Momence High School - Monesse Yearbook (Momence, IL)

Text from Pages 1 - 160 of the 1975 volume:

3 monesse 1975 momence high school momence, il 60954 plession equal to the 1930's. kankakee county unemployment hits 9.5%, slightly above mn; the notional average of 8.9%. beef becomes � - 7sK( r . ;• ? '' ' --. ■ ■hhi cheaper tcripuy than pop. food and meat prices hit an all time high.'farmers make less than before, beef and dairy herds slaughtered in protest to low wages, gas hits 60g a gallon in some parts of the country, imports begiiji to exceed the exports, decline in auto sales forces detroit to offer rebates for most new car sales, cost of living up 15%. u.s. consumes 90% of the earth's natural resources with only 2% of the population.- .„ economists question when it will all level off, butTcan it7 4 closings affect district like other communities, momence began to feel the economy crunch, it started in the summer of 1973 when agar's plant closed and came to a head on May 13, 1975 when carter-wallace stopped producing their products locally. the unemployment figures began to rise on a scale equal to the rest of the state and nation, rumors of other plant closings and two or three week factory shutdowns left the town with the question of where it would all end. because of a lack of business, some of the establishments in the town closed down and empty storefronts began to greet visi- tors to the community. how DID all of this affect the school sys- tem, and how WILL it affect the system? a loss of tax dollar revenue will reduce the amount of monies the school board has to work with, this fact, together with a decline in enrollment in the lower grades, has initi- ated board action to start trimming budg- ets. in the end it could result in a loss of some of the “non-important programs in the district. recession, an old word now used on a regular basis, or the start of a depression — no one knows what to believe or where it will all end. HHB mmm ■M HIM� 5 6 a 40-year old visit to the past — mhs have you ever wondered what the mid- dle 1930’s were like? the depression was just ending and the works progress admin- istration (wpa) was formed by president franklin roosevelt’s administration as a plan to get thousands of unemployed men back on the payroll, the major concentra- tion of work by the wpa was public build- ings, a community or school corporation could get a structure built at a fraction of the cost of hiring a contractor. momence high school, completed in 1936, was built under this plan, one of the sturdiest structures in the county, the build- ings housed both the junior and senior highs with room to spare, rooms were fin- ished as they were needed, it was a slow trend at first but within the last 10 years mhs has almost doubled in size. at first the junior high, grades six through eight, were moved out to a new building and mhs stayed the same, next year the freshmen will be taken out to help the overcrowded conditions and the build- ing is still basically the same as it was in 1936. with the exception of new desks, paint and lighting the building is like returning to the time of the pre-hitler era. because of a lack of funds and a com- munity that can't stand another tax hike, the tennis courts, stage curtains and stu- dent parking lot, all pictured, are just a few of the areas that have suffered. have you ever wondered what the 1930's were like, take a good, long look at mhs. 7 8 9 Right: Showing her dismay, Myra Balber is informed that she needs a vocation. Lower left: Sophomore Donna Trobaugh con- ceals herself behind a bookcase, lower right: In a fit of anger, Myro Bolber waves a hammer menacingly. 10 Speech Club stars 21 in ‘Terror In The Suburbs’’ Following tradition, the annual fall play was performed by the Speech Club on November 15 and 16. The cast of “Terror in the Sub- urbs, a mystery-comedy, did an exceptional job of portraying luna- tics, FBI agents, a sinister lawyer and a malicious dwarf, just for exam- ple. Several characters, including “seven mysterious strangers,” shifted bodies from one part of the set to another throughout the play. Once again, Myra Balber captured the audience's attention as a “lunatic FBI agent. Dan Petersen, Mary Winsett, Donna Trobaugh and Rick Morse gave commendable performances also. Portraying the “seven mysterious strangers were Jeannine Blan- chette, Kathy Fisher, Pam Johnson, Cathy Peterson, Carol Rehmer, Nancy Schopf and Rick Simpson. The director of Terror in the Suburbs was Mr. Ken Thackeray. Assisting him was Kevin Blanchette. Guy Anderson, Don Kinney, Jeff Mitchell and Rick Schopf composed the stage crew. Background music was supplied by Shari McGill. Other members of the cast were Nancy Burnett, Garry Hunte, Bob Knowles, Patti Martin, Barb Minnich, Jane Peterson, Sue Petkunas, Tom Rehmer and Willie Wilson. Upper left: Sue Petkumas insists that she is unable to act the part of an insane FBI agent. Left: Shot by the late Dr. Cloud, Rick Morse lies dying on the floor. 11 Cheering squads behind athletes Poge 1 2 — Top left: Cyndie Knowles. Top left center: Dianna Vickery. Bot tom left: Members of the varsity ond Fresh-Soph cheerleading squads were: Barb Reising, Jill Gilbert, Val Jewell, Laura Jewell, Jeanne Munyon, Cindie Sharkey, Tammy DeYoung, Rhonda Clark, Cyndie Knowles, Dianna Vickery, Jamyce Curtis and Mary Winsett. Page 13 — Top right center: Jeanne Munyon. Top right: Jamyce Curtis. Bottom right: Jill Gil- bert. Bottom right center: Cyndie Sharkey. 13 This school year saw the moving of golf to the fall from its usual spring. The move was voted in by ISHA to give northern schools a better chance in the fall because of bad spring weather. In the District Tournament, Art Romadka highlighted the 5-9 year by shooting a one over par 37 on the back nine, but shot a nine over par 45 on the front. Romadka finished with an 82, Greg Porter tallied an 84, Mike Holman shot an 87 and Matt Dionne followed with a 90. The 343 team score was good enough to cop fifth place, the best in the school's history. They were downed by the first place team, Danville, by 21 strokes. The KVC Tournament and the Grant Park Invitational did not show the team’s talents in their third and sixth places, respec- tively. In early spring Coach Ed Willard led the sophomore linksmen to a 4-0 record. They defeated Cresent City twice. Grant Park once and finished first in a three way match with the seniors and faculty. This team consisted of David Sanders, Matt Dionne, Mick Porter, Jim Billadeau and Reese Marrs. 14 Golf changed to fall sport Upper right: Greg Porter gives a putt a close run ot the cup. Upper left: Jim Billadeou tends the pin. Billo- deau is a good prospect for the future. For left: Mem- bers of the golf teom were: Mike Holman, Mick Por- ter, Reese Marrs, Jim Billodeau, Matt Dionne and Greg Porter. Not pictured is Art Romadka. 15 Snow days saved for Springtime For the first time in many years the school district did not have to use any of their emergency days, commonly called snow days. The day Christmas vacation started the fluffy white sub- stance began to fall and by noon Momence had their deepest snow of the year. The roads began to get hazard- ous but no class time was lost. Momence was constantly being missed throughout the winter season as areas on all sides were left almost para- lyzed on more than one occasion. Chicago's public schools were closed for the first time since the big snow in the late 1960’s. Snowmobiles got very little use but amateur hockey games were often seen at the Island Park and private ponds. 6 Top left: Eddie White (41), Jon Simpson (31), and Tommy Merrill (21) stop a Herscher running back dead in his tracks. Center: All State halfback Kim Wells is nailed for no gain against Eastridge, while Bob Warren looks on. Top right: Brett Whisker (64) throws a block to spring fullbock Tim Cherry for yardage against Herscher. Lower right: Even with the help of brother Jay, Tim Cherry has no place to go. Lower left: Bob Simpson (72) stretches the material a bit while waiting for help to come in from Keith Beezhold (81). 18 Many individuals gained All-Star honors as Redskins were rated number 1 in state Undefeated in regular season play the 1974 Momence Redskins won the Kan- kakee Valley Conference for the fourth straight year. From the first game of the year to the last the Skins were the number one rated team in the Kankakee area and at one point in the season were rated number one in the state by the UPI. The 1974 season marked the first time that Illinois had ever had a gridiron playoff. As the smallest school in the 3A division the KVC representative’s first round foe was powerful Morton. The Potters ended the Scalpers' play-off hopes by dealing them their first defeat of the season, 28-14. Three Redskin footballers were named to the All-State Football team. Halfback Kim Wells, the area’s leading scorer and rusher, was selected to the first team. Tight end Keith Beezhold and tackle Bob Simpson were given special mention and honorable mention respectively. Wells was also chosen to play in the first east-west All-Star high school game. Momence placed five players at six positions on the All-Area team. Bob Warren, Tim Cherry, Wells, Beezhold and Simpson all made the offensive unit. Simpson was also chosen on defense. The Skins also dominated the AII-KVC team by collecting 1 1 of the first team posi- tions. Named to the team were: Steve Sanders, Chris Sharkey, Eddie White, Tom Merrill, Warren, Cherry, Wells, Simpson and Beezhold. Simpson and Beezhold were selected on both the offensive and defensive teams. 19 Member� of the top ranked 1974 football team were: Standing, manager C. Patterson, T. Cherry, R. Jordan, R. Bishir, J. Anderson, W. Wilson, E. Covington, S. Sanders, R. West, J. Westbrooks, K. Beezhold and manager Jeff Momon. Middle row, J. Campbell, K. Wells, D. Yanowsky, B. Whisker, R. West, C. Sharkey, J. Garry, B. Warren, B. Simpson, J. Simpson. Front row, B. High, S. Warren, J. Cherry, T. Merrill, E. White, T. Douglas, J. Reynolds, E. Taylor, R. Shegog and L. DePatis. Bottom left: Bob Warren leads the way around end as Kim Wells advances the ball for more yardage. The excellent blocking of the Scalpers' line enabled Skin ball carriers to gain over 3,100 rushing yards during the season. Bottom right: James Campbell, called upon mostly for his speed on sweeps and kick returns, attempts to avoid two Central defenders. Top left: Coaches Jock Cherry and Fred Bell show their appreciation of the 61-6 romp over Peotone. Top right: James Campbell runs into some trouble in the Redskins' playoff loss to Morton. Bottom: Tommy Merrill follows Keith Beezhold for big yardage in the Skins' Homecoming game against Clifton Central. 21 Young Scalpers finish with winning record Even though key sophomores from the 1973 unde- feated freshman team were moved up to the varsity squad the Frosh-Soph gridders still carried out a win- ning season with a 7-2 record. Unfortunately, one of the losses came at the hands of Bishop McNamara giv- ing the Irish the Kankakee Valley Conference crown with a 5-0 record. Leading the scoring attack for the young Scalpers were Roger West, Tommy Ross, Mark Carter, Mike Vickery and Frank Graves. The defensive unit was paced by Vickery, West, Kevin Blanchette, Jeff Ander- son and Don Yanowski. Members of the 1975 Frosh-Soph football team were: First row, manager R. Sharkey, S. Smith, J. Reising, T. Wyatt, P. Dhom, B. Seibert, P. Hunte, N. White, T. Ross, R Harwell, J. Andruch Second row, D. Denton, T. Vent, L. Keller, R. Merrill, M. Corter, D. Sanders, F. Graves, J. Sharkey, T. McKinley, J. Suprenaut. Third row, B. Booi, B Prather, L. Finch, I. Munyon, K. Johnson, M. Vickery, D. Yanowski, P. Hernandez, M. Klassen. Fourth row, R. Simpson, D. Wilson, R. Roper, G. Borggeren, K. Blanchette, B. Zimmerman, R. Shegog, J. Newberry. 22 Members of the 1974 freshman football team were: Bottom row, J. Yonowski, R. Roper, T. Wyatt, S. Smith, M. Klassen, J. Sharkey, J. Soprenant, B. Seibert. Middle row, G. Borggeren, R. Simpson, K. Johnson, W. Shegog, N. White, J. Newberry, P. Hunte. Top row, T. Vent, D. Denton, B. Booi, J. Riesing, L. Finch. Uncommon to Redskin gridiron teams in past years, the freshman football squad suffered through a 2-4 season. With the exception of a 46-0 stomp to Kankakee Eas- tridge, the Skins had close battles with KVC opponents. A non-productive offense usually led to their downfall. Will Shegog and Mike Klassen topped the team in scoring while Ira Jefferson, Greg Borggeren and Klassen were the leading defenders. 