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

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Far Left: Pete Lamas and Tom Trinidad take ad¬ vantage of an open lunch at a popular fast food restaurant. Left: Mr. Christ Christoff relays to the students the disappointment and the embarrassment he feels about the littering problem in the community. Below: Students listen attentively to the proposal that the litter and vandelism has three weeks to stop or the lunch hour will be closed.

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Community threatens lunch policy T his year litter and vandelism be¬ came a major problem in sur¬ rounding communities. Area residents sent complaints to Mr. Christ Christoff, principal, who in turn brought the problem to the attention of the student body. During an all school assembly on Oct. 6, in the Polk gymnasium, the stu¬ dents were given a choice; either the litter and vandelism were to stop or the students would experience a closed lunch hour. A closed lunch hour would mean splitting lunch periods into three half hour sessions. Each student would eat lunch during one of those sessions and attend class during the other two. Mr. Christoff stated that a good job was done, but the clean up could have been better. He also said that during the fall, the problem had gotten to be a very serious situation. The physical education classes put in a lot of time and effort cleaning up 45th Avenue. As Mr. Christoff put it, “Respect; that is what students should have, and if they can’t show a little respect then they’re not going to have an open lunch hour. A open lunch hour is a privilege, not a requirement.” Above: New garbage cans were placed all over school grounds in an effort to stop the littering problem. Right: Lew Wallace students relax during a peaceful lunch hour. Far Right: Debbie Ruvalcaba, Cathy Regno so and Lydie Laboy enjoy the cafeteria food. 28 Community

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Below: Chris Ostupik and Chauncey Stanfield boogie a I the junior Senior Disco. Right: Shonda Hightower is crowned Hi-Y Sweetheart at the Sweetheart Ball. Far rights: Adele Arcinega, Kevin Brunski and Alice Hernandez dance at the Homecoming Disco. Right: Aldo Sulli and Frank Venturella put up decorations for the Girls Club Turnabout. 30 School Dances