Memories (2008)

2008·9.1 MB·English

by  Lake County Public Library

2008
Volume lOO
Hobart High School
36 Hast 8tH Street
Hobart, Indiana
46342
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Democraticpresidentalhopeful.Sen.Hill-
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tryingtowintheMayIndianaprimary
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ThefirstHHSyearbookwas
in1908.sothebookhasbeenmaking
memoriesforHHSstudentsfor100
years.However,althoughourmemories Freshmen.includHjgSaraBlanford,wereabletotakethefirstclass.
aprreepgaorlidnegn,formotshetfouftutrhee.yOefarcowuarsses,petnhte WInatyrodpurcotgiroanmtotaBuigohmtehd\i.cMarls.ScHieeindciesK,roinusteh.enewProjectLeadThe
Classof2008areembarkingonthe
nextphaseoftheirlives,butmostofthe
studentsandstaffplannedforlifeina
newbuilding.But.wedidn'tdwellon
thefutureandtheenormouschanges
themovewillbring.Forinstance,new
courseswereintroduced,likeaProject
LeadTheWayprograminthemedical
biologyfield.Anothersignificantchange
wastheintroductionoftheTeamLead
program,whichquicklybecamethetalk
oftheschoolandapowerfulvoicefor
makingadifference.Andwiththebaby-
boomersofthe20thCentruryreaching
retirementage,itwasn'tsurprisingthat
Supt.JohnLeachandsixveteranteachers
endedtheirdaysatHHS.
ThenewfiIdhousewas
namedforCcchFrankKurth.
whowascall:dthefatherof
modemHobrtathletics.The
muralonthe allofthefield-
housewaspintedbyMr.Pete
Cortese.HI graduate.
Bytheendfcftheschoolyear,
thenewHobartHighSchool
wasaboat90percentfin-
ished.andfacultyandstaff
Manystudents,likeSophomoreRyanJanke.andparenstook wereg/venanothertourof
advantageofthefirsteveningcareerandcollegefairheldin thefad
thegyminOctober.
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AtTeamLead'sfirstend-of-the-yearpicniclunch,
studentswereabletotaketheirfrustrationsoutonacar
byusingasledgehammer,asAbbyLamsdid.
MiddleLeft-LohaJohnsonandMistyFrederickdidn't
mindthesprinklesduringtheTeamLeadlunchpicnic,
butAllisonKincaidcamepreparedfortheweather.
OneofthefavoriteactivitiesattheTeamLeadpicnic
wasgettingachancetosoakateacherwithawater
balloon.Here.Mr.ScottBuhmann.ROTCinstructor,
reactstothecoldwater,courtesyofhisdaughter.Kelly
Buhmann.ontheveryhotday.
Dr.PeggyBuffington,associatesuperintendentand
newly-namedsuperintendent,allowsherselftobeduct
tapedtotheROTCbuildingattheTeamLeadpicnic
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A.Afittingconclusion x
ThesagaofboywizardHarryPottercametoan
endwiththefinalbookintheseries,HarryPotter
andtheDeathlyHallows,beingreleasedbyauthor
J.K.Rowlingtomuchfanfare.Morethan11million
copiessoldinthefirst24hours.Asthebooks
wrappedup,themoviescontinued.HarryPotter
andtheOrderofthePhoenixbecameahugehitat
theboxoffice.
B.Ataintedking?
SanFranciscoGiantssluggerBarryBondshithis
756thhomerunandpassedthelong-standingall-
timerecordofHankAaron.However,thehistorical
markwasnotwidelycelebratedasBondscontinued
tobethesubjectofspeculationaboutsteroiduse
duringhiscareer.Later,hewasevenindictedfor
perjury related to the federal investigation into
steroids.
C.Wargoeson
In the waron terror, morethan 165,000 US.
troopswerestationedinIraqandapproximately
25,000inAfghanistan.ThenumberofU.S.troops
killedinIraqbegantodecreasemonthly,likely
causedbychangesinstrategyinthefightagainst
theinsurgents.
D.Risingprices
Morepainwasinflictedatthegaspumps,asthe
nationalaveragepriceforonegallonofgasoline
reachedashighas$3.20,almost90centsmore
than one year ago. Jumps in adjustable rate
mortgagesalsoleftmanyhomeownersbehindor
unabletopaytheirmonthlyhousepayments.
E.Twiceasnice
Threeyearsaftererasingthe86-year“Curseof
theBambino”andendingoneofthelongesttitle
droughtsinsportshistory,theBostonRedSoxdid
itagainbysweepingtheColoradoRockiestowin
itssecondWorldSeriesinfouryears.Bostonrang
upthebestrecordinbaseballduringtheregular
season,andthenbeattheRockies,whohadwon
21ofitsprevious22games.
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aboutglobalwarming. hit,earningnearly PrimeMinisterBenazir Guilianiwereinthelead
$200million. Bhuttowasassassinated. inmostpolls.
F.TVstallsout
TheTVWritersGuildofAmericawentonstrike
overadisputewiththeTVstudiosregardingthe
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AMERICA
G.MRSA
|0N| Schools across the country began dealing
TniTFn with a drug-resistant staph superbug called
methicillen-resistantStaphylococcusaureus,or
MRSA.Someschoolsclosedforcleaningwhen
studentswerefoundtohavethebacteria.MRSA
causedseveralstudentdeaths.
H.Californiawildfires
Morethan23wildfiresblazedacrossalmost
500,000 acres of southern California in
October, destroying 2,300 homes. Twelve
peopledied.Arsonwasthecauseofsome
ofthefires.SantaAnawindsalsofueledfires
againinlateNovember.
I.Dryingup
AseveredroughtinthesoutheastU.S.ledto
wateruserestrictionsandrenewedtensions
overwatersuppliesinGeorgia, Floridaand
Alabama. The drought was the worst in
northernGeorgiain100years.
J.Meetyouonline
Socialnetworkingwebsitescontinuedtogain
popularityandaddedmillionsofsubscriberswho
venturedonlinetointeract.Twoofthelargest.
MySpace and Facebook, even developed a
buddingbusinessrivalry.Facebookgainedthe
backingofMicrosoft,whoboughtastakeinthe
websitefor$240million.
MichaelVickwas Californiabannedteens Britishsoccerstar Beekeepersand DisneysHighSchool
arrestedforrunninga ages17andunderfrom DavidBeckhamjoined scientistswere Musical2drew17.2
dog-fightingring,and usingtheircellphones theL.A.Galaxy,then puzzledby,and millionviewerson
suspendedfromthe whiledriving. sufferedaninjury- continuedtostudy,' openingnight,themost
NFLforafullseason. plaguedfirstseason. theproblemof evertoracableprogram.
dwindlinghoneybees. IntheNews_
Asgpaigmrireto.uduproifngjutnhieorFogoitrlbsalslhHowomteheciormBirnicgkie NamedFootballHomecomingCoksinggroavnedaqnudeeNnikakrieVBurlepintntaan.
SeniorAndrewJacksontakesapietothefaceatthe
peprallyafterlosingthepepsessioncompetition.
MiddleRight-BeforetheFootballHomecoming
Parade.FreshmanMissyWronkoandSophomore
AliciaThompsondecoratecars.
Atthepepsession.SeniorAshleyPajdzikparticipates
inoneoftheclasscompetitions
JoeBoydandSarahGacsyarecrownedHomecoming
princeandprincess.
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