THE PERRY MERIDIAN "Soaring with theF alcons"

ksue LL. .. . . .April26,l99lFOCUSPM takes Brain Gamechampionship trophyBy Richard Hildebrand

Perry's Brain Gameteam concluded season-longdomination of its competitionby thrashing Franklin Central78-56 in the championship ofthe Brain Game tournament.The team, composed of jun-iors Aaron Kemple andCliftord Leslie and sopho-mores Trevor Grove, JimHowser and Andy Wilson,won each of their matches byno less than 22 points as theywent undefeated and capturedthe team trophy.

Perry has now wontre Brain Game championship ships in 1985, '86 and '87, PM

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The Brain Gameteam basks in thethrilloivictory with their championshiptrophy(Photoby Dawn Overbeck).

To reach the finalmatch, the team defeatedMuncie Delta 94-40, Brebeuf84-62, Chatard 86-50 andDecatur Central 80-58. Manyof these teams featured threeor four seniors. All of Perry'sTV team will return next sea-son. The championship matchaired April 20 and April 21 onChannel 13.

The team will keepthe Brain Game's traveling tro-phy for a year. lf the Falconswin consecutively two moreyears, they will keep the tro-phy. By winning champion-

Sophomore Angie Tamani applies makeup to senior BillVanDeman prior to the premier ol "Dear High School".

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about Michael Lhndon. Whenit wae announced fecentlythat Mr.'Landon traO teendiagnosed as suffeiing lJomterminal cancer, the joke Wasiemoved from'the script. '

By Greg ShoemakerThe lights are out

and the curtain is closed onthis year's spring play "DearHigh School.' lt was per-lormed last Thursday andSaturday evenings before au-diences who thoroughly en-joyed themselves.

The production is a

conglomeration of the eventsthat can happen at an averagehigh school. Some ol thescenes included were:the firstkiss, a really awful school play,a discussion about popularity,first drinking experience (Te-quila!) and a yearbook signingat the end.

Paris Goodrum, theplay's author, was inspired towrite "Dear High School" afterattending his twenty-year highschool reunion. The play wasperformed for the first time lastyear at Lawrence Central,where Mr. Goodrum teachesdrama. Goodrum was in theaudience during at least one ofPM's performances and hecomplimented the Falcon caston a job well done. "God gaveme the talent to write this play,and He gave you the talent toperform it" he said.

Mrs. ConnieClore,Perry's production director andformer student teacher for Mr.Goodrum, was inspired to dothe play after taking a group ofPerry Meridian students to seethe Lawrence Central versionlast year.

There were twenty

parts in the play, each withtheir moment in the spotlight.The size of the ensemble castmade the production of theplay particularly enjoyable forcast members. Senior LezzaHarman said she lound thisproduction the most enjoyableof the three PM plays she hadpreviously been in. SeniorChuck Wood said'The Sat-urday night crowd was veryreceptive, and the play turnedmore successful than I ex-pected."

For those of youwho missed it, the play is beingput on by Theatre on theSquare on August 3, 4, 10,

11, '17 and 18 with Mr.Goodrum as the director.

P.S.- May all yourdream.s come true ... TE-oulLA!!l

PM work missing nostalgic look at school days

from IDEA FairBy Jill Lovell

Perry recentlyhosted the annual IDEA Fair.However, thisyear, frefair wassurrounded by controversywhen Falcon IDEA studentsbecame upsetthat none of theirwork was exhibited. Whosefault was it that no work by PMstudents was displayed at thelair? Students blame teachersand vice versa.

The responsibilityfor displaying IDEA work wasgiven to the students this year,for the first time. Why? IDEAHumanities teacher Mrs,Ilebrah Ewing best summedit up by saying, "l can'tdo itall !'

The IDEA Humani-ties class was specifically toldto go post theirwork for displayand none did. Yet a numberofthe students did not think thatfailure was their fault. Theycontend they were given veryshort notice that it was theirresponsibility to prepare theirworkfor display. So whose faultwas the failure? The answer

appears to depend on whetheryou areastudentor a teacher.

The rest of the fairwas successful. lt includedworkshops on drama, puppetryand art.

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Honor Society welcomes 29By Sophie Chou

The Perry Meridianchapter of the National HonorSociety inducted 29 newmembers last Tuesday.

