Valparaiso High School - Valenian Yearbook (Valparaiso, IN)

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STREAMERS AND CONFETTI fly through the gym at the end of the June 3 graduation cere- mony. The ceremony lasted approximately two hours. IN ACCORDANCE WITH tradition, members of the Valparaiso High School Class of 1987 turn their tassles to indicate that they have indeed graduated. Senior class vice-president Car- olyn Miller led the turning for the graduates. SENIOR CHRIS BALLA steps to receive his di- ploma cover from principal Dr. David Bess. The graduates received their diplomas after com- mencement in homeroom. CONGRATULATORY HUGS PROVED common- place after the graduation ceremony ended. Later in the evening, the graduates were invit- ed to a party at the V.U. Union. IN THE MOMENTS after the reception of their diplomas, the graduates react to the termina- tion of their high school careers. 26 Graduation Baccalaureate

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SENIORS BOB MORRISON and Linda Varela share a quiet moment between dances. The band “Midnight Express” provided Prom mu- sic. SUNGLASSES WORN BY 1986 VMS graduate Dave Frobish and senior Charlene Kuehl pro- vide a modern flair to the traditional Post- prom. These glasses were given to all couples. BEFORE HAVING THEIR picture taken at Prom, the photographer ' s assistant makes a last-minute adjustment to junior Kerry Lewan- dowski and senior Tim Atha. 25 Prom Post Prom

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Turning tassels AS CLASS OF 1987 Valedictorian, senior Martha Maiers addresses the graduates. Maiers graduated with a G.P.A. of 4.282. June 3, 1987. The countdown calendars are down, the caps and gowns are in place, the Valparaiso High School gymnasium is decorated in green and white. A class of near- ly 400 students sits in anticipation: a foot twitches here, a cough there, quick glances around the room. The speeches drag on forever. Only about an hour to go ... the seniors check their watches. Finally the speeches are finished; the di- plomas have reached the Z’s . . . and it ' s over. In past years, seniors hurled their caps into the air to signify graduation. In 1987, however, because of new safety precautions, they release balloons and toss streamers in celebration. Martha Maiers and Melissa Hutton, vale- dictorian and salutatorian, are congratu- lated by Dr. David Bess, VHS principal, and parents and friends try to find the people they have come to see. Every VHS senior has waited and counted down, and by the end of his junior year knew to the minute how long he had yet to wait for this unforgettable day. For twelve years these students have been conditioned to react the way they were “supposed” to act. That, however, all changed in two hours. No one told these peo- ple what to do when it was all over. All the waiting, all the working, and all the frustra- tion seemed to go away in one heave-ho . . . and the streamers go flying! by Jennifer Mitol 27 Gradua tion Baccalaurea te