Valparaiso High School - Valenian Yearbook (Valparaiso, IN)

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Good Idea I have a picture pinned to my wall — an image of you and of me and we’re laughing.” Music lovers will recog- nize these words as the opening line of the Thomp- son Twins’ hit song, Hold Me Now.” In the tune, lead singer Tom Bailey ad- dresses a girlfriend about problems the two are en- countering in their faltering romance. In the same song, Bailey also says to her You know that there’s no where that I’d rather be than with you here today.” While students may en- joy the company of a boy- friend or girlfriend, even the closest couple can get bored in the same old Fri- day night routine. On a date you can go to County Seat, Wright’s Barnyard or Southlake mall. That’s about itl” said one senior. Others are more imagi- native about places to take a date. ”1 think the perfect date would be to go on a hide-a- way weekend on a desert- ed island and then parade around Paris,” said junior Vicki Chester. While this may be a little unrealistic, as well as incredibly expen- sive for the average Ameri- can teenager, it does sound like a good time. For students with Ifess spending money, there are other options. I think the perfect date would be to go to Chicago and spend the day down- town, and then go to the beach in the evening and watch the sun set,” said ju- nior Dan Newlin. In the same city, but with a different idea, sophomore Jeni Bonjean said, I ' d like to spend the evening walk- ing along Lakeshore Drive.” Expressing the most radically different idea of all, junior Burt Largura said, I’d take her (a girlfriend) dove or deer hunting.” Other favorite dates, a little closer to home, includ- ed picnicing in a park, watching the stars, spend- ing the evening at the beach and dancing to a good album. While Tom Bailey and the Thomson Twins may only mourn the sorrows of a love life that is tattered and torn,” VHS students are constantly searching for ways to break the mono- tony of Friday night rou- tines. — Karen Mutka JUNIORS TRISH SMITH and Todd Hancock enjoy a moment together at a Friday night sock hop. Foreign Exchange Club sponsored the dance. STUDENTS GATHER IN the halls to talk before their next class. Con- versations had to be brief since the passing periods only lasted five minutes. TOP 10 IN ROCK ’N’ ROLL 1. Led Zepplin 2. Bruce Springsteen and U2 3. Van Halen 4. Phil Collins 5. Tears for Fears 6. Huey Lewis and the News and Bryan Adams 7. The Cure and Prince 8. David Bowie and Chicago 9. Dire Straits 10. Howard Jones, Talking Heads and Eagles VHS Takes Five Almost every driver has been caught in a traffic jam at one time or another. Anyone can spot an exper- ienced driver in the midst of confusion by the way he reacts to given situations. In much the same way, students can be classified as upper or lower classmen during the first week of school by simple observa- tion on the part of an inno- cent bystander. However, in some ways even sopho- mores and seniors are uni- versal in behavior. The big five” (not to be confused with the high five) is a term referring to the five-minute passing pe- riod between each class. There is something special about these five minutes — this is when you find the few similarities among VHS students. It’s a free-for-all. Total chaos,” said junior Melissa Hutton. However chaotic it may be, there are six things you can always be sure of seeing. During the five min- ute rush, students: Borrow books, papers, pens, pencils, combs, make-up, clothes Imitate, teachers, parents. friends, enemies, animals Gossip about anything and everything Irritate teachers, custo- dians, any author- ity Vanish into lockers, hall- ways, bathrooms, classrooms Eat candy cookies, crack- ers, Twinkies, gum. Tootsie Rolls — Karen Mutka 15 Mini-mag

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SOPHOMORE PAUL VENTURA takes time to read signs and post- ers hanging in the locker of junior Melissa Hutton. Hutton installed an extra shelf in her locker by sus- pending a milk crate from string attached to hooks in the locker. BEFORE OR AFTER school practice it is not uncommon to see athletes doing homework in a quiet corner. Time must be budgeted. Students often had to take any spare time they could find to study. All That Snaz In the classic movie The Wizard of Oz,” Judy Gar- land repeatedly insists, There’s no place like home.” However, many VHS stu- dents disagree with her. My locker is kind of a mess and kind of plain, but 1 love it. It’s my home away from home,” said senior Rod Standiford. Your locker is an exten- sion of your home,” agreed junior Jason Freitag. If this is the case, then VHS has about 1,100 homes away from homes, all sold” on the first day of school. Each locker, once little more than a large metal box, changed to reflect the personality and interests of its owners as the year pro- gressed. I like our locker because of how we decorate it. We have lots of pictures up and a big basket filled with can- dy,” said junior Nancy Brooks. The most exciting thing in my locker is a Calvin Klein underwear ad,” said sophomore Kim Sovich. Others find that an over- active imagination can pre- sent problems between locker partners. I have mixed feelings about our locker — it’s in- teresting, though. I like it. but I think all the little notes taped up all over the place are a bit too much,” said sophomore Christa Eich- berger. I’ve got lots of books everywhere. There’s no room for anything else in my locker,” said sopho- more Marc Hamacher. Even though Judy Gar- land thinks that there’s no place like home, many of the more creative students of VHS strive to achieve that atmosphere in their lockers. — Karen Mutka On Being Vikings viking (vT ' king), n. I. any of the Scandinavian pi- rates who plundered the northern and western coasts of Europe from the 8th to 10th centuries. 2. a sea-roving bandit; pirate. What does it mean to be a Viking? The word Viking makes me think of being short and fat with a beard and little horns!” said junior Mary Bielich. A Viking is a warrior- like figure with a beard who will do everything in his power to get things done,” said senior Kevin McBride. Has VHS, in fact, made a foolish decision by choos- ing a sterotypically short, fat man as a symbolic re- presentative of the school in its athletic endeavors? No. While the Vikings terrorized the people of various European countries for more than 300 years, they weren’t such a bad bunch of guys. Some of the best ship builders of their time, the vikings spent a lot of time exploring the seas, particu- larly the North Atlantic Ocean. Moreover, many historians credit them with being the true discoverers of America. The word viking” also has an interesting history. To go a-viking,” meaning to go fighting as a pirate or warrior and was a common Scandinavian expression in the 800s. Hence, this misunder- stood group of savages” was actually as ferocious as the more flamboyant war- riors — the Pirates, Indians and Trojans, and who re- present our rival schools to- day. — Karen Mutka 14 Mini-mag

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THE ENTIRE CAST turns out to welcome their new band instruments while the orchestra plays Wells Fargo Wagon.” EULALIE MACECKNIE SHINN. Amy McCasland. the mayor ' s wife, leads the Fourth of July festivities. Olin Britt joins in the singing. THREE MEMBERS OF the school board barbershop quartet, Oliver Hix. Olin Britt and Ewart Dunlop, (Tim Wright. Brian Gill, Andrew Rob- erts.) start one of their numbers. WINTHROP PAROO, KARL BERNER, Thomas Jefferson Elementary School fo urth grader, thrills his mother. Mrs. Paroo, Michelle Crown- over, and Marcellus Washburn. Jeff Carmichael, by overcoming his lisp to sing Wells Fargo Wagon.” 16 Fall Musical