White Pigeon High School - Wahbememe Yearbook (White Pigeon, MI)

Text from Pages 1 - 152 of the 1983 volume:

WHITE PIGEON HIGH SCHOOL Donald Michael Pillow 1964-1980 recognition of his capacity for friendship The Way We Were What We Will Remember YMCA CEUTEJ) C-sNji Scott Bedell December 17, 1964 Seniors Jackie Barczak June 14, 1965 Jeff Bouterse October 14, 1964 Pat Brorson October 28, 1964 Audrey Anderson August 30, 1963 Scott Bradley September 27, 1964 President Jill Smith Vice President Kevin Hill Secretary Marti Mosier Treasurer Carol Stautz Randall Blanchard October 4, 1964 Sheila Brock March 3, 1965 7 Norman Carpenter October 19, 1963 Ken Conlin January 31, 1965 Carlos Coutinho April 10, 1964 Tim Crist November 5, 1964 Scott Croninger April 23, 1965 Thomas Davis December 22, 1964 Rick Deisler February 7, 1965 Jim Delarye September 4, 1964 Carolyn Dexter April 24, 1965 8 Cary Evilsizor April 21, 1965 Susan Featherstone July 6, 1963 Henry Ford February 12, 1964 Randy Ford January 26, 1965 Tony Carn March 15, 1964 Curt Finch September 7, 1964 Greetje Frankena February 17, 1964 Andy Cose October 30, 1964 9 Romy Hayes August 25, 1964 Dan Hill December 11, 1964 Kevin Hill February 29, 1964 Bart Jonker March 5, 1965 Doug Johnston June 7, 1963 Will Kahila December 24, 1962 December 13, 1964 May 7, 1965 February 20, 1965 10 Ronda Lee November 6, 1963 Sherry Lego April 23, 1965 Ernest Lumadue November 21, 1964 Steven Lyons November 16, 1965 Kirk Medford lanuary 10, 1965 Adele Medich July 17, 1965 Bruce Miller October 17, 1964 Timothy Morey August 23, 1964 Marti Mosier December 3, 1964 11 Wendy Nelson June 7, 1965 Kim Rentfrow June 12, 1965 Julia O'Sullivan January 14, 1966 Phil Rentfrow January 8, 1965 Robert Rider Ken Ripplinger May 16, 1965 May 28, 1965 Cindy Pfenning May 20, 1965 Steve Rickey May 6, 1965 Randy Schwartz January 19, 1963 Charles Schweihs luly 21, 1965 Richie Skeels October 1, 1964 Karla Seybert December 24, 1964 Gale Smith January 15, 1965 Jill Smith July 14, 1965 Shayna Smith September 30, 1964 Kim Spears July 21, 1965 13 Carol Stautz December 8, 1964 Richard Stewart March 9, 1965 Colleen Stuck October 26, 1964 Paul Travis December 3, 1964 Melissa Troyer February 21, 1965 Sherri Truex December 1, 1964 14 Sabra VanVlerah June 11, 1964 Richard Wagner February 7, 1965 Ray Walls July 26, 1965 Larry Weaver July 15, 1964 Tracy Weiss August 6, 1964 Lissa Wertenberger September 19, 1964 Debbie White October 17, 1964 Don Williams November 15, 1964 Joann Voder November 13, 1964 15 UtA ( Tod os cow wtfrfo Awr Cwlos Heel veel groeije5 en lie-fG, Greetje As school began last fall, the halls had many new students. This in itself was not unusual, even though two of those students were. Those two people are no longer new students. They are Greetje Frankena and Carlos Coutinho, our foreign exchange students from The Netherlands and Brazil. White Pigeon students had been waiting with anticipation to greet these students. They came to the United States as part of the Youth For Understanding program. All the students of White Pigeon have enjoyed having them with us this past year and regret having them leave us. We hope that they will never forget the fun and excitement we all have shared together. We want to wish them the best of luck in the future. The White Pigeon High School yearbook staff would like to say, We've enjoyed getting to know you, Greetje and Carlos! 16 Class Wills I, AUDREY ANDERSON, being of sound mind will to my sis Shelly Anderson my ability to get along with all the teachers without mouthing off to them. To Sheila Anderson, I will a great senior year. To Steve Creen and Chris Forbes, to make their senior year a memorable one. To my brother Larry, to find the girl of his dreams. I, JEFF BOUTERSE, will to Rusty Strawser, the perserverance to stand up for what he believes in and the patience to withstand the remarks. I will to Jerry Holmes all my drumming talents (for White Pigeon's own good). To Denise Ihibos ail my piano talents and the power of the SON! I also will to Laura Black 4 inches of my height and I WILL NOT BE BACK! I, SCOTT (WILBUR) BRADLEY, being of little mind and big body, will to Robbie M. my half-used bottle of English Leather after shave. To Mr. B my old Notre Dame P.E. shirt. To Crash the hopeful ability to drive safely. Also to Car Bud a closet full of N.D. shirts. To Kev, we'll do great at college. I'll miss everybody, but to the rest of the class of '83, I wish them success in all they do. I, SHEILA BROCK, being of clean mind??? and uncontaminated body do hereby want to thank Kenneth Hamilton Conlin the 3rd and Tina Tinch for the best year of my high school career. To them especially, whatever happens...I'm here! I would like to wish the volleyball team the best year ever next season, and to my brother Mark, the ability to hold off all the little girls. With all my love, Sheila I, TIM CRIST, being of oxygen-starved brain and physicaly abused body, hereby will the following: To Greg B. my Phil Donahue impersonation; To Phil Donahue, my Greg B impersonation: To Kris C. and Chris P. my 3 vertical leap; To Todd P. and Larry P my great story-telling ability and to everyone else, all those great memories. I, SCOTT CRONINCER, being of post toastie mind and great body, do hereby will to Kasey Strawser the ability to watch out for Bob and don't get caught I will my handcuff collection to John Miller, who has a good use for them. I will to Cina Sommerlott the ability to party hardy and C.T.B. I hope Coach Schneider and West have many winning seasons. To the class of '84 I will the ability to get rowdy. I, JIM DELARYE, being of distorted mind and irristable body will to my younger brother John, the ability to roam the halls and not get caught and to break all my football records (ha, ha). I will to Missy, Deena, Mark, Jerry, Jeff Kevin the ability to ride the bus to Coldwater for one more year and to Lori, Cina, Jackie, Karrie, Kathi and anyone else to have a great senior year. I will to Jennie, Jody and Lisa my ability to waste time in ceramics. I, CAROLYN DEXTER, being of boggled mind and short body will to Jackie Yoquelet a senior year that goes fast so she can go to Florida To Sli and Kat a rowdy senior year! To my brother Dan a good time at WPHS. To T.M. and S.A. a good future and to Phil and Sherlane the ability to not get caught by B.P. To Mrs. Slack a better kitchen four in Family Foods. I, CARY EVILSIZOR, of mangled brain and battered body do hereby leave to Mr. Schneider and Mr. West a great thank you for being the best coaches a player could ever have. To Randy and Dan who even though are going with me, the ability to get off the train when we're supposed to. To Creg, the ability to be the only one to break my records. Play tough brother, and don't let anyone stand in your way. HAVE FUN! I, CURT FINCH, being of a pseu-domnesia-type mind and off-the-wall body, bequest the following: To Todd Proctor my BLUESmobile and my unique driving ability. To Larry Phillips my straight legs and my moving floor spot at the Rush concert. An to everyone else always remember and never forget Haec et olin meminisse juvabit. I, HENRY FORD, leave a year pass to all my parties, and to Larry Anderson I leave my locker. To Karl A. I leave a good senior year I, RANDY FORD, being of perverted mind and sex-starved body do hereby will my .OCX) batting average to anyone who can maintain it. To Tube, my ability to take both 1st and 2nd lunch. To Ann and Cindy, the skill to cheat without getting caught. And to Cooch, I will my superb driving ability in getting around the curves and a tree to hide behind whenever he needs one. I, CREETJE FRANKENA, being absent-minded and of damaged body will to Lisa Wortinger my ability of being injured in volleyball practice all the time and still be able able to play all the games! I want to thank everybody for making my year as an exchange student in White