Valparaiso High School - Valenian Yearbook (Valparaiso, IN)

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ALTHOUGH SOME MAY argue that VHS has no school spirit, there were small bursts of enthusiam from time to time like this group at a boys ' basketball game.

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Joe Students make ' 83 special When graduates look back on their high school years, they remember the leaders: the class president, the bas- ketball star, the editor of the newspaper, but the people who really made up the Class of ’83 were the average Joe Students. Good old Joe was never well-known or popular. Some- times he sat in front of you in class and let you copy his assignment when you had been too busy or lazy to do it. Sometimes, he had also skipped the assignment, and you both panicked together. Joe’s locker was across the hall, and when you were feeling low, he was always there with a smile and a friendly hello. The school was full of Joe Students who all made a contribution to the total person- ality of VHS. To get to know the school, one couldn’t just look at the stand-outs, he also had to look at the students who were frequently over-looked. — Kathryn A. Vocke PAUSING TO WATCH the action, Viking Mas- cot Rob Garcia briefly exchanges his role as cheerleader for spectator. AFTER APPOINTING HIMSELF the official 1982 girls ' basketball cheerleader, Stu Glenn carries his role into the fall football season. 120 Album Division

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Three term presidency proves big asset to Class of ' 83 John Aardema Michael Paul Abraham — football 3 (mgr.); intramurals 2-3; DECA 3-4. Richard Fredrick Abraham — tennis 2-4; intramurals 2-4; J.A. 2; sound and light crew 4. Laura Jean Ahlbrand — x-country 3; track 2-3; intramurals 4; student council 3-4. Donald Keith Albrect — football 2-4; NHS 4. For the past three Presi- dential elections, a new lead- er was chosen. However, one term presidents have not been the trend for the Class of 1983. Since she was a sophomore, Cindy Wood has served as class presi- dent. Besides President Wood, another returning officer was Treasurer Suzanne Ver- steeg, who was an uncon- tested winner in the election last spring and a one year veteran. Two new additions to the governing body include Vice- President Eric Bannec and Secretary Jill Kauffman. “I ran for office because a lot of the senior guys felt that we were being dictated by women and that we need- ed some male leadership,” Eric laughed. This year, the senior class officers worked together with Principal Garth John- son to set the graduation and Baccelaurate dates by meeting five times this sum- mer. At one point, Mr. Johnson was considering the idea of combining both ceremonies on one night. This was later refused due to the time fac- tor involved. Some skepticism to whether or not there would be a Commencement excer- sice for this years graduates occured, because of the rude behavior of the gradu- ates of 1982. “I think Mr. Johnson was very fair in listening to our suggestions for graduation and I think that he wanted what was best for us, since we were the ones graduat- ing,” explained Secretary Kauffman. “Our main responsibility was to set the Commence- ment and Baccelaurate dates and to hand out flow- ers to the girls at graduation, but after that we have no major role in student gov- ernment,” stated President Wood. — Brenda Magnetti SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS — Cindy Wood, president; Eric Bannec, vice- president; Jill Kauffman, secretary; Suzanne Versteeg, treasurer. Jamie Lee Allison — basketball 2; track 2- 4; intramurals 2-4. Kristin Elizabeth Amundsen — track 2-4; basketball 2-4; intramurals 2-4; FCA 3-4; stu. aid 4. James L. Andamasaris Jr. — student council 2-3; football 3 (mgr.). Kenneth Richard Anderson — NHS 4; drama 2-3; exhc. club 3-4. Daniel Anomanni — baseball 2-4; intra- murals 4; PVE teaching 4. Armand Hebert Antommaria — NHS 4; Nat. Merit Semi-finalist; quiz bowl 4; swim- ming 3. Fredrick John Armstrong — football 2-4; intramurals 4. Jeffrey Meyer Armstrong — wrestling 2- 3; intramurals 2-4; stu. aid 2-4. Teri Marie Arthur — V-teens 2. Mark Ashton 122 Seniors Aardema-Ashton