Wayne High School - Sentry Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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The church at the comer of Winchester Road and Baer Field Freeway was surrounded by water. The water got into the church ' s basement. You can ' t get to Southtown by way of South Calhoun. You ' ll have to use a boat. The statue tries to stay afloat in Swlnney Park. The block- ades were set up to prevent the escape of the monument. Is it fate or is it mother nature? Mother Nature has created more catastrophes in the Spring of 1985 than in previous years, with the blistering blizzard and flooding. During the month of January temperatures fell as usual. However, this is where we draw the line. Over much of the Midwest and Northeast snowfall continued to make roads hazardous. The white fluff persisted in influencing many to dwell deep within their cozy homes under warm electric blankets. Ten point one inches of snow had accumulated closing schools, roads, and businesses for nearly a week, virtually isolating the city from the rest of the county. Mother Nature was not merely contended with burying us under, she roused a great wind which plunged the windchill to — 70 degrees and created snowdrifts which the emergency snow vehicles thought already challenging. Once over the stepping stone it seemed inevitable that March would bring the three rivers to rise nine feet above flood stage. The Maumee, St. Joseph, and St. Mary ' s rivers ' rose so quickly due to melting snow and continuous rain that more than one hundred Fort Wayne residents had to be evacuated. Volunteers brought out the ole sandbags used in the Flood of ' 82 and Mayor Moses again asked for the help of the high schools to combat this obstacle. Though many believe that it was in the hands of fate, there are those superstitutious being who think Mother Nature was teaching us a lesson. Perhaps Mother Nature was trying to make us more aware of her changing seasons and appreciate her wondrous talent. As we look back to the beginning of the school year we remember the problem with the teacher ' s under no contract. In protest with the board no after-school activities were held from October through November. As the fall colors were dying, students retaliated by holding a sit-in, which lasted only 15 minutes due to the quick-thinking and thought-provoking administration. Individuals became too involved in a foolish sit-in which only created havoc. Nonetheless, since history tends to repeat itself, there will more than likely be one teacher ' s strike, and more blistering blizzards, and one more flood all in the same school year. WE ' VE HAD OUR SHARE OF TROUBLES 27 r

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Fairview golf course stands under- water during the 1985 flood. The storage building seems to be surround- ed by water. Mr. Johnson and Mr. Ewing volunteer their services during the 1985 flood. Many students and teachers worked for several hours to flgbt the rising waters. 26 WE ' VE HAD OUR SHAEE OF TROUBLES

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URGE TO SPLURGE The urge to splurge comes to all of us, whether it be a large Peanut Buster Parfait, a greasy hamburger, or a jaw breaker filled with raspberry bubble gum. But with rising costs, who can afford to buy that junk food? Certainly not our sweet tooth. The parent generation most likely can, if reminiscing about the good ole days, recalling when a McDonald ' s hamburger, known to the present genera- tion as Waxs, was a mere George Washington (quarter); however, that price has doubled in the last 16 years. If our sweet tooth can ' t afford such high prices then why bother with junk food? Some crazed individuals have been brought up on sugar. Sugar in the morning on their cereal, sugar on their grape- fruit for lunch, and sugar on their dessert for dinner. The majority have become used to sugar in their diet and have therefore become the dreaded sugar addict. Others seem to only want to support the sugar industry. Whatever the reason, the companies that provide sugar in all forms are focusing in on those specified people in hopes to obtain a profit with their junk food. Thousands of dollars are poured into advertising to create a gimmick for their junk food; however, they tend to ignore the obvious. If these individuals have a desire for junk food, they don ' t care where they go as long as the junk food passes the qualification for being named that honorary distinction, junk food. It must not be healthy, but just fattening. Most students go to Mc Donalds and Taco Bell, when they get the urge to splurge. Although Wendy ' s Old Fashioned Hamburgers is where everyone goes to find the beef. 28 JUNK FOOD