Wabash High School - Sycamore Yearbook (Wabash, IN)

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We ' ve Got You. . . Coming What ' s that noise outside? They ' re leaning on the horn. I think they want you to hurry up. In a frenzy, you finish off your breakfast, brush your teeth in a record time, and grab last night ' s homework. Instantly you ' re out the front door and in the car. Alright, I ' m here, you say, Who ' s in a rush to get to school anyway? Does this sound familiar . . . gobbling breakfast down to catch a ride with a friend? How about discovering that you forgot to set the alarm as dad awakes you at 7:15 . . . just in time to watch the school bus roll past the house? Sure, everyone has days like these. Getting to school during winter can be all the more frustrating. Ever spent more time defrosting and warming the car up than actually driv- ing it to school? Sometimes you might feel too lazy to scrape off the ice so you think of an alternative: Hmmm . . . there must be a better way. The solution: take some warm water to it — just be sure to hit the wipers right away or you could end up with half an inch of ice and a lot less patience. Maybe you ' d be better off if you walked to school. As you leave the house, grumbling about having to trudge through the white stuff, mom has but one last thing to say: Just think warm thoughts! Well, those warm thoughts had better last for a few mon- ths because Indiana winters can get pretty harsh. Months pass and all the snow melts. No longer must you put up with sub-zero temps, and mountains of snow. You ' re still running late to school, only now the moped is out and you can rush to school on it. During the fall and spring, you may be seen cruising around on your moped in packs that resemble motorcycle gangs. The big differences are that they don ' t have chains, gang jackets, and cromed Harleys, instead, they sport WHS let- ter jackets and Honda Expresses. Going So you made it to school on time and the moped helped. You ' re also proud of yourself because you avoided serving time in the detention room. Now the hours have chipped away and you ' re on the edge of the seat waiting for the afternoon bell. At last! Its sound floods the room, caus- ing everyone to flood the halls as we hurriedly pour in- to our lockers, friends, and plans for the rest of the day. Just as you ' re beginning to feel the freedom of leaving the building, you remember that Wednesday night stu- dent council meeting after school. Hey, . . . today is Wednesday isn ' t it? Wasn ' t rifle practice also tonight after school? Crud! I have another night of detention to make up. Finally, after taking care of all these matters, you walk by the doors on the way to your locker noticing how empty everyone left the halls when they rushed out. Suddenly, you feel your feet moving a little quicker. In no time, you grab all the necessary stuff concentrating on one thing — getting out of this place. Soon you feel the relief of shoving through the exit into the great outdoors Now it is, at last, your turn tc take off in whatever direction you may be headed. Now isn ' t there a tes tomorrow over that 10 pounc World Literature book lyinj in the bottom of my locker? ' Stray cat. Tliis little fellow adopted someone while on their way tc school. Sorry, cats can ' t attend classes. Hey, what ' s up? Sonia Schlemmer Rhonda White, and Kim Daughertj talk to a friend. 8— Coming Going

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Here she comes ... Overcome with joy, Matilda Biltz was chosen by a noisy pep session crowd as Miss Wabash. -.- Kr- ' Cliff Hanger. Senior, Mike Daniels, puts David Slusher in a high place at the Energy convo. Big Brea The famous commercial says: You deserve a break today, so come on, get up, and get away from the classrooms. Well, almost, but not quite. Here ' s how it ' s adapted to our school: when we break away from our classrooms to the auditorium or the gym for convos and pep sessions. Few things are so relieving as hearing a friend say, So and So told me that there ' s a convo this morning! and fin- ding that you can avoid that dreaded first hour class. The big break not only sets us free from the books, but it gives us some great entertainment as well. Remember sitting spell- bound for three periods as a sheriff told us about drugs and teenage trends? During this convo, Sgt. Essex showed us a rude but true druggie film that sent half of the au- dience out into the lobby for a breather. Another memorable part of this con- vocation was when Freshman, Al Plummer, answered the speaker ' s challenge to sing an acid rock song. Al strutted on down to the mic and sang Wild Thing , by Jimi Hendrix. At a different convo, we were held really spell- bound and I do mean exact- ly that, when the hypnotist 10— Convos Pep Sessions w -