New Prairie High School - Prairie Life Yearbook (New Carlisle, IN)

Text from Pages 1 - 176 of the 1971 volume:

prairie life volume III new prairie high school new Carlisle, indiana the cougar stands for our school our building, our students, our faculty, our teams, our clubs, our activities, and our spirit, it is to these symbols that we dedicate the 1971 yearbook. 2 Sh) to live and II compete 11 107 131 153 editor: pamela jones assistant editor: annette dewit business manager: diane metzner assistant business manager: debra bradfield advertising manager: marlene boyts advisor: max haag we are freshmen, and we enter the polished halls of new prairie with uncertainty and almost fear because we are freshmen, there are different customs to learn, new people to meet, and we must start well because this will be our world for the next four years, the warning bell rings, and we scatter like fright- ened sheep, for the halls are a confusing maze or corridors, how shall we ever find the right room in time? wonder of won- ders. however, when the last bell sounds its dismal call over the emptied halls, we are seated snug and secure in the proper 4 room, feeling ridiculously pleased that we have triumphed over the system, we see all our friends from last year seated around us. and we wonder how in the world he got that marvelous tan and was her hair really that blonde last year? then suddenly we feel proud of our class, for we are a whole and united body of students, making countless mistakes but recovering from them and becoming the wiser because of them, we are making a fresh start. 5 we are sophomores, and as a class we feel insignificant, displaying nei- ther the joyous enthusiasm we held as freshmen nor the superiority we hope to feel as juniors and seniors, we are in between, our first real ex- citement is the customary sophomore magazine sales, this is our first united effort as a class, and we want to make the best possible showing, our initial excitement wanes, however, at the prospect of actually sell- ing magazines door-to-door, but somehow we miraculously earn quite a lot of money, this is the deciding year for many of us. our teachers give us more homework and tests than ever before, and we soon settle down to high school life as it really is a mixture of hard work and play, and we discover that our results are always products of our own determination, some of us realize that we need good grades if we have any hopes at all for a decent job after high school, but others almost give up in their struggle for an educa- tion, deciding that school is only a waste of time, a welcome relief from the sometimes monotonous school routine is offered when we finally must choose our class ring, disputes are held and friendships are endangered, but eventually we choose the one we think is best, and. after being measured, we proudly send in our orders, we have already taken our first step toward becoming juniors, we are growing up. we are juniors, and we follow through our first day of school with a careless ease born of experience, we are virtually the leaders in school, because under us creep the lowly sophomores and even more lowly freshmen, and the seniors well, they seem lost in a world of their own. soon we receive our class rings, and we wear them proudly as badges of our obvious su- periority. the days pass by quickly, lost in a maze of games, classes, and an endless stream of tests, tests, and more tests, soon we are faced with the prospect of the junior-senior prom, and we resolve firmly to make this the best and most different prom ever, flower-making parties are held, and we attend them with an almost frightening determination, when we ar- 8 rive, though, we find our resolves melt quickly as we discover that it is much more fun to talk and eat than to make flowers, before we know it, the prom is over, lost in a mad whirl of flowers and music and the unexpected beauty of our dates, soon it is already may, and the seniors become more distant than ever to us; they are already immersed in their future plans, and it is only a matter of time before they will be gone, the weeks fade into rapidly passing days, but we do not notice because there are so many exams, so many sleepless nights spent studying the seniors have graduated and soon, almost too soon, we are seniors. we are seniors, and we are glad and yet saddened because our secure world is crumbling around us. a new future is awaiting us. and we cannot be sure of anything but perhaps ourselves, we throw ourselves into the bustling activity of school life with a new vigor, knowing that this is our last chance to partic- ipate in such things, clubs that we have never before thought of we quickly join, and we attend basket- ball and football games with enthusiasm not to be excelled, we soon realize, however, that we can never recapture that marvelous feeling of belong- ing. for the thought of our imminent graduation looms ever powerful in our minds, we have already taken the first irrevocable step toward the future and there is no turning back, our minds begin to dwell more and more on that which we shall soon be doing when our safe lives as high school students have ended, as graduation comes closer, we become a little sad because many of our friends and class- mates we will never see again, then — we are grad- uates, and we are no longer a part of new prairie high school, but members of an adult world, and it is up to us whether we make our lives failures, or successes. ! to live and compete first row: robcrt hcnnen. bob carllon. bob dccr. brucc nickcrson. doug dodd. bill coddcns. tom rocsncr. davc brasscur. jay scniff. nick galvas. pete kaminski. har- ry halter, coach don kanc second row: coach harry tolmcn. head coach bill lynch, carl miller, jay gilpin. Steve lenig. ken strope. sieve marklev. don hoover, bob keek, don toth. bob dcncvc. john antonuco, tim walz. brent miller, mike cngcl. trainer russcll Halt, third row gene eserpes. terry garouttc. kenny joncs. rick dccr. monte scott. dan malicki. davc nickcrson. ben perkins. jim levar, don hert berg. paul zahl. terry Stockton. varsity plays good ball, has winning season an annual event is the introduction of np's football players and their parents. 12 new prairie gridders run on the field for another vic- tory game! first row: davc burkus, sieve olson. bill brooks, phil jankowski. mike lenig. bob smith, mitch mcdonald. second row: doran samys. gene smith, bruce stoncr. gary curicss, bill keck, davc akin, mike dailcy. sid meyers. third row: joe pavolka. henry doanc. rich parry, fred kaminski. davc bradley. paul troxcll. ncal loucks. b-team learns to perfect defensive and offensive plays 1971 b-team football schedule team them johnglenn ■% 1 0 1 northridge 20 north liberty 14 goshen 36 laville 0 north liberty 6 knox 18 penn 20 us 20 8 13 who's got the ball? O© 00 so o o o how can you play ball in your condition. wart? ball handlers aren't the only team members who wrestle with the opponent kcnl keeps the pail filled for our hard-working cougars 14 stopping the line and blocking permit engcl to advance on the play hustle hustle ball hiding and deception give new prairie an advantage as the offensive cougars strive to reach pay dirt and seven points 15 record: 6-4 team them us sb st. joe 20 0 goshen 24 8 knox 6 20 fairfield 7 36 laville 15 8 john glenn 0 45 jimtown 20 7 north liberty 13 26 lalumierc 0 28 concord 0 14 coach bill lynch led his new prairie gridders in a challenging campaign this year, and the cougars opened with a few well- earned wins early in the season, later such exciting games as knox, fairfield, and la lumiere proved even more our team’s skill and determination, as the team gradually gained confi- dence and even greater enthusiasm, many cougars distin- guished themselves in northern state conference play; five cou- gars were cited for outstanding service. bruce nickcrson was a unanimous choice at his position by vir- tue of his gang-busting tackles, bill coddens, who will long be remembered for his sky-high punts and kick-offs, was named as fullback, doug dodd, elongated end, was named to the honor team, tom roesner’s precise performance at center might have been unnoticed by many fans, but conference coaches recog- nized his skills as they voted for him also, lastly, mike engel, who led his team in tackles for the second straight year, was the fifth cougar voted to all conference status. this cougar squad faced a demanding schedule, their coaching staff, headed by bill lynch, taught them to face up to the oppo- sition and never quit, our gridders gave us some thrilling memories as they executed their well-rehearsed plays to perfection, they added a distinguished page to the legend which will be new prairie. fa PR m i + PMBH- he PR iflr necling: matty bush, larry shcad. dan troxell, co-captain: jay gilpin. standing: don hoover, student manager: bill coddcns. larry boyts. lew plum beck, mike wil- x, brucc nickerson, co-captain: doug dodd. doug schmcltz. tom o'bricn. coach Icon adnson. bruce nets two more cougar points varsity bb strives for teamwork and unity a prelude to victory b-team basketball first row: coach gcorgc olson. kenny joncs. Steve kindig. bob calhoun. jeff schrocdcr. second row: tim ludwig. sieve coorcman. dave nickcrson. don hcrlzbcrg. bob deutschcr. third row: craig brown, dan malicki. coach gcorge olson this year piloted his reserve basketball team to a successful season, giving promise that the future cage fortunes of new prairie appear to be bright, although the basically sophomore team, preparing for varsity action, won their invitational holiday tourney with a cardiac-arresting squeaker over john glenn, the group reportedly played their best ball of the season in a losing (55-53) cause to south bend clay, with a continua- tion of this kind of season, great things can certainly be expected from this very talent- ed and ambitious group of boys. prepares for varsity a few words of wisdom and the all-important pep talk action 1971 b-team basketball schedule team triton sb lasalle john glenn fairficld river valley laville south central me marquette northjudson sb jackson knox north liberty bremen sb clay them 48 64 50 50 69 I 37 30 i did it! i did it! first row: mike miller, phil jankowski. bob smith, paul zahl. davc akin, frank hartman. mike lenig. second row: gary oliver, rich hall, joe laureys, terry banis. frank schrciber. pat dennis. Steve olson. manager jeff wiggins. third row; richard parry, rod swank, ray barncs. greg hofer. coach frank Zielinski, coach tim moffitt. frosh basketball team shows promise 1971 bb frosh schedule them john glenn oregon-davis river valley wcstville north liberty la porte southcentral north liberty john glenn lalumiere north liberty john glenn knox lay i lie south central and endurance as with most younger-than-varsity squads, the freshman basket- ball team spent most of its training time developing styles and techniques that would help not only them, but also see them through varsity action, when, if ever, they did get there, the group started the year off quite well as they won four of their more diffi- cult games, but then apparently fell into bad limes when they lost several, later, regaining their strength and endurance, they began again to win with regularity until the end of the season, finally showing a fairly average record for their year's work, led by coaches frank zielinski and tim moffitt and urged on by their own cheerleaders, the group also, besides gaining much-needed experi- ence on the playing floor and from their sponsors, met and ob- served older np players to see just what they might do in a given situation or how they might react to another team's strategy, etc. 19 everyone wants to get into the act lew makes another two did you make it. bruoe? don't just stand there, larry! 