River Valley High School - Hawk Yearbook (Spring Green, WI)

Text from Pages 1 - 172 of the 1987 volume:

Above: Some loyal team members are caught by our photographer. Right: Gwen Peterson and Deanna Ewers flash their pearlies. Far right: Bryan and Connie Dolan play the kissing game. Glory Days Yeah, just sitting back trying to recapture a little of the glory of, but time slips away and leaves you with nothing mister but boring stories of glory days.” 3 Above: That Was Then — Guess who this little boy is! You'd never have known that he would have a HOT red TA in his future. Above Right: This Is Now — The seniors cheer at the pep rally. What’rc ya gonna yell? FIGHT! FIGHT! Above: That Was Then — This senior girl has the same initials as her best friend. What a coincidence! Above Right: That Was Then — Who is this little girl? She is active in festival choir and forensics. Right: That Was Then — This little cutie has an active future ahead of her. She grew up to be a volleyball player, gymnast and track star. 4 Left: That Was Then — This little boy may be frequently seen at Fcrdie’s Cheese Factory working. You might also see him driving around in his TA. Below: This Is Now — Deanna. Is this your best side? Obviously the onlooking guys seem to think so. Table Of Contents Above: Dr. Scott, back in the traces, helping Chad Henkel with his homework. Left: Ms. Ptachinski helping Tom Ederer with his English assignment. 7 Admin. + Staff Right: Mr. Roth digs for more evi- dence. Below: Mrs. Dolan counts tardy slips for Mr. Roth. Florentine Alt Cook Dwight Berry Maintenance Janet Dolan High School Secretary Bonnie Hack! Guidance Aid Kathleen Lins Principal’s Secretary Marvin Moc Maintenance 8 + 1 Below: Is this tennis or dancing?. Mr. Birch.” Faculty Right: Mr. Kettner takes it easy on an amateur chess player. “Check- mate”! Robert Bellman Guidance Charles Birch Physical Education Kathy Cox Physical Education Janet Gee Spanish Mike Hill Science Rod Anding Industrial Arts Cheryl Ptaschinski English Rose Ellen Schneider Librarian Above Left: “Have I got a “great joke to tell you!” Left: “Hey Lance, how the heck do you spell oligopolistically? 13 Faculty +_j Right: Gosh Dr. Scott, I just had play with the pudding. Below: Is this Love or is this Logic? Beverly Sieg Math Karen Stephens English Mark Strozinsky Science Jan Swenson Vocal Music Jeff Tortomasi English Gary Wegner Head, English Department 14 Karen Wciscnbcck French Robert Enloc Agriculture Scott Zupanc Art Left: “Ohhhh! I wish I were an Os- car Meyer Weiner . . . ” Left: Is Art supposed to be this ab- stract? 15 There is no denying that our senior class is a family. Look at all that we have been through together, all the things that we have faced and come out all right. The good thing is, we went through some of the toughest years of our life; the rest will be a piece of cake. That is something to be proud of. Khris Koller administers some help to an infant. Such a kind gentleman he is. Kelly Gaulke. Willy Huttcr, Ty Ruhland, Bob Jewell. Mark Nelson. Waylon Kannenberg, Todd Wilkinson, and John Hogan show their school spirit at a pep rally early in the year. Just one big, happy family. 16 Todd Smith and Michelle Baker are pictured here from outside the Junior High during the school fair. Such a cute couple. Chris Berry and Theresa Meyer show off their tennis racquets during Phy Ed. What do you suppose they are laughing at? Willy Hutter awaits a kiss from what he suspects is a cheerleader. Is she as good as your Friday night date, Willy? 17 KKNNK Ross takes his Math IV . . . soooo . . . seriously. Matthew Ailes Brenda Alt Michelle Baker Gina Bauer Christine Berry Jane Bcttingcr Rodney Bindl Jeff Blynn 18 Kris Bristol Jon Brown Penny Brummer Richard Burbach Pamela Carlson Eugene Connor Darcy Coppcrnoll Kathy Crook Robert Crook Jarud Degalow Bryan Dolan Tracy Dosch Lisa Ederer Daniel Eller John Eller Lucy Everson 19 SENIORS Freel and Farley, friends forever. Deanna Ewers Christopher Fargen Nicole Fcincr Michael Ferguson Becky Fleming Karin Frank Timothy Frank Jason Freel 20 Scott French Kelly Gaulkc Elizabeth Gee Keith Graves Jennifer Greenheck Patrice Hach Angela Hackl Ronald Hanson Thomas Harrah James Hein Debra Hetzel John Hogan Scott Horton Billie Jo Huffman William Huttcr Kyle Janzen Above: The seniors may not be able to “Walk Like An Egyptian but they can build pyramids. Top: Theresa Meyer, Liz Gee, Chris Berry. Middle: Brenda Salisbury, Gina Bauer, Lisa Larson, Darcy Coppernoll. Bottom: James Lake, Tom Harrah, Ty Ruhland, Keith Graves, Eugene Connor. Michael Jax Robert Jewell Lisa Joyce Waylon Kannenberg Donald Kasten Guy Kcmpthornc Shani Kennedy Kyle Kepler 22 S 1 Ronald Kerska Jesse Knight Jody Knight Khristopher Kollcr Dawn Kraemcr James Lake Lisa Larson Darrin Liegel Kimberly Limmex Patrick Lomasney Jennifer Lopcr Sheryl McCarvillc Maureen McCluskey Duainc McVay Lori Meili Theresa Meyer - SENIORS Seniors Penny Brummer and Lisa Larson worked on one of the most important Senior activities, a banner for the Senior float. Carin Miedcn Mary Miller Denise Mulholland Carleen Murphy Kimberly Nachtigal Deanna Nelson Mark Nelson Paulette Nelson 24 No Photo Available No Photo Available Rcbccca Nelson Kenneth Newberry Pam Pailing Janet Pate-Armstrong Danny Paulus Gwen Peterson Wendy Phetteplace Jane Pletzer Connie Porter Suzanne Powell Barb Richards Ross Richardson Tammy Ringclstetter Mathew Roberts Traci Robson Jennifer Ruth Jason and Rick workin’ together to save Annie! Ty Ruhland Brenda Salisbury Timothy Schauf Lori Schwarz Carrie Schweiss Cindy Schweitzer Todd Simonson Todd Smith 26 No Photo Available Thomas Strait Lee-Anndra Thcring Todd Townsend Maria Van Slyke Brenda Volk Cameron Walsh Angie Walton Audra Wicdcnbeck Todd Wilkinson Paul Yankc Douglas Zila Dwayne Zila Shawn Sosinsky Richard Stoltz Brenda Strait Brian Strait SENIORS CLASS MOTTO: I will not follow where the path may lead, but I will go where there is no path, and I will leave a trail. CLASS COLOR Purple and Silver CLASS FLOWER Lavender Rose Class Officers: Bob Jewell. Todd Smith, Elizcbcth Gee, Freeman Nelson. Lynda Zoellick ■ ALT, BRENDA: Cheerleading 1,2,3; Musi- cal 1,3; Festival Choir 2,3; Mixed Choir I; Treble Choir I; Show Choir 3. BAKER. MICHELLE: Band 1,2,3; Color Guard 1,2,3; Color Guard Captain 3; Mixed Choir 2; Festival Choir 3; Spanish Club 1,2,3; Spanish Club Officer 3; Gymnastics Manager 2 BAUER, GINA: JV Football Cheerleader 1; JV Wrestling Cheerleader I; French Club I; Math Club 2,3; Mixed Chorus 2,3; Color Guard 3; Musical 1; Band 1,2,3 BERRY. CHRISTINE: Band 1,2,3; Flags 1,2,3; Drama Club 1; Spanish Club 1,2; Mixed Choir 2; Track 2; Cheerleading 2,3; Annual Copy Editor 3 - pgs. 1, 2, 3, 74, 75, 151; Bridge 3; Musical Orchestra 3. BETTINGER, JANE: Spanish Club 1; For- ensics 1,2; Festival Choir 1,2,3; Musical 1,2,3; Show Choir 3; Annual Layout Editor 3 - pgs. 4, 5, 72, 73, 76, 77, 152, 153; Bridge 3 BINDL, RODNEY: FFA 2.3; VICA 1,2,3 BRISTOL, KRIS: French Club 1 BROWN, JON: Art Club 3; Bridge Art Edi- tor 3; Annual 3 - pgs. 16, 17, 44, 45, 120, 121, 154, 155; Forensics 1,2,3; Festival Choir 3; Academic Decathlon 2; Drama Club 1,2,3; Spanish Club 1; Musical 1,2,3; Math Club 1,2 BRUMMER, PENNY: Basketball 1,2,3; Softball 1.2,3; Volleyball 1.2,3 BURBACH, RICHARD: Chess Club 3 CARLSON, PAMELA: Band 1,2,3; Mixed Choir 2; Basketball I; Volleyball 1; French Club I; Musical Orchestra 1,2; Festival Choir 3; Flags 3 COPPERNOLL, DARCY: Band 1,2; Annual Editor 3 - pgs. 10. 11, 38, 39. 102, 103, 157; Bridge 2,3; Science Club 1; Basketball 1; Bas- ketball Manager 2 CROOK, KATHY: Band 1; Mixed Chorus 1,2,3; Festival Choir 2.3; Treble Choir 1; Bas- ketball 1 DOLAN, BRYAN: Football 1,2,3; Wrestling 3; FFA 1,2,3; VICA 2,3 DOSCH, TRACY: Band 1; Math Club 1,2; Bridge 3; Annual Book Sales Manager 3 - pgs 12, 13, 34, 35, 104, 105, 156 EDERER. LISA: Spanish Club 1,2; Math Club 1,2; Musical 1,2,3; Festival Choir 1,2,3; Show Choir 3; Forensics 1,3; Bridge 3; Annual 3 - pgs. 14, 15, 86, 87, 108, 109, 149; Drama Club 1 ELLER, DANIEL: Basketball Manager 1; Chess Club 2 EVERSON, LUCY: Spanish Club 1; Math lul; Volleyball I; Softball I; Bridge Editor 3; Annual Band 1,2,3; Festival Choir 3 EWERS, DEANNA: Student Council 2,3; Class Officer 1,2; Band 1,2,3; Drum Major- ette 1,2,3; Band Officer 2; Festival Choir 1,2,3; Show Choir 3; Musical 1,2,3; Volleyball 1, Basketball 1; Track 2.3; Softball 1; Football Cheerleading 3; Forensics 2,3; Math Club 1,2; Annual 3 - pgs. 21,22.48,49,100.101.140,141; Bridge Sports Editor 3; Snowball Court 1; Homecoming Court 3 FARGEN, CHRISTOPHER: Band 1,2,3; Track 1,2.3; Crosscountry 2,3; Drama Club 1 FEINER. NICOLE: Band 1; Chorus 1,2; Musical 1; Bridge 2,3; Annual Add Sales Manager 3 - pgs. 32,33,42,43,50,51,160; For- ensics 1; Volleyball 1 FERGUSON. MICHAEL: Musical 1,2,3; Mixed Choir 1,2,3; Festival Choir 2,3; Show Choir 3; Drama Club I; Forensics 2; Art Club 1 FLEMING, BECKY: French Club 1 FRANK. KARIN: Band 1,2,3; Football Cheerleading 1 FRANK, TIMOTHY: FFA 1,2,3 FREEL, JASON: Cross Country 1,2,3; Track 1.2,3; Band 1,2,3; Festival Choir 3 FRENCH. SCOTT: Football 1,2,3; French Club I; National Honor Society 1,2,3; Bas- ketball 1,2,3; Band I; Math Club 1,2,3 GAULKE. KELLY: Wrestling 1,2,3; Foot- ball 1,2; FFA 1,2,3 GEE, ELIZABETH: Basketball Manager 2; Math Club 3; Spanish Club 1,2.3; Spanish Club Officer 3; Science Club I; Class Officer 2.3; Drama Club 1,2; Drama Club Officer 2; Academic Decathlon 3; National Honor Soci- ety 1,2.3; Forensics 1,3; Current News Team 2 GRAVES, KEITH: Academic Decathlon 2,3; Math Club 1,2,3 GREENHECK, JENNIFER: Cross Country 1,2,3; Track 1,2,3; Band 1,2,3 HACH, PATRICE: Basketball Cheerleader I HANSON, RONALD: Wrestling 3 HARRAH. THOMAS: Crosscountry 1,2,3; Track 1,2,3; Show Choir 2,3; Math Club 3 HEIN, JAMES: Mixed Choir 3; Festival Choir 2,3 HETZEL, DEBRA: Track 1,2,3; Crosscoun- try 1,2,3; Basketball 1,2,3; Snowball Court 2; Prom Court 2; Homecoming Court 3; Choir 1; National Honor Society 2,3 HOGAN, JOHN: Wrestling 1,2,3; FFA 1,2,3; Football 1,2,3 HORTON, SCOTT: Football 1,2,3; Basket- ball 1,2,3; Baseball 1,2,3 HUTTER, WILLIAM: Wrestling 1,2,3; Football 1,2,3; FFA 1,2,3; Prom Court 2 JANZEN, KYLE: Spanish Club 1; Track 2; Academic Decathlon 3 JAX, MICHAEL: FFA 1,2,3; VICA 1,2,3 JEWELL. ROBERT: Football 1,2,3; Basket- ball 1,2,3; Baseball 1,2.3; Class Officer 3; Math Club 3; Prom Court 2; Homecoming King 3; Annual Business Manager 3 - pgs. 8, 9. 80. 81, 98, 99, 132, 133; Bridge 3 JOYCE, LISA: Band 1,2,3; Choir 1,2,3; Bas- ketball Cheerleader 1; Annual 3 - pgs. 6,7, 28, 29, 145; Bridge 3 KANNENBERG. WAYLON: Football 1,2,3; Prom Court 2; Homecoming Court 3 KASTEN, DONALD: FFA 1,2.3; VICA 1.2,3 KEMPTHORNE, GUY: Football 1,2,3; Band 1,2,3 KENNEDY, SHANI: Choir 2,3 KEPLER, KYLE: Football 1,2,3; Baseball 1,2,3; Basketball 1,2,3; Band 1,2,3; National Honor Society 1,2,3 KERSKA. RONALD: Wrestling 1 KNIGHT, JESSE: Wrestling 1; FFA 1,2,3; Baseball 1 KNIGHT, JODY: FFA KOLLER, KHRISTOPHER: Drama Club 1,2; Festival Choir 1,2,3; Musical 1,2,3 KRAEMER, DAWN: Bridge 3; Annual Photo Editor 3 - pgs. 18, 19, 52, 53, 126, 127, 158; Spanish Club 1,2,3; Spanish Club Officer 2,3. LAKE, JAMES: Academic Decathlon 2; Math Club 1,2,3; Chess Club 3; Bridge 3 LARSON, LISA: Prom Court 2; Homecom- ing Queen 3; Volleyball 1,2,3; Gymnastics 1,2,3; Track 1,2,3; Math Club 1,2,3; Student Council 1,2,3; Snowball Court 1; National Honor Society 1,2,3; French Club 1 LI EG EL, DARRIN: Baseball 1; Prom court 2 LIMMEX, KIMBERLY: Volleyball 1,2,3; Softball 1,2; Basketball 1; Basketball Statisti- cian 2,3; French Club 2; Math Club 2,3; Festi- val Choir 3 LOMASNEY. PATRICK: VICA 1,2,3; FFA 2,3 LOPER, JENNIFER Basketball Cheer- leader I; Musical 1; Festival 2; Treble Choir I McCARVILLE, SHERYL: Student Council Rep 1,2,3; Student Council Officer 3; Class Officer 3; Spanish Club I; Football Manager 1,2,3; Band 1,2,3 McVAY. DUAINE: Football 1,2,3; Baseball 1,2,3; FFA 1,3; Band 1,2,3 MEILI, LORI: FFA 3 MEYER, THERESA: Spanish Club I; Wres- tling Manager 1,2,3; Bridge 3; Annual 3 - pgs. 31. 