Portage High School - Legend Yearbook (Portage, IN)

Text from Pages 1 - 232 of the 1985 volume:

fc , e GSue • • • r £N ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBBAF M ll GC ' 3 ' i 833 01 853 48 1 5 977. 202 P82LE, 1985 The 1985 Legend Student Life 6 Academics 38 Sports 60 People 102 Organizations 156 Advertisements 192 Index 216 Portage High School % .ri ■« The poms showing their spirit at a home football game is a prime example of Indian spirit. We are all part ot Portage High School and we have reason to be proud ... 1985 Legend Volume 44 Portage High School 6450 U.S. Highway 6 Portage, IN 46368 During the Homecoming festivities many clubs participated in the parade down Central Ave. The foreign language clubs, instead of making a float, marched in red and white. Another join! effort of the language clubs was their annual Christmas party. e are a large high school, one of W the largest in the state. As of Oct. 1 , 1984, there were 2,759 stu enrolled at PHS. The seniors had the smallest class with 548 students. The fresh- man class was largest with 797. Though PHS had many students, it did not really have a great variety ethnically. According to a survey of the student body, Caucasians made up 86% of all students enrolled. Almost 8% of the stu- lents claimed some Indian heritage. ' bout 3% of the student body was Latino and 1.3% was Oriental. Only .006% was black and 1.7% came from some other background. PHS prepares students for all areas of life. Of the 1983 graduates 24% attended a four-year college, 15% found s s skilled jobs, 8% entered ihe mili r 6% attended business college o cal school. However, 15% rema employed for at least a year after gra ation. Academically the students body the! entered PHS seemed average, accordinn to CTBS tests given to freshmen. In 198 on Scholastic Aptitude Tests, Portage sen- iors averaged a verbal score of 403 and .i math score of 431 . The state- wide averag- for Indiana was 410 verbal and 454 math We aren ' t just statistics; we are indiv duals. Individuals who win contests, brea : records, join clubs and pass tests. Th book is about people doing new, exciting things and people following routine. Stu- dents, teachers, administrators, cook- janitors and secretaries are all a pari ol PHS. We are PHS. Opening  PfL S ;, junior Kym Pritchard helps to spur on the to a victory. Sophomore Todd Warne and freshman Scott Hoesman wait for the 4:30 activity bus. The activity busses took students home from after school activi- ties for 25 cents. Summer band practice took lots of time and pa- tience. Beth Vernallis, junior, was one of the drum majors for the school year. Marching Indians prac- ticed two weeks in August to get ready for the foot- ball season. Opening Senior Stacey Mueller wins the 1984-85 becoming Portage ' s new Junior Miss. The tants lor this title were judged on poise and apj ance, youth fitness, academic performance, talent and a personal interview with the judges. Music played by the band Blade was popular at the 1984 Portage Jamboree. Sophomore Mike Jones plays the drums during the night of music at the Jamboree. Junior David Williams and freshman Jeff Camp- bell enjoy a joke while walking through a routine for marching band. All but freshman band members were required to join the marching band in addition to the regular course. rim Opening by Rachel Junkin and Amie Fielder JQ ortage is basically a bedroom commu- U nityfor the steel mills with more than -;■;. 30,000 residents. However, 25 years ago Bethlehem Steel was just a rumor and Portage Township was a sprawling farm- ing community. Nevertheless, on June 15, 1959, Portage officially became a city. On the same day, Midwest Steel Co. issued a statement that the company was planning a $100 million mill on its Burns Ditch site. ' Twenty-five years later, to celebrate Portage ' s Silver Anniversary, the annual Grand Prix Jamboree included many spe- cial events. The traditional autocross race on Central Avenue took place .as did the Jr. Miss competition. Besides these events there was a band show, free bowling night arid, softball tourney. Jaycee members sponsored a carnival in the Meadows Shopping Center. A Big Wheel contest, tug-of-war, games, rides and prizes were just a few fun parts of the carnival. Even the Park Department and the pub- lic library got into the spirit of things with special activities planned. Twenty-five years isn ' t a long time, but many changes have occurred in Portage during that period. The greatest change was in population. With the mills came people from all over. The steel industry was a bonanza. Some non-college gradu- ates were earning more than $30,000 a year at the mills. Then in 1 979 the reces- sion hit and workers found out what it meant to be laid off-some for months at a time and others permanently. In 1985 the recession was over. Things were improving all over the nation, al- though Northwest Indiana still had serious problems. Portage has faced these prob- lems, and more changes are in the works. In the opening number of the competition, the Portage Junior Miss contestants dance and sing to the Hucklebuck. The Junior Miss competition was aired on MetroVision. Portage ' s 25th Anniversary J Shakey ' s was a popular place lo go on Friday nights lor many students. Alter a home game stu- .1-nts who went to Shakey s were required to pay a dollar admission which counted toward their order. We are not simply students. We are stock car racers, ballet and break- dancers, musicians, basketball players, computer programmers, karate students and fishermen. We don ' t spend all our time tn school or even studying. Many activities are peculiar to a few stu- dents, while some are shared by almost everyone. Television seemed to be an im- portant part of most PHS students ' lives. The average viewer spent 14 hours in front of the TV screen a week, while ex- tremes ranged from those who watched no television to those who claimed to watch 100 hours a week. Another common activity was going out or just hanging around with friends. Friends meant a lot to teenagers. In fact, to many students they seemed to be more cent ot students surveyed indicated the} spent more time with their friends thai with their family. Eighteen per cen showed a preference toward family, whik 10 per cent spent the same amount of time in a city such as Portage, where many students found little to do, extracurricular activities served a vital function. They gave students a chance to socialize and participate in activities with their peers. At Portage 40.25 per cent of the students participated in extracurricular activities. Learning was not limited to school. Fif- teen per cent of PHS students took some kind of private lessons. All figures mentioned in this article were from a random survey. There is a five per cent margin of error for all num- bers. Student Life -■y-m M Student Life Divider A peaceful sunset at the beach is enjoyed by people oi all ages. West Beach often filled up by 10 a.m. on summer days. vifl y, My Summer by Dawn Bell My English teacher told me to write a theme about how I spent my summer. Why do they do this to us every year? Well, my summer was off to a great start, beach party! I couldn ' t wait until that final bell of the past school year would ring, setting loose hundreds of us students overtaken by summer fever. I had my summer planned: fun in the sun and a long deserved break for three months. All I had to worry about now was looking for my summer job. No problem, I thought. Well, after a two-week search, I finally landed a job in a local fast food chain. The training was a real bummer. It had to have been the nicest day of summer ever. No beach for me, though, I ' m a modern working teen of the 80 ' s. How could this be happening to me? Every day for the next three weeks straight seemed to be the nicest day of summer. Working in this hot, greasy, fly-invaded pit had to stop sooner or later. Well, after one month and 13 days, I quit! Now it ' s time to enjoy my summer, I told myself. My dad made the big announcement, we had to go visit my aunt in Florida and we were leaving on this family vacation in two weeks. The time before our trip I spent going to the beach, visiting the mall and seeing a couple of the latest movies. My friends and I were inseparable. I even met the cutest guy at the beach and we went out a couple times. However, he was trying out for the varsity football team and he was always at practice. My big vacation week finally arrived. It was one of the worst weeks of summer, excluding my job. It rained twice and I had a cold the other three out of five days. Besides, my aunt ' s house was swarming with mosquitoes. Well, by the time I got home and settled in again I was ready to get back to school. I missed getting up early, studying late and carrying tons of homework back and forth on a crowded school bus. I don ' t know what had come over me, but I missed school. The last few weeks of my summer were spent school shopping and getting back into my normal routine. 8 Student Life Sophomore Brian Batronis gives performance at a home football gam Indians played before the game and du by Catherine Foley s alarm clocks rang at 5 a.m. sleepy students tumbled out of bed and into Ihe shower to get ready for a school year. Though many students did not look for- to the beginning of school, senior Gucich did. It gave me the chance ' the friends that I didn ' t see over Principal Forrest Rhode -;ent about the start of a r We ' re a big school and it take jet rolling, but so far we - were a com- phomore Suzi Fre- that she was nervous Knew in her classes. However, freshman Beverly Go- bin didn ' t have any gualms about her first day. What could go wrong? she gues- tioned. Mr. Rhode had slight anxieties about the beginning of school. There is always that little nagging thought on the back of your mind about ' did I do this? ' or did I forget to do that? ' . The annual review of the student hand- book caused many groans among stu- dents. Jim Campbell, junior, said, I hate it. They (the administrators) act like we have not already been through it two oth- er years and that we can ' t read. Mr. Rhode had another opinion to give. The review of the handbook is important real- istically and legally. The legal aspects are in some cases it might be important to say ' Yes, the student was informed of the rules. ' Mr. Rhode added that Student Council had input for the handbook. It ' s not just a bunch of teachers sitting around making rules. Even if the students didn ' t like the re- view on the first day, there were things they did like. Suzi liked seeing everyone from last year again, and Jim shared her feelings. Speaking of orientation day, Pam said, I could relax and try to find my classes, without worrying about getting in the way of the upperclassmen. Mr. Rhode ' s thoughts about the rest of the year were be happy and keep hang- ing in there. 10 Student Life mmm ' ' .iiiiiw: Christy Propsom, junior, bumps a ball during a team practice. The team practiced many long hours to prepare for the season. Chyri Wilson, junior, waits barefoot for the start of a German Club meeting. Beginning Of School 11 ' . fifi? 4 l r The varsity football team participates in th Homecoming parade the day before the game. per day. Students were reqi underneath. Hall decorations won the seniors . JB ,. :::v _ 13 NoS riltifidHH fcr DUDES - ■ -%B portage , Rules jij A Morton „ - (Sy - ___ Dm s  _ -  l enjorlndiQn i Student Life ' v K v3 ■ 1 ' - i 5JB ■V i x .. ! ep session oi their lour. They placed Competitions dominated by freshmen W tudents walking around in sheets, ti) robes and slippers or nerd attire were just some of the sights seen around PHS during the annual occur- rence called Spirit Week. Spirit Week, the five school days pre- ceding the Homecoming game, was filled with constructive competition between the classes, and between the clubs and organizations. First place in the float com- petition went to the seniors and freshmen in a tie. Juniors were second, with sopho- mores last. Freshmen took first in hall decorations, with juniors second, seniors third and sophomores fourth. Every day of Spirit Week the student body dressed according to a different theme. Monday, colleqe sweatshirts and buttons abounded in the halls. Students donned robes and slippers Tuesday. This was a favorite of some people, because, as sophomore Cheryl Hutman said, You could be comfortable like when you ' re at home. A new addition to Spirit Week, Nerd- Clash day, was received well by most students. Senior Jeff Evans listed Nerd day as his preference because, Kids got to dress up like their parents did back when they were in school. Thursday was Toga day. It was weird watching everyone walk around in a sheet, Candy Johnson, sophomore, said. The traditional Red and White day ended the dress-up week. The pep session was the grand finale of the fun-filled week. Screams and cheers reverberated throughout the gym, ex- pressing PHS ' spirit. The juniors won the sound competition, seniors took second, and sophomores and freshmen tied for third. Freshmen took first in the dress-up part of the Spirit Week competition. Seniors and juniors tied for second, with sopho- mores last. Overall, the spirited freshmen came in first. Another tie between the sen- iors and juniors resulted in second, and, again, the sophomores were last. In a survr- • ■ ----- : that PHS no-. Davis, junior, said the school ' s morale could be raised by having Spirit Week for an important game in every sport, not just football Homecoming. Many stu- dents wanted more pep sessions through- Spirit Week 1 Student Life , B - Something different for everyone . omecoming and all its activities „ U meant different things for everyone. First, the football team had to practice hard to win the Homecoming game. We always like to win Homecom- ing because we feel Homecoming . . . has continued to evolve and revolve around football, but it ' s never easy, Coach Les Klein said. Winning the Homecoming game and beating Hammond Morton, 28- 0, presented the opportunity for Portage designed to express our school spirit in a collective way with enthusiastic compe- tition, Mr. Rhode added. Homecoming was lots of work to get everything done, but a lot of fun watching and hearing about all the celebrations to Melanie Oness, the sophomore French Club president. Her efforts won the French Club second place in the hall decoration contest among the clubs. The marching band won first. The Homecoming game was also a spe- cial night for the Marching Indians. We For the different grades, Homecoming meant hurrying to get their floats complet- ed, or just trying to save them from de- struction at the hands of the competition. The administration had considered calling off Homecoming activities because of the damage to some of the floats, Principal Forrest Rhode said. This was the negative aspect of competition. Homecoming was cause it was our last time out, said Me- lanie, a member of the Auxiliary Corps. A special opportunity to the alumni of PHS was also presented by the Homecom- ing activities. They were invited to come home to their high school for the dance after the game, hence the term Home- coming. The varsity football team elected Jim Clark, senior, as Mr. Football. Christy Klein, Stacey Mueller, Tern Scroggin, Lisa Wilkins and Terri Yudt were all no- minated by the senior class to be candi- dates for Homecoming Queen. At the game, an ecstatic Lisa was cr queen by last year ' s queen, Debbie Basically, Homecoming meant tantly, winning the football game, Johnson, junior, said. Homecoming 16 Student Life Students complained frequently about school lunches, but Bill Parish, junior, Mark Kincheloe, sen- ior, Seth Irvin and Tim Levenda, both juniors, seemed to enjoy it. Most would have admitted the lunches were better than most. The drawing conveys most students ' impression of PHS, that it is bigger and better than its rivals. Number two ranked in the state after Duneland Conference, boys ' cross country rated well against area schools and ended up winning the state cham- pionship. John Lowery and Jerry Fogarty, both sen- iors, take a break at a meet. V • V 9 How does it rate? by Laura Haines Life outside PHS? It does exist, but within PHS there is more to offer stu- dents than most schools could give, he reason is that PHS is so much bigger ian most high schools in Indiana, espe- ially since it has expanded to encompass le West building. When you are large, iat enables you to have more opportuni- es, Principal Forrest Rhode said. Being a big school has many advan- iges. For instance, this yearbook is riced less expensively than ones from nail schools, because each book is leaper bought in large quantities. Some udents had to pay as much as $25 or iore for a yearbook. Also, the large facility allows for more stracurricular and academic opportuni- 3s. Some schools do not have soccer, iris ' cross country, or girls ' track, to name few. Computer programming, ad- vanced math and science, journalism and vocational classes are just some of the things not offered by other schools. There ' were many alternatives to required courses at PHS. One could take dramatics or debate and still receive a speech credit. Our all-round facilities are one of the best around, Mr. Rhode said. Most area schools have nowhere near as many elec- tives as PHS has. The student body seemed to think they had it good. I think we have more spirit and we ' re a great school. I think everyone takes pride in what our school looks like, Pam Hines, senior, said. Portage is okay, really; it is bigger and different. Some people are stuck up, but the classes and teachers are fun and ea- sier, said Patty Powell, a junior who transferred ' from Merrillville High and compared the two schools. Another trans- fer, James Scroggins, a junior from Fairha- ven Academy, said, It ' s more relaxed. The cheerleaders and pom pons show that we have more spirit, as one student said of PHS. Por- tage varsity football lost that night to Merrillville. People are nicer, more helpful. The foreign exchange students offered an interesting comparison of PHS to their schools. It ' s bigger and there are a lot more students, said Torben Sorensen, sophomore, from Denmark. He also said that there are about 20 students per class- room in Denmark, and the teachers travel from class to class. The amount of home- work is the same as overseas. In a survey, most responded that PHS was better than most other schools, but one student felt differently. This school just gets people in and out and doesn ' t really care how the students feel. Howev- er, the general response that most stu- dents gave was, It ' s great! How PHS Rates 17 - • Reagan, Prince among top names; June Richard Kirby, a Portage resident, was convicted for the murder of his son. Kirby was sentenced to spend 60 years in pris- Rev. Jesse Jackson met with Fidel Castro of Cuba to obtain the release of 48 prison- ers. Among the 48 released were 22 Americans. July Alton Coleman and Debra Brown were captured on July 20 after a murder spree encompassing six states including Indi- ana. The Olympic games started in Los An- geles. An oil refinery in Romeoville, 111. ex- ploded. Twenty-two persons were report- ed to have had injuries and 17 people were declared missing or dead. August The Olympics continued with many gold medals for the United States. The men ' s gymnastics team captured the gold and Mary Lou Retton received the gold for Ail-Around Woman Gymnast. At the Republican Convention, the party nominated President Reagan and Vice- President Bush to run for a second term. September Libya sent troops into Nicaragua to fight American imperialism said Libyan lead- er Qadhafe. Walter Mondale met with Soviet Prime Minister Gromyko to discuss arms control. October Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was , assassinated by two members of her secu- rity guard, who were actually Sikhs. After Gandhi ' s death, her son was named as her successor. November President Ronald Reagan won a landslide victory over Democratic candidate Walter Mondale. For the first time a woman had been chosen to run as Vice-President for a major party. Even with Geraldine Ferraro, Mondale carried only his home state of Minnesota and the District of Columbia. December Bhopal, India, was stricken by a poison gas leak that killed over 2,000 and blinded many more. Many people sued Union Carbide, the company the people blamed for the accident. January PHS was hit by a mini-blizzard and stu dents spent five hours in their first houi class. Students were allowed to leave i their parents came and got them. Students who drove were discouraged from leav ing. -8 Student Life Jewel also in headlines President Reagan was sworn in for his sec- ond term. In his inaugural add ress Presi- dent Reagan mentioned peace and pros- perity. The Falcon and the Snowman debuted. The movie was about Chris Boyce and Andrew Lee, two Americans who sold U.S. military secrets to the Russians. February Once again Portage became the target of a blizzard. PHS was closed for three days as Porter County was declared a snow emergency area. The postal rate was to increase from 20 cents to 22 cents on Feb. 17, 1985. March Hie USA for Africa record came out on :he shelves. A hit single from the record, We are the World was performed by 45 of music ' s hottest stars. April An outbreak of salmonella was caused by Jewel food store ' s Bluebrook milk dated March 29. Several thousand Jewel cus- tomers became ill when the food poison- ing was found in other dairy products. Although blame was placed on Hillfarm Dairy, no explanation could be found for the contamination. President Reagan ' s European tour pro- voked arguments from Jewish leaders when he planned to visit a cemetery where Nazi soldiers were buried. May A soccer stadium in England caught on fire during a soccer game; 53 people died in the blaze, many more were injured, and 56 were considered missing. The men ' s gymnastics team received the gold medal at the Olympics. Many of the team members went on to win in individual competition. An Indian woman places a cloth on a man who was injured by the Bophal gas leak. Union Carbide took the responsibility for the accident. Prince was the name in music for 84. Prince starred in the movie Purple Rain and the sound track from the movie produced many hit singles. He also received a Grammy. World Affairs 19 Dancing to The Bird by the Time, senior Cliff Pierce performs for the Variety Show. Crandall Promising to give up mint chocolate chip ice cream, senior Gina Giese asks God to let her be- come a cheerleader. Gina ' s humorous routine was performed at the Variety Show. Footlight Frenzy was a play within a play. Junior Jon English plays a school custodian who plays a gangster. 90 Student Life Senior Rich Keel assumes the role of school princi- pal in the fall play, Footlight Frenzy. During the fall play junior John Parker listens for cues while junior Joseph Poirier checks the script. During the dress rehearsal Mr. Joe Stevens pre- pares senior Laura Gajdik for her singing and guitar solo. n A A { Working behind the scenes by Rachel Junkin . Hv ever turn e mi e on unti ' e UN curtain opens, yelled Mr. Joe Stevens, technical director of the Variety Show, to the sound crew up in the balcony. Sitting in front of a huge board with buttons all over the place, the sound crew had to pay close attention to the action on stage. Different microphones were locat- ed in different areas of the stage. Junior John Parker explained that with the sound board he was trying to improve the guality of the sound. What was spoken on stage could be picked up by multiple inputs, then processed. The audience would hear the sound from one or two outputs. Sound was not the only aspect of the show which was carefully monitored. With each act, different lighting was used. One spotlight, two spotlights, colored lights and stage lights were used differently in each act. It was the light ing crew ' s job to remember the lighting for each act. Because of snow-blocked roads, the Va- riety Show had to be postponed. The whole show was put together in about a week. Each individual performer had only one or two practices with the sound and lighting crew. However, according to ju- nior Dave Luketich, the Variety Show was not as difficult as a play such as Footlight Frenzy which was performed in the fall. In a play you have to listen for cues, he explained. All of the stage crew had taken Mr. Stevens ' technical directing class. John said that he just signed up for the class to fill up space in my schedule. However, he then became interested in it as a pro- fession. At technical school I ' ll be ahead of the people who have never done (stage work) before, John said. Fall Play Variety Show 21 On their own, juniors Jamie Groves and Steve Batides run just to stay in shape, as they were not part of a running team. 22 Student Life : Intramurals vs. personal sports by Laura Haines ¥ []didn ' t feel like joining a sport that U required all of my after school time, time that I could use for homework or fun, said junior Mark Scobey, intramu- ral participant. Three levels of athletic involvement were available to PHS students: high school teams, intramurals and personal sports. As was obvious by the great num- ber involved, many opted for high school athletics. However, the other two choices presented a less-pressure option for sports lovers. Often, the skill required to play on a varsity team was lacking. In intramurals, you can play for the fun of it, no matter how bad you are, Mark commented. Persons like juniors Steve Batides and Jamie Groves, however, chose athletics on a more individual level. They ran after school together to stay in shape. I have to work and practices interfered, and you get the satisfaction of doing it without hav- ing to push yourself. You also feel more dedicated, Steve said. As with almost everything, there were disadvantages to both alternatives. There should be more of a reward for the cham- pionship teams (and) the referees were not competent, Mark said of intramurals ' faults. Also, participating on one ' s own leaves out the competition element, which can push a person to work harder and show him how he compares to area ath- letes. Either way, many chances to be ath- letic were offered to PHS students. Bowling for her intramural team is senior Jack- ie Nairn. IM spring sports, wiffle ball and ping-pong, were canceled because of lack of interest. Sisters Lori Romanov, senior, and Lisa Romanov, junior, vie for the ball, as senior Scott Bruce watches. Many more sports were offered this year than last. Intramurals 23 1 Dedication needed to excel Thomasino Carrying a cake which celebrates the birthday of the Marines are JROTC members. The Marine birth- day ball is held every year in November. by Laura Haines LI ard work and dedication were need- LTU ed for anyone to achieve a goal. When that person excelled in his or her area of expertise, the rewards outweighed the sacrifices involved. Besides the obvious teams and persons that excelled, the boys ' cross country team and senior basketball player Bill Miller, there were many lesser known achievers. For example, Jose Reyes, senior, wrestled his way to the state finals, but sacrificed the title to his opponent. His other accom- plishments include three sectional titles, one regional title and one conference ti- tle. Sophomore Debbie Mueller only once settled for a third place in diving competi- tion. Every other meet she captured the first place title. I didn ' t think I ' d go unde- feated as long as I did, Debbie said. Being picked to play for the North All- Star football team was a great honor for senior Jim Clark. The 6 ' 1 , 209-pound All- State offensive guard was also selected by his teammates as Mr. Football. Practicing basketball three to four hours a day in the summer helped senior Val Ingram excel. Val was selected as a pre-season third team all-state basketball pick. Athletics wasn ' t the only area in which students could have outdone themselves. Academics was one other way parts of the student body merited achievement, and the PSAT-NMSQT (Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test- National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test) was a way of measuring the differences. Seniors Brain Cotton, Roy Franklin and John Plunkett finished in the top five per cent of the nation on this test. They were awarded the honor of being commended students. Another nationally honored student of merit was Matt Hale, senior. He had a score of 1,270 on the PS AT, which was high enough for him to gualify for semifin- als in the National Merit Scholarship con- test. He later went on to become a finalist. Matt thought his achievement would be helpful in getting into the college of his choice because a lot of prestige goes with the title of National Merit Scholar. Three students were chosen to study the language and culture of a foreign country. Sophomore Amy Isaac won a government scholarship to stay in Ger- many for the ' 85- ' 86 school year, while junior Vera Czechanski won the chance to spend the summer there. Junior Rocky Orenick got to spend the summer in Mexico. Portage students even excelled in the speech area. Shawn Carmin, senior, achieved a personal best by placing sec- ond in the Oratorical Interpretation at a regional speech tournament at Highland. In the same event, junior Sonia Nelson placed tenth. And then there ' s the miscellaneous sec- tion, neither academic nor athletic, but achievement nonetheless. For example, Dee Dee Bullard, sophomore, won the ti- tle of Miss Indiana Teen and represented Indiana in the Miss Teen USA pageant. The contest was in Miami, Florida, where Dee Dee spent three all-expense-paid weeks. Because of her singing ability, junior Kelly Schwager spent one month of her summer touring Europe. She was chosen from a cast of thousands of high school and college singers to participate in the Sound of America tour. Certainly, these persons are not all who excelled, but definitely some of the most distinguished. Both boys ' cross country and senior John Lowery excelled. In the state race, which he is running here, John finished ninth. Student Life Kelly Schwager, junior, practices singing, a tal- ent which enabled her to travel through Europe during the summer. It ' s Miller Time! Calls of this were repeated throughout the varsity basketball games as senior Bill Miller led the team to victory. Here, Bill practices a slam dunk. Persons, Teams That Excel 25 y$ AVr Is chivalry dead at PHS? by 5ev Sobkowski Chivalry. What does it mean? The dic- tionary defines it as gallant and dis- tinguished mannerisms of a gentle- man. Were there any gallant gentlemen left in 1985? Or was chivalry really dead at PHS? Tiffiny Thompson, sophomore, said in some ways chivalry has died. Preppy col- lege guys open doors. They ' re gentle- men. High school (students) are not really gentlemen. They ' re not mature like col- lege guys. I think it ' s dead in the U.S. because girls don ' t really care any more. Nowa- days, if you open a door for a girl, she will not take it seriously, Jay DePuma, sopho- more, said. And what about reverse chivalry? Should girls provide the same niceties for boys? Yes, because there is nothing wrong with it. It ' d make the boy feel hon- ored, junior Chris Pepper said. Common sights in the 1980 ' s include girls opening doors for boys and treating them the way they like to be treated. Students replied in various ways about behavior on dates. Should the man always pay? Yes, because it ' s the gentlemanly thing to do, Chris added. Monty Groves, junior, said, Of course not, at least not all the time. The guys think that because we ' re so liberal now that we don ' t deserve to be treated like ladies, sophomore Vahona Richardson said. Maybe people should just have a mutual respect for one an- other. After all, as sophomore Candy Sherbit said, People should be treated equally. Showing reverse chivalry, Kathy Schmetzer, ju- nior, holds a door open ior senior Ken Nolan. Even in PHS halls, chivalry exists. Junior Phil Wilding helps sophomore Knsty Elam pick up her dropped papers. 8 Student Life Would a man sacrifice his honor, or his very life, to get the woman he adores? This drawing portrays the idea that chivalry has died along with knights in shining armor and fair maidens. Boys still carry girls ' books, as is shown by junior Phil Wilding and sophomore Kristy Elam. Changing Times 27 Winter tans are big business by Liza Daich n) eds of ultraviolet lights quickly Lr-x turned pale white skin into a beauti- ful golden brown in about a week of daily tanning. Winter was the big season for tanners. While friends paled, tanners stayed dark by visiting one of the local tanning salons. Tanning was done in a swim suit or in the nude. It helps my skin and it makes me look good, and when I look good I feel good, said Chris Johns, junior. I tan because I want to look good and it makes me feel healthier, Tina Cassell, sophomore, said. It ' s neat having a tan all year round, freshman Lori Ouderkirk explained. Be- cause tanning salons had been growing in popularity for about two years, most peo- ple believed they weren ' t just a passing fad. There were strategies in tanning. It was advised by tan salon owners and workers to tan up to five times a week originally, then to tan two or three times a week. The tanning sessions usually lasted 30 minutes. The cost was $6 for adults and $4.50 for students at Sunburst tanning sa- lon in Portage, which opened in July of 1984. Other tanning salons nearby were The Tanning Hut in Valparaiso and Merle Norman Cosmetics Studio in Portage. Not only did tanning salons tan, but they also claimed to help various skin dis- eases. However, tanning could be dan- gerous. According to Dr. Paul Lazar, a professor of clinical dermatology at North- western University Medical School, too much tanning could cause skin damage and cancer. Insurance expensive for teens by Rachel Junkin earning to drive was a hectic exper- Lr3 ience for almost everyone. When first behind the wheel it seemed impossible to see what was behind, ahead, and beside you while traveling at 55 m.p.h. Checking which buttons turned on the lights and which activated the air con- ditioning added to the confusion. Even for experienced drivers it was dif- ficult to navigate the roads in heavy snow and icy rain. Inexperienced drivers found this especially difficult. There were quite a few minor accidents involving students driving to school in bad weather. Statistically, teenage drivers had a high- er percentage of accidents than older dri- vers. Because of this, insurance compan- ies ' rates for student drivers were high. Junior Pete Stahura had a license but no insurance, so he did not drive much. I won ' t have insurance until I get my car this summer, Pete explained. He added that it was not worth it to get insurance until then because it would cost him at least $300 every six months. However, he said that the insurance policies were fair. They (the insurance companies) are just protecting themselves. Sophomore Tracey Alexander agreed, Teenagers have more of a chance of get- ting in an accident. However, other teens felt discriminated against. Some students, who were good drivers, disliked having to pay extra be- cause their peers were reckless. Hairstyles: Thomasino Driver ' s education was offered at PHS during the summer. Junior Steve Batides buckles the seatbelt of the driving simulator. by Erin Strain U airstyles have always steadily LTLI changed, but this was a year where literally anything went. Whether it was long hair, short hair, dyed hair or permed hair, we had it all at PHS. Permanents were popular with both boys and girls. Many guys gelled their perms for the wet look. Crewcuts were frequently seen on guys. Mohawks, named for the Mohawk Indians, were not see too often, but on a good day you might have caught a glimpse of two or three. Concerning the Mohawks, one junior said, I think they ' re gross. I wouldn ' t be caught dead with a haircut like that. His friend disagreed, though, and said the Mohawks were neat . Bleached, tinted, dyed or frosted hair was a common sight. There were bru- nettes turned blonde, blondes turned bru- nettes and other transformations. Tails were also popular with both sexes. A tail was a section of hair in the back that was longer than the rest. Many times the tails were bleached. A freshman had both a tail and an opinion on it. I wear a tail because it ' s the ' in thing ' and I like the way it looks. I ' m not trying to make a statement or anything, freshman Gina Cieslak remarked. Some students had no choice in their hairstyle. A few girls had to have long hair 28 Student Life Sophomores Lori Wendrickx and Suzy Messina converse in the hall between classes. Hair shaved and colored like Lori ' s was not an unusual sight around PHS. nything goes for their religion. Some boys were re- quired to have very short hair for JROTC or a sports team. Brian Elkins, a junior on the wrestling team, was bet $50 by a group of boys to get a Mohawk. He got the haircut, even though he said he knew he ' d get in trou- ble with his coach. Coach Bruce Sheriff dismissed him from wrestling for one day as punishment, and Brian collected most of the money. Bonnie Risinger, a hairstylist at a Por- tage shop, said, Hairstyles today are easy and comfortable. It ' s nicer to cut hair than it used to be, when hair had to be much more formal. Whether it ' s a Mohawk or anything else, we do whatever the cus- tomer wants. There were mixed feelings about the new hairstyles. On the whole, the attitude was: if you like it, wear it. School closed; students stuck by Rachel Junkin iuite a day, huh? said senior Bo ..Marriott. He was referring to Jan. 25, which was a very unusual day at PHS. The morning started with snow. It wasn ' t too heavy at first, but about 7 a.m. the snow was falling furiously. Students, looking outside and seeing almost five inches of snow on the ground, eagerly turned on the radio to check for school cancellations. Merrillville, Crown Point, Porter County and other area schools were closed, but not Portage. Most of the high school students tramped off to their bus stops, still hoping the buses would not come. A few, deciding the weather was too bad, stayed home. (School had been closed the previous Monday because of a record -27 degrees in the Chicago area.) When first hour began, the classes did not want to settle down. Late buses were still arriving and the wind was picking up. At about 7:45 a.m. Mr. Forrest Rhode, principal, made an announcement. School would be let out early because of adverse weather conditions. However, no- body would leave until all the buses ar- rived. Cheers filled the rooms and stu- dents organized their books to get ready to leave. Time passed and the trapped pupils started to get restless. Why weren ' t they on their way home? The PA system came on again, and Mr. Rhode announced that the roads were not safe for the buses to leave. Everyone was to remain in his or her first hour class. The highway depart- ment would advise the school when it was safe to let the students depart. However, parents were arriving to pick up their chil- dren. If a parent came, his teenager was allowed to leave. One father who came to pick up his daughter was Mr. Evrett Davidson. He came because, the girls drove and we didn ' t want them on the road. He said the administration didn ' t really have a choice when they decided to keep the students at school because the roads were so bad. Not everyone agreed. If they can take us here, they could take us back, sopho- more Shelley Alexovich said. Everyone had a different opinion. Why don ' t they send us back to class to have something to do? growled one ou- traged student. Others just enjoyed the free time and a chance to socialize with their friends. Vice-Principal Maureen Shindeldecker said that the students handled the situation very well. As time ticked by, Mr. Rhode kept ev- eryone advised as to what was happening. As soon as it was safe, school would be dismissed. After a while, students were released by floors to go to restrooms and walk around for five minutes. Later, when the snow and wind didn ' t let up, a free lunch was served. After lunch the students were then herded in the gymnasium to wait. Finally, at about 12:30, Mr. Rhode announced that students could leave. Al- most five hours after school was can- celed, PHS students finally returned home. Less than three weeks later students were off for a full week. A giant snow storm and huge drifts closed county roads and schools for three days, just before a four-day winter holiday weekend. The buses wait in a raging snowstorm until the highway department declares it safe to take students home. At about 1 2:30 the buses were finally able to leave. Digest 29 Junior Jamie Groves and sophomore Denise Cze- chanski get down to a live DJ. The theme of the Prom was All I need is love . The photographer arranges junior Andy Vuko and sophomore Michelle Kasprzak for their Prom pictures. w No object for that special evening by Laura Haines and Scott Baker II his is it! One of the biggest nights LI of my life and it ' s got to be spe- cial. Prom is expensive . . . but, oh, for a memory like that, price is no object. Even though it was only a two-day event (Prom and the day after) that cost the average couple anywhere from $100- $250, most felt it was worth the money. Prom involved a lot of activities for the money. It was really neat to see everyone dressed up, and it also got my date and I to know one another a lot better. I think the price was reasonable for all the activi- ties that were involved, sophomore Cathy Cunningham said. Junior Pete Stahura felt it was worth the money because I had a wonderful time with my lovely date. All right, this is going to cost me about $120 for a dress, and 1 should go dutch on either the $30 tickets or the day after so my date doesn ' t have to pay too much. There has to some way to bring down the cost ... For the money and the fun and the activities, there is really no way to reduce the price! Cathy added. It was a special occasion, and, although things added up, it was worth it. Sophomore Kim Nordyke said, I didn ' t mind paying for the dress, but my date paid the most and I wouldn ' t expect him to pay more than he wanted to. One way to cut costs as suggested by senior Mike Jetmund, was to not have us pay so much for the food, The food was lousy. Other ways students economized included finding dresses or tuxedos on sale, or going to Chicago the day after instead of Great America or Turkey Run. Some girls even had their gowns made by a relative, or they made them themselves. Prom was so special to most that money did not matter. Of course I thought about money, but it wouldn ' t keep me from spending it because this was Prom — the Prom, Pete said. Well, it ' s over now and f have to put away my dress for the year, f ' ll probably go next year, but will I buy a new dress? Yes, I would want to look different, hopefully better, every year, Kim said. The best part? Well, f ' d definitely have to say . . . but then there ' s also . . . or the ... oh, I don 7 know, everything was so perfect! °0 Student Life Prom Queen Lisa Wilkins and Prom King Viet Tran share a slow dance together. Juniors and sen- iors who attended Prom voted for King, Queen and court. Kim Rains and Tony Kwiatkowski were an- nounced Prom Princess and Prince. This was the last year for Prom at the Holiday Star Theater. Prom 31 CHORUS — Front Row: Jackie Nairn. Tab Harmon, Mi- chelle Foster, Sarah Matusiak. Back Row: Lynette Strain, Jim Land, Janelle Hile, Kim NoHsinger, Matt Matusiak. Not Shown: Michelle Brown, Dawn Roque. In an attempted rape, junior Joe Gillan attacks junior Kelly Schwager. The staged rape was ar- ranged by the lovers ' fathers, seniors Rich Keel and Jeff Veluz. After the feud, the two families are reunited and the wall is brought down. Juniors Kelly Schwager and Bob Walls and seniors Rich Keel and Jeff Veluz rectify their differences. °z Student Life ' The Fantasticks 5 gives classic a new twist by Laura Haines (ftf-i iving Shakespeare ' s Romeo and lu- v2J liet a new twist, The Fantasticks start- ed out 25 years ago, lucky to run a second night because of the awful reviews it received. Funding to keep the show open was the only thing that saved it, until it got on its feet a year later. Since then, it has become the world ' s longest-running musical. In the PHS version, the fathers of Louisa and Matt, played by juniors Kelly Schwager and Bob Walls respectively, stage a feud. They construct a wall be- tween their gardens, hoping the teens will be brought together by the lure of forbid- den love. Through midnight rendezvous, the two fall in love, as had been hoped by the fathers. To cement their love, the fa- thers pay El Gallo, the highwayman, to stage an attempted rape of Louisa. Then Matt could rescue her and the fathers could drop their feud. However, Louisa ' s and Matt ' s fantasy love dies in a world of realities, when each learns the other ' s true personality. As the song goes, What in night seems oh, so scenic, may be cynic in the light. Louisa is truly and completely innocent at first. In the second act, she experiences life and knows more about reality. Matt, however, is naive and madly in love with Louisa, but he ' s not sure of what he wants, Bob said of his character. It was a challenge because I ' ve never done something this elaborate with my vocal ability, said sophomore Darren Lo- casto of his first high school musical per- formance. His character, El Gallo, was the lead in the show. He both narrated and played a part in The Fantasticks. Being able to relate to the part was al- most a necessity to performance. Junior Joe Gillan thought he fit his part, Mor- timer, very well, (because) I ' m a ham. I love to act and to sing. I love to make people laugh and be on stage. The play is supposed to be fun, and I ' m doing just that. Director James Killion had directed The Fantasticks two times, the first time in 1971 in the first play he ever directed. The sec- ond was in 1985. He said the reason he directed high school productions was to get the satisfaction of seeing these peo- ple doing a marvelous job on stage. Joe Gillan Mortimer Mike Hurst Henry Rich Keel Darren Locasto Cindy Roque Bellamy El Gallo The Mime Kelly Schwager Jeff Veluz Bob Walls Louisa Huck Matt Spring Musical 33 «7Ae ♦ « What will PHS be like? 1 by Cathy Foley ye, Mom! Enid shouted out the door. She was on way to school; how- ever, Enid lived in a space colony. Her family was one of the very first to live in the space colony. Lisa Beshears, senior, was looking for- ward to the year 2000 because, I ' ll be old enough to be out on my own. As for her future, Lisa wanted to be married and have three children, two girls and a boy. However, Vera Czechanski, junior, did not wait with anticipation for the end of the century. The year 2000 will not have any particular significance. She contin- ued to say that each year is different and unique. Vera saw her future as living in Germany with my husband and being a translator. Another junior who was not too excited about the new century was Jerry Dickey. I ' ll be too old (32), he commented. Jerry continued that he would like to be a diesel mechanic living in Tennessee or Ken- tucky. Styles and fads are constantly chang-. ing, and Amy Mackiewicz saw no reason why the year 2000 would be any different. Make-up will be really wild — lots of metallic tones. Clothes will be the same — lots of metal. What will the year 2000 be like? Jerry predicted the cars will be something like the vehicles in Star Wars, solar energy will be a main source of power and computers will be in widespread use. Vera ' s wish for the year 2000 was, Hopefully the world will come close to world peace. What will the average student be like in the year 2000? Will he be like the classic boy-next-door type? Or will he resemble today ' s punker? 