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More Than Just Supporting There' more to being a Mat Maid

than just upporting the team. Many important event must be

done either before, during, or after a meet.

uch event include decorating the wre tiers' locker , making poster to hang throughout the hall , helping at meet , and cheering at meet .

During the meets they keep core, at home meet they announce the player ' name , and keep record of the book .

Cleaning up after the meet is an­other one of the job they have to do after the meet .

The 19 8-89 chool year was the fir t year for Mat Maid pon or Jean­ie Wethington.

Gina Venter decorates Mark Henson' locker before the Regional meet.

Amy Overdorf pays close attention to what's going on in the center of the noor.

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Mat Maids are as follows; (front row) Lara York, Melinda Summers, Angie Campbell, Amy Overdorf, Gina Venters, (row two) Kerri Baldwin, Angie Thompson, Amy Hop­per, Michelle Stansberry, Jeanie Wethington

(sponsor), (row three) Kristin Henry, Rachel Kiplinger, Jennifer McCord, Missy Hutchi­son, (row four) Jennifer Wethmgton, Cathy Stigall, atalie Kiplinger, Amy Kemper.

Frankton 33 52 35 45 48 55 30 46 38 58 57 52

Freshmen End At 10-4

Wes-Del Madison Grant Shenandoah Sheridan Elwood Yorktown Wapahani Marion Bennett Tri-Central Lapel Alexandria Mt. Vernon

Opponent 39 32 34 36 24 40 33 26 49 39 39 56

Eric Lnsp breaks away after a steal , as Greg Granger trails on the play. (R .B.)

had Bouslog Jeans in, looking for a shot against ' henandoah . (R .B.)

The Fre hman ba ketball team ended their ea on at I 0-4.

Over the sea on, Greg Granger led the Eagles in scoring and rebounding. He had 123 point and 71 total re­bound ·. Cory Maryan led in a i ts with 37 .

"The be t game that we played was against Alexandria. They played hard, and the intensity of the game was good," aid Coach Campbell in his fir t year of coaching a high chool team .

I really don't have a lot of informa­tion on the Frankton and Leach 8th graders, but Leach only had I win. It will take work next year and I'll mi s a lot of the fre hmen that I coached this year." said Campbell.

I st row: Chris Compton (mgr.), Jami Hornmg, Jason Croy, Eric Crisp, Cory \1aryan, Chris Carpenter 2nd Row: hawn Heath (mgr.),

hawn We tlund, David Ratliff. Chad Bous­log, Vincent Huffman, Greg Granger, Joey a­lazar, Coach Kyle Campbell

At Shenandoah, Joey Salazar power m a layup. (R B.)

Freshman Basketball > 97

Frankton Girls Finish Best Season Ever

The Frankton varsity girls ba -ketball team, under the coaching of Toby Truex finished with their best eason ever compiling a 17-2 record.

The team set some goal for themselves this year and achieved many of them. They wanted to have the best conference record which they did by going undefeated in con­ference play. The girls also set a new Frankton girls scoring record by smashing Muncie Burris 94-33. Frankton also made a strong ap­pearance in sectional beating El-

Frankton Opponent 47 Monroe Central 33 35 Sheridan 23 34 Pendleton Heights 70 59 Lapel 24 60 Muncie South 33 54 Hamilton Heights 45 51 Tri Central 41 60 Union 36 54 Wapahani 30 49 Blue River 35 52 Cowan 24 52 Shenandoah 36 61 Randolph Southern 40 94 Muncie Burris 33 51 Alexandria 61 59 Daleville 34 70 Elwood 42 62 Wes Del

Sectional 51 Elwood 38 45 Highland 47

Season Record 17-2

During sectional against Highland, Dawn Lee­man finds Missy Phillips on an under the bas­ket cut. (K .R.)

Angie Compton drives strong for two points against Alexandria. (K.R.)

wood 51-38 and finally losing to Highland 45-47.

The Lady Eagles are still a young team, with only three seniors on the team and only two senior starters. Dawn Leeman senior center said, "This year was a good year because there was a feeling of team unity and everyone played together." Gara Syverson senior guard and team leader said, "This year was the best year I've ever had. It was like the team was a big family. We worked so well together. We won as

Row I: Shelly Blackford, Brandie Harper, Kristen Barnett, Betsy Benefiel, Denna Hartman. Row 2: Sarette Cobb, Angie

a team and we lost as a team. If ever one of us was 'cold' we always had someone to fill in! We had good atti­tudes and worked hard. As everyone saw it paid off in the long run, and I'm very satisfied at the way I ended my high school career!"

With hard work, three returning starters and people to fill in the slots and the Lady Eagles will be a force to reckon with and a top competitor next year.

Clark, Gara Syverson, Andrea Cummings, Dawn Leeman, Missy Phillips, Angie Comp­ton, Toby Truex. (C.L.)

Girls Make Improvements The re erve girls made great im­

provements from their Ia t ea on and finished with a record of 8-10 which is twice a many win from their previou sea on.

The re erve team worked very hard this year and even though they

Andrea Cummings goes up for a rebound in the game against Alexandria. (R .B.)

did not have a great season they howed many improvement

throughout the year. The re erve lady eagle had decisive win over Lapel and Daleville, winning 21-8 and 20-8 respectively. The lady ea­gles capped the year off by winning

their last four games capped off by edging out We Del, 29-28 in the season finale.

ext year the girl will continue to work hard and look to be even a tronger team next year.

Row I: Cindy Springer, Michelle Hall , Me­lissa Hall , Amanda Jones, Meagan Paddock, Row 2: Sarette Cobb, Betsy Benefiel, Andrea Cummings, Chris Young, Wendy !mel, Coach Lisa O'Donnel. (G.V.)

