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

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One of the favorite convos this year was a ballet performance. Here two members do a classical dance. A visiting hypnotist convinces Junior Tom Rayburn that his seat is hot, much to the enjoyment of the au- dience. Junior April Kelley is serenaded by the lead singer of Freedom Jam during their performance at a fall convo. Convos 23

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A mime from the Indiana Repertory Theater entertains students in the Commons during their unscheduled time. Members of a visiting ballet company performs a musical skit for the stu- dents and faculty. Ccnvcs are learning experience % ■ m not sure now whether I want jl to have children or not, was a comment made by Greg Lacy, a junior, after watching the genetics convocation presented by Dr. Sam Rhine. Dr. Rhine is a genetic counselor from Indianapolis who travels to schools and presents a program about genetic disorders and birth defects. The three-hour presentation shocked some students, caused concern in some other students, and enlightened almost all the students who attended the program. Brent Muellenburg, a junior, was im- pressed by the convo. I really enjoyed the program, said Brent. I think the people who went learned a lot of things they probably had never heard about before. Music echoed through the gym dur- ing a program put on by Freedom Jam, a group of rock musicians who present a program of rock music with a patri- otic message to high school students around the country. The fine art of ballet was demon- strated when the National Ballet Com- pany came to Columbus. The young dancers gave a lecture-demonstration with many styles of ballet, from classi- cal to modern interpretive, and also gave students some insight into the hard work required of a dancer. Hypnotism was the subject of an- other popular convo. Students who volunteered to be hypnotized per- formed many tasks including holding on to imaginary balloons and eating imaginary popcorn. Helen Carie, a ju- nior, said, It was like being asleep. of her experience. 22 Convos

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he rain was softly fall- ing over Columbus as S the sun rose on Friday, May 15, 1981. It contin- ued to fall as students arrived at school. Many juniors and sen- iors hoped and prayed the rain would stop before the evening— Prom night. The school day seemed to pass too slowly for those looking forward to the big night. As 3 p.m. crept nearer, anxious faces watched through the windows wondering when the sun would come out. The rain, which had been fall- ing all week, finally stopped on Friday afternoon. For the first time in three years there was no rain on Prom night. Even with- out the rain, the weather outside was rather cool. Once one en- tered the Commons, however, one entered a “South Pacific Paradise” where the atmo- sphere was quite warm. Men in tuxedos and girls in formal dresses danced the evening away to the music of the Fritz Turner Band. Corsages, bouton- nieres, and flowers in the hair of many girls made the evening seem to be a celebration of spring as well as a celebration :of rortiapce.