34 Student Life Junior Jim Fitch reviews a book that was re- quired reading for English classes. What language will we speak in the new century? PHS was an example of a modern school of the early to middle 1980s. What will PHS look like in the new century? Stacy Kosak, Suzi Fredel and Shannon Paulson, sophomores, wear typical examples of clothes at PHS. The Year 2000 35 Dr. Donald Bivens congratulates midterm grad Stacy Peters as he hands her a diploma. About 84 people graduated midterm. Valedictorian Danielle Turnak addresses the graduating class at commencement. Danielle had a GPA of 4.171. ( Seniors happy to be former PHS students by Melissa and Julie Vernon m indifferent about it, said senior U Dave Penix on the subject of graduation. He felt sad about leav- ing and possibly never seeing many mem- bers of his class, but he was also happy about not having to get up so early in the morning to go to school. There were many mixed emotions at graduation, but for the most part the for- mer seniors were very happy with the fact that they are now former students of PHS. Tammy Phillips, one of the graduates of the class of 1985, has plans to move to Tennessee to find a job and work now that she is out of high school. James Crow- nover is looking forward to entering the military service on a two-year program. Graduates were not the only ones who were pleased and happy about gradu- ation. Parents, relatives and friends were also proud and happy for the graduates. Myrtle Allard said she was mighty proud of her grandson, Tony Bryan, who was a member of the graduating class of 1985. Nicki Verboon said t hat her most memorable moment here at PHS was graduation. Tammy felt this year ' s Prom was her most memorable mo- ment. Dave ' s favorite moments were those he spent participating on the swim team. James, Dave, Tammy and Nicki, as did a lot of graduating seniors, felt that the time spent here at PHS were the best years of their lives. About 410 seniors in the class of ' 85 graduat- ed on Friday, May 31 , in front of a crowd of over 3,000 people. Dr. Donald Bivens, the Rev. Bill Williams and Mr. Forrest Rhode were among the speakers for graduation. L 36 Student Life Class president, Luis Bengero, presents Mr. For- rest Rhode and PHS with the new Academic Honors Hall plaques at graduation. The 32 recipients of the honors hall had to achieve a 3.5 GPA or higher, score at or above the 80th percentile on the college board tests and have completed at least 12 high school of higher level course units. Looking ecstatic, Dan Steward receives his diplo- ma from Dr. George McKay. Although all the seniors counted the days ' til graduation, most were nostalgic the last few days of school. Graduation 37 Filling out a brochure, sophomore Val Buxbaum is helping lo keep the band program going by sell- ing cheese and sausage. Fundraisers were necessary to keep some academic classes going. Pantomiming a bird, sophomore DeeDee Bui- lard participates in speech class. Reguired classes were sometimes enlivened by unigue ways ol learn- ing. Jolly 38 Academics W; e have a lot to offer at PHS, ever- ything from Mr. Vern Strege ' s vo- cational diesel class to Mr. Yan Wolfman ' s calculus class. We are always trying to improve our academic program by offering new classes. A special course was offered this year only, Community Relations. This class was taught by Mr. Neil Lane and was offered only to seniors. Some activities in the class included reviewing parks and comparing municipal tax rates. Students taking this class received an economics credit which fulfills graduation requirements. Mr. Lane described Community Relations as a use- ful tool to help revitalize the city of Por- tage. Another new class being offered for the by Rachel Junkin and Amie Fielder first time was computer application. Basic computer language was a pre-requisite for this semester class. As new classes were welcomed, good- bye was said to some traditional activities. PHS was given a waiver this year excus- ing it from complying with the new regu- lations set by the state. Mr. Forrest Rhode, principal, said that most of the require- ments were already met. However, a few changes had to be made. This was the Indians ' final year celebrat- ing Homecoming with a pep session dur- ing school hours. All field trips and extra- curricular activities will have to be careful- ly examined for their educational merit before they are allowed. Also, the school day will be lengthened by five minutes, and early release will be offered to seniors only second semester. Discussing some work, Mr. John DeCoster, sen- iors Tony Bryan, Mickey Dunning and Scott Dravet, and junior Steve Kilgore try to work out a problem in psychology class. Academics Divider 39 tf Fears form as students face crowds by Melissa Vernon What if I trip and tall on my face? What if I miss the first note? What if f drop my flag? 1 | hese were just a few of the fears that LI students in the band, choir, orchestra and auxiliary groups faced before competitions or performances. Junior Dawn Kyle, for instance, said her biggest fear before competition was that the band, as a whole, will not put their whole effort into it. Although Dawn ' s fears were about the band as a unit, many others expressed personal fears about performing. My biggest fear is my voice cracking, said sophomore Kendall Ross, a member of the mixed chorus. I just have a strong feel- ing, when it comes to a high note I ' m not ready for it, she continued. Added to the initial fear of performing, Extensive practice was required of the band and auxiliary members. Percussionists Karen Atkins, sophomore, and Chris Pepper, junior, were two of the many members to attend one of the after-school practices. Auxiliary member, Melanie Oness, sophomore, performs the routine to Slaughter on Tenth Ave- nue at one of the football games. Band and auxil- iary members performed at all home games plus the ISSMA marching competition and at the Tropicana Music Bowl at Soldier Field, Chicago. Senior Carol Norton performs a pantomime of a bag lady finding $100 for Mr. Bill Bodnar ' s first hour acting class. some students ' fears were enhanced by the size of the crowd, the number of judges or the specific makeup of the crowd. Auxiliary member Shelly Chatwell, junior, said her fears were in- tensified to a certain extent, but, It de- pends on who is in the crowd. I feel more comfortable performing around strangers and more nervous at home games. The truth is, I feel more comfortable with more people than just a few, Ken- dall commented. Judges don ' t bother me; I just act as if they ' re part of the audi- ence. After performing most students said that they gave their best possible effort, and did the best they could. Others believe they might have done better, or that some- times things could have gone smoother. One such person was junior Stephanie Ball, who commented, Sometimes I felt that I gave my best performance. Some- times I felt that I made stupid mistakes. 1 3 -3 i| 40 Academics Symphonic choir was one of the many music classes offered at PHS. The majority of the classes were open to anyone who met the general require- ments. However, a few classes, such as symphonic choir, required try-outs and teacher approval. Students in freshman orchestra practice their music first hour in preparation for their next perfor- mance. Showing Off 41 e o $ JROTC offered instead of gym by Eric Smith and Renae Poffinbarger What do you mean, I have swimming for the next nine weeks? I can swim, so why do I need nine weeks of torture? The teachers must get their kicks from this! Two years of a physical fitness class in- cluding nine weeks of swimming were re- quired of students to graduate. Usually the classes were taken in a student ' s freshman and sophomore year. IROTC and phys- ical education were the two courses of- fered at PHS. Physical fitness was a big part of these classes. In JROTC, students performed physical fitness training, which consisted of push-ups, sit-ups, running and other various timed exercises. Senior Charles Bridges said that he didn ' t feel as though the workout in JROTC was good enough to fit his daily requirement of exercise, except when we play wallyball, he ad- ded. Senior Jim Guerrero said, JROTC is a good class because it has taught me self discipline and leadership. The class isn ' t for everyone, but it gives me the initiative to do something good with myself. Junior Chris Cleveland said that JROTC definitely will help him out in the long run. Chris wanted to go into the Navy or Air Force to pursue a career. ye. f m if • — We 11 || H During ninth hour Ireshman qym class, Dave Pieroni, Scott MacLeod, Mike Schuler and Pete Or- ris jog through the football field. Mary Olson, sophomore, helps Chrissy Jaeger steady herself while walking across the balance beam. 42 Academics Seniors Kevin Gleason, Frank Osterkamp, Charles Bridges and Roger Driver present colors while the Star Spangled Banner is played at a basketball game. Senior Kevin Gleason holds the JROTC flag dur- ing a home game. JROTC could be taken instead of physical education. Getting In Shape 43 P M $€ Q t e a Credits — do I have enough? by Melissa Vernon Students faced many requirements as they went through their years at PHS. There were requirements about the number of credits students must acquire before they could graduate and about how many credits they had to earn in spe- cific areas such as English and social stud- ies. PHS ' s 1984-85 seniors had to attain 34 credits, but juniors, sophomores and freshmen had to earn 37 to graduate. A credit was earned after passing a semester of a class. Students had to earn seven credits in English, one in speech, four in social studies and physical education, two in both math and science and one in health to graduate. English credits were mapped out for students. Students had to pass two semes- ters of freshman, sophomore and junior English plus one in speech and one elec- tive. Junior Lisa Peterson said that eight credits of English was a fair amount to be required because, That ' s what most col- leges require anyway. The four required semesters of physical education were usually taken in the fresh- man and sophomore years. A quarter of swimming was taken at the sophomore level. The science classes most often taken to fill t he two-credit requirement were Gen- eral Science and Biology. Math credit re- quirements could be filled in various classes, depending on the student ' s math- ematic ability. General Math through Cal- culus were offered to the students by the math department. Most students who took only the required amount of science and math filled the requirements in their fresh- man year. Lisa thought that math and science re- quirements should be as strict as the PE requirements because she thought they were more important for the future. ' Gym ' s not going to get you into col- lege. Students fulfilled their social studies re- quirements by taking U.S. history in their junior year and Government and Eco- nomics, each a semester long, in their sen- ior year. The last specified requirement was one semester of health, which was taken by students in their sophomore year. Deanna Gunter, sophomore, said health in a fair requirement because, You need to know about your body. Besides the specific course require- ments, students were faced with making any combination of majors and minors as long as they had at least two majors. A major consisted of six credits in the same department, and a minor was made with four credits in the same department. Even though there were many require- ments placed on students, most felt that they were not hard to attain. Junior Jenny Young said, I think the requirements are fair. In Mr. Henry Looft ' s second hour chemistry class, Tom Klenk, sophomore, and junior Sandy Kim work on a lab experiment. Ken Kukler, sophomore prepares to serve the shuttle cock in his second hour badminton class, taught by Mr. Bill Wilke. 44 Academics Sue Stur.ges, junior, work s out a problem in her Math 4 class taught by Mr. Charles Tomes. Math 4 and Calculus were the most advanced math classes offered at PHS. Diving was one part of the nine-week required swimming course. Here sophomore Louie Keseley demonstrates a dive. Government, one of the required social studies classes, was usually taken by seniors. Here senior Janet Winandy takes notes in Mr. Dennis Bond ' s government class. Satisfying Requirements 45 y Home Economics — is it for girls only? by Melissa Vernon Fq eal men don ' t eat quiche, but do |_pv they take home economics classes? Reasons why guys took home eco- nomics classes varied. Senior Cliff Pierce, a member of Mrs. Martha Sommers ' third hour beginning clothing class, said he took the class because, I want to be a fashion designer. Cliff said he would like to go to a technical school in Chicago after high school, probably Vogue. Randy Neary, senior, commented that he took Beginning Foods and Nutrition because, I like to cook. According to Cliff and Randy, their friends do not tease them about taking a class traditionally considered to be for girls only, but Mrs. Judith Krieger said that she has heard students in the halls teasing boys from her classes. Sometimes they ' re mean and cruel, she said, and she con- tinued that the students who teased the boys in her home economics classes were very narrow minded. Neither Cliff nor Randy felt in any way uncomfortable, intimidated or outnum- bered by the girls in their classes. It ' s just a class, not a contest, Cliff mentioned. Charlie Zabala, a senior, who was also Independent living was a course offered to teach students the basic skills needed to live on their own. Senior Dawn Owczarzak prepares a recipe for the soup and sauces unit in her class. Several art classes, such as Art Foundations and Sculpture, were offered. Senior Joe Jones draws a scene with colored chalk in Mr. Richard Shearer ' s third art class. in Mrs. Sommers ' third hour beginning clothing class said she did not feel uncom- fortable having a guy (Cliff) in her home economics class. She did not think that the girls in the class treated Cliff the same as the other girls, but she thought that he brought it on himself. He likes it that way, she said. Cliff, Randy and Charlie all thought that the teacher treated the students fairly whether they were male or female. Mrs. Krieger said that the number of male students in home economics classes has been increasing over the past years but, not nearly as it should be. I think we have a lot to offer to boys and girls alike, with the way society is changing, she said. 46 Academics Beginning Clothing and Textiles taught stu- dents the basics involved in sewing. Senior Cliff Pierce works on a vest in Mrs. Martha Sommers ' class. Child development taught students how to care for children of different ages. Students held a two- week nursery to give them firsthand experience in teaching and working with pre-school children. Senior Veronica Remm mixes chemicals to devel- op her film in Mr. Joseph Koss ' third hour photogra- phy class. Students learned how to take and develop their own pictures. Having Fun 47 e l M Vocational area offers wide variety by Cathy Foley and Melissa Vernon njl ow many teenagers did you know LnJ who could build a house? PHS students were offered several options in the vocational educational area, which taught them specific job skills in classes ranging from Building Trades to Cosmetology. These classes were offered only to juniors and seniors. Usually stu- dents took their first year of vocational class in their junior year. One of the on-campus vocational areas taught was auto body. One-and two-year courses covered all the activities involved in the repair or replacement of auto body parts, including frame straightening, met- al patching, finishing, lead and plastic fill- ing, glass installation, paint refinishing, automotive cleaning and detailing. The pre-requisite for Auto Body was passing a general metals class with a grade of C or better. For those students interested in auto mechanics, PHS also offered a class on- campus for them. Auto mechanics cov- ered the basic working of an automobile. Students gained experience in such areas as engine overhauls, engine tune-ups and the workings of the electrical system. Stu- dents used textbooks and practical exper- ience to learn the curriculum. Sophomore Jason Ford planned to take Auto Mechan- ics I in his junior year. I want to be an auto mechanic and the vocational classes give you on-the-job training, he said. Jason thought that the pre-requisite of a C average was fair. PHS also kept in stride with the comput- er field by offering computer education classes. These classes were two-hour courses, designed for those students seri- ously considering a career in the comput- er industry. The classes aimed at provid- ing an introduction to computers and data processing for general education, busi- ness and computer science. By taking this course students were able to understand how computers operate. April Elledge, ju- nior, said she was glad she took Computer Education I because, I am interested in the computer field, she said. Classes in Building Trades I and II, Die- sel Mechanics I and II and Printing Pre- vocational, I and II were also offered as on-campus vocational courses. Cosme- tology, Dental Health careers, Nursing ca- reers, Architectural Drafting I and II and Electronics I and II were offered off-cam- pus. Junior Buddy Saddler looks on while Randy Ri- veta junior welds. Both students attended Mr. John Pennington ' s Auto Body I course. Rusty Harrington, junior, was a member of the Auto Body I class. The three-hour vocational class was held at Willowcreek Middle School. 48 Academics Pre-vocational and Vocational Printing I and II classes were held at the print shop located at PHS West. These courses covered all phases of the print trade and provided students with actual production situations. Learning A Trade 49 « tf o ] C° m Ways students ready themselves by Dawn Bell and Melissa Vernon College was an important step in pre- paring for some people ' s futures. Many students began to prepare for college while still in high school. One step in preparing for college was taking college prep courses, or acceler- ated courses in English, science, math and foreign languages. These classes were de- signed to ready students for their college careers. The courses offered ranged from Math IV to Composition for the College Bound and gave students the opportunity to see what might be expected of them in a college course. I think that (college prep courses) help a little bit, said junior Kellie Via. Senior Mike Jetmund said that they did not really help any more that non-college bound courses. A handful of students also took courses at the college level either during the day or in the evening. Throughout the school year, counselors helped students choose colleges and fill out applications. If aid was reguired they also informed students of scholarships available and other forms of assistance such as loans. Some available scholarships were announced over the PA during the morning announcements. Mr. Thomas Lauerman was the coordinator of the scholarship information, which he distrib- uted to the other counselors. He kept the bulletin board of scholarship information An experiment dealing with titrating liquids was part of the curriculum of the Advanced Chemistry classes taught by Mr. Marvin Guernsey. Junior Lewis Stahl tries his hand at accomplishing this experiment during his 10th hour class. Shaun Carmin and Jahki Forrest, seniors, partici- pate in a mirror tracing experiment in Psychology. The experiment was used to test eye hand coordina- tion. up-to-date for interested students. College night was held Oct. 19, to intro- duce more than 50 schools to prospective students and their parents. The turnout was one of the largest in recent years. College representatives continued to visit throughout the school year, and college fairs were offered on Wednesdays in late winter during all three lunch hours. Not only did college bound students have to choose a college and possibly take preparatory courses, but they also had to take the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), which is a reguirement many colleges place on students wishing to enter. Junior Beth Vernallis said that she thinks the SAT is good but should be expanded to in- clude a wider variety of subject material. Often underclassmen took the PSAT (Pre- liminary Scholastic Aptitude Test) before taking the real thing. Two testing sessions were held at PHS during the year for the convenience of Portage students. The test could also be taken at other local schools. 50 Academics Crandall Preparing For College 51 l What is the best way to learn? by Melissa Vernon j earning and study habits varied Lr3 from student to student, and teach- ing methods varied from teacher to teacher. Some students believed that ele- ments such as time, temperature and food had an effect on their learning processes. Juniors Cathy Remm and Val Lelak both agree that they learn better in the morning because, In the afternoon you ' re anxious to go home, said Val. Cathy agreed that later in the day she gets burnt out. Freshmen Kevin Gilmore said that he does better on days when he eats be- cause, When I don ' t eat breakfast all I want to do is get to lunch, he said. The favorite type of study atmosphere varied greatly. While Val preferred to study in a room with her stereo blasting, Cathy would rather have total quiet dur- ing her studying time. Dan also liked to be left alone to study, although he did enjoy Mrs. Sherry Ohlfest, English teacher, assists ju- nior Beth Vemallis, one of her sixth hour advanced students. Mrs. Ohlfest taught both regular and ad- vanced classes in English. the thrill of competing when he studied with a group. Mrs. Sherry Ohlfest, who taught both regular and advanced classes in English, noticed a difference in teaching the two types of classes. I cover more material and go faster in my advanced classes, and I also expect them to be able to interpret their readings befor e we discuss them in class, she said. She also said that she spends far more time disciplining the regular classes, not for misbehavior but for items such as too much talking. Teachers used many methods with which to aid students in learning, some of which were games, lectures and class dis- cussions. No matter what method was used, the main goal was retaining the in- formation which was taught. Nancy Go- bin, a 1961 Portage High School gra- duate, said that she remembers some of what she learned here at PHS mostly history because I was made to memorize it, she said. Jolly 52 Academics Mrs. Mary Sparacino, one of the PHS West math teachers, explains to her 7 8th hour algebra class how to do one of their assigned problems. Foley Teachers used many methods such as games and class discussions to assist their students in learn- ing. Here Mr. Marv Allison plays Jeopardy with his first hour U.S. History class. Three Spanish students, juniors Donna South and Phil Lane and senior Terry Bothwell, play Span- ish Scrabble during class time. Learning Oo p rO i o a w F $ Computer program expands to meet needs by Dujon Kremke and Bob Jones |P here were many choices of computer LI classes for students to take. One of them was Basic Computer Language. Basic stands for Basic All Purpose Symbol- ic Instruction Code. In this computer class students learned how to program computers. Jeff Winegar, sophomore, commented, The class was hard because it moved too fast. Howev- er, some students had different views. Computers had a lot to offer. A lot of students took the classes just to get out of another class they would have had to take, or just because they thought it would be fun. A majority of the students took a class because it had something to do with a job they were going into after graduation. Ju- nior Sam Jeffers said, I took it because of the teacher. I had her last year and want- ed to be in her class. Overall, most students took computer classes not because they had to but be- cause they wanted to. Mike Hull, sopho- more, commented, I took computers be- cause I thought it would be fun to use the computers and easy. It was fun, but a little harder than I expected. In computers it wasn ' t all fun and games; it was also work. Programs were a major part of the class. Mrs. Bonnie Albert said that computer classes were helpful because students learned from their own mistakes, rather than other peopled. Computers were a lot of fun for most students that applied themselves. j m£x?j -r ' r Junior Cindy Roque works on her painting while senior Tom Quitasol admires a classmate ' s painting. Junior Don Wozniak studies the commands that sophomore Jamie Zehner types in. The computer classes added a new course, Basic Computer Lan- guage, because of demand from advanced students. 54 Academics The day after pictures arrive is always hectic for the Legend staff. Sophomores Bev Sobkowski, Scott Baker and Denise Kalina sort pictures into sopho- more, junior and freshman sections. Freshman Kevin Gilmore measures for a draw- ing in a third hour Industrial Arts class at PHS West. Using Your Hands 55 ,vA tf e an tf Special classes bring twist to learning by Eric Smith rder in the court! This command could be heard every third Friday in Miss Chris- tine Elibasich ' s sociology class. The stu- dents held court in which they played judge, lawyers and the defendant. The purpose of this class was to study deviant behavior, suicide, social groups, culture change, fashion and crime. Sociology was only one of the classes which gave students a better understand- ing of themselves. Another such class was Model Me. For one project students had to interview and introduce each other. They also had to make a collage of their partner ' s likes. The class was designed to examine reasons why people behave the way they do and to help students develop a positive self-image. It also showed stu- dents how to cope with frustration and aggressive destructive behavior. Mr. John Alexander, teacher of Model Me, said that Seniors Kelly Kitchen and Darlene O ' Mally take notes in Miss Christine Elibasich ' s third hour Sociolo- gy class. Sociology was a course taken by many students to complete a social studies major. the program was good because you learn something from it that you can use the rest of your life. One subject most students didn ' t think about was PreVocational Education. These classes were designed for students with learning disabilities and mild phys- ical handicaps. Most PreVocational Edu- cation classes taught regular reguired academic subjects such as math, English and health. However, Mr. Gregg Neel taught Work Related Studies and Work Orientation. These classes were offered to prepare students to live independently, said Mr. Neel, if that ' s possible to do in a classroom. Health taught students about the body functions and better health habits. Health teaches you how to take care of your body, said sophomore Bob Vendramin. Mr. Robert Smith had speakers come into his health classes and talk about different subjects. 56 Thomasino Academics j Mr. Robert Smith introduces Mr. Bones, the school skeleton, to senior Kristina Zabala and sopho- more Pat Rossiter in the 10th hour health class. Stu- dents were required to learn the names of -ertain bones. Learning About Self 57 fe a Aprendiendo! Scio! Apprende! Lernen! by Scott Baker and Guy Maudlin Why bother to take a foreign lan- guage? What did a foreign lan- guage have to offer? A foreign language teaches one to be very disciplined in his or her study hab- its, said Ms. Sandra Zeller, Spanish teacher. The learning of the cultures of other people helps one to understand for- eigners better. Also, one understands the English language better as a result of com- paring it to the foreign language. PHS offered four different languages: French, German, Latin and Spanish. Each of the languages was divided into four years. The first year was an introduction and the remaining years futhered the stu- dents ' knowledge. A foreign language is often a prerequi- site for certain jobs. Jessica Parker, sopho- more, said, To be an airline stewardess, it requires the use of many languages. Studying a foreign language is inter- esting, and I like learning, freshman Amy Motley said. In foreign language classes, many stu- dents learned the foreign countries ' cul- tures and how they differ from that of the United States. They performed skits, spoke with each other, listened to music in a different language and tried ethnic foods. Some classes went on field trips and saw plays and other live perfor- mances. Taking a foreign language in high school could help one with meeting peo- ple from other countries in college. Mr. Senior Debbie Connors idly types away in her third hour typing class. Tom Lauerman, guidance counselor, ex- plained, A person can have a better un- derstanding of the English language. A student could also receive a sort of schol- arship. The college will give you a special test, and if you pass, they will give you your first two years ' credit and start you on your third year. This way you do not have to pay for your first two years. Taking a business class could also broaden one ' s horizons. Typing and gen- eral office keeping courses were avail- able. Eighty per cent of the student body takes typing in high school, according to Mr. Lauerman. He also said that typing should be required, and that it was very handy when it came to reports and papers in college. Fessler Andy Smith, junior, practices his typing skills out of a textbook in his typing class. 58 Academics Rajie Soundararajan and Jim Ritchie return to share their experiences with the German III class. They were in Germany for six weeks in the summer of ' £ Scanning the Readers ' Guide, Sissi Rossi pre- pares for her third hour debate class. Sophomores Paul Mathews, Bernice Santana and Terry Thomas act out a scene in their third hour Spanish II class. Broadening Horizons 59 Showing the determination necessary to be a gymnast, sophomore Linda Medina mounts the un- even parallel bars. The success of the 1984 U.S. Olympic gymnastic teams has greatly increased the popularity tor both men ' s and women ' s gymnastics. Junior Stacy McCammon comes to the aid of junior Melissa Flores during a game against Chester- ton. The Indians won the game with a final score of 49-42. Mark Kinchloe holds the ball while Bubba Barney practices place kicking. Bubba was one of the many injured varsity football players. Although the tennis team worked hard to earn its undefeated season record, practices were not all work. Junior Craig Trocino juggles his tennis balls before a meet. The Portage cross country team captured the state title for the second time in 10 years. Portage runners are grouped together at the beginning of the State Championship race. 60 Sports Number 1 Felice Shinneman glances at the water to assure her entry while performing an inward back dive in pike position. Ws by Rachel Junkin e ' re number 1! We ' re number This chant rang out at many athletic events. Cheer- leaders, Pep Club and yelling fans all llried to motivate their team to win the game. Enthusiastic fans cannot win a state championship for any team. However, as the boys ' cross country team discov- ered, they are fun to celebrate with after a victory. The cross country team went to the state meet with dreams of a first place trophy and a busload of fans. They came home with their trophy to the congratulations of even more fans. Fan support was important to ath- letes. Many said they performed much better to the roar of the crowd. Fresh- man basketball player Larry Auksel said that fan support helped any team. I feel the crowd is a major factor of the game. Varsity football and basketball al- ways had plenty of support, but other, less popular sports weren ' t so lucky. Golf, track, girls ' cross country and gymnastics rarely drew big crowds. Girls ' and boys ' track alike could both use support. We work hard, and recog- nition for hard work is nice, said track team member Sharon Bronson. Cheering or support of any kind helps an athlete, she added. Pep Club en- couraged all teams by giving flowers to the team members before important events and by placing supportive signs and posters in the student commons. True fans are loyal through thick and thin, even though their numbers often increase drastically during a winning season. We ' re number 1! will prob- ably always ring out for the PHS teams whether they really are or not. Sports Divider 61 Injuries plague team by Denny Darrow Dnjunes. Talk about them to Portage Head Coach Les Klein and he ' ll name off a list of players longer than a line of people waiting to buy Lotto tickets. I feel as though the team was plagued by injur- ies, said Klein. Coach Klein said that the team was better than average, but the in- juries did limit the team ' s success. Key players such as seniors Tim Bulva, Mark McWhirter, Larry Vickrey and Rob Wishnevski were all injured at some point. At any given time during the season, someone was hurt, said senior defensive back Tim Kunstek. Tim concurred with Coach Klein, saying that the injuries were a major obstacle to their having a good year. The team started workouts in mid-Au- gust at camp. They would get up at 6 a.m. and work out until 5 p.m. The team ' s goal at that point of the season was to make it to the playoffs, which they accomplished on Homecoming by defeating Hammond Morton. A record of 4-6 would usually not lead to such a result, but the team won the games reguired to capture their second straight Cluster 4 championship. Kunstek said, Making the playoffs was definitely the highlight of our season. Commenting on the season, Klein said the defense was the strong point of the team. Except for a couple of occasions, they played guite well. The majority of the defensive personnel were experienced players. In regards to the offense, Klein said that the inconsistency of the of- fense was the weak spot of the team. Kun- stek added that he thought the special teams (kick-offs, punt coverage, etc.) played well. With a couple of breaks, we could have easily been 6-5, said Klein. I think 6-5 better states the talent we had this season. Coach Les Klein confers with junior Dan Johnson on the sidelines. Coach Klein led the Indians to their second consecutive Cluster 4 championship. Senior Rob Wishnevski busts across the goal line for one of his 10 touchdowns this season. Rob also led the team with 757 yards rushing. 62 Sports Football In a cluster game against Michigan City Rogers, junior Bubba Barney boots through a point after attempt. Along with handling the kicking duties, Bubba also played running back for the Indians. Trainer Robert Doc Kerns applies tape to sen- ior Dan Steward ' s knee as injured seniors Tony Cheky and Larry Vickrey look on. The team suffered numerous injuries throughout the season which kept Doc and his assistants very busy. VARSITY FOOTBALL— Front Row: Don Spicer, De- laney Campbell, Dennis Webber, Brian Trapp, Tim Kun- stek, Tim Bulva, Jim Clark, Dan Stanley, Larry Vickrey, Mark McWhirter. Row 2: Wayne Gerber, Jeff McWaters, Mark Lujan, Dave Milligan, Dan Salain, Mark Kincheloe, Dwayne Hallman, Tony Cheky, Seth Irvin, Dave Luketich. Row 3 Rick Hooker, Matt Lakomek, Tom Davis, Nick Vlasic, Bill Smith, Chris Johns, Bryon Lambert, Allen Rector, Bill Parish, Dan Johnson. Row 4: Tony Nygra, Scott Jones, Tim Schuler. John Pratl, Greg Crizer, Mark Scobey, Mike Rospiersk: Jerry Hays, Bubba Barney, Rob Wishnevski. Row 5: Dave Adams, Steve Kilgore, Andy Smith, Jim Sherrill, Joe Mo- rales, John Zaragoza, Dennis Watts, Jeff Hinkle, Jon Michael Frank Shirvinski, Ron Ozbolt. Back Row: Mgr. Don Woz- niak, Head Coach Les Klein, Coach Dave Mattix, Trainer Robert Kerns, Coach Pete Turpa, Coach Tom Milakovic, Mgr. John Cannon. VARSITY FOOTBALL 4-6 Highland won Hobart lost Valparaiso lost Morton won LaPorte won Chesterton lost Merrillville lost Crown Point lost Lew Wallace lost Sectionals lost Rogers won Varsity Football 63 JV practices rougher than freshman practices by Denise Kalina | r here are several major differences be- Ll tween freshman and junior varsity football. Many of the differences occur within the attitude of the team members. Jason Cruz, sophomore, commented, JV foot- ball this year has become more serious. Several JV players said that freshman foot- ball was like going out and playing with a group of friends. For three years, sophomore Tracy Weis played school football. Tracy ' s opinion was that the JV season was twice as hard as any previous years. JV is a lot harder and more intense, Tracy remarked, marked. Coaches have some impact on the feel- ings of the team members. A lot of players compared the coaches of the freshman teams and the JV team. Sophomore Mike Sophomore Dean Szabo adjusts his mouthpiece before going into a game against Valparaiso. Sophomore Ed Aleman passes the ball to sopho- more Danny Condron in a plot to upset Valparaiso. However, the plan failed, and the final score was 0-7. 64 Miller noted that the coaches helped them (the players) learn a lot of discipline. Tracy also said, The coaches are a lot stricter. The freshman season prepares the play- ers for their junior varsity season, while the JV season prepares the team members for their varsity season. JUNIOR VARSITY 3-6 Bishop Noll won Rogers won Valparaiso lost Hobart lost LaPorte lost Lake Central lost Merrill ville lost Chesterton won Griffith lost f mm .«„ ran 5 ro ' « ' JS 8 m 2 34 JV FOOTBALL — Front Row: lohn Smith, Eddie Rael, Wally MoCormack, Danny Condron, Jeff Sitar, Terry Evans, Ken Elwood. Row 2: Tom Trapana, Mike Miller, Tom Coo- ley, Bobby Saylor, David Kaiser, Chuck Kozlowski, Scott Ershick, Carl Utiles. Row 3: Ken Kukler, Don Sickles, Scott Schlobohm. John Rodriguez, Mark Delucio, Paul Mathews, Jason Cruz. Row 4: Wes Wild, Ron Zromkoski, Mike Bab- cock, Ed Kenworthy, Ed Aleman, Dean Szabo, John Pane- pinto, Brian Kelley. Row 5: Ernest Harlan, Tom Murray, Tracy Weis, Greg Crizer, Tom Bulva, Dave Burden, Mike Griffith. Back Row: Coach Don Alkire, Coach Terry Mil- ner. Sports Football In a game against Valparaiso, sophomore quar- terback Eddie Aleman calls the play. Running with the ball, freshman Jeff Smith tries to gain yardage while a referee blows the whistle on him. FRESHMAN WHITE TEAM — Front Row: Mike Hall, Dennis Weeks, Larry Dickerson, Darrell Chandler, Dave Howell, Dennis Snowdy, Steve Jahoda. Row 2: Dave Pier- oni, John Parks, Dave Lopez, Dave Brown, Eric Lindfeldt, Jaime Velez, Peter Pradziad. Row 3: Coach Jon Soliday, Jeff Smith, Ike Prieto, Kevin Myers, Dewayne Gibson, Bon Pe- tretta, Greg Boswell, manager Autumn Luckey. Back Row: Mike Schuler, Tom Piner, Joe Croell, Larry Westmoreland, Jerry Bryan, Dave Morris, Scott Macloed, Coach Ken Ber- quist. Jblly Freshman White Team 2-6 Freshman Red Team 2-4-2 A WWtWH P T V 1 11 ks M. t 1 ' ft 14 i • w ! 4Wr s ■J ■ UP Jolly FRESHMAN RED TEAM — Front Row: Charlie Nor- dyke. Dean Tavernier, Jimmy Harris, Dwayne Bellar, Man- uel Hernandez, Jon Barnes, Chuck Mclntire. Row 2: Danny Malarik, Andy Sultzer, Mike Janiga, Derick Thielbar, Thom- as Suggs, Aaron Jarvis, Mike Parish, Roman Miestowski, At a home game, the freshman white football team hud- dles to figure out the play. Tom Shurman. Back Row: Coach Steve Livingston, man- ager Patty Nairn, Marty Bertucci, Jerry Davison, Terry Fili- pas, Mark Tom, Bill Allison, Greg Coules, Chris Benac, Ron Rohaley, Fernando Samano, Mitch Degaetano, manager Teri Veatch, manager Tammy Wood. Jolly Junior Varsity and Freshman Football 65 Team effort forces out individual players by Denise KaJina crp earn effort is needed for a successful season. Team effort played a big role dur- ing the ' 84-85 volleyball season. Coach Phyllis McVicker has coached the varsity volleyball team for three years and com- mented, We were a unit this year. The previous season had one or two people doing most of the work. Some of the varsity and JV players had similar comments. Senior Jane Lucas said, Everyone got along better; we were clos- er knit. Many players stressed the idea that the teams this year were like a fam- ily. Since the teamwork was better, the team records also showed improvement. The varsity team raised its record from 3- 27 in 1982 to 14-10 in 1984. Senior Sarah Bettis said, It felt really great to have a winning season! Sophomore Debbie Simola, a JV team member, commented, Our record was the best that PHS had had in a few years. The volleyball season was different this year in spirit. One main difference was an enthusiastic group of boys known as the Bleacher Bums who cheered at the games. On a couple of occasions, the Bleacher Bums were a little too rowdy and caused PHS to receive a phone call from a complaining school. Several players men- tioned that the Bleacher Bums really got us going. The future varsity team for 1985-86 should be a little taller, commented Coach Phyllis McVicker. The JV coach, Miss Linda Ficken, had the same idea in mind about the future JV team. They seem to have some height and lots of abili- ty- Seniors Dawn Kalina and Jane Lucas try to block a spike from a LaPorte Slicer. Varsity team members cheer on teammates at a home game against Valparaiso. VARSITY VOLLEYBALL — Front Row: Dawn Ka- lina, Rose Nordyke, Sherry Sortillo, Sharon Bronson, Rocky Colon, Tina Foreman. Back Row: lane Lucas, Sarah Bettis, Patty Medina, Lisa Beshears, Paula lose, Kellie Via, Coach Phyllis McVicker. 66 Sports VARSITY VOLLEYBALL 14-10 Crown Point won Lowell won Lake Central lost Lake Station won Marquette won LaPorte lost Wheeler Wash. Calumet Gavit Twp. won lost ' lost won Elston won Chesterton won Hobart won Rogers lost Morton Mann Bishop Noll lost lost won Merrillville lost Valparaiso won Sectionals 2nd Highland lost Kankakee Valley won Volleyball An enthusiastic group of boys, otherwise known as the Bleacher Bums, supported the girls ' volleyball team by cheering and singing songs they made up. FRESHMAN VOLLEYBALL — Front Row: Beth Si mola, Cami Gagna, Kim Strom. Row 2: Tammy Trembly, Tiffany Brindza, Sirena Lockwood, Stacy Herren, Sara Solo- mon, Missy McGurren. Back Row: manager Debbie Wil- son, Heather Sedan, Chris Reese, Clara Blakely, Annette Jennings, Kristy Nabhan, Sandy Fisher, Kerry Hickman, Coach Cheryl Kovalow, manager Cathy Szillage. FRESHMAN VOLLEYBALL 2-14 Beth Simola, freshman, dives while making an attempt to save the ball against Bishop Noll. Setting the ball at a home game, Linda Medina, sophomore, prepares the ball for a teammate. JUNIOR VARSITY VOLLEYBALL 13-8 JUNIOR VARSITY VOLLEYBALL — Front Row: Christie Propsom, Beth Bodnar, Traci Weber, Lynne Ker- sten, Linda Medina. Row 2: Tina Ewen, Anne Terry, Denise Kalina, Colleen Richmond, Kathy Kilmurry. Back Row: Debbie Simola, Tina Blevins, Coach Linda Ficken, Belinda Burns, LeeAnn Radivan. Volleyball 67 Netters go undefeated, trimmed in sectionals Junior Rex Homme leaps for a ball during a home meet. Rex and his doubles partner Tim Levenda, junior, finished the regular season undefeated. A by Denny Darrow s soon as summer vacation began, long before the tennis team had its first regular practice, the team was out on the courts. A team that works hard and is dedicated in the off season — what more could a coach ask for? Coach Rich Mason said. As the season began, the summer wor- kouts and practices paid off when the net- ters breezed through their first matches. The team grew stronger as the season wore on, and anxious PHS tennis follow- ers began thinking about an unblemished season record. They had already defeated foe LaPorte, a loss that last year that kept them from winning the conference out- right. It was a very important win for us, said 2 singles player Matt Hale. Another victory over LaPorte at home and a 4-1 thrashing of Merrillville 15 days later gave the netters the conference title. Going into the sectionals with an unde- feated record of 16-0, bitter memories of last year ' s emotional sectional loss started to come to mind. We should have won it (sectionals) last year, said Coach Mason. We were just too over confident. Going into this year ' s sectionals, Coach Mason said the team ' s attitude isn ' t too cocky, I hope. Just as the year before, the team breezed through the preliminary rounds into the finals, only to lose to LaPorte a team they had previously beaten twice. We just never had control of the tempo. They just beat us, said a distraught Hale. The team, consisting of seniors Rich Jennings, Matt Hale, and Bob Greavu as 1st, 2nd and 3rd singles, and the number 1 and 2 doubles teams of Craig Trocino and Dan Ialeggio, and Tim Levenda and Rex Homme, combined for 12 shutouts during the season. The team also was the first undefeated tennis team in PHS histo- ry. Hale said, The returning pl ayers on this team have a lot of potential. I hope they accomplish next year what we have failed to do the last two. Boys ' Tennis 16-0 Andrean won LaPorte won Highland won Rogers won LaPorte won Hobart won Rogers won Elston won Crown Point won Chesterton won Hobart won Merrillville won Chesterton won Valparaiso won Merrillville won Sectionals 2nd Valparaiso won VARSITY TENNIS — Front Row: Dan Ialeggio, Rei( Homme, Matt Hale, Scott Wentz. Back Row: Bob Greavu Craig Trocino, John Mario, Rich Jennings, Brian Cotton, Tin! Levenda, Mgr. Kim Rains. 68 Sports Tennis Focusing intently, senior Rich Jennings smashes a return shot. Rich played number 1 singles tor the varsity team for most of the season. TV TENNIS — Front Row: Todd Fortini, Jamie Groves, Bob Hinkle, Jeff Davies, Phil Lane, Adam Condo. Back Row: Coach Stan Randolph, Pat Fogarty, Cary McKay, Mike Jones, Jeff Beattie, Mike Hinkle, Rick Dietz. JV team member Mike Hinkle, sophomore, watches his return shot fly. This was Mike ' s first year of competition. The JV team finished the season, 14- 1. While conversing with the opposition, Coach Rich Mason hands junior Dan Ialeggio his tennis balls for the meet. It was Mason ' s eighth year as coach. Boys ' Tennis 69 Crossing the finish line at the state meet, senior John Lowery finishes in ninth place. John finished first for the team at sectionals, reqionals, semi-state and the state championship. John also received all state recognition. Freshman Jeff Smenyak leads a pack of runners in the regional meet at Valparaiso University. Jeff and freshman Jeff Fitch were the only ninth graders to run in post-season competition for the team. Darrow Boys ' Cross Country — Front Row: Charles Whelan, Jeff Rhody. Row 2: lerry Fogarty, Mick Koslow, Eric Colley, Jell Fitch, Mike Terwilliger, Ass ' l. Coach Tom Sanidas, Coach Bill Wilke. Row 3: Tom Paulson, Scott Hullord, Pete Stahura, John I iwery, Al Mangene. Back Row: Dustin Jolly, Tony Kwiatkowski, Mike Baker, Jeft Brown, Pat Mc- Donald. 