Calumet High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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Joking around auk time consumers o school life. Up at 6:30, starting class at 7:30; try- ourself psyched - y of 10:00 ushers in the grumbles to the .stein is s to combat this fort is made to pay atten- tion to that steady hum sounding at the head of the class, or even act attentive. Three of four hours of morning work-out of the brain call for a reward. Lunch! The melodic lunch bell blast-: and cleared faster titan if there had been a fire alarm. The candy counter opened, lunch line increasing, pop stand crowding, apple machine clanking, and sel! ing pota- to chips and corn curls a He introduce the beginning of a new lunch. period every day. The bus terminal atmos- phere is normal, and until the food lilt the mouths, does this constant racket cease. Then the bell rings, ordering everyone back to their classes. The laughing, joke -playing, flying food, and dedicated mouth stuffing ts put to an end until tomor- rpw. Back to the old grind. Clock -watching dominates everyone ' s time the latter part of the day. Thinking about everything but what ' you ' re supposed to be con- centrating on is natural and tests, and homework are encount- ered several times a day.. Phew, finally. Buses are loaded almost as quickly as the cafeteria is filled. Tiie school, now almost . empty except for those stay- ing for extra-curricular activities, is then made ready lor the next ' day oT ' laughter and study. And goofing off. And contem- K