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

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Curly Neal (above) does some practice shooting Lori Druckten and Sue Bennett (above) perform with extra basketballs during a time out. with the CP-ettes for halftime entertainment Pep band members (above) accompany the on Our Side.” cheerleaders in performing “The Whole School The basketball crowd (above) stands and cheers during an exciting moment in the game. What do you do in your spare time? “I like to take off on my bike all day or after school. I try not to worry about school once I get out. Sports. I play CYO volleyball a couple times a week. I also read many books.” “Puzzles. They can be the type you put together or the kind you figure out. I can spend several hours at one time working on one.” Listening to music and watching TV are my favorite pastimes. I also work which gets my mind off of school. “I do needlepoint, crocheting, stuff like that. I use my work for gifts. “I go out to friends’ houses and to the movies, and I’m always found at Sha- key’s.” I make latchhook rugs, string art, and embroidery for myself. I also draw because I plan to become an artist.” “I play the piano for personal enjoy¬ ment to relieve stress or when I’m ill.” All I do is watch TV. I really like the soap operas.” Writing songs and playing the guitar are favorite pastimes of mine.” “I run to keep in shape for the track season.” ”1 read books, especially Gothic hor¬ rors, ghost stories, and some romance.” “Skiing’s my hobby. Sometimes it can become expensive, especially the equip¬ ment, but it’s worth it.” “I like doing crossword puzzles. My favorites are the ones that are in the TV Guide every week.” “I collect stamps. It’s not very excit¬ ing, but since I concentrate on U.S. stamps, I learn about American history.” “I take pictures for my own pleasure. I don’t develop them, but I am hoping to work in a darkroom soon.” “My favorite pastime is attending the home sports games. I really enjoy watch¬ ing sports, and I get to meet a lot of peo¬ ple.” “I’m a magazine fanatic. My whole family is. Reading them helps me to get to know what ' s going on around the world. My favorites are Omni and Time.” “I enjoy doing macrame. I’ve made some wall hangings and fuzzy owls. I sometimes use my work for gifts.” Playing—7 I

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vmvtm Sports, food, fun fill student life High schools don’t just teach any¬ more. They have also become a place for student entertainment. The most available events attended were the sports. Football and cross-coun¬ try started the year as fans flocked to crowded bleachers or stood on hilly golf courses cheering the athletes on. Basketball dominated the winter scene as crowds moved into the main gym. The pep band came to play, and crazy crew students chanted with cheerleaders ear- catching cheers like “Rock-Steady,” “How Funky Is Your Chicken?,” and Defense.” In the spring baseball and golf became the main focus. Phrases like “Homerun and “par” became everyday language as students received game results over the morning announce¬ ments. After games fans piled into restau¬ rants for a bite to eat. McDonald’s, Pizza Hut, and Gamble ' s are among the ones largely attended in town where students can sink their teeth into hamburgers or pizza and warm up with coffee and hot chocolate on blustery days. Three dances took place in the cafete¬ ria through the year. In October the Homecoming Dance drew Spirit Week to a close. Couples danced to the music of Strider, a hard rock band. Stars speckled the bulletin board bearing the couples’ names for the theme, “Everybody Has A Dream. Two weeks into December the theme, “Belles of Christmas,” rang as gals switched roles and asked guys out to the annual Turnabout Dance. Red and green bells and snowflakes set the decor for the Christmastime event. Booster Club put together a Valen¬ tine’s Dance in February. This dance for sweethearts broke up the long stretch of days between Christmas vacation and spring break. On Veteran ' s Day in the main gym, the Harlem Globetrotters entertained a capacity crowd as they beat the Washing¬ ton Generals 123-91. Curly Neal and Geese Ausbie led the laughter with their antics. One Friday in November, the movie- “The Kids Are Alright” with the Who was shown by Student Council for students in the auditorium. Jill Bruder, Sheila Asplund, Tim King, and Chris derat the annual Homecoming dance. Fetco (above) have fun dancing to the music of Stri- Cheer block members (above) hold up signs made by the Booster Club. 6—Playing

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eg™™ uv trEBtMLGE Students take ups, downs in stride The bell rings. A student dives into his seat just in time to hear the teacher announce a quiz. What quiz, he asks to no one in par¬ ticular. ‘‘The surprise kind,” a neighbor answers. The student says a little prayer and hopes the test is about something he knows and understands. Every student at one time or another experiences that moment of panic when suddenly his world is shaken up a bit. The event could be an unexpected quiz or test, a semester project, a job inter¬ view, or a new friend. But no matter what, students take it in stride. A day can start well and end disas¬ trously. A student unexpectedly gets piled with homework when he has to work late that night. That evening he finds himself dragging, longing just to get to sleep. The next morning his fatigue shows. He can’t pay attention in class or concentrate on assignments. The days become a vicious cycle between work and school through the week. The days slowly crawl until the weekend. The weekend is the student’s two day respite from the daily grind. It’s a time when homework doesn’t hang overhead, or the thought of school loom ahead the next day. Friday and Saturday are spent at home games or maybe at the movies. On these days students relieve the pres¬ sure that builds up over the past week. They collect their thoughts and put a bet¬ ter perspective on the oncoming days. They spend a little of their time getting it together. Kim Sanders (above) fills a test tube with dis¬ tilled water for a chemistry lab. 8—Getting it Together