Spencer High School - Rocket Yearbook (Spencer, WI)

Text from Pages 1 - 104 of the 1985 volume:

INSTRUCTIONS NUMBER OF PLAYERS: Underclassmen 8 RULER OF THE GAME: Administration Faculty ...........21 OBJECT: Special Events ............................... 26 POINT SYSTEM: Sports ................................. 36 DIFFERENT WAYS TO PLAY: Organizations .................59 MASTERS OF THE GAME: Seniors 76 TO BEGIN: Junior High 88 5 U, N. 1.1 0,1 H DOUHI WOID $co« 1 o, p,l H. 0 WojR,'E. = Freshmen 1. CLASS OFFICERS: President Mike Lipsey. Secretary Vickie Jacobitz, Treasurer Ryan Anderson. Not pic- tured: Vice-President Renee Mellenthin. Michelle Abbott Lori Aumann Carrie Boehen Steve Butts Dawn Ackman Scott Backus Linda Boock Kim Crist Ryan Anderson Shane Boe Robert Bue Wendy Dallmann 9 Ken Day Jenny Foth Vickie Jacobitz Kiteena Larkin Michelle Meiander David DeBuhr Kim Gropp Dean Kerksieck Angela Lepori Geana Mellenthm David Dick Charlotte Hederer Brian Kohl Randy Luepke Renee Mellenthin Melissa Duda Danny Hendrickson Patti Krug Robert Luepke Sheila Radue Tim Fleischman Debbie Hewitt Brenda Langreck DeAnn Matter Tim Sautner Freshmen Jon Scharbarth Michelle Schumacher Diane Sischo Ladonna Taylor Kris Schmitt Janel Schwantes Scott Smith Steve Timm Debbie Schug Corey Seefeldt Kathy Sundell Marci Verch 11 Freshmen PICTURES NOT AVAILABLE Lisa Bouschon Doug Foth Mike Lipsey David Pue Ron Weidman 12 Amy Watson Cindy Wiersig Troy Weister Dennis Woodkey Bev Wiersig Jeff Yelter Sophomores 1. CLASS OFFICERS: Vice-President Todd Hildebrandt, Treasurer Ron Aumann, President Audra Rux, Secretary Michelle Fischer. John Ault Tim Bundick Roxanne Bymers Michelle Fischer Ron Aumann Annah Bychinski Sieve Debuhr Denise Fleischman Les Bamer Sarah Bychinski Carol Endries Karen Fleischman 13 Jason Foth Michelle Heinzen Tim Kolb Ron Mueller Hollie Paul Rick Freezy Tim Hewitt Doug Kroening Barb Murphy Jody Pupp Sara Gennett Todd Hildebrandt Brian Langreck Amy Neidlem Todd Rahm Terry Grost Lonney Kann Jeff Lokre Chad Neumann Robin Ress Donna Griepentrog Chester Knott Mark Meyer Mike O’Brien Audra Rux 14 Keith Schulz Kevin Tremelling Pat Weinfurter Dawn Wilke Dean Seitz Pat Villalpando Ron Wells Scott Wucherptenmg Aaron Talley Pat Wachholz Lisa Wentzel Kaye Zimmermann Kim Zimmermann PICTURES NOT AVAILABLE Mark Butts Lisa Dietsche Steve Freimund Philan Neumann Patti Saltow Steve Taylor 16 Juniors 1. CLASS OFFICERS: Vice-President Dennis Gamble and Treasurer Connie Lawrence. Not pictured are Presi- dent Neil Sternweis and Secretary Bryan Helsten. Kim Abbot! Christi Boock Kim Bue Connie Darge Tim Ault Dave Boucher Melinda Carpenter Karin Endries Barb Aumann Rhonda Brandt Kathy Cherney Toni Fischer 17 Dennis Fleischman Matt Harries Nancy Kenyon Bruce Meyer Jackie Seitz Donna Fleischman Dennis Hebert David Kobs Kerry Mondloch Kris Seitz Todd Foth Bryan Helsten Kevin Kulke Kelly O'Brien Neil Sternweis Tim Gallion Michelle Jicinsky Connie Lawrence Steve Sautner Vickie Strey Dennis Gamble Jane Johnson Cary Lobner Paul Todd Julie Talcott 18 J u n • i o r s NOT PICTURED Craig Bauer Robert Mueller Don Rottscheit Rick Wiersig Pat Zimmermann Tim Taylor Jim Wells Sharon Wells June White Rick Zawislan Eric Zenner 19 22 1. Jim Sautner. Science; Paul Aerts Science. 2. Judith Rose, Home Economics. 3. Linda Schuh, Vocational Agriculture. 4. Ken Bukowski. Art. 5. Dave Wille, English and Social Studies; Gary Severson, English. 6. Florence Knauf, English and History; Esther Rannow, English. 7. Vernon Fait. Industrial Education and Driver’s Education; John Zenner. Industrial Education; Don Anderson, Industrial Education. 8. Dixie Hager. Chapter I; Sharon Koch. Chapter I. 9. Linda Fenske, Physical Education; Dave Destache. Physical Education and Health. 10. Marion Adler. Business Education; Joy Messerschmidt. Business Educa- tion. 11. Denny Chrsitenson, Math; Steve Christensen, Math. 12. Denise Szews, ED; Barb Voight. EMR; Cindy Pascoe. LD. 13. Deb Obertin, Vocal Music; Jim Weber, Instrumental Music. 10 1. Sandy Mondloch and Jean Slrebe. General Office Secretaries. 2. FOOD SERVICE: Karen Neidlem. Shirley Zenner, Eileen Wu- cherpfenning. Lois Mellenthin. Claire Hebert. Edna Oelrich. 3. Jean Zogg. Guidance Counselor. 4. J.L. Hiltunen. Junior and Senior High Principal. 5. Carol Kibbel and Patricia Stephens. Superintendent’s Secre- taries. 6. Geraldine Smith. AV Director and History; Karlene Beyer. Media Aide. 7. SCHOOL BOARD — ROW 1: Wilmer Griepentrog. Barbara Wesle. ROW 2: Larry Fitzmaurice. Dan Schwantes. Jack Pickett. 8. John Roemer. Guidance Intern. 9. Virgean Zahn. Library Aide; Phyllis Briles. Librarian. 10. CUSTODIANS: Randy Klimmer. Chuck Sundell. Merlin Kobs. Ray Toltzman. Not pictured are Head Custodian Russ Schalow and Carol Murphy. 11. Donald Stevens. Superintendent. “Wheel Of Fortune” Land On These Award Winners 1. LOUISE ARMSTRONG JAZZ AWARD and FRE- DERIC CHOPIN AWARD: Wade Hansen. 2. NATIONAL CHORAL AWARD: Tammy Schwantes. 3. SWING CHOIR AWARD: Amy Lang. 4. JOHN PHILIP SOUSA AWARD: Kathy Wentzel. 5. ELKS AWARDS — ROW 1: Tom Hebert, Foreign Language; Tina Nikolai, Math; Amy Lang, Music; Kim Woodkey, Girl Athlete; Bev Kobs, Art; Kathy Drabek, Business; Roger Pescinski, Agriculture. ROW 2: Kristin Huotari, English; Kevin Gamble, Boy Athlete; Nancy Sternweis, Social Science; Joel DeBuhr, Science; Mark Melander, Industrial Arts. Not pictured: Joan Buse, Home Economics. 6. BADGER GIRL and BOY: Melinda Carpenter and Neil Sternweis. 7. SCHOLAR ATHLETES: Tina Nikolai and Kevin Gam- ble. 8. RAY HARRELL DRAMA AWARD: Kristin Huotari. Play Or Pay There was plenty of excitement for those who partici- pated in the Homecoming events; and for those who didn’t, it cost their class points. This year the Junior High, along with the faculty, took part in Homecoming. Points were awarded to the classes based on a percent- age of students participating. The faculty led the week's competition until the pep rally on Friday afternoon. The winner of the week’s events was announced at the game on Friday — Sen- iors accumulated the most points. The week began with the obstacle course and clash day. The car cram and color day followed on Tuesday. Wednesday was inner tube race, pop and donut sale, and twin day. The car push, candy sale, and inside-out- backwards were on Thursday. The band and cheer- leaders performed at the bonfire and the snake dance on Thursday night. Traditional red and white, as well as hats and sunglasses, were worn on Friday. Sixth and seventh hours were devoted to the pep rally which consisted of class skits, a popcorn sale, secret competi- tion, the faculty song, and the initiation of the new administration and faculty members. King Rod Kerksieck and Queen Bev Kobs reigned over the sock hop that followed the game. 1. Siamese twins, Kim Woodkey and Deb Lekie, are inseparable. 