Oakfield High School - Oak Leaves Yearbook (Oakfield, WI)

Text from Pages 1 - 120 of the 1987 volume:

JLb Thor r-1' v INDEX Theme Dedication Academic Division Seniors Student Life Division Underclass Division Faculty Sports Division Club Division Senior Activities THIS IS NOW SCHOOL DAY MEMORIES As we reach out our hand the diploma we grasp. While we think of the memories Of the years in the past. Tears fill our eyes Because it's all gone, We re starting a new life We have to move on. We hope friends will keep in touch As the years pass us by. Although it hurts inside We ll try not to cry. We think of kindergarten And our first day. Now we've reached the end We are going away. How do you say good-bye To friends who mean so much? Will there be time To sincerely keep in touch? You'll always have the memories Of your school years from day one. Don't think of school as ending Think a new life has begun. Does this phrase sound familiar to you, well if it does, you should realize that this was the title of a song sung by the Monkees this past summer. We found this song title fitting for a yearbook theme, because it indicates a change, and our school is changing in many ways, like us high school students have changed a lot since we first started school. We will always face change throughout our lives and so will our school once we all graduate. You may not realize that our school has changed, but it has undergone a drastic change from previous years, and each and every one of these changes is making, and will continue to, our school even better. We, the yearbook staff at Oakfield High School, made this yearbook so that we could capture the memories and the changes that our school has experienced, so that you, the students and teachers of Oakfield High school, will remember how this school has touched all of our lives. We hope that when you have finished reading and paging through this book that you will remember all of the good times we have experienced in this our very own school and we hope that you too will be proud of Oakfield High School. And it is our wish that the future yearbook staffs will be able to capture the memories and changes that will face our school and students in the years to come. 2 FRIENDS FOREVER Preparing for a night on the town. Andrew Thomas Malloy AS FRIENDS AND CLASSMATES, THE CLASS OF 1987 HAS LAUGHED AND CRIED TOGETHER. ALTHOUGH WE PREFER TO LAUGH TOGETHER, WE DID CRY TOGETHER AS ONE OF OUR CLASSMATES PASSED AWAY THIS YEAR. ANDY MALLOY WAS TRULY A SPECIAL PERSON IN OUR LIVES. AFTER STRUGGLING FOR MONTHS WITH A DISEASE HE COULD NOT CONTROL. HE FINALLY PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY. ANDY WAS A FIGHTER. AND THROUGH HIS COURAGE WE ALL LEARNED HOW SPECIAL AND SHORT OUR LIVES ARE. ANDY CREATED SPECIAL MEMORIES FOR ALL OF US. THESE MEMORIES WILL LIVE AMONG US FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES, ESPECIALLY THE MEMORIES WE HAVE OF ANDY AS A TRUE FRIEND. THOUGH HE IS NOT HERE PHYSICALLY. HE LIVES IN OUR HEARTS. TO SHOW OUR LOVE AND APPRECIATION AND TO KEEP ALL OF THESE MEMORIES ALIVE, WE. THE CLASS OF 1987. WOULD LIKE TO DEDICATE THIS YEARBOOK TO OUR FRIEND AND CLASSMATE. ANDY MALLOY. OUR GUIDE TO When the students at Oakfield aren’t playing, they’re hard at work, but you can be sure they’re having fun. It is often hard to distinguish between the two. Then and now, students have tried to make the most out of their school days. These memories will last a lifetime and the success of these years will bring future prosperity. The rewards of such hard work is inconceivable. The willingness to work hard, the desire to get ahead and pride the students show in their work reflects their admiration for the school. It has only to increase in the future. J. Held plays it cool during noon hour. Hard work and skill are both major parts of typing success as demonstrated by first hour. ihiihhah j ee lieamuii,1 A BETTER FUTURE up a class demonstration for Physics. Kathy Patchet practices the bassoon while the band instructors look on. Seniors debate over controversial topics in Mr. Gruenwald s Social Problems class. nd Sk err, Poster MATHEMATICS AN AID TO THE FUTURE With the number of credits having vjy been raised for the class of 1990 math has become a top notch subject in a student's curriculum. Mathematics has become a strong field of knowledge in our school, and each of the math courses fits a students capacity on the subject and also prepares them for a college career. Freshman are required to partake in either Applied Math I, Basic Algebra, or depending on what their math skills are at the time a higher course. Sophomores who have completed their algebra course can enroll in Geometry or the other students can advance one level higher in the basic mathematics area. Juniors who have completed two years of higher math classes usually enroll in Math III (Trigonometry). Since three years of Math are required the remaining juniors may take Consumer Math or the lower classes such as Geometry and Algebra if they failed to partake in these courses their first two years. Seniors who have fulfilled their three years of required math, may participate in the highest level of mathematics in our school. Math IV. Basic Algebra and Mrs. Miller during 6th hour. Math IV comprehending the Pythagorean Theorem. The three mathematics teachers this year are Mrs. Miller, Mr. Messner, and Mr. Sandberg. They teach classes from Applied Math to Math IV. SCIENCE A BROADENING FIELD K. Seyfert, T. Vielbig, T. Athtoncn, B. Badura, and J. Dean watch the ball bounce in Physical Science. Students watch T V. and Mr. Messener. The scientific fields are becoming more and more pre-vailent in our country causing science to become more important to the students graduation requirements. Although our school does not provide the large variety a larger one can offer, students in our school have made their career choices in the scientific field. Courses offered are Biology and Advanced Biology, Electronics, Physics, Physical Science, Chemistry and Conservation. Freshmen begin their science career in High School by taking Biology. Sophomores are required to take Physical Science, in which you learn the physical properties of matter. Juniors who want to broaden their scientific horizons can partake in Chemistry, which prepares them for their college careers. Seniors who are seriously interested in majoring in science take Physics, in this class students are taught a variety of ideas and also partake in a mini-astronomy unit. Although our science department is small, we can be proud to say it hasn't affected the interests of our students to be. From left to right Albert Messner Advanced Math. Physics, and Electronics Jack Hamilton Biology. Advanced Biology, and Conservation Gene Nienhouse Physical Science. Chemistry, and Computers 7 VARIES BY INTEREST English courses intro- duce the student to the structure of the English language, emphasizing an understanding of structure, effectively using language in written and oral form, and examining the various purposes for methods of writing and speaking. This year students choose from the following courses to fulfill their graduation requirements. English I and II are one credit required courses. English I deals with reviewing and developing writing and communication skills. The emphasis in English II is on writing which has style as well as organization and accuracy. Modern Communications courses stress two important areas of knowledge. The first, polishing basic writing and speaking skills. The second is developing reading skills. American and World Literature are courses for those students with a high interest in reading and literature. Composition is the last English related class. This course incorporates traditional techniques in composition with various creative writing fields. Mr. Heyn explaining a logic game. V Mrs. Thompson Mr. Heyn Mrs. O'Neil Mrs. Thompson preparing to teach fresh- Questions are raised during Mrs. Thompson's English one class, man English. 8 SPANISH IV ADDED Spanish classes are one credit, elective, year long courses. Spanish I is an introduction to the grammar of the language — verb tenses, sentences in comparison to questions. structure and dialogs. Spanish II is a build-up course in the language phrases and vocabulary. Materials included are the language lab and Spanish magazines. Advanced Spanish is a course for students with 2 years of Spanish completed. This course emphasizes advanced readings and writings. Spanish III and IV are both 8th hour this year creating a challenge for Mrs. Dehn. Spanish 1 prepares to habla Espanol. Spanish II receives Qne Tal. ClaSSeS read SPanish dail '- 9 There are four courses ot Industrial Art taught by Mr. Helm. The first is Study of Industry. It is a half credit, one year course, elective. In the first semester students learn the basic skills in drafting, woods, metal, and communication. In the second semester they learn how to operate a manufacturing firm. This is a prerequisite for all other industrial classes. The second class, construction, is also a half credit, semester, elective course. Students will learn about the construction industry by plant plans surveying, architectural drawing and other activities. The last of the industrial classes are Energy and Power and Materials and processes. Both are one credit elective, one year courses. FOUR COURSES OF STUDY Shop class deep in study. Pete M. sands in Materials and Processing. 