Lowell High School - Lowellian Yearbook (Lowell, IN)

Text from Pages 1 - 216 of the 1987 volume:

TKKEA10OXAROUNO A05 O£)t 172 % Be a look around Taking a look at the cast list, anxious students find out if they made it” for FUNNY GIRL, the spring musical. Lowell High School 20Sf £. Commercial Avenue Lo wftH,Xn«4iona 463S6 2 ‘ -!o e b ' 7m Volume 17 Opening 1 O ooyvy t ■ ■ U,tu C. St ! pgoj mo ? ' 4% A LOOK AROUND T ake a look around. Lowell High students completed a unique school year. A midwinter black-out and a post-winter fire proved to be almost as bizarre as the school’s design. Although almost all the students thought that the black-out was “cool,” they had mixed opinions over the fire. Some realized the poten¬ tial seriousness of the situation while others rejoiced over an early dismissal. Sophomore Kristine Ailes said, “The fire was scary be¬ cause I didn’t know where any of my friends were.” We really didn ' t know how bad the fire was either. Not only was 1987 the year of “natural disasters,” but it was also the year of firsts. The Friday Morning Show, featuring music, weather, sports and international news, was designed to add excitement, variation and speaking experience for the students. “I think it’s pretty cool because we get to hear a variety of music. It gives you a break from the normal humdrum announcements,” said junior Melissa Schutz. Re-establishing the pledge this year required students to either recite the pledge or remain silent in homeroom. Stephanie Travis had an opinion on the d ecision. I think whether we say it or not should be left up to the majority of the school because not everyone wants to participate.” With a year of “firsts,” it’s not surprising that students experienced a year of change. Taking a look around the gym, Jeff Schiewe poses for the camera during one of Lowell ' s basketball games. Fan support was up during the Sectionals, especially after the pep session before the Kouts game. Lowell lost that heartbreaker by only two points. XRAZY: F ® rom Homecoming to Sectionals, students created their own definition of the word, M SPIRIT! In order to build excitement for the Home¬ coming game, the senior class added a new activity, a Goo-shave”. With the class slogan, “Born to be Rude”, the seniors seemed to add their touch of creativity to every activity. The seniors were not the only ones involved in this type of school patriotism. All the students’ enthusiasm was carried on to the various social activities as well. D.J. ' d by Mark Mancilla, the Homecoming and Christmas Dances proved to be memorable for students. Sectional week brought a time of unparalleled craziness for the entire school. With the administrators dressing in jams, the pep session inspired the basketball players to win the first two games of their Sectionals. It was great, all the fans were totally behind the team,” said one student. Even though several members of the teaching staff and administration felt that the students’ spirit was sometimes improperly channeled, the students themselves said that they had only wanted to be different.” Chalk Talking , Amy Cole rehearses her Creative Talent segment for the Junior Miss Pageant. Cole told a story while drawing a chalk sketch on a chalkboard. She went on to win the Poise and Appearance Award in the annual pageant. Not just another Monday morning, It’s the ESSON PLAN FOR DAY 2 Set alarm for 6:30 A.M. Brew a pot of coffee Drink the coffee Gulp down breakfast Take a quick shower and dress Remember to bring gradebook Fight 8:00 school traffic Take care of late schedule changes Head for homeroom to face stu¬ dents As the students saunter into school with faces full of dread, the teachers arrive full of anticipation and excitement on the first day of school. One enthasiastic teacher, Mrs. Allen said that it’s “wonderful” to be back. For most teachers, the first day of school is the busiest, most hectic day of the school year. “It’s always very busy at the be¬ ginning and there’s always too much to do and not enough time to do it,” said Mr. McQuiston. Many teachers weren’t hit by the realization that the first day of school arrived until they saw the school buses and students while others had been looking forward to school beginning for weeks. “I’ve been looking forward to it (school beginning) since June 8,” said Mr. Bays. However, for both teachers and students alike, the first day of school marked the beginning of a 180-day test of endurance! Sandi Woodke “It’s wonderful to be back!” Mrs. Sally Allen 6 First Day Colored pencils and markers are just two of Mrs. Allen ' s new approaches to teaching. Mrs. Allen, who teaches French and Spanish, is known for her unusual classroom arrange¬ ments. C-pod interior was home to Mrs. Huke until she moved upstairs to the main office. The ditto machine cranks out papers for the first day of work. Setting up the computers for their first year of use, Mrs.Reyes finds herself taking care of last-minute jobs before the students arrive. The four new additions to Lowell High ' s Staff relax after the first day of school. Mr. Brechler, Mr. Garling, Mrs. Osburn, and Mr. Magley faced not only the first day of school, but the first day in a new school. First Day 1 2 Weeks Forming friendships while preparing for the big night took 6 weeks out of 9 seniors’ lives T hey had spent six weeks working t owards this day. Six weeks of seeking sponsors, rehearsing at 6:30 in the morning, learning routines, sweat¬ ing, laughing, feeling frustrated but feeling close and having fun. Suddenly the day had arrived. The time for learning routines, po¬ lishing talent, and trying to walk gracefully in high heels was over. Over too, were the pizza parties, and the talks over doughnuts and orange juice every morning—six weeks of preparation for one spe¬ cial night. When the moment came to an¬ nounce the winners, the nine senior girls held hands in anticipation, and even though the evening was far from flawless, the girls felt too good for words. Finally the master of ceremonies, Chris Morrison, announced the win¬ ner and Michelle Martin emerged as 1987’s Junior Miss. Other winners were Nicole Guske as first runner- up, and Sandie Behrens as the sec¬ ond runner-up. The rest of the girls agreed that even though there were only nine of them, what they lacked in numbers, they made up for in fun and enthusi¬ asm. The pageant may have ended, but the friendships and memories remained. Shannon Joyce A moment of confusion hits the Physical Fitness routine on the night of the pageant. Sandie Beh¬ rens and Nicole Boiler recovered, however, and the show went on. 8 Junior Miss Last year’s Junior Miss, Shelly Paquette, congratulates Michelle Martin, winner of this year’s Junior Miss competition. Offering suggestions on dance techniques, pageant sponsor, Miss Pat, speaks with Nicole Guske during rehearsal. “My Salute to America adds a touch of patriotism to the Creative Talent competition as Sandie Beh¬ rens performs a medley of Ameri¬ can songs on the flute. A ballet routine is performed by Barbara Tucker, winner of the Cre¬ ative Talent award. Ballet as a tal¬ ent act is not usually seen during Junior Miss. 10 Homecoming S eniors and Spirit From Goo shave to half-time wrestling, it was the week to be rude T he seniors reached for the sky and the window cleaner as Homecoming ’86 got underway. We went schizo and bombed the Devil ' s Commons.” said Pete Dobri- jevich. Despite some discrepancies in the seniors’ commons decorations, everything was straightened out be¬ fore Spirit Week got into full swing. The bonfire and parade were moved to the night of the game to boost spirit. This year’s Powder Puff teams were changed to Freshman- Senior vs. Sophomore-Junior. Half-time activities included the big wrestling grudge match betweeen Chris Bruiser” Biele¬ feld, Jim Crusher” Phillips, Jason “Hacksaw” Lewis, and the Mystery Man” Rusty Bielefeld. “Class competition hasn’t been working, and this was an origi¬ nal idea to break out of the bore¬ dom,” Chris Bielefeld said. One of the highlights of the week was the Goo Shave” during the bonfire. “I had to get it shaved for basket¬ ball anyway, said Jim. Paul Hel- mick, Doug Bryant, and Mark Man- cilla did the honors Homecoming night. Watch out! The seniors aren’t fin¬ ished yet. This is our warm-up for Section¬ als,” Mark Mancilla said. Tory Kincius The seniors reach for the sky and cheer on the Red Devils while trav¬ eling down Commercial Avenue on their float in the Homecoming pa¬ rade. The glow of the bonfire warms Laura Dancula and Moira McMillan as they await the start of the game. Homecoming 11 T he Team to Play After earning the title “The Homecoming Team,’ Lowell finally had the chance to play. S ome teamshavebeen la¬ beled indestructive while others have been termed weak. The Devils havebeendubbed “The Homecoming Team”. While playing in theLake Suburban Con¬ ference. theteam has competedin a tota ' of four Homecoming games out of nine games. “Lowell’s past record and size are the reasons Lowell has be¬ come known as the ' Homecoming Team ' ,” Coach Bill Brechler said. One fan, Chris Bielefeld, de¬ scribed the game, “It was the longest game I ' ve ever seen. The team tried their hardest, but they were outnumbered and it’s hard to play when you have to go up against somebody fresh each play.” After the first half, Craig Ander¬ son and Susan Donovan were crowned 1986 Homecoming King and Queen. The Homecoming Court was seniors, Nicole Guske, Eric Wornoff, Melissa Laking, Ke¬ vin Lemp, Kerri Watson, and Paul Skorka; juniors, Sue Billard, Ryan Nestor, Rusty Merrills, and Jeff Busselburg; sophomores, Jenny Miller and Mark Kacius; freshmen, Mindy Mader and Greg Ford. After a long struggle in the rain, Lowell lost to the Highland Trojans 44-7. Rusty Maas Ready and waiting, Lowell’s of¬ fense faces off against Highland in a game that would have an un¬ happy ending with a score of Low¬ ell 7, Highland 44. Breaking through a sign that read Highland Homecoming ' 86, Kyle Weaver is greeted by the cheer¬ leaders before the start of the game. 12 H Bcoming The football players show their support of the effort their fellow team members made out on the field. Homecoming The thrill of a weekend, the agony of a Monday morning is an experience from MUNDANE I t has been described as being terrible, depressing and “ugh”. What is this torturous event? Going to the doctor or dentist? No, it’s just Monday morning. How does a student survive this test of strength. True grit,” said Tina Travis. Even teachers notice a change in their students’ attitudes. “My classes seem a little more relaxed at the beginning of the week,” said Mr. Hess. Even though many students feel that they’ve reached the peek of boredom on Monday, they discover that Fridays seem to be even long¬ er. Picture this scene. It ' s tenth peri¬ od, and you’re listening to your Al¬ gebra teacher. Your mind is a hundred miles away dreaming of the fun that you’re going to have this weekend. For most students, Friday is sup¬ posed to be a day of fun, relief, and excitement, not a day of reading, writing, and arithmetic. One student, Cindy Shell, de¬ scribed her typical Friday, I count the minutes till 3:30.” But by the end of the day, there is no mistaking the excitement in the air. The students, relieved that they have made it through another week, rush out laughing and gossiping about their plans. However, in just three more days, they ' ll find them¬ selves facing another dull Monday morning. Sandl Woodke “I count the minutes till 3:30.” Cindy Shell A look of extreme patience is conveyed on Mr. Hess ' face as he calls the office. Student restlessness on a Monday causes more problems than usual during classes. Mondays and Fridays Prematurely relaxing for the weekend, Dan Lapina shows his eagerness to be released from his study hall on a Friday afternoon. Monday is written all over the face of Mr. Kalbac as he assists Jason Bruce with his homework in the drawing room. N ightmare at LHS Ghoulies and ghosties and long-legged beasties came to haunt the Halloween Dance I t was a menacing, dark, cool night—an evening filled with mystery and danger as all the ghosts andgoblinsgatheredin the darkness for the second annual Devil ' s Halloween Dance. During this horrifying dance, sponsored by the National Honor Society, guests found themselves dancing with a bloodthirsty vampire or a venomous witch. Adding to the frightful atmo¬ sphere, Mrs. Riggle read fortunes and a VCR played horror movies all evening. To provide the beastly and unique characters with entertainment, NHS sponsored a costume contest. How¬ ever, there was a controversy over this year’s contest winners. The dance was pretty good, but the costume judging wasn’t. The costume that won most original this year was worn by someone else and got an award last year,” said junior Amanda Mitchell. Prizes were given for the follow¬ ing categories: Best Couple, Scar¬ iest, Most Original and Best Over- All Costume. These winners received a special trick-or-treat surprise of $10.00. Even with the disappointment of the judge’s decisions, the students still managed to enjoy a thoroughly blood-curdling night. Sandi Woodke, Paul Helmlck Fairy godmother Michelle Kop- pen turns Jenny Rodgers back into a pumpkin while Raggedy Ann Me¬ lissa Scheldt hangs onto her little sister. Ghoullshly Imaginative, Mark Van Dommelen and Heather Garri¬ son display their most horrifying poses at the Halloween Dance. 16 HnBveen Dance The set of the professional pho¬ tographer hired for the dance add¬ ed to the dance ' s mood for Mi¬ chelle Martin, Laura Miller and Carl Lappie. Watch out! Here comes Caren Szczerbik on her derby skates along with raisin Heather Strick- hom. Carl Hardwick, the Sta-Puff Marshmallow Man, was one of the evening ' s contest winners. Halloween Dance 17 0 utcasts of Society The cast of DAVID AND LISA finds portraying disturbed teens a difficult task T hey’re not just crazy,” psycho,” or off their rockers.” The cast of the fall play David and Lisa learned this as they tried to portray emotionally disturbed teens living in a school for the mentally disturbed. The way in which David and Lisa and their peers try to help each other relate to reality is the subject of this dra- “None of us knew if what we were doing would be accepted,” Mrs. Ciochina said. Emotionally dis¬ turbed people are misunderstood in our society.” Because of the heavy subject matter, Mrs. Ciochina wanted to be sure that the characters were be¬ lievable. She took the cast mem¬ bers to the Southlake Mental Health Center to see what a facility for the emotionally disturbed was really like. It wasn ' t pretend anymore; I really felt for the people,” Chris Zu- gel said. Despite the uncertainty, the dra¬ ma was a success. “My favorite part of the play was at the end when David and Lisa overcame their problems and held hands, said audience member Kristen Sturgill. Many people enjoyed this change of pace from the more comedy- based plays in the past. Tory Kincius During one of the most moving scenes in the play, David (Scott Roush) tells Lisa (Chris Zugel) that he thinks she is a very special person. 18 Fal||ay ■J Fall Play 19 c hristmas to Remember Deck the walls with boughs of holly I t may have been chilly outside, but the couples who attended the Christmas Dance didn’t no¬ tice. On December 20, after “don¬ ning their gay apparel,” they came to make merry. DJ Mark Mancilla not only played the songs but provided entertain¬ ment that guaranteed to make even the most self-conscious person want to get on the dance floor, but enthusiasm was slow in building. Once they realized they could have fun dancing to the fast songs too, instead of clinging to one an¬ other for the slow songs, then ev¬ eryone got out there and had fun,” said Craig Robinson. Most people agreed that the mu¬ sic was good, but some felt that the right mood wasn ' t set. “I liked the DJ idea, but felt that Mark might have been a little inappropriate for this kind of dance,” said Dawn Spry. Other things brought attention as well. Shelli Funston said, ”1 liked the decorations, especially the stock¬ ings with our names on them. Brian Moser commented, The 1 sophomores did a good job.” So while the “weather outside | was frightful,” inside it was a j Christmas to Remember.” Shannon Joyce A thorough Job includes covering fences and bushes as well as trees. Amanda Mitchell demonstrates the art of tp-ing on one of the trees in the school yard. New heights of tp mayhem are reached by throwing the entire roll up and waiting for it to come down. 22 Tp-ing Whether fine art or just a nocturnal nuisance, it’s here to stay. T oilet paper. Most people flush it down their toilets. Others pull it down from their trees! Throwing toilet paper onto the trees of unwary victims—other¬ wise known as tp-ing—has become a popular nighttime activity. In a poll done at LHS, 47 percent of the student body had been tp-ed and the overwhelming majority of them knew exactly who the culprits were. Also. 77 percent of LHS stu¬ dents have participated in this noc¬ turnal ritual themselves. The brand of choice turned out to be a tie between Charmin and the cheapest stuff.” While most teens find tp-ing fun, some don’t, such as one teacher who had this opinion, It is only fun¬ ny once; after that, it is a royal pain. Toilet paper should not be sold to anyone under the age of 18.” Officer Jerry Stout commented, “We wish it wo uld stop; we have been receiving a lot of calls about it. Even though some don’t care, some do get upset.” Also revealed was the fact that the tp-er is relatively safe as long as he sticks to toilet paper. Unless he does actual damage, such as using eggs or shaving cream, tp-ing is al¬ most unpunishable—except they will make you clean it up. The prevailing feeling is that tp- ing is here to stay, for as one stu¬ dent proclaimed, “As long as there is nothing to do in Lowell, tp-ing will continue to grow.” Only time and Mr. Whipple will tell. Shannon Joyce t • p (te ' pe), v. to adorn the trees of one’s friends with multi-colored toilet paper as a token of esteen Tp-ing 23 Lowell fans show their enthusi¬ asm during one of the Sectional games. Lowell had a reason to cheer since we came closest this year to our first Sectional Cham¬ pionship since 1968. Concentration is written all over the face of Chris Jusevitch as he prepares to shoot a free throw dur¬ ing Sectionals. To liven up the pep session be¬ fore Sectionals, the administra¬ tors (Dr. Luekens included) dressed in jams and gym-shoes and led cheers with the cheer¬ leaders. 24 Sectionals S ectional Strife Even the wildest pep session to date couldn’t mend the heartbreaker B ad things usually come in three ' s, but during the Sec¬ tional championship game this year, the bad things came in two’s. That is—two heartbreaking points that took the 1987 Sectional title out of the grasping hands of Lowell, and gave it to Kouts. From the tip-off in the Renssalaer game to the final buzzer in the Kouts game, the Lowell Varsity adamantly fought back. Coach Leonard, said, “The boys struggled and worked hard to be competitive in Sectionals.” If the boys caused a stir this year at the Kankakee Valley Sectional, just think what will happen next year. “The future looks promising,” said junior Ross Cusic. That is definitely true, and for many reasons. First of all, the team boasts a Sectional First Team player, sophomore sensation, Chris Ju- sevitch. Also, along with the six Varsity veterans who will be back next year, the strong JV and Freshman Teams have produced players who will be able to use their talents on the Varsity next year. Taking all this into consider¬ ation, it is more than likely that Lowell should be able to avenge that Sectional loss, especially since these young players are hungry to compete. Amanda Mitchell The cheerleaders help boost spirit during half-time at the North Newton game. Sections 25 T urnabout is Fair Play The date didn’t dampen the spirits of the couples at the Sadie Hawkins Dance. W hat do hay bales, straw and a country preacher have in common? They all were a part of the annual Sadie Hawkins Dance held on March 13. This year’s dance, sponsored by the sophomore class, featured a disc jockey for the couples’ enter¬ tainment. The Multi-Purpose Room looked like a scene from a barn dance decorated to emphasize the country theme. Tracie Griffith commented, “The best part was being there with my date, Brian Black, and I liked the music.” The highlight of the dance was the good old-fashioned wedding ceremony” performed by a good old fashioned preacher.” Ruth Barnhill said, Getting mar¬ ried is a good idea, it adds life to the dance.” During the ceremony the ladies and gentlemen were hitched”. Per¬ forming the ceremony this year was the honorable Reverend” Don Holt. At the end of the ceremony, couples were warned that their vows had expired! Chris Zugel commented, Don was a perfect preacher—he is such a ham!” Any disappointments were per¬ sonal ones as one “Sadie” re¬ marked, “I didn’t dance because my date hates to dance—he probably has two left feet! 9 + I ♦ + I V r ■ ■ A hula hoop adds interest to Rick ( Kirgan’s dance and was passed around to the other couples during sfje Hawkins Dance _ _ his Girl is no Joke FUNNY GIRL hits the stage with Broadway glitz and glamour ights, make-up, chorus girls, orchestra music. Broadway? Almost. Actu¬ ally, it was the Lowell High produc¬ tion of the hit musical Funny Girl. The musical takes place during the concluding year s of the Roar¬ ing Twenties.” The heroine of the show, Fanny Brice (Chris Zugel) has to overcome many problems to be¬ come a star. Her best friend, Eddie Ryan (Tim Goldman), and her Mama (Andrea Mortimer) help Fanny be¬ come a Broadway star. With an aura of romance, Fanny falls deeply in love with the dashing and hand¬ some Nick Arnstien (Craig Robin¬ son). Fanny eventually marries her true love. Mrs. Ciochina, who directed the spring musical, commented, “The shows went great! There were a few bugs opening night, but it seemed to pull together. The individual charac¬ ters were outstanding.” The Pit Band, directed by Mr. Don Holt, provided the music for this min¬ iature Broadway production. Even after the lights dimmed and the cast bowed, the excitement from the 1987 spring musical pro¬ duction of Funny Girl lived on in the hearts of all who saw it. Tammy Kinsey $ • m Fanny (Chris Zugel) discusses her budding career with her best friend, Eddie Ryan (Tim Goldman). Mrs. Ciochina works on Scott Stegenga ' s hair during dress re¬ hearsal as crew member Lee Ann Parks looks on. Spring Musical 29 Celebration and scandal, success and sorrow all made up the F rom the White House to PTL, 1987 seemed to be a year marked with scandal and controversy. Through¬ out the year, there have been peo¬ ple who have gained instant fame and fortune, and others who have lost everything. One of the lucky ones, Bruce Wil¬ lis, gained phenomenal success with his hit show “Moonlighting”. This year he also took his talents to the silver screen and MTV. Blind Date, a romantic comedy, was the name of his first hit movie. Willis also enjoyed rock-n-roll stardom as Bruno in his band BRUNO and the HEATHERS. Although Bruce Willis gained fa¬ vorable publicity in 1987, Gary Hart received politically destroying pub¬ licity and notoriety. Donna Rice, a former beauty contestant, was dis¬ covered to have had an alleged af¬ fair with Hart. The damaging public¬ ity Hart received prompted him to withdraw from the 1988 Presidential campaign. Another person whose career was destroyed because of an affair with a younger women was Jim Bakker. Jim was the head minister at PTL Headquarters. After his affair was publicized, he resigned from his ministry at PTL. However, he and his wife Tammy decided that they wanted PTL back. A struggle over control of PTL surfaced