Rensselaer High School - Chaos Yearbook (Rensselaer, IN)

Text from Pages 1 - 168 of the 1982 volume:

•4 £ Alphabetical Table of Contents Attractions Page 3 Building Trades 4 Convos 6 Contests 7 Donkey Basketball 8 Enthusiasm 10 Fun Games Homecoming 14 Initiation 15 Janitors Kitchen 16 Laughter 17 Music .... 18 Nurse Office People .... 28 Quality .... 32 Rivalry Students .... 65 Theatre Unity Victors Worldwide students ...110 X-tra curricular activities... ...112 Year ending ...136 Zany 1 3 Building Trades students build house Bujjg inq s This year the Building Trades students built another house. Each year they build a house, then when it is finished, they put it on the market to be sold. They have been very successful in selling their houses compared to the oth- er schools around. The supervisor is Mr. Winfield DeWees. Students who helped construct at times throughout the year were Todd Gosman, Greg Nagel, Gary Sheffer, Paul Tesky, Kevin Wor- den, David Skinner, Cary DeWees, David Fleming, Kevin Junk, Ed Lane, Bill Pattengale, Jon Pullin, Ray Shell, Steve Siegrist, Fritz Chambers, Craig Schleman and Dan Loveall. Jon Pullin, senior, saws wood as Cary DeWees watches him. 4 (Left) At work Steve Siegrist, senior, paints wood panels. (Bottom Left) Cary DeWees, senior, looks at the finished product. (Bot- tom Right) Mr. Winfield DeWees supervises one of the crews. 5 Cm}6S. Caitksrk Varied convocations presented to students The students were presented with several convocations this year which included a Thanksgiv- ing presentation, a White Sox baseball presentation, and a mime routine. Movies presented this year included “Animal Farm,’’ Kramer-vs-Kramer. (At right) The Thanksgiving convocation featured Robin Wood who presented a hu- morous message. (At far right) Sophomore Kevin Long sang a Thanksgiving song. (Above) Pantomimist Robert Prichard did skits and routines for t he student body. (At right) Brenda Harsha, junior, gives a kiss to Tom Picorek from the White Sox team as teammate Carlton Fisk and Manager Tony LaRussa watch from behind. 6 Students at RCHS win contests Some students of R.C.H.S. have gone to many contests. Some were involved as speakers for Ro- tary, the Spelling Bee and Soil Judging. The soil judging team qualified for the national competi- tion by being state finalists. (Top) Members of the soil judging team are from left Rick Nagel, Ray Griffin, Tod DeWees, Mr. Byron Callahan, Don Jacks. (Middle) The runners-up of the Spelling Bee are from left Jane Donovan, Nora Ka- mos, Stacy Bailey and winner Tim Scher- ich. (Bottom) The speakers for the Rotary were from left Donna Hutton, Missi Moore. Jeff Meyer, and Mike Bean. Teachers ride in donkey basketball game nk rBasybJ! Teachers from the high school and middle school, along with businessmen from the communi- ty, participated in a donkey bas- ketball game on November 5. Funds raised from this event went to the athletic department. The score ended 18-18. In order to make points players had to shoot from their donkeys. (Top) Mr Kent LeBeau seems to be ques- tioning his donkey ' s movements as Mr. Robert Crowe struggles with his donkey in the background. (Above) Some of the participants in the donkey basketball game included, from left, Ms. Joanna Billiar, Middle School teachers Mrs. Karen Brunton and Ms. Vickie Wise; Mr. Greg Norris, Mr. Tom Ryan, Mr. Bob Hainje, Mr. LeBeau, Mr. Crowe and Mr. Craig Crow. (Above right) Number 23, Mr. Crow puts one up from underneath the basket. 8 Principal Robert Crowe shows the latest techniques in mounting a donkey with a basketball in hand. (Upper left) Crowe ap- proaches the beast, (upper right) sets up his maneuver, (middle left) straddles his donkey, (middle right) and tries to regain balance, ball still in possession. (Left) One of the businessmen, Greg Pad- gitt, who operates Four County Supply, seems to have made a ' difficult ' basket. 9 Cheerleaders encourage Bomber victories 4 SfYJ The cheerleaders supported our school as the Bombers played various sports. They also spon- sored a spaghetti dinner for the community before a home game for a money making project. The varsity and junior varsity attend cheerleading camps each sum- mer in order to learn new cheers, techniques, etc. (At right) The cheerleaders from left are Sandra Kohley and Renee Crawford shown after a floor cheer. (Bottom) The varsity cheerleaders are from left Suzy Post, co- captain; Sue Gehring, Mandy McElfresh, Sandra Kohley. Renee Crawford (Bottom) Jane Malone, co-captain. 10 (Top) The cheerleaders yell during the homecoming pep session at the court ; house. (Left) The 1981-82 freshman cheerleaders are from left (Row 1) Shan- non Ockermann (Row 2) Mandy Moore. Larissa Mason, Judy Nagel, Beth Pigford and Mary Ahler. (Bottom) During a pep ses- sion the freshman cheerleaders partici- pate in a cheer. 11 Student Council offers Singing Valentines The Student Council sang Sing- ing Valentines to the students on February 12. Students buy these special Valentine messages for 75 cents and the groups sing to sweethearts, friends and teachers throughout the day. (Top) The female group sings to Ray Grif- fin, junior. Singing from left are Abby Sim- mons, Angie Arihood, Shannon DeMoss, (Ray Griffin), Kate Egan, Ruth Dobson. (Middle) A Singing Valentine was sung to Sue Gehring, senior, by Joe Chesak and Kyle Kiger, among others. (Bottom) The guys sang a Singing Valentine to Michelle Sheffler. From left are Craig Jackson, Sheffler and Kyle Kiger. 12 Junior Carnival supports prom Qnes At the Junior Carnival, people lock captives in jail, and a few peo- ple come to visit their prisoners. Juniors provide a variety of games to play, and they serve food and drinks. The carnival was held Dec. 11, and money was raised to sup- port the prom. (Top left) The dunk tank inspired Junior Bruce Pettet to try his skill as classmate Larry Brinley encourages him. (Top right) At the Junior Carnival Barb Frome helped to serve drinks. (Bottom) The jail attracted many people to come and taunt the prisoners. Junior Greg Sheffler helps at the jail. 13 Various activities held during Homecoming JJ |onecom;n Homecoming activities took place during the week of October 5. Besides dressing up every day of the week, students and faculty participated in the Homecoming parade and pep rally at the court- house. (Top) Sophomore members of the Football team ride on one of the fire engines during the parade. Pictured from left are Robin Hayes, Robert Graves, David Spall, Frank Zickmund, Chris Meeks and Matt Stefan- ich. (Above) The school banner made its first public appearance in the Homecoming parade. Sophomores Cindy Ziese and Marla Houston carried it. (Top left) Who is that masked man? It’s Assistant Coach Jerry McKim taking his turn at kissing the pig. He was voted to do that by a student contest. (Below left) One student was al- lowed to throw a cream pie into Mr. John Michael’s face, much to Mr. Michael’s dis- may. 14 Freshmen initiated by seniors The freshmen were again initiat- ed by the seniors who made the freshmen their “slaves” in various ways. Many freshmen were forced to act and dress differently than they normally would. (Left) Senior Chris Kelly gets pushed around by freshmen Steve Rodibaugh. (Bottom left) Freshmen Steve Walker and Dave Stefanich wait for their masters ' re- quests. (Bottom right) Imprisoned in chains is freshman Albert Sayler as he does his homework in class. 15 Custodial staff serves school The custodians clean the school every day. They pull out bleachers for pep sessions and open up the auditorium for convocation, among other things. After school is out, they clean every room by sweeping the rooms, empty the trash cans, etc. (Above) From Left Chuck Rayburn, mainte- nance; Ralph Harsha and Jim Cox, custodi- an staff; Mary Standish, laundry matron; Betty Sayler, matron and Tom Boring, cus- todian staff. fctche.1 Cooks furnish School’s food The cooks prepare lunches for students who rush to the lines for their daily meal. (Above) The Cooks are from left JoAnn Grant, Carol Bulington, Betty Rose and Shirley Bretzinger. 16 l %HT eR RCHS has its laughable moments RCHS students show that funny things can happen at school, from athletics events to dress up days to classroom activities. (Upper far left) Freshman Dave Stefanich shows his sense of humor on Initiation Day. (Upper left) During one of the special weeks, Renee Grawford, senior, dresses up on Cowboys and Indians Day. (Bottom) From left Mary Donovan, Kathy Garrity, Jane Malone and Angie Arihood laugh to- gether before a meet. Choir sings at concerts and contest The three choir groups per- formed at concerts and or con- test through the school year. They all are directed by Mr. Schal- tenbrand. One choir group went to the Kings Island in Cincinnatti, Ohio. The choir groups compet- ed in contest and placed with first division rating. (Upper right) The Choraleers sang a num- ber during a concert. (Right) The Girls ' Swing Choir sang a few numbers while Mr. Schaltenbrand directed them as they sang. 18 (Left) The mixed swing choir consisted of from left (Row 1) Carol Shide, Suzy Post, Bill Lattimore, Kevin Moriarty, Nancy Bar- nett, Doug Hoover and Nancy Baker. (Row 2) Barb Baumann, Kevin Luers, Larry Brin- ley, Barb Haworth, Kevin Long, Stacy Bai- ley, Kate Egan, Chris Tonner. Angie Ari- hood, Kyle Kiger, Dave Jacks and Shannon DeMoss. (Middle left) The Choraleers group consisted of from left at piano Judy Nesbitt and Karen Stowers. (Row 1) Marla Houston, Abby Simmons, Tammy Cortez, Linda Phillips, Patty Yeoman, Nancy Ba- ker, Cindy Fritch, Barb Baumann, Katie Egan, Stacey Bailey, Jean Holbrook, Sa- matha Grant. Angie Whitaker, Stacy Kiger, Mia Steinke, Jenifer Jenkins and Nancy Ba- ker. (Row 2) Stacy Louck, Carol Pearman, Kim Rule. Juli Porter, Carol Shide, Angie Arihood, Stephanie Schaltenbrand, Helen Hughes, Jean Dunlap, Shelly Dobson, Suzy Post, Shannon DeMoss, Linda DeMoss, Beth Hurley, and Tracy Schultz. (Row 3) Diane Oliver, Sandy Gastineau, Erik Scheffler, Jim Powell, Mike Bean, Kyle Kiger, Kevin Hamer, Bill Lattimore. Kevin Moriarty, Kim DeMoss, Lisa Isley and Kim Holt. (Row 4) Kathy Shelley, Laura Webb. Brenda Howell, Scott Lucero, Doug Hoo- ver, Kevin Luers, Chris Tonner, Dan Gastin- eau, Craig Jackson, John Carter, Steve Brunton, Larry Brinley, Don Jacks, Missy Miller, Julia Hammond and Cathy Hersh- man. (Lower left) The girls ' swing choir members are (Row 1) Tammy Cortez, An- gie Whitaker, Marla Houston and Jenifer Jenkins. (Row 2) Linda Phillips. Juli Porter, Samatha Grant and Tracy Schultz. (Row 3) Beth Hurley, Kim Rule, Stacy Louck, Abby Simmons, and Cathy Hershman. (Row 4) Patty Yeoman, Missy Miller. Helen Hughes, Karen Stowers and Cindy Fritch. 19 (Above) Mr. Walt Schaltenbrand conducts as the students sing. (Right) Director Walt Schaltenbrand talks to the group about the tour that they took to the Cincinnatti vicini- ty in May. 20 Marching band plays during halftimes The marching band under the direction of Mr. Greg Norris per- formed at halftime during varsity football games. They start per- forming at band camp, and at football season. The band prac- ticed nights to prepare for the contest. This year the band placed third in the Class C division contest. Then they went on to the state contest where they received a second rating. The band sponsored a Henny Penny dinner and sold fruit as money raising projects. (Top) The 1981-82 marching band per- formed during the football season and in parades. (Left) The band performs during halftime. 21 The Concert band, pictured above, starts during the second part of the school year. The band had four concerts this year. The group also went to a concert band contest in April and played for commencement. Band members can participate in solo and ensem- ble contest. 