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

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All student life didn ' t end at 3£)9 Car care, pet supervision, and farm functions — plus the usual loads of home- work — kept BHS students busy after school hours. Males lavished hours of attention on that all-important automobile, essential for status as well as transportation. To earn extra money, students held jobs, either through DE or on an independent basis. Rural dwellers had responsibilities on their family farms. Other home re- sponsibilities included babysitting, house- work and pet care. Book learning was only one facet of a BHS ' er ' s education, as outside school activities offered another di- mension to student life. Extra hours of homework, plus the frenetic pace of high school life, seems to have ex- hausted freshman Rich Scott. Helping a customer select a Christmas gift is part of Liz Johnson ' s job as clerk at the f ' al Discount Center.

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An interest in cars led senior Bob Crank- show to take a job as an apprentice grease monkey. At 170 pounds, Heidi, a one-year-old St. Bernard puppy (?), kept mistress Nan Cook ' s hands full. Responding to the cattle call after a day at school uas a common duty of BHS farm youth. Dennis Walker teas one of the many who attached milking machinery. 20

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Spring was social fling The Shortbranch was the site of a showdown between lad-hunting lassies and their prey (dates) at the turnabout Morp. Real western grub was ser -ed, with pop music for dancing. Romeo and Juliet ' s dream come true was the Junior-Senior Prom, ruled by Queen Pam Nichols, as Romeos es- corted their Juliets into the Capulet house (gym) romantically decorated with scenes of the famous couple. Singly, in pairs and in groups, revelers then gathered at the 4-H Build- ing for the after-prom Kiwanis-sponsored party. Albums, radios, a stereo and a portable TV were given away, while prom-trotters stomped to loud, lively music. Other spring social events included end-of-the-year banquets, teas, and, for seniors, the class party. RIGHT: Preparing a medieval dream required hard work, as Paul Spaulding and Dennis Dubois discovered. Below: Digging into the Language Banquet carry-in are Bev Luzadder. John VanGordon, and Julie Klink. ■ ■ ■■ H ■ 1 1 K fl 1 ■ 1 mor H ■ I 1 K T ' P i 1 -■ . m y ■ % 1 9 V, 1 W i Top: Pouring thai special Capulet nine for Diana W ' rightsman and Lawrence Brown is Lisa Musick. Right: Prom Queen Pam Nichols held court icith Cindy Noble, Jenny Nuckols, Debbie Martin and Kathy Hunter.