Valparaiso High School - Valenian Yearbook (Valparaiso, IN)

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Despite several inches of February snow, Valparaiso High School waits for its 1417 students to arrive for classes. (Photo by Gary Smith) 1. Brad Statts 2. Apryl Butt 3. Victory Parade 4. Fred Carpenter 5. Victory Parade 6. Joann Erceg It i » VHS Survey 1. On the whole, do you enjoy being a student at VHS? Yes 88% No 4% No comment 8% 2. Do you consider most of your stu- dent-faculty relationships adequate for obtaining an education? Yes 82% No 8% No comment 1 1 % 3. Has your background at VHS prepared you for what you plan to do after graduation? Yes 65% No 17% No comment 18% 4. As far as facilities, spirit, and general atmosphere are concerned, do you feel that VHS is an above-average school? Yes 91 % No 6% No comment 3%

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vus If VHS students are typical exam- ples, it would seem that the apathe- tic-intellectual-rebel has lost status with today ' s students, who have dis- covered that involvement isn’t so painful after all. Outside appearances and actions may have at times denied it, but statistics prove that in 1976 Valparaiso High School students did give a damn. Question One: “I’ve been here three years, and I’m ready to move on because high school is high school. But if I’d been in a lot of other schools, I’d have been ready to move on a long time ago,” said a senior to sum up his feel- ings about VHS. Everyone in the group said that they enjoyed being students at VHS. Their reasons? One boy said he liked VHS because “the facilities just can’t be compared to any other school ' s in the area.” A girl mentioned “the people,” and everyone enjoyed being out of the city but not in the sticks. Question Two: Only one girl in the group said she’d ever had a teacher that she just couldn’t take.” The remaining students said that they’d had only minor problems with teach- ers. One boy summed up the group ' s general opinion of teachers: “You can talk to most teachers — even if you don’t know them, you don’t feel like running into a corner or saluting when they walk by.” An ability to relate other things to the subject of study headed a list of qualities for an ideal teacher. Everyone agreed that most of their teachers at VHS had this skill. Ques- tion Three: A girl planning to take Business Lab and become a secretary felt that her background at VHS would help her a great deal. The group’s only senior disagreed, saying that in his case, “VHS has helped prepare me academically, but it hasn ' t done much to prepare me emotional- ly for the transition to college. Some- times I feel like I’m locked up and being watched.” Question Four: Most of the group felt that winning the state football championship had had a lasting effect on school spirit. In disagreeing, one boy pointed out the difference in fan support from foot- ball to basketball seasons. “The atmosphere at VHS,” said one girl, is much friendlier that most schools. Everybody has their own little group they hang around with, but there are no fights.” The group agreed that there are very few students who are totally uninvolved in the school. As one boy put it: “Usually kids won’t go out of their way unless they can get something out of it, but they will if you can convince them they ' ll benefit from it.

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Activities Survey 1. Do you feel that VHS students support school dances, concerts, and other out-of-school activities? Yes 85% No 6% No comment 5% 2. How often do you attend out-of- school activities? As often as possible 40% Occa- sionally 49% Never 1 1 % 3. Do you think formal dances are worth the time and the money both to have them and to attend them? Yes 77% No 17% No comment 7% 4. Do you feel alcohol at school functions is a serious problem? Yes 20% No 57% No comment 24% Taking advantage of an added attraction at the Christmas dance, Charlene Siar and Jeff Lauman visit Santa (Mr. Sid Reggie) and his elf (Mr. Skip Bird). (Photo by Hitz Studio) 1. Nuclear demonstration 2. Bob Kaspar 3. Eliza Jumal 4. Five On Stage 5. New Christy Minstrels