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Wethersfield High School
439 Willard Street
Kewanee, Illinois 61443
Table
of Contents
Opening Days
4
Sports
13
Organizations
33
Faculty
45
Underclassmen
51
Seniors
61
Special Events
79
Table of Contents
Autograph
Our First Impression
Upper Left: These girls discuss how
it feels to be upperclassmen.
Upper Right: Scott and Ali share a
moment in Tech. Com.
Middle Left: Scott smiles as he
enjoys his first week at
Wethersfield.
Middle Middle: Brandon gets
ready for another exciting year at
WHS.
Middle Right: Mike is extremely
proud to have his speech book.
Bottom: "\ swear Mr. Buck, we
didn't do anything wrong."
First Week
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Pig Prints
Upper Left: Jason, Michelle, and
Brandon take a break from cheering for their favorite contestants at
the Hog Days Talent Show.
Upper Right: The band marched
proudly throughout the entire parade.
Middle Left: The cheerleaders practice their "Hog calls" during the
Hog Days parade.
Middle Right: The crowd is groovin'
to the tunes of the clarinets.
Lower Left: These three freshmen
girls are in search of some shade.
Lower Middle: Chris exclaims, "It's
yummy, I swear!"
Hog Days
Marking Time
Upper Left: The Junior Class Float steals the show with honors.
Upper Right: Seniors scare away the Princeville Princes with Oscar the
Grouch.
Middle Left: Sheli, Donna, Kelly, and Courtney are ready to "fly" with the
Geese.
Middle Right: "Bring it on, Princeville!"
Bottom: The volleyball girls exlpode with a truck load of spirit.
Homecoming
Kodak Moments
Upper Le/f: Angie and Chris are proud to represent the FFA as Sweetheart and King.
Upper Right: The cheerleaders show their team
spirit with a cheer.
Middle Left: Mr. Jordan boogies to "Stayin'
Alive" during the LTC disco dance-off.
Middle Right: The poms and cheerleaders enthuse the crowd with their "Fun Dance."
Bottom Left: The varsity volleyball girls leave
the crowd in hysterics after their Princeville
Cheerleader skit.
Homecoming
Homecoming Highlights
Upper Left: Brett plays Vanna White while
Michelle gives her speech.
Upper Right: Angel pins a boutonniere on an
"angel"....?
Middle Left: Angie, Cathy, and Kimberly get
caught up in their "Sweet Emotion."
Middle Right: Mrs. Bausman enjoys driving
Costanza and Emrah during the Homecoming
Parade.
Lower Right: The poms and cheerleaders came
together for a fun performance at Skit Night.
Homecoming
Field Markers
On October 10, the
5-1 Princeville Princes visited the 6-0 Flying Geese for
a Homecoming showdown.
The Geese took charge early
as Ryan Hammons sprinted
into the end zone untouched. The Geese came
out fired up in the second
half. Junior quarterback,
Chris Jackson, hit senior
tight end, Chris Dooley, for
two touchdowns, which
sealed the game for the
Geese. Once again the Geese
were victorious, handing a
20-8 loss to Princeville.
Upper Left: Christian fakes a hand-off to a fellow teammate in a victorious
attempt to throw off the Princes.
Upper Right: Brad waits to hear the referee's call before the play is begun.
Middle Left: "Geese in the front, let me hear you grunt! Uh! Geese in the
back, show us where it's at! Uh!"
Middle Right: Matt Huber pulls down Princeville's ball carrier.
Lower Left: During halftime, Meagan and Sheli concentrate hard on their
routine to the theme song from "Batman".
Homecoming
Brooke Schaecher and Robert Ehnle, Freshmen Attendants; Sarah Oliver and Jeffrey Tomlinson, Junior Attendants; Julie Jepson and Matthew Huber, Senior Attendants; Libby
VanDeRostyne and Nathaniel Tumbleson, Queen and King; Meagan Livek and Bradley Carlock, Senior Attendants; Michelle Livek and Brett Jacobs, Sophomore Attendants.
Homecoming
10
A Night at the Oscars
The Homecoming Dance was the
perfect end to the enjoyable Homecoming
week. The Homecoming theme was "A
Night at the Oscars." The dinner dance was
held at the Elks Lodge, and Anthony's Great
Plains Restaurant catered the dinner which
included roast beef and fettuccine. After the
dinner, the floor was cleared for a night of
dancing. At 10:00 Libby VanDeRostyne and
Nate Tumbleson were crowned as this year's
queen and king. The music of the Sound
Wave kept the crowd hoppin' until 11:00.
Upper Left: This group of sophomore girls take time
out from dancing to show off their new dresses.
Middle Left: Ryan and Erin cuddle up close for the last
dance of Homecoming.
Middle Middle: The ladies drown out the guys during
their version of Grease.
Middle Right: Brandon waits patiently for a girl to ask
him to dance.
Lower Left: Everyone piles up their plates with the delicious food that was catered by Anthony's.
Homecoming
Raise the Roof
Upper Left: Tim "raises the roof" as the
freshmen bow down.
Upper Right: Angie takes advantage of her
senior status and tells Kraig to sing.
Middle Left: Pretty enjoys every minute of the
Freshmen Mixer.
Middle Right: "Howdy Partner!"
Lower Right: These senior girls, Marjorie and
Libby, take a break from torturing the
freshmen.
Freshmen Mixer
Sports
Time Will Tell
The Wethersfield F/S Volleyball team was made up of a young team
with only two returning starters. The
season record was 9-7 and a conference
record of 5-3, giving the team second
place in the LTC. Coach Fairman said,
"The 1997 F/S volleyball year has been
a rebuilding one." Special awards
given out at the banquet were Most Improved Players: Amber Robinson and
Erica Johnston; Most Improved Freshman: Holly Lindbloom; Most Valuable
Team Player: Missy Sullivan; Co-Captains: Missy Sullivan and Nicole
Horsley; and Most Service Points:
Missy Sullivan.
Upper Left: Angel bumps the ball to set up a
score for Wethersfield.
Upper Right: Nicole keeps the ball moving.
Middle Left: These players are ready to block a
spike from the opposing team.
Middle Middle: Missy sets the ball up for a
spike.
Middle Right: Miranda receives the opponent's
serve.
Lower Right: Sarah demonstrates good
teamwork.
Sports
Three-Peat
For the third time, the Lady
Geese made their legacy in the IHSA
Regional competition. Championship
victory was so sweet for the Lady Geese
that they offered themselves a threepeat of it.
Led by a talented group of seniors, the team posted a 23-7-1 record.
After suffering an early season defeat
to Westmer, which was their first conference loss in three years, they pulled
together to finish off the season with
second place in the Lincoln Trail Conference.
With a confident outlook and
the experience of five returning letter
winners, the Lady Geese will be up to
the challenge for another championship and successful season.
Award Winners:
Most Improved Sarah Oliver
Most Blocks
Sarah Oliver
Most Kills
Ali Tomlinson
Most Aces
Amanda Perkins
Upper Left: First row: M. Sullivan, A. Perkins, S.
Tanzillo, E. Nicholson, A. Tomlinson, C. Hepner,
A. Dana. Second row: Coach Fairman, S. Sloan,
B. Ince, J. Vortman, S. Oliver, M. DeRycke, T.
Nelson, K. Pickett, Coach Looney.
Lower Left: Jennifer sets to Sarah while AH prepares to dig the block.
Lower Middle: Chrissy saves the ball from an
opponent's spike.
Lower Right: Amanda hears Ali's call and backs
off to allow play.
Sports
A Dream Season
The fresh/soph football team claimed
a share of the LTC conference championship by
posting a perfect 8-0 record. The last game of
the season, which was scheduled to be played
against undefeated Stark County, was postponed
twice and eventually cancelled due to snow and
rain. Because of the cancellation, the conference
championship was considered a tie between
Stark County and Wethersfield. Overall, the
team was not exteremely big, so they relied on
speed to be successful. If the players can continue to work hard, the Wethersfield football program should continue with its winning tradition.
Upper Left: Brandon Lovett looks to crush the
Viking ball carrier.
Upper Right: Mike Jones eludes the Cambridge
defender and looks for extra yardage.
Middle: Coach Kaz and Coach Nelson give the
players some last minute advice.
Lower: Bottom row: T. Nelson, N. Horsley, stats;
cheerleaders; S. Newman, B. Ince, stats. 2nd
row: C. Griffith, C. Looney, M. Daniels, A.
Oliver, J. Woolcutt, E. Ericson, C. Lempke, J.
Wineinger, Jeramy Hampton, E. Andris, P. Griffin, D. Kull, D. Dykeman, J. Fondaw, J. Lippens,
A. Berlinski, Josh Hampton, E. Buck, E. Wilson,
3rd row: R. Looney, B. Jacobs, J. Dixon, S.
Bialobreski, C. Hillier, J. Rider, C. Forsythe, B.
Blake, C. Jackson, N. Lempke, R. Buck, D.
Perkins, J. Farran, J. Lord, S. Garrison, T. Peed,
R. Hammons, L. Hawkins, A. Newman, Coach
Nelson, Coach Kazubowski, Coach Vroman.
Top row: C. Olsen, M. Jones, Troy Jordan, B.
Carlock, J. Jordan, S. Peed, M. Smith, C. Dooley,
T. Manuel, M. Harlan, B. Lovett, A. Gibson, L.
Frail, Tramane Jordan, M. Huber, S. Mallery, C.
Johnson, B. Conlin, Coach Buck, and Coach
Nelson.
Sports
Touchdowns to Remember
The 1997 edition of Flying Geese Football saw the
Geese return 15 letterwinners from a 1996 squad that went
7-3. Fifty-five players answered the call in early August for
two-a-day practices. The Geese along with Stark Co.,
ROWVA, Princeville, and Cambridge were the teams picked
to compete for the conference championship. The first game
of the year against Stark County was the closest regular season test the Geese had, winning a close 8-6 contest. That
win led the Geese to an unblemished 9-0 conference record
and 10-0 regular season record and outright Lincoln Trail
Conference Champions. An undefeated regular season
hadn't occurred in thirty years of Geese football and was
only the fifth time that it had ever occurred in school history. The final AP poll ranked the Geese as 5th in class 1A.
The playoffs saw the Geese beat Jacksonville Routt
H.S. in the prelims at home. That win insured another home
game for the Geese in round two and a possible quarter
final matchup with Stark County. Ridgeview H.S. of Colfax
was the second round opponent. They proved better than
the Geese on that November day as they beat the Geese 3622 and brought a close to a great season. Senior members
included: Captains Brad Carlock, Ryan Buck, Tramane Jordan, and Andy Newman; Seth Peed, Matt Huber, Ryan
Hammons, David Perkins, Luke Hawkins, Tim Peed, Pat
Griffin, Dale Dykeman, Jeremiah Fondaw, Chris Dooley,
Chad Forsythe, Troy Jordan, and Justin Rider.
