Bedford High School - Epic Yearbook (Bedford, OH)

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Beep . . . bleep . . . beep . . . buzz . . . bing zzzzz . . . ping . . . beep . . . “What are all those bizarre noises. Barb?” “Oh, come on, Frank, those are the un- mistakable sounds of computer games. And if it isn't football and baseball games, it is a watch alarm going off.” “Ya know, Frank, everyone’s playing GIN RUMMY. Playing cards in the Senior S ciafl Room is just one way of passing the time. Kris Coll lins and Monica Brewton try their luck at a friendly! game of Gn. APPLE’S WAY. Senior Jim Smith is a student ini the new course called Computer Literacy. Thel course instructs students on everything from figuring! out biorhythms to setting up a company's account-1 ing system - Computers and Video turn-on Bed games. They’re even playing a new 3-di- mensional game called ‘Connect 4’.” But in study hall?” Sure. Frank, games are being played everywhere; at home, in school, you can even go out just to play games. There’s ‘Game Time’ at Southgate, and two ‘Fun and Games’ game rooms at the Mall. They have everything from good-old pin- ball to ‘Pac Man’. It reminds me of Las Vegas —you buy tokens instead of using money.” “The computer game I like best is ‘Space Invaders’. It’s challenging and you never play it the same twice.” If you want to talk about challenging, the Rubik’s cube is absolutely mind bog- gling. I even saw a minature one on a key chain. . .easier to hide from the teacher!” “I can’t figure that thing out at ail. It really baffles me.” “Computers are recreational, Frank, but they’re also a part of a class at school.” Yeah, I took that class. It’s called Computer Literacy, and it’s really great. The school bought a half-dozen new Ap- ple Computers for the course. Two classes a day are being taught in the Re- source Center. Teachers will even be able to calculate grades on them.” TALENTED JUMPER. (Doc) Mr Daughtery. a member of the Physical Education Department, shows off If you think you are coordinated, then try this out' This tricky maneuver is to teach students skill and coordination 2 “Connect Four” Computer games, courses, connect students to 1982

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“Ya know. Barb, even the teachers are playing games. Mr. Korduba organized an opportunity for the faculty to play games after school on Wednesdays. They play games like Pinochle, Backgammon. Bridge. Chess and Uno. They kind of sound like intramurals for teachers. MIND BOGGLING. Rubik’s Cube has become ev- ery one's favorite past time at BHS It is a tough task for Doug Ferguson's mind as he sits in study hall trying to solve the puzzle GAME TIME. Spare time and loose change are spent at the local pin ball arcades Game Time, at Southgate, is one of the more popular hangouts. What is the name of your “Speaking of games and the high c . - f f I U school, now that we have four classes and At KHS it S ll KCly tO tJH everything seems to be coming together. we are trying to ‘Connect 4 . Get the P dC IVldTl OY ( OUTlCCt FOllY, connection? Beep . . bleep . . . beep . . ping . . buzz . . . bleep . . . zzzzz . . . ding . . . buzz . . ping . . . Gee. you’re right. Frank. And games are a way of doing just that. What do you mean? “Well. Mr Korduba told me that a lot of freshman are involved in the chess and checkers intramurals, and it gives them a great opportunity to get into the groove of what’s going on here at school. Oh, I see! ‘Connect 4’ relates to unit- ing the four classes here at school. It also fits with what the administration tried to achieve this year by changing the format of Spirit B. Because there wasn’t the stiff competition there was in the past, every- one enjoyed the evening at the Pep Ral- ly” You’re right. Frank, by not having the four classes compete for the Spirit B. and giving it to the football team, they took the first step to ‘Connect 4. Beep . . . bleep . . . ping . . buzz . . bing . zzzzz . . . blop . . . beep . bleep . . . zop . . . beep . . . ‘‘All right, get back to work. Put away those games! DOUBLE HEADER. Juniors Karl Smith and Rick Durma opt for 40 minutes of “electrifying competi- tion instead of studying as they play Head to Head Football 4 “Connect Four”