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

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yule, free tlme- uiear off winter slump December 21 —Winter—the season of snowballs and Santa Claus. Winter is the cheery warmth of a fireplace, the silent stillness of the land after a heavy snowfall, sliding over all the icy ruts to get to your car, tobogganing, ice skating, snowball fighting, . . . Winter is dreading school on Monday mornings but going anyway to hear all the weekend gossip. By mid-winter, you knew exactly what each teacher expected and which classes you had to attend and had to do homework for. The season becomes almost unbearably routine so students usually couldn ' t wait until the 3:20 bell rang for their personal extra-curricular activities. By this time seniors were counting down the days until they graduated and the general attitude of Clark ' s students was of apathy. Whether sleeping to noon or waking early to Christmas-shop, students took advantage of the too short holiday vacation. Cars that choked and sputtered, or skidded on glazed streets didn ' t stop students from celebrating Christmas and the new year! Several Concert Choir members sang through he halls and carolled throughout the streets of Whiting and Hammond. Student Council also attempted to break winter monotony” by sponsoring an exhibition game between the faculty and the Harlem Thrillers. The Band and Choral Departments presented the Holiday Concert. Mice and Geffert Claus inhibited the stage during the presentation of the Concert Choir ' s version of Twos the Night Before Christmas. The weather turned nice a month before Spring. Students were seen walking around town and enjoying the pre-Spring weather. Days dragged even more. Wouldn ' t you know it when days got nice the semester decided to end. Students wasted the weather by alienating themselves with their books studying for unwanted final exams. Winter—counting the days, sweating the tests, waiting for the sunshine . . .