Frankton Opponent 14 Monroe entral 31 I Sheridan 23 7 Pendleton Heights 37

21 Lapel 8 Muncie outh 6

II Hamilton Heights 30 10 Tri-Central 41 24 nion 16 21 Wapahani 25 23 Blue River 16 23 Cowan 31 16 henandoah 18 16 Randolph outhern 24 31 Alexandria 25 20 Daleville 27 Elwood 25 29 Wes Del 2

eason Record 8-10

Sarette obb shoots a freethro\\ against lexandria reserve team while Meagan Paddock blocks out underneath the goal. (K .R.)

Girls Basketball ~ 99

Cagers Suffer 5-16 Season De pite being enior dominated,

this year' boys varsity ba ketball team truggled to a 5-16 mark. The team ·tarted out very well, tanding 4-2 after ix game , but then losing 12 game in a row in the Ionge t losing ·treak in recent memory. However, before lo ing their final regular sea-on game, the Eagle won a thrilling

game again t Blue River on enior

ight. In that game, Frankton trailed by one point with 2 econds remaining when enior MYP Pat Brown powered in a layup at the buzzer to give Frankton the well-earned win.

Thi year's team wa led by Brown in coring and free throw percentage, enior Matt Smith in rebounding,

senior Chri Farley in a i ts, and ju­nior Billy Ratliff in field goal percent-

Taking a fade-away jumper against henando­ah is agle harpshooter Billy Ratliff, I I. (~ . H.)

After diving for a loo e ball, Chris Farley, 12, is helped to his feet by a Blue River opponent. ( 'v1 .A .)

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age. Winning varsity letters were

Brown, Smith, Farley, Ratliff, Aaron Cain, J.D. Wil on, Mike Ander on, Randy Hart, Du tin Riggs, Jason Whiteaker, and hri Bauchert.

De pite this year' eason, there i hope for the future because of yet an­other succes ful JV team which fin­ished 15-5.

1st Row: Aaron Cain, Chris Farley, Randy Hart, Jason Whiteaker, 2nd Row: Brook Robinette, Matt Smith, Mike Anderson, Billy Ratliff, Pat Brown (G.Y.)

Mat Smith, 12, pulls up for a shot, in the middle of the Scot' defen e. (M.H.)

Frankton Opponent 36 And. Highland 68 46 Lapel* 54 48 Hamilton Hts. * 44 68 Wes-Del* 52 52 nion• 35 54 heridan• 46 41 Daleville* 46 51 Elwood* 52 47 Muncie Burris* 48 54 Cowan* 60 46 Randolph So.* 59 38 henandoah* 64 54 Alexandria 64 39 Waphani* 50 43 Monroe Central 44 40 Taylor• 49 38 Blue River 37 51 Madison Grant 63 59 Westfield* 61 48 Hamilton 50 43 Daleville 46

ea on Record: 5-16 * Denotes Reserve Victory

Randy Hart, 12, applies defensive pressure as iVIatt mith, 12, looks on. ( IVI.S.)

Boys Basketball > 101

1989 After a Jason Whiteaker shot, Pat Brown pre­pares to grab a rebound again t a Daleville player during sectional. (M .. )

Junior Billy Ratliff, who scored a team high 14 points, launches an open jumper in the Wig­wam. (M .S.)

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Sectional Once again, it was ectional time

and as alway FHS was there. Frankton met it opponent at the first game on the fir t night of the tourney.

It was Frankton against Daleville. o matter how hard the Eagle tried,

they just couldn't get past the Bron­co . Some ay it was a Jack of perfor­mance while others ay the Jack of support from th'! fans played the most

important role. The outcome was a clo e game,

with FH coming up 3 points short. The final core wa Daleville 44-Frankton 41.

enior Matt Smith, leap skyward in a n at­tempt to control a jump ball. (M .. )

During a time-out, FH cheerleaders try to pump up the crowd. (M .S.)

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Eagle Runners MEC Champs Again

The agle's track team had an ex­ceptional eason thi year. The track-ter fini hed their dual, triangular

meet with a 8-0 record. The Eagle overall record which was 45-5, in­cluded all invitational and confer­ence . The Eagle captured the MEC crown for the econd traight year, and placed 2nd in the fir t-ever WR C conference meet. All-Con­ference honor were be towed upon Fred ears, John Mercer, Brook Ro­binette, Brad Bra hear, Joe Ra tet­ter, Damon Hanna, Mark John on,

Dacon Hanna who captured a fourth place at sectional, explodes out of the blocks. (G .Y.)

Brad Brashear shows his first place form at MEC. (G .. )

Toby hrader in the ME . In WRAC Robinette, Mercer, Bra­hear, and Dacon Hanna captured

all-conference honor . John Mercer and Brook Robinette

broke two chool record thi year. John broke the long jump with a leap of 22 ft. 7 in. and anchored the 400 relay team's record breaking time of 45.1. Brook soared over the high jump bar at 6 ft. 6 in. and ran 3rd on the relay team.

In the sectional 5 individual placed and 4 moved on to regional .

The boys track team celebrates their fir t place victory at MEC. (G.Y.)

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Chad nipes ju t mis ed going to regional by placing 5th in the 3200. John Mercer placed 2nd in the I 00 meter , Brook Robinette placed 3rd in the high jump, Brad Brashear and Dacon Hanna placed 4th in the di cus and 300 low hurdle .

John Mercer bla ted everyone at regionals to place 3rd in the I 00 me­ter and qualified for the State Track and Field meet. John was al o this year' leading scorer, and one of the team captains. The other captain were Pat Brown and Brad Bra hear.

