2001 Howe Military School Yearbook

This Lasting Impressions yearbook belong to:

Howe Military School Tatler 2001

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Table of Contents: Dedication ................................................................. 4 Founder's Day .......................................................... 8 Classroom Candids ................................................... 16 Fall Sports ................................................................. 20 Winter Sports ............................................................ 32 Senior Class of 2001 ................................................. 48 underclassmen ........................................................... 64 Clubs and Organizations ........................................... 78 Boar's Head Dinner .................................................. 92 Military Department .................................................. 94 Junior High ............................................................... 112 Faculty and Staff ....................................................... 128 Advertisements .... . .. .... ....... ..... .. .. ... .... .. .. ... ... .... .. .. .. .. .. 13 6 Spring Supplement .................................................... S-1

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CARLYSLE CHIDDISTER Band

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Mr. Chiddister came to Howe Military School to teach on September 1, 1986. For fourteen years, he has lead the band and choir at our school in the classroom, at concerts, and on the parade field. As the bandmaster, Mr. Chiddister spent many hours developing the talents of many aspiring musicians in the cadet corps. He taught individual music lessons, directed the concert and marching bands, and also worked to create beautiful music in the school choir.

In 2000, he began the first junior high band, separate from the high school band ranks to encourage more young cadets to be involved in the fine art of music.

Carl Chiddister is recognized at Howe for his dedicated service to our school and to the fine arts program he has encouraged to flourish for 14 years.

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leads the band to the parade field to perform at the traditional Sunday parades. At the right, Mr. Chiddister sits with wife Sally, and daughter Annette.

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large part of Mr. Chiddister' s teaching at Howe went beyond the classroom. He directed the choir and band at the annual Boar's Head dinner and also directed the band for graduation ceremonies.

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Impression An annual event during the Founder's Day weekend brings together parents and athletes of the senior class.

This year during halftime ceremonies of the soccer games, eniors who played on a wildcat port team were recognized for their dedication.

Many of the cadets who were involved in this event have been participating in athletics since their arrival at Howe in their freshman year.

Through the years these cadets have grown to be the leaders of their teams both on and off the field of play. Sunny skies and cool temperatures characterized the fall afternoon, but the weather could not dampen the spirits of those present to honor the senior athletes.

Each cadet was presented with a red rose and escorted by parents and family members in a :{JfOCession on the field.

onnie McCormack played on the vo ll eyball team for each of her four years at Howe. Connie was escorted by her parents in the senior athlete ceremony.

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n Williams an on the rosss country team for two years. Ken was escorted by bis mother on this cold Saturday morning.

indy Cunz was escorted by her father and sister at the recognition ceremony. Cindy dedicated all four years of high school to the volleyball team. She proved to be a leader and dominant member of the lady Wildcats!

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arah Vaughn also played on the volleyball team.

From freshman through senior years, Sarah dedicated herself to the lady wildcats on the court. Shown here being escorted by her mother.

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FOUR CADETS JOIN

RANKS OF JOHN A. PAGIN CHAPTER adets Peter Fortier, Sarah Vaughn, Allison Kent, and Ben Kedzo prepare to become members of the National Honor Society.

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bove, Pete Fortier is given the NHS in signia pin by Mr. Glenn Cox. Each new member was given a pin by a faculty member.

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ogether, the National Honor Society members support the high standards of scholarship, leader hip, character, and service. The 2000-2001 members are B. Kedzo, A. Kent, P. Fortier, S. Vaughn, J. Chapo, D. Griggs, A. Wills

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rs. Sneath, the Spanish teacher, congratulates Allsion Kent on her accomplishment of being chosen to the National Honor Society. One of the criteria for membership is a GPA of 3.0 or better.

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ndy Wills speaks to the audience of masters, staff, family and friends on the cornerstones of the National Honor Society. (left)

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enior Brian Vivian takes a moment for a picture with this mother. (right)

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eff Cobb shakes the superintendent's hand as he is introduced in the senior ceremony. (seen below)

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Sneath in the receiving line during the military style ball. To the right, Robert Bridges and Mark Descombes take their places as the Iron Guard.

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adets enjoy dancing and singing to the music spun by the DJ. Above, some freshmen cadets enjoy the evening on the dance floor. The Founder's Day ball was held at the school gymnasium this year.

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rnott Russell converses with MSG Marc Satterfield at the ball.

Elliott has been a cadet at Howe for two years. (left)

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hil Vernier, Christian hackbarth, and Mike Luker have a good time at the ball. (above)

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ANNUAL PARADE

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OF COLD TEMPS arching across the parade field is the band lead by band commander Jeff Cobb. (right)

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elow, senior cadets Lindsey Cassidy, DJ Marderosian, and Cindy Cunz wait for the processional into chapel to begin. (below)

aftey i in his . hands. Junior High cadet mans the flashing light to warn passing motorists of the heavy foot traffic of cadets going to chapel. (right)

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osh Chapo gives the signal that the corps is ready for inspection. Cadets carried on the traditional parade ceremony even though the weather was windy and temperatures low. (left)

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lex Sivil receives the saber from Capt. Sneath for the command sergeant major rank. Alex is a junior at HMS and serves on the battalion staff.

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attalion Commander Andrew Wills patiently waits for the chapel service to begin. (left) Opposite this picture: Band members Dan Cobb, Erdem Oner, and Ben Gansen.

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CADETS VISIT WASHINGTON

owe cadets gather in front of the White House while on their trip. (top right)

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Cadets detour from their exploration of the D.C. area to visit fellow cadet Matt Seror who made an unexpected visit to the hospital l (right)

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adets visited many historical sites in Washington D.C. At the left, Diana Richardson and Jen Yost compare themselves against the Washington monument.

Above, the group visits the cemetary.

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Making an Impression Ever}"ft'here We Go! Far Right: Fabio Patterson and John Schuck hang outs ide the school building.

Right: Cadets in a bells ring to begin cadets hurry back to pack for the 2

Hurry! As the open weekend, to the barracks 1/2 day break!

Be low: Curt McFarland, Scott Aleksa, and Gary Peacock work on a geography assignment.

Above: Mike Grelecki gives an informative speech to his class.

Right: Shannon Meadows prepares to go crazy with Wildcat Spirit at the soccer game!

Far Right: Justine Rosenwinkel and Jerilyn Mcinerney keep smiling even though its cold at the soccer game.

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Back to work ...

Mauricio Islas studies his hi story. Mauricio is a junior and glad to be back from the lon g ummer break. The first few days of school often are hot and humid so cadets wear PT uniforms instead of academic or military attire.

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Indian summer days occured over the first weekend in September thi s year. Several cadets as well us faculty members joined in the race for the fun of it! To the right, DJ Marderosian sprints to the finish line. He finished in the top ten for the overall race.

Su-Mei Savage gives her aJJ in the last few paces of the run. As a member of the Howe Raiders club, she keeps herself physically fit.

The Indian Summer Days race was a good way to keep cadets in shape.

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Left: Runners in the Indian Summer Days SK race were (front) C. McCormack, C. Cunz, J. Yost, (back) Mrs. Beams, D. Marderosian, Sgt. Savage, P. Fortier, Mrs. Happel, S. Savage, Mrs. Ross, and MSG Satterfield.

Jen Yost and Cindy Cunz run together through out the SK course. Cindy and Jen a.re both members of the Raiders Club.

Taking a break after a long run are Pete Fortier and DJ Marderosian. The race wound through the streets of Howe town and even traveled through the Howe Military School campus .

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Fall Sports at Howe Military School begin as soon as cadets arrive on campus after a long summer break. Practices begin even earlier for several sports. Soccer team players sacrifice the last precious days of summer to return to Howe early to get a full week of extra practice before the rugors of school and company duties begin. Volleyball team players also make the trek to the Howe campus early to condition themselves for the matches ahead. The nets are set up in the gym and countless drills are run to prepare for the coming season. This effort pays off in the long run as all of the fall season sports teams find themselves reaping the rewards of good solid teamwork and determination. The last days of summer quickly fade into the crisp autumn afternoons where any visitor or guest of the Howe campus can find a majority of the cadet corps participating in one of the four sports offered in the early school year: Soccer, Cross Country, Volleyball, or Tennis. As each cadet knows, the fire and tenacity of the Howe Wildcats can be sensed in the air as another year of Athletics at Howe Military School gets under way. Go Wildcats!

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lady Wildcats prepare for their match in a warm-up session.

Several team members are returning from last year giving the Wildcats a good starting line-up for the season.

Sarah Vaughn is a leader for the rest of the team by demonstrating her determination on the court. Sarah has been a Lady Wildcat for 4 years.

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Bump, Set Spike ed by a strong group of returning Varsity players, the HMS Volleyball team charged through one its strongest seasons ever.

With ever improving skills and great attitudes, this team came together to prove what strength lies in teamwork.

The young ladies were great to work with and had a great 2000 Schedule time learning the game, Lalaumiere Sep. 5 learning about Canterbury Sep. 7 each other, and Lakeview Chr. Sep. 9 learning how to Ft. Wayne Chr. Sep.12 Sep. 16 work together Whites Sep. 18 as a team. It Westview Lakeland Sep. 19 was truly an Lakewood Park Sep. 21 enjoyable exMACTourney Sep. 23 perience.

