Yorktown High School - Episode Yearbook (Yorktown, IN)

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Yorktotcn ' s first ballet was a sight to see as Seniors Kenny Williams and Phil Ramsey point their toes to Van Halen ' s Hot For Teacher. Audience participation took part in the Friday night performance with emcees Seniors Todd Walker and Kevin Morey. VARIETY SHOW 29

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With a brand new format, the Variety Show took on a competitive form as WZPL ' s Jonathon Doll judged and then was the disc jockey for the Choir sponsored dance... PTJTTTN 9 on the hits iving up to its Lname, the Variety Show had just that-variety. An entirely new for- mat sparked en- thusiasm for the students who auditioned acts for the two night show. Puttin ' On The Hits, was exe- cuted much like the real television show, complete with competition in lip sync, live vocals, dances and live instrumentals. The show was a two night process of elimination. The April 25 show was judged by members of Ball State Singers, who decided which acts would go on to perform the next night in the final competition. The sense of competi- tion made it fun and challenging, remarked Junior performer Shelley Gillette. The competition stiffened at the Friday performance, where WZPL ' s Jonathan Doll judged the nine re- maining acts. Of those nine acts, Gillette ' s solo performance of Honestly Love You proved the best, winning a grand prize of $25. First runner-up was Sophomore Jessie Bogg, who did a dance rou- tine to Poetry In Motion. Close behind was Freshman David Jour- dan ' s performance of Prince ' s The Beautiful Ones. Anchoring third runner-up was Sophomore Steph- anie Thonn ' s piano solo to Far From Over. I was very excited and surprisedwhen I placed, stated Thonn. After the competition was over, a Lisa Valos Shelley Gillette choir-sponsored dance prevailed in the gym, with Jonathan Doll as the disc jockey. It was neat to have someone there that I hear on the radio every day, commented Freshman Sabrina Collins. Not only was the show a success, but the dance proved to be highly profitable for the choir department as well. I think we ' ll keep this for- mat next year because we made enough money at the dance to pay for our jackets that the juniors will re- ceive at the choir banquet this spring, stated choral director Joann Keesling. Along with Taylor, Seniors Mike Jarnagin and Bill Applegate were student directors. They took on the task of organizing and preparing the show. They did a lot of phone cal- ling to put together the prize pack- ages that were given to the winner and the respective places after first. Also doing their part were Seniors Julie Hochstetler and Kevin Morey, who were the emcees for the Thurs- day night show. They had numer- ous costume changes throughout the performance to keep the crowd pleased. The Friday night show was emceed by Morey and Senior Todd Walker. It was really a lot of fun! reflected Hochstetler. Spring is the end of many seniors ' choir careers. Senior Cindy Taylor stated, It was fun being a student director for the Variety Show. Performing a lip tync to Prince ' s The Beautiful Ones is Freshman David Jourdan. The song won him a third placing in the competition. 28 VARIETY SHOW

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The end of a twelve year career came to a halt as 185 seniors gathered in Emen ' s auditorium to receive their diplomas and say their good-byes... up twelve years ore than just the M Jm formal commence- ■ m ment excercises l and a farewell A j L. handshake by the school board, the 185 seniors spent the evening of May 24 reflecting the many experiences, hardships and friendships that ac- companied their high school careers. Senior Kurt DeBord stated this his own way by saying, The best part of graduation is the freedom it brings, but the worst, by far, is say- ing good-bye. DeBord, also the salutatorian, gave a speech to the packed crowd of Emens Auditorium about past remembrances, including high- lights of each year they experienced at Yorktown High School. Class Valedictorian Skip Gridley . - r j -y also spoke, with a 2 mJtaf ' . theme of chal- Kim Kimbrough lenge. In his closing comments, he jokingly told his fellow class- mates to go and, may the force be with you. Other class of- ficers had duties to perform throughout the night. Annette Reed, Julie Kennedy and Maura Walsh were in charge of the benediction, prayers and the pledge of allegiance. Much of the evening was exe- cuted in the formal manner. As Assistant Principal Dr. Barbara Underwood read the names, Prin- cipal Jerome Secttor presented the diplomas. School Board members took turns shaking the graduates 1 hands. One thing, however, happened that wasn ' t quite executed in the Amy Garrett formal manner. Just before Class President Sean Williamson an- nounced the first speaker, a collec- tion of soap bubbles hovered over the seniors ' heads, at least proving the class of ' 85 was unique. In an address to the seniors, Dr. Secttor commented on the uniqu- eness of the class and wished them the best in the future endeavors. In one of the choirs ' numbers, Senior Amy Wil- liams summed these thoughts up with, Our time together is coming to an end. But even though our future is un- certain, we are not afraid of tomor- row, for we have seen yesterday and we love today. And so much more than that, we love each other. The finality of it all is what is so sad. I had such mixed emotions after it was all over. But I am look- ing forward to college and the free- dom it brings, reflected Graduate Kristin Rees. Williamson summed things up like this, The senior class of ' 85 is comprised of all sorts of people and personalities. I can speak on behalf of the officers that we have had a great time leading, making deci- sions and watching our class grow and achieve. Seniors celebrated their last day by covering up their friends with any- thing messy. Giving a winner ' s grin after attacking a friend is Todd Phelps. Linda Dulaney ' s not so lucky as Kraig Schmottlach smears shaving cream in her hair. All in fun, Steve Hellman gets Schmottlach back for soaping Dulaney. Watching in disbelief is Kurt DeBord as he sees his classmates being attacked. 30 GRADUATION