Mater Dei High School - Hi Lights Yearbook (Evansville, IN)

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SADIE SWINGER: Moving to the sights and sounds of the KDQ sound and light show are juniors Laura Knoll and Lisa Shetler. This dance provided excel- lent first date opportunities as girls got to ask guys out. (Photo by Alan Burdette) GET DOWN : Chris Hertel and two of his freshmen classmates really get into the dancing fever. Chris shows the crowd he knows what it means to get down. (Photo by Greg Bourdeau) BOOGIE-IN ' BUDDIES: Seniors Jenny Baehl and Angie Hertel, along with junior Julie Baehl, took the opportunity to show off their fancy footwork and body language at the Western Dance. (Photo by Greg Bourdeau) GRAB YOUR PARTNER: Senior Angie Hertel foot- stomped to the country music at the first Western Dance with her homemade date Clem as class- mate Laura Lappe looks on. (Photo by Greg Bour- deau)

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' Run for the rosesVcont. Senior Gary Weinzapfel wasn ' t a sheepherder, although he counted sheep. Rather, he was a trackster who counted sheep as a way ot psyching himself up before a meet. I sleep on the bus with a jacket over my head; sheep jumping over hurdles goes through my mind, explained Weinzapfel. But preparing for a meet wasn ' t as easy for some as it was for others. While some were nervous and talked a lot, the majority of the team sat silently, listening to the loud music on the bus ride to the events. Greg Blake said, I mostly concentrate on my race and how I plan to do it. Even though the team ' s mental attitude was high all sea- son it had limited success on the scoreboard. Lack of depth proved to be its worst enemy. Coach Herb Neighbors commented, We never seemed to have down the line scorers, Joe Bassemier said, We were able to pick up firsts and seconds, but we didn ' t have enough people to get the third and fourth place points. Keith Moss added, We didn ' t have enough people; most people had to run two or three times in one meet. However, even with the lack of depth, there were some bright spots. Seniors Roger Brown, Gary Weinzapfel, Joe Bassemier and sophomore Kurt Koewler were depended upon a great deal all season to bring in first place points in their respective events. Neighbors said, They don ' t make excuses; they just go out and work hard. All their persistence paid off when each qualified for sec- tionals. Bassemier placed fifth in the disc; Weinzapfel also brought home a fifth place ribbon for his efforts in the hurdles. Roger Brown, high jumper, and shot putter Kurt Koewler both received first place honors and were the only ones who advanced to Regionals. Brown went on to take third in State with a jump of 6 ' 8 . Coach Neighbors ' quote summed up the whole season: Our major goal was to hurdle, run, throw, and leap into sectionals, regionals, and state. Unfortunately, we stumbled over a few hurdles, didn ' t quite run fast enough nor throw far enough, but we did jump into the state finals. — Krista Grossman

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BARE FOOTIN ' : Sophomore Mindy McBride kicks off her shoes (and socks) and literally shows the people her dancing feet. Mindy was one of the many who felt the dancing fever at Sadie Hawkins. (Photo by Alan Burdette) GOOD OL ' BOYS: Mr. John Stratman and the rest of the Clinch Creek Band set the mood for the first Mater Dei Western Dance and Final Roundup. (Photo by Greg Bourdeau) 117 Dancing fever on the rise Mix country and western with rock and roll; add freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors; top it all off with a spirit of Celebration, and what do you get? A rise in the dance fever at Mater Dei I Along with traditional dances — Homecomings and Sadie Hawkins — two new Western Dances were spon- sored by the Journalism Department. Taking them by storm was English teach- er Mr. John Stratman, a member of The Clinch Creek Band. Stratman commented, I enjoyed giv- ing the students a chance to see me in a different light. The band proved to be a crowd pleaser by performing recent rock and roll hits and a few selections for the punk ers. Chaperones as well as stu- dents let their hair down, kicked off their shoes, and footstomped to the band ' s specialty, good ol ' rock and roll. Sherri Ricketts ' mother, Janice, appeared to steal the floor show as she boogied center stage, even though it was the cafeteria floor. Later in the year, Clinch Creek returned for The Final Roundup Western Dance. Its success was evi- dent as everyone joined hands and danced to the crowd favorite, Rocky Top! Darrell Whelan, Lori ' s father, kept losing his cowboy hat while he danced to Rocky Top for the first time. Junior Shari Untried commented, Well, the band was great — and see- ing Mr. Stratman in it was even better! Helping the dance fever grow, se- nior D.J. Clay Allison brought in the crowds at the football and basketball Homecoming dances. At Sadie Hawkins, KDQ performed with its own sound and light show. As in the past, scruff was the dress and mood for the day, and as for the night, well the girls got their chance to choose dates and foot the bill. Although it was reported that no one lured Government teacher, Mr. Mike Goebel, into attend- ing, there were quite a few people for the showing. Sophomore Jeff Mischler commented that the fun depended on who you went with. We didn ' t like the sound and light show. The record skipped and it wasn ' t loud enough, but we had fun because we had a good group of people. Yes, Mater Dei dances received the uplift they needed. Perhaps it was the one time this year when students joined hands — even if it was for Rocky Top: Rocky Top you ' ll always be Home Sweet Home to me — So will Mater Dei And the Wildcat Family! — Mary Schenk