23 Week long Homecoming activities featured wide variety of contests Top left: Bottle 'em up won the Sponish Club a first place trophy. Top right: Tammy DeYoung, Barb Reising and Val Jewell encourage the sophomores to yell louder. Bottom right: Kirby Warne represented the Publications Class os a Redskin mascot. Bot- tom left.- The strain on a child's trike is shown as junior Randy McGill tries to gain ground. Center: The sophomores capitalized on the Comet TV commercial for their third place fin- ish. 24 Top left: The freshman class surprised everyone by tying for first place. Top right: Barb Rowe ond Normo Perry help lead the seniors to a spirit stick victory. Bottom right: Vorsity and Fresh-Soph cheerleaders rock steady with the crowd ot the pep session. Bottom left: The sen- iors were the stars as they tied for first in the float competition. Center: No parade would be complete without a clown ond senior John Rivard was a crowd pleaser. 25 Top left: Generally known for their apathy, the juniors pulled a major upset by capturing the tug-o’-war. Top right: Sophomore Jon Simpson shows the effect of missing Mr. Rosenberg with the whipped cream pie. Bottom: 'Redskin Reckin-Crew gove Co-op a second place finish in the organizations division. Opposite page: Faculty members aren’t over the hill yet os they defeated the class champs. 26 Second Spirit Week” Student Council sponsored the second annual Spirit Week, which was climaxed with a Redskin victory over Clifton Central, October 25. The 20th annual Homecoming activities started on Monday with the beginning of the tape race and the Sexiest Legs contest. Pho- tographs were taken of several football players’ legs and dis- played for student vote. Students showed preference by placing coins in corresponding jars. Senior quarterback Chris Sharkey walked away with first prize. Students and faculty alike sported numbered jerseys and crazy socks for Tuesday’s Sock and Jersey Day. Sixth hour Wednes- day was devoted to Race Day. The two-lap tricycle race around the school was run on Student Council owned trikes. The Sexy Seniors emerged victorious with the sophomores placing second. Attention then shifted to the tug-o’-war contest at the north end of the football field. The Class of ’76 surprised everyone by out-pull- ing all of the teams except the faculty. Finishing second were the sophomores. During Thursday’s pep rally, the apathy of MHS made its pres- ence known. Four teachers, Mr. Bill Briggs, Mr. Bill Rosenberg, Mr. William Smith and Mr. Dave Sikma, were used as pigeons in a cheerleader sponsored skit. Each faculty member, representing one of the classes, came down a ladder at a speed regulated by how loud each class yelled. Mr. Rosenberg, behind the yelling sopho- mores, reached the bottom first only to be chased around the stage by pie-armed Jon Simpson. adds to Homecoming After school, all four classes brought in their collections of burn- able material for the wood contest. The judges ruled the sopho- mores as winners, with the seniors placing second. The tape race came to a close on Friday with a total of $190.81 collected and turned over to the Frank Simpson Memorial Stadium Fund. The class of '75 purchased a total of 3,816 inches for first place with the sophomores a distant second at 1,588 inches. Students and faculty, wearing the school colors, observed the Homecoming Parade Friday afternoon. The seniors and freshmen tied for first place in the float competition. The freshmen entered the theme, Looks Like We're Gonna Dunk 'Em Donut, while the seniors entry claimed, They May Be the Comets, But We ll Be the Stars. Put the Comets in Their Place, Down the Drain, placed the sophomores third, with the junior entry, Ice Cream for the Redskins and Soda You, placing last. In the organizational com- petition Spanish Club’s Bottle 'Em Up placed first. The Publica- tions Class was represented in the parade by Kirby Warne and his horse Smoky, although they did not partake in the competition. That evening, after a downtown pep rally won by the seniors, the snake dance and the bonfire, halftime of the football game saw the coronation of the Homecoming Queen. This year, instead of having the new queen enter the field in the last car, all of the candi- dates were on the field before Jeannine Munyon was crowned by the 1972 queen, Mary Storer. For their competition throughout the week the seniors were awarded the Spirit Plaque. 27 Top left: Freshman representative Susie Harwell ond escort Jerry Suprenant. Bottom right: Junior representative Kathy Alvey and escort Randy McGill. Bot- tom left: Sophomore representative Denno Kincaid ond escort Miles Zahradnik. Above: 1974 Homecoming queen and her escort Jeannine Munyon and Greg Por- Parker, Norma Perry and Eddie Covington, Lisa Calvo and Art Romadka, and Roc- ter. Clockwise: Queen attendants and their escorts were Pam Turner and Charles helle Wellmoker and Marvin Riley. Members of the 1974-75 varsity basketball team were: Alan Roundtree, Gerry Griffis, Keith Beezhold, Perry Holliday, assistant coach Dave Sikma, William Campbell, Larry DePatis, Chris Jones, manager Dave Sanders, Kim Wells, Bob Simp- son, coach Keith Law, Hughley Blanton, Jerome Westbrooks, Rick West and Chris Sharkey. Top left: Bishop McNamara's Dave Schmidt and Hughley Blanton battled for supremacy of the KVC throughout the season. Opposite page: Reserve center Keith Beezhold scores two against Peotone. Lower right: Former Eastridge assistant, coach Keith Law guided the Scalpers to their second best record in history. Lower left: Jerome Westbrooks had little trouble against Peotone defenders as the Skins led 48-18 at half in the Regional. 30 Scalpers fight way to productive year Much to the dismay of the Redskin basket- ball team and its fans, the squad never did quite live up to pre-season hopes and expec- tations. In late November polls listed the Skins as favorites in the KVC and Regional Tourna- ment, a position even the oldest and most loyal fan couldn’t remember being in. Learning the system of a new coach, an embarrassingly weak schedule and the jinx of Bishop McNamara pledge the Skins during a 21-5 season. The Irish administered three of those five losses, including a heart-stopping 76-75 triple overtime win in semi-final action of the Regional Tournament. Coach Keith Law's squad finished third in the Rushville Christmas Tournament and sec- ond to McNamara in the conference tourna- ment and league standings. Building for the future the Scalpers had three juniors in the starting line-up. One of them, center Hughley Blanton, was named to the All-Area first team. Blanton was also selected to the AII-KVC first squad along with senior forward Jerome Westbrooks. Junior William Campbell was also named to the sec- ond team. Blanton led the team in scoring with a 16.1 average. Westbrooks and Campbell were close behind at 1 3.9 and 1 3.5 respectively. Totaling 298, Blanton captured the rebound- ing trophy. Missed foul shots proved to be one of the main handicaps of the squad as the top aver- age was only 66%, attained by both Camp- bell and Westbrooks. Offensively the Skins averaged 70.2 points a game while giving up 58.5. 31 Left: Senior forward Bob Simpson battles for a rebound against Peotone during the Regional Tournament. Bottom left: Williom Campbell shoots over the outstretched arms of a McNamara player. Bottom right: Two St. Anne players try, to no avoil, to stop Wil- liom Campbell's shot. 33 Tennis boom hits mhs; netters finish at 2-4 Momence High School was hit by the tennis boom last spring. The tennis team, under the direction of Mr. Fred Bell, was included in the athletic program for the first time. The 2-4 team was led by senior Rick West, but was aided by all of the partici- pants. In their opening match, against Bishop MacNamara, only Kirby Warne managed to win. The team then fared well after the opener, they were able to win two of the five remaining matches. They lost to larger foes such as Dwight and Crete-Monee. In other matches the netters defeated Peotone once, and fell to the rackets of Peotone once. With all but three players returning, the tennis team and Coach Fred Bell are looking forward to coming seasons and matches. Members of the tennis team were: Mike Keller, Kurt Hutchings, Mark Prairie, Mike Holman, Rick West, Lorry Mansburger, Beth Peterson, and Cooch Fred Bell. Fresh-Soph end 15-4 Finishing with one of the best records in recent years, the Fresh-Soph basketball team couldn't quite come up with the big win. While winning their first 11 of 1 2 games, the young Scalpers lost three important conference games to Grant Park, McNamara and St. Anne. Leading scorers for the Skins were Roger West, with an 11.2 average, Jeff Anderson, 9.6, and Tommy Ross, 8.4. Keith Hoppel pulled down 84 rebounds while Anderson grabbed 76. Ross handed out 63 assists and West accounted for 62. The Fresh-Soph ended up with a 5-3 KVC mark and 15-4 over-all record. Top left: Mike Vickery takes a shot as Greg Leftridge (42) and Mickey Porter look on. Top right: As his team listens. Coach Bell gives them instructions dur- ing a time-out. Bottom left: Members of the Frosh-Soph basketball team were: First row, Mark Jordan, Mike Vickery, Roger West, Tommy Ross, Jon Simpson and monoger Chester Patterson. Second row, coach Bill Rosenberg, Greg leftridge, Greg Bor- gren, Mickey Porter, Keith Hoppel, Jeff Anderson and coach Fred Bell. 35 Boosters build Memorial Stadium Construction began last September on the new three story stadium that is being built on the west side of the football field with completion due sometime in the fall of 1975. The building will cost approximately $10,000 and about half of it has been raised through the Frank Simpson Memorial Fund. Other methods which money has been raised were with the sell- ing of concrete blocks and donations from industry, business- men and concerned individuals. The insulated structure will measure 50 feet x 16 feet and the first floor will contain both men’s and women’s restrooms and a concession stand. The second floor will be a heated area con- taining 45 to 50 seat’s with an all glass front, carpeting and pan- eling. The third floor will house the areas press corp, newspaper writers and radio announcers, and scoreboard operators. Season tickets will be sold for the enclosed area at a fairly high price, but the money will be used to keep up the place and make improvements. The ownership will be taken over by the Momence Commu- nity School District when the building is completed. The committee in charge of construction has been headed up by Ron Claek and includes Nancy Simpson, Tom Ware, Al Van Swol, Bob Bleyle, Jim Vickery and Dick Katschke. 