Wabash High School - Sycamore Yearbook (Wabash, IN)

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QUEEN FOR JUST ONE DAY. Homecoming Queen An- drea Tracy embraces Bev Rice as Stacey Sumpter waits her turn to con- gratulate the newly -crowned queen. The light turns green, and big, tough John Milner lets off the clutch, piercing the warm August night with a deafen- ing screech. As the Beach Boy ' s Sur in ' Safari blares, John leaves the jet-black Plymouth behind him in a cloud of smoke. Grinning wryly, John turns to his thirteen-year-old, pony-tailed passenger, who, in her astonishment can only utter, Wow, this scene is keen. Who has not watched American Graffiti and felt like he had left the present and entered the early ' 60s? Just as a movie captures the essence of an era, a yearbook reflects the moods and trends of an entire year. Like schools, movies expose people to the issues and concerns of the time. Films like Easy Rider and The Breakfast Club make statements about social controversies and human morality; while at school, students ponder these age-old social moral questions by discussing Hack Finn in English class. On a lighter side, movies provide an escape for the viewer. In school, one can momentarily escape the pressures of chemistry and algebra by playing football, joining German Club, or becoming Swashbuck Valpariso in The CJumsy Custard Horror Show . Indeed, school may open one ' s eyes to the world around him and the issues in it, but twenty years from now, what will people remember most about high school? When American Graffiti comes on the screen, the viewer enters 1962 and becomes a part of a bygone era when Ji e was simpJer, and cruising, rock ' n roll, and going steady were the biggest concerns. In (he same way, the yearbook captures the fads and actions of an entire year, so that each time one fhps through the pages it is like watching a favorite movie one more time. THAT ' S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR. Dana Crandall waits for her friendf in the junior high lobby before walking to the high school. CM ADMIT ONE O THEME OPENER

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1. A REAL CLASS ACT. Rusty Hall takes his act to the street as the band marches 4th period dur- ing Spirit Week. 2. SHOWING HIS COLORS. David Pegg is back in orange and black from head to toe. 3. LUNCH PASSES BEST WIH FRIENDS. Jenny Wasylenko kills some time in the cafeteria after finishing lunch. 4. HOLD THE PHONE. Renee Darnell waits as Lori Church makes a routine pit stop at her locker. 5. TAK- ING THE LONG WAY HOME. Mike Griffith walks slowly through the dry leaves on Fisher Street. ADMIT ONE THEME OPENER CO O O