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People I iOS I Academics&Organizations 56 2007 • HANOVER CE AL HIGH SCHOOL ' £007 HANOVERCENTRALHIGHSCHOOL 10120W.133rdAvenue CedarLake,Indiana46303 219.374.3800 www.hanover.k12.in.us nrollment:595 lOSTKIDSCOULDONLYDREAMofbeing rownedHomecomingKingorQueen,butforSam lantandGeorgePetrov,itbecameareality."Inever loughtIwouldeverbetheKing,"Petrovexplained. tisanhonortobevotedbymyfellowclassmates.I ouldhaveneverwonifitwasn'tforSamanthaPlant causeshemademelookgood." FROM PhotosbyLindseyTodLady&ouJtesbsyicSaarRaahmiHrienzte|nCopybyHayleyMalik Withanewly-remodeledbuilding justcomplete,thereweresignsof changeeverywhere.Ofcourse,the makeoverdidn'tnecessarilytranscendinto thewaystudentsdressed.Beingcomfort- ablewasmoreimportantthandressingup tomatchthenewsurroundings. Theymaynothavebeenexactlyrags,but rippedjeanswereabigtrend.Guysand girlsalikebothsportedthewell-wornlook. Whetherstudentsrippedthemthem- selvesorboughtthemthatway,these jeanswereallovertheplace. Studentsevenspentasmuchas$50fora pairofpantswithholesinthelegs.Arule thatnoholeshouldbeabovetheknee didn'tkeepsomestudentsfrompushing Lhelimit—especiallyonreallyhotdays. A Theywerelikeabreezewayforyourpants. "Ireallylikethepantswithholesinthem.I haveapairthatIboughtfromHollisterfor around$60andIthinktheywereworthit," statedJoePlahtaric. KYLEGOLTZPERFORMS"OJALA"FORHIS Spanishclass.Hewasn'tapeddlerorshowingoff his"rags”,buthecreatedthesoundsonewould hearonaChicagostreetduringahot,summerday. 2 FromRagsToRiches HAVINGHOLEYJEANSwasdefinitelya trendininspiteofthemoreupscalesurround- ings.Payinga"rich"priceofabout$60,Joe Plahtaricshowsoffhis"rags"tofriends. SENIORSBEAMWITHPRIDEASENGLISH teacherSteveLandisisdrapedfromheadto toeintoiletpaper'rags'attheSpiritGames.'I felt'rich'byfindinganotherpurposefortoilet paper,"JakeBurroughsstated. ASTHECEDARLAKEFIREDEPARTMENT clearsouttheentrancetotheAthleticsDepart- ment,theygetdrenched.Below-zerotem- peraturesforseveraldaysinFebruarycauseda waterpipetoburstinsecretaryLisaKoester'sf office,andthenewfacilitywentfromrichesto ragsinjustseconds. AMBERGYSELINCKSHOWSOFFHER demin"rags"inthecafeteria.Theholeyward- robeitemseemedtobeonEveryone'sTopVO fashionlist. , Opening 3 PhotosbyDanaPlant&LindseyTodd|CopybyHayleyMalik|LayoutbySarahHinten theGrammygoesto...ok z^-^^T^-;saiwt'sarnodtfaroGmraJmunmiyo,rjMuissts,anbut doestlwchangehowmuchitmeans? WatchingrichstarswinawardsonTV madeeverythinglooksoglamorous.We werenodifferent.Welikedtogetdressed upandwinawardsjustthesame. Whetherdressedforsuccessashome- comingqueen,statewrestlingchamp,or justwinningtheconferencekeg,wesaw achancetorecognizepeoplefortheir higherstatus.Wealldreamedtoaspire. Sometimesthosedreamshadunremark- ablebeginnings,buteventuallythey grewintospectacularrealities.Wedidn't alwaysknowwhenthestagewouldbe setorwhenthelightwouldshine,but ourmodesteffortsoftenbroughtusfrom RagstoRiches. SARAWIMMER,BRITTANYGRINER,KRYSTAL Martin,andMindieMcKeeshowofftheirrichsmiles ongameday.Theladieswereabletoshowofftheir styleatthegirls'basketballsectionals. 4 FromRagsToRiches SCOTTKRAGERPROUDLYSPORTS thePCQKegthattheboys'varsitybasket- ballteamrichlydeservedbydefeating - MorganTownship."Itwasprettycoolto finallygettheKegback.It'sbeenalong ASAMYBUGAJSKIHOLDSHER timesincewe'vehadit,anditwouldbe “riches,"betterknownastheSpiritof agoodmemorytoretire[theKeg]atthe JuniorMissAward,shebeamswith endoftheseason,"Kragerexplained pride.Theannulahonorisgiveninthe memoryofMiaJohnson. "[JOSEPH]J.DOG'FETTYGAVE medetentionsbuthe'sstillthekingof daschool,”StephenMoorecommented. Theveteranprincipalalsowasagood sportandenjoyedshowinghissenseof humorwhenhehadthechance. COACHNICKPETROVCOMMENDS 'juniorAndrewHoweafterhisquarterfi- nalvictoryattheIHSAAStateWrestling ChampionshipsinIndianapolis.Howe wentontowinthestatetitle,hissecond, afterscoringtechnicalfallsagainstall fourofhisfinalsopponents.Noother wrestlerinastatefinalsroundhadever scoredmorethantwotech-falls(awin- ningmarginof15orpoints).< Opening 5 . 6 TheRichLife