Warren Central High School - Wigwam Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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As guest speaker, Congressional nominee George Grabianowski delivers a speech at the induction on important political issues of the day. Senior Cindy Stretch gives speech on leadership, one of the characteristics for membership into the society. Seniors Cathy Leeds, Janice Eckart, Patti Connolly, and Judy Kirschner prepare to serve refreshments after the induction ceremony. Honor Society New members wait anxiously to receive their Honor Society pins as recognition of their outstanding characteristics and hard work. New members David Clark, Amy Buntain, Kelly Black, and Dave Banton take the Honor Society pledge as the final step in becoming members.

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Scholarship serves as basis for ceremonies Over the glow of the candlelight, the speaker stated, “I light this candle symbolizing leadership...” Her speech echoed through the guiet gymnasium as proud parents watched their children become inducted into the Honor Society. The highly-regarded traits of scholarship, leadership, service, and character were given top priority that night as students who possessed these qualities were honored for them. The hard work that they had to go through during the past few years seemed to finally pay off. At the induction ceremony in late-October, various seniors who were already members gave speeches on the characteristics that were evaluated for membership into the Honor Society. To be eligible, juniors had to have an accumulated grade point average of 95, and seniors had to have a 93. Eligible students were then required to fill out applications to express their desire for membership. The final step of the membership process was teacher evaluations. Teachers read over the applications and evaluated the students on the characteristics that the Honor Society was looking for. Students who were given high ratings by teachers were then inducted as members of the Honor Society in October. George Grabianowski, a Congressional nominee in the November election, served as guest speaker at the induction. As students received their Honor Society pins and took the society’s pledge, they realized that their membership carried more with it than just honor. It carried the obligation to continue to demonstrate those outstanding qualities that resulted in their selection. Principal Ernest Medcalfe congratulates new members on their new membership and their parents for their support and help. Honor Society Years of hard work finally paid off for some students as they were recognized with membership into the Honor Society.

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‘There’s a party goin’ on right here’ Although many felt too much school time was spent preparing for it. Warren’s grand party for America was a “sold out” success. Most of these feelings, however, changed after the production got underway. “At first I didn’t want to do it all. I was really bummed out on it,” senior Jim Cronin said. He also explained that once he became involved with the production he began to enjoy it. “I think that is why some of the observers didn’t understand the show,” he said. One of the major problems at the high school convocation was that the sound was not working. Many of the audience became restless and stopped paying attention, some members of the audience even ruined the show for everyone with their behavior during the program. “There is no license to be rude. I was absolutely taken aback and did not accept it when Martin Luther King was booed. I respected so much the people that went on and did an outstanding job,” Principal Ernest Medcalfe said. After the whole production was over, most performers came away feeling good about themselves and the production. Both scheduled public performances had sold out and an extra Saturday performance was done. “I was pretty excited about the whole thing,” junior Traci Martin said. Tracie also said that if she were given the chance she’d do the whole thing again in an instant. As the lights went down, it was obvious that the south gym had been radically transformed. Charging basketball shoes and physical education classes had been replaced by over 1400 music and drama students. This was “In Celebration.” “In Celebration” was a patriotic program involving over 1400 Warren Township students, including junior high and elementary students. It not only involved all the music department, but also the drama department. Toward the final week of preparation, it became obvious that “In Celebration” was not going to be just another school production. Many people, including some participants, felt that too much money and class time was being spent on the production. May of these feelings were from students in the production who were having to miss approximately 24 class hours in preparation and performing of “In Celebration.” The first large scale rehearsal was on Feb. 15, during the first three class hours. The week of Feb. 22 and 23, students missed the first three classes on Tuesday and all day on Wednesday. The next day, Feb. 24, students missed all day for two performances. One was for the elementary students and one was for the junior high students. That same night students were back at school for the first public performance. On Friday, Feb. 25, during the day, another shortened performance was done for the high school students and another public performance was shown that night. A special sixth grade choir spells out the word “Liberty” while it sings “The Father of Our Country.” Patriotic Program