Walter Reuther Central High School Yearbook 2001

The Walter Reuther Central High School yearbook, for the 2000 to 2001 school year.

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Walter Reuther Central High School Yearbook Club

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Theme

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Memorials

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History of Reuther

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3-4

Faculty & Staff

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5-9

25th Anniversary

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Events

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Seniors

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37-44

Student Awards

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45-46

Programs

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47-60

Additional Staff

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61-64

Sports

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65-69

Acknowledgements

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THROUGH THE
EYES OF THE
BULLDOG
The Bulldogs are watching you . They are als1
watching each other. Most of the eyes are clearly focusec
on goals for the future. Sometimes things get a little
fuzzy , and adjustments need to be made. However,
Through the Eyes of the Bulldogs lies the future for
Reuther. That is why it was chosen as the theme for this
yearbook . The students, staff, teachers, and
administrators, past , present, and future are the Bulldogs
of Reuther. Reuther has been in its present location for
twenty-five years . It' s our Silver Anniversary . Many
long hours of hard work, joy, and sadness have gone into
the making and sustaining of this school.
Through the eyes of Reuther students and staff,
a new vision has been found for Reuther. We now have
many programs within our school to meet the varied
needs and interests of our students. E.L.O.B., K.M.A.,
K.A .P.S., BRIDGES, and A.LS . all help our five
hundred students take the necessary steps to graduation.
When visitors come into our school, many new and
interesting sights await them. Reuther is a school
marching into the twenty first century with a clear eye to

Paul Kafer
Inducted into
Teacher's Hall of Fame
When Paul Kafer died on February 27, 1996, a
part of Reuther died. His career first began in Iowa.
Then he moved to McKinley Junior High in 1965. In
1972, Paul was hired as the first night time teacher at
Tremper High School, also known as the beginning of
Reuther Central High school. He taught many subjects
including English and psychology. After a few years of
teaching at Reuther, Paul was recognized as the dean of
students and staff, although he remained a teacher in a
classroom. "Many friends, students and fellow staff
members believed the Educator's Hall of Fame would be
incomplete without Paul Kafer", stated Dr. John J.
Hosmanek, former Superintendant of Kenosha Unified
Schools. Paul was considered "Mr. Reuther" by everyone
who knew him. He was nominated for the Educator's
Hall of Fame because he was the driving force behind the
creation of Reuther Central High School. Teaching was
Paul's biggest passion. As he once said, "It was and
remains the deepest passion and hardest work I have ever
done."
By: Colleen Bloomingdale

Memories Planted at
Eichelman Park

ELGIE & VERNON

In memory of Elgie Graham, Reuther students
planted a tree at Eichelman Park on June 12, 2000. Elgie
began his career at Reuther on November 28, 1993 as a
security guard for the west doors. Elgie was killed in a
car accident on Saturday ovember 20, 1999. Elgie will
not only be remembered as Reuther's security guard, but
a hero. One early morning on October 14, 1996 Elgie
and fellow security guard Vernon Lott pulled a woman to
safety from a burning house near Reuther. Elgie worked
with Vernon and Cheryl LaCount to complete Reuther's
true trio. Many students appreciated his presence along
with his wondeful advice.
"Graham was cheerful, soft-spoken and very
well-liked", said ed Azarian, the current dean of
students for Reuther. We know the wonderful spirit of
Elgie will forever be in our hearts.
By: Colleen Bloomingdale

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Dedicated by the Boy
Scouts of America,
this statue located across
from Reuther is a
replica of the
Statue of Liberty.
It is a pledge of
everlasting fidelity
and loyalty.

The old courthouse,
which was built in 1932.

The 25th History of
REUTHER
This year was
Reuther' 25th Anniversary .
Reuther Central
High
School was named after the
American labor leader,
Walter Reuther .
Most
people do not know about
the history and life behind
our school. Hopefully, this
article will help people
learn about Reuther's
history .
In 1878, when Keno ha was
still Southport, a decision
to build a new high school
was made. Construction for
this school was started the
very same year. In just two
years, the project was
finished. It was the first free
public high school west of
the Allegheny Mountains.
The population of Southport
then began to grow . When
it started growing, the city
name was changed to
Kenosha. Soon, so many
students were attending, that
the building became too
small for school purposes.
A new building was built in
1891. The original building
became what is now known
as the courthouse annex .
The two buildings together
were then called Kenosha
High School.
On August 25, 1924 an
agreement was made that a
new school would be built
before May 15, 1926. On
February 20, 1926 the
project was finished. !twas
finished 74 days earlier than
required. It was now ready
for occupancy. The new
building
was
very
impressive. It took up a
whole city block.
The
outside walls were made out
of Oolithic limestone and
were fireproof. There were
other special
touches

included, like Roman Corinthian designs with
marble for the entryways .
There were science labs,
gymnasiums, a greenhouse,
lecture rooms, and beautiful
classrooms with hardwood
floors.
Also, in the
basement was a vault to hold
money , and priceless items
for the city.
The auditorium consisted
of a main floor and a
balcony. It had a seating
capacity of 1,520.
This
auditorium
was
for
community functions, as
well as school functions.
This still holds true for
today . Reuther's auditorium
is always being used for
school activities and other
activities, like travelogues .
It is one ofthe best
acoustically
sounding
auditoriums in the state of
Wisconsin. The impressive
murals and artwork on the
walls and ceiling are of great
importance not only to
Reuther, but the community
of Kenosha as well.

Later, in the 1960' s , the
building ' s name was
changed to Mary D. Bradford
High
School
after
enrollment grew and another
high school was built.
More than 20 years later,
Bradford
moved
to
Washington Road and 39th
Avenue and switched places
with Reuther.
Reuther's philosophy has
remained steadfast in
changing times. It is quite
simple. Students learn in
different ways at different
rates. Therefore, choices
and opportunities are
necessary for the learning
process . This has been the
philosophy and trademark
of the school.
Tremper
Night School, Reuther
Alternative High, and
Reuther Central High
School are all name changes
that have taken place.
However, the dedication and
desire to learn has never
faltered in ide the walls of
this great building.

Reuther has experienced
many changes since the
beginning. Each time there
was a change, the school ,
its staff, and the students
were resilient to troubles .
They all continued to
educate and learn to the best
of their abilities. It is this
great pride that retains the
character of this school and
maintains its history .
Today, Reuther's doors
swing open every day at
7:35 AM. Each student, in
his/her own unique way,
strives towards an education
that is found in no other
building, in no other
classroom, in no other
setting anywhere else.
There is a special feelint,
when you walk the halls of a
building that holds such
incredible history .
It is a
feeling that can only be
described by those fortunate
enough to have experienced
this place in Kenosha.
By: Chris Eakins
and Matt Laverty

Completed in February,
1926, Reuther High School
building still looks as
impressive today as it
did when it was finished.

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Sue Nighbor-1971
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at Tremper High School.

Debbie Wiersum-1972
ft is always changing,
which is a positive.
Grant Sanford-1973
The price of lunch
has gone up.

Bob Anderson-1974
Reuther is no longer
a single program.
Andrea Denninger-1975

Ron tory-1975
In 1975, classes ran
from 8am to 9pm.
Terry Hoffman-1976
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changing with the
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Scott Fa rnsworth-1979

Pat DeRemer-1981

tudents are capable,
of earning a high
school diploma desspite many obstacles.

I don't feel I have had to
compromise my beliefs
just to " keep my job" .

There really is the
beat ofa different
drummer.

Chuck tallman-1981

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Mary Plovanich-1984

Nancy Kaye-1984

tudent ' s determination
to finish school is
amazing.

It's the teacher's job
to enhance a student's
ability.

Ron Becker-1984

Vern Wienke-1984
I have learned a greater
respect for the individuality of people.

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Sue Dugan-1987

Valerie Taylor-1987

Marilyn Wade-1987

Patience and go
with the flow.

Students will work
very hard to
graduate.

Students need to have
personal, individual
attention to succeed.

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Judy Stehlik-1988
Karen Engels-1989
Vernon Lott-1989
Paul Wamboldt-1989

Liz Whitlock-1989
Karen Bowman-1990
Sandra Walter-1990
Melanie
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Cheryl LaCount-1991
Peggy Welch-1991
Paul Kasprzyk-1992
Jack Schlevensky-1992

Adele Zak-1992
Juan Lopez-1993
Lori Mihelich-1993
Luci Baker-1995

Jeff Slater-1995
Charlotte Calhoun-1996
Shane Gayle-1996
John Lovell-1996

Dan Tenuta-1996
Sandra Armstrong-1997
Steve Blagec-1997
Beth Ormseth-1997

Blanca Ortiz-1997
Diane terba-1997
Pat Thompson-1997
Stan Wilson-1997

Kyle Yackley-1997
Lee Dougherty-1998
Jeanne Lepp-1998
Christian Lober-1998

Josephine pringer-1998
Kathy Wilson-1998
Katie Delany-1999
Tina Ha rl-Sviben-1999

Sharon Loewen-1999
Sandy Milligan-1999
Paul Redig-1999
Ferne Cerqua-2000

George Coleman-2000
Jack Gibbons-2000
Debra Glos-2000
Maria Lipke-2000

Andy Moore-2000
Kathy Prozanski-2000
Julie Scott-2000
Les Zielsdorf-2000

Pictures Not Available
Bill Hasley-2001
Becky Jacquette-2001

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Staff members Beth Ormseth,
Melanie Eland-Slattery,
Andy Baumgart and Jeff Slatter
look ready to take on
the slopes at Copper Mountain.

Ned Azarian-1991
Carmen Bevas-1998
Mike Feucht-1998
Tina Dare-2000
Andy Baumgart-2001
Heidi Buss-2001
Javed Uddin-2001

Bob and Andrea Still Smiling After 25 Years
Bob Anderson and Andrea
Oenninger started working
together at what is now
Bradford High School in
August, 1975 , the first year
Reuther was to have its own
home . This was Andrea ' s
first job. Bob was so
relieved finally to have an
assistant. As Andrea said,
"This was trial by fire . I
learned to work alone, to
make decisions on my own,
and to put together a library
clips
to
from
paper
encyclopedias - a lesson
I' ve used time and time
again , as we have taken
apart and put together the
Reuther library several times
in the past 25 years ." Bob
agrees, "Andrea organized
the big move to the present
library.
She
packed
everything up once again
and unpacked it here in
1981."
Between them, Andrea and
Bob
have
many
fond
memories of life at Reuther.
Bob remembers a
Halloween party in the gym
during the afternoon classes

when everyone wore
costumes. There was a
limbo contest. Bob wore hi s
monk 's costume while doing
the limbo. Soon he was on
the
floor.
As
Bob
remembered, " We laughed
so hard . We had so much
fun as a staff." Andrea
recalled the time when the
staff organized a " round
robin" dinner. " Each floor
took responsibility for part
of the dinner. This took
place at night, so we filled
the library with candles,
turned off the lights, started
some beautiful music, and
enjoyed our dessert buffet.
The library looked ethereal."
How has this twosome
managed to work together
for 25 years? Bob says the
key to their success is
"respect and
friendship .
Andrea has a good feel for
what needs to be done and
just does it. We are a team."
Andrea feels that the key to
success is laughter. " Bob
makes me laugh -- after 25
years, we still laugh. When
you lose laughter, you lose

the relationship . Also Bob
does not micro-manage. He
knows that I know what
needs to be done and leaves
me to it."

challenge for the past 18
years ." Bob said, " Getting
an Omni-Tech P .C. lab instead
of an Apple computer lab was
one of the biggest surprises."

