Tell City High School - Sagittarius Yearbook (Tell City, IN)

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Amy Elder reaches the summit of the freshmen's pyramid during one of the many pep-sessions. School spirit was reju- venated this year with the success of the football team. Proving that the female is just as strong as the male, these girls do push-ups in Mr. Day's class. Eleven million dollars was pumped into the school remodeling and expansion pro- ject which began in 1978. The new build- ing, which includes vocational classrooms, swimming pool, and a new gymnasium, was constructed east of the original build- ing on the area that was once 13th and 14th streets. Filling the air with that Christmas cheer, these students of French limber their vocal chords by singing carols en franca is. Standing left to right include Cathy Gra- ham, Sara Wilson, Wendy Ward, Julie Cassidy, Anne Alvey, Jerri Noble, and Donna Kluesncr, while Mrs. Horn accom- panies on the piano. Opening 5

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4 Opening SUMMING-UP THE HIGHS AND LOWS Ten years ago, January 1, 1970 ushered in a new decade of pessi- mism and turbulence. Most of the class of 1980 was still in second grade at the time when lunch money and Batman’s predica- ments seemed to be our only wor- ries. We, in general, were quite oblivious to the plight of the world around us. But now, being young adults, it is easy to look back and objectively see just how much the times were changing during the past decade. Nationally, it was a healing pe- riod from the 1960’s, although many old and new sores were opened. Dissatisfaction and disil- lusionment from Kent State, Viet- nam, and Watergate seemed to be the rule instead of the exception. In the 1970’s, we saw the American love affair with the large car come to an end. Long gas lines appeared in 1973 and 1979 because of an Arab oil em- bargo and the Iranian Revolution, respectively. Of all the problems, this was probably the most obvi- ous to students who saw gas prices rise from 25-35 cents a gallon in the early 1970’s to $1.10 in 1979. Students also witnessed the end of the draft, a beginning of “de- tente” with the Soviets, the bicen- tennial, the recognition of China, and the taking of 50 Americans hostage in the embassy in Iran by radical “students.” Locally, the 1970’s was a peri- od of growth. The high-rise apart- ments were opened for the elder- ly, the Highway 37 improvement began, and the southern end of town along Highway 66 found the arrival of new shopping centers and nationally-known restaurants. The massive school expansioh and remodeling project began in the late 1970’s. Although some has been completed, the entire new facility will not be fully oper- ational until September of 1980 or beyond. The project, an $11 million facelift, probably has had the most imposition, besides gas prices, on students in many ways, be it the loss of the library, audi- torium, or the re-location of classes. All the events of the past dec- ade, whether they were nationally significant such as the end of the Vietnam involvement, or just lo- cally impressive such as the addi- tion of McDonald’s to the area restaurant chains, made some im- print on our lives that affected us then, and will continue to influ- ence us into the 80’s.

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Hardly serving a purpose, this sign, which once stood on Fulton Street, lies wasted amidst the mud and discarded construc- tion materials near the teacher-visitor parking lot. Hoards of yellow buses from various schools around the area are aligned on the unfinished parking lot during the band contest. Rummaging through her locker in senior hall, Michele Middleton attempts to find an assignment buried amongst other pa- pers and books. Surrounding her are sen- iors Susan Etienne, Pat Goble, Cathy Conan, and Lisa Hagan. 6 Opening