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

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FAR LEFT: Contemplating the purchase of a Hostess cake is senior Heike Cockerill. Some students bought these goodies daily before school in the office. LEFT: Marty Hardwick, Shane Ferguson, and Ray Tucker consider whether or not they should wait in line for lunch at the filming of Eight Men Out. ' BELOW: Freshmen Brian Peters and Melanie Monroe try to avoid eating their team’s lifesaver at Fun and Games FOOD + FUN = FOOD FIGHTS the lighter side of eating. Yum! Yuck! Good! Fair! What were the students’ reactions toward the school lunch? How did it compare to other lunches, and what were some of the likes and dislikes of the lunch? Could the cafeteria’s atmosphere be improved or was it great the way it was? When Winchester students participated in the movie at Indianapolis, the students strongly disapproved of their lunch. Most of the students said they would rather eat the school’s lunch; it was much better! Looking at it this way, the school lunch could be compared with other lunches and come out ahead. Most of the students tasted just about every dish the cafeteria prepared, and there were some likes and dislikes. Everyone’s favorite, of course, was pizza. Students said it was not the Pizza Hut, but it was pizza, so they ate it. The most noted dislike was the cheeseburger. A couple of stu- dents noted that no one wanted to eat cold cheeseburgers, with cheese that wasn't even melted. Surprisingly, though, there were a lot more likes than dislikes. Was the cafeteria’s atmosphere poor? If so, how could it have been improved? Kelli Loyd said, “Possibly listen to some music.” If the students listened to the radio, that could have increased the noise instead of decreasing it. Andrea Barnes had a different view and stated, The atmosphere is boring unless there is a food fight.” So it seemed the cafeteria’s atmosphere was very boring, and was only fun when a teacher's back was turned, and a student was able to throw food across the room and start a small food fight. There were other fun activities that took place. They included standing up, usually on Friday, to chant and mutilate the silverware while cheering for a sports team scheduled to compete that night. The Little Debbie snack bar was a lifesaver for those students who did not eat the school’s lunch. But, nothing could please everyone because students said that the snack bar could also improve. Others said it had improved greatly from previous years. If the snack bar was to be done away with, most of the students would have starved, because they depended greatly on it, and they simply refused to eat the school’s lunch. Revealing some of the unknown facts about the school lunch proved something. It was not all that bad, and if one was simply “starving to death he would eat the school’s lunch and sometimes the lunch might have even been better than what a mother or father was able to cook — or a movie studio. While most students learned to properly dispose of the trash from their meals, some students still had a severe problem with — by Lanie Manning

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TOP: Scott Hargrave explains to Dion Norris. The lunches aren't very good, but I have eaten them for four years and I have survived.’ ABOVE: Sophomore Jared Garner clowns around in Goodrich Park, showing a different aspect of eating. RIGHT: Preparing to sell Little Debbie snack cakes are sophomores Tonia Gibson and Mindy Short. Many students took advantage of the snack line.

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Is This Really Necessary? trash collecting. Slowly he opened his locker about half an inch. He then thrust his hand through the opening, pulled out a book, slammed his locker shut, and was on his way. “I wonder why he didn’t open his locker all of the way?” she thought to herself. “I wonder is there’s something in there that he doesn’t want anyone to see? Well, I’m going to find out,” she said softly to herself as she stealthily sneaked toward the locker. She yanked on the handle. It would not budge. She gave it a couple of kicks, then braced her feet and pulled with all of her might. All of a sudden she found herself amidst books, papers, lunch leftovers, and other unidentified debris. She had run into one of WC’s many “trash collectors.” Trash collecting seemed to be a favorite pasttime, or maybe a bad habit, of WC’s students and faculty. “I would be lost if anyone tried to clean up after me. 1 like my things to be neatly cluttered,” commented sophomore Lisa Piersall. “A clean house is a lonely house,” were the words of Mrs. Sonda Hawley. Had you ever noticed posters around the school announcing a dance or meeting in August and it was now April? This was another common habit of trash collectors. Mrs. Hawley and Mrs. Kathy Stone-rock, who were notorious trash collectors and openly admitted it, often found that they lost things or found notices lying around about missing meetings two months ago or things that they had been looking for for months. A lot of “messy” people found it uncomfortable to be in an organized surrounding. Likewise, a lot of “neat” people found it distressing to be near unorganized people. “I guess ‘clutter’ makes me feel comfortable. I can’t explain it any other way,” confessed Mrs. Stonerock. Mrs. Laura Northcutt, a noted “neat” person, explained that she could not stand to see things just lying aound. She thought organization was very important and stressed organization in the classroom. While some WC students were neat and others were unorganized, to say the least, one would probably agree that being comfortable was the most important fact. Whether they were a “neat nut” or a “trash collector, WC’s students and faculty somehow found a way to get along and enjoyed another great year together. Some people could not escape the desire to get away from the “neat nuts” and the “trash collectors.” For these people, there was only one way out. They were forced to seriously consider the advantages of — by Tina Hawley RIGHT: Encouraging WC students not to be trash collectors is Mark Scharenbroich. Students enjoyed many convocations throughout the year. FAR RIGHT: Custodian Frank Addington cleans up after lunch. The custodians were definitely aware of the many trash collectors at WC. 14