Elkhart High School - Pennant Yearbook (Elkhart, IN)

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A thief can’t break into the locks purchased by the school this year, and a person can't lose a With the new tardy policy. Ms. Joyce Carver had many visits by key with three or four keychains students who had four or more tardies during the semester Jaycee's Outstanding Youth. Linda Kilbert. displays her portfolio of drawings for a chance at a scholarship in medical illustrating 6 Introduction

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Pep band members play their music to fire-up the crowd. The Blazer crowd displays their en- thusiasm during the game, as they shake blue and white shakers. Blue Blazers rout county school Milk jugs with pennies inside, shakers, “love ya blue” signs, E-sweaters and of course blue and white balloons were all brought forward to catch red and gold's attention. Spirit and anxiety were up, as ECHS once again faced the chargers. “I can’t believe how much spirit we had,” says Steve Stewart. Some policemen thought we had a little too much spirit.” The cups on the fences and balloons on the lightposts could be seen from far away,” claims Tracy Szucs. “We certainly had a lot of creativity.” Senior John Cunningham’s injuries were more than a broken finger or arm. When doctors examined John’s knee, torn ligaments were found causing an injury that would last for 9 weeks; 6 in a cast and 3 with a cane. “I’m more upset about the way I got hurt,” says John Cunningham. As time ticked away, helmets crashed and points were made. The final score of 40:0 came out, with ECHS blowing the chargers away. We played as a team,” says Cunningham, “and they didn’t. “We were not big,” says Brian Buckley, but strong and quick.” With help from Scott Eaton, senior Paul Mullins looks for open field after receiving a pass during the Central Memorial game. Introduction 5

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Locks, bells, tardy policy activitated by Daniela Vukosavljevic I like the new master locks. They are safe because people can’t get into them as easily, says Linda Kilbert. If you are in a hurry it is a hassle to get your key out and unlock your locker in time, added Sara Smith. The new master locks have also cut down on locker thefts. In October of 1981 locker thefts totaled 32. In October of 1982, a total of 1 locker theft was reported. Pink slips. No you are not being fired; you are tardy. A new and stricter policy was put into effect the 82-83 school year. The new policy brought trouble to the people who were always late. Action is taken after the third tardy is reached. “I don’t like it.” says Rhett Rowe, “I feel like I am in jail.” Richard Krause, however, feels that “people are getting to class on time. Classes are becoming more controlled and organized.” Ironically, only three students have reached their 7th tardy in any class, which is a 3-day suspension from school,” says Assistant Vice Principal Miss Joyce Carver. One common factor that also added to receiving tardies was bells. When students returned from Christmas break, beep, buzz, clang and urrrr could be heard coming from the intercom system. A tone, comparable to a dental drill, was finally settl- ed on. Introduction 7