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mile, this is your' life!" Princi. Ron Pifer and Vice-Principal n Koble take a break from ev:day school routine to catch the rit at a Little Lion football he. · \'

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"Fire, fire, burning bright..." For the fi rst time in eight years, S tate High held a bonfire pep-rally at Beaver Stadium t o pr ovoke school, morale arid a football vic· tory.

"Aim high, and kick hard!" Running down the fie ld , Mike Abrams, varsity soccer player, quickly contemplates the best way to advance the ball to score a goal for his team.

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1990 was not just another ye'\r; but the first "The Bonfire was a. year of the res~ of our lives, and we were ready to jump the gun and MAKE A SPLASHt I t ( f . th F t Al- Whether it be school, activities, or the foture, o O un, e a S~ate .H igh students were ready to face chal- .

1 · lenges and grab opportunity at ·every turrt. bert Funk was a real Change come~ in many forms ,' be it the ne~ "gym ,facilities ,'Or the new decade, and w·e "fel. hit! Lots of peopl~ got ·Corned-the chance·to explore new ho.rizons. The theme this year was "Catch the Spi_rit," ·and involved. It encour- State 'H igh responded enthus'iastically wit.h t}le s~ccessfuhnitiation of Mr. Roil Pifer as pri11ci. ' ' par, as well as introducing a new vice-princip~l, aged us to a victory· Dr. Ron Koble. The State High English cufriculum was expanded, adding educational yet entertaining classes. The soccer teams had excel- Bill Peacock lent s'e:;i.sons, and .the swimming team got to ," spfash into action using the new natatorium.

The addition of various , . ' student activities al· lowed us tb expand our knowledge of important ~orld issues. 1990 was the year of ~pirit, and the student body generated enth1,1.siasm at ·peprallies and .s port.ing events. This year we grew through education and 'experie~ce, one st'e p · away fropi MAKlNG A SPLASl-J info the future! · ' ..

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"Let's ge t with the program!" The Sta te High Ma rching Band pack up their instrumenls, pull on their hats a nd begin io bpard buses to a Little Lion football game.

-afraid of the big, bad wolf? nior Powderpuff c heerlead't the night off with a " bang" proud ly pose for a mug be~ Homecoming para de. j' t it look refreshing?" Mr.

ervin'ski contemplates ma k- · plash of his own, as he galtes ily into the recently filled ; S tl!te High's new na tatori-

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THE. DECADE ''eemg . a semor . on the swim team, Pve bee~

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pool for a long time.

I · think it is a valuable addition to the school that everyone can use.

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The swimming pool h'a d been filled; the new decade had arrived, and State High students were on thy move. We soon began to "make a splash" in a very literal sense. The pool that had been in blueprint~ for so long was_. finally co_mpleteq after a year and a half of construe,. tion. After 1 the long wait, a celebration was definitely in order. The enthusiastic swimming, . · spla~hfug and diving was only the beginning. As graduation drew near, many students made some of the biggest decisions of their lives.

Whether or not to go.. to college, anq ~f so, which school to apply to, was number one 01}. our agenda. Applications were carefully com- ' pleted 'and sent; acceptance notices eventuaJly received. Yet through it all, State' High students. were on the move, preparing to take the world by surprise. As we dove into 1990, stu'dents focused. on the new aecade to coµie, expectat~ons and achieve\'llents ~hining brightly in ~he future. Changes .were anticipated and .ev. eryone knew we were .h.lstory in' the 1 maki'ng. .

Witli satisfaction and ·pride that we had "taken · part)n it all, State High ''.MAT>E A SPLASH" that will' ripple throughout the future..· .

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ys ..." Senior Brt'lt Tormey zes off into the distance, al1dy anticipat ing relaxation '1 fun in the sun during the ~O sum mer .vacation.

,nd away we go!" David

cGeorge ~nd Judy Liu, Jmecomin$ King and QÂľeen minees, brace themselves for ;hilly ride as they prepa re to n the annual Homecoming rade.

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It was the year for spirit. "Catch the Spirit" was the motto of the year; the motto of the decade. Students became more involved with their school, from anticipating the new pool, to crowding into the Homecoming dance. Wy approached the year with motivation, ready to get into the action of fast-paced activities such as the Powderpuff game and Anything Goes. The memories of the, past year, such as the pron;i, lingered; but were challenge~ by the expectations of the new decade to come. Memories of the s-ummer of 1989 were chedshed, yet soon replaced by the anticipation ,of the forth-coming summer of 1990. For seniors, thoughts of graduation 路路and college applications soon became reality. They juggled their time between classes, activities, and loads upon loads of college applications. Juniors knew that in one year, they too would face the senior challenges.

Through it all, we knew that "THIS IS IT" and were ready for what was to come.

STUDENT LIFE

OME SERIOUS Splashing In The New Pool And Dunking In The New Hoops Of The Gymnasium

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Almost everyone stared through the glass in the doors that separated them from a refres hing dip in the pool. The longing to play a n exhilarating game of volleyball or to take a brisk jog on the elevated track in the gym was unbeara ble. Beca use of delays in completing the gymnasium section of the new addition, the facility was not opened for the fi rst three months of school. On a snowy day in November, the swimming and diving teams got a sneak preview of the pool.

Finally, the sports complex was opened for use, and the student body had a chance to absorb路 its magnificence during gym classes. In tramural Volleyball and basketball teams made use of the new facili ty by holding games and practices.

The seven million dollar add ition to State High was the center of the "Catch the S pirit" theme that Mr. Ron Pifer inspired. The new pool a nd gymnasium made a great impact on the 1989-90 school yea r, not only in the school but in the community as well. In spite of the discontented views on the addition of the complex a nd lack of support from the public, studen ts in the junior a nd senior classes kept spirits high with student activities to boost enthusiasm. The com pleti on of the new facility made the 1990 year a memorable and an exciting one.

A lion's eye view. A sen ior gym class waits fo r their teacher in the corridor of the new facility before roll is called.

The next Larry Byrd, senior Brian Porta, goes fo r the rim as he introduces himself to the new basketball court.

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"Wow! So clear I can see myself!" The camera captures the still renection of State High's Little Lion as he gazes out over the clear water of the pool.

"Swimmers to your platform ..." The diving platform extends over the still water which awaits the first splashes of S tate High's students.

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----Fun is... sea, surf, sand, and sun. Ellen White and Ca rley LaMorte find out what fun is as they vacation with their youth group on Assateague Island.

MMER ESCAPE

Smiling faces everywhere.

Heidi Porter, Stacey Piccolo, and Mindi Kibler spend their vacation away from State College together in Kennebunkport, Maine.

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Dreaming of summer fun dominated the thoughts of State High stude nts throughout spring. Warm d ays, cool nights, and found freedom , these thoughts and more filled every student's mind. Finally, tha t glorious day arrived. The agony of schoolwork was in the past and the tension of fin a ls was over. S ummertime was here agai n. That final day in Jun e led to three months of being o ut late at night, sleeping in mornings, and vacatio ning the summer away. State College residents dispersed, turning summer fa ntasies into reality. All over the country and all ove r the world, State College faces were everywhere during the summer.

"Summer in State College is fun . But summer in Europe was awesome!" Senior Ann Knieval spe nt four weeks traveling th rough E urope along with Dr. Ron Wi lkerson's group o f studen ts. Not a ll high school students got such a n opportunity. H owever, most ma naged to escape State College for vacations elsewhere. The most comm on escape was the beach, providing sun and fun for th ose few weeks of freedom.

Then, just as it was begi nning to look like summer would last forever, the e nd of August appeared, bringing on the advent of the first day of school. All that was left of summer vacations were fo nd memones.

That is, until next year.

"Smile! It's only sun ." Julie Schneider and Carin Mutmansky enjoy a day in the s un while watching t h e freestyling biking competition at Woodward .

Summer Fantasies Turn Into Summer Realities As Students Shed Their Books And Head For Fun In The Summer Sun

"Ah Italy!" Traveling with Dr. Ron Wilkerson through Europe, Ann Knieval, Lana No rton, and Molly P omeroy pause to ta ke a rest at the top of the Spanish Steps in Rome.

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1how time!

Family and s of the young women !ting in the pageant fill tale College H igh School iri um to see a show that lllill never forget.

Can't be a butterfinger now.

Senior Beth !shier twirls her batons, practicing for the talent segment of the Young Woman of the Year pageant.

"There's a ny in my cake!"

During practice, Young Woman of the Year competitor, Julie C ra ig, snacks on some sweets with a grimace on her face.

UNG WOMAN OF THE YEAR

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WENTY-FIVE

In celebration of its twenty-fifth anniversary, the program formerly known as Junior Miss changed its name to Young Woman of the Year. This pageant involved Centre County schools which included Bald Eagle, Bellefonte, Phillipsburg-Osceola, Penns Valley and State College.

The selection process began with preliminary interviews in spring 1989. From all the interested girls, twenty finalists were chosen who then attended practices and parties alike. Mrs. Linda Gee and Mr. Ed Sidwell, who headed the program, attended long rehearsals to give support in the areas of talent, poise and fitness. These, combined with interview and scholastic record, went into the judges' decision. They chose Becky White of Bald Eagle as the 1989 Young Woman of the Year. State High participants included Devon Corneal, Julie Craig (community service award), Shalane Gee (first runner-up), Beth !shier, Jen Long and Janine Wettstone.

The State College High School auditorium was filled with family and friends. Even though the contestents were exhausted from the weeks of practice and with the day's activities, the performance went off with very few complications. Lana Norton said, "It was great to see my friends with the courage to be up · on stage. They have talents I didn't know about before the show." This yea r's theme, Magical Memories, encompassed the feeling of the show.

Years Of Magical Memories Were Celebrated In The Young Woman Of The Year Pageant

"I get by with a little help from my friends... " Pageant contesta nts, Janine Wettstone, Shalane Gee and Jen Long, take time out to smile for the camera before they return to the stage for practice.

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LL NIGHT LONG The Proms Were Times To Remember Of Parties And Limos With Friends In Celebration Together Through The Night

Among all the moments graduates will remember from high school, they will always recall such events as Sunday morning hockey games, late nights downtown and yes, those loud and crazy prom nights. The weeks preceding the proms were always full of anticipation for those with a date, and fear fo r those in need of one. However, for most, those weeks preceding disappeared smoothly into the much awaited evening.

Formal dresses for the girls and tuxedos fo r the boys, preparations for the prom allowed the last moments beforehand to slip away. After meeting pa rents and taking pictures, couples were whisked away in everything from Volkswagon bugs to limousines. After dinner, couples headed to the prom for food, music, and yes, more pictures. The best part of the prom was the excuse for students to stay out all night and party.

State High students and friends gathered in hot tubs, tents, and homes to share the excitement of the night.

As morning a rrived, the weary students crept home to an afternoon of rest and relaxation. As the yea rs go on, some alumni will remember fender benders or shutting their dress or tails.in the car door, rather than dancing all night in eternal bliss. But all things considered, the proms were incredible evenings t hat made memories for all.

"One for you a nd one fo r me."

Gabi Haas and Bretl Tormey demonstrate the traditional exchange or corsage a nd boutennierc before the 1989 Junior P rom.

"This is just between you, me, and the pink flamingo ..." Future Chippendale Chris Jurs shows the camera his moves at Kris Blankenhorn's post-prom party.

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"Puttin' on the ritz." Jn black tie and formal dress, Bria n Lombra, Beth Hilands, and Todd Lombra strike a pose for the cameras at a pre-prom party.

"She's got legs. She knows how to use them." Jul ie Cra ig and Kris Blankenhorn 'show a little leg' before entering the 1989 Junior Prom at Gatsby's.

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Took Place The Week Of Homecoming And Everyone Got A Piece Of The Action

Never was there more of a carnival atmosphere about the school t han during t he week of H omecoming. The festivities began with a parade from t he Senior High to Memoria l Field, where a pep rally was held. The State Hig h Marching Ba nd , silks, majorettes, a nd cheerleaders, with the help of returning alumni, joined together to "Catch the Spiri t." The excitement grew as the members of the 1989 H omecoming Court were introduced . H omecom ing King no minees were Lee Corpman, Bill P eacock, Davi d McGeorge, Gavin Fernsler, a nd Byron Parizek. Those competing for H omecom ing Queen were Cindy Woodruff, Lani S lagle, Kim Myers, Michelle Karas, and Judy Liu. After this, the winners of the H omecomi ng float competition were announced. The JV cheerleaders won t hi rd place, the Alternative Program received second place, and the fi rst prize went to the Senior Senate. The next evening t he football team was psyched to face Punxsutawney, follow ing a win over S hikellamy. During ha lftime t he H omecoming Court was introduced once again. Last year's King and Queen crowned their successors, By ron Parizek and Judy Liu. T he ha lftime activities were brough t to a close with a trumpet solo of "Earth Angel" by the Homecoming Q ueen, Judy Liu. The traditional Homecoming da nce ended a successful week of State High spirit.

"Somebody ha nd me the tape!"

Students in the Senior Senate contribute in putting the finishing touches on their Homecoming fl oat for the parade.

"I want to be a firema n when I grow up!" Mem bers of the varsity football team strut their stuff while hitching a ride with the fire department.

"We have to dance to Paula Abdul?!" Seniors Brian Feagans, Ch ris Schoonmaker and Scott Hammerstedt pump up the music to their routine before the sta rt of the H omecoming parade. " And the winner is ... " H omecoming King a nd Queen, Byron Parizek a nd J udy Liu, pose with brilliant s miles during halft ime at the 1989 Homecoming game.

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"Set! Green! Go..•Go!" Setting up in their stances, the senior girls get down and dirty on a sunny a fternoon in preparation for their upcoming game.

's a dirty j ob, but... " As she iles fo r t he camera on the ht or the game, Jen L. Byers :aught practicing for her job the offensive center.

" S eniors rock!" The senior cheerleaders balance their ta lent with enthusiasm as they end their routine with the proclamation that the seniors "rock"!

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OWDERPUFF Once again that yearly tradition when girls become football stars and boys become cheerleaders was upon State High. It was time for Powderpuff. On November ninth, 1989, weeks of grueling practices culminated into one game between the senior and the junior classes. With the theme "Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing", the class of 1990 entered the game with a record of two wins and one loss. The juniors, "A Separate Entity", had a record of one win and one loss.

The senior girls started with a strong first quarter and a lead of six to zero. The juniors rallied back to tie the score and press ahead. By half-time the score stood fourteen to six, juniors in the lead.

At half-time, the cheerleaders took the field. The show consisted of the juniors' rendition of "Staying Alive" and the seniors with their energetic routine, " Robo Cop". The juniors' comic routine won the halftime show.

With renewed energy, the players again took the field . The juniors played a brutal game and the seniors could not match up. The game ended with the junior victory of twenty-one to six. The senior class of 1990 retired with a record of two wins, two losses and a reputation for good sportsmanship.

The Game Of Football Changed It's Ways When The Girls Took To The Field Leaving The Boys Cheering On The Sidelines

"Second down and eight to go."

As they take their stances, the seni o r offen sive pl ayers get psyched to penetrate the j unior defensive line and score.

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ibold, La uri Phi llips, a nd 1 Parizek cheer for the at a Friday night Stale football game.

EEKENDS

Wailing for customers. Playland downtown was one of the most popular weekend spots.

Every weekend masses of Sta tc H igh students could be found there.

No traffic here. The State Theatre was one of three downtown movie theatres, a place where st udents spent innumerable .amounts of time and money.

HAT TO DO With all the hard work and involvement in school and activities, it was no wonder that State High students waited anxiously for the weekends. When the final eighth period bell rang on Friday afternoon, it launched two days and nights of as little work and as much fun as possible.

State High students were all over State College trying to fit the events of the weekend into their schedules. Downtown on a Friday night offered the prospect of dinner and a movie, or playing pool and videos at the arcades. Many students chose to go onto the campus for sporting events, such as the Penn State football or basketball games. Also on campus were Friday nights at the Asylum, a Penn State dance club, and Sunday night concerts at Rec Hall. Since the price of movies in town went up, many high school st udents chose to rent movies. Others stayed home to just veg out.

During the da ys, students who were not preoccupied with work spent their time wisely. Winter months brought sledding and ice skating either at the PSU ice pavillion, or on a country pond; while the spring meant hiking in the woods or mountains, and biking the back roads of State College.

It was no doubt that the students of State High led weekends filled with fun no matter what they did. The weekend was something everyone looked forward to, too bad it only lasted two days!

With All That Time On The Weekends?

Just Find Your Friends, Grab Some Cash, And Go Wild "So happy together!" Stale High seniors prove that weekends are the most fun when spent with friends; inside or out, we're happy to have time together.

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IFE In A College Town Like State College Was Educational And Entertaining: Lending Diversity To The Community, And To Our .Everyday Lives

)MMUNITY

Students at State High were not on ly offered the benefits of opportunity and education of th e school, but also the diversity of the surrounding community.

State College was filled with restaurants, pa rking lots, shops, movie theatres, a nd people. Students spent numerous Friday nights and Saturday afternoons downtown shopping, eating, watching movies, bowli ng, even studying at the library. State College was endowed with the community services of churches, post offices, libraries, schools, and voluntary action groups. Carrie Conaway said, "Even though State College isn't the biggest town I've ever been to, it does offer a Jot of variety."

Besides these amenities, there was the added plus of living in a college town. Penn State was a la rge part bf our community, contributing to our education as well as our entertainment. It furnished Rec Hall for s ports, and endowed students with the chance to take college courses.

Besides the permanent fi xtures in the town, State College also spo nsored the annual Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts. Artists and entertainers from every and any town and state appeared for the oneweek-long event. In addition to the extensive downtown and college campus, our community also provided the natural environment of the Stone Valley conservation center, the Tussey Mounta in ski slopes, Mount Nittany, and Colyer Lake.

The town where you live. T he camera captures a picturesque day on Allen Street, one of Stale College's most popula r business districts.

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In memory to those we love.

The moving wall, the smaller scale replica of t he Washington Vietnam memorial, travelled through Boalsburg this summer.

U p, up, and away! In July the a nnual Centre County Festival of the Arts held a balloon race, which was sponsered by local businesses and advertised on local radio stations.

Lion's pride. The little lion monument is the center of attention in State Hig h's new main entran ce. The s p o rt 's complex's natatorium was eventually open to the public, becoming t he newest a ttraction to the S ta te College community.

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away in more wa~ one, the dancers particid in a giant T wister game 1e marathon neared its end.

w low can you go?" KenCallell wails her turn as Rothwell watches ShelLucas attempt to "limbo :r now" during the Hawailua u. in

WENTY -EIGHT Senior Senate worked diligently months ahead in plan ning an un forgettab le 1990 Dance Marathon.

With t he them e song " Bust A Move" by Young MC a nd a n overall theme as a trip around the U.S , that it was. Dancers were greeted by "night attenda nts" and led to their seats. T he marathon bega n as the plane took off. Da ncers spent the twenty-eight hours in stops s uch as New Orleans for a Ma rdi Gras celebration , New Y ear's Eve in New York City, a California beach party, a H awai ia n luau, a nd a ho-down in Texas. Staff and mo ra le members did their best to keep the da ncers on their feet and dancing.

Such e vents as a complete black out early Saturday morning and a giant twister party, kept the marathon a live. With the ever popular walkman sing-along and a ir band contest, the da nce rs had a c ha nce to rest while listening to li ve e ntertainment. By Saturday night spirits were hig h a nd the da ncers had just enough energy to end the marathon with the line dance they had learned to " Bust A Move." At ten that ni ght the awa rds we re given out and the dancers went home to rest their weary bodies. Staff and morale stayed to clean up a ny remna nts of the marathon and t he dancers. The marathon ended up raising $14,000.

The seniors certai nl y did " Bust A M ove" a t the 1990 Da nce Marathon.

"How much money did they get?" Senior class advisor Mrs. H ershey and Dance Marathon treasurer Mr. Dei vert check the list of d ancers before the marathon.

Hours Of Dancing For A Cause; Twenty-Eight Hours Of A Different Groove Led State High Students To Just Bust A Move

"Gotta dance!" Despite the long hours of little rest, the dancers conti nued to " Bust A M ove" throughout the final hours of the 1990 Dance Marathon.

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ENIORS The Senior Year Meant Plenty To Do With Work And Fun Combined In A Busy Final Year.

Seniors were swamped with college applications, rushed back and forth with extracurricular activities, overworked on the job, and overcome with homework.

Who would have believed that the senior yea r could have been so busy? Each year hundreds of students discovered that the myth ol the senior year being a breeze was exactly that: a myth. It seemed like a senior's work was never done.

True, after that first semester was finished, most seniors needed only to pass their classes and graduate.

However, the second semester was filled with numerous activities. Seniors had the Dance Marathon to organize, the prom to plan and graduation to prepare for; all the while anticipating notice from that one 路. college. 路 Yet, amidst a ll the hustle a nd bustle of the senior year, the class of 1990 still had time to have fun.

Gathering together for hockey and basketball games and parties over the weekend, seniors enjoyed every moment of their free time to the fullest. Sledding at Slab Cabin, hiking at Tussey Mountain, then swimming at Whipple's Dam, the year quickly drew to an end.

Tt was no doubt the class of 1990 would remember their final year of high school as one of the busiest times of their lives.

" Relax, don't do it..." Marcos Delgado relaxes with style, taking a break away from his busy senior schedule to pass the time listening to his walkman .

NIOR LIFE

Seniors! Rac h e ll e Barbet, Mara Becker, Jen Byers, Jen Yoder, Rachel Gentry, Erika Christiansen, H eather G lyde, Liz First, Wendy Frank, Mi chelle Karas, and Amy Packard are having fu n j ust being together.

Confusion lakes ils toll. Steve Nelson goes over the edge as he confesses to bei ng totally lost in Calcu lus, a feeli ng many of us had to deal with.

Malhemalical whiz kid! Obviously not lost this t ime, M ike Ru bano copies a homework problem onto the board in explanation fo r the rest of the class.

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. Even though feigning illness was oft~n an ·enjoyable alternative to a grueling day of dasses, Studen~S had to admit that $ChooJ was hot a cons}Jiratotia1 plot to torture unsuspecting victims. ·common complaints were of pop-quizzes, no. book in-class essays, a nd .. in'tricate stud~nt projects; yet there ' was a common thread of knowledge· that unravelled the basis of grum- · . bling aric;1 disconte,nt.:' This was the fact th~t; . · despjte the late .. ~ight stu~ying bil)ges .and yarly · '~· ' . . morn}Ilg' trip~· to the libr.a ry, we were :a·ctuaJly' .· ' " .· enrichi'ng-.'our lives through . academi<;: edtica .: ·. ;· tibri.-We .knew tha:t today's Social'Study's te~rn:· • pap~r .9,0UJd· be the preface to tomorrow'&COl~ -lege thesis. S9hool curriculum was a large part of our .-growing process, and w.e valued tlie edu- · cation th~t would pave the way·to higher learn-' jpg, ;i.llowing each of us.to MAKE A'SPLASH ., i~to tlf~ . futµre. · ·

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"Now, lei me think about this." John Lutz finds ti me in his study hall to go over important material for a test. For the most part, study halls were used to complete assignments, study for tcsls, or just lo relax.

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In spare t ime, Erika nsen practices her ng to ma ke use or 路oom supplies. Mr. room is a popular aspiring art ists or s. The atmosphere 1piring, with music aying and students crea ting.

ifhe Battle Against Boredom e ever waging war to maintain interest during class, tudents found th emselves with pencil in hand, ready :ise their frustrations o r let their imagination run . wide spectrum of c reations resulted, ranging from 1iliar to the extraordinary. Future cartoonists drew :ers which could someday appear in newpapers and :iooks everywhere. In a moment of inspiration, fashigne rs recorded their la test and hottest looks. Doo1rovided a refreshing outlet transporting the artist 1e classroom onto the paper.

CADEMICS

Doing It Our Own Way ...

Hitting The Books By the time high school rolled around, the juniors and seniors, o ut of necessity, had become acc ustomed to pressing assig nments and tests. Each and every State High student experienced the need for study time for such courses as English, social studies and the languages. Everyone developed and applied different study ha bits to complete the various tasks of those classes.

Some students tried to meet with friends and classmates to collaborate on assignments or projects. This was often hard to do since spa re time was sparse, and beca use of the differences between class sc hedulin g , teachers, and assig nments. Senior Amy Houtz said, "J like studying by myself a nd enjoy doing my ho mework sitting on the furnace, especia lly while reading for English." Other methods of studying included cramming, memori zing, a nd completing material on rides to a nd from school, whether on the bus or in the car.

Beth Jshler said , "I sometimes complete my homework on the thirty minute ride to school each morning; it helps to pass the time."

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occupy the spacious hallway, using the floor as a giant desk; or taking advantage of the extra time before the eight-fifteen morning bell ra ng.

The time during study halls was also used to complete assignments, allowing the afternoons for jo bs, sports, clubs, other activities , or just relaxing.

A popular study ha bit was listening to music while working, although it depended on individual preference as to whether it helped or not. Senior Mike Allara said, " I always find studying is easier with Led Zepplin."

Other students found that concentrating with music playing was nearly impossible, even classical music.

Kelly Enscore combined the best of two worlds by using the memory trick of setting vocabulary words to familiar songs. Every student had a different way of ha ndling homework and studying each night. Whether it was using music or special places to trigger our memories, or to study in a scattered fashion to get the wheels turning, students developed unique study habits which always made the grade.

A minute here, a minute there. Bekah Carlson uses extra time du ri ng independent a rt study in Mr. Placky's a rt room to finish her math homework before she has to turn it in .

Side by side. Juniors Kelly King occupy the dent lobby while they their homework before

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Working Towards Our Goals And ...

Getting Closer

aJ feel Modied School Day llows me to be iore creative nd indepenent. It gives me .

1e freedom to ~ave the school 路uilding. '' - Julie Perc hersky

The State College Arca School District provided its students with a n array of learning options. Cooperative Work Experience, Lea rning Enrichment, Modified School Day, and Special Education were channels for us to gain experience in specialized fields of work, and to take advantage of other career and educational opportunities. They enabled the students to expand beyond the horizons of their ordinary school classes.

Cooperative Work Experience was designed to let students work and train with employers in careers that they themselves may someday occupy. Jobs that various juniors and seniors held throughout the year included working in restaura nts or stores. Students could use their ex tra periods to not only gain experience in their chosen field , but a lso to ea rn money while doing so. Cooperative W ork Experience ac hieved its goal in a llowing the students the freedom to use their spa re tim e constructively in t he work place.

Specia l Educa tion classes were offered to meet th e needs of st udents who required a more specialized educational program. Individua l

strengths and weak nesses were taken into consideration to dete rmine special learning needs. It not onl y provided remedial services but also acceleration a nd enha ncement services for those with special talents or abi li ties.

Learn ing Enrichment a nd Modified School Day were very similar .

These progra ms provided the st udents with opportunities to take classes at Penn State or to develop a ta lent, such as ice ska ting, dancing, or art skills. Modified School Day was different because it applied to se niors who had less th a n twentyfour periods per week. 1t also required a request of adm ission a nd involved more pare nta l input. These programs we re designed to enha nce the schedules of State High students by a llowing room for internshi ps a nd special activites. The administ ration was proud to ac heive its goals through the growth of t he young people at State High . Senior Catie Buck sa id, " I feel Learning Enrichment has given State High and myself grea t opportunities. 1 think it makes this school even better."

" May I help you?" J en ni fer Scott a nd J anet Lehman serve as wailers to the parents, teachers a nd siblings who attended their Italia n resta urant. They created an authentic atmos phere for t he presentation of their meal.

The sound of music. When Ju lie Craig is not participating in her Lea rning Enrichment acti vity, s he passes the lime by playing her guitar. She made use of the program by working a nd tra ining with a physical thera pis t.

"And they're off." Julie Kidder, one of the ma ny Modified Sc hool Day stude nts, leaves the school building to pa rticipate in her scheduled activity. J ulie worked with ha ndicapped childre n at Easterly Pa rkway elementa ry school.

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Beth Hilands and Hannah Koopman head towards the doors of the school after investigating the snowfall. Snow caused excitement among the student body with hope of school cancelations. It also provided an excuse to head outside and experience nature.

Making An Appearance In all classes, attendance was required; yet in some, not always necessary. This was especially true for study halls when students had no work to complete. Senior Kathi Lamason said, "Sometimes it was hard to go to study hall to just do nothing." Adding to this dilemma, many instructors did not take attendance, feeling the students were responsible for their own actions. When Senioritis set in, the enticement of " unattending" class was even more tempting. Senior Gusty Colangelo said, "It was too great a force to contend with, so I just gave in."

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"Just a little more to the left." Vo-Tech student Tony Toto makes the correct measurements on pieces of wood which will be made into a cabinet. Trades such as this taught precision and accuracy.

few, the proud, the ers. Senior Megan I looks over the list tale High students eived the Power of ~he Paws award. A L group of students >sen each month in give every person 1 opportunity to be recognized.

Taking Notice tents at State High were rewarded with awards for 1ard work, outstanding academic records, and good e. The "Power of the Paws" was an award that !d students to be nominated by a teacher and be â&#x20AC;˘ed by other admi nistration. It was awarded monthly ients who exhibited pride, achievement, hard work, irit. T he National Merit Scholarship was an academor that was awarded to students for their high PSAT \ T scores. State High students continually worked to e goals, and were rewarded by these academic prizes.

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Learning About Life The Vocational Agriculture and the Vocational Technical programs offered State College students the opportunity to study and train in a trade or occupation of their choice.

The curriculum prepared them by providing the necessary experience in their chosen field that was required to secure a job.

The Vo-Tech was open to students in four school districts, presenting opportunities to students in tenth through twelth grade. Basic trades such as cabinetmaking, welding, masonry and carpentry, were offered.

The program helped seniors to locate jobs upon graduation, in all areas of course work. State College was proud to have a Vo-Tech program because it diversified and expanded the curriculum. It offered challenges to people with different areas of interest and individual talents. The program was an alternative or precursor to college, a llowing the student to immediately enter the work

force or attend a university or trade school. Some of the areas that the Vocational Technical school covered were automotives, cosmetology, dental assisting, electrical occupations, food mangement, graphic art, heavy equipment operations and repair, and human services.

Vocational Agriculture was also a chance for students to train in their future careers either as farmers or in the agricultural sciences. Such available courses were farm mechanics, agricultural business, animal science and nutrition, and soil science and conservation. The skills and knowledge obtained through the different activities met career objectives and helped to develop le a dership abilities.

The State College Vo-Ag and VoTech schools were programs that added practical experience to academic course work. The training received there was a valuable asset to all students who attended.

A snip here, a snip the re. Sa brina Waltz works on her mannequin, practicing the newest techniques in ha irstyling and perming.

The Vo-Tech tra ining in cosmotology enabled t he stude nts to open their own businesses.

"Open wide and say Ahhh ." T he denta l assista nt studen ts practice their future occupat iona l skills on one of their peers who is also in the program . T he Vo-Tech had extensive supplies of professiona l dental equ ipment.

to attend "theI choseVo-Tech school because of the hands -on training that the students are able to experience."

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Charting Our Course With ...

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State High offered a wide variety of elective classes to its student body, which provided juniors and seniors with a refreshing break from the general class schedule. From choir to metal shop, we acquired valuable skills through actual work experience.

The Business Department presented many courses such as typing, computers, business law, and accountin.g. These classes were val uable because they could someday become a part of our everyday lives.

Secretarial oriented and other specialized courses offered were beneficial towards those students going into business related fields of work.

Art classes, a State High favorite, were frequ ently selected, Filmaking being a popular choice. Many of thei r individual and group projects included creating original films. Another popular choice made by many students was choir, under the new direction of Mrs. Jessica Bowman.

After numerous class periods of practicing various musica l pieces, the choirs packed the auditori um fo r the winter a nd spring concerts. A

member of Choraliers, Concert Choir and Twentones, senior J anine Whettstone said, "Choir was great this year. It was fun and we really learned about the mechanics of singing."

Industrial Arts and Technology elective courses were taught by using the "hands on" method. Students learned how to work and create with materials, which ranged from wood to metal. Hopeful future architects gained the experience of professionals using the computer systems, and various drafting equipment in the architectual drawing room of the Senior High. The Home Economics classes proved to be not only entertaining, but also educational. Students were ta ugh t to cook and sew; something everyone would eventually have to do on his own. Most seniors selected Senior Foods, a definite plus for their final year, where they learned to make everything from omelettes to stir-fry. Gabi Haas said, "I think I really scared my kitchen partners, but at least I feel more self-sufficient."

"Whistle while you work." Junior Kristen Marciniak concentrates on searching for the answers to her assignment. The computer literacy course was designed to prepare students for the compu ter age, which is now upon us.

Was that sugar or salt? Seniors Rachel Gentry and S cott Hammerstedt look questionably at the concoction in their mixing bowl. Labs in Senior Foods provided a chance for st udents to relax while learning valuable skills.

"Jack be nimble, Jack be quick ... " During her art class, senior Teresa Kello captures the candle flame on paper. This was just one of the many projects that the art classes were assigned, others including portraits and abstract sketches.

