switch. As we came back for our second year in high school, we found quite a few things that had changed. Last year as freshmen, we had the experience of unscheduled mods; we could de¬ termine how to use that time. This year marked a change; we were the first sophomore class to experience scheduled study halls. Our year started out preparing for homecoming. The theme of our float was May The Force Be With You from the hit movie Star Wars. We had quite a time getting our float to the parade in one piece. Besides get¬ ting it there a little late, our float de¬ cided to start falling apart. This really did not matter though; we had fun anyway. During this year we have been trying to earn money for the Prom, which will creep up on us in no time, and we plan to be ready. We had a bake sale and sold Tootsie Rolls during the lunch mods in an attempt to start making some more money. We were fairly success¬ ful with these projects. Our only goal for next year is to make it as meaningful and successful and fun as this past year has been. Mike Adam Tom Adams Mike Anderson Demi Angelidis Cory Aquino Sue Arehart John Arlet Mike Austgen Kent Ayres Lory Bach Donna Baggett Nancy Baker Shari Baker Carrie Barr Stephen Bass Mike Beckrich Sheryl Beeching Debbie Beenes David Beier jim Black )ohn Bochstahler Paul Borkowski Sheri Boyer Jim Boyles Linda Bozak George Bravos Rose Bretzinger Charles Brownell Jeff Brunner Brad Buchanan Connie Bunkowsft Jeffrey Caldwell Patrick Campbell Richard Camus Ellen Carlson Joey Carroll Carrie Cassman Annette Cataldo Rich Cencion Amber Clark Rick Coburn Debbie Cole Cindy Conley John Cooper Janice Corning Mike Corns Tim Crabbe Don Crane Robert Crawford Jody Cross Susan Cummins Richard Cunningham Bernadette Cwik Laurie David 81 Dennis Decker Kim Deifel Kim Dennison Liz DeVault Karen Doodeman Cecelia Doty Rich DuBord Ray Dulin Philip DuPont Diana Edgman Chris Eich Laura Eichenberger Beth Elkins Greg Elkins Rhonda Elliot Mickey Ensweiler Fred Erb Theresa Feddeler Ed Finn Kathy Finney Jana Fisher Moses Flores Darrell Ford Jeff Ford Shari Forrester Shari Foss Dale Fowler Alan Fox Wayne Frayer Gail Fred Steve Gerst Lynn Covert Elizabeth Gray Pam Grothaus Mary Sue Gunning Mary Beth Hall Terri Hamann Louise Hamm Paul Harper Julie Harris Melody Harrison David Haskins Alica Hatch Ronnie Hatch Paula Hayden Sandy Hays Tracy Heater Cynthia Heiser Elaine Herlitz Henry Herr Jim Holt Robin Hooper Doug lliff Susanna Jazwinski 82 Debbie Johnson Tim Johnson Karen Joseforsky Jeff Justice Tom Kacius Mary Karlson Arman Kasparian Steve Kasparian Balinda Kelly Darlene Kenny Keith Kerr Keanan Kintzel Brad Knight Jane Kohanyi Fred Kopas Charlene Kroll Philip Kuiper Kathy Lamb Carla Lechner Steve Lindgren Carol Little O ' Neal Littlejohn Robin Livingston Christy Love Steve Love Don Lump Greg Luttrell Dwayne Mann Brett Mantz Evonne Marino Jayne Marsh Darla Marshall Kathy Martin Patti Martin Nick Mazurane Bob McGinley Debbie McLean Bobby McMurry Wally Medrano Cheryl Mehegan Charolette Meltzer Todd Midkiff Brian Miller Ruth Ann Miller Cheryl Miracle Laura Mishlove John Mital Carrie Mitsch Jeff Mize Andy Mylnarczyk Dorothy Monix Mike Morrison Kenneth Nelson Amy Neuman 83 Lucy Norris Kim Novak Carol Ohlenkamp Lisa Ott John Palmer Don Parks Jim Pelham Lynn Petrecca )oe Pfister Bill Phipps Rickey Phipps Vincy Pifferitti Doug Pratt Chris Rans Dennis Reese Richard Remesnik Danny Rendant Chris Richardson David Rigg Jim Ringas Brian Roadruck Darlene Roark Debbie Rokosz Jeff Rosenbauer Joe Rum back Terri Runfeldt Sharon Rush Jerri Rust Steve Ryder Terri Sacco John Salmon Mike Schuttinga Jill Schuyler Paula Sealy John Searle Tim Series Amanda Sheets Theresa Sheffield Lori Shell Greg Shipley Tammy Sims Eileen Smith Jay Smith Kathleen Smith Marion Smith B4 Jim Smutniak Patricia Spisak Jim Stingley Leroy Stingley Ken Sutton Sherry Swetland Debra Szany Mike Tinglof Tina Todd Pam Trippe Cathy Tunnell Bill Twitty Tulie Uhter Vicki Umfleet Nadine Umlaut Vicki Valenti Laurence Venditti Sherrie Waggoner Lori Wagner Jeff Wagoner John Wagoner Karon Wathen Sharon Wathen Jay Watkins Alan Welter Lisa Wheeler Beth White Larkin Whitlock Terry Wicker Rich Wilkerson Tracy Wilkerson Debbie Williams Jodi Williamson Richard Wilson Tom Wilson Sandy Woosley Cathy Young Dorothy Zacira Don Zarych Max Znika Cheryl Zunica Marina Zytko 85 Scene Winter Sports Overhaul It is what no one has to do and almost what everyone wants to do. It represents, on the one hand, challenges willingly accepted— and on the other- gambits willingly declined. Its colors are as bright as a cardi¬ nal ' s feathers; . As soft as midnight on a moun- TOR LEFT: VICTORIOUS TO THE END. Tim Kacius, exhausted alter a match, shows his victory over his opponent. TOP RIGHT: READY FOR ACTION. Sue Bedoian at¬ tempts to figure out a strategy for a field goal. ABOVE: KEEPING A SAFE DISTANCE. Patti Gemer controls the ball while attempting to strategically pass her opponent. RIGHT: IN DEEP CONCENTRATION. Jeff Rosenbauer, sizing up the right distance, gets ready to shoot a free throw. 86 Adverse Weather tain trail. It is as loud as Riverfront Sta¬ dium at the climax of the World Series- And as quiet as snow. It is exercise and rest. It is man exuberant and man content. TOP LEFT: |UST THAT HIGH! Karen Kaiser shoots tor two points. TOP RIGHT: ON THE MEAN MACHINE, lust a fraction of our daring Devils: left to right: Kraig Maat- man, Kirk Maatman, |ohn Bochstahler. Mike Schuttinga. LEFT: EVER SO GRACEFUL! lodi Williamson performs a balance beam routine during gymnastics practice. ABOVE: AND IT WENT (HOPEFULLY) IN! Mike Miller scoops all his energy into a 2 pt. field goal. 87 We Are The Champions RIGHT: 1977-78 VARSITY WRESTLING TEAM. ROW 1 (left to right): Kim Deifel, Manager; Rodney Gwyn, Bob Viers, Buddy Roadruck, Mike Stinnett; ROW 2: Tom Kacius, Brad Knight, Tim Kacius, Coach |im Hurst; ROW 3: Max Znika, Jim Rust, Paul Sharkey, Delver Ku- temeier, Jim Miller. BELOW: PLAN CAREFULLY-THEN ACT! Rodney Gwyn cautiously plans a move before strate¬ gically overtaking his opponent. BOT¬ TOM RIGHT: IT ' LL TAKE ALL HE HAS! Trying to get a sizable hold on his oppo¬ nent is Tim Kacius. The 1977-78 Varsity Wres¬ tling team was a surprise to many people. Last year a number of seniors left, but due to the fine coaching staff, a number of juniors and sophomores filled the needed positions with tremendous success. The team had a tough schedule all year; this meant that the team had to commit themselves to a season of dedication and sacrifice. The team ' s season record ended with a 4-4. This year the team partici¬ pated in three tournaments. In Logansport the team re¬ peated its victory for a sec¬ ond year. Winners at Logans¬ port were: Tom Kacius, Brad Knight, Tim Kacius, Tim Johnson, Jim Rust, and Paul Sharkey. The second tournament was held in Portage where the Devil Wrestlers placed a very respectable second place. Victorious Devils were: Tom Kacius, Tim Kacius, Jim Rust, and Pual Sharkey. The final tournament of the season was in Goshen where the Red Devils achieved a hard-earned third place. This achievement was quite an accomplish- Varsity Wrestlers—1977-78 ment, as Goshen is said to be one of the toughest tournaments in the state. Win¬ ners for Lowell were Jim Rust and Paul Sharkey. In addition to this, Paul Sharkey also won the award for the Quickest Pin with the time of 00:18 seconds. On January 28, three wrestlers won championships at the Lake Suburban Conference Wrestling Meet. At 145 lbs., Tim Johnson was the only sophomore to win a championship. Tim had no points scored on him throughout the day. The 155 lbs. champion Jim Rust, came from behind in the final match to capture the title. After reinjury of his shoulder, Paul Sharkey came back and pinned his op¬ ponent to take the heavy weight title. Jim Rust was named outstanding wres¬ tler. All three wrestlers proved they were true champions. BELOW: ELATION, DISBELIEF, OR CONCENTRA¬ TION! Trying to give moral support to their team mates during a meet are: (left to right): David Mowrey, Max Znika, Bob Viers, Jim Rust, Paul Sharkey, Rodney Gwyn, Coach Hurst, Buddy Roadruck. We ' ll Keep On Fighting —Frosh Wrestlers TOP LEFT: HOLD HIM! Biting his tongue, Dave Smith attempts to determine his strategy for pinning his opponent. TOP RIGHT: HALF WAY! With two points gained in the match, Jim Evans forces his opponent into a pin. RIGHT: FIGHTING FRESHMEN WRES¬ TLERS 1977-78: (left to right) ROW 1: Joe Artim, Bob Bortoli, Steve Bachman, Doug Kutemeier, Pat Schuster, Joe Wolotka; ROW 2: Dave Smith, Dan Love, Kevin Huseman, Steve Whaley, John Bi- rkhead; ROW 3: Greg Whitlock, Tom Brill, Cary Depel, Roger Du- lin, Jim Evans, Coach Jerry Cameron. There ' s no doubt that the Red Devil Wrestlers have achieved many firsts. One of the most notable of these has to be the initiation of a Freshmen Wrestling Program at Lowell. The big¬ gest part of the year is spent in learn¬ ing new skills and perfecting those skills already learned. The record of the team and of each individual is not nearly as important as the experience gained during this formative year. After a losing season the freshmen turned in a superb effort by winning the Lake Suburban Wrestling Tourney and becoming the Conference Champs. Lowell held the winning po¬ sition with a score of 149. Eight frosh wrestlers placed in either 1st, 2nd., or 3rd. places. 90 We Will Rock You —J.V. Wrestlers Perhaps no team is characterized as bluntly as a J.V. Wrestling Team. While in a J.V. position, a wrestler is really in a position of limbo. Cer¬ tainly this wrestler belongs to a spe¬ cial breed, but the J.V. Wrestler has to combat a few drawbacks: he doesn ' t get to claim all the fame and glamour as do Varsity Wrestlers; nei¬ ther does he get to participate in any conference tournaments. The 1977- 78 season was a very impressive one in which the team finished with an overall record of 7-5. Unity is the best way to characterize this year ' s J.V. Crapplers. From the looks of this season, the varsity level has lots of potential ahead. LEFT: 1977-78 ).V. Wrestlers: ROW 1 (left to right): Dan Smith, Dave Mow- rey, Pat Barnhill, Scott Peters, John Searle, Brian Roadruck, Sal Cesario; ROW 2: Steve Bachman, Jeff Ford, Rudy Maas, Phil Kuiper, Tim Johnson, Steve Whaley; ROW 3: Jim Boyles, Ray Dulin, Dean Richardson, Charles Langston, Mike Morrison, Larkin Whitlock, Coach John Van- denbemden. LOWER LEFT: NICE MATCH. Showing sportsmanship conduct is Steve Bachman, shaking his opponent ' s hand. LOWER RIGHT: I ' VE GOT TO MOVE HIM. John Searle struggles to grip his op¬ ponent for a victory. LOWELL I V WRESTLING L.H.S. OPP. Griffith { 55 12 Calumet 21 29 Crown Point 27 39 Lake Central 55 20 La Porte 40 31 Highland 10 44 Hobart 24 27 Munster 30 24 North Newton 50 7 Triple Dual- North Newton-Lake _ Merrillville: 2nd 91 J.V. Girls ' Basketball In most sports the primary goal that overshadows most others is the smell of victory, often for victory ' s sake. Such is not the case with the J.V. Girls ' Basketball team. Their strife for determination and eagerness to play are what have been the guiding forces throughout the season. The team was involved in a major building program with 13 freshmen on the team this past season. Overall the team was balanced—4 guards, 3 centers, and 6 forwards. Perhaps the team ' s greatest weak¬ ness, and understandably so, was inexperience and the fear to be ag¬ gressive; these skills are undoubtedly related to experience which only comes with time. The season ' s best game was its last against Calumet which was a vic¬ tory won in overtime. Even though the season ' s record was a 5-9, three of these losses were close-point games. One promising feature of the future of Girls ' Basketball is that interest keeps building each year. ABOVE: 1977-78 GIRLS ' |V BASKETBALL TEAM. ROW 1, (SITTING)—Dawn Sailer, Sheryl Gerner, Debbie Ro- kosz, Cathy Nichols. ROW 2—Patti Gerner, Kathy Searle, Debbie Graham, Ronna Lukasik, Karen Kaiser, Ginger Littlepage. ROW 3—Beth White, Sheri Swet- land. Managers; Patti Marshall, Teri Symons, Lori Bur¬ rell, Margaret Sharkey, Coach Armold. LOWER RIGHT: TAKING A NEEDED BREAK. Listening for last minute coaches ' advice from Coaches Ainsworth and Armold are team members: (clockwise) 33—Karen Kaiser, Patti Gerner, Dawn Sailer, Debbie Rokosz, Kathy Searle, Sheryl Gerner, Patti Marshall, Ginger Lit¬ tlepage, Teri Symons, Ronna Lukasik, Cathy Nichols, and Margaret Sharkey. 92 Varsity Girls ' Basketball If you ' re after a growing program in athletics, Girls ' Basketball is the place to focus. Eventhough the team ' s primary goal wasn ' t achieved this season by having a .500 or better season, many ex¬ pectations were met. Not only did the team finish with a 7-9 record, but it also managed to improve by achieving a balanced scoring and slowly shifting the responsibility of shooting to more members of the team. With an expected loss of two seniors after the season, one of the team ' s aims was to get a lot of experience for the underclassmen. Throughout the season Coach Becky Ainsworth hoped for a stronger defense; injuries coupled with a weak rebounding pre¬ vented the achievement of this one goal. In spite of this, the team ' s overall record can be attributed to an overall team atti¬ tude based on persistence, togetherness, and enthusiasm. The team ' s best game was against Rensselear which went into an overtime victory with 3 seconds remaining on the clock. As the season progressed, so did the team ' s skills. Passing improved and the free throw percentage rose to 50%. Uniqueness for the team is based on sev¬ eral key aspects. As each season passes yearly, so does the vertical program pass on a core of enthusi¬ astic young athletes. A Girls ' Basketball program has been started on the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade levels. Each spring a Basketball Bonanza Clinic is held to further pro¬ mote interest in ath¬ letics. Perhaps the most unique feature for these girl athletes has been that they are probably one of the fewest teams that achieved moral sup¬ port at their last game of the season from the 5th graders at Lake Prairie. ABOVE: 1977-78 GIRLS ' VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM. ROW 1-Pam Grothaus, Denise Rendant, Vicki Um- fleet, Kristy Pierce. ROW 2-Karen Kersey, Nota Znika, Susan Bedoian, Elaine Herlitz, Cathy Roy, Cindy Davis. ROW 3-Shari Baker-Manager, Tanya Phillips, Shari Myers, Linda Herlitz, Lynda Greiner, Dana Llewellyn, Coach Ainsworth. BELOW: QUICK THINKING! After scrambling for the ball, Lynda Greiner thinks of a quick 93 strategy to deal with her opponent. BELOW: IT ' S GOT TO CO IN! During the He¬ bron game, Pete Weiand follows the ball through hoping for a field goal. RIGHT: HE’S GOT IT! Leaping for possession of the ball dur¬ ing the Hanover Cantral game is |im Wagner, while team mates, Dave Knorr, Mike Miller, and Mike Daley come to the rescue. BOTTOM RIGHT: 1977-78 RED DEVILS: (Kneeling, left to right) Mickey Black, Mike Miller; (Standing, left to right): Mike Daley, Steve Korte, Wayne Bai¬ ley, Dave Wleklinski, Pete Weiand, Dave Knorr, )im Wagner, Coach )im Weber. When Football season is over, and winter is on its way, do you know what that means? VARSITY BASKET¬ BALL! And the Lowell High Basketball guys are on the ball! The Lowell High School Basketball team has had a good year, playing some really ex¬ citing games. Our team is comprised of guys who keep excitement and ea¬ gerness in a game to win; that, com¬ bined with skill and a team spirit, is what makes these guys so special. The team set some goals at the be¬ ginning of the season to help improve the team as a whole. Their goals were to keep their op- 94 Presenting: Varsity Players ponents from scoring 60 points in one game and to make sure that they (Lowell) would score at least 70 points in a game. The team did successfully reach one goal by keeping their opponent from scoring 60 points or more per game. All of these characteristeics and goals lead to one basic statement: Lowell High School doesn ' t have any SUPER STARS on the team; instead, they have many SUPER PLAYERS and that is what has made the team a Su¬ per Team. That is one of the team ' s strongest points: they don ' t have to depend on two or three guys to do all the work. Lowell High School has one entire team of hard-working players who give their ALL for each game. TOP LEFT: LOWELL RED DEVIL STARTING LINEUP. Getting ready for the action to start are: (left to right): Ass ' t. Coach Lou Koning, Head Coach Jim Weber, Pete Weiand, Wayne Bailey, Mike Daley, Steve Korte, Mickey Black, Jim Wagner, Don Wleklinski, manager; Jeff Rosenbauer, Doug Pratt. LEFT: JUMP UP HIGH! Tipping the ball to start off a new period in the game is Wayne Bailey, while Dave Wleklinski and Mike Daley hustle to guard the ball. LOWER LEFT: YOU ' VE GOT HOLD OF IT! Steve Korte gains possession of the ball during a holiday tourney game. LOWER RIGHT: REACH FOR IT! DAVE KNORR and team mate, Steve Korte, scurry to recapture the ball for the Lowell Devils. 95 Team Effort Produces Super Players UPPER RIGHT: TOO CLOSE TO MISS! Releasing grip on the ball and shooting for two is Mike Daley, while opponents linger on. BELOW: HERE ' S WHAT YOU ' VE GOT TO DO! With only seconds during a time out. Coach Weber explains a strategy to team members (left to right): Steve Korte, Pete Weiand, Dave Knorr, Mike Miller, Jeff Rosenbauer, Mickey Black, Doug Pratt, Jim Wagner, Wayne Bailey, Dave Wleklinski. LOWER RIGHT: CLEAR THE WAY! Defending the ball while moving it toward the Devil basket is Mike Miller. This past season Coach Jim Weber tried something new with the team. He had several different starting com¬ binations for starting line-ups for each game. In this way all the team members could start at least one game. This new approach has proven to be very successful. RED DEVIL SEASON Lowell Opp. Rensselaer 70 60 Portage 54 55 Hebron 52 50 Hanover 61 54 Wheeler 73 43 Hanover 78 63 Crown Point 56 72 Kouts 65 70 Munster 54 j 50 River Forest v 65 73 Calumet 60 M 65 K.V. 45 Highland 68 86 Crown Point 70 80 Griffith 71 62 N. Newton 63 Lake Central 71 74 Whiting 64 65 Lake Station 88 61 Andrean 63 62 Kankakee Valley Sectional K.V. 42 40 N. Newton 44 48 Lowell Holiday Tourney Lowell 2nd Place TOP LEFT: SURELY IT ' S TWO! Dave Knorr gasps and Pete Weiand freezes during an at¬ tempt for two points at the sectional game. LOWER LEFT: IVE COT TO GET IN AND SHOOT! Mike Daley sets himself to shoot for two points. Cagers End Season With 12-10 Record. The Red Devils played in the Holiday Tourney and came in second place. Lowell beat Kankakee Valley 42-40, but lost to North Newton 48-44. The outstanding Basketball Players honored with awards this year were: Wayne Bailey receiving the Lowell Holiday Tournament All Tourney Team Award; Mike Daley receiving Lake Suburban All Confer¬ ence; Pete Weiand receiving the I.B.C.A. Aca¬ demic All-State Team Honorable Mention; and Dave Knorr “Red Devils Award. According to Coach Weber, It was great when we won or played well; tough when we lost. The team has worked hard and played an excellent schedule. The team ' s season record was 12-10, and conference record was 2-4. 97 FRESHMEN BASKETBALL TEAM. ROW 1 (Center bottom): Scott Sampson, Kerry justice. Manager; John Mlynarczyk; Row 2: Brian Dawson, Doug Young; Row 3: Steve Morrow, Mark McCinley, Jeff Farney, Dave Hirata, Tom Schild, Jack Emerson, Scott Knight; Row 4: Scott Steward, Troy Knorr, Cary Nicolas, Chuck Earley, Mark Oiler, Coach Bill Berger. Freshmen Reach Goal: Accomplish .500 Season Freshmen A Team B Team Lowell Opp. Lowe II Opp. Hebron 43 20 25 38 K.V. 41 39 19 26 North Newton 35 30 26 39 Griffith 32 37 26 56 Whiting 26 53 Hanover 50 35 Highland 34 44 20 46 Munster 45 44 20 59 River Forest 34 31 29 27 Andrean 35 42 35 50 Lake Station 22 49 24 38 Morton 34 46 16 47 South Newton 37 36 29 25 Lake Central 26 47 26 67 Calumet 52 43 North Newton 51 36 Lake Central 28 42 TOP RIGHT: STAY WITH IT! Mark McCinley charges down the court evading his opponents. ABOVE: KEEP HIM BACK! Quick ball handling enables Jeff Farney to by-pass his opponents during a home game. If you ' re looking for workers who set high goals and work until they reach those goals, then you must be watching the Freshmen Basketball Team! They start their conditioning in the second week of September and their season doesn ' t end until Jan¬ uary. On their own they are expected to keep in shape and play basketball year round. According to Coach Bill Berger, the team set some high goals this year, and one of their goals was to have a winning season. They reached their goal by winning more than 50% of their games. The victory the team was most satisfied with was the game against Munster, and they beat them in overtime 45-44. The team this year had a lot of hustle and desire. These guys will soon be Lowell High School ' s next Varsity Basketball Team. 98 J.V. Cagemen Continue Winning Streak ABOVE: J.V. BASKETBALL TEAM; ROW 1 (left): Don Lump, Tom Adam, Doug Pratt, Coach Lou Ko- ning; Row 2 (on bench): Jeff Rosenbauer, Chris Eich, Jeff Wagner, George Bravos, Greg Shipley, Bob McGinley; ROW 3 (on lockers): Steve Kasparian, Steve Love, Jim Black; not pictured, Don W ' leklinski. RED DEVIL SEASON Lowell Opp. Renn. 36 35 Portage 43 47 Hebron 73 37 C.P. 42 62 Hanover 61 56 W ' heeler 42 27 Calumet Munster Highland 47 51 45 41 Kouts 77 44 Munster 4 3 56 R. Forest 42 44 Calumet 52 48 K.V. 33 55 Highland 47 46 Griffith 36 31 IV Newton 48 58 L. Central 49 54 Whiting 56 33 E. Gary 43 44 Andrean 46 53 TOP RIGHT: GO AFTER IT! Jeff Wagner scrambles for a basket, as opponents attempt to stop him. ABOVE: I ' VE GOT IT COVERED! Tom Adam is ready in defensive position as he anticipates his op¬ ponent ' s action; Steve Love helps out. This year the J.V. Bas¬ ketball team started some¬ thing new. This new idea was to have more guys playing in one game to give them as much playing time as possible. They ended with a record of 11 - 10 and they came out of the 1st annual J.V. Confer¬ ence Tourney losing 2 very close games, and they won the third one. There were three guys who moved up for the sectional tourney— Jeff Rosenbauer, George Bravos, and Steve Love. The J.V. team has had a successful year, based on the willingness of the coach to give playing time to all players. 