Columbus North High School - Log Yearbook (Columbus, IN)

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BMX racing . . It ' s not just for little kids By Steve Zigler Bicycle Motocross is one of the fastest growing, fun and de- manding sports today. In fact, it is so popular that students here at North actively compete in or- ganized BMX racing events. Most sponsored races take place on weekends. However, wherev- er there are two kids on bicycles there ' s bound to be a race. Riders from North who race in the National Bicycle League { NBL) are Steve Zigler in the 17- and-over expert division; Scott Brown, 17-and-over expert div- ision; Mike Palmer 17-year-old expert; and Glenn Hoefflin 15- year-old novice. This doesn ' t ne- cessarily mean that these are the only people who participate in BMX activities. There is a multitude of people who ride BMX just for the fun of it. One mistake many people often make about BMX is that it is only for little kids. However, this is untrue. In the NBL, riders ranging from age four to 56 par- ticipate. Riders at the profes- sional level compete for money and awards. Some professionals are paid a salary and receive expense-paid trips to races. BMX bikes total 40% of bicycle sales for this year. The sport is still growing. According to our experts at North, It ' s not ne- cessary to have a full tilt factory replica racer to start racing. A little Schwinn or Huffy will do the job. Above Right: BMX riders race around the Eastside race track in Indianapolis. Pic- tured here are experts Ron Jarvis and Clay Miles. Sudsy drama attracts student soap addicts By Shellie Hanna It was not a new craze like the valley gals, but it was very popu- lar. This popular programming was called the soap operas or soaps. Never in its 50-odd years of existence has soap opera commanded more respect, said Hank Nuwer, in a story pub- lished in The Saturday Evening Post. Many of today ' s people in society including teens, are adicted to today ' s ever luring soaps. Evening in the local newspap- er, The Republic, a brief des- cription of the week ' s past events in the soaps were printed on the front page. Susan Lucci, Erica on All My Children, was a prime example of the mania for sudsy drama which was besetting the coun- try, says Nuwer. Prime time dramas seemed to be competi- tive with soaps, but after Who shot J.R. Was revealed, prime- time drama seemed to lose the race. The enticing actors and ac- tresses have lured not only fe- male but also male vieweres. Soap characters seemed to come against many of the same crises in our lives. Tony Jines, a sophomore, said In the summer time I watch Days of Our Lives. Kelly Welch, also a sophomore, listed five different ones she keeps in tune with. When a sked why thej ' watch soaps, many students im- plied that they watch them to fill in an empty space of time. The enticing roles may have something to do with why the public watches soaps, but what caused their radio counterpar- tys, who when first created dur- ing the Depression, ' longaban- doned ' programs such as Moonshine and Honeysuck- le (1931), The Goldbergs (1929) and Clara, Lu ' N ' Em (1930), to be so demanding? Whatever the answer, since the radio dramas, soaps have kept their appeal to countless Americans. 18 Look Into It

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New magazine section features North students Have you ever wondered what the water fountain thinks? What will happen to the courtyard area after renovations take place? How the Senior Circle became a tradi- tion? Did you realize that three band groups have been organized by North students? These questions and many oth- ers will be answered in Look into it! Look into it! is a new addi- tion to the Log. This feature style magazine is designed for you, the student who wishes to understand and learn more about his class- mates and their activities. The types of things which cannot be expressed in any other place in your yearbook are here inside the pages of this magazine. All of the feature art cles in Look into are student-written They are the joint efforts of several journalism students who spent many hours researching some far-out, crazy and some serious ideas to bring this collec- tion to you. Bet you didn ' t know that Miss Shoultz ' s pet bird, Alex, was swept up in to a vacuum cleaner! Did you know that some parents had to dissect starfish in biology on tht Parent-Switch Day? These ai questions that an inquir- ing mind like yours wilL want to answer. So, waste no more time, Look into it! Left: Junior Dan Brown prepares ice for the snow cones that were sold in one of the concession booths this year. Students and parents volunteer to w ork in the concessions booths during the year. Above: Mr. Adams, father of sophomore Jeff Ad- ams, works on a piece of pottery during Jeffs art class on Parent Exchange Day. Look Into It 17

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Courtyard renovations anticipated By Elyse Breeden By now, nearly every student at North has seen or at least heard about the inner courtyard. Designed in the sixties by an ar- chitectual firm and financed by the Hamilton Foundation, the courtyard was intended t o be used as an outdoor lab for the science department. Aquatic bacteria were grown in three ponds. The greenhouse was used to grow different spe- cies of plants for the science classes. A red barn, built by vo- cational education students, housed a few species of wildlife. In fact, the courtyard was filled with living things. At one time, several different breeds of rabbits, pheasants and even peacocks lived in the yard. One science class took on the project of raising quail. Great care and careful selection was given to the trees. But like most good things, the courtyard upkeep came to an end. Between the problems of finding people to care for the animals on weekends and holi- days and vandalism, the court- yard is now taken care of by the Corporation Building and Grounds department. However, there are other plans for the courtyard in the fu- ture. When the building renova- tions take place, the courtyard also will be renovated. The barn and the greenhouse will be re- moved. Most of the trees will remain and the area will be transformed into a flat, grassy area where students can go to study or spend their free time. Right: Mr. Cal Martin leads a biology class on a tour of the school ' s courtyard. This class will be one of the last classes to view the courtyard before the remodeling begins. Directly in front of the students is the bac- teria pond. Look Into It 19