North Montgomery High School - Charger Flashback Yearbook (Crawfordsville, IN)

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YOUR STYLE — Reed checks his accounting BC Clad in a Hawiian style. Mary Royer works in chem- istry Bl; Senior Kim Jonas seems to find Mr. Homey's American Hstory class a bit humorous TL Mr Rater speaks at the pep session before the sectional game TR Lou Ann Reath enlivens the band halftime show by clowning around on the xylophone Bl Dressed appropriately for Nerd Day. Ron

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CHARGERS A PIECE OF THE RAINBOW What has brought magic into ordinary lives? What has made dull days bright and cheerful? Color, of course. Why have peo- ple always looked forward to spring so much? It's because of the colors — in the sky, in the fields — through flowers and sun- sets and rainbows; that's what people have waited for. Think about how much value color has had in our lives. Blue and Orange signified Charger Pride, but blue with yellow repre- sented the enemy , as did red and gray. Colors took on special mean- ings through phrases in our lan- guages, for example: yellow sometimes stood for cowardice; being caught red-handed “meant doing something you shouldn't; and the recent “My dad has a yellow shirt and Tie me down and paint me purple expressed boredom and excite- ment respectively. Most of the time colors remind- ed us of good things like sunshine, funtimes. happiness, and our dreams. So like rainbows we spread out our colors to reach our pots of gold We did our best to make our dreams become realities. 71 Mr. Walker finds himself surrounded by Hawtian seniors Shannon Eden, Cheryl Personett, Sally Vollva, and Kotina Wil- bert directs the band before a football game CR Amy Coleman gets into the sectional spirit with a Bttte swing. BL Mar- gie Cohoe and Tammy Nichols dress ca- sual in the business-like atmosphere of Management class. BR Jeff Brown keeps busy by welding during sixth period. 8 — YOUR STYLE

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CHARGER PRIDE — ORANGE BLUE STYLE Ken rushed in the doors of NMHS — right into Barbie. Oh, sorry, I was in a hurry. Are you okay? Yeah, I'm fine. I'm just not sure I'll find all my classes! Me too, he laughed. I'm Ken Orange. Nice to meet you, Ken. I'm Barbie. Barbie Blue. Freshman year passed quickly, full of new friends, teachers and activities — like cheerleading, choir, band, sports, drama, ag., dances, and on and on — an al- most endless supply to choose from. Nicknames and sayings came and went fast. Then they were Sophomores and knew their way around and what they liked. They belonged to groups of friends and were no longer at the bottom of the to- tem pole. Classes got harder, but free time got better. Later nights, a car, and a first date for Ken and Barbie. Just-received class rings were exchanged — and the two Chargers became Stea- dies . Soon their Junior year was over. Where did it go? What did they do with all that time? They spent it at club meetings; attending games; dating; working, finishing homework (often on the way to class); and on other jobs and commitments and fun outside school. Oh, and you can't forget those impossible PSAT's, and all the planning for the prom and how great it turned out, can you? Finally it was Senior year for Ken and Barbie. They found themselves wondering — Where is everybody? Where did all these kids come from? — as they walked through the Commons at lunch because no one older was there. It feels so strange. I can't be- lieve I'm a Senior! Barbie ex- claimed. I know. It just doesn't feel right yet, Ken agreed. After awhile it did feel right. But then came worries about grades, college, and jobs. Thoughts about the future and what it would hold crept in between Homecoming and the Holiday Tourney, Sectionals and the Musi- cal, and so many, many other activities they couldn't keep track! Now here they were, ready for their last prom, graduation. Crowned King and Queen. Ken and Barbie were quickly inter- viewed for the paper. What do you think is the most important thing you learned from being a Charger here at North Montgomery? The reporter asked. Ken said, I think what I learned was to stick to it. Stick to my goals, to my training, to my values, and to my friends. That's what's important. Barbie added, I just decided if I wanted to do something badly enough — I would! Even if I didn't get it, I had the satisfaction of knowing I'd done my best. I'll al- ways keep dreaming — and try- ing. A few weeks later, with diplo- mas in hand. Barbie and Ken read the article: Charger Pride — Orange and Blue Style. 10