John Marshall High School - Marhiscan Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Relaxing for a moment Between dances, couples listened to the music, and en- joyed refreshments. Posing for Turnabout Photograplier Dave Russel, junior Eli Garza embraces his date at their table. Sophomores Michelie Dunn and her es- cort, Brad Davis, pose for a souvenir picture at the dance. Turnabout hall fantasy n April 10, 1981, approximately twenty couples appeared at the Turna- bout in the hallway of John Marshall High School. Entering at $7 per couple, as opposed to $35 per couple, at a rented dance hall, the at- tendance of this dance was extremely low. An awful lot of effort went into it, but there wasn ' t enough support from the student body, was the com- ment made by Mr. David Otto, faculty advisor of the Key Club, who sponsored this dance. The theme was Together and the colors were a code of green, yellow, and white. Disc jockey Joe Meador entertained and pic- tures were taken by Mr. Dave Russell. This was the Key Club ' s first dance. Turnabout 13

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500 Ballroom Prom scene night of Best of Times A. t was more than just a night, that clear calm evening of Friday, May 8. Inside of the 500 ballroom in the downtown convention cen- ter, more than just a dance was going on. Under the expensive checkerboard ceil- ing, the 1981 Junior-Sen- ior Prom was being lived, like an elaborate jubiliant fan- tasy, no-one who attended would ever forget. Preparations for the dance began well before the 8:00 starting time of the Prom, for which the theme Best of Times was a befitting title. The participants were like scavengers running errands to secure tuxes, purchasing dresses, or ordering the cus- tomary corsage or bouton- niere from local florists ' shops. The evening began with the arrival of the nervous es- cort. He checked his hair one last time, straightened his tie. and adjusted his cummerbund. Inside the house, his date was ner- vously pacing. She checked her hair one more time, smoothed her dress, and screamed for her mom to take the flower out of the re- frigerator. After master- ing the pinning on the flowers without sticking one an- other, the eager couple posed for a few photographs, then exited to the car for the ride downtown. Anxiously wailing there with escorts or dates for the announcement of this year ' s winners of prom king, queen, prince, and princess, the candidates lined up in front of the bandstand in the 500 ballroom. Upon entering the ballroom the couple stepped into another world. The room was dark, except for the dance floor which was bathed in the glow of multi-colored lights. Behind the dance floor on a raised bandstand, the band jammed its way through the hits, as couples gyrat- ed and twisted beneath the colored lights, on the square dance floor. When the evening neared its end the candidates for prom king, queen, prince and princess were lined up in front of the band- stand, as the winners of covet- ed titles were announced. Mike McCurry accepted the title of Prom King, and Julie Murphy shared his throne as a happily tearful queen. Representing the junior class were Mike Harder as Prom Prince, and Angle Chap- man who received the honor of being named Prom Princess. The evening ended as the band slowly performed the • prom theme song The Best of Times , a hit song by the rock band Styx. The couples savored the last slow dance, hoping it would last forever. The last note sounded, and the lights were turned on. The couples meandered away from the emptying ballroom, taking not only the souvenir crystal goblet but a wealth of memories they would keep for ever. — Mark Goff Moments after being crowned Prom King, senior Mike McCurry embraces his dale Lori Arnold, who rushed to congratulate him. Seated at their table watching other couples dance, Alan Alexander, Bar- bara Johnson, and William Yarborough take a moments rest from the dance floor activity. 1 2 Prom

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Publications staff work days, nights, weekends! Vc One of the few quiet moments in year- book class was w hen sponsor Jan Eberle caught the staff for this picture. First Row; Barb Mogollon. Dav Mogollon, Karen Terry, Kathy White. Michelle Toole. Second Row; Lisa K. Murphy, Michelle Cox. Mark Goff, Scott Cox, Stacy Shreder. Third Row: John Pettway, Charmane Dodd, Cindy Waller, Beckv Baker, Chico Schaefer. In newspaper class. Sophomore Rhonda Myers struggles against time to meet a deadline. Journalist Charles Montgomery dis- cusses ideas for next week ' s issue of the Liberator with Co-editor Debbie Lu- tocka. ictory can be achieved outside the football field, and the publications staff illustrated this point. Toiling hours, dead- lines, work, work, work. Give me a break! Yet every stu- dent knows that the hours spent show how rewarding the work can be. So, with this new outlook you are led to a finished product, an achieved goal, a victory! Yearbook and newspaper staff both have the responsibil- ity of getting their jobs done and done well. Yearbook consists of an 18-member team of editors, photographers and advertise- ment people. Many hours are spent after school working out ev- ery major deadline, every minor detail. Co-editor are CD. Mogollon and Mark Goff. Copy editor is Cindy Waller. Al- though this mixed up team of leaders are up front, the peo- ple behind the scenes are a big part of our declared victory. The newspaper staff works with vigor to produce their bi- monthly issues of the Liberator. Keeping up on all the latest news, sports events and school activities, the result is a pa- per that interests and informs all of Marshall ' s Patriots. The Liberator is sold for 20f an issue during first and second periods. Debbie Lutocka and Rhonda Ball are co-editors, and the staff consists of a 20-member hard working crew of indi- viduals. — Cindy Waller l4 Publications