36 38 Speech Club presents vaudeville-melodrama Top left: Rick Morse as Desmond Darkarce. Top left center: Kevin Blanchette (Terence Truelung) and Toni Blanchette (Chastity Wildflower) in The Wildflowering of Chastity. Top right: Mr. Buchholz entertained the audience with cowboy songs. Bottom right: Mary Winsett and Bob Knowles doing their part in The Wildflowering of Chastity. Bottom right center: Kevin Blanchette in the chase scene. Bottom left: Myra Balber (Aunt Abby) and Dan Peterson (Henry Homeward) add highlights to all Speech Club plays. For the first time on stage at Momence, several students and teachers presented, “An Evening of Vaudeville ' including “The Wild Flowering of Chastity ' or “Chaste Across the Stage.” Starting the night out with a bang, were several vaudeville actors. Lois Brinkmann and Tim Amell did their song, dance and “pig” joke routine followed by Orbert Davis on his trumpet and Mr. Buchholz singing some old cowboy favorites. Amy Studer and Randy McGill then performed a scene of the Matinee Lady and “Pinch man. Shari McGill played some 'ole' time favorites on the piano, and after several hard times, Nancy Burnett finally made it on stage with her banjo. Stealing the attention of the audience was the melodramatic cast: Handsome and dashing Terence Truelung (Kevin Blanchette), who was engaged nine long years to sweet, young Chastity Wild- flower (Toni Blanchette). Henry Homeward (Dan Peterson), a very old banker and Aunt Abby (Mura Balber), Chastity’s aged aunt, showered the audience with spirits of laughter throughout the showing. Entering the scene now and again was Mary Winsett as Violet Nightshade, fallen city woman, sister of Chastity. Mary Wyant played Melody Bopeep another sister of Chastity, who had followed the man who loved and left her. Ending the scene in a chase, and keeping the excitement highlighted throughout the show, was Desmond Darkacre (Rick Morse), the sinister villain. With such a fantastic turnout. Speech Club plans another melo- drama next year. 39 ootball, basketball, volleyball, tennis, bowli varsity football varsity basketball boys track • mhs opp mhs opp mhs opp hoopeston 20 6 gilman 56 58 crete-monee 45 96 kankakee eastridge 18 0 manteno 61 51 st. anne 69 133 Chicago Christian 76 6 st. anne 62 52 gilman 24 herscher 36 14 beecher 77 73 beecher 12 st. anne 24 0 grant park 59 48 mcnamara 73 92 peotone 61 6 rushville tournament grant park 13 mcnamara 14 6 bath balyki 85 50 herscher 63 78 clifton central 26 7 rushville (3ot) 63 64 central relays 2nd watseka 26 6 beardstown 59 51 kvc meet 4th state playoffs forrest 92 67 record 3-4 morton 14 28 illiana Christian 63 58 kvc 5-0 braidwood 81 58 fresh-soph basketball record 9-1 peotone 70 50 mhs opp clifton central 72 61 gilman 56 49 fresh-soph football grant park 85 63 manteno 53 46 mhs opp herscher 65 55 st. anne 58 53 hoopeston 28 14 kvc tournament beecher 61 40 kankakee eastridge 8 13 beecher 81 66 grant park 44 48 Chicago Christian 46 0 st. anne 51 45 forrest 63 47 herscher 8 6 mcnamara 56 59 illiana Christian 46 32 st. anne 32 0 mcnamara 57 70 braidwood 75 30 peotone, forfeit 2 0 donovan 91 46 peotone 68 30 mcnamara 6 14 reddick 76 63 central 50 49 clifton central 42 0 odell 83 60 grant park 50 59 watseka 20 0 st. anne (ot) 66 62 herscher 42 32 kvc 4-1 crescent city 57 52 mcnamara 42 49 record 7-2 district tournament donovan 65 51 peotone 78 60 reddick 68 35 freshman football mcnamara (3ot) 75 76 odell 44 28 mhs opp kvc 7-1 st. anne 38 44 kankakee eastridge 0 46 record 21 -5 crescent city 60 49 herscher 8 12 clifton central tournament st. anne 14 6 girls track kankakee westview 34 40 peotone 8 0 mhs opp mcnamara 6 20 central 38 91 clifton central 12 14 manteno 66 62 record 2-4 kvc meet 4th record 1-1 40 ig, baseball, track, golf, football, basketball golf girls volleyball a baseball peotone lost peotone 1-15 mhs opp bradley lost 4-15 crete-monee 2 4 beecher won central 5-15 st. anne 11 5 mcnamara lost 10-15 manteno 7 9 kankakee eastridge lost kvc tournament beecher 0 10 joliet east won beecher lost mcnamara 0 12 grant park won st. anne won grant park 0 5 beecher won manteno won clifton central 3 9 kankakee eastridge lost mcnamara 6-15 manteno 5 12 peotone lost 7-15 herscher 6 13 bradley lost grant park 11-15 district joliet east lost 5-15 beecher 2 13 grant park invitational 6th beecher 16-14 peotone 2 12 kvc at peotone 3rd 11-15 mcnamara 0 4 mcnamara lost 5-15 st. anne 9 3 district tournament 5th district kvc 1-7 manteno won mcnamara 7-15 record 2-1 1 record 5-9 3-15 record 2-7 girls basketball a” bowling a mhs opp mhs opp girls volleyball b” grant park 45 34 peotone 1307 1242 peotone 7-15 beecher 30 38 grant park 1454 1160 3-15 mcnamara 49 29 peotone 1255 mcnamara 15-12 manteno 29 19 record 3-0 12-15 central 49 40 15-10 st. anne 36 17 bowling “b” grant park 6-15 kvc tournament mhs opp 9-15 mcnamara 23 19 peotone 1038 816 beecher 6-15 herscher 35 26 grant park 1 290 957 5-15 manteno 30 33 peotone 910 record 1-3 record 6-2 kvc tournament peotone a 1149 1266 tennis girls basketball b central'‘a 1289 1348 mhs opp mhs opp record 3-2 mcnamara 1 8 grant park 13 12 dwight 3 2 beecher 7 17 peotone 2 3 manteno 22 8 peotone 5 2 central 38 19 dwight 2 6 st. anne 26 6 crete-monee 1 4 record 4-1 record 2-4 Math team places high In two competitions during the year the Math Team, although not victorious, placed high among area schools. The team captured fourth of 10 schools at the Beecher Invitational and third in the Kankakee Valley Conference meet, behind Beecher and Clifton Central. Members of the team pictured below were: first row, Vera Dam, Pam Rankin, Mark Jordan and Lenore Ellsworth. Sec- ond row. Buddy Munyon, Mr. Bell, Cara Calvo, Peggy Dennis, Lori Ellsworth, Pam Rose, Mr. Kruse and Mr. Thoma. Third row, Larry DePatis, Lynn Reising, Jane Leudke, Mike Holman, Greg Porter, Nancy Burnett, Beth Peterson and John Miedema. New pom pon squad formed Under the direction of Mrs. Barbara Cur- tis, the ground work for a Pom Pon squad was laid. The group practiced during the winter months and performed a successful routine at the last home basketball game. In the future the girls will become part of the Marching Monesse. Mrs. Margaret Clifton, home economics teacher, made the outfits for the girls. Members of the squad were: Bev Perry, Cheryl Squair, Brenda Moore, Margaret Poindexter, Camile Douglas, Anna Jones, Yolanda Wellmaker and Terri Jones. 42 First KCC Matchpoints won locally Four students helped improve the area’s view of Momence High School scholasti- cally by capturing the first Kankakee Com- munity College sponsored Matchpoints. Captain Lorna Ellsworth, Joe Garry, Peggy Dennis and alternate Lenore Ells- worth won the championship round from Kankakee Eastridge 280-240. The victory gave a MHS graduating sen- ior a full scholarship to KCC for the 1975- 76 school year. Sixteen area schools opened the first round action in which the local Matchpoin- ters defeated Tri Point 310-90. Other Redskin victories were 200-1 80 over Brad- ley-Bourbonnais and 300-1 90 against Beecher. Momence and Eastridge were the only schools to score 300 points on more than one occasion. Coaches for Momence were Mrs. Katie Strassenburg and Mr. Gene Kruse. Arts Festival brings out high school student talent Student work from the year was dis- played in the first Fine and Applied Arts Festival on May 4. Attended by over 1,000 spectators, family and friends viewed a wide variety of high school group and individual work. Areas participating included state con- test winners in drama, band and chorus, home improvements, clothing, Spanish projects, illustrations of the step-by-step process of putting out the REDSKIN RAP- PER and MONESSE, industrial arts and paintings, sketches and pencil art. The Foods III class provided refreshments for the event. Band awards and a concert started the event off in the junior high school gym. The action then shifted to the high school gym and auditorium to finish out the day. District art instructor, Ms. Pat Engels, served as founder and chairman of the fes- tival. 43 Co-Op, a learning experience Co-Op continued its program during the year as 25 students participated in a work- study type classroom situation. They would spend their mornings in the classroom studying the business point-of-view and their afternoons at local establishments getting first hand experience. Officers, pictured below, for the club were: Diane Provost, vice-president; Don Jonge- waard, treasurer; Debbie Ross, secretary; and Brian High, president. Businesses in the program were Eastern Illi- nois Bank and Trust, Carter-Wallace, Western Auto, Brier Welding, DuMontelle's Ware- house, Ben Franklin, Illinois Fabricators, Par- ish Bank, The Baker Taylor Co., Therien Chevrolet, Spieth's Market, Momence Junior High School, Arco Products and Kankakee K- Mart. Brazilian exchange student acquires home in Momence Twenty year old Lucia Maria DeLima of Campinas, Brazil became Momence High School's first foreign exchange student in recent years. The college sophomore, English major arrived in late December to stay with Jackie and Jodie Hibbs and their family until March. American tea, coffee and butter didn’t impress Lucia but she did enjoy Pepsi Cola, candy and popcorn. Lucia reported that crime and pollution were the two biggest problems in her native land but that drugs were not because of severe punishment. Academically, Lucia took a full load at MHS. She was made an honorary member of Student Council during her stay. She seemed to like American sports, espe- cially basketball, and could be found at many of the Redskins home games cheering the squad on or helping with the popcorn for Stu- dent Council in the cafeteria. Sports banquet goes co-ed For the first time male and female athletes were honored in Momence at a banquet and awards night. All participants of fall and win- ter sports were invited as honored guests. Chuck Robinski, head coach at Toluca High School, was the guest speaker. The No. 1 rated Redskin football team were awarded plaques from Eastern Illinois Bank. All-state halfback Kim Wells was voted Most Valuable Player and best offensive player. Bob Simpson, Keith Beezhold and Eddie White were voted as best defensive players. Joe Garry was voted as most improved player. Tommie Merrill received the sportsmanship award. Hughley Blanton was voted Most Valuable Player for the second place basketball team. Perry Holiday recieved the most improved player award and Jerome Westbrooks was netted the free-throw award. Kim Wells also coped two other awards for assists and sportsmanship. Female athletes were not given individual honors but were awarded with certificates and monograms. TV wrestlers attract 1,000 For the first time All-Star Championship Wrestling came to Momence on April 17. Sponsored by the publications class and the Athletic Booster Club, the TV performers brought in over $200 for each organization. Heading the show were The Ox, with his famous “heart punch,” and iron-stomach Pepper Gomez. Also on the card for the night were Lou Thesz, Wilbur Snyder, the Legionnaires, Hugo Babich, Yukon Moose Cholak, Prince Pullins and Max Blue. 45 Display features MHS artists Momence was given the opportunity to see the individual talents of many students when an art display was set up in the East- ern Illinois Bank. The display helped build the self-confidence of the students as the public viewed the works of art and praised the students. The show made a definite impression upon the townspeople: the school’s art program was well represented by the drawings of the young artists. Assemblies continue as waste of time and money Jamz Duntz and some of his select per- cussion students from the Chicago Con- servatory of Music presented the first assembly of the 1974-1975 school year. The fantastic program left Momence High hopeful that the assembly program might have improved over last year. As the year progressed, it became obvious that noth- ing was different. The percussion assembly included a variety of instruments including key- boards, synthesizer, marimba, drums, and electric bass. Various selections kept the audience enthusiastic, including a medley of Chicago hits. The performers had com- pletely captured the attention of the audi- ence. The rest of the assemblies were obvious wastes of the students’ time and the school’s money. Two programs dealt with the voo-doo dances of Haiti and the use of yoga. A third assembly featured the Herscher Jazz Band. The performance was exceptional, but the music selections failed to interest the students. The jazz band replaced Harry Bow-wow Todd, whom the Student Council donated to Range Ele- mentary school. At a time when the school district is try- ing to cut back on expenditures, it is ridicu- lous to continue wasting money on assem- blies that fail to benefit the students. Pro- grams should interest the students. They should deal with subjects that students are somewhat familiar with. 46 Strongly reminiscent of 1974, Student Council sponsored their second marathon in two years to raise money as a public service project. This year saw 25 hours of volley-tennis from 7 pm May 1 to 8 pm May 2. Fifty students played together to earn an estimated $2,100 for Children’s Memo- rial Hospital in Chicago. This year’s goal was to exceed last year’s total of $1,200. Barbara Reising acted as chairman of the event, overseeing other chairmen, Dianna Vickery and Cindie Sharkey, food; Jeannine Munyon, business pledges; Jill Kleinert, chaperones; Marilyn Bruckman, publicity; and Peggy Dennis, clean-up. The Council decided to award prizes for the player earning the most money per hour and for the players playing the most hours. Senior Johnna Clark earned the most money per hour, $12.70, while Rick Morse, Cara Calvo, Patti Martin, Karen Anderson, Chris Beckman, Lori Ellsworth and Lorna Ellsworth all played the full 25 hours. 