Finding Time. Senior Sarah Slocumb utilizes the new counseling suite to catch up on her homework. The new offices were able lo accomodale a larger number of people with the added space.

S tudents could now spend their study halls either helping the counselors or doing work of their own.

The People's Choice The Counseling Office completed the move into a new suite, another result of the seemingly endless 1989 construction. Following suit of the new complex, it showed State High pride by using the color-scheme of maroon and gray.

The counseling staff continued to assist us in any way they could. Senior Beth !shier said, " It was nice to have some room to spread out and relax, you actually had room to brea the." As always, the counselors were ready with advice about problems concern ing scheduling, the numerous questions about college a nd our fut ure.

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Cleopatra, queen of the Nile. Emily Coles serves as the model for a make-up contract for Shannon O'Connell. Shannon's project, like many others at the AP, was directed towards her future occupation.

est of both worlds.

Berner. a junior al Lernative Program, Ir her cue during a :an rehearsal at the -figh School. Many dents chose to take es or participate in al both buildings.

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)Ol Freedoms were a lways an issue. Many State High 'ts wan ted open lunches, or a loosening of school ,y. Luckily, a choice was provided in the type of nic setting. The Alternative Program a llowed the t .more independence a nd more responsibility. Those hose the program were a llowed to create their own Iles and manage their own time. It a lso provided a relaxed atmosphe re with the smaller enrollment. the Alternative Program was not a typical hi gh â&#x20AC;˘ it met the needs of many students in the district.

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Promoting The Era Of Our Earth 1989-1990 was the year of the environment at the Alternative Program. Teachers encouraged students to take classes with environmental themes such as American Nature Reading, Science Technology and Society, Botany, and Limnology.

Outside of classes, students formed committees such as the Recycling Committee and a Greenpeace group.

Unlike preceding years, Community Service, once an expectation, became a requirement. Students fulfilled their requirement working at the Red Cross Blood Drive, tutoring elementary students, and carolling at Brookline Retirement Village. One memorable activity was when students took the senior citizens Christmas shopping at the Nittany mall.

"It was a good experience to help someone who really needed a person

to care," said Tammy Carra, an AP senior.

The AP exhibited its environmental theme to the community by entering a float in the Homecoming Parade. Students, staff, and parents marched with the float, a world globe surrounded by trees. We carried signs with messages suc h as "Love Your Mother." The float was judged and proceeded to win second place.

Anne Danahy spoke for many seniors when she said, "Although I am happy to graduate and move on, I will miss my school. I can honestly say that the AP has not only prepared me for college, but for life. I hope that future students Will benefit as much from the AP experience as I have. "

Back to Nature. Amal Kawar, an AP student from Lebanon, rel axes amd works on sketches for her art class. When the weat her became warmer, more students migra ted outside to complete assignments or just enjoy the outd oors.

T he Great Outdoors. Juniors and seniors from the Alternative Progra m take a brea k from the classroom to enjoy a game of eart hba ll.

This not only encouraged cooperation but a lso heig htened awareness of the environment.

" I wanted more independence, and the Alternative Program gave me the time and space I needed.

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We All Need

Tools Of The Trade

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One requirement for math and science classes that was neglected in the course syllabus was the necessary experience as an equipment manager.

The first week of school, State High students received the standard textbook, to accompany various folders and notebooks of all sizes and colors.

We soon found out that a large amount of paper was a necessity; a simple notebook would not suffice.

A supply of graph paper, lined paper, and scrap paper was always in demand. Junior Reed Miller expressed his views on the necessity of school tools when he said, "A pencil, a whole lot of paper, and the occasional use of a calculator is all I need." 'Save the Trees' was a handy excuse for not completing an assignment. The small pink erasers at the end of our pencils soon diappeared and had to be replaced frequently, causing the rubber industry to flour-

ish. Our pencils a lso shrunk quickly, as if eaten up by some unseen force, pointing students towards the mechanical pencil industry.

A calculator became our companion and friend as it succeeded in functioning when our brains would not. The CRC instructor, Mrs. Weirich, voiced the opinions of many parents when she said, "When we were your age, we used a slide rule." Of course, every student had his straight edge to draw the millions of lines needed throughout the course of the year. A compass and protractor a lso came in handy during at least one unit, especially for geometry classes.

All of these supplies amounted to an armful of instruments on our way to math or science class. The question of cost often arose, but st udents rationaled that these tools were not luxuries, but necessities.

" Run that by me again." Mrs. Henderson's eighth period calculus class tries to grasp the new concept that is being presented. A wide variety of classes were offered and specialized to meet student's needs and interests.

"What was that magic formula?" Phyllis Kuo is absorbed in her physics lab while Mary Hohnka is busy gathering equipment. Once a week, the students had a double per iod in which experiments or class work was completed.

The wonders of science. Dr. van den Berg and Xiong Sun gaze at the experiment under the lamp. The PSSC Physics classes performed various experiments a lone, with partners, or with teacher assistance.

Only one more to go.

Trying to pick the last right answer, senior Robin Wyland utilizes the process that so many students did throughout the year.

Guessing was a technique that we all used at one time or even perfocted.

Whether for quizzes or even tests, it a ll depended on your stratedgy.

Take Your Pick At some time we have a ll resorted to guessing. The all important test became lost in the deep recesses of our mind until the exam was actually in front of us, forcing us to resort to this age-old art. Many times there were individual techniques to it, and everyone had their own method. Senior Ray Tittmann explained his tactics when he said, "Coin flipping works for me." Some students chose to create patterns while others used only one letter. Junior Melissa Thompson concluded by saying, "You can always think about how well you can do on the next test."

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Let me know when it's over. Jerry Patton passes the time by daydreaming during his health class. Students could often be found lost in a tropical paradise or in another scene they chose to create.

other door opens. eth Hilands goes brary during one r study halls. The s a popular place nd free periods or :hes. It offered a n . variety of fiction -fiction literature, , ls, and computer equipment.

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The Great Escape ibrary was a place of research and lea rning, a place omework, or even relax. Students chose the library eir study ha lls because of the quiet atmosphere. they had the opportunity to study or to complete :hool assignments, and also the opportunity to listen men. Computers, books, and other resource ma teri~ readily available. There were also newspapers and nes furnished for both entertainment and educationoses. The library provided students with the indepenhat study halls could not.

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Dreaming The Day Away The sun was beating down on my i'ace as I lay in the hot sa nd. As the wind blows my hair, I look around my private beach in Hawaii . Not a soul is within miles ; no people to bother me, except of course, Paula Abdul. Just as a wave crashes upon the shore, the cellular phone rings ...

It was just the end of the period bringing ma ny of the students from their daydreams back into t he reality of the school day. That perfectly pleasant dream was always a part of our classes and study halls. Without those short breaks, most students would have simply crumbled under th e day to d ay pressures. The added incenti ve was that daydreaming was also e njoyable. Where else could yo u have found every thing you always wanted, a nd more. We had all fo und ourselves in a da ydream, or ni ghtma re, once in our lifetime. For some of us, several daydreams during first period was not uncommon.

Students' daydrea ms ra nged any-

where from getting a n " A" on the final, to getting that dream date for the prom. Senior Joshua Lowery, for example, spent first period fantasizing a bout giving Michael Jorda n a few pointers on his dunking techniques. Terrance Bowman, on a more serious note, said , "I dream a bout winning the Nobel Peace Prize." Shandrika Donawa defeated Mike Tyson and Charlene Manning moved away from State College in their dreams. Some fantasies concerned the future, hopes that they may become reality. Junior Chengi Kum a nyka daydreamed about entering the music business a nd becoming a rap star.

Whether in world politics or in Hollywood, everyone had their own individua l drea ms. A lthough it was ra rely mentioned, daydreams played their pa rt in academics. Whether in or o ut of sc hool, they carri ed us away from our academics pressures, if even for a moment.

'' I often find myself day dreaming in stead of doing my homework or other things that I have to do.''

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" If I were anywhere but he re." Ma rk H a ncharik sits a nd daydreams during a break in his class. Extra time in classes was the per fect time to escape to a nother time or place. T his option certa inly seemed bette r than school.

Now I lay me down to sleep. Senior Molly Pomeroy was caught sleeping in the library.

S tudy H a lls proved to be the perfec t a tmosphere for relaxing, or fo r actua lly sleeping.

During these resting periods, daydrea ms were a lways forming.

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Leaving It All Behind

:Id trips fun bethey enyou to ~chool and with your s. It was easier to 1 about 1 by actuseeing or :ipating in

Field trips were a time not only to escape from the school building, but more importantly, they offered the opportunity to learn from actual experience. Each educational department arranged various trips to allow students to watch shows, tour buildings, or to participate in student conventions.

Senior English students attended a play in the spring presented by the Penn State playhouse. The play was entitled "The Magestic Kid" and enabled the students to experience drama first hand, instead of reading from a book. The choir members were given the choice to view a Broadway show, and to briefly tour New York city. Latin classes also were given the chance to spend a day in the city.

Coventions were also a frequent reason for school excursions. Yearbook took a three day trip to Colu mbia University and a one day trip to

Williamsport for yearbook conferences. The Organization of American States also attended a type of forum with other high school students. They participated in a model of the United Nations and represented the country of Brazil. The Future Business Leaders of America a lso gathered with other students to compete and exchange information on business pratices and their schools.

The math club took a very original field trip by touring through the water tunnel. The Senior Foods class added to it's curriculum by taking frequent trips to Weis markets. During the meat unit, they visited the Penn State Meat Laboratory, with a stop at the Creamery.

Fields trips were a refreshing change from an ordinary day. They were often entertaining, and a lways educa tional. From foods to foreign policy, they provided e nri ching learning experiences.

Lions, Tigers, and Bears! During the yearbook's New York trip, Gabi Haas poses with some furry friends in the famou s toy store, FAO Schwartz. Fie ld Trips provided sightseeing opportunities and educational experiences.

"There's just so many of them!" Missy Fasold inspects the price and quality of the carrots on display a t Weis Markets. The Senior Foods classes took field trips to the store lo study soups, vegtables, and meats.

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"Don't forget to notice the unique layout... " Mr. Vernon's classes tour a minature horse farm for it's beauty and architechture. Most students agreed that this type of learning was a refreshing change.

Don't take your eye off the ball. Ryan Dimakopoulos serves the volleyball in his gym class.

Units such as volleyball or badminton gave State High students a chance to relax and exercise. The new building a lso offered better facilities and more room for classes.

Exercise And Education As we entered the 1990's, fitness became one of the most important components of everyday life. State High's gym and health classes followed this pattern by instructing students on how to maintain a healthly lifestyle. The natatorium, track, and gymnasium played an important role in educating the students to build habits of frequent exercising. Health classes completed projects including community service work and the creation of a personal fitness program. Over a ll, these classes became more influential as the fitness trend swept the nineties.

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that we have the new gym, but other areas of the school need help, too." A large majority of the seniors. would have liked better lighting and a better heating system. The color schemes of maroon, 'dusty rose, and red, were not very appealing to some people, either. Others were amazed at the massiveness of the public bathrooms. Gabi Haas said, "I wal~ed in there; it's the size of my bedroom."

Even though there were a few negative aspects about the new facility, overall it was a well-li ked complex. For the future classes, the change will definitely be a more beneficial and more practical addition.

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Michael S. Abrams Soccer, Concert Band , Student Council, IM Basketball, IM Volleyball. Job: AccuWeather Paul E. Albert, Jr. Indoor & Outdoor Track, Wrestling.

Job: Jay Reuben Photography M ichael J. Allara Wrestling, TSA Claire V. Anderson Field Hockey, Powderpuff, Dance Marathon Scott C. Anderson IM Bowling, Vo-Tech (Building Maintenance), Vo-Tech Club Steve Anderson Vo-Tech Club

E lise Michelle Arner Marching Band, Concert Band, Swim Team (mgr.)

Dave Arnold Cross Country, Indoor & Outdoor Track Leschia Arpaszew Job: Stanley Steemer Bob Baldwin IM Bowling, Baseball, TSA Bob Ballenger Baseball, Work Experience, Auto Body Club (pres.). Job: Dunkle & Grieb Rachelle Barbet Job: Fa rideh Lingerie

Allen C. Barge r Wrestling Jennifer A. Barker Marching Band, Ski Club. Job: Kissinger, Leona rd & Brower Realty Kathy A. Barnes FBLA Matthew Allen Bates Indoor & Outdoor Track Kimberly S. Becker Silks (capt.), Lavender, Key Club Mara Becker Senior Senate, Student Council, Powderpu ff, Art Club, IM Volleyball

Nicole M. Bern Theresa D. Benigni Lori Anne Benner FFA, Indoor Track, Math Club. Job: Weis Markets Matt Benner Job: Autoport (pool mgr.)

Brian Bennett Auto Body Club. Job: A .M. Moore Tree Surgeon Eric Bergman

Amy Berner Colleen Berrigan Heather S uza nne Berube Spanish Club, Dance Marathon. Job: Sears Todd Biddle FFA Darra Anne Bishop Ski Club, Senior Senate, Student Council, Dance Marathon Kristin Blankenhorn Swim Team, Home Ee. Club, Peer Listening. Job: Swim Coach

David D. Blythe Baseball, Football Todd Blythe T-MART, IM Volleyball, IM Lacrosse, Powderpuff Lisa Anne Bode Key Club, Tennis. Job: Peking Garden John Bolton Vo-Tech (Auto Mechanics I), Vo-Tech Club. Job: Irving's Bagels Tammy Lynn Bower Work Experience. Job: BiLo T im Bower

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Kimberlee Devonne Brown Brown FFA, Work Experience. Job: Shady Ridge Farm Ronald A. Brunton me B. Natalia Buck Knowledge Masters, Concert !C.-treas.), Learning Enrichment, Marching Band, Thespians Jennifer S. Bundy Gymnastics

Trishawna Ann Burd FBLA (pres.) tsy Burke Vo-Tech (Cosmetology), Vo-Tech Club Jennifer Burris Softball, Field Hockey (mgr.)

Eric L. Byers Work Experience. J ob: Commercial La ndscape Mgmt. ennifer D. Byers Senior Senate, Student Council, Powderpuff, PAC

Jennifer L. Byers Field Hockey P. Cahir Football, IM Basketball, IM Volleyball, Powderpuff. Job: Toftrees Golf Course Drew Campbell Soccer (capt.), T-MART Cao International Students Club, Chemistry Club onina Marie Capparelli Work Experience (treas.), Senior Senate. Job: Autoport

Christopher T. Carey Baseball Carlson Field Hockey, Softball (mgr.). Job: The Warne Shop .n Casey Softball, Student Council, Senior Senate, PAC, Powderpuff. Job: Jethro's Jason Cassady Job: BiLo 1 Cattell Cross Country, Indoor & Outdoor Track, Powderpuff. Job: Ponderosa 1

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Hot buns! Amy H outz decides to warm up as she relaxes on a heater. The question is whether the air coming out of it is really doing the job.

we Since ·the .time we seniors were two years old, we have annoyed our parents, teachers, and friends with the question of why. After being in the Senior High for two years, man y seniors questioned why certain things were the way they were at the school. These were just a few of the numerous unanswered questions: Why were there wads of chewing tobacco in the water fountains with the tobacco free policy?

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:louser Vo-Tech (Welding), Vo-Tech Club. Job: Bi Lo gustus B. Colangelo IV Marching Band (pres.), (pres.), Learning Enrichment Student Planning ttee, Stage Band , Orchestra, Diving Team. Job: Penn State Intercollegiate Athletic Dept.

S hari Colyer e Conaway Marching Band (rank leader), Stage :ymphonic Band, little lion (organizations ed.), esty International, Acclivity. Job: Boal Mansion Museum

Edward L. Conklin Football, Baseball y Lynn Conkling Powderpuff, Dance Marathon, 1cert Band. Job: PSU Earth & Mineral Sciences Library C lint Corl Job: BiLo 路n Work Experience, Soccer. Job: Hi-Way Pizza

ua Jonathan Corn Ski Club, TM Volleyball. Job: Pizza Pi \my C. Corneal Tennis (co-capt.), Senior Senate evon Ann Corneal Volleyball, Senior Senate, JM II, Young Woman of the Year, SADD. Job: The Gap :orpman Vo-Tech (Graphic Arts), Vo-Tech Club

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However, there were severa l courses named repeatedly which seemed to suggest that a vast majority of the Class of 1990 would advise future seniors to consider scheduling. As compiled from the survey, these were the " musthave" classes: American Government 路 Introduction to Sociology Senior Foods Filmmaking Honors Physical Education Calculus Advanced Readings and Writings Master Studio Art Economics Geology

Could this be the next Georgia O'Keefe? l n Master Studio Art Sachiyo Sudo diligently works on creating another one of her many Sudo masterp ieces.

Patty cake, patty cake, baker's men. Matt Greskovich methodically rolls out his gin路 gerbread dough, while Chris Wagner brings the ever important ingredient of nour in the popular Senior Foods class.

Jennifer L. Cotner Student Voice (co-ed.), SAC, PAC. Job: Greenhouse on Rock Road Julie E. Craig Indoor & Ou tdoor Track, Peer Listening, Powderpuff, PAC. Job: Arby's Benjamin H. Craighead Knowledge Masters, IM Volleyball, IM Basketball Heather Lea Curling Cross Country (capt.), Indoor & Outdoor Track, OAS

Chad E. Cutshall Football, IM Lacrosse. J ob: Weis Markets Anne C. Da nahy Band Matthew R. Davis Indoor & Outdoor T rack, Cross Country, TSA . J ob: The Waffle Shop Susan L. Decke r Yo-Tech (Auto Technology), Vo-Tech Club, Student Council (rep-treas.)

Graham DeJong Soccer, Student Council, SAC, Modified School Day, Indoor Soccer, IM Basketball.

Job: Accu-Weather, Lynn Herman's Office, Camp Counselor Marcos Delgado IM Boxing, IM Volleyball, Spanish Club. Job: Boalsburg Exxon Andy Demaree SAC (pres.), SADD (senior advisor), JM Basketball, IM Volleyball Jan Der Kinderen

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Dan N. Doroschenko Ann Dorsey Field H ockey, Swim Tea m, Senior Senate, SADD, Little Lion (sports ed .)

Dreibelbis Work Experience. Job: Central Penn Printing, Korman's Exxon ibelbis Powderpuff, SADD, Ski Club. Job: Penn State Researcher's Aide

Oudis Knowledge Masters, Learning Enrichment . Planning Committee (chairman), JM Volleyball S erafice A. Duff Alicia Dugan 1ael J. Dunkle Concert Choir (pres.), Twentones, District Chorus, Marching Band . Job: Lifeguard ) unlop Marching Band, Symphonic Band, Dance Marathon

Jason Dunn Dave Dunson Swim Team, Art Club Jan Dutton Soccer Linda Ann Ebeling J ob: H ills Jennifer A. Eckha rdt

ifer R. Eckha rdt Senior Senate, Powderpuff. J ob: P.S. Zoo Aria n Elfa nt Senior Senate, Tennis (mgr.) ly A. Enscore Volleyball, Boys' Volleyba ll (mgr.), Amnesty In ternational, A WARE. J ob: Li feguard T ravis Etling Dan Eun Wrestling, IM Lacrosse, Ski Club

Sama ntha Everhart IM Volleyba ll eph B. Ezzell IM Basket ball, IM Volleyball. J ob: McLa nahan 's 1 Fa ra hani Tennis, IM Basketball, IM Volleyball, Powderpuff sa J. Fasold Little Lion (organizations ed.), Silks, Lavender.

Bria n Feagans Tennis, IM Basketball

in Fernsler St udent Council, OAS, T-M A RT, IM Volleyball, Powderpuff J eremy S. Fi lko IM Lacrosse. Job: Spat's Cafe, Rathskeller , Dianna's Comics Elizabeth Fi rst Powderpuff, Da nce Ma rathon, IM Volleyball, Band 1therine E. Fisher Little Lion (senior section ed.), Senior Senate lark Fogleman Football, TSA , IM Basketball , IM Volleyball. J ob: IM Instruc tor

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Oh, it's so good! Judy Liu graciously gives her senior picture to Cathie Fisher.

Whether good or bad portraits, these exchanges ltave become a tradition.

A picture is worth a thousand laughs One eventful experience in which almost every senior participated was the taking of their senior portrait. Whether or not the results were liked, each senior had some odd incident to remember.

Missy Fasold, at Infinity Studio, was told to say "fuzzy pickles," while the people who went to Studio 2 had to say "yes" and "whiskey." Devon· Corneal said, "If he told me one more time to say 'yes', I was going to scream."

Ben Craighead was placed in front of a canary yellow background which he did not find at all appealing. Karen P aga ni walked into the studio just in time to see a girl crying which did not do much to boost her spirit. Amy

Houtz had her pictures retaken so many times she lost count. Ray Tittmann woke up at nine·o'clock, . fifteen minutes before he was scheduled to have his pictures taken. Even though most photo· graphing sessi<;H;ts lasted one;; hour; Phyllis Kuo, ·whose pictures were taken in Taiwan, endured the snap of the camera for four hours.

Gabi Haas felt stupid wearing a wool sweater in the .middle of June.

When the ex.citing experience was finally over., we ' looked back and laughed, not only at tqe· strange incidents, but also at the · • juniors who must survive 'the se- : nior picture next year.

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Rachel Galler Art Club, IM Volleyball. Job: The Movies Leanne Ma rie Garis FFA, Yo-Ag, Powderpuff, Dance Marathon . J ob: Skytop Farms, Weis Markets Kelly M. Garthwaite Work Experience. Job: WQWK Radio Station Joel Gburek S halane M. Gee Cheerleading, Senior Senate, SADD, Powderpuff, IM Volleyball Jennifer Geesey Soccer

Raebel Gentry Senior Senate, Powderpuff, IM Volleyball, Dance Marathon. Job: The Wafne Shop David Gerber Job: Dairy Queen Doug Gildow OAS (pres.), Paging Youth (ed .), Math Club (co-pres.,treas.), Student Voice, International Students C lu b, Chemistry Club Jennifer Anne Gillila nd Marching Band, Symphonic Band, Concert Band, Dance Marathon Hank Glace SAC Brenna n Glantz T-MART, TSA

Heather Renee Glyde Concert Choir, Senior Senate, Dance Marathon, Powderpuff, Ski Club Lisa S. Glynn Michael Gold Football, OAS, Indoor & Outdoor Track, Ski Club. Job: The Deli Shana Graham Twentones, SADD, Choraliers, Concert Choir, District Chorus Matthew E. Greskovich Tennis, IM Basketball, I M Volleyball. Job: Subway Yvette Griffin Vo-Tech (Food Prep.), Yo-Tech Club.

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Lisa M. Guber Marching Band (rank leader), International Students Club, Symphonic Band , Golf Gabrielle P. Haas Little Lion (co-ed . in chief), Thespians, Choraliers, A WARE, Learning Enrichment Jeff Haggerty I M Basketball. Job: Greenskeeper, Caddy Fred Haller Vo-Tech (Auto Mechanics I), Vo-Tech Club Scott Hammerstedt Ice Hockey, SADD Jim Hammond Concert Choir, JM Volleyball, Marching Band, Dance Marathon Job: McDonald's

.l Mark Hancbarik Matthew I. Haney Soccer, IM Basketball, Baseba ll, Art Club Jarrad Harford International Relations Club (treas.), YEA (chief exec. officer), Model Legislature (treas.).

Job: Centre Dai ly Times Mike Harkavy Volleyball, Math Team, Model Legislature Ellen Harper Amy Lynn Harpster Cheerieading

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,, "Free at last, free at last!" Jen Burris, after surviving an exhausting eight periods, bolts out of her social studie~ class at the infamous time of 3: 12.

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Chuck Harpster Job: Genia Farm Hatcher Student Voice, Little Lion (student life ed.)

S helley Ann Marie Haven Soccer Todd J. Hawbaker

Dennis Hayes istopher S. Healy IM Volleyball, Home Ee Club (vice pres.)

Marie Heckard Concert Band, Dance Marathon .

Job: PSU Engineering Library, Wendy's Jayson Hendrickson Soccer, Ice Hockey, Senior Senate

Matt Henry rrmann Silks, Lavender, Key Club (pres.), Paging Youth E lizabeth A. Hilands Senior Senate, Little Lion raphy ed.), Student Voice, IM Volleyball, SADD, Dance Marathon Rob T. Hill Wrestling

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Teachers detected these beha vioral c hanges, too. Mr. Tim Glick said, "First period, you try to wake them up, eighth pe riod you try to keep them from floa ting away." Teachers were a lmost as ready to leave by the time the eighth period bell ra ng as students were. Visions of downtown, parties, and sleep flashed before the images on the movie screen as students labored to sit through fi lms at the end of the day. It was finally agreed upon that first period was the time to "wake up'', a nd eighth period was the time to "break out".

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D. Mitchell Howell Swim Team, Cross Country. Job: McCoy Natatorium Lifeguard

Beth Anne Hughes Field H ockey (capt.), Softball, Senior Senate, Peer Listening, IM Volleyball, Powderpuff M ichelle Humphrey Student Voice, Little Lion. Job: Lifeguard Beth Ann lshler Concert Band, Maj orette (co-capt.), Paging Youth, Young Woman of the Year, Dance Marathon, Peer Listening. Job: Centre Community Hospital Michael Jacobson Football (mgr.). Job: Tussey Mounta in Inn

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Yeah, right! Jennifer Burris decides that her english essay is not worth her effort and instea d spends the time talking with her friend s a nd gna wing on her pe n.

)ur.riing that . nidnight.路oil There was a dark shadow that Jlowed behind a ll of us during .e year. It dwelled in the baok of Jr minds and nagged the con:ience when we casually brushed off. Some people called it homeork, while others simply called : a pain in the neck! The best ay to avoid doing homework was procrastination", a classy word 1eaning to put Qff, today what )u(d be done tomorrow. How to rocrastinate was the question. tne good device to aid this cause as Study Hall, where you tried ~ cram as many assign.ments as ossible into one class period. One :ay to procrastinate as Julie 'e worchik said, was to "do it the }ght before, sleep in, then sign in

late." Megan Knuth's answer was to " leave it to decay in your locker until the night ,before it was due. " G abi 'H aas said, "go to bed."

Homework was easi ly put on the back burner by watching television,' going to work, calling a friend, listening to music, or as Doug McLaughlin said, "going to a State High sporting event." Jennifer Burris expressed insight on procrastination when she said , "just tell yourself tha t you are a senior and should n't have to lower your~elf to do ,those childish, meaningless ass ignments." Whatever method seniors used to procrastinate, these infamous words lingered in their mind, "Tomorrow is another day."

Vlommy, please may I go outside? Julie : raig longingly stares out one of those ittle windows as she forgets , about the ~an y worries associated with school life.

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Mike Abrams and Shalane Gee forget the existence of homework in order to play an exciting game of the ever popular Egyptian Ratslap.

Dave Jarosz Student Council, Chess Club, Cheerleading, Outdoor Track, Concert Choir Andrew A. Jocuns Job: Baby's Andrea C. Johnson Senior Senate. Job: Village Eatinghouse Becky Ann Johnson Stephanie A. Johnson Work Experience (vice pres.), Outdoor Track. Job: Welch Pool Lifeguard, Susan S. Benedict, C.P.A.

Bethany Jones Thespians (senior rep.), Amnesty International (fou nder & co-coordinator), Student Voice (co-ed.), Acclivity, Knowledge Masters, Chemistry Club David Jones Vo-Tech (Heavy Equipment Repair), VoTech Club Brian Joseph Wrestling Christian T. Jurs Football, OAS Michelle R. Karas Senior Senate (pres.), Soccer, Powderpuff, IM Volleyball. Job: The Ski Station

Christopher A. Kashner Little Lion, Knowledge Masters, YEA. Job: Giant Chad Kauffman FFA, Work Experience. Job: Windmill Farms Justin Keat Altered State, OAS. Job: PSU Research Assistant Charles R. Keckler Ill Wrestl ing Teresa Kello Art Club, Soccer

Melinda M. Kibler Work Experience Julee Megan Kidder L atin Clu b. Job: Meyer's Dairy Sherry Lynne Kindlin Art Club, Latin Club, Golf, IM Volleyball, IM Lacrosse, Powderpuff, SADD, Ski Club.

J ob: The Student Book Store Sherry Ann King Powderpuff, Dance Marathon, FFA, Ski Club. Job: Horse Trainer Heather Klinefelter Work Experience. Job: Horse Trainer

Ann Marie Knievel Dance Marathon, Senior Senate, IM Volleyball, Powderpuff, Junior Senate (sec.). Job: University Book Centre Megan M. Knuth Little Lion (academics ed.), Choraliers, AWARE Robert S. Kocher Concert Band, TSA, Senior Senate, Powderpuff. Job: Jethro's Hannah Koopmann Senior Senate, SADD, Field Hockey, Powderpuff Deanne Rhea Krouse Work Experience. Job: The Deli

'' Phyllis D. Kuo Little Lion (co-ed. in chief), Concert Band, Learn ing Enrichment, Modified School Day Kristin Kutch Senior Senate, Powderpuff, Dance Ma rathon Mary Jo Labosky Field Hockey, Senior Senate, IM Volleybal l. Job: The Athletic Cl ub Kathi Jo Lamason FBLA Lee Lampkin

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Liz LaPorte .eahey Volleyball , IM Basketball , Senior Senate, OAS, Student Council. J ob: Lifegua rd 1ren L. Lechna r AW ARE, Little Lion, Amnesty Internationa l 'rey Y. Lee Chemistry Club, A WARE, Amnesty . International, Knowledge Masters Le itzell W restling, IM Volleyball, Baseball. J ob: Gibson's Sunoco Leitzel! Baseball, IM Basketball , IM Volleyball.

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Job: Gibson's Sunoco :;elma Leiva International Students Club, Soccer me Letzeisen Senior Senate, Paging Youth, J ob: Weis Markets Ben Lewis Dylan Lindsay m Li nehan Field Hockey (capt.), Peer Listening, IM Volleyball Jy Li u Marching Band (senior rep.), Stage Band , Ba nd {pres.). Symphonic Band , Orchestra, Little Lion (mini-mag ed.)

Terri Lockha rt Powderpuff, Dance Marathon Brian S. Lombra Ice Hockey, IM Lacrosse, IM Volleyball, SADD. Job: The Foot Locker Todd C. Lombra Ice H ockey, IM Lacrosse, IM Volleyball. J ob: Centre H ills Country Club Jen Long Senior Senate (sec.), Concert Choir, ionic Band, March ing Band, Little Lion {lit. ed.), rncc Marathon, Young Woman of the Year. J ob: P eking Garden Joshua Lowery IM Basketball

L ucas Powderpu ff, Work Experience. Job: Sears Dawn Lupp Lync h Cross Country, Indoor & Outdoor Track, PAC, Auto Body C lub assie J . Lysaker Gymnastics. Job: Meyer's Dairy, Woodward BMX/ Gymnastics Camp M iche lle Makowiec la rk Malinowski Tennis, Golf, Ski Club. Job: Ski Instructor Lyne lle Maloney Dance Marathon, Senior Senate >aniel F. Ma rs ha ll Marching Band (drum major), ymphonic Band & Orchestra, Concert Choir (vice District- Regional- All-S tale C horus, District Band Orchestra, Stage Band, Twentones, IM Lacrosse, Learning Enrichment David W. Martin Football Mela nie Mathewson Yvette Mathis Indoor & Outdoor Track, Concert 10ir, Choraliers, Dance Marathon, Voice, AfricanAmerican S t udent Assoc.

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T im C. Matthews Indoor Soccer, Ski Club. Job: Labora tory Assistant at PSU Axel Mattis Tennis, Soccer M elissa McBride Job: The Frame Factory J en M cElhoe e McGeorge Swim Team, Student Council (pres.), SAC, Symphonic Band, Understanding Others Committee. Job: Lifeguard ~ ri d i th Ann McKnight Basketball, Outdoor Track, ;hestra, Powderpuff, Dance Marathon, S tring Arts Ensemble

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My, how we have ·changed "Rich man, poor man, beggar man, thief, doctor, lawyer, Indian Chief?" Deciding on a career is one of the most important and most difficult choices we must make in our lives.

Through our elementary and high school years, our decisions about the future changed many times. When we were in elementary school, many of us wanted to be doctors, nurses, veterinarians, astronauts, actors or firefighters.

Arian Elfant wanted to be the next Barbara Walters, and Lori Ann Dorsey pictured herself as a meteorologist. Doug McLauglin looked toward a future in monkey training.

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careers, now, were in Jaw; engi- · .,, '.• ~. ~ '· neering, accounting, business,,and . ·: · • , · : interior design. Brian Porta want- . · ·.

