Portage High School - Legend Yearbook (Portage, IN)

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TRYING OUT a dune buggy at Port City Auto Mart, senior Tim Fitzjarrald might be dreaming of owning a new one. Many students purchased used cars because newer cars were too expensive. Fritz WHOOPS, I took a wrong turn. Ray Gustafson, sophomore, surveys the scene and wonders what to do next. Transportation 17

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WHEELS: Teens dream up ideal cars, get around as best they can by Tari Glancy Imagine yourself driving down the road in a 1976 candy apple red Z-28 with a chrome engine, black rabbit -fur seats, ste- reo with four speakers and a cassette deck. Maybe you are not in a car but in a van a 1976 Chevy van with a waterbed in back, black and red shag carpet, refrigerator, Technic stereo and red velvet seats. These are not real cars but dream cars that Todd Crum, sophomore, and Jeff Bovenkerk, senior, would like to have. In reality, most students were not able to drive around in their dream cars, so they used other types of transportation. Many students did not have a license, so they walked or got around in some other way. Tammy Kenealy, senior, did not have her license, so she either walked or rode her bike. Tammy said she would like to have a moped or car, but a moped mostly.” Kevin Kokinda, junior, rode his moped or walked otherwise. Other students had licenses but no car of their own. They either borrowed their par- ents’ or another relative’s car. Lisa Mitckess, senior, said she usually uses her feet, but occasionally borrowed her parents’ car when they did not need it. There were problems with borrowing the car. Having a brother or sister who also wanted the car, putting gas in the vehicle, or being able to borrow the car only once or twice a week were a few such problems. It Lisa said, If I just want to bum around and have no real purpose for using it (the car), my parents hassle me about it.” Other students, such as juniors Eric Gambill and George Adams, had their own cars. There were advantages and disadvan- tages to owning a car. Eric said that some advantages were being able to leave when he wanted to (most of the time) and not having to ask his parents for the car. It is also easier to get a job because you can get to the job,” added Eric. George said his car is a gas hog and he did not have a job to get money to buy gas. Disadvantages to owning a car include paying for insurance, gas, loans on the car and repairs. Matysik FIXING THE CARBURETOR, junior Eric Gambill keeps trying to perfect his 1975 Vega. After four months he was still getting to know his car. 16 Student Life

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FCA Fellowship of Christian Athletes uses discussion to solve problems by Theresa Johnson Fellowship of Christian Athletes was or- ganized at PHS by Coach Don Alkire. It is a national organization for both the profes- sional and high school level. Coach Alkire said he thought it would be a good organi- zation for PHS to get involved in. He also said that the purpose of the club was to provide a sense of fellowship among young athletes and to allow them to show a com- mon concern. Approximately 30 members met every other Monday, starting Nov. 4, in the south cafeteria. At each meeting the group spoke back and forth on a topic. A typical exam- ple of a topic members discussed was peer pressure. Occasionally a topic was given, and a volunteer prepared a speech for the next meeting. The object of this was for members to help one another out. It also gave them a chance to discuss their prob- lems among friends. One fund raiser was the bake sale held before a basketball game. Each member was required to bring in some type of baked goods to be sold. The bake sale was a success. Coach Alkire said some other plans included a car wash, candy sales and a marathon basketball game. Junior Roger Hensley said, I think it is a good organization. It is a good chance for a group of athletes to get together and dis- cuss their feelings and beliefs.” Debbie Doell, junior, said, I think it’s a good way for people to meet each other.” Fellowship Of Christian Athletes Officers — Grant Monahan, president; Sandy Wampler, vice-president; Sue Fitch, secretary; and Chris Webb, treasurer. Wayne Theresa Johnson Quiz Bowl was an activity in which some members of National Honor Society par- ticipated. It was similar to a television game show, but that was only by coincidence. A question was asked, and the first con- testant to press his buzzer was allowed 10 seconds to answer the question. If the ques- tion was answered correctly, the team re- ceived 10 points. However, if the contestant answered the question incorrectly, the other team was given the opportunity to answer it. If a team answered correctly, they re- ceived a bonus question worth five points. The entire team could confer on the bonus question, but the team captain had to give the answer. Sometimes a student pressed his button while the question was still being asked Quiz Bowl provides competition for area high school students and, as a result, he missed it. When this happened, five points were deducted from the team’s score. The team was not penal- ized for a correct answer. The students answered questions from such categories as English, math, history, and miscellaneous or grab bag” things. Quiz Bowl Sponsor Dennis Bond said it wasn’t really a test of intelligence. It’s more of a test to see how well the members can recall facts.” Questions for Quiz Bowl came from students and teachers in partici- pating schools. The meets were open to anyone who wished to attend. SENIORS Geoff Sherry, Mark Turnak and Jim Hou- singer confer to come up with the team’s answer to the bonus question. Kobitz CASTING THEIR VOTES for the toughest teach- er” at PHS are juniors Phil Timberman and Greg Vandergriff. Each vote was a penny. 18 Student Life