Highland High School - Highlander Yearbook (Anderson, IN)

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Left: Life’s a scream! Class of ’76 valedictorian Mary Worden teams in with other drama class members in awareness exercises while visiting the Indianapolis Art Museum. Below left: That big! Cartoonist and Tartan busi¬ ness manager Kevin “Smitty” Smith relishes in telling a story his way. Above: The “eyes” have it. Highland’s mascot David DuBois poses for the camera after supporting the seventh grade bas¬ ketball team in their winning season. Album

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II ill Streaming through the halls day in and day out was the lifeline of Highland High School—the students. Without them noth¬ ing could have happened as it did: there would have been no classes, no band, no basketball team, and consequently no school. From senior to 7th grader, super- involved to uninvolved, all were needed to complete the student body. The student body who laughed together, cried to¬ gether, socialized together, and learned to¬ gether seemed to have its own personality, although individually the personalities were the building blocks of Highlander spirit. Highlanders striving to catch the spirit, were the very essense of Highlander life. Above: Smile pretty! Senior bandsman Jill Hug- hel releases tension before her last year as a marching Highlander at Indiana State Fair Band Contest. Right: School work captures Tammy White’s concentration when preparing invoices for yearbook’s advertising staff.

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Seniors battle through frustration Seniors battled through a frustrating year. School hadn’t begun before frustra¬ tion started as the Marching Highlanders finished a respectable but disappointing tenth place in the state fair band contest. Frustration also was present the first day of school when the Seniors noticed that the school was under mass construction which created a dusty, breezy and somewhat chaotic atmosphere; along with the con¬ struction was a feeling of “a year too late” for the class of 1976. Confusion continued with homecoming which had five senior queen candidates instead of the traditional four. Homecoming also gave the Seniors a sense of frustration by handing them a third place finish in the float contest and a loss in the game. Dances was a point of contention when they were temporarily cancelled due to some bad experiences at the dance held after the seniors’ last home football game. But, of course, all was not lost as individ¬ uals and the class as a whole experienced positive changes and achievement. During Left: Last chance. “Ring In A Victory,” senior float, makes its trip around the football field in an attempt to bring the class of ’76 their first homecoming float contest trophy. The class of ’76 failed to win. Below: Let me help you. Senior sponsors, Mrs. Phyllis Norris and Mr. Paul Wel¬ ker, help put on a ’76 cap gown on Senior Bruce Cook, Student Council Vice-Pres. the summer, members of the class had the first opportunity to select from senior envi¬ ronmental pictures. At the other end of the year on June 3, 1976, the graduation cere¬ mony took place on the football field, while the class sat in a red, white, and blue configuration of “76.” Mary Worden graduated first in the class of 240 and Tracie Sloan ranked sec¬ ond. The Seniors were also led throughout the year by Keith Rahn, president and his staff which included: Kevin Smith, vice president; Lynn Ashton, secretary; Jill Hughel, treasurer; Lisa Pinegar and Deb¬ bie West, girl. S.C. representatives; Dan Joyce and Rodney Walford, boy S.C. representatives. Mrs. Norris, permanent senior sponsor, counseled the class of ’76 through their graduation; her sixth graduation ceremony as a senior sponsor. Mr. Paul Welker, who watched the Class of ’76 grow as students for four years, helped the class graduate into new opportunities. Above: I’ve got spirit. Jill Hughel, senior class treasurer, shows the “dress-up” of spirit the se¬ niors had during “Redskin Revenge Weekend.” The Scots with the help of the seniors’ spirit went on and gained revenge. 10 Seniors