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

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ummer implied freedom for Gens. Three months without homework, teachers, or rigid desks meant time to earn money and time to spend it. General jobs ranged from cooks and clerks to massage parlor receptionists and baby sitters. Swimming, skiing, biking, and boating top- ped summer fun after work hours. Although Generals took a vacation, the world didn ' t rest. In the spirit of detente, U.S. and Russia combined for the July 1 5 Apollo-Soyuz rendezvous as the world looked on. The financial state of New york City also evoked world-wide attention as the giant city headed for bank- ruptcy. Although bicentennial quarters, half-dollars, and silver dollars didn ' t provide much help for New York, it represented the biggest coinage change in America and Gens pocketed the silver as anticipated collectors ' items. In the spirit of the bicentennial, congress restored Robert E. Lee ' s citizenship after nearly a one hundred year alien- ation period. In addition to world and national news earning head- lines, Fort Wayne news stories also netted front page cov- erage. The movie JAWS proved to be the top box-office seller in history and the song MR. JAWS swam to the top ten while radio and television broadcasted the summer heat with Celsius temperature readings. Gens took it easy on the conveyor belts of the Freedom Train but the seem- ingly endless line drew attack along with the train ' s per- sonnel. The Three Rivers Festival provided the summer highlight. A fourteen year old boy, however, shook the Festival as a drowning occurred for the first time in the Raft Race ' s seven year history.

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School in sioht Workshops dismiss; 4SJB%T , A £ Sentry 75 out; registration starts Gens may work, party and have fun in the sun after the 2:35 bell rings on the last day of school in June but school activities march on through the summer. E ager Gens at ' ended camps and workshops during the summer to improve skills and pursue personal interests. The Music Patrons financed juniors Jay Farlow and Cindy Grieder ' s week of jazz study at Ball State. Student Coun- cil president Bob Smith and Bicentennial Committee chairman Brian Marcus 7 attended the Student Leadership Institute at Bloomington. Under the direction of the Dynamic Cheerleading Association the reserve cheerleaders earned an award for the most original cheer at Anderson College while the varsity squad chose new uniforms in place of a week at camp. Publication people enjoyed little vacation as they completed SEN- TRY ' 75 on June 1 7 and immediately began work on both ' 75 and ' 76 publications. Editors-in-chief of the SENTRY and DISPATCH, Molly McConnell and Penny Mitchell, respectively, improved their journalistic skills at summer workshops. Molly journeyed to Texas and nabbed a beginning photography award and a second place for layouts while Penny traveled to Ball State and brought home one of three awards for outstanding accomplishment in news magazine. Both returned with fresh ideas for their new adviser Al Peters who also attended a work- shop with the new photographers at Franklin College. Participating in Youth For Understanding, the Norwegian exchange student Frederik Thorn arrived during the summer to spend his senior year at Wayne with the Rotruck family. Senior Debbie White and alumus Jo Palmer, with the assistance of Mrs. Barbara Thexton, painted the eight feet square portrait of a gen- eral, the 1 975 class gift to the school. Gens were in and out of Wayne all summer. Teeple Studios of Ken- dallville snaped senior portraits during the three months in unbearable heat, and, although the late distribution date for SENTRY ' 75 found many graduates in college, eager Gens filled the commons to inspect the books. Days later not-so-eager Gens trekked in for pre-registra- tion. (a) Senior racquetman Rick Shieferstein returns Sophomore Brad Lahmann ' s hard hit serve during one of many summer practice sessions led by tennis coach Everet Havens in preparation for the upcoming season. (b) Mrs. Jacqueline Foelber assists senior Royce Mason during one of the late- August pre-registration sessions while Mrs. Martha Houser fills out information forms for uneager returning Generals. (c) Jerry Lydy takes time out from his hectic summer vacation schedule to pose for his senior portrait while photographer Mr. Steven Teeple of Teeple Studios makes final technical adjustments. (d) Junior halfback Roosevelt Barnes barrells through enemy lines, attempting to avoid a Panther opponent ' s tackle as the Generals post their first SAC victory of the ' 75 season with a 27-6 triumph over the Snider Panthers. (e) Adding to memories of his tenure at Wayne, ' 75 graduate Pat Floyd joins in the meaningful exchange of signatures and other graffiti with juniors Bill Slusher and Dave Schnobel during the August distribution of SENTRY ' 75. Summer — 1 .