Pigeon a great year! Veel groetjes en liefs gewenst aan iedereen in White Pigeon High School! I, ANDY COSE, being of dented mind and bruised body, will to Sean Conlin my superior knowledge of comic books and to Steve Springer the rest of my height and last but certainly least, my unique 17 power of speech to )im Hay who will need it more than I will. I, ROMY HAYES, being of rocked mind and rolled body, will to Charlie, Mike, Dave, Cathy, Gina and Kasey to have a fantastic senior year and to live it up. To all the girls, the next time Billy Squier comes in concert, to go see him and flip out over his keyboard player like Crystal and I did. Also to everyone in the class of '83, to live a long and happy life. See you at the class reunions. I, BART JONKER, being of superior mind and seldom-ogled-at body, do hereby bequeath the following to those specified herein: To Troy Cummings, the position of DRUM MAJOR of the WHITE PIGEON MARCHING CHIEFS. They're yours now. Take good care of them. To the Trio, 'Every great leader needs someone to give him an ulcer stick it to Cummings! To Karen, remember the good times. And to my multitudinous friends, keep smiling and may all your dreams come true! I, CHRIS KIEFER, being of superior (but seldom-used) intellect, and abcessed body, do hereby submit this, my last will and testament as a graduating senior of White Pigeon High School. To Todd Proctor, I leave SOME of my drafting ability. (I want to keep most of it for myself). To Dan Hoffelder, I accord the facial structure of 20th century man. And last, but not least, I leave to anyone who deserves it, (by my discretion) anything they want. I, BRENDA LANCDON, hereby bequeath the following things: To anyone who can handle it, my unique style of long-jumping; to Mr. Brokaw, an aide as organized as I (you need it!); to my little brother, Larry Phillips, a super senior year. But most of all, I wish Sherry lego all the happiness in the world because she deserves it! I, AMY LECOUNT, being the straightest person in the class of '83 will to Terry the ability to wear matching socks. To Kim, Marsha, Missy and Tracy, the best of everything. Finally to the undergraduates good luck and the best of times at White Pigeon I, RONDA LEE, will to my big little brother the ability to pass his remaining years in school. To Sherry L., Audrey and Wendi, I will my friendship and the ability to keep it strong. I, SHERRY LEGO, will to Ronda, Brenda and Audrey the ability to let our friendship grow stronger. To Kirk and Ernie the STRENGTH to make it through basics. To the rest of my friends the ability to succeed in life. And to the SPECIAL M.H. the best of luck and happiness throughout life. I, S. ARTHUR LYONS, being of warped mind and secretly-endowed body, do hereby bequeath as follows: To the traumatic trio I will a Ronco auto-dancer, to Amy Carr I will my ability to escape punishment even in the face of death, to Troy C. I will my fungus-green baritone with matching mouthpiece. To Karen S. I will a muzzle. Finally to my innumerable T-Ping partners I will all my numerous assault plans against Ms. Norton's residence. I, ADELE MEDICH, being of not enough mind and too tall body, do hereby will the following: to Susie White, the ability to have a half-way decent laugh, to the publications staff, some help with putting up with 'mouthy' Todd Snook as your editor, to Tabby Brown, the ability to finally find a decent guy, to Butch Stuck, the ability to control myself and to my little brother Brad, lots of luck and good times at WPHS. I, BRUCE MILLER, will to the Gooch the ability to play 'wide-half' as well as I did. To Mr. Morse my ability to pick winning teams, and to Mr. Meek, the ability to put up with other excellent track studs like Phil, Mike and myself. I, TIMM MOREY, being of sex-filled mind and bruised body, will to Greg Dimos my PE locker that smells, to Greg Bontrager, my kicking shoe so he can kick farther than 10 yards, to Eric Hiner, my baseball bat and golden glove, to Todd Phelps my dancing shoes, to Tim Baechler my great skills on the basketball court, to Coaches Schneider and West good luck in football, to Mrs. Moormann, my thanks for everything and to my sisters, I still love ya all. I, MARTI MOSIER, being of a spirited body do hereby will my school spirit to Kimm Yoder, to next year's varsity cheerleaders the best of luck and good times. To Tabby, Judy, Julie P., Trina and Dee, may next year be the best ever. To Julie N. I leave you with a busy job as yearbook editor. And last but not least, I leave to Karla, Tim, and Gary a wonderful future and to all my other super friends, good luck and God Bless You. I, JULIE O'SULLIVAN, being of gifted' mind and don't-ask body, will to my brother Greg, my car keys and the 'rod'. To Andy, I will my brown-nosing ability and my grade point. To Susie and Candi, may you guys blow off your senior year as well as Deb and I have. Deb, I will you all the happiness this earth can give you. I, CYNTHIA QUINN, being of crazed mind and unavailable body, will the best of luck to anyone who gets married and tries to go to school. To Leann and Shannon, I will the best of times at WPHS and your own private, two-way phone line. To the rest of WPHS: What I do in my private life is none of your business! Keep your nose where it belongs! I, KIM RENTFROW, being of sound mind and very little body, hereby will to mv 'little' sis Lori, who already has everything, lots of luck in everything she does; to Shel F. and Cindy C., my ability to have some fun in school while 18 having Mr Smith as a teacher; to John (Maynard) Six, my ability to march and play at the same time; and to everyone at WPHS all the best in your years to come. I, STEVE RICKEY, being of tired mind and body, will to Troy Cummings a great senior year and the ability to get through College English. I also will to my sister Lori, my Atari and cartriges which I'm bugged about so much I, BOB RIDER, being of straight body and partying mind, will to my brother Ryan the ability to get away with anything ana everything, and to acquire (after you're 21) the taste for Barley Pop. To my sister Gale, I leave my ability not to put my nose where it doesn't belong, in everyone's business but my own. To Randy, the ability to 'chew' in all of your classes without getting caught. Have a good one Seniors! I, KEN RIPPLINCER, being of existential mind and body do hereby will the following: to my brother Pete, all my weird Al Yankivic tapes and my ability to talk my way out of any difficult situation; to G. E. Morse, all my respect; D. Smith, my bells; G. Brokaw, you already have my insect collection; P West, my Ronald Reagan vacation portfolio; N. Bale, all my enthusiasm; B. Martin, my thanks and to Mark Morrow, one dead squirrel to cuddle. I, RANDY SCHWARTZ, (O.).) will my track record to Coach Meek and all my unfinished projects to Richard Stewart and I will to all my friends the best of luck! I, KARLA SEYBERT, being of great body and questionable mind, do hereby will the following: my. charm to Jerry Holmes, my cheerleading ability to Cindy Lent since she needs all the help she can get, my pervertedness to Brian Hershberger, my leopard nightgown to KimmYoder to watch dirty movies and play Atari in and my ability to handle responsibilties to Wendy Nelson. Also to my friends I will all the happiness and good luck in the world. I, RICHIE SKEELS, being of one track mind (buzz) will to Kasey Strawser a great season in basketball, to Charlie Jackson the ability not to get caught with illegal drugs in school and to David and Mike, I will all my illegal contraband that was taken from me at White Pigeon High School. Finally to the class of 1984, to live it up during your senior year. I, GALE SMITH, being of lost mind and missing body, leave to my little brother Kenny, my ability to get good grades and not get grounded. To Miss Schaner I leave less hassles and more happiness. To my