Row I (L-R) Tom Champion Asst. oach, Cory Maryan, Dacon Hanna, Damon Hanna , Chris Compton, Shawn Westlund, Jason Mor­gan, Greg Wright, Coach Phil Davis. Row 2: Managers Laurie Mundy, Rachel Kiplinger ,

Jennifer McCord; Brent Reynolds, Keith Par­sons, Brett Canaday, Jeff Johnson, Brian Da­vis, Chad nipes, John Mercer. Row 3: Brook Robinette, Greg hepard, Pat Brown, Doug

cott , Fred ears, Joey alazar, Jeff Geller,

Damon Hanna hands off to Mark Johnson. one of the record setting members of the 400 relay team. (G .Y.)

Brad Brashear. Row 4: cott Ginder, Mark Henson, Joe Rastetter, Phil Hall , Chris Law­son, Mark Johnson, Mike Anderson .

FRA KTO Opponent 71 Wes Del 44 98 Mt. Vernon 24

7.5 Elwood 14.5 Muncie Burris 35

7 Yorktown 49 92 Shenandoah, 22

Lapel 45 87 Hamilton Hts. 43

eason Record : -0

In the ectional John Mercer surprises every­one to place second. (G .Y.)

Brook Robinette soars over the high jump in the MEC. (G .Y.)

Boys Track > 105

Young Eagles Show Potential The girls' track team completed a

very succe ful ea on by sporting an overall 21-7 record including confer­ence meet , and invitationals.

Starting trong, the Eagle runner po ted decisive wins over We Del, Burris, and Highland. Elwood and Lapel fell victim to the track quad in a 3-way meet. They lost to Alexan­dria, but bounced back to take 2nd place in the WRC meet. The team fell

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prey to Madi on Grant, but came back to win over Shenandoah and La­pel.

Angie Clark, Kai ha McCorkle, and Bet y Benefiel all qualified for sectional competition: Clark in 3200, and 1600 meter events, McCorkle in the high jump, and Benefiel in the 3200 and 00 meter run .

The team's ucce s wa a little ur­pri ing considering their youth and

inexperience. Of the 26 team mem­bers, 18 were fre hmen and sopho­more.

Angie Clark, the lone returning enior was the most con istent point­corer throughout the cason. he

regularly won the 3200, 1600, and she al o ran on the 1600 meter relay team. With the team's youth, future ucces hould be in ured.

Top Row: Meagan Paddock, Melissa Hall , Betsy Benefiel, Amy Hart, Crystal Tomlinson, Lori Grant, Megan McDuffee, Chris Young, Marcie Abney. Middle Row: Cheryl Aynes, Rachel Betz, Michelle Sumpter, Missy Phil­lips, Andrea Maurer, Kelly Campbell, Aman­da Jones, Andrea Bradberry, Mgr. Bottom Row: Coach Gordy, Angie Thomp on, Tiffany Guthrie, Jodi Dolliver, Andrea Cummings, Kaisha McCorkle, Loanne Faulstich, Angie Clark, Coach DeKeyser.

ophomore \1eagan Paddock prepares to re­lease the shotput.

While other team members do homework be­fore a meet, Melissa Hall poses for the camera .

Angie Thompson stretches out before an invi­tational.

Andrea Cummings hands the baton to Angie Clark during a relay race.

Frankton Opponent 63 We Del 55 75 Muncie Burris 43 83 Highland 35

61 112 Elwood, Lapel 53 .30 42 Alexandria 76 54 Madison Grant 64 73 Shen ., Lapel 43,29

67 112 Hamilton Height 501'2

2nd WRAC 3rd Jay County lnv. 3rd MEC

Girls Track > 107

14th ranked Eagles finish 15-2 The Lady agle oared high in

19 9, by tarting off trong with eight traight win and then finally getting

beat 3-2 b 7th ranked Shenandoah. Later the Eagle defeated Shenando­ah 4-3 in the championship game to capture the Shenandoah Tourney.

Senior pitcher Robin Bell proved her great pitching ability by throwing a no-hitter again t 9th ranked Pend­leton Heights. Thi up et by the Ea-

I t row: Jennifer Bouslog, Wendy !mel, Kara Anderson, Brenda Welborn, helly Blackford, Kri ten Barnett, Jennifer Bristow, Stacy Heath 2nd row: Asst. coach, Shannon herfy, Julie Dick, Amy McPhearson, Tracy Jackson, Barrette Cobb, Brandie Harper, Robin Bell, To ha Lit ey, Rachel Walker, Coach choll 3rd row: Managers, hane Parlow, Brian Me orkle, Chi Baldwin. (K.R.)

Robin Bell, 12, prepares her windup on the mound. (M.H.)

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gle gave them determination to ac­compli h anything they wanted.

The change from the ' sea on to the · 9 eason eemed to be better attitude , togetherness, and a lot of determination. The agle offen e eemed to park in every game. Bar­

rette Cobb and Jennifer Bou log led the team with their hitting power. Their defense was topped off with

enior hortstop To ha Litsey, Senior

Brandie Harper, II, awaits the pitch during a game against Pendleton Hts. (R.B.)

Robin Bell on the mound, and Junior Brandie Harper at second ba e. These player played key factors in game this year.

Overall the Lady Eagles finished the season with their first-ever rank­ing in the state at 14th. The Eagle ability to play softball wa proven with their record of 15 win and only 2 lo es. The Eagle outscored their opponents thi year 189-59.

Frankton 14 17 23 9 17 9 12

2 II 14 I st 9 6 13 4 5 16

2

Heritage, Wis. Lapel Elwood Anderson Madison Hts. Mt. Vernon Highland Pendleton Shenandoah Alexandria Lapel Shenandoah Trny. Blackford Hamilton S.E. Tipton Shenandoah Tipton Sheridan Sectional Pendleton Hts.

