Maroa Forsyth High School - Trojanaire / Maronois Yearbook (Maroa, IL)

Text from Pages 1 - 120 of the 1985 volume:

Case 1985 Informants.6 Mug Shots.10 Gangs.54 Suspicious Sports .76 Suspicious Actions . 90 Graduation.107 Editors Page.Ill Thank You.112 The Case of the Missing Diplomas This page courtesy of Tamora Satellite Systems Villain in Our Midst? It was one of those days, so hot and humid that it made you want to sweat. I was getting ready to go home, walking towards the door that said Mickey Wrench, Private Investigator. At least, that ' s what it said from the other side. From my side it said rotagitsevnl etavirP, hcnerW yekciM. Then, she walked in. She was one of those dames that you ' ve never seen the likes of before, and you hope you never will again. To be totally honest with you, this has nothing to do with this case, it ' s just the only way a cheap detective story ever starts. I ' m Mickey Wrench, the famous private eye. The concerned citizens of the Maroa-Forsyth school district first contacted me in relation to a small problem they had, concerning missing diplomas. (Actually, I was their second choice; they originally wished to hire my cousin, Mike Hammer.) It turns out that the diplomas of the class of 1985 nave been stolen, making it impossible for the seniors to graduate. The chief of police, Leroy Mills, and the Police commissioner, Richard Irvin, have been unable to apprehend the fiendish mastermind behind this dastardly deed. The only clue they have unturned is that it was an inside job, committed by someone who is at the school regularly. Here are the facts. The diplomas were discovered missing from the safe on August 23,1984, which was the first day of school. There was a half-eaten pastry left lying at the scene of the crime ... a French pastry ... a chocolate eclair. I have reasons to believe that the culprit was a German trying to throw me off the trail. 2 This page courtesy of MAPP Productions Do You Know Who He Is? I decided it would be a good idea to talk to the Concerned Citizens (school board) first because they are very involved in what goes on at the school. The citizens (school board) had already o rganized themselves and elected a spokeswoman, Brenda Stubblefield. Some of the other leaders were (pg. 4 pic. 1) Kenneth Offer, Laverne Malone, Glen Morgan, David Braden, Bryant Austin, and Ed Orr. Through my informants, I discovered that the citizens (school board) were meeting that evening at the school. As I approached the door to the room in which they were meeting, I heard loud voices. Fearing that something might be wrong, I broke the door down, and all heads turned to me. Why, Mr. Wrench! What are you doing here? asked one man. I replied that I had come to ask some questions. Then he asked, why did you break the door down? I heard loud voices and I feared that someone might have been in danger, I replied. The man said, Thank you for your concern, but we are all quite fine. I ' m afraid we can ' t answer your questions right now because we are in the middle of a meeting, but if you will wait, we will be glad to speak with you later. So, I took a seat and proceeded to listen to their discussion, and this is what followed: Where are we getting the dough? That ' s all taken care of. Don ' t worry about a thing. When are we going to do this? The date isn ' t set for sure yet, but I should have all the details drawn up by the next board meeting. Right about then, I decided to leave. Mr. Wrench, where are you going? This page courtesy of Autohous Fortense, Inc. 3 The Search Begins Concerned Citizens asked the head honcho. I think I ' ve heard quite enough ' I said. (Flashback to meeting: So, let ' s discuss the cookie sale. ) Even though I already had valid suspicions about some people, I still had to check out other leads. One of these leads was the cooks. They were first suspicious to me because they were always rolling in the dough. And I had heard from some anonymous students that some of the cooks made pastries. Very significant. My next group of suspects were the janitors. Police Commissioner I suspected that they not only cleaned the school, but had also cleaned out some banks in their time. They were obviously pros. Next on my list was the mechanic. The students had been observ¬ ing him for some time and the few times they had seen him, he was lurking around suspiciously behind the schools. I had also overheard a conversation about high-jacking planes. Very in¬ teresting ... The next group under scrutiny were the so-called bus drivers. Indeed, they did drive buses. Chief of Police but was it a front for kidnapping? Every day after school, these people would load unsuspecting, innocent kids onto their buses, drive off, and return a few hours later ... with no kids. It ' s time to tell you about my first big clue. A ribbon from a diploma was found sticking out of locker no. 335. I ran down to the office to find out whose locker it was. It turned out to be Kathrin Eckhart ' s, the German exchange student. I was catching up to this German fiend. You might think that I would become This page courtesy of Lake Fork Grain Co. Key Suspects A Trap more than a little discouraged with the case, seeing as there were so many suspects and so few clues to go on. But I didn ' t. Being the talented and in¬ genious (traits that have made me famous the world over) detective that I am, I con¬ tinued on, undaunted, looking for clues. I concluded that unless I wanted to continue going nowhere fast on this case, I was going to need some help. I needed more inside informa¬ tion than what the students were giving me, but I didn ' t really know who could be trusted. I knew I had to ask some responsible, logical people. Well, I asked the teachers anyway. Because of the nature of the word informant, I expected these people to inform me on important happenings around the school. Was I ever mistaken. All they wanted to do was to discuss such things as quadratic equations, adver¬ bial clauses, the mole and Avagadro ' s number. Why should I care how many avocados a little furry creature can eat? I decided to make it known that there were five diplomas that were in the principal ' s desk, not in the safe. This page courtesy of Pershing National Bank Searching Informants during the robbery. I was hoping the scoundrel would make his move. The trap was set. I staked out the school on a Saturday night. I hid in the office under a desk. It was pitch dark. Suddenly, I heard the door creak¬ ing open. Someone walked across the room ... and stepped on my hand that was sticking out from under the desk. I jumped out, grabbed the culprit, and threw him to the floor. I had him now! I ran and flipped on the lights. It was the principal. I helped nim up, dusted him off, and apologized ... again and again. Just then, we heard a car peeling out of the parking lot... It was a black and white Volkswagen . As usual, I had come to another standstill. It seemed every time I came close to getting a real clue, it would end up being a dead end. As I was walking down the halls of the building I was to in¬ vestigate, I came across a strand of hair. My heart leapt — A clue! I Beth Allen — Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, Math IV, Freshman Class Sponsor. Miss Deborah Bates — Junior High and Senior High Librarian, Library Club Spon¬ sor, Junior Class Sponsor. Cathy Blanco — Spanish I, Spanish II, English II, Sophomore Class Sponsor, Play Sponsor. Mr. Dennis Campbell — Biology I, Biology II, Student Council Advisor, Senior Class Sponsor. Betty Coen — Typing I, Typ¬ ing II, Accounting, Senior Class Sponsor. Mrs. Diane Daggett — Home Economics I, II, III, IV, FHA Sponsor, Junior Class Sponsor. This page courtesy of Mason ' s Restaurant for Clues The Plot Thickens Jack Haines — Drivers Educa¬ tion, Sophomore Class Sponsor. Mrs. Sharon Johnson — Vocal Music Grades 1-6, Junior High Chorus and Swing Choir, High School Chorus and Swing Choir. Mrs. Barb Maddin — Junior High and Senior High Learn¬ ing Disabilities Resource Teacher. Mr. Paul James — Boys Physical Education, Boys Head Basketball Coach. Mr. Rick Moma — High School Marching Band, Hign School Concert Band, Jazz Band, Jr. High Band, Grade School Band, Pom Pon Sponsor. bent down to examine this new treasure. Curious, I thought. This was a most peculiar strand of hair. It was rather thick for a single strand of hair. Then I noticed that it was — well, it was kinky, as though it had a permanent in it. Then, my keen private eye noticed something that had escaped me before. The hair was blue! I picked up my clue and left. The next day, I walked around the school try¬ ing to discover who had a blue, kinky head of hair. Well, I spent the whole day looking, and never found the suspect. That evening, I decided to at¬ tend a ball game at this school to further investigate my latest clue. The game was about to begin and the cheerleaders ran out on the floor