Silver Creek High School - Silver Leaves Yearbook (Sellersburg, IN)

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Co I . I. ..k'-'- a 'I i i ua-AM! v1, W4: 1h;- i - Above: The Awakening Giant was viewed the last day of the excursion. Resting atop the head of the sculpture is Denis Kell and Kenny Haas, as Kenny attempts to lace up his shoes. Right: Displaying their patriotic zeal to their postered hero iRonboi, Scott Crone, Darrin Erwin, and Greg McClure show that their room, 433, was definitely one of the DC. rowdy rooms.

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this has to do with Stu- the 100 m. breast stroke. Derek dent Life. For Stacy swims in the 100 m. free and 100 Dismore, fr., Beth Hartstern, jr., m. breast. Tami Lewis, jr., Amy Whitlatch, On March 14-16, the swimmers ' soph., and Derek Alldaffer, fr., hosted the Kentucky State 13, swimming is a big part of their ex- Championship at New Albany High tracurricularlife. School. Five hundred swimmers All five are part of the 61 competed and over 23 hours of member Riverside Aquatic Club since S.C. doesn1t have a swim team. Riverside includes swim- aquatic Dragons SWim mers from other area schools such as Floyd Cent al and Providence. ' ' so, why do; swimming appeal for personal satisfaction to these five aquatic Dragons? wimming. You may find 100 m. backstroke and 100 m. i ' yourself wondering what butterfly. Tami also competes in bi Tami Lewis explained, 11It,s fun races were conducted. To swim, and kind of different. Even though each member had to reach a cer- you1re on a team, you compete in- tain 13,1 out time. All the swim- dividually and try to beat yourself. mers except Tami swam. She was IVs also a good way to meet sidelined because of a blood clot in friends? her arm. Stacy, Beth, Amy, and Tami all All five members also have A- swim events such as the 100 m. cut times, so they will be eligible to free. 100 m. breast, and 50 m. compete in the State 11A free. Beth also swims the 100 m. Championship. backstroke while Amy swims the Top: Splitting through the water in the 100 meter breast stroke, sophomore Amy Whitlatch attempts to make a first place fmish. Above: Keeping tabs on a competing fellow member are Coach Bonifer and Stacy Dismore, fr.

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The facelift work of the Capitol Building Beanie, made the trip complete. provided the backdrop for the picture of the ' touring senior Class of ,86. The extremely 9 nice weather and the bus drivers, Don and 'vi'? ,nunnn ............ .. - - llllllllllli!I h. 626 4' Ice, 42o Left: The dome of the Capitol Building is probably one of the most noted sites in Washington. The Capitol Hill area also in- cludes the Supreme Court, the Grant Memorial, and the Library of Congress. Below: Although the historic sites, memorials. and free time make the senior trip complete, the tremendous amount of walking tires any student. Kelly Young takes a needed rest break between the day and night tours. White House and memorials highlight 'rowdy' senior trip he annual senior trip to Washington, DC. is the last tmoveT or plan seniors encounter before the end of their game, graduation. From April 24 through April 29, 74 seniors, along with 8 adults, made their fmal journey a trowdy, good time before officially entering adulthood. On Thursday, at 5 a.m., they boarded the trowdy, buses for a seven state, 13 hour drive to DC. The first night the touring Class of ,86 visited the Iwo Jima Marine Memorial, the Lincoln, Jefferson, and Washington Memorials. The Capitol Hill area kept the students busy Friday with tours of the Capitol Building, the Supreme Court, and the Library of Con- gress. Friday evening the seniors at- tended WashingtonTs Ford,s Theatre for THot Mikado, a 194-05 tap-dancing musical. The students toured the first floor of the White House Saturday, and got the chance to see Ling-ling and Tsing-tsing at the National Zoo. The four officers placed a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier following the change-of-the-guard ceremony. The fmal day was highlighted by a talk from Congressman Lee Hamilton, a specially arranged tour of the F BI crime lab, and a demonstration at the firing range. TTOZT, D.C.,s hottest rock group, jammed with the rowdy clan the last night until they couldn,t dance any more. Seniors had free time to visit the Smithsonian, take a cab or subway to shop in Georgetown, rent pad- dleboats on the Potomac, or take advantage of the 80 degree weather at the mall, a park. The trip ended with the last stop at the Awakening Giant sculpture on the Potomac. by Sally Deaton