40, 41. 54, 55, 150; Drama Club 1; Prom Court 2; Musical 1,2; Art Club 2,3; Art Club Officer 3; Drama Club Play 1, Drama Club Officer I MIEDEN, CARIN: Band 1,2,3; Mixed Choir 2,3; Festival Choir 3; Basketball Cheerleading 3 MILLER, MARY: Spanish Club 1,2; Band 1,2,3; Annual 3 - pgs. 26, 27, 30. 56, 57. 144; Bridge 3; Track Manager 2,3 MULHOLLAND, DENISE: Spanish Club 2 MURPHY, CARLEEN: Musical 1,2; Festi- val Choir 2,3; Mixed Choir 1; Chcerlcading 1,2,3; Basketball Cheerleading 1,2.3; Football Chcerlcading 1,2,3; Track 1,2,3; Drama Club I NACHTIGAL, KIMBERLY: Choir 1.2,3 NELSON, DEANNA: Art Club 3; Cross Country 2; Basketball I; Softball 1,2; Math Club I NELSON, MARK: Football 1,2,3; Baseball 1,2,3; Badger Boys State 2; VICA 3; Math Club I NELSON. PAULETTE: Spanish 1,2; Band I; Musical 2,3 NELSON, REBECCA: Spanish Club 1,2; Art Club 3; Chcerleading 1 NEWBERRY. KENNETH: Art Club 1; Cross Country 1,3; Wrestling 1,2,3; Track 1.2,3 PAULUS, DANIEL: Baseball 1,2,3 PETERSON. GWEN: Prom Court 2; Bridge 2,3; Annual 3 - pgs. 88.89, 112. 113, 138. 139; Student Council 1,2,3; Snowball Court I; Track 1,2,3; Math Club 1,2; French Club I; Gymnastics 1,2,3; Football Cheerleading 3; Band 1,2,3 PHETTEPLACE, WENDY: Bridge 3; Span- ish Club 1,2; Choir I; Annual 3 - pgs. 24, 25, 62, 63, 122. 123, 147; Musical 1,2 PLETZER. JANE: Snowball 2; Symphonic Band 1,2,3; Volleyball 1,2,3; Gymnastics 1,2,3; Track 1.2,3; Prom 2; Bridge News Edi- tor 3; Annual 3 - pgs. 64, 65, 98, 91, 116, 117, 134. 135; French Club I; Math Club I; Stu- dent Council 1,3; Homecoming Court 3; Musical I; Jazz Band I; Band Officer I PORTER, CONNIE: Spanish Club 2; Bridge 3; Annual 3 - pgs. 22. 23.66,67. 124. 125. 146 POWELL, SUZANNE: French Club I; Math Club3; Prom Court 2: Snowball 2; Vol- leyball 1,2,3; Basketball 1,2,3 RICHARDS, BARBARA: Prom Queen 2; Spanish Club 1,2; Football Manager 3; Bas- ketball 1.3; Girl's Basketball Manager 2; Soft- ball I; Musical 1; Drama Club 1,2; Show Choir 3; Student Council 3; Choir 1,2; Festi- val Choir 2,3 RICHARDSON. ROSS: Football 1,2,3; Golf 1.2,3; National Honor Society 2,3; Math Club 1,2.3; Prom Court 2; Basketball Statistician 2,3; Academic Decathlon 3; Prom Court 2 ROBERTS. MATHEW: FFA 1.2,3; VICA 2.3 ROBSON. TRACI: Choir I; Annual 3 - pgs. 35. 36, 68. 69, 106, 107, 142, 143; Bridge 3; Spanish Club 3 ROTH. JENNIFER; Cross Country 1.2; Track 1; Basketball I; Student Council I; Pep Club 1; French Club 1; Math Club 2; Band 1,2,3; Prom Court 2; Varsity Club 1; Annual 3 -pgs. 70,71,84,85. 110. Ill, 159; Bridge 2,3. RUHLAND. TY: Track 2,3; Football 1,2,3 SALISBURY. BRENDA: Math Club I. Tu- torial Program 3 SCHWARZ, LORI: Football Cheerleader 1,3; Basketball 1; French I; Homecoming Court 3 SCHWEISS, CARRIE: Prom Court 2; Span- ish Club 1,2; Volleyball I; Chorus 2; Annual 3 - pgs. 60, 61, 92, 93. 118. 119. 136, 137; Bridge Feature Editor 3 SCHWEITZER, CINDY: French Club I; Choir 2; Basketball 1 SIMONSON, TODD: Baseball 1; Wrestling 1.2.3 SMITH, TODD: Class Officer 2,3; Student Council 3; Math Club 1,2,3; National Honor Society 1,2,3; Forensics 1,2,3; French Club 1; Band 1,2,3; Drum Major 3; Festival Choir 1,2,3; Festival Choir Officer 2,3; Cross Coun- try 1,2,3; Track 1,2,3; Musical 1,2,3; Aca- demic Decathlon 3 SOSINSKY, SHAWN: Baseball 1, Basket- ball 1 STOLTZ, RICHARD: Basketball 1,2,3; Football 1,2,3; Spanish Club 1; Band 1,3; Math Club 3; Prom King 2; Homecoming Court 3; Snowball Court 2; Annual 3 - pgs. 58, 59. 96, 97, 130, 131; Bridge 3 STRAIT, BRENDA: Band 1,2,3; Flag Team 1.2.3 STRAIT, THOMAS: Festival Choir 1,2,3; Art Club 3; Track 1,3 THERING, LEE-ANNDRA: Choir 1; Festi- val Choir 1,2,3; Musical 1,2,3; Spanish Club 1,2.3; Spanish Club Officer 3; Marching Band 3 TOWNSEND, TODD: Basketball 1,2,3; Cross Country 1,2; Golf 1,2,3; Band 1; Prom 2; Homecoming Court 3; Snowball 2 VAN SLYKE, MARIA: Spanish Club 1,2,3; Spanish Club Officer 2; Drama Club 3; Musi- cal 3; Choir 3 VOLK. BRENDA: Basketball 1,2,3; Volley- ball 1,2,3; Softball 1,2,3; Band 1,2,3; Flag Team 2,3; Homecoming Court 3; Math Club 3 WALSH, CAMERON: Baseball 1,2,3 WALTON, ANGELA: Choir 2,3; Marching Band 3 WIEDENBECK, AUDRA: Spanish Club 1; Choir 1; Festival Choir 2,3 WILKINSON, TODD: Football 1,2,3; Prom Court 2 YANKE, PAUL: Baseball 1,2,3; V1CA 2,3; FFA 2,3 ZILA. DOUGLAS: Chess Club 3; Chess Club Officer 3; Spanish Club 1,2,3; Annual 3 - pgs. 82, 83, 128, 129; Bridge 3 ZILA, DWAYNE: Spanish Club 1; VICA 3; Chess Club 3 ZOELLICK, LYNDA: Band 1,2; Choir 1,2,3; Festival Choir 2,3; Show Choir 3; Homecoming Court 3 SCHAUF. TIMOTHY: VICA 3 Erica claims, “You can’t be serious! Kerri feels that Rhonda is a friend that she can lean on. 33 Erica Albrcchl Jeremy Albrechl Chris Alt Jennifer Anding Shelly Anding Brad Barycnbruch Kirk Biodrowski Gregory Blynn Darrin Bomkamp Darrin Bormett Cynthia Brei Deanna Brennum Debra Brey William Brueggeman Scott Buehlman Billy Bullock Nick Cady Jodi Carlilc Lori Coleman James Conners Michelle Dedrick John Diehl Paul Doerre Angela Doran Tom Edcrcr Kris Effingcr David Eichorst Peggy Emcr Janeen Erdman Lisa Evans Wayne Everson Jay Feincr Kelly Feiner Jennifer Ferstl Nick Frank Jennifer French Jodi Hackl Nancy Hackl Carrie Haehl Stephanie Hanson David Hatfield Amy Heiser Chris Henkel Jeanic Hopkins Rob Horton Charlotte lausly Billy Jensen Vicky Joyce Chad Kannenbcrg Jeremy Kaschub Daniel Kautz David King Joel King Tony Kracmer Erin Kraemer Jennifer Kraemcr Kristen Kracmcr Jane Licgcl Richard Lins Theresa Lins Rick Lockman John Longscth Fred Lins Martha McCamy Lynn Liegel Chris Lucey Don't trip up Juniors! No Photo Available Linda McManaway David Meixelsperger Mike Mcixelspcrgcr Janccn Nachrcincr Mike Mercier Kathryn Nondorf Wendy Neuhcisel Brent Notbohm Bonnie Nelson Jody Noble Mike Orawiec Rachel Pcckham Todd Peterson Danial Phctteplace Sharon Polcyn Raymond Prem Dan Pulvcrmachcr Cynthia Radcl Chris Rapp Daniel Rieder Jennifer Richardson Kristy Ringclstcttcr No Photo Available Anita Rose Renee Ruetten Hal Ruhland Lynette Ruppert Brad Sailing Susan Salisbury Angela Sawlc Nicole Schauf Allan Schmid Mark Schocnmann Robert Siewert Rebecca Simpson Amy Smith Jancllc Sprcchcr Brian Swinehart Corine Tubb Vicki Squire Tracy Stcinlc Jim Stoltz Troy Strinc Lori Walker Bryan Walsh mmmm No Photo Available Tina Turner Richard Uselman Jennifer contributes her efforts to the class competition. Some junior trumpeters get rid of their hot air. Theresa White David Wiedcnfeld No Photo Available Julie Wiest Theresa Wilkinson Eric Williams No Photo Available Brent Winkers Shanc WiPPerfurlh Betty Wittmann Michelle Yapp Mark Ailcs Cheryl Alt Timothy Alt Randy Amble James Anderson Sherrie Atkinson Rhonda Baker Trisha Baker John Bettingcr Dawn Biba Andrew Birch Sheila Blau Ruby Blocdow John Brown Phillip Brueggerman William Brummer Rebecca Buchman Joseph Caples Christa Cowley Todd Cowley Amy Crcsswcll Scan Crook Brian Cummings Karl Davis Jennifer Dietzman Julie Doerre Tim Dolan Verne Dosch SOPHOMORES____________________SOPH 40 we bad, we bad Terry Drone James Ederer Eric Eno Renae Fcincr Andrew Ferstl Bryce Frank Donna Frommung Tony Garrelis David Gauger Anna Gilbertson Jacqueline Glaser Michael Goodfricnd Jeffery Grccnhcck Angela Greiscn Carl Gruber Daniel Hackl Dawn Haehl Tom Halverson Penny Hampton John Hanson Andrew Harrah Misty Harris Shane Hatfield Chad Henkel James Horner Marcus Hutter Lance Jacoby Dayne Janzcn MORES_________________SOPHOMORES ■ Gary Johnson Dana Jones Jason Joyce Lisa Kaiser Kristine Kautz Kerri Kepler Kimberly Kollcr Danac Kraemer Theresa Kulow Tracy Lewis Patrick Lcigcl Kristine Limmex Deborah Lind Elena Lins Mary Manning Brian Marshall Michelle McCarville Tina Mcili Katherine Mertens Shane Middleton Amy Miller Tammy Mook Julie Muscarello Willard Ncefe Teresa Newberry Cory Newman Robert Noble Jennifer Nondorf SOPHOMORES________________SOPHQ 4_________________________________ James O'Neill Mylan Olson Nyman Olson Susan Parkin Jesse Parpart Rebecca Patcnaudc Genevieve Paulus Christopher Pcckham Jamie Peterson Jean Peterson James Phettcplacc Kim Phillips Kurt Phillips Geneva Portcr Smith Marc Prem Tracy Prctsch George R. Puckett Diann Pulvcrmachcr Lisa Pulvcrmachcr Sharon Pulvcrmachcr Tyann Pulvcrmachcr Angela Radkc Daniel Ramsden Jeffery Rcichardt Nicole Rctrum Vern Richards Peter Riley Tonya Ringlestetter MORES________________SOPHOMORES __________________________________U Shawn Robb Barbara Robson Robert Rodamaker Carey Roclke Brian Roessler Randy Roessler Stacy Rodgers Peter Schoenmann Rebecca Steinhorst Kenny Stewart Dannie Strait Rebecca Tennant Carrie Thomson Ann Van Slykc Lisa Voidcts Michelle Voidets Kelly Walsh Audrey Weston Michelle Wilkinson Brenda Wilson Kellie Yapp Leilani Zimmer Teresa Zoellick Kcri Kculor, Mkhtjel Goodfriend, and Shari Pulvermachcr arc seen her aomg the three-legged race during Homecoming. SOPHOMORES_________________SQEffll 44 Pictured here arc the flag girls during the Homecom- ing parade. Brian Wcnc and Dan Phcttcplacc are involved in a game for Chess Club. Mr. Anding is shown here helping Hal Rhuland with a problem in Vica Club. SNCHJLVMNVSKIO Right: Annual and Bridge Staff. Bottom: Bob Jewell. Tracy Dosch. Theresa Meyer, Nicky Feiner, Lucy Everson, Jane Plctzer, Gwen Peterson. Jane Bellinger, Mary Miller. Rick Stoltz. Top: Doug Zila. Darcy Coppcrnoll. Jon Brown. Connie Porter. Wendy Phcttcplacc. Lisa F-dcrcr. Deanna Ewers, Chris Berry. Dawn Kracmcr. Traci Robson, Carrie Schweiss, Jennifer Roth. Lisa Joyce. Lisa Joyce, hard at work on a DPS for the Annual. Annual Officers: Bottom: Jane Bcttingcr. Layout Editor; Bob Jewell, Business Manager; Dawn Kracmcr. Photo Editor. Top: Darcy Copper- nol, Editor-In-Chief; Tracy Dosch, Book Sales; Nicky Feiner, Add Sales; Chris Berry, Copy Editor. Bridge Officers: Bottom: Lucy Everson, Editor-In-Chief. Top, Jon Brown. Art Editor; Carrie Schweiss. Feature Editor; Jane Plctzer. News Editor; Deanna Ewers. Sports Editor. 