They both feel that they
complement each other. As
Andrea stated, " Bob is better
at working with the students.
I am better at the behindthe-scene
things ."
Bob
exclaimed, " We both have a
good sense of humor and
seem to have a positive
effect on each other. In
addition,
Andrea
is
unbelievably efficient - she
is always on top of things .
Deadlines are no problem."
Andrea characterizes Bob as
"easy-going,
funny,
thoughtful , and makes a
darn good cup of tea or
coffee."

Both of these talented
individuals
have
had
interesting hobbies. Andrea
mentioned Bob's ability to
teach cartooning. " He brings
out the essence of the
personality with a great bit
of humor included ." Bob
brought up Andrea's travels .
As Bob recalled, "Not many
people
would
believe
Andrea is a snake handler.
She picked up a large snake
in the roadway to move it to
safety. In gratitude, it bit
her. She has the photo to
prove it."

There have been challenges
along the way. Andrea
thought it was a major
challenge when they lost
their audio-visual director.
"We both received several
new hats to wear, and
juggling them has been a

Twenty-five years of joy,
challenges, and laughter
have held this working duo
together. They are one of the
reasons Reuther functions as
a school and a great place to
be.

Awesome Describes Reuther's Homecoming
This years homecoming was AWWWWe ome. We had a blast during every day of pirit week . Speaking of spirit
week, the scores were as follows for the battle of the houses : Reuther-17 , KMA-16, Bridges-14, and A.I.S-7.
ot only did we have battle of the houses , but there were exciting things that went on all week long. Monday, we
had clash and backwards day. Tuesday was athletic team support day . Wed nesday everyone dressed for success.
Thursday was a colorful day with house colors day. The battle of the houses also took place that day.
Finally, on Friday we had purple pride day. The whole week was one big celebration.
Thur day we had an assembly announcing the Homecoming Court. The Homecoming Court was as
follows: Jesse Hayhurst.Courtney ewhouse,Jeremy Christian, Crystal Wynn,
Rob Maurer, Renee Patt, Jeb orris, Tiffany Decker, Emanuel Crump, Amy Johnson, and David Carlino. Mr.
Reuther was David Carlino and Ms Reuther was Courtney Newhouse.
The actual Homecoming dance itself took place Friday, November 10, 2000.
The night was perfect. It was a beautiful clear night that had a slight breeze. Everyone was filled with anticipation
and excitement. The dance was DJ'd by Randy Guzman, and decorations were provided and set up by Mel and Jeff.
Thanks to all who made that night a night to remember.
By:
icole Souza

Courtney Newhouse: Miss Reuther
enjoys being in the spotlight

Robert Maurer: Can
you say Cha Cha!!!!

Kimberly Morgan says ,
"I'm a genie in a bottle ."

David Carlino: Mr. Reuther
takes his honor seriously

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Reuther Homecoming court:
Jesse Hayhurst, Courtney Newhouse , Jeremy Christian , Crystal Wynn ,·
Rob Maurer, Renee Patt, Jeb Norris, Tiffany Decker, Emanuel Crump , and
Amy Johnson prepare to dance the night away.

Latrice Myers, Shannon Holbert, Maria Perez, and Chiquita Myers
back that thing up!!!!!

Deb Glos is feeding Bill Cosby
opps I mean Jahmal Cole some
J - E - L - L - O!

Amos Spencer looks like he wants
to give out a yipe, but instead he
gives out a GURR!

I wonder what's going through
Jeb Norris' head?

Cliff Walter, Renee' Patt, and Jack Schlevensky said
"don't be greedy give to the needy."

Patrick Lewis is probably hoping that
John Lovell doesn't say "here comes
the airplane ."

The Battle of the Houses

Sandy Walter says "open wide Rob
Di Biase."

Picture it 1996 Melan ie ElandSlatery sitting around th inking of a school
homecom ing activity , All of a sudden
"barn" it pops into her head -The Battle of
the Houses . You would have KMA -vsBridges -vs- AIS -vs- Reuther in five
different events. The five different events
would be tug-a-war, scooter race, four
legged relay , and musical chairs . If you
think they are your average fourth grade
games think again . First place winner of
the 2000 Battle of the Houses was
Reuther, second was KMA, third was AIS ,
and fourth was Bridges. Better luck next
year to all.
By: Leslie Wheeler

BATTLE OF THE HOUSES SCORE BOARD
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Jason Garcia, John Bates, and David Eldridge decide to spray the
camera while Danna Seymour washes dishes.
John Bates, Jason Garcia, acajail Wright
and David Eldridge march at the
American Legion Hall in honor
ofYeteran's Day.

seem to be having fun at the pancake and porky breakfast

Seems Aaron Blalack thinks he has muscles, while
Brenda Carrillo, Ricky Bernal, Cheyanne Cruiz,
and Aaron Hartfield have other thoughts.

Pancake Breakfast Helps Fund
K.M.A. Activities
On November 18th, 2000, the Kenosha Military Academy held the third annual pancake and porky
breakfast at the National Guard Armory. All four companies were required to attend and perform different duties. The
companies cooked, bussed tables, greeted guests, and served breakfast. Each company had certain duties to perform.

Alpha company cooked the food. They also mixed batter, cooked pancakes, and delivered the pancakes.
Bravo company was in charge of serving breakfast to those who attended. They were the wait-staff for the tables.
Charlie company was in charge of bussing the tables. They would place fresh silverware and place mats at each
table for the guests. This company also walked throughout the room and asked the guests if they needed refills of
pancakes, coffee, or milk.
Delta company was in charge of greeting guests. They showed people where to park outside. They also
greeted people as they came in the door and showed them where to sit.
There were also a number of adults that helped. They cooked sausages, sold t- hirts and made sure that
everything ran smoothly. If the adults were not there, it would have been more difficult for the students to manage.
The pancake breakfast is a fund raiser for items that the military academy might need. It is one of the most
important events of the entire year. Everyone helps out and cleans up. It is a fun and enjoyable event to attend.
By: Latrice Myers

Steven Hovy and Jason Garcia cook pancakes while
Robert Maurer and Mr. Coby mix the batter
at the Pancake and Porky Breakfast.

Booster club members Rose Lewis and Laran
Fernandez love showing off their T-shi1ts
from Kenosha Military Academy.

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Thankful for stuffing/ hooked
up with stuffing!"

What are you Thankful For?
Reuther has held the traditional Thanksgiving Dinner since the late l 970's. The Reuther
staff thought it would be nice to celebrate Thanksgiving as a "Reuther Family." Joyce
hnepf says she has helped out with every Thanksgiving Dinner si:-ice 1980. Joyce
hnepf says "she is thankful for her family- her parents, husband, and kids. She is also
thankful to have Paul Kasperzak back helping again this year. If Joyce were able to
change one thing about the Thanksgiving Dinner she says, "she wouldn't change
anything since Paul Kasperzak has come to Reuther." he also says, "Paul knows what to
do and when to do it to bring the entire meal without a hitch.

Katavia Herron
and Porsha Ross
say "Hey what's up?"

"I am Thankful that Ihave ajob" says Mark Weave1

Students
Select To
Do A Year
Book As A
Lasting
Tribute To
Reuther
The yearbook/newspaper
class at Reuther High
School is taught by Nancy
Kaye and Jeff Slater. This
year, the class emphasis is
on producing a yearbook.
Reuther did not have a
yearbook last year. It,
however, did have a
new paper called Paw
Prints . The students in
the class voted to have a
yearbook, instead of a
newspaper this year.
The class has 12
students in it.
The
requirements of the class
are choosing a section or
story, taking pictures for
it, and writing an article
about it. The students
earn 1/2 of an elective
credit.
Jeff Slater, one of
the teachers for the
yearbook class, says, he
enjoys teaching this class
because "of the creativity
that is generated from the
students. The final project
will be one that a person
can enjoy forever." Jeff
also says, he doesn't like
teaching this class because
"it is hard to keep all of
the students on task. Each
tudent has a different task
to do and, therefore, it can
become very difficult to
organize everything."

Nancy
Kaye ,
another one of the teachers
for this class , say , she
enjoys teaching this class
becau e "It' s fun meeting
students from different
programs . Also the cla s
will make a book that will
be a part of the history of
the school. Nancy also
says , she doesn't like
teaching this class because
'meeting deadlines and
keeping students on task
can be a problem."
Leslie Wheeler
says, the best part of this
class is "The fact that at
the end of the year, people
are enjoying the work that
I have put into it." Leslie
also says, the worst part
about this class is "writing
so much."
Latrice Myers
says, the best part about
this class is "coming
together to talk about the
yearbook." Latrice also
says, the worst part about
this class is "I have no
worst part."
Stephanie Hackett
says, the best part about
this class is "seeing the
finished product and trying
to meet the deadlines."
Stephanie also says the
worst part about this class
is, "actually meeting the
deadlines."
We selected the
theme "Through the Eyes
of the Bulldog" for our
yearbook. We voted as a
class on which theme to
do. Through the Eyes of
the Bulldog represents our
school, because, our
mascot is a bulldog.
For a way to earn
money to pay for our
yearbook, we sold candy
and candles. We also had a

pizza night at Pizza Hut.
We will get a certain
percentage of the money
that was made from the
pizza sold.
Two other fund
raisers we did were a night
at DeRango's. We all
went and worked there to
raise money for the class.
Each student was given a
specific job to do. We got
T-Shirts from DeRango's
and we wore aprons that
we had made in clas . We
made over $300 from these
fund raisers .
The yearbook
class is a great class for
people who like to write,
take pictures, and do
interviews. It is a lot of
work, but in the end, it
pays off. We get to see a
finished product made by
us. We also get to see it
sold to our fellow students
and appreciated by them.
The yearbook will reflect
our school's history .

