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^rymv, UNIQUE. SPONTAHEOUS. inlSFl^EQ. BOLD. ACTIVE. enreRTaimna. bright, rebellious, ni IT^^POKhM IMHKi-MIKilUn FYTPAnPniMAPY UNIQUE. spoHTANEOus. 3 AiireRTaininc BRIGHT. ^ SPOKEN. - OPEN-MINDElj SPONTANEOUS. iniSHSIEll BRIGHT. ‘ llfl REBELLIOl iftf UN-MINDED. EXTRAORDIN ^ \IS!PlglEO. BOLD. AC EiBBEELLLLIIOOUUSS.. AORDINARY. UNIQUE. ^ . ACTIVE. OUl SPOKEN. UNIQUE. I SPONTANEOUS, auTaRTaimni! j BRIGHT. SPOKEN. OPEIM-MINDElj SPONTANEOUS. iniSPISIEE BRIGHT. I. REBELLIOl] N-MINDED. jl EXTRAORDINARY. UNIQUE. SPONTANEOUS. iniSFlSIEO. BOLD. ACTIVE. 011100101111110. BRIGHT. REBELLIOUS. OUTSPOKEN. OPEN-MINDED. EXTRAORDINARY. weare— weare— INSHRED INVOLVED P^ge4 P^ge82 weare— weare— INDIVIDUALS INTENSE P^ge 28 P^ge 122 weare— weare— INTELLIGENT INDUSTRIOUS P^ge83 Page 174 Valparaiso HighSchool 2727 N.CampbellStreet Valparaiso] IN46385 (219)531-3070 Fax:(219) 531-3076 email:http://www-valpo-k12.in.us/ Everyyear,newstudentsarewelcomedtotietailsofValparaisoHigiSciooltobegintielrjourneyasaValpo Viking.HlgischoolIsatimeforchallenges,growth,andchange.EveryoneInhighschoolislookingforaplaceto fitin,whetheritIsthroughacademics,sports,arts,ormusic.Thesearejustafewoftheactivitiesthataccompany thisVikinglifestyle.ThoughmanyofthestudentsparticipateInsimilaractivities,theyhavetheirownIndividual styles.Wearealljustlookingtosucceedandmoveforward.ItIsthisgrowththatmakesusstrongerandthereisnt justonewordcapableofdescribingthisdevelopment. Howdoyoudefineyourself?Howwouldyoudefinethepeoplearoundyou?Eventhoughwemakeuponelarge groupeachpersonisunigue,andthisisourtimetofindoutwhowereallyareasIndividuals.Wearestudents, brothers,sisters,sons,daughters,andfriends. WearerolemodelsandweareconstantlyontlieruntacklingtkecliallengesofMglisc&ool.Freskmenarejust beginningtbejourneyofIilgbscbool,wMleseniorsaregettingpreparedtobeginanewone.Weareyoung adultswltbaspiringmindslookingfortberigbtopportunitytoshowwbatwearemadeofandwboweare. EveryonebassometblngIncommonnomatterwbotbeyare.EverystudentatVHSplaysamajorroleIntbe growingandlearningthattakesplaceIneachandeveryclassroom.Asstudentsweaskourselvestblsguestlon manytimestbrougboutourlives.Someofusalreadyknowtbeanswerbutsomanyofusarestillsearcblng. WbatreallymattersIsbeyondtbeobvious.Weareexclusive,weareVikings,wearewboweare. Table Of Contents » BattleoftheBands Pg>6 MochaMadness»pg. 18 HomHeocmoemcionmginDganWceee»»k»Pgp>g-180 SApprriinlgAnBtriecask»»pPgg.<2202 MFarl.lVPHlaSy»PPgg..1124 Graduafttioomn»»Ppgg-.2246 KingofHearts»pg. 16 Alargepartofwhoweareisdecidedby whatwechoosetodo.Promaglance,it looksjHstlikeatypicaldance,atypical springbreak,andatypicaltimefor studentstoshowtheirpersonalities.6ut. therewasmoretoit. Nomatterwhatisgoingon.mandatory ornot.thestudentsatVHSparticipate. Theyputapersonaltouchonwhattheyare involvedin. Wewouldnotbetheunique schoolwearewithoutourstudents. Ineverysituation,studentsrepresent whoweareandwhatwedo.Thisishowwe choosetoliveit. 4 LEFT: Matt Scudeii,asenior participantintlie Mr.VHS competition, sItowsoffhis talentasliepbys "TlieSwan"onhis cello.Intlie backgi'OLind, seniorsEmilyVan LaanandKaltiryn Philipsdoan interpretivedance. RIGHT:juniorNickTryand,a BELOW:DuringHomecomingWeek, meniber-oftliebandS.LT.H, TaylorBurge,TaylorFleeman,andRadid. singsenergeticallyduringtlie GoughshowtheirsclioolspiritonHat bancfeperfomiaixe. TI'yancte bandtooksecondplaceatthe BattleoftlieBands competitiori BELOW:SeniorsAnnesa Kaspaiian,PaulAlbers, M^anBansdihachandScott Dodileractintliefall performaixeof"You'rea BELOW:RyanMardnkowsldbustsa GoodManOiarlieBrowiV moveattlieKingofHeartsdance. theT3ands of FourbandscompetedonJanuary 23rd, 2008, tobecomethewinnerof thefourthannual Battleofthe Bands competition. ThefourbandsincludedTheCard- boredrobots v.sCharlesManson, LastMinute, S.I.T.H, andCwunchitup. Cwunchituptookfirstplacewith S.I.T.Hfinishingsecond. Second place winner,S.I.T.H,alsowontheviewer's choiceaward. "Mygreatestmemorywiththe band washavingdrum partiesandwriting songsintheparkinglotsofthe buildingswewereabouttoplayin, said Luke Mitchell fromCard-bored Robotvs. CharlesManson. "Ithinkitneedsanotherbreakdown,"saidjunior SteveEngel. ‘S'..,^ Chris Dom rr-- Myfavoritepartwas watchingeveryone getintothemusic andgettingtosee otherpeople's passionformusic," saidjuniorPercy Washington. 6 Percy WasmTigton