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

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LET YOUR FINGERS DO THE WALKING: Senior Mar- lene Schentrup prepares for her speech at Reitz. Marlene talked her way to a Regional cham- pionship and advanced to State competition. (Photo by Alan Burdette) WARMING UP: Sophomores Missy Burdette and Karen Backes psyche-up before the speech com- petition at Reitz. The two competed in the catag- ory of Dual Interpretation. (Photo by Alan Burdette) TAKEaUER CQNT. Other unique people and classroom experiences will long be kept in my memory bank . . . Beep . . . contact memory . . . The scene was the Advanced Biology room. I ' ll never forget the look on junior Gretchen Hillenbrand ' s face when class- mate Dan Klausmeier threw a baby shark down her shirt. Or how about the famous dish of lassagna conjured up in Foods Class? The lid stuck to the pan and it was beyond repair. Stephanie Schenk, Amy Castleman, Diana Weinzapfel, Karen Spahn, and Debbie Elpers were sure embarrassed! On a more serious note, I recall senior Marlene Schentrup brought honor to Coach Sister Jane Michele, Mater Dei, and the speech team by placing first in the Regional Speech Meet and advanc- ing to State competition. Yes, the people of Mater Dei are close- knit. Attending a Catholic school sets my student friends apart from public school students around the area. I especially enjoyed the masses. At the first one, a person from each homeroom brought to the altar a gift-wrapped box as an offer- ing of Celebration. During the mass celebrating the Immaculate Concep- tion, four freshmen girls dressed in CROWD PLEASER: Mater Dei was treated with a presentation by Dr. Ray Short on Love and In- fatuation. He outlined 14 different ways to deter- mine between the two. (Photo by Rob Zigenfus) 51

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Cats ' welcome mat 50 I couldn ' t believe that I wasn ' t bored for a minute, was Debbie Beach ' s response to the Carmi Illi- nois Jazz Band and Chorus assem- bly. The group who came on March 24, entertained everyone with the popular hit songs of Kenny Rogers and other contemporary music. Debbie continued, The way the singers and band sound- ed really caught my ear. The high school students, who tour from place to place year round, re- ceived a standing ovation for their performance. This group was just one of the many guests who came to Mater Dei. The most popular guest of the year and most enthu- siastically received presentation was that of Dr. Ray Short, author of Sex, Love, or Infatuation? How do I know? Short spoke to the student body about the differences be- tween love and infatuation. Dr. Short ' s speech wasn ' t Just a recruit- ing effort for himself, but something to benefit us, commented Jill Re- xing, junior. Susan Scheller, junior, added, He has given all of us something to base our feelings on and a way to sort out the differences. Many guest speakers that visited MD catered to individual classes only. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Kl ' enck, par- ents of Amy, met with senior reli- gion classes to discuss the pros and cons of marriage. Jeff Martin stated, It was a good experience because they showed us what being married was really like. The senior consumer economics classes, instructed by Mrs. Pat Welsh, welcomed Jim Will junior, employed by Will Insurance Agen- cy, on his talk about different types of insurance claims. He was very fascinating and told us some really great stories, said Janice Hassler. First semester psychology class listened in on two guest speakers this year. An amateur astrologist spoke to the class on astrology and explained how to follow your zodiac sign. Prosecuting Attorney Jeffery Lance described different types of criminal justice. Shannon Estep, senior commented, He was really interesting and informative; everyone really enjoyed it. Bob Pigman, also a Deputy and Prosecuting Attorney, talked to second semester government classes about his experiences with crime and punishment. Pigman ' s visit was very timely because he was the Prosecuting Attorney in the McReynolds case. Although we have many teachers within the school, guest speakers from the community pro- vide a refreshing approach to learning for MD students. — Krista Grossman TO THE POINT: Leading the speech team to a successful year was coach Sr. Jane Michele McClure. The Speech team finally earned its National Forensics League Charter, (Photo by Alan Burdette) TELL IT LIKE IT IS: Junior Speech team member Mike Locklar gets his point across during his speech at the Reitz meet. His many ribbons proved him to be an effective speaker. (Photos by Alan Burdette)

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TflKEQUER CQNT. 52 BIRD SOAP???: Sophomores Trina Kinney and Deanna Hartlein present their commercial on bird soap in German II class. (Photo by Leslie Stratman) white robes performed a dramatic litur- gical dance. At the mass before Lent, all the students came down from the bleachers and stood around the altar as a sign of unity. Aside from the mass, the religion classes constructed a huge Lenten col- lage representing life and death. This is certainly a group of very special people. Sniff . . . sniff . . . excuse me but all this sentiment is going to cause me to blow some vital wires . . . Beep . . . sniff . . . beep . . . Recharge!!! I ' ve taken in so many different personalities over the past year. I ' ll never forget the first time I met the mayor. I ' m not talking about Mr. Mike Vandeveer but rather Mr. Brock I-can-sell-my-candy Nicholson him- self. He could probably teach Michael D. a few tricks of the trade when it comes to pleasing his people. With the aid of the police force, eouncilmen, Clerk Amy Klenck, and Judge Dan Gossman, Nicholson made student government visible to the citizens of Mater Dei-vUle. The parking law was changed due to police-student controversies over exact- ly how far a car could be parked on the yellow lines before a ticket could be issued. On a lighter side, the administration okayed the council ' s bid for the option of girls ' pullovers in place of the regulation cardigan sweaters. Student Government even gave me hopes for the future. I ' ve already prog- A LONG WAY FROM HOME: Margarita and Louisa Silva have attended Mater Dei for two years as foreign students from San Salvador. Margarita, a senior, was chosen by her peers to serve on the May Court. (Photo by Geoff Coates) VISITORS FOR VACATION: Exchange students from Marian Heights spent Thanksgiving with fresh- man Angie Etherton. (Photo by Mary Ellert) TAKING THE CAKE: Junior Sue Bradley is honored by her German III class with a special cake. As a result of the high marks she received on a series German tests. Sue will travel to Germany this sum- mer. (Photo by Rob Zigenfus) GERMAN STUFFING: Juniors Dan Rexing and sophomore Steve Scheller demonstrate the pros and cons of a German bra. The German II class did a series of demonstrations on dif- ferent products using German to describe them. (Photo by Leslie Stratman).