fellow classmates, I wish for you the best life has to offer. May you all find love, happiness and success. I, JILL SMITH, being of confused mind and tired body, will to Karla Seybert the ability to get Shayna Butch and me home from Goshen safely. To the girls basketball team, 'kick----------' next year. To Jackie Yoquelet, I will my ability to handle all the late nights and also thanks for being a super friend. And last, I will to Karla, Butch, Lissa and Carol a great life, thanks for all the great memories. I, SHAYNA SMITH, will to my sister Kim a great senior year at N.C. To Tim Crist a special thanks for making my senior year a wonderful one. To Carol baby, may we make the best ladies in white! To Bridget, a bowl of popcorn, deck of cards and a great senior year. To Jill, Karla, Butch, another fun time in Goshen. And to Mike, thanks for a lot of great memories. I, MARSHA SNYDER, the shortest person in the class, will to Toni Diamond Katt to have as much fun as possible, see as many guys as she wants and not have any problems. To Mike Chamberlain, my short and stubby fingers. To Amy, Tracy, Missy and Kim, the best of times, and to the class of '83, the very best of luck. I, SHAWNEE SNYDER, being of absent mind and body, will to Mr. Morse and Mr. Stambaugh the ability to get your attendance sheet out on the door on time, and to Mr Meek, the ability to get someone in typing pool next year to do the fantastic job I did and to be able to figure out your writing. I will to all of my fellow classmates to have a great life, and always remember WPHS. I, KIM SPEARS, do hereby will to each of the undernamed the items which I will will to them each. I will to Ms. Norton: a list of what goes on the van when, where and how; to 'Uncle Emu' and Troy C.: fun in KYWE; to 'mom': guidance for the baby; to 'sis': a short willing male; to 'brother': dedication in music; to Troy B : my mellophone, Ralphie; to Bart: iise ccceceercseiei (srerreeecs!); to everyone: advice-knowledge is a buried treasure; grab a shovel. I, CAROL STAUTZ, will to John Delarye a little more luck in his science classes. To Mr. Miller I will someone who will count dissecting frogs without complaining (ha, ha) and to Jackie Y, I will a great singing voice and also a little bit of control when others aren't singing so well. To Bridget, the ability to forget about------- HEAD. To the future varsity cheerleaders, all the luck and fun they ever need. I, RICHARD STEWART, being of superior mind, less body, will to Mr. Bargwell my ability to finish any project half way. To Andy Cose, all memories of my time machine so that he may go back and find out where he went wrong. To Randy Schwartz, my ability to find new employment monthly. To Kenny Schwartz, all my ex-girlfriends. To Will Kahila, a strong hang-in-there and lastly, to Paula Duryea, memories of the prom. 19 I, COLLEEN STUCK, being of crazy mind and short body, do hereby will to Rusty Strawser and Mike Warner all the good times in WPHS I had. To Kris Cast, my val speaking abilities, to Eric Hiner whatever he wants. To Karla, Jill and Shayna, another night in Goshen. And to. Mr. Smith, my charming and sparkling personality. And finally, to the senior class, all the good luck, happiness and good memories forever. I, MIKE SULLIVAN, hereby will to Greg Bontrager, the ability to throw the football to his own teammates rather than the opposing team; to Eric Hiner, the ability to slam-dunk the ball over me while playing basketball in my garage; to my little sister Bridget, the privilege of driving the car to school next year all by herself, and to Mr. Schneider and Mr. West, all the success possible in coaching football at White Pigeon. I, TINA TINCH, being of pure mind and pure body, will to the students of White Pigeon High to have friends as good as my two best friends, Shelia Brock and Ken Conlin. They are always there when you need them And even when you don't need them. And to my younger sister Kelly, I will to be calm and collect like me, instead of blowing her top! (ha, ha). Last but not least, to the teachers of White Pigeon High, Look out, cause my little brother is next. I, MARC TODD, being of little mind and wanted body, will to my beloved girlfriend Karrie Lafler all the good times in high school that we had together and to have as much fun your senior year at White Pigeon as what I did. To Mike Brorson, I leave the ability to party on school nights and make it to school the next morning. To Rob Morris and John Miller, the ability to be Great White Hunters like me. I, MELISSA MARIE TROYER, being of confused mind and short body, do hereby will the following: to Scott Hembrey my nickname 'Otis' and to Susie W. and Candi E. the ability to stay awake in government. To Mike (Bev) Brorson, my height, to any punky 8th grader, my hall locker and to all my classmates the best of luck in the years to come. I, SHERRI TRUEX, will to the following people these things: Sabra, a new car that runs for more than one day! Wanda, the ability to put up with W.P. for two more years without the great class of '83 around! Carla, the ability to go to school and be married! Kim, the ability to go with a guy nine years older than you! To all the seniors the best of luck always! To all the underclassmen who are my friends, have fun here at W.P. I, SABRA VANVLERAH, not being of sound mind and body, bequeath the following: to Harriet Bennett, to have a great senior year and be crazy just like me. To my little big brother Phil, little big sis Kim and momma Warren, the best of luck in the years to come. And to Sherri Truex, the keys to my car (whenever it runs). I, RICHARD WAGNER, being of not so sound mind and great body will to my little brother Brad my pole vault pole; to John Ruple my football number and my athletic glasses to Mr. Strawbridge. I, CARLA WARREN, bequeath to my brother the power to continue running; to Jik Houghton, the power to continue on in school; to Bill, the wisdom to put his knowledge to use, and to Cathy, the ability to grow up and act her age. To my underclassmen friends, I leave the strength to go on that last few years and to have fun. To my senior friends, the power to live the life that they want and be happy doing so. I, TRACY WEISS, being of half mind and------------body, will to Tony Wright the ability to have fun and not get caught. To my brother James, the ability to get away with as much as I did around Mr. Blue and to any unlucky eighth grader, my many led locker and the ability to keep it as empty as I did. To any winter sports lover, the ability to snowmobile and stay in one piece and to the class of '83 the best of luck. I, DON WILLIAMS, being of large mind and small body, wish that all the undergraduates have lots of fun throughout their years in White Pigeon and to Rack'em, it takes more than that and that's even too much for you to handle, and good luck always to Velveeta and Cody, I don't know Lisa's, but good luck anyway. Bye Lulu, Dih, Tweety and Yackey. I, DEB WHITE, being of somewhat spacey mind and bruised body, will to my sister Susie, my canary yellow Ferarri that I wish some day to own. Also, I hope she has as much furi in her senior year as I had in mine. I will Andy O'Sullivan the ability to stay out of trouble in high school and to give his poor teachers a break. I will to Greg O'Sullivan the ability not to get too bored at White Pigeon. I, JOANN YODER, being of toasted mind and sexy body, will to Gina Sommerlott and Kathi Perkins a rowdy senior year and not to get caught skipping when they can't get up in the morning. To John Paul and Cris Brandys, the ability to make it through their next 4 years without the help of all the aides. To Mr. Schneider, the patience with your next year's sweathogs. Also, to the class of '83, good luck in the future. Call back in half an hour, George. She’s wiping a dish.” 20 Mock Elections Most Studious Best Figure Physique Kim Spears