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

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On a night of special events, Regina Franke is escorted by Pat Spurgeon. Encouraging his team to go for the gold, Coach Drake gives them a winning pep-talk. Terri Fleming and Chrissy Wozniak primp their candidate's car. Smiling pretty, Lisa Stinnette and Mike Lemmons waltz to the field. The 1984 finalists await the announcement of this year's queen. Homecoming 7

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6 A Night Of SPECIAL EVENTS Homecoming, just hearing the word will send some young ladies to dreaming. Thoughts of buying a new outfit, having a special escort, riding in a fancy car, and possibly being crowned the homecoming queen will dance through their minds. For Tammy Allie, all these dreams came true. Tammy, representing National Honor Society, became Rogers' 1984 Homecoming Queen. It was so neat, said Tammy, 1 was right by the Freshman truck and they started to cheer for me and it made me feel really good and made me cry. Tammy also said that she had much support from everyone-especially from her family, and that made the honor even more special. This year though, homecoming wasn't special just for the candidates alone. There were a lot of wonderful things for everyone. It was the first time in eight years that the Raider football team won the homecoming game, by defeating LaPorte, 21 to 19. For the Freshmen, it was a special event also. They won the trophy for the best- decorated spirit truck for the first time in the history of Rogers' homecoming. Regina Franke, representing German Club, had a memory of her own by being the first foreign exchange student elected as a candidate. One event that affected everyone was the absence of a pep session to introduce the candidates and cheer on the team. The lack of a pep session took away from the excitement and prestige for the candidates, said Tammy. Many students mentioned that homecoming was less interesting this year and they didn't know who was up for queen. A pep session would have tied homecoming together and made the spirit stronger, but even without it, Rogers' homecoming still had the quality of what dreams are made. - Kathy Mickus Standing with her escort Mike Daniels, Tammy Allie awaits her crown and the beginning of her reign of the '84-'85 school year. The Freshmen cheer the team on before the game in their winning spirit truck. This was the first time that the Freshmen won the award for the best-decorated class truck. Student Life

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Mayor Clifford Arnold gives Newman and Sadowski a plaque for their bravery as Principal Adams and Penny Ballew look on. A Heroic Action On the night of Friday, August 31, Brian Sadowski and Brian Newman saved fifteen-year old Penny Ballew after she fell from the East Pier on Lake Michigan. The Ballews were visiting here from South Bend to work a booth at the Octoberfest. Penny's father had told her and her two sisters not to go near the water. However, they went for a walk on the pier. While they were on the pier, a ten-foot wave knocked Penny from the pier to the jagged rocks below. After a second wave struck, Penny was out of sight. Seeing what had happened, Brian Sadowski leapt into the water with Newman following. The two rescued Penny and handed her to her father, who, by this time, was waiting on the pier. Sadowski and Newman received plaques from Mayor Clifford Arnold, awards from police chief Stephen Bacztub and a Number One Citizen's Award from Principal Doug Adams and Superintendant Clyde Zeek. Many other awards followed for them including dinners at the Lions and Rotary Clubs. -Tim Biggs At half-time of the Homecoming football game, Sadowski and Newman are again honored with a plaque from a representative of Woodsman Insurance Company. 8 Heroes