Central High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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Caught in the Act The Inside Story is about people in action. Specifically, the students of CHS. After all, without us, there wouldn’t even be an Inside Story. We re the ones who make things happen-who go to the pep auds, the football games, and the dances. As David Bretag said, “Student life is the way we express ourselves. Who else could tell what happened during the Loozer Crooze on the night of Homecoming? Hopefully not Mr. Fisher, but probably your local loozer” could. Ask Stan Sherwood, who warned, ”lt’s a recurring phenomena-it’ll happen every time there’s a dance at any school! Student life is an important part of Central; together with academics, it’s what Central’s all about. It involves all of the things that happen behind the scenes and right up front, including such burning issues as the renovation, the latest fashions, free-time, and second childhood (or in some cases, continuing childhood) fun. Student life means powder-puff football, TPing, senior power, sophomore peons...Get the picture? Annie Platter explained it as “sophomores look forward to it, seniors just bask in Here I am at the top!’ But student life at Central means something a little different this year, too. Now, it includes new and creative ways to get out of study hall-- as Bretag stated, “ Where there‘s a will, there's a way to get out of there!”-- learning to live with cafeteria food, and getting used to a smaller student body. It means a new arch-rival (those people UP-TOWN) to go to battle with, and a new challenge to prove that we re still 1, not only in student life, but in EVERYTHING. Is this the latest spectator sport ? No--actually it's Nicole Crawford and Paul Kakert getting caught in the act of helping the seniors cheat their way to victory during the pass-the-orange race at the Homecoming bonfire, while judges Barb Lammers. Dave Beal, and Manny Mathews encourage them on. Caught in the Act 7

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Student Life

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u W e're Not Ready Yet! w ull Speed Ahead! It didn't matter that the renovation wasn't finished and no one wanted the summer to end. Central’s doors swung wide open to welcome students back to school on August 26th. When sophomores arrived, they were puzzled not to find any traces of the traditional sophomore welcome. They should have come about 2:30 A.M.. when plastic ducks, for-sale signs, toilet paper, and a genuine toilet were randomly scattered across the front yard. Barb Lammers explained. The police caught us seniors in the act. so we called Mr. Fisher at 2:30 A.M. and got his approval to continue. The police phoned Fisher at 3:15 and informed him that the students had stolen property. Fisher faced two options: taking sole responsibility for returning the items or allowing the police to take the kids down to the station. Principal Don Fisher said, Well. I'll give the kids a break and take True devil spirit sets the crowd on fire as Central scores a touchdown at the first football game against Assumption. Photo: C. Peterson. I k ...one silly in- cident after another delayed the [renova- tion’s] completion. 1 on the responsibility. Later he com- mented. I became the city's leading dispatcher of all yard furniture. Actually. I took the whole incident in good spirit. Even more surprises awaited stu- dents on the first day as the construc- tion work lingered on. Jacolyn Hudson stated. I wasn't expecting the renova- tion to be completed.” The unrealistic September date of completion was pushed back to second semester. Associate principal Paul Massman explained, Ever since the start, one silly incident after another delayed the completion. For example, workers were digging for soil samples, hit the tunnel roof and had to patch it. Because th new rooms weren't ready, floors on and two were missing, and the mai building basement was renamed th third floor. The new closed campus policy another obvious change, certainl didn't allow for any quick lunch trips t Hardee's. Since all of the student have to stay here for lunch, three lunc periods were created to accomodat everyone, said Fisher. Christy Lil said, I get a lot of work done nov because I never skip any gyms. Despite all of the changes, the insid story is that Central can adapt to th changes and make the 1985-86 schoc year better than ever. Hudson said Central will always be Central becausr our great people make the tots difference. Amy Hood agreed, saying We still have the best teachers-l car really relate to them and talk with t them as friends. The first day: removed all doubt-Central can stil maintain its high standards o excellence. 8