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

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Seniors Teri Murphy and Todd Kir- choff were crowned 1981 Prom Queen and King. Senior Lonnie Smith and his date sit above the dance floor to talk while ju- niors and seniors from North and East dance to music by Fritz Turner Band. ! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Prom 25

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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.

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Following the “South Paci- fic Paradise,’’ juniors and seniors from the two Co- lumbus high schools entered the “North-East Territory” for the after-prom. The after-prom carried a western theme and was at the Foundation for Youth. Urban cowboys and cowgirls were entertained by Jeff and Shirley and the Country Asso- ciation in the gym from 11:30 p.m. until 1:00 a.m. A profes- sional square dance caller, Dave Fivecoat, added to the western atmosphere with square danc- ing in the Boy’s Club. If the word urban” was more descriptive of a person than “cowboy,” disc jockey Dave Dugan of radio sta- tion KISS 99 provided entertain- ment in the gym from 1:00 to 5:00 a.m. Mr. Dave kept the stu- dents dancing and listening to rock music. In addition to the dancing and the music, the after-prom was a great place to play some games and win some prizes. A tent was set up outside filled with games for the students to play in ex- change for tickets. The tickets the students won could be re- deemed for prizes. Some of the prizes ranged from t-shirts to records to gift certificates. The drawing for the grand prize was in the gym at 4 a.m. After drawing the names of three people who had already left, the name of Andy Whaley, an East senior, was drawn for the grand prize, a stereo system. Cheryl Brumbaugh, another East senior, was sitting close to Andy when the drawing was tak- ing place. Said Cheryl, It was funny when they drew his name because he had been kidding around and asking me to hold his t-shirt when he won the stereo—then he won it!” Jmt i .. - — — 26 After-Prom