The 26 junior andthree senior initiates werechosen based on their out-standing scholarship, leader-ship, character and serMce.Only students with a 3.4 GP.were eligible for membership.

The induction cer-emony is a very serious andlormal occasion. NHS officersspoke about the importance ofcharacter, given by NHSPresident Danielle DeWester;service, given by Vice-Presi-dent Kim Yohman; scholar-ship, given bySecretary AnnaRott; and leadership, given byTreasurer Jene Bryan. Musi-cal performances by currentand new members were fol-lowed by a reception in the

foyer.New members are

chosen by a faculty committee.NHS sponsors, Mrs. CarolFischer and Miss SandraMitchel!, coordinate NHS ac-tivities, hold information ses-

sions for eligible students andserye as liasons between thenational chapter and the PMchapter, but they have nothingto do with the actual selectionof new members.

ln addition to the

new members, this year thereare also two transfer members.Senior LuAnn Chuch was in-ducted last year in her formerLexington school. Also, juniorJose Vazquez is a transfermember from Puerto Rico.

Physicians, heal thyselvesiocks cripple Docs in b-ball eventBy Sophie Chou

The annual Docs vs. Jocks vs. Drugs basketballgame, sponsored by St. Francis Hospital, Perry TownshipSchools and WZPL -FM, was won by the Jocks for thesecond consecutive year, 74-67.

Many prizes were donated by local businessesand a three-point shooting contest was held.

ln the three-point shooting contest, Perry shutSouthport out. All six students placing in the contest wereFalcons. Winners were (guys) junior Matt Casse (lirst)and seniors Todd Joseph (second) and Jon Bumgarner(lhird), and (girls) junior Karyn James (first) and sopho-mores Colleen Parks (second) and Lisa Richardson(third).

All proceeds raised by the event went to supportFADD (Falcons Against and Drugs) and SHAPE (SouthportHas A Positive Environment) and special ticket promotionshelped create fan interest.

'9L turns night to dayBy Jenni Newman

'Grad Night" is nolonger: this year the class thatyearns to be different has de-cided to have . . . 'Grad Day."

Having "Grad Night"May 10, the night originally setfor this year's outing, wouldhave made things difficult forseniors participating in thisyear's'Mini Olympics,' whichare to take place during the

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Lock-In buildstogethernessBy Toniecha Hill

Perry held itsannual Challenge Educa-tion Lock-lnApril 12and 13

from 7 pm Friday until 7 amSaturday.

Participants firstjoined in a variety of exer-cises designed to promoteopenness and together-ness. Then, at 2 am, theytook a break tor pizza andsnacks, followed by recre-ation time. People playedbasketball and volleyball,swam, took part in the eu-ch re tou mam ent orwatchedmovies like "The Little Mer-maid," "Ghost" and 'Daysof Thunder^"

Juries disagree inlatest Mock Trials

By Toniecha HillMrs. Linda

Burdine's Business Lawclasses held Mock Trialsrecently.

The trial was amurder case with no hardevidence against the de-fendant. No body had beenfound.

The first hourclass trial ended in a hungjury.Second hour found thedetendant guilty, whilefourth hour declared himinnocent. ln every class, thecircumstances wgre thesame, showing that a vari-ety of outcomes are pos-sible in any one case.

Senior girls givensmall cedar chests

By Liz PinnaGerdt Furniture

and lnteriors is offering agenuine Lane KeepsakeMiniature Cedar Chest toall sen ior g irls free of charge.Pick up a form from lllr.Robert Banks in Guidanceand take it to Gerdt onSouthport Road by June 30.You can also enter Lane's$25,000 Furniture Sweep-stakes.

1991 National Honor Society initiates stroll into a receiving tine atler being sworn in(Photo by Sophie Chou).

day May 10. Therefore, seniorshave decided to spend the dayof May 11 at King's Island.

Though "Grad Day"is not a school-sponsored ac-tivity, many seniors plan to gettogether for a tailgate trip tothe park. Some even plan tospend the night to avoid a latenight drive home.

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April Students ol the Month iunior Cormac O'Connor, treshman Angela Abbinett,sophomore Liz Arnold and senior Shane Grathwohl.

