E- it-xx L, S --.. . E 1 ii r V ' . I i i . E F 1 , 1- CHARGER 'S it IQ A Orion High School IIOO - I3th Street Orion, Illinois 6I273 Volume 68 Title Page I ,ff Xl 5 L 'g f 4. ' 4 , , A Z A Y L, 2 V 6 5 ii ,f,J X F l i L Table Of Contents Activities Sports People Academics Ads I Q 1- : 'f ., M .i t . - f Reaching the height of his performance, senior Mike Matykiewicz struggles to put the ball in Charger possession. Carston Nielson models the latest in dis- count winter apparel. Ace Chemistry ll students Matt McCunn and Mike Beck, celebrate the success of their experiment as they play mad scientists. W PLAY! he i. 4 Introduction Let's Go Crazy Let's go crazy - let's get nuts. What would high school life be without these non-stop thoughts of celebration that cross the mind of every party reptile at OHS? Every free minute is spent indulging and some- times overindulging in the festivities of those carefree teenage years. Cruising with the win- dows down while the top 40 blares from the radio, hitting all the enticing hot spots, and sharing the intimate details of a hot romance with a best friend are all unforgetable adventures which will provide chuckles and grins as we remember them in future years. Finding time to celebrate those fast times at Orion High, students sometimes found themselves squeezing the endless piles of homework into Sun- day night. leaving the rest of the weekend to' carouse with the gang and cure the monotony of the school week. Everyone found his own ways and reasons to celebrate whether it was getting a good grade on that big trig semester, scoring the winning touch- down in the last seconds of the game, or getting asked out by that special someone that you've had your eye on for several months. Whatever the time, place, or reason was, we made it big and Celebrated '85l - si T , 'i aat, a ASEE , Wi z K h r - -55: ,x'i,.ai T ifsi World Cup skier Jan Nelson hits the slopes as Michelle Engle winds up lying on them. You might think these people are mo- dels for a Spencer's sale ad, but they're not. They're our very own Chris Hos- kins, Sara Frey, Julie Ferry and Kerry Noecker modeling the latest in party wear. til! - After brightening the Homecoming pa- rade, these clowns could make a guest appearance on the Bozo show. Twinkie the Kid to the Rescue! Brian Pitrafs idol comes to his rescue when he suffers from Twinkie withdrawal. Introduction 5 X -...ssh Let's Get Nuts Birthday parties, bachelor parties, bridge par- ties, Tupperware parties, everybody parties, and so do the students of OHS. Our celebration is one continuous party. Our parties aren't always with groups, some- times we celebrate our own individual accomplish- ments. Realizing a job well done or reaching a personal goal can be the best way to celebrate a feeling of satisfaction. Another way to feel the satisfaction of being ourselves is dressing to stand out in the crowd. Neon apparel, levis and cowboy boots, the jock look, or even the sharp dressed stud image make us different from everyone else. Whatever the occasion is, the students of OHS never seem to spend a dull moment, whether it be celebrating a victory over long time rivals or ac- cepting a much deserved diploma on graduation night - there will always be the need to party. at-Qi? ' Dressed in checkered high waters, plaid shirts and taped horn-rimmed glasses, Darren Seys, Bob Hoskins, Amy Crane. Jeff Norton, Heather Hardin and Suzi Moreland set their own fashion style. 6 Introduction Senior Hall, the hot spot of OHS, is the place where all these party reptiles gather to celebrate the end of another school day. Front Row: Jon Carrol, Kris Noecker, Jan Nelson, Dawn Ketron, Sara Frey. Second Row: Tom Carney, Kelly Noecker, Mike Beck, Brian Porizek, Deanne Taets. Jan Oliver. Back Row: Joe Bowman, Matt McCunn, Steve Ator, Ken Atwell, Jeff Gulley, Troy Holmberg. When this rebel yells, Mike Johnson seems to be easily mistaken for Billy Idol. if C3 ii Y U' 4 N i A NMA' ff w,, Y 1 V Us MA '1 1? , Q gk f H +P if fff 2 69'W'. 1 wi wal 1-mam , , Q, A' Q f ' Y at 'un ' -:Ni K , , , bil' W... M , M 1, WWA V x ma 45 . H A' ' 1 i WW A me w bd 1 5 r M ei' 1' IP' V, fu w MM 1+ XXX 6 .M , Q M 'fa ,. X ws- R K X df mi 1 wfH,X mt R Q JM -7' lc , I A , gg--,.,.... an-uv' 'hunk' M If A I a TY 11 1 '- l -e - - . L l l l l l +1 1 I X . A l l r l I There's a party going on right here - with all the good times and the laughter, it's like a celebration that lasts throughout the year. From the first day of school until graduation night, the good times rolled on and the party went non-stop. The first chance to celebrate came with Home- coming, and everyone's spirit built. Fired up go- getters showed their enthusiasm in unique ways - adorning themselves in the wardrobe of a nerd or doing cartwheels down the gym floor during the pep assembly. But the excitement didn't stop there as each new activity gave everyone a chance to join in the celebration. Those involved in band, chorus and art found themselves in the spotlight at the Fine Arts Festi- val. Journalism students never had a dull moment. They were constantly playing scoop the report- er, asking poll questions, drawing layouts or writ- ing body copy to meet those dreaded deadlines. As FFA and FHA were in continuous motion whiz- zing down the slopes and spinning their wheels at the skating rink. the Spanish club knew the real meaning of fiestal Prom gave everyone one last chance to share an elegantly romantic evening out, but the celebra- tion lived on with the after-prom activities. Un- fortunately, every party must come to an end and so ours did as the end of the year drew near. Graduation was our last time together but the smiles and laughter we shared will keep the cele- bration alive forever. .-'Yr' ,iw W ,wr 'H , 4 'ATWQP4 Y'-2 ' 1 i fb, Www W .z N09 'I X' :IJ 3:5 , Wrestling cheerleader, Beth Van Houtte, holds the spirit chain in which each link represents the enthusiasm of an OHS student, NOW, A Word From Our Sponsor On October l5, the big Homecoming week start- ed. Monday was the beginning of the special dress up days to help boost the school spirit. People arrived at school that day dressed as if it was a bright and sunny Hawaiian day. Tuesday was a rather goofy day, as the OHS students were shown what a real nerd looked like. Wednesday was backwards day and Thursday saw many bed sheets as everyone dressed Toga. The school spir- it was flying high by Friday, red and black day. For the first time in twenty-four years, the Sen- ior Varsity Club members were unable to build the traditional bonfire due to uncooperative weather. However, the pep assembly and Senior class sup- per were still Thursday evening. The assembly began with coronation of the King and Queen. Then flowers were presented to the coaches before they gave their inspiring speech- es. Adding to the night's activities, the cheer- leaders performed a skit based on different fairy tales and led many games involving the OHS stu- dents. The pom pon girls dressed as ruffians per- forming to the song Street Beat. ISTONEII wniifii liners T --T Q gfiix Wx :ibm The first place Senior wall resembles a full color version of a newspaper adver- tisement. Homecoming ll I ,l Q Q X. I .ni 1 . A K A 4 if R sg 1' 1 4 Q, K A 1' -ma .X Q .Rf x 1' 5 ,. V.. :Q '7 A . X w wr .. W5 -en -if ..,. . s f Q' .Q A 1? Q s ix AN v 14,1 xx , f , V55 RM It , s x 1 lv. A 1. ,v I , 2 , , it J 'WU' Y ,mf , 2. , ?'7Q x DH f , I a fi! 1 W Q ,M M-ev K 1 an gf 'W' A ,wig V nw ,www- I f Qwwv' 7-.Wu 4 v Y.. X.. n ' ia Wx 3 www f fr, .f .4 .1 w uf - - , , Q ., , . J, 3 H. I .W -'Cz P' A f, la -'-n AW! ..,- A 1 ww ' ',3 Wd! Ch 83 arger Marching 3:7-d keeps t as they march through the Part In The Streets The Homecoming parade which traditionally journeys through the streets of Orion on Thursday afternoon had to be rescheduled for Friday due to rain and gusting winds. But the damp weather didn't dampen the spirit of loyal Charger fans. For weeks, classes prepared floats trying to work the theme And Now a Word From Our Sponsor into the construction. At judging time the freshmen class was presented with first place and the juniors took second. Along with the floats, the parade was highlight- ed by the homecoming royalty, the football teams. pom pon girls and cheerleaders, and other organi- zations with OHS marching band providing back- ground music. Charger Deena Meirhaeghe leads the red and black processional of the Homecoming parade. Homecoming I3 I4 Homecoming Lefty and the Spinners took the crowd back to the bopping days of the 5O's. The I984-85 Homecoming Court: Freshman Attendants Corey She- phard and Kim McOmber, Junior At- tendants Troy Holmberg and Kerry Noecker, l983 King John Porizek. Crownbearer Justin Johnson, l984 King and Queen Brian Porizek and Rhonda Johnson, Crownbearer Tara Hollins, l983 Queen Terresa Venable. Senior Attendants Michelle Putney and Ed Zurcher. Senior Attendants Sara Frey and John Bloomberg. Soph- omore Attendants Liz DeLaPaz and Tim Parry. No, it's not Mark Antony and Cleopa- tra, it's Tony Raes and Beth Van Houtte going toga. iw F QQ Q ,4 nffnr 'HY Q-im. im Bop 'Til Ya Drop The sounds of Lefty and the Spinners bounced off the walls of the commons October 20 as cou- ples bopped, celebrating Homecoming '84. Adher- ring to the theme And Now a Word From Our Sponsor, the Seniors did their best to make the commons look like a page of a newspaper adver- tisement. The excitement of the evening reached its peak when coronation began. Royalty was kept in the family as reigning king John Porizek passed his crown on to his brother Brian. Rhonda Johnson was chosen queen as Terresa Venable stepped down from her royal throne. King Brian Porizek holds Queen Rhonda Johnson as they share the honor of being crowned the royal couple. Homecoming I5 7 mi H wwf ,, , ..,.,,k ,.,, rf, I N? Q A ln. Glamorous Get- UP This year was a prosperous one for the OHS fashion industry. Both boys and girls contributed to making the halls look more fad-fabulous. The students proved that high fashion doesn't just ex- ist in New York, it can be found at OHS, too. When roaming the halls, one could see anything from cropped pants to hot pink high top tennis shoes to the many mod hairstyles. To be fashionable doesn't mean spending a lot of money. lt can be as inexpensive as getting a new spiked haircut, the right make-up, or jewelry. The faces of today are becoming one of the focal points of fashion because of the more bright and colorful shades of make-up. Jewelry also is a high- light due to the new lengths, colors, and shapes. Earrings seem to be getting the most attention due to their new golden lengths. Many people can be in style by just reaching into dad's closet and pulling out his old argyle cardigan and an old tie. The trend setters today are almost identical to the ones twenty years ago. The fashion world is constantly moving and changing with each new season. This year the students at OHS proved that they could keep up with the rest of the fashion-wise crowd. As they go to their lockers between classes, sisters Angie and Liz Rusk show that style and good taste run in the family. Both the guys and the girls are steping out in style this year with the latest in footwear fashions. Fashion I7 Sizzlin Moments Would you like to go to a movie Saturday night? What are you doing after the game? These were just a couple of approaches used to ask someone out on a date. Going out on a date, one of America's favorite past times, became more available when we took that big step from Junior High to Freshman year in High School. Going to a show, dance, party, athletic event. out for dinner, and even staying home to watch a movie on television were a few of the endless choices. Being under age did not keep us home at night, or stop us from doing things we were not sup- posed to be doing. Fake lD's, alot of make up, and the right clothes made it easy for high school students to pass legally into places they really should not have been. Imagination was the name of this game! Buying a prom dress is an important decision for a girl, and Kelly House feels her boyfriend Tom Stalf's opinion is a big factor in the final decision. Rick Woeber takes Joeley Weideman's hand while he struggles to find the right words while asking her out. I8 Dating F Z Q 4l l ,ff 3, ,., . Kevin Larson and Julie Egnell don't find it necessary to be doing some- thing all the time: they enjoy just being together at home. John DeBaille demonstrates that opening the door for your girlfriend is not outdated yet. as he accompa- nies his girlfriend Jodi Schmidt into the car. if if 'f 5: f W J , it g, 5, I Q X N Q ig 9 N, X, is l. it . , -. , 1 1 K .Q r ,T sijif'i.gS Q ff of i l t t ',,M,fs.fHfs J N yi is, fiifgg ' if K . - ,Q-V51 sw, 2 of H, ., Nqr , ftsnif. , BW 3? 3-xiii, 5 W W . W i A Q., F39 :vT , - ' f 3 'Z'?F 'i1' 6 '35 if Q 'U 1 V ,F N g if l I I u I X .. v l 4. ' N ' I , my , ., .., 1 . ,a ,.. .,,,. 1 1 is I it , 'S f ii X045 Dating I9 harger l9S Taking pictures, cropping pictures, and writing captions and bodycopy only scratches the surface of the work done in preparation for meeting dead- lines. This year's theme 'Celebration,' gave the staff plenty of ideas and options to elaborate on while also having fun doing so. The yearbook staff had to work hard to contin- ue on the tradition of a prizewinning yearbook. having won first place for the past three years in the American Scholastic Press Association year- book judging. Yearbook sponsor, Marlena Sca- vuzzo says, We were the only school in Illinois to receive a first-place rating. Students from first semester journalism attend- ed a yearbook seminar at Augustana College given by JostensfAmerican Yearbook Company, publish- ers of the Charger '85 Amy Crane and Paul LaFauce examine contact sheets for the photos of their choice. 20 Charger 1-uv I z Rhonda Johnson, Troy Anselmi, and Mi- chelle Putney rush to meet one of the four layout deadlines. 5 E E Ferry crops pictures to fit the on her layout design. The first semester journalism students found pleasure at being infront of the camera for a change instead of behind it. Front row: Russ Blank Amy Crane Danette Aschback Denise Jazwick and Michelle Putney. Second row: Troy An- selmi, Steve Ator. Heather Hardin, and Rhonda Johnson. Third row: Mandy Lowery, Molly Descamps, Kris Noecker. and Beth VanHoutte. Back row: Paul La- Fauce, Chris Becker. Brian Pitra, Jon Bloomberg, Tom Tholl. Kerry Noecker. Julie Ferry. and Jerome Schroeder. Not pictured: Connie Cravens and Kelly Ro- manowski. Charger JI Taking pictures requires skill and con- centration as Dawn Ketron demon- strates. F9322 ' 22 Knight Beat -...Nm- ww. do i,i tt to at tt Heather Hardin searches through pre- vious years' Knight Beats for ideas. At work at the Orion Times, Connie Cravens. editor-in-chief, sets type for the Knight Beat. KNIGHT BEM Russ Blank quickly finishes his Knight Beat story to submit for Miss Scavuz- zo's approval. Knight Writers The roving reporters of the first semester Jour- nalism class were always where the action was to bring the students and faculty of OHS up to date on the latest sports and academic news. Along with reporting the news, the Knight Beat had many stories to entertain. The staff succeeded in publishing an eight page homecoming issue in Oc- tober and an eight page feature magazine in April. Their hard work paid off when the second se- mester class got to choose four page editors and an editor-in-chief. The class was then given com- plete control of the paper. Knight Beat sponsor, Marlene Scavuzzo said, The Journalism class was the largest we've ever had at Orion. Part of the reason, l'm sure, is that the improved quality of the newspaper and year- book has encouraged more students to become involved in the publication. She added, This staff was both creative and intelligent and pro- duced eight fine papers. 'vw 1.4.1-fr Kelly Romanowski types Brian Pitra's Knight Beat story as he looks on to make sure she gets it right. Page editors Kerry Noecker. feature editors Beth Van Houtte, editorial edi- tor? Jerome Schroeder, news editor: and Kris Noecker, sports editor. critique the finished product. Knight Beat 23 Senior Joe Bowman took time from his second hour study hall to contribute his cutting talents to helping make Care Bears. Kelly Noecker and Bill Kalman stand by and give helpful advice to Brian Pori- zek who had to crawl under the tree to be able to cut it 24 Student Council Tricia Larson Gary Crowell and Brian Porizek watch as Bill Kalman and Chris lsackson try to lift the tree so they can take it to the truck are And Share Adding a new twist to their Christmas tree this ear, the Student Council centered the decora- ons around the theme Care and Share. The nly ornaments besides the lights were different olored cut-outs of Care Bears. Each class had a designated Care Bear mascot nd color. The seniors had a blue Wish Bear, ju- iors a pink Cheer Bear, sophomores a yellow Fun- hine Bear, and the freshmen a green Bedtime ear. All outside organizations, clubs, businesses. faculty had a brown Tenderheart Bear. According to advisor Gary Crowell, the whole was originated by the office staff who had trying to find a more effective way to collect for the Orion Food Pantry. e donating SIOO for a large Care Bear in- the senior class, the drama club, varsity and student council. Those who gave S25 were the frosh-soph basketball team, from OMS students, freshmen class, OHS State Bank of Orion, OHS journalism OHS pom pon squad, three from CECO, FHA. club, and one from an anonymous donor. e class donations included S50 from faculty, from senior class, S44 from sophomore class, from the community. S29 from freshmen class, 526 from junior class members. Crowell said, I felt the project got off to a slow tart, but after the idea caught on it was very Fr GAF' Student Council. Front Row: President Rhonda Johnson, Vice-President Kelly Noecker, Secretary Heather Hardin, Treasurer Kris Noecker. Second Row: Brian Porizek. Matt McCunn. Bill Kalman, Chris lsackson. Kim McOmber. Third Row: Beth Van Duyne. Julie Pettifer. Dawn Schroeder, Bren- da Ziemer. Amy Crane. Emily Bloomberg. advisor Gary Crowell. Back Row: Beth Cashman. Leah Schroeder. Tricia Larson, and Deena Peterson. Rhonda Johnson. Kelly Noecker. Heather Har- din, and sponsor Gary Crowell stood in front of the Care Tree to present Orion Food Pan- try's Christine Longshore their total dona- tion of SlO85 in money and I8 Care Bears. Michelle Hancock and Cami Catlett helped in the Care and Share project by tracing the Care Bears onto construction paper while Mrs. Brucker was near at hand to give them directions. Student Council 25 Pla Act Attack During the play season, from the end of Febru- ary to the middle of May, the Drama Club was busy making posters and writing newsletters to publicize the play, constructing the set, finding costumes, learnlng lines, and staying after school for rehearsal after rehearsal. And although the Drama Club performed only one production this year, Heaven Can Wait, Drama Club sponsor Karin Hamburg said, l've al- ways wanted to do this play and I think we worked well together in making this play a success. The Drama Club sold candy bars and posters to raise money for the play and for field trips. They saw two plays at Circa 2l, Oliver, and The Unsinkable Molly Brown. The Thespians also saw the suspenseful mystery Wait Until Dark at Cir- ca and enjoyed an exciting evening at Harolds On The Rock. Can you believe these guys? says Marilyn Green and Donna Phillips about Tom Pasmore's and Larissa Reinhart's beyond-the-stage acting. Eric Jasper applies a touch of boy blush to enhance his facial features for the stage. 