Canterbury Sep. 26 -Coach Mrs. Clinton Chr. Oct. 2 Anita Ross Fremont Oct. 3 Ft. Wayne Chr.

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Ion Your Toes ... I Allison Kent prepares for the ball to fly over the net. This is Allison 's 4th year on the team.

IDive for it... I Lady Wildcats dive to keep the ball alive in a match .

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On the Move Right: Chris Underwood sprints downfield while keeping the ball in the control of the Wildcats.

2000Season Team Row 1: P. Fortier, A. Wills, 0. Griggs, J.Chapo Row 2: M. King, A. Sivil, N. Nelson, F. Paterson, E. Russell, B. Tomassini, A. Stacey, E. Mitroploulos, Coach Newby Row 3: Coach VanOrden, P. Vernier, M. Gray, C. Underwood, M. Gielda, C. Hackbarth, B. Kedzo, M. Islas, G. Piermatti

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Intense Performance

Andy Wills (standing) and Ron Padalino watch intently as their Wildcat teammates fight for a goal on the field. Andy and Ron are both senior athletes.

Left: Josh Chapo focuses intently on getting control of the ball and moving it toward a Wildcat goal. Josh is a senior playing for the Wildcats in the 2000 season.

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Talking Strategy Below: Coach Van Orden gives his team some strategy instructions for increasing the Wildcat lead . Phil Vernier and Mike King look on.

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Keeping in Step Left: Adam Stacey goes after the ball to increase th"e Wildcat's progression in the opponents' territory.

This is Adam's first year playing on the Howe Military team.

2000 Schedule he varsity soccer team had Central Noble Sep. 6 another excellent year. The Lalaumiere Sep. 7 team made significant strides Lakeview Chr. Sep. 9 in the rebuiding process and Clinton Chr. Sep. 12 again should be a force to be West Noble Sep. 15 reconed with. This year's Lakeview Chr. Sep. 16 team will bid farewell to nine Lemans Acad. Sep. 18 seniors who have really been Canterbury Sep. 20 true leaders of the Howe socElkhart Bapt. Sep. 21 cer program. They are Josh MACTourney Sep. 23 Chapo, DeAngelo Griggs, Ft. Wayne Chr. Sep. 25 Ben Kedzo, Pete Fortier, AnS. Bend Trinity Sep. 29 drew Wills, Brian Vivian, Lakewood Pk. Oct. 3 Everett Byrd, Elliott Russell, Lakeland Oct. 7 and Ron Padalino. The Sectionals Oct. 1O season's end brought recognition to several team members. Best Effort was awarded to Josh Chapo, Most Improved was voted to Gordon Piermatti, and the Most Valuable Player went to Fabio Patterson. The captains of the 2000 Wildcats were Andy Wills, Josh Chapo, and DeAngelo Griggs.

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IWildcat Strides ... \

Runners Mike DeWitt and Josh Smith focus on passing competitors on the course. Mike is a 2nd year member of the team.

This is Josh's first year as a Wildcat.

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First year Wildcat runner Andreaco Rhetta pushes on through the course toward the finish line.

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Mike Powers tackles the tough Howe course. This is Mike's 1st year at Howe.

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The team made a good showing in each meet and consistently improved their :finishing times as the season progressed.

The Cross Country team was coached by Coach Brett Cramer.

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2000 Schedule Centerville Inv. Elkhart Baptist Hamilton Burr Oak West Noble Inv. Bethany Chr./ Jimtown Westview/ Churubusco Fremont Lakeland Inv. Canterbury MAC Tourney Howe Inv. Marcellus Constantine Constantine Inv.

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!The Zone ... j Chris Manne strides through the course keeping a steady pace.

Isetting the Pace ...

Runners take off at the sound of the starting shot. Howe runners forge onward to tackle the course in record speed.

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\2000 Cross Country ... \ Row 1: Brandon Underwood , Josh Smith, Mike DeWitt Row 2: Ken Williams, Mike Powers, Greg Cullins.

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Doubles Trouble Chris Gidman and Joe Townsend teamed up in the doubles competitions for the season.

This combination kept competitors on their toes.

2000 Tennis Team Row 1: Coach Laird , Joe Townsend , Adam Robertson , Chris Gidman , Chris Brothers, Brandon Perry Row 2: Coach Edgecomb , Justine Rosenwinkel, Mark Descombes, Ned O'Loughlin , Winston Bianco, Travis McNair.

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Taking a twohanded swing at the ball, Mark Descombes returns the ball over the net. Mark is a junior on the tennis team.

Preparation is key to successful matches.

Howe tennis team players Chris Brothers, Adam Robertson, Mark Descombes, and Ned O'Loughlin size up the opposition before taking to the courts.

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Big Returns

Adam Robertson returns a ball over the net. He battled through some tough matches to bring home wins for Howe.

Below: Tennis players warm up for a doubles match.

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A veteran player on the tennis team, Ned O'Loughlin earned the best record of the season. Individually, Ned racked up 5 wins and 3 losses. Now a junior, Ned has been on the tennis team since his freshman year.

2000 Schedule his year's team can be tradeCentral Noble Sep.7 marked by two characterisSep.9 tics: hard work and dedicaWestview tion. Coached by Col. John Prairie Hghts. Sep.11 Sep.14 Edgecomb and Miss Kelley West Noble Sep.18 Laird, the Howe Tennis team Westview Sep.21 took on many skilled oppoCanterbury Sep.23 nen ts and challenging Angola matches with competitors. In Bethany Chr. Sep. 25 Sep. 27 the end, it was the determiLakeland Sep.29 nation and hard work of each Sectionals player that earned the team its victories. When the extra effort was required to ensure success, some players went the extra mile.

One such event occured in the most suspensful game of the season when Adam Robertson, down 5-0 in his third and final set, came back to tie it up 55. The ensuing tie-breaker game ended in the dark with Adam winning 7-2.

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Right: Andy Wills scopes the action on the field during the Homecoming soccer match against Lakel:.tnd. The hard fought game ended in a tie.

Below: Mike Power runs off into the sunset as laylight dims over the course.

Right: Jerilyn Mclnerney and Sarah Vaughn head to the sideline for a quick break during a volleyball match. The lady cadets fought hard against their opponent and won the match!

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Wildcats in Action...

Left: Cross Country runners get set for the starting shot. Howe runners battled the course against Hamilton on a sunny fall afternoon.

Middle: After a hard fought game, the soccer team shows good sportsmanship in shaking the opposing team's hands. The game against Lakeland ended in a tie.

Above: Fabio Patterson keeps an eye on the ball druing a soccer match. Even though he is an experienced player, this is Fabio's first year on the wildcat team.

Coach Ross (in center) is surrounded by her senior volleyball players: Connie McCormack, Cindy Cunz, Allison Kent, and Sarah Vaughn.

Junior Alex Sivil is caught in action on the soccer field. His kick earned the Howe team valuable distance on the field.

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Beginning in late October and working through March of the school year, cadets on the campus of Howe Miltiary School participate in yet another season of fierce Wildcat competition. On the heals of the fall season, cadets try out for basketball, wrestling, swimming, cheerleading, and the rifle team.

Practices are held each afternoon from 4:00 to 5:30 where cadets receive instruction from coaches and strategize for the upcoming games and contests. The winter season is the longest of the school year. Therefore, each cadet makes a commitment to his or her teammates to strive for improvement and excellence during the myriad of games, tournaments, matches, and meets.

As the season progresses, the Howe Wildcats

find success in using their skills and sportsmanship to bring home many victories for the maroon and gray. On many early mornings one _can hear to ringing of the victory bell throughout the classrooms and barracks of Howe Military School announcing the success of another Wildcat team on the field of competition. Go Wildcats!

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Dribble, Jump Shoot his year's team worked together better than any team I've ever coached. They had great desire and worked . very hard. I will always remember this team for their efforts.

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en i or Basketball player Andy Wills warms up for the Wildcat's contest versus Clinton Christian Academy.

DeAngelo Griggs shows his skill in controlling the basketball.

2000-01 Schedule Jimtown West Noble Clinton Chrstn.

Ft. Wayne Chrstn.

Lalaumiere Canterbury Lakewood Park Bethany Chrstn.

Lakeview Chrstn.

Hamilton Canterbury MAC Tourn.

Central Noble Centerville White's Prairie Heights Ft. Wayne Chrstn.

S. Bend Trinity White's Fremont

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Ion Your Toes ... I senior Elliott Russell tries to stay one step ahead of the competition.

IStrong Offense... !sen i o r D.J. Smith works his way into ra nge for a shot. He's under some tough defense put on by the other team.

!Teamwork... IThe Wildcats starting 5 get fired up tor the challenge of the game ahead.

I 2000-01 Wildcat Team ... I Front Row: Fabio Patterson Elliott Russell , DeAngelo Griggs: Josh Chapa, Steve Katsinas Back Row: Coach Tony DeFelice, Andrew Wills , D.J. Smith , Matt Gielda , Christian Hackbarth , Ben Kedzo, Everett Byrd

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On the Defensive Right: Wildcat guards try to prevent the other team from shooting the ball.