and Pat Brorson Marc Todd, Carolyn Dexter Timm Morey, Butch Stuck Lady and Centleman Tim Crist, Deb White Wittiest Jill Smith, Tim Crist Best Smile Tina Tinch, Jim Delarye Best Athlete Jill Smith, Cary Evilsizor Quietest Deb White, Carlos Coutinho Most Desirable Date Carol Stautz, Jim Delarye Class Musician Kim Spears, Bart Jonker Most Absent-Minded Carol Stautz, Norm Carpenter Most School Spirit Kevin Hill and Marti Mosier Most Popular Kevin Hill, Carol Stautz, Cary Evilsizor, Tim Crist 21 Late For Everything Karla Seybert and Randy Ford Class Pest Cale Smith, Marc Todd Class Artist Marc Todd, Wendy Nelson Best Personality Tim Crist, Shayna Smith Class Clown Butch Stuck, Norm Carpenter Pessimist Wendy Nelson, Timm Morey 22 Biggest Cossiper Bob Rider and Gale Smith Optimist Mike Sullivan, Jill Smith Cutest Tush Carolyn Dexter, Marc Todd Class Brownie Jill Smith, Mr. Jarrad, Timm Morey Most Likely to Succeed Julie O'Sullivan, Mike Sullivan Best Legs Lissa Wertenberger, Rick Deisler Best Dressed Jeff Bouterse and Romy Hayes Best Dancer Wendy Nelson and Kirk Medford Most Talkative Butch Stuck, Ken Conlin Funniest Laugh Sheila Brock, Jeff Bouterse Most Loveable Carol Stautz and Jim Delarye Senior Trip Left to right(front) Scott Bradley, Timm Morey, Rick Deisler, Randy Ford, Bruce Miller, Norm Carpenter. (Middle) Randy Schwartz, Marti Mosier, Amy LeCount, Missy Troyer, Marsha Snyder, Colleen Stuck, Kevin Hill, Shawnee Snyder, Deb White, Julia O'Sullivan (Back) Andy Cose, Rick Wagner, Bob Rider, Jill Smith, Carol Stautz, Kim Rentfrow, Adele Medich, Steve Lyons, Karla Seybert, Marc Todd, Cale Smith, Curt Finch, Paul Travis, Henry Ford. 26 Parents, Guests, Faculty and Fellow Graduates: Twenty-five years ago this month my grandfather gave the baccalaureate address at my mother's high school graduation. My grandfather's subject that afternoon was High On A Hilltop. The subtitle was Beyond Security-Adventure. Many of his thoughts are as relevant today as they were those years ago. I would like to share some of his thoughts with you this afternoon. There is one thing we will do well to bear in mind in facing this proud day we share together. We must do our thinking High on a Hilltop. We must try to steer clear of security in our thinking. We must set our goals on adventure. The curse of this age is conformity. We are trying desperately to land everybody at the top and regiment them into mass excellence. We are trying to interpret leadership as something everyone is to share. This mass movement, friends, is contrary to nature's plan and purpose. There will not always be room for all of us High on the Hilltop. Time has a way of weeding out those addicted to mediocrity. Twenty-five years from now, some of us, thanks to the foundations laid here at White Pigeon, will make the top. Some of us may be quite content to be listed among the average. Others will take hold and master the truths which make for attainment. What is it that will elevate us to a position where leadership has its way? Circumstances today call for security and this word is dinned into our hearts daily. The trouble is, one's assurances deteriorate when the economy takes a tail-spin. Note the hysteria of this hour as we look out over America There is tough sledding ahead for us all. Conformity-uniformity-mass exhibitions of totalitarian redemption must be put out of favor-at least for the time being. We might hope to put it out of favor for good. There may not be a place for rugged individualism, but we are in dire need as a country for those who have the initiative and the fortitude to face life in all its areas and to master it. In other words, fellow graduates, we have to get in there and start pitching. We must show some of that hustle our forbearers seem to have possessed. We must stop the whining and start the winning. Cast aside the idea that if we fail to qualify in our fields that some welfare or government program will take over our salvation and lead us High on the Hilltop. The standard brand of yesterday's ease and comfort must now make way for our personal initiative and personal agressiveness. The old escalator that transported people High on the Hilltop has broken down. We, in this day and age, are going to have to reach the summit on foot. And, if we reach it, we will be more of a man or a woman for having done so. I call upon each one of you, my fellow graduates, to listen to the call of adventure; to be brave when bravery alone can save the day. Let us set our hopes and dreams 'High upon the Hilltop.' Let us rise up out of the mediocrity, forget the average idolatry and dedicate our hearts and souls to the task of climbing. No matter what our calling, let us give it a hustle! This is a wholesome state of mind and it brings leadership. Integration in dealing with success still pivots on the glory of the parts. We cannot change human nature by edict, or by law, or by handouts. Character, said Christ, is a personal assignment. Our country and age needs us as young people to go in and pitch for what is right. Tomorrow, fellow graduates, is the first day of the rest of our lives. It is also the day we start making our dreams come true. Let us make it an adventure. Let us be willing to soar. We have the potential to be the nucleus of tomorrow's leadership. Thank you Mom and Dad. Thank you other parents, friends, and faculty for giving us our headstart on the hilltop climb. Our adventure in leadership has begun with your solid foundation. To my fellow graduates, it is my hope that we will all crest High on the Hilltop in whatever field of work we choose and that we will see life as an adventure. To my grandfather, a special thank you for the visions and challenges offered by you those years ago. We, the class of 1983, accept your challenge for the coming adventure of out lives. Julia Deller O'Sullivan Valedictorian As graduates on this day, we stand suspended in a moment of transition. We are like individuals standing on the middle step of a flight of stairs with our past high school education below us and our futures as adults above us. As we stand on this middle step, we look down at our past in high school, at each step below us that has aided us on our way to this first plateau; friends gained and lost, obstacles and failures overcome. As we remember, a deluge 28 of emotions overwhelms us. We feel sad because today we leave these times behind us; the good and bad together, yet we know in our hearts we wouldn't change any of it for the world. As our thoughts continue, we become happy because we realize that this education we have received would not have been possible if it weren't for the support our parents, community, and high school staff have given us. The amount of love and concern on their part is truly appreciated, so I extend a hearty Thank you! to all of you here today on behalf of all the graduates. As our thoughts stray to our future, our gaze turns away from the steps below us to the steps rising above us. After today, each one of us will begin a journey up our own unique flight of stairs. Although our friendships may linger, the life we will now begin will be our own. We have dreamed our dreams together; now we must make them come true alone. A new sense of individuality pervades our consciousness, and once again the emotions come flooding in. All at once we feel both joy and fear. We are so overjoyed to know we have made this outstanding accomplishment and that we are going to begin a life of our own. We are happy to finally become adults out of high school. Yet, with this joy comes fear. We fear the uncertain future, the hidden stairsteps waiting to trip us up, and the responsibilities involved with adulthood. These apprehensions, however, will soon be overcome and eventually we will shoulder our own responsibilities to begin our way up the flight of stairs before us by ourselves, without parents and teachers to rely on for