22 (Left) The pep band plays during a basket- ball game. (Middle photo) From left Sa- mantha Grant. Kate Egan and Stacy Louck get ready to play their instruments. (Bot- tom photo) From left Jeff Miller, Matt Beehler (who just ' ‘sat-in”) and Chip Misch get into the spirit of things by playing the drums at a pep session. Bomberettes entertain home crowds The Bomberettes perform at halftime at our home games. They also decorate their big brothers’ lockers during the year. They per- form with marching band with ri- fles and flags. They were spon- sored this year by Brenda Putts. (Upper right) The Bomberettes are, from the left, Stacy Crowe, Barb Haworth, Patty Garrity, Kim Smith, Trissa Todd, Allison Ri- ley, Carrie Brousard, Patrice Morris, Jessi- ca Kurykendall, (Top) Terese Morris, JoEI- len Porter, Barb Baumann, Samantha Grant, Christine Lennon, Lori List, Kathy Garrity, Wanda Manns, (Middle left) Kim Rose, Angie Aifhood, (Right) Tammy Teach. Maureen Groppe, Karen Putts, Ja- nice Smith. (Middle) The Bomberette pom- pon corp takes the floor during half-time at basketball games. (Bottom right) The Bomberette captains are left, Tammy Teach, Angie Arihood. 24 The marching Bomberettes entertain with rifles and flags. (Middle left) Bomberettes do a dance routine during halftime of a bas- ketball game. (Middle right) Barb Bau- mann, sophomore, prepares to do a kick. 25 (Right) The new nurse, Mrs. Julia Haskell, R.N., replaced the former nurse, Mrs, Lou- ise Wortley, R.M., (not pictured). (Below) The school board consists of from left, Da- vid Bruce, Dave Grow. Gerald Nesius, Mary Wilkerson, Wanda Stewart and Jerry Brun- ton. Not pictured is James Lakin. (Lower right) The school’s superintendent is James Fritch. 26 (Far left) Mr. Robert Crowe Is the principal of our school. (Left) Mr. Dave Day is the vice-principal of the school. (Middle) From left, Mrs. Eckholm is Mr. Crowe’s secre- tary, Mrs. Townsend is Mr. Michael’s sec- retary and Mrs. Wood is the attendance secretary. (Bottom left) Mrs. Beehler is the freshman and sophomore guidance coun- selor and sponsor of Health Occupations. (Bottom right) Mr. Michael is the junior and senior guidance counselor and is the spon- sor of the Student Council. 27 (Top left) From left Mrs. Doris Myers is a library aide. Mrs. Donna Ramey is librarian. Mrs. Mary Lou Baumann is Audio-Visual Di- rector; she is also the auditorium supervi- sor and the sponsor of the National Honor Society. (Middle photo) Mr. Joesph Burvan teaches boys’ P.E. classes, health, and he ' s the varsity coach for wrestling. Mrs. Nancy Messman teaches girls ' P.E. classes, health, coaches the girls varsity track team and is the varsity volleyball coach. (Bottom photo) Mr. Paul Hession teaches industrial arts and sponsors the photography club Mr. Tom Peters is an industrial arts teacher. Mr. Byron Callahan is the Agriculture teacher and sponsor of F.F.A. Mr. Wedge Rafferty is the vocational auto mechanics teacher. (Above) The Building Trades supervisor is Mr. Winfield DeWees. 28 i � (Left) Mr. Walter Schaltenbrand is choral music teacher, vocal director and the high school musical director. Mr. Gregory Nor- ris is the band teacher and band director. Mr. Roger Beehler is the art teacher. (Mid- dle left photo) Ms. Louanne Watson is a home economics teacher, she sponsors chearleading, and she is prom chairper- son. Mrs. Rita Atkinson is a home econom- ics teacher and also sponsors the Home Ec. Club. (Middle right photo) Mrs. Sharon Krintz is the special education teacher. (Bottom left) Mrs. Rita Nagel is the Voca- tional Health Occupations teacher. 29 (Top right) From left Mr. Jerry McKim is a social studies teacher, assistant varsity football coach and freshman basketball coach. Mr. Craig Crow is a social studies teacher, sponsors Fellowship of Christian Athletes, is girl ' s junior varsity basketball coach, varsity baseball coach. Mr. John Potter is a social studies teacher and helps with graduation and homecoming. Mr. Rich Stefanich is a social studies teacher, varsity golf coach, and the high school’s intramural director. Mr. Robert Hainje is a social studies teacher, varsity football coach and boys ' junior varsity basketball coach. (Middle photo) Mr. Arthur Middle- ton is a science teacher. Ms. Joanna Bil- liard is a science teacher, assistant girls ' varsity track coach and assistant J-V vol- leyball coach. Mr. Stephen Brandenburg Is a science teacher, assistant varsity foot- ball coach and girls ' varsity basketball coach. (Bottom right) Mr. Terry Butler is a business teacher, boys ' assistant varsity track coach and athletics ticket manager. Mr. Terry Smith is a business teacher and co-sponsor of photography club. Ms. Jen- nifer Rich is a business teacher, pep club sponsor and Office Education Association sponsor. 30 (Left) Mr. Kent LeBeau is a math teacher, Bomber Alert Corps sponsor, Boys ' Varsity basketball coach. Mr. Gene Edmonds is a math teacher, boys ' varsity track coach and cross country coach. Mr. John Bau- mann is a math teacher and Chess Club sponsor. Mr. Charles Tait is a math teach- er, sponsor of the Mystical Knights, fresh- man football coach and assistant baseball coach. (Middle left) Mrs. Christine Conway is a Language Arts teacher. Ms. Tyna Land- grebe is a Language Arts and journalism teacher, sponsor of CHAOS and the spon- sor of RENSSELAERIEN. Mrs. Phyllis Cap- puccilli is a Language Arts and foreign lan- guage teacher, sponsor of the Sunshine Society and sponsor of Sigma Digamma. Mr. Chris Plaia is a Language Arts and French teacher, sponsor of the speech club and sponsor of the drama club. Mr. Tom Ryan is a Language Arts teacher and boys ' assistant varsity track coach. (Bot- tom photo) Mrs. Emily Price is a Language Arts teacher. 31 RCHS has quality in sports RCHS does have the quality for sports as the Bombers compete for the All-Sport Trophy once again. We’ve had some very suc- cessful records this year. (Above left) Senior Chris Kelly runs ahead of the cross country pack in the Rensselaer Invitational. (Above right) After crossing the finish line. Joe Chesak is tired from run- ning the race. (Right) Junior Tom Branson (No. 65) and Steve Philips, Junior (No. 41), get ready to block for one of their team- mates, while quarterback Chris Tonnor (Second from right) threw the ball to un- known back. 32 (Left) From left. Senior Shannon DeMoss (No. 5) and Vickie Lanoue, senior (No. 8), watch Senior Stacy Crowe hit the volley- ball. (Middle left) Tackling an opponent is Junior Scott Lucero (No. 35) and Senior B ill Jennings (No. 9). (Lower left) Taking the ball out of bounds is Bart Nesuis, fresh- man, while Jeff Eliijah, freshman, (No. 34) waits for the throw-in. u nHr?tP.;c fop B BOmBSP V iipM 33 (Above) The Wrestling team line-up in- cludes from left Ray Blacklidge. Bruce Pet- tet. Matt Stefanich, Scott Lucero, Chris Meeks, Eric Ziese and Tom Branson. (Right) Shooting a freethrow during a ju- nior varsity game is Dave Lindahl, sopho- more. (Far right) Running around the track during practice are seniors Mark Skinner and James Pigford in foreground. (Lower right) Dribbling down the court with the ball is Jane Reichert, junior, as senior Tammy Wright watches from behind. 34 Rivalry Varsity football wins Cracker Barrel Seniors Dennis Markward and Bill Jennings listen to coaches Bob Hainge and Steve Brandenburg. The varsity football team won the Cracker Barrel by beating Kankakee Valley 6-0. The record for the team was 3-7. The other games they won were against Lake Station and Knox breaking a losing streak of 11 games. The team was coached by Mr. Bob Hainje. The 1981 varsity football team members are from left. (Row 1) Chris Mingear, Rod Pullins, Mike Burvan, Frank Zickmund, Chris Meeks, Jeff Meyer, Ken Haun, Kevin Hamer, Tim Moore, David Downard, Larry Brinley and David Skinner, (Row 2) Donald Skinner, manager, Dave Stefanich, Kevin Luers, Steve Phillips, Doug Hoover, Scott Lucero, Bruce Pettet, Matt Beehler, Den- nis Markward, Cary DeWees, Steve Min- gear, Mark Skinner, Eric Zeise and Ryon Shaw, mng.; (Row 3) David Gastineau, manager, Greg Britt, Kevin Rwartz, Jeff Potts. Brad Swartz. Dave Spall, Tom Bran- son, Dave Fleming. Jim Phillips. Jeff Steinke, Jeff Watt, Dan Hickman, Gary Tow, Randy Grow, James Miller, manag- ers, (Row 4) Assistant Coach Steve Bran- denburg, Ken Jung. Bob Carter, Chris Ton- ner, John Ahler, Terry Boesch, Larry Eldridge, Bill Jennings. Head Coach Bob Hainge. Tim Nagel, Robin Hayes, Mike Wil- liamson, Mike Hayworth, Pat Williamson, and Assistant Coach Jerry McKim. 35 RCHS 0 , Benton Central RCHS 6, Kankakee Valley RCHS 7, Lake Station RCHS 20, West Central RCHS 0 , North Judson RCHS 0 , South Newton RCHS 6. Knox RCHS 0 , Winimac RCHS 14, Twin Lakes 3 0 6 20 20 7 0 7 20 (Top) Junior Doug Hoover runs with the ball as Cary DeWees, senior, gets ready to block for him. (Middle) As the receiver goes out for a pass, Chris Tonner, Junior, (third from right) passes the ball. Catching the ball is Senior Tim Nagel (No. 87) as teammates from left, Scott Lucero, junior, Mike Hayworth, senior, and Junior Steve Phillips watch to see if it ' s complete. 36 The JV scores were RCHS 0, Benton Central RCHS 6, Kankakee Valley RCHS 0, West Central RCHS 20, South Newton RCHS 19, Pioneer RCHS 14, North Newton RCHS 33, North White 14 0 22 6 6 6 6 (Top) Waiting for the ball to be snapped, the defense is ready for the play. (Middle) At the start of a new play, the defense is ready for their opponents during varsity ac- tion. (Left) A Bomber player tack- les a homecoming game oppo- nent. 37 Freshmen end with 2-2-2 record The freshman football team ended their record with a 2-2-2 re- cord. The team was coached by Mr. Charles Tait and Mr. Greg Saulmen. The scores were RCHS 0 Ben Franklin 14 RCHS 26 Kankakee Valley 0 RCHS 20 Twin Lakes 16 RCHS 0 North Judson 6 RCHS 40 North Newton 14 RCHS 20 Chesterton 20 (Top) The 1981 freshman football team consisted of, from left, (Row 1) Todd Sheffler, manager; Vincent Messer, Chris Day, Scott Zickmund, Albert Sayler, Mike Garrity, Chip Gull and Dave Williams (Row 2) Eugene Wright, Tom Donnelly, Tony Steinke, Reggie Fleming, Steve Walker, Rick Odle, Steve Myers and Jeff Elijah (Row 3) Coach Greg Saulmen, Bret Risner, Andy Korniak, Andy Williams, John Carter, Char- lie Dunlap, Andy Garcia, Tim Brown and Coach Charles Tait. (Upper right) As the ball is snapped, the offensive squad waits during freshman action. 38 Cross Country has successful season The cross country team ended their season with a 12-2 record. The team was coached by Gene Edmonds. The scores were RCHS 25 West Central 33 RCHS 15 Knox 50 RCHS 37 Winamac 43 Pioneer 42 RCHS 25 Lowell 30 RCHS 16 Frontier 47 RCHS 41 Twin Lakes 60 North Newton 28 South Newton 97 RCHS 21 South Newton 62 Tri County 46 RCHS 24 Kankakee Valley 31 RCHS 19 Benton Central 36 RCHS 16 North Judson 43 (Above) The 1981-82 cross country team members are from left (Row 1) Paul Si- monin, Armondo Lopez. Steve Rodibaugh, Pete Kenny, Matt Beehler and Joe Chesak (Row 2) Chip Misch, Keith Henry, Chris Kelly, Curtis Howell, Mike Hopkins, Jim Ka- dow, Joe Grant, Stephanie Kelly and Coach Gene Edmonds. (Left) Coach Gene Edmonds encourages junior Joe Chesak as he runs. 39 Volleyball ends season with 5-13 record The volleyball team finished their season with a 5-13 record. The team consisted of eight sen- iors and three juniors. Volleyball was coached by Nancy Messman, physical education teacher. RCHS vs. McCutcheon 1-15, 11-14 RCHS vs. Lake Station 3-15, 4-15 RCHS vs. Twin Lakes 9-15, 2-15 RCHS vs. North Newton 7-15, 9- 15 RCHS vs. Frontier 4-15, 15-0, 10- 15 RCHS vs. West Central 13-15, 9-15 RCHS vs. Knox 15-10, 7-15, 15-12 RCHS vs. Frontier 15-13, 5-15, 15-10 RCHS vs. West Central 5-15, 10-15 RCHS vs. Kankakee Valley 10-15, 14- 16 RCHS vs. South Newton 4-15, 15- 10, 4-15 RCHS vs. Winamac 15-8, 15-11 RCHS vs. Tri-County 10-15, 7-15 RCHS vs. North Judson 12-15, 15-12, 2-15 RCHS vs. South Newton 15-6, 15-9 RCHS vs. Tri-County 7-15, 3-15 (Top right) From left, seniors Tammy Wright (No. 2), Kim Wood (No. 1 ) and Caro- lyn Howell, junior, (No. 7) watch Stacy Crowe, senior, hit the ball during varsity action. (Above) The 1981-82 varsity volley- ball team consisted of from left Coach Nan- cy Messman, Tammy Wright, Elina Sillan- paa, Tammy Teach, Linda Streitmatter, Stacy Crowe, Jane Reichert, Kim Wood, Shannon DeMoss, Carolyn Howell, and As- sistant Coach Joanna Billard. 