Central High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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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

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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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 Renovate (ren’o-vat’) — to impart new vigor to: revive. Yes. for the first time since the addition of the gym in 1907 Central is being revived — and it’s costing 4.5 million dollars! But as the main attac- tion there is no question that we’re worth it. Good-bye third floor band room, good-bye cafeteria, good-bye yearbook trailer and newspaper pub.” All these places plus home economics, industrial arts, vocal music and orchestra will be relocated in the brand new addition. The construction is schedul- ed to be finished for the ’85- ’86 school year. But for now the renovation means some inconveniences for CHS students. The tunnel that once connected the gym and the main building is a thing of the past. “I hate walking to gym if it’s cold or raining. The ground gets muddy and slippery, said Tawni Simpson. The noise of the construction presented another prob- lem. said librarian, Cindy Mackenzie, The noise is very distracting. It distracts students from their work and then it distracts us from our work because we have to tell them to be quiet.” The renovation has become the most iden- tifiable symbol of this year but the sheer immensity of the project makes this large scale face-lift hard to imagine. Cement, cranes, and bulldozers construct a face- lift for an aging beauty. BOREDOM OF REGULAR school activities is broken for Nathan Gamb. Tony |ensen. Joe Dcrdcrian. and John Graham as they get caught up in the bustle of renovation. Photo: K. Swanson. WITHOUT THE CONNECTING tunnel between the main building and the gym. Mike Tierney and Mark Anderson find out how heavy their drums really are. as they take the long way around to get to the aud. Photo: S. Young 10