between the Bakkers and Jerry Falwell. The Contra Affair damaged and destroyed the careers of several top government officials. There have been several court trials and conferences to try to discover who was responsible and where the money went. This scandal weak¬ ened the credibility of the Reagan administration. Shocking, scandalous and notori¬ ous are adjectives that best de¬ scribe the year of 1987. Sandi Woodke 30 Faces of ' 87 The 100th birthday of the Statue of Liberty was celebrated this summer with fireworks and cannons. Photo by Allan Levenson. Gary Hart receives a kiss from his wife Lee after the scandal between him and actress Donna Rice was revealed. Photos by Talbot- AP and UPl-Bettman. Oliver North was accused of diverting funds appropriated for the Contras for his own use. Photo by Allan Jannenbaum-Sygma. wr tep Into a Memory The magic of Prom night enchanted all O n Saturday, May 23, 1987, the LHS Junior-Senior Prom was held at the After Four Supper Club in Cedar Lake. The theme of the prom was Step Into a Memory. Silver and blue bal¬ loons, stars, and streamers deco¬ rated the club and added some shimmer to the atmosphere. Prom favors were silk flowers, glasses, and memory books. These favors also followed the blue and silver color scheme. Almost everyone agreed that this year ' s band, the PAWNZ, was a much better band than those of years past. As Jean Loehmer put it, The band was great, a lot better than last year! This year ' s King and Queen were! Craig Anderson and Susan Dono-I van. The members of the court were Kevin Lemp and Melissa Laking, Shane Trueblood and Kathy Nise- vich, Rodney Fredricks and Donna Reeder, and Eric Wornhoff and Ni¬ cole Guske. Tails were popular again this year, and dresses ranged from me¬ tallic and flashy, to quiet and so¬ phisticated, to lace and ruffles. The dim lights, warm air, and for¬ mal dress gave all juniors and sen¬ iors the chance to step out of reality for awhile and step into a mem¬ ory.” Kerri Watson and date Mike Ken- Scott Morrow dances a fast nedy chose a sleek, sophisticated dance with his dateM look for prom night. I Mm he Wait is Over Graduation puts an end to thirteen years of education and recreation. Pomp and Circumstance” —no song can bring a tear to a mother’s eye faster ex¬ cept possibly Here Comes the Bride. June 7, graduation day at LHS, had its share of tears and cheers from the graduates and the audience alike. a, l thought it was exciting but a little scary also, said senior Mary Jo Lucas. During the ceremony the gradu¬ ation speeches were given by Chris Zugel, Kelly Owen and Shannon Joyce. Joyce, a yearbook photog¬ rapher, presented a slide presenta¬ tion of the senior class’ time at LHS. “The best part of the graduation was the slide presentation because it contained a lot of the good times and the fun that the senior class has had,” said senior Ken Berkshire. No matter how carefree some of the graduates have been during high school, they all realized the im¬ portance of graduation. Graduation was a big step into adulthood for me and I’m really glad that I made that step,” said one senior. Even though the graduates were apprehensive about their futures, most were relieved that their study¬ ing was over at LHS. “I’m glad I have graduated be¬ cause I can pursue what makes me happy, said Ken Berkshire, “and not have to worry about making the grade. Sandi Woodke Graduates sing in the choir for the last time during commencement. Graduatk Steve Fenters shakes hands with Edward Anderson, President of the School Board, as he receives his diploma. Graduates Jodi Beier, Tarina Call, and Shannon Joyce await the final announcement of their gradu¬ ation. Kelly Owen delivers her gradu¬ ation speech to her class. Mrs. Osburn oversees Shelli Fun- ston as she plays music for the graduation ceremony. Graduation 35 After nine months of hard work, it’s finally the l A H urray! It’s finally over! June 5 has finally arrived! No more algebra books and teacher’s tired and disgust¬ ed looks. No more chemistry labs and typewriter tabs. No more paper, pencils and torn-up folders. Finally no more HOMEWORK! “It’s great! I’m glad it’s finally over. It took too long!” said junior Tina Conner. Most students couldn’t wait to hear the bell ring for the last time and rush out the doors to enjoy a summer of fun and relaxation. Al¬ though most students didn’t regret leaving school, they felt a little sad about saying goodbye to their friends. I’m excited to become an upper¬ classman, but there are a lot of peo¬ ple I ' m really going to miss, said sophomore Maurissa Afanador. Even the teachers felt relief after 180 days of lessons to teach and papers to grade. They seem to look forward to their vacation as much as the students do. “It feels pretty nice (to be getting out of school). Just like the kids I look forward to summer vacation too,” said Mr. Beeching. No longer will the students have to get up early to go to school and stay up late “cramming” for the next day’s tests. Instead after June 5, the students can leave behind the dark halls and few walls for fun in the sun” at the beach. Sandi Woodke “I’m glad it’s finally over. It took too long!” Tina Conner 36 Last Day On the traditional “last day”, the seniors staged a protest in front of the office to op¬ pose the suspension of the Student Council president. Chris Bielefeld. While cleaning out her locker on the last day, Tina Glassman finds the dictionaries she has been missing all year. Last Day 37 T he school year proved to be academically no breeze for the LHS students. Changes in scholastic requirements and administra¬ tion policies caused the students to buckle down to the books” and take on a serious attitude. Instead of sending out to a computer to process stu¬ dents’ schedules and report cards, the guidance office and new school computer took on these jobs. With their added duties, the guidance counselors didn ' t have the time to hold individual scheduling conferences with the upperclassmen. The upperclassmen chose their classes without as much help from the guidance office. Also the new report cards came out on Wednesday, instead of Friday, and featured the students’ class rank and GPA. Also devised this year to benefit students was the semester exam schedule. This schedule spaced the exams over a three-day period so that the students wouldn’t have several exams on a single day. “I like the fact that we had an hour and a half to work on the exams, but having so many exams in three days still burned me out,” said Tory Kincius. Several students didn’t agree with some new policies this year. Many students felt that the new Committee was too strict and unyielding to their scheduling re¬ quests. After a year of strengthening requirements, students at LHS discovered that changes made now will be to their future benefit. Academics Divider 57U O TS Reading a card of thanks, Mrs. Foss grate¬ fully accepts the College English Class ' re¬ tirement gifts. Performing a skit to help them better under¬ stand one of the novels they are reading, College English students outline the novel in full costume. 40 English Trading apers for pastimes, Mrs. Foss retires fter years of grading pa¬ pers, teaching grammar and reading the “clas¬ sics,” Mrs. Foss has decided to re¬ tire. She can finally put away her red pen and grade book. Mrs. Foss has always enjoyed teaching English, her favorite sub¬ ject. To gain the students’ interests, she assigns creative projects and skits for literature. If someone walks by a classroom with students dressed up in costumes, don’t be alarmed because it’s probably one of Mrs. Foss’ students dressed up like a character in a novel. Finally, after teaching students to use their abilities to the fullest for 20 years, Mrs. Foss can now spend time concentrating on her own tal¬ ents and interests. I have given my contribution to education and now it’s time to move on and do the things I didn’t do earli¬ er,” she said. She intends to travel more and play bridge without having to be on a time schedule. She doesn’t have any regrets, although she will miss the students whom she has watched mature. Leaving, changing and doing what each of us wants is a part of life. Now Mrs. Foss can put away her graded papers for a deck of cards and days of relaxation. After 20 years of term papers, tests and speeches, Mrs. Foss deserves a permanent summer vacation. Sandi Woodke Mrs. Foss’ last College English class threw her a retirement party during class. English 41 Through i, ime and change, much is accomplished ‘A s Time Goes By” is undoubtedly a song Mr. Ouwenga can re¬ late to. Already in the midst of his twenty-first year as a math teacher at LHS, he has both seen and exper¬ ienced many changes since the 1965-66 school year, his “rookie season.” Although many don’t realize it, Mr. Ouwenga, before his marriage in 1977, was a very active teacher who busied himself with many school activities. “Before I got married, I lived in Lowell and had a lot of extra time to devote to school-related activities. Now that I have a family and live out of town, I spend most of my free time at home,” he said. Prior to becoming a husband and father, Mr. Ouwenga served as head coach for Boys ' Cross Country (1971-1976); drove a team bus for Boys ' Swimming and Boys’ Fresh¬ man Basketball; served as score- keeper timer for Boys’ Varsity Bas¬ ketball games; and filmed football games. In addition to sports activi¬ ties, he was also an adviser for FTA (now FEA) and co-adviser (with Mr. Beeching) of the Math Science Club. Today, he still devotes much of his time to being an adviser of the Computer Club and helping students (as well as driving them) to the Chesterton Math Contest and “Jets” Team Competition. Brian Moser Assisting Nicole Boiler with Advanced Math Topics homework, Mr. Ouwenga takes time out to answer her question. 42 Math V New l deas keep students interested F rom the fall of the Roman Empire to the rise of Adolf Hitler, Mrs. Hurt teaches subjects from ancient history to cur¬ rent affairs in her classes. Mrs. Hurt, the social studies de¬ partment leader, has developed her own requirements for a successful teacher. She thinks that a teacher must be knowledgeable in the field of teach¬ ing, capable of remaining patient, and able to maintain discipline. Mrs. Hurt thinks that a mutual respect be¬ tween teacher and student is a must in the classroom. These beliefs and a variety of teaching techniques are Mrs. Hurt’s classroom rules. “A teacher should actually enjoy working with students, she said. This philosophy is applied in her teaching every day. By trying new and unique projects, she attempts to reach all students. She also tries different projects and assignments to maintain her own interest. (I like) new directions to keep me fresh,” she said. A teacher for 12 years, she con¬ centrates on the rewarding mo¬ ments and blocks out the bad ex¬ periences. Mrs. Hurt sums up her energetic attitude: I like people, and I really like to teach.” Sandi Woodke Mr. Kamanaroff grades papers while his U.S. History class works on an assignment. U.S. History is a required course for all ju¬ niors. Social Studies 45 F ood. Have you ever won¬ dered exactly what you are eating? Mr. Garling, head of the Agriculture Depart¬ ment, wants to teach the student body about the food they eat. The new things he has done this year all let students learn a little more about agriculture. Before coming to LHS, Mr. Garling farmed and worked with the United States Department of Agriculture. Garling rarely has any free time between farming and teaching, but when he does, he enjoys wa¬ ter skiing. Mr. Garling finds keeping the students’ attention a challenge due to the open concept. “I like working with enthusias¬ tic students, but the open con¬ cept still bothers me,” he said. The rewarding part of his job is seeing students who have never done a certain task try to accom¬ plish it. If a student finds agriculture in¬ teresting, he should try one of Mr. Garling ' s classes. It could open his eyes. Tammy Kinsey Agriculture students John Kramer, Dave Purkey, and Mark Banks check on the tomato plants they have been growing. Agriculture teacher, Mr. Garling gives Deb¬ bie Russel tips on the care of her plants. 46 Ag Science In tep with the changes of science £ £ Stay with me now,” is a phrase you have probably often heard if you have Mr. Beeching as a botany, human physi¬ ology, or biology teacher. In his classes, students are able to go on nature hikes, perform dissections, and observe a vet during surgery. Mr. Beeching’s classes offer exten¬ sive preparation for college. ‘‘I hope they (my classes) offer knowledge and an area of interest in a possible occupation,” said Mr. Beeching. He has taught for 25 years, and he credits his interest in science to a biology teacher he had in high school. Mr. Beeching finds reading var¬ ious journals a way to “stay with” the new things in science today. Even though he is seen as a teacher, Mr. Beeching likes to fish, camp, and hunt. He also does wood¬ working projects in his spare time. As head of the Science Depart¬ ment, Mr. Beeching leads a very challenging life. The most challenging part of teaching is getting the students to work up to their potential and keep¬ ing up with day-to-day changes in science,” said Mr. Beeching. If you want to be a nurse, vet, or doctor, try one of Mr. Beeching’s classes and stay with” the new findings of science. Tammy Kinsey Concentrating on her chemistry experi- During a quiet moment, Mr. Beeching ment, Jenny Rogers carefully stirs the chemi- catches up on paperwork while monitoring cals in a glass beaker. his study hall. Ag Science 47 Across ountry business students guided by Ms. Nemeth F rom Indianapolis to Iowa, students have been compet¬ ing and winning awards. This has been made possible by the en¬ tire business department, but the main source who has helped busi¬ ness students win such awards is Ms. Patricia Nemeth. As Depart¬ ment Chairman, her various jobs in¬ clude being a sponsor for OEA and teaching Administrative Office Pro¬ cedures and Accounting I. Having been a teacher for quite a few years, she has also taught short¬ hand and has been a legal secre¬ tary during the summer months. “I like the Administrative Ser¬ vices Lab because I get to see the students prepare for their careers,” Nemeth said. Ms. Nemeth thinks her favorite part of the job is the classroom as¬ pect. The worst part to her is grad¬ ing papers. Working as a teacher for 10 years at LHS, Ms. Nemeth still finds pleasure in seeing her stu¬ dents accomplishing skills and learning. The work of Ms. Nemeth and the rest of the business department paid off when OEA went to State competition, and then advanced Doug Bakker to National competi¬ tion in Iowa in the Individual Entre¬ preneurship Division. Bakker re¬ ceived a fourth place rating. Janet Sone Bret Leonard reads the printout on the Ms. Nemeth helps an Oak Hill Elementary screen of one of the computers that were student with learning the language of a corn- installed this year. puter. She conducted a class at the school to acquaint youngsters with computers. 48 Business Home Economics Leaving ehind memories, friends, and home economics £ | I will be retiring June 8, 1987,” said Mrs. Har¬ desty. After 24 years of teaching foods, clothing, Living on Your Own, family relations, home eco¬ nomics, Survey I and II, and health, she has decided to call it quits. She has spent these years being actively involved in various student organizations and sports such as Home Economics Club, Student Council, gymnastics and golf. She enjoys working with young people and watching them grow and mature into young adults. “I have enjoyed 28 years in the classroom. I have many fond memories of the many students that I have had in class, and have made many lasting friendships,” Mrs. Hardesty said. After spending 24 years pre¬ paring her students for living on their own in the “adult world”, she’ll be able to apply her own teachings to practical uses. Now she’ll leave the classroom be¬ hind for the “outside world.” Sandi Woodke, Janet Sone Business Home Economics 49 Adding ulture is the main plan of Mrs. Mills’ teaching !Hola! i,C6mo est6s?” These are just a few words Mrs. Mills teaches her Spanish students. After teaching Latin and enjoying it. she decided Foreign Language was for her. Even though she only took one year of Spanish in high school and was majoring in Social Studies, she discovered Spanish was more en¬ joyable to teach and she became a Spanish teacher. Lucky for students she did. Mrs. Mills has organized a Foreign Stu¬ dent Exchange and now certain stu¬ dents will be able to see different cultures first-hand. Mrs. Mills likes students to learn the language by transferring the vo¬ cabulary they know from English. She does not speak totally Spanish during class but combines it with English to make it easier to under¬ stand. Mrs. Mills said. Needing to use the language and using it is great! Of course, after teaching for 15 years, there are bound to be embar¬ rassing moments, and Mrs. Mills has had her share. She’s never go¬ ing to forget the time she wore two black shoes, one a wedge and the other a heel. “Everyone kept coming in and laughing, but I didn’t realize what was going on,” said Mrs. Mills. For Mrs. Mills and her students her embarrassing moments would be funny in any language. Tammy Kinsey Mrs. Mills assists Spanish students Amy Hine and Penny Summit with their homework. Foreign Language 51 33 ears haven’t worn out the humor T hough Industrial Arts seems foreign to most, to Mr. Kal- bac it is as familiar as the back of his hand. Mr. Kalbac is the head of the Industrial Arts Depart¬ ment at LHS. He has been teaching for 33 years, but concedes that his usual response to the question of how long he’s been teaching is, two thousand years.” Mr. Kalbac’s good-natured humor is evident in his attitude towards teaching in general. When asked what he feels is the worst part about teaching, he says simply, the chalk dust. Mr. Kalbac chose his career in a very interesting way. When the forms were sent around at college, and the students were asked to list a major, Mr. Kalbac said, “I didn’t know how to spell architecture so I put down teacher!” Mr. Kalbac feels the Industrial Arts Department is adequately equipped and that the material is in good condition, which is important in this department. On second thought, he adds, Ev¬ erything except the pencil sharpen¬ ers!” Now that is something we can all relate to! As time goes by, Industrial Arts changes. However, with Mr. Kal- bac ' s good humor and bright ideas, the Industrial Arts Department will continue to enjoy success. Jana Morris Ryan Nestor works on an assignment In the drawing room. 52 Industrial Arts Bringing usic to our ears esponsible for bringing song, dance, and music to LHS audiences are choral director Mrs. Rebecca Os¬ born and band director Mr. Gary Stout. Both of these music teachers are new to LHS but familiar to musi¬ cal performances and contests. This year over one hundred stu¬ dents attended band and choir con¬ tests, adding up to many extra hours of practicing for both the instructor and the student. Mrs. Osborn is the person in charge of keeping the LHS show choir—The Sophisticated Swing — swinging”. Directing vocals and playing in the pit of the spring musi¬ cal were further activities of Mrs. Osborn. She has put large amounts of time and hard work into making sure her first year was a swinging suc¬ cess”. Mrs. Osborn said, “My first year at LHS has been a busy and suc¬ cessful year; we’ve laid the ground¬ work for a top notch vocal pro¬ gram.” Mr. Stout seems to have his baton in the air with the jazz band, the lab band, the pep band and the march¬ ing band. He makes sure the tubas are booming and the cymbals are clashing at football games, parades and basketball games. Mrs. Osborn and Mr. Stout bring music to their audiences ' ears. Chris Zugel, Sandi Woodke Melissa Scheldt and Nicole Boiler play their Saxaphone players Neal Dixon and Keith flutes at one of the band concerts. Stewart play during a band concert. 54 Music Art Keeping usy with projects in and out of school T he art department offers students several oppor¬ tunities to discover their artistic talents either for personal enjoyment or for prep¬ aration in a career. The head of the art department, Mr. Tom Su- fana, uses his talents to teach his students appreciation for the fine arts, arts. Mr. Sufana also lends the the¬ atre his creative talents with both costuming and designing during their shows. He is in charge of costuming for the theatrical pro¬ ductions. Besides teaching and working in the theatre, Mr. Sufana is a gourmet chef. He owns a catering business called A la Carte.” Mr. Sufana finds himself a very busy man, but he feels it is inter¬ esting to see how catering, the¬ atre, and art are all related. All are a form of art—a creative way to express oneself. Mr. Sufana seems to gain a lot of satisfaction from art. He said, “I’m becoming a bet¬ ter costumer, chef, and teacher, plus I ' m getting the satisfaction of giving people exposure to var¬ ious art forms, whether it’s a bet¬ ter understanding of art, drama, or fine dining.” Chris Zugel Art students Dave Tishey and Kim Taylor work on a painting for their class. Mr. Sufana demonstrates a new tech¬ nique of painting to fellow art teacher Mrs. Andershock. Music Art 55 Freshmen runners do laps around the bal¬ cony. Running to improve health and stamina is a basic part of all physical education 56 Physical Education Making itness fun and safe takes time and effort rom Dunkin’ Donuts to spik¬ ing volieyballs, Mrs. Joy Hater keeps busy all year. A physical education teacher, she knows all about people and health. As a teacher, Mrs. Hater teaches required physical education courses as well as advanced courses for upperclassmen. She in¬ structs students on health, fitness, and safety during exercise. Mrs. Hafer also coached the Var¬ sity Volleyball Team for the first time this year. As part of her duties, she runs to Dunkin’ Donuts every Friday for the doughnuts that the Volleyball Team sells during the morning. The doughnuts are very popular with students who do not always have time to eat before school. Jogging around the gym balcony her headphones on, Mrs. Hafer looks as though she enjoys her job of “fitnessizing” the students of Lowell High. By making fitness fun, Mrs. Hafer convinces even the most anti-gym students to join in. Tory Kincius Kendall Garrison pushes himself to the limit Weightlifting has become very popular in as he weightlifts after school. high schools as a way to improve athletic ability and physical appearance. Physical Education 57 Taking are of the business of guidance £ £ He has a student then; when else do you have free? “Well, he’s busy then too; how about tomorrow?” You’ve heard these words coming from Mrs. Woolfolk, while trying to make an appointment for Mr. Mills. Not very often do you find him sitting at the desk with an empty hand or mind. Mr. Mills is one man who seems to keep himself busy. Mr. Mills taught Social Studies at Webster Grove and Cuvington before becoming a councelor. “I loved teaching Social Studies, says Mr. Mills “but I felt I could help students more by being a guidance counselor.” Mr. Mills explained that the reason he taught was so that he could get the three years of teaching required to become a counselor. Mindy Eaton Mrs. Wood assists National Merit Schol¬ ar Shannon Joyce with college options and career decisions. Ms. Gruelich displays the helpful atti¬ tude of all LHS guidance counselors. 