Jonathan Alder High School - Power Horn Yearbook (Plain City, OH)

Page 17 text:

alancing a ball on a tee isn't very hard; balanc- ig two balls becomes a little bit harder; balanc- ing three balls is almost impossible, as shown by Lawrence Gibson

Page 16 text:

is PEOPLE A roaring mouse and ‘'76 trombones highlighted the arts. The Pioneer Press was published nine times while POWDERHORN '80 slowly got it together. As athletes, cheerleaders, journalists, dramatics or musicians, students found somewhere to belong. Just often enough to be exciting, big news happened: Bomb threatens Alder! Students boycott cafeteria! “ ’Victims’ attack Council! Students had a knack for being radical without being delinquent. They also managed to stretch their wings. A prayer breakfast was held Thursday mornings, white rafters dared the river of death, and a softball team was born. International events sometimes caused waves in the JA puddle. Seniors worried about the draft, people avoided Who concerts, the POD classes solved the Iranian hostage crisis. Even so, students managed to enjoy life in their own unique way. They called each other burnt out or ate up or just plain red, but there was always something new to say about Pioneer people. A visiting beauty consultant demonstrates applying makeup using Ruth Livesay as a model Track is a tiring sport and Lisa Beachy takes advantage of any spare time to sit between events 14 People

Page 18 text:

Notes are composed by Mary White EDUCATION 16 Education A potent mixture of Romeo, derivatives, and cadavers can only be brewed in one place — the halls of JA. From seniors passing tests without going to class, to sophomores discovering the best use for a world history book is to stack a locker, people and education struggled to meet somewhere on middle ground. Turning over a new leaf hit the process of learning hard. A new school board was elected, a levy was passed, a new principal lurked behind the detention slips, and nine of 26 teachers were rookies. Nevertheless, students continued to hammer out three- legged stools, concoct dessert a la disastre, and compute the shortest distance to the door. Even with the new, certain legends of learning still remain: the agonized silence of a test, deciphering someone else's homework, and those special moments when education became the thrill of learning.