26 Drama Club M Msn I .5 AW,-'. -we mv ,W , 'Al 'A ' V :IK .,-- 2. M: sl-if 'lrf ,sail L N' Y tm gs 1 f ,, , 4 my WI' A 4 'Uh-f Last minute repairs of the set are just one of Dawn Wilson's many jobs during the play. VH? fm' Dressing in front of the camera is nothing new for Thespians Bob Hoskins. Bill Kal- man, Amy Crane. and Tony Roberts. r, Patiently waiting for their cue, Tom De- Coster and Amy Crane prepare to make some of the special effects that the tech crew is famous for. Drama Club Members. Kneeling: L Swancutt. B. VanOpdorp, M. Etheridge. A, Crane. B. Ziemer. T. DeCoster. L Reinhart. Second Row: A, Johnson. M Green. D. Phillips. S. Killion. K. Cramp- ton. D. Wilson. M. Bradley. D. Meir- haeghe. C. Killion. C. Rivera. L. Swasn- son. S. Kepple. Stairs: B. Kalman. B. Hos- kins. C. Sundeen. K. Carr. M. Claussen T. Crane, K. Wells, T. Roberts. T. Pas- more. C. McWhinney. E. Jasper. and R Farwell. Drama Club 27 Heaven Can Wait Joe Pendleton, aspiring pugilistic champion, ar- rives in heaven sixty years too soon. lt seems that an over-eager messenger Cone who gathers the souls of the dead for transport to heavenj saw his plane heading for a crash too soon. Apparently, Joe would have survived and now wants to return to earth to continue his life and career as a fight- er. The problem? .loe's former fight manager, Max Levene, had Joe's body cremated and Joe doesn't have a body to which he can return! As a temporary arrangement, Joe takes over the body of Jonathan Farnsworth, a tycoon who has just been murdered by his wife, Julia, and her lover, Tony, Farnsworth's personal secretary. When Farnsworth Creally .loej reappears, the fun and confusion begins. After they murder Farnsworth for the first time, Tony comforts Julia. Inspector Williams questions Susie about the mysterious disappearance of the saxophone. 28 Spring Play Joe argues with the messenger and Mr. Jordan about whether he's dead or alive. The Cast First Escort . Mr. Jordon .... Passengers .. A Secondfscortg Passengers Q fJoe:-Penclleton C' . Mesgsgengerf4ff7Ol3 . Passengers Vi.Vah 'e . L L .... g. . 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Mr. Dave Hamburg The cast of Heaven Can Wait, Joe keeps Max from leaving as he talks to the person Max can't see. Spring Play 29 Dye, Que Pasa? The Spanish Club and Spanish Honor Society enjoyed a wide variety of events under the guid- ance of Spanish instructor, Larry Leef. Leef feels one of the most important facts about the activities is that lt gives the club members the chance to gather together as Hispanic chil- dren would. The year started out with a Fall picnic at Love Park on September I8. Amid the roasting hot dogs and crazy games, 24 new members were wel- comed into the club. On November l6, the Honor Society got a taste of Mexican food as they dined at Chi-Chi's in Bettendorf, Iowa. The annual winter party was held on December I5 in the High School Commons. A large turnout enjoyed the tacos and games. Leef said that the various activities at the party gave the members' some insight to Spanish-Mexican customs. He cited the pinata and Mexican Christmas festival the Posada as examples. At a banquet held April Il, nine new members of the Spanish Honor Society were initiated in a for- mal ceremony. May 7 saw the Spring Dinner for club members while Honor Society members had a potluck fea- turing Spanish and Mexican food on May I8. Leef, in his second year as the Spanish instruc- tor, noticed an increase in club size. While not nearly as big as past clubs, he feels this year's members had a more sincere interest than be- fore. Club members Julie Gunnerson. Angie Payne. Lynn Chelstrom. and Christine McWhinney laugh at themselves while admir- ing their moustaches, part of the initiation ceremony. Joe Bowman concentrates on passing jellybeans from his spoon to Amy Schnerre's spoon, while Chris Stropes wonders if it will never get to her. Eskimo love? No, just Kris Koelz, Maggie LaFauce, and Leah Schroeder trying to pass the lipstick down their team's line in one of the Spanish Club's zany winter party games. Spanish Club Front row: Larry Dierikx, Angie Keleher, Amy Crane, Chris Schwarz, Amy Schnerre, Second row: Joe Bowman, Niki Sayre, Suzi Moreland, Beth Van Houtte, Heather Hardin. Jerome Schroeder. Third row: Suzie Boehm, Tricia Overmier. Maggie La Fauce, Kris Koelz, Leah Schroeder, Lisa Van Houtte, Jennifer Hall, Lynn Chelstrom, Angie Payne, Tricia Larson. Fifth row: Andy Schroeder, Amy Marshall, Christine McWhinney, Sally Woest. Molly Descamps, Beth Whitehall. Back row: Mike Epplin, Eric Jasper, Brenda Ziemer, Lisa Ste- phens, Dale Baraks. Julie Engnell. Not pic- tured: Jill Schroeder. John Bartels. Tony Crane, Peter Knox, Chris Stropes, Brad Whit- more. Julie Gunnerson, Kris Kessel, Natalie Nordquist, Tina Heston. Denise Kunert and Deanna Kunert. din. treasury. Dawn Schroeder. reporter, Beth Van Houtte, secretary, Andy Schroeder, vice president, Jerome Schroeder. president, Heather Har- Spanish Club 3I In The News . . . Commons Llplift? And to your right can be found the two new trophy cases that were installed this year. lf OHS had a guided tour, this could be part of the speech the guide would tell. The cases were installed by Redecker Construction. They were built to provide more space for the new trophies and placques won this year. At present, one of the trophy cases holds a gun and sword collection that had been presented to the school in l944 by W. L. Tupper. In The News Final Farewell After 30 years of teaching, Henry LaFauce i retiring. During his 24 years at OHS, he taugh freshmen English and Spanish. He also served a building representative for the OEA, chairman the English Department, and sponsor for the Span ish Club and yearbook. Coaching the faculty bas ketball team was another talent of his. He'lI b leaving with a record of 23-I, just falling short Iasp year. About the changes that have occurred over tht course of his career, LaFauce said, The kid haven't changed, but the working conditions bq came better after the new high school was builtu LaFauce received his teaching degree at tht University of Illinois and got his first teaching position at the St. James Trade School, Riverton From there, he went to the Roosevelt Militar' Academy, Aledo. One of the differences betwee Aledo and Orion that LaFauce noticed was tht method of discipline. Both the students and the faculty will miss Hen ry LaFauce. Miller said, I have worked alongsidl and served as a principal over Henry and I havi enjoyed doing both. He was a good person to worl with. Solid Choice On any of the lists of the outstanding students OHS, Jay McWhinney's name can be found. As a ember of the FFA, he has earned many awards nd much recognition for his achievements. He has attained quite a record of accomplish- ents during his eight years in 4-H and four years FFA. Some of the offices he has held were ection 3 President and Treasurer, Chapter Presi- ent and Secretary, and Chairman of Program of ctivities Committee. Among the awards he has on are the Dekalb, Star Greenhand, and Chapter cholarship Awards. Jay also received the United tates National Agriculture Achievement Award nd is a member of the National Leadership Orga- ization Honor Roll. At school, Jay has also been active in CECO. otball, Swing Choir, and has been included in the ho's Who Among American High School Stu- ents for the past two years. Students Abroad Turn off the central heating and pile the blan- kets on your bed. Put the milk bottles out at the gate, and don't forget to get the milk in when it arrives or it will get hot sitting in the sun. This is just some of the advice that former OHS senior Karla Ewalt sent from her temporary home in New Zealand. She was one of the two juniors who graduated early last June in order to become a foreign exchange student. Ewalt said that some of the most obvious differences in schools was the use of uniforms and the one-hour lunch period. She also said she had to help work on the farm she's staying at, work which includes lambing and tail- Ing. The other foreign exchange student who gradu- ated early and left Orion is David Wells. He trav- eled to West Germany for his senior year. Accord- ing to him, the food is flat and the teachers don't explain things well. They just write information on the board and expect the students to understand it without any explanation to help. He also said that there are lots of discos there and that the music is very loud. While there, David has joined the fencing club and found that generally everyth- ing is cheaper to buy. David and Karla both arrived home to the States on June 25th. ww. W, km Karla Ewalt David Wells ln The News 33 Wmmuumnqg it Swinging Swede Dane Exchanges Fredrik Eng was one of two foreign exchange students at OHS this year. Fredrik lives in Hoor, Sweden, with his brother Anders, 23, and his parents Lars and Gull-Maj. He made his American home with the Dale Galliert family of Orion. Fredrik became interested in an exchange pro- gram when friends of his made similar trips to the U.S. He made his decision during the summer of l983 and although he didn't have any say in where he would be placed, he has enjoyed his stay in Orion very much. ln comparing Sweden to the U.S., Fredrik no- ticed that there are several differences especially in social and family life. ln Sweden, teenagers are treated more grown up at an earlier age. At age I6, you have some influence over your parents and by age I8, you are considered an adult, and treated like one. Fredrik feels that religion plays a larger role in American life than in Sweden. Also, parents are much more protective Cin the U.S.J. Swedish parents care about their kids, but let them make their own decisions at an earlier age. Fredrik said that in Sweden, teenagers do more group dating in which everyone would meet at a place such as a disco. He also noted that Swed- ish teens do a lot more dancing. 34 News In Brief Carsten Nielsen was the other foreign exchang student attending OHS. A native of Vaerlose, De mark, a town near Copenhagen, Carsten staye with the Art Schroeder family of Orion. Carsten's family at home consists of sister Helle, 20, Annette, I5, and his parents Knud, an- Birte. At home, Carsten enjoys kyaking, sailing, wind surfing, swimming, diving, and fishing. as hi home is near the sea. His favorite winter sport i down hill skiing. During his year at OHS, Carsten tried his luck a two sports that were new to him, football ant wrestling. While seeing more action in wrestling he enjoyed both experiences. Rounding out sportsminded year, Carsten also competed i track, running mostly middle distances. One of the biggest differences noticed by Car sten between Denmark and the U.S. was the schol systems. In Denmark, a student has more fre dom, and more say in what they do. Also i Danish schools, discipline is much different, ther are basic rules, but teachers are not policemen. Because Carsten was used to the hustle an bustle of big cities, Orion, although very enjoyab overall, proved to be a little boring at times. O thing he never figured out was, Where do you g on the bus to Moline? . . Dne More Term News In Brief The Presidential election of I984 will be remem- 'ered for more than just the fact that Ronald ieagan was re-elected by one of the biggest mar- gins ever Ca margin of 49 states to IJ. lt was also he year of many firsts. The Democratic party came up with many sur- +rises. Their candidates included Walter Mondale, ix-vice-president under Jimmy Carter, Sen. Gary Iart, and Reverend Jesse Jackson, the first black nan to ever run for candidacy. The party chose Mondale to represent them in Ihe elections. Not soon after, he picked Geraldine arraro as his running mate, thus making her the irst woman to ever run for that position. Once again, the History and Government :Iasses staged a mock-election to see who the tudents would choose. The students had to bring n some form of identification in order to register o vote. Then they had the chance to choose the :andidate they would want in office. Of the 237 who registered, 2I6 voted. The re- ults were: Reagan I44 votes to Mondale's 56. -imerican Government teacher Tom Domino said, I felt the election in the school was a good indica- -or of what the national election would be like jecause Reagan won by a landslide in both. Ui' , .,.. gas .. 1: .x,, 5... X I ,hx . U P f g.s, . 'lf-n f 3 'M 'I - fyvu IS ter off now M Il y0ll WCIC nlgvlldalc C315 asv? cnaligasl 7 LT- - I June 2l Nail Keg Recreation, Inc. opens waterslide, re- creation center, and Slide Inn Cage for business. June 27 Senate follows House of Representatives in ap- proving a bill that would penalize, by withholding some federal highway construction funds, those states that failed to set their legal drinking age at 2l. July ll Transportation Sec. Elizabeth Dole announces that air-bags or automatic seat belts would be mandatory equipment on all automobiles made in the U.S. by I989. July I8 James Huberty enters a San Ysidro, Calif. McDonalds's and kills 2I inside while injuring I9 before being killed by police sharpshooter. July 23 Vanessa Williams forfeits Miss America crown after nude pictures of her were published in Penthouse magazine. First runner up Suzette Charles is named Miss America in her place. July 28 Twenty-third Summer Olympiad opens in Los Angeles, Calif.: 23 nations boycott. Aug. I2 Olympic Games end, U.S. wins unprecedented l70 medals. Sept. I3 Six day teacher's strike at Orion begins, several sports matches missed. Sept. 20 U.S. embassy in Beruit is bombed: I2 killed Oct. ll During a space shuttle Challenger flight, Kath- ryn Sullivan becomes first American woman to walk in space. Oct. I2 British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher es- capes injury in IRA bombing. Oct. 24 U.S. sends aid to Ethiopia as millions face star- vation in that country. News ln Brief 35 Running Okayed On Aug. I5, I984, the Orion School Board gave its permission for the formation of a cross country club, The word club was used because technical- ly, there wasn't a team. This decision came about when parents of sev- eral interested student approached the school board to ask for the chance for their kids to run as individuals at the cross country district meet held on Oct. 27. The board approved the measure on the condition that there would be no cost to the school. An unexpected bonus made the potential one- day season into a complete, multi-meet schedule. That bonus was the coach, Bob DeDoncker. De- Doncker volunteered his time to train, coach, and schedule meets in what otherwise would have been a short, unnoticed season. At the close of the season, DeDoncker felt that the '84 season was a great success, considering as of Sept. I, we didn't even have a team. Proving this fact was the Sectional qualifying of two run- ners and the seventeenth-place finish by Senior Joe Bowman at the State meet. News In Brief . 0' ,,,,,.......-.------ f ----.isw Ms.4...,,W....,.,....,..,M-M-ws., 4 , ,,,...., . NNW v A AM - g '1 ,VA hanging Hand On November 26, I984, International Harveste executives officially announced the sale of thei farm equipment operations to Tenneco. Thi transaction decreased the size of the company b 30 percent and left it dependent on sales of itl medium-size and heavy-duty trucks. The biggest shock from the sale was Tenneco' refusal to buy the Rock lsland plant. This left man people without jobs in the already declining Quad Cities economy. Also, on March I4, I985, the company announce that they would be laying off more workers frorj their East Moline plant. GHS Volunteers What do seniors Sonja Killion and Dan Papini mave in common with juniors Jerome Schroeder and Jason Swiger? They are all student volunteers for the Orion oluntary Ambulance Service. Killion, Schroeder, nd Swiger have all been with the crew since last eptember while Papini replaced Brian Lough on he squad at the beginning of this year. Each has to work on a certain night of the week nd on a certain weekend they are on call for wenty-four hours. The crew meets every fourth unday when they get updated on area emergen- ies and certification information. Occassionly, hey ask a guest speaker to talk to the group. When these students are on a call there have to e two emergency medical technicians present at ll times. The students were just shown where all he equipment was kept and had to get their CPR ards recertified to be able to start work. The ain capacity they serve under is that of an ob- erver or gopher . Their duties include getting quipment from the ambulance, talking to patients o calm them down, setting air splints, checking raffic for the driver, and they can drive, if need e. The students are not allowed to do much with he patients because they do not have a degree or ny background. News In Brief Oct. 26 Baby Fae receives controversial baboon heart, lives approximately 20 days. Oct. 3l Indira Gandhi, 66, India's Prime Minister, gunned down by Sikh members of her security guards, her son Rajiv Gandhi, replaces her as lead- er. Nov. 7 Poison gas leak at a Union Carbide chemical plant in Bhopal, India, kills more than 2500 and injures over I00,000. Nov. I9 Mexico City gas explosion kills 365. Nov. 25 William J. Schroeder becomes second artificial heart recipient. Dec. 22 Bernard Goetz gains national attention as New York subway vigilante after gunning down four teenage would be attackers. Jan. 8, 1985 Illinois legislation passes law requiring all drivers and front seat passengers to wear seat belts to go into effect on July I, l985. Feb. I4 CECO Valentine's dinner for senior citizens cancelled due to inclement weatherf rescheduled for March 8. Feb. 20 Sixth day of school missed due to snow, most days missed in one school year according to ad- ministration. Feb. 23 Bobby Hoskins and Tim Hogren win titles at State Wrestling Meet in Champaign, Tim Meyers places fifth. March 4 Joe's Pizza opens for business on site of former Norton's Food Center. March ll Soviet president Konstantin Chernenko, 73, dies after extended illness, Mikhail Gorbachev named new leader. News ln Brief 37 Famil Ti s? Most people have some interesting feature about them that separates them from someone else. It could also tie or link them to another person. It could be in the form of common names, common interests, or common faces. All members of a team have at least the shared interest of playing the same sport. The five Schroeders, though, are not only related, they also all participate in the same sport - track. Not all people who share a common name are related, though. There are nine Johnsons at OHS and none of them are related as brother and sister. The same applies to the four Andersons and the four Nelsons. Another interesting group of people is twins. There are five sets of twins in OHS this year. Two sets are freshmen, one set of juniors, and two sets of seniors. All but one pair are boy and girl. There is also a complete family to be found at OHS - the Bielemas. Don and Bev Bielema are both teachers while their son Thad is a senior. There are three other parent-child relationships but none with both parents teaching at the same school in which their child is enrolled. Demetrius John Frana has a name all to himself. When someone calls his name. he knows they are talking to him and not the student sitting next to him. 38 Family Ties Andy, Jill. Jerome, Dawn, and Leah not only five related Schroeders are all interested in running. Jill. and Leah are sisterst brothers Andy r Jerome are their cousins. All five ticipate in track. and the Schroz brothers are also a part of the c country team. x -7-fy 'R' mn!! Don and Bev Bielema and their son Thad are the only complete family found at DHS. ,-pu.