Poynette High School - Pauquette Yearbook (Poynette, WI)

Text from Pages 1 - 122 of the 1986 volume:

THE SENIOR CLASS PRESENTS 1986 PAUQUETTE VOLUME XXXII POYNETTE HIGH SCHOOL POYNETTE, Wl 53955 (608) 635-4345 Seniors — 4 Underclassmen — 24 Activities — 32 Clubs — 54 Sports — 68 Faculty — 96 Current Issues — 104 Poems — 106 Thanks — 108 Autographs — 110 DEDICATION We, the senior class of 1986, would like to take this opportunity to dedicate our annual to you, Mr. LaValle Throuahout our years here at Poynette High School, you have touched the lives of many people. You have taught us to have oride not only in ourselves, but also in our school and everything we do. It doesn't matter if a student has not had you for a teacher — that is their misfortune. For you come in contact with all of us somehow, whether it be in band studyhall neo assembly, a field show, or in a concert. So thank you for taking the time, and just being you — the man. the teacher' and SENIORS-1986 Dawn Ashmore Rob Blazek Cheryl Chapman Jodi Baerwolf Norene Bock Barb Braun Trina Busse Tony Blazek David Bakken Sheila Chapman Stacey Childs Tammy Coker 8 CLASS COLORS-SILVER AND PURPLE Greg Falk Lisa Gates Jeff Gorman Tina Fogle Don Gavinski Bob Fox Wes Gayan Scott Gorman Tammy Gust Sean Doherty Rob Harper 9 BACCALAUREATE 10 Pam Herwig Mark Holzman Ron Koeppel Brian Laatsch CLASS NIGHT-MAY 22, 1986 11 Class officers: W. Scott, E. Lipp, S. Hum- phrey, A. Hillestad Chris Perry Naya Posadas GRADUATION-MAY 23, 1986 Ii Nancy Powers Dawn Ramlow Brian Schutz Mike Scott Bruce Ritter Ward Scott Missy Setterlund Marty Sickenberger Paul Stark SENIORS-1986 Casey Steinau Jerry Strittmatter Dean Talg Greg Talg We, the class of 1986, would like to take this oppor- tunity to say how much we have enjoyed our stay here at Poynette High School. After May 23 of this year, we will no longer be Sen- iors but just a fading memory. To all of us it seems like just yesterday we were the freshmen, and now we are moving on in our lives. The things we’ve shared and gained will help us to reach those distant goals we all have hidden within ourselves. To the previous classes, who now seem just an emp- ty blur, we would like to thank them for taking the time to mold us into the beings we are today. Hopefully we have individually left some sort of re- membrance of our existence here at Poynette High School. And now that we've reached the end of our long journey, the notebooks are filled, the lockers are closed; the halls are empty, and being without you is going to take a lot of getting used to. Roger Waugh Arlette Wells Tom Vanderbilt Tracey Webb Steve Wells Dan Kutz 13 AFS — NAYA I arrived in the United States hoping to gain an insightful experience and to learn about a different culture and lifestyle. When I first received the A.F.S. papers telling me that I would be living with a family in a small town called Poynette, I didn’t know what to expect because my hometown of Cajamarca is a fairly large city. However, upon arriving to this small town. I realized that it had a very large heart. Ever since I arrived, everyone has treated me well and everywhere I go, I’m received with affection and warmth which makes me very happy. I would like to thank everyone who has made my experience an unforgettable one. I would especially like to thank my father, mother, Angela, and Todd who have helped me a lot in different ways. Also I would like to thank the A.F.S. club, Spanish Club, Mrs. Markgraf, K.T. Gould, and all the people who actively work in the high school. Thanks to all the teach- ers who have helped rne in learning so much and extended their friendship to me. Thanks also to all my friends for the trust they have given me and for all they have done. Really, my experience has been marvel- ous, and I cannot find the words to thank everyone for all that they have done for me. But I want them to know that this year will be forever in the history of my life and will never be forgotten. I love you, Naya Aruistad es saber dar sin esperar recibir nada. 15 SHIEST J. Gabbie. A. Sveum BIGGEST MOUTH M. Kowalske. K. Manke SMARTEST B. Laatsch. D. Ramlow MOST DARING N. Powers. R. Harper SURVEY OUTRAGEOUS LAUGH K. Schmudlach. D. Bakken ROWDIEST FUNNIEST J. Alford. A. Wells BEST DRESSED D. Lauritzen. R. Redell WORST DRIVER S. Gorman. P. Herwig JERRY ABSHER Freshman year: suspension of two baseball games, alcohol related, Sophomore year: Ratt Concert junior year: Dec. 7-the night I smashed my car, putting Chris Perry, Randy Monroe, and Troy Kunaman in the hospital. Kiss concert, REO concert, Brian Adams concert, Wl State Fair DEAN ALFORD Library Aids 9,10,11,12; Working in the library and tap- ing freshmen football games my junior year; Earth Space Science; Whats the easiest way up Iron Mountain, Heli- copter: Friends always Brad, Teri, Tina. My 3 years in World History. Brownies w nuts. QUOTE: Can’t get over if you say you just don’t care. - Prince JOE ALFORD 1985 blow pop sales, The Blow Pop Kid, Dewman and sour apples, Steve Wells and Duke. Ramblin Man, Prom 1985 w Darcy, s.c j.s July 5th w Cheeseheads, Bryan Adams concert I missed, PATHFINDERS for alcoholics Mr. Jerrold Lee Strittmatter and all the good times, the PIT, POWIE and all her parties Special times w Darcy, Great America Janesville, Chicago the lake and the quarter, Thanks Darcy QUOTE: “It’s been a slice.” TODD ANDERSON Basketball 9,10,11,12; Base- ball 9,10,11,12; Football 9,10,11,12; Varsity club 10,11.12; Sports 9,10,11,12; Holzman’s Ice Capade, Lori’s car after V.B. scrimmage, Nancy’s House, Band Lunch food fights, Dewman, friends, Prom night and morn. Last Homecoming “85” sneaking in Portage Sabotage, Tomato War Fox’s house, Waterskiing behind Fox, capture the flag QUOTE: “To reach the port of heaven we must sail, some- times with the wind some- times against it but we must sail, not drift or lie at anchor.” DAWN ASHMORE Track 9,10,11,12; State track 11; Basketball cheerleader 9,11; Football cheerleader 11; Pep club 9; Spanish club 10; Forensics 11; Chorus 9,10,11; Sandpeople, double mes- sages, Human Anatomy Fam- ily, Greta, my rat, egg mar- riages, Men problems, “Sue B.” Blowout w Greta Cheer- leading camp, S’s and I’s, slumber parties at Missy’s, “burned pizza”, K.P.J. ice fights in track, the Pinto, Bomb and the Nova Beast, forgetting to put the car in part, “Hat H” diamonds, cheerlead with Steph, most of all Todd, QUOTE: “Speech is a mirror of the soul as a man speaks, so he is.” -Masim 1073 JODI BAERWOLF Basketball 9,10,11,12; Soft- ball 9,10,11,12; MVP Volley- ball 11, MVP 12, MIP for bas- ketball 11; Basketball 9,10,11,12; Honorable men- tion for softball 11; varsity club 11,12; Student Council 9,11; Yearbook 9; National Honor 10; Chorus 9,10,11,12; Prom Queen 11, St. Paul Stuck on State Street, Prom Night, parties at Nancy’s and Missy’s, My Mustang, football games, McDonalds, Slumber Girls, Cheeseheads, Skiing at Cas- cade, Conferences w Wendy, Pam falling of the curb, What is .. Whitney, Cheryl at bas- ketball camp, chasing, The PIT helicopter, Andy-Dandy Trucker, Bryan Adams “Bad is Bad,” State Forensics, poolstick, shotgun, A.H. Ban- dit, Whishes, Old Maids, Post- ers, Chinese Fire Drills Bump- er QUOTE: “You never get a second chance to make a good first impression.” -un- known TONY BLAZEK Basketball 9,10,11,12; Base- ball 10; Track 9,11,12; Foot- ball 9,10,11,12; Student Council 10; Band 9,10,11,12; Homecoming court 10, Deb, Tommy’s toupe ’85, val- entine Dance '83, Wells house Homecoming ’84, Boob, sis- ter Michelle and all her letters, The PIT, powies parties, Cheryl and homecoming, Ro- berta camping ’85, 2 cases Shirley and Vodka, What I like about you. Blue Bamb, all the sneaking around w Deb QUOTE: “If you want to im- prove on yours goals practice, practice and you’ll reach far beyond your expectations.” ROB BLAZEK NORENE BOCK Curling 9,10,11,12; MIP 11, Chorus 9,10,11,12; Forensics The Deli, First time at Rockys, Rocky’s Pizza Michael, Jr. Prom, being on court, 750 miles for my dress, Feldmen's supperclub, Prom Night at the Park (my ring) Devil’s Lake, The Trans-AM, Shopping w Pam, My car, Feagle, Wau- sau, State Curling Champs, “Shoe” guys from Florida the whirlpool, snow storm, Bryan Adams, Movies, My Job, ste- reo Chorus, Great America, Forensics, Miss Brereton Mrs. Kopf a special “Thanks” for being there. Thank you Hazel for always helping in your own special ways. QUOTE: Take any one of your dreams, work, strive, and be ambitious and it soon shall become a reality. BARB BRAUN Conservation club 12; Pep club 12, W.J.P. Psychology '85 Micro- cosms with Mr. B., T.J.P. moving to Poynette, Bert, Mankes, Lytle “Fall River Sucks” Rudolph the Red- Nose Reindeer ... , The great McDonalds crew, B.D.H.S. and all the friends back there, Smiles Yo Adrienne, Kazoo band, Mega, Commercial ma- terial, Football games, B-ball- games, softball games, no brakes! Angie, Kirk, John, Blockhead, “Larry”, B-ball anble, floor-hockey ear, Mr. P, Bill’s senior quote T.J.P. QUOTE: “A smile recures the wounding of a frown” -Shake- speare TRINA BUSSE Volleyball 9,10,11; Cheer- leading 9,10,11,12; Chorus 9,10,11,12; Serving fifteen points in a J.V. volleyball game, going shop- ping with the cheerleaders, pep rallies, working w Mrs. Currie in cheerleading, work- ing w Mrs. Kopf in the library, Homecoming my junior year, going to football games w my friends, going to chorus com- petitions QUOTE: “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” CHERYL CHAPMAN Basketball 10; Chorus 10,11; Campout ’85, Fried Frog What I like about you,” Ro- mantics, Shirley’s crying, Chandlriars, Angie, Prom '85, Mike, Pedroes, Mike’s house halloween ’84, Bryan Adames, Rockeys, poker games w Shirley, Angie Bak- ken, waterfights, walking to McDonalds, Swimming at Sil- ver Lake, Shopping w Shir- ley, Pep talks w Shirley and Tammy Arlington Park, Pow- der puff, dressing my cat up w Michelle, Missy’s party, Lori, Movies, Dances, the summer of '85, MIKE. QUOTE: Live today, think of tomorrow. SHEILA CHAPMAN Chorus 10,11; Brian’s truck, Stacey’s car, Woodman’s parking lot, foot- ball games, McDonalds, Hal- loween ’84, Snowball fights, campout '85, Concerts, par- ties w upperclassmen, Shir- ley’s crying, Pocky’s Prom Decorating, Kelly’s Lost Loki, “Dead End” Brian D’s trans am, Pizza Pit Man, “What I like about you,” Deer Hunting w Joe, Jerry and Stacey, Jack the sober one, Civic Center Elevators, Lodi Bow! STACEY CHILDS The Beast, snowball fights with the top down, cruisin’ East Wash., Rockey’s Pizza Pit delivery guy, my trunk and the movie we didn’t see, get- ting lost on the civic Center elevators, those _____ _____ ____ Westfield girls, deer hunting w Joe, Jerry, and Sheila, Friday the 13th, Jr. Prom baked potato, 4-way switch, summer softball games, class of '84, Brian H’s truck, getting lost on the way to Lodi, Lodi Bowl, I don’t be- lieve it! TAMMY COKER Volleyball 10,11,12; Chorus 9,10,11,12; Billy’s friends, Tourneys, McDonalds, fresh- man sophomore, junior and SENIOR year! Term paper, pep rallies, underclassmen, the Landing, Silver Lake, J.B. in shorthand and typing, Pep talks, Baseball ’84, football games, athletic practices, Todds’ grad, party, Prom, “Victimize me,” Powder Puff, Sarah’s 1st stick, Andy Dan- dy Trucker Homecoming, teachers, volleyball games, conservation Wrestling matches w Cindy, K.S. “boy- friends,” Bill. QUOTE: What appears to be the end maybe really a new beginning. HEATH COLSTAD Football 9,12; Baseball 9,10,12; Chorus 9, East Wash. w Greg, Meeting Marvel, going to Daves house, Mr. Harms-squirt guns, cards w Joe Smith, Mr. B’s class, Hunting w John. ED COOKE Football 11,12; Student Council 12; Varsity Club 11,12; Bull, Drew, Toddzi; a, shark, shemp, nobber, beans, Ar- lette, Priske twins, Wendy, Football, “Who fell down the stairs? not me!” Powie, Jill, Kelly, Michelle-Dance or else, Pen fights w Jodi, Chicago, Fox tubing. LIZ DELANY Cross country 9,10,12; Track 10,11,12; MIP 10; Art Club 9,10,11,12; Library Aid 10,11; Chorus 9,10,11,12; Confident Driver, Pam and buttonfly jeans, Wild rides, Maroon corvettes, track par- ties, “Jump into his arms.” Shirley, Angie, Pam, Shiela, Cheryl, Norene QUOTE: Lucid intervals and Happy pauses.” -Francis Ba- con SEAN DOHERTY Wrestling 9,10,11; MIP 10; Kicked out of Portage, Ticket- ed in Madison, Brush for bon- fire-party time, cruising East Washington. QUOTE: “Do it the American way” GREG FALK Cross country 9,10; Track 10,11,12; FFA 9,10,11; Taking off school for fishing, looking for women in Madi- son, Mud Lake Parties, Cruis- ing w Hat. TINA FOGLE Basketball 9,10; Volleyball 9,10,11; Track 9,10,11; Li- brary Aid 11,12; Halloween ’84, State Track, volleyball w Mrs. Black, Silver Lake, Great America, powder puff, McDonalds scary movies, speech class QUOTE: My life is just begin- ing and so is yours. ROBERT FOX Basketball 11; Football 12, My parties, Mohawk, the bot- tom, football being called sly, Chicago Women, drive in the- ater QUOTE: Don’t loose your dreams JOHN GABBEI Football 9; Chorus 9,10,11; Drag racing, 90 M.P.H, Par- ties, Rob on 51, getting my license, foodfights If you think I’m shy see me at a wedding reception! QUOTE: Every man has a right to be wrong in his opin- ions, No man has a right to be wrong in his facts. -Bernard Baruch LISA GATES Volleyball 10,11; Pep Club 9; Spanish Club 9,10,11,12; Cheerleading 9,10; Chorus 9,10,11,12; Band 9,10; Li- brary Aid 9,10,11,12; Two Mexico trips, Working at the Holiday Inn, My friends at PHS. QUOTE: Pain is Short and Joy is Eternal -Johann Christoph Friedrich Von Schiller DON GAVINSKI Basketball 9,10,11,12; Volleyball games on the river, all knighters w Dewman, Randolph w Rick, turn out the lights in Montello, Short People M.S. miss Brereton’s horizontal stripes, J.V. bas- ketball. QUOTE: Remember the past while you look into the future. PAM GIFFORD Basketball 9,10,11; Softball 9,10,12; Chorus 9,10,11,12; Art Club 9,10,11,12; AFS 12; Forensics 9; Photo Club 12, Brian D’s Trans AM, being “thrown”, Sheila, Angie, Jor- chow “Kendoll” Norene’s dress, Michelle, Sheila’s par- ty, Wood Lake, Shirley’s Dou- ble Dare, Bottonfly jeans, Liz QUOTE: We now demand to be personally conducted through life all risks to be tak- en by someone else. -Dean W.R. Inge JEFF GORMAN Basketball 9,10,11,12; Foot- ball 9,10,11,12; Baseball 9,10,11,12; All-Conf. Honor- able Mention 11; Varsity Club 11,12; Homecoming Court 12, Bruce Springstein at Chicago w Michelle Mr. Ritter-“G.D. it Gorman throw strikes: Mi- chelle’s pets, Campout Scott’s Nova, Spanish and Stan, Physics w Marc and Tom, Tenpas’s toupee, all the times w Michelle. SCOTT GORMAN Baseball 9,10,11,12; Curling 11,12; FFA 9,10,11; Varsity Club 12; Chorus 10,11,12; Prom Court 11 Class of ’85, Mud Lake, Crui- sin Portage too fast, Todd’s house, Jane Prom, Nancy’s house, Busted at Nelson's, Holiday Inn, Big Boy Super 29, and cold feet, State Champs, Swinging w F.E. Senior Days C840824 QUOTE: We were the masters of our days. TAMMY GUST Volleyball 10; Pep Club 9,10; Chess Club 11,12; Spanish Club 9,10,11,12; AFS 12; For- ensics 9,10,11,12; 1-Act 12; 3-Act 11,12; Spanish Honor 10,11,12; Yearbook 11,12; 8and 9,10,11,12; Chorus 9,10,11,12; Trish and Lori, D.S. in the stairway, Pam and Angela, Conversations w Mary, el viaje a Mexico y Lori W. H.W., D.V., A.M., L.K., A.M., A.K., QUOTE: True happiness is like a butterfly ... the more you pursue it, the more it will elude you, but if you are pa- tient and still, it will come soft- ly and land on your shoulder. ROB HARPER Basketball 11; Football 9,10,11,12; Track 9,10,11,12; All Conf. Honor- able mention-football, 3-Act 11, Homecoming Court 11, Mohawks, Drew, Toddzilla, Big Ed, Killer Sabotage, cap- ture the flag, egg wars, Prom Night, camp out, Under the street lights w Jerry and Wells, Going with Dawn (Rambo), Tempas QUOTE: Goals are never to high to set. -Jonathen Living- ton Seagal MICHELLE HAUPT Basketball 9,10,11,12; Soft- ball 9,10,11; All Conf. 11,12; Pep Club 9, Varsity Club 10,11,12; Chorus 9; Home- coming Court 9; Student Council 10,12; Band 9,10,11; National Honor 9, Chicago w Jeff to see Bruce Springsteen, “Brother Bones , Summer Trips w Lori P.J. Brachs-Pic-A- Mix, Piano solos, Long good- byes, Jackie’s perm, Renee’s ID Michelle R. and our talks, Jeff. QUOTE: A smooth sea never made a skillful sailer. WENDY HAZARD Spanish Club 10,11,12; Span- ish Honor 10,11; Conserva- tion Club 12; Student Council 9; Prom Court 11; Class V.P. 10,11; Parties at Missy’s and Nancy’s, Singing in Wood- man’s Parking lot, Jodi’s Mus- tang Prom Night, Stuck on State Street, McDonalds le- gos, double messages confer- ences w Jodi, Sand people, egg marriages Greta my rat, Pizza Pit Delivery men QUOTE: The greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it -William James CHRIS HEBEL Conservation 9,10,11,12; FFA 9,10,11,12; Band 9,10,11,12; Chorus 9, Enjoying PHS, the Best Girl- friend, FFA Judging Contest, McDonalds, State Solo and Ensamble, Marching competi- tions. BETTY HEINTZ Prom, Homecoming, All the dances, track making new friends, going with Dan Roesch QUOTE: The Wrong way al- ways seems more reasonable. -George Moore PAM HERWIG Basketball 9; Cross Country 9,10; Track 9,10; Chorus 12; Art Club 12; Pep Club 12, Screaming at Rick’s Shopping thanks to R.K. July 4, Nancy’s Parties, Moon tanning, Pig lookout, Lori’s car after V.B Scrimmage, Yellow blinking lights, DWI w Scott, “duck tape’’ Cheryl and the wonder- ful times with her, falling on State Street, “Wiggy” Prom Scab’’, My senior year, “is- lands don’t move” Mrs. Kopf, CL and skip days, K-Mart pin- kies QUOTE: Lies and Doubts are more cruel than the worst of the truths. ANGIE HILLESTAD Basketball 10; Volleyball 9,10,11,12; Track 9,10,11,12; MIP 9; State Champs 10; Pep Club 9; For- ensics 9; Varsity Club 10,11,12; Board Member 12; Photo Club 12; Chorus 10,11,12; Class Sec. 21 10,11,12; Homecoming Court 11 Campout, “That’s what I like about you.” Westfield ____ girls Track, J.H.-the hut, par- ties, caroling with G.B. Fox’s House, the PIT, Wood Lake, Brian D’s trans AM, Chololate milk, Dave and o.j. Spaceys driving, pole vaulting, QUOTE: Why not think about times to come, and not about the things that you’ve done. If life was bad to you Just think what tomorrow will do. -Ang ANDY HOLAK Basketball 9,10,11,12; Foot- ball 9,10,11,12; Baseball 9,10,11,12; Student Council 10,11; Badgerstate 11; Band 9,10,11,12; Class Pres. 10; Class Treas. 