46 Over the Bridge and through the Annual Annual + Bridge = Journalism Every day throughout the 1986-87 school year the An- nual and Bridge staffs meet sixth hour. Under advisor, Mr. Wegner, these two staffs are involved in Jour- nalism class. Each month this class will put out The Bridge. Every student must submit an arti- cle to The Bridge. The arti- cles are also a grade for each student. As a class of twenty-three seniors, the class started out with photography. Next we learned about layout of a yearbook. Then the work began ... each student was assigned two pages for the first annual deadline. It is the responsibility of each student to compose their two pages with pictures, captions, and an explana- tion of the club or event they are covering. This year the Annual is expected to be completed by the time we leave school next year, except for the supplement that will cover spring sports and our gradu- ation. This year’s annual should be something ex- traordinary. It will be put together with a lot of care from the seniors of the Class of 1987. Is anyone really sure of what they are doing for the Annual? Even an Editor can color too. 47 1 RVHS Bands Below: Marching Band. Row 1: Jim Connors, Tom Harrah, Chris Peckham, Jason Freel, Clint Puckett. Row 2: Lance Jacoby, Carrie Thompson. Row 3: Sean O’Neil, Charlotte Iausly, Jim Stoltz, Jay Feiner, Chris Fargen, Kris Effinger, Michelle Wilkinson. Row 4: Toni Ringelstetter, Theresa Werner, Mary Miller, Jennifer Roth, Theresa Wilkinson, Bonnie Nelson. Carin Meiden, Kathy Nondorf, Janeen Erdman. Row 5: Amy Miller, Renae Feiner, Cheryl Alt, Nicky Retrum, Kim Koller, Tammy Mook. Amy Cresswell, Kerri Kepler, Kyle Kepler, Carl Davis, Guy Kempthorne. Row 6: Karin Frank, Jeannie Hopkins, Julie Doerre, Cindy Radel, Ann Van Slyke, Michelle McCarville, Sharon Polcyn, Rick Stoltz, Julie Weidner, Cheryl Moe, Jenny Nondorf, Amy Smith, Kelly Feiner, Eric Williams, Jane Pletzer, Rebecca Patenaude, Bob Siewert, Pete Schoenmann, Brian Swinehart, Brian Cummings. Row 7: Theresia Zoellick, Becky Steinhorst, Sheila Blau, Brad Sailing, Bryan Wenc, Sheryl McCarville, Gwen Peterson, Michelle Dedrick, Anna Gilbertson. Row 8: Brenda Volk, Pam Carlson, Stephanie Hanson, Rhonda Baker, Kathy Mertens, Bill Bullock, David Weidenfeld, Duane McVay, Andy Harrah, Dan Hackl, Gina Bauer, Michelle Baker, Chris Berry, Brenda Strait, Erica Albrecht, Brenda Wilson, Martha McCamy. Flag holders: Angie Walton and Lee-Anndra Thering. Drum Major: Todd Smith. Band Director: Mr. Mike Krofta. Drum Majorette: Deanna Ewers Right: Symphonic Band. Row 1: Pam Carlson, Rhonda Baker, Gina Bauer, Stephanie Hanson, Erica Albrecht, Cindy Radel, Mary Miller, Michelle Wilkinson, Kerri Keplar, Brenda Volk. Carin Meiden, Chris Berry, Michelle Baker. Row 2: Amy Cresswell, Kristy Limmex, Jeannie Hopkins, Cheryl Alt, Theresa Wilkinson. Jennefer Roth, Julie Weidner, Jenny Nondorf, Amy Smith, Cheryl Moe, John Longseth, Lisa Joyce, Kyle Kepler, Jennifer Greenheck, Deanna Ewers, Toni Ringelstetter, Kris Effinger, Kathy Nondorf, Brenda Strait. Row 3: Carrie Thompson, Janeen Erdman, Gwen Peterson, Michelle Dedrick, Rachel Peckham, Bryan Wenc, Anna Gilbertson, Sheryl McCarville, Brad Sailing, David Weidenfeld, Duane McVay, Bill Bullock, Guy Kempthorne, Sharon Polcyn, Todd Smith. Rick Stoltz, Bob Siewert, Brian Swinehart. Jane Pletzer. Row 4: Jim Stoltz, Jay Feiner, Sean O’Neill, Chris Fargen, Tom Harrah, Jason Freel, Chris Peckham, and director Mr. Mike Krofta River Valley High School bands have been recognized throughout the community as “greatly improving!” And believe me, they work hard to do so. Each year, the band begins to practice right away for their first few events. They include: the 4th of July parade in Lone Rock, Plain 3-day celebration the last week of July, and this year the band participated in the “Wild West” days in “Krazo-Mazo- manie!” After the hectic summer events and practices, comes the chaotic football season. At this time the band frantically prepares for each new half-time and pre-game show. In record breaking speed the band suc- cessfully performs on Friday nights ... weather permitting. According to director Mike Krofta, he’s looking for the band to keep progressing in members, sound and attitude. This year we have ap- proximately 90 members with 24 graduating seniors. Next year there will be a “definite increase in size,” says Mr. Krofta. He’s looking forward to this year with alot of enthusiasm. Mr. Krofta has sched- uled guest speakers and soloists to accom- pany the band throughout the year. The band also is expecting to go on tour to one of the various places they have been invit- ed to. However, at this point their destina- tion is unknown. Chris: JAMMIN’-OUT! Varsity Band. Row I: Tammy Mook, Bonnie Nelson. Kim Koller, Nicole Retrum, Julie Doerre, Theresa Werner. Renae Feiner, Amy Miller. Kathy Mertens, Brenda Wilson. Row 2: Kelly Feiner. Becky Steinhorst, Eric Williams, Shelia Blau, Teresa Zoellick. Julie Weidner, Jenny Nondorf, Chris Gradel, Michelle McCarville, Carl Davis, Brian Cummings, Peter Schoenmann, Rebecca Patenaude. Standing: Charlotte lausley, Lance Jacoby, Clint Puckett, and Mr. Mike Krofta. ■ RVHS Choirs Below: Festival Choir. Bottom: Martha McCamy, Trisha Baker, Michelle Baker, Jane Bcttinger, Amy Smith, Lynda Zoellick, Carin Mieden, Lee Anndra Thering, Cheryl Moe, Lisa Pulvermacher, Jennifer Richardson, Audra Weidenbeck. Row 2: Kim Limmex (Pianist), Jason Freel, Todd Smith, Brent Notbohm, Kelly Feiner, David Mcixclspcrger, Khris Koller, Tom Strait, Shawn Robb. Row 3: Bob Siewert, Jon Brown, Brian Swinehart, Brian Wcnc, Dan Phetteplace. Billy Bullock, Brad Sailing. Mike Ferguson, Jim Hein. Row 4: Carlecn Murphy, Sharon Polcyn, Michelle Dedrick. Pam Carlson, Anna Gilbertson, Carrie Thomson, Lisa Ederer, Barb Richards, Deanna Ewers, Brenda Alt, Kathy Crook. Right: Mixed Choir. Bottom: Genny Paulus, Angie Radke, Darci Zinck, Kathy Crook. Leilani Zimmer. Audry Weston, Carin Mieden. Row 2: Lance Jocoby, Brad Cummings, Mike Ferguson, Jim Hein, Dan Phetteplace, Clint Puckett, Michael Goodfriend, Joel King. Row 3: Gena Bauer, Theresa White, Donna Frommung, Lisa Joyce, Dana Jones, Becky Buchman. This year, under the excellent leadership of Jan Swenson, the River Valley Choirs are looking forward to a great year. Last year, the Festival Choir had a very successful trip to St. Louis, receiving the Best In Class award when competing with choirs from all over the country. Mrs. Swenson feels optomistic about this years group. “The Festival Choir lost a lot of seniors, but this year we sound better than ever.” Festival Choir, along with Treble Choir, and Mixed Choir, work hard to be as good as they are. The classes consist of warm-ups, both physical and vocal, followed by the real work of preparing pieces for perfor- mances. Choir is not only a credit but a chance to perfect musical skills, and learn more about music itself, attitude, and teamwork. Mrs. Swenson feels that “All of the kids have excellent attitudes and are will- ing to work.” Show Choir is an extra- curricular activity where the per- formers combine singing with danc- ing. In order to join, auditions are held early in the school year. These talented performers not only give you something to listen to, but some- thing to watch! Left: Show Choir. Bottom: Jane Bcttingcr, Cheryl Moe. Jason Frccl, Lynda Zoellick. Martha McCamy, Lisa Pulvermacher, Carin Meiden. Row 2: Michelle Dedrick, Sharon Polcyn, Barb Richards. Lisa Fderer, Deanna Ewers, Brenda Alt. Row 3: Brian Swinehart, Brent Notbohm, David Mcixclsperger. Khris Roller. Mike Ferguson. Row 4: Bob Siewert, Todd Smith, Brad Sailing. Bill Bullock. Tom Strait, Brian Wcnc. Left: Treble Choir. Bottom Row: Angie Walton, Kim Nachtigal, Carin Meiden, Lynda Zoellick. Dawn Haehl, Jennifer Dietzman. Becky Tennant. Row 2: Erin Kraemer, Theresa Newberry, Sheri Atkins, Theresa Kulow, Tracy Pretch, Shelia Blau, Jennifer Nondorf. Row 3: Shanni Kennedy, Angie Doren. Lori Meili, Lori Ann Coleman, Angie Sawle, Anita Rose. 51 RVHS Art Clu b Every year the Art Club takes a trip to Chicago to see the International Art Exposition, usually with twelve or thir- teen fortunate students. Three hours are spent looking at the world’s finest display of anything from sculptures to rare paintings. The next stop is the Shedd Aquarium where they will see most of the marine life in the world. An hour is spent watching sea life such as the great white shark, sea turtles, and many other ocean-faring creatures. The students will also eat in an ethnic restaurant to give, them a little some- thing that can’t be found in this area. Chinatown, Greektown, and Little Italy are just a few of the places that they have gone before. The trip not only is educational, but it gives a chance to those students to see the city. Above: Members of the 1986-87 Art Club. Bottom: Willie Walton, Theresa Meyer, Jenny Christian, Jennifer Ferstl, Yvette Gutwiler, Peggy Emer, Michelle McCarville, Penny Hampton, Tom Strait. Top: Vern Richards, Brian Marshall, Peter Shoenmann, Bill Brummer, Chris Henkel, Shane Hatfield, John Brown, and Jon Brown. 52 Left: Art Club officers. Bottom: Jenny Christian, Treasurer; Theresa Meyer, President; Yvette Gutwiler, Vice President. Top: Art club stick; Jon Brown, Sergeant of Arms; and Shane Hatfield, Secretary. 53 Getting Into The Bilingual Lingo! French Club: Row 1 Shani Kennedy, Kathy Nondorf, Jennifer Dcitzman, Becky Tennant. Dana Jones, Renee Feiner, Jennifer Anding, Charlotte lausley. Row 2 Lori Walker, Tami Funk, Sharon Polcyn, Julie Doerre, James Phettcplacc, Nyman Olson, Mylan Olson, Mary Jo Manning. Row 3 Kristi Limmex, Kim Koller. Kerri Kepler, Amy Cresswcll, Deb Lind, and Kathy Mertens. This year's French and Spanish Clubs took several trips to Madison, Chicago, and Milwaukee. In order to take all these trips, the French Club spent their mornings selling donuts to students, while the Spanish Club played match maker by selling Car- nations on Valentines Day. Next year the clubs are hoping to sponsor a foreign exchange student. Spanish Club: Row 1: Jessie Parpart, Chris Peckham. Eric Eno, Doug Zila, Brian Roesslcr, Mike Goodfriend. Row 2: Lee-Anndra Thering, Barb Robson, Brenda Wilson, Beckey Buchman, Ann Van Slyke, Michelle McCarvillc, Michelle Baker. Nicky Rctrum, Michelle Wilkinson. Row 3: Dawn Kraemer, Liz Gee, Becky Patcnaude, Audrey Weston, Anna Gilbertson, Maria Van Slyke, Connie Christianson, Traci Robson, Tony Ringlcstctter. Row 4: Lcilani Zimmer. Chris Rapp, Rich Usclman, Bill Bullock. Brian Swinehart. Spanish Club Officers: President, Liz Gee; Vice- President, Lee-Anndra Thering; 4th year Rep, Dawn Kraemer; 3rd year Rep, Michelle Baker; 2nd year Reps, Tony Ringelstettcr and Michelle Wilkinson. 55 56 Far Left: Math Club. Standing. Advisor Mrs. Sieg, Scott French, Ross Richardson, Kyle Kepler, Todd Peterson, Chad Kannenberg. Shawn Young, Dave King. Sitting. Theresa Lins, Suzanne Powell, Jennifer Anding, Lynn Liegel, James Lake. Left: Math Club. Standing, Todd Smith, Chris Grade!, Chris Rapp, John Longscth, Bob Jewell. Sitting. Yvette Gutwiler, Kim Limmex, Charlotte lausley, Lisa Larson, Carl Davis, Mike Mercier, Tom Harrah, Deb Hetzel, Liz Gee, Jane Liegel. Mathematical Matrix Pythagorean Theorm A2 + B2 = C2 Left: Mrs. Sieg helping Kim Limmex with a Calculus problem. Above: An aggravated Todd Smith in 8th hour Calculus. The math club is an orga- nization of students who are interested in mathematics or a field relating to math. The main purpose of the math club is to promote and show how useful mathematics are. This year, as in past years, the math club will be going to Chicago to visit The Mu- seum of Science and Indus- try, The Brookfield Zoo, and the Shedd Aquarium. This visit will take place April 11th. Fund raising for this trip is done by selling candy at basketball and volleyball games, cross country and track meets, and wrestling matches. This fund raising is also used for scholarships for seniors who wish to further their education in math- ematics. The math club gives out one thousand dol- lars in scholarships. 