Opponent 0 0 I 7 I 3 9 0 3

2

2 3 5 3

10 2

9

Baseball Finishes 12-10 With a 12-10 record thi year'

baseball team tied for the conference championship in the MEC. The team had to play a rain-out game with Muncie Burris after the eason was over.

Coach Campbell felt that 1989 wa a good year even though there were only three enior on the team. He also anticipate the next two years to be good.

Said Campbell, "l think that York­town wa our be t game, becau e when we played them they had a 12-4 record, and we beat them."

Frankton 10 6 10 12 8 9,12 3 4 3 12 3 3 15 6 7,6 9 4

8,13 4 0

Opponent Heritage Wi con in 0 Delta 3

nder on 10 Westfield 10 Monroe Central 3 Cowan (2) 3,1 Elwood 10 Wapahani

henandoah Daleville Lapel Mount Vernon Blue River Pendleton Ht . Alexandria (2)

nion Yorktown Randolph outhern We Del (2) Highland Sectional

13 3 7

13 14 II

8,14 2 3 4

7,14 15 21

Row I: hilo Shrader, Ja on Croy, Greg Granger. Row 2: Greg Hughe , eal Harper, Brian Maryan, Tim Friend, Mickey Blair, Ja­son Connelly., Row 3: Coach Buck, Tony tew­art , Andy Arrick, Jason Whiteaker, Tony Geller, Matt Smith, Dustin Riggs, Aaron Cain, Coach ampbell .

Greg Granger lays the tag on a We Del player.

Matt mith fires to Dustin Rtggs in an attempt to pick off an opponent.

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A Better Year For The Golfers

19 9 proved to be one of the better year' for the Frankton golf team. With only one enior on the team, Mr. ber­nathy did not anticipate uch a good year. The team won four matche against Madi on Grant, Daleville, Cowan, and Marion Bennett.

Mr. bernathy aid, "The fre hmen and ophomores howed more potential than in the past." He also feel that if they continue to practice over the urn­mer, they could be pretty re pectable player a juniors and enior .

Randy Hart , senior, warms up with a practice putt.

igning a score card after finishing a match is Junior, Mike Walker.

Frankton Opponent 194 Wapahani 180 191 lex, El"ood 146,159 185 'vladison Grant 18 180 Daleville, 'vlt. ernon 7,161 213 Lapel 192 I 9 henandoah 173 'viEC 7th out of 10 I 5 owan I 9 18 Lapel 181 190 Marion Bennett 210 WRAC thoutof8

ectional Postponed cason Record 4-9

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Row I (Left to Right): Rob Hobbs, Chris Carpenter, Tom 'vliller, Dane 'vlaupin, Derek 'vlillcr, Jami Horning. Row 2 oach

Phil Abernath), Randy Hart, Jeff Graham, Mike Walker. 'vlikc Hale) . Dale Turner.

Students Honored

Thur day, May 25 , was the annual award banquet in the gym.

everal student were honored in many different area ranging from art to wood . Other area that were potlighted included Band, Choir,

Drama, French, Guard, Journalism, Media, Spani h, and Typing.

Various scholarship were awarded to junior and senior . Ball State, In­diana University, and Anderson Uni­versity were three college that pre­sented cholarship to orne of the top eniors at FHS. Other organizations uch as the American Legion, the rmed Force , and the Elks Lodge

Honored student a well. This evening proved to be a very

pecial night to many a orne of the best of FHS received special recogni­tion.

Amy Overdorf, 12, is pre ented the DeHority cholarship by Mr. and Mr . DeHority .

(M.A.)

Mrs. Lee presents certificate to the Academic Team members. (M.A.)

Mr. Sipe awards the Eagles' Wings Editor, Eli­sabeth Burris a gold medal. (M.H.)

More Honors

Mrs. Dunlap presents Julie Hahn, 10 and Mea­gan Paddock, 10 with Spanish Honor Society Certificates. (M.A.)

Mr. Huntsinger awards Mark Henson, II, with a Woods and Metals Award. (M.H.)

Doug Hartman, 12, receives his 4-year band blanket from Mr. Shipley. (M.A.)

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Have you ever at in a booth at Pizza Hut on the out ide and you are left-handed? Let me tell you I ure get tired of bumping elbows with the per on be ide me.

How many of you have permanent spiral ring car on the ide of your left hand from piral notebooks! You can buy left-handed notebook . they only co t 2. 79 and the other note­book co t 4 for $1 .00.

The very art of writing can be a

problem. Senior Mike Anderson says " s I write, the word u ually mear together." An excu e for loppy writ­ing or what!?

Sports is ometimes a real trial and error, e pecially if your right hander are instructing you. "I personally bat left, catch and throw right-handed. Mainly becau e growing up I u ed my brother's right-handed mitt." Left handed golf clubs come hard to find, ju t a k Chri Farley. Hi core would

probably be lower but all his free time i spent hopping for club .

To Matt Arbuckle, there are no di advantage being left-handed. He say , "It force you to become more ver a tile."

One more item: Why in a court of law do we rai e our right-hand to wear to God? Does our left hand lie?

Written by To ha Litsey

FREfiiMIIN "INITIIITION liME" Ever hear the word "initiation

time"? The e word can mean hear fear for upcoming fre hmen. Why, you might a k? Maybe it' because on initiation day ( o declared by upper­cia men) the ight of lip tick faces and the faint odor of perfume can be een and melled in the hall-way , the

cafeteria, the cia room , and ye , even the chool bu e .

One cia sic way to initiate fre h­men i to mi guide the e poor little creature . When they ask for room 204, ju t kindly give them directions to the cafeteria . Another famou "ini­tiation" i when you give a polite hove to a fre hman right out of the

locker room, naked .

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Yet another way to pick on them is when you pa a locker and pu h on them to make their faces eat metal. One joke everyone like to pull i when you ee a fre hman with that bewildered and lone orne face, you knock the books right out of their hand and point and laugh at them a they try to gather them back up.