47 Volleyball teams have poor seasons Volleyball was the first interscholastic sport for Momence High’s girls. Coaches Mary Samuels and Kathy Orban trained an ’’A team and a “B team to compete with other Kankakee Valley Con- ference schools. The ”A team finished the season with a meet record of two wins and seven losses. Marilyn Romadka scored a season total of 46 points to lead the Redskins to third place in the KVC tournament at Herscher. Playing only four matches, the “B” team ended with a 1-3 record, their only victory being over Bishop McNamara high school. Top: Both Peterson (left) and Toni Blanchette attempt a return during the District tournament. Bottom: First row, Jane Jensen, Marilyn Romadka, Toni Blanchette, Peggy Dennis, Nancy Schopf, Katie Reising, Lynn Reising, Vol Jewell. Second row, Cathy Hortman, Rhonda West, Terri Clark, Deena Kincaid, Melanie Simpson, Pam Rose, Beth Peterson, Carolyn Golden. 48 Top: First row. Sue Gorry, Terri Clark, Cathy Dexter, Karen Garry, Denise Schuler, Nancy Schopf. Second row, Jane Luedtke, Pam Rose, Karen Dau, Michelle Thyfault, Deena Kincaid, Kathy Orban. Bottom: Red Cedar Lanes in Momence served as home base for the bawling team. Rule violations plague bowlers Starting out the season showing great promise, the bowlers soon ran into serious problems. The A” team was victorious in their first two meets by margins ranging from 65 to 294 pins. Deena Kincaid and Denise Schuler led the team with 1 47 and 1 46 averages, respec- tively. It then came to light that the complete “A” team also bowled in local leagues. The Illinois High School Association does not allow bowlers to participate in leagues and interscholastic competition simul- taneously. Therefore, the Momence team was disqualified. Until this time, the “B” team had a 2-0 record also. The “B” team had to com- plete the season for the “A” team. They were defeated in the KVC tournament by Peotone, and in the IHSA District tournament by Clifton Central. 49 Girls teams have winning records Both basketball teams made impressive showings in the KVC during 1974-1 975. The “A“ teams finished second in the conference tourna- ment at Manteno, their final record being 7-1. Freshman Camille Douglas and junior Marsha St. Peter paced the team by scoring totals of 76 and 69 points, respectively. Jane Jensen, another freshman, totaled 65 points. Sophomore Deena Kincaid led the “B” team in total points with 32. The team finished with three wins and two losses. The general concensus of Coaches Kathy Orban and Mary Tustison was that the girls did exceptionally well since this was the first season of interscholastic girls basketball at Momence High. T Top right: B basketball team team: first row, Karen Anderson, Mary Wyant, Mic- helle Thyfault, Marilyn Romadka, Nancy Rambo, Lorna Ellsworth. Second row, Mary Tustison, Penny Marrs, Peggy Dennis, Marlene Bricker. Third row, Terry Cryer, Cathy Hartman. Fourth row, Nancy Schopf, Deena Kincaid, Carol McCormick. Bot- tom left: the girls finished second in the KVC after a 33-30 loss to Manteno. The strain of the championship game shows in the faces of Marsha St. Peter (left), Rhonda West, Camille Douglas, and coaches Kathy Orban and Mary Tustison. Bot- tom right: A basketball team: Top to bottom, Jamyce Curtis, Morsho St. Peter, Cindy Wyatt, Terri Clark, Jane Jensen, Bev Perry, Pom Rose, Rhonda West, Beth Peterson, Camille Douglas, Toni Blanchette. Center, Kathy Orban. 50 KVC track competition Consisting totally of underclassmen, the track team made a definite impression on the eight other KVC schools. The first meet, scheduled at St. Anne, was rained out. The other three meets continued as scheduled. In the April 25 meet at Clifton Central, four firsts were accumulated by Momence: Marsha St. Peter — 31'10 in the shotput; Bev Perry — 14'3 in the long jump and :29.8 in the 220 yard dash; Camille Douglas — :06.9 in the 50 yard dash. Despite the team’s efforts, Momence lost 91-38. May 2 saw the Redskins’ first victory. They defeated Manteno 66-62, the last event deciding the winner. Nine firsts were accumulated by Momence: St. Peter — shotput, discus; Perry — long jump, 220 yard dash; Connie Johnson — two mile run; 440 yard relay team; Douglas — 50 and 100 yard dashes; Rhonda West — 440 yard dash; and the mile relay team. Momence placed fourth in the KVC meet at Clifton on May 5. A total of nine schools competed. St. Peter captured first in the shotput. The team also placed in the 220 yard dash, the 100 yard dash, the discus and the low hurdles. Top: Camille Douglas (right) finishes ahead of the compe- tition at Manteno. Center: Rhonda West (right) provides stiff competition in the 80-yord low hurdles. Bottom: First row, Terry Cryer, Lisa Billadeou, Vol Jewell, Melba Sted- hom, Laura Jewell, Camille Douglas. Second row. Coach Mary Tustison, Perry, Jane Peterson, Donna Trobough, Dawn Craig, Rhonda West, Marsha St. Peter, Nancy Schopf. 51 Top left: Cotcher Bret Whisker awaits the next pitch in a game against McNamara. Bottom center: Bret Pansa looking over a ball from a McNamara pitcher. Bottom left: Don Yonowski grimaces while swinging at a pitch. Members of the baseball team were-, first row, Don Anstrom, Greg Gosse, manager Lorna Elsworth, Marth Mattocks and Bret Whisker. Second row, coach Bill Smith, Willie Wilson, Greg leftridge, Brett Pansa, Chris Shar- key, Mark Turner, Richard Bishir, Mike Mattocks and Don Yonowski. Baseball team sets two records in losing season Dropping the opening game the Redskin baseball team managed to even their record at 1-1, but then dropped ten games in a row. St. Anne then fell the second time to Momence. The 2-11 team was led by most valuable player and Gol- den Bat award winner Willie Wilson; Golden Glove award winner, Bret Whisker; and Golden Arm award winner Don Anstrom. Under the direction of Bill Smith, a new man to Momence, the team managed to win twice, both times against St. Anne. Although the season did not prove successful two new records were set; they were: most doubles, 14, this passed a record of 13 in 1971, and most walks, 65, this passed the old record of 58, set in 1968. 53 Mile relay team places 5th in state Three school records were broken by the 1975 track team. Senior Kim Wells broke his own record in the 1 20 high hurdles when he was clocked at 14.6 in the event at the All-Kankakee Area track meet. The other two records were set in the 440 yard relay and the mile relay. The 440 yard relay team, composed of seniors, James Campbell, and Kim Wells, junior Hughly Blanton and sophomore Pete Hernan- dez, ran their event in a record time of :45.7. The third record was set by the mile relay team which was composed of Campbell, Blanton, and sophomores Mike Vickery and Reid Laneville, they copped 5th place in the state track meet with a time of 3:27.0. The mile relay team also placed 4th in the KVC meet with a record time of 3:40. Upper left: Kim Wells soars over o hurdle in route to one of his many victories. Upper right: Sherman Walters, Mike Vickery, Allison Alexander, Brain Prather, Frank Graves, Tom McKinley, Greg Fuller, Jerome Westbrooks, Perry Holiday, Richard Jordan, Jeff Moman, Mark Carter, Lenord Keller, Tommy Ross, Richard Merrill, Robert Shegog, Tim Cherry, Dave Eggen, Jeff Graves, Jim Reynolds, Kim Wells, Hughly Blanton ond James Campbell. 55 “The Best is Yet to Come” — great hit The 1975 Junior-Senior Prom, The Best is Yet to Come proved to be a big success as for the second year in a row it took place at Bradley Holiday Inn. One of the improvements made by the Class of '76 was the addition of a buffet instead of having waitresses bring the meal to each table. Approximately 200 people attended the dinner-dance. The band Force of Habit from Chicago, was greatly enjoyed by everyone. At ten o'clock the Prom Queen, King and Court were announced. Crowned by the 1974 Queen and King, Lorraine Munyon Hunte and Pat Zugg, Kathy Hunte and Eddie Covington reigned over the 1975 Prom. Members of the Senior court were Sheila Taylor, Tom Merrill, Karen Janssen and Chris Sharkey. Connie Bukowski and Larry DePatis were chosen Junior class attendants. 56 Top left: Seniors Bob Simpson and Jeannine Munyon dance to the music of “Force of Habit. Top center: Superintendent Mr. Schmett and friends going through the serving line. Right: Juniors Lynn Calvo and Larry DePatis seem to be enjoying themselves. Bottom Center: Diane Provost and Mark Zoller enjoying their meal. Bottom left-. 1975 Prom Queen and King, Kathy Hunte ond Eddie Covington being crowned by last year's royal couple, Lorraine Munyon ond Pat Zugg. 57 58 Top left: Denise Schuler and Gary Duffield relaxing after meal. Top right center: Alfred Breckinridge, Debbie Davis and Margaret Poindexter enjoy dinner with out-of-school dates. Top right: 1975 royal couple Kathy Hunfe and Eddie Cov- ington. Bottom right: Members of 1975 Prom Court Karen Janssen and escort Terry Cantway, Tom Merrill, Sheila Taylor, 1974 Queen lorry Munyon Hunte and husband Harry Hunte, Queen Kathy Hunte and King Eddie Covington, 1974 King Pat Zugg and date Jill Gilbert, and Larry DePatis. Not pictured, Chris Sharkey and Connie Bukowski. Bottom left center: Terry Cryer and out-of-school date seem to enjoy themselves. Bottom left: 1974 King Pat Zugg and date Jill Gilbert. 59 114 Seniors become MHS’s 99th class One hundred and fourteen seniors graduated June 6 at Momence High School’s 99th commencement exercise. After the welcome by class president Bob Simpson, salutatorian Lorna Ellsworth received her award and addressed the audience on time. Chris Sharkey and Maureen Mullady received the American Legion’s Awards, after which Willie Wilson gave a selected reading on the value of friends and friendship. The American Legion Auxiliary Award was presented to Lorna Ellsworth by Mrs. Alice Blanke. The Valedictorian Award was won by Marilyn Graf and Lois Brinkman. Mr. Koenecke awarded Donna Harris the KCC Scholarship. The last award was the Mark Schenk Athletic-Scholarship Award that was won by Bob Simpson. 60 For upper left: Cindie Knowles preparing Jill Gilbert for the cere- monies. For lower left: Norma Perry and Marcia Hart wait for the big moment. Far lower right: Lois Brinkman gives her valedicto- rian address. Top: Part of the class of 1975 sit during the cere- monies. Middle left: Willie Wilson giving his reading on Friends. Middle right: Superintendent Charles Schmett pres- ents Marilyn Graf her Valedictorian Award. Bottom: Art Romadka and Cindie Knowles make their final preparations for the night they have dreamed of. 61 Upper left: Lawano Nicholes looks on awaiting the time to receive her diploma. Upper right: Moe Mullady receives the American Legion Award from Edmund Soucie. Lower left: Principal William Koenecke announcing Bob Simpson os the Mark Schenk Athlete-Scholarship Award winner. Lower right: Jill Giasson ond Bob Worren exit as newly graduates. 