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

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Above: Senior Chuck Richardson waits to exit the parking lot. He was one of several seniors who were able to drive to school. Above Right: Matt McLaughlin is disgusted as he prepares to leave school. Many students were frustrated at the long line of cars in the parking lot after school every day. Right: One example of a car not typical of those found in the parking lot is captured by the photographer. Although many students didn’t own cars as nice as this one, most students were happy that they even had a car to drive. 4

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Table Of Contents Opening 4 Characters 32 Academics 76 Sports 90 Organizations 118 Advertising 140 Index 158 Closing 160 Top: Under the hair and sunglasses is Scott Burelison. Scott uniquely showed his spirit during the Homecoming dress up days. Above: Preparing to try out for a part in the fall play Arsenic and Old Lace is Jerad Garner. Most students had little trouble finding ways to keep busy.

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Leti qcr I mtiut mo . . . Cruising. Almost everyone has done it at one time or another. But why? What inescapable feeling grips students and causes them to spend hours on the streets of Winchester? Sophomore Dena Simmons summed up the typical reason for cruising with, “When I’m bored, it's something to do.” Others saw cruising as a temporary escape from homework and a way to let out emotions when upset or angry Where are the hot spots to cruise? The most popular route which allowed students to “see who else is riding around town, as freshman Justin Robinson put it, was from McDonald’s to the high school. Some students such as senior Brian Rhotehamel cruised “as often as possible. Others cruised only a few times each week because, as sophomore Mary Robinson explained, “I'm too busy most of the time.” Not all students cruised with their friends. Brian said he cruised alone, while others cruised with brothers and sisters or boyfriends and girlfriends. Most students played loud music while cruising, but senior Lisa Moore felt this was just part of a “macho” image kids try to have. For some, cruising was an expensive habit. Others, especially those who didn't have to pay for their own gas, allowed the habit to develop into an addiction. “I can’t live without it,” confessed Brian. Cruising was a reasonably harmless way for WC students to pass the time. It was possibly the only way some students felt they belonged. But did it make a person any more important or better than anyone else? Senior Brad Wagner claimed, “You have to do more than just cruise to be cool. But until students can establish just what that something else” is, cruising will probably remain a popular form of entertainment at WC. — by Jenny Hinshaw Left: Junior Jamie Williams unlocks his car with a smile. He was one of many involved students who found a car helpful in getting to and from his many activities. S