These seniors led the Flying Geese Football squad
to many firsts in 1997 and left everybody with some great
memories.
Upper Left: Seth Peed moves a pile of Galva players.
Middle Left: Brad Carlock, senior running back, achieved a third place
ranking of any W.H.S. player for total rushing yards for a single season.
He also holds a fourth place ranking in total rushing yards for his W.H.S.
football career. Shown here, Brad cuts back and looks for a block from
Steve Garrison.
Middle Right: Chris Jackson keeps the ball on the option and runs away
from a Galva defender.
Lower Left: Matt catches a pass that helps the Geese on to a shutout victory over the Wildcats.
Lower Right: David Perkins runs, hoping to catch a pass.
Sports
Time For Tee
The boys and girls
golf teams had a very productive year. The girls finished with 7-3 while the
boys finished with 15-7 for
the season.
The girls competed
in several competitions with
a very strong team performance led by Amy
McReynolds.
The boys had a very
impressive season, with a
full team effort. Top performers, Jon Rider and Kraig
Theesfeld, advanced to the
Sectional in Macomb. Jon
further qualified for state finals in Bloomington, finishing in a tie for 13th.
Upper Right: First Row: R. Stoner,
K. Theesfield, B. Brodbeck; Second
Row: B. Kenney, J. Hollein, A.
McReynolds, A. Lindstrom, M.
Livek; Third Row: A. Dearing, J.
Tomlinson, R. Carrasca, J. Rider, B.
Brackett, S. Leaman.
Middle Left: Jeff shows Meagan
some pointers.
Middle Middle: Ron is going to get
some tips from Mr. Hulick.
Middle Right: The golf team practices on the driving range.
Lower Left: FORE!!
Lower Middle Andy thinks the sun
is too bright for golfing.
Lower Right: Brianne and Amber
take a time-out.
Sports
Go the Distance
The Lady Geese
Cross Country team completed their second season
for the '97 school year. The
team had five seniors returning from last year and also
gained sophomore, Michelle
Livek. The team motto and
source of motivation this
year was "Think Pink, Be
The Bunny."
Although the ladies
did not win any of their
meets, they improved drastically from last year. Every
member improved their
time. Most improved was
Kera McElvain by taking six
minutes off her time. Beth
Martin won every dual meet
and the invitationals at
Princeton and Elmwood.
B. Martin, J. Jepson,
L. McElvain, and M. Livek
competed at the Regional in
Elmwood, where Beth finished in first place. Beth then
went on to the Sectionals
where she qualified for the
State meet at Detweiller
Park. She ended the season
by finishing 17th in the state
and becoming an All-Stater.
Upper Left: Michelle, Beth, Julie, and
Lora take off at the sound of the gun
during Regionals.
Upper Right: Beth sprints to the finish at the Amboy meet.
Middle Left: Michelle keeps warm
while watching the other teams run.
Middle Right: Beth, Michelle, and
Julie strech out before the big race.
Lower Left: The 1997 Girls Cross
Country team members: Julie
Jepson, Emily Enemark, Lora
McElvain, Kera McElvain, Beth
Martin, and Michelle Livek.
Lower Right: Beth gets ready to pass
two other runners during the State
Finals.
Sports
Shooting for the Stars
The Fresh-Soph Lady Geese
had another very successful season
with a record of 14-2 in the conference
and 16-2 overall. The conference
record put them in second place, with
two very hard losses to Stark County.
Leading scorers for the Lady Geese
were Miranda, Erica, Cathy, and
Chelsea. Miranda and Erica were the
leading rebounders. The Fresh-Soph
Team consisted of 7 sophomores and
7 freshmen. Miranda, Nicole, and
Missy shared the responsibility of captains.
Upper Right: Front Row: M. Huber, N. Horsley,
M. Sullivan, K. Fargher, H. Lindbloom, Amber
Fleming, A. Dearing. Back Row: Coach Blake,
S. Sagmoen, Alison Fleming, C. Morrissey, C.
Old, E. Johnston, T. Schoen, M. Peed, Coach
Litton.
Middle Left: Miranda tries her hardest to put up
a shot against her opponents.
Middle Middle: Nicole makes use of her defensive skills.
Middle Right: Trista and Erica battle for the ball.
Lower Left: Alison pivots as she looks for a good
pass.
Lower Right: Angel fakes left, then goes for the
shot.
Sports
A Season of Success
The 1997-98 WHS girls' varsity
basketball team upheld the winning
tradition of recent seasons. Senior TriCaptains Rachel Morrissey, Tracy
Nelson, and Ali Tomlinson led the Flying Geese to a 23-6 overall record that
included a 3rd place finish at the
Brimfield Thanksgiving Tourney, Consolation Champions of the Chicago
Public League Christmas Tourney, 2nd
place in the Lincoln Trail Conference,
and winning the 1998 Kewanee Regional.
Though the season ended too
soon with a loss to Alleman in the
Aledo Sectional Championship game,
the team had a great run of victories
during the last six weeks of the season.
This included a Senior Night win over
the LTC champs, Stark County. This
win extended the Wethersfield girls'
home winning streak to 32 games.
Upper Left: The 1997-98 Wethersfield Lady Geese:
Front Row: C. Sullivan, Manager; M. Sullivan,
A. Perkins, J. Vortman, A. Tomlinson, B. Ince, N.
Horsley, B. Steger, Manager. Back Row: Asst.
Coach Litton; E. Johnston, C. Old, A. Fleming,
M. Peed, M. DeRycke, R. Morrissey, T. Nelson,
S. Oliver, C. Morrissey, Coach Blake.
Middle Left: Jennifer is on the court and ready
for action.
Middle Right: Becky makes sure she's not near
the ball when it goes out of bounds.
Lower Left: Tracy takes the opportunity to make
a quick lay-up.
Lower Right: Rachel dribbles in circles around
her opponent.
Sports
Bringing It Home
This year's Fresh/
Soph team finished the year
with a record of 22 wins and
2 losses. During the year
they won two tournaments,
the Thanksgiving Tournament and the Fresh/Soph
Tournament at the end of
the year. They finished 15
and 1 in the conference to
claim the title.
Upper Right: Front Row: J. Dixon,
B. Lovett, T. Howell, M. Jones, N.
Swearingen, R. Ehnle, J. Blanks.
Back Row: Coach Jackson, W.
Lawson, J. Hampton, B. Jacobs, C.
Looney, A. Berlinski, R. Stoner, S.
Bialobreski, Coach Alepra.
Middle Left: Michael shows his
moves on the defender.
Middle Middle: Jamar looks for
room down the court.
Middle Right: Brandon puts up a
shot over the Princeville
defender.
Lower Left: Brett looks to pass.
Lower Right: Andy tries to decide
whether to shoot or pass.
Sports
Flying To The Top
With an overall
record of 17-10, this year's
Flying Geese were on top of
their game. Team captains
Brad Carlock, Tramane Jordan, and Christian Jackson,
also led the team to their biggest win of the season when
they beat Galva in the Regional Semi-finals. While
reflecting on the season, the
team's new coach, Greg
Reinhardt, stated, "It is really nice to see young players reach their goal of making it to the Regional Final
against Kewanee. This
year's team worked and
played hard. They were a
fun group to coach."
Upper Left: First Row: Co-captain
B. Carlock, B. Blake, J. Angel, Troy
Jordan, C. Dixon, S. Bialobreski,
Co-captain C. Jackson. Second
Row: Assistant Coach Alepra,
Manager T. Barker, M. Huber, E.
Tekgul, M. Harlan, C. Dooley, S.
Mallery, Co-captain Tramane
Jordan, Coach Reinhardt.
Middle Left: Emrah gets the ball
through the Princes and successfully passes it on to Brad.
Middle Right: While the Princes
look on with disbelief, Tramane
and Jason get some air time.
Lower Left: Leading scorer and
rebounder, Jason Angel, tries to
get past the blocking Princes.
Sports
Stayin' Alive
The 1997-98 pom pon squad started its season by
attending the NCA dance camp in Platteville. They won
numerous awards including spirit poms and individual
awards for excellence. The pom pon girls competed at
the Hog Days' talent show and at a dance competition in
Buda. The poms had many great performances during
football season, including the routine from their Little Miss
Pom Clinic. At the start of basketball season the squad
was excited to show off their new set of green and silver
metallic pom pons. They kept the crowd enthused with
routines to a variety of music from disco to swing. For a
new fund-raiser they made a quilt which was later raffled
off. The pom pon squad finished their year by doing a
combined senior routine with the cheerleaders.
Upper Right: Bottom Row: M.
Livek, C. Hepner. Middle Row: K.
McElvain, R. Dieter, C. Hainline,
S. Schaecher. Top Row: C.
Morrissey, T. Nelson, S. Oliver, R.
Morrissey, A. Robinson, S. Karau.
Middle Left: Sheli and Courtney
choreographed a new type of kick
line, which the squad performed
beautifully.
Middle Right: These six Seniors
wait for the playing of "The Star
Spangled Banner."
Lower Left: Chelsea, Sheli, Rebecca,
and Kera pose at the end of another great performance during
the football season.
Lower Right: Stefanie keeps up
with the beat of the band.
Sports
Hands Up Geese
The WHS Cheerleaders have
accomplished a lot this year. They
attended an NCA camp this summer
at Illinois Wesleyan. They won the
Herkie Team Award and also the
Superior Stunt Award. Many of the
squad members were selected as AllAmerican Nominees this year.
Marjorie and Liz Krizan and Chelsea
Humphrey made the All-American
team.
Upper Left: The cheerleaders fire up the crowd
during lineup.
Middle Left: The WHS Cheerleaders are: First
row: J. Hollein, A. McReynolds. Second row:
C. Humphrey, M. Livek, B. Kenney. Third row:
B. Hinkle, L. Krizan, L. Nicholson, D. Wray.
Fourth row: N. Jones, A. Kenney, M. Krizan, L.
McElvain, A. Dana.
Middle Right: Liz soars above the crowd as the
cheerleaders raise the Geese spirit.
Lower Left: The varsity and fresh-soph squad
build the perfect mount.
Lower Right: The fresh-soph squad demonstrates
their excitement.
Sports
Run Like the Wind
The 1998 season saw 33 boys
participate in the boys' track program.
The team earned 2nd place finishes at
the Princeville Relays, the Wethersfield
Relays, and the LTC boys' meet. They
also were 3rd at the Wethersfield Invitational. Individual records were set
by: Brad Blake - School record in the
300 IM Hurdles :39.75, Conference
record 300IM Hurdles :40.4. F/S400m
Relay (Mike Jones, Matt Daniels, William Lawson, Jamar Dixon) :47.0. Brad
Blake qualified for State in both the
110M High Hurdles and the 300 IM
Hurdles.
Upper Left: Hey Matt, have you had your V-8
today?
Upper Right: Michael tries to jump farther than
any of his opponents.