62 Upper left: Jill Gilbert, Mike Holman, and Cindie Knowles listen intently to the speaker. Upper right: Bob Simpson strides towards his diploma. Lower left: Kim Wells receives his diploma from board secretary Elwood Line. Lower right: Jani English gives Willie Wilson o last minute touch-up. 63 64 65 I Class officers Bob Simpson — President Cyndie Knowles — Vice-President Jani English — Treasurer Jeannine Munyon — Secretary Charles Alexander: FHA-Hero 2; Band 3; Chorus 4. Keith Beezhold: RAPPER 3, Sports Editor 4; MONESSE 3, Sports Editor 4; Quill and Scroll 3, 4; Football 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 4; Track 2; Golf 1; M Club 2, 3, 4. Kathy Bredemeirer: FHA-Hero 1,2. Lois Brinkmann: Freshman President; Pep Club 1, 2; Speech Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Plays 2, 3, 4; NHS 2, 3, 4; Student Council 1,2,3, secretary 4; Band 1, 2, 3; Chorus 1, 3; Math Team 2, 3; Illinois State Scholar, WHO’S WHO IN AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOLS; Betty Crocker Award. Nancy Burnett: Pep Club 1, 2; Speech Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Plays 4; NHS 4; FHA-Hero 1; Band 1,2; Chorus 1,2,3, 4; Prom Com- mittee 3; Librarian 1, 2; Math Team 2, 3, 4; Golf 1; Teacher Assistant 3, 4. Lisa Calvo: Junior Secretary; RAPPER 4; MONESSE 3, 4; Speech Club 1,2; NHS 3, 4; Student Council 2, 3, President 4; Homecoming Attendant 4; Prom commit- tee 3; Math Team 3; National Merit Com- mended Student; Illinois State Scholar; WHO’S WHO AMONG AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. James Campbell: Football 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 1; Track 4; Baseball 1, 2, 3; M Club 2, 3,4. Johna Clark: Speech Club 1, 2; Student Council 4; Chorus 1; Homecoming Attend- ant 3; Prom Committee 3; Powder Puff Football 4. Richard Clark: Speech Club 1, 2; Foot- ball 1; Basketball 1; Baseball 1,2, 3. Ruth Coberly: Speech Club 1. Marilyn Cordes: Speech Club 1,2. Eddie Covington: Chorus 2, 3; Homecom- ing Escort 4; Basketball 1,2, 3; Trdck 1,3, 4; Prom King 4. Francis Damia: Speech Club 1; Spanish Club 1; Track 1. Steve Dau: Football 1,2, 3; Baseball 1, 2, 3. Debra Davis: Speech Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Plays 1, 2; FHA-Hero 2, 3; Band 1, Vice- President 2, 3, 4; Prom Committee 3; GAA 1; Spanish Club 3, 4. Lisa Dickerson NHS 3, 4. Terrell Douglas: Football 1,2, 3, 4. Sandra Eggen: Pep Club 2. Lorna Ellsworth: Pep Club 4; Speech Club 1; NHS 2, 3, 4; FHA-Hero 2; Math Team 2, 3, 4; Matchpoints Captain 4; Boys Baseball Manager 4; Girls Basketball Manager 4; Illinois State Scholar; WHO’S WHO AMONG AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS; National Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalist. Jill Giasson: Speech Club 1, 2; Plays 1; NHS 4; Prom Committee 3; Co-Op 4; Librarian 2; GAA 1. Jill Gilbert: Sophomore President; Cheerleader 2, 3, 4; Pep Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Speech Club 1,2, 3; Plays 1,2, 3; Student Council 2, 3. Cathie Giles: Pep Club 3; FHA-Hero 3; Chorus 3. Marilyn Graf: NHS 3, 4. Mike Gray: Spanish Club 1; Math Team 3, 4; Chess Club 4. Jeri Green: Speech Club 1,2; NHS 3, 4; Student Council 4; Prom Committee 3. Donna Harris: FHA-Hero 3; GAA 1; Tennis 3. Brenda Harrison: FHA-Hero 1, 2; Stu- dent Council 3; Prom Committee 3. Voted as friendliest were Sally Porter and Rick West. 67 Marcia Hart: Speech Club 2; Student Council 4; Prom Committee 3. Mike Hatch: Speech Club 1; Band 1 , 2; Co-Op 4; Golf 1. Jodie Lyne Hibbs: Speech Club 1, 2; Band 1,2,3, 4; Spanish Club 1. Brian High: Co-Op 3, 4; Baseball 1, 2, 3. Mike Holman: Speech Club 1, 2; Plays 1; Student Council 1; Math Team 4; Chess Club 4; Tennis 4; Football 1, 3; Golf 1, 2, 3,4. Katherine Hunte: FHA-Hero 1, 2; Prom Committee 3; Spanish Club 1; Prom Queen 4. Karen Jansen: Speech Club 4; NHS 2, 3, 4; Librarian 3, 4; Spanish Club 3, 4. Sarah A. Jerauld: Powder-Puff Football 4. Colleen Johnson: Speech Club 1,2; NHS 3, 4; Student Council 4; Band 1, 2; Co-Op 3, 4; Spanish Club 1,2. Chris Jones; FHA-Hero 2; Band 2, 3; Football 1, 2, 4; Basketball 1, 2, 4; Base- ball 1,2,3. Shelia Jones: Speech Club 1, 2, 3; FHA 1,2; Chorus 2; GAA 1. Richard Jordan: Plays 1, 2; Band 1, 2; Chorus 1,2; Spanish Club 1,2; Football 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 2; Track 1, 2, 3, 4; Baseball 1. Betty Keith: FHA-Hero 2; GAA 1; Pow- der-Puff Football 4. Tom Kiger: Basketball 1, 2; Baseball 1, 2. Cyndi Knowles: Sophomore President- Senior Vice-President; Cheerleader 1,2,3, captain 4; Pep Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Speech Most athletic were Kim Wells and Beth Peterson. Club 1, 2, 3; Student Council 2, 3; Home- coming Attendant 1; Prom Committee 3. Mikki Kurtz: Speech Club 1, 2; FHA- Hero 1,2. Barbara Mack: Pep Club 3; FHA-Hero 2, 3,- Chorus 1, 2, 3; Powder-Puff Football 4. David Mattocks: Band 1,4; VICA Foods Club 2, 3. Joan McKinlay: Student Council 1. Tommy Merrill: Football 1, 2, 3, 4; Bas- ketball 1,2; Track 1. Mike Mitchell: Football 1; Basketball 1. Maureen Mullady: RAPPER 3, 4; MONESSE 3, 4; Qui-I and Scroll 3, 4; Speech Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Student Council 2, 3, Vice-President 4; Chorus 1, 2, 3; Pow- der-Puff Football 4. Jeannine Munyon: Sophomore Vice- President; Senior Secretary; Cheerleader 4; Pep Club 4; Speech Club 1, 2, 3; Stu- dent Council 3, treasurer 4; Homecoming Queen 4; Prom Committee 3; Powder-Puff Football 4. Lawana Nicholes: Pep Club 2, 3; FHA- Hero 2, historian 3; GAA 2; Powder-Puff Football 4. Diane Perdue: Pep Club 1; Speech Club 1,2; GAA 1. Norma Perry: FHA-Hero 1, Vice-Presi- dent 3,- Chorus 1, 2; Homecoming Attend- ant 4; GAA 1; Powder-Puff Football 4, captain. Beth Peterson: Sophomore Treasurer; Speech Club 1; NHS 2, 3, 4; Student Council 4; Band 1, president 2, 3, 4; Drum Majorette 2, 3, 4; GAA 1,2; Spanish Club 1,2; Math Team 4; Tennis 4; Volleyball 4, captain; Basketball 4; DAR Award 4. Greg Porter: Speech Club 1,2, 3,- Plays 1, 2; NHS 2, 3, 4; Homecoming Escort 3, 4; Math Team 3, 4; Chess Club 4; Basket- ball 1; Golf 1, 2, 3, 4; WHO’S WHO 68 Best dressed were Chris Sharkey and Jeannine Munyon. Steve Sanders: Speech Club 1, 2; Homecoming Escort 2; Football 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball manager 1,2, 3, 4; Baseball 1, 2; M Club 2, 3,4. Byron Scherer: Speech Club 1, 2; Plays 1,2; Co-Op 3, 4; Spanish Club 1,2; Base- ball 1,2. Robert Schopf: Student Council 1; Homecoming Escort 1; Football manager 1; Basketball 1. Mark Schuler: Co-Op 4; Baseball 1,2. Vickie Seeman: Freshman Vice-Presi- dent; Speech Club 1,2. Chris Sharkey: Speech Club 1; Plays 1; Student Council 4; Prom Committee 3; Football 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 1, 2, 4; Track 2; Baseball 4; Golf 1. Albert Shelley: Co-Op 4. AMONG AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. Sally Porter: Chorus 3. John Rivard: Football 1. Arthur Romadka: RAPPER 3, 4; MONESSE 3, 4; Photographer 3, 4; Quill and Scroll 3, 4; Speech Club 1,2, 3; Band 1, 2, 4; Chorus 3; Homecoming Escort 4; Spanish Club 1, 2, 3; Math Team 3; Bas- ketball 1, 2; Golf 1, 2, 3, 4; “M Club 1, 2, 3,4. Debbie Ross: Speech Club 1; FHA-Hero 2; Co-Op Secretary 4. Jeff Ross: Co-Op 4; Baseball 1,2. Barbara Rowe: Pep Club 1, 2; Speech Club 1, 2; FHA-Hero 2, Secretary 3; Cho- rus 1, 2, 3, 4; GAA 1; Powder-Puff Foot- ball 4. Cathy Sanders: Speech Club 1,2, 3. Cutest were Lisa Calvo and Bob Simpson. 69 Voted as class clowns were Jerome Westbrooks and Shirley Seeman. Robert Simpson: Senior President; RAP- PER 3, 4; MONESSE 3, Co-Editor 4; Quill Scroll 3, 4; Student Council 4; Football 1,2, 3, 4; Basketball 1,2, 3, 4; Track 2, 3; Golf 1; “M” Club 2, 3,4. Robert Siwicki: NHS 3. Paul Stevenson: Co-Op 3. Emanuel Taylor: FHA — Hero 1; Foot- ball 1,2, 4; Baseball 2. Shelia Taylor: Sophomore Secretary- Treasurer; Pep Club 1, 2; Speech Club 1, 2, 3; FHA — Hero 1, 2, 3; Chorus 1, 2; Prom Attendant 3, 4; Powder-Puff Football 4. Terri Tedford: Pep Club 1,2; Plays 1,2. Becky Thompson: Speech Club 1,2; Plays 1,2. Pamela Turner: Pep Club 2, 3; FHA — Hero 2, 3; Homecoming Attendant 4; GAA 2, 3; Powder-Puff Football 4. Voted as having the cutest smiles were Keith Beezhold and Cyndi Knowles. 70 Robert Warren: Speech Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Plays 1; Football 1,2,3, 4; Golf 1. Rochelle Wellmaker: Cheerleader 1, 2, 3; Pep Club 1, 2, 3, 4; FHA — Hero 1; Chorus 1; Homecoming Attendant 4; Prom Committee 3; GAA 1. Pam West: Prom Committee 3; RAPPER 3; MONESSE 3; Speech Club 1, 2; Plays 1,2. Rick West: Prom Committee 3; Prom Attendant 3; Football 1, 2, 3, 4; Basket- ball 1,2,3, 4; Track 1,2. Football 1,2, 3; Track 3,4. Eddie White: Football 1,2, 3, 4; Basket- ball 1; Track 2; M Club 3,4. Willie Wilson: Speech Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Plays 1, 2, 3, 4; Band 1, 2, 3; Football 1, 3, 4; Baseball 1,2, 3, 4; “M Club 2, 3, 4. Kim Wells: Freshman Secretary; Foot- ball 1,2, 3, 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Track 1,2, 3,4. Jerome Westbrooks: Sophomore Vice- President; Speech Club 1, 2, 3; Plays 1; Student Council 3, 4; Chorus 1, 3; Prom Committee 3; Spanish Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Cindy Wyatt: Gary (IN) Wirt High School 1, 2,- Pep Club 1; GAA 1, 2, 4; Girls Basketball 4; Powder-Puff Football 4. Voted as most likely to succeed were Lois Brinkmann and Art Romadka. 71 Charles Alexander Hugo Beckman Keith Beezhold Bonnie Billadeau Larry Blaski Kathy Bredemeier Lois Brinkman Nancy Burnett Lisa Calvo James Campbell Terry Cantway Sharon Cardwell Richard Clark Ruth Coberly Marilyn Cordes Carolyn Coulter Francis Damia Steve Dau Debra Davis Lisa Dickerson Terrell Douglas Gary Duffield Sandra Eggen Seniors showed a big turnout at the Homecoming rally to take spirit stick. Jill Gilbert Cathi Giles Marilyn Graf Michael Gray Jeri Green Lorna Ellsworth Jani English Ronald Finley Jill Giasson Joseph Garry Donna Harris Brenda Harrison Marcia Hart Michael Hatch Jodie Hibbs Brian High Willie Wilson portrayed a playboy in the Speech Club pro- duction Terror in the Suburbs. Michael Holman James Hughes Sarah Hughes Katherine Hunte Chris Jones Sheila Jones Richard Jordon Brian Kaack Betty Keith Thomas Kiger Cindi Knowles Mikki Kurtz Irvin Merrill Tom Merrill Mike Mitchell Maureen Mullady Jeannine Munyon Lawana Nicholes Senior faces show the anguish of placing lost in the tug-of-war contest. Cynthia Lee Barbara Mack Joan McKinlay Terry Mead John Rivard doing his part for Spirit Week. Norma Perry Beth Peterson Greg Porter Sally Porter John Rivard Arthur Romadka Mark Schuler Shirley Seeman Bonnie Billadeau getting prepared for trike race with help of classmates. Steven Sanders Byron Scherer Robert Schopf Vicki Seeman Tony Sellers Chris Sharkey Robert Simpson Jolene Savich 82 Juniors Class officers Tim Cherry — President Lynn Calvo — Vice-President Connie Bukowski — Secretary Cindie Sharkey — Treasurer Clarence Alexander Kathy Alvey Keith Alvey Diane Anderson Guy Anderson Mike Balber Richard Bishir Shori Blakeney Myro Balber Juniors pull their way to victory and first place in tug of war. Paula Camp William Campbell Tom Carpenter Tim Cherry Mike Cobbs Tim Craft Terri Cryer 83 Linda Jetterson Verocyne Johnson Anno Jones Jill Kleinert Drew Lothon Jackie Lee Brent High Janie Hedges Gerry Griffis Vicki Graves Jerry Gilbert Pom Garwood Karen Garry Dawn Finch Bob Engleke Lenore Ellsworth Tonya Douglas Kathy Donahue Opheli Jones Don Jongewaard Don Kinney Tony Lewis Dave Luedtke Marla Mattocks Don Peterson Thane Phelps Debbie Klokas Dave Plein Richard Rambo Howard Sanders Rick Schopf Julie Sharkey Bob Shegog Jim Reynolds John Sanders Cindie Sharkey Doreen Storer Marsha St. Peter Juniors tried hard to win spirit stick but lost to the Seniors. Becky Smedlund Norman Smedlund Robert Smith Sue Smith Karen Young Miles Zahradi 85 I Class officers Terri Clark — President Bob Knowles — Vice-President Deena Kincade — Treasurer Kevin Blanchette — Secretary oopnomor es Koy Anderson Jerry Andruch Don Anstrom Margaret Baxter In the game of strength the sophomores captured second place. Jill Billadeau Alan Blanchette Kevin Blanchette Toni Blanchette Bonnie Bogart Beth Bookout Connie Bramer Bonnie Boruta Lori Byrd Carma Trowell Rex Carrino Mark Carter Joy Cherry Terri Clark Doreen Degroot Terry Clark Brian Clifton Val Clough Dawn Craig Vera Dam r Tammy DeYoung dodges passing snow. Koren Duffield Jeff Eggan Lori Ellsworth Regina Fonning Sue Garry Randall Gereg Ranell Gereg Tonna Giasson Don Gilbert Carolyn Golden Greg Gosse A future Ben at Momence High School? Don Yanowski 88 Leonard Keller Mike Keller George Killian Deena Kincoid Dean Kleinert Gene Kleinerl Bob Knowles Jerome Legacy______________Debbie Lambert___________Reed Laneville Janet Lee Steve Lowman Ella Lynch Tim Manes hopes they won't turn on him. Larry Mansburger Reese Marrs Katie Mattocks Marty Mattocks Mike Mattocks Carol McCormick Chris McFodden Tom McKinley Bob Mitchell Dan Mitchell Jeff Mo man Janice Moody 89 Leon Munyon Diane Murray Cindy Nickles Chester Patterson Anne Kerry Sue Petkunos Frank Graves carries the ball for Momence. Mike O'Cull Laurie Page r«tt Pansa Mickey Porter Mark Prairie Brion Prather Cindy Roper Cdrol Rehmer Barb Reising Joe Reising Sue Reynolds Mary Rogers Dave Sonders Gerald Sanstron Sally Santos Denise Schuler Mark Self Fron Sharp 90 Chri Snapp Jeff Spry Cheryl Squoir Cindy Stern� Teresa Stern� Melba Stidham Dawn Studer Jackie Tedford Tommy Tedford M'chele Thyfoult Donna Trobaugh Gerald Vandleck Mike Vickery Bart Viglielmo Cheryle Ward Scott Warren Yolanda Wellmoker Betty West Roger West NOTTC Scpk omore S vote Te rr C tar « c Brett Whisker Napoleon Willi� Darwin Wilson Rose Wolford 91 Freshmen Class officers Penny Marrs — President Janet Bishir — Vice-President Jane Peterson — Secretary Mary Winsett — Treasurer 92 John Bauch Julie Beckman Lisa Billadeau