Rogers High School - RYB Yearbook (Michigan City, IN)

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1 Donna Cotton, Julie Pischke, Steve Fritz and Greg Pieschala: Boys' and Girls' State delegates relax in the library. 2 D.A.R. Good Citizenship Award winners, Mike Frazee and Julie Pischke have a friendly chat before school. 3 Students Kathy Yagelski and Sue Gonder placed first and second in the state Span- ish contest. 4 Members of the top ten are Cindy Hajdu- siewicz, Ken Barnes, Cathy Flegel, Lisa Friesmuth, David Ruzic, (Salulatorian) Rose Keppen, (Valedictorian) Ann Giglio, Greg Pieschala, Julie Pischke and Shelly Luke. 5 Peggy Stork, the Betty Crocker Award winner, prepares for her next class. 6 VICA state winners Pat Cusick, for arc welding, and Carolyn Moffitt, for nurses' aides, also participated in the national competition. 7 National Merit Finalist David Ruzic enjoys the scenery at the Michigan City pier along with National Merit commended scholars Ken Barnes, Greg Pieschala and Cindy Schacht. 19

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All work and no play? Although this may be the case in some schools, it cer- tainly doesn't apply to honor students at Rogers. In addition to toiling over their studies, many of these students also devoted time and effort to school and community organiza- tions. Throughout the year, var- ious organizations sponsor awards to students deserving special recognition for their scholastic achievements. Such persons are chosen not only on the basis of their grades but also because of their contri- butions to the community. When asked what their scholastic success means to them, students gave a wide variety of answers. Among the most common remarks were: It means earning a scholarship, It signifies prestige, and It means I didn't get caught cheating. Whatever their reasons, these students continue to take the lead in school and community affairs. 18

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Michigan City remembers., Lint thi Did you ever wonder how Michigan City first came into being? I mean, who tripped updfi this Riviera of Lake Michigan in the first place? wrually, the Spanish were first to arrive here. lapsed through this area rpedition and eV Qtpally rtf vhat is now Nil gin. Next came the Fr le command of Lafval yever, during the French a an War, the French lost | erritory to the English. ly, under the leadership of George R O rk, this terri- tory was «W claimed Amer- ican. Although Michigan Cit be comparatively smal as one of the battlefj la alT the Revolutionan 'arvTi C only battleoftKftw r fpugn ' in the Mit Wesn foalT laca iVti Mgan Citylbetween me British Redcoats and a Band of patriot smugglers. I actually more than a fight fired, so Mic sideredthesit field. was an agent of C.R. Clark. He had a dugout on what is now the golf course of the Pottawat- tamie Country Club. Later, de Sable built the first house iti Chicago. ® To discuss Mi«F$gln City and not discro» fesac C. Elston is to ltscuss Indiana and not f!tv Hysteria. Major EI kJh (his milUary title was Bt«en to him bwthe goyefnor I n d i a n s yw eTrr rTI L c e rk a threat) Was anJS- ' : business- ot race t sf»bts were |n City is con- f a battle- StJXivilized sfemerwas John Baptiste Pointe e Sable, a black gentleman, who In TpjITpeTSSrchased a qrs non of land at the 'fejT ' Seeded to s [atrtt’Sirmfel Miller (the firs' jlare agant) the g Tn loecrfor prices rang ; frjpm twemy lo one hundred ts. Althougn the Major is c nXjdered a founder of this city, Fre conducted much of his pusiness from the town of CrawIpVdsville. Mictygan City (especially the beircK area) has been thought by some to be a home away from home. Ev ri as early as the 1920's, Alice'Cray, alias Diana of the Dunes succeeded in mak- ing the Dunes er semi-peaceful, temporary home. Diana, for some unknown reason, left her family and financial securitv, armed with only the clpthes she wore, a glass, knifpr poon, blanket and twp'guns, and started out ie wilderness. For a .fine, Diana found the iiJiWs in aloneness she so desperately. How- earerTtreriiyabit nfxkinnv.-dipjaine Fn.take Michig TheikWBffikin liye hfnMrtjpii gCfTy f wTF3Ativ lBquresend toJaer L-pedc5f51 halation. L-angry fisherman's wife tipped - ' '1 V-TffV b be a me1 a!1 g e j7deTi e 11 of h-dotJging-a«tiJiwffjTg J reporters and Peeping Toms. February of 1925, Diana, by uremic infection, died in a hermit's shack. She at last found the precious | ad the rare couragpAo sqfTlJq .the ill fortur firu The explorers and founders of the past have done much to contribute to the growth and welfare of Michigan City. Hope- fully, this generation will contribute equally as much.