10 J. Roloff constructing a cabinet. Mr. Helm supervises Construction class. ART IS A WAY G. Bitsclibacli working on a painting. OF LIFE The art classes offered here at Oakfield High School are taught by Mrs. Horetzki. The classes are Basic Design which has to be taken before any others can follow. Also, there is Drawing and Painting, Crafts, Pottery, Sculpture, Commercial Art. and Independent Studies. New to the art room this year is an Air-brush and a Photography darkroom which used to be a storeroom. Mrs. Horetzki says that she loves to teach Art and would teach no other subject. Art is like a sunbeam, it is full of creation. It is so nice to be surrounded by such activity. In Art the time just flies by. At 3:00 the large hand on the clock moves to 3:15. It is so interesting to see time really fly by. Art is not all fun for sometimes you have to really concentrate on what you are drawing to create a believable work of art, but later your hard work pays off by a good grade. Donna Tedford I enjoy my art class because it's fun to learn new ways to draw when you have a good teacher. We also have the freedom to relax while working on our projects. In class we make real good drawings and we also have a good time working together. Dawn Smith 11 M. Kahlhammer cuts clay for a sculpture. Russ R. creates a painting. FOR EVERYONE! Whether we realize it or not, Home Economics courses prepare us for the future no matter which road we decide to take. These classes prepare us for our domestic future life. It makes no difference if you're a boy or girl. All the students at Oakfield High School enjoy participating in these value forming classes. Nine different courses are offered in Home Economics. The traditional foods class if of- fered, but nutrition and fitness are stressed. In advanced Foods, food service careers are studied. Preparing entire meals offer a mock restaurant. Clothing is offered, but the focus is not only on construction, but also on buying clothing and advanced tailoring. Family Relations and Child Development focus on being a couple and a parent. They learn good parenting techniques and the development of children. Home Ec. 1 students study. 12 A. liengel sews. Miss Johnson YOU NEED IT! B. Weber typing in typing class. This year computers and other practice materials are giving our business students a taste of the real world of business. Shorthand students are learning to take dictation of business letters at varied speeds. Their final product is a mailable letter in proper format. The Accounting students are recording transactions and making financial reports on the computer, and they are learning to do income tax returns. General Business students are using on the computer a Financial Cookbook designed to aid people with such things as investments, owning a house or buying a car. The students will also practice being part of a community, where each student will manage a business of their own. The Business Machines class is doing a simulation of real office typing jobs, and working in a office environment. The Merchandising students are each doing a project as a manager of a retail store of their choice. The Business Computers class is in its third year of teaching students to use basic business programs. Mrs. Eschenbauch teaches students in her basic computer class. J. Trewin listening attentively in accounting class. Working at the computers. Mrs. Eschenbauch Mr. McLean 13 AGRICULTURISTS AT WORK In agriculture class students study many topics such as tractor safety, Parliamentary Procedure and animal management. Each class has a unit where the students go into the shop and get hands on experience in woodworking, putting small pieces of machinery together and welding. As a outside activity every student is required to pick out a project such as a calf or any other thing that they are interested in and can keep records of feed time and cost of equipment needed. Since classes are small each individual gets to participate in every activity. A computer is available in the agriculture department that can be used by all the students. During the year the agriculture department will have guest speakers come into the class rooms and tell about what the agriculture business looks like for a career in the future. In the spring the agriculture classes go on a field trip that has to do with agriculture such as going to American Breeders Association or else we go to a feed mill that will show us how feed is mixed up for our dairy animals to eat so they don't go hungry. Mrs. Retzleff 14 Learning can be very interesting in agriculture class. Watching a filmstrip can be very relaxing. Mr. Gruenwald Mrs. Thompson Students doing a panel in Social Problems. Social Problems class listens attentively. Social Sciences are the sciences that deal with human society and its elements, as family, state, or race, and with man's relations and institutions as a member of an organized community, this is the formal definition according to Webster's dictionary. Social Science classes consist of three classes: World History and Social Problems which are taught by Mr. Gruenwald, and U.S. History which is taught by Mrs. Thompson. In Social Problems some of the topics involved are the study of personal problems, foreign policy and many others. Significant time is spent with current news events that happen every day. In World History the students study many topics such as World War II, Imperialism, and The Industrial Revolution. This course also deals with modern European History, Economics, and social institutions which are all stressed topics throughout the year. In U.S. History the students study American History, from 1500 to the present. Some of the major units studied are The Declaration of Independence. The Depression and many more. Every quarter the students are assigned to do a book review. A book review is where a student picks out a book and summerizes it for a grade. IN DEPTH THOUGHT W. LeClaire hurrying in at the bell. Remembering the Past, year seemed like an eternity? Each year we wondered what it was like to be a senior and graduating from high school, but as our final year approached some of us began to feel that a part of our life was going to be missing after we graduated from Oakfield High School, a part of our life in which we were being prepared for the future, a part of our life where we established strong relationships with our teachers and classmates, a part of our life in which we collected numerous memories, and a part of our life where we had a sense of security from the real world, but that is all a part of our past we must prepare for the future which is at our doorstep and is an inevitable part of our lives. The future comes quickly and the past leaves quickly, it is important that we remember the past, like the good times we shared at athletic events and the endless nights we spent at Rocky's in which we never seemed to get sick of that same kind of pizza that we ordered over and over each time we went there. We can’t recreate these moments in our life, it seems as soon as they materialize they are all a part of our past, not to be recaptured again except in memories. These memories seem trivial right now, but when we are faced with a trying time in our years ahead, these memories will surface and will help us through the times in which we are faced with a major decision or setback. Memories are there to laugh at and to comfort us, but we can't relive the past, we must face tomorrow and whatever it holds for us. Always remember, THAT WAS THEN is a part of our past, THIS IS NOW is a part of our future. T. Guell takes a break at yearbook camp. 16 Preparing for the Future S. McDonald and A. Malloy thinking hard as usual. R. Vey reviving old school spirit N. LaMotte prepares for the parade Lea Bartzen Kelly Conklin Ken Bacon Ann Bengel Steve Cousins Faye Baehler Chad Buros Dan Czoschke Kari Demell Cheryl Fitzpatrick Kris Gruenwald John Gage Tracy Guell Steve Fife Eileen Eggers Pam Griffin Jerry Held Mike Henschel Marsha Jorgensen Dan Koch Jodi Hewitt Jeff Kahlhamer Kim Kottke Daryl Jaeger Heidi Kintzler Randy Kottke Stacy Kounelis Amy Krueger Nate LaMotte Vicki Makus Tom Kuslits Wendy LeClaire Andy Malloy Andy Mittlestadt Chris Myers Lance Neely 22 Lisa Nolan Craig Retzleff Tim Sabatke Steve Nyhuis Russ Richardson Brian Sabel Mary Ryan Julie Schimelpfcnig 24 Russ Vey Bill Wachendorf Brian Wietor 1986 graduates express their emotions as seen below. Below left: Mr. Dix shakes hands with a 1986 graduate. Below right: D. Conklin and D. Koch say a final farewell. 25 STUDENT INTERESTS 26 VARY S. Nyhuis getting sick of signing. Girl's gym class returning from the golf course. 27 ON THE EDGE Court members form left to right: K. Bacon. K. Gelhar. K. Martin. B. Sabel. S. Schmitz. S. Towne, S. McDonald. D. Koch. K. Zimmerman. B. Kuslits. Kin N. LaMottc. Queen S. Kounelis. R. Vev. M. Ryan. T. Stoppleworth. M. Jorgensen. L. Neely. H. Kintzler. K. Miller. K. Gruenwald, M. Little, and J. Held. 28 OF A DREAM King. Nate LaMotte Queen Stacy Kounelis. Court members pose for a group picture. STUDENTS EXPERIENCE I left for Deutschlandjune 24th and spent my summer in Rheidt, a town no larger than Oakfield and not much different. Everyone in Rheidt knew I was the American girl spending the summer with the Modder family and that I spoke no German. Not long after 1 was there I met many people who spoke English and helped me a lot. My host-father owns and operates a farm. My host-mother is a housewife. My 21 year old brother, George, works on the farm and my 20 year old brother, Thomas, also works on the farm and goes to college. My two sisters Sabine, 14, and Ulrike, 11, go to school and during their spare time taught me German and I taught them English. While I was in Germany, I visited many German cities and other countries. I visited Belgium, Luxembourg, Holland, and the highlight of my traveling was the weekend I spent in Paris, France with friends. I made many new friends from all different countries and adopted 3 new families. I'll never forget my experience, friends, family, or Germany. Kay with her new friends. Kay s German family. A water castle in Germany. FOREIGN LIFE I'm from an old town in Switzerland which is about the same size as Fond du Lac. I can't compare these two towns because they are so different. We have a lot of tourists (mostly Germans) visit my town. They like our old houses, which are very nicely painted. Because our town is so old our houses are made of stone. We don't have a shopping center. I'm not living in the center of the town. I'm living outside by a forest with my mother, her boyfriend, my brother who is 23 years old, a cat and a bird. My school is 10 minutes away by car. The school is 100 years old with 2000 students. I don't have to go to this school, nobody in Switzerland has to go there, school is not required after the age of 16. It is a big difference between America and Switzerland. Here everything is new. Americans here have a lot of food they have taken from other countries, (Mexican food, etc.) But what's American food? Hamburgers, hot dogs? The Americans like to live here, they are happy with their country. It's not like this in Europe. If you don't know another country, if you have always lived in your own country, the teenagers want to go to another country, but they often come back to leave home later. Lower Left — Birgitta hinder), our foreign exchange student. Upper Left — Art director F. Horetaki and Birgitta .binder) dress up as clowns for homecoming parade. 