Janet Bishir Jeannene Blanchette Brad Boot Greg Borggren Jeff Boswell Marty Bourgeois William Breeden Debbie Bcuckmon Robert Bryan Shelia Bukowski Merle Bush Coro Calvo Lori Carter Morie Catono Janice Ciarlo Jody Clark Rhonda Clark Ed Clifton Eric Clorksin Jim Collins John Coulter Del Crenshaw Kathy Davis Orbert Davis Brent Delk 93 Mary Winsett played a man hungry girl in Speech Club’s fall production of Terror in the Suburbs. Don Denton John Depoister Delbert Dexter Mary Doud Judy Dhom Noro Dolberry Comile Douglas David Eggan Cindy Ewers Lee Finch Rodney Franklin John Fritz Willie Fuller Steve Genotte Wayne Gereg Barb Giasson Martin Graf uff Graves Chris Graves Carol Gross Gary Honkerson James Harper Cathy Hartman 94 95 Borb Minnich Sandra Moore Dianna Morrison Buddy Munyon Jim Newberry Julie Newberry Donna Oaks Rick O'Cull Beverly Perry Cothy Peterson Jane Peterson Sue Peterson Margo Phagen Gary Phillips Will Shegog Cherly Shelly Kim Sidener Rick Simpson Fred Smith Janice Smith Steve Smith Vol Smith Steve Snapp Penny Steele Beth Wellie Sharon Steele Jerry Surprenant Joanne Tollman Rhonda West Noamon White Ben Trusty — G. Velazquez Tom Vent Donna Worne Mark Wells Joe Yanowsky and Michelle Toma welcome a new student to MHS. Mike Wilson Jon Taylor Michele Toma 97 Mr. Tim Amell, a graduate of Illinois State University, taught high school Special Education. He was actively involved in Kankakee Commu- nity Theatre throughout the year. A graduate of Illinois State University, Miss Judith Basine was very active as a Student Council advisor. She taught various business courses including shorthand, clerical office practice, office machines. Typing I and Vocational Typing I. Mr. Fred Bell kept busy all year as an assistant football and frosh-soph coach, head tennis coach and Math Club sponsor. He is a graduate of Philander-Smith College and taught algebra, basic algebra and advanced math. Mr. William Briggs, a graduate of Indiana State University, was adviser for both the MONESSE and the REDSKIN RAPPER. He taught journalism, English II, English II CP and publications. A graduate of Illinois State University, Mr. Willis Buchholz taught social studies, sociology, civics, geography and history. Coach Jack Cherry, a physical education major from Coe College, taught three physical education classes. He was also the Athletic Director and head football and track coach. With one of the more “bubbly personalities at the school, Mrs. Mar- garet Clifton taught Clothing I, II and III, family living and home improve- ments. She attended Iowa State University. Faculty Top left: Mr. Willis Buchholz. Top left center: Mr. Williom Briggs. Top right center: Mr. Jock Cherry. Top right: Mrs. Morgoret Clifton. Bottom right: Mr. Tim Amell. Bottom center: Miss Judi Bosine. Bottom left: Mr. Fred Bell. 99 100 Mr. Lloyd Denier has been librarian for the last 1 9 years at MHS. The Illinois State University graduate was also junior class sponsor. A graduate of Olivet College, Ms. Pat Engels taught Art I and III. Ms. Engles was mainly responsible for setting up the first Fine and Applied Arts Festival. Illinois State University graduate, Mrs. Mary Cay Hahn was guidance counselor most of the day and taught second hour psychology. A newcomer, Mr. Michael Janik taught Drafting II, machine woods, industrial arts, blueprint reading and electricity and power mechanics. A graduate of Dana College, Mr. Gene Kruse served as Matchpoints, Math Club and Chess Club sponsor. He taught Chemistry I and II, inde- pendent math, physical science and physics. Mr. Keith Law came to MHS this year as the new basketball coach. A graduate of the University of Montana, he taught drivers education. A graduate of Eastern Illinois University, Mr. Warren Lister served as senior class sponsor. He taught machine woods, metals and welding. Drafting III, electricity and power mechanics and industrial art. 10! Helping students with emotional and schedule problems was the main job of Mr. Ernest Monk, guidance counselor. He taught general business and is a graduate of Eastern Illinois University. A graduate of Northern Illinois University, Miss Judy Mullady taught English I and II. She also served as senior class sponsor. Mr. Don Murray, a graduate of Eureka College, taught late history, civics and physical education. He was senior class sponsor and Fresh-Soph baseball coach. Miss Kathy Orban kept busy all year long as cheerleading sponsor, volleyball, basketball and bowling coach. A graduate of Eastern Illinois University, she taught Typing I, personal typing, business communications and physical education. Mrs. Nancy Papp, Spanish Club and senior class sponsor, is a graduate of Illi- nois State University. She taught Spanish I and II, Sociology and psychology. Mr. Stephen Rinkenberger divided his time between the junior high and high school buildings. He taught music at the junior high and concert choir and girl’s chorus at the high school. Mr. Rinkenberger is a graduate of Illinois State Univer- sity. 102 103 Being junior class sponsor, assistant Frosh-Soph football coach and assistant Frosh-Soph basketball coach kept Mr. William Rosenberg busy all year round. A graduate of Western Illinois University, Mr. Rosenburg taught Basic Algebra, Algebra I and Functional Math I and II. Miss Mary Samuels taught Physical Education first semester and was volleyball coach. Miss Samuels is a graduate of Eastern Illinois University. Mrs. Joy Shaw taught English II, III, and English III CP. She served as freshman class sponsor. Mrs. Shaw is a graduate of Olivet Nazarine Col- lege. A graduate of Northwestern College, Mr. David Sikma taught con- sumer education, general business and business law. Mr. Sikma was a senior class sponsor and assistant varsity basketball coach. Mr. Ronald Simeur taught IRCE and Bookkeeping. He was also the Area Career Center Supervisor. Mr. Simeur is a graduate of Eastern Illi- nois University. A graduate of the University of Iowa, Mr. William Smith is a newcomer to MHS. He taught life science and health and was assistant varsity foot- ball coach and head baseball coach. Mrs. Patricia Stottsberry taught Foods I, II, III, and childcare. Mrs. Stottsberry is a graduate of the University of Illinois. 104 Top left: Mr. William Rosenberg, Top left center: Mrs. Pott Stotts- berry. Top right center: Mrs. Joy Show. Top right: Mr. Ron Simeur. Bottom right: Miss Mary Samuels. Bottom center: Mr. William Smith. Bottom left: Mr. Dave Sikma. Mrs. Catherine Strassenburg served as sponsor of the undefeated Matchpoints team and freshman class sponsor. Mrs. Strassenburg, senior English teacher, is a graduate of the University of Illinois. A graduate of Eureka College, Mr. Kenneth Thack- ery was director of all the school plays and was a freshman class sponsor. He taught Acting and Role Playing, English 1C and IA. Mr. Jerry Thoma is a graduate of Eastern Illinois Uni- versity and served as Math team and fershman class sponsor. He taught Algebra II, Geometry PSC, plain geometry and Functional Math I. Miss Mary Tustison kept well occupied although she didn’t come until the second semester. She was assist- ant girl's basketball and head track coach. Miss ‘T’ is a graduate of Illinois State University. A graduate of Indiana State University, Mr. Charles Tuttle taught physical education, behind-the-wheel drivers education and World History I and II. Mr. Richard Vowells added a lot to MHS during his first year as band director. The district bands were much improved and had pom pom and flag corps squads added to them. He is a graduate of Eastern Illi- nois University. A graduate of Western Illinois University, Mr. Edward Willard served as golf coach and junior class sponsor. He taught biology. 106 Top left: Mr. Ken Thackeray. Top left center: Mrs. Katie Strassen- burg. Top right center: Mr. Ed Willard. Top right: Mr. Charles Tuttle. Bottom right: Miss Mary Tustison. Bottom center: Mr. Jerry Thomo. Bottom left: Mr. Richard Vowells. Administrator's work never finished Far top left: Superintendent Charles Schmett. Top left: Principal William Koenecke. Bottom left: Assistant Principal Michael Brownstein. 109 no Members of the 1975 Momence School Board of Education were: Upper left: Elmer Zelhart. Upper left center: Ron Clark. Upper right center: Mike Hemphill. Upper right: secretary Elwood Line. Lower right: Dennis Morse. Lower left center: presi- dent Frank Johnson, and. Lower left: Leroy High. Momence Board of Education 1 Faced with a future debt of almost $7,000, the Publications Class set out in August to maintain the standards set in the previous years. Publishing a paper every two weeks, writing copy, cropping pictures, selling adver- tisements and subscriptions, handling concessions and a May car wash kept the staff and journalism students busy. Junior Dawn Finch edited the 16 issues of the REDSKIN RAPPER and Bob Simpson and Peggy Dennis took charge of the 152-page MONESSE. Art Romadka had the responsibility of taking pictures for both publications. Finch, Dennis and Romadka spent two weeks at Indiana University during the sum- mer exchanging and developing new ideas. During the first annual Journalism Banquet, May 28, at the Redwood Inn, Dawn Finch was announced as the winner of the Outstanding Journalist Award after a vot- ing of her fellow students. Staffers work hard to raise almost $7,000 114 Far left: General workers included Bob Engelke, Bonnie Billadeau and Kirby Warne. Center: Photographer Art Romadka surrounds artist Lisa Calvo and typist Moe Mul- lady. Above: General workers Myra Balber and Danny Petersen who kept the staff in humorous moods most of the time are pictured with MONESSE co-editor Peggy Dennis. Bottom center: The grotto of St. Pat's provides the background for RAPPER editor Dawn Finch, RAPPER staffer Kathy Donahue, MONESSE co-editor Bob Simp- son and sports editor Keith Beezhold. 115 $1,900 raised for Chicago hospital Over $1,900 was raised by Student Council in May for the Chil- dren's Memorial Hospital in Chicago for terminally ill children. The money was raised through a 25-hour volley-tennis marathon in which council and non-council members and teachers participated. Lucia Maria de Lima, foreign exchange student from South America, was made an honorary member of the club during her stay and was a special guest at a tea given in her honor. Council members attended a district convention at Joliet Junior College to learn what other schools in the northern part of the state were doing. The year closed with a party at the Island Park in late May. Junior members were.- First row, Jill Klienert, Cindie Shorkey ond Peggy Dennis. Second row, Tim Cherry, Connie Bukowski, Dianna Vickery and Lynn Calvo. Freshman members included Katie Reising, Lynn Reising, Penny Marrs, Cara Calvo, Jane Jensen, Buddy Munyon, Debbie Bruckman ond Jane Peterson. Officers for the year were: Lois Brinkmonn, secretary; Jeannine Munyon, treasurer; Moe Mullody, vice-president and Lisa Calvo, president. Senior members were: First row, Johna Clark, Jeri Green ond Beth Peter- son. Second row, Jerome Westbrooks, Colleen Johnson, Lois Brinkmonn, Jeannine Munyon, Lisa Colvo, Chris Sharkey ond Moe Mullody. Sopho- more members were Bob Knowles, Leon Munyon, Sue Petkunos, Terri Clark, Cindy Nickles and Rick Morse. 117 National Honor Society This year for the first time National Honor Society prepared an induction dinner for the incoming members. 1 20 NHS members and parents were served followed by a ceremony inducting the new mem- bers. Several speeches were given on leadership, honor etc. On the traditional side, NHS senior members were honored by the Momence booklovers for their overall achievements in their years in NHS. Each member from Momence-Grant Park were given certificates and served tea and cakes. Mr. and Mrs. Les DuMontelle Sr. showed slides of their recent trip to Russia. Top picture: Mon Mullody, Randy McGill, Lenore Ellsworth, Greg Porter, Beth Peterson, Karen Janssen, Jeri Green, Colleen Johnson, Peggy Dennis, Dianna Vickery, Marilyn Graf, Lisa Dickerson, Larry DePatis, Lorna Ellsworth, Lois Brink- mann, Lisa Calvo, Lynn Calvo and Noncy Burnett. Bottom picture: Tommy Mer- rill, Kathy Alvey, Kathy Donahue, Jill Kleinart, Dawn Finch, Pam Rose, Susan Bogart, Jill Giasson, Jim Reynolds, John Miedema and Jerry Gilbert. 