Highland High School - Shield Yearbook (Highland, IN)

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Individual tastes were the key to keeping things in perspective! Sound Decisions Create Balance Decisions, decisions. Having to be in three places at the same time, such as Spanish Honor Society meetings, basketball prac- tices, and yearbook work sessions, can leave students breathless. With never enough time to fit everything in, many still managed to do as much as possible and spare time was sometimes hard to find. But there was always a lot to do when you had it. Burger King was a big attraction after football victories — at least un- til eleven PM. After that, life de- pended on individual tastes. Haunted houses and bonfires helped students to get into the holiday spir- it. A migration to Indianapolis for the Indiana 5A Football Champion- ships against Ben Davis provided a change of scenery. The combination of banquets for student organizations helped students get their honors faster. And gradu- ation in the football field allowed students some extra sun on June 12th. It wasn’t easy, but students found ways to keep things ... In Perspective. Student Life Perspective

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March Vana Moctezuma , Dan Pauchak win goddess and god honors at dance I t was near enough to the Ides of March to have Shakespeare stu- dents remembering English as- signments, but there was no idea about homework assignments or English tests when Highland’s first Toga Dance was held March 18. Sponsored by the Student Coun- cil, the dance featured the wearing of togas, shades, top hats, and oth- er assorted forms of dress as stu- dents welcomed spring in old Ro- man fashion. Student Council Sponsor Debra Pullins led the group of chaperones, also introduc- ing Homecoming royalty Tracy Smith and Dave Boilek. They in turn introduced the “goddess” and “god” of Toga royalty, Mexican ex- change student Vana Moctezuma and senior Dan Pauchak. Carrying the roses which signalled her honor, Vana thanked all in the group for their votes. With music from a very live band, “The Connexion”, students and chaperones danced into the evening. At one part of the even- ing, some students replayed a scene from “Animal House”, doing the dead beetle move to the current classic, “Shout”. The dance was open to all High- Checking in with top hat and toga, Chris Hepburn and Dave Boilek greet chaper- ones Mr. Mike Huber and his wife Linda. r . Ok 1 ' EM ys ■ Vi J land students, and with decorations providing the perfect atmosphere, all enjoyed themselves. This was also the last dance of the year for Freshmen, who were barred from Prom until they reach upperclass status. Refreshments were provided, but many students felt the dancing of Miss Pullins stole the show. “She really got into the spirit of the even- ing,” says Jeremy Harris. “With the professional dancer who was her partner, their dancing looked like it was choreographed.” The dance started at 7 p.m., and by the time it ended at 11:00 many students felt they had had one of the best times of their high school career. There were many positive comments about the quality of the band, The Connexion, a Chicago group which had just returned from a playing date in California. The band’s keyboard player comment- ed that playing at this Highland dance was an uplifting experience for the band, since the crowd was so enthusiastic and appreciative about their music. “People went to this dance ex- pecting something different,” says Harris, “but as more and more peo- ple got into the spirit of the toga motif, energy grew higher and high- er. Soon the energy level was so high and most people didn’t want the dance to end.” Shades and a toga were the in look” at the March dance. Dave Boilek fit the im- age perfectly as he prepared to boogie. Pictured at top, center, The Connexion plays for Highland’s Student Council sponsored toga dance, held near the Ides of March. Joga!