Rensselaer High School - Chaos Yearbook (Rensselaer, IN)

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(J linos haos took on a new lustre during the 1986-87 school year. Now being published by Taylor Publishing Com- pany, the RCHS yearbook was eased in- to the computer age by way of a new IBM PC. Much of the book was entered onto a floppy disk and then sent to Dallas where the company’s typesetting and layout programs took over. The result was a more accurate and more contemporarily developed record of the school year. Many of the people are in the photo below and they represent the those who shoot, edit, crop, write and compose the elements that make the Chaos. As the computer grows in its uses in journalism, both the yearbook and the school newspaper will grow accordingly. Chaos staff back row: Kelli; Kellner, Bill Maniscalco, Roger Kingma, Sherrie Wright, Vickie Parks, Tabby M a I c h o w , Kim Bridgeman, Charles Shroyer, Matt Crouch, Chad Hickman. Inner circle: Debbie Bassett, John List, Lisa Lintner, Maia Kingman, Daphne Smith, Tara Lewis, Tina Wright, Crystal Hawkes. Between computers: Lynn Meyer, Jodi Lewis, Collette Studer, Jennifer Nesius, Doug Mitchell. Seated: Heather Prouty, Sherry Hall, Missy Prouty, Em- my Kreilkamp, Jodie Smith, Dana Fletcher, Jonell Davis. Chaos editors seated: Kelly Kellner (editor-in- chief), Jodie Smith (photo) middle row: Lisa Lintner (layout), Maia Kingman (layout), Debbie Bassett (activities): back row: Roger Kingma (business manager), John List (color section). 20

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• • • Speech Club Presents Jpeech Club members consists of: (top left) Alisa Rude, Lisa Lintner, Dana Flet- cher, John Potter, Maureen Egan, (bottom left) Amy McClanahan, Dawn Hall, Paula Hoover, Lynn Meyer, Marilyn Chapman. The sponsors are Mrs. Jungblut and Mrs. Blubaugh. Maureen Egan, Jennifer Nesius, and Lisa Lintner participated in the Chesterton Speech Meet in January, 1987. Maureen came away with top honors in Radio Broadcasting. She placed first in each category in which she competed. Spellers Take State Members of the 1986 RCHS State Championship Spelling Team were (backrow l-r): Debbie Bassett, Roger Nagel, Dauid Stowers, Maureen Egan, Shelly Randle, Joe Gem- bala, Sarah Steiner, Dan Walker (front row l-r) Julie Bilyeu, Genny Jones, sponsor Mrs. Cappuccilli, Wendi Schrum, Laura Stef anich, Trade Tucker. )n November 15, 1986, the RCHS Spelling Team won the state championship for Class II. They defeated the other five finalist teams from around the state. The Hoosier Spell Bowl is sponsored by a group of citizens concerned with promoting academic excellence. The format of the contest is slightly different from that of the normal spelling bee. Each team has ten members. The first member of each team sits at a desk on the gym floor. The emcee pro- nounces the words, gives them in a sentence, and pronounces them again. The contestant writes the eight words, then is replaced by the next member. -Genny Jones- 19

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Journalism is a fast-changing communications medium, whether at the high school level or in professional publishing. The school newspaper has sought to come back during the 1986-87 school year with a sharp document published and transmitted by computer. With the help of a pc, the information can be stored, edited and then sent by phone to the publisher. As time moves on, more journalism students will com- municate with the masses with the aid of the electronic typewriter, its memory and peripherals like the modem and printer. As this happens, the Rensselaerien staff will stand ready to change with the times. Mass com- munications students (like Steffany Smith at left) spend many hours putting the finishing touches on RCHS publications. Back row left to right: Charles Shroyer, Kim Bridgeman, Debbie Bassett, Dana Fletcher, Matt Crouch. Center: co-editor Genny Jones. At the computers: Jennifer Nesius, Jodie Lewis and Sherrie Hall. Seated: Crystal Hawkes, Maia Kingman and Lisa Lintner.