11, Homecoming, whipitin and run, Sabotage, sneaking, cap- ture the flag, Spike, State Street, Neutralizing, Tom Looses Type F.B. ’85, Tod- zilla, Squirrel hunting, “wol- verines, Losing my car on State St., Climbing the walls, Lunch room, Acting outra- geous, Prom QUOTE: Dost thou love life?, then do not squander time; for that’s the stuff life is made of. -Benjamin Franklin TODD HULTMAN Football 9,10,11,12; Track 9,10,11,12; Band 9,10,11; Nancy’s parties, getting slapped in FFB, McDonalds, DK in Prom, Drew, Bull, Spike, Killer Ritz, Sneaking, Sabo- tage State St. Thanks for everything Cath ... QUOTE: Never Neverland is not so far from here, just a little further on the other side of fear. -Appliances SFB SHIRLEY HUMPHREY Campout '85, “That’s what I like about you” Cops, Hallow- een ’84, Nancy’s parties, Tony’s Advice, Maroon Sta- tionwagon, snowball fights getting lost on civic Center elevators, Stogie, Winning State, Kelly high-jumping, squirrel” Stinky”, jump- er”, 4th trio, Randolph van- dals, Drum major, Those___ Westfield girls! QUOTE: No Brains, No Head- aches SUE KLAILA Track 9,10,11; Art Club 9,10,11,12; Photo Club 11,12; Chorus 10, Studyhalls, football, library, homecoming, powder puff, art class, 86 RULES” bon- fire, Pam’s 501 jeans QUOTE: Only the good die young. -Billy Joel SARAH KOHRT Basketball 9,10,11; Volleyball 9,10,11,12; Track 9,10,11,12; Conservation Club 12; Pep Club 12, State Champs '84, Halloween '84, Silver Lake, Sand Sculp- tures, Football games, Home- coming Sleepovers, Term pa- per, Riding horses w Liz QUOTE: Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers. JAMES KORTMAN Football games, McDonalds Cruising East Wash., Miss Hoppman’s studyhall, Bas- ketball games, LaCrosse, Dawn, Columbia County Fair! Kris falling off the bleachers! Memorial Day Weekend R.W. hickey, T.K. crash, Class of '86 MIKE KOWALSKE Football 9,10,11,12; Baseball 9,10,11,12; Band 9,10,11,12; Football-Kickin’ Randolph’s tail ’85, Baseball, Basketball, Cruisin w Chico, Tom’s lost tupe, Badger games Novem- ber 12, LIZ, senior year w the guys QUOTE: “What to say buy keen radiations and don’t let the jerks get you down!” - Frankie BRIAN LAATSCH Cross Country 9,10,11,12; Basketball 9,10,11,12; Base- ball 9; Track 10,11,12; Span- ish Club 9,10,11,12; Foren- sics 9,10,11,12; Student Council 9,10,11,12; Badger State 11; Band 9,10,11,12; Chorus 9, Mexico trip, Cruisin Maple Bluff w L.K. K.P. D.R., Wi- peout on 51, Boobin on the pit, Getting ready for our Prom QUOTE: So little done, so much to do.” -Cecil Rhodes DAVID LARSON Basketball 9; Cross Country 9; Chorus 10; Football games, Fishing w Joe, T.R.'s tests, term pa- per, chemistry blues, Mark ditching the car QUOTE: Stride for the future, remember the past □avid lauritzen Curling 9,10,11,12; Yearbook 11,12; Band 9,10; Chorus 9,10,11,12; Art Club 11,12; Spanish Club 9,10,11,12; AFS 11,12; Brenda and Photo Club, the “Darkroom,” History classes, summer term paper, Wausau Curling QUOTE: Monday DOUGLAS LAURITZEN Basketball 9,10,11,12; Cross Country 9,10,11,12; Track 9,10,11,12; Spanish Club 11,12; Band 9,10; Chorus 9,10,11,12, QUOTE: Remember about yesterday, Dream about To- morrow, but Live Today. DAVE LINK Football 9,10,11,12; Spanish 11,12; Fun in Chemistry, sacrafices to the wall god, Mexico trip picking on Stan, playing ten- nis w the Bud Man, the PIT QUOTE: The CBS Late Movie is not really a movie.” -David Letterman ERIK LIPP Basketball 9,10,11,12; Cho- rus 9,10,11,12; Dew Man, Don, Spatch, All- nighter, Gillian’s Island, Duke Boys, Head-butt, Schutzer Is- lands don’t move, Volleyball games, Brenda turn your lights off, Randolph w Don, Westfield hallway, slap the duck, Hookers, Half-Fourt shot, fouling out, Cheryl and Pam in the driveway CHERYL LYTLE Basketball 9,10; Volleyball 9,10,12; Softball 9,10; Pep Club 9,10; Spanish Club 11; Library Aid 10,11; Band 9,10; Chorus 9,12; Yearbook 10,11,12; Editor 12; 1-Act 12; 3-Act 12; Forensics 9,10,12; Business World 11; Home- coming Court 10,12; Student Council 12, Mooner, Big Guy Norskie Posters, Ranger, DeMuchii Slumbergirls, 4th trio, R.K, shopping spree, Old Maids, State Forensics the PIT, “Piz- za parties” clean stairs, Homecoming w Bones Todd P.J. sneaking, Arlette, Tammy, Jodi, Renee, Pam, Missy, Lori, Priskes, Randolph vandals QUOTE: If the elevator to suc- cess is broken-take the stairs. KRIS MANKE Track 9,10,11,12; Art Club 9; Pep 12; Conservation 12; Li- brary Aid 10,11,12; Chorus 10,11,12; F.B. and B.B. games McDon- alds, Homecoming ’84-eggs, Track meets w J.S., L.M., D.B., Friends Bruno, DeMuchii Wellser. LESLIE MARTIN Cross Country 9,10,11,12; Cheerleading 11; Track 9,10,11,12; All Conf two years for C.C., Arguments in track, Mr. Harmsfatty, DIZZ, Prom Guys. KIM NELSON Chorus 10,11,12; Photo Club 11 McDonalds, Owl’s Nest the School, Walking w Tammy to school, U.S w Annette, most of all Charley QUOTE: “I have not yet be- gun to fight.” -J.P?.Jones JACKIE PASKEY Basketball 9,10; Softball 9,10; Art Club 9; Chorus 9,10,11,12; Fun times w Tammy Liz, sleeping in the closet, good- will box, Michelle and the snowpants, B.B. 10th grade, Rod’s, Old boyfriends, “Her- bie” Prom, Dennis’ house Pa helping me through, most of all Steve. QUOTE: Why is there never enough time to do it right, but always enough time to do it over, -unknown NANCY POWERS Basketball 9,10,11,12; Vol- leyball 9,10,11,12; MIP 12- V.B. Softball 9,10,11,12; Art Club 9; Pep Club 9; Varsity Club 11,12; Band 9,10,11,12; Chorus 11,12; Yearbook 10, POWIE” Bryan Adams all my parties, “Old” Maids, Ski- ing, “tricky” Summer w Jill, Amy, Kelly “Then watcha gonna do A.H., D.B., S.S. Bad is Bad,” talks w V.L. “Shotgun” Baraboo week- end, bandits” soaping on homecoming, QUOTE: Your mind lights up when you’re having fun.” -V. LaFave ’85 LINDA PRISKE Old Maids, skiing, McDonalds FFA, “Pissy , the PIT lipper, K-Mart pinkies Tony Granato, Lindsey, Imp, 21, Delta Dawn, 23 Lori's car QUOTE: The best way to de- stroy an enemy is to change him into a friend USA PRISKE Kansas City, Washington D.C. Skiing, old maids, McDonalds, Badger Hockey, Timm S., Lip- per, Lori’s attempted bur- nouts, C.C. Fair, K-Mart pin- kies Lindsey S. Moll QUOTE: “Then come the wild weather, come sleet or come snow, We will stand by each other, however it blows.” -Si- mon Dach LORI PUNTNEY Basketball 9; Softball 9,10,11,12; Pep Club 9; Spanish Club 11; Forensics 9,10,11,12; 1-Act 9,10,11,12; 3-Act 9; Student Council 9,10,11; National Honor 10,11; Band 9,10,11,12; Cho- rus 9,10,11,12; Old Maids, Nancy’s parties, skiing, V.B. scrimmage, Mexi- co, Prom, “we’ll skunk ’em”, Bryan Adams, attempted bur- nouts, Chinese firedrills. DAWN RAMLOW Volleyball 9,10; Spanish Hon- or 10,11,12; Forensics 9,11; Spanish 9,10,11,12; Year book 10; National Honor 9,10,11,12; Chorus 9,10,11,12; Notecards, Ricardo, Ana, Pe- dro, Sand people, Whitney, Prom w Rob, being on court, little red convertible accident 2 days after liscense, Moose and Rambo RENEE REDELL Basketball 9,10; Softball 9; Chorus 9,10,11,12; Slumbergirls, Snowmobiling at 2:00 A.M. broomhockey, Brends’ parties, Nancy’s par- ties, State St. w Joe and Jer- ry, California, the PIT, court date, Hawaiian Shorts, party jokes, most of all Phil. QUOTE: “All that Bubbles isn’t soap.” -Bonne Bell BRUCE RITTER Basketball 9,10,11,12; Base- ball 9,10,11,12; Football 9,10,11,12; Varsity Club 10,11,12; Badger Boys State 11; Band 9,10,11,12; Home- coming King 12, Sneaking, Spike, T.R.’s tupee coming off, foodfights capture the flag, fire crackers, prom night Nancy’s parties, fox’s parties, shopping w girls Camp out ’85, the PIT, QUOTE: Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. -Ben Franklin KIM SCHMUCHLACH Spanish 9,10; Prom, Guys, Speech Class, flipping Marty, Pro-wrestling, Mr. Harms, parties, Home- coming w Jim QUOTE: Stand up for your beliefs and your dreams will become reality. BRIAN SCHUTZ Basketball 9,10,11,12; Track 10,11,12 MVP; FFA 10,11,12; Becky, State track, Mr. Hustle Award, Prom Islands, Rick’s house, Becky’s house, volley- ball games. MIKE SCOTT Football 10,11,12; Curling 10,11; Track 9,10,11,12 MIP; Varsity Club 11,12; Band 9,10,11,12; Student council 12, Sabotage, Sneak, RAM ’85, Acting my age, Prom, K-Mart police, Black flag August 22, 4 years and still dry, QUOTE: “You girls locked out of your car or something?” - A. Holak WARD SCOTT Baseball 12; Spanish 12; Yearbook 12; Student Council 12. MARTY SICKENBERGER Football 9,10; Cross Country 11,12 MVP; Wrestling 9,10,11,12; Baseball 9; Track 10,11,12; Chorus 9,10,11,12; Varsity Club 10,11,12; A-Team, Mud Lake, Devil’s Lake, Taf’s Pond, Charlotte, skiing, wild rides w Sean, to- mato fights QUOTE: “I drink to the gener- al joy o’ the whole table and here’s to the whole world, lest some damn fool take of- fense.” -William Shakespeare JERRY STRITTMATTER Basketball 9; Cross Country 9; Football 10,11, The Duke, Wells, fast cars, Budmen!, breaking my wrist, motorcycling the hard way, Wood Lake, Ram Hotel, E.A.N. QUOTE: “It’s been a slice.” ROBERTA SULLIVAN Basketball 9,10; Yearbook 9; Band 9,10,11,12; Chorus 12; Spanish 9 prom and Homecoming w Old Maids, “shemp”. Chris, Jerry, Tom, Link, Mike, Great America, Tony and Ar- lette falling out of the truck, QUOTE: Do not live your life in the past just remember it and make the future better. ANGELA SVEUM Cross Country 10,11,12; Band 10,11,12; Track 10,11,12; National Honor 10,11,12; Mini-bug, Jenny, first cross country season, term paper, Tammy, Pam, and running teammates. QUOTE: “I have the strength to face all conditions by the power that Christ gives me.” Philippians 4:13 TOM VANDERBILT Fun with Sluggo, Hammer, Spike, TODZEELAI, Dr. Ruth, and the Bud Man. sacrificing into the wall God, Dotty 500, the Dingo Lady, Links baby goats with Craig, The dew man and the giant, Stan the man Toast on a stick Jrand Buddy young Jr and Fer- nando at the Pit. QUOTE: ‘‘Wake the kids, phone the neighbors, we are having fun now” David Letter- man ROGER WAUGH Art 9,10,11,12; FFA 9,10,11,12; Library aid 10,11,12 Volleyball 11,12; Yearbook 12; chorus 12; Jeff Falk, Meeting Arlette for first time, Volleyball teams, Arlington Fest. 84 Moving, Who to take to Prom, Missing bus w Karen, Wis. Dells, Andy Dandy, Ang. K car keys, My place in Portage, Shirley’s car, Babysitting with Jeff, Chip and Dale contest, Karen and Suzie K, flat tiee on Prom 85, Kiss Kiss wanna ride, Sen- ior class QUOTE: ‘‘The future belongs to those who prepare for it.” Ralph Waldo Emerson ARLETTE WELLS Volleyball 9,10.11,12; cheer- leading 10,12; softball 9,10; Art 10,11; Pep Club 9,10,11; Spanish 9,10,11,12; Foren- sics 10,11,12; 1-act plays 12; 3-act plays 12; Flags Captain 11,12; Pizza Feast, Slumbergirls, broomhockey, principal's of- fice, V.B.