Columbus East High School - Altis Yearbook (Columbus, IN)

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Bounding through the snow covered yard, even the dog expressed his feeling of joy toward the white stuff. Although low temperatures were re- corded throughout December and Jan- uary, this waterfall near Newbern seemed unaffected. Weather 23

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Less Snow; More School For Students Before most students do any- thing on winter mornings, they tune to a local radio station to see if school has been called off. After the blizzard of 77 even an inch of the white stuff seems like a lot. With the first snow, no matter how small, mothers throughout the state break out the heavy mittens and snow boots. Mothers bundle up their offspring and send them out to face the cold winter weather and worse yet school. Before their re- turn, a must is to man the kitchen with hot chocolate and plenty of marshmellows. If the kids are lucky enough to have school called off many will go back to bed and get up at a later time. Then after a nourishing breakfast of Kellogg's Cornflakes they bundle up to face the cold and invade the great outdoors to participate in such winter sports such as tobaggoning or ice skating. This year kids all over Bar- tholomew County were disap- pointed with the weather being less severe. If the weather was not severe enough to call off the schools the superintendent would call for the express routes to be ran. This was a big disap- pointment to many high school students. Maybe with a bit of luck, next year will be a better year for snow. With the snow piled as high as a Volks- wagen, it took quite some time for the melt-down. Although most of the ground was still covered, patches of grass began show- ing through the snow during a spring thaw. 22 Weather

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Spirit Days and Convos Sponsor Olymp Success Winning first place and a ten dollar gift certificate, junior Jackie Green partici- pates in the Halloween costume competition. The 1978-79 Olympians had plenty of East athletic spirit this year. Boys' football, girls' volley- ball, girls' gymnastics, and men's and women's basketball teams all had great seasons. Spirit was not only seen but also heard throughout the year. Among the activities held dur- ing the convos were class com- petitions in cheering, men vs. women tug of war, skits and two students from each class in yell- ing their loudest with sophomore Cathy McGee winning over the other students. To show our school spirit here at school, spirit days were held. History day, dress up day, hill- billy day, pajama day, orange and brown day, sunglasses and hat day were some of the special events held. Daily contests were held and the winning students re- ceived a ten dollar check from Mr. Houston. Thanks to E.S.A., who put the convos together, the athletes and students who brought the enthu- siasm, made this year's convos and spirit days a success. Supporting the varsity football and vol- leyball squads in the quest for state vic- tory. The women's cheerblock spelled, OLYMPIANS 1 . 24 Spirit Days and Convocations