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By Amanda HolsclawWhat is the first idea

hat comes to mind when onehears the word biology? Forsome, frogs take priority whileforothers, it's the human body.Then there is the group whoautomatically think - "boring!"

Unlike chemistry,biology does not involve thethrill ol learning how to blowthings up or how to producevarious solutions. Biology issimplythe studyof life. Usually,biology in high school is read-ing a book about living things.However, science teacher Mr.Gary Brendel is teaching bi-

one who made A's or high B'sin the first semester and eventhe third nine weeks are offeredthe opportunity to transfer tothis program, now in its secondyear.

These pull-out stu-dents have recently beenstudying evolution and thecreation of man. After re-searching how man evolvedout of organisms, whichgradually became more ad-vanced, they created their ownsculpture of what they thoughtman looked like.

The students seemto be responding positively to

lected. There was no desig-nated priority for selection.

Angela Abbinett isthe freshman SOM. She wasnominated by Miss Kim Epler,Mrs, Janet Brown and Mrs.Cheri Austin. They all notedher conscientious elforts intheir classes and her nice per-sonality. She is a member ofSRO and is very helpful to herfellow classmates. Angela wasalso involved in writing to the

Desert Storm troops.Mrs. Linda Burdine

nominated Liz Arnold as thesophomore SOM. Accordingto Mrs. Burdine, Liz gets alongwell with other people. Shehas also been involved in threesports and is a valuable mem-ber of each.

Cormac O'Connoris the junior SOM. Mrs. LindaBurdine nominated him be-cause of his outstanding per-formance in their Mock Trial,into which he put a lot of time,effortand energy. He also takes

part in the lndianapolis StarStock Market Game and hasparticipated in the IUPUI-Purdue Physics OutreachProgram.

The senior SOM isShane Grathwohl. Mr. SteveTaylor and Mrs. BeityRedmon both noted his hardwork and reliability. He hasbeen a Math department as-sistant, a tutor, and a BigBrother to several students.He has also been a host and arepresentative for the foreignexchange program.

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of the Month have been se-By Liz Pinna

Attention seniors!The Guidance Department hasannounced three scholarsh ipsavailable to the Class of 1991 .

The Dad's Club willaward a $500.00 scholarshipto students excelling in aca-demics, music and athletics.To be eligible a student musthave a 2.6 GPA and plan toattend a four year school.

The PTA is also of-

fering two $500 scholarshipsone for vocational training, theother for academics. Any se-nior who completes an appli-cation is eligible for consider-ation. Applications are avail-able from Mr. Banks. Applica-tions must be turned in by May1. The scholarships will beawarded at Honors Night.

Thus far, noone hasapplied for the PTA's voca-tional scholarship.

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French like "all things American"By Sophie Chou

Thirteen exchangestudents lrom Le Mans,France, are visiting PM. Theirstay will end next Tuesday.

Since their arrivalthey have attended classeswith theirhost students, visitedConnor Prairie, the EiteljorgMuseum, Speedway, the City-County building, Chicago,Amax in Terre Haute and otherplaces to which their host fami-lies have taken them. Tomor-row they go to King's lsland.

French teacherMrs. Patricia Theobald saidthe French are all good guestsand everything has gonesmoothly. She said the Frenchstudents are interested in allthings American.

About PM, ex-change student VincenlHatton said that although thebuilding looked like a prisonfrom the outside, the carpeting

inside made the interior pretty.The French teacher

accompanying the group,Mme. Janine Guicheux, saysmost ol the French feel thatPerry is more liberal than theirown private Catholic highschool, Notre Dame, in France.

DominiqueGaumerais enjoyed the Lock-In, which is something theFrench don't have.

Junior MichelleTilson, says "You don't realizethe difference in cultures untilyou've experienced it bothways." She says her wholefamily is enjoying having anexchange student with them.

Nicolas Chaude -manche says he likes Ameri-can food (including the schoolhamburgers), especiallyWendy's Bacon MushroomMelt. Philippe Chanteloudoesn't like cheese and pre-fers pizza with just tomato

sause and ham. BeatriceLandriau likes MTV becauseFrance doesn't have it. Theyhave cable, but it is different,said Aline Riolon, the onlyvisitorwhose family gets cable.

