Charlestown High School - Pirates Yearbook (Charlestown, IN)

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Blasting away the Boredom C.H.S. students keep entertained. fter going to school for five days straight. many CHS students felt a need to break away from the pressure of homework. And what better way to escape than to sit back and watch T.V.? Although T.V. was popular with Max Headroom in his own show, Cable T.V. was also popular. But many students, instead of messing with commercials, chose to just rent or borrow a VCR and have their own little theaters. Some of the more popular VCR movies for l986- 87 were: Top Gun, Aliens, Nightmare on Elm Street III, Crossroads and The Karate Kid II. Although T.V. and movies had a part in 86-87, music was just as important. With REO Speedwagon and Huey Lewis 8 the News in concert at Louisville, students kept busy enough. But Rock n' Roll wasn't the only kind of concert going on in 86-87. Billy Joel and country rock singer Hank Williams, Jr. were also on tours which included the Kentuckiana area. Some of the more athletic CHS students will remember that one form of entertainment in '87 was keeping up with Indiana University as they went all the way in the NCAA. or keeping up with the Super Stick out that chest. One of the more popular forms of fun for C.H.S. stu- dents was wearing souvineers from concerts to school. Bowl and the World Series. But on more local scale, watching the Kentucky Derby festivities was also interesting. There was also hunting. camping, fishing, etc., for CHS students who were close to nature or who just wanted to escape for the Big City . But one of the most popular pastimes was hanging out . Convenient, the car wash, and the square were the most popular places for CHS students to spend any spare time. But students didn't just hang out around Charlestown. Aladin's Castle, in the Greentree Mall, was also a good place to look for people from Charlestown. Zapp those monsters. Enjoying video games at Convenient are Lenora Leon- nard and Billy Treece.

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r. Carter, Dr. Harris, faculty. family and lriends: It is with great honor that I represent the senior class of l987 as Valedictorian. Before I begin my actual speech, I would like to thank a few people. I was fortunate to have parents who offered encouragement rather than orders. They continuously inspired me to accept challenges. take steps into new territories and think independently. Mom and Dad talked only of my capabilities, not my liabilities. l have precious memo- ries of watching basketball and baseball games, pondering algebra prob- lems over dinner and discussing my future with Dad. Your gentle in- struction and encouragement pushed me to do my best. It was you who made me believe in myself as a journalist and just when I said I could not be successful in it. you said I c0uld make a career of it. Your confidence convinced me to pursue my dream. Mom, I will never forget the count- less vocabulary words and speeches we drilled or the articles and essays we proofread. Your phone calls from work asking about my day stick in my mind. At the time, I seemed unappreciative of your thoughtfulness and concern. but you will never know how much it really meant. I cannot remember a day when you did not call or offer to help me with my work.l will never be able to thank you enough for your wisdom, guidance and confidence. I love you both. To Brenda Tribbey, my sincere thanks for your guidance in journalism. You made me work hard and always pushed me one step farther than I really wanted to go. I owe my professional growth and achievement to you. Now to my classmates: It was difficult to find a fresh topic on which to speak. Valedictory messages are commonly trite, dull and impractical. I believe I have found a topic to which we can all relate. So often upon graduation, we hear the world is ours for the taking. Realistically. our place in the world is ours for the taking. I believe we have four duties to fulfill to ourselves. First, we must realize where our strengths and weaknesses lie. Until we fully realization comes from trying new and varied activities. Unless we attempt new things, we do not know in which areas we are proficient. We accomplish in proportion to what we attempt. The second step is utilization. Once we deemphasize our weaknesses, we need to use our abilities advantav geously while always trying to improve upon our weaknesses. Next, in all we endeavor, we need to believe in ourselves. ThrOugh our realization and utilization of talents. we can learn about ourselves and discover how far we are capable of going. When no one else believes in us, we can have self-confidence. But with this in mind, we must be realistic. God had given us various talents. We excel in different areas at different rates. Not everyone is a scholar or accomplished athlete. Some of us have many talents. others few. Therefore, the challenge lies not in becoming the world's best, but in our own personal best. This is our fourth and final duty. Not everyone is destined to become a doctor, lawyer, teacher or other professional. Some will become clerks, gas station attendants or other blue collar workers. Still others will marry and become housewives and mothers. But it takes each of these to compose the world in which we live. None of these are shamed occupations as long as each person is using his talents in the best possible manner and working to potential. Someone once said that if one cannot be a beautiful pine on the mountain top, then he should be a shrub on the hill, but be the best little shrub on the hill. We shOuld incessantly strive to be our personal best. As we have spent our last week at CHS, we have discussed our goals and dreams with our friends. Some of us will achieve these goals and live these dreams. Others will work toward them, but will fall short. Some will even attain the proverbial successes of wealth and fame. while others will attain very little. Success should not be measured, however, in heights attained, but by obstacles overcome. We must set our goals to work toward, but be careful not to set them too low that they are not appreci- ated nor too high that they are never reached. We must set our goals to match our potential. We should not measure our successes to those of others, but rather be happy in who we are and take pride in our accom- plishments. Stacie Shain Valedictorian .w-a fa.-.n.- - ood evening. I'd like to welcome Dr. Carter, School Board Mem- bers, faCuIty, family and friends. Graduation marks a grand accomplishment in a person's life. For some it marks the end of many challenges. For others it signals a new beginning. This is a time for us to reflect over the past twelve years-we remember the friendships we've made, the teachers we've had, the many tests we've taken and the late night cram-sessions for the tests. This is also a time to thank those who helped us make it this far. First of all we thank our teachers. Without them we wouldn't have achieved all that we have. They have given us a sense of pride and self-accomplishment. Next we thank our friends. Without their support we could never have made it through the valleys that come between the high times. Our friendships are especial- ly important because we've stuck together as a class and come through thick and thin together. I wish you, my class-mates, the best of luck in everything you do. Our parents deserve the biggest thanks of all. They have pushed us when we thought we couldn't go on. They have encour- aged us to do our best. Parents, we simply say Thank You. However, the most important person today is you. the graduate. No one is more deserving than you. You're the one who has believed in yourself enough to reach this point. Youlve pushed yourself to study that extra bit. You've found the stamina to finish the assignment that you've put off until the last minute. You've figured out how to balance your time between school work, sports, drama, band, and other activities. Now I urge you to keep believing in yourself-to push yourself to do the best in everything you attempt. I want to read you a poem I received from one of my aunts entitled Believe in Yourself. If youill remember always There's no goal you can't achieve If you'll try your very hardest And, above all else, believe- Believe that you're a person Who have something good to give. Believe that you can make this world A better place to livee If you'll believe your talents And skills are needed, too. Then you're sure to find there's nothing In the world you cannot do. I'd like to leave you with this poem written by one of our seniors. This is the senior will of Michael Wade Penick. I'd like to thank Mike for summing up everything and letting us use it. This is my last will and testament though I leave no expensive treasures The only thing I have to give are words of smallest measures tFor my friendsi Do your best. try your hardest follow all your dreams Recognize the gifts from God and understand what each one means tFor my teachersI From day one, to the last I thank you for your time and understanding Without that little push and shove my future, I was dreaming And now it's time for me to leave but this is not the end For as like the youngest child I have yet to begin Amy Crase -Salutatorian --e. .F..--- , w

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Pizza Hut pizza sm White Castle hamburger Candy Bar Concert Ticket V.H.S. movie Video Game Coke Videos! Videos! Videos! In l986-87 V.H.S. movies were very popular, and many places were around to supply the demand.