58 Guidance Administration Making chool a career and a commitment t seems Dr. Leukens has spent his whole life in school. After finishing high school he went to college and then began his career. Dr. Leukens has devoted 20 years to education. He spent 10 years in Cleveland and 10 years here at Lowell High School. I worked my way up,” said Dr. Leukens. Dr. Leukens taught classes for five years before going into Admin¬ istration. He taught band, math, and even a little religion. After teaching for a year and a half, he decided to go into an administrative career. I wanted to have a bigger influ¬ ence on the kids besides in the classroom, Dr. Leukens said. At LHS, he would like to balance the requirements with electives. State requires so many classes, kids aren ' t taking classes they want,” commented Dr. Leukens. The perfect school to Dr. Leukens would be a school that gave the stu¬ dents a choice to go to school all year. The school would also have everybody giving 100 percent, not a school with all straight A students, but a school with everyone trying his hardest to do his best. He would also like the perfect school to have a four-day weekend in the month of February to break the long weeks of school with no breaks. Just long enough to let everyone get their heads back together,” said Dr. Leukens. Mindy Eaton Dr. LauKana listens attentively as Mr. Voted Best Con Artists by the senior class, Beeching discusses a problem with one of Doug Bryant and Karen Mussman work their his classes. verbal magic on Mr. Wornhoff to make him see their side of the story. Guidance Administration 59 Ready to elp with the maze of bookshelves ook reports are due and a student doesn ' t even have a topic to write about. He rushes to the library and searches for the librarian. Most students have been in this situation before, but why do they al¬ ways seem to run to the librarian for help in finding a book? Some stu¬ dents don’t know how books are or¬ ganized in a library; other students just don’t have the time or patience to hunt for a book. This is where Mr. Gresh comes in as LHS’s librarian. He not only helps the students find books for term papers, reports or just enjoyment, but also he is in¬ volved in several committees that help direct the course of the stu¬ dents’ education. He is an active member of the Curriculum, ISS, Li¬ brary Standing and N.I.A.L.S.A. Committees. He is the Media Direc¬ tor for Tri-Creek School Corpora¬ tion, representing the five schools in the school system. Besides aiding the students, he makes sure that the teachers’ jobs run more smoothly. He repairs and purchases equipment for both their use and their students’ use. He feels that his job would be a little boring if it wasn’t for the stu¬ dents who help liven it up with their constant requests. Mr. Gresh exclaimed, “I like it (the job), and I enjoy the students and the staff.” Janet Sone, Sandl Woodke Juniors Jenny Rogers and Michelle Koppen Mr. Gresh helps Doug Bakker find research spend their free time in the quiet library. materials for a paper he is writing. 60 Library-A.V. Secretaries The ask of organizing the guidance office is not easy T he guidance office is the one place in LHS that stu¬ dents can go and talk about anything. They talk about their problems with scheduling, college preparation, and learn¬ ing. The guidance office needs someone to make all of the ap¬ pointments, keep track of the flow of students coming in and going out, and be of some guid¬ ance to those who seek her out. That person is guidance secre¬ tary, Mrs. Woolfolk. She has been working at LHS for 16 years, first as an English aide. She has had her current job of guidance secretary for 11 years. Her numerous jobs include keeping track of the flow of stu¬ dents, making appointments for counselors, performing computer work and keeping records. Mrs. Woolfolk explains, “I love my job here. I think I have the perfect job.” Having worked as a secretary for most of her life, Mrs. Woolfolk thinks the students, the people she works with, and the summers off are the things she enjoys most. Janet Sone, Tory Kincius Library-A.V. Secretaries 61 The ilent but essential custodians hese nine are silent peo¬ ple, the people whom we often overlook. Who are these mysterious people whom every school must have? Custo¬ dians! Where would we be if we didn ' t have people like Pearl E. McClymont doing her job every day? McClymont is one special cus¬ todian. She has worked in our school since 1978. A normal workday for her begins at 11:00 A.M. and ends at 5:30 P.M. Dur¬ ing that long day, she does ev¬ erything from making 130 cups of coffee, to moving every desk in D pod to clean. McClymont thinks of the stu¬ dents as her own children be¬ cause they keep her young, even though she already has 10 chil¬ dren, 25 grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren of her own. McClymont and the other cus¬ todians are the ones who clean the messes that we make. We complain about school, but how many times have you heard Pearl or the other custodians com¬ plain? Erin McCracken Pearl McClymont (right) has a quick con¬ versation with Mrs. Gunning before the rush of students hits the lunchroom. Mickey Hennin cleans off a table during one of the lunch mods. 62 Custodians Cooks The eeding of 900 mouths is up to them I love school lunch” is a pop¬ ular slogan as shown on the aprons of several women. These women are the cooks who make sure the students have enough energy to make it through that geometry test or English dis¬ cussion. Every day these ladies spend hours cooking, scouring, cut¬ ting, chopping, mashing, mixing, and washing. One dedicated cook, Toni Ni¬ chols, has spent over 20 years pre¬ paring hot lunches. The students complain about having to be at school by 8:15, but for Toni and the other cooks, that would be a late arrival. They usually arrive before 7:30 and don ' t stop preparing until after Mod 8. The students don ' t re¬ alize how much time and effort goes into planning, purchasing, and pre¬ paring every meal. Although several students com¬ plain about school food, they defi¬ nitely would be upset if they had to make it through their classes on an empty stomach. “Most of the kids complain around school about the rotten lunches, but they never come back to tell us, Nichols said. Even though the school cafeteria may not be McDonald ' s or Burger King, the students should appreci¬ ate the ladies who have to try to please nine hundred people every day. Sandi Woodke Sue Schmidt cleans out the bowl she has Diane Fathke cuts up the meat for the day ' s been using in the kitchen. lunch. Custodians Cooks 63 i I r to the fullest in two new classes T his year two new courses were added to the school curriculum. The classes were M.E.R.l.T. and Journalism. The M.E.R.l.T. program was es¬ pecially made for high honor stu¬ dents, or students classified as gift¬ ed and talented. The class deals with projects that allow the students to display their talents. The stu¬ dents also have a part in evaluating themselves. M.E.R.l.T. I was de¬ signed for freshmen and sopho¬ mores, and M.E.R.l.T. II was devel¬ oped for upperclassmen. As one student pointed out, I like the M.E.R.l.T. class because it is a sharing of knowledge instead of knowledge being poured into you.” Mrs. Cusic taught M.E.R.l.T. first semester and Mrs. Meyers taught the program second semester. The other new course, Journal¬ ism, was organized for students who wanted to contribute their abili¬ ties to the LHS yearbook and news¬ paper staffs. As adviser to both school publi¬ cations, Ms. Carey teaches the class. The student journalists’ grades are based on completing classwork, meeting deadlines, and producing the school publications. Pete Dobrijevich stated, You can put ideas into it and see it on paper.” In both new courses, M.E.R.l.T. and Journalism, the students are able to utilize their imagination and creative talent to the fullest. Carrie Schmidt Lowellian artist Pete Dobrijevich sorts through pictures to go into the yearbook. 64 Merit Journalism S -P-l-R-l-T—six letters that when put togeth¬ er form a word that can ' t be defined, but can be represented. Spirit and sports seemed to go together like ball and bat this year for the students of LHS. At most sporting events from the crowded bleachers of the football games to the previously barren stands of wrestling meets, fans arrived in large numbers to cheer on their home team. One football player, Pete Dobrijevich, said, It was like the fans cared, so if they care, you want to do good.” Even the individual competitive sports like wrestling noticed an influx of fans, especially from the senior class. We really received a lot of fan support at the meets; all the seniors seemed to cheer us on from the stands,” said wrestler Dave Richardson. As the school year progressed, spirit steadily in¬ creased at each meet or game until it peaked at the Basketball Sectionals. Not only did the students get caught up with the atmosphere of spirit, but so did the administrators and teachers. Mr. Bales, Mr. Johnson, Dr. Leukens and Mr. Wornhoff all donned their bermu- das for the pep session. It was hilarious when the administrators came out in their suit jackets with shorts. It really made the pep session fun,” said Tory Kincius. Varsity baseball players Jeff Kelley and Curt Lechner carry their friendship onto the playing field. THE Athletic Diftecrod ' s KEYS ootball New coach brings new ideas The new head coach for the Red Devil Varsity Foot¬ ball Team, Mr. Bill Brechler, may be the light at the end of the tunnel for Lowell. Al¬ though the Red Devils had a poor season record, Coach Brechler has high hopes for next year. “We play some tough teams in our conference,” Brechler admitted, “and sometimes ' it is really un¬ fair.” Not being hired until July, Brechler did not get in as much training and condi¬ tioning as he thought was necessary. “Next year should be a lot better,” he commented. “The Freshmen and JV Teams were pretty strong this year. Fans and foes alike can expect a new Red Devil Varsity Football Team dur¬ ing the 1987-1988 season. It will be the result of exten¬ sive weight training and conditioning. According to Coach Hess, the two biggest prob¬ lems the JV faced were in¬ juries and a lack of team practice time. Larry Vick started the year at quarterback, but was injured early in the sea¬ son. He could not return lat¬ er and did not play for the rest of the year. (cont.) VARSITY AND JV FOOTBALL TEAMS—FRONT ROW: Managers Lori Pavich and Yo¬ landa Benavides: Rob Berg. Dave DeEspinosa. John Gray. Mike Miller. Terry Kitchen- stien. Rob Harmston, Adam Tauber. Daryl Alklre. Brel Leonard. Mike Brechler. Jim Langen. Brent Swift ROW 2: Manager Rusty Maas; Scott Wright. Chuck Reeder. Alfred Broe. Shane Herron. John Ruley. Kendall Garriaon. Cory Miller. Bret Berta, Phil Cataldo. Randy Maas. Chria Arnold. Larry Vick, Kyle Weaver. Todd Peres. Managers Denise Corning and Stacy Drew ROW 3: Aseis. Coach Kent Hess. Assis. Coach Jules Chop. Assis. Coach Chuck Naumowich. Don McCormick. Jeff Zak. Jeff Picket. Pete Dobrije- vich. Mike Morgan. Eric Livingston, Bill Schara. Dan LaPina. Jeff Kelley. Rich Freder¬ icks. Dwayne Whybrew. Corey Wedding, Paul Skorka. Al Head. Steve Bischel. Shane Walker. Bill Markul. Tim McCormick. Jim Purkey. Aasia. Coach Brad Stewart. Bart Caae, RETURNING VARSITY LETTERMEN —FRONT ROW: Bart Case, Shane Walker, Don McCormick, Rob Harmston, John Gray, John Ruley, ROW 2: Jeff Picket, Terrye Kirchenstien, Corey Wedding, Al Head, Kendall Garrison, Kyle Weaver, Rich Fredericks, Mike Miller. Football 69 Ready for the play, Jeff Kelley A freshman player runs with the tenses as he watches the action ball during the Calumet game. downfield. Ideas However, Hess is opti¬ mistic about next year, say¬ ing, “Mr. Bays and Mr. Renn indicated that there was a lot of talent on the Fresh¬ man Team this year.” The JV finished the season with a 3-5 record. The Freshman Team had the most successful sea¬ son of the three Lowell foot¬ ball teams. They finished their season with a record of 4-3. According to Coach Bays, “The team had depth. We weren’t relying on just one person.” Bays thinks that the Freshmen will be beneficial to the JV and Varsity Teams in the future. Jana Morris Watching from the sidelines, Coach Brechler and staff observe the execution of a play. 70 Football Football 71 olleyball Teamwork is the Some teams stress com¬ petition, some stress inten¬ sity, and others stress teamwork. All three strate¬ gies played leading roles in the Lady Red Devils’ volley¬ ball season. Teamwork, the single- most important factor in de¬ termining the success of the Varsity Team, was a contributor to their 9-15 re¬ cord. “Without teamwork, win¬ ning is nearly impossible,” said Varsity player Janet Sypult. “That was our num¬ ber one flaw.” Why was there a problem with teamwork? Stephanie Fox offered her opinion, “There were too many cliques within the team. People wanted to be themselves rather than practice as a team.” On the opposite side of the coin, the Freshman Team appeared to use teamwork to its advantage. While getting off to an un- certain start, the team key pulled together to achieve success. Nina Wisch said, “Our teamwork improved as the season went on. We started out as individuals and came out a winner team.” With a 11-3 record, the Freshman Team boasted the best freshman record ever at LHS. With a 9-11 record, the Junior Varsity Team seemed to fit right in the middle. VARSITY VOLLEYBALL TEAM —FRONT ROW: Janet Sypult, Stephanie Fox, Gina Steward, Kim Henig, Beth Searle, Sandie Behrens, Manager. ROW 2: Coach Joy Hater, Michelle Martin, Miki Morrow, Lee Ann Parks, Sherry Lambert, Paula McGinley, Rusty Merrills, Caren Szczerbik, Wendy Hitzeman, Manager. JUNIOR VARSITY VOLLEYBALL TEAM — FRONT ROW: Lori Zan¬ der, Kristine Huseman, Kim Skorka, Jamie Vasko, Peggy Henig. ROW 2: Coach Karen Arehart, Sharon Rosinko, Darcy Weller, Missy Stevens, Wendy Fuerstenberg, Kristy Carson, Bridget Sha- fier, Lynn Grant FRESHMAN VOLLEYBALL TEAM —FRONT ROW: Nina Kretz, Jennifer Beckrich, Robin DeGonia, Daphne Ortiz, Cathie Lindahl, Peggy Henig, Kerrie Cole, Trisha Reusze. ROW 2: Coach Pete lussig, Stephanie Travis, Nina Wisch, Sharon Tate, Charlotte Sa- vich, Joan Austgen, Aimee Ellenich, Jennifer Russell. Brandi Ne¬ meth _ Volleyball 73 Teamwork of their support and lower counterparts in terms of teamwork and success. JV player Missy Stevens commented, “Sometimes we didn ' t get along, but we usually played pretty well as a team.’’ Coach Karen Arehart re¬ sponded, “The intensity level wasn’t there in a few games, and those were the games we lost. As long as the girls remain intense, they will be successful in the future.” Teamwork was undoubt¬ edly the leading factor among several which de¬ cided the outcome of the Lady Red Devils ' Volleyball season. Coach Arehart comment¬ ed, “Teamwork is always a good idea—it’s the back¬ bone of athletics.” Brian Moser Joan Austgen is ready to take a serve from the opposition, An- drean High School. Kim Henig displays the serve that helped her to the Varsity Team as a sophomore. 74 Volleyball 76 Cross Country G ross Country Bringing home the bacon Anything boys can do, girls can do better. This slogan, notable on the T-shirts of proud fe¬ males, may produce argu¬ ments in many cases, but in running, the Girls’ Cross Country Team cancels any that may arise. Both the boys’ and girls’ teams ran well, but the boys’ season ended in Sectionals, where¬ as the girls’ squad qualified for the Regional competi¬ tion and sent Sarah Lang- maid to State. Coach Thomas, satisfied with the female effort, com¬ mented, “Most of the girls ran very competitive and had a strong will to win.” Thomas was disappoint¬ ed with the male team’s failure to train themselves in the off-season. On a brighter note, Trish Feddeler said, “I think they had a successful season because they all had fun. A member of the boys’ team, Mike Forgey, said, “It’s embarrassing that the girls did better but they had a better team female-wise than we did male-wise. We’re proud of it (our sea¬ son), though.” Despite the differences in standings, both teams were rewarded in the long run.” Amanda Mitchell Cross Country 77 The backbone of the team or just go-fers, they’re the W hen fans watch a team play, they’ve got to wonder, how does the coach do it? The coach has much responsibility, but he cannot ac¬ complish all of it by himself. Side¬ lines people contribute a great deal, not only during the games, but also at the practices. Sidelines people help with time¬ keeping, cover for the coach when he has to leave, and most of the time play go-fer. Any needs the team has to fill, these people are ready and waiting. Rusty Maas stated, “When the coach throws his hat or clipboard, we go get it.” They get to know the personality of the team As Rusty Maas said, You get to see what happens behind the scenes and why it happened, and you really get to know the people.” The sideliners are very important when it comes to advice also. One sideliner stated, “When something goes wrong the coach turns to you.” It seems the sidelines people are the backbone of the teams. Keep up the good work; the coach, the fans, and the team are counting on you! Carrie Schmidt “You get to see what happens behind the scenes and why it happened.” Rusty Maas Freshman football managers Heather Da¬ vis and Jennifer Bottiger organize them¬ selves during a game. Varsity football manager Lori Pavich takes the water cart across the field to the players. 78 Sideliners GIRLS’ SWIMMING TEAM —FRONT SITTING: Bonnie Ford, Ni¬ cole Stamper, Laura Hardwick, STANDING: Nadine Brindley, Erica Seydel, Coach George Bader, Kara Duncan, Vicki Fitch, Robin Schmidt, Bobbiett Broe, Pam Yatszo, ON TOP OF VAN: Krista Duncan, Becky Antcliff, Julie Wagner, Caryn Hutter, Holly Antcliff, BACK OF VAN, BOTTOM: Lynn Carlberg, Sandy Ripley, Jennifer Heniff, Amy Ripley, Coach Beth Wisch, Jen Harper. BOYS ' SWIMMING TEAM —FRONT ROW: Kirk Durall, Neil Jones, John Rostovsky, Kurt Johnson, Joe Schara, ROW 2: Coach George Bader, Jeff Nelson, Dwayne Whybrew, Doug Hurst, Carl Hardwick, Joel Guske, Scott Stegenga; Managers: Nadine Brindley and Jennifer Heniff, ROW 3: Scott Roush. 80 Swimming wimming Individual Adjustments Gasping for air, Varsity swim¬ mer Nadine Brindley goes for the last lap during a meet. Ah! The pool! What a great way to relax on a hot summer day. However, the Boys’ and Girls ' Swim Teams have turned relax¬ ation into a tough workout. Both teams have met chal¬ lenges and also managed to have fun. “This season wasn’t as successful as previous seasons,” said junior swim¬ mer, Robin Schmidt. This was due to the ad¬ justments the girls had to make with their events. Outstanding team mem¬ bers were Erika Seydel, Becky Antcliff, Kara Dun¬ can, and state qualifier in the 50 meter freestyle, Krista Duncan. The girls posted a record of 8-8 with the help of the other team members. Although the boys achieved a record of 5-10, they excelled elsewhere. It really wasn ' t a season of wins, but a season of time improvements,” said sophomore swimmer Scott Stegenga, who received the Most Improved Award. Carl Hardwick received Most Valuable Swimmer Award. The statistics are just written in books, but the reaching of individual goals is what really makes a swimming season. This was a year of organizing, but with all the ingredients for success in place, both teams can look forward to a winning recipe. Pete Dobrijevich Ready for the start, a Lowell swimmer prepares to launch into the pool as teammates look on. Most Valuable Swimmer Carl Hardwick takes a breath as he completes the last lap. Resting after a rough swim, Kara Duncan catches her breath. Swimming 81 T enms Volleying for experience ing factor in making a win¬ Experience can be that one factor that causes the runner to pace himself to run the marathon or the football player to know ex¬ actly who to throw the ball to. In any sport, experience is as important as skill, knowledge or desire. With experience, a coach can turn a rookie team” into a “championship team”. In the case of the Boys’ and Girls’ Tennis Teams, experience was the decid¬ ing team. With several returning Varsity players, the Girls’ Team put their experience to their advantage. There were a number of juniors on the team who perfected their skills this year. We finished 6-9 and there was steady improve¬ ment during the season,” said Coach Dhonau. Even though the Girls’ Team was a young team, they were an experienced team. However, the Boys’ Team seemed to struggle with a lack of experience and practice. The team fin¬ ished their developing sea¬ son with a 1-13 record. We had a tough time this year, but there were some new players who look promising,” said Coach Dhonau. With the girls’ “tennis know-how” and the boys’ “tennis hopefuls,” next season ' s records should be easy aces. Sandl Woodke BOYS’ TENNIS TEAM —FRONT ROW: Guy Marsh. Mike Cluver, John Rostovsky, Jeremy Lemp, Mark Barnhart, Jason Lewis, Dave Bafia. ROW 2: Coach Jeff Dhonau, Kirk Durall, Joel Guske, Jason Robinson, Keith Sharkey, Brian Hollister, Doug Bryant, Kevin Lemp, Dave Tishey, and Eric Hollister. GIRLS’ TENNIS TEAM—FRONT ROW: Jenny Rogers, Gwen Fleener, Gina Steward, Amy Cole, Laura Tishey. ROW 2: Coach Jeff Dhonau, Annette Skratsky, Bridget Shafier, Shelly Stegenga, Lynn Grant, Caren Szczerbik, Krista Grant. Tennis 83 B asketball Impressions made to last The Lowell High School gymnasium and Grauman ' s Chinese Theatre are two completely different places, but both display the imprints of hard work and devotion. At the theatre, the prints were made in ce¬ ment by legendary film stars. This year at Lowell, the prints were made by the dedicated boys who donned their Converses. Unfortunately, the Varsi¬ ty season record failed to represent the hard work they put in. On the other hand, their Sectional per¬ formance proved the boundless extent of their dedication. We only won two games prior to Sectionals,” Coach Leonard said, “but we nev¬ er gave up. At Sectionals, we beat Renssalaer and Hebron, then lost a heart¬ breaking two-point game to Kouts in the championship game. Just as important as the hard-working footprints, two other impressions were made at Lowell this year. These were in the area of first impressions, which were successfully made by Coach Mike Magley and Pete Weiand. (cont.) BOYS’ VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM-Coach Steve Leonard, Chris Jusevitch, John Bielefeld, Kevin Lemp, Jim Phillips, Ross Cusic, Mike Miller, Chris Bielefeld, Mike Brechler. [hmis ' LnJ M JjvJ J hVL ' sH I 24 J r . 1 I 10 ] f; w T VMl hV! ' s 32 f Mwus ' y zz : M n l H i ■ BOYS’ JV BASKETBALL TEAM—FRONT ROW: Keith Sharkey, Mike Morgan, Mike McLean, Mike Hayden, Scott Eaker. Row 2: Coach Pete Weiand, Bill Herochik, Kevin Anderson, Scott Carey, Rusty Bielefeld. BOYS’ FRESHMAN BASKETBALL—FRONT ROW: Coach Mike Magley, Erin Nichols, Dave Bafia, Mike Joseforsky, Jeff Clinton. Row 2: Guy Marsh, Mark Barnhart, Curt Lappie, Craig Carey, Greg Russel. Boys ' Basketball 85 The ball is up for grabs as the Dev¬ ils battle the Wildcats for posses¬ sion. Anxiously overlooking Scott Carey ' s shot, Chris Jusevitch waits in anticipation. Prints Weiand, moving up from the Freshman coaching po¬ sition last year to JV this year, finished with a 10-10 record. Making the transi¬ tion well, Weiand enjoyed coaching at the JV Level. There’s a little more pressure and excitement, he said. Magley and his freshmen ended their sea¬ son with 16 wins and 3 losses. Certainly, success like that left an impression. However, Magley said, I was more worried about the players accepting me rath¬ er than making a good im¬ pression as a first-year coach.” If these three groups keep playing as hard as they did this season, Lowell Boys’ Basketball will con¬ tinue making impressions for years to come. Amanda Mitchell A Wildcat block is not quick enough to stop Kevin Anderson’s shot. Intense words of wisdom are de¬ livered by Coach Leonard on the sidelines. B asketball Minor mishaps add humor Falling, foul ' ' play, faith, and fans all played their part in the 1987 Girls ' Bas¬ ketball season. Despite the Varsity’s 4-15 record, sev¬ eral incidents served to brighten these results. The season was very disappointing — except when Mary Ann fell down at the tournament,” said Most Improved Player Wendy Furstenburg. Varsity player Mary Ann Slinn started off the North Newton Tournament on the right foot when she went to the scorer’s table to check in, slipped on some water, i and fell, to the amusement of the crowd and her team¬ mates. Foul” play entered the season during the KV game. MVP and Co-Captain Amanda Mitchell explained, At the end of the KV game, they had the ball, but one of our team members acci¬ dentally poked the girl with the ball in the eye. She fell down crying, was called for traveling, the KV coach got a technical foul, and we were given two shots and possession of the ball to win the game.” The faith of one team member, Kristen Sturgill, was recognized by the dedication of a game to her. Unable to play because of a knee injury, Sturgill ad¬ mitted, The best part of the season for me was the (cont.) Enjoying themselves at a game, freshmen Charlotte Savich, Shea McMillan, and Holly Antcliff keep track of plays. Freshman Jennifer Reynolds passes to an open player for a score. 