- 11 tin Noecker. NN The five sets of twins at OHS are: Jon and Jill Lesthaeghe, Rick and Radine Boney. Ronnie and Sherry Peters, Don and Debbie Gayman. and Kelly and Kris- Seniors Chris Lundberg and Chris Lind- berg face many name mix-ups. With only one letter spelled differently in their last names, Chris and Chris could find themselves sitting in detention hall for something that they didn't do. Family Ties 39 Paul Hancock pulled his car just a little too close to the snow bank. He needed the muscles of the girls and boys track team to free it. Building the traditional Frosty the Snowman is just a part of winter time fun! nm-N---M-...Q vu-0 - ' H-v'9.ww-New-VM-vwkwfrqw vs ' S iff ' l Tony Swancutt, Lisa Peterson, Jeff Nor- ton. Paul Hancock, Tammy Arango, Sally Woest. and Lynn Chelstrom were caught putting the final touches on ole' Frosty himself. School Counselor, Gary Crowell was stranded with a dead battery due to the frigid weather. Winter 50,5 , Kwik: v 1 .1 Brrrr .... What A Miserable Winter Snow, snow, and more snowl Not only did we have snow but we had frigid temperatures as well. lt was below zero two days in December, eleven days in January, and eight days in February. The lowest temperature was -2I 0, the coldest wind chill was -80 0, and the most snow on the ground at one time was I4 inches. We had six snow days during those three months. The winter started out rather mild with the worst of the weather in late January and early February. Winter did have its good points and bad points. For instance, a bad point was the frigid tempera- tures that left motorists stranded with dead bat- teries and frozen engines. One good point is it can give students a variety of things to do outdoors such as building snowman, sledding, skiing, snow- mobiling, and ice skating. Like it or not winter comes to the Midwest every year and with it comes cold weather and fluffy white snow. Fun and frolic in it or complain and be miserable, the choice is yours to make! Girls basketball is a winter sport but. this is a bit ridiculous. Caught in action, Susan Zurn. nailed an unguarded Paul Hancock with a snow ball. Winter 4l '----....,,,, l scream, you scream. they all scream for icecream. Radine Boney. Tom Car- ney, Brad Whitmore, and Bob Hoskins imagine eating their favorite kind of icecream. Driving a race car isn't as easy as Lisa Stephens. Cinda Nordstrom, and Kevin Wells thought. -....,,-N. World-reknowned hypnotist John Ivan Palmer explains the mysterious powers of hypnotism and memory to OHS stu- dents and faculty. Kevin Wells, Lisa Stephens. Cinda Nord- strom, and Matt McCunn imagine that they sat on an anthill and immediately react by iumping out of their chairs. Kathy Firch, Ron Farwell. Bob De- Doncker, Tom Pasmore, and Radine 14 ,,,,f 2 Boney show how relaxing hypnotism can be. Bob DeDoncker is being recruited for the hypnotism demonstration following a concentration test that Palmer gave. One, Two, Three! World-reknowned hypnotist and memory ex- pert, John lvan Plamer came back by popular de- mand to entertain the students and faculty of OHS on Friday March 8, at a student council sponsored assembly. Palmer is noted as being the fastest hypnotist in the world. He said, A person's ability to be hypno- tized is not a matter of intelligence or willpower, but largely a matter of willingness and coopera- tion. Most people can be hypnotized, but some go deeper than others. Lisa Stephens, one of the people hypnotized during the assembly, said, lt was strange . . . one second I was there and the next l was in a tunnel and I was listening to Mr. Palmer. Stephens, as well as other students and faculty, were hypno- tized and made to do such things as: drive a car, eat an icecream cone, repeat phrases, and act like a washing machine. Palmer said, l prefer doing high school perfor- mances, but the biggest problem is in the booking with the schools while on the road, due to travel- ing, connections, and scheduling. Palmer entertains as well as amazes more than 93 schools and colleges a year. Also, he performs at nightclubs and benefits. Palmer has appeared with such stars as Barbara Mandrell, George Go- bel, Henny Youngman and the Statler Brothers. Assembly 43 Delayed Dinner Welcome to the sixth annual Cooperative Edu- cation Club of Orion Senior Citizens' Dinner. The coat check is to your left. This is what the senior citizens heard as they entered the commons on the evening of the dinner. Although the dinner was cancelled because of snow and rescheduled, the seniors felt this year's dinner was one of the best ever. We are very proud of our Senior Citizens' Val- entines Day Dinner for a number of reasons. First and foremost, it is our way of doing a service to the Senior Citizens of our school district, said .lan Nelson. At the senior citizens' dinner, the members of CECO decorated the commons in a Valentines Day setting. They served a salad along with a dinner of ham or fish, baked potato, roll, and mixed vegetables, and a special dessert. After the dinner, tables were cleared and entertainment was provided for the citizens by Carl and the Country Dutchmen. if Preparing the dinner was not an easy job - it's a job for real men as Brian Andrae and Paul Hancock demonstrate. The iob of getting the guests to dinner on time was handled by Chris Joannides and Paul Corken. Giving the speech to greet the senior citizens were Michelle Taylor Cco-chair servingj, Jan Nelson CPresident of CecoJ. Chris Joannides Cchair transpor- tationj, and Paul Corken fco-chair transportationj. CECO ing sure the guests at the dinner a continuous cup of warm coffee Michelle Putney's job. Front Row: Mark Larsen, Chris Joan- nides. Paul Corken. Troy Anselmi, Laura Peterson, Jeff Cowley. Second Row: Becky Snow, Angie Rusk, Dan Papini, Shelly Peters, Julie Boney, Advisor Tom Nicholson. Third Row: Michelle Engle, Cami Brodychuck. Vicky Peterson, Shannon Eccher, Marilyn Green. Tom Seabloom. Nancy Carlson. Rod Matzen. Bill Larkins, Back Row: Bob Zeug, Bruce McVietty. John DeBaille, Tammy Sales. Tracey Yates, Tracy Melton, Becky Jor- den, Duane Lees, Darren Lawson. Front Row: Brian Porizeck. Bonnie Matzen. Lori Myers. Jay McWhinney, Amanda Lowery, Sara Frey, Jan Nelson. Second Row: Advisor, Tom Nicholson. Ed Ash. Rick Hum- phrey. Jason Stenzel. Brian Williams. Mi- chele Taylor. Jana Davidson. Jay Taets. Cindy Ouart. Kelly Farrell. Chris Lindberg. Jan Oliver. Back Row: Dannette Ashbach. Denise Jaswick. Laura Anson. Kathy Firch. Nancy VanDuyne. Traci Nelson. Fine Arts Shin The Fine Arts Festival gives the schooI's artisti- cally inclined students a chance to shine and show the rest of the community what goes on in the band, chorus, and art classes. Everyone plays an important part in the festival, but those who put forth a little extra effort in their work and achievements are awarded. Senior Art Awards went to Thad Bielema, Jana Davidson, Matt McCunn, Shelly Peters, and Bill Kalman. Outstanding Senior Chorus Awards went to Bob Hoskins, Marilyn Green, and Thad Bielema. And Outstanding Senior Band Awards went to Cindy Ouart and Thad Bielema. The Arion Awards, earned by outstanding .lu- nior musicians, went to Angela Keleher for chorus and Amy Crane for band. Freshman Mark Foutch is cymbalized as being one of the many devoted band mem- bers. 46 Fine Arts Festival WWW' kr Patty Tracz. chorus director, leads the Mixed Chorus preparing for the Fine Arts Festival, April l2. Jana Davidson. recipient of the Senior Art Award. puts the finishing touch on one of her many art projects. Being an artist isn't easy as Shelly Peters practices constantly to perfect her callig- raphy writing. Fine Arts Festival 47 a a a Q'-'7 J-LT' 48 Prom , 5 N. at 1 will K. l e ,J A+ .Q- Everyone joins the King and Queen in the theme song Heaven by Bryan Ad- ams. Steve Ator and Kelly Cambell share a few tender words as they wait for the dance to begln, The I984 King. Brian Ossian and Queen. Shelly Bowman crown this years King and Queen Tim Hogren and Kelly Noecker. A Heavenly Night On April 20, l985 the Viking Club hosted the Orion Chargers for A Night in Heaven. Night- breeze provided the entertainment for the even- ing with Heaven by Bryan Adams as the theme song. This year there seemed to be alot of white tuxes with colored cumberbuns to match their dates' dresses. A rather unusual tux which included top hats and canes, was worn by Jeff Norton, Tim Twing, and Wade Weber. Popular dresses with the girls this year were off-the-shoulder gowns. The Junior executive council was rather rushed or time, due to the Viking Club letting the juniors no sooner that 4:00 to decorate. While oth- were home getting ready, the council was still for the festive evening yet to come. I984 King Brian Ossian and Queen Shelly Bow- along with crownbearers Robbie Taets and Zurcher crowned the l985 King Tim Hogren Queen Kelly Noecker at 9:00. 'He 'R in Who knows? Amber Zurcher and Robbie Taets could be our future King and Queen. The l985-86 Prom Court included Brian Pitra, Matt McCunn. Brian Ossian. crown bearers Robbie Taets and Amber Zurcher. Tim Hogren, Kelly Noecker. Kris Noecker, and Deanne Taets. Chris Becker and Tony Swancutt take time out to get a little crazy. AL Q 1 50 Prom Chris lsakson and Dan Anderson how nice their dates Jana David Kelly Ziemer appear on this night. SCH Everyone tries to keep up with Night- breeze as they play The Twist . Jason Swiger and Kim Mairat wait anx- iously for the dance to begin. Nancy Carlson shares the fun she's had with Robert Lowery to Tammy Foster as the evening rolls on. Tammy Foster and her date interpret the theme A Night in Heaven as they share the last song of the night. A533 -'QI-5533331 f to Darrin Pearl Schulenberg explains Lawson the importance of a cafeteria monitor, as well as bringing back old memories when Darrin was under her supervision. Former school nurse Florence Johnson gladly demonstrates on Ken Atwell what she used to do when a student became ill. 52 Memories wi ffm A grown up Dawn Ketron slides into the arms of first grade teacher Karen'OI- son. M,,,...,...q-w--'-'ff'-A ' Wa Back When Influencing the life of a young person is a very important job - one that adults take seriously. The direction a student takes is often the result of the contributions of many teachers throughout that individual's school career. And a select few really did their best way back when to influence the graduating class of l985. After working as the schooI's first nurse for JI years, Florence Johnson retired eight years ago. She set up guidelines for the whole school sys- tem's health programs. ln addition to watching our health, adults in our past like Karen Olsen tried to keep us thinking positively. Marilyn Seabloom said that she liked to stress that each of us was special and important. These were but a few of the many faculty mem- bers who guided, taught, and supported us for the past thirteen years of our lives. They will be re- membered, and as one senior put it, their jobs well done will be our lives well lived. One of Orion's two guidance counsel- ors, Mary Ann Harvey patiently listens to Connie Cravens' plans of what she wants to do after graduation. Kindergarten teacher Marilyn Seabloom watches Chris Joannides practice the art of tying shoe laces. which she taught Chris thirteen years ago. Academic A ard Winn Joel Bowman Rhonda 'lonnson Senor Athlete with D Good Highest Scholastic Citizenship Average Connie Cravens Bill Epplin Senior Journalism Raymond Kuhn Award Agriculture Award Cynthia Ouart ' Charlotte Johnna Johnson Award Arion Music Award Instrumental Music National Honor Society. Front Row: Beth VanHoutte, Jana Davidson, Becky Snow. Kris Noecker, Amy Laleman, Tammy Smay, Rhonda Johnson, Shelly Peters. Amy Crane, Niki Sayre. Second Row: Kathy Firch, Beth Whitehall. Dawn Schroeder. Angie Keleher. Cindy Ouart, Laura Peterson. Debbie Gayman. Julie Boney, Matt McCunn, Kelly Noecker, Jerome Schroeder, Joe Bowman. Back Row: Chris Schwarz, Russ Blank. Tom Carney. Bill Kalman, Shannon Eccher, Michele Engle, Vicki Peterson, Thad Bielema, Tracie Nelson. Beth Duffel- mier, Jill Schroeder. 54 Awards sm, Jay McWhinney M ,I G Award Charlotte Johnna Johnson Award naw D K Ib A I ari yn reen e a gl-'Cu ture Lola Rye Award v-vw si?S X Spanish Honor Society. Front Row: Amy Crane. 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Chorus A ards Becky Owens Allison Johnson Larissa Reinhart Jill Lund Solos ,-7.,.. i J -- 1 Kev!!! :Wallis - W ' .r.. --hk K Q3 Jscsr H at - Vkk- -'L' k -'.. ' ,,,f. ', ' - sr-- 'A b . f ,ttt s L Qssist 2 ,... ,J yk.. . -.'- . --s. 1 K , A L. . . y yylgg g , :is 9':'E:3'kl .. 'i 55:3 -3 1 -'r' ..ti-l ,V ,. .--- ' Beth Cashman-tzfckurtgcgramm aiissgflfrqmpet -..' V r'-- K Vrenae QOWIIC- sllfleiaraate Emma im .. tt--f,.- s .. ..-, A .-f. ,,.- ,.., 2 is e,--.., rr.. , S AF'9Pf5Wifd - 1 SS-.ETQ: -f' Q, K 4 si 2 ,,., N . ii Robert Lowery Duets Angie Kelleher. Julie Gunnerson, Marilyn Green, Robert Lowery ' Quartet Bob Hoskins. Angie Keleher, Eric nerson Bobby Hoskins Bobby Hoskins Stacey Johnson Chris Schwarz Marilyn Green Carsten Nielsen Jasper. Julie Gun- Arion Award Awards 55 2 W '4 W.. uf, .mgeqmy TWH? fhlf? hx: 4, gahigy 4, .H ,www ..MM..,M W W,-W,mW,fA .LW ,H-W' Spring Mean . . . taking your car to the carwash and not having to worry about the doors freezing shut. . . . bikers, and joggers filling the streets showing everybody their great physiques. . . . putting on your string bikini and finding out it needs more strings. wearing your mirrors while cruising on the Avenue with the windows down and stopping to try all the 3I flavors. . . . waxing waterskies. breaking out the Iawnmower for that first cutting and whipping the lawn back into shape. tip toeing thru the tulips. picnics, parks, and parties to celebrate life. love, and leisure. .. . crash diets, new clothes, and bronze bodies. . . . Spring cleaning and getting rid of eight months worth of accumulated junk. . . . trying out all those Christmas gifts that were stuffed into a closet five months ago. . . . taking the dog out for a leisurely walk. On the Love Park courts. Curtis Taets and Doug Nelson do their best to imi- tate a match between Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe. ff, Chris Johannides slams the basketball r ... with a little help from his VW Bug! Spring 57 Happ Birthda This year marked a special date on the calendar for FHA, it was FHA's 4Oth birthday. The birthday celebration was held with the Spring Rally, which was at Orion High School in March. Along with the Spring Rally, there were many other events in which the FHA participated. Some of these events included the Fall Rally in Kewanee, the Mother- Daughter Banquet at St. Francis Monestary, Dad- dy Date Day, a Saturday luncheon, the homecom- ing parade, Christmas caroling, a pizza party, the spring trip to Chicago, and the State Convention. The money making projects included doughnut day every Tuesday, two sock hops, a fund-raiser for the Statue of Liberty, a 'Save the Children' fund drive for Africa, and a 'Keep American Beau- tiful' community project. To sum it all up, Jeannette Ross, FHA sponsor said, l think we've accomplished alot this year and a lot more people became involved - it's a good thing to realize that we do projects to help others as well as the FHA. All members should feel a sense of pride belonging to an organization such as FHA. , f 'w Hoa Bingham washes dishes for the FHA to use at the rally. 5 F.H.A. Stephanie Ziemer and Patty Volk super- vise signing people inthe guestbook and passing out programs at an FHA event. Claudia Rivera, Hoa Bingham, Chris Kil- lion. and Missy Hancock participate in one of the many games played during a session at the Spring Rally. 4? the Spring Rally. Advisor Jeannette and Michele Bradley get ready to the birthday cake and balloons the FHA members. Regional FHA members listen to the business meeting and installation of new officers. FHA Cfficers Front row: Lana Swancutt. Assistant Treasurer, Patty Volk, Histori- ant Michele Bradley, Vice-President, Shelly Peters. Treasurer. Back row. Lau- rie Reddy, Jr. Representative, Kerri Besse. Co-Historian. Dawn Wilson. Pub- lic Relations, Ann Matykiewicz, Secre- tary. Not pictured are Julie Bainter, President, and Michelle Martin, Assis- tant Public Relations. T252 'if W , Front Row. Sondra Larson, Tricia Overmeyer, Ann Matykiewicz, Lisa Peterson, Jackie Carey. Wendy An- derson. Sherry Peters. Second Row. Laurie Reddy, Shelly Peters, Kelly Far- rel, Radine Boney, Bobbie Larkins. An- nalise Knudson. Third Row. Laura Pe- terson. Kerri Besse. Tammy Zurcher, Stacy Abbott. Darcy Johnson, Karen Lough. Fourth Row. Mrs. Ross. Cheryl Nicholson. Judy Mckeag. Barb Red- dick, Julie Gass, Patty Volk, Beth Cashman. Jill Kent. Missy Hancock. Fifth Row. Stephanie Ziemer. Kiki Bingham. Susan DeMeyer. Camy Behn. Sonya Lees. Sixth Row: Jennifer Jones, Shelly Eccher. Chris Killion. Shannon Kepple. Seventh Row. Dawn Wilson, Tonya Oak, Michele Bradley. Claudia Rivera, Lana Swancutt. Last Row. The- resa Koester, Tracy Yates, Chris Heilewagner. Bonnie Matzen. Michele Martin. F.H.A. FFA ski Trip After being rescheduled due to bad weather conditions, the annual FFA ski trip was held Febru- ary 9-IO at Sundown in Dubuque. Nine members went with Ag Advisor Tom Weston. Weston at- tempted the expert hill, failed, and lost a ski pole which tackled Jeff Padgett. After that, the FFA group earned the nickname of The No Skill Ski Team. The chaperones for the trip were Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Padgett, Mr. and Mrs. Ron Volk, and Diane Behn. Besides the ski trip, the FFA was involved in other events including dairy judging, land use judging, crop judging, livestock judging, parlia- mentary procedure, the spring banquet, public speaking, a safety seminar, conventions, founda- tion interviews, a barnyard zoo, and building a weight sled for the track teams. ln regard to their participation in many events this year, Ag Advisor Weston commented, The FFA has made numerous achievements which were well deserved. Everyone worked hard. ' Q- tw l l 195412 mf. 5 6' y x it 6 x A. M tri f Y Scott Lund. Joe Seys, and Darrin Betcher find that skiing isn't as hard as they thought it was. FFA members and a large crowd await the chair lift at one of Sundown's ski runs. 60 FFA A1 1 I 1 Q.. l , li' Y. fl Q' f l y f--: .,,i W NN., iv e 1' K' il Fearless Darren Seys defies the law of gravity by attempting to hot dog down the expert hill. JY' , . Q ? . 