Charlestown High School - Pirates Yearbook (Charlestown, IN)

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Charlestown High School and the areas surround- ing it are pictured from the air on a hazy day. The addition of speed bumps to Parkland Court, the street leading into the front parking lots of CHS, brings much criticism from students. Those who drive smaller cars feel like they are bottoming out. The speed bumps were installed in the fall to please residents living near the school. 'in

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Here and About: The Variety of CHS The school is here: bricks, con- crete, and glass. All made into one building consisting of classrooms, gyms, locker bays, and offices. Students were in their classes everyday, but their minds might have been somewhere else other than on the subject being taught. Daydreaming about a girlfriend or boyfriend was often the idea occupying their minds. Some could have been in a new world while reading a book in English or experiencing another land dur- ing foreign language class. Sports activities sometimes took students away on road trips to other schools. Many conference contenders, such as Paoli and Brownstown, were an hour and a half trip each way. For some competitions, the excursions were made on school nights and often interfered with an athlete's homework. People naturally did not spend all their time in Charlestown. Getting out and about included shopping sprees at various malls in Clarksville or Louisville, including the new Galleria. Entertainment also meant leaving town, since Charles- town did not offer first-run movies, concerts, bowling, or putt putt. Traveling, however, didn't interfere with having fun. Table of Contents Student L1fe 12 Athletics........................................30 Academics 66 Advertising 136

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10 N 0 News Is Good News Except When N 0 News Means N 0 Snow In early November, to fill the gap between football and basketball seasons, the Student Council spon- sored the First Annual CHS Morp. Instead of dressing up, the students dressed down. They enjoyed catered food and dancing to the music of WQMF. Seven couples, who were se- lected by a random drawing, were on the Morp Court. Brian O'Rourke and Donna McDaniel won the titles of king and queen, and received paper crowns. Basketball season began Becky Stoncr gazes at the scoreboard to see a 75-54 victory over Salem at the basketball homecoming game. Flags hang from the ceiling, decorating the new Galleria, which opened in the fall of 1982 in Louisville. At Chrislnmstimc, the sparkles of lights gleam like lightning bugs in the trees surrounding the Galleria. towards the end of November with the Tip-Off Tourney at Silver Creek. The Pirates made it to the championship round, only to be de- feated by host and defending champi- ons Silver Creek. In no time at all, December was here and Christmas was drawing near. The students enjoyed the singing of the French Club and the Student Coun- cil's skit, Something Christmasy in Weird Wood Forest before being let t3 51' b1. out for a two week break. Once everyone came back to school from the holidays, most students be- came involved in studying for semes- ter exams and changing their sched- ules for the second semester. A midyear slump set in for nearly ev- eryone until January 21. Then, joy of joys, freezing rain brought an unplanned vacation. 'i ll