Calumet High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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Tracking your way is half the fun a: Senior Greg Keefer rides his bicycle to school on a cold day. b: Freshmen Mae Stewart and Willie Collins rush for their first hour class. c: Sophomore Connie Smith needs an absentee for ; the day she was absent. Mr. Chet Higginbotham gives her an excused slip. d: Creg Farler and Bobbi fo Petik, seniors, and Wanda Farler, sophomore, pile into a car to leave, e: Brave Warriors rush for their buses, one of the many forms of transportation selected hy tribe | members, i I i Yes, on some days it is heap big problem just get- ting to school. Watch the signs along the way and follow the trail as you track your way to Warrior Country. Some mornings are beautiful, and all of the lit- tle braves wish to spend their time enjoying nature. Some mornings are cold and blistery. It is heap big decision over whether to get out from under warm blanket. When the alarm rings, some Warriors raise one heavy eyelid and then close it again. Other braves jump into their moccasins and rush out to catch their big yellow steed. ' Any brave who is late, or has missed a day of tribal instruction, must have a smoke signal note from home to excuse his absence. Without this ex- cuse, the tribal elders will believe that you are an “In- dian Ditcher. No matter how you track your way to school, keeping on the trail and getting there is half the fun. 6 Getting There

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!: activities Homework ’ Many believe that Santa Claus is not part of the In- dian tradition. Mmm, the fat paleface is not an elf, but the ’ ' Great Spirit of the White North.” To celebrate his visit, warriors gathered for the annual turnabout at Christmastime. In the spring seniors were called together for graduation. Come line up little brave and collect those one little, two little, three little diplomas. Many brave Warriors left their tepees for ceremonial traditions. The sounds of pounding drums and war whoops echoed across the field at Homecoming. Members of the tribe gathered to boost and honor the braves dur- ing Spirit Week. The spirits were alive when our fellow tribesmen acted out Host to a Ghost” in the fall. Senior members of the tribe were heap fun- n y in No More