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NO PLACE TO HIDE • NO PUCE TO HIDE O PLACE TO HIDE • NO PLACE TO HIDE • NO PLACE TO HIDE EDISONIAN '97 Student Life...4 Underclassmen...10 Staff...38 Activities...47 Sports...64 Organizations...l03 Seniors...l25 Index...l52 Ads...l60 There’snoplacefortheseEdisonseniorstohide inMr.Cosgrovesclass,asyoucanseebytheir bewilderedfaces.Inafailedattempt,theytry tohidebehindandundertwooftheirfavorite seniors,DimoVckovandCherylCrawford. I - 1997 Edisonian ~~ Edison HiglTSTSfrool 3304^arksideAvenue Lake Station, In46405 19=962-8531 Volume56 Enrollment522 “NOPLACETOHIDE,”our themethisyear,isdefinitely thebestwaytodescribeEdi- son. Itkindofremindsyou oftheCheer’sthemesong. “Everybody Knows Your Name.”Theclosenessmakes itafriendlyplace,which is why wechosethe friendly guy. Theguyispeekingover theworld,whichisanadded emphasisonthetheme. Also, youknowthatsaying, it’sa ssmmaallllwwoorrlldd,,Eadnidsoynouirtsewlhfoilsea JcuanuigohrtsbAymtahnedcaamBeorwae.n,ThJeesysiscmaiWleadsei,ncaentdheKyevhianveManrotipnlarcoeatmothhiedeh.alls7thhourandget world, until you graduate. Theshirttheguyiswearing Agroupofstudentsshowhowtheyaren’tafraidtoleteveryone was usedtoshow howthe knowwhotheywanttowingameagainstRiverForest. peoplewhoweren'ttherefor picturedaystillhadnoplace tohideintheEdisonian.And lastbut not least, “peek-a- boo”pictureswereusedto helpshowthroughout,how therereallyisnoplacetohide. Seniors Richard Mackanos, Edward Martyka,BradleyWesterhout,andDimo VckovtaketimeoutfromMr.Dobrich’s class, 7thhour, topileupforonemore picture. JuniorsSandraBrisenoattemptstohideDezireeMelendezfromMrs.Georgiondur- ing7thhour,butDezireeinsistsit’sokay,andshowshermuganyway. SeniorsHeidiMoore,MariaWhalen,DimoVckov,Matthew Morales,andEdwardMartykagrouptogetherduringtheirlast daysatEdisontofinishtheirworkinMr.Cosgrove’sclass. \\CV*> 2 Theme SophomoresTriciaSantosandAmberHertaushideunderthelunchtablesfromMrs. FreshmenChristopherBunnel,LeahSilverthorn,Casandra Plotner7thhour,whilerepeatingnomoreAlgebraplease. Ohmann,DanielleUnderwood,andGaryRaytrytheirbestto hidefromtheirtestinMr.Zeheralisbiologyclass7thhour. SeniorChristopherDegenisisn’tafraidtohidethemuscleshe’sflexingin theabovepicture,afteranicelongworkoutinbody-conditioning7thhour. JuniorsLeslieGrantandJeanineSnodertakearestinMrs.Plotner’s roomafteralongdayofclasses. SeniorAdrianVerahasnoplacetohidefromjuniorKarenCruzwhotrystoattack himwithascarf. Theme STUDENT LIFE DIVISION PAGE Studentlifenormallyconsistsofmilkandcookies,icecream andcake.Youngchildrenplayinginthestreetlight.Unfortu- nately,thechildrenofEdisonwillnotendureintheseactivi- ties,fornowcomesastrangetime... Mrs.Ripperdan “Yeah,Iheardtheyweretakingpeopleonaspacevoyage.” Class (Alltogether) “Really?” Mrs.Ripperdan “Yeah,mostofthemarewomen.” AronKollinssitsinanuncomfortablechairponderingthe possibilitiesofMr.CosgroveandMr.Levenda.Yes,maybe theyarecapableofworlddomination. CUTTO: Anormalaverageschoollunchroom. Badlunch, harsh words,andfoodbeinglaunchedfromheretothere. ChristopherAusenbaugh “Hey,maybetheywillblowupRussiaandusethedead bodiestogrowappletrees.” Therumorcontinuestofloataboutthelunchroomas studentlifebecomessomewhatmoreinteresting. 4 StudentLifeDivsionPage yousaid: Athletes who most exemplified the lympic spirit: . Kerri Stru TWA Flight800from lUew York to Paris explodedoverLongIslandinJuly,killingall203people onboard. Ittooknearlyfourmonthstorecover95 percentofthedowned747fromtheocean,while investigatorsstruggledtofindanexplanationforthe crash.Theoriesbeinginvestigatedincludedabomb, mechanicalfailureoramissile,buteightmonths afterthecrash,noanswerswereforthcoming. A pipe bomb exploded in Atlanta'sCenten- nialParkduring theOlympic games, killingone andinjuring 111. RichardJewell becametheFBI's primesuspect. Whennoevidence connectinghimto thebombingwas found,Jewellwas finallycleared. KirttvmonDozier•SYGMA Independence Day,thestoryofanalieninvasion oftheUnitedStates,wastheblockbusterfilmofthe summer,earningmorethan$300millionworldwideand becomingthetfhiilrmdallasrogwesotn-graonssOisngcafrilfmorofViaslulatlimEef.fecTthse. Hurricane Fran cameashoreatCapeFear, N.C., in earlySeptember, killing34andcausing$1 billionin damagetotheeastcoast. binicnSlacutidieionntngistdosrfutgesAstIperdDeSvaionuesdlwryucugossme,-d ohnfearmoaedatfhtrBeiernet-isyheJeaura-cowalamdsebhtoaoyilteahdteatsahiead AsoetmtheerariwcgaeoreiinlklBaesl.onodmincgTuthroenf,eMwaMlilnfno.or,f and recently discovered pro- BrookfieldZoooutsideChicago. teens, reflecting a growing tease inhibitors, which seemed The child fell 18 feet into the trendinmallsacrossthenation. to help decrease the effects of gorillapit,wherehewaspicked Shoppers under 16 must be thevirusontheimmunesystem. up by Binti Jua and carried to accompaniedbysomeone21 or Aneight-year-old gorilla the pen's exit, away from the olderafter6p.m.onFridaysand