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

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etween two worlds signified Wayne ' s second year but the theme continued to typify Gens in ' 76. Behavior teetered between the innocence of childhood and the responsibilities of adulthood as peer, parent, and adult pressures inflicted Gens. Parents ' and the school ' s expectations often reinforced the c hildhood state. Absence excuses signed by parents, hall passes, confinement during lunch, and dance chaper- ones reflected attitudes toward students ' statuses. Cur- fews, groundings, and activity restrictions imposed by par- ents also enforced characteristics of childhood rather than adulthood. Characteristics associated with adulthood related to some Gens and hung just out of reach for others. During the sophomore year most Gens earned their right to the road as sixteen signaled a magical year and a driver ' s license seemed to be the ticket to adulthood. Seniors faced college, career, and often marriage preparations as graduation triggered adult responsibilities. The roles of consumer, employee, and voter served as go-betweens from childhood to adulthood. Sophomores and Freshmen experienced another type of intermediacy. Ties with Geyer and Miami teams and teachers frequently remained while reminiscence of junior high behavior and procedures complicated the transition to high school. The change from junior high to high school like the change from childhood to adulthood placed Gens between two worlds. PHOTOGRAPHER STEVE WILSON bridges the BBBBB IfflB l i MOBSTERS protect Kid Koe as publication staffers live a childhood fantasy during an k estead publications PARTIES stocked with beer, grass, and cigarettes --that Between Two Worlds — 7

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SIDELINED GRIDMEN k coming action as defer scowls at a penalty during skunk. UNDEFEATED SPIKERS traveled to Indianapoli: for the second consecutive year to b volleyball competition with a 21-0 r forfeit. after night uue tr y to reach the orning unligfit rowth, like the metamorphosis ' in the third year, played an important role as sports, activities, and academics increased their programs. Sports captivated Gens as teams netted outstanding seasons. Gridmen posted their first winning season with a 5-4 slate as a fifth anniversary present while the spikers, with a 2 1 game winning streak, marched on to state for the second consecutive year. The racquetmen also added a flash to fall when they shattered their 2 1 game losing streak. The winter sports kept up the fall pace. The gymnastics team clinched their first sectional title as the tumblers swept the optional level. The boys ' basketball team dazzled the city with their fast breaks as they topped the Holiday Tourney to follow the example of the original Wayne quintet. Ranked seventh in the state at one time, the roundballers also chalked up their first sectional title and boosted hopes for state, but North Side burst the bubble by handing Wayne a three point loss in the final regional game. Although sports seemed to dominate General country, activities and academics also posted lists of accomplishments. The Bicentennial Committee represented Wayne ' s official participation in America ' s two hundredth birthday while War Games and the Amateur Radio Club also added to the club choices. Gens got into the act of forming courses as Astronomy hit the Science Department and starry-eyed Gens fille planetarium during the second semester, t Economics ' Chef class prepared guys for the inevita break from mom ' s home cooking while the Business Department introduced Notehand and Data Processina. The metamorphic process continued in General country a computer dictated underclass schedulings. Gens clung to their course choices but surrendered the order to the computer. I