1 • r ed to become a class "A" PG A professional, whereas Mike ,Ru·- : :, · <.. bano preferred the more physical~ . .. · · ,".. • ly demanding sport of beach v,ol" · , '. t. , ·~ leyball. Heather Curling could · •· · ::.: ' ·. one day become the first' woman -" Speaker of the House. Matt Oreskovich and Rob Sibold wanted to' be Donald Trump, and . Scott Hammerstedt wanted .to1 be 'the ever popular Batman. Gabi Haas said, "I want to be the nexi M,ur~ ~'• ~ • phy Brown " ·1 When pondering the . f~tu~e,' :.: ·~ '., whether we had decided, oJJ· ? .Cll~ ~ :.,;;. :.•., , reer or not, seniors wanted to be; « ... rich, to have success and tq li.v<;, happily ever after. y

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; usan Marie M cTaggart Soccer, Ski C lub, T ennis Todd McTavish Football, Volleyball, Powderpuff atricia Ann Mc Vay Silks (capt.), Lavender, Work Experience. Job: Bee-hive Day Care Center Chuck Meyer

John M iddlesworth Baseball L. Miles OAS, Little Lion Job: Meyer's Da iry Amie M ic helle Miller Vo-Tech. J ob: Giant colt M iller IM Basketball. Job: A ll-A merica n Car Wash

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Famous last words from the decade's first class Many famous people have been r e membe red by th e ir wo rd s.

T here was Hum phrey Bogar t's "Play it aga in, Sa m," a nd Mae West's "Come up a nd see me some time, ba by." Just like t hese people, ma ny seniors could be remembered fo r their words, also.

Some senio rs' quotes had universal meanings whjle others were only persona l. J an Dutton was fa mous for saying " I think it would be better if it were done in doubly." Instead of bread, Mike Trask believed tha t " men cannot live on beer alone." Brian Porta's successful performa nces in golf may have been a ttributed to his belief that " A winner never q uits; a quitter never wi ns." Bill Pea-

cock was "2 Hype." Arijit Mahalanabis believed that "life is too short to worry about it." " O ne has to laugh at life or life is not fu n," was Ma rk M al inowski's feel ings.

As Cathie Fisher said, " Have a nice day," and as M ike S mi th said, " H ave a good time, all the time."

On e d ay these m e m ora b le words may become fa mous like those of C lark Ga ble and C li nt Eastwood. U ntil then we must work to gain our fame . As H annah Koopmann said, "So many ad ventures did n't happen today, so many songs we forgot to play, so many dreams waiting out in t he blue, we'll let them come true."

To be or not to be. M ike Trask gives an a udience of friends his intellectual insight into the philosophy of life.

And let's re membe r. While Hannah Koopmann eats a rice cake with peanut butter, Dave Jarosz greets the school with the daily annou ncements and one of his infamous quotes.

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Michelle C. Musso Softball, Soccer, Marching Ba nd, Powderpuff, Da nce Marathon Carin Jean Mutmansky Soccer, Art C lub. Job: State Thea ter Ian Myers Soccer, Work Experience. J ob: Autoport Kim Myers Softball, Student Council, Powderpuff, Senior Sena te, IM Volleyba ll

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Job: Fay's Drug Co. Ilia L. Nixon Indoor & Outdoor Track, Concert r, African-American Student Assoc. (vice pres.), Learning Enrichment. Job: Ups & Downs a na K. Norton Senior Senate (treas.), Art Club, Concert Choir, AWARE Chris O' Brien Ndubueze Onyike Soccer

Dawn M. Orjansen Weber Packard Modified School Day, Concert Choir m M. Pagani Cheerleading, Concert Choir, Peer ening, IM Softball, Home Ee. Club. Job: Arby's 路on R. Parizek IM Lacrosse, Senior Senate (vice ), Orchestra (pres.), String Arts Ensemble, Y EA J. Parkinson Football, Indoor & Outdoor Track f

Pinaben Patel 1m C. Peacock Football , Little Lion (sports ed.), uff, IM Basketball, I M Volleyball, Senior Senate !W Pearson International Relations Club (treas.), nis, Youth & Government, HRB Computer Club (vice pres.), Math Club, YEA ( Director) Pechersky A WARE (co-founder & leader), Art Modified School Day, Orchestra. Job: University Book Centre 1sa Pellicciolla A WARE, Work Experience. J ob: Person to Person Marketing

Jeff Pennington Ski Club, Soccer lit Perry Indoor Soccer. Job: Oak Wall Artifacts

Rob Peters Job: Jet hro's Travis E. Peterson Ski C lub. J ob: Weis Markets Ann Peworchik Soccer, Dance Marathon, Senior Senate, Powderpuff

r E. Phillips Concert Band, H ome Ee. Club. Job: Wendy's Lauri K. P hillips SADD, Senior Senate, Dance 路athon, Powderpuff. Job: Genesis Financial Group S tacey Piccolo Art Club, Understanding Othe rs 1ittee, A WARE. Job: Person to Person Marketing ey L. Pighetti Work Experience, Powderpuff, Ski Club. J ob: Weis Markets P inke rton Job: Marion & Martiniak Construction Co.

Shouldn't you be in class? folie Peworchik and Dave Pinkerton take time out from their hectic schedules to relax and nurse their severe cases of senioritis.

I can't take it anymore! Holding herself up against the stone wall in the old lobby, Beth Hilands sits pondering the days until graduation.

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Oh dear, what can the matter he? Skimming th rough the pages of her english book, Lori Le tzeiscn looks up seeking guidance for her problems linked to scnioritis.

M a ny twelfth graders were completely in touch with the ailment known as "Senioritis."

Found prima rily in seniors, hence the name, the disease made its appearance in a variety of ways.

Skipping classes was the most obvious symptom, but other signs appeared until we realized that the syndrome had hit. Senioritis had set in, leaving students with, as Beth Hilands said, "The ultimate state of Blah!" It stimulated no excitement and left the victim void of all productive energy. The typical response was, as Bill Peacock said, "Why bother?"

However strong this emotion, there was a lso a very opposite reaction. Some of the inflicted felt

no boredom, but instead a deep craving, a pleading to be done with the dredgeries of high school life. Phyllis Kuo said, "Senioritis is taking Modified School Day to get out the half day." Another disease-related characteristic was the increasing amount of memory lapses. Seniors would sometimes stop mid-sentence, forg etting what they were talking about; suddenly not remembering their locker combination; or a life-long friend's name. This was all taken in stride, however, as seniors stealthily counted the days until graduation. Eventually the ailment found its cure by graduation.

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i'~te to school at least once a week. · sch'ool for t>ne rea'son or'. another For these people, the pink tardy · A~ring. the year: So,'trouble began . · slip became a way of life. The _·:wpen ~ senior retu'rneo to scbool · white slip, another type of pass, -~· ~ht:·· rre.xt_ day. ·.Afte'r : reporting to .. was litel'ally a permit to leave the 1 the . attendance- table alid . being .. building. Various doctor's visits JI ' ·excused by either Mr. Divert 'or' was one ·excuse to escape school Mrs: Koc):ler, tjle senior , then for a few periods. made his waf to class. Upon en: · Soon. seniors' lockers were ' tering, ·he .would ,present one 6f. ," overflowin'g with little colored the many colored ~passes to the sht;ets.of paper that often did not teacher, who would note the ab- reach tlie ha nds of their ever waitsenpe. Some senior~ f~lt i,t was not. i.Ilg . teachers. Senior's lives were ·':Vorth the trouble fo bother 'with bombarded with questions like, an excuse slip. .

IDo you have a pass for last Tues. Besides the .bh,ie o~ green ab7 day?,' or. 'Was your absence exsence pas~es, there were other . cused?' The system confused and types of excuses. The late pass ·a mused the seniors to the point ' was a very handy item during the fhat we ·wondered why we should 1 school yeflr. Some seniqrs decided need_an excuse at all. it was "fashionable" to show up \

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Jennifer M. Placky SADD, Senior Senate, Powderpuff, Dance Marathon, Ski Club Dan Pollock Diving Team, Thespians. Job: BiLo Molly Pomeroy Soccer, SADD, Ski Club. Job: La Bamba Greg Pontius Kimberly J. Poorman Brian Christopher Porta Golf (capt.), Student Council (vice pres.). Job: PSU Golf Course, Towne Gentleman

Amy Porter Heidi Lovenia Porter Art Club, A WARE. Job: Clay Products Co. Jason J. Praskovich Vo-Tech ( Heavy Equipment Operation), Vo-Tech Club Robinson Ashley Prebish Wrestling (co-capt.), Football (mgr.), SAC, Modified School Day, Powderpuff. Job: Prebish Mgmt.

Stan Preschutti Soccer, T-MART, Indoor Soccer Maria J. Prewitt Volleyball, IM Volleyball, Dance Marathon, Spanish Club, Senior Senate ·

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Robert Ramanujam IM Basketball, IM Volleyball, Latin Club, Learning Enrichment Student Planning Committee Charla Ranney Ma rching Band, Symphonic Band, Stage Band. Job: Giant Shawn Reese Erika Reutzel PA Dance Thea tre Apprentice. Job: Toftrees Resort Seth Richards Soccer, Ski Club Andrew Mathias Ricker Altered Stale, Thespians, AWARE, Amnesty In ternational. Job: WRSC/WQWK Radio Station

Michael Rider Concert Choir, Symphonic Band, Orchestra, Marching Band (rank leader), String Arts Ensemble, Regional Orchestra & Chorus Julie Lea Rinehart Vo-Tech (Food Prep.), Vo-Tech Club, Student Council , IM Volleyball, Art Club Kimberly Dawn Robb Silks, Lavender. Job: Nittany Office Equipment Kimberly A. Rodgers Senior Senate. Dance Marathon Nicole Sarah Rohde Powderpuff, IM Volleyball Carolene J. Rojik Job: Private Pia no Teacher

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Julie C. Schneider Art Club, Dance Marathon is Schoonmaker Basketball, Senior Senate, IM Volleyball. Job: Lifeguard hrenkel SADD, FBLA, Work Experience. Job: David Weis, Blue White Illustrated Schultz Student Council, Senior Senate, Work nee. Job: Stanley Steemer (telemarketing mgr.)

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D. Sefchick Cross Country, Indoor & Outdoor i Club (pres.), Powderpuff. Job: Sheraton P enn State Gregory W. Shaffer Volleyball , Powderpuff ~â&#x20AC;˘ S he ridan Football, Baseball, Student Council (sec.)

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ibold Student Council, Senior Senate. Job: Ski School Darren R. Simco Wrestling, Powderpuff. Job: Landscaping . Simpson Baseball, Wrestling. Job: Graystone Farms ~ R. Sims SAC, Student Voice, Understanding Others Committee i Nicole Slagle Senior Senate, Powderpuff, IM Volleyball

ocumb Choraliers, Dance Marathon , Thespians ~hae l Smith Soccer (capt.), IM Basketball, IM Volleyball. Job: Bubba's Breakaway berly A. Smithbauer Ski C lub. Job: Veterinary Hospital ~le Renee Smoyer Home Ee. Club (pres.). Job: Weis Markets Celeste Snare J ob: Centre Hills Country Club

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Job: The Carriage House Stephanie Anne Spannuth <\. Spetzer Ski Club, Indoor & Outdoor Track, Softball, Powderpuff, Da nce Marathon ,nke Stamann Interna tiona l Students Club, IM Vo lleyba ll, Swim Team

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After graduation, seniors were faced with the momentous decision of what to do with their freedom. Approximately seventy-five percent of State High's seniors were attending college after graduation. Others intended to go straight into the work force, or travel before making a concrete career decision.

Some seniors decided to remain in " Happy Valley" after graduating. Most of those people intend.. ed to go to Penn State, like Me••l"'!"..,;ii gan Knuth who said, "Penn State is so close; for sixty-five cents I could catch a bus home." Remaining seniors left State College to experience the life other states had to offer. Lorin Stewart, who

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After n;:ceiving their diplomas, . . . seniors begi).°n to plan th:eir, fJ!" ."' . . tures. No matter how-far we wan- .. dered, we w~u1d al~ays '.have the . memorie~ of our firrie ' spent· at State High. ·

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Here's a little story, I'd like to tell. Cory Sefchick looks off into the distance while Megan Knuth reads him one of the many memorable Dr. Seuss books .

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•last ye1u' ·or secq~dary 'education,' they,were oddly·affected. They re'.alized' tli¢y~would·soon be on their own; .fa'.ciitg the ·world. This ipse~ cur\ty caused _a portion. of stu-· ... ·dents. to fon<lly reflect pn ki~.der­ g~rten Jlaps, stodes, -and snac.k time. ,O.nI.Y duri!lg a ..withdr~wal ' period \ in which~ seniors encoun~ tered a craving for milk.and cook;, ,. ies, did...., ttiey ·. re& ' lize · that' those · days were gone f,ore:ver. Others oecame paranoi!f by fleeting time a.n'd insisted that . they . had hit upon their mid-life ~risis. Eventually . the seniors. concluded that · they were, for· the moment, safely. ~ betwe·en stl}ges. We could look . back with fond memories ' and !

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The Senior Class recognized that twelve years of school were past and that twelve more would bring new vocations, experience and learning. Wherever fate and time take us, we need to relish the age we are, in the midst of our wonder years. We are still growing; having great experiences, and keeping memories that give us as much joy as our kindergarten naps .

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rin L. Stewart African-America n Students Assoc., Understanding Others Committee Lisa Stine Tennis (co-capt.), IM Volleyball pher Stone Chemistry Club (ed.), Ma th Club (co\farching Ba nd, Knowledge Masters, International Rela tions Club Kristen Strouse Silks, Lavender

D. Stump Ski Club, IM Volleyball, Baseball. J ob:

Centre Daily Times Sachiyo Sudo Art Club, Chemistry Club ong S un Chemistry Club (resea rch director), Math Club, Knowledge Masters t A. Swales Ski Club, Paging Youth, Football, IM Volleyball

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Miki Swanger Learning En richment, Soccer, Concert Choir Krista Sweetla nd Ski Club Daniel L. Swishe r Work Experience. Job: Lohr's Garage Christopher Sylves

Charles Symons JM Lacrosse, T-MA RT. Job: The Diner Ray Thurman Raymond J. Tittmann T hespians, Youth & Government (sergeant at arms), IM Basketball, Debate Club. Job: Hoss's Brett B. Tormey IM Lacrosse

Dana Toscano Indoor & Outdoor Track, Powderpuff Tony Toto Vo-Tech Club. Job: Weis Markets Michael C. Trask Senior Senate, IM Basketball . Job: Little Tony's Pizza Colleen Tressler Work Experience, Powderpuff, FBLA

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The thrill of victory. After conquering the steps to the mystifi ed glory of being a senior, Bart Cahir stands with the confident knowledge tha t he has triumphed .

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Jennifer T ressler Powd erpuff, Senior Senate, Ski C lub. Job: Brass Etc., Alexander's Table Top Todd T rigger T homas T ucker Vo-Tech ( Data P rocessing), IM Bowling, Vo-Tech Cl ub. Job: Ki rk's Menswear Christopher J. U rba nski Ski Club, IM Volleyba ll , Video Club, Learning Enrichment Student Planning Committee.

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Yleana C. Valbuena Cheerleading, l nternptional Students Club, Spa nish Club

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Chris Wagner Soccer, Indoor Soccer. Job: Gold's Gym M att L. Walley Job: Pizza H ut S ha nnon Leah Walsh Cheerleading, Sen ior Senate, Powderpuff, Gymn astics, IM Volleyball Sabrina L. Waltz Vo-Tech (Cosmetology), Vo-Tech Club Jonathan Paul Wangsness Tennis, IM Basketball, IM Volleyball , TSA, Symphonic Band, Powderpuff. J ob: Sunday's EltXon

T errinni T. Wasson FFA Keith E. W a tson Marching Band (rank leader), Stage Band, IM Volleyball, S ki Club, District-Regional Ba nd S hannon Lee W ea ver Wrestling (mgr.), Baseball (mgr.), Powderpuff, IM Volleyba ll. Job: Nittany Lion Inn Ben Webster Cross Country, Indoor & Outdoor Track, OAS, Student Cou ncil, Ski C lub Matthew Weine r Basketball , Tennis. Job: Computer P rogrammer

M ichael I. We inreb Paging Youth, Knowledge Masters, IM Basketba ll, JM Volleyball, Learning Enrichment Student Planning Committee, Student Voice M ike Weston Internationa l Relations Club (pres.), YEA (director), Youth a nd Government, Knowledge Masters, Paging Youth Janine Wetlstone District Chorus, Little Lion (organizations ed.), Concert Choir, Twentones, Young Woman of the Year, Senior Senate Edward L. Wilson Volleyball Eshan Wilson

H eathe r Harter W itherite Golf, A rt Club, Concert Choir, Dance Marathon. J ob: University Book Centre Ala n W itme r Baseball M ichelle M. Wolfe A WA R E (co-fo under), Mod ified School Day, Job: Centre County Library Katie W omer Work Experience. Job: Weis Markets Rich Wood JM Lacrosse, IM Volleyball

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Matthew Joseph Zeigler OAS, IM Lacrosse, Debate Club, Student Voice, Thespians, A WARE Susan Zipes

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The disease of "Senioritis" It has been a tradition at State Elevated social status High for senior classes to dedicate Managing the "Student Store" items to posterity. For example, Making a name in history-"The the Class of 1971 dedicated a · stone plaque that resides outside Senior Prank" The Senior Prom and Dinner the new addition, and the Class of 1989 dedicated remnants of the Dance Privilege of wearing new Band " Old Oak Tree" to make benches for the complex. In keeping with uniforms/Choir robes Freshman testing tradition ... The Senior Class of 1990 bequeaths the following to "Early" retirement-Modified future seniors: School Day The spacious Senior High parkRunning the annual Danc e ing lot Marathon "The joy of cooking"-in Senior The "official" Senior Skip Day The top Varsity positions Foods The headaches/rewards of fullHours spent filling out legal scale Yearbook production forms GRADUATION! Te n pound s of college mail/ applications Senior Senate funds ' (

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David Adams Greg Albert Todd Alexander Andria Alter William Anderson Brian Arnold

Jennifer Aronson Karen Askov Michael Baird Aaron Baker Mike Barr Greg Bartram

Amy Batt les Melissa Baughman Tom Bayly Mike Beck Tina Beck John Beede

Kristen Bern Jennifer Bergemann Jenni fer Bergman Jim Bernier Steve Berry Drew Besket

Jennifer Bidd le Mike Bierly Megan Birch Toni Biviano J ason Bloom Matt Blume

Rebecca Bollman Terrance Bowman Sabrina Boyer Berndi Brandstatter Mark Brenneman Justin Brooks

Marilyn Brown Robert Brown Matt Brubaker R uss Brunton Johnne Bryan Jeff Brytczuk

Melanie Buffington Doug Burchill Scott Burk Melissa Burroughs Nicole Burton Jason Cala ndra

Lockers • ••••••••••••••••••••••• was a friend who T .hewaslocker always there; whom the juniors could trust to safeguard their books, gym clothes, and the wide and varied items that had nothing to do with school. Although on the outside these dull boxes all looked the same, on the inside these homes away from home revealed the personality that occupied them during school hours. No matter what ·the circumstances, lockers were always there for their owners.

Once the lock was pulled open, a very difficult task at times, a world of differences was revealed that told quite a bit about the owners. The inside of each locker was a little bit different, and those differences showed a lot of individua lity. A few juniors, such as Allen Hunt, did not use their lockers at all except to store their coat. He said, "My locker is so far out of the way that I don't have time to get to it and still make it to class on time, so I just carry the

stuff I need in my backpack."

Other characteristics about the owner of a locker were revealed by the various items that juniors stored there. Some juniors kept some combination of school and fun objects in their lockers, with the Walkman sitting right next to the chemistry book. Greg Albert, who played soccer and baseball, said, "I mostly put sports stuff in mine."

Magazine pictures, wrapping paper, and photographs were a few of the materials used to make the locker a place of memories.

Unfortunately, life is not all happy memories. Nicole Hess said, "I had a picture of my ex-boyfriend in my locker, but I got angry at him and threw it out."

No matter how a locker was filled or decorated, some things about them were always the same besides the color. Inside them there were books, jackets ... and memories.

Where's My Pencil? Karen Askov looks puzzled as she attempts to recall where she put everything she needed for her next class. Juniors often misplaced things only to find them later in their lockers.

The Art of Talking. This year juniors learned how to get in a meaningful conversation in the time allotted them, as Alyssa Clarke teaches Lefa Dikgole. Much of this conversation took place at lockers.

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Doug Callcnberger Chris Campbell Seth Canner Andy Carlson Herb Carney Ronald Caruso

Maureen Casey Greg Caudle Sasha Cavanagh Juliet C hen Pembroke Childs Lori Christina

Melissa Cilia Orrin C lemente Kevin Coke Nathan Conklin Tanya Cordes Marcella Cowen

Hea ther C ra ig Cassandra Crockett Bridget C rust Philip C uffe Greg Curley C hristopher Curran

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Junior class was filled th people who made whe rever they went. students won competirnd had unusual hobbies. ledicated their time to the t of perfection. The 1990 Lion staff wanted to ac~dge these i;tudents and .chievements.

1ifer Biddle was the 1990 rlvania Draft Horse and Association Queen. She esented registered Belgian Horses across the country •elve years. During those she had taken top honors ny shows with her horses. fear she owned fourteen , all of which she raised ained herself.

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be sanctioned by the United States Cycling Federation. He trained over the summer by rid ing an average of 300 to 400 miles a week. Since he placed fourth in the State T ime Trials, he was given the opportunity to race at the National Championships in Colorado Sp rings, Colorado.

Melissa Frederick enjoyed w.hat she considered to be the opportunity of a li fetime when she spent a week in January at an annua l writers' workshop led

by Madeline L' Engle, author of such books as A WRINKLE I N

TIME and A SWIFTLY TILTI NG PLANET. The workshop, held in the Episcopalia n Holy Cross Monas tary in West Park, New York, gave Melissa the chance to spend intensive time working with other writers in peaceful surroundings .

Jack Gooch made working

with theatre in the State College Area a definite part of his life.

He spent the last three yea rs working in the Boal Barn . This year he was elected to the Board of Directors of the State College Community Theatre, as the youngest person ever to serve on the board. He has acted in many on- s tage production s a nd starred in the film "In Training''. He also designed sets both professionally and for the Community Theatre.

Jan Schollenberger was nationally reknowned for her ballet dancing. Last summer, she a ttended the Ballet-Aspen, a summer dance workshop, where a dmittance was granted by audition only. During the workshops she took four classes a day for six days a week. During the school year, she danced at least seventeen hours a week, with seven classes. S he was planning

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The only one of our group to ga in internation al fame was Maggie Super. Her fencing skill took her as fa r from home as London, E ngla nd. She spent a week in September fencing in London as a member of the Under-16 National Foil Squad while they engaged in international competition. During the remainder of the year, she competed in the United States and Canada, generally placing within the top three.

Despite a ll these students have done, the student body generally did not know about the achievements of their peers.

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Neda Darroudi Chris Davidson Christopher Davis John Davis Mall Davis Brian Davis

R ichard Dean J ulia Dearing Da rby Decker N icole DeCra ppeo Robb Deluca Diane Deno

Brian Depew Dirk Der Kinderen Ellen DeS hong Brian Devlin Lefa Dikgole Brian Dintaman

Rob Dinta man Beth Dona ld Shandrika Donawa Stephen Donnelly Debbie Dreibelbis Debra Dreibelbis

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Hai l to the queen. One of Jennifer Biddle's duties as the Pennsylvania Draft Horse and Mule Association Queen was leading the winning horse into the arena.

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Maybe If I Concentrate... Greg Al bert listens intently to the lectur e in the hopes that his intensity will allow him to finally learn that difficult concept.

llair Torney uses a fe w quiet he library to do a reading Aany st udents used the Ii' in peaceful surroundings.

k. Juniors Emily Williams Wright lake a break from >tudics to smile fo r the camniors used the time before y for last minute cramming.

Emery Dreibelbis Ma rs ha Dreibelbis M elissa Dubbs Mike Dunkle Steven Dwyer Jesse Ebaugh

Beverly Emel Adam Emmett Jeffrey Engle Lela h Erb C raig Erickson Kevin Ermol

Holly Everett John Everhart Scott Faivre Mark Farabaugh Katy Farber A llison Farkas

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This Isn't That Hard. Mike Kutch and Johnne Bryan discover that trigonometric fu nctions seem to make much more sense with the help of a computer program.

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Some theories we were completely in touch with, even if we did not

them. Chemistry taught us that disorder increases. Supporting this fact Penny Feathers said, "My room never stays clean!"

Science and math weren't the only topics that expanded our minds with concepts. English literature had many hidden meanings and was never as straight foreward as it appeared at first glance. "You're right," remarked Andrea Reede, "I never would have guessed that the pearl symbolised man's inner strength and desire for revenge!?!"

Nonetheless, these concepts were very much like limabeans; not very easy to stomach, but essential to our learning diet. Concepts enriched our learning and made us appreciate the gravity of Pi as well as that of Newton's apple.

Penny Feathers Jason Fedon Veronique Fenlon Chrissy Ferretti Shauna Fetters Linda Fink

Rob Finocchio Roman Fomichev Pooneh Fooladi Tami Foster Heather Foust Nicole Frank

Tom Frank Melanie Frantz Melissa Frederick Rich Freema n C hris Frey J eanie Garbrick

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Dave Gates Mike Geist Ryan Gerber Don Gibson Mark Gibson Gregers Gilberg

Kim Goldsberry Jack Gooch Aaron Graves H annah Gray Marcie Grodevant Jennifer Gross

Dan Grossman H oward Grubb Melissa Gush David Guss Candido Gutierrez J odi Hall

Sonya H all Naomi Hanawa lt Lori Hargenrader Barbie H arpster Thomas Harpster Erik Ha rrison

hy. Delivering a nasty look to grapher, Eric Harrison shows pet peeves: having his picture ny shared this particular peeve.

bbing. Though not intentional â&#x20AC;˘lek,Pembroke Childs a nd Valertalk behind A.J. Nauda's back, f those annoying pct peeves.

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Andrea Hartnett Lori H a rvey Amy Hedrick Kathy Henson Bruce Herold Deborah Herron

Nicole Hess William Hockenberry Scott Holderman Michele Hook Rodney H opkins Bryan H oulette

Lisbeth H oward Robert Howell Allen Hunt Jennifer Hunter Claire Intorre Alex James

Kristin J effries Aa ron Jensen Bill Johns David Johnson Vickie Johnson Kelli Johnston

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Members of the junior class of 1991 had all kinds of pet peeves.

The da rk haired cat sleeping on clean, white clothes; three people trying to fit into the back seat of a compact car; eating in a drafty restaurant on a windy night; a nd putting on a shirt inside out while dressing hurriedly for gym class , were just a few of those commonly known " pet peeves." Sonya Steward said that the idea of hall monitors annoyed her, because, " It makes me feel like I am in a maximum security prison." Some j uniors got frustrated when tota l strangers accidentally said " Hi" to them in the hall. Others dis-

liked having to maneuver around large groups of traffic blockers who were talking in the middle of the hall. Greg Albert's major pet peeve was "not having open lunch!" Another pet peeve was having to deal with the mad rush to make it to class on time if travelling from one end of the building to the new wing, or vice versa.

Yes, the juniors certainly did have quite a few pet peeves. The most commonly mentioned source of annoyance was people who asked dumb question s like , "What's your biggest pet peeve?"

The point of pet peeves has never, and probably will never be discovered, but juniors should not be too concerned. Just remember, everyone has at least one pet peeve, a nd will deal with it the best way possible.

"Where's the Bus." Waiting fo r an extended period of time out in the cold for transporation home really upsets juniors Marcella Cowen, Ellie Way, and Jen Twark.

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he result of a bad haircut can often leave one in a state of bewilderment. At one time or another, whether it was a loving mother cutting a child's hair or the time an overzealous hairdresser left only one-half inch of bangs, juniors have confronted actual experiences with bad haircuts. These vivid recollections of terrible haircuts remained in the subconscious to ward off the possibility of a repeat performance.

Becca Lepro said, "One time my hairdresser made my hair look like I had stuck my finger in a light socket!" Chrissy Ferretti swore she would never forget the first time she got a perm, because as she said, "It was so frizzy that I looked like a Q-Tip!" Boys have also had their share of bad haircuts. Eric Knowlton summed up the feelings of most tnd Short of It. H airstyles de:te. Melissa Ricketts likes her ·hile Beth Young preferred the f a short hair st yle.

Sweet. Martin Walsh , Tim k Farabaugh, a nd Ma tt Narber le typical short haircuts that red by the junior boys this year.

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guys on this subject when he said, "Guys have practically the same haircut from the first day they have hair until the day they go bald!" This did not seem lo be the common occurrence, however, because poor hairc uts were not always avoidable. The male swimmers had to have their heads s haved when they made Districts or States championships. It was not always welcomed, but it was sometimes appreciated. Rob Howell expressed the feelings of most male swimmers when he said, "Although Dave McGeorge was not a professional hairstylist, the haircut he gave me helped me lo swim faster at Districts. " Every junior eventually had a t least one bad haircut. If it were to happen more tha n once, though, do as Becca Lepro said, "Just try another salon!"

Hae Chin Kang Mojdeh Ka ramooz Melanie Kearns Jeff Kellerman Jennifer Kennedy Brian Kerstetter

Jus tin Kessinger Rebecca Kessi nger Bob Kilareski Kelly King Mike Kipp Michael Klein

S haun Knight Eric Knowlton Krist in Kocher Bobbi Jo Korma n Tashya Ko~alski Jonathon Kramer

M ike Krentzman Jeff Krezo T omasz Kula Dominik Kulakows ki T odd Kulka Mike Kutch

C hristine La ird Seth Lambiase Carley LaMorte Josh Lannin Susie Lauver Cameron Lee

J anet Lehma n M a rielle Leon Becca Lcpro Missy Lewis Emily Lloyd M ichael Long

Robin Lonstein Sharleen Lundy Jon Lutton J on Lutz Peter Lysak Michelle MacDonald

Pa ul Maginnis Carolyn Mangan Charlene M anning Kristen M arcinia k N a bil Ma rk John 路 M arsha ll

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Andy Mathews Michele Matis Axel Ma ttis Brenda Maurer Kevin McCarthy Brian McWhirter

Joseph Mehalick Geoffrey Meyer Andrew M iller Craig M iller Reed Miller Robert Miller

Meira Minard Andy Mitchell Wendy Mocrschbacher T im Mohr Frank Moret Michael Moriarta

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siders, Sta te College seem like the least .ce in the world , but by ·ough the ha lls of the i School it was obvious >lie r of that infamous never visited the j unior ing a t the worried exf the st udents, it was .t stress was present in High School. The jurarely just ta king it rushed aro und frantihing a sigh of relief as ::d assignme nts at the and then rushed on to lue the next period. that st ress, every ju) find a way to cope. ile said tha t they just lt their proble ms. The worried abo ut th eir : SAT's, their classes )Cial life. One group of ha t they a te c hocolate hey felt stressed. Upon :stioning, one girl con-

fessed tha t she jumped around her room whi le lip-sync hing a song into her hai rbrush . After hea rin g that res ponse, other members of the group admitted to sleeping it off a nd a ttacking their boyfriends.

Jenna Bergman said, " I think a bout things that a re unre lated to school. " The male population had their own answe rs when it came to stress . Alex Nauda a nd Rob Howe ll considered juggling to be the ultimate stress re li eve r.

Throwing three or more ba lls consecuti vely betwee n their ha nds apparently relieved them of a ll the ir worries. It may help some juniors, but for others, such as Terrance Bowma n, spending extra time with friends was a great stress reliever.

No ma tter what the answe r was for a pa rticular stude nt, al l solutions must ha ve worked because no one has died from the pressure yet.

Rachel Moritz Mark Morrison Charlie Morrow Melanie Morrow Kristen Mudzinski Doug Muhlbauer

Mark Muller Lisa Musser Dave Myers Ray Myers Henry Napoleon Matt Narber

/\lex Nauda /\dam Nicbauer Ann Nixon Josh Nolten Satu Oi!!inen Chris Olmsted

Rejected? It seems tha t Donn W agner has no place to go, while making up a math test in the lonely halls. Missed tests and assignments a re just a few of the stressers juniors had to face .

T he Buddy System. Jenni fer Bergemann ta lks to Mike Bierly abo ut the changes in the weat her to forget all the ma ny st ressful situations which s he faced .

Escape the O rdinary. Mike Krentzman tries to escape his problems in a dayd ream.

Imagining tha t they we re somewhere else, a nywhere e lse, seemed lo help juniors.

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Dain Olson Tara Orzolek Jerry Patton Aaron Pavlechko Megan Pearce J amie Peck

Jenn ifer Penrose Shani Peretz Christy Petersen Mark Pfaff Molly Pollett Matt Ponish

Gwen Poole Holly Poorbaugh Shawn Porta David Porter Shauna Prendergast Eliot Preschutti

Charlotte Pressler John Pressler Chris Prestia Dave Price Are Qvale Ann Rader

J acquelyn Rallis Vidya Ramachandran Niaz Rashid Saralyn Rawlins Brian Rayback Jason Reckner

Deepika Reddy Andrea Reede Adam Reynolds Melissa Ricketts Coleen Rider Nelly Rivera

Kent Robbin.s Koryn Rockey Mark Roland Rachel Rose Valerie Rosen Chris Rosengrant

Cinnamon Rudy J ama l Saunders Dawn Savage Megan Schnellbaugh Jan Schollenberger Jeff Schomer

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I Don't Get It. While Ja n Schollenburger and Brian Rayback chuckle softly at Dr. Lechnar's unique sense of humor, Jay Sibold still ponders the missed punch line.

