Lowell High School - Lowellian Yearbook (Lowell, IN)

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A “New” Pageant The moment you ' ve all bee r aiting for, finds 1981 ' s Junior Miss, Shelly Miller, turning Donna Blanchard received the Spirit of Ju- over her title to Jane Bork ski. nior Miss award. Borkowski attends State Diana Roarke protrayed a clown for her talent in the 1982 Junior Miss Pageant. Jane Borkowski traveled to Frankfort, Indi¬ ana for one week for the State Junior Miss Pageant. Here, she performs her Physical Fitness routine. “I learned a lot,” said Lowell’s Junior Miss, Jane Borkowski. During the week of January 17 to 24, Jane Borkowski spent her time in Frankfort, Indiana attend¬ ing the 1982 State Junior Miss Pageant. Jane spent Sunday through Tuesday rehearsing. Wednesday was the first night of the prelimi¬ nary judging which continued through Friday and ended on Sat¬ urday night with the finals. Jane performed her talent on Thursday night, and her physical fitness rou¬ tine on Friday. The highlight of Jane’s perfor¬ mance during the finals was when she received the over-all Scholas¬ tic Achievement Award and Schol¬ arship. “I was really happy about the award because I felt I was winning ti more for Lowell than myself,” Jane said. Even though it was a long and trying week where she was sepa¬ rated from her parents and friends, Jane concluded, I had a good time even though I missed everyone and I really appreciate being back in Lowell.”

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Winners Step Forth From Lowell ' s 1982 Junior Miss, Jane Borkowski manages a smile through tearful eyes. The nineteenth annual Junior Miss Pageant which took place Sunday, November 1, 1981, in the Little Theatre, had many charac¬ teristics that set it apart from pag¬ eants in past years. This year it was an afternoon event beginning at 2:00 p.m. The Lowell Chamber of Commerce was the new spon¬ sor with Miss Pat McAllister as the director. She was assisted by Miss Barbara Gidley, who helped the girls with Poise and Appearance portion of the program. Staging was done by the Cedar Lake Jay- cees. Without contestants, there would be no pageant. Thirty-three energetic young women partook in the program, making it the big¬ gest ever. Jane Borkowski was crowned Lowell’s Junior Miss for 1982. The fifth runner-up was Bonnie Swanson; fourth, Anne Gayfield; third, Terri Richards; second, Ju¬ lie Brunner; and Diana Jazwinski was first runner-up. Donna Blanchard was voted as Miss Congeniality and received the Spirit of Junior Miss Award. Christy Czerwinski received the Youth Fitness Award. Poise and Appearance was won by Terri Richards. Diana Jazwinski re¬ ceived the highest score in the Judge’s Conference. This year, there was a separate award for creative talent and per¬ forming talent. Anne Gayfield re¬ ceived the creative portion of the award and Bonnie Swanson was awarded the performing part. The Scholastic Achievement award was won by Jane Borkowski. The contestants performed their Physical Fitness number which was choreographed by Pat McAllister, Junior Miss director. 14 Junior Miss 1982

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A Little Warmth in Winter To keep tradition, the Student Council again sponsored the an¬ nual Christmas dance. Two hun¬ dred and two students and chap¬ erones, Bill Kalbac, Student Council sponsor; Kirk and Sue McQuiston; and Assistant Princi¬ pal Tom Johnson and his wife GiGi, joined together in the multi-pur¬ pose room and the Devil’s Com¬ mons on Saturday, December 19, 1981 from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. The theme “Chestnuts Roast¬ ing On An Open Fire,” was reflect¬ ed in the formal dance. The deco¬ rations consisted of an artificial Christmas tree and a fireplace decorated with stockings naming each couple attending. Music was provided by The Dots and record¬ ings of popular songs and the theme song, “Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire” were played. The couples will remember the event with pictures taken by Spa- soff Studios. Cookies and punch were served by the Student Council also. Scott Young and Diane Sherman share a slow dance.