Brookfield Central High School - Legend Yearbook (Brookfield, WI)

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The Dark Side. There is a vital group of students whose hard work and intense dedica- tion has been neglected the recognition it merits. This group of people find it fre- quently necessary to work late at night while many of their comrades lie in a slumber. This page provides recognition to those students who know The Dark Side. Darkness envelops the city of Milwau- kee and its surrounding communities. Folks of the normal gender are prepar- ing to do the things they usually dog eat their dinners, watch their prime time tel- evision, set themselves down on their beds, to dream while blackness is the I never get lonely, even when the studio is empty. I believe that the only people who do are those who aren't comfortable with themselves. - Ron Cuzner ruler of this bit of the globe. There are, however, humans up and about at the midnight hour. Their time of conscious- ness is while most of the rest of the world is slumbering, while most of the world does not even know or care that a city exists, or that there is a whole popu- lation that for one reason or another must make the dark side of every day their habitat. Policemen, bakers, taxi cab drivers, yearbook aficionados, all perform their jobs faithfully and dili- gently into the wee hours of the morn- ing, making sure everything is safe and sound while the city is dark. The people of the night, though, do have one thing others do not. That one thing is Ron Cuzner, whose Dark Side radio show brings the sound of jazz to those awake and listening to WFMR after midnight. This man sets the tone and atmosphere of the dark side of the city, his ethereal delivery and general air 100 f The Dark Side of mystery capturing the mood of those about when his show is on, making peo- ple comfortable and setting them in the right frame of mind for the time of day, or rather night, that they exercise their existence. It was out of the broadcast of Flon Cuzner and the frequent late night work of the Legend staff that Dark Side Club was spawned, a group of night owls who remain awake while their peers and par- ents sleep. Not so much a club as a group of devotees who find solace in the broad- casts of Ron Cuzner, the Dark Side Club contains many Legend staff members, plus many of the students of BCHS whose jobs or other responsibili require them to be up after midnight them the Cuzner mystique provi them with bread for the soul, in addi' to music for the ears. A whole new realm of experie opens up after midnight. The city slm down, time moves with agonizing sl ness, and I listen to Ron Cuzner to ml tain my sanity, relates Chris Bergh find that working at night can be m productive because of the lack of 4 turbances. Legend works late at ni and Ron is our driving force at ' time, says Sean Smullen. Procla Andy John, The Man, the musicg mystiqueg Ron Cuzner. at Q' f v- W IF'

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l '-Q XX :EX i . vo -TM N -bf X-ex M is . I 'fb HL: 'T 7- X F A 'Lf s x 9 Xxx X, Io, Q, ,fir X - Qu-'CSR Y as 2,2 k if if ' 'bf so -fi: , X J 2' X if 1 ' - sr Statt, writers and artists who contributed to the '81 Legend - Jill Lehrer, Dave Platt, Kevin Kellems, Barry Barnhill, Sue Worst, Shannon Smullen, Gail Miller, Tom Merkel, Carrie Haufschild, Mike Fiytel, Doug Roerden, Chris Meyer, Tom Dockery, Martha Schauer, Genie Doumas, Kevin Hutchison, Sue Woods, Lauri Scheffel, Chris Craggs, Bob Puchner, John Puchner, Tim Knuth, Ken Carlson. fr sg f.j,tf, X, Why did I join Legend? I guess 's the long hours, the loss of social 'e, and the drop in grade point. No i gally, I learned a lot in Legend. lt as a cultural experience. - The Authority Ui Doing graphics. Format specialist Suzanne Skony cuts the line. i2j The 1981 Legend staff- Ustj Suzanne Skony, Graphics Editor, Jo Brinkley, Co- Seniors Editor, Kay Schwinn, Co-Seniors Editor, Marty Shields, Assistant Photog Editor. f2ndj Leslie Kauffman, Layout Editor, Andy John, Copy Edi- tor, Jim Bogan, Sports Editor. l3rdj Sean Smullen, Co-Editor in Chief, Chris Bergh, Co-Editor in Chief, Photo Editor. Missing: Dick Pflieger, Bill Webster, Renee Tuttle, Eunice E. Rogers. i3i His mind in the Ozone, Jim Bogan looks tiredly up from a layout table. my Working on the eleventh Boys' Track proto- type layout is Editor Sean Smullen. Q51 Working diligently, Leslie Kauffman completes the index. f6i As the night draws to a close and the first light of dawn appears, Editor Chris Bergh attempts to maintain consciousness, Ui Banging out another piece of copy is proliferous Andy John. Q ,V 'E yi I i L V ? ' in I 11 Legend f 99

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'25 Every Wednesday after school there are battles being fought to determine the lead- ership ofa land. Great strategy is involved in these conflicts, but there is no bloodshed as the opposing armies attempt to kill each oth- er's leader. The warriors, you see, are mem- bers ofthe BCHS Chess Club, and the king- dom at stake is a chess board. The 1980-'81 BCHS Chess Club has expanded its scope and involvement from the preceding year's club, adding the option of playing matches on the Apple ll computer against the machine, previously undreamed Chess Club is a great way for chess enthusiasts at Central to get together and exchange their strategies of the game. There are many high level games played each meeting, and it is a way to learn 'the fine rules of the game and improve one's skill, while being with others. Steve Mierow wa' x1f4JsSx.ir:.. A . Chess of tournaments against other schools, and generally more concentration on the fine points of chess. Comments second year member Giancarlo Trevisan, Last year the Chess Club was a loosely structured organi- zation that did not really allow its members a chance to improve their chess game. But this year the members are more serious about the club because of the computer and the matches with other schools. The organization of the club allowed a more structured training schedule and con- cise ranking of club members. This ranking permitted the club to get the most out of each player at both conference and noncon- ference tournaments. The computer was also a great asset to the team, for it could be set for different levels of play, depending on a club member's ability. We planned on raising money for the computer chess pro- gram, comments club Vice President Ken Litzau, The matches with other schools really made the club a worthwhile experi- ence. It is interesting to see how Central can do against other schools, pitting our strategy against theirs. QU The Dark Side - f1stl Chris Bergh, Sean Smullen, Dan Quakkelaar, Tom Stringer, Kevin Kellems, Flon Cuzner, Cherie Jackson, Andy John, Kay Schwinn, Shannon Smullen, i2ndl David Platt, Devin Shook, Glenn Campbell, Tim Knuth, Jim Bogan, Doug Floerden, Barry Barnhill, Tom Merkel, Leslie Kauffman, Steve Topetzes. Q21 ln the stillness of his studio, WFMFl's Flon Cuzner explains his lifestyle and his program to visiting Centralites. t3t Concentrating on his opponent's move, Steve Mierow plans his strategy. MJ Chess Club - iistl Giancarlo Trevisan, Ken Litzau, Steve Mierow. i2ndl Mike Bacon, Scott Marschke, Bernie Ziebart, George Stejic, Mr. Whelan. t5t Carefully weighing the alternatives, Ima Knight prepares to move. i6j Ken Litzau puts his oppo- nent in check. 101