and began to do the school song. I took one look at Mr. Mike Maddin — Basic Math, Chemistry, Physics, Sophomore Class Sponsor, Yearbook Advisor, Science Club Sponsor, Science Fiction Club Advisor. Mr. Jerry Kuykendall — Agriculture I, II, III, IV, FFA Advisor, Sophomore Class Sponsor. This page courtesy of Jim Hockaday Insurance 7 Something ' s them, and my heart sank. Out there, on the floor were the 24 suspects I had been running around all day looking for. My precious clue - that strand of thick, kinky, blue hair was only one of the strands from a pom¬ pon! Drat — another dead end! Miss Rita Roosevelt — Girls Physical Education, Head Volleyball Coach, Head Girls Basketball Coach, Track Coach, Freshman Class Sponsor. Mr. Fred Thompson — Guidance Counselor, Psychology, Sociology, Head Football Coach, Baseball Coach, Powerlifting Coach, Freshman Class Sponsor. Jane Purvis — English III, General Business, Business English, Senior Class Sponsor, Newspaper Advisor. Mrs. Stemler — Computer Basic, Computer Literacy. Mrs. Janet Wood — Secretary. Afoot Mr. James Queer — American History, World History, Current Events, Assistant Football Coach, Track Coach, Intramural Basket¬ ball, Senior Class Sponsor. Mrs. Kristin Swartz — English I, English IV, Speech, National Honor Society Sponsor. Mrs. Kathleen Zimmerman — Art I and II, Eighth Grade Art, Cheerleading Sponsor, Sophomore Class Sponsor. This page courtesy of Edwards Fertilizers Senior Suspects Anyway, onto something more promising. There was this fellow named Blackie LaBlanche. He seemed to be a very nice fellow, but one thing confused me about him. It was the name, Blackie LaBlanche. Blackie obviously meant black, but his last name P ot confusing. LaBlanche is rench for white. It sounded a little contradictory to me. Why would someone have two names that are exactly the opposite in meaning? I found out that Blackie was Swiss and studied him closely for a while. (I thought it was a good idea to watch all Suspect 003 002 — Ty Baietto — Suspect 005 Senior 003 — Tony Barricklow — Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Jazz Band 1, 2, 3, 4 Suspect 004 2, 3, 4; Librarian 3, 4, President 4, Secretary Treasurer 3; Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4; Swing Choir 2, 3, 4. Records 005 — Lori Bricker — 001 - Bradley Neal Alexander - Cheerleading 1; Pom Pon 2, 3. alias Brad — Student Council 4, Aid to President; Art Club 4; Basketball 2, Manager; Yearbook 4, Advertiser. 004 - Antoinette Renee Benoit — alias Toni — Newspaper; FHA This page courtesy of Flowerama of Hickory Point Mall Is One of These People the Suspect 006 Suspect 007 008 — Lisa Cooley — FHA 1, 2, 3, 4; Chorus 1; Who ' s Who Among American High School Students 3. 009 — LeeAnn Hastings DeMark — Villain? of the foreign students.) He always stuck to himself. Even in pictures, as you may notice. He must have been a very shy person ... or else had something to hide. But no, the Swiss have always been known to be peaceful people. Suspect 010 Senior Suspect 008 Suspect 009 006 — Michael Steven Brum- mitt — alias Mike — Student Council 2, 3, 4; Art Club 4; Homecoming Court 1, 2, 3, King 4; Football 1, 2, 3, 4, Co- Captain 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4; Class Presi¬ dent 4; Class Vice President 2, 3; Yearbook Advertiser 4; Na¬ tional Honor Society 3, 4. 007 — Robert Purcival Christensen — alias Rob — Science Club 3, 4; Football 3; Track 3, 4. 010 — Steven Lee Dixon — alias Steve — Student Council 3, 4, Sergeant Records at Arms 3; Newspaper 1, 2; Art Club 4; Homecoming Court 4; Football 1, 2, 3, 4, Co-Captain 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4, Co-Captain 4; Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4; Yearbook Adver¬ tiser 4; National Honor Society 3, 4. This page courtesy of Thompson-Kramer Music Company 11 Senior Suspects What was it with the seniors? Why were they so high and mighty and influential? I decid¬ ed that it was my duty to find out. My first thought was to go to the underclassmen and ask them about the seniors. This turned out to be very helpful ... especially when I went to the freshmen. The ones I talked to seemed to have an aversion to talking about the seniors. They were always looking over their shoulders and lowering their voices. They ap¬ peared frightened. How could anyone be frightened of such a nice bunch Suspect 015 Senior Records 011 — Carol Sue Dunham — alias Carol — Student Council 1; FHA 2, 3, 4; Band 1, 2, 3; Homecoming Court 2, 3, Queen 4; Cheerleader 1, 2, 3, 4, Co-Captain 4; Track 1, 4; Class Secretary 1; Yearbook Advertiser 4; Daughters of American Revolution Award 4; Suspect 011 Suspect 013 Who ' s Who Among American High School Students 3, 4; McDonald ' s All-American Band Nominee 3. 012 — David Dunn — 013 — Kathrin Eckhart — alias Crazy German — Ambi¬ tion Finishing School in Ger¬ many — Student Council 4; Newspaper 4; Chorus 4; Swing Choir 4; Yearbook Staff 4, Senior Assistant Editor 4; School Play 4. 014 — Blackie LaBlanche — alias Simon LeMann — alias Riccardo LeStud — alias Pierre LePew — Ambition To Stay Out of Trouble — Most Suspicious Award 4; GAA 1; FHA 1, 2. Suspect 012 Suspect 014 015 - Jeffrey Todd Hazelrigg — alias Frodo — Ambition University of Il¬ linois — Electrical Engineer¬ ing — Student Council 1, 2, 3, 4, President 3, 4; Newspaper 2, 3; IA Club 1; Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Jazz Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Science Club 3, 4; Class President 1, 2, 3; Yearbook Staff 3, 4; Junior Editor 3; Senior Co-Editor 4; Science Fiction 1, 2, 3, 4; Com¬ puter Club 3; Junior Marshall 3; National Honor Society 3, 4; Illinois State Scholar 3; Sons of the American Revolution 4; Who ' s Who Among American High School Students 3, 4; Society of Distinguished American High School Students 3. This page courtesy of Marty ' s Country Knitting Basket Suspect 016 Suspect 018 016 — Julie Dele Johnson — alias Jules — Ambition Elementary Education Eureka College — Art Club 3, 4; Pom Pon 3, 4, Captain 4; FHA 1, 2, 3, 4; Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4, Co-President 4; Swing Choir 2, 3, 4; Homecoming Court 4, Queen Candidate; Cheerleader 1; Yearbook Advertiser 4; School Play 4; Who ' s Who Among American High School Students 3, 4. 017 — Lisa Johnson — Art Club 3, 4; FHA 1, 2 , 3, 4; Who ' s Who Among American High School Students 3. 018 — Phillip James Klein — alias Philm — Ambition Eastern Illinois University — IA 3, 4; Football 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 1; Track 1, 2, 3, 4; Intramurals 3,4. Suspect 017 Suspect 019 019 — Timothy Lee Lehman — alias Timbo — Ambition University of Illinois Economics Accounting — Stu¬ dent Council 1, 2, 3, 4, Secretary Treasurer 3, 4; IA Club 1; Band 1, 2, 3, 4, Secretary 2; Jazz Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Science Club 2, 3, 4; Class Treasurer 1, 2, 3, 4; Yearbook Staff 4, Financial Editor Managing Editor, Advertiser 4; Science Fiction Club 2, 3, 4; Louis Armstrong Jazz Award 3; Who ' s Who Among American High School Students 3; Computer Club 3; National Honor Society 3; Macon County Honor Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Voice of Democracy Speech 4; District Jazz Band 3; District and All State Band 4; School Play 4. No One Excluded From Suspicion of kids? The thing that baffled me was one boy saying something about penny-pushing ??? Suspect 020 Senior Records 02 0 — William Lewis — This page courtesy of Four Winds Senior Suspects Could this nice group of ap¬ parently innocent-looking kids nave been up to something? Could they have had a reason for disposing of their diplomas? Why would they not wish to graduate? Someone would have to be out of their mind to want to stay in school any longer than was absolutely necessary! I definitely needed to get a clue. The teachers provided me with a few. They informed me that when the seniors came to their classes, they would try to con the teachers into not giving homework assignments. It sounds as if they Suspect 025 umk Suspect 021 Suspect 023 023 - Randy McKay - Science Fiction 2, 3, 4; Basket¬ ball 1; Intramural Basketball 3, 4. Senior Suspect 024 025 — Eddie A. Miles — alias Eddie — Ambition Autobody - IA 1, 2, 3, 4; FFA 1. Records 021 — Steve Lucas — 024 — Elizabeth Ann McCoy 022 — James B. Mattingly — — alias Lisa — Ambition Col- alias Jamie — Ambition To Make lege — Money This page courtesy of JCPenney Co. Suspect 026 X A Suspect 028 026 — Timothy Allen Miller — alias Timothy J. — Ambi¬ tion Millikin University Doc¬ tor — Football 2, 3, 4; Basket¬ ball 2; Track 1, 2, 3, 4, Co- Captain 4; United States Na¬ tional Mathematics Award 4; Who ' s Who Among American High School Students 3, 4; United States English Award 4. 027 — Dagny Ness — alias Dae — Ambition Publicity at Rafael Landivar in Guatemala. 028 — Richard Neff — Am¬ bition to Make Someone Hap¬ py — Science Club 2, 3, 4; Football 3; School Play 4. 