20 2 points for the cougars! bruoe sinks another 2 points for the cougars what’s up guys? is it or isn’t it? poor lew! where did it go? record: 5-13 team them us team them triton 63 58 sbjackson 61 lasalle 85 44 knox 86 john glenn 65 64 north liberty 50 fairfield 71 63 laville 61 river valley 54 59 north liberty 67 laville 68 57 bremen 70 south central 60 76 sb clay 80 me marquette 88 79 jimtown 73 north judson 71 75 concord 85 a monumental rebuilding job faced coach Icon adnson as he was forced to assemble a cage team from the decimated ranks of his previous year’s conference champi- ons. hindered by lack of experience, the cougars suffered a few initial losses but regained their status at the annual holiday tourney by wins over oregon-davis and westville. while this tourney was gratifying, the thrilling win over north liberty in the bi-county tourney was undoubtedly the more exciting, with the score tied at fifty, bruce nickerson calmly attempted the onc-and one free throw, the perfect toss flooded the floor with cougar fans and gave us something to remember for many seasons. steady lew plumbeck, big bill coddens and his arching one-handers, aggressive tom o'brien and dan troxell, whose defense-player game-saving steals were great crowd plcasers, were all seniors who added much to this fighting cougar team. Jj lanky mike wilcox who came through to save several games in the late stages of action, shifty jay gilpin and larry shcad who teamed up to set good offensive pat- terns, tough rebounder larry boyts, and matty bush who took game-scoring honors on several occasions, all added up in the spirited cougar formula for winning, doug dodd and doug schmeltz also helped to give the cougars a great deal of team bal- ance and depth. this team never quit and refused to be counted out. these arc the hallmarks of champions. first row: ass t coach kcnl naragon, matty bush, bruce castman. dan herlzburg. jcff ness, jerry colancsc. mike lenig, paul zahl. jeff schroeder. john anlonucd, rick hall, jay gilpin, ass't coach tim moffitt. second row: student trainer ray bealor. mike miller. Steve tolmcn. co-captain: mark galloway, bob keck, co-captain, doug smclur. don hertzburg. bob calhoun, davc nickcrson. larry shcad. tim walz. rodney rosenbaum. greg hofer. coach harry tolmen. baseball team establishes speed, slugger who did you sa '? np’s 1971 baseball team, striving for excellence through practice and the furuthcr development of techniques, move- ments, etc., had five losses stacked up before their first win of the season came over Oregon davis. later during the course of the year, lalumiere. john glenn, and fairfield were added as wins for our team, and conference and tourney games placed np high in the center of the standings, the boys themselves, mainly underclassmen, trained hard, long hours for the meets, with special emphasis given to speed, accura- cy, and hitting and pitching methods, with the experience and determination these boys have been shown to now pos- sess, we can look forward to an even greater team next year, go get ’em. tigers!! accuracy, methods, and style the climax of a beautiful run 1971 baseball schedule team them us marian mish. 19 2 south central 10 3 laporte 10 2 river valley 4 2 sb st. joe 12 3 oregon-davis 5 7 lasallc 11 2 me marquette 41 1 0 sb clay 13 1 jimtown 9 8 mishawaka 8 2 lalumiere '[ 2 s jimtown 7 6 danville 7 0 fairfield '( 3 6 john glenn f 3 5 north liberty 0 5 wrestlers place second in nsc first row: rick wcndt. tim gourley. davc banas ak. brucc castman. dean tuesbcrg. wendell miller, second row: jerry colancsc. jim oliv- er. don toth. mike cngel. bob carlton. third row: coach don kanc. bob deer, jay scruff, tom roesner. robert hennen. assistant coach ralph rheinheimer. coach don kane's grapplcrs not only enjoyed a successful sea- son as a team, but they also garnered a host of individual honors as they worked through a mighty tough schedule, the cougar wrestlers finished second in the northern state confer- ence match, being edged by one point, bob deer and mike engel were awarded medals for winning the conference titles in their weight divisions, new prairie also competed in the annual north liberty invitational meet. and. because of jay seniff and mike engel, copped two championships in that event, from the victo- rious season's opener over knox to the upset of michigan city, the cougars compiled a good record and gave their backers many pleasant memories to talk about in the years ahead. 20 restling schedule 197 them team knox st. joseph jimtown Columbia city mich. city sb clay fairfield 24 before the blood and guts. swim team establishes strength first row: coach art rose, john sinka. co-captain; terry garouttc, alan cowham, bruceStoner, kit carlson. kim swank, daveburkus. second row bruce goodson. co- captain; mark bromlcy. bobeenkush. brent miller, eric frit cn, bob keck. Steve dickie. paul fcrnald, ron bcndicks. the swimming team under art rose quickly established itself as a potential power in this year’s competition, in only their second season of varsity competition the cougars landed three spots in the laporte sectional, seniors mark bromley and john sinka as well as fresh- man paul fernald sped to qualifying berths in their specialties, two seniors, mark bromley and john sinka led the team in scoring, earning 97 Va and 111 Va re- spectively; both received most valuable trophies, bruce goodson, bob keck, and bruce dickie, were other se- niors who figured prominently in cougar perform- ances. juniors kit carlson, named most improved for the year, and brent miller, sophomores alan cowham, bob cenkush, tom draves, terry garouttc. and dave burkus, and freshmen eric frilzen and paul fernald were all letter winners. a home meet, complete with fans, clockstoppers. and aqualads. 1971 swimming schedule team them us mish. 57 34 wawasee 45 f 46 warsaw 50 44 concord 59 35 53 mtch. city 41 sb lasallc 63 34 sb clay 54 41 mich. city 52 42 concord 50 45 warsaw I!b4j 43 52 portage 65 30 clay 59 36 wawasee 56 39 silting dan troxell. doug dodd. co-captain jim banas ak. co-captain robcrt hcnncn. hob dccr. bruoc nickcrson. tom rocsncr. kneeling: mike cngcl. brent miller, ken buss, don loth, ron loth, loutc clasko. jeff paul. mike wilcox. davc manges, jim kovas. jim levar. ken stropc. bruce barber, larry boyts. coach blaine gamble, standing: rick wendt. frank hartman. bob smith, rod swank, davc burkus. paul troxell, sieve marklcy. francis bartos cwicz, davc banas ak. jeff beycr. don ham- mond. dale bclsaas. kenjoncs. terry garouttc track team establishes a track tradition at np team 1971 track schedule them us southcentral 19 95 concord 81 37 seniors sparked the success of the np cougars in track this year as they sped to westville 27 ?« 91 a 9-2 record for the season and a perfect 5-0 mark in the northern state con- river valley 52 66 ference. almost every senior on the team, including co-captains jim banaszak sb clay 48 70 I and robert hennen. bruce nickcrson. most improved player doug dodd. bob jimtown 54 64 deer, and tom roesner. broke existing records in their specialities and on sev- north liberty - 24 94 eral occasions made us the best in our field altogether, backed by such stead- johnglenn 34 84 ies as dan troxell and by promising underclassmen louie zelasko and mike fair fie Id 40 78 engel. the team, on the whole, established a powerful name for itself and. mishawaka 93 25 more importantly, helped to build np’s sports reputation to the highest ever. laville 45 73 captain jim hanaszak. lone se- nior on the team, provided the necessary leadership to direct his cross country teammates to a successful season and an un- disputed conference champion- ship. louic zclasko, a promising junior, put on a burst of speed in the stretch to cop the indi- vidual title in an impressive 10: 03 clocking, captain banaszak, close on his heels, finished sec- ond. steady bruce harber. the third member of “the big three”, placed sixth, and new prairie held a dominant posi- tion in final scoring, don ham- mond. ken buss, and bob loi- ter. backed by letter winners bob deutscher and jim kovas, played important parts in this conference performance as the cougars scored 34 to outdis- tance the second-place finishers. first row: davc anderson. louic zclasko. ken buss, bruce harber. second row: jim kovas. bob calhoun. don hammond. ron swank, dale bclsaas. coach blaine gamble, third row: jim banaszak. captain, bob deutscher. bob loiter, ron toth. cross country-champs 1971 crosscountry conference team score np (1st) 34 fairfield 60 north liberty 7' laville 96 jimtown 97 john glenn 128 coach gamble and boys view the competition tennis team displays kneeling bruce castman. dave manges, tarry shead. rick wendt. co-captain. tim marker, standing: greg hofer, tarry boyts. sieve coorcman. jim warren, co-captain, tom o'brien. co-captain, coach ralph rhcinhcimcr. 1971 ten nis schedule team them us laville 0 7 iaville 2 5 mich. city b-tcam 4 9 laporte b-team 4 3 sb jackson 2 5 its will to win the tennis team, entering its first year of varsity competition, was, de- spite a major handicap of not having an available, standard court at the high school on which to practice, an active and skilled group, this year it sported a healthy 4-1 winning record, w hich would have been even higher if the team had not been rained out at a successful laporte game, the group's greatest disadvantage, sometimes doubling as its greatest advan- tage, proved to be seemingly-impossible-to-manage enthusiasm, which, if controlled, is an invaluable asset to any team, led by co-captains tom o'brien and jim warren, the group, under the able sponsorship of ralph rheinheimer. did indeed play a great season, with results like these, next year's tennis team can be expected to be even better when its members will possess not only skill, but also the valuable experience needed to win. 28 first row: pat dcnnis. tim marker, terry Stockton, tom Stockton. Steve bealor. captain, fred Christman, second row: doug hammond. kent bealor. joe laurcys. bob deutschcr. ron bendicks. davc akin, coach art rose. golfers end tough season in good shape 1971 golf schedule- team them us concord 179 164 laville 162 156 north liberty wj 178 159 marian mish. v 158 167 sb st. joe 158 154 fairfield 176 162 river valley 180 159 jimtown 161 152 johnglenn 174 175 bridgeman 142 164 number nine sock goes with number nine iron “getting the feel of a swing the golf team, requiring good weather and a regulation green on which to perform at their meets, this year, despite the difficulties such a seasonal sports offers, had a fantastic winning season, aid- ed by most valuable player fred Christman and most improved player Steve bealor, the team tied for tenth place in the sectional with a score of 344 and came in second in conference competition, later, the group, after defeating np faculty for its first actual game of the season, went on to triumph over such highly-rated schools as jimtown. sb st. joe. and laville, finally ending up with a superb record of 7-3. w I first row paula mcgann, vicki warren, jill joslin. second row: jean dcutschcr. jill schacfcr. jane briskey. marv countryman, mar- da fait third row sherry dare, peggy wood. mrs. poe. sponsor: lanette cowicy. joan bealor. vickiegadaez. girls gymnastic team places in district the girls' gymnastic team, one of the more dynamic or- ganizations np has to offer, in its first year established a powerful reputation for itself, in the district meet, joan bealor placed 6th in compulsory free exercise, jill joslin placed 5th in the more difficult optional free exercise, vicki gadaez was 4th in the compulsory beam, vicki war- ren placed 5th in the side horse vault compulsory, and sherry dare was 3rd in the optional unevens, state compe- tition saw sherry dare capture 15th place in her special category, the optional unevens. next year, the team, besides planning to be more profi- cient. wants to go against more schools and switch with some they already compete against, all in all. it should be a better season. peggy gracefully executes a 30 slum on the parallel bars. frosh cheerleaders gain experience and left: diancgaroutle. top to bottom: brenda dewit. jilljoslin. kathyjohn. sue manges, right: lynda smith. led by captain sue manges, 71’$ freshmen cheerleaders, an out- standing group, worked many hard hours perfecting routines and cheers to urge frosh play- ers on to triumph, besides ex- hibiting their pep and enthusi- asm throughout the season, the group helped both the varsity and b-tearn cheerleaders with pep sessions, hung victory post- ers and signs, gave their play- ers small tokens and messages to show their confidence in the guys’ abilities, aided in a cheer- leading clinic for interested 5th and 6th grade girls, mastered their own techniques and mo- tions by watching and learning from the older cheerleaders, sold ribbons to raise money for poster materials and uniforms, and. on the whole, maintained the spirit and victory mood so necessary for a winning season. 31 a better grasp on spirit can you see how much practice it must lake? first row. marcy kern, pat miller, marcs ditmar. second row jeanne schrocdcr. dcbbic stone, char vanschoyck. janel depoy. barb kegcbcin (top), terri (litter, pat- ty garouttc. dv vcrmillion. sue bennitt. cookie lynch. cheerleaders ’71 happiness is a pic in the eve!?! cheerleaders welcome the cougars into every game. behold the bevy of bedtime beauties. the cheerleaders are packed with enthusiasm and spirit. 32 guess which team just scored! always backing the team — the two marcys. b-team cheerleaders urge np always full of pep fans on. sue. a quiet moment — dy (captain). the famous splits — char. two symbols of pep — pat and the cougar. victory-minded barb. before the game. the team always first terri. all in spirit patty. here’s your corsage, jeanne. 33 rodney’s rockets (basketball) first row ken buss, rodney ro- senbaum. second row nuke adams. jim banaszak, tom ludwig. louic zclasko. glass banana (volleyball) first row: bob carlton. scott joslm. second row: sieve tolmcn. brucc nickcrson. loin roesner, bill kopkowski. jim warren akin's artillery (basketball) first row dy vermillion. dianc mclzncr. kathy akin second row: dcbbie peterson, dianne fischcr. mary ann licnharl. jeanne schroeder. marlene boyts. strawberry n‘ the shortcakes (volleyball) first row: kathy akin, marsha ck- strom. cookie lynch, second row: dianc metzner. peggy miller, marlene boyts. dy vermillion. dianc rehlander. intramural champs of 1971 intramural sports, a big part of class as well as sports competition, this year had most of its titles and championships captured by the older members of the school, namely the seniors, games, held every tuesday evening during student activity time, were in the categories of basketball and volleyball, with the ping pong trials being played during the noon hours. ping pong champs: gary miller, jerry eolanese to live and join our voice in our education student council student council, one of the more prestigious organi- zations of the school, is comprised of two repre- sentatives from each class, one boy and one girl, as follows tradition, the president was the senior male member, jeff tuholski. the only other offices, vice- president and secretary-treasurer, were held by mike engel and dy Vermillion respectively. in addition to giving the faculty and principal the students’ views on school policies and rules, the group also strove to listen to common student gripes and. by discussion, to remedy them, one idea of 7l’s council was to elect homeroom representa- tives to aid in various duties, such as checking stu- dent permits on cars driven to school, enforcing school regulations, etc. mike cngcl. vice-president; pant keen, jeff tuholski. president; dy Vermillion, secretary-treasurer; cary costcllo. dale bclsaas. judy brasseur. sue manges. 