Medina High School - Medinian Yearbook (Medina, OH)

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(Top:) Sophomores Katie Dillon and Joe Meier vie for points during the mummy wrap. In spite of their efforts, the sophomores only placed third in the Spirit Week competition. (Above:) Triumphantly, senior Bill Doraty carries off the spirit trophy after the senior victory at the pep rally. The seniors rejoiced at their first Spirit Week victory. (Right:) Teeth gritted, Andy Sutandar and Jeremy Van Boxel pull for a possible freshman victory. (Far Right:) Freshmen contributed a massive bonfire to their first Homecoming. Both the freshmen and the sophomores constructed effigies of the opposing Brunswick Blue Devils to throw into the fire. (Right:) Traditionally, „ students attend the bonfire £ after the Homecoming § parade and pep rally. With no exception this year, hundreds of students showed up for the festivities. 12 Homecoming

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STUDENT L I F E Thank God for Weekends “The best way to get the most out of your weekends is to set goals for yourself My goal when I go out is to do as much as I can without getting in trouble with the school, the police, or my parents, but as I have so often found out, it ' s easier said than done.” — Kevin Fringer tudents spent the long- awaited weekends do¬ ing quite a variety of activi¬ ties. When asked what they usually did, most students said they went to movies, malls, parties, or out to eat. While doing these ordinary activities, some people set some out-of-the-ordinary go als for their weekends. “My goal when I go out Fri¬ day night is to live until Monday,” stated Lou Schaefer. Others took on a more re¬ bellious attitude. “My goal is to cause as much trouble as I can without getting caught added Brad Scholtz. Still other students, such as Jeff Cram, tried not to let the weekend activities interfer with school. “I go out to have a good time, but still make it to school on Monday to preserve my per¬ fect attendance record. While most students would have liked to spend all their free time having fun, they had other responsibil¬ ities to attend to. If not studying or doing last minute research at the library, they could be found participating in church and youth groups, working, or doing chores at home. By Nancy Bohl and Jennifer Buckloh (Below) Liz VanRossem works on some new music at her after school violin lesson. Liz is also among several students who participate in the Akron Youth Symphony Orchestra. (Bottom) Jonathan Williams awards a younger scout with badges he has earned. Students participate in many organizations such as scouting, 4-H, and community service groups. Bob Mihalko 8 (Left) Concentrating intently on the music, Beth Langol practices in the United 6 Church of Christ bell choir. Many students participate in church activities such as S choirs and youth groups. Student Life 11

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HOMECOMING Pep rally is greeted with pride, spirit, and enthusiasm “The pride is definitely back this year. This year is definitely different from the other three years of high school. just had a good feeling about all of Homecom¬ ing, especially this year with Brunswick as our ri¬ vals. It was a good way to start out our year in the Pioneer Conference. I hope after our class is gone the pride will con¬ tinue.” — Matt Hall his year’s Homecoming theme, Pride of the Pio¬ neer, was reflected through¬ out Spirit Week. Student Council sponsored lunch¬ time contests such as horses- tick races, rootbeer chug, and the horseshoe toss. In addition to these, the school participated in spirit link and United Way contests to raise money. At the Homecoming pep rally, more contests were held to determine the Spirit Week winners. After points were tallied for the tug of war, mummy wrap, and the float and effigy competition, the seniors were declared the winners, proving to be the most spirited in the school. As the rally neared its end, a nervous Homecoming Court of Janiene Tischke, Eva Smietana, Stephanie Beard, Brit Dietrichs, and Jenny Barnes awaited the announcement of Queen. The crowd cheered in ap¬ proval as Brit Dietrichs re¬ ceived the title of 1986 Homecoming Queen. Eva Smietana commented, “I was surprised to be named to the Homecoming Court. It was an honor I never expect¬ ed. “People participated more in assemblies and spir¬ it contests. Last year they were boring but this year was more fun.” “Getting in¬ volved with Homecoming this year,” said Kristen Kal- let, “ was lots of fun and a really good experience.” Student Council Vice Presi¬ dent, Joe Ebner summed up Homecoming by saying, “It was a real success because the amount of spirit generat¬ ed was phenomenal.” B2 by Jennifer Buckloh and Nancy Bohl (Far Left:) Sherrie Donahue and Renee Barengo cheer on their senior classmates during the Tug-of-war. Both were selected as Homecoming candidates. (Left:) Leading the crowd in cheering, the football players get psyched to beat Brunswick. Medina won their first Homecoming game in ten years by a score of 17-14. Bonfire goes smoothly I- n addition to the other EBlchanges last year, the bon¬ fire was also different. Every¬ thing went quite well, consider¬ ing it was not postponed due to rain or burned before hand, as in previous years. What is the purpose of the bonfire? It is held to raise spirits and increase school pride. Burning the mascot of the op¬ posing team provides support for the football team, but most of all the bonfire is held to bring people together to just have a great evening. The 1986 bonfire accom¬ plished all of these things suc¬ cessfully. The freshman class, with wood donated by local companies, built the bonfire. President Cindy Kisner stated, “Everything went well because a lot of people showed up to help build it.” by Jennifer Buckloh and Nancy Bohl Homecoming 13