George Rogers Clark High School - Powder Horn Yearbook (Whiting, IN)

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tedious homework- bach to the same old routine Nelson Brown expresses the way he feels towards his schedule, which consisted of college-prep courses he chose during his junior year. Sue Holman shows Lydia Quattrin a typical senior schedule with early dismissals and several ' easy ' elective classes for an ' easy ' A. After three months of summer vacation, freshmen eagerly anticipated the opening of school because of its ' grown-up ' labeling; sophomores and juniors wished school would never start; and seniors couldn’t wait for classes to start, for the mere reason they couldn ' t wait for the day it would be over. The day arrived and students groggily awakened at early hours to attend nine months of school. Stories and summer activities were exchanged to a friend or two. Students reunited and new ‘cliques ' were formed. Schedules proposed several problems, especially if you were a senior and received a freshman ' s schedule. Guidance counselors had new thoughts about their jobs. They generally accepted the computers errors and were eagerly willing to assist in helping depressed students. Rules concerning absence and grounds for suspension were reviewed. Detentions were again scheduled for 7:30 in the morning and reminded students to attend class punctually. While old students returned to lockers complete with memories from previous years, freshmen struggled to memorize strange combinations. Taking advantage of the sun’s dying rays of summer, students dashed from school to the beaches for a last minute tan. In between routine school and extra-curricular summer activities, students found time to gather the materials needed for school and just enough time to complete their much unwanted homework. Vacation never seems long enough once school startsl first day of school

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why do they keep on truckin ' Running in all types of weather, early in the morning and after school, the Cross Country boys practiced to achieve perfection and display pride and honor in their school. Using all their acquired skills, they competed daily against each other to develop the endurance it requires to maintain a quality of competitiveness among their adept opponents. With the desire of victory firmly implanted into their minds, these boys worked for a goal to be the best they possibly could. During their summer vacation, the members of the tennis team took the responsibility of practicing into their own hands. With the addition of female members to the team for the first time, there seemed to grow a more profound feeling of determination and aspiration among the other players. Yet, although a novel experience, a sense of unity remained among the entire team. For they had a dream to look forward to. This dream was of playing on home courts since the initial erection of the school. Only to find this dream unfulfilled this Sophorpore Mark Skertich attempts to I year. show his skills in his second year of competative sports. cross country—tennis 17 7