During football and band camp, the players and member eem to have their own special way of picking on fre hmen. Some of the e "Cruel

ppercla smen" like to put extra foamy having cream into the little one ' hair or in their bed . Some even like to go into a restaurant and leave the freshmen there to pay . The veter-

an band member also like to throw water balloon at the newcomers a they walk out.

A for the football players, they have their individual way of making their own fun . ay that it' been rain­ing for a couple of day and the ground i good and muddy. So muddy in fact, that the football players drag freshmen's faces right through it. Some player even like to u e their rookies a tackling sled .

Maybe some think thi i really cruel to do to the e little freshmen, but what the heck, that' only part of the fun of entering the world of high chool.

.. ,tlAlS Of BEll IG .. f).\tt & SHOfff "You're o short, you have to wear

a sign that say , 'Don't spit! I can't swim!' " This i ju t one of the many comment that hort people have to put up with. Other comments are: "Would you tand up plea e?" and "Do you need a booster seat?" But short people aren't the only ones who have to put up with the e mart re­mark . Tall people al o have to put up with the e remark too.

Putting up with the e mart re­mark aren't the only trials of being hort or tall. Short people have to be

good climbers o they can reach high

place and good seamstre es so they can hem their clothes . Going to a movie theater canal o be a ha lefor a hort per on. They either have to it in the front-row or it behind a 6'5" football player who' as broad a the creen is wide.

The trial of being tall can be just as rough. In tead of hemming their clothe , they have to let the hem out. In order to drive a mall car, they have to take out the front seat and drive from the back- eat. Tall people also have to duck a lot. The threat of them hitting their heads on a doorway

is always on their mind . Being short or tall i n 't always bad.

They al o have their advantage . Like tall people have an advantage in play­ing ba ketball, and hort people have an advantage in playing ba eball. An­other advantage i that short girl usually don't have to worry about their date being horter than they are . Ju t like tall boy don't u ually have to worry about their date being taller than they are .

Written by Gina Venter

U.. and Dcwns cl Bm1es Many people at FHS have brace .

The e people have hared their storie with u .

Mo t people said they could not stand their braces. Only one per on aid they did not want to get their

brace off. Have you ever heard of "locking

lip "?Well, of all of the people inter­viewed, no one ever got locked brace , and everyone said they had " 0 PROBLEM" with kis ing.

Jenifer Yeary, a former junior of

FHS, said he had to wear rubber bands on the ca ting of her brace . One day one of her rubber band came off theca lings and flew across the room onto a girl' de k.

Melinda ummer , enior, aid that chee e get tuck in her teeth. One time, Melinda got ge tured in the face by a per on who was wearing a wea ter . The sleeve on the wea ter got

caught on her braces. Aaron Cain, senior, said it wa very

hard to eat. Heal o aid that he never

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got anything caught on his braces. One person ha lo t four retainers .

Do you have any friend who have brace ? Well, we have heard that one girl got a fork stuck in her braces, another got her brace caught on her carpet.

With all of the e crazy stories, some people wish to have their storie known, but do not wi h to have their name beside it.

Written by Amy Hopper

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Lara, Sharing laughs, Clothe and tears . Ridding me, Of foolish fears .

pecial moment , pecial time .

Forgiving me, For little crime . Helping you think, When you can 't. Knowing when to rave, And when to rant. Being honest, When you should. Knowing you'd Do it all if you could . Staying when, You'd rather run. Tho e time we fought, And won.

ot believing, What you heard. Friendship . . . What a special word, I'll mi s you . Kri tin Henry 9

The Blinding Light aw you tanding there, you looked

so lonely, o helpless . I reached out to help you, you neglect­ed me and turned to the hole, It did not help you . You kept falling deeper into the hole, it was getting too black for you to ee. You creamed for help but I wa not there to help you, it wa too late. You hould not have even tried the "hole", it ucked you in .

ntil it devoured your body and oul. ow the only thing left of you i a

memory. Denna Hartman II

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Suicide, to some people it ' a disease to others it's asking plea e. People think it's the only way, that' why they go through with it every­day. Some people think that people just don't care. But there is somebody out there. If you need somebody to talk to, re­member I will always be there for you. Suicide is not right! So try to find some help and let them how you the light.

Joe Johnson 10

More Than A Face Look at more Than just the outside. What you really need to know I what' on the in ide. Looks can deceive And cause you to hide. Becau e you're afraid Of what you'll find. If you look at more Than just the face, Somewhere there is A pecial place Where it doesn't matter How you look And where every heart I an open book. Someday, hopefully, You will find , There' a wonderful thing: It' called a mind .

Beth Benefiel I I

Oh Lord, it ' six ten . Do I have to do thi again ? I hit the snooze one more time. How I would love to Jeep till nine. The alarm ring once more. I get up, throw the clock through the door .

I pull myself out of bed. I feel like a brick i on my head. The shower was cold, and I'm still

not up. The coffee i still hot, I'll have an-

other cup. I go to the closet, not a thing to wear. I've got blue jean , do I dare? In the car , headed for the highway. How in the world can this only be

Monday? It's starting drizzle, now it 's rain . How I hope I can keep moderately sane.

I get to school with minute to pare. It doesn 't matter, a long as I am

there. I go to the office, I ign my name. Off to clas , the student I have to

tame. The day was eventful, but somewhat slow.

The last hour pa e , now I can go. I get my briefcase and walk away. I'll be back, hopefully on another

day. I walk through the door and sigh . I'm a substitute teacher at Frankton

High

Chri tie Lawrence, sub titute

If you love me ...

If you love me, know. If you don't, dear, let me go. I love you truly with all my heart; Wi hing your love for me oon would start.

