Valparaiso High School - Valenian Yearbook (Valparaiso, IN)

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Juniors Bernie Cregorowicz and Pam Powell find Prom ' s Italian setting a welcome relief from the inclement spring weather. Northside Station provided several soft rock se- lections, adding to the intimate atmosphere of Una Bellissima Serata Italiana. Volunteering their time to serve punch to junior and senior prom-goers are sophomores Laura Neis and Susan Reschke. Prom — 23

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Live, from VHS, it ' s the Junior-Senior Prom “Now, for Weekend Update on Fri- day, May 16, we go on location to Val- paraiso, Indiana, and to Father Guido Sarducci. Come in. Father. “Hello proma followers. My name isa Father Guido Sarducci, ana I ' ma here ata Valparaiso High School gyma fora t h e Weather mars bellissima serata Junior-Senior Prom. Although it ' sa pretty cool and weta here, anda there ' sa 100 percenta chance for more thunderstorms all nighta long, it ' sa Una Bellissima Serata Italiana, or a Beautiful Italian Night for the 230 couples here ata VHS. As I looka to my right and lefta at the bellissima decorations made by the ju- niors, I cana see couples gathering arounda an Italiana plaza amid mooring poles, gondolas, anda stores. Other couples are dancing to the musica of Northside Station. After they finish, they cana go for some refresh- ments at the little ristorante witha checkered tableclothes where cheese, crackers, anda punch are being served. “Now I ' ma ata the Valparaiso Univer- sity Student Union for Posta Proma where students eat, dance, and play games ' til 4 a.m. The parents ofa the junior boys anda girls made thisa place like a Circus, witha games, fortune-tell- ers, charcoal artists, and all kinda things to do. Since everyone isa having so mucha fun, I ' ma gonna close now, anda have my picture made. Arrivederci. — Brian Wikle Leading the traditional Grand March are Sharon Tudor, Senior Class President Mark Tucker, Ju- nior Class President Angie Ranalli, and Trent Albert. To preserve the evening, senior Julie Wiencken and her date Chubby Butz take time out to have their picture taken by Wahiberg Photographers. Although a cane is the latest accent to formal attire, junior Karen Makivich and VHS grad Rob Daniels discover it can complicate dancing. 22 — Prom

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A variety of emotions appears on the faces of the graduating seniors as they listen to speeches evaluating their high school years, and bidding them success in the future. Goodbye exams classrooms and Monday blues With an acute outbreak of Senioritis, an eager graduating class must suffer together and remain confined to VHS corridors and classrooms despite their growing pains of anxiety. In this specific case, the Class of ' 80 was not in search of a miracle cure, but impatiently wait- ed to receive the diplomas that official- ly released them from the high school. All pre- Hello caps and gowns toms of Senioritis, however, seemed to disap- pear when baccalaureate and gradu- ation ceremonies finally got underway. Held at the Valparaiso University Chapel on Sunday, May 25, Baccalaure- ate featured Rev. John Williams of Im- manuel Lutheran Church. While the VHS football field was se- lected as the setting for Commence- ment exercises held Wednesday, May 28, unexpected late-afternoon thun- derstorms forced the ceremonies to the gymnasium. Valedictorian jean Carlson and Salu- tatorian John Schmucker ' s speeches to those attending told of their judge- ment of Valparaiso High School as a learning institution. They emphasized the high quality staff and facilities which the school offered to them, and noted that they were looking to their future years with hope and anticipa- tion. After Guidance Director Don Dick and Principal Garth Johnson distribut- ed diplomas, the 427 graduates moved their tassels from the left side of their caps to the right, and pulled from be- neath their gowns handfuls of confetti to announce the event in a more non- traditional manner. 24 — Graduation