Dyer Central High School - Echo Yearbook (Dyer, IN)

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Morning. Dyer Central is quiet. The halls are sil¬ ent; the rooms are empty. Very soon the school will arouse, to be alive through young people--working, learning, laughing. The first bus arrives. Soon there is another; the student parking lot begins to fill. The doors open and close continually as students surge into the building. A new day is beginning. What happens during a typical day at Dyer Cen¬ tral? Most of the time is occupied with classes. Yet, in the free time between classes-breaks, lunch hour, be¬ fore and after school a student manages to laugh with his old friends, get to know new ones, dance, gripe about his homework-all the things that make up a stu¬ dent’s memories of his days at Dyer. School Days Offer Opportunities Buses deposit eager students on a cold February morning. Getting the day off to a lively start with a dance in the foyer are Karen Jone s, Eileen Staniszeski, Barbara Schutz, Nancy Boyd, Marsha Niemeyer, and Jackie Siebert.

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Patterns - In Activities Dancing-working-meeting new and interesting people-are all a part of an active high school social life. Plays-games-dances-parties-yes, even HOME¬ WORK!- are significant symbols of high school exper¬ iences. All too quickly, these activities are pushed into isolated corners of our minds where they soon become nothing more than vague patterns representing frivolity and fun. Appearances change, but youth doesn ' t. To¬ day ' s student and yesterday ' s scholar experience the same thrills-the same disappointments-- the same drive for achievement- the same ambitions. Modern frills replacing the hoop skirt have not changed the univer¬ sal beliefs that makes today s student the vital force of the school. Dances may be staged in more elabor¬ ate costumes-games may be played in shiny gyms and on the lush greenery of modern football fields- clubs may foster more ambition and far-reaching drives - but the basic principle of high school activities remains static-t.o promote healthier relationships with fellow students. Dyer High School has contributed an influ¬ ential pattern to the lives of all students, past and pre¬ sent.

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Meet Elisabeth Bright, charming, vivacious-that ' s Elisabeth Baretti, pert foreign exchange student from Ger¬ many. Under the sponsorship of the Y-Teens, Elisa¬ beth spent the year as a student of Dyer Central, as a member of the senior class. Active in many of the school ' s organizations-Echo staff, German Club, Y-Teens, Drama Club, and G.A.A.- she also found time to act as a T.V. Aid and to tutor a German class. The opportunity to meet new people is one of the finest experiences afforded by the years spent in high school. Getting to know Elisabeth has proved this to many Dyer students. To Make New Friends Elisabeth spent several weeks in the home of Mrs. Kay Removing china from the cup-board, Elisabeth prepares Trapp, treasurer of the school. to set the table at Mrs. Trapp s house. - 7 -