Northwest High School - Vanguard Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Q -l' . l il lal Taking a break from the regular routine, sophomores Jeff Riggs and Sherrie King have fun playing Chopsticks. lbl Deciding at last upon a sweetheart ring is Frank Taylor, senior. lcl Don't you think this one will do? asks freshman Brian McKinley of freshmen Karen Wing and Sandy Smith. ldl Juniors Chris Black and Connie Denton and soph- omore Johnny Plummer and junior Debbie Winiger meet together for a day at La- fayette Square. d qinl Toqerllen... n Jane said that John said he was going to ask you to the show, but he has to wait until he can break up with Mary because she doesn't know and he wants to break it to her, but he told me to tell you that he really digs you. It could not be called romance, yet it was probably more serious than grade school puppy love. Dating in high school was the beginning of newly-meaningful rela- tionships between boy and girl. The conditions for these relationships were ripe at high school age, teens as- sumed the responsibilities of driving and working, thus, problems of transportation and money that students en- countered in earlier years were alleviated, and teens achieved the maturity necessary to relate intelligently to one another. Junior high activities that did not require extensive transportation or money supplied the foundation for high school dating. l went to after school dances and as parties in iunior high, commented Jerry Chapman, iun- ior, but you can't really date until you have a driver's license and a car. After entering high school, most freshmen and sophomores looked to the social security of group dating to provide a transition to going out in pairs. Sophomore Karon Lawrence believed, You can have a better time when there's a whole group of kids. You don't have to be the one to start a conversation. Driver's licenses and car keys in hand, Northwest stu- dents advanced to double and single dating. With ac- ceptable transportation, the variety of places to go in- creased. Most students chose movies, sports events, and miniature golf as their favorite dates, as well as sea- sonal activities like picnicking, bicycling, and swimming in summer and sledding and ice skating in winter. Sitting at home watching television or just being to- gether was an all-seasonal activity that most enjoyed. I like to go on casual dates where a couple can iust be