Lowell High School - Lowellian Yearbook (Lowell, IN)

Text from Pages 1 - 200 of the 1980 volume:

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Every so often, some¬ thing new comes up that can be a big event if students get in¬ volved. This year one big new event was the Blood Drive. This years blood drive was organized, sponsored and run by the Stu¬ dent Council, and it was a big success. Student Council President Carol Ohlenkamp says the council intends to make the Blood Drive an annual event here at Lowell High School. Donations were primarily for a ju nior student, Ted Handy and for the son of one of our teachers, Mr. Kussy. Both of these boys have leuke¬ mia, and the students desire to contribute to these boys made the drive a huge success. Another new attraction at L.H.S. was voter registration for Stu¬ dent Council Elections. By having the students register, it helped to increase their awareness of the need for participation and the responsibility each and every person of age has to his and her country. All of these activities help students learn to open new doors and seek new and exciting challenges. Jr. Miss ' 80— That ' s Entertainment! On October 28th, the Little The¬ ater was filled to capacity as par¬ ents, relatives and friends joined to watch the 1980 Lowell Junior Miss Pageant. This year ' s theme was That ' s Entertainment, and the Youth Fitness Routine was done to a song from a Chorus Line with the girls dressed in top hats, canes, and bow ties. The eighteen partici¬ pants worked for 6 weeks putting together their individual talents and youth fitness routine. A special kind of friendship always seems to emerge between the participants during these weeks of fun and an¬ ticipation for the big night. Elaine Herlitz was crowned Ju- ABOVE LEFT: YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE. Jill Schuyler sings the popular song by Debby Boone for her talent. ABOVE RIGHT: A JOYFUL WINNER. Elaine Herlitz gives a tearful smile to the crowd after being crowned Junior Miss. Elaine also won the Youth Fitness Award. RIGHT: STWA INED LIVER, YUK! Debbie Rokosz, Creative and Performing Arts Winner, shows us the world through a baby ' s eyes. LEFT: A WINNING SMILE. Carol Ohlen- kamp, second runner-up, flashes a smile at the judges. BELOW: CONGRATULATIONS, TERRI! Terri Runfeldt receives her award for third runner-up. Terri also received the Scholastic Achievement Award. BOTTOM LEFT: WE ' VE GOT ELEGANCE! Mary Sue Gunning, Spirit of junior Miss Winner, does a song and dance routine for her talent in the I960 junior Miss Pageant. nior Miss and also received the Youth Fitness Award. First runner- up was Jill Schuyler, who also won the award for Poise and Appear¬ ance. Second runner-up was Carol Ohlenkamp. Terri Runfeldt was the third runner-up as well as Scholas¬ tic Achievement winner. Debbie Rokosz won the Creat ive and Per¬ forming Arts Award and Mary Sue Gunning was the Spirit of Junior Miss Award winner. Geno Flores was the Chairman for his 5th consecutive year. Eldie Schultz and Phyllis Flores were co- chairmen. ABOVE: RAH-RAH-RAH! Say the boy cheerleaders at the Powderpuff game. Boy cheerieaders are, (left to right): Steve Hall, Dave Raby, Pat Kennedy, Barry Alt, Dennis Smith, Dean Montague, Lee Baker. The Powderpuff game was one of the main events of Homecoming. Before the powderpuff game they had a parade and after the pa¬ rade there was a bonfire in which they burned a bulldog. Powderpuff is played by the Freshman-Sophomore class against the Junior-Senior class. Some of the half-time events were running obstacles with eggs in your mouth in which some teachers participated, and water¬ melon eating contests. LEFT: KING! O ' Neal Littlejohn and his es¬ cort Cheryl Zunica stop for a snapshot dur¬ ing powderpuff Half-time. BELOW: WE ' RE 1! The Junior-Senior class shout after their victory at Powderpuff. ABOVE: EGGIN ' AROUND! Miss Waters goes through the tires at the Homecoming half-time. Homecoming-The Night of Nights. Homecoming!! The highlight of the year! The parade, the pow- derpuff game, spirit week, these all build up to Homecoming night with the big game itself and the Homecoming Dance sponsored by the Junior class. Homecoming week really is a special time around L.H.S. With ev¬ eryone participating in Spirit week and you vote for the Homecoming Court. Every year Homecoming becomes more exciting. We hope next year we can have an even bet¬ ter Homecoming week. RIGHT: Jeff Wagner escorts Carol Ohlen- kamp to the Homecoming Dance. BELOW: Shari Forrester and her escort Steve Kaspa- rian dance for the Homecoming theme. LOWER RIGHT: Terri Runfeldt and Lynn Schlueter cheer on the Red Devils at the Homecoming Game. 11 Story Theatre—The Big Debut. Story Theatre was the big debut for the Thespians. The returning cast really gave a fine performance with the techniques they learned last year and the newcomers did especially fine job. It was the first year Mrs. Ciochina sponsored the Thespians, but that didn ' t stop them from putting on a fine performance. Story Theatre was made up of little skits which built up to a fan¬ tastic play. The play was presented on November 9th and 10th at 8:00 p.m. The Light and Sound Club also played a huge part in the play by lending a huge hand to the cast. Thanks to the sponsor Mrs. Cio¬ china, the Light and Sound Club, and especially the wonderful cast. Story Theatre was a big success. ABOVE: The cast assembles on the stage for a great number. LEFT: Greg Donnelly and Ann Gayfield portray their part well. 12 Spirit Week—Class vs. Class Did you ever wake up in the morning and say to yourself, What on earth am I gonna wear today? Well during spirit week you have nothing to worry about because the Student Council de¬ cides for you. It may not be your average run of the mill school clothes but you can bet you won ' t be the only one dressing up. Spirit week consists of different days such as Western day. Crazy hat, sock, and tie day, school col¬ ors day, Class colors day, Jeans and T-shirt day and Dress-up day. Spirit Week also includes the decorating of the school and the sale of suckers and the selling of chain links. Spirit week was won both times by the Juniors but all the classes showed a great deal of enthusiasm. TOP: )odi Williamson and Carrie Mitch eye the suckers sold by the cheerleaders. ABOVE: Tanya Phillips poses for a shot. 14 TOP: Chris Morrison and Diane Osborn take a load off in a nearby study hall. LEFT: Sheryl Gerner and Sharon Bedoian lend a hand as they add a colorful touch to the North Commons. ABOVE: Bob Mitchell seems to be impatiently waiting for someone. 15 National Honor Society Gains 36 New Members On October 9,1979 at 8 o ' clock, the National Honor Society held its annual Induction Ceremony in the Little Theater at Lowell High School. Thirty-six new members, which included 7 seniors and 29 ju¬ niors, were inducted into the club. To become a member of the Na¬ tional Honor Society, you must maintain a grade average of 3.5 through your freshman and soph¬ omore years. After you are induc¬ ted, you are expected to remain in the club. These 36 students were honored at the ceremony by Dr. Joseph Schuster, who presented each of the inductees their membership cards. After the ceremony, cake and punch were served in the North Commons. RIGHT: CONGRATULATIONS, LYNN! Dr. Joseph Schuster presents Lynn Schlueter with her membership card at the National Honor Society Inductions. BELOW: VERY SOLEMN. Debbie Johnson lights her candle during a solemn part of the Induction Cere¬ mony. BELOW RIGHT: ALL SMILES. Cathy Nichols is all smiles while being con¬ gratulated in the North Commons after the ceremony. ABOVE: NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY IN¬ DUCTEES. New members of the National Honor Society for the 1979-80 year are: ROW 1, (left to right) )ohn Peterson, Susan Cummins, Debbie Johnson, Jane Kohanyi, Darla Marshall, Debbie Williams, Joyce Kien; ROW 2: Mark Anderson, Tom Brill, Suzy Cash, Don Childress, Chris Clawson, Traci Crawford, Brian Dawson, Pam Davis, Cary Depel, Roger Dulin, Carrie French; ROW 3: Sheryl Gerner, John Juarez, Mary Hulsey, Joyce Little, John Lindemer, Debbie Morris, David Minion, Lisa Offutt, Cathy Nichols; ROW 4: Ramona Sanders, Mark Oiler, Lynn Schlueter, Dawn Sailer, Kathy Searle, Jennifer Scheckel, Debbie Stavem, Denise Solic, Stasia Sumara. LEFT: GOOD WORK, STASIA. Stasia Sumara receives her membership card from Mr. Schuster at the Induction Ceremony. Open House attracts Parents and Friends. Some of us think of Open House as a day of death when your par¬ ents come in and hear all the bad reports from the teachers. But there is a better side to Open House, it is a great chance to show off our school. Also, the clubs present different things they have accomplished. The Art Guild dis¬ plays their work as the band and choir do their stuff. And to top it off the Thespians put on a fine per¬ formance in the Little Theatre. All of these people really worked hard to show the parents and friends what a great school we have. ABOVE: Joyce Little and Pam Davis paint a decorative mural. RIGHT: Chris Morrison and Jane Borkowski perform a mime for the visitors. 18 ABOVE LEFT: Chris Eich, Don Childress, Brian Morris, and Ali Kashani display their F.F.A. exhibit. ABOVE: The choir takes a quick break between songs. LEFT: The R.O.T.C. display some fancy footwork for the Open House visitors. 19 A Romantic Turn Of Events. RIGHT: Julie Brunner and date Jim Evans sit one out and enjoy each other ' s company. BELOW LEFT: John Allie and Melinda Blan¬ chard arrive at the dance and are greeted by Mr. Kalbac. BELOW RIGHT: Vicki Umfleet and date try out a new dance together. On December 15, 1979, amidst the snow and ice, the Lowell High School Christmas Dance was held at the high school in the multi-pur¬ pose room. This was a formal dance sponsored by the Student Council. Refreshments were pro¬ vided by the Student Council and pictures were taken by Wahlberg Studio at a charge of $7.00. The multi-purpose room was decorated for Christmas with a tree in the center of the gym with lights and strings of popcorn, and even a gift or two to add to the spirit. Windows were sprayed with cheery holiday greetings and snow scenes. All attendance had a very enjoyable time. Pep Sessions—Key to Firing Up Let ' s get fired up!! This is one of the most popular cheers said at the pep sessions and at all the games. The cheerleaders are the leaders to getting the team fired up before the games and at the games. Both pep sessions and convos are held at the end of the day be¬ fore a certain game. The pep ses¬ sions are brought together by Ms. Luann Long and the convos are brought together by the Student Council. Both the pep sessions and the convos are very successful. ABOVE: YOU ' RE SUPPOSED TO TALK INTO THE MIKE. Says Chris Morrison to Ms. Long at a pep session. ABOVE RIGHT: DON ' T I KNOW YOU? Dwayne Curly Mann asks questionably. RIGHT: SENIORS DO IT BETTER! A few of the Seniors cheer on their class. 22 Prom—The Big Event. FROZEN rp ABOVE: is this where you want it? The Prom is about the biggest Mary Williams and Lisa McLarty fix up for „ art Q f year the Prom. ” _ . . ' „ , , . The Juniors did all of this work for the Prom. The Prom was held in the Devil ' s Commons and the multi-purpose room. There was a deck leading into the Multi-Purpose Room, which looked like a boat. These girls did a great job in set¬ ting this up. Pictures were taken and punch was served by the Sophomores. 24 Key to Country Spirit On Friday, February 29, 1980, Sadie Hawkins day came alive again. As legend has it, it was on this day in history that all hillbilly girls, called Sadie Hawks, used to run af¬ ter and try to catch the boy of their choice. If she caught him, he had to marry her. Inspired by this holiday, the Ju¬ nior Class sponsored its annual Sadie Hawkins dance, which was, of course a turn-about. There was plenty of straw, free popcorn and lemonade. The main attraction of the evening was Gettin ' Hitched by judge Chuck Naumowich for 25C. Pictures were taken by Spasoff Studio at a charge of $6.50. To the delight of the Junior class, the dance was a huge success. The funds were used to help pay for the 1980 Junior-Senior Prom. RIGHT: DO YOU TAKE THIS GIRL Scott Propes gets hitched to Angie Free¬ man at the Sadie Hawkins Dance. BELOW: Z ... Z ... Z Catching a few Z ' s at the Sadie Hawkins Dance, an unknown cowboy. ABOVE: TAKING A BREAK; Susan Talerek and Steve Ryder enjoy a little closeness dur¬ ing the Sadie Hawkins Dance. ABOVE RIGHT: LET ' S SEE HERE; Chris Morrison and Jane Borkowski share a few words at the Sadie Hawkins Dance. 29 1 ABOVE LEFT: CANDY MY DEAR? Chris Morrison (the music man) asks Ella Mae Hoover if she would like some of the candy set on her desk. LEFT: I MUST HURRY! Di¬ ana Jazwinski makes a last minute touch up on her make-up before the play. ABOVE RIGHT: THAT ' S ALL FOLKS! Tom Gunning and Ella Mae Hoover sing their last song. RIGHT: WHAT DID YOU SAY? George Schmelter looks twice at Lisa Offutt. In mid March Mrs. Ciochina held tryouts for their second play of the 1979-80 school year. This play was the Music Man. The music man was Chris Morrison. This play was held on April 25 and 26 at 8:00 p.m. The cast did a tremendous job. The new Thespian sponsor is Mrs. Ciochina and did a fantastic job herself this year along with the Story Theatre an the Open House. Mothers Tea-A Unique Event. Mother Tea is a unique event at Lowell High School. It is an eve¬ ning when the mothers of the home economics students gather together for refreshments and a fashion show. The fashion show is put on by the Home-Ec students who wear the outfits they have made during the year. They model skirts, dresses, pantsuits, short sets and even infant wear. Afterwards the mothers are treated to refresh¬ mens also made by the students. It is an evening enjoyed by all who participate. RIGHT: Cindy Belt lends a hand to the re¬ freshments as Rebecca Rinehart samples the punch. BELOW: A great turnout for Mothers Tea. BELOW RIGHT: Terri Brown makes a speech on a Tribute to Mothers. 