2. HOMECOMING COURT: Stacey Stephens escorted by Tim Bou- shon, Sherri Vanderhoof escorted by Craig Elsinger. Billee Darge escorted by Mitch Melander, 1983 King and Queen Greg Oestriech and Rochelle Reckner, 1984 King and Queen Rod Kerksieck and Bev Kobs, Kim Woodkey escorted by Kevin Gamble. Tammy Strey escort- ed by Rick Anderson, Chele Dietsche escorted by Bob Boucher. 3. Mitch Melander adds spark to the bonfire. 4. Leaping for a touchdown is graceful Neil Sternwies. 5. What's more mind boggling — the bat spin or Miss Fenske's taste in clothes. 6. Heave — Ho seventh graders. 7. Chele Dietsche made so many posters she could do them in her sleep. 8. Who's the sap running in the Freshmen skit? 9. Footloose! 30 32 Winter Games Are No “Freezeout” No one had to worry about freezing outside during Winter Olympics. All events were held indoors. Brave students wishing for spring wore shorts on Monday, while those that were not so brave donned sweats. Punk pupils swarmed the school on Tuesday — Deb Lekie was the punkiest of all. Wednesday the faculty defeated the students in basketball as the crowd watched on wearing their sunglasses and hats. A Gong show was held for Nerds on Thursday. On Friday every- one wore their favorite costume hoping they wouldn’t get a pie in the face. The climax of the week was a hot broom hockey tournament with the Seniors defeating the Juniors. 1. Melissa Marten modeled what every student should wear to their first-hour class. 2. We all know now what is between Corey Seefeldt's ears. 3. Nerd. Mr. Christensen, was MC of the 1 Gong Show. Spring Reliever “Pitches” A Victory For The Juniors May 8 was a perfect spring day — a perfect day for the Spring Fever Reliever. Instead of a variety of out- door games normally played at Spring Olympics, a soft- ball tournament was held instead. Game sites were the softball and baseball fields during fifth and sixth hours. In the first round the juniors played the freshman, while the seniors played the sophomores. The juniors easily defeated the freshman to go on to play for the championship. The seniors battled hard, but were de- feated by the sophomores. In the second round the seniors defeated the fresh- man to take third place. The juniors were victorious over the sophomores winning the tournament. 1. Sieve Butts seems to be saying, Is anyone going to throw me the ball. 2. Jeff Lokre pitches his team to victory over the seniors. 3. Are you ready for it? 4. Come on Stacey, try and catch me! 2 All “Hearts” When A Dream Goes On Forever King Dennis Fleischman and Queen Jackie Seitz reigned over the Class of ’86 Junior Prom on April 19. A bridge leading to a dream, heart-shaped balloons in the sky and pink, white, and silver streamers, all highlighted the evening. The Court danced to “Can’t Fight This Feeling”. Music was provided by WIFC disc jockeys. 1. Neil, your on my foot. 2. Wanna go somewhere more private? 3. PROM COURT — ROW 1: Miniature King Nick Seitz. Queen Jackie Seitz. King Dennis Felischman. Miniature Queen Jennifer Pokallus, ROW 2: Christi Boock escorted by Todd Foth. Connie Lawrence escorted by Tim Ault. Melinda Carpenter escorted by Neil Sternweis. Vicki Strey escorted by Eric Zenner. 4. Court dancing to Can’t Fight This Feeling . 5. I think I lost the tickets. 6. I can’t believe I almost tripped on the bridge! 7. The King and Queen share a moment. 35 • • • • • • • • •••••• • •• 0 • ••••• CROSS COUNTRY BOYS GIRLS Athens 31-24 Rib Lake 30-25 Rib Lake 50-15 Colby Invit. 4th Spencer Edgar Invit. 7th Stratford Spencer Granton 3rd Stratford Auburndale 44-17 Granton 2nd Conference 5th Auburndale 47-15 Regionals 7th Conference 3rd Regionals 6f WRESTLING Spencer 19 Columbus 39(NC) Spencer 9 Pittsville 51 Spencer 25 Loyal 36(NC) Spencer 41 Mosinee 25(NC) Spencer 15 Stratford 48 Spencer 3 Athens 57 Spencer 29 Abbotsford 30 Spencer 15 Edgar 48 Spencer 6 Neillsville 56(NC) Spencer 45 Granton 23 Spencer 31 Marathon 29 FOOTBALL Spencer 0 Loyal 24 Spencer 0 Stratford 40 Spencer 0 Rib Lake 32 Spencer 8 Pittsville 30 Spencer 14 Marathon 22 Spencer 6 Prentice 14 Spencer 22 Edgar 55 Spencer 14 Athens 20 Spencer 6 Abbotsford 46 GIRLS BASKETBALL BOYS BASKETBALL Spencer 62 Rib Lake 52 Spencer 44 Rib Lake 54 Spencer 22 Edgar 40 Spencer 36 Edgar 65 Spencer 54 Pittsville 48 Spencer 54 Pittsville 55 Spencer 40 Abbotsford 45 Spencer 59 Abbotsford 51 Spencer 37 Stratford 39 Spencer 52 Stratford 41 Spencer 19 Prentice 58 Spencer 48 Athens 64 Spencer 43 Athens 59 Spencer 50 Prentice 59 Spencer 30 Marathon 40 Spencer 46 Marathon 56 Spencer 42 Edgar 49 Spencer 52 Granton 43 Spencer 38 Granton 42 Spencer 46 Edgar 56 Spencer 34 Rib Lake 47 Spencer 39 Rib Lake 48 Spencer 52 Abbotsford 61 Spencer 55 Pittsville 60 Spencer 51 Pittsville 62 Spencer 51 Abbotsford 81 Spencer 49 Stratford 35 Spencer 48 Stratford 60 Spencer 35 Athens 62 Spencer 49 Athens 48 Spencer 39 Marathon 55 Spencer 31 Marathon 68 Spencer 38 Prentice 68 Spencer 43 Prentice 69 Spencer 60 Granton 34 Spencer 54 Granton 37 Spencer 30 Edgar 32 Spencer 44 Edgar 91 VOLLEYBALL W T Columbus 3 0 Marshfield 3 0 Abbotsford 1 2 Rib Lake 3 0 Marathon 3 0 Granton 3 0 Prentice 1 2 Pittsville 2 1 Edgar 2 1 Stratford 2 1 Athens 0 3 After criss crossing many courses, the girls team ended the season 3rd in the conference and the boys ended 5th in conference standings. Their rankings did not show the enthusiasm and dedication of the runners. The teams were lead by Nancy Sternweis, who won the Team Spirit award and Eric Zenner, who won the Leadership award. Others receiving awards were Den- nis Hebert and Melinda Carpenter — Most Valuable; and John Ault and Kim Abbott — Most Improved. Coach Zenner was pleased with the way the second Cross Country season went. 1. CROSS COUNTRY — ROW 1: Mike Ruhbusch. Dean Kerksieck. Eric Zenner. John Ault. ROW 2: David Boucher. Scott Wucherpfen- ning. Dennis Hebert. Randy Talley. Ron Aumann. ROW 3: Karin Endries. Kim Abbott. Melanie Carpenter. Michelle Abbott. Melissa Duda, Debbie Hewitt. ROW 4: Melinda Caprenter. Kim Gropp, Nancy Sternweis. Cindy Wiersig, Jan Christman. 2. Dennis shows his enthusiasm as he rounds the flag. 3. Is Randy running or just out for a leisurely jog? 4. SENIORS — ROW 1: Mike Ruhbusch. Randy Talley. ROW 2: Nancy Sternweis. Jan Christman. Melanie Carpenter. 