36 first row: linda meyers. gail shock, dianc wroblcski. charlcnc vanschoyck. stcvc lenig. jane briskey. brenda anders. marsha ckstrom. mark costcllo. martha bow- cll. pam obcrholtzcr. lorca hcisc. second row : mary lewis, cookie lynch, pat miller, john antonucci, pam joncs. barberum. Shirley gamble, sue wincy. sue white, tina loucks. wendy joncs, marlcnc boyts. third row: laura beyer. dave calhoun. tom ycatcr. lew oldham. jane cooreman. sue murphy, robert hennen. ken buss, deb bradficld. karen surma, barb nelson, fourth row: joe ward, lavon hardiman. merry smith, doug schmclt . john borkowski. ray bealor, dianne fischer. lerri flitter, terry moorc. darla gessc, sue shields. nhs inducts 31 one of the highest honors offered by this school is admission into its amzie miller chapter of the national honor society, mem- bership is restricted to those students who have a 3.0 or better grade status and who have never received a mark lower than a c for a semester average, the students, selected by their teachers, are judged by qualities of lead- ership, scholarship, character, and service, activities of this club are rather limited be- cause of its very nature and purpose, but once a year nhs members lake a field trip to some nearby place of interest. this year ten seniors and twenty-one juniors were admitted, bringing nhs's membership up to fifty-one. on induction into the organiza- tion. members receive a yellow rose, a certifi- cate of merit, and a small golden pin on which is inscribed the torch of wisdom, the symbol of this most noteworthy and respect- ed organization. barb golubski. vice president; annelle dewit. secretary; tom ludwig. president; mrs. heeler, sponsor; dianc mclzncr. reporter; dianc vermillion. treasurer. 37 first row diane mct ncr. martha bowell. dianc rehlandcr. tom mi stone, dianc wroblcski. lorea heisc. robin cckert. second row: rich wrobleski, karcn dolph. dchbic akr cwski. shirks gamble. barb kegcbcin. gcrald gonas third row robert hcnnen. dave calhoun. kar- cn burrows, dcnisc unruc. shirks o’laughlm. lynn walker, tim wal . fourth row: dianc jankowski. sue murphy, janice calhoun. diannc fischer. sue shields, pam jones. fifth row dave jandrisovits, john borkowski. ray akr cwski, tom ludwig, jcff tuholski. ray bcalor. jim levar. top to bottom: joe ward, president; mary ann lienhart. reporter; lavon hardiman. secretary; dcbbie pcterson. parliamentarian; janct wojcik. historian; mrs. heeler, sponsor; john antonucci. treasurer, mark costcllo. vice president. first row: mallorv brewer, diana goms. slewarl kapp. mike miller, roxie wrobleski. sharon mel ncr. second row linda wagner. lynn pcterson. penny richardson. pam norns. phil lau. third row: sieve dickey, brute jones. karcn akr cwski. sherri rnavse. jackic anderson. james fontc. fourth row: don hammond. gene cserpes. joe laureys. tony heims. tom draves. fifth row: jcff bever. bob calhoun. ncal loucks. terry banis. sieve bcalor. jim warfield. latin club furthers roman tradition by sponsoring 38 mrs. heeler receives the traditional flowers. slavery exists ask any latin initiate. latin banquet the latin club began its exciting program of activi- ties with “a day at the colosseum , the annual roman banquet, when twenty-three latin students were auctioned off as slaves and later initiated into ijel. Christmas season is marked by the saturnalia cele- bration. the saturnalia is first brought forth by the carolling members of the club for nursing homes and hospitals, a Christmas feast is taken to the home of a deserving family. spring brings the annual trip to rome. a highlight of the roman year, several members joined this tour sponsored by the jcl. distinction was brought to the new prairie chapter by having pam jones elected vice president of the indiana junior classical league, her duties included arranging the program for the state convention held on the indiana university campus in blooming- ton. other local members who were honored on the state level were diane metzner, chairman of the state constitution committee, and joe ward, a member of the state publicity committee. the year's activities concluded with the spring ban- quet for members and their families when the stu- dents who went on the roman holiday reported on their trips. mixed emotions john and mary ann smile for the camera. a caterer serves typical roman foods. 39 first row dcbbic goodman. jane briskey. carol wagner. mania Cornell, maria castman. barb nelson, pat miller, becky blackston. marcy kern, karen watkins. pat cevallos. second row karen kaufman. terry wozniak. sue w hile, sue winey, mike wickham. julic iclinski, judy Horvath, penny sobccki. dianc wrobleski. margot montemayor third row: juamta green, frank hosteller, cindy whitman. Icslic dolph. merry smith, tom kempf. ron bendiks. mike bcnmtt. jim kovas. tim marker fourth row dcbbic stone, peg miller, alien jones. bob deutschcr. drew gilpin. kirn sauers. michclc dailcy. espanol travels to mexico first row: marie miller, barb miller. Iinda briskey. vicki libbs. wendcll miller, melodcc hanson. kevin kaplon. mary countryman, becky sutton. chris jankowski. pam thompson. second row kerry holler, tina malone. Iinda wagner. sue seyfried. janel depoy. debby harber. jean mcdonald. dcbbic mccormick. dana hill, betsy walz. marcy ditlmar. bruce castman third row allison cllcrs, stormy ferguson. nancy jones. gail kunde. 40 first row: patty Stockton, carmen bates, laura swanson. roberta martcll. dianc mills, janct shock, vicki heath, dcbbic dcmcycr. paula megann. carol zloza. second row: janct schrocdcr. lynda smith, kathy moffett. terri bradficld. barb cckovich. patti graychowski. marsha truex. karen burkus. janct mangold, third row: mike lenig. mitch mcdonald. mary rudecki. marlenc wireman. kim moorc. brenda watts, pat hunt, dcbbic harness, julie fischcr. carla huenecke. phil Jankowski, fourth row: gene smith, jeff wiggins, linda hardiman. diane torres, marcia bennitt. davc romanowski. paul zahl. lancttc cow ley. dave banas ak. bruec stoner. the Spanish club this year involved itself in more and more projects and became thoroughly immersed in the customary Spanish tradition, such money-making activities as its numerous cake raffles, donkey basketball game, concession stands, and car washes aided in the club's ultimate goal of sending a few deserving students to mexico during summer vacation, the club also regular- ly published a newspaper, which is filled with exciting school events, gossip, and plans for future projects, the Spanish club is a happening! chcryl wideman. treasurer; diane vermillion, vice president; larry boyts. president; lina malonc. secretary; jerry colancsc. secretary; mr. gon alcz. sponsor. first row: cary Costello, darlcnc nacc. debbie adnson. dcnisc vanslagcr. nancy schrocdcr. sue manges, debbie watnick. char van schoyck. cindy kempf. rick wendt. second row: can shirley. charyl cox. wendy jones. joan bealor. Steve olscn. beth belt, maurccn morric. peggy wood, vicki warren third row: ruth brown, sharon anderson. belly wyall. pam jones. fred sikorski. dan troxcll. mike wickham. karen surma, linda meycrs.judy brasseur. fourth row kenny Schell, lynn kellcy. tern Hitter, mikecohcn. sievecoorcman.jim warren, sue todd. cathy weiser. lynn walker. french club strives for international friendship this year, members of the french club, an interest- ing organization growing more and more active with each passing year, found themselves engaged in more activities and projects than ever before, a joint Christmas party with the Spanish club was held previous to Christmas vacation, and music and food were freely provided, cake raffles and other fund raisers were sponsored to achieve the club's ulti- mate goal a group trip to french Canada, a style show at carson pirie scott. using np's french stu- dents as models, was also on the agenda. mr gloss, the sponsor, is the club's intellectual giant. mike cngcl. president: tina loucks. secretary; pam oberholl er. vice president; jean deutscher. treasurer; margo bryant. program director; mr. gloss, sponsor. 4 2 sitting: diana kcttring, carol scott. mary martcnscn. jcannc schrocdcr. marcia stark, linda arobinski, lucy Icplcv. sieve mann. cindy bartoszcwicz. julic small, lorctta dcutschcr, pat dcmcycr. standing debbie cross, frank hosteller, jay merrill. lynn anderson. kathy hradficld. margot montemayor. office education association, a club designed to assist those who have planned careers in office work, was one of the busiest clubs in the school this year, the organiza- tion’s activities provided leadership development, social development and citizenship training, as well as an in- creased knowledge of the office and its future. members of the organization participated in the stale youth leadership conference and the regional contest held in south bend, with regional winners competing in the state contest in april. to raise money, the club sponsored many new projects including the selling of plaques and pins, oea also visited various offices and businesses and held an installation for its new members. oea tries new projects annette dew it. secretary: lynn Icplcv. vice president; deb bradficld. president: debbie pc- terson, treasurer: norene buss, reporter and historian, pat skaces. parliamentarian. 43 pat and annette selling plaques. mr. CO I borne, sponsor: martha bowcll. president: Helen Hanson, treasurer; dianc fischcr, secretary; annettc dew it. assistant secretary; lavon hardiman. vice president; barb nelson, historian; wendy ioncs. reporter. a chance to teach and to be taught — fta this year's fta strove to uphold its goal of interest- ing students in the merits and rewards of a teaching career, the club, as it does every year, visited a nearby university to further their knowledge of teachers, their techniques, methods, and what their duties exactly entail, the club also held an initiation ceremony, complete with a potluck dinner, to for- mally greet the new officers into the club. mrs. ned- ra dudley, the chapter's namesake, was the event’s speaker and honored guest, distinction was brought to the club with wendy jones being elected the alter- nate vice president and tina loucks miss fta, both of area I. first row : dianc met ner. gail shock, debbie adnson. sue manges, dianc Johnson, debbie watnick. mary countryman, penny pumroy. tom stone, chcryl van schoyck. pam obcrholi cr. second row char van schoyck. tina loucks. kathy akin, juamta green, beth belt, carla mcdonald. dianc rchlandcr. car- ol wagner. terry wo ntak. deb bradlicld. third row: sue white, mike bush, debbie peterson. debbie mxon. mary megawn. michclc dailcy. pal lachow- in. peg miller, pam jones. april cskridgc. tina young, fourth row julic zielinski, ray bealor. joe ward, terri flitter, sue moore. sue todd. dave jandri- sovits, mary ann licnhart. 44 fna — a dedication to life first row: shcrric schwark. gail vogcl. carla hucncckc. thcrcsa fril cn. debbie adnson. dianc johnson. second row: tina Stroud, cass bond, marlcnc boyts, rondi flagg. diana bolingcr, sany nixon. chris jankowski, third row: brenda oliver, shirlcv o'laughlin. marlenc wireman. diane torres, gail kurdcl, janice calhoun. carla mcdonald fourth row: gail sullivan, kathy ross, sherri masse, pat norns. deb- bic wroblcski, sharon metzner. linda briskey, debbie nixon. although the members of the future nurses of america do not travel the halls carrying needles and bandages as expected, they do try to live up to their goals of dedicating their lives to the health and welfare of others, plans for the newly organized club are many, including working at hospitals or nursing homes to increase nursing knowledge, and having guest hospital personnel (nurses, doctors, veterinari- ans. etc.) speak to the group, formed under the direction of mrs. lynch, fna also plans to make decorations to be placed on hospital trays for special occasions and to give a scholarship to the most outstanding senior of the organization. lorea heisc. vice president; carol wagner. secretary; mrs. lynch, sponsor; pat lachowin. reporter; sonia d ialak. president, janct peterson. treasurer. 45 first row bctsy wal . janct mcspod iany. chris jankowski. dcnise artist, fran opoka. kathy hahn. mclodcc hanson. linda briskcy. dcnise vansla- gcr. debbic nickcrson, dcbbie goodman. second row : janct peterson. joan stanish. mary martensen. wilma moore. linda zarobinski. margot montemayor. cathy vogcl. vicki biggerstaff. gail vogel, dana hill third row : sue seyfried. sue dcutschcr. janet depoy. vicki graychowski. gina sellers, dcbbie zakrzewski. marie goverinski. sue bunton. dcbbie cowham, fourth row: dehbic mccormick. pat trucx. bonme kechn. gail kundc. 