31 S. Nyhuis and J. Gage prepare the senior's Homecoming float. Costumes likej. Newton's were prominent on Crazy Day. S. Mason takes a rest on Crazy Day. Senior class officers, l-r. Treasurer. D. Jaeger. Sec. S. McDonald. Rep.J. Held. Pres. K. Zimmerman, and Vice Pres. R. Vey. ucA- s his aftirt Qn 32 N. LaMotte receives a balloon-a gram in class. Girls gym class on par 4. 33 The week of October 6th was designated as homecoming week in our school. Three dress up days were installed to add a little spice to the atmosphere during school. Monday was designated as formal day, Wednesday was Crazy Day, and Friday students showed their school spirit as they dressed up in the school colors. The student body also prepared their floats during study hall on Thursday and Friday, with the cheerleaders taking First place for the parade. The Freshmen, Sophomore, and Junior classes also competed in hall decorating, with the Juniors taking first place. Thursday evening was highlighted by a pep rally and bonfire, and also culminated with the parade followed later that evening by the football game. Although the game was close the Oaks suffered a defeat at the hands of the Laconia PRE-HOMECOMING Spartans. Court members. M. Jorgensen and B. Sabel, ride the four-wheeler in the parade. The crowd shows its enthusiasm during the Homecoming pep rally. C. Huck and B. Sabel looking normal on Crazy Day. C. Myers pulls the Art Club float during the parade. 34 ACTIVITIES ACCENT FINALE Class of 87 , 1986 Powderpuff Champs! King J. Held and Queen K. Zimmerman parading on Main Street. above: S. Nyhuis and S. Towne flying high for victor)- during the Powderpuff game. below: M. Jorgensen,J. Held, and K. Zimmerman having rolls of fun during Homecoming. DREAMS OF TODAY The Homecoming Dance of the 1987 class was held on October 11, 1986, in the Oakfield High School Gymnasium. The homecoming colors were white, pink, maroon, lavender and dark purple. The dance theme was Dreams of Today Memories of Tomorrow . The theme song was What Does It Take by Honeymoon Suite and the music was provided by 99Q. The march began at 10:30 pm. The king and queen were Jerry Held and Kay Zimmerman. Although the Oaks lost to the Laconia Spartans, the evening was a big success. Homecoming Court (I. to R Shelley Mies. John Gage. Chris Babler. Randy Kottke. Masha Jorgensen. Brian Sabel,Julie Strean, Andy Malloy, Jodi Hewitt. Kevin Miller. Kay Zimmerman, Jerry Held. Shannon McDonald. Steve Towne. Cheryl Fitzpatrick. Thomas Mathieu, Kris Gruenwald. Daryl Jaeger. Kerstin Gelhar, Mike Henschel. Queen Kay Zimmerman and King Jerry Held MEMORIES OF TOMORROW Shelley iMies and John Gage Kerstin Gelhar and Mike Henschel Kris Gruenwald and Daryl Jaeger Chris Bablcr and Randy Kottke Julie Strean and Andy Malloy Cheryl Fitzpatrick and Thomas Mathicu 37 Jodi Hewitt and Kevin Miller Marsha Jorgensen and Brian Sabel Shannon McDonald and Steve Towne S. Heinz gets off to a great start. What is the ideal care for the winter blahs? Winterfest of course! The week of February 15-21. was designated as Winterfest. Five teams competed in a series of events, which included snow softball, an egg toss, an orange pass, a nerf football pass, the snowmobile suit relay, a scooter relay, and a pudding eating contest. In addition, three dress up days were installed and designated as part of the competition. The teams names were an indication of how much fun is involved in Winterfest. They included: The Awesome Eight II (which placed first), The Deadbeats, The Bad Rad Clad, Mucker's Truckers, and The Buck um Buckies. The week of festivities ended with a Winterfest dance with a Hawaiian theme. Music was provided by 990 from Waupun. When asked what she thought was the best thing about Winterfest, Kelly Conklin replied, I loved getting an egg smashed in my face. Kelly’s response basically summarizes everyones love for Winterfest. WINTERFEST M. Little and S. McDonald converse about manly things.” S. Kounelis as she appeared on opposite sex day. It's show down between N. LaMottc and the photographer. Awesome Eight II prepare for the orange pass. 58 PROVIDES RELIEF 1987 Wintcrfest Champions: AWESOME EIGHT II. C. Heinz pulling D. Jaeger in the scooter race. K. Zimmerman celebrates her birthday in winterfest style. The Dead Beats appear to be alive after finishing their event. the month of Sept, achievement award. Bottom right: K. Bovee.J. Schaefer. T. Gibson, and T. Osgood study hard in study hall. UNDERCLASSMEN 40 AWAIT FINAL YEAR Top left: T. Lehman is using the xeroxing machine during study hall. Top right: T. Strean, J. Newton, and M. Kahlhamer stand outside of school during the noon hour. Bottom left: Executing their usual routine, the Hillside Inhabitors unanxiously head back to school after noon hour. Middle right: C. Gierach takes advantage of a lull in the work load and finishes a previous assignment. 41 Mark Anderson Beth Badura John Battig Gwyn Birschbach Stacey Boeder Dean Boclk Juniors Anticipate Their Future Ten members of the junior class were asked, “What do you see yourself doing after you finish your high school and college career? Ted Lehman plans to practice medicine Leigh Ann Burnham wants to teach Jeff Guenther wants to be a bum Todd Messner just wants to relax Conservationist says Paul Guell Tammy Osgood wants to go into psychology Pam Braucr also wants to teach Kerry Wolfe says either Computers or Hotel Management Gary Koch will be a millionaire Bob Dean plans to practice medicine So these are the plans of ten juniors, can they live up to them? anon Jason Bovee Pam Braucr Trevis Burbach Troy Burbach Leigh Ann Burnham Todd Cross Randy Czoschke Bob Dean Denise De Boer Ann Fink Ron Geidel Trisha Gibson 42 Craig Gierich Paul Guell JUNIORS Sheri Guell Jeff Guenther Crissy Heinz Tom Hilbert Terry Holz Craig Muck Patti Kester Gary Koch Mark Kollman Ted Lehman Brandy Martin Todd Mcssner Jeff Mies Jodi Myers Paul Nickel Tony Nickel Tammy Osgood Paul Reetz Karla Roloff Tara Schmidt Wendi Stibb Rob Vey Mark Wafle Mark Wirt Kerry Wolfe Jenny York Junior class officers left to right: T. Lehman, Sec.; G. Koch, V. Pres.; P. Nickel, Rep.; T. Mcssner, Pres.;C. Huck, Treas. 43 ”1976-1989” Tim Ahtonen Angie Albrecht Tim Babler Brenda Badura Chris Baker Treena Balfe I.isa Barth Robby Boelk Dennis Bovee Julie Bovee Stacey Buros Karen Cedar S. Heinz and S. Schonscheck reminiscing the past year. Jon Cobb Cris Cousins Jenny Dean Kevin Demell Tony Draves Stacy Dykstra Renata Hanke Rclla Hein Shelly Heinz Scott Hoizman Mary Jaeger David Jewson Mark Kahlhamer Amy Kottke Dan Mathieu Physical Science in just another experiment. 44 SOPHOMORES Sara Mielke Steve Milton Chuck Mittelstadt Peter Mittelstadt Jason Newton Chad Raube Jason Roloff Jami Schmitz K. Cedar and B. Badura posing ar Homecoming. (Center Photo) Sue Schmit2 Sue Schonscheck Bob Schuchardt Kyle Seyfert Tammy Strean Jon Trewin Eric Venden Steve Vcy Travis Vielbig Brian Volbright Kyle Volbright Sherri Zimmerman Class officers: Pres. Chad Raube; V. Pres. Travis Vielbig; Trcas. Tony Draves; Sec. Brenda Badura; Rep. Shelly Heinz 45 Deana Bacon Rhonda Baehler Cory Baker Angela Balfc William Boeder Jesse Diaz Kimberly Dowidat Shannon Dykstra Margaret Gelhar Joe Hein Laura Jewsen Michael Jorgensen Randall Justman Joel Koch Shannon McCrory Kelly Bovec Thomas Cobb Steven Cox Kris Dalle Nogare Thad Heinze Mark Henschel Charles Hotchkiss Mark Jaeger Sherrey Mies Tom Mitcelstadt Theresa Mulder Jeff O’La ire 46 FRESHMEN Freshman class officers: L to R President Mark Jaeger. Vice President Kelly Bovce, Treasurer Sherrcy Mies, Student Council Representative Jason Wirtz, Secretary Amy Wendt. Kathryn Pacchett Randy Pittelko Mary Ries Scott Rumbuc Jackie Schaefer Brett Wachendorf Brian Weber Amy Wendt Jason Wirtz Judith Wolf Dawn Smith shows off her crazy fashions after being dared by friends. Deana Bacon and Kevin Speers share a comical moment during noon hour! 47 grade the 1986-87 yearbook thus far on a scale ranging from A to F. Here’s how it rated: 60% gave it a B' 30% said 'C 10% predicted an outstanding year and gave it an 'A' PHOTOS CAPTURE nr We hope you’ll agree with the 10% who gave it an ’A’. B. Sabel and N. LaMotte display that any gender can play basketball. R. Vey and T. Balfe discuss the day's events during noon hour. C. Wolfe checks Mr. Hansen s watch to make sure he is not late for class. B. Zbinden, our foreign exchange student. poses for a picture. 