Valparaiso High School - Valenian Yearbook (Valparaiso, IN)

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SENIOR QUARTER- BACK STEVE Letnich discusses game stra tegy with offen- sive coordinator Terry Cox during Valpo ' s 17-13 Home- coming victory over Merrillville. JUNIORS MEGHAN MARTIN and Mark Jones contribute to the halftime show performed by the VHS marching band. ENJOYING THE SOUND of B 6 B mu- sic on the Love Boat are Princess Kathy Briggs and Mark Marcinkowski. Homecoming

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Leetz Crowned Queen IKES DEFEAT PIRATES CROWNING THE 1985 Homecom- ing Queen Missy Leetz is new principal David Bess. Leetz was chosen from a court of five sen- ior candidates. Almost all monarchs attain their positions by inheritance because the crown is passed down through the ruling family. Only at VHS is royalty chosen through a democrat- ic vote. One senior girl, chosen by the student body from a court of five, then served as the 1985 Homecom- ing Queen. Building up to the climatic crown- ing at the Merrillville football game, students enjoyed spirit week with activities such as green and white day and the powderpuff football game. Powderpuff was won by the Senior class by a score of 12-0. At halftime of Valpo’s DAC strug- gle, Assistant Principal Bob Sutton crowned princess Kathy Briggs while Principal David Bess had the honor of crowning Missy Leetz, Val- po ' s 1985 Homecoming Queen. Ad- ministrators crowning the winners was a new tradition started this year by new Pep Club sponsor Mary Rybak. I thought it added a little more class to have the principal and assistant principal do the crown- ing,” explained Rybak. Rounding out the senior court were Jenny Broadhurst, Natalie Ca- vanaugh, and Lindsey Powell. After the halftime festivities, the Viking football team managed to defeat Merrillville with an impres- sive defensive stand at their own goal. To further enjoy the week of Homecoming, Pep Club sponsored a dance on Saturday. Students were invited to climb aboard the Love Boat” to share an evening with Cap- tain Bess. Pep Club president Cassie Tucker worked closely with Rybak to get the ship afloat. It took a lot of time and effort but the end result was worth all the time we put in,” said Tucker. I wasn ' t concerned with wheth- er we made any money or not, I just wanted it to be really nice,” said Rybak. To honor the Homecoming candi- dates, there was a special dance for the queen and her court. The music was supplied by B B music and the turnout was above average com- pared to other dances. Although VHS’s 1985 Homecoming festivities followed traditions set in previous years, all traditions were not adhered to. Usually a queen reigns until death or otherwise in- capable, but at VHS another year allows for another queen. — Stephanie Wood 1985 HOMECOMING COURT and Escorts, Alex Brickley, Jenny Broadhurst, Steve Remi- jan. Queen Missy Leetz. Vic Baron. Princess Kathy Briggs, David Ziegert, Natalie Cavan- augh, Lindsey Powell and Todd Wagenblast. 10 Homecoming

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Wet your whistle, dance up a storm It’s Making Cents VHS has several hot spots, or places where stu- dents congregate at a given time. Among these hot spots are the commons area, the cafeteria, and the school library. However, on Friday nights, the biggest hot spots in the school are the two water fountains by the north balcony. Because on Friday nights, students push their school books aside to grab their dancing shoes and sweat up a storm at post game soc hops. Soc hops are a blast, but unless you have shorts on, you’re camped out at the water fountains every oth- er dance,” said senior Me- lissa Eddy. HOT AND SWEATY from several rounds on the dance floor, stu- dents take time out for a drink of water. Throughout each post- game sockhop, throngs of stu- dents typically visited this conve- niently located water fountain. JUNIORS NANCY BROOKS, Jin Jin Charon, and Karen Carichoff flag down motorists passing the junior class car wash. The trio split their time at the car wash between washing cars and attracting busi- ness to the fundraiser. Also, the main function of a water fountain, besides the obvious, is to provide a haven for students wishing to escape the dance floor during slow songs or other unpopular tunes. During a slow song or during an unfamiliar song, when I don’t want to be in an uncomfortable situation, I go out by the water foun- tains. That’s where every- one goes,” said Senior Deanne Spejewski. Even though rock and roll and water fountains may not seem to have a direct connection, one thing really does lead to the other. — Karen Mutka What can you do with a spare bull horn? Group together about 20 or 30 high school students (preferably juniors), buy some Turtle Wax Zip Wax, and have a car wash. It’s a fool-proof plan for a successful fund-raiser. About 30 junior class members put this plan into action during the early hours of September 14, 1985. Why would all these kids give up precious hours of sleep, as well as risk a possi- ble case of dishpan hands, just to wash a few cars? Well, first of all, it wasn’t just a few cars. It was more like about 75 cars,” ac- cording to junior class trea- surer Andy Griffin. Secondly, it was fun. We’re all having a good time,” said junior class president Larry Wright, 12 Mini-mag We’re lucky because the weather is nice; it’s a great day for this car wash.” Student enthusiasm also contributed to the success of the car wash. In high spirits, students like Jeff Osterhout, dressed as a Chinaman, back-flipped and break-danced up and down Campbell Street to at- tract attention. Needless to say, their efforts were suc- cessful. Osterhout and oth- ers performing equally at- tention-grabbing stunts managed to reel in car after car. Meanwhile, the junior class reeled in the bucks — a grant total of $250.00, all of which went toward pur- chasing prom decorations, according to junior class co-sponsors Rhonda Yelton and Mara Fiegle-Hicks. — Karen Mutka Cf j p iu —