ROWVA High School - Rovan Yearbook (Oneida, IL)

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Students Against Driving Drunk I think a goal for the school would be to keep striving for a standard of excellence. ROVA has many excellent programs, faculty members, and students who have done their very best to make ROVA the very best. Now they must keep striving for that excellence. The band has won many honors as a marching band, a concert band, and a jazz band. The only way they can keep receiving the recognition and honor is to keep reaching for perfection. Perfection is only achieved when the band members have pride and determination, and the ROVA High School Band certainly does. The Industrial Arts program is a fine program that has taken many years to build. It has now reached a point of greatness. Each year there are a lot of beautiful woodworking projects that are entered in contests, exhibited at the annual show, and taken to homes to be enjoyed for years. The athletic program shows their extraordinary efforts each time they compete, whether it be in volleyball, basketball, football, or track. Long hours are put in at practices, games, and meets to achieve the best and to win. S.A.D.D. Officers are (top) Tracey Copeland, Chris Larson; (center) Bill Bjorling, Angela Welch and sponsor Mr. Kraus; (seated) Ginger Sweborg. This new organization seeks to prevent alcohol-related traffic accidents, a horizon all Americans are beginning to take seriously. The faculty at ROVA, in my opinion, is the best around. The faculty works very hard to give the students all the opportunities and options they can. By continuing to challenge the students, ROVA will continue to offer a successful curriculum in the changing world. The students at ROVA contribute so much to the school and to the activities. They don't just participate — they give that little extra to make ROVA a better school. ROVA's school system has met many goals and set a high standard for itself, so on its horizon is the 8 Opening Section challenge to continue that excellence. — Karin Owrey Many students feel like school is a place of confinement. Instead of thinking that way, we must be optimistic. Think of high school as four challenging, educational, but fun-filled years. They are years that are guiding you in order for you to become a success in the big world. For people to feel this way, they must not be afraid to try to join an outside activity. When a student belongs to any type of high school activity, that student feels a sense of importance because his or her membership is needed in order for that club, team, or group to function successfully. Respect is also needed for teachers as well as students. The I don't care attitudes should be wiped out and the I will respect and I want to be respected attitudes should be practiced. These characteristics need to be put into practice before they go out the door completely. ROVA is a school everyone should be proud to attend. — Carla Main

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Still Crazy After All These Years Mr. Cottingham leads the band to honor after honor — when he isn't busy lighting up everyone's lives with light bulbs, magazines, calendars, raffle tickets, and garage sale memorabilia. Mrs. Behringer gets us out of study hall to work on reading, 'riting, and 'rithmetic. On “account of Mrs. Cain, we now know how to type and consume. She also serves as sophomore class sponsor. Mrs. Dennis started our school's first high school special ed. room. That makes her really special. Mr. Grawe likes drafting so well, he even drafts varsity football players. He is constantly “weighting on his conditioning class. 10 Academics