5. Coach Zenner is giving Deb Hewitt some encouragement. 6. John puts a lot of effort into his running. 7. Is David lost out in the swamp again? 8. Melinda’s in the final stretch of the course. Criss-Cross” The Country-side 39 Volleyball Opens To “Perfection” High hopes for a perfect volleyball season were with the girls when the season opened. The team started off with match sweeps over two Marshfield squads. But confer- ence title hopes soon faded when the Rockets came up against conference champs Abby. The girls finished the season with an impressive 6-3 conference record. In invita- tional play the Rockets placed first in their home invita- tional and brought home a second place from Richland Center. Individual statistics were shared by several teammates. Stacey Stephens recorded the most serves, blocks, and passes. Kim Woodkey aced 22 serves, while Bev Kobs placed 404 sets. Deb Lekie was known for her dinks, 39. Their efforts paid off with the following individual awards: Bev Kobs — Hustle: Stacey Stephens — Best Overall; Kim Woodkey — MVP; and Deb Lekie — MIP. 1. VARSITY — ROW 1: Cary Lobner, Kim Bue, Vicki Strey. ROW 2: Coach Fenske, Bev Kobs, Tina Nikolai. Jackie Seitz. ROW 3: Kim Wood- key, Deb Lekie, Stacey Stephens. 2. Tough defense is ready for the ball. 3. Michelle Melander has a good bump. 4. Another dink by Michelle Fischer. 5. JV — ROW 1: Karen Fleischman, Michelle Fischer, Audra Rux. ROW 2: Wendy Dallmann, Kiteena Larkin, Michelle Melander. ROW 3: Linda Boock, Patti Krug, Coach Beyer, Kathy Sundell, Dawn Ackman. ROW 4: Renee Mellenthin. 6. SENIORS — ROW 1: Tina Nikolai. Kim Woodkey, Deb Lekie, Stacey Stephens. ROW 2: Bev Kobs. 7. Manager Brenda Langreck flashes a smile after a win. Not pictured are statisticians Kris Seitz and Donna Fleischman. 40 A Season To “Stay Alive” The strong Marawood Conference proved to be too much for the unexperienced Rocket team. For much of the season it took a team effort to “stay alive.” The Rockets finished the season with a conference record of 0-9. At the Fall Sports Banquet football awards were handed out. Receiving awards were: Mitch Melander — Top Block; Neil Sternweis — Defensive Award; Kevin Gamble — Offensive Award; Todd Hildebrandt — Rocket Award; Craig Elsinger — MVP; and Rod Kerksieck — Captain. Senior teammates ended the season by traveling to Madi- son for the WIAA championship games. 1. VARSITY — ROW 1: Manager Corey Schulz. Kieth Schulz. Rick Anderson. Dennis Gamble. Todd Foth, Neil Sternweis. Kevin Tremelling. ROW 2: Manager Shane Elsinger. Robert Boucher. Kevin Gamble. Craig Elsinger. Mitch Melander, Steve Timm, Jason Foth. Bryan Helsten. ROW 3: Manager Tim Boock. Rod Kerksieck. Les Bainer. Todd Hildebrandt. Brian Langreck. Terry Gorst, Tim Boushon. Steve Sautner. ROW 4: Manager Ron Stelson, Shane Boe. Steve DeBuhr, Ron Wells. Rick Freezy. Randy Luepke. Jeff Yetter. ROW 5: Kim Crist. Tim Sautner. Mike Lipsey. Mark Butts. Ryan Anderson. ROW 6: Coaches Mr. Christensen, Mr Sautner. Mr. Destache. Mr. Severson. Doug Krause. 2. Praying for just one touchdown. 3. FRESHMEN — ROW 1: Doug Foth. Tim Sautner. Kim Crist. Mike Lipsey. Troy Weister, David DeBuhr. Coach Christensen. ROW 2: Randy Luepke. Scott Backus. Ken Day, Jon Scharbarth. Steve Timm. Shane Boe. ROW 3: Ron Weidman. Jeff Yetter. Robert Bue. Ryan Anderson. Mark Butts. 4. Steve Sautner spends the season on the sidelines. 5. SENIORS — ROW 1: Robert Boucher. Rick Anderson. Mitch Me- lander. ROW 2: Rod Kerksieck. Craig Elsinger. Kevin Gamble. Tim Bou- shon. ROW 3: Coaches Doug Krause. Mr Severson. Mr. Destache. Mr Sautner. Mr. Christensen. 6. Defense stops them in their tracks. 7. I told you to take your earring off before we started play. 43 Wrestlers Have A “Yo-Yo” Season The wrestlers’ started the 1984-85 season full of high expectations for a good season. They worked hard and improved as the season progressed. They finished the season with a 2-5 dual meet record and a 3-8 over-all record. During the season the wrestlers’ were successful in tour- nament action, with two wrestlers, Eric Zenner, 119, and Rod Kerksieck, 145 advancing to Sectional action. Eric went on to place third at state and won the team records for most takedowns and pins. 1. STATS — ROW 1: Jon Griepentrog. ROW 2: Nancy Sternweis. Dawn Weinfurter ROW 3. Connie Darge. Michelle Pickett. Joni Griepentrog. ROW 4: Billee Darge. Becky Day. 2. VARSITY — ROW 1: Dave DeBuhr. Dean Kerksieck, Eric Zenner. Aaron Talley. Randy Talley. Mark Melander. ROW 2: Manager Corey Seefeldt. John Rindfleisch. Rod Kerksieck. Mitch Melander. Neil Stern- weis. Kevin Tremelling, Coach Zenner. Coach Mook. 3. JV: Rick Freezy. Steve DeBuhr. Scott Wucherpfennig. 4 SENIORS: John Rindfleisch. Mark Melander. Mitch Melander. Rod Kerksieck. Randy Talley. 5. Okay! Okay! I'm sorry. I didn’t mean it! 6. Heel! Sit! Lay down! 7. The anxieties felt by those on the bench. 8. I didn't mean to bite your neck! 44 46 Rockets Get “Ambush”-ed In The Marawood Rockets’ hopes for a winning season got “Ambush”- ed when they came up against state-rated teams, Ed- gar and Marathon. The boys finished the season with a 5-14 conference record defeating the likes of Abby, Stratford, Athens, and Granton twice. Receiving awards for their outstanding achievements were Kevin Gamble, MVP-Offense, and Mike Ruhbusch, MVP-Defense. Kevin was also named to the All-Confer- ence second team. 1. “Ah. the life of a manager.'“ says Bob Boucher. 2. VARSITY — ROW 1: Bruce Meyer. Kevin Gamble. Steve Sautner. Dennis Hebert. Lester Bainer. ROW 2: Dennis Gamble. Rick Ander- son. Todd Foth. Bill Wissell. Mike Ruhbusch. Ron Aumann. Coach Christensen. 3. FRESHMEN — Doug Foth. Tim Sautner. Steve Butts. Dennis Woodkey. Jeff Yetter. Coach Aerts. Shane Boe. Randy Luepke. Mike Lipsey. Kim Crist. Jon Scharbarth. 4. Mike Ruhbusch concentrates on the game. 5. All right, everybody, break dance! 6. SENIORS — ROW 1: Rick Anderson. Bill Wissell. ROW 2: Mike Ruhbusch. Kevin Gamble. 7. STATS — Lori Wiersig and Tammy Strey. 8 JV — ROW 1: Terry Gorst. Pat Wachholz. Todd Hildebrandt. Brian Langreck. Mike Lipsey ROW 2: Coach Severson. Chad Neumann. Shane Boe. Jason Foth. Ron Aumann. Mark Butts. 9. I got It! 47 Girls Put “Life” Into The Game For several of the six senior girls it was the fourth season of playing varsity basketball. Their determina- tion and enthusiasm for the game helped to put “Life'' into fellow team members. Even with injuries and disap- pointed defeats, they showed up for practice and give it their best shot. The Varsity finished the season with a 4-15 record, but the girls’ spirits were high nonetheless. The Most Valuable Player award went to Stacey Stephens, who also was selected second team All-Conference. Stacey set the conference record for free throws, too. Tina Nikolai received the Dynamo award; the high rebounder was Deb Lekie. 