So far the studentshave most enjoyed their fieldtrip to the City-Countybuilding.They observed someof Judge Toni Cordingley'scases, which dealt with drugpossession, shoplifting andbreaking parole. All were givenkeys to the city and met MayorWilliam Hudnut by chance ashe stepped out of an elevator.

This is the secondgroup of students that Perryhas hosted from Le Mans. Thefirst exchange two years agowas so successful that it wasdecided to continue it. The 13studenE at Perrycomprise onlypart of their group. There are19 more French students inBloomington.

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During the fastsongs it will get even worsebecause two-thirds of thecrowd will head for their seats.The other brave soulswill hopethat some fool doesn't put onMilli Vanilli (the lndian teenson Channel One the other daywere struggling to dance to theboys in braid) orsome endless

By Lez.a Harman1 - "This hurts me just

as much as it hurts youl' (Usu-ally this comes just before aspanking.) O.K., then don't doit and you'll save us both a lotof grief.

2 - "Do you do every-thing your friends do? . . . lfyour friends jumped off a bridgewould you?" Well, Mom, youranalogy is vague. Are we talk-ing Golden Gate Bridge or justa little one over Buck Creek?

3 - "Clean your plate . .

. There are children starving inAtrical" We'l O.K., but I reallywould like to see how you planto ship these brussel sproutsto staruing Africans.

4 - "What are you do-ing?" your parents ask as theywalk into the room where youare watching television. GeeMom, I was talking to Elvis andyou interrupted.

5 - "Getoff the phone!"they shout into your ear andthat of your kiend. ls your nextlecture about being polite?

6 - 'Well, I talked toyour best friend today...' Ihebig question here is why. Dothey even know your fiends?

7 - "l think you're a bittoo old f or an allowance, dear.'Yeah, well I 'm too old for a lotof the rules you slap on me,but that doesn't stop you!

8 - There is clearly noway to describe the burst ofnonsense that our parentsspoutwhen they try to "talk ourlanguage."

Rolling Stones tune that leavesthe dancers twisting slowly inthe wind hoping the song willfinally end.

Even if the songwhich is chosen actually has abeat and even if the banddoesn't completely butcher it(a big Big BIG BIG "lF" con-sidering the quality of many ofthe local ltt'e play all kinds ofmusic" bands), only the danc-

9 - "Well, it looked likehomework." This is their lameexcuse for reading your mail,notes. etc. Yeah, right . . .

homework has my name on atiny, folded piece of paper thatalso reads for you r ey es on ly " "

10 - "You're not goingto wear that, are you?" No, ofcourse not. I put this on toscare the dog. I wouldn't becaught dead in my new outfit.Have I evertold you how muchthe two of you do for my self-esteem? How do you both stayso positive?

11- "What ever hap-pened to your best friendSusie?" Mom, l'm a senior now.Susie moved to Californiawhen lwas in Sth grade andwe were never good friends.

12 -'There's no goodmusic out these daysl Nothing

Students cured of dance feverBy Dawn Overbeck, TheresaCharles & Sth hour strays

High school dancesare often poorly attended andeven those who go often fail tohave a really good time: WHY?Because most ol us don'tknow how to dance!

Perhaps, once upona time when rock was young,when disco was hot, when thetwistwas in,when jazzwas thething, orwhen square dancing onewillshuffleandclutch. The

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ers with natural rhythm andamazing confidence can over-come the fact that there areabsolutely no agreed-upondance styles. Graceful, ath-letic guys will be made to looklike stumbling clods whilegraceful, athletic girls will looklike sluts. The rest of us normalmortals will sufferless becauseno one will watch us . . . itwouldbe too painful.

can compare to the old stuff."'Sorry to disappoint you, Dad,but if you're waiting for aM on kees a meback, I thi nk it'sgoing to be a while.

13 - 'l just forgot tohang it up.' Gimme a break!Parents try to listen to youtphone conversations. Theythi nk they?e James Bond. Theyanswerthe phone, letyou pickup the other extens ion and the npush the MUTE button.

14 -'Money doesn'tgrow on trees, you know." Youtell them you're going out toeatwith sonelriends and askforsome rnoney. So Dad goesto the family vault, does thesecret da.nce, says the secretword and enters the secretcode. You extend your handfor the goods and are rewardedwith two bucks. Dad then yells"And lwant the change!"

