East Central High School - Shield Yearbook (St Leon, IN)

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OUT Motivating mania, with slam dunks and some other wild routines that make the Trojan fans pay close attention Garret Cavanaugh, Dennis Jackson, Jeff Hens- ley. Dale Bittner, Kelly Freson. and Bill Stalnaker help keep the fans pumped up and cheering. THE ' t 5 ' %

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and Down Sometimes While others were try- ing to save mankind, terrorism, became a raging inferno from the Middle East. Americans were playing it risky if they planned to be in any airports in the European and Asian continents. Libya and the U.S. were on especially bad terms, and it looked like the outbreak of war was near. In early November, Gorbachev, the head of Russia, and Presi- dent Reagan met for the Geneva talks, which received world wide attention. The two largest countries gathered to speak of peace and the Star Wars pro- gram. Senior, full year Govern- ment students read about the subject in their weekly News- week. On January 28th, the space shuttle Challenger, which was to carry the first teacher, Christa McAuliffe, had its 25th launching. The space shuttle had had difficulties for several days; when finally it was up nine miles, the shuttle exploded, leaving only shattered pieces and killing the seven members on board. It occurred exactly nineteen years and one day after Apollo II had a fire on board. Many students listened to re- ports on the television, and watched the explosion again and again during fifth period and for several days afterwards. While some days were ordi- nary enough, with the regular ups and downs of life, there were many others that had to be just a little bit different to make life more Out of the Ordinary. Building an education, seniors Mark Pit- stick and Randy Lewis check the bal- ance of the plate with the level for the house that the class built and sold for a profit for S.I.V.S. Taking limi out. eighth graders Emily nior high locker bay for Mrs. Wueste- Kling and Scon James decorate the ju- feld, sixth period, with Army materials. 4 Opening

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Student Plain or Ordinary? As students went about their days, both in and out of school, many activities were taking place. Some days were just plain ol ' ordinary days consisting of study halls and classes . . . study halls and classes . . . and study halls and classes that seemed to drag on forever. Lunch time was a part of every day. Many agreed that not enough time was given then to talk with friends who were seated at their table. At lunch people often planned their weekends. When John Cougar Mellencamp and Madonna concerts were scheduled fo r the weekends in Cincinatti numerous stu- dents rushed to buy tickets. Going to Perfect North Slopes was also popular to do on weekends. The more daring even tried skiing; otherwise many were just there to associate with friends. Movies were popular attractions with Back to the Future, Rocky IV, and Rambo among the favorites. During the fall one of the major problems was finding transportation to the football games. There were many long distance drives due to the team ' s success in the play-offs. Besides discussing week- end plans at lunch, many talked about which television program to watch instead of doing homework. Three widely viewed programs were Family Ties, The Cosby Show, and Miami Vice. Some students watched Miami Vice just to catch a glimpse of trend-setting Don John- son. Various classmates spent an ordinary day absorbing and learning what they could for the future while others dreamed of being somewhere else — anywher e else but — - ■ a salialemor eexd.emem „ , ,„;1 ' V. Th-s -- :: ' ,een,h birthday dur.ng 4-C B ' , „,i„son celebra.es her s.xt class. They hoped for snow days, the furnace to quit, the lights to go out, or even for a few flu days to change the routine, but it seemed they were never going to get any. Parents might not have appreciated it, but their children did on February 11 when they finally got a snow day. I thought it was great, and we should have a lot more, said Sophomore Jill James. Every day, ordinary or unusual, there were students walking the halls. Some were just using the space to get from point A to point B while others were using the time to talk with friends that they had no classes with. Many girls tried to find that certain guy, but could have almost died when they finally did see him. Likewise, most guys were checking out the girls. Students also discussed what the teachers gave for homework or classwork during the last class or asked what kind of mood they were in — good or bad! Ready to Roll. Spirited Trojan fans Laura Brunke, Mike Norman, Marc Schlemmer, Jennifer Brinson, and Kevin Conn are on iheir way to a regional victory of 18-17 against the Evansville Reitz Panthers. The long drive there cost many students a night ' s sleep as the bus did not arrive back at school until 5:30 AM the next morning. Cool Glasses— Hot Sticks. Drum Captain Dave Deddens and Drt Rod Sizemore perform with the stage band at one of the sessions held during the fall for our football team. 1 Major two pep 6 Student Life Divide