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

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In 1973 Q reen center was opened in Columbus on Jod«son Street Ir hod o recreorion room, o lounge, o donee room, rooms where studying could be done, ond o snock bor. Ir was equipped with ping pong, pool, ond cord tobies, along with o television set In the March 14,1973 issue of the Oracle ir wos reported rhor o committee member soid, Ir is the kid's reen center ond ir is up to them to moke ir work.” Unfortunately, the center didn't work. Ir wos closed shortly after its opening. Teenagers today hove no center to attend High school students must seek their entertainment elsewhere Many students go to one of the various video, pinball, and pool orcodes which hove suddenly sprouted up in Columbus Senior Keith Robbins soid, Video gomes affect me mostly because I work in on orcode ond I ploy them oil the rime.'' ideo gomes ore populor for various reasons. Senior John Ross soid, I like video gomes because It's r cheaper than movies ond also a lot more exciting. Another favorite woy to poss rime is to go shopping. East students con be sported in the various molls in Greenwood ond Indianapolis. Others with less gas or rime seek the familiarity of the Courthouse Moll in Columbus. Students also purchase records for their enrerroinmenr value Terry Lockridge, o manager of o local record store hos noticed o slight decrease in the number of records which were sold this year. he economy hos effected us, soid Lockridge. T Lockridge noted the best selling albums for his store M included The Go-Go’s, Joan Jett, The J. Geils Bond, ond Alobomo. The theaters remained popular with high school students. Many teen- agers flocked to see Chariots of Fire, On Golden Pond and Porky's . Chariots of Fire won on Academy Award for best picrure. Fonda ond Hepburn were cited best actor and actress for their portrayls of Norman and Ethyl Thoyer in On Golden Pond. The economy has effected student's entertainment. Junior Mike Mar- roccio said, The number of entertainment activities hos been reduced to a certain number per week Although the economy did effect entertainment in some aspects, students still paid the price to be entertained and occupied. Parents realized the popularity of arcade entertainment, so pro- vided just that at the after prom. Entertainment

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Out of the Ordinary Entertainment varies, meets individual styles Senior Todd Kirkland plays a popular video game. Tempest, at a local arcade. Senior Vicki Coop examines the new spring shirts while shopping. On a survey students ranked clothing and entertainment as major expenditures. Entertainment