Silver Creek High School - Silver Leaves Yearbook (Sellersburg, IN)

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After everyone was wondering when construction on the new building would begin, POOH, beams and supporters suddenly appeared. Mild weather permitted builders to work on the addition even in January. Building for the Future BY: Lana J. Sells Rising up with the balloons in late 1979 was the new addition to the high school. The addition was built in order to capacitate the rising number of students attending Silver Creek. The construction of the new building attracted quite a bit of attention in 1979-80. That is no wonder though, since Silver Creek High School has never before undergone such a major change. The enlargement of the high school symbolizes more than just a bigger school. It's a symbol of a new generation, a new decade, and it is a symbol of how Silver Creek moved with the times !!!

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THE DAWNING OF A NEW DECADE Editor's note: Times were moving so fast in the 79-80 school year that this survey couldn't possibly cover all the world events as it attempted. In early November '79, when this article was written, the occurrences therein were up with the times. But the inevitable happened, new events shook the world. The crisis of Americans held hostage in Iran occurred in late November. Our prayers are with the hostages as they have not been Kim Broady, Sr., and David Marshall, Jr., at a Spirit Week pep session. released in January ttime of print- ingl. Gold topped $800 in 1980. And silver rose more than it had ever been before. Russia dared the undareable. They invaded Afghanistan. The U.S., fearing more attempted inva- sions threatened to boycott the 1980 Olympics to be held in Moscow if Russia did not withdraw. These incidents and others to come are just more examples of our questionable future as we keep moving with the times. Therese Warren Co-Editor THE BY Therese Warren Remember the good old days when you were carefree and all your time was spent playing games? Nothing happening in the adult world concerned you because your toys and games were too important. Now, however; the years keep slipping by and soon this generation Lori Stouffer, Sr., studied in the office. will be responsible for the country and the world. Because Silver Creek is moving along with the times and the rest of the world, students' opinions become increasingly important. A survey was taken in early November of 1979 to discover students' views on the issues of present times as well as the future. Cindy Smith, Sr., had some ideas for a better world. She revealed, The world must stop; slow down. As Pope John Paul II said we must reduce our accumulation of material things. Through our constant desire for possessions we have polluted, over populated, and nearly extin- guished our non-renewable re- sources. We have to stop this senseless race between countries to be world powers . . . Beth Fischer, Soph., criticized u. ElC-HTIES world powers by saying, The only way we can have a better world is to get rid of the money-hungry, power freaks that are in there now. People need to concentrate on peace instead of power. Energy was an ever-present problem in 1979. Silver Creek was .. forced to move with the time as gas prices skyrocketed and a nuclear mishap at Three-Mile island caused a widespread panic. The students polled gave their views on the most probable source of energy in the future. Solar energy was voiced as the safest, most efficient form of energy. Nuclear energy was second in the poll tdespite the oppositionl, followed by coal, water, and wind power. The nuclear energy situation was '. best summed up by Denise Stinson, Jr., who stated, I think nuclear energy needs to be studied exten- sively BEFORE building all these plants. They may develop problems because somebody some where didn't find out all the side-effects and problems. Nuclear energy may someday be very useful; however, today it's too dangerous. Bud Fraley, Soph., added, I think the nuclear energy process is not perfected yet. Instead of nuclear power, the world should turn to The world must stop; slow down. -Cindy Smith Beth Fischer, Soph., was taken by surprise by the photographer. ,t