Tippecanoe Valley High School - Saga Yearbook (Mentone, IN)

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Everybody Loves a Winner May 19 was a special day in many ways. It was a day of leisure for se- niors. They arrived at school late and were allowed to go home early. Emma prepared a special lunch for them, which was followed by gradu- ation practice. Then, before the en- tire student body, the annual awards program began. The top ten percent of the senior class was announced, along with the winners of State Scholarships. Robin Secrist and Mona Haag were awarded Valedictorian and Saluta- torian trophies. The recipients of the Drama awards were recognized, af- ter receiving their trophies on Greek Night. Rita Price announced the winners of the WRSW medals, which included John Ettinger, English; Jim Bazini, science; Mona Haag, social studies; Cyndi Daniel, math; and, Betsy Mathias, foreign language. Mary Ann Nyenhuis, Sherry Blankenship and Teresa Pet- rosky received journalism awards. Top left Displaying their valedictorian and salutatorian trophies are Robin Secrist and Mona Haag. Top Receiving the I Dare You awards were Patty Doering and John Ettinger, while Jeff Shriver and Mary Beth Gasl collected the Golden V. Above Drama awards winners were (front row) Greg Hoover and Teresa Petrosky, best actor and actress in the drama production; Jim Bazini. director's award: Julie Utter and Ricky Sitls. best supporting actress and actor in the musical; and Ann Kline and Dane Jervis, best actress and actor in the musical. 24

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The Night was Filled with Stars Above left The Jolly Jesters. Lu Ann Pyle and Teresa Bazini. demonstrate their unicycling abilities. Below left In a scene from “Heri- tage. Lucy Hanks (Teresa Petrosky) signs a bond for marriage with Henry Sparrow (Matt Johnson). This spring, the Drama Club mem- bers decided to broaden the scope of their acting abilities and attempt to present a non-musical, non-comical play. Mrs. Barr, the club sponsor, se- lected a short, one-act play called ‘‘Heritage. This hour-long produc- tion was presented May 19, in tan- dem with the Viking Variety Show, which proved to be a very profitable endeavor for the Drama Club. “Heritage used characterization, narration, pantomime, and special lighting effects to tell the behind- the-scenes story of Abraham Lin- coln and his family. The small cast consisted of Mark Shriver, Christine Rhoades, Teresa Petrosky, Dane Jer- vis, Matt Johnson, Lorie Crippen, Daphne Keplinger, Ken Goodman, and Patty Doering. As usual the “Viking Varieties” provided many laughs, tears and memorable moments for its au- dience. This year's show featured our own high school rock band, VIPRE. Julie Utter appeared with two songs that she composed her- self. The Way We Were” was dedi- cated to the senior class by Patty Doering, and Judy Conner and “Friend” performed “Send In the Clowns for the last time. In the laugh department, there was the Barbershop Quartet with their very own famous version of “Conie Island Baby,” a group of “purple peacocks,” and “Guitarzan by the Jungle 4.” The show was closed with the en- tire cast singing “May Tomorrow Be A Perfect Day,” and a cheerful “Goodnight everybody, from the MC’s, Greg Hoover and Steve Kruger. 23

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Top left Junior representative Suzanne French came in second in the race for SAGA Queen. Top right SAGA King and Queen for 1978 were Junior Darryl Peters and Freshman Mary Lou McClone. Above left Collecting money for the yearbook and representing the senior class were Sherri Miller and Steve Stiffler. Above right Sophomore representatives Jenni- fer Manwaring and Greg Utter await the con- test results. Royalty Crowned Each year the yearbook sponsors a SAGA King and Queen contest for the sole purpose of raising funds to send the next year's editor and one or two key people to a journalism summer camp. Through the fine efforts of this year’s candidates—Seniors Sherri Miller and Steve Stiffler, Juniors Su- zanne French and Darryl Peters, Sophomores Jennifer Manwaring and Greg Utter, and Freshmen Mary Lou McClone and David Leckrone— the SAGA staff will send three people to Ball State’s Yearbook Workshop in August. Proceeds from the penny-a-vote campaign netted over $450 for the 1979 SAGA. Other awards included the “I Dare You”—Patty Doering and John Etti- nger, and the “Golden V ”—Mary Beth Gast and Jeff Shriver. Students receiving scholarships from colleges were also announced on this very important day. 25