88 Girls’ Basketball VARSITY GIRLS’ BASKETBALL TEAM —FRONT ROW: Kasalya Taylor, Wendy Fuerstenberg, Moira McMillan, Sharon Tate, Amy McNeill. ROW 2: Manager Kim Gray. Debbie Smith, Mary Ann Slinn, Sherrie Lambert, Lee Ann Parks, Amanda Mitchell, Manager Kristen Sturgill, Coach Steve Schwanke. FRESHMAN GIRLS’ BASKETBALL TEAM —FRONT ROW: Kim Kyle, Peggy Henig, Lisa McDougall, Aimee Ellenich. ROW 2: Beth Anderson, Tammy Stuppy, Joan Austgen, Jennifer Reynolds, Coach Karen Arehart. JV GIRLS’ BASKETBALL TEAM —FRONT ROW: Tiffany Schmelter, Joan Austgen, Trish Reusze, Peggy Henig, Aimee El¬ lenich. ROW 2: Coach Brad Stewart, Missy Stevens, Tammy Kin¬ sey, Angie Fisher, Beth Anderson, Lisa McDougall, Managers Tammy Stuppy and Kim Kyle. Girls ' Basketball 89 Concentrating on the ball, Peggy Henig moves through the Griffith defense. Humor game that the team dedi¬ cated to me.” Fans affected the sea¬ son, but not in the usual way; there was a definite lack of them. JV Coach Brad Stewart commented, Basically, it (fan support) stinks.” Although the JV team had a record of 7-11, Beth Anderson still thought it was fun, and Angie Fisher commented, I liked Mr. Stewart ' s enthusiasm. He gave us incentive and al¬ ways cheered us up no mat¬ ter what the score.” The Freshmen Team had a record of 3-7 but showed an abundance of aggres¬ siveness and hustle. Freshmen Coach Karen Arehart sums up the atti¬ tudes of not only the fresh¬ men but also the rest of the team, “They have a hunger to play basketball.” Tory Kincius The ball leans toward the Griffith side despite Amy McNeill ' s ef¬ forts. Freshman Lisa McDougall breezes through the lane for an easy basket. 90 Girls ' Basketball Using her own shooting form, Peggy Henig releases the ball for a charity shot. Coach Schwanke gives the Var¬ sity Team some words of encour¬ agement during a time out. Girls ' Basketball 91 Without basketball, freshman cheerleader Jackie May would have nothing to cheer about. Daphne Ortiz downs a quick burger before a meet. Fast food goes hand in hand with after school sports. What would we do without Let’s go teaml Yeah! We’re 1.” Everyone cheers while he or she is at a basketball or football game. What would every¬ body do if there wasn ' t a game to go to—sit at home most likely. School would be pretty boring if there wasn’t a game to go to,” said Susan Langmaid. Just imagine how boring school would be without teams to go out for or cheer on to victory. Everyone would come to school knowing he wouldn’t be able to attend those wild Friday night games. The school would have absolutely no school spirit because there would not be any reason for it. At Lowell everybody benefits from having athletic teams. The ath¬ letes increase their skills and stay in shape while the coaches have a chance to give their advice and help the team become stronger. The school is able to show support and spirit for the Red Devils. The whole school is closer since everyone wants the same team to win. Next time you think the sports teams are a waste of time, think about how dull high school would be without them. Tammy Kinsey “School would be pretty boring if there wasn’t a game to go to.” Susan Langmaid w ▼ TP restling Practice makes the best “Pinning down the num¬ ber of improvements boost¬ ed by the Wrestling Team during the 1986-87 season is practically an impossible task. Progress was made in both individual and team re¬ cords. David Richardson, named Most Improved, boosted his record from 2- 12 last year to 26-9 this year. Team records also were refined as senior Pete Do- brijevich noted, saying, “We beat schools who used to crush us.” Attitudes improved once the season progressed, and Coach Cameron com¬ mented, “Fans support at the home meets was better this year.” The enrichment of strength and stamina re¬ flected the respectable re¬ cords. Junior Tony Rokosz, the team’s MVP, said, “We were more physically pre¬ pared this year because of Mr. Bales ' pre-season ’boot camp training’.” Every improvement was an important factor leading to the teams’ successful season. Very pleased with the fi¬ nal results, Coach Cameron said, “We ' ve come a long way from the year before.” With this year’s vast im¬ provements, the team could reach perfection next sea¬ son. Amanda Mitchell Tensions are high as Scott Ad¬ ams shakes hands with his oppo¬ nent, and the referee prepares to begin the match. With a look of exhausted triumph, Tony Curtis accepts the referee ' s decision in this match. Tom Wisch (left) shakes hands Jason Miller grapples with his op- with his opponent before the start ponent as he tries to get him in the of the match. position for a pin. VARSITY WRESTLING TEAM —FRONT ROW: Jason Miller, Jon Christman, Jason Lewis, Tom Wisch, Tony Rokosz, Chris Val- tierra, Randy Maas. ROW 2: Craig Robinson, James Fetsch, Pete Dobrijevich, Chris Arnold, Dave Richardson, Don Curtis, Paul Hel- mick, Coach Jerry Cameron. Wrestling 95 GYMNASTIC TEAM —FRONT ROW: Manager Paula Peter son, Cathy Lindahl, Trina Depel, Lori Zander, Donna Ojeda Lisa Merkel, Daphne Ortiz. ROW 2: Coach Beth Wisch, Man ager Jason Bruce, Beth McCarthy, Elizabeth Seberger, Mi chelle Koppen, Miki Morrow, Laura Rowley, Coach Mel Henig iJ Gracefully posing, Donna Ojeda pauses for breath while perform¬ ing her floor exercise. 96 Gymnastics ymnastics Individuals improve Every girl dreams about becoming the next Cathy Rigby or Mary Lou Retton. Although most gymnasts never make the Olympics, Lowell’s Gymnastic Team comes one step closer to realizing that dream by competing on the high school level. Because of stiff competi¬ tion in the area, Lowell did not have the chance to real¬ ly shine as a group. The team placed last in the Lake Suburban Conference with a score of 78.90. Sev¬ eral individual team mem¬ bers did well in the competi¬ tion, however. Cathy Lindahl placed well in the All-Around com¬ petition, as well as Miki Morrow. Morrow also placed well in the Vault and the Uneven Bars competi¬ tions. Beth McCarthy placed in the Balance Beam and Floor Exercise competitions. All of these gymnasts will be returning next year. Despite the fact that the team did not leave a mark on the competition, all of the members gained valu¬ able experience from com¬ peting with high caliber teams. Their young mem¬ bers matured and will show great promise in the future. Tory Kincius ft a Gymnastics 97 April showers usually bring May flowers, but not too many flowers bloomed for the Varsity Baseball Team this year. However, the spring rain persisted, frequently postponing the games, including the Sec¬ tional first-round game, which had to be resche¬ duled three times. The regular season re¬ cord was unfortunately as aseball Weathering dreary as the weather, and it included two wins and 24 losses. However, a good second half of the season performance brought the sun through the clouds. The hitting improved 90 points and the defense began to solidify. At the Newton Prai¬ rie Tournament, a strong performance snapped them out of their slump. Coach Kent Hess ad¬ mitted pitching was a weak¬ ness, saying, Jeff Bus berg did a good job, bul it out weren’t consistent with the pitching staff as a whole.” The JV team fared better than the Varsity, finishing their season with seven wins, 12 losses, and one tie. They showed promise in four conference wins, and a season highl ight included a double header victory over Hobart. Pitching was stron¬ ger on the JV level than on the Varsity. However, their weakness was a lack of mental intensity. (cont.) Pitcher Glenn Kohanyi discusses the plan for the next play with teammates. Bryan Gulledge keeps a catch safely in his mitt. Rusty Bielefeld puts everything into a pitch while the group at home plate concentrates on the ball. VARSITY BASEBALL TEAM —FRONT ROW: Glenn Kohanyi, Den¬ nis Yuhasz, Daryl Alkire, Jim Langen, Doug Basham, Mike Brechler, Jim Hall, Phil Hansen. ROW 2: Managers Shawn Wiet- brock and Kim Gray; Rusty Maas, Ryan Nestor, Larry Vick, Curt Lechner, Eric Livingston, Jeff Busselberg, Rich Fredericks, Coach Kent Hess. JV BASEBALL TEAM —FRONT ROW: Phil Cataldo, Bob Easto, Mark Beenes, John Kelly, Andre ' Hernandez, Greg llko, George Trajkovski, Chris Hooley. ROW 2: Managers Laura Johnson and Missy Stevens; Brad Szczerbik, Danny Marx, Jeff Pickett, Dave Purkey, Chris Riepe, Jeff Nelson, Erin Nichols, Coach Brad Stew- FRESHMAN BASEBALL TEAM —FRONT ROW: Greg Russel, Chris Buchanan, Jason Powers, Ron Kessel, Phil Vinson, Greg Ford, Mark Barnhart, Jeff Clinton. ROW 2: Coach Randy Bays, Rich Bunce, Mike Joseforsky, Rusty Bielefeld, Mickey Hammers- ley, Keith Stevens, Eric Frahm, Jack Jent, David Snell. Baseball 99 Weather We need to learn not to duplicate our mistakes, which happens when we get down on ourselves, Coach Brad Stewart said. The Freshman Team fin¬ ished with a season record of five wins and 10 losses. Like the JV, the Freshmen boasted a talent in pitching, but defense proved to be an obstacle in their path to vic¬ tory. “We could have turned our record around if we had played better defense, Coach Randy Bays said. A high point in the season occurred at the Crown Point game, which the Red Devils won, 16-5. Jeff Clinton hit three homeruns, and Phil Vinson added two of his own. Although the record didn’t reflect it, they were a pretty good team, said Bays. “They have a solid nucleus for the future.” Amanda Mitchell Jamie Vasko struggles to push herself as fast as she can on the last lap. GIRLS’ TRACK TEAM —FRONT ROW: Susan Langmaid, Amy Rip¬ ley, Kim Carlson, Maurissa Afanador, Laurie Ryder, Erin Wornhoff. ROW 2: Becky Antcliff, Miki Morrow, Heather Strickhorn, Erin Searle, Robin Schmidt, Sarah Langmaid, Rachelle Burton, Mickey Northcutt. ROW 3: Coach Wendy Black, Erika Seydel, Tammy Stuppy, Kara Duncan, Nadine Brindley. Vicki Fitch, Amy McNeil, Jennifer Noyes, Trish Feddeler, Coach Chuck Naumowich BOYS’ TRACK TEAM —FRONT ROW: Andy Cory, Scott Eaker, Bill Herochik, Mark Barnhart, Tom Wisch, Mike Hayden, Paul Hel- mick, Mike Cluver, Rusty Maas. ROW 2: Coach Tom Renn, Ryan Viers, Greg Oberc, Jim Fetsch, Mike Forgey, Guy Marsh, Carl Hardwick, Mike Rupprecht, Tony Curtis, Brian Graham: Managers Stephanie Fox, Wendy Hitzeman. ROW 3: Pete Dobrijevich, Jon Bielefeld, John Langmaid, Dave Metzcus, Bill Schara, Bryan Gul- ledge, Kevin Hayden, Steve Fenters, Mike McLean, Terrye Kir- chenstein, Don Curtis, Coach Bill Wornhoff 102 Track T rack Recordbreakers dominate r 1987—it was a year of set¬ ting goals, breaking re¬ cords, and achieving suc¬ cess for the Girls ' and Boys ' Track Teams. Both teams sent qualifiers to State and broke several of the LHS records. But for the teams, success did not come easy. Coach Naumowich trained them to be the winners they proved to be. The Girls ' Track Team had two members who con¬ tinually broke school re¬ cords and always placed among the top few at meets. The two record- breakers were Miki Morrow and Sarah Langmaid. Mor¬ row broke records for the 100 hurdles, the 300 low hurdles, and the high jump. Langmaid broke the pre¬ vious mile and two mile standings at LHS. After the victorious year, they com¬ peted at the State finals. Also, both Morrow and Langmaid were invited to tour China to compete with other talented track run¬ ners. The Boys’ Track Team had a talented team mem¬ ber in the form of shot put thrower Terrye Kirchen- stien. He excelled all year long and advanced to State competition. As a result of his abilities, Kirchenstien was offered a track schol¬ arship at Indiana University for the coming fall. Sandl Woodke Steve Renters vaults over the bar on the pole vault. Susan Langmaid arches her back to neatly clear the high jump. TT | j i - n Rob Harmston anxiously watch¬ es to see where his shot put throw lands. Maurissa Afanador strains to reach top speed during a relay race. Concentrating on the next hur- Rob Harmston puts every ounce die, Brian Graham measures the of his strength behind a shot put distance he has to clear it. throw. Success 104 Track olf Serious fun Having fun is the strategy for success for Mr. Mick Mi- lakovic, first time head coach for Girl’s Golf. If the girls have fun, they will by playing for a long time,” said Coach Milako- vic. Friendship among the team members made this year’s Girls’ Golf Team not only a competitive season, but also a fun season. All the girls and even the coach made up nicknames for each other. Melissa Laking was named Crusher”, Laura Miller was called Slugger”, Ra¬ chel Rineheart was known as Out for Blood”, Tina Fry was labeled the “Basher” and Michelle Koppen was dubbed Woofer . The girl ' s season wasn ' t all fun; they had a tough season to contend with. Our major competition came from our LSC and Munster, who beat us twice, said Coach Milako- vic. Although the Girl’s Golf team played with a care¬ free, fun attitude, the Boys ' Golf Team played on a seri¬ ous note. Coach Pete Weiand said, The boys will need to practice more to insure a more successful season next year.” The main goals of the Boys ' Golf Team were to drop their averages from 188 to 175, to have a 500 plus season and for the boys to practice during the season. Whether the teams had a fun or a serious atti¬ tude, they both tried out their own strategies of win¬ ning. Sand) Woodke s oftball A new face on the field “You learn from your mis¬ takes,’’ is a clich6 that Coach Milakovic and the Girls’ Softball Team can re¬ late to. It was the first year of coaching girls’ softball for Mr. Milakovic and it was only the second year of girls ' softball at LHS. With everything that is a new experience, there are lessons to be learned and mistakes that are made. “My first year of coach¬ ing was very rough! I learned new rules and I learned a lot from my mis¬ takes,” said Coach Milako¬ vic. The team members seemed to feel that this year was a “learning year” also. “Even though we lost some games, we did good because it was the coach’s first year. He learned many things and we learned from our mistakes, said Sandy Mueller. Although they were ad¬ justing to a new coach and to a relatively new sport at LHS, the team ended their season with a 22-12 re¬ cord. The girls were state ranked with their standings. This team of 15 girls seemed to possess all the qualities of “youth” the en¬ tire season according to their coach. Coach Milakovic sums up the team’s effort, They had a youthful, never quit attitude.” 9 Sandl Woodke Most Improved Player Tammy Kinsey pitches the ball towards a waiting hitter. o SOFTBALL TEAM —FRONT ROW: Kim Skorka, Daphne Ortiz. Kim Henig, Kristine Huseman, Sandy Mueller, Peggy Henig, Wendy Fuerstenberg, April Rodriguez. ROW 2: Coach Mike Milakovic, Nina Kretz, Mary Ann Slinn, Kristen Sturgill. Sue Billard, Tina Fry, Jen Harper, Janet Sypult, Tammy Kinsey. Volleyball team members get psyched up before a game. The winning edge is often gained by jif T eam support. It’s the back¬ bone of all athletic events, whether the teams compete as a group or as individuals. All teams need to be tied together to succeed. “The team support helped my performance all year, but the enthu¬ siasm at the Goshen Tournament was great. I went on to win that tour¬ nament,” said wrestler Dave Rich¬ ardson. While team effort can be some¬ times difficult to induce, many teams are able to break down the cliques” within a team and get ev¬ eryone working together. Every coach has his own meth¬ ods of motivation. Pep talks in the locker rooms, encouragement from fellow teammates, and a lack of fa¬ voritism from the coach all orient teams toward one goal: winning. Tory Kinclu8 “The team support helped my performance all year.” Dave Richardson Baseball team members Glenn Kohanyi and Jeff Kelley encourage each other during practice. Team Support E I 8 CONVEftf clubs F rom “brains” to “jocks”, LHS has a club that appeals to every kind of student. For the next Meryl Streep or Fred Astaire there are the Fine Arts Clubs to interest these LHS students. “Theatre is more than putting on a show on the stage. It is loving your fellow cast and crew mem¬ bers and loving yourself,” said Theatre Arts member Andrea Mortimer. To challenge and recognize the “brains” there are the Academic Clubs. These clubs offer competition for LHS club members with different schools. The LHS student who wishes to be the “Good Sa¬ maritan” would be interested in the Community Clubs. Members of these clubs try to benefit society through their various activities. For the student who enjoys working with a wrench or T-square, LHS offers the Industrial Clubs. Next, to interest the “internationally cultured stu¬ dent”, LHS has the International Clubs. These clubs deal with the languages, customs, and lifestyles of var¬ ious countries. Finally, for the Larry Birds and Walter Paytons of LHS there are the Athletic Clubs. The members of these clubs are either the athletes or cheerleaders who per¬ form or compete at athletic events. When club sign-up week arrives next year, there should be at least one club that grasps the interests of the diversified students at LHS. Student Council members who attended the IASC convention in East Noble learned more about student government and how to r« C OMMUNI Helping others within and outside school n life because of a few per¬ sons’ sacri¬ fices and hard work, every¬ one benefits. At LHS, the Community Clubs, ROTC, Student Council, Sunshine Club and FEA, serve the com¬ munity and student body. Members of ROTC are easy to spot in their blue uniforms walking down the hall. These students post the colors at sport¬ ing events. One of the most influ¬ ential clubs at LHS is Student Council. This year Student Council had several major func¬ tions, the Christmas Dance on December 20, the Blood Drive on Janu¬ ary 9, the Jeff Davis Dance on May 1, and the Prom on May 23. “The Blood Drive went well and so did the Jeff Davis Dance,” said Stu¬ dent Council member, Vicki Hall. The Sunshine Club tries to bring light to peo¬ ple who may not have a lot to be thankful for. One activity that the club did this year was visiting a V.A. Hospital. Finally FEA is the club for the educators of to¬ morrow. On November 13, members had the op¬ portunity to be teachers for a day at elementary schools. Next time a student enjoys an activity spon¬ sored by one of these clubs, he should remem¬ ber to thank these stu¬ dents whose purpose is to benefit others. Sandl Woodke Community Clubs Changes made within the technical clubs I V hat clubs offer practice for a fu¬ ture profession¬ al career as a mechanic, ar¬ chitect or graph¬ ic designer? What clubs allow the members to pursue their creative tal¬ ents? Two clubs at LHS answer these questions perfectly. They are the Industrial Clubs, VICA and Technical Educa¬ tion. Members of VICA spend a considerable portion of their school day learning mechanical skills. This year VICA mem¬ bers participated in sev¬ eral successful fundrais¬ ing projects such as selling sausage and sau¬ erkraut at Buckley Homestead and their an¬ nual Tool Box Raffle. VICA member Dave Bardwell commented, “This year was good for VICA because we made more money and bought more new machinery than any past VICA club. We even did as well as ever in The Skill Olym¬ pics with a fourth place in Indiana.” Technical Education is the club that appeals to future architects and en¬ gineers. This club has several creative mem¬ bers and is sponsored by Mr. Kalbac. Every Homecoming the Tech. Ed. students design a unique float. Technical Education is the new name for this club which has previously been called Industrial Educa¬ tion. With new equipment for VICA and a new name for Technical Education, these clubs have all the tools for success. Sandi Woodke A Tech Ed student watches the computer screen as one of his designs is printed out. Reading his computer man¬ ual, Jim Cernak learns how to use the computer for his ad¬ vanced drawing class. Technical Clubs 117 118 Athletic Clubs A THLETI imyiMyOi yrruL L Supporting athletes mentally and financially D uring a halftime at a home football game, a student gets a craving for some hot choco¬ late to warm up. Who provides the fans with popcorn, candy, pop or coffee at sporting events? The members of the Athletic Clubs. Not only does the activities of the L Club and Cheer¬ leaders benefit the fans, but their activities also benefit the athletes. I feel the L Club has helped out various areas in the sports program that needed equipment,” said L Club President, Becky Antcliff. One big money-mak¬ ing project for the LClub is carwashes. We held two suc¬ cessful car washes and waxes, one in the fall and the other in the spring,” said L Club member Rusty Maas. Whereas the L Club is mostly composed of ath¬ letes, the Cheerleading squad is made up of girls who support the athletes with money and cheers. They helped raise mon¬ ey for the athletes with bake and candy sales. The cheerleaders per¬ form after much practice at athletic events like the players themselves. The members of the Var¬ sity Squad were elegible to compete in the USCA Grand Nationals in Lan¬ sing, Michigan. Next time you notice new sporting equipment or new uniforms, remem¬ ber the members of the L Club and Cheerleading squads probably helped purchase it with their fundraising projects. Sandl Woodke Athletic Clubs 119 Plays, Props, pitches, and pirouettes A rt. Anything that causes aesthetic admiration. The Fine Arts Clubs at LHS allow stu¬ dents to pursue their aspirations and dreams in the fine arts field. Theatre Arts and Thespians are the stu¬ dents who present the play productions at LHS. DAVID AND USA was the fall drama presented on November 14-16. Lowell was one of only six schools in Indiana se¬ lected to perform at the Indiana State Thespian Conference. “Being selected to perform at State Confer¬ ence and receiving an in¬ vitation to the Interna¬ tional Thespian Con¬ ference is theatre’s big¬ gest accomplishment this year, Andrea Mor¬ timer said. On April 3-5, 10 and 11, the theatre again performed a major pro¬ duction, FUNNY GIRL. Singing and dancing at parties and banquets serves as a way to dis¬ play their talents for Swing Choir members. This year the Swing Cho ir was renamed the Sophisticated Swing.” One of their principal performances was at Show Choir Contest in March. The choir re¬ ceived a superior rating with the guidance of new sponsor, Mrs. Osborn. By doing one of the things that they love best, performing, Fine Arts Club members bring enjoyment and entertain¬ ment to their audiences. Sandl Woodke 120 Fine Arts Club Making the grade and making it fun A cademics are not usually