2000-2001 Season Team

Row 1: J. Zeilinski, J. Smith , M. King, A. Boyles, W. Tomassini, J. Berman Row 2: M. Gray, A. Rhetta,M. Kowalski, G. Cullins, J. Knight, C. Hackbarth, H. Jones, S. Berstein

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Full Speed Ahead

Charge on By

Mike King drives down the court looking to accept a pass from his teammate. Mike is a sophomore on the team .

Left: Bill Tomassini dribbles past a defender on his way to scoring a basket for the wildcat team.

Bill is a Junior member of the team .

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Prep for Success Above: Coach Brett Cramer heads to the locker room at halftime.

Starting Line-Up

Team Play

Left: Josh Smith gets some encouragement from his teammates as he enters the game.

Below: Andreaco Rhetta, Matt Gielda, and Bill Tomassini hold off thei r opponent from getting the ball.

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team made great strides this season in their play as individuals and as a team. The JV Wildcats showed determination and "the will to win" in each hard-fought battle with their opponents. Asth e season went on, JV team members improved their ability

Jimtown West Noble Clinton Chrstn.

Ft. Wayne Chrstn.

Lalaumiere Canterbury Lakewood Park Bethany Chrstn.

Lakeview Chrstn.

Hamilton Canterbury MAC Tourn.

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Central Noble Centerville White's

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[Q!!!ooking Action ) Coach Newby, Sarah Vaughn, Alicia Casillas, amd Julie Harvey take in the action on the court.

!Taking Control... \Fi rs t year team member Katy Berry tips the ball in her direction to take possesion for the Wildcats!

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m he season started out great with the team winning three games in two weeks. Seniors that helped lead the team were Cindy Cunz who lead the team in points for the season, Sarah Vaughn who lead the team in the blocked shots and Allison Kent who came off the bench to lend outstanding defense to the team. The team 2000-01 Schedule had to overcome Ft. Wayne Chrstn. Nov. 13 many hardships Lakeland Nov. 15 this season.

Canterbury Nov. 28 Through all of it Lalumiere Nov. 30 the girls continued Fremont Dec. 13 to have fun and Lakewood Park Jan.9 grow as individuals Lakeview Chrstn. Jan. 13 and as a team.

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Lalumiere MAC Tourn.

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Fremont Sectionals

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IInbound Action I su-Mei Savage gets the ball in play for the Lady Wildcats.

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\2000LadyWildcats ... \Row 1: o. Richardson, A. McNary, C. Cunz, J. Harvey, A. Casillas Row 2: Coach Amy Newby, E. Mitropoulos, A. Kent, S. Vaughn, L. Carter, K. Berry, C. Gidman (manager)

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2000-2001 Team Row 1: M. Descombes, J. Cobb, A Sivil, A. Stacey Row 2: M. Kepler, B. Pausa, J. Thom, R. Padalino, G. Jacob, A. Becher, Coach VanOpynen

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Brandon Pausa is poised for the referee to signal the beginning of his match. Brandon is a senior and an experienced wrestler.

Chris Underwood grapples with his opponent in a match.

C h r i s ' s determination to earn as many points as possible helped the team.

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Attack!

Julian Thom prepares to take on his opponent on the mat.

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T Wildcat Leaders Jeff Cobb takes his place at the center of the mat to represent the Howe team as the match gets underway. Jeff has been a member of the wrestling team through out high school at HMS.

his year's team can be tradeWhite's marked by two characterisAngola tics: hard work and dedicaWestview tion. The wrestling program 4 Team Meet at Howe has gone through Jimtown some tough changes in the West Noble past few years, but the effort Westview Invite and concentration on the Central Noble present season has been the White's constant focus of this team.

Hobart Invite Each member can be conSectionals gratulated on their desire never to give into pressure and to stay focused on the need for strength, skill, and smart decision making. This year's team was coached by Chief Randy VanOpynen.

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The Howe Shooters continued to improve at each passing match and earned for themselves an impressive record 2000-01 Schedule of wins 1st Year Shooters and ac8 Jan Concordia Bellmont comp lis h22 Jan Co nco rdi a Bellmont 15 Feb Conco rdia Bellmo nt ments . The t e a m HS Varsity Matches 4 Dec Concordia sh ould be 7 Dec Be ll mont proud of its 11 Jan Co ncordia 20 Feb Be llm ont group and 3 Mar Tri-co unty Match individual 17 Mar State Championship i mproveColleges League m en t .

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j Mike Grelecki aims at the target for some practice shooting. Mike posted some big scores for the Howe team and earned top honors in several meets.

IFocused Efforts.. ~ Jon Ferrell takes aim at the target from the prone position.

Jon is a first year member of the team and has improved his skill at each match.

12000-2001 Team: I Row 1: J . Townsend, D. Cobb, R. Bridges,A.BecheG G. Jacob, P. Vernier Row 2: J . Colling, M. Luker, I. VanDyke, A. Dyke, C. Hawkins, M. Grelecki, R. Kleptz, J. Ferrell, Coach Major D. Happel (picture below)

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2000-2001 Swim Team Row 1: C. Lambert,

J. Myers-Earwood, C. Whitmore, E. Baker, J. Mcinerney Row2:S. Meadows, M. Seror, J. Hartigan, L. Romano Row 3: Coach LTC. Edgecomb, B. Vivian, G. Piermatti, C. Brothers, Coach D. Parks, Coach Happel

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Above 2 photos: Wildcat swimmers get set on the blocks for the starting gun.

Matt Seror and Jerilyn Mcinerney are ready to racer during a practice event. Next, Junior High swimmer Justin Bennington shoots out to a lead off the start blocks.

3 top Wildcat swimmers take off that the sound of the gun. The team spent a lot of their practice hours at the pool in Sturgis due to technical problems with the Howe pool.

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In Action Senior Brian Vivian demonstrates a perfect take-off from the diving board. Brian has consistently been a member of the Swim team while at Howe Military School.

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Awesome Effort Talented swimmer, Jerilyn Mcinerney takes off on her leg of the relay race event.

Jerilyn successfully competed in several meets placing her in contention for higher honors.

T h e Howe Military School Battle Creek !Squad swlllllilers agam comHillsdale pleted a very successful A&K Invite St. Joseph season, :finishing the year Grand Rapids 17-0. Their strong Hillsdale Muskegon performance and many Districts personal "bests" in the Grand Haven (Conference) final meet enabled them Detroit (State) to repeat as the SouthHillsdale Minnesota western Michigan (Regional) YMCA District champions. We close out this season withhigh hopes for next year, with added enthusiasm for our "refurbished" pool.

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Howe Military School's senior class of 2001 began the journey through their final year in late August. One week before the beginning of the school year, senior cadets converged on the Howe campus to initiate the senior leadership for the corning year. Battalion Commander Andrew Wills and members of his staff worked together to · set goals for the cadet corps of 2000-2001 with an emphasis on each cadet doing his or her best. Many in the senior class are finishing a long cadet career at Howe Military School. Several seniors like Josh Chapo and Andy

Wills began in the junior high school and continued on through their senior year. As the year passes, each senior focuses more and more attention on their future plans.

College applications and visits are planned and choices are made about the future. All the best to the class of 2001 as their new journey begins beyond HMS.

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Springfield, IL

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Clubs/Athletics: Cheerleading, Alpha Delta Tau, flag detail, color guard Awards/Honors: 1st place in Cadet Challenge

Awards/Honors: MAC All-Conference , Most Improved in basketball, MVP in track.

"Howe made me appreciate friendships. There are too many people to name, but they know who they are."

"My favorite teacher was Mrs. Newby because she's been like a mom to me ."

"My future plans are to play basketball and get into sports medicine and physica l training ."

"Howe has prepared me for the future and life on my own. has helped me bring my grades up to their highest potential."

"The most memorable moment was on September 2, at summer camp, when DJ and I first started going out."

"My future plans are to go to college and marry DJ."

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South Bend, IN

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Clubs/Athletics: Wrestling (3), wrestling captain (2), Cross Country, Drill

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Awards/Honors: NHS Inductee

Awards/Honors: Hetu Memorial Band Metal, Silver Band metal, 3 Military school band metal.

"My most memorable moment was in the spring of my sophomore year whe n we won our sectional baseball game over Hamilton.

"The most memorable moment happened my first year when Morales and I stole a cadet's dirty laundry on laundry day.

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"Its hard to say, but I am glad that I came to Howe . I have gain ed a n education, and found who and what I want to be as a person."

" My favorite teacher was Major Baker. harder for what I wanted."

" I am currently planning to attend the University of Dubuque and major in aviation technology to get my professional pilot's license."

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"My future plans are to be commissioned in the United States Navy."

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Las Vegas, NV

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Awards/Honors: James Haberly medal, Most Spirited 1997-98, All-Conference Softball, basketball. and track. All TournamentTeam .

"Howe taught me how to keep my head up no matter what happens. 'The sun will rise in the morning'" .

"Mrs. Newby was my favorite teacher. She helped me to be strong no matter what was happening. She was always there for me."

