New Castle Chrysler High School - Rosennial Yearbook (New Castle, IN)

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We Think BIG' The 1959-60 school year was a big one for us in Chrysler High School. The completion of the long awaited Field- house and the business education wing was obvious proof that We Think Big. Our Fieldhouse stands as a symbol of community cooperation. We are proud not only because it is the largest high school fieldhouse in the world but also because it represents the community and school working together. This feeling of cooperation and pride seemed to spur us on to state and national recognition in many fields. ln- dividuals as well as groups brought honor to our school and community. In the 1960 ROSENNIAL, we are proud to record proof that we do THINK BIG.

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.l . f glial! U Nlr. Larry l-lorney, Lela Koontz, Alice Davidson, and Sue Ingram sack popcorn at the Sectional Basketball fans consumed an average of 2,139 sacks at each home game. Fieldhouse! Horns honked, sirens screamed, the band played, and high school students in decorated cars were ready to enjoy, as a reality, the dream which had been talked about for years. This dream, New Castle's Fieldhouse, was started early in 1958 and completed after numerous setbacks in November, 1959. Although our Fieldhouse was big enough to hold half of New Castle with its 9,600 seats, it was filled to capacity at the Big Four Tourney and Regional. It wasn't long before we began to wonder if it was really big enough. lt was also the scene of the Central lndi- ana Choral Festival, lVlid-State Orchestra Festi- val, the Marine Band concert, and numerous high school convocations. Warren Phelps jumps for the first tip-off of the season, and the first in our new Fieldhouse. as Chuck Lawson and mem- bers ofthe Greenfield team watch hopefully.