Valparaiso High School - Valenian Yearbook (Valparaiso, IN)

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Juniors host Ritzy soiree Rrring “Hello?” “Hi Mary. This is Carol. Did you have a good time at prom?” “Oh, Carol, it was so much fun. You should have seen Dan in his tux — he looked like a stranger — a tall, handsome strang- er, of course.” “I heard the theme was An Evening at the Ritz Hotel. Did the gym look like a French hotel?” “It was beautiful — you wouldn’t have known it was the gym. There was a statue in the middle of the floor and along the walls there was a french boutique, some elevators, and a veranda with a night scene of Paris. The band was Games, and they were great.” How was post prom? Wasn’t it at the V.U. Union?” Uh-huh. The theme was Happy Days, and the Union was decorated in a 1950’s motif, including pic- tures of The Fonz. What did you do from 11:30 at night to 5:30 in the morning? “There was so much going on — the hardest thing was deciding what to do! We bowled, played pool, and had our handwriting analyzed and our palms read. Oh, we watcned tapes of Happy Days and some cartoons. There was a tape of the state championship football game, too.” “It sounds like you had a fan- tastic time. Are you and Dan going to the Dunes today?” “Yes, he ' s picking me up in a few minutes. I’m so tired — I can’t wait to go crash on a sand dune.” “Have a good time, Mary. Call me when you get rested up.” Okay. Goodbye.” “Goodbye.” Surrounded by the elegance of a French hotel, senior class president Bonnie Hen- sel, her escort Ross Marshall, junior class president Beth Vondran, and her escort Willie King lead 189 couples in the traditional grand march. As an added touch to the junior class ' s year- long project, Paul Conover and Joni Neeley check in for an Evening at the Ritz Hotel.” 26 — Prom

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Always ready to provide musical entertain- ment for athletic events, the Pep Band plays TSOP before a pep session. With over 5000 Valparaiso Community School students in attendence, Mr. Martin Miller opens the Bicentennial Convocation. Skits, music, and a talk by Superintendent James Risk highlighted the October program. Carolyn Schnure lights the candle represent- ing service during the National Honor So- ciety induction ceremony in February. Convos brighten doily routines It is second hour. The daily grind is getting to you and you already know today is not your day. You get up to give your speech third hour and then realize you forgot your notes. Now you’re struggling to show the class the correct procedure in solving an incomprehensible geometry prob- lem when you hear: Will teachers please take their classes to the convocation.” At that moment, a convocation seems to be a life saver — a break from the daily routine. This year’s convos included a wide range of programs, both educational and entertaining. Highlighting the year ' s programs were a bicentennial con- vocation and a performance by the “New Christy Minstrels.” Convos — 25

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Absorbing some of the prom ' s elegant at- mosphere, Jeanie Aszman and Bill Snell roam in the boutique area. Attentive to last-minute dec- orating details. Mary Long puts the finishing touches on the veranda arbor. Weary from dancing, Cindy Rogers and Dee Ciciora re- cuperate with punch served in wineglasses. Sophs lose in photo finish PLEASE CHECK ONE OF THE FOL- LOWING: 1. Sophomores may attend prom with juniors or seniors. 2. Sophomores may not attend prom with juniors or seniors. Junior class officers staged a vote for upperclassmen to settle the perennial spring controversy of whether or not sophomores should go to prom, because juniors and seniors dating sophomores asked for a repeal of VHS’s tradi- tional rule of a strictly junior- senior prom. Those participating in the ballot taken during a home- room in mid-April voted by a close margin not to let sophomores attend. They would, however, be allowed to go to post-prom as they did last year. The no-sophomores-allowed tra- dition began in the old high school where the gym was too small to accommodate all three classes. But many students wanted to keep the practice because of the tradi- tion involved . “It has been a rule for as long as I can remember” noted one junior student, “and I don’t see why the tradition should change for this years’ sophomores when it didn’t change for my class.” Another argument against letting sophomores attend was that the Junior Class finances the prom through class dues as a gift to the Senior Class — if sophomores attended they would have two free years instead of one. However, juniors and seniors in favor of sophomores attending prom felt that if students from other schools were allowed to go, sophomores had no right to be excluded. One senior commented, “If the prom is supposed to honor the seniors, they should at least be able to take who they want to, especially if they’re dating a sopho- more.”