New Haven High School - Mirage Yearbook (New Haven, IN)

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Special Holidays and Special Friends Vacation time is party time for New Haven students Cod made holidays for New Haven students. Many holidays throughout the school year provided much-need- ed breaks for students. Holidays during the summer added those extra special events, such as the Fourth of July and Memorial Day. Traditional activities for the Fourth of July included going to the annual fireworks at the Coliseum, or maybe going to the lake. Although the holidays during the summer allowed al- most everyone to take off work, the holidays during the school year were more appreciated because of the time off from school. The most awaited-for break of the year had to be Christmas vacation. Two weeks of freedom helped ease the pain Although a large part of the Christmas spirit is giving, senior Melissa Davis shows that receiving is almost just as fun as senior Melissa Drews waits for her turn. On Valentine ' s Day, junior Kim Drummer takes on the big job of delivering balloons and flowers to the students. Holidays are the busiest days of the year for office service workers. pholo by krain Vondran of knowing that we still had another semester to go. Students participated in many activities with the families over break. Sometimes this was not exactly the most enjoyable part of vacation. I had to put up with old people go- ing on and on about how we were growing up so fast, and how big we were getting. But overall, it was alright since I haven ' t seen some of my rela- tives for so long, commented junior Deb Stoller. Even though much of Christmas break was spent with the family. New Year ' s Eve was the time to celebrate with friends. The days of babysitting were over for most New Haven stu- dents. Other holidays during the school year did not provide days off from school, but students still had fun with them. Halloween, Valentine ' s Day, and St. Patrick ' s Day all added a bit of zest to the normal everyday routine of school. Although not all holidays were vaca- tion days, most students enjoyed them because they were something different and out of the ordinary. I love holidays because I get to see people I haven ' t seen in such a long time. It ' s also great to get friends to- gether and really party, stated senior Gretta Childress. — Michelle Geller pholo by Michelle Clements Halloween just happened to fall on the day tha was designated to be Senior Blow-Off Day. Se nior Terry Schlotterback gets in one of his rowdi est moods for the double celebration. ♦ Holidays 28 iO

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Earthquake McCoon (Joe Cox) plans on getting married to Daisy Mae. Marryin ' Sam (Roger Shu- man) describes his marvelous eight dollar wed- ding which includes his ever fabulous jig with a pig- The musical Li I Abnerwas really neat. I had heard so much from my dad about the comic strip that I just had to see the play. I ' m certainly glad I did. — Jenny Nieter The overbearing, dominating Mammy Yokum (Kim Teter) mends Pappy Yokum ' s (Bryan Sloan) drawers in the opening act of the play Lil ' Abner. Appassionata (Kelly Hoffman) shows her disa- proval of having to actually run after hearing General Bullmoose ' s plans for capturing Li ' l Abner at the Sadie Hawkin ' s Day Race. Spring Play 27 C

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PJ r i X BI H w i v I I love holidays! They are the best times to spend with your friends. I ' ll al- ways remember the holidays we spent to- gether and the special times we had, for the rest of my life. — Sheila Isenbarger Seniors Andrea Cilley and Sharon Hathaway en- joy opening presents over Christmas break. Most friends had an exchange as these seniors did. Some NHHS students still believe in the Easter 3unny. Mike McNeal just happened to catch a limpse of the Easier Bunny in action at South- own Mall. He took a picture to show all of his riends that the Easter Bunny really exists. photo b Miivi- McNcjl As part of the yearly Christmas tradition, Mr. Stephan dresses as Santa Glaus, hoping to pick up on some hot young women. Seniors Denlse Gratz and )odi Fitzgerald give Jolly Old St. Nick a thrill. Holidays 29 €