consid¬ ered fun by the majority of the student body; however, the four Academic Clubs of LHS work hard at making making the grade more interesting. National Honor Soci¬ ety held a Halloween Costume Dance during October. The best cos¬ tumes were given awards and horror mov¬ ies played all night to add to the atmosphere. FFA attended the Ag¬ riculture Olympics on the State Fair Grounds on Sunday, October 18. They learned more about agriculture in Indiana and in the United States. Computer Club mem¬ ber attended the fourth annual Computer Pro¬ gramming Contest at St. Joseph’s College. They placed seventh among area schools. OEA had one member, Doug Bakker, who went to the OEA National Competition in Des Moines, Iowa. He placed fourth in the Individual Entrepreneur Contest after successfully com¬ piling strategies to save a failing business. Although the word academics brings stacks of books and pa¬ pers to mind, the clubs of LHS have discovered a way to enjoy themselves while learning. Tory Klnclua Academic Clubs 123 Michelle Koppen asks Mrs. Mills a quick question about the Spanish dish she is prepar¬ ing. Exchanges of culture expand horizons ithin the con¬ fines of Lowell High School, it is difficult to think about other cul¬ tures and for¬ eign influence. With the International Clubs at LHS, however, a student can get a taste of cultur¬ al flavor right here in Northwest Indiana. French Club members took a Caribbean Cruise over Spring Break. They visited several French speaking islands and mingled with various for¬ eigners on the boat. “The best parts (of the trip) were the water sports and the service on the boat,” said French Club member Beth McCarthy. Foreign Exchange Club hosted another ex¬ change student this year. Gerardo Angulo came from El Salvador to live with a family in Low¬ ell and learn about American culture. For¬ eign Exchange Club members also learned a lot from him. We were excited when Gerardo arrived in Lowell. I think the Span¬ ish students learned a lot from him, said mem¬ ber Melissa Sheidt. Spanish Club complet¬ ed another successful year of fundraisers. The annual flower sale was once again one of the most popular programs of the year. Although Lowell stu¬ dents are relatively shel¬ tered from foreign influ¬ ence, anyone who wants to learn more about the world across the Pacif¬ ic” can do so by just join¬ ing a club. Tory Kincius 124 International Clubs International Clubs 125 With the decrease of members, club leaders are concerned about £ No activities. This statement was contin¬ ually written by club sponsors on the club update sheets that the journalism class distributed. A large number of spon¬ sors constantly stated that because of the lack of student interest, the planned activities were cancelled. This lack of interest and participa¬ tion caused most clubs to have few¬ er and less active members. We would have liked to have had a few more people involved with a more common goal, said Computer Club sponsor Mr. Larry Ouwenga. Not only did the sponsors notice a lack of enthusiasm on the students ' part, but also the students in charge of the various clubs recognized apathetic attitudes. Rusty Maas, a member of the L Club, possesses the attitude of most active club members. “The participation of most mem¬ bers was poor, and those members who became involved were always the same people.” As the year progressed, most sponsors and officers realized that next year changes would have to be made regarding activities, meeting times and club requirements. “Participation was improving as the year went on,” said Vicki Hall, next year’s Student Council Presi¬ dent. Sand) Woodka “Participation was improving as the year went on.” Vicki Hall Shannon Joyce paints the seniors ' window during Spirit Week. Jodi Beler organizes the information of a blood donor during the annual Student Coun¬ cil Blood Drive. 126 Club Participation . Vi oai-0 ro ne } -to � cKoo ) Pce $£ 0e sxCu5C6 HHue rw.i Oicrutez, ... {TH£ O fY You 6£T OK J c,6 ur ‘ YOU A X uoo PtcruAeS ) Oo J r LOOK ■ Sick ! ALBUM Seniors Andrea Mortimer and Shannon Joyce live up to the senior class philosophy—“Have fun! Y(M Friers To make You Uot H magine yourself a visitor at Lowell High ob- I serving a normar class. If the round, open classrooms wouldn ' t amaze you, the stu¬ dents would. Our student body breaks the small town, traditional mold. In an average class of 20, you wouldn ' t find 20 students who live on a farm and take either Agricul¬ ture or Home Economics. Students often hear the annoy¬ ing quote, “I thought everyone from Lowell was a hick.” We destroy these false opinions when we meet these misinformed people. They are fascinated and surprised by both the originality of the student body and school design. In every class you can find the ROTC members with their aerospace manuals, the band students with their sheet music, the “jocks” with their fitness maga¬ zines, the “brains” with their scientific journals, the the¬ atre students with their play manuscripts, the heavy me¬ tallists with their hard-rock magazines and the socialites with their fashion magazines. As you can see we don ' t have a student body of 965 farmers. Even though most students are classified as members of one of the above groups, they still intermingle with students from different cliques. This unique blend of stu¬ dents makes every day an interesting adventure at LHS. So next time you take a look down the locker bay or hall, notice that these teenagers are the people that give our school its distinct personality. -• Mm- 7 au GL a 87878787 SENIOR The terrible terms In the beginning we’re told that writing term papers will not be hard — a term paper without tears! Writing a term paper with¬ out tears just does not seem to be the case though. Andrea Mortimer commented, “It’s both easy and hard because we’re taken through it step by step, but all these different terms are being thrown at us all at once. You go totally insane!” Craig Robinson commented, “It’s difficult a lot of the time. You don’t really know where to start and there’s so much informa¬ tion.” Scott Anderson has his own view. I didn’t really mind the pa¬ per so much; it was the strictness of the grading. After all it was the first term paper we ever wrote and typed.” It seems that term papers are not always the “thirst for knowl¬ edge” they could be. Most stu¬ dents agree that they would not do one if they did not have to. Perhaps Donna Reeder sums up best what everyone thinks about his term paper. “I’m glad it’s over!!!” Chris Zugel Freshmen On August 30, 1983, the Class of 1987 entered Lowell High School for the first time. Many of us were excited and anticipating high school, yet others were ner¬ vous and terrified FRESHMEN, confused by the unfamiliar faces and environment. Today, four years later, we are experiencing some of those same emotions about going away to college. We worry about the difficulty of “making the grade” and about finding our way around campus. One senior commented, “I’m going to have my campus map laminated.” Marikay Kadlec commented, “It will be difficult and more study time will be required, but more time will be available.” The general attitude is that be¬ ing a freshman again will not be bad. One senior commented, “At Hall of Fame SHORTEST CLASS CLOWN MOST SCHOOL SPIRIT MOST ARTISTIC BEST CON ARTISTS SHYEST MOST ACTIVE IN SCHOOL ACTIVITIES MECHANICALLY INCLINED MOST TALENTED IN MUSIC MOST INTELLIGENT BEST COUPLE CHANGED MOST IN FOUR YEARS MOST TALENTED IN THEATRE CURLIEST HAIR MOST COURTEOUS MOST OUTSPOKEN TALLEST BEST BODY MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED MOST ATHLETIC BEST DRESSED STRAIGHTEST HAIR MOST ATTRACTIVE MOST POPULAR MOST DEPENDABLE Laura Miller and Gary Barnhill Chris Grabek and Pete Dobrijevich Donna Reeder, Mark Mancilla, Chris Bielefeld Amy Cole and Pete Dobrijevich Karen Mussman and Doug Bryant Barb Tucker and Wes Castle Michelle Martin and Chris Bielefeld Lori Pavich and Kevin Cantwell Nicole Boiler and Rick Kirgan Kelly Owen and Craig Robinson Sue Donovan and Craig Anderson Kathy Nisevich and Brian Bonnett Chris Zugel and Rick Kirgan Carol Lappie and Steve Domanski Laurie Gasparovic and John Polihronis Michelle Lee and Mark Mancilla Sherrie Lambert and Jim Phillips Wendy McDougall and Adam Tauber Shannon Joyce and Craig Robinson Sherrie Lambert and Terrye Kirchenstien Kim Andrade and Mark VanDommelen Mary Ann Slinn and Greg Remesnik Kerri Watson and Paul Skorka Kerri Watson and Paul Skorka Michelle Martin and Carl Hardwick 130 Senior Scene 8787878 SCENE again least I made it to be a freshman again, and hopefully I’ll be a sen¬ ior again, too!” Seniors seem to look forward to being in the “real wo rld” and to gaining some more responsi¬ bility. There are also those who are more devious. Scott Anderson commented, I’m looking forward to tp-ing the president of the university ' s house.” Chris Zugel Honors Night ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD ART AWARD BUSINESS AWARD ENGLISH AWARD GOVERNMENT AWARD HONOR SECTION AWARDS JOURNALISM AWARDS MATHEMATICS AWARD SCIENCE AWARD PHYSICAL EDUCATION AWARDS UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY SCHOLARSHIP MOREHEAD UNIVERSITY NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP OUTSTANDING THESPIANS Craig Robinson Gary Barnhill, Mickey LaTulip, Melissa Laking Sherry Stavem Patricia Feddeler Patricia Feddeler, James Smith Nicole Boiler, Kevin Cantwell, Lynn Carl- berg, Mary Jo Elkins, Patricia Feddeler, Carl Hardwick, Brian Hollister, Shannon Joyce, Marikay Kadlec, John Langmaid, Carol Lappie, Michelle Carol Lappie, Ka¬ ren Mussman, Kelly Owen, Rachel Rine- heart, Craig Robinson, Julie Scheiwe, Kristina Smith, Duane Stevens Tory Kincius, Shannon Joyce, Chris Zugel Craig Robinson Sandi Woodke Rob Harmston, Randy Maas Craig Robinson Shannon Joyce Andrea Mortimer, Chris Zugel Remember most After spending four years in the hallowed halls of Lowell High School, seniors refelct on what they remember most about their stay at LHS. “Mr. Weiand yelling at us in homeroom at least twice a week. —Adam Tauber “The four years I had to spend in a building with no windows or corners.” —Trish Feddeler The bad teachers, tardies, the boring school day, the good teachers, etc.” —Ellen Day “These stupid yearbook ques¬ tions!” —Todd Vandenberg Tory Kincius Senior Scene 131 Q “What’s the hardest thing to leave behind when you graduate?” Lloyd Abenath. Bob Acree—Rifle Club; Rocket Club, 9-12; Drill Team, 12; ROTC Deputy Commander, 12. Tracy L. Altop — French Club, 9,12. Craig L. Anderson—VICA, 11-12; Football, 9; Wres¬ tling, 9; Homecoming King. Rachel R. Anderson — OEA, 9-12; Theatre Arts, 11-12. Scott Anderson — Computer Club, 9-10; For¬ eign Exchange Club, 9-10; French Club, 9; Pep Club, 11-12; Student Council, IQ- 12; Golf, 9-10. Kim Andrade. Becky Lynn Antcliff—FEA, 12; L Club, 9-12, Treas. 10, Pres. 12; Swimming, 9-12, Capt. 11- 12; Track, 9-12; Basket¬ ball, 9-11. Dan Arm¬ strong—VICA, 11-12, Vice- Pres. 12. 132 Seniors Chester Asher. Janet Austgen. Jeanne Austgen. Kelly Baker. Douglas W. Bakker—Band, 9-10; Com¬ puter Club, 9, Treas. 9; FEA, 12; OEA, 12, Treas. 12; L Club, 11-12; Theatre Arts, 9-10; Thespians, 10; Football, 9-12; PIPPIN, HIS¬ TORY OF HOMECOMING, UP THE DOWN STAIR¬ CASE. Gary Barnhill. Laurie M. Basham—FEA, 11-12; French Club, 9-10; L Club, 10-11; Pep Club, 9- 10; Swimming, 9-10; Bas¬ ketball, 9-11. Sandie Beh¬ rens. Jodi Lynn Beier— Cheerleader, 9-10; FEA, 11-12; Pep Club, 9-10; Stu¬ dent Council, 9-12, Sr. Class Vice-Pres. Jackie Ann Bibich. Chris¬ topher J. Bielefeld—In¬ dustrial Ed. Club, 9-12; L Club, 10-12; Pep Club, 9- 12; SADD, 10-12; Student Council, 9-12; Pres. 12; Basketball, 9-12; Track, 9- 10; Hoosier Boys ' State, 11 Stephen Bischel. Barbara Black. Joe Blink. Nicole Rene Boiler—The¬ atre Arts, 9-12; Thespians, 10-12; Band, 9-12; Hoosier Spell Bowl, 11; GLIMPSES. PIPPIN, UP THE D OWN STAIRCASE, HISTORY OF HOMECOMING, MAME, THE WIZ, DAVID AND LISA, FUNNY GIRL. Seniors 133 Brian Bonnet. Barbara Brown. Doug Bryant. Robert Bret Burger. Dan¬ iel Cade—Band, 9; Indus¬ trial Ed. Club, 9-12. Jeffrey Robert Cale—Band, 9-10; Jazz Band, 9; OEA, 12. Tarina Lynette Call. Kevin Cantwell—National Honor Society, 11-12; VICA, 11- 12, Pres. 12; Football, 9- 11. Lynn Marie Carlberg— French Club, 9-10; National Honor Society, 12; Swim¬ ming Manager, 11-12; Ten¬ nis, 9. Lynn Marie Carpenter— FEA, 10; OEA, 9,11; Sun¬ shine Club, 9,12; Theatre Arts, 10. Bart Case. John Castle. Aileen Anne Cataldo — OEA, 12, Historian, Report¬ er. James Cernak. Kelly Ann Childress—JV Cheer¬ leader; FEA, 12; French Club, 9-10; National Honor Society, 11-12; Pep Club, 9-10; Student Council, 9- 11, Frosh. Vice-Pres., Jr. Vice-Pres. 134 Seniors Robin Clark. Amy Marie Cole —FEA, 12; Theatre Arts, 9; Tennis, 9-12; Poise and Appearance Award in Junior Miss. Ellen Day. Thomas Edward De- Gonia—Industrial Ed. Club, 9-12; Football, 9. Pete Do- brijevich. Dawn Dock- weiler. Stephen Joseph Do- manski — Industrial Ed. Club, 9-12. Susan Marie Donovan — OEA, 12; French Club, 12; Homecom¬ ing Court, 12, Queen. An¬ gela Dawn Dukes—Choir, 9-12; OEA, 12; Foreign Ex¬ change Club, 9; Sunshine Club, 9-11. A “The people and memories.” Ellen Day Seniors 135 Mary Jo Elkins—National Honor Society, 12; ROTC, 9- 12; Academic Decatha- lon, 12. Dana Loreen Eric- son—Band, 9-10,12; Sun¬ shine Club, 9-10; Tennis, 10- 12. Patricia Feddeler— National Honor Society, 11- 12; Cross Country, 9-12; Track, 9-12; Jets Team, 12; Academic Decathalon, 11- 12 . James A. Fetsch, Jr.— French Club, 9; Industrial Ed. Club, 9-12; L Club, 11- 12; Football, 9-12; Base¬ ball, 10; Wrestling, 9-12. Michelle Frahm. Allen Jo¬ seph Fraley —Industrial Ed. Club, 11; Golf, 9-11. Rodney A. Fredericks— Band, 9-11; Jazz Band, 9- 11; Pep Club, 9-11; Theatre Arts, 10; Baseball, 9; Wres¬ tling, 9-10. Laura Anne Ga- sparovic—Cheerleader, 9- 10; French Club, 9-10,12; Pep Club, 9-10; Student Council, 9-11, Jr. Class Sec. Jeff Gates. s A “All the excellent teachers in the business depart¬ ment.” Todd Vandenberg 136 Seniors Christine Grabek —FEA, 9, 11-12; Student Council, 9; Theatre Arts, 9,12. Krista Joy Grant—Foreign Exchange Club, 9-10; French Club, 9; Spanish Club, 10; L Club, 12; Tennis, 9-12; Volleyball, 9-10; Pow¬ der Puff, 9. Carrie Gray. Kimberly Sue Gray — Baseball Manager, 9,11- 12; Basketball, 9-12; Vol¬ leyball, 9-10. Bryan Gul- ledge. Nicole Marie Guske—Choir, 9-12; FEA, 12; Theatre Arts, 9-10; Thespians, 10; Volleyball, 9-10; Junior Miss, First Runner Up; Homecoming Court, 11-12. James Brian Hall—Base¬ ball, 9-12, Varsity, 11-12. Rhonda Gene Hamann — FFA, 9; OEA, 9,12. Jim Hancock —VICA, 11-12; Wrestling, 9-10; Baseball, 9-10. Tara Hand—Foreign Ex¬ change Club, 11-12; Span¬ ish Club, 11-12; Theatre Arts, 11-12. Carl Douglas Hardwick—L Club, 11-12; National Honor Society, 12; Theatre Arts, 9-12; Thespi¬ ans, 9-12; Swimming, 9,11- 12; Hoosier Boys ' State, 11. Cynthia Harwell — Choir, 9; OEA, 12; French Club, 12; Pep Club, 9. Andy Haskell. Alan Mi¬ chael Head—Football, 9- 12, Varsity, 10-12; Base¬ ball, 9-10; Basketball, 9-10; Track, 11-12. Paul R. Hel- mick—Devils’ Advocate, 12; Track, 11-12; Wres¬ tling, 11-12. Seniors 137 “The ‘freedom’ that is given to upperclassmen.” Eric Wornhoff Dawn Henderson. Jack Hicks. Brian Hollister- National Honor Society, 11- 12; Tennis, 10-12; Cross Country, 9-11; Basketball, 9; Golf, 12. Dirk Hoogewerf. Christine Anne Howerton—Band, 9- 12; Spanish Club, 9-12; Theatre Arts, 9-12; Volley¬ ball, 9-11; Thespians, 9-12; Softball, 11 - 12 ; GLIMPSES, PIPPIN, UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE, MAME, TEN LITTLE INDIANS, THE WIZ, DAVID AND LISA. Caryn C. Hutter—Choir, 9-12; OEA, 10,12; Theatre Arts, 9-12; Thespians, 10-12. Hugh Hutton. Tim Hutton. Donna James. 138 Seniors Shannon Marie Joyce — Choir, 9-12; Devils’ Advo¬ cate, 9-12, Photo Editor, 12; Lowellian, 9-12; Span¬ ish Club, 9,11-12; National Honor Society, 11-12, Sec. Treas. 12; Student Council, 12; Theatre Arts, 10-12; National Merit Scholar; Junior Miss, Aca¬ demic Achievement Award; MAME, THE WIZ. Rachel Jusevitch. Mike Kenny. Scott Kiechle. Robert Kien. Terrye Kirchenstein. Glen Kohanyi. James S. Kramer—FFA, 9-12, Re¬ porter. John Kramer. Eric D. Kuiper—Art Guild, 9-12; Band, 9-12; Choir, 9- 12; Theatre Arts, 11-12. Melissa L. Laking—Lowel¬ lian, 9; L Club, 11; SADD, 11; Golf, 9-12; Hoosier Spell Bowl, 11-12; Powder Puff, 10,12. Daniel Michael Lambert—Industrial Ed. Club, 9-12. Sherrie Lambert. John Dale Langmaid—Choir, 9- 10; Computer Club, 10-11; Industrial Ed. Club, 12; L Club, 11-12; National Honor Society, 12; Track, 10-12; Cross Country, 9,11; Na¬ tional Merit Scholar. Donna Lapina. Seniors 139 Carol Lynn Lappie—FEA, 11-12, Sec. 12; National Honor Society, 12; Volley¬ ball, 9-10; Hoosier Girls ' State Alternate, 11. Kevin Lemp—Industrial Ed. Club, 9-12; L Club, 10-12; Tennis, 9-12; Basketball, 9-12; Golf, 9-12. Rhonda Sue Lit- tel—Cheerleader, 10,12; FEA, 11-12; French Club, 9- 12; Pom Pons, 9-10,12. Eric Livingston. Jean Ma¬ rie Loehmer — FEA, 12; OEA, 9-12, Vice-Pres. 12; French Club, 10; Powder Puff, 10-11. Robert Lotz. Mary Lucas—Choir, 9-12; Sunshine Club, 9-11. Randy Maas—L Club, 9,11-12; Football, 9-12; Wrestling, 9-12. Rusty Maas—Devils’ Advocate, 9-12; Lowellian, 9- 12; L Club, 9-12, Vice- Pres. 11; Football Trainer, 10- 12; Baseball Manager, 9-12; Basketball Manager, 9-12. Carla Suzanne Malone— FEA, 12; Theatre Arts, 10; Trackette, 9-10; Powder Puff, 11. Mark Mancilla. Melinda K. Mansfield — Band, 9-11; FEA, 11-12; SADD, 11-12, Treas. 11; Sunshine Club, 10-12, Pres. 12; Theatre Arts, 9-12; Thespians, 9-12. Michelle Martin —Junior Miss 1987. Ronald Mato- vina—VICA, 11-12. Sheila Ann May—FEA, 12; OEA, 9-10; Gymnastics Manager, 10; Powder Puff, 9-11. 140 Seniors A “My friends and Broadway.” Dawn Dockweiler Colleen McCarthy—FEA, 11-12; OEA, 12. Timothy Lee McCormick — Foot¬ ball. 9-12 Wendy Lane McDougall—French Club, 9; Gymnastics, 9-11. Patrick Ryan McGinley— VICA, 11-12. Paula McGin¬ ley—FEA, 11-12; Foreign Exchange Club, 9; L Club, 10-12; Sunshine Club, 10; Theatre Arts, 10; Basket¬ ball, 9; Volleyball, 9-12. Da¬ vid Christopher Metz- cus —Spanish Club, 12; Band, 9-12; Track, 9-12. Laura Miller—FEA, 10-12; I OEA, 12; L Club, 9-12; The- I atre Arts, 9-10; Golf, 9-12, I Capt. 12; Swimming, 9-12. H Monique Millsap. Jeff Mir- I acle—FFA, 9-10; VICA, 11- Seniors 141 “The seven hours I had each day to relax.” Trish Feddeler Scott Morgan. Jana Mor¬ ris—Devils’ Advocate, 12; Lowellian, 12; FEA, 11-12; OEA, 12. Andrea E. Mor¬ timer—Band, 9-11; French Club, 9-10; Theatre Arts, 9- 12, Hist.; HISTORY OF HOMECOMING, UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE, MAME, THE WIZ, DAVID AND LISA. Stacey Jean Mueller— OEA, 12; French Club, 10; Football Manager, 9,11; Powder Puff, 10-11; Karen Mussman. Terri Nagle. Angela Stephanie Nay- man— Tennis, 9. Janet Lynn Neighbor—Choir, 9- 12; Swing Choir, 11; Cheer¬ leader, 9; FEA, 12; OEA, 11-12; Theatre Arts, 10,12; MAME Kathy Nisevich— OEA, 11-12; French Club, 9-10; Band, 9-10; Theatre Arts, 9-12; MAME. 142 Seniors Greg Oberc-Computer Club, 9; Industrial Ed. Club, 10-12; Track, 9,11-12; Wrestling, 10. Richard Odle-VICA, 11-12. Pat Outler. Kelly Owen-French Club, 11-12, Vice-Pres.; National Honor Society, 11-12; Pep Club, 11. Jerry Pancini. Mike Patton. Lori A. Pavich-FEA, 9,10; French Club, 9,10; Football Manager, 11-12; Tennis, 9; Volleyball, 9. Jennifer Pe¬ terson. Kim Peterson. James Phillips. Jeff Phil¬ lips. Joe Piazza. Lisa Pleyer. John Polih- ronis. Donna Sue Reeder- Choir, 9-12, Pres. 12; Swing Choir, 10-12; Cheerleader, 9,11-12, Captain, 9; OEA, 11,12; Theatre Arts, 9-12; Thespians, 9-12; PIPPIN, MAME, THE WIZ. Seniors 143 Greg Remesnik. Steve Reynolds. Chris Riepe. Rachel E. Rineheart-Band, 9-12; Spanish Club, 11-12; Theatre Arts, 10-11; Golf, 11-12. Sandy Ripley. Craig A. Robinson Band, 9-12; Jazz Band, 9-12; French Club, 9-12; National Honor Society, 11-12; Theatre Arts, 11-12; Wrestling, 9- 12; MAME, THE WIZ, DAVID AND LISA. April Rodriguez-Foreign Exchange Club, 9-10; Track, 9-10; Softball, 11- 12. April Louise Ross- Choir, 9-12; Sunshine Club, 9-11. Robyn Dawn Ruley- Choir, 9-12; OEA, 11-12; Theatre Arts, 9-12; Thespi¬ ans, 9-12; GLIMPSES, UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE, PIPPIN, MAME, THE WIZ. Kelly Ryan-FEA, 10-12; FFA, 10-12. Bill Schara. Julie Scheiwe. Robert Seitzinger. How¬ ard P. Skorka —Student Council, 9-12; Homecoming Court, 10-12. Annette Skratsky. 144 Seniors Deborah Smith. James A. Smith-Rifle Club, 9-10; Football, 10; Track, 10; ROTC, 9-12. Kristina L. Smith-Band, 9-11; Jazz Band, 10; OEA, 12; National Honor Society, 11-12; Ten¬ nis, 9; Girls’ Basketball Manager, 9-10; Volleyball, 9. Dawn Marie Spry-OEA, 9- 12; SADD, 11-12; Theatre Arts, 10,12; Junior Miss; Pep Club, 11. Pat Starce- vich. Sherry Stavem-FEA, 9; OEA, 11-12; Spanish Club, 9; Golf, 12; Tennis, 9- 12; Volleyball, 9-10. Shelly Stegenga. Timothy G. Stegler-Rifle Club, 9-11; Rocket Club, 9-11. Duane S. Stevens-Computer Club, 10; Foreign Exchange Club, 11; Industrial Ed. Club, 9- 12; National Honor Society, 12 . A “Nothing in this place except for the weight room.” Adam Tauber Seniors 145 Patti L. Stoner —FEA, 11,12; L Club, 11; SADD, 11-12, Vice-Pres. 12; Sun¬ shine Club, 9,11-12, Sec. 12; Gymnastics, 9-11. Juli A. St. Pierre—FEA, 11-12, Treas. 