48 LIFE AT OHS M. Wirtz and M. Wafle enjoy cheir school lunch. M. Gelhar, A. Wendt, and S. Nyhuis enjoy the noon hour sunshine. c a s- K. Conklin paints the sign for the class of 87” homecoming float. Students inhabit the hall between classes. GIVING CREDIT WHERE Mr. Toomcy officiates the teachers volleyball game. Mr. Hamilton waits patiently for the ball. Through-out their teaching careers, teachers have been the subject of much criticism, but that criticism is truly undeserved. Thank you's from their students are few and far between. Their main purpose is to educate and prepare the students for their future lives and careers. The teachers at Oak-field High School truly deserve a lot of credit for the success of most of their students. Those who did not succeed simply chose the wrong path. A teaching career is a very rewarding one, although not always financially rewarding, it can be very special to some teachers. Although their relationships with their students are short, the relationships that are developed can be rewarding enough for the teacher. Mr. Hamilton counts money after the basketball game. Mrs. Eschenbauch takes a break from the teachers activities. Mr. Poeschl takes advantage of the summer weath- CREDIT IS OVERDUE Mr. McClean sits at the head of third hour Study Hall. GIVING MORE CREDIT Mrs. Hopp, Mrs. Supernand, Mrs. Brink, Mrs. Leidgen, Mr. Pollock Mr. Fryman Mr. Hansen Mr. Caves What is the best thing about being a teacher.'' I like working with high school students. Together we learn about Spanish and life. L. Dehn Working with young people who are excited about life and learning. P. Dix Watching students grow and change over the years they are in school. Summer vacations not too bad either! K. Fee Getting to know the students as individuals outside of the classroom. L. Eschenbauch Being there when the students accomplish something they could do. K. Green Educating has too many best parts to list briefly! G. Gruenwald Working with a student that is very ENTHUSIASTIC. J. Hamilton It gives me a chance to learn about new' things everyday. A. Messner Staying young by being with young people. D. McLean Seeing the expression on a student's face as he successfully uses a new concept for the First time G. Nienhouse A challenging profession — everyday something different. P. Sandberg I see students understanding something they've never thought of before. M. Thompson 52 WHERE CREDIT IS LONG OVERDUE Mr. Tritz, Librarian Mrs. Kosloskc, L.D. Teacher 53 Mr. Heyn aids A.F.S. student with his knowledge. Mrs. Hopp getting ready for the lunch crowd. T. Gibson and A. Balfe are trying to stay warm at the football game. Some Juniors and Seniors are hungry after a long morning of studying hard. They can't get enough of the school's hot lunch program. N. La Motte taking time out from being a student and translates Spanish to the class. K. Kottke and K. Wolfe help out the Science Club selling refreshments at a football game. S. Nyhuis dressed as the character Jason on Friday the 13th. Mr. Helm shows T. Stoppleworth how to survey the landscape. the movie be'°te or 0'JcS 53 Friends sharing new news at noon hour. OHS CONTINUES TO DOMINATE Sports is an important part of life at Oakfield High s School. From softball to football sports fever is catchy. Oakfield has taken many regional, sectional and state championships. One example of this is Steve Towne and Craig Retz-laffs trip to the state wrestling meet. The fan sections are usually abundant, cheering the teams on to yet another victory. Athletic events will continue to be an important part of OHS as long as students remain dedicated to making Oakfield a respected town in the eyes of the rest of the state and country. S. Heinz goes for 2 against Markesan. D. Koch closes in on a pin. W. Stibbe preparing for the school song. IN ALL AREA OF SPORTS Boy s basketball team being announced during the pep rally. 57 Fans eagerly awaiting the start of the game. JV team huddles up to coach Badura. A SEASON OF After a reception. D. Jaeger is forced out of bounds by his defender. Coach I leyn gives a final pep talk before the kickoff. VARSITY Oaks Opponent 6 Elkhart Lake 0 6 Kohler 8 51 Johnson Creek 0 3 North Fond du Lac 0 3 Lomira 20 6 Markesan 36 30 Laconia 34 30 Campbellsport 27 14 Mayville 21 20 Horicon 30 JV Oaks Opponent 22 Elkhart Lake 16 8 Horicon 30 0 North Fond du Lac 16 0 Lomira 16 6 Markesan 42 6 Laconia 42 6 Campbellsport (Forfeit) 0 14 Mayville 6 Top Row: W. Boeder. I. Diaz. M. Jorgensen. 2nd Row: R. Justman. S. Cox. K. Speers. C. Hotchkiss, S. Wolfe. T. Mittelstadt. S. Rumbuc. B. Weber. 3rd Row: Coach Helm. T. Heinz, T. Cobb. M. Jaeger.J. Trewin, D. Mathieu.J. Cobb. M. Henschel. B. Wachendorf. 4th Row: D. Jcwson. T. Ahtonen. S. Holzman. J. Roloff. D. Bovee, K. Volbright. T. Draves. C. Mittelstadt. 58 UPS AND DOWNS Above Left. Top Row: P. Nickel. T. Burbach, T. Messner. B. Sabel. T. Nickel. 2nd Row: Coach Heyn. T. Hilbert. R. Vey. J. Battig. D. Jewson. J. Gage. Coach Dineen. 5rd Row: B. Shu-chardt, K. Seyfert. D. Bovee, C. Rqubc. T. Draves, S. Towne. T. Mathieu. 4th Row: C. Huck. J. Held, K. Miler. M. Henschel.J. Trewin, T. Ahtonen. Left. Top Row: D. Jaeger. Middle Row: K. Miller.J. Gage.J. 1 ield. T. Mathieu. Bottom Row: M. Henschel. S. Towne. B. Sabel. MVP: Kevin Miller BEST OFFENSE: Robert Vey BEST DEFENSE: Brian Sabel BEST LINEMAN: Todd Messner CAPTAINS: Brian Sabel Kevin Miller 59 THE TREND SETTERS” THE VARSITY VOLLEYBALL TEAM The Oaktield High Varsity Team was an older team this year, but they had a tough season. They're going to lose four players to graduation next year: Jodi Hewitt, Kim Kottke, Kara Martin. Kay Zimmerman. They had a positive attitude; although they didn't have a winning season. One of the most important things for a team is to pull together, even through hard times. The varsity team had this trait this year. Kim Kottke says, We were very disappointed this year. We had the talent, but didn’t use it enough.” Under the direction of Coach Robin Fink, the varsity team finished with four wins and nine losses. The underclassmen gained valuable experience from her for next year. THE JUNIOR VARSITY VOLLEYBALL TEAM TheJV team, coached by Gene Nienhouse. had a little better season. They had five wins and eight losses. Laura Jewson says, Overall we had an average year. Coach Nienhouse instructs his troops. Front, left to right: Kim Dowidat, Shelly Heinz. Kelly Bovee, Brenda Badura, Renata Hanke. Back, left to right: Jackie Schaefer, Laura Jewson. Coach Nienhouse, Karen Cedar. OF THE FUTURE Varsity, front, left to right: Kay Zimmerman. Beth Badura, second, left to right: Kara Martin. Denise DeBoer. Leigh Ann Burnham, back, left to right: Kim Kottke, Jodi Hewitt. Anna Fink. Tammy Osgood. Pam Brauer. Beth Badura saves the day. 61 Seniors, front, left to right: Kay Zimmerman. Jodi Hewitt, back, left to right Kara Martin. Kim Kottke. T , The 1986-87 girls basketball team is presently 18-1 and has clinched the Flyway conference championship for the 2nd straight year with one game remaining. The 1985-86 Oaks girls shared the conference title with Markesan as both teams finished regular season play with identical 18-1 records. The 1986-87 team's only defeat of the season was at Horicon by a score of 55-51. The team has worked very hard in practice to become one of the strongest teams in the area. The Oaks have also been ranked 2nd all year in class C . Mary Ryan and Kara Martin are co-captains and have provided excellent leadership. Both have been four year letter winners and played extensively on the varsity as freshmen. Mary is one of the best defensive players in the conference, leads the team in assists and steals, and is a very unselfish player. Kara Martin has been a very good all around player. She has provided stability to the team with her rebounding and strong inside play. Kara is an excellent defensive player. Kay Zimmerman has played very consistent basketball. Kay has proven to be a good passer and ball handler. She also contibuted to the team's success with her shooting ability from the perimeter. GIRLS CAPTURE Back: K. Cedar. K. DalleNagare. S. McCrory. S. Mies. T. Osgood. Middle: L. Jewson. S. Heinz. L. Burnham. K. Dowidat. Front: R. Hanke. S. Schmitz. K. Bovee, J. Schaefer. Coach Caves instructs his team as Coach Badura looks on. Top: K. Zimmerman. Bottom: K. Martin. S. McDonald, M. Ryan 62 CONFERENCE K. Seyfert and C. Huck take time out to enjoy the game. Junior A. Fink attempts a shot at the freethrow line. VARSITY OAKS OPP 55 WI.A 21 70 Green Lake 27 72 Hustiford 34 52 Laconia 31 71 Ripon 41 49 Markesan 38 74 Horicon 43 52 Campbellsport 41 58 Waupun Christian 36 48 Mayville 45 55 Lomira 39 44 Springs 40 58 NFDL 51 63 Laconia 38 53 Markesan 47 51 Horicon 55 33 Mayville 31 68 Campbellsport 49 66 Lomira 46 39 NFDL 33 63 Back: S. Heinz, B. Badura, K. Martin, M. Ryan. Coach Caves. A. Fink, P. Brauer, L. Burnham, K. Demell. Front: S. McConald. K. Zimmerman, K. Roloff P. Brauer goes for the shot vs. Markesan. OVERALL After a slow two win and six loss start, the Oaks finished 0 the season strongly, winning nine of twelve games and managed to capture a third place finish in the Flyway Conference behind Marke-san and Mayville. This years team saw a major improvement after last years team won only one of eighteen regular season games. They, however, managed to win four tournament games, which enabled them to capture the regional championship, their season ended on a disappointing note after losing a toughly fought sectional game to the eventual state champions from Oostburg. This years success comes from the Oaks three guard offense, which consists of seniors Nate Lamotte and Kevin Miller and Sophomore Kyle Seyfert. Seniors Daryl Jaeger and Jerry Held have also contributed greatly both defensively and offensively, while junior Jeff Mies and Daryl Jaeger led the Oaks in rebounding. Next years Oaks will have some experience and will hopefully capture the Fly way Conference championship. Right: Seniors — K. Miller, D. Jaeger, J. Held, B. Kuslits. N. LaMotte. Above: K. Seyfert shoots a freethrow. Back Row: Coach Urban, K. Miller, J. Mies, T. Burbach, C. Raube, B. Kuslits, N. LaMotte. Front Row: D. Jaeger, M. Wafle, K. Seyfert, J. Held, T. Draves. OAKS VARSITY OPP OAKS OPP 52 Random Lake 40 60 Waupun Christian 86 48 W.L.A. 66 56 NFDL (O.T.) 51 78 Green Lake 24 47 Lomira 55 55 Markesan 68 76 Horicon 60 65 Campbellsport 67 68 Laconia 48 55 Mayville 59 56 Elkhart Lake 49 53 Springs 75 64 IMPROVEMENT FORSEEN Back Row: R. Boelk, D. Mathieu, D. Steffes, P. Mittelstadt, T. Holz, J. Guenther, Coach Hansen. Front Row. C. Above: K. Miller practices his freethrows. Be-Huck, B. Dean, T. Vielbig, D. Bovee, S. Vey, T. Babler. low: J. Mies gets the tip vs. Markesan. OAKS J.V. OPP 38 Random Lake 39 46 W.L.A. 49 55 Green Lake 37 50 Markesan 39 50 Campbcllsport 56 36 Mayville 47 43 Springs 60 47 Waupun Christian 34 53 NFDL 47 33 Lomira 29 53 Horicon 48 42 Laconia 46 45 Elkhart Lake 63 B. Wachendorf, B. Weber, J. O'Laire, T. Mittelstadt, M. Jorgensen. S. Rumbuc, J. Writz, J. Diaz, M. Jaeger. 