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

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' Get up and move 1 When talking about change, Mrs. Becky Larson had been irough it all. Not only had she recently been married, and srved on jury duty, but sh e also inherited 15 new kids. lese new kids were the freshmen, reserve, and varsity heerleaders for 1981-82. At the beginning of the year, Mrs. arson took over as cheerleading sponsor for Mrs. Debra mis. Junior Karen Lynn Rheinlander spoke for many of the heerleaders when commenting about Larson: She has orked very hard to keep us organized. She also had to arn a lot about what was going on. Larson remarked, The biggest accomplishment this year as building of self-confidence of the squad as well as icorporating some gymnastics into different routines. Before departing for the National Cheerleaders Associa- Dn (NCA) camp at Vincennes University in mid-June, the heerleaders kicked off their annual fundraising campaign, ley decided to do something a little different this year, adium cushions with the slogan We Support Mater Dei thletics were sold at various football and basketball ames throughout the year. The cushions were sponsored by est Side businesses and former Mater Dei students. Before e sale, Larson speculated that if all the cushions were sold, le squads would make enough to go to Hawaii I Although lis goal was not reached, it was one of the most profitable mdraisers ever for the cheerleaders. At the NCA camp, a few hours each day were set aside r competition as each of the squads tried to get the highest iting possible. The varsity squad represented Mater Dei ell, receiving a blue superior ribbon during each evalua- tion session. During four of those five days the reserves fol- lowed in the varsity ' s footsteps by also capturing blue rib- bons. Spirit sticks were presented each day to squads who showed the most enthusiasm and friendliness toward the other cheerleaders. Mater Dei ' s varsity and reserve cheer- leaders together received a spirit stick four days in a row. Since they received one on the last day, they were able to bring it home with them. In addition, Jenny Townsend received an individual hon- or. Out of about 30 girls, she was one of the five finalists chosen to be Miss Cheerleader. These girls had to do a cheer of their choice, plus answer a few personal questions about themselves in front of the whole camp. Although the cheerleaders did well at camp, there was one disappointment. Reserve cheerleader Julie Goelzhaus- er became injured and was unable to compete for the rest of the week. This injury led to more problems throughout the season, therefore, she was forced to give up her position to alternate Jenny Beyer. Jenny has adjusted real well. At first she was a little ner- vous about learning all the new cheers, but she came along fine, commented Jennifer Townsend. Reserve cheerleader Sherry Schneider summed up how she felt about the season. The thing I enjoy most about cheerleading this year is we were all good friends so we worked well together, had a good time, and at the same time raised school spirit. — Felicia Smith 45

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THE DOCTOR IS IN: Freud, the psychologist, proved to be one of the most popular games the Apple had to offer. Freud is just one of the wide selection of games programmed into the Apple. (Photo by Larry Schapker) COMPUTER WORKOUT: Junior Tony Farmer works diligently at a computer game. He was a member of computer club during first semester. (Photo by Mary Ellert) THE UNIVERSE AT HIS FINGERTIPS: The computer age came to the halls of Mater Dei with the purch- ase of the Apple II. Science teacher Mr. Tom Dick was responsible for programming the computer. Bill Basden; as seen by the computer. (Photo by Alan Burdette) RUN APPLEPOST BEEP, BEEP, BEEP Applepost?! What was Applepost? Applepost, a fairly sophisticated com- puter that took on a personality of its own, joined the ranks of Mater Dei in late August. Its cost was approximately $3,500. It was paid for strictly by private contributions, according to science teacher Mr. Tom Dick. Right now computers are in the stage that calculators were in five to six years ago, commented Mr. Dick, who pro- grammed the computer. When one stuck a disc of approx- imately four inches in diameter into the mouth of Applepost, it produced any- thing from brightly colored Space Eggs to a mailing list for the school. Other than recreational use and vital information storage, Applepost was used for learning. Sister Mary Francis ' data processing class used the comput- er to learn about it, what it does, and the effect it will have on technology. T hey learned two basic computer languages and how to write computer programs. Sr. Francis stated, I think it ' s important to get acquainted with it because it is the future. For those students who were in- terested in computer technology as a career later on in life or were interested in it just as a hobby, Mr. Dick offered a Computer Club on schedule A. It ' s a good experience and you learn a lot, sophomore club member Mike Hammers said. It helps you if you are planning to go into a field involving computers. Mr. Dick teaches it well. Mr. Richard Keith helped Dick with the club. Due to lack of experience and background, the club has started slowly but individual interest is picking up, he commented about the newly-formed club. Finally, what good would a computer be if the students could not play games on it during lUlhch periods? Every day, between five and thirty students fre- quented the halls outside the science office to play games such as Alien Rain, Golf, Star Trek, and many, many more. Go ahead and play the games but don ' t be too surprised if you find yourself tensing as the space bombs blow up your last man. — Tina Boarman 47