99 UPPER LEFT: DIGGING IT! The cheerleaders treated the Varsity Basket¬ ball Team to a dinner at the Lighthouse Restaurant. Mike Daley (left) and Dave Knorr (right) are taking advantage of the salad bar. UPPER RIGHT: WE ' VE GOT SPIRIT! During Red Devil Spirit Day Vickie Lit- tlepage (left) and Tammy Blankenbeckler (right) show their spirit by dressing for the occasion. ABOVE LEFT: HAT DAY! Mark Langen shows his spirit by wearing a derby. ABOVE RIGHT: IT ' S NOT SNOW! Spirit was high as students cheered their team to a first-game victory in sec¬ tionals against K.V. LOWER RIGHT: EVEN CANDY FOR SPIRIT! Janice Corning (left) and Debbie Cole (right) spend some extra pennies for a tootsie pop. Selling of candy along with hats and spirit links were the popular activities during spirit week. 100 Spirit Takes Its Toll On Everyone During Sectional Spirit Week UPPER LEFT: HAT DAY SPECIAL! George Bravos goes ethnic for Hat Day. ABOVE CENTER: WILL THE REAL CHEERLEADER PLEASE STAND UP? Coach Ralph Mathena, the regular M.C. for pep sessions, takes a moment to get directions for the next cheer. Kim Laudig gives an encouraging smile in the background. BOTTOM LEFT: HOW WILL I EVER STUFF 4 OF THESE DOWN? Leslie Blankenship hastily inhales a cupcake or two, as she tries to win the cupcake eat¬ ing contest for the juniors. ABOVE: WE ' VE GOT TO BE NO. 1! If you believe Tracy Smith, the Devils have no other choice but to stack-up a victory. 101 Boys ' Swimming—A S(pl)ashing Team ABOVE: I ' M GONNA FLY! John Berg gives a healthy spring into the air before attempting his competitive dive. ABOVE: UP FOR AIR. Kirk Maatman comes up for a breath of air before continuing his breaststroke during competition. ABOVE: 1977-78 Boys ' Swimming Team: Row 1 (bottom left to right): Mike Raby, Tom Grant, Greg Donnelly, Joel Gray, John Berg, John Cooper; Row 2: Keanan Kintzel, Arman Kasparian, Chris Clawson, Tom Hawkins, Rich Cunningham; Row 3: Kraig Maatman, Kirk Maatman, John Bochstahler, Mike Schuttinga. Lowell Opp. Chesterton 75 93 Crown Point 59 115 Merrillville 60 104 Highland 70 100 Rensselear 57 112 Morton 72 % S. Newton 60 29 Lew Wallace 115 52 Hammond High 59 111 S. Newton 104 65 Hobart 103 67 Griffith 85 86 The 1977-78 Swimming Season introduced a new coach to the Lowell High boys ' team. Coach Rick Flutka joined the experi¬ enced but young swimmers to conclude the season with a very disappointing 4 wins and 8 losses that failed to show the whole aspect of the year. As scores rarely indicate the total performance of any athletic feat, much the same was true for the swim team. This year ' s swimming quality was outstanding but the lack of quantity accounted for many events with only one Lowell boy participating. A strong sophomore class contributed to an abun¬ dance of school records broken. In the 200 Medley Relay team, Mike Artim, junior, John Bochstahler, sophomore, Keanan Kin¬ tzel, sophomore, and Kirk Maatman, senior, broke the standing record with a time of 1:51.422. The 400 Relay record was broken by Mike Artim, John Bochstahler, Keanan Kintzel, and Kraig Maatman, junior, with a time of 3:42.717. In the 50 Free Style, Mike Artim broke the previous record with a time of 23.659. John Bochstahler went on to break both the Individual Medley and the 100 Breaststroke with times of 2:11.8 and 1:07.75 respectively. 102 ABOVE: GYMNASTICS TEAM 1977-78: Row 1 (bottom left to right): Tina Todd, Linda Minion, Linda Husiar, Monica Kormendy, Lori Wagner, Linda Bozak; Row 2: Mary Williams, Debbie Slone, Teresa Duncan, Lisa Brown, Theresa Feddeler, Pam Davis, )odi Williamson, Coach Luann Long; Row 3: Liz Sharkey, Sheryl Donahue, Tami Gerst, Michelle Miller, Dena Ogborn, Lynn Schlueter, Joyce Little. ABOVE CENTER: STEADY NOW! Lisa Brown balances her splits during an optional beam routine. ABOVE: REACH! Sheryl Donahue throws her arms in front to grasp for the horse while she attempts her intermediate vault. Lowell Gymnastics Lowell Opp. Chesterton B 68.85 73.90 1. 44.80 55.05 O. 70.50 37.60 Munster B. 60.00 79.85 76.60 O. 59.30 76.55 Hobart B. 77.80 73.30 1.61.90 65.00 O. 50.15 28.45 Highland B. 65.30 85.50 1. 51.10 88.30 O. 68.80 70.50 Portage B. 55.70 73.60 1.40.00 70.35 O. 41.50 73.70 Griffith B. 73.00 79.35 1. 53.65 69.05 O. 53.30 61.95 Edison B. 75.05 43. 8 1. 62.05 48.85 O. 45.20 24.65 Crown Point B. 73.90 67.60 1. 58.70 71.65 O. 48.60 79.20 Merrillville B. 71.10 86.50 1. 41.70 86.30 0.50.00 85.45 River Forest B. 69.80 74.85 1. 55.80 27.60 LaPorte 79.35 73.20 1. 56.80 60.12 O. 53.60 69.55 Eleven freshmen, three soph¬ omores, and three juniors are building up the gymnastics team at Lowell High School. They ' re young, eager, and ready to work. The team is im¬ proving greatly, and in the future years, this young team will have a little more experience behind them. They will know what to expect, and they ' ll have more confidence in each other, in themselves, and as a team. Pam Davis, a freshman, was voted to receive the Most Improved Award; Jodi Williamson, a sophomore, was in All-Conference, and Clare Searle, a ju¬ n ior, received the Most Valuable Gymnast award. Girls who placed in All-Conference this year were: Clare Searle, Shelly Miller, and Jodi Williamson. 103 Matmaids Offer Moral Support What is a matmaid? A matmaid is an important part of the wrestling team. She keeps score, and time, cuts oranges, hands out programs, and when she is not doing any of these, she is screaming as loud as she can for her team ' s wrestlers. Matmaids spark enthusiasm by wearing their sweaters on the days of meets, and by making signs like, Pin ' em! This year the matmaids accompanied the wrestlers at a number of tournaments including an overnight trip to Goshen In. Being a matmaid is no easy job, but the satisfaction of helping your team win is definitely a worthwhile thing. RIGHT: DON ' T TAKE YOUR EYES OFF HIM!” To be an accu¬ rate score keeper, you ' ve got to keep your eyes on the action. Jerri Rust shows this by keeping score at an away meet. BOT¬ TOM (LEFT TO RIGHT): HOLDING THE ROPE: Cathy Tunnell, Jerri Rust. Row 1 Sitting; Kathy Little, Lori Shnder, Colleen Tun¬ nel, Clare Searle, Rachelle James, Kathy Love, Margaret Sharkey. Row 2 (sitting on the mat) Kim Hudson, Ruby Maas, Sarah Kotte, Sherrie Nord, Brenda O ' Neal, Jerri Henderson, Cathy Hara- burdo, )erry Stull, Ann Little, Linda Renn, Leslie, Blankenship, Marylyn Pattee, Susan Sharkey. Row 3 (kneeling on mat) Katy Babcock, Amanda Sheets, Paula Hayden, ]ill Schyler, Teri Sacco, Lori Wagner, Teresa Duncan. Row 4 (Standing) Annette Cataldo, Kim Novak, Terri Wicker, Darlene Roark, Patti Martin, Sheryl Beeching, Mary Karlson, Robin Livingston, Kathy Martin. Time Out! Timerettes Are Here! Timerettes are girls who assist Coach Flutka at all the home swim meets. They time, they an¬ nounce, they keep score blocks, and they also work the false start line. The two senior leaders were Katy Payne, who announced each home swim meet and Kathy Stuart, who kept the scoreblocks. Eleven timerettes are needed for the proper amount of help, and when and if there isn ' t enough help, Coach Flutka picks some girls on the spot to help assist him during the swim meet. They get into all the swim meets free, and Coach Flutka appreci¬ ates all their help during the swim meets and throughout the year. LYING DOWN: (left to right) Kathy Stuart, Katy Payne; Row 2—Te¬ resa Nelson, Terri Ruge, Mary Sue Gunning, Sparky Hales; Row 3— Terri Runfeldt, Karen Vallee, Joy Nelson, Julie DeVine. S-P-l-R-l-T—That ' s Our Motto! l U H If TOP LEFT: MEETING THE OTHER SQUAD. Cheerleaders always take time to meet other visiting squads. Chatting during a home game are: (left to right) Mary Williams, Lisa Brown, Lucinda Mitsch, Lisa Offutt. TOP RIGHT: 1978 CHEERLEADING SQUAD, (left to right) Row 1—Carla Flatt, Linda Husiar, Kim Laudig, Lori Farney, Kim Govert, Kristie Kintzel, Row 2— Mary Sue Gunning, Terri Runfeldt, Rhonda El¬ liot, Carol Ohlenkamp, Nadine Umlauf, Row 3—Lisa Brown, Lisa Offutt, Mary Williams, Ms. Long, Sponsor. ABOVE: WHAT ' S THE WORD? Leading a cheer during a home game are Na¬ dine Umlauf and Mary Sue Gunning. RIGHT: FLY AWAY HAWKS. Spraying a sign for the home game against the Hebron Hawks are: (left to right) Kim Govert, Lori Farney, Carla Flatt, and Kim Laudig. If you ' re a girl, and you like to be active in cheering, be a cheer¬ leader! In early spring (April) the cheerleaders practice some cheers and learn them well. They are then voted on by you the students!! In July, the varsity girls go to a cheerleading camp where they learn some new cheers. In August, the cheerleaders practice at Miss Long ' s to start pre¬ paring for the football season ahead of them. During Spirit Week they sold links, suckers, pins and candy bars. With this money, they had a cook out for the guys on the football team. During the basketball sectionals this year, the cheerleaders made devils ' heads and put them in the front yards of the basketball players. Now that the basketball season is over, the cheerleaders are get¬ ting ready for tryouts again! 106 Winter Athletes Saluted March 30, 1978 ABOVE: MOST VALUABLE SWIMMER! Coach Rick Flutka awarded lohn Bockstahler, a sophomore, this title by setting a new school record in the 100 yd. Breast 200 Individual Medley. He was also part o( the 200 Medley Relay Team. ABOVE: MOST VALUABLE WRESTLER! Coach Jim Hurst awarded John Rust, a senior, his trophy for a variety of things. He was chosen Lake Suburban Conference MVP, as well as being a sectional winner at 155 lbs., a Regional and Semi State winner and a team captain. ABOVE: MOST VALUABLE GYMNAST! Coach Luann Long presents Jodi Williamson her earned title by being a winner not only of many first places, but also she was a part of the All Conference Team. ABOVE: MOST VALUABLE PLAYER! Coach Weber awarded senior Mike Daley the MVP award for his accom¬ plishments. He was selected to the All- Conference Team and was the season high scorer. ABOVE: MOST VALUABLE PLAYER! Lynda Greiner holds her honors well as she reflects on her achievements. She earned the most rebounds, was elected to the All-Confer¬ ence Team and All-Area Team and co-cap- tained the team. Cindy Davis (standing to the left) was awarded the Best Shooter Award and likewise co-captained the team. 107 Winter Efforts Produce Winners Lowell High School Win¬ ter Athletes were saluted March 30, 1978. The annual banquet was held in the multi-purpose area honoring athletes who participated in: Boys ' and Girls ' Basketball, Gymnastics, Boys ' Swimming and Wrestling. The athletes, parents, and coaches enjoyed a buffet style dinner spon¬ sored by the Athletic Boost¬ ers. After dinner proud par¬ ents looked on as awards were distributed by coaches to letter winners and out¬ standing individuals in each sport. The evening was an en¬ joyable event for everyone involved in making sacrifices during the winter sports ' season. UPPER LEFT: A (OYOUS MOMENT! Pam Davis, a freshman, received the Most Im¬ proved Gymnast Award from Coach Luann Long. TOP RIGHT: 4 YEARS ' AWARD. Coach )im Hurst awarded Paul Sharkey a trophy for his accomplishments—All Confer¬ ence, Sectional Winner, and Regional Run¬ ner-Up. ABOVE: FUTURE PROMISE. George Bravos accepts his ).V. Letter from Coach Lou Koning as )im Black looks on in background. LOWER LEFT: HOPES FOR NEXT YEAR. Varsity Girls ' Basketball players (left to right) K risty Pierce, Karen Keiser, Elaine Herlitz, Pam Grothaus, and Vicki Urn- fleet seem satisfied with their season awards. TOP LEFT: ALL YOURS, COACH! In remembrance of all the times the players had to practice the Towel Drill, basketball players, Dave Knorr and Mike Daley award Coach Jim Weber a token for all their efforts. Knorr and Daley were also team captains, with Knorr being awarded the Head-Hunter” award. In the foreground, Coach Luann Long approves with a smile. TOP RIGHT: YOUR OWN MERIT. As Mike Daley looks on. Coach )im Weber awards Pete Weiand the IBCA Academic All State Honorable Mention Award. The annual award is given to outstanding athletes who excel scholasti¬ cally. CENTER LEFT: GOOD )OB! Scott Knight accepts his Freshman Letter for basketball from Coach Bill Berger. BOT¬ TOM LEFT: YOU EARNED IT! Coach Rick Flutka awards Rich Cunningham, sophomore, the Most Improved Swimming award. ABOVE: A JOB WELL DONE! Charlie Langston ac¬ cepts his J.V. Wrestling Award for Most Improved Wrestler. 109 Scene IV o Students Engage In Activities Before ABOVE: THAT ' S SPIRIT! Enthusiastic Devil Fans show their spirit at the Sectional Came against K.V. RIGHT: FUTURE REMBRANDTS? Art Students Tami Cerst, Lori Worley, and Dawn Sailer, paint with water colors during Art Class. ° 110 Spring Break r. ll � a at ABOVE LEFT: SLOW DANCIN ' Swaying to the music, A)ROTC members slow dance at the annual Military Ball which was held in conjunction with the squad from Portage this year. UPPER RIGHT: TOGETH¬ ERNESS. Office Education Students (OEA) Donna Fisher (left) and loan Cramer (right) visit a nursing home during Thanksgiving. LEFT: KEEPING TIME. Barb Behrens and date Robert Majdak dance at the Military Ball held at the VFW hall in Lowell. ABOVE: WHAT A HAM! |ohn Brummett is all smiles at a district FFA convention while Tim Nelson looks on. LOWER RIGHT: ROW 1 (sitting): Laura Eichenberger; ROW 2: Amy Newman, Helen Smith, Danny Rendent; ROW 3: Don Parks, Mr. Ray, Sponsor; Mark Beeching, Donna Baggot, Mary Karlson, Karen )oseforsky, Kathy Martin, Sherry Swetland, Robin Livingston. BELOW LEFT: RATHER RELAXED. Art Guild Members, Paula Hayden (in foreground) and Mary Karlson add strokes to a mural as Demi Angelidis (left) looks on. Art Guild— Not Only Busy, But Also Helpful and Creative The Art Guild is an organization of Art students that aims to promote interest in Art, and assist school and community groups with art work. The main project of the Art Guild each year is the hand make decorations for the fifteen foot Christmas tree used for the Annual Christmas Open House. Other projects this year were the Panther done for the Pep Club ' s Homecoming Bonfire, the wall mural for the Junior Chamber of Commerce Santa Work¬ shop, and numerous other small art jobs about school. The Guild had one bake sale to raise money to purchase next year ' s Christmas tree. Next year the Guild hopes to finance a member¬ ship visit to a nearby Art museum. Future Farmers of America—A Quiet But Active Group This year proved to be a very successful and pro¬ ductive year for the Future Farmers of America. Led by a strong officer team, a number of members com¬ peted and placed high in district and state conven¬ tions as well as leadership contests. Scott Ftayden re¬ ceived the Hoosier Farmer Degree and State Chapter Farmer Award. Don Childress was awarded the State Green Hand Award. This year ' s District Sweetheart Award went to Ann Little. Mitch Pattee was named Outstanding Senior. In addition to this FFA partici¬ pates in an annual Soil Judging Contest as well as a donut breakfast for the faculty sponsors. Lowell High School certainly is proud to have the Future Farmers of America as one of its active organizations. ABOVE: FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA: ROW 1 (laying): Ann Little; ROW 2: Lynn ]onas, Glenda Buchanan, Kathy Little, Mitch Pattee, Tom Wilson, Doug Kutemeier; ROW 3: Mr. Richard Wright, sponsor; Mike Wheeler, Tim Johnson, Chuck Harmstom, Brian Morris, Shane Wheitbrock, Mike Jones, Chris Eich, Bob Jenson; ROW 4: Dan Coffman, Scott Galliher, Rusty Holder, Don Child¬ ress, Henry Herr, Scott Hayden, Art Lindahl; ROW 5: Dennis Trommer, Tim Nelson, John Waggoner, Charlie Brownell, Lou Meltzer; TOP: Delver Ku¬ temeier, Rick Duncan. LEFT: FFA SWEETHEART. Ann Little, a many-time winner of various FFA awards was chosen by the district as the FFA Sweetheart. In the background are various district officers from surrounding schools. 113 Office Education Association (O.E.A.)-The Practical Application Office Education Association (OEA) members were the strength of the club this year. OEA participated in not only activities for members but civic and ser¬ vice projects as well. When Halloween time came around, OEA visited St. An¬ thony ' s Nursing Home and brightened the spirits of the residents. To help raise spirit for Homecoming, OEA sold brightly colored helium-filled balloons. In February, 16 club members partici¬ pated in the District I contests at the Gary Career Center. 13 OEA members received awards. At the State Contest and Conference in Indianapolis, Jan Sny¬ der was a 5th place winner in Job Interviewing. OEA wound-up the busy year by participating in the annual Vocational Banquet. ABOVE: OFFICE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION. ROW 1 (left to right): Jan Snyder, Kathy Finney, Rita Kadisak, Melinda Kingma, Linda Bozak, Terri Feddler, Renee Sobak, Patti Cerner; ROW 2: Linda Minion, Pam Crabbe, Miss Pat Nemeth, sponsor; LouAnn Sanders, Roberta Brown, Teresa Miller, Patrice Joseforsky, Tina Holloway, Jana Fisher, Janet Bachman, Joan Cramer, Dana Llewel¬ lyn, Marcia Williams, Therese Daley, Debbie Beenes, Kriss Ko¬ lloway, Jullie Harris, Debbie Eriks, Sue Ogborn; ROW 3: Donna Fisher, Karen Mika, Pat Schuttz, Laura Roberts. TOP RIGHT: VERY EFFICIENT. Patrice Joseforsky puts to use one of the many busi¬ ness skills she has acquired in Office Education Lab. AFJROTC—Built On School and State Pride! AFJROTC. ROW 1: Rich Cunningham, Burt Cramer, Ron Hut¬ chison, Mike Lovell; ROW 2: Victor Tutza, Steve Mirowski, Eric Dvorscak, Greg Elkins, John Salmon; ROW 3: Kathy Smith, Helen Lepper, Eileen Smith, Barb McClure, Dave Bur- bach, Scott Galliher, Greg Whitlock, Wayne Anton; ROW 4: Beth Elkins, Robert Majdak, Liz Gray, Donna Decker, Ted Handy, Nick Mazurene, Rick Molden, David Santy, Tom Hawkins; ROW 5: Mike Corns, Anita Rent, Carrie Barr, Mark Gaddy, Mike Mullenberg, Pat Campbell, Kevin Cammack, Ray Kadisak, Paula Roof; ROW 6: Doug Bodnar, Cindy Con¬ ley, Susan Nord, Roberta Zytko, Tera Conley, Kevin Swart, lay McCormick, Mike Cook; ROW 7: Kelly Pierce, lack Hyatt, Robert Lepper, David Crumrine, )oe Edgeman, Mary Zacira, Tina Eich, Mark Horneij, Bill Newlin, Paul Harper; ROW 8: Susan Stewart, Jay )ones, Denise Wycoff, lack Emerson, Fred Kopas, Dave Mullenberg, John Lindemer; ROW 9: Sgt. Carl Gayfield, Linnie Harness, Col. lames Acton, Mike Lepper, Charles Brownell, Rich Camus. LEFT: JUST A BREAK. Taking a break at the Military Ball and Dawn Fewkes and date Linnie Harness, talking to Sgt. Gayfield. This year AFJROTC had many more group projects taking place such as car washes, bake sales; in fact there were twice as many as in pre¬ vious years. The Community projects were an enormous success because of the cadets ' getting involved. The Cadets began the year by marching in the Labor Day Pa¬ rade, At Christmas, AFJROTC collected food for needy fam¬ ilies, and the cadets visited the patients at Hines Veterans Hos¬ pital in Chicago. After the com¬ pletion of the annual Air Force inspection, the squadron was awarded the Outstanding Unit Award by the Air Force. This year the cadets participated in many outside activities, such as the freshman cadets visit to Grissom Air Force Base near Peru, Indiana, a Corps Hallow¬ een Party, and Hay-ride, and the 5th Annual Military Ball with a marine JROTC unit from Por¬ tage. The third year cadets spent an overnight field trip to Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Day- ton, Ohio. This year the Annual Awards Banquet drew over 166 members and their guests. L Club Is What Athletics Is SITTING ROW 1 (left to right): Susan Sherkey, Donna Render, Kathy Berner, Sherry Steinbach; ROW 2: Mrs. Carol Knorr, Ann Little, Katy Payne, Nota Znika, Lisa Spain, Linda Herlitz, Sherri Myers, Cathy Roy, Mr. Ron Pierce; ROW 3: Susan Bedoian, Kathy Stuart, Dana Llewellyn, Terri Runfeldt, Elaine Herlitz, Sparky Hales Carrie Cassman; ROW 4: Diane Genge, Lori Pelton, Theresa Daley, Marcia Williams, Patty Gerner, Linda Husiar, Debbie Mayer, Linda Minion, Monica Kormendy, Linda Renn; ROW 5: Linda Greiner, Julie Little, Renee Sobak, Mary Sue Gunning, Beth Bauer. SITTING ROW 1 (left to right): Rusty Burgess, Ron Swetland, Craig Buche, )im Forrester, Mike Bedoian, Mike Anderson; ROW 2: Mr. Ron Pierce, Steve Korte, Keanan Kintzel, Tom Kacius, Andy Gal- lenkamp. Bill Cusic, Terri Osburn, Bob Hulsey; ROW 4: Kirk Maat- man, Mike Daley, Paul Sharkey, Rod Gwyn, Joe Phillips; ROW 5: Jim Wagner, Darryl Snyder, )ohn Bockstahler, Dave Wleklinski, Arman Kasparian, Mike Artim, Dave Mowry, ROW 6: Pete Weiand, Dave Knorr, Jim Elliot, Carey Smith, Bob Viers, Wayne Bailey, Jim Miller, Tim Adam, Ken Hall. They ' ve Only Just Begun ABOVE: PEP CLUB. ROW 1 (left to right): Scott Steward, Tracie Hendrick, Dena Ogborn, Angie Freeman, Tami Cerst, Debbie Slone, Teresa Duncan, Ginger Littlepage, Cary Depel, Brian Daw¬ son; ROW 2: Guy Trueblood, Mark McGinley, Paul Starcevich, Todd Early, Paula Estes, Ruby Maas, )im Evans, Monica Kormendy, Debbie Mayer, Linda Renn, Bev Evans, Ruth Huseman, Kris Ko¬ lloway; ROW 3: Scott Knight, John Mlynarczyk, Ronna Lukasic, Mike Wheeler, Kim Hudson, Sue Hulsey Hulsey, Diane Crim, Sherri Broe, Chris Morrison, Dave Hirata, Bob Bortoli, Chuck Earley, Theresa Symons, Ann )onas, Tina Rent, Lori Burrell, Step¬ hanie Brill; ROW 4: Nadine Umlaut, Mary Sue Gunning, Carol Oh- lenkamp, Rhonda Elliott, Terri Runfeldt, Carla Flatt, Linda Husiar, Lori Farney, Miss Long, Kim Govert, Kristie Kintzel, Kim Laudig, Mary Williams, Lisa Brown, Lucinda Mitsch, Lisa Offutt. LOWER LEFT: WE ARE NO. 1! Showing spirit are (left to right) )im Forres¬ ter, Tom Dougherty, Ron Swetland, Kent Reed. BOTTOM LEFT: TWO MORE POINTS! Cheering the team are members of the Pep Club (in foreground, left to right): Nadine Umlauf, Tami Gerst, Penny Weiand, Mary Williams, Dena Ogborn. Do you like to go to football and basketball games? Do you want to save money and have fun all at the same time? Then there ' s an ideal club at Low¬ ell High School for you! The Lowell High School Pep Club! This is the first year for the Pep Club. It may have had a slow start during the football season, but that didn ' t discourage the few enthused pep club members. The Pep Club grew to a good number during the basketball sea¬ son, and they let the boys know they were there by filling the gym with much enthusiasm and excitement. The fee to join the Pep Club during the football season was $5. The fee during the bas¬ ketball season was $10, simply because there were more games. There are many hot-winded guys who help cheer on the boys, too. The Pep Club has Only Just Begun! 