32 May Queen-An Elegant Honor. May Queen was held with the Mothers Tea. The May Queen Court was composed of freshman Denise Smith, sophomore Dawn Korte, juniors Ronna Lukasik and Lisa Brown, seniors Carol Ohlen- kamp and Darlene Roark and the 1979-1980 May Queen Charlene Kroll. The court was selected by their fellow classmates and the May Queen was selected by the entire student body. Valentine Dance—Cupid ' s Arrows Fly Agai Cupid ' s arrows were flying once again this year at the 1980 Valen¬ tine Dance. This annual dance was a formal turn-about, which meant that the girls got to invite the boy of their dreams out for an extra special evening of dancing and fun. The dance was sponsored by the Foreign Exchange Club and was at¬ tended by over 80 couples. Pictures were taken by Spasoff Studio at a charge of $6.50. RIGHT: LOOK AT ME LOVINGLY! Greg Donnelly and Susanna Jazwinski exchange a warm smile at the 1980 Valentine Dance. BELOW: YOU N ' ME AT THE SWEET¬ HEART TREE. Sue Talarek smiles as date Steve Ryder inscribes their names together on the Sweetheart Tree. LOWER RIGHT: WOULD YA LOOK AT THAT! Gayle Wis- miller and Kyle Bruce look towards the dance floor amusingly. UPPER LEFT: COME OVER HERE AND SAY THAT! Terri Runfeldt and Dave Hirata ex¬ change a few words during a dance. ABOVE: BOOGIE DOWN. Chris Morrison and Jane Borkowski dance to the music. LEFT: IT GOES THIS WAY. Darla Snell ad¬ justs Doug Bolton ' s boutennier as he smiles incredulously. [L □ § Clubs are the spice of life at L.H.S. They add a bit of sunshine to nearly everything they do. Many of their projects are set up for the benefit of charities or profitable goals. O.E.A. this year was involved in the Special Olympics Program for the handicapped. They went to Terre Haute for this event and helped out with many of the races and competitive games. Later in the year they sponsored a Bowl-a-thon to raise money for a banner for the Lowell Special Olympic Team. Club members are dedicated people who want to be involved and have fun at the same time. They sponsor dances, bake-sales, and pester you to buy tickets for upcoming raffles. They ' re usu¬ ally the ones who spend free mods cutting out construction pa¬ per letters to decorate the commons or resource centers during Spirit Week and Homecoming. They even devote home hours to selling citrus fruit, making posters, and getting up enough spon¬ sors for some type of thon to ensure that the club will prosper. The more involved they become in a particular club, the happier these members are. They add a touch of class to our school and a spark of school spirit too! Club members are a great attribute to high school. They get fired up about what they ' re doing, and this spirit lends itself to more activities. Without clubs, high school life would be drab. Just imagine no more grandfather clock or roll top desk raffles, no more candy in the lunch room, no more flowers in May, no more posters, no stuffed animals ... I Trackettes Lend A Hand. The Trackettes kept score and time for the Lowell Track team this season. They were a big help to our track team. Without them our team wouldn ' t have had the moral sup¬ port they needed to finish a great season. Row 1: Tami Gerst, Cindy Novak, Linda Bo- zak. Row 2: Diana Jazwinski, Shelly Miller. Row 3: Margret Sharkey, Dawn Sailor, Anita Bradbury. 42 Custodians Make A Clean Sweep. The Custodians did a great job cleaning up our school last year. They vacuumed, mopped, waxed, dusted, and polished until our school shined. We really owe alot to our loyal Custodian staff for making this school a better place to be in. This staff really worked hard last year and I am sure they will work twice as hard next year. Row 1: Pearl McClymont, Beverly Roof, Pat Hamilton, Mickey Hennen. Row 2: Ed Bak- ling, Gerald Wloden, Allan Fox, Mel Buske, Harry Vandersterren, Tom Engles, Jeff Ramsey. 43 Gridettes-Always Ready to Lend a Hand The Lowell Gridettes are a great help to our football team. Without them what would we do? Their various tasks and duties are very important during a football game. For without them our players would die of thirst, they would also never be able to get into the field since it is one of the loyal Gridettes who opens the gate for them. Besides fetching water and opening gates, the gridettes do much more, for instance they keep stats and cheer on the players. They are always there when a foot¬ ball player is in need of something or just needs a little encou¬ ragement. Row 1: (left to right) Lisa Offutt, Linda Ma- ger, Susan Gullett, Shari Foss; Row 2: Carrie French, Sharon Bedoian, Pam Davis, Julie DeVine; Row 3: Elaine Herlitz, Lori Znika, Dorothy Zacira, Nadine Umlaut, Dawn Sailer, Julie Bydalek. Cheerleaders: Key to Our Victories Did you ever think of how ter¬ rible it would be to have a school without cheerleaders? Could you imagine a school with no decora¬ tions or no spirit week and no cheering blocks! Well luckily at LHS we have no need to worry. Be¬ caus e at LHS we have the best bunch of cheerleaders a school could ask for. When you think of a cheerleader you probably think of a little girl short skirt but our cheerleaders mean business. They aren ' t in it for popularity; they are cheerleaders who want to help out the football and basketball teams have a great season and lead the fans to a roar¬ ing good time. Our cheerleaders bring life to our ball games and pep sessions. They give support to our teams when they are down and cheer them on as they head for a victory. Row 1: (left to right) Mary Williams, Tami Gerst, Lisa Brown, Lynn Schlueter, Shari For¬ rester, Terri Runfeldt; Row 2: Andy Jeanor, Brad Buchanan, Dwayne Mann, Kent Ayers, Brian Dawson; Row 3: Cindy Berner, Re¬ becca Prendergast, Hope Warchus, Christy Czerwinski, Ella Mae Hoover, Chris Kirgan; Row 4: Julie Schrum, Melissa Burgess, Col¬ leen Swisher, Lisa Kormendy, Denise Smith. I.CE.-On The Go. Want a part-time job? Get paid for working while going to school? Join I.C.E! This club is available to all Juniors and Seniors during school. I.C.E. gives you the benefits of getting credits, money for college, and doing what you would like to do when you get out of college. MORNING I.C.E. ROW 1 (left to right): Jul- lie Harris, Kim Dennison, Lori Shell, Kathy Finney, Cindy Conley; ROW 2: Tammy Sims, Shari Baker, Terri Sacco, Kevin Huseman, Karen Joseforsky, Kathy Lamb, Kathy Smith; ROW 3; Carl Boksa, Mike Morrison, Chris Eich, Max Znika, Dan Mikolajczyk, Moses Flores, Phillip Kuiper, Todd Earley, Mr. Martin. AFTERNOON I.C.E. ROW 1 (left to right): Beth White, Amanda Sheets, Beth Warner; ROW 2: Steve Love, Debbie Beenes, Chris Morrison, Mr. Martin; ROW 3: Jennifer Scheckel, Steve Kasparian, Doug Pratt, Ar¬ man Kasparian, Brian Roadruck; ROW 4: Chris Richardson, Karen Kersey. 46 Cadet Teachers-Key to Future Teachers Going to the Middle School or Elementary School is what the Ca¬ det Teachers do. They help younger kids in subjects they seem to need help in plus knowing what it ' s like to be a teacher. They don ' t get paid for this job, but they love doing it! Cadet Teachers are going to be the future teachers. They do a great job, and are on the go and working all the time. They all learn while they teach, such as the first and second gra¬ ders. How they act and the way they do different things is what the Cadet Teachers learn. CADET TEACHERS. ROW 1 (left to right): Pam Grothaus, Shari Foss, Elaine Herlitz, Jill Schuyler, Joyce Little, Charlotte Meltzer. Foreign Exchange-Exploring Traditions The Foreign Exchange Club ' s main event each year is the turn¬ about Valentines Dance which un¬ fortunately was quite a financial loss this year. They also sponsored an exchange student from Greece who attended our school for a se¬ mester. They also went to a field trip to the Science and Industry Museum and to a Greek restaurant afterward. Miss Barb Stordeur, the Sponsor of the Foreign Exchange Club, was assisted by President Suzy Cash, Secretary-Treasurer Cathy Cash, and Publicity Sharon Payne in lead¬ ing the club to an exciting year. With more growth and participa¬ tion the Foreign Exchange Club hopes to sponsor and send more students aboard in the future. FOREIGN EXCHANGE. ROW 1 (left to right): Karen Doodeman, Bob Hardy, Anita Bradbury, Tracy Grant, Tami Henke, Tim Hamann; ROW 2: Denise Solic, Miss Stor¬ deur, Suzy Cash, Sharon Payne, Sheryl Ger- ner, Cathy Cash; ROW 3: Debbie Stavem, Lynn Schlueter, Marlene Medrano, Theresa Knight, Terri Hamann, Lori Znika, Darla Marshall; ROW 4: Teri Ruge, Debbie Mor¬ ris, Lyn Ellis, Stasia Sumara, Cathy Nichols, Beth Hazzard, Susan Cummins. 48 Art Guild—Looking Good. The Art Guild is the club which brings lift to our school. A Community project the club participated in was Fire Prevention Week. They painted the window in the Sport Shop. The Art Guild made Home¬ coming a very special one. They made the bulldog for the bonfire and made several decorations for the Homecoming week. They also made the spirit stick for the winner of spirit week. They also added a festive touch to the Christmas tree they purchased and decorated. The President of the Art Guild was Tammy Sims, Vice President was Darla Marshall, Secretary was Jane Kohanyi, and Treasurer Vic Tutza. Row 1: (left to right) Beth Philsitz, Tina Sto- nebraker, Tammy Sims, Darla Marshall. Row 2: Sheila Payne, Jeff Myers, Jane Kohanyi, Tim Oft. Row 3: Lisa Sharkey, Lori Shell. Band-Key to Future Musicians. The Band is one organization that LHS could not do without. Without a lively band a school could not be complete. The Band concerts this year were a big success, such as the fall con¬ cert, mid-winter recital, pops con¬ cert and the spring concert. They also put on a fine performance at our open house in December. The Band also gave a musical ac¬ cent to our home football and bas¬ ketball games. Not to mention the spectacular half-time perfor¬ mances they provided us with. They also worked hard on there money making projects such as candy sales, tumbler sales and newspaper drives. The President of the LHS Band was Dave Schulz, Vice-President was Steve Ryder, Secretary was Sue Talerek and the Treasurer was Sara Morrow. BAND. ROW 1: (left to right) Tammy White, Marlene Medrano, Katie DeRosa, Bonnie Cook, Joyce Kien, Lynda Kopen, Ka¬ ren McNorton, Lisa Brown, Julie Nelson; Row 2: Becky Bowie, Brenda Halko, Shari Shumaker, Ivy Davis, Tina White, David Shultz, Linda Zukley, Sara Morrow, Lisa Ko- rmendy, Kim Patz, Jeff Ford, Bob Hardy, Tony Peronis, Row 3: Bonnie Swanson, Sherrie Waggoner, Tim Hamann, Scott Gal- Imeier, Jason Gatlin, Rich Haberlin, Bart Burger, Tirza Derflinger, Mike Kirgan, Susan Talerek, Joy Lepper, Cathy Nichols, Mike Bryan, Brad Donnelly, Row 4; Shawn Clark, Carl Mannone, Patti Wright, Terry Bauer, Larry Gallmeier, Richard Cunningham, Steve Ryder, John Arlet, Dean Montague, Kirk Knoezer, Greg Gaspering, Row 5: Mr. Va- caro, Tim Knight, Reuben Langston, Randy Kien, Rebecca Prendergast, Tina Todd, De¬ nise Wyckoff, Pat Shrombeck, Wally Medr¬ ano, Tom Zehme. 50 Choir—Key to Music The Lowell Choir is a wonderful group of kids who really know how to sing, even if they didn ' t know how to sing before, they sure know how now. Every year they go to contest at West Central High School and have a really good time. They Choir is somewhat different from the Swing Choir. If you like to sing but are kind of clumsey in the dance department then choir is for you! Row 1: Daria DeGonia, Pam Whitlock, Jean Bums, Kim Edminson, )ulie Bydalek, Dar¬ lene Barman, Row 2: Mike Gerst, Kim Fair- cloth, Rhonda Elliot, Shelly Wilson, Liz Gray, Joyce Kien, Stasia Sumara, Sherrie Waggo¬ ner, Lucy Schrader, Lan Henry, Row 3: Eil- leen Smith, Shari Menefee, Tom Luke, Les¬ ter Gray, Linda Gray, Denise McNeely, Dianna Terranna, Sheryl Kingery, Lynn Viers, Georgette Hussy, Row 4: Choir Direc¬ tor Mr. Schaffer, Toby Biggs, Christine John¬ son, Chris Marvel, Betty Cooper, Roy Crum- rine, Jeff Ford, John Lindamer, Charlotte Meltzer, Marion Smith, Pam Montague. The Lowell Swing Choir, one group our school really takes pride in. The talented dancers and sing¬ ers definitely know how to put on a talented program for people of all ages. The Swing Choir has performed for local civic organizations and all choral concert programs, such as Fall Concert, Spring Concert and They also performed as a special group at West Central High School at a District Choral Festival. The President of the Swing Choir was John Lindemer and the Co- reographers were Kathy Finney and Suzanna Jazwinski. Row 1: (left to right) Darlene Barman, Pam Whitlock, Daria DeGonia. Lisa Offutt, Jill Schuyler, Stasia Sumara, Susanna Jazwinski. Row 2: Director Mr. Schaffer, Rick Parker, John Lindemer, Robert Lepper, Jeff Ford, Lester Gray, Greg Donnelly. 51 Devils Advocate: Key to Information The Devils Advocate Staff are the people who put out our bi¬ weekly newspaper. Their goals are to keep student body informed, to offer students a variety of informa¬ tion in areas which concern them, to provide a variety of opportu¬ nities for involvement. The Devils Advocate Staff is very cooperative. The Editor of the Devils Advo¬ cate Julie DeVine attended a work¬ shop at Indiana University in the summer of 79 for two weeks. Row 1 (left to right): johanna Reynolds, Bart Burger, Nancy Anderson, Stasie Sumara, Marilyn Cummins, )oy Nelson, Anita Brad¬ bury, Terry Bauer; Row 2: David Minion, Dave Raby, Greg Donnelly, Ms. Hodakowsi, adviser, Julie DeVine, Chris Morrison, )im Smutniak; Row 3: Tara Conley, John Arlet, Toby Biggs, Rich Cunningham, Jeff Walker, Robert Lepper, Kendell Tilton, Rosemary Ruley, Joylyn Ewert, Shari Shumaker. F.EA-Key to Learning T R l 1 j Future Educators in Action is a club of girls who have an interest in the teaching field or are just in it to have a good time, which is very true. Some money making projects which F.E.A. held were various bake sales now and then, and a Citrus Fruit sale. F.E.A. also offered a tutoring project to its members. The girls go over to Oak Hill and tutor troubled students. This club also offered a scholarship of $200 to any Senior F.E.A. member who has been a member for at least 2 years. The project that went on all year was the elf project. Every member is given a name of a teacher and the member is to send notes and presents to the teacher. The elves are revealed at a teachers breakfast in May. Row 1: (left to right), Tammy Stephens, Teri Benka, Kim Sandin, Karen Quillin, Tara Con¬ ley; Row 2: Cindy Novak, Katie DeRosa, Tina Rent, Mickey Rent, Sheryl May, Darla DeConia; Row 3: Shari Foss, Denise Solic, Terri Runfeldt, Beth Pilsitz, Tammy Henke: Row 4: Stasia Sumara, Diane Reeder, Mary Hulsey, Joyce Kien, Laura Mishlove, Debbie Stavem, Joy Nelson; Row 5: Mary Daley, Ceri Sacco, Kathy Barman, Margaret Sharkey, Lori Znika, Joy Dougherty, Donna Blanchard, Cathy Cash; Row 6: Sheryl Ger- ner, Marylyn Cummins, Lisa Mates, Bob Hardy, Melinda Blandford, Tami Gerst, Jill Schuyler, Elaine Herlitz, Heide Hudson, Me¬ lody Brummet, Kelly Breckling F.F.A.: Growing Steadily The F.F.A. ' s main money input comes from their two agriculture plots. The freshmen from Lowell F.F.A. went to the Freshmen Lead¬ ership Contest and spectacular results. The District I Freshmen Lead¬ ership Contest winners were: Don Hulsey-1 st Public Speaking Bob Bolt-lst Conservation Demonstarion F.F.A. Exhibit-2nd Jeff Evans-2nd Impromtu Speaking Marc Viers-4th Livestock Demo. Myron Solomon-4th Mechanics Demo. Jeff Pratt and Andy Backe-5th Quiz Bowl Rich Wright-5th Conservation Demo. Bill Morrow-6th Livestock Demo. F.F.A. made this year a very ac¬ complishing year. Row 1: (left to right) Mr. Huseman, )eff Brunner, Tim Kaiser, Chris Ike, Brian Morris, Row 2: Bob Bolt, Don Hulsey, Jeff Pratt, Mark Viers, Teri Miller, Doug Kutemeier, Row 3: Andrew Backe, Jeff Evans, Bill Mor¬ row, Myron Solomon, Tim Ebert, Rich Mager. Timerettes: Make the Boys Swim Team Tick The Timerettes lent a tremen¬ dous hand to the boys swim team this season. They not only helped keep time but they also cheered them on to a great season. They time relays and other events and perform other various duties. They were always at the poll when one of the coaches or team members needed them. They were also like the teams managers as they gave the coaches a hand. Hopefully next year our swim team will have the same support from their timerettes. Row 1: (left to right) Jenny Korte, Karen Grant, Joy Nelson, Theresa Nelson, Terri Ruge; Row 2: Julie Nelson, Terri Brown, Chris Marvel. • 55 Industrial Ed.-Key to Working Hands. INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION CLUB. ROW 1 (top to bottom): Rick Coburn, Alan Fox, Dwayne Mann, Tom Kacius, Melody Brum- met, Kathy Barman; ROW 2: Chris Hood, Carlos Medrano, Lance Maylath, |ohn Peter¬ son, Mr. Hopper, Mr. Kalbac; ROW 3: Chris Morrison, Bill Johnson, John Mlynarczyk, Steve Gerst The Industrial Education Club Council made a role-top desk they raffled off in May to make money for scholarships and donations to the shop classes. They also used the money for some type of entertainment for ev¬ eryone in Industrial Education. They also sponsored a Solar En¬ ergy Contest. The Officers of the active club were Pres. Rick Cobum, V-Pres. Tom Kacius, Secretary Melody Brummet and Treasurer Bill Johnson. 