Lowell High School - Lowellian Yearbook (Lowell, IN)

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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

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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

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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