Yorktown High School - Episode Yearbook (Yorktown, IN)

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Little things mean a lot... like the importance of a big football game as expressed by Varsity cheerleader Heidi Schepp, or the concentration needed to win points for the sophomore class as Mike Hensley hurries to wrap Coach Charissa Urbano in toilet paper, or the love put into all that we care about as best demonstrated by Student Council member Kara DeBord.

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Not all the events of the year were happy ones as Yorktown suffered rebellion, controversy and disappoint- ments as this year took on unusual importance for... The teachers as they combined forces and threatened to delay the start of the school year when negotiat- ing teams on both sides bumped heads and found compromise almost un- attainable. • English teacher Jerry Russell when he was fired after the first two months of school for reading a controversial poem about incest to his Literature I and II students. Russell subsequently filed a federal lawsuit for his First Amendment rights, backed by the Indiana Civil Liberties Union. The varsity football team as their hopes for a second consecutive playoff berth in Class AA crumbled with their shattering defeat by the Shenandoah Raiders, 20-6, on the Tiger field. Giggle overcome Sophomore Heather Brinduse while she takes time out in the band room to have some fun. A good friend to lean on to for emotional support is essential to survive some of the school ' s more trying contests as Cross Country members Junior Mike Cooper and Senior Joe Dee listen for further instruc- tions during a key meet. a It was disappointing not going to football playoffs-we had high expectations. Dave Ambrosetti senior )) OPENING 5