5 u eff Padgett, the new snowbunny of e 8O's, finds observing just as reward- g as skiing. Front row: D. Riedesel, W. Anderson A. DeBaille, M. McVietty, C. Peterson R. Miller, M. Andrae. Second row: D Smutzer, M. Lowery, K. Ellison, E. Sulli- van, M. Betcher, K. Matzen, R. De- Baille, R. Peters, J. McWhinney, J Lesthaeghe. Third row: K. Gustafson. C. Behn. C. Becker, H. Hardin, B. Van- Houtte, J. Engnell, K. Larson, J. Cowley B. Andrae, T. Lough, A. VanDeWoes- tyne. Fourth row: D. Ash, D. Baraks, J Coulter, D. Hickenbottom, J. Hyett. D. Betcher, D. Albaugh, D. Anselmi. R. De- Baille. R. Matzen, B. Williams, Fifth row. B. Epplin, M. Laleman, M. Gritton, B. Paulsen, J. Seys, D. Stockton, N. An- derson. Sixth row. T. Seabloom, P. Erickson, J. DeBailIe, B. Larkins, M. Ha- merlinck, K. Swihart. L. Weber, T. Ren- nihan. Seventh row. B. Haars. B. Zeug, L. Zeug. R. Gelaude, R. Beck, S. Lund. Top row. B. Bloomberg, R. Boney, D. Seys. Front Row. President Jay McWhinney. Vice President Tom Seabloom, Reporter Heather Hardin, Sentinal Randy De- Baille, Advisor Tom Weston. Back Row. Secretary Darren Seys, Treasurer Pat- rick Erickson. FFA 6I 1 I I if 1 if -Q-.f-p--I'-' V if-,--nl' 62 Sports H f Fil 'r ' - l l I 7 A - - Q J- l Orion sports gave everyone a reason to cele- brate in the 84-85 school year. An example that proved this was the tremendous turnout at Fresh- soph boys basketball games as the team went on to an undefeated season. This unprecedented feat boosted school spirit which had been waning in recent years. The unfortunate loss of bowling due to lack of interest gave rise to the revival of cross-cournty, a sport Orion hadn't seen in ten years. ln just one season, there were two sectional qualifiers, one of whom went on to place sixteenth at the state meet. The varsity volleyball team just missed winning the conference title, while the girls varsity basket- ball team went undefeated in conference, some- thing that had never been done before in that sport. Wrestling also proved to be very successful as the squad sent three individuals to the state meet. Two ended up state champions and Orion became the only Class A school in Illinois to have two state champs. So don't believe it if someone says sports at Orion are dead. They're not that there was a lot to Celebrate! Sports 63 Varsity Football Team Falls Shor Starting their season with high expectations, the Varsity Football Team fell short of their set goals. Their overall record was 4-5, with two con- ference wins against Aledo and one against Westmer. Having two tough losses against Rockridge and Monmouth, teams that challenged each other in the Quarter Finals of state play, the team was set back but continued their high morale. They then had a break in routine which was thought to set them back. But they came on strong after a seven day teachers strike, with a victory over Morrison. Despite big numbers in the victory column, the Charger players stuck together as a team. They were led by Coach Mike Shipley and their four senior captains, Jon Bloomberg, Matt McCunn, Brian Pirta, and Jay Taets. Although the Chargers faced a great many up- Defensive backs Brian Andrae and Troy Holmberg display team effort in pushing back their conference foe, Rockridge. Coaches Mike Shipley and Jeff Padgett discuss their next play with the Crows nest commentator, Coach Brian Phillips. Front Row, Ed Zucher, John Moody. Tony Swancutt, Chris Becker, Brian An- drae. Tim Parry, Clint Engle, and Mitch Lee. Second Row: Brian Pitra, Jeff Nor- ton, Troy Helmberg, Paul Hancock, Tom Carney, Andrew Thompson. Randy Volk, Chris lsakson, and Dane Cruthers, Manager. Back Row, Dana Morey. Jay Taets, Mike Berg, .lon Bloomberg, Ed Ash, Mike Matykiewicz, Mike Rochau, Matt McCunn, Carsten Neilson, Coach Padgett, Coach Phillips, and Coach Shi- pley. Varsity Football sets, they were able to have junior Mike Berg senior Brian Pitra named offensive All-Confere players. Along with Jon Bloomberg, offensive ior, and Mike Matykiewicz, defensive senior, ' were slated as Honorable Mention. Coach Shipley said, Our team had its ups downs through the season, and made many standing performances, but found it hard to together a better record. The team was more serving than the conference tally showed. Pitra commented, I feel that more members the team should have received recognition their play, because we all worked hard toget we were all equal. Special award winners at the fall banquet vi Most Valuable, Brian Pitra, Sportsmanship Best Defensive Blocker were received by McCunn, Most Improved Ed Zurcher, and Best f fensive Players, Jay Taets and Jon Bloomberg. V . sz, mga... Senior Tom Carney leads the Chargers through the tunnel made by the cheer- leaders to signify the beginning of the Varsity game. All-Conference Brian Pitra hands off to Mike Matykiewcz trying to gain a first and ten against Rockridge. After gaining 450 total yards, Honor- able-Mention Jon Bloomberg edges to the goal line in their victory over Aledo. Scores Orion 6 I6 forfeit I4 20 I9 6 8 30 Cambridge 8 Morrison I2 I Monmouth ely,: y Aledo lyi ' 6 Westmer 6 Sherrard ' ' 27 Rockridge 27 f I Momnouth 27 ' ll l'rf, Aledo r' liy ' I3 V g ' Record: 4 Wins and 5lLosses 66 Fresh Soph Football X Fresh Soph Team Gain Experience Although the '84 fresh soph football team col- lected only four wins, Assistant Coach Jeff Pad- gett was very satisfied with the team. He felt that with a few more experienced players, the team could have had a winning season. There were many highlights to the season, ac- cording to Padgett. He said, It was a good season for the young kids in the line and kids that never played high school ball before. The team played well in all their outings excluding the trouble they had with Rockridge and Monmouth. Kurt Melton gained 504 yards rushing on a five yard per carry average. Quarterback Tim Parry led the team in scoring with 32 points. Although a few events may have prevented the team from having a winning season, the stats show the Chargers played well overall. Tony San- chez, the Chargers' split end, said, We had our good games and we had our bad games. Although our record may not have shown it, l think we all learned a lot and were satisfied with the season. First row: Mike Boney, Todd Noe, Tony Sanchez, John Zurcher, Tom Rusk, Corey Shepard, Matt Andrae, and Man- ager Dane Corothers. Second row. Brent Bloomberg, Doug Nelson, Corey Fiers, Curtis Taetes, Charis Faust, Steve Stiles, Adam McSwain, and Tim Parry. Third row: David Snow, Ron Farwell, Dave Matykiewicz, Mitch Lee, Robbie ww. f Shultz, Clint Engle, Kurt Melton, Coaches Jeff Padgett, Brian Phillips, l and Mike Shipley. is 6 CT X T T Opposite Page Top. The Charger de- fense crushes a Rockridge ball carrier. In on the tackle are Doug Nelson, Steve Secor, Corey Fiers, and Matt Andrae. Opposite Page Middle. Quarterback Tim Parry eludes a defender and rolls right looking for an open Charger to pass to. Leading rusher Kurt Melton out runs a Rockridge defender and heads up field. After faking the handoff to fullback Tom Rusk, Quarterback Tim Parry gets positioned to handoff to the Charger running back as the offensive line opens the hole. V, :1V5,V n rffi O I2 28 50 14 O O 22 Cambridge Morrison Aledo TWO Westmer ,V ,'V,' , 0 Sherrard ,,:, , Rockridge ll , Monmouth , ', TI4 Aledo I6 Record: 4 Wins. 4 Losses and I Tie Entertain Fan Dance, Dance, Dance is what the Pom Pon squad did. They performed several routines with intricate dance steps, jumps and leaps. One of the most daring was voted best routine. Jump was choreographed by Angie Keleher and Brenda Ziemer. Other awards included Captains Awards to Vicky Peterson and Deanne Taets, Most Enthusi- astic to Sally Woest, Most Improved to Angie Ke- leher, and First Year Award to Angie Keleher, and First Year Award to Sally Woest. The squad along with the cheerleaders raised money to help benefit MDA in a Kick-a-Thon. They went to camp in June at ISU and came home for the second year in a row with the spirit stick for being one of the most enthusiastic squads there. This year's squad was a very talented group of girls. l'm very proud of the many creative routines that the girls developed, said Laurel Schoon, Pom Pon Sponsor. Pom Pon Squad. Front Row: Beth White- hall, Amy Laleman, Debbie Gayman, Beth Dufelmeier, Vicky Peterson, DeAnne Taets, Kelly Ziemer, Denise Jaz- wick, Dannette Aschback. Back Row: Sally Woest, Lynn Chelstrom, Kelly Noecker, Angie Rusk, Becky Snow, An- gie Keleher, Brenda Ziemer. Amanda Lowery, Julie Ferry, Rhonda Johnson, Michele Putney. 68 Pom Pon Angie Keleher performs at the coming Pep Assembly to one of dance routines. Streetbeat. Y mm -. up f . N 1 ' X g- EQ Q . wif? A Q .yn - f 1 l .. exlf 4 -' .K is Q -l i S . ,X Y . x 9 . , A tx R, is fn ,B 5? -up L M I 5 fit f 1 Q 4 ,Ax is , - , Q. Q ff ,,.-'-' Q ,- N,....,f M: x X ..5.n. x ! X 1 xxx N-Q Q LX , - .. -- wa ,, x .37 .VSA X 1 A.., 4 klfiiggffmiwwg X X X X ' 9 xi .mf , W , .i M.-...N f f a ' M ll' -W f' ,,,,,,. ,M 1 Q f a NL if X fl!! 'fr A' 1' I I A-1 .5 , OW ,A A mf walk. 4151 'W fx, W , bn Varsity Volleyball Triumphs Under New Coach Despite havnig only one senior in the lineup, and a new coach with a new system, the Chargers varsity volleyball team had a fine season for the seventh year in a row. Among their accomplishments were a second place finish in the conference as well as a second place finish in the Regional championship match which went five close games. The girls did have a first place in their own invitational in which Coach Renee Becht made her first tourney debut. Becht said, We had a learning experience for both the team and myself as it was my first year coaching and installing new offenses and trying different things. It was different from the other end of the bench. The Chargers had Sara Frey and Suzie Boehm named to the all-conference list while Kelly Ro- manowski and Sue Zurn were named honorable mention. At the fall sports banquet, Sara Frey was voted MVP and Suzie Boehm was given best server award. Sportsmanship award winner, Michelle Putney, said, There were only three seniors and it was a young team. The highlight of the season was com- ing back after the teachers strike and taking first place in the Orion Invitational. Back row: Lara Cox, Coach Renee Becht, Asst. Coach Rich Brutcher, Lau- rie Jo Reddy Front row: Kathy Firch. Heather Hardin, Tammy Arango, Susan Zurn, Dawn Schroeder, Angie Rusk, Sara Frey. Susie Boehm, Michelle Putney, Kel- ly Romanowski, Angie Keleher, Lisa Hos- kins, Jodi Anderson Varsity Volleyball 'S .NM i Susan Zurn, given a special mention for her play. anxiously waits for her chance to hit the ball. All-conference pick Sara Frey eyes the ball as she prepares to return a Rockridge serve. Susie Boehm, first team All-confer- ence. prepares to unleash a serve against Rockridge. 2 , I 3 Orion- L , ,, ',,' H Alvifi ' 56- 2 E 72 Fresh-Soph Volleyball Fresh Soph Spikers Start Season Strong The FreshfSoph Volleyball Team was lead this year by first year coach Rich Brutcher who was new to the volleyball scene. Brutcher assumed the position after former coach Tom Domino was forced to sit out the season due to illness. Coach Bruther spoke enthusiastically about the team saying, I learned more about volley- ball as the players learned. As the season came to a close, the team fought to gain fourth place in the freshfsoph tournament. The girls also aspired to fourth place in conference play bat- tling it out with several reputable teams. Lisa Van Houtte summed up the season best by saying, Even though we had a new coach. we learned a lot and still had a lot of fun. Susan Zurn added, To me the most exciting games of the season were at the Westmer Tour- ney. They were thrilling and prepared me for my move to the varsity team. Fresh-Soph Volleyball team. Front Row: Natalie Nordquist, Tina Heston. Second Row: Kelly Campbell. Chris Kessel. Chris McDermott. Lisa VanHoutte. Third Row: manager Lara Cox, Coach Renee Becht, Susan Zurn, Coach Rich Brutcher, man- ager Laurie Jo Reddy. Fourth Row: Tri- cia Larson, Leah Schroeder. Back Row: Liz DeLaPaz. Denise Kunert. Kris Koelz sets the ball for an attack against Rockridge. s..s................. 'E - . as 1 V A ..,.....,,. ..,.,, - 1 - K i :Q ' 'WW I ,V Zgf, ,, ,A Aq,, ,,'l',,,'l , wwff' ' ,W , ,ZL Q,,1 P, , ' 'wi , may zf, ,,, LV 5 ,,,, 3 o,,,,WW,,,2, M -Q' rf 7lf ,mn Q ,rm H wh W M M, ,,Mi,, im, Wm, , wps,,s,4,, -Q. ,fe Q WWW ,yay COI' Denise Kunert unloads a spike that helped Orion win fourth place in the Frosh-Soph Tourney against Aledo. Even with the teamwork of Kelly Camp- bell and Chris Kessel, Orion was defeat- ed by Rockridge. A 1, g,z,'f , ' , milpa, f,i12mWzfMgie,Z K , Q, f, , 'MW ,. www , ,,,,W, ,, fV',f ff-,,,fff,fa, 1 1 ' 'V H WIN0l31,,,:,,A,, ,,'- f K ,I 1iQgfe1QQiig,f,uggf'iw ,e mmm 7 IQ B I5 4 f I 4 fi W 5 ff - - Wfflw , ' ' . 1-15 I5 9 2 I5 1 ' 1 ' , frifzafw i'f f - ' ,ifjfi is-io, IO-l5. Il-I5 Wi vfff ff 'iff , Z! :,'I,:?I 415 , f'N'.sxMm ,A f ff, 5? 'H ,fy , ,,,.,, f W4 yi' f, Q, ,, m,,,,a,, , I5-3. I6-IS, 5-I5 l7-l5. 5-l5. 5-I5 M if f f fi f We M r W W , ,,,,M,, w,i,, , , l5-8, l5-9 27 , , l5-Il, 4-l5. 5-l5 Winsggnyd IO Losses Miiffgf V l ,4 1f,Q!f an ' F 3, , L, ,Q r I L...-li fin.. Sport Rev'ved While most cross country teams start practices in mid-summer, Orion's team didn't start until Sept. 4 because it wasn't until that date that the team was established. The eight men and one woman comprising the team were the first cross country runners at OHS in over ten years After a season of several informal meets the runners competed in the Regional Meet in Sterling on Oct. 27. They placed sixth in what proved to be one of the toughest regionals in the state Senior Joe . Bowman and junior Jerome Schroeder earned spots in the Sectional Meet held the following week in Amboy. Bowman ended up qualifying for the State Meet in Peoria where he placed seventeenth. Angie Moon, the team's only female, ran as an individual in nearly all of the scheduled meets. She was eliminated from further postseason action when she finished in the middle of the pack at the girls' District Meet in Geneseo. Complimenting the runners, Coach Bob De Doncker felt that through hard work and dedica tion, we had a great year. Many schools didn't have the success we accomplished in one year He added, I feel there is a need for a permanent cross country team to have any kind of successful track program. I hope the school will decide to continue to build a Ccross country! program Runners: Andy Schroeder, Jerome Schroeder, Mark Quaintence. Angie Moon, Paul LaFauce. Joe Bowman, Mark Ziemer, B..l. Grafton. Not Pictured: Jeff Longshore and Coach DeDonker. 74 Cross Country Senior Joe Bowman kicks in for a seven- teenth place finish at State. Senior Paul LaFauce pulls ahead in Dis- trict competition in Sterling. Coach Bob DeDoncker gives last minute advice before District three miler. S f r V: mfg? awird IWO and Jerome Cross Country 75 Wade Weber works on a switch on his Kewanee opponent. Kurt Melton tries to turn a disadvanta- geous position into an advantageous one. Back row: Warren Slocum, Louie Schnell, Tony Sanchez, Bob Hoskins. Wade We- ber, Chris lsakson, Carsten Nielson. Ed Ash, Tim Meyers. Tim Hogren. Randy Volk, Ed Zurcher, Tom Rusk. and Coach Mitton. Middle row: Rick Boney, Luke Weber, Richard Hull, Todd Noe, John Moody, Darrin Betcher, Steve Decor. Rod Miller. Peter Denhardt, Derik Welch, John Zurcher, and Nolan Ander- son. Front row: Necia Lang, Michelle Hancock. Darcie Johnson. .lill Kent. Amy Marshall, Patty Volk. and Deanne Taets. 76 Wrestling Nielson brings his opponent to mat with a takedown. Mum gm Wrestling Team Lacked Competitive Experience With workouts almost every day, the wrestling team prepared hard for the I984-85 season. The entire squad worked equally hard, showing good team spirit on a relatively inexperienced team. Although the wrestlng team won less than half their meets, they sent five wrestlers to sectionals and three to state. Coach Bob Mitton said, The team was young. While there were a lot of seniors on the team, there were also a lot of first-year gi wrestlers. Eight seniors returned, but there were also I3 first-year wrestlers. Luke Weber said, We worked hard all year and I think we did pretty well, considering all the first year wrestlers we had. V According to Mitton, the wrestlers did as well as could be expected, since nearly half of the team were first-year wrestlers. While using the year as a learning experience, the squad gained valuable experience for future matches. Coach Mitton tries to get the team up for an upcoming meet. ,S yy, cores Crion I4 , 54 8 24 295 25 20 I5 39 48 34 , 5l Rockridge 49 Cambridge I2 Galesburg 56 Riverdale 60 Erie- e ' 42 Sherrardl' 23 Aledo I 35 U.T.H.S. 49 Pleasant 'Valley 39 Newman 44 Monmouth I5 Kewaneef I7 Allem a ri' Ig W , I K Galva , , ' ' Team Record: 6 wins 7 losses ' ' , T o Take State Orion was the only school in Illinois to have two state wrestling champions in I985. Bob Hoskins won state for the second straight year. He wres- tled most of the year at a heavier weight than last year, but at state was back down to his more familiar weight class. Tim Hogren won his first state championship. He said, Being in the finals and in the March of Champions was the best part of being at state. For me, it was a once in a lifetime feeling. After finishing second at sectionals at Byron, he pinned the first two opponents he faced at state. Coach Bob Mitton said of Hogren, He wrestled the best at state I've ever seen him wrestle. Also going to state was Tim Meyers. Though Meyers didn't place at state, he had a great sea- son, finishing with only two losses, both coming in state competition. Sophomores Tony Sanchez and Louie Schnell also had good years, just missing the trip to Cham- paign. Sanchez improved his record over last year's. Schnell did surprisingly well, being a first year wrestler, said Mitton. 5559 f ff. 'ga .