Valparaiso High School - Valenian Yearbook (Valparaiso, IN)

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COUPLES DREW CLOSE to dance to Separate Lives, a ballad sung by Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin. STUDENTS DANCE TO an old favorite, Shout!” by Otis Day and the Nights. DUE TO THE resignation of two candidates, the 1986 King of Hearts court was small. Stu- dents voted on the king and prince by the ballot system rather than money donations. WHILE THE MOVIE Purple Rain” was re- leased in 1984, Let’s Go Crazy a song from the soundtrack, was still a popular song with junior Susan Roberts and sophomore Cyndi Wells. 2 King Of Hearts

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SOPHOMORES MISSY BALDWIN and Corey Fortune take a minute to look for their pyramid. Each couple attend- ing the dance had a pyramid with their names on it on the wall. Egypt Crowns A King ORGET PHfiROfiHS Cleopatra might have done it a little differently. She might have used more au- thentic decorations and real cam- els. She probably would have held a dance called A Night on the Nile” in the middle of a huge desert with plenty of palm trees, or maybe right next to the river itself in an enor- mous tent. When V-Teens began planning the annual King of Hearts dance, they knew their Night on the Nile” would have a few restrictions. For starters, there would be no sand, no tents, no exotic foods. It was strict- ly a paper decorations cookies and punch affair. But when you get right down to it, a dance is a dance, whether it’s confined to a stuffy high school gym or held on a sun-baked African desert. The setting — VHS’s north balcony — was not ideal, but the decorations were. We wanted it to be fairly realis- tic so we referred to a book of Egyptian mythology to get ideas for decorating,” said V-Teens sponsor Liz Hall. The end result: it wasn’t Cairo, but it wasn’t bad. A bridge over alli- gator-infested waters led students toward pyramids, palm trees, wa- terfalls, and an Egyptian sunset sur- rounding the dance floor. Pharoahs and hyroglyphics were also part of the setting when senior Mike Neis was crowned King of Hearts. It was very spread-out. Students could dance to music provided by B § B, sit at tables off to the side, or move to the cafeteria to get away from the commotion. Being the outgoing woman she was, Cleopatra would have loved this dance. It was a time for the women’s-libbers, not the faint- hearted. The dance was Sadie Haw- kins style, or girl ask guy. Most of the guys didn’t seem to mind being in the passenger seat for a change. When I go to a dance, we stay at my house with a TV dinner. When the girl pays, we go to the best res- taurant. It doesn’t bug me at all,” explained senior Russ Barone. If I can think of a disadvantage to this type of dance it would be breaking hearts. The worst thing is seeing all these rejected females walking the halls with long faces.” Long faces” may have been common before the dance, but they were even more noticeable after the dance. Girls emptied their pock- etbooks for dinner as well as the tickets. It’s a good chance for girls to experience the financial burdens of dating,” said senior Greg Chester. Any guy will go to a dance if he doesn’t have to pay for it.” Guys didn’t mind being paid for. But surprisingly, the girls didn’t mind doing the paying. Dance tick- ets totaling 182 were sold. At $6 a couple, V-Teens pulled in $1092, $500 of which was donated to the Porter County Heart Association. It doesn’t bother me. Guys pay for everything else, so it’s a break for them,” said senior Kate McNeill. Sophomore Tonya Gray agreed, I think it’s good. It should be this way some of the time. It’s not right for the guy t o always have to pay.” While some girls were worrying about coming up with cash to foot the bill, others just worried about going to the dance. ”1 was a wimp. I like it better the other way, when the guy does the asking,” said sophomore Jamie Clark. I’m willing to spend the mon- ey, but I’m just too scared to ask anyone.” V-Teens had a problem or two also while preparing for the dance. For a long time, the date of the dance was a big question mark. We tossed around several dates, but it’s next to impossible to get a day when there’s nothing going on here,” said Hall. The date was finally settled for February 8, the day of a music con- test for band members and also the day of sectionals for girls on the basketball team. Both groups made it to the dance, however. The girls in the band came with their dates just like everyone else. But the girls basketball team stormed the balco- ny around 10 o’clock with a trophy and pieces of the net after winning sectionals. They danced a few rounds and then left to do more celebrating. We had fun, but I would’ve liked to have been at that dance,” said senior basketball player Rochelle Meyers. This is the third year in a row that girls’ sectionals and the King of Hearts dance have been on the same night.” Unlike V-Teens, Cleopatra wouldn’t have had problems plan- ning this type of party. Her wish was her servant’s command. That’s what it’s like when you’re queen of the Nile. — Karen Mutka

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AS THE DAY draws to a close, seniors Elise Daxe. Sam Harper. Traci Kry- sinski and Joe Kova- lick watch from the pier as acrobats per- form in a sunset fes- tival. The foursome traveled to Key West for spring break in a renovated school bus driven by Daxe’s uncle. SENIORS SA M HARP- ER and Joe Kovalick discuss last minute plans before they go snorkeling. The two were looking for alli- gators in Key Largo. Florida. WHILE VISITING FRIENDS in Califor- nia. senior Angie Shook spent a day in Anaheim at Disney- land.