2dma lukc. karen blackston. janct wojcik. stormy ferguson. linda wagner. first row paula megann. gail truycarl. laura swanson. patty buss, mallory brewer, gerri gorney. cindv kempf. carol zloza. charyl goodalc. second row: dcbbie dcmeycr. gina dark, lynda smith, terri dyer, diane mills, gail smith, janct shock, robcrla martcl. third row: barb eckovich. karen akr ewski. pat graychowski. pam mart , karen burkus. kathy cbcrsolc. nancy harenza. dcbbie harness, phil lau. fourth row. julie fischcr, jan hcmingcr. marcia bennilt.jcanine wilcox. pat hunt, pam norns. marie galvas. arlcnc kleinc fha — “to dare is to care” the objective of the future homemak- ers of america. to help individuals improve personal, family, and com- munity living, was well executed this year, their program of work had the theme of “communication,” with the subheads of to dare is to care” and our future as homemakers. meet- ings were a get acquainted” picnic at bendix park, the initiation of new members, and panel discussions, highlights of the year were the offi- cers being presented with an hon- or” chapter certificate at the state conference and the club’s hosting the district conference. sitting: j. baldwin. projects ch.; r. eckert. treasurer; m. ckstrom. president; I. meyers. secretary, standing: mrs. cksirom. sponsor; c. simpson. public relations, j. Zielin- ski. parliamentarian; j. brasscur. recreation ch.; t. ma- lonc. historian; c. wideman. reporter. 46 new prairie’s fha hosted the district conference. ffa captures local state and first row: tim swartz, mike spaid, mallory brewer, gayle truyaert. bccky kcllcy. john vermilyer, kevin kaplon. second row: tom ward, harvey moss, bernie hansen. pam miller, fred miller, tim haverstock. third row: rick schicle. ernic truex. jerry depoy. fred sikorski. sid meyers. John elkins. bob dcmcycr. fourth row: larry mro inski. alien dewit. tom hcisc. james warficld. dale carr. jim walbcrt. fifth row: john kulwicki, jeff kulwicki. joe cuson. dan peterson. john gmter. chuck szilagyi. mark fischer. sixth row: jerry young- blood. dan dunning, mike cckovich, ginny lilza. doug mcguirc. gary scoficld. seventh row: mark bromlcy. frances bartoszewicz. ron toth. glen proud, davc mckcrson, lew plumhcck. herman meyers. national recognition and awards standing: mr. dennis wolhcter, sponsor; davc jesswem. sentinel: dennis nalepinski. reporter; don toth. trea- surer; joe ward, secretary: doug miliar, vice president; terry norris, president, sitting: mr. don thomas. sponsor. the new prairie ffa. entering more competitions and judgings than any other school organization, won numerous awards in 70-71. the dairy team pbeed fourth at the wilmmgton national dairy judging contest, and the livestock team placed seventh at the harrisburg national con- test. new prairie members, besides winning six firsts, two seconds, and four third awards at district, saw the chapter place third in overall dis- trict competition and high in state ratings. 1 the ffa district banquet at new prairie honored the outstanding young farmers of the area the librarians, as the name implies, are charged with the upkeep and smooth running of the library, a sep- arate organization complete with of- ficers, the librarians have the respon- sibility of such library-oriented chores as returning books and maga- zines to their respective shelves for circulation, mending torn or dam- aged publications, recording and col- lecting fines, preparing daily circula- tion reports, helping any needing as- sistance in finding particular infor- mation or books, and generally maintaining the atmosphere so nec- essary to the effectiveness of a li- brary. one of the major accomplish- ments for the club this year was its complete reorganization of the refer- ence room, thus making it available to new prairie students at all times. mary picirowski. secretary; marvin podcnski. president; marie goverinski. treasurer; norenc buss, vice president. pat wood. Icona doerscher. debbie mccarlncy. darrell myers. denise ertist. cima lukc. librarians arrange reference room the library the domain of the librarians ava. one of the hardest working organiza- tions at new prairie, this year continued its usefulness by taping many of the assem- blies presented to the student body and by showing numerous films and slides to indi- vidual classes. ava itself, standing for audio visual aids, gives its members a chance to become thoroughly acquainted with movie equip- ment and its use through upkeep and oper- ation of the machines themselves, the club is unique in its apprentice program lasting one year and in its technical knowledge of the equipment they use. carl schimmel. treasurer: crnic trucx. vice president; henry meyers. president; alfred vollmer. secretary: nir. reed, sponsor. kneeling: rich bolingcr. mr. reed, gary miller, standing: davc jandrisovils. larry pctrcc. jim oliver, albert vollmer. ava teaches useful skills saving sound for the future is ava man al vollmer. penny pumroy. vice president; mrs. poe. sponsor; vicki gadaez, president, sitting: diana pentis. secretary-treasurer. gaa strives for fitness this year's girls' athletic association, striving to give its mem- bers opportunities to learn new activities as spectators and as participants, tried many sports, including archery, bowling, volleyball, softball, gymnastics, swimming, and ice skating (a skiing excursion was planned several times, but the weather didn't cooperate), early in the year the club also sponsored a play day at nphs, with gaa's from surrounding schools joining in the fun. first row: dcbbic dcmcycr. carol wagner. donna davis. terry dyer. Imda dicdrich second row: mallory brewer, lorctta dcutschcr, marcia felt , roberta mar- tcl. third row karen diilph. sharon anderson. pat trues, maurine morric. gail kindig. fourth row: kincttc cow Icy. mary megawn. laura bcycr. betty wyatt. fifth row: jcaninc w ilcox, sue lodd. lavon hardiman. 50 darla gcssc. vice president: debbie peterson. senior rep . Helen hanson. president; dianc met ner. treasurer; sharon mcl ner. sophomore rep.: dianne fischcr. secretary; melodcc hanson. sophomore rep.; kirn moore. freshman rep.; miss volkman. sponsor pep club backs cougars this year's pep club did a tremendous job of backing the cougars and bols- tering school spirit, they sponsored a spirit week during sectional week, complete with the presentation of the spirit stick to the sophomore class, by way of a pennant contest, the club chose a school pennant displaying the cougar and the school colors, besides organizing small, compact pep blocks throughout the basketball season, they sold cougar sweatshirts and ribbons to achieve the highest school spirit possible, for a club excursion, they attended the ice capades show at noire dame, the club's greatest con- tribution in 1971 was its buying the huge cougar that now decorates our gym wall. pep'.tcrsof 1971 the main purpose of the lettermen club, the honoring of those athletic boys who have participated and ex- celled in some sport, was well executed by this year's organization, led by president bruce nickerson, the club, under the direction of mr. tolmen, sponsored a cake raffle to raise money for their sought-after and hard-earned letters and chevrons. lettermen make the mark in sports jay seniff. sergeant-at-arms; mr. tolmen. sponsor; rohert hennen, vice-presi- dent; larry shcad. treasurer; bruce nickerson. president; tom roesner. secretary. first row: Steve lenig. carl miller, jerry colanese. bob dcmcycr. bob carlton, davc ncal, bruce castman, tim marker, second row: jim kovas. alien de- ss it. davc manges, ron loth, john antonucci. tim walz. bruce barber, third row bruce dickic. mark bromlcy. don toth. kent bealor, sieve bcalor, don hammond. jeff beycr. rogcr teska. fourth row: john sinka, bob deneve, louie zelasko. kenny joncs. terry garoutte. allan jones. ken stropc. fifth row: ken buss, dan hertzberg. kent miller, ron bendicks. monty scott. scott joslin. don hoover, dale bclsaas. sixth row: mike cngel. Steve tolmen. jim war- ren. tom o'bricn, davc nickerson. bob keck, davc brasseur. seventh row: bruce goodson, pete kaminski. jim banaszak. bob dcutschcr. sieve coorc- man, bob deer, dan troxcll. bob loiter, eight row: barry halter, bill coddcns. doug dodd. lew plum beck, nick galvas. 52 silting: pam joncs. norcnc buss, standing: tina loucks. carl schimmel. tcrri bradficld. al vollmer. brucc castman. marsha ekstrom. wcndy joncs. alicc joncs. dianc mcizncr, pam obcrholtzer. davc tinchcr. mary ann licnhart. brenda watts, marcia bcnnett. pat lachowin. press club keeps nphs in the news the press club, newly formed this year, was designed for the sole purpose of informing the public of school and community happenings. The student reporters prepared items of interest into workable stories, which were proof- read by the club's sponsors, mrs. ekstrom and mr. ro- kosz. its members then sent their news articles to the south bend tribune, the laporte herald-argus, or the michigan city news dispatch, although this club is a non- profit organization, membership in it can prove a valu- able experience in journalism. sb tribune reporter marsha ekstrom me dispatch reporter cathy coursel herald-argus reporter davc tinchcr 53 herald-argus reporter a I ice joncs first row linda wagner. janct dcpoy. gail shock, jean deutschcr. kalhy hahn. Iinda briskey. second row patty garouttc. gail kundc. dcbbic mxon. carol wagner. betsy walz. sue seyfried. dcbbic adnson. dcbbic nickcrson. sitting: cookie lynch, peg miller, jane briskey standing: tina loucks. sheila huston. diane met ner, dcbbic peterson. jeanne schroeder. kalhy akin. clockstoppers take the time to tell in addition to almost doubling their member- ship. this year’s clockstoppers elected their first president, jeanne schroeder. they also continued their duties as official recorders and timers for all the np swimming meets, as before, each girl was assigned a specific task for every meet, such as announcing individual races and events, recording and clocking the swimmers’ times, and giving the boys on the sw im team their encouragement and praise. checking time sheets and materials are initial duties before the clockstoppers stop clocks. gsc finds joy in helping others one of the busiest clubs in the school, girls’ service club was formed during the first semester of 70. even before electing officers, the club got to work gathering food for the needy at Christ- mas, decorating the school for the ho- lidays, providing the school with its own reuseable Christmas tree, spon- soring a mother and daughter tea, ushering at school performances and activities, grading papers, and treating the teachers with goodies and decora- tions for their rooms, dues were used to finance the many projects spon- sored by the club. miss Icmpkc. sponsor; sue todd. president; linda meyers, first vice president; sue shields. I Ith rep.; mallory brewer. 9th rep., sharon mct ncr. 10th rep.: chary I cox. second vice president; judy brasscur. treasurer; pam joncs. 12th rep.; margo brvani. secretary; sharon anderson. reporter. silting: diane wroblcski, mary ann licnhart. dcbbic zakrzcwski. standing: maria castman, barb crum. shirlcy o'laughlin. office and guidance girls — unselfish service this year, the office and guid- ance girls aided the office sec- retaries and the counselors in many ways, they typed, ran errands, maintained the bulle- tin boards, straightened files, and kept their respective of- fices neat, they also acted as receptionists and organized college material, and schedules for the students use. dcbbic goodman. janct pclcrson. Iinda ostroski. pat demeyer. jeanne ryder. dianc met ner annette helps dcbbic rewrite students' schedule cards for future guidance and office reference. 56 members cindy bartoszewicz dianc garouttc kathy marl bonmc shepherd mallory brewer patty garouttc pam marl Carolyn simpson jane briskey pat gorny debbie merley dcmsc vanslagcr margo bryanl kalhy hahn linda meyers debbie vollmer sue bunton lavon hardiman kim moore carol wagner janicccalhoun pat hill sue moore betsy walz sue deulsohcr sheila huslon terry moore sue w incy dcbhic dove kathyjohn sue murphy linda wolfc robin cckcrt nancyjones dcbhic nickcrson roxic w roblcski stormy ferguson linda lant debbie nixon linda arobinski vicki gadaez mary lewis gina sellers cougar cadettes keep in step twin majorettes, sue moore and sue murphy, move with military crispness to their positions in front of a line of girls in gold and blue uniforms, they give a command of execution, and the cougar cadettes break into a series of difficult routines which have delighted new prairie sports fans for several seasons. highlights of their varied year included a weekend trip to milwaukee, Wisconsin, where they competed in the na- tional championship round of girls drill teams. mr. gamble, the sponsor. discusses one of ihe performances with a cadcttc. 