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

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Nation can ' t compare to school Running on a full load As the Nation ' s ecomony heads • • • deeper and deeper into a recession, the word inflation becomes a household word. Tickets to the movies soar to $ 3.50 a seat, clothing expenses become almost unaffordable. It seems that the average person is always broke and students and parents alike are running on empty. The Nation is also hit at this time with an energy crisis. The U.S. can ' t produce enough fuel for the nation and the eco-

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1980 QUIVER Lake Central High School P.O. Box 295 St. John, Indiana Volume 14

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nomy slowly starts depreciating. It sud¬ denly cost the average home owner three times as much to heat and cool his home now. The price of gas soars to a record, one dollar a gallon, and keeps going higher. Seemingly, the country is running on an empty load. Situations are just the opposite for stu¬ dents and faculty members at the high school. The school is running on a full load and advancing with pride. Individual instruction is difficult with an average of thirty students per class¬ room and motivation to get to class on time is aided by a crowded morning the correct price to pay toy 2 It price indicated on the pump PUMP REGISTERS Five dollars and twenty-five cents! An exaggerated example of inflation is the cost of school supplies and other necessities of the basic student. Building new architecture is much the same as the building of school spirit, especially for a school that is running on a full load. I.O.U. Bills, bills, and debts are more of how today ' s society lives with the soaring prices of goods and services. v, Total Sales: With the price of gas over a dollar a gallon, and still on the trend upward, pumps go to h the sale to accomodate the load. Movie lines become extinct as the price of a show ticket goes to well over 4 dollars a seat, so students and parents alike find different means of entertainment. Opening 3