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COLLECTORSEDITION&THE2000YEARBOOK&THEWINNINGPICTURES&THESTORIESBEHINDTHEM OYALTY & IMPACTS DEAS & DREAMS ACES & PLACES NERGETIC 8C SPIRITED 0YALTY & IMPACTS DEAS & DREAMS TheKougar,SeniorKaylynnMyershasbeenpeppingupthe crowdsinceherFreshmanyear. CONTENTS: PEOPLE ACES 16 LOYALTY&IMPACTSthedaymaybore you,butthefriendexcitesyou... ACADEMICS & 62 IDEAS&DREAMS thedaymay challengeyou,buttheteacherenables PLACES you... CLUBS 86 FACES&PLACES thedaymay discourageyou,buttheclubsencourage you... SPORTS&ADS 136ENERGETIC&SPIRITEDthedaymay NERGETIC callyou,butthecoachpushesyou... KANKAKEEVALLEY & ADDRESS &PHONE 3923W.St.Rd.10 Wheatfield,IN46392...219-956-3143 SPIRITED ruFEp TIMES l MINGLING MEETYOUStudents,teachers,friends studyingoreventuallyGraduation. easy, as Mr. Hostetler experienced &familygatheredaroundthepole REACHINGOUT Around300students secondquarteroffirstsemester,whenhe earlybeforeschool,joinedhandsand from the Social Studies Department tookonthejobasbeingtheonlyCalculus wereledinprayerbyPastorMark gatheredtogetherandraised$5414.84 teacherwhenMr.Orsburnbecamethe Trumpe. 'Meetyouatthepoleisa whentheyheldawalk-a-thonforthe newalthleticdirector. greatwaytocometogether&praise WWIImemorialthatbeganitsconstruction HEALTHYCouldparticipatingindrug-free God! Personally,manytimesit'shard inthespringinWashington,DC.Jamie weekbefun? ForeignLanguageclasses toconcentrate&setasideaspecific Hamstrawasthetopfundraiser. madeupskits&performedtheminthe timetopraysothiseventwasagreat STRUGGLESAlltimesarepartoflife. auditoriumforthemiddleschoolstudents. timeformetospendsometimewith Everyonegoesthroughthem. Theymay 'Makingourskitswasalo,otfun,but God&otherfellowbelievers,"Junior notallbethebestoftimes,suchasthe performingthemwasevenmorefun,' BarrettBelstra firein'95,lossoffriends,lovedones,or saidseniorMarissaGreen EXPLORE Thetimesyousharedwith teachersleaving. Throughthedifficult& yourfriends,family&thecommunity goodtimesourschool&communityhas iswhatyou'regoingtorememberthe stayedstrongthroughthemostdifficult SPIRT1UALJoininghandsinprayer,juniorsMatt restofyourlife,whetheritwasthrough times in our lives, each having an Daniels,MattWoods&AndyBullawerejusta 'Meetyouatthepole,'afterschool unpredictableimpact. fewofthemanystudentswhogatheredaround practices,clubs,games,fundraisers. BOLDTakingonnewtaskswasn'talways thepoleonSeptember15. By:AprilChester,MoniqueGrevenstuk&BridgetBarrera ILIFEI2 TIMES MIX MING1ING POWERFULSTREAMLINEWarmingup beforeameet,seniorswimmerAmanda Donistakesherwarmupseriouslywhile practicingonherkeyholesoshecan perfectherbreaststroke. QUESTION&ANSWERExplainingstep IbystepMr.Hostetlershowssenior,Chad Nollyhowtoworkthroughadifficult calculusproblem. thinkit’sagreattimefor peopletocometogether &pray&thanktheLord! saidseniorChadVan Riessenwhenasked whathisthoughtwas aboutthemeetyouat thepole. FIREDUP Displayingherschoolspirit JulieDavidsonwearsaseniortee-shirt thatmanyseniorsmadeasaresultof winningpowderpuff&maintaining schoolspirit. Ishowspiritbysimply goingtogames&making junglenoiseswithRyan Niemiller. It’svery importantbecauseitgets ourteamsfiredupmore thanaWesternPeacock, juniorJakeNimetzsaid whenaskedhowhekeeps himselfaswellasothers FIREDUP 55 KOUGARPRIDE1999-2000 EEED.1TIMES UPUFT Schoolspiritcamefrommany PressAssociationConference Amanda competition and attended the state knownsources-thestudents,faculty, AbbottwonafirstplaceHarveyaward conferenceinJune.CapturingtheJunior &imnotamodmeinmntiasktairanmtgieomno.ervEaevrbeylryeoenoveneent.to,okFoaervpetarhryet wfAoamrsahnetrdheaoujDtusodtngaienssdicn"ogTmhmseewniphtmo.mtionJgsoaeipdhLoiettroanlleo.fr" MMBieysresgrsTitweleaarosnnedDheoacneo$m7rb5ee0drsc2f,hoosrleanrihsoihrsipK.astyBrlroyinnagnn