1. STATS and MANAGERS — ROW 1: Sara Gennett. ROW 2: Kim Bue, Jackie Seitz. 2. JV — ROW 1: Patti Krug. Brenda Langreck. Dawn Ackman, Tina Larkin. Michelle Melander. ROW 2: Coach Beyer, Kathy Sundell, Karen Fleischman, Wendy Dallmann. Michelle Fischer. Renee Mel- lenthin. 3. Patti Krug goes for an outside shot. 4. All right, where did she go? 5. SENIORS — ROW 1: Deb Lekie. Kim Woodkey. ROW 2: Bev Kobs. Kathy Wentzel. Stacey Stephens. Tina Nikolai. 6. Coach Beyer gives her motherly advice again. 7. Think fast! 8. VARSITY — ROW 1: Kim Woodkey. Bev Kobs. Deb Lekie. Stacey Stephens. Tina Nikolai. ROW 2: Coach Fenske. Cary Lobner, Kathy Sundell. Karen Fleischman, Wendy Dallmann, Kathy Wentzel. 48 7 8 Boys Track Has A Season Of “Soft Landings” SHOT: Corey Seefeldt, Dennis Woodkey, Keith Schulz. DISCUS: Neil Sternweis, Dennis Gamble, Keith Schulz, Dennis Woodkey, Corey Seefeldt. DISTANCE: Dennis Hebert, John Ault, Steve DeBuhr, Dean Kerksieck. SPRINTERS: Ron Aumann, Dennis Gamble, David Boucher, Randy Talley, Jason Foth, Steve Butts, Mike Lipsey, Tim Sautner, Jon Scharbarth, Kim Crist, Bob Luepke, Mark Butts. 2 1. TRACK — ROW 1: Mark Butts. Bob Luepke. Kim Crist, Jon Scharbarth, Tim Sautner, Corey Seefeldt, Dean Kerksieck, John Ault, Mike Lipsey. ROW 2: Randy Talley, David Boucher, Dennis Gamble, Ron Aumann, Dennis Woodkey, Neil Sternweis. Jason Foth, Keith Schulz, Steve Butts. Dennis Hebert. Steve DeBuhr. 2. Is Keith Schulz throwing the disc or auditioning to be a FTD florist? 3. SENIOR: Randy Talley, watch your language! 4. Steve, the object is to go over the bar. 5. Mayday! Mayday! I'm going down! 6. Look out! I'm coming in for a landing! 7. Dennis Gamble, keeps the end in sight! 8. You sure have an unique form Jason Foth. 51 Tina, Kim Have “Monopoly” On Points HIGH JUMP: Tina Nikolai, Karen Fleischman, Kim Gropp. LONG JUMP: Tina Nikolai, Cary Lobner. TRIPLE JUMP: Tina Nikolai, Cary Lobner, Audra Rux, Christi Boock. SHOT PUT: Kim Woodkey, Sarah Bychinski, Wendy Dallman, Dawn Wilke. DISCUS: Kim Woodkey, Sarah Bychinski, Wendy Dall- man, Dawn Wilke, Nancy Sternweis. 300 M HURDLES: Cary Lobner, Audra Rux, Michelle Melander. 100 M HURDLES: Cary Lobner, Audra Rux, Michelle Melander. 3200 M RUN: Kim Gropp, Melanie Carpenter. 1600 M RUN: Kim Gropp, Jan Christman, Melanie Car- penter. 800 M RUN: Melinda Carpenter, Deb Hewitt. 400 M DASH: Karen Fleischman, Deb Hewitt, Cindy Wiersig. 200 M DASH: Tina Larkin, Tina Nikolai, Renee Mel- lenthin. 100 M DASH: Michelle Fischer, Tina Larkin, Christi Boock. RELAYS: Tina Nikolai, Jan Christman, Tina Larkin, Cary Lobner, Melinda Carpenter, Karen Fleischman, Deb Hewitt, Renee Mellenthin, Charolotte Hederer, Shelly Abbott. Wendy Dallman, Audra Rux, Michelle Fischer, Michelle Melander, Linda Boock. 1. Poise follows Audra Rux wherever she goes. 2. TRACK — ROW 1: Deb Hewitt. Kiteena Larkin. Cary Lobner. Christi Boock, Charlotte Hederer, Shelly Abbott, Cindy Wiersig. ROW 2: Melanie Carpenter, Jan Christman. Michelle Melander, Audra Rux, Dawn Wilke. Kim Woodkey, Tina Nikolai, Rene Mellenthin. ROW 3: Coach Zenner. Manager Joni Griepentrog, Nancy Sternweis, Wendy Dallmann, Michelle Fischer. Kim Gropp. Karen Fleischman. Linda Boock. Melinda Carpenter. Sarah Bychinski, Coach Beyer. 3. Renee Mellenthin aims straight for the finish. 4 Cary Lobner puts down her landing gear. 5. SENIORS: Jan Christman. Nancy Sternweis. Melanie Carpenter, Kim Woodkey, Tina Nikolai. 6. Karen Fleischman is off to another fast start. 7. Nothing like a leisurely jog through Central Park. 6 52 53 Season Ends With “Stampede” On Bases A 4-11 record wasn’t what Coach Christenson had in mind for the year. Pitching wasn’t the dominant force throughout the season but good offense held the games pretty even. Games like Abbotsford-21, Spencer-20, really frustrated the players and coach. With Juniors guys returning next year like Eric Zenner, Todd Foth, and David Kobs, they’re looking for a good year. 1. BASEBALL — ROW 1: Scott Wucherpfenning. David Kobs. Ches- ter Knott. Troy Weister, Brian Kohl. David DeBuhr. Jeff Lokre. ROW 2: Tim Sautner. Steve Sautner. Eric Zenner. Rod Kerksieck. Kevin Gam- ble. Todd Hildebrandt. Doug Forth. ROW 3: Terry Gorst, Randy Luepke. Shane Boe, Todd Foth. Kevin Tremelling. Mike Ruhbusch. Rick Freezy. Not pictured: Coach Steve Christensen. 2. Sometimes I wonder why I put all this stuff on. 3. Pitcher Todd Hildebrandt hurls a fast ball. 4 Todd Foth and Assistant Mike Endreas look to the bench for the signal. 5. Terry Gorst awaits the pitch. 6. Not another pitching change. 7. SENIORS: Kevin Gamble. Rod Kerksieck. Mike Ruhbusch. 55 7 Careful Not To Be A “Domino” It takes careful precision and teamwork to build body pyramids performed by cheerleaders. One wrong move by a member of the squad could lead to toppling the entire pyramid over just like dominos. To prepare for the season, the cheerleaders held a car wash and bake sale during the summer to raise money for additional uniforms. Two more sports were also added to the cheerleaders’ season. Squads led fans in cheering at both volleyball and girls’ basketball games for the first time. 1. Everything takes teamwork. 2. Christi moves to the Homecoming Pom Pon routine. 3. BASKETBALL — LEFT TO RIGHT: Captain Connie Lawrence. Geana Mellenthin. Christi Boock. Amy Lang. Not pictured: Audra Rux. 4. Audra Rux plays patty-cake. 5. WRESTLING — LEFT TO RIGHT: Vickie Jacobitz. Kathy Drabek. Captain Vicki Strey. Joan Vanek. Linda Boock. 6. Geana Mellenthin takes a soft landing. 7. FOOTBALL — ROW 1: Captain Connie Lawrence. Vickie Jacobitz. Sharon Wells. ROW 2: Christi Boock. Geana Mellenthin. 8. ADVISOR: Mrs. Obertin. 