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

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HIGH-RISERS: A group of seniors who made the consumer ec field trip get a bird ' s-eye view of the downtown area from the 18th floor of the Old Na- tional Bank building. While at the bank, they also visited the vault and petroleum club. (Photo by Mary Ellert) m v lt ' s just right! ' Evansville (ev ' enz-vil), n. city in SW Indiana, on the Ohio River. This was how the dictionary defined Evansville. However, to most of Mater Dei ' s students, the city was simply home. I like it because everybody is friend- ly and everybody knows you, ex- plained Holly Geiser, sophomore. The population of Evansville was about 130,000 within the actual city limits. This did not include the suburbs and rural areas surrounding the metro- polis. MD consisted of a blend of both city slickers and country bumpkins. I like living in town because I ' m clos- er to school and less time is spent traveling to get to places. It ' s really convenient, said junior Beth Crabtree. However, Jim Pauli preferred the wide open spaces of his home in St. Joe. I like living out in the country, said the freshman. We have a lot of neat things to do out here, he added. Jim and his sisters were members of the Southern Indiana Antigue Tractor Club. They owned three tractors and used them to plow gardens, partici- Life in the stoplight city pate in antigue tractor pulls, and enter in parades such as the Evansville Free- dom Festival parade. Evansville, according to some MD students, was chock-full of places to go for recreation. On the weekends, we go see movies and go bowling and hang around and have a good time, said Keith Barnes, freshman. There ' s a lot of people coming out and you know auite a few of them. Elaine Sch ultheis, sophomore, liked to hang around at North Park, be- cause it gave her opportunity to cruise. Very civic-oriented, several MD stu- dents took an active part in community affairs. On election day, some worked at the polls, passing out campaign materials to voters. Others took part in the March of Dimes Superwalk. Participators were pledged for every mile they trudged in the 20 kilometer walk. Proceeds went to the March of Dimes to prevent birth defects. Tina Scott walked in the annual event for the very first time. She remem- bered, I thought it was going to be worse than it was. I didn ' t think I would make it!! Even though most of Mater Dei ' s seniors had lived in Evansville for most of their lives, many of them learned new things about the downtown area through their Consumer Economics field trip. On the expedition, they vi- sited Deaconess Hospital, the Old Na- tional Bank, Citizens Bank, the county courthouse, jail, and police station. At the Old National Bank, a bank official passed around a brick of $20,000 for the group to hold. Yes, it did come back with all the bills intact, despite the fact that Dan Lutterbach jokingly admitted that he ' felt like tak- ing some to go buy a car! Whether it was because of its bus- tling city life and rolling country sides, or its recreation spots and community activities, several MD students found it to be a perfect place to live. Elaine Schultheis summed it up, It ' s just right! — Mary Ellert 185

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IN THE MONEY: At the Old National Bank vault, SeniorS Jenny Olivey, David Stacker, Dan Lutter- baOh, Kevin Dick and Margaret Tavormina ex- amine a brick of $20,000. Nearly all of the SeniorS made the field trip to the downtown area a$ a part of their consumer economics claSS. (Photo by Mary Ellert) BUS STOP: After a tour of the downtown area, Michelle Lagenour, Chris Neale, Sandy Adler, Jackie Elpers, Keith Moss, and Joe Mischler relax outside the civic center while waiting for their bus. Among the places the seniors visited were the jail, courthouse, and police station. (Photo by Mary Ellert) C CENTER POLL CAT: Mark Brugger was among several seniors who volunteered their time to work at the polls during the primary elections. He worked for the Republican party at Tekoppel school. (Photo by Mary Ellert) A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION: Mary Koch, Pat Wildeman, Angie Crowe, Kim Kissel, and Missy Long participate in the annual March of Dimes Superwalk. Proceeds from the 20 kilometer trek wentto prevent birth defects. (Photo by Mary Ellert)

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