56 L Club-Getting Bigger and Bigger. The L Club is a club in which you must have a letter in any sport. To run for any officer of the L Club you must earn two more let¬ ters in any additional sports. The L Club works in con- sessions stands for sports such as football and basketball. Athletic Director, Bill Wornhoff is the sponsor of the L Club. The L Club is one of the largest organizations in the Lowell High School and gets bigger and bigger each year. L CLUB: ROW 1 (left to right): Dave Gerst, Keith Umlaut, Todd Elliot, Stormy Marshall, Dale Hanley, Ross Parker, Bob Smokik; ROW 2: Mr. Bill Wornhoff, |im Ringas, Julie DeVine, Mary Sue Gunning, Terri Runfledt, John Bockstahler, Jeff Rose- nbauer. Brad Knight; ROW 3: Jim Evans, Troy Knorr, Dave Hirata, Debbie Rokosz, Tanya Phillips, Jeff Wagner, Sharon Bedoian, Don Lump, Greg Miller, Tom Adams, Jim Boyles; ROW 4: Scott Steward, Joy Nelson, Julie Nelson, Karen Grant, Terri Ruge, Lynn Schlueter, Shari Foss, Carrie French, Lisa Brown, Cheryl Sypult, Ronna Lukasik, Dawn Sailer, Pam Davis; ROW 5: Mike Tate, Mike Trahan, Joe Artim, Chuck Earley, Chris Clawson, Cary Depel, Kathy Kolloway, The¬ resa Nelson, Jim Black, Keanan Kintzel, Ar¬ man Kasparian, Brian Dawson, Sheryl Ger- ner, Denise Solic, Sheryl Donahue; ROW 6: Dave Elliot, Dave O ' Drobinak, Rich Cun¬ ningham, Steve Whaley, Rick DeBord, Lar¬ kin Whitlock, Tony Wicker, Andy Jeanor, John Searle, Tim Johnson, Brad Buchanan, Greg Donnelly, Kelly DeVine, Tom Brill, Tom Grant; ROW 7: Roy Davis, Karen Lip- tak, Det bie Smith, Julie Brunner, Cathy Cash, Lori Znika, Gerri Sacco, Penny Weiand. 57 The Sunshine Club—They Do It For Others. Know anyone who ' s sick or in the hospital or just in need of cheering up? Let the Sunshine Club know! They ' re experts at making people smile and at generally spreading Sunshine. They work hard all year at bake sales, car washes and other money making projects and get very little praise themselves. But they do get that warm feeling that comes from making someone ' s day a little bit brighter. Led by President Kim No¬ vak and sponsor Mrs. Brownell, the Sunshine Club nearly doubled it previous years ' membership. SUNSHINE CLUB. ROW 1 (left to right): Darlene Roark, Annette Cataido, Jane Har¬ ris; ROW: 2: Mrs. Brownell, Kim Novak, Marlene Medrano, Joyce Little, Amy Neu¬ man, Debbie Reeder, Julie Neuman; ROW 3: Marilyn Cummins, Theresa Knight, Mary Hulsey, Marian Smith, Kim Dennison, Vicki Umfleet, Tina Rent; ROW 4: Theresa Her¬ nandez, Linda Zukley, Donna Blanchard; ROW 5: Charlotte Meltzer, Chris Marvel, Trudy Feddler. Lowellian Staff—Putting It Together. No one, we are sure, ever really stops to think about where their yearbook comes from, they just expect to pick it up in September and have it to remember their high school years. Behind these pages of words, pictures, and memories lie long hours-many of them. Leaving the building at six or seven (sometimes eight) o ' clock is not a surprise to the real yearbook staffer. As deadlines approached we found ourselves coming to school on weekends, vacations, and some holidays. We hope you are enjoying the product of our hard efforts. LOWELLIAN STAFF. ROW 1: (left to right) Debbie Rokosz, Editor in chief; Marilyn Cummins, sales; Susan Rondeau, sales and ads; Terry Bauer, sales; ROW 2: Amanda Sheets index; Joy Nelson, sales; Stasia Su- mara sales; John Arlet, sales; ROW 3: Kim Peterson, sales; Lance Maylath, sales; Katie DeRosa, sales; Joyce Wells, sales; ROW 4: Chris Maylath, sales; Diva Wleklinski, copy, sales, layout, and typing, Laura Petrecca, sales; Sue Corns, sales; Rich Cunningham, sales; Nancy Vandercar, sales, ads; Mr. Goodman, Advisor; Not pictured: Amy Kar- Ison, copy, layout, typing; and Don Wlek¬ linski, ads, and layout. N.H.S.—Leaders in Education Having trouble in a particular class? Don ' t know where to go for help? Ask a National Honor So¬ ciety member! This group of hard¬ working students will be more than happy to help out in any way they can. A National Honor Society member must have a 3.5 grade av¬ erage and maintain it through high school. The club hosted the annual Open House, sponsored a booth at the Spring Carnival, and col¬ lected canned goods for the Jaycees at Christmas time. The officers this year were: Elaine Herlitz, President; John Searle, Vice President; Charlene Kroll, Secretary Treasurer. NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY. ROW 1: (left to right) Denise Solic, Kathy Searle; ROW 2: Laura Mishlove, Mary Hulsey, Tracie Crawford, Ramona Sanders, Debbie Morris; ROW 3: Darla Marshall, Susan Cum¬ mins, Terri Runfeldt, Shari Foss, Tom Kacius, Debbie Rokosz; ROW 4: Jane Kohanyi, Linda Bozak, Elaine Herlitz, Suzy Cash; ROW 5: Stasia Sumara, )oyce Kien, John Searle, Brian Dawson, Sheryl Gerner; ROW 6: Jennifer Scheckel, Cathy Nichols, Debbie Stavem, Lynn Schlueter, Chris Clawson, Tom Brill, Don Childress, Greg Miller; ROW 7: Don Lump, Mark Oiler, Dave Schultz, Mark Anderson; ROW 8: John Lindemer, Dave Minion. 60 O.E.A.-Ever Growing in Business We are met in spirit of friend¬ ship and goodwill as we prepare for lives of service occupations. We work together to attain the goals of O.E.A. and pledge our loy¬ alty to our nation. This is the goal that all O.E.A. members hope to acheive. One thing all members have in common is they all have in¬ terest in is business occupations. The club had a bowl-a-thon for the special Olympics. They sold fruit, cheese and sausage to get to the State Contest which everyone participated in at District. That is the whole idea of O.E.A. Row 1 (left to right): Kathy Searle, Cheryl Brown, jane Harris, Vicki Valenti, Mary Hul¬ sey, Dawn Beenes, Lori Shell, Liz DeVault, Linda Bozak, Tina Rent, Diane Norton; Row 2: Debby Manns, Dorraine Midkiff, Jullie Harris, Karleen Patz, Debbie Stavem, Shari Foss, Debbie Morris, Kathy Finney, Presi¬ dent: Sue Corns, Susan Cummins, Ramona Sanders, Lucinda Mitsch, Dee Dee Piatt, Sue Talark; Row 3: Darla Marshall, Debbie Cole, Debbie Rokosz, Diva Wleklinski, Sheryl Gerner, Tammy Sims, Susan Sherman, Paula Hine, Theresa Hernandez, Terri Feddeler, Jody Cross, Trudy Feddeler, Esta Brown, Suzy Cash, Debbie Hopper, Pam Keizer, Lisa Wheeler, Christine Littlejohn, Louise Hamm, Miss Pat Nemeth, adviser. Pep Club-Key to Support. The 1979 and 80 school year proved to be a successful one for the Pep Club. The membership practically doubled since last year. The Pep Club helped the Cheer¬ leaders with money making projects and fund raisers. During basketball season there were at least two fan buses going to every away game. The officers for the Pep Club were Varsity Cheerleaders, Shari Forester, Terri Runfeldt, Lisa Brown, Tami Gerst, Lynn Schlueter and Mary Williams. These girls really led the Pep Club to an ex¬ cellent season and led the Pep Block to cheer on the Red Devils during good times and bad. This year ' s Pep Club was the main key to the Red Devils Success! PEP CLUB. ROW 1, (LEFT TO RIGHT): Tami Gerst, Kent Ayers, Lynn Schleter, Brian Dawson, Lisa Brown, Dwayne Mann, Shari Forrester, Andy Jeanor, Mary Williams, Brad Buchanan, Terri Runfeldt; Row 2: Miss Long, Cindy Berner, Ronna Lukasik, Louise Hamm, Linda Mager, Lori Worley, Tracy Hedrick, Margaret Sharkey, Mike Trahan, Tom Brill, Tom Grant, Anita Bradbury, Jeff Holter, Denise Smith; Row 3: Rebecca Pre- ndergast, Christy Czerwinski, Nancy Trahan, Kathy Kolloway, Lynn Ellis, Debbie Stavem, Terri Ruge, Sharon Bedoian, Dawn Sailer, Pam Davis, Tanya Phillips, Lisa McLarty, Car¬ rie French, Cheryl Sypult, Tina Rent, Dave Hirata, Joe Artim, Lisa Kormendy; Row 4: Ella Mae Hoover, Kathy Kolloway, Penny Weiand, Stasia Sumara, Karen Liptack, Ross Parker, Keith Umlauf, Greg Crim, Dave Gerst, Lisa Mates, Pam Keiser, Lori Znika, El¬ len Parks, Sue Herr, Tammy Stevens, Melissa Burgess; Row 5: Chris Kirgan, Chris Marvel, Trudy Feddeler, Debbie Hopper, Kurt Wiet- brock, Dave Raby, Karen Quillin, Sara Mar¬ row, Lance Maylauth, Susan Gullet, Tina Umflet, Ann Gayfield, Marie Gleason, Laura Hoen, Terri Brown, Karen Grant, Joyce Wells, Julie Bydalek, Diva Wleklinski, Col¬ leen Swisher; Row 6: Hope Warchus, Diane Jazwinski, Jim Ringas, Debbie Reeder, Sally Dryhaug, Diane Reeder, Diane Polhironis, Lynette Burchell, Kathy Huke, Kristy Hine, Laura Sharkey, Amy Reuze, Cammie Sypult, Daria Snell, Deanna Bachmen, Lori Nord, Dawn Triebold, Tammy Parker, Duana May. 62 Rocket Club Takes Off The Rocket Club is a club in which all the members are in ROTC. They build rockets which they design, build and take to competition. The Rocket Club sponsors bake sales and other money making projects. John Lindemer is the President of the Rocket Club. Sgt. Cayfield is the sponsor for Rocket Club and teacher of ROTC. Row 1: Donna Decker, Vic Tutza, Tim Mer¬ kel, Roy Phillips, Scott Gallmeier, Toby Biggs, Robert Vultedge; Row 2: Janet De¬ cker, Tammy Day, Jean Burns, Gary Swart, Larry Gallmeier, Robert Lepper, John Linde¬ mer, Scott Pickering, Denise Wycoff, Sgt. Carl Gayfield. Spanish Club: Key to Another Tongue The Spanish Club had several projects the past year such as a decorative Homecoming Float and a Pinata Party at Christmas time. Spanish Club had several money making projects this year, one of the most popular was the sale of flowers with personal messages attached. The money that was earned from such projects was used for a trip to a Mexican restaurant for dinner. The Spanish Club also earns money to help members who may qualify to study in Mexico. The past year the club helped Debbie Stavem who had been selected as a partici¬ pant in the Indiana University Hon¬ ors Program in Mexico. The Officers were President Laura Mish love, Vice-President Terri Runfeldt, Secretary Kathy Searle and Treasurer Joyce Little. Row 1: (left to right) Maria Mishlove, Laura Mishlove, Bart Burger Row 2: Tim Hamann, Jamie Hobbs, Kathy Searle, Row 3: Jane Ko- hany, Darla Marshall, Lori Znika, Joyce Kien, Susan Cummins, Terri Runfeldt, Mrs. Nancy Mills, Row 4: Jane Richardson, Donna Mitchell, Tammy Zawadski, Lisa Browness, Sandie Skillman, Phoung Henrey, Jeanne Cade, Row 5: Bob Hardy, Cathy Cash, Deb¬ bie Stavem Student Council: Key to Student Involvement Tired of being just an ordinary student? Wonder what makes the school tick? Wanna be more in¬ volved? Run for Student Council! You can bet they ' ll find more than enough for you to do. This group is always on the go. They sponsored the Christmas, Bill Slazo, and Homecoming Dances, and they organized the entire Homecoming parade. They spon¬ sored the Sunshine Express and Hypnotist Convos, a Blood Drive, the Spring Carnival, Teacher Ap¬ preciation Week, and even found time to go to the State Student Council Convention where they at¬ tended meetings and workshops. They also received the honor of hosting the 1980 Convention next year in November. The officers for Student Council this year were: President: Carol Ohlenkamp, Vice President: Cary Depel, Secretary: Lori Worley, and Treasurer: Julie Brunner. Row 1: (left to right) Julie Schrum, George Searle Row 2: Melissa Burgess, Marie Ever¬ ett, Denise Smith, Julie Brunner, Terri Run- feldt Row 3: Amy Reusze, Lisa Mates, Laura Mishlove, Diana Jazwinski, Carrie French, Carol Ohlenkamp, Lisa Offut, Collette Searle Row 4: Mike Trahan, Lynn Schlueter, Terri Sacco, Shari Foss, Elaine Herlitz, Shelly Miller, Rick Rokosz, Row 5: Hope Warchus, John Searle, Ronna Lukasik, Susanna Jaz¬ winski, Chris Morrison, Jerri Rust, Amber Clark, Mr. Kalbac Row 6: Keith Umlauf, Paul Mayer, Dwayne Mann, Dave Hirata, Brian Dawson, Lori Znika, Joy Dougherty Row 7: Skip Henson, Jeff Rosenbuer, Cary Depel 65 Theater Arts-Key to Entertainment Wow, look at all of those props on the stage, it really looks like a farm! Know who is responsible for all of the prop ' s getting moved on, off, and around the stage? The Theater Arts Department. These hard-working individuals are not only helping out on stage crew. They also do all of the make-up work for the actors who appear on stage, they fix their hair to match their par , in the play, and even help the actors and actresses get their costumes fi xed. Sometimes, these busy people even find time to take part in a particular play. This group of students play a tremendous part in the real work of putting to¬ gether a play. They help entertain and are the keys to the success of the play by working behind the scenes. THEATER ARTS DEPT. ROW 1 (left to right): Teri Ruge, Sherri Shumaker, Lisa Of- futt, Katie DeRosa, Becky Bowie, Kelly De- Vina, Cindy Smutniak, Jane Borkowski, Na¬ dine Tilton, Anita Bradbury; ROW 2 (left to right): Diane Reeder, Rosemary Ruley, Nancy Vandercar, Ella Mae Hoover, Bob Hardy, Chris Marvel, Sara Morrow, Diana Jazwinski, Jeff Offutt, Mary Sue Gunning, Joyce Kien, Sheri Broe, Bart Burger; ROW 3 (left to right): Winnie Crammer, Joyce Wells, Sue Corns, Diva Wleklinski, Steve Pickering, Arman Kasparian, Lisa McLarty, George Schmelter, Rob Hutter, Richard Cunningham, Greg Donnelly, Doug Mitch¬ ell, Jean Burns, Susan Rondeau. Thespians were one of the most active groups that LHS ever en¬ countered with dynamic presenta¬ tion of Story Theatre. This pro¬ duction was a record attendance. Also the spectacular hit broadway production of The Music Man was preformed April 25 26. Some money making projects for the department were bake sales and a patron drive. There were a record number of members this year who were led by Pres. Chris Morrison, V-Pres. Julie DeVine, Sec. Susanna Jaz- winski, and Tres. Terry Bauer. THESPIANS. ROW 1 (left to right): Chris Morrison; ROW 2: Jeff Ford, Victor Tutza; ROW 3: Ann Gayfield, Julie DeVine, Mar- ciadene McAllister, Donna Blanchard; ROW 4: Susanna Jazwinski, Terry Bauer; ROW 5: Mrs. Ciochina, Robert Lepper. The Light and Sound Club is th e key to all of the spectacular perfor¬ mances put on by the Thespians. They also lended a tremendous hand to the Junior Miss Pageant. They also sponsored the first dance of its kind during the foot¬ ball season. It was the different kinds and colors of light and hit songs that made it such a great dance. It also was a huge money¬ making project. LIGHT SOUND CLUB. ROW 1 (left to right): Terry Bauer, Katie DeRosa, Joyce Kien, Jeff Offut: ROW 2: Rich Cunningham, Chris Marvel, Bob Hardey, Jeff Ford, Chris Morrison, Sara Morrow. V.I.C.A.- Hands-On Skills 1 IW] J E A 1 1 A Kg 68 The VICA had two money mak¬ ing projects during the year, selling fruit and their annual Tool Box Raffle, which was just before Christmas. The officers of this club are Presi¬ dent Rich Wilkerson, Vice Presi¬ dent Dave Beier, Secretary )ay Smith, Treasurers Tim Crabbe and John Palmer, Reporter Mike Kingma, Parliamentarian Charlie Brownell. Each year the club goes on a ski trip, shortly after Christmas vacation and to the yearly Auto Show in Chicago at the end of February. V.I.C.A. ROW 1 (left to right): Daren Spitler, Paul Borkowski, John Palmer, Mike Muilen- burg, Fred Erb, Bob Regiener, Steve Mor¬ row; ROW 2: Mr. Blanchard, Jay Smith, Tom Sandin, Guy Trueblood, Dave Wietbrock, Tony Everett, Tom Midkiff, Chuck Harms- ton; ROW 3: Dave Beier, Henry Herr, Rich Wilkerson, Larry Bright, Jerry Thomas, Troy Knorr, Dennis Trommer, Pat Campbell. Chess Club-Making Their Moves J Chess Club Row 1 (sealed left to right): Jim Smutniak, Bill Johnson, Tom Hawkins, John Lindemer, Miss Waters, sponsor; Row 2 (standing): Jerri Rust, Matt Cummins, Mark Kettelar, Jim Ringas, Wayne Anton, Lori Bur- eel, Scott Pickering, Greg Donnelly, Jeff Ford, Bob Shumaker. The Chess club more than dou¬ bled its enrollment from the past year. Any time you walk into the Science Resource Center and see students playing chess. The chess team became part of a league this year consisting of He¬ bron, North Newton, Hanover Central and Lowell. In this league their record was 3-1-2. In Wirts Individual Invitational Jim Smutniak placed 5th and Wayne Anton placed 17th. The chess club sent 2-four man teams to regionals on March 22. The Chess team has made a big improvement since the past year. FRENCH CLUB. ROW 1 (left to right): Rose¬ mary Ruley, Karen Grant, Rachel Sumara, Teri Brown, Lori Brown, Lisa Michael; ROW 2: Chistine Johnson, Diane Ryder, Kent Ayers, Sara Morrow, Stasia Sumara, Tracey Grant, Tom Grant; ROW 3: Betty Copper, Beth Sheidt, Susan Rondeau, Kim Deifle, Kathy Odle, Debbie Kelley, Nita Kruegar, Bonnie Swanson, Mrs. Carter; ROW 4: Re¬ becca Rhinehart, Elizabeth Sanders, Darlene Bauman, Pam Burrell, Mike Bryant, Barry Alt, Roy Crumrine, Susan Cummins, Cristy Czerwinski, Tina White, Lori Lindahl, Dawn Fritz, Susan Gullett. The French club meets twice each six weeks. The business por¬ tion of their meetings often re¬ volves around money making projects. They were in the process of raising money in an effort to go to Paris this coming year. The French club meetings also have a fun side. French games are also played and individuals in the community who are conversant with French culture have come in and spoken to the group. One of the highlights of the year for the French club is when they go to an authentic French restaraunt as one of its projects. The French club officers last year were President Kent Ayers, Vice- President Tom Grant, Secretary Sara Morrow, Treasurer Tracy Grant and Historian Stasia Sumara. 