- ' Tim Hogren gets ready for his tough match with Jeff Zoffi. Tim Meyers may be sitting. but he will I finish with one of his 28 straight wins against this Kewanee opponent. Wrestling 'Nm Bob Hoskins has control of his Cam- bridge opponent en route to one of his numerous victories. Louie Schnell prepares mentally for a tough upcoming match. Tony Sanchez prepares to lock up with Matt Talbet of Cambridge at his Il2 pound weight class. Wrestling 79 Jodi Anderson as Little Bo-Peep es over her sheep, Cinda and Deena Peterson. The Fresh-Soph Cheerleaders. Tricia Larson, Deena Peterson. Kim McOmber. Beth Lage, Cinda Nordstrom, Chris McDermott, and Angie Payne. The Wrestling Cheerleaders. Maggie LaFauce Emily Bloomberg. Traci Nelson, Beth Van Houtte. Kelli Larson, and Lisa Van Houtte. Cheerleaders arge 'Em Llp Four new faces could be found cheering next to the wrestling mats this winter because only two of last year's squad returned. The varsity squad spent part of their sum- mer by traveling to lr- ving, Texas, to attend a DCA camp where they placed second over-all. The fresh-soph girls stayed closer to home and went to the Univer- sity of Illinois, Cham- paign ICF. rings out the wolf in her as she the Homecoming skit. cheerleaders take time out to e The Varsity Cheerleaders: Kelly Roman- owskl Kris Noecker, .lan Nelson, Jodi Anderson .lan Oliver, Kerry Noecker, Cheerleaders 8l Varsity Fares Well In Conference Paced by a predominantly senior lineup, the Varsity squad cruised to a IO-I5 record and ended up fourth place in the Olympic Conference. The boys stuck it to many teams, but in some cases ran out of luck at the end. The team started out slowly but by the middle of the year they were up with the rest before losing to eventual confer- ence champs Monmouth and runnerup Rockridge. The Orion Chargers faired well in the Regional tournament where they reached the semifinals. I was very happy with the attitude of the team and the way they worked in practice, said veter- Wim' Coach Bob Bergstrom counsels his team as assistant coach Bob DeDoncker looks in to help. Brian Pitra scans the court for an assist. WMM- Senior guard Tom Tholl eyes the action. H ,-sm. tl. 4 Boys Varsity Basketball, Front Row: Jeff Halverson, Brian Pitra, Tom Tholl. Tim Twing, Jim Oliver, Scott Danielson, Troy Holmberg, Tim Parry. Back Row: Coach Bob DeDoncker, Jon Bloomberg. Mike Matykiewicz, Jim Kapple. Mitch Lee, Paul LaFauce, Clint Engle, Coach Bob Bergstrom. 82 Varsity Basketball an coach Bob Bergstrom, and also the remarkabl improvement that they exhibited the second hal of the season. Seniors Paul LaFauce and Mike Matykiewic were named to the All-Conference team. At the annual sports banquet in the winter, sp cial awards were given to Paul LaFauce for Sport manship, Mike Matykiewicz for Most Valuabl Player, Jim Kapple for the Free Throw award, Tor Tholl Most Improved, and Jon Bloomberg for Bea Defense. l ' P i 'X -if is N . ' -'XY V, K Q - v K- a its Q f ,K i.ms,.. 5 Q sw is 1 ig.-QMKSSYP A - ,i,M.,.iikwsiSfSHeiiM3li A ' ,w i fase is fi sa M x . Y i . .. .515 Q, s A1 wa - Q.. Rs 'Rm . a.,..e,,,.,,....... is FY Seniors Mike Matykiewicz, Jim Kapple and Tim Twing fight for a rebound against Sherrard foes. Paul LaFauce, senior forward, soars in the air for another two points. l SCOFC if? l M riiiir 50 , 'ff'4161!ffQ'2f'filf5':4m' f',,, ',,, Lil ' ul fkllf 'fW'llf15l'-li ,.i',' lf f'f' nw, ,-f, :.l,,.2E?iEfQii , ,f 'l: 'll 'l 'W nl 'k i A' www Ml5l'mL V ' 35 f4 fel 5 ,..V r arrra rara i 54 i,, A if a,W, wa,-f,m .w :ef is-,ff W:,. gy 9, jf www oy, f m, Q 56 ,K ,lm ffgf,1rMJ.Qg:fw ,,,,, WxW,,,,, .W , 6? 2 l fvZwisg,iggliw,Q,, wwf W4 f ev 199 4' riari a l aiii Yraa I iiio 0 w If .,,. 'L-' WWW 'f,, 9 2 lil . '? . 5 MV, T' , - f , IV ll' 7 X 4 wemefsfieia 40 .... 49 ,,.. i 50 Monmouth oi-ion In rrra i 68 Wesrmer Orion 45 - 59 akin- 3' 43 . f i ' 50 OC fldge 55 Regional 53 Knoxville 59 Orign 77 77 Pleasant Valleyfffisi l 57 54 lail 63 73 Peoria r,iQVfl63 i I ' - f by ve, f,1,fi,i 6 Record: l0fWins and I5 Losses W Perfect Season The Fresh-Soph boys basketball team completed a historic 24-O season, with new first year coach, Bob DeDoncker. Within the season the boys bro- ght home first place hardware from the Sherrard Turkey Tournament. They were the first fresh- soph boys ball club to ever win the Olympic Con- ference. The young Chargers ended the season capturing the first place title in their own Orion Invitational. During the Invitational the boys continued to play well, so well that two players of Orion's start- ing team, Clint Engle and Mitch Lee were voted to the All Tournament Team. I was happy with the honor, as was Engle. But I felt I was lucky. Tim Parry and Todd Tholl also had a tremendous tourney and could have received the honor just as easily as Clint and I did, said Lee. According to Coach DeDoncker, the boys went into each game wanting to improve their skills. They played nothing but man to man defense. holding their opponents to forty points a game through the entire season. They were extremely hard working and had alot of desire to play well, not only individually, but also as a team, as their seasonal tallies show, noted Coach DeDoncker. The lead scorer through the season was Mitch Lee, following behind him was Tim Parry. Through the entire season coach always said that any of us could have started the ball games, said Tim Parry. Our success has to be credited to having such a deep and strong bench to work with. Coach DeDoncker explains the play the 24-O Charger boys during a time Coach DeDoncker congratulates more Rick Secor on a job well done 49 M M., its W, gn. Front Row: Todd Tholl, Tim Carroll, Ken Matzen, Eric Sullivan, Mike West, Mark Tholl, Andy Schultz, Mark Ziemer, Tim Parry. Back Row. Coach Bob De- Doncker, Steve Styles, B.J. Grafton, Eric Jasper, Todd Renehen, Mitch Lee. Clint Engle, Donnie Hickenbottem, Rick Se- cor. David Matykiewicz. 84 Fresh Soph Basketball C1 l Ellis 1413 rion Sherrard Alwood Erie Cambridge Alwood Wethersfield Rova Monmouth Westmer Aledo Rockridge Knoxville Sophomore Clint Engle takes it to his Riverdale opponent, during their victo- rious Fresh-Soph Tournament. Tim Parry concentrates on a free buck- et, given to him after a foul in tourna- ment play, while his teammate sopho- more Mitch Lee waits for play to begin. Donnie Hickenbottom goes up for a jump ball against Aledo. while his team- mates, Tim Carroll, Rick Secor, and Todd Tholl get ready for the tip. A it ,ttz S t,,t i tL..A, I 13 Scores 55 Pleasant Valley 54 Peoria Heights 7l Aledo 55 Sherrard 68 Westmer 49 Rockridge 55 Riverdale 69 Vt Monmouth 44 4 Sherrard 64 Alwood 79 Riverdale 57 Sherrard Record: 24 wins and O Losses Girls Fini h IO-O The Varsity Girls Basketball Team broke and set several records this season, they were the first Girls Varsity team to ever win a Conference Championship with no losses, they broke the re- cord for best free throw percentage in one game, shooting fifty point two percent, and they also had the most steals and assists a girls team has ever had in one game. Gina Ossian set some indi- vidual records leading her team in steals and as- sists, tallying seven per game. I think the girls did an excellent job throughout the entire season. They learned alot about what it takes to become a team, noted Coach Ben Ahr- ing. The girls played man to man defense, holing their opponents to 37.9 points per game. They were noted the best defensive team in the confer- ence. I think our defense was very strong this year, said Junior Suzie Boehm. Win or lose, it was as a team. Next year our goal is to become more con- sistant in all areas of play, by working hard in the off season. The Chargers ended their season in the Regional Championship, losing to conference foe, Rock- ridge. lt was an extreme upset to the entire team, said Kelly Romanowski. We really wanted to win, it just wasn't meant to be. Coach Ahring also stated that no one could Fault the girls hustle, the shots-just didn't falll At the spring sports banquet, Suzie Boehm was awarded with best free throw percentage, Connie Weber with the Sportsmanship plaque, Gina Os- sian with the Best Defensive award, and Kelly Romanowski with Most Improved and Most Valu- able Player. Junior Suzie Boehm puts the press: , ' ' s her opponent trying to get a five call. Front Row: Tammy Arango, statistition, Kelli Huff, Kelly Romanowski, Gina Os- sia, Kerry Noecker, Amy Crane, statisti- tion. Back Row: Brenda Ziemer, statisti- tion, Josie Ossian, Dawn Wilson, Connie Weber, Sonja Killion, Suzie Boehm, Dawn Schroeder, and Coach Ben Ahring. 86 Varsity Basketball Orion Alwood Knoxville Riverdale Prophetstown Fulton Rova Aledo Aleman Roekridge Winola Sherrard Monmouth T Kelly Romanowski puts an offensive move ' on her Galva defender. while taking the ball to the hoop. Point guard Gina Ossian, pushes the ball down the floor on a fast break against Galva. Sophomore Josie Ossian shoots the ball with some touch against her defenders. l Scores'- 38 Orion 46 Westmer, 5' is 43 Aiedo 47 45 Cambridge 54 62 Westmer 53 48 Revs 23 40 Galva 25 p M 65 Rockridge 38 v 57 Monmouth 3' 62 Sherrard 40 46 Aledo 47 27 Rockridge 47 Record: I6 wins and 7 losses 88 Fresh-Soph Basketball Fulfilling Year The Frosh-soph girls set two new records scoring an all time high 6I points against Westmer, and establishing the mark for winning streaks at six games. ln the first half of the season we had a few tough losses in overtime and by one or two points. But in the second half the girls showed their capa- bilities and really came on strong, said Coach Tom Domino. The girls won nine of their I2 games and came home with the second place trophy from the Ri- verdale Tournament. According to Coach Domino, this was a very special season for him not only for the records that were set but also for the opportunity to see the girls grow and develop as basketball players and as individuals. The girls were I2-9 overall and fourth in the conference. Stephanie Buysee puts a move on a Rockridge defender and looks for a open Charger. Chris Stropes passes the ball to Steph- anie Buysee while running I4 high. Front row: Managers- Stephanie Ziemer. Bobbie Larkins Second row: Managers- Shannon Kepple. Chris Killion, Third row. Chris Stropes, Coach Tom Domino, Stephanie Buysee, Fourth row: Kelly Campbell, Tina Heston, Denise Kunert, Sonya Carroll, Back row. Chris Swanson, Cheryl Pauletti, Natalie Nordquist. Lau- ra Swanson, Missy Taylor, Leah Schroeder. lx Even with a hand in her face. Denise Kunert rises above an opponent for two points. Coach Tom Domino explains what he wants done for a charger victory. As she closely guards a Rockridge oppo- nent. Leah Schroeder gives her many problems. ' ir B H Orion 34 2I 27 3I 43 33 29 20 3 30 '36 37 .Scores Alwood I9 Orion 34 Cambridge Knoxville I6 35 Aledo Riverdale 29 6l Westmer Aledo 30 42 Galva Rova 35 32 , Rockridge Westmer 3263 50 OT Monmouth Alleman lylyt L ',,.y 3ly g - e1-s 3121! Sherrard Rockridge lasilz 3 iaay 38 i 3 28 Morrison Winolaj alta 5Ml ff,,f iliil 2 gg s'.t il'a z Q ,3lhi 3 32 i Riverdale Sherrard? yiaett'i. 12343 39 OT Fulton KNl0QU10Uihi,'.fL,:.fiif 'ciz 1 55 Record: I2 wins and 9 losses Bree in' B The boys track team had what sixth-year coach Jeff Padgett termed a successful year. For the third year in a row, the team traveled to Steling in late March for two indoor track meets to give the early runners a head start on the season. School budget cuts in sports programs forced the dropping of the assistant coach position. Therefore, Padgett faced a team of 44 guys alone. Knowing he wouldn't be able to give the proper attention to all of the unusually large number of runners, Padgett concentrated on the middle and long distances while letting field eventers work on their own a lot of the time. The season proved to be a good one and accord- ing to Padgett, the middle and long distances proved to be the strongest. Joe Bowman led the distance runners all year, he said. Highlights of Bowman's year included a school record in the two mile as he ran a 9132.9 as Orion's only State qualifier. He also competed at State in the mile running a 4:25. Another school record, that of the two mile relay, was set at Sectionals at 8:24. Team awards were presented to Tom Carney, Most Improved, Andy Schroeder, Most Dedicated, and Joe Bowman, Most Valuable and Senior Ath- lete of the Year. Joe Bowman keeps the pace that took him to two Sectional wins. a sixth place at State, and a school record. First year member, senior Tony Raes, contributes his strength to the stron- ger-than-expected field events. Front row: John Mahon. Todd Tholl, Corey Shepherd, Ken Matzen, Tim Car- roll, Mike West, Eric Sullivan, Doug Pe- terson, Joe Arango, Bruce Laleman. Tom Rusk, Mark Quaintence. Second row: - - Pete Corken. Tim Parry, Kurt Melton, Matt Andrae, Jeff Longshore. Andrew Thompson. Fredrick Eng, Jeff Norton. Mark Laleman, Randy Volk. Tom Car- ney. Doug Johnson, Joe Bowman, Andy Schroeder. Back row: Coach Padgett. John Bartels, Ron Farwell. Carsten Niel- sen, Paul LaFauce. Don Hickenbottom. Tony Raes. Mitch Lee, Clint Engle, Jer- ome Schroeder, B.J. Grafton. Mark Ziemer, Steve Stiles, Rick Secor. Kevin Larson. Brian Pitra. Not pictured: Troy Holmberg, Dave Matykiewiez, Mark Tholl. 90 Boys Track Thifli of Eight l Aledq 2:1 . . Allefffgn 52 EiiHih of 23 Sggpnd of Nine 1 1 f Five Q ' h Boys Track 9I Record Setters Equalling last year's record of third place in the Conference, the girls track team did better than was expected. I was really satisfied with the development of the kids from last year to this year, said Coach Rich Brutcher. Coach Brutcher had a very young team with many first year girls. This was the first year for a freshfsoph girls Olympic Conference track meet. and Orion won it, said Brutcher. The varsity also had a very good season, finish- ing fourth of 39 teams at Niantic Harristown. Gina Ossian qualified in four events for state competi- tion, a first in Orion track history. Susie Boehm. Susan Zurn and Beth Lage all qualified for three events. The awards received at the sports banquet were Kris Koelz, most dedicated, Beth Lage, most im- proved, and Gina Ossian. most valuable. - H' has Front Row: Susan Boehm. Gina Ossian. Dawn Schroeder. Missy Hancock, Terri Peterson. Kris Koelz, Angie Moon. Jill Schroeder. Second Row: Sherri Hillson. Denise Kunert. Beth VanDyne. Kim McComber. Kris Swanson. Leah Schroeder, Susan Zurn. Sonia Killion. Kerri Besse. Back Row: Coach Renee Becht. Ann Matykiewicz. Beth Lage. Shannon Kepple, Chris Killion, Connie Weber. Sonia Carroll, Claudia Rivera. Coach Richard Brutcher. 92 Girls Track Chris McDermott stretches to c a precise handoff to Denise Kunnert Leah Schroeder helps teammate Koelz loosen up her ankles before a :M fwfwwqwwvwwfw if E 115 Zi? W. -r- .LV , 1 T 94 Peopl N d my .- 1 Hey dude, let's party! There's no doubt that was THE phrase of the year. No matter what the reason, everyone seemed to be celebrating some- thing. From the freshmen to the seniors, the entire student body had many unique fads, sayings, and memories to celebrate. Whether studying for a Physics final or cram- ming for a Bio l exam, the weekends and extra- curricular activities seemed to be most outstand- ing of all. The weekends meant going out to mov- ies, cruising, going out for pizza. taking that spe- cial someone out for a romantic evening on the town, and on some occasions the weekends also meant working overtime for a job and trying to fit three hours of homework into one half of an hour on a Sunday night. Almost everyone tried to find a job so that they'd be able to afford life's basic high school necessities-such as fads. A few popular fads were new neon colored clothing, the bob and new wave haircuts, and of course the great dash to the local tanning booths to catch some quick sun. No matter what event, all OHS students seemed to find a reason to 'celebrate good times'. People 95 S ENIORS E x 4 Class Officers and Executive Members: Rhonda Johnsonfpre- J, Brian Porizek Cvice-presidentj. Putney fsecretaryj. Joe Bow- an Qtreasurerb, Beth Dufelmeier. Molly escamps, Kelly Noecker, Cindy Quart. had Bielema, Shelly Peters, Bill Kalman. S niors, At Last! lf the walls of a school could talk, they could tell about the Class of '85 and the changes it has gone through from that very first time mother shoved us, bookbag in hand. onto a bus full of strangers. In those early years, the most memorable class was recess. It was quite an educational experience where we learned all the basics of being a seven year old like how to jump rope, or how to play a mean game of kissing tag. Beginning high school was a big step into the future as it felt like starting all over again. We came to OHS with little idea of what to expect. Sprinting down the halls with every book we had stacked up so high that we couldn't see where we were going, we were easy prey for any senior to trip us and laugh as we lay flat on our face under a mountain of Biology papers. But what could be worse than the embarrasement of the typical freshman as they helplessly watch their tray splat on the floor while they listen to the cheers of their fellow students as peas roll every way across the commons floor. Annie, Annie, are you okay? became a very familiar saying to the sophomores' ears as they tried and tried to revive this far from human. lifeless mass. While some were busy in Health others were busy learning the rules of the road. Driving became an obsession, as we discovered the thrill of feeling like Mario Andretti behind the wheel of a race car ripping up the streets of Orion. while the drivers ed teacher clenched tightly onto the seat. Along with driving came another big step from the kissing tag of the past to dating. The first date - what a memorable experience. Boy comes to pick up girl, with sweaty palms and all, and is given the third degree FBI interrogation by the girl's father. Through all of this we eventually make it to our senior year. We were seniors with all the rights and priviledges that the term implied. The feeling of pride we feel as we walk across the stage to receive our diploma which stands for much more than an accomplishment. lt also contains many memories. Seniors 98 Seniors of ,, - ,, fl' --nab Senior couple Chris Isackson and Kelly Ziemer find that studying is easier and more fun when it's done together, ad ig- Tim Twing runs the MCfCVlS to help him decide which college tend in the fall. The seniors in eighth hour P.E. show off their building ability by making a pyra- mid during class when Mr. Mitton isn't watching. Mrs. Adelia Sottos help Brian Andrae get fitted for graduationg attire by measuring his head for his cap size. B ing a S nior All Hard Work And No Play? Being a senior is not all hard work and studying - it's also lots of fun. There are many traditional senior activities that help relieve the tension of all the important decisions that have to be made. Besides the many sports events to attend, there is the Homecoming bonfire which is made by the sen- ior Varsity Club members. At the end of the year is senior skip day. The seniors usually spend a part of this day taking a tour around the school's parking lot. The senior trip to Great America also gives the seniors a chance to unwind from schoolwork. As one senior said, All the special events make the senior year something to look forward to and make it more worthwhile. Seniors Molly Descamps. Chris Isack- son. Carston Nielsen. Deanne Taets. and Ed Zurcher find that picking out gradu- ation announcements. class keys, and memory books is a group effort and takes much time. Seniors 99 A 'ff lx H QW . 'i MOU E ir 'W' W Q ,W f v Jw 4' m A G' -. MPV gg, , in an Jeff Cowley Connie Cravens Jana Davidson John DeBaillie Monica Descamps 1, Beth Dufelmeier Shannon Eccher Fredrik Eng Michelle Engle Bill Epplin 0 ,Q Patrick Erickson Kelly Farrell Kathy Firch Sara Frey Debbie Gayman 0. -. 