Decatur Central High School - Hawkeye Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Junior Joe Needham and Sophomore Kerri Stranger listen attentively to a lecture during a French class. Foreign Language — Row 1 — Mrs. Norma Lantz, Beth Kelly, Jessica Stanley, Angela Eros, Lori Hubbard. Row 2 — Debbie Smilley, Michelle Navarro, Angle Walters, Leticia A. Bermudez. Row 3 — Tricia Hollenbaugh, Rodrigo Badin, Amanda Sparks, Brian Peachee Foreign Language 45

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Venimus Vidimus Vicimus Slave Auctions, Chariot Races and More A foreign language was studied by many students at D.C. These languages also had clubs which students could join. One of these was the Latin Club. The Latin Club consisted of students who were enrolled in Latin and wanted to explore a little more past school hours. The purpose of the club is camaraderie and fun, giving students an opportunity to enjoy themselves safely, stated spon- sor Nancy Wilson. The club enjoyed many fun activities such as holiday outings and fundraisers. A traditional slave auction was held each year. New members entered the club as slaves. A date was set for the auction and the slaves were presented to the returning members or masters. Each slave was given a task such as singing a song or acting like a dog. From these performances, the masters judged and bid for the slaves of their choice. The slaves went for anywhere from 504 to $20. The money raised from this activity went to the treasury. Once the slaves had masters, every command had to be obeyed. Other activities included a Christmas party with ice skating at Union Station, chariot racing at the Indy Motor Speed- way, a bowling party and a trip to Kings Island. The officers of the Latin Club were President Matt Stanfield, Vice President Danny Reynolds, Secretary Alison Rob- bins, and Treasurer Preeti Saini. Our officers have dedicated themselves tol making this a great year, commentedj President Matt Stanfield. All and all, Latin! Club was showing how they were| conquering D.C. and rising above the| rest. Students in a second-year Spanish class take a test. New vocabulary words and verb tenses were taught during the year. A piiiata hangs in Mrs. Susan Leonard ' s room. Piriatas could be constructed as a part of the second-year Sponish doss project. Latin Club Row 1 — Mrs. Nancy Wilson, Tammy Stickles, Letta Neely, Ami Rink, Alison Robbins. Row 2 — Michael Church, Debbie Smilley, Michelle Novarro, John Whitmore, Tricia Hollenbough, Preeti Saini. Row 3 — Kevin Sterrett, Erin Meyerrose, Chris Fitzpatrick, Shawn Carnes, Anthony Fitzpatrick, Kevin Hughes. Foreign Language

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To take a break from their busy day, many students take a catnap. The Activities of Study Hall Snores, Bores, and More Dear Tracy, What ' s up? Anything exciting happening? Did you see that new boy in school? He is so cute!! What are you doing this weekend? Maybe we could get together and do something ... Does this sound familiar? This was a typical example of a note written during study hall. There were many study halls all over Decatur, but students tended to think of room 1 50 when the word study hall was mentioned. Study halls were considered to be the places where stu- dents could catch up on their homework or read a book. In study hall, you can get your homework done. Then you don ' t have to take as many books home, stated Freshman Ann Sherman. Other activities occurred in study hall also. Sleeping was a popular activity with many students. Boredom, illness, or just plain lack of sleep the night before were the reasons given by some. It ' s the best time to sleep, especially if you ' re having a hard day, says Sophomore Kristi Mar- tin. Writing notes was also another activity in study hall. Notes were written to that best friend who had not received one in weeks or to the person next to you. Many prohibited activities took place in study hall. Talking was still a popular pastime even though it was not per- mitted. It didn ' t last long though because students were usually caught by the teacher who supervised the study hall. To get their message across, students usually resorted to notewriting. Because of the new rule that did not allow eating in the classroom, eating became another prohibited activity this year. Many students brought in candy and munchies from home to pass the time away. Even though study hall was considered| boring by some, in the words of Juniorj Matt Stanfield, If used wisely study hall| can be very beneficial. | Study Hall