Tick, Tick, Tick. Rob De luca and Ch rissy Fe rretti scribble furiously in an attempt to get the last of their health homework fini shed before the bell rings.

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rom the time they got up in the morning until they went to bed, homework was present in every junior's life. It was done in dad's lazyboy, on the kitchen table, on the floor in front of the television, on the bed while listening to a walkman, on the bus, during class lectures, and in between classes.

H omework just could not be avoided. In a survey of the Class of 199 1, 40% of the juniors polled said t hey received more homework fro m ma th teachers t ha n from a ny other. On th e other hand, 30% of.the juniors said that scie nce tea c hers ass igned the most homework.

During their junior yea r, students noticed a definite cha nge in the a mount of homework per · nigh t. 47% of the juniors su rveyed thought that they received onl y slight ly more homewo rk this year

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than last year, but 21 % thought tha t the difference in the amount of homework was enormous. The amount of time spent on that homework va ried greatly, with 35% of the juniors spending less than one hour, 36% spending approxi mate ly two hours, a nd 28% spending more than two hours on their homework.

The junior response to homework was definitely indi vidual.

C hristy Petersen said, " M y homework is a bout the sa me as last year, except for no Doc Wilkerson papers or questions!"

No matter what their views on homework, juniors a lways managed to get it done ... somehow. Although that ocassionally meant staying up a n extra hour or sq ueezing it in between classes, the C lass of 1991 showed their character and got the job done.

What Lunch? Many juniors, like Melissa Wallner and Ann Rader, used their free lunch period lo finis h up their homework, instead of eating or talking with friends.

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Kelly Schwab Jennifer Scott Andrea Seaman Brandy Shawley Karen Shawver Jason Sibold

Jesse S locumb Joshua Smith Vaughen Smith Rochelle Starr Leif Steiner Rachel Stem

John Stephens Marcy Stevens Sonya Stewart Ty Stewart Eric Stine Tracy Stine

Brad Strong Gary Stroschein Chris Summers Deanna Summers Aaron Sundquist Maggie Super

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of '9 1 had the good enjoying many new experiences, and op• that some of the other not have. At the Inter.gh, the class of '91 had ·ortune to have a new Dr. Ashley had new :h helped sophomores :w privileges and new :ide in the school. With d the help of the school r class received soda snack bars, and a varif foods that we could 1e cafeteria. od fortune seemed to fed our class over to the :h, where we also had opportuni ties this year. me new courses offered :ven mo re new students .hem with. T here had · additions made to our IB

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school for our benefit as well a! the benefit of others. The new gymnasium allowed us to enjoy our gym classes and sport events with more space a nd better equipment. The addition proved to be educational, allowing us to learn, or improve upon, our swimming strokes. We had the opportunity to swim year round and the choice to take swimming classes in gym as ·a n elective. The junior cross country a nd track teams were able to train inside on the new track instead of running in the pouring rain or in the freezing cold weather. Along with these additions was the student store set up for the student's convenience.

Someone in our class must have brought a ll of this luck a nd good fort une. If they could be found, who knows what could be in store for us next year!

Suann Surdick J en Temple Christy Thiel Nicole T higpen Melissa Thompson Timothy Thornton

Yaniv Tomer Blair Tormey Brian Turchetta Catherine Turgeon Shawni Turner Jen Twark

Bill Tzilkowski Melissa Vaughn Donn Wagner Melissa Wallner Martin Walsh Sarah Wangsness

Evan Ware Sonja Warg Cory Warner Laurie Waslohn Todd Wasson Jon W atschke

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Thirst Quenchers. Melanie Kearns uses one of the soda machines in the cafeteria .

Many students bought soda from the machines to drink with their lunch.

Time Out. A group of students on the track team take a break from their weight training. Many sports took advantage of the weight room in the new gymnasi um.

Splish Splash. Some juniors warm up for an exciting game of water basketball by swimming laps. Many students enjoyed the chance to swim during gym class.

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Ellie Way Corey Weaver Diana Weaver Gengyu Wei Courtney Weiner Elizabeth Weiner

Jennifer Welch George Weller Ellen White Derek Williams Emily Williams Matt Wilson

Tashara Wilson Kim Wisc Lori Witmer J ames Wright Rebecca Wright Tara Wright

Michael Wurst Jim Wyland Robert Yingling Beth Young Chris Young Nancy Young

Jen Zeigler Andrea Z ug

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dination from English, and Algebra.

Juniors spent free time scouting for the right college, playing the 'Looking for Mr. Good College' game. Common opin ion dictated that the right school must have a convenient location, be near lots of entertaining places, a nd have a good reputation. A lot of good information was available fo r j uniors researching a particular field of study. This was often a factor in deciding on a specific

school. If only choosing and applying to college was as easy as reciting the alphabet. Ju niors quickly discovered that they had much preparing to do before accepting the " perfect" school.

In the end, it boiled down to a simple explanation. Ju niors submitted themselves and sacrificed their Saturdays to take PSA Ts, SATs, ACTs, and achievement tests. En route to attending preferential colleges so that they could study for four years to

adorn their names with extra init ia ls like B.S. or B.A. Some would zealously stride even further fo r an MBA, a Ph.D., a D.V.M. or a M.D. Even though there were hundreds of educat ional institutions from which to choose, or rather, which would be choosing us, much of the decision depended on the resul ts of early Saturday morning tests.

Th is College Is Good ... Marge Bennett prov id es Ch ri ssy Ferretti wit h her thoughts on colleges. The counseling Office contained information on many colleges.

Prestige Is Important. Many students, such as S teve Berry, wore clothing sporting the name of that " Right College''. Ivy League shirts were especia lly popular.

I Want To Go To Cornell ... Courtney Weiner and J en H oulihan discuss the cost of a ttending their drea m colleges. Cost was ofte n a factor in c hoosi ng a college.

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Spirit and Pride Mr. Ron Pifer, acl ing principal of the Stale College Area Senior Hi gh School, is a very dedicated ma n who recei ves pleasure from helping and working with the young people at lhe school. He especia ll y enjoys seein g students use individual ta lents to do their best in acheiving success. H e is gla d tha t State Hi gh is large

H i ho Silver, away! Acting principal Mr. Ron Pifer rides away on his horse in the holiday parade. Mr. Pifer ran the school with pride as he urged the student body to "Catch the Spirit!"

enoug h lo offer a variety of sports and activities, yet small enough to al low close friendships to be formed .

One of Mr. Pifcr's mosl important jobs was lo boost sc hool spirit. H e believes that the school spiril is in the stud ents; il j ust needs lo have a lillle direc ti on and leaders hip. For this reason, he has coined lhe ph rase "CATC H THE SPIRIT," wh ic h had been displayed lhroughout th e sc hool. Mr. Pi fe r is a caring man who has man y expecta ti ons for State H igh. He hopes to make a ll classes proud of their accomplishments and their Alma M a ter.

Although his job was a demanding one, Mr. Pifer gladly accepted the ma ny challenges. He said, " I e nj oy wa tch ing t he sc hool run itself e ffectively; I especial ly e njoy interacti ng with both the staff a nd the stude nts. My ro le as principal is a way to provide as many traditions and good mem ories as possible. I wa nt students to look back at their time a t State H igh a nd say that those were grea t years."

Put on a ha ppy face! No maller what the occassion, State High students can always find Mr. Ror. Pifer with a smile on his face as he promotes school spirit.

Look al lhal view! While zooming along in his speed boat, Mr. Milo Williams enjoys looking over the landscape a t Yellowstone National Park during his sabbatical.

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Mrs. Patricia Axt -English. Latin Latin Club Ms. Ka thleen Backus-Sams-Counselor M rs. Ann Barnes- Para-prof M r. Ken Barto- Physical Education Mr. Robert Baumbach-Ari 路 Indoor Track, Track and Field Mrs. Marjorie Bennett-Para-prof

Mr. Dave Blank- Para-prof Mr. J oseph Boris-Social Studies Mrs. Jessica Bowman- Music Twentoncs, Choraliers, Choir Mrs. Barbara Brame- Para-prof Mrs. Eileen Brown-Mathematics Mrs. Irene Bruno-Mathematics

Mrs. Mary Bucher-Secretary Mrs. Mary Alice Burroughs- Para-prof Mrs. Mona Butler- Para-prof Mrs. Mary Bytheway- Mathematics Little Lion Mrs. Marguerite Ciolkosz-Science Chem Club s. Pauline Cormier-Business Education

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s~째" The Environment Biology teacher Mr. Milo Williams had a unique experience last year when he traveled to Yellowstone National Park to be a ranger as part of a continuous learning experience.

He was stationed in the Snake River District, his duties ranging from working at the South entrance of Yellowstone National Park to patroling the lake.

He also had the unique opportunity to work on the support staff to help the firefighters in the Lewis Lake area. Mr. Williams said that the experience showed him the delicate balance between man, nature, and fire; and that mother nature has her own way of dealing with these things.

Mr. Williams' hard work paid off during his educational

experience as a ranger. He hopes that others will learn to respect, take care of, and preserve the environment for future generations. Mr. Williams expressed his feelings about the wilderness field when he said, "Wilderness managers will have much to gain from the ecosystem research programs focused on the extraordinary events of 1988 in Yellowstone National Park."

Mr. Darrell Davies-Social Studies Mrs. Charlotte deLissovoy-English, Russian Russian Club Mr. Gary Deivert- Mathematics Mr. David Dillon- Social Studies Mr. Ronald Faris-Counselor Sgt. Ralph Farmer-Security (Senior High) Ms. Sherry Farrall- Learning Enrichment Acclivity Dr. Greg Ferro-Social Studies Mr. Mike Frazier- Media Audio Visual Mrs. Anne Fry- Physical Education Mrs. Maggie Glick- Para-prof Mr. Tim Glick-Social Studies OAS Mr. Frank Guerra-Business Education Girls' Basketball Mrs. Joyce Harvey- Assistant Principal Mr. Donald Hastings- Data Processing Mrs. Annalee Henderson-Mathematics M ath Club Mrs. Mary Hershey-Science Senior S enate Mrs. Lorelei Heverly- Data Processing

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ew Culture Dorothy Simons, a liat State High, was a :r of a group of teachers lministrators chosen by . Department of Educarepresent the state in , Japan, for fourteen fer primary role was to public relations advisor Japanese culture on her While there, she spent >f her time traveling and .ng the culture, and was ed by the beauty of the iinsides and the relishrines. She also rej that many things about mtry surprised her, espe:he Japanese interest in ;an habits. . Simons found that Jap:chools were very differ::>m those in America. hildren are very eager to and not as concerned creativity a nd individas we are in America, 1

which is one of the major differences in our cultures." She remarked that Japanese students worked very hard to pass examinations which could elevate them to a higher level of education. Teachers in Japan are known to visit their students' families at least once a month, if not every two weeks .

Parents were very involved in their children's education.

Mrs. Simons had an exciting time in Japan and will tell about her experiences for years to come.

Mr. John Hopkins-Science Mrs. Dianne Howard- Music Orchestra, String Ensemble Mrs. Jean Hoy- Secretary Mr. Donald Hutton-Security rs. Ann Infield-Physical Education 1. Connie Infield- Work Experience

Mrs. Julia Johnson-Social Studies Model Legislature Mr. Howard Keck- Electronics â&#x20AC;˘ Ronald Koble-Assistant Principal . Tit Kocher- Attendance Secretary Mrs. Marcia Kramer- Reading Mrs. Janet Kretchmar- English Student Voice

Mrs. Ethel Leach- Para-prof Dr. Mike. Lechnar-Social Studies s. Teri Lindner- Special Education Teacher Dr. Charles Loviscky- MRC Malachosky- Learning Disabilities Teacher Mrs. Betty Mark-Cafeteria

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"How will I handle these chopsticks?"

Mrs. York was greeted with wa rm welcomes when she arrived in China to teach.

S he spent an evening visiting with student's parents, and sampling the cuisine.

What does that say? Mrs. Dorothy Simons stands in front of the sign that was placed in the a irport lo greet her as she arrived in Japan. She found the Japanese to have a very interesting culture.

The Making

State High English teacher, Mrs. Mary York, spent her 1989 sabbatical teaching at the Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics in China. She had only taught from April to June, when she was evacuated from the area by the arrival of tanks. Although her stay in China was cut short, she enjoyed the opportunity to teach to graduate students.

Mrs. York was to teach about American and British Literature, but her students wanted to learn about freedom, democracy, and revolutions. She also described our school curriculum, the process of high school graduation and entrance into college, and how the United States cares for its Senior Citizens. Mrs. York chose China because it is the most populous country and the oldest living culture.

T hrough observation, Mrs. York decided that the Chinese

people are its greatest resource, due to their strong sense of family and responsibility. "My favorite sound was the rooster whose crows woke me at six in the morning daily, and my favorite sight was the babies and their families riding together on one bike, perfectly balanced and looking quite content."

"Everyone say cheese!" Mrs. Mary York poses with her class from the Beijing University. She taught American Literature to graduate students for three months.

Mrs. Sharon McCloskey- Data Processing Mrs. Norma McDonald-Spanish Mr. Tod McPherson-Science Boys' Volleyball Mr. Galen McWilliams- Health/ Physical Education Wrestling Mrs. Polly McWilliams- English Mrs. Tina Milanovich-Allamon-Para-prof Mrs. Linda Mills-Para-prof Mr. Tom Mills-Science Football Mr. John Mutzeck-German Boys' Golf Mr. Robert Nixon-Learning Enrichment Acclivity Mr. Gary Owen-Social Studies Mr. Michael Patrilak- Malhematics

Mr. Ronald Pavlechko-English Football Mrs. Sharon Pearson- Para-prof A STRA Mrs. Mary Peterson-Home Economics Home Economics Club, FHA , S HS Mr. Ronald Pifer- Acting Principal Mrs.Josephine P irrooe--English Mrs. Kathleen Pitluga- Para-prof

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'/Ice 'Pe6ftie Behind the Scenes There are many people who play a major role in the workings of State High who were sometimes taken for granted or forgotten.

One of these groups is the State College School Board. They are the ones who set all the rules and regulations in our school, balance the budget, and make the policies.

One of the major issues of the year was the tobacco free school

C ha rles Rider, Cynthi a Potter, Ri ch DeEugiono, George McMurtry, Sheldon Whitaker, Elaine Skidell, Bill Moyer, Donna Queeny, David Barr, John Miller.

Mr. Robert Placky- Art Art Club Deborah Poveromo-Social Studies Girls' Tennis Ms.Susan Proia-English Mr. James Ritchey-Ari Mrs. Gail Robinson-Spanish Mr. Leonard Rockey-Health

Mr. Barry Rossman-Mathematics Softball

Mrs. Gloria Sampsel-Secretary Mrs. Katie Sca lis~oun se l or Peer Listening Mr. David Seamans-Vo-Ag Mrs. Carolyn Selders-Para-prof Mrs. Jean Shirey-Para-prof Debate Team

Mrs. Dorothy S imons-Librarian s. Marsha Smith- Athletic Trainer Mrs. Ernie Snyder- N urse Mr. Sherdell Snyder- Counselor Football

S haron Soyster-Home Economics Home Economics Club heryl Speakman-Work Experience

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policy. They were also working on the combination of the Intermediate and Senior High Schools.

Another group of people who worked hard for the benefit of State High students are the cafeteria lunch ladies. The women who work in the cafeteria have a most demanding job on their hands. The two in charge of the cafeteria are Mrs. Sharon Crain, assistant manager, and Mrs. Lisa Reeder, ma nager. Their favorite aspect of the job was the interaction with the kids.

Certainly, people who diligently work 'behind the scenes' were the school custodians. They worked around the clock to keep the school a pleasant place to be.

They began their night-long job of clean up after the students were long gone, and every morning we saw the pleasing result of their work.

State High students may not have ques tioned how certa in things were done, especially necessary tasks which were not always visible, but these tasks were important and should be appreciated.

Caught in the act. After the last crowd of students leave school, custodian Dan Gill begins his night-long job of making it a pleasing and clean atmosphere.

Front Row: Jeri French, Ken Harry, John Weber, Wayne Duch. Back Row: Lester S tine, Charles Gill , Jarrod St.Clair, Bill Lucas.

Front Row: Linda Rinehart, Joan Pletcher, Nancy Wilson, Genevive MAstowski, Lisa Reeder. Back Row: Phyllis Doty, Connie Zellers, Sharon Crain, Charlene Peworchick, Dorothy Walker.

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Much of their time was spent studying and exchanging different methods of teaching Russian.

Mrs. deLissovoy attended ballets, operas, concerts, and spent time trying to interact with Russian citizens. In her free time, she would sit on park benches and talk to grandmothers, or go to bakeries and dairy stores trying to strike up conversations. She also went to Russian films and restaurants to get a taste of life in the Soviet Union. Mrs. deLissovoy visited many interesting places in the Soviet Union such as Pushkin's last home; a home of Peter the Great; Pavlovsk, a home that Catherine the Great

gave to her son; Repin's home; and the Hermitage Palace. She summed up her feelings about the Russian's and their culture when she said, "I came away feeling that I knew much more about Russian culture, concerned about the desperate economic crisis which they are experiencing, cognizant of their bewilderment a bout where p erestroika is leading them, and therefore their ambivalent feelings about Gorbachev, and most of all, a desire to return to see my friends and continue the use of the language."

Mr. Ronald Strapel-Drivers Education Mrs. Arlene Thompson- Para-prof Mrs. Lillian Upcraft-Business Education FBLA Dr. Willem lvan den Berg-Science Mr. Patrick Vernon- Industrial Arls TSA Mr. Richard Victor-Music Band, Marching Band, Stage Band, Stage Crew

Mr. Thomas Wallace-Athletic Director Mr. Carl Weaver- Industrial Arts Mrs. Elaine Weirich-Para-prof Student Voice Mr. Ted Wentz-Social Studies Mr. Hubbie White-Science Mr. Milo Williams-Science

Mrs. Elaine Winkleman-Special Education Junior S enate Mrs. Marion Winsor- French French Club Mrs. Mary York- English Little Lion

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id that be Greg Louganis?" Stale ,diving team member, senior Dan ck, executes good form as he preto slice into the waiting water !I graceful back dive.

ir than a speeding bullet. Lunging 路ds the ball, senior varsity soccer r Seth Richards, accelerates for. to take the play down the field .core for the team.

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Many students had heard the age old cliche, "you win some, you lose some;" but we at State High did not question the quantity of victories and defeats. We instead appreciated the experience and the quality of teamwork. Although some teams had certain reputations to live up to, eaoh individual set and attempted to achieve his own personal goals and standards. Trophies and banquets will come and go, but the friendships which were formed will last for.ever.

Through rigorous training, minor injuries, and up-hill battles, we sweat and strained to always reach our personal best. Success was achieved not only by a team victory, but also through the knowledge that we were creating memories.

We welcomed personal growth and valued the experience to be part of a family that would support and encourage us in a time when we were MAKING A SPLASH!

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On The Gridiron "Strive fo r perfection and yo u 'II go right through excellence."

These were Coach Ron Pavlechko's instructions at the beginning of the 1989 football season. Although the team's record was somewhat disappointing, the players maintained a good attitude and displayed strong effort. The season opened with a close loss to Indian Valley. From there, the team steadily developed as the young offense and defense gained experience. Keyed by the running of junior Jason Fedon and the passing of most valuable player Mike Sheridan, the Little Lions defeated Shike!-

Turn It Up. With blocking by Mike Gold (74) and Ed Conklin (14), halfback C hris Jurs (15) looks to turn upfield against Cumberland Valley's defense.

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Dave Blythe was awarded the Dick Morgan Memorial Football Award

lemy . Other highlights from the season included a 200 plus yard passing performance by Mike Sheridan in a narrow loss at Dubois, and an exciting second half rally that nearly upset highly regarded Williamsport.

Team success was not abundant, but each player could say he gained a sense of pride in his achievements.

Let It Fly. Quarterback Mike Sheridan demonstrates how to throw the ball on the run against C umberland Valley .

Keyed by solid blocking, Sheridan had time to complete the pass.

which is presented to the player who exhibited the best sportsmans hi p.

Dave Martin was awarded the John A. Ga rner Memorial Award which is given to the player who exhibited the most courageous attitude during the season.

One More Step. Senior Bill Peacock dives for a touchdown against Shik. State used a strong performa nce by their running attack to defeat the Braves.

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Front Row: M. Fogelman, M. Sherida n, C. O'Conner, R. Reichlin, P. Gill, C. Summers, B. Peacock, R. Myers, E. Miller, E. Conklin, C. Jurs, M. Nar ber, T. Kulka, R . Brown, D. Ma rtin, M.

Dunkle, C. Miller, N . Mark. Row 2: M. Geist, C. Dry, D. McL aughlin, B. Simpson, J . Fedon, T. Bayly, J. Bloom, J . Nolten, R. Pa ul, R. Brunton, J. Bernie r, M. Breon, D. Bayly, K. Roth, D. Quigley, A. Pavlechko. Row 3: B. Cahir, J. Engle, J. Stephens, D. Blythe, B. Pa ntall, A . Doremus, C . Prestia, G. Stroschein, K. Ritchey, C. Baldwin, C. Cutshall , D. Muhlbauer, M. Gold, K. Coke, T. Marshall. Row 4: D. Callenberger, T. McTavish, P. Eggie, T . Prisk, S. Dreibelbis, D. Gates, M .

Long, R. Everett, D. M yers, H. N apoleon, K. Ermol. Back Row: M. J acobsen, J . Douthitt, R .

P rebish, P . Klaus, T . Sallade, T. Mills, P. Gill , S. Snyder, P. Riccio, T. Gervinski, R. Pavlechko.

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k Up. The Little Lion deis ma rking up in the ring circle. The tea m sucully shut out the offense of an Valley a nd created some 1se of their own.

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~ront Row: B. C rust, K. Harvey, B. Carlson, L. Christina, K. Dorsey, S. Seibel. Back Row: J . lurris, C. Anderson, B. Hughes, J . Byers, L.A. Dorsey, M.J . Labosky, K. Lineha n, Coach B. r runzo. . .

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Slowly But Surely While others were enjoying their last days of summer, the girls' field hockey team was working hard to gain experience for their first game. The a mbitious team ended their discouraging season with a 4- 13- 1 record .

Their record was misleading because the girls played in five overtime games, losing four o f them and losing four others by one goal. The team was led by senior tri-captians Beth Hughes, Kathleen Linehan.and Bekah Carlson. Other se niors who played were Lori Ann Dorsey, Claire And erson, Mary Jo Labosky , Hannah Koopmann a nd Jen Byers.

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you ng team that faced excellent competition.

The teamwork a nd trust between the girls finall y came together in the last portion of the season.

They had the opportunity to compete in the District Playoff aga inst Selinsgrove, but just felt short of the win. To sum up the season Coach Trunzo said, "We grew in inches, not feet."

Get Down. Beth Hughes, Lori Ann Dorsey, and Kathleen Linehan prepare to block u p a free hit against archrival Middleburg.

Perfect Form. Se n ior Beth Hugh es shows off her excellent stick work in a game against Indian Valley. The team won the game by a score of 3-0, their first win of the season.

Tri-C aptain Beth Hughes was a four year varsity player and the

team's leading scorer.

Goaltender Bekah Carlson provided comic relief and was honored with an all-star selection. Kathleen Li nehan was a continual source of spiri t and enthusiasm and a versatile player, using her skills on offense and defense.

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Using Your Head! Seefenseman Bob Branslelnps over Somerset player ,amberl to head the ball Slate High teammate. :he win, State tallied their :onseculive win.

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1989 Boys' Soccer Opponent

·ont Row: M. Abrams, G. Delong, D. Hall, M. Smith, S. Richards, B. Branstetter, C. Wagner, Holderman. Row 2: F. Trunzo, D. Der Kinderen, M. Brenneman, C. Morella, A. Mattis, B. !yback, A. Lowery, T. Mohr, M. Wurst. Back Row: J . Dutton, G. Gilberg, M. Haney, B. cWhirler, A. Mitchell, A. Toigo, N. Onyike, M. Klein, M. Blume.

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Winning Senior Michael Smith was the captain, of this year's boys' soccer team.

Streak The 1989 season started slowly for the boys' soccer team with the squad losing to the eventual State AAA runnerup and the State AA champion. The program then turned around dramatically and ripped off nineteen wins in a row.

Keyed by the strong play daysburg and Somerset, of seniors Chris Wagner, then lost a heartbreaker Seth Richards , Mike to Norwin . Although the Smith, Bob Branstetter, team was disappointed Jan Dutton, and Matt with the loss to Norwin, Haney, the Little Lions State won the District 6 outs cored their oppo- title as well as achieving nents eighty to six during 路 third place in the state the streak. After State rankings. As a credit to finished their regular sea- the team's performance, son without a loss, the fourteen State High team headed into the players were awarded state playoffs. The Little Tri-Valley League honLions defeated Holli- ors.

The last two years he was voted to the Tr.i-Valley All Star Team, and this year he was named the team's most valuable player by the Booster Club.

On The Slide. Junior defenseman Brian Rayback steals the ball away from a n opponent with an aggressive slide tackle.

Under Control. Displaying fine footwork , senior Seth Richa rds keeps the ball under control as he weaves his way through the opponent's defense.

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High. Jen Geesey o the air with the look rmination on her fa ce ccessfo lly blocks o ut 路 merset counterpart.

路ont Row: B. Blume, A. Roblidard, A. Allara, L. H erold, J . Geesey, M. Dolan, T. Foster, E. :1rlin, Y. Fulbright. Row 2: Coach J. Marooney, C. Sa nta luc ia, A. Peworc hi k, A. Wienken, M .

1ssmore, T. Cortes, N. Basset, T . Wright, K. Rutter, J . M urgas, C. Mutma nski, C . Lowrey, J . oward, Coach K. Marooney. Back Row: S. McTaggert, C. Peterson, M. Super, T. Kello, J. !rgma n, M. Musso, J. Peworchik, R. Wisk, M . Karas, A. Coomus, S. Mittendorf, E. Peck, D. ealy.

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From The Past Into The Future 1989 Girls' Soccer Opponent

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M t. Lebanon Kiski Lock Haven Bishop McCort North S tar Greater Latrobe Bishop McCort Lock Haven Somerset North Star Greater Latrobe

3-0 0-2

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0-1 1-0 0-1 0-8 2-3

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In the inaugural season the girls established a tradition of earning their victories through hard work, determination, and team unity. With new coaches and many underclassmen, this season's team unity initially struggled to uphold the previous season's traditions.

When the girls tied Mt. Lebanon through the third quarter, the need for more effort and teamwork was as obvious as their potential to win.

The later win over _Bishop McCort was the result of tremendous team effort.

The girls played at a level well beyond that of the average second year varsity team. One of the highlights of the season was the victory over the champions of Centre County, Somerset. The team played well and avenged humiliating 8-0

Squaring up. Susan McTaggert displays picture perfect technique as she lines up for a kick in a game against Somerset.

losses from the past season and a 2-0 loss from earlier this season. The team's struggles for victory are often remembered in the friendships which outlast the season.

While the loss of seniors presents a challenge to the team, new players must fill positions reaching for higher levels of play than that of their predecessors. Most importantly, the potentia l success of next season's team is indicated by the comradery of the twenty seven returning players.

s~ Credit the success of the season's defense to senior Ju lie Peworch ik.

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and leadership was an example for everyone.

Junior Christy Peterson never allowed discouragement to affect her play or attitude. Look for Christy as the player unifying next season's offense.

"I've got it!" Amy Allara and Susan McTaggert team up on their opponent to gain possession and control of the ball.

Teamwork was the key to the girls success this year.

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The ·radition The season was a conual uphill battle, but : great effort put forth the team helped them end the season in tri1ph. Tired from sum:r practices, the boys .ished third at Big Vair, Spiked Shoe, and mrad Weiser Invita•nals. Hopes of an exllent season had been !ntiful, but because of •or placing at these ~ets, morale was down.

1ree days after Conrad eiser came the Altoona 1al Meet. Up to this ·int, Altoona had bestState College at all her meets, but State )liege won the Altoona ::et. For the next few :eks State College and ltoona, perennial foes,

Jason Lynch, a valuable asset to the team, topped off his senior year with a

had come head to head.

State College came in second at the Altoona Invite, but won the District VI Championship for the twentieth straight year.

The rich tradition of S t ate College Cross Country continued at the PIAA State competition, where Jason Lynch led the team to capture the second place team title for the third consecutive year.

second place fin ish at States. Leif Steiner had a strong junior year placing fifteenth in States and second at Districts. The leadership of captain Ben Webster helped boost the team's confidence and morale.

All Alone. Senior Chris Mortenson kicks it in to a strong finish at the State College Invitational where twenty-six teams competed.

1989 Boys' Cross Country Big Valley Invitational Lebanon Valley Invitational Spiked Shoe Invitational Conrad Weiser Invitational Altoona Dual Bellefonte/Lewistown/State College Steel City Invitational State College Invitational Altoona Invitational District VI Championship PIAA States

3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 1st Ist 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd

Setting the Pace. Leif Steiner, Jason Lynch, Ben H arader, Charlie Morrow. and Cory Sefchick out run the opposition for a strong State College showing.

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What? Faster!? Leif Steiner's determination a nd drive a re the keys to his successfu I running at cross country meets.

Front Row: D. Arnold, C. Sefchick , L. Steiner. Row 2: K. Yeh , J . Lutz, S . Will. Row 3: C. Apalaski , S . T ailcott, C. Morrow, M. Howell, B. Ha rader. Back Row: J. Berrena, B. Tormey, M . Davis, A . Bates.

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oto Finish. At Districts, 1ior Kristin Ma rcinia k, 路ints to the finis h trying to ~ rtake her Central Cama opponent.

Front Row: K. Ca ttell, D. W eaver, S . Kerrick, L. Dench .

Row 2: J . Biddle, S . T a rbell , S . Downs. Row 3: M. Tormey, K. Luc kovic h, M. Ma tis, T. Hohnka . Row 4: M . M inard, H. Curling, M . MacDona ld. Back Row: D. Reddy, K. Marciniak, M. Hohnka, S. Franzetta.

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Thumbs Up. Mary Hohnka displays good form in her quest fo r a top finish , even on a brisk autumn afternoon.

Making A Quick Start This year's girls' cross cou ntry season was a unique one in itself. It had its peaks and valleys.

The team worked very hard during the hot summer months and their hard work definitely paid off. I n their first meet, the Big Va lley Invitation· al, the girls exceeded ev· eryone's expectations coming in first place. The girls continued to run very well, especially in their meet against Belle· fonte a nd Lewistown.

Fo ll owing the meet, Coach Steve Gentry said, "We had some of our fastest times of the sea· son. We were at the crossroads of our season, and I think we took the right road ." Unfortu· nately for States, illness had plagued the squad,

As senior captain of the girls' cross country team, Heather Curling

and the team received a disappointing fourteenth place. The girls who ran in States were Kristin Marciniak, Mary Hohnka, Michelle MacDonald, Deepika Reddy, Meira Minard , Susan Downs, and Katy Fa rber, who ran for mono-striken Colleen Glyde. The team will be looking forward to a very promising season ahead in 1990 with seven returning varsity letter winners.

kept her fellow runners' spirits s ky high. Senior Mary Hohnka was the most consistent and solid runner on the team. J unior Kristen Marciniak had the energ y and stamina lo defeat oppo· nents nea r the end of the race.

1989 G iris' Cross Country Big Valley Invitational Lebanon Valley Invitational Spiked Shoe Invitational Conrad Weiser Invitational Altoona Dual Bellefonte Dual Lewistown Dual Ind ian Valley Dual Steel C ity In vitational Stale College Invitational Altoona Invitational

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14th S ide by S ide. Mary Hohnka and Susan Downs fight to get in the front of the pack at a State College Invitational.

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me it on the rain. Brian ta crouches in fru straafter na rrowly missing final pull of the day durt the rainy first round of s year's PIAA Tourna-

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Front Row: B. Porta, D. Besket, M. Muller, S. Porta , D. Brooks. Back Row: H . Larson, K. Robbins, C. Campbell, D . W agner, G. Meyer, J. Mutzeck.

BOYS' AND GIRLS' GOLF

Front Row: L. G uber, H . Witherite, L. W a de, J . Papa.

Perfect form. Senior golfer Sherry Kindlin displays total concent ration as she prepares to attempt a difficult putt.

Getting In The Swing The 1989 boys' varsity golf team had another winnin g season under veteran coach Mr. John Mutzeck. The team did not have a stellar performance at the beginning of the year, but was able to overcome adversity and make a strong showing at the League Championship where they finished third. An individual performance to note, senior Brian Porta, advanced to the State Championship Finals.

There, Porta finished tied for ninth, but lost in a sudden death play-off.

Porta thus finished eleventh overall. Coach Mutzeck said, "I was not totally happy with the season, but we were able to overcome many obsta-

s~ One of the highlights of the boys' golf team was

cles and the talent did show through when the time proved crucial."