70 Sports Cross Country Putting all his effort forward in hopes of having a good finishing time is senior Eric Colley. Not far behind Eric is junior co-captain Mick Koslow. Run- ning as a pack was one of the strategies used by Coach Wilke which worked to the team ' s advantage. CC captures state title, ' takes care of business ' Thomasino Dt ' s about 10 minutes before the start of the meet. To the left are the opponents, nervously pacing and preparing for the upcoming race. Opposite the opponents are the PHS cross country team members, throwing acorns at each other and telling jokes as BTO ' s Taking Care of Business blasts in the background. Why is this team so relaxed? They have confidence in themselves and their training, said Coach Bill Wilke. They face a race realistically, Wilke continued. They know it ' s not a life-or-death situa- tion if they lose. Senior all-state runner Eric Colley added, We try not to think of the race too much. Just say to yourself, ' Hey, do what you ' ve been doin ' and you ' ll be fine. If this team was nervous, it certainly didn ' t show as they swept by opponents to capture the ir second state title in 10 years. Our main goal at the beginning of the season was to make it to the state meet and to run a good race when we got there, said Wilke. Eric added, We had figured that we had a chance, somewhere in the top three (in the state). Also an all-state runner, senior John Lowery commented on the season: Going into the season, we knew we had a shot at the championship. Everybody really worked hard to reach their potential. Working hard was vital to the cross country team. They worked hard not only during the season; they put many hours into training in the off season also. We started our summer program on June 1 and it continued until Aug. 31, said Eric. I estimate that each member on the team ran between 550-700 miles this summer. Senior Jeff Brown commented, Every- body worked hard on their own to really make this a good team. Patience was also a key to the team ' s success, said Wilke. At the beginning of the season we weren ' t running too well, explained Eric. Coach reassured us and told us to just wait for our training pro- gram to work out and eventually everyth- ing worked out. The whole team was really worried about it, but Coach just told us to stick it out, said Jeff. Wilke, in his 1 1th year as cross country coach, had nothing but praise for the team. There ' s several things that make me happy with this team. As a team, they all stayed together, and put the time in to be champs. I ' m proud that they ' re all good students and that they are all very ' coachable; they follow instructions well, he explained. Is this the best team you ' ve ever had? Yes, replied an emphatic Wilke. Not to slight the 1974 team (also state champs), this team overall, as leaders and gentle- men, are the best. Boys ' Cross Country 5-0 Gavit Invt. won Griffith won Merrill ville won Rensselaer Central Invt. won LaPorte won New Prairie Invt. won Rogers Chesterton won Southport Invt. won Dolton, IL Invt. 2nd Conference won Sectionals won Regionals won Semi-state won State finals won Running hard at Woodland Park is senior Pete Mahura. This dual meet win over MC Rogers and -hesterton gave Coach Coach Wilke his 100th ca- eer dual win. Thomasino Listening to the accolades of the student body, the state champs present their championship trophy to PHS. From left to right: Coach Bill Wilke, John Lowery, Eric Colley, Charles Whelan, Jeff Brown, Mick Koslow, Tony Kwiatkowski, Pete Stahura, Jeff Smenyak and Jeff Fitch. The team was acknowl- edged by many organizations and even on a high- way billboard. Boys ' Cross Country 71 Cross Country High morale helps girls ' teams through difficulties by Denise Kalina P-M igher morale supported the girls ' LTLl cross country and golf teams through rough seasons. Injuries are higher this year, but so is our team spirit, commented Lori Roma- nov, senior, about the girls ' CC team. Lori was one of the many runners injured dur- ing the season. Six of the team members were injured in such ways as knee, legs, back or even respiratory problems. Fresh- man Roberta McCausland did not partici- pate all season because of a knee injury. Coach Renee Turpa remarked that the girls got along better than they had the previous year. She also commented that the eighth grade team looked encourag- ing for the future. Despite the high spirit among the golf team, players had a disappointing season. Senior Kristin Kurtz earns first place in a tri-meet against Rogers and Chesterton. Since injuries were a major problem for the girls ' CC team this season, senior Kristin Kurtz stretches out junior Crystal Gokey ' s leg muscles. GIRLS ' CROSS COUNTRY — Front Row: Kristin Kurtz. Crystal Gokey. Maria Middleton, Carrie Biggs. Row 2: Lon Romanov. Jeannie Wilson, Debbie Williams. Back Row: Coach Renee Turpa, Shelby Potts, Stacy Ball, Micky Bollinger, Coach Ruth Aydelotte. The good spirit among the team mem- bers helped a lot. The girls have always gotten along well, said Coach Mike Le- mond. The team performed well even though there appeared to be less exper- ience. He also commented that, since there was less experience, the girls per- formed as well as could be expected from a young team. GIRLS ' CROSS COUNTRY 1-5 Crown Point lost Rogers Merrill ville won Chesterton lost Rensselear Highland Invt. 9th Central 4th Valpo Hobart lost LaPorte lost Dolton Illiana 14th New Prairie Highland 3rd Invt. 10th Sectional Sth 72 Sports Golf Bringing back her club, sophomore Kathy Smith concentrates on the ball during practice. Coach Mike Lomond keeps careful watch on ju- nior Debbie Condo ' s form at practice. 4 GIRLS ' GOLF — Front Row: Kelly Lomax. Vera Cze- chanski, Debbie Parker, Terri Vittetoe, Denise Gumm, Paula Boswell. Back Row: Coach Mike Lemond, Debbie Condo, Cheryl Morehouse, Kathy Smith, Vicky Smith, Lorri Martin, Josie lent. T homasino Lorri Martin, senior, works on her forward swing during a practice at Robbinhurst Golf Course. GIRLS 9 GOLF 4-7 Chesterton lost Valparaiso lost Knox iron Munster won Merrillville lost Elston won Rogers lost Marquette lost Hobart iron LaPorte lost Roosevelt won Sectionals 5th Girls ' Cross Country Golf O Coach Bill Chappo watches as sophomore Debbie Mueller executes a dive. Debbie ' s season record was 11-1. Girls ' Swimming Diving 3-9 and Rogers Lost Va lparaiso Lost Hobart Lost Merrillville Won Crown Point Lost LaPorte Lost Lowell Won Rennselaer Highland Lost Central Won Munster Lost Conference 6th Chesterton Lost Sectionals 7th Bishop Noll Lost 74 Sports Swimming And Diving Dedication, hard work alleviates weak season by Mike Johnson Dt was a year to start over again for the girls ' swim team in two respects. First of all, they were led by rookie coach Karen Girgenti, who became the second coach in the squad ' s 12-year histo- ry. Secondly, the team consisted of almost entirely freshmen and sophomores. Only four letter winners returned from the 1983 group. Ten swimmers had not even par- ticipated at the A AU level. I had to win their confidence, ex- plained Coach Girgenti. The girls were used to doing things a certain way. More Saturday practices helped with the team ' s performance. For the first time the girls, as a team, used Nautilus, instead of work- ing out on their own. Also, swimmers stretched out before practice and ran to keep in the best possible shape. It was discouraging at first for a few members, but Coach Girgenti noted that the swim- mers kept on working hard. The large turnout of freshmen im- pressed Coach Girgenti. I was worried last spring because they (the previous coaches) had told me that it would take several years before a large turnout would occur. She also anticipated the possibil- ity of losing experienced swimmers who were closely attached to former Coach Dick Swisher. He had become closely re- lated to the team over his 1 1 -year stint as coach. Even with adverse conditions, Coach Girgenti was pleased with the group ' s performance, capped by fourth place sec- tional finishes by sophomore Debbie Mueller in the one meter dive, senior Jen- ny Bumbales in the 200 freestyle and sen- ior Anne Jensen in the 100 breaststroke. Debbie missed a perfect regular season on a third place finish against LaPorte. The team exceeded my expectations. I was really proud of them. GIRLS ' SWIMMING AND DIVING - Front Row: Fe- lice Shinneman, Deanna McClarnon, Debbie Mueller, Charlotte Ahrendt. Row 2: Coach Bill Chappo, JoLyn Ar- vin, Anne Jensen, Becky Allison, Val Smith. Row 3: Laura Haines, Jenny Bumbales, Linda Tipton, Colleen Carr, Lisa Falls, Dana Carter, Cassie Gouger, Kerry Carr. Back Row: Coach Karen Girgenti, Mgr. Rob Parks, Jasmina Kincheloe, Judy Hancock, Karen Korenich, Shannon Yates, Coco Gouger, Denise Fisher, Heidi Grenchik. Swim timers were a vital part of the season. If the advanced computer system failed, records could still be maintained. Girls ' Swimming Diving 75 Cagers win despite . . . by Denny Darrow ith four of the five starters from last year lost to graduation, Coach Greg Kirby knew he had a rebuilding job to do. Coach Kirby entered the 1984-1985 campaign with four seniors returning from last year ' s squad, three of whom had seen very little game action. The team was very green and was labeled so by many area coaches and newspapers, but this team soon quieted the speculation. As the cagers entered their first game of the season, the squad was counting on experienced senior Bill Miller to handle most of the scoring punch. Miller re- sponded well to the pressure, contribut- ing both offensively and defensively all season. After a shaky first game, the team started to run its offense and defense with great fluency. Once everyone got their assignments down, we did a pretty decent job on both ends of the court, comment- ed senior forward Scott Bruce. ' We had some trouble at first, but even- tually we got the bugs worked out, said Bill. With all the odds against them on hav- ing a winning season, this team pulled together to prove their critics wrong. If somebody would have told me that we were going to be 5-1 after our first six games, I would ' ve been thrilled, said Coach Kirby. These kids have really played sound basketball. Probably the most exciting game for the Indians and the PHS fans was Jan. 18, a home game with conference rival La- Porte. After being down as much as 22-5 in the first quarter, the Tribe, led by Brace ' s perimeter shooting, made up the deficit to force the game into overtime. With eight seconds left in the first OT, senior Scott Brace drove the lane and put up a shot that hit off the back of the rim. With one second left, senior guard Tim Kunstek scooped up the ball and put it in as the buzzer sounded. The shot sent the crowd into hysteria. Foul trouble caught up with the Indians in the second OT, though, and ended up losing a thrilling contest by three points. Brace commented that the team showed a lot of poise and stuck together when the game was theoretically out of reach. 24 ' ' %%l : ' T V ' : ' :, BOYS ' VARSITY BASKETBALL — Front Row: Brian Trapp, Don Bogard, John Pratl, Bob Greavu, Tim Kunstek, Preston Cobb, John Panepinto. Back Row: Coach Tom Taylor, Scott Bruce, Tom Davis, Mike Wologo, Bill Miller, Jim Fitch, Don Draia, Dan Radinsky, Coach John Hutton, Head Coach Greg Kirby. 7 Q Sports Basketball ■ ' ' il ' iJ k flPV I MfcA j Ska £s= «T ' wtmtM  .Jfc wl Weaving among four opponents to put up a shot is senior center Bill Miller. Bill gained special distinc- tion in this game by becoming only the second play- er in PHS history to have a slam dunk basket. Trapped in a zone defense, junior John Pratl looks for and spots a teammate, senior guard Tim Kunstek. John was used extensively in games as Portage ' s sixth man. Senior Tim Kunstek prevents his Bishop Noll op- ponent from driving to the basket. Tim was one of our returning seniors for Head Coach Greg Kirby. Setting up one of the Indians ' many offensive pat- terns is senior Bob Greavu. Portage ' s new equal- opportunity offense seemed to work well for the Indians all year, which resulted in a balanced scor- ing attack. BOYS ' VARSITY BASKETBALL 11-9 Lowell lost LaPorte lost MC Elston won Highland won Calumet won Chesterton lost Kankakee Valparaiso lost Valley won Merrillville lost Lake Station won Clark won Andrean won MC Rogers won Bishop Noll lost Lake Central lost Munster lost Crown Point lost Hammond Sectionals: High won Morgan Township Morton won won Hobart Chesterton lost Boys ' Varsity Basketball 77 JV takes on new look; freshmen prepare Looking to drive around his Kankakee Valley op- ponent is sophomore JV player Preston Cobb. Pres- ton was one of the sophomores that saw a lot of playing time on the JV squad. by Denny Darrow r HS basketball fans may have noticed r a new look JV team this past sea- son — a stronger and taller team than in the past. Coach Greg Kirby implemented the idea of having the junior team members who weren ' t seeing much playing time on the varsity level move down and play with the JV sguad. Coach Kirby said instead of just sitting the bench during the varsity games, the juniors could gain valuable game experience by playing JV. Junior Jim Fitch said, The juniors can gain a more competitive edge for the following season. It allows us to gather confidence in our play. With the sophomores having to com- pete with the juniors for starting positions, it made them work even harder, which will help their individual play tremen- dously, said JV Coach John Hutton. Jim added, It makes the sophomores work harder because of the physical size differ- ence. As the team ended its season with a record of 1 1-9, the juniors looked forward to their senior season. There ' s no doubt in my mind that this season really helped my game, said Fitch. It will give added experience for next year. As the JV progressed, so did the Fresh- man Indians. When Head Coach Rich Hahn went down with a head injury, the team started to come together and play well, said interim coach Tom Sanidas. They grew to realize that basketball is a team game combining both good offense and defense. David Wayne, A level player, commented, The team really played well when Coach Hahn got hurt. I think the experience we gained this year will really help us next year for the JV level. BOYS ' JV BASKETBALL 12-8 Lowell lost Hobart lost MC Elston won LaPorte lost Calumet lost Highland won Kankakee Chesterton won Valley won Valparaiso lost Lake Station won Merrill ville lost Andrean won Clark won Bishop Noll won MC Rogers lost Minister won Lake Central won Hammond won Crown Point lost Morton BOYS ' JV BASKETBALL — Front Row: Scott Schlo- bohm, Dan Condron. Terry Evans, Mitch Lyons, Dean Szabo. loel Serbin. Row 2: Mike Lyons, John Rodriguez, Rick Kalina, Preston Cobb, Mike Quaka, John Panepinto. Back Row: Dan Radinsky, Don Bogard, Tom Davis, Mike Wologo, Jim Havrilla, Jim Fitch, Coach John Hutton. BOYS ' FRESHMAN BASKETBALL 12-5 MC Rogers lost Chesterton won Jefferson won Franklin lost Hobart won EC Washington lost Lowell won Harrison won River Forest won Pierce won Highland won Morton won Lake Central won Boone Grove won LaPorte lost Lake Station won Bishop Noll lost 78 Sports Basketball Sophomore Joel Serbin looks for a way to dribble around an Andrean opponent. The IV team went on to beat Andrean in a close game. Sophomore Mike Wologo jumps for the ball dur- ing the Hammond Noll game. At 67 Mike was one of the taller players on the JV team. Driving the baseline, junior Don Bogard looks for a possible shot. Don was one of the many juniors who played on the JV squad to gain experience for the varsity level next season. FRESHMAN BOYS ' BASKETBALL — Front Row: David Wayne, Andy Middleton, Mike Hall, Aaron Jarvis, Larry Auksel. Row 2: Jeff Smith, Dennis Urchick, Marty Bertucci, Mike Schuler, Billy Allison. Back Row: John Parks, Mark Tom, David Oldham, Cary McKay, Matt Man- JVand Freshman Boys ' Basketball 1 J Quantity overpowered by quality for success by Denise Kalina irhe size of a team may help it in tre- Ll mendous ways, but there are some who have to deal with small teams and limited participation in the tryouts before the season gets under way. The girls ' basketball teams had to deal with this problem from the beginning of the season all the way through to the final game. The junior varsity coach, Mrs. Renee Turpa, said, I don ' t think it really affected our team because the girls who did come out really wanted to play. Our team did well during the season because we worked together as a team, and no one took all the glory, comment- ed sophomore Shelly Heckman. Despite the guantity of the players, a new record was established by the junior varsity team for the least number of losses with the record of 13-5. GIRLS ' VARSITY BASKETBALL 13 -7 Calumet won Morton won North Judson won Hobart won Gavit won Valparaiso lost Crown Point lost Lake Station won Chesterton lost Rogers lost Washington Twp. won Lake Central lost Highland won LaPorte won Merrill ville won Portage Tourney 2nd River Forest won Sectionals 3rd Coach Turpa was pleased with the out- come of the season. The same team mi- nus two starting players from last year had a school record. I think they have proven to themselves and others that dedication, determination, and desire can make them and anyone ' winners ' . As for the outlook of next year ' s team, varsity Coach Bernita Adkins said that the team will be inexperienced but eager . Coach Turpa had a different attitude on the topic. (Next year ' s team) depends on what they do over the summer. The future looks promising, but I think they have seen what a little work will bring them — While playing tough defense in a game, sopho- more Carrie Biggs helped the junior varsity team to a 34-21 victory over Highland. VARSITY GIRLS ' BASKETBALL — Front Row: Val Ingram, Kellie Via, Becky Alderson, Mickey Bollinger, Lisa Romanov. Row 2: Melissa Flores, Linda Leeper, Sue De- morotski, Brenda Sutherland, Coach Bernita Adkins. Junior Melissa Flores fights for the basketball against a Highland opponent. Portage won, 49-42. 80 Sports Basketball Injuries plagued senior Val Ingram during most of the season, but she was back on the track and helped the team to victory (50-38) against LaPorte. FRESHMAN GIRLS ' BASKETBALL - Front Row: Lisa Capps, Dawn Roque, Done Sulich, Tammy Neubaum, Kerry Hickman, Sarah Matusiak, Assistant Coach Karen Ar- wood. Row 2: Kerry Springman, Clara Blakely, Stacy Ball, Linda Tipton, Toni Bogdan, Stephanie Dillon, Roberta McCausland, Coach Linda Radivan. Back Row: Kelly Po- fahl, Janice Slavey, Amy Levenda, Tracy Smith, Heather Johnson, Lori Wahlman, Judy Walker, manager Renee Roy. FRESHMAN 6-5 JUNIOR VARSITY GIRLS ' BASKETBALL - Front Row: Debbie Richardson, LeeAnn Radivan, Shelly Heck- man. Row 2: Lisa Romanov, Carrie Biggs. Row 3: Coach Renee Turpa, Laurie Stanley, Denise Kalina, Shannon Gib- son, Lynne Kereten. JUNIOR VARSITY 13-5 Freshman Kelly Pofahl concentrates for free- throw perfection in a game against Gavit. Keeping on her toes while playing defense was a major factor for sophomore Shelly Heckman during the season to help secure the season record (13-5). Basketball 81 In preparation for the state meet, senior lose Reyes wrestles a Portage teammate. At the 145- pound weight class, lose won the sectional tourna- ment and made it through the regional and semi- state competitions, before losing in the state prelimi- naries. Wrestling team captain, senior Delaney Campbell, attempts to roll over his Chesterton opponent. De- laney had been been a member of the wrestling team since his sophomore year. Coach Bruce Sheriff, with team captain Delaney Campbell at his side, reacts to one of his player ' s moves in a match against Chesterton. Coach Sheriff for his long devotion to high school wrestling, wai inducted into the Indiana Wrestling Hall of Fame ir 1985. 82 Sports Wrestling Wrestlers look into future by Denny Darrow With the 1984-1985 wrestling sea- son all down in the annals of PHS sports, members of the squad were looking towards the future. Senior team captain Delaney Campbell said, It was a learning year. In about two years a lot of these guys will mature, and they ' ll have an awesome team. All but three of the members on the squad were underclassmen. They wrestled well at JV tournaments, said Campbell. Sophomore Adam Condo, a semi-state qualifier, said that the team had a great showing at the conference meet and did well in sectionals. We did a decent job this year, and hard work along with exper- ience will make us stronger for next year, he added. This was the second consecutive year that Adam competed in the semi-state competition. With all the talk about looking ahead for the promising future of the matmen, the season had some outstanding efforts, according to Head Coach Bruce Sheriff. The conference meet was really an out- standing team effort. One of the few seniors on the squad, Jose Reyes, capped off his high school wrestling career by making it through sec- tionals, regionals, semi-st ate, and finally to the state championships. Jose ended this season with over 25 wins. WRESTLING 0-5-1 Lake Central Invite 3rd Invite 4th LaPorte lost Hobart lost Conf. at Valpo 4th Merrill vi lie lost Chesterton tie Valparaiso lost Culver Invite 5th Hammond High Rogers lost Tourney 2nd Sectionals 3rd Crown Point Regionals 1 0th Tourney 3rd Semi-state 20th Chesterton Sophomore Adam Condo goes for a pin in a match against Chesterton while the referee looks for the 1-2 count. Adam made the semi-state for the second year in a row. WRESTLING — Front Row: Joe Medina, Adam Condo. Jeff Byerman, Jerry Barnes. Donald Goodman. Row 2: Karl Rushing, Delaney Campbell, Paul Mathews, Tommy OU- varez, Ron Thoreson, lose Reyes, Joe Mack, George Cor- tina, Brian Elkins, Rick Hooker, Brian Kelley, Dave Alaniz. Back Row: Head Coach Bruce Sheriff, Mike Ozbolt, Mike Belongia, Mitch Salain, Bobby Steele, Chris Mueller, Wes Wild, Alan Mangene, Lee Chapman, Doug Draia, Joe Bog- dan, Chris Smith, Mark Burch, Mitch DeGaetano, Todd Gregory, Coach Steve Cook. Wrestling 83 Practices important part of swim season by Denise Kalina w very sport, whether it is well known I 5 or rarely heard of, begins its season with hard, strenuous workouts. Boys ' swimming and diving teams were no ex- ception. From the beginning of the season to the end, practices began as early as 6 a.m. lasting until 7 a.m. On Mondays, Wednes- days and Fridays the swim team worked out with Nautilus, while on Tuesdays and Thursdays members practiced in the pool. Every day after school they swam for two hours (3-5 p.m.). Junior Tim Kiefer said, It ' s something you have to do if you want to be a good team. It ' s tough, but it is something you have to do, Co-captain Sean McMullen, sen- ior, commented. Coach Ralph Mundt said, If we could do without practices I surely would, but there is no other way. Practices are the most important part of any season. We have been practicing very hard, and I think the results are showing. One of the many results shown happened to the 400 free relay team. This group, composed of Scott Matuga, Tom Quitasol, Mark Fortner, and Sean McMullen, set a new school record at the LaPorte sectionals. The turnout was large, but that was not a factor in the closeness among the team members because they were considered a family . The swimmers stuck together as a whole. Freshman Tim Syperek said, There ' s lots of team spirit. It ' s not an indi- vidual effort; it is a team effort. Sometimes, the two teams, swimming and diving, do not get along very well because of the differences in their type of swimming, but PHS ' s boys ' swimming and diving teams this year were different. Sen- ior Jim Lovell said, We ' re all one team; there is no difference between the swim- ming and diving teams. As for the future, the team has gained new potential by working hard. Many new swimmers were added to the team, and Coach Mundt said he has many promising swimmers. Our freshman class is the best since I ' ve been here, com- mented Coach Mundt. BOYS ' SWIMMING 7-9 Wirt won LaPorte lost Rogers won Lowell won Hobart won Valparaiso lost Minister Relay s 4th Rensselaer Highland lost Central won Merrillville won Crown Point lost Chesterton lost Conference 4th LaPorte Inv. 6th Sectionals 4th Gavit won Freshman Noel Cullen swims the backstroke dur- ing a meet against Merrillville. Portage won, 102-70. 84 Sports Swimming Junior Terry Millikan attempts a backward dive in a meet against MerriUville. Boys ' Swimming and Diving 85 Seniorless gymnasts pull through season by Denise Kalina Seniors usually benefit any team dur- ing the season with their experience and attitude in helping and support- ing the younger teammates. The gymnas- tics sguad was seniorless but was still con- sidered tough competition by other schools. Without any seniors on the team, it will give this year ' s team more potential to- ward next year, said junior Alesia Roark. Despite the fact that there were no sen- iors on the team, both the optional and intermediate levels were consistent. The intermediate team started off its season 4- 1, losing to Elston in the first meet, but finished the season even 6-6. On the other hand, the optional team was 5-0 after the first five meets but ended its season with a 7-4 record. Only two optional team members from last year ' s sguad, sophomores Felice Shin- neman and Chris Konarski, returned. The two returnees were counted on by Coach Caren Cowles as front runners in the be- ginning of the season, while she hoped the other members would gain exper- ience from them and the season. Felice and Chris are the only two right now who have the consistency to place every time, commented Cowles. Those two were definitely looked on as team leaders. The Portage gymnastic sguads finished their seasons ranked 16th in the state. The team enjoyed what may have been their best season ever as they were ranked throughout most of the season, and they made strong showings against ranked teams in the conference such as Valpo and Chesterton. Being ranked was a plus for the sguad, according to Cowles, who was honored to be ranked at all. It ' s nice to be acknowledged by coaches in the area, she noted. GIRLS ' GYMNASTICS 7-4 6-6 Optional Intermediate Elston won lost LaPorte won won Hobart won won Munster won won Rogers won won Crown Point won lost Merrill ville Lowell Valparaiso Chesterton Highland Conference Sectionals lost lost lost lost lost lost lost lost 4th 3rd Team captain Chris Konarski, sophomore, per- forms her balance beam routine in a meet against Rogers. Chris competed on the varsity optional team throughout most of the season. As one of the young members on the gymnastics team, Denise Czechanski, freshman, practiced her routines before many competitions. 86 Sports Gymnastics Competing on the uneven bars against Crown Point is sophomore Felice Shinneman. Coach Caren Cowles kept a careful watch on ju- nior Laurie Kuddle and many of the other team members while they did their routines on the bal- ance beam. GIRLS ' GYMNASTICS — Front Row: manager Todd Fortini, Amy Swerdon, Felice Shinneman, Dani Kolczak. Row 2: Denise Czechanski, Patrice Treadway, Tina Foreman, Kym Pritchard, Chris Kon- arski, Linda Medina. Row 3: Coach Caren Cowles, Laurie Kuddle, Alesia Roark, Cindy Roque, Deanna McClarnon, Sandi Grasham. Junior Sandi Grasham practices her floor rou- tine for an upcoming meet against Crown Point. Gymnastics 87 Rounding the bases after a home run and receiv- ing a congratulatory handshake from Head Coach Tom Levandoski is senior Rob Wishnevski. Rob was also regarded as one of the top pitchers in the area. Sophomore Jeff Sitar dives into home plate belly- down to score a run for the IV team. Jeff played second base for Coach Tom Taylor ' s JV squad. Thomasino Delivering the pitch to the plate is junior Greg Mocabee. Greg was the only southpaw pitcher on the Indians ' roster. Junior Bubba Barney connects with a base hit in a game against conference for Merrillville. Bubba anchored one of the three outfield positions for the Tnbe this season. 88 Sports Baseball Team ' s goals fall short by Denny Darrow With a 1984 season ending record of 23-10 and a sectional cham- pionship, team members and ar- dent followers of PHS baseball anxiously- awaited the opening of the 1985 cam- paign. Coach Tom Levandoski had nine re- turning lettermen from last year ' s highly successful squad, seven of them seniors. Coach Levandoski said the team goal, which is the same as every year, is to win 30 games, win the Duneland Conference and win the state championship. Senior Dan Stanley said the team had as good a shot as any other team to win state. As the Indians entered their first game of the season at East Chicago Washington, they looked to come out strong and play a solid game. As the final out of the game was made, the Indians lost, 6-5. After the opening loss, the team came back to win its next two games, including an upset over number one ranked LaPorte. Everybody played well. We kept (La- Porte) from getting into scoring position with some good plays, commented sen- ior Rob Wishnevski. After the LaPorte game, the team start- ed to develop some loose ends. The pitching became inconsistent and the team made some costly errors. Realiz- ing that the team was struggling, Dan said that the team must get its priorities straight to have a 20-win season. Concentration will be the key for us. As the varsity Indians ended their regu- lar season with a double header win over E.C. Roosevelt, they had high hopes of repeating as sectional champs. In the first game, the Indians played about as tough as a team can, as Rob tossed a no hitter to give the Indians a victory. He struck out 13 batters and raised his season record to 6-1. In the semi-final game against Hobart, the Indians had their dreams shattered as Hobart won in the last inning, 2-1. The team ended the season at 17-13. Note: We regret that we were unable to obtain a picture of the freshman baseball team. Coach Craig Buzea and the team had a season of 18-3. VARSITY BASEBALL 18-14 E.C. Lowell lost Washington lost M.C. Rogers won Hammond High Chesterton lost won Valparaiso won LaPorte won Bishop Noll lost Merrillville won Bishop Noll lost Munster lost Gary Hobart lost Roosevelt won Wirt won Crown Point lost M.C. Rogers won E.C. Roosevelt won Chesterton lost E.C. Roosevelt won Crown Point won Elkhart Crown Point lost Central lost Kankakee Wheeler won Valley won Sectionals: Valparaiso won Wirt won LaPorte lost Hobart lost Horace Mann won JV record: 13-9 Merrillville won Freshman record: Lake Station lost 18-3 Hobart won Crossing the plate to score a run for the varsity Indians is junior Greg Lasky. Greg carried a .230 batting average this season. A Freshman Indian team member tags home plate for a run. The freshman team, led by first year Coach Craig Buzea, compiled a record of 18-3. . flifFUJK .si52L. wn . to ms 9 i ,.,. M VARSITY BASEBALL — Front Row: Mgr. Guy Maud- lin, Mgr. Jeannie Wilson. Row 2: Robert Wishnevski, Greg Grochowski, Scott Bowen, Darren Payne, Jeff Kincaid, foe Morales, Bryon Lambert, Greg Lasky, Dan Stanley. Back we r . rone IS «3 5 Row: Bubba Barney, Tim Bulva, Nick Vlasic, Dave Milligan, Ward Mocaby, Greg Mocabee, Bill Parish, Matt Lakomek, Coach Tom levandoski. JV Baseball — Front Row: Jeff Sitar, Jeff Boling, Perry Shultz, Joel Serbin, Mike Griffith. Row 2: Terry Evans, Mike Lyons, Eddie Aleman, Mike Demko, Mitch Lyons. Back Row: Ken Kukler, Dave Czilli, John Clemons, Jesse Geary, John Panepinto, Jeff Haines, Coach Tom Taylor. Varsity, JV, and Freshman Baseball 89 Girls pull through a disappointing season by Denise Kalina TP he softball team had many good LI sports, but bad luck overpowered the good things throughout the entire season. The girls started off the season winning the first game against LaPorte. After the first half, the team was 4-6. Most of the games that were lost were missed only by a few runs. The 13th game started a losing streak of seven games in a row. The team won the last game against Valparaiso, its first opponent in the sectional match the following weekend. The team ended the season 7-13 with a second at sectionals. Coach Connie Cole had high hopes at the beginning of the season that the team would do very well. I was disappointed about in the middle (of the season), but at the end, they tried hard to bring them- selves back. The attitude helped pull the members through. Junior Kim Utley said, For the most part, we had a lot of confidence in the team. We tried to help each other in our weak points. Sophomore Shelly Heckman had a dif- ferent idea in mind. (The attitude) was all right. I think we all could have been more rowdy and aggressive. Two cuts had to be made in order to pick the team. Twenty-two girls were se- lected at the beginning until two girls quit to bring the number down to 20. Many of the girls felt that there were too many on the team for everyone to have an equal chance at playing. There were way too many people on the team. Most of the time, the same people started so the so called ' bench warmers ' wouldn ' t practice very hard since they knew that they were not going to play, added junior Debbie Simola. SOFTBALL 8-12 LaPorte won LaPorte won Whiting lost Morton lost Merrillville lost Merrillville lost Hobart lost Hobart lost Rogers won Rogers lost Elston won Highland won Chesterton lost Chesterton lost Munster lost Crown Point lost E.C. Roosevelt won Valparaiso won Valparaiso lost Sectionals 2nd Marquette Coach Connie Cole signals to a base runner to hold up at second. Signals were a major part of the strategy in Softball. Senior Desiree Wright charges the ball in a catch attempt. She was one of only three seniors on the team. 90 Sports Softball Batting in a game, junior Kim Utley contributed to the defeat of Rogers. SOFTBALL — Front Row: Lisa Capps, Kerry Hickman, Karen Scott, Pam Wilder, Teresa Springman, Tina Foreman, Cindy Cree ch. Row 2: Shelly Heckman, Desiree Wright, Kellie Via, Cathy Vespo, Clara Blakely, Terri Vittetoe, Becky Alderson, manager Beth Simola. Row 3: Coach Connie Cole, Debbie Simola, Kim Utley, Denise Kalina, Linda Leeper, Tina Blevins, Vicky Dickerson, scorekeeper Dawn Kalina. Sophomore Cindy Creech helps pitch her team to a triumph. Cindy returned as a letterman. Alternating playing first base during a game, with senior Becky Alderson, senior Linda Leeper stops a ground ball hit by a Rogers opponent. Softball 91 Cary McKay tries to steer the ball away from his Andrean opponent. A close game throughout, Por- tage lost 2-1 in overtime. Senior John Mario prepares to throw the ball back in play for the Indians. John started all four years for the tribe and was a four-year letter winner. Team member Mike Jones centers the ball towards midfield in hopes of lett ing a teammate get another goal for the high-scoring team. Two Portage team members blast a shot past their opponent ' s goal tender to put a tally on the board for the Indians. VARSITY SOCCER — Front Row: Rich Jennings, John Mano. Row 2: Phil Lane, Mike Jones, Jeff Beattie, Torbin Sorenson, Jeti Markle, Jason Cruz, Randy Marshall, Adam Condo. Row 3: Keith McCulloch, Kevin Kramer, Mark Price, Sean McMullen, Bob Laramie, Stacy O ' Dell, Andy Vuko. Back Row: Don Decker, David Spear, John Plunkett, Cary McKay, Jon English. Ron Sandberg, Kyle Bagley, Coach Jim Green. 92 Sports Soccer Centering the ball with a corner kick is Mike Jones. Mike was awarded the corner kick after the Indian ' s opponents knocked the ball out of bounds on their side of the field. Cutting back against his Andrean opponent is senior Rich Jennings. Rich plus John Mario, Sean McMullen and John Plunkett were the only seniors on this year ' s squad. Sorry; all good things must come to an end A by Denny Darrow 11 of us at some time in our lives have probably experienced that old adage, All good things must :ome to an end. Right? The long ride lome after the family vacation, the last ite of Grandma ' s apple pie, and, yes, fven a loss during the regular season for lie PHS soccer team. With their record of six undefeated reg- llar seasons in a row firmly intact, the sam sguashed its season opening oppo- lents, Hammond High, 10-1. Everything ras shaping up for another undefeated eason for the Tribe. We played a good game, comment- id junior Phil Lane. It was a real emo- ional game. Phil was commenting on the sam ' s third game of the season, a heart- breaking 2-1 loss to Andrean. The lone Portage goal was scored by Jeff Markle in the second half. The team rebounded the next game and defeated Chesterton, 5-1. After suf- fering a second setback at the hands of a powerful Munster team, the Indians stormed back to win their last six games of the season. During this streak, the team outscored their opponents by a margin of 42 to 5. The Indians ended their season with a record of 9-2 and a tie for second in their conference. For the first time, a junior led the squad in scoring. Jeff Markle scored at least one goal in all but two games and set a new team record by scoring six goals in one game. The Indians won that game by an 8- 2 margin over Wirt. SOCCER 9-2 Hammond Wirt won High won Valparaiso won Lake Wallace won Central won Griffith won Andrean lost Highland won Chesterton won Merrillville won Munster lost Soccer 93 Track records shattered; state ends season Freshman Jay Dyer sprints to lengthen the distance of his long jump. Concentration was a major concern with long jumpers. Even with a pulled muscle, junior Rick Kalina clears 6 ' 2 on the high bar. by Duane Keleman After having a 9-3 overall record, second place in the Duneland Area Conference (a 5-1 record), the boys ' track and field team qualified 1 1 team members for the Gary regionals in the sectionals. That is more than ever be- fore in the school ' s history. The team, which had 43 members, had a general attitude of working as hard as they could to become the best they could be, and trying to be consistent, in practice and meets, according to head coach, Mr. Bill Wilke. The trackmen also set three goals for the season. First, to improve their confer- ence standing (last year they placed fourth in conference, this year, second). Next, to qualify as many people for sec- tionals, regionals, and state as they could (1 1 qualified for sectionals, five for region- als, and one for state). Finally, set as many personal records as they could. Three school records were broken: junior Tony Kwiatkowski in the 800m, senior Eric Col- ley in the 1600, and junior Mick Koslow in the 3200. Mick shattered the old mark of BOYS ' TRACK — Front Row: Mgr. Deanna McClarnon, Charles Whelan, Rich McGuire. Bob Romanov. Rich Bakewell, Tony Cheky. Jay Dyer, Ion Barnes, Scott Hufford, Andy Middleton, Mike Baker. Row 2: Mgr. Stacie Kosak, John Lowery, Enc Colley. Ed Kenworthy, Marc Terry, Scott Head. Denck Thielbar, Pete Stahura, Jeff McWaters, Dan Johnson. Scott Retherford. Row 3: Mgr. Shannon Paulson, Jerry Hays, Bill Smith, Mick Koslow, Jerry Fogarty, Pat McDonald, Dean Szabo, Tony Kwiatkowski, Mike Shields, Greg Cnzer, Ike Prieto. Back Row: Mike Luwpas, Robby lacobson, Denny Webber. lefl Brody, Rick Kalina, Andy Smith, Bill White, Ray Shears, Dave Smith, Mike Miller, Jim Shemll. 9:27, set by Greg Ross in 1980, with a 9:23. Coach Wilke has been the boys ' track coach since 1976. He became track coach, he said, because, it ' s my field of expertise; That ' s what I do best. He was named state coach of the year for the sec- ond year in a row. Coach Wilke commented on the sea- son, The distance runners and field event men were our most consistent point scorers for the team. The sprinters lacked experience, but we expect improvements from both the sprinters and hurdlers in 1986. Sophomore Dave Smith and senior John Lowery progressed into the state fin- als. Dave placed fourth in the discus and sixth in the shotput. John finished ninth in the 1600m. Coach Wilke commented, Out of the top seven qualifiers, Dave was the only underclassman in the group. Next year he should be number one in the state. He also said that Dave did whatever was necessary to improve himself. He wasn ' t happy with his placement this year, so next year at state, he ' ll be hungry for it. BOYS ' TRACK AND HELD Bishop Noll 9- LaPorte won Highland won MC Rogers won Hobart won Calumet lost Merrillville won Griffith Chesterton won Valpo Chesterton Relays Lake Statior Champions won Duneland lost w Conference 2nd Valparaiso lost Sectionals 2nd Junior Mike Osterkamp helps junior Pete Stahura vault at a practice before the meet with Merrillville. 94 Sports Track Gaining momentum, junior Jerry Hayes pre- pares to release the discus at a home meet. Greg Crizer, sophomore, heaves a shot in a meet against Chesterton. The Indians won the meet, 71- 56. Sailing over the high hurdles, junior Bill Smith captures first place at a home meet with Duneland Conference Rival Chesterton. Boys ' Track 95 Track team overflows with young members by Denise Kalina Y youth overflowed the 1984-85 girls ' track team and it poured over the upperclassmen. The team included only one senior, Kristin Kurtz. The remainder of the team was made up of seven juniors, five sopho- mores, and an unusually high number of freshmen, 13. Coach Ruth Aydelotte, who has helped coach the team for three years, said, This was the most freshmen we ' ve had in one year. The effect of freshmen was described in many ways by team members. Freshman Cami Gagna said, It was hard when we first started, and a lot got discouraged, but now that we had a lot of training, we did pretty well. Junior Maria Middleton commented, We were better this year than last year because of the freshmen. They were really GIRLS ' TRACK 2-7 Calumet Noll lost Merrill ville lost Valparaiso lost Lake Station won LaPorte lost Chesterton lost Rogers won Conference 6th Lowell lost Sectionals 19th Hobart lost Junior Vicky Smith uses all of her efforts to help her obtain a great amount of length in a long jump attempt. good runners. The freshmen were really talented, and they pushed us more, commented sophomore Kim Mikula. Because of the number of freshmen and sophomores on the team, there is great hope for the future. Maria said, Next year or in two more years we should have a really good team. Junior Sharon Bronson had similar feel- ings toward the upcoming years, Next year will be a very good year because more freshmen will be coming up that are really talented. The team finished the season 2-7. Ayde- lotte said, We had a great season. The times we made this year were better than in the past, but our record doesn ' t show it. Junior Lisa Romanov passes the baton to team- mate Kerry Springman, freshman, in a relay race against Hobart. GIRLS ' TRACK — Front Row: Kerry Springman, Maria Middleton, Debbie Williams, Kim Mikula, Elena Iatarola, Kristy Nabhan. Susan Sturges, Sharon Bronson, Coach Ruth Aydelotte. Row 2: Coach Linda Radivan, Carrie Biggs, Michelle Golden, Kim Robbins, Sara Solomon, Annette Jen- nings, Missy McGurren, Lori Kleim, Jo Lynn Arvin, Lisa Romanov, Debbie Condo, Cami Gagna, Coach Dale Fade- ly. 96 Sports Track Sophomore Kim Mikula participated in the field events throughout most of the season. Girls ' Track 97 Girls ' tennis on its way to the top by Bob Jones With a record of 12-3, was the girls ' tennis team at its best so far? The statistics backed this up. For the first time in girls ' tennis history, the team defeated LaPorte. Coach Kathy Houpt ' s first reactions were, It was prob- ably the most exciting moment in the last five years. They are probably the number one team in this area — and have been for many years. It ' s nice to say that Portage is now on their level. Sophomore Melinda Dy said, Beating (LaPorte) gave us a lot of satisfaction and pride and encouraged us to work even harder. Junior Kim Rains commented, We felt that we had accom- plished something. We had more confi- dence in ourselves as a team. Some of last year ' s hottest players were Val Ingram and Kelly Maples. Val, along with Kim Rains, Kris Levenda and Melin- da Dy, helped Portage to the victory over LaPorte. Gigi Krusa and Val Ingram won their Lake Central matches also. Val also helped defeat unbeaten Valparaiso, 3-2. Senior Kelly Maples won 6-0, 6-0 over Valpo player Kristen Reschke, 5 ranked girl in Northwest Indiana, causing Portage to obtain another victory. When asked about the future of the team, Kim replied, I feel we will have a stronger and more experienced team for next year. Melinda added that the team had something to look forward to. GIRLS ' TENNIS — Front Row: Michelle Ramirez, Jas- mina Kincheloe. Kelly Maples, Laura Haines, Danielle Brown. Mgr. Debbie Parker. Row 2: Kathy Kilmurry, Kris- len Levenda, Kathy Flach, Sandy Fisher, Christine Reese, Melinda Dy. Back Row: Coach Cheryl Kovalow, Kim Rains, Val Ingram, Gigi Krusa, Feli Twickel, Kim Gajdik, Coach Kathy Houpt. GIRLS ' TENNIS 12-3 Munster lost Rogers won Andrean won LaPorte won Marquette won Lake Station won Lowell won Valparaiso won Morton won Chesterton won Crown Point won Griffith won Gavit won Hobart lost Merrillville lost Sectionals 2nd JUNIOR VARSITY 9-3-2 98 Sports Tennis During the meet against Gavit, Gigi Krusa, ju- nior, makes contact with the ball. The JV team did not play because of the absence of a Hammond Gavit team. The varsity team annihilated Gavit, 5-0. Freshman Kathy Flach practices serving for her second doubles match against Morton. The JV team defeated the Hammond team. Girls ' Tennis 99 During a practice at Robbinhurst Golf Club, sen- ior Denny Darrow anxiously waits to remove the flag until senior Doug Snider putts. The team had prac- tices at Robbinhurst five times a week and held their tournaments there also. Junior Mike Jarabek comes close to the water hazard but far enough away to escape. Mike led in the tournament against Griffith with a score of 40. Portage won, 165-166. 100 Sports Golf Golf season has its ups and downs by Bob Jones 1 r he boys ' golf team was better than the LI previous year ' s, but still looked for- ward to improvements in the future. They finished about the way I expected them to. said Coach Mike Lemond. Their record, 15-9, included many good games and unfortunately a few bad ones. Brian Jarabek, Denny Darrow and Doug Snider led the Portage team in most of the games. During the Lowell Hanover Central meet, Porage was led by Brian Jarabek with 4 over par 38, Denny Darrow with 39 and Jeff Smenyak with 40. Portage defeated Lowell Hanover Central, 158- 185-189. In a very close match, Portage defeated Highland, 172-176; the team was led by Doug Snider with a 43. Even though Brian Jarabek led with a 1 over par 37, Portage lost to Valparaiso, 149-159. Portage finished 9th out of 15 teams at the LaVille Invitational shooting a 341. Portage was led by Brian Jarabek who had a 9 over par 81 . During the Lake Hills Invitational, the team placed 4th out of 18. When asked about next year ' s team, Dave Lane, sophomore, said, The team looks good. We have three strong juniors and a really good freshman. Coach Le- mond commented, We will have a fairly young team, so how well we do will de- pend upon how much work will be put in in the summer and the fall. Junior Mark Scobey believed that next year ' s team will be better. I think next year ' s team has a good chance to make it if they practice diligently over the summer. BOYS ' GOLF — Front Row: Dave Miller, Mike Cox, Don Forrest, Jeff Bliss, Dave Lane, Jeff Smenyak, Tom Upton, Les Smock, Tom Horvath. Back Row: Doug Snider, Eric Hiller, Seth Irvin, Mark Scobey, Mike Jarabek, Louie Zimmerman, Denny Darrow, Brian Jarabek, Coach Mike Lemond. During one of the many practices at Robbin- hurst, junior Eric Hiller works on his putting for their tournament against Hobart. While the weather is warm, Mark Scobey, ju- nior, practices driving the golf ball down the fairway. Junior Varsity 21-3 BOYS ' GOLF 15-9 Boone Grove won Hobart Elston lost Valparaiso won Marquette lost lost LaPorte Valparaiso Rogers lost won Merrillville Andrean lost lost won Griffith won Cro wn Point Merrill ville Lake Central LaPorte wc n lost won lost Chesterton Morton won Hobart won won Morton Lowell Highland won Hanover won Central wo n won LaVille Inv. 9th Rogers LaPorte Inv. 1 5th Chesterton Lake Hills Inv. 4th lost won Sectionals 7th Boys ' Golf 101 All different types of people a made up the stu- :iy at PHS. The many varieties hr 1 — ur school an interesting place to be. Pete Stahura stretches out before his last cross meet of his junior year. Many PHS students iridianapolis ' South Grove Country cheer on the Indians to a first place finish. The telephones were an outside link to many stu- jjnior Stephanie Ball uses the telephone after Like many other Marching Indians, Steph- eeded to call h a ride. Sophomore Tabetha Brindza takes a rest during - rhe Marching veek after ■ ._ 102 People Jfr .1 nrfe, ° The people who make up PHS U of PHS. There are the citizens (stu- dents), police (hall monitors), gov- srnment (administration) and the bosses you got it, the teachers!) Some students tried to rebel, but most were happy with their place in the daily workings of our little world. Junior Shelly Chatwell said, Everyone has a place; you Dnly have to find it. Though finding it was sometimes hard, senior Scott Dravet said, We have enough people in this school and enough things to do; everyone should find something to identify with. Outside our little world loomed the omni-present Portage or even Porter dents were flung every afternoon at 2:30, tmii whether the world at large was ready or l,uar not! Many students worked in or around Portage. Junior Karen Moore said, Working may not be fun, but shopping is. We sprang on our little world, deter- mined to PARTY! The most popular places to gather, ac- cording to sophomore Kelly Usher, were parties at friends ' houses, especially when parents weren ' t home. Little by little we made our way into the big-bad-world and found our niche. But for most, a little bit of PHS will al- ways be with us. Rod Seibe] eat a pizza. The cheerinc ot help the Indians, though, as they los People Divider Seniors Nancy L. Adams. Laura Aitken: SADD. Elaine D. Akinczyk: Intramurals 4; Ski Club 4. Teacher Asst. 2,3. Becky Alderson: Cheerleader 2; FEA 3,4; Intramurals 2,3,4; Pep Club 2,3; Pom Pons 3; Basketball 2.3.4; Softball 2,3,4- Donna Lynn All ord: Swim Timer 2,3. Pamela L. Allande: Swim Timer 2; Choraliers 3,4; Concert Band 2; Jazz Band 2,3,4; Marching Indians 2; Pep Band 2,3; Pit Orchestra 2,3,4; Symphonic Band 3; Symphonic Orchestra 2,3,4; Solo and Ensemble 2,3,4. Kathy Alsbrooks: Teacher Asst. 2,3. Laura Andrews. Steven Michael Andrysiak: Teacher Asst. 4; Baseball 2; Football 2. Jill E. Armstrong. Christine J. Arvay. Julie L. Austin. Natalie L. Austin. Edward Allen Baker. Peggy Sue Bartholdi: Teacher Asst. 4; Pep Club 2: Saga 3. Brenda Bassett: Tennis 2; Class Sec ' y. 2,3; Student Council Sec ' y. 4, Prom Court 3. Susan A. Beattie: Teacher Asst. 2,3,4; German Club 2; Pep Club 4; Wrestling Statistician 2. Melody Beauchamp: Girls ' Ensemble 4; Mixed Chorus 3,4. Michael Scott Beaudry. Kelly Beck. Janet L. Belcher: Symphonic 2,3,4; Pom Pons 4. Dawn Marie Bell: Teacher Asst. 4; Pep Club 4; Mixed Choir 2; Symphonic Choir 3; Pom Pons 4. Janet M. Bendt. Luis Lumalang Bengero: Teacher Asst. 4; Boys ' State 3; Intramurals 2,3,4; Lifters 4; Concert Band 2; Symphonic Band 3; Pep Band 2,3; Tennis 2,3; Track 2; Class Rep. 2; Student Council Honorary Member 2; Class Pres. 4. Duane G. Berg. Lisa A. Beshears: Teacher Asst. 4; FCA 4; Intramurals 2,4; NHS 3,4, Volleyball 2,3.4. Sarah Ann Bettis: Teacher Asst. 4; FCA 4; Volleyball 23.4. Jeffrey Lynn Blevins: FCA 4; Choraliers 4; Mixed Choir 3; Symphonic Choir 4; Track Mgr. 3; Track 3,4. Tammy J. Blevins. David B. Blystone: Symphonic Band 2,3. Michele Lyn Bollinger: Teacher Asst. 2,3,4; FCA 3,4; Intramurals 3,4; Marching Indians 2,3,4; Symphonic Band 3,4; Basketball 2,4; Cross Country 3,4. Lorna K. Borden. Terry A. Bothwell: Intramurals 4; Baseball 2. David A. Boyden. Jennifer Lynn Brickley. 