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

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Georgia Biederstadtls hobby was playing the piano. She had taken lessons for seven years. She stayed with it bCCaUSO of the contests she entered in South Bend and in Gary. Georgia won first place ratings for five years. She also won a trophy for them. Georgia, referring to the contests said, I have to sit in a soundproof room with the judges. I get nervous, but once I start playing it's not so bad. Gigi Samali got interested in photography through her brother, a former photographer for RYBt Her favorite subjects are people. When asked about her most interesting subject she giggled and replied, I once took a picture of Ron Frasure mooning me. She prefers black and white pictures because, you can do much more with them. Colors are sometimes distracting. You donlt play with pucks, you play with hard balls said Chris Hartsburg when asked how roller hockey differs from ice hockey. He has been on the Sims roller hockey team for two years. Carl Underwood, the coach of the team, designed wheels for Sims and got them to sponsor the team. The team mostly played in out of town tournaments, which were sometimes played as far away as Tennessee. Chris doesn't intend to make a career out of roller hockey. If he becomes skilled in this sport, he may go to Europe and play, as roller hockey is more popular there. It's sort of a family thing. When you sew, you can be creative and original. Besides that, it's cheaper. said Lori Scott when asked why she made her own Clothes. Lori's mom taught her and her two sisters how to sew. The most difficult thing she made was a white blouse with pleats around the collar. It was difficult because it was very detailed and she had to be careful with it. Lori told the interviewers, HThe greatest advantage in making your own clothes is that you have the clothes you want and no one can buy things identical to them. Humming and strumming, Sue and Dick Groff took time out from their busy schedule to pose for a picture. ; Groffs have musical lnclinations Students knew Sue and Dick Groff as everyday teachers at Rogers High School. When they weren't in the classroom, however, their true personalities surfaced as they became a brother and sister team in their own band. They played together for twenty-six years- usually at weddings, restaurants, and private parties. They performed once at the graduation party of a former Rogers student. Both of them played the guitar and sang but Dick wrote some of the music. We play everything except classical music-from polkas all the way to hard rock. Some of the music they played were from such popular groups as B.T.O., KC. and the Sunshine Band, Foreigner, the Doobie Brothers, and a little Ted lNugentl. -Mary Biederstadt Freelime 29

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Students' hobbies occupied Free Time Steve Foss sold his drawings to LaPorte Mall exhibits. He was just a natural talent with art. Steve's step brother drew for an underground newspaper which sparked his interest in art. He makes mostly abstract drawings. When asked where he got the ideas for his artwork he replied, just moods'i Steve hopes to draw cartoons for a newspaper or a magazine in the future. He won two second piaces in an art contest. His talent was once again acknowledged when he was offered the chance to attend an art seminar Doug Adams, the student not the boss, canoed when he wasn't busy with his Physics homework. Doug's father inspired his interest in canoeing in 1976 Doug said, He just went on one canoeing trip, came back, bought all kinds of equipment, and became a dealer. In the spring- time Doug and his father usually go to Northern Wisconsin, Doug's favorite place to canoe, and his favorite type of canoeing is whitewatering. Doug went to two whitewater clinics in Southern Indiana, and some given by Indiana State University. canoeing schools in Minnesota. l'm very happy about my latest role because I played a person instead of an animal. Jenny Franklin's latest role was in the Michigan City production of The Philadelphia Story. Jenny began her 1'acting career when she was ten at the Dunes Children's Theater. Later she took classes at Goodman and Steppenwolf theaters in Chicago. Through special programs she attended Northwestern and Carnegie Mellon Universities. At Steppenwolf, an adult acting class, she was interviewed and auditioned. She met a few famous actors, probably the most famous person was Chloris Leachman. Jenny doesn't want to be an actress because it's a long shot. 28 Student life

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The time they had dreamed of: The Big Moment Is Here On September 2, 1980 484 timid freshmen arrived at Rogers for the first time and as usual, cries of HI can't find my locker and Those seniors are so tall were heard throughout the halls. Yet, the staff still realized that this, the class of 1984, was going to be an outstanding class. It took little time for the Class to prove this as the freshmen won the spirit triangle at the first pep session of their freshman year, and a freshman appeared on almost every varsity sport. From sophomore year to their last day as seniors, there was no stopping the class of '84. Before anyone realized it, the class of '84 were the seniors, the ones who were so tall. The Class motto, I'The big year is here certainly proved to be true. During the school year, the class of '84 brought national recognition to Rogers. More awards were brought back to Rogers than in any of the years past in the sports, academics, and Senior class sponsors Barbara Slater and Gerry Peters give their farewell words on graduation night. President Delray Brooks, Salutatorian Lisa Garay and Valedictorian Andrew Houseman impart their words of wisdom upon their classmates. music fields. Not only was the Class of '84 outstanding for this, but they were also the first Class to start the now annual Class Olympics Day, and the first class to have a Class picture taken. The Senior Banquet ran smoother and was the best decorated than in any previous banquets at Rogers. The SLA tSenior Liberation Armyl was also more active than in years past. Whenever things began to get boring or monotonous, the SLA was creative enough to raise the spirit of the school by hanging an outrageous banner on the front of the school or by painting the sidewalk with giant 84's . As books were written about it, movies produced about it, and predictions heard about it, the year 1984 was obviously awaited with curiosity by everyone. On May 30th, the Class of 1984, now with 388, became Rogers alumni, which meant that people not only had high hopes for 1984 beforehand, but also have fond memories of the year afterwards. -Scott Barnes