"I hope to attend Western Illinois University and major in criminal justice. I want to be in the FBI.

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"One memorable moment at Howe was snow sculpting on senior circle with Ron Padalino."

"Howe provided me with an opportunity to get my grades up and go to college." " My future plan is to go to college at Western Michigan University."

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Fresno, CA

Indianapolis, IN

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Awards/Honors: Company Commander my senior year.

"There were too many memorable moments to pick just one."

"Howe gave me another chance life. Now I'm graduating."

"I want to be remembered as someone who was not judged by appeara nces, but accepted by those who knew me."

"My future plans are to attend Wabash College and to join the Marines. "

Awards/Honors: World Geography-Silver medal, Best Spirit Delta Company 1998- Gold, German Gold Medal, Most Trustworthy Cadet, Gen. George C. Marshall Award. Outstanding VHC member, National Sojourner's award for Patriotism.

"Howe taught me to be responsible for myself and how to be a leader. I feel that thanks to Howe, I can handle any other school."

"My favorite teacher was LTC. Edgecomb. No one pushed me harder, lectured me more, or made me angrier, but he cared and believed in me more than anyone. Thanks, Sir." "i will attend Virginia Military Institute and want to become an officer in the Army."

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Chicago, IL

Dearborn, Ml

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Awards/Honors: SFC Girard Dedication Award , MAC All Conference ,

Awards/Honors: US History Silver Medal 2000

Purdue Scholar.

"Howe taught me to keep striving for goals and to keep my head no matter what happens."

"My favorite teacher was Mr. Defelice for being a great teacher, coach, and most of all a great person. Also, Mrs .

Newby for being there for me."

"I plan to attend Florida State University and major in international business."

"The best memory was winning the MAC Tournament in soccer in 1998."

"Howe helped me earn better grades and learn good study habits ."

"Mr. Defelice explained math well and was a good coach.

Mrs. Newby and Mr. Anders could carry on a good sports conversation. We were at war because I cheered for Michigan. (The better team!)"

"I plan to attend college and go into sports broadcasting or be a sports agent."

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Clubs/ Athletics: Rifle (2), Raiders (3) Awards/Honors: Best military bearing (2), Who ' s Who Army High School Students, Best Drilled

Awards/Honors: Presidential Award for Acade mic Excelle nce 1997, Major Little Saber 1997, Superior Cadet 1998, 1999, Cpt. Dean Harrison Award (7time w inner)

"The most memorable moment was probably be when I met Lindsey Cassidy"

"My favorite teachers were Mrs. Newby, Mr.Cox, and Major Baker. Th ey w e re great teachers .. . and they were always there for me as p eople to look up to and confide in."

"Mr. Clark was my favorite teacher. He was always there to make fun of me, and help me \:Vith my projects ." " Howe has prepared me for a life away form home , and given me the exp erie nce needed to succeed in the outside world ."

" I wi ll remember t he many friends I have mad e over th e ma ny years at Howe ... Howe has taught me to ma ke the best of what I have and be strong in the face of adversity."

"My future plans are to go to college, make lots of money, and marry the beautiful Lindsey Cassidy."

Clubs/Athletics: Swimming (3) , Softball (4) , Volleyball (4) , Basketball,

"I plan to go to the College of Wooster and major in Biology."

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Clubs/ Athletics: Wrestling, Baseball. Acolytes Awards/Honors: 2nd Lieutenant Platoon leader

"The most memorable moment was building the giant ice sculpture on senior circle with Seth."

"One of my favorite teachers was Mr. Clark. Don't ask why he was my favorite teacher. I only had him for a study hall monitor."

"Howe prepared me for college. and gave me a chance to meet people. I can also speak Spanish!"

"My future plan is to go to college ."

"Some memorable moments were when I caught the base· ball at the Wizards game, learned how to wrestle, and chill· ing up in Battalion Staff after getting free pizza from the underclassmen."

"Major Baker was probably my favorite teacher. I learned the most I've ever learned in a year of English in his class."

"I want my classmates to remember me as someone who changed a lot since he first came here. And also as someone who liked to have fun."

"I plan to go to Michigan or Michigan State. Eventually, I want to be an entrepreneur."

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Algonac, Ml

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Clubs/ Athletics: Cross Country, Track, Soccer, Basketball, Radio Club, Alpha Delta Tau (2).

Awards/Honors: Drill Team Exhibition Awards/Honors: History Award, Best Spirit Award 2000

"Every day here has been memorable. Especially with Rugg, Bogart, Capt. Beck, Genghis, and Mad Rabbitt."

"All my teachers are favorites to me. They helped me become who I am today."

"Howe taught me to make the best of times not matter how bad they are."

"I want my classmates to remember me just as crazy as I am now, but more grown up."

"To spin vinyl all over the world ."

"My best memories are of my friends. They taught me the most."

"Howe has helped me to raised my grades."

"My future plan is to go to college."

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"One of my most memorable times was ploying baseball with the seniors."

On the topic of favorite teachers: "Sergeant Savage was one of my best teachers. He taught about how to be a leader."

"Howe has made me strong mentally and physically. It's given me a positive attitude in whatever I do."

"My future plans include going to college and joining R.O .T.C. or hopefully playing baseba ll in co llege."

Awards/Honors: Most Academic Progress medal. Headmaster's List.

Superintendent's List, Best First Year Cadet medal. Purdue Junior Scholar in German

"One of my most memorable moments was the toga party out on Delta Square."

"A Few of my favorite teachers were Capt. Luke, Mr. DeFelice, and Sgt . Savage. They were real with me. They weren't fake!"

"My future plans is to go to college!!!!!"

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Dwight IL

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Clubs/Athletics: Soccer (4), swimming (3) Awards/Honors: MAC all conference soccer

"I don't have just one most memorable moment. The best times I've had at Howe was my senior year"

"My favorite teacher was Mrs. Newby. I thank her for all she did for me to help me graduate ."

"My tw o favorite teachers were Mrs. Newby and Mr. Cox. They taught me so much. I will be able to take much of it with me into the real world."

"I plan to pursue a higher education in the field of robotics."

"I pla n to attend Arizona State University in the fall of 2001 ."

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"My best memory of Howe was when Jeff. Ross, and I were taking pictures for our computer class exam and Jeff took a picture of his finger in-front of the urinal."

"My favorite teacher was Captain Luke because he always hod a saying to brighten your day."

"Howe helped me to be able to see things in a different light."

"Classmates should remember me as the quiet one in the bock of the class."

"My future plans are to attend High Point University and get a job as a computer programmer/design and join the United States Marines."

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"My most memorable moment at Howe was when I witnessed the seniors hog-tie Kramer and give him a birthday 'swirly' , during my freshman year."

"Howe gave me a second chance to prove that I can be a success in any situation."

"I want my classmates to remember me as a friend."

"I plan to attend Rose-Hulman Institute of technology and double major in Chemical Engineering and Biomedical engineering."

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Indianapolis, IN

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On the topic of Favorite Teacher: "Mr. Anders: he can rock it out like a burning key car."

"My fu ture plans are to pursue a career in Social Services. "

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The Freshmen class, the class of 2004, are at the beginning of the journey through the high school years. They possess untamed enthusiasm for the adventure ahead. They meet it head on with eyes wide open. These new members of the cadet corps challenge others to be as strong and faithful to the mission as they are.

The class of 2003 is the Sophomore class. They are eager to make their mark in the Howe school community by being the best they can be in every task laid before them. Sophomores excel in academics, sports, military, and any goal they set for themselves.

The Junior class, the men and women of the class of 2002 are preparing daily to be the leaders of Howe Military School's student body when the Seniors pass the torch to them. They are up to the task and accept challenges to sharpen their leadership skills in many positons in the cadet leadership. Juniors can be recognized by thier eagerness to succeed in school, athletics, and life.

They are serious about their work and challenge others to repect their level of commitment to the goals of achievement in self-confidence, aquisition of knowledge, and application of the learned skills to all of life's unexpected turns.

