Whitko High School - Spectrum Yearbook (Pierceton, IN)

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The Cats TAF MY ne Mert als be PORTE hoe St hom The Year of... Something New he year of ... 1988. Just another year? Same old thing as last year—another gradu- Je ating class, another herd of un- trained freshmen? 1988 seemed to mark on our calen- dars as a ‘year of firsts.” 1988 was the first year Whitko re- ceived a bomb threat in the history of the school. The threat was called in to the high school office on Thursday, January 7, 1988, around 9:15 a.m. Students were immediate- ly evacuated from the school build- ing; and police officers, volunteer firemen, and detectives were called in to search the school. The respon- sible party later confessed to mak- ing the prank. The irony of the event was that the responsible party made the call from the East Hall pay phone! 1988 was the first year the state re- quired schools to make up snow days. Juniors and freshmen were also given the ISTEP tests for the first time. The Whitko Marching Pride trav- elled to Pontiac, Michigan, for the first time. They performed their fall marching show in the Marching Bands of America competition. The selections the Pride performed included Doo Dah, Meet the Flint- stones, Face to Faith, and Love in Any Language. Although the Pride did not perform well enough to qualify for the finals, they were able to watch the twelve finalist bands. 1988 also marked the first time classes united to decorate hallways instead of floats for Homecoming. The senior class captured the victo- ry with their theme, “Back to the Future.” The juniors also had an excellent hallway with the theme, “Send the Norsemen Out to Sea with a Wildcat Victory.” But the freshmen won the Best Door prize with “All Eyes are on the Cats!” Basketball players also had to hone their sharpshooting skills as the three-point line was introduced to Indiana high school basketball. The three-point line allowed trailing teams to close up point margins as four-point plays became possible. Most varsity basketball players agreed that the line was a nice addi- tion to the game. 1988 will not be remembered as “just another year.” Rather, it will be fondly recalled as a year where another page in the continuing saga of Whitko High School was turned.

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“I think I’m sitting on the spare tire” said freshman Amy Above “Say cheese’’ - Leslie Tenney and Steve Espinoza Koser as she and Kelly Stone are on their car ride around the field. ing King and Queen. smile proudly after being crowned the new Homecom- “Flash those pearly whites’ - sophomores Laurie Thompson and Shawn Lenfestey enjoy the excitement SOL of the evening.

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Above—An elf’s handiwork is always ap- preciated—Assistant principal Gordon Wer- remeyer receives a pleasant surprise from his elf during the Christmas season. Far Left— “Cats ... Pause!’ —Sophomore Jared Watson captures scenes from daily school life. Left—‘‘No one gets by us’’—Sophomores Jennifer Bowser and Jacquie Enyeart, along with senior David Rose, collect tickets at the dance after the Warsaw basketball game.