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I very morning students pull themselves from their snug, safe dream world and go mechanically, if somewhat reluctantly, to school. Through sleet, snow, rain, and tempting stops along the way, students somehow make their way to school. They come in all sorts of colors and wrappers. Big-yellow wrappers, light - green - tinted - glass - cellophane wrappers, shiny - silver - wrap - around - safety wrappers, and soft - red - flak- ing - rust wrappers, all churning into the FORT WAYNE COMM parking lot, spilling people into Wayne. Pontiacs, Chevies, Fords, Buicks, and rusty VW ' s all lay cluttered among the shattered glass of the parking lot like ruins of a lost civilization. But for others the trip is less adven- turesome—a native recalls the journey. Oh no! Here it comes, that crude form of public transportation they call The Bus . Just the thought of getting on The Bus and going to school is so repulsive it makes my blood run cold, but I am already cold and standing here with my only friend in the world, my cello, and seeing The Bus creeping and sputtering over the hill, warms my chilly heart and chilly hands. It comes to a squeaky halt 20 feet from where I ' m standing and, slipping and sliding over the iced terrain, I gingerly approach The Bus . Thinking I have finally made it I leap triumphantly intending to land in The Bus , not in the hospital. My even less unfortunate companion slides under The Bus , across the ice-covered road, and into the neighbor ' s yard where it is attacked fiercely by their dog, Manfred. I approach slyly, notebook in hand, and, as I edge closer, Manfred shows his teeth. Keeping my knees from knocking together, I hurl my notebook and hit him right smack in the snout. He yelps for pain and retreats to the back of the house. Carefully picking up my cello, so not to cause any internal in- juries, I look to see if The Bus is still there when I noticed my English term paper floating on the breeze, down the road, and out of sight. I decide to forget about my term paper, and college, and get to The Bus before it leaves without me. Once on The Bus I discover there are few seats, and I sit up front, by the door, and freeze. My cello and I are jostled and jerked all the way to school which we reach after various breakdowns and near-miss accidents. I am greeted with open arms and clenched fists by the mob, which I had insulted the day before by commenting on their taste in music. Several abrasions and bruises later. I escape with my life and the life of my also bruised and abraised friend. I make it to the doors with no further in- cidents; only to find I can ' t open them, because I am loaded with books. So I set my cello down, open the door, quickly grab my cello and run through, or almost run through, as a gust of wind blows the door shut; my friend dis- chords in pain, his four strings taking leave of their pegs. Now that I am in the building all I have to do is make it through the day alive. FORT WAYNE COMMUNITY Ali:: 19
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THW ' S WHY H ' S CO CH! The NFL might have Fran Tarkenton and O.J. Simpson to make them strong, but Wayne ' s NFL has Mr. Stookey and captain Joe Andrew to keep them in the competition. Wait! Wayne doesn ' t play for the National Football League, and anyway Mr. Stookey isn ' t a coach, or is he? He is the coach of the National Forensic League, usually referred to as the Wayne Speech Team. The small, but very accomplished team worked many hours this year preparing for those once a week meets. Every Saturday morning, while most of us were snug in our beds, the speech team members awoke early and travel- ed to other schools to try to win a coveted trophy or ribbon. Because every one uses language to talk, everyone thinks he can talk about language. Not so. Robin Armstrong is one who can. She faired well with her on-the-spot, impromptu speaking. Hayden Schultz lied his way to many ribbons with his inter- pretation of Lonny Harper ' s The Lie , and Jay Farlow hid behind a microphone, not because he was scared, but because he did radio broadcasting. The other members of the team Jenny Brown, Cris Burke, Mark Summers, Jackie Rencher, Greg Hicks, Karen Watson, and Russ Richeson, strongly supported their fellow teammates. Half the team advanced to Regionals. Captain Joe Andrew advanced with his dramatic interpretation from Romeo and Juliet. It was to be tweivth in state. While Mark Makin, star of Scapino showed versatility with his humorous speech, his interpretation from Midsummer Night ' s Dream received third in state, the best finish in the city. (Rt.) At the State Speech Competition Mark IVIal in gladly accepts his third place trophy. (BIw.) Marking Wayne ' s best speech record, rookie coach Robert Stookey is very proud of his team. (Far Lt.) Looking at the ribbons and trophies Gaii Smith remembers the help she gave the team members. (Lft. to Rt.) Robin Armstrong, Impromptu; Jackie Rencher, Poetry; Jenny Brown, Original, Humorous; Mark Makin, Humorous; Hayden Schultz, Poetry, Oratorical Interpretation; Cris Burke, Poetry; Jay Farlow. Radio; Joe Andrew, Original, Drama, Team Captain.
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