65 UP YEAR FOR The 1986-87 Oakfield Wrestling team had an even better year than last year. This year coach Paul Helm had the whole wrestling team to coach alone. That is 23 boys to control and advise. This year Coach Helm had six seniors to work with. This year they were: C. Retzleff, D. Koch, M. Henschel, S. Towne, R. Vey, T. Mathieu, K. Bacon. This year the Oaks took 4th in Conference, 2nd in the Northwestern Prep, at the Pardee-ville Invitational we took 2nd behind Marke-san, 2nd in the regionals and 5th in sectional. This year we sent two boys to state, S. Towne, C. Reztleff. Both S. Towne and C. Reztleff lost in the first two rounds. From left to right: Bottom row: K. Volbright, J. Roloff. G. Koch, C Retzleff. S. Nyhuis, D. Koch. J. Lamotte, S. Towne. Top Row: R. Vey. M. Henschel. T. Messner. T. Cobb. D. Jewson, J. Trewen. T. Mathieu, M. Anderson. J. Newton, P. Helm. STATS Top 6 Records: S. 'I‘owne 28-5 C. Retzleff 26-7 K. Bacon 17-4 D. Koch 20-10-1 J. Roloff 18-9 G. Koch 19-10 Most Pins: D. Koch 15 S. Towne 15 C. Retzleff 13 Fastest Pins: C. Retzleff 23 seconds C. Retzleff 32 seconds J. Tre win 34 seconds D. Koch 37 seconds From left to right: Bottom Row: T. Heinze, M. 1 lenschel, G. Parker. T. Cobb. Top Row: B. Schuchardt, S. Holzman.J. Koch. P. Helm. 66 From left to right: C. Retzleff, D. Koch. M. Henschel, S. Towne. R. Vey, T. Mathieu. P. Helm. TAKEDOWNS” D. Koch seems to have his opponent pinned. 67 P. Helm announces Senior wrestlers at a Pep rally. Senior wrestlers receiving applause at a Pep rally. TIED FOR FLY FIVE The 86 season was a great one for the girl’s softball team. They tied for first place in the Fly Five Conference with North Fondy in a ten inning 2-1 game. The team did not lose any seniors to graduation and added one senior and numerous freshmen. Five seniors will return this year for their fourth year as starters. The Fly Five Conference is being expanded this year to include such teams as Mayville and Lo-mira. The prospects for this years team are very good. Coach Sandy Mayhew predicts a good season and says that the experience of the team will bring on victory. Even though we lost two key players this year the team will adjust to meet the vacancies. Senior players from bottom to top: Mary Ryan. Kelly Conklin. Kim Kottke. Kris Gruenwald. and Vicki Makus. Players in the front row. from left to right: Shelley Heinz. Mary Ryan. Anna Fink; second row: Vicki Makus. Sue Schmitz. Karla Roloff, Kelly Conklin. Brenda Badura, Pam Brauer. Renata Hanke; last row: Kris Gruenwald. Jenny York. Kerry Wolfe, Kim Kottle, Kelly Bovec and Jackie Schaefer. 68 K. Gruenwald and P. Wachendorf ready for practice. STATE CHAMPS IN '86 Last year’s varsity baseball team coached by Mr. Heyn took the Class C State Championship at Wausau. Seven seniors will return this year to lead the team to another winning season. This year’s squad consists of thirteen players, seven seniors, five juniors and one sophomore. The team lost six players to graduation including such starters as Tim Holz and Bob Heinz, but Coach Heyn feels this team can achieve as much as last years’. Team members are. Coach Heyn, Kyle Seyfert, Lance Neely, Kevin Miller. Daryl Jaeger, Russ Vey, Robert Vey, Tim Ahtoncn, Tony Draves, Robert Boelk, Jeff Guenther, Dennis Bovee, Scott Holzman, Jason Roloff. Jerry Held, Brian Sabel, Dan Koch, Todd Messner and Tim Babler. This year s senior players are, Daryl Jaeger, Lance Neely, Kevin Miller. Russ Vey, Jerry Held, Brian Sabel and Dan Koch. GOLFERS PAR UP It is a pleasant spring day and John Gage, an experienced golfer on the Oakfield golf team, has all thoughts on the golf course. The envisions, of course , himself hitting a rather rare hole in one at the State tournament, I might add. This enthusiasm is hopefully prevalent in this years golf team. Golf is a rather new sport in our school compared to basketball, football, and baseball. This year’s team is hoping to improve on its third place conference finish. Golf team. Front row L R:J. Gage. S. Cousins. M. Henschel. S. Cox. T. Cobb; Second row: M. Henschel. T. Burbach, C. Myers. M. Wirtz, B. Dean. G. Koch; Back row: S. Townc, T. Burbach. C. Raube. D. Jewson. T. Hilbert. T. Ilolz. With leadership from Terry Holz and John Gage, the golf team should be more competitive this season. We re working hard on the thinking part of the game. Coach Hamilton 70 SPIRIT PROMOTERS Cheerleaders fight off the chill at a football game. Cheerleaders exhibit their float during the Homecoming parade. T h e 1986-87 cheerleaders started off great by getting first place on their Homecoming float. The squad started off rather large but came out small at the end of the year. One of the cheerleaders participated in a camp in Oshkosh and the entire squad went to a camp in Neenah this year. They’ve had a lot of response from the crowds at the games and pep rallies, so keep on supporting your teams and your cheerleaders with your enthusi- J. Dean practices the routine. A future cheerleader follows her predecessors. A LITTLE EXTRA , y The students not only work hard but enjoy their leisure time. It makes no difference whether it's intramural sports. noon hour activities or clubs, they are always busy and having a LV great time doing it. Many of the students believe that these activities help them relax, create a good social atmosphere and help take the tension off school work and classes. These activities are not only fun, but educational, not only in the sense of school but in learning about each other as people. Some say they disrupt learning. Others say they do students good. Whatever the case, it looks like these activities are here to stay. Ten people were asked the following questions, out of the ten: 10 said extra activities were important, 7 said they didn't interfere with school itself and 5 said they got something out of the activities. When asked why they participated in activities: 6 because their friends did, 1 to get in the yearbook, and 3 because they liked the activity. All ten agreed the activities should continue. Students proudly display their outstanding artwork for the camera. Students socialize around their lockers and hallways at noon hour. Patty Kester shows off her perfectly decorated locker. 72 FOR EVERYONE Mark I lenschel, Mark Jaeger and Kelly Bovee all proudly display their academic team shirts. Art Club members decorate the Valentine’s Day fund raising cookies in the Home Economics room. Many students participate in the noon hour volleyball activities. Beth Bedura creatively displays the FHA fundraiser while Shawn Shmidtz watches. 73 I like teaching band because it r affords me the op- portunity to work with and develop students who are eager to go beyond what is required of them. My students, as a whole, are interested in developing their musical ability in order to better understand the positive effects music can have on their lives. I enjoy working with students who realize there is more to life than simply doing what HAS to be done. Most band students realize the advantages of a well-rounded education. My students know that being in band is a privilege and requires a certain amount of responsibility, self-discipline, and sacrifice. They may not realize it yet, but these qualities will guide them in their search for a satisfying career. My satisfaction comes from opening the doors to a world beyond a student's present existence. How did you like having a student teach- Having a student teacher was a new experience for me. Although I took a class to help prepare me for supervising a student teacher, I was not totally prepared for all that it involved. It took me a while to become accustomed to giving up control of my students. I began to feel like an outsider looking in. However, there was some relief in knowing that it was only a temporary condition! Overall. I believe it was a good experience for everyone involved. I learned some new techniques, the students received instruction from someone different from me. and the student teacher gained valuable experience that will guide him in his career. WHY DO YOU ENJOY L. to R. Front Row — D. DeBoer. K. Martin. A. Krueger. S. Guell, S. Mielke. S. Schonscheck. L.Jewson, J. Schaefer. K. Hatchett Second Row — S. McDonald. P. Brauer. B. Badura. S. McCrov. D. Steffes. M. Jaeger. S. Mies. C. Dalle Nogare. A. Wendt. M. Riese Third Row — C. Raube. T. Ahtonen. J. Zarnowski, T. Lehman, J. Wolf. N. LaMotte. T. Holtz, J. Guenther. K. Green Fourth Row — T. Messner. S. Milton. M. Jaeger. J. Wirtz. B. Badura. K. Bovee. A. Fink Fifth Row — P. Reetz, D.Jewson. T. Draves, M. Wafle, F. Vendon, M. Henschel, K. Volbright, A. Kottke. S. Towne. Mr. Poeschl Bottom Left: T. Ahtonen on the sax during a basketball game. Is he trying to fly? Mr. Poeschl busy directing half a band, did the rest desert him. 74 TEACHING BAND? 75 JAMMIN’ Jazz Band members practice before their concert K. Martin and A. Krueger accompany guitar-player L. Jewson. 