0,7 '. ,, ' hr X y hi l it Don Gayman Marilyn Green Bernard Greif Jeff Gulley Paul Hancock Seniors lOl orking S niors In order to fight the high prices of gas, movies, and other weekend expenditures, many young people are taking on the challenge of a part-time job. Many of these jobs are obtained by Tom Nich- olson, director of the Coop work program. They range from check out clerks at Eagles to tellers at Black Hawk State Bank. Among the tasks involved in these jobs are taking inventory, stacking shelves, bagging groceries, answering phones, typing, and waiting on daily customers. Brian Porizek is using his job at Shive-Hattery Engineering as training for his future occupation. He's a draftsman and because of his interest in engineering he would like to stay there for a long time. There is also a certain amount of added pres- sure that goes along with the job. Employers some- times require coming in on weekends and working late hours through the week. School work doesn't let up, leisure time is shortened, and the chances to attend social activities are few and far be- tween. Tammy Sales works at K-mart and says, The hours are all right and although l don't want this as a lifelong occupation, it's nice. By working late hours and having to manage time wisely, these jobs are teaching responsibility. dependability, and the leadership needed to sur- vive in a competitive society. Paul Corken finds his iob at Flicks a challenge with different tasks, waiting on customers and loading trucks. By loading groceries, Chris Joannides helps a customer at Jewel food store. IO2 Seniors Michelle Taylor aids CR. Hanna faculty with her typing and clerical skills. Although work is sometimes slow. Mi- chelle Engle really enjoys her job as a teller at First Federal Bank in Moline. Seniors Kris Heilwagner Chris Isakson Bill Kalman Paul LaFauce IO4 Seniors Bret Henderson Chris Hoskins Robert Hoskins 'bib tar' Denise Jazwick Chris Joannides Rhonda Johnson W 7 'li 7 W, .lim Kapple Dawn Ketron Sonia Killion p. i K , X l i , , Q Q ,K l Amy LHIGITIGH Bill Larkins Darrin Lawson Jeff Hyett Beckey Jordan Q' 1217 Theresa Koester -vii- Duane Lees 'fr 1 .1 -af' -TI' -sq 1 H l l i 1 C it ' Chris Lindberg Amanda Lowery Robert Lowery Chris Lundberg Mike MafYkl9WlCZ -WS. Bonnie Matzen Rod Matzen Matt McCunn Bruce McVietty Jay McWhinney 'Q' - ' Tracie Melton Michelle Metzner Lori Myers Tim Myers Jan Nelson . 41' 'S an f , f -rl , all 'T fe lil Traci Nelson Carsten Nielsen Kelly Noecker Kris Noecker Jan Oliver Seniors lO5 Dating, Shopping, Getting Together With Friends lt never fails! Everyday after the bell the seniors find something to amuse themselves. Among the most popular night time activities were movies. dating, shopping, going for pizza, or just being together with friends. Let's Go Crazy, one of the popular songs from the hit movie Purple Rain, seemed to set an exam- ple for the seniors of l985. After seeing one of their favorite movies Miss- ing in Action, Ghostbusters, Indiana Jones, or Gremlins, Seniors would visit one of the popu- lar eating places like McDonalds. Shopping for clothes or cars was one of the things the seniors enjoyed most. Among the popular fads this year were cropped pants, penny loafers, shaker sweaters, and just plain old tennis shoes and sweat shirts. The cars noticed among the seniors were Trans- ams, and Camaros. Due to the high prices of '85 the seniors had to stay home quite frequently to save money. But they seemed to find many different things at home to do like playing the new hit game Trivial Pursuit or watching an exciting movie on a VCR. lO6 Seniors rian Porizek and Rhonda Johnson say odbye after an evening out. Tholl looks overwhelmed at the price S65 for a pair of basketball tennis shoes Athletes Foot. ..., ...--J ,,-- 'av With all of the competition of fast food chains such as Hardees. Burger King. and Wendy's. Troy Anselnii chooses McDonalds after a Big Mac attack. After cruising on 23rd avenue Sara Frey stops for a bite to 931 at the popular Mexican restaurant Adolphs. Seniors IO7 Y Cindy Ouart Dan Papini Shelly Peters Laura Peterson Terri .-.1 af' 'if fxijih lr , ' V ' lk LQSWQ Vicki Peterson Donna Phillips Brian Pitra Brian Porizek Linda Michelle Putney Tony Raes Dan Redman Angie Rusk THIHI11 is 1. Sv 'Www 'C 'P' Price y Sales Daren Schnowski Andy Schroeder Jill Schroeder Tom Seabloom Dayna Seys IO8 Seniors .- af- -.1 N4 's Tammy Smay Becky Snow Jason Stenzel Cindy Strandgard Deanna Taets , 'Hn' W'-Q L4-. as Jay Taefg Tom Tholl Tim Twing Nancy VanDuyne Randy Volk 45' 'qw-v '- 1 SA 95 M ,ma 'Killa Wade Weber Elizabeth Whitehall Bryan Williams Tracey Yates Bob Zeug Kelly Ziemer Ed Zurcher Seniors lO9 Senior Activities Andrae. Brian FFA 9.lO,ll,l2i Varsity Club IO,ll.I24 Football 9.lO.II,I24 Track lO.Il,l2 Anselmi, Troy Knightbeat Staff I24 CECO I24 Yearbook I2 Anson, Laura Spanish Club 9.lO4 F.H.A. IO4 CECO I24 Yearbook 94 Spanish Honor Society 9,IO4 Concert Choir 9,IO.II.I24 Treble Chorus 9,lO. ll,l24 Track 9 Aschbach, Dannette Knightbeat Staff I24 F. H. A. 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IO: CECO I2: Yearbook I2: Wrestling stat Il LaFauce, Paul Knightbeat Staff I2: Spanish Club 9: Varsity Club lI,I2: Yearbook I2: Cross Country I2: Con- cert Choir 9.lO.lI,I2: Bass Chorus 9,lO,II,l2: Madrigals 9,IO,ll,I2: Concert Band 9: Basketball 9.IO,lI,I2: Track I2 Laleman, Amy Spanish Club 9,lO: Drama Club II: Varsity Club 9,lO,II,l2: Spanish Honor Society IO: National Honor Society Il.I2: Treble Chorus 9: Concert Band IO,II.l2: Pom Pon lO,Il,l2: Track 9.IO,lI.l2 Larkins, Bill CECO I2: FFA IO,ll,l2: Soccer Club IO Larson, Mark CECO I2: Basketball 9: Track Il Lawson, Darrin CECO I2: Track 9 Lees, Duane CECO I2: Track 9 Lowery, Amanda Knightbeat Staff I2: Spanish Club 9: CECO I2: Varsity Club I2: Yearbook I2: Pom Pon I2: Track 9.lO Lowery, Robert Book Club 9.lO,Vice- president Il: Spanish Club 9,IO,Il: Varsity Club lO,II,l2: l.M.E.A. I2: Con- cert Choie 9.lO,II.l2: Bass Chorus 9,IO.Il.I2: Madrigals I2: Football 9, manager lO,ll: Basketball manager ll: Track manager IO: Wrestling man- ager IO: Spring Musical Il Lundberg, Chris Legion Baseball 9,IO.Il,I2: Concert Band 9,IO,lI,l2: The Force I2 Matykiewicz, Mike FFA lO,lI: Span- ish Club 9: CECO I2: Varsity Club 9,IO,lI.l2: Football 9,IO.ll,l2: Basketball 9,lO,l2: Track 9 Matzen, Bonnie F.H.A. 9,IO,ll.I2: CECO I2: Track 9 Matzen, Rod FFA 9,IO,ll,I2: CECO I2 McCunn, Matt Varsity Club Il,I2: Student Council II,I2: National Honor Society lI.Vice-president I2: Football 9.IO,ll,l2 McVietty, Bruce FFA 9: CECO I2: Basketbal 9 McWhinney, .lay FFA 9,IO,II,l2: Chapter President, secretary: Sec- tion treasurer, President: CECO I2: Concert Choir 9,IO,II: Bass Chorus 9,IO,ll: Madrigals 9,IO,II: Football 9,IO Melton, Tracie CECO I2 Metzner, Michelle Yearbook 9: Con- cert Choir 9,l2: Track 9,lO Myers, Lori F.H.A. IO. Section offi- cer Il: CECO I2 Myers, TimVarsity Club IO,ll,I2: Ori- on Soccer Club 9.IO,II.I2: Wrestling 9,IO.ll,I2 Nelson, Jan CECO I2: Varsity Club lI.I2: Cheerleader 9,lO,lI,I2 Nelson, Traci Spanish Club 9,l2: CECO I2: Varsity Club 9,lO,Il,l2t Spanish Honor Society IO: National Honor Society II,l2: Volleyball 9,IO,II: Wrestling Cheerleader 9,lO.II,I2 Noecker, Kelly Executive Council 9.IO.II.l2: Class President 9,lO,ll: Spanish Club 9.IO,ll: Varsity Club I2: Student Council IO, Vice-president lI.I2: Spanish Honor Society 9,lO: Na- tional Honor Society lI,l2: Girls Bas- ketball 9,lO,II: Pom Pon I2 Noecker, Kris Knightbeat Staff I2: Spanish Club 9,IO: Varsity Club 9,lO,ll,l2: Student Council IO, Trea- surer Il,l2: Spanish Honor Society IO: National Honor Society ll,I2: Volley- ball IO,ll: Cheerleader I2: Wrestling Cheerleader 9,lO,ll Oliver. .lan Spanish Club Treasurer 9: CECO Treasurer I2: Varsity Club lI,l2: Girls State II: Cheerleader 9,lO,lI,l2 Senior Activities Ill Ouart, Cindy Executive Council I2, Spanish Club 9,IO, CECO I2, Spanish Honor Society IO, National Honor So- ciety II,I2, Concert Band 9,lO,II,l2 Papini, Dan Executive Council IO,lI, Spanish Club 9, CECO I2, Varsity Club lO,II,I2, Concert Choir 9.IO,II, Bass Chorus 9,lO,lI, Concert Band 9,lO,Il,l2, The Force Il,l2, Football manager 9.lO,Il, Basketball manager 9, Track manager 9, Wrestling IO, Spring Musical 9,lO,Il Peters, Shelly Executive Council I2, Spanish Club 9, F.H.A. lO.Il,I2-trea- surer, Drama Club 9,lO, CECO I2- Secretary, National Honor Society II,I2-President, Treble Chorus 9, Track 9, Fall Drama 9,lO, Spring Musical 9 Peterson, Laura F.H.A. 9,lOll.I2, CECO I2, National Honor Society Il,l2 Peterson, Terri Spanish Club 9.IO, Varsity Club lO.Il,I2, Treble Chorus 9, Track 9,lO,II,l2 Peterson. Vicky Executive Council IO,Il, Class Treasurer 9, Knightbeat Staff II, Spanish Club 9,lO, Drama Club 9, CECO I2, Student Council 9,IO, Yearbook 9,II,I2-Co-edicto-in- chief, Spanish Honor Society IO, Na- tional Honor Society II.l2, Concert Choir 9, Treble Chorus 9, Pom Pon IO,II,I2-Co-captain, Track 9.IO Phillips. Donna Spanish Club 9, Dra- ma Club IO,I2, Girls Basketball stat 9, Fall Drama IO,l2 Pitra, Brian Knightbeat Staff I2, Var- sity Club Il,l2, Yearbook I2, Football 9.IO,lI,I2, Basketball 9,lO.l2, Track lI,I2 Porizek, Brian Executive Council 9, Class Vice-President I2, CECO I2, Varsity Club IO,II,I2, Student Council I2, Concert Band 9,lO.II, The Force 9,lO,II, Basketball 9, Track IO,ll.l2 Price, Linda Knightbeat Staff I2, Drama Club 9,IO,lI, CECO I2, Year- book I2 Putney, Michelle Executive Council Senior Activities 9, Class Secretary lO,lI,I2, Knight- beat Staff I2, Varsity Club II,I2, Year- book I2, Football stat II,I2, Track stat ll, Volleyball o,lO,lI,l2, Pom Pon I2, Cheerleader IO, Track 9 Raes, Tony FFA II,I2, Football 9, TrackI2 Redman, Dan Football 9, Track 9 Rush, Angie Spanish Club 9,lO, CECO I2, Varsity Club lO,II,l2, Student Council IO, Spanish Honor Society IO, Treble Chorus 9, Volleyball 9,lO,Il,l2, Girls Basketball 9, Pom Pon lI,l2, Track 9,IO: Sales, Tammy F.H.A. 9,lO, CECO I2, Track 9, Football stat 9,IO, Girls bas- ketball stat 9 Schroeder, Andy Class Treasurer IO,II, Spanish Club Il,I2, Varsity Club IO.II,I2, Cross Country I2, Bass Cho- rus IO,Il, Concert Choir IO,II, Track 9,IO,II,I2 Schroeder, JillSpanish Club 9,lO,II,I2, Drama Club 9, Spanish Honor Soci- ety IO, National Honor Society II,I2Treasurer, Treble Chorus 9, Track 9.lO,Il,l2 Seabloom, Tom FFA 9,lO.ll.Vice- president I2, CECO I2, Varsity Club ll, Football 9,lO.ll Seys, Dayna Spanish Club 9, F.H.A. IO, CECO I2 Smay, Tammy Spanish Club 9,IOs F.H.A. 9, Softball 9.lO, Spanish Honor Society 9.IO Snow, Becky Executive Council II, Spanish Club 9. CECO I2, National Honor Society II,l2, Volleyball IO, Girls Basketball 9, Pom Pon Il,l2 Stenzel, Jason FFA Il,l2, CECO I2, Basketball 9,IO,lI Strandgard, Cindy Track 9,lQl2 Taets, .lay FFA 9,IO.II,I2, CECO I2, Varsity Club ll,I2, Football 9,IO,II,I2 Taylor. Michele CECO I2 1 Tholl, Tom Knightbeat Staff I2, Spanish Club 9,IO, Varsity Club I2, Yearbook I2, Legion Baseball 9.IO,II.I2, Concert Choir 9,IO, Bass Chorus 9.lO, Basketball 9,lO,ll,l2 Twing, Tim FFA 9,IO, Football 9, Bas- ketball I2 VanDuyne, Nancy Spanish Club 9, F.H.A. 9, Drama Club 9, CECO I2, Varsity Club I2 Volk, Randy FFA IO, Varsity Club IO,II, I2, Legion Baseball 9,IO,II,I2, Football 9,lO,II.I2, Track 9,IO,II.l2, Wrestling I2 Weber, Wade FFA 9,IO, Varsity Club Il, Football Il, Track 9, Wrestling II,I2 Whitehall, Elizabeth Spanish Club 9,lO,II.I2, Varsity Club IO.II,l2, Spanish Honor Society 9,lO,II,I2, National Honor Society Il.l2, Concert Choir 9.IO, Treble Chorus 9,IO, Volleyball 9, Pom Pon IO,II,I2, Spring Musical IO Williams, Bryan FFA 9,lO,lI,l2, CECO I2 , Yates, Tracey F.H.A. 9,IO,Il.l2, Dra- ma Club IO,II,I2, CECO I2, Girls State II, Track 9, Fall Drama IO,Il, Spring Musical IO,Il Zeug, Bob CECO I2, Varsity Club ll, Football 9,lO,II Ziemer, Kelly Spanish Club 9, Drama Club 9, Varsity Club lO,ll,l2, Student Council II, Concert Choir 9, Treble Chorus 9, Volleyball 9.IO, Pom Pon IO,lI.I2, Girls track stat II, Football stat 9, Zurcher, Ed Varsity Club Il,l2, Le- gion Baseball 9,IO,II,I2, Boys State I2, Concert Choir 9.lO, Bass Chorus 9,IO, Football 9,II,I2, Track I2, Wrestling lI,l2 l ,, ,mf , R974 f , ,34,Ig, 99455 we ,QV ma ,I 7,43 I, I Y ,K ne of the biggest thrills move up to carpeted a more kneel upon whsle homework. the camouflage for 1 Wife Band Booster Being a drum major isn't as easy as it looks. According to Amy Crane, it's time consuming. hard work. Amy is the junior drum major for Orion's band. The junior's job is to twirl her baton-like mace at football and basketball games, pep assemblies, and parades. The senior drum major conducts, but the roles may be reversed. The main job of a drum major according to Amy is to increase the moral of the band and to encour- age them to perform well, even when it's freezing outside. Amy got the opportunity to perform as drum major when she was selected as one of the top two in tryouts. She and Cindy Ouart were sent to camp over the summer to learn their jobs as drum ma- jors. Amy said that she practiced her routines about a half hour each day over the summer. Amy feels that in order to have makings of a drum major, You need to know the band, be friendly, and have leadership qualities, all which she feels she has. II4 Juniors Albaugh. Darren Anderson, Damon Anderson, Jodi Anselmi, Daniel Arango, Tammy Ash. David Bainter, Richard Baker, David Baraks, Dale Bell, Diana Berg, Michael Bessee, Kerri Jo Betcher, Heidi Betcher, Michelle Bilbruck. Rhonda Blank, Russell Boehm. Susan Bradley, Michelle Breeden, Sandy Brown, Shelley Carr, Kelli Carroll, Paul Claussen, Melissa Corken, Peter Coulter, James Cox. John Crampton, Kelly Crane, Amy Dallas, Diana Danielson. Scott DeBaiIIie. Randy Dooley, Jeff Downey, Mike Drucker, Matt Edmund, Traci Engnell, Julie Ferry, Julie Foster. Tamara Foutch, Michael Gass, Julie Gelaude, Ronald Gritton, Mike Junior's Achievements The junior officers and council members were working hard during the year planning the junior- senior prom and selling pins during football and basketball season. Front row: President Jodi An- derson, Vice-president Kerry Noecker, Tonya Oak, Darren Albaugh, Suzi Moreland, Beth Van- Houtte, and Amy Crane. Second row: Treasurer Julie Ferry, Secretary Heather Hardin, Brenda Ziemer, Brenda Laleman, Ann Matykiewicz, Carol Rizzolo, Lisa Stephens, and Julie Engnell. Back row: Dawn Schroeder, Susan Boehm, and Angie Keleher. ll6 Juniors Haars, Brian Halverson. Jeff Hamilton, Linda Hardin, Heather Holmberg, Troy Hoskins, Lisa Huff, Kellie Johnson, Mike Johnson, Tim Jones. Kathy Keleher, Angela Laleman, Brenda Laleman, Mark Larkins. Gretchen Larsen. Kelli Larson, Christopher Larson, Kevin Lenning, Todd Lesthaeghe, Jill Lesthaeghe, Jon Longshore. Jeff Lund. Jill Martens, David Matykiewicz, Ann May, Leatta McDonnell, Eric McKeag. Judy McOmber, Michelle Meirhaeghe, Deena Miller, Rochelle Moody, John Moreland, Susan Morey, Dana Morse, Denise Muhleman, Dennis Nagle, Richard Noecker, Kerry Norton, Jeff Oak, Tonya Oliver, James Ossian, Gina Paulsen. Byran Talented Qrganist Chris Schwarz has been playing the organ for nine years and taking private lessons for four years. He has competed in the Yamaha Electone Festi- val for the last three years, placing first at locals last year. He competed in the Youth ll division. Chris received first on a medley including Jamai- ca Farewell and Yellow Bird . He also placed first in the inprovisation section, in which he had ten minutes to create music for a song. After locals, he went to Rockford, Illinois, for regionals. He played the same music as he did at locals. Although he didn't place, he did very well and received good comments from the judges. Chris really enjoyed playing the organ in the competition and says he can't wait until next year. Because he won locals, he couldn't compete for a year. He also gives a lot of credit to his organ teacher, Harlene Rivelli. Chris is off to a fast start at a young age. At the rate he is progressing now, in a few years winning the regionals and moving on to nationals and inter- nationals may not be a dream, but reality. Il8 Juniors r'--5. 4' ilu fl Joeley Jackie Dawn eber, Rick ug, Lee Ann mer, Brenda Peterson, Lisa Price. Timothy Reddick. Barbara Reddy, Laurel Rizzolo. Carol Rochau, Michael Romanowski. Kelly Sayre, Niki Schmidt. Jodi Schroeder, Dawn Schroeder, Jerome Schwarz. Chris Stalf, Tom Stephens. Lisa Stropes, Bill Sullivan, Scott Sundeen, Carla Swancutt, Tony Swiger, Jason Swihart. Kirk Tappa, Tom Thoman, Mike Thompson, Andrew VanDeWoestyne, Mark VanHoutte, Beth Volk, Patty Weber, Connie Juniors II9 I , .W Q , I Q ,, Y 1 5 Q K , Wi? he 'wg M il , 'xr u S wg, ' M? sw 4 Anderson, Nolan Andrae. Clint Armstrong, Erica Ash. Dan Atwell, Sandra Beck. Robert Behn, Camy Bingham, Kiki Bingham, Sophorn Bloomberg. Brent Boniger. Laura Burnett, Christie Carlson, Keith Carothers, Dane Carroll, Sonya Carroll, Tim Cashman. Beth Catlett. Cammie Chelstrom. Lynn Chu, Lina Cook. Jim Cox, Lara Crews, Jeff DeCoster. Tom Sophomores Ill i Q Active In 4-H Brent Bloomberg is a three year member of the Western Jr. Farmers 4-H Club. Brent is currently active in the areas of wildlife conservation, gar- dening, woodworking, and beef. Bloomberg was selected to go to the state fair with his poster on wildlife conservation, which dealt with Illinois fish and what they eat. He also was a county project honor member with his wild- life conservation. Bloomberg said that there is a wildlife conservation meeting once a month. The picture shows Bloomberg with his Angus Simmental steer. The black steer placed sixth me- dium weight on foot at the Henry County Fair. Another one of BIoomberg's steers placed third light weight on foot. When asked what made him choose to be in 4-H. Bloomberg replied, lt's a lot of fun and it has many educational benefits. There is a 4-H meeting once a month. Members are to choose projects which they plan on showing at the fair. These projects must be worked on by the individual at their own leisure. l22 Sophomores my M if X ir, 'T' f '? 'b- DeLaPaz. Liz DeMeyer, Susan Edkhardt, Edgar Engle, Clint Faust, Christopher Fiers. Kory Gengler, Stacy Gritton, Terri Gunnerson, Julie Hall, Jennifer Hancock, Michele Hickenbottom, Don Hogren, Darin Jasper, Eric Johnson. Brian Kepple, Shannon Kesselk Chris, Killion, Christine Koelz, Kristine Kron. Jay Kunert, Deanna Kuykendall, Bobby LaFaunce, Maggie Lage. Beth Lang, Necia Larson. Tricia Lee, Mitch Lees, Jeff Lees. Sonya Lieving, Kerry Lough. Terry Lowery, Wanda Lund, Scott Marshall, Amy Martin, Michele McCracken, Don McSwain, Adam McWhinney, Christine Melton, Kurt Meyer, Kurt Muhleman, Ryan Nelson, Doug Sophomores D3 Sophomore Class After winning second place in the Homecoming float and wall contest, the sophomores sold candy bars as a fundraiser. Learning how to drive and how to outline went hand-in-hand in driver's education, and in be- tween asking Annie if she was okay, the sopho- mores eagerly awaited their class rings from Herff Jones. C This years class officers and executive council include: Leah Schroeder, president, Liz DeLaPaz, vice president, Tricia Larson, treasurer, and Cinda Nordstrom, secretary, Kris Koeltz, Kris Swanson, Deena Peterson, Terri Gritton, Lisa Stewart, Beth Lage, Angie Payne, Stacey Gengler, Lynn Chel- strom, Beth Cashman, Deanna Kunert, Jennifer Hall, Christine McWhinney, Maggie LaFauce, Julie Gunnerson, Jim Cook, and Eric Jasper. I24 Sophomores 3 9 r i .