70 Photography Club-Key to Snap Decisions The Photography Club is a basic course in photography. All the members contribute to the yearbook and the Devils Advocate. One event in the photography club is the photo contest that the club sponsors each year for faculty and students. The president of the photogra¬ phy club is Rich Cunningham, V- Pres, Terry Bauer, Sec-Tres. Rich Larson. PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB. ROW 1: (left to right): Janet Decker, Tim Genge, Denise McNeely, Melody Rodriguez, Susan Ron¬ deau, Tom Gunning; ROW 2: Mr. Good¬ man, John Arlet, Steve Ryder, Scott Pick¬ ering, John Bush, Nancy Vandercar, Rich Cunningham, Tammy Day; ROW 3: Ed Pultz, Dave Cotner, Bob Buche, Toby Biggs $ 5 D di r a Sports are one of the biggest parts of being a student of Lowell High school. Our activities are practically built around the sports season. If we didn ' t have a football team we wouldn ' t have a home¬ coming parade. Spirit Week, Powderpuff, Pep Sessions and we wouldn ' t have the cro wning of Homecoming Queen. There is also the class competition that adds a thrill to the season. For in¬ stance, the classes compete in school decorations. Spirit Week and don ' t forget the yelling rallies held at Pep Sessions. The Bas¬ ketball season also adds a big part to the school activities. There are the dances after all the homegames, the fan bus rides to sec¬ tionals (and other games) and there are also more Spirit Week activities and Pep Sessions. Sure there are a lot of fun things to do with sports but did you ever stop and think of the hard practices and rough training peri¬ ods the athletes go through before and during their season? But I think deep down inside most athletes feel all the time and prac¬ tice was worth it. They might not have that attitude when they are on their 20th lap around the track or pushing their 50th push-up or straining for their 25th chin-up but when they swish that bas¬ ketball that wins the game or run those bases after they knocked the ball out of the park they realize the slave work was worth it. Coaches Are Teachers Too Coaches are teachers too! What do you think it would be like with¬ out coaches? If we didn ' t have coaches we wouldn ' t have any¬ body to teach our athletes sports they would like to represent our school with. And without our abil¬ ity to do sports our school wouldn ' t be known. All coaches teach classes too. So remember that coaches are teach¬ ers too. ABOVE: COACHES AND MORE COACHES. ROW 1: (left to right) Jerry Cameron, Wrestling and Boy ' s Tennis; Chris Nicolini, Football; Joe Lorig, Freshmen Foot¬ ball; Evan Carras, Girl ' s Varsity Volleyball; ROW 2 : Joy Hefer, Gymnastics and Girl ' s Track; Cheryl Geras, Girl ' s Tennis; Cheryl Mitchell, Girl ' s Swimming and Girl ' s Basket¬ ball; Bob Thomas, Cross Country; Kathy Nelson, J.V. Volleyball and J.V. Basketball; Kirk Adams, J.V. Football and Freshman Football; Wilma Hardesty, Girl ' s Golf; Al Holok, Varsity Football; Denise Waters, Gymnastics and Track; Mike Kamanaroff, J.V. Football. Not Pictured, Don Bales, Var- ABOVE: LOWELL VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM. ROW 1-Keith Kender, Paul Weit- brock. Managers Carrie French, Julie De- Vine, Pam Davis, and Sharon Bedoian, Mark Garcia, George Searle, ROW 2-Asst. Coach Mike Kamanaroff, Brad Knight, Steve Love, Jeff Rosenbauer, Greg Miller, Andy Jeanor, Tony Wicker, Rich DuBorg, Jeff Ford, Larkin Whitlock, Greg Shipley, Head Coach Al Ho- lok, ROW 3-Asst. Coach Kirk Adams, Roy Davis, Tony Luchene, Dave Hirata, Brian Dawson, Tom Parks, Jim Evans, Mike Tra¬ han, Bill Holzhauer, Steve Whaley, Tim Todd, Eric Gallenkamp, Asst. Coach Chris Nicolini, Row 4-Tom Allie, Ross Parker, Joe Dewes, Cary Depel, Scott Knight, Greg Crim, Dan Savich, Chris Richards, Skip Hen- sen, Scott Steward, Joe Artim, Dale Hanley, Tom Brill. RIGHT: THE ROUGH RIDIN ' RED DEVILS. Scott Knight storms through the banner to a hopeful Devil victory. 76 Devils-A Young Season This year the Red Devils goal was to become acquainted with the new coaching staff. The new coaching staff consisted of: Head Coach Al Holok and Asst. Coaches Kirk Adams, Mike Kamanaroff, and Chris Nicolini. The Devils made one important break-through-they found that the key to finding themselves as a team was in the we concept in con¬ trast to viewing themselves as a team of individuals. At many pep sessions Coach Holok reminded us of the we concept. This was displayed at many of the games by the crowd chanting we, we, we when the Devils were down. Most of the Devils support came from the pep blocks which was evidenced by the tough times this rebuilding team gave some of our most formidable opponents. LOWELL VARSITY FOOTBALL Lake Station Lowell 8 Opp. 13 Benton Central 8 25 Whiting 6 14 Munster 0 46 Griffith 0 18 Lake Central 6 7 (OT) Calumet 14 26 Mishawaka 6 33 Crown Point 0 47 Highland 0 21 ABOVE LEFT: OKAY, HERE ' S THE PLAN. Coach Holok explains the situation to Chris Richards. LEFT: IF ONLY I WERE OUT THERE. Roy Davis, along with the other Red Devils, look on from the sidelines. ABOVE: THOSE DIRTY RATS. Jeff Rosenbauer gives the opponent a cold stare. J.V. Football—The Aggressive Play. BOY ' S J.V. FOOTBALL Lowell Kankeee Valley 0 Highland 6 Andrean 0 Calumet 22 Opp. 0 13 16 21 The J.V. Football Team was un¬ der new coaching by Kirk Adams and Mike Kamanaroff. The Red Devils defeated Calu¬ met Warriors in a double overtime victory at Calumet, this victory was the sophomores first win in their football career. They couldn ' t match the sizes of the other teams but the heart and desire out weighed the size and strength of the other teams. The J.V. Team played very aggressively. ).V. FOOTBALL. ROW 1: (left to right) Bill Holtzhauer, Tim Todd, George Searle, Paul Wietbrock, Mark Garcia; ROW 2: Greg Crim, Steve Whaley, Tom Parks, Mike Tra¬ han, Kieth Kender, Tony Luchene, Eric Gal- lenkamp; ROW 3: Assistant Coach Mike Ka¬ manaroff, Larkin Whitlock, Joe Dewes, Tom Allie, Dan Savich, Dale Hanley, Chris Rich¬ ards, Coach Kirk Adams. RIGHT: OK. HERE ' S THE PLAY! Coach Adams explains the next play while Asst. Coach Kamanaroff listens in. 78 Freshman Football—Beginning of a New Success. The Freshman Football Team be¬ gan a new success in coming into the Freshman Football Season. The team played pretty good this year. We are expecting a good Var¬ sity Team with these Freshmen. The record for the Freshman Football Team this year was 3-5. These Freshmen are just starting a new success in the football ca¬ reer. They are also expecting a lot better in their years to come. 1979-80 FRESHMAN FOOTBALL TEAM. ROW 1: (left to right) Tammy Parker, )im Broderick, Rodney Robison, Mike Huse- man, Greg Loveless, Troy Piatt, John Sturgill, Cammie Sypult; ROW 2: Dennis Smith, Jeff Evans, Dwayne Hernandez, Mario Trafi- canti, Tony Mylnarczyk, Kevin Lindahl, Les¬ ter Gray; ROW 3: Chuck Baker, Jim Earley, Tim Hamann, Howard Whybrew, Randy Schuster, Bob Starcevich, Kendal Tilton, Coach Lorig; ROW 4: Dave Hine, Kevin Pards, Jeff Jeanor, Jeff Bydalek, Doug Adams, Terry Williams, Pat Kennedy, Bob Ohlenkamp, George Aim, Jim Wright, Jim Rosenbauer, Mike Johnson, Doug Bolton, Todd Emory, Robbie Dimitt. North Newton Highland Munster Griffith Lake Central Harrison Crown Point Opp. L W W W L W L W 79 Tenn is Team—Have Good Season. ABOVE: 1979-80 BOY ' S TENNIS TEAM. ROW 1: (left to right) Dave Elliot, Tom Grant, Tom Kacius, Jeff Farney; ROW 2: Greg Donnelly, Rick Parker, Tom Schild, Todd Elliot, Stormy Marshall. RIGHT: WOW! THAT WAS EASY ENOUGH! Todd Elliot easily and leisurely swings at the ball. The Boy ' s Tennis Team for 1979- BO began their season on Monday, April 21 against Bishop Noll under the leadership of Coach Cameron. There were a total of twelve meets. Out of these twelve meets seven were lost, and five were won. Over all it wasn ' t that bad of a season. The team hopes to do much bet¬ ter next year. 80 ABOVE LEFT: LOOK AT THAT BALL CO! Tom Grant watches the ball fly over the net. ABOVE: I GOT IT! Says Greg Donnelly to Stormy Marshall. LEFT: STEADY NOW. Tom Schild just hits the ball before going out of bounds. Bishop Noll Gavit Crown Point Highland Munster Hanover Lake Central Merrillville Griffith Calumet River Forest Wheeler Opp. w W L L L L W L L L W L W L W L BOY ' S TENNIS TEAM Lowell 81 Varsity Volleyball-Off and Ready It was back to basics again this year for the Girls ' Volleyball Team. When the girls came to their first practice on August 15, 1979, they found a surprise—a brand new coach, and it was a man. This was something new for a team of girls, but they soon discovered that a new coach does not necessarily mean an easy season. Coach Car- ras proved to be a coach who was a believer in conditioning and weightlifting. One of the main comments from Coach Carras was that this year was to be basically a year for learning and building skills. I ' m on the other end of the bench now, last year as a player, this year as a coach. It ' s a new experience for me. The girls ended the season with a 3-11 record, but that does not bother the team. The important thing was that this year the girls learned how to really play as a team. As the year progressed, there was a lot more team pride, spirit, and cooperation, and this com¬ pensated for the year ' s record. ABOVE: UH-OH! Sheryl Cerner attempts to block a spike from a Hebron opponent. RIGHT: C ' MON, LET ' S GET IT TOGETHER. Coach Evan Carras takes a time out to gives the girls a rest and some advice. 82 VARSITY VOLLEYBALL River Forest North Newton Hobart Portage Hanover Crown Point Calumet Lake Central Highland Munster Andrean Hebron Bishop Noll Sectionals Hebron Lowell Opp. W L L W L W L W L W L W W L L W L W L W L W L W W L L W ABOVE: PERFECT EORM. Ronna Lukasik, All Conference Player, demonstrates the correct forearm position on a serve recep¬ tion. RIGHT: VARSITY GIRLS ' VOLLEYBALL TEAM. ROW 1: (left to right) Sheryl May, Manager; Terri Symons; ROW 2: Michele Bokich, Penny Weiand; ROW 3: Kathy Searle, Julie Brunner; ROW 4: Ronna Luka¬ sik, Elaine Herlitz, Sheryl Gerner, Denise So- lic, Debbie Rokosz; ROW 5: Coach Evan Carras. 83 Girl ' s Volleyball—What a Team! m The girls had a really good sea¬ son this year. All of the girls worked hard to make it a good season. They had good team effort; they all worked together to make it work. Miss Nelson helped out alot as the team coach. ABOVE: JUMP HIGH! Laura Sharkey jumps high to hit the ball over while Cindy Saager waits to make sure it goes over. BELOW: (left to right) Sue Herr, Tammy Stevens, Co¬ lette Searle. ROW 2: Dorainne Midkiff, Kathy Huke, Sara Hotler, Marie Evert. ROW 3: Karen Mize, Cindy Saager, Margaret Sharkey, Laura Sharkey. GIRL ' S JV VOLLEYBALL River Forest North Newton Hobart Portage Hanover Central Griffith Crown Point Calumet Lowell Opp. Cross Country—Let ' s Go! LOWELL CROSS COUNTRY Lowell Opp. Rensselaer 42 19 Merrillville 120 35 Griffith 36 Gavit 52 Munster 36 20 Hanover 33 45 Hebron 47 South Newton 67 58 North Newton 15 Dual Meet- K.V. 49 15 Hebron 25 35 North Newton INVIT 5th Place River Forest 47 38 Whiting 39 Hobart INVIT 19th Place Bedford INVIT 8th Place Lake Central 56 25 Wirt 57 Lemon Lake Conf. 8th Place Lake Station 49 24 Sectionals 6th Place ABOVE: LOWELL CROSS COUNTRY TEAM. ROW 1: (left to right) Jim Bockstah- ler, Don Singleton, Dave Cerst, Cindy No- vack; ROW 2: Jim Ringas, Dave O ' Drobinak, Jim Stingly, Mike Tate, Mike Schuitinga. BELOW LEFT: MADE IT! As Jim Ringas jogs in the expression on his face seems to be saying I made it! BELOW RIGHT: AHHHH! Doug Werner ' s face has the look of relief. 85 Swim Team-Treading Along. 1979-80 GIRLS SWIM TEAM. ROW 1 (left to right): Lynn Hall, Karen Grant, Terri Run- feldt, Lisa Michael; ROW 2: Coach Bader, Teri Brown, Julie Nelson, Lisa Brown, Teresa Nelson, Kathy Kolloway, Coach Mitchell; ROW 3: Debbie Smith, Joy Nelson, Jenny Korte, Michelle Peters, Sheila Payne, Teri Ruge. The goals set for the season were to improve individual times and to send some swimmers to state. Both goals were accomplished as indi¬ vidual times were improved, and Mary Sue Gunning did go to state swimming in the 100 yd. butterfly. Lisa Brown did an excellent job in diving, making it to the final round at sectionals. The team consisted of many returning letter winners and many freshman joined the team this year. Experienced and talented new swimmers combined for a fine season. GIRL ' S SWIMMING Lowell Opp. South Newton 60 23 Griffith 102 62 Merrillville 68 105 Munster 84 87 Portage 69 107 Highland 61 103 Rensselaer 67 103 Griffith % 65 La Porte Invitational 5th Place Chesterton 51 121 Crown Point 74 97 Bishop Noll 71 109 Lake Central 64 107 Hobart 89 84 ABOVE: ON YOUR MARKS, GET SET, GO! Lisa Brown gets a head start for a relay race. LEFT: SPLISH-SPLASH! Terri Runfeldt does the backstroke and races for the finish line. 87 ABOVE: SOMETIMES THEY NEVER COME DOWN. A Lowell Player drives one over the fence. RIGHT: ONE MORE STRIKE. Dwayne Hernandez delivers another fast ball to a frustrated batter. Freshman baseball like most other sports, is a proving and train¬ ing ground for the J.V. and varsity athletes of the future. This year ' s freshman team gave us all some¬ thing to look forward to. Their technique and game sense, while not yet finely honed, showed great promise for a young team and their enthusiasm was not exceeded this year. Even though the team did well this year win lose records are not as important for a freshman team as the experience the players gain and the promise each member shows. The next few years look good indeed. 88 LEFT: UP AND OUT. Tony Mylnarczyk scrambles for a ball popped high and foul. BELOW: LOWELL FRESHMAN BASEBALL TEAM. ROW 1 (left to right): Dale, Ed Thombs, Kurt Kintzel, John Sturgill, Tom Hughes, Matt Stinnett. ROW 2: Robby Dim¬ itt, Bob Sailor, Rick Rokosz, Mike Huseman, Scott Clark, Cecil Williams, David Derr, )ohn Phillips, Dan Matovina. ROW 3: Joe Juarez, Kevin Lindahl, Andrew Backe, Chris Maylath, Coach Kirk Adams, Kelly Berg, Joe Mishlove, David Matovina. ROW 4: Joe Sol¬ tis, Dave Hine, Randy McFarlane, Doug Bol¬ ton, Cary FYke, Ken Kender, Tony Mylnarc- zek, Dwayne Hernandez. 