Valparaiso High School - Valenian Yearbook (Valparaiso, IN)

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Easy money inspires comedy antics Dy Pete Speckhord Never has q gome show been this unusual. It surpassed Wheel of Fortune, The Doting Game,” ond Let ' s Make A Deal. It was, as the promotional posters promised, o gome show to end all gome shows. With Easy Money os its theme, the 1986 April Antics show hod students laughing all week long. Scott Newsome was absolutely hilarious. He made a perfect cheesy gome show host,” senior Ken Toylor said. The excitement storted the week before the shows, with Easy Money promotional trivio questions read over the onnouncements third hour. Prizes were given to students who turned in the correct answers to the bookstore before the end of the doy. Through this promotion, students learned such globally relevent facts as: VHS had a NIPSCO bill for Jonuory in excess of $17,000, there were over 17,000 books in the librory, the combined years of teaching experience among the VHS faculty is 11,000, and one female faculty member once was a cheerleader at Kouts High School in Kouts, Indiana. We wanted to do something different. We felt that if we could generate some interest before-hand, it would help to moke the show a success. I guess it worked because we received more compliments on the show this yeor than we ever have before, Director Alice Gambel said. It didn ' t hurt that Scotty (Newsome) was fantastic, either, she added. I loved it. At first I didn ' t even want to go because other years it didn ' t seem interesting, but this year I had a really good time, senior Jason Telschow soid. As Biff Baxter, the host of the show Easy Money, Scott Newsome received o taste of the game show life. Now that I ' ve found an area of expertise, I may as well make a career of it, he joked. There is no question in my mind thot this year is a turning point. Years ago, everyone looked forword to April Antics, but in recent years the enthusiasm has sort of cooled. Now I think we ' re headed back in the right direction, Gambel said. HOST DIFF BAXTER (Scoff Newsome) and announcer Skip Jockson (Ken Toylor) prepore confesfonf Dexfer (Paul Kroeger) for his fosks, which included facing hungry pif bulls and Senior Cifizens ' Day af Cosfas. POLYESTER MAKES A fashion sfafemenf far Andy Droy. who piays o nerdy sewoge engineer compering on o gome show far eosy money. He described his shoffered dreoms by singing T Losf On Jeopordy. SWEETHEARTS AND SIRENS olike compered in fhe Moring Gome. eoch frying ro oursing fhe orher. Amie Chorison delivers Never on Sunday ' while Carissa Cosbon pre- pares fo sing Somewhere fhof ' s Green. April Antics 21

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20 April Antics INTERMISSION SIZZLES AS Mark Seeley ploys Vonno to Derek Nicoleffo ' s Latino contestant in their porody of The Wheel of Fortune. Seeley provided the loughs while Ni- coletto song Vonno. Spin Me o Letter. ' NIELSON ' S RATINGS DON’T opply to Eosy Money, ' the Dromo Club ' s onnuol April Antics ’ show, but singers Cotherine Periolot, Mott Douhon, Andy Dray, and Dee- dee Voller give the term live television new meoning os they perform the opening oct.

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Prom offers mystical evening Dy Gwen Kenney Time ticked away more and more slowly QS 10:50 Q.m. approached Friday, May 13. As with most holf doys of school, everyone was anxious. However, thot doy especially some desired escope more thon others. After all, they had a million last-minute things to do that afternoon. The list began with picking up the tux and the flowers on the woy home, washing the car, ironing the dress, showering, getting dressed, and putting on the final touches. All of this had to be done in time to meet the dote for the dinner reservotions. Only ofter every- thing that afternoon was occomplished could the couple moke it to Prom ot the Porter Coun- ty Exposition Center. Festivities began officially at 8 p.m. as 274 couples caught their first glimpse of The Mystical Orient. The decorations represent- ed nine hours of work by junior class officers TAKING A REFRESHMENT breok ot Post Prom, junior Deth Hill ond senior Rob Strikwerdo enjoy the midnight buffet. VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY ' S Union wos transformed into Dig Al ' s Ploce for ' Speokeosy ' 66 . Post Pram ' s theme. Preporing to step bock into time, under the wotchful eye of mobster ' Mork Hoffmon ore seniors Lori Underwood. Rick Voughn, Cothy Drown ond Dryon Denke. and approximately 25 other Juniors. These hours, however, represented only port of the preparation time. Mony hours were spent prior to the doy of Prom putting the kits to- gether, Mara Fiegle-Hicks, Junior class co- sponsor, sold. The results were oriental fans, umbrel- las, lanterns, Ming trees, and a large red bal- loon dragon with lights hanging over the dance floor. The decorations and music, supplied by The Music Men , contributed to only port of the evening ' s fun. Those who attended the Prom enjoyed the atmosphere, decorations, music, ond Just being with their friends ond dates, Vesna Urukalo, Junior doss president, said. When Prom ended, the evening hod still only begun. From the oriental magic, most couples travelled bock in time to Speak- easy ’88 . Post-Prom, which took place at Val- paraiso University ' s Student Union, was orga- nized by Sue Hoffman ond Cheryl Van Rosen- dale. Junior parents. Keeping with the 1920 ' s theme, the chaperones dressed as gongsters and flappers. In addition to the usuol movies, bowling, and billiards, a casino offered entertainment. For some, however, the novelty of Prom began to deteriorote os 3 o.m. approached. Prom was really fun at the beginning, but as it got later ond later , you got tired and cranky, sophomore Suzy Yelkovac sold. Even so, on Soturdoy, people went out agoin to the Indiana Dunes State Park and Great America. By Sunday, reolity had once again taken control. Frantic preporotion, dinner, dancing, all remained as simple memories. Homework and responsibility reploced the few short hours of mystical enchontment known os Prom. 22 Prom Post Prom