Elkhart High School - Pennant Yearbook (Elkhart, IN)

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Another contusing jumble is supplied by the accommodating Mrs Willis for the pleasure ot her students. Ciphering his time away in his math class is Tracey Ellison Working intensely on her biology. Lisa Mmtoya checks her paper tor mistakes. Cold and flu epidemic rages as lower temperatures in class contribute to By Terri Higgins Wr hat? Frost on the windowpanes? No, but there was frost on a few pairs of glasses, especially since the school thermostats were pushed down to 65 degrees. It was not strange to see gloves and winter coats in class and once you could even see your breath in the hallways. Central students looked forward to warm weather— if only for the satisfaction of not having to wear long johns and extra sweaters to any class with outside windows. Fortunately for the shivering student body, the cold weather both in the classroom and outside the building gave way to balmy temperatures and a much warmer outlook. As they wonder whether it was a real bomb or a false alarm, several chilly students shiver in the parking lot awaiting the word to head back to the classrooms. Daily Life 27

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This year classes are cooler than the weather outdoors and Debbie Kelsey as well as many other students are wearing heavy winter coats inside the rooms as well as outdoors. A prime example of total relaxation in the library is Marty Baird with a favorite magazine 26 Daily Life %

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By Bruce Bassett Mobile homes. R.V. s, Miles Lab plus St. Joseph and Elkhart rivers all pert of scenic area known as Approaching its completion, the new superblock complex takes (orm on Mam Street E Ikhart is a coat of many colors. It was, before Conn's demise, the undisputed center of musical instrument manufacturing, and was in possession of one of the best school systems in the country, according to the prestigious Conant Re'port. But let it not be said that we rest in memory of our past. The coat of many colors flashes and scintillates in the light of each new day. To many, Elkhart’s name is synonymous with the mobile home and recreational vehicle industries. The foundation of Elkhart's growth and prosperity, RV production has come a long way from Arthur Decio’s garage and grown to become a now essential aspect of our local economy. Pharmaceutical production contributes a sizeable number of jobs, and music, while no longer the biggest factor in the picture, still plays a role major. Vet our deep commitment to RV's and mobes brings mixed blessings. Through our dependence upon them, we allow fluctuations in the national economy to dictate the condition of its local counterpart. Furthermore, the strength of this dependence amplifies these variations, for good or for ill. Thus, we are like the little girl in the nursery rhyme— When the economy is good it is very, very good, but when it is bad it’s rotten.” Geographically, Elkhart lies in the northern most part of Indiana, roughly equidistant from Illinois and Ohio, and only a few miles from the Michigan line, a fact utilized by many until our neighbors to the north raised their drinking age. Our location also provides ready access to the major shopping facilities in South Bend and Chicago. Elkhart’s setting on the confluence of two rivers offers much scenic beauty: The Elkhart park system is excellent and provides many places to find friends, get together and relax. The town area boasts many modern buildings, including a new central fire station. One of the bigger additions of Elkhart’s rivers play a big part in the consumer convenience is the new community, for both recreation and Kroger Sav-On store industrial use 28 Elkhart Community