Middle Left: Boys' track team, from left to right.
First Row: C. Dixon, Tramane Jordan, J. Angel,
E. Tekgul, J. Blanks, J. Dixon, W. Lawson, and
M. Jones. Second Row: B. Blake, J. Jordan, Troy
Jordan, B. Sellers, A. Berlinski, J. Wineinger, E.
Erikson, and C. Lempke. Third Row: N. Lempke,
B. Shrum, A. Dennison, J. Farran, E. Buck, J.
Woolcutt, J. Weston, and M. Daniels. Fourth
Row: Coach T. Buck, A. Dearing, J. Tomlinson,
C. Dooley, B. Lovett, M. Huber, D. Dykeman, C.
Griffith, and Coach S. Kazubowski.
Middle Right: Chris and Eric stick together during the race.
Lower Left: Andy throws his hardest to win the
discus event.
Lower Right: Nick carries the baton across the
finish line for a first place finish.
Sports
Running In Time
With nine varsity team members and several untested underclassmen, the '98 girls' track team was very
successful. Out of the twenty-one
scheduled meets, we had but eight
meets by the time of sectionals because
of bad weather. However, the Lady
Geese finished the season with a record
of 70-3. They finished first in several
meets including the Eisenbarth Relays,
Cambridge Relays, Princeville Relays,
Varsity LTC, and the Rockridge Sectional.
This year's Lady Geese State
qualifiers included C. Humphrey, M.
DeRycke, J. Vortman, B. Ince, B. Martin, N. Horsley, A. Dearing, A.
Tomlinson, E. Nicholson, L. Krizan, A.
Dana, C. Hepner, and A. Kenney.
Upper Left: The girls' track team for '98: First
Row: J. Jepson, B. Martin, C. Hepner, E.
Nicholson, W. Muselman, M. Krizan, A.
Tomlinson, A. Dana. Second Row: A. Dearing,
A. Garcia, J. Vortman, C. Humphrey, N. Horsley,
B. Ince, T. Crabtree, H. Lindbloom, S. Schaecher,
L. Krizan. Third Row: Coach McPheeters, assistants A. Lindstrom and L. Nicholson; B. Kenney,
K. Fargher, A. Kenney, M. DeRycke, and M.
Livek.
Middle Left: Amber hurdles into the lead.
Middle Middle: Ali uses all of her might in the
long jump.
Middle Right: Brianne runs like the wind.
Lower Left: Liz jumps for a great finish.
Lower Right: Tracy tries to jump her highest in
the high jump.
Sports
Measuring the Mark
Upper Left: Mr. Lapan and Kelly
quietly watch the nerve-racking
track relay while waiting for the
winner.
Upper Right: Andy and Megan pay
very close attention to detail while
measuring the shot put area.
Middle: Doug concentrates while he
carefully measures the discus
throw.
Lower Left: Robbie steadily works
on fixing yet another technical problem during the track meet.
Lower Right: Eric rakes the sand
while Brittany works on keeping
her sweatshirt clean.
Sports
Getting Outs
The Flying Geese
Varsity Baseball Team
ended the 1998 season
with a 16-8-1 record. The
sixteen wins tie the record
for most wins in a season
which was set last year.
Big wins against
Princeville,
Kewanee,
Rockridge, Dunlap, and
Sherrard were high points
of the season. A tough loss
to Henry/Bradford in a
second round regional
game would end the season
all too soon.
Christian Jackson,
Scott Mallery, and Josh
Odell picked up the team
defensively. Mallery was
positioned as catcher while
Odell played a solid short
stop. Jackson pitched a
great season and ended
with a 9-1 record. Also
noted were Jackson's two
saves.
Seth Peed, Scott
Mallery,
and
Scott
Bialobreski proved to be
offensive standouts. Peed
had 7 Home Runs and 33
Runs Batted In. Mallery
came up with 5 HR and 30
RBI's. Bialobreski ended
the season with 5 HR and
29 RBI's.
Special Awards
were: MVP Offense, Seth
Peed; MVP Defense, Christian Jackson, Scott Mallery;
Most Improved, Ronnie
Carrasca; and Coach's
Award, David Perkins.
Upper: Christian gets ready for his
next at bat with the support of the
dugout behind him.
Upper Middle: The 1998 Flying
Geese Baseball Team. Front Row:
S. Bialobreski, C. Looney, R. Stoner,
C. Lempke, Jeramy Hampton, Josh
Hampton. Second Row: Asst.
Coach Grant, R. Carrasca, C. Olsen,
B. Jacobs, S. Garrison, B. Blake, C.
Jackson, B. Carlock, J. Odell, Asst.
Coach Jackson. Back Row: Head
Coach Reinhardt, M. Huber, D.
Perkins, S. Peed, B. Lovett, S.
Mallery, L. Frail, C. Johnson, R.
Hammons, Asst Coach Keane.
Middle Left: Josh and Matt get
warmed up for another win.
Middle Right: Brad Blake prepares
to make the next out while Brad
Carlock moves in to back him up.
Lower: After another victory, the
Geese move in for a team huddle.
Sports
Mark the Basepath
After losing many
games to the weather, the
Lady Geese Softball team
celebrated a 4-11 season.
Their record was deceiving
because it didn't reflect the
fact that the games were lost
by one or two points. The
Lady Geese had an excellent
season and gained experience for next year. The season ended with a hardfought game against Stark
County in regional action.
Awards received at
the banquet: Kelly Pickett,
Most Valuable Offense;
Amanda Perkins, Most
Valuable Defense; Lora and
Kera McElvain, Most Improved Players; and Mandy
Huber, Coaches' Award.
Top: The 1998 Lady Geese Softball
Team. First Row: K. McElvain, E.
Enemark, T. Nelson, L. McElvain, C.
Hepner. Second Row: M. Huber,
S. Tanzillo, S. Sloan, M. DeRycke,
K. Pickett, A. Perkins, B. Ince, J.
Wolf. Third Row: Coach Litton, K.
Fargher., S. Sagmoen, L. Schaecher,
C. Old, N. Horsley, N. Jones, C.
Morrissey, Coach Fricke.
Middle Left: Chelsea successfully
catches the ball.
Middle Right: The defense is ready
and waiting.
Lower Left: Becky sprints for the
base.
Lower Right: The team gathers spirit
before the game.
Sports
Unforgettable Moments
Upper Left: Nicole and Liz on to victory!
Uppper Middle: Brad is in a cat fight
with the Wildcats!
Upper Right: All of the cheerleaders love to cheer for football, but
Leslie and Michelle are ready to
play!
Middle Left: Erin, a.k.a "Scary
Spice", takes time out from volleyball to demonstrate some girl
power.
Middle Middle Left: Sarah is tired of
Chuck's old plays, so she calls a new
one, complete with the latest dance
moves.
Middle Middle Right: Mai tries to
impress the WHS crowd with some
of his old school moves.
Middle Right: Looks like these days
Wethersfield has a 23 of its own.
Lower Left: The volleyball girls all
want the ball, but Ali says, "That
would be mine!"
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Organizations
Lasting Impressions
Once again the Key
Club had a full year of fun
and community service.
YMCA swim meets, calendar sales, and a Kids' Night
were among the club's
many activities. In April,
some of the members attended the District Convention in Decatur. The club
was happy to have Mrs. Sue
Sagmoen as its new faculty
advisor. All the members
are looking forward to another prosperous year.
Upper: First Row: B. Jacobs, E.
Johnston, R. Dieter, E. Enemark,
President K. McElvain, Vice-President J. Hollein, Secretary C.
Hainline, Treasurer L. McElvain, S.
Oliver, J. Vortman, K. Fargher, K.
Karau, Sponsor Mrs. Sagmoen. Second Row: J. Tomlinson, A. Dana, S.
Karau, N. Jones, Amber Fleming, K.
Rogula, A. Neirynck, A. Radford, C.
Stetson T. Crabtree, E. Cone, M.
Peed, C. Old, Alison Fleming. Third
Row: C. Morrissey, J. Farran, L.
Krizan, B. Carlock, A. Perkins, B.
Martin, J. Jepson, M. Sullivan, R.
Ehnle, A. Kenney, L. Nicholson, S.
Newman, A. Lindstrom. Fourth
Row: R. Morrissey, J. Enemark, N.
Swearingen, A. Oliver, R. Looney,
M. Huber, B. Feicho, J. Lord, J.
Schneider, E. Wilson. Fifth Row: A.
Tomlinson, B. Ince, K. Pickett, C.
Hepner, M. DeRycke, A. Robinson,
Jon Rider, C. Radford, M. Cone, B.
Schaecher, J. Berger, K. Bullock, Justin Rider. Sixth Row: M. Krizan, L.
VanDeRostyne, Meagan Livek, D.
Dykeman, B. Kenney, D. Wineinger,
S. Sagmoen, A. Berlinski, M. Jones,
L. Solis, E. Tekgul.
Middle: These Key Club members
show off their collections for the
"Toys for Tots" program.
Lower: Angie, Jeff, and Michelle
welcome the new club members at
the New Member Pinning Party.
Organizations
Leaders of the Students
After putting together a very successful
Homecoming, the Student
Council moved on to accomplish other tasks. Operation Cool and Mother's
Day baskets were a few of
these things. Operation
Cool was a project created
by the Illinois State Police to
promote the usage of seat
belts among teenagers. The
Student Council rewarded
students who wore their
seatbelts with free food,
grade points from teachers,
and other prizes. In the end,
Wethersfield was able to
increase their overall
seatbelt percentage. The
Student Council also purchased two new microwaves for student use in the
cafeteria. All in all, the Student Council had another
good year.
Upper: Student Council members:
First Row: J. Jepson, A. Dana, E.
Enemark, R. Morrissey, Sec; W.
Muselman, V.P.; S. Newman,
Pres.; S. Oliver, Treas.; C. Hepner,
Meagan Livek. Second Row:
Alison Fleming, Michelle Livek, E.
Johnston, T. Schoen, Amber
Fleming, H. Lindbloom, M.
Huber, M. Peed. Third Row: Mr.
Palanos, Advisor; B. Ince, J.
Vortman, K. Pickett, J. Hollein, A.
Perkins, A. Robinson, J.
Tomlinson (across).
Middle Left: Taunya was selected
as our school's representative for
Operation Cool.
Middle Middle: Erica is anxious to
hear the crash dummy's lesson on
wearing seat belts.
Middle Right: Jason has his arms
full with Mother's Day baskets.
Lower Left: Jeff received an award
at the Operation Cool ceremony
for wearing his seatbelt when he
was involved in an accident.
Lower Right: Sara explains another
one of her great ideas at one of the
board meetings.
Organizations
Pawprints
The Wethersfield
FFA Chapter participated in
many events throughout
the 1998-99 school year.
These events included the
horse and livestock judging
at Black Hawk, the public
speaking
contest
at
Geneseo, the soil contest at
Galva, the annual petting
zoo held in the Ag shop,
and the awards banquet,
which honored 12 FFA
greenhands.