029 — Scott William Parks — alias Potty Scarks — Ambition Speech Major Millikin University — Suspect 027 Suspect 029 Newspaper 2, 3, 4, Co-Editor 4; Band 1, 2, 3, 4, Band Council 2; Jazz Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Yearbook Staff 3, 4, Photography Editor 4, Advertiser 4; Macon County Honor Band 3; Oak Lawn Jazz Festival Outstanding Soloist Award 4; Who ' s Who Among American High School Students 4; School Play 4. 030 - Paula Kay Pickett - alias Piglet - Ambition Pathologist — Student Coun¬ cil 1, 2, 3, 4, Vice President 3; Newspaper 2, 3, 4, Junior Editor 3; Co-Editor 4; Art Club 3, 4, Secretary 4; FHA 2, 3, 4, Recreation Chairman 3, Vice President 4; Jazz Band 2, 3, 4; Science Club 2, 3, 4, President 2, 4; Homecoming Court 1, 4; Students Under Close Scrutiny weren ' t being too cooperative. Perhaps they wanted to save some assignments to do after they were supposed to be graduating. But I chose not to jump to any conclusions at that point. It was possible that I could find some more incriminating evidence. Suspect 030 Cheerleader 1, 2, 3, 4, Varsity Cap¬ tain 3, 4; Track 2, 4, Co-Captain 4; Class Vice President 2, 3; Class Secretary 1; Yearbook 4, Adver¬ tiser; Who ' s Who Among American High School Students 3, 4; National Honor Society 3, 4; Il¬ linois State Scholar 4; United States National Math Award 4; Junior Marshall 3, School Play 4. Senior Records This page courtesy of Smith Music 15 Senior Suspects Going on the assumption that the party behind this crime could be a group or one person, I decid¬ ed to look into the possibility of it being just one person. There were three pretty suspicious seniors. All foreigners The first was Kathrin Eckhart, the German girl, who has been discussed previously. Why was she in America? What was her in¬ terest in this school? She had been my prime suspect for quite a while. I thought I was narrow¬ ing it down to her... but wait! The second was Dagny Ness, from Guatemala. Why was Suspect 035 Senior Records 031 — Brian Powell — Art Club 4; IA Club 2, 3, 4; FFA 1, 2, 3, 4; Football 1, 2, 3, 4; Baseball 1, 2; Track 4. Suspect 031 Suspect 033 032 — Jeffrey Query — alias Jeff — IA Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Treasurer 4; FFA 1, 2; Football 1, 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Baseball 1; Track 2, 3, 4; Foot¬ ball All Conference 1st Team Offense and Defense; Macon County Player of the Year ; Shriner ' s East-West All Star Game. 033 — Joe Reeser — alias Scratch — Ambition Millikin University - IA Club 2; Foot¬ ball 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3; Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4; Intramural Basketball 4; Who ' s Who Among American High School Students 3,4. Suspect 032 Suspect 034 034 — Rex A. Rexilius — alias Dino — Ambition California, Business, Nicki — Science Fiction 4; Football 4; Argenta Football 1, 2, 3; Wrestling 1, 3. 035 — Mike Rogers — 16 This page courtesy of Williams Florist and Nursery Suspect 038 036 — Colin Eugene Runyen — alias Hoss — Ambition Col¬ lege - IA Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4; Swing Choir 1, 2, 3, 4; Football 2, 3, 4; Baseball 1, 2; Track 3; In¬ tramurals 3, 4. 037 — Cynthia Marie Sides - alias Cindy - Ambition Richland, Marriage — Newspaper 4; Art Club 3, 4, President 4; Track 3, Boys Stat 2; Yearbook Staff 3; Volleyball Stat 3; Who ' s Who Among American High School Students 3, 4. Suspect 039 038 — Christy Jo Smith — alias Christy Jo-Jo - Ambi¬ tion Veterinarian — Student Council 4, Vice President 4; Band 1, 2, 3; Jazz Band 3, 4; Science Club 3, 4, Secretary- Treasurer 3; Vice President 4; Yearbook Staff 3, 4, Junior Editor 3, Senior Co-Editor 4; Science Fiction Club 3, 4, Secretary-Treasurer 3, 4; Who ' s Who Among American High School Students 3, 4; Society of Distinguished American High School Students 3; Illinois State Scholar 4; United States National Math Award 4; Com¬ puter Club 3; Junior Marshall 3; National Honor Society 4; School Play 4; James Millikin Scholar; Valedictorian 4. Do You See the Villain? she here and what was her interest in the school? The last was the Swiss guy, Blackie LaBlanche. But no, I ' d already decided against him being the villain. He was too clean-cut. A guy like him would never stoop to such a thing as this. Suspect 040 Senior Records 039 — Michelle Ann Speasl — alias Blondie Mickey — Ambition Major in Fashion Marketing Become Buyer for Saxx 5th Avenue — Newspaper 4; Art Club 3, 4; FHA 1, 2; Librarian 1; Volleyball 1, 2. 040 — John Jeffrey Stubblefield — alias Worm — Ambition Undecided - Track 2, 3; Science Computer 3; Chorus 2, 3; Swing Choir 2. This page courtesy of Midstate ' s General and Mechanical Contracting Corporation 17 Senior Suspects Perhaps the kitchen could hold some clues for me ' I thought. Was I ever right! I hit the jackpot! But wait, what was this I saw? I walked in through the cafeteria (it just happened to be lunchtime) and saw a strange thing. Almost half the people were crowded around two tables sat end to end. What were they doing? Well, I walked on into the kit¬ chen and surprise, surprise, an abundance of clues! On the counter was a Swiss chocolate candy bar and a Swiss army knife that was stuck in a chunk of Swiss cheese. Suspect 046 4 Suspect 041 Suspect 043 Senior Suspect 044 Records 041 — Vivian Tribbett — Ambition Architect — 042 — Christopher Dane Vaughn — alias Chico — Am¬ bition Computers and Data Processing — 043 — Jeffery Allen Wade — alias Weiner — Ambition Pipefitter of Carboration Specialist — Art Club 3, 4; FFA 1, 2, 3, 4, Treasurer 2, Reporter 3, President 4. 044 — Christopher K. Walls — alias BB — Ambition Com¬ puters and Data Processing — Librarian 1; Basketball 2, 3, 4; Baseball 1. 045 — Timothy Scott Weikle — alias Turtlehead — Ambi¬ tion College — Art Club 4; IA Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Vice President 4; Chorus 1, 2, 3; Swing Choir 1, 2, 3; Homecoming Court 4; Football 1, 2, 3, 4, Co-Captain 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3; Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4; Football All-Conference 2nd Team 4; Football All Macon County 4; Baseball All-Conference 1st Team 3. 046 — Amy Westerman — Student Council 4; Art Club 4; FHA 1, 2, 3, 4; Band 1, 2, 3; Jazz Band 3; Class Secretary 4. 18 This page courtesy of Bank of Maroa Suspect 047 Suspect 049 047 — David L. Wilber — alias Dave — Ambition To Live Long And Free — Art Club 4; FFA 1, 2, 3, 4; Science Fiction 1, 2, 3, 4. 048 — Karen Michelle Williams — alias Willi-Bopper — Ambi¬ tion Culver-Stockton College — Newspaper 3, 4; Art Club 4; FFA 3, 4; Chorus 2; Swing Choir 2; Vocational. 049 - Mark Allen Williams - alias Mark — Ambition Ac¬ counting CPA — Basketball 1, 2, 3,4. Suspect 048 Suspect 050 Senior Records 050 - Nathan Wood - alias Chubby — Ambition Recording Studio Manage¬ ment — Art Club 4; IA Club 1, 2, 4; FFA 2, 3; Homecom¬ ing Court 4; Football 1, 2, 3, 4. 051 — Christopher Hand- shy — alias Chris — Seniors Conceal Clues I must say, I found this most interesting. All these Swiss clues. It might lead one to believe that there had been someone here who was Swiss ... Blackie LaBlanche. But, due to my keen detective instincts, I knew this wasn ' t true. I re¬ alized that it was not a Swiss person, but a German! It was Kathrin Eckhart again trying to throw me off the trail! Suspect 051 A Frisk? This page courtesy of C. Corky Peterson Insurance Company Minor Suspects I needed to delve back into the seniors ' past ... way back. Not just to the beginning of their school careers, but to the beginning of their lives. I cleverly deduced that the best way to study the seniors ' childhoods would be to get baby pictures from them. But how? It came to me in a flash! I talked to the 20 This page courtesy of Sun-N-Fun Club Minor Suspects I talked to the yearbook staff and persuaded them to collect pictures and put them in the yearbook. Of course this was only a coverup so could study the pictures. Tne yearbook staff made the announcement and collected the pictures. One was collected from every student. I knew from years of detective work that you could always spot a criminal by his face ... even if he is only three months f This page courtesy of Federal Kemper Insurance Minor Suspects Concluded old. So, I received the pictures and proceeded to study them. Very interesting ... all very interesting. You wouldn ' t believe how much people change! Well, now I ' ll let you in on what I found out ... ab¬ solutely nothing! a Seniors at Kl A ?ve Dixon 1 i £lt ■Nathan Wood w 22 Twenty-First Century Health Spa troji ' 985 Senior Clas w „  ,. , „«.