118 Pep Club Officers President — Bob Knowles Vice-President — Jackie Hibbs Secretary — Lenore Ellsworth Treasurer — Paula Camp Loft to right: Miss Orban, Peggy Dennis, Camille Douglas, Cindie Sharkey, Dianna Vickery, Jamyce Curtis, Rhonda Clark, Laura Jewel, Jeannine Munyon, Cindi Knowles, Janet Lee, Pam Rose, Penny Morgan, Lorna Ellsworth, Lori Ellsworth, Bob Knowles, Jackie Hibbs, Lenore Ellsworth and Paula Camp. How can you get pep out of four people? This year’s pep club has really gone down. Most of the support came from the townspeople. One of the biggest games of the football season was the Morton game. There were nine chartered buses filled with fans and people who drove their own vehicles. The biggest turnouts for basketball were the McNamara and St. Anne games in the KVC tournament. The pep club did help out as they sold the remaining pom pons and had con- cessions which helped the cheerleaders pay for their uniforms. Apathy shown in lack of interest in Pep Club 119 Speech Club presented two plays this year, Terror in the Sub- urbs and An Evening of Vaudeville. A combination of first and second place entries were won by Lois Brinkmann, Bob Knowles, Mary Winsett, Moe Mullady, Randy _ I I McGill, Rick Morse and Will Wilson in KVC, Clifton Invitational and well in contests Speech Club does Standing, Jane Jensen, Orbert Davis, Guy Anderson, Lee McKinley, Jackie Hibbs, Myra Blaber, Lois Brinkmann, Kevin Blanchette, Moe Mullady, Mr. Thackery, Pattie Mar- tin, Randy McGill, Sheri McGill, Michelle Loftus, Jodie Clark, Chris Graves, Tom Rhemer, Cheryl Shelley, Nancy Schopf, Carolyn Golden, Jackie Lynch, Julie Newberry, Nancy Burnett, Bob Knowles, Dan Peterson, Michelle Thyfault, Leon Munyon, Toni Blanchette, Will Wilson, Mark Jordan, Rick Morse. Sitting, Rochelle Hernandez, Mary Wyant, Terri Kurtz, Mary Doud, Karen Janssen, Lenore Ellsworth, Cara Calvo, Mary Winsett, Jane Peterson, Connie Bukowski, Richard Bisher, Jeff Mitchell, Kathy Fisher, Sheron McNickles, Jose Lopez, Michelle Thomo, Debbie Davis, Tina Holmberg, Jackie Tedford, Cindy Nickles, Sue Siwick, Sue Petkunas, Linda Smith, Helen Anderson, Michelle Legacy, Carolyn Gross, Barb Minnich, Pam Johnson, Karen Anderson, Beth Willie, Cathy Hartman, Jeannene Blanchette, Kathy Peterson, Jane Luedtke, Katie Reising, Dianne Morrison, Lynn Reising, Debbie Bruckmann. 120 Individuals star during choir season Members of the choir captured top honors at solo and ensemble com- petition during the second semester. Activities of the group during the school year included an Autumn pizza party, a Christmas concert and seasonal caroling throughout the community and a field trip to the Candlelight Dinner Playhouse to see “Carousel.” The concert choir closed out their year with a performance at the first Fine and Applied Arts Festival. Members of the choir were: First row, Ranell Gereg, Noncy Lee, Julie Newberry, Lee McKinlay and Julion Ross. Second row, Mr. Stephen Rinkenburger, Gory Hankerson, Devonne Delk, Brent Delk, Susan Bogart, Shari McGill ond Noncy Bur- nett. Third row, Frank Graves, Steve Genotte, Robert Snipes, Don Yanowski, Tonna Giasson, Julie Beckman ond John Coulter. 121 New director builds spirit in band New activites and numerous awards brought new life to the band department. Mr. Richard Vowells undertook the task of inject- ing enthusiasm into the stagnant department. Concentrating on building tone quality and confidence, Mr. Vowells refused to allow the band to appear in public before the group was ready. Therefore, “concerts were presented during football games; the band first marched on Homecoming day in the parade. From there, the students marched in Eastern Illinois University’s Homecoming parade in Charleston. The band helped build school spirit by playing at pep assemblies and home basketball games. The first semester was closed with a winter concert. As the second half of the school year started, so did a massive project to earn money for a trip to Florida. Concession stands, car washes, garage and bake sales were organized with the help of the Band Boosters. Despite their busy schedules, the students continued to better their musicianship. Five firsts and two seconds were accumulated at the solo and ensemble contest at Minooka. In the organizational contest at Herscher, the band was awarded a second. As the year drew to a close awards were distributed among several students. Freshman Shari McGill was selected to represent the state of Illinois in a concert tour of Europe during the summer. Orbert Davis, Peggy Dennis and Shari were named to “Who’s Who Among Music Students in American High Schools. Senior Art Romadka was awarded the Distinguished Musician Certificate by the U.S. Marine Corp Youth Foundation and the National Band Association. Beth Peterson won the John Phillip Sousa Award, and Peggy Dennis won the Arion Award. Orbert Davis was presented with the Director’s Award. The trip to Florida, June 8 to June 15, has helped to give the stu- dents a goal. The public has noticed the band and increased its support as the students continued to improve their musicianship. But numbers speak for themselves: last year, the band had 19 members. At the close of the 1974-1975 school year, the number had risen to 36, three of those being junior high students, Rex Piek- arczyk, Scott LeBeau and Barb Sain, who helped to round out the instrumentation. 122 Top: Concert bond: First row, Shori McGill, Shirley Borlow, Rhonda Clark, Donna Trobaugh, Barb Reising, Beth Peterson. Second row, Cathy Hartman, Jane Luedtke, Joanne Tollman, Marilyn Romadka, Peggy Dennis, Katie Mattocks, Jackie Hibbs, Lynn Reising. Third row, Katie Reising, Jane Peterson, Jane Jensen, Patti Martin, Gene Kleinert, Rick Morse, Orbert Davis, Valerie Smith, Rex Piekarczyk, Marsha St. Peter. Fourth row, Richard Vowells, Camille Douglas, Cathy Peterson, Tina Holmberg, Pam Rose, Gerry Sanstrom. Not shown, Debbie Davis, Art Romadka, Jodie Hibbs, Scott LaBeau, Barb Sain, Jim Newberry, Bob Knowles. Bottom left. The Marching Moness stands in formation. Bottom right, Orbert Davis, winner of two awards, played the National Anthem during the sectional basketball tourno- ment. 123 Right: Ascending first flight, Mrs. Popp, Lindo Smith, Vero Dam, Jamyce Curtis, Debra Davis, Carolyn Golden, Sheron McNickles, Jose Lopez, Orbert Davis, Jackie Hibbs, Myro Balber, Pam Rankin, Joy Prairie, Kim Sidener, Lora Jewell, Kathy Fisher, Mary Wyant, Marilyn Bruckman, Marla Mattocks, Cathy Hartman, Antoinette Blanchette, Cindy Nickles, Jackie Sue Tedford, Katie Reising, Karen Anderson. Seated, Jill Kleinert and Peggy Dennis. Ascending second flight, Jane Jensen, Jane Luedtke, Nancy Schopf, Shari McGill, Patti Martin, Debra Bruckman, Lynn Reising, Chris Beckman, Pam Rose, Lenore Ellsworth, Rick Morse, Karen Janssen, Lori Ellsworth, Dave Sanders, Penny Morgan, Gerry Son- strom, Terri Clark, Kevin Blanchette, Don Yanowsky, Brent Delk. Not shown, Francis Damia, Carol Gross, Deena Kincaid, Jerome Westbrooks, Borbara Reising. Spanish Club busy during 1974-1975 Spanish Club continued to remain active during the school year. They attempted to have at least one activity each month. The club raised money by selling candles and sponsored a fan bus to the Herscher football game on September 27. The Homecoming float, “Bottle ’Em Up,” won first place in its division. A bowling party was the November activity. A Foods class prepared a Spanish Christmas dinner for the club. In February, the club attended the Kankakee Valley Theater production, “Wait Until Dark.” The annual initiation party for first year members took place on March 14. Club members painted the Spanish room during April in preparation for the Fine Arts Festival. Several school organizations were asked to enter in a taco eating contest; Spanish Club emerged the victor. Rounding out the year, the club went swimming at a local YMCA and finished the evening with a pizza party. Awards were presented at an after school party in May. Club Officers were Myra Balber, president; Jill Kleinert, vice-president; Joy Prairie, secre- tary; and Pam Rankin, treasurer. 124 an m The year's only new club at MHS was the booming sport. Chess. Starting out their competition for the year, the team, consisting of David Sanders, Kurt Hutchings, Greg Porter, Mike Holman, Gerald Von Vlek, Brent High, Joe Garry, Mike Keller and Larry Mansberger played Bradley, losing 7-2. The team being sponsored by Mr. Thoma and Mr. Kruse, is working hard preparing for a better year this fall. Chess Club gets off to good start From left to right, standing up, David Sanders, Kurt Hutchings, Mr. Thoma, Joe Garry, Mr. Kruse, Greg Porter, Buddy Munyon, Steve Smith. Sitting down, from left to right, Mike Keller, Larry Mansberger, Rick Morse, Jeff Spry, Gerald Von Vlek. 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Stonecrest Motel Tedford Bros., Kankakee Bradley, IL 24 hour phone __________________________________________________________ 1975 monesse index A Administration 108, 109 Aldridge, Karl 87 Alexander, Allison 55, 93 Alexander, Charles 67, 72 Alexander, Clarence 83 Allen, L.C. 93 Alvey, Kathy 28, 83, 118 Alvey, Keith 83 Amell, Tim 99 Anderson, Diane 83 Anderson, Guy 1 1,83, 120 Anderson, Helen 93, 1 20 Anderson, Jeffrey 20, 22, 35, 87 Anderson, Karen 47, 50, 93, 1 20, 124 Anderson, Kay 87 Anderson, Theresa 93 Andruch, Jerome 22, 87 Anstrom, Don 52, 53, 87 Arrendondo, Gilbert 93 B Baker, Rose 93 Balber, Michael 83 Balber, Myro 10, 38, 83, 114, 120, 124, 152 Band 122, 123 Barlow, Shirley 93, 1 23 Baseball 52, 53 Basketball 30,31,32,33, 35 Bosme, Judi 99 Bauch, John 93 Baxter, Margaret 87 Beckman, Christina 47, 83, 124 Beckman, Hugo 72 Beckman, Julie 93, 121 Beezhold, Keith 18, 19, 20, 21,30, 67, 70, 72, 115, 152 Bell, Fred 21,34, 35, 42,99 Billadeou, Bonn.e 72, 79, 115, 152 Billadeau, James 15, 28, 87 Billadeau, Lisa 50, 93 Billadeou, Yvonne 83 Bishir, Janet 92, 93 Bishir, Richard 20, 52,83, 120 Blakeney, Shari 83 Blanchard, Tina 83 Blanchette, Alan 87 Blanchette, Toni 38, 48, 50, 87, 120, 124 Blanchette, Jeannene 1 1,93, 120 Blanchette, Kevin 11,22, 38, 86, 87, 120, 124 Blanton, Hughley 30, 55, 83 Bloski, Lorry 72 Bloomquist, Diane 83 Bogart, Bonnie 87 Bogart, Suanne 83, 118, 121 Booi, Brad 22, 23, 93 Bookout, Beth 87 Borgren, Greg 22, 23, 35, 93 Boruto, Bonnie 87 Boswell, Jeff 93 Bourgeois, Martin 93 Bramer, Connie 87 Breckenndge, Alfred 59, 83 Bredemeier, Kathy 67, 72 Breedon, William 93 Bricker, Marlene 50, 83 Briggs, William 99, 152 Brinkmann, Lois 60, 67, 71,72, 117, 118, 120 Brownstem, Michael 109 Bruckman, Clyde 93 Bruckman, Debra 11 7, 1 20, 1 24 Bruckman, Marilyn 47, 83, 124 Bryan, Robert 93 Buchholz, Willis 39, 99 Bukowski, Connie 56, 59, 82, 83, 117, 120 Bukowski, Shelio 93 Burnett, Noncy 1 1,42, 67, 73, 1 18, 1 20, 1 21 Bush, Merle 93 Byrd, Lori 87 C Calvo, Caro 42, 43, 93, 117, 120 Calvo, Lisa 29, 67, 69, 115, 117, 118, 152 Colvo, Lynn 42, 57, 82, 83, 117, 11 8 Carter, Lori 93 Carter, Mark 22, 55, 87 Comp, Paulo 83, 1 19 Campbell, James 20, 21,55, 67, 73 Campbell, William 30, 33, 83 Contwoy, Terry 59, 73 Cardwell, Sharon 73 Carpenter, Thomas 83 Catona, Mono 93 Carrino, Rex 87 Cheerleaders 1 2, 1 3 Cherry, Jack 21,99 Cherry, Jay 18, 20, 87 Cherry, Tim 18, 19, 20, 55, 82, 83, 117 Chess Club 125 Chorus 1 21 Ciarlo, Janice 93 Clark, Jody 93, 1 20 Clark, Johna 47, 67, 117 Clark, Richard 67, 73 Clark, Rhonda 13, 93, 119, 123 Clark, Theresa 48, 49, 50, 86, 87, 11 7, 1 24, 152 Clark, Terri 87 Clifton, Brian 87 Clifton, Ed 93 Clifton, Margaret 42, 99 Clorksin, Eric 93 Clough, Valerie 87 Cobbs, Michael 83 Coberly, Ruth Ann 67, 73 Collins, Jim 93 Cordes, Marilyn 67, 73 Coulter, Carolyn 73 Coulter, John 93, 121 Covington, Eddie 20, 29, 56, 57, 59, 67 Craft, Tim 83 Craig, Dawn 51,87 Crenshaw, Delano 93 Cryer, Terr. 50,51,59,83 Curtis, Jomyce 13, 50, 83, 119, 124 Custodians 11 2 D Dam, Vera 42, 87, 91, 124 Dam.o, Francis 67, 73 Dou, Karen 49, 87 Dau, Steve 67, 73 Davis, Steve 67 Davis, Kathy 93 Davis, Orbert 93, 120, 123, 124 DeGroot, Doreen 87 DeLima, Lucia 44 Delk, Brent 93, 121, 124 Delk, Devonne 83, 121 Denier, Alan 83 Denier, Lloyd 100 Dennis, Morgaret 42, 43, 47, 48, 50, 83, 114, 115, 117, 1 18, 119, 123, 124, 152 Denton, Don 22, 23, 94 DePatis, Lorry 20, 30, 42, 56, 57, 59, 83, 118 Depoister, Gary 87 Depoister, John 94 Dexter, Kothy 49, 83 Dexter, Delbert 94 DeYoung, Tommy 1 3, 24, 87, 88 Dhom, Cathy 83 Dhom, Judith 94 Dhom, Paul 22, 87 Dickerson, Lisa 67, 73, 118 Dionne, Matthew 1 5, 87 Dolberry, Nora 