help. This, in itself, is the ultimate goal. Becoming a responsible, self-relying individual is a goal all of us can reach, and I know all of you will join me when I give sincere best wishes to my fellow classmates as they pursue their dreams along. Kimberlee Kae Spears Salutatorian Today is the day we have anticipated for thirteen years. We are now being recognized and rewarded for our countless hours of work as students. For many of us, this is a day of great happiness; many may feel that we are finally being set free-free, now, to pat ourselves on the back after each success, and of course, free to fail Some may feel a sense of loss, as I do. We will leave here today, as the underclassmen will next week, but we will not return again in the Fall. Never again will we enter this school in September as students-we have participated in our last seasons of sports, gone through our last Spirit Week; we have seen each other decked out in tuxes and formats for our last Prom, and tarred our last cannon. We must say good-bye to this part of our lives today, and look toward our tomorrows. Some of us will stay in touch, others we will hear about through the grapevine, and some will become only a fond memory. We will remember all our countless friends and the things we did together, and we will carry with us throughout our lives all our memories of our years spent growing up here. The little hurts we have experienced, the triumphs we a-chieved together, the things we thought we got away with but spent hour in detention for-these were important parts of our growing up and becoming the people who sit here today, ready to go out and conquer the challenges facing us. After today, we will part and go our separate ways, where new faces will take the place of old. The emptiness we feel leaving our close friends will be filled by our new acquaintances. In a way, I guess what I am doing here now is telling my classmates good-bye and good luck in their lives; more importantly, I would like to congratulate them. Even though some teachers tried their hardest to keep us around another year, piling term papers, book reports, critiques and exam after exam on us, we are finally through. Cone are the days of staying up all night typing a paper the night before it was due and cramming for tests over a pizza. . . We did it. Class! To you, the graduating Class of 1983, I would like to extend my congratulations, not merely for graduating but for succeeding. You have attempted and succeeded at the first real challenge of your life. It is easy to drop-out, to be a non-achiever, but none of us did that. You, the 110th graduating class of White Pigeon High School, have achieved something very important and valuable. Today, each of you will receive your diplomas, a piece of paper of which you should be very proud. We face our greatest challenge now-what can we make of our future? We are offered the opportunity of a lifetime-we can be whatever we want. The old cliche: You can be whatever you want, if you try is really appropriate. With trying, though, comes failure. There is nothing to be ashamed of in failing-we learn from our mistakes. Most of us have probably failed a test or two throughout our high school years, but we did not quit school. A few of us are even able to laugh about it and accept it, willing to give the next one a better shot. This attitude should be carried with you during your entire life. A person who fails, accepts the failure and tries again is a person who will succeed. You have the 29 ability to succeed-sitting here today to receive our diplomas proves that. As our class motto says, We have dreamed our dreams together, now we must make them come true alone now it is the time that we stand on our own two feet and make a stab at fulfilling our dreams. If we fall, there will be nobody but ourselves to pick us up again. Just as we did when we were little children taking our first tentative steps, we must always stand up again, no matter how much the last fall hurt. To my classmates, I want to leave you with this thought: If you had become discouraged and not picked yourself up after the last tumble, you would not have walked with us, your friends, today. As you take the biggest step of your life and walk the path you choose, no matter how hard you fall, never stay down. Best of luck, graduates of 1983! Jill Smith Class President 1983 CLASS HISTORY The trouble began 13 years ago as we ventured off into our new world-kindergarten. Some of our fond memories include playing in the sandbox, fighting at recess, and milk and cookies, and of course, sleeping on our little rugs. Our attraction for the opposite sex began at the tender age of five-Deb White and Richie Skeels had a hot romance going. Moving on to first grade and finally being older than someone was a big move. Some games that occupied our time at recess included catch-em and kiss-em and of course playing in the tunnels, or kissing in the tunnels. In third grade, we discovered our class Rocky Balboa -Bruce Miller. He managed to get in fights with everyone, going through a-bout six pairs of glasses. Mike Sullivan and Kim Spears were an item. In fourth grade, Rick Deisler finally discovered girls — he went with Sherry Lego, Jackie Barczak and Sheila Brock. In sixth grade, some of us discovered the joys of having Miss Ohls-our favorite teacher. In fifth and sixth grades, we discovered who the future athletes would be in our annual field day with Union. Butch showed us how fast she was and still is. Seventh grade brought many changes-we were shipped out to Mottville where we met our favorite math teacher, Mr. Heckelman. The big occupation at recess was acorn fights, until Randy Ford met fact-to-face with a tree and we got in trouble. The big romance of the year was between two couples-Butch and Dan, and Romy and Marc-they were inseparable. We had our first experience with real sports-the boys, although still quite short did quite well, of course, they had great support from the cheerleaders, who always worked very hard at practice! Also came the arrival of the future Homecoming Queen, Carol Stautz. Carol was kind of shy and timid until she met Jill. Jill explained all those little words and phrases that we had at that time. Then we went on to the High School and eighth grade We all thought that we were going to have an easy time and get rowdy until we met none other that the Blue patrol, otherwise known as Mr. Blue. Eighth grade was probably the only learning we had because it was at this point where we were all taught from the upperclassmen how to skip out without getting caught, and most of all how to avoid the Blue patrol. Our Freshman year was a great experience for we could finally call ourselves High Schoolers whatever that meant. We added two other classmates from swampy land, Scott Wilber Bradley and Norm Carpenter. The one important thing about our Sophomore year that sticks out and is a serious note was the unfortunate death of one of our classmates and friend Mike Pillow. Finally our Senior year. This was OUR year. We did not have to worry about being stepped on anymore for we were on the top. The year started off pretty well. The big thing was always Hey, where is the party this weekend, and who is having it? There seemed to be more Juniors at the parties than anyone else and they gave us the most trouble. They had their little phrases like • t' i and � t ? . But we countered with our own and that one seemed to be Ralph . That seemed to pop up throughout the whole year. As Seniors we had many victories. One victory was the annual Powderpuff game. Who would think that we could lose with veterans like Amazon, Iron Maiden and, of course, Tina Tenacious Tinch. Then came the Senior trip and the question that was asked the most is, You wouldn't happen to know what the drinking age is would you? The most important phrase was ode de dor! Then came the existence