« v « , +-—.J ..v -rman, Julie Johnson, Lori Carol Dunham, Colin Runyen, David Dunn, Rob Christenson, Brian Powell. Second Row, Right: Joe Reeser, Lisa McCoy, Michelle Speasl, Cindy Sides, Toni Benoit, Bill Lewis, Randv David Wilber, Steve Lucas, Rex Rexilius. Third Row, Left to Right: Todd Hazelrigg, Lisa J Lee Ann Hastings, Lisa Cooley, Vivian Tribbitt, Brad Alexander, Mike Brummitt, Jeff Query Row, Left to Right: Phil Klein, Christy Smith, Kathrine Ekhert, Scott Parks, Mark Willia Wade, Mike Rodgers, Eddie Miles, Tim Weikle. Bottom Row, Left to Right: Richard Nef Vaughn, Chris Walls, Tim Lehman, Tyrone Baietto, Jamie Mattingly, Nathan Wood, Steve Di This page courtesy of John Warner Bank Senior Suspects ' History Seeing as the seniors were so influential in this school, I decided to in¬ vestigate their pasts a little further. In 1982, their freshman year, there were 54 of them. Their sponsors were Mr. Campbell, Mrs. Purvis, Mrs. Coen, and Mr. Bingamon. The of¬ ficers were Todd Hazelrigg - President, Paula Pickett - Vice Presi¬ dent, Carol Dunham — Secretary, Tim Lehman — Treasurer and the Homecoming attendants were Paula Pickett and Michael Brummitt. The year was 1983, the class of 1985 mysteriously lost 2 students. They kept the same sponsors (I reasoned that they must have been paying them very well) and the class officers were Todd Hazelrigg — President, Michael Brummitt — Vice President, Paula Pickett — Secretary, and Tim Lehman — Treasurer. The Homecoming attendants were Carol Dunham and Michael Brummitt. In 1984, they were juniors and most importantly, upper classmen. There were now 48 students. The class lost 2 more people. They again had the same sponsors, the officers were Todd Hazelrigg — President, Michael Brummitt — Vice President, Paula Pickett — Secretary, and Tim Lehman — Treasurer. It was finally 1985, their senior and final year. They had finally made it. The officers were Michael Brummitt — President, Steve Dixon — Vice President, Amy Westerman — Secretary, Tim Lehman — Treasurer. The class still had the same sponsors. I found out virtually nothing after investigating this. But, where did the class get the money to pay their sponsors? This page courtesy of John Warner Bank 25 SENIOR Most Suspicious — Blackie LaBlanche Most Popular — Mike Brummitt and Paula Pickett Done Most For Maroa-Forsyth High School — Todd Hazelrigg and Christy Smith and Paula Pickett Most Athletic — Paula Pickett and Jeff Query Most Likely to Succeed — Todd Hazelrigg and Christy Smith Most Studious — Christy Smith and Brad Alexander 1 Most Musical — Tim Lehman and Christy Smith 26 This page courtesy of Maroa Lumber Company INTERROGATION Something Suspicious? I must say that I was get¬ ting rather desperate. The board of concerned citizens was breathing down my neck. The school year was Vi over already, and I had no real leads. I decided to interrogate the senior class. But so they wouldn ' t be suspicious of me, I had to think of a cover-up. I learned that it was an old tradition to find out who were the senior favorites. The seniors voted on such things as Most Popular and Most Likely to Succeed. I planned to ask these questions as well as a few others. The senior class had a few write-in votes for Most Suspicious. The winner? Blackie LaBlanche. I don ' t know why they had this misconception about him. Who was trying to set him up? Why was he of all peo¬ ple the villain ' s scapegoat? This poor boy had to be cleared of these unspoken accusations! The real villain had to be apprehended! If I could only catch her in the act! This page courtesy of Maroa Lumber Company 27 Foreign Suspects Kathrine Maria Eckhart That is me, Kathrine Eckhart, the foreign-exchange student from West Germany. My stay here lasted from August 14, 1984 to July 6, 1985. When I go home to Germany, I ' ll leave with so much more than when I arrived. Not only physically, but also in the way, that I experienced so much, that I have so many impres¬ sions and memories about my stay, that I ' ll never forget anyone. The new friends I gained will stay in my heart and so will my thankfulness to tell the people who helped me during my stay. When I go home I will tell a lot about America to show the German people the differences in the way of life, the schools, the people. I got to love America so much and someday, I know. I ' ll come Kathrine Eckhart — foreign exchange student h Dagny Ness When they told me to write this, I thought, I guess I ' ll never finish writing everything I want to say. Part of my good and bad moments that I have had in this school, my friends who always helped me in everything and the family I had here. Before anything my name is Oagny Ness. I hope you won ' t forget the exchange student who had a funny accent and who came from a small but pretty country like Guatemala. Sometimes people ask me, Why did they send you to an unknown little place like this? Now 1 give thanks for being sent here; it ' s a little place but with nice people and a different thing to learn each day. My experience of being an exchange student was unforget¬ table. I ' ll remember when 1 was always late for classes or when I had to ask 1000 times because I couldn ' t understand; but for that I had my friends to whom I want to give thanks and above all to the Toths who I ' ll never forget. Dagny Ness — foreign exchange student Love, Dagny 28 Closer Look Junior Suspects Junior Suspects Although I had been working at the Maroa- Forsyth High School for many months, there was still one area that I had not explored. That was the hall that led from the high school to ... THE UNKNOWN! I had often thought about this part of the school, but had not really had time to investigate it. Now, however, I was totally out of clues, so I decided to look into this strange region. The first odd thing I discovered about THE UNKNOWN was that during the winter and on rainy days, many boys who were r A! y ' H Tim Allen David Bischoff David Cochran Will Austin v Krista Bradshaw Jeff Cooley Steve Crabill V v Nick Cavanaugh Lisa Cunningham Kim Day This page courtesy of State Farm Insurance, Bob Bischoff Agency Bill Dunn 1 % . Shelli Fombelle Mike Griffith ' Nicki Earls u (■ ' Jodi Galloway ■ Dawne Hamilton Rod Eversole Kim Garner Jim Hamilton y Rob Fogarty Kristi Garner ■I VU-Vvl Tony Haws all dressed alike would go through that hall and disappear! Most irregular! I wondered if they could be going to some secret gang meeting there. I also wondered if Paul James, the P.E. teacher and basketball coach should be the gang leader since he always followed them over there. I figured he was try¬ ing to throw me off track by taking a coffee cup and newspaper with him. Fiowever, it takes a much more clever disguise than that to fool Mickey Wrench, private eye. So, being the fearless detective that I am, I decided to follow them one day. As I sneaked down the hall, I began to sweat, this could finally be the clue that solved the case! When they finally reached their meeting room, I peered through the glass to see what they were doing. And what to my wondering eyes appeared? Nothing! All they were doing was having P.E. Curses — foiled again. Angie Holman 4 m j 31 Junior Suspects Steffi Hood Susan Johnson Brent Johnson In my opinion, every detective should spend a lot of time on research, and if you want to know why, I have to tell you this part of my search for the villain. Soon after I started my examinations at Maroa-Forsyth High School, I realized how much time the average student spends in the gymnasium. So I reached out for my magnifying glass and the quest began. Hours I spent there, crawling along the bleachers, examining each and every scratch on the wood, I even examin¬ ed under the bleachers. You can ' t believe what I Kraig Kammenzind Mike Lobb Doug Logue Brian Lechleiter Tammi Lowe i Doug Lurcher J Jodi Lynch Jeff Maddox 32 all a man can find when doing such a thing. Thousands of X loves Y, y was here 19. But then, after I was almost too sore to move and just about to give up, I detected IT! The magnifying glass almost snapped against my nose when I read the following letters: SAMOLPID followed by a B.B. To the un¬ practiced eyes of you, it might look like any other normal scratch, but my professional eyes discovered it. These let¬ ters, read backwards, said the following: DIPLOMAS and the following B.B. doesn ' t mean Brigitte Bardot, but Beulah Belle. Now at last I discovered that the villain could write, although with a little writing problem. Junior Suspects One day, after a hard day of work, when I was lying in my bed, I sud¬ denly remembered a tiny, little detail, which I had forgotten about since my first day of examining. In my memory the picture of the waste-basket by the pop machine revived. And in this waste-basket was the certain thing that struck my intellect: A shiny, metallic-blue knit¬ ting needle! Why should someone throw away a perfect knitting needle, and especially in the school waste-basket. I jumped up in my bed. That had to be suspicious! I switched on my light, took my notebook — of course always handy — and put down this knitting needle as the first research point in the morning. Now I could sleep in peace. In the morning