Valparaiso High School - Valenian Yearbook (Valparaiso, IN)

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Acculturation is a fancy word that means the learning of one’s own cul- ture.” However, anthropologists just re- cently discovered that within one cul- ture there were several different divi- sions such as the infant, adolescent, and the adult. Since the word “adoles- cent” had such a bad connotation, psychologists changed its label heading to “high school student” when they were discussing those of the younger generation. In their analysis of the high school students, the psychologists looked at the average day of the average student. After arriving at school on the bus, by bicycle, or by car between 7:30 and 8:00, the student sat through six hours of classes ranging from history to Eng- lish grammar. After alloting half an hour for the student to cram in the food he bought in the cafeteria (or mess hall as it was affectionately known) the psy- chologists knew all there was to know of the average day In the life of a high school student. They anxiously checked to see If there was any excitement al- lowed the student during his school years. The first thing they found appeared in the convocations that the administration scheduled intermittently throughout the school year. These convocations varied in content from administrative sessions to entertaining performances by theatre groups from Purdue and other universi- ties. One professional group presented Mark Twain’s satire on the garden of Eden, “The Diary of Adam and Eve.” After the Friday night football and basketball games, the students enjoyed sock hops sponsored by clubs such as VICA. Featuring area bands that were popular, the sock hops offered students a inexpensive way to enjoy a dance. The traditional high school dances such as Homecoming and Christmas still offered those students who wanted a chance to dress up. Although the cold weather isn’t much to cheer about, with a major dance Scheduled every V.k.ng fan. still turn out in hopes of seeing a victory. ere were plenty of opportunl- Most movie-going students check out the cinemas in expensive night On the town. Michigan City for a better variety of current popular films. 8 — Activities Division Page

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Northwest Indiana’s largest shopping center, Southlake Mall features over 130 stores and a central hall where the Symphony Ball is held. Although most shoppers can’t afford its haute couture, they still like to visit Chicago’s Water Tower Place to browse in its elegance. Mall Feature — Shaped like a donut because its stores encircle a center open-air court. River Oaks holds the distinction of being the first mall in this area. The planners of the County Seat Mall had to obtain permission from County Seat Jeans to use its copyrighted name for their complex. 7

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Varsity cheerleader Cyndi Huseman braves the cold to help raise Viking spirit to a high pitch. Some students drive cars to school, but many pedal their bikes to exercise and con- serve money. Activities Division — 9 After a day crammed with classes arid homework, Rob Odell boards a bus headed for home. Worn out from the strain of dancing all evening, tired Homecoming couples relax and rest their sore feet.