104 People Seniors Lovin ' , touchin ' , squeezin ' (v lowly, the two young lovers kissed tzJ and said goodbye . . . Does this sound like a passage from the latest romance novel? Actually, it was a com- mon occurence in the PHS hallways. Public Displays of Affection (PDA) were not always so innocent. That bothered some students. Senior Charlotte Irvine said, I see nothing wrong with a small kiss, but I am offended when they are hanging all over each other. Mrs. Mary Ella Barber, English, teacher, said she tried to discourage such behav- ior. However, sometimes because I need to be elsewhere and can ' t spare the time to ' follow through ' , I may walk by ' not seeing ' the offenders. School administrators said the problem wasn ' t a major one. Mr. Richard Kirchner, assistant principal, reported that after he said something to the offenders they would say o.k. and stop. In other cases when students could not refrain from their actions, punishments included Saturday classes and or three to five day suspen- sions. Mr. James Douglas, social studies teach- er, said that students should touch, but in a non-sexual manner. Other displays indi- cate both an immature and limited com- mand of communication techniques, he remarked. One student was all for public display of affection. Senior Allen Gipson com- mented, A harmless kiss can ' t hurt any- one. We, as students, can ' t go through life without expressing ' affection ' . I don ' t want to be punished for showing emotion. Af- fection is natural, just like the competition of sports. Pollock Sophomores Jeff Haines and Anna Neill hold hands during 8th hour lunch. Hand holding was an unof- fensive display of affection of which school adminis- trators approved. w? t kkJk , - Charles R. M. Bridges: Teacher Asst. 4; German Club 4; Intramurals 4; JROTC Color Guard 2,3,4; Drill Team 2,3,4; Physical Fitness Team 3,4; Rifle Team 3,4. Christina Brockway. Jeffery G. Brown. Michelle C. Brown: Concert Band 2; Jazz Band 3; Marching Indians 2,3,4; Mixed Chorus 3; Pep Band 2,3,4; Rifle Corps 2,3,4; Symphonic Band 3,4; Symphonic Choir 4. Scott R. Bruce. Tony Bryan: Intramurals 4. Bonnie K. Buhring. Dawn Bullock. Timothy J. Bulva. Jennifer Ann Bumbales: Intramurals 3,4; Junior Miss 4; NHS 3,4; Speech and Debate 3,4; Swim Timer 2; Swimming 2,3,4 (MVP). Raymond Walter Bumbales: Football 3. T. Mike Burch: Teacher Asst. 2; Intramurals 3; Prom Court 3; Baseball 3,4; Basketball 2; Class Treas. 2; Student Council Rep. 3. Shelley Jean Burney: Teacher Asst. 3; Pep Club 2; Flag Corps 3,4; Marching Indians 3,4. Corey Walter Burnham. Kelly H. Burnham. Shaun Stephen Busick: Teacher Asst. 3,4; Intramurals 2,3,4; Latin Club 3,4; Pow Wow 3,4; Quill and Scroll 3,4; Litters 4; Concert Band 2; Marching Indians 2.3,4; Symphonic Band 3,4. Sherry Lee Camp: Pep Club 4; Girls ' Ensemble 3; Mixed Choir 2; Symphonic Choir 4; Track 2. Delaney E. Campbell: Football 2.3,4; Wrestling 2,3,4. Shawn C. Carmin: FEA 4; Speech and Debate 3,4; Concert Band 2; Basketball Mgr. 3. J. Nicholas Carter. Seniors 105 Seniors Foot fashions vary from boots to decks to pumps N by Mickey Dunning ot one of us could survive a day without them, and we had them with us wherever we went. Our shoes were a common link, a fashion state- ment and a necessity. A high school student was often classi- fied by his shoe style. The red Converse- high tops were worn by the Breakers, while the Neonists who lived in electric colored clothing chose pumps ranging from glow-in-the-dark green to clock-stop- ping orange. A senior counted 60 pairs of shoes in her closet. She said that she had many sandals to wear during the summer. Some looked on shoes as a fashion ac- cessory. I like them because they ' re com- fortable, said Keith Fifield, senior, about his decks. Bill Alter, the manager of Fayva in the Portage Commons, said that generally women spend a lot on shoes while guys buy out of necessity. An average shoe ran from $25 to $30, but prices could go much higher or lower. Sophomore Kelli Beattie, freshman Tina Baker and sophomore Pat Huey sport different shoe styles while they converse in the commons. Shirley A. Cathcart. David L. Charnetzky. Anthony Craig Cheky: FCA 4; Intramurals 2,3.4; Baseball 2; Wrestling 2,3; Track 3,4; Football 4. Joel A. Cherry. Deborah J. Chicos. Stephen S. Cho: Boys ' State 3; French Club 3; Intramurals 4; Ski Club 4 (Sec ' y); SADD 4. Michelle Marie Christman: Office Asst. 2.3,4. Mark Alan Churilla: Intramurals 4. Daniel A. Chustak: Intramurals 4; Student Council Honorary Member 4; SADD 4 (Pres.). Alan B. Clark. Michelle L. Clark. Vanessa Renee Coakley: Teacher Asst. 2,3; Intramurals 4; Pep Club 2,3; SADD 4. Eric G. Colley: Teacher Asst. 4; Intramurals 2.4; Cross Country 2,3,4; Track 2,3,4. Carol Colvin. Tina Marie Colvin: IROTC Drill Team 3; Physical Fitness Team 3; Symphonic Orchestra 2,3,4. Sopa Compirayod. Michael J. Condron: Teacher Asst. 2,3,4. Debra Connors: Teacher Asst. 4; Pep Club 2; SADD 4. Lara M. Copeland: Teacher Asst. 4; French Club 2,3; French Honor Society 3,4; Intramurals 4; Speech and Debate Club 2,3,4(Vice-pres.); Junior Miss 3; NHS 3,4; SADD 4; Concert Band 2; Marching Band 2; Mixed Chorus 3; Symphonic Choir 4; Student Council Honorary Member 4. Darrin K. Coppinger. 106 People Seniors Kevin Matthew Cosner: Intramurals 3,4; Basketball 2. Brian P. Cotton: Boys ' State 3; French Club 2,3,4; French Honor Society 3,4; NHS 3,4; Ski Club 4; Swimming 2,3; Tennis 2,3,4. Brian Coudriet: Teacher Asst. 4; Ski Club 2,3,4. Edward E. Con: IROTC Drill Team 2,3. Todd Crum. Carlos Cruz: Intramurals 2,3,4; Ski Club 3; Concert Band 2,3,4; Marching Indians 2,3; Pep Band 2,3. Heather Lynn Cunningham: Media Asst. 3.; S aga 3; Wrestling Stat. 4. Rhonda Lee Cunningham. Daneta R. Czazasty: Teacher Asst. 4; Intramurals 2,4; NHS 3,4; Pep Club 2,3,4; Pom Pons 2,3; Pit Orchestra 2; Symphonic Orchestra 2. Susan K. Czazasty. Mandy S. Dahlstrom: Teacher Asst. 2,3; Intramurals 2,3,4; Pep Club 2; Pom Pons 2; Ski Club 2,3,4. Jon Dennis Darrow: Teacher Asst. 2,4; FCA 2; Intramurals 2,3,4; Legend 4; Publications Photographer 4; Golf 2,3,4. Rhonda G. Davidson. Matt C. Davison: Intramurals 3,4; Saga 4; Ski Club 4 (Vice-pres.). Claude E. Day. Leo John Deistler III: Teacher Asst. 3; Ski Club 2,3; Publications Photographer 3; Concert Band 2,3; Pep Band 2 Daniel J. Delich. Mary Ann Demmond. Stephanie Demmond. Joni R. Demo. Susie R. Demorotshi: FCA 4; Basketball 2,3,4; Tennis 2. Phil DePorter: Intramurals 4. AnnaLiza K. Dilag: French Club 2,3; Latin Club 3,4; Ski Club 2,4; Swim Timer 2; Student Council Vice-Pres. 4; SADD 4. Melanie R. Dobis: Teacher Asst. 3,4. Scott C. Dravet: Teacher Asst. 4; Intramurals 2,3,4; Basketball 2; Swimming 3. Roger Driver: JROTC Color Guard 2,3,4; Drill Team 2,3,4; Physical Fitness Team 2,3,4. James Droppa: Teacher Asst. 3,4; German Club 2,3,4; Intramurals 2,4; Saga 3,4; Basketball Mgr. 3,4; Football Mgr. 3,4. Nicolette Andrea Droza. Christina M. Dujmovich: Teacher Asst. 4; Cheerleader 2,4; Intramurals 4; Junior Miss 3; Pep Club 2,3,4; Pow Wow 3,4. Mickey Dunning: Teacher Asst. 4; French Honor Society 3,4; Girls ' State 3; Junior Miss 3; NHS 3,4; Pow Wow 4; Choraliers 2,3,4; Symphonic Choir 4; Solo Ensemble 2,3. Marc Kenneth Dy: Oilice Asst. 4; Boys ' State 3; Creative Players 3; NHS 3,4 (Vice- Pres.); Quiz Bowl 4; Spanish Club 3,4; Ski Club 4; Intramurals 4; Jazz Band 2; Pit Orchestra 3; Symphonic Orchestra 3; Tennis 2,3; Student Council Pep. 2; Honorary Member 3; Class Treas. 4; Solo Ensemble 2,3,4. Melvin G. Eldridge. Brian L. Erickson. LaNaya Joyce Estes: String Ensemble 2,3,4. Symphonic Orchestra 2,3,4. Glenn C. Evans. , , beniors 107 Seniors Bus riding — an educational adventure by Rachel Junkin CJ very school morning weary stu- 1—3 dents trudged down the streets to their bus stops. In the spring cheery hellos were heard, but in the win- ter silence enveloped the bus stop. Like robots, students stood in the road eagerly peering into the gloom for a glimpse of the blinking white light and the large bulky yellow shape that meant the bus had arrived. Occasionally the quiet was broken by a, when ' s the stupid bus gonna get here? or, Maybe it ' s not com- ing and we can go home. Students were known to have stood hatless with four inches of snow on their head, shoulders and books just staring down the street. Of course, when someone else was run- ning late the free entertainment was worth the wait. Sitting in a nice, warm bus, stu- dents had a clear view of any poor soul whose alarm clock had failed to go off. Seeing the bus pulling away he broke into a run only to slip on a patch of ice. Thirty pages of term paper scattered on the snow. If it was a girl she was sure to be wearing a dress which almost always flew over her head. Meanwhile, the unsym- pathetic passengers in the bus rolled in the aisle. Besides these occasions the ride to school was usually fairly tranquil. The ride home from school was a different manner. Unless he were looking for adventure, ai person would not dare to sit in the dark I recess of the back of the bus. Objects, sometimes human, were sometimes spot- ted flying out the windows and the deci- ble level of the students was just bearable. However, there was one advantage to sit- ting in the rear of the bus. It could help; one on the SAT by expanding his vocabu- lary. He learned many new words, some; being one-syllabled and containing four; letters. Theresa Faidherbe. Patricia Fekete. Benjamin Ferguson. Sheila Lynn Ferguson: Mixed Chorus 2. Keith Alan Fifield: Latin Club 4; Pit Orch. 2.3.4: String Ensemble 4; Symph. Orch. 2,3,4: Solo and Ensemble 3,4; Wrestling 2,3,4 (Capt.). Debbie Fisher. Roy E. Fisher: Intramurals 3,4; NHS 3,4; Concert Band 2; Marching Indians 2,3; Pep Band 2; Symphonic Band 3. Sheri Lynn Fitzjarrald. Jerry J. Fogarty: Boys ' State 3; Intramurals 2.3,4; Cross Country 2,3,4; Track 2,3,4. Jacqueline Forrest. Michelle D. Foster: Junior Miss 4; Spanish Club 2,3; Chorahers 3,4; Mixed Chorus 2; Symphonic Band 3. Lisa Francesconi: Teacher Asst. 2,4; Cheerleader 2,3,4; FEA 4; Intramurals 2,4; Pep Club 2,3,4; Student Council Honorary Member 4. Roy Franklin: Teacher Asst. 3,4; Intramurals 3,4; Pow Wow 3,4; Quill and Scroll 4. David Fritz. Laurel Gajdik. Christine Gardner. Philip A. Garzella. Wayne Gerber: Teacher Asst. 3,4; Intramurals 2,3,4; Ski Club 4; Football 2,3,4; Wrestling 2. Gina Giese. Jolene Gilbert: Teacher Asst. 4; Intramurals 3,4; Pow Wow 4; Swim Timer 4; World Alfairs 3; SADD 4; Student Council Class Pep. 3; Pres. 4. 108 People Seniors David M. Gillis. Tim A. Glancy. Kevin Michael Gleason: IROTC Color Guard 2,3,4; Physical Fitness 2,3,4; Rifle Team 3,4; World Affairs Conference 2. Jon Glenn. Brenda S. Gobin: Spanish Club 2; NHS 3,4. Randy Godbey. Glen E. Goodwin: Cross Country 3; Track 2,3. Richard Todd Gore: Teacher Asst. 3,4; Intramurals 4; Prom Court 3,4; Ski Club 3,4; Student Council Honorary Member 4; SADD 4. Angie Gorrasi. Joe Gouger. Denene Goulden. Michele Kimberly Graveline: Teacher Asst. 3,4; Junior Miss 4; Pep Club 2. Robert Greavu: Thespians 4; Basketball 2,4; Tennis 2,3,4. Zachary Green. Anthony T. Gregorash: Teacher Asst. 3,4; Saga Staff 4. Pamela S. Gucich: Assistant: Office 4; Intramurals 2,4; Pep Club 3,4; Pom Pons 3.4; Photographer 4; Class Rep. 2. James R. Guerrero: IROTC Color Guard 2,3.4; Drill Team 2,3,4; Physical Fitness 2,3,4. Ray G. Gustafson. Mike Guzik. Matthew Hale: Teacher Asst. 3,4; German Club 2,3,4; Intramurals 2,3,4; NHS 3,4; Pow Wow 2,3 (Editor),4; Quill Scroll 3,4 (Pres.); Quiz Bowl 4; Tennis 2,3,4 (Co-capt.). Dwayne Hallman: Teacher Asst. 4; FCA 4; Intramurals 3,4; Football 2,3,4. William Mark Halstead. Connie Harbaugh. Carl James Harbison: Teacher Asst. 4; Speech Debate Club 2; Swimming 2. Heidi Hartung. David E. Hathaway: Intramurals 3,4; Baseball 2,3,4; Basketball 2. Cheryl Lynn Haywood: Girls ' Ensemble 3; Mixed Chorus 2,4. Annika Amelie Hellman: Intramurals 4; Ski Club 4. Tim Henderson. David Thomas Hendrix: A. V. Club 3; Intramurals 4; Saga Staff 2; Concert Band 2,3; Marching Indians 2,3; Football Mgr. 4. Deann Hendrix: IROTC 2,3; Color Guard 2,3; Drill Team 2,3; Physical Fitness 2,3. Keith Allan Hennings. Jeri L. Henry. Donna Irys Hernandez: Teacher Asst. 4; Junior Miss 4; Spanish Club 4; Concert Orch. 2; Girls ' Ensemble 2,3; Pit Orch. 3; String Ensemble 2,3; Symphonic Orch. 2,3. Pamela Sue Hines: NHS 3,4; Pep Club 2; Gymnastics 2,3,4; FEA 4. Seniors 109 Seniors Keith Hinkle. Dee Dee Hominger. Amy Jo Hooper: Saga 3. Cleet E. Hopkins: Teacher Asst. 3.4; Intramurak 4; JROTC Color Guard 2,3; Drill Team 2,3. Tiffany S. Hord. Katalin Livia Horzsa: Symphonic Orchestra 2.3.4; FEA 4. Lisa L. Howell: Teacher Asst. 3,4; Latin Club 4 (vice-pres.); Ski Club 3; SADD 4. Tracy A. Hubbard: French Honor Society 2,3; Intramurals 2,4; NHS 3,4. Michael T. Hurst: Teacher Asst. 2,3,4; Ski Club 4; Concert Band 2; Marching Indians 2. Martha Husted. Sandra L. Igras. Susan Marie Igras: Concert Band 2; Marching Indians 2,3; Symphonic Band 3. Micheal Paul Iliff : Concert Band 2; Symphonic Band 3,4; Symphonic Orchestra 4. Valorie Ingram: NHS 3.4; Basketball 2,3,4; Tennis 2,3,4. Da vid W. Ison. Margaret M. Jacob. Dale D. Jalovecky. Sandra A. Janik: Teacher Asst. 4. Brian Jarabek: Teacher Asst. 2,3,4; Intramurak 2,3,4; Golf 2,3.4. Richard Jennings: Intramurals 2,3,4; Soccer 2.3,4 (Capt.); Tennis 2,3,4 (Co-Capt). Anne Jensen. Mike S. Jetmund: Concert Band 2,3; Marching Indians 2; Symphonic Band 4; Wrestling 2 (mgr.). Sandy Johnson. Deanna L. Jones. Joseph C. Jones. Paula Lorraine Jose: FCA 4; Intramurals 4; NHS 3,4; Pep Club 2; Volleyball 2,3,4; Class Rep. 4; Student Council Honorary Member 2,3; SADD 4(Sec ' y). Lisa M. Kaiser. Michael R. Kalember: Jazz Band 2; Track 2. Dawn Michele Kalina: Teacher Asst. 4; FCA 4; FEA 4 (vice-pres.); Intramurals 2,3,4; Concert Orchestra 2; Symphonic Orchestra 2.3,4; Softball 4; Volleyball 2.3,4(MVP). Dave Kasarda: Intramurals 2,3,4; Swim Timer 2.3.4; Swimming 2,3.4. RaeAnne Kasprzak. Richard N. Keel. Lisa M. Keesler: Teacher Asst. 3. Douglas K. Keleman: Ski Club 2,3,4. Charles Kenealy. 110 People Seniors Sonya Kay Kerner: Teacher Asst. 2,3,4. Steven Mark Kile: Media Asst. 3,4. Kevin J. Kilmurry. Mark Kinch Kincheloe: Boy ' s State 3; Intramurals 3; NHS 4; Jazz Band 2,3; Football 2,3,4. Angela Kingery. Steven Anthony Kingery: Track 2. Joni A. Kirkpatrick. Kelly Kitchen: Choraliers 4; Girls ' Ensemble 3; Mixed Chorus 2,3,4; Symphonic Choir 3,4. Christy Klein: Cheerleader 2,3; FCA 2; Homecoming Court 4; Pep Club 2,3; Tennis 2. Mary M. Koroncz: Teacher Asst. 2,3,4. Shelly Ann Kosak: Envr. Club 3; News Bureau 3; NHS 3,4; Sym. Band 3. Christopher A. Koski: Teacher Asst. 3; Intr. 2,3,4; Golf 2,4. Ronda Lynn Krasek: Concert Band 2; Marching Indians 2,3; Pep Band 2; Sym. Band 3 Kathleen Marie Krieg: Teacher Asst. 2,3,4; , Concert Band 2; Marching Indians 2,3; Pep Band 2,3; Rifle Corps 2; Sym. Band 3. Kathy Marie Krill: Envr. Club 4; German Club 2,3; Jr. Miss 3. Marsha Kay Krostag. April Kukler. Timothy Scott Kunstek: World Affairs 3; Prom Court 3; Thespians 3,4; BB 2,3,4 (capt.); Football 2,3,4. Michelle R. Kurfman: FEA 4; Concert Band 2,3; Marching Indians 2,3; Pep Band 2,3; Sym. Band 3. Kristin Jo Marie Kurtz: Teacher Asst. 4; FCA 4; French Club 2,3; French Honor Society 2,3,4; Girl ' s State 3; Intr. 4; Jr. Miss 3; NHS 3,4; BB 2; CC 2,3,4 (co-capt.); Track 2,3; Student Council Treas. 4; Hon. Member 3. Seniors make plans for the ' Real World ' m by Scott Baker hat did the senior class do after they graduated? What were their plans for the future? Senior Nannette Perez said she wanted d be in retail marketing. I like working n clothes and buying them, she said, lannette originally wanted to be an ex- ecutive secretary and took business lasses in her junior year but later hanged her mind. She said the business ourses did help, a little. A construction worker was what senior Ulen Carpenter wanted to be. It runs in le family; my brother is one, Allen said. He planned to live in Florida and work there. Taking industrial arts and wood shop classes in high school helped pre- pare him for his career choice. Christy Klein had already started pre- paring for her future. Right now I ' m go- ing to cosmetology school, she ex- plained. After she finishes that, Christy is going to pursue an education in business. Senior Rhonda Wagner is going to Indi- ana University to become a mathemati- cian. I really like math, and I thought it would be a real interesting field to get into, she said. Rhonda commented that a student needs a lot of advanced math courses to become a mathematician. Not all seniors were going to go to col- lege right away. Rich McDaniel said he was going into the military. Nothing else would give me the job security, he said. Purdue and Indiana University were two area colleges that many PHS gradu- ates attended. Senior Sherry Sortillo planned on studying hotel or restaurant management at Purdue. She got interest- ed in that career when some friends de- scribed it to her. What was going to happen in the fu- ture? I don ' t know. I take it one day at a time, said Tammy Lake. She planned on finding a secretarial job. Seniors 111 Seniors by Mickey Dunning Trhe computer does all the work, LI said Mr. James Conway, assistant principal, and it will sophisticate and update the grading process. Next fall each student will receive one computer printout listing his or her grades instead of individual handwritten cards. The report card will list a student ' s grade in each course, tardies, exempt absences and .non-exempt absences just as the old report cards did. One of the advantages to computer grading, explained Conway, is that the computer has been pro- grammed to automatically calculate a stu- dent ' s grade point average, athletic eligi- bility and honor roll eligibility. If a student makes the honor roll, said Conway, The computer prints out on the bottom of the sheet ' Congratulations, you made the honor roll ' The students grade point average will also be printed on the card every semester. Nine comments ranging from work is superior in guality to homework needs improvement will be available to teach- ers desiring to communicate to parents. At the end of the third nine weeks teachers practiced filling out the scan sheets. Scan sheets are cards on which teachers must darken circles that can be read by the computer. They also filled out regular report cards as a back up. It ' s about time we had them, said Miss Elibasich, social studies teacher. She ad- ded that using the computer saves a lot of time because every students name and grade did not have to be written out. Also, said Miss Elibasich, it will avoid kids trading or touching up their report cards. Mr. Dennis Bond, social studies teach- er, said, There is not a great deal of change. He also added, If you don ' t see very well, filling out those little dots can be a chore. Heidi Fritz, sophomore, said, I think it ' s a good idea if it saves time. The computer is probably more accurate. Another problem will be alleviated us- ing the new system. Students will attend homeroom at the end of each grading period to pick up their card. Mary Trimble, junior, said she felt the new system will be good because students will not have to worry about going back to their old classes to get their grades when the semester changes. A lot of paperwork will be eliminated, said Mr. Conway, when the senior tran- scripts are made, the computer prints: stickers that can be placed on one perma- nent record. The secretaries will not have to transfer by hand every senior ' s grades.: John William Kwilasz: Teacher Asst. 2,3,4; Intramurals 2,3.4; Thespians 4; Track 2,3,4. Tammy Lynn Lake. Michael James Lakomek. James Michael Land: Teacher Asst. 4; Spanish Club 2,3,4; Concert Band 2; Concert Orchestra 2; Mixed Chorus 2,3,4; Symphonic Band 3; Symphonic Orchestra 3; Symphonic Choir 4. David A. Lara: Tennis 2; Track 2,3,4. Marci J. Lavender: Teacher Asst. 2,3,4; NHS 3,4. Charmaine Louise Lawrence: Teacher Asst. 2.3,4; Mixed Choir 2,3,4; Girls ' Glee 2,3,4. Shelly May Lazear: Marching Indians 2,3,4; Pep Band 2,3; Pit Orchestra 4; Symphonic Band 3.4; Concert Band 2. Linda Leeper. Lisa Ann Lemanski: Teacher Asst. 4. Keith T. Lemmons. Cory Lemon. Larry Lenon. Richard A. Lenon. Tracei Kimberly Likes: Girls ' Ensemble 23.4; Mixed Choir 2.3.4. David G. Lindsey. Kevin A. Line: 1ROTC Physical Fitness 2; Concert Orchestra 2. Gregory L. Loar. Kelley Lomai: FEA 4; NHS 3.4; Quiz Bowl 4; Spanish Club 23 (Vice-Pres.),4 (Vice-Pres.); Golf 4. David A. Longfellow. 112 People Seniors Carol Lynn Lorenzetti: Teacher Asst. 3,4; Pep Club 2,3; Pom Pons 2,3; Ski Club 3 (Sec ' y), 4; Class Rep. 2. James L. Lovell. Jane Lucas: Teacher Asst. 3,4; FCA 4; Volleyball 2,3,4. Joe W. Mack: Wrestling 2,3,4. Robert J. Majewski. Alan J. Mangene: Cross Country 4; Track 2,3,4; Wrestling 2,3,4. Ellis R. Mann. Amy Sue Maples. Kelly Kristine Maples: Tennis 2,3,4. John Merritt Mario: Intramurals 2,3,4; Prom Court 3; Soccer 2,3,4; Tennis 2,3,4. Deanna Markle: French Club 2,3; French Honor Society 2,3,4; NHS 3,4; Swimming 2; Student Council Honorary Member 4; SADD 4 (Treas.). Arthur Bo W. Marriott IV: French Club 2; Intramurals 4; Ski Club 2,3,4 (Treas.); Student Council Honorary Member 2; Class Rep. 4; SADD 4. Lorrie Martin: French Club 2; Intramurals 2,4; Golf 3,4. Sonya Faye Mason: Pep Club 4; Mixed Chorus 2; Symphonic Choir 3. Greg A. Massom. Sue E. Matthews. Scott Matuga: Teacher Asst. 2,3; Intramurals 2,3,4; Swim Timer 2,3,4; Track Timer 3,4; Baseball 2; Swimming 2,3,4 (Co-Capt); SADD 4. Sharon Mayhew. Tony R. McCall. Patti M. McCord. Rich P. McDaniel. Karla S. McEwan. Tony Codak McFarland: Ski Club Dawn L. McGill. Sean F. McMullen. Jeffery McWaters: Track 2,3,4; Football 3,4. Johnathan M. McWhirter. Missy A. Medley. Rebecca Ann Melton: Teacher Asst. 4. Dawn I. Messer: Pep Club 4; Saga 4; Teacher Asst. 4. Anna Elizabeth Miestowski: Teacher Asst. 2,3,4; Pep Club 4; Pom Pons 4. James W. Migoski: Intramurals 4; Concert Band 2; Concert Orchestra 2; Jazz Band 2,3,4; Marching Indians 2,3,4; Pep Band 2,3,4; Symphonic Band 3,4; Symphonic Orchestra 3,4. Lewis A. Miko. Detrian M. Miller. James A. Miller. Seniors 113 Seniors Bill Miller. David Wayne Milligan: Intramurals 2,3,4; FCA 4; Baseball 2,3,4; Football 2,3,4. G. Tom Miner: Swimming 2. Jenelle Lynn Monnier: Office Ass . 2,3,4; FEA 4 (Sec ' y); Junior Miss 3; Pep Club 2,3 (Sec ' y Treas.), 4(Pres.). Michael A. Moody: Teacher Asst. 4. Tammy Morris. Shawna Lee Moses: Girls ' Ensemble 3,4; Mixed Chorus 2. Jennifer M. Mucha. Stacey J. Mueller: Cheerleader 2,3,4; Pep Club 2,3,4; Homecoming Court 4; Prom Court 3; Junior Miss 4. Jeffrey E. Mullins: Intramurals 2,4; Spanish Club 2; Ski Club 2,4. Charles Dwaine Munsell. Sandra L. Murray. Michael S. Nabhan: Intramurals 3,4; Basketball 2; Swimming 3. Donielle S. Nadeau: Teacher Asst. 2,3; Pep Club 3; SADD 4. Jacqueline M. Nairn: Marching Indians 2,3,4; Pep Band 3,4; Symphonic Band 2,3,4; SADD 4; Symphonic Choir 4. Randal Neary. Pat R. Nelson: Symphonic Orchestra 2,3,4; Football 2,3,4. Patricia Nelson. David Nevill. Tan D. Nguyen. Ken Nolan: Teacher Asst. 2; Symphonic Band 3; Lifter 2 Rosemarie Nordyke: FCA 4; Intramurals 23.4; NHS 4; Prom Committee 3; Basketball 2; Student Council Honorary Member 2. Alisa Norman. Carol Lynn Norton: French Club 2; Swim Timer 3. John Nunez. Kimberley Ann O ' Boyle: Concert Band 2; Marching Indians 2,3; Mixed Chorus 3,4; Symphonic Band 3. Timothy Patrick O ' Donovan: Science Club 4; Class Rep. 3.; Student Council Honorary Member 4. Darlene O ' Malley. William J. O ' Reilly: Teacher Asst. 3,4; Choraliers 3,4; Symphonic Choir 3; Lifters 4. Frank C. Osterkamp: JROTC Color Guard 2,3,4; Drill Team 2,3,4; Physical Fitness 2,3,4; Rifle Team 3,4. Dawn Marie Owczarzak: NHS 3,4; Spanish Club 2,3 (Treasj. Bobby Owens. Bill Parketon. Tammy Passon. DJay Pavic. 114 People Seniors Fashion at PHS influenced by rock stars by Anne Lewis €yndi Lauper, Boy George and Prince were a few of the celebrities that influenced the hair styles and fads. Some of these included Mohawk haircuts, fluorescent clothing and long, dangling, unmatched earrings. Bright colors, glaring from a distance almost knocking someone off his feet would surely get attention. Senior Bill Miller said, I like to stick out in the crowd once in a while. Bill usually has no trou- ble doing so, since he is 6 ' 4 . Junior Mick Koslow said that fluorescent clothes were OK to wear, but not too of- ten. Mark Price, junior, said, I think some are too crazy like the bright orange. Not everybody liked the bright cloth- ing. Freshman Rich Lewis said he ' d rather see people without shirts than with fluores- cents. Far-fetched things were in for 1984-85. Mel Eldridge, senior, said he thought that guys wearing girls ' clothes was pretty wild. A pop rock singer, Boy George, had started this fad. The fad was pretty popular around the country, but it didn ' t quite make it to PHS. Tabitha Orris, sophomore, said she thought crop-pants and pump shoes were too much. Sunglasses were a big fad and contro- versy at school. A rule prohibiting sun- glasses during school hours was put into effect because they were a distraction in class, and that was in violation of the dress code. A sophomore girl said she didn ' t under- stand why there were so many problems with the sunglasses. They don ' t do any harm. Break dancers and break dancing were also pretty popular. There was a rule that prohibited break-dancing in school. It was proven by doctors that this type of danc- ing could be hazardous to one ' s health. Some students persisted if it wasn ' t during school hours. Long dangling earrings that were un- matched were brought to PHS by a rock singer, Cyndi Lauper. Lauper also influ- enced some to get her wild hair style. This consisted of at least two colors and one side shaved off. Senior Nickie Verboon had this unique hairdo. Deborah Pena: Teacher Asst. 2,3,4; Cheerleader 2; Junior Miss 3,4; Pep Club 2,3; Pom Pons 3. David Wayne Penix: Teacher Asst. 3; Intramurals 2; Swim Timer 2,3,4; Swimming 2,3,4; Track 2; FCA 2,3. Paul H. Pennington Jr. Nanette Perez: Girl ' s State 3, Spanish Club 2,3,4 (Pres.); Junior Miss 3; Student Council Honorary Member 4. Stacey Peters. Kellie Marie Peterson: French Club 3; Ski Club 3 (Vice-Pres.),4; Swim Timer 3; SADD 4; Student Council Honorary Member 2; Class Vice-Pres. 3,4. Lori J. Petronka: French Club 2; French Honor Society 2,3,4; FEA 4; Girl ' s State 3; Junior Miss 3; NHS 3,4. Drew Petrou: Teacher Asst. 3,4; Intramurals 3,4; Track 3,4; Thespians 4. Peyton J. Phillips. Tammie S. Phillips. Clifford G. Pierce: Lifters 4; Intramurals 2; Class Rep. 3. Micheal L. Plance: Teacher Asst. 2,4; Football 2. Kim A. Plinovich. John A. Plunkett: German Club 2,3,4; Intramurals 4; NHS 4; Football 2; Soccer 2,3,4. Toni Jean Porshia. Angelina La Verne Potter: French Club 4; Intramurals 2; Office Asst. 4. Shelby Joy Potts: Teacher Asst. 2,4; FCA 3; Basketball 2; Cross Country 2,3,4 (Capt); Basketball Mgr. 3,4; Basketball Statistician 3,4. Fred Prentice. Paula A. Prusynski. Marlena I. Quaka: Teacher Asst. 3,4; Intramurals 3,4. Seniors 115 Seniors Drinking a reality — but not for everyone by Dave Hendrix Although illegal to be possessed by anyone under 21, according to Indiana state law, alcohol was an item that added to some students ' weekend enjoyments. Some students were given alcohol in moderate amounts by parents or other rel- atives. Others drank without their parents ' knowledge or consent. But in whatever way it was obtained, many types of alco- holic beverages were used. Interviews with some PHS students re- vealed some interesting views about alco- hol use. For one thing, a number of those asked did not drink at all. Most of the guys who drank said that they liked whatever they could get their hands on, usually beer. Many of the girls seemed to be more selective in their tastes. Favorites ranged from champagne to Southern Comfort to whiskey and Pepsi. Reasons why students did or did not drink varied. One junior girl did not drink because of a previous bad experience. Another senior girl thought that people who drink act stupid. Reasons for drink- ing broke down into two basic categories: forgetting problems for a while, and taste, the far dominant reason. However, a freshman boy said that he wished beer could have its flavor without containing alcohol. I like the taste of beer, but I hate how it feel the day after. He added that he tried low-alcohol near beer before, and that it tasted totally fake . . . like water with salt in it. None of the students interviewed had ever driven a car under the influence of alcohol. I already break the law just by having beer, said one junior boy. I sure wouldn ' t want to get in more trouble by having an accident driving that way. One way drunk driving was dealt with by authorities was the roadblocks on the highways which were ruled constitutional by courts, despite prot est from students and adults alike. It ' s a good way to find who ' s driving drunk, admitted a senior. But for those of us who aren ' t, I think it ' s a violation of our right against being searched. Finally, none of the students surveyed had ever come to school under the influ- ence, possibly because of the strict school rules against it. It caused suspension and grounds for expulsion. Most students felt that that was the last thing they needed. (See a related story on the new SADD chapter on page 137.) Tom Quitasol: SADD 4. Bill R. Rambo: Teacher Asst. 4; Intramurals 2,3; Swimming 3; Track 2. Jackie Ramirez: A V Club 2; Ski Club 4; Concert Band 2,3; Marching Indians 2,3,4. Bryan T. Ray. Shawn R. Reed. Veronica Y. Remm. Jerry H. Renehan HI: Football 2,3. Kellie J. Revetta: Basketball Mgr. 2; Basketball Stat. 2. Jose L. Reyes. Jimmy H. Reynolds. Dru S. Risher: Ski Club 3. Lisa C. Ritchie. Christopher J. Roberts. Aaron K. Robinson. Robert Rogala. Paul M. Roman. Lori Lynn Romanov: Teacher Asst. 3,4; FCA 3,4 (Vice-pres.); Intramurals 3,4; Junior Miss 4; Cross Country 3,4; Basketball Mgr. 2,3. Paul M. Rossman: Media Asst. 3,4. John N. Sabovcik: Intramurals 4; Concert Band 2; Jazz Band 3,4; Marching Indians 2,3,4; Pep Band 2.3,4; Symphonic Band 4. Dan Salain: Intramurals 4; Ski Club 3,4; Teacher Asst. 3; Football 2,4; Track 2,3. 116 People Seniors Natalie Lynn Saliano: Teacher Asst. 2; NHS 2; Pep Club 2,3; Track 2. Julie Samardak. Timothy J. Sampson. Phillip Sanchez. Laura Sandage. Michelle L. Sandberg. Connie B. Sargent. Kimberly L. Satterfield. Robyn S. Saurborn: Teacher Asst. 2,3,4; Creative Players 3; FEA 4; Thespians 4; Metre-vision 4. Nancy J. Savel. Mike Sawyer. Terri Scroggin: Teacher Asst. 2,4; Cheerleader 4; French Club 2; French Honor Society 3,4; Homecoming Court 4; Intramurals 4; Junior Miss 3,4; Pep Club 2,3,4; Pom Pons 2,3. Thomas L. Selby III. Stacie Lee Shaffer: Office Asst. 3; Intramurals 4; Saga Staff 4. Stephanie Sherry: Teacher Asst. 3,4; Intramurals 4; Junior Miss 4; Pow Wow 3,4; Quill Scroll 3,4 (Secy.); Student Council Honorary Member 4; Class Treas. 3. Mike Shields. Dean L. Siar: Ski Club 2,3,4; Cross Country 2. Dave Smith. Steve Smith. Jonna Smothermon: Concert Band 2,3; Concert Orchestra 2; Drum Major 4; Marching Indians 2,3,4; Pep Band 2; Symphonic Band 3,4; Symphonic Orchestra 3. Doug Snider. Pennie Snoder. Mike W. Sobczak: Ski Club 4. David Someson. Keith Someson: Intramurals 4; Baseball 4. Lisa Sommer. Torbin Sorenson. Sherry L. Sortillo: FCA 2,3 (Treas.),4 (Pres.); French Club 3; Intramurals 3,4; Volleyball 2,3,4; Student Council Class Rep. 2; Honorary Member 3. Lynnette M. Sowa. Jay A. Spencer: Teacher Asst. 4; Intramurals 4. Don A. Spicer: Teacher Asst. 3,4; Diving 2,3,4; Wrestling 2,3. Dena Spurling. Terry D. Staffeld. Bruce A. Stanley. Daniel P. Stanley: FCA 4; Intramurals 3,4; NHS 3,4; Baseball 2,3,4; Basketball 2; Football 2,3,4. Seniors 117 Seniors David J. Stanley. J.C. Stanley. Dan J. Steward: Teacher Asst. 3; Football 2,3,4. Amy Stillabower: Teacher Asst. 4; Intramurals 4; Basketball 2.3. Daniel L. Stilwell. Deborah Ann Stowers: Spanish Club 4; Ski Club 4; Concert Band 2,3,4; Concert Orchestra 2,3,4; Marching Indians 2,3,4; Pep Band 2,3,4; Solo Ensemble 2,3,4. Susan. Lynn Striker: Girls ' Ensemble 2,3,4; Mixed Chorus 2,3,4. Brenda K. Sutherland: FCA 2; Basketball 2,3,4. Theresa A. Swab: Teacher Asst. 4; Intramurals 3; Ski Club 3,4; Basketball 2. Christopher A. Szillage. Darrell James Tate. Donna Lynn Taylor: Teacher Asst. 3; Class Rep. 2,3,4. Scott Alan Taylor. Milan Tesanovich Jr. John E. Thielbar: FCA 2,3,4; Intramurals 2,3,4; Lilters 4; Basketball 2; Football 2; Soccer Mot. 2,3,4. Bill J. Thompson: Intramurals 2,3,4; Ski Club 4; Baseball 4. Gena Thompson: Teacher Asst. 4; Intramurals 4; NHS 3,4; Spanish Club 2; Ski Club 4; Basketball 2,3. Ricky L. Thompson: Student Council Honorary Member 2. Sean D. Thompson. Christine D. Timberman. James R. Timberman: Oiiice Asst. 4; FCA 3; Swimming 2,3,4; Student Council Honorary Member 3,4. Lisa Tomac: French Club 4; Pep Club 3,4; Pom Pons 4. Susie J. Torres: Mixed Chorus 3. Cynthia Torrez: Intramurals 2; Symphonic Orchestra 4. Thoa Thanh Thi Tran: NHS 3,4. Viet Quoc Tran: German Club 2,3,4; Intramurals 3,4; NHS 3,4; Quiz Bowl 4; Basketball 2; Basketball Statistician 3,4. Brian A. Trapp. Kimberly R. Trembicki. Jeff Tully. Danielle D. Turnak: Teacher Asst. 3; Cheerleader 2; French Club 2,3,4; Girls ' State 3; Junior Miss 3; NHS 3,4; Pep Club 2,3; Speech Debate Club 4; French Honor Society 3,4. Scott Tuthill. Feli V. Twickel: French Club 4; German Club 4; Ski Club 4; Tennis 4; German Exchange Student 4. Mark A. Urban. Vickie Lynn Utley: Pep Club 3. Dave Utterback. 118 People Seniors Key to abbreviations, pages 104- 119: AV Club = Audio Visual Club FEA = Future Educators of America FCA = Fellowship of Christian Athletes IROTC = Junior Reserve Officer Train- ing Corps NHS = National Honor Society- Jeffrey S. Veluz: Intramurals 4; NHS 3,4 (Pres.); Quiz Bowl 4; Jazz Band 2; Student Council Honorary Member 4; Class Pres. 2. Gina Renea Venturella: Teacher Asst. 3,4; NHS 3,4; Speech Debate Club 3,4; Business Award 4, Roberta Nicbole Nickie Verboon: Symphonic Orchestra 2,3. Tina Vernon. Larry W. Vickrey: Intramurals 3,4; Football 2,3,4; Track 3,4. Rhonda F. Wagner. Susan L. Walton: French Club 2,3,4; French Honor Society 2,3,4; Intramurals 2,3,4; Symphonic Band 2,3; Concert Band 2. Darrin Mark Watt. Joseph M. Wayne: Pep Band 2; Pit Orchestra 2; Concert Band 2. Tom A. Wayne. Dennis R. Webber: Football 2,3,4; Tennis 2,3,4. Douglas R. Weltz. Charles E. Whelan: Intramurals 3,4; Cross Country 2,3,4; Track 2,3,4. Belinda S. White: Intramurals 4; Spanish Club 2; Ski Club 4; SADD 4. Andrew A. Wielgus: Intramurals 2,3,4. Kathy D. Wiles. Sean P. Wilkie: FCA 2; Baseball 2; Football 2; Wrestling 2,3,4. Lisa Wilkins: Teacher Asst. 4; Cheerleader 2,3,4; French Honor Society 2,3,4; Homecoming Queen 4; Junior Miss 4; NHS 3,4iSecy.); Pep Club 2,3,4(Vice-pres.); Prom Princess 3; Class Rep. 3; Class Secretary 4. Catherine M. Williams. Christina Williams. Timothy Williams: Intramurals 4; Pow Wow 4. Shawn Wills. Susanne Cathleen Wilmath. Faith A. Wilson: Teacher Asst. 2,3,4; Intramurals 2,3; Pep Club 2; Flag Corps 3. Michell Wilson: Teacher Asst. 2,3,4; Pep Club 3,4; Girls ' Ensemble 4; Mixed Chorus 2,3. Janet Lynn Winandy: Spanish Club 2,3,4 (Sec ' y.); Saga Stall 4. Laura J. Winegar: Spanish Club 2; Symphonic Orchestra 2,3,4; SADD 4. Rob J. Wishnevski: Intramurals 3; Baseball 2,3,4 ; Basketball 2; Football 2,3,4 (Co-Capt). Desiree Lynn Wright: Intramurals 3,4; Soitball 2,3,4. Dawn M. Yates: Teacher Asst. 3. John W. Yauch. Terri Yudt: Teacher Asst. 2,3,4; Cheerleader 2,3,4; Homecoming Court 4; Intramurals 4; Pep Club 2,3,4; Prom Court 3; Ski Club 2,3. Kristina L. Zabala. Seniors 119 Juniors Vending machines ok ' d by Bob Jones and Renae Poihnbarger After two years without vending ma- chines, administrators returned them. Some students used the new- ly acquired machines for snacks after school. I go before marching band to get something to drink, Steve Evans, sopho- more, said. When administrators returned the vending machines, they took student eat- ing habits into consideration. To keep the consumption of junk food down, the vending machines were programed to be on only from 2:30 to 3:00 each afternoon. April Elledge, junior, mentioned, The cafeteria is pretty well stocked with junk food, so the vending machines should not David Adam. Mark Adam. Mich. 11. Addison Alfi. Ail.. Jim Albano Richard Al.xand.r ji nni Almquirt Jo Arvin Larry Ash.r D.von Austin Carman Badillo Tony Balboa Staphania Ball Qrsg Burger J.rry Barn.. Bubba Barn.y St.v. Batido Alan Batton Kanny Bauknscht Rog.r Boom J.f f Baattia Susan Bslancin Tom Ball Michaal Bslongia J.nni. Bamis John Barg John Bsrrisr Lisa Bartucei Chris Biodrowski Rally Bishop Bonni Blackburn Lyn.tt. Blackball Robart Blaazklrirlcz Tina Bl.vin. Bath Bodnar Don Bogard Joa Boa don Windy Bogdan Pat Boland Jack Bonick ■J.fi Bonick Qaorgina Bonnar Olann Bonnatts Tommy Bost Grog Boswall Wayns Brayfogla Jill BrimmsT J.ii Brock contribute to students ' bad eating habits. Because of the Noncompetitive Food Poli- cy, the schools are not allowed to sell cer- tain foods like candy, pop and certain snacks, unless they have an okay to sell them from the government food service. Laurie Gajdik, senior, said she couldn ' t think of any reasons why the vending ma- chines shouldn ' t be on during the lunch hours. The Prom fund could only benefit from the sales, she said. Stacking fast disappearing snacks into the new vend- ing machines was only part of Mr. Michael Pavell ' s new job. He took over some of Mrs. Shindeldecker ' s duties while she was on maternity leave. 120 People Juniors Sharon Bronson Brian Brooks Scott Brooks Danielle Brown Joy Brown Mandy Browning Kurt Bruckner Curtis Bruner Lisa Buchwalter George Bugarin Serena Burchell Jerry Burke Pat Burke Belinda Burns Diane Burns Michael Burns Sheri Caesar Doris Camacho Jim Campbell John Cannon Dave Capron Kristine Carlson Colleen Carr Margaret Cary Rose Castano Carmen Castleman Kym Caywood Linnea Cazallis Brenda Charron Joe Chase Shelly Chatwell Robert A. Cheek Bill Cheek Julie Christman Eric Ciesielaki Lisa Clardy Chris Clark Mari Beth Clark Karen Clem Chris Cleveland Cindy Clifft Julie Coates Rich Coburn Pat Coffey Dave Collins Roxanne Colon Carrie Coznerf ord Suzie Compass Debbie Condo Debbie Conor Melesa Cook George Corbett Jamie Corbett Donna Coros George Cortina Kirk Costollo Debbie Cos Chris Crawford Traci Creviston Richard Cross Vera Czechanski Kelly Dahlgren Eddie Dame Mike Darrow Charlane Davenport Julie Davidson Tom Davis Don Decker Camilla Delich Sherry Delmastro Vicky Dickerson Jerry Dickey William Dillin Stacey Dillon Don Dr aia Dave Draaich Raymond Dunigan Amey Dunkelbarger Juniors 121 Juniors Felix Duron Kelly Dusendang Mark Duvall Khris Dwight Lisa Eagle Alena Earle Mike Eaton Kelli Eckhard Kevin Elam Lisa Eldridge Brian Elkins April Elledge Laurie Elwood Becky Jean Emery Jonathan English Ouane Erwin Dora Escobedo Jerald Estes Chris Evans Michelle Evans Tammy Evans Wally Evans Jim Evetts Tina Ewen Sally Farley Amie Fielder Demse Fisher Maria Fisher Melissa Fisher Jim Fitch Melissa Floras Lisa Floyd Cathy Foley Tina Foreman Todd Fortini Bekki Frazier Bill Funcheon Ken Gagliardi Becki Gaines Wanda Garren Tammie Gayheart Cindy Gilbert John Gilbert Joe Gillan Rhonda Gilmer Paul Gilmore Al Gobin Darren Godby Crystal Go key Louis Gonzales Greg Gonzalez CoCo Gouger Terrie Graft Chad Granato Sandi Grasham Allan Graves Rich Griffith Cassie Grishka Greg Grochowski Jamie Groves Monty Groves Jason Grub Arpi Grunbaum Ramona Guernsey Kim Gumm Dan Guzik Jeff Hagan Rhonda Hale Shane Hale italie Hammock Gwen Handlon Eric Hansen Ruu Harrington Joe Harris Barb Haslet Lisa Hasse Jerry Hays Amy Heimberg Tracy Helton People Juniors Jerry Henry Kelly Hickman Tina Highlan Connie Hill Rhonda Hill Tina Hill Eric Hiller Karen Hilzley Mike Himden Jeff Hinkle Keith Hoeckelberg Steve Holley Rex Homme Rick Hooker Joe Hooper Jenni Hoopingarnei Ed Hopkins Kyle Hopkins Rich Hopkins Malissa Hord Beth Howe Sheryle Howe Lynn Howerton Tom Howsaro Dawn Hubbard Jack Hubbard Paul Huber Sharon Huey Luanne Hurst Twyla Hygema Daniel Ialeggio Muna Ibrahim Traci Ingram Seth Irvin Mary Lou Jahoda Charles Japolsky Mike Jarabek Tom Jarosak Duane Jarvis Sam Jeffers Jim Jelinek Chris Johns Dan Johnson Mike Johnson Dave Jolly Kelly Jones Scott Jones Chuck Judge Rachel Junkin Michelle Kachu Rick Kalina Darlene Kane Kerry Kapica Kelly Katona Andy Katzelis Kimberly Kerr Tim Kiefer Steve Kilgore Sandy Kim Jeff Kincaid Mark Kizer Janene Knight Scott Kniola Steve Kobitz Dave Kos Mick Koslow Anthony Kostelnik Rhonda Kovach Leslie Kozol Sherri Krajcir Tammy Krajefska Gerise Krusa Lisa Kulakowski Eric Kurt h Tony Kwiatkowski Dawn Kyle Matthew Lakomek Tony LaMantia Bryon Lambert Juniors 123 Juniors Randy Lambert ElUe Lance Jennie Lance Phil Lane Dawn Lange Rhonda Larson Greg Lasky Mike Law Cary Lee Dawn Leeper Valerie Lelak Tim Levenda Anne Lewis Steve Lewis Jim Lincoln Theresa Loax Karen Lorenz Chris Lowe John Lowe Dave Luketich Lisa Mabe Mark Malarik Kathy Maletta Sean Malloy Jeff Markle Danny Markovic Brian Marshall Matt Matusiak Sami Matuz Brian McCain Stacy McCammon Melissa McCleary Tom McCready Landon McGuffey Tammy McRee Travis Meadows Patti Medina Dennis Menear Tom Mergl Melissa Messer Ellen Michael Jon Michael Maria Middleton Dawn Mier Rich Miko Aaron Milevsky Michael Miller Robin Miller Staci Miller Steve Miller Rosalee Milligan Terry Millikan Bob Mills Lisa Mills Greg Mocabee Ward Mocaby Susan Monahan Kelly Monks Karen Moore Joe Morales Kathie Morris Mona Mote George Mowbray Chris Mueller Eric Mulholland Alan Mullin Shelley Mullins Kevin Myers Steve Nagy Brian Neary Soma Nelson Tracy Nelson Trace? Neubaum Mark Nevil Mary Nevil Phyllis Newberry Mark Newcomb Russell Nibbe Ivan Nicholson 124 People Students experience term paperitis Juniors by Lynnette Sowa 1 r erm paper. A phrase that sent chills LI down the spines of high school stu- dents nationwide. Agony bitten nails, Droken pencils, crumpled sheets of paper vere all part of the term paper blues. Term papers were usually required of ligh school seniors. They wc-i to be ex- pository papers with anywhere from 1 ,500 rords to 2,500, depending on what the eacher decided to assign. Footnotes, bibliography page and or lotecards or bibliography cards were to e included along with the paper. Topics ould be anything the student chose, as sng as his subject met with the teacher ' s approval. Resources such as magazines, newspa- pers, filmstrips, books, pamphlets, author- ity figures or people who have had exper- ience with the subject being researched were used in doing research and finding information on writing the paper. Courses that required term papers in- cluded U.S. History, honors classes, Inde- pendent Studies and Composition for the College Bound. Some freshmen even wrote the lengthy papers for English class. Doing term papers brought different re- actions from students. Kathy Wildes, sen- ior, said that doing term papers was a good experience if planning on going to college and found that the most difficult thing about doing her paper was footnot- ing. I learned a lot of information about my subject, Kathy Horzsa, senior, found in doing her term paper. The most difficult thing she discovered was finding enough information on her subject. Reasons for assigning term papers var- ied. College composition teacher Miss Shirley Speilman wanted her students to learn how to research thoroughly in any library, to learn and to also be comfortable with the term paper assignment. Maybe writing term papers wasn ' t so bad after all. Maybe. Tony Nygra Lewis O ' Brien Kelly O ' Dell Mike O ' Hara Cindy O ' Keley Barb Olson Rocky Orenick Evelyn Ortiz Mike Osterkamp April Overturf Ron Ozbolt Angelo Paglicci Theresa Pajor Tony Panepinto Pamela Pappas Thea Para Joann Parchem Bill Parish Debbie Parker John Parker Kim Parker Robert Parks Larry Patterson Laurie Patterson Tom Paulson Darren Payne Tom Peck Brian Peksenak Chris Pepper Lisa Peterson Eric Phillips Lynae Phillips Kerry Pilla Michele Plinovich Marty Plunk Greg Pocza Kimberly Poe Renae Poffinbarger Joseph Poirier Debi Pollock Don Potter Brook Potts David Powell Dreama Powell John Powell Patty PoweU Tom Powrozek Theresa Pradziad Juniors 125 Juniors John Pratl Mark Price Leah Prickett Brant Prigge Kym Pritchard Christie Propsom Michael Ouillen Dan Radinsky Rob Rae Kim Rains Michele Ramirez Dale Rardin Wendy Razus Kim Read Al Rector Joe Redmon Samuel Reed Catheron Remm John Renehan Randy Revetta Jerry Rhynearson Debbie Richardson Kevin Ring Joyce Ritchie Orlando Rivera Alesia Roaxk Russ Robbins Stuart Robbins Christine Robinson Keith Rochefort Wes Roe Bob Rogers Sandy Rohaley Glenda Rohde Lisa Romanov Missy Roney Cindy Roque Mike Rospierski Becky Rupert Buddy Saddler Lisa Salas Deanna Sampson Hector Sanchez Ron Sandberg Vickie Sanders Annette Sandrey Mary Anne Santucci Bob Sappington Scott Satterf ield Deborah Scharpf Scott Schipper Kathy Schmetzer Ann Schmidt Frederick Schramm Tim Schuler Chris Schultz Kelly Schwager Mark Scobey James Scroggins Bill Seibel Nadine Sekerez Debbie Selby Troy Serrano Bob Shaw Pat Shay Ray Shears James Sherrill Tracey Shields Lonny Shifley Frank Shirvinski Lori Shivalec Sally Shukitis Ray 8ierra Connie Si Ik wood Debbie Simola Margie Simons Diana S lease Andrew Smith Bill Smith Bruce Smith 126 People Juniors Diana Smith Don Smith Donna Smith Erik Smith Gary Smith Jacque Smith Kevin Smith Linda Smith Lori Smith Mary Smith Matt Smith Valeri Smith Vicki Smith Jocelyn Smothermon Cliff Snuffer Julie Soto Donna South John Spoo Lewis Stahl Pete Stahura Tom Stanley Ann Stanton Jamie Statum Jennifer Steinmayr Skip Sterling Karen Stewart Carol Stowers Lynne Strain Jennie Strickland Susan Sturg es Debbie Sulich Debbie Sullivan Julia Sutterfield Frances Swab Rosanne Swanson Michelle Tague Greg Taylor Pam Teets Michal Terhune Anne Terry Marc Terry Sean Terwilliger Sheila Thacker Julie Thomas Carolyn Thompson Ron Thoreson Dawn Thorn Jackie Thorn Beth Tilf ord Joyce Tomerlin Thomas Trembicki Mary Trimble Craig Trocino Tammi Troup Mark Trzeciak Bonnie Unrue Bonnie Untch Fred Urbanek Usher Steve VanDerMolen Todd Varaneckas Jim Vaughan Beth Vernallis Brad Vernallis Melissa Vernon Kellie Via Mellissa Viar Terri Vittetoe Nicholas Vlasic Cheri Vogt Augie Voye Susan Vrancks Andy Vuko Donna Waddell Dawn Wagner Lisa Wahlman Bob Walls Bill Walton Brenda Walton Lynette Waters Juniors 127 Juniors PHS student experiences German culture by Duane Keleman and Bob Jones A. A ost Americans see Germans as V U strong, bold and tough people, but PHS student Nancy Zavacky went to Germany to see for herself what they were really like. Nancy got a scholarship to live in Ger- many for a year. She left for West Ger- many in July of 1984 and planned to re- turn in either June or July of 1985. In August, 1984, Nancy moved to Of- fenbach to live with the Ebbing family. My host family is so friendly and helpful and we get along great, Nancy said. I could not have picked out a better place- ment myself! she added. Nancy had several reasons for wanting to be an exchange student. Learning the way of life in a different country was one of them. Several other reasons were being able to learn to speak another language fluently, learning about herself and her beliefs and getting an idea of what she would like to do with her future. Nancy attended a school in Offenbach made up of grades seven through 13 and 1,100 students. She was in a class of 20 students. Through the day they stay in one class- room with rotating teachers. According to Nancy, We ' re responsible to keep our room and blackboard clean. We have a ' classbook ' in which every teacher must record who is absent, who has not done his homework and what is done in class. Nancy found a few disadvantages in her schooling in Germany. One was that every member of a class must take the same classes; no advanced or slow classes are offered. Another disadvantage was not having the opportunity to meet more people because of having to stay in the same class. Nancy said she enjoyed living in Ger- many. So many things are new and excit- ing and so much to learn, like adapting to a new culture instead of an ' American tourist. ' This year is a great learning and grow- ing experience for me, and I have no regrets for coming to Germany. Junior Nancy Zavacky traveled to Germany to: learn the German culture, to see how it feels to be an. exchange student, and to see if the Germans are: really what they are made out to be. Vernon Wattles Denruj Watt. Danielle Wayne Michelle Wayne Becky W.ltzin Darreil Westmoreland Matt Wetklow Bill White Dave Whittinghill Joe Wielogoreki Connie Wilder Todd Wilding David Williams Dwijmi Williams Chyrl Wilson Kelly Jo Wilson Denies Winder. Laura Winkle Kim Wlsnsski surtn Workman Don Wozniak JeH Wright Lynn Wright Kathy Wrigley Jeii York Jennifer Young John Zeragoza Carol Zieba Lou Zimmerman Danny Zurn 4 ■■ .... r: « . 