Upper: 1997-98 FFA. Front Row:
A. Dana, Sentinel; N. Jones, Treas.;
A. Perkins, V.P.; J. Wolf, Pres.; S.
Karau, Reporter; C. Mallery, Sec.
Second Row: S. Wager, M.
Mooney, R. Looney, L. Orr, J.
Weston, S. Peed, J. Wineinger, A.
Oliver. Third Row: R. Rieker, J.
Hollein, C. Theesfeld, M. Livek, A.
Garcia, M. DeKoster, T. Anderson,
J. Schneider, J. Fondaw, Mr.
Kendall, Advisor. Fourth Row: J.
Lord, J. Hampton, J. Rider, S.
Oliver, C. Johnson, B. Carlock, J.
Odell, E. Andris, R. Ehnle, C.
Hillier.
Middle Left: Angie Dana and Chris
Hillier were FFA Sweetheart and
King.
Middle Right: Josh holds his hen as
a sixth grader pets her.
Lower Left: Jeremiah added his pet
turtle to the menagerie at the zoo.
Lower Middle: Stefanie cradles her
ferret.
Lower Right: Jackie helped a little
boy find a horse that was just his
size.
Organizations
Lending A Helping Hand
The Media Club
started the year by selling
Homecoming mums to promote school spirit. In the
fall, they volunteered their
time and effort with the elementary book fair. Also,
the Media Club designed a
web page about the school
and library. The highlight of
the year was the trip to see
"Grease" at Circa' 21 in Rock
Island.
Upper Le/fc First Row: L. McElvain,
E. Enemark, A. Dana, Meagan
Livek, Treasurer; J. Tomlinson, Secretary; K. McElvain, Vice-President; B. Martin, President; J. Jepson,
S. Karau, A. Robinson, S.
Schaecher, Mrs. Robinson, Advisor. Second Row: K. Rogula, S.
Sagmoen, A. Dearing, K. Fargher,
M. Huber, B. Carlock, C. Dooley, J.
Hollein, R. Dieter, D. Wray, N.
Jones, C. Hainline, Alison Fleming,
C. Old. Third Row: R. Morrissey,
L. Solis, A. Lindstrom, L.
Nicholson, A. Kenney, A. Perkins,
M. Cone', B. Schaecher, T. Schoen,
Amber Fleming, A. Radford, K.
Karau, C. Stetson, A. Nierynck.
Fourth Row: K. Brodbeck, T.
Rumbold, M. DeRycke, Michelle
Livek, A. Garcia, L. Frail, J. Lord,
E. Solis, M. Swanson, B. Feicho, C.
Radford, L. Schaecher. Fifth Row:
M. Sullivan, M. Peed, L.
VanDeRostyne, T. Nelson, W.
Muselman, C. Hepner, A.
Newman, A. Gibson, J. Schneider,
B. Millman, B. Layman, E. Wilson,
C. Morrissey. Sixth Row: C.
Humphrey, T. Crabtree, P. Griffin,
B. Ince, K. Pickett, M. Krizan, A.
Tomlison, J. Enemark, J. Wineinger,
A. Oliver, S. Oliver, J. Vortman, L.
Neirnyck, E. Johnston.
Middle Left: SLC Helpers, First
Row: E. Wilson, B. Layman, M.
Cone', C. Humphrey, M. Peed, M.
Huber. Second Row: B. Ince, J.
Tomlinson, M. Krizan, A. Newman,
L. Schaecher, M. Swanson, N. Jones,
P. Griffin, A. Robinson.
Middle Right: This group of girls is
enjoying "Grease" at Circa 21.
Lower Left: Patrick volunteers his
time to help out at the elementary
book fair.
Organizations
Walk a Mile in My Shoes
The 1997-98 year
was a good one for the AFS
club. This year Emrah
Tekgul and Costanza
Ciccarello were welcomed to
the halls of WHS.
In December, the
AFS held a Christmas party
at which Costanza and
Emrah informed the club
about their own countries
and cultures. The club took
a trip to the Adler Theater
and saw an onstage presentation of "West Side Story."
The year was definitely a
very exciting one which provided lots of fun memories
for all.
Upper: Front Row: J. Tomlinson, E.
Tekgul, J. Hollein,Pres.; S. Karau,
V.P.; L. McElvain, Sec; S. Oliver,
Treas.; C. Ciccarello, A. Dana. Second Row: T. Nelson, M. Krizan, B.
Carlock, T. Manuel, B. Martin, E.
Enemark, N. Jones, C. Hainline, R.
Dieter. Third Row: E. Nicholson,
L. Nicholson, A. Perkins, B. Ince, A.
Garcia, J. Vortman, K. McElvain, J.
Jepson. Fourth Row: A. Kenney,
A. Lindstrom, R. Morrissey, D.
Wray, E. Johnston, C. Old, A.
Fleming, P. Griffin.
Middle Left: Jeff, Jennifer, and Joan
enjoy the food at the AFS Christmas
party.
Middle Right: Paul wonders what
to do next as he tries to finish constructing his pinata.
Lower Left: Emrah and Costanza
admire their lovely new WHS attire.
Lower Right: Sara is having a wonderful time at the AFS party.
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Organizations
The Tekgul Family: Emrah, Elif, Emrah's sister; Muyesser, Emrah's mother; and Munir, Emrah's father.
My name is Emrah Tekgul. I am one of the AFS students in Wethersfield High School during the 97-98
school year. I come from Adana, Turkey. Adana is the fourth biggest city in Turkey and it has a population of
about three million people.
My father's name is Munir and he is a chemist. My mother's name is Muyesser and she used to be a
chemistry teacher in a high school, but she retired during my year in Kewanee. After she retired, she opened a
book store. I have one sister, Elif. She is fifteen and she is going to the high school where I used to go.
I have stayed here with the Murray family whom I have enjoyed staying with. My host dad's name is
Michael and my host mom's name is Linda. I also have a host brother, Kerry, and a host sister, Katie.
I have really enjoyed my year here in Kewanee, even though it was pretty tough at first. After having
lived in a very big city for seventeen years, Kewanee seemed very small to me, but I got used to it.
Although I have already graduated from high school in Turkey, going to an American high school was a
great experience for me. I enjoyed playing basketball on the school team. In addition, I also went out for track
and was a member of the Key Club.
Organizations
Making Memories
The 1997-1998 Quill staff successfully produced another yearbook
with the help of Editors Rebecca Dieter and Joan Hollein and Advisor
Mrs. Harrison. We met every Wednesday to crop, type, and edit this year's
yearbook, entitled "Leaving Our
Mark".
Upper Right: First Row: Alison Fleming, Photographer; K. Rogula, K. Karau, J. Hollein, Junior Editor; R. Dieter, Editor; and Mrs. Harrison,
Advisor. Second Row: B. Feicho, S. Karau,
Amber Fleming, Photographer; and A. Radford.
Third Row: M. Swanson, K. Bullock, J. Enemark,
L. Nicholson, S. Newman, K. Pickett, Photographer; E. Cone', and D. Wray.
Middle Left: Matt thinks hard to try to come up
with captions for his page.
Middle Right: Brandon and Jason try to decide
on which pictures to use for the yearbook.
Lower Left: Kimi, Rebecca, and Joan chow down
on cookies before Quill.
Lower Right: Sheli waits patiently as everyone
crops her head.
Organizations
The Music Makers
The band and chorus opened their concert season by delighting the audience at the Christmas concert. The band performed
the "Nutcracker Suite" and
"Sleigh Ride". Afterwards,
the chorus performed many
songs, topped by "One Star,"
in which David Weininger
and Dottie Smith sang a
duet.
Top: The 1997-98 Wethersfield High
School Chorus: First Row: R. Dieter, K. DeKoster, L. Orr, D. Wray,
Justin Rider, R. Stoner, J. Jepson, L.
McElvain, E. Enemark, B. Martin, A.
Phelps. Second Row: S. Karau, M.
Huber, A. Radford, B. Brodbeck, C.
Radford, J. Galli, A. Dennison, D.
Smith, T. Schoen, N. Jones. Third
Row: K. McElvain, A. Dearing, T.
Crabtree, S. Sagmoen, D.
Wineinger, B. Feicho, S. Leamen, E.
Cone', Suhui Zhang, Suqing Zhang.
Fourth Row: L. VanDeRostyne, M.
Livek, K. Morck, M. Peed, B. Lovett,
Jon Rider, J. Hampton, T. Howell,
S. Tanzillo, N. Hiatt, and C. Gibson.
Middle Leftt: Dottie and Dave
sing a duet during the song "One
Star."
Middle Right: The clarinets do
their part in entertaining the
audience.
Bottom: The band stands and
shows the crowd its appreciation
after the concert.
Organizations
Marking Time
The 1997 Marching
Geese season was very successful. The "Music from the
Movies" show included "Independence
Day",
"Batman", drum solo "Mission: Impossible", and closer
"Star Wars." At all three
competitions, auxiliary took
first place and the drum line,
drum majors, and winds
picked up awards as well.
Upper Right: The 1997 Wethersfield
Marching Geese. First row: C.
Mainline, L. Krizan, C. Morrissey,
M. Krizan, Michelle Livek, D.
Wray, K. Pickett, A. McReynolds,
R. Gillespie. Second row: E.
Enemark,
N.
Hiatt,
L.
VanDeRostyne, S. Karau, Meagan
Livek, C. Mallery, L McElvain.
Third row: Director Mark Day, S.
Miller, M. Huber, B. DeSmit, R.
Stoner, J. Farran, B. Feicho, B.
Nance, K. Karau, P. Dvorak.
Fourth row: S. Sagmoen, K.
Rogula, A. Neirynck, T. Crabtree,
N. Jones, C. Stetson, E. Cone, M.
Peed, E. Johnston, R. Dieter. Fifth
row: B. Martin, J. Jepson, A.
Fleming, C. Looney, J. Hollein, J.
Vortman, J. Moon, L. Orr, T.
Schoen, M. DeRycke. Sixth row: A.
Dearing, J. Tomlinson, S. Oliver, A.
Dana, N. Tumbleson, N.
Swearingen, B. Brodbeck, J.
Enemark, R. Looney. Seventh row:
M. Hamilton, K. DeKoster, K.
Morck, A. Phelps, C. Radford, D.
Wineinger, B. Lovett, A. Radford,
A. Oliver, K. McElvain.
Middle Left: Emily gracefully directs the band during a halftime
performance.
Middle Right: Rebecca and Erica
keep the pit moving.
Lower Left: The Marching Geese
keep formation as they entertain
the crowd.
Lower Right: Angie shows off her
talent during her Star Wars solo.
Band
Upper Left: The trumpet section of the Pep Band entertains the audience
with "Barbara Ann".
Upper Right: Mr. Day keeps the band playing throughout the game.