If you loved me, you would see; Just how much you mean to me. If you loved me, you would know; I'll follow you no matter where you go

Through the years, I've stood by you;

Letting you know my love is true. Now it's time, I have to know. If you love me, let it show.

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A Perfect Rose

A single, perfect ro e That expressed How much I cared

ow reminds me Of all things That I wanted us to share A perfect rose That expressed so much Of the love I felt for you

ow is tarting To make me think How I was uch a fool A perfect rose Is all I had left Of my impossible dream But to you, I gue s A perfect rose Just doe n't mean a thing.

Beth Benefiel II

The year are flying by The years are flying by, I don't know where they go The time before I cam here Just seems so long ago The friendship that I've made here I hope will last forever The laughter and the memories Are things my heart will alway treasure All the hurt and sorrow Just doesn't seem like much Compared to all the good time With the friends I care about o much The few years I have left here I hope will go by low. Becau e what the future hold for

me Is omething I don't know.

Beth Benefiel II

Love i Blind

Love i like a flower, beautiful and growing.

Love is like a river, fresh and always flowing. orne ay love is blind, but I think it sees, causes love is what brought me down to my knee .

I pray to the Lord that he will be back, cau e hi love right now Lord i what I lack.

He aid that he loved me that we would never part, He said it to me from the bottom of his heart. I wa wrong I gue love is blind. But the way I see it, it is uppo ed to be kind.

You win orne, you lose orne, but to thi very day. o matter how you ee it. Love is Blind anyway.

Denna Hartman II

Life's Emotions Confu ion; the state of mind It makes you upset It's built up over time. Frustration; the anger withheld Can cause lonely nights But to no one you tell. Heartache; a burnt flame Something once there Yet now i made tame. Calmne ; a state of being Lets you rest A pects clear for seeing. Impul e; the sudden thoughts You're soaring in air Reaching for the top. Motivation; things you want Going to achieve Not out to flunk. Destination; where you belong Where you'll be As your life prolong . Loanne Faulstich II

Tele cope We view the heaven through a pipe with lenses at both ends. Searching the sky, eeking new tars, looking for new friend .

Once in an era we learn a new fact and write it down with glee. Then we can point it out to later youth. We are hi tory.

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On the holidays a lot of students celebra te in orne very traditional way . But, of cour e there are always tho e of us who have to be a little different than everyone el e. When orne of the students at FHS were

asked what they do for the holidays, thi is what they aid :

nni a Shattner, enior: On Thank -giving, I go to my boyfriend 's house and eat dinner, then we go outside and play football in the mud .

Michelle Scott, senior: On Hallow­een, I dre ed up and went Trick-or­Treating with some friends . When I got home I pigged-out on my candy.

Jennifer L. Jones, enior: When the clock trike midnight on ew Year ' Eve, I run around the house and bang on pot and pans .

Tobi Shrader, freshman : My family rents a dining hall and has a big din­ner for Chri tma The whole family play games and sing ong .

Brook Robinette, junior: My family goes to North Carolina at Christmas to vi it relatives .

Lara Corya, senior: My boyfriend and 1 have a candlelight dinner on Valentine's Day.

Marc Heijdeman, enior: In Holland we celebrate the birth of Saint ico­la on December 5th . We exchange pre ents .

Raina Yautaw, senior: My boyfriend and I and orne of our friends all get together and bring in the ew Year the best way we can .

Kelly Barnard, senior: On Christma , I help my mom and my isters make candy.

Written by Angela Man hip

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The alarm goes off and you strug­gle out of bed on a Monday morning. You stub your toe in the shower and find yet another pimple on your face. As you head off to school you realize the massive hi tory te t is today, not tomorrow. It's going to be one of tho e days when everything goes wrong and you just can 't help from being in a bad mood. Although it's hard to believe anybody at Frankton High School could be in a bad mood, each of us have our own thing we do when we're having a bad day.

For instance: Carla Barnard ignores everyone. Kelly Barnard hit walls and

throws things. Heather Brumback gripes at every-

one. Chris Cage sings. Brett Canaday yells a lot. Becky Hamilton screams. Rana Hamilton is quiet. Dacon Hanna pouts and throws

things. Amy Hopper hits people if they

touch her.

Mood Brian Maryan gripes exce sively. John Mercer ignores everyone. Katessa Miedema sits in her room

and turns her radio on full bla t. Mark Mills becomes silent. Jennifer Odom goes into i olation . Mi y Phillip goe into elf-i ola-

tion . Brent Reynolds is quiet and hart­

tempered . Patty Rydman keeps to herself. Shelly Stanley hits anything clo e

to her. Tracy Starr's eyes turn colors. Andy Wethington beats up on Les

Campbell 's little brother. Jenifer Yeary pout and has a bad

temper. As you can tell, the students at

FHS have their own thing they do when they are in a bad mood. The things that people do during a bad mood is a way to cope with the day. So next time you see a per on in a bad mood, stay away and let them do their thing; they will not be satisfied until they alleviate their bad mood.

Written by Heather Ruby

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Driving for the first time can be, and usually i , quite an experience. Whether it is making a wrong turn or running a red light, it can be traumat­ic for the driver.

Some people get the chance to drive earlier than most, while others have to wait for driver' education classes. That ometime proves unfor­tunate for teachers who teach driver 's education .

Mr. Davi , one of the ix drivers education teachers, claims that "ev­erybody ought to teach driver ed . ju t to see what it is like."

Mr . Davis thinks that mot begin­ners are plain cared. He stated that he trie not to yell at the tudents be­cause it make them more nervou

and more scared. One example of a bad experience

with a new driver is when one of his tudents went off the road, into a

field , and had to be pulled out by a tractor.

Even Mr. Davis has had his mis­take at driving. One time in his young driving day he hit a puddle of water on the road and hydroplaned into a fence.

