Manlius High School - Mirror Devil Yearbook (Manlius, IL)

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CLASS OF 1981 — WILLS I, Shelly Carpenter, being of sound mind and tired body, do hereby will to Rita Peterson my ability to look like I am doing something important whenever I am caught in the hallway, and also to Mike Foy my ability of playing catch behind stage during play practice and not getting caught. 1, Bill Chesser, will Mike Rowland and the BROWN BOMB road crew all the Miller times they may need in the future; also, as advice to the freshmen, avoid hangovers — stay drunk. 1, Sarah Christensen, being of exhausted mind and tortured body, do hereby leave to Sheila Doty and Mrs. Hahne the ability to chauffeur the “Champagne Greenies” all that way and still come out sane. 1, Katrin Dahl, being of sound Swedish mind and body do hereby will my Swedish talents and my Swedish citizenship to Dan Fuhr and Mark Lane, since they don’t have any talents. I, Marcie DeBrock, being of both exhausted mind and body do hereby will to Sheila Doty a flashlight to carry with her at all times so that she will never have to lead anyone down a dark road through “pine” trees; and, to Val Michlig and Sheila Doty my ability to escape from reality at all times. I, Ray DeBrock, being of sound mind and able body will to John McReynolds my ability to get along with Mr. Lane; and to Jamie Oberle, I leave my position as head of the band and my quarter of Milwaukee which I inherited last year. I, Roger Figurin, being of somewhat sound mind and body will to Rita Peterson and T.J. Hedrick the ability to be called “the Band;” and to Mr. Bartholomew, the ability to tape Mike Mike McVey’s and Jim Olds’ mouths shut. I, Mark Hansen, being of sound mind and body, will to Catherine Christensen my ability to jump my neighbor’s fence and “clear” it; to my little neighbor, Jolyn Wise, I will my B.B. court and use of any of my four “back-a-balls.” Lastly, to Peter Christensen I will one Saturday night with they guys since he seems to have so few of them and I seem to have so many extra ones to will away anyway. I, Rodney Hard, being of sound mind and able body do hereby will to whoever wants it, my ability to arrive at school at the latest possible moment and yet never once be late (well, maybe once!!) I, DeeDee Hartz, will to Kim Frank the two dozen brownies that I’ve been promising her all year! I, Linda Hartz, being of sound mind and body do hereby will to John Daley my extraordinary height, and to Susie and Eileen a replacement pass for the one that got damaged. I, Joni Jacobson, being of sound mind and body, do hereby will to Dee King and Bonnie Michlig two rolls of nickels to feed to any baboons they want; to Sheila Doty, an ID card to prove that she is older than 11 Vi; to Robert DeBrock and John McReynolds, some good music to play in lounge; and, to Val Michlig, a vaccine for immunity to Don’s jokes. I, Rodney Jaggers, being of sound mind and athletic body, do hereby will to Manlius High School lots of good luck! I, Linda Kelly, being of sound mind and body, will to Sheila Doty the ability to hit the ball while serving it; and to Andrea Wise, the ability to wake up in the morning in enough time to bring her family to school plus 100 tickets to take her and her friends to see the movie “Norma Rae. To the freshmen boys, the ability of not having to be put on clean-up crew after PE. Last, but not least, to the cafeteria crew, the book “101 Ways to Make Homemade Pizza” so next year’s students won’t complain of burnt or soggy pizzas. I, Donald Wilbur King, being of classic mind and true body will to Jamie “Cotton Oberle the title of Mr. Baseball in the State of Illinois because of heroic noonball feats; and, to Valerie Michlig, one picture of myself to hang in her locker so she will never forget me! I, Chris Miller, being of sound mind and body do hereby will to Kevin Morman and Joe Roush a new hanger to use in lounge; to the freshmen girls, my ability to grow up; and, to Krista Oloffson, my ability to cram five minutes before a history test. I, Kathy Miller, being of sound(?) mind and excess body will to Rita Peterson a little yellow clip of her own to play with since she is just one beat off; and, to Dawn Tracy, the ability not to follow certain people home at night while driving someone else’s car; and, to Gene Moore, the ability to handle his Millers (family). I, Victor Lloyd Morgan, hereby will the following; my basketball to whoever stole it plus a broken nose if I Find that person — sort of a package deal; to Jim Jensen, some punpkins because someone stole his; to Manlius School, a new principal because ours kind of got up and left; plus 11 good football players so football does not have to be cut; to Jamie Oberle, my ability to play Nerf basketball, trap halfway decent, go to the Duck house without getting caught, a trapping license, plus permission to trap on the Rock River so you don’t have to worry about game wardens. I, Steve Morman, being of sound mind and body do hereby will to Dee King and Bonnie Michlig a lifetime pass to the aqua-duct; and, to Dan Sale, I leave my ability to drive from Kewanee to Manlius in 18 minutes. I, Eddy Notschaele, being of superior “toe” challenge any of the future Manlius High School placekickers to break my record of 5 for 5 extra points in one game; and I also challenge any Manlius High School student to devote as much time and expertise in keeping the Manlius High School track in such great shape as it has been for the past three years (the caretaker) 79, 80, and 81. I, Mark Powers, being of sound mind and body will to Pete Christensen the ability to lead the varsity basketball team in at least one category, that being fouls; and, to Jamie Oberle, the ability to at least look like you’re husseling in practice and also the ability to not to be thrown out of practice. I, Dan Sleaford, being of sound mind and “peculiar” body do hereby will to Andrea Wise my ability to catch a flyball while playing baseball in PE; and, to the entire Junior class, the Senior’s ability to make a lot of money for their class trip. I, Theresa Sugars, being of sound mind and hopeless body, do hereby will to Penny White, one book on “How to Build a 90 Foot House” complete with pictures; and, to Shelly Eissens, a deck of cards, a pamphlet on how to cheat at Kings Corners, and a one way ticket to the place of her choice with Randy, the guy of her choice. 25

