Garrett High School - Aeolian Yearbook (Garrett, IN)

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Peak of building project brings inconveniences The beginning of the 1979-80 school year brought with it the peal of construction on the building. School began with no bells, no intercom and very crowded conditions. Announcements were made via the daily telegraph which was read during third period classes. Students were doubling and tripling up in lockers that previously had been too small and inconvenient for one person. The agriculture facility, which was completed in early 1979, housed the agriculture classes, the special education classes and guidance counselor Lenore Lewis. Guidance counselors Becky Derrow and Larry Piety put their office in the home economics room. Assistant principal Jack Gibson and Mrs. Esther Rench established their office in the west concession stand. Principal Gaylord Toll and Mrs. Jayne DeLong moved their office to the elementary building. Miss Leslie Wise ran the library out of the south-east concession stand again this year. Football squads had no practice field and no home games. Players traveled to Auburn every night to practice. The band members had to practice marching on the parking lot. Many hallways in the school were closed at the beginning of school. This made traveling from one place to another more complicated. The hallway by the cafeteria was the only link to rooms on the north side of the building. Carpenters Jack Bickley, kneeling, and Big Red build locker frames. Doug Ashenfelter seals the dry wall in the new hallways. i Red, blue, white and silver lockers line the new locker commons. Each student received a locker late in December. The locker commons is centrally located near the offices and the media center. The multi- colored locker facility, containing 538 new lockers features separate book and coat sections.

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GHS Students follow fall traditions Band members went through the 1980 school year without a football field to practice or perform on. The band met each morning at 6:30 a.m. to practice on the parking lot. GHS band members performed in many marching contests during the year including competitions at East Noble and Lewis Cass. Competing in the class C division, the forty-one member band entered the NISBOVA contest. Drum majorette Joyce Bandy led the members through their marching routines. Following the final football game, band members decorated Mr. David Silden ' s home in the traditional TP. Seniors Katie Kilgore and Nate Hoeffel were crowned Homecoming Queen and King. Members of the Sophomore Class got the award for best decorated truck. FAR LEFT— Band members present the colors as part of their marching routine during half-time at a football game. LEFT-Seniors Nate Hoeffel and Katie Kilgore were crowned Homecoming King and Queen as part of the fall traditions. Sophomores received an award for the best decorated truck. BELOW— Drummers mark time for the marching band during their half-time performance. Band members continued the tradition of TPing the home of band director David Silden after the final football game of the season. FALL TRADITIONS 5

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The new agricult ure facilities, including a classroom and shop area were put to use in early 1979. The outside ramp was installed in October. Work on the media center reaches its peak in early January. Blue, red and white study centers line the east wall. Mr. Ray Souder, head custodian, shows Principal Gaylord Toll and Superintendent Kermit Weddell the progress on the office facilities. New facilities put to use Crash! Boom! Such were common sounds during most of the construction at GHS. But following the noise and inconveniences, the new facilities were put to use. The parking lots and outside lights were completed by the end of November. Students moved into the 538 new lockers in late December. Each student received a locker with separate coat and book compartments. Administrators and guidance counselors moved into their new offices January 21, 1980. Included in the center court area are the media center, a teachers ' lounge, offices, two sets of rest-rooms and a nursing station. Painter Bob Bruce puts the finishing touches on pillars near the lockers.