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

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ruising The Town Cruising is a popular pastime for many new Prairie students. It ranks right up with going to the movies as something to do on Friday and Sat- urday night. Some students go up to LaPorte and others travel a little further to South Bend. Generally, when people cruise they like to see who else is cruising. Freshmen Erin Danielson and Mi- chelle McCullough say they like to see people and stand outside in groups by the cars. Senior Chris Mroczkiewicz and junior Mike Serry go uptown to pick up the LaPorte women, look at cars and see peo- ple we know from other schools. As Mike and Chris pass the time they 'stand around, drive around, and look around. Seniors Bob Overmeyer and Doug Klute say they cruise around to look at girls but not necessarily to meet them. Burger King has been the place to be in LaPorte this year. Wendys and Key Cleaners are two popular Mew Prairie spots. Some students choose to drive through town while others prefer to park their cars, turn on stereos and talk with friends. Senior Tom Washburn said, ”1 like to socialize and meet new peo- ple, especially women. Usually though, it is a matter of time before a police officer will ask everyone to leave. Officers are hired by Burger King and other fast food restau- rants to keep everything in order. When asked what he thought of people cruising an officer replied, The kids have better things to do. The biggest problems with cruising is that the kids lack respect and the garbage they leave behind. Seniors, John Sirovy and Rick Christenson cruise by Burger King looking for excitement. On weekends you'll often find Seniors Bobby Ovcrmyer, Doug Klute and Tom Washburn lounging against Tom's car in the parking lot of Wendy's. -t U Be True To Your School JLt Cruising

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ruly Dedicated What better way to talk about be- ing true to your school than talking about the teachers who graduated from Mew Prairie and came back to teach. They all had different rea- sons for coming back. Mr. Shead said, I can understand my stu- dents better since I came from the same type of background.-' The teachers had many different reasons for becoming teachers. Mr. Wade said, I like the idea of help- ing people. Mr. Mathews and Mr. Powers, whom he had as teachers, were his role models. Mr. Tolmen said, ”1 enjoy watching the stu- dents grow and prosper after grad- uation. Mrs. Mitchell and Mr. Shead were in high school right at the time when Mew Carlisle and Rolling Prai- rie consolidated. Mrs. Mitchell was in the first class to graduate from new Prairie. The day before they got out for Christmas break of her senior year they came to new Prai- rie and moved things into their new lockers. When they came back from Christmas break all the people from both schools were just thrown together. Mrs. Mitchell remarked, The senior class was all mixed up. Mr. Shead said, When I was in school we didn't have to go to La- Porte or South Bend to meet new people like you do now, we would just go to Rolling Prairie or new Carlisle. Each teacher had his or her own reason for teaching at new Prairie. Mrs. Mitchell is probably speaking for all when she says how much she appreciates the community support of the school's activities. Judy Adnson 58 nc. Mary Adnson 78' M.P. Mark Belsaas ”68 M.C. Donna Mitchell 69' M.P. Timothy Moffitt 66 M.C. Dan Shead 70' np. Curtis Swank 75' M.P. Marry Tolmen 57 M.C. Steve Wade 78' M.P. Secretary Mrs. Adnson seems to Keep the school running smoothly even though every time you see her she's piled up to her elbows in work. Mr. Shead is a well Known face at Mew Prairie, he is the head coach for boys basketball and has kept his team in good spirits even when they are behind. Mis winning spirit has made the team victorious. Be True To Your School Truly Dedicated

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Juniors Craig Ebersole, Bill Qumm and Craig Dale park at Burger King hoping to meet some women. A popular hang out in LaPorte is Burger King where DeDe Spear. Racheal Tukos. Wendy Plank. Wendy Tobolski, Kyle Young. Ryan Pesce, Bridgette Van Schoyck. Coley Pesce, Dave DeNeve, Bill Qiesler and Scott Spear gather. Be True To Your School -l c Cruising