128 People Sophomores Sally Adams Wendy Adkins Joe Ahner Charlotte Ahrendt Brigette Ahrens Ed Ali-inan Tracey Alexander John Altese Tim Anderson Karen Atkins Mike Babcock Kyle Bagley Scott Baker Lisa Baldwin Becky Ball Greg Ballog Tiana Bartelheim Brian Batronis Mike Baturoni Carla Beason Kelli Beattie Larry Bellar Sandy Bendt Bill Bennett Dana Berger Carrie Biggs Matt Biggs Becky Bishop Chuck Bledsoe Eric Bliss Jeff Bliss Rob Bogdan Jeff Boling Staci Book Jeff Booth Norman Booth Sandy Borman Cathie Bost Paula Boswell Scot Bradley Scott Brasher Will Breunig Fred Brignoni Tabetha Brindza Carey Bromwell Lisa Brooks Irene Brown Jim Brown Laura Brown Sham Bryan Steven Buchwalter Dee Dee Bullard Tom Bulva D. Mark Burch Melissa Burch Dave Burden Sheri Burke Kevin Burton Valerie Buxbaum Brian Caesar Sandi Caldwell John Calmbacher Melynda Carpentei Dana Carter Faith Carter Tina Cassell Jeff Chas Kevin Cheek Kim Chiesi Rose Chustak Scott Clark Earl Clark Rose Clark John Clemans Preston Cobb Lavada Coke Missy Cole Fred Coleman Karl CoUette Donna Combs Sophomores 129 Sophomores Timothy Comerford Adam Condo Dan Condron Jeff Connors Tom Cooley Jeff Coots Brian Coppinger Jerry Cornett Pam Coster Bob Coulter Michael Cox Sean Crandall Cindy Creech Mark Crook Matt Crozier Jason Cruz Jim Cubbison Cathy Cunningham Tim Cutrel Tamara Czapla Dave Czilli Rick Dahlgren Kelly Dahlstrom Kimberly Dahlstrom Jason Daich Sharon Daniels Tracy Dash Jeff Davies Les Davis Lora Davison Dena Delmage Mark Delucio Mike Demko Ron Denisiuk Jay DePu a Brian Dickson Rick Dietz Julie Dixon Mike Donelson Terry Driver Shonda Droza Melody Duff Tami Duvall Melinda Dy Melissa Eaton Deanna Edwards Krissy Elam Doreen Elkins Mike Elledge Kevin Ellis Ken El-wood Bill Emery Kimberlee Emmart Chuck Emmet Monica Engelhardt Dorothy Ennulat Ron Erdei Scott Ershick Lorna Esposito Steven Evans Terry Evans Tina Evans Tracy Evetts Keith Farmer Larry Fasel Tom Fengya Charmaine Fessler Tim Fidler Robert Fink Patti Flynn Patrick Fogarty Jason Ford Don Forrest Mark Fortner John Franklin Suzette Fredel Heidi Fritz Art Furlong 130 People Sophomores Ideal ' class situation told by Guy Maudlin What elements make up the perfect class? Almost everyone has an opinion. Many theories have been made about motivating students to improve study hab- its. Susan Holt, sophomore, said, Part of the problem could be solved if students could pick the hours they want their classes. Teachers should make the work more exciting, she added. Chris Vaughn, sophomore, said classes need better discipline. Some teachers said the ultimate class rested on students ' attitudes. Mr. Tom Sanidas said good student involvement and the desire to learn are the ingredi- ents that make the best class. Respect and a sense of humor and self-motiva- tion are important factors in Mrs. Judy Krieger ' s classes. On the other hand, some students felt the atmosphere of the class is determined by the teacher. A good teacher with a sense of humor that ' s not too strict, was freshman Jeff Smenyak ' s ideal. The relationship between students and teacher was stressed by Mrs. Mary Ella Barber. Jennifer Young, junior, shared that opinion, ' declaring, I think there should be class cooperation and a good relationship between the teacher and the students. Along the same line, John Lowery, sen- ior, commented, You need a good teach- er, need students who are willing to work and have the ability to do the work the class reguires. The proper environment has much to do with students ' study habits. Mr. John DeCoster said a classroom needs rules and regulations for an environment con- ducive to learning. Sophomore Scott Brasher said, . . respect for each other and what is going on in the class are important. Ken Fye Tom Gaines Ronda Garcia Laura Garland Nick Garren Belinda Garus Jennifer Gasper Novae Gatewood David Gaught Jesse Geary Monica Gee Mike Geiselman Char Gibson Shannon Gibson Jim Giese Judi Gilbert Jolene Gilbert Traci Gillis Tereasa Gilmore Kim Gingery Lori Glaser Patrick Gniadek Mike Gobin John Gomez Laurie Gonzalez Jerrie Goodenough Donald Goodman Steve Gratzer Sandy Green Kristen Gregorczyk Carl Griffith Mike Griffith April Grizzle Gina Grochowski Richard Gue Jenny Gum Keith Gum Denise Gumm Deanna Gunter Tony Habhab Lora Hagan Jeffery Haines Laura Haines Ron Hakes Kevin Hall Michael Hall Wendy Hall Mandi Hamman Sophomores 1 O 1 Sophomores Christopher Handing Dave Haney Rick Hanners Dawn Harmon Amanda Hansell Demmie Hanson Ernest Harlan Tabatha Harmon Jon Harrington Jim Haskell Cindy Hatchett Jim Havrilla Dave Hawkins Tina Hays Tonia Hays Shelly Heckman Eric Heller Ray Helton Ron Heminger Bobby Hennmgf ield Pam Herron John Higuet Janelle Hile Tonya Hill Larry Hilley Mark Himo Jerry Hinchley Ron Hines Michael Hinkle Garry Hipp DeAnn Hollenshead Keith Holley Janece Holstein Sue Holt Greg Hoots Lorretta Hopkins Vicki Hopkins Kev . Ho Tom Horvath Arpi Horzsa Lisa Hounshell Eddie Horward David Howerton Pat Huey Mike Hull Roy Huise Thomas Hunt Pat Hurst Cathy Hutka Cheryl Hutman Amy Isaac Lisa Jackson Ronda Jackson Christine Jaeger Lisa Jakich Sherri Jalovecky Scott Jannasch Debbie Jepson Tina Jetmund Anthony Johnson Candy Johnson Carla Jones Bob Jones Michael Jones Darrin Joseph David Joseph Trish Junkin Tereasa Kado Dave Kaiser Barbara Kalina Denise Kalina Tim Kammerer Tom Kammerer Pam Kames Jillian Karvunis Michelle Kasprzak Chris Kaufman Kim Kaarby Kelly Keen Lita Keen 132 People Sophomores Christine Keenan Ronda Keffer Duane Keleman Brian Kelley Debby Kelly Eric Kelly Kevin Kennedy Ed Kenworthy Lynne Kersten Louie Keseley Jeff Kestner Kathleen Kilmurry Kim Kincaid Scott Kincaid Bob Kirtland Lori Kleim Tom Klenk Stosh Klevickas Terry Kludt Todd Knight Debbie Knisely Dannette Kolczak Chris Konarski Stacie Kosak Anne Kovacik John Kovacik Tammy Kowal Anne Kozenchik Chuck Kozlowski Tom Kozol Kevin Kramer Dujon Kremke Kenny Kukler Rob Kusmierz Lauren Kwains Brad Lamb Dave Lane Bob Laramie Nancy Large Mike Lavery Michelle Lazear Wendy Lazinski Craig Leach Cindi Lee Steve Lesher Kris Levenda Jeff Lindstrom Darren Locasto Leasa Lomax Jill Longmore Doug Lovall Steve Luce Kathy Londowall Jeff Lundy Mike Luwpas Dan Lynch Michael Lyons Mitch Lyons Amy Mackiewicz John Majka George Malamatos Michael Maldonado Joseph Malone David Mangene Amanda Manning Tina Maria ni Joe Marks Brian Marley Jai Marsden Randy Marshall Jennifer Martinez Michele Marlon Paul Mathews Tina Mathews Dawn Mattoz Guy Maudlin Michelle McCart Deanna McClarnon Darla McClung Wally McCormack Sophomores 133 Sophomores Keith McCulloch Sharon McCurdy Tracy McDaniel Jeff McEwen Joe Medina Linda Medina Butch Meeks Dave Melton Misty Merritt Suzy Messina Kymberlie Meulemans Suzanne Migoski Gina Mi ko Tracey Miko Kim Mikula David Miller Kristie Miller Mike Miller Sean Miller Denise Milligan Denise Minton Cheryl Mitchell Sean Mitchell John Moline Tami Monroe Michelle Montpetit Chuck Moore Tammy Moore Cheryl Morehouse Tawney Morgan Jim. Morris Kelly Morrow Andy Mote Debbie Mueller Layne Mueller Susan Mulholland Robin Mullins Tom Murray Dave Nance Alan Napier Anna Neill Angie Nelson Anne Nelson Stacie Neubaum John Nicholson Tammy Nicks Kim Nipple Kim Noff. singer Jim Nolan Kim Nordyke Cindy Novak Lydia Nunez Patrick O ' Connor Lori O ' Dell Stacy O ' Dell Mike O ' Donovan Br. i Oko Kelli Olsen Mary Olsen Jeff Olson Melanie Oness Christine Origel Erick Orr Tabatha Orris April Ortt Scott Oster June Osterkamp Kay Owens Mike Ozbolt John Panepinto Adrian Paris Jessica Parker Bill Parker Dan Parketon Mike Parsons nas Patterson Shannon Paulson Steven Pearcy Tim Peek Chris Pelke TK 134 Sophomores Sophomores Mike Ponix Larry Petersen Vicki Petrou Andy Pezan Alisha PKillippe Gina Phillips Sandy Pickering Gina Pieper Kim Pinter Amy Pio Beverly Plance Eric Pohl Lori Pollock Bob Porshia Donna Potter Bill Poznanski Chuck Price Tim Price John Prichard Jason Pritchard Bob Prusynski Patty Pumnea Mike Quaka LeeAnn Radivan Eddie Rael Leanne Rahfeldt Debbie Rains Teresa Rambo Dolly Ramey Eddie Reed Kevin Reed Hans Rees PegflY Roisinger Vahona Richardson Ron Richerson Shelli Richman Colleen Richmond Leo Ritter Christine Ritz Annette Rivera John Rivera Dawn Robertson Teri Robertson Eric Robinson Danny Rochefort Kelly Rodgers Erik Rodin John Rodriguez Robert Rodriguez Cheryl Rogala Ricky Rogers John Romeo Cindy Ronk Mike Rosendaul Kendall Ross Sissy Rossi Garry Rossie Pamm Rossi ter Patti Rossi ter John Roy Karla Rum but Alan Russell Becky Russell Diane Sabovcik Randy Saklaczynski Mitch Salain Lorraine Saldana Lisa Saliano Rhonda Salyers Shane Samaniego Charles Sampson Claudia Sanchez Don Sanders Dennis Sandoval Bernice Santana Jim Satkoski Bobby Savior Scott Schlobohm Shelley Schmidt Tricia Schmidt Sophomores 135 Sophomores Robert Schoenling Eliaahgth Schultz Perry Schultz Dave Schulze April Scott Chris Scott Karen Scott Julie Seigh Joel Serbin Kim Sexton Jocelyn Shannon Sandy Shaw Candy Sherbit Tami Sherwood Lynda Shield Kim Shields Felice Shinneman Lori Showalterbaugh Donald Sickles Lisa Silaghi Pat Sims Andrew Sistanich Jeff Sitar Tina Sky lias Robert Sloan Paul Smenyak Chris Smith Dave Smith Eric Smith John Smith Kathy Smith Kim Smith Ray Smith Val Smith Leslie Smock Bev Sobkowski Rick Somers Julie Sonner Andrea Sosa John Speaks Kellie Speaks David Spear Tony Spencer Chuck Spiller Margie Spoo Teresa Springman Tony Spurlock Roberta Squires Kim Stalion Laurie Stanley Jim Starcevic Dave Sternberg Denise Stowers Bobby Suarez Mark Sulich Terry Surgener Paul Sutton Ed Swisher Dean Szabo Jeff Tankers ley Kim Tarrant Jim Taylor Rhonda Taylor Vernie Taylor Betsy Tays Derek Theil Fran Thiery Terry Thomas Lewis Thomasino Deborah Thompson Ken Thompson Tiffiny Thompson Wes Thorn Wayne Thornton TerTl Tischbein Traci Tkachik Michael Tom Chris Torres Karrie Tracy Mark Traf ny People Sophomores Tom Trapana Deanna Trapp Patrice Treadway Cathy Trembly Jeff Tremmel Terry Troup Laurie Trzeciak Matt Tully Kim Turner Wanda Tuttle Carl Uhles Tom Upton Kelly Usher Tim Utterback Chris Vaughn Bill Vendramin Robert Vendram Jessica Vernon Cathy Vespo Vinnie Vincent Kim Vittetoe Russell Volk Pam Wagner Bill Walker Gary Walters Robby Warchus Kim Ward Todd Warne Matt Watson Traci Weber Tracy Weis Lorraine Welche Lori Wendrickx Scott Wentz Rhonda Wesley Kim West Marikay Westmoreland Jim Wheeler Rich Wherry Billie Jo White Concerned PHS students open SADD chapter by Melissa J. Broyhill W tudents Against Driving Drunk is £ J an organization that attempts to cut down on many drunk driving acci- dents and deaths. In 1985, PHS started a SADD chapter. Miss Heidi Westerman, sponsor, told how the chapter got started: Dan Chustak, senior, representative and background worker of SADD, got interested while in Student Council. To start the SADD group they needed a sponsor and that is how I got involved in SADD. SADD is a state wide organization in Indiana. At the first SADD meeting Chustak was expecting about 20 people to show up; instead 80 turned out. With that big group we broke into four smaller groups or committees. The first group, Constitu- tion, planned the ground rules and worked o ut the plans for the contract. The other three groups were Fund Raising, Advertising and Programming. To join SADD all a person had to do was to come to meetings. Later on he would be asked to sign a contract along with his guard- ian(s). The contract stated that if a student was intoxicated that he could call home any time night or day and the guardian(s) would pick him up, no questions asked. The next day both parties would discuss the situation rationally. The contract also stated that if the adult was out and had a little too much to drink that he would also call someone for a ride home. The only thing is that some parents are taking it that we are condoning drinking. In this pro- gram we are neither condoning nor con- demning drinking! Miss Westerman said. Most students felt SADD was a good idea. I ' m kind of neutral on the subject. I don ' t think it ' s a good idea for one reason: the kids will take it for granted that their parents are letting them go ahead and get drunk, and they ' ll do it because they know they ' d get home safe without being chewed out for it right at that moment. On the other hand, I do think that it ' s a good idea because if the kid does get drunk, the parent will come and get them and that the person won ' t be out on the roads, possibly endangering someone else ' s life or their own, freshman Kathy Dash said. I think SADD is very good, Kelly O ' Dell, junior, said. I ' d say 50 per cent if not more of the students at PHS get drunk and cannot handle the situation very well at times. This way they don ' t have to worry about their parents and being in trouble that night. It ' s good that the school is starting a program like this. SADD can save a lot of lives, even some out of PHS possibly! said Anh Tran, freshman. I think it ' s a pretty good thing to start. It will cut down on accidents and deaths that come from drunk driving, freshman Kevin Powrozek explained. The contract is a GREAT idea! I hope it influences teens as well as adults to stop driving while drunk, freshman Chris Bush said. Sophomores 137 Sophomores Todd White Wes Whitten Tracy Whorton Tim Widener Wes Wild Pamela Wilder C.T. Williams Chris Williams Debbi Williams Jeff Williams Tina Williams Jeannie Wilson Tina Wilson Bob Wiltse Janeen Winders Jeff Winegar Suzie Wisnesk) Skip Woldt Mike Wologo Jeff Wood Jim Wozniak Keith Wright Shawn Yaros Stacy Yaros Tracy Yaros Shawn Yates Diana York Mike Younger Mickey Zaragoza Jamie Zehner Chris Zottneck Ron Zromkoski Jj % V HP fe? Scheduling poses problems by Rachel Junkin As the sophomores made out their schedules they had to keep many considerations in mind. All sorts of electives were available to them, everything from jewelry to diesel mechanics to advanced chemistry. Two years of PE were required for graduation. One year of math and science and two of social studies, along with a semester of speech and 3- ' 2 years of English also had to be fit into the schedule. Usually sopho- mores did not worry about graduation re- quirements, but their counselors were quick to point out that 37 credits and at least two majors and two minors had to be achieved. Sophomore Willy Breunig chose classes that would help him in electronics. He said that there were plenty of classes at PHS for students to choose from. He ad- ded that the graduation requirements were fair because they made students study harder. Making a schedule involved tough de- cisions for sophomore Mike Cox. He said that his counselor helped him. He decid- ed to take math and computer classes so he could go into technical engineering. Scheduling was a chore for many stu- dents, but it did make them consider their future. Students had a chance to experi- ment with different career choices while still in high school. As did most of Mr. Walt Alexander ' s students, here sophomore Mike Younger types his 1985-86 class schedule in the computer. 138 People Freshmen Students comment on CTBS by Dujon Kremke Wr he Comprehensive Tests of Basic LI Skills (CTBS) are achievement tests that measure the progress a student makes through school. All freshmen took these tests in September. The CTBS contained Math, English and Science sections. Students ' views of the CTBS varied greatly. Many students said that the test didn ' t show their true knowledge. Cathy Huey, freshman, said most students got nervous about the tests and messed them up. Many students didn ' t see any use for the achievement tests. The tests were to- tally useless, but they did get you out of your classes, Phil Moore, freshman, com- mented. Scott Hoesman, freshman, agreed they were a waste of time. Freshman Tommy Shurman felt it was a review. You already knew most of it and what you don ' t know already, you won ' t remember. Some said the tests will help now or later. Teachers felt these were somewhat necessary to show them and the students where they were. Mr. Robert Mullen, counselor, said the CTBS were useful be- cause they showed weak areas. Some people said that it is just the way the students felt on the day of the test that determines how they did. In September all freshmen were required to take CTBS tests. Doug Draia freshman is working on one of the sections on the test. Martin Adler David Alaniz Gary Alcorn Richard Alderson Brian Alexander Stacey Alexander Bill Allison Becky Allison Kelli Anderson Christie Artis Robert Ashford Larry Auksel Stacy Autry Ky Badgley Mike Baker Tina Baker Richard Bakewell Christina Balboa Laurie Baldwin Stacy Ball Christy Banaski David Barnett Brian Baros Ramon Bazaldua Connie Beaudry Ruth Beaudry Audra Bedwell Chrissy Bell Dwayne Bellar Brian Belt Tim Beltx Chris Benac Jason Beres Dara Berger Lora Berquist Marty Bertucci Christine Billings Tina Blachly Larry Blake Clara Blakely Jerry Blanchard Tom Blankenship Teresa Blatz Virginia Blevins Toni Bogdan Chris Boland Rich Bonick Freshmen 139 Freshmen Trisha Bono Jim Borden. Greg Boswell Debbie Bozman Wendy Bragg Angie Brasser Annemarie Breunig Robert Briese Tiffany Brindza Kim Britton Rich Brockway Gayle Broda Andy Brown David Brown Karen Brown Melissa Broyhill Traci Brubaker Jerry Bryan Kit Bryan Shannon Buckner Dale Burchell Eric Burdette Jennifer Burk Tammy Burton Chris Bush Pam Butler Andy Butvin Wayne Byarlay Jeff Byerman Keith Byers Christina Cambeses Edwin Camp Jeff Campbell Rich Canamar David Cannon Mark Canter Lisa Capps Kerry Carr Mike Carrier Mike Cast aidi Jennifer Casteel Amber Castleman Derek Cathcart Vickie Caywood Lana Cerutti Darrell Chandler Denise Charlson Lisa Chase Tracy Chase Jack Chatt John Chessor Angela Choucalas Allen Ciesielski Gin slak -ullo Sharri Claxton Marc Cleveland Kim Coates Charity Cole Matt Coley Debbie Colvin Bobby Conger Mark Conner James Copley Maran Coros Tim Costello Greg Coules Michelle Cowsert Mike Cox Tammy Cox Diane C ranee Dave Crawford Larry Creech Daryl Criswell Ray Crowle ny Crownov. Dale Crui Noel Culle: 140 Freshmen Freshmen Melody Culp Mark Cutrel Tricia Czazai ,ty Den . Czechanski Liza Daich Debi Daniels Kathy Dash Kristy Davenport Jim Davenport Jerry Davison Lance Dawson Jennifer Dean Mitch DeGaetar David DeRose Tom Deweese Tammy Diaz Tina Diaz Dominee DiCesare Larry Dickerson Mike Dickey Julie Dillman Stephanie Dillon Karri Dixon Carrie Dju Nicky Dodson Charles Doepping Doug Draia Karen Dravet Jennifer Dreggors Lori Drummond Kimberly Dunns Brian Duncan Scott Duncan Tina Dusendang Mike Duvall Rick Eason Cheri Ehlert Kelly Elkins Chris Escobedo Toni Essary Ken Etchison Diana Evans Laura Evans Gene Evers Connie Ewen Lisa Falls Missy Farmer Patty Faulisi Dawn Fedorchak Lisa Field Fred Fieler Michael Fike Rachel Fike Terry Filipas Jerry Fink Sandy Fisher Jeff Fitch Kathy Flach David Foremski Rikk Fortini Julie Foster Tammy Fowler Tim Fowler Rich Fox Catherine Fraley Julie Freeman Rodney Fultz John Furlong Cami Gagna Kim Gajdik Jon Gal Aaron Gallardo David Gardner Terry Garren Tim Garzella Kelvin Gayheart Steve Gearhart Peggy Geruska Dewayne Gibson Glossie Gilbert Freshmen 141 Freshmen Kevin Gilmore Bev Gobin Karen Godby Lorna Godby Steve Godby Michelle Golden Cassia Gouger Sam Goulden Ste£fanie Graveline Cindy Graves Matt Gray Mike Gray Shawn Green Todd Gregory Heidi Grenchik Jamie Griffey Dawn Griffith Greg Griffith Crystal Grishka Tom Gross Michele Groves Jennifer Guernsey Scott Hagan Lonnie Hale Mike Hall Kerry Hallett Dave Hallman Trina Ham Tracy Hamilton Judy Hancock Ron Hans Ron Hardin Tracy Harrington Jimi Harris Brian Harth Jenny Harty Heather Harwood Kim Harwood Carol Haskell Melissa Hatfield Karen Havlin Wendell Hays Rhonda Haywood Sheila Haywood Scott Head Ron Headley Eric Heimberg Amber Heims Erin Helge Tina Helmecy Ron Henderson Joni Henry Manuel Hernandez Stacy Herren Jeff Hess Niki Hess Brent Hewitt Kerry Hickman Gary Higgins Matt Hill Renee Hill Steve Hill Jason Himo Mick Hines BobHinkle Edie Hinkle Chris Hodsden Scott Hoesman Mark Holm Cathy Holt Kurt Hoopingarner Shawn Hoover Gene Hopkins Karen Hopkins Kelly Hopkins Sandy Howe Dave Howell Leanne Hoyt M t fy k-v 142 People Freshmen Exams get in the final word by Dujon Kremke nj | elp me, help me was one of the I pi things freshmen were saying at the end of the first semester. Finals, dreaded as theywere, still had to be taken. The class of ' 88 faced high school type finals this year for the first time. Many students felt they were necessary, to show how much they had learned during the first semester. However, Dan Junkin, freshman, commented, They aren ' t real- ly necessary, because if you fail the test, it means you really didn ' t listen during the year. Many also felt it was useless to learn all of that again to take a test. They ' re asking you the same things you have been asked for years. Cathy Huey, freshman, com- mented. Some students prepared for the tests weeks before, while others prepared that night. Some students don ' t even pre- pare at all. I only prepared for the finals 30 minutes the night before. Cathy Huey commented. Dan also commented, If it changes your grade immensely, you must have studied all night and not that much during the semester. , V Eric Lindfeldt, freshman, takes his first exam in his Industrial Arts Class. Mike Hudgins Cathy Huey Jennifer Hufford Scott Hufford Janice Hughes Lisa Hughes Paul Huisinga Bobby Hull Eric Hull Marsha Hurst Bill Husk Elena Iatarola Lisa Igras Jim Jablonski Joyce Jackomis Randy Jackson Rob Jacobson Suzanne Jaeger Steve Jahoda Lianne Jakich Mike Janiga Jeff Jarosak Aaron Jarvis Annette Jennings Dawn Johns Heather Johnson Jeff Johnson Jennifer Johnson Justin Johnson Dustin Jolly Tim Jones Marie Joseph Sandee Joseph Dee Dee Jump Daniel Junkin Michell Kado Mitch Kado Dave Kalina Jeff Kan Carrie Karabin Zoltan Karacsony Kevin Katona Troy Keen Mark Kenney Ruth Kerezman Tricia Kerns Sharon Kincaid Freshmen 143 Freshmen Jasmina Kincheloe Kris Kirgan Terri Kirk Craig Kitchen Kasi Kitchen Melissa Klimaszewski Kim Kludt Michelle Klym Ray Kniola Natalie Konarski Karen Korenich Jackie Kovacik Renee Krasek Jennifer Kretz Marjorie Krause Chuck Krostag Karen Krupa David Kubiak Kevin Kulakowski Tom Kulavik Brian Kyle Brian LaFrance Jerry Laingren Mario LaMantia Fred Langston Caryn Lavender Laura Lazear Chris Leslie Amy Levenda Allen Lewis Dawn Lewis Kim Lewis Lisa Lewis Rich Lewis Kelly Liles Marie Lilja Chrissy Lilly Eric Lindf eldt Jason Lindquist Mary Ling Sirena Lockwood John Lomax Mike Long David Lopez Jennifer Lorenz Debbie Loving Lucy Lucas Roy Lucas Autumn Luckey Lori Lukcevic Mary Lute Scott Macleod Rich Macys John Magana Mike Major Dan Maiarik Sharon Malis Melonie Malone Matt Manoski Jamie Maples Mike Marsh Joe Marshall Mike Martinez Tracy Mason Sarah Matusiak Anne Matuz Chris Mayernik Chris McCarty Roberta McCausland Cindy McCormack Dana McCoy Pat McDonald Rich MeGuire Missy McOurren Chuck Mclntire Cary McKay Michel McNeish Jennifer Medley Mike Medlin Kathy Mendez 144 People Freshmen John Mendoza Beth Menear Virginia Merry Kathy Michael Andy Middleton Roman Miestowaki John Migoski Laurie Mikita Ted Miley Chris Miller Craig Miller Leigh Miller Steve Miller Bruce Minder Gloria Minder Dena Mitchell Greg Mitchell Michelle Mitchell Kim Mongaraz Jeanine Monnier Amy Monroe Lou Lou Mooer Angie Moore Philip Moore Kara Morin Dave Morris Amy Motley David Mowbray Kathy Moye Gina Muff oletto John Mula Dina Mullen Kevin Myers Kristy Nabhan Patty Nairn Heather Nally Tammy Neubaum Dan Newsome Emily Nordmann Candie Nordyke Chuck Nordyke Kim Novak Richard Nowakowski Dave Oldham Tom Olivarez Kelly O ' Malley Kelly O ' Neal Bobby Origel Pete Orris Michelle Ortiz Brian Oster Kenny Ostrander Loire Ouderkirk Jennifer Padlo Steve Palko Mike Parish Jenny Parkinson John Parks Kevin Parsons Jennifer Patellis rammy Diaz, freshman, studies for another class in her study ime. Increased graduation requirements prompted more stu- ients to cut a study hall from their schedules. Freshmen 145 Freshmen Larry Pavic Viki Pavlahovic Barry Pennington Xavier Perez Todd Peters Bon Petretta Lora Peverelle Phil Pexan Jeff Phillips Trasa Phillips David Piaroni Thomas Piner Kelly Pinter Ed Pitrowski Bill Piunti Dave Plinovich Brian Poe Kelly Pofahl Bobbie Ponda Gerry Poole Julie Popp Kevin Powrozek Peter Pradziad Eddie Price Ike Prieto Tom Prosser Pattie Radovich Patti Ramey David Ramos Lisa Recio Christine Reese Francheska Remm Scott Retherf ord Hector Reyes Traci Reynolds Jeff Rhody Paula Richmond Doug Ried Angela Ritthaler Jenny Rivas Rita Rivera Helen Rixley Brian Robbins Kim Robbins Stave Roberts Tammy Rockman Anita Roe Jerry Rogers Jon Rogers Tom Rogers Ron Rohaley Bob Romanov Cir.da Rondinelli Dawn Roque Esther Resales Manny Rosales Susan Rose Vickie Rosa Krissan Ross Renee Roy Barb Ruch Karl Rushing Bobby Ruszal Bev Sable Doug Sadler Amie Sales Patsy Salyers Femando 8amano John Samardak Bill Sanders Ed Sanders Randy Sanders Toni Santucci Tracy Sarich Keith Schaplro Mark Schmigiel Jenn Schmitt Mike Schuler Diana Scott Heather Sedan e s e  People Freshmen ' iW o Susan Seifrig Jenny Sexton Joseph Shay Scot Shears Kim Shepherd Becky Shifflett Jim Shirvinski Dianna Short Mike Shultz Tom Shurman Terry Shuttz Allen Siler Beth Simola Tracy Sims Julie Singh John Skolak Janice Slavey Debbie Sloan Jeff Smenyak Aaron Smith Eddie Smith Jay Smith Jim Smith Jeff Smith Rich Smith Summer Smith Tracy J. Smith Tracy R Smith Vernon Smith Michelle Smock Becky Smothers Dennis Snowdy Shellie Sobczak Sara Solomon Beth Soltis Kenny Someson Lisa Soucy Sue Sparks Shirley Spiller Donald Spradlin Connie Springman Kerry Springman Sherry Springman Bonnie Stanley Laurie Stanley Bruce Starr Carrie Statum Bob Steele Glenda Stewart Rosy St. Myers Ginger Stone Erin Strain Pat Strickland Kim Strom Debbie Strong Scott Stuteville Thomas Suggs Chris Sulcer Dorie Sulich Tina Sulich Ed Sullivan Susan Sullivan Andy Sultzer Jim Sutton Tina Swab Brian Swan Kerri Swerdon Kathy S wets Velda Swigon Timothy Syperek Cathy Szillage Kristi Szymanski Dean Tavernier Aaron Taylor Angie Tenorio Chris Terry Mike Terwilliger Lisa Thackerson Derick Thielbar Eric Thomas Freshmen 147 Freshmen Mike Thomas Brian Thompson Jim Thompson Kim Thompson Randy Thompson Cristis Thorn Shannie Timmona Linda Tipton Mark Tom John Tomac Penny Tracy Anh Txan Eric Trathen Patrick Trembly Tammy Trembly Mary Tressler Amanda Trosper Chuck Troup John Troutner Michelle Tucker Tracy Tucker Todd Tuthill Denny Urchick Donna Utley Valerie Vaclavik Kelli Valetich Raquel Vargas Brian Vaughan Debbie Vaughn Tari Vaatch Jaime Velez Annie Venturella Mike Verboon Julie Vernon Marissala Villanueva Amy Voya Mike Wagner Lori Wahlman Ranee Walbright Judy Walker Ann Walton Bunkie Ward Tom Watkina Jerry Watson David Wayne Jim Webb. Mike Webb Marsha Webber Dave Weeka Dennis Weeks Melissa Welther Victoria West Larry Westmoreland Edna Wherry Cheri White Danielle White Mike Whi toman Ronda Wilding Chris Williams Donna Williamson Cindy Wilson Dawn L Wilson Dawn M. Wilson Debbie Wilson Lori Wilson Kirt Witham Tammie Witten Jim Wood Lee Wood Tami Wood Jowanna Woodard Debbie Wright Robert Wright Shannon Yates David Yokshaa Kevin Zabinski Sherri Zajlcek Brian Zelencik Debbie Zlellnski 148 People Teachers: friends or enemies? by Jen Sexton TThere are probably as many different LI opinions about teachers as there are teenagers in high school. Teachers are more like friends than enemies, but most students had a hard time dealing with this concept. Sandy Howe, freshman, said, Some are okay. I didn ' t like too many. Teachers are like parents away from home. They kept students in line and tried to help them when students had problems whether they were about school or not. It just depended on who would listen. Doug Sadler, freshman, said, Teachers are okay. I hate all the homework, though. Dawn Griffith, freshman, agreed with Doug and pointed out some of things teachers liked to remind the freshmen about. Many students wished they had a nickel every time they heard the words college and responsibilities . Larry Pa vie, freshman, said, I guess most of the teachers are okay. Lucy Lucas, freshman, said, Teachers — well, most are okay. I would probably pick a few different teachers if I had my choice. Christy Banaski, freshman, said, I could get along without some of them. Students were constantly reminding themselves that teachers are human, too. It seemed that the word okay really did sum up how most students felt about teachers at Portage High School. As a per- son ' s high school years went by, it seemed that maybe teachers weren ' t so bad after all. In Memoriam Janene Knight, 16, a junior here at PHS, was killed Nov. 20 in a plane crash near Val- paraiso. Janene was on the gymnastics team and was a gym- nastics coach at the Portage YMCA. In Memoriam vlr. Robert Gray, in- dustrial arts teacher passed away Friday Apr. 19 of a heart at- ack. Mr. Gray servec as a teacher at PHS for 19 years. In 1982 he was Industrial Arts Teacher of the Year and he developed the power mechanics pro- gram at PHS. Fielder Mr. David Masty in one of his French I classes goes over one of many chapter tests in French. While in their PE class, four girls wait patiently for the the rest of their classmates to finish their test. Freshmen Directors Because of a blizzard, Mr. Forrest Rhode was con- stantly on the phone talking to highway officials to see if it was safe for students to leave the school. Board of School Trustees — Front Row: Mrs. Sally Olsen, Mrs. Glenda Owens. Back Row: Mr. Richard Turnak, Mr. William English, Mr. John Wil- liams. I 4 JM km r ] B9 |S g ■ 1 1 K — - 3 Miss Mary Ellen Ault: Food Service Director. Dr. Donald Bivens: Superintendent of Schools. Mr. Larry Casbon: Athletic Director. Mr. Jim Conway: Assistant Principal. Mr. Barry Fritz: Business Manager. Mr. Thomas Jacobson: Music Coordinator. Mr. Lowell Johnson: Assistant Principal. Mr. Richard Kirchner: Assistant Principal. Mr. Les Klein: Assistant Athletic Director. Mrs. Jerry Krysa: Director of Security. Dr. George McKay: Assistant Superintendent for Secondary Education. Mr. Rick Pratt: Assistant Principal. Mr. Forrest Rhode: Principal. Mr. Maurice Tolbert: Attendance Officer. 150 People Secretaries Mrs. Anne Addis: Secretary to Principal. Mrs. Jane Arden: Athletic Secretary. Mrs. Delores Arvidson: Guidance Secretary. Mrs. Louise Baker: Registrar. Mrs. Eleanor Blakely: Attendance Secretary. Mrs. Noelia Cruz: English Secretary. Mrs. Mary Ann Eckhart: Secretary. Mrs. Sandra Herr: Secretary. Mrs. Sue Jongsma: Media Clerk. Mrs. Dale Lewis: Music Secretary. Mrs. Virginia Lustgarten: Secretary. Mrs. Sharon Massey: Instructional Aide. Mrs. Susan Miller: Media Clerk. Mrs. Debbie Ormes: Bookstore. Mrs. Marlene Rhode: Media Clerk. Mrs. Dorothy Rizzo: Health Aide. Mrs. Nancy Stiegman: Bookstore. Students ponder if teachers are really human by Kelli Beattie T eachers are people, too. They LI have feelings just like us, but they just have to portray it in a differ- ent method, said senior Robyn Saurborn. Most students agreed that teachers are human. They ' re made of flesh and blood just like everyone else, senior Tim Glancy commented. However, not all students treated teach- ers as people. Robyn said, Some do and some don ' t. It ' s right in the middle. If (teachers) pile on the homework, stu- dents think they ' re out to hurt us, but they are there to help us learn, Tim said. Many teachers have found students to be surprised to see them outside of school. Mr. Robert Wilson, math teacher, com- mented, Most kids seem to think of teachers as teachers — you meet them in a restaurant or a mall and they always seem a little surprised. Mrs. Linda Hicks, speech teacher, amazed a student by appearing outside school. She went on a motorcycle ride to the local 7-11 store. Mrs. Hicks was wear- ing a t-shirt and jeans, and her hair was braided. She met a student from her class. The expression on his face was utter dis- belief, Mrs. Hicks said. Mentioning another communication problem, Mrs. Hicks said, I think on oc- casion (students) forget we can have bad days, too. They forget things can go wrong in our lives. However, she added, I think that ' s rare. Some teachers valued seeing students outside of school. Mrs. Arlene Neill, Eng- lish teacher, said, I know a lot of kids and a lot of kids know me simply from my own children. One of the reasons she enjoyed living in the school system area was run- ning into students outside of school. Students said teachers were human, but they were not at a loss for suggestions. Chuck said teachers should not be as strict. A lot of them have rules on talking. They could loosen up on some of the rules. Be more humorous, was Tim ' s advice to teachers. Despite problems in student-teacher re- lationships, most students agreed that teachers were entitled to human errors. Sophomore Amy Isaac said teachers are human beings because they have a life besides in school. They have a family. Teaching is just an occupation. Faculty 151 Faculty Miss Bernita Adkins: PE, Health Coordinator. Mrs. Bonnie Albert: Mathematics. Mr. John Alexander: English. Mr. Walter Alexander: Guidance. Mr. Don Alkire: Guidance Coordinator. Mr. John Allen: Mathematics. Mr. Arol Amling: Health. Miss Ruth Aydelotte: PE. Mrs. Mary Ella Barber: English. Mr. Robert Beigh: Industrial Arts. Mr. Ken Berquist: Industrial Arts. Mr. William Bodnar: Drama, Speech. Mr. Dennis Bond: Social Studies. Mr. Richard Brown: Science. Mr. Ronald Buls: Social Studies. Mrs. Carolyn Doane: English. Mr. James Doane: Science. Mr. James Douglas: Social Studies. Mrs. Lynnette Duhamell: Media Specialist. Mrs. Joann Eldred: Guidance. Miss Chris Elibasich: Social Studies. Mr. Dale Fadely: Science. Miss Linda Ficken: PE. Mr. Hilary Fish: Science. Mrs. Anne Frost: Mathematics. Mr. Robert Gray: Industrial Arts. Mr. Jim Green: Industrial Arts. Mr. Ray Grivetti: Orchestra. Mr. Marvin Guernsey: Science. Mr. Jim Guzikowski: Social Worker. Mr. Andrew Halaschak: Business. Mr. Gilbert Hamilton: Business. Mr. Ronald Hancock: Social Studies, Cadet Teaching. Mrs. Ruth Harbrecht: Foreign Language. Mr. Tom Hardebeck: Industrial Arts. Mrs. Debra Heitmann: Journalism, Publications. Mrs. Linda Hicks: Speech. Mr. E. A. Hunsberger: Science. Mr. Robert Kerns: Mathematics. Mr. James Killion: English, Drama. Mrs. Donna Kimball: Business. Mr. Greg Kirby: Business. 152 People Faculty Mr. Joe Koss: Art. Miss Gerri Kotyuk: English. Miss Kathy Kotyuk: English. Mrs. Julia Kovalow: English. Mrs. Arlene Kramer: Media Specialist. Mrs. Judy Krieger: Home Economics. Miss A nnette Kulmatycki: Art Mrs. Dorothy Kurtz: English. Mr. Neil Lane: Economics. Mr. Thomas Lauerman: Guidance. Mr. Michael Lemond: Social Studies. Mrs. Donna Lenburg: Business. Mr. Thomas Levandoski: PE. Mrs. Shirley Lindquist: Business. Mr. Henry Looft: Science. Mrs. Jane Lowenstine: Art. Mrs. Barbara Mason: English. Mr. David Masty: Foreign Language. Miss Mae Mathews: Business. Mr. Jim McCabe: Computer Education. Mrs. Sue McPherson: Foreign Language. Mr. Tom McPherson: Industrial Arts. Miss Phyllis McVicker: PE. Mrs. Jania Meyne: Mathematics. Mrs. Jill Milteer: Business. Mr. Tom Milteer: PE Mrs. Agripina Monsivais: Foreign Language. Mrs. Lisa Moser: Pre Vocational Education. Mrs. Mary Jane Mrak: Business. Mr. Elwood Mull: Mathematics. Mr. Robert Mullen: Guidance. Mr. Ralph Mundt: PE, Social Studies. Mr. Terry Murphy: Business. Mr. Gregg Neel: PVE Job Coordinator. Mrs. Arlene Neill: English. Mr! Dennis Norman: English. Mrs. Sherry Ohlfest: English. Mrs. Lori Pavell: Business. Mr. Michael Pavell: Band. Mrs. Linda Peda: Foreign Language. Mrs. Sharron Rose: Home Economics, Guidance. Mrs. Jan Rubush: Head Nurse. Faculty 153 Faculty Teaching her third hour Algebra class, Mrs. Anne Frost explains the method of factoring. Mr. Jim Samuel: Mathematics. Mrs. June Schmett: PE, Pool Director. Mr. Bill Schott: Foreign Language. Mr. Martin Sensenbaugh: Band. Mr. Richard Shearer: Art. Mr. Raymond Sifrig: Business. Mr. Robert Smith: English, Health. Mrs. Martha Sommers: Home Economics. Mrs. Mary Sparacino: Mathematics. Miss Shirley Speilman: English. Mr. Joe Stevens: English, Auditorium Director. Mrs. Patricia Strawbridge: Science. Mr. Robert Symer: Band. Mrs. Joanne Taylor: Choir. Mrs. Millie Taylor: Social Studies. Mr. Tom Taylor: PE. Mr. Charles Tomes: Mathematics. Mrs. Gail Trobaugh: PreVocational Edu cation. Mr. Martin Troglio: Vocational Printing. Mr. Pete Turpa: Social Studies. Mrs. Renee Turpa: PreVocational Education. Mrs. Robyn Ward: Mathematics, Science. Mr. Henry Wegrzyn: Social Studies. Miss Heidi Westerman: Social Studies. Mr. Edwin Wiens: Science. Mrs. Paula Wiese: Art, PE. Mr. Robert Wilson: Mathematics. Mr. Yan Wolfman: Science. Miss Sandra Zeller: Foreign Language. 154 People Faculty EAST COOKS - Front Row: Kathy Kobialka, Edith Cha- vez, Pat Bonvissuto, Theresa Meier, Loretta Kammerer Row 2: Martha Reich, Julie Bumbales, Bev Williams, Marsha Ste- phens, Joy Rohde, Diana Mapr, Myra Dixon, Velma Lewis. Back Row: Linda Showalterbaugh, Wanda Fitzgerald. Dorothy Peterson, Phyllis McDonald, Judy Havrilla. WEST COOKS — Front Row: Soma Vitaniemi, Eunice Kmiotek, Toshi Jarvis, Ruth Johnson. Back Row: Lorene Contreraz, Pat Kosky. Kathy Weitknecht, Mary Bozman. WEST JANITORS — Front Row: Dale Tipton, Tim Bey, Judy Wilson. Row 2: Mike Butala, Darlene Cavinder, Carol Goodman. Back Row: Mike Tanner, Jeff Cook, Helen Draia, Kathy Drummond. Modules cause confusion by Scott Baker w Thomasino Starting the new semester, Mrs. Mary Jane Mrak passes out new schedules to her homeroom class. hen the first bell rang to call stu- dents from summer vacation, it seemed as if summer had just started. Another school year had begun. Many students enjoyed talking with friends to see which classes they had to- gether, and to share their experiences of the summer. Students had it easy for the first couple of days; meanwhile it was cha- os for teachers and the administration. Mrs. Sharron Rose summed the first few days up as being hectic . She was both a teacher and a guidance counselor. I have to deal with schedules at West as well as teaching, she explained. Teachers had their class lists in front of them, hurriedly trying to memorize names by putting students into alphabetical or- der. Meeting new faces is never boring, said math teacher Mr. Elwood Mull, and I look forward to getting the first couple of weeks out of the way. Mrs. Carolyn Doane, English teacher, said, It ' s the anticipation of seeing new students and old friends that characterizes the opening of school. A lot of teachers look forward to coming back year after year. Mrs. Anne Frost, math teacher, said, I look forward to coming back, but I wish school didn ' t start until after Labor Day. One thing that added to the confusion of the beginning of school was the new module system. The school day was divid- ed into 10 sections instead of the regular eight hours. Faculty, Cooks, Janitors 155 Sophomore I ketball team at .«= = .ui.i ui u U u uc umc. . players warmed up, the pom pons helped the crowd. ! Choraliers spent many hours after . ( =1 luting routines and performing. Fresh- man Dawn Roque and seniors Bill O ' Reilly and Mickey Dunning perform a new Cool in the heat, sophomore Tom Horvath adjust his hal during an afternoon band practice. Banc members gave up summer days and after schoc time to perfect their routines. Organizations 1 9 1 ' ' -ftQlKwi 1 1 Specialized Azu ' e Fielder ' great. PHS had 31 clubs and organiza- tions during the 1984-1985 school year. Music to Pep Club to the Ski Club — all were alive and well. Although Portage stresses the three R ' s, clubs played an important part in the school day. Some organizations, such as band, were at the school until 10 p.m. for performances. Most of the work pays off, especially the friends who help you through rough spots. Band has helped me make good friends. Some of the clubs, such as Pep Club, were open to every student, but others were guite exclusive. Membership could be attained only by having a certain grade point average, speaking a certain language or knowing Th now to develop Tri-x film. cnc After-school activities help you s c through the day, senior Scott Dravet oi said. Agreeing, sophomore Kelly Usher a pf ; said, Belonging to a club really helps you feel like part of the school — not just some one who attends classes. It would seem that the over 200 students in the various clubs and organizations at PHS would agree. iy the choir : if difficulties lust go on. l ne mixed and treshman I Southlake Mall Dec. 7 for Christmas ; orchestra was supposed lo accompa- i the Halleluiah Chorus ' . but because with the stands, the orchestra did not Organizations Divider 1 O I Pep Club, Poms support, entertain PHS style by Denny Darrow ey!, that guy has a flower on his nnuu LnJ shirt! said one girl. And that girl has one too!, exclaimed a friend, Where can I get one? Sorry, these flow- ers aren ' t for sale. It ' s just one of the many ways Pep Club shows support for their school ' s athletic teams. Pep Club, consisting of cheerleaders, Pom Pons and other die-hard student fans, could not be chided for lack of sup- port. Posters and signs decorated the commons area every time a team had an important game or meet. Signs like Pin the Brickies , Red Dawn ' 84 and Beat the Vikes were freguent indicators of Pep Club support. The club decorated athletes ' lockers and houses, TPing until houses were engulfed in white. Sopho- more pom member Lynda Shield said, I think it is important to support the teams. It gives them an inspiration, a drive to keep going. Portage state champion cross country member Eric Colley, senior, said, The Pep Club and Poms really support- ed us well this year. Usually in the past, we had some backing, but it couldn ' t com- pare to this year. While the Pep Club gave a boost to athletics, the Pom Pon sguad entertained the crowds as well as supported the teams. Consisting of 20 members for most of the season, as a group, the Poms ' year began early. Their practices began in the spring of the previous year at tryouts. After the tryouts were over and the sguad had been determined, most of the members attend- ed a dance camp during the summer. At the camp, they learned new routines and how to create their own. Because it took 3- 5 practices to learn a new routine, the members put long hours into perfecting them. Many of the girls on the sguad said they became poms because they liked to dance and to meet new people. Sopho- more Sharri Bryan said she tried out for the sguad because it seemed like a lot of fun. Michelle Clark, senior, said she became a pom because I thought it would be a good way to show my spirit for the school. The girls on the sguad for the most part said they enjoyed the dancing and closeness between members. Tina Cassell, sophomore, said, I really liked getting to be such good friends with the other girls. Sophomore Lydia Nunez performs a routine at halftime of a home basketball game. A first-year pom, Lydia said that she wanted to become a part of the school spirit, and this was one of the ways I wanted to show it. PEP CLUB — Front Row: Christy Dujmovich, Terri Scroggm. Stacey Mueller, Lisa Wilkins, Jenelle Monnier, Traci Ingram, Tern Yudt, Lisa Francesconi. Row 2: Kym Pritchard. Suzy Messina, Apnl Overturf, lolene Gilbert, Joy Brown, Tina CasseN, Lynda Shield, Dee Dee Bullard, Tracey McDaniel. Row 3: Sham Bryan, Amy Mackiewicz, Becky Russell, Debbie Simola, Lisa Eagle, Pam Gucich, Michelle Clark, Deanna Trapp, Kris Levenda. Back Row: Pam Wilder, Kristen Gregorczyk, Beth Simola, Leanne Hoyt, Kelli Anderson, Jeanine Monnier, Cindy Roque, Tricia Schmidt, Tammy Duvall. Performing the Bee-line routine is senior Mi- chelle Clark. Spirit and devotion are two of the qualities Michelle thinks a Pom Pon should repre- sent. Traveling downstate with the boys ' cross country team was one of the many ways Pep Club supported the various teams. Here they cheer the runners from atop a Portage motor home. 158 Organizations ,ep Block gives the Indians BFsketball ibusing cheer of support. A s BcTal area on ;J?prtage side of the gym was sSslrved for Pep ub and other supportive students. A pom member should set a good example, not only for her- self but for her school and her organization. Debbie Simola POM PONS — Front Row: Joy Brown, Lisa Eagle, Amy Mackiewicz, Lisa Tomac. Row 2: Lynda Shield, April Over- turf, Pam Gucich, Anna Miestowski, Lydia Nunez, Traci Ingram. Back Row: Mgr. Pete Stahura, Dawn Bell, Alesia Roark, Val Smith, Tina Cassell, Sharri Bryan, Debbie Simola, Michelle Clark, Becky Russell, Suzy Messina, Gwen Hand- Ion, sponsor Mrs. Sharon Koslow. Thomasino the student body and staff fori put into their routines. Pep Club and Pom Pons 159 Are PHS Cheerleaders Stereotyped? by Laura Haines nn iT 1 hey ' re bubbly, blonde and maybe LI even a little stupid, was the way one student saw PHS cheerleaders. Most people say cheerleaders are dumb and real spaces, and no cheer- leader is. We must maintain a l C average and must pass at least four solids. Over half the varsity squad is in the top half of their class, senior Christy Dujmovich said, defending her own and her team- mates ' intelligence. Most cheerleaders were even in an advanced academic pro- gram. Contrary to popular belief, most cheer- leaders do not join just to show off their legs. I enjoyed the friendships I ' ve formed, the feeling of belonging to a team and the opportunity to support and repre- sent Portage High School, sophomore Kris Levenda said of her reasons for join- ing. Deanna Trapp, sophomore, said some students looked at her differently because she was a cheerleader. Some people . . . think that cheerleaders are ' snobs, ' but maybe if they ' d get to know us, they ' d find out that we are regular, ordinary high school students doing what we enjoy do- ing. Waiting on the sidelines, the litters watch a varsi- ty basketball game. Lifters helped the cheerleaders do more difficult stunts. During halftime and timeouts, the cheerleaders and lifters performed mounts for the crowds. Cheerleader mascot, Deanna Brocksmith, cheers with sophomore Tricia Schmidt. Deanna was suffer- ing from a brain tumor and was the subject of a few charity drives. Thomasino Leading the crowd in a cheer are seniors Christy Dujmovich and Lisa Wilkins. 