2002 DECUSSATA Andrean High School Merrillville, Indiana TableofContents Introduction 2 Academics 8 StudentLife 34 Organizations 56 Sports 84 Album 118 Classof2005 120 Classof2004 134 Classof2003 144 SAtn.dArnedarneiwsntahemeAdp,ositsleb,elaifetveerdwthoohmavebeen AdCslassof2002 115883 martyredonanX-shapedcrossknownas Index 194 cruxdecussata. Andrean'scolorsarered, whichrecallsSt.Andrew'smartyrdom,and gold,whichsymbolizeshisvictory. St. AndrewwasthepatronofBishopAndrew Grutka,underwhosedirectionAndreanwas builtandopenedonSeptember14,1959. i WhenwelookbackonthetimewehavespenthereatAndrean, werealizethatournumerousexperienceshavetaughtuslessons aboutourselvesandlifeingeneral. Wecan rememberourfirst daysasnewstudents,findingclassroomsandmeetingnewpeople. Werecallthememorieswehavecreated withouroldandnewfriends: thelosswe feltwhen thoseweknewlftusforeterni- ty,theA weworkedhardtoreceiveona Geometrytest, Slulien JlicfuvuLsan 1985-2001 2 Introduction thestandingovationajteraplay,thefeelingofplayinginthe RCA Dome,thetimespentorganizingtheYARCHalloween party,andclasseswithourfavoriteteacherswhoaweduswith themysteriesoftheworldaroundus. However,theseareonly Introduction 3 - Whatdoyouthinkwillheonthetest1 Whatareyoudoingnext week? Wheredoyouimagineyourselfinfiveyears? Thesequestions dealwithourplansandassumptions-- wheretheanswersarein- definite. Eachofusanticipatesandpre- paresforthefuture. Seniorsanticipate thenextimportantstepintheirlives- goingtocollege. Juniorsareexcited thatnextyear theywillfinally beseniors,sopho- moreslookfor- wardtobeing upperclassmen, 4 Introduction andfreshmenlooklonginglytowardnextyear. Nomatterwhatour grade,wehavelookedforwardtoHomecoming,springvacation, theupcomingbasketballgame,Armageddon,orthenext AndreanWearDay. Butwecannotcontrolthefuture,andtheex- citementoftheactualeventshouldnotbelessenedbyunexpected Introduction 5 Despitethelessonswelearnedfromourpastandourhopesand goalsforthefuture,thepresentmomentisthemostimportant. The presentaffectsbothpastandfuture,giving usnewmemoriesandconstantlychanging ourfuture. Livingin the'hereandnow"is importantwhetherwearestudyingforan English test,buildingthesetforGrease,pre- y paringthe gymfor ^ Mass, /® REAN DREAN tutl L 6 Introduction