Mr. Slater puts on a
cheesy smile while
making a cheesy pizza
with Joe Pasarelli .

By: Chris Eakins and Matt
Laverty

Shawnalisa Hawkins takes an order at the DeRango's
fund raiser night.

Nancy Kaye and Luci Baker enjoy some pizza at the
DeRango' s fund raiser.
Chris Eakins cleans up after a wonderful night at
DeRango' s.

First Row: Stephanie Hackett, Colleen Bloomingdale, Priscilla Guzman, and Joshua Hannett.
Second Row: Shawnalisa Hawkins, Latrice Myers, Jen Peterson, and Susan Goergen
Third Row: Sara Seifert, Jonathan Sward, and Jasmyne Blank

The Grinch And Fat Albert Invade Reuther.!
In December, Reuther had a very colorful door decorating contest. This is a moment where students and
staff can use their imaginations on decorating their classroom doors. First place went to Ron and Joyce's T .A.,
second place went to SAPAR, and third place went to Scott's T.A ..
By: Joshua Hannett

TheKMA
Witnesses a
Historical
Event
On January 19,

Mr. Lovell, Sara Seifert, Paul Anderson, Kevin Whyte, Tristan
Courtney Newhouse, Jesse Hayhurst, and Patrick Lewis
prepare for the Inauguration Trip.

Students were able to visit John F. Kennedy's grave.

Paul Anderson stands at the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial at Arlington

ational Cemetery.

200 I through January 21,
Mr. Lovell and seven of
his students traveled to
Washington D.C . for the
inauguration of our 43rd
president, George W.
Bush .
For three days ,
Mr . Lovell and his
students witnessed events
of historical significance
and toured the nation's
capitol.
Some of the
places that they visited
were, the Air and Space
Museum,
Lincoln
Memorial, Korean War
Memorial, and visited the
Union Station.
On
Saturday, January 20, Mr.
Lovell and the students
went to the inauguration.
It was very crowed. The
Capitol building was
decorated in red, white,
and blue. A long parade
proceeded the ceremony.
President Bush took oath
of office, along with Vice
President Dick Cheney . A
huge parade followed the
inauguration. Mr. Lovell
said, "I enjoyed the
inauguration very much,
but the weather put a
damper on the experience."
The inauguration was a
once in a life time
experience, and everyone is
glad they got a chance to
be part of history.
By:
Jen Peterson
&
Latrice Myers

someone
who
needs it." On the
other hand, Stan
Wilson said, " Mel
forced me to." At
the end of the day,
the students and
staff donated 52
On February pints of blood.
2, 2001, Reuther They may have not
hosted yet another reached the goal of
Blood Drive. On 75 pints, but the
this day students ( most
important
17 or older) and thing was they all
staff get to donate could have saved
one of the most the lives of many
important elements people in need of
in their body, blood. blood.
The process of
donating
blood By: Joshua Hannett
takes about 1 hour.
When
finished,
donating people
are given food and
a drink to make the
body
energetic
again.
Many
newcomers thought
that giving blood
would hurt, but it
turns out it wasn't
really that bad.
Tyreese Larry said,
" It didn't hurt very
much, just when
they prick your
finger."
Nora
Stewart said, " It
was like A finger
Poke."
Many
students and faculty
thought it was
worthwhile to give
blood.
James
Mecozzi
gave
blood " to help

Giving
Blood
Looks

Harder
Than It Is

After giving her blood, Beth
Ormseth waits for her
snacks.

Mike Patterson awaits his
death.

Kyle Yackley has fun
giving blood.
Paul Wamboldt puts on a
happy face for the
goodness of mankind .

Candice Bartholomew
raises her hand for good
luck.

James Fonte, Kori Hamm
and Heather Davidson wait
for the dance floor to be
cleared.

Enjoying their night
together are Jeff Hetelle
and his dace.

Gossiping about their
night are Candice
Bartholomew, Cassie
Hernandez, Amy Johnson
and Sara Anderson. Jason
Garcia and Tommy Burke
drop in on the
conversation.

Military Students
Dance the Night A way
Many of Reuther's military students gathered
on Friday February 23rd at the Italian American Club for
their annual Military Ball. Tickets were sold for fifteen
dollars. For this, the cadets and their dates received a
night of dancing and fun. It was open to every grade
between ninth and twelfth in the military. As the disc
jockey began to 'break it down' for everyone,
professional photographers snapped pictures of couples
that were willing to wait in the line.
The night began at six o' clock when everyone
received their drink ticket for their soda and stood in line
while others were choosing which table to sit at for the
evening. Before the military students and guests were
able to eat, they all stood for the playing of the
"National Anthem" while watching the posting of the
colors and flags of our nation. "I feel the purpose of the
Military Ball was to bring cadets together and introduce
them to a formal ball." stated Bobby Barnes.
Everyone was strategically called to the buffet
table which offered pasta, salad, bread, jello, and a choice
of beef or chicken. After everyone's plates were cleared
from the tables, they again stood, not for the posting,
but for the retiring of our nation's flag. The king and
queen were chosen, Richard Stock and Courtney
Newhouse. Courtney and Richard were rewarded the floor
for the first dance of the night "I enjoyed the country
and R&B music most out of all types that were played."
said Jonathan Bates. Afterwards, the rest of the patient
audience began to dance the night away. "I enjoyed
myself while also watching others that were having
fun." exclaimed Shawn Coldy.

Presenting the posting of
the flags areTony Conte,
Steve Trempt, Derek
Hildman and Robert

Barnes.

Colleen Bloomingdale

David Eldridge, Jason
Garcia and Tony Conte
anticipate posting their
flags.

International Business Class
Travels to Europe!!
This article is going to be an unusual one. It's
all from this ' bulldogs' point of view . Five bulldogs
and I were chosen in the spring of last school year to
join an International Business class. The class consisted
of: Tiffany Decker, Robert DiBiase, Jessica Harp, Jeb
orris, Nicholas Zekor and myself, Stephanie Hackett.
Before we joined, we were told it was going to be a lot
of hard work. We had to learn about money, economics,
tourism, and trends in marketing from each country we
would visit. All ix of us had to complete three reports .
Each report was a minimum of four pages long. In order
to stay in the class, all assignments and attendance had
to be better than 90%. The class had to work well as a
team and be in class for all of our projects.
We were then told the good part. We had a
chance to go to Europe! That meant we would visit
Rome, Paris, Versailles, and London. We would be able
to see historical buildings and world famous sites
including the Louvre, Eiffel Tower, Leaning Tower of
Pisa and London Bridge.
Mr. Jeffery Slater had meetings with all of us
and our parents. He answered any questions we had, told
us what basic application forms we needed to fill out,
and what we had to do to get our passports and obtain
approvals.
We had to set a schedule of meetings, events
and fund-raising opportunities in order to raise the
$2,500 we each needed to cover the cost of our trip .
We did such events as the 4th of July parade,
fireworks, coupon book, and various candy and candle
fund raisers. We even made a schedule so everyone
worked in the school store to raise money. We all had
to make sure we had a job, and we had to keep it because
that money went to Mr. Slater before we spent it.
We all had different reasons for joining the
class. Jeb said he thought it would be a fun experience.
Tiffany said she wanted to be able to go to Europe, and
she thought the class would be interesting. Rob's main
purpose was to see Italy. Jessica thought it would be
fun to learn all about Europe. Nick wanted to do the
group work, go with friends, be given a challenge and oh
yeah that whole trip to Europe thing. I wanted to see
other places of the world and see how other cultures and
societies function.
We all worked our little bulldog 'tails' off.
Next thing we knew, we were going over a list and
making sure we had everything packed. Lucy Baker,
another chaperone, had to pack thirty-two times and once
again the night before we left!! All of us were so excited
we couldn't sit and wait for our limos to show up and

Nick Zekor, Jeb orris, Stephanie Hackett and Tiffany Decker
pose for pictures in front of the Eiffel Tower

The group gathers together in Italy!!!

take us to O' Hare International Airport.
We had a nine hour and fourty-five minute
flight to Rome. We had delicious food on the flight and
some could even sleep. When our group landed in Rome,
it was 10:30 a.m. there and 2:30 a.m. back here in the
good ol ' U.S . of A. We met our tour guide that would
be with us from Rome, Italy and all the way to London,
England for ten days . Her name was Cherry (like the
fruit!). Needless to say, our tails were dragging for a
while. It took a day or two to get used to our new
schedule.
The whole group stuck together for most of the
trip and tours . We all met many new people and learned
new things about each other. The group had to watch
out for each other, protecting each other from pickpocketers and gypsies.
Our group visited Rome , also named the
"Eternal City" which includes the Colosseum ,
Circus Maximus, Pantheon, St. Peter in Chains, the
Sistine Chapel and the Roman Forum. While in
Florence we were able to see Michelangelo ' s Da v id
inside the Accademia, the Duomo, Church of Santa
Croce and then travel to the famous Leaning Tower of
Pisa.
Robert DiBiase, Mr. Jeff Slater, ick Zekor, Stephanie Hackett,
We then took an overnight train to Paris. The
Jeb Norris and Tiffany Decker take a break after a full day of walking
ride was super freaky for those of us who were put in
rooms with complete strangers. I think we could have
stayed awake for the twelve hour train ride. Luckily we
were able to get our spots switched to be with other
members of our group.
When we arrived in Paris, we were on the go
again (Yippee! A day with no shower). Our tour guide
took us to see Napoleon's Arc de Triomphe, the Eiffel
Tower, Notre-Dame and the Louvre Museum. We were
able to go back to the Eiffel Tower at night after our
illumination boat tour along the Tiber River. Beth
Ormseth, Mr. Jeffery Slater, Tiffany Decker and I were
the members from our school who went up into the
Eiffel Tower that night.
Our last day in France we hopped on a train
called The Eurostar. This train takes you one mile
below sea level and travels at a speed of 187 m.p.h.
We arrived in London for another day of
touring. We were able to see the London Towers,
London Bridge, the clock with the bell called Big Ben.
The group saw the changing of the guard and a general
tour of the city.
The experiences we had in Europe will remain
with us for the rest of our lives. We were appreciative of
the food, languages and many different people we met. I
will always look back on this trip as a reminder that if I
want something bad enough and I work for it, I can
achieve my goal.
By: Stephanie Hackett
Jessica Harp is having a blast in Europe

posters, information etc. for their families . Luci said
This Years Presidential some
of the issues were important to everyone.It is
Election Seen as Historic extremely important to vote. This last election proved
that every vote counted especially when it was too close
and Exciting!
to count.
There is a variation in how the votes were counted in
This year'

presidential election was between

Republican, George W. Bush, and Democrat, Al Gore.
Bush

won 270 electoral votes, and Gore won 255

electoral votes. Bush won 49, 026305 in the popular
vote. Gore won 49, 244,746 in the popular vote. The
Florida votes had to be recounted because Gore would
not accept the count. On every recount Florida did, Gore
didn't accept the recount.
So the Republican

took it to the Florida

Supreme Court .The court ruled the final recount must
be done by 5:00 PM on

ovember 26, 2000. But Bush

announced on November 22, 2000, he would appeal the

each county by their electoral board. The purpose of this
is to allow decisions to be made at the local level.
Some people feel the Federal Government should dictate
a standard rule to all the counties in the United States.
Although it took a great deal of time, it was
probably as fair as it could be without changing the
laws after the election. The most impressive outcome of
the election is that once the decision is made regardless
of the outcome, Americans support our President Elect.
It's important that other countries around the world ee
that we stand united.
By
Christian Hoffman

