Mount Vernon High School - Hoop Pole Yearbook (Mount Vernon, IN)

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graduation 1983 ('lass Poem ‘Must Yesterday” •lust yesterday. We attended our first exciting day of kindergarten. We tried not to notice. As we walked through those huge doors. That little tear mom tried to hide. As she let go of our hand, Walking slowly from our side. Just yesterday. We had the third grade “smarts.” Why not? W’e were at the age ofnine. We teased the first grade babies, Not trying to be the least bit kind. Just yesterday. We climbed those steps to Junior High. No more recesses. Now we had to be to class on time. That’s when our days really started to fly. Just yesterday. We were those “green” freshmen. Searching to find the elevator on the second floor. Looking up to the seniors. Thinking we still had three years, Till we could be there. Just yesterday. We were those sophisticated seniors. Having people look up to us. As we watched our days get closer to graduation. Knowing good-byes would be a must. Tears of joy. Tears of sadness, Fears of tomorrow, But still gladness. Just yesterday. Have all passed. The hopes and challenges of tomorrow will last. As we say our good-byes, knowing we are free. We will always cherish our memories, As the class of '83 10 GRADUATION

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Honorary Chapter Farmers Mark Allen Wayne DeKemper Leadership Awards Star Farmer — Bill Kramer Dekalb Award - Bill Slygh Leadership Award — Kent Ziegler Star Green Hand — Eric Boerner Senior-Scholarship — Bill Kramer Freshman Scholarship — Paul Burdorf Leadership Contests Creed — Brian Parkinson Bronze Freshman Public Speaking — Eric Boerner — Bronze Quiz Bowl Dave Thayer Bronze Paul Burgdorf — Bronze Ag Conservation Demo Knic Kaufman Bronze Alan Mohr Ag Sales Demo Donnie Scheoeder Bronze Public Speaking - Knic Kaufman — Bronze Extemporaneous Public Speaking Roger Simpson Bronze Welding Tim Seifert — Bronze Job Interview — Tim Seifert — Bronze Essay Sam Seifert Bronze Talent Sam Seifert 1st Gold Secretary’s Book Bruce Denning 2nd - Silver Treasurer’s Book Darren Cox - 2nd Silver leadership Contest Bill Kramer 1st Gold Parliamentary Procedure 1982 Parley Team President Bill Kramer Vice President — Alan Mohr Secretary — Roger Simpson Treasurer — Knic Kaufman Reporter — Tim Seifert Sentinel — Donnie Schroeder Acting Advisor — Roger Simpson Eric Boerner Brett Palmer Mike Ritzert Paul Burgdorf William Schmidt received Hoosier Farmer Degree Hon Schroeder American Agricultural Degree Candidate State Crop Judging — 85th White Ribbon Paul Burgdorf Alan Mohr Tim Seifert Dave Thayer State Dairy Judging 100th Individual Mike Ritzert John I.ang Top Reader at Orientation Camp Office Education Association District Contest Typing 111 Tammy Buchanan (2nd) General Clerical II Amy Seibert (1st) Jeanne Turner (4th) Stenographic 11 Jackie Schulte (2nd) Records Management I Sherri Schorr (3rd) Business Spelling and Proofreading Sandy VanZant (3rd) Business Arithmetic Tammy Buchanan (4th) Communications Specialist Jill Hinton (5th) Typing I Stacy Russell (5th) Job Interview I Janet Poe (6th) State Contest General Clerical II Amy Seibert (2nd) Typing 111 Tammy Buchanan (2nd) National Contest General Clerical II Amy Seibert (4th) Club Competition Sweepstakes (1st) Publicity (1st) Spirit (2nd) Certamen (quiz bowl 23 teams) (3rd) Scrapbook (4th) Vox Latinae (4th) Sunshine Club Girl of the Month September — Donna Eaton October Janet Poe November — Stacey Cox December Jodi Alldredge January Debbie Christie February — Debbie Pollock March Belinda Cundiff April Anna Stockton May — Donna Martin Girl of the Year Stacey Cox 1983 Area III Judging Crops Team Silver Paul Burgdorf — 3rd Knic Kaufman — 3rd Alan Mohr — 3rd Tim Seifert 3rd Eric Boerner 4th Brian Parkinson — 4th William Schmidt - 4th David Thayer — 4th Livestock Silver Team Bret Baldwin — 10th Jerry Benton — 10th Danny Cole — 10th Roger Simpson — 10th David Cole — Bronze Dairy Mike Ritzert — 6th — Silver Donnie Schroeder 6th — Silver Brett Palmer — 6th — Silver Mike Ritzert — Gold FFA Summer Accomplishments Chapter — Placed in 2nd in State in Foundation Drive Chapter — Ranked in 24th out of 212 chapters in overall activities Knic Kaufman — District Vice President Tim Seifert District X Reporter Kevin Collier — 3rd in State Crop Proficiency Bill Kramer — District X Star Farmer JUNIOR CLASSICAL LEAGUE State Convention Mottoes. Quotes, And Abbreviations Jerry Ammon (3rd) Bobby McKay (6th) Graphic Arts (tempra) David Diaz (1st) Graphic Arts (Charcoal) David Diaz (1st) Tiro LaMar (2nd) Roman History David Halterman (5th) Alex Kelly (6th) Bobby McKay (6th) Chad Pfettscher (9th) Bob Reininger (3rd) Mythology Alex Kelly (1st) Bob Reininger (7th) Roman Life Alex Kelly (6th) Pentathlon Alex Kelly (6th) Maps Bobby McKay (4th) Posters Chad Pfettscher (3rd) Arts (Pastel Division) Missy Schmidt (2nd) Arts (Ink Division) Missy Schmidt (1st) Derivatives Donna Weiss (1st) 9 CLUB RECOGNITIO

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 11 GRADUATION I he Senior Class of (lass song — ('lass poem Class Colors and Cream Class Flower A Little Time Just Yesterday Burgundy ( ream rose with Burgundy ribbon