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

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BAND BOOTH: The Mater Dei Band Booth, selling nachos, Polish sausage, and homemade lemo- nade, proved to be a giant money making suc- cess. BIRDS ' EYE VIEW: Senior Susan Reddington and friend Jeff Wagner watch the Fall Fest parade from prime window seats. (Photos by Bethe Led better) Fall Fest ' 81: Bringing in the bucks For almost everyone concerned, the Fall Festival meant eating lots of monster ears and pronto pups, gambling in the park, and meeting friends on crowded street corners. However, it also involved mounds of work for the Wildcat Band and other groups in hopes of raising funds. The highly successful Mater Dei Band Booth, which catered to diehard junk food junkies was run by pom pon girls, band members, and the moms of band members. According to Mrs. Sandy We ran around the week before the festival to get things in, but we mostly just kept it going day by day. — Mom Wenzel Mom Wenzel, mother of drum major Jeff Wenzel, We ran around the week before the festival to get things in, but we mostly just kept it going day by day. The booth was owned by several peo- ple who allowed Mater Dei to borrow it. The food at the Mater Dei booth was said to be some of the best at the festiv- al. Polish sausage, pronto pups, home- made lemonade, and cotton candy, which sold the best, were the special- ties. The cotton candy was a sort of chal- lenge for the workers because it took three hours to make in Cindy Wingert ' s garage and no sooner had they gotten back to the booth than it was already sold out. We did better than last year which is good because a lot of booths didn ' t, said Mom Wenzel. Was it really worth all of the effort put into it? According to Wenzel, Oh yes. It ' s worth it to meet the parents and help out the kids. Band members were not the only ones who found the Fall Festival to be something other than all fun and games. We had a challenge in constructing diamonds to mark this 60th celebra- tion, said Sr. Sharon Bittner regarding the Fall Fest art window. The window was designed by Art II, III, and IV stu- dents. No basic plans were given for the construction of the window display. This did not stop Sr. Sharon and her art stu- dents from being creative. For special effects, we created fire- works with spray paint. It was fun even though the stencil pieces kept dripping paint everywhere, said Sr. Sharon. A skyline of Evansville [in silver boxes) was highlighted by a black light against It was fun even though the stencil pieces kept dripping paint everywhere. — Sr. Sharon Bittner a dark background with white letters, glitter, and glowing paint. The artwork was displayed in the window of J.B. Cyc- lery. The mobile diamond was made by Clay Allison, a former art student. Mater Dei Language Arts instructor John Stratman and his band, Clinch Creek, also put in a lot of time and effort in performing for the Fall Festival. But he felt that the grind I was glad I did it be- cause it was good for the students to see me do something besides teach; it made them see me as a , , more complete person. I I — Mr. John Stratman was worth it because of the gain involved. I felt a little apprehensive about doing it (performing] because teachers are supposed to have a role to fill, a particular appearance. However, when it was over, I was glad I did it because it was good for the students to see me do something besides teach; it made them see me as a more complete person. He ' s been in the band a little over a year. The Fall Festival exemplifies the west side personality, and I like being a part of it. The spirit of the west side was con- tagious and it ' s that grouping of spir- it that everyone looks forward to each year. — Mary Ellert, Angie Elliott, Lori Whelan

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TO BE A KID AGAIN: Junior Beth Crabtree indulges in helium balloons, rememberances of carefree days of youth. Balloons are common sights on the streets during the festival. (Photo by Mary Ellert) YUMMY : Senior Lisa Richter enjoys lunch at the Fall Festival. A 45-minute lunch period, parking has- sles, and fighting crowds made it virtually impossi- ble to get back to school on time, many tardies resulted. (Photo by Mary Ellert) 10 MESMERIZED: Little Jeff Goebel, nephew of Mr. Mike Goebel and freshman Chris Goebel, seems to be in awe as he watches the Fall Festival para- de. The parade, held on Saturday afternoon, was the grand finale of events. (Photo by Mary Ellert) FINGER LICKIN ' GOOD: Angie Elliott, Kathy Boes. and Sherri Ricketts, seniors, learn that the Fall Fest is time for sun and snacks. Seniors were granted the privilege of going out to lunch everyday and found that dieting was next to impossible. (Photo by Bethe Ledbetter)

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mm, y, of Evansville was founded 1812 and, since then has grown ha the twisting body of water wn as, the great Ohio River. n its early years, the river was the town ' s main source of livelihood. Many businesses sprung up: on the waterfront and provided jobs for a number of Evansville ' s citizens. The easily access- able waterway also made Evansville a . main port during World War II and major producer of LST ' s (landing ship tanks). Even though the river was hot the in- dustrial center it was years ago, it was still a major center of amusement and activity for MD students. Senior Julie Burch commented, ;l like boating and stuff like that. You meet a lot of different people. Boaters are al- ways friendly and nice. Julie spends much of her time on the waterfront work- ing on the Martha Graham workboat, selling souveniers and tickets for her father ' s riverboat, The Spirit of Evans- ville. During the summer months, the annu- al hydroplane race attract J tors to the banks of the Ohi of the race got a chance to socialize with friends they hadn ' t seen since the end of school and get a little sunburnt at the same time. River camps were another major source of entertainment at the Ohio Riv- er. Lori Schnur ' s family has owned a river camp for over ten years. It ' s real leisure; it ' s really relaxed and peaceful by the river, said the sophomore. David Rollet, who often water-skied and boated on the Ohio, also enjoyed the peace and quiet down on the river- front. I feel free when I ' m down there. It ' s clean and you don ' t have to worry about traffic and all that stuff, he re- flected. Life would be very boring with- out the Ohio River. — Mary Ellert — Bethe Ledbetter Old man river