On prom night, it worit be theteachers *ho'l[ be giving out grades.

CT.]RFEWBy Jenni Newman

Just fourweeks ago,we were all bound for, or atleast dreaming of , our VACA-TIONS OF FREEDOM. Re-member doing what youwanted, When you wanted?And curfew? Heck, we didn'tgo out until 1 'l or| 2 each nightlNow, we're back to reality,parents. . . cURFEW! Howarewe supposed to adjust?

The majority of ourclass is 18, or close to it. Wecan vote, smoke, gamble(Lotto!) and light for our coun-try. Yet, we have to be homebetween'12 and'l ??? Are ourparents too strict or just scared

to let go? Andwhatabout sum-mer curfew? fhat's got to bechanged! After all, we will befinally out of high school (Help-ful hint: While fighting for hatlater curfew be prepared toanswer the time(less) ques-tion 'What is there trc do after1 2 anyway?").

Parents are going totry to keep us undertheirwing,(over)protect us and watchover us. But what are theygoing to do next year whenmost ot us go away? ( Probablyhound us on th6 phone andwait for our siblings to get tohigh school so hey can tor-ment them!)

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-From 1979-1987,handguns were involved in anaverage of 9,200 murders,12,100 rapes, 210,000 rob-beries and 407,600 assaultsper year nationwide.

-ln 1988, 62 of the78 law-enforcement officersslain in the line of duty werekilled with handguns.

-On an average day,10 children ( 18 and under) arekilled with handguns.

ln a random surveyof PM students, 81 percent ofthose surveyed said they be-lieved that Congress shouldenact the proposed waitingperiod on handgun sales.

Upon further ques-tioning, 33 percent of thosesurveyed said that societyshould regulate handgun salesa great deal more than it doesnow. Forty percent wanted atleast a little more regulation.seventeen percent were sat-isfied with the present restric-tions and 10 percent wantedfewer restrictions or no restric-tions whatsoever.

Junior RyanSnyder said that a handgun,even if carried only for protec-tion, "can turn a small skirmishinto a serious and possiblydeadly situation."

Junior AstaraZayas said "Making guns soeasily available to the com-mon man is like asking him touse them."

On the other hand,senior Ron Davis and juniorDanny Trietf disagree with astandard waiting period for gunpurchases.

Both pointedoutthatif a criminal wanted a gun, theblack market could easily pro-

vide him with one. "ln truth, awaiting period will hinder thosewho are trying to protectthem-selves, not the majority of thosedoing the crime," said Trieff.

Bo s' Sports Perry Meridian High School

(Above) Leading Falcon hitter seniorGreg Thompson louls a pitch backin a recent game (Photo by DonWettrick).

By Don WettrickThe Falcon soccer team is an

even 1-1-1.It beat Roncalli 3-2 in its season

opener, then lost to Center Grove be-fore earning a tie with DecaturCentral.

The opener with the Rebels was

His ERA has remained below 1.0 allyear.

ln addition to pitching well,Thompson leads the team in battingaverage (.600+), home runs and RBls.His towering home run in the Roncalligame turned outto be crucialto the 10-

Kavanaugh were also praised.As the team prepared for

their May 1 County opener vs. FranklinCentral, Dillman said, 'Some gameswe hit well and others our pitching anddefense carry us. When we put it alltogether, we will be a force in thestate."

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a hard-fought game highlighted froni r-i:=a--iii-!ar;.,:::ilir::-,,;,t.,, ::: i:, r' :::.1the Falcon point of view by impressivegoals from seniors Steve Westell andBijan Jabbari and freshman MarkLang. Senior goalie Scott Simpsonalso blocked several shot attempts bythe Rebs.

The loss to Center Grove was atough one. The Falcon offense anddefense was sluggish against the de-fending champion Trojans. The teamexpects to meet the Trojans again andhopes to beat them, something it hasnot done in four years.

