BOYS SOCCER
The boys soccer team had one great year too. The boys of 1978-79 made it to the State Tournament
Semi-Final game before losing to Evanston in overtime. The results of this season are listed below.
1978-79 20 - 2 - 1 Sectional Champions
Coach Alan Beard
Final Four Qualifier
Quarter-Final
Beat
Wheaton-Warrenville 2 - 1
Semi-Final
Lost
to Evanston 3 - 2 in Overtime
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
The Boys Cross Country team at Forest View had one real nice season where they finished 7th in the State
Meet. One Individual also earned State Medal acclaim.
1971-72 Team Finished SEVENTH in STATE MEET Competition
Individual Medalist
Jim Wise 29th Place Finish
1976-77 Individual Medalist
Darryl Robinson 11th Place Finish
GIRLS GYMNASTICS
One name sums up most of the medals won in gymnastics for the girls team. Nina Dziem
won a total of 14 medals, including 6 Gold Medals. The 1979-80 team placed fifth at the state meet.
This great seasson and the individual medals won are listed below.
1979-80 Team Finished FIFTH in STATE MEET Competition
Individual Medalist
Nina Dziem All-Around
STATE CHAMPION!!
Balance Beam STATE CHAMPION!!
Floor Exercise STATE CHAMPION!!
Uneven Bars 2ND Place
Vault
2ND Place
1980-81 Individual Medalist
Nina
Dziem Balance Beam
STATE CHAMPION!!
Floor Exercise STATE CHAMPION!!
Uneven Bars STATE CHAMPION!!
All-Around 2ND Place
Vault
2ND Place
1981-82 Individual Medalists
Nina Dziem Floor Excercise 2ND
Place
All-Around
3RD Place
Uneven Bars 3RD Place
Vault
4TH Place
1985-86 Individual Medalist
Chris Hrbacek Uneven Bars STATE
CHAMPION!!
BOYS GYMNASTICS
Though no team hardware was earned, two male gymnasts at Forest View High did bring home medals from
the State Finals.
1965-66 David Hippensteel Trampoline
2ND Place
1967-68 Gary Dimas Trampoline
4TH Place
BOYS BASKETBALL
The boys of the hardwood court faired well as well. Four Regional Championships were won in the tough
basketball area of the northwest suburbs. The years are listed below. Unfortunately the records and coaches names of
these and other great FVHS teams are not currently available.
1977-78 Regional
Champions
1979-80 Regional
Champions
1980-81 Regional
Champions
1981-82 Regional
Champions
GIRLS BASKETBALL
The Lady Roundballers brought home one Regional Championship as well. Again, the record of this and
other great FVHS girls basketball teams are not available.
1976-77
Regional Champions
BOYS BASEBALL
The boys baseball team won a Regional as well. There had to have been some great team records
and coaches of the program that are not currently available. If you have this information, please forward it to us.
1973-74 Regional
Champions
BOYS GOLF
The boys golf team won a Regional Chamopionship. No further information is currently
available.
1982-83 Regional
Champions
GIRLS GOLF
The Lady linksters of Forest View High won a District title of their own and qualified for the State finals.
1975-76
District Champions
Qualified for State Finals
BOYS TENNIS
The boys tennis team won one Ditrict title and placed 7th overall during one other season. Unfortunately, this
is all of the information available.
1974-75 District Champions
1976-77 Team Finished SEVENTH at the STATE
FINALS
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
The Ladies' volleyball team at Forest View High won 3 District titles, 2 Sectional titles, and made
one appearance in the Elite 8. Only the Elite 8 season lists the team record and coach's name.
If you can provide any more information on these and other great teams at FVHS please write to us via e-mail.
1975-76 21 - 4 District Champions Coach
Denise Van Huele
Asst. Coach JoAnne Travis
1976-77 17 - 2
Coach Denise Van Huele
1980-81 30 - 7 District Champions Coach
Denise Van Huele
Sectional Champions
Asst. Coach Mike Duellman
Super-Sectional Champions
Elite
8 Finalist
1981-82 28 - 8 - 1 District Champions Coach
Denise Van Hueleman
Sectional Champions
Asst. Coaches Mike Duellman, Robin Gavin
**Shery Brinkman of the 1980-81 volleyball team still holds the state record for the most
blocks in a state finals game with 13!!!
GIRLS TRACK & FIELD
The Forest View High School thinclads also won some State Meet hardware. The Lady tracksters
even earned a FOURTH Place finish in the State Meet in 1973. Included are 10 individual medals won
by the girls including gold medals from Vanessa Calabrese and Sherri Brinkman.
1972-73 Team Finished FOURTH at the STATE TRACK MEET!!
Coach JoAnne Travis
Individual Medalists
Vanessa Calabrese Discus
STATE CHAMPION!!
