Wabash High School - Sycamore Yearbook (Wabash, IN)

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Slow dance — Kevin Sparling and Whitney Wertenberger dance among other students at the Harvest Ball. ► ► Born in the U.S .— Bruce Spr- ingsteen playing one of his many sold out shows on his ' 85 Born in the i;.S tour. ▼ Throiv away the crutches— Let ' s get down shouts Jay Anglin as students dance to Shout at one of the post-game dances. H JtVh ' H 4 I he scene is Market Square Arena. You find yourself among thousands of people. All you can see are seats and people going into infinity; and, of course, the stage. You ' re sitting just a few rows from the stage. You find yourself in the mix of people from the clean-cut to the freaky. Frisbees and beachballs are flying around. The pall of smoke is hanging way up in the rafters and it seems to be getting thicker by the minute. All of the equip- ment on stage, massive amplifiers; the huge drum set; the humongous sound system; and all of the guitars are just waiting for the big guitarists. The bass beats of the intro music are thumping through your body as you wait for the big band to come on stage. Everybody around you is getting rowdy and you are too. Then everything stops, the lights go out, and the place looks like an endless sea of candles because everybody has a lighter lit in their hand . . . This is teen culture. This is the rock- ' n ' -roU culture. It ' s been the same for about the last twenty years. So what ' s the appeal? We polled students at WHS to find out when and why they listen to music, what type of music they listen to, and who their favorite groups and in- dividual artists were. We found that WHS sti.idents like to listen to acid rock, pop rock, and heavy metal. WHS students like to listen to a wide variety of groups rather than just a few. Here are some of the popular groups that showed up on the poll: Rush, Bruce Springsteen, the Cars, Yes, John Fogerty, Don Henle y, the Firm, Foreigner, U2, REO Speedwaeon, Bob Seger, and Van Halen were picked as the best. The Heavy Metal fans favorite picks were the following: Dio, W.A.S.P., Iron Maiden, Twisted Sister, Ratt,. and Motley Crue. Students: said they listened to rockl music in order to relax, to( take their mind off things, and to get in a rowdy mood. I We also asked students tot compare modern music to( music they listened to fivef years ago. Many students; said that music today hasii more synthesizers, is morei complex, and has bettem sound quality. When studentdi were asked to single out a. favorite rock star and identify characteristics which makei the star appealing to them;i the favorite was The Boss. (Bruce Springsteen). Senior Rick Davis explains: His music is different ... Hij songs make sense, and he jusb 1.8 Modern Music

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t ' s 2:34. Most people are waiting anx- iously to get out of school, but you feel indifferent. You ' re going skiing for the first time and you aren ' t sure you ' re ready. You ' re thinking to yourself, Can I actually stand on the top of a moun- tain with boards strapped to my feet and go down the slope without falling, break- ing my leg, hitting the lodge, or skiing right off a cliff. You ' re so worried that you jump when the bell rings. You stroll towards the Idus. Your friends try to comfort you by saying You ' ll do great. These are some of the feelings experienced by first-time skiers. One of the newly formed clubs at WHS this year was the ski Club, sponsored by C. J. Yocum and Jeff Goris. This club provided a break from the winter blues by giving students a chance to try a new winter activity. ' The club, approximately twenty- five inexperienced skiers, took weekly treks to Mt. Wawasee, ten miles north of Warsaw, to ski for the modest price of $10.00. The students boarded the bus on Tuesdays at 3:00 p.m. and returned bruised, and strained, but not broken at 9:30. Winter scene. A yearbook photographer captured this shot at the Wabash City Park during winter vacation. Goofing off! Mary Schetszle and Doug Middleton take a break from skiing. Airborne. Evan Beauchamp eyes a soft landing for his jump. Novice skiers learn fast and are amusing to watch. The novice must first learn how to put on the skiies. This usually takes as long as it takes to find a kind-hearted, experienced skier to help. Once the skiies are on, the beginner journeys to the rope tow. This journey is monotonous because all the progress one makes is lost by sliding back down the hill. Eventually the skier reaches the rope tow, looking forward to that easy trip up the moun- tain, but he finds out it is also difficult to grab onto a fast moving rope while keeping the skiies straight and the balance right. The top of the incline is the easy part: it ' s downhill all the way. By this time the beginner is ready to lean back for that easy down hill slide, and it is easy until he has to stop. There are many techniques to stopping. First, there is the bowling method: this is when the skier aims himself at the towline and hopes he will be stopped by a line of people. Second, there is the Wall technique: this is when the skier uses the lodge to stop himself. Third is the tumble method: this is when the skier merely falls down, in- advertantly of course, and this certainly does stop him. However, after a few runs down the hill most skiers become professionals, Well, most tnat is except for the ones who can ' t handle it and end up in the lodge by the fire for most of the outing. Ski Club 17 ►

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oesn ' t jump up and down ad scream. Senior Herb teele defended his choice of ob Seger, Bob Seger has a yle that appeals to the oung, the old . . . This com- ined with the longetivity of is outstanding success make im one of the greatest musi- ians ever. Senior Tim hristle explains his reason )r picking Jim Morrison, ' ho was right behind Bruce pringsteen in the poll, He ' as smart, poetic, and wild. [e lived on the edge of reali- ' all of the time . . . One of the Heavy Metal ivorites was Rudy Sarzo of luiet Riot. Senior Scott Gib- m explains, I like his style F ax playing bass . . . The ichnique he uses for play- ig, is my favorite and he ex- ecutes it very well. In my eyes he ' s the No. 1 bassist in the world. Rock and roll developed from several forms of music, it is a mix of rhythm and blues (R B) and country and western (C W). Blues men such as Bo Diddley, Fats Dominoe, and Ray Charles are credited with bringing about the first forms of rock. In 1953 Bill Haley, with his song Rock around the clock , set the pattern that much of future rock music was to follow. Perhaps the most popular rock star of all times was Elvis Presley. When Elvis first came out, people laughed at his flashy style of dress, but soon everybody was using this type of dress to appeal to the crowd. Another man, Phil Spector, also contributed to the start of rock and roll. He perfected techniques of over- dubbing and electronically manipulated sound, which produced a new kind of recording style, that brought the vigor and vitality of rock into sharp focus. Despite the success of all these per- formers, rock was still con- sidered a teenage craze. Something was needed to establish rock. A dance form that corresponded to the music had not yet evolved. So the twist developed. It was popularized by Chubby Checker, Joey Dee, and various other performers. After the twist became popular, big record com- panies began to compete for the big name rock per- formers. Following in the wake of the twist, came the British invasion. Groups such as the Beatles, Rolling Stones, the Dave Clark Five, Herman ' s Hermits, and Gerry and the Pacemakers dominated American radio and pop charts. This is how rock music began. Rock and Roll has demonstrated America ' s ability to create music to fit the profile of the American personality. Today it pro- vides the distinctive sound of our time and generation, and its popularity has swept the world. Modern Music 19