Valparaiso High School - Valenian Yearbook (Valparaiso, IN)

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Mr. Robert Punter, coach of Pep Club ' s junior powder- puff football team discusses strategy with several of his playe rs. Inser Senior team- mates Kathy Vesellca. Mory Comeford. Katie Scholl, and Rachel Henry rejoice after a score. In one of the acts in this year’s edition of April Antics, senior Dave Clauss thrills and mystifies his audience with slight-of-hand tricks involving hondkerchiefs. held by his assistant Ellle Sachs. Senior Lori Lethen is the piano accompanist for the Valparaiso High School Choir, which is under the direc- tion of Mr. Rick Hein. 26 — Clubs Division

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Confetti, tossed by the graduates, broke the solemnity of commencement exercises as the Class of ' 80 was pronounced officially graduat- ed. Graduates and their families gathered in Val- paraiso University’s Chapel for the traditional Baccalaureate services held on Sunday, May 25. Valedictorian Jean Carlson and Salutatorian John Schmucker watch as their fellow class- mates are called forward to receive diplomas. Principal Garth Johnson, assisted by Class President Mark Tucker and Guidance Director Don Dick, presented each of the 427 grads with a diploma and a congratulatory handshake. Performing one of his final duties as President of the Class of 1980, Mark Tucker introduces the featured speaker at Baccalaureate, Rev. John Williams, as Vice President Ruth Loh- meyer looks on. Graduation — 25 z rr y

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Dose of hard work cures condition of involvement A lthough nor forol, rhe disease rhor o few VHS students were offlicred with this yeor wos usuolly severe. The disease is commonly referred to os involvement. Diagnosed by symptoms of dedicorion and leadership, rhe porienrs usually remained in rhe serious store throughout high school. Characterized by excessive omounrs of decorating lodsers, preparing for donees, entertaining audiences, or organizing ond advertising school activities, these students in each club or organization compensated for rhe lock of porticiporion by fellow members. Though port-rime jobs dominated rhe free rime and determined the omounr of rime devoted to clubs, VHS hod 21 clubs and orgonizorions which were available to oil srudenrs. Although rhe clubs concerned with supporting ond promoting mony of rhe outstanding Viking reams were rhe most visible, eoch club hod o specific purpose ond task. The groups ranged from rhe honorory orgonizorions to which one must be seleaed, to service orgonizorions which worked with rhe community. Foreign Exchange Club still boosted rhe largest membership for ony orgonizorion, while rhe Fellowship of Christian Athletes, now in its fourth yeor, was rhe second largest. Due to present day orritudes of srudenrs, however, o few clubs and orgonizorions underwent major changes in membership. For example, w ith o 40% increase in porticiporion, DECA for rhe first rime in four years ploced successfully or store competition. Funding of dubs and orgonizorions underwent major changes olso, due to students ' orritudes toward rhe rrodirionol fund-roiser: rhe sockhop. As o result of rhe onri-disco movement, orrendonce or sock-hops and donees dropped so much rhor several olreody planned donees were cancelled. New rrends, such os marathons were another money-making alternative, airhoug. , most clubs and organizations relied on membership fees ond boke soles to fund their expenses. Clubs Division — 27