Lewis Central High School - Titan Yearbook (Council Bluffs, IA)

Page 13 text:

if v. M .H sf. I ' fax' V ' 39' ' If M105 W P , 1 frl lv f v Ji v W W., 1 gif' X ls ' iw M5149 S J Y U. ,. ,, , , if gm , ,. , M . l an ., 5 f, if Q M . . '-4 - M . vii., , W , Ah' 'ky K ,, ' ' M V- V 'ylQZ f,,, 1f.,uH'!5W ,W . 5 M , M ,yyy 'T V H 4 ...., ., ,qw-1' ' D 1, 'Nw

Page 12 text:

Trips and get-togethers were many ways students of LC spent their Two week Christmas Break l-lolly, presents, and church are just a few of the things that remind people of the international holiday of Christmas. This year at LC, students received two weeks off at Christmas from Dec.2l to Jan. 7, spending time with family and friends. Some students found that finding things to do over eighteen days wasn't hard. There were sport practices, par- ties and vacations. There were also se- mester finals to worry about when one came back to school, and some stu- dents even had research papers due upon their return. ul had a lot of homework and it was hard to enjoy my vacation since most of my time was spent at the library, junior Jim Worrell commented. Some students joined together to march to a different drummer over Christmas break. The Southwest lowa l-lonor Marching Band of 235 strong, l 7 Many friends got together to spend time at Christ- mas as seniors Jane Peterson, Ed Tedesco, and Lisa Leinen show. One way Christmas was celebrated by friends was at the traditional senior Christams dinner where students brought food from home for a buffet. 8 Christmas ofwhich were from LC,went to Dallas to march at the Cotton Bowl Parade. They also toured the city and went to the Cot- ton Bowl game where they saw l98-4 l-leisman Trophy winner Doug Flutie play. Other students attended Christmas parties and spent a lot of time with friends. uSome friends and I went ice- skating. It gave us the chance to get together over vacation without the school setting. ljust wished it would hap- pen more often, freshman Erin O'Con- nell noted. But as time always goes by, so did Christmas break, and with it came school. Two weeks seemed long, but when school commenced, it was all over. l-low did students like the long break? lllt was fun while it lasted, but when you're having fun you don't think of coming back to school. I had a hard time trying to get myself to work on my Eng- lish paper. lt doesn't help when you have a huge report due during your va- cation! junior Paula Laughlin summa- rized.

Page 14 text:

Without a community to support them, LC depended upon lts parents getting involved Since Lewis Central School District was mostly out of city limits and re- ceived little or no community support from Council Bluffs, it relied on stu- dents, faculty and its parents for sup- port. With many extra-curricular activities offered, no matter what sport or club a student was involved in, parents came into view. llWith good parental support, the stu- dent will have a better state of mind to achieve their goals set in the extra-cur- ricular activities, if not, it may cause a conflict within the family unit, com- mented assistant principal Richard Tan- nahill. Parents basically supported the school in three ways. They worked on committees to help raise money and spirit for the activies their children were involved in. They transported their chil- dren to and from school for after-school functions, since there was no metropoli- tan bus system available. They also at- tended activities their children were ac- tive in, such as sport games, concerts, and other functions. One booster club, Music Parents, was established to help raise money for ac- tivities during the year for vocal and in- strumental music. They organized and ran the annual Music Patron's Day, one of their fundraisers. They also bought and ran the concession stand at the basketball games to raise money. They also aided in the raising of more than 530,000 for new band uniforms in a span of less than two years. Another group of parents, for sports, was the All-Sports Athletic Booster Club. Their main purpose was to help raise spirit and money for all the sports, uThey work hard and make a lot of events that may never have been possi- ble, noted Charles Martin, instrumen- tal music instructor about parents' par- ticipation in committees such as those. Many students who were active in ex- tra-curricular activities, and didn't have their own transportation, relied on par- ents to supply it. uSeveral times my par- ents were found traveling between school and home, more than once in a day, in order for my brother and I to get to a student council meeting, a game, a choir concert, or other after-school functions, said senior Laurinda Shaw of her parents' support. The most direct support given by the parents was attendance at functions after school. Parents came to many or all of the games their children played in and parents of other students also sup- ported the Titans by attending many events. Students of sports, cheerleading, and pom pon recognized their parents on Parents' Night held for each sport. Par- ticipating students met their parents midway on the gym floor and gave their mother a carnation or rose. Whether it was support through com- mittees, transportation, or attendance, parents played a major role in the in- volvement of not only their school chil- dren, but also the entire district. lO Parents