Winchester Community High School - Golden Era Yearbook (Winchester, IN)

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IT ALL STARTED ... at midnight, August 29, 1982! It was a very dark and mysterious night at WC (right). Everyone could feel the still, heavy air, an almost deathly air, that surrounded the school, and all could tell that something unexpected was about to happen. The only person left in the school was the night janitor, who was getting prepared for the following day. He was making his nightly rounds to each room, when he found a mysterious body lying in the middle of the hall (bottom). At first he panicked. Not knowing what to do, he called in the authorities (bottom left). As Mr. Myers examined the body, he was very surprised at what he found. At first he didn’t know what it was, but after investigating further, he came to his own conclusions. But he kept these conclusions to himself. School started the next day as usual. Nothing out of the ordinary happened. Students knew nothing of the inexplicable dead body, that had lain in the halls the previous night. A meeting was called that afternoon in the main office. The entire faculty wanted to know what 2 — Introduction

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Table of contents Album 10 Academics 40 Activities 52 Athletics 88 Ads 118 Winchester Community High School 700 N. Union Street Winchester, Indiana Volume 17

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. . . Mr. Myers had to report. Just as he was about to tell of his conclusions, an eerie feeling, almost a “spirit-like feeling came into the room. Windows broke, glass shattered, and tables shook. Since it was getting late, everyone decided that they had better go on home. The next day, the student body wondered what had happened. Mr. Gibson patrolled the halls all day (top left). Everyone was on the lookout for something suspicious. There were a few suspicious looking people in the halls. Just leaning around and not doing much work (top right). That night more spooky things started to happen. A group of people with candles started searching for clues. It was in the dead of night, but still some courageous people searched (bottom right). Two lighted candles located in the auditorium, marked the spot where everyone was to meet after they ended their search (bottom left). Introduction — 3