57 River Valley FFA VICA Below: FFA. Bottom: Pam Pailing, Chad Johnson, Lori Mcili, Richard Meili, Eugene Richardson, Jody Noble. Top: Susan Wilson, Ray Prem, Duainc MeVay, Kelly Gualkc, Jeremy Kaschub, Carl Knight. This year the VICA club partici- pated in many different activities. They started out the year by building a lovely float for the Homecoming parade. The kids had a real good time building their float. It was a good chance for them to use their mechanical talents. Another project that they participated in was to sell candy and other goods at the home sporting events. The money that was raised was put into a fund for a class trip. The club members then took a field trip to the General Motors plant in Janesville. They had a real good time, while they learned how a major industry is run and operated. Left: Fred Lins working hard on a project Left: VICA members. Below: Mark Nelson. Kelly Gaulkc. Jeremy Kuscheb. Brian Walsh. Donald Kasten. Rob Crook. Brent Winkers. Jody Noble. Above. David Hatfield, Dwayne Zila. Dave Wicdcnfeld. Scan Crook. Danny Pulvcrmacher, Ray Prem. Peter Riley. 59 The Student Council “We’re the Student Council, we’re the ones who’ll get things done!” The Student Council con- sists of self-nominated stu- dents which represent each class. The Student Council links the administration with the students. Any ideas which a student has is told to a Student Council mem- ber, discussed at a meeting, and then presented to the administration and faculty for the final decision. Activities which are spon- sored by the Student Coun- cil include a turkey raffle, a New Year’s Eve lock-in, the Snow Ball dance and the Junior Olympics. The money raised by these events and others is used to make purchases for the school such as welcome mats or banners. The mem- bers of this year’s Council are Lisa Larson, Kelly Gaulke, Sheryl McCarville, Gwen Peterson, Deanna Ewers, Todd Smith, Liz Gee, Jane Pletzer, Barb Richards, Jane Liegel, Mike Orawiek, Martha McCamy, Carrie Haehl, Jennifer And- ing, Janelle Sprecher, Mary Jo Manning, James Phette- place, Shane Hatfield, Pete Schoenmann, and advisor Bob Bellman. Above: Sophomore Representa- tivc-Mary Jo Manning Right: Trcasurcr-Gwen Peterson, President-Lisa Larson. Vice Presi- dent-Jane Liegel. Sccrctary-Shcryl McCarville 60 Above: Junior Reps.-Jennifer And- ing, Mike Orawick, Jane Liegel, Jancllc Sprechcr, Martha McCamy, Carrie Hachl Left: Sr. Reps.-L. Larson, G. Pe- terson, D. Ewers, L. Gee, T. Smith, B. Richards, K. Gualke, J. Plctzcr, S. McCarvillc aranr minima Above: Sophomore Representatives-James Phcttcplace, Shane Hatfield. Pete Schocnmann. Missing-Mary Jo Manning Above: The Student Council Meeting: ‘‘Arc we having fun yet?” 61 Fun, fun, fun. Fall and winter are full of fun whether it’s being a star and hamming it up in the Drama Club, participating in the band, painting banners, or building floats for Flomecoming; it all adds up to a fun time. And, all together, they make fall at RVHS a mah-velous time. Right: Jon Brown tells Sharon Polcyn and Missy Dcdrich an interesting tale about a calf as the Drama Club rehearses for a play. Above: The 1986 87 Drama Club. Front: Cindy Radel, Cheryl Moe, Nicole Retrum, and Ann Van Slykc. Back: Maria Van Slykc, Missy Dcdrich, Sharon Polcyn, and Jon Brown. Missing when the picture was taken, Brent Notbohm. 62 Left: Surprise, surprise Corinnc! Isn’t painting fun! Above: Todd Peterson and Kirk Biodrowski wonder: “Is building our float supposed to be this much fun?” Top: Eric Williams plays his trumpet. Is this RV's own Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy? 63 “If this kid thinks life is bad now wait till he gets into high school, says Rick. Stacy Anderson is proud of her prize winning pumpkin. The 1986 School Fair Fun in the sun makes everything come up rosy. The 1986 School Fair was considered a success by many people in the Spring Green area. It was an excit- ing day for many of the stu- dents and parents who par- ticipated. River Valley is one out of only two schools in Wisconsin who still have a school fair. With so many schools not participating in this activity anymore. Gov- ernor Tony Eari came to see the event take place. The following activities took place this year: cattle and sheep showing, a horse show, judging of pets, bak- ing, canning, sewing, vege- tables, leather crafts, wood- working, clothing, photog- raphy. The fair was espe- cially exciting for the grade school kids who came to take a look at all of the ani- mals and crafts. The school fair is a great place to show off your talents and hard work. The participants were rewarded with ribbons and trophies. 64 “Would anyone like a balloon?”, asks Kelly, Cheryl, Erica, and Missy. 65 RV On Safari, Homecoming ’86 Treat every minute of high school as if it were your last because it soon will be. The 1986 Homecoming pep rally and the Home- coming dance was a great success. At the pep rally many of the students from the River Valley schools came to try and win the yell- ing contest and to show the football team that we want- ed them to win. Even though the seniors won the yelling contest, the other grades gave it their best shot or should I say their best yell. The seniors won, of course, because they have the big- gest mouths; this year was no exception. Many of the students in this high school have school as well as class spirit. They showed it by coming to the pep rally and yelling for their class and showing their - VT f k Above: Chris Lucey, Bill Bruegge- man. Rick Lockman, Jim Stoltz, Rachel Peckham. Nick Cady, and Amy Hciser cheer on the juniors. Right: Guy Kempthorne, Ty Ruh- land. Jason Freel, and Duaine McVay yell for the senior class; now, don’t these guys show class spirit? 66 support for the football team. The Cheeters played at the 1986 Homecoming Dance. They are a very pop- ular band and the students were excited when the sen- iors got them. The pictures on these pages show that they enjoyed themselves at the dance. King and Queen of the 1986 Homecoming Dance were Bob Jewell and Lisa Larson. Yes, the 1986 Homecom- ing dance and pep rally were successful in making the en- tire Homecoming week something to remember. Below: Don Kastcn, River Valley’s answer to Don Johnson. Is it in the name or is it the blonde hair? Above: John Hanson, Nicole Retrum, Dan Hackl, and Brian Cummings wouldn't need the other sophomores at the pep rally if they really yelled as loud as it looks. Left: Lucy Everson and Rick Stoltz don't seem to want their pictures taken but at least Rick could smile. Below: Steve Licgcl and Lee-An- dra Thering sure are enjoying themselves at the dance. Left: Bob Jewell and Lisa Larson: the 1986 Homecoming King and Queen. 67 68 Games People Play Students and faculty having fun in the sun and enjoying the homecoming games. The Homecoming games this year were probably the most fun the students have had at any of the homecom- ing events in the past two years. Something was alive, and everyone was feeling and showing it. The school spirit from each class was incredible and every grade seemed to be very competi- tive. It wasn’t always just the same team winning one game after another. We had a variety of games this year. One of the favorites and most fun to watch was the Porkin’ Pud- din’ game, as you can tell by the expression on Mary Jo’s face. Another heart pound- ing and intensifying game was the mighty Tug-of War, which surprisingly, the freshmen won. It seemed, however, that Lucy Everson got a little carried away and accidentally “hurt Free- man’s feelings” in this game. (Why don’t you ask Lucy about it!) That’s prob- ably the reason the seniors didn’t do so well in this event. At any rate, the sen- iors won overall and every- one else came in with close placings. All in all, the students did not really care who won, but instead they just had a good time playing the games, laughing and yelling, and just having a great time. Less filling! “That face, that face, that Cover- girl face. Right: Carla Carmody, Charlie Robb, Tony Ncumcier, and their prize bulls. Below: Show us those pearly whites Linda and Scott! Our Hit Parade And That Ain’t No BULL It was a bright, sunny day for River Valley’s Home- coming parade on Septem- ber 26. It started out with numerous floats from differ- ent businesses in the area which were quite original and fun. Then came the bands; the Senior high and Junior high each had their marching bands participat- ing in this festivity. Next came the class floats with the seniors tak- ing first place and the ju- niors with second. Also, the cross country team added a little variation to the parade this year when various members of the team ran through the pa- rade showing off their mus- cular legs. And last but not least, the Grand Finale, the Home- coming Court of 1986-87! Riding in snappy looking convertibles were Scott French-Linda Zoellick, Ty Ruhland-Deanna Ewers, Chris Fargen-Brenda Volk, Jason Freel-Jennifer Green- heck, Guy Kempthorne- Jane Pletzer, Rick Stoltz- Lucy Everson, Todd Town- send-Deb Hetzel, Waylon Kannenberg-Lori Schwartz, and our Homecoming KING and QUEEN this year was Bob Jewell escort- ing Lisa Larson. Many people thought this year’s parade has been one, if not THE best and most interesting parade that has marched through Spring Green in a long time. 70 Homecoming floats for 1986-87. Above: The winner, by the senior class, obviously deserved first place as you can tell by it's originality and show of hard work. It's title was “We’ll a-nile-atc'cm” with the Fennimore F.B. players leg in the R.V. alligator. (There was more than just a leg in the mouth-ask some Sr’s about it!) Below: A show of some talent and hard work from the juniors. This was only one of many animals and Below: What? They let us in corn- cages in their float petition? Above: A determined look by the leading girls of the RVFIS March- ing Band. Left: Billy Bullock - What kind of note was that? Left middle: Floward Murphy was chosen as the Grand Marshall of the Homecoming festivities this year. 71 Far above: Brad Sailing, Bryan Wcnc, and Brian Swinehart swing it to the tune of “Tough Talk.” Above left: Jennifer Roth and Karin Frank play their clarinets in the Symphonic Band concert. Above right: Trisha Baker, a member of the Festival Choir alto section, puts forth good effort singing in the Christmas concert. Band Choir Christmas Concerts 72 The annual Band and Choir Christmas concerts this year were great successes. Mr. Krofta and Mrs. Swenson commanded excellence in these fine presentations of talent. The Varsity Band was first to per- form at the High School on De- cember 15, 1986. They played “A Festival of Albert Burt Carols,” “A Celebration of Christmas,” “Colonel Bogey,” and “Pachelbel’s Canon.” The Symphonic Band was next. They featured “The Black Horse Troop,” “Themes from The Nutcracker Suite,” “A Christmas Festival,” “Original Dixieland Concerto,” and “Christmas Sing-A-Long.” During the final song, the audience was asked to participate. A special jazz combo was featured during the Band concert. This small group consisted of Brad Sailing, Bry- an Wenc, Brian Swinehart, Todd Smith, Michelle Dedrick, and Jason Far left: Brenda and Michelle open their mouths and sing AH .. . AH! Above: The Mixed and Treble choir members do their part in singing Birthday of A King.” Left: Little boy blue come blow your horn ... Freel. On December 17, 1986, a choral concert was held at St. Luke’s church in Plain. Mixed and Treble choirs combined to sing “Birthday Of A King.” The musical was nar- rated by Lee Ernst and accompanied by Tim Shirmer and Judy Davis. A special octet was included in this concert. Jane Bettinger, Donna Frommung, Deanna Ewers, Carin Mieden, Sheila Blau, Becky Buch- man, Pam Carlson, and Kathy Crook sang “Glorificamus Te” which was accompanied by Lorraine Carlson. The Festival Choir performed a Bach Cantata “For Us A Child Is Born,” and “Caroling, Caroling.” Kim Limmex and Todd Smith ac- companied the Choir. A lot of effort and practice was put into these concerts and it showed in the final performances. 