40 JV and frosh turn out winning records The junior varsity and freshmen volleyball teams had winning re- cords of 11-5 and 2-1, respective- ly. The teams consisted of six freshmen, seven sophomores and two juniors. The team was coached by Joanna Billiard. The scores were: RCHS vs. McCutcheon 4-15, 8-15 RCHS vs. Lake Station 1-15, 18-16, 15-8 RCHS vs. Twin Lakes 15-17, 15-9, 12-15 RCHS vs. Tri-County 15-13, 13-15, 2-15 RCHS vs. North White 15-6, 15-11 RCHS vs. North Newton 15-10, 15-6 RCHS vs. Frontier 15-0, 15-6 RCHS West Central 15-6, 15-4 RCHS vs. Benton Central 10-15, 8-15 RCHS vs. Knox 15-2, 14-16, 15-12 RCHS vs. North White 15-8, 15-0 RCHS vs. Frontier 15-3, 15-2 RCHS vs. West Central 15-1, 15-12 RCHS vs. Kankakee Valley 15-6, 15-5 RCHS vs. South Newton 15-0, 15-8 RCHS vs. Winamac 15-10, 15-13 (Above left) The junior varsity team con- sisted of from left, (Row 1) Cindy Ziese. (Row 2) Rhonda Sheffler, Stacy Louck and Cathy Sleeman. (Row 2) Lisa Kohley, Stephanie Fortune, Mandy Moore and Hei- di Hamer. (Row 4) Cheryl Brandenburg, Lisa Isly, Missy Moore and Kim DeMoss. (Row 5) Judy Nesbitt, Head Coach Nancy Messman, JV Coach Joanna Billiard and Tammy Lashbrook. (Left) Junior Carolyn Howell hits the ball over the net. while from the left Seniors Stacy Crowe and Kim Wood. (Closest to camera) Jane Reichert, junior, Linda Streimatter, senior, and Tammy Teach, junior, prepare for the set. 41 Girls’ swimming competes 12-4 season The girls ' swim team finished their season with a 12-4 record. Senior Jane Malone went to the state meet in diving. (Right) After swimming a long race, Patti Garrity. junior, seems tired from her ef- forts. (Below) The 1981-82 Girls’ Swim team consisted of from left (Row 1) Stacy Kiger, Angie Arihood, Jane Malone and Kathy Garrity. (Row 2) Coach Tim Bran- nock, Kelly Merriman, Barb Baumann, Sandra Kohley, Suzy Post and Patti Gar- rity. (Row 3) Jane Donavan, Suzanne Hughes, Stacy Bailey, Helen Hughes, Lisa Sysock, Mary Donovan and Sue Hoover. 42 The scores were: RCHS 108, McCutcheon 60 RCHS 120, Lowell 52 RCHS 100, Crown Point 72 RCHS 80, Lake Central 92 RCHS 60, West Lafeyette 112 RCHS 137, South Newton 27 RCHS 134, Central Catholic 35 RCHS 112, Twin Lakes 59 RCHS 159, South Newton 20 RCHS 105, North Judson 66 RCHS 125, Seeger 41 RCHS 124, Benton Central 47 RCHS 106, Attica 63 RCHS 111, Portage 61 RCHS 70, Valporaiso 102 (Left) During a relay Sandra Kohley, junior, (Bottom) swims to the exchange while Su- zanne Hughes, freshman, takes off. (Lower left) Sophomore Kelly Merriman swims the length of the pool during her event. 43 Boys’ swim team has winning record The boy ' s swim team finished the season with an 8-7 record. They were led by Captains Kyle Kiger and Frank Worden. The team finished 6th of 11 teams in the sectional. Special awards were given to the six top point leaders, Mike Garrity, Craig Jack- son, Kyle Kiger, Jason Post, Eric Rayburn and Frank Worden. Point Leader was Frank Worden, Most Improved was Eric Jackson, and D and “D” was Rhyan Hay. (Top left) Getting ready to dive is Senior Kyle Kiger. (Top right) Swimming a length of the pool is Craig Jackson, senior. (Above) The 1981-82 boys ' swim team consisted of from left (Row 1) Eric Jack- son, Scott Wright, Mike Garrity, Rhyan Hay, Jason Post and Tony Bell. (Row 2) David Bulington, manager; Kyle Kiger, Joe Chesak, Randy Grow, Coach Tim Brnan- ock, Craig Jackson, Frank Worden, Bill Pat- tengale and Eric Rayburn. 44 The scores were 98 RCHS vs. Griffith 74 54 RCHS vs. Highland 110 91 RCHS vs. Twin Lakes 80 97 RCHS vs. North Judson 74 87 RCHS vs. North Newton 79 58 RCHS vs. Chesterton 113 56 RCHS vs. Lake Central 105 86 RCHS vs. Delphi 79 101 RCHS vs. Benton Central 70 43 RCHS vs. West Lafayette 129 80 RCHS vs. Portage 92 67 RCHS vs. Crown Point 105 89 RCHS vs. Lowell 81 65 RCHS vs. McCutcheon 106 105 RCHS vs. Kankakee Valley ' 67 7th in Western Invitational 1st in Rensselaer Invitational 6th in Sectional (Top) From left, senior Bill Pattengale and freshman Mike Garrity, (right) get ready to go against an opponent during a swimming meet. (Below) Ready to take off are Jason Post, freshman (left), and Randy Grow, sophomore (right) during swimming ac- tion. 45 Boys complete season with 10-12 record The Bombers varsity ended their season with a 10-12 record. In the Turkey Tourney they beat North Newton and were beaten by Kankakee Valley. They went on to place fourth in the Northwest Hoosier Conference. In sectional they beat North Newton in the first round and lost to Kankakee Valley in the semi-finals. Todd Waggoner was given awards for the best field goal per- centage, most assists, and most rebounds. He set a RCHS Career Scoring Record with 1533 points, and was the NWHC scoring leader with a 23.2 average. He and Bill Lewis were both selected for the NWHC All-Coference. Bill Lewis was also given awards for the best free throw percentage. (Top) The 1981-82 boys varsity basketball team consisted of from left (Row 1) Doug Hoover, Kevin Luers, Coach Kent LeBeau, Bill Lewis and Joe Grant. (Row 2) James Miller, manager; Chris Tonner, Todd Wag- goner, Tim Nagel, Bill Jennings, Larry El- dridge, Dene Mattocks, Dave Gastineau, manager. (Above) Junior Chris Tonner gets ready to shoot the basketball during varsity action. 46 NWHC me H9uu uauifi nf UNO • T D y 1)7) g[ ( The scores were RCHS 52, Kankakee Valley 74 RCHS 55, North Newton 32 RCHS 53, Tri-County 60 RCHS 51, Hebron 76 RCHS 56, South Newton 55 RCHS 70, Frontier 72 RCHS 56, Winamac 55 RCHS 67, Pioneer 60 RCHS 74, North White 71 RCHS 64, North Newton 47 RCHS 54, Lowell 55 RCHS 57, Kankakee Valley 80 RCHS 61, Central Catholic 62 RCHS 46, West Central 52 RCHS 71, North Judson 59 RCHS 51, Knox 56 RCHS 67, Lake Station 75 RCHS 49, Harrison 56 RCHS 79, Twin Lakes 50 RCHS 79, Hanover Central 50 RCHS 61, North Newton 44 RCHS 39, Kankakee Valley 48 (Top left) After the release of the basket- ball, junior Kevin Luers show his follow through. (Top right) Playing on defense. Dene Mattocks, junior, guards his oppo- nent. (Left) As junior Chris Tonner shoots the ball, Tim Nagel, a senior, gets ready for the rebound. 47 JV finishes with 13-7 record The boys junior varsity boys ' basketball ended their season with a 13-7 record. Special awards were given to Dan Hickman for Most Rebounds and Most Assist, Dave Lindahl for Free Throw per- centage, Daryl Yeoman for Field Goal percentage, Jeff Steinke for Most Steals and Jeff Walker for Mr. Hustle. The team finished in third place in the JV Christmas Tourney. The team is coached by Mr. Bob Hainje. � The scores were RCHS 48, Tri-County 44 RCHS 42, Hebron 37 RCHS 47, Kankakee Valley 49 RCHS 39, North Newton 33 RCHS 51, South Newton 49 RCHS 40, Frontier 36 RCHS 31, Winamac 36 RCHS 42, Pioneer 47 RCHS 44, Knox 40 RCHS 33, North Judson 30 RCHS 47, North White 44 RCHS 32, North Newton 39 RCHS 49, Lowell 51 RCHS 42, Kankakee Valley 39 RCHS 28, Central Catholic 30 RCHS 40, West Central 33 RCHS 33, Lake Station 29 RCHS 31, Harrison 33 RCHS 43, Twin Lakes 41 RCHS 47, Hanover Central 31 (Top left) Concentrating at the free throw line is sophomore Jeff Stienke. (Top right) After he released the basketball, Dave Lin- dahl, sophomore, shows his follow through. (Middle) The 1981-82 junior var- sity members consisted of from left Troy Goodman, Dan Hickman, Daryl Yeoman, Brian Jordan, Coach Bob Hainje, Jeff Walk- er, Rob Hall. Mike Burvan, Jeff Steinke and Dave Lindahl. Not pictured is Rod Pullins. 48 Freshmen have combined 20-4 record (Top) The freshmen team consisted of from left (Row 1) Bart Nesius, Steve Rodi- baugh, Jeff Elijah, Brian Egan, Steve Walk- er, and Chip Gull, (Row 2) Tony Steinke. Andy Korniak, Coach Jerry McKim, Paul Simonin and Dave Stefanich, (Row 3) Rick Odle, Steve Myers, Mike Hopkins and Jeff Boring. (Above) Freshman Steve Walker looks for someone to pass to as Dave Ste- fanich (No. 12) comes to assist. The freshman A Team ended their season with an 11-2 record. A trophy was awarded for their victory at the North Newton tour- ney where they had beaten South Newton and Kankakee Valley. Awards were given to Steve Myers for best field goal percentage, Rick Odle for Most Rebounds and Jeff Elijah for the best free throw percentage. The freshmen B Team ended their season with a 9-2 record. The teams are coached by Mr. Jerry McKim. A Team Scores were RCHS 53, Benton Central 54 RCHS 47, Knox 41 RCHS 41, North White 31 RCHS 52, Tri-County 20 RCHS 38, South Newton 26 RCHS 37, Lowell 21 RCHS 49, Kankakee Valley 36 RCHS 49, North Newton 39 RCHS 39, West Central 20 RCHS 32, Ben Franklin 45 RCHS 64, Twin Lakes 45 RCHS 39, South Newton 28 RCHS 55, North Newton 28 The B Team Scores were RCHS 24, Benton Central 25 RCHS 39. Knox 19 RCHS 27, North White 18 RCHS 45, Tri-County 14 RCHS 39, South Newton 37 RCHS 29, Lowell 26 RCHS 28, Kankakee Valley 36 RCHS North Newton 18 RC HS 21, West Central 12 RCHS 30, Ben Franklin 51 ' RCHS 45, Twin Lakes 26 49 Girls’ varsity wins conference title (Above) The 1981-82 girls ' basketball team members are from left (Row 1) Jean Hol- brook, manager; Sandra Kohley, Linda Steitmatter, Ruth Dobson, Joy Vanderwei- len, Carolyn Howell, (Row 2) Coach Steve Brandenburg, Stacy Crowe, Jane Reichert, Kate Egan, Tammy Teach, Renee Craw- ford and Tammy Wright. RCHS 29, RCHS 29, RCHS 48, RCHS 40, RCHS 46, RCHS 43, RCHS 46, RCHS 50, RCHS 36, RCHS 46, RCHS 30, RCHS 42, RCHS 39, RCHS 48, RCHS 50, RCHS 40, RCHS 59, RCHS 44, RCHS 38, West Central 45 Twin Lakes 42 Lowell 46 Tri-County 44 North Judson 29 Lowell 32 North Newton 37 Lake Station 42 South Newton 44 Frontier 25 Tri-County 33 Kankakee Valley 36 North White 44 Momemnce 35 North Newton 44 Winamac 31 Knox 29 North Newton 37 South Newton 61 The girls’ varsity basketball team had a 1 2-7 record, while win- ning the Northwest Hoosier Con- ference title with 5-0. They won the North Newton tourney. They got second place in the Tri-County Tourney. In sectional play, they beat North Newton and lost to South Newton. The awards that individuals won were Renee Crawford and Tammy Wright were voted all-conference, while Stacy Crowe made honor- able mention. The offense award and 100 percent effort award went to Renee Crawford. Tammy Wright got the assist award. Kate Egan took the captain award. The team was coached by Steve Brandenburg, who was named Northwest Hoosier Conference Coach of the Year. (Above) Senior Renee Crawford concen- trated at the free throw line during varsity action. 50 JV has winning record at 10-5 (Above) Senior Linda Streitmatter looks for a player to pass the ball The girls’ junior varsity team ended their season with a 10-5 re- cord. They improved their skills according to Coach Craig Grow and placed third in the Tri-County Tourney. Awards were given to Kim DeMoss for defense, Cheryl Brandenburg for offense and Stephanie Schaltenbrand held the award for most improved. The scores were RCHS 26, West Central 22 RCHS 17, Twin Lakes 28 RCHS 32, North Judson 15 RCHS 39, Lowell 9 RCHS 15, Lake Station 19 RCHS 31, North Newton 25 RCHS 26, South Newton 30 RCHS 28, Frontier 22 RCHS 18, Tri-County 31 RCHS 22, Kankakee Valley 16 RCHS 35, North White 16 RCHS 18, Winamac 9 RCHS 37, Knox 11 RCHS 19, Tri-County 25 RCHS 31, North White 15 (Above) The girls junior varsity team con- sisted of from left, (Row 1) Cindy Ziese, Tammy Lashbrook, Stacy Louck, Julie Smith, Kim DeMoss and Manager Jean Hol- brook, (Row 2) Lisa Kohley, Stephanie Kel- ly, Karen Stowers, Stephanie Schalten- brand, Jessica Kurkykendall, Rhonda Scheffler, Cheryl Brandenburg and Coach Craig Grow. 51 Coach pleased with team effort The 1981-82 Wrestling team didn’t reach all of their goals, but head Coach Joe Burvan stated, “I was extremely satisfied with the vast improvement this season compared to last wrestling sea- son.” The team finished with a 8-6 dual meet record. They placed eighth in the Twin Lakes Invita- tional, second in Northwest Hoo- sier Conference, fourth in Sec- tional and eleventh in Regional. (Right) The Wrestling coaching staff from left consisted of Assistant Tim Lucero, Coach Joe Burvan and Assistant Kirk Whi- taker. (Above) The 1981-82 Wrestling team members are from left (Row 1) Chris Min- gear, Ray Blacklidge, Jim Kadow, Craig Healey, Albert Sayler, Mike Moon and Scott Zickmund, (Row 2) Scott Paul, man- ager; Chris Meeks, Boyd Michal, Dave Skin- ner, Reggie Fleming, Scott Lucero, Matt Stefanich and Bruce Pettet, (Row 3) Jim Phillips, Kelly Miller, Mike Hayworth, Eric Ziese, Tom Branson, Kevin Hamer, Eugene Wright and Frank Zickmund, manager. 