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

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May the best woman win! Julie Bloomquist. Jen- An array of expressions are shown from Sue nie Kleiser and Liz Henely fight over who gets the Kostielney, Ellen Lanser and Marianne Giollitto, first dance with Mike Redden. who can ' t seem to find their dates! Now that ' s talent! Exclaimed an adoring student Kick up your heels! Aimee Neuklis and Jackie body as Gus Swanda ' s voice resounded throughout Bayliss have a great time after the dance, the hotel. Christmas Dance i?

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( And the Band Began to Play 16 It was a windy, bitter cold night but at least it wasn ' t raining! said senior Lori Szweda. The lights were shining off the St. Joseph River running by the Marriott Hotel. The stars were out, and the moon was full. This was the setting of the 1988 Christmas Dance. Four hundred energet- ic teenagers were running from their cars into the Marriott to attend. The dance was quite a success. And it should have been, considering the high price the junior class charged for tickets. I don ' t mind paying to have a good time, but 20 dollars is a bit steep. said senior Rob Petersen. The music was supplied by the band This End Up. Despite a dance floor that was a little overcrowded, everyone had a good time. The dance floor was so small that I was bumping into people so much 1 thought my dress was going to fall off. said senior Lisa Plencner. The band wasn ' t bad, but I had the most fun trying to get my date to dance. said sophomore Lisa White. The band played a variety of songs throughout the night. 1 would have liked Christmas Dance to see more slow songs — it ' s not too fun dancing fast in a suit. said junior Shane Erhardt. Then there are some people who prefer faster songs, such as junior Cathy Roumell, when she said I thought the dancing was great. The best part was when they played ' You ' re My Kind ' by INXS. Gus Swanda had his moment in the spotlight when he jumped on stage and sang the song Johnny B. Goode. Sen- ior Liz Henely said I thought Gus was hysterical — he was better than the band. The overwhelming opinion of the night was that everyone had a good time. Since this was going to be the last dance at St. Joe without a sit down dinner, most people felt it was really special. 1 didn ' t originally want to go, but 1 was glad 1 did. It was a lot of fun. Everyone was with everyone else. The dance brought all the different types of people in the school together to begin the Christmas break with a good start. Senior Jill Burns summed it all up when she said What a dance it was! Grab your coatsi Gretchen Neuklis and Angi€ Oreni show off their new suit coats to the dismay of their dates!

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A Basketball Bonanza GUS! GUS!! GUS!!! Shouted frenzied seniors in the heat of the Basketball pep ralley as they cheered on their senior com- petitor in the donut competition. It was the culmination of a week of spirit and unity; It was the afternoon of the big game. The Indians began their spirit week on Wednesday this year, as they dressed in their best attire to show that they were be- hind their team. On Thursday, individuals came together in pairs for Twin Day where Kristi Grant and Marianne Giolitto came dressed identically with faces painted half white and half black. Then came Friday when St. Joe spirit charged beyond the Western frontier into our own Indian territo- ry (the gym), where a rocking pep ralley was held, complete with donut eating contests and blue waves. On Rodeo Day, the cowboys were abun- dant and school unity and participation was at it ' s peak. A large part of this excitement was because of the 1988 Basketball Home- coming Court. The candidates for queen in- cluded: Julie Bloomquist, Maria Dominello, Kate Etzel, Ellen Lanser, Heather Siade, and Chrissy Zubler. The nominees for king were: Dean Ernzen, Joe Gruber, Pete Horvath, Ronan O ' Malley, Scott Wasoski, and Scott Zygulski. Before the game, senior basketball play- ers and cheerleaders met their parents with roses in the middle of the court to show Mom and Dad their appreciation in honor of Senior Night. Then the action began. St. Joe immediately dominated the Chargers. By half-time the game belonged to the Indians, and the crowd directed its attention to the twelve seniors with nervous but sparkling smiles in the center of the streamer-filled gym. It was then that Ellen Lanser and Dean Ernzen were crowned the King and Queen of the Basketball Homecoming Court. But they weren ' t the only winners of the night. The seniors won the Spirit Week con- test, Mr. O ' Neil ' s and Mrs. Hendrix ' s room won the competition to decorate homeroom doors, the Indians pulled a victory over the Chargers of Elkhart Memorial, and discust- ingly enough, Gus won that donut-eating competition, somehow managing to stuff ten donuts in his mouth in two minutes. So to say the least, the 1988 Basketball Homecoming Week was a week to remember. The King. Brad Lightcap, Paul Walsh, and Chris Dc- luca pose with Elvis Presley on DressUp Day. Smoke elaiials. Indiern David Aranowski pops a squal In his teepee. What a cute babyl? David Rafinski and Bill Anzeic celebrate their youth on Twin Day. 18 Basketball Homecoming