of Party Boy or Ralphin' Roger. The highlight of the trip seemed to be at the hotels after we were done touring for the day. The preppy look came through the school, if some of you don't know about it, just ask Adele. Anyway, the days just seemed to fly by. The Prom came and boy, was it a hit if you were at another school. The best thing about it was going to the dunes the next day and then skipping Monday because you had forgotten your suntan lotion the day before. Now, the biggest question was, How many days do I have left before my twelve absences? If you had enough to spare for some odd reason a few of us took the opportunity to visit Dr. Morale or going to pick up an uncle in Chicago Well, here we are, already to leave and go our sepapate ways, but let's keep in touch. Good-bye. Jill Smith, Class President Kevin Hill, Class Vice President 30 CLASS MOTTO: We have dreamed our dreams together, now we must make them come true alone. DATE: Sunday, May 29, 1983 in the high school gymnasium at 2:30 p.m. Class Sponsors: Scott Peterson . Pamela Schaner 35 Varsity Football p. p. p. p. p. p. .p. p. p. Front row: (left to right) Gary Lorenz, Scott Lethiot, Jerry Holmes, Norm Carpenter, Bruce Miller, Mike Sullivan, Jim Delarye, Mitch Black, Scott Croniger. Middle row: Trainer Kevin Hill, Shawn Moyer, Mike Brorson, Timm Morey, Pat Brorson, Greg Bontragcr, Larry Phillips, Greg Dimos, Garry Wertenberger, Terry Benn. Back row: Trainer Larry Anderson, Randy Ford, Paul Travis, Marc Todd, Larry Weaver, Charlie Jackson. Scott Bradley, Randy Blanchard, Gary Evilsizor, Rjck Wagner, Chris Phillip, Coach Pat West and Coach Marv Schneider. 1982 Season 6-3 36 Edwardsburg 0 30 Climax-Scotts 0 14 Mendon 15 14 Coopersville 16 42 Centreville 0 12 Schoolcraft 29 40 Colon 28 41 Constantine 6 34 Bronson 0 37 Randy Blanchard 81 3yr. E Gary Evilsizon 74 3 yr. T Scott Bradley 72 2 yr. T Randy Ford 64 2 yr. C Pat Brorson 68 1 yr. T Coach Marv Schneider Mike Sullivan Marc Todd 12 2 yr. QB 51 2 yr. G 38 Norm Carpenter 10 2yr HB Coach Pat West Scott Croninger ' 52 2 yr. C Kevin Hill 4 yr. trainer Jim Delarye 35 2 yr. HB Bruce Miller ,21 2 yr. HB Paul Travis 77 2 yr. T Rick Wagner 80 2yr. E Larry Weaver 79 2 yr. T 39 Junior Varsity Football Front (left to right) Tad Sweitzer, Brian Atherton, Roger Wolkins, Floyd Needham, Gene Atherton, Steve Pittenger, John Ruple, Scott Morris. Middle: John Six, Doug Perry, Brad Wagner, Dan Skinner, Brian Murphy, Tom Clipfell, lames Snodgrass, Rob Morris, Mike Krull, Chris Barnaby. Back: Coach Steve Niblock, Tim Baechler, Chris Derrickson, Dan Garl, Rob Stauffer, Chad Skinner, Chris Wright, Chester Geering, Coach Ed Culp. Wagner watches Morris get crushed Krull runs into a bunch of bulldogs 40 41 43 Girl’s Basketball Bottom (left to right) Gina Sommerlott, Kim McBride, Bridget Sullivan, Jill Smith, Kelly Tinch, Julie Nottoli. Top: Coach Terry Strawbridge, Tammy Morey, Angie Brooks, Judy Hunter, Joann Voder, Jackie Yoquelet, Coach William Magill. VARSITY J.V. lost 31-37 Cassopolis won 27-24 won 56-42 Camden Frontier won 38-16 won 46-29 Quincy won 20- 7 won 60-40 Schoolcraft won 37-14 won 40-38 Constantine won 20-11 won 57-18 Climax-Scotts won 24- 2 won 47-32 Mendon lost 18-15 lost 35-47 Colon lost 33-14 lost 34-39 Centreville won 23-22 won 76-9 Burr Oak won 39-14 won 50-26 Schoolcraft won 20-10 lost 61-46 Constantine won 23-19 won 43-36 Climax-Scotts won 29-12 lost 48-42 Sturgis won 27-25 won 52-40 Mendon lost 35-23 lost 29-64 Colon lost 36-15 won 46-43 Centreville won 28-19 won 55-25 Burr Oak won 33-14 lost 55-59 Cassopolis (Districts) DEFENSE Tinch Skys for 2 points Joann Yoder - 2 years Nottoli concentrates deeply on the ball Jill Smith - 3 years Brutus J. V. Girl’s Basketball Left to right: Coach William Magill, Julie Nottoli, Dawn Bryant, Natalie Mathew, Joey Wentzel, Cathy Yoder, Amy Suszko, Shelley Valdez, Amy Souter, Coach Terry Strawbridge Crab the handle!! Golf Front (left to right) Deron Anderson, Todd Snook, Mark Morrow, Dan Hofelter, Scot Ridoutt, Greg Chamberlain. Back: Kris Cast, Rick Deisler, Greg O'Sullivan, John Kasdorf, James Ward, Coach Verne Sawyer. Missing from picture: Eric Hiner. 48 All - League Senior Rick Deisler In Action!!!!!!! Todd is beyond help! Cast hacks again Snook having another great round!!! James, John, Greg and Dan goof off again Deron aims for a putt 49 Eric, quit posing!! Varsity Basketball Left to right (front) Todd Snook, Kris Cast, Mike Sullivan, Rick Deisler, Timm Morey, Kevin Hill (Back) Rick Wagner, Gary Evilsizor, Tim Crist, Chris Phelps, coach Terry Strawbridge. Rodney with a power move Evilsizor on the tackle 50 Crist wins a jump Morey shows his D Tim takes a break Evil takes it to the big guy Mike takes a balanced” shot 51 J. V. Boy’s Basketball Cassopolis Prairie Heights Climax-Scotts Burr Oak Schoolcraft South Haven Mattawan Bethany Christian Colon Centreville Mendon Constantine Climax-Scotts Burr Oak Schoolcraft Colon Centreville Mendon Bronson Constantine 48 W.P. 41 71 W.P. 49 47 W.P. 40 33 W.P. 69 58 W.P. 39 60 W.P. 56 46 W.P. 62 41 W.P. 55 42 W.P. 61 45 W.P. 54 47 W.P. 50 30 W.P. 33 49 W.P. 56 26 W.P. 72 59 W.P. 49 55 W.P. 51 34 W.P. 63 65 W.P. 56 47 W.P. 40 51 W.P. 43 Left to right (front) Scot Ridoutt, Brad Wagner, Brad Troyer, Bob Airgood, Tim Baechler. (Back) Coach Curt Meek, Mike Wood, Cary Chew, Scott Laferty, Chris Wright, Greg Dimos, Up for Two Bob's 'disgusted' look Dr. T 55 Varsity Volleyball Left to right: Deb White, Sheila Brock, )udi Hunter, Rhonda laseph, Gina Sommerlott, coach Stephanie Tucker, Susie White, Brenda Langdon, Bridget Sullivan, Kim McBride, coach Phyllis Reinelt, Julie Nottoli. w Schoolcraft L Cassopolis L Constantine L Colon L Centreville W Cassopolis W Burr Oak w Mendon L Kalamazoo Christian 56 Reserve Volleyball White Pigeon Opponents W Constantine L Mendon W Colon L Centreville W Cassopolis W Burr Oak w Cassopolis w Kalamazoo Christian Left to right: Tina Bennett, Danielle Robinson, Dawn Bryant, Paula Berchiatti, Greetje Frankena, coach Stephanie Tucker, Carolyn Dexter, Diane Nottoli, Kerri Chupp, Lisa Wortinger, coach Phyllis Reinelt, Sherry Sheila Brock loyer 58 Kerri, concentrating??? Julie, you're going the wrong way UMPH!!! Varsity Baseball Left to right (Front) Cary Evilsizor, Scott Bradley, Randy Ford, Rick Deisler, Timm Morey, Shawn Moyer. (Back) Coach Cal Hackman, Norm Carpenter, Tom Clipfell, Mike Krull, Creg Bontrager, Eric Hiner, Kevin Hill, Manager Eric Fly Hackman. Randy ready for a hot one Wilbur shows his form Run, Timm, Run! 60 Tommy holds up Gooch shows his speed! 61 w W.P. 7 Constantine 2 L W.P. 5 Colon 6 L W.P 0 Climax 5 W W.P. 10 Marcellus 5 W W.P. 14 Burr Oak 2 w W.P. 13 Burr Oak 3 w W.P. 7 Centreville 6 w W.P. 9 Schoolcraft 8 w W.P. 6 Schoolcraft 3 L W.P. 5 Centreville 6 L W.P. 5 Constantine 7 L W.P. 3 Colon 8 L W.P. 4 Climax 8 Randy Ford Timm Morey Rick Deisler 2 yrs. 3rd 3 yrs. 2nd 3rd 3 yrs. P 62 Varsity Baseball Left to right: (front) Coach Cal Hackman, Eric Hiner, Tom Clipfell, Greg Bontrager, Kevin Hill, Gary Lorenz, Shawn Moyer (Back) Randy Ford, Timm Morey, Scott Bradley, Gary Evilsizor, Mike Krull, jerry Holmes, Norm Carpenter, Rick Deisler. Junior Varsity Baseball Left to right: (front) Tim Heminger, Ryan Rider, Mike Woods, Chester Ceering, Todd Phelps (Back) Scott Hagen, Roger Wolkins, Rod Morris, Chris Barnaby, James Snodgrass, Coach Verne Sawyer. 63 Girl’s Track Left to right: (front) Lisa Swinef rt, Beth Takace, Bridget Sullivan, Sheila Brock, Marsha Snyder, Julie Nottoli. (Back) Coach Curt Meek, Julie O'Sullivan, Cathy Voder, Tammy Betts, Judi Hunter, Lisa Wortinger, Stephanie Tucker. Boy’s Track Left to right: (front) Mike Fisher, Rick Wagner, Bruce Miller, Mitch Black, Brian Conlin, Creg Dimos, Pat Barnhart. (Middle) Bryan Krebs, Mike Sullivan, Tony Wright, Chris Wright, Brad Troyer, Brad Wagner, Carlos Coutinho. (Back) Coach Curt Meek, Scot Ridoutt, Mike West, Rob Stauffer, Dan Carl, Todd Snook, Chris Phelps, Steve Pittenger, Paul Travis, James Weiss, Coach John Starmann. 