-raining, F.IB’s, corn monsters with J.P., Goosing, W.H. Neck” bands and styr- ofoam, summer w Todd, Band Camp w A.L., K.W. L.M. Walking the 600, A.W.'s cooking hr., summer fest w E.J.-out by 11, Fire es- capes, Pigkillers, The Pit. kinks, R.EO., Bryan Adams, snow days shopping w Bruce, Drive Inns, Nancy’s parties, stuck at E.T. w J.B. and J.M., K-Mart w T.L., St. Paul, Mexico Trip, Naya, Ranger C.L., Dep. Darren, party jokes QUOTE: Keep one step ahead of the prosecutor with- in”-Bob Dylan Jokerman” Basketball 9; football 9,10,11,12; Partying 9.10,11,12; Rock and Friends, Led Zep- plin, Van Halen, AC DC, Fights w duke, HarpsFast Cars, The Herbies, Fox's, playing pool Boob, Tomazak, Bones, Bars, Nancy’s parties, skipping class, Court fresh- man year, playing tag, Jimi Hendrix Jackie and all the good times with her. QUOTE: TRACY WEBB STEVE WELLS 25 JUNIOR — 28 SOPHOMORES — 30 FRESHMEN — 32 D. Absher B Alexander B. Alexander D Anderson K. Belshaw T. Bennett P. Blazek D. Branton L. Bushie J. Chader C. Colby M. Cook T. Crowe B Delany R. Drake B. Dunn D. Dykstra S. Edwards K. Eichorst C. Erickson J. Falk S. Gabbei J. Gayan D. Germain B. Gifford J. Gray D. Hanson R. Haupt J. Hayes S. Hebei B. Hellegers H. Higley S. Hipke D Hoyheim E. Jeschke B. Kaether T. King T Kleinfeldt A Knuteson L. Knuteson A. Kreisler B. Kreyer R. Larsen T Ledworowski A Loveland D. Mainwaring D. Mair K. Marquardt P Marshall C. Meredith A. Millard A. Millard J. Miller R. Morse W. Morse P. Paskey NINETEEN HUNDRED EIGHTY-SEVEN NINETEEN HUNDRED EIGHTY-SEVEN J. Peterson G. Prucha J Reddeman D Reynolds S. Riechers B Ritter C. Rittmeyer C Ryce H Santos D Schmid K Schutz K See F '-tick S Ihieren R Th lessen R Tomlinson M Vanmgan B Wadsworth S. Wagner K Ward C Wheeler A Williamson H Wilson A Wipperturth N Wolf G Woodard P. Woodward J U N I O R S 29 We. the sophomores of '85- ‘86 are having a pretty good year. This year we have become greatly involved in sports, as well as our academics. We have also captured a great amount of school spirit which we are sure will help us through our next two years. D. Asher T. Bakken B. Bauer T. Bennett B. Black T. Blazek T. Bliefermcht B Branish S. Brodie D. Brown B Coker M Cooke C. Corning J. Crawford C. Cutsforth S. Disher W. Dolphin J. Eno T. Evers B. Falk K. Flickinger J. Fuller D. Gabbei R. Gardner A. Gould J. Gray L. Hanne J. Hanson R. Haugen C. Hoff A. Hutchinson W Jones M. Kaether H. Koch J. Knight S. Koepp B. Kowald F. Kreyer K. Kutz W. LaBarge J. LaReau A. LaValle D. Leatherberry L. Lytle 30 T. McGinnr C. McNicol R Miller L. Monteuful J. Murray V. Penland J Perry A. Peterson P. Preston C. Priske R. Pryzbyl S. Ramsey R. Reddeman M Reeds C. Rittmeyei M. Roberts C. Robson J. Ryce D. Schopp T. Sellers J. Shaw D. Sickenberger M. Sopha D. Spatz A. Sromovsky B. Stapelmann J. Stark D. Talg T. Teeter A. Thiessen J. Tomlinson M Vinje D Vita V. Wadsworth H. Walker D. Waugh T. Webb R. Wells B Wells D. Werdin S. Wild C. Williamson J. Woodward K. Ziegler 31 NINETEEN HUNDRED F. Baal R Barnharst J Dahnke C. Faik D. Hehl C. Hipke M Kendall K. Klaila I . Kreyer R. Kutz T. Maass R. McKinney J. Blazek S. Braun T. Fournier M Halverson D. Hoar D. Hollis R Knuteson A Kowalske J. Laatsch C. Laib J. Millard R. Moll A Buchanan K. Caldwell J. Harper T. Harris T. Hon M Hutchinson T. Kreisler T. Maas L. Monteufel C. Cook A. Currie D. Hebei H. Hebei A. Johnson P. Judd 32 EIGHTY-NINE D Mountford R. Powers W. Schoeneberg J. Stark P Thurston R Weisensel M Neess L Pozonanski E Scott S. Stoltenberg T. Tiffany S. Wheeler S. Nelson j. Ramlow K. Scott L. Stone A. Tomlinson R. Wipperfurth R Onstad A Reddemen K. See C Subrt H Tomlinson D. Ziegler K Pankow D Reichers C. Smith P Thieren S. Tomlinson A. Zimmerman K. Perry B Roth E. Smith D Powell j. Ruesegger J. Sopha B. Powell D. Schmulach S. Stapelmann 33 PROM — 3 HOMECOMING — 38 BADGER STATE — 42 NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY LIBRARY AIDES — 44 STUDENT COUNCIL — 45 DRAMA — 46 BAND — 52 43 CHORUS — 54 PROM 1985 VIVA LAS VEGAS On May 11, 1985, the Junior class had their prom. It had been Poynette's first prom in three years. The theme song was “Viva Las Vegas by Elvis Presley. The theme song for court was Heaven by Brian Adams. Juke Box Bandstand was the entertainment. The gymnasium was decorated in building silhouettes dice, and glittery highlights. Even though it rained, nobody ’s fun seem to be spoiled. POYNETTE VS RIO Homecoming 1985 was quite a success. Homecoming week activities began on Monday with classes starting to create their floats and ending the week on Friday with the traditional Junior-Senior powder-puff game. During the week we cele- brated with Courtesy Day, Surf’s Up Day, Nerd Day, Punk Day, and to show school spirit, Black Orange Day. The football team was quite successful as they defeated Rio 28-0 on the school’s new field behind the school — despite the horrendous weather! ,- A D MAv-Ai MR;. AND Mv. JAME RiffM£v£ HOMECOMING DANCE The homecoming dance was a real success. The gym held an atmosphere of delight. It was decorated in multi-colors of the rainbow as the song '•Cherish , by Kool and the Gang, filled the air. BADGER STATE At, Badger Girls State, We, Jodi anc Katie, participated in the formation of a mock system of government on city, county, and state levels. We became members of political par- ties as well as of cities, counties, and the state of Badger. Within our political parties we nominated peo- ple for positions in state government and decided on a party platform. Needless to say, we did not spend all of our time in political caucauses Jodi participated in basketball for recreation while Katie was in the pep band. We also visited the gov- ernor's mansion and State Street. The most important event of the last couple days was the inauguation of state officials. In addition, we gath- ered for a last group meeting which featured the singing of our city songs and a speech by Governor Earl. The 1985 Badger Boys State at Ri- pon College was an educational and rewarding experience. Although lots of time had to be given to participat- ing in the state's government, there were many opportunities to meet new people as well. The week end- ed with the inaugural ceremonies for the state officers, highlighted with a speech by Anthony Earl. Participants were: Brian Laatsch, Andy Holak, and alternate Bruce Ritter. HONOR SOCIETY You might be wondering “How does one qualify for the National Honor Society?” First of all a student has to have good grades. A freshman must have a 3.5 grade point average for the first semester of the current year. Sophomores, juniors, and seniors must maintain a 3.5 grade point average for two semesters. It is also important that a student demonstrates good leadership, is involved in extra curricular activities, participates in class discussion, and is a class officer or an organization officer. A third requirement for membership is evidence of service to the school, to the community, and to others. A student’s character is also important. They should be cooperative and have a positive attitude. A student is evaluated by at least five teachers in all of the previous areas. Then they vote on who is to become a member of National Honor Society. Honor Society Members: K. Eichorst, A. Sveum, A. Loveland, B. Laatsch, B. Ritter, B. Hellegers, B. Dunn, N. Wolf, R. Sullivan, K. Page, D. Ramlow, L. Puntney, M. Vaningan, D. Vita, D. Ascher, B. Black, M. Hutchinson. J. Laatsch, J. Gayan, S. Humphrey, E. Lipp. 43 LIBRARY AIDES The library aides had a lot more responsibility on their hands than usual. The reason for this was because of the new, larger library and the absence of Mrs. Kopf. Mrs. Kopf was replaced for the majority of the year on the account of her new born baby. She was replaced by Mrs. Wolowicz. Mrs. Fuller also helped in keeping the library organized and smoothly running in the absence of Hazel Manke. Left to Right: Mrs. Kopf, A. Millard, L. Knuteson, S. Edwards, T. Fogle, R. Waugh, K. Manke L Gates, T. McGinnis. 44 STUDENT GOVERNMENT M. Haupt. M. Scott. C. Lytle. B. Laatsch, S. Humphrey. D. Bakken _ . .