then, I tried to concentrate on what had been done with this suspicious tool. Slowly, a picture of what had happen¬ ed started to form in front of my inner eye. The villain had used this needle, to somehow reach out for the diplomas, to prevent possi¬ ble fingerprints. And then, I concluded, this villain must be quite smart, of course not as smart as I am, because who would think of a thief to use such tricky in¬ struments like knitting needles! Gloves are the usual thing to do dirty jobs with. This was for sure a hot trail. Knitting needles, there had to be some connection with Home Economics, but when asking the teacher, she had a much better idea! This foreign-exchange student was knitting all the time. Now, the circle of possible villains grew smaller and smaller. A Candid Look at Junior Suspects So now you ' ve seen all the Junior suspects. Do you think they look suspicious? Which one is the villain, if any? I asked myself the same questions. Now here ' s a look at some of the Junior suspects going about their daily routines. Closer Sophomore Look Suspects Sophomore Suspects My informants, the teachers, weren ' t doing too good a job of inform¬ ing me of suspicious ac¬ tions. Could I really trust them? 1 had to think of some way to find out. What to do? Ah-ha! A plan so cleverly masterminded that the teachers wouldn ' t even know I had anything whatsoever to do with it. I presented my plan to the principal and he ap¬ proved it. This is what it was. It seems that gum and candy had been a problem at the school in the past. Wrappers were left lying around, and gum was stuck on to every- Ken Dash Jamie Eagler Todd Followell Deia Demark Paul Difani Picture Not Available Angie Dickson Jeff Eagler l April Fogarty thing. My plan would solve my problem and the prin¬ cipal ' s. The idea was to have the teachers report on any gum-chewing or candy¬ eating. If anyone was caught doing either of these, they were to be given a detention. The second part of the plan was to not let any students out in the hall dur¬ ing classes. They were only to be let out with a pass for emergencies — to answer the call of nature you understand. So, the plan was put into action. I must say that the students were not too happy about it. But some things must be sacrificed in order to solve a case. Of course, they didn ' t realize that I was the one who had devised this plan. My plan worked ... for a while. I was just beginning to think that my suspicions about the teachers were un¬ justified when it started happening. Gradually, candy wrap¬ pers were found lying around again. When walk¬ ing by a classroom, one i ' h David Foulke v 39 Sophomore Suspects could hear the old familiar sound of gum¬ popping. Students were caueht out in the halls without passes and going other places besides the restrooms. What had hap¬ pened to my brilliant plan? Why weren ' t the teachers giving passes or detentions? Oh, horror! I couldn ' t trust them! It crushed me to know that I couldn ' t trust them. Now, I had to watch their every move. More suspects to watch. I started observing them and looking for suspicious clues. I had seen things before that had never seemed suspi- Shelli Friend k I Gene Fruit Kelli Gossman David Green P. J. Hambrecht Michelle Harlow Scott Hastings Jeremy Helton Jason House 2 Rana King I . T 4 40 Andrea Lebeau Suzzette McClelland cjt J 1 V Greg Newlin mm Tim Lohnes Lisa Luka Billy McCLure Mike Mielke Michelle Malone Picture Not Available Tim Miller ► - L v cious to me, but now I knew them for their true nature. Trailing as many of them as I could during the school days, I noticed that they all eventually ended up in one place ... the for¬ bidden teachers ' lounge. Why did they all con¬ gregate in that one loca¬ tion? What was so special about it? Why couldn ' t they eat and do whatever else it is they do with the students? I had to discover the answers to these and many other questions. I reasoned that the best time to investigate would be at night, when nobody else was there. The night was pitch black and cold. I pried the window open using my Bazooka Joe Detective Kit ' (it only cost me 27 comics and $9.95!) climbed in, and began my in¬ vestigation. I couldnT turn on any lights, but I had a feeling someone else was with me ... I could hear a low hum. I went into the little room where it seemed to be coming from. Stefany Newton 41 Sophomore Suspects Vk X Lee Parrot Todd Phares Tricia Pickett I saw a dim light ... Oh goodness. I ' d finally discovered why they were so secretive! They had a pop machine ... but worse, it was only 35c! 5c cheaper than the students ' ! They even had a bigger selection of drinks! What was the world coming to?! ? I had important ques¬ tions to be answered. If I told the students would it cause an uprising or a revolt? Had the students perhaps already found out about the price dif¬ ference and stolen the diplomas to spite the faculty? ♦ ' 4 Mike Pope A Paul Ramsey V Jill Redman Aimee Reeser Kristi Ritter •• if Tammy Rotz V 42 A Candid Look at Sophomore Suspects Now you have seen the Sophomore suspects. Do you think any of them stole the diplomas? At this point, only my clever detective mind knows. Here ' s a look at the Sophomores in action. Parrott HA Closer Freshman Look ■ Suspects 1 45 Freshman ■ Suspects I have often wondered what this generation ' s fascination is with cola (or uncola). I, myself, am an avid Irish Mocha Mint coffee drinker, so I don ' t really get into this cola business. However, the students at this school where I was employed have a need for this beverage. They have even gone so far as to have a pop machine installed in their school. Now, being the possessor of a keen detec¬ tive mind, I had to know if there could be some type of clue in this pop machine. So, I decided to Robin Allen Dale Blis Chad Braden Joe Anderson ■I Keith Bobbit Larry Bricker - V Kenneth Benoit Mike Bolton Julian Bell Lisa Bledsaw v Laura Boys Jr- | Mathew Carnahan Carla Christensen Mike Christensen Carrie Cochrine April Cotton Pamela Elliot ■ Joey Creek Tina Farren Tammie Franklin Krystal Dunn Eric Flaugher John Funk Theresa Dunn Boomer Ford Cory Garner investigate. I started my investiga¬ tion on a Saturday when I knew there would be no students distracting me. To begin with, I searched the machine for clues. The only two things that struck me as clues were 1) the fact that pop was only 40c a can and 2) a sign pasted on the machine. I ? uickly discarded the irst clue because I figured the kind people at Maroa-Forsyth were just giving the students a break. However, the se¬ cond clue was another matter altogether. The second clue was a sign that read Please keep pop in this area ' This was highly suspicious to me. Why couldn ' t students take pop from this area? In a flash, it came to me! The pop was really a bomb that would explode if taken from the im¬ mediate area. Finally — a clue! Now all I had to do was wait until Monday and then test my theory. H o Rita Gentle Paula Groves Philip Hale Karla Hampsmire if l Freshman I Suspects spinning to notice little things that I had taken for granted before. Things I saw every day while I was investigating at the school, but I had never thought could be suspicious. There were two such things that I noticed one morning as I was parking my car and then as I was walking into the school building. I parked my car across the street from the school and gazed across the lawn. How interesting ' I thought, I ' ve never really noticed that before! I was looking at the big bulletin board on (9 Becky Harper Chad Johnson : Crystal Lazell Amy Hays Howard Keys Jeremy Lehman Stacy Huges IfAAJl Tracy Kinny Darwin Jarred Matt Lake Tim Lucas Krista Major Michelle Marsh Nicki Mathews Crystal McCay m ' 48 Annet McClelland Joel Morgan Jeff Patterson Michelle Meirer Tony Neps - Richie Peterson Tammy Pierson Alice Runyen 1 Lary Meridith Chris Orr Stephanie Pickett ■j - J Angela Ryan Scott Miller J Katrina Parker Dori Pierson Chad Schleder the front lawn. Were those words on them in secret code? Were they messages to some gang of villains? I believed them to be. I walked on into the building, rejoicing over my newly-found clue, when something else caught my eye. I ' d found the replies to the first messages! By the stairs, in the hall, was another, smaller bulletin board, with words on it, like the larger one. They were in code! There were even in¬ itials at the bottom of this one. What kind of criminal would leave his initials? I ' d soon have him (or her) tracked down! 49 Freshman Suspects I had just been given a lead. A student told me I might want to check into this Driver ' s Education business. He said there was something fishy go¬ ing on. I thanked him and began my investigation. I first checked out the car. I checked in the car, under seats, between seats and in the glove compartment. Hmm — nothing strange there. Then I decided that maybe someone had been tampering with the