-rf. .x IP' ,, , . M - if: -sf vb'-'Y J r ll Nicholson, Cheryl Noe, Todd Nordstrom. Cinda Ossian, Josie Parry. Tim Payne, Angie Peterson, Deena Rasmussen, Jennifer Reinhart. Larissa Renihan, Todd Riedesel. Dennis Rivera, Claudia Roberts. Tony Robinson. Chris Rusk. Liz Rusk, Tom Rutledge, Wendy Sanchez, Tony Schillinger, Barry Schnell, Louie Schroeder. Leah Schultz. Andy Secor, Rick Seys, Darren Seys, Joe Slocum. Warren Smay. Teresa Smutzer, Doug Stewart. Lisa Swancutt, Lana Swanson. Kris Swanson, Laura Taets, Curt Taets, Todd Tholl, Todd Thorsvold, Roger VanDeWoestyne. Andrew Warren. Melissa Wells, Kevin Woest. Sally Zurcher. Tammy Zurn. Susan Abbott, Stacy Anderson, Douglas Anderson, Wendy Andrae. Matt Arango. Joe Baker, Gayle Barnett, Giles Bartels, John Betcher, Darrin Betcher, Mike Bingham, Thuc Blank, Karen Bloomberg, Emily Boney, Radine Boney. Richard Bunton, Ron Burnett, Kevin Buysse. Stephanie Campbell, Kelly Carey, Bryan Carey, Jackie Carlson, Rochelle Carr. Hope Catlett, Carrie at Wi' e's Hog Wild Living on a farm isn't all fun and games. says freshman Mike Hamerlinck, . . it's a lot of hard work. Mike is a six year achievement member of the Western Jr. Farmers 4-H Club, who takes hogs to the Henry County Fair every year. His hard work has certainly paid off. He has won numerous awards with 4-H swine projects. Some of these awards include: seven county project awards, two state project honors, one county project outstand- ing award, three grand champion gilt trophies and rosettes, and many blue ribbons as well as pin awards. Mike goes through a lot of work with his swine projects. He has to keep accurate financial re- cords, as well as stay on a feed program through- out the entire year. As fairtime approaches, Mike must choose which hogs will go to the fair, fill out many entry forms, and prepare and groom his hogs for the shows. Grooming his hogs consists of washing them, and making sure that the hog looks good to show. Along with 4-H swine, Mike is involved in F.F.A. livestock judging and related activities. He plans to keep working hard with his swine projects in the future and to try and improve his livestock program. D8 Freshmen 1 Chu. Liae Clark, Gina Clark. Paula Cook, Michaelene Cox, Gerald Cramm, Kurt Crane, John Crane, Tony Crews, Jeff DeBaiIlie, Andy DeBaillie, Robbie Dennhardt, Peter DeShane, Stacee Dierikx, Larry Downey, Vrenae Eccher, Shelly Ellison, Ken Epplin. Mike Etheridge, Melanie Farwell, Ron Foutch, Mark Frana, D.J. Gale, Billy Grafton, B.J. Gustafson, Kristy Hamerlinck, Mike Heilwagner, Tim Heston, Tina Hillson, Sheri , House, Kelly Hull, Richard Johnson, Allison Johnson, Darci Johnson, Doug Johnson, Stacey Johnson, Tera Jones, Jenni Kent, Jill Knox, Peter Knudsen, Annalise Koester, Kevin Kohrs. Mike Freshmen Class Besides winning first place for their float dur- ing homecoming, the freshmen also sold pop- corn to all the hungry people at the football and basketball games. This years freshmen execu- tive council and officers include: Beth Van- Duyne, president, Kim McOmber, vice presi- dent, Emily Bloomberg, secretary-treasurer: Sherry Peters, Jenni Jones, Julie Pettifer, Heidi Saunders, Amy Schnerre, Stephanie Ward, Tony Crane, Denise Kunert, and Tina Heston. l3O Freshmen 7? ., ml Ji J. 'lvl 423 Kunert, Denise Ladewig, Lisa Laleman, Bruce Larkins, Bobbie Larson, Sondra Lenning, Curt Lough, Caren Lough, Chad Lowery, Mike Lundburg, Doug McCarthy, Lori McDermott, Chris McGinty, Sean McOmber. Kim McVietty, Mark Mahon. John Matheson. Steve Matykiewicz, David Matzen, Ken Miller, Heather Miller, Mike Miller, Rod Mitten, Eric Moon, Angie Morey, Lynnette Nordquist, Natalie Norton, Jim Overmyer. Tricia Owens, Rebecca Pasmore, Tom Pauletti. Cheryl Peters, Ron Peters, Sherry Peterson, Craig Peterson, Doug Pettifer. Julie Quaintance. Mark Ruark, Mike Saunders, Heidi Schillinger, Carla Schnerre, Amy Schultz, Rob Freshmen ISI Runnin Solo Angie Moon, the only girl on Orion's cross coun- try team, said, Training with all boys was diffi- cult. You have to try to be their equal, which isn't always easy. Angie has been running for three years and both of her parents are active in the sport. Also a par- ticipant in track, she prefers that to cross coun- try. It's much easier than running on grass, she said. Angie is always training, even in the off season. During the winter she runs about two miles a day, three days a week. When track season arrives, she is busy concentrating on improving her speed by drills in speedwork. Throughout the summer, An- gie participates in various road races, five and ten kilometers in length. While cross country kept her very busy, she describes running as a pastime. Angie encourages more girls to participate on the cross country team. I would like to see Qrion develop a girl's team. l32 Freshmen er. Stephanie , Holly her, John West, Mike Whitmore, Brad Wilson, Thad Ziemer. Mark Searl, Billy Secor. Steve Shepherd. Corey Slavish, Lisa Snell. Mike Snow, David Stiles, Steve Stockton, Duke Stropes, Chris Stropes, Derrick Sullivan, Eric Taylor, Missy Tholl, Mark VanArnam, Kim VanDuyne, Beth VanHoutte, Lisa VanOpdorp, Bethanne Venable, David Ward. Stephanie Weber, Luke Welch, Derek Freshmen I33 VP V , -.- .e-vvlO'4',r V ' LA, I34 1 1 Acadenncs r il if Y Students rarely associate the words academ- ics and celebration together. How can tons of homeworkf, endless hours of study and a locker full of notebooks by synonomous with celebra- tion? Academics can give students many reasons to celebrate. Excelling in classes, receiving an A in anything from cooking to chemistry or simply fin- ishing a term paper or project are reasons for celebration. Many awards, scholarships and special recogni- tions result from a student's hard academic work. This year I4 students were initiated into the Na- tional Honor Society at the banquet while nine Spanish Honor Society initiates were also honored. Receiving an academic scholarship for excelling in various areas of study often lead to a feeling of success and success leads to celebration. Students strived for the various awards and scholarships offered in areas such as speech, agriculture and journalism. Students also sent applications in the hope of being accepted in Who's Who In American High Schools. After the successful completion of I3 years of academic study, students can definitely find a reason to celebrate - graduation. Academics Q -1 A Donald Frakes Superintendent Behind Th Scene The administration faced financial problems causing cuts to be made in various areas. The elimination of an assistant wrestling coach and one assistant Football coach, a hold on buying any extra supplies or books was also brought about. Expenses were curtailed for teachers and adminis- tration attending meetings and conventions. Along with having a slow start the snow days accumulated to a' record number almost resulting in the loss of Easter vacation. Instead the school year was extended to June 7. The Board of Education has emphasized the area of curriculum improvement during the past year. They established committees concerning staff improvements and communication, accord- ing to Superintendent Donald Frakes. I36 Administration Larry Miller Principal 'QWW Adelia Sottos Secretary Janet Marshall Secretary 1 an Jan Brucker Tina Farwell Attendance Secretary Cooks- Shirley Volk, Lucille Becht, Carol Breintenstein. Rosie Smith, Konnie Bon- ey, Margie Yates Myrtle Walker Custodian Dale Marshall Custodian rf? 4 Q ,f Larry Stombaugh Custodian l it - ---M . .,..,., A .,A..,... ,X nf- JA Y' -.A. 1, ' sg i I 'I I 4 WZ ff if s L llti Board of Education- Dora Larson, Neil Thomas. Secretaryt Kathryn Mosher, Theodore Seabloom, Vice President: Robert Ferry. Presidents Richard Rehn, Alvin Dufelmeier Administration I37 Scientific Studies Sewage treatment offers a good career for both men and women and it pays very well, ac- cording to Bill Todd, science teacher. The Environmental Science students visited the Moline North Slope Sewage Treatment Plant right where the Rock River comes to the Mississippi to find out just how big cities handle large sewage problems. Every year the class tries to go to three differ- ent places to find out different procedures for water treatment plants and sewage power plants. Although this year they were unable to go to two of the plants - The Water Treatment Plant and The Sewage Power Plant - they still made it to the Sewage Treatment Plant. lt didn't smell nearly as bad as I thought it would smell. When I found out we were going there, l thought 'oh, yukl' But it was really interest- ing, said Beth Cashman, Environmental Science student. f-l ' Environmental Science students look at the settling basin at the Moline North Slope Sewage Treatment Plant. The aeration tank is shown to a group of eager to learn science students. l38 Science Bill Todd Science Ben Ahring Science Girls Basketball coach Mike Shipley History Football coach Tom Domino History Girls Basketball coach A bi-leveled floor made it easier to look at the Splitter Box which seperates the sewage and sends it in two different directions. Science l39 l4O Art W my 1 M' Glazing pottery is more than lust a sim- ple stroke of the brush. as shown by Cinda Nordstrom. ik iv 'f ,,,. ,,..-g Carsten Nielson, Heather Hardin. and Dawn Schroeder work vigorously to lim meet an art exhibit deadline. Art instructor Don Bielema demon- strates how to center clay as Chris Joannides pays close attention. Don Bielema Renee Becht Art Instructor Art Instructor L Class Sponsor Varsity Volleyball ll H 'X A-.,.v- ' Coach Roy! I gi 3 S, - ' ' Have A Ball. Pottery is one field which allows students to use their imagination. 'When I sit down with a ball of clay, I just let my mind wonder and create what ever comes to mind, said Heather Hardin. Art instructor Don Bielema said, Of all the different areas covered each year, pottery seems to be one of the most popular. Each student will have completed almost I4 pots at the end of this unit. Of the I4 pots, one must be thrown on the wheel. Working with clay takes patience, creativity. and a great deal of time. The choices of projects range anywhere from candle holders to bowls and boxesf but no credit is given for ashtraysl r sa - 'lr W.. 3 . ' s-411. 'sh ..- ' -..arH Andrew Thompson shows rolling clay slabs and coolies are very similar. Designing and creating a clay proiect suitable to earn an A , takes the exper- tise of two Art Ill students Fred Ing and Andy VanDeWoestyne. Art l4I Get ln Condition Physical fitness was a craze that swept the na- tion during the first half of the decade. Everyone worked at getting into shape and the physical education classes helped. Early in the fall when the air turned colder, the physical education classes ventured into the gym to ride out the winter. lt was the perfect opportu- nity to get in condition. Conditioning was a major part of the indoor curriculum, weightlifting and exercise were heavily stressed. After the holidays, the indoor sports followed the usual schedule with the activities being bas- ketball, volleyball, badminton, and ping-pong as well as some one day evens such as Jane Fonda's Workout or dodgeball. ln early spring the girls did something new self defense. Sheriff Gib Cady was a guest speaker and showed a movie on the subject. Mary Snader, girls p.e. in ' ' h plains the technique of t stroke in badmitton. Jane Fonda's Workout was after the holiday season to excess weight gained and Cami Borodychuk. Becky Tracy Yates wait for the t area aerobics instructor le During the fitness unit. Mar . a workout that involved bot and the girls. Physical Education Volleyball is a team sport but this team seems to be in awe of Kevin Larson's lone effort of returning the ball. z gffxszifs X Mary Sander Girls Physical Education General Science Cheerleading Sponsor Pam Bollaert Girls Physical Education Health Bob Mitton Boys Physical Education Wrestling Coach Jeff Padgett Boys Physical Education Driver s Education Boys Track Coach Assistant Varsity Football Coach Robert Bergstrom Driver's Education Athletic Director Boys Varsity Basketball Coach Physical Education I43 Elaine Addis Laurel Schoon Business Senior Business Pom Pon in Class Sponsor Sponsor I44 Business ZA, W ,.wM Business Assistant Michelle Putney uses one of her many talents to xerox copies for OHS teachers. Trying to make totals add up. Julie Gass uses the Victor Adding Machine for help. Tammy Sales finds making booklets much easier with the use of a collator. u hing Buttons To be competitive in the job market, students eeded to have various skills and be capable of orking on an assortment of machines. But where ere these skills aquired? Carla Ochanpaugh, one of the three business Fachers, taught a class called Office Machines. his class offered all business-minded people the hands on experience they needed. With the business world still increasing, stu- ents needed to have a great deal of knowledge. chanpaugh said, It is important students learn lot of skills and keep in step with other indivi- Iuals their own age, these trades make them em- loyable and might give them an added edge. Each student enrolled in this class worked on wachines such as the dictaphone, Xerox, Electron- I: 60, Burroughs Word Processor, ditto, and three ifferent adding machines. This is the best class l teach because students re taught what they will come across in the fu- .ure, said Ochanpaugh. Carla Qchanpaugh helps Traci Melton find her stored program on the Bur- roughs Word Processor. 449 'www' Resource Area Filled with informative resource materials, the library consists of 8,360 shelved books. Due to a big budget cut this year, librarian Doris Wherry was able to purchase only two new books, 54 mag- azine and newspaper subscriptions. The library purchased a new VCR machine and cable into the school. The access to the cable coupled with the VCR will be a very valuable edu- cational tooI, said Tom Domino. l've taped many shows from PBS on Vietnam, Central America, and other topical areas and these have been highly informative. Besides the nine sets of encyclopedias the li- brary contains many other references: almanacs, dictionaries, magazines, microfilm and microfiche machines, and nine computers with ISO discs. Mike Berg and Mrs. Wherry have a computer conference. While Danny Anselmi puts the tape into the VCR, Randy Stephens turns on the T V Mrs. Morse shows Wendy Anderson how to use the Microfiche machine. l46 Library KQV WVR 'We 'twigs' .a,,.,,. - Gary Crowell Counselor Student Council Advisor Maryanne Harvey Counselor Pat Morse Special Education Tom Nicholson Co Op Ceco Advisor Doris Wherry Librarian .W-0. 'f.5f, To find information for a report, Tammy Zurcher looks through one of the many sets of encyclopedias. Library I47 Stitch In Time Many girls take Home Economics I, taught by Jeanette Ross, to learn the basics about Sewing. Child Care, Money Management, Family, and Cooking While sewing, they learn about fabrics and tex- tiles fibers, commercial patterns, alterations to fit. operation of the sewing machine, and finish the unit by sewing pants, shorts, or a blouse. They also compare costs between their garment and a ready made garment. Ross feels that after the students have made a garment, they're better consumers in that they are better judges of quality of either ready made or hand made clothing. Teresa Smay, One of Ross's students, said, We learn alot of money saving ideas and skills that will help us when we are on our own, especially how to make our own clothes. Jeanette Ross Ch , , B Home Economics ristine aumann F . uture Homemakers Home Economlcs of America I48 Home Economics Jill Kent cuts out a pattern to sew on sewing machine. 'a Lori McCarthy asks assistance from Heidi Saunders to help her thread her needle. Annalisa Knudson presses a flat seam to finish her garment. Mrs. Ross discusses various kinds of seams with students Sherry Peters and Hoa Bingham. Home Economics l49 Show And Tell Chris Killion, One of the funniest was when Wendy RutIedge's hands were full of her cheese dip and ended up having to use her elbows to finish out her speech. Lara Cox, When I was giving my speech I did blood typing and I pricked Larisa Reinhart's finger and it wouldn't give any blood, so I chose Larisa's other finger and then it wouldn't stop bleeding. Stacey Gengler, Brian Johnson's speech was really goods he had good skills for tennis, talked without long breaks, and his sentence structure sounded really intelligent. Jossie Ossian, Kris Swanson did taco salad and she forgot to cut her lettuce before hand and she ended up having to cut it in front of the class without having anything to say. Leah Schroeder, Beth Lage was demonstrating acrobats. She started out in the hall and was doing a round off-backflip and almost hit the wall. Oh no, my playdough is a fiasco , said Erica Armstrong, after forgetting extra flour. After a hard hit in the hall, Brian John- son gets a helping hand from Tom De- Coster. Lisa Stewart shows up Fannie May by making her mystic mints. ISO English Bob DeDonker Engllsh Ill Cross Country Coach Boys Fresh Soph Basketball Coach English IV Drama Club Advisor Henry LaFauce English l Detention Supervisor Marlena Scavuzzo English ll Yearbook Advisor Newspaper Advisor Larry Leef Spanish Spanish Club Lynn Chelstrom, a smash hit in her Advisor English class, demonstrates the funda- mentals of tennis. flip WW ' 'ad s - A E X f 1 C' Karen Hamburg 5 . Cammie Catlett prepares a basket ar- rangement for Miss Scavuzzo to put on her desk. English Big Band Boom The school band completed another year of hard work and successful performances at con- certs and district and state contests. The Concert Band received a first at the IHSA State Band con- test while Solo and Ensemble performed at the IHSA State for Solo and Ensemble. The Force com- peted at the Rova Jazz Festival and performed at the Orion Middle School. Band Instructor Dave Hamburg said, Despite the small size of the group it is musically one of the best bands we've had at Orion. I am very proud of their performances this year. Not only was the year filled with contests, but the Marching Band also performed at football and basketball games. Drum majors Cindy Ouart and Amy Crane led the band onto the football field during half-time of home games while also leading the band during the Homecoming and Memorial Day Parades. The Concert Band Front Row Cindy Cashman Kurt Cramm Chrlsl Ouarn Carh Sundeen Brad VVhlnnore Scott Lund Kevin VVeHs Ba Vrenae Downey,JHlLund Second Row hnger ToniPamnore Roger Randy DeBailIie, Tony Crane Craig Pe Ron Farwell Amy Crane Back Row terson, Mike Foutch Shlly Miller Chris rector Dave Hamburg Dan Papini li Stropes. Melanie Etheridge Tony Rob Foutch Mike Betcher erts. Third Row: Thad Blelema Beth l52 Band Drum Majors Cindy Ouart and Amy Crane The Force. Front Row: Melanie Ether- idge, Beth Cashman. Amy Crane, Chris Stropes. Back Row: Director Dave Ham- burg. Tom Pasmore. Ron Farwell. Kevin Wells. Dan Papini. Craig Peterson. Tony Crane. Chris Lundberg. Kurt Cramm. Band I53 Practice To Win Under the direction of Patty Tracz, the three choruses had a year full of contests and perfor- mances. They began with a performance at the Augustana Choral Festival and followed that with one at the annual Christmas Concert. Their practices paid off in contest wins. At Win- ola High School, Orion contestants took solo and ensemble awards. Over fifty