52 The scores Were RCHS 35, McCutcheon 30 RCHS 30, West Central 31 RCHS 19, Twin Lakes 42 RCHS 42, North Judson 19 RCHS 51, South Newton 24 RCHS 27, Central Catholic 35 RCHS 53, Gary Wirt 21 RCHS 33, Kankakee Valley 40 RCHS 24, North Newton 40 RCHS 17, Delphi 44 RCHS 36, Benton Central 25 RCHS 42, Knox 24 RCHS 57, North White 12 RCHS 42, Pioneer 29 (Top) Freshman Boyd Michal wrestles an opponent during a meet. (Center) The 1981-82 wrestling matmaids are from left Sue Thompson, Brenda Howell, Kim Rose, Rhonda Woolley, Linda DeMoss, Sandy Sellers, Anna Malott. Melanie Fortune, Anne Kenny, Heidi Hamer, Linda Steitmat- ter. Sherry Olson and Pam Miller. (Left) Freshman Albert Sayler wrestles with an opponent. 53 Golfers win conference title The team is coached by Rich Stefanich. He has three seniors, two juniors, five sophomores and four freshmen on his team. The golf team placed first in the conference meet, first in the South Newton Invitational and ninth in the Rensselaer Invita- tional. The varsity scores were RCHS 180 South Newton 197 RCHS 176 Lowell 193 RCHS 351 Harrison 364 RCHS 359 McCutcheon 369 RCHS 167 Winamac 188 RCHS 180 Andrean 180 Lake Station 231 RCHS 170 Hanover Central 193 RCHS 332 West Lafayette 354 Attica 384 RCHS 163 West Central 195 RCHS 162 Frontier 180 RCHS 174 Tri-County 185 RCHS 171 Kankakee Valley 192 RCHS 338 Lake Central 319 RCHS 337 Twin Lakes 346 Central Catholic 365 RCHS 182 Crown Point 180 1st in South Newton Invitational 9th in Rensselaer Invitational 1st in NWHC meet (Top) The golf team consisted of from left (Row 1) Juli Clark, Carolyn Howell, Jason Post, Scott Wright, Dave Stefanich, Ken Jung and Stephanie Schaltenbrand. (Row 2) Coach Rich Stafanich, Phil Salyers, Cary DeWees. Bret Baker, Bill Lewis, Daryl Yeo- man, Mike Burvan and Matt Stefanich. (Bottom) Sophomore Mike Burvan looks at the hole before hitting the ball. 54 The JV scores were RCHS 177 South Newton 205 RCHS 363 Harrison 415 RCHS 184 McCutcheon 231 RCHS 179 Winamac 216 RCHS 187 Andrean 201 RCHS 174 West Lafayette 212 Attica 210 RCHS 177 West Central 236 RCHS 176 Kankakee Valley 215 RCHS 172 Lake Central 164 RCHS 353 Twin Lakes 424 RCHS 185 Crown Point 192 (Left) Senior Bret Baker tees off at the golf meet. (Left) Looking ahead is freshman Scott Wright as he gets ready to putt. 55 Bomber baseball places high in conference The Bomber baseball team went for the conference title against Lake Station on May 22. They had a winning record this year and were ranked 13th in the state by UPI. The Bombers planned a south- ern trip and only played one out of six games due to the weather. The only game was against tenth ranked Terre Haute North, and RCHS beat them 6-5. The team is coached by Craig Grow, and he is assisted by Charles Tait. The scores were RCHS 10 West Central 2 RCHS 6 Terre Haute North 5 RCHS 15 Tri County 4 RCHS 4 North Judson 1 RCHS 9 North Judson 13 RCHS 8 Hebron 3 RCHS 12 North Newton 1 RCHS 15 North Newton 2 RCHS 6 Tri County 1 RCHS 10 South Newton 11 RCHS 4 Benton Central 2 RCHS 13 Benton Central 9 RCHS 15 Frontier 7 RCHS 11 Knox 0 RCHS 2 Knox 1 RCHS 6 McCutcheon 7 RCHS 4 Kankakee Valley 0 RCHS 11 Kankakee Valley 3 RCHS 7 Harrison 11 RCHS 20 North White 2 RCHS 1 Merriville 0 RCHS 7 Merriville 13 RCHS 7 South Newton 5 RCHS 9 Winamac 6 RCHS 4 Twin Lakes 2 RCHS 4 Lake Station 0 RCHS 3 Lake Station 0 (Top) The varsity baseball members are from left (Row 1) Bob Carter, manager; Jon Pullin, Charles Lawson. Dave Lindahl, Jeff Meyers, Chris Schulenburg, statisti- cian; Ryon Shaw, manager (Row 2) Kevin Hamer, Reggie Fleming, Doug Hoover, Scott Hannon, Dan Hickman, Larry Brinley and Jeff Walker (Row 3) Rob Hall, Jay Courtney, Dene Mattocks, Todd Wag- goner, Dan Gastineau, Mark Gore, Mark Tobias and Coach Craig Grow. (Above) The bat girls consist of, from left, (Row 1) Barb Baumann, Carrie Broussard and Allison Ri- ley (Row 2) Barb Haworth, Diane Myers, Jill Vanderweilen and Margaret Burris (Row 3) Holly Eldridge. Linda Phillips, Leila Michal, Elizabeth Risner, Debbie Gembala and Kim Smith. (Right) Head Coach Craig Grow gives signals to one of his players on base. 56 RCHS 6 North Newton RCHS 3 Kankakee Valley RCHS 9 Twin Lakes RCHS 3 Benton Central RCHS 10 Harrison RCHS 5 Kankakee Valley 1 2 8 12 20 2 (Top) The 1981-82 junior varsity baseball team members were from left (Row 1) Steve Healey, Gary Hoaks, Mike Moon, Paul Lattimore, Tony Morrow, Steve Walk- er and Tony Bell (Row 2) Todd Sheffler, manager; Mike Garrity, Larry Brinley, Rob Hall, Dan Gastineau, Jeff Walker, Kevin Hamer, Reggie Fleming, Don Jacks and Coach Kent LeBeau. (Far left) While wait- ing for the pitch, junior Jay Courtney looks for the signal. (Left) As he warms up in the batters’ box, Scott Hannon, junior, waits for the next pitch. 57 Girls’ track team races for points The scores were RCHS 78 South Newton 27 RCHS 56 Lowell 49 RCHS 42 Benton Central 63 RCHS 76 Frontier 29 RCHS 73 North Newton 27 RCHS 71% Tri County 32% RCHS 61 Kankakee Valley 44 RCHS 63 Kankakee Valley 49 South Newton 22 RCHS 72 North Newton 33 RCHS 83% North Judson 21% RCHS 56 Harrison 49 RCHS 76 Winamac 29 Second in Rensselaer Relays First in conference Second in R-M-D (Upper left) Running in a relay is Julie Smith, freshman. (Upper right) Sprinting down the long jump runway is Ruth Dod- son, senior. (Above) Members of the track team are (Row 1) Assistant Coach Joanna Billiard, Suzanne Hughes, Shannon Ocker- man, Robin Collard, Julie Smith, Lisa Koley (Row 2) Stacy Louck, manager; Lisa Sy- sock, Jessica Kuyrkendall, Stephanie Kel- ly, Kelly Merriman, Tammy Lashbrook, Christine Lennon, Lori List, Kim DeMoss (Row 3) Head Coach Nancy Messman, Patti Garrity, Mandy McElfresh, Joy Van- derweilen, Becki Slawson, Jennifer Jen- nings, Jane Reichert, Ruth Dodson, Linda Streitmatter, Jean Holbrook. 58 The girls’ track team has a sea- son ' s record of 1 1-1 in dual meets and they went an overall 20-2. They came in first in conference. They placed second in the relays also. When the team started out, they were very young but they worked hard to overcome it, ac- cording to Coach Nancy Mess- man. (Top) Running at the relays is Linda Streit- matter in the 800 meter run. (Above) Warming up before the race are freshmen Lisa Kohley (left) and Suzanne Hughes. (Right) Turning the first curve is sopho- more Kelly Merriman in the 400 dash. 59 Boys’ track team has winning season The boys’ track team went 8 and 1 . They were first in the fresh- man invitational and second in the Rensselaer Relays. Members of the boys ' track team are, from left, (Row 1) Andy Williams, John Zimmer, Chip Misch, Eugene Wright, Tim Brown, Tom Donnelly, Carl Shroyer, Paul Simonin, Jeff Elijah, Chip Gull (Row 2) Steve Walters. Steve Phillips, Joe Grant. Matt Beehler, Mark Skinner, Pete Kenny, Mike Hopkins, Steve Rodibaugh, Chris Kelly, David Gas- tineau, manager (Row 3) Asst. Coach Terry Butler, Asst. Coach Tom Ryan, Wyatt Stone, James Miller, Pat Williamson, Ar- mando Lopez. James Pigford, Jim Kadow, John Ahler, Keith Henry, David Skinner, Greg Britt, Mike Williamson, Jim Pucka, Rick Odle, Head Coach Gene Edmonds and Assistant Coach Brad DeWees. (Far right) Running is freshman Eugene Wright in the 800 meter run. (Middle) Sophomore Jim Pucka throws the discus. (Below) Running in the mile run is Chris Kelly, senior. 60 The scores were RCHS 82 Benton Central 45 RCHS 120 South Newton 6 RCHS 78 Lowell 49 RCHS 121 Twin Lakes 76 North Newton 21 South Newton 12 RCHS 76)4 North Newton 50)4 RCHS 104 Tri County 23 RCHS 92)4 Kankakee Valley 62 y 2 South Newton 4 RCHS 79 North Newton 48 RCHS 94 North Judson 33 RCHS 92 Harrison 35 RCHS 57 Winamac 70 First in Hoopeston Relays First in Freshman Invitational Second in Rensselaer Relays Second in conference First in R-M-D (Top) Racing in a relay is Joe Grant, senior, against his opponent. (Middle) Freshman Chip Gull clears the pole vault bar during a varsity meet. 61 Seniors’ participate in sports The CHAOS honors the senior athletes at RCHS. The following pages will show seniors that were participants in the sports. (Top) Volleyball: From left are Tammy Wright, Elina Sillanpaa, Linda Streitmatter, Stacy Crowe, Shannon DeMoss and Kim Wood. (Middle) Girls ' Swimming: (Row 1) Sue Hoover, Stacy Bailey and Mary Dono- van. (Row 2) Kathy Garrity. Angie Arihood and Jane Malone. (Below) Cross Country: Joe Grant, Jim Kadow, Armando Lopez and Chris Kelly. Not Pictured is Matt Beehler. (Lower right Row 1) Jeff Watt, Cary DeWees, Dennis Markward, Steve Mingear, Matt Beehler, Mark Skinner and Eric Ziese. (Row 2) Mike Williamson, Mike Hayworth, Jeff Potts, Tim Nagel, Bill Jen- nings, Larry Eldridge, Pat Williamson and Jim Phillips. % 62 Larry Eldridge and Joe Grant (Row 2) Bill Jennings, Todd Waggoner and Tim Nagel. (Above) Senior wrestlers were (Row 1) Jim Phillips and Jim Kadow (Row 2) Mike Hayworth and Eric Ziese. (Right) Girls ' bas- ketball included (Row 1) Ruth Dobson and Tammy Wright (Row 2) Linda Streitmatter, Renee Crawford, Kate Egan and Stacy Crowe. 63 (Top) The senior golf members are from left (Row 1) Phil Salyers, (Coach Rich Ste- fanich), Cary DeWees and Bret Baker. (Right) The baseball team’s seniors are Jon Pullins, Mark Gore, Todd Waggoner and Mark Tobias. (Below) The seniors in girls’ track were Linda Streitmatter and Ruth Dobson. (Lower right) The seniors of the boys’ track team consist of (Row 1) Mark Skinner, Joe Grant, Matt Beehler and Chris Kelly. (Row 2) Wyatt Stone, Pat Wil- liamson, James Miller, Armando Lopez, Jim Kadow, James Pigford and Mike Wil- liamson. 64 Sue Gehring chosen queen for Homecoming 65 Queen candidates elected by senior guys The 1981 Queen candidates were voted on by all senior guys. Five girls were chosen as the queen candidates. They were Re- nee Crawford, Sue Gehring, Ruth Dobson, Sherry Olson and Linda Streitmatter. Homecoming queen candidates with es- corts walking down midfield are (Top left) George Eldridge and Renee Crawford, (Middle left) Craig Jackson and Queen Sue Gehring, (Bottom left) Dave Jacks and Lin- da Streitmatter, (Top right) Joe Grant and Ruth Dobson, (Middle right) Matt Beehler with Sherry Olsen. (Bottom right) Craig Jackson watches Senior Class President Dennis Markward kiss Queen Sue Gehring. 66 Nancy Lynn Barnett Matthew L. Beehler Marlene Jean Branson tsw Susan Kay Ames The 1982 Senior Class offi- cers are from left. Sherry Ol- sen, vice-president; Dennis Markward, president; Steve Brunton, secretary; Jane Ma- lone, treasurer. Angela Lynn Arihood Annetta Arnett Stacy Lee Bailey Bret G. Baker 67 Scott Anthony Brooks Katrina Marie Brown Steven A. Brunton Renee Dawn Crawford Ronald Harold Crawford Stacy J. Crowe Linda Carol DeMoss Shannon DeMoss Cary Dale DeWees Jennie D eWees Ruth Mae Dobson Mary Eileen Donovan 68 Becky Ann Downard Kathryn Elizabeth Seton Egan Sean Dennis Egan George Eldridge Larry R. Eldridge Kathy Ewen Ann E. Fleming Kevin Fleming Dawn M. Flinn Kathleen Marie Garrity Susan Marie Gehring Mark T. Gore 69 Joe A. Grant Lori Ann Graves Karen Harper David Wayne Harsha Barbara T. Haworth Michael Paul Hayworth Debra S. Herod Holly A. Hollerman Susan J. Hoover Curtis Michael Howell David L. Jacks Craig Jackson 70 William T. Jennings Christopher John Kelly Kyle L. Kiger Vickie Lynne Lanoue Armando Lopez John Paul Mahaffey Jane E. Malone Wanda Lou Manns Dennis Markward Daniel L. Martin Dana L. Martin Paul E Marzke 71 Kirk Mattocks Barbara Miller Gregory Lee Miller James A. Miller John A. Miller Pamela Sue Miller Stephen Anthony Mingear Brenda K. Mitchell Danny Moore Barbara L. Mroczek Lynne Marie Muday Christopher R. Murphy 72 Timothy G. Nagel Suzanne Lynnette Odle Sherry Lee Olson Jim Phillips James Pigford Lisa A. Pixley Denise M. Potts Jeff R. Potts Lisa Maria Prescott Jon David Pullin Julie Ann Rayburn Kimberly A. Rose 73 Estie M. Salyer Philip H. Salyers Mary L. Saucedo Mary H. Sayers Michelle Suzanne Scheffler Craig D. Schleman David C. Schultz Linda J. Scripter Carolyn Marie Shide Steve P. Siegrist Elina Sillanpaa Mark Skinner 74 Sherri Lynn Slawson Janice R. Smith Julie A. Smith Matthew A. Smith Monica A. Smith Robin Lynn Smith Wyatt R. Stone Linda Kay Streitmatter Susan May Thompson Jacqueline Gayle Tiede Mark E. Tobias Thomas B. Todd 75 Elsa J. Torrelemus W. Todd Waggoner Dyane Wagner Ronald C. Warren, Jr. Jeff B. Watt Betty Lynn Webb Brian Wheeldon Angie Whitaker Cindy Whitaker Pam Williams Pvt. Harold Wayne Williams Mike Williamson 76 Pat Williamson Deborah L. Wood Kimberly Kay Wood Rhonda L. Wooley Shelly Wright Tammy Sue Wright Patty L. Yeoman Tarie Lorraine Yeoman Debby Zickmund Eric Ziese. Last row Pictures not available: Thomas H. Caldwell David Edwards David Gastineau Kirk R. Howard Thomas Jarrette James R. Kadow Scott Manns Kevin Miller Alan Jay Minix Annette Marie Minix Jerald E. Minter Diane Oliver William Pattengale Jon Paulsen James C. Powell Debra Delaney Schultz Tim Schultz Steve Smith Nicholas E. Smith Kathy Towler Richard Warren Warren Scott Wienrank 77 Senior Hall of Fame members selected The Senior Hall of Fame is chosen by the senior class. They are their favorite male and female for each category. There are ten categories to fill. (Top right) As the painting reflects, Renee Crawford and Jeff Watt receive honors of being the Biggest Flirts. (Lower left) Knowing they are going to rely upon high school Knowledge. Holly Hollerman and James Pigford were voted the Most Likely to Succeed in the senior class. (Lower right) Seniors Todd Waggoner and Tammy Wright will not have any trouble with the weights being the Most Athletic in the 82 class. 