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

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Junior Brian Farrar plays his guitar, as Se- nior Jon Fischer sings a song from his varied repertoire. Garry Taylor, the only teacher who per- formed for the show, sings a slow sensi- tive ballad. Sophomore Kim Lewallen demonstrates Senior Jenny McClure dances the night her musical ability on the grand piano away with John Revolta during gong show auditions. 28 Gong Show

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Magical Moments Make As dance fever comes through- out the year, the discussion of bands and themes for dances arise. Students start asking them- selves “Who shall I ask? and “Who will ask me? Then, there is the effort of finding that certain dress or suit, corsage and bouton- niere. The afternoon before the dance is usually spent decorating the gym by committees, while the girls, of course, are spending hours in the chair at the beauty shop. When that special moment comes and the band starts play- ing, the no touching rule sud- As students leave for home. Senior Kent Comer and Junior Terry Thompson dance to the final song performed by Passage. During the Christmas dance, chaperones Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Sylvester enjoy a relaxing evening dancing to some golden oldies. denly disappears. This year's Christmas dance was on December 22 at the Se- nior Citizens Center just like last year's dance. The atmosphere was set with the golden reflection of the street lights off the river, which could be seen through the windows of the center. To help set the mood, the group Pas- sage from Indianapolis played everyones' favorite music from 9:00 to 11:30. Photographs were provided by Parker Portraits. The first annual Halloween dance was sponsored by H R With disco dancing reaching its peak, once again couples are found dancing together. Many of the steps today greatly resemble the jazz movements of the 1940's. Memories Block. Disc jockey Mike King from WCSI, with a little help from ESA president, Mitch Weaver, turned the tables from 8:00 to 11:00, on October 25, in the gym. Both East and North students boogied down in their jeans, at the only casual dance this year. All the hectic scheduling, the decisions on which band would play and how the theme of the dance should be developed, paid off when that one special evening was preserved by all those magi- cal memories. Dances 27

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Seniors Mike Dugan and Terry Smith Gong Show judges discussing scores are John Scully Skelton, Nancy “Mrs. concentrate hard on their musical duet. G. Kirshman and Leon Ugh Wug Hoffman. An Anxious Audience Anticipates 'Gong-g-g' The lights were dimmed, the crowd waited with anxious antici- pation. A night of tearful laughter awaited the near capacity crowd. It was the East High School First Annual Gong Show. The host of the show was East's own Chuck Barris, Mitch Weaver. The scores were shown by Miss Angela Adair. The judges were teachers Leon Hoffman, Nancy Kirshman, and student teacher John Skelton. The acts surprised the crowd. It was a shock to see your everyday mild-mannered bookworm to step out into the spotlight and sing and dance his way across the Senior Kim Dawson auditions for the stage. The acts ranged from the Gong Show singing Babe.' unusual to the can't quite be- lieve. jenny McClure danced with a mannequin on skates. Mark Rediker was the short per- son of the night, and Mike Dugan displayed concert pianist talent when he performed. A fifty dollar first prize was given to Sweet Evil, a rock band made up of East students. The dirty sock award went to Greg Havill, for his Golf demonstration. The success of the show was a surprise to a lot of people. Senior vice-president Dave Yount ex- plained, The success of the show proved that the Senior Class and the ESA can actually come up with something the student body can be proud of. I hope that in the future people can carry on the trends we set. Gong Show 29