76 The trombone section; left to right, E. Venden, M. Wafle, and T. Draves play under the direction of student teacher Mr. Norris. The 1986-87 OHS Jazz Band is made up of advanced students who are willing to accept the challenge of a new and different kind of music. They rehearse either during study halls or before school. This year’s Jazz Band members are: Alto Sax Chad Raube Trombone Tony Draves Tenor Sax Tim Ahtonen Mark Wafle Trumpet Nate LaMotte Eric Venden Terry Holz Baritone Paul Reetz Ted Lehman Piano Kara Martin Percussion Steve Towne Bass Laura Jewson Mr. Poeschl CHORUS I irst row: r. Babler, I. Lehman. M. Gelhar, R. Baelher, C. Stibb. I). Smith. D. Tedford, A. Kottke, L.Jewson, K. Dowidat. S. Schmitz. R. Hanke.J. Schafer. K. Bovee. S. Mies. Second row: D. Mathieu. F. Venden. M. Wafle. S. Guell. S. Burros. C. Babler, V. Makus. S. Kounelis, S. Meilke. D. Deboer. J. Meyers, T. Mulder, K. DalleNogare. Third row T. Ahtonen. T. Draves, S. Heinz, S. Schonscheck. J. Schmitz. S. Zimmerman. K. Patchett.J. Wolf. M. Jaeger, T. Balfe.J. Dean. A. Wendt. L. Burghnam. Fourth row: N. Lamotte, P. Reetz, S. Cousin. A. Krueger. P. Tedford. L. Bartzen. T. O Laire, S. Mies. C. Fitzpatrick, W. Stibb. T. Osgood. S. McDonald, K. Wolfe. A. Fink, S. McCrory. Chorus is not required, but a lot of students take it for an easy” credit. There is a lot one can learn in chorus, besides singing. They learn to work as a group to sound good. You learn to read musical notes, it may be no big deal but long ago when our parents and grandparents were in school they didn’t have chorus. Students also get the feel of competition as a group or one on one. As a group the chorus goes to festival to compete against other schools, it’s sort of like a singing duel. One on one, or in small groups, people compete at Solo and Ensembles. They learn a song and compete with others who are singing the same song. Chorus isn’t really an easy credit. There is a lot of work and participation required. If this is fulfilled, enjoyment is quite prominent. L.Jewson, A. Fink and T. Gibson studying S. Mies. J. Dean and M. Jaeger listening to Mrs. Fee sing. J. Schaefer and M. Jaeger singing together in a sec-their chorus music. tional. 77 LEADERS OF AGRICULTURE Future Farmers of America (FFA) is a na- tional organization for young adults. It trains them to become better leaders, better farmers, and better citizens. They also develop leadership and learn to cox' operate with others. Activities conducted by Future Farmers of America are determined at meetings. They include judging contests, sports like basketball, volleyball, and softball that members participate in against other FFA organizations. During the summer the FFA holds a picnic at the Waupun park with the Alumni, which is a group of adults that help fund the FFA. If it wasn't for the help of the Alumni the FFA wouldn't have a calf chain. During the summer the FFA organizations get together at the FFA convention where the chapters are ranked. FFA meetings are held every third Monday of the month where half of the members attend. Mrs. Retzleff lias her hands full while writing the schedule. Left to right R. Boelk, P. Reetz, J. Bovec.J. Held. D. Schwanke, M. Kollman, C. Wolf, C. Gierach, P. Nickel, M. Wirtz, A. Mittelstadt, P. Mittelstadt, M. Henschcl, J. Roloff, D. Bovee. K. Volbright, T. Mittelstadt. D. Boelk. T. Nickel. T. Vielbig. Mrs. Retzleff.J. Trewin, A. Kottke, M. Henschel.T. Hein, S. Cox, M.Jaeger, R. Pittelko 78 ACHIEVING GOALS Kathy Patchett puts the finishing touches on the cookies. It has truly been a great year for the Art Club. They have set high goals and achieved them. Members participated in the Homecoming parade with a float theme of We're Going To Paint The Spartans Out Of The Picture and made heart shaped cookies with personal messages for Valentine’s Day. Their long term goals of touring the Chicago Art Institute, taking part as mimes in the talent show and setting up exhibits throughout the year and in May were also achieved with much success. Art Club president, Chris Myers, stands quietly sucking on a lollipop. Left to right. Front: Kari Demell, Sarah Mielke, Dawn Smith Second: Leigh Ann Burnham. Anna Fink, Ted Lehman, Donna 1 edford, Kathy Patchett, I racy Guell Back: Chris Myers 79 T. Stoppleworth painting rugs. LIFE AT C. Wolf enters Social Problems. Signboard announces upcoming events. Mr. Dix announces the A-Team. OHS Finalists for the Miss America contest. J. Kahlhammer just finishing plastering Mr. Dix. 81 A MIX OF CULTURE With approximately 30 members in the Spanish Club and directed by Mrs. Dehn the club frequently -O indulges in Spanish style cuisine. Tacos and burritos, nachos and fried ice cream to name a few. The J Spanish Club strives to acquaint it's members with a different culture. One way this is executed is by an annual visit to the folk fair at the Mecca in Milwaukee. Here one can observe several cultures, through dance, crafts and international cuisine. With the help of a fund raising activity most of the activities can be achieved. In Spring the club members make a trip to a foreign entree restaurant, Chi Chi’s seems to be a popular choice among the group. President of the club is Bill Wachendorf while Tammy Osgood is the Student Council Representative. Members of the Spanish Club are from bottom to top: Heidi Kintzler. Tammy Osgood. Kerry Wolfe. Lance Neely. Kris Gruenwald, Bill Wachendorf. Cheryl Fitzpatrick, Faye Baehler, Mary Riese. Sherri Guell. Pam Brauer, Brenda Badura. Chad Raube, Jenny York. Birgitta Zbinden. advisor; Mrs. Dehn. Sher-rey Mies. Shelley Mies. Crissy Heinz. Tom Cobb, Eric Venden. Mark Wafle, Jodi Myers. Denise DeBoer. Brian Weber. Andy Mittlestadt, Jamie Trewin. Scott Wolfe, Brett Wachendorf. Nathan La Motte. Kay Zimmerman and Kelly Conklin. One could say that AFS and Spanish Club basically endorse the same thing, culture. This is true, except that the Spanish Club covers a narrower range, namely those of the Latin American origin. AFS on the other hand endorses and welcomes all cultures. Headed by Mrs. Eschenbach the AFS Club welcomed our new foreign exchange student Birgitta Zbinden from Switzerland and welcomed Kay Zimmerman back from West Germany. Activities that are carried out by this club are financed by a joint venture with the Spanish Club. Members of the AFS are from bottom to top: Sherri Guell. Kay Zimmerman. Shelley Mies, advisor. Mrs. Eschenbach. Brenda Badura. Kelly Conklin. Kerry Wolfe. Denise De Boer. Wendi Stibbe. Mark Wafle, Jodi Hewitt. Birgitta Zbinden. Crissy Heinz and Jenny York. 82 POPCORN AND ’S Six half hour tests are given during the year and our team score is the top five students. We compete with other schools in the state. Schools in our area competing are Lomira, Campbellsport. Dodgeland, etc. Awards are given. Our school will host the conference math meet this year. Two eight member teams will be selected from our best math students. Our school made a traveling trophy several years ago and are going to try to take the conference title and regain the trophy. The Science Club has purchased a nacho chip and cheese warmer, a new Apple Works computer program, awards for Science and Math students and shared the cost of a letter jacket for Birgitta. These items were raised by selling refreshments at football, wrestling and basketball games. We re looking forward to our annual spring club picnic. Math Team (left to right) Front: R. Dean. T. Burbach. P. Reetz, P. Brauer, C. Heinz, L. Neely. B. Sabel, B. Wachendorf Second: S. Heinz, J. Hewitt J. Myers, D. DeBoer. K. Wolfe, A. Fink, J. Guenther. S. Cousins. C. Buros Back: Mr. Messner, M. Wafle, T. Ahtonen, G. Schneiter, T. Messner, G. Koch, K. Miller. D. Jaeger Science Club (left to right) Front: K. Miller, J. Held, N. LaMotte, R. Vey, L. Neely. B. Sabel, T. Messner, D. Koch.J. Guenther. G. Koch Second: K. Demell.T. Draves, D. Bovee. B. Volbright. P. Tedford, A. Krueger, K. Kottke. D. Jaeger. M. Wafle. P. Nickle Third: T. Ahtonen. E. Venden, B. Wachendorf, J. Hewitt, K. Conklin, M. Little. K. Zimmerman, R. Hanke, C. Raube, M. Wirtz Fourth: D. Jewson.J. Roloff, B. Schuchardt. S. Schmitz. S. Heinz. T. Osgood, C. Heinz. D. DeBoer. J. Myers,J. Bovee. Mr. Messner Back: M. Neinhouse. A. Mittelstadt. J. Trewin. T. Guell, P. Brauer. B. Bedura. J. Dean. W. Stibb, K. Wolfe, A. Fink. B. Bedura. J. Cobb 83 THAT WAS THEN The state theme for Future Homemakers of America this year is Spot- light on You . We began our year with a bon-fire and campfire we had hot dogs on the grill to bring in our new interested FHA members. For a Halloween activity we went to the ' Octagon House in Fond du Lac and then McDonald's for supper afterwards. To raise money for our many activities we sold calendars. We had a Christmas party for little kids where we played games and decorated cookies. FHA went from District 7 down to District 6 as of January 1987. We planned our district 6 Recognition Events. Lisa Barth, Rella Hein, Stacey Buros, Chris Babler, Judy Wolf, and Kari Demell all participated in this. To celebrate Valentine's Day throughout the school we had a carnation sale. It was a big success! Our year came to a close with our banquet in May with Janet Parks as a guest speaker, and a trip to the House on the Rock. There will be 6 people going to Green Bay for a meeting at the Embassy Suites. R Hein. L Barth, and S. Buros are competing in Recognition Events. First row: K. Demell (representative), R. Hein (secretary), J. Bovee (president), L. Barth (V. president), K. Roloff (treasurer). W. Stibbe. Second row K. Patchett, A. Bengel, C Babler. M. Jaeger. D. Smith. Miss Johnson (adviser). Third row:J. Wolfe, C. Stibbe, S. Buros, R. Baelher. K. Dalle Nogare, T. Mulder. 