73 Cheerleaders Right: Brenda Alt. Jodi Carlile. Kathy Mertens, and Erica Albrecht give us a cheer. Above: Varsity football cheerleaders: Bottom: Carleen Murphy. Lori Schwarz, Chris Berry. Middle: Cheryl Moe, Deanna Ewers, Erica Albrecht. Top: Brenda Alt, and Gwen Peterson. Above: Junior Varsity football cheerleaders are Stacy Rogers. Michelle Voidets, Tammy Mook. Cheryl Alt, Michelle McCarville. and Kerri Kepler. 74 Above: Wrestling cheerleaders: Bottom: Angie Radke. Jody Carlilc. Middle: Kathy Mertcns, Brenda All, Erica Albrecht. Top: Carrie Hachl. Above: Erica Albrecht and «Brenda Alt reach for the sky. Above left: Miss Larson helps Erica Albrecht and Brenda Alt with a mount. Here’s looking at you kid “Here’s looking at you kid,” a line said by Humphrey Bogart in the movie “Casablanca,” has become a phrase known and used by all. On this page we see examples of these familiar words as River Valley students shown here give us the true meaning. It is too bad that you can't sec which cheerleader is kissing you this time, Todd. Football ’86 Although the varsity football team took its share of bumps and bruises, they kept on working hard all through the season. The rather dis- mal record of one win and eight losses doesn’t reflect the hard work put into the 1986 football season. The highlight of the year was the 28-27 loss to Prairie du Chien. Al- though the game was lost, the team put in their best performance of the year. River Valley took the opening kickoff and on the fourth play, senior running back Scott Horton broke a 56 yard touchdown run. The extra point attempt was good, and Valley held the lead at 7-8. Late in the first quarter. Prairie’s Scott Shedivy ran in from the eight yard line. The two-point conversion failed and Valley held the lead 7-6. Prairie then took the lead in the sec- ond quarter when Mike Nelson ran a 46 yarder into the end zone. Prairie’s two-point conversion was good and they held the lead at 14-7. Later, in the second half. Prairie then marched the ball down the field and added the final touchdown of the game. The two-point conversion was good, and Prairie won the game 28-27. Although the game was lost the players and the coaches all agreed that the team finally played up to their potential. The 1986 football team, coaches, cheerleaders and managers. Seniors on the 1986 football team: Bottom: Bob Jewell, Duaine McVay, Waylon Kannenberg, and Kyle Kepler. Middle: Ty Ruhland, Rick Stoltz, Guy Kcmpthornc, and Bryan Dolan. Top: Scott French, Coach Strozinsky, Scott Horton, and Ross Richardson. 79 Football ’86 81 The River Valley offense clicks at Heights! In football this year at the 1986 awards banquet, Waylon Kannenberg received the most valuable player award. Ty Ruhland received the Jon Doyle award and was voted all conference. Rick Stoltz was voted most valuable defenseman, and Kyle Kepler received the coaches award. 0 VALLEY football GAMe 1986 RIVER VALLEYsticS River Valley River Valley Dodgevil'e Fennimore Richland Center Nekoosa River Valley Viroqua River Valley 6 Wisconsin Dells 30 Wisconsin Heights 14 River Valley 7 River Valley 20 River Valley 19 River Valley 0 Roscobel 20 River Valley 20 Praire du Cl 82 Football 86 Cross Country ’86 Right: Jason Frecl at his best. The 1986 cross country team fin- ished another painful, tearful, yet re- warding season with Mr. Hill as a first year coach. The team as a whole gave their best and worked together. Dedica- tion and faith kept the team going through all of the injuries and com- plications. There was quite a bit of exper- ience and senior leadership to help the rest of the team and show the rookies all of the tricks of the trade, including Mr. Hill, who has had many years of experience in running but had never coached cross country before. One of the seniors leaders this year worked extra hard and because all of his devotion and loyalty to the team, Jason Freel advanced on to the state cross country meet and finished eighth. Congratulations Jason! Your talents will greatly be missed next year. All of the seniors will be missed next year, however, there will be a lot of talent in the underclassmen and many good things are to be seen next season. Left to right: A. Rose, A. Miller, J. Laughrey, W. Neuheisel, C. Tubb, J. Greenheck, D. Hetzel, J. Christian, L. Ringelstetter, C. laus, P. Hampton . Siewcrt, T. Smith, C. Fargcn, C. Gradel, J. Frccl, T. Oman, T. Harrah, P. Left to right: J. Weiss, B. Cummings, J. Bellinger, B Walsh, B Schoenmann. J.P. Longset, R. Lochman, C. Davis, S. Rogers Ike! Who said the world was round? I hate it when that happens. The 1986 Cross Country season saw many accomplishments as well as many disappointments. Some of the achievers for the girls team included: Jennifer Greenheck, Runner of the Year; Deb Hetzel, Captain; Amy Miller, Rookie of the Year; Corinne Tubb, The Last Award; and Jessie Laughery, Junior High Award. Outstanding achievers for the boys team included: Jason Freel, Runner of the Year and Captain; Pete Schoenmann, Rookie of the Year; Todd Smith, The Last Award; and Steve Rogers, Junior High Award. Overall the team had a good season. Good luck to future participants on the Cross Country Team and congratulations to Coach Mike Hill for a job well done. 0 986 Cross Country Stats Boys Girls oscobcl SSiSSU- -- •rarie Du Chien Wisconsin Heign SWAL Conference Meet Regionals Jason Freel Sectionals Jason Freel Cross Country ’86 Aren’t you hungry for Burger King now? Oh my gosh, I left the baby on the bus! Run, run as fast as you can; you can’t catch me; I’m the Ginger bread man! I guess the sign didn’t say anything about airplanes. Right Amy? Eeecek! I’ve been slimed! Cross Country ’86 Will Lisa ever catch her man? “Run Jennifer run!” Volleyball ’86 The River Valley girls’ volleyball team posted a great season in the 1986 year with a 24-2-1 record. They won the S.W.A.L. title by being victorious in every conference match. One team did give them a little trouble, but with “team effort and positive attitudes, the girls pulled together and won. With good feelings about their playing and ratings in the state, the girls’ took their regional without much trouble. The team then ad- vanced to sectionals at Waunakee. Their first match-up was with Waunakee and, as the record states, they were beaten. They kept together to take second in the sectional. This team was a “one-of-a-kind” team. There was always a “team ef- fort,” which cannot be emphasized enough. It wasn’t just on the court but off the court as well. The girls will always cherish those memories. VARSITY - Kneeling: Connie Christianson, Jennifer French, Lynn Liegel, Jane Liegel, Shari Pulvermacher, and Jennifer Anding. Standing: Carrie Thompson (manager), Sheila Blau (manager). Penny Brummcr, Jane Pletzer, Suzanne Powell. Coach Kathy Kinney. Lisa Larson. Brenda Volk, Kim Limmex, Kathy Nondorf (manager), and Becky Patenaude (manager). JUNIOR VARSITY - Kneeling: Jenny Strozinski, Becky Steinhorst, Kathy Mertens, Tara Kraemcr, Mary Luther, Jenny Nondorf, Amy Cresswcll. Standing: Angie Powell, Debbie Lind. Michelle Wilkinson. Elena Lins, Julie Doerre. Kristy Limmex. Jodi Hackl (manager), and Coach Kathy Cox. 91 Jane Pletzer Suzanne Powell Lisa Larson Ya got it Suzanne??? 92 Brenda Volk Penny Brummer Kim Limmex The RV Girls Volleyball Team in action 93 In a victorious season the 1986 Volleyball girls pulled through many tough situations and came out on top. Beginning on the rigl t foot in September, they played host to many competitive teams as they took first place in the RV Classic. To take first place River Valley first defeated Sauk Prairie in a 15-7 and a 15-10 match. Then going on to a 15-8 and a 15-11 victory over Wisconsin Heights, they followed this up with a 15-8 and a 15-6 win over Lake Mills. And in the final match they proved to be winners by defeating Portage 15-7 and 15-3. In October our girls played against more tough teams, but didn’t come out on top in the Portage Invitational. It was a tough match that forced them to take second against Waunakee. Teams that we beat while working our way up to Waunakee included: Holmen, Middleton, Richland Center, and Por- tage. After winning conference our Volleyball girls advanced to Regionals, where they defeated Dodgeville, Richland Center, and Lancaster. Next came the Sectionals which proved to be the end of our ’86 season. Losing against Waunakee 0-15 and a 8-15, closed the season. We also played Columbus and Viroqua at Sectinoals and won, but after Waunakee nothing else mattered. Come on Lisa you can gel it. Just a little higher Suz. Suzanne shows off her new Volleyball steps. . 1 Winter Sports J| Boys Basketbal 1 ) This year the boy’s varsity basketball team has shown great improve- ment over the last few years. Not only did they improve upon the season record, they also im- proved in many other ways. As individuals, each person played an impor- tant role on the team. Those not seeing much playing time helped by giving support on the side. As a team, all the boys hustled and showed a lot of enthusiasm all year long. Things looked good after our Hawks played their first game at Mt. Horeb. The boys hustled, played their hearts out and walked away with a victory. All it took was that first game and the boys decided to work hard and see what they could accomplish during the rest of the season. With much hard prac- tice and dedication, the Hawks showed that they could play and win as a team. Rick Stoltz got two points for the Blackhawks. when the Hawks defeated Mt. Horeb at home. % The 1986-87 Varsity Boys Basketball team. Kneeling: Shawn Young, Chad Kannenberg. Scott Horton. Scott French, Todd Townsend, John Diehl. Standing: Jeremy Albrcct. Robb Horton. Chris Lucey, Rick Stoltz, Bryan Walsh, Kyle Kepler. Eric Williams. Coach Roger Hoffman. The JV Basketball team. Front: Shawn Robb, Terry Drone. Carl Gruber. Dan Hackl. Pat Leigel, Manager Tricha Baker. Standing: Manager Rhonda Baker. Mike Goodfricnd. John Bettinger. Mark Ailes. Bryce Frank. John Brown. Andy Birch. 