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Adam Becher Robert Bridges Daniel Burke

Lindsey Carter Alicia Casillas Gregory Cullins

Mark Descombes Christopher Gidman Matthew Gielda

Brandon Gilles Christian Hackbarth Mauricio Islas

Joel Jorge Christopher Manne Jerilyn Mcinerney

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Travis McNair Edward O'Loughlin Erdem Oner

April Parker Fabio Patterson Gordon Piermatti

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Junior Class Officers: President: William Tomassini Vice President: Alex Sivil Secretaryffreasurer: Edward O'Loughlin

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William Reeves Andreaco Rhetta Su-Mei Savage

Alexander Sivil Adam Stacey Michael Stone

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William Tomassini Kyle Tremain Brandon Underwood

Chris Underwood Ashley Zeni-Marks Joseph Zielinski

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Sophomore Class Officers: President: Julian Thom Vice-President: Greg Jacob Secretary: Diana Richardson Treasurer: Aaliyah McNary Sergeant-at-Arms: Paul Vogel Picture order: Front: A. McNary, D. Richardson, Back: J. Thom, P. Vogel, G. Jacob

Emma Baker Joseph Berman Samuel Bernstein

Aaron Boyles Scott Brentlinger Christopher Brothers

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Veronica Browne Zachary Chapo John Colling

Jon a than Ferrell Clifford Foster Christopher Galliers

Michael Grelecki Cory Hawkins Gregory Jacob

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Tam.my Jones Hamilton Jones Steven Katsinas

Max. Kepler Michael King James Knight

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Daniel Kottner Robin Lacy Michael Luker

Aaliyah McNary Nicholas Nelson Brandon Perry

Diana Richardson Adam Robertson Louis Romano

Justine Rosenwinkle Matthew Seror Andrew Smith

Joshua Smith Julian Thom Ian VanDyke

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Philip Vernier Paul Vogel Jennifer Williams

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Joshua Aleksa Alexander Ashe Katy Berry

Brandon Berry Benjamin Bonathon Ian Dombey

Andrew Dyke Michael Gray Julie Harvey

Jennifer Jarmuska Joshua Jordan Krystale Kelly

Peter Kenyon Ryan Kleptz Matthew Kowalski

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Freshmen Class Officers: President: Mike Scheltema Vice President: Marie Savage Secretary: Angelica Sivil Treasurer: Eleni Mitropoulos Sergeant-at-Arms: Chris McFadden

Pictured: Front: M. Savage, E. Mitropoulos, A Sivil Back: C. McFadden, M. Scheltema

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Clubs and Organizations at Howe Military School give students the opportunity to excel in areas that interest them as well as give them an outlet for creative endeavors. Clubs such as the Drama club put on the annual Mother's Day weekend performance. The play is always remarkably cast and put together by staff and students.

Organizations such as the National Honor Society recognize the academic and leadership accomplishments of cadets who meet the set requirements. The speech and debate teams meet through out the school year and compete in meets with local schools and other private schools in the midwest. Cadets achieve great honors in these areas and are recognized yearly in a banquet just for them: the Fine Arts banquet.

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Above Left: Jennifer Yost, D.J. Marderosian, Pete Fortier Above Right: DeAngelo Griggs, Elliott Russell, Shannon Meadows, Chris Underwood Middle Row: Mr. Steve Clark (adviser), Phil Vernier, Greg Jacob, Christian Hackbarth Back Row: Everett Byrd, Matt Gielda

Front: Brian Vivian, Cindy Cunz, DeAngelo Griggs, Michael DeWitt Middle: Gordon Piermatti, Pete Fortier, Sarah Vaughn, Kevin Worrell, Jeff Cobb Back: Mr. Duane VanOrden (adviser), Andy Wills, Ben Kedzo, Everett Byrd, Josh Chapa

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National Honor Society Front: Ben Kedzo, Allison Kent, Peter Fortier, Sarah Vaughn Back: Joshua Chapa, DeAngelo Griggs, Andrew Wills

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Alpha Delta Tau

Front: D.J. Marderosian, Chris Gidman, Diana Richardson, Marie Savage, Allison Kent, Aaliyah McNary, Alex Sivil Back: DeAngelo Griggs, Andy Wills, Ben Kedzo, Matt Gielda, Greg Jacob, Sarah Vaughn, Ned O'Loughlin

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Speech Team

Above Left: Chris Manne, Ian VanDyke, Pete Fortier, Back: LTC John Edgecomb (adviser) Above Right: Bill Tomassini, Diana Richardson, Aaliyah McNary, Josh Chapo Back: Seth Dershewitz, Andrew Will s, Mr. Steve Clark (adviser), Brandon Perry

Front A.J. Smith, Dan Burke, Robin Lacy Back: John Schuck, Sarah Vaughn, Chris Manne, Mrs. Amy Newby (Adviser)

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Environmentaly Concerned Students (ECS)

Id Guard faculty and Staff Front: Col. G. Douglass, T. Timson, J. Jensen, C. Betts, B. Mach, K. Baker, C. Parish Row 2: T. DeFelice, J. Arklie, C. Keagle, E. Cleveland, J. Betts, A. Newby, E. Gotshall , J. Montgomery

Row 3: D. Van Orden, S. Clark, R. Abston, R. Stuckey, C. Chiddister, J. Malerich, A. Ross, L. DeFelice Back: K. Vaughn, T. Happel, M. Bauder, P. Lauver, M. Taylor, W. Savage, R. Shigley

Old Guard Cadets

Front: Z. Chapa, D. Marderosian, D. Griggs, C. Cunz, A. Kent, C. Brothers, P. Fortier, S. Vaughn Back: P. Vernier, J. Chapo, B. Vivian, B. Perry, A. Wills, D. Smith

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Above: Row 1: D. Richardson, S. Savage, M. King Row 2: C. Gidman, J. Ferrell, M. Seror Below: The choir performs at the annual Boar's Head Dinner.

Right: Seth Dershewitz, Sarah Vaughn, and Bill Tomassini process into the Dining Hall during a choir performance.

Front: Brian Vivian, Cindy Cunz, DeAngelo Griggs, Michael DeWitt Middle: Gordon Piermatti, Pete Fortier, Sarah Vaughn, Kevin Worrell, Jeff Cobb Back: Mr. Duane VanOrden (adviser), Andy Wil ls, Ben Kedzo, Everett Byrd, Josh Chapo

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Acolytes Front: B. Carder, A. Butchhaker, J. Frank, A. Lechler, R. Gillett, C. Yepez, N. English, D. Lassiter, J. Reihe, C. Cunz, D. Berta Row 2: K. Brown, E. Baker, C. Whitmore, N. Lane, M. Kasman, R. Walmsely, J. Benington, A, Herrera, J. Cripe, M. Rivera, D. Griggs Row 3: z. Chapo, J. Jorge, C. Brothers, G. Peacock, A. Vollenhols, M. Painter, S. Katsinas, S. Savage, P. Fortier, J. Colling Row 4: B. Pausa, D. Kattner, R. Kleptz, I. VanDyke, M. Islas, A. Becher, D. Smith, P. Kenyon, H. Jones

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Front: B. Carder, J. Reihe, English, D. Richardson, J. Cripe, C. Head, K. Reetz Row 2: J. Zielinski, A. Sivil, M. King, K. Berry, J. Earwood, A. Parker, E. Mitropoulos Row 3: A. Kent, J. Mclnerney, C. Gidmao, C. Lambert, L. Carter, W. Tomassini Row 4: J. Jones, B. Bonathon, A. Wills, M. Gielda, R. Padalino

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The Drill Teum walks off of the parade fie ld after giving a pre entation to the guests on campus for the Fou nder's Day Weekend.

M ax Kepler goe through the routine during a walk through practice.

Max is a first year member of the Drill Team and e njoys performing with the group.

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Drill Team leader DJ. Smith walks through th "tunnel" with fl ag bearer Breanna Ca rder. DJ. is a senior and has been part of the drill team for several seasons.

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Ned O'Loughlin, Hamilton Jones, and Paul Vogel perform for the crowd at a basketball game halftime break.

Front: Breanna Carder Back: P. Vogel, L. Romano, G. Jacob, N. O'Loughlin, D. Smith, J. Cobb, C. Galliers, D. Kottner, M. Kepler, J. Thom

Keeping in time with the effects, drill team members wait for their cues to make their moves.

Keeping in step, drill team members Louis Romano, Chris Galliers, Dan Kattner and Greg Jacob perform for crowds at a charity basketball game.

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Charity Basketball Game to Benefit the Red Cross

Howe Staff Hoop it Up with WNDU TV It was entertainment at its best! Members of the Howe faculty and staff fielded a team for a charity basketball game to benefit the LaGrange County American Red Cross. The game was held January 24th in the Howe gymnasium will a full house of campus and area residents filling the bleachers the watch the game.

The opponents for the Howe Hoop ters traveled from South Bend- Mishawaka, a team from the

Above: Mr. Jim Malericb, Dean of Students, was chosen out of the crowd to shoot free throws for the Howe team. He made both shots with little effort!

Right: Howe Hoopsters shoot around before the game. Mr. Tony Defelice, Mr. Duane Van Orden, and LTC. John Edgecomb played in the game.

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WNDU channel 16 television news The two teams entertained the crow with their "dazzling" lay-ups and 3 point shots, but were equally matche enough to keep the score close.

Several volunteers from the au dience proved to be beneficial to the· teams by shooting the free throws.

Howe Military School wa glad to host the event to benefit a wor thy cause in our community. But this i Indiana ... It was the perfect excuse t play some basketball!

Below: Cpt. Karl Vaughn and a player from the WNDU team chat before the game. Cpt. Vaughn is a member of the American Red Cross and was instrumental in setting up the charity game.

Left: Mrs. Anita Ross and Mrs. Leanne Defelice dribble up the court while making plans for the first play of the game.

Above: Alex Sivil entertained the crowd with a pregame performance on his violin. This is Alex's second year at Howe. He is a cadet in the junior class.

Left: Mrs. Fran Sneath gets help from LTC. Edgecomb and Cpt. Vaughn. Mrs. Sneath was picked out of the audience to shoot free throws, but she needed a little help to reach the basket!

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Right: Pete Fortier plays the part of a Wise Man bringing gifts to the feast. Members of the st::nior class traditionally take part in the pageantry of the Boar's Head Feast.

