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

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In the office .11 Rod Odkx vamhililation Ct-nlvi, Mary Bivtlvrsliull Answers questions for d tallerl Reaching for the top GiGi Samalio gets on With lu-r work at St. Anthony's Hospital, life lines Visiting with a resident at Red Oaks, Sheila Young spends her lrev lime rlisi ussing tho Iotal news. Volunteers offer Free Servuce Rogers students obtained a variety of part-time jobs. Unlike previous years, when the only jobs they could expect to get were at fast food restaurants, 1984 saw teenagers expanding their horizons of job possibilities. Although most students found employment in fast food restaurants, some mopped floors in hospitals, aided nurses in nursing homes and were receptionists, typists and custodians in community businesses. The adults saw responsible and hard working young men and women in Michigan City. The feelings shared by these individuals is best summed up by senior Dan Sells, I like my job at St. Anthony's Hospital because I like helping people and it will help me with my career as a radiologist. -Ania Kedzierski

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Rogers students Make It Part Time Although some students got part-time jobs for the money, others got pure satisfaction out of volunteering their time. There were numerous volunteer activities in which students could take part. One such activity was Adopt-a- Grandparent program. Rogers' head counselor, Mrs. Presser, was the organizer of this program and had this to say, This program has been beneficial to both the H e 9. UL, NA students and to the residents. Twice a month, Mrs. Presser and students went to Red Oaks Rehabilitation Center and conducted an exercise Class for stroke victims, and anyone else who had been left paralyzed. The program erased the students' fear of the elderly, as some were so often afraid. -Janelle Jones Playing with the keys, Jeanette Scott is deeply involved with the Character Generator. Keeping the customers entertained, Dan Sells changes the jamsH at Disc Records. Looking for the perfect fit, Juli Lindenmeyer and Kim Vernier ask Niki Franz for assistance at tiThe Sole Hole. 18 Student Life

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In 1984, surprising inventions HIT THE MARKET Remember when the coca-cola company finally decided to produce diet coke? Or when you could run out and buy a twenty piece size of Chicken McNuggets at McDonaIdis? That, along with the discovery of NeutraSweet, the non-cancer-causing sweetner, Changed people's eating habits drastically. Many things aside from food helped Change the life of the Rogers teen in 1984. Inventions such as the new tiny sized Walkman enabled students to jam at pep sessions unnoticed and ignore others on their busses. The Sony Watchman did much the same thing, only visually. At home, the students also took advantage of other modern inventions. Many Rogers students programmed their home computers to help them with their homework. In their spare time, however, the kids played Dragon's Lair, an animated video game, took pictures with their disc cameras, and talked on their cordless phones. They could even change the color of their eyes with new colored contact lenses. Though these inventions were just dreams before 1984, students wondered how they ever lived without them. Q Chris-T phone homo. -Jennifer Franklin Even Coke decided to lose weight. Proving that even pre-schoolers can make a living in . . advertising, MTV displays its logo. Being very happy that Zippers donit come in velcro, a R ,t d t . . . r . . ogers S U ent refastens hls VEIUO shoes Listening to the Watergate tapes, Jodi Pelis pretends she IS Richard Nixon. 20 Student Life