64 Julie O'Sullivan 2 years Sheila Brock 4 years Mike Sullivan 4 years Rick Wagner 2 years Carlos Coutinho Bruce Miller 4 years Marsha Snyder 4 years Paul Travis 1 year Phil Rentfrow 4 years Phil strides along 66 Run, Tam, Run Bridget wheels over the hurdles Do you give up yet? 67 Marsha finishes strong Varsity Cheerleaders Top to bottom: Marti Mosier, Julie Parker, Karla Seybert, Carol Stautz, Lissa Wertenberger, Trina Mann, mascot Debbie Dimos. Not pictured: Wendy Nelson. We, the 1982-83 Varstiy Cheerleaders, would like to give a big thanks to our CHIEF Kevin Hill for the help of building up our school spirit for the last Look at those legs!!!! 68 Marti Mosier 4 years Karla Seybert 4 years Carol Stautz 4 years Lissa Wertenberger 4 years Junior Trina Mann Say cheese, girls Junior Varsity Cheerleaders Left to right: Cathie Magill, Cindy Lent, Laura Black, Toni Katt, Lisa Bennett, Michelle Flager, Ann O'Rourke, Kimm Yoder. Explode With Pride Freshman Cheerleaders Left to right (front) Rhonda Wood, Niki Yoder, Joey Wentzel. (Back) Lori Rentfrow, Laura Tackett, Schellie Horn. Little Rentfrow helps out Moving on up 72 faculty Defeats Seniors., gain Left to right (Front) Steve Rickey, Don Williams, Bart Jonker, Ken Conlin, Bruce Miller, Adam Bedell. (Back) Pat Brorson, Bob Rider, Dan Hill, Scott Bradley, Steve Lyons, Ernie Lumadue, Chuck Schweiss, Randy Ford, Kevin Hill, coach Gary Evilsizor. Left to right (front) Curt Meek, Scott Peterson, Ed Culp, John Starmann, (Back) Steve Niblock, Terry Strawbridge, Bill Magill, Bill Miller. Bruce in action Coach Norm Carpenter and his crew Strawbridge | for two 75 Homecoming This year's Homecoming queen is senior Carol Stautz, who was crowned during halftime of the Coopersville football game. Her escort was Dan Morris. Stautz has been active in band, track, varsity club, 4-H, cheerleading, French Club, powderpuff football. Pep Club. Her future plans are to study nursing at Bronson Nursing School, Kalamazoo. The crown was handed over to the new queen by the 1981 Homecoming queen, Cristi Harman, escorted by Steve Dimos. Harman currently is attending Grand Valley State College. All girls rode in Corvettes supplied by individual donors. 1982 Homecoming Queen Carol Stautz and her escort Danny Morris 76 Last year's returning queen Cristi Harman crowns Carol Marti Mosier and Jeff Bouterse Wendy Nelson and Rick Deisler Carol Stautz and Danny Morris Junior attendant Bridget Sullivan and Todd Snook Sophomore attendant Cindy Lent Freshman attendant Laura Tackett and Rusty Strawser and Mike Warner 'sC A Lissa Wertenberger and Scott Hilton 77 Powder Puff The Class of 1983 came through again, winning a second time in a row at the girl's Powderpuff Football game 24-14. Touchdowns were made by seniors Karla Seybert, Marsha Snyder, Carol Stautz and Tina Tinch. Junior touchdowns were made by Rhonda Jaseph and Pam Miller. This is the second time in history that the same class won the powder-puff game two years in a row and the highest score ever. The Puff King for this year was Gary Evilsizor. Give me a C Super Seniors Cet her Brenda!!!!! Senior Cheerleaders Puff King Juniors Activities Night Left to right: Steve Creen, Creg Bontrager, Eric Hiner, Jerry Holmes, Mike Brorson, Kasey Strawser, Kevin Cole, Terry Phillips, Chris Forbes, Tony Wright, Dave Brandys, Kelvin Terry, Toidd Proctor, Marc Rodwick, Brian Conlin. Seniors Left to right: (front) Steve Rickey, Don Williams, Bart Jonker, Ken Conlin, Bruce Miller, Adam Bedell. (Back) Pat Brorson, Bob Rider, Dan Hill, Scott Bradley, Steve Lyons, Ernie Lumadue, Chuck Schweiss, Randy Ford, Kevin Hill, Cary Evilsizor. !I7fie junior dlaii of ( Wfiite Pigeon eHigfi ScftooL regueiti tlie lionour of your presence at tlie Q.u uot- Seniox Prom on Saturday, cA [ay seventh cNineteen hundred and eig ity-tHree at nine o clock in tlie evening J4igfi Jbcfiool ymnaiium 81 Flatter me, Dan 82 Organizations National Honor Society Left to right (front) Candi Erlandson, Cindy Connelly, Bridget Sullivan, Butch Stuck, Julie Not-toli, Kim Bargwell, Deb White, Bart Jonker, Julie O'Sullivan, Shayna Smith, Kim McBride, Tabby Brown, Kim Spears, Greg Bontrager, Mike Sullivan, Karla Seybert, Carol Stautz, Lissa Wertenberger, Mike West, Tim Crist, Garry Wertenberger. Student Council Left to right: Marti Mosier, Deb White, Jerry Holmes, Bridget Sullivan, Karla Seybert, Eric Hurwick, Michelle Magill, Brenda Bontrager, Judy Heign, Tony Wright, Brian Conlin, Mike Brorson, Brad Medich, Tabby Brown, Julie O'Sullivan, Tim Crist, Nathan McLaughlin, Tom Clipfell, Mike Warner, Danielle Robinson, Stacie Schneider, Angie Brooks. 87 Band The White Pigeon Band would like to thank Mr. Johnson for all the hard work and love he gave us. We all appreciate your dedication. We love you Uncle Lar!' Office Help Laurie Rauguth, Tracy Weiss, Shawnee Snyder, Gina Sommerlott, Tabby Brown, Julie Parker. Kitchen Help 90 Becky Miller, Wanda (ones, Dan Jones, Aaron Wright. Post Script Left to right: (front) Candi Erlandson, Susie White, Kim Rentfrow, Missy Troyer, Rick Wagner (Back) Greg Bontrager, Adele Medich, Todd Snook. Yearbook Left to right: (front) Marti Mosier, )udy Heign, Kerri Chupp, Brian Conlin, Julie Nottoli. (Back) Greetje Frankena, Rick Deisler, Timm Morey. Left to right: Kerri Rick Deisler. pVHH Xe r x. 'fi 4 By Missy Troye Z C ■“ V baby pics % % ' ■ 4 Vi 0$ Vi G ( e? Evilsizor Named All-Area Concert HotUne 92 Varsity 1st Sullivan Chose„ In SJV. c f For Girls’ State sP ByT°dd Snook Sta NNOTO St MICH lStn «6' k Q c euu 0 t E„aonv.e� oo i % 4 for Senrors f ,. Bontrager To.Go k To s,ate aVS r „ : ?e 'V Greem From Gree.je 4tfe POlir Golf Team 7. B'CWil fie ZAUvuJ. White Pigeon Carlos Discovers Juniors Deron Anderson Sheila Anderson Karl Astling Kim Bargwell Michelle Bender Harriet Bennett Leann Bennett Troy Benton Greg Bontrager David Brandys Angela Brooks Mike Brorson Tabby Brown Amy Carr Kris Cast Michael Chamberlain Kevin Cole Brian Conlin Cindy Connelly John Chapman Deena Cook Troy Cummings Kim Delp John Dettmar Karen Downs % Tom D'Haese Peggy Eash Candi Erlandson Chris Forbes Kathy Craber Steve Green Lisa Gordon Jim Hay Judy Heign Eric Hiner Jerry Holmes Lora Hooley Cindy Houghton Rita Humphries Judi Hunter Cathy Hurley Charlie Jackson Bobby Jaseph Rhonda Jaseph Brenda Johnson Terri Johnson Randy Jones Deann Kauffman Kevin Konneck Karrie Lafler Scott Lethiot Gary Lorenz Melissa Loyer Tim Mabry Trina Mann 97 Kim McBride Penny Mead John Miller Pam Miller Tammy Morey Connier Mosher Tina Mosher Shawn Moyer Kathy Murphy Julie Nottoli Julie Parker Kathi Perkins Todd Phelps Chris Phillip Larry Phillips Todd Proctor Lauri Rauguth Marc Rodwick Karen Sanford Glen Schmidt Ken Schwartz Kim Smith Todd Snook Gina Sommerlott Jennifer Stockwell Kasey Strawser Bridget Sullivan Shari Sweitzer Kelvin Terry Kelly Tinch 96 Robert Airgood Larry Anderson Terry Anderson Margaret Atherton Sophomores Tim Baechler Chris Barnaby Terry Benn Sherlane Bowen Tammy Bowers Laura Black 'I Dawn Bryant Tim Capp Dan Carter Steve Chamberlain Gary Chew Kerri Chupp Curt Collins 100 Donnie Cowen Scott Hagen Dan Hoffelder Toni Katt Wanda Jones Jennifer Keagle Jody Kime Bruce Krebs Mike Krull Scott Laferty .y S' ' 1 Cindy Lent Sherry Loyer Lorie Lumadue Cathie Magiil Lori Delarye Greg Dimos Michelle Flager Scott Gout 101 STUDS Natalie Mathew Robby Morris Becky Miller Scott Morris Brenda Miller Mark Morrow Laura Miller Michael Mullendore April Nichols Diane Nottoli Mary Lou Oberlander Ann O'Rourke Paul O'Sullivan Lisa Pancoast Lorina Patterson Doug Perry Chris Phelps Melody Penley John Rehmels Scot Ridoutt Peter Ripplinger 102 Rachel Rose John Ruple Susie Schmidt Dennis Sinkler Chad Skinner Sandy Smith Rusty Strawser Leo Studabaker Lisa Swinehart Denise Thibos Brad Troyer Jo Turpin Brad Wagner Mike Warner Joanne Weaver Lisa Wortinger