Muncie Central High School - Magician Yearbook (Muncie, IN)

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This is Bearcat Country beware! I'm a Bearcat, He’s a Bearcat . . There is no doubt about what team Russell Bricker, junior is rooting for as he wears this year’s cheerblock shirt. Behind the scenes. Not many people get to see the action” in the locker room. Here, Coach Pohlman and the football players rush around during half-time. Signs of our times. Sophomore Tonya Leach paints the symbolic Bearcat which was waved as a banner at pep sessions. 22 Student Life

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Whereever the action was, Central students could be found. They proved that there was alot more to Student Life than just reading, writing and 'rithmetic at good old Central High. Eating Pizza King after “cruising around to pick up” friends was one activity that occupied many students on Friday nights. Parties, movies. skating, playing pinball and attending games and dances all played a big part in extra-curricular activities for students. Some felt that it didn’t matter where they went as long as they were with their group of friends. Many students preferred joining an organization at school to serve the dual purpose of working and having fun. Just a few of these groups were the drill team, the band, the publications staffs. Young Life, FCA, and Student Council. All students seemed to agree that the most fun was just the casual goofing off” done with a bunch of friends. Waiting his turn. Sophomore Michael Bradley looks on as Freshman Richard Howard waits patiently before the band's Homecoming performance. Sweeping the country. Senior Baird Davis jams out on his electric broom as he croons his ever popular hit, “Everybody wants my body sometimes ...” Student Life 21

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Everybody shows it. Whether it is proclaimed on a license plate, across the front of a T-shirt, or printed on a button. It’s called “Purple Pride.” One thing that Bearcat fans are known for is their tremendous spirit. Many loyal Bearcats wear purple and white on days when games are played. Decked out in their derbies and purple-clad, it’s plain to see what team they support. And who but a true Bearcat enthusiast would wait in line for hours to purchase a tourney ticket? Many students spent hours after school decorating the halls in purple and white. And, if you wouldn’t be a cheerleader, the next best thing was to join cheerblock and really get “R-O-W-D-l-E”. Even the most unsentimental of us admit to getting misty when we looked up to see the seven state banners hanging in the Fieldhouse as we sung the school song. Muncie Central, Oh Muncie Central, Muncie Central, We’re all for you!” They melt in your mouth not in your hands. Freshman cheerleaders Michele Beard and Amy Wheeldon show their team spirit. We are the 'Catal Sophomore Sherry Voytik fires up the crowd at one of the junior varsity basketball games. Srv 4 Student Life 23