The girls' golf team also completed their season with a winning record . First year coach, Mrs. Cheryl Speakman guided the team to four victories, including the District VI Title. After losing an early match to Brockway, and finishing second in a tri-meet, the team won Districts with a combined score of 358 .

supplied by senior Brian Porta . The excitement came when he tied a school record by shooting a two under par 70.

Senior Laurie Wade showed improvement throughout the season, taking third in the Bolton Invitational and fifth in Districts.

1989 Girls' Golf Opponent Brockway P hilipsburg Brockway and Philipsburg Districts Bol ten Inv.

Loss Loss 3rd Win Win

1989 Boys' Golf Opponent Mount Union Bishop Guilfoyle Tyrone Penns Valley W heeling Inv. Philipsburg C urwensville Inv. District Sectionals Central A ltoona Hollidaysburg York Inv. Dist rict Championships League Championships Bolton Inv.

Win Win Win Loss 3rd Win 3rd 2nd Win Win Loss 3rd 3rd 4th 1st

A shot with a view. Senior boys' golf team member Brian Porta, hits his approach shot to the green at the picturesque Penn State Blue Course.

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1p, Set, Sp ike! S traight 路, benl knees, a nd di rection Marcy Stevens lo make perfect bump at practice.

J. Yode r, D. Cornea l, M. Prewitt , K. Enscore, H . Poorba ugh, M. S tevens.

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Opponent Philipsburg Mount Union Hun tingdon Holidaysburg Bishop Guilfoyle Williamsburg Central Altoona Philipsburg Mou nt Union Huntingdon Holidays burg Bellefonte Bishop Guilfoyle Williamsburg Central Al toona Distr ict Playoffs Johnstown Vo-Tech H olidays burg Season Record 15-4

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0-2 1-2

0-2 1-2

0-2 0-2 2-1

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The Best In Years

Maria Prewitt led the team with her strong set

The 1989 Girls' Volleyball team ended an outstanding season with a record of 14 and 3, their 路 best record in the past seven years. The Little Lady Lions entered the District 6 playoffs with a second seed, but they were defeated in the semi-finals by Holidays- sively never lost to any burg, who later went on team more than once. Seto win the District 6 title. nior Maria Prewitt said, Three members of the "Sometimes the pace in squad were named to the the beginning of the a ll-district teams. Seniors game was slow, but the Devon Corneal and Kelly energy and enthusiasm Enscore were named to towards the desire to win the 1st all-district team helped pick up the game and Junior Gwen Poole pace. " Even with four sewas named to the 2nd all- niors graduating, the district team. The girls prospects for a strong competed in seventeen team next season looks season games and three promising. tournaments and impres-

U p, U p, And Away! Devon Corneal leaps high over the net to stuff her opponent whose bloc k was a futile attempt.

and superior defensive skills. She was the prima ry setter and the floo r capta in. Devon Corneal was a strong offensive player, playing middle and outside as well as a solid all-around hitter.

Gwen P oole was known for her consistent defensive plays and her tough serve. She will be returning next year to help lead the team.

Kaboom! T eammates watch wh ile Maria Prewitt sucessfully launches a serve, which may become an ace come gametime.

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the :ompetition Besides being an all1e gym favorite, volley11 is fast becoming one the most popular team orts. Because State .gh had only had a ys' volleyball team for ur years, they hoped to ike this fifth season e of the most success1 ever. State High had edominately been a 1wer house in District !, even though they ~re somewhat of a new路mer to the sport. They ~re close to reaching e plateau of District VI 1ampion many times, 1t were cut short each ne by their emissa ry om Wes t Richland . his year the team had a ~w look, with only three 路 the six senior varsity arters returning from st year. These senior

players included, Eddie Wilson, Mike Rubano, and Joe Leahey, who all worked very well together in setting and spiking.

They all had past varsity playing experience, as well as experience in the prestigous Keystone State Games. Led by Coach Tod McPherson, the 1990 State High Boys' Volleyball team was united with the goal to win the District VT crown.

"Huddle up guys!" The 1990 edition of the Boys' Varsity Volle y ball T eam gathers around Coach Mc Pherson during a practice in State High's new gym nasium.

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The 1990 Boys' Volleyball Team was led by

senior co-captains Mike Rubano a nd Ed Wilson.

Both were three year varsity lettermen and were in the starting lineup fo r the past two seasons. T hese two high jumping outside hitters helped to pace the way for many Little Lion victories as well as make the team a District VJ force.

"Now go and get it." Junior setter Frank Moret sets the ba ll above the net as junior hitter Bob Kilareski prepares to elevate off the floor for the spike.

"I've got it." S enior Mike Rubano concentrates on the incoming serve as he prepares to pass the ball to a teammate who is wai ting to set it at the net.

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Getting down! Junior Craig Erickson gets low to the gym noor as he passes the ball to a teammate while senior Joe Leahey looks on from behind.

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your face. Senior Merih McKnight turns a nd ~ots over a Lady Crusher fend er who was ready to ick the shot.

Front Row: Allison Farkas, Carolyn Mangan , Nonie Ebli ng, Sharon Franzetta. Row 2: S helly Crust, Jodi Hall, Wendy M oerschbackcr, Meredith McKnight. Back Row: Cristy Benson, Crista Templeton, Molly Pollet_t, Linda Hall , Kim Goldsberry.

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55-58 76-63 39-71 4 5-62 42-48 67-60 37-48 54-55 37-61 74-41 4 8-32 59-54 50-49 37-48 35-34 67-45 59-62 66-46 38-61 55-72 4 2-53 49-70 59-45

On the Rebound Afte r las t season's exceptional record , th e Little La dy Lion baske tball team was looking forward to another promisin g season . The gir ls realized tha t they would have to work hard afte r losin g two outstanding seni ors. This year the team was led by se ni ors Meridith McKnight, Nonie Ebling, a nd Sharon Franzetta. Since the team was yo un g, commu ni cat ion and team performa nce was cru cial to the girls' s u ccess.

Meridith Mc Knight said, " W e had high hopes for the season and we thought that we h a d a more bal a nced team this yea r, not just one or two supers ta rs who d omina ted play. The whole team was very talen ted a nd tha t is why we felt we coul d go fa rther th a n a lot of p eo ple

Handling the Rock. Impressively dribbling with her left hand, Junior Jodi Ha ll has a few steps on he r opponent and drives in for the lay-up.

Center Meridith McKnight was a formi dable offensive threat as

thought we could." Because t he gir ls got o ff to a very slow start, they did not have the momentum or motivation they needed to ge t throu gh t he season. Even t hough the girls e nded up wi th a disappoint ing 13-10 season, they became very close with one another on and off the cou rt. The Little L ady Lions came o n strong in the latter port ion of the season, but unfortunately the win ning st reak came j ust a little too la te.

well as a powerfu l rebounder. She often led the team as the hi gh scorer a nd the leading rebounder.

Nonie Ebling was a rookie this year and was a great asset to the team. She played forward and was a superb offensive and defensive player as well as a team leader.

Triple Teamed. Allison Farkas finds hersel f surrounded, by three Lady Crushers but beats the defense anyway with her jump shot.

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Hooping It Up

Senior Ch ri s Schoonmaker was a three year member of the Lillie Li-

This year's young boys' basketball team had a n up and down season. The team consisted of ten juniors and lone senior Chris Schoonmaker. The lack of senior membership was due to a petition calling for changes in the coaching staff. Failure to consider these requests resulted in many players sacrificing participation.

Despite this controversy, the Little Lions began the season strongly. They opened play with a second place finish a t the Pat Patrizio Roundball Classic in Susquehannock. Over the winter vacation, the Little Lions hosted the State College Holiday Tournament and

were able to advance to the championship game.

The team made a valiant comeback effort, but ended up with a second place finish once again. ~ext, the Lions began a tough league schedule and wins became hard to come by. The squad fortunately regrouped for the stretch run, posting two wins over Bishop Guilfoyle and narrowly lost to league champion Altoona by three points.

The Little Lions then moved into district play, losing a heart breaker to Johnstown Vo-Tech in the first round by 2 points. The Lions ended the season with a record of 8 wins and 17 losses.

Someone's Got To Be Open!

Using his left hand to ward off two defenders, Junior Ty Stewart searches the court for an opening in the Johnstown defense.

Here It Comes! Junior point guard J ohn Davis begins State High's halfcourt offense by firing a chest pass to another Little Lion on the left wing.

BOYS' BASKETBALL

ons' varsity basketball team. This year he provided leadership serving as captain and also won the Coac hes' Award .

This award is given to the player who demonstrates leadership and stands as a cred it to the program.

That's My Rebound! Junior center Kevin Ermol (30) baltles for a rebound against numerous Johnstown Trojans with help from Chris Schoonmaker (24).

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Front Row: T. S tewart, C. Rosengrant, C. Schoonma ker, T. Kulka . Row 2: D. Wagner, J .

Lutton, J . Davis, K. Ermol. Back Row: M . Fa ra baugh, G. Curley, D. W illiams.

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1·ing It His All. Senior 0 pounder Dave Brooks imaces with pain as he alb pts to gain an advantage ainst his Williams port opnenl.

1990 Wrestlin g Opponent

Front Row: J. Bryan, B. Miller, D. Muhlbauer, M. Gibson. Row 2: /I.. Barger, B. .Joseph, A. Pavlechko, E. Stine. Row 3: D. Brooks, R. Prebish, H. Napolean, M. Barr. Back Row: C. Leitzel I.

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Pinning The Competition This year's wrestling team began the season with extremely high hopes. Team members thought that perhaps this was the year to finally defeat historically dominant schools like Bald Eagle A~ea and Shikellamy. The season began with a win and then a disappointing loss to Bald Eagle. Next for the Little Lions was The Holiday Tournament against Cedar Cliff, Lower Dauphin, and Dallastown.

The team wrestled outstandingly and won the championship. Early in the regular season however, the Lions were a disappointing 3-3, but were able to rally and win

8 of their last 11 meets.

The winning streak was interrupted by a loss to Shikellamy, but the team rebounded by winning another 4 in a row. In the PIAA Regionals, State showed well with John Bryan, Rob Prebish, and Aaron Pavlechko, all taking first place. In District VI competition Prebish and Pavlechko took first place.

Heels Overhead. Senior Brian Joseph manages to get his opponent from Williamsport into a n awkward position. Joseph went on to record the victory.

Two leaders on the wrestling team this year were Rob Prebish and Aaron

Pa vlcehko. Prebish, a senior, wrestled on the varsity squad for 4 years and finished his career as the all-time win leader at State High. Pavlechko, a junior, wrestled heavyweight for the Lions this year and was ranked fourth in the state heading into the State Championships.

Unfortunatley, he su ffered back spasms in the first round and had to default.

"Now I've Got You!" Trying to increase his advantage, senior Matt Leitzel! attempts a manuever to roll his opponent onto his back during a home meet.

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A Continuing Tradition The boy's swimming and diving team, led by senior co-captains Dave McGeorge and Chris Mortensen, captured the D-6 title for the 12th straight year. Erik Harri son swam the distance fre es tyle while Chris Leoniak and Todd Roth dominated butterfly a nd breastroke respectivel y.

The district champ medley relay consisted of sen io r David Dun so n, Leoniak, Roth, and Drew Lozier. The D-6 champion 400 free relay tea m consisted of Mitch Howell, and Brad Blankenhorn. Senior diver Dan Pollock who made his debut captu red I st at districts and advanced to states.

While the girls had trouble with three opponents, they more than made up for it in postseason competition. Although they lost many seniors, the tea m won its

Take a deep breath. J enny Aronson swims the last lap of t he 100 butterny. Unfortuna tely she became ill a nd was unable lo swim in the state medley relay.

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SWIMMING AND DIVING

I 0th D-6 title in 12 yea rs a nd sent 6 swimmers to sta tes. Linda Fink became di strict c ham pion in the 200 I. M. wh ile Kris Bla nkenhorn won the 200 freestyle and, along with C hristy Peterson, Ainsley Ross, a nd Fin k won the 400 yard free relay. Carina Santa1ucia , D-6 I 00 backstroke champion, combined with P e terso n, Ro ss, and T as hya Kowalski for a win in the 200 yard medley relay.

Diver Debbie Matt hew achieved 2nd a t districts a nd qual ified fo r states.

"Splish splash we're taking a bath!" The girls a nd boys swim teams celebrate together in the showers after t he Clearfield meel where they swam t heir best times of the seasons.

Co -Ca plain Dave McG eorge was named Swimmer of the Year.

He broke t he school record in the 50 free al Stales with a 22.27 and placed 15th in t he l 00 free. J unior Linda Fink was co-captain for the gi rls team. She placed 11th in States in the 500 free with a time of 5: 11 and broke the School and District record in the 500. Co-Ca ptain and Senio r Kris Bl anken horn had a solid season winning t he 200 free in Districts in a 2:04.99 and then dropped that time in States by 3 seconds.

Keep t hose e lbows up! M ilch Howell stretches o ut his stroke as he swims the 500 freestyle in the opening meet against Berwick in t he new natalori um.

1990 Swimming a nd Diving Opponent

Boys

Berwick Altoona Central Columbia Ca rlisle Invita tiona l Dubois Clearfield Chambers burg Cumberland Valley H olidaysburg Clearfield Altoona

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Front Row: C. Leoniak, D. Lozier, T . Roth, J . H ilton. Row 2: D. Pollock, D. Matthews, M. Colangelo, T . Kowa lski , M. Dolan. K. Farber, K. Dorsey. Row 3: M. Werner, M. Howell, M. M inard, C. Peterson, K. Grebos, R. Rose, J . Becker, C. Marra. Row 4: B. Roberts, J .

Marsha ll , B. Blankcnhorn, E. Harrison, L. Fink, C. Sa ntal ucia, K. Flemi ng, J . Lybarger.

Row S: G . Caudle, R. Howell, G. Bartram, K. Blanken horn, L.A. Dorsey, J. Aronson, /\.

Ross. Back Row: D. Du nson, C. Mortenson, Q. McGeorge, E. Arne r. M . M c M ullen, A. Prewitt.

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aa !! Kass ie L ys ake r on as Je n Bundy s t icks (land ing of her bala nce routine with great 1dence.

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From left to right: Kassic Lysaker, Je n Bundy

J IRLS' GYMNASTICS

Practice makes perfect. Senior Jen Bundy perfects her form with a straight back, squared shoulders and pointed toes.

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For the second year in a row the gymnastics team had a limited number of participants. The team consisted of only five members, including two seniors Jen Bundy and Kassie Lysaker, sophomore Sarah Roush, and freshmen Dez Murray and Erin Robinson.

The team was coached by Jennifer Small and newcomer Michelle Saranchek. The team ended the season with a three and five record.

The team's best performance was against Altoona, the two-time defending District 6 Champion, where the girls improved more than fifteen points from their last meet , and nearly

twenty-five points from the first meet of the season.

Jen Bundy and Kassie Lysaker performed rather well individually, but the team lacked depth and fell short overall in the dual meets. This was due to the team's inexperience in competition and the lack of participation.

However, the team did place fourth in Districts.

Senior Jen Bundy was a four year varsity gymnast. In her freshman

year she came in 3rd at Districts but her best performances were in her junior and senior years. As a junior, J en placed 3rd on beam and was an alternate to States. As a freshman Kassie Lysaker placed I st on the balance beam and qualified for States where she placed 12th on beam. As a j unior, she captured all-around titles in dual meets. This year Kassie placed 3rd on Vault and was an alternate to States.

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Just hanging around?Seniors Kassie Lysaker and Jen Bundy demonstrate their sense of balance as they pose for t he camera while standing on their hands.

It's all in the way you walk.

Freshman Erin Robinson thinks to herself as ahe practices her noor routine for the up~oming meet against Bellefonte.

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;kating To fictory The State College lee )Ckey Team ended its 89-90 season with a ry respectable record 19-10- 1. The 19 memr squad was led by its ~h scoring senior capins Scott Hammer:dt, Bob Branstetter, d Todd Lombra. The fense was anchored by 1dy Mitchell and Brian >mbra in goal. With is combination of high Jring offense a nd solid fense, the team won 10 its last 11 games, in1ding taking first place their own State Col~e Invitational. As a re1rd for their fine play, e team was extended an vitation to compete in e state playoffs for the "th year in a row. Hower, the team ran into me stiff competition in

This year's powerful State College Ice Hockey Team was led by ex-

the first round against a powerful Erie Prep team.

State had the better of Prep in the regular season with a 2-1-1 record, but Prep won the game that counted most 5-1 and ended State College's quest for a state champ ion sh ip . Next year, State will rely on talented juniors Mitchell, Greg Gilberg, Pete Lysak, Chris Olmsted, Elliot Preschutti, and Scott Faivre.

perienced senior co-captains Scott H ammerstedt and Todd Lombra.

Hammerstedt led the team in goals, scoring 44. He added 25 assists to those goals for a total point tally of 69. Lombra netted 39 goals and added 45 assists for a team high 84 total season points.

"Another One Bites T he Dust."

Junior defenseman Andy Mitchell flattens a n opposing player with a devastating check at the Penn State Ice Pavillion .

1990 S.C. Tee Hockey

Opponent

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Westmont Bishop Mccourt Johnstown Morgantown Morgantown Wissahickon Downingtown Upland Downingtown Westmont Erie McDowell Erie McDowell E rie Prep E rie Prep Johnstown Indiana India na Westmont Lehigh Lehigh Capital Boys Bowie Johnstown E ri e Prep Erie Prep Downingtown Penn Hills Ca nevin India na Erie Prep Season Record: 19- 10-1

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"Face Off!!" Senior Bob Bran路 stettcr (4) wins the face off against his opponent and advances it to an awaiting team路 mate while a teammate (8) looks on.

"He's No S ieve!" Senior goalie Brian Lombra guards the right post of the goal sec u re l y as he ca r efull y watches for his opponent to attempt a shot.

Front Row: J . Gastiger, G. Gilberg, E. Preschutti . Row 2: H. Glace, B. Lombra , C. O lmsted, M. Mitchell. Back Row: S. Hammerstedt, M. Hendrickson, B. Branstetter , T. Lombra.

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outta here! Mike Sheriextends his arms a nd t his entire body into the r: g as he sends the ball rP into the outfield of mmunity Field.

Front Row: D. Grossman, D. Porter, A. Baker, E. Conklin. Row 2: D. Blythe, C. Campbell, M. Walsh, S. Nelson, M. Stein. Row 3: B. Ballenger, A. Witmer, T. Prisk, 0 . Clemente, R. Yingling.

Back Row: D. Wagner, B. Simpson, M . Sheridan, D. Lcitzcll, B. Strong.

BASEBALL

All choked up. Senior Brent Simpson chokes up to get a better grip while he plays a game of pepper behind the dugout.

No Lockout Here Despite the retirement of long time succesful coach Ken Barto a nd the graduation of seven key sta rters, the 1990 L ittle Lion B aseba ll Te a m looked fo rward to a fine season. With the fresh perspective of first year head coach Web Moriarta, the team expected to hustle a nd overachieve its way to a prestigious, but elusive Cent ra l Penn League C hampions hi p a long with the District VI title. Last season in District VI com petition, the Little Lions won their first round game, but lost in the semifinals to Altoona. The team a nticipated that pitching wou ld carry them a long way, as r e turning let term en

I' m waiting! Senior Dav e Blythe waits for the pitcher to turn a round so he can return the ball to the mound during batting practice this spring.

Dou g Leitzel!, Todd Prisk, and Dave Blythe accounted for 10 of last seasons 12 wi ns. Other returning starters Brent Simpson a nd Mike S heridan s hould anc hor a strong, but inexperienced fielding. The coaches, as well as the playe rs, expect the offense to be .potent, hoping to stea l at least 50 bases a nd hit .300 along the way to a fifteen win season.

s~ Co-captains Doug Leilzell and Mike Sheridan provided the senior lead-

ership of this year's Little Lion Baseball Team .

Leilzell was last season's leading pitcher with a 60 mark. He hopes to remain undefeated as a starling pitcher this year a nd repeat his select ion lo the first learn Central Penn League. Sheridan was a three year member of the varsity squad and returned as a starting ou t fielder th is season.

He had the highest batting ave r age of the team's returning members.

Here it comes! Junior Mike Moriarta and catcher Bart Cahir concentrate on the incoming pitch thrown during practice this spring at Community Field.

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-"Raise your hand if you're sure." T asha Kowalski demonstrates her throwi ng motion as she returns the ball to home plate.

)n the Senior Bet h Hughes earned a varsity letter each of the three years

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Jast year the State liege Varsity Softball am suprisingly fin~d within the top six ms in the state after ming the District Vl ampionship. This sea1, Coach Barry Rossn had his team con1trate on going even ther. This goal will be filled by concentrating team discipline, unity, l strength in several viareas. Several key yers from last season re lost through gradu)n; but returning se>r lettermen Beth 1g hes, Jen Burris , >nie Ebeling, Susan sey, Kim Myers, and chelle Musso provided ;trong nucleus of tal.. This year's edition of

Little Lady Lion Softball also features a deep core of nine junior players.

The team is focusing on consistent regular season play as well as finishing high in such tournaments as the Williamsport I nvitational and the State College Invitational. The squad's main goal this season is to repeat as District VI Champions and strive for an e lusive PlAA State Title .

The thrill of fictory . Beth Hughes, Nonie Ebeling, and Jen Burris are caught receiving their District YI Championship plaques from Coach Barry Rossman.

SOFTBALL

she participated in State High Softball. She was the squad's leading pitcher last season and was the winning pitcher in the District VI title game also. As well as being a dominant fo rce on the mound, Hughes was the top returning batter for the team . Senior Jen Burris was also a three year member of the varsity softball team. She returned as State's starting second baseman in this her senior campaign.

Any day now! Duri ng spring practice, Senior infielder Jen Burris stands impatiently as she awaits the next batter to make her way to the plate.

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With a crack of the bat.

Displaying her powerful swing, senior Beth Hughes launches the softball into deep left field for a hit worth extra bases.

Front Row: T . Kowalski, L. Harvey, T . Foster, K. Shawver.

Row 2: M . Pollet, B. K essinger, J. Kipp, M . Ricketts. Back Row: B. Carlson , C. Anderson, J. Burris, B. H ugh es, K. Myers.

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nd over the top! Junior I Mark attempts to the bar one day at Jice. His school record Iva ult for the season was lcen feet and six inches.

ndoor Track Front Row: B. Tormey, B. H arader, D. Arnold, J . Lynch, L. teincr. Row 2: S. Berry, J . Lutz, C. Morrow, M. Davis. Row 3: A . Madis, J .

Jolten, T. Bayley, J . Pressler, /\. J ames: Back Row: D. Myers, N. Mark.

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lndoorTraek Front Row: T . H onka, M. Tormey, R. Ready, M . McDonald, K. Cattell. Row 2: C. LaMorte, K. Lowrey, D. H erron, .I . Bakker, M . Burroughs.

Row 3: B. Donald, J . Craig, K. Marci niak, H . C urling, C. Glyde. Back Row: L. Brewer, T . Gervinski, A. Reede, N. Burton, D. Toscano, M. Gruntherncr.

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This year's Indoor Track seaso n was the time to prepare the boys and girls for the upcoming outdoor seaso n. The teams had the opportunity to train in the new facility, and they performed very well throughout the seaso n.

The boys' first meet after the initial weeks of training was a tourname nt at Lehigh University. The highlight of the season for many members of the boys' and girls' team was at the Princeton Relays where Nabi l Mark won the pole vau lt event at indoor states. The girls had their fair share of success also. The State's distance medley team placed fourth, Dana Tosca no placed second in the long jump, and Laura Brewer placed fifth in t he triple JU mp.

Even after losing the very talented se niors of last year, the boys' outdoor track team pulled together with the help of this year's seniors Matt Davis, J ason Lynch, Dan Marshall, Cory Sefchi ck, Ben Webster, Matt Weiner, and Karl Skau. The

Outdoor Track Front Row: K. Ritchie, M. McGeorge, C. Baldwin, B. Pan tel, L. Steiner. Row 2: A. Bates, G. Ferando, J. Kilareski, J. Lutz, J. Marshall.

Row 3: B. Tormey, A. Madis, C. Morrow, S . Berry, C. Sefc hick. Row 4: A. J ames, T. Bayley, M. Weiner, R. E~erett, K. Skau. Back Row: J . Nolten, N. Ma rk, D. Myers, J. Pressler.

team was led by a few excellent athletes includi ng Jason Lynch, the stellar distance team captain; Doug Callenberger, who Jed the team in the discus, shot and javel in ; and Nabil Mark, a state power, who pole vaulted and assisted in sprints and field events.

Although the girls' outdoor track team lacked quantity, they had the excellent quality necessary for an excellent running season. The team, consisting mainly of underclassmen, looked forward to success and strong performances at Districts. Coach Gentry hoped to keep the team "healthy and uninjured in order to perform well throughout the season in order to prepare to defend the district ti tie."

Senior Cory Sefchick's specially events were the

800, the mile, the two mile, the 4 x 400 relay, and the 4 x 800 relay.

The highlight of his career came in his fresh man year when he was a member of the 4 x 400 relay which broke the District VI record. Kenyon Catlell's four year experience on the team make her quite a n asset lo the you nge r team members to whom she expressed support. Her willingness to run anything from sprints to distance lo help her tea m exemplified her devotion. Senior Matt Davis was a n a ll-around runner, but his favorite events were the 400 and 600 yard events. Matt placed second in the 400 at Slippery Rock Un iversity, second in the 600 at Dickinson Invitational, a nd first in the Tri-State Champ ionships at Slippery Rock University.

Outdoor Track Front Row: T. Gervinski, L. Brewer, B. Donald, M. Burroughs, K. Lowery. Row 2: R. Rose, H. Everclte, D. Herron, K. Marciniak, C. Glyde. Row 3: T. Mathis, K. Farber, H . Curling, M . Minard, M. McDonald .

Row 4: M. McKnight, C. Peterson, J . Bakker, A . Reede. Back Row: N. Burton, M. Morrow, H . White.

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A Winning Combination The State High boys' tennis team has always enjoyed successful seasons. The 1990 campaigns shall be no different. The void left by graduating 5 of the top 6 players has been filled aptly by seniors Matt Greskovich, Brian Feagans, Hossein Farahani, Title. The team only sufJon Wangsness, and ju- fered one loss in a match niors Mike Bierly and against Parkland High Chad Kramer. Mike Sha- School in the regular seapiro's squad completed son, and placed a respeclast year's season with a table second in the State 13-1 mark, including the College Invitational. The Phoenixville Tournament returning lettermen were Title and the Central seniors Amy Corneal and Counties League Title. Lisa Stine, juniors Sarah This year the squad will Wangsness and Suann compete in the State Col- Surdick. Also lettering lege Invitational and the were Courtney Weiner Phoenixville Invitational and Jen Bergmann, who against Downingtown added outstanding depth and Mercersburg Acade- to the team. Stine and my. Coach Shapiro 路 Surdick had a strong perstressed concentration on formance at States and winning and building for won the District VI Doubles Championship. This the years ahead.

Carrying on the win- year's team was " aggresning tradition, the State sive," as Mr. Shapiro High girls' tennis team likes to say, and showed a again won the District VI lot of spirit and loyalty.

'ront Row: B. Kamone, K. Nicholas. Row 2: A. Elfant, A. Friedman, J. Kipp. Back Row: S . : avanaugh, J. Bergemann, S. Surdick, C. Lundy.

30YS' AND GIRLS' TENNIS

Senior Ma tt G reskovich was the only retu rn ing

varsity letterman to this years' Little Lion tennis team. Besides playing as the squad's firs t seed in singles, as well as seeing action in doubles play, Greskovich ha ndl ed the leaders hip responsib ilities of team capta in in his final year. Lisa Stine was a member of the girls' va rsity te nnis tea m for the past fo ur years, earni ng a total of t hree varsity letters. This year, as the team's number two see d, t he s en io ( served as co-captain and along with ju nior Suann Surdick, won t he District VI Doub les Championship.

Remember to scratch your back. After tossing t he ball into the air, Lisa S tine shows her form as she prepares to serve a n ace to her awaiting opponent .

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Sen ior Amy Corneal extends her reach lo pul away a weak return volley by her opponent du ring a match at Community Courts.

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Front Row: B. Feagens, H . Farahani, M. Greskovich. Row 2: S . Holderman, V. Ramachamderum, M . Krentzman. Back Row: M . Bierley, C. Kramer, A . Owens.

All lined up. Senior Jon Wangsness aligns himself for a winning drop shot duri ng a practice at Community Courts.

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nison. The S tate High varc he erleade rs stru t their · with a cheer on the sidcof Memorial Field du ring me foo tball game.

up and ready to go. Sevarsity cheerleader Jen vartz practices her cheering nique fo r the camera in aration fo r a n upcoming

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F ront Row: A. H arpster, S . M urphy, S. Gee, M. Vodzak, S. W alsh, K. Pagani, R. Wright, Y. Va lbuena . Back Row: J . Stofko, B. Weiner, D. Jarosz, E. Will iams, S. Prendergast, M. Smolke.

: HEERLEADI NG

Let's Get Fired Up Any athlete will confirm that victory is not possible without pride, spirit, and a cause for which to fight. State High's varsity cheerleaders have always supported the teams, encouraging them to victory. Their efforts have contributed a great deal to this yea r's theme of Catch the Spirit, and they have used their time and energy to create enthusiasm. The varsity squad began preparations in June by going to Camp Maple Lake, where they earned second runner-up in the Award of Excellence Competition. Their first activity was to initiate student spirit by hiding a "spirit

stick" in the school and to present the person who found it with a free dinner for two. The cheerleaders continued to generate student morale at the State High bonfire and led the crowd in cheers at the Homecoming pep rally. Throughout the year, the varsity cheerleaders worked to encourage spirit in the school and sports.

Standing tall. Junior Shana Pre ndergast braces herself atop the shoulders of co-captain Melissa Vodzak in one of the more difficult cheering formations.

s~ Th is yea r' s va rsity cheerleading squad was led by senior co-captains

Melissa Vodzak and Shannon Walsh. Melissa was a member of the varsity team for the past two years. Shannon was a three year member of the squad and an allamerican in her junior year.

Spreading some cheer. Junior Beth Weiner and K.L. Ekdahl, the little lion, take time out to wave and smile to the sidelines during a home football game.

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:ime, nies whe n work's getting '.one. Spclrts co-cdito( Lori Ann ~orsey gathers ber yearbook layâ&#x20AC;˘uts as she prepares to get to work â&#x20AC;˘n the latest deadline for her seciori.

;et 'into character. Junior Mega n ~irch goes over her lines before rc1earsal (or the fall show. Mornoriation was one of the more difficult iersonal tasks T hespians faced.

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Although student~ .m ay have been ..requtred to. take classes that would have little bearing on future p1ans,' they .could.always be involved in a' . number of' organizati'ons that generated, their :' , . ~.. .. . .. intere's~ apd used thei~ .fu\l ~ki'u and talef:i,t ii].' a . . '<" " v~'ri~'ty 'of 'given. area~: These actiyitfes wt'.re'far .. · beyon·d the blandness 'of standard"academics; they added excitement to subjects' tliat we~e sometimes sleep-inducing in the 9lassroom.

Thes.e extracurricular . activities prqv!ded enrichJI1ent in . fields tn.at ranged from ar't and 1"mrrsic toiscidnce, business art,d governn;ieHt. Be- · , sid~sjiving State High students a. cb,~n;c~ t6 -' le~rn. organizations provided ·an opportunity to qevelqp/riendship.s ·and teamworkwhlle also · allowing the jndividu'al student to strive for seff-in)provement. _ The,' activities, ·in ·many ' €ases; also gave st.ud'efi t~ pr~para~ion for f\lturei· plan~ aiid". hobbie~. :- ar¢as- in ~.h'ic~. thyy'd un-'. dou'l~t~bly 'MAKE ~~ SJ;>LASH : . : .. "',,.'

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ont Row: L. Norton, J. Long, M. Karas, B. Parizek, B. acock. Row 2: L. Letzeisen, N. Nadzom, K. Sandusky, S. >man, B. Kocher, J . Tressler. Row 3: L. Phillips, J . Wettstone, Knievel, M. Hendrickson . Row 4: J. R . Eckhardt, C. Fisher, Bishop, R. Barbel, B. Hilands, B. Glantz. Row S: S. Casey, Toscano, L. First, M. Becker, L. A. Dorsey, C. Schoon1ker. Row 6: K. Myers, L. Slagle, H . Glyde, R. Gentry, A. fant, D. Holzwarth. Row 7: S. Gee, E. Bredeson, M. Trask, B. 1tcher, D. Corneal, B. Hughes. Back Row: A. Packard , S. ~Ison, H . Farahani.

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Row: J . Wyland, S. Warg, N. Thigpen , J . Sibold. Row 2: Battles, S . Danawa, L. Fink, M. Karamooz, T. Bowman. w 3: K. Wise, B. Maurer, H . Craig, S. Peretz. Row 4: D. â&#x20AC;˘rron , C. Manning, N. Hanawalt, R. Lonstcin. Back Row: M . nee, A. Miller, S . Turne r, M. Dreibelbis.