Right: The part of the Court Jester is played by Junior High cadet XX. The Court Jc ter entertained and amused guests at the feast.

Below: Members of the choir make the musical entertainment of the evening a memorable event.

Both the choir and concert band performed for the guests.

Above: A group of cadets enjoy the holiday atmosphere present in the Major Merritt Dining ball which was the location of the annual event.

Right: Paul Vogel performed the part of the crusader in the pageantry of the Boar's Head Feast.

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This ceremony is based on a legend from the early 16th century. The story is that one day a student of Quee n's Co ll ege, Oxford , was studying hi s Aristotle in the nearby forest of Shotover. In the midst of his meditations he was suddenly attacked by a wild boar, which came furiously charging at him with open mouth . Weaponless, but resourceful, the young student thrust his Greek textbook into the open throat of the beast and choked him to death.

The student then returned to the college and persuaded some ofhis friends to help him. They brought the boar to the college kitchen where the head, which was regarded as a special delicacy, was cut off and prepared for roasting. It is supposed that the student also retrieved his textbook at this time!

Queen's College still celebrates this event. The Boar's Head Caro l which is sung there, and which yo u wi ll hear presently, is the oldest known carol printed in English. It was published by Winkyn de

Warde in 1521 . A page of that early book with this carol is still preserved in the Bodlein Library at Oxford.

The Boar's Head procession was not pecul.iar to Queen's College in medieval times. It was more or less a common custom, in various forms, at all great feasts .

A medieval castle in the winter time was a rather dreary place. They had no entertainment as we know entertainment. They could not travel save on horseback, and the roads were mostly impassable.

Therefore they had to make up their own entertainment, and it consisted largely of eating and drinking. Some of their great feasts lasted for many hours, and important dishes such as the Boar's Head were served with pomp and ceremony. This kind of procession is presented annually at Howe Military's rendition of the " Boar's Head Feast."

Below: Elliott Russell portrayed the part of a Wise Man who was invited to the feast. In the background, junior high cadet xx poses as one of the slaves.

Above: Mr. Chandler Morley, the director of Marriot Dining se1vices, takes part in the Feast by carrying the "Boar's Head" into the dining hall in a special procession to the "head table."

Left: Torchbearers, slaves and Wisemen take their places in the Boar's Head rei.nactment.

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Howe Military School has a goal and a mission. The focus of that goal is to educate and maturate the cadets of our school into young men and women capable of excelling in advanced education. That goal also focuses on developing the character of each cadet so that he or she has the personal fortitude to succeed in all aspects of life.

The framework of the military helps to initiate the organization and focus cadets require in order to succeed in many other areas. Many skills are tapped into by allowing students to learn leadership roles among their peers, instructing them in leadership training, and helping cadets to investigate their own needs for growth and expansion.

Cadets at Howe Military School accept the challenge of being more than just a good student. They strive for excellence in their abilities to be good leaders, good citizens, and good people.

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"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson Left to Right: Ben Kedzo, DeAngelo Griggs, Andrew Wills, Allison Kent, Joshua Chapo, Kevin Worrell Center: Alex Sivil Below: The Color Guard presents the flags a the open:ing of a basketball game in the gymnasium. Left to right: R. K.leptz, B. Perry, M. Greleck:i, J. Rosenwinkle, M. Savage, M. Gray

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••••••••••••••••• lpha Company Alpha Company Alpha Alpha Company Tigers Work For Success Front: T. Jones, A. McNary, J. Yost, C. McCormack Middle Row: J. Mcinerney, A. Parker, E. Baker, C. Hoag, A. Sivil, K. Berry, C. Whitmore, D. Richardson, J. Reibe, D. Lassiter, B. Carder Back Row: L. Cassidy, L. Carter, J. Rosenwinkel, S. Vaughn, C. Lambert, J. Myers-Earwood, E. Mitropoulos, M. Savage, J. Cripe, M. Rivera, A. Casillas

Company Staff: Front: Katy Beny Back: Alicia Casillas, Cindy Cunz, Sarah Vaughn, Lindsey Cassidy, Aaliyah McNary

Juliet Company (Junior High Ladies)

Company Staff: Fro11t: Jennifer Reibe Back: Eleni Mitropoulos, Jerilyn

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Front Row: A. Zeni-Marks, J. Schuck, M. Descombes, R. Bridges, C. Brothers, B. Ganson, K. Tremain Middle Row: G. Cullins, J. Smith, C. Manne, A. Stacey, F. Patterson, J. Jorge, B. Vivian, J. Zeilinski, R. Padalino Back Row: E. Oner, J. Thom, S. Dershewitz, M. Schamante, M. Gielda, T. McNair, M. Powers, C. Underwood, A. Rhetta

Company Staff: Front: Julian Thom Back: Erdem Oner, John Schuck, Robert Bridges, Michael DeWitt, Seth Dershewitz, Ron Padalino, Mark DesCombes, Chris Manne

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Front Row: I. Dombey, D. Cobb, C. Reis, W. Tomassini, B. Underwood, B. Gilles, N. O'Loughlin Middle Row: C. McFarland, M. Kepler, A. Ashe, S. Meadows, B. Berry, P. Kenyon, M. Islas Back Row: S. Aleksa, M. Gray, I. VanDyke, R. Kleptz, A. Becher, A. Dyke, M. Scheltema, K. Williams, C. McFadden.

Company Staff: Front: Max Kepler Back: M. Islas, A. Zeni-Marks, P. Fortier, D. Smith, W. Tomassini, C. Ries, N. O'Loughlin

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Front Row: M. King, J. Colling, G. Peacock, Z. Rusak, A. Robertson, C. Hawkins, N. Nelson, A. Trabert Second Row: L. Romano, R. Gleckler, C. Adams, Z. Chapo, P. Vogel, M. Kowalski, D. Kottner, M. Luker, J. Townsend Third Row: B. Bonathon, W. Bianco, B. Perry, C. Foster, M. Seror, C. Hackbarth, C. Galliers, S. Katsinas, Piermatti back Row: E. Byrd, B. Pausa, J. Hartigan, H. Jones, J. Ferrell, M. Grelecki, G. Jacob, P. Vernier

Company Staff: Front: R. Walmsley Back: Greg Jacob, Philip Vernier, DJ. Marderosian, William Tomassini, Brandon Perry, C. Hawkins

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Below: Mr. Chidd ister directs the band and choir in a performance

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Mustangs Mike Company : Row 1: M. Jackson, A. Hoxie, W. Young, J. Frank, Z. Wickard, A. Lechler, C. Yepez, G. Riebe, H. Flisk Row 2: R. Walmsley, T. Muller, J. Lane, C. Gidman Company Staff: Front: C. Smock Back: A. Nuss, C. Gidrnan, J. Lane, K. Brown

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"The reward of a thing well done is having done it."

-Ralph Waldo Emerson Right: Cindy Cunz dons a metal helmet given to cadets who are caught outside without a hat. Cindy helped out in the military department office as part of the work aid program.

Below: Major Bacon (left) gathers with the tactical officer staff for a morning meeting. This was Maj. Bacon's first year at Howe as the Commandant.

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Top: The Iron Guard, conprised of top members of the junior class, performs their duties at all formal HMS functions. Row 1: C. Manne, S. Savage, J. Yost, J. Mcinerney, R. Bridges, Cpt. K. Vaughn Row 2: W. Tomassini, G. Piermatti, M. Gielda, M. Descombes, D. Cobb, N. O'Loughlin Above: Bravo Company awaits fmther orders while on the parade field.

Left: The Color Guard performs at several school and community functions.

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"It is the best feeling in the world to come to school everyday and be with such a great group of young people."

Duane Van Orden Junior High Principal

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TOP LEFT: Science Teacher William Decker shows Todd Muller and Carlos Yepez how lichens break down rock to form soil.

TOP RIGHT: Cadets hike down to a wetland area with Mr. Decker.

MIDDLE LEFT: All of the tired hikers resting and enjoying a break at one of the many playgrounds at Pokagon ..

IOTTOM LEFT: Todd Muller Kplores one of the exhibits at 1e Nature Center.

BOTTOM RIGHT: Gerald Riebe looks at the bee hive in the nature Center.

BOTTOM MIDDLE: Hiking Trail 7 through the hills on the five miles trek through Pokagon.

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Brenna Carder

BRENNA CARDER

MIDDLE RIGHT: Carlos Yepez finishing a math assignment.

PRESIDENT

2000-2001

MIDDLE LEFT: Dominique Lassiter, Christine Head, and Jennifer Riebe working on a geography project.

SIXTH GRADE CLASS OFFICERS JENNIFER RIEBE SGT-AT-ARMS GERALD RIEBE TREASURER CARLOS YEPEZ SECRETARY DOMINIQUE LASSITER PRESIDENT

Daniel Berta

Anthony Butchbaker

Jordan Frank

Christine Head

Dominique Lassiter

Adam Lecher

Kaylee Reetz

Gerald Riebe

Jennifer Riebe

Ryan Walmsley

Carlos Yepez

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Nathan Anderson

Kent Brown

Cody Costa

SEVENTH GRADE

Nicholas English

Hunter Flisk

Hunter Flisk being helped with math from Mrs. Selph.