117 118 Spring Reflections n a our tu- Spring Events ... Blossom TOP RIGHT: OH WHAT HAVE I DONE!? Somewhat shocked, Scott Steward has second thoughts about getting hitched to Tracie Hedrick at the Sadie Hawkins Dance. TOP LEFT: ESCORTING A QUEEN. Ruth Huseman, the new May Queen for 1978, is escorted by Bill Stagner during the Lowell Relays. LEFT: GET MY POINT? Kevin Bailey gives his speech at the First Lowell Rotary Speech Contest; Kevin was awarded a cash prize for his winning speech. ABOVE: MUY BIEN! For¬ eign language students who participated in the annual International Day are: (left to right at table): Susan Sharkey, Marcia Williams, Rosina Garcia, Patti Gerner. Standing behind are Darla Marshall and Mike Artim. ' 120 Around Varied Activities TOP LEFT: SETTING IT |UST RIGHT! Alan Suttles, a freshman, helps fo adjust the spot light for the prom which was sponsored by juniors. TOP RIGHT: NEWLY CHOSEN. Ruth Huseman was crowned the 1978 May Queen by former queen Beth Scheckel at the an¬ nual Mothers ' Tea on May 9. The tea was held in the Multi-purpose Room. LEFT: A MODEL IN DISGUISE. One of the entertaining parts of Mothers ' Tea is a style show of fashions created by students enrolled in Home Ec. classes. Kathy Saager models a tunic- top and slacks she created in one of her classes. ABOVE: A TIME FOR US. Settings such as the ones above created by Susan Tarr and her date were familiar scenes at the junior-Senior Prom held May 6, 1978. 121 QpMm ,976 5 On May 6,1978, a night of enchantment and beau¬ tiful memories never to be forgotten were experi¬ enced by 132 couples. Gyms and multi-purpose rooms just don ' t turn into castles by themselves. A lot of hard work went into Prom 1978, but the finished product made all the work and worry worthwhile. Al¬ most a whole year before the big night, Junior class of¬ ficers began planning. This year ' s theme, “A Time For Us transformed the gym into a castle and the Devil Commons into a dungeon. As the time flew by, girls prayed for dates while guys tried to get up the nerve to ask that special some¬ one. One week before the big night the gym was sealed off and the work began. Under the guidance of Mr. Tom Sufana and Miss Mary Stroia, Juniors began turning the gym into a castle complete with a draw¬ bridge and moat. Medieval murals covered the walls TOP RIGHT: JUST GAZING. John Williams and Teri Wicker take a moment to admire the medieval decor of the prom. ABOVE: SIGN-IN PLEASE. Kevin Kintz and Lori Farney sign in before entering the prom courts. RIGHT: PROM COURT 78. The Prom Court for 1978 were composed of: Tim Sanders, King; Cindy Welter, Queen; Dave Knorr, Kristie Kintzel, Julie Smith, Paul Krick, Cindy Davis, Jim Elliott. BELOW: SIGN-UP. Cindy Welter and Amy Rigg sign up for the prom. and above them a starry night added to the atmosphere. Dozens of trees, shrubs, bushes, and flowers were hauled in by class members for a beautiful garden effect. Banners and coats of arms were hung from the ceiling, the final touch being a brick moat complete with water and live goldfish. When 8 p.m. UPPER LEFT: )UST RELAXING. Marylynn Pattee and her date enjoy a care-free chat. ABOVE: MAKING THEIR ENTRANCE. Kathy Love and Mike Artim arrive at Prom ' 78. LEFT: THE ADDED TOUCH. Sheri Myers arranges shrubbery to give the prom that nature” look. BELOW: REALLY NICE. Vickie Lit- tlepage and her date exchange a fond glance. May 6, 1978 arrived, couples were escorted in by sophomore guys to the dungeon and art gallery. As each couple crossed the drawbridge, they were announced. Final voting for King and Queen was held at the door as everyone waited anxiously for the announcement. Throughout the night, sophomore girls served cookies and punch. Finally, all the votes were counted and Tim Sanders and Cindy Welter were crowned 1978 Prom King and Queen. After the Prom, the Parents ' Prom Com¬ mittee held “The Greatest Show On Earth post prom party at the American Legion. Freeway provided the music and couples danced ' til the wee hours of the morning. When 3:30 a.m. rolled around, it was hard to believe Prom 1978 was history. 132 couples left with memories that will never be forgotten from A Time For Us Prom 1978. TOP RIGHT: CLASSY COUPLES. Rick Bradbury, Linda Renn, Carla Flatt and Marty Huseman enjoy a punch break. ABOVE: VERY REAL. Katy Babcock and Mark Wicker admire the dungeon, one of the prom ' s deco¬ rations. ABOVE RIGHT: TAKING IT EASY. Couples en¬ joy a slow dance. BELOW RIGHT: ALL PLAY AND NO WORK? Stacy Anderson and Jeff McGinley fight for the privilege to sweep the floor. LEFT: TELL ME WHERE! Keith Hall uses his muscles to move a shrub as Mr. Tom Sufana, sponsor, advises where to put it. BELOW: EN¬ TERING ARE ... Debbie Slone and Terry Cole are announced by Max Znika and Brad Knight. BELOW LEFT: BOOGIE TIME. Kim Lau- dig and Mike Daley disco down. BELOW RIGHT: INCREDIBLE TIMING! Carolyn Hoover and Ed Eubank pose by a goldfish-filled moat. May Queen Reigns Over JY t If i | w A mm Ay r 9 1 ■r? m ' J iilll® i ■ jT I f r m TOP LEFT: LEISURE TIME. Jane Kohanyi models a short jump suit she made as her choice of fashion for the Mothers ' Tea. TOP CEN¬ TER: RAGGEDY ANN AND? Kelly Hine chose a flannel pajama outfit as her fashion for those chilly evenings. TOP RIGHT: IN STYLE. Teresa Duncan decided to model her cotton ruffled skirt as her in fashion. ABOVE: LOWELL RELAYS COURT 78. The May Queen and her court presided over the Lowell Relays on May 10, 1978. From left to right by couples are Skip Henson, Lisa Brown, Mike Artim, Sue Bedoian, Dino Cesario, Julie Clevinger, Bill Stag- ner, Ruth Huseman, Queen; Jim Elliott, Cindy Davis, Don Wlek- linski, Carla Flatt, Jeff Rosenbauer, Carol Ohlenkamp. Lowell Relays and Mothers ' Tea At this year ' s Mothers ' Tea, not only was a new queen, Ruth Huse- man, crowned, but all the past May Queens from 1936 were recognized. Home Economics girls modeled clothes that they made in clothing classes in the Devil Throne Room. Mothers as well as daughters enjoyed entertainment provided by the Swing Choir and Miss Denise Waters. Springtime poetry was read by Bev Evans. But the highlight of the evening was when the 1978 May Queen, Ruth Huseman was crowned. TOP LEFT: MAY QUEEN COURT FOR 1978: Lisa Brown, Sue Bedoian, Julie Clevi- nger, Cindy Davis, Ruth Huseman, Queen; Beth Scheckel, 1977 Queen; Carla Flatt, Carol Ohlenkamp. TOP RIGHT: REALLY PLEASED. Ruth Huseman is delighted in at¬ taining her new position. ABOVE LEFT: WAITING IS OVER. Beth Scheckel, the 1977 May Queen, relinquishes her crown to Ruth Huseman, the new 1978 May Queen who seems rather pleased. ABOVE: THE YEAR LONG REIGN IS OVER. About ready to turn her crown over to a new queen, Beth Scheckel makes her way to the court to crown the newly appointed queen. 127 Sadie Hawkins Means • • • Was it a barn or a gym? One would have to think twice if he attended the Sadie Hawkins dance on April Fools ' Day, Saturday, April 1, 1978. The Junior class did a superb job of giving the up¬ per level of the gym that “down home feeling. Hay bales were scattered about and used for perches and resting spots for chatting with kinfolk. Everyone could munch on popcorn which was freely provided. Couples got hitched for 25c by Justices of the Peaces Mr. Jim McCoy (a substitute teacher), and Mr. Ralph Mathena. Proceeds from the dance went toward helping to cut prom costs for the Junior class. TOP RIGHT: I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU .. . Dave Symons and Cathy Harding just got hitched for 25c. Pretty good deal, eh? ABOVE LEFT: NO, NOT US! Steve Love and date Cathy Brummett look questioningly while being caught in the action of the dance. ABOVE: THAT DOWN HOME FEELING! Student farmers show they can do more than just slop hogs. 128 TOP LEFT: REALLY NEAT! Sandi Skillman and Marty Huseman give the country beat some closeness during one of the slow dances at Sadie Hawkins. ABOVE: THIS IS HOW YOU DO IT! Ed Eubank gives a quick lesson as he leads Carolyn Hoover in a ho-down number! Next to them are Kate Babcock and Carey Smith. LOWER LEFT: OH NO YOU DON ' T! Tugging at Jeff Ford ' s hand is soon-to-be wife Peggy Roney who refuses to take no for a marriage deal. 129 Scene II Just Another Curtain Call ABOVE: Hold it steady! Finishing filling their trays before leaving the cafeteria are (left) Debbie Eriks and Joan Zehme. BELOW: JUNIOR WHO WERE IN CHARGE! Ju¬ nior Class Officers who led the class for 77-78 were: (in back) Carolyn Hoover, Pres.; Stacey Anderson, Treas.; (in front) Kate Babcock, Sec.; Cathy Harding, Vice Pres. iiiiiiiiitiiiittittatitttiitti • ••taint uiiiimiimiHimuiiiiiiiiMu Needless to say, school is old j hat to the juniors. We ' ve been i through the opening night with i our freshmen year (Our debut), j the On Tour show of many nights in our sophomore year, ! and now its just another curtain j call. Throughout our freshman I and sophomore years we j worked at raising money with j the prom expenses in mind. The j prom definitely was the biggest | event in the junior class ' activi- 1 ties, and even before school { started we began our plans for a j successful prom. At the same time, we started planning for the j Sadie Hawkins Dance, which is j only one month before the I prom. We began the 1977-78 j school year with almost $500, j and by sponsoring an after game ! dance, selling a few stocking j caps, and sponsoring the Pow- j derpuff activities we had a bal- i ance of about $1,100. Since our i limit for prom expenses run only I $700, money was not a worry for j us, but involvement of the entire junior class was a goal we I worked on. Having made it through our junior year, we now l look ahead to our Grand Finale j as Seniors. j Kerry Abner Cole Alexis )ohn Allie Alan Anderson Slacy Anderson Tim Anderson Mike Artim Kate Babcock lanet Bachman David Bailey Kevin Bailey Tamera Baldwyn Kenneth Barman Pat Barnhill Colleen Bastin lohn Barrus Beht Bauer Terry Beckrich Susan Bedoian Mike Benka John Berg Melanie Berwick Mickey Black Wendy Blanchard Tammy Blankenbeckler Leslie Blankenship Doug Bodnar Dan Born Lori Bowman Rick Bradbury Stephanie Brill Melissa Broth erton )im Bruce jill Buehrle Cail Burgess Steven Burgess Julie Burns Tiger Campbell Karol Carlson Kim Carter Sal Cesario Robert Clark Chris Cole Joan Cramer Doug Cripe Dean Cross David Crumrine Tami Dadlow Theresa Daley Ray Daugherty Tony DeLoera |ohn Denton Dale Dickman Mike Dolberry 131 Tom Dougherty Teresa Duncan Mark Dvorscak Lynn Early Karen Ebert Mary Edgman Joe Edgman Peggy Elliott Eric Ellis Lizanne Emery Terry Ericson Debbie Eriks Ed Eubank Mike Feddeler Louis Ferhat Diana Fewkes Donna Fewkes Tammy Fields Mike Finn Carla Flatt JoEllen Forrest Jim Forrester Mark Frahm Tammy Frederick Patty Fry Alan Furmankiewicz Andy Gallenkamp Jim Galliher Diane Genge Patti Gerner David Goodman Hulah Gorby Ian Gordon Duane Greer Rodney Gwyn Cindy Hales Keith Hall Robert Hall Bob Halko Barbara Hamm Cathy Harding Jim Hatch Scott Hayden Donna Heater Vicki Heater Danny Heiser Geri Henderson Larry Henson Linda Herlitz Donald Herz Denise Hicks Cindy Holcomb Lori Holder Carolyn Hoover 132 Jack Huber Kim Hudson Susan Hulsey Marty Huseman Linda Husiar Jack Hyatte Steve lliff Rachelle James Bob Jensen Alan Johnson James Jones Jay Jones Patrice Joseforsky John Juriss Tim Kacius Paula Karlsson Paul Keilman Darrell Kersey Frank Klotz Kellie Knight Debbie Koehne Monica Kormendy Sarah Korte Kathy Kotula Bill Krick Dawn Kudlo Michael Kuruzovich Delver Kutemeier Mark Langen Charles Langston Angela Laszlo Jeff Lee Helen Lepper Art Lindahl Ann Little Julie Little Vicki Littlepage Dana Llewellyn Carl Loehmer Janis Loehmer Barbara Lone Kathy Love Rich Loveless Mark Luebcke Denise Luke Sharon Luttrell Ruby Maas Rudy Maas Kraig Maatman Robert Majdak Charles Manns Elizabeth Marconi Jodi Marshall Debbie Mayer 133 lay McCormick Jeff McCinley Louis Meltzer leannie Myers Pam Milde Mike Miller Linda Minion Tobin Mitchell lanel Myers Tim Nelson Caroline Nehring Bill Newlin Patty Nichols Susan Nord Sherrie Nord Dawn Norton Anthony Novak Karen Novak |im O ' Drobinak Susan Ogborn |im Outler Jeff Parker Kathy Parks Marylyn Pattee Lori Pelton Scott Peters )im Peterson )oe Petro )oe Phillips Kelly Pierce Sherrie Pilenak Patty Plews lanet Ramsey Robert Ramsey Kent Reed Donald Reese Kim Reese Bonnie Regnier Denise Rendant Linda Renn Anita Rent Rita Reynolds Dean Richardson Tammy Richards Buddy Roadruck Laura Roberts Denise Rollins Peggy Roney Cathy Roy Mark Ruge Alice Savich Dave Schwimmer Clare Searle 134 Ed Sharkey Susan Sharkey Blake Sheets Tim Sheets Mike Sheffield Wendy Skillman Debbie Slone Ernie Smith Susan Smith (an Snyder Lori Snyder Rene Sobak Kim Soifakis Tim Solic Richard Spry Mike Stinnett Julie Stoller Don Stonebraker Bob Strickland jean Stull Carol Suttles Ron Swetland Corrine Sylvie David Symons Wayne Szany )oe Talarek Kevin Tappan John Tarr |im Thompson Richard Thomas Margie Tilton Todd Tilton Patty Todd Tammy Tokarz Steve Traficanti Ross Traficanti Ben Trippe Clen Trommer Colleen Tunnell Debbie Vallee Don Watkins Mary Welbourne Chris Welter (oann Westerhoff Lori White Terry Wicker Ron Wierzba Shane Wietbrock John Williams Marcia Williams Don Wleklinski Joanne Zehme Nota Znika Valori Zuckley 135 Scene III Spring Sports— In America sport is not just a dream that lies over the rainbow, but an awakening that brings a family together- on a boat or beach, skiing weekend or camping trip. Sport is not art or religion, UPPER LEFT: GETTING READY. |im Forrester sets himself in action to swing at an on¬ coming ball. UPPER RIGHT: IT ' S COLD, BUT I GOT IT OVER ANYWAY. Realizing the wind may not be in her favor, Lisa Spain takes a few swings before her tennis meet. ABOVE: A FEW MORE YARDS. Kathy Searle and (ulie DeVine pace themselves into completing the BOO yd. medley. RIGHT: THE PAIN OF IT ALL. With pain written across his face, Mark Langen gives his all to finish the tOO yd. dash. Springing Into Action morals or ideals. Bui with all of these it shares values which are at least humanly high and always highly human. Sport is a wonderful world. Author Sports Illustrated UPPER LEFT: HOW COLD? Dressed as for winter, Pete Weiand decides to take a swing before the golf meet. UPPER RIGHT: WE DID IT! It ' s either pain or joy as Cathy Roy, Sharon Bedoian, and Daw n Sailer console each other, having completed a track event. LEFT: WINDING UP. Senior pitcher Dave Harris winds up for a good pitch. ABOVE: |UST BARELY! Hoping to keep the bar mounted, Don Wleklinski forces himself over the high jump bar. 1T7 Varsity Baseball—A Big Hit! ABOVE LEFT: HERE ' S WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO ... Coach Dermody instructs senior pitcher Dave Harris on the pitches to follow. ABOVE RIGHT: I ' M READY, PITCHER! Rob Viers eagerly awaits the pitch. BELOW: 1978 Varsity Baseball Team, (left to right): Coach Rich Flutka, Assistant Coach; Keith Hall, )im Forrester, Mike Daley, Jim O ' Drobinak, Tim Adam, Coach Jim Dermody; ROW 2: Mark Frahm, Manager; Steve Love, John Allie, John Ayers, Rusty Burgess, Ken Barman, Bob McGinley, Dave Harris, Bob Viers. 1978 Varsity Baseball Lowell Opp. LaPorte Wheeler Hanover Hobart Hobart L. Central Hamm. High Hamm. High Calumet C.P. Highland Griffith Calumet L. Central Munster Munster 1 8 6 5 4 1 3 0 2 6 2 3 11 4 3 5 3 4 0 0 2 8 6 11 4 1 3 2 0 1 3 4 Griffith 6 11 K.V. 6 5 C.P. 1 2 C.P. 8 6 Highland 5 4 ABOVE FAR LEFT: THROW IT HERE! First base- man John Ayers waits for the throw to first. ABOVE FAR RIGHT: COME ON, LEFT HANDER! Coach Flutka instructs, as pitcher Keith Hall throws some warm-up pitches. ABOVE LEFT: HERE I COME! Should Lowell get a hit, Ken Barman is ready to run. ABOVE RIGHT: HERE I GO!! Tim Adam takes a lead off for second base. ABOVE: RIGHT HERE, BATTER! Steve Love awaits the infield hit. The Lowell High School Baseball team just doesn ' t get together on nice days to play baseball! They start condi¬ tioning in February lifting weights and running three days out of the week for 1 Vi hours a day. At the end of February, the team starts their season. This year the team played a tough schedule by playing 5 teams who are rated in the top 20 of the state. By playing and participating in tough competition, our base¬ ball team gets to be a tougher team itself. The team ' s greatest goal was to have a good pitching game and then to back the pitcher with a good defense. That ' s how Lowell played its games this season. 139 J.V. Baseball Fields A Young Team ).V. BASEBALL TEAM. ROW 1: (left to right) John Searle, Chris Clawson, John Juarez; ROW 2: Brian Dawson, Jeff Farney, Ed Finn, Mike Trahan, Dennis Trahan, Dave FJirata, Andy Mlynarczyk; ROW 3: Rich Wilkerson, Scott Steward, Tom Adams, Jeff Rosenbauer, Mike Corns, Lawrence Vendetti, Tom Brill, George Bravos, Mark McGinley, Coach Rick Flutka. BELOW RIGHT: I ' M READY! Rich Wilkerson is ready for the throw, in case the man on first base should decide to steal. J.V. Baseball Lowell Opp. K.V. 8 9 Valpo 2 8 L.C. 6 5 N. Newton 11 0 Portage 1 11 Hobart 3 13 Calumet 0 3 Munster 1 17 Griffith 0 10 Highland 2 10 Mistakes! They are hard to pre¬ vent. But the J.V. Baseball team is preventing mistakes. The Lowell High School J.V. team started back in February with their conditioning program which consisted of weight lifting, running, pick-ups and dry runs. After the hard workouts, the season finally began April 1, 1978 and ended May 20, 1978. The J.V. ' s most outstanding player, Dave Beier, a sophomore, pitched and played shortstop for the team and was chosen to play for the Var¬ sity Team. Another outstanding player on the team was George Bravos, who batted a .500 batting average and only played half of the season because of a broken ankle. 140 Boys ' Golf—A Game of the Greens w f ABOVE: GOLF TEAM. ROW 1 (left to right): Scott Sam¬ pson, Jim Boyles, Keanan Kintzel, Doug Pratt, Chuck Earley, Steve Kasparian; ROW 2: Tom Schild, Dave Min¬ ion, Arman Kasparian, John Cooper, Ron Swetland, Jim Balck, Steve Korte, Greg Shipley, Mike Bedoian, Mickey Black, Joe Pfister; ROW 3: Coach Bill Berger, Pete Weiand; ROW 4: (in tree) Rodney Gwyn, Brad Knight. BELOW: HOW ' S IT LOOK, PETE? Steve Korte (in the distance) ex¬ amines his putt as Pete Weiand holds the flag. Golf is not the most noticed sport in school, but has had great success at Lowell High School for the past two years. The Varsity Golf team ended up with a 19-5 record. They won the first invitational Low¬ ell has ever won at the Lake Hills Invitational. Mike Bedoian was the medalist for the Rensselear in¬ vitational shooting a par of 72. Dur¬ ing sectionals, Lowell placed 5th, and Mike Bedoian placed 2nd hav¬ ing shot 6 over par. During region¬ al Mike was chosen medalist as well as the number one player in Lake Suburban Conference. Steve Korte, another outstanding golfer, was chosen All-Conference for the last two years. Pete Weiand was named Most Improved Golfer. This kind of success only comes with practice every day, rain or shine. 1978 Red Devil Golf Team Lowell Opp. Crown Point 173 176 Rensselaer 160 177 Lake Central 167 166 Griffith 156 163 Calumet 155 191 Munster 150 156 South Newton 165 174 Andrean 169 167 Highland 162 166 Rensselaer Invit. Tied for third Gavit— 178 180 Andrean 165 Clark 158 184 Crown Point 163 170 Bishop Noll 153 171 Lake Central 152 151 Hanover Central 155 160 Kankakee Valley 1% Griffith 162 168 Calumet 161 201 Munster 153 145 Morton- 164 172 Hanover 173 Highland 150 167 Lake Hills Invit. 1st Place out of 28 Sectionals 5th Place TOP RIGHT: WAITING HIS TURN. Rick Bradbury waits his turn to throw the shot put during an away track meet. TOP LEFT: OFF TO A LAUGHING START. Giving it their all, Lowell trackmen, Pat Neary (left) and Andy Gallenkamp get ready to overtake Highland in the 880 run. ABOVE CENTER RIGHT: ON YOUR MARK. Jim Rust psyches himself up for the 440 run during a home track meet. ABOVE LEFT: UP AND OVER. Tom Sandin leaps into the air as he attempts to place first in the high hurdles. ABOVE RIGHT: QUICK RECOVER. Mark Langen, aided by Ass ' t Track Coach Ron Pierce and Gary Nicholas, is led off the track after an apparent muscle injury. 