Gavit High School - Futura Yearbook (Hammond, IN)

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Sights, Memories, Mark Washington Trip TAKING one last glimpse, wearied students arc awed that they managed to ascend the Washington Monument via its 899 stairs. As a distinguishing finale to a high school travelog, Gavit seniors joined 12th grade classes from the Hammond school system and embarked on the an- nual Washington D.C. - New York trip October 24. Departure on the Erie-Lackawana was dismal only from the weather view; spirits weren’t dampened by the rain, nor cramped by sharing quarters with 150 students. Upon arrival at Washington D.C., Hammond travelers became official tourists: accomo- dations and meals were provided and guided bus tours taken to the Washington Monument, the White House, Memorials, Arlington Cemetary, and Smith- sonian Institute. Every minute of the three day stay was filled with new sights, yet there was a free night for sightseers to explore Georgetown’s discotheque’s or revisit a favorite memorial. The evening of October 27 was spent on the New York bound train. The following day a tour to such famous New York spots as Chinatown, Broadway, the United Nations, the Statue of Liberty and “toidy- toid and toid” street gave way to Radio City Music Hall’s first run hit “Wait Until Dark,” preceeded by a show of singers and the renown Rockettes. Twenty minutes after the show, the masses converged on Greenwich Village’s Macdougal street buying beads, poster, and buttons. Sunday was unscheduled, enabling trippers to bid good-by to a thrilling week before boarding the re- turning train to Hammond. ABSORBING United States legislative history, students arc fascinated by John Q Adams acoustical trick whereby the oppositions whispered plans could be overheard BANKING the Potomac and facing the White House, the Jefferson Memorial landmarks renowned events in American heritage. The Search ... 11

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ARION AWARD— Betty Adams. ARION AWARD— Mike Sanders. TIMES OUTSANDING STAFFER AWARD— Kathy Taylor. CONGENIAL JOURNALIST AWARD— Sue Courtney. 10

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Vocalists Make Debut in West Side Story WEST SIDE STORY lovers. Maria (Betty Adams) and Tony (Mike Sanders) re enact the modern version of Romeo and Juliet. RIVAL GANGS. Sharks and Jets play it cool as leaders shoot dice for territory in the blacktop jungle. FRIENDS AND foe look on as Maria mourns the tragic death of Tony.