97 98 Rick Stolt Todd Townsend Chris Lucey driving the baseline Scott French goes up for an easy two points Scott French puts up a shot in heavy traffic Robb Horton puts up a long jumper Todd Townsend drives to the basket Boys Basketball . . . and he was this big. WACKA! WACKA! WACKA! Doin’ the ER-ERRT pigeon. Basketball Cheerleaders: Kerri Kepler. Peggy Emcr. Carin Miedcn. Darci Zinck. Amy Cresswell. and Michelle McCarvillc VARSITY RV vs Mount Horeb WIN 59- 54 RV vs McFarland LOSS 41- 64 RV vs Fennimore LOSS 69- 85 RV vs Prairie du Chicn LOSS 46- 98 RV vs Richland Center LOSS 41- 44 RV vs Dodgeville LOSS 52- 59 RV vs Rivcrdale LOSS 50- 59 RV vs Mount Horeb LOSS 59- 72 RV vs Iowa Grant WIN 74- 72 RV vs Viroqua LOSS 53- 69 RV vs Boscobcl WIN 74- 72 RV vs Wisconsin Heights LOSS 53- 69 RV vs Fennimore LOSS 44- 61 RV vs Prairie du Chien LOSS 44-105 RV vs North Crawford LOSS 48- 63 RV vs Richland Center LOSS 42- 50 RV vs Rivcrdale WIN 64- 56 RV vs Viroqua RV vs Boscobcl 101 Girl’s Basketball This year’s varsity girl’s basketball team had the task of filling the shoes of the exceptional players from last year. They had no problem doing that. Among the six seniors on the team, Brenda Volk was the only returning starter from last year’s team. Along with Brenda, the other seniors, Suzanne Powell, Deb Hetzel, Penny Brummer, Barb Richards, and Liz Gee pulled together to form a close team. After losing a few juniors for various reasons, Denny Coppernoll, varsity coach, had to look to his bench and the freshman team for players. Lucky for the team, some strong players were found. The biggest apparent problem for the girls this year was size. But, the team proved they could make up for their size with quickness. In their season opener against the Mt. Horeb Vikings, the girls showed they weren’t quite as inexperienced as everyone expected, by winning 51 - 40. Many exciting games were played this year, and the good came with the bad. There were strong comebacks, thrilling overtimes, and discouraging turnovers. In the end, however, this year’s team showed they could pull together and put up good competition. Above left: The long wait. Above: Great form! 102 1986-87 Varsity Girl’s Basketball Team. Bottom row: Kathy Kreger, Corrinc Tubb, Penny Brummer, Brenda Volk, Deb Hetzel, Barb Richards, and Liz Gee. Top row: Jodi Hackl, Betty Wittmann, Jane Licgcl, Suzanne Powell, Lynn Licgcl, Connie Christianson. Tami Funk, and Coach Denny Coppcrnoll. Not pictured: Angie Powell. 103 1986-87 Junior Varsity Girl’s Basketball Team. Bottom row: Becky Tennant, Jenny Nondorf, Dawn Hachl, Kim Koller, and Jennifer Dietzman. Top row: Coach Ray Mlada, Becky Steinhorst, Debbie Lind, Mary Manning, Elena Lins, Julie Doerre, Kristy Limmex, Angie Greisen. and Barb Robson. Not pictured: Tammy Mook. Suzanne Powell 104 Liz Gee Penny Brummer Deb Helzcl Barb Richards Brenda Volk “Is this what you mean by psyching out the ball, Brenda?” Above: “Oh no..you don't,” says Barb. Left: Lynn Liegel trying for a basket during practice. Liz Gee after a hard day’s work at RV. “So this is what the boys come to the girl's basketball games for!” 106 r VARSITY RV vs Ml. Horeb 51 40 RV vs Boscobel 51 50 RV vs Fcnnimorc 73 40 RV vs Prairie 47 42 RV vs Dodgeville 45 42 RV vs R. Center 36 61 RV vs W. Heights 38 47 RV vs Riverdalc 41 44 RV vs Viroqua 32 50 RV vs Boscobel 44 50 RV vs Waunakee 43 47 RV vs Fennimore 43 34 RV vs Cambridge 50 51 RV vs Prairie 47 46 RV vs Reedsburg 48 41 RV vs R. Center 33 53 RV vs. S. Prairie 36 39 RV vs. Riverdalc 48 50 RV vs Ithaca RV vs Viroqua 107 Whoa! I'm gonna have to buy another horse. Go Team The 1987 wrestling season was very promising indeed. The ’87 Hawks have overwhelmed devot- ed fans by defeating opposing teams again and again. The most tense and exciting match was that against our arch enemies, the Richland Center Hornets. We had to win. We battled to the very end when Kelly Gaulke finally pinned his man. Victory: how sweet it was! We knew we had the potential and determination to be victori- ous in almost any match. We were a young team, but we were im- pressive. Two returning seniors did extremely well and deserve our applause. They are Kelly Gaulke and Willy Hutter. Good job guys. We finally rose above the rest when we claimed the Class B crown at the Badger State Invita- tional with three straight victo- ries. The title was our first ever. Our team surprised the class B field as our unranked Blackhawks defeated three of the top four seeds at the tournament including East Troy, Stevens Point Pacelli, and, once again, our SWAL rival, Richand Center. We are proud of you. Good luck to the graduating seniors. We’ll miss you. Heeeerrrrrr’s Jerold. Doing the Praying Mantis imitation. 108 The 1986-87 varsity wrestling team is as follows. Sitting, left to right: Brenda Alt, Carrie Haehl, Kathy Mertens, Erica Albrecht, Jody Carlile, and Angie Radke. Kneeling: Ken Newberry, John Schweitzer. James Radtke, Jerold Stauffacher, Tim Dolan, Shane Hatfield, John McCarvillc, and Pat Mahoney. Standing: Ron Hanson, Bryan Dolan. Kirk Biodrowski, Willy Hutter, Kelly Gaulke. Bob Siewert, Scott Buehlman, Todd Simonson, and Coach Larry Laughery. The 1986-87 junior varsity wrestling team is as follows. Sitting, left to right: Jesse Koenig, Carmen Strine, Christy Gruber, and Carina Gradcl. Kneeling: Joel King, Clint Biodrowski, Steve Mcrcicr, Mike Bindl, Erie Eno, Trent Clary, Brian Cummings, John Hanson, and Joey Jensen. Standing: Randy Poad, Tom Halverson, Wesley Turner, Eugene Richards, Tyson Christian, Dan Pulvcrmacher, Joe Caples, Jim Ederer, David Hatfield, and Coach Mike Hogan. Bryan Dolan: AAAHHHHK!! Oh No! Not a grundy! Kiss me you fool! Kelly Gaulke: I didn’t hurt you too bad, did I? What would wrestling be without good looking and attentive fans like this? Ill Tim Dolan at 138 lbs. fights for domination. At 126 lbs. Shane Hatfield goes for the escape. Kirk Biodrowski tries to stay in control 145 lbs. 112 Kelly Gaulke in the grasp of yet another victory. VARSITY RV vs. Dodgcvillc 24-33 RV vs. Richland Center 31-25 RV vs. Rivcrdalc 30-24 RV vs. Stoughton 24-39 Richland Center Invitational 3rd Badger State 3rd RV vs. Viroqua 59- 6 RV vs. Ccdarbcrg 50-15 RV vs. Mineral Point 36-21 RV vs. Boscobel 31-24 East Troy Invitational 3rd RV vs. Fennimore 44-21 Conference tied for 1st Rcgionals Sectionals State A 113 M Winter Sports Gymnastics Jennifer says, “Raise you hand if you’re sure.” The Year of Twists and Turns Returning letter winners from the 1985-86 gymnastics team include seniors Lisa Larson, Gwen Peterson, and Jane Pletzer. Returning junior letter winners include Jennifer And- ing and Stephanie Hanson. After taking the SWAL Confer- ence title for the past two years, the gymnasts were excited and hopeful that they would be able to capture the title for their third consecutive year. Losing last year’s seniors made a big difference in this year’s compe- tition. Janelle Mercer, who took eleventh in the state meet last year on the uneven parallel bars, was greatly missed. Angie Alt, a gra- duate of last year’s team, who was also a dedicated and fine gymnast was injured during the peak of the season. She was unable to gain back the strength which would have other- wise taken her to state. Great things were expected of Lisa Larson and Jane Pletzer be- cause of their fine work in last year’s state meet. On floor and vault, Lisa was unable to make finals. Jane, however, took sixth in state on the uneven bars. Their help this year helped greatly. Even though they are young and inexperienced, our new gymnasts on the team are showing talent and are sure to be state hopefuls in the fu- ture. The new freshmen girls include: Sue O’Donnell, Missy Hottman, Kim Frame, Stacey Anderson and Martha Steinhorst. Two sophomores are returning to the team, Shari Pul- vermacher and Cheryl Alt. Tracey White, a returning junior, is proving to be a big help. Coach Dan Ketter and Julie Kuhse, a former River Valley gym- nast, are major factors in the girl’s performance. Mr. Kettner, who has been head coach for 12 years, hoped to see his team go to state. Julie, who has been coaching along with Mr. Kettner for six years, inspired the girls to perform beyond their abili- ties. The girls feel Julie is not just a coach; she’s a good friend. Together the girls are working very hard and practicing many long hours so they can all achieve a place in the state competition. Jane, Lisa and Gwen would like to conquer state before graduating. With all the hard work they are putting in, they deserve everything they worked for. 114 Bottom: Missy Hottman, Sue O’Donnell, Stacey Anderson, Kim Frame. Middle: Manager Ginny Porter-Smith, Martha Steinhorst, Jennifer Anding, Shari Pulvcrmachcr, Cheryl Alt. Top: Coach Dan Kettner, Stephanie Hanson, Gwen Peterson, Lisa Larson. Jane Plctzer, Tracey White, and Coach Julie Kuhse. 115 Lisa Larson 116 Gymnastics 1986-1987 Go for it. Gwen! Keep steady. Stacey. 117 Lisa Larson - “Why is everything upside Traccc White - “I can fly! down?’ Jennifer Anding - “Concentrate, concentrate.” 118 VARSITY r RV vs Boscobel 95.32 66.72 RV vs R. Center 101.60 76.32 RV vs Middleton 93.59 89.98 RV vs Prairie 97.13 18.15 RV vs Fennimorc 98.75 98.35 RV vs Mt. Horcb Inv. 97.31 5th RV vs Viroqua 105.07 95.12 RV vs Fennimorc 99.45 92.83 RV vs Boscobel Forfiet RV vs Darlington Inv. 98.22 2nd RV vs R. Center 105.92 85.32 RV vs Prairie RV vs Viroqua SWAL Sectional State 105.12 61.57 119 Fall Sports Awards Jane Liegcl reaches for Coach Kinney’s hand while being awarded for MVP. Jennifer Grecnheck is pictured here with Coach Mike Hill, awarding her for Runner of the Year. As you look back upon your high school years, you will most certainly remember the jocks. They are the ones who seem to get all the press, the ones who, for some reason, al- ways seem to stick out in your mind. Maybe it’s because they get all the fame and attention, maybe it’s be- cause they are just “special” in some mysterious way. In any case, it’s a tradition to pick “exceptions” in a sport, most often the “exceptional” athletes, although (let’s face it, some players are better than others) sometimes fans pick the “unexceptional” too. Throughout history exceptional athletes have been rewarded, and this year is cer- tainly no exception. The athlethes listed below were good enough to be placed on the “top shelf.” These peo- ple are not your average run-of-the- mill Joe Jocks. These are the athe- letes, heros if you will, of RVHS in 1986 87. My friends, these people have greatness in their blood. Exceptional Football Players: Waylon Kannenberg - Most Valuable Offenseman Ty Rhuland - Outstanding Lineman Rick Stoltz - Most Valuable Defenseman Kyle Kepler - Coachs Award Exceptional Female Cross Country Runners: Runner of the Year - Jennifer Greenheck Captain - Deb Fletzel Rookie of the Year - Amy Miller The Last Award - Corrine Tubb Junior High Award - Jesse Laughery Exceptional Male Cross Country Runners: Runner of the Year - Jason Freel Captain - Jason Freel Rookie of the Year - Pete Schoenmann The Last Award - Todd Smith Junior High Award - Steve Rogers Alumni Champions - Jennifer Greeheck, Jim Boerst 10K Relay Champions - Tom Harrah, Chris Lucey Great Race Champion - Steve Rogers, Bryan Walsh Exceptional Volleyball Players: Most Valuable Players - Lynn Liegel, Jane Liegel, Lisa Larson, Jane Pletzer, Brenda Volk, Suzanne Powell, and Kim Limmex Most Improved - Jennifer Anding Co-captains - Lisa Larson, Jane Pletzer 120 DETECTOR Left: Whoa Spot! Follow the sign to the business district and buy all the goods on sale. Above: Run to the store and catch up on all the red tag goodies. Run, Dick, run! Far Above: Look, you're in the coldest business district