Lancaster High School - Mirage Yearbook (Lancaster, OH)

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LHS Is A Ye Around Experience School encompasses all our lives, every day, all year around. From the moment we step in the door as sophomores to the time when we stride across Fulton Field with diploma in hand, we are affected by the happenings at our school. The fall finds us chatting on the courts by day, at the games by night; winter catches us at the books long after 2:35. Spring sees us socializing with other Gales; summer takes us on vacation, but school is always on the horizon. All year around, we are not just ourselves but part of an institution. The building is an ersatz home, friends arid teachers adopted family, the colors blue and gold hues with special meaning. Lancaster High School is many other things as well — all those daily and seasonal events that make our school year a full calendar. LHS Is a Year Around Experience 3

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 Top: A Flag girl sports the vast amounts of luggage needed for a week away from civilizat ion. A full wardrobe, a radio and smuggled food and drink were taken by most campers. Below: Awaiting the bus that will take them on a rowdy two hour ride are Aaron Bailes and Davey Tinglor. Waiting — be it for the bus or breakfast — was one of the few stationary activities for campers. “Young man, do you know what time it is? It’s six o’clock — you were to be on the line at 5:45 A.M. — take a lap! So began the day for many marching band members at Rio Grande Band Camp. While most Gales were soaking up the August sun at Tiki Pool, the 198 1 Band of Gold members worked on per- fecting the ’84 contest show: the music, and with the encouragement of an unkind drill sergeant, the marching. Too much work, not enough fraternization,” summed up Karen Kasler, flag corps member. But there was time for some fraterniza- tion, shaving cream showers, late night forays into foreign dorms, and the buying out of Rio’s one and only grocery store. Every night, the store was packed with marchers who agreed that the camp’s food was “atrocious.” Though the food brought a unanimous decision, feelings about entire camp ex- perience were mixed. They ran from Senior .Jessica Back’s It would have been nice if we had some sleep, and some toilet paper in the bathrooms — never again ■.to Outstanding Camper Gary Krebs’ enthusiastic I thought it was a big par- ty! Of course. Band Director Bill Witt- man had nothing but serious praise: “It was very successful; we learned a lot.” Summer Is Band Camp 5