TUDENT COUNCIL

int Row: D. J arosz, G. Delong, D. McGeorge, M. Sheridan. rv 2: S . Casey, S. Warg, B. Maurer, L. Fink. Row 3: K.

ers, K. Wisc, H . Craig. Back Row: M. Abrams, S. Peretz, J. 'land.

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The student government, consisted of the Student Council and Senior and Junior Senates, was active in many facets of student life. The three groups worked diligently and lifted school spirit to a new high under Mr. Pifer's year-long theme of "Catch The Spirit. " To start off the year, the Student Council orga nized the annual Spirit Week. Fifty's Day made its showing with leather jackets, poodle skirts, and " floods," while Crayola Day brought bright colors, pointed hats, and painted faces. The council also organized the Homecoming dance that, according to student teacher Ms. Burns, " .. .was a good one!" The group a lso arranged for a spring blood drive which donated to local blood banks.

Senior Senate was also busily involved in a variety of activities. The Senate put together a floa t with the theme of "The Prom through the Years" for the Homecoming parade and captured first place for the best. Keeping tradition, they held practices for and played in the junior / senior powderpuff game. To raise money for the class treasury, the Senate successfully sold maroon and gray sweatshirts and pants screened with the "Sta te" logo at the junior, intermediate, and senior high schools. One of the biggest ventures of the Senate was the yearly Dance Marathon . The twentyeight hour marathon was held to benefit those with Cerebral Palsy. Also, the Senior Senate helped in planning for graduation announ c ements a nd ceremonies.

The Junior Senates' ma in tasks consisted of preparation for powderpuff, planning for the Prom's theme a nd fundraising.

The Student Government encouraged the involvement of man y students. Everyone pulled together for many good times and a great year.

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" Roe kin' in the Fifties." Junior Sen a t e mem b ers Nao m i Ha nawa lt, Andy Lowery, Ju liet C he n, a nd S hawi Turne r catch the 50's spi rit wi th their n oat.

Let's dance! S hani Peretz demonst ra tes how to innate balloons to Holly Everett a nd Heather Craig as t hey decorate the gym for the winter semi-forma l.

through high school, Student Government has taught me leadership skills and has given me experience working with other people.

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"The Prom through th e Years." Members of the Senior Senate, Jen Tressler, Kim Myers, Susan Casey, a nd Beth H ilands help to assem ble the entry which captured first place in the H omecoming parade .

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~ARCHING

BAND - WOODWINDS

lront Row: A. Schobert, M. Yarborough, E. Arner, E. Casey, ~ - DeCra ppeo, .J. Bakker, A. Battles, C. Rider, D. Savage, B. Sollman, T . Biviano. Row 2: K. Hoover, S . Cattell, M. Moser, . Clarke, M. Colangelo, B. Condo, D. Ma rsha ll, A. Connor, ii. Wallner, J . Munson. Row 3: T . Freed, S . Boyer, N. Kerlin, . Stingelin, J. Gilliland, E. Channell, D. Verdoorn, N. Miller, I. Wallner, L. Beresni, C. Ran ney, J. Long. Back Row: L. k raovich, H. Kotulka, C. Allen, A. Reede, A. Ray, K. Wa tson, ~- Sweetland, K. Lotts, L. Dunlop, B. Stone, S . Homan, S. 1 urling, J . Knaub.

ARCHING BAND - BRASS

ont Row: B. Walker, J . Lybarger, M. Shaw, A. McNab, A. oster, H. Kang, P. Kerlin, M. Westerman , A. Weiner, J . Liu . ,ow 2: D. Marshall, L. Wade, B. Suter, M. Frederick, M. ~erncr, C. Stone, C. Rider, G . Caudle, N . Benesi. Back Row: if. Rider, R. Miller, M. Dunkle, B. Kilareski, E. Knowlton, P. lasmala, J . Kilareski.

ARCHING BAND- PERCUSSION

ront Row: D. Seaman, D. Shotsberger. Row 2: B. Jester, C. lick, A. Cola ngelo, D. Marshall, A. Nauda. Back Row: S. laII, T. Roth, V. Fenlon.

tlARCHING BAND

Give Me Some Loving A quick question: What is the largest organization in the high school, comprised of over 150 members? a) IM Basketball; b) Student Council; c) Yearbook; d) Marching Band. The answer is ...d. Surprised?

Besides being the largest organization, the Ma rching Band was also one of the most cohesive. The band developed a unique, if somewhat bizarre, personality during its practices a nd performances. Its development climaxed on Homecoming night when Judy Liu, trumpet rank leader and senior representative, was crowned Homecoming Queen. After the announcement that Judy had won, the entire band exploded into an impromptu ear-piercing scream. Junior Nicole DeCrappeo commented, " I felt like it wasn't just Judy who was the Queen, it was the whole band." The band also had some strange traditions, including crossing Westerly Parkway single file after the last rehearsal and requesting the "Uh!" cheer from the cheerleaders.

During the 1989-1990 season director Mr.Richard Victor was aided by assistant directors Mr.John Kovalchik and Mr.Doren Dreibelbis. Student officers included drum major Dan Marshall, president Gusty Cola ngelo, senior representative Judy Liu, junior representative Nicole DeCrappeo, sophomore representative Matthew Colangelo and twenty rank leaders.

Band members practiced on the IHS parking lot every weekday in August from nine a .m. to noon and Mondays and Wednesdays from seven to nine in the fall in preparation for performing five different ha lftime shows a nd marching in several parades. Some of the band's favorite tunes included "Firestorm," "Shake a Tail Feather," "New York, New York," and "Gimme Some Lovin'."

The Marching Band survived it all, from torrential rains to freezing cold, and came away a tightly-knit group of friends.

Line Up! Flute ra nk leader Lisa Dunlop helps her ra nk learn to ma rch the pre-game show during a Ma rching Band rehearsal.

Up, Up, and Away! Drum Major, Dan Ma rshall, throws his mace into the air as part of a p erforma n ce at Memorial Field .

"It

was so ironic ...at Lock Haven we performed 'Firestorm' while a nearby electrical fire burned.

Even worse, we got soaked by Hurricane Hugo.

-Reed Miller

"

A Touchdown! On a chilly evening the s piri ted band enthusi astically bounces to the rhythm of " Anchors Aweigh."

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Colors And Coordination

1e level of extemen t and tisfaction reived from a l> well done is ormous.

''

- Amy VanHorn

Silks, majorettes, and indoor guard were three organizations that helped State High "Catch the Spirit" last year.

The silks, under the direction of a new advisor, started the new season with a different outlook. In August they practiced three times a week in the Intermediate High S chool parking lot. They performed at many of the football games, d oing pregame and halftime shows, and many parades with the marching band. This year marked a first with the addition of rifles to the girls repertoire. With the new advisor and half of the sq uad graduating, next year promises to be a new and exciting experience.

Indoor guard, or Lavender, in its third year, also had a fresh start this year. The guard, like silks, used flags and rifles but unli ke silks t hey used staffs as well. This year the guard was also under the direction of the new advisor. They performed in competitions every saturday th at started the beginning of February and lasted until the end of April.

This yea r marked a first for the guard. They had their first ho me show on February 17. This show was held in the old gym and was attended by schools from all over the a rea, including schools from as far away as Harrisburg.

The majorettes, under advisor Lois Ryder, also performed with the marching band at football games. The squad, led by senior co-ca ptions Amy VanHorn and Beth Jshler, consisted of only six members this year. They had try outs in the latter part of last March and then were busy from Jun e until August when marching band practice started.

For halftime performances the sq uad did a wide varity of skits and dances, many with ca nes, hats, and clothing accessories. The group, as Beth Ishier stated , became like a second family beca use of all the time they spent together last year.

Bats in the belfry. Senior Lavender members K ristcn Strouse, Kim Becker, and Kim Robb cut out the bats used to decorate t he school fo r their home show.

\1AJORETTES, SILKS, LA VEND ER

"Is this the right angle? " Senior guard members Nell Herrmann and Lena Zamrik work to perfect their routine .

S how a little sparkle. Senior Beth l shler has a look of concentration during a State High football game.

MAJORETTES

Front Row: B. lshler, A. VanHorn . Back Row T. Rinehart, J .

LaVanish, J . Dervaes.

SILKS

Front Row: L. Zamrik, P. McVay, K. Becker. R. Wyland.

Second Row: K. Robb, K. Strouse. M. Fasold . Third Row: R. Starr, N. Herrmann. C. Cutshall. Back Row: D. Deno.

LAVENDER

Front Row: N. Herrmann, L. Zamrik. Second Row: K. Robb, R. Wyland, K. Becker, P. McVay. Third Row: K. Strouse, M .

Fasold, R. Starr, L. Wills. Back Row: D. Deno, L. Maurovic h.

A. Ellenberger.

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SYMPHONIC BAND

root Row: C. Ranney, S. Curling, J. Liu, A. Colangelo, G.

tolan~elo, M. Colangelo, J. Long, N. Decrappeo, J. Bakker, M. rederick, J. Munson, H. Kang, M. Wallner. Row 2: L. Dunlop,

f Homan, M. Westerman, J. Gilliland, A. Nauda, B. Suter, Y.

enlon, M. Rider, D. Shotsberger, B. Bollman, N. Benesi, C. tone. Back Row: D. McGeorge, T. Roth, B. J ester. S. Canner, Miller, E. Knowlton, B. Kilareski, A. James, K. Watson, D. arshall, C. Rider, D. Savage, T. Biviano.

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CONCERT BAND

'root Row: L. Wade, M. Frederick, G . Colangelo, J. Liu, D. >eno. D. Porter, C. Rider, B. Bollman, A. Hcdricks, A. Battles. tow 2: C. Buck, M. Dunkle, J. Geesey, S. Homan. B. !shier, J .

1.i l ~iland. K. Yarnell , B. Kocher, A. Conkling, C. Stone, T .

'IVlano, H. Kang, S. Boyer. Back Row: S. Canner, A. Hunt. S. >wyer, E. Knowlton, B. Kilareski, A. James, M. Rider, G . :audle, D. Savage, J . Hammond, J . Munson, T . Mohr.

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Bigger Than Big ... The Band Students who were frequent inhabitors of the band room, often seen with a forgotten neckstrap or instrument in hand, regularly heard in practice or on stage, were the members of the Concert and Symphonic Bands.

Directed by Mr. Richard Victor, the Concert Band was compromised of fifty-one eleventh and twelveth grade students. The organization's criteria for admittance was that each member had to have the ability to play a musical instrument at the high school level. The group's repertoire, which consisted of various styles of music, included songs such as the wacky "Looney Tunes", arranged by Bill Holcombe and the powerful "Emperata Overture", by Claude T. Smith.

Concert band members performed at both the Winter and Spring Concerts. The group's president was trumpet player Judy Liu. Also directed by Mr. Victor was the State High Symphonic Band. A more select ensamble, the band's fifty-six members were from tenth, eleventh and twelveth grades and were accepted into the class by audition only. The group generally played music of a higher difficulty, and was often compared to college bands for their professional sound. Although they most often played classical songs like "Satiric Dances for a Comedy by Aristophanes" by Norman Delio Joio, they also attacked challenging modern pieces like "Nilesdance" by David R. Holsinger. Members of the group, headed by president clarinetist Keith Watson, were expected to put forth a strong committment to work towards a successful adjudication in the spring. The spring trip to Toronto, Canada was a four day experience filled with musical excellence.

Both of the bands enjoyed a successful year, with worthwhile practices, outstanding concerts and improved musical skill.

Play on! Symphonic Band clarinets Nicole Decrappeo, Jen Gilliland, Keith Watson and Peter Lysak practice a difficult passage before a concert.

"I

had a good time becoming better friends with the people in the band over the years.

"

-Nicole DeCrappeo

"One and Two and... " Keeping strict time is the only way for the band to complete the difficult rhythm in "Nilesdance."

Toot your own horn. Junior Steve Berry puckers up to play a booming rendition of "Them Basses" on his french horn.

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l Strings Meet SaXophones

age Band â&#x20AC;˘es me the opr tun it y to fly different â&#x20AC;˘Jes of music.

"

-Judy Liu

The soothing sounds of string and woodwinds that drifted through the high school music wing could be attributed to the Orchestra and the String Arts Ensemble, whereas the Stage Band's rhythm rocked the house and shook the room.

The thirty-seven member Orchestra, directed by Mrs. Dianne Howard, met twice weekly, first period Tuesdays and Fridays. During the course of the year, they performed a variety of music from the traditionally classic "Symphony in G Minor" by Mozart, to the modern "Music for Orchestra" by Nelhybel. A number of members from this group group were chosen for District Orchestra and also for the select Ensamble. An all-string group, String Arts Ensamble members were chosen by audition only. The Ensamble, in its second year, performed chamber music at a variety of special locations from the Boal Mansion in Boalsburg, to the Capitol Building in Harrisburg. The young group found the music challenging, but did well at both winter and spring concerts.

The Stage Band, directed by Mr. Richard Victor, practiced Tuesday evenings from seven to nine. It was organized in the style of the traditional big bands with saxophones, trombones, trumpets and rhythm. The members performed pieces in various jazz styles, from bebop to blues, and funk to fusion. Because it was such a high-caliber group, the band frequently received high ratings at the festivals they attended. One of the biggest events of the year for the band was the appearance of Maynard Ferguson and his Big Bop Nouveau Band at State High in March. Ferguson, a world-reknown trumpeter, performed during the second half of the band's annual jazz festival.

The members of these three groups appreciated the chance to play music of a quality and style rarely found in a high school program.

"Alright, Okay, You win. " Mr.Richa rd Victor gives up on the Stage Ba nd and lets them take a well-deserved break.

"I think that's a C#, not a Bb." Pianist Catie Buck asks Mr. Vic tor to verify a note in her Stage Ba nd music. " And a pluck, pluck there!"

P e rc ussionist Bru ce H erald strikes up a tune for Susan Downs before a orchestra rehearsal.

tTAGE BAND AND ORCHESTRA

STAGE BAND

Front Row: I. H endrickson-Smith, J. Liu, G. Cola ngelo, C. Ranney, C. Conaway. Row 2: A. Ray, K. Watson, B. Kilareski, A. J a mes, M. Rider. Back Row: D. Marshall, D. Shotsberger, S. Canner, E. Knowlton .

ORCHESTRA

Front Row: J. Gooch, L Bartell, B. Walker, J . Liu, B. Pa rizek, S. H oman , D. Marsha ll. H . Kang, N . Decrappeo. Row 2: S. Kohler. M. Middleton. Y . Fulbright, J. H ahn, V. Fenlon, A .

Nauda, M. Rider, A. Colangelo. G. Cola ngelo. Back Row: A. Rader. D. Savage, D. Shotsberger. S . Downs, E. Koopman, K. Watson, A. James. E. Knowlton, B. Kilareski.

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DNCERT CHOIR

mt Row: K. Pagani, P. Cao, S. Graham, P. Mcvay, H . C raig, Colangelo, A. Battles, A. Hedrick, M. Minard, K. Sandusky, Norton. Row 2: K. Farber, D. Deno, M. McMullen, C. Buck, Hamond, D. Porter, J . Wettstone, J. Long, L. Fink, S. Hon, H . Witherite, T. Bowman. Row 3: M. Dunkle, S. Eyerly, Monray, V. Rosen, V. Fenlon, N . Decrappeo, M. Pollett, M. Jer, M. Thompson, D. Jarosz, D. Corneal, E. Bredeson.Back w: K. Cattell, A. Clarke, D. Shotsbergcr, S . Canner, E. â&#x20AC;˘llon, R. Kilareski, K. Watson, I. Farrel, P. Kasmala, D. 1rshall.

vVENTONES

,nt Row: T. Bowman, S. Graham, M. Rider, D. Marshall. w2: I. Farrel, A. C larke, E. Bredeson, M. McMullen, M . nkle, E. Nolton. Back Row: A. Hedrick, J . Wettstone, K. 1dusky, B. Kilareski, V. Fenlon .

10RALIERS

nl Row: E. Arner, S . Eyerly, J. Wettstone. Row 2: M. Mullen , M. Knuth , M . Rider, C. Buck, V. Fe nlon, K. Sanky. Back Row: S. Graham, P. Mc Vay, G. Haas, K. Cattell.

)NCERT CHOIR, TWENTONES, CHORALIERS

Raise .Up Your Voices In Song

If

Mrs. Jessica Bowman, formerly the director of Bellefonte High School choirs, was new to the State College school district this year. Her innovative ideas enhanced the performance of the Choraliers, Twentones, and Concert choir.

Choraliers, an elective class, consisted solely of female students. Their repertoire included pieces that ranged from the classical "Carol of the Bells" to the more contemporary "Boyfriends and Bobbysocks."

"We get to experiment with different songs and techniques. It has been a real learning experience and Mrs. Bowman has been an inspiration to us all." said Megan Knuth.

Another of Mrs. Bowman's groups is Twentones, a group of twenty male and female vocalists. The members of the group were selected by audition. In December they performed for both the School Board and the Music Boosters, as well as singing in the Winter Concert. In the Spring, they gave their second concert and traveled to Canada to compete in an adjudication.

The largest of the three groups was the Concert choir. This organization focused mainly on classical pieces. Twenty-six Members from this group were selected through audition to participate in the District VI Choir Festival. This year's festival, held at State College February eighth through tenth, was directed

by Dr. Donald Neuen . Mrs. Bowman was pleased with the number of State College students who advanced to Regional competition. From this level, chosen singers advanced to the All-State Music Festival.

Choraliers, Twentones and Concert choir experienced growth and change during the year. Under Mrs. Bowman's direction, the community can expect continued excellence for many years to come.

Music Makers. Members of the twentones perform a lively medly of songs from the wellknown Broadway musica l, " Big River."

''

For a first year, this has been very exciting.

I'm very pleased with the enthusiasm of the students here . I look forward to many more wonderful years at state high!

"

- Jessica Bowman

"Do, Re, Me... " Concert choir sopranos try to learn the co rrect singing techniques under the a dvisement of the director.

"We are the boys... " Mike Dunkle, Dan Ma rshall, and Mike Rider belt out their parts at an afternoon twentones rehersal.

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The Stage Is Their World

spians gives the opportuto show off natural 11ts.

"

-Jack Gooch

" Exciting?" asked Captain von Trapp as played by senior Len Dudis. The answer is yes, the drama cl ub was exciting for members and audiences alike.

State High's theatrical group, the Thespians, had a spectacular season with two successful, large-scale productions: The Good Doctor by Neil Simon, and The Sound of Music by Rodgers and Hammerstein.

The actors who were chosen by auditi on were dedicated souls who spent hours upon hours in practice. They diligently memorized lines, altered blocking, and came to know the stage in a very personal, attached, one-to-one basis. Janine Wettstone said, " The trick isn't in memorizing the lines, it's in getting the right expression, playing to the audience and in becom ing your character." The performers of Thespians became their characters and accomplished one of the highest challenges of the art of acting.

This year the group experienced a rebuildin g in which student a nd faculty interest a nd participation increased and attendance doubled. Faculty advisor Mrs. Marianne Myers said, "This year has been incredible. Everyone had a lot of enthusiasm for th e productions, and they've worked hard. " New assets to the program included Mr. David Eastman who worked on set-design, and Richard Victor an d Jessica Bowman on the orchestral and vocal music.

Of course, backstage efforts were not overlooked.

Think about what a play would be like without the props, a show without any lights, or a musical without the sound. This would have been State High without its Stage Crew. The members of the crew were under Mr. Victor's direction. They were used in everything from Young Woman of the Year to The Third Annual Bigger Than Big Band Thing, a nd the fall and spring shows. No performance would have been possible without these behind-the-scene workers.

Do, a deer. While idly watching Emily Lloyd as Maria , the von Trapp children and her sing the popular Do, Re, Mi.

HESPIANS, STAGE CREW

"Beam me up, Jack!" With all their muscular strength, Mike Beck and Joel G burek change the set for Th e Sound of Music.

Now, you've got to get this right. Jason Prosek and Danan H ealy agonizingly listen to Mrs. Myers insightful instructions.

THESPIANS

Front Row: J. Gooch, E. Lloyd, G. Colangelo, M. Birch, I. Henderickson-Smith, P. Fooladi. Row 2: G. Haas, C. Buck, M. Ziegler, P. Brannen, L. Erb, B. Jones. Back Row: B. Hatcher, J. Wettstone, K. Farber, P. Childs, J. Prosek, D. Mathews.

STAGE CREW

Bottom to top: J. Gooch, I. Hendrickson-Smith, P. Brannen, E. Lloyd.

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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

Front Row: C. Conaway, B. Jones, M. Frederick, T. Wise. Row 2: M. Zeigler, A. Ray, K. Enscore, P. Childs, Y. Rosen. Back Row: M. Pfaff. R. Moritz, L. Erb, A. Rader.

AWARE

Front Row: K. Enscore, J. Pechersky, E. Harper. Row 2: P. Childs, D. Shaffer, M. Wolfe, B. Jones. Row 3: G. Haas, M. Knuth, L. Norton, K. Lec hnar. Back Row: C. Conaway, M. Zeigler, M. Pfaff, J. Lee.

AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS

Front Row: R . Brown, T. Bowman, S. Donawa, I. Farrell. E. Wilson. Row 2: M. Nixon , N. Rivera, J . Chen, C. Manning.

Back Row: S. Sims, J. Wyland, S. Turner, J . Stephens.

AI, AW ARE, AASA

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''A'' Is for Action What is the best thing about being in a social action group? Said senior Beth Jones, "T like being able to help someone who can't help himself." For the student activists of State High, three groups offered a chance to do some good for society.

The Amnesty International student group, organized by Beth Jones and Carrie Conaway, was part of a world-wide organization that worked to protect human rights. The group was small, but they all had a great concern for the rights of others. They held many special events throughout the year, including a celebration of Human Rights Week, an AREA assembly with guest speakers, and a year-end benefit concert.

Another new group, AW ARE, or Action for the Welfare of Animals, Resources, and the Environment, was organized to work for the better treatment of animals and the environment. Animal rights and environmental activists, Julie Pechersky and Michelle Wolfe started the group to inform others about the problems and continue their work in the high school.

The group wrote letters to companies that tested products on animals and watched movies about relevant social issues.

The African-American Students Association had about fifteen active members who met regularly at the Hetzel Union Building on the PSU campus. Under the supervision of Mrs. Maggie Glick, they discussed importan t issues relevant to African-Americans. They also organized a drill team which performed complicated dances to music. Since many of its members were juniors, the AASA planned to have a strong club in the future.

For the many students who wanted to help change the world or change their place in it, Al, A WARE, and AASA ga ve them this opportunity.

"Take a load off your mind."

Julie Pechersky and Karen Lech nar try to lighten the mood a t an Amnesty Meeting.

"

Think globally, act locally.

"

-AW ARE's motto

One, two, ready, go. With great intensity the drill team performed complicated claps a nd steps to the beat of the music .

That's sick. H earing about the horrors of the environment, Lana Norton, Ellen Harper, a nd Teresa Kello show their disgust.

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People Who Want To Help

want people learn about Jnk driving ough SADD, l avoid learn: by a first1d situation. ~

"

- Julie Craig

Three organizations that helped people this year were the office aides, Peer Listening, and Students Against Drunk Driving. Two of these three groups helped students while the other helped the faculty.

The office aides worked during their study halls and any free period. They helped the faculty by filing late excuses, collecting the absentee notices, putting mail in the teacher's mail boxes, and delivering passes.

Senior Liz Pryblya said, "Although it doesn't sound like a lot, it keeps me busy during my study halls and helps the secretaries and staff too."

Peer Listening helped many people sort out their problems this year with the help of Ms. Katie Scalise.

Peer Listening was available during study halls for people who did not want to, or could not talk to their parents or counselors. The group was made up of students who went to Walts Lodge this past December to be trained. Peer Listeners also showed new students around the school. As one student said, "Peer Listening is a great experience for people who want to understand others better and meet new students."

SADD was founded because of the need to educate the student body about the consequences of drunk driving. State High was not the only school to be involved in SADD, besides grades seven through twelve in this district, there were also divisions all over the country. SADD held their meetings during AREA and planned a white out. They recognized the fact that one person dies every 23 minutes from drunk driving by having several students paint their faces white and pretend they were dead throughout the school day. SADD also sent a few students to a breakfast meeting to talk about the problems of drunk driving. SADD was very inOuential in the way people thought about drinking and driving.

Day of the living dead. Karen Pagani and Michelle Musso are made up in white paint and somber expression to symbolize the lives lost to drunk driving.

Look, Listen, and Learn. The peer listeners, counseled by Ms. Scalise, meet to discuss times when they are available lo speak with students.

All in a day's work. Senior Michelle Smoyer delivers mail during her free time when she works as an office aide.

)FFICE AIDES, PEER LISTENING, SADD

OFFICE AIDES

M. Smoyer, L. Pryblya

PEER LISTENING

Front Row: L. Prybyla, B. Hughes, D. McLaughlin, A. Corneal, Ms. K. Scalise. Row 2: L. Fink, B. Tshler, D. Herron, J. Craig, K. Pagani. Back Row: D. Reddy, J. Chaplin, M. Musso, K. Blanken horn.

SADD

Front Row: D. Eun , L. Pryblya , A. Ferrel. Row 2: S . Hammerstedt, J . Craig, B. Lombra. Back Row: K. Kutch, B. H ilands, Mrs. M. Glick, A. Demaree.

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ront Row: A. Demaree, H . Glace, J. Lutz. Back Row: Mr. H .

Vhite, J . Hall, C. Roy, J . Cotner.

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l [ront Row: J. Lynch, M. McDonald, J . Cotner. Back Row: J . , raig, J. Byers, S. Casey.

VEA

Front Row: M. Mitchell, A. Pearson, J . Liu , M . Fasold , J. 2otner. Row 2: M . Weston, J . Harford, C. Kashner. Back Row: J . Colangelo, B. Parizek.

SAC, PAC, YEA

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Student Visionaries The three service groups this year were SAC, PAC, and YEA. The Principal's Advisory Committee was made up of six students, two faculty members, and approximately 20 parents of Senior High students.

This year, Athletic director Tom Wallace met with PAC to discuss the process of hiring new coaches. A few weeks later, PAC discussed the poorly marked Senior High Parking lot, and two green and white reflective signs were erected marking the entrance.

PAC gave students, staff, and parents an opportunity to participate in a manner they might not ordinarily have had .

Another group was the Student Advisory Committee. SAC was made up of seventeen students and one advisor, Mr. Hubie White. The students were representative of different organizations in the school district, like the Alternative Program, modified school day, arts and music, and Vo-Tech. Each year SAC chooses one or two issues, studies them, and makes a report to the school board based on their findings.

Some of the possible topics were a review of the censorship policies within the school, and a follow-up report on the extracurricular activity study completed last year. In the past, SAC had been involved with the drug and alcohol project, and a study of the counseling system in the school district.

Young Entrepreneurs of America was one of many new student organizations. YEA, a youth leadership corporation, was organized last year by Mr. Sheridan and Mrs. Gittings. They gathered members from applicants to the Hugh O'Brien Youth Foundation .

Their plan was to sell sweatshirts and sweatpants printed with the new school logo, an idea which was later abandoned. Many guest speakers had been invited to speak to the group. During the fall the club looked for underclassmen to join so that YEA could continue in the next year.

All work and no play ... SAC members John Marshall , Jon Lutz, and Andy Demaree, work on ideas for a proposal involved in their latest school issue.

Put a little smile on your face. ' Mr. P ifer's involvement in PAC causes him to search for opinions from the student body such as senior N ell H errmann.

"Being

involved in YEA ha s helped me learn about the kind of leadership qualites that one needs i n the business world.

"

- Judy Liu

Hitting the books. S enior Devon Corneal works on the budget control fo r the imaginary company created fo r the purposes of

YEA.

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Youth In Politics ie OAS was a 111y good ex:rte n c e.

It

ught me more out real poli:s and internaJ n al affairs an did years High School cial studies.

"

-Doug Gildow

Two organizations with the intent of involving students in viewing and understanding the modern government processes were OAS and YAG .

The Organization of American States, known as OAS, completed yet a nother successful yea r with the inclusion of the State High team . Ten students, advised by Mr. Tim Glick, began biweekly meetings last spri ng to prepare for the conference held in Washington D.C. in December o f 1989. Each high school involved in the program represented a different OAS country. State High's team studied not only their own country's policy, but also the processes involved within t he parlimentary system. The purposes of the committee were to learn about important international issues and to respond to them by passing resolutions that affected other OAS countries.

YAG, Yo uth and Government, was advised by Mrs. Julia Johnson . During weekly Thursday meetings, the ten members of the group wrote bills of their own choosing and creation, bills which contained topics of special concern . The club then debated the pros a nd cons of the bill's approach to the problem to find weak or unclear resolutions. The " delegates" divided themselves into th e two groups of Senators and Representatives a nd kept these roles as they traveled to Harrisburg in April when they used their legislati ve skills within strict parliamentary procedure. The students who attended the conference explained tha t personal credit and goals weren' t their main concern, instead im provement of their leadership a nd speaking skills in a challeng.ing situatio n. Acting delegate leader Eric Knowlton and member Ray Tittmann explained, " The House experi ence is the grea test test of spea king courage; the Senate of your speaki ng essence."

Both clubs hightened student awa reness a nd enjoyment in political activities.

Mixing business with pleasure.

OAS members a ttended a confere nce in W ashington D.C. lo study int'l government issues.

Youth and Government. Du ring a Y AG meeting, Ray T il lma n and advisor, Mrs. Johnson, discuss the c reation of a bill.

W hat's in the news? Hea ther Curling takes time o ut from the bus y OAS conference schedule to catch up on curren t events.

OAS, YAG

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OAS

Front Row: C. Jus, B. Weiner, H . Curling. Row 2: M. Ziegler.

B. Miles, A. Miller. Back Row: J . Keat, G . Fernzler, M . Gold.

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KNOWLEDGE MASTERS

Front Row: B. Jones. M. Sakurai, K. Hoover. Second Row: A. Cotner, T . Kasturi. Third Row: T . Weston, K. Yeh, E. Schmidt.

Back Row: C. Buck, C . Stone, J . Lee.

ODYSSEY OF THE MIND

Ir----,- - - ---:-,

Front Row: L. Ba rtell. Second Row: A. Ray. L. S huey. Back Row: M. Werner, J . Gooch .

KNOWLEDGE MASTERS, ODYSSEY OF THE MIND, DEBATE TEAM

Using Their Brains Using left side logic and right side romantic, three organizations at State High pa rticipated in mind games.

Knowledge mas ters, advised by Julie Gittings and Carolann Gentry, was one suc h group. On Wednesdays, they prepa red for quiz meets by dividing themselves into two tea ms and quizzing one another through the use of mock questions. The twenty member team advanced to the national level of competition through a computer progra m designed to include only the most outstanding groups. In this national challenge, known as the official Knowledge Masters Competition, State Hig h's tea m placed second in the state and twenty-third in the nation. The varsity group consisted of members who had involvement of up to three years.

The debate tea m, advised by J ean Shirey, was part of the National Forensic League. The group had twenty members, the more experienced belonging to the va rsity and the less skilled to the novice team . The team met Tuesday nights in th e high school library.

The members participated in mock de bates and developed their own resolutions. The purpose of the team was to have students comprehend and full y develop the skills and finesse of debating. They were expected lo ma ke their points with decisive, strong a rguements.

Mrs. Shirey inst ructed the gro up in two kinds of forensics, the Lincoln Douglas and standard de bate.

Odyssey of the mind was coached by Barb Wallner, and consisted of seven student members. To compete in the March regional tourname nt, the tea m cr.e ated and built a robot; their long-term project for the year.

They also practiced quick thinking exercises, a part of the spontaneous competition in the tournament. Odyssey of the Mind helped students improve their creativity a nd bra instorming skills.

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People may think we spent all our time figuring out the Pythagorean theorem, but we really had a lot of fun.

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- Beth Jones

--"Let's see if you can answer this question." Senior Beth J ones quizzes her teammates in preparation for a competition.

"T he hip bone is connected to the leg bone." Junior Adam Ray discusses the construction of the groups' robot.

On the spot. Senior Ray Tittman prepares his preliminary argument for a moc k debate.

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Reaching For Higher Knowledge club is ~only place in hool where 1 encouraged destroy .ngs.

Lem

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- Eric Schmidt

Two of the many academic clubs this year were Math Club and Chemistry Club. Each of these clubs gave State High students the chance to participate in activities that were both educational and interesting at the same time.

Math Club, an affiliate of the Mu Alpha Theta National Math Club, focused it's meetings on activities which would both inform and entertain it's members. Some of the past exercises included a tour of the Fluid Mechanics lab on the Penn State campus and a demonstration by Dr. Pritchard; a lecture by Penn State professor and world renouned mathematician George Andrews; an exploration of the Casio fx70000g calculator; a video entitled "Donald in Mathmagicland" with magic tricks by club members afterward; and math games and puzzles. Jn December, the club planned to tour the Applied Research lab. Faculty advisors for the club were Annalee Henderson and Irene Bruno; this year's president and treasurer were Chris Stone and Doug Gildow, respective( y.