percent of the Orion entrants brought home Division I ratings. Individual honors went to Marilyn Green who was selected to attend the State Choral Festival in Peoria with approximately 200 of the states' supe- rior vocal talents. The year concluded with the annual Fine Arts Festival where the choruses and bands performed together. Solo and Ensemble contestants. F Row: Stacy Johnson, Larissa Reinl Becky Owens, Julie Gunnerson. Keleher. Chris Schwarz. Bobbie Back Row: Jill Lund, Allison Carsten Nielson, Eric Jasper. Lowery, Marilyn Green. fi Swing Choir. Front Row. Doug Johnson. Julie Gunnerson. Peter Denhardt, Ra- dine Boney. Nolan Anderson, Chris Schwarz. Larissa Reinhart, Bob Hoskins. Back Row: Thad Bielema, Jill Lund. Becky Owens. Paul LaFauce, Angie Ke- leher. Connie Weber. Eric Jasper, Alli- son Johnson, Marilyn Green, Robert Lowery. l54 Chorus Dave Hamburg Patty Tracz Instrumental Music Vocal Music wa Boys Chorus. Front Row: Mike Schnell, Bobby Hoskins. Peter Denhardt, Angie Keleher. Second Row: Chris Schwartz. Nolan Anderson, Doug Johnson, Brian Carey. Third Row: Ryan Muhleman. Da- vid Snow, Eric Jasper, Todd Lenning. Back Row: Robert Lowery, Carsten Neil- son, Paul LaFauce, Thad Bielema. Girls Chorus. Front Row: Jill Lund, Ra- dine Boney, Sherry Peters, Sally Woest. Lana Swancutt, Thad Bielema. Second Row: Carla Sundeen, Julie Gunnerson. Amy Marshall. Larissa Reinhart. Stacy Johnson. Third Row: Analissa Knudsen. Becky Owens, Connie Weber. Michelle Metzner, Alison Johnson. Back Row: Christy Burnette. Angie Keleher. Beth Schillinger, Marilyn Green, Tammy Fos- ter. Chorus. Front Row: Sherry Pe- Radine Boney, Stacy Johnson, Ana- Knudson. Carla Sunaeen. Nolan An- Mike Snell, Bobby Hoskins, Amy Sally Woest, Lana Swancutt, Keleher. Second Row: Christy Burnett. Becky Owens, Brian Carey. Todd Lenning, Eric Jasper, Doug John- son. Peter Denhardt, Beth Schillinger, Marilyn Green, Allison Johnson. Larissa Reinhart. Third Row: Jill Lundt, Julie Gunnerson. Chris Schwartz, Ryan Muh- Ieman, Dan Snow, Carsten Neilson, Paul LaFauce. Robert Lowery, Thad Bielema. Tammy Foster, Connie Weber, Michelle Metzner, Chorus l55 Computer Class s ln early l977, Bev Bielema received her first Apple computer for classroom use. She now has six computers in her room and the high school has purchased many other machines. ln addition to the nine computers in the library, others with printers are located in the office, and a word processor has been added in Carla Ochanpaugh's room. The middle school has even added comput- ers for students' use. Librarian Doris Wherry says that most students are becoming quite computer literate. With com- puter classes offered at Orion High, students are able to learn the basics of computer programming. We hope in the future to offer sophomores or juniors basic computer programming and then of- fer an advanced class, says Bielema. With the increased use of computers in many areas of society, knowledge in computer fields is not only an asset, it is a necessity. Classes like computer programming are being offered in al- most every high school. Orion High has made great progress toward teaching computer skills and plans to maybe expand in the future. The basic parts of the computer system include: the display screen, the key- board, and the disc drive. After typing in their heart printout. Danette Aschbach and Denise Jazwick appear very satisfied with the end product. l56 Math Typing quickly and flawlessly, Michell Putney puts her Computer Prograrr ming data into the Apple ll computer. ak X,,,wfQ gi,-F .. ,ia ,. XWNQA-wwf' SE qwww-1 X ,fm my M M ,, ...g 0. .,. .A npanfpxf- nf K killed Craftsmen Frank Cramm and Gary Hamer's beginning woods class teaches students who have some tal- ent with woodworking how to make simple pro- jects, for instance, pencil holders and wall shelves. Most students feel this is a good class because they can use the skills they learned from it in the future. Before they actually begin working with the wood, they must pass two different tests which include tool and machine safety, and naming tools. machines, and parts. Over the years, we have had very few accidents in the shop, none serious. We attribute this to the stress on safety, says Cramm. Frank Cramm watches as his I.O. l woods class practices cutting different joints in small blocks of wood. Mark Tholl and Corey Sheppard prepare to make their final measurements. l58 Industrial Arts Q! .J U 'Q nd, una! Frank Cramm e . Industrial Occupations Gary Hamer Occupations st' Tom Weston Advisor Math Industrial 4' f R Agriculture, FFA -- sfmfftwzgs- :T Q. C Vi -Q 2. il L' Wg v-v V1 U1 V-.O Doug Peterson gets ready to mark his wood for a cut. while Sean McGinty measures his. Joe Seys makes sure his measurements are accurate by using a marking gauge. Framk Cramm explains to Richard Hull how to cut his wood before he begins to chisel the joint. 1 W N ' ii- ....g..-- Q 9 Advertisements Ax 7 H 7 Orion businesses sparked a lot of activity in the community during the school year. While some businesses opened up, others closed down. Among those opening were Caseys General Store, which put Andover closer to convenience, and Joe's Pizza, which with its varied specialty menu gave Cvals Pizza, under new management, a run for its money. Also in the pizza category, Coal Valley Happy Joes started delivery service for the Orion area. Midtown Shell, shortly after changing owners, closed down, leavig Orion Standard and All Stop as the community's gas supply. The Orion Chamber of Commrce published the Orion Area Guide which outlined the community's history, the community now, and the school sys- tem. It also included general service information and was sent to box holders in the school district. Advertisements I6l 0rion Standard Q-:Q-, I J ll ITV Orion. Illinois 6l273 526-8408 Tires and Tune Ups Air Cond. and Batteries Wayne Carlson Terry Lough Ward's Body Shop Ron Ward Orion. ll 526-89I4 Anderson Repair Service Paul Anderson Car-Truck-Tractor Repair Truck Testing Used Cars and Trucks Route ISO South of Orion 526-866i Meadow Lanes Inc. Coffee Shop Bowling Billiards Orion, Illinois Coal Valley Auto Parts, Inc. 799-5lOl IO3 First Street Coal Valley, Illinois 6I24O Morris Bros. Automotive ' if IW ' . 0 ' ii -,f SL 526-8077 B I3 ox 2 Rt. ISO South West Illinois Recycling Center Osco, II 6l274 3091522-55m Anything Recyclable See Us For All Your Bulldlng Needs f ' 'QETHEBIBGE .E -S: MBER coMPANY zi. Open 7 a m 5 p m Mon Fr: Stuart 8 Kathleen 8 a m noon S t d a ur ay Etheridge Owners L 8 M Automotlve Body Work Mechanical Orion IL 526 3l29 Sherrard Power System 526 3355 Orion. IL 6l273 Valley Bank Your Money Center Member F D I C Maln Bank 200 First Street Coal Valley IL 6l24O 799 3l33 Mollne Bank 4IOO 44th Avenue Moline IL 6l265 797 I404 . . H -if at Ag, f , Y l1.-T,:?' .f QE: ' 5 v E, ,,r,... 4,3 --L 347' If L 1 ., 1 ' p..L.- -Y 203 Mtn Ave., Orton, Phone 526-5054 ' A . . . . , . f . 0 0 . . . , - Q I ' , . Q 1 Advertisements l63 Leroy's Jack 8 Jill Orion Stores Also Alpha. Aledo Joy 8 New Boston 526-8305 Osco II 6I274 309f522-553I 309f937-5530 - -1 5 .fvlw . I .5 5 Q. ,f ,Q A :jf I ix? ,V 15' LAK r ' 1 State Bank Cf Qrion Service Since I98O FDIC C3093 526-SOII State Bank Of Osco Osco. Illinois Member FDIC Tupperware Home Parties 799-3lO8 y r Schroeder Dist. Company of Friends Jud 8 A t Dar K Drive In Malts Sundaes Co es Sa d lches Ca ry Out O de s Orion ll Phone 526 825i O I I O 1 n-nw' I' rr . Osco Feed And Fertilizer Co. Feed Fertilizer-Chemicals Lawn Spraying and Custom Spraying Osco. ll 6l274 3091522-5558 Mack's Service IOS West First Street Coal Valley. IL 6I24O PHILLIPS Phone 799-5622 Tennent Truck Lines Combine Trailers Flatbed Trailers RR I Orion. IL 6l273 SOE-V526-8005 or 8006 Local and Long Distance 48 Foot Van Trailers Step Deck Trailers Ron's Barber Shop ' Open Monday - Saturday Sgw - 5:30 Closed Thursday 526-348I Roy Ator Truck Service Frame straightening S alignment. welding, used and rebuilt parts and all types of mechanical work Call day or nite C3095 526-808i G 8 L Auto Care Center Towing - Major Muffler all types of mechanical work Phone 3091764-95l4 Rte l5O Coal Valley, IL 6I24O Kalman's Pharmacy Bill Kalman. RPH Orion, IL 526-806i The Factor Restaurant 8 Lounge 'H R SOI - lOth Avenue Orion, Illinois lllllf' fl. C Q Z , v-A. Great Food and Cocktails are our business Advcr ls' - lx AC-EH Feed Mill In . Our Business ls a GRIND Orion. IL 526-3776 Augie and Earls Chevrolet Chevrolet Cars and Trucks Used Cars and Trucks Parts and Service Body Shop Gas Pop Groceries Q,-ion, IL 526-8633 Open 5 a.m. to Il p.m. Daily One Stop for All Your Automotive Needs 526-9792 Peterson Frame and , o Swanson s Ace Hardware Allgnment Ll Your Helpful Hardware Store Complete Alignment Service Maytag - Amana R For Cars and Light Trucks Sales and Service LL Onan' IL Tom Peterson Route l5O Phone 5268287 Owner Phone 526-8060 Dear Senlors STUDl0 Congratulations on your graduation It IS an achievement to remember wlth prlde Please use the rest of this page for those Important autographs with our compliments Sincerely The Staff of Adolphl Studios 45m 53rd St Mollne IL 6I265 phone 309f762 6662 1 . - ' I i The Qrion Times Serving Orion High School with the best in sports and educational coverage We are proud to provide many of the sports pictures for this yearbook 4 f VCll'lS ' PRINTING 8: PUBLISHING 30710th Avenue - Orion, IL - 526-8439 'Co 'llmen's VIP Cleaning Inc. 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CHRIS CI25 39, 45, I05 LONGSHORE, JEFF CII5 90, II7 LOUGH, CAREN C95 59, ISI LOUGH, CHAD C95 ISI LOUGH, TERRY CI05 6I. I2S LOWERY, AMANDA CI25 2I, 45, 68, I05, III LOWERY, MIKE C95 6I, ISI LOWERY, ROBERT CI25 5I, 54, 5, I05, III, I54, I55 LOWERY. WANDA CI05 I23 LUND, JILL CII5 55, II7, I52. I54, I55 LUND, SCOTT CI05 60, 6I, I2S, I52 LUNDBERG, CHRIS CI25 39, I05, III, I52, I53 LUNDBURG, DOUG C95 ISI MAHON, JOHN C95 90, ISI MARSHALL, AMY CI05 SI, 55. 76, I2S, I55 MARSHALL, JANET CF5 MARTENS, DAVID CII5 II7 MARTIN, MICHELE CI05 59, I2S MATHESON, STEVE C95 ISI MATYKIEWICZ, ANN CII5 59, 92, II6, II7 MATYKIEWICZ, DAVID C95 66. 84, ISI MATYKIEWICZ, MIKE CI25 S, 64, 65, 82, 83, I05, III MATZEN, BONNIE CI25 45. 59, I05. III MATZEN, KEN C95 6I, 84, 90, ISI MATZEN, ROD CI25 45, 6I, I05, III MAY, LEATTA CII5 II7 MCCARTHY, LORI C95 ISI, I49 MCCRACKEN, DONALD KEITH CI05 I2S MCCUNN, MATT CI25 S, 6. 25, 40, 42, 49, 54, 64, I05, III MCDERMOTT, CHRISTINE C95 72, 80, 92 MCDONNELL, ERIC CII5 II7 MCGINTY. SEAN C95 ISI, I59 MCKEAG, JUDY CII5 59, II7 MCOMBER, KIM C95 I0, I4, 25, 80. 92, ISO, ISI MCOMBER, MICHELLE CII5 II7 MCSWAIN, ADAM CI05 66, I2S MCVIETTY, BRUCE CI25 45, I05, III MCVIETTY, MARK C95 6I, ISI MCWHINNEY, CHRISTINE CI05 27, 29, 30, SI, 55, I23, I24 MCWHINNEY, JAY CI25 SS, 45, 54, 6I, I05, III MEIRHAEGHE, DEENA CII5 IS, 27, 29, II7 MELTON, KURT CI05 66, 67, 76,.90. I2S MELTON, TRACIE CI25 45, I05, III, I45 METZNER, MICHELLE CI25 I05. III. I55 MEYER, KURT CI05 I23 MILLER, HEATHER C95 ISI MILLER, LARRY CF5 MILLER, ROCHELLE CII5 II7 MILLER, ROD C95 6I. 76, ISI MILLER, SHELLY CII5 I52 MITTEN. ERIC C95 ISI MITTON, ROBERT CF5 MOODY, JOHN CII5 64, 76, II7 MOON. ANGIE C95 74, 92. ISI, I32 MORELAND, SUSAN CII5 6, SI, II6, II7 MOREY, DANA CII5 64, II7 MOREY, LYNNETTE C95 ISI MORSE, DENISE CII5 II7 MORSE, PAT CF5 MUHLEMAN, DENNIS CII5 II7 MUHLEMAN, RYAN CI05 I23, I55 MYERS, LORI CI25 45, I05. III MYERS, TIM CI25 76, 78, I05, III NAGLE, RICHARD CII5 II7 NELSON, DOUG CI05 57, 66, 67. I23 NELSON, JAN CI25 2, 4, 6, 44, 45. 8I. I05. III NELSON, TRACI CI25 45, 54, 80. I05, III NICHOLSON, CHERYL CI05 59, I25 NICHOLSON, TOM CF5 NIELSEN, CARSTEN CI25 3, 34, 55, 64. 76, 77, 90. 99, I04, I40, I54, I55 NOE, TODD CI05 66, 76. I25 NOECKER. KELLY CI25 6, 24, 25. 39, 48. 49. 54, 68. 97, I05, III NOECKER, KERRY CII5 4, I4, 2I. 23, SI, 86, II6, II7 NOECKER. KRIS CI25 2, 6, 2I, 23, 25, 39, 49. 54, SI. I05, III NORDQUIST. NATALIE C95 72, 88, ISI NORDSTROM, CINDA CI05 42, 80, I24, I25, I40 NORTON, JEFF CII5 6, 40, 49, 64, 90, II7 NORTON, JIM C95 ISI OAK, TONYA CII5 59, II6, II7 OCHANPAUGH, CARLA CF5 OLIVER, JAMES CII5 II7 OLIVER, JAN CI25 2, 6, 45, 56, 8I, I05, II2 OSSIAN, GINA CII5 86, 87. 92. 93. II7 OSSIAN, JOSIE CIO5 86. 87, I25, l5O OUART, CINDY CI25 40, 45, 54, 55. 97, IOS, II2, II4, I52 OVERMYER, TRICIA C95 SI. 59. ISI OWENS. REBECCA C95 55. ISI. I54, I55 PADGETT. JEFFREY CF5 PAPINI, DAN CI25 37, 45, IOS, II2, I52. I5S PARRY, TIM CIO5 I4, 64, 66, 67. 82, 84. 85, 90. I25 PASMORE, TOM C95 26. 27, 29, 43, 55, ISI. I52, I5S PAULETTI. CHERYL C95 88. ISI PAULSEN, BYRAN CII5 6I, II7 PAYNE, ANGIE CIO5 SO. SI. 80, I24, I25 PETERS. MICHELLE CI25 40, 45, 47, 54. 59, 97, IOS. II2 PETERS, RON C95 39, 6I, ISI PETERS, SHERRY C95 S9. 59, ISO. ISI. I49, I55 PETERSON, CRAIG C95 6l, ISI, I52, I5S PETERSON, DEENA CIO5 25, 8O, I24, I25 PETERSON, DOUG C95 90, ISI, I59 PETERSON. LAURA CI25 45. 54. 59. IOS, II2 PETERSON, LISA CII5 40, 59, II9 PETERSON, TERRI CI25 92, IOS, II2 PETERSON. VICKY CI25 45, 54, 68, IOS, II2 PETTIFER, JULIE C95 25, ISO, ISI PHILLIPS, DONNA CI25 26, 27, 29, IOS. II2 PITRA. BRIAN CI25 5. 2I. 2S. 49. 64. 65. 82, 90, IOS, II2 PORIZEK, BRIAN CI25 6, I4, I5, 24, 25, 45. 97, I02. IOS, IO7, II2 PRICE. LINDA CI25 IOS, II2 PRICE, TIMOTHY CII5 II9 PUTNEY. MICHELLE CI25 I4, 2I, 45, 68. 70, 97, IOS. II2, I44. I56 OUAINTANCE. MARK C95 74, 90. ISI RAES, TONY CI25 I4, 90, IOS. II2 RASMUSSEN, JENNIFER CIO5 I25 REDDICK, BARBARA CII5 59, II9 REDDY, LAUREL CII5 59, 70, 72, II9 REDMAN. DAN CI25 IOS, II2 REINHART, LARISSA CIO5 26. 27, 29, 55. I25, ISO, I54, I55 RENIHAN. TODD CIO5 6I. 84, I25 RIEDESEL, DENNIS CIO5 6I, I25 RIVERA, CLAUDIA CIO5 5, 27, 59. 90. I25 RIZZOLO, CAROL CII5 II6, II9 ROBERTS, TONY CIO5 27, 29, I25, I52 ROBINSON, CHRISTOPHER CIO5 I25 ROCHAU, MICHAEL CII5 64, II9 ROMANOWSKI, KELLY CII5 23, 70, 8I. 86, 87, II9 ROSS, JEANETTE CF5 RUARK, MIKE C95 ISI RUSK, ANGIE CI25 I6, 45, 68. 70, IOS. II2 RUSK, ELIZABETH CIO5 I6, I25 RUSK, TOM CIO5 66, 67, 76, 90, I25 RUTLEDGE. WENDY CIO5 I25, I5O SALES, TAMMY CI25 45, IO2, IOS. II2. I44 SANCHEZ. TONY CIO5 66, 76. 78, 79. I25 SANDER. MARY CF5 SAUNDERS. HEIDI C95 ISO. ISI. I49 SAYRE. NIKI CII5 SI. 54. 55. II9 SCAVUZZO, MARLENA CF5 SCHILLINGER, BARRY CIO5 55. I25, I52 SCHILLINGER, CARLA C95 ISI, I55 SCHMIDT. JODI CII5 I6, I9, II9 SCHNELL, LOUIE CIO5 76, 78. 79, I25, I55 SCHNERRE, AMY C95 SO, SI. 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I55 SOTTOS, ADELIA CF5 STALF, TOM CII5 I8, II9 STENZEL, JASON CI25 45, IO9, II2 STEPHENS, LISA CII5 SI, 42, II6, II9 STEPHENS, RANDY CII5 I46 STEWART, LISA CIO5 I24, I25, I5O STILES, STEVE C95 66. 84. 90. ISS STOCKTON, DUKE C95 6I, ISS STRANDGARD, CINDY CI25 IO9. II2 STROPES, BILL CII5 II9 STROPES, CHRIS C95 SO, 88, ISS, I52, I5S STROPES, DERRICK C95 ISS SULLIVAN. ERIC C95 6I, 84, 9O, ISS SULLIVAN, SCOTT CII5 II9 SUNDEEN, CARLA CII5 27. II9, I52, I55 SWANCUTT, LANA CIO5 27, 29. 59, I25. I55 SWANCUTT, TONY CII5 40, 50, 64. II9 SWANSON, KRIS CIO5 88. 92. I24, I25. I5O SWANSON, LAURA CIO5 27, 29, 88. I25 SWIGER, JASON CII5 37. 5I, II9 SWIHART. KIRK CII5 6I, II9 TAETS, CURT CIO5 57, 66. I25 TAETS, DEANNE CI25 6, 49, 56, 68. 76. 99, IO9 TAETS, JAY CI25 45, 64, IO9, II2 TAETS, TODD CIO5 I25 TAPPA, TOM CII5 I6, II9 TAYLOR, MICHELLE CI25 44, 45. IOS. II2 TAYLOR. MISSY C95 88. ISS THOLL, MARK C95 84, ISS, I58 THOLL, TODD CIO5 84. 85, 90, I25 THOLL, TOM CI25 2I, 82, IO7, IO9. II2 THOMAN. MIKE CII5 II9 THOMPSON, ANDREW CII5 64. 90, II9. I4I THORSVOLD, ROGER CIO5 I25, I52 TODD. WILLIAM CF5 TRACZ, PATTY CF5 TWING, TIM CI25 49, 82, 83, 98, IO9. II2 VANARNAM, KIM C95 ISS VANDEWOESTYNE, ANDREW CIO5 6I. I25, I4I VANDEWOESTYNE, MARK CII5 II9 VANDUYNE, BETH C95 II. 25, 92. ISO. ISS VANDUYNE, NANCY CI25 45, IO9, II2 VANHOUTTE, BETH CII5 II, I4, 2I, 23. SI, 54, 55, 6I, 80. II6, II9 VANHOUTTE, LISA C95 SI, 72, 80. ISS VANOPDORP. BETHANNE C95 27, ISS VENABLE. DAVID C95 56, ISS VOLK. PATTY CII5 5. 59. 76. II9 VOLK. RANDY CI25 64. 76, 90, IO9, II2 WARD, STEPHANIE C95 ISO, ISS WARREN, MELISSA CIO5 I6, I25 WEBER. CONNIE CII5 86, 92, II9, I54, I55 WEBER, LUKE C95 6I, 76, 77, ISS WEBER, WADE CI25 49, 76. IO9. II2 WEIDEMAN, JOELEY CII5 I8, II9 WELCH. DEREK C95 76, ISS WELLS, KEVIN CIO5 27, 29, 42. 55. I25. I52. I5S WEST. JACKIE CII5 II9 WEST, MIKE C95 84, 90, ISS WESTON, TOM CF5 WHERRY, DORIS CF5 WHITEHALL, BETH CI25 SI, 54, 55. 68. 69. IO9, II2 WHITMORE, BRAD C95 42. ISS, I52 WILLIAMS. BRYAN CI25 45, 6I. IO9, II2 WILSON, DAWN CI25 27, 29, 59, 86, II9 WILSON, THAD C95 IS3 WOEBER, RICK CII5 I8, II9 WOEST. SALLY CIO5 SI. 40, 68, I25, I55 YATES, TRACEY CI25 45. 59, IO9, II2. I42 ZEUG, BOB CI25 45, 6I. IO9, II2 ZEUG, LEE ANN CII5 6I, II9 ZIEMER, BRENDA CII5 25, 27. SI. 68. 86. II6, II9 ZIEMER, KELLY CI25 50. 68. 69. 98, IO9. II2 ZIEMER, MARK C95 74. 84. 90. ISS ZIEMER, STEPHANIE C95 5, 59. 88. ISS ZUDE. HOLLY C95 ISS ZURCHER, ED CI25 I4, 64, 76, 99, IO9. II2 ZURCHER, JOHN C95 66. 76, ISS ZURCHER, TAMMY CIO5 59. I25, I47 ZURN, SUSAN CIO5 4I. 70, 7I. 72. 92. I25 A Closing lt's quite obvious that Ken Atwell, Jana Davidson, Darren Lawson, Laura Peter- son, Randy Volk. and Kris Heilwagner have been more than ready to celebrate graduation. Lynn Chelstrom feels that perfecting the art of archery is really something to be happy about. lt was chaos in all the classes as the end of the year grew near and thoughts of summer were more important than school work. Awaiting The End As I shook Mr. Frakes' hand and received my long awaited diploma, I realized I had made it. I compare this evening to a Saturday afternoon track meet. The sprinters all rush toward the fin- ish Iine, hoping to be a winner and tonite as we switch our scarlet and black tassel from the left side of our cap to the right side, we are all consid- ered the winners. We all receive an award for crossing that finish line. An award which carries with it dignity, pride, and success. I hope every fellow classmate is as proud as I feel. I want all the members of my class to keep running in the race with pride and be as fortunate as we all were tonite. Not only the seniors have something to be proud of this year but also the Freshman, Sopho- mores and Juniors. Congratulations to the juniors for becoming Seniors, to the sophomores for get- ting their driving Iicenses and the freshman for making it through the first year as a high school student. Students are not the only ones happy to get out of school, teachers also cele- brate by golfing as demonstrated by Pam Boellart and Gary Hamer. Closing l75 I76 Closing elebrate! School's Out For The Summer Our very special thanks go to these people without whose help this book would not have been possible: Howard Dusek. our yearbook repre- sentative from Jostensi Ron Chappel. John Adolphi. and everyone else from Adolphi Studios, our yearbook photographers: the Orion Times for some great sports shotsa Adelia Sot- tos, Janet Marshall and Jan Brucker: Danette Aschbach for single-haw dedly tackling the computer index programs Thad Bielema for his cover and division page artworki and the faculty for being so patient with our rush deadlines. V -f wg 1:-' 4a.,: ,Q U - A: 'w , '-N-L- cw, K Vg lfff? 1 '1j.lf1f'3if '. 1'--,M . ' 51 ,.,,- . VL, . 2 - ':..:.-.,,- .-:. , ,, V. 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