Whitko High School - Spectrum Yearbook (Pierceton, IN)

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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.

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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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You Know You’re Busted When... “A cop comes into the class and reads you your rights’ - Erica Montel, 12 “Mr. Reinhart catches you with your hands all over the Ocean- spray” - Jackie King, 12 “You have the answers to the wrong test” - Drake Duggins, 10 “Your parents come home a litt- le too early” - Tim Easterday, 12 “Everyone is pointing at you”’ - Jared Watson, 10 “You come home late and all the lights are on” - Mike Glick, 12 Don’t You Hate It When... “A car passes you and then turns ' 2 of a mile down the road” - Doug LaFevor, 12 “Your shoe becomes untied in a crowd” - Gary Sims, 12 “A car pulls out in front of you and goes 30 miles an hour” - Barry Ousley, 12 “You drive to school and your windows frost up on the inside” - Garth Jenkins, 12 WE Right: A kind gesture - Mrs. Reiff tries to do freshman Keith Krider a fovor by hitting him over the head and putting him out of his misery, Below: “Mikey likes it’’ - Junior Mike Bol- inger shows his appreciation of a cherry-fla- vored bear-shaped Campus Life sucker. Lower Right: “I love soap” - Junior Ken “Soap” Dove and his namesake, the soap dispenser, show that they make a cutte couple. Bottom: Eating school foo 2° “Sophomore Jennifer Irwin hits the deepest pits of dispair when the A La Carte line is temporarily out of order. oe a ¥% jt be patians You Know You're Gaining Weight When... “As you sit in a car, it leans to the side you are in” - Barry Ousley, 12 “You are the only person on an ele- vator and the bell goes off telling you there is too much weight on it” - Chad Pratt, 11 “The seniors can’t stuff you in a locker anymore” - Anonymous “That tilt steering wheel becomes your favorite part of the car” - Tim Easterday, 12 “The waiter hands you a menu and you hand it back and say ‘yes’” - Amber Rohlfing, 9 “Everybody has to line up against the walls in the mall when you walk by” - Forest Sponseller, 11