Central High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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r What’s this about Central being for sale? Where did those pink flamingos come from? The 2 for 1 sale at K-Mart? SOPHIES ARE SO distinguishable! And Laura Wood knows 'em when she secs 'em. She can't help but ex- tend a warm welcome to this one. as she pins a Sophie button on him. Photo: C. Peterson. Students rushed through the double doors to escape the raindrops which were slowly, but steadily falling outside. As they entered the building, there was a welcoming” committee waiting for sophomores. The juniors and seniors went to the trouble of decorating good old Central with For Sale signs, pink flamingos, and toilet paper. What did the “little sophies think of this? Well, Cindy Crossen said. I thought the “welcoming” committee was wild and crazy! The sophomores may have enjoyed the attention, but it got a bit out of hand. Sophomore Heidi Olson commented. Everytime I asked a teacher where something was. I found it. Everytime an upperclassman told me. I ended up farther away from it.” The first day of school was not all spent making fun of the sophomores. Everyone was trying to search out the friends they hadn’t seen the whole summer. While trying to catch them at their lockers, students discovered new” lockers had been assigned. It was a shock for most up- perclassmen to see so- meone else opening their old locker ! The first day of school was expected to be a bit CONFUSING. After all. with renovation going on, there had to be three auds to inform students of how to get to the gym and that there would be no student parking. The first day of school put a good first impression into the minds of students. Sandy Turney exclaimed. Central didn't just live up to my expectations it was FANTASTIC! 8

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WE’VE GOT SPIRIT yes we do. we've got spirit how 'bout you?! The familiar cheer brings students together as they root on their favorite team. Who else but the Blue Devils? Photo: A. Elliott. at Cen- tral ... Foley’s econo- mics lectures, five paragraph themes for Writing Experiences, and dissecting frogs in biology ... but thank goodness there is more to life at Central than that! Student life is everything at Central minus the academics — like auds. football games, dances, and hobbies. If it was just- academics day in and day out we'd all be waiting in line for psychiatric treatment. What makes student life at Central special? Things like wild Mr. Holladay prancing around the gym in a gorilla get- up for the Homecoming aud. challenge cheers where even Mr. Brown loses control of 1700 screaming, spirited Blue Devils, and of course those weekly cheese fries at Rudys after the Friday night game. Really, student life is what any given individual makes it. Maybe it means guys wearing Assumption green and blue plaid skirts to the annual CHS-AHS football game or maybe it means decorating the gym with balloons and crepe paper for a dance. All it takes is a little effort from everyone to make life at Cen- tral the main attraction. So just take a step and join in the mainstream. In the Mainstream 7

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 LAST NAME FIRST ..explains Miss Tripp to her Physics class as they fill out book cards, a first day of school tradition which takes place in every class. Photo: A. Hlliolt. YOU'RE KIDDING! EXCLAIMS Holly Macumber to her friend. Jean Chang as they share one of the many stories about the first day of school. Photo: C. Peterson. NO WAY MAN, she was looking at me. not you! says Hob Kirkhart to Sean Graves as they check out the sights” during lunch. Photo: M. Norman. First Day of School 9