Anthony HcrreTa

2000-2001 EIGHTH GRADE Justin Lane

Joshua Malasky

JOSEPH JIMENEZ SGT-AT· ARMS JOHN JONES TREASURER JONATHAN MCLAUGHLIN SECRETARY GRIER ALDEN VICE-PRESIDENT

Todd Muller

Christopher Prescott

Christopher Smock JUSTIN BENINGTON

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Domenic Criscio

Brian Masters

Miriam Rivera

J ustin Benington

Christopher Gill

Jonathan McLaughlin

James Sammons

HUNTER FLJSK SGT· AT ARMS JUSTIN LANE TREASURER JENNA CRIPE PRESIDENT KENT BROWN VICE-PRESIDENT

CLASS OFFICERS Matthew Kasman

CLASS OFFICERS

MATTHEW KASMAN SECRETARY

MIDDLE RIGHT: James Sammons and Gregory Tursic during science with Mr.Decker.

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Cory Brown

John Jones

.Justin Leibold

Andrew Nuss

Marc Painter

Aaron Pearson

Gregory Tursic

Andrew Vieira

Ashton Vollenhals

Robert Gillett

Joseph Jimenez

Florian Mettetal

Christopher Taylor

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TOP LEFT: Adam Lechler makes the turn towards the finish line.

TOP MIDDLE: Brian Masters giving it all he's got.

"In cross country it was fun running against other kids in a mob."

Gerald Riebe Captain 2000-2001 Cross Country Team Front Row: William Young, Aleksandras Hoxie, Jordan Frank, Ryan Walmsley. Back Row: Adam Lechler, Justin Lane, Brian Masters, Gerald Riebe.

Season Record 2 wins 10 loses *Most Valuable Jordan Frank

TOP RIGHT: William Young stays ahead of his

MIDDLE RIGHT: The start of a home triangular meet with Westview and Churubusco.

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"I had a very dedicated group of runners. Despite their lack of expe rience, their enthusiasm made the season an enjoyable one."

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"I had a fun soccer season even though we did not win many games."

Justin Benington Captain 2000-2001 Soccer Team Front Row: Jennifer Riebe, Jordan Frank, Aleksandras Hoxie, Carlos Yepez, Gerald Riebe, Robert Gillett, Justin Benington.

Back Row: Christopher Taylor, Kent Brown, Cody Brown, Marc Painter, John Jones , Brian Masters, Ryan Allen.

MIDDLE LEFT: Justin · Benington going for the goal against Elkhart Baptist.

MIDDLE RIGHT: Kent Brown kicks the ball away from the goal as other cadets watch.

Season Record 2 Ties 16 Loses ,'rMost Improved John Jones *Most Valuable Kent Brown

BOTTOM LEFT: Coaches William Decker and Elizabeth Selph.

"Despite being bloodied and beatened, the team never gave up."

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*Best Effort Jenn ifer Riebe Aleksandras Hoxie BOTTOM RIGHT: Ashton Vollenhals and Christopher Prescott work the ball toward a goal.

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"Basketball was fun and exciting, and also a little frustrating.

It was fun when we all played together and played well, but it gets frustrating when we don't play like a team."

2000-2001 Eighth Grade Basketball Team Front Row: Christopher Taylor, Andrew Nuss, James Sammons. Back Row: Coach Montgomery, Marc Painter, Brian Masters, Cory Brown, Justin Leibo ld.

Most Valuable Player Andrew Nuss Best Effort Brian Masters Most Improved James Sammons

MIDDLE LEFT: Andrew Nuss shooting for one point.

BOTTOM RIGHT: Brian Masters, Chris Taylor, and Andrew Nuss trying to get the ball.

"This team overcame a lot of obstacles, including playing the majority of the season with only six people. They played together as a team and never gave up. I'm proud of their success."

Coach Montgomery

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"Basketball was a very fun season. I have a lot of fun playing basketball. It is my favorite sport."

TOP LEFT: Christopher Prescott shoots for two!

2000-2001 Seventh Grade Basketball Team Front Row: Daniel Berta, Gerald Riebe, Jordan Frank, Nicholas English, Cody Costa. Back Row: Adam Lechler, Christopher Prescott, Chri stopher Smock, Todd Muller, Justin Lane, Coach Montgomery. Not pictured Joshua Malasky.

"This team bad a lot of heart.

They were committed to improving each game. I am so proud of their accomplish· ments. What a great bunch of young men to coach."

Coach Montgomery

BOTTOM RIGHT: Jordan Frank being guarded by a player from Westview.

Most Valuable Player Justin Lane

BOTTOM LEFT: Justin Lane drives the ball to the basket against a lot of opposition from the Westview team.

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Justin Benington Captain

"Wrestling has been the best sport to me since I have been at Howe."

MIDDLE RIGHT: The wrestling team practices their wannup exercises at the start of practice.

MIDDLE LEFT: Grier Alden helping Justin Leibold and Andrew Vieira with arm exercises.

2000-2001 Wrestling Team Front Row: Jordan Frank, Justin Benington, Jonathan McLaughlin. Middle Row: Andrew Vi eira, Ashton Vollenhals, Christopher Taylor, James Sammons. Back Row: Aaron Pearson, Grier Alden .

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Justin Benington Captain "Swimming was a very enjoyable sport even though it was tough."

2000-2001 Swimming Team

MIDDLE LEFT: The race begins! Ashton Vollenhals has the lead with Hunter Flisk and William Young close behind.

Front Row: Jenna Cripe, Aleksandras Hoxie, Dominique Lassiter, William Young, Jennifer Riebe. Middle Row: John Jones, Justin Benington, Ashton Vollenhals, Hunter Flisk. Back Row: Head Coach Edgecomb, Coach Parks, Coach Happel.

BOTTOM RIGHT: Jenna Cripe and Jennifer Riege on the starting blocks.

Best Team Player Jenna Cripe

BOTTOM LEFT: Off they go! Justin Beinington has the lead from John Jones as they leave the starting blocks.

Most Improved Ashton Vollenhals John Jones Best Effort Dominique Lassiter Most Dedicated William Young

Southwest Michigan YMCA District Champians

Most Valuable Jennifer Riebe

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Cast of Characters Mrs. Fairchild ...Jenna Cripe Frank ............... Christine Head Kate ................ Brenna Carder Susie ...............Jennifer Riebe Joe Mathews ... Christopher Taylor Sam Fisher......Justin Lane Bill Sandler.....Christopher Smock Philip Rogers ... Kent Brown

TOP RIGHT: Christine Head, Christopher Taylor, and Jenna Cripe during Act II of the play.

MIDDLE RIGHT: Jennifer Riebe practicing the lines for her role as Susie.

Stage Crew Dominique Lassiter Kaylee Reetz

Jenna Cripe

BOTTOM RIGHT: Jenna Cripe and Christine Head are helped with their lines by Dominique Lassiter.

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"The play was a great success. I think the people involved with the play did very good. We had a lot of fun practicing and putting on the play."

February 9, 2001

BOTTOM RIGHT: Christopher Smock, Justin Lane, Christopher Taylor, and Kent Brown make their entrance as possible dates for the dance.

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Geography Bee Winners Third Place ....... Kent Brown First Place ........ Jonathan McLaughlin Second Place ... Dominique Lassiter

MIDDLE LEFT: Joseph Jimenez getting his second correct answer.

"I thought that the Geography Bee was fun and challenging."

MIDDLE CENTER: Brenna Carder taking her turn at the questions in the preliminary round.

TOP RIGHT: Second place winner Doninique Lassiter answering a question in the preliminary round.

BOTTOM CENTER: Winner of the Howe Military Junior High School Spelling Bee was Kent Brown.

February 2001 Cadet Brown competed in the LaGrange Countywide Spelling Bee .

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~cie.--ce February, 13,2001 TOP LEFT: Science Fair winners, Robert Gillett and John Jones receive the first place ribbon and certificates from Mr. Decker.

Science Fair Winners First Place .......John Jones Robert Gillett Second Place ... Dominique Lassiter Jennifer Riebe Third Place .....Ashton Vollenhals Marc Painter

TOP RIGHT: Hunter Flisk showing his Science Fair display on early human life.

Honorable Mention Miriam Rivera ....... Jenna Cripe Domenic Criscio .... Florian Mettetal Nathan Anderson .. Christopher Prescott James Sammons

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MIDDLE LEFT: Todd Muller and Kent Brown displaying electro-magnets.

BOTTOM LEFT: John Jones and Robert Gillett with the winning project on a submarine house.

BOTTOM CENTER: Second place winners Jennifer Riebe and Dominique Lassiter explain the use of hydroelectric power used in their project.

MIDDLE RIGHT: James Sammons with his project on simple machines.

BOTTOM RIGHT: Third place winners Marc Painter and Ashton Vollenhals show their project on contraction of gases.

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John A. Jones "It is a pleasure to have the honor of being in the Junior National Honor

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Society."

BOTTOM LEFT: First semester Dean Harrison winners are Brenna Carder, third six weeks; John Jones, first six weeks; and Dominique Lassiter, second six weeks.

