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

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Tisdale Team The efforts of the Tisdale Team have opened the eyes of many Howe students to drug abuse. This year ' s Tisdale Team has become a part of a nation wide program to stop drug abuse in school. With the help of Pacer Way- man Tisdale, and First Lady, Nancy Reagan, the goal of preventing teen-age abuse has tak- en a giant step. One of the major events this year was the visit of First Lady Nancy Reagan. While few students were involved in the actual program, every student was affected in some way. Mrs. Reagan ' s visit to Howe was something that only comes once in your life . . . For young kids to see older students and athletes saying No makes it much easier for them to say No. — Tony Dean, Junior. We (teen) are the future and we can ' t help the future if we ' re dead because of drugs. — Crystal Campbell, Junior. Her remarks made me think about using drugs, but I will never start using drugs and I will encourage my friends that it is not good for you. — Dave Craig, Senior. I feel that if she traveled all the way here from D.C. to promote the abolition of school- age drug abuse, it must mean she (Nancy Rea- gan) really cares. — Nicole White, Junior. Actually, I didn ' t need the speech because I think drugs aren ' t necessary. I have a natural high and I don ' t want a messed up brain. — Stacy Robinson, Senior. I enjoyed her (Nancy Reagan) remarks and thought they were beneficial to everyone. — Russell Harpold, Junior. Mrs. Reagan ' s visit probably influenced the kids who don ' t use drugs not to start, but the kids who are on drugs probably didn ' t pay attention to Mrs. Reagan or the Tisdale Team. — Jennifer Fines, Junior. I suppose I expected Mrs. Reagan to be only sophisticated and aloof. I did not realize that she was a real person as well as the First Lady. — Amy Hornback, Junior. My experience of the Tisdale Team will long be with me. — Brian Clark, Senior. We put out a positive message that you do not need drugs to succeed. — Kelly Alexiou, Senior. Naturally the publicity and recognition has been a lot of fun, but the most meaningful experiences come from when we go out and talk face to face to the kids. — Jill Frederick- son, Senior. Top: Proudly accepting a Tisdale sweater, First Lady Nancy Reagan shows off the addition of her wardrobe. Right: Junior Alvin Holliday listens intently to Wayman Tisdale during the press conference. 24 Tisdale Team

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Above: With Sgt. Corbin Davis looking on, ROTC cadets exaine a National Guard helicopter. Left: Sophomore Curtis Combs eyes his biology test. Academics 23

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Left: Organizing the name tags for the Tisdale Team, Center Right: Seniors Brian McDonald and Kathy Miley Senior Jill Fredrickson takes a quick break before finishing. try to explain exactly what the Tisdale Team is. Top: Stressing that taking drugs doesn ' t help kids to be Bottom flight: Kim Walton, Matt Williams, Rod Marcum, successes, Jim Arvin asks for elementary students opin- Brian McDonald and Brian Clark take a break and talk ion. leisurely. Tisdale Team 25