Florida Supreme Court ruling to the nation's Supreme
Court . On

ovember 26, 2000 Florida said that Georo-e
0

W. Bush would be the next President of the United
States of America. Rather than concentrating on the
votes in the general election, Bush concentrated on
winning the Electoral College. Even if he won by one
vote, he could be assured of all the state's electoral
votes.
As part of the government and politics class
taught by Kyle Yackley and Lucie Baker, the students
studied different types of governments and compared
their elections to the election in the United States. Also
Luci Baker decided to register students for this year's
election. She said the right to vote is at the heart of
freedom which is the foundation of our government. If
you aren't registered, you can't participate. To become a
voter registrar ,you must be 18 years of age, a resident of
Kenosha, a registered voter ,and be willing to encourage
and assist in helping people find the polling place.
Luci also said it was a very poor showing because not
many Reuther students that are eighteen years of age did
vote. However, we had a lot of people with yard signs,

Lakeya Garrett shows great pride for voting.

Al Gore, Is now just another Bob Dole.
George Bush, The 43rd president.

Middle: Chiquita Myers,Derrick Holmes.and
Ian Stonis believe that everyone should vote.
Bottom:Quinton Phipps,and Kareen Jackson
take voting to the next level!

Welcome Back Memorial Day!
"To live in the hearts of those you leave behind is never to die."
" ... from these honored dead, we take increased devotion to that cause for which they here gave the last full measure
of devotion - that we here highly resolve these dead shall not have died in vain ...
In the United States, Memorial Day is the last Monday in May and honors Americans who gave their lives
for their country in wars. The spirit of Memorial Day was born from the tragedies of the Civil War. More than
620,000 men and women lost their lives during the Civil War. Many soldiers were laid to rest in enemy territory, far
from loving families who could care for their graves and repair the ravages of nature. Thus, their graves often fell
victim to neglect.
It was this sad and disturbing sight that moved widows of Confederate soldiers in Columbus, MS to place
flowers on the graves of their husband's former enemies on April 25, 1866. Their compassionate act was one of the
first to help lay the foundation for Memorial Day. Similar ceremonies in other cities such as Macon and Columbus,
GA, Richmond, VA, Boalsburg, PA, and Carbondale, IL, as well as approximately 25 other towns and communities
throughout the nation have been named in connection with the origin of Memorial Day.
Reuther also participated in Memorial Day. The K.M.A. held its own service on May 30, 2001. The colors
were presented and poems and essays were read in honor of the veterans who gave their lives for our country.
By: Leslie Wheeler

Top: Tony Conte III, John Bates, Steve Tremt, Latrice Myers, Steve Ferguson,
and Chris Hicks stand with pride and honor as their fore fathers before them.
Right: Steve Ferguson, Debra Sekich

Earth Day Turns to Dooms
Day!
The day started dark and dreary. The students
were undaunted. It was Earth Day for Reuther on April
23rd. Students and faculty were assigned different
sections of the lake front to clean up. As the wind blew,
garbage bags were filled to the brim. As Jennica Fallon
said, "The best part was when we left out of school. The
worst is when we got rained on." Jamie Stropes went on
to say, "My cup of tea isn't to pick up trash, but I guess
I'll do it again." The total amount of trash collected by
the groupes was 1,451 pounds. Beth Ormseth and Terry
Hoffman's group collected the most per student and won
the pizza party!

Written by: Jonathan Sward

Down: Kyle Betz, Jahmal
Cole, David Carlino,
Shawnalisa Hawkins,
Kevin Kirk, Mel Eland,
Renee Patt, Carlos ieves
jr., John Marrone, Vernon
Lott,and Casie
Hernanandez are preparing
themselves for the horrors
ahead.

Top: Valerie
Taylor is happy
with the amount
of trash ·
collected.

Top: Carmen Bevas,
Jessica Harp and
Jennica Fallon gasp
for breath as they see
their doom!

Left:Jen Peterson
stares in the face of
danger as Ande
Grasser looks on.

Reuther's

"Midnight
Masquerade"
Prom, Reuther's
wonderful tradition, started
in 1995. This year's prom
was held on the eleventh
of May at Victoria's
autical Inn. Prom was
open to every grade and
anyone outside of Reuther.
The buffet was served
promptly at six thirty.
After the tables were
cleared Prom's King and
Queen, Jeb orris and
Shawnalisa Hawkins were
announced. As lights
flashed, the fog machine
was turned on and Randy
Guzman began the music.
Everyone began to get
their groove on.
Patty Mezera and
Renee Patt both described
prom as "bootylicious".
Prom's theme this year
was the Midnight
Masquerade. Masks were
handed out to everyone. "I
liked the theme a lot
because it was a creative
idea, " said Shawnalisa
Hawkins.
The entire night
was definitely enjoyed by
all. The night ended
around ten thirty.
However, the memories
will last a life time.
Altogether this year's
prom was a success.

Prom Queen, Shawnalisa
Hawkins and Prom King,
Jeb orris, look forward to
a wonderful night.

By:Cotleen
Bloomingdale

Prom Court:
Renee Patt, Jeb orris,
Tiffany Decker,
Shawnalisa Hawkins,
Jahmal Cole, Jamie
White, Amy Johnson

When Crystal Wynn,
Arlene Higgins, Sheleatha
Booker, and Kimyatta
Winfrey hit the floor, the
party never ends.

Sara Anderson, Latrice Myers,
Nacajai Wright, Tiffany Britz-Edict,
Danna Seymour, and Rebecca
Rydzenski, enjoy girls night out at
the prom.

Prom seemed to be a
piece of cake for Melanie
Eland-Slattery and Mr. Jeff
Slater .

laundry. They must also
wrap the food, wash food
and fruit, cut the pizza, and
make the food for the
Infant Lab. Students in
the H.E.R.O. program
said that the most difficult
parts are getting the food
The H.E.R.O. out on time, serving it,
dishes, clean up, and
program here at Reuther i
run by Paul Kasprzak. He carrying extremely hot
Although, to
has worked here for seven dishes.
years, and he ays he likes others, they say these are
working here a lot. He the easie t jobs for them.
In order to get
chose this field because he
likes the food service, and paid for working in the
he likes teaching. In order kitchen, the students must
get a work permit, have
to do what he does for this
position, he has to be a their T.B. test done, and
certified family and hand in all of their
consumer education teacher applications. If they do all
and have four years of of this, they will get paid
The
college for teaching. The $5.65 an hour.
best part of his job, he amount of time a
says, is the people he H.E.R .O. student works
works with, and the most varies for each student.
difficult part is making Some work for only ten
everybody happy. Paul weeks in a quarter. Others
likes the way his job is set work all day or even all
up because things run year.
Robert Otterson,
smoothly. He did say he
would like teachers and a sophomore, who works
students to work in the in the back of the kitchen
first hour, says "he would
kitchen though.
The
only recommend somebody else
to work in the kitchen."
requirements to work in
the kitchen are that you Marcus, a sophomore, and
have to be sixteen years Mandy, a Junior, also
would
recommend
old and have to get a T.B.
test. You have to also be somebody to work in the
here on time and do paper kitchen. All three students
work for the class. The say they are treated fairly
students must wash their and enjoy their jobs.
You can thank
hands, wear gloves and
theses
three
and many
stay busy. They are not
other
students
and a few
allowed to wear jewelry,
staff
for
giving
you your
acrylic nails or nail polish,
lunch
every
day
and
chew gum, wear open toed
making
things
run
shoes, and must have their
smoothly
now
with
the
hair tied back. A few of
new
payment
program
and
the jobs in the kitchen
include wiping down computers in the cafeteria
counters,
sweeping, this year.
By: Stephanie Hackett
washing dishes, and doing

Who
Makes
Your
Food?

"Remember David Laluz, keep that salad fresh!"

Tray Austm and Josh Hunt
get ready for some serious cooking.

Senior Banquet Held Every Year Since 1980
Since 1980, Reuther Central High School
seniors have been celebrating with a banquet. This year's
banquet was held on Friday June 1, 2001 at the Fireside.
Student, guests and faculty enjoyed a buffet dinner. The
event is planned around the awarding of presents and
joking about the eniors by their Teacher Advisors .
Most of the T.A.'s had their students in LEARN class
for a number of years. Consequently, a close personal
relationship developed between student and teacher.
Many of the T .A.' s had meaningful presents for
their students. Bob Anderson gave Phil Bavetz a yellow
school bus for Phil's planned road trip. Unfortunately,
Bob couldn't find a V.W . bus for Phil. Jeb orris
received a "Dude" riding on a skateboard, plus a finger
skateboard. Melanie Eland Slattery had a large cardboard
contract for her T.A.'s to ign. Rene Patt, Carlos
Nieves and Shawnalisa Hawkins then had to read their
contract outloud. Nancy Kaye gave Dana Brennan, Amy
Johnson, and Cary Mitchell a purple candle to light their
way in life and teddy bears for hugs. Ed McNamara
received a CD certificate as he seems to do okay in the
hug department. Nancy then thanked her T A's for
visiting the nursing home, making Christmas cards and
cookies, and trying to brighten the patients' lives. Paul
Kasprzak gave Lucero Argumedo-Santana flowers and
thanked her for being such a good worker. Mary
Plovanich, Sue Dugan , and Peggy Welch honored their
teen parents, Lucero Argumedo-Santana, Shawnalisa
Hawkins, icole Herda, and Andrea Herron, with roses.
Scott Farnsworth commended Karla Treskow, Sarah
Walker, Jamie White, and Dan Blazewicz for their
individuality. Joyce Schnepf and Ron Story presented
flowers to Crystal Wynn, and Tiffany Decker for
completing their courses at Gateway and Parkside in
addition to their Reuther clas es.
Students and faculty will remember this
evening as a time of fun and sadness. It's hard to face the
future witho ut their fellow bulldogs.