89 Varsity Basketball—Spirit Building LOWELL VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM. ABOVE: Row 1: Mickey Svboda, manager, Kelly Berg, manager, Jeff Rosenbauer, Steve Love, Todd Elliot, Chris Clawson, Scott Knight, Chris Maylath, manager; Row 2: Asst. Coach Bill Burger, Jeff Wagner, Doug Pratt, Chuck Earley, Jim Black, Chris Rich¬ ards, Tom Adams, Head Coach Don Bales. RIGHT: Senior Steve Love lays one up for a victory. The goals for the 1979-80 basket¬ ball season were to finish .500 or better, to finish higher in the Lake Suburban Conference than in the previous 10 years of the confer¬ ence, and to win a sectional. The team did win 3 conference games; more than any Lowell team. We fell two games short of finishing over .500 and one game short of the sectional. We were very pleased with a great second half of the season as we finished the sec¬ ond half with a 9-5 record to finish, 10-13 over-all. We were proud of the senior leadership which grew as the sea¬ son progressed. The under¬ classmen, Earley, Elliot, Richards, Knight, and Clawson should give us a nucleus to build around next year. Varsity Basketball Lowell Opp. Delphi 51 65 Portage 53 71 Lake Station 47 55 Hebron 57 67 Hanover Central (ot)63 57 Munster 38 48 Merriville 45 56 Kouts 54 56 North Newton 73 58 Calumet 72 69 River Forest 60 55 Highland 64 74 Kankakee Valley 41 57 Griffith 48 45 Rensselaer 67 80 Lake Central 61 60 Crown Point 49 59 Chesterton 52 50 Hammond Clark 93 78 Andrean 64 88 Sectionals Washingtown TWP. 86 51 Hebron (OT) 59 57 Kankakee Valley 40 68 ABOVE LEFT: Senior Jeff Wagner shows off some hot stuff. ABOVE RIGHT: Senior Doug Pratt shoots for two. ABOVE: I DONT BE¬ LIEVE IT! Asst. Coach Bill Berger, Head Coach Don Bales, and Varsity Player Chuck Earley can ' t believe their eyes! 91 Freshman Basketball Team—Score More! ABOVE: Team Row 1: Rick Rokosz, Kurt Kintzel, Tony Mylnarczek, Dave Hine, Doug Sharkey, Dennis Smith. Row 2: Head Coach Chuck Naumowich, Jim Rosenbauer, Randy Kein, Jeff Walker, Mike Johnson, Todd Emory, Asst. Coach Tom Hoffman. RIGHT: Todd Emory slams one in. The Freshman Basketball team had a pretty even season with a record of 9-9, and went into 2 overtimes with Griffith and An- drean, but lost them both. We are looking forward to seeing these freshmen doing the same and even better in the future. Under new coaching this year was Coach Chuck Naumowich and his Assis¬ tant Coach was Tom Hoffman. The new coming Red Devils are looking forward to an even better season. J.V. BASKETBALL Lowell Delphi 40 Portage 34 Lake Station 47 Hebron 42 Hanover Central 49 Munster 34 Merrillville 34 Kouts 52 North Newton 47 Calumet 50 River Forest 53 Highland 48 Kankakee Valley 40 Griffith 37 Rensselear 47 Lake Central 33 Crown Point 39 Chesterton 33 Clark 41 Andrean 57 92 J.V. Basketball Team—Fire Up The Season Coming back for an even better season was the Boy ' s J.V. Basket¬ ball team with a record of 11 -9. The team was coached by Bill Berger. The team improved from last years record and will hopefully do even better next season. We wish the team luck as they take on the Var¬ sity season. ABOVE: Team Row 1: Manager; Chris May- lath, Manager; Lance Maylath, Bill Hol- thauer, Tony Clark, Tim Holm, Dave O ' Drobinak, Dave Elliot, Manager; Kelly Berg, Manager; Mickey Svobada. Row 2: Head Coach; Bill Berger, Mike Tate, Don Metzcus, Tom Hawkins, Stormy Marshall, Dan Savich, Roy Davis, John Mylnarczek. RIGHT: Chris Clawson steals the ball away from his opponent. FRESHMAN BASKETBALL Lowell Opp. Kankakee Valley 35 32 N. Newton 42 31 Morton 37 38 Griffith 50 55 Clark 45 52 La Porte 45 48 Highland 37 35 Hanover Central 53 20 Munster 41 42 River Forest 40 33 Andrean 34 36 Calumet 44 51 Lake Station 47 33 S. Newton 50 29 Lake Central 50 60 Crown Point 31 42 Kouts 48 26 Hebron 44 38 Girl ' s Varsity Basketball—Enthusiasm is the Key. The season went well although the team ' s record was not in¬ dicative of this. The team was young and fairly inexperienced. There were no seniors on the team, and only two were returning varsity players. The team worked together well throughout the season, and several games were lost by only a few points. With all the spirit and enthusiasm returning next year, the team should do quite well. TOP: GIRL ' S VARSITY B-BALL TEAM. ROW 1; (left to right) Kathy Searle, Julie Brunner, Rona Lukasik, Kathy Huke, Tina Rent; Coach Mitchell, Karen Kaiser, Penny Weiand, Dawn Sailor, Karen Kersey, Beth Scheidt. RIGHT: The team gets instructions from Coach Mitchell. GIRL ' S VARSITY BASKETBALL Lowell Opp. Kouts 34 21 Crown Point 34 54 Andrean 37 41 Kankakee Valley 43 41 North Newton 61 47 Griffith 53 34 Rensselaer 44 50 Hobart 51 55 Highland 36 80 Portage 29 54 Morton 37 53 Lake Central 31 42 Hanover Central 47 51 Calumet 25 39 Chesterton 28 63 Munster 33 53 Sectionals 32 43 LEFT: Dawn Sailor fumbles for a rebound while Penny Weiand trys to help. BELOW LEFT: Karen Kersey dodges her opponent to shoot the ball. BELOW: Karen Mize looks at the opponents feet cautiously. Girl ' s JV Basketball—Rebounding Even Better. JV GIRL ' S BASKETBALL Lowell Opp. Kouts 32 20 Crown Point 15 34 Andrean 28 23 K.V. 24 26 North Newton 33 36 Rensselaer 21 29 Griffith 21 12 Hobart 17 37 Highland 21 19 Lake Central 19 33 Calumet 11 19 Chesterton 21 37 Munster 13 27 Most teams are only concerned about winning every game and whipping the pants off their oppo¬ nent. But the JV Basketball teams ' main concern is to increase their ability and get a taste of team support. Although the girls are upset when they are defeated, they feel a lot better when they know they tried their very best. The team ' s record for this year was 4-9 and the conference record was 2-4. The girls displayed a tremendous amount of ability and support this year and we hope we will have an even better team next year. 1979-80 GIRL ' S J.V. BASKETBALL. ROW 1 (left to right) Tina Rent, Manager; Debbie Fitsch (15), Laura Hoehn (20), Mickey Rent (13), Marie Everett (23),; ROW 2: Coach Nelson, Nancy Vandercar (11), Laura Sharkey (25), Cathy Cash (34), Cindy Saager (24), Sarah Hotler (31). LEFT: I GOT IT! Cindy Saager goes up for a rebound while her opponents try to stop her. Girl ' s Golf—On the Upswing. GIRL ' S GOLF Valpo Hobart Merrillville La Porte Chesterton La Porte Portage West Central Munster Portage Andrean South Newton Sectionals Lowell Opp. 301 232 249 287 272 207 256 174 220 204 233 182 239 214 259 279 241 200 237 229 213 217 222 sixth place Girl ' s Golf competition takes place in the fall while the weather is nice and all summer has been spent practicing our girl ' s golf team turned in a well tuned series of per¬ formances on the tees fairways and greens this fall. Their record con¬ sidering that they compete against some of the better girls golf teams in the state was pretty good. In sectionals they managed to finish sixth. With all but one team member returning next year, our team should be tough on the course again next year. ABOVE: THAT LOOKS TOUCH. Lori Znika goes up to the tee for a put. LEFT; GIRL ' S GOLF TEAM. Lori Znika, Coach Wilma Hardesty, Shari Foss. 97 Wrestlers Have .500 Season Lowell varsity wrestlers won four of their eight matches this year. They also put together an impres¬ sive string of special meets. Our wrestlers placed first in the Goshen Invitational meet and fifth in the Merrillville Invitational meet. In post season meets the Devils were forth in the conference, third in the sectional and fourth in regional ac¬ tion. All considered, the Devils had a good year on the mats. RIGHT: Larkin Whitlock finds sometimes you have to catch your oppo¬ nent before you can pin him. BELOW: VARSITY WRESTLING. ROW 1: (left to right) Tom Parks, Larkin Whitlock, Brad Knight, Roger Dulin, Tom Brill, Steve Whaley, Tim Todd. ROW 2: Tim Hondo Johnson, Rodney Robison, Scott Dulin, Dave Smith, Tom Kacius, Cary Depel, Doug Kutemeier. LOWELL VARSITY WRESTLING Crown Point Calumet Merrillville Invit. Lake Central Hobart Valpo Highland Goshen Invit. Munster Griffith Lowell Opp. 18 19 17 33 5th place 39 17 3 55 27 26 10 37 1 st place 35 22 53 8 TOP: Brad Knight puts the pressure on an BOTTOM: Some times the hardest part of opponent as he trys for a pin. the competition is watching and waiting for your turn at the opposing team. 99 Freshman Wrestling Break Through. The Junior Varsity Wrestling team ended their season with a great finish. All of the boys did a fine job this season. They finished their season with 4 wins and 4 losses. We should be very proud of the accomplishments our J.V. team made during their season and hope they will represent a fine Varsity Team next season. ABOVE: TEAM Row 1: (left to right) George Searle, Paul Mayer; Row 2: Jim Broderick, Don Hulsey, Tom Streeter; Row 3: Keith Render, )oe Dev es, )oe Artim, Tony Luch- ene. LEFT: DOIN ' THE TWIST. Joe Artim pins his opponent. 100 J.V. Wrestling Does It Again. The Freshmen Wrestling Team had a good season last year. At the conference tournament there were several 1st place finishes as well second place finishes. All of the wrestlers did their part to make it a good season. ABOVE: Row 1: (left to right) Mike Cerst, Greg Loveless, Chris Yoways; Row 2: Matt Stinnet, Jeff Jeanor, Randy Schuster, Kevin Lindahl, Coach Joe Lorig. Gymnastics-Flying High One of the Lowell High ' s winter sports is Girls ' Gymnastics. On some nights the tension is high and the enthusiasm is up. This year ' s most improved gym- nist was Liz Sharkey, and the most valuable was Jodi Williamson. There is much talent to be seen. The gymnastic team was under new coaching this year by Joy He- fer, and coming back to the scenes was Denise Waters as assistant coach. 1979-flO GIRL ' S GYMNASTICS TEAM. ROW 1 (left to right): Melody Brummet, Ingrid Morrow, (eanae Cade, Mary Beckrich, Tina Todd; ROW 2: Liz Sharkey, Jodi Williamson, Tami Gerst, Pam Davis; ROW 3: Coach He- fer, Tammy Littlepage; manager, Kathy Bar¬ man, Theresa Feddeler, Lisa Brown, Mich¬ elle Peters, Stasia Sumara; manager, Denise Waters; Assistant Coach RIGHT: HERE I GO! Kathy Barman takes off for a great vault. 102 103 BOY ' S SWIM TEAM 1979-80. ROW 1: (left to right) Keanan Kintzel, Tom Grant, Arman Kasparian, Mike Schuttinga, Joe Heiser, John Bochstahler; ROW 2: Brad Donnelly, Kelly DeVine, Tom Gunning, Bart Berger, Craig Schmidt; ROW 3: Jim Bockstahler, Rich Cunningham, Kendall Tilton, Jeff Offutt, Greg Donnelly, Scott Sampson, David Min¬ ion. FAR BOTTOM: JUST A LITTLE FUR¬ THER! Keanan Kintzel swims against his opponent. 104 The Boy ' s Swim Team finished the season rather well with 8 wins and 11 losses. John Bockstahler and Keanan Kintzel went down state for the fi¬ nals. They improved their record from last year. Each and every swimmer did his part to make the team a success. LEFT: Coach Badder instructs John Boch- stahler while Keanon Kintzel stands by. BE¬ LOW: ZOOM! Keanon Kintzel seems to be zooming as he races for a victory. BOY ' S SWIMMING Chesterton Kankakee Valley Valpo. L. Central Highland Wirt Merriville Clark Rensselear La Porte Invt. Portage Knox Morton Munster N. Newton Gary West Hobart Colum. Griffith Lowell Opp. 105 67 52 108 120 54 81 89 94 77 72 100 108 59 69 102 68 103 6th 84 88 66 106 100 72 97 75 72 % 67 106 89 83 73 94 63 107 Devilfish-Always One Stroke Ahead. 105 Winter Sports Banquet-Awards Athletes. The Winter Sports Banquet was held on March 11, 1980. Athletes were honored with letters and cer¬ tificates. The outstanding athletes were awarded with trophies from sports such as. Boys and Girls Bas¬ ketball, Gymnastics, Swimming, and Wrestling. The key to the success of the Winter Sports Program is the con¬ tributions made by each individual athlete. The Winter Sports Banquet gave everyone an opportunity to show their appreciation for each athletes ' participation. RIGHT: Jeff Wagner receives a trophy from Coach Berger for basketball. LOWER RIGHT: Coach Adams shakes Brad Knights ' hand for his accomplishments in Wrestling. BELOW: John Bockstahler receives his trophy for Swimming. TOP: MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS, (left to ABOVE: MOST IMPROVED ATHLETES, right) Karen Kersey, John Bockstahler, Jeff (left to right) Liz Sharkey, Brad Knight, Joe Wagner, Brad Knight, Jodi Williamson. Heiser, Steve Love, Julie Brunner. 107 Girl ' s Track Team—Sprint-A-Long! LEFT: IT ' S A BIRD! Collette Searle and Teri Renufeldt hurddling at a track meet. BE¬ LOW: EEEE ...! Dawn Sailor doing the long jump seems to be saying eee ... as she jumps. BOTTOM: ROW 1: Susan Gullett, Jeanne Cade, Julie Schrum, Teri Renufeldt, Cindy Novack, Lisa Offutt, Teri Ruge, Kathy Searle, Rachel Sumara, Lori Lindahl, Collette Searle. ROW 2: Kathy Cash, Cheryl May, Tammu Parker, Lisa Mates, Pam Davis, Te¬ resa Nelson, Hope Warchus, Shelly Miller, Rosalyn Duncan, Karen Liptack, Joy Nelson, Tina Rent. ROW 3: Coach Hefer, Pam Kei¬ zer, Kathy Kolloway, Laura Sharkey, Julie Nelson, Lisa Brown, Penny Weiand, Linda Koppen, Sara Morrow, Denise Wicoff, Dawn Sailor, Susan Rondeau, Miss. Waters. The Girl ' s Track Team finished their season well. All of the girls ran everyday to get in shape for the meets which showed how well they finished in the meets. They all did their part to make the season turn out as well as it did. RIGHT: JUST A LITTLE FURTHER! Kathy Searle runs against a crown point girl and the expression on her face seems to be saying, Just a little further tc the finish line. 109 Boy ' s Track Team—Running Hard! The Boy ' s Track Team had a good season this year. The boys did a fine job because they had a coach that was willing to sacrifice things just to make it a good sea¬ son. The boys helped out by prac¬ ticing and working out everyday they could. We are looking for¬ ward to a good year next year and maybe even a better one. RIGHT: Jim Ringas running for a win in a track meet. BELOW: DID I MAKE IT? Todd Emory jumps over the high jump with his eyes closed hoping to make it over. ROW: Kevin Parks, Jeff Jeanor, Lee Baker, Keith Umlaut, Ross Parker, Doug Adams, Steve Whaley. ROW 2: Coach Nicholini, Dave O ' Drobinak, Creg Crim, Ali Kashani, Mike Tate, Don Childres, Jim Early, MeLinda Blandford, Dale Hanley, Cary Depel, Joe Dewes, Kim Diefel. ROW 3: Jeff Offutt, Chris Novak, Jim Ringas, Dave Gerst, Jim Bockstahler, Chris Pennington, Don Single- ton, Tom Zehme, Todd Emory. LEFT: WE ' RE GONA MAKE IT! Chris Novak is in the lead of the race with a Lowell track member trail¬ ing in second place. They were bound to win that race 111 Boy ' s Golf Team—Really Swinging! ROW 1: Dave Minion, Garrick Gaffigan, Tim Knight, Mica Schultz, Barry Alt, Joe Artim, Tom Covert. ROW 2: Brad Knight, John Cooper, Robert Husiar, Kraig Schmidt, Tim Riggs, Lance Maylath, Jim Boyles, Mr. Ron Pierce. ROW 3: Greg Shipley, Jim Black, Chuck Early, Doug Pratt, Randy Kein. The Boy ' s Golf Team has done a fine job this season. Each and every golfer did his part to keep the team going. Jim Black was a outstanding golfer this season. The team showed real effort with new Coach Ron Pierce. Most of the boys will be back next year so it should be a good year next year too! 112 J.V. Baseball Team—Sluggers! The J.V. Baseball Team had a good season. Coach Bill Burger kept the team in good shape. Each player practiced every night after school to make it a good season. We ' re looking forward for even a better season next year! ROW 1: Tim Genge, Tom Streeter, Mark Garcia, Victor Manes, Tim Holm, John Bean, Tony Luchene, Bill Holtzhauer. ROW 2: Coach Bill Burger, Jim Berge, Don Metzcus, Chris Hood, Mike Johnson, Steve Kerr, Tom Furmankiewicz, Tom Parks, Owen Why- brew, Tim Todd. ABOVE: BATTER UP! Mike Johnson at the plate ready to hit a home run. It ' s 9 to 8 in the bottom of the ninth with two outs man on second and third. Lowell gets up to bat. Two strikes, three balls. It ' s up to the Lowell player to get at least a double. The opponents coach signals for a curve ball. Here comes the pitch. There goes the ball!! It ' s flying high and far! It ' s over the fence. It ' s a home run and Lowell wins with a total score of 12-9. That ' s not