Lake Central High School Alumni
St. John, Indiana (IN)
Recent Members
| Adrianna Hernandez | 2023 |
| Christina Swenton | 1984 |
| Diana Poortenga Diana Poortenga | 2009 |
| Edward Dunn | 1975 |
| Garry Volk | 1973 |
| Joseph Cataldi | 1988 |
| Justin Graciano | 2018 |
| Kevin Swisher | 1979 |
Military Alumni
Honoring Our Heroes
This area is dedicated to our alumni that have served or are serving in our armed forces!
Lost Class Rings
Have you lost your Lake Central High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Indians lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni
Clifton (Ron) Mitchell
Class of 1958
Army, 20+ Years
Interrogator, Russian and Korean Linguist. Served 6 years in Korea, 5 years in Germany,1 year in Vietnam. Retired in 1978.
Class of 1958
Army, 20+ Years
Interrogator, Russian and Korean Linguist. Served 6 years in Korea, 5 years in Germany,1 year in Vietnam. Retired in 1978.
Colleen Basiorka
Class of 1985
Navy, 20+ Years
Served as a Cryptologic Technician, retired after 21 years of service
Class of 1985
Navy, 20+ Years
Served as a Cryptologic Technician, retired after 21 years of service
Denny Thibault
Class of 1985
National Guard, 7 Years
Currently serving in Afghanistan. Veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom 2005-2006.
Captain, Armor
1-108th Cavalry, Georgia Army National Guard
48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
Class of 1985
National Guard, 7 Years
Currently serving in Afghanistan. Veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom 2005-2006.
Captain, Armor
1-108th Cavalry, Georgia Army National Guard
48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
Donald(Don) R. Lewis
Class of 1970
Air Force, 20+ Years
Served Oct. 1970- Mar.2004 Civil Eng. then changed AFSC to Aircraft Weapons. Four tours Southwest Asia. Operations include -PCII, OPC ,OSW,ONW.
Class of 1970
Air Force, 20+ Years
Served Oct. 1970- Mar.2004 Civil Eng. then changed AFSC to Aircraft Weapons. Four tours Southwest Asia. Operations include -PCII, OPC ,OSW,ONW.
Drew Swenson
Class of 1982
Navy, 20+ Years
Retired Navy Captain. Flight Officer F-14A/B/D Tomcat. Naval Test Pilot School graduate. Served in Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Provide Comfort and was part of the surge on the ground in Iraq.
Class of 1982
Navy, 20+ Years
Retired Navy Captain. Flight Officer F-14A/B/D Tomcat. Naval Test Pilot School graduate. Served in Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Provide Comfort and was part of the surge on the ground in Iraq.
Edmond Roy Fielden
Class of 2001
Army, 8 Years
Served in the U.S ARMY 2004-2012. Station at FT. Campbell, KY with the 1-101 AVN, 2-17 Air Cavalry. Deployed twice OIF, OEF.
Class of 2001
Army, 8 Years
Served in the U.S ARMY 2004-2012. Station at FT. Campbell, KY with the 1-101 AVN, 2-17 Air Cavalry. Deployed twice OIF, OEF.
Ginger Sue Nitz
Class of 1971
Air Force, 12 Years
Served for over twelve years. Stationed In Texas, California, Bitburg Germany. I now live in Lubbock, Texas.
Class of 1971
Air Force, 12 Years
Served for over twelve years. Stationed In Texas, California, Bitburg Germany. I now live in Lubbock, Texas.
Jim Marach
Class of 1989
Navy, 4 Years
Served as an AME for F-16's aboard the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier during Desert Storm.
Class of 1989
Navy, 4 Years
Served as an AME for F-16's aboard the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier during Desert Storm.
John Hawk
Class of 1974
Navy, 20+ Years
Retired Surface Warfare Officer. Nuclear propulsion qualified. 10+ years of sea duty Atlantic, Indian & Pacific oceans. USS Truxtun, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, USS Carl Vinson...San Diego, Norfolk, Bremerton, Pearl Harbor, Annapolis. Every continent except Antarctica.
Class of 1974
Navy, 20+ Years
Retired Surface Warfare Officer. Nuclear propulsion qualified. 10+ years of sea duty Atlantic, Indian & Pacific oceans. USS Truxtun, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, USS Carl Vinson...San Diego, Norfolk, Bremerton, Pearl Harbor, Annapolis. Every continent except Antarctica.
Kara Oakley
Class of 1999
Air Force, 6 Years
Proudly served as a surgical tech before being medically discharged. Served in Operation Enduring Freedom as well as the Air Force Honor Guard. Currently living in Belgium with her Air Force spouse. Serving America throug Nato.
Class of 1999
Air Force, 6 Years
Proudly served as a surgical tech before being medically discharged. Served in Operation Enduring Freedom as well as the Air Force Honor Guard. Currently living in Belgium with her Air Force spouse. Serving America throug Nato.
Melvin Lee
Class of 1979
Navy, 20+ Years
Nuclear Engineer, Submarines, Rockets, Joint Intelligence. Served aboard 4 fast attacks, 2 ballistic missile boats, executive officer on MICHIGAN, commanded ALABAMA, and finally commanded Submarine Task Force 69 (mid Atlantic to Horn of Africa, pole to pole). Ashore: Development Group One, PACFLT, Brussels, Stuttgart, Napoli, Pearl Harbor.
Class of 1979
Navy, 20+ Years
Nuclear Engineer, Submarines, Rockets, Joint Intelligence. Served aboard 4 fast attacks, 2 ballistic missile boats, executive officer on MICHIGAN, commanded ALABAMA, and finally commanded Submarine Task Force 69 (mid Atlantic to Horn of Africa, pole to pole). Ashore: Development Group One, PACFLT, Brussels, Stuttgart, Napoli, Pearl Harbor.
Sean Bowman
Class of 1998
Navy, 5 Years
Active duty for five year's. I am very proud to be friend's with Sean. He has come a long way since highschool and I just want to say that I appreciate what he is doing for our country. He is a very generous, considerate, and intelligent person. Thanks Sean! Luv ya!
Love,
Angel
Class of 1998
Navy, 5 Years
Active duty for five year's. I am very proud to be friend's with Sean. He has come a long way since highschool and I just want to say that I appreciate what he is doing for our country. He is a very generous, considerate, and intelligent person. Thanks Sean! Luv ya!
Love,
Angel
Steve Drangmeister
Class of 1999
Army, 4 Years
Miltary Police. Spent one year in Korea and was Deployed in Iraq
Class of 1999
Army, 4 Years
Miltary Police. Spent one year in Korea and was Deployed in Iraq
Terry AStanger
Class of 1968
Army, 8 Years
Flight Engineer Chinook Ch47C
Vietnam 1970-1971
Soldier Medal , Bronze Star, Air Medal "V",
Purple Heart, Army Arcom, Good conduct, Several Vietnam ribbons
Class of 1968
Army, 8 Years
Flight Engineer Chinook Ch47C
Vietnam 1970-1971
Soldier Medal , Bronze Star, Air Medal "V",
Purple Heart, Army Arcom, Good conduct, Several Vietnam ribbons
Alumni Stories
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School News
Justin Broadhurst, Class of 2002
Letting you know that Justin P. Broadhurst, Class of 2002, passed away on 11/30/12. He battled an aggressive brain tum...
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Our Lake Central High School military alumni are some of the most outstanding people we know and this page recognizes them and everything they have done! Not everyone gets to come home for the holidays and we want our Lake Central High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in St. John are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!