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Awards
June 4,1987
Social Science honors top liistorians The annual History and Social Science Honors program was held on May 6, 1987. Junior Meredith Branuneier was named the twenty-third recipient of the Best American History Scholar award. The award, named after the late Peggy Ross, the winner in 1975, was presented by Jill Sindt, the 1986 recipient. Mr. Otto Kohler presented the Distinguished Service award to Mr. Richard Davis, a retiring Social Science instructor, for his work in the deapartment over the last twenty years. Seniors Steve Shewfelt and Wayne Goble spoke of experiences at the 1986 Premier Boys' State. Seniors receiving high honors in Accelerated and AP government classes were: Jeffrey Bostic, Julie Filip, Kimberley Grichnik, Beth Maloney, and JiU Sindt. High honors in United States History included Meredith Branuneier, Anna Choi, Nancy Hua, Anthony Kamezis, Janet Myers, Kathryn O'Connor, Jay Pinto, CoUette Pusczan, Kelly Schaefer, David Schwalb, Amanda Steele, Patricia Tseng, and Ramadan Zenkich. Freshmen receiving high honors were Georgia Lamar, Surapak Surisook, and Christopher Walton. Seniors honors were presented to: Michael Alexander, Jennifer Bers, David Bleeden, Cheryl Bott, Chrisu Brammeier, George Brant, Eileen Bunch, Heather Campbell, Michelle Canar, Carol Cimms, Suzanne Coleman, Lisa Conran, Mary Coudal, Colin Cunningham, David Dieffenbacher, Franco Dooley, Michelle Drzewicki, Deborah Dimiit, Lawrence Falbe, Christine Ferraro, Gary Francis, Julie Frantsve, Kristin Gill, Wayne Goble, Christopher Goelkel, and Barbara Hansen. Other seniors honored included: Owen Hayes, Lisa Hennessey, Ann Heurich, Jennifer Hoff, Julie Josefson, Michelle Joesten, James
Kallas, Kris Kaplan, Charles Keimedy, Geraldine Kinsella, Michael Kotowsky, Paul Krause, Joshua Lamken, Elizabeth Launonia, James Larson, Antonia LaTragna, Gwynn Lockwood, Anthony LoSasso, Dina Lusco, Sheila Malec, Maureen Mulcrone, and Christopher Nazuka. Honored seniors also included: Heidi Neumann, Amy Nommenscn, Kristin Nugent, Kathleen O'Donnell, Lisa Ogorek, Susan Overby, Kerri Owens, Stephen Papanastassiou, Kristen Pettersen, Christine Pintz, Alisa Regas, Jeimifer Richter, Elizabeth Rodgers, Steven Shewfelt, Todd Showalter, Ellen Sittinger, Julie Thein, Milka Todorovic, Adelina Tseng, Babita Viegas, Michael Wijas, Nfichael Yadgar, and Thomas Zahr. Juniors receiving honors in history were: Jennifer Alexovich, Thomas Alicoate, Erik Berg, Frank Bondarowicz, Matthew Breidert, Mary Buckley, Sandra Carlson, Catherine Qprian, Katherine Clark, John Cox, Mary Kay Crosson, Tamara Dayton, Carolyn Drexler, Jennifer Drozd, Gina Faso, Christine Fontaine, Richard Fries, Paul Fronczak, Michelle Ganko, Shannan Gill, Stephen Hartwig, Eric (fibbeler, Douglas Hodapp, Margit Johanson, Christopher Johnson, George Karris, and Chris Komosa. Also honored were: William Kuehn, William Liacone, James Lobitz, Samantha Malten, Robert Martcll, Troy McLennan, Tracy Minor, David Oslager, Julie Pfaff, Laura Radloff, Kenneth Remblake, Carolyn Riedel, Kavita Sabnani, Joseph Sclafani. Maura Scott, Mark Sernel, Hyun Shin, Jennifer Skomasa, Jenine Smith, Hope Smithe, Sandra Soeder, Carolyn Sorquist, Robert Sroka, Lesley Tomko, Karen Van Spankeren, Athanasia Vlahos, Rebecca Wolfram, Chris Yiannias, and Dominic 2Lemzola. The freshmen and sophomores honored
were: Trent Agenlian, Christine Albright, Michael Babinec, Ryone Birnie-Visscher, Shirlee Bohannan, Christopher Bostic, Aaron Butcher, Christopher Chandler, Matthew Qenkus, Timothy Connor, Joseph Curcio, Thomas Currey, Mary Ellen Ford, Robert Harper, Laura Hanson, Mark Hermes, Elizabeth Hurley, Steven Jachec, Kristin Jacobs, Christine Johnson, and Janet Johnson. Other underclassmen honored included: Paul Kubica, David Larsen, Michael Lesniewski, Margaret Lobitz, Steven Mendo, Jason Murges, Brad Pawlowski, Joy Victoria Poskozim, Max Ranft, Paul-Andre Repak, Charis Runnels, Robert Scafa, Michael Shepkarov, Maureen Sheehan, Alicia Stasica, Brian Stavnem, Michelle Vianc, Grant Vreuls, and William Zoellner. Oral finalists for the 52nd Annual Constitution Contest were Hunter Colwell, Christie Ferraro, Julie Frantsve, Anthony LoSasso, Beth Maloney, Alisa Regas, David Schwalb, and Maura Scott. Cash prizes were awarded by the American Legion to Jay Pinto, third place, Meredith Brammeier, second place, and Patricia Tseng, first place awarding a $300 prize.
1987 bequeaths I, Stevie Dale Shewfelt, leave the following: to Leslie,...(fill in any sibling joke that w^ have had over the past 14 years because Alise and Jen couldn't think of anything else.); to Margit, I leave you my hfe, my love, my dreams, my inspiration, my love of poetry, all the sappiness my slow-witted mind can think up, ...and of course, a red red rose; to Alise and Jen, my never-ending gratitude for being the most wonderful, creative, silly senior will authors around. To my groupies, I leave my legacy.
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What's go!n' down (The most amazing thing I learned at MS: The There is really nothing to do except go through the motions and pray that finals are easy. (Finals?) Venus Butterlly) Next year there are going to be some big Reflections on a good year. changes. Those of us who will be here next year The end of the year is a curious time, a time of joy dread, er...look forward to those changes eagerly and of sadness. (Don't worry, THIS WILL NOT BE A Those of us who won't be back for the '87-'88 SENTIMENTAL COLUMN.) The joy is that IT'S season don't give a flying fig. I would like to take OVER!!! The sadness is that...it's over, whimper, this moment to congratulate these seniors and wish them good luck in what they are going to do, be it a) sob. It has been a damn good year. The football team college b) vocational school c) a job at the steel mill d) a job, other (McDonald's or Burger King: such won their conference. So did the basketball team. Many other sports did well. (Okay, I'm lying, SO tough career choices) or e) my personal favorite, "no plans." WHAT?, I'm just trying to make the other teams feel good. What do you care? It's the end of the year So as the days wind down, as the sun burns anyway.) The math team did fairly well. The first brighter, and as we reminisce about the days of aid team, the accounting team, the clothing old—both the good times, and the times you made a students,...—I could go on and on—all ac- complete ass out of yourselt-keep it all in perspeccomplished something in '86-'87. What, I don't tive. These are the early days of the rest of your life. know, but they did accomplish something. Don't harp on missed opportunities. There will be Getting back to the point, it is very weird around plenty more times to make an ass out of yourself in here. Students have loosened up. Teachers have the years to come. The summer is here. Let the loosened up, generally— as much as they can. good times roll.
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