142 BOYS ' TRACK TEAM. ROW 1: (left to right) Tanya Phillips, Skip Mowrey, Cary Nicholas; ROW 3: Todd Midkiff, )oe Artim, Shane Henson, Mark Langen, Guy Trueblood, Kelly Pierce, Patrick Neary, Weitbrock, |im Rust, Max Znika, Mark Ruge; ROW 4: Coach Ralph Jim Ringas, Scott Knight; ROW 2: Tom Sandin, |ay McCormick, Mathena, Don Wleklinski, Andy Gallenkamp, Rich Bradbury, Steve Bachman, Joe Phillips, Don Childress, Troy Knorr, Dave Steve Frahm, Randy Hansen, Coach Ron Pierce. 1978 Boys ' Track Team Lowell Opp. Hebron 88 39 Griffith 52 75 C. Point- 32 54 Calumet 73 Highland— 27y 2 91 Vi Munster 40 K.V. 57 70 N. Newton 62 65 Gary Wirt 44 93 L. Central 36 90 High Relays Tied for 4th Attica Relays 1st place Griffith Relays 7th Lowell Relays 4th (North Division) ABOVE LEFT: KEEP PUSHING. Running the 220 yd. Dash are trackmen Todd Midkiff and Dan Goffman. ABOVE RIGHT: PREPARING FOR INDOOR CON¬ FERENCE: Guy Trueblood, Skip Henson, and Dan Cof¬ fman prepare themselves mentally and physically for the big indoor event. ABOVE: PAIN OF ENDURANCE. Kelly Pierce pushes to finish the 2 mile run at a home meet. This season five mem¬ bers of the 880 relay team qualified for sectionals. Mark Langen won the 100 yard dash and Randy Han¬ sen went on to regional competition. Other out¬ standing members were Joe Phillips and Andy Gallenkamp. Working and running, the boys ' track team be¬ gins its conditioning in Jan¬ uary. They lift weights and run 3 days out of the week. The official season begins at the end of February with the indoor track meets. The outdoor season begins in April and lasts through the middle of May. 143 Girls ' Track Conquers Major Drawbacks The Lowell High School girls ' Track Team was a tough team this year even though their com¬ petition was stiff. But they pulled through with a 9-5 record this year. The girls worked hard from February 15 through )une 2. During this time there were 17 major letter winners, some of whom were freshmen, and 10 minor letter winners. To win a major letter one had to compete in half of the meets. The track team had a very successful sea¬ son, ending 10th out of 20. At the beginning of the year the track team set some very specific goals. Their first one was to be a winning team, which they were, and they wanted to go to regionals, which they did successfully do. The Most Valuable Player of the track team this year was Ann Little, and the Most Improved Player was Cathy Roy. TEAM: LEFT TO RIGHT ROW 1: Debbie Mayer, Monica Kormendy, Tami Gerst, Coach Sue Pantos, Teresa Duncan, Sharon Bedoian, Dawn Sailer, Cathy Roy, Ann Little, Linda Greiner, Denise Rendant, Beth White, manager. ROW 2: )odi Marshall, manager, Carla Flatt, Lisa Brown, Michelle Miller, Paula Hine, Kathy Saager, Kathy Kolloway, Karen Kiptak, Sheri Meyers, manager. ROW 3: Pam Davis, Debby Manns, Liz Sharkey, Kathy Kotula, Terri Ruge, Suzy Cash, Debbie Morris. ROW 4: Terri Runfeldt, Shari Foss, Dorothy Zacira, Kris Kotula. ROW 5: Beth Bauer, Julie DeVine. 1978 Girls ' Track Lowell Opp. N. Newton- -69 40 Hebron 25 Griffith 67 38 Highland 28 77 Munster— 24 81 L. Central 36.5 67.5 Calumet— 64 41 C.P. 29 76 Portage 33 72 B. Grove 78 22 K.V.— 63 50 E. Gary 21 Hanover 65 40 Renn. 59 46 LEFT: TO THE END! With a smile of re¬ lief, Cathy Roy strides across the finish line in the 880 run. RIGHT: UP AND OVER! Arching gracefully, Lisa Brown swoons over the high jump bar. 144 ... To Spur A Winning Season ... ABOVE LEFT: THE LAST STRETCH! Coming home Lynda Greiner makes her leg of the 880 medley relay look easy. UPPER MIDDLE: GET READY, SET ... A moment ' s pause before the gun, and Denise Rendant is ready to begin the 440 relay. LOWER MIDDLE: REALLY SERIOUS. Karen Liptak in an intense moment calmly waits to shoot out of the blocks in the 440 relay. UP¬ PER RIGHT: ALMOST! Sharon Bedoian has 1 lap to go in the 880 run, as Tami Gerst follows closely behind. LEFT: A MOMENT ' S PAUSE. Taking a break at a meet, Liz Sharkey (left) shares a moment with Teresa Duncan. 145 They Get Better At Their Racket! ABOVE: TENNIS TEAM (left to right): Laura Mishlove, manager; Denise Solic, Coach Mary Stroia. LOWER RIGHT: WARM-UP Lynn Schlueter, Dena Ogborn, Patty Marshall, Sheryl Gerner, Patti SWING: Lisa Spain warms up before a home match in hopes to Gerner, Charlene Kroll, Carrie Cassman, Diane Genge, Linda Her- strengthen her swing against her opponent, litz, Tracie Hedrick, Cindy Hales, Elaine Herlitz, Angie Freeman, Popularity is how it ' s best described! It ' s the fastest-grow- ing sport alive and people are turning on to the sport every¬ where! The sport-TENNIS! The Lowell High School Girls ' Tennis Team turned on this year. After one month of training in February, lifting weights, running, and indoor drills, the top 16 fired-up girls started the tennis season in March with a swing! It has been four years since any victories have been claimed by the team. This year ' s season ended with a 6-6 record, other¬ wise known as a .500 season. Charlene Kroll made it to the final rounds but was de¬ feated by Munster. The team is definitely ready to combat next year ' s season. ' am 1978 Girls ' Tennis Lowell Opp. Merrillville 3 4 N. Judson 7 0 Chesterton 2 5 Hobart 6 1 Morton 7 0 Highland 2 5 Munster 0 7 Griffith 3 4 Calumet 2 5 Lake Central . 4 3 Hamm. Gavit East Cary 4 3 forfeit Trackettes—Energy Behind the Scenes TOP: TRACKETTES: ROW 1 (left to right): Susan Smith, Kim Hudson: ROW 2: Kathy Kasarda, Patty Fry, Kelle Knight, Sue Sue Hulsey, Ruby Maas; ROW 3: Lori Pelton, Lynn Earley, Elaine Herlitz, Leslie Blanken¬ ship. LEFT: CAMERA SHY? Ready for action, trackettes Susan Smith and Rita Reynolds take a break and notice the camera. ABOVE: IT ' S SORT OF EASY. Using her skills as a trackette, Ruby Maas measures the dis¬ tance of the shot put throw. 147 When the Boys ' Track team is out there running hard, the girls (known as tra¬ ckettes) are on the side lines doing more than just cheer¬ ing them on. They pick the places, write down the win¬ ners ' names and times, keep score of field events, and do a lot of paper work. They work at both home and away meets, help or¬ ganize, and also take care of the guys ' sweats. The trackettes provide a lot of moral support for the boys. Af¬ ter a long sea¬ son, a party was held to release all the accumu¬ lated energy. June 1,1978—An Evening 148 LEFT: A SEASON ' S WORTH. )oe Phillips, chosen Most able member of the Boys ' Track Team, was awarded his trophy from Coach Ralph Mathen.i at the annual Spring Sports ' B anquet held in the Multipurpose Rot %$cjn June 1, 1978. TOP HER RACKET EARNEQtHER MOST VAI l ABLF’ Accepl- gratulating .is Most QValuable Player, is Coach lim Dermody. RIGHT: THE SpVjON WAS WORTH IT. Cathy Rev accepts her trophy tor being chosen Mo Improved mum by r lit the Tscrli N arki Team. To Honor Spring Sports ' Athletes TOP LEFT: MOST VALUABLE GOLFER. Having earned a multitude of Fionors and hav¬ ing set new school records, Mike Bedoian, senior, accepts his MVP award from Golf Coach, Bill Berger. CENTER LEFJ LOST IMPROVED GOIFER. golfer for several years, jfQe Wyiand, tienior, accepts the UP award from Co%h Bill Berger. ABOVE: ALL ' E - AY TO RfGION- ALS. WiWrog her way tore- gionals in Girls ' Track, Be little accept tier Most Vafu- able Player NrcfSra. L W¥k LEFT: FROH-SECTIONAISTO ptGU ' NATS. Mark Langen, ■ia mg w or kip all season UteA [set new schqw records, tm-t ’ bis goa]_j£ ering sectional and regional compeuittm. ' oath Ralph Malhena presented him with a plaque for regional competition on Ifie niglit of the banquet. 149 Scene IV Spring Activities TOP: (it11INC. READY. Members ol Ihe Swing Choir prepare for a musical number. ( ENIER EEFT: I ' M LISTENINC.. Part ol being in I.C .E. is working part-time lor an employer. Cathy Harding, per¬ forming secretarial duties, takes down a phone message. ( ENTER RIGHT: WHAI DO I MAKE OE IHATf Looking rather alarmed at what his eyes reveal, Ed Eubank portrays his character in the pro¬ duction of Star Spangled Girl. ABOVE: RATHER ENIOYABLE. Parents, employers, students, and stall ol the Vocational Dept, en¬ joy themselves at the Vocational Banquet. T50 • • • Get Into The Act TOP: I THINK WE ( AN GET THIS TO WORK: Adjuring an elec - trical device at the Vocational Banquet are student;, (left to right) Robin lames and Louise Smith. LEFT: IT SHOULD BE HERE SOMEW ' HERE. Filing is just one ol the many duties Cind Davis performs as a part of her I.C.E. Secretarial program. ABOVE: WELCOME HOME! Dramatu all enjoying themselves in Lil Abner are (left to right) Phil Ford and Ed Eubank. 151 Star Spangled Girl —A Neil Simon Comedy Neil Simon ' s comedy, “Star Spangled Girl, was presented by the Lowell High Thespians April 7th and 8th in the Little Theater. Although the inclement weather kept many viewers from seeing the play, Star Spangled Girl still proved to be a smashing success. The cast consisted of only three people, Linda Husiar, Ed Eubank, and Kevin Kintz. Such a small cast was a considerable drawback, but that didn ' t stop them from doing a spec¬ tacular job. The student director was Bev Evans, and the play was under the direction of the Thespian sponsor, Mrs. Terry Howie. ABOVE LEFT: WILL THERE BE ANYTHING ELSE, MR. CORNELL? Linda Husiar, forcing a smile, decides to work for Ed Eubank although she has none of the necessary secretarial skills. ABOVE RIGHT: FORGIVE ME. HE THINKS IT ' S HER. Totally unaware of his surroundings, Ed Eubank allows his mind to wander and dream of who should be there. Trying to see what Ed has written is Kevin Kintz. CENTER RIGHT: I WONT GIVE YOU ANY TROUBLE IF YOU DONT . .. After breaking all his dishes, Sophie forces Andy to let her call the police. LOWER RIGHT: IVE HAD JUST ABOUT ENOUGH . .. Kevin Kintz tries to persuade Ed Eubank to stay and work on the magazine. 152 Lil Abner -A Rip Roarin ' Musical The house was filled to capac¬ ity. The Cast of Lil Abner was nervous and excited and the play was about to start. Then it was over. The weekend had passed and people wanted another perfor¬ mance, but a time conflict pre¬ vented such a repeat. The leads were Lil Abner played by Phil Ford, Mammy—Lori Farney, Pappy-Tim Solic, Marrian Sam—Ed Eubank, MacCoon—Mark Horneij, Bullmoose— Bill Stagner. The cast was directed by Mrs. McCarhty, and the dance directed by Miss Pat. Mr. Frederick sponsored and was in charge of the entire musical. ABOVE LEFT: STUPIFIED AGAIN! Ann Jonas, playing the part of Stupifyin ' Jones, puts a spell on Speedy McRabbit as Kevin Bailey (Available Jones) directs the action. ABOVE RIGHT: LOOK NO MORE! Having all the necessary equipment for survival, Lori Famey (Mammy Yokum) convinces the crowd that Yokumberry Tonic is need for the town ' s survival. CENTER LEFT: OH HAPPY DAY! Scientists (left to right) Kevin Bailey, Harold Crumrine, Ken Hall wonder what it would be like to use Yokumberry Tonic. LOWER LEFT: YOU WILL? Finally re¬ linquishing her position, Carolyn Hoover (Daisy Mae Scragg) agrees to marry Mark Horneij (Earthquake McGoon). 153 French Club—A Living-Learning Experience Safe! That ' s right! The French students of Lowell High School are safe. If they ever plan to visit a French-speaking country, they are safe because they know the French Language. This year the French Club tried to provide interest and awareness not just in the classroom, but in out of school activities as well. It ' s true that in the classroom students learn a great deal about French countries and their culture, but they also learn a great deal out of class, too! Once a year the French Club goes out to an authen¬ tic French Restaurant to eat an authentic French Din¬ ner. They also see a French movie based on a French book. The French Club has money making projects during the year to help support the I.U. honors pro¬ gram. Their money making projects consist of car washes, bake sales, raffles, and they also sold cheese, sausage, and French bread. A busy club is a success¬ ful club, and the French Club is just that. ABOVE: ROW 1: (left to right) Dorothy Zacira, Ken Barman, Beth White, Kim Deifel, Liz Devault, Linda Bozak, Pam Crothaus, Susan Cummins; ROW 2: Mrs. Nancy Carter, sponsor; Tim Solic, Ramona Sanders, Barb McClure; ROW 3: Rich Wilkerson, Michael Kuruzovich, Pat Neary, Melanie Berwick, Kent Ayers, Stacy Anderson, Ed Finn, Edward Eubank, Mike Dolberry, Don Lump, Chris Ranns, Andy Mylnarczyk; ROW 4: (on shoulders) |ohn Searle, Mark Dvorscak, Tom Kacius, Rick Buchanan. Astronomy Club—For the Interested Star Gazer Do you like to sit out at night and just gaze at those stars out there in space? Well, then you should be in the Astronomy Club! They learn how to build their own telescopes and then study the stars with telescopes they ' ve made. This year there were 15 members in the Astronomy Club. A money making project this year helped with the financial angle of buying needed equipment. They raffled off a hog which was donated by Mr. Kenny Kraft. They made $490 profit. The students get to keep all the tele¬ scopes, binoculars, and other materials that they buy. ASTRONOMY CLUB. ABOVE ROW 1: (left to right) Mr. Ko- nopasek, Ed Finn, John Palmer, Kent Ayers; ROW 2: Kathy Ra- deszewski, Tammy Blankenbeckler, Debbie Vallee, Rich Wilker- son. Max Znika. Not pictured: John Salmon. You Only Know What It Takes If You ' re A LOWELLIAN Staff Member LOWELLIAN STAFF. BOTTOM ROW I: (left to right) Monica Kormendy, Ruby Maas, Mary Karlson, Debbie Stavem, Kim Hudson, Kathy Kotula, Kathy Kasarda; ROW 2: Stacy Ander¬ son, Sue Ogborn, Anita Rent, Cathy Harding, Debbie Ko- ehne, Debbie Rokosz, Ms. Hodakowski, advisor; ROW ' 3: )ohn Barrus, Kate Babcock, Beth Bauer, Dorothy Zacira, Sue Hulsey, |im Peterson, Dwayne Mann, Sandi Skillman; ROW 4: Nota Znika, Carrie French, Don Wleklinski, Editor; Ann Little, Nadine Umlaut, Karol Carlson, Candy Morrison, Barb McClure; ON LADDER: Lisa Offutt; STANDING: Kathy Mar¬ tin, Robin Livingston. RIGHT: LET ' S SEE NOW. Checking out some possible ideas are (left to right): Dwayne Mann, Deb¬ bie Koehne, Sue Hulsey. Our staff somehow always did the impossible and met deadlines. Miss Hodakowski kept us in line and pushed us to make deadlines. Ever- faithful Company Representative George King¬ sley lured us to spend our precious evenings yearbooking it by buying us pizza. We took time out of the year to sell jewelry and lots and lots of ads. In order to promote sales we used a new sales pitch: Have You Got Yours? and I Got Mine! Obviously this tech¬ nique worked, as we unloaded 725 yearbooks this year. Choir—A Competitive Group LEFT: SINGING OUT. Members of the Lowell High choir participate in an Open House performance under the direction of Mr. Wendell Frederick. The Lowell High School Choir does more than just sing. They presented a Christmas concert, had a candy sale, went to a choir festival, and presented a musical in the spring, Lil ' Abner. The choir also participated in NISBOVA Solo and Ensemble Contest in January. Those receiving firsts were Bill Stagner and Phil Ford; three weeks later they went to state where Bill Stagner received a second and Phil Ford received a first. Piano Solos re¬ ceiving firsts were: Lisa Spain, Peggy Roney, and Christy Pierce. Lisa Spain went on to receive another first at state. The entire choir went to Tri-County for a choir festival in the spring which included eight choirs. The amount of people takes away from the amount of individual help, but when the choir learns what they ' ve learned, it ' s well worth the time spent! ROW 1: Karen Doodeman, Lisa Offut, Liz Grey, Laura Ei- chenberger, Roberta Zytko, Carolyn Hoover, Eileen Smith, Veronica Parker, Kathy Nugent, Paula Sealy, Janet Bachman, Lori David, Lisa Spain, Kevin Kintz, ROW 2: Mr. Frederick, Shirley Sichterman, Nancy Baker, Stacy Anderson, Mary Cun¬ ningham, Suzanne Jazwinski, Marina Zytko, Deona Berg, Julie Gorball, Linda Gray, Kris Golombeck, Debbie Szany, Bev Evans, Anita Rent, Jennifer Scheckel, ROW 3: Kim No¬ vak, Amanda Sheets, Janet Green, Lori Worley, Tami Gerst, Michele Miller, Connie Bunkowfst, Lynn Schlueter, Tanya Phillips, Cathy Tunnell, Jill Schuyler, Vicki Valenti, Kristy Pierce, Denise Solic, Kim Dennison, ROW 4: Harold Crum- rine, Tim Solic, Jeff Ford, Bill Stagner, Mike Anderson, John Lindemer, Charlotte Meltzer, Christina Johnson, Debbie Wil¬ liams, Marion Smith, Sherrie Wagner, Debbie Graham, Vincy Pifferitti. 157 Newspaper Staffers Pull Together To Meet Deadline. DEVIL ' S ADVOCATE STAFF. Row 1: (left to right) Joy Nelson, Nancy Baker, Curly Mann, Debbie Koehne, Ruby Maas, Sue Hulsey, Kathy Kotula, Melody Harrison, Kim Diefel, Beth White, Angela Starr; ROW 2; Leanne Downey, Marlene Medrano, Kim Hudson, Sandi Skillman, Johanna Reynolds, Tina Rent, Margie Chism, John Arlet, Beth Elkins, Rich Cunningham, Cecelia Doty, Candy Morrison, Lisa Spain, Ms. Hodakowski, advisor; ROW 3: Tara Conley, Barb McClure, Stephanie Brill, Lori Burrell. Pat Neary, editor; Jim Peter¬ son, Mark Goodman. Does the paper come out this Friday? This was probably the most frequent question which students would ask nearly every Friday. The school paper had several unique features this year. When the first issue came out in September, the name was changed from the DEVILS ' TONGUE to DEVILS ' ADVOCATE. For the Thanksgiving issue, Tri Creek School Corporation decided to incorporate its newsletter into our high school paper on a monthly basis. This resulted in a larger distribution of the paper. It was the hope of the staff that in this way school news could be communi¬ cated home. It ' s important to note that in producing a paper, the staff does everything by itself-writing of stories, selling of advertisements, layout, circulation, and sale of the paper. Typing was done by the Busi¬ ness Department, and Graphic Arts produced our headlines. National Honor Society—Not Only Academics The Honor Society is a group of hard working students who get very good grades. If you have a 3.5 average and keep it until you ' re a junior, you are asked to be inducted. You have the choice of whether or not you want to be inducted. The Students are nominated by the faculty committee in the fall, and the stu¬ dents are inducted during a ceremony October. The Honor So¬ ciety has at least one school project a year. This year they invited the West Central students to visit our school. The students in the Honor Society Club here at Lowell showed and explained the system to the visiting students. Every spring the club has a com¬ munity project that is to clean up the parks, paint the benches, plant trees, and pick up the debris all around town. The Honor Society is a school club that does a lot besides school work. NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY. ROW 1: Carolyn Nehring, Linda Herlitz, Deb¬ bie Mayer, Monica Kormendy, Susan Bedoian, )im O ' Drobinak, Mickey Black, Peggy Roney, Katy Babcock, Michelle lames, Sharon Stephan, Elizabeht Lap- pie, Patti Cemer, Kathy Little, Patty Quillan, Beth Bauer; ROW 2: Carolyn Hoo¬ ver, Kelly Pierce, Susan Hulsey, Angela Starr, Renee Sobak, Ruth Huseman, Lisa Spain, Kathy Berner, Louise Smith, Kevin Bailey, Tim Adam, Mike Dol- berry, Rachel Baggett, Linda Minion, Susan Sharkey, Todd Tilton, Jan Snyder; ROW 3: Ed Eubank, Mike Peterson, Pete Weiand, Dave Schwimmer, Jim Wag¬ ner, Ann Little, Paul Sharkey, Kim Laudig, Darryl Snyder, Marilyn Pattee, Jim Miller, Katy Payne, Ken Hall, Lori Sark, Rusty Burgess, Dave Harris, Craig Buche, Donna Kersey, Pat Neary, Cole Alexis, Steve Korte. 159 Future Educators In Action—Believe In Doing! If you like to learn more about others and your¬ self, F.E.A. is a group organized for you!! You don ' t have to want to teach to be in F.E.A., just be inter¬ ested in the education around you. The F.E.A. group has a Teacher-Elf program where elves do nice things for the teachers, and the teachers do nice things for thei elves on special holidays. The Elves also have a teacher Breakfast in the spring. The F.E.A. raised money for a $300 scholarship by having car washes, selling fruit, bake sales, dances, and a convo in the spring. The scholarship goes to the most deserved F.E.A. senior. Nota Znika has re¬ placed Kathy Little as the Vice President in Area 1, and MaryLyn Pattee was in competition for Miss FEA this year. The F.E.A. float won honorable men¬ tion in the homecoming parade in the fall. Lowell hosted the Area Conference for Areas 1 and 3 in November where they won second for the cover of the scrapbook, third for the content, and third over¬ all sweepstakes. This very busy group is sponsored by Miss Allegre. FEA: ROW 1: (on ground, left to right) Ann Little, Susan Bedoian; ROW 2: Shari Foss, Elaine Herlitz, Cindy Hales, Leslie Blankenship, Marsha Williams, Theresa Daley; ROW 3: Miss Allegre, sponsor; Jean Stull, Lori Snyder, Cathy Harding, Jan Snyder, Margaret Sharkey, Jim Evans, Paula Hine, Lynn Ellis, Stephanie Brill, Anita Rent, Cathy Roy, MaryLyn Pattee, Linda Herlitz, Patti Cerner; ROW 4: Sharon Stephan, Kathy Little, Bev Evans, Brenda O ' Neal Doris Coates, Pam Bean, Shirley Sichterman, Melanie Berwick, Debbie Rokosz, Donna Fewkes, Susan Sharkey; ROW 5: Julie Clevinger, Patti Quillan, Sheryl Gerner, Debbie Morris, Rosemary Kepes. ABOVE: HERE WE ARE! F.E.A. members posing during a district conference are (left to right): Sharon Stephan, Beverly Evans, Ruth Huseman. 