57 first row lorca hcisc, linda dicdrich. maria castman. margo dahne. jeannc rydcr. second row: carla mcdonald. barb nelson, brenda anders. wendy joncs. third row: carol wagner. bren- da watts, margo bryant. nancy houk. sue bunion, fourth row: janet pelcr- son. terri flitter, pat lachowin. dcbbic nixon. fifth row: mary ann lienhart. janice calhoun. mike hoggard. mieh- eledailey. frank hostctler. yearbook staff 1971 strives marlcnc boyts, ad manager: pam joncs. editor: annette dewit. ass't editor; deb the editor and assistant editor? bradficld. ass't business manager; dianc met ner, business manager for a great book having style, unity, and long-lasting memories bang! the prairie life staff began the 1971 year with enthusiasm, the initial meeting was held soon after the beginning of sehool, and it was well attended, the goals of meetings, money needed to finance the book, and other important points were stressed by editor pam jones and assistant editor annetle dewit. advertising man- ager marlene boyts launched the ad campaign which supplies a large portion of yearbook funds, as the ads “rolled in , business manager diane met ner and her assistant deb bradfield recorded them, and the funds began to mount, layouts for senior and underclassmen pages were begun first, and soon camera flashes were a frequent sight as the sly staff photographers watched for the precise moment of capture. “hey pam, come here. yelled perplexed staff members, what do we do with this picture and what in the world is copy?’ the first deadline for completed layouts was set sometime in march, and since members were faithful in their attendance of meetings, a lot of work was put into the finished pages. posters could only improve the ugliness of the yearbook room. planning strategy for noon yearbook sales yearbooks went on sale the second week in Octo- ber and quite a few staff members were really “selling up a storm to earn a free book, this is the typical sales approach of mike hog- gard: hey, you kid! have you bought your yearbook yet? no? great! you can buy one from me. now! the entire staff has worked many hours and will work long and hard for the remain- der of the year to make the 1971 prairie life a yearbook to be truly proud of and one of the best to ever be pub- lished. the work and time put into the project will make the achievement well worthwhile, and will most certainly give the greatest satisfaction to all. sly photographers indeed! the first steps into a long, long year. NSW PRAIRIE H. S COOGARS r.AU band tops on marching field first row: c. weiscr. j. green, s. wiltfong, s. anderson. s. gamble, d. Johnson, j. zielinski. v. bolscga. f. kaminski. d. watkins. see- end row: m. countryman, d shock, d. watnick. d. cross, b. dcutschcr. k thompson. d. meguire, I. walker, c. mcdonald. d. manges, third row: m hoggard. m adams. d davis. s. wincy. t. porter, d burkus. d samys, d akin. t. garoutte. k. buss, fourth row i ludwig.c. conjalka. j. small, m. bowcll. r bcndicks. r hennen. standing: k. akin. d. cowham.c. cox. s. davis. b. anders.c. vanschoyck, g shock, t loucks. k. sikorski. j. wojcicchowski. d. belsaas, d schmcltz. c. schimmcl. k kaplon. y barber, t. lud- wig. k. surma, m. boyts. p. joncs. m dahne. p. obcrholt cr. d vcrmillion drum major tom ludwig calls the band to attention first row d. wroblcski. I wolfc. I. smith, b nordahl. r bans, b. meyers, c. henccke. m. pfciffer. b. wyatl. m. megawn. second row: g. hofer. m. Stevens, d wasiclewski. w wilson. r rudecki. d. nace. j. wilcox, j. mangold, k. moffclt. b. dewit. third row: p. hor- vath. b brooks, r. parry, n. bucks, l. markley. d. akr ewski. m. bennett. c. frit cn. d. kime. t. monroc. fourth row: j. nace. b. watkins. t law son. s simmcrmcycr. k hoggard. d evans, j. lambcrt. I. dolph. n. small, s. manges, standing: m. rudecki. m. mill- er. j. small, t. himes. l. young, j. depoy. j. barnharl. d harber. m. johnson. I. hardiman. j. fonte, m. Iitza. j. pavolka. 60 Ihc 4th of july parade brought the marching band a second place trophy. all season, the band invaded the football field with their detailed marching and bold sound. the beginning of the year found the band creating and perfecting new marching rou- tines to meet the demand for entertain- ment during the halftimes of the home football games, after performing in many parades, such as isu's homecoming in terre haute, the unit rececived a superior rating at contest. after marching season was over, the band began devoting many hours of practice in preparation for its many concerts, thanks to mr. johns, this year’s band is the best in np's history. pep band rallied fans at home basketball games. Vy- sitting: sue wincy, doug megutre. karen surma. Ivnn walker, carla mcdonald, dcbbie aoss. dave manges, larry boyts. standing: shirley gamble, marlenc boyts. kevin kaplon. dave burkus. mike boggard, mike adams. dan davis. ken buss, ron bendicks. eric frit en. tom ludwig. Charles conjalka. dennis kime, tim ludwig. jim w'ojcicchowski. dance band 1971 swings with talent and sentiment dance band alias a pep band? this year’s dance band, under the direction of mr. johns, was a sw inging combination of enthu- siasm and talent, composed of the band’s most skilled brass, percussion, and saxophone play- ers. it performed at school functions as well as at many private engagements and also competed at state contest, hard rock and jaz . as always, were incorporated into its repertoire, and dra- matic solos highlighted the talents of its mem- bers. the group’s busy year ended with its last performance at north liberty’s junior-senior prom on may 22. can there by an comparison between isu's dance band and our own? no! 62 bottom row: b. kegebein. t. norris. b. dickic. p. jones. I. walker, b. belt, p. miller. I. boyts. d. tinchcr. $. d ialuk. j. ness, d gilpm. b. sutton. d. calhoun. d belsaas. prccussionisi. lop row: c. lynch, m. dahne. j. paul. d. jandrisovits. s. shields, m. dittmar. a. dewit, d stone. swing choir, unlike most of np's organizations, is allowed to transport itself to its engagements, and, more important, is paid a set fee every time it performs, at state contest and throughout the year, the group's program of popular songs and swingy movements captured not only first place ratings, hut also much respect and admiration for its professional- ism, spirit, and enthusiasm. swing choir captures first at state two integral and equal parts comprise the whole 63 concert first row: b. walz, c. cox. g. sellers, s. maysc. n. williams, p. cain. m. Irucx. j. mcdonald, k. john. c. kempf. j. bald win. d. adnson. p. ocvallos, d. good- man. k. ross. v baughman. j. lambcrt, r cckcrt. j. nicspod iany. j. joslin. d harber, a schomng. s. cites, second row: s. bunion, m. rudccki. b. kcchn. n. lau, k. mart , r. dark. v. tibbs. m hill, b lawson. r. coach. I. swanson. g. sullivan. k bradfickl. g shock, t. bradficld. I. dcutscher. d. conlcy. b. malone. c. wideman. k. black stone, d. garouttc third row: n. joncs. s. gussman. c. szczypiorski. w. jones. j. bealor. d bilinski. p. wood. d. myers. k. vogcl. I. foster, d. mills, p. lachowin. b machias. c. gourley. d. mari , p. norris. p miller, d kettring. j. green fourth row: k. courscl. j. schricbcr. p. hill, t stone. I. heise. w. miller, p. logan. c. hem- rich. d. crane, m. cohen. p. w inters, g. miller. I. gray.j. konieezny. j. warfield. m. wireman. d. logan. I. morgan. d. kaufman. I. lepley.d. scott. a creation of a joyful noise this year's choral department was comprised of the concert choir and the a-cappella choir, the concert choir, whose main function was to learn vocal techniques and to develop them more fully, entertained primarily at major school concerts, the a-cappella was composed of the more advanced students w ho broadened their talents by not only performing at school concerts, but also by participating in state competition, the cast for the annual musical was chosen from both choirs. a cappella first row: mr. w. schaltcnbrand. m. dahne. m. dittmar. k. akin. b. kegebemg. g kurdcl. p. trucx, p. joncs. a dewit. p. miller, s. shields, c. whitman, c. lynch, m. bryant. b. sutton. %ccond row: d thompson. s. gamble, s. o’laughlin. I. beyer. d. stone, d. jankowski. s. I odd. j. morric. m. boyts. s. dzialak. b. belt. p. garouttc. k. kaufman. m. bowcll. third row: b. martensen, c. miller, b. harber. a dewit. f. christman. d. tinchcr. d. gilpin. a. vollmcr. I. walker, j. ness. r. maucr. m. dailcy. fourth row: I smith, d jandrisovits. k. bealor. b dickic. d. bclsaas. I. boyts. j. paul. b. lotter. t. norris. b. ackcrman. d. artist, t. kempf. d. calhoun. r. lawson. to live and participate martha bowel I. helen Hanson, dcbhic robinson. robin cckcrt. charyl cox. jana coorcman. barb kegcbcin. dy vcrmillion. cookie lynch, pam joncs. marlcnc boyts. norcnc buss, annctlc dewit. lucy Icplcy. sue moore. jeanne ryder. lavon hardiman. kenneth sampson. lavon hardiman. 2nd runner-up; rich dodd. barb kegcbcin. 4th runner-up; larry shcad, cookie lynch, queen; chris wykoff. dy vcrmillion. 1st runner-up; dennis nalcpinski. jane coorcman. 3rd runner-up. football homecoming ’71 football homecoming '71 brought an- other thrilling win for the victory- minded cougar team, throughout the game their opponents, the fairfield fal- cons. seemed to have no strength in keeping the mighty cougars in their own territory, result a fairfield defeat. halftime activities of prime interest to the fans included a precision marching display by the band, the parade of floats, and the crowning of the home- coming queen, the junior float took first place in the competition, and from the many candidates, miss cookie lynch was chosen queen, after being crowned by co-captains bruce nickerson and bill coddents, she received the traditional trophy, roses, and kisses. in preparation. 66 football ’71 homecoming queen cookie lynch only one can win. we're being tackled!! time out for strategy. not yet champions! the courgars in action. the work of many, all to be gone in flame recovery is the goal of this fumble. 67 the bonfire was a prelude to the victory. top to bottom: dv vermillion, chris wykoff, karcn kauf- man. mike mrozinski. lavon hardiman. osborn samson. junior linda movers. rodnev rosenbaum. sophomore shc- lia huston. sieve tolmcn. freshman sue manges, alien dewit. lavon hardiman (LEFT) and karcn kaufman (RIGHT) congratulate queen dy vermillion. one of the biggest events of the 70-71 basketball season was the homecoming game against south bend clay, despite constant tieing and a double overtime, clay rallied to take the victory by one point. the halftime activities included the crowning of the basketball homecoming queen, dy vermillion. presented to the crowd by co-captain bruce nickerson, she was given a dozen roses, a tro- phy. and a basketball signed by every member of the varsity team, the traditional dance directly following the game fea- tured a live band and was presided over by the queen and her court. 68 ’71 bb homecoming the ever-increasing tempo of the game is reflected on the spectators’ faces one point can mean the difference between victory and defeat. highlights queen crowning and an exciting game homecoming queens football queen lee ann lynch basketball queen 70 diane vermillion d.c. trip gives seniors knowledge of heritage and quid thoughts of Washington time out for pictures and gab sleep was a necessary pasttime the everlasting Washington monument a great time the Washington d.c. trip, sponsored annually by the laporte herald argus. is a chartered-bus trip awarded to students in the area selling a set number of newspaper subscriptions, the trip, as always, included visits to some of the more fa- mous Washington monuments, such as the capi- tol, the white house, jefferson memorial, lincoln memorial, arlington cementary complete with the changing of the guard, the treasury building, the smithsonian institute, jamestown, mount vernon, and Williamsburg. changing of the guard at arlington caught unawares cast albert pcterson bruce dickie rose alvarez peggy miller kim macafec kathy akin harry macafee lynn walker doris macafee laura beyer randolph macafee bill brooks conrad birdie mike engel Ursula margo dahne mrs. peterson marlene boyts hugo peabody dave jandrisovits mayor fred christman mayor's wife michele dailey gloria doreen kaufman guitar men larry bouts, tom o'brien this year's musical un- folded the magic tale of a teenage singing idol, conrad birdie, and the effect of his stay in a typi- cal midwestern town, sweet apple, ohio. the small community, over- whelmed with the impor- tance and prestige of birdie’s visit, goes out of its way to impress and make welcome the visitor, this, in turn, af- fects the love life of not only the teenagers of sweet apple, but also birdie’s manager, albert peter son. bye bye birdie — a different kind of musical birdie’s fainting fans did not hamper the teenagers gossip about hugo’s and kim’s going steady, his style. sweet apple gets its first look at conrad birdie. birdie is welcomed into sweet apple by the mayor and fans. getting rid of some of their tension, lynn. shirlcs. and robin pose for the camera. gloria rasputin does her thing.” decorating for the prom was a job of many tasks. a family thing gail and cindy perfect the castle wall. work soon took the form of many long hours. a most unique expression for the prom. a touch of the medieval was brought to np this year by way of the junior class choosing “romeo and juMet as its prom theme, highlighted by an enchant- ing fountain complete with its own bridge, the setting also sported a roof of tissue streamers, a covered archway of flowers leading to the floor, a garden scene in the center of the dance floor, and two huge castle murals, music, pro- vided by eddie jarrett and his orchestra, emphasized the slow and romantic tempos proms are noted for. after- prom. as always, featured a movie, “i love you. alicc b. toklas . free gifts and money contributed by the merchants of the area, and a light breakfast of juice and rolls. prom is a time for talking and observing others. entree!! 74 “romeo and juliet” comes to np jim banas ak. kathy akin, jay scniff. king: annette dcwit. queen: barb kegcbcin. robert hennen. 