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

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Before the strike was eminent, board members picketed the high school early one morning to tell their side. In a unified effort to occupy strike time effectively, teac hers prepared an enric hment program for stu¬ dents of all levels. Binding arbitration is not too much to ask on the part of the teachers, according to senior Jef f Scott. Scott was one student who spoke out at a board meeting. Striking teachers called un-American Now, what is the predicate? asks teacher ' ' Are the teachers going to strike? I hope not; now back to predicates. When are they going to strike? Please, let ' s keep our minds on the lesson. If there is a strike, will you participate? Early into the school year academic concentration was interrupted by ques¬ tions like these, and hours before the be¬ ginning of the second six weeks period the decision became official. This was to be the third teachers ' strike at Lake Cen¬ tral, convening at such time when stu¬ dents were anxiously awaiting the first grade card of the year, and ending only after a judge issued a court order de¬ manding that the more than 230 striking teachers return to w ork. Another day was lost to the classroom when teachers appeared before judge Pinkerton, who determined they were un-American in their activities. The nightmare could continue as weeks became months before both teams realized compromise. Strike 15

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A variety of expression is present when board members entertained questions from the audience at a board meeting occuring during the strike. Suggestions included getting ahead on term pa¬ pers or projects at a workshop given for students several days into the strike. It isn ' t a pledge, but Dr. Clune ' s attitude the day of return was meant to unify the staff. One day ' s pay also greeted most teachers the day they returned to work. Mr. To dd performed the honor. Grades are due tomorrow-at 7:30 am! Mr. Todd informed the returning faculty. Grade cards were delayed by the strike A two-hour late start-up continued the first day back, and the high school started with a faculty meeting in the library. 14 Strike

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I think I ' ll vote for ... Princesses were chosen from each class and the queen was chosen among them at the dance. What ' s a lovebug? The favors were handcrafted especially for this event by Mrs. Thelma Crawford. Snow holds off for formal; Six inches fall next day History almost repeated itself when six inches of snow fell two days after the annual Winter Formal. Last year a bliz¬ zard cancelled the formal two times postponing it for a month after the scheduled date. Fortunately this year the snow came later. On Saturday, February 23, the N- Teens presented Love Bug at the Ser¬ bian American Hall in Crown Point. Mu¬ sic was provided by the Terry Felus Trio Plus One. Senior Missy Duncan was chosen The new reigning queen. Missy Duncan and her escort Mike Hines dance to the song sung espe¬ cially for them. The Best of my Love. During the popular slow dances, the floor fills with close dancing couples. queen along with her court of prin¬ cesses, Sue Szpak and Linda Hayes. To coincide with the theme for the evening, lovebug favors were hand¬ made. N-Teens sponsors, Mrs. Lynn and Miss Stemp, aided the girls in preparing for the formal. As the large crowd chatted and laughed with each other, had photo¬ graphs taken of the memorable evening, and enjoyed a classy meal, it was not uncommon to see couples leaving the dance floor for a fast trip to the nearest door or window. Just a little peak out¬ side at the weather made guests relax and enjoy the evening to the fullest. Feb¬ ruary guests were saved until the last day; February 29 saw school dismissed because of weather. . A n