A few of our tudents shared their driving mi takes . Angie Clark, sen­ior , used the wrong lane on a two way treet.

Tim Allen, junior , received a speeding ticket when he was in driv­er' education . The day he got hi li­cen e he received another speeding

ticket. my McPhear on, junior, got off

to an unlucky start. She left her lights on while he wa at a friends, he left her gas cap off, and pulled out in front of a police car. She landed in a field, and her sister drove after that.

Brian Jent, sophomore, took hi fa­ther ' truck without permi ion. If one of his friend wouldn ' t have grabbed the wheel, they would have had an encounter with a ditch .

you can tell by a few of the to­rie , driving experience can be unique and up etting, but later they can be laughed at.

Written by Jenifer Yeary

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Have you ever had one o f tho e day where you ju t didn ' t want to go to school ? Almo t everyday, right? Well one of tho e days you might de­cide to take a break. Really, you de­serve it after all tho e long hours of slaving at school. So you call up some friends , and ask them to kip with you. They ay l.k. and you all meet at omeone's house where their parents

have already left for work. When ev­eryone i there, you all head off to get something to eat and maybe go to the mall , or maybe even go to Indianapo­lis. fter spending orne time out, you choose to go back home for a while to goof off and watch T.V . until your

parents get home. Be ide , your parent don ' t get

home until way after you do. Well, as you pull into the drive-way you notice that your parent are home and they' re waiting on you! You think, "Oh no. I'm dead." and you start hav­ing thoughts of maybe speeding away real fa t o you won't get into trouble right away. You realize that would probably make things worse and you go on into the hou e. While your par­ent are yelling at you, you find out that the school office called your par­ents wondering if you were really ick because they noticed that your friends were gone also.

You get off lucky with just being grounded for 2 week but you realize that even though you had fun skip­ping chool , you may have to suffer the con equences of being caught. This story wa based on true stories that people had told.

When asked about skipping school , mo t said, "It's o.k. if you skip I day every so often as long as you don ' t make it a habit." Just remember, if you do kip. you take the chance of being grounded by having to suffer with your parents for more than two week .

By Kaisha McCorkle

onzed to tbe Bone Everyday, people young and old,

worry about their looks. But one of the major problem concerning beau­ty and health i the u e of tanning bed . Many people use them at differ­ent times and for different reasons, but teenager u e them mo t often. Summer is the time when few people use tanning beds because of the con­venience of the sun. But when it come clo e to prom, businesse be­come swamped with appointments.

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The cost of using tanning beds range from between $20 and $50 a month with a maximum of 30 minutes a day.

Although many people know about the dangers of using the tanning bed, they till worry about their appear­ance . The results of u ing a tanning bed are ometimes rewarding. Many people end up with great tans while other get extremely burnt, or get nothing at all. The e results are only temporary . But future results from

the use of tanning beds could be haz­ardous or even fatal. Studies have shown that the radiation levels used to tan the body are high and aren ' t affected . And if you don't use the gog­gles provided , you could become blind .

So before you hop into a tanning bed, you might ask yourself if "bronz­ing to the bone" i worth the potential hazard of your future health.

By Raina Vautaw

S'ruov JlnLL lltuB Every year about ninety percent of

high school tudents sign up for a study hall because they think they will use it to catch up unfinished homework. but let's face it folk , over half the time mo t of the students do not have anything to do, or choo e not to do what they do have. Of course in mo t study hall you can 't talk, so what else is there to do?

Kids can come up with orne pretty funny thing to do in study hall. It ' neat to see how many different ex­cuses kids will come up with to get to go to the library. The new Screaming Eagle juice vending machine provides the study hall students with some-

What is in a locker? When a ked that question your first respon e would probably be book . But think about that question for a minute. What exactly i in a locker? For orne people it is ju t books, but orne peo­ple actually go to great length to make their locker more intere ting. Before school starts there are usually many people in the hall decorating

thing to drink. Watching a student drink their juice can be quite amu -ing. Many of the kids suck on the straw until every drop is gone, making some really rude noi e . Occasionally a student will be brave enough to chew his straw and then spit the re­maining piece at people. But, plea e don' t get caught doing the e harmless jokes. You just might be forced to write a nice article from one of Mr. Shipley' computer book .

An interesting sight one might ee while walking into a study hall is a kid staring into outer space with his mouth open .

And another thing, those cafeteria

seats are probably the mo t uncom­fortable eat ever made by mankind. Have you ever noticed about every five seconds a student is moving around trying to find that comfort­able spot? Some students have to take up two seat just to be comfortable ­one for each cheek, thu making the table crowded .

There you have it; you 've heard our complaints. Come on Frankton facul­ty, isn't there another way you can torture us tudents? Isn ' t homework enough? Because the Frankton kids think it i time you all find a cure for their study hall blues.

Written by Brook Robinette

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their lockers with contact paper or lots of picture . They do this o they don ' t have to look at a big lab of boring metal every hour . School' boring enough a it is, right? orne people get pretty creative with their decoration . What' the gro e t decoration? Lockers decorated by rows of gum inside of the locker door.

ually thi collection turns into one

big blob of gum or is stretched down the length of the door , whichever de­scription fit your locker be t, all eem to fit one main category. o

matter how nice and neat your locker is at the beginning of the year it al­way end up being "one big fat mes " at the end .

Written by Kai ha McCorkle

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My senior year . Oh, the many great memories it holds!! But the greatest, most magnificent memory has to be the 1989 Boys Sectional Pep Session.

Yes , this was the year when stu­dents no longer fought over who should occupy what seat in the An­derson Wig Warn. Apparently, this was to be the year of FHS's greatest school pep session!! So Seniors, get out those memory books and start re­cording the events, as I begin to relive them for you. Take heed, and read carefully, for not a moment must be missed!!

