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

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Dim lights in the haiiway during the energy cri- sis mal(e getting into loclters a problem for Kim Kirl(wood and Shelly Brown. The hassles of rescheduling games were among weather worries in the mind of Athletic Director John Carbone and Secretary Anita McCardle. Weather 25

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Hall temperatures were lower than usual due to electricity curtailment caused by the coal short- age. Patty Christman reacts. Much snow but little coa (Brrrrrrrr. Boy. it ' s cold out here. I can ' t wait to get inside where it ' s warm. That unexpected vacation sure was nice. SEVEN whole days, thanks to the blizzard of ' 78 — and now if the miners don ' t go back, maybe more. Over a 100-day strike!) Hi, Joe! . . . What ' d I do over break? I shoveled so much snow you wouldn ' t believe; and if I wasn ' t doing that, I was stuck in the house with my little sister. I about went crazy! Was that your grandparents they took food to on a snowmo- bile? (Ah, warmth at last. Hey, what ' s wrong? It ' s cold in here and dark. I can hardly see my locker combination. I think 1 ' !! bring a flashlight tomorrow, and my insulated underwear.) Hey, Bob! What? The Elwood basketball game has been rescheduled for tonight? At 5:30? You ' re kidding! (I AM FREEZING! Maybe I can thaw out in homeroom. Darn, I forgot. No homeroom because of so many delays.) Attention, please, for the morning anouncements. Due to the coal shortage ... (Funny what a LOT of white and a LITTLE of black can do.) Car trouble was a common headache for motor- ists this year In the extreme cold of January. Stan Davis assists Libby Fread In starting hers. Talking refuge from deep snow drifts of the Blizzard of ' 78 on top of a buried car are Pam Bales, Julie Shaw and Kelly Kouns. 24 Weather

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They may be ready for show biz, but is show biz ready for them? Nl ' ike Tarr, Chris Cooper, Paul Montgomery do rendition of short shorts. King of the Hill was popular among 4-Hers who welcomed members from Wisconson, dur- ing a trade-off for a week in June and July. Time-out for Summer! It ' s 95-degrees, the sun is beating down, and humidity is high. It ' s just too hot to do anything! Wait. Not so with Blackford students. Summer is action time — time to get going. Summer was a time for students to attend organizational camps. Over 150 Band members marched, played, sweat- ed, and bonged their way through Band camp. Eleven publications students attended summer journalism workshop at Ball State, where adviser Ed Henderson was an instructor. Five workshoppers — Tammi Wentz, Kay Trus- sel, Lynn Lefevre, Jeff Custer, and Steve Rogers — received awards. Cheerleaders did their thing during the annual Ball State camp. Practicing cheers, learni ng new routines, showing school spirit, and generally having fun, as always, were on the agenda. Swinging a bat is a way many girls passed the time during Softball season, with the 3M-AII Stars slugging it to the third game of the State in Columbus. Girls also attended a basket- ball camp this summer. Travel was another summer pleasure, and FHA took ad- vantage of it by riding a train for two and one-half days to the Rocky Mountains. The 4-H Club took part too, by spon- soring a trade, with Wisconson and Blackford students trad- ing homes for a week. But all students didn ' t join clubs or travel in the summer. By just plain staying at home, hanging around the pool, or lying in the sun, some found fun in the 12 weeks off. The majestic Rockies provide the background for Lori Ladd (first row, right) and other FHA members visiting the mountains. 26 Summer Workshops