160 Sunshine Club—Into A Lot Of Things Do you know someone who ' s feeling down or really got the blues? You ' ve tried to cheer them up; it didn ' t work, and you don ' t know what to do. Well, the Sunshine Club does! They can outshine the darkest blues. Each year the Sunshine Club brings sunshine into the lives of many people. They go to the Old People ' s Home on special occasions, to brighten up their days. They send flowers to those who are ill; they colored 1000 Easter Eggs for the Jaycees. They had car washes, bakesales, and at the end of the year (like every other year), they have a big party to brighten up the sunshine that the spread all around the world. Sunshine Club. ROW 1: (left to right) Kim Dennison, Marian Smith, Linda Bozak, Carrie Barr, Charlotte Meltzer, Debbie Williams; ROW ' 2: Susan Tarr, Laura Eichenberger, Annette Cataldo, Debbie Rokosz, )anet Green, Angel Laszlo, Terri Peddler, Darlene Roark, Amy New- men, Kim Novak, Mandy Sheets, Sharron Rush. Student Council— Actively Involved An effective student council is depen¬ dent upon everyone ' s willingness to partici¬ pate. This year has been a great success due to the amount of participation every¬ one has given. Led by President Darryl Sny¬ der and Vice-President Ruth Huseman, the student council got many activities moving. A juke box was installed to raise money for intramural sports, the homecoming parade and dance, the Christmas Dance, Donkey Basketball, Arbor Day and Powderpuff halftime were all organized by the Student Council. A lot Right? Well, there ' s more! This year the Student Council submitted a copy of pros and cons of study halls to the school board as well as negotiating a settlement for the catsup boycott. The Regional Student Council convention was hosted by our Student Council. The Student Council also arranged convocations for clubs as money-making projects. LEFT: (on floor) Debbie Slone, Amber Clark; ROW 1: Debbie Mayer, Dave Goodman, Laura Mishlove, Linda Minion, Lori Worley, Carolyn Hoover; ROW 2: Katy Babcock, Cathy Harding, Carrie Cassman, Terri Sacco, Elaine Herlitz, Lynn Schlueter, Shari Foss, Mr. Kal- bac; STAIRS (bottom to top): Amy Rigg, Monica Kormendy, Julie Smith, Kim Govert, Kathy Hansen, Chris Welter, Kim Laudig, Kathy Stuart, Katy Payne, Lori Farney, Rod Gwyn, Rugh Huseman, Bob Viers, Darryl Snyder; BANNISTER: Dave Hirata, Skip Henson, Brian Dawson, Steve Love, George Bravos, Jill Schuyler, Lisa Offutt. TOP RIGHT: STU¬ DENT COUNCIL OFFICERS 1977-78. ROW 1: Linda Min¬ ion, Treasurer; Ruth Huseman, Vice President; Elaine Herlitz, Secretary; Darryl Snyder, President. 162 Latin Club-Alive and Doing Well Can you speak Latin? You might say Latin is a dead language because it is no longer spoken; however, as Latin Club members will testify almost all of your language is derived directly from Latin. The 1977-78 Latin Club of¬ ficers worked extremely hard this year and got a number of things accom¬ plished. President Stephanie Brill, Vice-President John Barrus, Secretary Sherry Meyers and Treasurer Chuck Langston managed to organize a number of bake sales and candy sales. After the hard work was over, the Latin Club students took a fun- filled trip to the Chicago Planetarium and Natural History Museum to see the ways Latin has influenced our life¬ styles and language. The Club mem¬ bers easily saw that Latin is still alive and well even today. LATIN CLUB. ROW 1 (left to right): Sherri Broe, Anita Rent, Shari Baker, Mike Peronis; ROW 2: Mr. Fredricks, Sponsor; Sherri Meyers, Step¬ hanie Brill, Julie Clevinger, Creg Elkins; ROW 3: Ken Sutton, Rich Loveless; ROW 4: Charlie Langston, Rod Cwyn, Mike Schuttinga, Mark Ruge, John Barrus, Lucy Norris, Jeff Ford. tJ •■1 •. 15 It ■■■■1 MB ' -_ k • ' vif jC! 1 XI. ■ H 1H g l ■ - fji 1 t nti v jj ▼ 1 Rocket CLub—A Flight Lover ' s Delight! 5,4,3,2,1 Blast Off! Launching rockets is a very in¬ teresting activity. This year the Rocket Club had a rocket contest between the guys and gals of the Rocket Club. Rockets were judged on looks and per¬ formance during an actual launch. The club mem¬ bers built and launched many rockets this year. Dur¬ ing the summer, the Rocket Club had a public exhibition where people could learn more about rockets. Join Rocket Club and blast off to new horizons! LEFT: ROCKET CLUB: (left to right): ROW 1: Mike Lepper, Ray Kadisak; ROW 2: Mark Caddy, Beth El¬ kins, Tom Hawk¬ ins, Jack Emer¬ son, Denise Wyckoff, Kev in Cammack, Bill Newlin, Sgt. Carl Gayfield, spon¬ sor; ROW 3: Donna Decker, Bob Lepper, Tina Eich, john Salmon. 163 Check Out A Job-Join I.C.E.! Inter-Cooperative Education (I.C.E.) is one of the special programs that Lowell offers to its students. The program is based on the work-study idea whereby a student is given a chance to try out an occupation while at the same time, he can earn some money. Stu¬ dents have been able to opt for this program for the past five years. Its current coordinator is Mr. Dan Martin. Students work for a variety of local businesses in the area and receive re¬ lated instruction at school. Six occupational areas are covered in all-Office Work, Agricul¬ ture, Distributive, Industrial, Health, Home Economics. This year the idea of organizing a club was discussed. According to all in¬ dications, it should be in operation by next ” _ BELOV : ROW 1: (leffto right) Tocfd Knight, Melissa Broth- erton Mark Gunderson, Dave Arehart, Sherry Dietrich, Karen Novak, Cathy Harding. Sara Korte, )ack Huber; ROW 2: Ed Stonebraker, Robin (fetes. Jou Half man, Stave Barker, Joe Talarek, Druann littiepage CindyTfaMs, Dawn Kudto, Mark Powers, Mr. Dan Martin, Co-ordinator; ROW 3: Jay Gffitz, left Propes, Jerry Meyers, John Kuiper, Jan Guritz; ROW 4: (on ladder) Mitch Pattee, Scott Wedding. Vocational Ed. Banquet—Recognizes Hard Work April 27, 1978 was a special night for vocational students. O.E.A., V.I.C.A., I.C.E., and Vocational Home Economics students were honored for their ac¬ complishments throughout the year. After the presen¬ tation, Miss Nemeth, Mrs. Bailey, Mr. Martin and Mr. Blanchard presented awards to outstanding students. TOP LEFT: VOCATIONAL HOME EC. AWARD. Mrs. V. Dean Bailey presents Connie Smith with a Vo¬ cational Home Ec. Award. TOP RIGHT: WELL WORTH THE EF¬ FORT. Cindy Davis, Darryl Ker¬ sey, Sara Korte, and Alice Savich receive their awards for out¬ standing I.C.E. students. CENTER LEFT: VERY DESERVING. Todd Gross, a member of V.I.C.A., was awarded his 1st place trophy for his mechanical as well as written ability in state competition. CEN¬ TER RIGHT: 5th IN STATE. Jan Snyder earned 5th place in state competition in the )ob Interview Category. Miss Pat Nemeth presents the award. BOTTOM: MANY WINNERS. Students in O.E.A.—(left to right) Theresa Daley, Marcia Williams, Patti Ger- ner, Karen Eriks, Theresa Miller, )an Snyder, Sue Ogborn, receive their due merits from sponsor. Miss Nemeth. 165 Swing Choir—A Movin ' Groovin ' Group What is Swing Choir? A choir that swings! And that ' s exactly what the Low¬ ell High School Swing Choir is doing. The Swing Choir, while singing, moves, grooves, and dances to the music. They perform at all kinds of different places, mostly upon invitation. The Swing Choir performed at the Fine Arts Revue, for The Purdue Alumni, at the Lowell Labor Day Parade, North Central Assoc iation Banquet, Open House, the banquet at Valparasio with Earl Butz as the speaker, and composed their own special show at the end of the year. The Swing Choir members had to try out to be in Swing Choir, they had to learn a song, sing in front of old members and do the correct steps for the correct songs. Tryouts are held in the spring every year. This year the Toggery helped by supplying the boys outfits which went great with the girls ' beautiful dresses. ABOVE: ROW 1: (left to right by couples) Tim Solic, Kathy Finney, Stacy Ander¬ son, Kevin Bailey; ROW 2: Jeff Ford, Sharon Stephan, Phil Ford, Suzanna Jaz- winski, Todd Knight, Cindy Conley, Lasa Spain, Kevin Kintz, Accompanists; ROW 3: Jerri Stull, Mike Anderson, Jean Stull, Ken Hall, Ed Eubank, Carolyn Hoover, Bill Stagner, Peggy Roney, Mr. Wendell Frederick, sponsor-director. BELOW: PRAC¬ TICE MAKES PERFECT. Phil Ford asks accompanists Lisa Spain and Kevin Kintz for a repeat practice of a musical number. ¥ j 1 u J J 4 + ps f f f p 166 Industrial Education Club—Right On! w % NOV 3GSWIM GAVIT T6:30 4 5 FINE ARTS REVIEW 8 G SWIM BISHOP NOLLT 6:30 If you ' re in elec¬ tronics, graphic arts, woods, metals, power and trans¬ portation, or drawing, you ' re a member of the Industrial Ed. Club. The purpose of this club is to sponsor activities to provide money for scholar¬ ships, to improve the shop areas, and to buy industrial ed. awards. LEFT: ROW 1: (left to right): Mr. Bill Kalbac, sponsor; Jerry Hatch, Mike Tinglof; ROW 2: Paul Keil- man, Tom Dougherty, Sal Cesario, Tres., Keith Hall, Bob Viers, Pres., Kirk Maatman, Marty Huseman, Scott Robison; ROW 4: (standing) Rick Bradbury. Croup Planners not pic¬ tured are Mike Artim, Vice Pres., Curly Mann, Sec., Mark Beeching. Math and Science Club—Extending Knowledge Even though the Math and Science Club does not meet on a regular basis, this small club has been the source of providing stu¬ dents who are interested in more than classroom activities, with the opportunity for further study. Last year the club sponsored a student to attend a Physics Convention in the East. Throughout the year a Math Computer Test is given in the area and students who are in the club generally take the exam. De¬ spite its small membership, they are active. LEFT: ROW 1: (left to right) Mr. Larry Ou- wenga, co-sponsor; Kevin Bailey, Mr. Omer Beeching, co-sponsor; ROW 2: Debbie Ro- kosz, Ian Cordon, Jim Peterson. Scene V Behind The Scenes School Board, Administration, TOP: TRI-CREEK SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS: (left to right): Dr. Ray Cusic, Ass ' t. Supt.; Mr. Richard Anderson, Pres.; Mrs. Hazel Nichols, member; Mr. Ralph Combs, Vice Pres.; Mr. Thomas Crab- ill, Ass ' t. Supt.; Mrs. Joyce Kramer, Secretary; Mr. John Bryant, Jr., member; Mr. John Kuruzovich, Supt. ABOVE: ADMINISTRA¬ TION—LOWELL HIGH SCHOOL: (left to right) Mr. John Ku¬ ruzovich, Supt.; Dr. Joseph Schuster, Principal; Mr. Roger Luekens, Ass ' t. Principal; Mr. Tom Johnson, Dean of Students. 168 LOWELL HIGH SCHOOL Secretaries, Clerical Aides, Library Assistants ... TOP: SECRETARIES, CLERICAL AIDES: (left to right) ROW 1: Mrs. Elaine Peterson, Library; Mrs. Marie Wool- folk, Guidance Dept.; Mrs. Betty Ellis, Main Office; Mrs. Linda Payne, Math Dept.; Mrs. Audrey Stephan, Library; Mrs. Donna Midkiff, Aide; Mrs. Norma Huke, English Dept.; Mrs. Carol Knorr, Social Studies Dept.; ROW 2: Mrs. Virginia Kasparian, Main Office; Mrs. Paula Tilton, Bookkeeper; Mrs. Sandy Daley, Dean ' s Office; Mrs. Kay Sampson, Science Dept. LEFT: GETTING IT SET. Mrs. Carol Knorr adjusts the ditto machine before she begins one of her many daily duties. 169 OFFICE ASSISTANTS: ROW 1: (left to right) Mrs. Marie Woolfolk, Mrs. Virginia Kasparian, Mrs. Sandy Daley, Mrs. Betty Ellis; ROW 2: Demi Angelidis, Mary Cunningham, Karen Ebert, Mary Hulsey, Tara Conley; ROW 3: Lori Bowman, Anita Rent, Diane Fewkes, Debbie Rokosz, Cheryl Miracle, Susan Sharkey, Marcia Williams, Cindy Hales, Teresa Daley, Patti Cerner; ROW 4: Donna Brawley, Kim Dennison, lennifer Scheckel, Lori Wagoner, Tanya Phillips, Margaret Sharkey, Lori Burrell, Stephanie Brill, Beht Elkins. LEFT: FILING IT. Kim Dennison busily files away a schedule card as one of her many office duties. 170 BELOW: SCIENCE LAB ASSISTANTS: (left to right) Robert Majdak, Alan Fur- mankiewicz, Richard Michaels. LEFT: HELPING OUT. Science Lab Assistants aid students in a variety of ways. Robert Majdak (standing) is explaining a science experiment to freshmen Tom Schild and Bob Barnhill. Science Dept. Aided By Student Help ... People On Whom We Depend—Custodial Staff, Refreshment f 7 1 ■ -W TOP: CUSTODIAL HELP: BOTTOM ROW 1: (left fo right) Susan Nord, )ohn Barrus; ROW 2: Mr. Ray Cassidy, Miss Patricia Hamil¬ ton, Ken Barman, Mr. Richard Young, Mrs. Susan McCullough, Mr. Ed Bohling; ROW 3: Linda Lankford, Jeff Bron, Mr. Tom Engels. ABOVE: CUSTODIAN HELP: ROW 1: (left to right) Mr. Tom Eng¬ els,) Mr. Howard Blomberg; ROW 2: Mrs. Lela Stuppy, Mr. Rich Coreneveld, Mrs. Marilyn Dietrich, Mr. Bill O ' Rourke, Mr. Earl Pierce, Miss Patricia Hamilton, Jeff Brown, Mr. Ed Bohling, Mr. Don Patrick; ROW 3: Mrs. Mickey Hennin. 172 Staff (Cooks), Athletic Dept., Guidance Dept. TOP: COOKS: ROW 1: (left to right) Mrs. Dolores Cenge, Mrs. Shirley Beeching, Mrs. Dorothy Zarych; ROW 2: Mrs. Doreen Corns, Mrs. Janice Carlson, Mrs. Antoinette Nichols; ROW 3: Helen Evans, Alta Schryock, Mrs. Marie Patz, Mrs. Bess Baker. ABOVE: ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT AND SECRETARIES, (left to right) Jan Snyder, Paula Hine, secretaries; Mr. Bill Wornhoff, Ath¬ letic Director. RIGHT: GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT: (left to right) Mrs. Arlene Vandermark, Mr. Lee Perry, Ms. Elaine Bever. 173 Scene VI Special Features Business Dept.—The Practical Application. TOP: BUSINESS DEPT, (left to right) Mrs. Nancy Reyes, Miss Pat Ne¬ meth, chairperson; Mrs. Mary Lou Underwood, Mr. Robert Miller. LEFT: BE ACCURATE NOW! Theresa Knight (top) and Dawn Rokosz (bot¬ tom) use the enlarging machine to trace a picture for a class project. RIGHT: PUNCH THE RIGHT KEY. Denise Rendant (sitting) and )odi Marchall complete some problems for a business class. 174 ABOVE LEFT: THE PERFECT FIT. Patti Martin attempts to put away her band instrument after a hectic practice. ABOVE RIGHT: KEEP IN RHYTHM! Watching their parts in the musical number are band members (left to right) Terry Wicker, Bill Stagner, and Dave Schulz. BELOW: FINE ARTS DEPT, (left to right) Mr. Joe Vacaro, Mr. Robert Ray, Mr. Wendell Frederick, Mr. Tom Sufana. Fine Arts Dept.—A Well-Talented Group. 175 Industrial Ed. Dept.—Develops Each Person ' s Interests TOP: INDUSTRIAL ED. DEPT. ROW 1: (left to right): Mr. Bob Thomas, Mr. )im Kane, Mr. Bob Hopper, Mr. Bud Kussy, Mr. Bill Kalbac, chairman; ROW 2: Mr. Rusty Blanchard, Mr. Jerry Cameron. CENTER LEFT: LET ME SEE. Trying to figure out a mechanical problem are (left to right) Tom Hildebrand, Mike Mullenberg, Roger Dulin, Doug Kutemeier. ABOVE: HOW LARGE? Tom Kacius pauses for a moment to see how big he must enlarge his picture. LOWER LEFT: TWO-MAN TEAM. Jeff Hottler and Roger Dulin trace some letters for a project. TOP: FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEPT, (left to right) Mrs. Lynda CREW (left to right) Kerry Abner, Jim Cory, Mike Lepper, Mrs. Neighbors, Mrs. Nancy Carter, Miss Denise Kurtis. ABOVE: AV Audrey Stephan, Steve Nemeth, Steve Frahm. 177 Foreign Language Dept.-The How To In Another Tongue AV CREW—Certainly A Must IP IE IP T I aV TOP: SCIENCE DEPARTMENT: ROW 1: Mr. Omer Beeching, Chairman; ROW 2: Mr. |im Konopasek, Mr. Bill Weiand; ROW 3: Mr. Mark Goodman, Ms. Sue Allegre, Ms. Denise Waters. ABOVE LEFT: WE CAN ' T BELIEVE IT! Dino Cesario and Darryl Snyder examine a creature in Human Physiology Lab. ABOVE LEFT: ZEROING IN! Kim )eanes, freshman, ex¬ amines some slide stems under a microscope. 178 ABOVE LEFT: SOME WORK, SOME? Seniors Wayne Bailey and Dave Wleklinski stop to chat to Mrs. Knorr, Social Studies Aide. ABOVE: During a conference Mr. Randy Deweese talks with Kathy Nugent. BELOW: SOCIAL STUDIES DEPT, (left to right) Mr. Randy De¬ weese, Miss Mary Koepke, student teacher; Mr. Jim Dermody, Mr. Lou Koning, Mr. Ron Pierce, Mr. John McHugh, Chairman; Mr. Jim Hurst, Mr. Bill Berger, Mr. Jay Hill, student teacher; Mrs. Carol Knorr, aide. Math Dept., Library Dept., Library Assistants—Students ' Tools nevwi 0nt.v «. |°®uae r;v n-vnrt I-SIIH WtKTVtafl TOP: MATH DEPT, (left to right): Mr. )ohn Skinner, chairman; Mr. |ohn Vandenbemden, Mr. Dan Barkalow, Mr. Larry Ouwenga, Mr. Rich Buckler. ABOVE LEFT: LIBRARY ASSISTANTS: ROW 1: (left to right): Kathy Kolloway, Ann lohan; ROW 2: Debbie Williams, Brenda Mital, Shirley Sichterman; ROW 3: )anet Green, Dawn Fewkes, jerry Hatch. ABOVE: LIBRARY AIDES: (left to right) Mrs. Elaine Peterson, Mr. Brian Skoggs, Mrs. Audrey Stephan. 180 Vocational Ed. Dept., Home Ec. TOP: VOCATIONAL ED. DEPT, (left to right) Mr. Rusty Blanchard, Mrs. V. Dean Bailey, Miss Pat Nemeth, Mr. Richard Wright, Mr. Dan Martin. ABOVE: IS THIS HOW? Karen Doodeman and Brenda O ' Neal busily mold some cookies for the open house. RIGHT: HOME EC. DEPT, (left to right) Mrs. V. Dean Bailey, Mrs. Wilma Hardesty. Dept.—A Definite Must Phys. Ed.—The Dept. With Get Up And Go! TOP: PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEPT, (left to right): Mrs. Sue Pan¬ tos, Chairperson; Mr. Rick Flutka, Mr. |im Weber, Ms. Mary Stroia, Mr. Ralph Mathena. ABOVE: VOLLEYBALL TEAM PROSPECTS. Waiting their turn for substitution in a game are freshmen (left to right) Denise Solic, Julie Devine, Jeff Patillo, Joe Artim. RIGHT: SWING THROUGH! Exercising on the bars is freshman Dave Minion. 182 Language—The Basis For Our English Dept. TOP: ENGLISH DEPARTMENT. ROW 1: (left to right) Ms. Mary Hodakowski, Mrs. Maryann Ma¬ son, Mrs. Terry Howie, Mrs. Barbara Foss, Mrs. Viv¬ ian Hile, Chairperson; ROW 2: Mr. Robert Piet- ranczyk, Ms. Luann Long, Mrs. Nancy Carter, Mr. Phil Bari owe. LEFT: W ' E STUDY ... SOMETIMES! Catching up on homework in the English Resource Center are (left to right) (odi Marshall, Ron Wierzba, Wendi Skillman, Lori White. RIGHT: THIS IS COLLEGE ENGLISH! Waiting for another English assignment are left Dutton and Dawn Fewkes. Scene VII Honors ' Night GOVERNMENT AWARD Outstanding Government Student AGRICULTURE AWARD James little Scholarship AIR FORCE ROTC AWARDS Outstanding Aerospace Cadet Ribbon DAR Award American Legion Military Excellence American Legion Scholastic Award ATTENDANCE Perfect Attendance Award ART AWARD Best Art Student Presented by Senator Ernie Niemey Kathryn Bemer, David Harris er Presented by Mrs. Helen Little Kathryn Little Presented by Col. James Acton, Mr. Robert Eberle, Mrs. Ethel Vinnedge Michael Lepper Michael Lepper Helen Lepper Kelly T. Pierce Presented by Mr. Tom Johnson Donna Kersey, Louise Smith, Pete Weiand, Pam Bean Presented by Mr. Robert Ray Mark Beeching English Award in Writing FUTURE EDUCATORS IN ACTION Most Valuable FEA Member FOREIGN LANGUAGE AWARDS Academic Spanish Award Indiana University Honors Award Indiana University Honors Award (French) HISTORY AWARD Outstanding History Student HOME ECONOMIC AWARDS Home. Ec. Scholastic Award Lake Co. Home Ec. Award HONOR SECTION AWARDS ATHLETIC AWARDS Presented by Mr. Bill Wornhoff, Mr. James Weber Red Devil Senior Awards: Tim Adam, Wayne Bailey, John Ayers, Mike Bedoian, Craig Buche, Russell Burgess, Bill Cusic, Mike Daley, Tony DeL oera. Greg DuBord. left Dutton, lim Elliot t, Scott Forrester, Steve Frahm, Joel Gray, Rands Hansen, David Harris, Bob Hulsey, David Knorr, Steve Korte, Kirk Maatman, David Mowrev, Patrick Neary, Patrick Palmer, Jim Rust, Paul Sharkey, Carey Smith, Darryl Snyder, George Trbojevic, Robert Viers, Randy Vought, Jim Wag¬ ner, Pete Weiand, Rick Wendel, Dave Wleklinsk Cindy Davis, Lynda Greiner, Donna Kalvaitis, Rachel Baggett, Katy Payne, Lisa Spain, Katin Stuart. T imothy Adam Rachel Baggett Pamela Bean Kathryn Berner Craig Bushe Russell Burgess Kimberly Covert Kenneth Hall Kathryn Hansen David Harris Ruth Huseman Robin James Donna Kersey Stephan Korte Elizabeth Lappie Kimberly Laudig HOOSIER BOYS STATE AWARD John Alkire Award Honor Blanket Awards Athletic Scholastic Award All Sports Award Indiana Basketball Coaches Michael Bedoian Michael Daley, Steve Korte aig Buche Mike Daley, Lynda Greiner State Honorable Mention-Pete Weiand. BUSINESS AWARD Outstanding Business Student CHEERLEADER AWARDS Varsity Senior Cheerleaders Presented by Ms. Patricia Nemeth Donna Kersey Presented by Ms. Luann Long Lori Farney, Kim Govert, Kristie Kintzel, Kim Laudig HOOSIER GIRLS STATE AWARD INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION RECOGNITION Industrial Education Awards Jr Sr Project Award DAR GOOD CITIZEN AWARD Dar Good Citizen Award DRAMA AWARDS Best Thespian Best Technical Director Best Student Director Most Promising Actor Most Promising Actress Best Actor Best Actress A. Presented by Mrs. Glen Buche Darryl Snyder Presented by Mrs. Terry Howie Lori Famey Karol Carlson Beverly Evans Chris Morrison Carolyn Ed Eubank Lori Farney JOURNALISM AWARDS Most Valuable Staffer-Lowellian Most Valuable Staffer-Devils ' Advocate Lowellian Editorial Staff Award Lowelfian Layout Award Lowellian Typist Award Lowellian Copy Staff Award Lowellian Clerical Award Lowellian Business Award ENGLISH AWARDS (’resented by Mrs. Richard Kintz— Wednesday, May 17,1978 V omen ' s Club Lisa Spain Presented by Ms. Sue Allegre Kathryn Little Presented by Mrs. Lynda Neighbors, Mrs. Nancy Carter Louise Smith lean Stull Mirhael Dolberry Presented by Mrs. Robert Henke M.irylyn Pattee Presented by Mrs. V. Dean Bailey Amy Smith Doris Coates Presented by Dr. Joseph Schuster Kathryn Little Louise Smith Patrick Neary Darryl Snyder Terr Him “ leathering Payne Angela Star r Patricia Quillin Sharon Stephan Lou Ann Sanders Kathryn Stuart Lori Sark Peter Weiand Paul Sharkey Presented by Mr. Robert Eberle Kevin Bailey Presented by Mrs. Mary Lu Gayfield ( arolyn Hoover, Marylyn Pattee Presented by Mr. Robert Hopper, Mr Robert Kussy Nk k Arlett, Mark Beeching, Kim Boyles, Tom Bruce, Greg DuBord, James Glade, Todd Gross, Robert Hulsey, Norman Kelm, Kirk Maatman, Dom Perfetti, Jim Rust, Dick Schrum, Jim Wagner. Scott Hayden Presented by Ms. Mary Hodakowski, Mrs. Robert Henke, Mrs. Kim Wheeler Dwayne Mann Patrick Neary Don Wleklinski, Dwayne Mann Beth Bauer, Kathy