Plainfield High School - Plainsman Yearbook (Plainfield, IL)

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Dedication 1. Mrs. Therrien and Mr. Ellis listen attentively. 2. Mr. Ellis affixes a new nose. 3. Tom Ton sits by to guide Mr. Ellis, who is learning Vietnamese. 4. Mr. Ellis relaxes for a brief moment. 5. Mr. Ellis removes his shoe ... 6. and watches it hit a student. 7. Mr. Ellis eats a cookie in the lights. 8. After a long, tiring day, Mr. Ellis watches Kevin Lonergan do a math problem. 4

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Contents Opening 4 Seniors 18 Activities 52 Organizations 70 Sports 104 Underclassmen 132 Academics 178 Index 219 Ads 225 3

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We thank Mr. Larry Ellis Mr. Larry Ellis, who has worked on Plainfield High School publications for thirteen years, is no longer the newspaper and yearbook advisor. During those years Mr. Ellis grew longer hair, shed his black plastic glasses to wear more up-dated wire rim glasses, and stopped wearing black ties. Also during those thirteen years, the FIELDER took on a different style and the PLAINSMAN was split from one volume to two. Besides being a dedicated advisor, Mr. Ellis has also been a teacher. Sometimes it is impossible not to hear Mr. Ellis’ voice boom something like That is what you do because I AM the TEACHER! or “Don’t look at me in that tone of voice!” It is very difficult to fall asleep in his class; each time someone yawns he speaks louder. Sometimes one doesn’t even want to blink. But even though Mr. Ellis can become boister- ous at times, he is still the type of friendly teacher with old fashioned methods that work. 5