__l . onnha T Krpisler A Buchanan, H. Walker. R. Reddeman, C. Lytle, S. Humphrey. DUBakk.sn HaupU in D Powell. D. Asher. J. Gayan. E. Cooke, A. Wells. M. C. Rittmeyer, B. Alexander, J. Knight, L. Rriske, n. Lar e Holzman The 1985-86 Student Council is trying lots of new thingsth‘® eToTchooUyents utoring6 program, and a Some ot these include: School newspaper. Vhis consisted ot class council is to be involved during the whole school year and no, )us, during Homecoming week. 45 FROM THE INSANE ASYLUM SOLDIER SCHOOL TEACHER ALIENATED LOVER CHILD KILLER CRAZY SISTER 1 CRAZY SISTER 2 CHURCH BURNER WIFE KILLER DAVID LAURITZEN MARY COOK TAMMY GUST LORI PUNTNEY ARLETTE WELLS CHERYL LYTLE JUSTIN REDDEMEN JASON ENO Our Beloved Director What ya lookin at Dog Face? Five women and three make patients in an insane asy- lum relate to the audience the stories of their lives and their emotional and truthful views of our contemporary society. These people are but mirrored reflections of the stress- es and lack of concern that many of us experience in our daily interactions with our families and fellow human beings. This play was Poynette High School’s contest entry. It has advanced at District Level and was performed at Baraboo High School. IMPROMPTU grnest ...............................Robert Wadsworth Winifred .................................. Angie Currie l_ora .................................. Bridget Gifford Tony !!!!!!!...............................Stuart Hipke Ya see, it started in the Garden of Shakespeare wrote ‘‘all the world’s a stage — men and women merely actors. In this play, we see four actors called upon to act parts unreal to themselves — but are they acting or does the real per- son come through? And so it is with each of us — how many times do we act out a role or are we too being our real selves? 47 TOM SAWYER; HIMSELF TOM SAWYER AUNT POLLY HUCKLEBERRY FINN BECKY THATCHER ALFRED TEMPLE JEFF HEBEL TRACIA MAASS JESSE DAHNKE JEANIE MILLARD CHRIS COOK 46 pst..Tracy ... what's my line? Everybody knows and loves Tom Sawyer and all the characters from Mark Twain’s masterpiece. In this Theatre, some of the scenes are from the adult story. You will notice that Reader Theatre differs a little from regular theatre. FORENSICS Preparation for forensics begins in late November and culminates with 3 contest levels beginning in late February going through April. There are 14 categories one can choose from. The Poynette Froensics team has averaged about 30 people in the last few years. This year there are 38 people on the team. Although we only take 25 entries to a contest, some categories involve up to five people in one event. J. Stark, R. Drake, R. Weisensel, M. Neese, D. Germain, K. Flickenger, P. Gifford, S. Ramsey, A. Huchinson, K. Ziegler, M. Sopha, J. Baerwolf, T. Hultman, B. Wadsworth, A. Millard, J. Peterson, J. Laneau, N. Wolf, L. Puntney, E. Jeschke, L. Hahne, C. Robson, C. Lytle, B. Black, M. Huchinson, C. Laib, T. Gust, K. Page, D. Ramlow, C. Hipke, J. Laatsch 49 THREE-ACT PLAY Dr. Victory Frankenstein IV — a great-great grandson of the original — creates a fantastic beauty, Auro- ra Dawn. The creature learns, like a child, by imitation and experimenta- tion. Two eccentric teachers teach her how to win a beauty contest and an exotic Russian spy tries to steal her blue prints. All of these different characters help to round a cast. so “Grow Up!” Top Row: J. Reddemen, L. Puntney, C. Lytle, Arlette W„ J. Eno, S. Hipke, J. Hebei, L. Kreyer, T. Maas, B. Gifford, B. Wadsworth, C. Cook, J. Danke, J. Millard, T. Gust, A. Currie, M. Cook. CAST Dr. Victor Frankenstein IV ........ Aurora Dawn ....................... Loor .............................. Hobo Jackson ...................... Yelena Belovich ................... Contess Elizabeth ................. Fredrika .......................... Mrs. Title Talbot ................. ___M. Gladem P. Brueggeman .....S. Hipke .....B. Lloyd .... C. Steinau ..... M. Cook ....B. Gifford .... H. Janisch What shall I do with them now, Master? Personally, I prefer Maybelline. 51 PHS BAND 1985-1986 WIND ENSEMBLE B. Hellegers, A. Loveland. K. Ward, A. Sveum, R. Sullivan. H. Wilson. T. Gust, A. Buchannon. D. Ascher, K. Eichorst, S. Humphry, M. Vaningan, B. Dunn, L. Knu- teson, E. Jeschke, L. Hahne, C. William- son, S. Hipke, N. Powers, L. Puntney, J. Gayan, A. Holak, K. Robson, J. Hayes, C. Meredith, M. Kowalske, K, Marquardt, A. LaValle, T. McGinnis, D. Talg, L. Monteu- fel, N. Wolf, D. Schmid, S. Hebei, M. Scott, A. Knuteson, B, Wells, T. Webb, M. Sohpa, S. Wild, T. Bliefernicht, M. Holz- man, B. Ritter, T. Blazek, T. Anderson, J. Gray, J. Reddeman, T. King, C. Hebei, B. Laatsch, V. Wadsworth, A. Wells 52 CONCERT BAND PICTURE R. Wells, K. Flickenger, J. Stark, R. Gard- ner, M. Vinge, C. Hipke, A. Currie, C. Scott, S. Tomlinson, T. Maass, R. Redde- man, H. Walker, D. Mair, B. Wadsworth, K. Ziegler, S. Disher, K. Priske, J. Laatsch, L. Stone, D. Hebei, K. Klaila, S. Braun, S. Koepp, A. Hutchinson, J. Rueg- segger, H. Tomlinson, K. Caldwell, J. Stark, J. Hebei, D. Thurston. B. Black, D. Vita, A. Peterson, J. Sopha, M. Hutchin- son, C. Subrt, D. Hehl, C. Smith, C. Laib, L. Kreyer, A. Reddeman, J. Woodward, J. Knight, J. Fuller, T. Kreisler, P. Theiron, A. Kowalske, T. Teeter, W. Jones, A. Millard, A. Millard, J. LaReau S3 D. Lauritzen, B. Delany, D. Dykstra, D. Lauritzen, S. Thieren, B. Alexander, S. Gorman, R. Lipp, M. Sickenberger, C. Laib, M. Hutchinson, S. Stapelman, J. Hebei, R. Barnharst, P. Thieren, T. Kreisler, D. Thurston, M. Reeds, B. Stapelman, D. Asher, C. McNichol, J. Knight, M. Sopha, F. Kreyer. A. Reddeman, A. Kreisler, T. Crowe, A. Millard, S. Humprey, A. Hillestad, J. Paskey, L. Delany, L. Priske, D. Ramlow, T. Webb, D. Ziegler, J. Ramlow, W. LaBarge, D. Leatherberry, T. Maass, T. Tiffany, K. See, R. Moll, P. Gifford, N. Bock, H. Walker, B. Branish, C. Rittmeyer, T. Teeter, J. Stark, J. LaReau, K. Flickenger, T. Busse, D. Schopp, R. Weisensel, L. 55 YEARBOOK — 58 VARSITY — 60 ART — 61 PEP — 62 FFA — 63 CHESS — 64 CONSERVATION — 65 SPANISH — 66 AFS — 68 Yearbook Editors: Cheryl Lytle and An- Active Members: Mrs. Dredske. Ms. Kleckner, L. Hahne, A. Wells, H. Walker, gela Kreisler S. Disher, K. Ziegler, V. Wadsworth, A. Hutchinson, A. Kreisler, D. Lauritzen, 58 Mr. Jordak, T. Coker, C. Lytle, J. Peterson, A. Millard, T. Gust, L. Knuteson Bk L-R D Lauritzen D Ziegler, S. Disher, J. LaReau. Mr Jordak, Mid. D. Head Photographers: Vicki Penland Dykstra, V. Wadsworth, C. Laib, B. Falk, V. Penland, B. Gifford, Ft. A. Wells, T. and Beth Falk Gust, T. McGinnis, P. Gifford, C. Ryce S9 VARSITY CLUB The Varsity Club re-organized for the 85-86 school year and embarked on several new fund raisers for the scholarship fund. The Varsity Club contri- buted $1000 toward the new football facility. A new format for athletic programs provided the classiest programs in the state. It was a new start for the club and future years should see benefits of the re-organizations. J. Gorman. Mr Tomlinson. J. Baerwolf. M Holz- man. T. Anderson. T. King. A Wells. A. Holak. B Heliegers. A. Hillestad. S. Humphrey. N. Powers 60 L. Priske. P. Herwlg. L. Puntney. K. Marquardt. S. Ramsey. F. Struck. B. Alexander. R. Harper. J. Gray. J Hayes. B. Schutz. B. Bauer. A Gould. S. Gorman. R. Larsen. J Reddeman. M Sickenberger. S. Kohrt. M. Cook. K. Ziegler. V. Wadsworth. H. Walker. N Wolf. D. Talg. A Kreisler. M. Vanmgan. S. Thieren. K Manke, C Rittmeyer. A. Sveum. T. Gust. D. Germain. L. Gates. T. King. S. Humphrey. A Hillestad. D. Bakken. P Blazek. N Powers. K. Ward. J Miller E. Jeschke. A. Wells. T. Anderson. M Holzman. B. Ritter. T. Hultman. A. Holak. M. Kowalske. E. Cooke. ACTIVE ARTISTS This year’s art club is involved in many events. They took a trip to Chicago in December to view some of the museums. In the spring, they are also planning another art show. There will be a visiting artist, Kiersten McKlintock, who will take over the art class, and show the students how to do paper sculpting. Mr. Jordak, the teacher and advisor, will then take over the learning process after a few days and finish the unit. Kiersten McKlintock will also be visiting the middle school for two days. D Alford M Kaether, L. Stone. J. Laatsch. M. Kendall, L. Delany, T. Gust, C. The art club officers are: P. Gifford. Hipke, A. Currie, J. Millard, C. Ryce. T. Bennett, P. Gifford, S. Klaila, K. Scott, J. S. Klaila, R. Waugh, T. Bennett. Ramlow, D. Lauritzen PEP CLUB The pep club has been an important part of the school spirit this year. They sold pens, pins, and hats at the football games. With appearances of Gertrude and loyal members, the club cheered the Indians to a victory. We would also like to thank the pep club for being in charge of decorating for the Homecoming dance and their amusing skits at the pep rallies. H. Wilson, B. Paskey, S. Kohrt, Mr. Laib-Advisor, K. Manke 62 B. Braun, K. Manke, T. Ledworowski, B. Branish, H. Walker, B. Paskey, L. Knuteson, A. Millard, J. Peterson, S. Kohrt, B. Powell, K. Caldwell, L. Monteufel, D. Powell, R. Weisenel, A. Buchanan, Mr. Laib, S. Braun POYNETTE FFA Future Farmers ot America (FFA) is a National organization for students preparing tor careers in the industry of agriculture. A major emphasis of the FFA is the development of leadership skills. The 34 Poynette FFA members were active in many activities. Many students had the chance to travel while in the FFA. Two members went to Washington D C. to a Leadership Confer- ence. three members went to Kansas City to the National FFA Convention, and one member went to Sweden on a W.E.A. program. Members attended the State FFA Convention. Green- hand Workshop, and other leadership workshops. FFA members also competed in speaking contests, livestock, meats, and dairy judging contests. At home the FFA conducted monthly meetings, built the homecoming bon-fire. sold fruit, and