exactly what happens at all the games, but the team did fairy well! VARSITY BASEBALL TEAM. ROW 1: (left to right) Rich Iwinski, Tony Everett, Scott Stew¬ ard, Mark Oiler, Chris Clawson, Keanan Kin- tzel, Bob McGinley, John Searle, Greg Whit¬ lock; ROW 2: Tom Brill, Brian Dawson, George Searle, David Bier, Steve Kasparian, Dave Hirata, John Juarez, Tom Furmankiew- icz, Todd Elliot, Coach Jim Dermody. LEFT: I THINK I ' LL STAY HERE. David Bier thinks twice about stealing second. TOP: BATTER UP! Mark Oiler gets up to bat as the catcher watches on. RIGHT: OOMPH! Bob McGinley throws a curve ball as his op¬ ponent gets ready to swing. Girl ' s Tennis Team—Smashing Racket. On a sunny afternoon in the middle of May on the tennis courts at Lowell High School, was the hard-working Girl ' s Tennis Team. The day ' s just about over, and the last match is in play. You must win by at least two games in a match, and the score is 7-6. There they are, and it ' s the oppo¬ nent ' s advantage. It ' s the oppo¬ nents serve and it goes over the net and Lowell ties it up with deuce. She serves it once again and Lowell just gets it over the net and Lowell wins the match, and the entire meet. That ' s what most of these matches are like, and the Tennis Team did very well this year. GIRL ' S TENNIS TEAM. ROW 1: (left to right) Denise Solic, Dawn Beenes, Cindy Stavem, Susie Williams, Cindy Berner; ROW 2: Do- rainne Midkiff, Sherri Marshall, Debbie Hopper, Trudy Feddeler, Mickey Rent, Darla Snell; ROW 3: Coach Sheryl Geras, Tracie Hedrick, Patti Marshall, Charlene Kroll, Karen Grant, Sheryl Gerner, Elaine Herlitz, Lynn Schlueter. RIGHT: I GOT IT! Elaine Herlitz goes up to the net for a lob. 116 RIGHT: THAT WAS EASY. Sheryl Gerner easily hits the ball back to the opponent. BE¬ LOW: WILL I GET IT? Cindy Stavem ques¬ tionably keeps her eye on the ball. BELOW RIGHT: HERE IT COMES! Charlene Kroll warns her opponent before striking the ball. Spring Sports Banquet—A Memorable Evening. The spring sports athletes were honored at the annual banquet held in the multi-purpose room on May 29, 1980. The food was catered by Wilco Foods, the tickets were sold to ath¬ letes and parents, with the ex¬ ception of senior athletes who were given a complimentary ticket. Athletes were honored in Girl ' s Tennis, Boy ' s Baseball, Girl ' s and Boy ' s Track, and Boy ' s Golf. ABOVE: (left to right) Steve Whaley, Cindy Stavem, Tammy Parker show their awards for the most improved athletes. RIGHT: ).V. Baseball Team presents a gift to Mr. Berger. 118 0 ' LEFT: Receiving their Varsity letters from Coach Dermody for Varsity Baseball are Greg Whitlock and Dave Beier. BELOW: (left to right) Jim Black, Charlene Kroll, )im Ringas, Kathy Kolloway received awards for the most valuable athletes. c L rflPn Students are what make up the bulk of Lowell High School. Why, without its students, L.H.S. would not even need to be. There are many different kinds of students. There are the active ones who belong to every club and participate in every sport (or at least it seems that way because they ' ve always got a million things to do and sometimes not enough time to do it in!) Then there are the students who just like to enjoy high school academ¬ ically and spend their time studying or doing various homework assignments and projects. There are students who love to enter¬ tain, whether in the Little Theatre or in the classroom. Everyone enjoys a good laugh once in awhile in a class that always seems to drag by. Thank goodness for the classroom clowns. They are genuinely a breath of fresh air in a stuffy class. There are students who assist others, whether it be in the classroom, main office, science lab or resource center. They enjoy helping others and generally don ' t expect much reward. Students come in many different sizes and shapes. But whether tall or short, active or taking it easy, it ' s clear that, in reality, the students are the key to L.H.S. Faculty—Opening the Door. The Lowell High School faculty comprises some sixty individuals all of whom are experienced special¬ ists in their respective fields. Many of the faculty members hold ad¬ vanced degrees in their fields of study and have been teaching that subject for several years. While most teachers feel that helping students deal with the in¬ tricacies and demands of their classroom efforts is their key obli¬ gation, most also recognize the need for some extra curricular ac¬ tivities in a well rounded educa¬ tion. Over half of our teachers sponsor some sort of extra curricu¬ lar activity ranging from clubs and classes to dances and interschool competition. ABOVE: MATH DEPARTMENT. ROW 1: (Left to right) Mr. John Skinner, Mr. Kirk McQuiston, Mr. Larry Ouwenga; ROW 2: Mr. Richard Buckler, Mr. Richard Servies. BELOW: INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION DE¬ PARTMENT. ROW 1: (left to right) Mr. Rob¬ ert Kussy, Mr. Bob Hopper, Mr. James Kane, Mr. Jerry Cameron. TOP: ENGLISH DEPARTMENT. ROW 1: (left to right) Mrs. Marilyn Riggle, Mrs. Che¬ ryl Mitchell, Ms. Luann Long; ROW 2: Mrs. Darren Pacquin, Mr. Joseph Lorig, Mr. Phil Barlowe, Mrs. Nancy Carter, Mrs. Barb Foss, Miss Mary Hodakowski. ABOVE: PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. LEFT TO RIGHT: Mr. Kirk Adams, Mr. Al Holok, Mrs. Cheryl Mitchell, Mrs. Joy Hefer. The faculty is divided into de¬ partments which vary in size de¬ pending on the usual student en¬ rollment in that subject area. All classes in a subject are taught in one part of the building so that re¬ source material related to that sub¬ ject area is close at hand for all teachers and students to use. Working closely with the faculty members are the secretaries and aides. These gifted people some¬ how manage to translate the teach¬ ers ' ideas and teaching stratigies into a usable form that the students can work with in the classroom. Tests, study guides, and work sheets are organized and typed by these helpful people. At times, the secretaries and aides participate in classroom management and activi¬ ties. Many times their jobs include monitoring the resource centers, study halls, and commons areas. Without the support from the sec¬ retaries and aides, the school couldn ' t function efficiently. ABOVE: GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT, (left to right) Mr. Lee Perry, Mrs. Marie Wool- folk, Mr. Ron Mills. Not pictured, Mrs. Ar- line Vandermark. RIGHT: SCHOOL AD¬ MINI STRATION. (left to right) Mr. Roger Leukens, Mr. Tom Johnson, Mr. Joseph Schuster, Mr. Bill Wornhoff. l ojt 124 RIGHT: BUSINESS DEPARTMENT. ROW 1: (left to right) Mrs. Phyllis Cunningham, Mrs. Nancy Reyes; ROW 2: Miss Kathleen Nel¬ son, Mr. Robert Miller, Miss Pat Nemeth. BELOW: VOCATIONAL EDUCATION. ROW 1: (left to right) Miss Pat Nemeth, Mr. Charles Huseman; ROW 2: Mrs. Wilma Hardesty, Mr. Norbert Blanchard, Mrs. Ka¬ ren Brownell. 125 ABOVE: SCIENCE DEPARTMENT. Miss Wa¬ ters, Mr. Goodman, Mrs. McQuiston, Mr. Weiand, Sgt. Gayfield, Mr. Beeching, Mr. Carras, Major Rinehart. LEFT: TRI-CREEK SCHOOL BOARD ADMINISTRATION, (left to right) Mrs. Mary Hayden, Mr. Ray Cusic, Mrs. Hazel Nichols, Mrs. Joyce Kramer, Mr. John Bryant, Mr. John Kuruzovich, Mr. Frank Kwiecien. LEFT: FINE ARTS AND FOREIGN LAN¬ GUAGE. ROW 1: (left to right) Mrs. Mills, Mr. Vacaro, Miss Stordeur; ROW 2: Mr. Sha¬ fer, Mrs. Carter, Mr. Sufana, Mr. Ray. ABOVE: COOKS. ROW 1: (left to right) Bar¬ bara Potter, Mrs. Zarych, Mrs. Graefen, Mrs. Stoner, Mrs. Fathke. ROW 2: Mrs. Gunning, Mrs. Carlson, Mrs. Corns, Mrs. Nichols, Mrs. House, Mrs. Woodke, Mrs. Brown. 127 LEFT: LIBRARY DEPARTMENT. Mr. Marion Hupp, Mrs. Sandra Berg, Mrs. Audrey Step¬ han. BELOW: SECRETARIES AND AIDES. ROW 1: (left to right) Lynn Barnhart, Vir¬ ginia Kasparian, Sandra Daley, Melanie Haf- ner ROW 2: Betty Ellis, Carol Sullivan, Sandra Berg, Norma Huke, Paula Tilton, Marie Woolfolk, Donna Midkiff, Kay Sam¬ pson, leanie Maylath. BOTTOM: ROW 1: (left to right) Mr. Mike Kamanaroff, Mr. Chris Nicolini, Mr. Jim Dermody, Mr. Charles Naumowich; ROW 2: Miss Cheryl Geras, Mrs. Francis Lonardi, Mr. Bill Berger, Mrs. Jill Rollins, Mr. Randy Deweese. Four years ago when we were freshmen, it seemed like forever before we would be seniors. Now it is our senior year and we all won¬ der where all the time went to. Did we really spend four years here? It seems hard to believe. Although being a senior is a lot of fun (now we get to take cuts in the lunch line), it is also a time of planning, uncertainty, and sadness. Our last Homecoming game, our last bas¬ ketball sectional, our senior prom¬ all times that will live in our memo¬ ries forever. We would like to dedicate this, our senior section, to Nadine. She will always be in our hearts and minds, and her smile will go on forever. SENIOR LEADERS. Leading the class of ' 80 through its senior year were class officers (left to right) Jerri Rust, President; Susanna Jazwinski, Vice President; Debbie Rokosz, Secretary; and Brad Knight, Treasurer; and class sponsors Mrs. Barb Eoss, Mr. Bob Thomas, Mrs. Nancy Mills, and Mr. Ron Pierce. Sheryl Boyer l i Demi Angelidis Kent Ayers Arman Kasparian Steve Kasparian Darlene Kenney Joyce Kien Brad Knight Carla Lechner O ' Neal Littlejohn Steve Love Donald Lump Dwayne Mann 134 Robert McGinley Debbie McLean Robert McMurry Randy McNorton Nick Mazurane Marlene Medrano Walter Medrano Charlotte Meltzer Todd Midkiff Dan Mikolajczyk Greg Miller Ruth Ann Miller Laura Mishlove Carrie Ann Mitsch leff Mize 135 Dorothy Monix Doris Morgan Michael Morrison Amy Neuman Kimberly Novak Carol Ohlenkamp John Palmer Donald Parker James Pelham John Peterson Tanya Phillips Doug Pratt Richard Remesnik Daniel Rendant James Smutniak Patty Spisak James Stingley Leroy Stingley Ken Sutton Sherry Swetland Debra Szany Michael Tinglof Tina Todd Dennis Trahan Bill Twitty Vicki Valenti Lawrence Venditti Sherri Waggoner Jeff Wagner Lori Wagner John Wagner Beth Warner Karon Wathen Sharon Wathen 138 ms Beth White Anthony Wicker Tracy Wilkerson Tom Wilson Shelly Wilson Dorothy Zacira Donald Zarych MICHAEL R. ADAM National Honor Society 11,12; Art Guild 9; Band 9,10,11; Spanish Club 9,10. DEMI LYNN ANGELIDIS Swimming 10; Track 9; Powderpuff 11; Art Guild 9,11; Spanish Club 11; Trackettes 11,12; Sunshine Club 12. SUE JEANNE AREHART JOHN ARLET Band 9,10,11,12; AV Crew 10,11,12; Pep Band 9,10,11,12; Devils ' Advocate Staff 9,10,11,12; Lowellian Staff 12; Photography Club 12; Astronomy Club 10,11,12; Library Assistant 9,10. KENT AYERS French Club 9,10,11,12; Treasurer 10, Vice President 11, President 12; Astronomy Club 10; Pep Club 11,12; Cheerleader 12. LORY BACH Track 9; Art Guild 10,11,12. DONNA M. BAGGETT Art Guild 9,10,11, Vice President 10; Tra- ckette 11,12; Sunshine Club 10,11; Pow¬ derpuff 9,10,11; Spanish Club 10. SHARI BAKER Basketball Manager 9,10; Track 9; Timerette 9; Powderpuff 9,10,11; Sunshine Club 9,10; Latin Club 10; Debils ' Advocate Staff 9; Art Guild 11. SHERYL BEECHING Band 9,10; Spanish Club 10,11; Matmaid 10; Art Guild 10,11. DEBRA BEENES I.C.E. 12; OEA 10,11,12. BETH ANN BENNETT Choir 9; OEA 11. JAMES BLACK Basketball 9,10,11,12, Co-Captain 12; Golf 9,10,11,12; Football 9; L Club 11,12; Span¬ ish Club 10; Ind. Ed. Club 9. JOHN ROBERT BOCKSTAHLER Swimming 9,10,11,12, Most Valuable Swim¬ mer 9,10, Captain 12; Track 11,12; L Club 9,10,11,12. DOUG BODNAR SHERYL ANN BOYER LINDA JANE BOZAK French Club 9,10,11; Ecology Club 9; OEA 10,11,12, Historian 12; Gymnastics Manager 10; Sunshine Club 9,10,11; Trackette 11,12; National Honor Society 11,12; Junior Miss Contestant 12. KEVIN BROWNE 140 JEFF BRUNNER Tenni s 9; Swimming 11; Football 12; FFA 10,11,12, Secretary 10, President 11,12; L Club 11,12. BRAD BUCHANAN Wrestling 9; Football 9,10,11,12; French Club 9,10; Pep Club 12; Cheerleader 12; Sixty- Niners 12. DAVID BURBACH DEBBIE BURING Spanish Club 12; Art Guild 11,12. MARK BURNS PATRICK CAMPBELL RICHARD CAMUS JOEY CARROL ANNETTE CATALDO Art Guild 9,10; Sunshine Club 10,11,12; Mat- maid 10,11; Latin Club 9. AMBER CLARK AFS 9,10; Powderpuff 9,10; Student Council 9,10,11,12; Class Secretary 10; French Club 11 . JEFF CLARK RICK COBURN Graphic Arts President 11; Ind. Ed. Club 12; Band 9, 10; Sixty-niners 12. DEBBIE COLE Powderpuff 9,10; Cheerleading 9; OEA 11,12; Student Council 11. LUCINDA CONLEY Swing Choir 10,11; Drill Team 9,10; School Play 10; Fine Arts Revue 9,10. JOHN COOPER Swimming 9,10; Golf Team 10, 11,12; Ind. Ed. Club 11; Art Guild 9. JANICE CORNING Powderpuff 10. MICHAEL CORNS Baseball 9,10; AFJROTC 9,10,11,12; Drill Team 11,12; American Legion Scholastic Award 11; Cadet Commander 12. DON CRANE Drama Club 9,10,11,12; Thespians 10,11,12; Band 9,10,11, Treasurer 10; Swing Choir 10,11,12; Art Guild 9; Light and Sound Club 9,10,11,12, Vice President 11, President 12. JUDY CROSS OEA 12. SUSAN CUMMINS French Club 9,10,11,12; Spanish Club 12; Foreign Exchange Club 12; OEA 12; National Honor Society 12; Powderpuff 12; Junior Miss Contestant 12. RICHARD C. CUNNINGHAM Band 9,10,11,12, Pep Band 9,10,11,12; ROTC 9,10,11,12; Devils ' Advocate Staff 9,10,11,12; Swimming 9,10,11,12, Most Improved 9,10; L Club 11,12; Light and Sound Club 10,11,12; Lowellian Staff 12, Photographer, Seller; AV Crew 10,11,12; Theater Arts Dept. 9,10,11,12; Library Assistant 11. BERNADETTE CWIK AFS 11,12; Spanish Club 11,12; Powderpuff 9,10,11. DENNIS DECKER KIMBERLY ANN DEIFEL Powderpuff 9,10,11,12; Wrestling Manager 10; Boys ' Track Team Manager 11,12; L Club 10,11,12; French Club 9,10,11,12; Dev¬ ils ' Advocate Staff 9,10; Lowellian Staff 9,10. ELIZABETH DEVAULT French Club 10; OEA 11,12; Powderpuff 10 , 11 . KAREN DOODEMAN Choir 9,10; Mothers ' Tea 10; Spanish I.U. Honors Program 11; Spanish Club 11,12; Foreign Exchange Club 11,12, President 12; National Honor Society 11,12; Pep Club 12; OEA 11,12, Vice President 12; OEA National Contest 11; Thespians 11,12; Fine Arts Revue 11; M A S H 11; Junior Miss Contestant 12. CECELIA DOTY Devils ' Advocate Staff 10. RICHARD DUBORD Football 9,10,11,12; Wrestling 11, L Club 12; Sixty-Niners 12. RAY DULIN Wrestling 9,10,11,12; Football 9,10; Industrial Ed. Club 10. DIANA EDGMAN Sunshine Club 9; Guidance Assistant 12. CHRIS EICH Basketball 9,10; FFA 9,10,11,12, Reporter 12; I.C.E. 11,12. LAURA EICHENBERGER Art Guild 9; Sunshine Club 9,10. ALAN EISELE RHONDA ELLIOT Drill Team 9; Cheerleader 10; Pep Club 10; Spanish Club 10,11; Choir 11; Choir 12, Secretary. MICHAEL J. ENSWEILER FRED ERB KIM EAIRCLOTH Choir 9,11,12. THERESA LYNN FEDDELER Sunshine Club 9,10,11; O.E.A. 10,11,12, His¬ torian; Gymnastics 9,10,11,12; French Club 11; Tennis Manager 11; Junior Miss Con¬ testant 12; Trackettes 11. EDWARD FINN French Club 9,10; Spanish Club 10; Baseball 10. KATHY FINNEY Junior Miss Contestant 12; Swing Choir 10,11,12; I.C.E. 12; Fine Arts Review 11; O.E.A. 10,11,12, President 12; Band 9. MOSES V. FLORES Football 9; Baseball 9. DARRELL FORD SHARI FOSS A.F.S. 9,10, Treasurer 10; National Honor So¬ ciety 10,11; O.E.A. 10,11; F.E.A. 10,11,12, Area 1 Vice President, Reporter 11, P resi¬ dent 12; Gridettes 11,12; Trackettes 10,11,12; Golf 11,12, Most Improved Golfer 12; Track 10; Student Council 9,10,11,12; DAR Award 12; Girl ' s State Delegate 11. ALAN RAY FOX Industrial Ed. Club 11,12; Prom Committee WAYNE FRAYER STEVE BRIAN GERST Football 9,10,11,12; Wrestling 9; Band 9,10,11; Industrial Ed. Club 10,11,12, Repre¬ sentative; Track 12. ELIZABETH GRAY Choir 9,10,11,12, Treasurer 11; ROTC Drill Team 10,11,12. PAM GROTHAUS French Club 9,10; Volleyball 10; Powderpuff 9; Basketball 9,10,11; Lowellian Staff 11; Ca¬ det Teaching 12; L Club 11,12. MARY BETH HALL TERRI HAMANN Tennis 10; O.E.A. 11,12; Spanish Club 12. MARK HAMILTON LOUISE HAMM O.E.A. 12; Office Assistant 11,12; Pep Club 12 . TIM HAMM PAUL HARPER ROTC Drill Team 11,12. JULIE HARRIS O.E.A. 10,11,12, Reporter