Crown Point High School - Excalibur Yearbook (Crown Point, IN)

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OPPOSITE PAGE—Thoroughly enjoying them¬ selves at the fair, Sheila Hardesty and Gail Frame cautiously approach the fun house. LEFT —Tightening the cinch, Judy Hoffman saddles up her horse, Dandy. LOWER LEFT—The still popular Ferris wheel attracts many fairgoers. BELOW—Squiggling her feet in the sand, a Crown Point student spends a day relaxing on the beach. June dismissal of school became synonymous with work as students labored for much-needed college cash. Some students, after a week’s respite, found themselves in summer school earning valuable credits. Lazing, laughing, sinning, and swimming at the Dunes passed many idle hours. Traveling was a favorite pastime with trips to nearby as well as to faraway places. College towns were meeting places where diligent students converged for workshops. Ominous clouds hung menacingly low over the annual Lake County Fair late in August while students flocked there to profit during their last few precious days of summer. Fair- goers, impervious to the threatening weather, established an attendance record well over the quarter million mark.

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STUDENTS CAPER DURING LONG, HOT SUMMER OF ’71

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HOMECOMING COURT —Front row: Pom Fultz, Char Colyer, Julie Graves, and Carol Stiff. Back row: Tony Patton, Bill Smock, Mike Smith, and Jay Hill. BELOW—In animated conversation. Char Col¬ yer displays the spirit which helped her gain the coveted Homecoming Queen title. BOTTOM—After defeating the Sophomores in a Tug o ' War, the Ju¬ niors try their luck on the Seniors. SOMEHOW IT DIDN’T SEEM QUITE THE SAME The 1971 Homecoming festivities began with a tug o’ war, the Booster Club’s substitution for the defunct bonfire. The first round was a tough battle between the Sophomores and Juniors. The victorious Juniors and the Seniors then attacked the rope. Un¬ able to withstand the strain of bulg¬ ing muscles, the rope broke, calling the second round a draw. When everyone had recovered, the traditional snake dance began wind¬ ing eastward on Joliet Street and found its way around the square. The exhausted participants stumbled back to school and composed themselves for the upcoming Powder Puff game. At the end of four quarters, the Sani¬ tation Service was victorious with a score of 6-0 over the Junior Mints. The almost non-existent Homecom¬ ing parade consisted of three class floats, fourteen club cars, and our very own Marching Bulldog band. The game started with a bang against Griffith with each team battling for yardage. The climax of the evening came when the fighting Bulldogs beat Griffith by a score of 18-15. The first game of the season as well as the first Homecoming game in over four years had been won. Music for “Out In The Country, the Homecoming dance, was provided by Jacob Grimm. The conclusion of Homecoming 1971 came when Queen Char Colyer crowned Senior tackle Bill Smock as Mr. Football.