Marion High School - Cactus Yearbook (Marion, IN)

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. ,ga i . i l N . ,ff i tk cg K I Two months before Christmas, the members of student government col- lected money for a campaign to find the popularity of ERA in the school system. The student government members would walk around with cans saying Pro, or Con ERA. The reason behind this campaign was to raise 52,000 to help a needy family of Marion at Christmas. The student body bought votes at a penny each. Mildred Hinkle tproj, girls Dean, and Mike Crouch Qconl, Psychology teacher, were the man power land womanj power behind the campaign. By the end of the campaign, the stu- dent body would see Crouch, the winner throw a pie in Hinkle's face. The stu- dent body didn't want to give their money and get nothing in return, said Mike Rose, junior class president. Liz Stevens shows her ERA thoughts during the Christmas fund raising project for needy families. ll Al if!!! x, fl- ft -,Q rfr- 5 CL,- 'X Nl - 1 Q , ,NA 1457 it . lunior Doug Steiner celebrated the holidays by ' following the lewish tradition of lighting the can- ' dles for Hannakuh. , - With Valentines Day coming soon, lunior Carla Murphy took time out to shop for those special ' Valentines. Holidays 15

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Breaks from the routzne rekmdle morale The year, shared with friends and fam- ily, marked the remembrance of good times-expecially during the holidays. Of special delight for students, these days also signaled free time from studies. While only attending school for a few days, students earned an early break from the classroom action with the La- bor Day celebration. In October, children dressed in cos- tumes and roamed the streets, for Hal- loween marked the time of year when children trick or treat for candy. Soon af- terward, Old Saint Nick arrived bringing candy and presents to all who behaved themselves. Christmas, perhaps one of America's favorite holidays, celebrated the birth of Christ. And, of course, many students at- tended parties December 31. The high school came alive in Febru- ary with students saying Be mine or Let's be Valentines. The feast of the year came in Novem- ber. Americans celebrated the food that was given to the pilgrims by the Indians, and also the friendship they showed to- ward the early Americans over 300 years ago. Veta Barnett, Beth McCahiIl and Patricia Purvis won the Miss Christmas City Contest sponsored by the Delta Theta Tau sorority. High school students, such as jennifer Wesling and Stephanie Bower, as well as children, found fun in dressing up for Halloween. 14 Holidays

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A great getaway from the daily grind Each week, as Friday rolled around, students would often sigh and say, Thank God it's Friday! Then, when the 2:30 bell rang, students would make for the exits and the outside world. The weekend activities of students varied greatly. Several hours after dis- missal, many students gathered at McDonalds. Later in the evening, others attended parties, roamed around the mall, or simply relaxed at home. Rob Olds, junior, commented about his weekend activities, l just look for- ward to sleeping in on Saturday morn- ing, after a hard night. Many students participated in week- end sports. On Saturdays, said soph- because I have to get up and go bowl in my league. Practices for school sports also took place over the weekend. This brought some students back to the school build- ing from which they hoped to escape, at least until Monday. Academic activities still occurred on weekends, as in the computer course at Taylor University where several students attended. But on the whole, most people stayed away from the textbooks iother than required homeworkj until Monday. ' ,1 ' l .f N..f lx ,jx . - 54 f MV ' 'f gf ' it 1- 1.15!l x A f l 1 A friendly game of football is one of life's enjoy- Students are encouraged to .do their homework ments. So why do these students look like they during school. This may save time, but Paul Wilson have the urge to kill? seems to prefer the comforts of home. 16 Weekends omore Peggy Edwards, I can't sleep in ,Z