78 “Photographs and Memories ... All that I needed were these to remember you.” These words came from a song I’ve always liked. As I now near the end of my senior year, the words really mean a lot more. High School was only a dream when I was little. It was like I’d never be that big and mature. Maybe I’m still neither of those but I am at the end of the road traveled thus far. Your high school days are times that should be shared with others and enjoyed to the maximum. I ’d like to think that, that ' s the way mine and the whole Class of ' 82 ' s years have been. Being a senior doesn’t exactly mean your above everyone else in the school; rather, it means you have finally grown up to possibly your last year of education or preparing for yet many more. We (Class of ’82) have all grown up with another and now we must say our good-byes and best wishes to one another. It’s been a great 12 years, especially senior year 1981-82 that I’ve shared with “the class with class.” As you see on this page, we have chosen our own Hall of Fame. This may be an honor for some and a joke for others. With this page, may we remember each and every person, as we all have our own special talents that fall in each category. Everyone is a winner just by being in this class. As another song says, Time keeps flowing like a river . . . to the sea. May the times we ' ve shared always be remembered in our” PHOTOGRAPHS AND MEMORIES. Kate Egan (Upper) Craig Jackson, Sue Gehring and Dennis Markward shared the honors of being the Best Looking people in the senior class. (Middle) As they have their little chat in the library, Jeff Watt and Jennie DeWees are distinguished as Most Talkative of seniors. (Lower) Most Musical Kyle Kiger and Katie Eagan are both music lovers. 79 (Upper left) When walking down the hall, from left, Jane Malone, Kyle Kiger and Linda Streitmatter give smiles as the Most Friendly of the senior class. (Lower left) Most humorous Matt Beehler hangs around waiting for the punch line. Not pictured was Annetta Arnett, also voted Most Humerous. (Upper right) Seniors Sherry Olson and Kevin Fleming were picked by the senior class as Most Artistic. (Lower right) Seniors Sherry Olsen and Scott Brooks pose as Best Dressed mannequin in a store window. 80 Juniors sponsor money-making carnival The juniors held the fourth an- nual carnival December 11, 1981. Money made was applied to the prom held on May 1. The theme for this year’s prom was “A Night in Paris” which was at the Halleck Center at St. Joseph’s College. The junior class officers are from left Abby Simmons, secretary; Steve Phillips, presi- dent; Jeff Meyer, vice-president; John Ahler, treasurer. John Ahler Tim Alberts John Blackburn Raymon Blacklidge Karen Blagg Terry Boesch Craig Brandenburg Thom Branson Allen Bridgeman Larry Brinley John Bucholtz Margaret Burris Bob Carter Mark Castaldo Joseph Chesak Linda Chisko Jay Courtney Karin Cramer Marty Cramer 81 Joe Dickson Shelly Dobson David Downard Kimberly Dunlap Paul Fishburn David Fleming Kim Flynn Teresa Fontaine Cindy Fritch Barbara Frome Patty Garrity Dan Gastineau Sandy Gastineau Lorie Geesa Carla Gonzales Raymond Griffin Jennifer Groope Ann Gwin Julia Hammond Scott Hannon Kim Harper Brenda Harsha Brad Haskins Craig Healey Keith Henry Cathy Hershman Jean Holbrook Doug Hoover Brenda Howell Carolyn Howell Helen Hughes Beth Hurley Kathy Hurley 82 Juniors decorate a truck for the Home- coming parade. Lisa Isiey Jenifer Jenkins Jennifer Jennings Kevin Junk Nora Kamos Linda Kendall Peter Kenny Sandra Kohley Ed Lane Charles Lawson Bill Lewis Wannetta Linback James Lintner Dan Loveall Scott Lucero Kevin Luers Sue Manns Dene Mattocks Karen Maxwell Mandy McElfresh Leslie Mehall Jeff Meyer Larry Miller 83 Missy Miller Paula Minter Mike Molenaar Missy Moore Kathy Moriarty Patrice Morris Teresa Morris Jeff Nagel Rick Nagel Tammy Noble Mark Peterson Brian Pettet Bruce Pettet Kara Pfledderer Steve Phillips Joellyn Porter Suzy Post Jim Potts Beth Prohosky Karen Putts Eric Rayburn Pam Rayburn Jane Reichert Lolly Reyes Erik Scheffler Jane Scheurich Chris Schulenberg Tracy Schultz The theme for the junior float was Outweigh the Newtons which placed third in the float contest. 84 Ray Shell Kathy Shelley Gail Shirkey Abby Simmons Carrie Skinner Don Skinner Julie Smith Kim Smith Kathy Stath Jim Steiner Mia Steinke Karen Stone Brad Swartz Kevin Swartz Tammy Teach Paul Tesky Chris Tonner Dennis Tucker Joy Vanderwielen Brad (Koehler) Warner Laura Webb Mike Weems Paula Wienrank Pam Woodward Frank Worden Craig Healey talks to fellow FFA members on the float. 85 (Right) Lori Geesa and Pam Woodward help at the Sunshine Dance with the re- freshment stand. (Middle Photo) In be- tween classes Joellyn Porter and David Downard chat by her locker. (Bottom Photo) For the FFA Breakfast, Ray Griffin stirs pancake mix as Mr. Callahan super- vises. 86 Sophomores win Homecoming float competition Sophomores were active in all spirit competitions this year. They won the float competition for Homecoming with their version of a sinking N.N. Spartan ship. The class also sold candles and held a dance in order to raise money for the class fund. Sophomore class officers are (top left) Jeff Walker, president; Chip Misch, treasurer; (bottom left) Jessica Kuyrdendall, vice- president; Samantha Grant, secretary. Brian Antcliff Paula Bacewic Nancy Baker Barb Baumann Tony Bell Gerben Bennett Ruth Blacklidge Greg Britt Carrie Broussard Doug Bulington Lori Burdett Mike Burvan Tom Chambers Tammy Cortez Kim DeMoss Tod DeWees Holly Eldridge Patty Espey Sandy Ewen Sherri Firkins 87 Jeff Fleming Scott Fleming Donnie Florence Brenda Goad Troy Goodman Samantha Grant Robert Graves Maureen Groppe Randy Grow Rob Hall Kevin Hamer Luann Harrington Kenny Haun Robin Hayes Steve Healey John Hensley Brian Herre Dennis Hershman Annette Hickman Dan Hickman Gary Hoaks Carla Holbrook Marla Houston Vivian Huff Don Jacks Sophomores won this year ' s Homecoming float competition with N.N. Spartanic’s sinking. -- A small group of sophomores show their spirit on hat and shades day. From left are Diane Myers, Linda Phillips, Jill Vanderwie- len and Allison Riley. Keith Junk Stephanie Kelly Laurie Kendall Jessica Kuyrkendall Frank Lane Tammy Lashbrook Bill Lattimore Richard Lebed Christine Lennon Stephanie Lewis Steve Lilly Dave Lindahl Lori List Kevin Long David Longstreth Stacy Louck Kelly Loveall Don McElroy Paula McElroy Jack McNeal Chris Meeks Kelly Merriman Dawn Meyer Tracy Meyer Leila Michal 89 Debbie Miller Jeff Miller Kelly Miller Kim Miller Sandy Miller Chris Mingear Joy Minter Cathy Molenaar Tim Moore Maria Morales Kevin Moriarty Diane Myer Jerry Nelson Judy Nesbitt Bill Oliver Carol Onder Don Osika Monica Pack Carol Pearman Linda Phillips Juli Porter Laurel Posey Jim Pucka Rod Pullins Allison Riley Kim Rule Juanita Saucedo Georgia Sayers Lynne Scheurich Tim Scheurich Ryon Shaw (Above) The girls of ' 84 get riled up for the powder puff football game against the freshmen and seniors. 90 Ronda Sheffler Carl Shroyer Becki Slawson Leona Smith David Spall David Spencer Carrie Staddon Matt Stefanich Tom Steinke Jeff Steinke Leasa Sukraw Denise Sutton Lisa Sysock Trissa Todd Gary Tow Jill Vanderwielen Jeff Walker Steve Walter Sandy Warren Lyle Webb Lora Whitaker Russel Whitaker Bobbi Jo Wireman Jennifer Worden Jackie Wright Daryl Yeoman Frank Zickmund Cindy Ziese Band members Chip Misch and Don Osika are getting into the Homecoming spirit as they catch up with their fellow band mem- bers. 91 (Upper left) Trissa Todd jokes around amongst frlnds. (Upper middle) Brian Jor- don makes faces at the camera. (Upper right) Frank Zickmund pours the orange juice for the teachers ' breakfast. (Bottom left) At the teacher breakfast sponsored by the Home Ec. club are left Leona Smith and Becki Slawson, sophomores. 92 Freshmen get involved in activities The Class Of ' 86 is getting a good start during high school. They started at homecoming with the float during the homecoming parade. They also had things going on during sectional with their hall be- ing decorated. The freshmen class officers are from left, Mary Ahler, treasurer; Cheryl Branden- burg, president; Brian Egan, vice-presi- dent; and Mandy Moore secretary. Mary Ahler Mary Arnott Irma Bennett Mike Black Frank Blacklidge Jeff Boring Cheryl Brandenburg Traci Brinson Tim Brown John Carter Connie Chapman Larry Coley Robin Collard David Cox Chris Day Tom Donnelly Jane Donovan Mary Beth Downard Charlie Dunlap Jean Dunlap 93 Jackie Kennedy Annie Kenny At right, freshmen Andy Korniak (left) and Al- bert Sayler dressed up for freshman initiation day. Laura Eaton Christina Eckholm Brian Egan Eric Eldridge Jeff Elijah Lisa Erb Angie Fleming Reggie Fleming Melanie Florence Stephanie Fortune Ron Frey Andy Garcia Mike Garrity Debbie Gembala Suzanne Griffin Chip Gull Missy Hale Brian Hall Heidi Hamer Mary Harrington Jeff Harris Rhyan Hay Shannon Henry Fred Hershman Teresa Hileman Mike Hopkins Susanne Hughes Donna Hutton Paula Ivey Eric Jackson Jynell Jenkins Laura Jung 94 Stacy Kiger Rodney Klingler Lisa Kohley Andy Korniak Deanna Lane Rod Lane Paul Lattimore Tammy Lewis Cathy Liersch Tom Lintner Lisa List I’m a freshman — humiliate me!” was Mary Arnott and Melanie Florence ' s theme for initiation day. Cassie Madison Anna Malott Larissa Mason Vincent Messer Brian Meyer Jeff Michael Boyd Michal John Minter Jacque Mitchell Tina Mitchell Mike Moon Jeff Moore Melinda Moore Mike Mroczek Gerry Murphy 95 (Below) Freshman Julie Smith plays during a convocation. Kevin Murphy Steve Myers Judy Nagel Bart Nesius Shannon Ockermann Rick Odle Joann Onder Jonny Owsley Charlene Pack Scott Paul Tammy Peregrine Beth Pigford Jason Post Tammy Pullins Tina Putman Andrea Rayburn Ron Reitz Brett Risner Elizabeth Risner Stephen Rodibaugh Albert Sayler Stephanie Shaltenbrand Susan Scherich Scott Schluttenhofer Dwayne Schultz Sandy Sellers Tana Sheffer Todd Sheffler Betty Shell Shelly Sigman Jody Simmons Paul Simonin w 96 Cathy Sleeman Diane Smith Julie Smith Randy Sperry Dave Stefanich Tony Steinke Karen Stowers Lisa Sutton Angela Teeters Ulysses Villarreal Chris Wagner Steve Walker Don Webb Staci Webb Karyn Weltzin Pam Whitaker Angela Widner Andrew Williams David Williams Michell Wilson Eugene Wright Scott Wright Jamie Yeoman Scott Zickmund David Ziese John Zimmer (Left) The freshman float was entitled The Untouchables vs. Spartans.” 97 (Upper left) Sitting on a horse is Heidi Hamer. (Upper right) From the left are (standing) Principal Crowe and Rotary member Larry Brooks. (Seated) Paula Ivey, freshman, received her new motor- ized wheelchair from Rotary. (Lower right) It seems that Scott Paul has a few minutes at the end of a class to relax from his study. 