Ottawa Township High School - Senior Yearbook (Ottawa, IL)

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Presents Student Life With The Help Of Editor: Tara Walling Staff: Pam Applebee Gail Meyer It took more than the classes and graffiti on the desks to keep students alive. We find out students had another life from the every day routine at school. They had to find another route of entertainment away from school. Going to the movies, cruising. visiting a mall, being with that special someone, or just having fun with your friends was the excitement for after school and weekends. Many chose not to go beyond the school grounds for entertainment. They returned after a long day of school to take part in football and basketball or a choir concert practice. Many dances were held throughout the year for students to attend. Besides the Soph-Frosh mixer. Homecoming. Sadie Hawkins. Prom, and the Dawn Dance, a New Christmas dance was added in December for students to mingle and meet more people. Class elections were held as always. Of all students, less than half voted. The results were Freshmen. 163 out of 308; Sophomores. 116 out of 283; Juniors. 100 out of 287» and Seniors. 106 out of 323. Students may have had to search awhile, but somethimg to satisfy their interests was found. Student lifc 15

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Janitor use the elevator to move freight. Allowing a glimpse of the intide. Mr. Wil ham Buckingham close the elevator. Unusual Places Top. located on the 900 floor, the teachers lounge is a good place for the staff to relax and plan future assignments. How many people saw every room in the school? Not very many — there were quite a few places students were not allowed to go. Freshman bought elevator tickets from upperclassmen, only to find out there wasn’t one. Right? Wrong. There really was an elevator which ran between the 100. 700. 800. and 900 floors that was used by the janitors as a freight elevator. On the 900 floor there was a lounge for the teachers and staff. Equipped with comfortable chairs. tables, duplicators, and even pop and candy machines, the faculty lounge was a great place for the staff to relax and plan the lessons for future classes. The boiler room, board room, blue room, bookkeeping office, and the mail room are places that students infrequently visited. In fact, have you EVER been in the boiler room? Even though students rarely saw these places, we think they were an important part of our school. Center. The boiler room contains all of the equipment that heats the school buildings. Above. Opening his eyes in wonderment. Mike Peabody catches a glimpse of the teachers lounge as Dewey Gould looks in awe. 14 lntroduction

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Queen Linda Crowned On the final day of Spirit Week, the annual assembly was held. Highlighting the event was the presentation of the queen and attendants, and the crowning of the 1984 Homecoming Queen. Before the start of the assembly. Mr. Mike Peterson and the OHS band entertained the crowd with traditional Ottawa High School songs. To get the students enthusiastic about the game, co-captains George Johnson and Erik Burgwald gave a pep talk, and then introduced the varsity football team. Head Coach Ron Slack also spoke of the Pirates’ goal to score a victory against the Dixon Dukes. After some cheers from the cheerleaders. Brian Williams, student council president, set the stage for the next activity. Unknowingly the only contestant actually participating. Mr. John Personette. blindfolded and without using his hands, managed to finish off ice cream in the Student Council skit. Some of the football players and faculty members were tricked by the cheerleaders into thinking they were rating kisses given to them by the cheerleaders, when in actuality, the kisses were those of their mother or wife. Now came the time for the queen and her court to make their final walk down Kingman Gym after their week long reign over Ottawa High School. The procession began with freshman attendant Jody Piller. escorted by Tom Prettyman. Following Jody was Missy Dorsett. sophomore attendant, who was escorted by Dean Haage. Ed Hughes was the escort chosen for Jamie Geiger, junior attendant. Senior attendant Darci Dubach was escorted by co-captain Erik Burgwald and our Queen Linda Ryg was escorted by the other captain. George Johnson, who crowned Linda Homecoming Queen 1984. thus ending the 35th Homecoming Assembly. lop. 1984 Homecoming Court, junior attendant Jamie Geiger. Queen Linda Ryg. senior attendant Darci Dubach. freshman attendant Jody Piller. and sophomore attendant Melissa Dorsett. Above. Escorting his daughter. Queen Linda Ryg. Wayne Ryg displays his pride. 16 Homecoming Assembly