Lew Wallace High School - Quill and Blade Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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—Student support launches surge and lounge The new student lounge and surge area combined to form a “people’s place.” It was a place for people to meet together, to learn together, to eat to¬ gether, to work together, and to just sim¬ ply be together. The size and capacity of the combined halls was first tested the night of Home¬ coming as more than 800 students jam¬ med the surge to dance to the music of “Sircus. The success of Homecoming led to further utilization of the halls as the surge hosted the Girls’ Club Turna¬ bout, the Drill Team’s Halloween Dance, and the Hi-Y’s Sweetheart Ball. The surge area was not reserved for dancing alone, however. It became the scene for playing ping-pong, painting signs, running track, and signing year¬ books. The student lounge jukebox added to the demand of the surge as stu¬ dents gradually initiated it as the place to socialize during lunch hours. These same halls were crowded in the evenings as well as basketball fans bought conces¬ sions and talked during game halftimes. v A 1 Bob Krieger paddles his way through the ping-pong tournament. 2 Kathy Sorchevich, Carol Atkisson, and Janet Peek converge in the surge. 3 Between- class-traffic-jams are a common sight. 4 The R.O.T.C. units practice regularly in the surge amidst hallway traffic. 5 Matrons always have their hands full dur¬ ing lunch hour confusion. 6 Mickey Mouse comes to light as Nelson Allen ap¬ plies finishing touches for the Girls’ Club Turnabout. 7 Eileen Davis and David Rogers dance up a storm at the Hi-Y Sweetheart Ball. 28 — Student Life

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Winter frolic vitalizes dull season As the first few flakes of snow hit the ground, mixed emotions of joy and un¬ happiness settled over the student body. The sights and sounds of winter brought frowns to the pessimists and realists who could only envision the icy wind, sub¬ zero temperature, and inches of snow that had to be shoveled. Optimists and idealists, however, saw a different picture. Winter was the se¬ rene stillness after a snowfall, fluffy white snowflakes, and rosy cheeks after a walk. Wallace students seemed to favor the optimistic view of winter as lunch hours were filled with snowball fights, slides over the snow, and angels in the snow. The after-school hours were even better; ice skating, hockey, sledding, and the dangerous but exciting skitching filled the early evening hours. The best part of winter, of course, was Christmas. Leaving the hallways of edu¬ cation behind them, teachers wondered and worried about future paydays. Stu¬ dents, on the other hand, said good-bye to homework and studying and hello to two weeks of much-needed vacation. 1 Dangerous — but exciting — skitching fills after-school and weekend hours. 2 Nature’s artistic touch. 3 A little snow in the face never hurt anyone. 4 Walks home in the snow make for great endings to tiresome days. 5 Firemen flood the soon-to-be-tennis courts with water in hopes to form an ice skating rink. 6 A quiet and peaceful atmosphere around school is created by newly fallen snow. 7 Clowning around in the snow is impossible to pass up. 8 A typical winter lunch hour scene. 30 — Student Life