Wayne High School - Sentry Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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School exhibits positive motion Despite problems which occurred at Wayne, there were many positive happenings and trends. The catapult, Ms. Mack ' s Latin class project, proved the most consistent project throughout the year. The building of the catapult took much of the students ' free time as they readied themselves and their machine for the nationwide contest held in May. (Right) Wearing blindfolds, Mr. Fishel ' s English class, tries to distinguish objects by using their other four senses. (Below) The catapult project earned area-wide attention as WKJG-TV newsman John Moss and cameraman record the action. 4ik 8 — Positive direction

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SENTRY: If a student or group of students feel tiiey have a legit- imate complaint, is there really anything they can do to change a school policy? LEIMAN: Usually big things don ' t change overnight. Sometimes it ' s a state law that students want changed (Coke machines) and it takes, my heavens, five years. I tiiink students are anxious. They want things done NOW. Schools are willing to listen to students if it ' s reasonable. SENTRY: A lot of students think Wayne is strict, but it seems very easy to, s ay, skip out for lunch. LEIMAN: It is easy to skip, but not a week goes by that at least one student doesn ' t get caught. Then he ' s suspended until a par- ent conference can be held. All schools are doing this. SENTRY: Would ' you say Wayne ' s a strict school in comparison to others? LEIMAN: I don ' t think we ' re strict compared to others. I don ' t think we ' re the easiest. and I ' m sure some think of me as a soft touch. SENTRY : Do you think commit- tees such as the athletic commit- tee should have student repre- sentation? Do you think they woiild be helped or hindered with student representatives? LEIMAN: Many times we ' ve asked students to participate and they just don ' t show unless there is a big controversv. SENTRY: There ' ve been 6 ath- letes who ' ve gotten their letter jackets taken from them. What do you think of student repre- sentation on the athletic commit- tee? Why not have the Letter- men ' s president, the captain of cheerleaders, and the Student Coimcil president on the athletic committee? LEIMAN: Why especially the athletic committee? SENTRY: Because it is a power organization. It ' s probably the most powerful organization in the school. It has more effect on a student (loss of athletic eligi- bility and letter jacket) than. let ' s say, the English depart- ment committee. LEIMAN: Well, athletics is cer- tainly different from English. Rules have to be tighter. It ' s a little different when you walk down the street than when a let- terman walks down the street. SENTRY: Without necessarily condoning these athletes ' actions, don ' t you think a student should also be judged by his peers? LEIMAN: Another factor is that we try to keep these matters confidential. The more people involved, the more people are going to know. Maybe that per- son ' s been on dope; maybe there are personal problems. . . SENTRY: It gets around school anyway. The athletes themselves were telling other people. LEIMAN: They had the choice whether to tell or not to tell other people. SENTRY: Have we had any par- ticular administrative changes? LEIMAN: Attendance procedures have been simplified. SENTRY: What about the sign out sheets in the rooms? Have those been working? LEIMAN: I think so. The purpose of the sign out sheets is to stop the vandalism we ' ve had in the restrooms. This usually happens during classes. SENTRY: What ' s your over-all impression of Wayne? LEIMAN: I ' ve never worked harder and enjoyed it more in my life. I think the morale is higher among the staff. I think the stu- dent-teacher relationship is bet- ter. I don ' t think we feel like one body yet, but there ' s more tolerance. I ' ve enjoyed it. I ' ve never been at a place I didn ' t hate to leave, and if I should leave Wa3nie, I ' m sure I would take along fine memories. Interview — 7

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Wayne ' s Concert Choir appeared on TV and at various banquets, and were chosen to sing at the opening of the new Fine Arts Center. Spirit continued to mount as the General Brigade was established. Homecoming was a double win as it was the gridiron men ' s very first home victory. Coming as no surprise, Manak ' s Maulers became wrestling co-city champs, as well as sectional and regional champions. The elective English program was so successful plans are made for the math and social studies departments to switch to a modified elective system also. (Above) Performing on television was just one of the many recognitions received by the Wayne Concert Choir. (Left) Spirit Week proved to be a huge success as the gridiron men won their homecoming game against the Heritage Patriots. Positive direction — 9