Ashtabula High School - Dart Yearbook (Ashtabula, OH)

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WITH ASSISTANCE FROM Jody Rimpela. Lcanne Arvidson carefully scoops melting vanilla icc cream from its soggy container. CERTAINLY THE GAY 90’s in Norway were much different: however. Lcne Riseng sticks with American tradition for the student council. Icc Cream Social 19

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Eake and ice cream. Music and the gay 90's. The student council ice cream social created a picturesque scene in the downtown mall; however, it was not as easy as it sounds. Student council members retreated to their kitchens to create various shapes, sizes, and layers of flavored cakes, adding the final touches with colorful sugar frostings. Using their artistic ability, they advertised with posters throughout the halls and town. The pep bands diligently rehearsed their music. Pep band members, like student council members, salvaged through attic trunks and chest of drawers in search of garters, skinny bow tics, tall black top hats, long lacy ruffled dresses and hair pins. The student council depended on a local organization to sponsor their affair; unfortunatly, the donation never came about. They ended up paying for the entire project; thus there was no profit. The weather was warm and the atmosphere was perfect so all who attended enjoyed themselves. Hopefully the student council will have just as much ambition this year to try again for a huge success. OPTOMISTIC THAT NEXT years turnout will be larger and more hungry. Melissa Benedict and Vicky Boggs propose a toast. DRESSED IN THE fashions of the gay 90’s RIGHT IN STYLE, the girl's pep band pre- is student council member Rory Groce. All pares to play another tune, adding to the members dressed up for the affair. atmosphere of the ice cream social. 18 Ice Cream Social

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BANG! BOOM! BEAUTY! Celebrating the bicentennial year Ashtabulans gather at Walnut Beach to Watch the area fireworks display. SOAKING UP THU sun arc Eileen Rebera and Tim Bowler. As Eileen concentrated on her tan Tim turned his attention to other sights. □ n June 10, 1976 1,038 students vanished from the halls of Ashtabula High School soon to reappear all over town taking it easy and enjoying vacation. Several people were transformed into beach bums, an occupation which required basking in the sun, surveying the sights, and meeting with friends. Everyone wasn’t allowed to partake in such enjoyable occupations though. Many upperclassmen found it necessary to get a part time job. Whether it was the prospect of going to college in a few years, or the incoming car payments every month, students were working all over town. Jobs were not the only form of work that students occupied themselves with. Cheerleaders, wrestlers, volleyball players, yearbook staff members, bandsmen, and majorettes all took a week out of their summer vacation to attend workshops, camps, and clinics. Don’t be mislead, summer vacation was more than just work. Students found that with no more math assignments, essays, or tests to study for, they had more time to enjoy leisure activities. Tennis courts were filled to capacity, while bikes lined the sides of the roads. Although Ashtabula didn't have 20 Summer Leisure a public pool, when that thermometer got high enough, people found the Y.M.C.A., the lake, or private pools a good place to cool off. As the time of day changed, so did the gathering areas. Nightfall acted as a magnet, pulling people off the beaches and tennis courts, pushing them onto the strip of Geneva-on-the-Lake, or a nearby drive-in. With friends around, good times were never too far behind. Some people ventured off on their own and realized that trips to near and far places held excitement. Cedar Point attracted many daring souls. This was the first summer for the treacherous roller coaster, the Cork Screw, and many people were anxious to try it out. It was the bicentennial year, and Washington, Philadelphia, and Boston attracted numerous visitors. There were a few Ashtabula patriots who ventured into Montreal, Canada, to watch the Olympics and get a firsthand peek at Nadia Comaneci or Bruce Jenner, while everyone at home was crowded around the T.V. Marathons, fireworks, bikinis, and good times added to the fun and leisure and made the summer of 1976 a little different from others.