BOTTOM RIGHT: 2000-2001 Members of Beta Lambda Sigma are Gerald Riebe, William Young, Brenna Carder, Dominique Lassiter.

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Six young men from Jules Verne School in Mexico City, Mexico were exchange students in the Junior High from January 23 until February 16. Mrs. Alma Rios brought Alfredo, Ernesto, Eduardo, H., Irving, Eduardo, R., Guillermo to see what school in the United States was like. In March Mr. Clark will take five cadets from Howe Military School to Jules Verne for a Mexican Adventure.

TOP LEFT: While at Howe the Mexican students wear fatiques just like everyone else. Here they enjoy hamburgers for lunch.

TOP RIGHT: Three students work with Mrs. Alma in World Geography class.

MIDDLE RIGHT: While at the museum everyone had a chance to climb the wall.

MIDDLE LEFT: Does anyone recogmse engineers Gerald and Jennifer Riebe?

BOTTOM LEFT: Eduardo on the submarine.

BOTTOM RIGHT: Ernesto "Tito" with a gentleman speaker on the Burlington Train at the museum.

One of the special trips planned for the Mexican visitors was a trip into Chicago, Illinois to see the Museum of Science and Industry. Going along were the five students going to Mexico in March , Mr. Decker, and Mrs. Arklie.

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EIGHTH The eighth grade with Mr Abston, Mrs. Selph, and Mr. Redden visited the Auburn, Cord, Deusenberg Museum, the Natmus Car and Truck Museum, and played laser tag at Ultrazone.

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TOP LEFT: Cory Brown with one of the museum exhibits.

MIDDLE LEFT: James Sammons, Christopher Taylor, and Jonathan McLaughlin suit up for laser tag.

TOP RIGHT: Brian Masters, Andrew Nuss, Cory Brown, Ashton Vollenhals, and Christopher Gill admiring one of the many cars.

MIDDLE RIGHT: Marc Painter, James Sammons, and Cory Brown on that great return bus trip back to campus.

LEO LI01'TM Front Row: Jordan Frank, William Young, Breanna Carder, Gerald Riebe. Back Row: Kent Brown Justin Lane, Jonathan McLaughlin, Dominique Lassiter.

Front Row: Breanna Carder.

Middle Row: Gerald Riebe, Christine Head, Dominique Lassiter, Robert Gillett. Back Row: Christopher Tatlor, Brian Masters, Jenna Cripe.

LIFE Justin Benington, Life representative for HMS Junior High School in LaGrange County.

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Howe Military School has a goal and a mission. The focus of that goal is to educate and maturate the cadets of our school into young men and women capable of excelling in advanced education. That goal also focuses on developing the character of each cadet so that he or she has the personal fortitude to succeed in all aspects of life.

These goals are brought to life by the dedication and determination of the faculty and staff of Howe Military school. The teachers care about each student and strive to help each cadet do their best. The countless hours of attendance at sporting events, academic open houses, coaching of athletic teams and clubs, and many other activities come naturally to the teachers and staff at Howe.

With each member working as part of the team, the end result is the betterment of the each student in the corps of cadets.

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TRUSTEES Seated: Cpt. William Sneath, Bishop Edward Little II, John Wattles, Brenn Arklie Row l: Thomas Storer, John Kirsch, Todd Herrick, Michael Burns, Michael Kurtis Row 2: Dr. Roger Zuercher, Willard Copp, Travis Pearse Jr., Gordon McMullen Jr., James Weiss, Scott Schurz, Dr. Lawrence Bouton, H.David Houser Absent: Kenneth Herrick and John Peterson

SECRETARY TO THE SUPERINTENDENT Mrs. Gloria Miller

DEVELOPMENT Ms. Erin Sheehan Mr. Ray Stuckey

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EXECUT IVE COUN CIL Row l: Brenn Arklie, Cpt. William Sneath, Major Steven Bacon Row 2: Dr. Brent Smith, Ray Stuckey, Carter Lohr, Leanne Defelice Row 3: Fr. David Yaw, Duane Vanorden, Chandler Morley, Max Taylor

ADMISSIONS Front: Ms. Aimee Arklie, Mrs. Brenda Bacon, Mrs. Paula Ivey Back: Mr. Steve Palmer, Dr. Brent Smith Not Pictured: Ms. Karen Sams

BUSINESS Mr. Harry Delle Mrs. Kay Delle Not Pictured : Mr. Brenn Arklie

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MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT Row 1: J. Jensen, D. Hargett, C. Betts, B. Mach, P. Lauver Row 2: A. Hargett, L. Harshberger, E. Cleveland, R. Burnworth, J. Betts Row 3: P. VanNoty, T. Happel, M. Bauder, M. Taylor (Director)

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BARBER

Mrs. Kat Dunkel

Jim Wire

QlJARTERMASTER

DINING SERVICE (MARRIOT)

Janice Cook, Mary Olingh011se, Cpt. Glen Barton

Chandler Morley, Pam Freeman, and staff

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TACTICAL OFFICERS Row 1: Lt. Dennis Hartung(R), Cpt.Frank Underwood(D), Major Steve Bacon (Commandant), Lt. Richard Womack(R), Lt. Robert Womack(E) Row 2: Cpt. Jim Droste(R), SLT. Stacey Labbe(A), CHF Randy VanOpynen(L), Cpt Robert Ratliff(M), PO Doug Ivey(B),Cpt. JimHeath(R), MSG Marc, Satterfield Row 3: Cpt. Karl Vaughn Not Pictured: Lt. Kevin Bouma (M)

JROTC INSTRUCTORS (Back) Major Don Happel Sgt. Bill Savage

SECRETARY Mrs. Cathy Parish

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HIGH SCHOOL FACULTY Ralph Abston 8.A. Washburn University M.S. Kansas State Univ.

Carlyslc Chiddister B.S. Western Michigan University M.A Ball. State University

Jeff Anders B.S. Grand Valley State

Glenn Cox B .S. Kent State University M.A. Western Michigan University

Johanna Arklic B.S. Western Michigan Univ.

Kathleen Baker B.A. Georgian Court M.Ed. Univ. ofNorth Carolina Roger Bauman B.A. Adrian allege M.S. Indiana Univ.

Katherine Beams B.S. Valparaiso University Steven Clark B.A. Western Mic higan Univ.

M.A. Western Michigan Univ.

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Brett Cramer B.A. University of St. Francis William Decker 8.S. Un iversity ofS. Florida M.S. Univ. ofNorth Carolina Anthony DcFclice B.A. University of Akron Leanne DeFelice B .S. Manchester College D. George Douglass A.B. Heidelberg College M .A. Kent State University

Row I: Rev. Terry Timson, Kelley Laird, Kath leen Baker, Fran Sneath, Ani ta Ross. Row 2: Tony Defelice, Carol Keagle, Amy Newby, Randy Luke, Leanne Defelice, Jean Knapp. Row 3: Maj. Don Happel, Steve Clark, Carl Chiddister, Jim Malerich, Jeff ' Anders, Dr. Rajeshwar Mathur. Row 4: Carter Lohr (Headmaster), Sgt. Bill Savage, Rich Shigley, LTC. John Edgecomb, Rev. David Yaw Absent: Roger Bauman, Kay Beams, G lenn Cox, Brett Cramer Second Semester additions: Linda Eastman, Jennifer Murray.

Linda Eastman American Univ. Tokyo Alameda ity College Eastman Schoo l of Music Glen Oaks Comm. College John Edgecomb B.S. United States Military Academy M.A. Jacksonville State Univ.

Donald Happel B.A. Western Michigan Certified JROTC Trainer Carol Keagle B.A. University of M ichigan M.A. Western Michigan University Jean Knapp B.S. Centra l Michigan University Assoc. Muskegon Comm. College Ke ll y Laird B.A . Indiana University

Carter Lohr B.S . Indiana State University M. Ed. Indiana University Randy Luke B.A. University of Toledo

James Malerich B.A. lllinois College M.S. St. Francis College Jessica Montgomery B.A . Tri-State University Jennifer Murray B.S. Indiana-Purdue Un iv. Ft. Wayne Amy Newby B.S . Manchester College Daniel Parks 8.A. Huntington Community College

Row l : Johanna Arklie, Col. D. George Douglass, Elizabeth Selph, Jessica Montgomery Row 2: Ra lph Abston, Dennis Redden, William Decker, Duane VanOrden (Principal)

JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL FACULTY

Dennis Redden B.A. BaJl State University M.A. Ball State University

Duane VanOrden B.A. University of Southern Florida M.B.A. Nova University

Anita Ross B.A. Purdue University M.L.A. Indiana University

Rev. Terry Timson B.A. Ohio University M.Div. University ofDuBuque Theo.

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William Savage Adv. Non-Comm. Officer Drill Sergeant School Basic Instr. Training Cert. JROTC Trainer

Rev. David Yaw B.S. Ohio University M.Div. Episcopal Divinity School American College of Chap lains

Elizabeth Selph B.S. Colorado State M.A. Austin Peay State University Richard Shigley B.S. Ball State University Frances A. Sneath B.S. St. John's University, NY

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Left: Mrs. Happel joined the high school as secretary in December.

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