Valparaiso High School - Valenian Yearbook (Valparaiso, IN)

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Finding q little in Q stifling crowd TAKING A BREAK from powderpuff action, seniors Vol Pizzuti and Penny Ryon hope for o ploy thot will put their team on top. Thot ploy never come os the juniors beot the seniors 6-0. The annual Powderpuff Gome wos port of Homecoming week ' s festivities. ■■K - By Jennifer Darker Crowded classrooms, crowded lunch- rooms, crowded hallways . . . oh, the trials ond tribulations of life at Valparaiso High School. In- creosing doss size mode it easy to get lost in o sea of students, and we, the 1836 students, staff, and faculty members, struggled to gain o little recognition apart from the crowd. The class of 1991 quickly settled into the high school, following in the footsteps of lost year ' s pioneer freshmen. Enrolling in freshmon- only classes and cheering its own football team through another successful seoson, the freshman class set out to make its mark. Sophomores, on the other bond, were no longer the new kids on the block. Mingling with upperclass- men and seniors alike, they attended prom for the first time and joined clubs ond activities that allowed them to emerge as individ- uals after a year of desper- ately trying to fit in. Juniors finally mode the big Jump, reaching the cruciol year in which every- thing counts. They were the first to feel the effects of the new 38 credit requirement for graduotion, as com- pared to seniors ' 35 credits. They begon to look beyond the next soc-hop, concentrating on SATs and the seemingly endless college search. Freshmen, sophomores, and juniors olso participated in the three-day Indiana State- wide Testing for Educotionol Progress, or ISTEPS. Senioritis plogued the school once again as seniors found themselves at the head of the class. They assumed the leadership role, hold- ing top positions in many teams, clubs, and spe- cial interest groups. They prepared for the final stretch and counted the days until graduation, eager to move into the adult world. Having found a place for ourselves in the confusing mob of people, we began to concen- trate on the big picture. We edged our way through the crowds, headed in our own direc- tions, and set out to mode a nome for ourselves. OCT 1 7 W

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Volenion Volume 72 Valparaiso High School 2727 North Campbell Street Volporoiso, Indiana 46383 249-464.1002 Enrollment 1687 1987-1988 MAKING A NAME for Valparaiso High School is the school sign, which wos do- nated by the Class of 1987. Locoted on the ftont lawn. It welcomes students, foc- ulty ond visitors to VHS. Opening i

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SPEED AND SURE hands allowed senior Steven Mueller to return o kick- off 98 yotds for o touch-down against Pottoge. and moke opposing teams shudder at the mention of o punt-retutn. Desides being selected fot the 1st All-State team, Mueller received the Vikes ' mental attitude oword ond earned honors os MVP, Offensive MVP, ond Offensive Receiver MVP. MCDONALD ' S ALL-AMERICAN bond member, senior Tom Trosr perfects his music before o home footboll game. Trost was one of two Indlona bond members chosen for the honots bond.