75 P U our teachers — at work, intellectual minds come to a clash is the food really that bad. or is it the company'? play, and otherwise student-teacher relationships arc really improving tada! our home-game welcoming committee whoopee before or after the diet? all footsies on deck!! candid interesting, brucc? aren't we sexy? the ever enthusiastic senior girls 78 1 knew it would be one of those days you want me to do what? to live and learn waiter gesse. dona Id major, urban cigncr. president; leo arvin. superintendent; paul coorcman, secretary; harold sellers, vice president. school board and superintendent make decisions involving nobody in school, the students that is, seems to know much about the school board, except that they are the ones who make us come to school de- spite what we call horrible and obviously too-bad- lo-move-in weather, actually, though, they are six elected men who meet every two weeks to make all the financial and policy-centered decisions affecting not only the new prairie metropolitan school dis- trict. but also the surrounding area by way of edu- cational standards, distribution of school tax mon- ey. etc. these six men. though not commonly known, affect the entire student body by their own principles and standards, and thus, though unseen, are among the most important to us and to our school. Ico arvin everything from money to building to school policies 80 am ic k. miller principal mr. miller and mr. noel. respectively the princi- pal and assistant principal of nphs. have been the guiding forces behind the smooth and com- fortable running of our school for the past two years, mr. miller especially has impressed us, mainly because of his dedication, his personable and friendly nature, and his fairness and under- standing to all: mr. noel we never knew very well because of his handling the ‘meaner’ aspects, e. g. skipping, in the school, to both, though, we extend our deepest happinesses and joys over your work so far. for you have made us both thrilled and proud to be members of this school and its new schools of thought, more power to you. robert nod assistant principal encouraging np’s distinctiveness a basketball clown at heart. iff! Virginia dodd hclcn runnels librarian, raymond reed always ready to be of assistance. condition at all times, and perhaps most important, preparing food for the entire school, who can live without them? the non-teaching staff of np. the silent minority be- hind us. includes the guid- ance department, office secretaries, the librarian, m a i n te na nee de pa r t m e n t. and the cooks, necessary to the running of any school, these people respectively have such vital tasks as counseling and advising students as to problems and future life, keeping in good order school finances and clerical records, super- vising and updating the library, keeping the school in a clean and presentable always willing to listen am advise counselors, rex thomas Virginia volkman always a smile and friendly word secretaries, alw ays more to do mainte- nance, ruth hcnncn and patsy clacys irvin andrysiak janice nickcrson cvclyn ray 83 belly schimmcl june schrocder seniors find english with mr. matthewsan utterly absorbing subject. the english department of 1971 aimed for new dimen- sions and methods of instruction, as the freshmen were required to take expression, a course dealing with problems of communications and speech, the sophomores were distinguished by having every class enter a skit in the talent show, the juniors, besides writing research papers, drilled themselves repeatedly in standard practices of usage, construction, and liter- ature. while the seniors concentrated much of their time and efforts on increasing their vocabulary, per- fecting usage practices, and studying Shakespeare and his works. sophomores show their interest in basic english fundamentals. our own language catching the mood of study. janct mary brummilt barbara deer russell flail william haselton david matthews frank rokosz the first novels class in np history. made interesting np english teachers anonymous kalherine galey ruth Icmpke A Stanley overmycr math — an exploration of numbers and spaces; a constant the math department including general math, this year concentrated mainly on strengthening fundamental principles and concepts, often with the aid of new and advanced methods, in geometry, cut-out drawings and diagrams, many times dis- played on bulletin boards, were used to il- lustrate the hard-to-understand theories and axioms, algebra, as always, worked within the intangible fields of x and y, while advanced math and trig, the highest classes of math nphs offers, laid down foundations for college and more special- ized math. happiness CAN flourish in a geometry trig class or gab session? class. algebra I a freshmen problem. at least ONE person knows the answer in algebra II. x+y effort. search for answers jeff ? listening attentively? a teacher's purpose to instruct, to help, and to lead senior math a gathering of scholars. geometry a study of shapes. graphs were a major source of ccon study. sociology students discuss the writing of an updated school constitution. social sciences — the camera seems to he more interesting than government. ronald colbornc gcorgc olson blame gamble paulweaver interest blooms when dictatorships arc studied an enraptured history class listens to mr. olson's words of wisdom. taking a look at the world around us the social sciences, including government, world geography, world history, u.s. history, economics, world problems, psy- chology, and sociology, this year devoted most of its time to routine matters of study, history, both u.s. and world, con- centrated on the effects the past has on the future, and gov- ernment and economics drilled into its students present-day laws, realities, and influences, thus preparing them for life out of high school, world problems discussed international situations and difficulties, constantly looking for possible solutions and suggestions, while world geography studied the territorial makeup of the earth, psychology and sociology probed the mind and influences of society on the individual. 89 where's new prairie? jack calhoun carolc dockcn f ralph rheinheimer james woolsey biology is experimentation, dissection, observation the science department, dedicated to the attainment of knowledge through proveable facts and observations, this year offered a new course, advanced biology, designed for those deeply inter- ested in the study of life, this class, like biology, experimented and observed in the hope of discovering new truths sur- rounding life and its functions, lab sci- ence, earth science, chemistry, and physics were more concerned with non- living matter, such as the environment, structural composition of things around us. and laws of the universe. the science teachers' hideaway really, mr. calhoun? answer to the future . . . h2o is water? sounds good! ana arias dimilri gloss gcrardo gon alc hdcn heeler as always, this year's language de- partment strove to familiarize its students with the language and cul- ture of each course’s country, latin. french, and Spanish each accom- plished this respectively, often with the aid of recordings, films, maps, music, and illustrations, the most updated development of the depart- ment is its use of tapes and individu- al headphones to give each student a chance to progress at his own rate and also to hear the language in ac- tual use. paris? in a Spanish class? happiness is a latin I class uno. dos. tres IT V a scene familiar to all Spanish students. french the language of the cultured and diplomatic. language — an disinterest two view s of one same Spanish class interest appreciation of foreign styles spamsh students going to mcxico. front row: roberta martcll. chris jankowski. bcl- sy wal . sue seyfried. marcy kern, diane gar- outtc. mrs. arias, second row: mary rudccki. becky blackston. sally lynch, brenda watts, stormy ferguson. mr. reed. mr. gon alc . music — an expression of one’s self and one’s thoughts the symphonic hand attentive, concerned faces that mr. johns has to look at every day of the year. the sopranos and basses vs the altos and tenors. np‘s music department, under the direction of mr. johns and mr. schaltenhrand. this year offered three courses: band (symphonic, varsity, and dance), choir (concert, a cappella. and swing), and music appreciation, music appreciation, history, and theory classes consisted of the study of music as an everlasting form of art and communication, band classes included not only concert performances, but also marching rehearsals, countless night practices, parades, contests, exchange concerts, halftime playing at home games, a tour in southern Indiana, and pay-offs for hard work in the form of summer swimming, choir classes of the same tour as had the band, contests, the musical, stage pres- entations. work with pitch and intonation, fruit cake and candy sales, a miniature lour to bethel college, and, on the whole, a very good time. kenneth johns waiter schaltenhrand music-minded cindy experiments with a tunc artists in the making. shahrokh hobbehevdar art — a study in creativity one of the many display eases art classes decorated during the year. 7Ps art department, striving for new and re- freshing means of crea- tive expression, experi- mented with clay sculp- toring, portraits charcoal drawings, and linoleum and tin cuttings, other efforts included collages, string creations, rug de- signing and weaving, mobiles, and varied types of modern art. caught in the act. a portrait in itself. attention a lost art in seniors. home economics, dedicated to preparing young people for future life, this year included courses and their more specialized aspects in foods, clothing, family living, child care and home nursing, and home art. designed to inter- est those wanting to make the most out of homemaking and parenthood, the classes, such as foods, clothing, and home art. drilled into their students the efficiency and practicality needed in maintaining a home, family living, offered only to seniors, concerned itself mainly with mar- riage and its successes or failures, while child care and home nursing emphasized the knowledge of first aid and childhood illnesses, of diets, and of general nursing techniques. home economics patricia lynch individual effort is the greatest key to family living is designed to reveal personal views and feelings. success. the beauty and com- plexity of construction. the family living gang the sampling of a family living dinner all a matter of preparing for home and family a realistic preparation for marriage home and family the many forms class participation may take wood shop where saws saw and hammers hammer. industrial arts offer vocational oh, to understand the complexities of fine printing! 98 mr. kanc. the epitome of skill and patience. master carpentry in progress. industrial arts, including some of the more technical courses np has to offer, this year consisted of classes in woods, metals, me- chanical drawing, basic technical drawing, and graphic arts, despite constant needs for updated equipment and materials, the class- es, among other things, aimed to study the architecture and structure of buildings, the basic operation of printing presses and silk screen printing, woodworking tools, tech- niques. and skills, perspective and paralled projections, sheet metal and its uses, and. in all. some of the more specialized aspects of carpentry and building. graphic arts - the printing of np jerseys and sweatshirts for eternity. skills and practical knowledge 99 a class of in-depth study. the skill of construction. max haag edwin hamilton wyndlc hughes frank zielinski business — an application of knowledge and skills the business department, besides preparing students for careers in that field, taught those not going into business basic skills, such as shorthand and typing, data pro- cessing was a new course, familiarizing students with the technology and different machines used in that area, w hile general business and salesmanship covered basic fundamentals, business law and business english explored the legal and literary aspects of business, office lab. seeking to prepare students for positions in the busi- ness world after high school, created an office-like atmosphere where work was completed for use by the faculty. adding the key to success in bookkeeping. mrs. hughes dictates letters for students to transcribe THESE arc tomorrow’s clerks, accountants, and bookkeepers. 2a 42 101010. “new its the time for all gooo men ol come to the aid tf their counrry 101 dictation, ready? dear sir dona Id thomas dennis wolhctcr evermore complex machinery requires evermore technical knowledge on the part of the farmer. agriculture — the art and science ffa. a most important ag organization, brought together young farmers and their young ideas. heave, ho away we go. 102 all this to plant alfalfa? the agriculture department this year was not just a collection of related classes, but a working and thriving organization, such courses as vocational-agriculture, animal science, farm manage- ment, selection and evaluation, and advanced feeding and spe- cialized management of livestock offered agriculturally-minded students a chance to experiment and learn new farming tech- niques. stock judging, horticulture, conservation, vo-ag mechan- ics. crop science, and farm machinery management, diversified complements of the other classes, helped to make the agricul- ture study a truly rounded experience. the repair and maintenance of farm machinery was stressed in ag courses. of feeding the world’s millons eating the fruit of their labor farmers conservation is just as important to farmers as knowing how to plant. Icon ad n son clco poc health classes arthur rose physical education, providing for individual ex- pression through varied physical activities, this year experimented with modern and interpretive dance, as well as with the usual sports, health and safety classes, designed to acquaint the stu- dent with the body and its function, presented, in general, knowledge important to the safety and to the physical and mental health of the ' individual. fresh air invigorates bods and minds. 