Ben Davis High School - Keyhole Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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For a class assignment entitled shooting glasswaref, Barry Tucker, senior, works with a filter and red light to produce color effects on glass. This was one project photography students completed to learn highlighting techniques. Dave Calabro, senior, announces the winner of the BD Nationals, small car race. The BD Nationals, sponsored by radio stations Q95 and WBDG-FM and the Student Council, were held the night before Homecoming. Ben Davis lost the game in triple overtime to Perry Meridian, 49-48. When second-year principal, Dr. Gary Fry, hops in his '57 Chevy to go to school, it only takes a few seconds. In fact, Dr. Fry often chose to walk or jog to school since his home was across the street from BD. Dr. Fry seemed to take the same kind of pride with his car as he did with the school. His Chevy was spotless and he wanted the school to appear the same. OPENING SECTION . ...... v rw - M ,..x,,3y MWM-W,N,,N M . r . g 1 ..,. -.w33w:i Y f ---- fe wuz.. '--- rv:-VW ii' Ngngx, . -M ..... M - -mm . .M Wmfmu M 5:E 1m'ML-w iw-mmm lim WWW. - ...W i A 5 ..... f I :N V, .. - -it g 'gtkmm Wm. .... . it i ii il

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Smoothing paper mache around a balloon, Mr. Larry Lambert, Art Department chair- man, shapes a 'iGiant's'l head. He and Mrs. Kathy Hollingshead, art, built the Giant in two weeks to be used as a mascot at home basketball games. erhaps we got a little carried away at times. There was the time Coach John Clark painted the inside walls of the athletic bulding purple and white. Or, at Christmas, when OEA collected over 551,000 for a needy family. Some people may have thought we went too far---but why not? Sure, we were spirited about sports. Who wouldn't be proud of our Lady Giants capturing a first ever regional championship. We were interested in band, too, and we watched them with pride as they took second-place, losing to Chesterton by only .l of a point. But it was MORE than that---so much more. It was being proud of whatever team or group that fit your interests, whether it was the Brain Gang or the debate team. l'm involved with intramural volleyball, but it's more like a club than a sport, said Denise Hilderbrand, senior. I think intramural sports are a good idea to get students more involved in school. You donlt have to worry about practicing or winning, so you can just have fun. We even started a new tradition for after Friday night's basketball games---the Fifth Quarter Jam. They fthe administrationl thought students were asking too much then, too, but witha little help from them and many parents, it worked. BD began to fit students' needs even more, as the administration made changes for the handicapped. Suddenly, water fountains and telephones were lowered and even special ramps built for wheelchairs. With all that, why not get a little carried away? All that mattered was that, gradually, we all came 3 10006 6164 out with.. . loaf Enthusiastic about the volleyball game, Kim Bunn, junior, Theresa Bayt, sopho- more, and Barbie Dyer, sophomore, form a huddle with their teammates to urge them on to victory. The Lady Giants went on to capture both sectional and regional titles before being defeated in the opening round of state competition. 61 SEEN? v E e i s 3- .... . L....HE M ....,