Patiently waiting to sign
Mel Slattery's contract are
Renee Patt, Shawnalisa
Hawkins, and Carlos
Neives

Mel Slattery congratulates
Karlos Hamilton, Nichole
Herda, and Monique Rinvil.

I, D .C ., being of
sound mind and
body, leave my luck
drawls(sweaty) to the
gym program.

WYNN
CRYSTAL

ZAMBA
TIFANI

I, Tyreese Larry,
being of sound mind
and body, give to
Tiffany Britz my
will and willingness
to be flexible when
it comes to the
Battalion and what
needs to be done.

I, Jeremiah Jobe,
being of sound mind
and body, give to
every
Battalion
commander
everything they will
need to be an
effective leader, and
the strength and will
to do a good job.

Dear Seniors,
The vear book staff
wishes vou the best. Mav
happiness follow vou throuqh
life. Cet success lead vour life
and carrv vou alonq the wav.
Seniors, we hope vou all can
keep and share the memories
qained here at J(_euther.
Sincerelv,
Tf!w Y~()k ~

37

SANTANA

SCHMELLING
\.URELIA CLIAl

ROHDE
ANDY

RUPP
JEREMY

SCHNAARE
ELIZABETH

SMITH
JOSEPH

RICHARD

TALLEY
BRANDON

TUC HOLL
STEFANI

WALKER

WALKER

HEATHER

SARAH

WALTER
VALERIE

WEBB

WILLIAMS

SARAH

MARCUS

WILSON
CALLI NA

WRIGHT
NACAJAI

LUCERO

STOCK

I, Phil! Bavetz,
being of sound mind
and body, give to the
students of Reuther
High School the
pride that they are a
part of something
pecial. I give the
educators the re pect
they deserve for
teaching and dealing
with
students'
problems.
And,
lastly, I give my
deep and utter thanks
to everyone in the
school for making
me feel welcome and
comfortab le in an
atmosphere of unity.

I, Robert Mauer,
being of sound mind
and body, give Rob
Basham, Lindsey
Johnson,
Danna
Seymour anything
she wants, including
my love, to Pa u l
Anderson, confidence
and coolness( 1/8 of
mine), to Bobby
Barnes a soldier's
point of view, and to
Sara Seifert, my
shoes.

MATERA
TIFFANY

MATTHEWS
JUAN

MATTNER
KRISTEVA

MCMAHON
CHARLES

MCNAMARA
EDWARD

SUHLING
NICK

MILKS

MORGAN
KIMBERLY

NEWHOUSE
COURTNEY

POZZA
GIOBATTA

ROBERT

CHRISTIN

REHM

ELDRIDGE
DANIEL

EVANS
TANEEKA

FARMER
RUSSELL

GOERGEN
SUSAN

GREENE
ALISHA

GUTIERREZ
ILIANA

HAWKINS
SAMANTHA

HAYHURST
JESSE

HOFFMANN
THERESA

HOWLAND

JOHNSON

KATY

AMY

MARSHALL
JUSTIN

MARTELL
JASON

MARTIN

KRAINTZ

VALARIE

TARA

I, Renee Patt, being
of sound mind and
body, give to the
sign in table a pack
of pens for all the
students who are late
to use so they may
sign in ince I used
up all the ink.

I, Bernadette R.
McCord, being of
sound mind and body
give to Gloria L.
McCord, the ability
to get through any
and all problems she
will
face
with
friends, boyfriends
and
especially
family. I also give
to any and all
younger students the
determination to
prove people wrong
when
the
say
"You'll
never
succeed at...".
I
challenge everyone
to prove them wrong
and make all yo ur
dreams come true.

BARATKI
CHRISTOPHER

BLALACK
AARON

BLAZEWICZ
DANIEL

CARON
THEODORE

CLARK

CHESS
JOHN

CULVER

CUTTER
CAROLINE

ANN

KARA

DARY
ADAM

f
DELAROSA
VICTORIA

DIBIASE
ROBERT

DYLEWSKI
KATIE

What was your hardest challenge at Reuther?

"My International Business class with Mr. Slater."-Tiffany Decker

"My C A class."-Cary Mitchell

What do you think is the most important thing you learned at Reuther?

"Friendship."-Amos Spencer

"How to be respon ible."- icole Krause

"To graduate early."-Adam Haebig

If you could give one thing to the school, what would it be?

-'··

J'

_,__, . . .-.~ ·
··s.·.~ .•
:

"My heart."-Paul Lang

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"Lazy-Boy Chairs."-Jeb Norris

Bulldogs Say
Farewell
On Friday, June 8th, 2001 the
class of 2001 started on a new
path. The ceremony began
with the presentation of the
color and the Pledge of
Allegiance led by Renee Patt.
Rebecca Peryea gave the
tudent welcome. There were
also commencement messages
from Crystal Wynn, Tiffany
Decker, and Shawnalisa
Hawkins. Principal, Dan
Tenuta, pre ented the class to
Dr. Michael Johnson,
Superintendent of Schools.
Carmen Bevas and Joyce
Schnepf did the roll call of
graduates. Ms. Yolanda
Adams, President of the
School Board, awarded the
diplomas. Melissa Mathews,
1998 Reuther graduate,
provided the musical selection.
Jahmal Cole and Joyce
Schnepf gave the farewell
speeches. Families, friends,
and faculty wished the
graduates their best at the
reception in the gym.

Jahmal Cole gives his best farewell to all the graduating Bulldogs ... Ruff!

Before the graduation ceremony, Renee Patt, Shawnalisa Hawkins, Rebecca Peryea, and Tiffany Decker prepare for an
unforgettable night.

Crystal Wynn accepts her diploma from Ms. Yola_nda
Adams, President of the School Board, and Dr. Michael
Johnson, Superintendent of Schools.

Making sure the memories last, Kelly Lindsey- Erickson
shows off her son Dannie Erickson.

Nancy Kaye and the rest of the Bulldogs shake hands and congratulate one another.

A wards For Hard Work
When we think of all the hard work that
students do while in school, it seems the
student need to be appreciated.
On June 5th, 2001, Reuther held a
Student Awards Ceremony in the auditorium.
Many student entered not knowing if or why
they would receive an award. When it came
time to receive awards, many students were
pleasantly surprised. There were awards given
for student achievement, student recognition,
and others. The whole awards ceremony took
about one hour to complete, and the students
and faculty were proud for their hard work.

Student A wards
Achievement
Jessica Chairez
Stephanie Hackett
Karlos Hamilton
Nichole Herda
Margaret Padgett
Jen Peterson
Cheri Smith

Attendance
Sheleatha Booker
Crystal Fox
Chris McClure
Joshua Palmer
Karina Rivera

Leadership
Josh Aiello
English
Colleen Bloomingdale
Phil Bavetz
Jeremy Bronk
Fatima Brown
Tiffany Decker
Kellye Cooper
Stephanie Hackett
Laura Gonzalez
Jessica Harp
Joshua Hannett
Ryan Hughett
Elizabeth Hendrickson Patty Mezera
Tyreese Larry
Jeb Norris
Ginger Looby
Gloria McCord
Office Help
Amber Silva
Candice Bartholomew
Michael Souza
Steven Ferguson
Sara Tremeear
Govern't & Politics
Lesley Van Horn
Lisa Amador
Heather Walker
Shawnalisa Hawkins
Cliff Walter
Jen Peterson
Nicole Yde
Yearbook
Stephanie Hackett
Jen Peterson
Leslie Wheeler

International Business Leadership
Tiffany Decker
Robert DiBia e
Stephanie Hackett
Jessica Harp
Jeb Norris
Nick Zekor

Milwaukee Brewers A wards
Melinda Allen 10
Matt Allen 11
Lisa Amador 09
Lindsey Anhock 12
Phillip Bavetz 12
Elizabeth Bane 10
Phillip Beals 12
Angie Cerrninara 10
Willie Coleman 11
Felecia Chan 09
Kelly Coolidge 12 Teniesha Fuller 11
Katie Delany
11
Joshua Hannett 10
Chris Eakins 09
Shawnalisa Hawkins 12
David Eldridge 09 Latosha Hogan 11
Steven Ferguson 09 Ryan Hughett 11
Lakeya Garrett 11
Jamie Jennings 10
Susan Goergen 12
Joel Jennings 09
Brandon Goods 09 Jenelle Kraning 12
Aaron Hartfield 10 Nicole Krause 12
Christina Hartog 09 Paul Kriston 10
Derek Hildman 10 Juan Matthews 12
Shannon Holbert 10 Candace McBride 11
Kareem Jackson 10 Gloria McCord 11
Jeremiah Jobe 12 Latrice Myers 11
Michael Kuhl 09
Rebecca Peryea 11
Matthew Laverty 09 Jen Peterson 11
Christopher Littrel 10 Melissa Richards 10
James Mecozzi 12 Melissa Simon 10
Cary Mitchell 12
Nick Stadler
Confesor Rivera II 09 Jamie Stropes 10
Jeremy Rocco 09
Keriann Taylor 11
Marcos Rodriquez 09 Heather Walker 12
Stephanie Ruhle 11 Cliff Walter 11
Robert Schmidt III 09Sarah Webb 12
Matthew Snavely 11 Marcus Williams 12
Jonathan Sward 09 Crystal Wynn 12
Tristen Yde
Ryan Zorn 11

Lucero Santana is called
up to the podium by Paul
Kasprzak.

Jeb Norris hides from the
camera as Phil Bevatz
receives his yellow bus
from Bob Anderson.

Nancy Kaye has special
gifts for Cary Mitchell, Ed
McNamara, Dana
Brennan, and Amy
Johnson.

Bridges Promotes
"Family
Atmosphere"

Bridges is a self contained,
integrated program
which is an
intervention for
students who have
had some
difficulties in other
educational
settings. Students
get accepted into
Bridges by parent student - teacher
interview.
This program
provides one half
to two and a half
credits based on
commitment and
independent study
opportunities for the
students. The types
of projects for
bridges students
are based on
courses, but there
are many group
projects,
interactions,
researches, and
discoveries. Pat
Thompson, one of
the Bridge's
teachers describes
the Bridges
program in one
word
"CHALLENGING" -to grow personally,
socially,and
intellectually.

Top Picture:
I wonder what
book Alex Pulera
is reading?
Middle Picture:
Sheleatha
Booker looks
more thrilled about
her work then
Melody Basaldua.
Bottom Picture :
Katavia Herron and
Monique Rinvil
strike a pose.