Historian 11; I.C.E. 11,12. DAVID HASKINS Industrial Ed. Club 12. RONALD HATCH Industrial Ed. Club 9,12. TOM HATCH PAULA HAYDEN Powderpuff 10,11; Lowellian Staff 10; Art Guild 10,11; Matmaids 9,10. SANDY HAYS CYNTHIA LYNN HEISER AFS 10,11; Photography Club 11; Thespians 11,12; Trackette 11; Devil ' s Advocate 11; Powderpuff 10,11. ELAINE MARIE HERLITZ Volleyball 9,10,11, 12, Co-Captain 12; Bas¬ ketball 9,10,11; Tennis 9,10,11, Co-Captain 12; Student Council 9,10,11,12, Secretary 10, Vice President 11, L Club 9,10,11,12; FEA 10,11,12, Vice President 12, Miss FEA Run¬ ner-up 12; National Honor Society 11, 12, President 12; Pep Club 12; Trackette 10,11; Gridette 11,12; Girl ' s State Delegate 11; Ju¬ nior Miss 12, 1980 Junior Miss; May Queen Court 9. HENRY HERR VICA Club 11,12; FFA Club 9; Industrial Ed. Club 9,10; Football 11. JAMES HOLT DOUG ILIFF Industrial Ed. Club 10,11,12. SUSANNA JAZWINSKI Spanish Club 9,10; Th eatre Arts Dept. 9.10.11.12, Trustee 11,12; Thespians 11,12, Secretary 12; Junior Class Treasurer 11; Se¬ nior Class Vice-President 12; Student Coun¬ cil 12; Fine Arts Review 9,10,11; Swing Choir 10.11.12, Choreographer 12; Pep Club 12; Choir 9,10. ANDREW JEANOR Football 12; Golf 12. DEBORA JOHNSON Spanish Club 12; Foreign Exchange Club TIM JOHNSON Wrestling 9,10,11,12, Tri-Captain; Industrial Ed. Club 9,10,11,12; L Club 10,11,12. KAREN DENISE JOSEFORSKY Powderpuff 10; Art Build 9,10; Trackette 11; Photography 10. JEFF JUSTICE Industrial Ed. Club 9,10. MARY L. KARLSON Art Guild 9,10,11, Vice-President 10, Presi¬ dent 11; Band 9; Lowellian Staff 10; Mat- maids 10,11; Powderpuff 9,10,11; Photogra¬ phy Club 10; Pep Band 9. ARMAN M. KASPARIAN L Club 9,10,11,12; Swim Team 9,10,11,12; Pep dub 9,10,11,12; Golf 9,10,11; Tennis Team 9,10,11; Theatre Arts Dept. 11,12. LINDA KEPES Art Guild 11. IOYCE LYNN KEIN Band 9,10,11,12; Choir 11,12; Theatre Arts Dept. 10,11,12; Light and Sound Club 10,11,12; National Honor Society 12; Spanish Club 12; Softball 11; Powderpuff 12; FEA 12; Science Club 10,11; Office Aide 10,11. BRAD KNIGHT Football 9,10,11,12; Wrestling 9,10,11,12, Tri- Captain 12; Golf 9,10,11,12; L Club 9,10,11, Treasurer 12; Pep Club 11; Class Council 12, Treasurer; The 69er ' s Club 12. JANE KOHANYI Spanish Club 10,11,12; Foreign Exchange Club 12; National Honor Society 12; Art Guild 11,12. FRED KOPAS Industrial Ed. Club 9,12. CHARLENE S. KROLL Giris Tennis 9,10,11,12; National Honor So¬ ciety 11,12, Secretary-Treasurer 12. PHILIP KUIPER Football 9,10; Wrestling 9,10. KATHY LAMB O.E.A. 11; Powderpuff Captain 9. CARLA LECHNER Thespian 10,11,12; Fine Arts Revue 9,11. CHRISTINE LITTLEJOHN Basketball 10; O.E.A. 10,11; Powderpuff 9; Pep Club 9,10. O ' NEAL LITTLEJOHN Football 9; Basketball 9; Powderpuff King 12 . DON LUMP Basketball 9,10,11; Football 9; National Honor Society 11,12; Industrial E. Council 11; French Club 9,10; Industrial Ed. Club 11; L dub 11,12. 141 DEBBIE McLEAN ROBERT McMURRY DWAYNE MANN Industrial Ed. Club 10,11,12,11, President; Yearbook 10,11,11, Editor; Sixty-Niners Club 12; Student Council Representative 11,12; Jr. Class Vice-President; Thespians 11; Newspa¬ per 9, Cartoonist; Cheerleader 12. BRETT MANTZ EVONNE LOREEN MARINO Sunshine Club 9; O.E.A. 12. JAYNE MARSH DARLA MARSHALL Spanish Club 10,11,12; Art Guild 10,11,12,12, Vice-President; O.E.A. 12; National Honor Society 12. PATRICIA DELPHINE MARTIN Band 9,10; Matmaids 10,11; Yearbook Staff 10 . NICK JAMES MAZURANE ROTC 9,10,11,12; Drill Team 10,11,12; A-V Crew 11,12, Band 9,10,11; Pep Band 9,10,11; Rocket Club 11. CHARLOTTE MELTZER Sunshine Club 9,10,11,12,11, Treasurer; Choir 9,10,11,12; F.E.A. 12; Cadet Teaching 12 . DAN MIKOLAJCZAK I.C.E. 11,12. BRIAN MILLER RUTH ANN MILLER Choir 9; Home Ec. Club 9; Thespians 10; Sunshine Club 9,10,11,12; Art Guild 11,12. LAURA MISHLOVE Spanish Club 9,10,11,12, President 12; Na¬ tional Honor Society 11,12; Student Council 10,12; Sophomore Class President; Tennis Manager 9,10; FEA 12. CARRIE ANN MITSCH Powderpuff 10,11; Junior Miss Contestant 12; I.C.E. 11. JEFF MIZE DOROTHY MONIX OEA 11,12. DORIS MORGAN MICHAEL MORRISON Football 9,10; Wrestling 9,10. AMY ANNE NEUMAN Sunshine Club 9,10,11,12, Treasurer 10, Sec¬ retary 11; Spanish Club 9,10; Art Guild 9,10. 142 KIMBERLY MARIE NOVAK Devils ' Advocate Staff 9; Drill Team 10; Mat- maid 10,11; Swing Choir 11,12; Sunshine Club 9,10,11,12, President 12; Powderpuff 11; Junior Miss Contestant 12; Home Ec. Club 9; Fine Arts Revue 9; How To Succeed In Business 10; Mothers ' Tea 9,10,12. CAROL MARIE OHLENKAMP Student Council 9,11,12, Treasurer 11, Presi¬ dent 12; Class President 9; Cheerleader 10; Volleyball 11,12; Matmaid 10; Pep Club 9,10; Junior Miss Contestant 12, Second Runner- up; May Queen Court 9,10,11; Homecoming Court 9,10,11,12; Gridette 10. JOHN PALMER Astronomy Club 9,10, President 9,10; Voca¬ tional Auto Club 11,12, Treasurer 12. JOHN PETERSON Industrial Education Club 12. TANYA DAWN PHILLIPS Basketball 9; Boys ' Track Manager 9; Office Assistant 9; Powderpuff Football 9,10,11; Pep Club 9,10,11; L Club 9,10, 11. DENNIS REESE BRIAN ROADRUCK I.C.E. 12. DARLENE MARIE ROARK Devils ' Advocate Staff 9, Reporter; Matmaid 9,10,11; Sunshine Club 9,10,11,12, Secretary 10, Vice President 11. DEBBIE LYNN ROKOSZ Volleyball 9,10,11, 12; Basketball 9,10; Na¬ tional Honor Society 11,12; Spanish Club 9,10,11; Office Education Society 11,12; Spanish Club 9,10,11; Office Education As¬ sociation 11,12; Spanish Club 9,10,11; FEA 10,11; Hoosier Giris ' State Delegate 11, 1st Alternate; Junior Miss Contestant 12, Cre¬ ative and Performing Arts Winner; Office Assistant 10,11; Lowellian Staff 10,11,12, Typ¬ ist 10,11, Editor-in-Chief 12; Math and Science Club 10; Pep Club 10,11; Prom Committee 11; Student Council Representa¬ tive 9; Senior Class Secretary 12; L Club 12 . JEFF ROSENBAUER Football 9,10,11,12, Co-Captain 12; Basket¬ ball 9,10,11,12; Baseball 10,11,12; Track 9; Student Council 11,12; L Club 10,11,12, Vice President 12. TERRI RAE RUNFELDT Spanish Club 11,12, Vice President 12; Stu¬ dent Council 9,12, Representative; FEA 12; National Honor Society 11,12; L Club 9,10,11,12, Secretary 12; Cheerleading 10,11,12; Pep Club 10,11,12; Swim Team 9,10,11,12, Co-Captain 12; Track Team 9,10,11,12; Theater Arts Department 11,12. JERRILYN A. RUST Chess Club 12; Class Council 9,10,11,12, Sec¬ retary 9,11; Treasurer 10, President 12; Mat¬ maid 9,10,11; Student Council 12. STEPHEN CLARK RYDER Band 9,10,11,12, Vice President 12; Astro- mony Club 10,11; Swim Team 10; Photogra¬ phy Club 12; Light and Sound Club 11,12; AV Crew 10,11,12; Chess Club 9; Stage Band 9,10; Pep Band 9,10,11,12; Brass Ensemble 12 . TERRI A. SACCO Student Council 9,10,11,12; Spanish Club 10; Matmaid 10,11; National Honor Society 11,12; Gridettes 11,12; Baseball Manager 10. JOHN W. SALMON Football 9, Captain; Swimming 10; Earth Science Club 9,10; Art Guild 10; Ind. Ed. Club 9,10,11,12; Track 9; Rocket Club 9; Photography Club 10; R.O.T.C. 9. CYNTHIA SCHAUFFLER JILL SCHUYLER Student Council 10,11; Class President 11; Matmaid 10; FEA 11,12, Reporter 12; Spanish Club 10; Junior Miss Contestant 12, Poise and Appearance Winner, First Runner-up; Swing Choir 12; Gridette 11. JOHN SEARLE Baseball 9,10,11,12; L Club 11,12; Wres¬ tling 10; Devils ' Advocate Staff 9; National Honor Society 11,12, Vice President 12; As- tromony Club 9,10; Chess Club 9,10,11, Sec¬ retary-Treasurer 9; Student Council 12; Ind. Ed. Club 9,10,11,12; Boys ' State Delegate 11. LORI SHELL OEA 11,12, Treasurer 12; Art Guild 11,12; Marching Band 9,10; I.C.E. 12. JOHN SIMONTON TAMMY SIMS Art Guild 11,12, President 12; OEA 12. EILEEN R. SMITH AFJROTC 9,10,11,12, Most Outstanding Ca¬ det 9,10,11, Deputy Commander 11, Com¬ mander 12; Choir 10,11,12, President 11. JAY SMITH V.I.C.A. 11,12, Secretary 12. KATHLEEN R. SMITH Sunshine Club 9; AFJROTC 9,10,11,12, Drill Team 9,10,11. MARIAN SMITH Sunshine Club 9,10,11,12; Choir 9,10,11,12; FEA 12. JAMES SMUTNIAK Chess Club 9,10,11,12, President 12; National Honor Society 11,12; Devils ' Advocate Staff 11,12, Reporter. JAMES STINGLEY Wrestling 11,12; Cross Country 12; Industrial Ed. Club 12. L Club 10,11,12; Pep Band 9. TOM WILSON Baseball 9; FFA 9,10,11, Reporter 11. KEN SUTTON Baseball 9; Latin Club 9,10; Industrial Ed. Club 10,11; Class Council 9, Treasurer; Foot¬ ball 11; Sixty-Niners Club 12. SANDRA WOOSLEY Cheedeader 9; Powderpuff 10. SHERRY Y. SWETLAND Art Guild 10; Photography Club 11; Devils ' Advocate Staff 11; Powderpuff 10,11; Tra- ckette 11; Basketball Manager (Girls ' ) 10. CATHERINE YOUNG Library Assistant 9; Science Assistant 11,12; Astronomy Club 11. DOROTHY ZACIRA DEBRA SZANY French Club 9,10,11; Sunshine Club 9; Pep Club 12; Volleyball 11,12; Junior Miss Con¬ testant 12; Lowellian Staff 11; Gridette 12; TINA ANN TODD Drill Team 10; Majorette 11,12; Gymnastics 10,11,12. Cadet Teaching 12; National Honor Society 11,12. NADINE M. UMLAUF Sunshine Club 9; Pep Club 10,11,12; J.V. Cheerleader 10; Junior Miss Contestant 12; Lowellian Staff 11 Gridette 12; Cadet Teach¬ ing 12; National Honor Society 11,12; Office Education Association 11. MAX ZNIKA Wrestling 9,10; Track 9,10; L Club 10,11,12. MARINA ZYTKO AFS 11. VICKI LYNN UMFLEET Basketball 9,10,11; Volleyball Manager 12; Powderpuff 9,10,11,12; Sunshine Club 11,12; L Club 10,11,12; Trackette 11. VICKI VALENTI Choir 9,10; OEA 11,12; National Honor So¬ ciety 11,12. LAWRENCE VENDITTI Band 9; Baseball 9,10. SHERRI LYNN WAGGONER Sunshine Club 11; Flag Girl 12. JEFF WAGS WAGNER Tennis 9,10; Basketball 9,10,11,12, Co-Cap- tain 12; L Club 11,12. LORI WAGNER Gymnastics 10; Matmaids 10,11; Junior Miss Contestant 12. KARON WATHEN SHARON WATHEN BETH WHITE Basketball Manager 9,10; Track Manager 9,10,11; Prom Committee 11; French Club 9,10,11,12; Newspaper Staff 9,10; Lowellian Staff 9,10; L Club 9,10,11,12. DEBBIE WILLIAMS Sunshine Club 9,10; Drill Team 9,10; Flag Girl 10; National Honor Society 12; Devils ' Advocate Staff 9; Library Assistant 10; Choir 10. JODI WILLIAMSON Gymnastics 10,11,12; Band 9; Powderpuff 9; 143 Autographs Autographs _ Lowell ' s Honors—Its Best. When you are slaving over homework or working overtime on a project, or even working hard on perfect attendance you probably say to yourself, Self, is this really worth it? Well Honors Night makes it all worth it. It was an evening of hon¬ oring outstanding seniors, club members, and other students. Vari¬ ous awards and scholarships were awarded. So, if you have second thoughts about completing that project, or keeping up those grades, don ' t forget what it means to be a part of the honors night activities. ABOVE: LOWELL HICH SCHOOL PROUDLY PRESENTS THE 1979-80 HONOR SECTION. LEFT: Jane Borkowski accepts an award from Mrs. Ciochina. 146 Seniors Celebrate The End RIGHT: DIGCIN ' IN. Fred Kopas and Ron Hatch load up there plates at the Senior Banquet held on May 16,1980. BELOW: ALL TOGETHER. Gathering for one last picture together are ROW 1: (left to right) Amanda Sheets, Laura Eichenberger, Ray Dulin; RO W 2: Dariene Roark, Annette Cataldo, Amy Neuman, Vicki Umfleet and Kim No¬ vak. OPPOSITE PAGE. TOP: DO THE BUNNY HOP. Seniors (?) get a little crazy at the Senior Banquet. BOTTOM: ARE WE DOING THIS RIGHT? wonders Robin Liv¬ ingston. With her are Terri Sacco, Vicki Um¬ fleet and Vicki Valenti. 148 With all of the homework and tests given during May, it ' s often hard for a senior to enjoy his last few weeks of high school. The final exams, reports and homework as¬ signments seem to be endless. When the tone went off at 3:30 on May 15, the class of ' 80 breathed a long sigh. At last they were done. ALL THE TESTS WERE TAKEN, HOMEWORK DONE, AND THEY COULD NOW RELAX AND HAVE A PARTY! Each year after graduation prac¬ tice on Friday, the senior class gathers for one last time as a class in the multi-purpose room for their Senior Banquet. This banquet is limited to seniors only and consists of a catered meal, dancing, pic¬ turetaking and loads of fun for all who attend. This year ' s banquet was held on May 16 from 6:30-9 p.m. Tickets were sold to all seniors at a price of $1.50. CLASS OF 1980 SAYS BELOW: HERE I CO! Kathy Smith proudly marches to Pomp and Circumstance. RIGHT: I CANT BELIEVE WE ' RE FINALLY GRADUATING! Debbie Rokosz flashes a confident smile while Linda Bozak and Mike Adam look uncertain. 150 FAREWELL TO LOWELL H.S The climax of every student ' s life is to get up on a sunny Sunday morning, eat a relaxing breakfast, don a cap and gown and head for the high school-for one last time! Graduation! The mere word is mu¬ sic to every senior ' s ear ... and what exciting music. Pomp and Circumstance begin promptly each year at 2 p.m., and 1980 was no ex¬ ception. 235 members of the Class of ' 80 proudly accepted their di¬ plomas and became graduates of Lowell High School on May 18, 1980. The exercises included speech presentations by three of the grad¬ uates: Karen Doodeman, Susanna Jazwinski, and Ken Sutton. Also speaking to the graduates was Fr. Timothy Doody of St. Edward ' s Catholic Church. ABOVE: PROUD GRADS. Awaiting the start of the exercises are ROW 1: (left to right) Debbie Beenes, Susanna Jazqinski, Elaine Herlitz, Terri Feddeler, Dorothy Zacira; ROW 2: Cory Aquino, Don Lump, )ohn Bockstahler, Jim Black, Jeff Brunner, and Brad Knight. LEFT: LOOKIN GOOD. Terri Hamann arrives at her row for graduation seating. 151 LEFT: Terri Hamann receives her diploma from Mr. )ohn Bryant. BELOW: Marlene Medrano and Steve Love wait in line to re¬ ceive their diplomas as the rest of the class Following the speeches, the Lowell High School Band, led by director Joseph Vacaro, played Beethoven ' s Fifth Symphony in C minor as their selection for the occasion. The presentation of diplomas was accompanied by an array of camera flashes, smiles, a few tears from mothers who couldn ' t believe it all, and a tinge of apprehension as the graduates realized that their high school years were indeed fin¬ ished. Now it was time for them to seek out their own goals and futures. Best of luck to the Class of 1980. May all your dreams come true. Class of ' 81—The Key to Spirit The main event of our junior year was the Prom, which was a big success. We saved up money by sponsoring bake sales, dances, the Powderpuff game and the Sadie Hawkins Dance. Leading the way for our class was Chris Morrison, President; Lisa Offutt, Vice President; Carrie French Secretary; and Julie DeVine, T reasurer. For the past three years our class had led the entire school popu¬ lation during Spirit week. Now we look forward with anticipation to our senior year and all the new ex¬ periences that it will bring. Our class sponsors are: Mrs. Brownell, Mrs. Ciochina, Mr. De- weese, and Mr. Kussy. Wendy Jansen and Valerie Fox show their school spirit on Western Day during Spirit Week. Mark Anderson Nancy Anderson Wayne Anton John Arehart Joe Artim Carl Baikauskas Kathy Barman Lisa Bastin Mary Beckrich Sharon Bedoian Barb Behrens Becky Bigger Luann Bird John Birkhead Melinda Bladford Anita Bradbury Donna Brawley Larry Bright Tom Brill Sherrie Broe Esta Brown Lisa Brown Kyle Bruce Kathy Brummet 154 Melody Brummet Patty Buckley Lori Burrell Kevin Cammack Debbie Campbell Doug Capps Suzy Cash Don Childress Chris Clawson Keith Clinton Dan Coffman Tara Conley Mike Cook Kathy Cotter Wendy Cramer Trade Crawford Diane Crim Roy Crumrine Matt Cummins Dena Dadlow David Dale Pam Davis Brian Dawson Rick DeBold Donna Decker Michael Denton Julie DeVine Sheryl Donahue Greg Donnelly Diane Djenka Roger Dulin Eric Dvorscak Chuck Early Todd Early Carl Eich Becky Eichenberger Lyn Ellis Puala Estes Jim Evans Tony Everett Joylynn Ewert Jeff Famey Kathy Feehan Valerie Fox Theresa Fred Angie Freeman Carrie French David Frye Larry Galimeier Scott Galliher Sheryl Gemer Tami Gerst Scott Graham Debbie Graham 