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

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Relaxing during the filming of Eight Men Out is Mr Bruce Oswalt. After assuming his new responsibilities, moments of relaxation became harder to come by for Mr. Oswalt. New Leaders — New Purposes administration. Atmosphere. One of the most notable but subtle changes in WC during the 1987-88 school year, according to new principal Mr. David Gibson, was in the atmosphere. With Mr. Gibson’s new duties and new positions for Mr. Bruce Oswalt and Mr. Kellie Stephen, who shared the responsibilities of assistant principal, changes were bound to occur. Mr. Gibson and Mr. Oswalt commented on the improved student and faculty morale, identifying this as one of the most positive qualities of WC. WC’s new administrators voiced one common goal. Mr. Stephen explained, “If I could change anything about our school, I would make it a requirement that every student had to be involved in an activity outside the classroom. A lot of students miss out on extracurricular activities and the ‘fun’ things in high school.” In the past few years, the emphasis on academics has been increased. Mr. Oswalt compared the importance of athletics and academics to the students and faculty. “It’s a good mix,” he stated. “The pendulum has swung to a positive point and we have begun to recognize academics.” Mr. Stephen reiterated that WC students rank favorably in academics when compared with national and state level surveys. While this point was pleasing, he also noted that WC could still improve. “There are always things to improve.” Mr. Oswalt added that much of the success that WC enjoyed resulted from good community support. This support carried WC to many triumphs which helped in maintaining pride and positive attitudes toward WC. Becoming an administrator wasn’t a simple transition. Mr. Gibson explained that he had wanted to have more control over what took place in the school. But with his increased leadership, he was forced to take on many more responsibilities. “There are an awful lot of things that I have to go to,” he admitted, “and the hours are long.” All in all, Mr. Gibson enjoyed his new position. “I have to make the decisions,” he stated. And these decisions were extremely important to students and faculty because of their great effect on WC. Although WC went through some serious changes, the success and pride continued in the tradition that has always been the trademark of WC. Speaking of success and pride, let’s talk about — by Jenny Hinshaw

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ABOVE: Mr. Kellie Stephen seems shocked at his new haircut. The haircut resulted from a bet that Mr. Stephen made with a few members of the Black Attack on the outcome of the season. ABOVE RIGHT: Mr. David Gibson engages in conversation with actor Christopher Lloyd. Mr. Gibson played an active part in enabling WC students to be filmed in the movie Eight Men Out.” Randolph Central School Board: Back Row: Leon Fetters. Ilona Cockerill, Sheila Alexander, and Keith Woodbury. Front Row: Superintendent Gary Keesling. Stan Hendrickson, and Assistant to the Superintendent Walt Zebrun. 6

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Pursuit Of Victory Homecoming, one of the most outstanding events of each year. “When the results were read, I was just glad that it was over with so I smiled, but on the inside I was wondering when 1 could take off my tie,” stated Chris Franklin when Jason Franke and Jacinda Walters were crowned the 1987 Homecoming king and queen. Besides the reigning royalty the court included king candidates Chris Franklin and Matt Osborne and queen candidates Nancy Nordloh and Stephanie Lawson. The princesses were junior Shannon Fisher, sophomore Jodi Miller, and freshman Shelby May. Stephanie said, “I felt happy for Jacinda because it didn’t matter to me. I was just happy to be one of three.” Another highlight of Homecoming was Fun and Games. Since it was the class of 88’s final Fun and Games, they really got it all together and ended up winning the spirit stick. Nina Jones commented, “I’ve never seen a class that had such a ‘careless’ attitude change it to a caring one with the whole class doing it as one. Remarkable!” That summed the feeling up pretty well. Scott Hargrave remarked, “1 was excited! It was our last chance to win and we pulled together and got the job done.” The final event of Homecoming — the one everyone was looking forward to — was the football game against Winchester’s long running rival, the Union City Indians. Since it was the Falcon’s Homecoming and we were going against the enemy Indians, this year had a special flare that proved to be a bright one, beating the Indians 48-0. From Scott’s point of view, as a senior football player, the game was no different than any other. “I entered every game and played my heart out. The only thing that made that game different was the title ‘Homecoming’.” Mr. David Gibson explained, “The enthusiasm and participation of the students and faculty was by far my favorite thing about Homecoming.” All in all, Homecoming was a big success. As Tony Grow explained, the seniors were happy with winning the spirit stick, the student council and faculty members were pleased with the dance, and the football team was happy they played well. “In fact,” Tony reflected, “the only unhappy people after Homecoming were the Indians.” Happiness resulted from the success of Homecoming. But what did it take to make such events successful? One of the key factors behind many events was fundraising. So, let’s move on to take a look at — by Catherine Riddle ABOVE: Juniors Tony Grow, David Baldridge, and Ron Reitenour enact the Homecoming theme, “Life. Liberty, and the Pursuit of Victory. ABOVE RIGHT: Smiling to the spectators during the Homecoming parade is senior queen candidate Nancy Nordloh FAR RIGHT: Seniors Krista Hendrickson and Brian Hollowell strive for a victory in the sack race during Fun and Games. RIGHT: Preparing to take part in the sack race are seniors Jamie Pegg and Nancy Jessup.