Fairborn High School - Flight Yearbook (Fairborn, OH)

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SHOWING HEALTHY EXPRESSIONS of anxiety and fear. Senior Andy Feltz takes a flying at- tempt at a dive well known to many, the suicide. Many a summer day was spent at community pools by such fanatics perfecting their diving skills. TAKING A BREATHER. Juniors Steve Hud- dleson and Steve Turner watch intently waiting to resume activity. Hard work and practice during the summer helped the Varsity Football Team have the most successful season in three years. C. WSk WATCHING THE ACTION. Junior Andria Stout fills a water bottle for the Varsity Football team. She was one of the several trainers that made sure the team was well taken care of. I LOVED MY JOB at Autohaus because I got to drive a Porsche all the the time. commented Senior Mark Bennett. He was one of the many people who spent their summer earning money. Summer Activities 9

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No More School Blues File Number: 282-62-9272 Disease: School Blues Symptoms: Severe Grade Droppage, Loss of Interest in School, Depression, Neglec- tion of Homework. Cure: Although many have been fied, such as Christmas and Spring break, the only cure nine out of ten doctors recommended was a three month therapy period of in- tense free time, better known as summer. During this time the patients enjoyed a complete agenda filled with various ac- tivities. These could be most easily classified into four main categories known as; Vegetating. Vacationing, Preparing for next year's activities, and Working. Vegetating was the first level of therapy. It involved doing as little as possible. In case 158 Junior Matt Dewald stated. “Hey, there was nothing I had to do. I did period commonly called Band Camp. Band Camp was really instructive, helpful, useful and hard. We worked for six hours every morning in 500 degree weather and for three more hours at night in ice cold weather,” commented case 13 Frosh Gaby Joubert. These among other ac- tivities, helped to lessen the initial shock of starting school again by getting the patient back into the swing of things and on a regular schedule. Other groups, such as journalists and drama types, took a less physical attitude toward summer by atten- ding workshops. Nevertheless, they were still kept very busy. “Ball State had a week long Thespian Conference. There was so much to do that it was impossible to do even half of the things that were offered!” commented case 201 Senior Brandie Roberts, a drama club member. FHS students have a high flying summer just what I felt like doing. Then I discovered Group Bumming. 20-30 people bumming around in the same place.” This type of pa- tient could often be found hanging around a pool or shopping at the mall. Vacationing was the second method. It involved vegetating but in a different place. The patient had to do a lot of planning before. Case 74, Junior Pamela Kilrain stated, We went to Florida for vacation. While we were there we went to Sea World and I saw Baby Shamu. Oh he’s so cute!” This method of treatment was used to remove the diseased patients from their environment to stimulate recovery. Summer training was known only to those patients dedicated to their extracur- ricular activities which occurred during the school year. Aside from camps, many athletes attended school activities known as workouts which weren't mandatory, but necessary, for them to remain a step ahead of the competition. Marching band mem- bers enjoyed a two week preparation Working in some cases made summer as nearly trying as the school year had been. Those who survived their jobs at familiar places such as Taco Bell, Elder Beerman s and McDonald s found them to be rewar- ding both monetarily and educationally. Case 69 Senior Marc Georges stated, ”1 was trying to make money for all the things seniors have to pay for.” No two patient's needs were the same, each one had to find his own mixture of catching rays and flipping burgers that led to a productive summer. As all good things must come to an end, when this three month therapy period came to a close the patients, now referred to as students, began to suffer from withdrawal. Once this point was reached, the student was temporarily cured of the disease and ready for one more year at high school. File 282-62-9272 Summer 1986, case closed. • PLAYING SPORTS Is not all glory, it is mostly hard work. While at summer workouts Freshman ’ Tony Ross practices his shooting skills. He along with ° other soccer players participated in wotkou's w throughout the summer. 8 Summer Activities page t y K. Cunningham. E. Wilson

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Spirit With Class Fairborn is number one and don't you forget it! Five days of relaxing in the living room, playing childish games at lunch, and hearing cheers throughout the school, con- vinced everyone that Fairborn WAS number one. When Spirit Week came to F.H.S. it had its share of surprises, upsets, and ac- tivities. But after the dust cleared and everything was over, the feeling was that we belonged to a school that could pull together, work as one, and show that we had more spirit than anyone else. Senior Killi Bowers summed it up best, The fun- date Day. Students rummaged through their parents' closets and picked their favorite out-of-date wardrobe. At lunch time the bat race turned many heads. The rules of the game were to put one end of the bat on the ground placing your forehead on the opposite end of the bat and run around it ten times. Wednesday, besides participating in Twin Day, many students in first lunch en- joyed seeing Senior Walter Karns defeat Assistant Principal, Mr. Rick Murphy in the pie eating contest. After school, seniors added a little spice to the foyer by decor- students showed respect and admiration for their school by dressing in the school colors. During sixth period, the Powder- Puff game was played. Unfortunately for seniors, juniors were victorious 24-10. Sophomore Heather Hudson stated. The game was great and the cheerleaders were a major attraction. It was funny to see guys primp so much. The Senior living room was a homey place for passing time between classes, taking study hall, and even holding classes. Many felt the idea for the living room was a very neat and unique idea. Senior Lucia Or was that a class with spirit? nest week I've had this year was Spirit Week and Homecoming weekend. The dance was a perfect end to a terrific week. I saw a lot of spirit and a lot of fun!” Spirit making began Monday with Sports Day, when students dressed in their favorite sportswear. Costumes ranged from football players to bicycle racers. During lunch many were neck to neck in the orange race. The contestants had to pass the orange down the line with their necks. Sports Day was followed by Out-of- ating it with rugs and furniture to make it more like home for Homecoming. Continuing the spirit on Thursday, the seniors met in the Senior living room for doughnuts and milk. As the underclassmen wore sweats and sunglasses, the seniors got out their sheets for Toga Day. It was also the day for showing real strength in the tug-of-war. Friday, many activities were held as Spirit Week came to a climactic end. It was labeled Blue, Brown, White Day, and THUMBING THROUGH his civic notes. Senior Derek Monnig relives the 'Hip Age in his activewcar on Out-of-Date Day. Skow commented, It gave the seniors a , special place just to sit around and talk. , Like we re really a family. A very positive remark about the living room came from Freshman John Whitson. I liked it and when I'm a senior I hope we do the same thing! After a long and exhausting week some were glad to see it go, but most everyone agreed that Spirit Week 1986 was a great chance to let loose and show spirit for their school. • C. Wild C-Wllk» IN A SPELL OF DIZZINESS. Freshmen Kristen Peterangelo stumbles to the ground during the bat race. The bat race was one of the many activities per- formed after lunch during Spirit Week. Spirit Week page by A. Colvin. A. LaBelle