Most recently, the boys in bluemade a miraculous comeback againstDecatur Central. With the team down3-r with 5 minutes reft, wesiel ryrea f,gnne1.s Captg1.e SOUthpOft RelaySto get it withing striking distance. Then

,iunior David Swaim stole the show, By Scott Simpsonscoring on a 3o-yard boot with only 40 'For a rebuilding year, we are doing very well,' said PM track coach

seconds left. Jim Kaylor recently. This year's team includes only four retuming seniors and

Senior captains Jabbari, Stefan is forced to rely on many underclassmen.Klemm and Simpson expect to go TheteamispacedbyseniorsOrlandoRoss,whorecendybroketheunbeatenfortherestoftheseasonand school's10O-yarddashrecordwithatimeofl0.5,andHerbDove,whosehighhope to face rival Center Grove in the jump numbers are good enough for state competition. The team now has a

finals to end their dominance. record of 11 wins and 2 losses. They won the Southport relays last Saturday.

rBaseball Falcons 8-1By Jon Bumgarner

Currently in the midst of agrueling eight-game road trip, theFalcon baseball team has up to nowcompiled an impressive 8-1 record.Highlights of the season thusfar includeone-run victories over Roncalli andCenter Grove.

First-year coach DougWampler told the team that consistentpitching and making the routine playsin the field would bring in victories. Sofar, the team has kept errors to a mini-mum and the pitching rotation headedby seniors Brian Hommel (5-0) andGreg Thompson (2-1 ) has produced.

ln the Center Grove victory,Hommelpitched acomplete game and

9 Perry win.Coach Wampler also

praised senior centerfielder BrianDillman's leadership in the outfieldand his productive hitting. Dillman is

second in hitting with an average ofover.400. Coach Wampler noted thateveryone on the team has contributed.Though there are eight seniors, manyunderclassmen have key roles on theteam. Sophomores Mike Burch(shortstop) and Kyle Ritler (third base,filling in for injured senior DrewJohnson ) control left-side infield, whilejuniors Josh Kawoski (first base) andRick McLeish (right field) have alsofound themselves in the starting lineup.Ritter and McLeish have provided solid

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This year's sport's season heldsuspense, fun and excitement. Ourfootball team rose to state rankings inthe beginning, while our cross-countryand tennis teams showed promise formore talent and experience that isessential to those programs. Ourwrestling squad posted a successfulseason by sending three wrestlers to

the State finals. The swim team alsosent some of their members to State,some underclassmen, ensuring suc-cessful seasons to come. This year'sbasketball team will also be remem-bered for beating public enemy #1 ,

Southport and falling short against #3Martinsvile. Currently, the soccer,baseball and golf teams are in action.The golf team is improving, while ourbaseball team is now ranked #1 2 in the

state. The soccer squad is also livingup to their expecations.

However, the best moments in

sports this year, thus far, were asfollows: First, the Reds winning theworld series, second, FletcherTripplett getting his pants pulleddown by a Southport player in theSectional final, and ttrird, getting topoke fun at Jay Noble and at thosenagging sophomore girls.

Apil 26, 1991

Junior Becky Joseph returns serve in a reoent tennis match (photo byKelly Kosten).

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Tennis may decide "All-Sportsfr raceBy Kelly Kosten

When heading out to the courts this spring, beware the rackets ofthe girls'tennis team.

On the seven-member Varsity/seven-member Reserve team,sophomore Colleen Doyle leads as the number one singles player.

"lf we can hold our own against Carmel, Park Tudor, and NorthCentralwe could finish our season winning fifty percentof our matches and getpastthe firstor second rounds of Countyand Sectionals,'predicted Varsity andReserve coach Julie Priest. Coach Priest also said that tennis fans can hopeto see a good match against Southport in the firstweek of May. (This match willalso be one of th€ determiners of the now tied Girls' Sports Trophy.)

'The team has practiced in summer clinics and improved a lot. Theyhave made great gains at our practices by working equally as hard," said CoachPriest. "Doyie and Covert (senior Amy Covert) have emerged as the leadersof the team.'

Softball 6 - 2, building to tourneyBy Kelly Kosten

Sixand two, the 12- membergirls'softball team has swung theirwayto a strong beginning. Losing to Plainfield and Ben Davis, the team is strivingto defend their County title and work their way to State.

"Momo", coach Maureen Tibbetts, says to the team,"lf you believein yourselves, you can do anything you set your mind to do. lt is not as muchphysical as mental. lf you decide to be the best, you become the best.,

Senior captain Jenny Pierle says, "the team looks a lot more ag-gressive this year."

