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Lowell High School Lowellian 2001 Lowell High S chool Home of the “Red Devils” Thejourney through school begins with the innocence of elementary school. Throughout this trip, friendships have been made, knowledge has been garnered, and life-long lessons have been learned. This yearbook tells the story of one such journey, culminating to the entrance into adulthood. -Rachel Engels Lowellian Volume 31 2051 E. Commercial Ave. Lowell, Indiana 46356 (219)696-7733 Table of Contents (Karl Poppe: Perfect Attendance No More!) Seniors (33-53) Life can be likened to a series of roadtrips, with each stage traveling to new destinations and experiencing various encounters. High school is no different than any phase of life. Just as the trip may be long and arduous, so can the trip through school. For those just starting out, however, the journey beginning as freshmen may be new, even exciting. New friends are made along the way and vital lessons about life are learned. As with any journey, things may not always run exactly along the smoothest course. Traffic jams, break-downs, and detours may be encountered. Similarly, high school has its own obstacles to contend with, whether they be presented by administrators, teachers, or peers. To go along with that, a road trip can almost only be as pleasurable as who accompanies you on the trip; friends could make it as fun as possible while parents or siblings could perhaps suck any joy out of it. The enjoyment derived from high school, then, is largely dependent upon your friends (or lack thereof) and those who facilitate you on your journey of self-discovery as they are doing the same themselves. 2 (C0I-Z8) Now the journey nears its conclusion for seniors, with this stage of our lives coming to a close. Our next destination is the step to our futures and whatever SOllUQpEOV we make of it, whether it be attending college, entering the workforce, or simply finding our place in the world. —Rachel Engels 3 Student Lif< “The Other Side” At eigth o’clock in the morning on a school day in theTri-Creek School Corporation, a student is greeted by the teacher. The typical day continues with a variety of activities: finger-painting, spelling bees, writing, reading the Berenstein Bears, adding and subracting, and coloring for those elementary students; your basic sewing, cooking, math, English, science and history classes, and the classic awkward gym class of the ever-growing middle school student; and the chemistry, advanced art, shop, AP Lit, and biology classes of the high school student. Students act calm, cool, and collected out of respect for their elders. You will find individuals sitting upright in their seat and continuously taking notes. Usually a quieter voice is used as you talk among your friends. Now on the other side we have personalities that we want to distinguish to others. There is fun that comes along with acting weird and crazy. It may involve driving to drive-thru’s just to say “Waaaaaazzzzuuuppp?!,” or dancing in the halls of school.While this is not unique to Lowell, Indiana, it is the common day of students throughout the nation. When one thinks of “school” or education in the state of Indiana, the aforementioned activities probably come to mind. However, if one were to ask the student experiencing these activities what they would describe as a “common” school day, the answer may be different (and something other than “boring!”) The journey of a student contains much more than these common educational activities and courses... Although going through the same exact routine everday can have its benefits and an upside, it restricts the individuality of each student. We are forced to conform to our 8 to 3:00 p.m. schedule with the restrictions of dress and behavior codes, making it hard for one to show his/her wild and crazy side. It can be found, though, in clothing, hairstyles, body art, car decor, or even on book covers. It is, essentially, the differences in people that make life spicy. The Other Side of a student includes those dreams, aspirations, thoughts, and zany times when a student can let loose and shed those social mores that surround a school (compliments of teachers, parents, and other institutions that dictate how we may or may not think and act): Chasing the girls during recess. Passing notes during lecture on quadratic equations. E-mailing friends and/or finding your soul-mate during yearbook class. Falling in the middle of the mall just to get a rise out of your friends. a Here Nick Williams is disgusted with the Crazy Thursdays-Dressing crazy or in Bears attire remarks from his fellow peers, b “Don’t Dressing in Halloween attire and going to the local grocery store. worry. I’m still a superstar!” Sami Rader Hitting objects, in your car, to get points. exclaims after a fall in the middle of the Running into poles and closed doors. locker bay. c Keith Powers is known to Starting clubs-Babysitters Club, West Creek Kids Club, etc. stand out in a crowd, d Josh Sewell says, Hunting for secret treasures. “School lunches are MMM good!” e Making music videos. Jennie Blandford gets pumped up before she takes a dive in the pool. 4 What is something funny or abnormal that you have witnessed this year? Senior Quote: “Meredith Cusic crashed the golf cart into the fence during an athletic event.” -Kelly Cosgrove Senior Quote: “When a few friends tricked Tim Sova into drinking Power’s urine.” -Randy Hacker and Joe Monaldi Junior Quote: “There was 3 mice spotted in A15 and Dave Bruckman caught them in his shoe and set them free to roam the hallways or perhaps another class.” -Jenn Jansky Junior Quote: “During Spirit Week, on super Hero Day, Anthony Shoun and Dan Blaskovich dressed as quail man and wore their underwear on the outside of their pants.” -Debra Balias a) Jason Angus and Andrea Marvel b) Alana Garton and friends having fun c) Racheal Engels, (Gee I hope she used soap) d) “Oops four years and I’m still making wrong turns,” says Michelle Bates, e) Shelley Vandercar and Kelly Quanstrom (You decide) f) Is that a bag lady or Mr. Sufana? g) “Shoot just call me Cowgirl” exclaims Jessica Klidaras h) Academics oi Cleavage: Which one is Jimmy Lentz or Racheal McNeilly focusing on? i) Carol Burke in deep though j) Frankenstein 5 Graduation The Lowell High School Commencment of 2001 took place on Sunday, June 10th, 2001 at 2:00 p.m. The event kicked-off with the pre¬ ceremony music provided by the Lowell High School band. As the processional began, the proud friends and family remained seated, anticipating the arrival of the first class of the millenium. Mr. Kovarik, first year band conductor, led the band in playing the classic tune “Pomp and Circumstance” by Edward Elgar. Next was the welcome by Mr. Lee Brown, 4th year principal at Lowell High School. These graduates were just entering high school when Mr. Brown joined the high school. Thus, he had a bit of a special connection with this particular class. The Presentation of Colors were conducted by the AFJROTC Honor Guard-a part of the fine ROTC program that is here at LHS. The crowd stood for this, as they remained standing for the National Anthem. Following the National Anthem, the traditional Salutatorian and Valedictorian Addresses were given. Salutatorian Christa Owens went first. She talked about the ocean and how the seniors were leaving the shore. It was an interesting and inspiring metaphor for what the 2001 seniors were about to face. After Christa gave her moving speech, Valedictorian Rachel Engels presented her speech (in which the LHS administration willingly helped her with). Mr. Andy Anderson then provided some entertainment with the graduation song--”We’ve Come So Far”—presented by the Lowell High School choir. At the conclusion of this song, Principal Lee Brown presented the class of 2000 (oops! 2001) and then Dr. Yeoman, Assistant Principals Mrs. Andrews and Mr. Chelap, the Tri-Creek School Board, Mr. Brown presented the diplomas. One by one, students approached the stage and officially graduated from Lowell High School as Mr. John Anderson read the student names. The traditional senior video followed. Seniors look forward to this great way of looking back at particular moments of the journey that led to this point. Finally, the turning of the tassel was announced and the seniors celebrated by tossing their caps high into the air. The seniors walked out to the tune of “Fanfare and Recessional” as the crowd anticipated seeing--and hugging--their son or daughter. 6