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Wethersfield's Greatest Hits Quill • 1997 Greatest Hits Wethersfield High School 439 Willard Street Kewanee, Illinois 61443 Table of Contents Opening Days 4 Sports 13 Organizations 31 * Faculty 43 Underclassmen 49 Seniors 59 Special Events 75 The Quill Staff of Wethersfield High School would like to present the "Greatest Hits" of the 1996-1997 school year. These "hits" include ideas and experiences involving all of the students and the faculty from the entire year. Autographs Autographs 3 School House Rock! Upper Left: jay and Kurt are admiring David's new ~do! Upper Right: This group of girls is taking turns signing each others' yearbooks. Middle Left: These freshmen girls use the lower hall as their hideout from the seniors. Middle Right: Rock on with your bad self, Troy! Bottom Left: William, Chadd, and Andy get ready for their first class of the year. Bottom Middle: Becky shows everyone her version of the Macarena during volleyball practice. Bottom Right: Tony goes for the gold during the first week of football. 4 First Week Hog Wild Upper Left: The Marching Geese liven up the crowd with "Olympic Fanfare". Upper Right: Cortni and Miranda are having a blast at Hog Days. Middle Left: Troy, Brad, and Amanda are eagerly awaiting the results of the talent show. Middle Right: Autumn looks cool in her new pair of shades. Bottom Left: Leslie and Kelly cheer the Pom Pon squad on to a second place victory. Hog Days 5 I Love a Parade Upper Left: Jacqueline and T.J. were both pleased and honored to be the 1996 Wethersfield Homecoming Queen and King. Upper Right: Captain Victor E. Goose was sailing after a victory. Middle Left: Be all that you can be in the Wethersfield High School football team. Middle Right: Travis lured the Aces "hook, line, and sinker"! Bottom Left: Emily leads the band through a great Homecoming parade. Bottom Right: The color guard shows off their new uniforms while dazzling the onlookers. 6 Homecoming smells Like Teen Spirit Upper Left: These girls show their school spirit by "decking out" in green and white. Monday - Boxer Day Upper Right: "Look it's Captain Hook, and he found his treasure." Tuesday - Twinkie Day Lower Left: Angel flashes her cash boxers on "Boxer Day." Wednesday - Bag & Sag Day Lower Middle: "Crazy Brad, at it again on Twinkie Thursday - Pirate Day Day!" Lower Right: Leslie and Amber model the Iastest Friday - Green & White Day "Bag and Sag" fashion. Homecoming 7 Whole Lotta Skakin, Goin' On! Upper Left: Miss Wethersfield proudly reigns over the Skit Night festivities. Upper Right: The football players concentrate on winning the Homecoming game. Middle Left: The Senior moms find their next clue—Guy Robinson's speedos! Middle Middle: Miss Annawan waves to the crowd during the Miss LTC Pageant. Middle Right: The cheerleaders complete a perfect formation, to fire up the crowd. Lower Left: Stefanie and Rachel jazz it up at Skit Night. Lower Middle: These AFS members show their spirit. Lower Right: Victor E. Goose leads this Alwood player to the plank. 8 Homecoming When the Geese GO FLYing In This year's Home- coming game was exciting and entertaining. The Geese cruised to an easy victory over the Alwood Aces. At halftime, the Marching Geese performed their show consisting of Echano, House of the Ris- ing Sun, Two Thumbs Up, and Georgia on my Mind. The Poms dazzled the crowd with their new uni- forms and high energy rou- tine. After halftime the Geese were able to wrap up their opponents in stun- ning fashion. Upper Left: T.J. powers through the Alwood defense. Middle Left: The Poms entertain the halftime crowd with "Whiney, Whiney." Middle Right: Brad runs down the field to the goal. Lower Middle: The brass explodes with sound. Lower Right: Doug works hard to gain more yardage. Bottom: Darrel's blocking helps the Geese to a victory. Homecoming Homecoming Royalty Senior Attendants Junior Attendants Amber McReynolds Lora McElvain Kurt Bialobreski Luke Hawkins1 Sophomore Attendants Freshmen Attendants Amy McReynolds Eric Andris Nick Lempke Nicole Horsley King and Queen Thomas Dura, Jr. Jacqueline DeClercq Dance, Dance, Dance! This year's home- the dinner, the dance started coming was different from in the elementary gym. The the past. The Student Coun- decorations looked great cil sponsored the dinner/ with this year's theme, "Pi- dance. Admission was from rates of the Caribbean." Ev- 6:30-7:00 p.m. on Saturday, eryone seemed to enjoy the October 12, at Wethersfield music supplied by the fa- High School. Dinner was mous "Music Master." Even served at 7:00 in the cafete- Mr. Palanos joined in on the ria and consisted of a roast "conga" line. The