Senior Lisa Testa, the other team captain said," Fielding we'restrong, and pitching we are real strong, But we let down in hitting. We arepartially hurting because we lost five strong hitters last year.'

Coach Tibbetts says the most versatility comes from her sopho-mores and juniors Nicole Tapak, Angie Rapp, and Tina Martlage.

Young Falcon herd picking up speedBy Kelly Kosten

Approximately 70 percent of the 55 girls on th€ girls' track team arenewcomers to the sport this year. The team placed 3rd at State last year ('90)and 1st in '88. What will the '91 season look like?

"Our coaches feel like the team has great potential and depth. Lastyear only Holly (Holly Hyche 90) went to State and Perry came in 3rd overrall.It is that type of a orazy sport. This year should be fun and interesting." saidcoach Martha Reece.

Distance should be the event that carries the team.'The attitude of theteam is realgood, despitetheirlackof experience.,

said Reece. "We just hope the team has patience while we find everyone's'strengths. Remember, there are 55 of them. lt is going to take awhile.'

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The physical will fulfill IHSAA requirements for all athletic teamsand camps during the 91 -92 school year.

Forms may be obtained at Perry's front office athletic trainingroom. Forms must be filled out as completely as possible and signed by bothparents and athlete. The students' participating sports should be written onthe top of the form.

Enter the foyer doors on the east side of the building. Bring bothforms and $12 at your allotted time:

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Page I Opinion Perry Meridian High School

Where do you brry your underw ear?By Nikki Brown

Prom's just aroundthe corner. May 18 is circled,highlighted and underlined onthe calendar. One of the mostanticipated days of a highschool career approaches and,sadly enough, you are date-less,aloner,arebel.

"l don't really wantto spend the money," you ex-

plain. Or you rationalize that"lt's not that big of a deal; ljustdontwant to." - Yeah right,4dI buv mv underwear al oa-raoe sales.

So maybe youwon't take a dip into the Sea ofLove. Don't be too disVessed;you'll get a recap from yourfriends. They1l tell you of adinner that blew all their (or

their parents') money. They'llcomplain of tuxes which costmore than the dinner (and stillhave to be returned) and ofdresses which cost more thanmy car and are worn only once(go buy yourself a new outfit orget that hubcap to completethe set). There will be tales ofhanging out at After-Prom orwherever they disappear to(Perhaps you can catch newepisodes of Saturday NightLive instead!!).

When you look at itlogically, it seems that Promisn't worth the effort, yet, whenI think about my high schooldays it seems to me that sav-ing money and getting sleepare by no measure substitutesfor the memories made atProm. So, if you are debatingwhether or not to ask someone,get on with it!! lf all else fails,seniors, keep dating thoseunderclasspersons.

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Did we do anything to recognize'Earth Day?"lf we did, I am unaware of it. I think we should have.

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IDEA work not displayedDear Editor,

For several years our township has sponsoredan annual IDEA fair to display the work of IDEA stud€ntsof all ages. Traditionally, this fair leaves much to bedesired, but this one hit an all{ime low.

Many in the IDEA class were shocked andappalled when they caught sight of the broad expanse ofthe high school bulletin board . . . void of any display.Despite consistent retainment by teachers of time con-suming student projects, no PM workwas shown. We arevery disapointed with what we see as our teachers' irre-sponsibility. We expected our teachers would displaythe respecttheyfeltforthe effortwe put into these projects

and our class. Apparently, we not only have to takeresponsibility for ourselves but also for our teachers.

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FOCUS StaffManaging Editor Sophie ChouManaging News Editor Mark WelterNews Page Editor Jon BumgarnerFeature Editor Tonya LeeGuys'Sports Editor Don WettrickGirlc'Sports Editor Kelly KostenOpinion Editor Nikki BrownCopy Editor Richard HildebrandPhoto Editor Dawn OverbeckAd Managers Emily Thompson & Jenni Newman

Other FOCUSstaflers: TheresaCharles, Lezza Harman,Toniecha Hill, Shelly Kiel, Jil! Lovell, Susan Naue, LizPinna, Greg Shoemaker and Scott Simpson. Statt Ad'vieer Mr. Lyndon Wall. Principal James Head.

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