104 the anticipation of instruction a matter of building the body study the body and its functions; study hall where the fine art of pretense is developed study hall — a time for i to study or not to study, that is the question creative thinking and creative sleeping another drowsy day passes by in study hall, some students work: most gaze lazily at the familiar sights around unopened books, scribbled notes, and badly chewed pencils much the worse for wear, the hour ticks slowly by until the clamor of the bell disturbs the sleepy reverie, back to work. obviously, this guy has given up to live and grow this year over 200 students entered new prairie high school as freshmen, eager and spirited, these students joined many clubs, attacked their class work with a vigor, attended football and basketball games, and. in general, adjusted to their new life, they became aware of their status as a large and powerful class and derived experience and confidence from this knowledge, in short, the freshman class of 1971 is a bright and talented group of students who are not going to settle for anything less than success. laneitc cowley. secretary; bob smith, president; ray barncs. vice president; jim deneve, treasurer. class of ’74 judy albertson dave banavak guess who got stuck with the trays today! ray barnes julic barnhart 108 if you thought this year was tough, francis bartoszcwicz dianc bolingcr karen burkus dorothy conlcy pat dcnnis carmen bates joan bealor mcllody bowker terri bradfield cary costello jerry depoy lancttc cow Icy brenda dewit sandra brady sandy butler Steve dickie shcryl brennam pam cain jerry cuson bob doanc 3 mallory brewer :V , mike calhoun debbie demeyer juanita doane just wait till next year! marilyn blankcnship bill brooks regina dark 0 larry dolph 109 moving up tcrri dyer kathy cbersole julie fisc her james fonce carol goodalc joan gross nancy haren a cheryl goodalc jim gussman deborah harness eric fril en john goodman rick hall frank hariman tim haverstock dave ewers paul fcrnald ncil gohecn pal grayckowski linda hardiman gerri gorney jeff halier ruth hans judic harber vickie heath dianc garouite lim gourlcy darla gilpm larrv 110 the ladder towards life jan heminger mary hill the first frosh meeting acquainted the newcomers with school policies. darlcnc hoover kelly hoggard carta huenecke Cindy kempf jim krill greg hunt brucc joncs bill holler peggy hooten craig hughes malthcw Johnson dennis kime mike kulasa regina krzy ak 111 tin;i I ange sue manges sherri Sidney barb meyers meyers mark litza jeri sue lambert denise logan mike kunde mays® linda morgan kathy moffitt kevin debbie mccarty john mcclish myers sam lank ford jane mangold pam manuszak joe laureys roberia martell mills mike miller thelma morgan penny miller terry morion harvey moss pam mart felicia mitchcll larry mro inski i thought phys cd was rough!! freshmen 112 distinguish themselves mike orcult davc romanowski rogcr seering bob smith kyle snyder milch mcdonald rich parry kathy ross bonnic shepherd paula megann mike pease gene smith bccky nordahl bcih pcircc frank schrcibcr randy smith pfeiffer rich renfro gail smith mary rudecki tari shirley darlene nacc lynn peterson doran samys janct shock steve simmermeyer janct schroeder monty scott glen sims nancy small ron smith april Smolensk i by their enthusiasm 113 mark stevens pat stockton brute stoncr tim swart jessc voorhess doug wiles nancy williams roxie taylor marsha truex dcnisc voss jeamne wilcox steve wilcox roxie wrobleski tina oung paul ahl cindy szczypiorski vicki warren brenda watts gail sullivan gayle truyaert cathy weiser wand.i wilson rod swank jim vermilycr rick wendt pat winter karen zakrzewski carol loza 114 laura swanson john vermilycr A J dcbbic wrobleski armentrout dcnisc artist |y|e class Of ’73 tension grips sophomores at a cougar game. what’s more interesting than basketball? Well .. mary countryman, treasurer: davc nickcrson. president; debby harber. vice-president; shelia huston. secretary. the sophomores started off the school year with the highest magazine sales in the history of new prairie, they proceeded to capture the spirit stick at sectional time by displaying the greatest amount of cougar-backing during spirit week, later, showing their even stronger pep, they hung posters, wore cougar signs and emblems, had a sophomore placed on the varsity squad, and to many of their classmates was awarded the coveted symbol of the pep club, the popster badge, the class is now eagerly awaiting the arrival of their class rings their mark of acceptance into new prairie high school. sharon anderson kent janct's cheering helped the sophomores win the spirit slick. kl ft dcbbic adnson davc anderson jackic anderson 115 sophomores sel rich bolinger sue bunton Jennifer baldwin sue bcnniii dave bradlcy dave burkus vicky coddens frank bush mike bob calhoun Charles conjalka lynda briskey amber butler jerry eolanese sieve bealor dolly bilinski jud brasseur gordon brickcy kent bealor vicky biggerstaff cohen bryan behrens carl blankcnship craig brown sieve cooreman dale bclsaas linda bolingcr ruth brown terry Christenson mary countryman 116 susan cites magazine sale record rick deer bob demeyer danny dunning rich dyer stormy ferguson james charyl cox janct depoy brucc castman cathy coursel atan cow ham gene cserpes sue deutschcr mike ckovich graychoski |inda grcathousc mike dailey sherryl dare dittmar cathy dolph john elkins april esk ridge waync gerhardt diana goins donna davis tom draves rogcr feare brucc gourley hall 117 karen hall sharon hall “everybody is you john halter don hammond hooker pau| Horvath phil johnson bruce joncs bill keck bonnic keehn dcbhic harber J dana hill shelia huston russell joncs phil kmitta tony heims kerry holler chris jankowski dorcen kaufman tom hcisc don hertz berg bob hawkins mike hynek kevin kaplon roxanne koach lynn kellcy bernard hansen melodee hanson dennis houk kenny joncs nancy joncs Steve kindig 118 and me and all others” randy koch linda lam cima lukc sieve marklcy barb miller lorn lawson denms lutes lerri marklcy bernard miller jerry konicc ny v '4, b terri kovas don lorec barb macias sieve mart candy miller ■ vie krueger dan lotter dave maer ruth maucr john kulwicki ncal loucks dan malicki lorn maysc fail kundc tim ludwig tina malonc sharon mclzner sally lynch art marline bclh miller sophomores enter float competition. jackie miller sophomores order john m organ jean mcdonald jim nowak marvin podemski wendall miller wanda mitchcll tom monroe marie miller sieve miller maurinc morrie dcbbic bernard mccartncy mrozinski tom moclish dcbbic mccormick davc mckcrson kenny Phillips tom renfro carol mccunc sandy nixon conmc pitmon penny richardson randy newton dan peterson pal reeves 120 belh robinson jcff schrocdcr gina sellers martin smith randy szc ypiorski gary robinson nancy schrocdcr sue seyfried mike smith pam thompson randy rudccki nathanacl schwenk janet shadwell cari shirlcy tibbs dianc torres debbie scott Carolyn sue simpson terry Stockton paul troxell ken sc hell joe scott dennis simpson tom Stockton kim tu Icy julcne schrcibcr robin seibert beckv sutton 121 class rings albert vollmcr kenny warncr linda wolfe jim warfield J3nct wojcik chcryl wideman jim wojdechowski kevin vogcl cathy vogcl dave wasiclcwski debbic watniek jim werth pat wood alison cllcrs mary vargo allied vollmcr betsy wal P«gg wood belly wyatl jerry young blood robert voorhees wagner linda wagner sandy nixon proves sophomores do study. 122 physed classes interpret traditional dances. the junior class got off to a great start this year by electing ken buss president, larry boyts vice president, sue shields secretary, and don toth treasurer. though not as many helped as were wanted the class had a fairly good turnout to work on the homecoming float, all the work paid off. for the junior entry took first place in the float competition. the juniors took pride in wearing their long-awaited class rings that marked them as upperclassmen, and enjoyed the distinction that goes along with them, besides giving the class of '71 the best prom this school will ever know, they want, as do all classes, to make their year one of the most remembered and talked-aboul in np's history. the juniors formed a long line waiting to receive their class rings. sue shields, secretary; ken buss, president; don toth. treasurer larry boyts. vice president. class of ken abbott brcnd3 anders john anionucci jess barber greg arendt roberta baker 123 Iconita barncs margo dahnc dcbbie cow ham vince bolsega v i I ken buss joyoc carr I marda Cornell michelc dailey lonnic dec laugh — cry 124 soma bob dcncvc jean dcutschcr fcrris clkins thcresa fritzcn dzin'ak tcrri flitter debbic goodman tcrri hanscn pat gorncy brucc harbcr alien dcwit mark fischer gene gayton sheila gussman pam hill lorctta dcutschcr bob dcutschcr .«T57 mike necl marda felt vickic gadac mark galloway marie goverinski lorca heisc carol great house dan hertz berg henry doanc debbic dove brenda flagg jay gilpin doug hammond don hoover jan fisher dale gilchrist kathy hahn ron hooker but be glad you’re alive 125 the winning float of 1970 homecoming roland king jim kovas fired law von sieve lemg pam keen lucy leplcy carl kellcr gail kurdcl jim levar horvath frank Hostetler da vc jandrisovits dianc kathy kelley pat lackowin ginny liiya jankowski roger jones tom kempf marcy kern tom langc nora lau mary livclsbergcr pat logan 126 the joy of bill martensen dcbbic mcrlcy frcd miller george miller greg ness dune major terry moorc julic morric carol meguire julcs nace bob loiter bob martin chcri matlasits pat miller J pat milchell doug miliar brent miller tina loucks bernard macias m. Jeff miller stan morion dcbbic nickerson sieve mann tim marker linda meyers julia meyers m. joe miller dcbbic murnanc pam miller john mccariy dcbbic nixon pam obcrholt cr 127 lex mccathron feeling superior our unquenchable spirit shirkiy laughlin linda renfro gary scoficld bob siglcr penny sobecki penny pumroy sherri schwark gail shock merry smith norman slrcfling brenda oliver da vc ross dominick scott fred sikorski cllcn spriggs jim oliver kirn sauers sue shields ken sikorski jackic skaggs John small dcbbic stone ken shirley lester smith joc pavolka mary pictrowski carl schimmel doug schmeltz marcia stark bev stevens 128 is not to be matched chuck szilagyi denise unruc carol wagner sue todd dcbbic varnak bob walkins gail vogcl jonas weir mike wilcox kenny st rope dean tucsburg kcith vogcl dave tinchcr milroy vandusen tim walz ernie true don loth V ( ron loth char van schoyck cindy whitman emma wilson cheryl van schoyck cindy weber mike wickham karen watkins 129 as these juniors prove, cake raffles were not only work, but great fun. sue winey marlene wireman dianc wroblcski rich wroblcski lloyd wood donna woodruff brucc zellcrs julic ziclinski debra zakrzewski louic zclasko brucc wordingcr terry wozmak larry bouts, the epitome of sportsmanship helping to arouse the cougar spirit arc char and terri 130 hi mom! can you pick us up now? to live and just be ourselves top ten seniors raymond I. bcalor co-valedictorians thomase. ludwig national merit semi-finalist shirlcy j. gamble co-salutatorians barbara j. golubski d.a.r. award honor sweaters first row: lynn walker, jim war- ren. ray bcalor, tom ludwig, mark cosiello. second row: diane metzner, shirlcy gamble, barb nel- son. cookie lynch, barb golubski. mary lewis, mar- tha bowell. third row: marlcne boyts. laura bc- yer. lavon hardi- man. sue mur- phy. jane coore- man, lynn lepley. annette dewit, pam joncs. and senior honors lec ann lynch alice a. jones belly crocker homemaker 133 jane a. cooreman ffa sweetheart s e n i o r s the senior gourmets of family living class robert must have done something right, as usual a senior ends up on top doesn't he know about the hands-ofl policy? 134 how do you like my new pantsuit. Bill? class of ’71 barb kcgcbcin. secretary; jim banaszak. treasurer; robert hennen. president: sue moorc. vice president. at last, we were in our senior year the year we had looked forward to all during high school, for that is the year that is supposed to be the best, and it was. we joined more clubs, yelled louder at games, studied harder, and made more friends than ever before, but the year went much too fast, for suddenly it was time for graduation and goodbyes. letically, and in personalities, we grew up together, learned together, and stayed together as a class body. as we look back on this year, we feel that even though we have matured since that first day as freshmen, our minds and emotions are still expanding and growing and will continue to do so for the rest of our lives, now, with our high school years behind us. we are ready to face the fu- ture and whatever it may bring. 