Middle Left: The Band award winners for the 1997-1998 school year were:
Front Row: Lora and Kera McElvain, Director's Award; Emily Enemark,
Erica Vortman Music Award. Back Row: Dave Wineinger, Mary Ratliff
Award; Nate Tumbleson, J.P. Sousa Award. Missing from the picture is
Rebecca Dieter, Louis Armstrong Award.
Middle Right: Amber, Jennifer and Erica try to play louder so they can be
heard over John and Kimi on the drums.
Lower Left: The Flying Geese Pep Band entertains the crowd during a
halftime break.
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Faculty
Words of Wisdom
Upper Left: Mr. Palanos: Science
Upper Middle: Mr. Day: Band
Upper Right: Mr. Kendall: Agriculture
Middle Left: Mrs. Bausman: Spanish
Middle Middle: Miss Schmidgall: Driver's Ed
Middle Right: Mr. Reinhardt: Social Studies
Lower Right: Mrs. Bess and Mrs. Clancy:
Learning Disabilities
Faculty
Upper Left: Mrs. Post: Art
Upper Mddle: Mrs. Sagmoen: Chorus
Upper Right: Mrs. Robinson: Librarian
Middle Left: Mr. Tye: Science
Middle Middle: Mrs. Breed: German
Middle Right: Mrs. Brownfield: Home
Economics
Lower Left: Mr. Peterson: Social Studies
Lower Right: Mrs. Morthland: English
Faculty
Upper Left: Mr. McPheeters: English
Upper Middle: Mr. Mann: Math
Upper Right: Mr. Lapan: Boys P.E.
Middle Left: Mr. Kazubowski: Math
Middle Middle: Mrs. Harrison: Computers
Middle Right: Mrs. Ferguson: Math
Lower Left: Mrs. Bialobreski: Computers
Lower Right: Mrs. Shook: Guidance Counselor, Girls P.E.
Faculty
Paving the Way
Top: Clockwise: Jerry Pyle; Greg
Moss; John Wohlrab, Vice-President
and Treasurer; Jan McCleary, President; Doris Oliver, Secretary;
Dennis Kenney; Denny Nelson.
Bottom: Seated: Carol Carpenter,
Unit Secretary; Marilyn Humphrey,
High School Secretary; Maureen
Drawyer, Administrative Assistant.
Standing: Tom Buck, High School
Principal; Gary Harrison, Superintendent.
Administration
Helping Hands
Upper: The Cafeteria Staff:
Sue Titlow, Sondra Reeves,
Mary Gaurke, Marva
Rogula, and Karen Bennett.
Lower: The Office Helpers:
Seated: Amanda Perkins,
Renee Gillespie, Jennifer
Blanks, Tracy Nelson.
Standing: Brett Jacobs, Jay
Lord, Brad Blake, Scott
Miller, and Jason Enemark.
Administration
People
Freshmen
For Homecoming, the Freshmen
class elected Brooke Schaecher and Rob
Ehnle as Freshmen attendants. By Midwinter they were ready to help the Sophomores
coordinate "Moonlight Masquerade." Most
of them will tell you that it's been a good
year, but they will be even happier next
year, when they get their license.
Freshmen
Troy Anderson
Alex Axelson
Scott Bialobreski
Justin Blanks
Eric Buck
Bradley Cole
Megan Cone'
Paul Cooper
Tara Crabtree
Matt Daniels
Angel Dearing
Kimberly DeKoster
Jamar Dixon
Paul Dvorak Jr.
Robert Ehnle
Freshmen
Upper Left: The English 1 class takes a break from
learning.
Upper Right: Freshmen class officers: President,
Trista Schoen,Vice-President, Kim Fargher, Secretary, Megan Cone\ Treasurer, Brooke Schaecher,
and Mr. Mann, Sponsor.
Freshmen
Ellis Ericson
Kim Fargher
Matthew Field
Amber Fleming
Chelsea Gibson
Chris Griffith
Josh Hampton
Brittney Hinkle
Michael Hoffman
Mandy Huber
Chelsea Humphrey
Kimberly Karau
Doug Kull
Melvin Lawson
Chris Lempke
Holly Lindbloom
Christopher Looney
Mark Mooney
Kelly Morck
Alicia Neirynck
Linda Orr
Zachary Phelps
Angela Radford
Kristen Rogula
Sarah Sagmoen
Brooke Schaecher
Trista Schoen
Cathy Stetson
Ryan Stoner
Kraig Theesfeld
Nicholas Thumma
Corey Tucker
JeffWeston
Jacob Woolcutt
Jason Zhang
Not pictured:
Addam Dennison
Freshmen
We Were Merely Freshmen
Upper Left: Amber works steadily on one of Mr.
Tye's experiments while waiting for the clock to
turn to 2:40.
Upper Right: The guys of B-2 English class look
like they have a little too much time on their
hands.
Middle: Megan is enjoying her time in the bathroom a little too much.
Lower Left: Shouldn't Angel and Kimi be going
to class instead of loitering in the halls?
Lower Right: Keyboarding brings out the best in
Trista, Alicia, and Kristen . . . especially Alicia.
Freshmen
One Step Up
This year's Sophomores
kicked off the year with a bang! They
captured second place in the annual
Homecoming float contest. Brett Jacobs
and Michelle Livek were honored as
Sophomore Attendants for the Homecoming festivities. The class also cosponsored the Midwinter Dance,
"Moonlight Masquerade." With unavoidable anxiety, the Sophomore class
eagerly awaits next year and the liberties that being upperclassmen will
bring.
Upper: Chelsea Morrissey, Treas; Miranda
Peed, Pres; Mr. Peterson, Sponsor; Jon Rider,
VP; Natasha Jones, Sec.
Middle Left: It looks like Andy fell asleep at the
computer.
Middle Middle: These Sophomore girls take a
break between classes.
Middle Right: Brandon models his new hair do.
Loioer Left: Jeramy kicks back to relax during
free time in Mr. Mac's class.
Lower Right: You can always count on Erica to
have a smile on her face.
Sophomores
Sophomores
Eric Andris
Robert Beard
Tracy Bennett
Andrew Berlinski
Melissa Blanks
Ben Brackett
Ben Brodbeck
Erin Cone'
Brandon Conlin
Meishara DeKoster
Jason Enemark
Alison Fleming
Sheri Grayson
Courtney Hainline
Jeramy Hampton
Niki Hiatt
Chris Hillier
Nicole Horsley
Tamere Howell
Brett Jacobs
Chase Johnson
Erica Johnston
Mike Jones
Natasha Jones
Brianne Kenney
Lori Kopp
Elizabeth Krizan
William Lawson
Josh Lindstrom
Jason Lippens
Sophomores
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Sophomores
Michelle Livek
Rob Looney
Brandon Lovett
Cortni Mallery
Matt Mooney
Chelsea Morrissey
Cathy Old
Alex Oliver
Chris Olsen
Miranda Peed
Scott Peed
Chad Phillis
Jon Rider
Amber Robinson
Stefanie Schaecher
Robert Schoen
Brett Sellers
Chris Slover
JaLynn Spires
Missy Sullivan
Matt Swanson
Nathan Swearingen
Steve Wager
Jon Wineinger
Jackie Wolf
Donna Wray
Su Hui Zhang
Not Pictured:
Lynn Schaecher
Sophomores
Juniors Take Charge
This year the juniors enjoyed life as upperclassmen. They
started the year off by electing Sarah Oliver and Jeff Tomlinson to
be Homecoming Attendants.
They also built yet another winning Homecoming float. Most of
the year was spent planning for
prom. This year's prom theme
was "Tonight, Tonight." The juniors struggled through PS AT and
ACT, as well as other preparations for college. With three
years down, the juniors look forward to their final year at
Wethersfield.
Jason Angel
Jessica Berger
Brad Blake
Andy Dearing
Melissa DeRycke
Jennifer DeWulf
Chadd Dixon
John Farran
Brandon Feicho
Lance Frail
Jason Galli
Adriana Garcia
Steve Garrison
Andy Gibson
Renee Gillespie
Mike Harlan
Joan Hollein
Becky Ince
Christian Jackson
Jake Jordan
Kevin Kelley
Amber Kenney
Brian Layman
Stuart Leamen
Nick Lempke
Amber Lindstrom
Jay Lord
Scott Mallery
Juniors
Amanda gets down and dirty building this
year's float.
Class Officers: S. Oliver, Treas.; Mrs.
Bausman, Class Sponsor; K. Pickett, Pres.;
J. Hollein, Sec; C. Jackson, V.P.
Anthony Manuel
Amy McReynolds
Beth Millman
Lori Neirynck
Sara Newman
Leslie Nicholson
Josh Odell
Sarah Oliver
Travis Osborne
Amanda Perkins
Angie Phelps
Kelly Pickett
Curt Radford
Aaron Rebout
Brandy Reed
Taunya Rumbold
Shonna Sloan
Dottie Smith
Mike Smith
Leticia Solis
Sara Tanzillo
Jeff Tomlinson
Jennifer Vortman
Erik Wilson
Su Qing Zhang
Not pictured:
Sarah Arch
John Waleszonia
Juniors
Juniors
Seniors
The Real World or Bust
This was our last year at WHS.
None of us expected the time to fly by
so fast! Some of us have spent the last
thirteen years together, while others
have joined us along the way. We all
have memories that we'll never forget.
Together we've experienced wins,
losses, happiness, and heartache. Our
lives will be forever changed by WHS
and the people that touched our hearts
here. As we walk out the front doors
of WHS for the last time and close this
chapter of our lives, we are secure in
knowing that we are ready to begin the
next chapter.
Upper Right: Officers for the Class of 1998:
Meagan Livek, Sec; Mrs. Brownfield, Sponsor;
Kera McElvain, Treas.; Julie Jepson, Pres.; Emily
Enemark, V.P.
Middle Left: "Sure, I look sweet, but..."
Middle Middle: Chrissy starts a new fashion
trend.
Middle Right: Brian doesn't try to hide his calling in life.
Lower Right: Rebecca and Sheli hide out in the
hallway.
Seniors
Travis Barker
Basketball Manager: 1,2,3,4; Track Official: 3,4.
Krista Brodbeck
Key Club: 1,2; Play: 1,3; AFS: 3; Chorus: 2,3;
Media Club: 3,4; Anna Garrett Memorial
Scholarship.
Ryan Andrew Buck
Key Club: 2,3; Rotary Scholar: 4; Basketball:
1,2,3; Football: 1,2,3, Captain 4, Academic All
Conference 3,4; Track Official: 2,3,4; Band: 1,2;
Student Council: 3; SAR: 4; NHS: 3,4. Dan J.
Larson Memorial Scholarship; QC Times Salute
to Academics and Achievement.
Mary Catherine Bullock
Key Club: 1,2,3,4; Track Official: 1,2; AFS:
1,2,3,4; Band: 1,2; Quill: 3,4; NHS: 3,4; Media
Club: 1,2,3.
