Tell City High School - Sagittarius Yearbook (Tell City, IN)

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 5 Queen is crowned amidst the snowflakes It began when the senior basketball players nominated the four candidates, Joni Kendall, Debbie Haller, Lori Briggeman, and Kathy Webb. Following the nomination of the candidates, the student body elected their representatives: freshman, Sherri Luecke; sophomore, Mary Jane Smitley; and junior, Kel- ly Jarboe. During Homecoming on Jan. 9, the student body elected the queen. Finally Homecoming arrived, and despite the 2-inch snowfall and bitter cold temperature, students turned out to witness the event. In room 302 the court assembled to receive flowers and prepare for the Homecoming ceremonies. Before the start of the Boonville-Tell City game, and follow- ing a drum roll, Queen Joni Kendall was announced as having been elected by the student body of TCHS. Following the game, a dance was held for the entire student body. Last minute adjustments of a tie or corsage do matter. Making those are Denny Barket and Stacy Kratzer. Above Left: Reigning as 1985 Homecoming Queen is Joni Kendall, her escort Tim Goffinet, and ball carrier Dale Hoffman. Center: Relieved at the announcement of Queen, pictured are Jotii's court: Seniors Kathy Webb escorted by Brian Black, Debbie Haller escorted by Denny Barket, and Lori Briggeman escorted by Marc Beller. Watching the Queen candidates approach are the court. Pictured are crown bearer Katie Wa- ters, Freshmen Sherri Luecke and Jeff Haller, Sophomores Mary Jane Smitley and Stacy Kratzer, and Juniors Kelly Jarboe and Jon Goffinet. Homecoming

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DIANE REIGNS Following an excellent halftime show by the Marching Marksmen, the eagerly anticipated Homecoming ceremo- ny began. As the band began to softly play Falling In Love , Freshman Attendant Kristy Black and escort Nick Goffinet followed the little football and crown bearers across the field. The Sophomore class's choice, Traci Blunk and escort Rick Arnold, were the next to walk down the fifty yard line, followed by Junior Class Atten- dant Laurie Sollman who was escorted by Scott Schmitt. The question in everyone's mind as they watched the four queen candidates, Lori Ball, Diane Carter, Debbie Haller, and Kathy Webb, walk across the field was: To whom would Student Council President Barb Ludwig present roses, and which couple would be the next to stand under the traditional arch? There was a drumroll, a slight pause, and then the name Diane Carter rang out across the loudspeaker. Above Right: Waiting for the crown. Queen Diane smiles radiantly. Center Right: Standing around the tradi- tional arch is the Homecoming court: Scott Schmitt, Laurie Sollman, Rick Arnold, Traci Blunk, Nick Goffinet, Sara Hartz, Queen Diane, Kevin Alvey, Matt Overmeyer, Lori Ball, Mike Cronin, Debbie Haller, Denny Barket, Kathy Webb, and Rick Wilgus. Below Right: Posing Scott and Laurie for the annual pre-game photo is Art Gerber. Below Left: Congratulating Diane is Kassi Sabelhaus as Kevin looks at his friends. 10 Homecoming

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GUESTS VIEW NEW HORIZONS Tell City High School is privileged to host three foreign students for the 1984- 85 school year. Anja Biester, Estela Escabar, and Javier Herrero are all from different cultures, but will experience many of the same difficulties, adaptions, and adventures in our American society. When told about the foreign exchange student program from her English teacher back in Hannover, Germany, Anja Biester found the program to seem interesting and applied. The organization then placed her in Tell City from August 15, 1984 until July 9, 1985 un- der the care of Mr. and Mrs. Roland Mulzer. Although ad- justing to American life wasn't difficult for Anja, school life was. In Germany school is spread throughout all twelve months with four breaks with- in: six weeks in the summer, a week in the fall, and three weeks for both Easter and Christmas. Anja's German school day lasts from 7:45 to 1:00. Because of this short day, the students are not given a lunch period, but two fifteen minute breaks instead. Natu- rally, Anja misses her parents, but she also misses the big city life. Javier Herrero's story is not as simple as applying and being placed. His mother wanted him to come to the USA to bet- ter his English and asked one of Javier's uncles if he knew where Javier could stay. His uncle had come to Tell City to present a conference on Spanish and had stayed with the Gary Becker family during his stay. Javier's parents then contacted the Beckers and asked if Javier could stay. They agreed, so he is here for his freshman year. Javier stated that because of the new vocabulary, English class is dif- ficult. Making new friends was an obstacle he had to overcome along with realizing that missing his parents, two broth- ers, and one sister, and Ger- man shepherd, Yonn is only natural. Although from another con- tinent, Estela Escobar's path to Tell City is similar to Anja's. Estela was told about the Youth for Understanding, an organization much like the Foreign Exchange Program, and was sent to stay with the tom Weber family in Troy. She arrived from Monteria, Colom- bia in January and will stay until July. Back across the miles, Estela has four brothers, one sister, three dogs, one cat, and three turtles. Besides a lit- tle trouble with English con- versation the first couple of weeks, adjusting to USA life was not difficult; Colombian life is much the same for teen- agers as well as for the family. 12 Foreign Students