Wapahani High School - Legend Yearbook (Selma, IN)

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Performance With Pride The raider band marched it's way through another summer. With a lot of hard work, they continued their traditional high rankings among the state fair contenders by earning a fourth place position. Heat and rain made the day uncomfortable, but did not stop the band or crowd. Both groups carried out usual band day activities. The crowd watched and cheered as the band condensed all their summer 5 ? be 5: L , . practices into a four minute show. Again the feeling of pride came over everyone as they watched the band march up to the starting line. Colorful flags. twirling rifles and sparkling knives added a touch of excitement to the bands music. At the end of the show the crowd was on its feet. It was one of many standing ovations the band received throughout the year for performing with pride. -'T-7 l K . 'I-in--v Q NV' ' Q . 1 ' I ,, I 'lmao-.f I un-.An..J U. un-.aa...J 1lYJl5i' Q! Above left: Drill team members at the starting linc. Abovei Drop. downr up! Shouts bandsman .leff Short. Left: lt's not hard to tell seniors from freshmen in the brass section. El' C

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Bitter, freezing winds that caused State Won't Wapahani students enjoyed nearly four weeks of added vacation due to school closings because of bad snow conditions on the roads. Most ofthe roads drifted shut with drifts higher than cars. After the roads were opened most were still just one lane. Finally the snow was ione and we were able to return to sc ool with- out making up the days missed. der Schools to Make UD Lost Davl For Some Schoolchildren It Was a Long Trip Home ll City, County Schools Closed Toda , BSU ng Cold Takes Toll on Pipes By TRACY WARNER sm- sm: nqmmr man county roads to drift shut com- bined with subzero temperatures to again force the closing of all public schools in Muncie and Delaware County today - the seventh straight day most of the schools have been closed. Students at Ball State University, however, are due back in class today, gfter a day off due to the cold on Mon- ay. The arctic-like climate has taken its toll on some of the schools, causing water pipes to freeze and break. Muncie Community Schools, faced with reduced amounts of natural gas, extended the cancellation through at least Wednesday. Superintendent of Schools Don Slauter said the closing was armounced to conserve on fuel. He was unsure when school would re- sume, saying weather conditions and gas supplies would determine the re- opening date. V A water main burst in the attic of Selma Middle School late last week, affecting three floors and damaging light fixtures. Liberty-Perry Schools Superintendent Bud Richman said, however, that water problems there have been fixed. ' All Delaware County schoolchi dren made it home on the bus Wedne: day, but the last one didn't get the until 8 p.m. At least they won't have? go out again today. Northwest winds swept into Ea Central Indiana as many drivers weii on their homeward routes Wednee day, eliminating all visibility an drifting north-south roads shut. Som of the young passengers were force to seek refuge along the way. Liberty-Perry Schools, in soutlr east Delaware County, was th hardest hit by the weather, with a least three school buses getting stuc. in the afternoon snow. A bus driven bg Lothair Oxley of Farmland was hung up on road 875-East between 600 an. 700-South with about 15 students Oxley walked to Forrest Stanley' home, another bus driver, and got . tractor which he pushed the bus ou with. You couldn't see anything o there, and the roads were just corll pletely shut, Oxley said. The stu dents stayed at the Stanley home fo about an hour while the storm pr gressed outside. Finally, Oxley co pleted his route, delivering the la child at 7:30 p.m. Another Liberty-Perry driven Charles Conwell, became hung ui along with another bus on road 273 South. Although a tractor freed the from the snow drift, Conwell's moto later flooded. Conwell made it to th- last home on the route, where he lei his bus. Conwell's son Kevin, another bu driver, walked 15 children to his homf after his bus became stuck in tht snow. It took three four-wheel-drivl vehicles plus a tractor to free the Con well bus.