engine. Time to check under the hood. Hmm — well, that thing-a-mabob looks ok, and that wat- chamacallit looks alright. I guess there ' s nothing wrong here either. Well, H Kelly Townsend Theresa Tribbett Ed Vincent Tim Walls J Daniel Weikle Skip Weikle Shannon Whitaker Melissa Wilson Darrel Woodlem it appeared the car was fine — what else could be fishy about Driver ' s Ed? The next thing I thought of was — maybe the students were suspicious. After all, they always came in from Driver ' s Ed. wear¬ ing a big smile on their faces and carrying McDonald ' s sacks. Upon questioning them, however, I learned that the only reason they were so happy was because their stomachs were full and they had gotten out of a study hall just to do driv¬ ing around. I never thought of that! The only funny thing left about Driver ' s Ed. was Mr. Haines. I thought he must be trying to hide something. I mean, a per¬ son with nothing to hide would certainly not get in¬ to a car with inexperienced drivers and say, ' Tet ' s go. When I asked Mr. Haines why he rode with the students, he said, It ' s my job. OOPS! I never thought of that! I£ ' ' A Candid Look at Freshman Suspects You ' ve just seen the Freshman suspects. Who committed this devious crime? It ' s quite alright if you don ' t know yet; you ' re not master detectives, like me! Now here ' s a look at the Freshman suspects during a day of school. Closer Gang Look Suspects 53 Songbirds Won ' t Sing The Johnson gang, alias the Chorus, was a very interesting group of people. I tried to get information out of them for about two hours during an extended chorus practice but I kept getting the same old song and dance. I finally got the clue that they did not wish to talk to me when they started singing the song Beat It. I concluded that this group could not possibly have stolen the diplomas because they would have made too much noise singing and dancing when they stole them. Johnson Gang The chrous had a very busy year. Performing at numerous contests, banquets, and other miscellaneous per¬ formances. Not to mention a musical called Teen II that was enjoyed by all who came to see it. Under the leadership of Mrs. Sharon Johnson the Chorus has flourished into a booming success. Keep it up Mrs. Johnson. an N 4 i k- lembershi ♦ i 54 See- Saw Gang Alias The Swing Gang Memberships Johnson Gang — Top Row, Left to Right: Skip Weikle, Jeff Patterson, Daniel Weikle, Lee Parrott, Jeff Ohlemeyer, Colin Ru- nyen, Sharon Johnson, Chad Johnson, Jeff Hunt, David Foulke, Chad Schleder, Jeremy Lehman, John Schuler, Jamie Lagler. Middle Row, Left to Right: Jeff Eagler, Nicki Mathews, Lisa Vincent, Jill Redman, Carla Stoots, Julie Bell, Kelly Townsend, Tracy Kinny, Shelli Friend, April Cotton, Kelly Gossman, Philip Hale. Bottom Row, Left to Right: Sarah Barringer, Katrina Parker, Lisa Stubblefield, Annet McClelland, Suzett McClelland, Shelli Fombelle, Michelle Church, Lisa Cunningham, Cathy Torgerson, Toni Benoit, Kathrine Eckert, Julie Johnson. See-Saw Gang — Bottom Row, Left to Right: Michelle Church, Julie Johnson, Kathrine Ekhert, Lisa Cunningham, Katrina Parker. Next Row: John Schuler, Daniel Weikle, Jamie Eagler, David Foulke, Skip Weikle, Philip Hale. Next Row: Sarah Barringer, Chad Schleder, Suzett McClelland, Jeff Hunt, Lisa Stubblefield, Chad Johnson, Mrs. Johnson, Colin Runyen, Sheli Fombelle, Jeff Ohlemeyer, Annett McClelland, Lee Parott, Kathy Torgerson. 55 The M-F Gang This year ' s cheerleaders have had a long and busy year. Most of the cheerleaders attended camp in the summer. This year ' s camp was sponsored by the Dynamic Cheerleaders Association in June, at Wesleyan Illinois University. There, the M-F squads learned several new cheers to bring home and do for the crowds. Everyone had a good time, even if the varsity squad giggled too much during Tight Fisted Might! In the fall, the cheerleaders cheered for the football teams. They eave their usual homecoming assembly after taking a lot of their time and hard work. The crowds loved their skits, and the hard work paid off. The girls cheered the Trojans all the way to the semi-final game at Paxton. After football, the girls led the cheer¬ ing for the basketball Trojans! 57 Band Bands Together The Maroa-Forsyth Marching Band had a very successful year in the 1984-1985 school year. Under the direction of Mr. Richard Moma, they competed in contests and performed many fine half-time shows at home football games. The flag squad also did very well at the football games. Mr. Moma did a very fine job with the band in his first year here at Maroa. ' .. ' 7 Concert Band This year was also a very successful year for the Maroa-Forsyth concert band. Also under the direction of Mr. Richard Moma, the concert band played a few concerts and attended the Macon County Band Festival and had a good time. A good year is anticipated for the band next year because of the many Junior High students entering High School. Tne band will probably be larger than it has been in years. All in all, it has been a successful year for the concert band as well. 59 Best Jazz Band Season Yet! I started watching the Jazz Band very closely. I talked to them and discovered a little about the group. It seems that they had been very successful this past year. The Jazz Band received a first at the Oak Lawn Jazz Band Festival and a first and best of class at the Millikin Jazz Band Festival. The only thing suspicious was when I was watching all the members arriving to practice. One girl was car¬ rying a case that they claimed was a bass guitar, but I knew it was machine gun. There was to be a Jazz Band concert called Jazz ' 85 on May 18th and 19th. I concluded that I should pro¬ bably go to this function and check up some more on this shady group. ‘‘He Malone, Lisa Stubblefield, Scott leder, Tim Lehman, Jeremy Lehman, e, Suzett McCleltend, Christy Smith, % f s, Brian Bottom I BLeft to Ri Parks, PJHHbkett. Mu Skip Weikle, Steven Tol Todd Hazelrigg, Amy Hays, Step o tnTTr Pp lays. Stepha Fuzzy Things Stick to Fingers! The next group I ' m about to tell you about is the Pom-pon girls. It ' s not a pretty story, nor a pretty sight. I watched them at a tew of their performances and discovered a ter¬ rible thing: They had fuzzy things sticking to their fingers! It seems they couldn ' t shake them off, no matter how hard they tried! I think this group can be ruled out as possible villains. There ' s no way they could have stolen the diplomas with those things on their hands! This page courtesy of Marty ' s County Knitting Basket cv Loan Shark Gang This is the infamous Loan-Shark gang. So-called because they loan out books and reading materials. This may seem normal until you hear the rest. If the materials are not return¬ ed when they want them, a ridiculous fee (ridiculously low, that is) must be paid. If that isn ' t paid, well, I think you get the picture. Double District Gang The Double-District Gang ... sounds pretty suspicious doesn ' t it? They ' re called this because they not only go to Maroa, but take classes in the nearby city of Decatur. 1 have reason to believe they could be double-agents spying for both districts! Suspects Build Suspense The I.A. Gang. Very interesting... What do those letters stand for? They were definitely building suspense. Unfortunately for my case, they were building lots of other things. This page courtesy of Masons Restaurant Front Row, Left to Righl cond Row: BrialjPowe? Wilson, Mr. Kuyendal Johnson, P. J. Hpmbrech, L ■ HT Brent FFA Gang The Tension Is Growing FFA. By the time I started studying this group, the tension was growing. What did these letters stand for? Future Felons of America? No, probably nothing like that. Future Farmers of America? YES! Aha! Oh. Scratch another group of suspects. 65 iams, Tricra Picki -- atny Tor Tammy Rotz, Kelli GossiAan 3(atriaj23 arke Steffi Hood, Dori person. Topi Be CrysiAl Apzell, Meliss .Wilsj it Hai sm7re, S £Hi£s, R Lisa ' -JolJhson, TTsa Cooley.HFif _ Michelle Meirer, Lisa Thrall Michelle Chur 1 Susan Dunham, Lor ricker, RiB Nidy Shindly isa Of- parringe Dee Hamilton, ]m Redman, nette Parkhurst, Amy Mai-genthaler, T eikle, Tina Se rs, Krista Major, , Renee % alace, Laura Tyman, JRhonda Runyen, Krista Bradshaw. FHA Gang Leads Pinned Down! The FHA club aroused my suspicions because the activities which this club undertook were simply too friendly, charitable, and nice. For instance, in the Spring there was FHA Week which included days like Heart Give-Away Day, Pixie Day, and Friendship Day. Furthermore on Valentines Day they sold carnations to be sent to your sweetheart and at Homecoming they sold Mums for your mom. Without a doubt these activities would make a nice cover for criminal activities like lunch ticket scalping, or even stealing diplomas. But as I got to really know these people in this club I realized that they were just nice friendly people and could not do anything illegal. 