Kotula Debbie Rokosz, Dorothy Zacira. Amanda Sheets Karol Carlson, Terry Wicker, Nota Znika, Nancy Baker Debbie Stavem, Carrie Trench Ruby Maas, Kim Hudson, Sue Hulsey Devils ' Advocate Editorial Award Devils ' Advocate Feature Staff Award Devils ' Advocate Asst. Editor Award Devils ' Advocate Cartoonist Award Devils ' Advocate Photography Award Devils ' Advocate Circulation Award MATHEMATICS AWARD MUSIC AWARDS Arion Award Outstanding freshman band member Outstanding sophomore band member Outstanding junior band member Outstanding senior band member lohn Philip Sousa Award Rose Award Outstanding Choir Member Senior Choir Members Swing Choir Awards Outstanding Female Choir Member ORATORICAL AWARD American Legion Post 101 Oratorical Award SCIENCE AWARDS Bausch and Lomb Award Certificate of Recognition SERVICE AWARD AV Service Award STUDENT COUNCIL AWARDS Student Council President Outstanding Student Council Member SCHOLARSHIPS Future Educators In Action American Legion Auxi|| y Industrial Education Scholarship American Legion Zeta Chi, Kappa, Kappa, Kappa Scholarships Patrick Neary Candy Morrison, Lisa Spain Cloe Alexis David Minion Robin Livingston, Kathy Martin Cecelia Doty, Beth Elkins, Joy Nelson, Ann Jonas, Tara Conley, Richard Cunningham, Marlene Medrano, Beth White, Kim Deif el Presented by Mr. Larry Ouwenga Patrick Neary Presented by Mr. Joe Vacaro, Mr. Wendell Frederick, Mrs. Ruth Shourek (Daughters of Isabella), Mrs. Ernest Ford. Karol Carlson Michael Kirgan Luch Norris Karol Carlson Bill Stagner Bill Stagner Beverly Evans Carols n Hoover Beverly Evans, Joel Gray Phil Ford, Ken Hall, Kevin Kintz, Lisa Spaio,. Bill Stagner, Sharon Stephan Carolyn Hoover Presented by Mr. Carl Beier Patrick Neary Presented by Mr. Omer Beeching, Mr. Mark Goodman Lisa Spain Richard Michaels Presented by Dr. Joe Schuster Michael Lepper Presented by Mr. Bill Kalbac Darryl Snyder Ruth Huseman Presented by Ms. Sue Allegre Kathy Little Presented by Mrs. Mary lu Gayfield Louise Smith Presented by Mr. Bill Kalbac Kimberly Boyles Presented by Mr. Robert Eberle Donna Kersey, Michale Lepper Presented by Mrs. Judy Moy Lisa Spain, Donna Dersey, Donna Kender Presented by Mr. Lee Perry i TOP CENTER: ONE HAPPY FAMILY TOGETHER FOR ONE LAST TIME. ROW 1: (left to right) Darryl Snyder, Rusty Bur¬ gess, Randy Hansen, Mike Bedoian, Steve Korte, Mike Daley, Scott Forrester; ROW 2: Rick Kryza, Dick Schrum, Paul Sharkey, Lucy Krebs; ROW 3: Bill Cusic, Bill Elliott, Kirk Maatman, Tim Adam, Pete Weiand. TOP LEFT: SENIOR GIRLS SHOW WHAT MADE THEM SO POPULAR! (left to right): Ruth Huseman, Kathy Hansen, Lori Farney, Donna Kender, Kim Covert, Kathy Berner, Kin Laudig. TOP LEFT: WHAT MUSCLES! Pat Neary shows his strength by sweeping Todd Gross off his feet, as George Trbojevic looks on. ABOVE LEFT: Teresa Miller, Cindy Welter, Tammy Donnelly and Kathy Stuart ham it u p as seniors one more time. ABOVE RIGHT: Todd Gross shows Teresa Miller what a guys ' bath¬ room really looks like. 18b TOP: SENIOR CALS POSE FOR ONE LAST QUICK PICTURE TOGETHER. ROW 1: (left lo right) Kristie Kintzel, Donna Kender, Kathy Stuart, Ruth Huseman, Kayt Payne, Lori Farney, Kim Covert, Kelly Hinton, Kathy Berner; ROW 2: Crystal Hall, Tammy Donnelly; ROW 3: Brenda O ' Neal, Pam Bean, Barb Hall, Kathy Hansen, Kim Covert, Donna Kersey. TOP LEFT: Greg DuBord and Sharon Mika take a break at the 1978 Senior Banquet. TOP RIGHT: MORE SENIOR GIRLS GET TOGETHER FOR ONE MORE TIME. ROW 1: (left to right) Amy Rigg, Kelly Sampson, Carole Taylor, Kim Boyles, Becky Nicholas, Teresa Miller, Carrie Pfister; ROW 2: Tammy Quale, An ita Harris, Sherrie Steinback, Kristie Kintzel, Cindy Welter. LEFT: Rowdy Seniors conduct a sit-in in Mr. Lueken ' s office. 187 TOP LEFT: THE FINAL TOUCH! Kim Laudig smiles having re¬ ceived her diploma, as Cathy Harding assists school board member, Mrs. Hazel Nichols, in distributing diplomas. Presenting each graduate is Principal Dr. Joseph Schuster TOP RIGHT: TRYING TO KEEP IN STEP: Getting it together for the big entrance into the gym are (left to right): Susan Nord, Al Young, and Lori Zuckley. ABOVE: STEPPING RIGHT UP: Realizing all eyes are upon them are Melody Lutzo and Chuck Kowalski. CENTER RIGHT: Congrats, Kathy! Having obtained her diploma, Kathy Berner receives a congratulatory remark from Superintendent Mr. John Kuruzovich. LOWER RIGHT: CHECKING OUT THE PROGRAM: Graduates of the Class of 78 stop to check their programs for the remaining events of the afternoon. In mi ' ll Srninr ii Hitlttrll, 3ltti uma n Has satisfsj ofstubo p But: i fl ibrn at Tofor bag of m 188 ay y Mis i TOP LEFT: CAN YOU BELIEVE WE DID IT? Rather excited, fellow graduates congratulate each other with a hug; (left to right) are: Kelly Barker, Dave Arehart, Teresa Miller, Steve Al¬ len. TOP RIGHT: A JOB WELL DONE: Receiving his diploma from the Superintendent is Jim Wagner. CENTER LEFT: OFFI¬ CIALLY DONE! Charles Szabo receives a congratulatory shake from school board secretary Mrs. Hazel Nichols. ABOVE: THE GRAND FINALE: Hoping for a quick finish are (left to right) Kathy Hansen, Steve Korte, Craig Buche, Ken Hall. LOWER LEFT: WE DID IT: Very relieved, graduates (left to right) Tim Shown, Kyle Sharkey, Julie Smith, Dick Schrum, Tim Sanders, Luke Rosinko, eye the camera in disbelief. 189 BLYTHE ' S SPORT SHOP 138 N. Broad Street Griffith, IN Ph. 924-4403 190 Root Helps You To Remember Root Photographers Official Lowellian Photographers 1131 W. Sheridan Rd. Chicago, IL 60660 191 Creators of Fine Class Rings, Announcements, Diplomas, Caps Gowns HENRY BROS. INC. 11109 W. 181st Lowell, IN Phone 969-9675 FRY ' S DEPT. STORE Phone 6%-6464 17131 Morse St. Lowell, IN 12329 South Bishop St. Calumet Park, ILL Ph. (312) 388-9072 DANNY MARACICH, BOB ALBERTSON, Representatives SECURITY FEDERAL 194 1300 E. COMMERCIAL LOWELL, INDIANA 46356 PHONE 696-6461 HARVEY MART E. COMMERCIAL AVE. LOWELL, IN BRUCE PENROD INTER-STATE STUDIO John Kuruzovich Superintendent TRI-CREEK SCHOOL CORPORATION Lil-A-Bets, Inc. 1450-180th Lane Lowell, IN 46356 Phone 696-8380 ORCHARD GROVE SERVICE STATION ROUTES 2 55 PHONE 696-0700 THE LOOKING GLASS 1825 E. Commercial Lowell, IN 46356 Phone 696-7686 For Your Complete Building Needs Come To TED ' S JEWELRY Tri-Creek Lumber LOWELL, IN 46356 909 E. Commercial Lowell, IN 46356 Phone 696-8331 195 WICKER FORD 1777 E. Commercial Lowell, IN 46356 Phone 696-8971 WILCO FOODS 2080 E. Commercial Lowell, IN 46356 STEWART ' S BUSINESS MACHINES 4409 Broadway Gary, IN 46409 i% 141 WEST COMMERCIAL LOWELL, IN 46356 CARLSON ' S - ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR 6967370 696-8450 696-9289 V SOU ,. Jfr SOUTH LAKE NATIONAL BANK 1914 E Commercial Ave • Lowell IN 46356 696 6421 Member FDIC SL- NB SPENCERS SEWING CENTER 1651 E. Commercial Lowell, IN 696-0107 CARLSON ' S ELECTRIC 197 Jimmie ' s Coney Island 1910 E. Commercial Lowell, IN Phone: 696-0313 Hair Shaak THE TIMES Home Newspaper of the Calumet Region 417-422 Fayette St. Hammond, IN DAVIS STORE 402 E. Commercial Lowell, IN 11 Wall Street Lowell, IN Phone: 696-0508 Phone: 696-6900 HARDING ' S INC. 109 West Commercial Lowell, IN Phone: 696-8911 Donnelly ' s Designs 220 E. Commercial Lowell, IN Ph. 696-9000 Lor Jon Antiques 201 E. Commercial Lowell, IN Ph. 696-6788 199 ◄ Inland Steel INDIANA HARBOR WORKS 3210 Watling Street l East Chicago Indiana An Equal Opportunity Empiofp ' f Della Dee 409 E. Comm. Ave. Lowell, IN 46356 128 Mill Street Lowell, IN 46356 Phone: 696-0761 REACH OUT TO YOUR HORIZON . Touch the goals you place there You can By taking all of your talents and abilities and using them prop¬ erly. you can reach out. grab the future that is on your horizon, and bring it back into the present At Inland Steel we want only those people who are willing t o use all of their talents in order to grow in their chosen field We realize that our future growth depends on the creativity and productivity of our people If you are looking for a company where your abilities provide you with an oppor tunity to contribute and the rewards and responsibilities that go with it. Inland would like to talk to you We need productive individuals for positions in clerical production, technical and craft apprenticeship areas If you have a desire to use all of your talents and be fully rewarded for it take the time to find out about a career with us See Your School Counselor or Employment Representatives of Inland ' s Personnel Department Lowell Auto Supply 200 201 Adam ' s Standard ZIEBART 221 E. Commercial Ave. Lowell, IN Ph. 696-8637 Auto-Rustproofing 1682 E. Commercial Ave. Lowell, IN Ph. 696-6232 ZIP FOODS 1255 E. Comm. Ave. Lowell, IN BEN FRANKLIN GARY CAMERA 6750 Broadway Merrillville, IN Phone 769-2451 133rd Parrish Ave. Cedar Lake, IN Ph.374-7461 Bryan ' s Manufacturing 790 W. Commercial Ave. Lowell, IN Ph. 696-7781 CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION Lowell, IN 129 Washongton St. Lowell, IN Ph. 696-6681 ' Every office is independently owned and operated. Om I D| langen REALTY INC. S29 cast commercial_ ipweli •n )� ana_ b356. 17611 Burr Street Phone: 696-9408 COSTAS FOODS 203 PING BROS. SERVICE CENTER 1926 E. Commercial Ave. Lowell, IN Ph. 696-4144 THE PAPER HOUSE 408 E. Commercial Ave. Lowell, IN Ph. 696-7300 204 FOOD •« ?•« kllkm Itl MORROW ' S STANDARD STATION AMERICAN ROADS RESTAURANT 696-7000 STANDARD III TONY ' S DRIVE-IN 17214 Morse Street Lowell, In Ph.696-8617 Certified Foods 133 Parish Ave Cedar Lake, IN Ph, 374-7560 Residential 161 W. Comm. Ave. Commercial Lowell, IN Investment Brokers 6 96-7777 Crown-Imperial Electric Co., Inc. L.R. Hitzeman-Roberts Agency John Hetra Ph. 696-8380 Lowell, IN 1330 E. Commercial Lowell, IN Ph. 696-7321 MID-TOWN 308 E. Commercial Ave. DON BALES, INC. Farm Equipment Consumer Products Whirlpool Appliances 10102 W. 181 Lowell, IN Ph. 696-7361 Lump Insurance Agency Lowell, IN 112 Mill Street Phone: 696-8989 BABCOCK FUELS, INC. 7205 W. 173rd Ct. Lowell, IN Ph. 696-0821 CARPET COUNTRY 13268 Wicker Ave. Cedar Lake, IN Phone: 374-5600 Pepsi-Cola General Bottlers, Inc. Kankakee, IL 60901 Robert ' s Drug Store 312 E. Commercial Lowell, IN Phone: 696-0212 R.R. 7, Box 175 Phone: (815) 939-3123 PLAZA BEAUTY 113 Broadway Street Cedar Lake, IN Phone: 374-5279 207 CB c Mufv c White ca Multiple Listing WE GET RESULTS 1336 EAST COMMERCIAL LOWELL, INDIANA 46356 (219) 769-6626 (219) 696-6444 WLCL 405 E. Commercial Lowell, IN 696-7731 208 THE ANNEX 304 E. Commercial ALL STATE INSURANCE 5480 Broadway Merrillville, IN Phone: 219-887-0151 Lowell, IN Ph.696-4160 SICKENGER ' S 314 E. Commercial Lowell, IN 209 9312 West 181st Ave. Lowell, IN Ph. 696-8903 Anco TV Appliance 319 W. Comm Lowell, IN Ph. 696-8141 Lowell Transit Mix, Inc. And Lowell Concrete Products Manufacturers of Pre Cast Reinforced concrete Septic Tanks—Manholes and All Types of Ready Mix Concrete Lowell Tribune PUcljer Publialiing (£o., 5)nc. “Lake County’s Finest Offset Printing Plant’ 116-18 Clark St. Lowell, IN PIBLISHERSOF: THE LOWELL TRIBUNE CEDAR LAKE JOURNAL SOUTH LAKE ADVERTISER QUALITY PRINTING For A ll Your Business Social Needs 696-7711 210 6510 Broadway Merrillville, IN LOWELL SPORTS, INC Crafts and Hobbies Max Znika, Owner Ph. (219) 980-0800 PATTEE BRIDAL HOUSE NO TWO ALIKE Phone 696-7201 125 North Freemont St 9:30-8:30 Weekdays Lowell. IN Saturday ' til 5 p.m Dairy Rich Ice Cream Sype Pontiac SHE pn NtlAC. LOWELL HICKS GAS, INC. 10809 W. 181st. Lowell, IN Phone 696-0762 140 W. Comm. Phone 696-9250 Lowell, IN WOODLAND CARPET SERVICE Lowell Cleaners 127 Washington IN Phone 696-0605 111 Mill St. 696-7018 Lowell, IN Geno Flores, Owner Lowell 212 mmm wtm. ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■nnniiannninninnnnii TAMMY D. ADAMS TIM |. ADAM Tennis 10,11,12, Most Improved 11; Bas¬ ketball 9,10; Baseball 9,10,11,12; National Honor Society 10,11,12; L-Club 11,12; Fine Arts Revue 12. BRIAN ANTON DAVID B. AREHART Donkey Basketball 10,12; Fine Arts Revue 12. JOHN D. AYERS Football 9; Baseball 9,10,11,12. WAYNE BAILEY Basketball 9,10,12. Home Ec. Assistant 11; Choir 9. CRAIG M. BUCHE Tennis 9,10,11,12; L Club 10,11,12; Photography Club 10; National Honor Society 10,11,12; Yearbook Staff 9. RUSSELL BURGESS Baseball 9,10,11,12; Tennis 10,11,12; Na¬ tional Honor Society 10,11,12; L” Club 10,11,12; Basketball 9,10. JULIANNA CLEV INGER FEA 12; Home Ec. Club 12; Latin Club 12. DORIS M. COATES Choir 10; Pep Club 9,10,11; FEA 10,11,12, Historian 11; OEA 10; Jr. Miss Contestant 12; Mothers ' Tea 9,10,12. RACHEL BAGGETT Powder Puff 10,11,12; National Honor Society 10,11,12; Pep Club 10; French Club. KELLY S. BARKER PAM S. BEAN FEA 10,11,12; Pep Club 10,11, Vice-Presi¬ dent 11; One Act Play 9; Pom Pon Drill Team 10 National Honor Society 10,11; Spanish Club 11,12. TERRY W. COLE Graphic Arts Production Crew 9,10,11,12. SHAWNA CORIE OEA 12. JAMES M. CORY Track 9,10; Football 10; L Club 10,11,12; AV Crew 11,12. PAM T. CRABBE OEA 12. MICHAEL E. BEDOIAN Golf 9,10,11,12; Basketball 10,11; Football 11 , 12 . MARK R. BEECHING Swimming 9,10; Art Guild 12; Industrial Education Club 11,12. DALE BENNETT Voc Auto Mech 11,12. JOHN R. BERG Voc. Auto Club 11,12. SHARON R. CRAWEORD May Queen Court 11; ROTC 9. MARY CUNNINGHAM Choir 9,10,12; Cadet Teaching 12. BILL W. CUSIC Football 9; Cross Country 10,12; Swim¬ ming 10,11; L Club 10,11,12; Track 12. KEVIN CWIK Lowell High School Rodeo Association 11 , 12 . KATHY L. BERNER Girls Swim Team 10,11,12; Art Guild 12; National Honor Society 10,11,12; Powder Puff Team 9,10,11,12; French Club 9,10; Lettermen ' s Club 11,12; FEA 12. KIM BOYLES MAT Maid 9,10; Basketball 10, Swim¬ ming 9,10; AFS 9,10,11,12; President 12 Pep Club 10; Track 9. CRYSTAL A. BRADBURY GAA 9; French Club 10; Swimming Time- rette 9,10; Powder Puff Football 9,10,11; Girls Swimming Team 9,10,11; Let- terman ' s Club 9,10,11,12; Senior Class Council 12, Treasurer. DEBRA J. BUCHANAN FHA 9; French Club 10,11; History Club 11; Library Club 11. GENDA E. BUCHANAN GAA 9; Home Ec. Club 9; FFA 11,12; MIKE DALEY Football 9,10,11,12; Basketball 9,10,11,12, Co-Captain 12; Baseball 9,10,11,12; L Club 10,11,12. CINDY L. DAVIS Powderpuff 9,10,11,12; Basketball 9,10,11,12; Track 9,10,11; GAA 9; Pep Club 10, Elementary Tumbling Program 9,10; I.C.E. 12; Mothers ' Tea 9,10. LINDA M. DECKER ANTHONY M. DELOERA Tennis 10,11,12; Band 9; L Club 11,12; FFA 10. PATTY DEVAULT Powderpuff 12; Phys. Ed. Assistant 10; P.E. Show 10. GEORGE DENTON Choir 9,10,11; Football 9. PATRICIA DONAHUE Sunshine Club 11, Treasurer; Powderpuff 11 , 12 . TAMMY DONNELLY SAE 9; Swimming 9,10, Manager 10; Stu¬ dent Council 9,11; Pep Club 9,10,11; Matmaid 9,10,11,12; Jr. Miss Contestant 12; Art Guild 12; I.C.E. 12. JEFF G. DUTTON Football 9,10,11,12; Basketball 9, Track 9,10. DEBBIE DUVALL TERESA E. ECHTERLING Pep Club 9. CHRISTINA M. EICH R OTC Rocket Club 9,12, Secretary-Trea¬ surer 12; ROTC Drill Team 10,12. BILL K. ELLIOT Latin Club 9; Swimming 9,10; V.I.C.A. 11 , 12 . JIM A. ELLIOTT Tennis 9,10,11,12; Golf 9,10; Basketball 9,10; Elementary Tumbling Program 9; I. C.E. 12; L Club 10,11,12. JANICE M. ESSLINGER PE Show 10; Phys. Ed. Assistant 10; Pow¬ derpuff 12. BEVERLY J. EVANS FEA 9,10,11,12, Treasurer 11, Vice-Presi¬ dent 12; Choir 9,10,11,12; Choral Festival 9,10,11, State Festival 12; Pep Club 9,10,11,12; OEA 10; Matmaid 9,10,11,12; Musicals 10,11,12; Powderpuff 10,11,12; Thespians 10,11,12; Lowellian Staff 9.10.11.12, Business Manager 12; Cadet Teaching 11,12; Mothers ' Tea 10,11,12; Christmas Play 12; Fine Arts Review 11. LORI L. FARNEY Cheerleading 9,10,11,12; Pep Club 9,10,11,12; Light and Sound Club 10,11,12; AFS 10,11; Thespians 10,11,12, Treasurer 11, President 12; Elementary Tumbling Program 9,10,11,12; Gymnas¬ tics 11; Powderpuff 9,10,11; Various Plays and Musicals 10,11,12; Student Council II, 12; Class Council 10,11,12, Secretary 10; Jr. Miss Contestant 12; Spanish Club 12; Cadet Teaching 12; Fine Arts Review 11 . 12 . KEITH FATHKE Swimming 9; Voc. Auto Tech. 11,12. DAWN FEWKES Swimming 9,11; Timerette 10,11; Spanish Club 11,12; Chess Club 12; Library Assis¬ tant 10,11,12. DONNA FISHER Powderpuff 11,12; OEA 11,12; Vice-Pres¬ ident 12; Jr. Miss Contestant 12; PE Show 9. m n n ■ n ■ ■ ■ ■ h ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ n ■ m ■ ■ n n n ■ n ■ n MARVIN E. FLEENER Photography Club 9,10,11,12, Vice Presi¬ dent 11; Industrial Ed. Club 11,12. PHILLIP J. FORD Football 9,10; Thespians 9,10; Swing Choir 10,11,12, Choreographer and Pres¬ ident 12; Choir 9,10,11. SCOTT P. FORRESTER Golf 9; Football Manager 12. STEVE FRAHM Football 9; Cross Country 10,11,12, Cap¬ tain 12; Track 10,11,12. TOM L. FRED BRIAN K. FRIZZEL Football 9,10; Track 9; Wrestling 10,11; Cross Country Manager 10; L Club 11,12; Vocational Auto Club 11,12, Trea¬ surer 11, Float Committee 11,12. JUDY GAGRATZ IIM GLADE IULIE GORBALL Choir 10,11,12. KIM GOVERT Swimming 9,10; Golf 9,11; Student Coun¬ cil 9,10,11,12; Cheerleading 9,11,12; May Queen Court 11; Homecoming Queen 12; Class Council 9, Treasurer; L Club 10,11; Pep Club 9,10,11,12. JOEL A. GRAY Football 9,10; Swimming 10,11,12; ROTC 9,10; Choir 9,10,11,12. JANET L. GREEN Spanish Club 10,11,12; AFS 12; Choir 11,12; Sunshine Club 11,12, President 11. LINDA S. GREINER Student Council 9,10; Class Council 9,10; Basketball 10,11,12; Track 10,11,12; Pow- derpuff 9,10,11,12; Jr. Miss Contestant 12. FLOY GRIESMER TODD GROSS V.I.C.A. 11,12; Tennis 9; Golf 9; Voc. Auto Club 11,12, President 12; Ind. Ed. Club 9; V.I.C.A. State Delegate 11. MARK L. GUNDERSON Football 9; Baseball 9,10. JAN R. GURITZ FFA 10,11. CECIL HABERLIN FFA 10,11,12; Industrial Ed. Club 9. RON HALFMAN I.C.E. 12. BARBARA E. HALL GAA 9; Sunshine Club 10; Home Ec. Club 10. DAVID HALL JEFF D. HALL Football 9; Basketball 9,10. KEN HALL Basketball 9; Baseball 9,10,11; L Club 11,12; Thespians 11,12; National Honor Society 10,11,12; Swing Choir 10,11,12; Pep Band 9,10,11. KATHY M. HANSEN Gymnastics 9,10,11; Student Council 9.10.11.12, Treasurer 11; Pom-poms 11; Tumbling Instructor 9,10; Fine Arts Re¬ view 12; Christmas Play 11; Pep Club 9.10.11.12. RANDY E. HANSEN Football 9,10,11,12; Track 9,10,11,12, Captain 12; L Club 10,11,12; Student Council 10. CATHY L HARABURDO Drill Team 9,10,11; Mat Maid 11,12, Squad Captain 12; FEA 10; Powderpuff 9,10,11,12; Pep Club 9; Track 9. LINNIE HARNESS Newspaper 9,10,11; Yearbook 10; French Club 10; Photography Club 10,11, Presi¬ dent 11; Rocket Club 10,11,12; AFS 11; Chess Club 11; ROTC 10,11,12; Drill Team 9,10,11,12; Color Guard 9,10,11,12; Math Contest 9,10,11. CHERYL A. HARMON Art Guild 11; Powderpuff 12. PHIL HARPER ANITA L. HARRIS Mothers ' Tea 10; Powderpuff 11,12; Jr. Miss Contestant 12. DAVID HARRIS Wrestling 9,10,11; Baseball 9,10,11,12; Cross Country 11; Football 12. JERRY A. HATCH Newspaper 9,10, Production Staff 9,10; Chess Club 12; Industrial Ed. Club 11. GREG HEDRICK Lowell High School Rodeo Association 9.10.11.12. CINDY HERR Powderpuff 10,11,12; Spanish Club 10. THOMAS S. HINE Baseball 9,10. KELLY J. HINTON Track 9,10; Powderpuff 9,10,11,12; Home Ec. Club 10, Secretary; Class Council 9.10.11.12, Vice President; Student Coun¬ cil 11, Vice President; Swimming 10; Donkeyball Court 10; May Court 10. CHRIS L. HOLZHAUER Drill Team 9,10; FEA 10; Powderpuff 9.10.11.12. MARK E. HORNEIJ Photography Club 9,10,11,12, Treasurer; Newspaper 9,10,11,12, Advertising Editor 11; Rocket Club 9,10. ROBERT HULSEY Football 9,12; Vocational Auto Club 11.12. Secretary 12; Powderpuff Court 11 . 12 . RUTH A. HUSEMAN Pep Club 9,10,11,12; National Honor So¬ ciety 10,11,12; FEA 12; Student Council 9.10.11.12, Secretary 10, Vice President 12; Class Council 9, Treasurer; Fine Arts Review 12; French Club 9,10. BECKI L. ILIFF Home Ec. Club 9,10; Powderpuff 10; OEA 11. ROBIN M. JAMES Band 9; Choir 10. DONNA L. KALVAITIS Sunshine Club 9; GAA 9; Spanish Club 9,10; Pep Club 9,10; Powderpuff 9,10,11,12; Wrestling Team Manager 10 . 11 . 12 . KATHERINE A. KASSARDA French Club 12; Lowellian Staff 12. DOUG E. KEITH Football Manager 9,10; “L Club 9,10; AV Crew 11,12; Track Manager 9; Wrestling Manager 10; I.C.E. 11,12. NORMAN KELM Yearbook Staff 9; Light and Sound Club 9; Vocational Auto Clut 11,12, President 12 . DONNA RENDER Band 9,10,11; Gymnastics 9,10,11; Cheer¬ leading 10,11; Pep Club 9,10,11; Thes¬ pians 10,11,12; Various Plays and Musi¬ cals 9,10,11,12; Trackette 9,10,11,12; Tumbling Instructor 9,10,12; Powderpuff 9,10,11,12; AFS 10,11; L Club 10,11,12; Fine Arts Review 11,12. DONNA KERSEY National Honor Society 10,11,12; Pow¬ derpuff 9,11,12. MELINDA L. KINGMA Latin Club 9,10; Volleyball Scorekeeper 10,11,12; OEA 12, Secretary; Powderpuff 9,12; Track Manager 11; GAA 9; Pep Club 9; Sunshine Club 9. KRISTIE L. KINTZEL AFS 10,11, President 11; Swimming 9,10; Powderpuff 9,10,11,12; Homecoming Court 11,12; Pep Club 10,12; Alternate Cheerleader 12; Drill Team 10,11. TODD KNIGHT Swing Choir 11,12; Spring Play 11; Thes¬ pians 11,12; Fine Arts Review 11,12. DAVE KNORR Basketball 9,10,11,12; Football 9,10,11,12; Baseball 9; L Club 10,11,12. KRIS K. KOLLOWAY Track 9,10; Tennis 11; Powderpuff 10.11.12, Co-Captain 12; P.E. Show 9,10; Pep Club 12. STEVE W. KORTE L Club 10,11,12; National Honor So¬ ciety 10,11,12; Football 9; Basketball 9,10,12; Tennis 10,11,12; Golf 9,10,11,12. CHARLES A. KOWALSKI Football 9,10; Basketball 9; Vocational Auto Club 11,12. PAUL KRICK Swimming 9,10,11; Baseball 9,10. RICK KRYZA Baseball 9; Basketball 10. JOHN R. KUIPER Swimming 9,10; Swing Choir 10,11,12; Thespians 11,12; Musicals 10,12; Choir 10,11; Band 9,10; District and State Cho¬ ral Contest 10,11; Fine Arts Review 11,12. LIZ A. LAPPIE Pep Club 9,10; Powderpuff 10,11; Na¬ tional Honor Society 10,11,12; Track 11. KIM ). LAUDIG Student Council 9,10,11,12; Class Council 9,10,11,12; Cheerleading 10,11,12; Pep Club 9,10,11,12; National Honor Society 10,11,12; Spanish Club 10,12; Gymnastics 9,10,11; Tumbling Instructor 9,10,11,12; Trackette 9,10,11; Powderpuff 9,10; Christmas Play 10; AFS 10. MIKE H. LEPPER Band 9,10; Rocket Club 11,12, President 12; ROTC 9,10,11,12; Lowellian Staff 9; Baseball 11,12; National Honor Society 10,11; AV-Crew 10,11,12. KATHY L. LITTLE National Honor Society 10,11,12, Presi¬ dent 12; Pep Club 9,11; French Club 9,10; FEA 9,10,11,12, Most Valuable Member 11, Vice-President of State Organization 12, Club President 12; Spanish Club 9; Matmaid 11,12; FFA 12; Powderpuff 9.10.11.12. DRUANNE LITTLEPAGE Powderpuff 9,10,11; Home Ec. Club 9,10,11, President 11; Pep Club 9,10; Sun¬ shine Club 11; Home Ec. Assistant 11. ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■I MIKE S. LOVE Photography Club 9,10; Football 9; ICE II. MELODY LUTZO KIRK A. MAATMAN L Club 10,11,12; Football 9,10,11,12; Swimming 9,10,11,12; Track 9. BETTY JO MARSH Sunshine Club 11; Powderpuff 9; Art Guild 11. DAVID A. MARSH IEANNA R. MARTIN Swimming 9,10,11. DIANE McLEAN ROTC 9,10,11,12; Home Ec. Club 11. DEBORA McQUEN Powderpuff 9,10,11,12. RICHARD MICHAELS Chess Club 12. JOANN MILDE KAREN MIKA Basketball 9; Cadet Teaching 11; Pow¬ derpuff 12; OEA 11,12, Historian 12; P.E. Show 10; P.E. Assistant 10,11. SHARON MIKA Basketball 9; Swimming 10,11; Pow¬ derpuff 9,10,11,12; Pep Club 9,10,11; OEA 11; Student Council 11; L Club 11; AFS 11; Prom Committee 10; Donkey Basketball 11; GAA 9; Class Council 12. DEBBIE MORGAN Sunshine Club 11, Vice President; Pow¬ derpuff 11,12. CANDICE D. MORRISON Newspaper Staff 9,10,11,12; Yearbook Staff 10,12; Spanish Club 10,11; AFS 10,11; Powderpuff 9,11,12; Art Guild 9; Sunshine Club 9,10; Pep Club 9; P.E. Show 9. DAVID R. MOWREY Wrestling 10,12; Track 10. DAVID W. MUILENBURG VICA 9,11,12; ROTC Rocket Club 9,10,11,12. PARTICK C. NEARY Chess Club 11,12; Newspaper 10,11,12, Editor 12; French Club 11,12; National Honor Society 11,12. KATHY E. NETHERY OEA 12; Track 11. PARTICIA NOVAK JOHN D. NORRIS Football 9; Latin Club 9,10; Band 9,10,11. BRENDA L. O ' NEAL FEA 10,11,12; Track Manager 9; Pow¬ derpuff 11,12; Matmaid 11,12;.Pep Club 11; Sunshine Club 11; Fine Arts Revue 11; Choir Festival 11,12; State Choral Festival 12. DENISE A. OSBURN TERRY OSBURN Wrestling 9,10,11; Track 9; National Honor Society 10,11,12; L Club 10 , 11 , 12 . DON PARKER MITCH PATTEE Swimming 9; FFA 9,10,11,12, President 11 , 12 . KATHERINE E. PAYNE Swimming 9,10,11,12, Co-Captain 12; Student Council 9,10,11,12; Class Council 9,10,11,12, Class President 12; National Honor Society 10,11,12, Secretary-Trea¬ surer 12; French Club 9,10, Treasurer 10; May Queen Court 9; Band 9,10,11; Time- rette 9,10,11,12; Hoosier Girls ' State Delegate 11; All School Christmas Play 10; Junior Miss 1977; State Swimming Qualifier 10,11,12; L Club 10,11,12. DEBBIE PEARSALL DOMINIC PERFETTI Football 9; Basketball 9; Baseball 9; Swimming 10; VICA 11. DAN N. PERONIS Football 9; Latin Club 9,10; Band 9,10,11. JUNE PETRO Powderpuff 10; Home Ec. Club 9,10,11, Secretary 11. NANCY L. POITRAS Powderpuff 10; Home Ec. Club 9. TAMMY K. QUALE Powderpuff 10,12; Mothers ' Tea 9,10. PATTY L. QUILLIN FEA 10,11,12; Spanish Club 10,11,12; Pep Club 10,11; Football Manager 12; Na¬ tional Honor Society 10,11,12. DARLENE RAPPE Powderpuff 9,12; OEA 11. DENISE REICHERT AMY C. RIGG Student Council 11,12; AFS 11; Cheer¬ leader 9,10. ROCKY A. ROADRUCK Track 9,10; Cross Country 9,10. JAMES R. RUST Swing Choir 9,10,11; Football 9,10,11,12; Wrestling 9,10,11,12, Co-Captain 12, Track 11,12; L Club 11,12; Yearbook 10,11; Thespians 11,12; Musical 9,10,11. LOU ANN SANDERS Trackettes 10; OEA 12. KELLY F. SAMPSON AFS 11, Vice President; Trackettes 9,10; Class Council 9,10; Pep Club 9,10. LORI SARK Swimming 9,10,11; National Honor So¬ ciety 10,11,12. RICHARD |. SCHRUM Baseball 9,10; Basketball 9; Football 9. ETHEL SCHUCKNECHT Swimming 9,10,11; Ecology Club 9,10,11, Secretary 11. PAUL SHARKEY Football 9,10,11,12; Wrestling 9,10,11,12; L Club 10,11,12; National Honor So¬ ciety 12; Co-Captain Football 12; Co- Captain Wrestling 12. TIM L. SHOWN Basketball 9,10; Football 9. SHIRLEY SICHTERMAN Band 9,10,11,12; Pep Band 9,10,11,12; Nisbove 9,10,11,12; State NISBOVA 10, Choir 10,11,12, Treasurer 12; Fine Arts Revue 11,12; Oklahoma Musical 10; How To Succeed Musical 11; FEA 10,11,12; AFS 10,11,12, Secretary 12; Choir Spring Musical 12; Band Festival 9,10,11,12; Choir Festival 11,12; State Choir Festival 12; Northwest Indiana Youth Orchestra 12 . LISA M. SPAIN Golf 9; Newspaper 12; French Club 9,10; Band 9,10,11; Choir 12, Accompanist; Basketball 9; Tennis 10,11,12; National Honor Society 10,11,12. WILLIAM A. STAGNER Marching and Concert Band 9,10,11,12; Pep Band 9,10,11,12; Stage Band 9,10,11,12; Choir 12; Thespians 9,10,11,12; Musicals 9,10,12; NISBOVA District Contest 11,12; Various Plays 9,10,11,12; Fine Arts Revue 11,12; Tennis 10; Arion Award 11; Outstanding Band¬ sman 9,10,11,12; Swing Choir 11,12; Band Drum Major 11,12; Band Festival 9,10,11,12; Choir Festival 11,12; Cross Country 12; Track 12; Northwest Indiana Young Artists Competition 11,12; Band Uniform Committee 11. ANGELA STARR Band 9,10,11; Student Council 9,10; Newspaper Staff 12; Cheerleader 9,10; Pep Club 9,10; National Honor Society 10 , 11 , 12 . SHEREE A. STEINBACH Swimming 9,10,11; National Honor So¬ ciety 10,11,12; Trackette 9,10,11; French Club 9,10; Timerette 10; Powderpuff 11; AFS 11. SHARON S. STEPHAN Band 9,10,11; Pep Club 9; FEA 10,11,12, Secretary 11; Swing Choir 10,11,12, Sec¬ retary and Treasurer 12; National Honor Society 10,11,12, Secretary and Treasurer 11; Girls ' State Alternate 11; junior Miss Candidate 12. SUSAN M. STEWART ROTC 11,12; Pep Club 10; Ecology Club 11; Drill Team 12. Track 9; OEA 9; Powderpuff 9,10,11; GAA 9; Pep Club 9,10; Cadet Teacher 11. MITCH THOMPSON JAMIE P. TILTON GEORGE TRBOJEVIC Track 9; Latin Club 10, Secretary; Chess Club 11; Cross Country 12. ROBERT W. VIERS Football 9,10,11,12; Wrestling 9,10,11,12; Baseball 9,10,11,12, All-Sectional Team 10; Ind. Ed. Club 11,12, President 12; As¬ tronomy Club 12; Student Council 12; L Club 10,11,12; Pep Club 12. RANDY VOUGHT Football 9,10,11,12; Basketball 9,10; VICA 11 , 12 . BARBARA A. VULETICH |IM L. WAGNER Football 9,10,11; Track 9; Basketball 9,10,11,12; L Club 10,11,12; VICA 11; National Honor Society 11,12. SCOTT D. WEDDING Basketball 9,10. PETE M. WEIAND Football 9; Baseball 9,10; Tennis 10,11,12; Basketball 9,10,11,12; Golf 11,12; L Club 10,11,12; National Honor Society 10,11,12; Boys ' State Delegate 11. CINDY A. WELTER Class Council 9,10,11, President 9,10,11; Student Council 9,10,11, Secretary 11; Trackette 9,10; Powderpuff 9,10,11; Sun¬ shine Club 10; Pep Club 9; Homecoming 11,12; Prom Court 12; Prom Queen 12. © £3 AMY L. SMITH Home Ec. Club 10,11, Vice President; Home Ec. Assistant 10,11; Sunshine Club 11; Powderpuff 10,11; I.C.E. 12. CONNIE S. SMITH Band 9,10; OEA 10; Home Ec. Assistant 10 , 11 , 12 . HELEN SMITH Swimming 9,10,11; Art Guild 11,12, Presi¬ dent 12; FEA 11; AFS 11. jULIE SMITH Powderpuff 10; Student Council 12; Timerette 10,11. LOUISE M. SMITH Spanish Club 11,12, Treasurer 12; Na¬ tional Honor Society 10,11,12; IU Honors Program 11, and Alternate; Cadet Teach¬ ing 12. DARRYL SNYDER Student Council 9,10,11,12, President 12; National Honor Society 10,11,12; L Club 10,11,12; Swing Choir 11; Track 9; Wrestling 9,10; Football 9,10,11,12. LINDA D. STRICKHORN KATHRYN L. STUART Swimming 9,10,11,12, Co-Captain 12; State Qualifier 11,12; L Club 9,10,11,12; Student Council 12; Timerette 10,11,12; National Honor Society 10,11,12; French Club 9,10, Vice President 10; AFS 11,12, Vice President 12; All School Plays 9,10; Outstanding Citizen of Lake County Candidate 12. JERRI STULL Swimming 9,10; Matmaid 11,12; FEA 9; Swing Choir 9,10,11,12; Band 9,10; Pep Club 9; junior Miss Candidate 12. KATHY R. SWART Ecology Club 9,10,11, President 11, Home Ec. Club 11. SUSAN TARR Band Majorette 9,10,11,12; Sunshine Club 11,12; junior Miss Candidate 12; Home Ec. Club 11,12. CAORLE L. TAYLOR JANET M. WILSON | National Honor Society 10,11; AFS « 10,11,12; Spanish Club 12; Band 9,10. j MARK WILSON | TED WILSON LARRY WILLIAMS Football 9,10. DAVID P. WLEKLINSKI Football 10; Basketball 10,11,12. MIKE WRIGHT ROTC 9,10,11; Ecology Club 10. AL YOUNG MARY M. ZACIRA Pep Club 10; ROTC 10,11,12; FEA 11; Ecology Club 10. LORI M. ZUCKLEY GAA 9; Track 9. DANIEL R. ZUNICA Wrestling 9,10; Track 9. Jl IP.. ©IPADS L. I OEAIO. MICHELLE L. BLANCHARD k k Band 9; Automotive Technology and Bus j Maintenance Secretary 10,11; Art Guild 10. SS LESLIE J. BLANKENSHIP Volleyball 9, 10; Golf 11; Matmaid 9, 10, 11; J| FEA 10, 11; French Club 10; AFS 10; Drill J| Team 9, 10; Trackette 10, 11; Pep Club 9 SHERYL L. DIETRICH Choir 9. I LOUIS W. FERHAT Photography Club 9, 10, 11, President 11. KAY GUNDERSON r - I I k CINDY L. JOHNSON k Powderpuff 11. DONNA HEATER VICKI HEATER GERI HENDERSON Cadet Teaching 11; Matmaid 11. LARRY HENSON ROTC 9, 10, 11; Track 11. I KEVIN C. KINTZ Band 9, 10; Choir 11, Accompianist; Swing! Choir 10, 11; Thespians 11; Light and Sound! Clubs 9, 10, 11. S SARAH J. KORTE S Swimming 9; Golf 10; Matmaid 10, 11; I.C.E. k S ii. k k SHARON LUTTRELL | Mothers ' Tea 10, 11. s DANELLE MANTZ Powderpuff 11. I SUSAN L. NORD ISunshine Club 10; ROTC 9, 10, 11; Laundr j Work 9, 10, 11. JOANN ODLE OEA 10. JEANNE S. OGBORN OEA 10, 11, Historian 11; Lowellian 11; Art Guild 9, 10, 11; P.E. Show 9; Devils ' Advo cate 9, 11. IRICHARD OHLENKAMP 1 RENEE A. SOBAK V heerleading 9, 10; Tennis 9, 10; Basketball klO; National Honor Society 10, 11; OEA 11; j ' L Club 10, 11; Pep Club 9, 10. J Ablondi, Maryann 17 Beckrich, Mary 72 Abner, Kerry 48, 51, 131, 177 Beckrich, Mike 81 Adam, Mike 59, 81 Beckrich, Terry 131 Adam, Tim 16,17, 30, 42, 70,116, Bedoian, Michael 17, 35, 116, 141 138, 139, 159, 186 149, 186 Adams, Tammy 17 Bedoian, Sharon 44, 70, 72, 136 Adams, Tom 81, 99, 140 144 Alexis, Cole 48, 51, 131, 159 Bedoian, Susan 8, 33 , 45, 46, 55, Allen, Steve 17, 189 86, 93, 116, 126, 127, 131,159, Allie, John 34, 131, 138 160 Ames, Mark 72 Beeching, Mark 17, 112 Anderson, Alan 131 Beeching, Sheryl 55, 58, 59, 81, Anderson, Joan 17 104 Anderson, John 39, 72 Beenes, Debbie 81, 114 Anderson, Mark 72 Behrens, Barbara 59, 60, 72, lit Anderson, Mike 81 Beier, Christa 29 Anderson, Mike 15, 17, 52, 116, Beier, David 81 157, 166 Benka, Cathy 72 Anderson, Nancy 72 Benka, Mike 131 Anderson, Stacy 15,124,130,131, Bennett, Dale 17, 56, 57 154, 156, 157, 166 Berg, Deona 18, 157 Anderson, Tim 56, 131 Berg, John 102, 131 Angelidis, Demi 44, 81, 170 Berg, John 17, 56, 57 Anton, Brian 17 Berner, Kathy 18, 116, 159, 186, Anton, Wayne 72, 115 187, 188 Aquino, Cory 81 Berwick, Melanie 15, 52, 54, 59, Arehart, David 17, 71, 164, 189 60, 131, 154 Arehart, John 72 Bigger, Becky 72 Arehart, Sue 69, 81 Birkhead, John 72, 90 Ariel, John 59, 81, 158 Black, Jim 67, 81, 99, 108, 141 Ariel, Nicholas 17 Black, Mickey 42, 94, 95, 96, 131, Artim, Joe 39, 72, 90, 143, 182 141, 159 Artim, Mike 116,120,123,126,131 Blanchard, Michelle 29, 57 Austgen, Mike 81 Blanchard, Wendy 131 Ayers, Kent 81, 154, 155 Blankenbeckler, Tammy 28, 100, Ayers, John 17, 138, 139 131, 155 Blankenship, Leslie 29, 46, 101, Babcock, Katy 104, 124, 129, 130, 104, 131, 147, 160 131, 156, 159, 162 Blissmer, Cassie 18 Bach, Lory 81 Bockstahler, John 81, 102, 107, Bachman, Janet 114, 131 Bachman, Rick 17 116, 87 Bodnar, Doug 115 Bachman, Steve 39, 72,90,91,143 Boksa, Carl 72 Baggett, Donna 81, 112 Borkowski, Paul 81 Baggett, Rachel 17, 61, 159 Born, Dan 131 Baikauskas, Carl 72 Born, Tom 72 Bailey, David 131 Bortoli, Bob 39, 72, 90, 117 Bailey, Kevin 15, 48, 51, 59, 120, Bowman, Lori 131, 170 131, 153, 159, 166, 167 Bowman, Melody 50, 59, 60, 72 Bailey, Wayne 17, 94, 95, 96, 97, Boyer, Sheryl 81 116, 179 Boyer, Terry 12 Baker, Nancy 54, 55, 59, 81, 157, Boyles, Jim 34, 38, 81, 91, 141 158 Boyles, Kim 18, 54, 187 Baker, Shari 81, 93, 163 Bozak, Linda 81,103,114, 154, 161 Baldwin, Tamera 131, 157 Bradbury, Anita 72 Barath, Cari 17 Bradbury-Hall, Crystal 16, 187 Barath, Ruth 72 Bradbury, Rick 35, 124, 131, 142, Barker, Kelly 17, 189 143, 167 Barker, Steve 164 Bravos, George 11, 34, 35, 81, 99, Barman, Kathy 50, 72 101, 108, 140, 162 Barman, Kenneth 131, 138, 139, Brawley, Donna 72, 170 154, 172 Bretzinger, Rose 81 Barnhill, Bob 72, 171 Bright, Larry 72 Barnhill, Pat 91, 131 Brill, Stephanie 55, 117, 131, 158, Barr, Carrie 81, 115, 161 160, 163, 170 Barrett, Leonard 17 Brill, Tom 39, 72, 90, 140 Barrus, John 131, 156, 163, 172 Broe, Sherrie 72, 117, 163 Bass, Stephen 81 Brotherton, Melissa 131, 164 Bastin, Colleen 131 Brotherton, Mike 72 Bastin, Lisa 31, 44, 72 Brown, Esta 72, 144 Bauer, Beth 116,131,144,156,159 Brown, Jeff 18, 171 Bean, Pam 17, 55, 187 Brown, Lisa 6,8, 72, 103, 106, 117, 218 ST U IDT NT S TaV If IT I NIDIf. X 126, 127, 144 Brown, Roberta 29, 114 Brownell, Charles 81, 113, 115 Bruce, |im 57, 131 Bruce, Kyle 73 Bruce, Tom 18, 56, 57 Brummett, Kathy 73, 128 Buchanan, Brad 35, 38, 81, 154 Buchanan, Debra 18 Buchanan, Cenda 18, 113 Buche, Craig 16, 18, 31, 42, 46, 116, 159, 189 Buckley, Patty 73 Buehrle, ]ill 131 Bunkowfst, Connie 81, 157 Bunkowfst, )im 73 Burbach, David 115 Burgess, Gail 131 Burgess, Steven 131 Burgess, Russel 16,18, 42,46,116, 138, 159, 186 Burns, Julie 131 Burns, Terry 73 Burrell, Lori 73, 92, 117, 158, 170 Bushman, Tom 73 Caldwill, leffery 81 Cammack, Kevin 73, 115, 163 Campbell, Debbie 73 Campbell, Patrick 81, 115 Campbell, Tiger 131 Camus, Richard 81, 115 Capps, Doug 59, 73 Carlson, Ellen 81 Carlson, Karol 15, 52, 53, 59, 66, 131, 156 Carroll, Joey 81 Carter, Kim 131 Cash, Suzy 73 Cassman, Carrie 81, 116, 146, 162 Cataldo, Alison 12, 18 Cataldo, Annette 81, 104, 161 Cencion, Richard 81 Cesario, Dino 126, 178 Cesario, Sal 67, 91, 131, 167 Childress, Don 113, 143, 73 Chism, Margaret 59, 60, 158 Christopher, Ed 18 Clark, Allen 18 Clark, Amber 54, 80, 81, 162 Clark, Donald 18, 57 Clark, Robert 131 Clawson, Chris 39, 73, 102, 140 Clevinger, Julie 18, 126, 127, 163 Clinton, Keith 73 Coates, Doris 12, 18 Coburn, Rick 59, 81 Coffman, Dan 73, 113, 143 Cole, Chris 131 Cole, Debbie 81, 100 Cole, Terry 18, 125 Compton, George 19 Conley, Lucinda 81, 166 Conley, Tara 73, 113, 158, 170 Conley, Tom 19 Cook, Michael 73, 115 Cooper, John 80, 81, 102, 141 Corie, Shawna 19 Corning, Janice 81, 100 Corns, Mike 81 115, 140 Cory, James 18 Cotner, Steve 73 Crabbe, Pam 18, 114 Crabbe, Tim 81 Craft, Kenny 39, 73 Cramer, Bert 115 Cramer, Joan 111, 114, 131 Cramer, Winnie 73 Crane, Don 53, 59, 81 Crawford, Robert 81 Crawford, Tracie 73 Crim, Diane 73, 117 Cripe, Doug 131 Crofford, Sharon 19 Cross, Dean 131 Cross, Jody 81 Cr umrine, David 50, 51, 52, 57, 115, 131, 153, 157 Cummins, Matt 73 Cummins, Susan 81, 154 Cunningham, Mary 18, 61, 157, 170 Cunningham, Richard 59, 81, 102, 109, 115, 158 Cusic, Bill 19, 32, 116, 186 Dadlow, Dena 73 Dadlow, Tami 131 Dahl, Fred 19 Daley, Mike 5, 16, 19, 34, 35, 36, 47,94, 95, 96, 97,100,107,109, 116, 125, 138, 186 Daley, Theresa 114,116,131,160, 165, 170 Daugherty, Ray 57, 131 David, Dale 73 David, Laurie 81, 157 Davis, Cindy 19,93,107,122,126, 127, 150, 164, 165 Davis, Pam 103, 108 Dawson, Brian 39, 73,98,117,140, 162 DeBold, Rick 73 Decker, Dennis 82 Decker, Donna 73, 115, 163 Decker, Linda 19 Deifel, Kim 82, 88, 154, 158 Deloera, Anthony 19, 30, 42, 45, 46 Dennison, Kim 55, 82, 157, 161, 170 Denton, George 19, 52 Denton, John 131 Denton, Michael 73 Depel, Cary 39, 73, 90, 117 DeVault, Liz 82, 154 DeVault, Patly 19 DeVine, Julie 44,73,105,136,144, 182 Dickman, Dale 131 Dietrich, Sheryl 29, 164 Doffin, Paul 19 Dolberry, Mike 131, 154, 159 Donahue, Patricia 20 Donahue, Sheryl 73, 103 Donnelly, Greg 43, 73, 102 Donnelly, Tammy 12,13, 186,187 Doodeman, Karen 82, 157, 181 Doty, Cecelia 82, 158 Dougherty, Tom 117, 132, 167 Downey, Leanne 44, 73, 158 DuBord, Greg 19, 187, 5 DuBord, Richard 35, 38, 82 Dulin, Raymond 34, 38,65, 82,91 Dulin, Roger 39, 73, 90, 176 Duncan, Rick 82, 113 Duncan, Teresa 15, 70, 103, 104, 117, 126, 132, 144, 145 DuPont, Philip 82 Dutton, Jeff 19, 5, 35, 183 Duvall, Deborah 19 Dvorscak, Eric 73 Dvorscak, Mark 115, 132, 154 Earley, Chuck 39, 73, 117, 98, 141 Earley, Lynn 40, 71, 132, 147 Early, Mike 39 Earley, Todd 73, 117 Ebert, Karen 132, 170 Echterling, Teresa 19 Edgman, Diana 82 Edgman, Joe 115, 132 Edgman, Mary 132 Eich, Carl 73 Eich, Chris 82, 99, 113 Eich, Tina 19, 115, 163 Eichenberger, Becky 73 EichenLterger, Laura 82, 112, 157, 161 Elkins, Beth 59, 82, 115, 158, 170, 163 Elkins, Greg 82, 115, 163 Elliott, Jim 19,42,45,116,122,126 Elliott, Bill 19, 56, 57, 122, 186 Elliott, Peggy 132 Elliott, Rhonda 6, 82, 106, 117 Ellis, Beth 19 Ellis, Eric 132 Ellis, Lyn 73, 160 Emerson, Jack 73, 98, 115, 163 Emory, Lizanne 132 Ensweiler, Mickey 82 Erb, Fred 82 Ericson, Terry 132 Eriks, Debbie 11, 114, 130, 132, 165 Esslinger, Janice 19 Estes, Paula 73, 117 Eubanks, Ed 14, 15, 52, 125, 129, 132,150,151,152,154,159,166 Evans, Becky 19 Evans, Beverly 20, 48, 52, 61, 117, 157 Evans, Jim 39, 73, 90, 117, 160 Everett, Tony 73 Gaddy, Mark 115, 163 Gagratz, Judy 20 Gallenkamp, Andy 116, 132, 142, 143 Galliher, Jim 57, 132 Galliher, Scott 39, 74, 113, 115 Gallmeier, Larry 58, 59, 74 Garcia, Rosina 120 Genge, Diane 40, 116, 132, 146, 148 Gerner, Patti 40, 86, 92, 114, 116, 120,132,146,159,160,165,170 Gerner, Sheryl 41,92, 74, 146,160 Gerst, Steve 34, 38, 59, 82 Gerst, Tami 74,103,110,117,144, 145, 157 Glade, Jim 21 Golumbeck, Kris 157 Goodman, David 34, 51, 132, 162 Gorball, Julie 20, 157 Corby, Hulah 132 Gordon, Ian 32, 132, 167 Gottschalk, Dawn 74 Govert, Kim 5,6,8,9,20,106,117, 162, 186, 187 Govert, Lynnette 30, 82 Graham, Debbie 74, 157 Grant, Tom 43, 74, 102, 141 Grant, Tracey 74 Gray, Debbie 74 Gray, Liz 82, 115, 157 Gray, Joel 20, 102 Gray, Linda 74, 157 Green, Janet 20, 54, 55, 157, 161, 180 Greer, Duane 132 Greiner, Lynda 4, 12, 20, 93, 107, 116, 144, 145 Griesmer, Floy 20 Griffin, David 74 Griffin, Debbie 29 Gross, Todd 20, 5, 56, 57,165,186 Grothaus, Pam 41,82,93,108,154 Grothaus, Ron 74 Gunderson, Kay 29, 56 Gunderson, Mark 20, 164 Gunning, Mary Sue 6, 44, 45, 82, 105, 106, 116, 117 Guritz, Jan 164, 20 Guritz, Jay 164, 20 Gwyn, Rod 10, 34, 37, 38, 52, 53, 88, 89, 116, 132, 141, 162, 163 Haberlin, Cecil 21 Hales, Cindy 44,105,116,132,146, 160, 170 Halfman, Ron 21, 164 Hall, Barbara 21, 187 Hall, David 21 Hall, Jeff 21 Hall, Karen 74 Hall, Keith 125,132,138,139,167 Hall, Ken 14, 15, 16, 21, 52, 116, 153, 159, 166, 189 Hall, Mary Beth 82 Hall, Rick 21 Hall, Zoe 74 Halko, Robert 132 Hamman, Terri 82 Hamm, Barbara 132 Hamm, Louise 82 Handy, Ted 115 Hansen, Kathy 4, 14, 15, 70, 162, 186, 187, 189 Hansen, Randy 21, 35, 143, 186 Haraburdo, Cathy 21, 104 Harding, Cathy 52, 128, 130, 132, 150, 156, 160, 162, 164, 188 Harmon, Cheryl 21 Harmston, Chuck 74, 113 Harness, Linnie 21, 115 Harper, Paul 74, 82, 115 Harper, Phil 21 Harris, Anita 12, 21, 187 Harris, David 5,9,21,35,136,138, 148, 159 Harris, Julie 82, 114 Haskins, David 82 Hatch, Alice 82 Hatch, Jerry 21, 51, 167, 180 Hatch, Ronnie 82 Hatch, Jim 132 STUDENT STAFE INDEX Hawkins, Tom 74, 102, 115, 163 Hayden, Brian 74 Hayden, Paula 82, 104 Hayden, Scott 67, 113, 132 Hays, Mary 21 Hays, Sandy 82 Hazzard, Beth 59 Heater, Donna 29, 132 Heater, Tracy 82 Heater, Vicki 29, 132 Hedrick, Greg 21 Hedrick, Tracie 41, 54, 74, 117, 120, 146 Heintz, Judy 74 Heiser, Cindy 54, 82 Heiser, Danny 132 Henderson, Geri 61, 104, 132 Henry, Sheila 74 Henson, Larry 132 Henson, Skip 39, 74,126,143,162 Herlitz, Elaine 40, 71, 80, 82, 93, 108, 116, 146, 147, 160, 162 Herlitz, Linda 40,93,116,132,146, 159, 160 Hernandez, Teresa 74 Herr, Chris 74 Herr, Cindy 21 Herr, Henry 82, 113 Herz, Donald 132 Hicks, Denise 132 Hildebrand, Tom 176 Hine, Kelly 74, 126 Hine, Paula 74, 144, 160, 173 Hine, Scott 21 Hinton, Kelly 12, 16, 187 Hirata, Dave 39, 72, 74, 98, 117, 140, 162 Hofferber, Petrina 59, 60, 74 Holcomb, Cindy 132 Holder, Lori 132 Holder, Rusty 74, 113 Holloway, Tina 114 Holst, Gary 57 Holt, Jim 80, 82 Holzauer, Chris 21 Hooper, Robin 50, 82 Hoover, Carolyn 15, 52, 125, 129, 130,132,153,157,159,162,166 Horneij, Mark 22, 50, 115, 153 Hotler, Jeff 176 Huber, Jack 133, 157, 164 Hudak, Nancy 22 Hudgens, Susan 74 Hudgins, Jodeane 74 Hudson, Karen 50, 59, 60, 74 Hudson, Kim 104, 117, 133, 147, 156, 158 Hulsey, Mary 74, 170 Hulsey, Robert 5, 22, 35, 56, 57, 116 Hulsey, Susan 117, 133, 147, 156, 158, 159 Huseman, Kevin 39, 74, 90 Huseman, Marty 124,129,133,167 Huseman, Ruth 4,14,15,117,120, 121,126,127,159,162,186,187 Husiar, Linda 6,103,106,116,117, 133, 152 Hutchison, Ronald 74, 115 Hyatte, Jack 115, 133 lliff, Becky 22 lliff, Doug 82 lliff, Steve 133 James, Rachelle 55, 104, 133, 44, 159 James, Robin 22, 164 Jansen, Wendy 74 Jazwinski, Suzanna 15,82,157,166 Jeanes, Kim 74, 178 Jensen, Bob 113, 133 Johnson, Alan 133 Johnson, Bill 74 Johnson, Christina 74, 157 Johnson, Cindy 29 Johnson, Debbie 83 Johnson, Tim 34, 38, 83, 91, 113 Jonas, Ann 74, 153, 117, 180 Jonas, Lynn 22, 113 Jones, Debbie 74 Jones, James 133 Jones, Jay 115, 133 Jones, Mike 22, 113 Joseforsky, Karen 50, 64, 83, 112 Joseforsky, Patrice 11, 114, 133 Jungles, Jim 74 Juriss, John 133, 140 Justice, Jeff 83 Justice, Kerry 74, 98 Kaciur, Tim 8 , 31, 32, 86 , 88 , 133 Kacius, Tom 43, 83, 88 , 116, 164, 176 Kadisak, Ray 59, 74, 115, 163 Kadisak, Rita 22, 114 Kaiser, Karen 74, 87, 92, 108 Kalvaitis, Donna 22 Karlson, Mary 64,83,104,112,156 Karlson, Paula 133 Kasarda, Katherine 22, 147, 156 Kasparian, Arman 43,83,102,116, 