in the nation. Brrrrr, can you feel the breeze? Q INVESTORS Airco Solar Products Arthur’s Bank of Lone Rock Cardinal IG Doc’s Sporting Goods Liquor Mart Edward Kraemer Sons Inc. Parmer’s Pride Cheese Gerald C. Kempthorne, M.D. Hartung Brothers Inc. I-Diehl Tap Q INVESTORS Ihor A. Galarnyk, M.D. Jacoby Builders Roller Petroleum Kraemer Brothers Inc. Peoples State Bank of Arena River Valley School District Ted Lins Realty Umhoefer Lumber and Supplies Inc. Valley Bank - Spring Green To Shop In The City c PATRONS Greenway Manor Post House Prarie House Motel Schwarz Insurance Spring Green Pharmacy When You Can Save Some Time ASSOCIATES Allan C. Peckham - Attorney Anding Transit Inc. Baron Brook’s Berry Electric Ceder Grove Cheese Factory Copper Penny Cafe Doerre Hardware Inc. Don Larson Chevrolet Cadillac Inc. Dr. Kathleen M. McDonald - Chiropractor George’s Auto Body Gorman’s Food Market Gruber Cheese Inc. Headquarters Salon Hottmann’s Clothing JKL True Value Hardware Phil’s River Valley Super Market Pig Improvement Company Richardson Funeral Home Suburban of Spring Green The Village Press Trophy Bar Westbrook Associated Engineers Inc. Wisconsin Pole Structure BENEFACTORS Biglow Cheese and Butter Company Inc Bob Ewers Excavating and Trenching Bob’s Riverside Camp Dennis Olson Insurance Hall Pharmacies Inc. Home News Hometown Supermarket Kraemer Electric Louis’ Shell Service Nina Inc. Prairieland Cafe R.E. Polcyn, M.D. River Valley Oil Company Inc Roger Bussan, D.D.S. - Plain Round Barn Restaurant Sam’s Place Spring Green Paintin-Place Thermo-Dynamics Thermogas Company Wisconsin Power Light r 1 III DONORS Arena Cut N’Curl Bear Valley Body Shop Bear Valley Vittles Fix’ins Bill’s Small Engines Bill’s Super Shell Bob Hottman Plumbing Bowling Green Brian Mitchell Construction Carlson’s Garage Concrete Forms Inc. Consumer Co-Op, Sauk City Plain Crazy Frank’s Liquidation Dave’s Sandbar Self-Service Del Joan’s Denny’s Barber Shop DJ’s Kwik Stop Ehlert Repair Elnora’s Beauty Salon Epernay Properties Inc. Flower Shop Franklin Farmer’s Insurance Graves Auto Body Hairbenders Halverson Surveying Hi-way Mart Jerry Meyer’s Livestock Jim’s Sport Center Kerk’s Building Kraemer Kitchen Kabinets Lone Rock Milling Company Inc. Lone Rock Small Engines il Where You’re Able To Dally , i l a 127 r rrnYr DONORS Marie’s Teeter Toddlers Mary Merlie, Sauk County Clay Works McCarville Distributing Nu-Image Beauty Salon O.D. Buck’s Oasis Cafe Penn Hollow Cheese Ray’s Paint-n-place Rip’s Place RV Veterinary Clinic Schluter Construction Inc. Sew V Sew Sprecher Chiropractic Office Spring Green General Store Straka Meats Inc. Sunshine Players Video The Cheese Maker The Office of Deniecc Carver The Parlor Saloon The Torch Bar and Restaurant Thomas J. Kelly - Attorney Town and Country TV TV Electronic Service Wally’s Service Weiss Oil Company Winsted Shop Woody’s Restaurant Schmitz's Surge Looks Like We When we started school way back in 1974, the year 1987 seemed an eternity away, a dis- tant number that didn’t mean much to us, if we thought of it at all. But the days, weeks, months, and finally the years flew by like a blur. Peoples’ faces and our experiences blended together in a huge Ka- leidoscope. Over the years, we’ve be- come something like a family. We’ve gained and lost mem- bers thru the years. And like a family we have never all gotten along, but the one thing that we all had in common was the number 1987. 1987 was the one thing that bound us all together into a class. In our twelve years of school we’ve grown and learned from each other. The experiences we have had we will remember forever even when graduation is only a memory. Graduation has come and gone. Now, we’ve all gone our separate ways. The party’s over. We’ve begun to go on with our lives. We’ve made the trip together. It looks like we made it! Made It Looks like Bob made it to the bottom. Bryan Dolan, and Todd Smith team up to make the senior float. 129 Baseball 1987 The 1987 Varsity Baseball team: Bottom: Jody Knight. Scott Horton. Paul Yankc, Jesse Knight. Middle: Coach Birch, Dave Mcixelspergcr, Chad Kannenbcrg. Ron Hanson, Jay Fcincr. Top: Bob Jewell, Cameron Walsh, Eric Williams, Chris Lucey, Scott Buchlman, Jeremy Albrecht. This year the Varsity Baseball team saw its share of ups and downs. Although the team failed to win a game during the season, the boys worked hard and continued to put forth a good effort. Seniors Bob Jewell, Mark Nelson, and Scott Horton showed their leadership all through the season. When things looked tough, the seniors were there to help the team through the hard times. Even though the team record isn’t that impressive, individual improve- ment is the major accomplishment for each member of the team. Every- one showed improvement from the start to the end, and each player should feel good about his improve- ment. 1987 RIVER VALLEY BASEBALL TEAM STATISTICS R.V. vs. Dodgeville R.V. vs. Fennimore R.V. vs. Prairie Du Chien R.V. vs. Richland Center R.V. vs. Riverdale R.V. vs. West by R.V. vs. Viroqua R.V. vs. Dodgeville Loss 17-5 Loss 8-6 Loss 12-0 Loss 7-2 Loss 4-2 Loss 4-1 Loss 26-1 Loss 17-7 R.V. vs. Prairie Du Chien Loss 11-1 R.V. vs. Riverdale Loss 17-5 R.V. vs. Boscobel Loss 6-1 R.V. vs. Reedsburg Loss 7-1 R.V. vs. Ml. Horeb Loss 13-0 Scott Horton shows his form. This looks like a good place for a stickup. 132 133 Softball 1987 The River Valley girls softball team had their work cut out for them in this 1987 season. They wanted to win three consecutive state cham- pionships in a row. It’s great to have won the state Crown two years in a row, but a third year seemed to be even better! One of the main characteristics of this team was the very real exper- ience of the players. There were six returning players from the state championship team from last year including: Brenda Volk, Penny Brummer, Jenni Ferstl, Connie Christianson, Shari Pulvermacher, and Jane Liegel. Despite the loss of players from last year’s team, the girls made up with their quickness, agility, and plain talent. One of the highlights of the season came at the Reedsburg tournament. The girls won the tournament with a 3-0 record, beating Reedsburg, Plat- teville, and Sauk Prairie. In the last few weeks of school the girls will be preparing for their post- season play at regionals, sectionals, and hopefully state! Good luck girls, give it your all! 1987 Varsity Girls Softball Team. Sitting: Jane Liegel, Brenda Volk, Jody Hackl. Renac Ruetten. Kneeling: Lisa Joyce, Jennifer French, Lynn Liegel. Betty Wittman, Angie Powell. Jodi Carlilc. Standing: Coach Denny Coppernoll, manager Becky Patenaude. manager Carrie Thompson, Connie Christianson, Julie Weidner, Penny Brummer, Jenni Ferstl, manager Brenda Greenheck. 13 1987 Junior Varsity Girls’s Softball Team. Kneeling: Amy Crcsswell, Rcnac Feiner. Jennifer Dictzman, Becky Tennant. Standing: Debbie Lind, Angie Greiscn, Kristy Limmex, Brenda makes a fine catch. Jenny Nondorf, Coach Jack Taylor. — R.V. vs. Viroqua R.V. vs. Boscobcl R.V. vs. Prairie du Chicn R.V. vs. Iowa Grant R.V. vs. Rivcrdalc R.V. vs. Viroqua R.V. vs. Boscobcl R.V. vs. Prairie du Chicn R.V. vs Richland Center STATS 18- 3 10- 0 6- 0 4- 10 9-10 10- 0 5- 7 10-11 2- 3 R.V. vs. Rivcrdalc R.V. vs. Reedsburg R.V. vs. Sauk Prairie R.V. vs. 2- 8 Platteville R.V. vs. 3- 2 Wl Dells 11- 1 2- I 12- 2 136 137 Track 1987 The 1987 Boys and Girls Track Teams started out their season with the girls’ team winning over Wisconsin Heights and the boys’ team losing. Returning letter winners for the girls’ team are: Seniors - Jane Pletzer and Lisa Larson; Juniors - Corrine Tubb, Wendy Neuheisal, Amy Heiser, and Jenny Christian. Boys’ returning letter winners are: Seniors - jason Freel, Ty Ruh- land. Todd Smith, and Chris Far- gen. Junior - Bob Siewert; and Sophomore - Lance Jacoby. A few of the Blackhawks fin- ished their season earlier than others by not qualifying for the Sectional competition at Monona Grove. The two people that did qualify were Jane Pletzer, discus; and Lisa Larson, long jump. Ty Ruhland, and Jason Freel, howev- er, were very close to qualifying. Senior Lisa Larson has been a Stale competitor in the High Jump for the last three consecutive years. As a Freshman, she was State Champion: Sophomore, Third: and as a Junior, State Champion. This season she will once again try to re- capture her title. Ty put in a fine performance in the discus placing third, and Jason had a good time in the two-mile run, placing fourth, but both guys fell short of quali- fying. Front Row: Mary Miller (Manager), Lisa Larson, Lynda Zoellick. Jane Pletzer, Deb Hetzel, Jennifer Greenhcck, Lisa Pulvermacher (Manager). Second Row: Michelle McCarvillc, Charlotte lausly, Amy Heiser, Jenny Christian, Anita Rose, Lori Coleman, Corrine Tubb, Wendy Neuheisal. Third Row: Nicky Retrum, Amy Miller, Shari Pulvermacher. Penny Hampton, Kim Walsh, Kim Meixelsperger, Martha Sleinhorst, Kim Phillips, Jodi Schlutcr, Kristin Gribble. 138 Jane Pletzer shows off her incredible form. Seniors: Front Row - Rick Burbach, Ty Ruhland, Jason Freel, Todd Smith, Chris Fargen. Top Row - Lynda Zoellick, Jenni- fer Greenhcck, Lisa Larson, Deb Hetzel, Jane Pletzer. BOYS GIRLS Wisconsin Heights loss Riverdale win Fenn. P.D.C. loss Marshall Inv. 7th (11 teams) Kickapoo Viroqua 2nd Norski Inv. 8th (8 teams) Richland Center loss Boscobel loss Poynette Inv. 5th (7 teams) Reedsburg Inv. 4th Regionals win (girls only 6 teams) Lisa Larson- Long jump loss S.W.A.L. Jane Pletzer- Discus loss (Viroqua) 7th 7th 5th (7 teams) 2nd 8th 140 Front Row: Kurt Phillips, Pat Mahoney, Jeff Weiss, Karl Davis, James Radtke. John McCarvillc, Ian Gaalswyk. Second Row: Scan O’Neil, Jason Roticr, Chris Gradcl, Chris Fargen, Lance Jacoby, Pete Schocnmann, Mike Goodfriend, Jason Frccl. Third Row: Coach Benusa, John Hanson, Bob Siewert, Ty Ruhland, Rick Burbach, Trent Kraemcr, Brian Marshall, Todd Smith. 141 Golf 1987 Todd and Ross arc hard at practice. Ross shows off his style. John Paul attempts to make a putt. Left to right: Todd Townsend, John Longscth, Chris Pcckham, Ross Richardson, Jim Stoltz, and Terry Drone. Missing when the picture was taken were Dave Rapp, Geoff llkka, and Craig Swinehart. Athletic Awards 144 Basketball Gymnastics Wrestling This year’s varsity girls’ basketball team had returning seniors who showed great improvement as they worked individually and as a team. The varsity boy’s basketball team showed us great talent, and they im- proved upon their record from pre- vious years. Not only have they im- proved last year’s stats, but they have also shown improvement as in- dividuals. Our wrestlers had the potential and determination to come out win- ners in almost any match. With only two returning seniors, they were young in experience, but neverthe- less they were very impressive and showed us just how far team spirit can carry them. After taking conference for the past two years, what else is there to say about our gymnasts. With the help of three returning seniors, this team was impressive. Girls Varsity Basketball Brenda Volk Most Valuable Suzanne Powell Free Throw Champ Deb Hetzel Most Improved Senior Lynn Liegel Most Improved Junior Jane Liegel Coaches Award Boys Varsity Basketball Scott Horton Most Valuable Chad Kannenberg Most Improved Chris Lucey Junior of the Year Scott Horton Defensive Player of the Year Todd Townsend Offensive Player of the Year Scott French Hustlers Award Girls Gymnastics Lisa Larson Jane Pletzer Captains Lisa Larson Jane Pletzer Most Valuable Players Jennifer Anding Most Dedicated Traci White Most Improved Kirk and Tim listen attentively as Coach Above: Smile Danny! this is your minute! Laughery sings their praises. 