12; Theatre Arts, 9- 10; Thespians, 11-12; Swimming, 11; Gymnastics Manager, 9. Adam Tauber. Dave Tishey. Barbara Tucker—Band, 9; FEA, 12; French Club, 9; Junior Miss. James F. Tully—Football, 9. Kathy J. Vallee—FEA, 11- 12; OEA, 9-10,12; Theatre Arts, 9-11; Thespians, 10- 11; Gymnastics, 9-11; HIS¬ TORY OF HOMECOMING. Mark Van Dommelen. John Daniel Vuksinic— FFA, 9; Theatre Arts, 9-11; Thespians, 10-11; TEN LIT¬ TLE INDIANS. A “The security of the town.” Laura Miller 146 Seniors “Getting in trouble all the time.” Chris Bielefeld Kerri Watson. Corey Wed- ding. Michelle Lynn White—Band, 9-12; Choir, 9-12; Devils’ Advocate, 9- 12; Lowellian, 12; Pep Club, 9-10; Theatre Arts, 9-12; Thespians, 9-12. Robert A. Wisch —Foot¬ ball, 9; Swimming, 9-11; Track, 9-12. W. Eric Worn- hoff—FEA, 12; Football, 9- 11, Varsity, 10-11; Wres¬ tling, 9; Hoosier Boys’ State Alternate, 11; Home¬ coming Court, 10-11. Steve Zawadski—Jazz Band, 9- 11; Computer Club, 9; The¬ atre Arts, 9. Christine Ann Zugel — Choir, 9-12; Swing Choir, 10-12; Devils’ Advocate, 10-12, Editor 12; Lowellian, 10,12; Theatre Arts, 9-12; Thespians, 9-12, Hist. 11; PIPPIN, GLIMPSES, UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE, MAME, TEN LITTLE INDI¬ ANS, THE WIZ, DAVID AND LISA, FUNNY GIRL, HISTO¬ RY OF HOMECOMING. Seniors 147 JUNIOR 38888888 Burgers to The “upperclass” nobility OH NO! You’re a freshmen, a possible victim of initiation. You ' ve had to keep out of the way of oncoming upperclassmen. Warren Vesley, a freshman, explains, “I like being a freshman more than an eighth grader, but you have to take too many classes, and you ' re pushed around too much.” Whether you make it out alive or not, you still have to face the terrible fact next year. That you’ll still be an underclassmen. Alicia Phillips, a sophomore says, I’d much rather be a junior or senior. Then out of nowhere you as¬ sume the role that every fresh¬ men and sophomore envies—An Upperclassmen! Dave Bardwell explains, It feels cool to be a junior because you can lie to freshmen all you want and get away with it. You also don’t have to worry about going into the restrooms.” Becoming an elite upperclass¬ men has been a privileged ac¬ complishment for few and a de¬ sired goal for many. Janet Sone Money, money, money. To many students today, money is the thing. But for some students, holding a job also means keeping up grades and being involved in athletics. I work at Robert’s Drugs two hours a day. It never affects my grades due to short hours. It sometimes affects my grades during finals. I put some money away for college and just blow the rest,” said Ryan Nestor. For some people, it ' s not al¬ ways that easy. SAT: The real thing Along with homework, extra¬ curricular activities, and possibly a job, college-bound juniors have yet another thing to look forward to—the all-important Scholastic Aptitude Test. Just how impor¬ tant is this test? How do you pre¬ pare for it? What goes through a junior ' s mind as the test date ap¬ proaches? “It’s very important to me be¬ cause it’s important to col¬ leges,” said Michelle Koppen. I haven ' t prepared for it yet, but I ' m planning on it.” Jennie Rogers agreed about the importance of the test. It’s very important because colleges look at it,” she said. I haven’t gone through any preparation yet, although I plan to study for the vocabulary section. I’m a lit¬ tle nervous, but I’m trying not to worry about it.” Tracy Griffith took another route. “I prepared for the test by taking the prep class. We took practice tests, received tips on taking the test, and worked on computers. I am trying not to get nervous about it even though it will count heavily toward my fu¬ ture.” Brian Moser 148 Junior Scene SCENE 88888888 Babysitting I work about five hours after school, two days during the week and Fridays and Saturdays. I of¬ ten find it hard to keep a job and study. After school I have either golf or swimming practice. Then I must go to work, come home and study,” commented Mike Wytr- zyszczewski. So if there are any freshmen or sophomores planning on getting jobs, take this as a warning: be prepared to study extra hard and sometimes at late hours but have fun spending your extra cash. Janet Sone Freedom with four wheels To a junior a car is a god. It is something to cherish and pro¬ tect. Why so much fuss over an automobile? Perhaps the juniors themselves can best explain this phenomenon. Junior Janet Sone said, “To me driving is a major part of my social life, especially the week¬ ends.” Rich Heilman depends on his truck to get him to and from work as well as for a little entertain¬ ment on the side. Although a car sometimes has to be shared with a parent, it still plays an important role in a ju¬ nior ' s life. Doug Gryzch said, “My mom and I share a car, but we have an understanding about it.” Between dates, school, and baseball practice, junior David Purkey’s life would ‘‘change drastically” if he was without wheels. No matter what the differing reasons are behind the car craze in the junior class, one thing re¬ mains true. Life today would be very difficult for a junior if there were no cars. Jana Morris Not just 965 doors From Play Doh to chewed gum, juniors have a handle on locker decorations. Pictures of Bon Jovi, Mitch Gaylord, and Ralph Macchio, along with mirrors and memo pads, are the usual items found lining the green steel in the locker bays. ‘‘It expresses your individual personality,” said Tracie Griffith. Most students enjoy personal¬ izing the only thing in the school that is their very own—their lock¬ er. Pictures from teen maga¬ zines, newspaper clippings, and personal photos are among the choice decorations. What is cho¬ sen depends on personal tastes and school codes. “When I come to school, and I’m down, I look at Kirk Camer¬ on’s face and it brightens my day,” said Kristen Sturgill. The pictures inside lockers connect students with life out¬ side school walls. These quiet reminders often help students through a particularly difficult day. The secret to building a beauti¬ ful locker is following instinct. Since everyone must live with his locker for a year, why not make yourself at home? Tory Kincius Junior Scene 149 Scott Adams Michael Adamski Brian Asbury Paul Atherton Danny Bailey David Bailey Darnel Bardwell Dayid Bardwell Ruth Barnhill Douglas Basham Mark Bean Laura Bedoian Yolanda Benavides Melissa Biggs Susan Billard Brian Black Carrie Blink Tracy Boer Doug Bradley Timothy Breckenridge Michael Briggs Nadine Brindley Bobbiett Broe Camille Brown John Brugh Laura Bukent Billy Burns Jacquelyn Burt Rachelle Burton Jeffery Busselberg Angela Cale Marion Campbell Susan Cermak Tina Conner Denise Corning Michelle Corning Leon Corns Tanya Cunningham Donald Curtis Ross Cusic Sean Cwik Eric Dancula Kelly Darner Christopher Davis David De Espinosa David Denney Susan Devine Tracy Deyarmin Kara Duncan Kelly Eakins Shawn Ebert Denise Echterling Robin Erb Gregory Faverty Juniors Julie Feddeler Tina Feddeler Trisha Ferry Frank Fiarito Vicki Fitch Michelle Florence Bonnie Ford Michael Forgey Stephanie Fox Richard Frederick Renee Fredericks Christina Fry Shelli Funston Kendall Garrison Tina Glassman Joe Goss Lynn Grant John Gray Tracie Griffith Douglas Grzych Raymond Haake Deborah Hall Victoria Hall Lori Haluska Melissa Hammersley Wendy Hammersley Phillip Hansen Christopher Harper Jenile Harper Kevin Hayden Richard Heilman Richard Hill Wendy Hitzeman Thomas Hudak Douglas Hurst Deanne Janik Q “How do the teachers treat you differently as an upperclassman?” Juniors 151 Lisa Johnson Curtis Jones Stefany Jones Raquel Juda Jeffrey Justice Jeffery Kelley Joseph Kenney Tory Kincius Michelle Koppen Fred Kroll Marisa Krupa Kathryn Lamken Daniel Lapina Timothy Layer Curtis Lechner Chris Leininger Bret Leonard Reginald Llewellyn David Lucas Daniel Mares Michelle Martin Mark Massi Lynne Mates Jennifer Mathias Christopher Mayden Candice Maylath Elizabeth McCarthy Donald McCormick Tabitha McDaniel Patrick McIntosh Patrick McMillan Dawn McNeely Melisa Merkel James Metro Michelle Meyer Rusty Merrills Deborah Michiels Angelina Mikolajczak Terry Mikula Becky Milde John Miller Michael Miller Michael Millsap Amanda Mitchell Pamela Mitchell Jennifer Morrow Michele Morrow Brian Moser Sandy Mueller Robert Myers Ronald Myers Jeffery Nelson Ryan Nestor Michelle Northcutt 152 Juniors “The teachers give us a little bit more freedom.” Debbie Hall mm na John Oleson Peggy Paczkowski 1 Lee Ann Parks Tracy Parrish Jon Percy Sandra Perkins 0 % 14 i A lA I ■ ;o Allen Peterson ! Jeffrey Pickett Thomas Pulley | David Purkey Candace Quale Marie Rabe t‘V -4 ' 4- ' ■ • ' David Richardson Diana Richardson Jennifer Rogers Anthony Rokosz Chris Rosenthal Kevin Rosenthal 0 flii Phillip Rothrock Jason Rowe Catherine Roy John Ruley Deborah Russel Laurie Ryder Steven Santy Janice Scheckel Melissa Scheidt Jeffrey Scheiwe Robin Schmidt Paul Schrader Si Melissa Schutz Elizabeth Searle Cindy Shell Sherri Simale David Smith Janine Smith Juniors 153 Jennifer Smith Michael Smith Michael Smolek Janet Sone Laurie Spry Terese Starr Darla Stepp Gina Steward Danette Stoner Victor Strain Heather Strickhorn Edward Stryzek Kristen Sturgill Penny Summit Walter Suslowicz Janet Sypult Caren Szczerbik Laura Talarek Robert Taylor Charles Thiele Kerry Thompson Laura-Ruth Tishey Tina Travis Joseph Valles Ryan Viers Shane Walker Suzanne Warchus Kyle Weaver Casey Wedding David White Todd White Randall Wilson Thomas Wisch Sandi Woodke Tammy Wooley Mike Wytrzyszczewski Dennis Vuhasz Jeffrey Zak Teresa Zak Paula Zatorskl Tracy Zummalien Juniors A A “The teachers don’t always ask for a pass in the halls.” Cindy Shell “They trust you more because you know the usual routine.” Tracie Griffith “The teachers expect A more from us now that we are upperclassmen.” Janet Sypult Juniors 155 39898989 SOPH Collision Sixteen candles No longer freshmen and start¬ ing to become more independent, sophomores look forward to turn¬ ing Sweet Sixteen”. However, when the reality of the sixteenth birthday hits, it is often a big let down. Alicia Phillips said, On my six¬ teenth birthday, my boyfriend and I were supposed to go out, but he never even called. I thought, ' Oh wow, my mom’s go¬ ing to let me go out all the time now, ' but it didn ' t happen. Driving seems to take “front seat” with most of the class. Russel Slinn commented, “I can’t wait to get my license.” Bob Easto and Clint Anderson agree that driving is the best thing about the sixteenth birth¬ day. For many sophomores, sixteen is the magic number for single dates and later curfews. Greg llko said, “I like having the freedom without having to get as much parental consent.” Carrie Schmidt says, I am so happy this day is finally arriving. I’ve waited almost sixteen years for this!” Jana Morris This is itl The big day. Your hands are sweaty, and you are extremely jittery. You start the car and put it into drive. Finally you get to drive. Driving is a big part of growing up, and very important to you. You will no longer have to depend on mom or dad to take you some¬ place. Let’s face it; parents probably have the right to be nervous the first time you drive. “My parents had their seat- belts on before I even got in the driver’s seat,” said Shelly Hall. Sometimes these experiences are worse than others. “The first time I drove in the snow, I put the car in the ditch, Sophomore social circles Jocks, brains, punks, party animals—you name the group, the sophomore class can find people to represent it. In a survey conducted by the yearbook staff, the athletes, or jocks,” proved to be the most populated sophomore clique, claiming about 24% of the entire class. In second place were the heads,” with 17%, and not far behind them were the intellectu¬ als, or “brains,” with 10%. Around 9% of the sophomores surveyed claimed to be part of no particular group, thus question¬ ing the importance of belonging to a clique. Greg llko sided with these 9%, saying, I think a person should be judged by his personality, not by who he hangs around with. However, Carrie Schmidt’s opinion emphasizes the impor¬ tance of a clique, and she sup¬ ports her argument with the iden¬ tity a special group offers. “The clique you’re in gives you a view of what kind of future you’re going to have,” Schmidt says. Whether or not a clique is im¬ portant is a purely social deci¬ sion entirely up to you. Amanda Mitchell 156 Sophomore Scene SCENE 8989898S course c ausing $600 in damages bring¬ ing my mom home from the chiro¬ practor. Needless to say, she had to go back, said Matt Fuller. Driving experiences can hap¬ pen in a number of ways. Parents often teach their children to drive, but for those parents who are not that brave, there is al¬ ways Driver’s Ed. Drivers Ed. wasn’t as hard as people thought it would be, said Dwayne Whybrew. After getting through all the scrapes and bumps, you eventu¬ ally become a good driver, but you will always remember that one important day—the day you had your first driving experience. Tammy Kinsey Hot prospects Take a look around at the sporting events. Have you no¬ ticed that most of our athletes are sophomores? In Varsity Basketball we have four on the team all doing their share of the work. Chris Juse- vitch and John Bielefeld are two returning players. Scott Carey was on the JV team at the begin¬ ning of the season, but he was moved up to Varsity. Joining Carey as a new Varsity player was Mike Breckler, yet another sophomore. Many sophomores are partici¬ pating in more than one sport, like Scott Eaker, who is active in JV Basketball, Cross Country, and Track. Juniors will have the most athletic people next year,” says Scott Eaker. The sophomore girls are get¬ ting into the act, also. Sarah and Susan Langmaid, both runners, participate in Cross Country and Track. Erika Seydel swims on the Girls’ Swim Team and runs in Track. Older isn’t necessarily better in this case. Mindy Eaton Back to the sixties Look around today and you may see a lot of yesterday. Twist and Shout” is playing on the radio. Girls with heavy eye¬ liner, short skirts and hair from one extreme to another pass by. People are screaming and ram¬ paging to buy tickets to see the Monkees live in concert. Big, bold, black and gold are every¬ where! No, this isn’t a scene from your parent ' s past. This is today and it’s what’s happening. It seems now more than ever looks and feelings from the ' 60s are returning. Why are these styles returning? Maybe as Eliza¬ beth Seberger says, It seems like people really like it better. The movies have helped the great tunes from the past come back into the eyes of the public. The famous song of the ’60s, Twist and Shout,” by the Bea¬ tles, was brought out again by the movie FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF; along with other great songs from the ' 50s and ’60s. This has given the bands and styles that had seemed to fade away the chance to live again . Carrie Schmidt Sophomore Scene 157 Charles Abraham Maurissa Afanador Kristine Ailes Daryl Alkire Sam Ambrosini Clinton Anderson Nanette Anderson Holly Antcliff Jason Arlet Christopher Arnold Karin Bakker Brett Barta Mark Beenes Kenneth Belshaw Robert Berg Jonathan Bielefeld Richard Boer Ray Bowman Sondra Brawley Michael Brechler Alfred Broe Barry Brown Jason Bruce Michael Buchmeier Terri Bush Douglas Bushnell Mindy Call Tamatha Campbell Teri Campbell John Cappadora Scott Carey Emil Carlin Jeremy Carlin Jody Carlson Kimberly Carlson Christine Carson Phillip Cataldo Jon Christman Tricia Clark Michael Cluver Krista Conrad Katy Cook Edward Cormican Lola Corning Andrew Cory Diana Cotner Theresa Crotty Margaret Crumrine Tony Curtis Laura Dancula Francis Davis Jennifer Delauro Patrick Devine Neal Dixon ' n V. A.1 3 158 Sophomores “How does it feel being in between freshmen and upperclassmen?” Sherri Dockweiler Kara Dokupil Chris Donaldson Michelle Donovan Stacie Drew Scott Dubord Krista Duncan Kirk Durall Tina Durr Scott Eaker Robert Easto Mindy Eaton Beth Eickelberger Jerry Elders William Evans Christopher Ewert Matthew Felder Pamela Fetsch Angela Fisher Gwen Fleener Kimberly Frahm Wendy Fuerstenberg Matthew Fuller Heather Garrison Bethe Gentile Kristi Gentry Tina Glade Timothy Goldman Candace Goot Irene Govert Brian Graham Mickey Griffin Joel Guske Shelley Hal l Traci Hamann Sophomores 159 A “Just like a freshman but you don’t have to worry about initiation.’ ' Scott Carey Ronald Hammond Laura Hardwick Tonia Hatch Heather Hausmann Jefferie Havens Michael Hayden rr 1 iik (lAO 1 n Kelly Hayes Kim Henig Todd Henley Andre Hernandez William Herochik Shane Herron . A 3k. a r 1 If A Jeffry Hicks Jody Hill Amy Hine Eric Holleman Christopher Hooley Bryan Howard fs i 0 t o a Heather Hug Gregory Hughes Keith Hughes Kristine Huseman Gregory llko Carey Jackson r � • % U r :i ,v a Laura Johnson Sherri Johnson Neil Jones Chris Jusevitch Mark Kacius Lori Kaiser © 0(1 (fSi t Wayne Kala Teresa Kersey Julie Knowlan Donald Kontol Sarah Langmaid Susan Langmaid rs p.ono.a a fifi ‘T 3 Jeanette Lankford Wendy Lasher Alyssa Laumeyer Scott Lauth Dustin Lawrence Carla Lawyer ' .j 4 ; V7 AS James Lemp Jason Lewis | Shelly Lloyd Laura Loitz Tammy Loveless 1 Emmet Lovely o • m e% A ' k « .-¥ Art A 1 Larry Lucas James Majdak Kristen Martin Julene Maryonovich Julie Mauk Mike McLean es i£] n £ Thomas McNorton Steve Metz Judy Milde Cory Miller Jason Miller Jennifer Miller ft n t ' r u af f v V ft ' Chase Mitchell James Mitchell Steven Mlynarczyk Mike Morgan i Paul Nisevich Penelope Oleson fS ft 375 A Keith Ommart Joshua Oppenhuis 1 Kristi Patchett Darren Patchin Lisa Patton Todd Peres g- 1 Paula Peterson Vicky Peterson Alicia Phillips Curtis Polus Timothy Powers Jeffrey Pruett m W +■ t- A V is V {1 1 Jim Purkey 1 Sherri Radnick 1 John Rastovski ' Charles Reeder 1 David Reese ■ James Rish m A a ff « ( � - f • ' ' J 1 Cristina Rizzo Jason Robinson Sharon Rosinki Laura Rowley Pamela Russel Joseph Schara Sophomores “At least I’m not a freshman anymore.” Jene DeLauro Derek Schiola Robert Schmidt John Schupp Elizabeth Seberger Erika Seydel Bridget Shafier Keith Sharkey Trisha Shipley James Simmers Lisa Sizemore Kimberly Skorka Cassandra Smith Christine Smith Robert Sneed Scott Stegenga Melissa Stevens Patrick Stevens Donnie Stingley Michelle Straka Tracy Strickland Cheryl Swart Julia Swart Jackie Swift Hope Tauber Kasalya Taylor Robert Taylor Steven Taylor Julie Thrall Thomas Trainor Thomas Travis Keith Trueblood Terrence Tucker Hillary Rux-Tully Bryan Turner Chris Valtierra 162 Sophomores “We just think about becoming upperclassmen next year.” Mindy Eaton A “I only have two years until I graduate!” Bonnie Warner Sophomores 163 90909090 FRESHMAN Freshman What freshmen remember most When Freshman leave middle school they leave behind many memories. These are some of the things they remember most: Marcia Gerner— Mr. Lander’s taped spelling tests. Daphne Ortiz — The school lunches. Gross! Marcus Hayden—“Mr. Noak was great.” Erica Miller — The boring dances. They were the worst.” Keith Stevens— Mr. lussig, the rug doctor.” Sharon Tate— Getting in trouble and lunch.” Trisha Reusze—“Lunch.” Jennifer Jacobs—“Mr. Noak, the farmer.” William Gacke— The dances. They were very boring. Keith Hefner— Mrs. Krsak, the greatest. Delana Chavez— Mr. Parker, the coolest.” Jason Holman—“Mr. Lander giv¬ ing me a detention.” Tammy Kinsey They are noticeable in the halls by the frightened clusters they travel in-not many dare to walk alone. A lone copper penny soon becomes an object of great aversion to them. Everything seems to go around in circles- academically, socially, and of course, when trying to find classes in the round resources of Lowell High. They are the fresh¬ men, sometimes compared to the Jews of World War II. The seniors were the main op¬ position freshmen faced. Julie Wagner, a member of the Girls’ Swim Team, described the initi¬ ation she and other freshmen on the team received. “The senior Swim Team mem¬ bers attacked us with shaving cream and wouldn’t let us take Life without a license Most freshmen lead a very limited social life. They are de¬ prived of the most important piece of paper—a license. Most freshmen insist a license helps one hundred percent to build a fun social life. Jacki May explains, I’m en¬ rolled in Drivers Ed, so before long I’ll have my license and that will help a lot.” To those who live in the coun¬ try, a license is a must. An older brother or sister who has a li¬ cense is the only salvation. If you don’t have an older brother or sister your social life can get pretty limited. Denise Mitchell says, You feel as if everything’s going to come down on you, and you are really not well-known as a fresh¬ man. When asked what a night on the town consists of, most fresh¬ men agreed on going to a Lowell Red Devils basketball or football game and driving the employees of Pizza Hut or McDonalds crazy afterwards were fun. Just remember, there are only 180 days in a school year, so afterwards as a sophomore, your social life should start picking up. Janet Sone 164 Freshmen Scene SCENE 9090909C follies showers—they made us jump in a lake in our underwear and T- shirts.” Another problem was the lunch mods, where all grade lev¬ els are forced to mingle. Here the penny pushing and other forms of initiation take place. Virgil Bradley, a victim of the lunch mod mania, said, “I got piled on in the Multi-Purpose Room by a group of seniors.” Perhaps even more embarrass¬ ing, a boy, who justly wishes to remain anonymous, complained, “A GIRL tried to make me push a penny.” Though the trials seem unbear¬ able now, don’t worry, fresh¬ men—you’ll get your chance for revenge in three more years. The morning zoo It is your first year in high school, and you don’t know where you are. The fear of get¬ ting lost runs through your head. So the school puts you in a home¬ room that is supposed to help you prepare for the day ahead. But does it help? “Homeroom didn’t really help me prepare for my oncoming year as a freshman,” said Donna Ojeda. Homeroom is not only for the beginning of the year. It is also here to inform you of happenings throughout the year. “It helped me at the beginning of the year, but I got a lot of infor¬ mation day to day all year round, said Josh Saunier. But there are some freshmen who wouldn’t agree. As Tracy Schafrick stated, Homeroom to me is a waste of time.” So freshmen, whether you like homeroom or not, make the best of it. You have three more years ahead of you! Carrie Schmidt Amanda Mitchell Freshmen face finals frenzy You’ve heard all the horror sto¬ ries from your older siblings and friends. Now the most dreaded week of the first semester ar¬ rives—FINAL WEEK. Most fresh¬ men anticipated the worst but discovered that the finals wer¬ en’t that horrible. “I thought they were pretty easy. They were not as bad as I had thought,” said Jennifer Hen- iff. However, others reflect on their finals with disgust. ”1 remember my Spanish final most because I didn ' t understand it, said Anthony Molden. Brock Pelham said, “I remem¬ ber my math final because it cov¬ ered everything and I didn’t study for it.” Even though they were warned about the difficulty of the finals, the majority of freshmen con¬ fessed to not studying. So, whether the freshmen thought finals were easy or difficult, they all rejoiced when the week was over. Sandi Woodke Freshmen Scene 165 “How have you adapted to the differences from Middle School?” Jacqueline Adamski Rachael Ailes Beth Anderson Ernie Anderson Jennipher Anderson Kevin Anderson a am � i Robert Anderson Shane Antisdel Joan Austgen Laura Austin Dave Bafia Mark Banks AO is p Mark Barnhart Andrew Becker Jennipher Beckrich Kristina Belt Laura Benavides Joe Berkshire a , 4 ©a a t Nr 4 Joseph Bielefeld Kristyne Biggs Stephanie Bilderback Deborah Boer Jennifer Bottiger Steve Boyll n L y Jk ! Virgil Bradley Ethan Brown Aaron Brownewell James Brugh Chris Buchanan Richard Bunce , a a a r ' « .L.V H Daniel Burge Wendy Burns Ericka Burt Carolyn Cade Michael Call Dana Campbell 0 v a - - 5 ♦ A O’ Tracy Campbell Craig Carey Stacy Carlson Brian Castle Kelly Chapman Delana Chavez a ■a O y? - s t Freshmen William Cleek Scott Clemans Jeffrey Clinton Candice Cole Kerrie Cole Kristen Conlan Mathew Cramer Carl Cullins Lisa Curtis Heather Davis Robin DeGonia Trena Depel Joseph Derr Karen DeVault Paul Dietz Brian Dixon llija Dobrijevich Eric Dorris Joseph Duguay Rochelle Dulin Amy Echterling Chad Edmonds Cary Elkins Aimee Ellenich Steve Erb Pat Fabish Robert Feddeler Ginger Fioretti Carrie Fisher Jason Fisher Tony Fisher Daniel Fitzsimons Michael Flatt Keith Foor Greg Ford Vicki Fox Eric Frahm Steve Freeman Amy French Marcia Gerner Leroy Gottschalk Cary Green Chris Griffith Amy Hall Mickey Hammersley Jerry Hammond Tim Harwell Rodney Hatch Judy Haven Rachael Hawkins Marcus Hayden Matt Heyden Keith Hefner Jennifer Heniff Freshmen 167 F JOi Eric Jasc iggy Henig isa Henke fennie Hesh Joseph Hine Eric Hollister Jason Holman Elick Hoover Richard Howerton Michael Hudak Anita Hutchinson Glen Hutton Charles Ishmael Jennifer Jacobs Jack Jent Julia Jent Paul Jillson Kurt Johnson John Jonaitis Veronica Jones Michael Joseforsky Wendy Joyce Nicholas Kafantaris Amy Kaiser Dawn Karsten John Kelly Robert Kenney Carl Kessel Ronald Kessel Nicole Knoerzer Dora Koepke Paula Kooistra Nina Kretz John Kubeck George Kuebler Kimberly Kyle Elizabeth Lacy “By just following everyone else. After a while you get the hang of it.” Daphne Ortiz Freshmen ft 0 P S , j - 1 Wendy Lambert Curt Lappie Michael Lee Timothy Leininger Jeremy Lemp Cathie Lindahl il is r v —y 5C ,A Mark Lindemer Mindy Mader Christopher Mannin; William Markul t Guy Marsh | Hope Martin rs ,-ii rt A 1(5 (A , N Daniel Marx i Jacqueline May Laura McDonald Lisa McDougall Timothy McGinley Tracy McKee m -• ' t t 4 ' a A 1 — j Shea McMillan Amy McNeill Sean McNorton Edward Metz Erica Miller ■ Kyle Miller A w i ' ite, £1Q If f - f • Denise Mitchell Anthony Molden Carrie Moore Brandi Nemeth Erin Nichols Andrew Nomanson A rr.A A v I Jennifer Noyes s Neil Ohlendorf Donna Ojeda Ethan O ' Neal Daphne Ortiz Kenneth Parker i ' J� Lr 24. 4 -i QA Dennis Patz Rennie Pavich Tracy Peek Brodrick Pelham Julie Perigo I Jennifer Perkins s«a ft A r� akv Chad Pinnegar Lynn Poppe Becky Potter Jason Powers Tracy Powers Phillip Purkey m ??