57 58 ll t DOUtlC WORD SCORE Li R IE DOUBLE LITTIR SCORE LE R E DOUBLE WORD SCORE E DOUBLE WORD SCORE DOUBLE WORD SCORE TRIPLE LITTER SCORE TRIPLE LETTER SCORE DOUBLE LITTIR SCORE DOUBLE LETTER SCORE DOUBLI LETTER SCORE DOUBLE LETTER SCORE 10 UBLE ETTER [SCORE i- TRIPLE LETTER SCORE TRIPLE LETTER SCORE DOUBLE vVORD SCORE DOUBLE WORD SCORE DOUBLE LETTER SCORE DOUBLE WORD SCORE DOUBLE WORD SCORE 60 Student Government Doesn’t “Flinch” At Tough Assignments Student government undertook many tough assign- ments. At the beginning of the year the student govern- ment had to put Homecoming together. Other special events included Winter Fest and a Spring Softball Tourna- ment. But their tasks weren't all fun and games, they did have some serious tasks. These included working at Senior Citizens Day and Retired Staff Appreciation Day. Another event that benifited the whole community was Project Merry Christmas. This entaled the collecting, boxing and delivering of food to the elderly and needy. Student government was allowed to have input into the student handbooks which were distributed to all high school and junior high students. Student government also went to the school board with the plea to get a pop machine in addition to the milk machine. The request was granted, and a Coke (can) machine was installed. The milk machine was then moved into the Junior High area. The proceeds from the pop machine have also been put to good use. Some of the moneys were donated to the year- book to help eleviate its debts and to the Warner family to help defer cost after their fire. 1. OFFICERS — ROW 1: Vice President Kim Woodkey. ROW 2: Presi- dent Stacey Stephens. Secretary Treasurer Deb Lekie. 2. Food was collected and boxed for the needy and elderly people in the community as part of Project Merry Christmas. b 3. STUDENT GOVERNMENT — ROW 1: Neil Sternweis, Rick Anderson. Dennis Gamble, Vickie Fleischman, Pat Andreae, Shane Elsinger. Ronnie Stelson. Tim Boock ROW 2: Bill Wis- sell. Mitch Melander, Amy Neidlein. Kathy Sundell. Stacey Stephens. Kim Woodkey. Deb Lekie. Pat Weinfurter. ROW 3: Mike Lipsey, Todd Hilde- brandt. Melissa Marten. Audra Rux, Barb Aumann, Melinda Carpenter. Christi Boock. Chellen Dekarske. Mi- chelle Pickett. 2 “Body Language” Helps Forensics To State The Forensics program was reinstated this spring after being discontinued in 1981. Forensics is the art of public speaking with interpretation through voice and body language. Ten students chose to partici- pate in the following categories: Interpretive Reading of Prose and Poetry, Solo Acting, Public Address, and Four-Minute Speech. After many hours of practicing and coaching by Mrs. Knauf, the students were ready for competition at Marathon. Those receiving more than 18 of 25 points to continue on to District competition were Melanie and Melinda Carpenter, Audra Rux, Mitch Melander, Geana Mellenthin, Kristine Johnson, Cindy Wiersig, and Amy Neidlein. On April 20, State competition was held on the UW-Madison campus. Five students represented Spencer. Receiving Bronze Awards were Mitch Me- lander and Geana Mellenthin, and Silver Awards went to Melinda Carpenter, Audra Rux, and Kristine Johnson. The entire team celebrated their success at a banquet on April 29 in their honor. 1. FORENSICS — ROW 1: Geana Mellenthin. Public Address. ROW 2: Amy Neidlein. Interpretive Reading of Poetry. ROW 3: Michelle Melander. Four-Minute Speech. ROW 4: Coach Mrs. Knauf: Melinda Carpenter. Four-Minute Speech: Assistant Miss Pascoe. 2. FORENSICS — ROW 1: Cindy Wiersig. Interpretive Reading of Prose. ROW 2: Mitch Melander. Interpretive Reading of Prose. ROW 3: Melanie Carpenter. Interpretive Reading of Prose: Audra Rux. Solo Acting: Kristine Johnson. Interpretive Reading of Prose. Absent: Chel- len DeKarske. Interpretive Reading of Poetry. 3. Mrs Knauf and Kristine Johnson listen with approval. 4 Geana Mellenthin rehearses her speech to perfection. 62 Yearbook Pieces the “Puzzle” Publishing a yearbook is similiar to putting a puzzle together. First of all you have to find and gather all the pieces and then put them carefully together to form a perfect picture of what happened during the school year. The idea of putting a puzzle together was the basis for this year's theme, It's Just a Game. The theme was depicted through the cover design, division pages, and page titles. To meet the requests of the students, two pages of color life were added along with pages set aside for Junior High. Computer banners were sold to keep stu- dent cost of yearbooks down. Gn t 1. PHOTOGRAPHY — Becky Day, Dean Kerksieck, Paula Kolb. 2. STAFF — ROW 1: Lynelte Wucherpfennig, Vickie Jacobitz, Corey Seefeldt, Paula Kolb. ROW 2: Nancy Kenyon, Michelle Jicinsky, Becky Day, Tammy Schwantes. ROW 3: Connie Darge, Editor Mi- chelle Pickett, Kelly O'Brien. Our Advisor, Mrs. Messerschmidt is not pictured due to the fact that she is behind the camera. “Press Your Luck” Getting the paper out on time was not a matter of luck, but rather a matter of hard work. First of all, articles had to be submitted for editing. Typing II students then typed the articles in particular column width. Typed articles were pieced together to form layouts for the individual pages. Photographers were busy during this time snapping pictures to compli- ment the stories. Each issue was carefully proofread before being sent to the printer. After papers re- turned from the printer, they were distributed to the students free of charge. Area schools also received copies to find out what happened at SHS. 1. Mirror images reflect the works of photographers Becky Day and Paula Kolb. 2. SHS EDITORS — ROW 1: Kristin Huotari. Kathy Drabek. Kim Abbott. Tammy Schwantes. Paula Kolb. Becky Day. ROW 2: Kevin Gamble. Tom Hebert. Nancy Sternweis, Advisor Mr Wille. 3. SHS PRES — ROW 1: Cindy Wiersig. Christi Boock, Nancy Sternweis. ROW 2: Kim Abbott. Michelle Melander. Tom He- bert, Kathy Drabek. Tammy Schwantes, Paula Kolb. ROW 3: Vickie Jacobitz, Don Rottscheit, Becky Day, Rick Wiersig. Jen- ny Foth, Kristin Huotari. Corey Seefeldt, Kevin Gamble. Scott Weister. Bryan Helsten, Ron Wells. Book Fair Goes “Upwords” Four hundred forty-four balloons were launched to kick off the elementary Book Fair in October. Library aides were responsible for filling these balloons with helium and preparing them for their unknown destinations. Throughout the year the Library Club held popcorn sales to raise money for their annual Christmas and spring parties; pizza was on the menu this year. In order to assist students and librarians in locating materials, Miss Briles, librarian, moved her desk into the library from her previous office. Library rules seemed to enforce themselves just by the presence of her desk. i 1. OFFICERS — ROW 1: President Sharon Wells, Treasurer Michelle Melander. ROW 2: Secretary Jane Johnson, Advisor Miss Briles, Vice President Student Government Rep Chellen Dekarske. 2. These boys are using the library facilities to do their homework. 3. LIBRARIANS — ROW 1: Tom Hebert, Bill Good, Lonney Kann, Chel- len Dekarske, Jane Johnson, Sheila Radue. ROW 2: Michelle Melander. Cindy Wiersig. Sharon Wells. 