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

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1979 Homecoming Queen's Court and escorts: Teri Murphy, jon Weaver, Angela Adair, Andy Adair, Karen McNeely, Dan Bishop, Aleta Stam, Scott Stam, Beth Forster, Brian Forster, Tammy Schisler, Mark Spinks, Gina Goodly and Bob Christman. Coach John Stafford waits patiently next to quarterback Blair Kiel who is listening for the next play from Mr. Shook. Homecoming 13

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 Heated Spirits Warm Cold Stands Home-com-ing (hom'kum'ing)- an annual celebration for visiting community alumni, highlighted by the crowning of a new queen; to honor the home athletes in a given sport. Unique from any other Home- coming, in the past there has been float or banner competition. Each class competed for some amount of money that would be placed into their class treasury. Homecoming was started with the lighting of the Olympian torch that sits on the football field. 1978 was the first year for a girls pow- derpuff game with this year being the second. The eighth annual Columbus East Homecoming was on Friday, October 5. People who attended the game noticed orange and white balloons floating across the field, after releasing them at kick- off; while Citizens Saving and Loans furnished small, plastic footballs for the crowd. Silenced by curiosity, queen candidates Seniors Beth Forester, Aleta Stam, and Karen McNeely waited with their escorts, as ev- eryone wondered who would be the 1979 Homecoming Queen. The evening grew tense; the en- velope was opened and the name was read: Senior Aleta Stam be- came ecstatic, as she broke into tears, and was crowned the new reigning queen. The game ended in a victory over Jennings County with a score of 57-14. Listening to the music, Sophomore Kim Le- wallen steps to the beat of the band Cohe- sion, as the evening ends. Fighting off the cold weather during the Homecoming game, the queen's court watches the outcome. Homecoming brought many Columbus East alumni home for the game and for the dance. The cold weather outside and the warmth in the gym set a relaxing mood. 12 Homecoming

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Flicking of bics, clapping of hands, stomping of feet, downing of bottles, smoke-packed halls, flying frizbees and paper airplanes: 1980-Live-in Concert. Attending live concerts by top bands from across the United States and the world has become a typical activity in the lives of high school students. It was no longer enough to just buy the album of a favorite group or listen to them on the radio. Students traveled to neighbor- ing cities Indianapolis, Louisville, Bloo- mington and Cincinnati, to see their fa- vorite groups perform live on stage. More East high school students attend a large number of concerts than they do school dances. With so many coliseums and arenas so close, one's favorite band is sure to show up at least once every 12 to 18 months. Rock music was ranked first in the poll of East students, second was Disco, and last was Jazz. Styx was ranked first under favorite groups. Eagles was ranked sec- ond and last was Molly Hatchett. The Knack was ranked first in new groups, second was The Cars, and last was Tri- umph. Babe was ranked first among songs, second was Devil Went Down To Georgia, and last was Highway to Hell. Kansas was ranked first in best concerts, second was Styx, and last was Charlie Daniels Band. Led Zepplin was first in what concert to see, second was ELO, and last was Foghat. Two students at East High School were lucky enough to meet the Eagles, after their concert at Bloomington, on October 12. One girl said, The atmo- sphere at the party was casual. No one in the band was portraying the big rock star stereotype. Actually they seemed to be trying to avoid that stereotype. The atmosphere was not I'm a rockstar; kneel down and kiss my feet. It was joe Walsh walking up to us and saying, 'Hi, I'm Tom. Are you having a good time?' Not all concerts were such an enjoy- able experience. It started with 18,348 tickets going in 90 minutes for The Who concert. The group's last concert was in 1975. People started gathering at the co- liseum around 1 p.m. By three o'clock, police were sent to control the 7000 fans waiting outside the doors. Twenty minutes later, the fans pushed their way in through two glass doors, shattering one door. Fifteen minutes before the concert started the police found a body lying dead on the concrete plaza of the coliseum. The Who were not aware of what had happened; they played for two hours and were told to keep their encore short. When they came off stage they were told about the horrible tragedy, a freak accident. Eleven people were dead from suffocation and eight people injured. Suddenly the group became quiet, one started crying, and another thought they should cancel their next concert. The next night in Buffalo, The Who dedi- cated the concert to those people. One member said, We lost a lot of family last night. This show's for them. Typical of the 1970's decade, the young people upgraded their favorite pastimes from a date at the theater to live performances of popular bands. These performances created new sensa- tions for young Americans: excitement, thrill, anxiety, tension, and for some- tragedy. Appearing before acres and acres of Ceraland employees and family, the Oakridge Boys became part of the Fourth of July festivities. Playing to a sold-out crowd, Maurice, Robin, and Barry Gibb appear in Indiana. 14 Concerts