Mike Wood Chris Wright Kimm Yoder Scott Hembree 103 Freshmen Brian Atherton Gene Atherton Mark Bailey Brian Balyeat Rob Barnhart Paula Berchiatti Tammy Betts Brenda Bontrager Michelle Bright Robin Brown Dion Bryant Steve Byler Curt Chaffee Greg Chamberlain Brian Chew Thomas Clipfell Eddie Cooper Eddie Danahei Robert Davis Roger Davis Brian Demerly ChrisDerrickson Dawn DuFour Paula Duryea Lori Easterday 104 Russell Elkins Mike Fisher Todd Frohriep Douglas Gardner Danny Carl Chester Geering Sherry Gracy Tim Heminger Brian Hershberger Schellie Horn Ruth Inmon Princess Jackson John Kasdorf Kimberly Kilburn Monica Kirk Bryan Krebs Martin Lafertv Nathan McLaughlin John Mann Renee Marchand left Marchant Jeff Miller Eric Moody Larry Moore Tom Morris 105 Brian Murphy Matthew Nantkes Floyd Needham Sue Nieman Mike Parker Roger Patterson Doug Pettit Steve Pittenger lames Priddy Paula Rauguth Paula Rehmels Laura Rentfrow Steve Reynolds Lori Rickey Ryan Rider Danielle Robinson Dody Scott John Six Danny Skinner David Skinner Ron Slone Kenneth Smith James Snodgrass Amy Souter Randy Stinnett Carol Summey Amy Suszko Beth Takace Laura Tackett Tina Thomas 106 Phillip Tracy Angel Trader Danny Truex James Ward James Weiss Joey Wentzel Laura Willis Roger Wolkins Rhonda Wood Niki Yoder Cathy Yoder Mike Cline Shirley Aumack Sara Player 107 Eighth Grade Shelly Anderson Robert Barnhart Mark Bedell Clayton Bell Cindy Bell Cretchen Berg Beth Betcke Darrin Bishop Dawn Blaisdell Brent Bowman Mark Brock Janelle Brooks Kathy Brown Brian Byler Becky Caldwell Steve Carter Michelle Clark Heidi Crofoot Jack Davis Sherry Davis John Delarye Danny Dexter Tony D'Haese Debbie Diffendal Brett Dorrier 108 Wesley Drake Michelle Elore Michelle Ernsberger Rollie Flowers Cheryl Frye David Craber Karen Cushwa Terry Hagen Scott Hagerstrom Rhonda Halsey Jon Harman Mike Hartwell Rick Hayes Mike Hembree Janet Higgins Julie Higgins Kim Hill Vance Hooley Bill Houghton Erik Hurwick Shannon Hutton Angela Irelan Danny Jones Robert Jonker Jennifer Juday Tim Kantner Serena Kershner Stella Lovely Cerald Lumadue Michelle Magill' 109 Rachel McLaughlin Darrin Mead Belinda Medford Brad Medich Cristal Miller Harley Moore Jeff Nicholson Ted Needham Robin Nichols Tammy O'Rourke Andy O'Sullivan Rick Parker Debbie Patterson Deanna Patterson Heather Phelps Paul Pierson Brian Presdorf Jennifer Ravenscroft Leann Ritter Bill Rodwick Stacie Schneider Vicki Schwemer Steve Shank Dan Stabler Missy Stewart Tresa Sweitzer Brenda Wagner Lori West Carrie Wolf Matthew Wood 110 Aaron Wright Daniel Carr Joe Black Cris Brandys Rick Duncan David Cowen The Three Stooges 111 Faculty 112 Max Mosier. (Front) Susan Cline Scott Peterson Principal Carl Siberry Wood Shop, Athletic Director Cary Wright Superintendent Left to right (Back) Clenn Morris, Shirley Halferty, Ted Krull, Kathy Kistler, Skip Hagen. Not pictured. 'I 113 John Starmann Counselor Phyllis Reinelt Counselor Sue Watson Secretary Ned Bale Physical Education Betty Andersohn Librarian Beverly Benne Physical Education 114 Robert Blue Civics, Health Martha Starmann Art Ted Bargwell Science Sue Outman Doris Slack Home Ec., Health Home Economics 115 Gayle Brokaw Science, Math William Miller Science Pete Jarrad Math Pam Moormann French, English ▼ Darryl Smith English Willodean McKenzie Math Marvin Schneider English, Math 116 Jim Stambaugh English, History Larry Johnson History Pat West History Dave Snook History Lyle Smalley Special Education 117 Advertising COUNTRY SALES INC. East U. 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Washington Street CONSTANTINE, MICHIGAN 49042 PHONE: 616 435-8436 130 St. Joseph Valley Dental Clinic Douglas W. Vail D.D.S. ★ Ginna Williams R.D.H. JINNYs STURGIS OASIS PARTY STORE BEAUTY SHOPPE phone 435-6305 Complete Selection of Liquor, Beer, Chilled Wines, Snacks 155 South Washington Street Constantine, Michigan 49042 Drive Thru Phone 651-6155 600 West Chicago Road Open Everyday Construction Sales Inc. WILLOW SHORES Distinctive Floor Coverings CAMPERS’ RESORT West Chicago Road White Pigeon, Michigan 49099 North End Of Baldwin Lake Congratulations Class of ’83 Spee-D-Mart Bucknell Agency Inc. groceries sandwiches 107 E. Chicago Rd. 121 S. Kalamazoo St. Sturgis, Mi. 49091 White Pigeon, Mi. 49099 616-651-7871 616-483-9130 fresh bakery daily 120 S. Washington 1717 N. Main St. Constantine, Mi 49042 Three Rivers, Mi. 49093 616-435-5465 616-273-8150 John D. Sullivan, agent 483-9119 Congratulations Mike 215 East Chicago Road the Class of ’83 131 CHICKEN CMP 67105 U.S. 131 Phone 435-5431 Hours 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. Monday thru Thursday 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday Closed Sunday Only one Life 'Twill Soon be Passed only what's done for Christ will Last. Tastee Freez U.S. 12 White Pigeon, Michigan Ralph’s Barber Shop White Pigeon, Michigan Phone 483-9954 132 Phone 483-9315 East Chicago Road White Pigeon, Michigan NEIL SHARON IT'S THE PITT'S BEER - FOOD - LIQUOR - DANCING 641-9510 U.S. 12 UNION, MICHIGAN Don Ray’s Pharmacy Where Pharmacy Is A Profession 102 West Chicago Road Sturgis, Michigan Phone 651-5622 'COMPLETE GLASS SERVICE’ STURGIS GLASS COMPANY, INC. 1301 E. Chicago-Sturgis, Michigan Phone (616) 651-2655 Stained Glass Supplies LUTZ INSURANCE AGENCY COMPLETE INSURANCE COVERAGE 10 7 W. CHICAGO ROAD WHITE PIGEON. MICHIGAN 40099 PHONE 483-9319 REPRESENTING INDEPENDENT INSURANCE COMPANIES — AMERICAN AGENCY SYSTEM Wilson’s Auto Parts, 8 COMPLETE AUTO PARTS (WITH A SMILE) PHONE 616-651-8508 515 S. CENTERVILLE RD. MON. - FRI. 8 TO 5:30 STURGIS, MICHIGAN 49091 SAT. 8 TO 1:00 133 Sturgis Savings Loan 134 U. S. 12 White Pigeon, Michigan 49099 PILLOW REALTY Complete Real Estate Service Sales and Appraisals Don M. Pillow Broker Fran’s Blue Jean Outlet 6rads HouHg Union, Michigan Bristol, IN s FIEBIG JEWELRY Class Ring Headquarters Seiko-Pulsar Watches Keepsake Diamonds Leeland Engineering Co. Congratulations Class of 1983 242 East Chicago St. Jonesville. Michigan 49250 Talaphone: (517) 849 9148 211 West Chicago St. Sturgis, Michigan 49091 Telephone: (616) 651-2701 135 ? vuh TO SaUt A Semite SAME (SAH-ME) YAN MER TRACTORS NEW HOLLAND WOODS EQUIPMENT QUALITY CONKLIN PRODUCTS In Business Over 25 Years Jim Melville 68021 US-131 White Pigeon. Mich 49099 Jerry Melville Ph (616) 483-9256 Leo's Jewelry 205 W Chicago Rd Sturgis, Michigan 49091 651-8735 We are here to please you Appraising by Resident Gemoligist Richard Mead In-Store Ring Repair-Stone Setting-Plating-Watch Clock Repair-Loose Diamonds Gem Stones MOTTVILLE TRUCK STOP Open 24 Hours A Day COMMERCIAL RESIDENTIAL — Decorative Work A Specialty — LeRoy Chupp The Man with a Concrete Understanding Phone 483-9354 11028 West U.S. 12 White Pigeon, Michigan 401 East Vermont Ave. WHITE PIGEON, MICH. 49099 Phone 616-483-7933 v t-3_ Don’sExcava ting Congratulations Class of 1983 Hills News and Grocery Where Readers Are Leaders 509 North Prospect Sturgis, Michigan 49091 136 BALDWIN LAKE MARINA INC. Congratulations Class Of 1983 Featuring OUTBOARDS skidoo STARCRAFT a U. S. 12 Union, Michigan Phone 641-2110 MOORMANN PRINTING, INC. Offset §t— Phone 646-2101 149 East Main Street Marcellus, Michigan First National Bank and Trust Co. Sturgis, Michigan MottviUe 483-7684 Constantine 435-8411 White Pigeon Inn 110 West Chicago Road Phone 483-7016 Open 7 Days A Week Serving breakfast, lunch dinner Compliments of Jewell’s Standard 301 East Chicago Road White Pigeon, Michigan 49099 snacks ★ pop ★ food ★ gas Hagen Cement U.S. 12 East Box 606 R. W. Bakeman Agency White Pigeon, Michigan HENRY J. BONTRAGER owner phone (616)483-7017 Bontrager's Factory Surplus White Pigeon, Michigan 483-7870 Building Materials• Mobil Home • R.V: • Van Supplios U. S. - 12, 2' a miles East of White Pigeon, Mich. 49099 Constantine Auto Parts 178 East Water Street Congratulations Class of ’83 140 Autographs 141 Autographs Autographs 143 ' - • m% '+• v •