64 1 2 Letterwinners Run “Candyland” During Halftimes The Letterwinners’ Club was formed this year when the S-Club and OGA joined together. Their combined efforts proved profitable during the candy sale in Octo- ber. The profit from the candy sale, along with conces- sions sold during the winter sports season, was used to help buy athletic equipment. 1. Common diet of Spencer athletes. 2. Kevin Gamble adds spice to Mike Ruhbusch’s life. 3. LETTERWINNERS — ROW 1: Melanie Carpenter. Nancy Stern- weis. Bev Kobs. Tina Nikolai. Deb Lekie, Kim Woodkey. Stacey Ste- phens. Melissa Marten. Tammy Strey. Joan Buse. Tammy Schwantes. Becky Day. ROW 2: Paula Kolb. Joni Griepentrog. Kathy Drabek. Christi Boock. Julie Talcott, Angie Neidlein. Karen Fleischman, Melin- da Carpenter. Sharon Wells. Kris Seitz. ROW 3: Sara Gennett. Cary Lobner, Jan Christman, Karin Edries. Kim Abbott, Connie Darge, Jackie Seitz. Donna Fleischman. Kim Bue. ROW 4: Audra Rux. Billee Darge. Rod Kerksieck, Rick Anderson. Vicki Strey. Ron Aumann. Lori Wiersig, Dennis Gamble. Neil Sternweis. ROW 5: Bill Wissell. Kevin Tremelling. Mike Ruhbusch. Ron Wells. Kevin Gamble. Tim Boushon. Mark Melander. Michelle Fischer. Eric Zenner. Craig Elsinger. Todd Foth, John Ault. Keith Schulz. Mitch Melander. Steve DeBuhr, Bob Boucher. ROW 6: Terry Gorst. Todd Hildebrandt. Steve Sautner. Aaron Talley. Jason Foth. David Kobs. Learn To “Face the Music” Throughout the school year, band members were faced with learning and playing a variety of music. In fall, band members were often seen and heard sixth hour practicing their marching on streets nearby school. Halftime festivities were hardly a thing of the past before practice was switched to Christmas music for their win- ter concert. January was set aside for entertainment as plans were made for the annual Cabaret. By the time spring rolled around, a more serious note was taken. Students had selected material for Solo and Ensemble competition that was held on March 15. 1. Doug Kroening puts some pucker into his Cabaret performance. 2. CONCERT BAND (see individual instrument assignments). 3. The Saxes concentrate on their performance. 4 Kristin Huotari and Amy Lang's friendship have much in common. 5. Marching at Spencerama Days is one of many outings. 6. JAZZ BAND — ROW 1: Kathy Wentzel. Victor Pilsner. Christi Boock. Tim Sautner. ROW 2. Ryan Anderson. Audra Rux, Tim Ault. Neil Sternweis. Philan Neumann. Geana Mellenthin. Vicki Strey. ROW 3: Becky Day. Chad Neumann. John Ault. ROW 4: Mark Butts. Pat Wachholz. Doug Kroening. Steve Butts. 7. MARCHING BAND (see individual instrument assignments). PERCUSSION: Melanie Carpenter. Wendy Dallmann, Jason Foth, Wade Hansen. Dean Kerksieck. Victor Pilsner. Tim Sautner. Tammy Strey. Kathy Wentzel. WOODWINDS: Kim Abbott, Michelle Abbott. Ryan Anderson. Tim Ault. Linda Boock. Billee Darge. Sharon Endries. Donna Griepentrog. Brian Hederer. Charlotte Hederer. Kristin Huotari. Vickie Jacobitz. Amy Lang. Michelle Melander, Geana Mellenthin. Lisa Nichols. Robin Ress. Audra Rux. Kris Seitz. Diane Sischo. Neil Sternweis. Nancy Sternweis. Vicki Strey. Kathy Sundell. Sharon Wells. Lisa Wentzel. June White. Cindy Wiersig. BRASS: Rick Anderson. John Ault. Christi Boock. Mark Butts. Steve Butts. Melinda Carpenter. Kathy Cherney. Becky Day. Steve DeBuhr. Kar- in Endries. Kim Gropp, Doug Kroening. Jeff Lokre. Chad Neumann. Steve Sautner. Pat Wachholz. Rick Wiersig, Bill Wissell, Dennis Woodkey. STRINGS: Steve Butts. FLAGS: Connie Lawrence. Kim Abbott. Karin Endries. Sharon Endries. Geana Mellenthin. Jackie Seitz. Kris Seitz. Julie Talcott. June White. RIFLES: Vicki Strey. Amy Lang. Nancy Sternweis. Kathy Sundell. Sharon Wells. Lisa Wentzel. AMERICAN PARTY; Bev Kobs. Lori Aumann. Kathy Drabek. Renee Mellenthin. Amy Wat- son. Renee Zimmermann. 66 Chorus Members Can Always “Name That Tune” The Chorus began its concert season with the first annu- al “Decades of Change concert, featuring music from the 50’s and 60’s. It included many group and solo perfor- mances. March was “Music In Our Schools month. It consisted of many special activities, among them a Name That Tune contest, Trivia contest, and variety show. Several minutes of class time each day were devoted to developing sight reading and listening skills. 1. CHORUS — ROW 1: Vicki Strey. Cindy Wiersig, Roxanne Bymers, Sara Gennett. LaDonna Taylor. Amy Lang. Lisa Dietsche. Geana Mel- lenthin. Patti Krug. ROW 2: Tammy Schwantes. Patti Sultow. Sharon Endries. Paula Kolb. Lynette Wucherpfennig. Sheri Vanderhoof. Renee Mellenthin. Kathy Drabek. Connie Lawrence. Billee Darge. ROW 3: Me- lanie Carpenter. Michelle Fischer. Becky Day. Lori Wiersig. Lonney Kann, Michelle Melander. Janel Schwantes. Dawn Wilke. Audra Rux. ROW 4: Doug Kroening. Randy Talley. Pat Wachholz. Jeff Lokre, Ron Aumann. Lester Bainer. Corey Seefeldt, Brian Langreck. 2. Hey Ron. shouldn’t the microphone be a little higher? 3. SWING CHOIR: Lori Wiersig. Ron Aumann. Billee Darge. Becky Day. Randy Talley. Sheri Vanderhoff. Christi Boock, Brian Langreck. Amy Lang. Connie Lawerence. Neil Sternweis. Audra Rux. Lester Bainer, Vicki Strey. Pat Wachholz. 4. Put your best side forward. Mrs. Obertin. 5. OFFICERS—ROW 1: Treasurer Audra Rux. Vice-President Tammy Schwantes. Public Relations Paula Kolb. Secretary Amy Lang. ROW 2: Advisor Mrs. Obertin. President Sheri Vanderhoof. Member-at-Large Lori Wiersig. 6. HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM! 7. Yes Billee. two heads are better than one. 69 70 FFA Goes “Hog Wild” Over Competitions The FFA started the year off with its traditional fruit and peanut sale, which proved to be quite profitable. This could have been because of the increase in membership. Roger Pescinski and Mitch Melander have applied for State Farmer degrees. Proficiency positions were applied for by Mark Melander, Mitch Melander, and Bryan Helsten. The Parliamentary Procedure Team received a gold ranking at the District competition. Other competitions for the FFA included the Ag Tech- nology contest at UW-River Falls. The Safety Program, headed by Chellen Dekarske, proved to be very active. Mitch Melander chaired the Food For American program for the fourth graders. 1. CHAPTER FARMERS—ROW 1: Lester Bainer. Steve Freimund. ROW 2: Lenny Zawislan. Tim Taylor. 2. FFA—ROW 1: Chellen Dekarske. Roger Pescinski. ROW 2: Eric Zen- ner. Matt Harries. Steve Taylor. Bill Wissell. Mitch Melander. Mark Me- lander. ROW 3: Tim Bundick, Ron Meuller. Kevin Kulke, Randy Talley. Todd Foth. Bryan Helsten. ROW 4: Sarah Bychinski. Annah Bychinski. Lester Bainer. Steve Freimund. Tim Taylor. Dave DeBuhr. 