� aft Mary Rabe Christine Radnick Michael Rae Jeanette Ramynke Lori Reed Theresa Reeder Freshmen 169 Lori Replin Leonard Retske Trisha Reusze Jennifer Reynolds Jennifer Richardson Amy Ripley Thomas Rokosz James Rose Thomas Rosinko Robert Rouse Heather Rowe Darren Ruley Gregory Russell Jennifer Russell Matthew Russell Eric Rust Hilary Rux-Tully Joshua Saunier Charlotte Savich Tracey Schafrik Tiffany Schmelter Carrie Schmidt Angela Schroeder Joseph Searle Steven Shell Michael Shoemaker Darletta Simpson Christy Siwinski Anna-Laura Skaggs Russell Slinn Christopher Smith Dale Smith Sean Smith Joseph Sneed David Snell Nichole Stamper Heidi Starr Matthew Starr Keith Stevens Karen Stryzek Tammy Stuppy Daniel Sutton Scott Sutton Kimberly Swarens Michelle Swett Erich Swisher Brad Szczerbik Sharon Tate Kimberly Taylor Russell Taylor Shawn Todd Louis Townsley Roger Towry Vasilka Trajkovski 170 Freshmen “Very well. The high school is a much better experience.” Jenny Richardson Shaun Travis Stephanie Travis Jesse Trueblood Michelle Turner Warren Vesely Gary Veteto Phillip Vinson David Virijevich Julie Wagner Chris Walkowiak Craig Walkowiak Steven Wheeler Nicholas Whitaker Duane Whittingham Melissa Wicker Lisa Wielgus Amber Wilson James Wilson Stacy Wilson Nina Wisch Traces Lee Witulski Brian Woermbke Erin Wornhoff Stacy Wright Pamela Yatsko Christopher Yocum Sara Zieba Richard Zimmerman Scott Zugel Freshmen 171 D D D 0 D + 0 L owell. It may be a small town but we ' ve got our share of businesses. For the “fast food-aholic” there are McDonald ' s, Dairy Queen, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Little Caesars ' and Pizza Hut to fulfil his hunger attacks. Instead of buying clothing at Southlake Mall, the fashion conscious student can shop at Threads, The Toggery, The Davis Store, The Velvet Stall or Harvey Mart. The scholastic achiever, can buy his pens, no¬ tebook paper, folders, graph paper and com¬ passes at The Paper House, Walgreens, Hooks, Harvey Mart and Robert’s Drugs. The girl with every hair in place and make-up applied perfectly can purchase her beauty tools at Harvey Mart, Walgreens, Robert’s Drugs and Hooks. Now Lowell has its own answer for entertain¬ ment on a boring Saturday night. Students can rent videos at Video-to-Go, Video Man, Wilco Foods or at Anco TV and Appliances. Instead of watching Sylvester Stallone as Rambo in the pri¬ vacy of their homes, students can go to the Palo Theater to watch a movie. For a memorable date, students can always go to the Lowell Plaza Lanes or the American Legion Lanes to bowl a few frames. So next time someone says there’s nothing to do in Lowell, they should just take a look around town because Lowell has everything from Big Macs to The Big Chill. A business within, itself, Z95 was hired by Student Council to DJ a spring dance. Jeff Davis played the music, and Student Council adorned the walls with glow-in-the-dark lettering. A Abenath, Lloyd—132 Abraham, Charles—158 Acree, Robert—132, 184 Adams, Scott—94, 95, 150 Adamski, Jacqueline—166 Adamski, Michael—150 Afanador, Maurissa—76, 102, 104, 158, 181, 186, 187, 188 Ailes, Kristine—158, 186 Ailes, Rachael—166, 180 Alkire, Daryl—69, 99, 158, 185 Allen, Mrs. Sally—7, 50, 176 Altop, Tracy—132, 181 Ambrosini, Sam—158 Anderson, Beth—89, 166 Anderson, Clinton—158, 181 Anderson, Craig—20, 132, 189 Anderson, Mr. Edward—35 Anderson, Ernie—69, 166 Anderson, Jennipher—106, 166 Anderson, Kevin—69, 85, 87, 166 Anderson, Nanette—158 Anderson, Rachel—132 Anderson, Robert—166 Anderson, Scott—132, 184 Andrade, Kimberly—132 Angulo, Gerardo—124 Antcliff, Becky—80, 102, 132, 181 Antcliff, Holly—80, 88, 158, 182 Arehart, Ms. Karen—89 Antisdel, Shane—166 Arlet, Jason—158, 179 Armstrong, Dan—132, 189 Arnold, Christopher—69, 95, 158 Asbury, Brian—150 Asher, Chester—132, 189 Atherton, Paul—150 Austgen, Janet—132 Austgen, Jeanne—132, 183 Austgen, Joan—73, 74, 89, 166 Austin, Laura—166 Bader, Mr. George—80 Bafia, David—82, 83, 85, 166 Bailey, Danny—150 Bailey, David—150 Bak er, Kelly—132 174 Index ADMINISTRATION—Mr. William Wornoff, Dean; Dr. Roger Lue- kens, Principal; Mr. Tom Johnson, Vice-Principal; Mr. Don Bales, Athletic Director. GUIDANCE—Mrs. Pat Gruelich, Mr. Ron Mills. Mrs. Pat Wood. LIBRARY AV—Mr. Bill Gresh, Mrs. Audrey Stephan, Mrs. Sandy Berg. Bakker, Douglas—122, 132, 181 Bakker, Karin—158 Bales, Mr. Don—174, 177, 182 Banks, Mark—46, 166 Bardwell, Dan—150 Bardwell, David—150, 189 Barnhart, Mark—83, 85, 99, 102, 166 Barnhill, Gary—132 Barnhill, Ruth—121, 150, 186 Barta, Bret—69, 158 Basham, Douglas—99, 101, 150 Basham, Laurie—132 Bays, Mr. Randy—177 Bean, Mark— 150 Beasley, Mrs.—175 Becker, Andrew—95, 166 Beckrich, Jennifer—73, 166 Bedoian, Laura—106, 150 Beeching, Mr. Omer—47, 59, 177 Beenes, Mark—99, 158 Behrens, Sandra—8, 9, 73. 132, 180, 184 Beier, Jodi—35, 132, 180, 184 Belt, Kristina—166, 187 Belshaw, Kenneth—158 Benavides, Laura—166 Benavides, Yolanda—69, 150, 184 Berg, Robert—69, 95, 158 Berg, Mrs. Sandy—174, 175 Berkshire, Joseph—95, 166 Bibich, Jackie—21, 133 Bielefeld, Chris—21, 85, 115, 118, 133, 182 Bielefeld, Jonathan—76, 85, 102, 158, 182, 185 Bielefeld, Joseph—76, 85, 99, 166 Biggs, Kristine—166 Biggs, Melissa—150 Bilderback, Stephanie—166, 181 Billard, Susan—108, 109, 150, 178 Bischel, Stephen—69, 133 Black, Barbara—133 Black, Brina—150 Black, Ms. Wendy—102 Blanchard, Mr. Norbert—178, 189 Blink, Carrie—150 Blink, Joseph—133, 189 Boer, Deborah—166, 180, 186 Boer, Richard—43, 106, 158 Boer, Tracy—150, 183 Bohling, Mr. Ed—175 Boiler, Nicole—8, 42, 133, 182, 189 Bonnett, Brian—76, 134 Bottiger, Jennifer—69, 78, 166, 187 Bowman, Ray—158, 180, 183 Boyll, Steven—166 SECRETARIES AND AIDES—FRONT ROW: Mrs. Raeann French, Mrs. Dorisann McNeill, Mrs. Norma Huke, Mrs. Beth Wisch, Mrs. Kay Sampson, Mrs. Donna Midkiff, Mrs. Virginia Kasparian. ROW 2: Mrs. Sandra Goss, Mrs. Pat Tilton, Mrs. Ann DeEspinosa, Mrs. Sandy Berg, Mrs. Sandy Dailey, Mrs. Marie Woolfolk. COOKS—Mrs. Doreen Corns, Mrs. Sue Schmidt, Mrs. Lucille Woodke, Mrs. Billie Jillson, Mrs. Dorothy Zarych, Mrs. Jan Carlson, Mrs. Diane Fathke, Mrs. Margeret Thrall, Mrs. Toni Nichols, Mrs. Beasley, Mrs. Joan Fletcher. CUSTODIANS—FRONT ROW: Mrs. Beverly Roof, Mrs. Effie Roach, Ms. Pat Hamilton, Mrs. Pearl McClymont, Mrs. Mickey Henin. BACK ROW: Mr. Tom Engles, Mr. Ed Bohling, Mr. Gerald Vanderwerken (Van), Mr. Charles Soloman, Mr. Lou Meltzer, Mr. Don Holt. Index 175 Bradley, Doug—150, 187, 188 Bradley, Virgil—166 Brawley, Sondra—158 Brechler, Michael—69, 85, 99, 158 Brechler, Mr. William—7, 56, 69, 177 Breckenridge.Tim— 150 Briggs, Mike—150 Brindley, Nadine—80, 81, 102, 150, 181, 182, 184, 185 Broe, Alfred—69, 95, 114, 158 Broe, Bobbiett—80, 150 Brown, Barbara—134 Brown, Barry—158, 187 Brown, Camille—150 Brown, Ethan—69, 166 Brownell, Mrs. Karen—176, 177 Brownewell, Aaron—166, 183, 184 Bruce, Jason—15, 79, 96, 186, 187, 188 Brugh, James—166, 183 Brugh, John—150 Bryant, Doug—59, 82, 83, 134, 184 Buchanan, Chris—95, 99, 166 Buchmeier, Mike—158, 180 Bukent, Laura—150 Bunce, Richard—99, 166 Burge, Daniel—166 Burger, Robert—134 Burns, Bill—106, 150, 186 Burns, Wendy—166 Burt, Ericka—166, 181, 183, 184, 186 Burt, Jacquelyn—150, 183, 184, 186 Burton, Rachelle—102, 150 Bush, Terri—106, 158 Bushnell, Doug—158 Busselberg, Jeff—99, 101, 150 Cade, Carolyn—166, 187 Cade, Daniel—134 Call, Angela—150 Call, Jeffery—134 Call, Michael—166 Call, Mindy—158 Call, Tarina—35, 134 Cameron, Mr. Jerry—178 Campbell, Dana—166 Campbell, Marion—150 Campbell, Tamatha—158 Campbell, Teri—158 Campbell, Tracy—166 Cantwell, Kevin—134, 182, 189 176 Index BUSINESS—Mrs. Nancy Reyes, Ms. Kathy Nelson, Mrs. Phyl¬ lis Cunningham, Ms. Pat Nemeth, Mr. Steve Leonard. FOREIGN LANGUAGE—Mrs. Sally Allen, Mrs. Nancy Carter. Mrs. Nancy Mills. HOME ECONOMICS—Mrs. Karen Brownell, Mrs. Wilma Har- Cappadora, John—158 Carey, Craig—69, 85, 166 Carey, Scott—43, 85, 87, 158 Carlberg, Lynn—80, 134, 182, 189 Carlin, Emil—158 Carlin, Jeremy—158 Carlson, Mrs. Jan—175 Carlson, Jody—158 Carlson, Kimberely—102, 118, 158, 179 Carlson, Stacy—66, 181 Carpenter, Lynn—134 Carson, Christine—49, 73, 158 Carter, Mrs. Nancy—50, 176, 181 Case, Bart—69, 134 Castle, Brian—166, 183 Castle, John—134 Cataldo, Aileen—134, 183 Cataldo, Phillip—69, 99, 158 Cermak, Susan—150 Cernak, James—134 Chapman, Kelly—166 Chavez, Delana—166, 187 Childress, Kelly—134 Chop, Mr. Jules—69 Christman, Jon—95, 158 Ciochina, Mrs. Debra—188 Clark, Robin—135 Clark, Tricia—158 Cleek, William—167 Clemans, Scott—167 Clinton, Jeffrey—85, 99, 167 Cluver, Michael—83, 95, 102, 158 Cole, Amy—2, 40, 83, 135, 180 Cole, Candice—167, 187 Cole, Kerrie—73, 167 Conlan, Kristen—167, 186 Conrad, Krista—158 Cook, Katy—158 Cormican, Edward—158 Corning, Denise—150 Corning, Lela—158 Corning, Michelle—150 Corns, Mrs. Doreen—175 Corns, Leon—150 Cory, Andrew—77, 102, 158 Cotner, Diana—158 Cramer, Mathew—167 Crotty, Theresa—158 Crumrine, Margaret—158 Cullins, Carl—167 Cunningham, Mrs. Phyllis—176 Cunningham, Tanya—44, 150 Curtis, Donald—95, 102, 150 Curtis, Lisa—167 Curtis, Tony—94, 102, 158 Index 177 MATHEMATICS—SITTING: Mr. Kent Hess, Mrs. Karen Brow¬ nell, Mr. Kirk McQuiston. STANDING: Mr. Pete Weiand, Mr. Larry Ouwenga, Mr. Richard Servies, Mr. Mike Magley, Mrs. Pamela Thurner. PHYSICAL EDUCATION—Mrs. Joy Hafer, Mr. Bill Weiand, Mr. Don Bales, Mr. Bill Brechler. SCIENCE—FRONT ROW. Mrs. Pamela Thurner, Mrs. Sue McQuiston, Mr. Randy Bays. BACK ROW: Major Ben Rine- heart, Mr. Larry Ouwenga, Mr. Jeff Dhonau, Sgt. Carl Gayfield, Mr. Omer Beeching. SOCIAL STUDIES—Mrs. Margaret Hurt, Mr. Mike Kamanaroff, Mr. Randy DeWeese, Mr. Ward Price, Mr. Chuck Naumowich, Mrs. Fran Londardi. TECH ED—FRONT ROW: Mr. Jim Kane, Mr. Bob Thomas. BACK ROW: Mr. Bill Kalbac, Mr. Norbert Blanchard, Mr. Bud Kussy, Mr. Mickey Milakovic, Mr. Jerry Cameron. VARSITY CHEERLEADERS—FRONT ROW: Beth McCarthy, Sue Billard, Kerri Watson. Captain. BACK ROW: Rhonda Lit- tell, Sue DeVine, Donna Reeder. Cusic, Ross—85, 150 Cwik, Sean—150 D Dailey, Mrs. Sandy—175 Dancula, Eric—150, 189 Dancula, Laura—11, 158, 186 Darner, Kelly—150 Davis, Christopher—150 Davis, Francis—158 Davis, Heather—19, 69, 78, 167, 187 Day, Ellen— 135 DeEspinosa, Mrs. Ann—175 DeEspinosa, David—69, 150 DeGonia, Robin—73, 115, 167 DeGonia, Thomas—135 DeLauro, Jennifer—158 Denney, David—150 Depel, Trena—96, 167 Derr, Joseph—167 Devault, Karen—167, 181 Devine, Patrick—158 Devine, Susan—150, 178 DeWeese, Mr. Randy—44, 178 Deyarmin, Tracy—150 Dhonau, Mr. Jeff—83, 177 Dixon, Brian—167, 180 Dixon, Neal—158 Dobrijevich, Iliya—69, 167 Dobrijevich, Petar—27, 64, 69, 95, 102, 135, 182 Dockweiler, Dawn—135 Dockweller, Sherri—159 Dokupil, Kara—159 Domanski, Steve—135 Donaldson, Chris—159 Donovan, Michelle—159, 185 Donovan, Susan—20, 135, 183 Dorris, Eric—167 Drew, Stacie—69, 159 Dubord, Scott—159, 180 Duguay, Joseph—106, 167, 181 Dukes, Angela—135, 183 Dulin, Rochelle—167 Duncan, Kara—43, 80, 81, 102, 150, 181, 182, 184, 185 Duncan, Krista—80, 159, 182 Durall, Kirk—80, 83, 159 Durr, Tina—159, 183 E 178 Index Eaker, Scott—21, 32, 76, 85, 102, 159, 181, 185 Eakins, Kelly—150 Easto, Robert—99, 159 Eaton, Mindy—159, 186, 187 Ebert, Shawn—150, 189 Echterling, Amy—167 Echterling, Denise—150, 183 Edmonds, Chad—167 Eickelberger, Beth—159 Elders, Jerry— 159 Elkins, Cary—167, 187 Elkins, Mary Jo—136, 180, 182, 187, 189 Ellenich, Aimee—73, 89, 115, 167, 185, 187 Engles, Mr. Tom—175 Ericson, Dana—136 Erb, Robin—150, 183 Erb, Steven—69, 167 Evans, William—159 Ewert, Christopher—159 Fabish, Patrick—167 Fathke, Mrs. Diane—63, 175 Faverty, Gregory—150, 189 Feddeler, Julie—151 Feddeler, Patricia—76, 102, 136, 182, 189 Feddeler, Robert—167 Feddeler, Tina—151, 183 Felder, Matthew—159 Fenters, Steven—35, 102, 103 Ferry, Trisha—150 Fetsch, James—136, 181 Fetsch, Pamela—159 Fiarito, Frank—150 Fioretti, Ginger—167 Fisher, Angela—89, 159 Fisher, Carrie—167 Fisher, Jason—167 Fisher, Tony—106, 167 Fleener, Gwendolyn—83, 159 Fletcher, Mrs. Joan—175 Fitch, Vicki—80, 102, 151, 182 Fitzsimons, Daniel—167 Flatt, Michael—69, 167 Florence, Michelle—151 Foor, Keith—167, 184, 106 Ford, Bonnie—80, 151, 180, 183 Ford, Gregory—99, 167 Index 179 JV CHEERLEADERS—Alyssa Laumeyer, Captain; Amy Hine, Elizabeth Seberger, Lori Loitz, Darcy Weller, Kim Carlson. FRESHMAN CHEERLEADERS—Christie Siwinski, Mindy Mader, Jackie May, Julie Perigo, Sara Zieba; Donna Ojeda, Captain. COMPUTER CLUB—Mr. Larry Ouwenga, adviser; Matt Fuller, Duane Whittingham, Jonathan Zarych, Jason Ariet. FEA—FRONT ROW: Daphne Ortiz. Lisa Patton, Sandie Beh¬ rens, Jana Morris, Jean Loehmer, Racheal Ailes. ROW 2: Kerri Watson, Tracy Peek, Cary Elkins, Nichole Stamper, Julie Wag¬ ner, Rhonda Littell. ROW 3: Mrs. Fran Lonardi, adviser; Laura Miller, Sheila May, Jodi Beier, Erin Wornoff, Debbie Boer, Amy Cole, Beth Searle, Tammy Stuppy. BACK ROW: Carol Lappie, Jennie Rogers, Brian Moser, Annette Skratsky, Lori Replin. FFA—FRONT ROW: Dave Marino, Lenny Retske. ROW 2: Scott DuBord, Ray Haake, Chad Pinnegar, Brian Dixon, Angie Mikolajczak. Row 3: Deb Russel, Jeff Nelson, Phil Purkey, Roger Towry, Matt H ayden. BACK ROW: Dan Sutton, Kevin Hayden, Mike Buchmeier, David Purkey, Bill Hughes; Mr. Kevin Garling, adviser. FOREIGN EXCHANGE CLUB—FRONT ROW: Julie Wagner, Gina Steward, Sandie Behrens, Laura Talarek, Melissa Schutz. ROW 2: Bonnie Ford, Shannon Joyce, Shelli Funston, Melissa Scheldt. Chrissy Howerton; Mrs. Nancy Mills, adviser. ROW 3: Mr. Ward Price, adviser; Lori Loitz, Laurie Ryder, Tracy Parrish, Jennie Rogers, Tim Goldman. BACK ROW: Amy Hine, Michelle Koppen, Brian Moser, Tory Kincius, Ray Bow- Forgey, Michael—76, 102, 151, 186 Foss, Mrs. Barbara—40, 41 Fox, Stephanie—73, 102, 151 Fox, Victoria—167 Frahm, Eric—69, 99, 167 Frahm, Kimberly—159 Frahm, Michelle—136 Fraley, Alan—136 Fredericks, Richard—69, 99, 151 Fredericks, Renee—151 Fredericks, Rodney—136 Freeman, Steven—167 French, Amy—167 French, Mrs. Raeann—175 Fritsch, James—95 Fry, Christina—106, 108, 151 Fuerstenberg, Wendy—73, 89, 109, 159 Fuller, Matthew—159, 179, 181 Funston, Shelli—35, 151, 180, 182, 184, 186, 187, 188 G Garling, Mr. Kevin—7, 46, 180 Garrison, Heather—16, 159, 183 Garrison, Kendall—44, 57, 69, 151 Gasparovic, Laurie—136 Gates, Jeffery—136 Gayfield, Sgt. Carl—177 Gentile, Bethe—159 Gentry, Kristi—159, 183 Gerner, Marcia—167 Glade, Tina—159 Glassman, Tina—37, 121, 151, 186 Goldman, Timothy—29, 159, 180 Goot, Candace—159 Goss, Joe—151, 186 Goss, Mrs. Sandra—175 Gottschalk, Leroy—167 Govert, Irene—159, 181 Grabek, Christine—137 Graham, Brian—76, 95, 102, 105, 159 Grant, Krista—83, 137 Grant, Lynn—73, 74, 83, 151 Gray, Carrie—137 Gray, John—69, 151 Gray, Kimberly—89. 99, 137 Green, Gary—167, 184 Gresh, Mr. William—60, 174 Griffin, Mickey—159 Griffith, Christine—167, 188 180 Index Griffith, Tracie—151 Gruelich, Ms. Pat—58, 174 Grzych, Douglas—151 Gulledge, Bryan—95, 99, 102, 137 Guske, Joel—80, 83, 159 Guske, Nicole—9, 137 H Haake, Raymond—151, 180 Hafer, Mrs. Joy—56, 177 Hall, Amy—167 Hall, Deborah—151 Hall, James—99, 137 Hall, Shelley—159 Hall, Victoria—151, 182, 185 Haluska, Lori—151, 187 Hamann, Rhonda—137 Hamann, Traci—159 Hamilton, Mrs. Pat—175 Hammersley, Chris—159 Hammersley, Melissa—151 Hammersley, Mickey—69, 99, 167 Hammersley, Wendy—151 Hammond, Jerry—167 Hammond, Ronald—160 Hancock, James—137, 189 Hand, Tara—125, 136 Hansen, Phillip—99, 151 Hardwick, Carl—17, 80, 81, 102, 121, 137, 188 Hardwick, Laura—80, 160 Harmston, Robert—69, 104 Harper, Chris—151 Harper, Jenile—80, 92, 109, 151 Harwell, Cynthia—137, 181, 183 Harwell, Timothy—69, 167 Haskell, Andrew—137 Hatch, Rodney—69, 167 Hatch, Tonia—160 Hausmann, Heather—38, 160 Haven, Judy—167 Havens, Jeff—159 Hawkins, Rachel—167, 187 Hayden, Kevin—102, 151, 180, 186 Hayden, Marcus—69, 167 Hayden, Matthew—69, 167, 180 Hayden, Michael—84, 85, 102, 160, 181, 184 Hayes, Kelly—160 Head, Alan—69, 137 Hefner, Keith—69, 167 Heilman, Rich—151 Helmick, Paul—15, 95, 102, 137 Index 181 FRENCH CLUB-FRONT ROW: Stacy Wright, Julie Wagner , Sara Zieba, Julie Perigo. ROW 2: Mrs. Nancy Carter, adviser: Laurie Ryder, Jennifer Russell, Mindy Mader, Bill Herochik. ROW 3: Greg llko, Jonathan Zarych, Clint Anderson, Jamie Uasko, Melissa Schutz. BACK ROW: Tory Kincius, Kyle Weaver, Craig Robinson, Matt Fuller, Josh Oppenhuis. FRENCH CLUB —FRONT ROW: Laura McDonald, Julie Scheiwe, Joe Duquay, Jason Miller. ROW 2: Robin Schmidt, Janet Sypult, Stacy Carlson, Tracy Parrish, Cindy Harwell, Tracy Altop. ROW 3: Pam Yatsko, Stephanie Bilderback, Ka¬ ren Devault, Paula Kooistra, Angie Mikolajczak. BACK ROW: Erika Burt, Pam Russel, Jennifer Heniff, Rhonda Littell, Irene Govert. L CLUB—FRONT ROW: Robin Schmidt, Randy Maas, Becky Antcliff, Scott Eaker, Mike Hayden. ROW 2: Heather Strick- horn, Amanda Mitchell, Doug Bakker, Kara Duncan, Maurissa Afanador. BACK ROW: Chris Jusevitch, Nadine Brindley, Jim Fetsch, Kevin Lemp, John Langmaid. I I I I I ' L CLUB—FRONT ROW: Mary Ann Slinn, Melissa Laking, Kim Skorka, Holly Antcliff. Kim Henig. ROW 2: Rusty Maas. Krista Duncan, Lee Parks. Erika Seydel, Vicki Fitch. BACK ROW: Mr. Don Bales, adviser; Jon Bielefeld, Pete Dobrijevich, Chris Bie¬ lefeld, Ryan Viers. NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY—FRONT ROW: Julie Scheiwe, Mary Jo Elkins. Lynn Carlberg, Kelly Owen. ROW 2: Kevin Cantwell, Nicole Boiler, Michelle Martin, Carol Lappie, Shan¬ non Joyce, BACK ROW: Mr. Ron Mills, adviser; Brian Hollister, John Langmaid, Duane Stevens, Trish Feddeler. NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY—FRONT ROW: Kara Duncan, Shelli Funston, Bret Leonard, Beth Searle. ROW 2: Tracy Par¬ rish, Nadine Brindley, Jennie Rogers, Melissa Scheldt, Sandi Woodke, Vicki Hall. BACK ROW: Steve Santy, Kyle Weaver, Michelle Koppen, Brian Moser. Tory Kincius, Laura Tishey. Henderson, Dawn—138 Heniff, Jennifer—80, 167, 181, 187 Henig, Kim —73, 74, 109, 160, 182 Henig, Mr. Mel—96 Henig, Peggy—73, 89, 90, 91, 109, 168 Henin, Mrs. Mickey—62, 175 Henke, Lisa—168 Henley, Todd—160 Hernandez, Andre—32, 99, 185 Herochik, Bill—85, 102, 160, 181 Herron, Shane—69, 160 Hesh, Jennie—168 Hess, Mr. Kent—14, 43, 69, 99 Hicks, Jack—138 Hicks, Jeffry—160 Hill, Jody—160 Hill, Rick—151 Hine, Amy—38, 160, 179, 180, 206 Hine, Joseph—168 Hitzeman, Wendy—73, 102, 151 Holleman, Eric—160 Hollister, Brian—20, 83, 138, 182, 189 Hollister, Eric—83, 168 Holman, Jason—168 Holt, Mr. Don—175 Hoogewerf, Dirk—138 Hooley, Chris—99, 160 Hoover, Elick—168, 183 Howard, Bryan—160 Howerton, Chris—138, 180, 184, 187, 188 Howerton, Richard—168 Hudak, Michael—168 Hudak, Tom—151 Hug, Heather—160 Hughes, Greg—160 Hughes, Keith—160 Hughes, Bill—180 Huke, Mrs. Norma—7, 61, 175 Hurt, Mrs. Margaret—44, 178 Hurst, Douglas—80, 151 Huseman, Kristine—73, 108, 109, 160 Hutchinson, Anita—168 Hutter, Caryn—80, 138, 183 Hutton, Glen—168 Hutton, Hugh—138 Hutton, Tim—138 X 182 Index Ilko, Greg—99, 160, 181 Ishmael, Charles—168 T Jackson, Carey—160 Jacobs, Jennifer—168 James, Donna—138 Janik, Deanne—151, 185 Jent, Jack—99, 168 Jent, Julia—168 Jillson, Paul—168, 175 Johnson, Kurt—80, 168, 187 Johnson, Laura—99, 160 Johnson, Lisa—152 Johnson, Sherri—160 Johnson, Mr. Tom—174 Jonaitis, John—168 Jones, Curt—152 Jones, Neil—80, 160 Jones, Stefany—152 Jones, Vicki—168 Joseforsky, Michael—69, 85, 99, 168 Joyce, Shannon—35, 58, 123, 128, 138, 180, 182, 184, 186, 188 Joyce, Wendy—168 Juda, Raquel—152 Jusevitch, Chris—24, 85, 87, 160, 181 Jusevitch, Rachel—138 Justice, Jeff—152 Kacius, Mark—95, 106, 160 Kadlec, Marikay—43, 189 Kafantaris, Nicholas—168 Kaiser, Amy—168 Kaiser, Lori—160 Kala, Wayne—160 Kalbac, Mr. Bill—15, 53, 178, 186 Kamanaroff, Mr. Mike—45, 178 Kane, Mr. Jim—178 Karsten, Dawn—168, 188 Kasparian, Mrs. Virginia—61, 175 Kelley, Jeff—67, 69, 70, 152 Kelly, John—99, 168 Kennedy, Mike—33 Kenney, Joe—152 Kenney, Mike—138 Kenny, Robert—168 Index 183 OEA—FRONT ROW: Caryn Hutter, Robin Erb, Angie Dukes, Cindy Harwell, Julie Wagner, Bonnie Ford. ROW 2: Donna La¬ pina, Cris Rizzo, Tina Durr, Denise Echterling, Aileen Cataldo, Pam Mitchell, Becky Milde, Janet Neighbor. ROW 3: Colleen McCarthy, Mary Lucas, Michelle Martin, Dawn Spry, Susan Donovan, Jeanne Austgen, Jean Loehmer. BACK ROW: Elick Hoover, Tracy Boer, Laura Rowley, Tina Feddeler, Heather Garrison, Kristi Gentry, Kelly Ryan. ROTC DRILL TEAM —FRONT ROW: Pam Russel, Jackie Burt, Erika Burt. BACK ROW: Jim Brugh, Don Lamken, Lisa Size¬ more, Christine Smith. ROTC RIFLE TEAM—FRONT ROW: Duane Wittingham, Jackie Burt. ROW 2: Aaron Brownewell, Pam Russel, Erika Burt. ROW 3: Shawn Travis, Don Lamken, Kerry Thompson, Christine Smith. BACK ROW: Ray Bowman, Erich Swisher, Brian Castle, Jim Wilson, Lisa Sizemore. ROTC ROCKET TEAM—FRONT ROW: Duane Wittingham, Gary Green, Aaron Brownewell, Erika Burt. ROW 2: Bob Acree, Carl Kessel, Don Lamken, Pam Russel, Jackie Burt. BACK ROW: Keith Foor, Rich LaCosse, Jim Wilson, Kerry Thompson, Christine Smith. SPANISH CLUB —FRONT ROW: Shell! Funston, Melissa Scheidt, Laura Talarek. ROW 2: Sandie Behrens, Chris Hower¬ ton, Shelly Straka, Carla Lawyer. ROW 3: Mrs. Nancy Mills, adviser; Yolanda Benevides, Kara Duncan, Jennie Rogers, Jennifer Noyes, Bridget Shafier. BACK ROW: Brian Moser, Nadine Brindley, Michelle Koppen, Laura Tishey, Dave Metz- STUDENT COUNCIL SENIORS—FRONT ROW: Jodi Beier, Vice-Pres.; Donna Reeder, Kerri Watson. BACK ROW: Mi¬ chelle Martin, Shannon Joyce, Scott Anderson, Doug Bryant, Paul Skorka. Kersey, Teresa—160 Kessel, Carl—168, 184 Kessel, Ron—99, 168 Kiechle, Scott—139 Kien, Robert—32, 139 Kincius, Tory—65, 152, 180, 181, 182 Kinsey, Tammy—89, 109 Kirchenstien, Terrye—69, 102, 138 Kirgan, Rick—15, 19, 26, 27 Knoerzer, Nicole—168 Knowlan, Julie—160 Kohanyi, Glenn—15, 43, 99, 101, 139 Koepke, Dora—168 Kontol, Don—160 Kooistra, Paula—168, 181, 187 Koppen, Michelle—16, 60, 96, 124, 152, 180, 182, 184 Kramer, James—139 Kramer, John—46, 139 Kretz, Nina—73, 109, 168 Kroll, Fred—152, 189 Krupa, Marisa—152 Kubeck, John—168 Kuiper, Eric—139 Kyle, Kimberly—89, 168 Kussy, Mr. Bud—53, 178 L Lacosse, Richard—184 Lacy, Tina—168, 186 Laking, Melissa—106, 139, 182 Lambert, Dan—139 Lambert, Sherrie—73, 74, 89, 139 Lambert, Wendy—169 Lamken, Don—183, 184 Lamken, Kathryn—152 Langen, Jim—43, 69, 99, 101 Langmaid, John—102, 139, 181, 182 Langmaid, Sarah—76, 77, 102, 160 Langmaid, Susan—76, 102, 103, 160 Lankford, Jeanette—161 Lapina, Dan—15, 69, 152 Lapina, Donna—139, 183 Lappie, Carol—17, 44, 140, 180, 182, 189 Lappie, Curt—85, 169 Lasher, Wendy—161, 186 Laumeyer, Alyssa—161 179 Lauth, Scott—161 Lawrence, Dustin—161 184 Index Lawyer, Cala—161, 184, 187 Layer, Tim—152 Lechner, Curt—67, 99, 152 Lee, Michelle—95, 169 Leininger, Tim—169 Lemp, James—161 Lemp, Jeremy—83, 106, 169 Lemp, Kevin—83, 85, 106, 140, 181 Leonard, Bret—48, 69, 152, 182 Leonard, Mr. Steve—176 Lewis, Jason—83, 95, 161 Lindahl, Cathie—73, 74, 96, 169 Lindemer, Mark—77, 169 Littell, Rhonda—140, 178, 180, 181 Livingston, Eric—69, 99, 140 Llewellyn, Reggie—152 Lloyd, Shelly—161 Loehmer, Jean—140, 180, 183 Loitz, Lori—161, 179, 180 Lonardi, Mrs. Fran—44, 178, 180 Lotz, Robert—140, 189 Loveless, Cheryl—186 Loveless, Tammy—161, 186 Lovely, Emmet—161 Lucas, David—152 Lucas, Larry—161 Lucas, Mary Jo—140, 183 Luekens, Dr. Roger—59, 174 McCarthy, Colleen—140, 183 McCarthy, Elizabeth—96, 152, 178 McClymont, Mrs. Pearl—62, 175 McCormick, Don—69, 152 McCormick, Tim—69, 140 McDaniel, Tabitha—152 McDonald, Laura—169, 181, 187 McDougall, Lisa—89, 90, 169 McDougall, Wendy—141 McGinley, Pat—116, 141 McGinley, Paula—73, 141 McGinley, Tim—169 McIntosh, Pat—152 McLean, Mike—85, 102, 161 McMillan, Moira—11, 89 McMillan, Pat—152 McMillan, Shea—88, 169, 187 McNeely, Dawn—152 McNeill, Amy—89, 90, 102, 169 McNeill, Mrs. Dorisann—175 McNorton, Shawn—169 McNorton, Thomas—161 Index 185 STUDENT COUNCIL JUNIORS —FRONT ROW: Vicki Hall, Deanne Janik, Michelle Meyer; Laura Tishey, Sec. Treas. BACK ROW: Caren Szczerbik, Rusty Merrills; Brian Moser, Vice-Pres.; Nadine Brindley; Kara