Ashtabula High School - Dart Yearbook (Ashtabula, OH)

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Though our community is small, life is diverse mail by I actiw ving in Ashtabula, we had a very I diverse life in that people were in-J volved in different things even though the city was small. The harbor employed a great number of people as well as giving fun and recreation to all that owned boats, fishermen, and just anyone who enjoyed Lake Erie. Lake Shore Park and Walnut Beach saw many tanned bodies during the summer and were the sights of many concerts and parties. Another source of recreation was the YMCA-YWCA. Many residents and students came here to work out and swim in the pool, just a few of the choices available. Student employment was another aspect of the community that stood out. Even though the national unemployment rate declined, Ashtabula's was still a high 12.8%. Because of the high unemployment, students found that they had to get jobs to support their families. For this reason, if you walked into a McDonald's or Burger King at anytime during the year, you were likely to see some students working. Also, many students had odd jobs just for the summer like washing trucks for companies or working on farms. Another good thing about the community was that it was industrial as well as rural. It was possible to travel from city to country in a matter of minutes. This diversity made a small town enjoyable. 20 Community

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Cafeteria is used for lunch room and study hall. Where are we going to sit today? It doesn't really matter. Just find a place with two empty seats. This was a discussion frequently held as we entered the cafeteria At times, finding room to sit together could be a problem because it was hard enough to find even one empty seat. With the closed lunches, there seemed to be twice as many people in the cafeteria. Even with the crowding in the cafeteria, we found room to finish homework assignments, cram for tests, talk with friends, and, of course, eat lunch. The first day was a bit overwhelming for some Freshman Joanna Kemmer was surprised on entering the cafeteria because, “I didn't know so many people could eat at one time The lines are long and slow, but the food is better than at West. During the other six periods of the school day, the cafetena was used as a study hall. Compared with the lunch periods, study hall was practically empty and a lot quieter. Senior Dana Story believed the cafeteria was the perfect place for study hall because it was so large. Mrs. Dismuke, the seventh period study hall teacher, did not agree with Dana When asked for her opinion, Mrs. Dismuke fervently answered that, “I think this is the worst place to have a study hall. With the lunch ladies cleaning up, it's much too noisy and dirty. Standing patiently in line every day, we wait to choose our lunch There were tmes when the fcnes seemed to move too slowty. but we were all ted Although Mrs. Dismuke does not lie cafeteria study ha Is. she monkors one durrtg the seventh period Mrs Dismuke leh that cafetena study hals were too noisy Cafeteria 19

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At one of the many new down-town stores. Sara Schenks. Tim Dibble and Annette Stroud window shop The students and residents of Ashtabula liked havng these ness stores At the YM A-YWCA. larrod Bunch utfees just one ot the chores avalable to him by working out in the weight room larrod has lifted here tor a tew years Showing off her boat n the busy summertime harbor, Deena Doyte relaxes in the sun The unique lift bridge in the background was constructed in 1925 On his grandfather's farm, Dave Miggo works baling some hay during the summer vacation months Dave and some of his relatives helped out on the farm and lent a hand Community 21