Columbus High School - Discoverer Yearbook (Columbus, NE)

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Summer! To CHS students, this word means not only three months' relief from school's unending activities, but the promise of fun and excitement as well. Many head for either the Loup River or Lake North to catch the rays, swim, or just sit and talk. Frisbees provide hours of fun and also the chance to show off all the stunts that are impressive enough. Sports provide summertime activi- ty for many students. These include organized baseball and softball, which involve regularly scheduled league games, or, on the other hand, a bit of tennis or a few rounds of golf with a friend. For CHS Band members, the summer of 1980 was a very special one. It started towards the end of school with rigorous morning-long marching practices. Then, on the night of June 9th, the band left CHS for Omaha to catch the 3:05 a.m. Amtrack train for Portland, Oregon. The train ride was an experience not to be forgotten, with many a blackjack game and numerous good-natured pranks filling up the long hours. While in Portland, the group experienced a genuine volcanic ash shower when Mount St. Helens erupted. Many band members arrived home with a sack of ash as their most prized souvenir. Although the band did not place in the Rose Festival field marching competition or the parade, it was agreed that its perfor- mance was excellent and that every member had done his best. After the performances were done, the group relaxed with a trip to Seaside, Oregon and its Pacific beach. They arrived home, tired and happy, complete with a police escort, to a cheering crowd of parents and friends early on the morning of June 17th. Other school-related summer ac- tivities that proved enjoyable to CHS students included Nebraska Council of Youth meetings, Student Council and journalism workshops, and music camps, such as the one sponsored yearly by Wayne State College. TOP: The 1980 Nebraska Association of Student Councils' summer workshop was enhanced by the presence of (front row, left to right) Mark Wagner, Diane Wunderlich, Scott Goering, Karin Bennett, (back row) Nancy Bloebaum, Ann Powley, and Diane Staroscik. ABOVE: The CHS band enjoyed their visit to this Pacific Ocean beach at Seaside, Oregon. RIGHT: Karin Bennett and Nancy Bloebaum do some splashing around at Lake North. 10 Student Life mm