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

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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

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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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118 Expect ike unexpected Although preparations were carefully made for the prom at ISUE on May 21 there were still a number of mishaps known to occur . . . Abbie Baker and Ken Kincheloe: Lightening striking I.S.U.E. ' s Radio antenna while we were outside; it scared me to death. Karen Raleigh and Mike Richards: Our camera broke; it rained; we got sick on the boat ride, and we walked into a three-inch-deep puddle. Christi Neale and Mike Bevers: We had a car wreck with Jodi Powell and her boyfriend. Ronny Maurer and Kim Hankins: After we ate dinner, right before we went to the dance, the zipper in my dress broke. I had to go home to get it fixed. Sherri Ricketts and Charlie Voelker: I stepped on my dress coming up the steps at ISUE and ripped my dress. John Townsend and Laura Gerber: The car we were in had been cleaned very good, including the vinyl seats. I slid all over the front seat everytime we turned a corner. Bethe Ledbetter and Bob Culver: I wore a hoop skirt and had a heck of a time getting out of the car when it got stuck in the seat. Janet Gries and Mike Kaiser: He almost ran the car up a tele- phone pole. Mike Kaiser and Janet Gries: That ' s not true, I was in total con- trol! I did it just to scare her!! SOUTHERN COMFORT: Robb Bumb and Laura Hutchinson, seniors, model the latest in prom fgshions. The couple was only one of many to dress in the Southern Belle style. (Photo by Bob Straub) DECORATION DETERMINATION: Juniors Sherry Schneider and Julie Rexing concentrate on finishing hurricane lamps for table decorations. The lamps were a last minute job because there was a shortage in supplies and an increase in prom attendance. (Photo by: Alan Burdette)