160 Organizations Senior Jenelle Monnior is aided by lifters Greg Lasky, junior, and senior Louie Bengero. VARSITY CHEERLEADERS AND LIFTERS - Front Row: Steven Dujmovich (Lifter mascot). Row 2: Terri Scroggin, Kym Pritchard, Cindy Roque, Jenelle Monnier, Terri Yudt, Lisa Francesconi, Lisa Wilkins, Christy Dujmo- vich, Stacey Mueller. Back Row: Bill O ' Reilly, Shaun Bu- sick, Tony LaMantia, John Thielbar, Ken Nolan, Greg Lasky, Matt Hale, Cliff Pierce, Louie Bengero. JUNIOR VARSITY CHEERLEADERS — Front Row: Back Row: Kristen Gregorczyk, Dee Dee Bullard, Tricia Kris Levenda, Pam Wilder, Tammy Duvall, Deanna Trapp. Schmidt, Tracey McDaniel. FRESHMAN CHEERLEADERS — Front Row: Dawn Vaughn, Kim Dumis, J Roque, Marci Villanueva, Leanne Hoyt. Back Row: Debbie Monnier, Kerri Swerdon. ' I wanted to be a cheerleader be- cause, being in sports myself, I know what a difference it makes when the crowd is behind you. Deanna Trapp ■S -r  Cheerleaders, Lifters 161 SPANISH CLUB — Front Row: Nannette Perez, Evelyn Ortiz, Kelly Lomax, Janet Winandy Kelly Dahlgren. Row 2: Phyllis Newberry, Dujon Kremke, Susan Mulholland, Sandy Kim, Anh Tran, Cheri White. Xavier Perez. Back Row: Debbie Stowers, Theresa Pajor. Jim Land, Tina Mariani, Kim Mikula, Jennifer Hufford, Rachel Fike. FRENCH CLUB — Front Row: Melanie Oness, Erik Smith, Danielle Turnak. Row 2: Laurel Gaidik. Tina Mathews. Patty Pumnea, Amy Isaac, Fell Twickel, Kristy Nabhan, Kelli Anderson, Gina Cieslak, Cathy Szillage, Charlie Nordyke. Row 3: Mary Lute, Missy Villanueva, Vicki Rose, Julia Popp, Julie Freeman, Sandy Fisher, Brian Batronis, Mike Gobin, Ron Rohaley, Amy Monroe. Lisa Falls, Madame Sue McPherson. Back Row: Angie Potter, Denny Urchick, Ricky Somers, Annette Jennings, Path Radovich, Connie Springman, Dan- ielle White, Terri Kirk, Kim Tarrant, Sharon Daniels, Jennfier Johnson. Not Pictured: Brian Cotton. Crandall GERMAN CLUB — Front Row: Jennifer Young, Cheryl Hutman, Stephanie Dillon, Deruse Fisher, Stacey Dillon, Traci Reynolds, Amy Isaac, Susan Seifrig, Pam Butler, Julie Foster. Angie Brasser. Row 2: Connie Silkwood, Jeff Rhody, Arpi Grunbaum, Jamie Groves, Fell Twickel, Daniel Junkin, Doug Lovall, Bill Emery, Jim Thompson. Back Row: Derick Thielbar, Scott Retherford, Jeff Blevins, Todd Fortini, Chris Cleveland, David Williams, Brian McCain, Kevin Gleason, Charles Bridges, Rich Macys. LATIN CLUB — Front Row: Mr. Paul Elliott, Rich Jennings, Julie Samardak, Keith Fifield, Shaun Busick. Back Row: John Samardak, Ken Elwood, Tony Bryan, Matt Smith. Foreign exchange student, Feli Twi ckel, scoops out the rest of her sundae during the German ice cream social. The party was a gathering for the Ger- man Club members after school. 62 Organizations Danish foreign exchange student, Torbin Soren- son, reaches for some cookies during the annual Foreign Language Club Christmas Party, The party was accompanied by Santa, pinatas and various kinds of foods. Junior Pat Boland deals the cards during a poker game while sophomores Tabetha Brindza and Su- zanne Migoski look on. The get-together was held at Mrs. Ruth Harbrecht ' s home as a birthday party for Feli Twickel. Foreign languages have fun-filled year by Bob Jones 1 1 he foreign language clubs did ever- Li ything from hall decorating to hav- ing the Foreign Language Club Christmas Party. Approximately 200-250 students at- tended this party, by invitation only, to eat a huge variety of food and to sing Christ- mas songs in all four languages offered here. Sophomore Brian Batronis said, I had a hard time trying to choose what to eat. A few pinatas had students scurrying along the ground looking for candy like little kids at a Fourth of July parade, and Santa visited the party. To receive an invi- tation, You need to attend a few meet- ings and do something for the club, sophomore Pat Huey explained. Spanish, German and French clubs sold candy bars, Swiss chocolate and the famous Gummy Bears to support their clubs and enable them to go on field trips. German Club went to Chicago, and the French Club took a trip to South Bend to see the play Le Petit Prince , and to the Art Institute in Chicago. Candy sales throughout the year brought the most money into the club funds. Gummy Bears, sold by the German Club and Swiss chocolate, sold by the French Club, were the hottest sellers. During Homecoming Week all four clubs participated in the hall decorations along with many other student organiza- tions. French Club placed second. All the clubs were involved in many of their own activities after school such as the German Club ' s ice cream social, the Spanish Club ' s tostada party and the Latin Club ' s after-school games with door prizes and scavenger hunt, but the French Club had a few more activities than usual. It had a crepe making party, participation in the Homecoming Parade and some- thing new: working in Woodland Park ' s Haunted Hayride. French Club President Melanie Oness explained, This was the first year we participated in the hayride and we were all very happy to. We are going to try for another prize again next year. The French Club received a third place rating with winnings of $100. This year ' s party was more orga- nized and filled with more fun than last year ' s. Erik Smith Sophomores Pat Huey, Melanie Oness, Donna Combs and Brian Batronis sing with the French Club while the other clubs wait their turn to sing Christmas songs in their language. Foreign Language Clubs 163 SPEECH AND DEBATE — Front Row: Mr. Neel, Jenny Bumbales, Rachel Junkin, Lara Copeland. Back Row: Sonia Nelson, Mrs. Linda Hicks, Danielle Tur- nak. Senior Sherry Sortillo and juniors Lisa Romanov and Don Wozniak joke while working at a Fellowship of Christian Athletes chili supper. The supper was held to raise money for sending FCA members to camp. Jolly FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES OFFICERS — Front Row: Sherry Sortillo, president; Lisa Ro- manov, secretary. Back Row: Lori Ro- manov, vice-president; Don Wozniak, treasurer. FRENCH HONOR SOCIETY — Front Row: Kelly Bishop, Charlotte Ahrendt, Becky Russell, Terri Scroggin, Paula Boswell, Lisa Wahlman, Laura Haines, Deanna Gunter. Row 2: Mrs, Sue McPherson, Sonia Nelson, Kristin Kurtz, Lara Copeland, Danielle Turnak, Michelle Thomasino Montpetit, Kristin Levenda, Rhonda Davidson, Robert Coulter, Brian Batronis. Back Row: Donna Combs, Kristen Gregorczyk, Lisa Wil- kins, Brian Cotton, Laurie Gajdik, Feli Twickel, Mr. David Masty, Kevin Ring, Sue Walton, Da- vid Miller. Jenny Bumbales pre-! i in original ora to- warming up to the wall. 164 Organizat ions FCA members work out shared problems by Rachel Junkin A swimming party at the West pool, a volleyball tournament with Hobart, a car wash to raise money — the Fellowship of Christian Athletes spon- sored all of these activities and many oth- ers. Yet, FCA was not just a social club. Junior Todd Fortini explained that FCA existed so athletes could share their problems with other people their own age, find solutions and learn about God. In the meetings, which were held the first and last Wednesday of each month, the athletes split up into groups and talked about anything that bothered them and how they were doing in sports. Often Mr. Alkire, the group sponsor, would choose a topic for discussion. People that share the same problems can discuss them, said FCA secretary, Lisa Romanov. She At an FCA pool party senior Dwayne Hallman bounces on the diving board. During the regional speech and debate tourna- ment junior Duane Erwin and sophomore David Miller sell doughnuts and milk to competitors. added that FCA related athletics to every- day problems. The FCA members also tried to show their Christian attitudes at school. Although the group was for athletes, junior Jim Fitch said that what he learned in FCA could be used the rest of his life whether he was involved in athletics or not. It really doesn ' t matter if you ' re an athlete. In everyday life you face the same problems. For example, an athlete ' might be having problems getting along with his coach. Learning to deal with this problem might help him get along with a future boss. FCA also encouraged members to set goals for themselves such as living for God, following the Bible and being con- siderate. Jim said he participated in FCA be- cause he liked the people and it ' s a good place and atmosphere to talk. FCA had more members and was more active this year than in previous years. Todd attribut- ed this to word of mouth. People in the organization told their friends about it. They would often join then encourage their friends to do so, also. French Honor Society is an honor. That ' s the only reason anyone would be in it. It ' s a reward for doing well. Marc Terry FCA, French Honor Society, Speech and Debate 165 Junior delegates campaign to ' govern 5 state A by Tina Mariani junior sits in class listening to his teacher lecturing, when a notice comes requesting his presence in the office. Expecting to meet a terrible fate, he hesitantly makes his way down there. Instead of being met by fangs and claws, he is met with a smile and the words, Congratulations, you have been chosen as one of our delegates ... This was the way the delegates found out they were to represent PHS at Boys ' State, Girls ' State and World Affairs semi- I hope to learn more about how the government is run. Amy Heimberg Jolly Boys ' State Delegates — Front Row: Pete Sta- hura, Robert Blaszkiewicz, Matt Matusiak. Back Row: Steve Batides, Marc Terry, Jim Campbell. Boys ' State Alternates — Front Row: Tony Ny- gra, Mike Rospierski. Back Row: Louie Zimmer- man, Tim. Schuler, Scott Jones. At Terre Haute, the Boys ' State and Girls ' State delegates learned about Indi- ana ' s legislative and executive systems. They organized political parties and cam- paigned for office. The ultimate office was governor. The students elected governor moved from there to Washington, D.C. where a conference was held for them. The students also governed the state. In regard to the activities downstate, Mr. Ronald Buls, social studies teacher, said, You ' ve got to push yourself. World Affairs delegates, on the other hand, went to Whitewater, WI, where they met with United Nations delegates and other world leaders. With these ex- perts they discussed world problems and solutions to these problems. To be eligible for Boys ' State, Girls ' State and World Affairs, a student had to have at least a C average and stand out as a leader in and out of the classroom. The teachers voted for the students basing their decision on character and leader- ship. Attending the conference was a real honor, Mr. Buls said. Associating with the top students in Indiana is an exper- ience in itself and participating in the government is unique, he added. If one of the delegates was unable to attend the Seminars, one of the alternates would take his or her place . Buls said that the alternates are to be proud because they, too, are highly thought of by the faculty. Boys ' State delegate Marc Terry said, It ' s an honor being chosen as a dele- gate. He decided to run because he was interested in government. Terry said he hoped to be a better person and learn a lot about people and the government from the conference. Jolly 166 Organizations Tim Levenda and Lisa Romanov were the 1984- 85 World Affairs delegates. They met with United Fessler Nations delegate and discussed foreign affairs. Thomasino Ski Club — Front Row: Vicki Petrou, Denise Stowers, Beth Simola, Debbie Siraola, Buddy Saddler, Jeff Tremmel, Amy Isaac, Feli Twickel. Row 2: Heidi Grenchik, Theresa Pajor, Debbie Stowers, Kellie Peterson, Linda Tipton, Kelli Anderson, Mike Bums, Roberta Squires, Shelly Alexovich, Steve Cho. Row 3: Jeii Beattie, Mike Hurst, Becky Russell, Kim West, Don Wozniak, Monty Groves, Doug Keleman, Bo Marriott, Tony LaMantia. Back Row: Amy Mackiewicz, Matt Wetklow, Louie Keseley, Louis Zimmerman, Marc Dy, Brian Cotton, Joe Hooper, Olsen Soberg, Sean Wilkie, Matt Snuffer. Girls ' State delegates — Front Row: Kim Rains, Cindy Roque, Lynette Blackwell, Rachel Junkin. Back Row: Amy Heimberg, Stephanie Ball, GiGi Krusa, Traci Ingram, Sonia Nelson. Not pictured: Kym Pritchard. Fessler Boys ' State, Girls ' State, World Affairs, Ski Club 1 Ol Hall of Fame honors academic excellence by Rachel Junkin Academics are the main emphasis of school. Students that excel aca- demically deserve just as much recognition as those that excel in sports. The senior class started a program to honor these students — the Academic Hall of Fame. We need to recognize aca- demically superior students, said Mr. John DeCoster, sponsor. A plague with pictures of those seniors honored was hung in the commons. We ' d like to see this tradition continued, said Mr. DeCos- ter. He added that it would not necessarily be the senior class to sponsor this project in future years. To be eligible for the Academic Hall of Fame, seniors had to meet the same re- guirements as for the Presidential Aca- NHS JUNIORS — Front Row: Steve Batides, Sonia Nel- son. Phil Lane, Mike Johnson, Robert Blaszkiewicz, Rachel Junkin, Denise Winders. Row 2: Marc Terry, Kim Rains, Cindy Gilbert, Lisa Romanov, Sue Sturges, Ramona Guern- sey, Sandy Kim, tjnnea Cazallis. Row 3: Mark Scobey, Traci Ingram, Laurie Elwood, Tina Ewen, Stephanie Ball, Connie Hill. Back Row: Ron Thoreson, Dave Kos, Frank Shirvinski, Amy Heimberg, Dawn Kyle. demic Fitness Award. The student had to have a B+ grade point average, score in the 80th percentile or above on the SAT, and by graduation have completed 12 high school units in specified area. Special scholarships and awards were won by many seniors. Jennifer Bumbales won the Century III award. Tri Kappa scholarships went to Val Ingram, Nicolette Droza and Brian Cotton. Daneta Czazasty received a Rotary Scholarship. The James Benfield memorial was awarded to Bob Greavu. Valedictorian was Danielle Turnak. She graduated with a GPA of 4.171. Becom- ing valedictorian reguired a combina- tion of intelligence and hard work. Dan- ielle said she has not received any schol- arships for being 1. It looks good on resumes and other applications for higher education, she added. Lisa Beshears was salutatorian with a GPA of 4.128. Lisa attended Valparaiso after graduation and planned to become an accountant. I ' m glad I went to PHS, said Lisa. I feel it has one of the best educational programs in the area. ' ill and Scroll banquet Principal For- f helps himself to the food which was ca- Kerns. I was honored to make Quill Scroll my sophomore year instead of. my junior year. Denise Kalina Thomasino NHS NEW SENIORS — Front Row: Laura Aitken, Alisa Norman, Mi- chelle Fester, Kellie Peterson, Dawn Kalina, Belinda White, Mark Kincheloe, Debbie Stowers. Back Row: Paul Rossman, Sherry Sortillo, Steve Kile, John Sabovcik, Brian L. Erickson, John A. Plunkett, Brenda Sutherland, Terri Scroggin. NHS OLD SENIORS - Front Row: Shelly Kosak, Lisa Beshears, Daneta Cza- zasty. Paula Jose, Kristin Kurtz, Lara Cope- land, Mickey Dunning, Lori Petronka, Danielle Turnak. Row 2: Thoa Tran, Tra- cy Hubbard, Brenda Gobin, Jenny Bum- Jolly bales, Deanna Markle, Lynn Ann Russo, Nicki Droza, Val Ingram. Back Row: Dawn Owczarzak, Kelly Lomax, Pam Hines, Matt Hale, Jell Veluz, Marc Dy, Viet Tran, Brian Cotton. 168 Organiations QUILL AND SCROLL — Front Row: Lewis Thomasino, Traci Creviston, Amie Fielder, Rachel Junkin. Row 2: Laura Haines, Kelli Beattie, Denise Kalina, Christy Dujmovich, Stephanie Sherry. Back Row: Robert Blaszkiewicz, Matt Hale, Wayne Thornton, Mike Johnson, Duane Keleman. Junkin National Honor Society alphabetized honor roll forms and checked grade averages. Senior Mickey Dunnig arranges the forms during her free time. NHS JUNIORS — Front Row: Duane Erwin, Pete Sta- hura, Becky Weltzin, Melissa Roney, Windy Bogdan. Row 2: Sharon Bronson, Kelly Bishop. Chris Pepper, Rocky Orenick, Cindy Roque, Ellen Michael. Back Row: Rick Kalina, Louis Zimmerman, Joseph Poirier, Bill Dillin, Brian McCain, Don Smith. During a Quill and Scroll induction ceremony senior Christy Dujmovich and sophomores Wayne Thornton, Duane Keleman, and Kelli Beattie pledge to live up to the ideals of true journalism. Quill and Scroll is a journalism honor society. NHS Quill And Scroll 169 Memories brought back by alumni reunion by Denise Kalina When the word reunion is heard, the two most likely occasions that come to mind are family reunion or class reunion. On Dec. 28, Portage High School convened its own kind of reunion for past Student Council mem- bers. Every year the Student Council presi- dent has a project to perform. For the 1983-84 school year, Student Council president Rajie Soundararajan built a bonfire for Homecoming. Last year, senior Jolene Gilbert took the office of presiden- cy and her project was the reunion. Assist- ing Jolene throughout the reunion were juniors Jackie Thorn, chairperson, and Chris Carlson, assistant. I ' m real excited about (the reunion), Jolene said. Several topics were discussed during this event. Lists of accomplishments from the different councils throughout the years were highlighted. Slides from the 1983 Student Council state convention held at PHS, and of the past national con- ventions, were shown. The reunion was basically a get together to see old council friends and to relive and talk about memo- ries. The preparaion for this event took many hours. First, news releases were sent to many newspapers. Then, the committee for the reunion looked up parents ' ad- dresses to find members. Finally, invita- tions were written out and sent to them as far away as California and Rhode Island. Advisor Ron Hancock commented that since the members were scattered , it was very difficult for many to partici- pate. The reunion attracted approximately 50 people. All the old members from 1980 through 1984 were invited, even though only the officers from 1970 through 1979 were invited. President Jolene comment- ed, The turnout was good. Many of the old members attended, while all the presi- dents from 1980 and on were present ex- cept for one who resides in Arizona. STUDENT COUNCIL OFFICERS — Front Row: An- naliza Dilag, vice-president; Kristin Kurtz, treasurer; Jolene Gilbert, president; Mr. Ron Hancock, advisor. Row 2: Luis Bengero, sr. president; Lisa Wilkins, sr. secretary; Kelly Pe- terson, sr. vice-president. Row 3: Debbie Simola, jr. secre- tary; Kim Gumm, jr. vice-president; Cindy Roque, jr. trea- surer; John Cannon, jr. president. Row 4: Wally McCor- mack, soph, president; Dee Dee Bullard, soph, vice-presi- dent; Tracey McDaniel, soph, treasurer; Kris Levenda, soph, secretary. Back Row: LeAnne Hoyt, fr. treasurer. Juniors Debbie Selby and Chris Johns contri- buted to Spirit Week by dressing up on toga day. 170 Organizations During the holidays, Student Council decorated the cafeteria tables to help bring in the holiday spirit. Overall I think the council has worked hard. Jolene Gilbert ' 1 STUDENT COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES - Front Row: Donna Taylor, Bo Marriott. Row 2: Kathy Schmetzer. Marc Terry, Ann Terry, Jackie Thorn. Row 3: Deanna Trapp, Tina Cassell, LeeAnn Radivan, Kathy Kilmurry. Back Row: Dawn Roque, Cami Gagna, Missy McGurren, Kerry Carr, Chris Benac. Y r a L W ' ' W Jlz tWw j ' B - ■ f y--y s i in if T Hl . - HiMriifl Jolly Thomasino Sophomore Tricia Schmidt dances with Kyle Bagley at the Get Acquainted Dance sponsored by Student Council. Jolly STUDENT COUNCIL HONORARY MEMBERS - Front Row: Steve Cho, Deanna Markle, Tim O ' Donovan, Jolene Gilbert. Row 2: Tracy Ingram, Tony LaMantia, Arpi Grunbaum, Chris Carlson, Stephanie Ball. Back Row: Steve Batides, Steve Roberts, Debbie Vaughn, Kelli Ander- son. Student Council 171 Science Club reinstated after 20 years by Cathy Foley IT he Science Club was started to pro- Ll vide an outlet for students with an interest in science beyond the class- room, according to Mrs. Pat Strawbridge, Science Club co-sponsor. Why ' would a student join Science Club? Because it sounded interesting and there really hasn ' t been a club like it for a long time, said junior Vera Cze- chanski. Junior Stephanie Ball said she joined because it was something differ- ent and interesting. A new club has many problems and Science Club was no exception. We needed a constitution and we had nothing to base it on, explained Vera. Another problem was one of organization. Mrs. Strawbridge said, We got started late in the year and that didn ' t help much. One bright spot was the sale of posters. The posters sold well; however, some of the posters were not sent by the company or the wrong ones were sent; we were able to straighten things out, commented Vera. What about next year? Will the club sell posters? Vera said she would like to see something else sold. After all, posters don ' t wear out in a year. Meetings for Science Club were open, meaning anyone who was interested was invited to attend. At one meeting, Mr. Joe Koss discussed archaeology. I ' d like to see more discussion type meetings, said Stephanie. Although the club had its share of prob- lems, members did not give up. Mrs. Strawbridge said she would like to have a summer science camp taught by Science Club members. Another suggestion was to take a trip to the Dunes to see the spring wild flowers. Vera had the idea of the club entering a science project in the Science Fair. Even though the club got off to a slow start, club members hoped their next year would be better. The Thespians are a group of ac- tors trying to bring the drama at PHS to what it should be. Joe Poirier For Prom, SADD members displayed a skeleton in a Prom dress to discourage students from drinking and driving. SADD was a new club at PHS. Junior Kelly Schwager and senior Rich Keel per- form a duet during the spring play The Fantasticks. Persons who helped with the play received points towards their Thespian membership. 172 Organizations THESPIANS - Front Row: Kelly Schwager, Cathy Cun- ningham, Rich Keel, Robyn Saurborn, Alan Mullins. Back Row: Gina Giese, Bekki Frazier, Joe Poin White, Dave Luketich, Jeff Veluz. Thomasino , Jim Giese, Bill SCIENCE CLUB — Front Row: Rachel Junkin, Tracy Dash. Row 2: Vera Czechanski, Stephanie Ball, Kathy Mi- Pollock chaels, Dawn Kyle, Cathy Foley, Elena Iatrola, Monty Groves. Back Row: Chris Vaughn. The SADD Drinking-Driver Contract SADD suggests that students photocopy this contract and discuss it with their parents. Teenager I agree to call you for advice or transportation at any hour, from any place, if I am ever in a situation in which I have been drinking or a friend or date who is driving me has been drinking. Signature Parent I agree to come and get you at any hour, any place, no guestions asked and no argument at that time, or I will pay for a taxi to bring you home safely. I expect we will discuss this issue at a later time. I agree to seek safe, sober transportation home if I am ever in a situation in which I have had too much to drink or a friend who is driving me has had too much to drink. Signature Date Thespians SADD 173 Before a deadline the Legend staff often had an extra computer brought down from the media cen- ter. Sophomore Denise Kalina types sports copy into the computer. Senior Sarah Bettis decorates a box for receiving poems and stories for Saga. News Bureau sent stories and pictures to local newspapers. Duane Keleman and Paul Smenyak look for one of their stories in the Vidette Messen- Last year we won the Golden By- line award for the Pow Wow. That makes us a little daring to try new things this year. Stephanie Sherry Apple helps to take out deadline hassle by Daniel Junkin ournalism staffers learned that it was zJ truly advantageous to use computer equipment. Pow Wow used a Compugraphic MDT (Mini Disk Terminal) 350 to set copy. Staff- ers typed their stories into the computer, correcting any mistakes on the screen. They could then determine the exact length the story would be in the newspa- per from a paper printout. You don ' t have to estimate, said Shaun Busick, Pow Wow editor-in-chief. Shaun said that having the computer was much better than not having it. Before the computer was purchased, Pow Wow material had been sent out to a professional publisher to be typeset and printed. With the computer and a new press in the print shop, the whole produc- tion process, from writing to printing, could be completed at school. The money saved allowed the staff to have larger is- sues with fewer ads and to buy some needed equipment. Legend bought an Apple He computer system through Jostens, the yearbook printer. The deal included free installation and servicing for the Apple for 90 days. Legend used the Apple to write and edit copy and index, set headlines and place ads and cutlines. Although the com- puter had a layout program, Mrs. Debra Heitmann, journalism adviser, said that the program would mostly be used as a teaching aid. It limits our options in designing a spread, explained Rachel Junkin, Leg- end co-editor-in-chief. Many of the staffers were uncomfort- able with the computer in the beginning. I didn ' t like it at first, junior Cathy Foley, a staffer, said. However, after using it a while she changed her mind. It ' s a lot easier fixing mistakes (on the computer), said Foley, (but) harder to turn in assignments on time. Although Pow Wow hasn ' t reported any problems with computer software, Legend wasn ' t so lucky. In 1983-84 Leg- end staffers arranged their index on the Compugraphic, then saved in on what turned out to be faulty disks. They lost several sections. This year Legend lost seven completed pages, again because of a faulty disk. Fortunately, the staff had written copies of all the pages and was able to re-enter them on another disk. Mrs. Heitmann summed up most of the staffers ' feelings when she said, It ' s really been fun. 174 Oraanizations SAGA — Front Row: Jack Hubbard, Rich Alexander, Bekki Frazier, Alisa Norman. Row 2: Scott Bruce, Lori Wen- drickx, Janet Winandy, Lynn Ann Russo, Dawn Winans. Back Row: Matt Davison, Dave Boyden, Tony Gregorash, Jim Droppa, Sarah Bettis, Gena Thompson. POW WOW — Front Row: Robert Blaszkiewicz, Jolene Gilbert, Stephanie Sherry, Christy Dujmovich, Mickey Dun- ning. Row 2: Kelli Beattie, Tina Mariani, Maria Fisher, Dave Lane, Traci Creviston. Back Row: Matt Hale. Mike Johnson, Shaun Busick, Wayne Thornton, Jill Longmore. Photographers Lewis Thomasino and Charmaine Fessler examine a picture on a negative strip. From the negatives photographers made contact sheets and prints. LEGEND — Front Row: Candy Sherbit, Laura Haines. Amie Fielder, Dujon Kremke, Cathy Foley. Rachel Junkin. Row 2: Guy Maudlin, Scott Baker, Melissa Vernon, Traci Creviston, Lynda Shield, Julie Dixon. Back Row: Bobby Jones, Eric Smith, Renae Poffinbarger, Denny Darrow, Den- ise Kalina. Publications 175 JROTC gets new image, makes its move by Paul M. Smenyak I nee the object of jokes and ridi- cule, the JROTC program has gained respect. Gy Sgt. James Feeney, JROTC instruc- tor, said During the past six or seven years the JROTC has become an accept- ed portion of PHS. He explained that during the late 60 ' s to early 70 ' s there was an anti-military feeling because of the Vietnam conflict. Those feelings were often taken out on JROTC members. He added, People ' s concept of us now is much different than in the past. Feeney conceded that not everybody respected the JROTC and some contin- ued to harass members but said, Those people that are anti-JROTC are usually also anti-band, anti-sports, anti-everyth- ing. Due partly to this recent respect and what Feeney termed renewed patriotism and our current economic situation , JROTC is experiencing rapid growth. Feeney said, In the past few years our program has probably increased 30 per cent. Senior Charles Bridges reported that he and other members of JROTC still took small amounts of abuse from other stu- dents, but he said, We tried to just ignore it. Junior Chris Cleveland said, You learn a lot of things you wouldn ' t normally learn in other class; such as discipline, respect and leadership, and those are im- portant. Junior Lori Shivalec said JROTC is gain- ing more respect. A lot of ' popular ' peo- ple are joining to pursue a military career and take part in all the benefits they get in the service. Junior Tony Nygra said, More people are getting involved and taking it more seriously. Steve Kilgore added, As you grow older you look upon things in a different way. Maybe the joke is getting a little old. photos by Thomasino It ' s a great program. It teaches citi- zenship and leadership. You only get out of it what you put into it. Charles Bridges J , 1 Senior Jim Guerrero gives the Commandant ' s Message to the parents and guests of the corps at the JROTC Birthday Ball. Junior Tony Nygra and sophomore C.T. Williams stand at attention before going in to perform at the JROTC Birthday Ball. Maneuvering their M- 1 4 rifles, seniors Kevin Gleason and Charles Bridges rehearse a drill. 176 Organizations Female Unarmed Exhibition — Front Row: Rhonda Taylor, Carmen Castleman, Trish lunkin. Back Row: Lori Shivalec, Wanda Garren, Terri Tischbein, Mary Anne Santucci, Cathy Fraley. IDR C Team — Front Row: Jim Thompson, Dan Cirullo, Rich Macys, Pat Trembly, Terry Garren. Back Row: Rich Logan, James Stewart, Dale Burchell, Don Sanders, Rich Brockway. M 1 W •f . -O s0M. ; « : W : ' mm • i IDR A Team — Front Row: Frank Osterkamp, Bill Dillin, Steve Kilgore, Jeff Olson, Alan Mullins. Back Row: Charles Bridges, Jeff Evans, Greg Hoots, C.T. Williams, Shawn Reed, Tony Nygra. Platoon IDR — Front Row: Charles Bridges, Bill Dillin, Alan Mullins, Chris Cleveland, Greg Hoots, Chuck Bledsoe, Steve Godby, Greg Boswell. Row 2: Steve Kilgore, Frank Osterkamp, Ed Hopkins, Brian Marshall, Tony Nygra, Ron Hines, Lynn Wright, Dave Barnett, C.T. Williams. Back Row: Jeff Evans, Shawn Reed, Ray Dunigan, Jeff Olson, Greg Keehn, Fred Coleman, Tom Blankenship. Armed Exhibition Platoon — Front Row: Ed Hopkins, Ron Hines, Ray Dunigan, Alan Mullins, Steve Kilgore, Chuck Bledsoe, Charles Bridges. Back Row: Frank Oster- kamp, Shawn Reed, Fred Coleman, Jeff Olson, Bill Dillin, Greg Hoots, Jeff Evans, C.T. Williams. all photos by Jolly IDR B Team Front Row: Fred Coleman, Lynn Wright, Steve Godby, Greg Keehn, Chuck Bledsoe. Back Row: Ed Hopkins, Ron Hines, Ray Dunigan, Dave Barnett, Chris Cleveland, Tom Blankenship. JROTC 177 Choraliers attract many student singers by Laura Haines AAH r 1 he experience of learning and LI performing was one reason ju- nior Kelly Schwager joined Choraliers and Symphonic Choir. The vocal groups of PHS attract a lot of attention from students, as was evident by the large numbers of students involved in choir of any sort. Senior Bill O ' Reilly liked going to a lot of places and meeting different people. As a member of both Choraliers and Sym- phonic Choir, he performed at Southlake Mall, Valeview Nursing Home, Valparaiso SELF Center (Special Education Learning Facility), mid-term graduation, and var- ious elementary schools. The singing group also performed at a couple of area churches. Two major changes in these vocal groups were made. First, the former A Cappella Choir was changed to Symph- nic Choir because A Cappella denotes singing without accompaniment, and we don ' t always sing without the piano, so the name is misleading, choir director Mrs. Joanne Taylor said. Second, style of out- fits (of the Choraliers) has been brought up to a higher show choir standard, Mrs. Taylor added. About 25 to 40 students attempt to be a Choralier, but only 16 make it. To be a Choralier, one has to try out and test satis- factorily in vocal ability, stage appear- ance, poise, dance ability, body rhythm, sight singing adeptness and general musi- cianship. Tryouts for each grade were on different days. Even the future freshmen had a chance to try out. Boys had a better chance of becoming Choraliers because not many boys tried out, and an egual number of male and female performers was desired. Seniors Michelle Foster and Bill O ' Reilly and freshman Dawn Roque practice in the commons for a Choralier engagement. Thomasino Seventh eighth hour Symphonic Choir practices for an upcoming concert. The name was previously A Cappella Choir. 178 Organizations Senior Choraliers Michelle Foster and Bob Walls perform at the Southlake Mall for a Christmas show. 4 4-lWi CHORALIERS — Front Row: Joe Gillan, Michelle Fos- ter, Mickey Dunning, Patrice Treadway, Matthew Matusiak. Row 2: Lynn Howerton, Lisa Peterson, Kelly Schwager, Bill O ' Reilly, Dawn Roque, Cathy Cunningham, Kelly Kitchen. Back Row: Louie Keseley, Lynae Phillips, Jeff Blevins, Bob Walls, Kim Noffsinger, Tim Kiefer, Aaron Gallardo, Tracey Neubaum, Darren Locasto. SYMPHONIC CHOIR - Front Row: Kim Noffsinger, Kelly Kitchen, Lisa Baldwin, Lynae Phillips, Kelly Schwager, Anita Buchanan, Dawn Roque, Tab Harmon, Tarn McRee, Lynn Howerton, Amanda Hansell, Kelli Eckhard, Mrs. Joanne Taylor. Row 2: Sherry Camp, Tiffiny Thompson, Michelle Ramirez, Jeanne Almquist, Kelly Morrow, Jackie Nairn, Lynne Strain, Michelle Brown, Melissa Fisher, Janelle Hile, Tracey Neubaum, Danielle Brown, Annika Hellman. Row 3: Chris Robinson, Cheryl Hutman, Lewis Thomasino, Ron Heminger, Tim Anderson, Jay DePuma, Matthew Matu- siak, Darren Locasto, Joe Gillan, Aaron Gallardo, Mickey Dunning, Lynne Kersten, Mary Trimble. Back Row: Michal Terhune, Sandi Igras, Misty Merritt, Gina Giese, James Land, Daniel Trent, Louie Keseley, Jeffrey Bliss, Jeff Blevins, Seth Irvin, Renae Poffinbarger, Laurie Gajdik, Heidi Fritz, Kay Owens. I like to sing because it gives me joy. I take voice lessons, and I like to sing to the radio. Lynne Kersten Choraliers, Symphonic Choir 179 Singing in the mall new challenge for choirs by Renae Poftinbarger rLTI old your head up, show a lot of LnJ teeth and relax was heard from choir director Mrs. Joanne Tay- lor, right before the Freshman, Girls ' Glee and Mixed Choirs performed. Nerves were a big part of pre-concert activities. I ' m scared to death before we go on stage, said Phyllis Newberry, ju- nior. Even when we get on stage I ' m still a little shaky. But performers had to push everything to the back of their minds be- cause the show must go on. After a few years of choir, the jitters became a thing of the past. These choirs, along with Symphonic Choir and Choraliers, gave a Christmas concert Dec. 7 at Southlake Mall. It gives the public a good image of teenagers and our school, said freshman Ron Rohaley. Rehearsals make or break a group. When a student misbehaved Mrs. Taylor could rely on the other choir members to settle down the offenders. Sometimes it got out of hand, said senior Kim O ' Boyle. If the students didn ' t like a piece of mu- sic, they might put up a hassle, but usually they behaved o.k. reT.TT. CHOIR — Row 1: Phyllis Newberry, Terrie Gil- more, Rhonda Taylor, Anne Lewis, Anita Buchanan, Sally Adams, Barb Kalina, Denise Stowers, Danielle Brown, Mary Trimble. Susan Striker, lerrie Goodenough. Row 2: Kathy Moms, Michell Wilson, Lisa Jackson, Dawn Mattox, Wanda Io Tuttle, Tina Wilson, Lori Smith, Carolyn Thompson, Shawna Moses, Gina Grochowski, Deanna Gunter, Tracei Likes. Back Row: Lisa Lawrence, Melody Beauchamp, Leanne Rahfeldt, Denise Milligan, Malissa Hord, Heidi Fritz, Melody Duff, Cindy Novak, Julie Singh, Lisa Floyd, Pamm Rossiter, Beverly Plance. The mixed choir tries but they still have a way to go before they are as good as the other choirs. If they would work harder, they might be even better. Jim Land 80 Organizations FRESHMAN CHOIR — Row 1: DeeDee lump, Julie Fos- ter, Leasa Miller, Sarah Matusiak, Cathy Szillage, Jenny Parkinson, Audra Bedwell, Dana McCoy, Virginia Merry, Kellilyn Valetich, Ruth Kerezman, Summer Smith. Row 2: Kim Strom, Raquel Vargas, Viki Pavlakovic, Debbie Wilson, John Furlong, Daniel Junkin, Tim Costello, Charity Cole, Krissan Ross, Kim Lewis, Angie Brasser, Ann Walton. Back Row: Laurie Baldwin, Anita Roe, Diana Scott.Jenniler Kretz, Patti Ramey, Lisa Falls, Craig Kitchen, Rich Lewis, Ron Rohaley, Amy Monroe, Kim Kludt, Christie Thorn. MIXED CHORUS — Front Row: Tracy Helton, Char Gibson, Laura Gonzalez, Tabitha Orris, Anne Lewis, Tammy Lynn Lake, Tracei Likes, Kim Kearby, Gina Gro- chowski, Susan Striker, Vernie Taylor, Sandy Vandergriff. Row 2: Kathy Morris, Carolyn Thompson, Kendall Ross, Christine Keenan, Shane Saminiego, Mike Penix, Michelle At Southlake Mall Mrs. Joanne Taylor directs freshman choir members through their Christmas concert. The Girls ' Glee choir performed three songs and the mass number at the Christmas concert. McCart, Dana Berger, Belinda Garus, Kelly Kitchen, Kim O ' Boyle. Back Row: Kriss Cheme, Cheryl Haywood, Chris Biodrowski, Melynda Carpenter, Melody Beauchamp, Bob Sappington, John Clemans, Rob Sloan, James M. Land, Lisa Floyd, Barb Haslet, Debbie Knisely. Vocal Music 181 ' Just getting started ' : orchestras by Melissa Vernon f A r. Ray Grivetti, PHS orchestra di- l vu rector, said that he came to direct here at Portage three years ago from Hobart schools because he received a better offer from Portage that he couldn ' t refuse. Mr. Grivetti said that he planned on staying here at Portage for- ever. In the 17 years that he taught at Hobart he had one student that achieved some sort of fame when he was selected for the Louisville symphony. Some of his students have become teachers themselves. Although his time here has been short, he said he loves it here and it ' s great! Besides directing the orchestras at PHS, Mr. Grivetti also taught at the Portage SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA VIOLAS — Front Row: Debbie Parker, Kim Caywood, Mike Hall, Chris Timberman, Melanie Oness. Back Row: Kim Rains, Pat Gniadek, Wes Roe, Bob Walls, Tina Hays, Sandy Rohaley. middle schools. When given a choice be- tween teaching beginning students and directing more advanced students, he said he preferred to direct the advanced students, but even the more advanced students didn ' t always take their music se- riously. He commented that students sometimes liked to play challenging music and sometimes preferred to have easy pieces of music. Mr. Grivetti said that he was looking forward to next year to be his best year so far. He believed that for the past three years the orchestra had been building, and that next year they will probably be at their best. This year at contest the orches- tras did very well. The symphonic orches- tra received the highest rating of the day at the contest, while the concert orchestra received the second highest rating of all the schools that participated. CONCERT ORCHESTRA CELLOS AND BASSES — Front Row: Jim Shirvinski, Maria Joseph, Phil Moore, Elena Ialarola. Back Row: Jim Utley, David Lopez, Carrie Kara- bin, Cathy Huey. CONCERT ORCHESTRA FIRST AND SECOND VIO- LINS — Front Row: Marissela Villanueva, Debbie Vaughn, Gloria Minder, Julia Popp, Trisha Bono, Denise Czechanski, Jasmina Kincheloe. Row 2: Paula Richmond, Michelle Smock, Angie Tenorio, Kim Gajdik, Gayle Broda, Beth Simola, Barb Ruch. Back Row: Laura Evans, Doug Draia, Scott Hoesman, Connie Ewen, Rich McGuire, Beth Soltis, Bruce Starr. 182 Organizations SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA FIRST VIOLINS - Front Row: Ramona Guernsey, Chris Pepper, Shelley Schmidt, Laura Winkle, Paula Boswell. Row 2: Nadine Se- kerez, Lisa Buchwalter, Keith Fifield, Debbie Simola. Back Row: Karen Atkins, David Miller, Lewis Stahl, Brian Batronis, Amy Pio. FRESHMAN ORCHESTRA VIOLAS — Front Row: Judy Hancock, Dawn Johns, Roman MiestowskLBack Row: Angela Ritthaler, Shawn Green, Dawn Lewis. I like the orchestra better (than middle school orchestra) because it ' s more exciting, there are more people, and we go more places. Jim Shirvinski SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA SECOND VIOLINS - Front Row: Chris Rite, Tammy Kowal, Sharon Huey, Linda Smith, Patty Pumnea, Sally Adams. Row 2: Kim Poe, Lisa Mabe, Dawn Kalina, Tracey Neubaum, Stacy Book. Back Row: Pat Huey, Donna Potter, Will Breunig, Arpi Horzsa, Tracey Nissen, Josie Jent. SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA BASSES AND CELLOS — Front Row: Dujon Kremke, Pam Allande. Row 2: Joy Brown, Tonia Hays, Susan Belancin, Jocelyn Smothermon. Row 3: Keith Hoeckelberg, Denise Kalina, Denise Gumm. Back Row: Eric Pohl, Jeff Winegar, Jim Campbell, Denise Winders. Orchestra 183 The beat goes on and on for Marching Band by Cathy Foley V vy hy would some students go W through the torture of getting up at 7:30 in the morning during summer vacation? To go to marching band practice, of course. The Marching Indians worked very hard to prepare for the football season. Summer practices ran daily from 9 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. the last two weeks of Au- gust. When school started the band re- hearsed every Tuesday and Thursday after school until 4:30. Sometimes there was a practice on Wednesday from 6:30-8 p.m. Some people ask whether it is all worth it — practicing in the heat, performing in the cold, not to mention the aching feet. Rocky Orenick, junior, said it was. It gives you a sense of satisfaction to be able to say ' I ' m good ' . Jenny Stickland, junior, agreed, It makes you feel good when you get out there and do it right. Marching band did have problems, though. Not as many students from middle schools showed interest in the band as had in the past. Also, too many students were absent at rehearsals. Because of these problems, Mr. Tom Jacobson, music coordinator, went before a music sponsors meeting to suggest that the Marching In- dians would not participate in any more competitions. Outraged band members staged a picket to prove that they did care about the Marching Indians. The outcome was the band could play at parades, Mu- sic Bowl and football games; however, dis- trict competitions were out for an indefi- nite amount of time. Thomaaino Marching Indians-Front Row: Beth Vernallis, mascot She-Bop , Jonna Smothermon. Row 2: Melanie Oness, April Scott, Mandi Hamman, Michelle Brown, Sharon Dan- iels, Staci Miller, Margaret Cary, Linda Smith, Kim Poe, Karen Moore, Kathy Wrigley. Row 3: Denise Winders, Lisa Buchwalter, Tabetha Brindza, Suzanne Migoski, Lynnette Strain, Marsha Hurst, Michelle Wayne, Karen Clem, Pam Coster, Shelly Chatwell. Row 4: laneen Winders, Tammy Buckner, Jamie Corbett, Julie Seigh, Shelly Lazear, Shane Samaniego. Darrell Westmoreland, Chris Sulcer, Lewis Stahl, Amanda Hansel). Lisa Peterson, Chris Pepper. Row 5: Pat Huey, Rocky Orenick, Shelley Schmidt, Vicki Caywood, Kelly Polahl, Kathy Moye, Stacie Neubaum, Faith Carter, Tina Sulich, Kim Tarrant, Barb Olson, Karen Atkins. Row 6: Todd Wame, June Osterkamp, Diana Slease, Va- hona Richardson, Jamie Zehner, Jennifer Johnson, Char- maine Fessler, Janelle Hile, Melissa Burch, Terri Kirk, Dan- ielle Brown. Row 7: Wendy Bragg, Carmen Badillo, Sandy Green, Elena Iatarola, Kathy Michael, Debbi Daniels, Melis- sa Welther, Sharon Malis, Julie Foster, Dawn Leeper, Angie Brasser, Laurie Stanley, Brenda Charron. Row 8: Mike Osterkamp, David Kubiak, Jenny StrickJand, Kevin Pown zek, Jackie Nairn, Candy Sherbit, Eric Smith, Tom Hunt, Steve Evans, Theresa Pajor, Dawn Kyle, Bob Jones, Phil Moore. Row 9: Jeff Kestner, Tom Horvath, Scot Bradley, Chris Kaufman, Guy Maudlin, Monty Groves, Brian Ba tronis, Raymond Dunigan, Ken Thompson, Andrea Nelson Michele Ramirez, Tom Gross. Row 1 0: Eric Thomas, Brian Neary, Dave Williams, Shawn Green, Debbie Stowers, Shawn Yates, Scott Baker, Steve Miller, Jim Migoski, John Sabovcik, Allen Batton. Back Row: Vicki Hopkins, Cathy Huey, Joe Gillan, Jim Haskell, Devon Austin, Shaun Busick, Stephanie Ball, Chris Cleveland, Chris Vaughn, David Mill- er, Dale Cruse. 184 Organizations Don Smith, junior, and Chris Kaufman, sopho- more, play a song to cheer the PHS team to victory. Performing a routine with the Marching Indians is Jill Longmore, sophomore. The Auxiliary Corps and the band are considered one unit. It ' s a lot of hard work, but in the end it ' s worth it. Shelly Chatwell John Sabovcik, senior, and David Joseph, sopho- more, lead the trumpets at a football game. Playing the xylophone is junior Chris Pepper. Chris also wears sunglasses to shade his eyes. Jolly Pep and Marching Bands 185 Concert Band — Flutes, Bassoon — Front Row: Jan- een Winders. Sheila Thacker, Becky Russell, Bev Sob- kowski, Stacie Neubaum. Back Row: Shelley Schmidt, Charmaine Fessler, Melissa Burch, Andrea Nelson, Angie Nelson, Jamie Zehner. Concert Band — Trumpets, Trombones — Front Row: Amy Lush, April Ortt, Mike Younger, Ronda Jackson, Guy Maudlin, Mike Hall, Ken Thompson. Back Row: Chris Kaufman, Ralph Swisher, Brian Batr onis, Tom Horvath, Chris Vaughn, Jeff Kestner, Scott Wentz. W]6 i ' kP TTJI 1 ■ Thomasino Just before a concert, sophomores Charmaine Fessler and Becky Russell rehearse a difficult line in their music. Concert Band — Clarinets, Saxophones — Front Row: Annette Rivera, Sandy Caldwell, Mandi Hamman, Sandy Green, Candy Sherbit. Row 2: Tina Evans, Tawney Morgan, Vahona Richardson, Tracey McDaniel, Jim Nolan. Back Row: Denise Gumm, Eric Smith, Kevin Reed, Steve Evans, Bob Jones. Concert Band — French Horn. Percussion, Baritone — Front Row: Amy Isaac, Scott Baker, Debbie Stowers. Row 2: Amanda Hansell, John Romeo, Ken Thompson, Todd Wame. Back Row: Julie Seigh, Hans Rees, Shane Samaniego. 