Valparaiso High School - Valenian Yearbook (Valparaiso, IN)

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Vikettes, Flag Corps, and “B Band, Jeannie Vass was crowned queen and Laura Neis was named princess. Pep Club members sacrificed their beauty sleep to arrive at school at 8 a.m. Saturday to finish work on the “Grand Illusion , the theme for Satur- day night ' s dance. With music by the rock group Syrus, Pep Club Senior Vice-President Beth Lynch was dance chairperson. Even though it wasn ' t as important as how long Lady Diana ' s train was or how many people got up at 4 a.m. to watch the royal wedding. Homecom- ing week did capture the students ' at- tention at VHS. — Susan Risk THE 1961 HOMECOMING COURT — Gina Bu- chanan, Jane Poncher. Princess Laura Neis, Queen Jeannie Vass, Heidi Gebhardt. Dana Redman. SEARING THE CRISP October weather during one of Valparaiso ' s earliest Homecomings are Corrine Keene. Junior Vice President, sen- ior Nancy Vondran, Pep Club President who wait to crown the queen and princess.

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ESCORTING JEANNIE VASS through the proces- “PUNKING OUT” during Homecoming spirit week SENIOR “A” BAND members Don Hughes. Bonnie sional just before she is named queen is senior are juniors Libby Douglas. Cheryl Kolar, and Kath- Bergstrom, Julie Stratton. Nicole Azar, and Kevin Todd Vaka. leen Dailey. Luebke enjoy the Homecoming game. Lady Di and Prince Charles: “the wedding of the century.” Royal plans and preparations dominated the news me- dia around the world for weeks. Although it did not capture national headlines, VHS had its own royalty: the 1981 Homecoming Court. Six girls were chosen by members of the senior class, and their names and school activities were announced at the Pep Club Sock Hop. During Homecoming week, students paticipated in an aray of activities; everything from dressing preppie with alligators and topsiders to going all out “punk. ' ' Juniors continued the winning tradi- tion at the annual Powder Puff game as they edged out the seniors, 6-0. Changing from their Powder Puff cheerleading skirts to pads and hel- mets, the football players annihilated Michigan City Rogers 24-6 in the Homecoming game. Following the royal procession led by 10 Homecoming

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Many have tried, yet few have succeeded In escaping paying the dreaded In- come Tax. Without intending to. Grandpa Martin Vanderhof, in You Can ' t Take It With You, managed to do so because the government thought he was dead. According to Drama Director Alice Noble, the comedy, You Can ' t Take It with You , presented by the VHS Drama Department on November 20, 21, had a worthwhile message. The moral of the play and the philosophy of the crazy, clown-like Vanderhof family was to take life slowly and focus on the important things in life. Life goes by too quickly and when you die, money is not so crucial, because after all, you can ' t take it with you, stated Ms. Nc ble. Ms. Noble explained that she hai intended doing a serious drama, bi she had many new people and neec ed to play with a larger cast. I chos this play because it ' s fun, easy, an has unique characters, remarked M Noble. In order to perfect their perfo AS OLGA (Jennifer Carmichael), escorted by Sycamore (Donna Garrett), and Essie Carmi- “I CHARGE YOU WITH Income Tax evasion! Kolenkhov (Andy Dix), makes a royal en- chael (Susan Roberts), who gives her an ad- accused Inspector Henderson (Mark Daniels) trance in the Carmichael home, she is wel- miring bow. of Grandpa Vanderhov (Brent Bennett), corned by Ed Carmichael (Fritz Eifrig). Penny 12 Fa« Production