had a teacher's breakfast celebrating National FFA week. T-B J. Hebei, R. Morse, D. Mainwaring, B. Kreyer, B. Bauer, B. Kowald, B. Schutz, H. Tomlinson, B. Stoltenberg, S. Wheeler, J. Woodward, R. Wipperfurth, R. Powers, F. Kreyer, L. Priske, C. Wheeler, K. Priske T-B P. Woodward, C. Hebei, C. Wheeler, F. Kreyer, L. Priske, L. Priske, K. Priske CHESS CLUB The interest in chess is growing, under the direction of Mr. Jordak. club advisor. This is the club's second successful year. Meetings are held after school on Thursday nights. A small tournment is also set up. It is hoped that there will be even more of an interest next year. B. Wadsworth, S. Hipke. J. Eno, Mr. Jordak, C. Perry, T. Gust. M. Kaether The Chess Club officers are: Presi- dent, B. Wadsworth; Vice President, 4 T. Gust; Advisor, Mr. Jordak; and S. Hipke. CONSERVATION CLUB The conservation club does activities that have to do with nature. They plant trees and study their growth. They study the plant life and animal life in the rivers and streams. The club was also planning on sponsoring a dance after a football game, but it was canceled due to rain. G. Laib (advisor), B. Kaether. S. He- S. Hebei, B. Kaether, C. Meredith, K. Manke, S. Kohrt, C. Hebei. A. Millard, B. bel, W. Hazard, C. Hebei Braun, G. Laib (advisor), M. Neess, J. Hebei, C. Laib, W. Hazard 65 SPANISH CLUB K. Flickenger, A. Millard, B. Paskey, L. Knuteson, S. Braun, J. Peterson, H. Walker, V. Wadsworth, K. Ziegler S Disher L Hahn, A. Hutchinson, A Williamson, C. Perry, D. Vita, A. Peterson. J. Crawford, J. Laatsch, A. Buchanan, T. Ledworowski A. Wells, E. Jeschke, A. Loveland, D. Lauritzen, J. Ramlow, B. Dunn, M. Neess, R. Gardner, C. Hipke, T. Maass T, McGinnis, C.Cook 6. Wadsworth, P. Preston, S. Ramsey, R. Weisensel. D. Waugh, H. Koch, L. Pozansk'i. K. Klaila M Hutchinson, C. Laib, T. Gust, M. Cook, M. Markgraf — advisor. H. Wilson, L. Monteufel, M. Vinge, W. Hazard D Ramlow N. Posadas, J. LaReau, L. Gates, S. Gabbei. ' SPANISH HONOR SOCIETY D. Vita, M. Vaningan, M. Cook, B. Laatsch, A. Loveland, B. Dunn, T. Gust, A. Sveum, W. Hazard, D. Ramlow, K. Page, R. Reddeman, K. Eichorst Officers: Brian Laatsch, Dawn Ramlow, Wendy Hazard 67 AFS CLUB Our AFS student was Naya Posados from Peru. We have all enjoyed her company this year. The AFS Club invited 10 other AFS students from other schools. They spoke to classes and told a little about their own country. The AFS and Art Club sponsored a dance in their honor. The AFS Club also had their annual candy sale. This year’s officers were Treas.-April Millard, Sec.-Becky Paskey, V.P- Angela Kreisler, Pres.-Donna Anderson, Mrs. Markgraf was Club Advisor. Greetings from David Lauritzen and his South African host family, Neil and Lynore Blum and their two children Melissa and Martin. We live in Brokpan, population 90,000, which is a twenty-five minute drive from Johonnesburg, which is South Africa’s largest city. Brokpan was originally a gold mining town, but today is mainly industrial complex. Generally the weather is gorgeous! It is very hot from October to March. It cools down slightly in April. Winter begins in May with tremendous amounts of frost and dryness. The grass turns brown and the trees are bare. In August blossoms appear on the trees and the grass starts turning green. In September it beings to get hot during the day and the sum- mer rains begin. A perfectly wonderful climate in a very wonderful country! Last summer I spent two months in Costa Rica, a small Central American country boarding Nicaragua, Panama, the Caribbean, and the Pacific. Spanish is the native language, so I was glad I had taken it for several years. However, I found that native speakers are a lot harder to understand than Spanish teachers or fellow students. My family in Costa Rica consisted of my parents Hilda and Carlos; two brothers, Carlos, 17, and Esteban, 8, and a sister Laura, 15. Mr. Rivera is an engineer and Mrs. Rivera graduat- ed from law school while I was there. Carlos is currently in Louisiana with the AFS program. Laura is planning to come next year. San Jose, the city in which I stayed, is the capital city. It is located in a large valley in the mountain range that runs down the middle of the country. While I was there, it was the winter season. In San Jose this meant that it rained at least once a day and the temperature was about fifty to sixty degrees. Unlike many of the Central American countries, Costa Rica does not have a history of revolution or dictatorship. It is a democratic country with a president and genuine elections. Also, it has no army despite its close proximity to Nicaragua. We attempted to learn how to dance the “salsa together in somemes' livingroom. We skipped to go shopping and got lost downtown. We kept each other from going insane when the Spanish got too complex for comprehension. It was really great going to a country so small, because I was able to see more of these people and of the country itself. Overall, it was a wonderful experience. CROSS COUNTRY — 72 VOLLEYBALL — 74 FOOTBALL — 77 CHEERLEADERS — 80 BOYS’ BASKETBALL — 82 GIRLS’ BASKETBALL — 85 WRESTLING — 88 CURLING — 90 BASEBALL — 92 SOFTBALL — 94 TRACK — 96 The cross country team did an excellent job this season. Their coach and peers were proud of them all. Most Valuable Player for the girls was a tie between Charolette Rittmeyer and Angela Sveum. For the boys it was Mary Sickenberger. Most Improved Player for the girls was Janel Ryce. For the boys it was Brad Bauer. All Conference for girls was Charolette, Angela, and Leslie Martin. For boys it was Marty and Brad. Nice job runners! 73 74 VOLLEYBALL 1985 The varsity team worked hard this year. They learned to take an approach and jump when hitting the ball. Using these techniques, they killed the ball trequently. The season started out slowly. The team was adapting to a new offense and defense. Once they gained some experience and confidence, they played well. Poynette's blocking and block coverage improved throughout the season. The Indians ended up in sole possession of third in conference play with a 6-3 record. It was known as the season of the uniforms. The JV started with 18 enthusiastic and hard-working girls. Coach Black's goal was to set up the ball and work as a team. This was one of the most competitive years at JV level. They finished third in conference and received second place at the JV tournament in Poynette. Susan Disher received most improved player, Rhonda Wells best hitter, Lisa Hahne best setter, and Ann Hutchinson best player overall. TEAM PICTURE — VARSITY Back row: A Wells, J. Baerwolf. C. Lytle. S Humphrey. A Hillestad, N Powers. T. Busse. Manager T Webb Middle row: B Hellegers. A Loveland. K. Ward. J. Miller. C. Ritlmeyer. Front row: T Coker. M Setterlund. L. Gates. S. Kohrt. M Vaningan TEAM PICTURE — JV Back row: C. Robson. B. Branish. A. Kreisler. A Hutchinson. J. LaReau. J. Stark. Coach Black, K. Ziegler. S Disher. R Wells. R. Reddeman. N Pasados Front row: D. Brown. L. Hahne. S. Gabbei. K Eichorst. 75 FRESHMEN VOLLEYBALL The first-year team had a lot of energy and enthusiasm. When they showed their spirit, they moved quickly, aggressively, and attacked the ball. These were their strong characteristics. A good athlete is a team player and one who has team spirit. At times, this was a weakness with the team. They worked hard and learned the fundamentals. Good Job Girls! Coach Dredske TEAM PICTURE — FRESHMEN Back row: A. Reddeman, A. Currie, K. Caldwell, H. Tomlinson, D. Mountford. Middle row: P. Judd, A. Kowalski, L. Mounteuful, B. Powell, S. Braun. Front row: K. Scott, J. Ruegesegger, D. Powell, T. Tiffany 1985 VARSTIY HONORS Team captains:.Inrli Baerwolf Angie Hillestad Most improved: Nancy Powers Most valuable: Jodi Baerwolf Honorable mention: Nancy Powers Brenda Hellegers All-conference players: Sarah Kohrt Jodi Baerwolf Amy Loveland 76 FRESHMAN FOOTBALL The 1985 freshman football team had a great season. They went six games without a loss. It was a small team in the number of players, but a percentage were fairly good sized and played well as a team. They had a potent starting defense that allowed only two touchdowns and shut out three opponents. The offense was very effective also, as it had a good attack from the air as well as on the ground, which is fantastic at the freshman level. TEAM PICTURE — FRESHMEN Top to bottom: Coach Nicholson. M Blanchard, J. Harper. R. Barnharst R. Kutz. Coach Tenpas. S. Wheeler. K Perry. D. Reichers. K Pankow. P Thieren. T. Kreisler. D. Thurston, J. Blazek. 