ROWVA High School - Rovan Yearbook (Oneida, IL)

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r v Having The Best Of Times As teenagers, we often heard the phrase, “This is the best time of your life, enjoy it while you can!” After deciding to take this advice, we “lived it up”. We cruised Henderson and Main Streets in Galesburg ... won our Homecoming game ... traveled to Chicago ... spiked volleyballs ... dressed up like farmers ... tackled our competition ... went to movies ... won the color guard state championship ... played bingo ... devoured watermelon after the football scrimmage ... hung out at the mall ... played volleyball and badminton during our lunch hours ... changed the clocks on our teachers ... marched down the hall playing the fight song ... hung out at McDonalds ... collected money for charities ... won music contests and festivals ... wore our clothes backward ... went to rock concerts ... slammed basketballs ... marched on the football field with masks on the Friday before Halloween ... pigged out on ice cream ... played tricks on our substitute teachers ... were psyched up by Larry Daniels ... went bowling ... performed in the play ... had bubblegum blowing contest contests ... cheered you teams to victory ... celebrated at sockhops ... had tricycle races ... performed at half-times and received standing ovations ... won the Orion Tourney ... went to parties ... outpaced our rivals ... were successful in scholastic contests ... won the Lincoln Trail Conference Championship in basketball ... danced poolside ... placed second in the Avon Relays ... sold pizzas, magazines, spices, calendars, fruits, rat bait, trees, candy, a picture, donuts, R.O.V.A. Tiger Stickers, and T-shirts ... beat Alwood in boys basketball there by twenty-nine points. Yet at the same time we received an education from teachers who sincerely care about us and do their best to prepare us for life. We set goals, and we accomplished them. We involved ourselves in various activities, musical, athletic, and scholastic. We set new records. But most of all, we upheld (if not further uplifted) the traditional, highly respectable reputation that R.O.V.A. maintains — we are a school to be reckoned with in all areas of competition. We laughed together. We cried together. We left our mark. We had the best of times. While Beth and Diane “serve their sentences” at R.O.V.A. High, every once in a while they go “stir crazy.” “Here’s looking at us!” — Carolyn and Randy, two students who always seem to know how to have a good time. 8 Best Of Times

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The Great Moments The greatest moment of all, of every school day! If I had to pick a great moment, it would have to be the Alwood match of the district volleyball tournament played at Alwood. Earlier in the regular season, we had lost to Alwood 10-15, 13-15. That night in the tournament, the girls played at their physical and mental peaks. The level of play I witnessed was exciting and thrilling to watch. Our defensive coverage was picking up Alwood’s spikes and our offense seemed to pass and set-up to our spikers with ease. In one long rally, Lynn Howard spiked the ball three consecutive times off Angela Daniels’ sets, but Alwood kept returning the ball. On the fourth set-up, Lynn went up — Alwood was ready for the spike — but Lynn lightly dinked the ball over the hands of the Alwood blockers and the ball hit the floor. It was great! As their coach, I was happy that the girls got to experience a match where the skills they had worked on so hard all came together in a top-notch performance. Needless to say, I was very proud of them. — Coach Swanson This year’s writing class provided some interesting, if not rewarding, “great moments,” even though it was a project that was slow to blossom. I started the Senior Writing Award two years ago and this year looked for other ways to have students involved with the skill of writing. We entered several contests and in April I was pleasantly pleased to have a few students as finalists in the Region Four Writing Talent Search. — Mr. Renwick One of the greatest moments of this year for me was when the flag and rifle squad received a standing ovation for our performance at the basketball games. It really made me proud to be a part of “one of the best color guards in the state.” — Shelley Snyder While I have been fortunate enough to have been provided with more than one great moment, I feel that the greatest moment for me actually occurred last summer, when the concert band won first place at the Red River Exhibition in Winnipeg, Canada. It was undoubtedly the biggest thrill for my band in all my years of teaching. Then I found that the 80-81 yearbook was dedicated to me. It was a very gratifying, but humbling experience which caused me to work harder with the band this year. Two more great moments were when the Flag and Rifle squads were acclaimed “81 State Champions” for winning both the parade and field competitions at U. of I., and when the jazz band won the Augustana College Jazz Festival after two straight second place finishes. The girls worked very hard on their routines and the show, and found that it pays off. All in all, the “81-82” school year has proved to be the best for the ROVA bands — the kids were super! — Mr. Cottingham As I look back upon the season, it would be hard to single out any one game as being more exciting than any other. We showed a lot of defense this season. Against Toulon, Jim Pitman set a new school record for passing 294 yards in one game. This performance earned him the Galesburg Register Mail Prep Athlete of the Week. I feel this was quite an honor for Jim and probably even more so for his offensive line. Our defense recorded two shutouts. The most demonstrating efforts of this was against Wethersfield. Brian Anderson played an outstanding game for us with two blocked punts (recovering one for a touchdown). It was quite evident that R.O.V.A. lived up to its title of the “R.O.V.A. Fighting Tigers.” I believe that a major reason for our improvement was that, as a team, we worked harder to be a team, and not individuals. The best example of this was when I asked Ross Woodside to give up his quarterback position to help us in the tight end position. He did this willingly for the team and excelled at that position with an average of twenty-three yards per catch. Our Fighting Tigers had a prominent season due to everyones’ efforts and willingness to improve. I hope that we will continue to provide the school and its student body with more pleasant memories and victories. — Coach Grawe Great Moments 7

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NINETEEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-TWO SPORTS