141 Kasparian, Steve 83, 99, 141 Keilman, Paul 133, 167 Keith, Doug 22 Kelley, Balinda 83 Kelley, Kim 74 Kelm, Norman 22, 56, 57 Kender, Donna 14, 15, 22, 52, 53, 116, 186, 187 Kenney, Darlene 83 Kepes, Emery 22 Kepes, Rosemary 74, 160 Kerr, Keith 83 Kersey, Darrell 133, 165 Kersey, Donna 22, 159, 187 Kersey, Karen 74, 93 Kingma, Melinda 22, 114 Kingma, Mike 74 Kintz, Kevin 15, 29, 52, 53, 122, 152, 157, 166 Kintzel, Keanan 43, 83, 102, 116, 141 Kintzel, Kristie 6 , 8 , 22, 106, 117, 122, 187 Kirgan, Michael 59, 74 Klotz, Frank 133 Klotz, Jackie 75 Knight, Brad 9, 10, 34, 35, 37, 38, 83, 88 , 125, 141 Knight, Kelle 133, 147 Knight, Scott 30, 75, 98, 109, 117, 143 Knight, Theresa 39, 59,60, 75,174 Knight, Todd 22, 52, 164, 166 Knorr, David 5, 22, 35, 36, 94, 95, 96, 97, 100, 109, 116, 122 Knorr, Troy 8 , 39, 75, 98 Koehne, Debbie 133, 156, 158 Koehne, Shari 75 Kohanyi, Jane 55, 83, 126 Kohnayi, Mark 23 Kolloway, Kathy 75, 180 Kolloway, Kris 23, 114, 117 Kompare, John 39, 75 Kopas, Fred 83, 115 Kormendy, Monica 103, 116, 117, 133, 144, 156, 159, 162 Korte, Sarah 29,104,133,164,165 Korte, Steve 16, 23, 42,46,94,95, 96, 116, 141, 159, 186, 189 Kotula, Kathy 144, 156, 158 Kotula, Kris 75 Kowlaski, Charles 23, 56, 57, 188 Krick, Bill 133 Krick, Paul 23, 122 Kroll, Charlene 83, 146 Kryza, Rick 23, 186 Kudlo, Dawn 133, 164 Kuiper, John 14, 23, 164 Kuiper, Phillip 34, 37, 38, 83, 91 Kuruzivich, Michael 100, 133, 154 Kutemeier, Delver 16, 35, 37, 38, 88 , 113, 133 Kutemeier, Doug 39, 75, 90, 113, 176 Lamb, Kathy 83 Lamb, Tom 39, 75 Langen, Mark 35, 100, 133, 136, 142, 143, 149 Langston, Charles 91,109,133,163 Lappie, Elizabeth 159 Laszlo, Angela 15, 59, 133, 161 Laudig, Kim 6,7,23,101,106,117, 125, 159, 162, 186, 188 Learman, Lori 23 Lechner, Carla 83, 157 Lee, Jeff 133 Lepper, Helen 115, 133 Lepper, Mike 23, 115, 163, 177 Lepper, Robert 54,59, 75,115,163 Lindahl, Art 113, 133 Lindemer, John 75, 115, 157 Lindgren, Steve 83 Liptak, Karen 75 Little, Ann 9, 34, 36, 61, 104, 113, 116,133,144,149,156,159,160 Little, Carol 55, 80, 83 Little, Joyce 55, 75, 103 Little, Julie 40, 45, 46, 116, 133 Little, Kathy 23, 61, 104, 113, 159 Littlejohn, Christine 75 Littlejohn, O ' Neal 83 Littlepage, Druanne 23 Littlepage, Ginger 75, 92, 117 Littlepage, Vicki 100, 123, 133 Livingston, Robin 49, 50, 83, 104, 112 , 1 % Llewellyn, Dana 30, 40, 93, 114, 116, 133 Loehmer, Carl 133 Loehmer, Janis 133 Loehmer, Roger 75 Loitz, Linda 75 Lone, Barbara 133 Love, Christy 83 Love, Dan 75, 90 Love, Kathy 49, 55, 104, 123, 133 Love, Mike 23, 70 Love, Steve 34, 38,83,99,128 138 139, 162 Loveless, Rich 133, 163 Lovell, Michael 75, 115 Lovely, Joan 58, 59, 75 Luebcke, Mark 133 Lukasik, Ronna 41, 75, 92, 117 Luke, Denise 133 Lump, Don 83, 99, 154 Luttrell, Greg 83 Lettrell, Sharon 29, 133 Lutzo, Melody 23, 188 McCarthy, Patty 75 McClure, Barbara 115, 154, 156, 158 McCormick, Jay 115, 134 McGinley, Jeff 9, 35, 37, 38, 124 McGinley, Mark 39, 75, 98, 117, 140 McGinley, Bob 83, 99, 138 McLean, Debbie 83 McLean, Diane 23 McMurray, Bobby 83 McNabney, Bill 75 McQuen, Debbie 23 Maas, Ruby 104, 117, 133, 147, 156, 158 Maas, Rudy 34,35,37, 38,91,133 Maatman, Kirk 5, 23, 35, 45, 87, 102, 116, 167, 186 Maatman, Kraig 56, 87, 102, 133 Mager, Linda 75 Majdak, Robert 111, 115,133,171 Mann, Dwayne 67, 83, 156, 158 Manns, Charles 133 Manns, Debbie 75, 144 Mantz, Brett 83 Mantz, Danelle 29 Marconi, Elizabeth 133 Marino, Evonne 83 Marsh, Betty Jo 23 Marsh, David 23 Marsh, Jayne 83 Marshall, Darla 55, 83, 120 Marshall, Jodi 40, 133, 144, 174, 183 Marshall, Patti 75, 92, 146 Martin, Billy 57 Martin, Edie 66 , 75 Martin, Jeanne 24 Martin, Kathy 50,83,104,112,156 Martin, Patti 83, 104, 175 Matter, Sandy 75 Mauk, Jeff 24 Mayer, Debbie 55, 70, 116, 117, 133, 144, 159, 162 Mazurene, Nick 59, 83, 115 Medrano, Marlene 58, 75, 158 Medrano, Wally 83 Mehegan, Cheryl 83 Meltzer, Charolette 83, 157, 161 Meltzer, Louis 113, 134 Merkel, Kim 75 Meyers, Sheri 41 116, 123, 134, 144, 163 Michaels, Richard 24, 51, 171 Midkiff, Todd 83, 143 _S1UE ENT ST trr IINIDIEX Midkiff, Tom 75 Mika, Karen 24, 64, 114 Mika, Sharon 24, 69, 187 Milde, Donna 71, 75 Milde, Pam 134 Miles, Roger 35 Miller, Brian 83 Miller, Jim 16, 24, 88, 116, 159 Miller, Michele 75, 103, 144, 157 Miller, Mike 34,38,87,94, 96, 134 Miller, Ruth Ann 83 Miller, Teresa 12, 24,114,165,186, 187, 189 Minion, David 75, 141, 182 Minion, Linda 33, 103, 114, 116, 134, 159, 162 Miracle, Cheryl 83, 170 Mirowski, Stephen 75, 115 Mishlove, Laura 55, 80, 83, 146, 162 Mital, Brenda 75, 180 Mital, John 83 Mitchell, Tobin 56, 134 Mitsch, Carrie 83 Mitsch, Lucinda 75, 106, 117 Mize, Jeff 83 Mlynarczyk, Andy 83, 140 Mlynarczyk, John 39, 75, 98, 117, 154 Molden, Rick 75, 115 Monix, Dorothy 83 Morgan, Debbie 24 Morris, Brian 75, 113 Morris, Debbie 75, 160 Morrison, Candy 24, 55, 156, 158 Morrison, Chris 39, 75, 117 Morrison, Mike 35, 38, 83, 91 Morrow, Steve 75, 98 Mowrey, David 24, 89, 143 Mullenburg, David 24, 56, 57,115 Mullenburg, Mike 75, 115, 176 Munro, John 24 Myers, Janet 134 Myers, Jerry 93 Myslive, Randy 24, 56, 57 Nance, Rich 39, 75 Neary, Patrick 24,48, 51,142,143, 154, 158, 159, 186 Nehring, Caroline 134 Neidert, Rob 75 Nelson, Joy 44, 75, 105, 158 Nelson, Kenneth 83 Nelson, Theresa 44, 45, 75, 105 Nelson, Tim 111, 112, 134 Nemeth, Steve 24, 177 Nethery, Kathy 24 Newlin, Billy 115, 134, 163 Newman, Amy 55, 83, 112, 161 Nicholas, Becky 24, 187 Nicholas, Gary 75, 98, 142, 143 Nichols, Cathy 58, 59, 92, 75 Nichols, Patty 134 Nord, Sherrie 104, 134 Nord, Susan 29,115,134,172,188 Norris, John 24 Norris, Lucy 44, 59, 84, 163 Norton, Dawn 134 Novak, Anthony 134 Novak, Karen 134, 164 Novak, Ken 75 Novak, Kim 60, 76, 157 Novak, Kim 59, 65, 84, 104, 161 Novak, Patricia 24 Nugent, Bob 76 Nugent, Kathy 157, 179 Odle, JoAnne 29 O ' Drobinak, Jim 31,134,138,159 Offutt, Lisa 6,65, 76,106,117,156, 157, 162 Ogborn, Dena 54, 76, 103, 117, 146 Ogborn, Jeanne 29,114,134,156, 165 Ohlenkamp, Carol 6, 8, 84, 106, 117, 126, 127 Oiler, Mark 72, 76, 98 O ' Neal, Brenda 24, 104, 157, 181, 187 Osburn, Terry 25, 116 Ott, Lisa 84 Outler, James 57, 76, 134 Pagan, Gloria 25 Palmer, John 84, 155 Palmer, Patrick 5, 25, 34, 35 Parker, Don 25 Parker, Donna 76 Parker, Jeff 134 Parker, Rick 43, 76 Parker, Veronica 157 Parks, Donald 84, 112 Parks, Kathy 134 Patillo, Jeff 76, 182 Patrevito, Lisa 76 Pattee, Mitch 25, 113, 164 Pattee, Marylyn 104,124,134,159, 160 Patz, Doug 76 Patz, Karleen 41, 72, 76 Payne, Katy 4, 12, 13, 16, 25, 44, 47, 105, 116, 159, 162, 187 Payne, Sharon 76 Pearsall, Debbie 25 Pelham, Jim 84 Pelton, Kim 76 Pelton, Lori 40, 116, 134, 147 Perfetti, Dom 25 Peronis, Dan 25 Peronis, Mike 59, 76, 163 Peters, Scott 91, 134 Peterson, Jim 51,134,156,158,167 Peterson, Mike 134, 159 Petrecca, Linda 84 Petro, Joe 134 Petro, June 25 Pfister, Carrie 25, 187 Pfister, Joe 43, 84, 141 Phillips, Joe 34, 35, 116, 134, 143, 148 Phillips, Tanya 76,93,143,157,170 Phipps, Bill 84 Phipps, Rickey 84 Piatt, Dee Dee 76 Pierce, Kelly 32,115,134,143,159 Pierce, Kristy 41, 76, 93, 108, 157 Pifferetti, Vincy 157 Pilenak, Sherry 134 Pilenak, Tina 72, 76 Plews, Patty 134 Poitras, Nancy 25 Poppe, Lance 76 Powers, Mark 164 Pratt, Doug 35, 38,84,95,99,141 Propes, Jeff 25, 164 Quale, Tammy 25, 187 Quillin, Lisa 76 Quillan, Patty 25, 31, 34, 36, 55, 159 Raby, Mike 76, 102 Radaszewski, Cecelia 76 Radaszewski, Kathy 155 Ramsey, Janet 134 Ramsey, Robert 134 Rans, Chris 84, 154 Rans, Todd 76 Rappe, Darlene 25 Reed, Kent 117, 134 Reese, Dennis 84 Reese, Donald 134 Reese, Kim 134 Reichert, Denise 25 Regnier, Bobby 76 Regnier, Bonnie 134 Relinski, Renee 76 Remesnik, Richard 84 Rendant, Danny 84, 112 Re ndant, Denise 93,134,144,145, 174 Renn, Linda 33, 45, 71, 104, 116, 117, 124, 134 Rent, Anita 15, 52,53,67,115,134, 156, 157, 160, 163, 170 Rent, Tina 76, 117, 158 Reynolds, Rita 41, 134, 147 Reynolds, Jo 76, 158 Richards, Tammy 134 Richardson, Chris 84 Richardson, Dean 91, 134 Rigg, Amy 12,16,25,122,162,187 Rigg, David 84 Ringas, Jim 31, 32, 45, 47, 84, 143 Roadruck, Brian 84, 91 Roadruck, Buddy 57, 88, 89, 134 Roadruck, Rocky 25 Roark, Darlene 84, 104, 161 Roberts, Laura 114, 134 Robison, Scott 25, 167 Rokosz, Dawn 59, 60, 76, 174 Rokosz, Debbie 41, 55, 84, 92, 156, 160, 161, 167, 170 Rollins, Denise 134 Roney, Peggy 18, 52, 55, 59, 129, 134, 159, 166 Roof, Paula 76, 115 Rosenbauer, Jeff 9, 10, 35, 71, 84, 86, 95, 96, 99, 140 Rosinko, Luke 25, 35, 56, 57, 189 Roy, Cathy 40, 55, 93, 116, 134, 136, 144, 148, 160 Ruge, Mark 34, 38, 54, 134, 143, 163 Ruge, Terri 10, 44, 76, 105, 144 Rumback, Joe 84 Rumback, Robert 76 Runfeldt, Terri 6, 44, 84,105,106, 116, 117, 144 Rush, Sharon 84, 161 Russell, Jim 76 Rust, Jerilyn 80, 84, 104 Rust, Jim 5, 9, 26, 35, 88, 89, 107, 142, 143 Ryder, Steve 59, 84 Saager, Kathy 76, 121, 144 Saager, Laura 26 Sacco, Terri 55, 84, 104, 162 Sailer, Dawn 44, 76, 92, 110, 136, 144 Salmon, John 84, 115, 163 Sampson, Julie 76 Sampson, Kelly 12, 26, 187 Sampson, Scott 43, 76, 98, 141 Sanders, Lou Ann 26, 114 Sanders, Ramona 76, 154 Sanders, Tim 8, 26, 189 Sandin, Tom 76, 142, 143 Santy, David 76, 155 Sark, Lori 26, 61, 169 Savich, Alice 134, 165 Scheidt, Bernie 26 Scheckel, Jennifer 69, 76,157,170 Schild, Tom 43, 76, 98, 171 Schlacter, Rhonda 76 Schlueter, Lynn 76, 103, 146, 157, 162 Schrombeck, Pat 76 Schrum, Dick 26, 186, 189 Schucknecht, Ethel 26 Schulz, Dave 76, 175 Schulz, Ingo 76 Schultz, Joe 26 Schuttinga, Mike 43, 84, 86, 102, 163 Schuster, Pat 39, 76, 90 Schuyler, Jill 55, 84, 104, 157, 162 Schwimmer, Dave 8, 134, 159 Scroggins, Deanna 76 Sealy, Paula 84, 157 Searle, Clare 49, 55, 104, 134 Searle, John 55, 84, 91, 140, 154 Searle, Kathy 76, 92, 136 Series, Tim 84 Sharkey, Ed 35, 38, 135 Sharkey, Kyle 26 Sharkey, Liz 76, 103, 145 Sharkey, Margaret 76,92, 104,160, 170 Sharkey, Paul 5, 9, 26, 35, 36, 37, 45, 88, 89, 108, 116, 159, 186 Sharkey, Susan 40, 45, 104, 116, 120, 135, 159, 160, 170 Sheets, Amanda 84, 104, 157, 161 Sheets, Blake 135 Sheets, Jim 26, 35, 56, 57 Sheets, Tim 135 Sheffield, Mike 135 Sheffield, Theresa 84 Shell, Lisa 76 Shell, Lori 59, 84 Sherman, Debbie 76 Sherman, Susan 77 Shipley, Greg 84, 99, 141 Shown, Doris 77 Shown, Tim 26, 189 Shuttz, Pat 114 Sichterman, Shirley 15, 26, 54, 58, 59, 157, 180 Sichterman, Walter 77 Sierra, Barbara 77 Sims, Tammy 84 Sinks, Denise 26 Skillman, Sandi 77, 129, 156, 158 Skillman, Wendi 135, 183 Skinner, John 26, 59 Slone, Debbie 15, 52, 103, 117, 221 STUDENT STAFE INDEX 125, 135, 162 Smith, Amy 26, 122 Smith, Carey 26, 116, 129 Smith, Connie 26, 165 Smith, Danny 77, 91 Smith, David 77, 90 Smith, Debra 44, 77 Smith, Eileen 84, 115, 157 Smith, Ernie 135 Smith, Helen 27, 112 Smith, Jay 84 Smith, Julie 27, 122, 162, 189 Smith, Kathleen 55, 84, 115 Smith, Kathy 77 Smith, Louise 27, 150, 159 Smith, Louise 55 Smith, Marion 84, 157, 161 Smith, Susan 135, 147 Smith, Tracy 101 Smutniak, Jim 85 Snyder, Darryl 27, 116, 159, 162, 178, 186 Snyder, Jan 55,114,135,159,160, 165, 173 Snyder, Lori 55, 104, 135, 106 Sobak, Renee 29, 114, 116, 136, 159 Soifakis, Kim 135 Solic, Denise 77, 146, 157, 182 Solic, Tim 15,49, 52,135,154,157, 166 Spain, Doug 77 Spain, Lisa 15,27,66,116,136,146, 157, 158, 159, 166 Spaw, Robby 59 Speers, Shirley 27 Spisak, Patricia 85 Spitler, Daren 77 Springsteen, John 77 Spry, Richard 135 Spry, Scott 77 Stagner, William 15,27,52, 58, 59, 120, 126, 157, 166, 175 Starcevich, Paul 39, 77, 117 Starr, Angela 27, 158, 159 Stavem, Debbie 10, 77, 156 Steinbach, Sheree 4, 12, 13, 27, 116, 187 Stephan, Sharon 12, 13, 15, 27, 159, 160, 166 Steuer, Kevin 56 , 57 Steward, Scott 39, 45, 77, 98, 117, 120, 140 Stewart, Susan 27, 115 Stinett, Mike 135 Stingley, Jim 85 Stingley, Leroy 85 Stinnett, Mike 88 Stonebraker, Don 135 Stonebraker, Ed 164 Strickhorn, Linda 27 Strickland, Bob 135 Stroller, Julie 135 Stuart, Kathy 27, 44, 47, 54, 105, 116, 162, 186, 187 Stull, Jean 15,52, 54,55,135,160, 166 Stull, Jerri 12, 27, 61, 104, 166 Sullivan, Roger 59, 77 Suttles, Allen 77, 121 Suftles, Frances 135 Sutton, Ken 85, 163 Swart, Karen 77 Swart, Kathy 27 Swart, Kevin 115 Swetland, Ron 10, 34, 35, 36, 116, 135, 141 Swetland, Sherry 85, 92, 112 Symons, David 128, 135 Symons, Theresa 41, 77, 92, 117 Sypult, Cheryl 77 Szabo, Charles 189 Szany, Debra 85, 157 Szany, Paula 77 Szany, Wayne 135 Talarek, Joe 135, 164 Tappan, Kevin 135 Tarr, John 135 Tarr, Susan 12,13,27, 58, 59,121, 161 Tauber, Matt 77 Taylor, Carole 27, 187 Terry, Tina 77 Thomas, Jerry 77 Thomas, Richard 135 Thompson, Jim 135 Thompson, Mitch 27 Thoms, Dennis 77 Tilton, Jamie 27 Tilton, Margie 135 Tilton, Todd 34, 56, 135, 159 Tilton, Nadine 77 Tinglof, Mike 85, 167 Todd, Patty 135 Todd, Tina 59, 60, 85, 103 Tokarz, Tammy 135 Traficanti, Steve 48, 57, 135 Trahan, Dennis 140 Trahan, Michael 140 Travis, Myra 27 Trbojevic, George 27, 32, 48, 51, 186 Trippe, Ben 135 Trippe, Pam 85 Trommer, Dennis 113 Trommer, Glen 135 Trueblood, Guy 39, 77, 117, 143 Tunnell, Cathy 85, 104, 157 Tunnell, Colleen 104, 135 Tutza, Victor 77, 115 Twitty, Bill 85 Uhter, Julie 85, 157 Umfleet, Vicki 59, 60, 85, 93, 108 Umlaut, Nadine 85, 106, 117, 156 Vallee, Debbie 29, 135, 155 Vallee, Karen 77, 105 Valenti, Vicki 85, 157 Vavra, Mark 77 Vendetti, Laurence 85, 140 Vicari, Vicki 77 Viers, Bob 16, 28, 34, 37, 88, 89, 116, 138, 162, 167 Vought, Randy 28, 56, 57 Vuletich, Barbara 28 Waggoner, Sherrie 85, 157 Wagner, Jeff 43, 70, 85, 99 Wagner, Jim 8, 28,94,95, 96,159, 189 Wagner, Lori 85, 103, 104, 170 Wagoner, John 85, 113 Wathen, Karon 85 Walhen, Sharon 85 Watkins, Don 57, 135 Watkins, Jay 85 Wease, Darrell 77 Wedding, Scott 28, 164 Weiand, Pete 5, 8, 28, 42, 94, 95, 96,97,109,116,136,141, 149, 159, 186 Welbourne, Mark 77 Welbourne, Mary 135 Wells, Ricky 77 Welter, Alan 85 Welter, Chris 135, 162 Welter, Cindy 8, 28,122,186, 187 Wendel, Rick 28, 35 Westerhoff, JoAnn 135 Whaley, Steve 39, 77, 90, 91 Wheeler, Lisa 85 Wheeler, Mike 39, 77, 113, 117 White, Beth 85, 92, 144, 154, 158 While, Lori 40, 41, 135, 183 Whitlock, Greg 77, 90 Whitlock, Larkin 85, 115 Wicker, Tony 34, 38, 85 Wicker, Teri 15, 58, 59, 104, 122, 124, 135, 175 Wieland, Dawn 77 Wierzba, Ron 10, 34, 37, 38, 135, 183 Wietbrock, Dave 59, 77 Wietbrock, Shane 113, 135, 143 Wilkerson, Rich 55, 85, 140, 154, 155 Wilkerson, Tracy 85 Williams, John 122, 135 Williams, Debbie 85,157,161,180 Williams, Larry 28 Williams, Marcia 114, 116, 135, 160, 165, 170 Williams, Mary 6, 77,103, 106,117 Williams, Michele 40, 77 Williams, Suzy 77 Williamson, Jody 65, 85, 87, 103, 107 Wilson, Janet 28 Wilson, Mark 28 Wilson, Richard 85 Wilson, Ted 28 Wilson, Tom 85, 113 Wleklinski, Dave 28, 94, 95, 96, 179 Wleklinski, Don 95,126,135,136, 143, 156 Wolotka, Joe 77, 90 Woosley, Sandy 85 Woosley, Tonda 29 Worley, Lori 77, 110, 157, 162 Wright, Lorin 77 Wright, Mike 28 Wyckoff, Denise 77, 115, 163 Young, Al 28, 188 Young, Cathy 85 Young, Doug 77, 98 Yoways, Lisa 77 Zacira, Dorothy 85, 144, 154, 156 Zaciara, Mary 28, 115 Zarych, Don 85 Zehme, Joan 130, 135 Zehme, Sue 77 Znika, Max 85, 88, 89, 125 14j 155 Znika, Nota 33, 55, 93, 116, 135 156 Zuckley, Linda 77 Zuckley, Lori 28, 188 Zuckley, Valori 135 Zunica, Cheryl 85 Zunica, Daniel 28 Zukley, Linda 59 Zytko, Marina 85, 157 Zytko, Roberta 77, 115, 157 ADMINISTRATION, FACULTY, AND STAFF Acton, Col. James 115 Allegre, Sue 15, 160, 178 Anderson, Richard 168 Bailey, V. Dean 67, 165, 181 Baker, Bess 173 Barkalow, Dan 180 Barlowe, Phil 183 Beeching, Omer 167, 178 Beeching, Shirley 173 Berger, Bill 98, 109, 141, 149, 179 Bever, Elaine 61, 173 Blanchard, Russell 56, 176, 181 Bloomberg, Howard 172 Bohling, Ed 172 Bryant, John, Jr. 168 Buckler, Richard 180 Cameron, Jerry 42, 43, 90, 176 Carlson, Jan 173 Carter, Nancy 154, 177, 183 Cassidy, Ray 172 Combs, Ralph 168 Corns, Doreen 173 Cusic, Ray 168 Daley, Sandra 169, 170 Deweese, Rany 179 Dermody, Jim 138, 148, 179 Dietrich, Marilyn 172 Engels, Tom 172 Ellis, Betty 169, 170 Evans, Helen 173 Flutka, Rick 9, 35, 36, 37, 38, 107, 109, 138, 139, 140, 182 Foss, Barbara 183 Frederick, Wendell 66, 157, 163, 166, 175 Gayfield, Sgt. Carl 115, 163 Genge, Delores 173 Goodman, Mark 50, 158, 178 Goreneveld, Rich 172 Grabill, Tom 168 Hardesty, Wilma 30, 33, 181 Hennin, Mickey 172 Hile, Vivian 183 Hill, Jay 6, 179 Hodakowski, Mary 156, 158, 183 Hopper, Robert 176 Howie, Terry 15, 52, 53, 183 Huke, Norma 169 Hurst, )im 88, 89, 107, 108, 179 Johnson, Tom 6, 168 Kalbac, Bill 162, 167, 176 Kane, Jim 176 Kasparian, Virginia 65, 169, 170 Knorr, Carol 116, 169, 179 Koepke, Mary 179 Koning, Lou 14, 15, 38, 95, 99,108, 179 Konopasek, Jim 39, 155, 178 Kramer, Joyce 168 Kurlis, Denise 54, 177 Kuruzovich, John 168, 188 Kussy, Robert 176 Lankford, Linda 172 Long, Luann 103, 106, 207, 108, 117, 183 Luekens, Roger 168 McCullough, Susan 172 McHugh, John 179 Martin, Dan 164, 181 Mason, Maryann 183 Mathena, Ralph 7, 15, 34, 35, 37, 101, 143, 148, 149, 182 Midkiff, Donna 169 Miller, Robert 174 Neighbors, Lynda 55, 177 Nemeth, Pat 114, 165, 174, 181 Nichols, Hazel 168, 188, 189 Nichols, Tony 173 O ' Rourke, Bill 172 Ouwenga, Larry 167, 180 Pantos, Sue 40, 41, 144, 182 Patrick, Don 172 Patz, Marie 173 Payne, Linda 169 Perry Lee, 173 Peterson, Elaine 169, 180 Pierce, Earl 172 Pierce, Ron 8, 9, 35, 36, 37, 116, 142, 143, 179 Pietranczyk, Bob 183 Ray, Robert 112, 175 Reyes, Nancy 174 Sampson, Kay 169 Schuster, Joseph 168, 188 Shryock, Alta 173 Skaggs, Brian 180 Skinner, John 66, 180 Stephan, Audrey 169, 177, 180 Stroia, Mary 44, 146, 148, 182 Stuppy, Lela 172 Sufana, Tom 125, 175 Thomas, Robert 176 Tilton, Paula 169 Underwood, Mary Lou 174 Vacaro, Joe 175 Vandenbemden, John 30, 39, 91, 180 Vandermark, Arlene 173 Waters, Denise 48, 51, 178 Weber, Jim 94,95,96,97,107,109, 182 Weiand, Bill 178 Woolfolk, Marie 169, 170 Wornhoff, Bill 173 Wright, Richard 113, 181 Young, Richard 172 Zarych, Dorothy 173 223 ■J !) □□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□a □ Each year in September, we all have dreams [=} □of what our yearbook will look like. Unfortu- □ □ nately dreams don ' t make a yearbook. Hard □ □work, patience, and lots of time and cooperation □ □make a good yearbook. This year we seemed ton □ have all these elements. Many nights dedicated □ staffers stayed and slaved over dozens of lay-o □ outs, typewriters, and blank paper to turn out° □ each page. If it weren ' t for our dedicated spon-O □sor, Ms. Hodakowski, playing slave driver, noneo □ of our talents would have ever developed. She □ □ conned us into staying by buying us food ando □ bringing us treats. To her we owe the biggest □ thank you, for she stayed ever night with us. Wen □all wanted our yearbook to look professional this□ □ year, so ever-faithful Yearbook Representative □ □ George Kingsley helped tremendously. Hen □showed us new ideas and he too even fed us,!=: □ once. Thanks, George. So many have earned soD □ much thanks. Miss Nemeth, thanks for the type- □ writers; coaches, thanks for eventually turning □ □ questions in; the community for our Ad support; □ □ custodians and administration for putting upr □ with Crazy Don and Wild Curly; students whoD bought our books; and mostly the staffers who □ stuck with us right ' til the end. Now our dream 0 □ has come true. It is no longer a dream, but a| □ beautiful reality, one we can all be proud of. As j □ we go through this yearbook, all the work i seemed worth it and we all would have stayed} □ late nights all over again. We all developed skills I □ and talents we didn ' t know we had. Now we can L □ begin dreaming all over again, for a new year is 3 □ here and the time to begin work is here. This g □year we will all get discouraged at times and be □ □ ready to quit, but we will look back to last year q □ and see we have just begun to progress, and we S □ will realize this past year ' s rewards and spend g pmore long nights working. g □u’uuLHJUuuuupnnporrnDnCTD DuuuLiGcjuu The 1977-78 Lowellian is created by Lowell High School students who donate their time and energy freely in trying to capture the spirit of school life. Publishing and printing is done by Herff Jones Yearbooks, Montgomery, Ala¬ bama, under the direction of representative George Kingsley, Jr. Our Credits To The Following ... Editorial Staff.Don Wleklinski Dwayne Curly Mann Layout Staff.Kathy Kotula Beth Bauer Selling Staff.Ruby Maas Sue Hulsey Kim Hudson Nancy Baker Dorothy Zacira Nadine Umlauf Advertising Staff.Bev Evans Nota Znika Monica Kormendy Pam Grothaus Clerical Staff.Carrie French Debbie Stavem Kim Deifel Beth White Copy Staff.Teri Wicker Karol Carlson Typing Staff.Debbie Rokosz Amanda Sheets Adviser.Ms. Mary Hodakowski Principal.Dr. Joseph Schuster Superintendent.Mr. John Kuruzovich !f I uuuuuuuuuJuuuuDnuuonnnunn nnuo nnD □□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□oocoes Epilogue ■ Climbing and Climbing steadily climbing, i can ' t see far ahead each step i ' ve taken has been the same trying to please one and finding i can please none oh, what can there be to gain? climbing and climbing ... it seems there is no end i think i ' ve seen this view before this view being no view i can ' t see much new in climbing anymore step by step, keeping up the pace hoping it ' s not all in vain trying tc do good and trusting that i should reach what i ' m trying to obtain striving so hard and moving so slow hard to remember what ' s below am i climbing down? i could be turned around! often i feel like letting go ... climbing and climbing ... i know there seems no end you ' ve been through all of this before and this view could be ' the ' cue it ' s time to try something new in climbing anymore it ' s just a phase of understanding a touchstone in time of flight the end of the rainbow ' s around the comer the colours all seem so bright