Blackford High School - Reflections Yearbook (Hartford City, IN)

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It was a stunning, stimulating world JFith room for 4,000 Blackford fans, ihe huge stadium was a welcome sur- prise at that opening Alexandria game. The work, the wait, and all the effort of eight years was worthwhile. Students and teachers alike were pleasantly sur- prised at the beauty, the convenience, and the spaciousness of their new school home. The 1150 students caught their breath at the thrill of that first day. At last it was all a reality, and the com- munity, too, was proud of the showplace of Blackford County — Blackford High School. Reserve Secti Extensive halls lined with inset lockers be- came the beaten path of students in the maze of thoroughfares. V -.

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■ Building maps were mailed to all sludenu hcfore school itarled. Freshmen and upper- classmen alike kepi their maps handy the first day, as Mark Baughey arid Jeff Champ did. yisitors to BHS are not unusual, hut this furry fellow seems less than welcome. As cool weather set in, mice became common residents of lockers and classrooms. We adjusted to our world What ' s the prescription for adjusting to a new school, a new student body, and a new name? Blackford students found one — and in a hurry. The formula : Keep your cool! During that first month students patiently memorized landmarks to find their classrooms. They adjusted to chairs in one class, stools in another, tables in a third — and overstuffed (,ah-h-h!) furniture in the library. They noncha- lantly side-stepped boxes piled high in halls and waited patiently in cafeteria lines that first week. . lso. many who had never before ridden school buses learned that buses don ' t wait. But by the end of six weeks, a col- lection of half-scared students had be- come a school — and the word Bruin meant much more than a si, non) ' m for bear.

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Left: Specialization features in lioth lurnishinffs and design marked many classrooms such as (froiri l(j[i) iliiisr fur Band, Art, Drafting and Science. Bulletin hoards galore adorned the toalls throughout the build- ing, designed to fit current topics studied or to match the season, as this one does. Fifty-five TV sets in classrooms gave stu- dents both taped and live programs. mPU ir ' ' • ' n ' -fi- i. s«ii :s ss! Expansive parking areas dicarf the student body, enroute to the stadium for the first pep session in Septem- ber. To feed almost all stu- dents and teachers daily, a n attractive cafeteria and fully equipped kitchen at- tracted diners. U