Another of this year's academic clubs was the Chem club. This year was the Chemistry club's first official year of existence. Chem club members participated in many activities which included various research projects, the publishing of a newsletter, flame tests, glass bending, and a hoagie sale. Members also had the chance to go on various educational trips.

These trips included participation in the Clarion Science Olympiad, and a trip to Toronto, Canada. The club also took an overnight camping trip and tour to Three Mile Island over the summer. Junior Penny Feathers said, "The best thing about the Chemistry club is that you have the chance to do different labs without the pressure of handing in a lab write up. You can just enjoy what you are doing." The club always welcomed new members, and no pre-requisites were necessary.

Future Chemists of America.

C hem club advisor Mrs. Ciolkosz shows seniors Xiong Sun, Chris Stone and Ron Brunton how to a ttack a cha llenging problem. 路

CHEM CLUB, MATH CLUB

Sine, cosine , or tange nt : Choose your weapon! Tejaswi Kasturi contempla tes the solution to a challenging mathematical equa tion.

One on one. Senior Xiong S un and M rs. Ciolkosz discuss the topics for the next Chem c lub newsletter.

MATH CLUB

Front Row: M. Wallner, T . Kasturi, M. Pfaff. Row 2: X. Sun, A. Hunt. Back Row: C. Stone, A. Cotner.

CHEMISTRY CLUB

Front Row: S. Boyer, P. Feathers, J. Lee, T. Kasturi. Row 2: A. Nauda, A. Reede, R. Brunton , K. Yeh. Row 3: E. Schmidt, J .

Lannin. Back Row: X. Sun, C . Slone, Mrs. M. Ciolkosz, A. H unt.

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Cultural

Expressions Understandg others be11s with an unrs tandin g of 路urself.

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- Mr. Nixon

State High students were exposed to a wide range of cultural activities throughout the 1989-1990 school year.

Understanding Others, a committee in its second year, was advised by Mrs. Julie Gittings and Mr. Bob Nixon. Its members were concerned students from three other State High organizations: Africian-American Students, Student Council and the International Students. The club started in response to students' concern over racial, cultural and religious discrimination in the school. The objective of the organization was to keep students' minds open towards cultures and values different than their own. This year, an allstudent production was organized and was delivered to the student body on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The show was so appreciated that the group traveled to the Junior High for a repeat performance in honor of Black History Month.

Language Organizaions, offering in-depth cultural studties, included French Club, advised by Marion Winsor; German Club by John Mutzeck, Latin Club

by Pat Axt, Russian Club by Charlotte de Lissovoy, and Spanish Club by Chris Gillespie. All five groups stressed a variety of activities within the language, and had a number of events to encourage involvement. Winsor's french students took a one day trip to New York City to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. While there, they studied French impressionist art.

The German Club traveled to Philadelphia to see a planitary show spoken entirely in German. Some groups not only took field trips, but also planned special activities such as the Latin toga party and the baking of delicacies by the Russian Club that were sold at the International Coffee House.

All organizations encouraged student involvement and the voluntary expansion of understanding, acceptance and culture.

"Translation please?!" Amy Conkling interpre ts the phrases on the black board at a Russian club meeting during AREA.

"Let's dance!" Two Indian students demonstrate one of their traditional dances at the International Coffee H ouse.

"Lift every voice and sing ... " Terrence Bowma n a nd Ta ra Mathis perform the Black N ational Anthem during an assembly on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

UNDERSTANDING OTHERS, LANGUAGE CLUBS

RUSSIAN CLUB

Front Row: C. Kashner, G. Mallery. Back Row: T . Kula , D. Soto, T . Juba, A. Conkling, E. Kindig, E. Coles, L. Erb, S. Franzelta.

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Creative Minds At Work s a good op1rtunity for 1dents to instigate new ~hnology; and e education 路rtains to my .reer choice.

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- Sonya Hall

TSA , th e Technology Student Association, was a club that promoted the understanding of technology.

The organization was made up of students in grades nine through twelve. It provided opportunities in public speaking, design, engineering, leadership, technical problem solvi ng, and social skills. The group participated in Regional, State, and National competition.

The Regional Conference was held at the Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport. State High took three First Place Honors in the areas of Drawing Interpretation, Extemporaneous Speech, and Dream House Design. State College had a long tradition of success also at the State and National levels. On April sixteenth, TSA attended State competition in Seven Springs, proud of their abilit ies to win top place honors. As a result they doubled the contestants in the Cad Contest. Besides winning trophies, software was awarded to the schools to promote and expand learning in the com puter related fields of design and technology. Members of TSA agreed that the organization provided them with a wonderful opportunity to meet new people, learn more about design, as well as leadership and problem solving.

State College's Fine Arts Club offered yet another creative outlet. The organization provided both educational and community related experience. Members organized upcoming events and attended art lectures.

Speakers included Sandy McBride, father of State High student, Melissa McBride. Former State High art students were also guest lecturers. They demonstrated the success of art education programs in this area. ln April, the Art C lub took a weekend trip to New York City. During their stay, students visited art schools and museums, helping to broaden their appreciation of art. Money-raising projects which helped to finance the trip included silkscreening holiday bags for the Junior Women's Club and selling T-shirts.

"Go directly to jail ... " The Fine Arts Club designed a nd pa inted a life size Monopoly board to be used in a contest sponsored by a local radio station .

How intense! Absorbed in his work, Senior Joel Gburek creates an intricate drafting design for Mr. Ycrnon 's class.

Put on the finishing touches.

Art Club member Nichole Bern works to complete a section of the giant Monopoly board.

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ART CLUB

Front Row: E. Harper, K. Fa rber, L. Norton, T . Orzolek, V. Johnson, N. Wyant. Row 2: C. Mutmansky, E . Christiansen, N .

Bern, R. Moritz, V. Rosen, S . Neff. Row 3: A. Rader, P. Childs, M . Buffington , K. Askov. Back Row: D. Adams. S. Piccolo, B. Plackey, J . Keat, L. H owa rd, J . Aronson, M. Thompson.

TSA

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., Front Row: C . Urbanski, J . Farr, C. Hale, D. Gibson. Row 2: S. Hall, J . Hibbert. D. Mace, A. Fernsler, M . Kipp. J . Engle. Row 3: D. Johnson. Row 4: M . Fowels, E. Snyder, B. Ba ldwin, B. Kocher, A. Strong, J . La nin, M. Pfaff. T. Frank. Back Row: P. Vernon .

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HOME ECONOMICS CLUB

Front Row: M. Smoyer, K. Pagani, J. Craig. Second Row: C. Healy, Mrs. M. Petersen , K. Bla nkenhorn. Back Row: D. Arnold.

FBLA

Front Row: C. Davis, R. Wyland, N. Gray, S. Gray, E . Confer, T. T orsel. Second Row: C. Summers, S. Schrenkel, B. Kessinger, C. Roy, Ms. P. Cormier. Third Row: C. Tressler, D. Dobson, T . Burd, M. Parkinson, J. Temple. Back Row: M. Geist, B. Hockenberry, K. Barnes, S. Duff, K. Lamason, C. Pressler.

Preparing For Their Future Are you prepared for the future? Two organizations, the home economics club and the future business leaders of America, helped their members become more prepared for what might happen to them in the future.

Home ec club, advised by Mrs. M. Petersen , was made up of both girls and boys. The club gave its members a chance to get to know and be around the kitchen while in school. The group met during AREA and consisted of ten members. Mrs. Petersen gave the group a chance to decide what they wanted to make and they chose to make gingerbread houses. They also produced a cookbook of over I 00 recipes from the faculty and staff. The officers; Michelle Smoyer, Chris Carey, Sunshine Murphy, and Kris Blankenhorn; were president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer respectively.

F BLA, or future business leaders of America, advised by Mrs. Cormier, was part of a national organization divided into state and regional districts. The group was made up of twenty nine members and had many fund raisers throughout the year. These fund raisers included a hoagie sale, bake sale, poster sale, candy sale, and car washes. The regional competition was held at Mount Union High School and State High had nineteen winners, fourteen of which went to the state competition at Seven Springs. In the regional and state competitions the members competed individually instead of as a team . To be a member of the club a student must have taken at least one business class. The club officers were Trish Burd , president; Brian Hockenberry, vice president; Debbie Dobson, secretary; Chris Davis, treasurer; and Chris Summers, historian .

"What s pices do we need?" Se~ niors Hea ther Phillips a nd S unshi ne Murphy look over the recipe which they arc preparing.

"FBLA

looks good on college re s ume's and you get a chance to meet a lot of people from across the state.

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- Robin Wyland

Cool shades. Seniors Brian Hockenberry, C rissy Roy, and Robin Wyland feel they are sufficently prepared as they travel to their upcoming competition.

All work and no play. Two FBLA members represent lheir organization at the s kills festi' val.

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Reaping The Rewards â&#x20AC;˘

Cooperative ork experi11ce gave me 1e chance to ~t an education 11d make monV at the same me.

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- Patty McVay

Three organizations that helped their members not only prepare for the future but a lso start in their future careers, were cooperative work experience, future farmers of America, and the Votech club.

This year the national FFA celebrated their sixtysecond birthday. In order to celebrate this event, several local businesss displayed FFA promotions: two square dance sets performed for the public at the Nittany Mall to celebrate the birthday, and also competed in the Harrisburg Farmshow. At the farmshow, FFA members exhibited their own animals or assisted with those of local farms. Contests for students, which began in March and continued through June, were on things such as farm mechanics and public speaking for single students, and livestock judging and parliamentary procedures for teams. Other activities included the annual awa rds banquet, officer elections, and a end of the year picnic.

Cooperative work experience gave students the chance to get practical experience and training in an occupational area the same as that of their career goals. The program was for State High juniors and seniors sixteen years old or older. Each member of the program developed a training agreement and training plan with their teacher, parents, and employer; which described what was to be learned by the experience.

Work experience had several advantages including occupational training opportunities, a nd giving the student the opportunity to continue with the same employer after graduation.

Votech cl ub gave Tech students from various classes a chance to come together. It provided an educational opportunity in a more social a tmosphere. They took various field trips during the year to heighten awareness of pertinent is~ues.

"Milk does a body good!" A member of the FF/\ dressed up as a cow for their dairy display at the skills festiva l.

Always use a straight edge. A Vo-T ech student works on her final draft layout in the printshop and publishing room. " I need a lift." Even though senior Patty Mc Vay is inconvenienced by crutches, she awaits her ride to go to work .

YOTECH, FFA, COOPERATIVE WORK EXPRIENCE

VO-TECH CLUB

Front Row: B. Everhart, B. Spicer, M. Wyant. Second Row: V. Mazzotta, J . Miller, D. Walsch, D. M iddleman, .I. Sharer, M. Only. Back Row: J .J . Lehman, J . S cott, M . Baird, D. Decker, E. Butler.

FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA

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Front Row: T . Biddle, L. Be nner, T . Wasson, J . H all, Mr. D. Seamans. Second Row: S. Hou tz, C. Weaver, C. McTavish, H. Foust, J . Biddle, L. G a ris, B. Simpson. Third Row: C. H arpster, C. Pressler, C . Rudy, J. Campbell, H . Grubb, B. Ballenger.

Fourth Row: M. Bar r, B. Hoc kenberry, J . Dea ring, S . King, T. Brown. K. McLinden, E . Stine. Back Row: T . J . Wasson, C. Kauffma n, J. Everhart.

COOPERATIVE WORK EXPERIENCE

Front Row: B. Carlson. Second Row: S . Pighetti, S. Johnson, S. Schrenkel, T . Capparelli, T . Dreibelbis, S. Schultz, C . Berriga n, M. Kibler, L. Arpaszew. Third Row: D. Krouse, S. Haven, 1-1 .

Klinefelter, T. Bower. C. Roy, C. Mitinger, M. Makaviec, J .

Bergman. Fourth Row: J. Rainell i, L. Pellicciotta, M. Davis, C. Tressler, B. Johns, E. Albert, J. Cassady, A . Su ndquist. Fifth Row: S. Lucas, D. Palmer, C. Womer, L. Lampkin, K. Garthwaite, I. Myers, J . Walker. Sixth Row: C. Sylves, B. Dreibelbis, D. Swisher, M. Jacobson, D. Corn. C. Rockey, S. King. Seventh Row: B. Simpson, C. Kauffman, R . Ballenger, S. Reese. E ighth Row: P. McVay, C. H a rpster, C . Meyers, B. Hockenberry, T .

Brown, J . Deari ng, M. Bates. Back Row: E. Byers, J . R. Eckhardt, Mrs. C. Infield, Mrs. A . Barnes, T. Harpster, J. Der Kinderen, L. Myers, L Ebeli ng.

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Power Of The Players ' Not

only has M Basketball ontributed to 11y physical and nental well-beng, but it has 1Iso prepared ne for future ithletic activi:ies, and provid' d me with nany fond nemories.

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- Scott Miller

Intramural Sports, meant to foster serious, yet friendly ath letic competition between students, offered a wide va ri ty of activities at State High. Volleyball, basketball, and lacrosse were a few of the sports which gave students a chance to develop their skills while having fun . The IM Volleyball program, organized by Mr. John H opkins, enjoyed yet a nother successful year. The regul ation fifteen point/ fifteen minute tournament games were played Mondays thru Thursdays in State High's old gym. The rules di ctated that at least two male and two female players be on the court, o r tea ms would be forced to forfeit their game. Although t his resulted in a large number of forfeitures because of students' busy schedules, players often fo rmed new teams a nd started independent " pick-up" games. The two top-ranked teams competed in the finals ; held in late April.

IM Basketball was another activity popular among students. The league, also under Mr. H opkin's direction, consisted of seven teams. After a series of roundrobin games, teams were ranked and entered tourn ament competition. Al though TSG and Pumped Up Posse tied for first place, Posse had scored more points per ga me on an average, and was seeded first.

IM lacrosse, coached by Mr. Tim G lick, entered it's sixth year in the State High Intramural program.

Practices incl uded demonstrations, skill work, and scrimmages. The highlig ht of the season was the annua l alumni vs. seniors game.

The goal of Intramura l Sports was to develop recreational ski ll , to promote student morale and school spirit, and to teach leadership skills. Participants proved that "winning isn't everything," but friendly competition and cooperati on came close.

" I've got it!" Gavin Fernsler stands ready as Cla ire Ande rson prepares to return the ball with a powerfu l dig.

:i> INTRAMURAL SPORTS

"Let me check my list." Heather C urling asks Mr. Hopkins who her team's opponent is for the next volleyba ll match.

Aim High! Vying for the ba ll, Todd Blythe s prings into action to spike the ball while Hossein Fa rahani tries to block it.

INTRAMURAL SPORTS Fall:

Soccer Lacrosse Flag Football Tennis Bowli ng

Winter:

Basket ball Volleyball Indoor Soccer Skiing Bowling

Spring:

Tennis Lacrosse Boxing Sailing Canoeing Bowling

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Artistic Endeavors Ne try to let the 4/tered State ~ive students a :hance to ex?ress their views md feelings.

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- Valerie Rosen

Creativity was the rule, not the exception, for two magazines published within the school. Acclivity was the school-sponsored literary magazine a nd the Altered State was an independent magazine put out by State High students.

Valerie Rosen, Rachel Moritz, Vickie Johnson and Pem Childs, all juniors, were the Acclivity editors for 1989. They helped the staff of about ten people to select submissions, lay out the magazine a nd produce the finished product. Submissions were accepted in a variety of creative areas such as poetry, prose, art, and music, but were limited to three per person. The staff met Wednesdays after school in the Learning Enrichment office to read and analyze the submissions and choose which ones would be printed in the magazine.

The Altered State was an independent underground newspaper run by many of the same people as Acclivity. Mark Pfaff and Tara Orzolek were the editors of the Altered State. The magazine accepted anything and everything " in good taste" and published an issue about five times a year. The editors were happy to have the Altered State listed for the first time in Fact Sheet 5, a cumulative catalog of underground and independent magazines . The publication was founded about four years ago by students who wanted to produce a magazine without concern about censorship by the administration. The Altered State tradition has been carried on faithfully since then and the members hoped to continue it into the future.

Through Acclivity and the Altered State students were given the opportunity to have their works published in a literary magazine forma t. These publications showed the great variety of creativity in the senior high school.

Just sit right back. M att Zeigler and Ma rk Pfaff lis te n to uncensored art ic les s ubmit ted for the A ltered S tate.

I can't take it anymore! Enduring a tough da y of work on A cclivity, M elissa Frede rick s hows signs of complete ex ha ustion.

C oncentrate, concentrate.

Ma rk P fa ff crosses his fingers for good luck as he edits a n a rti cle fo r the A ltered S tate.

Arrr TVTTY

A T,TRRED STATE

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ACCLIVITY

Front Row: R. Moritz, P. Childs, V. Rosen, B. Jones. Row 2: Y. Johnson, T. Orzolek, C. Conaway. Back Row: Mr. R. Nixon, A. Rader, M . Frederick, N. Galler, T. Wise.

ALTERED STATE

Front Row: M. Pfaff, T . Orzolek, S. Neff. Row 2: P. Childs, Y. Johnson. Row 3: T . Wise, R. Moritz, A. Rader, Y. Rosen, M. Frederick. Back Row: B. Jones, C. Conaway, M. Zeigler.

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STUDENT VOICE

PARIS Front Row: A. Reede, J . Hall , B. Hilands, J . Cotner. Row 2: B. Jones, M. Krentzman, S. Boyer, D. Gi ldow. Back Row: B. Hatcher, R. Miller, M. Weinreb.

PAGING YOUTH

Front Row: B. J ones, C . Conaway. D. Gildow, M. Weinreb .

The Power Of The Pen Students who wa nted lo gain experience in journa lism could join one of two newspa per-oriented student groups, the Student Voice a nd Paging Youth. 路 The Student Voice, in its fifth continuous year of publication, was printed five times during the school year. Although th ey began with a sma ll sta ff, the S tudent Voice g rew in number and experience. They wrote about ma in events within th e school and about talented seniors. The work was supervised by se nior e ditor Jenny Cotner, co-ed itor for half of the yea r Beth Jones, and junior editor Reed Mille r as wel l as a dvisors Mrs. Janet Kretchma r and Mrs. Ela ine Weirich. Through commitment a nd Thursday afternoon work sessions, the staff was a ble to increase the qua lity of the paper, slowly but stea dily .

Paging Youth gave st udents the opportunity to write for the Centre Daily Times, the most common newspaper read by the community, not o nly by students' peers. The staff met every othe r Monday to plan, edit a nd submit news a rtic les a nd editorials.

Genera ll y two or three articles from State High were printed in each Paging Youth section. The editor of the group was Doug Gildow a nd the advisor was Mrs. Judy Lysaker. Since the staff was so small, many of the arti cles were written by free-lan cers knowledgeable about the article's s ubj ect. All staff members were paid ten cents per column inch for eac h artic le published. Despite the mo net a ry reward , most of the staff members joined Paging Youth because they enjoyed journal ism. Mike Weinreb said, "I participated in Paging Youth t o improve my journalism skilis and to have some experience behind me so I can be better prepared for a journ a lism majo r in college."

Both the Student Voice a nd Paging Youth were enric hin g, and they gave stude nts the benefit of an actua l journalistic experience.

"Tell him about it! " Ms.Farrall expresses her opinion to Doug Gildow as he ponders a Paging Youth dilemma.

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There was a lot of work and time involved with writing and laying out the paper, but I think we all had a good t im e anyway.

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- J enny Cotner

When J odi talks, people listen.

Andrea Reede and Mrs. Weirich absorb Jodi H all's insight into the next newspaper issue.

Ye s, Mrs. President. J en Cotner dil igent ly critiques an article writ ten by another member of the Student Voice.

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Everlasting Memories We plead the rth!

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The Yearbook Staff

We, the members of the Little Lion staff, in order to form a more perfect yea rbook, met deadlines, survived computer fail ures, controlled leaky pens, edited, re-edited and edited aga in-our sole objective being this piece of literature; a piece created by semi-brillant minds in questionable sanity.

We ha ve seen that all books are not created eq ual as our yea rbook fa r surpasses the average text. And, of course, after the arrival of the book, the student body holds this truth to be more than obviously evident. This single publication often caused us to fo rfeit our right to the liberties of sleep, social life, and higher learning. Our staff was comprised of a rare breed of individua ls who freely sacrificed personal well-being for the im mortalized memories of the entire student body. For this divinely orda ined task, we claimed the right to create incoherent paragraphs and non-existent verbs in a sometimes peaceful, often harried, usually stressed-ou t assembly.

We, the members of the year book staff, remain in awe of the perfect first draft, the true synonym, and the tolerant editor. Although co-editor and chief, Phyllis Kuo, nearly claimed her right to bear arms with deliquent dead liners by crying " I'll shoot you!" our staff pulled together its un ion and created a true masterpiece.

A yea rbook well done is a ll in the staffers' pursuit of happiness.

" How many times do we have to fix this?" Phyllis Kuo and Gabi Haas, exhausted and overworked, raced to meet deadlines on inservice days and weekends.

No rest until the work is done.

P hyllis Kuo stretches out to draw layouts for the organizations section during the yearbook a ll-nighter in March.

"We're a ll wet!" J en Long and Janine Wettstone a re caught by the camera after a refreshing leap into the pool for the special yearbook splash picture.

LITTLE LION YEARBOOK

LITTLE LION EDITORS

Front Row: J . Long, G . Haas, P. Kuo, J . Liu. Row 2: C. Fisher, A. H outz, M. Knuth, J . Wettstone, M. Fasold, C. Conaway.

Back Row: L.A . Dorsey, B. Peacock, N. Wyant, B. H atc her, S. Boyer, P. Fea thers.

LITTLE LION STAFF

Front Row: M. Fasold, L. Prybyla, G . Haas, P. Kuo, J . Liu. Row 2: A . Houtz, M. Knuth, B. Hilands, J . Wcttstone, J . Long, C. Conaway. Back Row: C. Fisher, L.A . Dorsey, B. Peacock. N. Wyant, B. Hatcher, S . Boyer, P. Feathers.

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We are the Yearbook!" To Jost people a yearbook is a big, 1a rd-backed book with glossy 1icture pages and the names of .veryone they know. But to us, he Yearbook was a way of li fe; me that was not a lways pleasint. Imagi ne for feiting sleep, ·ood , and hea lth for seven nonths, and one might be able .o begin to understand a little of Nhat we went through to make :his book possible. So this yearbook is not j ust a fun book with lots of memories; it 's a piece of our lives. So, we present our pride and joy; may it last forever.

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Special Thanks There were many people, besides the hard-working editors, who helped to make this year's Little Lion yearbook possible. We would first like to thank Mrs. York for starting us off on the right track, and Mrs. Bytheway for picking up the pieces and understa nding us. We want to acknowledge the support a nd effort of Mr. Ron Pifer, Mrs. J oyce H a rvey, Dr. Ron Koble, and Mrs. Sipple. They gave the Little \ f.-ion a new ?ffice, which increased accessibility and IR»1 nageabil1ty. We want to th ank t he office secretaries for being so helpful and patient with us, for scheduling us in the computer room, for prin ting our announcements, fo r depositing the money earned in our account, a nd much more. Of course, we liked to thank Studio 2, especia lly Steve and C huck, and J ostens, most of all, Bev, Rick, and Lenny. We would definitely like to thank Mrs. Weirich for giving us time and help in the CRC, and for being so lenien t with our schedules. But we especially want to thank Dan and all the custodians, because he was here night after nig ht, hour upon hour, watching us struggle and ma king sure we were still alive. They allowed us to stay and work as long as possible, often-times until a fter their work was done.

To all t hese people, we would like to give a heartfelt thank you. The process of this book was an up-hill ba ttle, and your help was grea tly appreciated.

Advisors: Mrs. Mary York Mrs. Mary Bytheway Co-editors in chief: Gabi Haas Phyllis Kuo Student Life Editors: Nicole Wyan t (Brian Hatcher) Academics Editor: Mega n Knuth Senior Section Editors: Cathie Fishe r Amy Houtz Junior Section Editors: Sabrina Boyer Penny Feathers Faculty Section Editor: Andrea Reede Sports Editors: Lori Ann Dorsey Bill Peacock Organizations: Missy Fasold Janine Wettstone Carrie Conaway Mini Mag Editor: Jud y Liu Literary Editor: Jen Long Photography Editor: Beth Hilands Business Manager: Holl y Snyder

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\AKING AN

Jn September I00,000 people g:1thcrcd under Len in :~ sta tue in /\ zcrb:11j11n, calling fnr territorial sovereignty. This dcmonstrntion wu,;- only one of' nwny thut took phi cc in Communist bloc countries. These shows of' discontent put pressure on le<1dcrs behind the Iron Cur1~1in ilnd cvcntu;1//y impilcted on the dedsion or some rulers to either surrender their power or :1b<1ndon Leninist philosophies.

IMPACTIMPACTIMPACT WORLD p.191 Hundreds flocked to the Berlin Wall to watch the opening of its gates. Meanwh ile, the times were a changin ', as the Communist bloc began to crumble. Even the Soviet Union turned away from its Leninist phi losoph ies and towards a more democratic system.

NATION p.193 George Bush was in the midst of his first year in office. Among his accomplishments was the Education Summit, aimed at improving the state of the country's public school system. On a darker note, the HUD scandal shocked the nation .

FASHION/ART p.195

BUSINESS p. 194 AT&T fell vicLim to a devastating computer bug, a nd fou nd competition in MC I. M ea nwhile, the st ock market took a nasty spil l.

Fine a rt was selling for outrageous pri ces. In fasnio n, faux a nimal p rints were sudden ly a ll the rage.

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.tman a nd the J oker were at it aga in in th e new movie Batman, one o f the top box office draws of t he year.

C incina tti Reds manager Pete R ose was ba nned for life from baseba ll for betting on his own team .

BITS N' PIECES The Madza Miata hit the roads, and there were not enough cars to fit the demand The infallibility of the oat bran diet was contested. Technology introduced a digital tape. A Civil Rights memorial was erected in Montgomery, Ala ba ma.

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The student's Goddess of Liberty was a makeshift version of the Statue of Liberty and a symbol of all of their hopes. The Goddess was crushed in connict.

For a few months, Chi na took center stage with the dra matic revolution and its tragic end. In mid-April, after the death of popular reformer Hu Yaobang, students and workers began to ga ther in Tianan men Square in protest.

Mikhail Gorbachev, whom they called an Emissary of Democracy, later brought hope when he visited Beij ing. Duri ng his historic meeting with Deng Xiaoping, protesters dema nded the resigna tion of Deng and the adoption of democratic principles. Some 3,000 students went on a hunger strike.

Give Me Democracy or Give Me Death appeared on ban ners everywhere, while motorcycl ists, rock musicians, and acroba ts lent a festi veness to the gathering. A 33foot Miss Libert y was erected and

christened the Goddess of Democracy. Even some of the nation's established in st it uti ons joined the protest. Among them-China 's civil ai rline a nd the People's Insurance Compa ny. However, just whe n it seemed that these dreams of democracy could become reality, on May 20, 1989, the government declared martial law and sen t troops to the city.

The people met these troops with defiance. The world will never fo rget when a lone man stopped a caravan of tanks simply by standing in their path and refusing to move. But not even a barricade of such men could stop the tanks on Ju ne 4, when the troops reached the square. In the early hours, the governemnt army proved overpowering to citizens armed only

with bricks a nd rocks. While some tried unsuccessfully to fight the troops, others tended to the injured. By 7:00 AM, all tha t was left in Tiananmen Square were piles of debris and a crushed Goddess of Democracy. Although students were later arrested and forced to admi t their "crimes", the government claimed that the massacre, in which at least 1,000 people were killed, never happened.

I don~ know exactly what democracy is. But we need more of it.

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After 28 years as an impenetrable symbol of Communist suppression, the Berlin Wall fell. The 28-mi le-lo ng barrie r thru the heart of Germany's capitol became nothing more than a reminder of what was. Starting on November 9, 1989, East Germans were able to freely cross over into West Berlin, whereas for merly _ they would have been shot.

The drama tic event began without fanfa re. At a press conference, it was anno unced almost offhandedly that East Germans would be free to leave at any point along the country's borders, including checkpoints along the \Vall in Berli n. Thousands gathered that night at Checkpoint Charlie in West Berlin's American sector. At the stroke of midnight, East Berliners began coming through.

With the wa ll fell many of the 1eaders. East Germany's Cabinet j , ~nd the Communist Party Polit' duro resigned. Egon Kren z, presi..~nt and party leader, promised ree, genera l, democratic, and iecret elections."

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The decision to open the borders came after a series of mass protests. One demonst ra tion in Leipzig drew some 500,000 East Germans, all demanding democracy and freedom . In 198 9 alone, a pproximately 225 ,000 peopl e poured into West Germany by way of Hungary and Czechoslovakia. Krenz made his decision to open the borders based on the idea that if East Germans no longer felt that they were being walled in, they would feel less pressure to flee the first chance that they had.

Overnight, the wall ceased to be a symbol of oppression and became a symbol of the powerful force of freedom.

I must tell you that the supply of words on the world market is plentiful, but the demand is falling. Let deeds follow words now.

-Lech Walesa to the U.S. Congress

The leader of a nation so long hostile to the church. Mikhail Gorbachev met with Pope John Paul II shortly before the Malta Summit in December. Religious freedom was apparently the next step in Gorbachev' s program for the Soviet Union . " We have changed our attitude," Gorbachev declared. " Moral values that religion generated and embodied for centuries can help in the renewal in our country too."

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WORLD E CRUMBLING OF THE COMMUNIST

MAKING HISTORY AT MALTA

)C 989, the world watched as the Iron C urta in began Lo dissolve, and imunist regimes began Lo bend and to give to the will of the people. iary 15 Prague. In W enccslas Square, 5,000 de mo nstraters com1orated the death, 20 years ago, of Jan Palac h, a student who set >elf on fi re to protest the 1908 Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia . ii 18 Warsaw. Solida rity was legalized aft er seven years of ma rtial F ree e lections were held for t he first Lime in 40 years. i l Budapest. Only a few thousa nd people turned out for the an nual 1munist May Day festivities. The nex t day H ungary sta rted dis.tlin g the barbed wire a lo ng its borde r with Aust ria.

2 5 W a rsaw. Solidarity swept the East bloc's first contested lions. 路 14 Wa rsaw. Solidarity took ils sea ts in Parlia ment. ust 25 Warsaw. Solidarity officially took over as the East bloc's non-communist government. tember 20 East Berlin. Hungary had thrown open its borde rs to the .t, a nd the "Great Escape" had begun . Thousands of vacationing : Germans crossed the border to seek new lives. lber 7 East Berlin . There was a crackdown in East Germa ny. igovernmenl demonstrators were chased through the streets and .en. )ber 11 Buda pest. Hunga ry's Communist Pa rty c hanges its name ne Hungaria n Socialist Party. ember 9 East Berlin . T wo days before the government wou ld resign 1asse, Egon Krenz a nnou nced the opening of the borders that ni gh t. ember 12 Berlin. A construction crew began to dismantle the .in Wa ll. ember 24 Prague. The Stalinist regime in Czechoslovakia resigned .

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entenced to life imprisonment Ju ne 1964, Nelson M a ndela freed S unday, February 11 , r over a quarter of a century ind ba rs. Put there by a govnent that sought to crus h the ;k movement to abolish aparin South Africa, Mande la a key figure in the struggle. re lease was a nnounced by te President F.W. de Clerk. ndela picked up where he left H e and the African National 1gress still adhered to the edom C harter, which called the redistribution of South A ft 's wealth and the nationaliza1 of banks a nd corporations. ~ focus of atten t ion in South 路ica pointed sharply towa rds :otiations.

BEHIND BARS In J a nua ry, Manuel Antonio Noriega became federal prisoner 41586. Less than two weeks earl ier, President Bush had a uthorized the invasion of Pana ma, a nd Noriega had sought asylum in the Vatican embassy in Panama C ity.

Noriega's a rrest was part of the Un ited State's war on drugs. Noriega was ind icted on more than fifteen coun ts, faced up to 210 years in jail, a nd more t ha n $1 million in fines. He was charged with accepting a $4.6 million bri be from a Colombian drug cartel in return for protecting drug shipments a nd laundering their money, permitting t hem to shi ft its operations to Panama a fter a crackdown in Colombia, providing a safe haven in Panama for

On the stor my Mediterranean Sea a t M alta , President George Bus a nd Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev met in December for their fin summit. A lmost as soo n as they had settled themselves on the Sovif c rui se liner Maxim Gorky, Bush produced a long list of concret proposals. He reiterated his proposa l that the two nati ons wrap up th Strategic Arms Reduc tion Talks before the next summit, perhaps i the Un ited States next Jun e. Another proposal was to cut convenlioni fo rces in Europe by the e nd of I 990. The President a lso offered lo en U.S. production of bina ry chemica l weapo ns when ot her na t ions enlf into an interna tional convention banning them. Furt he rmore, Bus prom ised to wa ive the J ackson-Yarik amendment, which restricts U.S Soviet trade when the Supreme Soviet concluded legislatio n permillin free emigration . In the meantime, Bush proposed the negotiation of new trade t reaty. Observer sta tus for the Soviet Union a t t he Gener: Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ta lks was to be suppo rted as well. Tt only roug h spot d uri ng the summit was the discussion conce rn in Central Am erica. Bush wa rned Gorbachev of W ashington 's rega r toward s th e escalati ng violence in Latin America and the questi on 1 Soviet arms shipments. U.S. objections to nava l d isarmament al! re mained a bo ne of contention. On a final note, t he President presente Gorbachev with a list of possibilities for cooperation between the \\1 na tions, including a banking syste m a nd a stock market. The su mm e nded with the first press conference to be held jointl y by U.S. ar Soviet leaders.

