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

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Making a real different kind of entrance to sopho- more Dion Anglin’s home, freshman Melissa Simp- son and Liz Goshert drove this car. through a pic- ture window. 6 Ready for the World Student Life A brand new Trans Am owned by Karl Leininger is used to display the 1986 Homecoming court.

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Dressed as a punk rocker, Tonya Hays shows some Viking spirit for Punk Day, a part of Homecoming Spirit Week. to live Homecoming, plays, musicals, prom, couples, and graduation were parts of the student life that had direct interaction with the school. Other aspects of student life that were indirectly associated with school were the concern for cars, a grow- ing world of technology, and the world of fashion. Most of the students’ lives at Valley were also affected by national news and events that occurred in the entertainment world. On October 3, 1986, Valley held its 12th annual Homecoming. Students at- tended various concerts, which meant many tired, groggy students the next day. On week-ends students spent a lot of time cruising in Warsaw, Rochester, Plymouth, and North Manchester. Near the end of the year, seniors, ju- niors, and a few underclassmen as well, waited expectantly for the prom. Finally, the seniors began to make their final preparations for graduation. All this and more helped Valley students get ready to live At Homecoming, Tim Weist and Jim Youchum de- Sharing an inside joke, seniors Heather Krajewski, cide to make sure they stay dry. Shane Pickieseimer, Dayne Manwaring, and Cami English, laugh it up in the Spanish room. Student Life £)

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A transportation Fascination By the late 1940’s and early 50’s, many American families owned automo- biles. The American people have always held a fascination for this mode of trans- portation. The students at Valley were not excep- tions. TVHS students used their cars for various functions, among these were transportation to and from work and school, and cruising their current “hot spot”. Among Valley’s favorite towns to cruise were Warsaw, Rochester, and North Manchester. Most of the students who drove agreed that taking care of a vehicle and buying the gasoline became an expensive under- taking. “Insurance rates for guys under 18 are so high that a lot of guys average more than $600.00 a year.”, commented Craig Good. A crowded highway of the past demonstrates a common problem faced by drivers of two eras. The product of many hours of work, this car, owned by junior Dwayne Leiter, is often seen in the Valley parking lot. Cars