St Josephs High School - HiWay Yearbook (South Bend, IN)

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Junior Larelise Kintz and senior Ben Aquino sit out a number to converse. Seniors Jose Reinosa and Melissa Standley en|oy a slow melody. Christmas Dance 25

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Seniors Mike Stock and Lisa Heintzelinan take a break from dancing as sophomore Gus Swanda looks on. Christmas Memories Many agree that the highlight of the holiday season is the Christmas Dance. Senior Teressa Nicodemus mentioned, It ' s an excellent way for friends to get together and have a great time. The annual event was held on Friday, December 20, at the Elks Club, from 9 until 12. Junior Liz Senesac observed, The ballroom donned in red and green, was very festive and had a touch of class. Approximately 150 couples jammed to the beat of the music sensation This End Up, and cooled down with refreshments after- wards. Junior Lisa Stigner remarked, After four months of school, the semi-formal is a terrific start for vaca- tion. Moderator Miss Grams com- mented, Through the cooperation and efforts of the junior class and officers the dance was a success. Everyone had a lot of fun, including the chaper- ones. Proceeds went to the Junior Senior Prom Fund. Juniors Daphne Bowles and Melinda Michels re- turn from freshening-up. 24 Christmas Dance

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lent Inside Would you expect your friends and classmates to have the musical talent to excite and entertain you? You ' d probably express the same feelings as junior John Seckinger offered on see- ing the Battle of the Bands. It was a musical contest held first semester be- tween four bands having St. Joe stu- dents as members. John said, The ' Battle of the Bands ' was a surprise to me. I didn ' t expect much, but the tal- ent in each of the bands was really impressive. Senior Ben Aquino, who played saxophone and sang in the College Kids , thought, Students en- joyed the bands because they probably didn ' t expect much to begin with. When they saw the bands, they were surprised at the amount of talent they had. Ben, who had performed many times before, said, I was more ner- vous at this performance than any oth- er because i was putting myself on the line in front of people I see everyday. From the responses of many St. Joe students, neither Ben nor any of the other performers had any cause to be nervous. Sophomore Debbie Ciesielski thought, The music was excellent. and everyone there had a great time watching their friends perform. Ju- nior Margie Loranger offered, It real- ly brought out the creativity of the students of St. Joe. I had a great time. ' The contest was between the four bands the College Kids , Straight Ar- row, Get Smart, and Sandycatgut and the Deadbeats. It was to raise money for the softball team. Many of the members of each band didn ' t even think of the competition or the $35 dollar prize money, won by Get Smart. Ben Aquino said, I forgot that it was a competition because I had so much fun while the other bands were playing. It didn ' t bother me at all that we didn ' t win. Mike Hurtt, who sang lead vocals for Get smart, said, We didn ' t even think we ' d win. We didn ' t think of it as a contest; we just wanted to have fun and hoped the audience would have fun. I ' m glad they did. I just enjoy making music for people and making people happy. Senior Mike Hurtt and sophomore Bill Racine of Get Smart performed 6ffs music. Battle Of The Bands