47

KAPPS Helps Teen Parents Finish School.
KAPPS stands for "Kenosha Accelerated Pregnant and Parenting Students." This program
is for pregnant or parenting students only and the whole idea is to allow teen moms to finish school
so that they may take care of their infants. They can get jobs to support themselves and their
child/children.
The students work mainly on the computer. The computer is their teacher. "I can work at
my own pace, and I don't have to won-y about dead lines or rushing. I collect credit when I am
finished. That is what I like about this class." says Tenisha Fuller. One of the main teachers is
Peggy Welch. Peggy wants the students to learn, and she enjoys the 'variety' offered in the Plato
Program. Students can work independently and can really accelerate if that is what they want."
says Welch. Peggy has been teaching for thirty years.
Peggy teaches Family and Consumer Services, (Home economics). The classes offered in
KAPPS are medical terminology, child care services, child development, and other health careers.
"You can achieve as many credits as you want. However, you have to do the work to earn the
credits."
By: Jonathan P.Sward

April Mayo looks like she
need some assistance.
Like anybody else, Melissa
Simon works very hard on
her report. It seems like
Renisha Light finished her
assessment test. Peggy
Welch makes sure that
Teniesha Fuller finishes
her work.

A.LS.
Come Join Us!
A.LS. is a program for students that want to graduate early, on time, or make up
ome credits that they missed before.
There are different times you can go:
8:30 to 11:30, 12:00 to 3:00, 3: 15 to 5: 15, and 5:00 to 8:00. Many people like
the hours because they work and have other obligations. Most of their work is
done on the computer with PLATO Pathways. The rest of it is done with books
and research for reports. All subjects can be covered from science and English
to phy.ed and art. The teachers in this program are: Sandy Armstrong, Charlotte
Calhoun, Marie Lipke, Ron Story, and Liz Whitlock.
By:
Priscilla Guzman

Chatlotte Calhoun smiles after a day in A.LS.

Alisha Garcia, Eachan Montemayor,
Tina Hansche, and Joe Bezoue take a
"computer break" to rest their minds.

~~

fi
CJits Learn the i>t0~v

Salina Wilson, Melinda Allen, Bill Shraeder, and Robert Stowell seem all tied up.

On Friday, September l,
2000, all ELOB students
and teachers participated in
stations around the school.
All of the stations were
related to ELOB ' s Ten
Design
Principles.
Station number one was
The Primacy of SelfDiscovery.
For this
activity, we had to untwist
a knot of ropes and form a
circle. This took some
teamwork.
Station
number two was Having
of Wonderful Ideas. Here,
we made up a slogan about
our TA in 25 words or
less. Station number three
was Responsibility of
Learning. For this one,
we wrote down on a note

card our goals after high
school. Station number
four was Intimacy and
Caring. At this activity,
we traced everyone's hand
and made a poster from it.
Station number five was
Success and Failure. At
this activity, everyone had
to have at least one foot
on a pod. We needed to
cross the whole gym with
everyone on a pod.
Station number six was
Collaboration
and
Competition.
For this
activity , we had to build a
tower in the auditorium
with newspaper and
masking tape . Station
number
seven
was
Diversity and Inclusivity.

Here, we made our own
individual Coat of Arms
with goals and things we
have achieved . Station
number eight was The
Natural World. At this
activity , we traced a leaf
pattern and put our name
on it. Then, we wrote
down three things to
improve the environment.
Station number nine was
Solitude and Reflection .
For this activity, we made
a road map of our life.
Station number ten was
Service and Compassion.
Here, we had to make up a
list of things of how to
keep Reuther clean. All
these stains took a lot of
team work

from everyone.
It was a good chance to get
to know your TA and your
fellow
students.
In
between the tations, we
all went to Bakers's Park
and had a picnic. There
was food and drinks for
everyone. It was a good
chance to meet new and
old friends. Although it
was a little warm and there
were bees there, everyone
had a good time. It was a
wonderful thing for all
these activities to occur on
the first week of school.

Bob Anderson and group
work on environmental tree.
Nicole Daniels, Alison Howen, and Cary Mitchell
are staying on the pods.

By:
Jen Peterson

Top Left: Raul Garcia, Adrian Pagan
Bottom Left: Jessica Harp , Carmen Bevas ,
Teri Bondonner, Jenny Uhlir, Jessica Horn

Kyle ' s TA : Josh Hunt, Nora Stewart, Josh Martin
Stevi Bydalek, Lesley VanHorn

Top Left :

Temeka Carter, Candice Bartholomew,
Cary Mitchel
Middle Left:: Nancy Kaye, Armand Lukaszewski,
Dana Brennan, Katie Delany,
Lisa Amador, Janelle Patty
Bottom: Matt Wade

Sarah Walker, Scott Farnsworth, Brian Jurkowski,
Valerie Walter, Amber Silva, Tammy Lyons, Kevin Kirk
Diana Nieves, Jermaine Coates, Valerie Taylor,
Gloria McCord, Shalonda Epting

Paul Redig's TA: Top Left: Jennica Fallon,
Sarah Atkinson, Sara Tremeear, Lisa Schultz,
Alishia Garcia, Confessor Riviera
Bottom Left: Tim Spencer, Katavia Herron
Ashly Sursa, Mark Weaver

Top Left:: Callie Hall, Stefanni Nehls, Lesley Wheeler
Bottom Left:: Joyce Schnepf, Ron Story, Jason Martell

In the ELOB
Program, there is a class
called TA. Each individual
TA decides on the different
kind of activities that they
would like to do for the
year. The only mandatory
thing for TA is that, you
have to read one book per
quarter and keep a journal
component. The rest is up
to the group and their
teacher. All in all,
everyone enjoys TA.

It's a time during the day
where you can rest and
still have fun. The main
thing everyone would like
to change about TA is to
have it for a longer period.
The purpose of TA is to
build an opportunity for
students and teachers to
build a closer relationships
and for teachers to act as
an advocate for their TA.
By:
Jen Peterson

Top Left: Josh Aiello, Lakeya Garrett,
Lisa Green, Kareem Jackson, Dan Beals, Jeremy Buskirk
Bottom Left: Gabe Rios, Steve LaChance,
Christian Hoffman, Quinton Phipps
Top Left: Amos Spencer, Chuck Stahlman
Kyle Betz, Shaun Donahue, Robert Otterson, Jahmal Cole,
David Carlino, Carlos Nieves
Bottom Left: Cassie Hernandez, Kim Morgan,
Mel Eland, Shawnalisa Hawkins

to become better leaders.
KMATA Her
TA plans activities
and does paper work.
Focuses On Danna says that she enjoys
her job as company
Leadership commander.
"It has been
an interesting experience
and
with its good times and
Leaming bad." Overall, Danna
In the KMA,
there is a class called TA.
The only difference in their
TA is that they are called
companies and platoons.
There are four companies;
Delta, Charlie, Bravo, and
Alpha. Within the four
companies, there are two
platoons for each one. All
together, there are a total
of eight TA's. In each
company, there is a
company commander and
cadets. The company
commanders are the ones
who run their TA and the
cadets are their peers.
In the Delta
Company, Richard Stock
is
the
company
commander. His job is to
teach
his
company
military knowledge and
drill. Richard says that he
likes his job as the
company commander. "I
find it fun to teach others
and also learn from them."
He also likes his TA
because it gives him a
chance to get to know the
cadets. Richard also says
that his cadets are all
around good guys and are
willing to learn.
In the Bravo
Company,
Danna
Seymour is the company
commander. Her job is to
lead and teach others how

enjoys her peers. They
work hard and take care of
things that need to be
done.
In the Alpha
Company, Robert Maurer
is
the
company
commander. The activities
that his TA do are physical
training and drill. Robert
says that he likes his job
as company commander.
"It lets me pass down the
knowledge that I have
attained." He also likes
his TA because he loves to
teach. Robert says that
the students in his TA are
all good kids.
The KMA TA is
a great place to learn
leadership,
military
knowledge and just how to
have fun. The leaders
aon't let their status get to
their heads, and their peers
respect them. That is
something to be proud of.

Top: Shannon Holbert, Trish Hecke, Patrick Lewis,
.
Josh Palmer, Mike Gitzlaff, Dustin Erickson
Middle: Jenny Metzger.Tanya Evans, Danna Seymour
Bottom: Megan Hoffman, Paul Anderson, Kiya Heehn, Derrick Holmes

Nick Suhling, Shawn Colby, Steve Colby, Courtney Newhouse, Shawn Dobbs,
Paul Anderson, Jeremiah Jobe, Rob Basham, Theodore Caron,
Rebecca Rydzenski, Sarah Webb, J.T.McCozy, Danna Seymoure,
Dustin Erickson, Adam Lockman, Richard Stock

By:
Jen Peterson

Top: Kevin Whyte, Steve Ferguson, T.J. Tribur, Jeremy Bronk,
Sara Anderson, Tony Conte, Morgan Smith
Bottom: Tommy Burke, Mike Wagner, Chiquita Myers,
Matt Laverty, Joshua Stoll, Mark Barrett

Military
Marches
Into the
Future
The
Kenosha
Military Academy is a
program that promotes
academic excellence,
leadership skills, and
physical fitness.
This
program helps to prepare
tudents, also known as
cadets, for a military
career. In the KMA, there
are four platoons: Charlie,
Bravo, Delta, and Alpha.
Each cadet belongs to one
of these companies. The
cadets in the military
program do have the same
basic classes like: math,
science, history, and
English.
The only
difference is that they have
two classes that are related
to the military. Also, on
Wednesdays, each cadet is
required to wear his/her
uniform. Jenny Metzger
said that she decided to
come to the Kenosha
Military Academy because,
she wants to attend
Marquette
R . O.T .C.
Having attended the KMA
will help her do this.
Allen Portzen said that he
decided to come to the
KMA because he would
like to go into the military
after he graduates. From
the
first
years of
J .R.O.T.C program to the
current years, the KMA is
gradually taking on a form
that promotes standards.
By:
Jen Peterson

Ian Stonis, Malcom Kelly , Ricky Bernal,
Travis Swanson, and Kevin Hladilek
prepare for a dayin uniform

Jeff Hetelle, Aaron Blalack, Aaron Hartfield, Sara Seifert,
Holly Parreant, Brenda Carrillo,Ricky Bernal , and Cheyanne Cruz
have one last class with Ms. Horvath.

Drill Instructor Nacajai Wright and cadets Hector Florez, and Juan Escalante
stand in formation.

