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

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Being held at gunpoint, Mr.Kent Lange reads the outrageous demands of the S.L.A. Celebrating the winning season of the boys' basketball team, many stu- dents and teachers participated in the traditional “Spirit Week . Many were very enthusiastic in dressing up and hall decorating. Streamers, banners, farm- ers, athletes, balloons, and posters blazed throughout the school to ignite more school spirit. When the spirit finally started to en- gage, some disappointing news arose, The pep session scheduled for Friday of that week was cancelled. According to Mr. Lange, the sponsor of the Stu- dent Senate, the coaching staff was upset with the attitude of the team and felt that poor attendance existed at the basketball games. Feeling mislead and denied, the sen- iors as leaders got together to form a demonstration at 9:30 am, Wednes- day, March 4. After a short meeting between Mr. Adams and the Senate, a pep session was scheduled for 1:30 pm of that day. The Senate and other volunteers had approximately three hours to unite and work together. Tri- cycle racing, licorice eating, and pie throwing took place at the pep session where everyone became a winner. More pep sessions were scheduled during the basketball tournament. In the first game of the regionals, Rogers had to hoop against the Wildcats from South Bend Riley. Entering the pep ses- sion, the basketball team waltzed in with a coffin filled with stuffed wildcats on their shoulders. The team got psyched up by “slam dunking the stuffed wildcats. Between all the excitement and cheering, the pep session was raided by the “S.L.A. , the Senior Liberation Army. Members had kidnapped sever- al teachers and held them hostage in their hideout in which the location was unknown. Victims Mr. Cartwright, Miss Carey, Mr. Lange, Mr. McMillan, Mr. Pe- ters, and Mr. Shook were wrapped with rolls of White Cloud and wheeled into the pep session in front of the en- tire student body. Holding Mr. Lange at gunpoint, the disguise S.L.A. presented him with a list of demands for the hos- tages' release. The demands consist- ed of: 1. ) An open lunch period for seniors only. 2. ) A “Senior Skip Week 3. ) The sophomore and junior classes forfeit their Best Hallway awards to the seniors. 4. ) All underclassmen refer to them- selves as scum. 5. ) The Class of 1987 be recognized as the coolest, baddest senior class in the history of Rogers High School. Despite the unfulfilled demands, the hostages were released and the pep session continued. The spirit of Rogers WAS dying. Hav- ing pep sessions, hall decorations, and cheer contests has caused an inclina- tion in school spirit and pride climbing to where Rogers will always stay- AT THE TOP! -Lori Grams — 18 — student life

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Jobs: A Time To Work For When It's Time To Play Some of us have it, some of us don't. All of us want a lot of it, but sometimes it seems so hard to get a hold of even a little bit of it. What is it? Money! Yes, that precious, crisp, green stuff that we can never get enough of can cause a person to go to desperate lengths just to have some ... even to the point where you go out and get that dreaded word---------a job. Sacrificing wild weekend festivities, precious hours of sleep, piles of home- work and sometimes even treasured beach time in the summer, many peo- ple earn extra moolah working after school or weekends. Having that extra cash comes in handy for saving col- lege money and for other necessities like clothes, tapes, movies, food, etc Although a lot of free time and rest are given up, there are some advan- tages to having a job. By working, you meet people that you don't go to school with and the extra money helps a lot, remarks Janet Bolinger, who works at K M Supermarket. John Dietz, an usher at the Cinema, finds his job to be entertaining. I get to see a lot of free movies and I enjoy looking like a nerd in my blue jacket and bow tie. Kim Jesch points out the good and bad sides of working at McDonald's. I hate wearing polyester, but I meet a lot of cute guys when I work the drive- thru. So even though working at good old McDonald's may not seem quite as glamorous as riding shotgun with Don Johnson on Miami Vice or as cool as singing lead with BonJovi, the job pays off when it's time to play. -Cathy Drzewiecki Having fun in McDonaldland. Natalie Meyer and Rod Beckner give service with a smile. Adding up the multitudes of sales she just made, Sandy Hinton earns money by working at Lerner's. — 20 — student life