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

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Mike Clancy 16 Regularly on Wednesday morning students take part in convos during activity period. The activities range from speakers, demonstrations, movies and informational ses sions on topical issues. Mike Clancy During Parent switch day. a mother encounters the typi- cal hassles of sorting papers and books at a locker. More than 200 parents participated in switch day. Sophomores Jeff Thixton and Jill Wilson chomp on some candy suckers. Friends

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Dressed in fashionable sleepwear, senior Troy Taber pre- pares to take his own photos. “Homecoming week was great fun! A week of spirit Along with the first semesters attempt to get into a studying routine come many oppor- tunities to escape the monotonous schedule of classes. Among the various fall activities are homecoming, holidays, and dances. The homecoming, celebrated with tradition- al high spirit, included a week of soccer, vol- leyball and football games along with the pow- der-puff game and bonfire Thursday night. The special event of crowning the homecom- ing queen took place at half-time of the varsity game against Center Grove. This honor went to Traci Lay. Traci’s court consisted of seniors Shana Kirkland and Dawn Bell, juniors Cheryl Fiscus and Missy Bell, sophomores Angie Whetstone and Jill Wilson, freshmen Angie Nichols and Chris North. This year was much better than last. The parade made being a queen candidate even more of an honor than it already is. It was a perfect night, senior Shana Kirkland said. Besides the football games, swim meets, and dances are the holidays. Students and teachers alike anxiously await the holiday va- cations. There is so much pressure, especial- ly for seniors, and the breaks are a great time to relax and relieve some tension that has built up, senior Van Nguyen said. Mike Clancy It seems to be such a long haul that the breaks are a welcomed release. I always feel much more enthusiastic afterward and ready to come back to the old rountine, govern- ment teacher Jim Nay said. Both Thanksgiving and Christmas vaca- tions begin with a bang. Although many peo- ple try to deny it, Turkey Day is an old tradition for the week before Thanksgiving break. Upperclassmen seem to ignore the warnings of authority and throw the under- classmen into a day of terror with the Turkey Lists , eggs, water balloons and other various types of harmless torture. Christmas break goes out with a much slower paced, romantic style. The Christmas dance is a time when students get a chance to play dress-up and be asked out by that special someone. The Christmas dance is special be- cause it gives underclassmen the opportunity to go to a really nice dance with upperclass- men, said two sophomore girls. Although first semester seems to say good- bye to summer fun, it’s also a time to renew friendships, go to ball games and enjoy the beginning of an exciting new year. by Michelle Kincer James Brewer Sophomore Dean Walls shows his Halloween enthusiasm as well as school spirit. Personnel from Channel 13 gave a presentation on teen suicide for one of the convocations. 15 Spirit Days

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James Brewer Not all students used the Commons for rest and relax- ation. During the non lunch mods the area is used for quiet study. Sophomores Amy Puckett and Sherry Frazier pre view class material. Sophomores Molly Sullivan and Laura Semba share a laugh during lunch break. Mike Clancy “Afom and Dad had a busy day! a student’s job isn’t easy The alarm sounds. He rolls over to turn it off. Slowly dragging himself out of bed. he makes it to the bathroom. While turning on the water to take a shower, he realizes this is his day off . . . it is parent switch day. a day for students to sleep later and allow parents to go to school. Nearly 200 parents or relatives par- ticipated. The switching program familiarizes parents with the pressures of school. They are respon- sible for attending each class with appropriate materials and for completed homework. The Student Success program began parent switch day during the Fall of 1982. for sopho- mores only. We had such an outcry from the juniors and seniors, we had another parent switch day for everyone during Feb. of 1983.' Diane Holdeman, Student Success coordina- tor, said. The most difficult part of the day for Don Stier. was getting to the third floor. It was hard trying to get to the third floor with C” stairwell closed, (due to the painting) I was late for class. Stier. father of Junior Colleen and Senior Kathi Stier, said. As for Virginia Coffey, mother of freshman. Michele Rayburn the ma- terial for the classes slowed her down. The difficult part was carrying all the books . . . they’re a lot larger than when I went to school. Unscheduled time gave parents the options of touring the building, take in refreshments at the hospitality area, or study. When I went to school, you had no free time to decide if you would use it to your advantage, Les Sawyer, father of Freshman Kim Sawyer, said. Working parents may have had a problem missing work for a day to attend school. My boss didn’t agree with me 100 percent.’’ Stier said, I think a lot more parents would be able to attend if they held this during the evening, with shortened classes, but the same passing time.’’ Parent switch did not necessarily mean that students would go to or do their parents jobs. “I stayed home, slept in, and watched soaps all day,” Senior Mark Zeigler said. Sophomore Becky Schuyler went shopping with her friends. Senior Brian Tempest had been given instructions on how his day would be spent. He is supposed to do the laundry and clean the house, Beverly Tempest, said. I watched T.V. and had David Elsbury over for lunch, Brian Tempest said. by Lana Riley 17 Friends