98 (Upper left) Seated at the table are left Kara Pfledderer, Doug Hoover, Suzy Post, all juniors, and Craig Jackson, senior. (Up- per right) Ready for flags is Lisa Prescott, senior, on a spirit dress-up day. (Middle left) Watching with anticipation is from left Marlene Branson, senior; Sandy Sellers and Tina Mitchell, freshmen. (Bottom left) Teacher Mrs. Price helps Kevin Fleming, a senior. (Bottom middle) On the float is from left Kim Rule and LuAnne Harrington, sophomores. 99 HOME SWEET HOMICIDE presented during fall The fall play HOME SWEET HOMICIDE was presented to the public on Nov. 13 and 14. The play was directed by English teacher Christopher Plaia, and Karen Wel- zin assisted him. The play was about murders that happened after one another. The Carstairs’ family, neighbors of the victims’, heard the shots. When the police asked them for help, they gave them false clues in order to solve the mystery them- selves. The Carstair girls wanted to match their mother up with one of the policemen. (Top) The cast of Home Sweet Homicide is, row 1 from left. Dave Stefanich, Kevin Mor- iarty and Eric Jackson. Row 2, Karen Stone, Marla Houston, Chris Day and Car- rie Broussard. Row 3, Steve Brunton, Nan- cy Baker, Allen Birdgeman, Bill Lattimore and Mari Bucholtz. Row 4, Director Chris Plaia. Paul Marzke, Kevin Long and Sa- mantha Grant. (Middle) Archie Carstairs as played by Kevin Moriarty at left, sees Wallie Sanford (Chris Day) sneaking into his yard. (Below) Bill Lattimore playing Mr. Carleton Cherington III, points a gun at Dinah Car- stairs (Carrie Broussard), but Mrs. Carle- ton Cherington III (Samantha Grant) couldn ' t stand to watch. 100 (Upper left) The Carstairs’ huddle together after a threatening call arrived warning them to mind their own business. (Upper middle) Rupert Van Dusen (Kevin Long), a potential suspect, explains his involvement to policemen played by Al Bridgeman and Steve Brunton. (Upper right) Nancy Baker (who played Mrs. Carstairs), Al Bridgeman, Marla Houston and Kevin Moriarty take curtain calls after the production. (Left) Sgt. O ' Hare (Steve Brunton) escorts sus- pect Mrs. C. Cherington III (Samantha Grant) from the site of the murders as Lt. Bill Smith (Al Bridgeman) watches in sur- prise. (Lower left) Marla Houston applies her make-up before portraying April Car- stairs. 101 Broadway Musical presented at RCHS The broadway musical GUYS AND DOLLS was performed at Rensselaer Central High School’s auditorium on March 25, 26, and 27. Thursday, March 25, was Stu- dent Night. All RCHS students got in at half price. The musical has four main char- acters. They are Sky Masterson, who was portrayed by Craig Jack- son; Nathan Detroit, played by Larry Brinley; Sarah Brown, acted by Barb Haworth; and Miss Ad- elaide, played by Angie Arihood. It is about Sky Masterson com- ing to New York City and winning some bucks. When he gets to town, he meets this lady named Sarah Brown who was leader of a local Salvation Army. Later he meets Nathan Detroit and Master- son bets him that he would take Sarah Brown with him to an island or he would give Detroit $1,000. Meanwhile, Detroit was trying to get a crap game going secretly, so Lt. Brannigan (played by Mike Bean) wouldn’t find out about it. While this was going on Miss Ad- elaide was Detroit’s fiance and she wanted him to see her at the club. Later in the play, Sky did finally take Sarah to the island and won the bet. When Detroit found that he lost the bet, he was furious be- cause he didn’t have any money for a place for the crap game. They tried to use the Mission. Sky won the bet and Sarah was sur- prised. The cast was under the direc- tion of Walt Shaltenbrand, RCHS choral teacher. The cast members of GUYS AND DOLLS are from left (Row 1) Stephanie Fortune, Shan- non Ockerman, Tana Sheffer, Don Jacks, Suzy Post, Carol Shide, Dave Stefanich, John Ahler, John Carter, Jim Powell, Kevin Moriarty, Tracy Shultz, Al Bridgeman and Stacy Kiger. (Row 2) Mary Ahler, Joellen Porter, Brett Albright, Barb Baumann, Frank Worden, Bill Lattimore, Angie Whitaker, Scott Wright and Juli Porter. (Row 3) Missy Hale, Cindy Fritc h, Beth Hurley, Liz Risner, Suzanne Hughes, Nancy Baker, Stacy Louck, Craig Jack- son, Barb Haworth, Larry Brinley, Karen Stone, Juli Clark, Elsa Torre and Kim Rule. (Row 4) Richard Warren, Kevin Long, Dave Jacks, Marla Houston, Tammy Cortez, Kevin Luers, Andy Korniak, Shannon DeMoss, Kyle Kiger, Helen Hughes, Stephanie Schaltenbrand, Steve Brunton, Samantha Grant, Jean Dunlap, Mike Bean and Abby Simmons. (Above) Miss Adelaide (Angie Arihood) and other Hot Box Dancers did a dance at the club. 102 (Top) Sky Masterson (Craig Jackson kneel- ing) throws the dice as the other fellows watch him. (Above) Onlookers in the crowd include Karen Stone, Stacy Kiger, Suzy Post, Juli Porter and Tod DeWees. They are listening to the Salvation Army ' s message which Barb Haworth (on platform) delivers. Other members of the group are behind her including from left Nancy Baker, Nancy Barnett, Kevin Long, Stacy Louck and Dave Jacks. 103 (Top) From left, Nathan Detroit (Larry Brinley, junior) and Miss Adelaide (Angie Arihood, senior) hears exciting news while Lt. Brannigan (Mike Bean, junior) walks away. (Lower Left) Senior Angie Arihood puts on make-up before going on stage. (Lower right) Arvide Abernathy (Dave Jacks, senior) sets his drums down as Sarah Brown (Barb Haworth, senior) talks to him. 104 (Top Left) From left, Sarah Brown (Barb Haworth) is disgusted with Sky Masterson (Craig Jackson, senior) because of what he said. (Top right) Waiting for the musical to start, Junior Frank Worden comes out of the dressing room. (Far left) Detroit (Larry Brinley) talks to Miss Adelaide (Angie Ari- hood) in her dressing room at the club. (Left) Nicely Nicely Johnson (Jim Powell, senior) talks to Benny Southstreet (Kevin Moriarty, sophomore) about the secret crap game. 105 Sectional unifies students Sectional brought a lot of en- couraging cheers from the stu- dents. There were some skits done by the students to show en- thusiasm. Student Council pre- sented a skit as on the ‘‘Family Feud,” the Bombers family against the Spartanski’s in which the Bomber family won. Also Mrs. Price ' s sophomore class put on a skit which portrayed the different coaches. Another event was also the tug-o-war which the juniors won. (Upper left) The M.C. was Bret Baker, sen- ior, for the Student Council skit. (Upper right) Mrs. Price’s sophomore English class skit portrayed Frank Zickmund as a reporter and Jeff Steinke as Mr. Hainje. (Middle) The seniors show team effort against their opponents in the tug-o-war. (Bottom left) The sophomore class skit shows from left Frank Zickmund and Chris Meeks as Coach Kent LeBeau. (bottom right) Student Council skit participants are from left the Bomber family members, Ka- ren Stowers, freshman; Jeff Walker, soph- omore; Steve Phillips, junior; Kevin Luers, junior; Angie Arihood, senior; Bret Baker, senior, the M.C. Students participated in Superstars Day Superstars day was an after- noon of fun and competition for all four classes in which the winning class would receive a free day from school. The freshmen won the free day off. while the juniors came in second, third were the seniors and the sophomores were last. Some of the events were a soft- ball game, spaghetti eating con- test, stilt race and bike race. (Top) Throwing the balloon for the balloon toss are Allison Riley, sophomore; Sue Gehring, senior; Sherry Olsen, senior as some of the students cheer them on. (Mid- dle right) Walking on the stilts during the stilt walking competition is Matt Beehler, senior. (Left) At the tug-of-war are the sen- iors against the juniors. Some of the mem- bers are juniors Brad Swartz and Steve Phillips; left are seniors Jim Phillips and Pat Williams. 107 (Top left) Racing to get the lead is Jean Dunlap, freshman. (Top right) Seated in the announcer box are seniors Matt Beehler and Dennis Markward. (Middle) Pushing for a lead are sophomores Lyle Webb and Dawn Meyer as freshman Jeff Harris gets on his bike. (Bottom) At the three wheel race are Marla Houston (in back of bike) and Troy Goodman, sopho- mores. 108 (Top) At the beginning of the tug-of-war were the representatives of the senior and freshman classes. (Miffle left) In the lead is sophomore Dave Spall listening as Mr. Michael gives him advice (Bottom right) Skate boarding is senior Kim Rose. 109 Exchange students spend year at RCHS Wbr [d Wide. St ' vdert ' tjs I have enjoyed my stay at Rens- selaer this year as an exchange student, and I would like to extend my sincere appreciation to all the teachers, families and students who have been so friendly to me. I have learned very much during my stay here and hate to leave behind all the friends and memo- ries I have gained. My thoughts and prayers will al- ways be with the good people of this community and school, and I ' m glad to have been a member. Sincerely, Elsa Torrelemus Rotory Exchange Student from Mexico (From left) Phyllis Cappucilli, Ralph Cappu- cilli, Elsa Torrelemus and her escort Larry Brinley are shown at the Sunshine dance. (Above left) Angie Teeters, freshman, waits for Elsa Torrelemus on the way to school. She lived with the Teeters’ for half the year. (Middle right) Dancing with her es- cort is Elsa Torrelemus. 110 (Upper left) Seated and ready for class is Elina Sillanpaa. (Bottom left) Watching the game is Elina Sillanpaa. (Bottom middle) Receiving a singing valentine is Elina Sillan- paa, who listens as Jeff Elijah, Don Jacks, Jeff Walker, Craig Jackson serenade her. My senior year at RCHS is very different from the senior year I ' ll have when I return home. In Fin- land, seniors go to school for the first semester. During the second semester must take a big exami- nation which includes questions from all three high school years. The biggest difference seems to be the possibility to choose the classes you want here. Our school system in Finland is changing to- wards this, and little by little we are getting less required classes and more freedom to choose, which I like. I’ve had a great year here in Rensselaer. This is a very wonder- ful opportunity to me to be an ex- change student here. I want to thank all the people in RCHS, Mr. Crowe and all the other office staff, all my teachers and friends in the school. I appreciate your help and support a lot. This is something I will remember the rest of my life. Elina Sillanpaa ill t-frtt . Qucne. o la r A Lzi cities Health Careers learns medical skills During the year, the Health Ca- reers Club gave out gifts at the lo- cal care center. They also attend- ed the state Health Careers Conference. The 19 members of the club also sponsored a dance this year. Health Careers is spon- sored by Mrs. Judy Beehler. Health Careers officers are from left Janice Smith, secretary; Ann Gwin, treasurer; Sue Hoover, president; Stacy Bailey, vice- president. The members of Health Careers are (lying down) Sue Hoover, (Row 1) Stacy Bailey, Pam Rayburn, Abby Simmons, Kelly Merri- man, Laurel Posey, (Row 2) Jill Vanderwie- len, Trissa Todd, Beth Prohosky, (Row 3) Patrice Morris, Shannon DeMoss, Linda Streitmatter, Janice Smith, Angie Whi- taker, Kim Smith, (Row 4) Karen Putts, Te- resa Morris, Kim Dunlap and Julie Smith. 112 Chess Club provides challenges The Chess Club provides chal- lenges and opportunities for all students who are interested in playing the game in an academic setting. Members may also learn to play speed chess, receive be- ginning instructions and study methods of chess. The club is sponsored by Mr. John Baumann. Member of the Chess Club are from left, Secretary-treasurer Mark Peterson, Presi- dent Chris Schulenburg, Vice-president Jeff Fleming, Tom Steinke, Russel Whi- taker and Richard Lebed. Rensselaerien collects news The RENSSELAERIEN staff pro- duced a monthly four-page news- paper this year. They also printed the annual Senior Issue in May. Nine members contribute to the staff, but three are not in the jour- nalism class. Ms. Tyna Landgrebe is the adviser for the paper. Newspaper staff members include from left, (Row 1) Sandy Sellers, Tod DeWess, David Gastineau, (Row 2) Editor Steve Brunton, Al Bridgeman and Kevin Hamer. Not available for the photo were Paula Ivey, Carrie Broussard and Kathy Shelly. 