Valparaiso High School - Valenian Yearbook (Valparaiso, IN)

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wal|)aniio A change of pace P ersonal spoce is referred ro by psychologisrs and onrhropologisrs os on oreo surrounding o person in which he carries our rhe mojoriry of his inrerocrions wirh orhers. Since rhe area moves wirh o person and chonge according ro vorying condirions, ir ' s nor o space wirh fixed poinrs. This space alrers direoion wirh rhe faaor of people, ploces, ond especiolly rime. Jusr as Adam and Eve had rhe Garden of Eden ro fill rheir personol spoce, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde hod rhe lobororory, and MocArrhur hod rhe barrie grounds, Valporoiso hod rhe corn field. AIrhough Volpo is srill nor considered o suburb of Chicogo, ir hos broken irs mold and morured from irs rural beginnings. Due ro rhe developmenr of local businesses and small indusrries, Valporoiso is for from being opproised os rhe Porawaromi rerrirory ir wos in rhe posr. Wirh erecrion of new subdivisions ond lond oddirions such os rhe rerrirory sourh of Highway X, rhe popularion of Volpo is ropidly growing os o resuir of irs developmenr of opporruniry. Accompanying rhe influx of people ore rhe increosed needs of rhe sophisricored Volpo dvilbn. Due ro exrension of local businesses and malls, Volporoiso hos emerged from rhe repurorion of o srricriy ogriculrurol area. Residenrs no longer hove ro rrovel several miles ro purchase rhe loresr srvles. In addirion ro rhis exponsion, when Volpo rook rhe hobiruol course of fasr food resrouranrs, rhe Volporoisian wenr one srep furrher and odopred ro rhe mosr recenr concepr — drive up windows. Induding rhe usuol Wendy ' s ond McDonolds ' drive-up, now Long John Silver ond Kenrucky Fried Chicken hove drive-ups ro convenience rhe person who wonrs o meal or jusr cokes In a hurry. Chonging from an ogriculrurol rown ro o business communiry rokes rime, porience, knowledge, ond rhe couroge ro resr new ideos. While God gronred man rhe sereniry ro occepr rhe rhings he connor chonge, ond rhe couroge ro change rhe rhings he con, rhe Volporosion found rhor couroge wasn ' r exocriy neccessory ro frocrure rhe srrucrure of rhe srondord weekend. For rhose people who enjoy eorly Sorurdoy morning or lozy Sundoy afrernoon exercise, rhe Klubhous which opened in Ocrober offered 10 courts of roquer boll ond hondboll. In order ro goin rhe knowledge neccessory for exponsion and success, mon builr lobororories in which experimenrs could be conducred, ond rhe mosr common ond rrodirionol fodliry In which mon could srudy in deprh — rhe librory. The 69-year old Porrer County Library wos reploced by o rwo-srory building which, wirh rhe newly consrruaed Porroge branch, cosr opproximorely $2.6 million. ■ The Klubhous, a new handball and raquetball club located In the I ropdlly developing northwest of town, provides another outlet for I recreation In Valporoiso. The club Is partially owned by Chicago Dears ' I Quarterback Mike Phipps. 6 — Opening

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A touch of class hos been add«d to the students ' ensemble of blue Jeans and a sweatshirt by the switch from Levis to designer Jeons such as Gloria Vanderbilts and Calvin Kleins. Although the lunch lines, which seem to get longer each year, don ' t bother people who arrive early In the cafeteria, latecomers are often caught toward the back of the pock. After the M.C. Rogers footboll gome, Valpo fons show their appreciation for the VIkes ' 28-20 victory. D ue ro man ' s ombirion ro ger ahead, progress, either for berrer or for worse, rokes place. Over periods of rime occomplishmenrs such os rhe telephone and television hove influenced ond chonged rhe lives of many. Just os mon has odvonced from rhe discovery of rhe wheel ro rhe 747, VHS students shed rheir Levis for Colvin Kleins, ond hove updored rheir goals ond values occording ro rheir needs. Follow-up studies done by rhe VHS Guidonce Deportment indicored rhor students were more concerned obout furthering rheir educorion ond ore more seleaive in rheir college choices. According ro rhe counselors ' studies, 55-60 percent of rhe students rodoy seek other meons of educorion ofrer high school, os opposed ro rhe 52 percent of students in 1972. Students hove also shown diversity in rheir chosen colleges, ond hove interest in private ond our-of-srore schools. Besides rhe emphosis on selection of universities and colleges, rhe sociol highlights hove ployed on imporronr role in rhe lives of mony students. As o result of Michigon ' s legal drinking oge turning from 18 ro 21 lost foil, rhe two most populor ploces of rhe early 70 ' s, Scotfy ' s ond The Poison Apple ' ' went unheord of. Insreod, I.U., Boll Store, or Purdue were rhe most popular get owoy” ploces for VHS students. And for those who couldn ' t moke it our of town on weekends becouse of work, o locol fraternity porry or V.U. would hove ro suffice. As o relief ro mony counselors and parents, VHS students were genuinely concerned with preparing themselves for rhe consequences ofrer groduorion. Students were much more serious obout rheir future ond already hold jobs perroining ro rheir field of interest, mony of which were secured through vorious school progroms such os rhe IDismburive Educorion Progrom ond rhe Job Plocemenr Office. Taking on more responsibility oil of rhe rime, rodoy ' s students hove broken rhe model of rhe overoge, proaosrinoring student. For rhe first rime in rhe history of VHS rhe students, through rhe Student Faculty Serrate, rook rhe iniriorive ro rake charge of the pop mochine, ond bosed rhe iniriorive on rhe foa rhor it is for rhe students, thus, it should be monoged by rhe students. Although rhe hassles of jobs sometimes coused friction between friends on weekends, students olwoys monoged ro find rhe rime for fun. With one ' s student I.D. hondy, football ond boskerboll gomes ond post-gome sockhops were ovoiloble olmosr every Frfdoy night. Due ro rhe opening of rh® new gym building or Benjamin Fronklin High in Jonuory, roller-skoring wos provided for VHS students and rhe entire community. Locol parties, movies, ond resrouronrs olso provided woys ro poss rhe rime before Monday morning. Opening

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Outdotlng ond outgrowing th« old. and bringing In the new Is nor only reloted ro New Years, but the new public library, too. Over a period of five years, the Library Improvement Reserve Fund raised money to accommodate for all facilities needed for the structure. The Porter County Courthouse, which houses both local and county governments, oirs a different appearance at night with Its flood lights enhancing Its traditional style of architecture. Recently an Iron butterfly was added to give contrast to the square. Popcorn celebrity. Orville Redenbocher. strolls through the heovlly congested areo during the first Popcorn Festival, greeting admirers. The main drag of the downtown oreo. Lincolnway. Is left empty and quite late at night under the neon lights. Opening — 7