First, I'll set the scene for those who may not have looked very closely . Unlike past years, the building itself was lucky enough to escape being to­tally decked out in the red and white crepe paper, although there were a few posters on the players' lockers and other various places about the halls. The FHS students were also lucky, in that there were no stupid dress up days, such as tie, hat, and sunglasses day; there wasn't even an announced red and white day! Imag­ine our luck!!

Since there was no outrageous dis­plays of dumb school spirit shown, the greater part of the day on which this infamous event took place isn't worth mentioning. So I'll skip right over to approximately 2:20 p.m.

The PA system cracked and our Vice-Principal, Mr. Warner. (who most considered old fashioned for wearing red and white) dismissed the excited students to the gym. (One must understand that the students were excited to be leaving their stud­ies - not because they were on their way to the pep session!)

Upon reaching the gym , the chaos

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was in full swing. Swearing, yelling, and catcalls to the cheerleaders could be heard from various places around the gym. The teachers (those who even bothered to show up) were con­gregated in a huddle on the opposite side of the gym.

Then a hush fell over the gymnasi­um as the cheerleaders ran out onto the floor , and quickly turned cart­wheels and somersaults. The hush was soon non-existent as boys of all ages whistled and made remarks that I'm too embarrassed to repeat. So continued the cheers and chants of the pep session . . .

One must also understand the reac­tion of the crowd to these chants. When the cheerleaders said "Stand up and Cheer" the crowd sat down and booed, when they tried to get 'The Wave' going across the bleach­ers all they got was splashed. When they asked the teachers to let them hear their best, one teacher (who is considered very cool to most students) responded by flashing his obscene version of 'The Bird ' (I'm sure he didn' t mean the Eagle either!) The crowd also seemed to be in sync with each other because by unspoken agreement , the students remained seated during the school song. What spirit!!! What class!!!

Then we reach the peak of the whole event. The cheerleaders scram­bled off the gym floor one of them grabbed a microphone, and in a wa­vering voice said "Is Coach Bauchert here?" The frazzled cheerleader looked scared to death, as one by one students realized that the coach wasn ' t there!! Where was Sexy Rexy? And didn't the crowd just love it!!! What a blast!! Here they were with no supervision, no coach, with the entire

student body in one place at one

time!!! Many students took advantage of

the situation by throwing things . pa­per planes, and spit balls flew by ev­ery eye.

The cheerleaders tried to remain calm and continue the session, but the students were having too much fun!! The introduction of the basketball players soon interrupted the crowd. And, as the players walked out onto the floor, loud "boos" rang through­out the gym. All right!!! We were really having fun now!!!!

At a last attempt to revive the old fashioned so called "school spirit" , a substitute teacher walked out onto the floor, waving her small hands for attention . "come on you guys get fired up!!!" she pleaded to no avail. Laughter met her ears at her small attempt to take charge. Weren't we in control?!! Of course we were!!!

Yes, this was also the year that school spirit was lost forever . New rules were made and none of them included supporting a team that wasn' t winning. And, for the first time in a long time, sectional seats on the floor were sold to parents due to the lack of student interest.

Most definitely am I proud to have belonged to a student body that helped such a great event take place. I also humbly kneel to the faculty which set such a great example, and initiated such authority and control.

Oh yes, of course. The team didn't win at sectional. But that's okay, be­cause we didn't waste any hope or faith on them anyway.

FHS, I salute you!!!! Written by Elisabeth Burris

AREYOUA$~? You wake up in the morning and

the first thing you do is head for the VCR. You are till half a Jeep but somehow you set the recorder for your favorite oap opera. It is some­thing you do every morning even if you do not remember doing it.

During the chool hour you are curious if the writers of your favorite soap opera will put a certain couple together . Sometimes you might even day dream about how these two peo­ple will become tar-crossed lovers . Maybe you go a far a dreaming about the couple at night.

The fir t thing you do when you get home from chool is watch the soap opera that you taped . You become angry when the phone rings because usually it is in he middle of an excit­ing part. Whoever is on the phone is half listened to and might get the im­pres ion you are dead . Then you hang up the phone. You forget about the

phone call and you become engro ed in the televi ion . The action speeds up and you cream and jump when your favorite couple ends up together.

ow you know that you are a oapa­holic.

Believe it or not there are people out there that get that involved in soap operas. If for some reason the soap opera doe n' t come on that day or the VCR doesn' t come on the so­phaholic slam things and expands their vocabulary.

The top operas at FHS are "Day of Our Lives" , "General Hospital ," and "Another World ." Most people watch the oap opera because they have grown up with them; they be­come a habit. One day mi sed can make a person lose track of the events, so most people do not like to mi s their oap opera.

Written by Carol Trennepohl

S11bslilllle lmdaet lcdiiU Students at FHS are usually well­

behaved until they walk into a class and see a substitute at the teacher's de k. Two words enter the mind of the student - party and relax. Within the first five minutes of class the sub­stitute can figure out who will be the terrorizer. Of cour e not a word of her suspicion is revealed.

Our ub titute uffer through loud noise that come from the well-prac­ticed ound effects of students. You know tho e familiar sound : irens, burp , drip , coughs, and many other sounds. Some tudents even sing or whistle ong to television program such a "Andy Griffith" and "Gilli­gan's Island ."

Sometime our ub titute are lucky enough to experience pranks such a placing a whoopie cushion on

the eat or a thumb tack on the seat. Either one get great reaction . By that time the substitutes sends some­one to the office.

During the Ia t few minutes of cia the students get more rowdy and the

ub titute calmly sits at the de k. We all know he i creaming in ide, and that we have succeeded at our terror­izing.

Written by D'Lee Kin er

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