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

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It isn ' t everyday that you get a chance to get back at a teacher who gave you a bad grade, but the seniors who participated in the senior faculty game were given that chance. The game started out quickly, with the faculty outscoring the seniors in the first period 28-19. Biol- ogy teacher Mr. Carl Vogel had several lay-ups on faculty fast breaks to keep the old guys on top. The second quarter went pretty much the same, but at one point, the faculty opened a big lead. Sen- ior Coach Brock Nicholson countered with a unique (and illegal) six-man offense, in order to make a comeback. Mr. Todd Rud- nick sparked the faculty team with a behind-the-back pass to a teammate for two points and a 48- 40 halftime lead. The third quarter was when the seniors made their comeback, leading by three points for several minutes. When the period ended, however, the faculty was ahead again 68-65. The fourth quarter was by far the closest, with the lead changin hands many times. The game went right down to the wire; and with 12 seconds left, the score was 92-91 in favor of the faculty, with Dean Mr. Herb Neighbors at the line shooting a pressure two free throws. Apparently the partisan student crowd rattled Neighbors as he missed both shots, giving the ball to the seniors with 12 seconds left. The seniors brought the ball down, but failed to get a shot off when a senior pass was picked off, and the faculty went on to win by a single point, 92-91. — Brian Johns AWESOME AUDIENCE: Faculty coaches, Mr. Frank Will and Miss Darla Edwards, along with player Mr. John Stratman, are on the edge of their seats and overcome with awe during the close and suspenseful game that was played between the senior boys and the faculty. The game is a Mater Dei tradition and the seniors were de- feated 92-91. (Photo by Alan Burdette) FAITHFUL FANS: Seniors Jerry Grannan and Sara Rexing and approximately 150 other students joined together in the Wildcat Arena to cheer on their favored senior team. (Photo by Alan Burdette) VICTORIOUS VOEGEL: Mr. Carl Voegel, makes a dashing drive for a sucessful two of his fourteen points during the Student Faculty game. (Photo by Alan Burdette)

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A couple of years ago, pet rocks were the big thing. One reason was they were easy to care for. How hard could it be to take care of a rock? Sophomore Melis- sa Long had this idea in mind, but instead of pet rocks , she cluttered her room with those small furry animals more commonly known as mice. Not live mice, but stuffed animal mice, mice statues, and mice posters. I used to have live mice, but they died. You don ' t have to worry about that with stuffed ones. Her collection, displayed on shelves and bureau tops in her room, has grown to a number not even Melissa herself knew since she began it around four years ago. Whenever she went to majo- rette contests she raided curio and gift shops in hopes of finding new additions for her extraordinary collection. The uniqueness of collections, however, was equaled only by the wide variety of ways these collec- tions started. For my first birthday my mom bought me a huge Raggedy Ann doll, and ever since then, my col- lection has grown, explained ju- nior Julie Rexing. Shelves in her room contain 20 dolls from all over the world, many brought back from trips taken by relatives. Julie ' s most expensive doll was a china one costing $80, but her favorite was one from Guatamala, which her sister gave her. While some collections were rel- atively small, some were so large it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack ... at least that ' s how sophomore Jerry Naas must have felt when he had to find one certain stamp out of his collection of 20,000. He kept his collection, including a 112-year-old stamp. neatly organized in a drawer in his room. My dad used to collect, he admitted, and that ' s what got me started. Although he did have a fairly good start, Jerry, who had been collecting stamps for four years, bought most of his stamps him- self. Money seemed to be a necessity for most collections, but a few cost little or nothing for the collectee, I just picked them up at differ- ent places as souvenirs and got so many I decided to start a collec- tion, commented freshman Geoff Coates. His collection of around 500 matchbooks contained ones from restaurants and hotels all over the world — Japan, Mexico, Germany, and Ireland, to name a few. — Kris Coates CRITTER SITTERS: Junior Toni Weinzaphfel has collected stuffed animals, especially the hugging type, since she was in the eight grade. She now has 25 of the furry fellows. (Photo by Greg Bourdeau) THE STAMP OF APPROVAL: Sophomore Jerry Naas finds stamp collecting to be an enjoyable pasttime. He is shown here with some of his favorites including one which is 112 years old. (Photo by Greg Bourdeau) CO Q Z5 ' Q 3 85 c

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You could spot the symptoms easy enough: glassy eyes; sweaty palms; and cold chills. The victims may also have been subject to stuttering and shaking knees. Whatever the case would be, all of these side effects could have been caused by your date ' s sim- ple question, Hey, would you like to come over to meet my parents tonight? During the high school years, one of the most trying experiences teenagers went through was meet- ing their dates ' parents for the very first time. While some MD students felt that meeting their dates ' par- ents wasn ' t a big deal, others dreaded the idea, hoping to live up parental expectations. Matt Bequette, junior, com- mented, It feels just like meeting any other parent. However, senior, Jeff Martin felt differently. It felt awkward the first time, but after that it was a lot easier, he remarked. Boys were not the only ones who experienced the pre-meeting jit- ters. Barb Seib, junior, said, It was an experience, but I liked it. It was hard not knowing if they would like me. One of the biggest problems en- countered in dating was not know- ing when to arrive. On the first date, a guy may have been afraid to pick up his girl friend because if he was early, he would have to spend the time talking to her parents, which he had never met. But senior Joe Kuhn found a way around the problem, saying, I ar- rive right on time, to the second . . . guaranteed! Junior Sharon Wildeman dis- agreed, I would like them to come later so I could finish getting ready. Her classmate, Sherry Schneider, had a totally different view, would want them to come earlier to make sure they are coming! Meeting a date ' s parents a tra- ditional ritual that will always in- spire fear in the hearts of teen- agers, but it ' s really not that diffi- cult. The worse they could do is not open the door! — John Townsend — Mary Ellert HEY Pops mm EWfMl Oil ON MEETING MA AND PA: Whether you were a preppy, a hippie, or a jock, meeting your date ' s parents was a time of nervous expectation. (Artwork by John Townsend) o CO Q a CO o (D 5 ' Q O Q (D co 87