Bedford High School - Epic Yearbook (Bedford, OH)

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 PATIENT. While listening to the 197 80 Superintendant Dr. Richard Viering’s con grodulatory address at Blossom Music Cer ter. a capacity crowd of 5000 waits atterv tlvely for the distribution of diplomas WELCOME. As parents of a graduating senior enter Blossom. Mr ChHcote. BHS math department chairman, collects their tickets. Everyone is always happy at Commence ment.” he remarked l enjoy meeting the parents, especially those of my students KEEPSAKE. While Kris Ahrens photo graphs a fellow graduate to be. Alison McRttchle and Heidi Sherer give their cam era to LuAnn Morrison. They wanted me to take pictures of them. ’ commented LuAnn I was happy for them, but I was also sad thinking about how many of my good friends wouldn't be there next year.” Graduation1 13

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ADDRESS. With her tassel not yet turned. Janet Voginl speaks to her graduating class- mates and welFwishers at Blossom on the Irrv portance of Involvement during high school She also participated in Commencement by singing with A Cappella Choir. Relocating From Blossom Music Center to the Front Row Theatre Overall, with the exception of the Uebele In- cident, things went well. It was not outst- anding. but It wasn’t a fiasco, stated Senior class advisor Bill Fudge. On the positive side, four vale- dictorians. instead of just one were chosen because the difference in their grade point averages was .03 of 1 point. Debbie Bowman. Kim Curtis. Peggy Wardlow. and Mary Ellen Weber each spoke on “What Educa tlon Means To Me . The salutarian was Denise Lachowski. Senior Speaker for the evening was Janet Voginl, who was chosen after two auditions. Her speech was on “The Value of High School Years”. After the opening speeches. Commencement was marred by Greg Uebele. who before recieving his dipl- oma. tore off his cap and grown and threw them down on the stage. Under his robe he wore jeans and a green t-shirt, with lettering on the front that read “Should I Be Proud?”, and on the back. “No Way!” Uebele did not recieve the approval of the audi- “Blossom was good for the Choir, but the Front Row will be nice since we haven’t been there before.” Tsrrrw: ence. Dorothy Titterington. an A Cappella Choir mem- ber said. “I don’t think anyone admired him for it.” Ju- nior Keith Turner felt, “The incident hurt me. I don’t feel that it was called for. And. I felt sorry for those who graduated.” Beginning with the class of 1981, Commencement will take place at the Front Row Theatre. The Uebele inci- dent was not the entire reason for the move. Holding it at the Front Row will be approximately a 50 percent reduction in price. Decreasing graduating class enroll- ment—from 577 in 1973, the highest in the school’s his- tory. to 435 in 1980, a 25.5 percent loss—was another reason. Vicki Capaldo, an A Cappella Choir member said. “Blossom was good for the Choir, but the Front Row will be nice because many people have never been there before.” Graduation PROUD. Offering his congratulations. Bed ford School Board member John St. John hands Tom Fadeley his diploma Senior Class Advisor Bill Fudge announces the next graduate GUIDES. Before Commencement exer clses begin, junior ushers Alan Schlely. Mike Dlederlch and Alan Fabry lead the gradual »na seniors to their seats

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ATTENTION. A treat tor both the chldren and fourlegged creatures, youngsters are permitted to pet and feed the animals in the petting farm at the Cleveland Zoo. On Tues- days, visitors are admitted Into the zoo at no charge before 10:00 A M Inflation Affects Summer Hobbies, Vacations and Businesses On© way to get something is to work really hard for It, claimed Linda Souk up. who worked at B B Stables cleaning stalls to earn money for her horse showing career. In order to show her horse Bat fle every other weekend in the summer, Linda s transpor tation costs included a truck, a trailer, $36 license plates, and gasoline. Linda added. To buy the truck which hauls the trailer, my dad. my brother Steve and I cleaned stables. In addition to these expenses, er trance fees rose to $6 per event for noncounty fairs. Un da competed in fairs sponsored by 4H and earned one of the 15 Cuyahoga County nominations to show at the Ohio State Fair. Every summer my family takes a vacation out west. We used to stay in motels, but for the past three years, we stayed at campgrounds, stated Brett Phillips. During the summer of 1980 the Phillips drove to Wyoming and Colorado, where they camped in tents at Yellowstone, Grand Tetons. and Bridger National Forest. A site without “Marty people couldn't afford fun scale vacations, so they went to fairs for a day or two. ” running water costs $3.00 per night, compared to a mint mum of $50.00 for a motel room. In addition to rising lodging costs. Brett noticed a big change in gas prices from the year before. We had to cut down the length of our trip by a few days because gas was too expensive out west. Inflation had a positive effect on the carnival business, according to Bret Johnson, who worked for Bubble Gum Concessions at fairs in Ohio. I didn’t think we’d have as much business as other years because of rising prices. But many people couldn’t afford full-scale vacations, so they went to fairs for a day or two. More people came than ever before. Bret served as general manager for his brother Keith’s consesslon company, which included ten trailers. Some weeks, the trailers were spread out in several places, and I would be in charge of one fair, explained Bret. Besides managing, he also made and sold the food, and trained other workers. INFLATION. On the intersection of Rt 82 and Broodview in October, 1980, the SOHKD sign reads “1 18 Gasoline Four months later, the price of gas rose to $1.40 EXHIBIT. At Burtce Lakefront Airport, a 17 brakes to a stop during the Cleveland Air Show. A British Vulcan Bomber flew in from Canada, circled the airport, then left Summer