66 Clues Turn Up Everywhere A L What was I to do? Only two weeks of school left and I still hadn ' t caught the villain. I was quite sure of who the culprit was, I just had to catch her before she went back to Germany. The students were obviously ready to get out of school. I wasn ' t receiving much in the way of leads from them. All they talked about was getting out and what they were going to do the following summer. Didn ' t they realize one thing ... the most impor¬ tant thing? If the diplomas weren ' t found, the seniors wouldn ' t be leav¬ ing the school! This villain must have been a pro¬ fessional to have had me, the world ' s greatest detective, stumped. Then, like a flash of lightning, a thought struck me. During my previous investiga¬ tions, I had just been looking for clues. What would happen if I actual¬ ly started looking for the diplomas?!? Why hadn ' t I thought of that earlier? I was trying to make this case harder than it actually was. So, I started walking through the halls one day when I came upon something very suspicious. I saw another ribbon from a diploma hanging out a locker. The locker I knew to be Blackie LaBlan- che ' s. Eckhart was still trying to frame him! Why? Did she have some malice against his country? I waited around until the bell rang and (cont. on page 108) 67 Best Yearbook Staff of ' 85! This year, the yearbook staff was smaller than in the past. I had a close working relationship with the editors, so I know how they operated. It was total confusion. They were far too busy to have stolen the diplomas. There was a first for the yearbook this year. It was the first time an actual story was used in the yearbook. All in all, it was a successful year, and the editors hope everyone enjoys the yearbook. C ow. Left to Right Junior Editors Shell! lie ar d Lisa Stubblefield, Senior Editor ne 1 ckhert. Fina ncial Ldijor Tim Lehman. Row: E fitoiMrt hie) Tc dd H elrigg risty Smith, Ph£Pgraphy Editof Scott i ■- ; 68 Second Row, Left to R Black. Third Row, Left Susan Right: Cryjkaff is. Fourth Row, nson Front Row, Left to Rign Jeremy Lehman, Jodi Galloway, Will Austin, Sh Taititny Rotfc;Kelly Gossman, Becky Swinger, S arie Cochnne. im Birge, Shannon w ina Sears, Kathrine Eckhert, Richard Neff,’ Toni Benoit, Cind£ Sides, belle. Top Row, Left to Right: Jill Redman, cClilland. i Newspaper Ever So Good!! I turned my suspicious eye to the school newspaper. I noticed in none of the issues of the newspaper that were published was there anything discussing the robbery of the diplomas. I suspected that there was probably a cover-up. I went straight to the editors Paula Pickett and Scott Parks and asked them if they had anything to say for themselves. They showed me the last edi¬ tion of the school newspaper which had an article on me. It told about how intelligent I am and how awesome it is to be in mv presence. I decided that anyone with sucn good taste in people couldn ' t be involved in anything illegal. So I crossed them off my list of suspects. 69 National Honor Society National Honor Society is an organization that promotes high ideals for its members. Students selected for membership must be outstanding in character, leader¬ ship, service, and scholarship. This year ' s NHS is no exception to this statement. Front Row, Left to Right: Tina Mahon, Shelli Fombelle, John Schuler, Mike Brummitt. Second Row: Paula Pickett, Kathine Eckhert, Lisa Stubblefield, Troy McFate. Top Row: Brad Alexander, Christy Smith, Brian Powell, Jeff Ohleymeyer, Tim Miller. Not Present: Tim Lehman and Todd Hazelrigg. 70 The art club, a very suspicious group of characters — on the surface they may look innocent but underneath, who knows! I was very interested in this group because they were always working on painting something. I suspected that what they were really doing was counterfeiting currency. I came to this conclusion because I found green paint in the art room. Un¬ fortunately, I later found out that I was sadly mistaken. Art Club ft lU 4 A Front Row, Left to Right: Tina Mahon, Cindy Sides, Kathrine Eckhert, Paula Pickett, Michelle Toth, Kim Day, Michelle Speasl, Kami Garner, Amy Westerman, Kristi Garner, Lisa Johnson, Lisa Offer. Se¬ cond Row: David Wilbur, David Dunn, Brad Alexander, Mrs. Zimmerman, Susan Johnson, Jodi Galloway, Doug Logue, Jeff Cooley. Top Row: Brian Powell, Blackie LaBIanche, Brian Lechleiter, Julie Johnson, Lori Bricker, Jeff Query, Rob Marsh, Mike Brummitt, Amy Margenthaler, Steve Dixon, Rod Eversole, Jamie Mattingly, Tv rone Baietto; Jeff Maddox, Jeff CrabilL Nathan Wood. ASU Front RowTXeft Lehman, jerry Brummie, Row, Left ta Right: Larry Christy Smim. Todd The Students Reign! Another group I was examin¬ ing very thoroughly was the Stu¬ dent Council. Since I had seen its members running around with this cleaner — what was its name? Ah, Rex! — I knew that something had to be foul. Why should an average student run around in school(I) carrying Rex under his arm? There ' s on¬ ly one suitable conclusion to that! They had to be trying to clean up their act! But what was their act? Could it be them, who stole the diplomas to achieve attention and admiration of the rest of the student body? To solve this question I decid¬ ed to attend the next meeting and it was very interesting ... To my satisfaction, my suspi¬ cions were confirmed! First, there was a lot of talking about money needed for Homecoming 1986 and then, right after that, the treasurer informed the Council about a certain money-making project. This money-making pro¬ ject had to be the clue to my problems. Now I was sure that it was the Student Council who had stolen and sold the diplomas to be able to afford the next Homecoming. It really was a deplorable situa¬ tion, I just say. Hurrying, I left the room to do some more research. Flashback to the treasurer: Finally, everybody had delivered their Rex and this year ' s money-making project was a success. Closer Kispicious Look ■ Sports 75 UNDEFEATED MERIDIAN CONFERENCE CHAMPS Maroa ' s Finest This page courtesy of Decatur Lincoln Mercury Weikle, Tim MiUe Nafl YYoGyjL’Mikgyiru mie Mattfnjriy, |o Kee BPmT KleinrBrian I 5 .David Cocnrine TrayJ jFateB like Vobb, Ed Tohiy, Brian Major, Will Austin, John B hird 44 w: Bi Another Winning Season!! Stats Argenta Heyworth Macon Assumption Niantic Bethany Lovington Mowequa lUiopolis Playoffs Bismarck V Finals Dupo Semi-Finals Paxton CLASS 2-A STATE SEMI-FINALIST This page courtesy of Decatur Lincoln Mercury 77 Junior Varsity l rr t to Right: Scott Schofner, Jeff Maddox, Billy ges Jamie Eagler, Pat Spang, JeffCagjfer. Top Row, Left to Right: Tony N ren n, E gier Fotj(jLLarry j ckjr, Chad Bra Ma t L c PanieUWeil Future Varsity Looks Good! Stats With the senior players graduating this year, the Trojan Foot¬ ball Team may not be expected to do as well as in the past. However, there are many fine players coming up and the team should be as strong as ever! Good luck Trojans! Argenta Bement Macon Assumption Niantic Bethany Lovington Mowequa This page courtesy of Northtown Bank and Trust A Candid Look! This page courtesy of T. V. Tom 79 Girls Volleyball Cerro Gordo St. Teresa Clinton Findlay Argenta-Oreana Lovington Cerro Gordo Stonineton IUiopolis Assumption Girls Volleyball Front Row, Left to Right: Carie Cochrine, Pam EMVt, Steffi Hood, Kelly Townsend,.Lisa Thrall. Second Row, Left to Right: Krista Bradshaw, Rhonda Smith, Tracy Kinny, Melissa Wilson, Tina Mahon, Wendy Tohill, Becky Swinger, Laura Tyman, Sarah Barringer. Third Row, Left to Right: Ms. Rita Roosevelt, Michelle Meirer, Rhonda Runyen, Michelle Church, rista Major, Shelly Fombelle, Shelly Friend, Aimee Reeser, Lori Christ, Angie Thrall, taura Boys, Andrea LeBeau, Renee Walace. 