Pardeeville High School - Whisper Yearbook (Pardeeville, WI)

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1987 A Few Less Bricks In The Wall By Marcia Cupery T he tempestuous wind of change and that ominous wall we hear of in song have fought and finished a personal war and the wind has won, bursting through the barrier that has separated us all, and bring- ing us a new year in which to grow closer together. We have done just that. We’ve become stronger and yet more flexible, quieter and yet bursting with laughter. How many times has someone you thought didn’t like you, or some- one you simply didn’t know, said ''Hi to you? Or vice versa? How many times have you done a favor for a teacher? Or a teacher for you? I’m sure these things have happened to everyone at least once this year. Because you see, a new breeze is drifting through PHS. A breeze that soothes tensions, relaxes fears, and opens minds; a breeze that was once a tempestuous wind. This breeze has created among us a new ‘‘school mood.” The days when the walls between students were built high with insecurity and frustration are almost gone. People are finding their niches, and are being accepted for who they are. The old and the new seem to blend well now. Why is this? What has caused this revolution? A big hand goes to our Senior Class of '88. These are the closest, most friendly seniors we’ve had in a long time, and they are in part responsible for the new mood of our school. Without this pleasantly dominating force, our fresh breeze would be dead in Park Lake. On the other hand, perhaps we are all pulling together for another reason. When the junior high moved into our building, walls were torn down and built up, physically and emotionally. Construction was done to give the junior high rooms — rooms on our turf. As a reaction, the walls among all of us were torn down — to build a new wall between us and the junior high. This is not a good reason for togetherness, but reality says it is a reason. Next year more emotional reconstruction may be done. But for now, there is a new wall, and the breeze blows on one side only. Regardless of the causes, 1987-88 will mostly be remembered, I believe, as the year of friendship. There are a few less bricks in that wall between students, and in the wall between students and teach- ers. No one can explain why students and teachers are getting along better this year; perhaps the teachers are opening up. Who knows the reasons? Who cares? I think everyone at PHS just wants to have fun and acceptance. Now that the wall has opened up, and the breeze has begun to blow through, we no longer need to hold our breath. Everything is falling into place. -----------------1988----------------------------- 2 Introduction

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-HOMECOMING --------------------- Seniors Capture Homecoming Title Seniors came in first in the Home- coming activities with the Soph- omores close behind followed by the Juniors and the Freshmen. The Senior skit, a take off of the Satur- day morning program “Pee Wee Herman (with the Herman changed to Harmon) gave them the points they needed to win the competition. Homecoming highlights included Senior victories in the tug-of-war games. Matt Holtan stole the belch- ing title from two-year champion Cory Kiermas with his “Sopho- mores are number one” belch. Mr. Youra’s inventive games, in- cluding penny basketball and shuf- fle board, pepped up the noon hours. Dress-up days this year were pa- jama, twin, generic, nerd, and, of course, blue and gold day. Every class tried to get the most dress-up points with generic day proving the most popular. The whole school looked like a black and white movie. The Bulldog Games were tense with Sophomores closing in on the Seniors after their egg toss victory. After the Pep Rally. Fallen An- gel,” a heavy metal band including Corey Rohrbeck, Jim Salimes, and Chris Miller, performed. i 1. Nichol Seipel tosses rings in the Homecom- ing games while Heidi Sheilds. Dan Taylor, and Nicole Nicolette wait their chance. 2. Jennine Pulahl (Pee Wee Harmon) retrieves the stolen bike in the Senior Homecoming skit ' Pee Wee Harmon's Play House. 3. Sophomore tug-ot-war Team: Sheri Manthey, Patti Manicki, Jenny Crotty, Jenni Keith, Deana Atkinson, and Shelly Roundy pull to victory over the Freshmen. 4 Homecoming