94 Donahue, Kathleen 84, 115, 118, 152 Donahue, John 87 Doud, Mary 94, 1 20 Douglas, Camille 42, 50, 51,94, 119, 123 Douglas, Tonya 84 Douglas, Terrell 20, 67, 73 Douville, Dan 87 Duffield, Gary 59, 73 Duffield, Karen 88 E Economy 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 149 Eggen, David 55, 94 Eggen, Sandra 67, 73 Ellsworth, Lenore 42, 43, 47, 84, 118, 119, 1 20, 124 Ellsworth, Lori 42, 47, 88, 119, 124 Ellsworth, Lorna 42, 43, 50, 52, 60, 67, 74, 118, 119 Engelke, Robert 84, 115, 152 Engels, Pat 100 English, Joni 63, 66, 74, 76 Ewers, Cynthia 94 F Faculty 98 Fall Play 10, 11 Fanning, Regina 88 Finch, Dawn 84, 114, 115, 118, 152 Finch, Lee 22, 23, 94 Finley, Ronald 74 Fisher, Kathleen 11,88, 1 20, 124 Football 18, 19, 20,21,22,23 Franklin, Rodney 94 Fritz, John 94 Fuller, Greg 55, 88 Fuller, Tom 88 Fuller, Willie 94 Fulton, Vesta 88 G Garry, Joseph 20, 43, 74, 125 Garry, Karen 49, 84 Gorry, Susan 49, 88 Garwood, Pam 84 Genotte, Steve 94, 121 Gereg, Randell 88 Gereg, Ronell 88, 121 Gereg, Wayne 94 Giasson, Barbara 94 Giasson, Edwin 94 Giasson, Jill 13, 62, 67, 74, 118 Giasson, Tonna 88, 121 Gilbert, Aaron 94 Gilbert, Donald 88 Gilbert, Jerry 84, 118 Gilbert, Jill 13, 59, 61,63, 67, 74 Giles, Cathi 67, 74 Golden, Carolyn 48, 88, 120, 124 Golf 14, 15 Gosse, Gregory 52, 88 Graduation 60, 61,62, 63 Graf, Marilyn 60, 61,67, 74, 118 Graf, Martin 94 Graves, Christy 94, 1 20 Graves, Dean 88 Graves, Franklin 22, 55, 88, 90, 121 Graves, Jeff 55, 94 Graves, Vicki 84 Graves, Tad 88 Gray, Debbie 88 Groy, Michael 67, 74, 80 Green, Jeri 67, 74, 117, 118 Griffis, Gerry 30, 84 Gross, Carol 94, 120 H Hahn, Mary Cay 100 Hankerson, Gary 94, 121 Harper, James 94 Harper, Olivia 88 Harris, Donna 60, 71,75 Harrison, Brenda 68, 75 Harrison, Linda 94 Horrison, Toni 94 Hart, Karen 88 Hart, Marcia 61,68, 75 Hatch, Michael 68, 75 Hartman, Cathy 48, 50, 94, 120, 123, 124 Harwell, Ronnie 22, 88 Harwell, Suzanne 28, 94, 95 Hausbeck, Charles 94 Hedges, Mary Jane 84 Hernandez, Peter 22 Hernandez, Rochelle 94, 1 20 Hibbs, Jackie 94, 120, 123 Hibbs, Jodie 68, 75, 124 Hibbs, Mary 94 High, Brent 20, 84 High, Brian 44, 68, 75 Hill, Rusty 88 Hiller, David 88 Hiser, Laurie 88 Holliday, Kevin 88 Holliday, Perry 30, 55, 84 Holman, Mike 15, 34, 42, 63, 68, 75, 81 Holmberg, Tina 95, 1 20, 1 23 Homecoming 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 Hoppel, Keith 35, 88 Horton, Kevin 95 Hughes, James 75 Hughes, Sarah 75 Hunte, Gorry 11,84 Hunte, Katherine 56, 57, 59, 68, 75 Hunte, Philip 22, 23, 95 Hutchings, Kurt 34, 89, 1 25 Hutchinson, Cheryl 89 J Janik, Mike 100 Janssen, Karen 56, 59, 68, 76, 118, 120, 124 Jefferson, Ira 95 Jefferson, Linda 84 Jeffries, Sharon 84 Jensen, Jane 48, 50, 95, 117, 120, 1 24, 1 34 Jensen, Sue 89 Jerauld, Sarah 68, 76 Jewell, Drew 76 Jewell, Laura 13, 51,95, 119, 124 Jewell, Valerie 1 3, 24, 48, 51,89 Johnson, Colleen 68, 76, 117, 118 Johnson, Connie 95 Johnson, Danny 95 Johnson, Kurt 22, 23, 95 Johnson, Pamela 11,95, 1 20 Johnson, Rueben 89 Johnson, Venacyn 84 Jones, Anna 42, 84 Jones, Mary 89 Jones, Ophela 84 Jones, Robert 89 Jones, Sheila 68, 76 Jones, Terri 42, 95 Jongewaard, Don 44, 84 Jongewoard, Karen 95 Jordan, Mark 35, 42, 95, 1 20 Jordan, Richard 20, 55, 68, 76 K Kaack, Brian 76 Keith, Betty 68, 76 Keller, Leonard 22, 55, 89 Keller, Michael 34, 89, 125 Kiger, Thomas 68, 76 Killian, George 89 Kincaid, Deeno 28, 48, 49, 50, 86, 89 Kinney, Don 11,84 Kinstner, Babette 95 Klassen, Michael 22, 23, 95 Kleinert, Dean 89 Kleinert, Gene 89, 123 Kleinert, Jill 47, 84, 117, 118, 124 Knake, Rebecca 95 Knowles, Cyndi 1 3, 61,63, 66, 68, 70, 76, 119 Knowles, Robert 11,39, 86, 89, 117, 119, 120 Koenecke, William 60, 62, 109 Kruse, Gene 42, 43, 100, 125 Kurtz, Mikki 68, 76 Kurtz, Terri 95, 1 20 L Legacy, Jerome 89 Lagacy, Michelle 95 Legacy, Williom 95 Lambert, Deborah 89 Laneville, Reid 89 Lathon, Drew 84 Law, Keith 30, 100 Lee, Cynthia 77 Lee, Jockie 84 Lee, Janette 89, 119 Lee, Nancy 95, 121 Leftridge, Greg 35, 52, 95 Legacy, Michelle 1 20 Lewis, Anthony 84 Lister, Warren 100 Loftus, Michelle 95, 120 Lopez, Jose 95, 120, 124 Lowmon, Steven 89 Luedtke, David 84 Luedtke, Jane 42, 49, 95, 120, 123, 124 Lukas, Thomas 95 Lynch, Ella 89 Lynch, Jackie 95, 120 M Mack, Barbara 68, 77 Manes, Tim 89 Mansberger, Larry 34, 89, 125 Morrs, Penny 50, 92, 95, 1 17 Marrs, Reese 15, 89 Martin, Patti 11,47, 95, 1 20, 123, 1 24 Matthias, Allen 95 Mattocks, David 68 Mattocks, Jeremy 95 Mattocks, Katie 89, 123 Mattocks, Maria 84, 1 24 Mattocks, Marty 52, 89 Mattocks, Mike 52, 89 McCarty, Kathy 96 McCormick, Carol 50, 89 McCurry, Richard 96 McFodden, Chris 89 McGill, Randy 24, 28, 84, 118, 1 20 McGill, Shari 11,96, 120, 121, 123, 124 McKinley, Joan 68, 77 McKinley, Leigh 96, 1 20 McKinley, Thomas 22, 55, 68, 89 McKinley, Ralph 89 150 McNickles, Sheron 89, 1 20, 1 24 Mead, Terry 77 Merrill, llene 89 Merrill, Irvin 77 Merrill, Linda 96 Merrill, Richard 22, 55, 89 Merrill, Tommy 18, 19, 20, 21,56, 59, 77, 1 18 Meyer, Alex 96 Meyler, Pamela 84 Miedema, John 42, 84, 1 18 Minnich, Barbie 11,96, 120 Mitchell, Don 89 Mitchell, Jeff 11,84, 120 Mitchell, Mike 77, 84 Mitchell, Robert 89 Moman, Jeff 20, 55, 89 Monk, Ernie 103 Moody, Janice 89 Moore, Brenda 42, 89 Moore, Sandro 96 Morgan, Penny 89, 119, 124 Morrison, Diana 96, 1 20 Morse, John 11 Morse, Rick 38, 47, 89, 117, 120, 123, 124, 125 Mullady, Judy 103 Mullady, Maureen 60, 62, 68, 77, 115, 117, 1 18, 120, 152 Munyon, Buddy 42, 96, 117, 125 Munyon, Jeannine 13, 29, 47, 57, 66, 68, 69, 77 Munyon, Leon 22, 90, 117, 120 Murray, Don 103 Murray, Dianne 90 N National Honor Society 1 18 Newberry, James 22, 23, 96 Newberry, Juliann 96, 120, 1 21 Newby, Cathy 84 Nickles, Cynthia 90, 91,117, 120, 124 Nicholes, Lawana 62, 68, 77 O Oakes, Donna 96 O'Cull, Michael 90 O'Cull, Ricky 96 Orbon, Kathy 49, 103, 1 19 P Page, Cheryl 84 Page, Laurie 90 Ponza, Bret 52, 90 Papp, Nancy 103, 1 24 Porker, Charles 29, 78 Patterson, Chester 20, 35, 90 Pep Club 119 Perdue, Dianne 68, 78 Perry, Antoinette 90 Perry, Beverly 42, 50, 51,96 Perry, Norma 25, 29, 61,68, 78 Petersen, Danny 11,38, 85, 1 15, 120, 152 Peterson, Beth 34, 42, 48, 50, 68, 78, 117, 118, 123 Peterson, Cathy 11,96, 120, 123 Peterson, Jane 11,51,92, 96, 117, 1 20, 123 Peterson, Susan 96 Petkunas, Susan 11,90, 117, 120 Phagan, Margo 96 Phelps, Thane 85 Phillips, Gory 96 Piekarczyk, Rex 1 23 Plakas, Debbie 85 Plein, David 85 Poindexter, Margaret 42, 59, 85 Porter, Greg 15, 29, 42, 68, 78, 118, 125 Porter, Micky 15, 35, 90 Porter, Sally 67, 69, 78 Prairie, Joy 96, 1 24 Prairie, Mark 34, 90 Prather, Brian 22, 55, 90 Prather, Deborah 96 Prom 56, 57, 58, 59 Provost, Brian 90 Provost, Dianne 44, 57, 85 Provost, Glenn 96 Publications 114, 115 Pullum, Chris 96 R Raber, Brenda 90 Rankin, Pamela 42, 96, 1 24 Rambo, Nancy 50, 90 Rambo, Richard 85 Raper, Ricky 22, 23, 96 Reams, Ezra 96 Rehmer, Carol 11,90 Rehmer, Thomas 1 1,96, 1 20 Reinwald, Debra 96 Reinwald, William 96 Reising, Barbara 13, 24, 47, 90, 91, 123 Reising, Joseph 22, 23, 90, 96 Reising, Kathryn 48, 96, 117, 1 20, 123, 1 24 Reising, Lynn 42, 48, 96, 117, 120, 123, 124 Reynolds, Jimmie 20, 55, 85, 118 Reynolds, Suonne 90 Rhodes, Phyllis Richardson, Joseph 85 Rinkenberger, Steven 103, 121 Riley, Katrina 85 Riley, Mork 96 Riley, Morvin 29 Ringo, Mike 96 Rivard, John 25, 69, 78 Roberts, Terri 96 Robertson, Lee 97 Rogers, Mary Lou 90 Rogich, Dorene 85 Romadka, Arthur 15, 29, 61,69, 71,78, 114, 115, 152 Romadka, Marilyn 48, 50, 90, 123 Rose, Pomelo 42, 48, 49, 50, 85, 118, 119, 123, 124 Rosenborg, William 35, 105 Ross, Debbie 44, 69, 78 Ross, Jeff 69, 78 Ross, Julian 97 Ross, Thomas 22, 35, 55, 90 Roundtree, Alan 30, 90 Rowe, Anette Rowe, Barbara 25, 69, 78 S Samuels, Mary 105 St. Peter, Marsha 50, 51,85, 123 Sanders, Cathy 69, 78 Sanders, David 22, 30, 90, 1 24, 125, 152 Sanders, Debbie Gray Sanders, Howard 85 Sanders, John 85 Sanders, Stephen 19, 20, 69, 79 Sanders, Trina Sanstrom, Gerald 90, 123, 124 Santos, Sally 90 Savich, Jolene 79 Scherer, Byron 78, 79 Schmett, Charles 57, 61, 109 Schopf, Nancy 11,48, 49, 50, 51,97, 1 20, 124 Schopf, Richard 11,85 Schopf, Robert 69, 79 Schuler, Denise 49, 57, 90 Schuler, Mark 69, 79 Scores of Sports Secretaries 11 3 Seemon, Shirley 69, 79 Seemon, Vickie 70, 79 Seibert, Brad 22, 23, 97 Self, Mark 90 Sellers, Tony 79 Seniors 70 Sharkey, Chris 19, 20, 30, 52, 56, 59, 60, 69, 79, 117 Sharkey, Cindie 1 3, 47, 82, 85, 117, 119 Sharkey, Jim 22, 23, 97 Sharkey, Julie 85 Sharkey, Robert 22, 97 Sharpe, Francene 90 Shaw, Joy 105 Shear, Jeff Shegog, Robert 20, 22, 55, 85, 97 Shegog, Will 23 Shelly, Albert 69 Shelly, Cherly 95,97, 120 Sidener, Kim 97, 1 24 Sikma, Dave 30, 105 Simeur, Ron 105 Simpson, Jon 18, 20, 26, 35, 90 Simpson, Ricky 11,22, 23, 93, 97 Simpson, Robert 18, 19, 20, 30, 33, 57, 60, 62, 63, 66, 69, 70, 79, 114, 115, 152 Simpson, Melanie 48, 90 Siwicki, Robert 80 Siwiki, Susan 90, 120 Smedlund, Becky 85 Smedlund, Norman 85 Smith, William 52, 53, 105 Smith, Fred 97 Smith, Janice 97 Smith, Linda 91,1 20, 1 24 Smith, Mike 91 Smith, Robert 85 Smith, Steve 22, 23, 91,97, 125 Smith, Sue 85 Smith, Valorie 97, 123 Snapp, Christopher 91 Snapp, Steve 97 Snipes, Robert 1 21 Spanish Club 124 Speech Club 120 Spring Play 38, 39 Spry, Jeff 91,125 Squair, Cheryl 42, 91 Stadium 36, 37 Stearns, Brenda 80 Stearns, Cynthia 91 Stearns, Teresa 91 Steele, Penny 97 Steele, Sharon 97 Stevenson, Paul 70, 80 Stidham, Melba 51,91 Storer, Doreen 85 151 Stottsberry, Pat 105 Strassenburg, Katie 43, 107 Student Council 116, 117 Studer, Dawn 91 Surprenant, Jerome 22, 23, 28, 97 Sykes, Larry 97 T Tollman, Joanne 97, 1 23 Taylor, Emmanuel 20, 70 Taylor, Sheila 56, 59, 70, 80 Taylor, Jon 97 Tedford, Alyse 85 Tedford, Jackie 91,1 20, 1 24 Tedford, Tommy 91 Tedford, Terri 70, 80 Tennis 34 Thackeray, Ken 11,107, 120 Thoma, Jerry 42, 107, 125 Thompson, Becky 70, 80 Thyfoult, Michelle 49, 50, 91,97, 120 Toma, Mike 85 Toma, Michelle 97, 120 Track 54, 55 Trobaugh. Madonna 10, 11,51,91, 123 Trowell, Carma 87, 91 Trusty, Ben 97 Trusty, Richard 91 Turner, Mark 52, 91 Turner, Nancy 80, 85 Turner, Pamela 29, 70, 80 Tustison, Mary 50, 51, 107 Tuttle, Charles 107 U Usher, Karrie 85 V VanVIeck, Gerald 91,125 Velzquez, Guadalupe 97 Vent, Tom 22, 23,97 Vickery, Dianna 1 3, 47, 85, 117, 118, 119 Vickery, Michael 22, 35, 55, 91, 152 Viglielmo, Bart 91 Vowells, Richard 107, 123 W Walls, Potty 85 Walters, Sherman 55 Word, Cheryl 91 Warne, Donna 97 Warne, Kirby 24, 85, 115, 152 Warren, Robert 18, 19, 20, 62, 71,80 Warren, Scott 20, 91 Wellmaker, Rochelle 29, 71,80 Wellmoker, Yolando 42, 91 Wells, Kim 18, 19, 20, 30, 55, 63, 68, 71,80 Wells, Mark 97 Wells, Rebecca 80 West, Betty 91 West, Pam 71 West, Rhonda 48, 50, 51,97 West, Rick 20, 30, 34, 48, 50, 51,67, 71,81 West, Roger 20, 22, 35, 91 Westbrooks, Jerome 20, 30, 55, 70, 71,81 Weybright, Andy 85 Whisker, Brett 18,20, 52,53,91 White, Eddie 18, 19, 20,71 White, Naomon 22, 23, 97 Willard, Ed 107 Willie, Beth 20, 97 Willis, Napoleon 91 Wilson, Darwin 22, 91 Wilson, Mike 97 Wilson, William 11,20, 52, 53, 60, 61,63, 75, 81,120 Winsett, Mary 11, 13, 39, 92, 94, 97, 120 Winter 16, 17 Wolford, Rosemarie 91 Workman, Delores 81 Works, Angel 91 Wyant, Mary 50, 97, 120, 124 Wyatt, Cindy 50, 71,81 Wyatt, Tim 22, 23, 97 Y Yanowsky, Don 20, 22, 52, 88, 91, 121 Yanowsky, Joe 23, 97 Young, Karen 85 Young, William 91 Z Zack, Don 81 Zahrodnik, Miles 85 Zimmerman, Bruce 22, 91 monesse staff 1975 bob simpson.....................................................................................editor peggy dennis....................................................................................editor keith beezhold ................................'.........................................sports editor art romadka...............................................................................photographer root photographers of Chicago.............................................................photographer bruce o’cull..............................................................................photographer lisa calvo......................................................................................artist mr. william briggs.............................................................................adviser general workers kathy donahue, dawn finch, maureen mullady, david sanders, terri dark, mike vickery, bonnie billadeau danny petersen, bob engleke, myra balber, kirby warne 152 - r ni' - -mr r