80 This page courtesy of Turner ' s Studio of Fine Photography Hidden Clues? Clinton Findlay Argenta-Oreana Lovington Cerro Gordo Stonington Illiopolis Assumption Warrensburg Tower Hill Mt. Auburn Mowequa Blue Mound Macon Niantic Boys Varsity Basketball Trojans Bounce Back! Meridian Conf. Champs Heyworth w Assumption W Mt. Pulaski L Illiopolis W Mt. Auburn W Blue Mound W Macon w Hartsburg W Niantic L Findlay W Macon Co. Tourn. Meridian Tourn. St. Teresa W Macon W Cerro Gordo W Stonington L Warrensburg L Niantic W Deland W Tower Hill W Stats Stonington w Regional Tourn. Warrensburg L Cerro Gordo w Lovington W Monticello L Argenta L Mowequa W Final Record 19-7 Bethany W Conf. 10-1 This page courtesy of Lakeside Motors 1985 Front Row, Left to Right: Jeff Eagler, Joe Anderson, Pat Spang, Richie Peterson, Scott Hasings, Larry Bricker, Tim Walls, Tim Lohnes, Boomer Ford, Billy McClure, Jeremy Helton. Second Row, Left to Right: Steve Lucas, Jeff Query, Troy McFate, Wes Wilson, Mike Brummitt, Chris Walls, Mike Mielke, Steve Dixon, John Parker, Daniel Weikle, Joell Morgan. Junior Varsity Basketball Freshman Basketball Junior-Varsity Win-Loss Record 13-7 Freshman Win-Loss Record 9-1 Freshman Stats JV Stats TROJAN ATHLETICS THE STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE! 1985 MERIDIAN FOOTBALL CHAMPS 1985 MERIDIAN BASKETBALL CHAMPS 1985 MERIDIAN BASEBALL CHAMPS 85 Girls Basketball Girls Varsity Basketball Varsity Stats Sullivan L Uliopolis L Cerro Gordo L Macon W Niantic L Mt. Pulaski L St. Teresa L Bethany L Niantic L Clinton L 86 Macon L Deland-Weldon Heyworth L Uliopolis L Wapella W Warrensburg L Uliopolis Cerro Gordo Macon Niantic Mt. Pulaski St. Teresa Bethany W L W W L L L Niantic w Clinton L Macon W Uliopolis W Warrensburg L This page courtesy of A. E. Staley Mfg. Co. 1985 Trojan Baseball Team Stats (As of May 16th) Monticello Bement Illiopolis Springfield Griffin Mt. Pulaski Clinton Lincoln Buffalo Tri-City Stonington Bethany Warrensburg Assumption Argenta Findlay Niantic Arthur 88 Boys T rack T earn Senior Members 89 Girls Track Team Senior Members Closer Mispicious Look ■ Actions 91 Debate! Students What does November 6, 1984 remind you of? The 1984 Presidential Election of course. Well, to the students of the third hour speech class this date will always hold a special meaning. On this date the speech class divided into two sides and debated over which Presidential candidate was the best! On one side, representing the Republicans and Presi¬ dent Ronald Reagan was Todd Hazelrigg, Vi¬ vian Tribbitt, Carol Dunham, Jeff Stub¬ blefield, Colin Runyen, and Julie Johnson. 92 Republicans Political Battle Brews!! On the other side, representing the Democrats and Presidential Candidate Walter Mondale were Tim Lehman, Joe Reeser, Kathrine Eckhert, Richard Neff and Tony Bar- ricklow. Attempting to mediate this debate was Scott Parks. Following the Debate the students were allowed to vote for the best man. The winner in the school and in the country was President Ronald Reagan. Love Rides the Rails One night, I attended rehearsal for the school play. I thought I could pick up some important clues. Allot the people there seemed to be putting on acts and not being themselves. This was indeed very suspicious behavior. There were a few shady characters that I was particularly interested in. Their names were Simon Darkway (Todd Hazelrigg) and Dirk Sneath (Richard Neff). They seemed to be up to something very crooked. Perhaps the stealing of diplomas? Who knows? I only knew that none of them could be trusted. It was opening night of the play. Here was my chance. I would either catch the villain(s), Simon and or Dirk, or not. I didn ' t. It turned out they were villains, but they hadn ' t stolen the diplomas. Remember When Homecoming 1985 Past Kings and Queens Return for a Special Homecoming! It Remember When ..was the motto of the 1984 Homecoming dance, and its theme followed throughout the entire evening. The student council had come up with a great idea that would make this a very special Homecoming. They invited all of the past Homecoming Kings and Queens back for a very special ceremony that took place just before the normal coronation of the year ' s Homecoming King and Queen. The idea was a great success!! Over forty past Kings and Queens graced the Student Council with their presence. The ceremony for the past Kings and Queens was very special. It started off with a fanfare of trumpets and two people rolling in a red carpet for the Kings and Queens to walk on. Then continued with a fanfare for each King and Queen as they were announced. For the Queens, when they reached the end of the red carpet they were greeted by a gentleman who bowed to them and offered them a rose on a satin pillow. After all the past Kings and Queens were in their places, this year ' s Homecoming court filed in. After the traditional ceremony, there was a royal dance for this year ' s Homecoming court and all of the past Kings and Queens. Toward the end of the royal dance balloons were released from the ceiling. All in all, both the past Kings and Queens and this year ' s Homecoming court had a wonderful and memorable time. 96 1985 Homecoming King and Queen Mike Brummitt and Carol Dunham Prom 1984 The Junior-Senior Prom was held Friday evening. May 10th, 1985. It was held at the Richards Treat Center at Millikin Univer¬ sity. Dinner was at 7:00 P.M. and the dance lasted until 11:00 P.M. On the dinner menu was Chicken Kiev, Baked Potato, Green Beans, Salad, Dinner Rolls, and Cake. It was catered by Millikin. The band. Magic, played and a good time was had by all. 101 101 SENIOR CLA Front Row, Left to Right: Phil Klein, Amy Westerman, Paula Pickett, Tim Miller, Kathrine Eckhert, Carol Dunham, Mr. Queer. Second Row, Left to Right: Tony Benoit, Mrs. Queer, Betty Coen, Dagney Ness, Karen Williams, Julie Johnson, Joe Reeser. Third Row, Left to Right: Tony Barricklow, Tim 102 TRIP jjfc i n r 1 1 V ' 1 yM ' j r mL Weikle, Mike Brummitt, Colin Runyen, Steve Dixon, Dennis Cambell, Steve Lucas, Nathan Wood Brian Powell. SENIOR HONORS This page courtesy of Archer Daniels Midland Co. A Candid Look at Students This page courtesy of Archer Daniels Midland Co. 105 Graduation As always, this year ' s graduation ceremony was a time of great hap- E iness, sorrow and apprehension. The appiness was derived from the fact that we had actually made it out of High School. The sorrow was caused by the fact that we all realized that we might not ever see each other again and the apprehension was caused by the unknown that we the seniors were all heading into. Todd Hazelrigg and 106 Todd I Thinking Back The years have gone so really fast. The memories that we shared will always last. The friends we ' ve gained the people we ' ve met Those acquaintances I will never regret. The years of happiness The years of sadness It couldn ' t have been all that sad because Of the friendships we ' ve had. I will always remember the Smiling faces that you my friends bring It means more to me than anything. To the Senior Class of ' 85 Good luck my friends!! Karen Williams 107 Case Comes to a Close! watched the students f ile into the halls. Blackie LaBlanche walked up to his locker looking very nervous. He opened his locker — and out tumbled the diplomas!!! Eckhart had made her final move! I had her now! A few of the senior boys grabbed Blackie. I ran over crying, “Stop! STOP! One tall lanky fellow named Tim Miller explained, “We ' ve suspected Blackie for a long time. Didn ' t you see it, Mr. Wrench? I said, “Well, er, yes. I suppose I did. Blackie was taken into custody. He wasn ' t arrested because he wasn ' t eighteen, but he promised to return the diplomas. 1 went driving out in the country before sunrise to think things over. Then it “dawned on me! Blackie LaBlanche really was guilty! He had taken the diplomas and tried to frame Kathrin Eckhart. It was just as I 108 A Happy Ending? thought! I knew it wasn ' t l athrin all along. (We detectives are required to mislead the reader — it is in our contract.) It turned out that Blackie was afraid he wouldn ' t graduate because he didn ' t have enough credits. So, he reasoned that if he couldn ' t graduate, nobody would. This explained all his suspicious actions. It also explained the clues that turned up: The French pastry; the black-and-white Volkswagen (Blackie — black, LaBlanche — white); the initials B.B., and all his actions in photographs. I presented my final conclusions to the concerned citizens group. The famous Mickey Wrench had solved another case! All ' s well that ends well. The diplomas were given to the students on graduation night. Even Blackie LaBlanche graduated. I got paid and everyone lived happily ever after. 109 eerleaders Gone, dreams of the past, gone with a love that moved too fast. Gone, bright shiny days, gone in a young and restless haze. Why did we love, then run away? So little time, so much left to say, and now it ' s gone. Youne and restless friend. You ' ll never pass this way again. So drink the summer wine, reach for the stars while you have time. Your restless dreams will lead the way. So dream your dreams and live for each day while you are young. — De Vorzon and Botkin Nadia ' s Theme 110 Editors Page We the editors would like to sincerely thank everyone who made this yearbook possible. Our staff has been most helpful and supportive and we sincerely ap¬ preciate it. We would also like to thank our spon¬ sor, Mr. Maddin, our adyertisers, and the community for whole-heartedly support¬ ing us. A very special thanks goes to Scott Parks, photography editor, for designing the cover and taking pictures, Tim Lehman, financial manager, for handling finances, Lisa Stubblefield and Shelli Fombelle, our junior editors, and finally Kathrin Eckhart, our assistant editor. Once again, thank you all for your help. Sincerely, The Editors, Christy Smith Todd Hazelrigg 111 Thank You! The 1985 Trojanaire yearbook staff would like to recognize and give a special Thank You to our advertisers. This yearbook would not have been possible without their support. 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