3. GREENHANDS: Pat Weinfurter. Randy Talley. John Dunbar. Matt Harries. Dave DeBuhr. 4 FFA BASKETBALL—ROW 1: Tim Boushon, Roger Pescinski. Eric Zenner. Rod Kerksieck. Steve Freimund. ROW 2: Tim Gallion. Randy Talley. Kevin Kulke. Lenny Zawislan. Craig Elsinger. Bryan Helsten. Steve Taylor. 5. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE TEAM: Dave DeBuhr. Chellen Dekarske. Roger Pes- cinski. Tom Butts. Mitch Melander. Kevin Kulke. Mark Melander. 6. OFFICERS—ROW 1: Vice President Chel- len Dekarske. President Roger Pescinski. ROW 2: Secretary Annah Bychinski. Report- er Kevin Kulke. Treasurer Steve Taylor. Stu- dent Governmant Rep. Mitch Melander. Se- tinel Mark Melander. Advisor Mrs. Schuh. FHA Extends “Warm Feelings” Throughout School, Community, World Throughout the school year FHA members showed they cared. They extended warm feelings toward classmates and faculty by sponsoring the annual Season’s Celebra- tion. Twice monthly ice cream treats were sold to students and during second semester candy was sold to pacify student appetites. During National FHA Week Candy Grams were delivered, a Treasure Hunt was conducted, and faculty members were recognized. On November 6 mothers were guests at the Mother- Daughter Banquet held at the Plaza. Funds from Tupper- ware sold by members covered the cost of mothers’ tick- ets. FHA’s warm feelings were also shown by their serving refreshments at the plays and parent conferences. The warmest feeling of all, though, is the one extended to the child the club supports in Kenya. 1. Officers gel their choice first at ice cream sales. 2. FHA—ROW 1: Wendy Dallmann, Kathy Sundell, Vickie Jacobitz, Patti Krug, Karrie Boehnen. Dawn Ackman, Brenda Langreck. ROW 2: Chellen Dekarske, Melanie Carpenter, LaDonna Taylor, Debbie Schug. Sheila Radue. Lori Aumann, Becky Day, Paula Kolb. ROW 3: Melissa Marten. Kristine Johnson, Angie Neidlein. Tammy Schwantes. Joni Griepentrog. Lynette Wucherpfennig, Sharon Endries. ROW 4: Kim Bue, Donna Fleischman, Kris Seitz, Joan Buse. Nancy Kenyon, Connie Darge, Kim Gropp. 3. Hungry members approach the buffet. 4. OFFICERS: Advisor Mrs. Rose. Historian Rhonda Brandt. Secretary Michelle Jicinsky, Vice President - Student Government Rep Melinda Carpenter. Treasurer Carol Vanderhoof, President Barb Aumann. 5. For once. Freshman Brenda Langreck. has no time to talk. 5 73 Drama Shows “Bits Pieces” Of Life THE MALL by William Inge Matron 1 ........................................Christi Broock Matron 2 ......................................... Melinda Carpenter Bag Lady 1 ...........................................Cary Lobner Bag Lady 2 Julie Talcott Barney .................................................Tom Butts Dell ...................................................Jeff Lokre Girl .....................................................Amy Lang Sailor ............................................Dean Kerksieck Clara .............................................Chele Dietsche Man ..................................................Wade Hansen WHERE HAVE ALL THE LIGHTNING BUGS GONE? by Louis E. Catron The girl ................................................Audra Rux The boy ............................................Dennis Gamble TOUCH THE BLUEBIRD’S SONG by Louis E. Catron Tracy ............................................Kristine Johnson Kent .................................................Rick Anderson AT A BEETLE’S PLACE by Louis E. Catron Hest ................................................Brian Langreck Mariana ...........................................Kristin Huotari A DIFFERENT DRUMMER by Gene McKinney Royal Barnhill .....................................Dennis Gamble Grace Barnhill ................................... Melinda Carpenter Mr Jenkins ..........................................Brian Langreck Rev. Franklin Barnhill ...............................Rick Anderson Nelda Lou Jenkins .......................................Audra Rux Mrs. Norma Buxley .................................Kristin Huotari Jessie Miller ..........................................Jeff Lokre Mr Tetley ........................................................Tim Gallion Speed Patterpeck ........................................Randy Talley Al .....................................................Kim Crist Chief Roaring Tiger ....................................Tom Butts Herman Buxley .......................................Kevin Gamble Royal Chorus ..........Kristine Johnson. Amy Lang. Chele Dietsche Townspeople Brenda Langreck. Melissa Marten. Dawn Ackman. Cary Lobner. Deb Lekie. Kitenna Larkin. Christi Boock. Kevin Gamble. Kathy Sundell. Tim Gallion. Jeff Lokre. Brian Langreck. Audra Rux. Kristin Huotari. Dean Kerksieck 1. MASQUE AND BAUBLE OFFICERS — ROW 1: President Kristin Huotari. Secretary Treasurer Melissa Marten. Advisor Mrs. Rannow. ROW 2: Vice President Rick Anderson. Stage Manager Dennis Gamble. Student Government Rep Deb Lekie. 2. DRAMA CLUB — ROW 1: Tom Butts. Christi Boock. Karin Endries. Melinda Carpenter. Tina Nikolai. Bev Kobs. Renee Zimmerman. Melissa Marten. Nancy Sternweis. Deb Lekie ROW 2: Michelle Pickett. Paula Kolb. Becky Day. Cary Lobner. Julie Talcott. Denise Fleischman. Philan Neumann. Kristine Johnson. Brenda Langreck. Dawn Ackman. ROW 3: Dennis Gamble. Mike Ruhbusch. Rick Anderson. Bill Wissell. Tammy Schwantes. Sheri Vanderhoof. Connie Lawerence. Renee Mellenthin. ROW 4 Tom Hebert. Jeff Lokre. Kevin Gamble. John Ault. Kristin Huo- tari. Tim Ault. Vicki Strey. Lori Wiersig. Tammy Strey. Lynette Wucherp- fennig. Geana Mellenthin. Kathy Sundell. ROW 5: Audra Rux. Joni Grie- pentrog. Chele Dietsche. Amy Lang. Brian Langreck. 74 75 ME IPLE fTFR DOUBLE LETTER SCORE N DOUBLE LETTER SCORE TRIPLE LETTER SCORE DOUBLE WORD SCORE ■■■■ DOUBLE WORD SCORE Seniors 1. CLASS OFFICERS: President Kim Woodkey. Secretary Angie Neidlein, Treasurer Bev Kobs. Not pictured is Vice President Mike Ruhbusch. 