seniorpowderpuffplayersthiswasthe capturedanonsitefirstwithacartoonon combination of athletic ability and TREESastheywould liketobecalled. theKuhlmeier/Hazelwoodcase. Student academicachievement duringhalftime 'TREESarestrong.TREESaretall"said CouncilheldaLock-inonDecember11-12 oftheColtsgame. CheerleadersAmber BridgetRoorda, CarlyHamstra, andtheGuardcapitalizedontheideawith Nannenga, DanielleMurray& Trisha NicholeKearney, &ErinBoerwho a mini camp lock in oftheirown on EvansmarchedinChicago'sThanksgiving anchoredthePowderPuffDefensive December20-21. DayParade.Mrs.McKinneyreceivedthe line. AWARDSSeniorsBridgetBarrera,Karen ISTACrystalAppleAward. cCcuLarUmriBecSulhaorAmwpearrowdgisrthapmenruammseeaFrtFoeAudsmtehaemwbaeexrtrdrssa dBGerosenivngenenmspatau,ckkaAwgporeinlatsCehtcheoesntsdetarptle&acHeeMrfoffonrJiotqhnueeiesr HSKeUenDmiDoeLrysIN&EGrCi:narDBlioyveiHrs,ainmBgsrtairdaggeotnoadRmogeoarddmate,hesmNtsirecalhtvoeelgsye fromsoiljudging.Newspaperwontwo SummerWorkshop. Sophomore Jean 'TREES'alsoknownasthedefensivelinemen.' awardsattheIndiana HighSchool Monfortcaptured the Hugh O'Brian By:AprilChester,MoniqueGrevenstuk&BridgetBarrera nun TIMES SPIRIT During halftime, cheerleaders Shayla Foley, DanielleMurray,NicholeHaberlin, Mindy Jonkman & Mandi Richards keeptheirspirits high withthemightyroaringKougar. 66ThsepiwriatyupItirsyftoorkMeEeptoscbheool spirtedsothatotherscansee thatsinceIamspirited,they don'thavetofeellikethayare theonlyone. Iparticipatedin everydressupdaytoinflunce otherstodothesame. 55 DanielleMurry REACTIONSSPEAKRoaringwith schoolspirit, seniorJenSzabo enjoysthelip-syncsthateachclass presented at the pep session duringGreekweek. STEALINGTHESPOTLIGHT Living ahealthydrug-freelifestyle,junior FrenchstudentRobbertHudspeth getshispointacrosstothemiddle schoolstudentsthatyoucancount onhimbecause'she'sdrugfree! Theskitswerereallyfunto do.I'mgladtheyletus participateandgetthe messageouttoyounger students."SeniorSarah Shanks 55 KOUGARPRIDE1999-2000 LIFE 5]TIMES I I DISCUSS GISCOVEfl DRUM MAJORS Have you ever Lemer&hisMicrobiologyclasscollected beavoided atallcosts. Sophomores wonderedwhattheyareorwhatthey fungustounderstanditbetter. Helearned createdwritingporfolios,attendedcareer do? WellforSeniorKoreyCoffer& moreaboutthefungusbyexperiments seminars&waitedtogettheirlicenses. JuniorDanPeo,theDrumMajorsof thanbyreadingitinabook. "Experiments JuniorsstudiedforSAT's,foundoutwhat theMarchingBand,learnedhowto aregreatstudyguidesbecauseyoucan classesthey'remissingforGraduation, become good leaders while seewhatyouarestudyinginsteadofjust alongwithworkingontheirGradePoint maintainingtheirfriendshipswith readingaboutit,"saidJoeLemer. Average. Seniorsworriedaboutpassing otherbandmembers.Thetaskwasn't MEMORIESEveryonehasmemories.From Econclass,createdallthememories,& justlefttothedrummajorstokeep thefirstperfectscoreinSpellBowltothe saidtheirlastgood-byesatGraduationon thebandinline. Theyhadthehelpof fourthconsecutiveCrossCountryState June4 TheseweretheLIFE&TIMESof theupperclassmen. "Thebestpart Berth,Kougarscreatedmemories. Ninety KANKAKEEVALLEY. ofmarchingbandwaswhenIgotmy eightchildrenreceivedgiftsthroughthe soloinfrontoflotsofpeople,"said MiracleTreeand22boxeswerefilledfor SeniorBrianBeougher. the needyChildren's Program at Life FUNGUSSearchingforfungussamplesinthe SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS Haveyou CenterinValparaiso. Freshmenlearned woodsnexttotheschool,SophomoresJoe everywondered ifhaving science thatfinalsarehard,&becameawarethat Lemer&JoshWilliscollectfungusandprepare experiments are necessary? Joe therewasahallofterror,whichshould totakeitbacktothelabtostudyit. By:AprilChester,MoniqueGrevenstuk&BridgetBarrera fuFETelTIMES