Yorktown High School - Episode Yearbook (Yorktown, IN)

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BU I How would you tell your friends? When mom says it ' s too slick to drive to school, you break out into a sudden sweat. Can your nerves take it? How will you tell your friends you have to... Ride The Bus. Parents don ' t realize the humiliation involved with riding the bus. Dad doesn ' t have to listen to WOWO break into the static for 20 minutes straight. Mom doesn ' t have to sit behind the jammed window after she did her hair for an hour. You do. It ' s degrading that you don ' t have the power to drive your own car, admitted Sophomore Kent Campbell. At the end of the journey, the yellow beast pulls to the curb of the school. It is now time to put on the sunglasses. I promised myself I would never ride the bus again after I sat next to some kid with B.O. -I thought it was me, joked Junior Kurt DeBord. You approach the doors and quickly scope out the scene. You sigh with relief. None of your friends are there, so you continue to the lockers where your buddies await you. Suddenly a chorus of A- nother One Rides the Bus, is sung by your (former) friends, and you crawl into your locker. After waiting for the halls to clear so your ego doesn ' t take another beating, you sneak to class - only to be tardy. As you slink quietly to your desk, the teacher ' s voice booms, LATE BUS? , you hear snick- ers from the freshman end of the room. You nod in humilia- tion and slither into your chair. This is when you promise yourself that you will never ride the bus - again. -Amy Hammersley, editor NAD TO Ril TH BUS J -r mi4 tf«Afi ' $ ...leaving your books behind... On the move, both in America and abroad, were several Yorktown academic groups during the 1984 school year. Not far from Yorktown, members of the German Club traveled to the Bavarian city of Frankenmuth, Michigan during Christmas break. This trip gave the members a chance to sightsee and view exactly how a German town looks during the festive Christmas season. Led by club sponsor Mrs. Naomi Miller, some highlights of the trip included the Glockenspiel Tower, the Maypole and the Willkommen Garden. Also making a trip - a little farther away - was, another foreign language group, the Spanish Club, who went to Mexico City, Taxco and Acapulco in Mexico. For eight days, the Spanish Club members basked in the tropical sun. The students were whisked from the Floating Gardens of Xochi- milico, to the famous Cliffs of La Quebrads, led by Spanish Club sponsor Mr. Rocco Fuschetto. The biggest jump was taken by six seniors and Mrs. Terry Nelson, journalism and drama teacher, to the other side of the world - Europe. The ten day tour included visits to Pompeii ' s excavations, Michelangelo ' s David and Pisa ' s leaning tower, just to mention a few. These students didn ' t come back with a deep dark tan like those from Florida but the intriging travels of Italy and Switzerland were found to be the most educational and thrilling experiences of my life, commented Mrs. Nelson. mm Traveling on through the book 14 Student Life - From Homecoming to Graduation, it ' s all here. During one brief moment of inspiration, our own Student Life Editor, Andrea Tincher, finally learned the difference between 10 and 12 picas. 32 Academics - It was a learning experience for Co-Editors Carol Cooper and Candy Davis, who pondered over one layout for 9 weeks, then turned out 8 spreads in one February late night session. 58 Sports - Was it a snow job? Or did Andy Bricker find his two layouts in a snow drift by the tennis courts? Don ' t ask Co-Editors Scott Brassart and Charmaine Balsley-they ' re out roaming the halls in search of a quote. 96 Clubs - At first Cynthia, from Muncie Central, didn ' t know how to crop a picture, but we showed her Howe, along with Co-Editor Jodi Bennett.who delved into the extracurricular side of Tiger Life. 114 People - It was a year of tragedy for the People ' s staff with foot operations, mother invasions, and the dreaded CAC. Nevertheless, Co- Editors Doug Fullenwider, Lisa Mitchell and Pam Somers succeeded in identifying all of US. X yj £-, Advertisements - The only way Lee Ann Littell and Tracey Reed could get their pictures in the yearbook was to be on Ads staff. You can see them pretending to work on pages 152 and 153. 174 Index - It ' s a boring job, but somebody had to do it. And that somebody was our own typesetter Renee Williams. By the way, Renee has informed us that she will never alphabetize again. 180 Closing - We had to end the book here; we were out of space, and besides the year was over anyway. Congratulations to Editor Amy Hammer- sley and Managing Editor Kim Guinn on their presever- ence, talents and extraordinary good taste in produc- ing this yearbook.

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nUD£N7 LIFE VI, ' e ' ve never looked so US as we paraded through the halls during an impromtu pep session for Homecoming. The annual events took on new meanings as Yorktown students added their own individual touches to... n The Sadie Hawkins dance when flannel shirts and jeans were bypassed for black, silver and pink punk shirts and parachute pants as the accepted dress. o The Drama Club ' s first ever dinner theatre, which highlighted not only a Neil Simon play and lasagna meal, but Russian dancers, a violinist and a transfor- mation of the high school cafeteria into a quaint Russian village. p The Prom, which took place in a local bowling alley, didn ' t strike out as couples danced in the new ballroom with the theme, A Night in Heaven. That old Tiger Spirit is alive and kicking at the annual Homecoming Pep Session with Senior football players Jeff Barr and Robert Scott and during all home basketball games with Jazz Band member Todd Young. Student -Ar