Bradley Daniel Carlock
Scholastic Bowl: 1,2; Key Club: 1,2,3,4; Football:
1,2,3, Captain 4, MV Running Back 4, All-LTC
and All-Western II. Running Back 1st teams;
Track 1,2; Baseball: 1,2,3,4, MV Freshman 1;
Play 1,2,3,4; AFS: 2,3,4; Band: 1; Chorus: 2,3;
Student Council 1,2,3; FFA: 3,4, Treasurer 3;
Media Club: 2,3,4; Close Up 2,3,4.
Ronald E. Carrasca
Basketball: 1,2; Football: 1,2; Baseball: 1,2,3,4,
Most Improved 2; Golf: 3, Most Improved 4.
Seniors
Costanza Ciccarello
Key Club: 4; AFS: 4, Exchange Student from Italy
4.
Jonna Gwen Coulter
Track Official: 3,4; Media Club: 1,2; School Mascot: 1,4.
Angela Lee Dana
Key Club: 1,3,4; Cheerleader: 1,2,3, Captain 4;
Volleyball: 1,2,3,4, Most Valuable 2; Track:
1,2,3,4; Track Official: 1,2,3,4; Play: 1,2,3, Student
Director 4; AFS: 2,3,4; Band: 1,2,4; Chorus: 3;
Student Council: 4; NHS: 4; FFA: Officer 4,
Sweetheart 4; Media Club: 2,3,4; QC Times Salute to Academics and Achievement.
Benjamin William DeSmit
Band: 4; FFA: 2.
Rebecca Marie Dieter
Key Club: 1,2,3,4, Board Member 1,2,3,4; Rotary
Scholar: 4; Pom-Pons: 1,2,3,4; AFS: 4; Band
1,2,3,4; Chorus: 4; Quill: 1,2,3,4, Editor 3,4; NHS:
3,4; Media Club: 3,4; DARE role model: 3;
Frederic Chopin Award: 3; Illinois State Scholar:
4; Elk's Student of the Month: 4; Peoples National Bank Essay Winner: 4; Louis Armstrong
Award: 4; Kiwanis Club Student Citizen Award;
Masonic Lodge-Eastern Star Scholarship; QC
Times Salute to Academics and Achievement;
Valedictorian.
Christopher Stephen Dooley
Basketball: 1,2,3, Most Improved 4; Football:
1,2,3,4; Track 1,4; Track Officials: 1,2; Play: 3,4;
Media Club: 4.
Seniors
Dale Adam Dykeman
Key Club: 2,3,4; Football: 3,4; Track: 1,2,3,4; AFS:
3,4; FFA: 1,2,3; Media Club: 2,3,4.
Emily Ann Enemark
Class President: 2; Class Vice-President: 3,4; Key
Club: 2,3,4; Volleyball: 1,2; Track Officials: 1,2,3,4;
Homecoming Attendant: 2; Play: 1,2,3,4; AFS:
2,3,4; Band: 1,2,3,4, Drum Major 3,4; Chorus: 4;
Student Council: 2,4; Cross Country: 3,4, AllConference Academic 3,4; NHS: 3,4; Softball:
1,2,3,4, Most Improved 3; Media Club: 2,3,4, Secretary 3; Basketball Statistician: 2,3,4; QC Times
Salute to Academics and Achievement; Erica
Vortman Band Award, 4; Brenda Schmidt Memorial Award.
Jeremiah James Fondaw
Football: 3,4; FFA: 1,2,3,4.
Chad Michael Forsythe
Football: 1,2; Transferred from West Haven
High School 4; Football: 4.
Patrick James Griffin
Football: 1,2,3, All-Conference Academic Team
4; Track: 2,3; Track Official: 4; Play: 1,2,3,4;
AFS: 1,2,3,4, Treasurer 3, Exchange Student 3;
Chorus: 2,3; Student Council: Treasurer 2;
NHS: 3,4; Media Club: 3,4; Elk's Student of the
Month: 4; Kathy Beck "A Challenge for Life"
Award.
Ryan L. Hammons
Football: 1,2,3,4; Baseball: 1,2,3,4, Coach's
Award 2; Media Club: 1,2.
Seniors
Luke Gregory Hawkins
Key Club: 2,3; Rotary Scholar: 4; Football: 1,2,3,4
Academic All-Conference 3,4; Homecoming
Attendant: 3; Student Council: 3; NHS: 3,4; Elk's
Student of the Month: 4.
Christina Marie Hepner
Class Vice-President: 2, Class President: 3;
Flags: 2; Key Club: 1,2,3,4; Basketball: 1,2 Captain 2; Volleyball: 1,2,3,4, Captain 2; Pom-Pons:
1,2,3,4 Captain 3,4, All-American 4; Track:
1,2,3,4, Most Valuable 1,2, State Qualifier 2,3;
Play: 2,3,4; AFS: 2,3,4; Band: 1,2; Chorus: 2; Student Council: 3,4; Softball: 1,2,3,4; Media Club:
2,3,4.
Matthew Brent Huber
Scholastic Bowl: 1; Basketball: 2,3,4; Football:
1,2,3,4; Track: 1,2,3,4, Most Valuable Freshman,
Best Runner 3; Baseball: 1,2,3,4, Most Improved
3; Play: 4; Band: 1,2,3,4; NHS: 3,4; Delbert
"Keith" Addis Memorial Award.
Julie Christine Jepson
Class President: 1,4; Key Club: 1,2,3,4; Rotary
Scholar: 4; Basketball: 1; Volleyball: 1,2; Track:
1,2,3,4; Track Officials: 1,2,3,4; Homecoming
Attendant: 4; Play: 1,2,3,4; AFS: 2,3,4; Band:
1,2,3,4; Chorus: 4; Student Council: 1,2,3,4; Cross
Country: All-Conference Academic 3,4; NHS:
3,4; Media Club: 2,3,4; DARE Role Model: 3,4;
Basketball Statistician: 1,2,3,4; Salutatorian; Erica
Vortman Athletic/Academic Award.
Heather L. Johnson
AFS: 1,2; Media Club: 3.
Sheli Jean Karau
Flags: 1,2,3, Captain 4; Key Club: 1,2,3,4; Volleyball: 1; Pom-Pons: 2,3,4; Track Official: 1,2,3,4;
Homecoming Attendant: 1; Play: 1,2,3,4; AFS:
3, Vice-President 4; Band: 1,2,3,4; Chorus: 4;
Quill: 2,3,4; Cross Country: 3; NHS: 3,4; FFA:
Reporter 4; Media Club: 2,3,4; Black Hawk College Achievement Award.
Seniors
Marjorie Eliza Krizan
Scholastic Bowl: 2; Flags: 4; Key Club: 1,2,3,4;
Cheerleader Captain: 1,2,3,4; Track: Most Improved 1,2,3,4; Track Official: 1,2; Play: 1,2,4; AFS:
2,3,4; Band: 1,2,3,4; Student Council: 2,3; NHS: 4;
Media Club: 1,2,3,4.
Meagan Christine Livek
Class Treasurer: 3; Class Secretary: 4; Flags:
1,2,3,4, Captain 3,4; Key Club: 1,3,4; Volleyball:
Most Improved 2; Pom-Pons: 1,2,3,4, Captain 4;
Golf: Coach's Award 3,4; Homecoming Attendant: 4; Play: 1,2,3,4; Band: 1,2,3,4; Chorus: 4;
Quill: 1; Student Council: 4; NHS: 3,4; FFA: 3,4;
Softball: 1,2; FFA Sweetheart: 3; Media Club: 1,
Secretary 2, President 3, Treasurer 4; Close Up:
3.
Beth Ann Martin
Key Club: 2,3,4; Track: 1,2,3,4; Track Official: 1,2;
Play: 2; AFS: 2,3,4; Band: 1,2,3,4; Chorus: 4; Student Council: 2; Cross Country: 1,2,3,4, State
Qualifier 3,4, Cross Country All-State 4, All-Conference Academic 1,2,3,4; NHS: 3,4; Media Club:
2,3,4, VP 3, President 4; Glidden Family Scholarship; Kewanee Boiler Excellence Award; PATT
Scholarship.
Dustin William McLinden Martin
Scholastic Bowl: 1; Key Club: 2; Basketball: 1,2;
Football: 2,3; Track Official: 1,2; Baseball: 1,3;
Chorus: 4; FFA: 2.
Kera Lynn McElvain
Class Treas.: 4; Scholastic Bowl: 1,2,3; Key Club:
1,2,3,4, Board Member 2,3, Pres. 4; Rotary Scholar:
4; Volleyball: 1,2; Pom-Pons: 4; Track Official:
1,2,3,4; Play: 1,2, Student Director 4; AFS: 2,3,4;
Band: 1,2,3,4; Chorus: 4; Cross Country: 3,4; DAR:
4; NHS: 3,4; Softball: 1,3,4; Media Club: 1,2,3,4,
VP 4; Elk's Student of the Month: 4; Basketball
Stat.: 1,2,3; IL State Scholar: 4; Kiwanis Key Club
Award, QC Times Salute to Acad. and Achievement: 4; Valedictorian.
Lora Kaye McElvain
Key Club: 2,3,4, Treas. 4; Rotary Scholar: 4; Cheerleader: 2,3,4; Volleyball: 1,2; Track Official: 1,2,3,4;
Homecoming Attendant: 3; Play: 1,2,3,4; AFS:
2,3,4, Sec. 4; Band: 1,2,3,4, Chorus 4; Drum Maj.
2,3,4; Cross Country: 3,4, All-Con. Acad. 3,4;
NHS: 3,4; Softball: 1,3,4, Most Improved 1,3;
Media Club: 2,3,4; IL State Scholar: 4; Basketball
Stat.: 1; Elk's Student of the Month: 4; QC Times
Salute to Acad. and Achievement: 4; Business and
Professional Women's Club Award; Valedicto-
Seniors
Scott Ryan Miller
Basketball: 1; Track: 1,2; Band: 1,2,3,4; Rotary
Scholar 4; Golden Hammer Award: 4.
Rachel Leah Morrissey
Key Club: 2,3,4; Basketball: 1,2,3,4; Captain 4;
Coach's Award 4; Volleyball: 1,2,3,4; Coach's
Award 4; Pom-Pons: 1,2,3,4; Track Officials:
1,2,3,4; AFS: 2,3,4; Band: 1,2; Chorus: 4; Student
Council: 1,2,3,4; Secretary 4; Softball: 2,3; Defense
MVP 3; Media Club: 2,3,4.
Whitney Renee' Muselman
Basketball: 1; Track: 4; Track Officials: 1,2,3,4;
Play: 1; Band: 1; Student Council: 2,3,4; VicePresident: 4; Media Club: 1,2,3,4;
Brian Jeffrey Nance
Scholastic Bowl: 1; Key Club: 2; Basketball: 2;
Football: 1,2; Track: 1; Track Officials: 1,2; Baseball: 2; Band: 1,2,4; FFA: 2.
