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

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What ' s Bruin ? Bruin is the combined personalities of all kinds of people who call Blackford High School their own. It ' s the blending of mi- norites and majorites of many types. They include the tiny freshman who can ' t reach the top of his locker, and Gregg Jones, who stoops t o see into his; the A student who hardly ever has to crack a book, but also the fellow who burns the midnight oil to make a C . Bruin joins the bashful guy who would rather hide than ask for a Prom date, and the clown who ' s the life of the lunch- time cafeteria table. Yes, the term Bruin is as wide as the range of people. (Far Right) At lunch, if there wasn ' t anything to tailt about, one could always eat. (Top) Rarely did anyone go home with any extra money, as he spent it on extras. (Rigiit) Ms. Moore and fellow teachers picket for contract. copk |R S - fSQS ' ' 7 126 People Division Page

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Decision-making was a key part of th e Job for class officers (from top) Mike Buckner, presi- dent; John Eppard, vice-president; Mary Jo Fet- tlg, secretary; and Susan Eiiis, treasurer. At the top of their class Determination is the willingness to get tilings done — that ' s what characterized this year ' s Senior Class; a deter- mination to try to do the best at what they did. This spirit of determination often resulted in achievements. Some were of a class nature, such as graduating the largest class in Blackford High School ' s history and raising the most money from magazine sales up to that time. Others were achieve- ments on an individual basis, as were Dwight Rea ' s mental attitude award and Mike Sills ' National Merit award. The class not only did much themselves but also saw much go on around them. On a national level, they wit- nessed the fiercest back-to-back winters in recent history and the election of Jimmy Carter as President. Down on th school level, the class saw their Bruin football team becom the 1974 AA state champions and the baseball team emerge as the 1977 state runner-ups. But in whatever they did, the spirit of determination pervaded. Maintaining part-time Jobs, as Dewight Rea did at A W, was a pop- ular method for sen- iors to gain needed cash. Preparation for gradu- ation was handled by Senior Class co-spon- sors Mrs. Deborah Gabbard and Mr. Jerry Shreves. M i ,