Duncan, Pres. STUDENT COUNCIL SOPHOMORES—FRONT ROW. Michelle Donovan; Scott Eaker, Vice-Pres.; Mike Hayden, Andre Her¬ nandez. BACK ROW: Elizabeth Seberger; Erika Seydel, Sec. Treas.; Jon Bielefeld, Pres.; Daryl Alkire. STUDENT COUNCIL FRESHMEN—FRONT ROW: Sara Zieba; Aimee Ellenich, Sec. Treas.; Nina Wisch, Daphne Ortiz. BACK ROW: Erin Wornoff, Bob Rouse, Chris Walkowiak; Brad Szczerbik, Pres. McQuiston, Mr. Kirk—177 McQuiston, Mrs. Sue—177 Maas, Randy—69, 95, 140, 181 Maas, Rusty—69, 79, 99, 102, 140, 182 Mader, Mindy—118, 169, 179, 181, 187 Magley, Mr. Mike—7, 177 Majdak, James—161 Malone, Carla—140 Mancilla, Mark—21, 140 Manning, Chris—69, 95, 169 Mansfield, Mindy—140, 186, 187, 188 Mares, Dan—152 Marino, David—180 Markul, William—69, 169 Marsh, Guy—83, 85, 102, 169 Martin, Hope—169 Martin, Kristen—161, 186 Martin, Michelle(ll)—73, 152 Martin, Michelle(12)—9, 17, 123, 140, 182, 183, 184, 187, 188, 189 Marx, Danny—99, 169 Maryonovich, Julene—161, 188 Massi, Mark—106, 107, 152, 186 Mates, Lynne—152, 208 Mathias, Jenny—152, 186, 188 Matovina, Ron—116, 140, 189 Mauk, Julie—161 May, Jackie—93, 118, 169 May, Shiela—140, 180 Mayden, Christopher—152 Maylath, Candice—152 Meltzer, Mr. Lou—175 Merkel, Melisa—96, 152 Metro, James—152 Metz, Ed—169 Metz, Steve—161 Metzcus, Dave—102, 125, 141, 184 Merrills, Rusty—73, 185 Meyer, Michelle—44, 152, 185 Michiels, Debbie—152 Midkiff, Mrs. Donna—175 Mikolajczak, Angie—152, 180, 181 Mikula, Terry—152 Milakovik, Mr. Mike—106, 109, 178 Milde, Becky—152, 183 Milde, Judy—161 Miller, Cory—69, 161 Miller, Erica—169 Miller, Jason—95, 106, 161, 181 Miller, Jennifer—161, 187, 188 Miller, John—152, 189 Miller, Kyle—76, 169 Miller, Laura—17, 106, 141, 180 186 Index SUNSHINE CLUB-FRONT ROW: Mindy Eaton, Kristen Martin, Patti Stoner, Chrissy Wilson, Carrie Moore, Chrissy Radnick. ROW 2: Paula Pet erson, Tina Lacy. Kristen Conlan, Pam Rus¬ sel, Jackie Burt. Erika Burt. ROW 3: Mrs. Marilyn Riggle, advis¬ er; Wendy Lasher, Bonnie Warner, Wendy Wilson, Tammy Loveless, Sherri Radnick, Debbie Boer. BACK ROW: Kerry Thompson. Candy Quale, Mindy Mansfield, Cheryl Loveless, Kristine Ailes, Kristine Smith. SWING CHOIR—SITTING: Tina Travis. FRONT ROW: Maurissa Afanador, Jason Bruce, Donna Reeder, Chris Zugel, Jenny Mathias, Ruth Barnhill, Bob Schmidt, Tina Glassman. ROW 2: Shelli Funston, Jeff Wein, Christine Smith, Louis Townsley, Laura Dancula. BACK ROW: Shawn Wietbrock; Shannon Joyce, Joe Goss. TECH ED-FRONT ROW: Mike Forgey, Clarence Wilson, Mark Massi. BACK ROW: Mr. Bill Kalbac, adviser; Ryan Nestor, Bill Burns, Kevin Hayden. Miller, Mike—69, 85, 152 Mills, Mrs. Nancy—51, 176, 180 , 184 Mills, Mr. Ron—174, 182 Millsap, Michael—152 Millsap, Monique—141 Miracle, Jeff—141 Mitchell, Amanda—22, 89, 152, 181 Mitchell, Chase—161 Mitchell, Denise—169 Mitchell, James—161 Mitchell, Pamela—32, 152, 183 Mlynarcyzk, Steven—161 Molden, Anthony—169 Moore, Carrie—169, 186 Morgan, Mike—69, 85, 161 Morgan, Scott—142 Morgan, Jennifer—152 Morris, Jana—142, 180 Morrow, Michele—152 Morrow, Miki — 73, 96, 102, 105 Morrow, Scott—33 Mortimer, Andrea—28, 128, 142, 188 Moser, Brian—152, 180, 182, 184, 185, 188 Mueller, Sandy—109, 152 Mueller, Stacey—142 Mussman, Karen—59, 142, 189 Meyers, Rob—152 Meyers, Ron—152 N Nagle, Teri—142 Naumowich, Mr. Chuck—69, 102,178 Nayman, Angie—142 Neighbor, Janet—142, 183 Nelson, Jeff—80, 99, 152, 180, 189 Nelson, Ms. Kathy—176 Nemeth, Brandi—73, 169, 187 Nemeth, Ms. Pat—48, 176 Nestor, Ryan—52, 99, 152, 186 Nichols, Erin—84, 85, 99, 169 Nichols, Mrs. Toni—175 Nisevich, Kathy—142 Nisevicb, Paul—161 Nomanson, Andy—169 Northcutt, Michelle—102, 152 Noyes, Jennifer—102, 169, 184 0 THEATRE ARTS—FRONT ROW: Chrissy Wilson, Mindy Eaton, Maurissa Afanador, Delana Chavez, Shannon Stiener. ROW 2: Laura Talarek, Jamie Vasko, Mindy Mader, Julie Perigo, Brandi Nemeth, Chris Zugel. Trajkovski. BACK ROW: Wendy Wilson, Bob Schmidt, Scott Stegenga, Chuck Reeder, Kerry Thompson, Vicki Trajkovski. THEATRE ARTS—FRONT ROW: Stephanie Travis, Jennifer Bottiger, Racheal Hawkins, Tracy Peek, Carolyn Cade. ROW 2: Tracy Powers, Candice Cole, Cary Elkins, Kurt Johnson, Paula Kooistra, Laura McDonald. ROW 3: Michelle Swett, Heather Davis, Jennifer Heniff, Laura Tishey, Christine Smith. BACK ROW: Jennifer Russel, Nikki Belt, Trisha Shipley, Jenny Miller, Darren Ruley, Barry Brown. THEATRE ARTS—FRONT ROW: Shelli Funston, Chrissy Howerton, Melissa Scheidt, Michelle Martin, Donna Reeder. ROW 2: Tina Travis, Dawn Ruley. Shelley Straka, Carla Law¬ yer, Sara Zieba. ROW 3: Michelle White. Shea McMillan, Lisa Wielgus, Jennie Rogers, Aimee Ellenich. BACK ROW: Candy Quale, Mindy Mansfield, Jeff Wein, Jason Bruce, Doug Brad¬ ley. • Index 187 Oberc, Greg—102, 143 Odle, Rich—143, 189 Ohlendorf, Neil—149 Ojeda, Donna—96, 97, 169, 179 Oleson, John—153, 189 Oleson, Penelope—161 Ommart, Keith—161 O’Neil, Ethan—169 Oppenhuis, Josh—161, 181 Ortiz, Daphne—73, 79, 96, 109, 118, 169, 180, 185 Osburn, Mrs.—7, 35 Outler, Pat—143, 189 Ouwenga, Mr. Larry—42, 43, 176, 177, 179 Owen, Kelly—35, 143, 182, 189 Paczkowski, Peggy—153 Pancini, Jerry—143 Paquette, Shelly—9 Parker, Ken—69, 95, 169 Parks, Lee Ann—29, 73, 89, 122, 153, 182 Parrish, Tracy—153, 180, 181, 182, 187, 188 Patchett, Kristi—161 Patchin, Darren—95, 161 Patton, Lisa—161, 180 Patton, Michael—143 Patz, Dennis—169 Pavich, Rennie—169 Pavich, Lori—69, 78, 143 Peek, Tracy—169, 180, 187 Pelham, Broderick—169 Percy, Jon—153 Peres, Todd—69, 161 Perigo, Julie—19, 169, 179, 181, 187 Perkins, Jennifer—169 Perkins, Sandra—153 Peterson, Allen—153 Peterson, Kim—143 Peterson, Jennifer—143 Peterson, Paula—96, 161, 186, 187 Peterson, Vickie—161 Phillips, Alicia—161 Phillips, Jim—15, 85, 143, 189 Piazza, Joseph—143 Pickett, Jeff—69, 99, 153 Pinnegar, Chad—69, 169, 180 Pleyer, Lisa—143 Polihronis, John—143 188 Index [1! i j Ijj !; i i iiiii!!!! THEATRE ARTS—FRONT ROW: Jenny Mathias, Andrea Mor¬ timer, Paula Zatorski, Mike Smolek. ROW 2: Julene Maryono- vich, Kim Willison, Theresa Reeder, Chris Griffith. Dawn Kar- sten. BACK ROW: Stacy Wright, Julie Swart, Kyle Weaver, Scott Roush; Mrs. Debra Ciochina, adviser; Juli St. Pierre. THESPIANS—FRONT ROW: Shelli Funston, Melissa Scheidt, Maurissa Afanador. ROW 2: Chrissy Howerton, Jennie Rogers, Tina Travis. ROW 3: Shannon Joyce, Jenny Miller, Michelle White. BACK ROW: Kyle Weaver, Candy Quale. Mindy Mans¬ field, Jeff Wein. THESPIANS—FRONT ROW: Chris Zugel, Andrea Mortimer, Jenny Mathias, Paula Zatorski. ROW 2: Mrs. Debra Ciochina, adviser; Laura Talarek, Donna Reeder, Michele Martin, Laura Tishey. ROW 3: Mike Smolek. Juli St. Pierre, Tracy Parrish, Dawn Ruley, BACK ROW: Doug Bradley, Carl Hardwick. Scott Roush, Jason Bruce, Julie Swart. Polus, Curtis—161 Poppe, Lynn—169 Potter, Becky—169 Powers, Jason—99, 169 Powers, Timothy—161 Powers, Tracy—169, 187 Price, Mr. Ward—44, 178, 180 Pruett, Jeff—161 Pulley, Thomas—153 Purkey, David—46, 99, 153, 180 Purkey, Jim—69, 161 Purkey, Phil—169, 180 Quale, Candace—153, 186, 187, 188 Rabe, Marie—153 Rabe, Mary—169 Radnick, Christine—169, 186 Radnick, Sherri—161, 186 Rae, Michael—169 Ramynke, Jeanette—169 Rastovski, John—80, 83, 161 Reed, Lori—169 Reeder, Charles—69, 161, 187 Reeder, Donna—143, 178, 184, 186, 187, 188 Reeder, Theresa—169, 188 Reese, David—161 Remesnik, Greg—144 Renn, Mr. Tom—56, 102 Replin, Lori—170, 180 Retske, Leonard—170, 180 Reusze, Trisha—73, 89, 170 Reyes, Mrs. Nancy—7, 176 Reynolds, Jennifer—88, 89, 170 Reynolds, Steve—144 Richardson, Dave—95, 153 Richardson, Diana—153 Richardson, Jennifer—69, 170 Riepe, Chris—99, 144 Riggle, Mrs. Marilyn—186 Rineheart, Rachel—106, 144, 189 Ripley, Amy—80, 102, 170 Ripley, Sandy—80, 144 Rish, Jim—161 Rizzo, Christina—161, 183 Index 189 VICA—FRONT ROW: John Miller, Jeff Scheiwe, Paul Schrader. ROW 2: Shawn Ebert, Eric Dancula, ROW 3: Corey Wedding, Chester Asher, Pat Outler, Craig Anderson. BACK ROW: Jim Hancock, Dave Bardwell, Jim Phillips, Joe Blink. VICA—FRONT ROW: Dan Armstrong, Rick Odle, Ron Mato- vina; Mr. Norbert Blanchard, adviser. ROW 2: Casey Wedding, Rob Seitzinger, John Oleson, Kevin Cantwell, Jeff Nelson. ROW 3: Todd White, Joe Lotz. BACK ROW: Bob Taylor, Greg Faverty, Fred Kroll, Mike Sambrooks. 1987 HONORS SECTION—FRONT: Michelle Martin. ROW 2: Kevin Cantwell. Trish Feddeler, Duane Stevens, Brian Hollis¬ ter, Karen Mussman, Craig Robinson. ROW 3: Krisie Smith, Rachel Rineheart. Lynn Carlberg, Mary Jo Elkins, Nicole Boiler, Mary Kay Kadlec, Carol Lappie. TOP: Kelly Owen, Julie Schiewe. Roach, Mrs. Effie—175 Robinson, Craig—95, 123, 144, 181, 189 Robinson, Jason—83, 161 Rodriguez, April—109, 144 Rogers, Jennie—20, 47, 60, 83, 122, 153, 180, 182, 184, 187, 188 Rokosz, Tony—95, 153 Rokosz, Tom—170 Roof, Mrs. Beverly—175 Ross, James—170 Rosenthal, Chris—153 Rosenthal, Kevin—153 Rosinko, Sharon—73, 161 Rosinko, Tom—95, 170 Ross, April—144 Rothrock, Phil—153 Rouse, Bob—69, 95, 170, 185 Roush, Scott—18, 80, 188 Rowe, Jason—153 Rowe, Heather—170 Rowley, Laura—96, 97, 161, 183 Roy, Catherine—153 Ruley, Darren—120, 170, 187 Ruley, Dawn—144, 187, 188 Ruley, John—69, 153 Rupprecht, Mike—102 Russell, Debbie—46, 153, 180 Russell, Gregory—85, 99, 170 Russell, Jennifer—73, 170, 181, 187 Russell, Matt—170 Russell, Pamela—161, 181, 183, 184, 186 Rust, Eric—170 Rux-Tully, Hillary—170 Ryan, Kelly—4, 183 Ryder, Laurie—102, 153, 180, 181 S Sambrooks, Mike—189 Sampson, Mrs. Kay—175 Santy, Steve—153, 182 Saunier, Joshua—170 Savich, Charlotte—73, 88, 170 Schafrik, Tracey—170 Schara, Joseph—80, 161 Schara, Bill—15, 69, 102, 144 Scheckel, Janice—153 Scheidt, Melissa—16, 65, 153, 180, 182, 184, 187, 188 Scheiwe, Jeff—4, 153, 189 Scheiwe, Julie—144, 181, 182, 189 190 Index Schiola, Derek—162 Schmelter, Tiffany—89, 170 Schmidt, Carrie—170 Schmidt, Bob—121, 162, 186, 187 Schmidt, Robin—80, 92, 102, 153, 181 Schmidt, Mrs. Sue—63, 175 Schrader, Paul—153, 189 Schroeder, Angela—170 Schupp, John—162 Schutz, Melissa—65, 153, 180, 181 Schwanke, Mr. Steve—89, 90 Searle, Beth—73, 102, 153, 180, 182 Searle, Joe—170 Seberger, Elizabeth—96, 162, 179, 185 Seitzinger, Robert—144, 189 Servies, Mr. Richard—177 Seydel, Erika —80, 102, 162, 182, 185 Shafier, Bridget—73, 83, 122, 125, 162, 184 Sharkey, Keith—83, 85, 162 Shell, Steve—170 Shell, Cindy—153 Shipley, Trisha—162, 187 Shoemaker, Michael—69, 170 Simale, Sherri—153 Simmers, James—162 Simpson, Darletta—170 Siwinski, Christy—170, 179 Sizemore, Lisa —162, 183 Skaggs, Anna-Laura—170 Skorka, Kim—73, 109, 162, 182 Skorka, Paul—13, 69, 144, 184 Skratsky, Annette—83, 144, 180 Slinn, Mary Ann—76, 89, 108, 109, 182 Slinn, Russell—170 Smith, Cassie—162 Smith, Christine—162, 183, 184, 186, 187 Smith, Chris—170 Smith, Dale—170 Smith, Dave— 153 Smith, Debbie—89, 145 Smith, Jim—145 Smith, Janine—153 Smith, Jennifer—154 Smith, Kristina—145, 186, 189 Smith, Michael—154, 188 Sneed, Joseph—95, 170 Sneed, Robert—162 Snell, David—99, 170 Solomon, Mr. Charles—175 Sone, Janet—154 Spry, Dawn—145, 183 Spry, Laurie—154 Stamper, Nichole—80, 170, 180 Starcevich, Pat—145 Starr, Heidi—170 Starr, Matt—170 Starr, Terese— 154 Stavem, Sherry—145 Stegenga, Michelle—83, 145 Stegenga, Scott—27, 29, 80, 120, 162, 187 Stegler, Tim—145 Stephan, Mrs. Audrey—174 Stepp, Darla— 154 Stevens, Duane—5, 182, 189 Stevens, Keith—99, 170 Stevens, Melissa—73, 89, 99, 162 Stevens, Patrick—162 Steward, Gina —73, 82, 83, 154, 180 Stewart, Mr. Brad—89, 99 Stiener, Shannon—187 Stingley, Don—162 Stoner, Danette—49, 154 Stoner, Patti—146, 186 St. Pierre. Juli—146, 188 Strain, Victor—154 Straka, Michelle—49, 162, 184, 187 Strickhorn, Heather—17, 102, 154, 181 Strickland, Tracy—162 Stryzek, Ed—154 Stryzek, Karen—170 Stuppy, Tammy—89, 102, 170, 180 Sturgill, Kristen—89, 108, 109, 154 Summit, Penny—154 Suslowicz, Walter—154 Sutton, Daniel—170, 180 Sutton, Scott—170 Swarens, Kimberly—170 Swart, Cheryl—162 Swart, Julia—162, 188 Swett, Michelle—170, 187 Swift, Brent—69 Swift, Jackie—162 Swisher, Erich—170, 183 Sypult, Janet—73, 109, 154, 181 Szczerbik, Brad—69, 99, 170, 185 Szczerbik, Caren—17, 73, 83, 154, Talarek, Laura—154, 180, 184, 187 188 Tate, Sharon—73, 89, 170 Tauber, Adam—69, 146 Tauber, Hope— 162 Taylor, Kasalya—76, 89, 162 Taylor, Kimberly—170 Taylor, Robert—162, 189 Taylor, Robert B. — 154 Taylor, Russell—170 Taylor, Steven—162 Thiele, Charles—154 Thomas, Mr. Bob—178 Thompson, Kerry—154, 183, 184, 186, 187 Thrall, Juliez—162 Thrall, Mrs. Margaret—175 Thurner, Mrs. Pamela—177 Tilton, Mrs. Pat—175 Tishey, Dave—83, 146 Tishey, Laura—83, 154, 182, 184, 185, 187, 188 Todd, Shawn— 170 Townsley, Louis—170, 186 Towry, Roger—69, 170, 180 Trainor, Thomas—162 Trajkovski, George—95, 99, 162, 187 Trajkovski, Vasilka—170, 187 Travis, Shawn—171, 183 Travis, Stephanie—73, 171, 187 Travis, Tina—154, 186, 187, 188 Travis, Tom—162 Trueblood, Jesse—95, 171 Trueblood, Keith—162 Tucker, Barbara—9, 32, 146 Tucker, Terrence—162 Tully, James—146 Turner, Brian—162 Turner, Michelle—171 V Vallee, Kathy—146 Valles, Joe—154 Valtierra, Chris—95, 162 Vanderwerken, Mr. Gerald—175 VanDommelen, Mark—16, 146 Vasko, Jamie—27, 73, 103, 163, 181, 187 Vesely, Warren—95, 171 Veteto, Gary—69, 171 Vick, Larry—69, 99, 163 Viers, Ryan—77, 102, 154, 182 Vinson, Phil—69, 87, 99, 171 Virijevich, David—171 Vuksinic, John—146 w Wagner, Julie—80, 171, 180, 181, 183 Walker, Shane—154 Walkowiak, Chris—69, 171, 185 Walkowiak, Craig—171 Warchus, Suzanne—154 Warner, Bonnie—163, 186 Watson, Kerri—13, 33, 147, 178, 180, 184 Weaver, Kyle—13, 69, 154, 181, 182, 188 Wedding, Casey—154, 189 Wedding, Corey—69, 147, 189 Weiand, Mr. Bill—177 Weiand, Mr. Pete—106, 177, 197 Wein, Jeffery—163, 186, 187, 188 Weller, Darcy—73, 163, 179 Wernersbach, Denise—154 Wesselhoft, George—163 Wheeler, Dave—154 Wheeler, Steve—171 Whitacre, Nicholas—95, 171 White, David—163 White, Michelle—147, 187, 188 White, Todd—154, 189 Whittingham, Duane—171, 179, 183, 184 Whybrew, Dwayne—69, 80, 163 Wicker, Melissa—171 Wielgus, Lisa—171, 187 Wietbrock, Shawn —77, 99, 163, 186 Williams, Randy—163 Willison, Kimberly—163, 188 Wilson, Amber—171 Wilson, Christine—163 , 186, 187 Wilson, Clarence—163, 186 Wilson, James—69, 163, 184 Wilson, James(9)—171, 183 Wilson, Randy—154 Wilson, Stacy—171 Wilson, Wendy—163, 186, 187 Winters, Gary—163 Wisch, Mrs. Beth—80, 96. 175 Wisch, Nina—73, 171, 185 Wisch, Tom—94, 95, 102, 154 Wisch, Robert—147 Witulski, Tracee Lee—171 Woermbke, Brian—171 Wood, Mrs. Pat—58, 174 Woodke, Mrs. Lucille—175 Woodke, Sandi—65, 154, 182 Woolfolk, Mrs. Marie—175 Wooley, Tammy Jo—154 Wornoff, Eric—147 Wornoff, Erin—102, 171, 180, 185 Wornoff, Mr. William—59, 102, 174 Wright, Scott—69, 163 Wright, Stacy—171, 181, 188 Wytrzyszczewski, Mike—106, 107, 154 Y Yatsko, Pam—80, 171, 181 Yocum, Christopher—95, 171 Yuhasz, Dennis—99, 154 Z Zander, Lori—73, 96, 163 Zarych, Mrs. Dorothy—175 Zarych, Jon—95, 163, 179, 181 Zatorski, Paula—154, 188 Zawadski, Steven—147 Zieba, Sara—19, 171, 179, 181, 185, 187 Zimmerman, Richard—69, 95, 171 Zugel, Christine—29, 47, 186, 187, 188 Zugel, Scott—69, 95, 120, 171 Zummallen, Tracy—154 Zweck, Mike—163 Index 191 Photographers 7994 BROADWAY • MERRILLVILLE. IN 46410 ; 7t. John Giolas Congratulates The 1987 Graduates A Southlake Computers The Better Solution tor Your Business Needs GREG ARMSTRONG OWNER taking 1030 E. Commercial Awe. Lowell. Indiana 46356 219-696-6444 Uptooan Stylists (219) 696-1600 318 E. COMMERCIAL AVE. LOWELL. IN 46356 OWNERS Cindy Sanders Chris Weller THE LITTLE STORE Open 7 Days—24 Hours Coffee, Rolls, Subs, Snacks Phone 696-1255 1255 E. Commercial Ave. Lowell, IN 46356 725 East Commercial Avenue Lowell, Indiana 46356 Business (219) 696-2000 or 736-2121 Look around, maybe you have noticed some of your friends are missing some¬ thing—their hair! This year’s hairstyles have gone absolutely outrageous. Why would anyone want to shave his head, or better yet get a mohawk? It was time for a change and I wanted to do some¬ thing crazy, said senior Pete Dobrijevich. It has to take guts to be different from everyone else,” said on-looker Jeanette Lankford. Adam Tauber, a senior with a mohawk, added, People who know me kid me a lot but people who don’t know me look at me funny and kind of avoid me.” If you don’t have one of those “common” hairstyles, you take the chance of being thrown out of your house. As Adam Tauber said, My parents didn’t like it at first, but they got over it and now they are used to it.” Whether or no t you think it is dumb, great, cool, too weird, or dangerous, outrageous hairstyles are here to stay. Next time you decide to leave town or go to Chicago to see some bizarre hairstyles, take a look around. Lowell has a few original hairstyles itself. Carrie Schmidt POLLY ROBERTS Broker Owner Each Office is Independently Owned and Operated Seniors Adam Tauber and Rob Harmston show off their hairstyles in the hall. They both had their foot¬ ball numbers shaved into the side of their heads during football season but let them grow out after it was over. 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For Mrs. Brownell, Ms. Black, Mr. Renn, Mr. Milakovic and Mr. Weiand, Lowell High School is nothing new or different. They experienced the same modular scheduling we have, only the open concept for them was very open. Mr. Milakovic remembered having 16 mods in¬ stead of 10. Ms. Black said, “There was a lot of free time, sometimes your English class would only meet three times a week.” Ms. Brownell said, There was early dismissal and late arrival along with mid-term graduation.” Times change and along with them clothes, fads and music change, but what about the stu¬ dents changing? Mr. Milakovic said, “Today’s students are more outspoken.” However, all of these teachers agree that the students have always been divided between the “jocks” and the “heads”. Jana Morris I I I � l As a senior in 1978, Mr. Pete Weiand receives the Most Im¬ proved Golfer Award from Coach Bill Berger. Today, he teach¬ es in our Math department. 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IN 46356 K.W TAM 696-2022 696-2023 FloraLand of Lowell Flowers by Gail 491 W. Commercial Ave. Lowell, IN 696-6436 Open 7 Days Free Delivery in Lowell Flowers For Every Occasion TERRY RUEHL Store Manager 1920 E Commercial Bus. (219)696-7416 Lowell. IN 46356 No sweats, no dresses above the knees, no jeans were allowed to be worn at LHS during 1969-70. We ' ve assembled a list of school triv¬ ia questions to test your knowledge. 1. Can you guess how many windows LHS has, not connected with doors? 2. Can you guess how many stairs there are? 3. Can you guess how many teachers, adminis¬ trators, and aides there are? 4. On November 17, what was the total number of students enrolled at LHS? 5. How many people were in the first graduating class at the new school in 1970? 6. Who was the first Principal of LHS? 7. Has the Red Devil always been the school mascot? 8. Which teacher has been teaching the long¬ est at LHS? oeqie -g 2261 90U|S ‘seA L U9QI3 m ' 9 102 S S96 P £9 e 802 2 21 l SH3MSNV Janet Sone Feature L R. HITZEMAN - ROBERT S | THE INSURANCE STORE l 1330 E COMMERCIAL P.O. BOX 34 1 LOWELL. IN 46356 What are the fads and fashions of you and your buddies? What car is it cool” to have? Which music group is everyone talking about? Some things are hip and some are not. How many of the favorites from ’87 do you agree with? Perfume: Gloria Vanderbilt Aftershave: Polo Hairspray: Aqua Net Make Up Brand: Cover Girl Actor: Clint Eastwood Actress: Cybil Shepard Soap Opera: All My Children TV Show: The Cosby Show Movie: Top Gun Music Group: Bon Jovi Sport: Football National Football Team: Bears National Baseball Team: Cubs Clothing Brand Name: Levis Gift Store: Spencers Fast Food Restaurant: Burger King Food: Pizza Car: Porsche Gym Shoes: Nike Mindy Eaton 21� -6� 6-732l Sue Metz. 113 Mill Street Lowell. Indiana 46356 H R BLOCK THE INCOME TAX PEOPLE Telephone (219) 696-7958 MEET THE VIDEO MEN AT ANCO TV’S Coop’s Video Corner 319 W. Commercial Avenue Lowell. Indiana 46356 Brands You ( an Trust. Joel. John Doug Phone: 696-8141 Lowell Cleaners James Weaver, Owner We Own and Operate Our Own Plant 127 Washington St. Lowell, IN. 46356 Phone: 696-0605 202 Advertisement Congratulations To The Class of 87 Style-Craft, Inc. P.O. Box 217 11108 West 181 Avenue Lowell, Indiana 46356 Phone 219-696-1266 or 219-992-3674 Located at Intersections of SR 2 Hwy. 41 LOWELL HEALTHCARE CENTER PEOPLE CARING FOR PEOPLE 255 BURNHAM AVENUE � LOWELL. IN 46356 ♦ (219) 696-7791 x . i r Mike Patton in Venezuela Go in peace for the journey you are on is under the eye of the Lord. Judges 18:6 Advertisement 203 Love, Your Family LOWELL. INDIANA 46356 Lowell Body Shop, Inc. KENNY HIRATA George’s Coney Island 1910 E. Commercial Lowell, IN 46356 696-0313 Open 7 Days a Week Mon.-Thurs. 6 A.M.-8 P.M. Sunday 6 A.M.-3 P.M. KATHY NISEVICH Congratulations! Not bad for someone who came from a nut factory. Love, US PATRONS A Kut Above Ms. Rosemary Carey Joyce Ann Daumer Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Honea O’Neal’s Carpet Service Pattee Alterations Marilyn Riggle Ruff ’n Tuff The Little Store Barbara Walker 204 Advertisement Dedication TAKE A LOOK AROUND—in this yearbook are all the highlights of 1987 that made LHS unique. In these 208 pages, you can find the experiences that made you shed tears of sorrow and disappointment when our teams lost or tears of joy and relief when semester finals were over. Our staff tried not to pro¬ duce a yearbook with just facts, but one filled with lasting memories. We owe thanks to numerous individuals who have helped bring our pencil sketches and rough drafts to color and print. To the fourteen individuals in the Journalism class, we cannot thank you enough for adding your creativ¬ ity, insight and energy to producing this book. We all had to work dili¬ gently to meet deadlines, but some¬ how we managed to succeed. Thank you Ms. Carey, our advisor, for offering your time and expertise. We also want to thank Mr.Sufana for designing the yearbook cover; George Kingsley, our Herff Jones representative, for his guidance; Ms. Nemeth for her typewriters; Mr. John Giolas for his photography as¬ sistance; and Marlene from the Lowell Tribune for her negatives. We hope that you spend time really looking through and reading this year’s yearbook. Thanks for buying the 1987 Lowellian, and don’t forget to TAKE A LOOK AROUND—you’ll find 1987 an unfor¬ gettable year at LHSI Jf y w aS:. y “ Op«k E v ( onEl tlook around W ith a year of disasters and changes, students proved that they can overcome any situation. Students have not only adapted to the open concept, but they have learned to rise above disability and difficulty. With the JETS Team and Academic Decatha- Ion, students convinced even disbelievers that we can successfully compete with larger schools, dents convinced even disbelievers that we can success¬ fully compete with larger schools. Even in athletics, we struggled to defeat overwhelming opposition. Instead of criticizing our athletic teams, the students united to cheer on our players. When faced with fierce competition, the players refused to accept defeat. Even though we were the underdogs” in basketball Sec¬ tionals, we won two games and lost the third one by only two Points. The players’ incessant desire to prevail over their opponents instilled a renewed sense of school pride. Throughout this year, the student body channeled their originality and creativity into stressing our unique ideas and beliefs. After TAKING A LOOK AROUND, we ' ve proved that we’re a school of spunk, spirit and strength. Anxious anticipation is written all over Amy Hine ' s face as she checks the cast list of FUNNY GIRL. Amy got the part of a Ziegfield girl in the spring musical this year. Taking a look around at her locker, Lynne Mates discovers she ' s not alone in the locker bay. Lockers closer to the study areas are an advantage students gain when they become upperclassmen. AROUND f -fH ! t