Tracy Nicole Nelson
Key Club: 1,2,3; Cheerleader: 1; Basketball: 1,2,3,4;
Most Rebounds 2; Miss Hustle 2; Most Improved
3; Captain 4; Coach's Award 4; Football Stats:
2,3,4; Volleyball: 1,2,3,4; Captain 4; Pom-Pons: 2,4;
Track: 1,2,3,4; Most Valuable Field Events 4; Track
Officials: 1,2,3,4; Play: 2,3,4; AFS: 2; Chorus: 3;
Student Council: 1,2; Softball: 1,2,3,4; Most Valuable Offense 3; Media Club: 2; Office Helper: 4.
Andrew John Newman
Football: 1,2,3,4; Most Improved 3; All Western
Honorable Mention 3; First Team All Conference
3; Captain 4; All Western Second Team 4; First
Team All Conference 4; Play: 1,2,3,4; Media Club:
2,3,4.
Seniors
Erin Allison Nicholson
Key Club: 1; Volleyball: 4; Pom-Pons: 1; Track:
1,2,3,4; Most Improved 2; Coach's Award 3; State
Qualifier 2,3; Play: 4; AFS: 4.
Seth Albert Peed
Key Club: 1; Basketball: 1,2,3; Captain 3; Football:
1,2,3,4; Honorable Mention Punter 3; First Team
All Conference Running Back 4; Honorable Mention Punter 4; All Western Honorable Mention
Running Back 4; Track: 1,2; Track Officials: 3,4;
Baseball: 1,2,3,4; Most Valuable Freshman 1; Band:
1; Chorus: 3,4; Media Club: 2,3.
David Lawrence Perkins
Football: 1,2,3,4; Track:l; Baseball: 2,3,4; Play: 4;
Media Club: 2.
Justin L. Rider
Key Club: 2,3,4; Basketball: 1,2; Football: 1,2,3,4;
Track: 1; Baseball: 2; Band: 1; Chorus: 3,4; FFA:
4.
Ryan David Rieker
Band: 1; FFA: 1,2,3,4; FFA King: 1.
Robert G. Shrum
Basketball: 1,2,3; Track: 1,2,3,4; Track Officials:
2,3,4.
Seniors
Maria Estela Solis
Key Club: 2; Track Officials: 1,2; AFS: 1,2,3; Quill:
1,2,3; Media Club: 2,3,4; Jaycees Scholarship
Award.
Emrah Tekgul
Key Club: 4; Basketball: 4; Track: 4; Play: 4; AFS:
4; AFS Exchange Student: 4.
Alison Marie Tomlinson
Class Treasurer: 1,2,3; Key Club: 1,2,3,4; Basketball: 1,2,3,4, Captain 3,4, MVP 3,4, Freethrow
Percentage 3,4, Defense/Hustle 3,4; Volleyball:
1,2,3,4, Captain 3,4, Most Service Points 3, Most
Kills 4; Track: 2,3,4, MVP Jumps 3,4; Play: 1,2,3,4;
AFS: 2,3,4; Band: 1,2; Softball: 1,2; Media Club:
1,2,3,4; Illinois State Scholar: 4; QC Times Salute
to Academics and Achievements; Elks Trophy.
Nathaniel Boyd Tumbleson
Key Club: 2; Basketball: 2; Football: 1,2; Homecoming King; Play: 4; Band: 1,2,3,4.
Elizabeth Ann VanDeRostyne
Flags: 1,2,3,4; Key Club: 2,3,4; Homecoming
Queen; Chorus: 1,2,3,4; Media Club: 4.
David Philip Wineinger
Scholastic Bowl: 1,2,3; Key Club: 2,3,4; Football:
3; Play: 4; Band: 1,2,3,4; Chorus: 2,3,4; NHS: 3,4;
FFA: 1,2,3; QC Times Salute to Academics and
Achievements; Frank Craig Scholarship.
Seniors
Upper Left: Erin proves that being
a Senior is all fun and games.
Upper Right: Jeremy and Chad
entertain the AFS club with some
music during the Christmas party.
Middle Left: Lora and Angie hang
out by their lockers before the
school day begins.
Middle Right: Rachel and Jonna
are ready to "rule the school" this
year.
Lower Left: Tim do you have a
pass?
Lower Middle: Costanza tells her
English class about life in Italy.
Lower Right: The school shows its
spirit for Beth.
Seniors
Keep On, Keepin' On!
The Senior class trip was
on May 19. We went to Six
Flags Great America in
Gurnee, IL.
Upper Left: Emrah, Dale, Emily,
Angie, Ryan, and Justin try to find
some shade on the porch of a gift
shop.
Upper Right: David and Travis talk
about the roller coasters they rode
at the park.
Middle Left: Andy and Bob dry off
after riding the Yankee Clipper water ride.
Middle Right: Chris tries to find a
seat on the bus for the long trip back
to Kewanee.
Lower Left: Julie and Lora are ready
to hop on the double-decker carousel.
Lower Right: Ali and Meagan slump
down in their seats after walking all
day in the one hundred degree
weather.
Seniors
Staying Together
Upper Left: These Senior girls let everyone
know who is in charge.
Upper Right: Whitney and Nate enjoy one of
their last Business Math classes.
Middle Left: A page right out of GQ Magazine.
Middle Right: Jeremiah uses Ben's shoulder
to cry on during the last day of school.
Lower Right: The Senior pom pon girls gather
in the hallway before half-time of their final
performance.
Senior
RETROSPECTIVE
an overview of events & personalities of the year
Thousands converged on Calcutta to
mourn the passing of Nobel Prize
winning humanitarian Mother Teresa,
who died Sept. 5 of a heart attack.
She was 87.
PHOTO—CHRIS BACON/AP
Mir, the 12-year-old space complex,
suffered a host of mishaps during a
joint Russian-American venture,
including a near-fatal collision in
June that punctured one of its scientific research modules. The aging
complex is a test-bed for the international space station Alpha, the first
components of which are due to be
launched in 1998.
Comedic star Chris Farley was
found dead in his Chicago apartment
Dec. 18. Farley, 33, who spent several seasons on NBC's "Saturday
Night Live" and starred in several
movies, including "Tommy Boy," died
of an apparent heart attack.
PHOTO—NASA/GLOBE PHOTOS
PHOTO-LISA ROSE/GLOBE PHOTOS
PHOTO-ERIC DRAPER AP
The Florida Marlins captured their
first-ever World Series championship
by defeating the Cleveland Indians in
seven games. Following the triumph,
several marquee players were
traded to make the organization
more profitable.
In its debut season, the WNBA made
a name for itself in professional
sports. Eight teams competed in the
women's league with the Houston
Comets defeating the New York
Liberty, 65-51, in the first championship game.
PHOTO-TODD WARSHAW ALLSPORT
Millions around the world mourned
the tragic death of Princess Diana,
who was killed Aug. 31 in Paris
during a high-speed car crash.
Diana, 36, and her companion, Dodi
Fayed, were reportedly being
chased by photographers who were
following them from the Hotel Ritz.
Fayed, along with chauffeur Henri
Paul, also died when the Mercedes
crashed in a tunnel along the
Seine River. The news sent shock
waves around the world and sparked
an international debate about the
paparazzi's role in the tragedy. An
autopsy later revealed Paul was
driving legally drunk.
Although a Cambridge, Mass., jury
found her guilty Oct. 30 of seconddegree murder in the February death
of infant Matthew Eappen, British au
pair Louise Woodward, 19, was sentenced to time served and released
by Judge Hiller Zobel. State prosecutors promised an appeal in 1998.
PHOTO-PETER DEJONGAP
PHOTO-TED FITZGERALD'AP
PHOTO—DANE ANDREW.'SIPA PRESS
PHOTO—STEVE LISS SYGMA
Chelsea Clinton, 17, left the presidential nest in the fall for Stanford
University, beginning her first year of
college. She was away from her
parents, but not the Secret Service,
who were with her on campus.
The city of Carlisle, Iowa, boasted
its new population of 3,407 after
resident Bobbi McCaughey, 29, gave
birth to septuplets. Her delivery of
seven healthy babies marked the
largest multiple birth ever recorded.
Friends Until the End
Upper Left: Kelly and Sara think that
two heads are better than one.
Upper Right: This group of friends
love to hang out at the social hours.
Candids
Middle Left: Leslie, Amber K., and
Amber L. are all smiles.
Middle Right: Chris and Emily explore the streets of Hog Days.
Lower Left: These sophomore
friends are ready for another funfilled day of high school.
Lower Right: Meagan and Libby
stick together.
Spring Sports Honors
Girls' Track
Girls' Softball
Upper Left: Seated: B. Martin, Long Distance Award, Most Valuable; C.
Hepner, Sprint Award; A. Tomlinson, Triple and Long Jump Award, Most
Valuable; C. Humphrey, Outstanding Freshman; K. Fargher, Most Improved. Standing: B. Ince, Middle Distance Award; L. Krizan, Most Improved; J. Vortman, Middle Distance Award; J. Jepson, Relay Specialist
Award; E. Nicholson, Relay Specialist Award; M. DeRycke, Shot and Discus Award; T. Nelson, High Jump Award; A. Dana, Relay Specialist Award.
Lower Left: Seated: T. Nelson, Most Valuable Slugging Average; B. Ince,
Most Valuable Defense; K. Pickett, Most Valuable Batting Average; L.
McElvain, Most Improved. Standing: K. McElvain, Most Improved; A.
Perkins, Most Valuable Defense; M. Huber, Coach's Award.
Boys' Track
Boys' Baseball
Upper Right: T. Jordan, Best Field Events; J. Dixon, Outstanding Freshman; B. Blake, Best Runner; M. Huber, Coach's Award.
Lower Right: C. Jackson, Most Valuable Defense; S. Peed, Most Valuable
Offense; D. Perkins, Coach's Award. Not pictured: R. Carrasca, Most
Improved; S. Mallery, Most Valuable Defense.
Special Events
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Special Events
Moonlight Masquerade
This year's Midwinter "Moonlight Masquerade" on February 14 was
held in the elementary gym.
The underclassmen designed and put on this mystical evening. Starting at 8
p.m. after everyone went to
the restaurant of their
choice, they danced to the
music provided by "Scorpion." Refreshments, mints
and punch were served by
the 7th graders. The evening
ended at IT p.m.
Upper Left: Shouldn't Jeremy be
dancing instead of pretending to
beflyingan airplane made of tape?
Upper Right: Sheli and Julie enjoy
a slow dance with their dates.
Middle Left: While dancing, Justin
and Stefanie are scanning the
crowd.
Middle Middle: Erin begs Jason to
be her valentine.
Middle Right: Everyone enjoys
themselves during the dance.
Lower Middle: Brooke and Andy
both look very interested in
something . . .but what?
