Washington High School - Memory Lane Yearbook (South Bend, IN)

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left: A common sight at any school in the U.S.- students passing between classes. middle left and right: It ' s up to seniors to pro- vide leadership for the underclassmen. bottom: It ' s up to juniors to prepare for 1982- their BIG year. Theme 5

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II ■ ■ s U o T P U s ' t I In the past few years, the WHS student body has been informed, by various sources, that we have been slipping from standards set by previous classes. While absenteeism and truancies had risen, school spirit supposedly had declined, with school pride having said to have virtually vanished. Now, in a time of changes, it ' s up to us! Absenteeism, the past two years, had risen 15% with truancy also being consistently on the incline. The students of WHS had a challenge placed before them: to bring absenteeism and truancy down to a reasonable level. It was a challenge that had to be met by each student. The Spirit of WHS was questioned in the past by many observers. Concerned citizens voicing opinions in area papers reflected that the student body hardly realized that it even had a basketball team; consequently, the student body has been chided for its lack of team support at pep rallies and poor fan attendance at athletic events. Each student had a challenge set before her or him. NOW, IT ' S UP TO US! top right It ' s up to freshmen to develop mentally and physically for 1984-their BIG year right It ' s up to sophomores to continue their part at WHS until 1983-their BIG year. ■ ] I ' ll ■! , ■•■

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1980-81 Year Of Changes At WHS 1980-1981 will be remembered by many students, teachers, and administrators as a year of transition. A new principal, a new assistant principal, and a new athletic director were assigned positions at WHS, school policies were strictly enforced, and a new athletic complex was built on the east side of the school. Mr. David Kaser, principal the previous three years at Dickinson Middle School, took over for Mr. Million, reassigned to Clay High School. Both staff and students immediately noticed the changes taking place. Comments ranging from remarks concerning hallway conditions to classroom attitudes were heard from both staff and students. The new athletic complex consisted of two soccer fields, two Softball diamonds, an all-weather track, a football field, and a baseball field. This complex was completed in the fall of the year. top right: New principal David Kaser ponders the future of WHS. right: New vice-principal Mr. Truex works diligently on the problems at WHS. 6 Opening