8 Schoeneberg. M Hutchinson, J. Sopha. T. Hon. 77 78 POWER FOOTBALL The PHS varsity football season was highly successful. A team that was picked for third at best, finished the season undefeated and won the conference championship with a 9-0 record. The performance of the fourteen seniors led the way. They added the leadership and experience that was needed to accomplish the undefeated season. The Indians were defeated by the eventual state champion, Westby, in the first game of the state play offs. Jeff Gorman, Justin Reddeman, Bruce Ritter, and Todd Hultman were honorable-mention all conference. Fred Struck, John Gray, Ed Cooke, Rob Harper, Andy Holak, and Todd Anderson were all-conference selections with Todd Anderson being selected to both offense and defense. Todd Anderson was selected MVP and was named honorable mention to the AP all-state team. Todd Hultman was MIP, and Ed Cooke and Bruce Ritter were selected as captains for the 1985 season. TEAM PICTURE — VARSITY Top lo Bottom: J. Knight. T. Evers. S. Ramsey. J Fuller. B. Stapelmann, C. Hofl. J Perry. M Reed. A Sromovsky. B Coker. C. Corning, J Hanson. S. Brodie, A. Gould, D. Dolphin. F. Kreyer, R. Haput. J. Gray. S. Thieren. J. Reddeman. D. Hoyheim. F. Struck, B Delany. P Woodward. D. Hanson. S Riechers. D Absher. B. Alexander. T. King. G. Prucha. H. Colstad. B. Ritter. D Link. B. Fox. J. Falk. K Marquardt. K Wheeler. B. Alexander. L. Eno. T Blazek. M. Scott. M Kowalske. J. Groman. T. Anderson. A Holak, M. Holzman, T. Hultman. R. Harper. E. Cooke 79 BOYS’ BASKETBALL The 1985-86 Varsity Basketball Team returned 11 seniors to a team that had finished the 1984- 85 season with a 9-7 record. Poynette won the Holiday Tournament held in Evansville by whipping McFarland and Evansville in the championship game 73-68. This year's team was an exciting and enthusiastic group of young men. They enjoyed each other’s company and won and lost together. We will all remember the two slams that we had by Bruce Ritter and Mark Holzman. The memebers of this team will look back years from now and smile when they think about all the fun they had trying to bring the DCC Title back to Poynette. Early season mistakes cost the J.V. Team. After losing their first five games of the season, however, they managed to salvage the season by posting a winning record. The season changed after taking care of the high number of turnovers and poor free throw shooting we had in the beginning says Coach Pieper. For the second time in many years, the Poynette Team won the Holiday Tournament. This year's team defeated Junior Varsity teams from McFarland and host Evansville. B. Laatsch, T. Blazek, T. Anderson, D. Lauritzen, B. Alexander, A. Holak, B. Ritter, D. Gavinski, M. Holzman, R. Lipp, J. Gorman, B. Ritter, B. Schutz. R. Haupt, Coach Tomlinson, Mgr. G. Woodward, Asst. Coach Saager T. Evers. R. Pryzbal. C. Meredith, P. Preston, M. Cooke, J. Hanson, J. Fuller, C. Hoff, B. Black, J. Knight, K. Belshaw, B. Wells, J. Hayes, J. Perry, T. Bliefernicht. 83 FRESHMEN BASKETBALL The freshmen basketball team worked hard, hustled every game, and improved every week. The one ingredient missing this season was experience. Experience cannot be taught; it is a process that must be gained. This past season is a start on which the players can build a solid team. If the freshmen continue to improve at the same rate next year and the year after, they will enjoy a great senior year. Team members: M. Kendall, D. Hoar, Coach Jordak, A. Tomlinson, R. Wipperfurth, R. Barnharst, M. Sopha, C. Subrt, L. Kreyer, S. Wheeler, S. Nelson 84 FRESHMAN BASKETBALL The freshmen girls basketball team completed the first step of the lad- der. The girls did improve their skills during the season and learned about competition. They look for- ward to the start of a new season with hopes of continued progress. Back row L-R: Mgr. S. Braun, A. Reddeman, D. Mountford, J. Rueg- segger, J. Laatsch, K. Caldwell, D. Ziegler, Front Row L-R: B. Roth, D. Powell, A. Buchanan, S. Tomlinson, A. Johnson, B. Powell 85 GIRLS BASKETBALL JUNIOR VARSITY The 1985-86 Junior Varsity team has a considerable amount of height. The first half of the season they accummulated a record of 9- 0. They are an aggressive team and are willing to work as a team. VARSITY The 1985-1986 girls basketball team was lead by seniors Jodi Baerwolf, Michelle Haupt, and Nancy Powers. The team finished the D.C.C. in third place with a 12-4 record. The four losses were to conference co-champions Rio and Randolph. Three of the losses were by two points or less. The girls finished the season with an overall record of 13-6. The girls worked very hard and with a couple of breaks could have won the D.C.C. They opened tournament play at Lodi. Michelle Haupt was the leading scorer. Jodi Baerwolf was the leader in steals. J.V.: Back Row: C. Williamson. R. Wells, C. Rittmeyer, and B. Branish. Middle Row: D. Waugh, T. Blazek, and R. Reddeman. Front Row: R. Haugen, D. Spatz, and S. Disher VARSITY: Back Row: J. Baerwolf, J. Miller, K. Ward, and M. Cook. Middle Row: N. Powers, B. Hellegers, A. Loveland, and M. Haupt. Front Row: B. Branish, Ch. Rittmeyer, C. Rittmeyer. 87 1985-1986 PHS Wrestling The 1985-86 Poynette wrestling team finished with a 5-2 Dual meet record. The Indians finished tied with Pardeeville for the Dual meet title. The Indians had a very fine conference tournament and finished as champions. We had four conference champions-126- Shon Thieren,132-Dean Talg, 145- Justin Reddeman, and Hwt.-John Gray. The Indians sent one wrestler to the Class B sectional- Hwt. John Gray. Gray finished 3rd and missed a trip to the state meet by one match. Coach Riley, Busse, and Miller look forward to next season with a fine nucleus of returning lettermen. Top records for the Indians this season were John 25-4, Justin 20- 2, and Adam 18-6. Back row: Mr. Riley (coach), M. Sopha, D. Sickenberger, D. Talg, M. Sickenberger, J. Reddeman, M. Kowalske, T. Kreisler, B. Hoff, J. Gray Middle row: Jason Eno, Mr. Busse (asst, coach), Mr. Miller (asst, coach) First Row: K. Perry, B. Knutson, A. Gould, D. Hoyheim, S. Thieren, P. Thieren 89 s iiL 1985-1986 PHS Wrestling The 1985-86 Poynette wrestling team finished with a 5-2 Dual meet record. The Indians finished tied with Pardeeville for the Dual meet title. The Indians had a very fine conference tournament and finished as champions. We had four conference champions-126- Shon Thieren,132-Dean Talg. 145- Justin Reddeman, and Hwt.-John Gray. The Indians sent one wrestler to the Class B sectional- Hwt. John Gray. Gray finished 3rd and missed a trip to the state meet by one match. Coach Riley, Busse, and Miller look forward to next season with a fine nucleus of returning lettermen. Top records for the Indians this season were John 25-4, Justin 20- 2, and Adam 18-6. Back row: Mr. Riley (coach), M. Sopha, D. Sickenberger, D. Talg, M. Sickenberger, J. Reddeman, M. Kowalske, T. Kreisler. B. Hoff, J. Gray Middle row: Jason Eno. Mr. Busse (asst, coach). Mr. Miller (asst, coach) First Row: K. Perry, B. Knutson, A. Gould, D. Hoyheim, S. Thieren, P. Thieren 89 POYNETTE CURLING Poynette High School boys curling team tied for first place in conference with Portage. Pardeeville was third and Lodi was fourth. In district playdowns, Poynette beat Portage 10-5 and P-ville 8-2 Poynette went to state in Medford Feb. 28 through Mar. 1. The Varsity went to the Wausau Invitational Bonspiel (Kurt and Jeff were curling in Ohio). But the boys did a fine job and received runner-up in the first event. The 1985-86 girls curling season was a year of rebuilding. There were 11 girls out for curling and seven of the girls were new to the curling program. We were happy to have our AFS student, Naya Posadas, also on the curling team. The varsity team finished the league season with a record of four wins and eight losses. The JV record was three wins and nine losses. The varsity team participated and won the second event. The JV team curled in the Pardeeville Mini-bonspiel and also won the second event. L-R K. Marquardt, J. Falk, S. Wild S. Gorman, J. Chader Varsity M. Vaningan, E. Jeschke, R. Larsen, K. Eichorst, M. Vinge JV H. Tomlinson, L. Mountefel, D. Hebei, R. Moll. M. Vinge 91 92 POYNETTE BASEBALL The Poynette baseball program enjoyed its largest turnout ever during the 1985 season as 44 boys participated under Varsity Coach Orrie Ritter. JV Coach Dan Harms, and Freshmen Coach Tom Gabel. The varsity, lead by seniors Jim Falk, Brent Lloyd, Todd Schulze, and Rich Rittmeyer, powered the Indians to a second-place finish in the DCC with a 7-2 record. In tournament play, Poynette was defeated in the regional final. The future looks bright as the 1986 team will have several returning lettermen from an excellent senior and junior class. The freshmen, under Coach Gabel, had 14 fine prospects and finished with a 3-4 record. The JV baseball season was a highly successful one. Their record was 13-3. Many of the schools played were bigger than PHS. There were many bright spots throughout the season. Timely hitting, pitching and daredevil baserunning helped build the record. There really were no big stars, rather it was a BIG TEAM. TEAM PICTURE — VARSITY Back Row: E. Cooke, T. Anderson, M. Setterlund, B. Lloyd, R. Ritt- meyer, J. Falk, B. Thurber. Front Row: T. Schulze, M. Kowalske, J. Gorman, S. Gorman, M. Holzman, B. Ritter, A. Holak. TEAM PICTURE — FRESHMEN Back Row: B. Black, B. Wells, T. Bliefernicht, R. Miller, J. Fuller, M. Sopha. Front Row: C. Corning, C. McNichol, J. Knight, D. Werdin, R. Ranger, S. Wild. TEAM PICTURE — JV Back Row: J. Reddeman, K. Mar- quardt, D. Mainwaring, B. Ritter, B. Alexander, T. King. Front Row: S. Thieren, J. Falk, W. Morse, C. Wheeler, D. Hoyheim, K. See, Coach D. Harms. 