113 FCA aids with problems at school This year Fellowship of Christian Athletes had 30 members. Eight were initiated. The group faces the problems that all students encounter in sports. They discuss any prob- lems that team members have. FCA is sponsored by Mr. Craig Grow. FCA officers are (Bottom row) Secretary Vickie Lanoue, Vice-president Jeff Meyer, (Top row) Treasurers Stacy Crowe and Charles Lawson. President Scott Lucero. Club members of FCA include bottom row from left, Chris Meeks, Matt Stefanich, Dave Spall, Tim Moore, Don Jacks, Chris Kelly, Mark Tobias, Stephanie Kelly, Jessi- ca Kuyrkendall, Lisa Sysock, Kevin Luers (Row 2) Kim DeMoss, Jim Pucka, Jeff Walk- er, Mike Burvan, Dave Lindahl, Dave Ste- fanich, Steve Walker, Scott Lucero, Stacy Crowe, Tammy Lashbrook, Jean Holbrook, (Row 3) Rhonda Sheffler, Daryl Yeoman, Cindy Ziese, Vickie Lanoue, Julie Smith, Karen Stowers, Stacy Louck, Charles Law- son, Jeff Meyer and Bob Carter. 114 Monogram awards jackets to athletes The Monogram Club purchases honor jackets for the athletes. They have about 50 members in the club, and 15 were initiated this year. Monogram is sponsored by Mr. Dave Day. Monogram officers are from left Bill Jen- nings, President; Sue Gehring, treasurer; Joe Chesak, secretary; James Pigford, vice-president. Monogram members this year were (Row 1 from left) Kim Wood, Sue Gehring, Renee Crawford. Linda Streitmatter, Ruth Dob- son, Bill Pattengale, Curtis Howell, Pete Kenny, Chris Tonner, Kevin Luers, (Row 2) Tammy Wright, Carolyn Howell, Chris Kel- ly, Jim Kadow, Joe Grant, James Pigford, Armando Lopez, Joe Chesak, (Row 3) Bill Jennings, Dennis Markward, Steve Min- gear, Dene Mattocks, Steve Phillips, Mark Skinner, Todd Waggoner, Bill Lewis, (Row 4) Tammy Teach, Kate Egan, Stacy Crowe, Stephanie Kelly, Charles Lawson, Frank Zickmund, Dave Lindahl, Scott Lucero, (Row 5) Jane Reichert, Christine Lennon, Mary Donovan, Lisa Sysock, Kelli Merri- man, Jesica Kuyrkendall, Tammy Lash- brook, Tom Branson, Mike Hayworth, (Row 6) Sandra Kohley, Kathy Garrity, Jennifer Jennings, Patti Garrity, Angie Ari- hood, Suzy Post, Cary DeWees, Mike Wil- liamson, (Row 7) Matt Beehler, Tim Nagel, Craig Jackson. 115 Home Ec. Club sponsors annual breakfast This year the Home Economics Club stressed identifying aware- ness of many arts, creating future interests in homemaking and in- forming Home Ec. majors of many careers. The 12 members of the club held the annual corporation breakfast which was held on March 3. The group is sponsored by Mrs. Rita Atkinson. Home Ec. Club officers are from left Leona Smith, treasurer; Lori Graves, president; Paula McElroy, vice-president; Becky Slawson, sec retary. Ml ABOUT 10 V %� ' Home Ec. Club members are from left (Row 1) Dawn Meyer, Georgia Sayers, Tra- cy Meyer, Becky Slawson, (Row 2) Paula McElroy, Leona Smith, Vivian Huff, Lori Graves, Brenda Goad and Sandy Ewen. 116 Sigma Digamma strengthens languages Sigma Digamma is a foreign lan- guage club. Its function is to strengthen learning by holding so- cial activities, and members learn more about foreign cultures. There are 53 members in Sigma Digmma and 31 of them were initi- ated into the club. Some of the projects they spon- sored were Mardi Gras and a mov- ie for the school on April 2. The sponsor of Sigma Digamma is Phyllis Cappuccilli, English and Spanish teacher. Sigma Digamma members are from left (Row 1) Mrs. Cappuccilli, sponsor; Larry Brinley . Mark Gore. Bret Baker, Craig Jack- son, Sean Egan, John Bucholtz, (Row 2) Nancy Barnett, Jennifer Groppe, Jill Van- derwielen, Diane Myers, Laurel Posey, Maureen Groppe, Lori List, Jennie Worden, Susan Hoover, Mary Donovan, Jeff Meyer, (Row 3) Linda Phillips, Allison Riley, Kelly Merriman, Trissa Todd, Janice Smith, Lisa Prescott, Barb Haworth, Dyane Wagner, John Ahler, Dennis Tucker, (Row 4) Beth Hurley, Cindy Fritch, Brenda Mitchell, Tammy Teach. Angie Arihood, Patti Gas- rity, Stacy Crowe, Katie Egan. Suzy Post, (Row 5) Leila Michal, Julie Clark, Nancy Baker, Juanita Saucedo, Jane Reichert, Jennifer Jennings, Beth Zacher, Carla Gon- zales, (Row 6) Annette Hickman, Kim Mill- er, Ann Gwin, Nora Kamos, Missy Moore, Joy Vanderwielen, Kathy Moriarty, Sandra Kohley, Kim Holt. Sigma Digamma officers are from left Mark Gore, treasurer; Bret Baker, president; Larry Brinley, vice-president; Beth Zacher, as secretary. 117 OEA goes to district business contest Office Education Association (OEA) went to district contest in Business courses of their choice. Members went to the contest with high places in some categories. OEA also had money raising pro- jects selling cheer mits to support the basketball team during sec- tional week. They also had a rock- a-thon for Special Olympics. The purpose of the club is to promote business in its various forms. Miss Jennifer Rich is the sponsor of the club. (Top) OEA officers from left (seated) Rhonda Wooley, treasurer; (Row 2) Julie Rayburn, historian; Sue Thompson, vice- president; (Row 3) Pam Woodward, re- porter. Not pictured is Vickie Lanoue, president. (Above) OEA members are, left, (Row 1) Paula Wienrank, Paula Minter, Kara Pfled- derer, Missy Miller, Julie Smith, Karin Cramer, Vickie Lanoue, Julie Rayburn, An- gie Whitaker, Sue Thompson, Rhonda Wooley, (Row 2) Jim Kadow, David Gastin- eau, Jane Scheurich, Chris Meeks, Tammy Lashbrook, Holly Eldridge, Sherri Slawson, Lori Graves, Pam Woodward, (Row 3) Wan- netta Linback, Sandy Gastineau. 118 Photography joins club roster The Photography Club is in its first year as a club. The club is for people who can take photographs and develop the pictures them- selves. The sponsor of the club is Mr. Paul Hession, industrial arts teacher, with Mr. Terry Smith, business teacher, assisting him. There are 14 members in the club. The members are (Row 1) David Bulington, (Row 2) Carol Pearman, Scott Lucero, Phil Salyers, Wayne Williams, Mr. Hession, sponsor; Ryon Shaw, Jane Scheurich, (Row 3) Mr. Smith. Janice Smith, Kevin Fleming, Tom Steinke, (Row 4) Jeff Harris, John Miller. The officers of the club are from left Phil Saylers, vice-president; Ryon Shaw, presi- dent; Jane Scheurich, treasurer; not pic- tured Janice Smith, secretary. 119 Mystical Knights supply concessions The Mystical Knights provided concessions for the girls’ and boys’ basketball, freshman bas- ketball and wrestling events. There are 48 members in the club. For another project they collect Christmas food baskets for people in the community and donate $100 to charity. The club is spon- sored by Mr. Charles Tait. This is a line-up of Mystical Knights officers including from left Dene Mattocks, secre- tary; Matt Beehler, treasurer; Cary DeWees, vice-president. Not pictured is President Kirk Mattocks. Member of Mystical Knights are from left (Row 1) Mike Delaney, Chris Kelly, Mike Hayworth, Larry Eldridge, Matt Beehler, Dennis Markward, Steve Mingear, Eric Ziese, Mike Williamson, Kevin Luers, (Row 2) John Mahaffey, Steve Siegrist, Cary DeWees, Greg Wright, Dave Spall, Don Jacks, Chris Murphy, Brian Wheeldon, Scott Manns, (Row 3) Kirk Mattocks, Paul Marzke, Matt Stefanich, Chris Meeks, Bri- an Jordan, Gary Tow, Chris Mingear, Chris Tonner, (Row 4) Jim Steiner, Dene Mat- tocks, Keith Henry, Jim Pucka, Jeff Ham- mond, Steve Walter, (Row 5) Andy Kor- niak, Mike Garrity, Eugene Wright and Dave Stefanich. 120 Bomber spirit shown by Pep Club members The 25 members of the Pep Club showed Bomber spirit at many athletic events this year. They decorated posters for all athletic teams. The Pep Club sponsor is Ms. Jennifer Rich. Officers for Pep Club this year were from left President Kim Holt. Secretary-treasur- er Jennifer Groppe and Vice-president Kara Pfledderer. Also shown is Bomber Boy Brad Swartz. Members of the 1981-82 Pep Club were from left Elsa Torre, Renee Crawford, Sue Gehring, Sandra Kohley, Suzy Post, Mandy McElfresh, Jennifer Groppe, Susan Ames, (Row 2) Karen Maxwell, Sandy Warran, Kara Pfledderer, Jane Malone. Missi Moore, Kim Holt, Mandy Moore, Lori Graves, Sherri Slawson, (Row 3) Sandy Gastineau, Lisa Sysock, Leila Michal, Linda Phillips, Kelly Merriman, Stephanie Kelly, Tammy Lashbrook, Linda DeMoss, Mar- lene Branson, (Row 4) Wannetta Linback, Pam Woodward, Julia Hammond, Jean Dunlap, Chris Day, Kevin Long. Nancy Bar- nett, Debby Zickmund and Debbie Herod. 121 Drama Club gets students involved in theater The drama club members worked backstage on the produc- tions of“Home Sweet Homicide” and ‘‘Guys and Dolls.” Those members are a vital part of the- ater productions. The 15 mem- bers also get a chance to see a production at Erie Crown Theatre in order to see how big produc- tions are made. The group is spon- sored by Mr. Christopher Plaia. The Drama Club officers are from left Bren- da Howell, secretary; Marla Houston, Pub- lic Relations; Katrina Brown, vice-presi- dent; Kyle Kiger, treasurer; Linda Scripter, president. Not shown is Sue Ames, public relations. The members of the 1981-82 Drama Club are from left (Row 1) Kyle Kiger, Linda Scripter, Katrina Brown, Sue Ames and Brenda Howell, (Row 2) Kevin Moriarty, Mike Bean, Holly Hollerman, Kathy Ewen, Betty Webb, Margaret Burris, Mr. Plaia, Jackie Tiede. 122 Speech Club says it like it should be The Speech Club serves the school by finding speakers for school assemblies. They learn var- ious types of speeches and attend meets and area club competi- tions. Three of the speech club members were chosen for the Na- tional Forensic League. The group is sponsored by Mr. Chris Plaia. This year ' s Speech Club officers are (at desk) President Steve Brunton, Vice-presi- dent Larry Brinley, (Seated in back) Trea- surer John Ahler and (standing) Secretary Jeff Meyer. Members of the Speech Club include from left Jeff Meyer, Steve Brunton, Stacy Louck, Wanda Manns, (Row 2) Sean Egan, Frank Worden, (Row 3) Mike Bean, Bill Lat- timore and Kevin Moriarty. 123 CHAOS brings you memories The CHAOS staff brings you the memories of your high school years. They go out in the commu- nity to get advertising to fund the yearbook. They spend many hours after school to get the year- book done on time. (Top right) A few of the CHAOS workers, from left Leona Smith, David Gastineau and Georgia Sayers work on pages. (Above) The CHAOS members are (Row 1) David Gastineau, Julie Porter, Nancy Ba- ker, Juanita Saucedo, Barb Miller, Julie Smith, Kim Rose. Ryon Shaw, Estie Salyer, (Row 2) Tod DeWees, Sam Grant, Dyane Wagner, Paula McElroy. Georgia Sayers. Leona Smith, (Row 3) John Miller, Erik Sheffler, Abby Simmons, Kim Dunlap and Julie Smith. Not pictured is Al Bridgeman. 124 A.V. Club helps with productions A.V. assistants help through the year by making sure everything is going right. They help with sound effects for the plays and at the movies. They are there for all con- vocations. (Top) The A.V. members are (seated) Kelly Loveall (Row 1), Brenda Harsha, John Mill- er, Gerben Bennett, JoAnn Onder, Dave Longstreth, (Row 2) Steve Lilly, Joe Dick- son, Eric Sheffler. (Bottom) Working on a movie is Eric Sheffler. 