South Side High School - Totem Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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Sophomore Djuana Fisher takes time out of her busy schedule to make an impor- tant phone ca School routine 7

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Karen Green, sophomore, receives aid from Mr. Keith Morphew, English teacher, on the art of speech giving. Kelly Hallgren, junior, searches through a card file while service working for Mr. Frank Houk in the office. Student body returns One of the most difficult things for a student to do at the end of a long summer is to return to the routine of school. As hard as it may seem, most students adapt to the hard life of school within the first week or so. The biggest problem is setting aside time for the never-ending flow of homework. Because of this homework, a home routine is started. One goes home after school and begins diligently to work on one's assignments. By the time one's seemingly small amount of work is done, the hands of the kitchen clo ck read 1 1 o'clock. Many South Side students work, which further complicates things. The hardest routine to adapt to is the one during the school day itself. Going to the same classes day after day begins to get a bit monotonous. There are many good points in returning to school. One gets the chance to associate with friends who have not been seen during the summer. If one's summer was boring, school provides the chance to do something with one's life. Returning to school after sum- mer vacation has both good and bad aspects. One has to return to the daily school routine, but there is also the renewal of old friend- ships. Senior Laura Ochoa and Junior Alicia Hamblin help out in the Student Service Center during a free period. 6 School routine

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Senior Denise Garcia enjoys polite con- versation with her date in a romantic prom setting in the decorated ballroom. Prom goers Amy McClure, Max Melchi, seniors, and Mike Post, junior, move to the toe-tapping square dance music. Dancers remember prom 'Always and Forever' Students shed their casual clothes and latched on to tuxedos and formal dresses. Flowers were bought and hair was styled as stu- dents prepared for the 1979 Jun- ior-Senior Prom. Couples, perfectly matched in color, after dinner, headed toward the ballroom at Indiana-Purdue and the music of Top Flight. The ballroom was decorated in a garden-like style, and chaper- ones and student servers greeted couples as they entered onto the dance floor. Music ranged from the traditional slow dance to the ever-popular disco tunes. To get away from the ordinary styles of dancing, some sguare dancing was added to the evening. After the prom, most of the cou- ples changed attire and made their way to the Thunderbird Lodge for the after-prom. Radio station WLYV provided the sound system for the after-prom as cou- ples danced themselves into the early hours of the morning. The hours of dancing began to take their toll; the Archers began to slow down as the after-prom neared its 3:30 a.m. deadline. As the end of the after-prom came around, many tired couples left for home and maybe an early morning breakfast. The times and feelings of the prom for students are so unique they can be summed up in the prom theme, Always and For- ever. 8 Prom