Nursing Assistant Class Fulfills High School Credit and
Gateway Credit!
The Certified Nursing Assistant class is a youth
options class offered through Gateway Technical
College. Students receive 1.25 elective credits here at
Reuther, and also receive 5 Gateway credits.
The Nursing Assistant class is now a
requirement for the Associate Degree Nursing program at
Gateway. It is an excellent first step for any medical
career. Students learn what it takes for good patient
care.
Requirements for class:
* Junior or Senior standing
* Excellent attendance
* Not afraid of work
* Desire to help others
The Nursing Assistant class has ten graduates
- most are now working and earning good money, $8 $11/ hr. They seem to like their work.
The class is taught by a Gateway teacher, who
is a registered nurse and has many years experience
working in nursing homes. Debbie Wiersum coordinates
the program and assists with teaching by giving the
students some support in the classroom.
Gail Lesjak
is a Registered Nurse from
Gateway. Gail has taught the course for several years
before teaching at Gateway last year. Gail said "the
course gives a very good basis for anyone entering the
health professions or just everyday life." She also said
"she enjoys the class very much. It's great to see the
students grow in their knowledge and skills, There are
twenty - six students so far in Reuther's C.N.A course.

Debbie Wiersum helps teach the Certified
Nursing course and says, "She enjoys the class very
much and learned a tremendous amount about nursing
and life in general." Her opinion about the course was
that the "class is a wonderful opportunity for high school
students to get a better than average employment
opportunity. It is the first step to advance in medical
fields, so why not get it done."
Megan Eppings said,
"that she did enjoy the class and that it was a good way
to start a career at a young age. She also said that the
class isn't easy, but it ain't hard." Then her advice to join
the C.N.A. course would be if you want to help people
and want to go into medicine a C.N.A. is a good way to
start.
Jami Cozort said that she did enjoy the class.
She also said that she thinks the class is a little of both.
It's not easy, but it's not hard. Her advice to join the
C.N.A. course would be, "if you are interested in the
nursing field, come to the class and see what you think."
Jennifer Neuendorf also said that "she did enjoy
the class, but sometimes it can get frustrating."
She said that she thinks the class is easy sometimes,
but when she takes tests it becomes hard for her. Then
her advice to anyone joining the C.N.A. course would be,
"if you're a kind hearted person, like to go home feeling
like you helped someone today, and are a patient
person , I would recommend that you join the class."
Latoya Taylor said that she did enjoy the class.
She also said that the class is pretty easy. Then her
advice to students wanting to join the C.N.A course
would be that it would get you a head start in life.

By:Leslie Wheeler

Jamie Cozort says
"there is no reason to
be scared with
Jenny Neuendorf
and Callina Wilson by my side."

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"I ain 't no dummy."

Lyndsey Gillespie with a resident.

LaToya Taylor
and Josh Rios
hum to a tune
"whistle while you work."

Infant Lab
teaches more
than just
Rock-A-Bye

Baby

Reuther's Infant Lab
began twenty years ago
in 1981 .
Reuther
decided to start the
Infant Lab because
teenage mothers would
bring their children to
school and sit them
under their desks. The
staff at this time realized
that this was completely
unacceptable for high
school. Therefore , they
came up with the idea of
an Infant Lab.
The Infant Lab
was a new beginning for
the teenage mothers
that attended Reuther
high school. Students
could finally go to
school and concentrate
more on their classes
rather than on their
children getting into
trouble while mom was
in
class .
Teri
Barndonner states "I
chose to take this class
bAcause I like the
1meraction with the kids,
eind I have a son in the
lab".
Children can
stay in the Infant Lab
until they are three
years old.
After the
child turns three, their
mother has to enroll
them in daycare. It does
not cost anything to
enroll your child in the
Infant Lab, although you
do have to take a
parenting class. The
Infant Lab is operated

on a non-discriminatory
basis, providing fair and
equal treatment and
access to services
without regard to race ,
sex , color , religion ,
national
origin
or
ancestry.
The daily routine is to
keep
the
babies
occupied and out of
harm . Jamie Stropes
states : "I like the class
because I like to play
with
the
kids ."
Whenever you change
a diaper, feed a child , or
do anything with that
child, you have to mark
it on the child's chart.
By
far
the
biggest concern for
people that work in the
Infant Lab is to keep the
babies from harm. A lot
of people have taken
the class more than
once because they like
the atmosphere and
taking care of the
children . Over all, the
Infant Lab was created
for the benefit of the
students here who
happen to have children
themselves .

Andre says no to Loran Hein!

By: Latrice Meyers

Liz Bane enjoys feeding Tyiana and Alex.

Shawnalisa Hawkins sm iles as she spends
time with little Daveion .

Hush Little Baby! Judy Stehlik
rocks Evan to sleep.

Guadalupe ay

Look at me , while itting

next to hdd1e m Diane

terba '

lap.

S.A.P.A.R.

Meets the
Needs of
Teen Moms
and
Children
The S.A.P.A .R.
program is for young,
pregnant girls .
The
program started in 197 l.
Mothers-to-be will learn
about nutrition.
Mary
Plovanich tells the girls
how to save money by
making their own baby
food.
There is also a
nutritionist that comes in
on Mondays. Her name
is JayJay . She brings in
foods like graham crackers
with cream cheese,
pineapple, kiwi, and
bananas.
These foods
taste great and are good for
you. Another great thing
about
being
in
S.A.P.A.R. is that you
get to be in the infant lab
before and after you have
your baby. A lot of the
girls have achieved their
goals. As Andrea Herron
says,
"This is a good program.
It should be available to
guys also, so they will
learn as much as us girls."
The girls in this program
learn a Jot about their
pregnancy and what to
expect in being a mother.
As Mandy Moss says," I

some friend ." Jennifer
Guerra really enjoyed the
program and thought that
it was helpful. "I was able
to get ahead in school, and
the lab watches my baby
while I'm attending
school. I'm thankful for
this program. Without it, I
may have dropped out of
high school."
In this
program, both mother and
child will learn more and
have a better life together
so they and their babies
will have happy lives.

By:
Priscilla Guzman

Mellisa Meade shows off her healthy daughter, Kianna.

have completed six credits, S.A.P.A.R. students Mandy Moss, Jeniffer Guerra, Donella Edwards, Priscilla Guzman.
and I have learned a lot
about childbirth and Angela Clements, and Veronica Garcia enjoy the smorgasbord.
children. I have also made

Learning
Life
Through
Teamwork
The
Expeditionary
Learning Outward Bound
program wa started in
1992. It has been running
at Reuther High School
for two years now. "It
was designed to help
students become more
responsible, be good
workers,
and
make
learning fun," said Luci
Baker. Paul Redig said
that it was designed to
"help people see the
application of education
and apply it to life."
ELOB is a major
difference from the
traditional
teaching
models. In most of the
classes, we don't use
textbooks. We work on
activities with one another
most of the time. The
class sizes are quite small,
too. The most students in
a class could be 15. With
the classes being so small,
you get Lo know your
teacher and classmates
better. You are more one
on one with each other.
ELOB also has a 90%
attendance rate.
That
means your attendance
must stay above 90% in
order to
tay in the
program.We also have ten
ELOB Design Principles.
Beth Ormseth
said that the principles
were designed to "educate
the
whole
child."
According to Karen

Jenny Uhlir and Jessica Horn u e teamwork
to create wreaths for door decoration contest.

Jen Peterson and Josh Martin work together
on the Kenosha bulletin board.

Bowman, they were
designed to "establi h
guidelines and goals, and
structure for the education
model." Each of the ten
design principles was
created to be some part of
your everyday life here at
school and in life.
Most of the
students chose to be in
this program because they
want a school where
teachers have time for
kids.
In
ELOB,
"everybody is more
interactive with one
another," according to Kim
Morgan. They also want
an environment where you
can work at your own
speed. There is no big rush
to finish something. The
teachers want you to do
your best work.
The advantage to
ELOB is that, "You are
able to see how curriculum
is used in real life," said
Paul Redig. "All of the
students have choice in
producing quality work,"
said Luci Baker.
The disadvantage
to ELOB is that ome
students can't handle the
responsibility and selfdiscipline. Some students
are not ready for this kind
of maturity, so they ruin it
for others.
ELOB is a great
program to be in. ELOB
helps students to di cover
who they are, where they
want to go, and what
skills they need to get
there.
By:
Jen Peterson

Paul Redig and his class work on the
Natural World stations.

Guidance Helps
Puppies Become
Bulldogs!
The Guidance Office is a friendly oasis for
frazzled students. When students are having life
problems, the Guidance Office is the place where they
may receive personal advice, college information,
schedule classes, and make new friends. There is also a
mini store where students may come to buy snacks.
Kathy Wilson is the clerical educational
assistant. Kathy says, "She has learned to judge each
person as an individual." Working at Reuther has added
to her life experience.
Counselor Carmen Bevas has been here since
1998. Carmen says that she likes "the students'
diver ity." When students are having a bad time in life,
Carmen Bevas's room is where to go. She will do her
best to help.
Joyce Schnepf, also a counselor, has been here
since 1979. She has seen Reuther change through the
years. She says "The future of the students will be
bright if they make the most of their stay at Reuther."
Sue ighbor is the secretary. She does the
student scheduling and also keeps track of student's
records. Sue has been at Reuther since 1971. "She
welcomes all students to come and stop here." If you
are looking for a comfortable, cozy place to come and
visit, the Guidance Office is for all Bulldogs ... Ruff.

Joyce Schnepf works on student's credit check.

By: Joshua Hannett

Sue

ighbor
Carmen Bevas

Kathy Wilson

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Lori And
Julie Offer
Help With
a Smile!

Lori Mihelich welcomes students and faculty with
her beautiful smile.

Even our main
office is very historical. It
is the heart of our
beautiful building. Inside
we can fmd Lori Mihelich,
who is a tremendous
secretary for our school,
and Julie Scott, who tries
her best to keep up with
the attendance. "Even
remembering student's
names
can
be
challenging", says Julie.
We all might think that
the main office is
organized at all times but,
Lori explains, " Getting
the office organized and
streamlining procedures" is
one of her challenges.
Even there it can get a
little scary with of all the
paper work, but they are
really good at what they
do. Our main office is
just about the busiest
room in our school and we
should give credit to our
secretary and attendance
assistant, because without
them our school wouldn't
be as efficient and popular
as it is now.
By: Joshua Hannett

Perfect attendance is what Julie Scott wishes for all
Reuther students.

Change
For The
better
Reuther's principal, Dan
Tenuta is a great friend to
all. Mr. Tenuta has been
here ince 1997, and he
has helped improve
Reuther's graduation rate.
He's been trying to keep
Reuther small with better
programs. Dan believes
that Reuther offers
wonderful programs for the
tudents. He also states
"The AIS
Program
(Accelerated Independent
Study), Kenosha Military
Academy, and E.L.O.B.
(Expeditionary Learning
Outward Bound) improved
the student's grades." Mr.
Tenuta is also a great
person himself. He is a
very talented principal who
gives the students a place
away from home. This
"second home" at Reuther
offers students a place to
earn an education while in
a safe atmosphere,making
friendships, and learning
social skills while earning
credits He does his very
best to give help when
needed and overall makes a
positive impact on our
chool.