1 Seniors Joel DeBuhr Chele Dietsche Rick Anderson Melanie Carpenter Kathy Drabek 78 80 Joni Griepentrog Kristin Huotari Steve Kilty Bev Kobs Paula Kolb Seniors Debbie Hansen Kristine Johnson Amy Lang Cheryl Kenyon Rod Kerksieck Deb Lekie Lee Lang 81 Seniors Melissa Marten V- . . Angela Neidlein Roger Pescinski Mark Melander Tina Nikolai Michelle Pickett JoEllen Nowak Victor Pilsner 82 Nancy Sternweis Tammy Strey Carol Vanderhoof 83 Sheri Vanderhoof Dawn Weinfurter Scott Weister 84 Kathy Wentzel Lori Wiersig Seniors Lynette Wucherpfennig Jenny Zahn Lenny Zawislan NOT PICTURED Chellen Dekarske Scott Fleischman Shannon Hale Chris Knott Larry Lang, Jr. Marty Minsaas Dianne Paul Gary Schade Randy Talley 85 Renee Zimmerman The Winners Take All PROCESSIONAL-“Pomp and Circumstance . Edgar Elgar INVOCATION ............. Rev. William Ruhbusch STUDENT ADDRESS ..................Tammy Strey Deb Lekie Chele Dietsche CLASS SONG ........... We’ve Only Just Begun High School Chorus, Debra Obertin, Director PRESENTATION OF AWARDS . Prin. John L. Hiltunen PRESENTATION OF CLASS OF 1985 ... Prin. John L. Hiltunen PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS .. Supt. Donald L. Stevens BENEDICTION ................. Rev. William Ruhbusch RECESSIONAL-“Fanfare and Recessional” .. James Ployhar CLASS MOTTO: “The Goal of Yesterday will be the starting point of tomorrow.” CLASS COLORS: Dark Blue and Silver CLASS FLOWER: White Rose HONOR AWARDS Tina Nikolai Stacey Stephens Nancy Sternweis Kevin Gamble Tammy Strey Tammy Schwantes Kristin Huotari 1. Tom Hebert receives the Unsung Hero Award. 2. Tammy should be glad this isn't a color photo so that we can't see her bloodshot eyes. 3. Chele Dietsche does a funny speech about “Through the Years. 4. Scott Weister seems to be thinking it over. 5. Kevin Gamble receives the Honor Award even though he had Chicken Pox. 6. The excitement of the moment. 7. Hey man. Let's party!!! 8. Sorry, it’s not spiked. 9. Melanie Carpenter receives the Unsung Hero Award. 10. I feel a little out of place. 86 Ww “High Five” For Team Spirit 1. WRESTLING — ROW 1: Joe Mondloch. Terry Rindfleisch. Shane Elsmger. Jamie Hil- debrandt. Kevin Radue. ROW 2: Jon Wood- key. Cary Hildebrandt. John Zenner. Aaron Hansen. Coach Krasseit 2. SEVENTH GRADE BASKETBALL — ROW 1: Eric Yetter. John Neidlem. Kane Johnson. ROW 2: Ron Stelson. Tim Boock. Doyle Fitzmaurice. Chris Zollner 3. EIGHTH GRADE BASKETBALL — ROW 1: Troy Luepke. Shane Elsinger. Cary Hilde- brandt ROW 2: Jaysen Yoder. Mark Baumgartner. Pat Andreae. Ray Kilty ROW 3: John Zenner. Daryl Roth- amer. Pat Kilty. Corey Schultz. 4 SEVENTH-EIGHTH GRADE GIRLS BASKETBALL — ROW 1: Carrie See- feldt. Lisa Kibbel. Stacey DeFries. Jenny Crist. Tricia Kilty. Tammy Ra- due. Tammy Dietsche. Ronda Matter ROW 2: Renee Freimund. Keresa Boehnen. Lori Kibbel. Michelle Hel- sten. Melissa Meiander ROW 3: Barb Lau. Jenny Hastings. Vicki Schar- barth. Paula Darge. Michelle Marden. Faith Gennett. NOT PICTURED Coach Denny Christenson Boys Bas- ketball Coach, and Coach Toufar and Coach Szews Girls Basketball Coaches High School Is Just “Around The Corner” 1. EIGHTH GRADE OFFICERS—Treasurer Ray Kilty. President Vickie Fleischman. Vice President Shane Elsinger. Secretary Cary Hilde- brandt. 2. SEVENTH GRADE OFFICERS—ROW 1: Student Government Rep Tim Boock. Secretary Stacey DeFries. President Ron Stelson. ROW 2: Treasurer Doug Bauer. Vice President Chris Zollner. 3. Elle Sundell. Junior High Aide. 4 JUNIOR HIGH FACULTY—ROW 1: Eileen Dallmann. Math; Julie Eng. Reading. ROW 2: Steve Christman. Science; William Heuer. English; Dale Kundinger. Social Studies. 5. EIGHTH GRADE—ROW 1: Melissa Melander. Wendy Hopfen- sperger. Roxanne Wilke. Sue Hoppe. Renee Freimund. Amy Krause. Chad Nelson. Teri Hendrickson. Kim DeBuhr. ROW 2: Sue Hilde- brandt. Lora Schug. Lisa Pupp. Debbie Meyer. Wendy Beyreis. Mi- chelle Helsten. Denise Neumann. Vickie Fleischman. Rachel Lang. Barb Lau. ROW 3: Keresa Boenhnen. Michelle Marden. Jennifer Has- tings. Jay Gawlikowski. John Zenner, Troy Luepke. John Endries. Brandy King. Neil Neumann. Scott Schade. Candy Ramker. Debra Caldwell. ROW 4: Bill Goode. Ray Search. Shane Elsinger. Shawn Zawislan. Pat Andreae. Aaron Hansen. Cary Hildebrandt. Corey Schultz. Jaysen Yoder. Daryl Rothamer. Faith Gennett. ROW 5: Tom Heinzen. Mike Engevold. Craig Sandley. Pat Kilty. Ray Kilty. Dale Berger. Eric Ruger. Roy Search. Mike Loos. Mark Baumgartner. Tony Boe, Lori Kibbel. Paula Darge. 6. SEVENTH GRADE—ROW 1: Scott Baumann. Kip Hoppe. Jason Westphal. Rex Anderson. John Neidlein. Chris Hoffman. Brian Duda. Jerry Taylor. Eric Yetter. Tim Hebert. ROW 2: Kane Johnson. John Woodkey. Michelle Cherney. Brenda Kenyon. Carol Kolb. Jill Cook. Tammi Dietsche. Sonya Degenhardt. Stacey DeFries. Lisa Kibbel. Carrie Seefeldt. Kathy Knott. ROW 3: Chris Zollner. Greg Hederer, Tim Boock. Ron Stelson. Jim Gamble. Heather Pryer. Christine Hamm. Tammy Radue. Tricia Kilty. Jenny Mauer. Crystal Stulo. Tra- cey Timm. ROW 4: Doug Bauer. Joe Mondloch. Klint Schultz. Terry Rindfleisch. Doyle Fitzmaurice. Jon Griepentrog. Jenny Crist. Ronda Matter. Berny Neustadt. Absent: Jenny Dick. Michael Villapando. 91 92 | “Patience” Is The Key To Perfection 1. JUNIOR HIGH BAND—ROW 1: Debbie Meyer. Amy Krause. Sue Hildebrandt. Kathy Knott. Michelle Cherney. Wendy Hopfensperger, Rachel Lang. Candy Ramker. ROW 2: Paula Darge, Barb Lau, Renee Freimund. Kim DeBuhr. Ron Stelson. Dayrl Rothamer. Jim Gamble. Jennifer Hastings. John Endries. Jay Gawlikowski. ROW 3: Carrie Seefeldt. Lisa Kibbel. Ronda Matter. Tim Boock. Eric Ruger. Cary Hildebrandt. Corey Schultz. Roxanne Wilke. ROW 4: Rex Ander- son. Greg Hederer. Pat Kilty, Troy Luepke. Shane Elsinger. Pat An- dreae. ROW 5: Berny Neustadt. Stacey DeFries. Eric Yetter. Melissa Melander. Chad Nelson. Doug Bauer. 2. JUNIOR HIGH CHORUS—Row 1: Carol Kolb. Vickie Fleischman. Lisa Kibbel. Michelle Cherney. Carrie Seefeldt. Debbie Meyer. Renee Freimund. Amy Krause. Sue Hildebrandt. ROW 2: Aaron Hansen. Joe Mondloch. Clint Schutz. Tammi Dietsche. Jennifer Hastings. Paula Darge. Candy Ramker. Barb Lau. Rachel Lang. Roxanne Wilke. ROW 3: Jason Westphal. Scott Schade. Keresa Boehnen. Michelle Marden. Faith Gennett.Wendy Beyreis. Ron Nisula. Theresa Burke. Kim DeBuhr. ROW 4: Tony Boe. Neil Neumann. Pat Andreae. Rex Anderson. Chris Hoffman. Jim Gamble. Doug Bauer. Tim Boock. 3. ECOLOGY CLUB—ROW 1: Aaron Hansen. Amy Krause. Debbie Meyer. Renee Freimund. Kim DeBuhr. Pat Andreae. ROW 2: Rachel Lang. Vickie Fleischman. Keresa Boehnen. Jennifer Hastings. Melissa Melander. Kip Hoppe. Jay Gawliskowski. ROW 3: Sue Hildebrandt. Teri Hendrickson. Lisa Kibbel. Tim Boock. John Zenner. Michael Engevold. 93 The patrons listed below have contributed much in supporting our program. We urge you to patronize these businesses, and we would be gratetul if you would mention that you saw their names in the 1985 ROCKET. We are especially grateful to Jon Burnett for taking time to train the photography staff and to John H. 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