Elkhart High School - Pennant Yearbook (Elkhart, IN)

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ABOVE-Striking characteristic poses are Indiana Repertory Theatre per- formers John Wylie and Yusef Bulos in the SERVANT OF TWO MAS- TERS. RIGHT—Bill Neal of the City Plan- ning Dept, talks to students during the Community Design Seminar. ABOVE RIGHT—Observing a model of the Conference Plan for down- town Elkhart are Rex Singleton, Les- lie Linton, Rob Walker, Jim Piety, Lars Ankerson, Phil Harnish, and Gail Wilson. 26 = Involvement in Community

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Geometry students try to fly their original creations In bobbysox, jeans and white shirts reminiscent of the (story on p. 61) while John Scott and Gail Wilson pause ‘40's and ‘50's, Vickie Newcomer and friends discuss the between classes. latest platters. Good times at ECHS ranged from the nostalgia of dressing in skirts, bobby sox and jeans for Nifty Fifty Days... to seeing how many can cram in a Volkswagon during World Studies or even during lunch hour... or on warm, sunny days sitting on the front lawn or greeting a dude with “What it is!”’ For others it was flying a kite on a nice spring day or getting down and boogying to ‘Crocadile Rock!’ inter sien ge Good Times Daily Life 25

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] t Guest speakers design seminar, add interest Community involvement offered students a chance to escape from the everyday lesson plans and learn about happenings outside of school. Many Social Studies classes opened their doors to guest speakers who talk- ed on a variety of subjects. These visitors included Indiana’s Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan, the cir- culation manager of the Elkhart Truth, and several black speakers during Black History Week, February 10- 16. A Community Design Seminar was held for art, math, and drafting students in the fall. Community planning and design were discussed on two days. Winter brought the Indi- ana Repertory Theatre which presented ‘Servant Of Two Masters’’, a two- hour play for English classes. (Continued on page 28) ap LEFT—Sebsebe Samantar talks about African history to John Batchelder, Jean Farrell, David Benn, Melanie Morgan, Bob Heaton, Nancy Bissell, Paul Ogren, and Julia Hertzler. TOP RIGHT—Case Supervisor for the Welfare Department, Rachel Sharp, talks to a social studies class. ABOVE-—Steve Nusbaum, Bill Terlep, Kurt Hostetler, Rick Choler, Tom Martin, and Mike Palumbo listen to Elinore Willingham, Human Relations Director. Involvement in Community 27