Who
Disciplines
Your
School?

Principal.Dan Tenuta, helps Reuther move forward.

By: Josh Hannett

Ned Azarian, our
Dean of Students has been
working at Reuther since
1991. Ned is in charge of
attendance, discipline and
student problems. He said
he came here for a different
type of school. The
smaller classes and a more
personable school is what
he thinks Reuther offers
the students. It is also
safer and smaller in his
opinion.
All of the
different programs is what
he enjoys most about
Reuther. Ned said that
since he has started
working at Reuther he has
learned that students
succeed and grow up. The
students have taught him
that most kids are pretty
decent people.
ed has
noticed that the new
principal's attitude is
much different from the
previous one, and it rubs
off onto the rest of the
school.
For Reuther's future he
see a continual change to
fit all of the students'
needs. For the future of
the students at Reuther he
says that going here gives
some a second, third and
even fourth chance to
succeed in life and their
future.
By: Stephanie Hackett

Dean of Students, Ned Azarian, works on discipline
strateQv.

Reuther Is Safe And Clean
When Reuther is feeling a little dirty and nasty, the custodians are there to rescue it. Steve Blagec, Mike
Feucht, Dave Nickel, Tracy Wakefield, Paul Wamboldt, and Ron Becker make sure that our school is looking fresh
and clean. When it comes to security, Cheryl LaCount, George Coleman, and Vernon Lott are always watching.
They make sure Reuther is a safe place. If our school didn't have the great custodians or the terrific security, Reuther
wouldn't be what it is today- a pleasant, safe environment.
By: Latrice Myers & Joshua Hannett

First Row:Paul
Wamboldt, Steve
Blagec
Second Row:Ron
Becker, Vernon Lott,
Tracy Wakefield
Third Row :George
Coleman, Cheryl
La Count

can .
Coach John
L a d y Milisauskas
has been
teaching ba ketball
Bulldogs here at Reuther Central
High School for four
Hustle!
years. He says the

Shannon Holbert, Ashley Sursa,
and Candice Bartholomew fight
for the right to shoot the ball.

Girls Basketball
First Row: Patty Mezera,
Ashley Sursa, Cassie
Hernandez, Shawnalisa Hawkins.
Second Row: Coach Beth
Ormseth, Tanya Evans, Shannon
Holbert, Jenny Metzger, Sara
Brady.

The
Lady
Bulldogs have nine
players. They are:
Shawnalisa
Hawkins,#20,
Shannon Holbert,#40,
Amy Johnson, #52,
Tanya Evans, #10,
Jenny Metzger, #54,
Cassie Hernandez,
#34,
Ashley Sursa,
#22,
and
Patty
Mezera, #12.
The
Lady Bulldogs are
strong and aggressive
this year.
When
they practice, they
shoot
around,
scrimmage, and learn
new techniques. The
Lady
Bulldogs
favorite part of a game
is playing strong to
the end of the
ba ketball
game.
They have five goals
to complete as Lady
Bulldogs this year.
They are: 1) To
improve
their
basketball skills, 2)
To get a higher
score in games , 3)
To show leadership
to their teammates,
4) To keep the team
together,and 5) To
win three or more
games this year.
Coach
John
Milisauskas and Beth
Ormseth work really
hard at making the
Lady Bulldogs as
aggressive as they

Lady Bulldogs need to
work on coordinating,
consistent motion, and
team defen e. Coach
John Milisauskas says
"If
we had three
words to describe the
Lady Bulldogs they
would be They are:
survivors. It doesn't
matter how many
games my girls win,
what matters is them
playing to the best of
their ability," said
Coach
John
Milisauskas.
"Our
trong point is not
giving up during a
crame.," said Coach
John Milisauskas.
Their weak point is
not coming to every
practice. My greatest
challenge
as
a
basketball coach is
keeping the team
together and surviving
as one.
Coach Beth
Ormseth is hoping to
win five games this
year.
The La?y
Bulldog's strong pornt
is that they are eager to
learn. Coach Beth
Ormseth says, "My
greatest challenge as a
basketball coach is
getting enough girls to
commit
to
the
program."

Boy's Bulldog's Basketball
Clearing The Way!
Reuther's basketball team had a seven win,
thirteen loss season. This was a building year for the
Bulldog's. Coach Saint Jimenez said, "We're working
hard. We don ' t have the NBA talent, but they are
working hard and listening. We're getting more kids and
there's a nice attitude here." Reuther played an
independent schedule in Division Two. Playing for the
Bulldogs were: Aaron Hartfield, Kareem Jackson, Jesse
Hayhurst, David Carlino, Malcom Kelly, Chris Littrell,
Steve Ferguson, Kevin Kirk, Dewayne Tutor and, Matt
Kaminski.
Written by:Jonathan Sward

The Bulldog's leap for glory!
1st row- Aaron hartfield, Kareen Jackson
2nd Row-Jeremy Johnson, Jahmal Cole, Rick Johnson, Jesse Hayhurst, David Carlino, Malcom Kelly
3rd Row-Saint Jimenez (head coach), Chris Littrell, Steve Ferguson, Keven Kirk, Dewayne Tutor, Matt Kaminski,
Kevin Guttormsen (asst. coach)

W ABL Strives for a Winning Season

The W ABL(Women Alternative Basketball League) started three years ago. It was started to keep
equity with the boy's KBA League. The WABL season usually runs from April through June.
There are no academic or attendance requirements for this league except in school and on game
days. Melanie Elland-Slattery, the girl's coach, said that spending time with the girls and helping
them improve in the off season was what she loves most about coaching the W ABL. She said the
girls improved 110% this year. The girl's coach said her best advice for the team was that if you
don't shoot the ball, you can't score points! Mel said they took shots and rebounds, but most of
all they were going to have fun and play together. Mel aid the girls were unbelievable.

Front Row: Melanie Elland-Slattery, Amanda Miltlich, Shawnalisa Hawkins, Cassie Hernandez
Back Row: Shannon Holbert, Tatiana Robinson, Patty Mezera, Tania Evans

Standings: 3 wins to l loss
(these are the last known standings since the season runs past publication of the yearbook)

Wednesday nights were the highlight of the week for twelve guys and one coach from Reuther. Every Wednesday
night there were two KBA(Kenosha's Ba ketball Alternative) High School League games. The seasons competition
was between the five Kenosha high schools; Bradford, Hillcrest, Indian Trails, Reuther and Tremper. The season
went from January 10, 2001, the first game, until the Championship game and the Mayor's Youth Commission
All-Star game which were both played on March 28, 2001. Reuther put up a good fight trying to keep their last
year's Championship in the KBA . The Bulldogs had a great season ending with a 6-2 record.

WKl: Jan. 10,2001: Reuther 56- Indian Trail 42
WK2: Jan. 17,2001: Reuther 63- Hillcrest 33
WK3: Jan. 24,2001: Reuther 59- Bradford 60
WK4: Jan. 31,2001: Reuther- BYE WEEK
WKS: Feb. 07,2001: Tremper 56- Reuther 45
WK6: Feb. 14,2001: Indian Trail 51- Reuther 49
WK7: Feb. 21,2001: Reuther 60- Hillcrest 47
WK8: Feb. 28,2001: Reuther 58- Bradford 47
WK9: Mar. 07,2001: Reuther- BYE WEEK
WKlO: Mar. 14,2001: Reuther 53- Tremper 49

TOUR AME T:
tfil round:
Reuther 82- Hillcrest 50
2nd round:
Bradford 47- Reuther 41

FINAL STA DINGS :
lfil: Bradford

6-5

2nd: Reuther

7-3

3rd: Tremper

7-2

41!1: Indian Trail 5-5
5th: Hillcrest

ALL-STAR TEAM:
Deon McKinney
Willie Coleman
Jesse Franklin
Karlos Hamilton

0-10

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:
Bradford 58- Reuther 49

Standing: Mel Elland-Slattery, Bill Strehlow, Robert Potts, Cliff Walter, Robert Otterson, Willie Coleman
Sitting: ick Zekor, James Hayden, McClarney Bell, Deon McKinney
Floor: Jesse Franklin, Karlo Hamilton

The Students Were
Sashaying the Hills
at Wilmot
On Jan. 18th, 25 tudents of Reuther hit the
slopes at Wilmot Mountain. It cost $17 for the lift
ticket, $12 for rental and an extra $10 for snowboard
rentals plus food. Also instead of renting they can bring
equipment from home.
Melanie Eland has been running the trip for 10
years, and thinks that, "Students make new friends and
learn an activity they can do the rest of their lives." Sue
ighbor said that her fun moment was "Mel helping her
go down a hill." Students also enjoyed the trip such as
Jeremy Bronk. He described the trip as "tight." Dewayne
Tutor said that his favorite moment was when he "fell
on his head when I jumped off a hill."
By:Jonathan Sward

Courtney Block and Jessica Horn look ready to hit the slopes.

Bobby Barnes, Paul Anderson.and Tom Burke cool
down after a long day.

Mel, Maggie Padgett, Cheri Smith,and Renee Patt
would rather pose for the camera than ski.

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Site Based Committee Deserves A
Heartfelt Thanks
The Site Based Committee of Reuther Central High School meets every
month to work on projects, the budget, S.A.A.G. distribution, public relations,
and any other pertinent concerns of the chool. The committee is made up of
parent , faculty, community members and administration. These members give
up per onal time to help the school and its tudent .
This year the committee awarded S.A.A.G. money to help print this
yearbook. They al o gave money for the trip to Europe and Washington, D.C.
This is in addition to their regular support and contributions to the academic
cla es of Reuther and the K.M.A.

Joann Rubjerg, Vicki Godlewski, Dan Tenuta, Nancy Kaye, Dave Lyons, Bob
Ander on, Jane Snediker, Mary Madder, Kim Culp, and Susan Hoffman meet to
work on the S.A.A.G. distribution.

The yearbook staff would like to personally
thank the following for the extra work and effort they gave to
help get this yearbook together. Their time meant so much to
us. Without the extra help they gave, our yearbook would not
have been successful .

Bob Anderson
Lori Mihelich

Andrea Denninger
Becky Jacquette
Dan Tenuta

All the faculty and staff for cooperating with our staff and
putting up with questions we asked of them and
contributing pictures and stories.

An extra special THANK YOU to
Josephine Springer.
Without her, this yearbook
would not exist.

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