94 1985 GIRLS’ SOFTBALL The 1985 PHS varsity softball team was the surprise team of the Dual County Conference. The team had been hit hard by graduation and on paper was not better than fifth or sixth place, but seniors Deb Doherty, Julie Miller, and Kristi Barnharst led a group of sophomores and juniors to a second place finish with a 9-3 record in the DCC. Doherty was a unanimous choice on the all- conference team and was the squad's MVP. Miller was the team's MIP and displayed a leadership quality uncommon on most teams. The future is bright for Indian softball as a fine group of talented youngsters are in the program. Not less than 12 letterwinners return to the 1986 squad. The JV Freshmen girls softball opened their 1985 season in the midst of a blizzard. When the sudden storm lifted, Poynette was on the top of a 24-12 victory over Sauk Prairie. The young Indians fielding and hitting skills improved with the weather as play continued throughout the season. Highlights included victories over Marshall and McFarland, and close competition with Baraboo and DeForest. Coach Larsen was pleased with their progress and feels they will contribute much in varsity competition. TEAM PICTURE — VARSITY TEAM Back row: A. Kreisler, N. Powers, M. Vaningan, L. Priske, D. Doherty, J. Miller, K. Barnharst, K. Solien. Front row: R. Larsen, C. Rittmeyer, A. Loveland, B. Hellegers, L. Priske, J. Baerwolf, L. Putney. TEAM PICTURE —JV Back row: J. Stark, A. Hutchinson, L. Hahne, B. Branish, R. Reddeman, R. Wells, L. Lytle. Front row V. Penland, R. Haugen, H. Kock, J. LaReau, B. Falk, Absent — A. Thiessen. 95 FAST FEET TRACK 1985 The track team had an excellent season. Out of the girls, seven went to state. They were Dori Branish, Shirley Humphrey, Angie Hillestand. Charolette Rittmeyer, Sarah Hohrt, Dawn Ashmore, and Erika Jeschke. The 800 and 400 relays won by breaking records. There were six guys that went to state, too. They consisted of Dave Hehl, Gary Prucha, Dave Hanson, Brian Schutz, Jeff Harper, and Bill Dunn. The guys 400 relay came in seventh. Many of the same team will be returning for another strong season. GIRLS- Top to Bottom: Pam Hoppman. W. LaBarge. D. Mair. D. Germain. J. Smith, S. Kaila. L. Peterson. K. Ward. K. Manke. S. Humphrey. C. Rittmeyer. A. Hillestad. D. Riley. D. Germain. H. Walker. W. Jones. L. Martin. D. Branish. A. Peterson. L. Monteufel. E. Jeschke. V. Wadsworth. S. Disher. A. Sveum, L. Delany. B. Heintz. M. Setterlund. T. Fogel. A. Johnson. D. Ashmore. S. Kohrt. BOYS-Top to Bottom: T. Tenpas. D. Lauritzen. B. Schutz. T. Hultman. B. Laatsch. B. Fox. R. Harper. T. Blazek. R. Haupt. S. Hipke. G. Prucka. P. Lutz. D. Bakken. M. Taylor. C. Perry. R. Drake. G. Falk. M. Sickenberger. M Scott. S. Ramsey. J. Perry. D. Hale. D. Vita. D. Talg. S. Brodie. D. Hanson. B. Dunn. B. Bauer. D. Marshall. J. Halverson. B. Kreyer. W. Dolphin ADMINISTRATORS — 100 JANITORS AND SECRETARIES — 104 BOARD OF EDUCATION — 101 COOKS AND BUS DRIVERS — 105 TEACHERS — 102 A D M I N I S T R A T O R S 100 Class of '86 I simply want to thank you for all of the contributions that you have made to Poynette High School—acade- mically, co-curricular activities, student government. You should be as proud of school as I am of you!!! Elgie L. Noble Congratulations to the Class ot 1986! Graduation from high school opens doors to a wide variety of adventures. There are times, when confronted by the many paths of life, that we have a tenden- cy to feel insignificant and overwhelmed by all that lies in front of us. At times like this it's easy to adopt an attitude of Why bother? It doesn't matter anyhow.” We must recognize this for what it is: a momentary setback due to the pressures of the world. Because we are important, each one of us. what we do does make a difference. Single votes have decided more than one presidential election. Individual accomplishments continue to improve our lives — accomplishments made by individuals in our community or across the country. Keep this thought in mind, as you leave Poynette High School, tat you have within you the capability of bringing about positive change I know the class of 1986 will make themselves heard in this area as years go by. Best wishes to this year's graduates! John W. Sarnow • '— Class of 1986: In the spring of 1976 you were in second grade. You are now a graduating senior. It is time to evaluate what you, as an individual, have accomplished in the past ten years, and plan what you hope to accomplish in the next ten years. Many changes will take place before the class of 1996 graduates. I hope that your years at Poynette High School have helped prepare you for these changes. The next decade is a decade of decision for you. Larry Thurston S. Setterlund, W. Morse, R. Kaukl, E. Noble, S. Humphrey, M, Haupt, R. Gould, P. Ward, A. Hanson, B. Dushek. F. Yager — school district communicator C. Schliesman, school district secretary EDUCATORS A. BALISTRERI W DANN D. HARMS P KOPF D. HAMSHIRE S KLECKNER R DOW j. DREDSKE P. HOPPMAN V LAFAVE G. LAID R. JORDAK EDUCATORS J. VON HADEN L. WEBSTER 101 J. MacDonald, B. Fuller, D. Childs. W. Schliesman, V. Vaningan, D. Benzine, B. Nimmer, D. Lerch. CURRENT ISSUES BALANCING BUDGET SEEMS AN IMPOSSIBLE TASK. COKE IS NOT IT. YEAR OF AIR TRAGEDIES REFRIGERATOR BECOMES NATIONAL SENSATION. PETE ROSE BREAKS TY COBB'S RECORD. BORIS BECKER BECOMES THE YOUNGEST MAN TO WIN WIMBLEDON BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN GOES ON WORLD TOUR. UNREST IN SOUTH AFRICA OVER APARTHEID INCREASES HIJACKINGS TAKE AMERICAN LIVES. MEXICO CITY ROCKED BY EARTHQUAKE. EXPLOSION ON SPACE SHUTTLE SHOCKS THE NATION. HEADS OF STATE DISCUSS ARMS REDUCTIONS. HALLEY'S COMET MAKES ITS VISIT. TIME The once filled halls Have fallen silent The voices of friends, Once so clear, are beginning to echo And the best of times Begin to be But only a memory. For the years spent here Have meant so much As we look Down the silent halls As single tear falls And we know It’s time to say Good-bye. by: Dawn Ashmore Our future lies up there Each will choose a different star And each will take a different path Though each step may differ And it may seem like we’re alone We still have memories Of good friends and good times Our dreams and hopes of the future d us to take our first steps the future. by: Dawn Ashmore h2H 109 The student body would like to thank will represent the dedication of this following: VOLUNTEERS Rick Purcell David Palmer Norm Lytle Darrell Fuller Jay Wells John Swadley Vic Tomlinson Steve Tomlinson David Stanford Bill Schliesman Steve Lyma Bud Broncke John Sullivan Gary Braun Larry Holak Sid Ashworth Charles Tucker Dan Riley Charles Pieper Leon Larsen David Hampshire Paul Woodward David Caldwell Jon Vaningan John Sarnow Bob Tomlinson Orrie Ritter Willis Dann Allen Brady Pat Ward Elgie Noble Kevin Busse Ed Ullrich Dan Payne everyone who donated their time, effort, and money for the football field. It community for years to come. We would like to give recognition to the DONORS Research Products Corporation Stu and Dessa Wilson Joe and Roberta Brendel Elsing Oil Co. Suratco Co. Ed and Diane Funk Bank of Poynette Poynette High School Varsity Club Jim Clark, Jeff Clark, Ron Kotnik, John Frank Poynette Optimist Club Ken and Priscilla Orvold Arlington State Bank Kennedy Hahn TV and Appliance Poynette Chamber of Commerce Arlington Feed and Grain Johnson Sales Columbia County Panther Mr. G.’s Bob and Ruth Thompson Marquardt Agency Poynette Auto Body The Gables Wisconsin Trophies Marv’s Arlington Market Ann Stevenson Irving and Ingeborg Lothe Bob and Karol Tomlinson Steve and Tammy Tomlinson Bill and Carol Schliesman Bell Motors Ollie and Nancy Mielke Jeff and Sonja Noble Roberta Megow EQUIPMENT DONORS Northwest Telephone, Kupfer Iron Works Inc., Midwest Sign Company, Duane Fuller, Village of Poynette, Raymond Kreyer, Owl's Nest, and Wisconsin Power and Equipment no THANK-YOU We, the editors, Cheryl Lytle and Angela Kreisler, would like to recognize all the people who helped make the yearbook possible. It took a lot of hard work and long hours to produce this project. At the beginning of the season Kathy McDough, our factory representative, worked with us to create theme, cover and general lay-out of the book. Mr. Jordak was also our advisor, but during the first deadline there was a change. Our new advisor was Miss Kleckner. Miss Kleckner then guided us to the end of the year with co-advisor Mrs. Dredske. As usual, our book is basically composed of pictures. David Lauritzen, Beth Falk, and Vicki Penland worked very hard to get all the pictures in on time. To do this, the pictures had to be taken, film developed, and finally the pictures printed. We would also like to give a special thanks to Fran Yaeger for getting out her polaroid camera and taking last minute photos. A copy write up is very difficult to do. It is even harder if you are not involved in the activity you are writing about. Thanks to all the coaches and students who helped us out. the yearbook will now be more interesting to read. We would like to thank the Senior Class for getting the surveys, pictures, and memories in on time, and their financial support. The biggest thanks goes to the people who put this book together All of the lay-outs, write ups, cropping, picking out pictures and selling took a long time, and we couldn't have done it with you. Thank-you: Arlette Wells, Tammy Coker, Tammy Gust, Mark Cook, Jill Peterson, April Millard, Ann Hutchinson, Lisa Hahne, Chris Laib, Christine Zigler, Heidi Higley. Susan Disher, Todd Kreisler, Lori Knuteson, Brian Laatsch and Mr. Balistreri (business manager). 7 - r_t x Vw . o V .?I A S v V — 7 '-'- rrxAY ■■ ■ -V t r,V A ' '' x •' • •■ Pr? ; w y v ( ) ? , v n :v v,:: 4 : £ A. 4 N v x Vi v-r— v v ' r x t ? V Sv ! V '5-5. Vt' - • r .' Ts mptyr:A 5 i. v-4r •■ i x VA ■ ‘ .U tfei- .t V -r -V - ' - - ' s o ! v, t y - - 5 s . 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