LEAVING LENIN BEHIND In early February, Soviet Leader M ikhail Gorbachev esse ntial t urned his back on Comm unist policies. In a n histori cal turning poin Gorbachev convinced the Central Committee to sur render its o~ supremacy. After several yea rs of Perestroika, reform had been ma ginal. The main reason was that the Soviet U ni on still operated un der co mmand economy a nd a totalitarian pol itical system. Everything d pended on the Cen tral Co mmiuee. However, as the Soviet Union w a bruptly sent on its way Lo becomi ng decentralized, Gorbachev pr pared fo r his next five yea rs in Perestroika 11. A multi-party democra1 appeared to be t he next logical step, with Gorbachev head ing ti country under t he new presidency. The new governmen t was to consi of a Supreme Soviet, a Council of Ministers, a nd a Congress of Pe pie's Deput ies. The majority of the officers were to be elected, eith directly or by public orga ni za tions.

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In the fall of 1989, the public discovered the sort of covert aclivities that have been taking place at the Department of Housing a nd Urban Development.

Among the accusations were ones of influence peddling, privateering, a nd appointing members that were Reagan loyalists . Sam Pierce, who presided over H UD, denied intervening to get contracts for friends and GOP allies, and creating the atmosphere of favoritism. The blame was attributed to his executive assistant, Debora h Gore Dean. Meanwhile, agents had stolen millions in HUD foreclosure funds , prompting the Justice Department to launch 618 fraud and theft invesligations. As for political appointees, posts often went unfilled.

The position of Assista nt Secretary of Housing, cha rged with running the controversial Section 8 Moderate Rehabilita tion program, changed ha nds eight times in eigh t years. Meant to help the poor who need low-income housing, the HUD was controlled by the wea lthy who could use it to grant money and contracts to Iheir supporters. Such a buse has been traced back to 1965, but Sam Pierce was in cha rge when it was di scovered . Investigators were faced wi th the task of deter· · . mining whether Pierce was belrayed by his sta ff or whether he had gi ven his consent. Either way, · · c lai med , "Silent Sam critics should be held responsible for ~landing aside a nd saying noth-

In late August, the Voyager 2 space probe made a visit to fa raway planet Neptune. The Voyager discovered a new moon in addition to Triton a nd Nereid, labeled 1989-N I. On its trip, the Voyager also provided scientists on earth with information on Neptune's Great Dark Spot and the rings circling the planet. The spot was a great mystery, and the number of rings changed from day to day. A strange magnetic field was a lso discovered . H aving toured four planets, Voyager 2, like Voyager I , was set to continue well beyond the solar system.

The craft was expected to reach the heliophase before it runs out of fuel, around the year 2012.

Even then, it should drift on, passing by Barnard 's Star in 6,500 years and Sirius, the brightest star visible from Earth, in 296,030.

In October, George Bush, who set a goal to become " the education President", convened his cabinet and the nation 's Governors for an historic education summit.

The group was able to reach an agreement to set nationa l performance standards and goals for school and to measure each state's progress. The Governors a lso succeeded in convincing the President of the value of preschool and the early-childhood programs as they pressed for more funds for the Head Start program for needy preschoolers. Bush would later promise to put as much as $500 million into the Head Start program around the time of his State of the Union speech . Some Bush proposals were also discussed, such as the freedom of pa rents and students to choose schools ,

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The Supreme Court ruled in the summer of 1989 a law banning flag desecration was an unconstitutional infringement on freedom of expression. A Flag Protection Act was put into place, but was found invalid. The case to be appealed in front of the S upreme Court in 1990.

simpler licensing of teachers to attract more teaching talent that would include milita ry retirees and professionals switching to teaching , partnerships between schools and businesses for workstudy programs, and required examinations for grad uation and promotion. The first summit of its kind in the United States, it provided the nation with a stepping stone for further improvements in its educational system .

A few officials felt that the national anthem should be "America the Beautiful" instead of the more difficult "Star-Spangled Banner ", which they said was insulting to the British.

GREAT SOCIETY II President George Bush gave his first State of the Union address the first week in February. From the kindler, gentler na tion that he had pushed a year earl ier, Bush had made the transition to an America that sounded like the Great Society II. "A place where there's a job for everyone who wants one; where everyone has a roof over his head, every child makes the grade, every street and every school is drug-free, and no America n is forgotten." Unfortunately, Bush's budget did not match the enthusiasm with which he presen ted his proposed programs. Furthermore, he had not lived up to some of his ea rlier promises. "No new ta xes" turned into no new income taxes, but higher " user fees" on such things as airline tickets. Contrary to his word, he would cut farm price supports One could only wait and see how Bush's kindler, ge ntler, Great Society would fare.

On October 17, drivers crossing the Bay Bridge in San Francisco were trapped as the bridge collapsed during one of the most memorable natural disasters of the year. Registering 7. 1 on the Richter scale, the quake hit hard in the Marina district, causing ruptured gas lines and fires that destroyed dozens of homes.

Meanwhile, on the eastern seaboard, Hurricane Hugo left its devastating mark when it hit the coast of South Carolina on September 22 with J35 mph winds. The hurricane killed at least 28 people and ca used more than $2 billion in property damage in the Carribbean islands. It ended in rainfall over southern Canada.

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BUSINESS \ST TO COAST economy in the new decade have been best described map. ln 1990, one's ecosituation really depended ere one lived.

Nort heast was expericncslurn p. Wall S treet had 1ed a series o f layoffs after 187 cras h, a nd Massachumini co mputer indus try had ; momentum.

South east was reported as slow a nd steady after a peridizzy growth. Some reasons e decrease in economic acwere the deep freeze t hat ~ed Florida's cit ru s crop a nd Jtbacks tha t were put in to

by Lockheed Aeronautical 11S.

: Midwest was doing well a f:ns of a recession in the a uto try. The farmbelt began to i. H owever, Detroit was in a JI slump. Ford, Chrysler, Jenera! M otors pla nned to 42 of t heir 62 U.S. and Can p lan ts. e Southwest was on a rej, Oil prices were steadily ;, a nd major companies such : . Penney, G TE, a nd Exxon noved their corporate head.c rs to the area. for t he W est, the economy bot h up a nd down. Defense had a severe im pact on the :pace industry in California, 3oeing aircraft in Seattle was cti ng b usiness .

.A. PROUD 1989, the two winners of the :olm Baldrige Nation Qua lity rd were Xerox, known for its ing ma c hines, and Milliken :o., a texti le manufacturer. award was established by ~rcss to mot ivate U.S. comes a nd had , in the two yea rs it had been given, become a ht-after prize in co rpo ra te :rica. Preside nt George Bush 1tained that co mpanies like )X a nd M ill iken were "leading meback from t he days when y American products were g shunned beca use of a well-

FRIDAY THE 13TH ON WALL STREET

HELLO, OPERATOR?

Less than a week after the stock market had reached an all-time high of 279 1.41 , Wall Street experienced the worst crash since l 98 7's drop of 508 points in a single day In October, on Friday the 13th, the market dropped 190.58 points. The theory was that a faltering buyout dea l and a hint of inflation had sent stocks plummeting.

Computers revolutionized the bus in ess world . H oweve r , a t times, they were known to fail.

When t hey did , chaos erupted.

For nine hours on Monday, J a nuary 22, that is exactly what hap. pened when AT&T's long-distance telephone ne twork system went haywire. Only 50% of the 148 million long-d ista nce calls a nd 800 number calls placed succeeded in getting through. Hotels lost bookings. Cars were left un. rented . America n Airlines employees were only a ble to confi rm a third of the reservati ons because only a third of the calls were connec t ed . 800 phone workers ha d to be sent home. Some $60 million to $75 million was lost in revenues that day by AT&T , not Lo men路 tion the money lost by numerous o th e r compa ni es. Technicia ns traced the glitc h to a single program ming bug that resulted from an improvement on the original system. Not only di d the breakdown tarnish AT&T's reputa tion, but it dramatized the vulnerablility of computer systems in businesses everywhere.

A CLOSE SECOND Still dominating the com mu nicatio ns market in 1990, AT&T, or America n Telephone a nd Telegraph, found strong competition in MCJ Communi ca ti ons. Wavering on the edge of fin a ncial ruin less tha n three yea rs previous, MCI tra nsformed itse lf in to a full-service communications giant. Among its innovative marketing techniques was th e offe ring of frequent fl yer miles on America n and North west airl ines as a rewa rd for using MC I's long-dista nce lines . l n the past co uple of years, MCI succeeded in wooing away suc h prestigio us AT&T c ustomers as C hrysler, Uni ted A irlines, Westinghouse, and Proc ter & Gamble. Anothe r of its offensives against AT&T included new tech nology and new services: fiber-optic lines, a network for fax services, a nd a sys te m of disco unt private lines for corporate users.

M C I also designed a toll-free number service so that c ustomers could determine wh ere their clients were ca lling from, as well as deserved reputati on for shoddiness." America n businesses were focusing more a nd more on qual ity. And fo r good reaso n. More tha n 80% of consumers surveyed indi ca ted that qu ality was more import a nt th an price. A lso, c hang in g Ameri ca n lifestyles boosted the de ma nd for quali ty.

In most families , both husband and wi fe worked outside the home, with not mu c h time to get th ings repaired. The tendency was to buy another co mpany's products when someth ing did not work right. After experiencing what better-q uali ty compe titio n from ot her coun t ries could do to busi-

their telephon e numbers, a service that people could not get from AT&T. Last yea r , MCI offered its first pay-phone service and a flat-rate discount program called Prime T ime. ln Jul y, it a nnoun ced that it could al low c ustomers to charge domestic longdistance calls direc t ly to their Visa ca rds. The result was a 12% share of t he ma rke t for MCJ and so me hefty co mpetition for A T&T.

GOING HOLLYWOOD Sony Corporation, kn own for its wa lk mans, televisions, stereos, a nd videocassette players, paid 3.4 bil lion dollars in October for Colum b ia Pictures Ente rt ain ment. With its 2 billion dollar purchase of C BS Record s less th a n two yea rs previous, Sony hoped to be able to "market American pop cultu re throu gh leading-edge Japanese tec hn ologies in film, te levision, a nd music." oess, America n m an ufac turers cha nged their philosophy to one that concen tra ted more on quality. In the movement to e nsure quality, 3M se nt workers on mora le-building field trips to see how customers use th e company's goods. Motorola designed thei r first pocket-size cell ula r p hone to be sturdy enough t hat it could be dropped from a height of four feet onto a concre te sur face without breaki ng. At Apple, the co mpute rs on the M acintosh assembly line ran . diagnostic c hecks on themselves. More c ustomers bega n turning to Am eri ca n prod ucts as ma nufacture rs so ught to make

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Fitness was the business to be in. The fitness craze had turned into a $25 billion industry. Na utilus and its weight -lifting equipment was soon followed by aerobics, dancercize. StairMaster, and NordicTrack. Jn increasingly health-conscious America, people flocked 10 exercise centers to achieve the ideal body.

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LIONS AND TIGERS AND BEARS, OH MY! Jn a ti me when animal activists were up in arms abo ut the inhu manity of fur coats, faux furs a nd animal prints were all the rage in the world of high fashion. Panther-print pumps, fake tiger coats, imitation ocelot boleros, and gira ffe pan ts became fam ili ar sights. Real istic animal patterns were printed on fabrics such as Jycra, stretch velour, and sheer silk mousseline. Matching accessories, from bows to belts, proved to be just as hot.

DUCKS AND QUILTS In an era when men could put a s 1 piece of plumbing on display and call it art, a nd when seem ingly meaningless splashes of pa int won rave reviews, who would have expected folk art to be such a hit?

But it was.

I, The term "fol k art" brought to mind Gra ndma Moses , landi- scapes, duc k decoys, quilts, and weather va nes. Unfort unately, it also brought such labels as "primitive, nai ve, ama teur, grass-roots, outsider, country, backyard, spontaneous, unsop histicated, provincial, visionary, homemade, isolated, ethnic, nonacademic."

Folk art, however, was nol limited to works created in one's back yard . The only limits were that "to be classified as folk arl, it had lo represent continuing traditions within a c ulture or a commun ity. " Folk art was draw ing large ~urns of money in the art world.

On January 27, Sotheby's held its el rirst major auction of twentieth century American folk art. Works brought prices as high as $30,000 1 tf .$50,000. Pretty good for some111ng "nai ve" and "amateu r".

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FASHION FLASH

In F rance, Romeo Gigl is's fantasy creations were attracti ng crowds at the fashion shows. H is collection, which included iridescent silk shawls and jackets, was a controversial one. Some cri tics claimed that the " miranet-shaped skirts and dresses decorated with jangling glass would be more appropriate for a chandalier than a woman." But the gentle lines, soft shoulders, and femi ni ne si lhouettes caught the attention of others and were echoed throughout the fashion world. The italian creator was touted as the newes t Paris sensation.

The new "darling" on Seventh Avenue was Gordon H enderson , a 32-year-old designer. Henderson introduced comfortable clothes that were more affordable. His spring collection inet uded iterns that were priced as low as $80.

The oversize jackets and silk pajama-style evening suits looked as though they had come from a designer's studio, but did not cost as though the y did . Hend erson a imed to "fil l the gap in the ma rketplace between pricey clothes and no-frill s s portwear . .. the clothes have 'attitude'. .. a hip, relaxed, and confident style."

A Californian who moved to New York in 1981 to enter the Parsons School of Design , Henderson learned that he also bad to be a busi nessman. Henderson was involved with most every aspect of the business, even pricing the clothes himself.

After his first show in 1989, it was obvious that Henderson was a winner. Major stores such as Saks Fifth Avenue, Bloom ingd a le's a nd Barney's picked up his line.

Projections for 1990 exceeded $8 million. Gordon Henderson was certainly the designer to watch.

They said that the independent 90s woma n would be able to wea r skirts of the length of her choice.

They told the public to envision a year in which skirts of every length imaginable would a bound.

They lied. Design dicta to rs won again. Virtually every major designer in Europe and New York showed very short skirts for the spring. Few hemlines reached more that two inches past long jackets. Skirts below that knees were pronounced as "dowdy" as far as fashion was concerned. Oh well, maybe next yea r.

ART FOR SALE Picasso could have made a fortune. His Au Lapin Agile sold for $40.7 million in November of 1989. That made it the third mos t expensive painting ever sold a t auction. First place was held by Van Gog h's /rises at $53.9 million in 1987, and second place went to Picasso's self-portrait, Yo Picasso, which sold for $47.85 million in May. And it was not just a select few. Works by numerous artists were fetch ing outrageously high prices on the marketplace.

At Sotheby's, it was not rare for a painting to sell for severa l hundreds of thousands of dollars or even several million. Fine art was definitely a hot commod ity.

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DIVERSIONS

PEOPLE'S CHOICE

On t he eve of March 11, the People made known their favor. ites in the entertainment business Live from Hollywood, the Peo: pie's Choice A wards were given to those stars, shows, a nd movies that winners were ...

:'S FINEST vision's fourth network, ncorporated, had crept up C, NBC, and CBS with an tive array of programs. lassie FOX show was the ~esent "Simpsons" family, 1lar, wild, animated series consisted of a roller-skating .>s for a mother, a nuclear plant worker for a father, a le delinquent son named t saxophone-playing daughtmed Lisa with a friend Bleeding Gums Murphy, a 1usician. Meanwhile, Baby ie was a silent witness to all izarre family occurcnces. ons' me rchandise included s, sleepwear, and a Bart 1g Doll , all of which were ~ms on the market. nerica's Mos t Wanted" was er popular FOX program. A tabloid series, " Most Wa nt•as hosted by John Walsh. other favored FOX show Je teen-oriented drama, "21 Street." It starred J ohnny , an under-cover cop who .t high-school criminals. th its star line-up, FOX netproved to be competition for .jg Three.

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Batfans were the biggest tre ndsetters around the United States after the block buster hit " Batman" was released. Starring Jack Nicholson as the J oker, Michael Keaton as Batman, and Kim Basinger as Vicky Vale, Batman drew record - brea king crowds.

Batmania could be seen everywhere. Countless fans displayed tshirts with the famous logo, which was to found on everything from notebooks to ea rrings a nd pins.

The original soundtrack from the movie, as well as Prince's own musical version of the fi lm including several of his songs from the sou ndtrack, a lso sold very well.

~ r ccnt of ticket and spinoff sa les. whi ch added up to roughly $60 million.

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FAVORITE LATE NfGHT TALK SHOW HOST - Arsenio Hall FAVORITE MALE P ERFORMER IN A NEW TV SERIES - Nei l Pat rick Harris from "Doogie Howser, M .D." I FAVOR TT E FEMALE PERFORMER JN A NEW TV SER JES - Jam ie Lee Curtis from "Anything But Love" FAVORITE NEW DRAM ATIC SERIES - "Rescue 911 " FAVORITE NEW COMEDY SERIES - "Doogie H owser, M .D." FAVORITE FEMALE T V PER· FORMER - Roseanne Barr from "Roseanne" FAVORITE YOUNG T V PER FORMER - Fred Savage from "The Wonder Years" FAVORITE TV DRAMATIC SERIES - "L.A. Law" FAVORITE MALE T V PER· FORMER - Bill Cosby from "The Cosby Show" FAVORITE ALL - AROUND MALE PERFORMER - Bil Cosby FAVORITE TV COMEDY SE R I ES - "The Cosby Show" FAVORITE ALL-A RO UN FEMALE PERFORM ER - Ro seanne Barr FAVORITE COUNTRY MU SIC PERFORMER - (tie) Rand) Travis and Kenny Rogers FAVORITE MALE MUS ICAi PERFORMER - Bobby Brown FAVORITE FEMALE MUSI CAL PERFORMER - Paul Abdul FAVORITE MOTI ON PIC T U RE ACTRESS - Me ryl Stree FA VORTTE MOTION pJC TURE ACTOR - Torn Cruise FAVORITE COMEDY MO TION PICTURE - " Look Who Talking" FAVOR ITE DRAM ATIC M TION P ICTU RE - (t ie) "Ste Magnolias" and " Bat man"

LET'S GET BUSY Head bowed, legs apart, hands pressed. to~ether, . Arsenio H a ll waited in his openmg pose for the show to begin. J a nuary marked the fi rst a nniversary of the hottest new late-night talk show, ranked number one a mong the und e r-35 audien ce a nd taking the number two sl ot behind " The Tonight Show" ... it's "The Arsenio Hall Show! " Among the list of potential rivals to Johnny Ca rson, H a ll became the first t o succeed, but by reaching out to a different audience. " In the 1960s, Johnny Carson sta rted with a young a udience that stuck with him fo r twenty years," said Mel H a rri s, president of Pa ramount Television.

"Arsenio's is t he new generation."

Arsenio demonstrated this with his high-energy entrance at the J beginning of each show, raci ng in ' and rotating a clenched fist in a circle as the crowd responded with h is tra d e - mark barking

cha nt, "Wooh! Wooh! Wooh!", greeting bandleader Michael Wolff by touching index fingers, and bounding in and out of the audience. Instead of the decorous golf swing that Carson used to start his show, Arsenio cried, "Let's .. . get ... BUSY!" With a wide variety of guests a nd a band that he called " my posse", Arsenio had found a comfortable niche among late-night talk show hosts.

looni st left the Me a d ow in " Bloom County" and found a new ven ue in which to make fu n of politicians, reporters, and extremists. Breathed stated that the reason why he abandoned " Bloom County" was that he believed that he had exhausted the old strip. So what was "Outland" about? Said the creator, "Silliness. Friendship.

Escape. Doorways in the sky . A little girl. A big mouse. Crimson skies. Blue clouds. Liposuction.

Love. Death. Trump. Disney. The usual things."

At the turn of the century, rap music predominated. " R a p is the rock 'n' roll of the day," said popmusic publicist Bill Adler. "Rock ' n' roll is a bout atti tude, re bellion, a big beat ... and sometimes, social comment. If that's what you're looking for now, you're going to find it here." Rap consisted of a loud, raw sound with a polyrhythmic beat and lyrics that

mixed " street-corner bravado and racial boosterism" and sometimes demeaning remarks about whites a nd women. "The fact that they (were) del ivered by young, selfconsciously arrogant black men in a society where black youths (made) many whites uneasy (did not) help either." Nevertheless, rap made its place in American music. Almost a third of the top I 00 black albu ms were recorded by rap a rti sts. The biggest pop single of 1989 was a rap song by Tone-Loe entitled "Wild Thing", which sold more than 2 million copies. Ra p performers were typically dressed in sweatsui ts, baseba ll caps, a nd other streetwear.

They developed their own lingo. " Stupid" was a compliment coming from a rapper. " Rap is the sound of urban youth," said Fred Brathwaite, the host of " Yo! MTV Raps." " People identify with rap. You feel that you ca n look like that, that you can be a part of it immediately. "

QUAKE VS. SERIES

AN OVERVIEW

It was Will C la rk vs. Mark McGwire, Kevin Mitchell vs. J ose Ca nseco. It was the battle of th e MVP's, rookies vs. vetera ns. It was the ba ttle of cities across the bay. It was baseball, the allAmerican spo rt. ll was the I 989 World Series: the San Fransisco Giants vs. the Oakla nd Ath letics.

Sports fans across the g lobe were m aki ng th eir predictions a nd rooting for their teams. H owever, at 5:04 P .M. on O ctober 17, 1989, as the players were readyi ng themselves for the bigges t match of the season, minds set on winning the title, the earthquake hit and set an entirely differe nt lis t of prioriti es. Attention foc u se d sharply on the task of dealing wi th a natural disaste r. Obviously, the boys didn 't get to play that d ay.

The World Series was postponed as workers shifted through the rubble . Eventu a ll y, Oakland would slaughter the Giants in a four-game sweep.

Popular belief stated that the 1989 sports year was a rather disa ppointing one for sports fa ns. At times, it seemed that the sports world was one fraught with di saster. The championship in t he National Basketba ll League was lost in the hospital as two key Los Angeles Laker players, Byron Scott and Erving " Magic" Johnson, both tore their hamstrings. The result was a sleep-i nducing four game to none sweep for th e Detroit Pistons. The World S eries was postponed on accoun t of a n earthqua ke, but the O ak land Athletics went on to beat the San Fra nsisco G ia nts. As fo r foo tba ll , in the Super Bowl, the San F ra nsisco 49ers had a 55-10 rout ove r the Den ver Broncos. In hockey, the Calgary Flames effortl essly incinerated t he Montreal Canadia ns. The Major Jndoo r Soccer League folded before th e c hampionship was played . So wen t th e 1989 year in team sports.

FROM THE MEADYO! RAP IS IN OW TO OUTLAND In 1989, di e-ha rd " Bloom County" fans said good-bye lo their favorite comic strip. But readers did not have to d o wi thout Bill the Cat a nd Opus, th e ofte n miserable but lova ble penguin .

These characters, along with others, could be found in Berkeley Breathed's new strip, "Outland."

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Looking none too happy a bou t the decision, Pete Rose lakes his leave. Op1imis1ic to t he end, Rose had ful ly ex pected to return to the baseball field.

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in February of 1990, food packages appeared l logo from the American Association, a hea r t with a mposed check mark a nd the s, " TESTED & APv'ED ." This pla n, call ed Guide, was a new nu tritiontion effort by the A.H./\ . ma nufact urers submitted products to be analyzed for :terol, salt, and tota l and 1ted fa t content. This plan, 1er, fell under heavy critiSome called it a form of .ion. The A.H .A. c harged ipants up to $640,000 a nnu.o cover costs. Consumers co nce rn e d because the \. ha d not yet made public amounts of fat, cholesterol , alt it considered to be acble. Also, the A.H.A . would evea l which products had . Others complained that stem would give the idea of foods as good foods and oth; bad foods. Tn a n effort to he consumer, the A.H.A. ied explanatory brochures perma rkets a nd a tool-free n ation line.

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Why is this man still smiling? The 90s introduced legisla tion to regulate boom cars with their high power mu/ti-speaker systems. Such cars posed threats to the safety of the drivers and proved annoying to the community. Drivers were fined if the music from their boom cars could be heard beyond 50 feet from the vehicle.

The Nobel Prize winners of 1989 were: In Physiology or Medicine: Microbiologists J. Michael Bishop a nd H arold E. Ya rm us of the University of California for their work in the search for a cancer cure.

In C hemistry: Sidney Altman of Yale University and Thomas Cech of the University of Colorado fo r research that altered ideas of how cells fu nction.

In Physics: Harva rd University's Norma n Ra msey for his contributions to a method of measuring minute movements within atoms, and Hans Dehmelt of the Uni versity of Washington, and Wolfgang Paul of Bonn University in West German y for devising ways to " trap" si ngle electrons and ions.

In Economics: No rway's Trygue Haavelmo, who, in the early 1940s, laid the founda tion for econome trics, which uses mathema tical models to st udy the behavior of an economy.

FROM VIETNAM TO MONTGOMERY

MINOR INDISCRETIONS After the sex scandal that brought down the PTL Empire, Televangelist J im Bakker was found guilty on 24 counts of fraud and conspiracy a nd sentenced to 45 yea rs in ja il.

After being ex posed as a onetime client of ex-geisha Mitsuko Naka ushi, Japan 's prime minister Sousuke Uno was forced to resign a fter only 47 days in office.

ICH ADO ABOUT •THIN' REALLY, DAHLING

the la te 1980s, when the ; " lite" and "chol esterolmade a difference, it was ult not to get caught up in :i.t bran craze. /\ few studies .hown that diets ric h in oat led to signi ficant drops in sterol levels. Soon, oat bran .ppearing in everything from ls to tortil la chips . However, id-J a nuary 1990, the power e oat bran diet was c ha Id . Accordi ng to a report in New Engla nd J ournal of ci ne, oat bran had no special r to reduce cholesterol levels. ex pla nation was tha t people eat more oat bran have less for fa tty foods.

THE BEST OF THE BEST

Maya Lin, best known for the Vietnam War Memoria l, provided America with a nother powerfu l emotiona l rem inder. Taki ng her inspi· ration from a line from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s " I Have ~ Drea m" speech, this enterprising architect created the Civil Rig ht~ Memorial in Montgomery, Alabama, forme rly a center of turmoil during the civil rights movement. The me morial was dedicated on Nove mber 11, 1989. Consisting of a slightly curved gran ite wa ll bear ing part of the King passage a nd a " Ooating" granite disk engraved with importa nt da tes of the civil ri ghts era, the monument also has ti sma ll pool from wh ich water flows gently down over the words thul helped to sha pe history.

In 1989, 13 years after West Point went co-ed, Kristin Ba ker was appointed the academy's first woman head cadet.

Hungarian ac tress Zsa Zsa Gabor was arrested for smack ing a Beverly Hi lls cop who had stopped her fo r ex pired I icense tags. After impugning his sexuality and comparing American justice with tha t of the Nazis, she was found guilty, with $ 12,000plus in fines and court costs, 120 hours of community service and 3 days in jail.

Victoria Brucker of S a n Pedro, Ca lifornia, became the first American girl to play in the · Little League World Series.

The Reverend Barbara C . Harris of the Boston diocese of the Episcopal C hurch became the first fe male bishop .

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Former President Ronald Reag an and Firs t La dy Nancy Reagan did not disappear from the scene altogeth er a fte r leaving the White House. The Reagans set off on a tour of Japan, where they were paid $2 million to g ive speeches to their fans in the East.

MODISH MARKET Jn this world of upscale clientele wbo expec ted onl y the best, FJ's in Bla ck ha wk, California provided only the best -- a luxury superma rket.

A tu xedoed pianist could be found over by the window playing some Li zst. S hoppers we re provided wi th cellu lar phones should they need to get in touch with their stock brokers. A resident wine steward was a lways readily availa ble to g ive ad vice on th e best select ions. Am ong the othe r perks were a n a tte nd a nt who offered pat rons a cup of coffee and bow-tied escorts wbo ca rted e very customer's black-and-gold grocery bags out to t he ca r .

TECH TIME-OUT Synchrn Ene rgi ze sa lons we re appearing worldwide. T o engage in this serious stress-re du c ti on exercise, one donned specia l goggles that flashed lights in the eyes a nd headphon es t ha t played tones a nd songs. The Synchro Energ ize machines were brought about by research th at showed tha t controlled aud io a nd visua l pulses could ca use the b rain Lo c han ge states. Some dismissed it as a faddish electronic t ra nquilizer, wh ile others swore by th e a bility of th e machines to ease the stress of e veryday life.

Leona Helmsley, noted queen of the hotel industry, was found g uilty on 33 o f 41 counts of tax evasion mail fraud, and ex tortion. '

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BON ANNIVERSAIRE! 1989 was a year for re membe ring. Celebrations abounded as people recognized past events: The a dvent of th e walkman 10 yea rs ago.

The mome nt when Neil Armstro ng became the first man to step on the moon, in 1969.

The premiere of Gone With the Wind, 50 years ago, in 193 9.

1989 was a lso the bicentennia l of the F rench Revo lu tion , a nd , closer to home, the writing of the Co nstitutio n.

Karen Forcade, president of Youth Research, came up with a list of vocabulary for the 90s.

BIFFT AD - a preppie kid; as in " Oh, Biff?" " Yes, Tad?" BOW HEADS -- girls who wear ribbons CLYDESDALE - a good-looking guy DUDICAL - a radical dude GOOEY - someone's girlfriend GOOEY NECTAR -- someone's very pretty girlfriend DWEEB - nerd or geek FRESH - totally cool MANIAC - really hot

OAT'S TECHNOLOGY

MINI MAZDA'S

With the settleme nt of a d ispute between the recording industry and digita l a udi o- tape produc ers, DAT tapes a nd recorde rs made their a ppea ra nces in U .S. stores. The digita l a udio ta pes we re introduc ed as a way to ma ke distortion-free copies from co mpa ct discs a nd dig ita l b roa dcas ts.

To the recording indus try, DA Ts were a threa t, beca use one C D could be used to ma ke countless perfec t copies. H owever , a way was found to prevent t he massprodu ction of tapes. Every DAT recorde r co nta ined a computer c hip that would digi ta lly encode a signa l on the t a pe whe n a copy is mad e. P erfec ll y ina udibl e, this code prevented the machine from ma king more copies of tha t. tape.

C onsume rs were still a ble to ma ke a copy of a C D to play in th eir ca rs or porta ble mac hines. T he DAT used the sa me tec hology as the CD . The DAT sounded m uc h better th a n a stand a rd a udio ta pe, a nd was sma ller - 2 3/ 4 inc hes long, as compa red lo 4 inc hes.

H owever, it was a lso muc h m ore ex pensive. A pre- recorded ta pe was expecte d to ru n a l a bout $ 25 , a nd recorders fo r a t leas l $ 1000.

The biggest se nsati on in t he autom obile industry was the new Mazd a Mia ta . The c ule, little roa dste r sold for a nywhere from $ 14,000 t o $20 ,000 or more. Mazda imported onl y 20,000 Mi a tas in 1989, and a n a dditi ona l 40,000 in 1990. The M ia ta was ava ila ble in red , blue, or wh ite. The shortnosed , misc hie vous, lillle car delive red a solid pe rforma nce, but it proved non e th ~l ess to be a toy.

The trunk ha d only room e noug h for perha ps a couple of ten nis rack ets. Wh a tever the case, its popula rity was unm a tc he d . Re m ini sce n t of o ld MG-T C s a nd P orsche speedsters, the M iata was sure to bring smiles to passe rs-by.

MADE-TO-ORDER P e rsonics introduced a solution for those of us who we re used to spe nding hours ma king customized cassettes of favorite songs: visit a cha in store, suc h as S a m Goody, Musicland, or Tower Records, selec t 2 to 25 songs from a ca ta logue, pay the bill, and in a bout 15 minutes leave with a pe rsona li zed ta pe.

First ma d e availa ble in New York, C a li fo rnia, a nd Boston, Personics ha d plans to e xpand to Phila delphi a, C hicago, a nd Atla nta later in 1990.

Its month ly magazine, MusicM a kers, offe red 5,000 ti t les. C ustomers could make se lections from a list that include d e veryt hing from oldies to recent hits to jazz, classical, country, a nd soul.

Prices ranged a nywhere from 75 c ents to $ 1 .50 for one tune.

An ad printed in the Village Voice: "Stress ? N o more problems. Let an authentic Guatemalan worry person do your worrying from now on.

Great g ift for high strung friends . $5 includes postage, person, carry ing case, magic dust, and instrument. " Let him become a U.S . citizen, let him become a Democrat, and have him run for Pres ident. ... You ' d ne ver hear from the guy aga in.

-Jay Leno, on how to get rid of Manuel Noriega

The Mazda M iata : a fresh new va riation on the roa dsters of yesteryear.

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