Thomas Carr Howe Community High School - Hilltopper Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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. . .Out made of. Just as bricks make buildings, stu- dents make an image. Just as walls enclose a classroom, without students the room would be useless. So the story of Howe is best told from the inside out. Most students spend eight hours or one- third of their day either in the classroom or working on homework. Many spend extra hours in activities like music, sports, and clubs. A large number attend school func- tions such as football and basketball games and dances. So a schools atmosphere and changes that take place in it play a big part in molding the values and attitudes its stu- dents display out of school. Howe had several major shake-ups in its organization. Around the city, freshmen and their parents were shaken by the new lottery assignment system. Although most got their BELOW: The dome of the statehouse is the view down West Market Street from the base of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument. first choice, many were not as fortunate and ended up at other schools. Counselor-dean positions were created to consolidate two related jobs, at the same time making more personal contact with students. Seniors and administrators feuded over requiring senior guidance and combining the junior and sen- ior proms into one. Lunch attendance also got administrators into hot water as they tried to improve the attendance of chronic cutters. Teacher surplusing was not wel- comed by students or teachers, but in a time of tight budgets eight teachers were trans- ferred or released. .Although there was an air of resentment and rebellion against the system among stu- dents, a sense of pride was developed throughout the school. Several individuals and groups were extremely successful in showing the community they were from Howe and proud of it. The improving band made impressions on a large number of people, performing in the homecoming parade, the Irvington Hallo- ween parade, .and the nationally televised 500 Festival Parade. Matt Langenbacher brought front-page headlines as 1978 STAR City Athlete of the Year . The boys ' bas- ketball team was rated the best in Marion county most of the season, ranked eigh- teenth in the final DPI coaches ' poll, and played in the Hall of Fame Tourney at Hin- kle Fieldhouse. On more negative notes, the block house was arsoned in May 1978. The local press played up the $10,000 fire, which didn ' t exactly give Howe a good name. Vandalism plagued Howe, just like every other school, but some found lawn jobs were more excit- ing than tearing up restrooms. Even with the problems and controversies inside Howe, the true Howe showed through where it really mattered, in the outside world. 4-Theme

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TOP: Sipping on a glass of Coke, Principal Frank ABOVE: Counselor-dean Thomas rotten looks for Tout listens to Leadership Odyssey chairman Delphine Spurling ' s fall semoter report card during Kocklin Russell ' s ideas. lunch. LEFT: Concert choir members present their Christ- mas program at the Community Sing. 1 heme— 3

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ABOVE: Finished in the fall of 1975. the libran- gym-office addition shifts preschool socializing to the east end of the school. TOP: The band marches in the national!) televised 500 Festival Parade the first time thej ear their new uniforms. LEFT: Manv windows are open on a warm spring dav. Theme— 5