155 Tom Grant Trade Grant Linda Gray David Griffin Ron Grothaus Karen Hall Zoe Hall Chuck Harmston Tom Hawkins Brian Hayden Beth Hazzard Tracie Hedrick Sheila Henry Skip Henson Theresa Hernandez Chris Herr Kelly Hine Paula Hine Dave Hirata Petri na Hofferber Rusty Holder left Hotler Susan Hudgens Karen Hudson Mary Hulsey Kevin Huseman Ron Hutchison Rich Iwinski Wendy jansen Bill Johnson Christina Johnson Ann Jonas John Juarez Jim Jungles Kerry Justice Ray Kadisak Karen Kaiser Renee Karczerski Ali Kasani Karen Kelly Karen Kersey Mike Kingma Mike Kirgan Jackie Klotz Scott Knight Theresa Knight Troy Knorr Kathy Kolloway John Kompare Kris Kotula Doug Kutemeier Tom Lamb Shelly Lambert Rich Larsen 156 Linda Zuckley, Theresa Hernandea and Mary Hulsey cheer for a hopeful Devil Victory. Robert Lepper Joyce Little Christine Littlejohn Ginger Littlepage John Lindemer Karen Liptak Roger Loehmer Linda Loitz Joan Lovely Ronna Lukasik Kelly McEwan Mark McGinley Lisa McLarty Bill McNabney Linda Mager Debby Manns Richard Mannone Patti Marshall Si Edie Martin Kim Merkel Amy Michael Tom Midkiff Donna Milde Shelly Miller ABOVE: Mary Beckrich and Amy Michael work on the mural in the Little Theater. ABOVE RIGHT: Julie Brunner and Ross Parker enter the Homecoming Dance. Dave Minion Brenda Mital Lucinda Mitsch John Mlynarczyk Rick Molden Brian Morris Debbie Morris Chris Morrison Steve Morrow Ken Novak Cathy Nichols Gary Nichols Joy Nelson Theresa Nelson Lisa Offutt Dena Ogborn Mark Oiler Brad Outler Donna Parker Rick Parker Lisa Patrevito Doug Patz Karleen Patz Jim Pavich Sharon Payne Pike Peronis DeeDee Piatt Lance Poppe Scott Propes Lisa Quillin Tom Rans Rob Regnier Renee Relinski Tina Rent Johanna Reynolds Bob Ribicki David Riggs Dawn Rokosz Paula Roof Terri Ruge Jim Russel Kathy Saager Dawn Sailer Julie Sampson Scott Sampson Ramona Sanders Tom Sandin Dave Santy Tom Schild Lynn Schlueter Pat Schrombeck David Schulz Pat Schuster Deanna Scroggins Kathy Searle Liz Sharkey Margaret Sharkey Lisa Shell Debbie Sherman Susan Sherman Robert Shumaker Walter Sichterman Sandi Skillman Dan Smith Dave Smith Debbie Smith 159 Kathy Smith Daren Spitler Denise Solic Mary Soloman Doug Spain |ohn Springsteen Scott Spry Paul Starcevich Debbie Stavem Scott Steward Roger Sullivan Stasia Sumara Karen Swart Kevin Swart Teri Symart Cheryl Sypult Paula Szany Dennis Thoms Jerry Thomas Nadine Tilton Mike Trahan Nancy Trahan Cuy Trueblood Vic Tutza Karen Vallee Vicki Vicare Rick Wells Steve Whaley Mike Wheeler Creg Whitlock Dawn Wieland David Wietbrock Mary Williams Michelle Williams Suzy Williams Joe Wolotka Lori Worley Denise Wyckoff Doug Young Ray Youngfelt Lisa Yoways Suzanne Zehme Linda Zuckley Roberta Zytko 160 Class of ' 82—Unlocking New Doors Our second time around was un¬ doubtedly better than the first. We sponsored many bake sales and we also sponsored a dance. The president of the Class of ' 82 was Diana Jazwinski. Giving her a hand were Vice President Lisa Mates, Secretary Mary Daley, and Treasurer Tammy Stephens. As we look back on our Soph¬ omore year we will recall a lot of happy memories and new experiences. Bob Hardy shows his school spirit on Hat Day during Spirit Week for Sectionals. Michelle Bokich Jane Borkowski Jeff Borkowski Paul Borromeo Mark Bratcher Marcia Brawley 162 Kelly Breckling Linda Broe Cheri Brown Lori Brown Julie Brunner Mike Bryant David Buche Robert Buche Tim Bunce Laura Burbach Jim Burge Amy Butler Julie Bydalek Gwen Capps Cathy Cash Bill Childress Shawn Clark Tony Qark Jody Clevinger Greg Coburn Bonnie Cook Sue Corns Dave Cotner Tim Cottingham Dave Crane Greg Crim Mike Cullins Marilyn Cummins Chaine Cusic Christy Czerwinski Mary Daley Ivy Davis Roy Davis Tammy Day Janet Decker Kevin Deffenbaugh Darla Degonia Tirza Derflinger Katie DeRosa Kelly DeVine Joe Dewes Lynda Dietrich Cheryl Dolberry Brad Donnelly Joy Dougherty Scott Dulin Kim Eakins Tim Ebert Kim Edmondson Susan Erb David Elliott Todd Elliott Trudy Fed del er Ann Fewkes 163 Richard Haberlain Lynn Hall Steve Hall Dan Hamm Diana Hamm Dale Hanley Jeff Hardison Bob Hardy Lisa Haskins John Hayden George Hays Scott Hedrick Joe Heiser Tammy Henke Sue Herz Rich Herr Laura Hoehn Tim Holm Bill Holzhauer Chris Hood Ella Mae Hoover Debbie Hopper Connie House Yvonne House Jim Huber Heidi Hudson Georgette Hussey Rob H utter Jim Jared Diana Jazwinski Lori Jelenik Jan Jewett Greg loseforsky Connie Justice Tim Kaiser Lori Keith Pam Keizer Debbie Kelley Cindy Kender Keith Kender Mark Keteiaar Cheryl Kingery Chris Kirgan Joe Klotz Dale Knoblich Laura Knoblich Mike Kopack Lynda Koppen Dawn Korte Nita Kruegar Sherri Loveless Tony Luchene Duane Luke Marciadene McAllister 165 Connie McColley Doug Mdean Rich Mager Victor Manes Carl Mannone William Marshall Chris Marvel Lisa Mates Cheryl May Lance Maylath Anna Marie Mazurane Nancy Mazurane Carlos Medrano Mary Lou Meltzer Don Metzcus Henry Michiels Dorraine Midkiff lames Mikolajczak Teri Miller Cheryl Mills Renee Miracle Maria Mishlove Doug Mitchell Karen Mize Pam Montague Sara Morrow Nell Munroe Jeff Myers Glen Neeley Greg Nichols Diane Norton Todd Norton Chris Novak Cindy Novak Randy Oberc Dave O ' Drobinak left Offutt Kari Ohlendorf Diane Osburn Tim Ott Rich Pagen Cindy Parker Ross Parker Tina Parker Ellen Parks Tom Parks Melody Pate Sheila Payne Rob Peddy Kim Peterson Mark Peterson Laura Petrecca Scott Pickering Steve Pickering 166 I Beth Pilsitz Steve Piskoty Rebecca Prendergast Karen Quillan Angie Raby Dave Raby Irtl k’.miM i Cheryl Roadruck Diane Roark Erik Roe Susan Rondeau Joe Ross John Rumback ' ' IT HAP T ' v TOP: Mary Daley, Kelly Breckling, Cathy Cash, Lisa Mates, Penny Weiand, Diana Jaz- winski, and Jane Borkowski add to the soph¬ omore decorations in the South Commons. ABOVE: Patti Wright stands at attention. LEFT: Cindy Berner, Chris Kirgan, Christy Czerwinski and Ella Mae Hoover await the arrival of the Red Devil Team. 167 Diane Ryder Cindy Saager Cerri Sacco Kim Sandin Dan Savich Beth Scheidt George Schmelter Jerry Scroggins George Searle Lisa Sharkey Cindy Shultz Mica Shultz Lisa Silverman Don Singleton Angie Smith Kim Smith Bob Smolik Cindy Smutniak ABOVE: Cathy Cash, Tammy Henke, and Dawn Korte express their sophomore spirit. ABOVE RIGHT: Karen Mize—Over the top with a mouthful. RIGHT: Mary Daley, Penny Weiand, Bill Holzhauer and Jane Borkowski relax at the Home¬ coming Dance. 168 Jim Sneed Chris Spisak Ron Staples Tammy Stephens |oe Stingley Tina Stonebraker Tony Sonebraker Tom S- eeter Mike Stultz Doug Stuppy Mike Svboda Bonnie Swanson Carol Swanson Kevin Sykora Susan Talarek Brett Tappan Mike Tate Marvin Thompson Tim Todd Randy Tokarz Cary Trusty Tina Umfleet Keith Umlauf Nancy Vandercar Mike Vicari Ray Vought Paula Waggor.tT John Warner Hope Warchus Mike Watkins Mike Weaver Penny Weiand Joyce Wells Peggy Wen del Doug Werner Tammy White Pam Whitlock Kirt Wietbrock Paul Wietbrock Jeff Wilkerson Diva Wleklinski Glen Wnorowski Jerry Wolotka Sherri Wood Patti Wright Tammy Young Val Young John Zacira Doug Zander Lori Znika Cindy Zuckley 169 Underclassmen-Getting Into Action. TOP LEFT: THIS IS FOR THE BIRDS! Mike Schest types away as he looks at the book. TOP RIGHT: THAT ' S DISGUSTING! Pat Kennedy observes the anatomy of a cray fish as Mr. Beeching helps. ABOVE LEFT: TWIST ' N ' TURN! Kathy Odle and Patti Gas- parovic swing into action in P.E. class. ABOVE: TRY THIS. Greg Crim and Ross Parker work on the printing press. 170 TOP LEFT: CUTTING AWAY. Connie McColley carefully trims her pattern in sew¬ ing class. TOP RIGHT: GET THEM KNEES HIGH! Kendall Tilton, Rod Daughtery, Mario Traficanti run after school to get shaped up for the spring sports. ABOVE LEFT: DO I DO THIS ONE? Teri Bean dis¬ cusses the next assignment with Mrs. Reyes. ABOVE RIGHT: SEW AT THIS SEAM. A stu¬ dent teacher helps Cindy Parker in sewing class. 171 Freshmen Turn Key on High School Career Our freshman year was filled with many new and exciting expe¬ riences. Once we got used to the fast pace of high school and the teasing from the seniors, we often wondered why we were nervous about beginning high school. Slowly we began to fit in. We planned a few money-making events, such as bake sales and a stuffed animal raffle, to build up our funds. We soon learned that class participation is the key to get¬ ting things done. Leading the way for our class were officers Julie Schrum, presi¬ dent; Collette Searle, vice presi¬ dent; Rosalyn Duncan, secretary; and Marie Everett, treasurer. Our class sponsors are Sgt. Cayfield, Mr. Lorig, Mrs. Riggle, and Miss Waters. RIGHT: Michelle Peters shows her mother and brother paramecium for a science project while Tim Genge takes a closer look under the microscope. Doug Adams Eric Alfredson Judy Allen Tim Allen George Aim Evelyn Anderson Gene Anderson John Anderson Rich Armstrong Jim Arnold Deanna Bachman Andrew Backe Robin Baker Charles Bakker Philip Barker Darlene Barman Jim Barnett Rick Barnhill Darlene Bauman Teri Bean Kelly Berg Sue Berg Jim Baikauskas Jim Bockstahler 172 Bob Bolt Doug Bolton Becky Bowie Scott Boyer Jim Bozak William Bretzinger Dorothy Brewer Jim Broderick Lisa Brown Teri Brown Lisa Brownell Barry Buchanan Adam Buche Robert Burge Bart Burger Brian Burgess Melissa Burgess Pam Burrell Lynette Burshell Jeff Bydalek Jeanne Cade Jeanette Cappadora Karen Chapman Eric Claesson Scott Clark Bill Conley Betty Cooper Kim Coming Bruce Cunningham Rod Daugherty Marcia Dy Dea DeConia Jim Derflinger David Derr Debbie Dewitt Robby Dimitt Bob Donaldson Ken DuBord Rosalyn Duncan Tim Durham Lisa Dvorscak Sally Dyrhaug James Eariey Terri Ebert Richard Edgman Todd Emory Donna Erb David Erkowitz Jeff Evans Marie Everett Kisha Faircloth Steve Feddler Janet Fewkes Debbie Fitch 173 Glen Gravenstuk Brenda Grothaus Julie Grothaus Tom Gunning Brenda Halko Jeff Hall 174 Lisa Hall Duane Hamann Tim Hamann Larry Hamersley Jane Harris Jeff Harris Mark Harris Ken Harmston Lan Henry Phoung Henry Dwayne Hernandez David Hine Kristy Hine lammie Hobbs Randy Holder Ed Holt Kathy Hopper Sarah Hotler Steve Howson Kathleen Hudak Sandra Hudgens Tom Hughes Kathy Huke Don Hulsey Mike Huseman Robert Husiar Cary Hyatte Gerald Jackson Jeff Jeanor Christine (ohnson Mike Johnson Jennifer Johnston Barry Jones Kathy Joseph Joe Juarez Frank Kafantaris Amy Karison Ken Kender Pat Kennedy Frank Kepes Donna Kepshire Steve Kerr Bruce Kessel Kim Kessler Randy Kien Kurt Kintzel Annette Kisfalosi Carrie Knapp Kim Knapp Tim Knight Kirk Knoezer Stacey Knorr Lisa Kormendy Jenny Korte 175 Duncan Kutemeier Rueben Langston Joy Lepper Kevin Lindahl Lori Lindahl Tammy Littlepage Greg Loveless Kathy Lucente Tom Luke Allan Luttrell Floyd McColley Kelly McNabney Karen McNorton Randy McFarlane Carl Mannone Joyce Marsh Sherri Marshall Dave Matovina Dan Matovina Jenny Mauk Duana May Paul Mayer Chris Maylath Sheri Menefee Tim Merkel Lisa Michael Joe Mishlove Bob Mitchell Donna Mitchell Jim Mitsch Tony Mlynarczyk Dean Montague Bill Morrow Ingrid Morrow Judy Myers Julie Nelson Julie Neuman John Nichols Scott Nichols Lori Nord Peggy Nord Kurt Novak Kathy Odle Bob Ohlenkamp Susan O ' Neil Mike Ortiz Dawn Page Jason Palmer Tammy Parker Terri Parker Karen Parks Kevin Parks Kim Patz Tony Peronis 176 john Phillips Roy Phillips 1 Tl k i ) Diane Poppe left Pratt Todd Propes Gary Pyke Robin Ramsey Shari Reed J jr cm Eileen Ryan and Diane Reeder participate in powderpuff halftime events. Amy Reusze Becky Reynolds Jeff Ribicki Jayne Richardson Jim Rigg Rebecca Rinehart Alex Ringas Richard Rish Rodney Robison Melody Rodriguez Sharon Rodriguez David Roe Rick Rokosz Jim Rosenbauer Rosemary Ruley Gina Russell Eileen Ryan Bob Sailer Theresa Salat Brian Sanders Elizabeth Sanders Steve Scheckel Craig Schmidt Lucy Schrader Julie Schrum Marilyn Schucknecht Randy Schuster Colette Searle Doug Sharkey Laura Sharkey Bill Sherman Sherri Shumaker Denise Smith Dennis Smith Linda Smith Darla Snell Myran Soloman Joe Soltis Tammy Staples Bob Starcevich Cindy Stavem Brenda Steel Matt Stinnette Misty Strickhorn Ray Stultz John Sturgill Rachel Sumara Gary Swart Stephanie Swift Colleen Swisher Cammie Sypult Linda Tarr Paul Tate Danny Taylor 178 Diana Terrana Ed Thoms Kendal Tilton Mario Traficanti Dawn Truebold Tim Truckey Diane Vallee Lynn Viers Mark Viers Robert Vuletich Lloyd Wade Karen Waggoner Angel Wagoner Bill Walker left Walker Kathy Walker Roy Wartsbaugh Shelly Wasserott Rick Watkins Lori Wietbrock Tina White Howard Whybrew Cecil Williams Terry Williams Victor Williams Gayle Wismiller Ted Wnorowski Jay Worley Ron Wormsbecher Jim Wright Rich Wright Dawn Young Ronnie Young Chris Yoways Tammy Zawadski Tom Zehme Robin ZumMallen Chris Zytko The freshmen class would like to remember Cheryl Umlaut, whose smile and personality touched each and every one of us in a very special, way. Cheryl Umlaut 179 180 LOWELL TRANSIT MIX 181 183 184 140 W. Commercial Ave Lowell. IN 46256 Ladies ' Shoes Naturalizer—Lifestride—Footworks MID-TOWN HARDWARE LOWELL INDIANA PHONE: 696-7421 -- t l PARKING BEHIND STORE OPEN MON., THURS., FRI. NIGHTS TED ' S JEWELRY 909 E. Commercial Ave Lowell, IN 46356 304 E. Commercial Ave. owell, IN Ph. 696-76S Robert I. Kalemba, Owner Phone 696-8331 186 L. R. HITZEMAN - ROBERTS WELL ' S Construction Co. ALL-STATE INSURANCE 5480 Broadway Merrillville IN 46410 Phone: 887-0151 Woodland Carpet 111 Mill St. Lowell, IN Ph. 696-7018 Geno Flores, owner KEN ' S In-Place 17214 Morse Lowell, IN 46356 Ph. 696-8617 For Supporting our Yearbook Dedications never come easy. Often a dedication is written to sum up how the book was put together and to give a final Thank You in writing to all those involved. Unless you are really a Lowellian staffer, you cannot even begin to comprehend the amount of time, energy, and devotion spent this year by staff members in compiling the 1979-80 Lowellian. This year ' s staff changed with the tide, and to those who did stick with me, I give a big THANK YOU! Without your dedication and de¬ sire to learn what makes a yearbook, I am sure it never could be. Thank you ' s are also in order for the following: To Mr. Goodman for taking the time to listen, and learn. I ' ve taught you all you need to know, now use it. To George Kingsley, Jr., our company representa¬ tive and good friend, for getting us extended deadlines, late days, and pages off our regular deadlines-What would we do without you? To all those involved in selling the book and ads, thanks. To the community, well, without your yearly support we would not even be able to think of a Lowellian each year. To yo u, the students and faculty of Lowell High School, we dedi¬ cate this yearbook, for without you there would be no need for a yearbook. You are all the Keys to Lowell High School, to what hap¬ pens within it, and, ultimately, to this book. Finally, I would like to give a special dedication to three special people who, although they are no longer with us, will always be with us in memory: Nadine and Cheryl Umlaut, and Ted Handy. £uMf-UL The 1979-80 Lowellian was created by Lowell High School stu¬ dents who donated their time and energy freely in trying to cap¬ ture the spirit of high school life here at Lowell High School. Publishing was done by Herff Jones Yearbooks, Montgomery, Alabama, under the direction of representative George Kingsley, Jr. Our Credits To The Following .... Editor in Chief.Debbie Rokosz Layout, Typing, Copy and Artwork Staff.Diva Wleklinski Amy Karlson Joyce Wells Advertising....Staff Selling Staff.Marilyn Cummins Nancy Vandercar Susan Rondeau Sue Corns Terry Bauer Katie DeRosa Rich Cunningham Mandy Sheets Lance Maylath Chris Maylath Joy Nelson Theresa Hernandez Photography.ROOT Photographers Don Wleklinski Terry Bauer Rich Cunningham Adviser.Mr. Mark Goodman Principal.Dr. Joseph Schuster Superintendent.Mr. John Kuruzovich 190 ■• ' ’. ' I