High Jump 4TH Place
Jan
Smith
440 Yard Dash 3RD Place
Relay
Team
440 Yard Relay 4TH Place
1973-74 Individual Medalist
Renee
Gromke 80 Yard
Hurdles 8TH Place
Team won Conference championship.
1974-75 Team Won the District Championship
Karen
Terp Conference Champion High Jump
1975-76 Individual Medalist
Deb Brinkman Shot
Put 7TH Place
1979-80 Individual Medalist
Coaches Denise Van Huele/Rich Hedstrom
Sherry Brinkman Discus 2ND
Place
Sherry Brinkman also won Conference Championship
1981-82 Individual Medalist
Coaches Denise Van Huele/Rich Hedstrom
Sherry
Brinkman Discus STATE
CHAMPION!!
Sherry Brinkman also won Conference Championship
1982-83 Individual Medalist Coaches Denise
Van Huele/Mike Shay
Debbie Pankow 800 Meter Run
6TH Place
1983-84 Individual Medalist
Coaches Denise Van Huele/Mike Shay
Debbie Pankow 800 Meter
Run 8TH Place
BOYS TRACK & FIELD
Forest View's boys track team won a DIstrict of their own and brought home six medals from the State Track
Meet. This includes two golds from Steve Schellenberger.
1969-70 Individual Medalist
Mike Keen 220
Yard Dash 6TH Place
1974-75 Team Won the DIstrict Championship
Individual Medalist
Steve Schellenberger 880 Yard Run STATE
CHAMPION!!
1975-76 Individual Medalists
Steve Shellenberger 880 Yard Run STATE
CHAMPION!!
Jim
Vartanian 120 Yd. High Hurdles
7TH Place
1976-77 Individual Medalist
Darryl Robinson 1 Mile Run
7TH Place
1985-86 Individual Medalist
John Cole High
Jump 5TH Place
BOYS SWIMMING
There were a total of four medals earned by individual athletes at the State Swim Meet competition.
1973-74 Doug Shalk
100 Yard Free Style 4TH Place
1977-78 Lou Redig
100 Yard Free Style 3RD Place
Thomas
Redig 200 Yard Intermediate
4TH Place
1978-79 Thomas Redig 100
Yard Free Style 2ND Place
BOYS WRESTLING
The grapplers brought home a total of five individual State Medals including a Gold from
John Gross!
1966-67 Ray Vitka
145 Lb. Weight Class 5TH Place
1967-68 Robert Savage Heavyweight
Class 6TH Place
1974-75 John Gross
105 Lb. Weight Class STATE CHAMPION!!
1977-78 Steve Byrne 185 Lb.
Weight Class 4TH Place
1983-84 Kirk Jurinek 105
Lb. Weight Class 5TH Place
GIRLS ARCHERY
The ladies competed in archery as well, winning the conference championship in 1973-74!
GIRLS SOCCER
Forest View High School began a girls soccer program in 1983. We don't have any seasonal records currently
to share, however we do know that the first goal scored in girls soccer history at FVHS was scored by Lisa Bandt.
THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
Don't think for a second that all of the success attained at Forest View High School was attained by the
athletes. Top flight teams were also put together in the IHSA sponsored events of Drama, Speech Individual Team, and
Group Interpretation. All three earned top ten fiinishes during state competition. In addition 9 individuals brought
home medals from the State competition. Their successes and medals won are listed below.
DRAMA
1978-79 Team Finished SIXTH in STATE Competition
GROUP INTERPRETATION
1973-74 Team Won the District Championship
1975-76 Team Won the District Championship
1978-79 Team Finished FIFTH in STATE
Competition
SPEECH INDIVIDUAL COMPETITION
1964-65 Kathie Dunn
Verse 5TH Place
1965-66 Adrienne Hamperian
Orig. Comedy 2ND Place
1967-68 Team Finished SEVENTH in STATE
Competition
Individual Medalist
Kris Knudsen Extemporary
STATE CHAMPION!!
1970-71 Team Won the District Championship
1973-74 Team Won the District Championship
1974-75 Team Won the District Championship
1975-76 Team Won the District and Sectional
Championships
Individual
Medalist
John Tucky Dramatic
Inter. 3RD Place
1981-82 Team Finished FIFTH in STATE
Competition
Team Also Won District Championship
Individual Medalists
Chuck Pelletier Drama Inter.
2ND Place
John
Concepcion Orig. Comedy 4TH Place
1982-83 Brian Hay
Orig. Oratory 6TH Place
1985-86 John Colella
Humor Duet 6TH Place
Jeff
Przybylo
Humor Duet 6TH Place
THEATRE
The Illinois Theatre Festival is the largest, non-competetive high school theatre festival in the world.
It was organized in 1976 by teachers from the Chicago suburbs. This festival is still going strong as they perform at the
University of Illinois (Champaign-Urbana) and Illinois State University every other January. Forest View High School participated
in this festival in 1978.
BAND AND CHOIR
Forest View High was said to have had an excellent music department which included band and choir.
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