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

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Soft and flowing—those were the fash¬ ion words for 1978. Clothing for the girls became softer and fuller, with a return to more feminine styles. Skirt and shawl ensembles were a fre¬ quent sight at CPHS. They featured calf- length, full, plaid skirts in a variety of col¬ ors, topped by a matching shawl draped and tied around the shoulders. Blouses echoed the softer trend. They were fuller, less tailored, often with a matching tie scarf. Boots were still very much in style, worn with long skirts, or for a more casual look, tucked or rolled with jeans. For added warmth, many girls sported “boot socks,” worn rolled above the boot. Shoe styles ranged from high-heeled, spiky dress shoes to ballet flats and Earth shoes. More guys turned away from tennis shoes to leather. If the word for clothing was soft, the word in jewelry was delicate. Tiny gold and silver chains with a single stone were enough for a necklace. Rings were smaller, and bracelets were no more than a gold loop. Stickpins became standard jewelry for every CPHS girl. Gold and silver hearts, initials, and other styles were pinned onto everything from blazer lapels to cowl necks. Guys at CPHS stuck with the ever-pop- ular jeans and corduroy pants. They were topped with the increasing variety of sweaters, shirts, and pull-overs. Many girls at CPHS sport initial stickpins (top left) on their sweaters, blazer lapels, and on cowl neck sweaters. The album “Saturday Night Fever (oppo¬ site far left) by the Bee Gees hit record sales by teen¬ agers who love to bump to the sound of disco music. Senior Tammy Kopanda (opposite center right) dis¬ plays the popular mid calf-length wool plaid skirt and a soft quiana knit bow tie blouse. Boot socks (opposite bottom left) are worn rolled over leather boot tops to attractively decorate the boot. Popular fashion this year worn by senior Janet Wayman (left) is a long scarf decorated with an interlocking knot. Fashionable shoes (center left) for 1978 are spiked high heeled open-toed sandals. A new fad. an enjoy¬ able pastime (above) activity of skate boarding is performed by two freshman students. A blouson styled knit sweater (far left) is shown by junior Lori Rohwedder. Leafing through yearbooks in the library (left) are Senior Sharon Waffler and Junior Chris Ropa. Sharon is wearing a plaid wool shawl and skirt ensemble accented with popularly worn stickpins. The typical CPHS guy’s apparel included Levi’s and a pullover sweater which is worn by Chris.

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Before school opened on August 29. one big event rounded out the summer. This event was the 125th annual Lake County Fair from August 20 to 27. The people of Crown Point take great pride in the Lake County Fair because it is the largest fair in the midwest. This year it attracted over 300.000 people and exhibitors from Indiana. Illinois. Michigan. Wisconsin, and Ohio. Special attractions were the nation-wide Demolition Derby, a stuntdriver ' s show by the Flurricane Helldrivers. three country and western shows, and the Herbert Castle Inter¬ national Circus. Many people gathered from all over the county to see featured acts by the Rock Smoth Flyers, winners of the 1976 world championship on the flying trapeze. Other shows were by Rosaire and Tony—The Wonder Horse, wild animal acts, and Pame¬ la’s Chimpanzees and her jungle comedians. Country and Western entertainment from the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville filled the grandstand. Tossing rings at bottles of Pepsi (left) can seem easy if one is on a winning streak. As revolving stacks of colorful glassware (above left) turned in circles, many people flipped dimes at the glass hoping to win a prize. The overall view of the Lake County Fair (above far left) proved that there were many people visiting from nearby counties. Concentration it takes (above left) to determine which color to win at the Mouse Game. The “Sera (above) took many children around and arou joyous ride. The judging of the livestock daily led up to the 4-H champion livestock auction. After the auction a parade honoring all the 4-H champions and highlighting the crowning of the 4-H King and Queen completed an eve¬ ning. Oohs and Ahhs were heard when specta¬ tors witnessed contests of the largest pump¬ kin and squash, the tallest corn and sun¬ flower. and various garden and farm exhib¬ its. Over 100 rides and games by the Murphy Brothers Midway kept people pouring in and out throughout the fair. Lake County F;