135 we had, and still have, a good class scholastically, ath- ben a. ackerman choir, swing choir, ffa. track, football. kathlcen a. akin fta, pep club, pep band, band, choir, gaa, Spanish club, clockstopper, intra- mural sports. daniel I. artist choir. jamesg. banaszak pep club. ffa. hi-y, let- ter men, track, cross country, basketball, intramural sports. lyle e. baker cynthia a. bartoszewicz oea, pep club, cougar cadettes. Virginia k. baughman laura t. beyer Spanish club, pep club, nhs, gaa. choir. raymond I. bealor student council, fta, latin club, hi-y. nhs. student trainer, boys state. john r. borkowski latin club, pep club, nhs. marlene m. boyts gaa, pep band, band, band council, year- book. dance band, nhs, fna. martha j. bowell band, choir, fta, latin club, gaa. french club, pep band, nhs, girls state alternate. Charles o. bowker, jr. debra j. bradfield fta, gaa, oea, pep club, yearbook, nhs, Span- ish club, intramural sports. david j. brasseur track, football. mark a. bromley ffa, ava, lettermen, track, football, cross country, swimming. norene a. buss oea, gaa. pep club, li- brarian, french club, Spanish club, clock- stoppers. janice k. calhoun pep club, latin club, fna. cougar cadettes. william m. david g. james p. coddens carr coorcman lettermen, hi-y, base- ffa. basketball. ball, basketball, foot- ball. 137 jane a. coorcman gaa, pep club, student council, nhs. joseph t. cuson ffa. daniel j. davis latin club. robert a. deer lettermen. latin club, hi-y, football, cross country. wrestling, track. mark a. costello latin club, nhs, swim- ming. sharon m. davis band, gaa. oea. patricia m. demeyer librarian, oea. annette h. dewit pep club, french club, cougar cadettes. year- book, fta. oea, gsc, nhs. gaa. student council. bruce a. dickie choir, swing choir, let- termen, pep club, swimming. linda I. died rich gaa, Spanish club. fta. yearbook. douglas m. dodd track. basketball, football. barbara e. crum cheerleader, latin club, Spanish club, nhs, pep club. john h. deckard Spanish club. karen I. dolph latin club, gaa. 138 leslie k. dolph pep club, Spanish club. larry h. foster french club. carol a. gaw latin club, cougar cad cttcs, oea, librarian. maria e. eastman gaa, yearbook. Span- ish club. dianne k. fischer pep club, fta, latin club, nhs. band. gsc. nicholas galvas football. darla I. gesse I. drew nhs, latin club, fta, gilpin oea, pep club, clock- stoppers, band. swing choir, pep club. marsha c. ekstrom Spanish club, pep club, fha. ffa, nhs. john d. ginter ffa. barbaraj. golubski nhs, Spanish club, pep club, latin club, fha. fta. robin I. cckert latin club, fha, pep club. gaa. cougar cad- ettes, choir. shirley j. gamble pep club, gaa, band, dance band, pep band, latin club, nhs, girls state. rondi I. flagg gaa, librarian, fna. 139 bruce a. goodson lettermcn. Spanish club, swimming, cross country. charlle j. hansen Spanish club, gaa, in- tramural sports. richard w. gourley juanita c. green gaa. latin club, Spanish club, pep club, fta, band. barry w. halter lettermcn, football, basketball. michael a. hoggard band, pep band, dance band. Spanish club, yearbook, band coun- cil. helen j. hanson pep club, fta, Spanish club. lavon hardiman band, fta, gaa. nhs, latin club, cougar ea- deltes, pep club. jo ellen heminger latin club. gsc. robert w. hennen pep club, latin club, lettermen, band, nhs, track, football, wres- tling, basketball. david w . jesswein ffa. diane c. johnson fta. fna, Spanish club, gsc. band, pep band, band council. chris a. hunt science club. 140 Jeffrey m. johnson gcrald I. ffa. jonas latin club, pep club, science club, track. pamela I. jones nhs, band, pep band, choir, swing choir, fta, press club, pep club, latin club, french club, gsc, band council, flag girl, yearbook, girls state alternate. karen s. kaufman cheerleader, pep club, Spanish club, choir, fta. alice a. jones librarian, press club. Spanish club, gsc, pep club. scott 1. joslin hi-y, lettermen. latin club, golf, swimming, baseball, basketball, football. alien d. jones lettermen. pep club, Spanish club, wres- tling, baseball, basket- ball. guy I. jones student council. peter kaminski III latin club, lettermen, football. robert I. keck pep club, lettermen, football, swimming, basketball, baseball. rebecca s. kelley band, ffa. diana s. kettring latin club, pep club, choir. dennise. kelley band, pep club, latin club. 141 barbaraj. kegebein cheerleader, latin club, pep club, choir, swing choir, fta. gaa. news- paper staff. thomase. ludwig nhs. latin club, dance band, pep club, boys state. gail I. kindig gaa. mary a. lewis Spanish club, choir, nhs. cougar cadettes. mary ann lienhart clockstoppers, latin club. fta. gaa. pep club, student council, choir, yearbook, gsc. debra I. main Spanish club, pep club, fha. band. mary b. martensen fha, oea. judith a. kulwicki latin club. Spanish club, pep club. nancy s. lapaich latin club, Spanish club, choir, swing choir, fha. intramural sports. Christine a. litza Spanish club. lee ann lynch cheerleader, choir, swing choir, cougar cadettes, clockstop- pers, Spanish club, nhs. donna k. marchand kathyj. mart fha, librarian, cougar cadettes. gaa. lynn s. lepley gaa, oea. band, choir, pep club. sarah j. loop gsc, gaa. choir. henry w. meyers ava, Spanish club. Peggy a. miller pep club, gaa, fha, choir, swing choir, clock stoppers, cougar cadettes, Spanish club. darrcll I. meyers librarian, pep club. herman e. meyers ffa. basketball, cross country. carle. miller hi-y. pep club, Spanish club, choir, lettermen, football. 143 m argot montemayor pep club, Spanish club, oea, fha. susan m. moore gaa. fta. cougar ca- dettes, pep club, french dub, yearbook, intramural sports. gary I. mcclcland garaldg. mccullough Spanish club. wilma j. moore fha. suzanne murphy pep club, latin club, french club, fha, nhs. car la s. mcdonald fta, fna, pep band, dance band. band, band council, year- book, gsc, gaa. Span- ish club. gary e. miller ava, football, basket- ball, baseball, wres- tling. diane j. metzner fta, gaa, pep club, clockstoppers, nhs, yearbook, latin club, press club. linda s. nagy pep club, latin club, Spanish club. david o. neal science club, letter- men, ava. pep club, wrestling. barbara m. nelson dennis e. nalepinski bruce a. nickerson pep club, Spanish club, ffa. football. fta, yearbook, nhs, gsc. lettermen. football, basketball, baseball, track. janet a. niespodziany latin club, Spanish club. fha. choir, pep club, student council. lawrence e. norris pep club, football, basketball. terrill d. norris ffa, swing choir. thomasc. o'brien cross country, basket- ball. tennis. lew is c. oldham. jr. band, dance band. ffa. debra a. peterson latin club, oea, fta, pep club, gaa, clockslop- pers, intramural sports. francos m. opoka fha. cougar cadettes, pep club, intramural sports. rodncy a. rosenbaum pep club, intramural sports, basketball, baseball. jack r. ryder ava, science club, golf, swimming. jeanne k. ryder gsc, Spanish club, fta, yearbook, pep club. paulk. scales basketball, intramural sports. jeanne I. schroeder band, choir, latin club, oea, cheerleader, pep club, clockstoppers, intramural sports. donna s. shock latin club, band. john n. sinka latin club, lettermen. swimming, track, crosscountry. jayf. seniff football, wrestling. judy a. sipotz fha. pep club. 145 patricia a. skaggs gaa, pep club, cougar cadettes, oea, Spanish club. karen I. surma band, latin club. gaa. dance band, french club, nhs. curtis r. thornpson band, pep band, dance band. ffa. band, gsc, latin club. Ilia, choir, oea. william r. roger I. sutton teska.jr. Spanish club. lettermen. golf. john b. stulz ffa. steven m. thomas Spanish club. diana 1. steven r. thornpson tolmen cheerleader, gsc. fha. lettermen. basketball. lester f. pep club. football, baseball. toothman daniel a. troxcll french club, lettermen, basketball, track, cross country, foot- ball. patricia a. truex fha. pep club, gaa. jeffrey p. tuholski student council, latin club, Spanish club, pep club. Peggy r. upp latin club, french club. dianc I. vermillion francos a. cheerleader. Hag girl. vermilyer Spanish club, nhs, fta. gaa, student council. gsc, fha. librarian. deborah s. vollmer fha. fta. cougar ca- dettes. jamese. walbert ffa, librarian. lynn a. walker band, dance band, pep band, choir, swing choir, french club, lat- in club, pep club. jamesa. warren dale w. watkins latin club, french club, lettermen, tennis. golf. joseph w. ward pep club, np cougar, ffa, fta. latin club. nhs. boys state. susan j. white fta, gsc, Spanish club, pep club, gaa. nhs. 147 gladys s. wiltfong jack a. woodruff Spanish club. gaa. band, pep band. choir, ffa. garyr. wordinger football. raymond r. zakrzewski latin club. linda zarobinski oea. fha. cougar ca- det tcs. patricia a. zloza fha, pep club, choir. leona g. doerscher oea. librarian. Christine a. zelasko pep club, Spanish club, choir. graduating seniors not randy I. bailey kathleen s. bond rick e. brugh rodney n. eskridge michacl r. harris pictured gary e. lange Charles m. maesch dan a. mitchell michael a. weeden susan a. wilhelm 148 glenn p. kenfield. jr. thomas I. yeater we now begin our senior class president??? cap and gown distribution was the first order of the day did i really get this, or could it be a mistake? i wonder if i should tell them practice included gab. boredom, and the all-familiar sleep baccalaureate services included the alma mater and an address by rev. john white last minute arrivals hurry to the auditorium may 23rd was one day the graduating class of 1971 will never forget, baccalaureate services were held in the gym at 8:00 with most of the seniors and their parents attend- ing. the choir sang several numbers, and rev. john white gave the baccalaureate address. the band gave a short concert prior to the commence- ment ceremony, a mixture of emotions were felt as the seniors marched to their seats, dr. merle strom, professor at ball state university gave the inspiring commencement address, mr. miller then presented the class as mr. zeig- ner and the other school board members presented diplo- mas to the graduates. cameras clicked and many flashes were seen as parents and friends capturered moments to be treasured forever. the tassels were moved as the final march begun, and the new prairie graduating class of 1971 departed from the school, each member taking a different road and begin- ning his new journey through life. confidences to last perhaps a lifetime must be ex- changed to ensure that a part of us will always be with the ones we held most dear in high school we really made it through twelve years. 150 BAB proud parents and relatives await the start of the ceremony mr. johns presents awards to the seniors the solemn senior the look of anticipation the final product of four long years of work, worry, and good times the grand entrance the final step getting a class flower to live and advertise RELIABLE CLEANING SERVICE Floors. 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GIESE FUNERAL HOME La Porte, Indiana 46350 1007 Harrison Street 362-2410 New Carlisle 654-3991 Compliments of LaPORTE COUNTY FARM BUREAU CO-OP FARM BUREAU COOP Compliments of DECKARD’S SUPERMARKET Your Landmark for Savings Rolling Prairie Indiana Auto Glass — Plate Glass — Window Glass Store Fronts — Awnings — Mirrors Wrought Iron — Storm Windows Doors 24 Hour Service C MURPHY C MURPHY AUTO GLASS Paint and Glass 809 Monroe La Porte. Indiana 101 Chicago St. Michigan City, Indiana Phone 362-3355 D S BODY SHOP 104 Filbert St. New Carlisle, Indiana 46552 Phone (219) 654-8415 Custom Painting Complete Auto Body Service GOOD LUCK SENIORS LEN'S DAIRY SUPPLY, INC. NEW CARLISLE LUMBER COAL PHONES John Deer Lawn Garden Tractors 654-3121 654-3122 New Carlisle, Indiana BLACK CAT LANES MERL'S Bar and Dancing New Carlisle SUPERMARKET New Carlisle Indiana ANIMAL BY-PRODUCTS Buyers of — Bones — Tallow — Hides — Grease M. Cocquyt New Carlisle 654-3142 NEW CARLISLE EQUIPMENT New and Used Modern Farm Equipment New Holland-Kewanee New Carlisle Phone: 654-3133 1150 Western Avenue The Finest In Photography For All Occasions WILTON STUDIO South Bend. Indiana (Grzywienski) Established in 1912 Color Phone Black and White 287-8900 Candids Weddings Commercial GOOD HEALTH TO YOU!!! Good Luck Your Apple Man NPHS LEONHARD’S HILL’N VALE GRADUATES seem dismay Wiat comes tomorrow wc can not tell. Wc head into life in a cryptic spell, All seems so strange as we plan our w; When scanning what’s past we wish to be ther Although to our lives it wouldn’t be fair. We see what we want and our minds fly a The goals must be reached for failure we d; Yesterday’s gone and so is tomorrow l oday turns to night and wc cry in sorrow Wc resolve to make our next day better Dreams sweep our minds, gently, like a wind-swept feather. as wc come to the end of this yearbook, wc wish, above all. to make sure that no one will take offense at anything wc have written, said, or hinted at. next, wc wish to thank our sponsor max haag for not telling us how the book should be. and thus for letting us have a free hand in the creation of this masterpiece' , thanks should also go to tony of wilton studios, south bend for his patience and all over nice- ncss in the taking and developing of the many fine photographs that occupy these pages, in addition, we wish to thank everybody for any help, no matter how small, they might have given us at any time. editors ► r mr MS1 'V-.