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

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Joiinda Buchanan Eating lunch off campus brought many a nice break from the everyday events at school. Chip Brown, junior, Eric Hehman, sophomore, and John Brewer, junior, enjoy lunch at Burger King. As well as being popular for lunch, Burger King also became a popular weekend hangout and was often crowded on Friday and Saturday nights. Instead of Parent-Switch Day, parents were given an opportunity to become more acquainted with the school and faculty during Open House. Various classes and organizations had displays or activities planned for the parents. Freshman Kerry Utterback gives his mother a brief explanation of what goes on in the science lab. Typical Days I Student Life! 11

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A requirement for students in Advanced Biology was to observe the growth of microscopic organisms in a specimen of pond water for four weeks. Throughout that time, each student was responsible for making a notebook of observations. Norma Kim, senior, examines a pipet of pond water as part of the project. Expanding areas of interest and talent were qualities shared by the Humanities classes and the performing arts classes. In September, the groups combined, and attended a jazz convocation. Jeff Brown, senior, Mike Vincent, sophomore, and Kevin Olson, senior, prove their talents lie beyond playing traditional instruments by forming a trio with kazoos. Joimda Buchaun MI like that there aren't cliques. You can talk to everyone without feeling stupid about it. East also helps kids get better prepared for college. The teachers go out of their way to bring us a better education. They put a considerable amount of time into helping students achieve their academic potential. Freshman Josh Kroot JohmU Buchaun 101 Student Life Typical Days

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Not ready to rise, shine Fresh air rushing past you carrying the smell of Saps doughnuts wakes you in the morning. Gee, it is only one p.m. I have at least two more hours to sleep in. Not quite ready to rise and shine Mom comes running in and flips your shade up, smaackk! Slipping one foot out from under the covers a terrible day is just about to begin. Scampering across the sofa toward the Fish bowl, Puff, the already fat cat, devours Punny the baby goldfish. After that little outburst the worst thing of all, school starts tom morrow. I was ready for the social atmosphere, but not the work, Junior Kerry Forbes replied. Eight a.m., you are standing at your locker. Was my combination 4-15-30 or 15-36-4? I knew the location of my locker, but I didn't know the combination. Eventually that day I had visited the attendance office a total of four times, Deanne Partlow said. After a couple of months classes became routine. Instead of studying your mind was focused on Christmas. Excitement is in the air. Let's get out of here. With exactly 45 minutes to go packs of teenagers piled into the gym. They never have let us have a convo just for fun, Sophomore Heather Rhoades, said. After approximately 75 school days of hard work and deadlines to meet, students were rewarded with a winter homecoming. With warm bodies pressed side by side the convocation began. Over 1500 pairs of eyes focused on the four Mrs. and Sir Causes . White Christmas battled Jingle Bells in a round between the seniors and the underclassman. I'd like to have a convocation like this next year, Sophomore Curtis Streidemeier added. With the new year came the usual resolutions: promising to work harder; making every effort to please mom and dad with higher grades; and resolving to cut out all the junk food in favor of more nutritious fare. While some minds were focused on how to improve the new year, many more were filled with thoughts of Spring Break...only 59 days...Places such as Daytona, Miami, and Ft. Lauderdale were home to many for a week in March. By the end of the fourth nine weeks, the halls became filled with zombies wandering from class to class. This was the result of all night study sessions, filled with futile attempts to cram for finals, which normally had very little impact on test scores. Soon, the year had come to a close, and after nine months of work, everyone, including teachers, welcomed the long lazy days of summer once again. by Heather Stern East has given me a chance to meet entirely different groups of people who have shown me different ways to have fun.” Junior Glenda Schurman I like the friendly atmosphere and the opportunites open for advancement that are there for those who want to take advantage of them. Freshman Kristina Giovanini Chra Tunic Each year through the AFS program, many students have the opportunity to study abroad. At an AFS meeting, Caroline Nunez, Carlos Pulley, Wendy Stehouwer, Senior Lisa Tuttle, and Ray LcDalnc discuss studying abroad. 12 Sludenl LifdTypical Days