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CLASS OF 1981 PROPHECY June 10, 1991 Dear Don, I was so sorry that you couldn’t make it to our class’s ten-year reunion. I realize that being a forest ranger in Wyoming is a very important job, but, you should have seen some of the looks I got when I explained that “National Fire Prevention Week” had kept you from coming. Almost all of our class was able to come. I though that you might be interested in Finding out what the rest of our classmates were doing. I think that the classmate who suprised me most was Eddy Notschaele. He’s become an activist. It seems that Ed is now leading a national movement to include Rolle Bolle in the Olympics. If he succeeds, Ed plans to coach the US team himself. Our exchange student from high school, Katrin Dahl, came back to the US for a visit and to come to our reunion. She has become sole owner of the only Baskin Robins in Sweden and plans to open three more stores soon. Linda Kelly and Dan Sleaford, our favorite high school sweethearts, got married and settled down near Manlius. Linda went on to beauty school and I understand that she is doing pretty good at it — or at least better than her first attempt on Dan. On the other hand, I doubt if Dan gave her a second chance. After going to Blackhawk, Dan took up farming with his dad. He also is the drivers’ education teacher at the high school. I guess patience really is a virtue. Linda Hartz went on to college after high school and then got married. She really gets into family traditions — she has two sets of twins plus one. Steve Morman also went to work at the high school after attending Blackhawk. He became the new Ag. teacher after his father-in-law, Mr. Lane, retired. Dee Dee Hartz couldn’t make it to our reunion. She sent a letter explaining that the farm and business in Iowa just kept her too busy and that she couldn’t get away. Quite a few of our classmates settled down right in Manlius. Kathy Miller and Theresa Sugars joined up in partnership and started their own restaurant franchise. Some things never change, though, the townspeople still refer to the restaurant as “the greasy spoon”. Rodney Hard became the head accountant for Hard’s Village Shop. He must have really mastered the art of bookkeeping since high school. He still has a few problems with those chocolate-marshmallow sundaes though. Of all the people in our class to get filthy rich, we should have known it would be Shelly Carpenter. She won $1 million in the Illinois State Lottery. I asked her what she could possibly do with all that money. She told me that she had tried to buy Cinderella’s Castle but Walt just wouldn’t sell. Marcie DeBrock is now the Vice President of Citizens First National Bank of Princeton. I wonder what her boss would say if he knew she used to do her bookkeeping by counting on her fingers. Mark Hansen went on to have a very successful basketball career after high school. He made enough money to retire by age 28 and then he became co-owner of the golf course just outside of Princeton. I’m sure that no marriage was involved in the deal. Chris Miller got married right after high school. She told me that she spends all of her time clipping coupons, being a professional soap-opera watcher, and taking care of her two children. Roger Figurin couldn’t make it to the reunion. He was busy with rehearsels for the Broadway production of “Bye Bye Birdie” in New York City. His career is going straight up hill. He’ll probably be the first one of our class to win an Oscar. Sarah Christensen went to Bradley and became the first woman athletic trainer for the Chicago Cubs. She must have learned something in college because, surprisingly, they’ve started winning after a ten-year losing streak. Bill Chesser must have really liked all of that stand-working in high school. It seems that Bill opened up his own concession stand near the high school and runs it during all the athletic events. I guess that all of that noonball experience really paid off for Raymond DeBrock. He got a contract with a professional baseball team. Ray’s career was shortlived though. The first time he skipped spring training to help A1 in the field, he was fired. Rod Jaggers’ athletic career was a little more successful. He won a gold medal in the Olympics and then became head track coach at ISU. The only other class member who couldn’t make it to the reunion was Mark Powers. It seems that he got a call from a talent scout shortly after we got back from our class trip to California. He said he was sorry but that he was too busy making movies to come. He sent us all T-shirts from the Mark Powers’ line of clothing. Vic Morgan just finished his hitch with the Army a few years ago. Now he’s working on the grand opening of Vic’s Body Shop — which is, of course, an exercise club for women only. Still the same old Vic. By the way, if you think I got some funny looks when I told everyone why you couldn’t be there, you should have seen their faces when I told them I had 25 kids. Don’t worry. I explained that I had become a teacher and the 25 kids were my fourth grade class. Well, I guess that covers all of the graduates from the class of ‘81’. It sure was fund to see the old gang and talk about old memories. Keep in touch and say hello to Val for me. I never could understand how you got her to live in that ranger’s station. Love ya, Joni 24

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Top Ten Seniors are bottom row left to right: Shelly Carpenter, Joni Jacobson, Sarah Christensen, Linda Hartz, and Marcie De-Brock. Back row left to right: Mark Powers, Ray DeBrock, Rodney Hard, Mark Hansen, and Don King. TOP TEN SENIORS CLASS OF 1981 VALEDICTORIAN SARAH CHRISTENSEN SALUTATORIAN LINDA HARTZ 26