Lower Right: The crowd seems to
have some pretty good dance
moves.
Special Events
Dazed and Confused
Upper Left: Whose head is whose?
Upper Right: Munchkins Erin and
Chrissy show their shool spirit.
Middle Left: "Zeke, it's me!"
Middle Middle: Nathan is too confused to socialize with Natasha.
Middle Right: "I can't find my date!"
Lower Left: Brandon tries to groove
to the music.
Lower Right: Jeremiah and Jeremy
are too tired to go to class.
Candids
LiT Abner
This year's school play was
"Lil' Abner." The directors were Cathy
Dana and Chris Livek. The student
directors were Angie Dana and Kera
McElvain. The choreographers were
Sheli Karau and Kera McElvain. The
play was about a small town called
Dogpatch. The town is going to be
bombed for not being necessary and
that means there will be no more Sadie
Hawkin's Day. The women are devastated. With the help of the other
townspeople, the women search for
something necessary to save their
town. At the last minute, they discover something necessary and the
town is saved.
Upper Right: The cast of the W.H.S. play is: First
Row: B. Blanks, N. German, J. Hampton, K.
Duckworth, Michelle Livek, N. Tumbleson, B.
Carlock, J. Tomlinson, J. Odell, A. Tomlinson.
Second Row: T. Dana, Troy Jordan, K. Wray,
Tramane Jordan, T. Manuel, C. Hepner, S. Karau,
Matt Huber, D. Perkins, J. Jepson. Third Row:
E. Enemark, T. Nelson, E. Nicholson, K. Pickett,
Mandy Huber, A. Dearing, A. Newman, C.
Dooley, Meagan Livek, C. Hainline, K. Fargher,
S. Sagamoen, Amber Fleming, K. Morck, A.
Dana, K. McElvain. Fourth Row: S. Newman,
B. Ince, C. Humphrey, A. Patch , L. Nicholson,
M. Krizan, Alison Fleming, A. Kenney, A.
Perkins, B. Kenney, J. Lord, L. McElvain, E.
Tukgul, D. Wineinger, E. Andris, J. Rider, S.
Schaecher, N. Jones, A. Robinson, P. Griffin, R.
Schoen, D. Wray, J. Lippins, J. Enemark.
Middle Left: "Put 'em Back!"
Middle Right: Angie reads off the lines the casts
forgets.
Lower Right: The cast sings out "Jubilation T.
Cornpone!"
Special Events
Upper Left: "Mammy" sews up
"Pappy's" pants, again.
Upper Right: Matt, Jason, and Jay
fix the porch before the opening
number.
Middle Left: "Daisy Mae" reaches
for "LiT Abner" but is blocked by
"Earthquake McGoon."
Middle Right: "Hairless Joe" and
"Lonesome Polecat" present their
"Kickapoo Joy Juice" to the town.
Lower Left: "Marryin' Sam" gets
ready to start the "I does'in."
Lower Middle: "Doctor, just what is
a mass specto graphic isotopic
d o u b l e d i a t h e r m a l
diaphonoscope?"
Lower Right: "What's in it for me?"
Special Events
The Book of Honor
Upper Left: Marjorie reaches to sign the book.
Upper Right: The 1998 National Honor Society.
First row: J. Tomlinson, J. DeWulf, S. Sloan, B.
Millman, B. Feicho, M. Krizan, M. DeRycke, L.
Solis, A. Garcia, A. Lindstrom, A. Dana. Second
row: J. Hollein, S. Oliver, J. Vortman, J. Lord, E.
Wilson, K. Pickett, L. Nicholson, B. Ince, C.
Radford, C. Jackson. Last year's members include: Third row: L. McElvain, J. Jepson, S.
Karau, K. McElvain, M. Livek, E. Enemark, K.
Bullock, D. Wineinger, R. Buck. Fourth row: J.
Odell, L. Hawkins, B. Martin, R. Dieter, P. Griffin, M. Huber.
Middle Left: The new inductees recite the pledge.
Middle Right: Jeff lights his candle.
Lower: Luke and Matt welcome Angie into NHS.
Special Events
Upper Left: These new members accept the honor.
Upper Right: Sarah lights her candle as her
mother proudly looks on.
Middle Left: The 1998 inductees are proud of this
honor.
Middle Right: Chris' mom pins on his flower.
Lower: Leticia, Adriana, and Erik enjoy being in
NHS.
Special Events
Tonight, Tonight
The theme for this year's
Junior-Senior prom was "Tonight,
Tonight." The dance was held at
Midland Country Club on May 2,
1998, from 7 to 11 p.m. Midland also
catered the event with a delicious
dinner. For the first time, all those
who attended prom were invited to
a Grand March at Windmont and at
Midland. At 10:00, Queen Christina
Hepner and King Tramane Jordan
took their places as royalty for the
night. Everyone danced the night
away with music provided by Zee's.
Prom 1998 was a special and memorable night for everyone.
Upper: This group of prom-goers takes a
breather from all of the dancing.
Middle Left: John works up the nerve to ask
Taunya to dance.
Middle Right: Amanda, Brad C, Brad B., and
Nicole get ready to get "JIGGY WIT IT!"
Lower: Everyone talks about the night to
come as they wait for their dinner.
Special Events
Upper Left: "No, that wasn't us
you saw busting a move. It was
Nate!"
Upper Right: Ron and Mike laugh
at Lance as he worries about his
dancing steps.
Middle Left: Alicia tries to decide
which guy to dance with.
Middle Right: "Go Ryan, Go
Ryan, Go, Go, Go Ryan!"
Lower Left: Ali is chasing after her
date to get one more fast dance
out of him.
Lower Middle: Nate and Michelle
enjoy the last slow song of the
night.
Lower Right: Guy and Angie
dance their way through the
crowd.
Special Events
Final Impression
Upper Left: These senior girls look
a little nervous as they line up for
the ceremony.
Upper Right: The guys take a few
moments to goof off before graduation.
Middle Left: Estela receives the Jaycees Scholarship Award with a
handshake from Mr. Buck.
Middle Middle: Robin and Erin
walk down the aisle to "Pomp and
Circumstance."
Middle Right: Ryan and Luke walk
proudly during the procession.
Lower Left: Patrick receives the
Kathy Beck "A Challenge for Life"
Award.
Lower Right: Bobbi Jo and Costanza
make their way up to the stage at
the beginning of the ceremony.
Special Events
Upper Left: The class of 1998 is presented to the audience for the final time.
Upper Right: Graduates who received awards at graduation: L. McElvain, Business and Professional Women's
Club; R. Dieter, Kiwanis Club Student Citizen Award,
Masonic Lodge-Eastern Star Scholarship; A.
Tomlinson, Elks Trophy; E. Enemark, Brenda Schmidt
Memorial Award; K. McElvain, Kiwanis Key Club
Award; S. Karau, Black Hawk College Achievement
Award; B. Martin, Glidden Family Scholarship,
Kewanee Boiler Excellence Award, PATT Scholarship;
J. Jepson, Erica Vortman Athletic/Academic Award;
M. Huber, Delbert "Keith" Addis Memorial Award;
D. Wineinger, Frank Craig Scholarship; P. Griffin,
Kathy Beck "A Challenge for Life" Award; R. Buck,
Dan J. Larson Memorial Scholarship. Not pictured: K.
Brodbeck, Anna Garrett Memorial Scholarship; E.
Solis, Jaycees Scholarship Award; J. Blanks, American
Legion Scholarship Award.
Middle Left: Graduation speakers: R. Dieter, K.
McElvain, R. Buck, L. McElvain, J. Jepson.
Lower Left: Chris walks from the stage, diploma and
daisy in hand.
Lower Right: Mr. Buck congratulates Beth for her many
awards.
Special Events
The Honorees Are...
Upper Left: The Senior Class Honorees: First
Row: Kera McElvain, Rebecca Dieter, Lora
McElvain, and Julie Jepson. Second Row: Ryan
Buck, Marjorie Krizan, Chrissy Hepner,
Whitney Muselman, Ali Tomlinson, Meagan
Livek, and David Wineinger. Third Row: Brad
Carlock, Beth Martin, Sheli Karau, Angie Dana,
Patrick Griffin, and Matt Huber.
Upper Right: Julie and Lora await their Honor
Roll awards.
Middle: The Junior Class Honorees: First Row:
Brandon Feicho, Jennifer Vortman, Jay Lord,
Curt Radford, and Adriana Garcia. Second
Row: Taunya Rumbold, Leticia Solis, Shonna
Sloan, Amber Lindstrom, Becky Ince, Jeff
Tomlinson, Sarah Oliver, Sara Newman, and
Beth Millman. Third Row: Brad Blake, Chris
Jackson, Melissa DeRycke, Lori Neirynck, Josh
Odell, Leslie Nicholson, Amber Kenney, Jennifer DeWulf, and Kelly Pickett.
Lower: The top honorees of each class: First
Row: Amber Robinson, Courtney Hainline,
Kera McElvain, Rebecca Dieter, Lora McElvain,
Julie Jepson, and Chelsea Morrissey. Second
Row: Joan Hollein, Jennifer Vortman, Curt
Radford, Jay Lord, Scott Bialobreski, Trista
Schoen, Jacob Woolcutt, and Alison Fleming.
Special Events
Upper Left: The Sophomore Honorees: First Row:
Alison Fleming, Chelsea Morrissey, Amber
Robinson, and Courtney Hainline. Second Row:
Missy Sullivan, Michelle Livek, Erica Johnston,
Cathy Old, Jackie Wolf, Nicole Horsley, and
Brandon Lovett. Third Row: Robert Schoen, Eric
Andris, Jason Enemark, Alex Oliver, Liz Krizan,
and Ben Brodbeck.
Upper Right: Kim and Mandy are excited to be at
the Honor Roll Banquet.
Middle Left: The Freshmen Honorees: First Row:
Trista Schoen, Scott Bialobreski, Chris Looney,
and Jacob Woolcutt. Second Row: Chris Griffith,
Angie Radford, Alicia Neirynck, Megan Cone',
Kim Fargher, Angel Dearing, and Jeff Weston.
Third Row: Kristen Rogula, Kim DeKoster,
Amber Fleming, Kim Karau, Sarah Sagmoen,
Mandy Huber, and Kelly Morck.
Middle Right: Trista and her mother discuss who
made the honor roll.
Lower: Chelsea, Angel, Amber, and Alison are
proud of their accomplishments.
Special Events
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Project Graduation
The 1997-1998 Wethersfield Yearbook Staff has put lots of time into capturing the
essence of this school year. We have enjoyed "Leaving our Mark" in Wethersfield history.
This book contains the memories that high school is made of. We would like to thank Photo
Print for taking all of the pictures and our Walsworth representative, Kerry Hanrahan, for
instruction and assistance. A special thank you to the always patient, Mrs. Harrison, for her
constant direction and dedication.
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