Elkhart High School - Pennant Yearbook (Elkhart, IN)

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The colorful panaroma of fall surrounds Mike Wambaugh. lim Clements and Sara Moore as they discuss current issues. Adorned in his IU shirt, Dan McNeile spends a lazy fall afternoon hard at work raking leaves. Remnants of flopping in I to Brenda Busse, jcj n W Renee Street. » 8 Fall

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Supervising Kate Helm and Marilyn Melkus is Dave Lorenz, participating in washing cars. Glad smiles are worn by Karen Roll. Renee letter. Pattie Glasgow. Julie Elliot and Linda Steffen. The cascading swirl of water fans behind |oel Putnam as he skillfully maneuvers himself on one ski. M any recreational activities drew students away from television sets and in turn created closer friendships as well as providing entertainment. Jogging and all forms of skiing became the most popular pastime for many Central students and faculty. Loaded ski racks were spotted on many cars in the parking lot in hopes of a heavy snowfall. The school was converted into an indoor track after school as avid student and faculty runners jogged through the halls of learning. This activity served to bridge the gap between student and teacher. The recent change in a Michigan law which raised the drinking age to 21, caused an interruption in normal weekend happenings of partiers. Other means of obtaining liquor were soon devised by some students. Friday and Saturday parties for some continued as a major form of entertainment. Along with many organized activities students still found time to just get together with each other. Whether talking about heated issues or listening to a favorite album, these times became the most enjoyable and memorable. Introduction 7

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Standing in one of the more colorful areas of downtown Elkhart are Todd North, Lisa Vite. and Karen Minelli. enjoying the fall colors. Mr. and Mrs. Great Pumpkin invite Rick Bums. Scott Gude. Barb Donavan, and Amy Qeaveland to spend Halloween with them. Although the fall was infiltrated by school, students were able to set aside time to enjoy the beauty and sereneness of this multi-colored season. On many occasions an early sign of spring fever blossomed into fall fever as many students prefered to wallow within nature rather than their studies. Yet some students, like Beth Batten, were unable to find sufficient time to enjoy the beauty of fall. Beth expresses her regret in the following poem: WHERE HAS ALL THE TIME GONE What has happened to the time I once had; The time I cherished so— The beautiful, fragile minutes and hours That died, when touched, like wildflowers. A time when I had time for things Like taking walks and wading streams. Time to think and time to know How green grass smells where warm winds blow. I needed time to know myself, A shy elusive stranger. 1 tried so hard to catch and hold The thing that makes us all grow old. The peaceful sun glides down behind the trees that surround Indiana Lake relinquishing the last moments of faj . Fall 9