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

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Out of the Ordinary Different settings lend to variety from punk to rock Though limired in number, rhere was srill o variety of donees to choose from this year. The annual Homecoming dance was in rhe casuol serring of East Gymnasium. About 150 people attended ro dance to rhe music of Tim Vondom, a disc jockey from Q-95. hris Torlock influenced dancers. The people were dancing kinda punk-rockish, comments Junior Elaine Mullins The Christmas dance offered a different type of serring. At rhe Senior Citizens Center, rhe mood was o bit more romantic. Dresses, suits, ond pictures were some differences noticed during this donee with a live band, The Horizons. There were about 200 people present. The response ro rhe dance was nor very positive. The bond wasn't very good They didn't ploy enough stow music,'' remarks Senior Todd Kirkland. A totally different dance was sponsored by ESA this year A Punk-Rock dance was in rhe Commons of Eosr. Two hundred and fifty ro 300 people turned up for rhe dance. There were a tor more people rhere that I thought rhere would be. I thought it turned our ro be a success,'' com- mented Junior Joe Scgalski. After rhe Patterns were finished rhe Tiers tools over. Dy rhe rime I got rhere most of rhe punk-rockers hod already left, explains Senior Terry Matthews. The Tiers did a good job, that is until they broke a drum head. Though only three donees were offered, rhere was something that would appeal ro everyone, suiting each individual's likes by Kim Tempel East and North students punk-out to the sounds of the Patterns. The donee was sponsored by ESA. Couples take o break after the bond finishes ploying for the Christ- mas dance at the Senior Citizens Center. Dances

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Students develop musical careers Eosr has a lor of people rolenred in many differenr oreos of life The yeor broughr rhe rise of o very exciring band named rhe Tiers The bond consists of drummer Scot Reed, guiror player Timm Layman, Don Fours os boss ployer, Bruce Forror on guiror and lead vocalist, and Mike Harlow on guiror In January they ployed in o jam or o donee sponsored by rhe ESA ond o concert in rhe oudirorium. They ploy mosrly music from Heovy Merol, Judos Priest ond rhe Scorpions. Each of rhe members of rhe bond ployed ond we formed o group, soid Junior Scot Reed Ve procrice rwo ro three hours o nighr, usually in rhe bosemenr or Layman's house, comments Junior Bruce Forror The furure of rhe bond is yer ro be determined, bur they will srill keep rrying. We like what we ore doing now, bur we would like ro ploy more Heovy Merol music, exploins Junior Timm Loymon. by Glendo Daniels A Xnduril is a name rhor hos been heard several rimes during rhe yeor Anduril is o rock group. Junior Jim Ryser, North srudenr, is rhe leod singer Eosr srudenrs Mike Nelson, drummer, ond Steve McQueory, guirorisr, moke up rhe members of rhe bond. According ro McQueory rhe group has been together off ond on for rhree years. During rhis rime rhere were others who also worked wirh rhem The group tries ro practice o couple of nighrs o week or whenever convenient During rhe summer we gor rogerher wirh five or six orher bonds, soid Junior Sreve McQueory We couldn't find anyone wirh rhe qualifications for rhe bond, so we just sroyed o rhree-man bond, replies Nelson Nelson plans ro orrend IU ond look inro drafting os o major. He srill plans ro be involved wirh music. McQueory is srill unsure of his plans The firsr appearance by Anduril was February 20, 1982, or o concert sponsored by ESA. The response was rhe concerr was good ond rhey were asked ro ploy or rhe Sodie Howkins donee on April 17 They also ployed or rhe ofrer prom rhis yeor. by Glendo Doniels Sophomore Brenda Greenlee helps Robin Smith with her hair be- fore the punk-rock dance that was in East's Commons. Juniors Mike Martoccia and Beth Buck show identification to teach- ers Harold Welsh and John Stafford for admittance to the Christmas Dance. Dances

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Out of the Ordinary Students learn to cope without parent's guidance To many srudenrs life or home is ordinary, bur for rhree seniors rheir homelife has raken on a new rwisr Senior Tommy Schisler lives wirh Angela Adair ond her family, due ro Tammy's parents moving ro Texas Pom Harvey has moved in wirh rhe fomily of Julie Fronke, because of Pam's parenrs moving ro Highland, Indiana. Greg Smirh resides or rhe home of Senior Scorr Tucker, because Greg's parenrs moved ro Sourh Corolina Horvey said, I rhink borh my parenrs and I are omozed rhar I can ger along fine wirhour rhem. She also said, I miss rhem more rhan I rhoughr I would. Smirh lived in Sourh Corolina wirh his parenrs unnl he deaded he wanred ro rerurn ro Columbus ro groduare wirh his friends He explained how rhe idea of living wirh anorher family was broughr up. He soid, My parenrs decided rhor coming bock ro graduore was really whar I wanred, so rhey found someone liberal I could sray wirh Smirh feels rhe biggesr problem wirh rhis siruarion is nor having enough money when he needs ir He said, You can'r depend on gerring handours everynme you need ir. Harvey said rhar rhere hasn’r been any major problems wirh her new lifesryle She said, My parenrs and rhe family I am living wirh hove borh been very nice and undersronding abour rhe siruarion. by Usa Bradrke L Senior Greg Smith takes a break from his studies in the social studies resource center. Smith lives with the Tucker family. Living with others