Valparaiso High School - Valenian Yearbook (Valparaiso, IN)

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aiilL ' L ' UkLVi LL-L-L-ltt Dy Pete Speckhord From the Dig Apple to the Windy City, America ' s major cities have always relied an geographical location ond a wide cultur- ol voriety to maintain their popularity and distinction. To smoller towns, hich lock such in- ternotional significonce, a university can be a major attroction, drowing crowds from across the state ond providing welcome cul- tural exchonges. Volparoiso University (VU) has lent Volpo a certain prestige, and made it much more than just another small town. We ore extremely lucky to hove a university here in town. It acts as o link be- tween people ond culture, English teoch- er Judy Lebryk said. If you take any ad- vantage at all of what VU has to offer, it becomes hard to imagine what this town would be like without it, she added. Among the activities and facilities available ot VU were regular trips to Chica- go, use of the student union ond new gym- nosium, ond, of course, the opportunity to cheer for a hometown college sports teom. However, mony of the privileges were only ovoiloble to high school students if their par- ents were ossociated with the university. Most of the time I just go play basket- ball or raquetball, and no one cores if ev- eryone there has o foculty I.D. card or not, but sometimes they check, ond then you can only play with your friends thot hove cords, se- nior Jason Telschow soid. His father. Dr. Fred- erick Telschow, is a music professor at VU. Above all, the thing thot VHS students used the most at VU was the university library for help on vorious rep orts ond projects. If you really wont information on some- thing, the VU librory is often the only place to get it, senior Jeonne Kim said. Our library and the public library really don ' t hove that much compared to the VU library. Hoving VU here in town makes more of o difference than people think, Sid Reggie, social studies teocher, said. There is o lot more emphosis placed on education in a university town, which helps to moke our high school o top-notch place, he explained. Drowing students from all fifty stotes ond mony foreign countries, and offering many music, drama, and sporting events, VU helped bring a touch of culture to an other- wise normol town. THE SOCIAL-STUDIES BUILDING viewed from the Moelling library is typical of VU architecture. Most of the buildings on campus ore relatively new. but old-compus dotes oil the woy bock to 1859. iiaipnviiHo Unioefsity SITUATED ALONG HIGHWAY 00. the sign welcomes visi- tors to Volparoiso University. The torch ot the entrance to the university is olso o trodemork of VU. TAKING ADVANTAGE OF the resources ovoiloble ot the Moelling Library, seniors Kathy Drobeck and Stephonie Snyder find more thon wos ovoiloble to them bock ot the VHS or public libraries. VU Feature 1 7

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STAINED-GLASS ART-WORK dominates the bock of the university chopel. The largest Lutheran university cho- pel In the country, the VU chopel was home not only to church services, but olso o wide voriety of concerts. 16 VU Feature

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Dances do away with winter blahs By Pete Speckhord Traditionally, winter months in the Midwest hove been greeted with something less than enthusiasm. After the novelty of the first snow weors off, there just isn ' t o lot to do. One way in which students defied winter ' s tendency to be boring was by attending school-sponsored holidoy dances. The dances give people something to do that ' s out of the ordinary. Ploying Piction- ory and wotching movies gets old after o while, and having o donee to look forward to sort of breaks up the monotony, junior Naomi Miller said. With the theme Christmos Memories, the Christmos Donee hod o different attraction than the other dances. As junior Mike Miller put it, I don ' t think people go to the Christ- mos donee to relieve boredom so much os to vent onticipotion. There ' s o totally different otmosphere when Christmas vocation is com- ing up. V-teens attempted to spice up the mid- winter months by celebrating Valentine ' s TAKING THE FLOOR for one of the foster songs, juniors Pot- rick Feostei ond Erico Schultz celebrate the upcoming hol- iday ot the Christmas Dance sponsored by Student Coun- cil. THE CHRISTMAS DANCE provides more thon o romontic setting for sophomore Jenny Hroboto and Junior Mike Miller, os they enjoy the evening with seniors Kim Sovich and Scott Campbell. Doy with their annual turnabout, the King of Hearts donee. Students cost votes for their king by contributing money to V-teen funds. The group then donated $500 of their earnings to the Porter County Heart Associotion. The King of Hearts donee provided many people with o pleasant change of pace. It comes ot just the right time, when you ' re kind of getting sick of winter, but spring I s still pret- ty for owoy, senior Stephen Williams said. City of Lights wos the theme of the King of Hearts donee, and the crowning of the king was greeted with much anticipation. The senior class voted for Jeff Anselm, Jeff Doxe, Jason Mock, Steven Mueller, and Scott Sprui- tenberg to compete for the honor. Doxe took the king ' s crown, while Mueller was named prince. Doth winter dances gave students o chance to break out of the doldrums thot often occompony the winter months. Despite ice, snow, and freezing temperatures, students went out of their way to donee owoy their boredom. ALL EYES ARE on him os King of Hearts hopeful Joson Mock, escorted by V-teen officer Penny Ryan, walks to the plotform to owolt the finol announcement. 1 8 Christmas King of Hearts