84 THIS IS NOW First row: Mrs. Thompson (adviser), S. Meilke, M. Jaeger. D. Dcbore, P. Brauer, Second row: J. Myers K. Wolfe, K. Kottke, C. Heinz, Third row: M. Wafle, T. Hilbert, C. Raube, T. Athonen. The team is full of veterans and newcomers. Team members enjoy competition and like the opportunity to develop speaking skills as well as to make interests. The members participated in the Waupun Invitational. The conference meet at Horicon as well as at Waterloo and state is held at Madison. The members of the Forensic team this year are: Crissy Heinz, Kerry Wolfe, Suzanne Schonscheck and Sarah Meilke competing in Prose. Kim Dowidat in Solo Acting. Todd Messner and Mary Riese in Four-Minute. Tom Hilbert, Jodi Myers, Denise DeBoer in Poetry. Greg Parker, Randy Pittelko, Tom Cobb, Scott Wolfe, and Jason Zarnowski in Group Interpretation. 85 Jodi Myers taking a practice timing on her forensics speech. THE VALUE OF Getting ahead and achieving more than is required is a value stressed in the Oakfield curriculum. These students take the responsibility upon themselves to rise above the rest and achieve over their expected potential. Their pride in their achievements and respect for others and themselves is something to be admired and respected by teachers and fellow students. How exactly do these students influence the overall attitude of the school? With the positive attitudes given off by these students, the general attitude towards learning is raised. Others work harder to achieve what these students have. Thanks scholars! National Honor Society (left to right) Front: Daryl Jaeger. Kris Gruenwald. Kay Zimmerman. Pam Brauer. Crissy Hinze. Second: Jody Myers. Ted Lehman. Denise DeBoer. Back: Lance Neely. Kim Kottke. Badger Boy Daryl Jaeger Badger Girl Kris Gruenwald 86 ACHIEVEMENT The National Honor Society is a very select group. Students must have a minimum accumulative grade point average of 3.25 and express service, leadership and character. The faculty then votes on the eligibility of each student. Only sophomores, juniors and seniors are eligible to join the group. The 1986-1987 Oakfield Academic Decathlon students improved team scores above last year's levels. Students participated in tests of Economics, Science, English, Social Science, Mathematics, and Fine Arts. Exceptional improvement was registered by Oakfield in Economics. Students representing Oakfield included: Daryl Jaeger, Chad Buros, Steve Cousins, Bill Wachendorf, Kim Kottke, Kris Gruenwald, Shannon McDonald, Chris Myers, and Mike Henschel. Student Council (left to right) Front: C.! luck. M. I.ittle, T. Osgood, S. Hinze. Second: J. Wirtz. T. Lehman. M. Jaeger. N. LaMotte. P. Nickle.J. Held. K De mell, K Zimmerman, C. Hinze. Back: T. Messner, C. Raube, D. Belk, J. Hewitt. Academic Decathlon (left to right) Front: Mr. Gruenwald. Mike Hens-chel. Kim Kottke. Shannon McDonald. Kris Gruenwald. Back: Daryl Jaeger, Steve Cousins. Bill Wachendorf, Chris Myers, Chad Buros. 87 YEARBOOK BREAKS J. Trewin and T. Guell watch K. Demell make preparations to make pictures. Voted most valuable yearbook staff person was L. Bartzen. D. DeBoer reads her art assignments. 88 TIES WITH THAT WAS THEN” Editor, M. Jorgensen works hard at her pressure filled job. K. Conklin and B. Wachendorf listen as the editor gives instructions. Emotionally charged yearbook staff poses in typical manner. Pictured from left to right, row 1: L. Burnham. B. Badura, M. Little, and L. Bartzen. row 2: M.Jorgensen. T. Guell, L. Barth,J. York, D. DeBoer, andJ. Bovee. row 3: K. Demell. B. Wachendorf, J. Trewin, and T. Lehman. The yearbook staff was again asked to grade the yearbook, everyone gave it an A . AH agreed after examining past yearbooks, this one seemed to contain more memorable and fun moments. This year has been quite a challenge for everyone on the staff, the word deadline” always seemed to catch us off guard. We had plenty of rough times, just ask Mrs. Horetzki, but we also had a lot of good times. We had a lot of new ideas to work with, including a new darkroom in which our photographers developed the pictures in this yearbook. Denise DeBoer was a big contribution because of her wonderful design of our cover. We hope you appreciate our hard work and we also hope you enjoy what we consider our best yearbook ever. Copy Editor, Bill Wachendorf 89 SENIOR CHRIS BABLER — Homecoming Court ). Chorus 3. EH A 2,3,4. Spanish Club 2.3, Powderpuff Football 3.4, Softball 2.3, Basketball 1.2.3, Cheerleading 3,4. Track 1. KEN BACON — From Court 3. Football 1,2. Wrestling 3 FAYE BAEHLER - Honor Roll 2.3,4. A IS 2.3.4, Spanish Club 5. LEA BARTZEN — Chorus 3. Yearbook 4, I'll A 2.3. Spanish Club 3. School Play 1,2. S.A.D.D. 4. ANN BENGEL Cl 1 AD BUROS — I lonor Roll 3. Math Team 4. Academic Decathlon 4. Football 1. Golf 1. Basketball Statistician 1. KELLY CONKLIN — Band 1. Honor Roll 3. Yearbook 4. AFS 2.3.4. Spanish Club 3. Science Club 3, Softball 3. Volleyball 1.2,3, Powderpuff Football 3,4. Basketball Statistician 3.4. STEVE COUSINS — Chorus 3. Solo Ensemble 3. Honor Roll 5. Forensics 1. AFS 2, Spanish Club 2. Math Team 4, Academic Decathlon 4. School Play 1,2,3. Basketball 2.3. Golf 3. DAN CZOSCHKE — Football 1. KAR1 DEMELL — Student Council 4, Yearbook 4, Forensics 1. I HA 2.3.4. Spanish Club 2.3. Science Club 2.3.4. Flay 1.2, Volleyball Manager 3. Basketball Manager 2.3.4. Class Officer 3. Newspaper 2. EILEEN EGGERS — Chorus 1.2. Solo Ensemble I. Cheerleading 4. STEVE FIFE — (Transfer Student) Art Club 3. CHERYL FITZPATRICK — Homecoming Court 4. Chorus 3. Honor Roll 1. Spanish Club 3. Art Club 4. JOHN GAGE — Homecoming Court 4. Football 3,4. Golf 3. KERST1N GELHAR — From C urt 3. Homecoming Court 4. Powderpuff Football 3. Flagline 1. KRIS GRUENWALD — From Court 3. Homecoming Court 4, Chorus 1,2. Student Council 3. National Honor Society 4. Honor Roll Y Spanish Club 3. Academic Decathlon 4. Badger Girls 3, Softball 5. Powderpuff Football 4. Basketball 3. Class Officer 3. TRACY GUELL - Yearbook 4.1 HA 2.3. Art Club 3,4. Science Club 4. School Play 1.2. Artwork in State Capitol 2. JERRY HELD — Prom Court 3. Homecoming Court (King) 4. Student Council 3.4. FFA Y Science Club 2.3.4, Baseball 3. Football 3. Football Second Team All-Conference Offensive End 4. Basketball 1.3.4. Weight Lifting 2. MIKE HENSCHEL — Homecoming Court 4. Band 1.2.3. Solo Ensemble 1.2. FFA 3. Academic Decathlon 4, Baseball 1.2. Football 1,2.4. Golf 3.4, Wrestling 2.3.4. Football Statistician 3. JODI HEWITT — 1 Transfer Student) Homecoming Court 4. Student Council 4. Honor Roll 4, AFS 4, Science Club 4. Math Team 4, Volleyball 4. Powderpuff Football 4. Volleyball Statistician 4. Basketball Statistician 4. DARYI.JAEGER — Homecoming Court 4. Band 1.2.3. Jazz Band 1.2. National I lonor Society 3.4.1 lonor Roll 3. Forensics 3.4. Spanish Club 4. Science Club 3.4. Math Team 3. Academic Decathlon 4, Badger Boys 3. Baseball 3. Football 2.3,4. Basketball 3. Class Officer 4. MARSHA JORGENSEN — Prom Court 3. Homecoming Court 4, Chorus 1.2. Solo Ensemble 1. Honor Roll 3. Yearbook 3. Editor 3,4. FI IA 1. Spanish Club 1. Science Club 3. Math Team 3. Powderpuff Football 3.4. Basketball 2. Cheerlcad-ing 1,3, Flagline 1.3.4. Basketball Statistician 3.4. Class Officer 2. HEIDI KINTZLER — Prom Court 3. Chorus 1,2.3, Solo Ensemble 1,2,3. Year-book 3. FH A 1. Spanish Club 3. Science Club 3. Powderpuf f Football 3.4. Flagline 1.2, Art Club 1.2. DAN KOCH — Prom Court 3. Band 1.2.3. Chorus 1. Forensics 1, FFA 1. Science Club 4. Math Team 2.3. Baseball 3,4, Wrestling 3. Class Officer 3. KIM KOTTKE — Chorus 1. Student Council 2. National Honor Society 4, Honor Roll 3. Forensics 3. Spanish Club 3, Science Club 3. Academic Decathlon 4. Softball 3. Volleyball 3. Basketball Statistician 3. Class Officer 1,2. RANDY KOTTKE Homecoming Court 4, FFA 3. Football 3. STACY KOl’NELIS — Prom Court (Queen) 3, Chorus 3. Solo Ensemble 3. Honor Roll 4, Science Club 2.3- AMY KRUEGER — Band 3. Chorus 3. Solo Ensemble 3, Spanish Club 3. Science Club 4, School Play 3. Volleyball 1,2. Basketball 1. Class Officer 1.2.3- BILL KUSL1TS — Prom Court 3. Basketball 5. Track 1. TOM KUSL1TS NATE LAMOTTE — Prom Court King) 3. Band 3. Chorus 3.Jazz Band 3. Solo Ensemble 1,2,4, Student Council 3. Honor Roll 3. Spanish Club 3,4, Science Club 3. Football 1.2. Basketball 3. Class Officer 3, Show Choir 1.2. D.A.R. Award 4. Conference Honors Band 3.4. Conference Honors Chorus 1.2. WENDY LECLAIRE — Powderpuff Football 4. Basketball 2.3. Cheerleading 4. Track 1. MISSY LITTLE — Prom Court 3. Homecoming Court (Queen) 2. Band 1.2. Chorus 1, Solo Ensemble 1.2. Student Council 4. Honor Roll 3, Yearbook 4, Science Club 3. Powderpuff Football 3.4, Cheerleading 1.3.4. Basketball Statistician 3,4, Wrestling Statistician 3. 90 CREDITS VICKI MAKl’S — Chorus 3. Honor Roll 3. Science Club 2. Softball 3, Volleyball 1.2.3. Volleyball Statistician 4. ANDY MALLOY — Homecoming Court 4, Band 1.2,3. Jazz Band 3. Solo Ensemble 1,2. Math Team 3. Football 1,2,3, Basketball 1. Weight Lifting 3 KARA MARTIN — From Court 3, Band 5, Chorus 1.2.3. Jazz Band 3. Solo Ensemble 3. Honor Roll 3. Spanish Club 2.3. Science Club 2. Volleyball 3. Basketball 3. Softball Statistician 2,3,4. Conference Honors Band 2.3. Honorable Mention Volleyball 4, All-Conference Volleyball Captain. Basketball Co-Captain. SEAN MASON — Basketball 1. Basketball Statistician 3. THOMAS MATHIEU — Homecoming Court � . Chorus 1.2. Solo Ensemble 2, Honor Roll 3. FT A 2.3. Football 2.3.4. Basketball 1.2,3. Wrestling 4. SHANNON McDONALD — From Court 3. Homecoming Court 2.4. Band 3. Chorus 3. Solo Ensemble 1.3,4. Honor Roll 3. Forensics 2. Academic Decathlon 4. Softball 2. Fowderpuff Football 3.4. Basketball 3. Cheerleading 3. Class Officer 1.2.4. Conference Honors Band 3. Conference Honors Chorus 4. SHELLEY MILS - Homecoming Court 4. Chorus 3. Solo Ensemble 2,4. Honor Roll 4, AFS 2,3,4, Spanish Club 2.3.4. School Flay 3. Softball 1. SADD 4. Concerned Persons Group 4. KEVIN MILLER — From Court 3, Homecoming Court 4. Student Council I. Honor Roll 3. Science Club 3. Math Team 3,4. Baseball 3. Football 3. Basketball 3. Weight Lifting i. Class Officer 1. Second Team All-Conference Football Defense 3. Football Second Team All-Conference Quarterback l. Football Captain 4. Football MVF 4. ANDY MITTELSTADT — FFA 2.3. Spanish Club 4. Science Club 3.4. CHRIS MYERS — Honor Roll 4. Yearbook 2. FFA I. Art Club 3,4. Academic Decathlon 4. Basketball 1. Golf 2.3.4. Football Statistician 1.2. LANCE NEELY — Prom Court 3. Student Council 3. National Honor Society 3.