186 Organizations Band has helped my concentration luring other classes, and improved ny dexterity. Denise Gumm FIRST JAZZ BAND — Front Row: Mandi Hamman, Theresa Pajor, Jim Migoski, Brian Neary. Row 2: Melinda Dy. Pam Allande, Chris Vaughn, Mike Hall, Alan Batton. Back Row: Mark Price, Brad Vernallis, John Sabovcik, Scot Bradley, Mike Hall, Mr. Robert Symer. SECOND JAZZ BAND — Front Row: John Franklin. Tom Hunt, Kelly Polahl, John Chessor. Row 2: lai Marsden, Julie Popp, Mike Fike, Dale Cruse, Les Smock, Eric Thomas, Cathy Huey. Back Row: Brian Robbins, Tom Horvath, Bill Sanders, Valerie Buxbaum, Wayne Byarlay, Mike Baker, Mr. Robert Symer. Concert to Symphonic: it takes preparation by Scott Baker (v tarting in seventh grade, band stu- bs dents began to learn how to play their instruments. As time passed, they be- came better, until finally their 10th grade year of concert band arrived. Concert band was mainly made up of sophomores. This class prepared band students for symphonic band, an ad- vanced band class for juniors and seniors. Some sophomores were also in the class. Playing harder music and learning diffi- cult rhythms were a part of concert band. A lot of effort and hours of practice were needed to do the job well. Patience and understanding is how music is put togeth- er, said sophomore Mandi Hamman. Each year I learn more about my in- strument and the music, explained soph- omore Becky Russell. Band helped students in other areas. For example, senior Debbie Stowers said, Concert band, as well as all the the other areas of music at PHS, has given me a lot of musical experience, and I feel that it will help ready me for studying music fur- ther. Sophomore Todd Warne explained, Concert band has helped me in my play- ing ability of harder songs. Also, being in a band can be fun. Per- forming at concerts and receiving a per- fect score at contest can be especially re- warding, said sophomore Pat Huey. Furthermore, some band students were seriously thinking about music as a career. Sophomore Steve Evans said, I plan to go to college to be a music teacher and or director. Hamman wanted to teach clarinet lessons privately, and Wayne wanted to be in his own band. Seniors John Sabovcik and Jim Migoski do a duet at the Christmas Jazz Band concert. The concert fea- tured Jamey Abersold and his band. Jazz Band Concert Band 187 Symphonic Band misses State by a hair M by Melissa Broyhill any of the 1984-85 Symphonic Band members were disappointed after they found out they didn ' t qualify for state competition in Indianapo- lis. Seventy-two high school bands partici- pated in a qualifying contest to go to state finals. There were six bands at the state finals that did not receive scores as high as the PHS band, but due to a misunder- standing, received more recommendation votes from four judges. This enabled those six bands to advance to the state finals while the Portage band was not able to go. I was upset about not being able to go downstate, but there is nothing we could do about it, sophomore Mandi Hamman replied. We deserved to go down state! Mr. Martin Sensenbaugh, band direc- tor at both PHS East and West, seemed to be respected very highly by the members of the band. Mr. Snsenbaugh is one of my favorite teachers ever! He knows how to motivate us, said junior Rocky Oren- ick. Mr. Sensenbaugh is a great direc- tor, junior Theresa Pajor said with em- phasis and then added, He stands us on firm ground. One junior, who wished to remain anonymous, said, Mr. Sensen- baugh is a real nice guy. He understands us. He ' s like my second dad. A great majority of the students in band felt that the band was not being supported as it should have been. About 90 per cent of the people in the audience at each performance were band members ' par- ents. Mr. Sensenbaugh said the band was doing very well and that the group was very musical. - — - wl 1 I feel we did good at contest and it was a disappointment that we did KI L not go to State. wF3 | Mandi Hamman u n « While playing the Star Spangled Spectacu- lar , Conductor Martin Sensenbaugh desperately tries to keep the band together. Juniors Steve Kilgore and Daniel le Brown in- tensely practice for for an upcoming performance. SYMPHONIC BAND: Flutes and Saxophones — Front Row: Kim Tarrant, Faith Carter, Barb Olson, Shelley Schmidt. Brenda Charron. Row 2: Theresa Pajor, Dawn Leeper, Dawn Kyle, Dreama Powell. Back Row: Jim Mi- goski, Dave Miller, Brian Neary, Bob Walls, Tom Hunt. 188 Organizations SYMPHONIC BAND: Clarinets and Bassoon — Front Row: Danielle Brown, Shelly Lazear, Jackie Nairn, Diana Slease, Carmen Badillo. Row 2: Rocky Orenick, Mandi Hamman, lenni Strickland, Debi Daniels. Back Row: Tammy Kowal, Vicki Smith, Steve Kilgore, Beth Vernallis, Janeen Winders. SYMPHONIC BAND: Trombones, Tubas, and Per- cussion — Front Row: Jamie Corbett, Pat Huey, Randy Neary, Stephanie Ball, Darrell Westmoreland. Row 2: Vicki Hopkins, Mike Iliff, Jim Haskell, Chris Cleveland, Devon Austin, Ed Swisher. Back Row: Alan Batton, Shaun Busick, Tim Kiefer, Louie Zimmerman, Lewis Stahl, David Whit- tinghill. Junior Alan Batton puts his tricks of the trade to work in second hour Symphonic Band. Senior Mike Iliff and junior Stephanie Ball muster up the muscle to bring forth sounds from the low brass section. Symphonic Band 189 FRESHMAN BAND: Clarinets and Flutes — Row 1: Julie Foster, Jennifer Guernsey, Erin Strain, Tina Baker, Valerie Vaclavik, Lucy Lucas. Back Row: Vickie Caywood, Chris Reese, Mary Lute, Julie Singh, Jennifer Johnson, Pam Butler. While in her band class, Elena Iatarola watches the conductor on a pause. FRESHMAN BAND: Flutes and Saxophones — Front Row: Kathy Dash, Jennifer Patellis, Andy Brown, Terri Kirk, Dara Berger, Angie Brasser. Row 2: Tim Costello, Kim Strom. Tina Sulich, Melissa Welther, Allen Lewis. Back Row: Jim Utley, Wendell Hays, John Chessor, Amy Monroe, Mike Verboon, Phil Moore. FRESHMAN BAND: Clarinets — Front Row: Tom Prosser, Kara Morin, Beth Simola, Debbie Zielinski, Tina Blachly. Row 2: Steffanie Graveline, Heather Nally, Donna Utley, Kim Thompson. Back Row: Kelly Pofahl, Brian Rob- bins, Kevin Powrozek, Melissa Broyhill, Debi Daniels. Crandall Practicing for an upcoming concert, the fresh- man band works on the clarinet part. 190 Organizations Freshman contest entrants enthused Freshman band members must have felt a lot like Rodney Dangerfield, the comedian who moaned, I don ' t get no respect. After leaving junior high school and finally becoming high schoolers, the band members still had to participate in a junior high contest. Cathy Huey, freshman, said the fresh- man band should be able to participate in the high school contest. I feel that we are a part of the high school now, Huey said. Mr. Martin Sensenbaugh, director, ex- plained, Ninth grade has always been considered as junior high. Although the freshman band participat- ed in a junior high competition, band members were still enthusiastic about con- test. Freshman band member Tina Sulich said, Contests are good. They are chal- lenging for me, and it makes us work harder. I feel our band contest went well, freshman Julie Singh said. We all tried our best and it showed because we all came out to be winners. Kara Morin, freshman, said, The con- tests usually come out sounding good, ex- cept for a few mistakes here and there. Most kids try very hard to be their best. We progressed well within the year, commented another student. Mr. Sen- senbaugh taught us a lot. We couldn ' t have played half the music at the begin- ning of the year that we did at the end. Contests are good — they see how good you can be with practice. Debbie Zielinski Freshman Band: French Horn and Trombones — Front Row: Gene Hopkins, Denise Charlson, Eric Thomas. Ed Sanders, Tom Kulavik. Row 2: Matt Hill, Brian Kyle, Marc Cleveland, David Kalina, Mike Fike. Back Row: Chris Benac, Shawn Green, Rich Smith, Brian Oster, Gene Evers. Freshman Band: Clarinets — Front Row: David Ku- biak, Kathy Moye, Stacy Autry, Sandee Joseph, Debbie Bozman, Kerry Durich. Row 2: Kathy Michaels, Lon Wahl- man, Wendy Bragg, Tarn Wood, Bev Sable. Back Row: Amy Levenda, Pat McDonald, Mitch Degatino, Mike Long, Elena Iatarola. Practicing for an upcoming concert the freshman band work on the clarinet part. Freshman Bands 191 .«- n) ' by Rachel Junkin § 7 e are fighting for survival. This Vv city was hurt by the recession. The steel mills were hit hard and hundreds of workers were laid off. Many people moved away to find jobs. Howev- er, the city did not give up. Recovery and encouragement to new businesses, large and small, were and are main priorities. Portage is being reconstructed to improve its potential for strong economic develop- ment. The mayor of Portage, Mr. Robert Goin, said many reasons prompt industries to move into the Portage area. Indiana ' s tax structure is favorable for business devel- opment. Locally, a tremendous highway and railroad system is an asset. Also, bu- sinesses in the area have access to a deep sea port which can reach any port in the world. Because of the number of persons laid off by the steel mills, a highly skilled labor force is available. One way Portage is trying to attract new industries is by creating a free duty zone. If industries built there, they wouldn ' t have to pay taxes on foreign im- ports. Also, the city has worked closely with Bethlehem Steel Corp. in the develop- ment of 800 acres as a planned light in- dustrial and commercial area. This land could be used for industries, office build- ings and restaurants. In the past. Portage has basically been a bedroom community for the steel mills. However, the city is trying to change that. Mayor Goin said, I ' m very optimistic about growth in Portage. He added that, although recovery might come slowly, it will be a strong recovery. To sell the city of Portage to possible businesses, a brochure was being planned to advertise the city ' s strengths and advantages. Also, the city was being audited and every aspect of Portage was being catalogued. The auditing was done by a special class at PHS called Communi- ty Relations. One business that was already moving into the area was Metro-Metals. This com- pany planned to start out by employing 7C fulltime workers from the area and, if its potential was reached, increase its work force to 130 employees. Robert Dean Jones Sr. shows Homecominc Queen Lisa Wilkins a necklace at B.J. ' s Coins Jewelry. 192 Advertisements Gena Thompson, senior, takes advantage of a sale at Blair ' s. Blair ' s was one of the few clothing stores in Portage for students. During a German Club meeting junior Stacey Dillon enjoys a can of Seven-Up. Teens are major consumers of all types of soft drinks. Charlotte Ahrendt, sophomore, makes an ice cream cone at the Portage Dairy Queen. From Feb- ruary to October the two local Dairy Queens helped people keep cool. Advertisements Divider 193 , .; tlisf .- _ v Hi k _.j f - , 41 1 I 4 sL sHh f HHhk Root helps you to remember Official Photographers for Portage High School 1133 Byron Drive South Bend, IN 46614 7544 Ardweil Drive Indianapolis, IN 46237 ROOT photographers • 1131 W. Sheridan • Chicago 194 Advertisements Pride Starts Inside. It doesn ' t matter what you do, as long as you do it well. Whether you ' re making steel, playing sports, taking an exam, or playing a musical instrument, do it the best way you know how. With pride. National Pride ITSHOWS IN EVERYTHING WE DO AT MIDWEST STEEL r Midwest Steel Division of National Steel Corporation BEST WISHES AND KEEP SMILING Thomas R. Peters, D.D,S. Laura Kutka Hannon, D.D.S. 5943 Central Avenue Portage, Indiana 46368 We ' re an institution of higher earning. w Jf INDIANA Vaiparaiso 462-4131 • Vale Park 464-7208 Portage 762-3171 • Crown Poinl 663-0865 Rensselaer 866-7194 • Cheslerton 926-7664 Knox 772-6253 • Merrillville 769-3481 Advertisements 195 Best Wishes Portage High School DR. K. P. CORY Optometrist 6337 Central Ave. Portage, IN. 762-4801 w 762-4132 3305 Debra St. Portage Commercial • Legal Portraits • Weddings CLAUDE KENWORTHY PHOTOGRAPHY SAVE-MORE Save-More has a large variety of fresh fruit to serve you best. Rt. 6 51 Hobart, IN 942-1108 Kosky Portage DAIRY QCIEEN 6255 Central Ave. 762-4055 Or 762-5749 Owner: Noal Highlands Sophomore Charlotte Ahrendt takes the first step in making a Dilly Bar at the Dairy Queen located in Portage. 196 Advertisements House of Quality Meats and Everyday Low Prices The entire Candiano ' s staff is always happy to render personalized service. CANDIANO ' S 6270 Central Ave. 762-0070 Advertisements 197 y Take a GoodT V Hard Look at I Tomorrow, J Becausetomorrowisjustaroundthe iH H corner, and your future will depend a H H lot on the decisions you make today. H M Your career goal is probably the sin- H gle most important decision you II make, n | so consider it carefully. Consider your Rl KLW interests and skills, and then consider working for a company that will allow you the opportunity to develop and use them effectively. At Inland Steel we like to bring out the best in people. We do it through training programs, and by offering growth potential. We need solid employees on the production lines, in the craft apprenticeships, in our laboratories, and in the offices. We ' ve built a strong reputation as a first-rate steelmaker, and we built it with the help of our employees. But we don ' t rest on past laurels. Like you, we ' re looking at tomorrow. Inland Steel Indiana Harbor Works W 321 OWatling Street An Equal Opportunity Employer East Chicago, IN 4631 2 Phone: 219-759-5222 Dorh Men and Women Oscar Jolly U.S. 6 McCool M. South Haven, IN Stores in Merrillville, Portage, Gary Valparaiso Ask about 10% off on Graduation Announcements Name Cards 6634 Melton Rd. Portage, IN 762-5558 51 Indiana Ave. Valpo., IN 465-7000 7880 Broadway, Merr., IN 738-2770 1818 W. 35th, Gary, IN 981-1131 JACOBSEN ' S Complete Office Outfitters Electronic Control and Closed Circuit Zelevision Systems JOHN M. PULTZ CO., INC. PET LL81 LOW LIGHT CCTV CAMERAS AND ACCESSORIES BOSCH CCTV FURNACE HEATING CHAMBER CAMERAS 2100 Oakview Ct. New Lenox, IL 60451 (815) 485-3962 vyO Advertisements 5904 U.S. HIGHWAY 6 PORTAGE COMMONS PORTAGE, IN 46368 762-2712 MON. THRU SAT. 10:00 AM. -6:00 P.M. SAMUELSON INSURANCE AGENCY General Insurance Since 1926 6730 Central Ave. Portage, IN 763-3112 762-3702 SHOWCASE CONCERTS 6224 Central Ave. TEEN DANCING Open Tues. 6:30 to 10:30; Admission $1; Pop 25 cents Thurs. 6:30 to 10:30 Ladies ' Night (girls ' admission free — guys $2) Fri. Sat. 6:30 to 1:00 a.m.; Admission $3. Ronald W. Szabo, O.D. Doctor of Optometry Mrmbef American Optometric Association 3151 Willowcreek Road Portage, Indiana 762-2111 Complete Eye Care Insurance plans accepted • soft contact lenses • hard contact lenses • extended-wear lenses • eye glasses • astigmatic lenses JIM ' S PORTAGE STANDARD SERVICE • Dynavision Tune Ups • Wheel Alignments • Auto Air Conditioning Svc. • Towing 6090 Central Ave. Next to City Hall 762-9965 or 762-4282 Advertisements 199 Portage Tire and Auto Firestone fr W TIRE AUTO SERVICE w $e TIRE ,Al ) erviCe 3520 Scottsdale Portage, IN 762-0405 Rocky Orenick, junior, looks over some merchandise available at Portage Tire and Auto. Experts in auto service We are located at U.S. 6 and Scotts- dale Rd., where we offer different types of tires for your car. 200 Advertisements ACE HARDWARE Portage Claussen Scharf Ace Hardware 5979 Central Ave. 762-7107 CompuIrenD THE MICROCONSULTANT CUSTOM DATA SYSTEMS FOR ENGINEERING. FINANCIAL GENERAL OFFICES USING MICROCOMPUTERS SAMUEL A. HAINES (219)-759-4796 mm mK Finally, what you ' ve all been waiting for is now here CHERYL K ' S % ACADEMY i OF FLORAL DESIGN ffm Don 1 miss this unique opportunity to change your life. This is a college alternative!! - . This course offers you a concentrated course covering J all types of commercial flower arranging used in today ' s gC flower shops. V CLASSES: Mon.-Fri. 10-5 14 NIGHT CLASSES STARTING: ' . ' 6-10 p.m. gS SUMMER CLASSES AVAILABLE y Call for information NEW SPRING CLASS STARTING S Call Cheryl 762-8549 H South Ham dloWCt SliOp 308 W. U.S. Hwy. 6 149 9-7 Daily L Hwy. 6 149 || M ' Jf 9 - 7 Dail y l r B COSTAS Rt. 6 South Haven 762-7731 Costas always has fresh fruits and vegetables. Produce Manager James Wilson and Dolores Owen check the citrus supply. Advertisements 201 E0Y ' 962-8042 LK. STATION 759-5315 SO. HAVEN 879-6374 MICH. CITY BEAUTY ON A BUDGET Junior Tim Levenda shows sophomore Steve Evans one of the gifts available. Portage Drugs 5997 Central Ave. 762-3080 D M AUTO PARTS SERVICE DON ELIEFF - prop. NEW a REBUILT AUTO PARTS FOREIGN CAR PARTS AUTOMOTIVE PAINT SUPPLIES MACHINE SHOP SERVICE LAKE STATION 2340 CENTRAL AVE. Ph. 862-7538 PORTAGE 2522 PORTAGE MAL Ph. 782-5533 merrillville 7901 Taft St. Ph. 768-1212 ARTS Quality Bakery 2585 Portage Mall 763-2596 OPEN 6 A.M. to 6 P.M. CLOSED Sunday As you travel through life, friend, whatever be your goal Keep your eye upon the doughnut And not upon the hole. Congratulations, Class of 1985 R-WAY SKATE CENTER 3600 Scottsdale Street Phone Portage, IN 46368 759-2556 SUMMERTIME FUN AT R-WAY GO KARTS BATTING CAGES MINIATURE GOLF Advertisements Portage Commons Auto Parts 5894 U.S. Highway 6 Portage (219) 762-7735 Jeff Bliss, sophomore, looks at an electric starter for his future car. W IN BIKING AT h I tftom 7614448 m 5478 Central Ave., Portage H. Store Hours Mon-Fri 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Sat. 8 a.m. -6 p.m. Sun. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Ron Heminger, sophomore, inspects the variety of bikes located at the Bike Rack. 5926 U.S. 6 Portage Commons Faith Carter, sophomore, and Monty Groves, junior, take time to look at the shoes available at Locker Room. 762-7470 Advertisements 203 ANDY ' S VIENNA RED HOTS Portage Commons Across from K-Mart Featuring Homemade Italian Beef Chili Also Fresh Polish Fresh Italian And More High School Students 10% discount with school ID. THE PARTY PALACE BANQUET HALL PHOTOGRAPHER INVITATIONS CATERING, FOOD AND LIQUOR INCLUDING FORMAL DINNERS SECURITY PERSONNEL CAKES DECORATING FRESH OR SILK FLOWERS MUSIC (LIVE BAND OR DJ) DANCE FLOOR BARTENDERS TUXEDO RENTAL TRAVEL AGENCY RECEPTIONS GRADUATIONS ANNIVERSARIES FUNERAL LUNCHEONS HOLIDAY PARTIES CLUB MEETINGS SHOWERS BUSINESS MEETINGS BIRTHDAYS SPORTS BANQUETS FASHION SHOWS ORGANIZATION MEETINGS 763-2996 l 2 Block North of Rt. 6 on McCool Rd. SMOKEY JOE ' S 6279 U.S. 6 Portage, IN 762-7241 or 762-4232 Game Room, Inc. Family Amusement Center Tops In: Pool, Pinball, Foosball, Airhockey and Video Games. Free DJ on weekends. Highways 6 and 51 Hobart, IN Since 1976 962-5555 BEEF MART 6349 Central Ave. 162-5122 Portage 614 Roosevelt Rd. 462-2910 Valparaiso 204 Advertisements -44 Vtdpo Auto Repair 309 EVANS AVENUE AIR COND. 6 ALIGN. GENERAL REPAIRS PHONE 464-2917 CHARLES (CHUCK) MERTZ CALVARY CEMETERY 2701 Willowdale 762-8885 Kosky Service To The Portage Area For Over 70 Years Ribjotdy 00000 Sophomore Bob Jones selects a magazine from the variety at Ribordy Drugs. 6000 CENTRAL AVE. 5970 RIDGE RD. (Hxmtlot JBflftll 72 BRUNSWICK LANES 5201 U.S. 6 762-8558 PORTAGE, INDIANA 46368 Kellm ' s florist, he. 342 Main Hobart, Jft 942-1197 Come to Kdlen ' s for 9 r lowers for Every Occasion. State Cross Country Champion, junior Pete Stahura, looks over the assortment of flower arrangements at Kellen ' s Florist. Advertisements 205 8te 762-7218 6234 Central Ave. Portage, IN 46368 Senior Laura Aitken tries to make a final de- cision on the purchase of a sweater at Blair ' s. BXs ■ JEWELRY 5886 U.S. RT. 6 PORTAGE COMMONS SHOPPING CENTER M-F 10-5 SAT. 10-2 Lisa Wilkins, Homecoming Queen, enjoys trying on jewelry at B.J. ' s Coins Jewelry. B.J. ' s provided the queen ' s tiara. 762-1193 6321 Central Ave. Portage 763-1514 Juniors Jerry Henry and Belinda Burns and seniors Jonl Kirkpatrick and Dave Longfellow all spend some of their after school hours working at Little Caesars Pizza Treat. 206 Advertisements CONGRATULATIONS to the Class of 1985 from the FIRST video store in Portage Malcolm and Michelle Stewart ' s Tiffco Video Sales manager Sandiy Demmon helps Danielle Brown pick a movie from Tiffco Video ' s large selec- tion. Rent movies, VCRs, and video cameras Mon-Thur 12-8 p.m. Fri + Sat 10-9 p.m. Sundays 12-5 p.m. 6436 Central Ave. Portage, IN phone 762-6001 Advertisements 207 MERRILLVILLE NEXT TO CENTURY C. MALL PIZZA - WE CREATE 21 KINDS CHICK N • SANDWICHES SALAD BAR • PASTA OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK VALPARAISO PORTAGE £ v COUNTY SEAT PLAZA PORTAGE COMMONS W i Lake Station: Phone 962-2492 BELLAR BROS. Tuckpointing — Sand Blasting Hot Roofing 3641 E. 35th Place Lake Station, IN DR. JOHN SIKORA 6339 Central Ave. Portage, IN 762-7080 First National Bank 6043 Central Ave. Portage, IN 762-2165 Sophomore Doug Lovall makes a transaction at First National Bank in Portage. 0 )Lff Open2AHours COME GET FIT WITH US!! Rt. 6, 1 4 mi. west of Rt. 149 • Valparaiso, IN • 762-3191 208 Advertisements SUNBURST TANNING SALON Advertisements 209 Town Country Market Portage • Open 24 Hours • The employees at Town Country Market are anxious to help you. Portage Home Center 6455 Melton Rd, Portage 762-9395 Check Our Discount Prices For All Your Home Improvement lumber building supplies roofing materials ' ' ..jE fS M m r NORTHERN INDIANA BANK ALL the financial help you ' ll ever need Member FOIC CONGRATULATIONS! to all who helped make Portage High School Administration Faculty Students Valparaiso Portage Hebron Kouts Burns Harbor 210 Advertisements Val Smith, junior, adds money to her savings ac- count with the lobby teller at the South Haven Branch of Chesterton State Bank. FDKI A new addition to Chesterton State Bank in Portage, on Hwy. 20 is the 24-hour teller. Sophomore Robyn Saurborn learns to use it. Junior Matt Matusiak goes over an application for a new account with the account manager at Chester- ton State Bank, Garyton Branch. Advertisements 211 Student Government Day, Mayor Jolene Gilbert with Portage Mayor Robert Goin Congratulations Graduates And Best Wishes for the Future Ad paid for by Portage Township Republican Club 312 Advertisements Wilson Studio Member of We offer a complete family service ' -Portraits -Weddings -family Keunions -Commercial -Old Photos Copied -Passport Photos 763-3132 6436 Central Ave. Portage (V? Mock Bast of Mamstrom Kd.) Advertisements 213 DEDSCNA1 ADVERTISEMENTS Susie Demorotski We ' re very proud of you. Good luck at Ball State. You gave me great joy watching you play basket- ball the last four years. Love ya, Mom Daneta, God ' s richest blessings to our favorite graduate. Love ya, Dad and Mom Princess Running Water, Never More Doth we hear, Wait For Me! May the Race of Life win the gold you desire. Mom, Dad, Eric Lorrie Martin: May the wind be at your back, your putts always straight and your life be as a hole in one. Wishing you faith, hope, hap- piness and love as you will always be our baby. Congratulations! Mom Dad Little Lorrie: Congratulations! You ' re no longer a regular school student. He! He! Have a great summer. Looking toward to seeing you at Purdue next year. Your brother, Bill Dawn Irene, May all your dreams come true. Love, Mom, Dad, Melissa, David Coach Bill Wilke Thank you for you extra effort thru these years, for the good times and the bad, most of all for really caring to be the best. Mr. Mrs. Wheels. Mickey B., I was proud then, but even prouder now. Graduation, congratula- tions! You ' re the very best! Love, Mom Rich Congratulations, you have made us happy. We love you very much. Mom and Dad. Congratulations TIMOTHY We ' re so proud of you. It hasn ' t been easy, but you proved you could do it. We wish you hap- piness and success. Love you, Mom Dad Hey, Mick We are very proud. Thanks for being you. Broccoli Mike, Do your best and it will return unto you. We are proud of you. Love, Mom Dad Michael, Remember, a rolling drum gathers no moss! We love you, wish you success and happiness. Keep on dreaming. You are what you eat! Love, Your Family School 12 has been a charm for you. Con- gratulations always. Love, Mom, Bob, Tonni, Brandon Congratulations, MOM! Love, Joshua Lori, Look out, Purdue, here comes Lori! Congratula- tions on a job well done. Love, Dad, Mom, Lisa and Bob Kenny Moose Nolan: We are proud of you! Love you. Love, Mom, Dad, Dave, Grandparents Congratulations, you did it great, Michelle. Love, Dad, Mom, Danielle, Dave. Susie: May all your dreams come true. I hope you make it to Hawaii, or whereever you find happiness. Enjoy life, dance, be merry and always smile. Family Cory, You are a strange son bul a sharp dresser. I think! Look out world, here he comes. Congratulations Love ya, MaMa, JoAnn Parchem: Good Luck in ' 86. We love you! Mom, Dad Bro JoAnn Parchem: Good Job! Love, Aunt Cookie JoAnn Parchem: We care! Love ya, Melissa, Katy, and LN GANG Michelle Clark, Congratulations on the first day of the rest of your life! May it be all you dream of! You can do it! Break a leg! Love Mom and Dad and Liana. 214 Advertisements Professional Cis tings DK. KJCCV 8. eOPPSS, .D.S. szevew i mojcm e.n. Aczsmod, D.D.S. SDWAKP A. MAKZW, D.D.S. ZMOMAS MAQMZZJ, D.D.S., JJVd Established 1952 762-3013 OLSON FUNERAL HOME, INC Portage Chapel 2 Generations Of Service Douglas W. Olson Director 5341 Central Ave. Portage, IN. Hang-Up $hoppe U.S. 6 Portage Commons 762-231 4 Complete Auto Service BROWN TIRE COMPANY good Pear Complete Tire Repair U.S. 20 and Samuelson Rd. Portage, IN 762-7702 Daily 7:30-5:30 Sat. 7:30-2:00 Advertisements 215 A Abersold. lamey 167 Academics 38-59 Acknowledgements 224 Adams, David 63. 120 Adams. Mark IX Adams. Nancy L. 104 Adams. Sally 129. 180. 183 Addjs. Mrs. Anne 151 Addison. Michelle 120 Adkins, Miss Bemita 80. 152 Adkins. Wendy 129 Adler. Martin 139 Administration 150-155 Ads 192-215 Advertising 192-215 Ahner. Joe 129 Ahrendt. Charlotte 75. 129. 164. 193. 196 Ahrens. Brigette 129 Aiks. Alhe-120 Aitken. Laura 104. 168. 206 Akinczyk, Elaine D. 104 Alaniz. David 83. 139 Albano. Jim 120 Albert. Mrs. Bonnie 54. 152 Alcorn. Gary 139 Alderson. Becky 80. 91 , 104 Alderson. Richard 139 Aleman, Ed 64. 65. 89. 129 Alexander. Bnan 139 Alexander. Mr. John 56. 152 Alexander, Mr. Walt 138. 152 Alexander. Richard 120. 175 Alexander. Stacey 139 Alexander. Tracey 28, 129 Alexovich. Shelly 29. 167 Alford. Donna Lynn 104 Alkire. Mr. Don 64. 152. 165 AUande. Pamela L. 104. 183, 187 Allen. Mr. John 152 Allison, Becky 75, 139 Allison. BUI 65. 79. 139 Allison. Mr. Marv 53 Almquist, Jeanne 120. 179 Alsbrooks, Kathy 104 Alter. Bill 106 Altenhof. C.R.. D.D.S. 215 Altese. John 129 Amhng. Mr. Arol 152 Anderson. KeUi 139. 158, 162. 167. 171 Anderson, Tim 129, 179 Andrews. Laura 104 Andrysiak. Steven Michael 104 Andy ' s Red Hots 204 Arden. Mrs. Jane 151 Armstrong. Jill E. 104 Artis. Christie 139 Arts Quality Bakery 202 Arvay. Christine J. 104 Arvidson. Mrs. Delores 151 Arvin. Jo Lynn 74. 75. 96. 120 Arwood. Ms. Karen 81 Asher. Larry IX Ashlord, Robert 139 Athlete ' s Locker Room, The 203 Atkins. Karen 40. 129. 183. 184 Auksel. Larry 61. 79. 139 Ault. Miss Mary Ellen 150 Austin, Devon 120, 184. 189 Austin. Julie L. 104 Austin. Natalie L. 104 Autry. Stacy 139. 191 Auxiliary 184-185 Aydelotle. Miss Ruth 72. 96. 152 3 Babccck. Mike 10. 64. 129 Badgley. Ky 139. 171 Badillo. Carmen 120. 184. 189 Bagtey. Kyle 92. 129 Baker. Edward Allen 104 Baker. Mike 70. 94. 139. 187 Baker. Mrs. Louise 151 Baker. Scott 55. 129. 175. 184, 186. 224 Baker. Tina 106. 139, 190 Bakewell, Richard 94. 139 Balboa. Christina 139 Balboa, Tony 120 Baldwin. Laurie 139. 181 Baldwin. Lisa 129, 179 Ball. Becky 129 Ball. Stacy 72. 81. 139 Ball. Stephanie 40, 102, IX, 167. 168. 171. 172, 173, 184, 189 Ballog. Greg 129 Banaski. Christy 139, 149 Band. Concert 186-187 Band. Freshman 190-191 Band. Jazz 186-187 Band. Marching 184-185 Band, Pep 184-185 Band, Symphonic 188-189 Barber, Mrs. Mary Ella 105, 131, 152 Barger, Greg IX Barnes. Jerry 83. IX Barnes. Jon 65. 94, 139 Bamett, David 139. 177 Barney, Bubba 60. 63. 88. 89. IX Baros. Bnan 139 Bartelheim. Tiana IX Bartholdi, Peggy Sue 104 Baseball, freshman 88-89 Baseball. JV 8859 Baseball, varsity 8859 Basketball, boys ' freshman 78-79 Basketball, boys ' JV 78-79 Basketball, boys ' varsity 7677 Basketball, girls ' freshman 60-81 Basketball, girls ' JV 80-81 Basketball, girls ' varsity 8051 Bassett. Brenda 104 Batides, Steve 22, 23, 28, IX, 166, 168, 171 Batrorus, Brian 10, IX, 162, 163, 164, 183, 184, 186, 189 Batton. ' keith TX, 184, 187. 189 Baturoni, Mike IX Bauknecht, Kenny IX Bazaldua, Ramon 139 Beam. Roger IX Beason, Carla IX Beanie. Jeff 69. 92. IX, 167 Beanie. KelU 106. IX. 169. 175 Beattie. Susan A. 104 Beauchamp. Melody 104, 180, 181 Beaudry. Connie 139 Beaudry, Michael Scott 104 Beaudry, Ruth 139 Beck, Kelly 104 Bedwell, Audra 139. 181 Beef Mart X4 Beginning of School 10-11 Beigh, Mr. Robert 152 Belancin, Susan IX, 183 Belcher, Janet L. 9. 104 BeU, Chrissy 139 Bell, Dawn Marie 104, 159, 224 Bell, Tom IX Bellar Brothers Construction 208 Bellar, Dwayne 65, 139 Bellar, Larry IX Belongia. Michael 83. IX Belt. Brian 139 Beltz, Tim 139 Bemis, Jennie IX Benac. Chris 65, 139, 171, 191 Bendt, Janet M. 104 Bendt. Sandy IX Bengero, Luis Lumalang 37, 104, 161, 170 Bennett, Bill IX Beres, Jason 139 Berg, Duane G. 104 Berg, John IX Berger, Dana IX, 181 Berger, Dara IX, IX Berquist, Lora IX Berquist, Mr. Kenneth 65, 152 Bemer, John IX Bertucci, Lisa IX Bertucci, Marty 65, 79, IX Beshears. Lisa A. 34, 66, 104, 168 Betas, Sarah Ann 66, 104, 174, 175 Bey, Tim 155 Biggs, Carrie 72, 80, 81, 96. 101 Biggs. Matt IX Bike Rack, The 203 Billings, Christine IX Biodrowski, Chris IX. 181 Bishop, Becky IX Bishop, Kelly IX, 164, 169 Bivens. Dr. Donald 36, 150 B.J. ' s Coins Jewelry X6 Blachly, Tina IX, 190 Blackburn, Bonnie IX Blackwell, Lynette IX, 167 Blair ' s 206 Blake. Larry IX Blakeiy, Clara 67, 81, 91, IX Blakely. Mrs. Eleanor 151 Blanchard, Jerry IX Blankenship, Tom IX. 177 Blaszluewicz, Robert IX, 166, 168, 169, 175 Blatz, Teresa IX Bledsoe, Chuck IX, 177 Ins, Jeffrey Lynn 104, 162, 179 ins, Tammy J, 104 ins, Tina 67. 91, IX ins, Virginia IX , Enc IX , Jeff 22, 101, IX, 179, 203 one, David B. 104 Bodnar, Beth 67. IX Bodnar. Mr. William 40, 152 9nJU Bogard, Don 76, 78, 79. IX Bogdan, Joe 83. IX Bogdan. Rob IX Bogdan. Toni 81. IX Bogdan. Windy IX, 169 Boland, Chris IX Boland, Pat IX. 163 Boling, Jeff IX Bollinger. Michele Lyn 72. 80. 104 Bond. Mr. Dennis 45, 112, 152 Bonick, Jack IX Bonick, Jeff IX Bonick. Rich IX Bonner, Georgina IX Bonnetts. Glenn IX Bono, Trisha 140, 182 Bonvissuto, Pat 155 Book, Staci IX. 183 Booth. Jeff IX Booth, Norman IX Borden, Jim 140 Borden, Loma K. 104 Borman, Sandy IX Bost. Cathie IX Bost, Tommy IX Boswell. Greg 65, 140, 177 Boswell, Greg IX Boswell, Paula 73. IX. 164. 183 Bothwell, ' Terry A. 53, 104 Bowen, Scott 89 Boyden, David A. 104, 175 Boys ' State 166-167 Bozman, Debbie 140, 191 Bozman, Mary 155 Bradley, Scot IX, 184, 187, 189 Bragg. Wendy 9, 140, 184, 191 Brasher, Scott IX, 131 Brasser, Angie 140, 181, 184, IX Breunig, Will IX, 138, 183 Breunig, Annemarie 140 Breyfogle, Wayne IX Brickley, Jennifer Lynn 104 Bridges, Charles R. M. 42, 43, 105, 162, 176, 177 Briese, Robert 140 Brignoni, Fred IX Brimmer, Jill IX Brindza, Tabetha IX, 163, 184 Brindza, Tiffany 67, 140 Britton, Kim 140 Brock, Jeff IX Brocksmith, Deanna 160 Brockway, Christina 105 Brockway, Rich 140, 177 Broda, Gayle 140, 182 Bromwell, Carey IX Bronson, Sharon 61, 66, 96, 121, 169 Brooks, Brian 121 Brooks, Lisa IX Brooks, Scott 121 Brown, Andy 140, IX Brown, Danielle 98, 121, 179, IX, 184, 188, IX Brown, David 65, 140 Brown, Irene IX Brown, Jeffery G. 70, 71, 105 Brown, Jim IX Brown. Joy 121. 158, 159, 183 Brown, Karen 140 Brown, Laura IX Brown, Laura 140 Brown. Michelle C. 105, 179, 184 Brown, Mr. Richard 52 Brown Tire 215 Browning, Mandy 121 Broyhill. Melissa 140, IX Brubaker, Traci 140 Bruce, Scott R. 23, 76, 105, 175 Bruckner, Kurt 121 Bruner, Curtis 121 Bryan. Jerry 65, 140 Bryan, Kit 140 Bryan, Sharri IX, 158, 159 Bryan, Tony 36, X, 105, 162 Buchanan, Anita 179, 180 Buchwalter, Lisa 121, 183, 184 Buchwalter, Steven IX Buckner, Shannon 140 Buckner, Tamara 184 Bugarin, George 121 Buhring, Bonnie K. 105 Bullard. Dee Dee 24, 38, IX, 158, 161, 170 Bullock. Dawn 105 Bills, Mr. Ron 152, 166 Bulva, Timothy J. 62, 63, 89, 105 Bulva. Tom 64. IX Bumbales, Jennifer Ann 74, 75. 105, 164, 168 Bumbales, Julie 155 Bumbales, Raymond Walter 105 Burch, Mark 83, IX Burch, Melissa IX, 184, 186 Burch, T. Mike 105 Burchell, Dale 140, 177 Burchell, Serena 121 Burden, Dave 64, IX Burdette, Eric 140 Burk, Jennifer 140 Burke, Jerry 7, 121 Burke, Pat 121 Burke, Sheri IX Bumey, Shelley Jean 105 Burnham, Corey Walter 105 Bumham, Kelly H. 105 Bums, Belinda 67, 121, 206 Bums, Diane 121 Bums, Michael 121, 167 Burton, Kathy 121 Burton, Kevin IX Burton, Tammy 140 Bush, Chris 137, 140 Busick, Shaun Stephen 105, 161, 162, 174, 175, 184, IX Butala, Mike 155 Butler, Pamela 140, 162, IX Butvin, Andy 140 Buxbaum. Valerie X, IX, 187 Buzea, Mr. Craig X Byarlay, Wayne 140, 187 Byerman, Jeff 83, 140 Byers, Keith 140 Caesar, Brian IX Caesar. Sheri 121 Caldwell. Sandi IX. 186 Calmbacher, John IX Calvary Cemetery 205 Camacho, Doris 121 Camelot Bowl 205 Cambeses, Christina 140 Camp, Edwin 140 Camp. Sherry Lee 105. 179 Campbell. Delaney E. 63, 82, 83, 105 Campbell, Jeff 4, 140 Campbell, Jim 10, 121, 166, 183 Canamar, Rich 140 Candiano ' s 197 Cannon, David 140 Cannon, John 63, 121, 170 Canter, Mark 140 Capps, Lisa 81, 91, 140 Capron, Dave 121 Carlson, Kristine 121 Carmin, Shawn C. 24, 50, 105 Carpenter, Allen 1 1 1 Carpenter, Melynda IX. 181 Carr, Colleen 75, 121 Carr, Kerry 75, 140, 171 Carrier, Mike 140 Carter, Dana 75, IX Carter, Faith IX, 184, 188, 203 Carter, J. Nicholas 105 Cary, Margaret 121, 184 Casbon, Mr. Larry 150 Cassell, Tina 28, IX, 158, 159, 171 Castaldi, Mike 140 Castano, Rose 121 Casteel, Jennifer 140 Castleman, Amber 140 Castleman. Carmen 121, 177 Cathoart, Derek 140 Cathcart, Shirley A. 106 Cavinder, Darlene 155 Caywcod, Kym 121, 182 Caywood, Vickie 140, 184, IX Cazallis, Linnea 121, 168 Cerutti, Lana 140 Chandler, Darrell 65, 140 Chapman, Lee 83 Chappo, Bill 74, 75 Charlson, Denise 140, 191 Charnetzky, David L. 106 Charron, Brenda 121, 184, 188 Chas, Jeff IX Chase, Joe 121 Chase, Lisa 140 Chase, Tracy 140 Chatt, Jack 140 Chatwell, Shelly 40, 103, 121, 184, 185 Chavez, Edith 155 Cheek, Bill 121 Cheek, Kevin IX Cheek, Robert 121 Cheerleaders, freshman 160-161 Cheerleaders, JV 160-161 Cheerleaders, varsity 160-161 Cheky, Anthony 63, 94, 106 Cheme, Kristine 181 Cherry, Joel A. 106 Chessor, John 140, 187, IX Chesterton State Bank 21 1 Chicos. Deborah J. 106 Chiesi, Kim IX Chivalry 26-27 Cho. Stephen S. 106. 161, 171 Choir. Symphonic 178-179 Choraliers 178-179 Choucalas, Angela 140 Christman, Julie 121 Christman, Michelle Marie 106 Churilla, Mark Alan 106 Chustak, Daniel A. 106, 137 Chustak, Rose IX Ciesielski, Allen 140 Ciesielski, Eric 22, 121 Cieslak, Gina 28, 140, 162 Cinillo, Dan 140, 177 Clardy, Lisa 121 Clark, Alan B. 106 Clark, Chris 121 Clark, Earl IX Clark, Jim 14, 15, 24, 63 Clark, Mart 121 Clark, Michelle L. 106, 158, 159 Clark, Rose IX Clark. Scott IX Classes 38-59 Claussen Scharf Ace Hardware XI Claxton. Sharri 140 Clem, Karen 121, 184 Clemans, John 89. IX, 181 Cleveland, Chris 42, 121, 162, 176, 177, IX Cleveland, Marc 85, 140, 191 Clifft, Cindy 121 Closing 222-223 Clubs 156-191 Coakley, Vanessa R. 106 Coates, Julie 121 Coates, Kim 140 Cobb, Preston 76, 78, IX Coburn. Rich 121 Coffey, Pat 121 Coke, Lavada IX Cole, Charity 140, 181 Cole, Connie X, 91 Cole. Missy IX Coleman, Fred IX, 177 Coley, Matt 140 Coling. Jeff X College, Preparing 50-51 Collette, Karl IX Colley, Eric G. 70, 71, 94, 106. 158 Collins, Dave 121 Colon, Roxanne 66, 121 Colvin, Carol 106 Colvin, Debbie 140 Colvin, Tina Marie 106 Combs, Donna IX, 163, 164 Comerford, Carrie 121 Comerford, Tim IX Commencement 36-37 Compass, Suzie 121 Compirayod, Sopa 106 CompuTrend, Inc. XI Condo, Adam 69, 83, 92, IX Condo, Debbie 73, 96, 97, 121 Condron, Dan 64, 78, IX Condron, Michael J. 106 Conger, Bobby 140 Conners, Mark 140 Connors, Debra 58, 106 Connors, Jeff IX Conor, Debbie 121 Contreraz, Lorene 155 Conway, Mr. James 112, IX Cook. Jeff 155 Cook, Melesa 121 Cook, Mr. Steve 83 Cooley, Tom 64, IX Cools, Jeff IX Copeland, Lara M. 106. 164, 168 Copley, James 140 Coppes, Dr. Billy, D.D.S. 215 Coppinger, Brian IX Coppinger, Damn K. 106 Corbett, George 121 Corbett. Jamie 121, 184, IX Comett, Jerry IX Coros, Donna 121 Coros, Maran 140 Cortina, George 83, 121 Cory, Dr. K.P. 196 Cosner, Kevin Matthew 107 Costas Foods XI Costello. Kirk 121 Costello, Tim 140, 181, IX Cosier, Pam IX, 184 Cotton, Brian P. 24, 68, 107, 164, 167, 168 Coudriet, Brian 107 Coules, Greg 65, 85, 140 Coulter, Bob IX, 164 Cowles, Coach Caren 86, 87 Cowsert, Michelle 140 Cox, Debbie 121 Cox, Edward E. 107 Cox, Lori IX Cox, Michael 101, IX, 138 Cox, Mike 140 Cox, Tammy 140 Crance, Diane 140 Crandall, Sean IX, 224 Crawford, Chris 121 16 Index Crawford, Dove 140 I Creech, Cindy 91, 130 Creech, Larry 140 I Creviston, Traci 121, 169, 175, 224 I Criswell, Daryl 140 I Crizer, Greg 63, 64, 94. 95, IX I Croel), Joe 65, 140 I Crook, Mark IX I Cross country, boys ' 70-71 I Cross country, girls ' 72-73 Cross. Richard 121 Crowley, Ray 140 Crownover, lames 36 Crownover, Tammy 140 Crazier, Matt 130 Crum, Todd 107 Cruse, Dale 140, 184, 187 Cruz, Carlos 107 Cruz, lason 64, 92, 130 Cruz, Mrs. Noelia 151 Cubbison, Jim IX Cullen, Noel 84, 85, 140 Culp, Melody 141 Cunningham. Cathy X, IX. 173, 179 Cunningham, Heather Lynn 107 Cunningham, Rhonda Lee 107 Cutrel, Mark 141 Cutrel, Tim IX Czapla, Tamara IX Czazasty, Daneta R. 107, 168 Czazasty, Susan K. 107 Czazasty, Tricia 141 Czechanski, Denise X, 86, 87. 141, 182 Czechanski, Vera 24, 34, 73. 121, 172, 173 Czilli, Dave 89. IX 2 D M Auto Parts 202 Dahlgren, Kelly 121, 162 Dahlgren, Ric IX Dahlstrom, Kelly IX Dahlstrom, Kimberly IX Dahlstrom, Mandy S. 107 Daich. Jason IX Daich, Liza 141 Dairy Queen, Portage 196 Dame, Eddie 121 Daniels. Debi 141, 184. 189, 190 Daniels, Sharon IX. 162, 184 Darrow, Jon Dennis IX, 101, 107, 175, 224 Darrow, Mike 121 Dash, Kathy 137, 141, IX Dash, Tracy IX, 173 Davenport, Charlene 121 Davenport, Jim 141 Davenport, Kristy 141 Davidson, Mr. Evrett 29 Davidson, Julie 121 Davidson, Rhonda G. 107, 164 Davies, JeH 69. IX Davis. Les IX Davis, Tom 13, 63. 76. 78. 121 Davison, Jerry 65, 141 Davison, Lora IX Davison, Matt C. 107, 175 Dawson, Lance 141 Day, Claude E. 107 Dean, Jennifer 141 Decker, Don 92, 121 DeCoster, Mr. John 39, 57, 131, 168 DeGaetano, Mitch 65, 83, 141, 191 Deistler, Leo John III 107 Delich, Camille 121 Delich, Daniel J. 107 Delmage, Dena IX Delmastro, Sherry 121 Delucio, Mark 64, IX Demko, Mike 89, IX Demmond, Mary Ann 107 Demmond. Stephanie 107 Demo. Joni R. 107 Demorotski, Susie R. X, 107 Denismk. Ron IX DePorter, Phil 107 DePuma, Jay 26. IX, 179 DeRose, David 141 Deweese, Tom 141 Diaz, Tammy 141, 145 Diaz, Tina 141 DiCesare, Dominee 141 Dickerson, Larry 65, 141 Dickenson. Vicky 91, 121 Dickey. Jerry 34, 121 Dickey, Mike 85. 141 Dickson, Brian IX Dietz, Rick 69, IX Dilag, AnnaLiza K. 107, 170 Dillin, William 121, 169, 177 Dillman, Julie 141 Dillon. Stacey 121, 162, 193 Dillon, Stephanie 81, 141, 162 Diving, boys ' 84-85 Diving, girls ' 74-75 Dixon, Julie IX, 175. 224 Dixon, Karri 141 Dixon, Myra 155 DJurich, Carrie 141 Doane. Mr. Jim 152 Doane, Mrs. Carolyn 152, 155 Dobis, Melanie R. 107 Dodson, Nicky 141 Doell, Debbie 15 Doepping. Charles 141 Donelson, Mike IX Douglas, Mr. James 51, 105, 152 Draia, Don 76, 121 Draia, Doug 83, IX, 141, 182 Draia, Helen 155 Drasich, Dave 121 Dravet, Karen 141 Dravet, Scott C. 39, 103, 107, 157 Dreggors, Jennifer 141 Driver, Roger 43, 107 Driver, Terry IX Droppa, James 107, 175 Droza, Nicolette A. 107, 168 Droza, Shonda IX Drummond, Kathy 155 Drummond, Lori 141 Duff, Melody IX, IX Duhamell, Mrs. Lynnette 152 Dujmovich, Christina M. 107, 158, 160, 161, 169. 175 Dujmovich, Stephen 161 Dumis, Kimberly 141, 161 Duncan, Brian 141 Duncan, Scott 141 Dunigan, Raymond 121, 177, 184 Dunkelbarger, Amey 121 Dunning, Mickey X, 107, 156, 168, 169. 175, 179 Durich, Kerry 191 Duron, Felix 122 Dusendang, Kelly 122 Dusendang, Tina 141 Duvall. Mark 122 Duvall. Mike 141 Duvall, Tami IX, 158, 161 Dwight, Khris 122 Dy, Marc Kenneth 107, 167, 168 Dy, Melinda 98, IX, 187 Dyer, Jay 94 Eagle, Lisa 122, 159, 158 Earle, Alena 122 Eason, Rick 141 Eaton, Melissa IX Eaton, Mike 122 Eckhard. Kelli 122, 179 Eckhart, Mrs. Mary Ann 151 Edwards, Deanna IX Edy ' s202 Ehlert, Cheri 141 Elam, Kevin 122 Elam, Krissy 26, 27, IX Eldred, Mrs. Joann 152 Eldndge, Lisa 122 Hdridge, Melvin G. 107. 115 Elibasich, Miss Christine 56, 112, 152 Elkins, Brian 28, 83, 122 Elkins, Doreen IX Elkins, KeUy 141 Elledge, April 120, 122 Elledge, Mike IX Elliott, Mr. Paul 162 Ellis, Kevin IX Elwood, Ken 64, IX, 162 Hwood, Laurie 122, 168 Emery, Becky 57, 122 Emery, Bill IX, 162 Emmart, Kimberlee IX Emmet, Chuck IX Engelhardt, Monica IX English, Jon X, 49, 92, 122 English, Mr. William IX Ennulat. Dorothy IX Erdei, Ron IX Erickson, Brian L. 107, 168 Ershick, Scott 64, IX Erwin, Duane 122, 165, 169 Escobedo. Chris 141 Escobedo, Dora 122 Esposito. Lorna IX Essary, Toni 141 Estes. Jerald 121 Estes, LaNaya Joyce 107 Etchison, Ken 141 Evans, Chris 122 Evans, Diana 141 Evans, Glenn C. 107 Evans, Laura 141, 182 Evans, JeH 13, 177 Evans, Michelle 122 Evans, Steven IX, IX, 184, 186, 187, 202 Evans, Tammy 122 Evans, Terry 64, 78, 89, IX Evans, Tina IX, 186 Evans, Wally 122 Evers, Gene 141, 191 Evetts, Jim 122 Evens, Tracy IX Ewen, Connie 141, 182 Faculty IX- 155 Fadely, Mr. Dale 96. 152 Faidherbe, Theresa M. 108 Falls. Lisa 75. 141, 162, 181 Fantasticks. The 32-33 Farley. Sally 122 Farmer, Keith IX Farmer, Missy 141 Fasel, Larry IX Faulisi, Patty 141 Fedorchak. Dawn 141 Feeney, Gy Sgt. James 176 Fekete, Patricia L. 108 Fellowship of Christian Athletes 164- 165 Fengya, Tom IX Ferguson, Benjamin B. 108 Ferguson, Sheila Lynn 108 Fessler, Charmaine IX, 175, 184, 186,224 Ficken. Miss Linda 66, 67, 152 Fidler, Tim IX Field, Lisa 141 Fielder, Amie 122, 169, 175, 224 Fieler, Fred 141 Fifield, Keith Alan 13, 106, 108, 162. 183 Fike, Michael 141, 187, 191 Fike, Rachel 141, 162 Filipas, Terry 65, 141 Fink, Jerry 141 Fink. Robert IX Fish, Mr. Hilary 152 Fisher, Debbie 108 Fisher, Denise 75, 122, 162 Fisher, Maria 122. 175 Fisher, Melissa 122, 179 Fisher, Roy E. 108 Fisher, Sandy 67, 98. 141, 162 Fitch, Jeff 70, 71, 141 Fitch. Jim 35. 76. 78. 122, 165 Fitness Barn 208 Fitzjarrald, Sheri Lynn 108 Fitzjarrald, Wanda 155 Flach, Kathy 98, 99, 141 Floral Fashions 199 Flores, Melissa 60, X. 122 Floyd, Lisa 122, IX, 181 Flynn, Patti IX Fogarty, Jerry I. 16, 70. 94. 108 Fogarty, Patrick 69, 85, IX Foley, Cathy 122, 173, 174, 175, 224 Football, freshman 64-65 Football. JV 64-65 Football, varsity 62-63 Footlight Frenzy 20-21 Ford. Jason IX Foreman, Tina 66, 87, 91, 122 Foremski, David 141 Forrest, Don 101, IX Forrest, Jacqueline X, 108 Fortini, Rikk 141 Fortini, Todd 69, 87, 122, 162, 165 Former, Mark 84, 85, IX Foster, Julie 141, 162, 181, 184, IX Foster, Michelle D. 32, 68. 108, 178, 179 Fowler, Tammy 141 Fowler, Tim 141 Fox, Rich 141 Fraley. Catherine 141, 177 Francesconi, Lisa 108, 158. 161, 209 Franklin, John IX, 187 Franklin, Roy 24, 108 Frazier, Bekki 122, 173, 175 Fredel, Suzette 10, 35, IX Freeman, Julie 141, 162 French Club 162-163 French Honor Society 164-165 Freshmen 139-149 Fritz, David 108 Fritz, Heidi 112, IX, 179. IX Fritz. Mr. Barry IX Frost, Mrs. Anne 152. 154, 155 Fultz, Rodney 141 Fun, Having 46-47 Funcheon, Bill 122 Furlong, Art IX Furlong, John 141, 181 Fye, Ken 131 Q Gagliardi, Ken 122 Gagna, Cami 67. 96, 141. 171 Gaines, Becki 122 Gaines, Tom 131 Gajdik, Kim 98, 141, 182 Gajdik, Laurel 21, 108, IX. 162, 164, 179 Gajos, Vonnie 209 Gal, John 141 Gallardo. Aaron 141, 179 Game Room, Inc. 204 Garcia. Ronda 131 Gardner. Christine 108 Gardner. David 141 Garland. Laura 131 Garren, Nick 131 Garren, Terry 141, 177 Garren, Wanda 122, 177 Garus, Belinda 131, 181 Garzella, Philip A. 108 Garzella. Tim 141 Gasper. Jennifer 131 Gatewood, Novae 131 Gaught, David 43, 131 Gayheart, Kelvin 141 Gayheart, Tammie 122 Gearhart, Steve 141 Geary, Jesse 89, 131 Gee, Monica 131 Geiselman, Mike 131 Gerber, Wayne 63, 108 German Club 162-163 Geruska. Peggy 141 Getting in Shape 42-43 Gibson, Char 131. 181 Gibson, Dewayne 65, 141 Gibson, Shannon 81, 131 Giese. Gina X. 108. 173, 179 Giese, Jim 131, 173 Gilbert, Cindy 122. 168 Gilbert, Glossie 141 Gilbert, John 122 Gilbert. Jolene 13, 108, 170, 171, 175. 212 Gilbert. Jolene 131. 158, 171 Gilbert, Judi 131 Gillan, Joe 32, 33, 122, 179, 184 Gillis, David M. 109 Gillis, Traci 131 Gilmer, Rhonda 122 Gilmore, Kevin 52, 55, 142 Gilmore, Paul 122 Gilmore, Teresa 131 Gilmore, Terrie IX Gingery, Kim 131 Gipson, Allen 105 Girgenti, Coach Karen 75, 85 Girls ' State 166-167 Glancy, Tim A. 109, 151 Glaser, Lori 131 Season. Kevin Michael 43, 109, 162, 176 Glenn. Jim 142 Glenn, Jon 109 Gniadek, Patrick 131, 187 Goin, Mayor Robert 192. 212 Gobin, Al 122 Gobin, Bev 10. 142 Gobin. Brenda S. 109, 168 Gobin, Mike 131. 162 Gobin. Nancy 52 Godbey, Randy 109 Godby. Darren 85, 122 Godby, Karen 142 Godby. Loma 142 Godby, Steve 142, 177 Gokey, Crystal 57. 72, 122 Golden, Michelle 96, 142 Golf, boys ' 100- 101 Golf, girls ' 72-73 Gomez, John 131 Gonzales, Louis 122 Gonzalez, Greg 122 Gonzalez, Laurie 131, 181 Goodenough, Jerrie 131, IX Goodman, Carol 155 Goodman, Donald 83, 131 Goodwin, Glen E. 109 Gorden, Louie 142 Gore, Richard Todd 109 Gorrasi, Angie 109 Gouger, Cassie 75, 142 Gouger, Coco 75, 1 22 Gouger, Joe 109 Goulden, Denene 109 Goulden, Sam 142 Graduation 36-37 Graft, Terrie 122 Granato, Chad 122 Grasham, Sandi 87, 122 Gratzer, Steve 131 Graveline, Michele K. 109 Graveline, Steffanie 142, IX Graves, Allan 122 Graves, Cindy 142 Gray. Matt 142 Gray. Mike 85. 142 Gray. Mr. Robert 149. 152 Greavu. Bob 68, 76, 77. 109. 168 Green, Mr. Jim 92. 152 Green. Sandy 131, 186. 184 Green, Shawn 142. 183, 184. 191 Green. Zachary 109 Gregorash, Anthony T. 109, 175 Gregorczyk, Knsten 131, 158, 161. 164 Gregory. Todd 83. 142 Grenchik, Heidi 75, 142, 167 Griffey, Jamie 142 Gnffith, Carl 131 Gnlfith. Dawn 142, 149 Griffith, Greg 142 Griffith, Mike 64. 89. 131 Gnllith. Rich 122 Gnshka, Crystal 142 Grivetti. Mr. Raymond 152. 182, 183 Grizzle. April 131 Grochowski, Gina 131. IX. 181 Grochowski, Greg 89, 122 Gross, Tom 142, 184 Groups 156-191 Groves. Jamie 22. 23. X, 69, 85, 122, 162 Groves, Michele 142 Groves, Monty 26. 122. 167. 173. 203, 184, 187 Grube, lason 122 Grunbaum, Arpi 122. 162, 171 Gucich. Pamela S. 10, 109, 158. 159, 224 Gue, Richard 131 Guernsey, Jennifer 142, IX Guernsey, Mr. Marvin X, 152 Guernsey, Ramona 122. 168. 183 Guerrero. James R. 42, 109, 176 Gum, Jenny 131 Gum. Keith 131 Gum, Shelley 122 Gumm. Denise 73. 131. 183. 186, 187 Gumm, Kim 122, 170 Gunter, Deanna 44, 131. 164, IX Gustafson, Ray G. 109 Guzik, Dan 122 Guzik. Michael 109 Guzikowki. Mr. Jim 152 Gymnastics 86-87 Jl Habhab. Tony 131 Hackleman, Mr. Mike 224 Hagan, Jeff 122 Hagan. Lora 131 Hagan, Scott 142 Hahn. Coach Rich 78 Haines, Jeffrey 89, 105, 131 Haines, Laura 75, 98, 131, 164, 169. 175, 224 Hakes. Ron 131 Halaschak, Mr. Andrew 152 Hale, Lonnie 142 Hale, Matt 13, 24, 68, 109, 161, 168. 169. 175 Hale, Rhonda 122 Hale. Shane 122 Hall, Kevin 131 Hall. Michael 131, IX, 182, 187 Hall, Mike 65, 79, 142, 187 Hall, Wendy 131 Hallett, Kerry 142 Hallman, Dave 142 Hallman, Dwayne 63, 109, 165 Halstead. William Mark 109 Ham, Trina 142 Hamilton, Mr. Gilbert 152 Hamilton, Tracy 142 Hamman, Mandi 131, 184, 186. 187. 188. 189 Hammock. Natalie 122 Hancock, Judy 75, 142, 183 Hancock, Mr. Ronald 152. 170 Handing, Christopher 132 Handlon. Gwen 122. 159 Hands, Using 54-55 Haney. Dave 132 Hang Up Shoppe 215 Hanners, Rick 132 Harmon. Dawn 132 Hans. Ron 142 Hansell, Amanda 132. 179, IX, 184 Hansen, Eric 122 Hanson. Demmie 132 Harbaugh. Connie 109 Harbison, Carl James 109 Harbrechl. Mrs. Ruth 152. 163 Hardebeck. Mr. Thomas 152 Hardin. Ron 142 Harlan, Ernest 64, 132 Harmon, Donna 209 Harmon, Tabatha 132, 179 Harrington. Ion 132 Harrington, Russ 48, 122 Harrington, Tracy 142 Harris, Iimi 65, 142 Harris. Ice 122 Harm, Brian 142 Hartung. Heidi 109 Harty, Jenny 142 Harwood. Heather 142 Harwood, Kim 142 Haskell. Carol 142 Haskell. lim 132. 184. 189 Haslet. Barb 122. 181 Hasse, Lisa 122 Hatchett, Cindy 132 Hatfield. Melissa 142 Hathaway, David E. 109 Havlin. Karen 142 Index 217 Havrilla. James 78. 132 Havrilla. Judy 1SS Hawlms. Dave 132 Hays, Jerry 63. 94. 9S. 122 Hays. Tina 132. 182 Hays. Toma 132. 183 Hays. Wendell 142. 190 Haywood. Cheryl Lynn 109, 181 Haywood, Rhonda 142 Haywood. Sheila 142 Head. Scott 85. 94. 142 Headley. Ron 142 Heckman. Shelly 80. 81, 90. 91. 132 Heunberg, Amy 122. 166. 167 Heimberg, Eric 142. 168 Heuns. Amber 142 Heitmann. Mrs. Debra 152. 174. 224 Helge, Erin 142 Heller. Eric 132 Hellman. Anruka Amelie 109, 179 Helmecy, Tina 142 Helton. Ray 132 Helton. Tracy 122. 181 Heminger. Ron 132. 179. 