Columbus High School - Discoverer Yearbook (Columbus, NE)

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LEFT: Tom Ewert and Todd Robinson slurp pop at McDonald's. McDonald's and its arch-rival. Burger King, drew the most business from CHS students. BOTTOM: Down the hatch! Troy Weil enjoys the number one fast food during his break at Deano's Diner. BELOW: An unofficial member of the CHS Mafia displays a tempting slice of pizza, a popular food among students, despite high prices. Lifestyle 23

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Fast food rules at CHS Sammy Senior: Wow, man, I’m so hungry I could eat a raw dog! Johnny Junior: Yeah! Dad let me have the car today, so I can drive us somewhere. Stevie Sophomore: Can I go too? Can I go too? Sammy: Well, uh, yeah, okay. Where will we go? Stevie: Let s go get some veggies! I love raw celery and cauliflower! Johnny: Gag me! Sammy: I’m sure! Let's go to McDonald's or Burger King. Stevie: I was just kidding. Let’s go! Soon: Stevie: You’re getting three burgers, two milkshakes, fries, one of each kind of pie, and cookies?!?!? Sammy: Hey, a man’s gotta eat. Stevie: I guess. Johnny: We had a big fight at our house about where to go for supper last night. I wanted to go to Godfather’s. Mom wanted to go to Pizza Hut, my sister wanted to go to Barnie’s, and my little brother wanted to go to Long John’s because they were giving away Superman glasses with pop. Just what I always wanted Sammy: So where did you finally go? Johnny: Well, Dad came home and wanted to go to Bonanza because he said it was a decent meal, but fast. So that settled it. We really eat out a lot. Mom says she doesn’t have time to cook, when nobody’s there to eat it anyway. Stevie: Hey, we better get back. It’s almost 12:20. That food really hit the spot, though! Such were the eating habits at CHS in 1979-80. Students made frequent “McDonald’s runs” or stopped for a bite to eat at one of the other fast food or pizza restaurants in town. Part of the reason for the fast food’s popularity was because it was just that — fast. Since students, like society as a whole, seemed always in a hurry, at times there was really no alternative. Fast food restaurants appear to have established themselves as a vital part of student life. ABOVE: Christy Lambrecht looks up from her lunch in the Cafeteria. BELOW: Chow time at CHS. as demonstrated by Jeff Becher 22 Student Life

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After the lights go out “I like the night life baby,” is a common phrase heard around Columbus all weekend long, because during that time, all sorts of things begin to happen. One of the most common things to happen is the tradition of draggin' mains. Students drag main for a variety of reasons. For instance, they like to tell everyone on mains that CHS has won another football or basketball game or just for something to do on a boring night. Other than draggin’ mains, students find other things to do. Things like going to parties or going to the drive-in. Dances were also very popular among students this year as there were many sponsered by various CHS clubs. Football and basketball games were also very popular this year among things to do as a vast majority of the bleachers were filled with many CHS students who came to see a hopeful victory. Night life around CHS will not always be the same because all the students will change with the times. 24 Student Life What to do on a Saturday night? Attend one oh seldom was dull, and students could meet t: dI A band was always a big crowd pleaser, and n« saw big results. One of the Columbus-based L. Co. RIGHT: The always-unpredictable boy's cheering section insured that Discoverer home games never saw a dull moment. ABOVE: Even with rising gas prices, students still seemed able to afford to drag 13th Street, looking for action. TOP: Get down and boogie! Student tape dances, held after games in the lunchroom attracted many students.