� . Honor Roll 3. Spanish Club 3.4. Science Club 3.4. Math Team 3.4. Baseball 3. Football 1.2.3. Basketball 1,2. Weight Lifting 3.4. LISA NOLAN — Student Council 2. FHA 1,2. Cheerleading � . STEVE NYHl'IS — Band 1.2.3. Wrestling 1,2.3. Weight Lifting 4. Wrestling Statistician 4. TRACY O’LAIRE — Chorus 3. Solo Ensemble 3. Spanish Club 3. School Play 3.4. Fowderpuff Football 3.4. SADD 4. MARK PAULIOT MARY RYAN — From Court 3. Band 1, Honor Roll 3.4. Spanish Club 1,2, Science Club 1.3. Softball 3. Fowderpuff Football 3.4. Basketball 3. Statistician 4. Basketball Co-Captain 4. Basketball Flonorable Mention 3, Softball Second Team All-Conference 1. Softball First Team All-Conference 2. Softball Honorable Mention 3. TIM SABATKE (Transfer Student)— National Honor Society 4. Honor Roll 4. Math Team 4. Basketball 4. BRIAN SABEL - From Court 3, Homecoming Court 4, Honor Roll 5. Science Club 3. Math Team 4. Baseball 5. Football 3. Basketball 1. Weight Lifting 3, Baseball First Team All-Conference 3. Football Second Team All-Conference Defense 4, Football Honorable Mention Offense 4, Football Captain 4. Football Honorable Mention Offenseand Defense 3, Football Hardest Working Player 3, Football Best Defense 4. CRAIG RETZLEFF — Football 1. Wrestling 3. 91 RCSS RICHARDSON — Band 1.2. Football 1.2. Weight Lifting 1.2,3. JULIE SCHIMELPFENIG DAN SCHWANKE SHAWN SCHMITZ — Prom Court 3. Chorus 2. Cheerleading 2.3.4. TIM STOPPLEWORTH — Prom Court 3. Chorus 1.2,3. Football 1,2, Golf 1.2. PAULA TEDFORD — Chorus 3. Solo Ensemble 3. FHA 1. Spanish Club 1.2. Science Club 3.4, School Play 3, SADD 4. STEVE TOWNE — Prom Court 3. Homecoming Court 4. Band 3. Chorus 1.2. Jan Band 5. Solo Ensemble 1.2. Football 5. Golf 1.2 Wrestling 3, Show Choir 1.2. Conference Honors Band 1,2, U.W.O. Honors Band 2. JAMIE TER WIN — Yearbook 4. FHA 3. FFA 3,4, Spanish Club 3,4. Science Club 5. RUSS VEY — Prom Court 3. Science Club 4. Baseball 5. Football 1,2,3. Basketball 1, Wrestling 4. Weight Lifting 2.3. Class Officer 4. BILL WACHENDORF — Honor Roll 3, Yearbook 4. Spanish Club 2,3,4. Science Club 2.3.4. Math Team 1,3.4, Academic Decathlon 4. Softball Statistician 3,4. Basketball Manager 1.2. 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MILLER 99 Tim makes himself busy in the library Mark Wafle shoots a practice ball in gym. Ann Bengei, Lisa Barth and Julie Bovee enjoy their noon hour in the gymnasium. Steve Nyhuis sits in his locker at noon hour. Lance Neely blocks the ball in an invigorating game of soccer in the boys' gym class. FROM WORK Mr. Heyn hits the ball during a noon hour volleyball game. Cheryl Fitzpatrick and Gwyn Birschbach talk to our foreign exchange student. Lisa Nolan and Mrs. llolz decorate a float for the Homecoming parade. A LITTLE BIT OF THAT . Mr. Nienhouse demonstrating the randomness of motion. J Gage exhibits how tiring school can be. .. A LITTLE BIT OF THIS K. Scyfert and D. Bovee concentrate in Geometry. J. Held prepares news for Social Problems. S- fathers information. 103 ? NOTES TO THE GRAD’S OF ’87 Kara, Congratulations on your academic, athletic and musical accomplishments. Continue to set your goals high. We are proud of you and love you. Mom Dad Billy: Congratulations Good Luck in your future whatever it may be, you deserve the best, so go for it. We are very proud of you. . ' ' Love Always Dad Mom (Kuslits) Paula, The world is in need of a graduate like you. You will succeed in anything you do. Remain as sensitive and taring as you are. Our love will follow you near or far. Mom and Dad Amy, Remember when you said “When 1 grow up I want to be ...” That's what we wish you — success, love and happiness for ever. We love you, Mom and Dad Kari, We are very proud of you. We know you will succeed in everything you try. All the best now and always. Love, Mom Dad Dear Chris, We love you and wish the very best for you always. Love, Dad Mom (Myers) Kay, You have worked so hard and set your own goals so high. We are so very proud of your accomplishments, you are our star, our queen, and our KID. May all your dreams come true. AM our Lovc Mom, Dad Brad. Kelly, Congratulations! You have made us very proud. Your goals are high — go for it. You deserve the very best. Our love and prayers will always be there for you. Love, Mom Dad Tim, Congratulations on your graduation. We wish you the very best in the future. Love, Mom Dad Danny, Believe in your own true self and may your brightest dreams take root and come true. All our love. Dad, Mom and family Nathan, According to a name book, your name means A Gift From God. You will always be special to your mother and me. God Bless you! Dad Mom Shannon, From spiked hair as a baby, to conquering those big bus steps, to making scrambled eggs with vanilla flavoring, to this. Congratulations! We love you Na. Dad Mom Johnny R., Way to go! We love you Dad, Mom, Jane, Jim, Becca, Ria, Mandy, Gina, Jill, Ken, Ben, Zack, Mike, Pat, Kate, Laura, Tom. Nancy Gage Wendy, Tomorrow is waiting for dreams to be dreamed, goals to be reached — Tomorrow is waiting to be yours.” Love, Mom, Dad Bryan 104 Steve, What you are is God's gift to you; What you become is your gift to God. Love, Shelley, You have been a joy to our hearts and a true blessing in our lives. Never settle for the good in life ... always reach for the very best. Love, Dad Mom Kevin, How you've thrilled us with your athletic feats. It's been great meeting your friends and academically you have made us extremely proud. Remember Wausau in 86 . Love, Mom Dad Mom (Cousins) BODY WORK is our business When you're in need of the services of an Experienced and Qualified Specialist. Larry’s Auto Body can solve your problems! Over 22 Years Experience In Auto Body Repair • Rust Rust Spot Repair • Sagging Hinges Doors • Complete Spot Painting • Custom Pin Striping • Frame Welding • Fiberglass Repair Insurance Estimates Given Daily! 921-2101 278 West Scott St. EDL Larry Wendt — Proprietor 105 DEDICATION PAYS 1986 and 1987 have proved to be very eventful years for Oakfield Athletics, as our school sent two wrestlers, our girl's basketball team, and our boy's baseball team to the state tournament. Oakfield athletics have accomplished what most schools have not accomplished once. We have sent some sort of team or individual to the state tournament thirteen times. Our trophy case is an indication of our success, as we have filled four of them with the trophys we have earned from our success. The spring of 1986 is when the Oaks baseball team stunned an excellent Greenwood team. Trailing 5 to 1 going into the final inning, the Oaks rallied and came up with an astonishing 6 to 5 victory, thanks to Kevin Miller's key hit. With the victory the Oaks captured the Class C Championship, their second. The sports at Oakfield continued to strive throughout the fall of 1986 and into the spring of this year (1987). Our wrestling team continued its upward climb toward success, as it managed to finish its season with a 9-3 record. By the time tournaments came around, the Oaks had made a few believers in their team. And by the time sectionals came around the Oaks had made believers out of everybody, as five wrestlers had made it through regionals and into sectional play. To top that off, the Oaks managed to advance two wrestlers out of sectional play into state tournament play. Seniors Craig Retzleff and Steve Towne were those two wrestlers. The state tournament proved to be a little tough on the wrestlers. OFF AT STATE but with their success, wrestling is becoming a successful sport in our school. Let's just say the Oakfield Girl's Basketball Team accomplished a lot this year. They managed to capture the Flyway Conference championship, they finished the regular season with a 19-1 record, captured the regional championship, defeated the defending state champions from Algoma on their way to capturing the sectional championship with a victory over Dodgeland, which enabled them to advance to the state tournament for the first time in seven years. The Lady Oaks faced a tough Fall Creek team in an opening round game. It was the Crickets’ third straight appearance, and that experience in addition to the Oaks inexperi- ence, proved to be the Oaks downfall, as the Crickets' inside game and confidence prevailed over the Oaks. The final score read 5-1 to 38, but in the eyes of the fans the Oaks were champions. After their loss, the team members realized they were far from losers, and could only be considered winners. In most people's eyes Oakfield athletics will continue to succeed, because of our strong youth programs, which have continued to prepare our students for High School athletics. One thing you can be sure of is that Oakfield will continue to support its athletics. Left: Players await the rebounding shot. Above: Russ Vey and Bob Heinz hold the baseball state championship trophy. 1986 baseball champions gather on the field after their victor)’. Mr. Helm introduces state wrestlers. C. Rctzleff and S. Towne. 107 THE SUPPORTERS The cheerleaders wind up the Oakfield fans. The crowd cheers along with the cheerleaders during the second quarter of the game. The Oakfield girls, a package Fall Creek won't forget. The post office delivers a message to the Fall Creek team. The band plays at courtside wishing the team luck, while concentrating on the music. 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