Lake Central High School - Quiver Yearbook (St. John, IN)

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School spirit as well as flames soared as once again the traditional bonfire blazed skyward. The Senior Class of 1969, united for the fourth and final time to design and con¬ struct a last Homecoming float with the theme, “Sock it to ’Em! ' ’ for the parade. 7

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Homecoming Ignites Much Enthusiasm The pressures of school work and other business were temporarily forgotten as students began to anticipate the excitement of Homecoming 1968. Late hours and careful planning marked the preparation for this, the first major event of the school year. Students plunged into activities with an exciting Spirit Week. Streamers festooned the ceilings, and dozens of spirit signs papered the walls, as organizations competed keenly for the spirit stick, a new honor given to the class or club creating the most imaginative display. As the week progressed, spirit grew. Cheering students joined snake dances that wound through crowded halls chanting for an Indian victory. Unwary students found themselves cornered by a ruthless letterman armed with a battered blue can, and “asked” to contribute, every penny in the can being a vote for his class king and queen candidate. Too soon Homecoming Weekend was memories of flames leaping in the crisp October night, a cup of hot chocolate comfort while huddled in crowded stands, and a top-notch band in a sparkling half-time show. For Seniors there was sadness as well, for next year. Home¬ coming would be only something to watch, not partici¬ pate in. Art Club captured first place in the float competition for the second year by constructing this intricate float, “Let’s Pirate a Victory.”

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There is a side to school life a person is not always aware of once he has established his own day-to-day patterns and settled “in the groove”. Familiarity does not, in this case, breed contempt, but merely blindness so that one fails to consciously notice the routines and customs that are so much a part of LC life. Early each morning the little red wagon makes its rounds, as two juniors deliver Chicago Tribunes. During the day, Mr. Jones or Mr. McKee prowl the halls, detention pad and paddle in hand, ready to disci¬ pline unwary students. Warm weather arrives and the library lawn fills with students eager to enjoy the freedom of open air for a study hall. Then there are the scenes of a mile-long cafeteria line on “hamburger” days, an equally long queue at the foyer phone, the mob around the coke bar at noon, and so on. These are the routines that establish the personality of Lake Central school life. An LC student carries on a conversation at the foyer phone. 8