125 FFA teaches students to be leaders The FFA provides vocational ag- riculture students opportunities to be leaders and to build up their confidence. They also try to help them get into group activities. The FFA has a faculty breakfast every year. They build pins for the coun- ty fair. They also receive awards for superior chapter, for National Champion Soils Team, National Livestock Team and one member American Farmer degree. The members of the FFA are as follows: from left (First F) Rob Hall, John Black- burn, Marty Cramer, Don Jacks, Troy Goodman, Ryon Shaw, Jeff Nagel, Ray Blacklidge, Craig Brandenburg, Brian Herre, Greg Britt, Robin Hayes, (Second F) Rick Nagel, Steve Phillips, Bart Nesius, Jeff Steinke, Steve Rodibaugh, Jody Simmons, Brad Haskins, Randy Sperry, Jeff Moore, Jeff Elijah, Tony Steinke, Robert Graves, Craig Healey, (“A Row 1) Nick Steinke, Boyd Michal, (Row 2) Frank Zickmund, Bri- an Hall, (Row 3) Brian Jordan, Kevin Mur- phy, (Row 4) David Ziese, Luann Harring- ton, Gail Shirkey, Vivian Huff, Scott Zickmund, (Row 5) Ray Griffin, Abby Sim- mons, (Row 6) Mark Castaido, Ed Lane, (Row 7) Charlie Dunlap. The FFA officers are (Bottom to top) Ray Griffin, sentinal; John Blackburn, treasur- er; Craig Brandenburg, reporter; Jeff Na- gel, secretary; Nick Stienke, vice-presi- dent. 126 Some of the FFA members participated in the homecoming parade. They are from left Brad Haskins, Ray Griffin, Rick Nagel, John Blackburn, Marty Cramer, Jeff Nagel and Craig Healey, (on truck from left) Craig Brandenburg, Kevin Murphy, Bart Nesius, and Brian Herre. Craig Healey, Marty Cramer and Ray Grif- fin look over some corn at the annual Corn Show. 127 National Honor Society initiates members The National Honor Society members must display the quali- ties of scholarship, leadership, character and service. They must be nominated by the teachers and maintain certain grade point aver- ages. The National Honor Society officers are from left Stacy Crowe, president; Holly Hollerman, vice president; Bret Baker, treasurer; Jennifer Groppe, secretary. Members of NHS from left are Bret Baker, James Pigford, Todd Waggoner, Bill Jennings, (Row 2) Brenda Mitchell, Janice Smith, Sue Gehring. Becky Downard, Patti Garrity, Kathy Moriarty, Sandra Kohley, Beth Zacher, Jennifer Groppe, Holly Hollerman, (Row 3) Dennis Tucker, Dyane Wagner, Mary Donovan, Angie Arihood, Stacy Bailey, Sue Hoover, Tammy Teach, (Row 4) John Ahler, Frank Worden, Jeff Nagel, Larry Brinley, Jeff Meyer, Scott Hannon, Sean Egan, Chris Schulenburg, Pete Kenny and Mia Steinke. 128 (Top) The initiates of the National Honor Society are from left (Row 1) Nancy Bar- nett. Richard Warren, Leslie Mehall, Lynn Muday, Bill Lattimore, Wanda Manns, Mau- reen Groppe, Judy Nesbitt, (Row 2) George Eldridge. Ken Jung, Mark Tobias, Suzy Post, Barb Haworth, Barb Baumann, Cindy Fritch and Richard Lebed. (Left) During the ceremony the following initiates were inducted into the club, from left, Judy Nesbitt, Ken Jung, Wanda Manns, Cindy Fritch, Suzy Post and Richard Warren, along with nine others. 129 Sunshine raises money for hospital The Sunshine Society sells can- dy and gifts to raise money for the Riley ' s Children Hospital. They have approximately 240 mem- bers. The club goes Christmas caroling at the care center and hospital. They have parties for the nursery and elementary school kids. The members of the group built a float for the Christmas Pa- rade. The organization holds a teacher breakfast. They also sponsor the Sunshine Dance. The group also is considered an Honor Chapter. It is sponsored by Mrs. Phyllis Cappuccilli and Mrs. Jane Swartzell. Sunshine officers from left include Mau- reen Groppe, treasurer; Stacy Bailey, his- torian; Sue Hoover, Corresponding secre- tary; Barb Haworth, president. Sunshine executive board consists of from left (Row 1) Joy Vanderweilen, Linda Streitmatter, Angie Whitaker, Cindy Zeise, Allison Riley, Barb Baumann, (Row 2) Angie Teetders, Jane Donovan, Teresa Fontaine, Abby Simmons, Susanne Hughes, Lori List. 130 The Sunshine decorates for the sunshine dance themselves. They put a lot of time into it. The dance was held March 13, 1982. It is put on every year by the Sunshine So- ciety. They also hold a teachers’ breakfast for the staff and faculty. Decorating the gym for Sunshine are from left seniors Lisa Prescott and Kate Egan. Also decorating (at right) is President Barb Haworth, (middle) Some of the decora- tions are shown at the left before the dance, (bottom left) A group sat at the ta- ble to watch the band. From left are LuAnne Harrington, Jeff Walker, David Spall, Charles Lawson and Tammy Lash- brook. 131 (Top left) Sophomore Kim Rule with her date Phil Salyers, senior, dance during the Sunshine Dance. (Top right) The Queen and her court are, from left, Freshman Princess Lisa Kohley, Sophomore Princess Cindy Ziese, Queen Elsa Torre, Senior Prin- cess Janice Smith and Junior Princess Car- la Gonzales. (Bottom left) Testing out the dance floor are Ray Blacklidge and his partner. (Bottom right) Queen Elsa Torre and her date, Junior Larry Brinley, dance during the Sunshine Dance. 132 (Left) Sunshine girls sit and talk to their Ideal Ladies. (Left middle) Junior Mandy McElfresh serves punch to Ideal Lady Me- lanie Wright, who was chosen the first re- cipient of the Ideal Lady of the Year” award. (Right middle) Seniors Dave Jacks and Sue Hoover wait to get their hair styled at Ideal Lady Night demonstrations. (Bot- tom) Sunshine girls sit and wait to serve their Ideal Ladies. 133 Bomber Alert serves during school events The Bomber alert Corp is a ser- vice club which represents our school as escorts during events such as plays, open house, college night and when visitors come to our school. They promote school spirit by making posters every month for sporting events. The club sponsor is Mr. Kent LeBeau. (Right) Officers of Bomber Alert Corp are from left Stacy Crowe, treasurer; Lynne Muday, vice-president; Patti Garrity, sec- retary; Kate Egan, president; Mr. LeBeau, sponsor. (Top row) Members of BAC are from left Mark Gore, Stacy Crowe, Kate Egan, Becky Downard, Lynne Muday, Jennifer Groppe, Frank Worden, Stacy Bailey, Susan Hoo- ver, Patrice Morris, Teresa Morris, (Row 2) Patti Garrity, Angie Arihood, Jane Rei- chert, Barb Haworth, Kathy Moriarty, San- dra Kohley, Suzy Post, Beth Zacher, Mandy McElfresh and Brenda Mitchell. 134 Student Council organizes activities (Above) The officers of the club are from left Angie Arihood, president; Bret Baker, vice-president; Linda Streitmatter, secre- tary; Joe Chesak, treasurer. Student Council is the govern- ment of the student body. They organize convocations, home- coming activities, sectional week, Singing Valentines, Superstars Day and day off, Student Council elections, suggestion box and Christmas decorations. The spon- sor is Mr. John Michael. (Top) Student Council members are from left (Row 1) Mandy McElfresh, Kyle Kiger, Craig Jackson, Angie Arihood, Kevin Luers, Dennis Markward, Ruth Dobson, Shannon DeMoss, Cheryl Brandenburg, Joe Chesak, (Row 2) Mr. Michael, sponsor; Karen Stowers, Judy Nesbitt, Stacy Louck, Scott Paul, Jeff Elijah, Bret Baker, Larry Brinley, Steve Phillips, Linda Streitmatter, Tana Sheffer. Abby Simmons, Jeff Walker, (Row 3) Steve Healey and Don Jacks. 135 Juniors sponsor annual prom This year the theme for the prom was A Night in Paris” which was held on May 1, 1982, from 9 pm to 12 am. The juniors spent many hours preparing for the prom including working after school, during study halls and dur- ing their spare time. This year the band performed was “Horizons.” The king and queen was Mark Skinner and Sue Gehring. (Top) Some students dance to the music. (Bottom) Senior Betty Webb and her date dance a slow dance. 136 (Left) The band for this year ' s prom was called Horizons. (Middle) Senior James Lintner and his date slow dance together. (Bottom) From left Patti Garrity, Chris Ari- hood, Ruth Dobson, Mandy McElfresh, Mark Campbell and Joe Grant sit and chat. 137 (Left) The king and queen candidates for the Junior-Senior Prom were from left Mark Skinner, Dennis Markward, Tim Na- gel, Craig Jackson, Sherry Olson, Sue Gehring, Ruth Dobson, Kim Rose and Tari Yeoman. Not pictured is Joe Grant for king candidate. (Middle left) Holly Hollerman and her escort sit the dance out and talk. (Middle right) The queen and king for the 1982 Junior-Senior Prom were Sue Gehr- ing and Mark Skinner. (Bottom) Some stu- dents dance to the beat of the music. 138 (Left) In top hat and tails are seniors Eric Ziese and Danny Moore as two of the secu- rity policemen watched. (Middle) One of the many scenes for the prom was trees as if it were a stroll through a park in Paris. (Bottom) Another scene for the prom was a lady and her escort enjoying a Paris pro- duction with an orchestra playing. Seniors receive achievement awards Many awards and honors were given to the senior class during the awards ceremony on Friday f evening before graduation. Not only were services awards and special awards given, but some scholarships also. (Top) Listening to the speaker are some of the graduates of 1982. (Left) Waiting to receive her sash is Lynn Muday and waiting for his also is James Pigford. (Middle) Nominated for the Marvin Hasty Award were Pat Williamson (left) and Todd Wag- goner with speaker Mr. Day. (Right) As she receives her sash, Janice Smith looks on. 140 (Far left) Walking back from receiving his I plaque is graduating Kyle Kiger. (Left) Hav- p . . ing received an award. Bill Jennings re- . turns to his seat. (Bottom) George Eldridge received a certificate at the ceremony. 141 The graduating class of ’82 asks The graduation class of ' 82 had four speakers plus the valedictori- an and salutatorian. The speakers were Dyane Wagner, Tarie Yeo- man, Sue Thompson and Wanda Manns. Katie Eagan read a senior poem. The valedictorian was Holly Hollerman and the salutatorian was Stacy Bailey. The band performed the pro- cessional and recessional and sec- tion from “Man from LaMancha.” The choir sang A Corner of the Sky’’ and “You’ll Never Walk Alone.” (Top) The graduating seniors of 1982 start the program off by walking to their seats. (Middle left) Valedictorian Holly Hollerman presented her speech. (Middle right) Salu- tatorian Stacy Bailey also gave her speech for the commencement ceremony. (Bot- tom) Watching on as Mr. Crowe starts the ceremony are (seated from left) Holly Hol- lerman, Wanda Manns, Sue Thompson, Tarie Yeoman, Dyane Wagner, Mr. Dave Day, Mr. James Fritch and Reverend Stan- ley Tobias. 142 “Where Do We Go from Here?’’ (Left) Very cheerful as she receives her di- ploma is Carol Shide. (Bottom) Smiling with satisfaction at Mr. Crowe is Eric Ziese. (Right) Steve Mingear received his diploma from Mr. Robert Crowe. (Bottom) Getting a honorary di- ploma is foreign exchange student Elina Sillanpaa. 144 (Top left) Kate Eagan gives her graduating poem at the end of the ceremony. (Top right) Going to their chairs are the graduating class of 1982. Everyone stands as the graduating class enters to go to their seats. (Bottom) Joined one final time by the seniors, the choir sang two songs during the ceremony. It just goes to show that some pretty zany things go on around RCHS sometimes, but these are fun, creative and healthy things. Those occurances are what helps our school be what it is, alive and well. (Above) During the winter time, RCHS had a lot of snow and waves are being con- structed outside by the library. (Top right) At the pep session, Mr. Jerry McKim, social studies teacher, has a cream pie thrown at his face by sophomore Jeff Steinke. (Right) Senior Kate Egan has a different style of hairdo for sectional week. (Far right) The Bomber boy (Brad Swartz, junior) poses for the camera at a boys’ basketball game. (Lower left) Though the roof was leaking, the sign proves that something is wrong. (Lower right) Give a big cheer for J.J. as she tires to fire up the crowd. J.J. is really Mr. Kent LeBeau, basketball Coach. 146 On behalf of our yearbook and as editor of the 1982 CHAOS, I would like to thank the people who helped with this year ' s yearbook. This year’s yearbook has been a learning experience for everyone who helped with it. I would like to thank Mrs. Eck- holm, Mrs. Wood, Mr. Crowe and Mr. Day for all the help they have given us throughout the year. They have had to put up with me since the beginning of the year and my frequent pesty” visits to the office. I also would like to thank our photographers, John Keiper, and Wayne Erickson who pulled us through. I also thank our student photographers Tod DeWees, Ryon Shaw and Jeff Harris. Special thanks goes to Mr. Paul Hession for taking a few important pictures for us, and Mr. Jim Miller from the REPUBLICAN for supplying pho- tos in times of need. Last of all, I would like to thank our adviser, Miss Landgrebe, who has helped us a lot. She has done many things for our yearbook. David Gastineau Editor 147 Congratulations Class of ' 82 We extend our best wishes for the future to you on this your high school graduation. As our gift, each of you will receive a reproduction of your dip loma, in miniature, with our compliments. 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