dance beef entree, baked potato, lasted from 8:00-11:00 p.m., green bean casserole, and an with coronation at 10:00. ice cream sundae. Following Upper Left: This group joins in on the Y.M.C.A. Middle Left: These dance-goers take a time out to enjoy some refreshments. Middle Right: Steve shows the guys his new purse and matching flowers for the special evening. Lower Left: Sara, Becky, and Jonn finish their meals and anxiously wait for the dance to begin. Homecoming 11 Do You wanna Dance? Upper Left: Jackie directs the freshmen in the school song. Upper Right: Stefanie and Natasha eagerly await a dousing of baby powder. Middle Left: Amber shows off her new look. Middle Right: The freshmen girls are having a great time at the freshmen mixer. Lower Right: The seniors get the freshmen to kiss their feet. 12 Freshmen Mixer Sports Supine ^y~t! Supine ^rt LJOOCL! The Fresh/Soph volleyball team posted its second successful season in a row. They finished their season with an overall record of 14-3 and a confer- ence record of 8-0. They placed first in the confer- ence and beat each of their conference opponents in two games each. The team was led by the three team captains: Amanda Perkins, Jennifer Vortman, and Kelly Pickett. Special awards were given to: Jennifer Vortman, Most Service Points; Sarah Oliver, High- est Serve Percentage; Shonna Sloan, Most Im- proved; and Kelly Pickett, Most Valuable Team Player. Top Left: Kelly powers up for an amazing serve. Top Right: Nicole, Jennifer, and Missy anxiously await the next serve. Middle Left: Sarah hits a great bump. Middle Right: Bottom row: A. Robinson, C. Mallery, N. Jones, C. Hainline, R. Gillespie, S. Tanzillo, S. Sloan, J. Vortman, K. Pickett, A. Perkins, Coach; N. Fairman. Top row: Manager; A. Fleming, S. Grayson, C. Morrissey, L. Solis, S. Oliver, B. Millman, L. Kopp, E. Johnston, N. Horsley, M. Sullivan, M. Peed, N. Hiatt, S. Newman. Bottom Left: Amanda goes for the gold. Bottom Right: Everyone sets up for a great bump, set, spike! 14 Sports l/l/e ^Arre ^Jke L^hampiond The 1996 Volleyball season started with some uncertainty. After losing four starters from last year's Lincoln Trail Conference and regional championship team, there were a lot of holes to fill. But the team came out strong. Not only did they repeat as Lincoln Trail Conference Champions, but they also advanced to the sectional for the second con- secutive year. The team ended the season with an overall record of 19-5-3 and a con- ference record of 8-0. This included a conference cham- pionship, a regional champi- onship, and second place in the Wethersfield Invita- tional. Next year holds a lot of promise for Flying Geese Volleyball. We will return nine letter winners along with a new group of talented incoming juniors. Top Left: The 1996 Volleyball Team: Bottom Row: Coach Looney, Coach Fairman. Second Row: A. Perkins, J. Vortman. Third Row: A. Tomlinson, C. Hepner, A. Dana, B. Kelly. Top Row: R. Morrissey, T. Nelson, J. DeClercq, M. DeRycke, B. Ince, N. Jacobs. Top Right: Who knew that running in the air was part of volleyball? Middle Left: The team celebrates another regional championship. Middle Right: Rachel tips the ball over the net. Bottom Left: Melissa spikes the ball past a Williamsfield blocker. Bottom Right: Becky bumps the ball over the net. Sports 15 we Will Ed yj The Wethersfield Fresh/Soph football team relied on size, speed, and physical ability to compile a 9-0 record and finish in first place in the Lincoln Trail Conference. The success they ex- perienced was the result of a team ef- fort. Upper Left: Rockridge proves to be no problem for Chadd as he runs the ball. Upper Middle: Chris gains yardage against the opposing team. Upper Right: John battles for the ball. Middle Left: Tony flies down the field as the crowd goes wild. Middle Right: The Geese destroy Rockridge for another victory. Bottom Left: Nick races to the end zone. Bottom Right: Brad picks up speed as he runs for a score. 16 Sports ^Arre I/JOIA Keadu wr J^>ome ^Jootbail: The 1996 edition of Flying Geese Football saw the Geese return 8 letterman from a very successful 9 and 2 team from 1995. The operative word in most circles was "rebuild- ing" with 15 seniors graduating from the previous year. However, the '96 Geese would have none of it posting an excellent 7 and 3 record and losing in the first round of the 1A playoffs to a very strong Cambridge squad. The Geese were led by seniors T.J. Dura, Jay Gun- ning, and Doug Brown in the offensive backfield with Ja- son Vanwassenhove, Luke Farran, Guy Robinson, and Darrel Peck manning the offensive line. Dura, Gunning, and Peck also played defense along with senior defensive back Craig Hillier.