203 Henderson. Ron 142 Henderson. Tim 109 Hendru. David Thomas 109 Hendmc. Deann 109 Henningneld. Bobby 132 Henmngs. Keith Allan 109 Henry. Jen L 109 Henry. Jerry 123 Henry. Joni 142 Hernandez, Donna Irys 109 Hernandez. Manuel 65, 142 Herr Mrs. Sandra 151 Herren. Stacy 67. 142 Herron, Pam 132 Hess. JeH 142 Hess. Nik 142 Hewitt. Brent 142 Hickman. Kelly 67. 123 Hickman. Kerry 81.91. 142 Hicks. Mrs. Linda 151. 152. 164 Higgms. Gary 142 Highlan. Tina 123 Higuet. John 132 Hile, Janelle 32. 132, 179. 184 Hill. Connie 123. 168 Hill. Man 142. 191 Hill. Renee 142 Hill. Rhonda 123 Hill. Steve 142 Hill. Tina 123 Hill. Tonya 132 Hiller. Enc38. 101. 123 HUley. Larry 132 HUzley. Karen 123 Himden. Mike 123 Himo. Jason 142 Himo. Mark 132 Hinchley, Jerry 132 Hines. Mick 142 Hines. Pamela Sue 17. 109 Hines. Ron 132. 177 Hinkle Bob 69. 142 Hinkle. Edie 142 Hinkle. JeH 63. 123 Hinkle. Keith 1 10 Hinkle, Michael 69. 132 Hipp. Garry 132 Hodsden. Chns 142 Hoeckelberg. Keith 123. 183 Hoesman. Scon 3. 139. 142. 182 Hollenshead. DeAnn 132 Holley. Keith 85. 132 Holley. Steve 123 Holm. Mark 142 Holm. Steven J.. D.D.S 215 Holstein. Janece 132 Holt. Cathy 142 Holt. Sue 131, 132 Homecoming 12-15 Hominger, Dee Dee 1 10 Homme. Ren 68. 123 Honor Society 168-169 Hooker. Rick 63. 83. 123 Hooper, Amy Jo 1 10 Hooper. Joe 123. 167 Hoopingamer. lenni 123 Hoopingamer. Kurt 142 Hoots. Greg 132. 177 Hoover. Shawn 142 Hopkins, deel E 1 10 Hopkins. Ed 9. 123. 177 Hopkins. Gene 142. 191 Hopkins. Karen 142 Hopkins. Kelly 142 Hopkins Kyle 123 Hopkins, Lorretta 132 Hopkins. Rich 123 Hopkins. Vickie Ti. 184. 189 Herd, Malisoa 123, 180 rind nfbny S. 110 --.-. ,- ' -v:-; ' -:. ' . ' ; ' ■ -. ' , ' ■! Horn, Kevin 132 Horvalh. Tom 101. 132. 156. 184. , «7 Horzaa. Arpi 132, 133 Horzsa. Katalin Lima 1 10. 125 Houraheil. Lisa 132 Houpt. Kathy 98 Hotrod Eddie 132 Howe. Beth 123 Howe. Sandy 142. 149 Howe. Sheryle 123 Howell. Dave 65, 142 Howell, LisaL. 110 Howerton, David 132 Howerton, Lynn 123. 179 Howsare. Tom 123 Hoyt, Leanne 142. 158. 161. 170 Hubbard. Dawn 123 Hubbard, Jack 123. 175 Hubbard. Tracy A. 110. 168 Huber. Paul 123 Hudgins, Mike 143 Huey. Cathy 139. 143. 182. 184. 187, 191 Huey. Pat 106. 132. 163. 183. 184, 187, 189 Huey, Sharon 123, 183 Huriord. Jennifer 143, 162 HuHord. Scon 70. 94. 143 Hughes. Janice 143 Hughes. Lisa 143 Huisinga. Paul 143 Hull. Bobby 143 Hull. Eric 8S. 143 Hull. Mike 54, 132 Hulse, Roy 132 Hunsberger. Mr. E.A. 152 Hunt, Thomas 132, 184, 187. 183 Hurst, Luanne 123 Hurst, Marsha 143, 184 Hurst, Michael T. 33. 1 10. 167 Hurst. Pat 85, 132 Husk. Bill 143 Husted. Martha 110 Hutka, Cathy 132 Hutman. Cheryl 13, 132, 162, 179 Hutton. Coach John 76, 78 Hygema. Twyla 123 laleggio. Daniel 68. 69. 123 latarola, Elena 96. 143. 173. 182. 184. 190. 191 Ibrahim. Muna 123 Igras. Lisa 143 Igras, Sandra L. 110, 179 lgras, Susan Mane 1 10 IliH, Micheal Paul 110, 189 Indiana Federal 195 Indians. Marching 184-185 Ingram, Tract 123, 158, 159. 167, 168, 171 Ingram, Valorie 24, 80, 81, 98, 110, 168 Inland Steel 198 Intramurals 22-23 Irvin. Seth 16.63. 101. 123. 179 Irvine, Charlotte 105 Isaac, Amy 24. 132. 151. 162. 167, 186 Ison, David W. 110 2 Jablonsb, Jim 143 Jackomis. Joyce 143 Jackson. Lisa 132. 180 Jackson. Randy 143 Jackson. Rhonda 132, 186 Jacob, Margaret M, 1 10 lacobsen ' s 198 lacobson, Mr. Thomas 150, 184 Jacobson, Rod 94. 143 Jaeger. Christine 42, 132 Jaeger, Suzy 143 Jahcda, Mary 123 Jahoda, St eve 65, 143 Jakich. Lianne 143 Jakich, Lisa 132 Jalovecky. Dale D, 1 10 Jalovecky, Shern 132 Jamboree 4-5 laniga, Mike 65. 143 lanik, Sandra A. 1 10 Jannasch, Scott 132 Japolsky, Charles 123 Jarabek. Brian 13, 101, 110 Jarabek, Mike 100. 101. 123 Jarosak, Jell 143 Jarosak, Tom 123 Jarvis, Aaron 65, 79. 143 Jarvis, Duane 123 Jarvis, Toshi 155 Jeliers, Sam 54, 123 Jelinek, Jim 123 Jennings, Annette 67. 96. 162, 143 Jennings, Richard 68, 69, 92. 93. 1 10. 162 Jensen. Anne 75, 1 10 Jenl, Josie 73, 123, 183 Jepson, Debbie 132 Jetmund. Mike S, 30. 50. 1 10. 189 Jetmund. Tina 132 Jim ' s Portage Standard 199 Johns, Chns 28. 63. 123. 170 Johns. Dawn 143. 183 Johnson. Anthony 132 Johnson, Candy 13, 132 Johnson, Dan 15. 62. 63. 94. 123 Johnson, Heather 81. 143 Johnson. JeH 143 Johnson. Jennifer 162. 143, 184. 190 Johnson, Justin 143 Johnson, Mike 123. 168. 169. 175 Johnson, Mr, Lowell 150 Johnson, Ruth 155 Johnson, Sandy 1 10 Jolly, Dave 123, 175. 224 lolly, Dustin 70, 143 Jones. Bob 132, 175, 184, 186, 205, 224 Jones, Carla 132 Jones. Deanna L. 7, 10 Jones, Joseph G. 46, 1 10 Jones, Kelly 123 Jones. Michael 4. 69. 92, 93, 132 Jones, Scon 63. 123. 166 Jones, Tim 143 longsma, Mrs. Sue 151 Jose. Brian 143 Jose. Paula Lorraine 66. 110. 168 Joseph. Darrin 132 Joseph. David 132. 185 Joseph. Marie 143, 180 Joseph, Sandee 143, 191 Judge, Chuck 123 Jump, Dee Dee 143. 181 Junior Reserve OHicer Training Corps 176177 Juniors 120-128 Junkin, Daniel 143. 162. 181 Junkin. Rachel 123, 164, 167, 168, 169, 173, 174, 175, 224 Junkin. Tnsh 132. 197 Kach ur. Michelle 123 Kado. Michell 143 Kado. Mitch 143 Kado. Treasa 132 Kaiser, Dave 64, 132 Kaiser, Lisa M. 1 10 Kaiser, Mark 103 Kalember. Michael R. 1 10 Kalina, Barbara 132, 180 Kalina. Dave 143, 191 Kalina, Dawn Michele 66, 91, 110, 168, 183 Kalina, Denise 55, 67, 81, 91, 132, 168, 169, 174, 175, 183, 224 Kalina, Rick 78. 94, 123, 169 Kammerer, Jefl 143 Kammerer, Loretta 155 Kammerer. Tim 132 Kammerer, Tom 132 Kane. Darlene 123 Kapica, Kerry 123 Karabin, Carrie 143, 182 Karacsony. Zoltan 143 Karnes, Pam 132 Kasarda, Dave 1 10 Kasprzak, Michelle 30, 132 Kasprzak, Rae Anne 110 Katona. Kelly 123 Katona, Kevin 143 Katzelis, Andy 123 Kaufman, Chris 132, 184, 185, 186 Karvunis, Jillian 132 Kearby, Kim 132, 181 Keehn, Gregory 177 Keel, Richard N. 21. 32, 33, 110, 172, 173 Keen, Kelly 132 Keen, Lita 132 Keen, Troy 143 Keenan, Christine 133, 181 Keesler. Lisa M. 1 10 Keller, Ronda 133 Keleman, Douglas K, 110, 167 Keleman, Duane 133, 169, 174 Kellen ' s Florist Inc. 205 Kelley. Bnan 64, 83, 133 Kelly, Debby 133 Kelly, Enc 133 Kenealy, Charles 110 Kennedy, Kevin 133 Kenney, Mark 143 Kenworthy, Claude Photography 196 Kenworlhy, Ed 64, 94, 133 Kerezman, Ruth 143, 181 Kerner, Sonya Kay 1 1 1 Kerns, Mr Robert 63, 152, 168 Kerns, Tncia 143 Kerr, Kimberly 123 Kereten, Lynne 67, 81, 133, 179 Keseley, Louie 45, 133, 167, 179 Kestner, JeH 133. 184, 186 Kieler, Tim 84, 85, 123, 179, 189 Kile. Steven Mark 111. 168 Kilgore. Steve 39, 63, 123, 176, 177, 188, 189 Killion, Mr. James 33, 152 Kilmurry. Kathleen 67. 98, 133, 171 Kilmurry, Kevin Jill Kim. Sandy 44. 123, 162, 168 Kimball, Mrs. Donna 152 Kincaid. JeH 89, 123 Kincaid, Kim 133 Kincaid, Scott 133 Kincaid, Sharon 143 Kincheloe, Jasmina 75, 98, 144, 182 Kincheloe, Mark Kinch 16, 60, 63, 111, 168 Kingery, Angela 1 1 1 Kingery. Mark 103 Kingery, Steven Anthony 1 1 1 Kirby, Mr. Greg 76, 78, 77, 152 Kirchner, Mr. Richard 105, 150 Kirgan, Kris 144 Kirk, Terri 144, 162, 184, 190 Kirkpatrick, Joni A. 1 1 1 Kirtland, Bob 133 Kitchen, Craig 181, 144 Kitchen, Kasi 144 Kitchen, Kelly 56, 111. 179, 181 Kizer, Mark 123 Kleim. Lori 133 Klein, Christy 14, 15,96, 111 Klein. Mr. Les 15, 62, 63, 150 Klenk, Tom 44, 133 Klevickas, Stosh 133 Klimaszewski, Melissa 144 Kludt, Kim 144, 181 Kludt, Terry 133 Klym, Michelle 144 Kmiotek, Eunice 155 Knight, Janene 123, 149 Knight, Todd 133 Kniola, Ray 144 Kniola, ScoH 123 Knisely, Debbie 181, 133 Kobialka, Kathy 155 Kobita, Steve 123 Kolczak, DanneHe 87, 133 Konarski, Chris 86, 87, 133 Konarski, Natalie 144 Korenich, Karen 75, 144 Koroncz, Mary M. 1 1 1 Kos. Dave 123, 168 Kosak, Shelly Ann 111, 168 Kosak, Stacie 35, 94, 133 Koski, Christopher A. 1 1 1 Kosky, Pat 155 Koslow, Mick 70, 71, 94, 115, 123 Koslow, Mrs. Sharon 159 Koss, Mr. Joseph 47, 153, 172 Kostelnik. Anthony 123 Kotyuk, Miss Gerri 153 Kotyuk. Miss Kathy 153 Kovach, Rhonda 123 Kovacek, Anne 133 Kovacik, Jackie 144 Kovacik, John 133 Kovalow, Miss Cheryl 67, 98 Kovalow, Mrs, Julia 153 Kowal, Tammy 133, 183, 189 Kozenchik, Anne 133 Kozlowski, Chuck 64, 133 Kozol, Leslie 123 Kozol, Tom 133 Krajcir, Sherri 123 Krajefska, Tammy 123 Kramer, Kevin 92, 133 Kramer, Mrs. Arlene 153 Krasek, Renee 144 Krasek, Ronda Lynn 1 1 1 Krause. Marjorie 144 Kremke, Dujon 162, 133, 175, 18 3, 224 Kretz, Jennifer 181, 144 Krieg, Kathleen Marie 1 1 1 Krieger. Mrs. Judith 46, 131, 153 Knll, Kathy Marie 1 1 1 Krostag, Chuck 144 Krostag, Marsha Kay 1 1 1 Krupa, Karen 144 Krusa, Gerise 98, 99, 123, 167 Krysa, Mrs, Jerry 150 Kubiak, David 144, 184, 191 Kuddle. Laurie 87 Kukler, April 1 1 1 Kukler, Kenny 44, 64, 89, 133 Kulakowski, Kevin 144 Kulakowski. Lisa 123 Kulavik, Tom 144, 191 Kulmatycki, Miss Annette 153 Kunstek, Timothy Scott 62, 63, 111, 76, 77, 223 Kurfman, Michelle Rill Kurth, Eric 123 Kurtz, Kristin Jo Marie 72, 96, 111, 164, 168, 170 Kurtz, Mrs. Dorothy 153 , Rob 133 Lou 133 Kwiatkowski, Tony 31, 70, 71, 94, 123 Kwilasz, John William 112 Kyle. Bnan 144, 191 Kyle, Dawn 40, 123, 168, 173, 184, LaFrance, Brian 144 Laingren, Jerri 144 Lake, Tammy Lynn 111, 112, 181 Lakomek, Matthew 63, 123, 89 Lakomek, Michael James 112 Lamantia, Mario 144 LaMantia, Tony 123, 161. 167, 171 Lamb, Brad 133 Lambert, Bryon 63, 123, 89 Lambert, Randy 124 Lance, Ellie 124 Lance, Jannie 124 Land, James Michael 32, 112, 162, 179, 180, 181 Lane, Dave 101, 133, 175 Lane, Mr. Neil 39, 153 Lane, Phil 31, 53, 69, 92, 93, 124, 168 Lange, Dawn 124 Langston, Fred 144 Language, foreign clubs 162-163 Lara, David A. 112 Laramie, Bob 92, 133 Large, Nancy 133 Larson, Rhonda 124 Lasky. Greg 89, 124, 161 Latin Club 162-163 Lauerman, Mr. Thomas 50, 58, 153 Lavender, Caryn 144 Lavender, Marci J. 112 Lavery, Mike 10, 22, 133 Lawrence, Charmaine L. 112 Lawrence, Lisa 124, 180 Lawrence, Mike 124 Lazar, Dr. Paul 28 Lazear. Laura 144 Lazear, Michelle 133 Lazear, Shelly May 112, 184, 189 Lazinski, Wendy 133 Leach, Craig 133 Learning 52-53 Lee, Cary 85, 124 Lee, Cindi 133 Leeper, Dawn 124, 184, 188 Leeper, Linda R. 80, 91, 112 Legend 174-175 Lelak, Valerie 52, 124 Lemanski, Lisa Ann 112 Lemmons, Keith T. 1 12 Lemon, Cory 112 Lemond, Mr. Michael 72, 73, 101, 153 Lenburg, Mrs. Donna 153 Lenon, Larry 1 12 Lenon, Richard A. 112 Lesher, Steve 133 Leslie, Chris 144 Levandoski, Mr. Tom 88, 153, 89 Levenda, Amy 81, 144, 191 Levenda, Kris 11, 98, 133, 158, 160, 161, 164, 170 Levenda, Tim 16, 68, 167, 202, 124 Lewis, Allen 144, 190 Lewis. Anne 124, 180, 181 Lewis, Dawn 144, 183 Lewis, Kim 144, 181 Lewis, Lisa 144 Lewis, Mrs. Dale 151 Lewis, Rich 115, 144, 181 Lewis, Steve 124 Lewis, Velnia 155 Litters 160-161 Likes, Tracei K. 112. 180. 181 Liles, Kelly 144 Lilja. Marie 144 Lilly, Chrissy 144 Lincoln, Jim 124 Lindleldt, Eric 65, 143, 144 Lindquist, Jason 144 Lindquist, Mrs. Shirley 153 Lindsey, David G. 112 Lindstron, JeH 133 Line, Kevin A. 112 Ling. Mary 144 Little Caesar ' s Pizza Treat 206 Livingston, Steve 65 Loar. Gregory L. 112 Loar, Theresa 124 Locasto, Darren 33, 133, 179 Lockwood, Slrena 67, 144 Logan, Rich 177 Lomax, John 144 Lomax, Kelley 73, 112, 162, 168 Lomax. Leasa 133 Long. Mike 144, 191 Longfellow, David A, 112 Longmore. Jill 133, 175, 185 Looft, Mr. Henry 44, 153 Lopez, David 65, 144, 182 Lorenz, Jennifer 144 Lorenz, Karen 124 Lorenzetti, Carol Lynn 113 Lovall, Doug 133, 162 Lovell, James L. 84,85, 113 Loving, Debbie 144 Lowe, Chris 124 Lowe, John 124 Lowenstine, Mrs. Jane 153 Lowery, John 16, 24, 70, 71, 94, 131 Lucas, Jane 66, 1 13 Lucas, Lucy 144, 149, 190 Lucas, Roy 144 Luce, Steve 133 Luckey, Autumn 65, 144 218 Index Lyjan, Mark 63 Lukcevic, Lori 144 Lukelich, Dave 21, 63. 124, 173 Lundewall, Kathy 133 Lundy, Jell 133 Lush, Amy 186 Lustgarten, Mrs. Virginia 151 Lute, Mary 144, 162, 190 Luwpas, Mike 94, 133 Lynch, Dan 133 Lyons, Mike 78, 89, 133 Lyons, Mitch 78, 89, 133 M Mabe, Lisa 124, 183 Mack, Joe W. 83, 113 Mackiewicz. Amy 34, 133, 158, 159, 167 Macleod, Scott 42, 65, 144 Macys, Rich 144, 162, 177 Magana, John 144 Magnetti, Thomas D.D.S. 215 Majewski, Robert I. 113 Majka. John 133 Major, Diana 155 Major, Michael 144 Malamatos, George 133 Malarik, Dan 65, 144 Malarik, Mark 124 Maldonado, Michael 133 Maletta, Kathy 124 Malis, Sharon 144, 184 Malloy, Sean 124 Malone, Joseph 133 Malone, Melonie 144 Mangene, Alan J. 70, 83, 113 Mangene, David 133 Mann, Ellis R. 113 Manning, Amanda 133 Manoski, Matt 79, 144 Maples, Amy Sue 113 Maples, Jamie 144 Maples, Kelly Kristine 98, 113 Mariani, Tina 133, 162, 175 Mario, John Merritt 68, 92, 93, 113 Markle, Deanna 113, 168, 171 Markle, Jeff 92, 93 Markovic, Danny 124 Marks, Joe 133 Marley, Brian 133 Marriott, Arthur Bo W. 29, 113, 167, 171 Marsden, Jai 133, 187 Marsh, Mike 144 Marshall, Brian 124, 177 Marshall, Joe 144 Marshall, Randy 92, 133 Martin, Edward, D.D.S. 215 Martin, Lome 73, 113 Martinez, Jennifer 133 Martinez, Mike 144 Marion, Michele 133 Mason, Mrs. Barbara 153 Mason, Mr. Rich 68, 69 Mason, Sonya Faye 113 Mason, Tracy 144 Massey, Mrs. Sharon 151 Massom, Greg A. 113 Masty, Mr. David 149, 153, 164 Mathews, Miss Mae 153 Mathews, Paul 59, 64, 83, 133 Mathews, Tina 133, 162 Matthews, Sue E. 113 Mattix, Dave 63 Mattox, Dawn 133, 180 Matuga, Scott 84, 85, 113 Matusiak, Matt 32, 124, 166. 179, 211 Matusiak, Sarah 32, 181, 81, 144 Matuz, Anne 144 Matuz, Sami 124 Maudlin, Guy 89, 133. 175, 184, 186, 224 Mayemik, Chris 144 Mayhew, Sharon 113 McCabe, Mr. James 153 McCain, Brian 124, 162 McCall, Tony R. 113 McCammon, Stacy 60, 124 McCart, Michelle 133, 181 McCarty, Chris 144 McCausland, Roberta 72, 81, 144 McClamon. Deanna 75, 87, 94, 133 McCleary, Melissa 124 McClung. Darla 133 McCord, Patti M. 113 McCormack, Cindy 144 McCormack, Wally 64, 133, 170 McCoy, Dana 144, 181 McCready, Tom 124 McCuUoch, Keith 92, 134 McCurdy, Sharon 134 McDaniel, Rich P. Ill, 113 McDaniel. Tracy 134, 158, 161, 170. 186 McDonald. Pat 70. 94. 144, 191 McDonald, Phyllis 155 McEwan, Karla S. 113 McEwen, Jeff 134 McFarland, Tony Codak 113 McGill, Dawn L. 113 McGuffey, Landon 124 McGuire, Rich 94, 144, 182 McGurren, Missy 67, 96, 144, 171 Mclntire, Chuck 65, 144 McKay, Cary 69, 79, 92, 144 McKay, Dr. George 37, 150 McMullen, Sean F. 84, 85, 92, 93, 113 McNeish, Michel 144 McPherson, Mr. Tom 153 McPherson, Mrs. Sue 153, 163, 164 McRee, Tammy 124, 179 McVicker, Miss Phyllis 66, 153 McWaters, Jeffery 63, 94. 113 McWhirter, Johnathan M. 62. 63, 1 13 Meadows, Travis 124 Medina, Joe 83, 134 Medina, Linda 60, 67, 87, 134 Medina, Patti 66, 124 Medley, Jenn 144 Medley, Missy A. 113 Medlin, Mike 144 Meeks, Butch 134 Meier, Theresa 155 Melton, Dave 134 Melton, Rebecca Ann 113 Mendez, Kathy 144 Mendoza, John 145 Menear, Beth 145 Menear, Dennis 124 Mergl, Tom 124 Merritt, Misty 134, 179 Merry, Virginia 145, 181 Messer, Dawn I. 113 Messer, Melissa 124 Messina, Suzy 29, 134, 158, 159 Meulemans, Kymberlie 134 Meyne, Ms. Jania 153 Michael, Ellen 124, 169 Michael, Jon 63, 124 Michael, Kathy 145, 173, 184, 191 Middleton, Andy 79, 94, 145 Middleton. Maria 72, 96. 124 Midwest Steel 195 Mier, Dawn 124 Miestowski, Anna Elizabeth 113, 159 Miestowski, Roman 65, 145, 183 Migoski, James W. 113, 184, 187, 188 Migowski, John 145 Migoski, Suzanne 134, 163, 184 Mikita, Laurie 145 Miko, Gina 134 Miko, Lewis A. 1 13 Miko, Rich 124 Miko, Tracey 134 Mikula, Kim 62, 96, 97, 134 Milakovic, Tom 63 Milevsky, Aaron 124 Miley, Ted 145 Miller, Bill 24, 25, 76, 77. 114, 115 Miller, Chris 145 Miller, Craig 85, 145 Miller, David 101, 134, 164, 165, 183, 184, 188 Miller, Detrian M. 31, 113 Miller, James A. 113 Miller, Kristie 134 Miller, Leasa 181 Miller, Leigh 145 Miller, Michael 124 Miller, Mike 64, 94, 134 Miller, Ms. Susan 151 Miller, Robin 124 Miller, Sean 134 Miller, Staci 124, 184 Miller, Steve 145 Miller, Steve 124, 184, 189 Milligan, David Wayne 63, 89, 1 14 Milligan, Denise 134, 180 Milligan, Rosalee 124 Millikan, Terry 85, 124 MilJs, Bob 124 Mills. Lisa 124 Milteer, Mr. Thomas 153 Milner, Terry 64 Milteer, Mrs. Jill 153 Minder, Bruce 145 Minder. Gloria 145, 182 Miner, G. Tom 1 14 Minton, Denise 134 Mitchell, Cheryl 134 Mitchell, Dena 145 Mitchell, Greg 145 Mitchell, Michelle 145 Mitchell, Sean 134 Mocabee, Greg 88, 89, 124 Mocaby, Ward 89, 124 Moline, John 134 Monahan, Susan 124 Mongaraz, Kim 145 Monks, Kelly 124 Monnier, Jeanine 145, 158, 161 Monnier, Jenelle Lynn 114, 158, 161 Monroe, Amy 145, 162, 181, 190 Monroe, Tami 134 Monsivais, Mrs. Agripina 153 Montpetit, Michelle 134, 164 Moody, Michael A. 114 Mooer, LouLou 145 Moore, Angie 145 Moore, Chuck 134 Moore, Karen 103, 124, 184 Moore, Philip 139, 145, 182, 184, 190 Moore, Tammy 134 Morales, Joe 31, 63, 89, 124 Morehouse, Cheryl 73, 134 Morgan, Tawney 134, 186 Morin, Kara 145, 190. 191 Morris, Dave 65, 145 Morris, Jim 134 Morris, Kathie 124, 180, 181 Morris, Tammy 1 14 Morrow, Kelly 134, 179 Moser, Mrs. Lisa 153 Moses, Shawna Lee 114, 180 Mote, Andy 134 Mote, Mona 124 Motley, Amy 58, 145 Mowbray, David 145 Mowbray, George 124 Moye, Kathy 145, 184, 191 Mrak, Mrs. Mary Jane 153, 155 Mucha, Jennifer M. 1 14 Mueller, Chris 83, 124 Mueller, Debbie 24, 74, 75, 134 Mueller, Layne 134 Mueller, Stacey J. 4. 14, 15, 114, 158, 161 Muffoletto, Gina 145 Mula, John 145 Mulholland, Eric 124 Mulholland, Susan 134, 162 Mull, Mr. Elwood 153, 155 Mullen, Dina 145 Mullen, Mr. Robert 139, 153 MuUins, Alan 124, 173, 177 Mullins, Jeffrey E. 1 14 Mullins, Robin 134 Mullins. Shelley 124 Mundt, Mr. Ralph 84, 153 Munsell, Charles Dwaine 1 14 Murphy, Mr. Terrence 153 Murray, Sandra L. 114 Murray, Tom 64, 134 Music, vocal 178-181 Musical, spring 32-33 Myers, Kevin 145 Myers, Kevin 65, 124 A Nabhan, Kristy 67, 96, 145. 162 Nabhan, Mike 1 14 Nadeau, Donielle S. 114 Nagy, Steve 124 Nairn, Jacqueline M. 23, 32, 114, 179, 184. 189 Nairn, Patty 65, 145 Nally, Heather 145, 190 Nance, Dave 134 Napier, Alan 134 National Honor Society 168-169 Neary, Brian 124, 184, 187, 188 Neary, Randal 46, 1 14, 189 Neel, Mr. Gregg 56, 57, 153, 164 Neill, Anna 105, 134 Neill, Mrs. Arlene 151, 153 Nelson, Andrea 184, 186 Nelson, Angie 134, 186 Nelson. Anne 134 Nelson, Pat R. 1 14 Nelson , Patricia 1 14 Nelson, Sonia 24, 124, 164, 167, 168 Nelson, Tracy 124 Neubaum, Stacie 134, 184, 186 Neubaum, Tammy 81. 145 Neubaum, Tracey 124, 179, 183 Nevil. Mark 124 Nevil, Mary 124 Nevill, David 114 Newberry, Phyllis 124, 162, 180 Newcomb, Mark 124 News Bureau 174-175 Newsome, Dan 145 Nguyen, Tan D. 1 14 Nibbe, Russell 124 Nicholson, Ivan 124 Nicholson, John 134 Nicks, Tammy 134 Nipple. Kim 134 Nissen, Tracey 134, 183 Noffsinger, Kim 32, 134, 179 Nolan, Jim 134, 186 Nolan, Ken 26, 27, 114, 161 Nordmann, Emily 145 Nordyke, Candie 145 Nordyke, Chuck 65, 145, 162 Nordyke, Kim 30, 134 Nordyke, Rosemarie 66, 114 Norman, Alisa 1 14, 168, 175 Norman, Mr. Dennis 153 Northern Indiana Bank 210 Norton, Carol Lynn 40, 1 14 Novak, Cindy 134, 180 Novak, Kim 145 Nowakowski, Richard 145 Nunez, John 1 14 Nunez, Lydia 134, 156, 158, 159 Nygra, Tony 63, 125. 166, 176, 177 O ' Boyle, Kimberley Ann 114, 180, 181 O ' Brien, Lewis 125 O ' Dell, Kelly 125, 137 O ' Donovan, Timothy Patrick 114, 171 Olficers, class 170- 171 Officers. Student Council 170-171 O ' Hara, Mike 125 O ' Keley, Cindy 125 O ' Malley, Darlene 56. 1 14 O ' Malley, Kelly 145 O ' Neal. Kelly 145 O ' Reilly, William J. 12, 114, 156, 161, 178, 179 O ' Connor, Patrick 134 O ' Dell, Lori 134 O ' Dell, Stacy 92. 134 O ' Donovan, Mike 134 Ohllest. Mrs. Sherry 52. 153 OJ ' s Haircutting Specialists 198 Okone. Brandon 134 Oldham, Dave 79, 145 Olivarez, Tom 83, 145 Olsen, Kelli 134 Olsen, Mary 42, 134 Olsen, Mrs. Sally 150 Olson, Barb 125, 184, 188 Olson Funeral Home 215 Olson. Jeff 85, 134, 177 Oness, Melanie 15, 40, 134, 162, 163. 182, 184 Opening 2-3 Orchestra, concert 182-183 Orchestra, symphonic 182-183 Orehick, Rocky 24, 125, 169, 184, 188, 189, 200 Organizations 156-191 Origel, Bobby 145 Origel, Christinie 134 Ormes, Mrs. Debbie 151 Orr, Erick 134 Orris. Pete 42, 145 Orris, Tabatha 115, 134, 181 Ortiz, Evelyn 125, 162 Ortiz. Michelle 145 Ortt, April 134, 186 Oster, Brian 145, 191 Oster, Scott 134 Osterkamp, Frank C. 9, 43, 114, 177 Osterkamp, June 134, 184 Osterkamp, Mike 85, 94, 125, 184, 189 Ostrander, Kenneth 145 Ouderkirk, Lorre 28. 145 Overturf, April 125, 158, 159 Owczarzak, Dawn Marie 46, 114, 168 Owen, Ms. Dolores 201 Owens, Bobby 114 Owens, Kay 134, 179 Owens, Mrs. Glenda 150 Ozbolt, Ron 63, 125 Ozbolt, Mike 83, 134 Padlo, Jennifer 145 Paglicci, Angelo 125 Pajor, Theresa 125, 162, 167, 184, 187, 188 Palko. Steve 145 Panepinto. John 64. 76, 78, 89, 134 Panepinto, Tony 125 Pappas, Pamela 125 Para, Thea 125 Parchem, Joann 125 Paris, Adrian 134 Parish, Bill 16, 63, 89, 125 Parish, Mike 65, 145 Parker, Bill 134 Parker. Debbie 73, 98, 125, 182 Parker, Jessica 58, 134 Parker. John 21, 125 Parker, Kim 125 Parketon, Bill 114 Parketon, Dan 134 Parkinson, Jenny 145, 181 Parks, Rob 75, 125 Parks, John 65, 79, 145 Parsons, Kevin 145 Parsons, Mike 134 Party Palace Banquet Hall 204 Passon. Tammy 1 14 Patellis. Jennifer 145, 190 Patterson, Larry 125 Patterson, Laune 57, 125 Patterson, Lisa 145 Patterson, Thomas 134 Paul, Joe 145 Paulson, Shannon 35, 94, 134 Paulson, Tom 70, 125 Pavell, Mr. Michael 120. 153 Pavell. Mrs. Lori 153 Pavic, D. Jay 114 Pavic, Larry 146, 149 Pavlakovic, Viki 146, 181 Payne, Darren 89. 125 Pearcy, Steven 134 Peck, Tom 125 Peda, Mrs. Linda 153 Peek, Tim 134 Peksenak, Brian 125 Pelke. Chns 134 Pena, Deborah 1 15 Penix, David Wayne 36, 85. 1 15 Penix. Mike 135. 181 Pennington. Barry 146 Pennington, Mr. John 48 Pennington, Paul H. Jr. 115 People 102155 Pep Club 158159 Pepper. Chris 26, 40. 125. 169, 182, 184. 185 Perez, Nannette 111, 115, 162 Perez, Xavier 146, 162 Personal Ads 214 Peters, Stacey 36. 1 15 Peters, Todd 146 Peters, Thomas R.. DDS 195 Petersen, Larry 135 Peterson, Dorothy 155 Peterson, Kellie Marie 115, 167, 168, 170 Peterson, Lisa 44, 125, 179. 184 Petretta, Bon 65. 146 Petronka, Lori J. 115, 168 Petrou, Drew 115 Petrou. Vicki 135. 167 Peverelle, Lora 146 Pezan, Andy 135 Pezan. Phil 146 Phillippe, Alisha 135 Phillips, Eric 125 Phillips, Gina 135 Phillips, Jeff 146 Phillips, Lynae 125, 179 Phillips, Peyton J. 115 Phillips, Tammie S. 36. 1 15 Phillips. Trasa 146 Photographers 174-175 Pickering, Sandy 135 Pieper, Gina 135 Pierce, Clifford G. 20, 46, 47, 115. 161 Pieroni. David 42, 65. 85. 146 Pilla, Kerry 125 Piner. Thomas 65, 146 Pinter, Kelly 146 Pinter. Kim 135 Pio. Amy 135, 183 Pitrowski, Ed 146 Piunti, Bill 146 Plance, Beverly 135, 180 Plance, Michael L. 115 Play, fall 20-21 Plinovich, Dave 146 Plinovich, Kim A. 1 15 Plinovich, Michele 125 Plunk, Marty 125 Plunkett. John A. 24. 92, 93. 1 15, 168 Pocza. Greg 125 Poe, Bnan 146 Poe, Kimberly 125, 183, 184 Polahl. Kelly 81, 146, 184, 187, 190 Poffinbarger, Renae 125, 175, 179, 224 Pohl. Enc 135, 183 Poirier, Joseph 21, 49, 125, 169, 172, 173 Pollock, Debi 125 Pollock, Lori 135, 175, 224 Pom pon girls 158-159 Ponda, Bobbie 146 Poole. Gerry 146 Popp, Julie 146, 162, 182, 187 Porshia. Bobby 135 Porshia. Tom Jean 115 Portage Commons Auto Parts 203 Portage Drugs 202 Portage Home Center 210 Portage Tire and Auto 200 Portage Township Republican Club 209 Potter. Angelina L. 1 15, 162 Potter, Don 125 Potter, Donna 135, 183 Potts, Brooks 125 Potts, Shelby Joy 72. 115, 155 Powell, David 125 Powell, Dreama 125, 188 Powell, John 125 Powell, Patty 17, 125 Powrozek. Kevin 137, 146, 184, 190 Powrozek, Tom 125 Pow Wow 174-175 Poznanski. Bill 135 Pradziad. Pete 65, 146 Pradziad, Theresa 125 Pratl. John 63, 76, 77, 126 Pratt, Mr. Rick 150 Prentice. Fred 1 15 Price. Chuck 135 Price. Eddie 146 Price. Mark 92. 115. 126, 187 Price, Tim 135 Pnchard. John 135 Pnckett. Leah 126 Prieto, Ike 65, 94. 146 Prigge. Brant 85, 126 Pritchard, Jason 135 Pritchard, Kym 3. 87. 126, 158. 161 Professional Listing 215 Prom 30-31 Propsom. Christie 11. 67. 126 Index 219 Prosser Ian 146. 190 Prusynski. Bob 13S Prusynski. Paula A. 115 . •■ .- .:-;.:; Pultt. John M.. Inc. 198 Pumnea. Patty 135. 162. 183 Quaka. Marlena I. 14. 115 Ouaka. Mike 78. 135 ;_ i .-.--- ;« .;.- Quillen. Michael 126 Guitasol. Tom 54. 84. 85. 1 16 R Radinsky. Dan 76. 78. 126 Radivan. LeeAnn 67. 81. 135. 171 Radivan. Ms. Linda 81. 96 Radovich. Pattie 146. 162 Rae. Rob 126 Rael. Eddie 64, 135 Rahleldt, Leanne 135. 180 Rains. Debbie 135 Rains, Kim 31. 68. 98. 99. 126. 167. .re .s: Rambo Bill R. 116 Rambo, Teresa 135 Ramey. Dolly 135 Ramey, Parh 146. 181 Ramirez. Jackie 1 16 Ramirez. Michelle 98. 126. 179. 184. 189 Ramos. David 146 Randolph. Mr. Stan 69 Rardin. Dale 126 Ray. Bryan T. 116 Razus. Wendy 126 Read. Kim 126 Recio, Lisa 146 Rector. Al 63. 126 Redmon. Joe 126 Reed. Eddie 135 Reed. Kevin 135. 186 Reed. Sam 126 Reed. Shawn 116. 177 Rees. Hans 135. 186 Reese. Christine 67. 98. 146. 190 Reich. Martha 155 Reisinger. Peggy 135 Remm. Catheron 52. 126 Remm. Francheska 146 Remm. Veronica 47. 1 16 Reneham 111. Jerry H. 1 16 Renehan. John 126 Reguired Classes 44-45 Retherford. Scott 94. 146. 162 Revetta. KeUie I. 1 16 Revetta. Randy 126 Reyes. Hector 146 Reyes. Jose 24. 82. 83. 116 Reynolds. Jimmy 1 16 Reynolds. Traci 146. 162 Rhode. Mr. Forrest 10. 13. 15. 17. 29. 36. 37. 39. 150. 168 Rhode. Mrs Marlene 151 Rhody. Jeff 70. 94. 146. 162 Rhynearson. Jerry 126 Ribordy Drugs 205 Richardson, Debbie 81. 126 Richardson. Vahona 26. 135. 184. 186 Richerson. Ron 135 Richman. Shelli 135 Richmond. Colleen 67. 135 Richmond. Paula 146. 182 Ried. Doug 146 Ring. Kevin 126. 164 Rtsher. Dm S. 116 Rnnger. Bonnie 28 Ritchie. Joyce 126 Ritchie. Lisa 1 16 Ritter. Leo 135 Ritthaler. Angela 146. 183 Ritz. Christine 135. 183 Rivas. Jenny 146 Rivera. Annette 135. 186 Rivera. John 135 - - ' . ■-■ : , . ' Rivera. Rita 146 Rrveta. Randy 43 Rizley. Helen 146 Rizzo, Mrs. Dorothy 151 Roark, Alesia 86, 87. 126. 159 Robbins. Brian 146. 187. 190 Robbing. Kim 96. 146 Robbins. Run 126 Robbins, Stuart 126 Roberts. Chra 116 Roberts. Steve 146. 171 Robertson. Dawn 135 Robertson. Ten 135 Robinson. Aaron K. 1 16 Robinson. Christine 126. 179 Robinson. Enc 135 efort. Daniel 135 220 Rochefort. Keith 126 Kcckman Tammy 146 Rcdgers Kelly 135 Rcdin. Erik 135 Rodriguez. John 64. 78. 135 Rcdnguez Robert 135 Roe. Anita 146, 181 Roe. Wes 126. 182 Rogala. Cheryl 135 Rcgala, Robert 116 Rogers, Bob 126 Rogers, Jerry 146 Rogers. Ion 146 Rogers. Ricky 135 Rogers. Tom 146 Rohaley, Ron 65. 146. 162, 180, 181 Rohaley, Sandy 126. 182 Rohde. Glenda 126 Rohde. Joy 155 Roman. Paul M. 116 Romanov. Bob 94. 146 Romanov, Lisa 23. 80. 81. 96, 126. 164. 165. 167. 168 Romanov. Lori Lynn 14, 23, 72, 1 16 Romeo. John 135. 186 Rondinelli, Cinda 146 Roney, Missy 126, 169 Ronk. Cindy 135 Root Photographers 194 Rogue, Cindy 32. 33, 54. 87. 126. 158. 161. 167. 169. 170 Roque, Dawn 32, 81. 146. 156. 161. 171. 178. 179 Rosales. Esther 146 Resales, Manny 146 Rose. Mrs. Sharron 153. 155 Rose. Susan 146 Rose. Vickie 146. 162 Rosendaul. Mike 85, 135 Rospierski, Mike 63. 126, 166 Ross. Kendall 40, 135, 181 Ross, Knssan 146, 181 Rossi. Sissy 135 Rossie. Garry 135 Rossiter. Pamm 135. 180 Rossiler. Path 57. 135 Rossman. Paul M. 116. 168 Roy, John 135 Roy, Renee 81, 146 Rubush, Mrs, Janice 153 Ruch, Barb 146. 182 Rumbut, Karla 135 Rupert, Becky 126 Rushing. Karl 83. 146 Russell, Alan 135 Russell, Becky 135. 158, 159, 164, 167. 186. 187 Russo, Lynn Ann 168, 175 Ruszel, Bobbie 146 Sable. Bev 146. 191 Sabovcik, Diane 135 Sabovcik. John N. 1 16, 168, 184, 185. 187, 189 Saddler. Buddy 48. 126. 167 Sadler. Doug 146, 149 Saga 174-175 Saklaczynski, Randy 135 Salain, Dan 63, 1 16 Salain. Mitch 83, 135 Salas. Amie 146 Salas. Lisa 126 Saldana, Lorraine 135 Saliano, Lisa 135 Saliano. Natalie 1 17 Salyers, Patsy 146 Salyers, Rhonda 135 Samamego. Shane 135. 181. 184, 186 Samano, Fernando 65, 146 Samardak, John 146. 162 Samardak. Julie 1 17, 162 Sampson. Charles 135 Sampson, Deanna 126 Sampson. Tim 1 17 Samuel. Mr. Jim 154 Samuelson Insurance Agency 199 Sanch ez, Claudia 135 Sanchez, Hector 126 Sanchez, John 31 Sanchez, Phil 1 17 Sandage, Laura 1 17 Sandberg. Michelle L. 117 Sandberg, Ron 92, 126 Sanders. Bill 146. 187 Sanders, Don 135. 177 Sanders, Ed 146, 191 Sanders, Randy 146 Sanders. Vickie 126 Sandoval. Dennis 135 Sandrey, Annette 126 Sanidas, Mr, Tom 70. 78, 131 Sanlana, Bemice 59, 135 Santuccci. Tom 146 Santucci. Mary Anne 126, 177 ' appington, Bob 126, 181 Sargent. Connie 1 17 Sanch, Tracy 146 Satkoski. Jim 135 Satterlield. Kimberly L. 117 Sattertield, Scott 126 Saurborn. Robyn S. 117, 151. 173, 211 Save More 196 Savel, Nancy J. 117 Sawyer, Mike 1 17 Saylor. Bobby 64, 135 Schapiro, Keith 146 Scharpf, Deborah 126 Schtpper, Scott 126 Schlobohm, Scott 64, 78. 135 Schmett. Mrs. June 154 Schmetzer. Kathy 26, 27. 126. 171 Schmidt. Ann 126 Schmidt. Shelley 135. 183. 184. 186, 188 Schmidt, Tncia 135, 158. 160, 161. 171 Schmigiel, Mark 146 Schmitt, Jenn 146 Schoenling, Robert 136 Schott, Mr, Bill 153 Schramm, Fredrick 126 Schuler, Mike 42, 65. 79, 146 Schuler. Tim 63, 126, 166 Schultz. Chris 126 Schultz. Elizabeth 136 Schultz. Perry 89. 136 Schulze. Dave 136 Schwager. Kelly 24. 25. 32, 33, 126, 172, 173. 178, 179 Science Club 172-173 Scobey, Mark 23. 63. 101, 126, 168 Scott, April 136, 184 Scott. Chris 136 Scott, Diana 146. 181 Scott. Karen 91, 136 Scroggin. Tem 14. 15, 117, 161. 164, 168 Scroggins, James 17, 126 Sedan, Heather 67, 146 Seibel. Bill 103, 126 Seibel. Rod 103 Seilrig. Susan 147. 162 Seigh, Julie 136. 184, 186 Sekerez, Nadine 126, 183 Selby, Debbie 126, 170 Selby. Thomas L. 1 17 Seniors 104-119 Sensenbaugh, Mr. Martin 154, 188, 191 Serbin, Joel 78, 79, 89, 136 Serrano, Troy 126 Sexton, Jenny 147 Sexton, Kim 136 Shaffer, Stacie Lee 117 Shakey ' s Pizza Parlor 208 Shannon, Jocelyn 136 Shaw, Bob 126 Shaw, Sandy 136 Shay, Joseph 147 Shay, Pal 85, 126 Shearer, Mr. Richard 46, 154 Shears, Ray 94, 126 Shears, Scot 147 Shepherd, Kim 147 Sherbit, Candy 26. 136, 175, 184, 186. 224 Shenii. Mr. Bruce 28, 82, 83 Shernll, James 63. 94. 126 Sherry, Stephanie 1 17. 169, 174, 175 Sherwood, Tami 136 Shield, Lynda 136, 158, 159, 175, 224 Shields, Kim 136 Shields, Mike 94. 117 Shields. Tracey 126 Shilllett. Becky 147 Shilley, Lonny 126 Shindeldecker, Mrs. Maureen 29. 120 Shinneman, Felice 61, 75, 86, 87, 136 Shirvinski, Frank 63, 126, 168 Shirvinski, Jim 147, 182, 183 Shivalec, Lori 126, 176. 177 Short, Dianna 147 Showalterbaugh, Linda 155 Showalterbaugh, Lon 136 Showcase Concerts 199 Showing OH 40-41 Shukitis, Sally 126 Shultz, Mike 147 Shurman, Tom 65, 139. 147 Shutlz. Terry 147 Siar, Dean L. 1 17 Sickles, Donald 64, 136 Sierra, Ray 126 Silng, Mr, Raymond 154 Sikora. Dr. John 208 Silaghi, Lisa 136 Slier. Allen 147 Silkwcod, Connie 126, 162 Simola. Beth 67, 91, 147, 158, 167, 182, 190 Simola, Debbie 66, 67, 90, 91, 126, 158, 159, 167, 170 Simons, Margie 126 Sims, Pal 136 Sims, Tracy 147 Singh, Julie 147, 180, 190, 191 Sistanich, Andrew 136 Silar, Jell 64. 88, 89, 136 Ski Club 166-167 Skolak, John 147 Skultety. Ruby 223 Skyllas. Tina 136 Slavey, Janice 81, 147 Slease, Diana 126, 184, 189 Sloan, Debbie 147 Sloan. Robert 136, 181 Smenyak. Jell 70, 71, 101, 131, 147 Smenyak, Paul 136, 174 Smith, Aaron 147 Smith, Andy 58, 63, 85, 94, 126 Smith, Bill 63, 94, 95, 126 Smith, Bruce 126 Smith, Chris 83, 85, 136 Smith, Dave 94, 117 Smith, Dave 136 Smith, Diana 127 Smith, Don 127, 169, 185, 189 Smith, Donna 127 Smith. Eddie 147 Smith. Eric 136. 175, 186, 184, 224 Smith. Erik 127, 162 Smith, Gary 127 Smith, Jacque 127 Smith, Jay 147 Smith, Jell 65. 79. 147 Smith, Jim 147 Smith, John 64, 136 Smith, Kathy 73, 136 Smith, Kevin 7, 127 Smith, Kim 136 Smith, Linda 127, 183, 184 Smith, Lori 127, 180 Smith, Mary 127 Smith, Matt 127, 162 Smith, Mr. Robert 56, 57, 154 Smith, Ray 85, 136 Smith. Rich 147, 191 Smith, Steve 117 Smith, Summer 147, 181 Smith, Tracy J. 147 Smith, Tracy R. 81, 147- Smith, Val 75, 136, 159 Smith, Valerie 127, 211 Smith, Vernon 147 Smith, Vicki 75. 96. 127. 189 Smock, Les 101, 136, 187 Smock. Michelle 147, 182 Smokey Joe ' s Pizza 204 Smothermon. Jocelyn 127, 183 Smothermon, Jonna 113, 184 Smothers, Becky 147 Snider, Doug 13, 100, 101. 117 Snowdy, Dennis 65, 147 Snuffer, Cliff 127, 167 Sobczak, Mike W. 117 Sobczak, Shellie 147 Soberg, Olsen 167 Sobkowski, Bev 55, 136, 186 Soccer 92-83 Softball 90-91 Soliday, Jon 65 Solomon, Sara 67, 96, 147 Soltis, Beth 147, 182 Somers, Rick 136, 162 Someson, Dave 1 17 Someson, Keith 1 17 Someson. Kenny 147 Soucy, Lisa 147 Soundararajan, Rajie 59 Sonner, Julie 136 Sophomores 129-138 Sorenson, Torbin 17, 85, 92, 117, 163 Sortillo. Sherry L. 66. Ill, 117. 164. 168 Sosa. Andrea 136 Soto, Julie 127 Soucy. Lisa 147 Soundararaian, Rojie 59 South, Donna 53, 127 South Haven Flower Shop 201 Sowa, Lynnette M. 1 17 Spanish Club 162-163 Sparacino, Mrs. Mary 53, 154 Sparks, Sue 147 Speaks, John 136 Speaks, KeUie 136 Spear, David 92, 136 Speech Debate Club 164-165 Speilman, Miss Shirley 51, 125, 154 Spencer, Jay A, 117 Spencer, Tony 136 Spicer, Don 63, 117 Spiller, Chuck 136 Spiller, Shirley 147 Spirit Week 12-13 Spoo, John 127 Spoo, Margie 136 Sports 60-101 Sports, personal 22-23 Spradlin, Donald 147 Springman, Connie 147, 162 Spnngman, Kerry 81, 96, 97, 147 Springman, Sherry 147 Springman, Teresa 91, 136 Spurling, Dena 1 17 Spurlock, Tony 136 Squires, Roberta 136, 167 St. Myers, Roxy 147 Stall 150-155 Stalfeld, Terry D. 117 Stahl. Lewis 50, 85, 127, 183, 184, 189 Stahura, Pete 28, 30, 70, 71, 94, 102, 127, 159, 166, 169, 205 Stalion, Kim 136 Stanley, Bonnie 147 Stanley, Bruce 1 17 Stanley, David J. 118 Stanley, Daniel P. 63, 89, 1 17 Stanley. J.C. 118 Stanley, Laune 147, 184 Stanley, Laurie 81, 136 Stanley, Tom 127 Stanton, Ann 127 Starcevic, Jim 136 Starr, Bruce 147, 182 Statum, Ann 127 Statum, Carrie 147 Steele, Bob 83, 147 Steinmayr, Jennifer 127 Stephens, Marsha 155 Sterling, Skip 127 Sternberg, Dave 136 Stevens, Mr. Joe 21, 154 Steward, Dan I. 37, 63, 118 Stewart, Glenda 147 Stewart, James 177 Stewart, Karen 127 Stiegman, Mrs. Nancy 151 Stillabower, Amy 118 Stilwell, Daniel L. 118 Stone, Ginger 147 Stowers, Carol 127 Stowers, Deborah Ann 1 18, 162, 167, 168, 184, 186, 187 Stowers, Denise 136, 167, 180 Strain, Erin 147, 190 Strain, Lynne 32, 127, 179, 184 Strawbridge, Mrs. Patricia 154, 172 Strege, Mr. Vem 39 Strickland, Jennie 127, 184, 189 Strickland, Pat 147 Striker, Susan Lynn 118, 180, 181 Strom, Kim 67, 147, 181. 190 Strong, Debbie 147 Strong, Jerry 85 Students Against Dnving Drunk 172- 173 Student Council 170-171 Student Life 6-37 Sturges, Susan 45, 96, 127, 168 Stuteville, Scott 147 Suarez, Bobby 136 Suggs, Thomas 65, 147 Gala p,Ua+t Joslens Printing and Publishing Division, in Topeka, Kansas, printed 1 ,600 1985 Legends. The Legend contains 224 pages, 1 5 of which are full color with color backgrounds, and eight pages with spot color. The cover is buckskin with krinkle grain. The Indian head is embossed on the cover with beveled gold toil lettering. The endsheets are parchment. The type style throughout the book is Stymie. Special type, Kaufmann Script Bold, is used in the headlines ol the Student Life section and the Divider pages. The beginning of each story is preceded by a 36 pt. Serif Gothic letter. Body copy is 10 pt., cutlines are 8 pt., ID ' s are 7 pt. and headlines are 30 pt., except in the People section where they are 24 pt. The page kickers are 18 pt., and page numbers are 36 pt. Bold. In Sports and People sections a I pt. and a 2 pt. tool run across the top of the pages. The section heading is in 24 pt. Stymie bold. A scorebox appears in the sports section, Two pt. tools surround the scores which are in 7 pt. Stymie bold. In the People section features appear boxed in with 2 pt. tool lines, In the Organization section a quote box is used. The box is made from 2 pt. tool lines and has a 4 pt. gray shadow. Two parallel diagonal lines run across the corner of the Academic section. These are 2 pt. tool lines. In the people section all pictures are separated by a white tool line. The index is typed tn 6 pt. Stymie. The letter headings are Kaufmann Script Bold. Index Sulcer. Chris 147, 184 Sulch. Debbie 127 Sulch, Done 81, 147 Sulich, Mark 136 Sulich, Tina 147. 184, 190, 191 Sullivan, Debbie 127 Sullivan, Ed 85, 147 Sullivan, Susan 147 Sultzer, Andy 65, 147 Summer 8-9 Sunburst 212 Surgener, Terry 136 Sutherland Brenda K. 80, 1 18, 168 Sutterfield, Julia 127 Sutton, Jim 147 Sutton, Paul 136 Swab, Frances 127 Swab, Theresa A. 1 18 Swab, Tina 147 Swan, Brian 147 Swanson, Rosanne 127 Swerdon, Amy 87 Swerdon, Kerri 147, 161 Swets, Kathy 147 Swigon, Velda 147 Swimming, boys ' 84-85 Swimming, girls ' 74-75 Swisher, Dick 75 Swisher, Ed 136, 189 Swisher, Ralph 186 Symer, Mr. Robert 154, 187 Syperek, Timothy 84, 85, 147 Szabo. Dean 64, 78, 94, 136 Szabo. Dr. Ronald 199 Szillage, Cathy 67, 147, 162, 181 Szillage, Christopher A. 1 18 Szymanski, Kristi 147 Tague, Michelle 127 Tankersley, Jeff 136 Tanner, Mike 155 Tarrant, Kim 136, 162, 184, 188 Tate, Darrell James 1 18 Tavernier, Dean 65, 147 Taylor, Aaron 147 Taylor, Donna Lynn 118, 171 Taylor, Greg 127 Taylor, Jim 136 Taylor, Mr. Thomas 76, 89, 144 Taylor, Mrs. Joanne 154, 178, 179, 180, 181 Taylor, Mrs. Millie 154 Taylor, Rhonda 136, 177, 180 Taylor. Scott Alan 1 18 Taylor, Tom 88 Taylor, Vemie 136, 181 Tays, Betsy 136 Teets, Pam 127 Tennis, boys ' 68-69 Tennis, girls ' 98-99 Tenorio, Angie 147, 182 Terhune, Michal 127, 179 Terry, Anne 67, 127, 171 Terry, Chris 147 Terry, Marc 94, 127. 165, 166, 168, 171 Terwilliger, Mike 70, 147 Terwilliger, Sean 127 Tesanovich, Milan Jr. 1 18 Thacker, Sheila 127 Thacker, Shelia 186 Thacke ' rson, Lisa 147 Theil, Derek 136 Thespians 172-173 Thielbar, Derick 65, 94, 147, 162 Thielbar. John E. 118, 161 Thiery, Fran 136 Thomas, Eric 147, 184, 187, 191 Thomas, Julie 127 Thomas, Mike 148 Thomas, Terry 59, 85, 136 Thomasino, Lewis 136, 169, 175, 179, 224 Thompson, Bill J. 1 18 Thompson. Brian 148 Thompson, Carolyn 127, 180, 181 Thompson, Deborah 136 Thompson, Gena 118, 175, 193 Thompson. Jim 148. 177, 162 Thompson, Ken 136, 184, 186 Thompson, Kim 148, 190 Thompson, Randy 148 Thompson, Ricky L. 118 Thompson, Sean D. 118 Thompson, Tiliiny 26, 136, 179 Thoreson, Ron 83, 127, 168 Thorn, Cristie 148, 181 Thorn, Dawn 127 Thorn, Jackie 127, 170, 171 Thorn, Wes 136 Thornton, Wayne 136, 169, 175, 224 Tiffco Video 207 Tilford. Beth 127 Timberman. Christine D. 1 18, 182 Timberman, James R. 85, 1 18 Timmons, Shannie 148 Tipton, Dale 155 Tipton, Linda 75, 81, 148, 167 Tischbein, Terri 136, 177 Tkachik, Traci 136 Tolbert, Mr. Maurice 150 Tom. Mark 65. 79, 148 Tom, Michael 136 Tomac, John 148 Tomac, Lisa 118, 159 Tomerlin, Joyce 127 Tomes, Mr. Charles 45, 154 Torres, Chris 136 Torres, Susie J. 118 Torrez. Cynthia 118 Town St Country Market 210 Track, girls ' 96-97 Track, boys ' 94-95 Tracy, Karrie 136 Tracy, Penny 148 Trade, Learning 48-49 Trafny, Mark 136 Tran, Anh 137, 148, 162 Tran, Thoa Thanh Thi 118, 168 Tran, Viet Quoc 31, 118 Trapana, Tom 64, 137 Trapp, Brian A. 63, 76, 118 Trapp, Deanna 137, 158, 160, 161, 171 Trathen, Eric 148 Treadway, Patrice 87, 137, 179 Trembicki, Kimberly R. 1 18 Trembicki, Thomas 127 Trembly, Cathy 137 Trembly, Patrick 148, 177 Trembly, Tammy 67, 148 Tremmel, Jeff 137, 167 Trent, Daniel 179 Tressler, Mary 148 Trimble, Mary 112, 127, 179, 180 Trobaugh, Mrs. Gail 154 Trocino, Craig 60, 68, 127 Troglio, Mr. Martin 154 Trosper, Amanda 148 Troup, Chuck 148 Troup, Tammi 127 Troup, Terry 137 Troutner, John 148 Trzeciak, Laurie 137 Trzeciak, Mark 127 Tucker, Michelle 148 Tucker, Tracy 148 Tully, Jeff 118 Tully, Matt 137 Tumak, Danielle D. 36. 118, 162, 164. 168 Turnak, Mr. Richard 150 Turner. Kim 137 Turpa, Mr. Pete 63, 154 Turpa, Mrs. Renee 72. 80, 81, 154 Tuthill, Scott 118 Tuthill, Todd 148 Turtle, Wanda 137, 180 Twickel, Feli V. 98, 99, H8, 156, 162. 163, 164, 167 V Upton, Tom 101. 137 Urban. Mark A. 118 Urbanek. Fred 127 Urchick, Denny 79, 148, 162 Usher, Kelly 103, 137, 157 Usher, Lisa 127 Utley, Donna 148, 190 Utley, Kim 90, 91 Utley, Vickie Lynn 118 Utterback, Dave 118 Utterback, Tim 137 V Vaclavik, Valene 148, 190 Valetich, Kellilyn 181, 148 Valpo Auto Repair 205 Vandergriff, Sandy 181 Vandermolen, Steve 127 Varaneckas, Todd 127 Vargas, Raquel 148, 181 Variety show 20-21 Vaughan, Brian 148 Vaughan, Chris 131, 137, 184, 186, 187 Vaughn, Chns 173 Vaughn, Jim 127 Vaughn, Debbie 148, 161, 171, 182 Veatch, Ten 65. 148 Velez. Jaime 65, 148 Veluz, Jeffrey S. 32, 33. 119, 173 Vendramin. Bill 137 Vendramin, Robert 56, 137 Venturella, Annie 148 Venturella, Gina Renea 1 19 Verboon, Mike 148, 190 Verboon, Roberta Nichole 36, 1 19 Vemallis, Beth 50. 52, 127, 184, 189 Vernallis, Brad 127, 187, 189 Vernon, Jessica 137 Vernon, Julie 148 Vernon, Melissa 127, 175, 224 Vernon, Tina 119 Vespo, Cathy 91, 137 Via, Kellie 50, 66, 80, 91, 127 Viar, Mellissa 127 Vickrey, Larry W. 62, 63, 119 Villanueva, Marissela 148, 161. 162, 182 Vincent, Vinnie 137 Vitanienci, Sonja 155 Vittetoe, Kim 137 Vittetoe, Terri 73, 91, 127 Vlasic, Nicholas 63, 89, 127 Vogt, Chert 127 Volk, Russell 137 Volleyball, freshman 66-67 Volleyball, JV 66-67 Volleyball, varsity 66-67 Voye, Amy 148 Voye, Augie 127 Vrancks, Susan 127 Vuko, Andy 30, 92, 127 UA Uhles, Carl 64, 137 Unrue, Bonnie 127 Untch, Bonnie 127 Waddell, Donna 127 Wagner, Dawn 127 Wagner, Mike 148 Wagner, Pam 137 Wagner, Rhonda F. 111. 119 Wahlman, Lisa 127, 164 Wahlman, Lori 81, 148, 191 Walbright, Renee 148 Walker, Bill 137 Walker, Judy 81, 148 Walls, Bob 27. 32. 33, 179. 182. 188 Walters, Gary 137 Walton, Ann 148, 181 Walton, Bill 127 Walton, Brenda 127 Walton, Susan L. 1 19, 164 Warchus, Robby 137 Ward, Bunhe 148 Ward, Kim 137 Ward, Mrs. Robyn 154 Warne, Todd 3, 137, 184, 186, 187 Waters, Lynelte 127 Watkins, Toni 148 Watson, Jerry 148 Watson, Matt 137 Watt, Damn Mark 1 19 Wattles. Vernon 128 Watts. Dennis 63, 128 Wayne. Danielle 128 Wayne. David 78, 79, 148 Wayne, Joseph M. 1 19 Wayne, Michelle 128, 184 Webb, Jim 148 Webb, Mike 148 Webber, Dennis R. 63, 94, 119 Webber, Marsha 148 Weber, Traci 67, 137 Weeks. Dave 148 Weeks, Dennis 65, 148 Wegrzyn, Mr. Henry 154 Weis, Tracy 64, 137 Weitknecht, Kathy 155 Welche, Lorraine 137 Welther, Melissa 148, 184, 190 Weltz, Douglas R. 1 19 Weltzin, Becky 128, 169 Wendnckx, Lori 29. 137, 175 Wentz, Scott 68. 137, 186 Wesley, Rhonda 137 West, Kim 137, 167 West, Victoria 148 Westerman. Miss Heidi 137, 154 Westmoreland, Darrell 128, 184 , 189 Westmoreland, Larry 65, 148 Westmoreland, Mankay 137 Wetklow, Matt 128, 167 Wheeler, Jim 137 Whelan, Charles E. 70, 71, 94, 1 19 Wherry, Edna 148 Wherry, Rich 137 White, Belinda S. 14, 1 19, 168 White, Bill 94, 128, 173 White, Cheri 148, 162 White, Cheri 148. 162 White, Danielle 148. 162 While, Todd 138 Whiteman. Mike 148 Whitten, Wes 138 Whittinghill, Dave 128, 189 Whorton, Tracy 138 Widener, Tami 138 Wielgus. Andrew A. 1 19 Wielogorski, Joe 128 Wiens, Mr. Edwin 154 Wiese. Mrs. Paula 154 Wild. Wes 33. 64, 138 Wilder, Connie 128 Wilder, Pamela 91, 138, 158, 161 Wildes, Kathy 125 Wilding, Phil 26 Wilding, Ronda 148 Wilding, Todd 128 Wiles, Kathy D. 1 19 Wilke. Mr. William 44. 70. 71, 94 Wilkie, Sean P. 1 19, 167 Willuns, Lisa 14, 15, 31, 119, 158, 160, 161, 164. 170 Williams, Bev 155 Williams, C.T. 138, 176, 177 Williams. Catherine M. 1 19 Williams, Chris 138, 148 Williams, Christina 1 19 Williams, David 4. 128, 162, 184 Williams, Debbi 72, 96, 138, 181 Williams, Dwayne 85, 128 Williams, Jeff 138 Williams, Mr. John C. 150 Williams, Timothy 119 Williams. Tina 138 Williamson, Donna 148 Willis, Shawn 1 19 Wilmath, Susanne C. 119 Wilson. Chryl 11, 128 Wilson, Cindy 148 Wilson, Dawn L. 148 Wilson, Dawn M. 148 Wilson. Debbie 67, 148 Wilson, Faith A. 119 Wilson. Jeannie 72, 89, 138 Wilson, Judy 155 Wilson, Kelly Jo 128 Wilson. Lori 148 Wilson. Michell 1 19. 180 Wilson, Mr. lames 201 Wilson. Mr. Robert 151, 154 Wilson Studio 213 Wilson, Tina 138, 180 Willse, Bob 138 Winandy, Janet Lynn 1 19, 162, 175 Wmans, Dawn 175 Winders. Denise 128, 168, 183, 184 Winders, Janeen 138, 184, 186. 189 Wmegar, Jell 54, 138, 183 Winegar, Laura J. 1 19 Winkle, Laura 128, 183 Wishnevski, Rob J. 14. 62, 63, 88, 89 119 Wisneski, Kim 128 Wisneski, Suzie 138 Wilham, Kirt 148 Witten, Tammie 148 Woldl. Skip 85. 138 Wolfman. Mr. Yan 39. 154 Wologo. Mike 76. 79, 78, 138 Wood, Jeff 138 Wood, Jim 148 Wood. Lee 148 Wood, Tami 65, 148, 191 Woodard, Jowanna 148 Workman, Lauren 128 World Affairs Seminar 166-167 World News 18-19 Wozniak. Don 54. 63. 128. 164. 167 Wozniak. Jim 138 Wrestling 82-83 Wnght, Debbie 148 Wnght. Desiree Lynn 90. 91, 119 Wnght, Jeff 128 Wnght, Keith 138 Wnght, Lynn 177, 128 Wnght, Robert 148 Wngley, Kathy 128, 184 y Yaros, Shawn 138 Yaros, Stacy 138 Yaros, Tracy 138 Yates, Dawn M. 1 19 Yates. Shannon 75, 148 Yates, Shawn 138, 184 Yauch, John W. 1 19 Year 2000 34-35 Yokshas. David 148 York, Diana 138 York. Jeff 128 Young. Jennifer 44. 128, 131. 162 Younger, Mike 138, 186 Yudt, Terri 14, 15, 119, 158, 161 3 Zabala, Krishna L. 46, 57, 119 Zabinski, Kevin 148 Zajicek, Sherri 148 Zaragoza, John 63, 128 Zaragoza, Mickey 138 Zavacky, Nancy 128 Zehner, Jamie 54, 138, 184, 186 Zelencik, Brian 148 Zeller, Miss Sandra 58, 154 Zieba, Carol 128 Zielinski, Debbie 148, 190. 191 Zimmerman, Lou 100, 101. 128. 166, 167, 169, 189 Zottneck, Chns 138 Zromkoski, Ronald 64, 138 Zurn, Danny 128 Index 223 222 Don ' t Booze It; You ' ll Lose It, was the SADD (Students Against Driving Drunk) slogan for Prom ' 85. A skeleton from the health department in a borrowed Prom dress helped put the point across. Closing Friday, May 2 4, was a reason to party for the class of ' 85. Seniors brought juice in bottles and cakes to school to help celebrate the test day. Senior Tim Kunstek leads the Black Knights on a journey through the wilds of Meadowbrook Farm during a leadership excursion. 9 8 End of year brings tears A by Amie Fielder and Rachel Junkin 11 the statistics have been tallied. The grade averages are figured, awards given out and accomplish- ments measured. However, we are more than just names in a book and records to be tallied. We are individuals who togeth- er form PHS and made this year unique. On June 4, each student completed one fourth m ore of his high school career. As the weather warmed a bad case of senioritis set in. It struck not only seniors, but also most juniors and a few sopho- mores. As freshmen normally are a little different, it was hard to analyze the effects of this epidemic on the West building. Teachers, also, had to fight the urge to forget papers and spend sunny days on the golf course. Although vacation was longed for, many students had trouble saying good- bye. At end-of-the-year banquets tears of- ten flowed freely as seniors realized they would never see many of their classmates again. College, marriage, jobs and even unemployment lay in the immediate fu- ture for those graduating. This future was exciting, but it was also a little scary. High school was forever behind them. Yet, the memories would always be there. Being trapped for hours by a blizzard, beating Hammond Morton at Homecoming, hav- ing Prom at the Merrillville Holiday Inn for the last time, winning the cross country state title, losing to LaPorte in the tennis sectionals — these were all special events of the year. Ruby Skultety, a Bolivian exchange stu- dent, said her fondest memory from this year was when my Spanish class gave me a party. I felt the class was all my friends and they were demonstrating af- fection. The girls on the tennis team were sure to remember beating LaPorte for the first time in tennis history. Boys ' track qualified more members for regionals than ever before. The senior class started an Academic Hall of Fame, and students who did well academically received more recognition than in previous years. More than memories remain, though, for we are Portage High School. The stu- dents, the teachers, the faculty, the alum- ni, and the cooks and janitors all make PHS. Closing 223 Legend Amie Fielder Co-Editor-In-Chief Rachel Junkin Co-Editor-In-Chief Melissa Vernon Academics Cathy Foley . . . Student Life Organizations Laura Haines . . Student Life Organizations Denny Darrow Sports Denise Kalina Sports Subscription Manager Renae Poffinbarger Senior Section Bob Jones Junior Section Guy Maudlin Sophomore Section Dujon Kremke Freshman Section Scott Baker Faculty Section Eric Smith Index Candy Sherbit Index Traci Creviston Business Coordinator Lynda Shield Advertising Julie Dixon Advertising Mrs. Debra Heitmann Adviser Mr. Mike Hackleman Yearbook OO Representative ljlj x Acknowledgements Photography Staff Lewis Thomasino Hec Photograph Charmaine Fessler Photograph Dave Jolly Photograph Lori Pollock Photograph Special Thanks To Dawn Bell Sean Crandall Pam Gucich and Wayne Thornton