145 National Honor Society The National Honor Society in- ducted 14 new members when they held their annual banquet at Arthurs on Sunday, April 26, 1987. To be- come a member of the society the inductees must meet several require- ments. The requirements that a member must meet include: having a cummu- lative grade point average of 3.3 or above on a 4 point scale and assess- ments of the students’ character, leadership, and service. The new members of the society are pictured below, left to right, front row: Senior Brenda Volk, Sophomores Kerri Kepler, Carrie Thompson, Jennifer Dietzman and Brenda Wilson. Back row: Senior Kim Limmex, Sophomore Michael Goodfriend, Senior James Lake, Sophomore James Phetteplace, Ju- nior Sharon Polcyn, Sophomore Christopher Peckham, Junior Brad Sailing, and Sophomores Ann Van Slyke and Anna Gilbertson. Congratulations new members! Above: New members of the National Honor Society. Right: Sophomore Jennifer Dietzman is “tapped. Far Right: Sophomore Anna Gilbertson is tapped during biology, a great way to get out of studying. 146 Left: Front, from left to right, K. Nondorf, C. Moe, J. Liegel. L. Licgcl and J. Anding. Back, R. Richardson, L. Larson, L. Kepler, S. French, and T. Smith. Far left: Cheryl Moe taps a smiling Sharon Polcyn, making her a new member. Above: National Honor Society Officers Lisa Larson, Todd Smith and Jennifer Anding. Left: Ms. Drennen, this year’s speaker, talked to the assembled parents and students about Australia. ■ k 147 Junior Prom Even the junior cripples can’t be left out of prom. 148 1987 Reigning Junior Prom Court. Puttin’ On The Ritz Left: Who mcccc? Above: Come on John, can't we have a little smile: we know you're having fun. This year’s Junior Class chose Puttin’ on the Ritz as their theme for Prom. To go along with the theme they chose royal blue, light blue and silver as representing colors. Charlotte Iausly and Todd Peter- son, Masters’ of Ceremonies, an- nounced this year’s court. Kirk Bio- drowski escorted Jenni Kraemer, Chad Kannenberg escorted Corinne Tubb, Dave King escorted Amy Heiser. Shawn Young escorted Stephanie Hanson, King Chris Lu- cey and miniature Noah Luther es- corted Queen Wendy Neuheisel and miniature Meghan Luther, John Diehl escorted Jennifer Anding. Dave Eichorst escorted Kris Kraemer, Darrin Bormett escorted Tracee White, and Rich Uselman es- corted Tracy Young. Everyone danced and enjoyed Puttin’ on the Ritz to the sounds of Freeway. 149 I wonder if that cute little red head is watching me! Charlie Brown (Todd Smith) steps up to bat. The Suppertime Kicklinc Musical ’87 You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown The Peanuts gang arrived at the Gard Theatre on April 3-5. The play “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown’’ is a story about Charlie Brown trying to realize that he is not a loser at everything. He also is taught that if you have friends, you don’t need anything else. Along the way, many other things occur. Lucy learns that she is a crab- by person. Snoopy fights the Red Baron, Linus does many long, bor- ing, speeches, Schroeder enjoys his music. Patty talks about anything that comes to mind, and the gang writes a book report about Peter Rabbit. River Valley is honored to have such a fine student body to choose from for the cast of characters. The talented singers and dancers chosen for the play were: Brent Notbohm (Snoopy), Todd Smith (Charlie Brown), Sharon Polcyn (Lucy), Brad Sailing (Schroeder), Bryan Wenc (Linus), Carin Mieden (Patty), Anna Gilbertson (Sally), Lce-Ann- dra Thering (Marcy), Chris Fargen (Pig Pen), and Mike Ferguson (Shermy). SMACK!” The Red Baron stikes again. “Down came the staff on his head. SMASH! 151 The 1986-87 choral and band pro- grams were very successful. Both the Festival Choir and Symphonic Band received Firsts at competition this year. The Mixed and Treble Choirs also earned Firsts while the Varsity Band came in a close second. The music awards program, scheduled for May 21, 1987 after the final band and choral concert, was not held this year due to bad weath- er. Many honors and awards were to be given out at this event. This year’s letter winners are Brenda Alt, Jane Bettinger, Kelly Feiner, Anna Gilbertson, Chris Gra- del, Lisa Pulvermacher, Carrie Thomson, Carin Meiden, Jim Con- nors, Chris Peckham, and Karl Da- vis. The pin winners are Michelle Ba- ker, Chris Berry, Missy Dedrick, Chris Fargen, Mike Ferguson, Cheryl Moe, Brent Notbohm, Shar- on Polcyn, Brad Sailing, Todd Smith, Brian Swinehart, Bryan Wenc, Pam Carlson, Bill Bullock, Charlotte Iausly, and Amy Smith. Congratulations to all! The recipient of the John Phillip Sousa award winner was Michelle Baker. The best choral musician award was presented to Mike Ferguson. M. Ferguson, A. Gilbertson. S. Polcyn. T. Smith. C. Thomson. C. Moe. and C. Mieden received starred firsts for their excellent vocal skills. 152 Music Awards 153 P. Carlson, B. Sailing, and M. Baker received starred firsts in Class A band solos. The best overall musician, Todd Smith, received a plaque for his efforts. K. Kepler, K. Limmex. C. Berry, C. Pcckham, M. Baker, and P. Carlson received starred firsts for their piano and woodwind skills in band. J. Dcitzman, A. Gilbertson, L. Pulvcrmachcr, C. Thomson, M. Dcdrick, and S. Polcyn got starred firsts for their Class A vocal ensembles. Art Show Above Right: “Rebel Without a Cause, by Kenny (Rebel) Newberry. Right: “Karate Ninja Confusion,” by Brian Marshall. Below: “Dennis Hopper and Disciple-Thc Domination!” by Jon Brown. 154 Above: “Synthetic Dreams of Illiterate Reality,” by Becky Nelson. Right: “The Bridge Over the River Kwai,” by Erin Kraemer. For the further good will of our fine country (The United States of America), our patriotic, god-fearing young artists have worked their way up from the depths of lowliness. These fine examples of humanity have expressed their ideas in a way that few men could possibly accom- plish. They have achieved a level of undaunted excellence. We should thank them for the bril- liant contributions that they have humbly given our fine school. They should be remembered for their strong spirit, vast imagination, and their ability to pursue the impossible. 155 This year’s Junior Olympics brought pleasure and fun for most, as long as they followed the planned activities which in- cluded: A game in which each contestant had to place a bat on the floor, put his forehead on the bat and then spin around the bat. He then had to try and shoot a basket. In an- other game, contestants had their hands tied behind their backs while they tried to find a jelly bean in a cream pie. In one game, the contestants had to run up, stand behind a line, and shoot out the flame of “I'm no amateur at this! I'm not very good at this! Junior Olympics a candle with a squirt gun. A game involving egg yolks was messy, indeed! In still another game, team members had to throw a frisbee through a hanging tire. In the sixth game, each team member was given a straw. The first player had to pick up a marshmallow with the straw and then pass it along down the line. The last person on the team had to put it into a plastic cup. In the seventh game, team members bounced quarters into a cup of punch. If they made it, they had to drink the punch. There weren’t many amateurs. In the last game, the team members were split into pairs. One person was blind- folded while the other sat down in a rolling chair. The blind- folded member then pushed the chair while being directed around the cones. The team that beat everyone else at the 1987 Junior Olym- pics bash included: Jenni Ferstl, Cameron Walsh, Jan- een Erdman, Waylon Kannen- berg. Shelly Anding, Guy Kempthorne, Kris Effinger, and Todd Wilkinson. 156 157 Academic Awards AWARDS ASSEMBLY Honor rolls, attendance, and leadership are three qualities that contribute to awards and recognition. However, it seems that these qualities are pos- sessed by people who are al- ways over-looked and forgot- ten. Because of this fact, two special award ceremonies have been held for these dedicated and hard working people. February 2, 1987 was the first of these award ceremo- nies; and hopefully it will con- tinue each year. It consisted of sophomores, juniors, and sen- iors, who have achieved a cer- tain current grade point aver- age (GPA); and therefore, they received either a gold, silver, or bronze medal. Students with a certain cummulative GPA dur- ing the 1985-1986 received an academic letter. May 18, 1987 was the date the second awards ceremony took place at RVHS this year. The evening period to be prof- itable for seniors as well as the underclassmen. These students worked hard for their grades while their parents pushed them to do their best, to put forth their best effort, and to work to their fullest potential. And the result? Between $18- and $20,000 worth of scholar- ships and various awards were presented to these worthy can- didates. Congratulations to everyone who received an award that night, and good luck in the fu- ture! Sheryl McCarville receives a scholarship from Grccnway Manor. As you can tell, this is one of Kim's better nights — she has a good- looking guy on each side . . not to mention the gold medals. 158 Barbara Fitzgerald presented Chris Berry with a scholarship from Arthur’s. Ross Richardson received a scholarship from the Spring Green American Legion. RVHS’s pride: Our Academic Decathalon Team (gasp). Jcni Kracmcr, Jennifer Anding, and Connie Christianson were the three juniors receiving silver medals — they will go for the gold next year. Ty Ruhland receiving his scholarship from Scholarship Trust Fund and the Community Theatre Association. 159 Forensics Above: Jon Brown, James Lake, Kathy Nondorf, Jenny Dietzman, Lynette Ruppcrt. Sharon Polcyn, Martha McCamy, Karl Davis, Leilani Zimmer, James Phcttaplace. Not Pictured: Charlotte lausly. The 1987 Forensics team not only started but also completed the year in style. At the Howard Hanson Invitational in Platteville, Martha McCamy, Sharon Polcyn, and Lynette Ruppert all placed first. Our team also did River Valley proud at the state meet in Madison. Kathy Nondorf, Martha McCamy, Debbie Boggs and Leilani Zimmer received silver medals by earning a score of 23 or 24 out of 25. The highlights of the meet for River Valley’s team were Sharon Polcyn’s and Lynette Ruppert’s perfect scores of 25. They were rewarded with gold medals. Above: Hi! My name is Martha! In all, 1987 was a fantastic year for the River Valley Forensics team. Best of luck to the team and their coaches. Miss Ptaschinski and Mrs. Gee, next year! Far Above: Jon captivates his audience. Above: Sharon wants you to join the forensics team! IN MEMORIAM WILLIAM R. BULLOCK 1940 - 1987 GUIDANCE COUNSELOR AND FRIEND IN MEMORIAM ANGELA F. HACKL 1968 - 1987 CLASSMATE AND FRIEND IN MEMORIAM MARCUS C. HUTTER 1970 - 1987 CLASSMATE AND FRIEND IN MEMORIAM THERESA M. MEYER 1969 - 1987 CLASSMATE AND FRIEND