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

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Junior Lisa Men wear her puts in alot of enthusiasm while she sings Another Love Juniors Molly Roper and Greg Klowsowski put their talents together to sing Anything for You. Sophomore Genny Tilden wonders If” the audience likes her song. . . . rogers’ talent shines. — n — bits-n-pieces

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BITS -N- PIECES How ya doing out there!” yelled Russ Hapke to the crowd of people who came to see the Annual Bits and Pieces Talent Show. The audience yelled back and Kim Withrow, dressed like a showgirl, brought out the sign for The Love Bombs. The Love Bombs, comprised of Darren Young. Jim Chaddock. Jenny Woods, and Rob Neary, opened up the show with a few songs, including Twist and Shout”. Approximately thirty students partici- pated in the show which had singing, dancing, piano playing, and gymnastic acts. Lisa Meriweather performed a song she wrote called Another Love”, Jacque McMillon played Tender Love” on the piano. Jenny Zummak sang Tiffany’s Jennifer Zummak flawlessly sings Could've Been by Tiffany. Emcee Russ Hapke tries to quiet the audience down with another one of his hilarious jokes. Darren Young struts across the stage as his band. The Love Bombs , kick out the jams. — 26 — student life Could've Been”, and the girls went wild as Joseph Hatchett sang Loving You”. Larry Metcalf, Derrick Grant, Chris McDonald, Derrick Montgomery, and Reggie Ross, along with their entourage, rapped Terminology”. Ginny Tilden sang If”, Molly Roper, accompanied by Greg Klosowski on keyboards, sang Anything For You”, Sonya Watkins sang a Whitney Houston favorite Where Do Broken Hearts Go?”, and Angie LaRocco and Lynn Meyer rocked the house when they did their gymnastic and dance routine. After intermission Jackie Eckwood belted out If I Were Your Woman”. Re- flections. comprised of Chris Watkins. Randy Watkins. Lisa Meriweather, Sonya Watkins, Tina Lustick, and Derrick Woods sang Man In the Mirror”. Kevin Beckner and Jackie Eckwood sang the Academy Award Winner, I’ve Had the Time of My Life”. Lisa Meriweather and Sonya Watkins sang a duet, I Know Him So Well.” Tasha Burks. Tina Phillips. Anita Winston, LaShaunda Aikens. Martha Swanson, and Nicole Pollard did a dance routine to the hit Push It”. All of the acts did exceptionally well, although some were difficult to hear due to the restlessness of the audience. How- ever. the performers gave it their best efforts and they should be proud. -Amy Russell

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DANCING • • • To dance: (According to Webster’s Dic- tionary) -to move the body and feet in rhythm, ordinarily to music -to move lightly, rapidly -rhythmic movements to music -rapid movement In other words: (According to Rogers stu- dents) -a wild, wriggling, frantic way of jumping around in some sort of rhythmic frenzy to music Dancing is a way of just having fun. For a lot of students it may be one of their favorite pastimes. According to Amy Rus- Cousins Trevor Kelley and Megan Russell dance the night away. It is easy to tell Brett Morton is head over heels about the music at the dance. — 2$ — student life sell. Dances offer a place to gyrate your body in a series of motions that, done anywhere else, could get you in trouble.” Rogers students were lucky to exper- ience many dances. The Homecoming dance for example, was a popular event and attracted many students including current students and alumni. There were also Halloween and Valentine’s Day dances, along with after the game dances. Many clubs found out that dances were an easy way to earn money. They weren’t a lot of work and they made substantial amounts of money. The Catalyst staff worked over 40 hours to make $300 for running a Coke booth at the Octoberfest. Sponsoring a dance to make $300 was so much easier and more fun,” said Mrs. Basquez. Dancing is a way people can express their emotions. It’s one of the easiet ways people can relate to their feelings. Whether it’s slow dancing with a new love or jumping around to a favorite song, dancing can always get someone in a good mood and enable them to have a lot of fun. -Kathy Richter