Elkhart Memorial High School - Monolith Yearbook (Elkhart, IN)

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Beginning again requires much energy Returning to school was a task many students looked forward to with excitement. There were new clothes to buy, supplies to gather, shots and a physical to obtain. Book rental had to be paid and, for some, class registration seemed to take forever. Finally, the doors opened and another school year was at hand. There were new people to meet and old friends to greet. New cl ind teachers added to the experience. Inevitably, schedule problems cropped up and soon were efficiently handled. Crowds in the guidance office dwindled and everything was back to normal. Students’ energy dwindled also as the change from summer to school required a new pace and approach. Many found places to catch a few winks during study halls and releases. One student commented, “The hardest thing about getting back into the swing of things is staying awake.” A lack of energy was made up for by an abundance of spirit. Charger plates and parking stickers flourished on student's cars as they eagerly crowded the parking lots for another year. me ok x Na Crowded conditions in the guidance office are not uncommon at the beginning of the school year with schedule rejects and class change requests : | | . MEMORIAL , Parking stickers are required to be allowed in the Memorial parking lots. Pat Butler places her sticker in the rear window of her car.

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Thatched huts lining a gravel road stand out against a parched countryside, It shows the poverty of the “black republic’ (Haiti) where 30 area students spent part of their summer. ‘The sandy beaches of Virginia at the edge of the rolling Atlantic became a vacation spot for the Marching Charger Band. a a x glider ona hot bsolute freedom. Ascending from a dune in a summer day gives a feeling o Wagon trains traveling across the country reminded 20th century Americans of their country’s “good old days.” One train segment passed through Elkhart.

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rawling out of bed to th at , th student greets the new day with a noticeable lack of enthusiasm. Still asleep, he hardly realizes that he has eaten breakfast, dressed, and gotten on the bus. His eyes blink occasionally during the long ride to school. The bus is crowded and noisy, but it’s better than walking. Entering the doors, he is met by the sound of 1,513 other students trying to get to class in the least possible amount of time. After rummaging quickly through his locker, he gathers his piles of books and totters off to class with the menacing sound of the tardy bell ringing in his ears. After first period classes, students gradually come out of their temporary comas and join the fully- awakened world. They reluctant become part of the flow of living beings between clas: day! Book rental payments are symbolic of pre-school year preparation, Lynn Arvoy hands se .aVonne Unrue the balance of her paym With 372,954 square feet of sp understandable tha Block with B Block to Chuck Brown. 2 it is someone could conus Della DeMetz point the : Straining hours of lectures and homework have taken their toll. Phil Jackson catches a few minutes of sleep before classes start again.