Mishawaka High School - Miskodeed Yearbook (Mishawaka, IN)

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During a Junior Powderpuff worlsour, the girls practice hand offs. Sometimes even concentration isn’t enough to make the ball behave. School Year Brings Activities Homecoming, Powderpuff, Children’s Theatre and Dance Troupe-this school year brought a flood of activities for Cavemen both new and old to partici- pate in. Even before classes began fall sports were shaping up for the season ahead. Less experienced bur just as determined, Senior, Junior, and Sophomore girls spent their fall evenings practicing for the annu- al Powderpuff Foorball game. No team was assured of victory; but as one Senior player pur it, “Ir would be nice to win, bur whar really matters is that we show the underclassmen who is boss.’’ Early in the school year clubs and organi- zations attempted fo attract new mem- bers and raise funds. Everyone tried to find something which interested him or her, whether it was German, art, danc- ing or working on the school newspaper. Summer job money went quickly once school organizations started their money- making campaigns. From carnations to frisbees, each group sold anything and everything imaginable to boost their fi- nances. Dances and other activities were sponsored to help balance their budgets. Each year brought new Cavemen as Sophomores got their first taste of high school life. A part from a few mixed up schedules and last classrooms, the new students seemed to get along pretty well. Scott Ermerti leads the crowd in an enthusiastic cheer for MHS. Jeff Rehmel, Tim Schnapp and Dan Flowers rake a pleasant afternoon break. School Life 11

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10 School Life The MHS foorball ream reinforces their number one ranking after a close game against Penn. Christopher Robin, played by Cindy Hall, signs an autograph offer a successful performance. Miss Piggy, Kermit and Big Bird entertain the MHS fans during a foorball game. Jim Motz and Lori Fleck are enovived in a bike- arhon sponsored by Burger Chef. Sue Armstrong decorates her locker with pictures, cur-ours, and spirit stickers.

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In The News Conflicting situations plagued 1980-81. Whether it was television footage of an embassy take-over or presentations of Olympic medals, world events touched the thoughts of MHS students. Shock and anger overwhelmed Ameri- cans near the beginning of the decade with the seizure of the US Embassy in lran. Reports abour American hostages made daily news as Mishawaka resi- dents sent Christmas cards to Tehran and tied yellow ribbons of remembrance to trees, cars and homes. A rescue atrempr raised hopes momentarily bur failed to marerialize. The Olympics received more than usual attention as politics interfered with the Games. The Winter Games in Lake Placid captured many MHS viewers who cheered the US hockey team’s gold- medal performance. Televisions, howev- er, went dark when summer arrived because of President Carter's decision to keep US athletes our of the Summer Games in Moscow in order to protest Russia's invasion of Afghanistan. Other national issues ranged from the continuing struggles of ERA to the assimi- lation of Cuban refugees. A reinstare- ment of draft registration affected MHS students quite closely since all 19 and 20 year old men had fo sign up ar their local post offices. Politics centered around the conventions, campaigns, election and inauguration of a president and vice-president. Horly contested primaries made Carrer, Ken- nedy, Reagan, Bush and Anderson more than household words. Several MHS seniors registered and voted for the first time in a unique national election featuring not only the Democratic ticker of incumbants Jimmy Carrer and Walter Mondale and the Republican ticker of Ronald Reagan and George Bush but also a third party ticket of John Anderson and Patrick Lucey. These events and others brought the world’s rurmoils and tensions to MHS stu- dents as they took stock of the world American tourists wave the U.S. flag from Lenin Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini casts his ballor in SITUATION. Stadium in honor of the Olympic Boycorr. Iran's parliamentary election. The San Diego Chicken looks for a job in case the baseball players go on strike. 12 World News