A u g u s t 3 1 ,1 9 7 9
A u g u s t3 1 ,1 9 7 9
Letter from
th e
e d ito rs
F ro m
th ed e s ko f th ee rind pal
C h ie fta inr e q u e s t s
W e lc o m e fro m
S G
F e ltm a n
c a llsfo r p rid
re a d e ri n
ia rp o s s ib b
fo r th e
n in ee le c te d
members to build a float, p la n r
dance, orh a v e ac a rw a s h . So w e
a re
s e ttin g
u p
a
n e w
p ro g ra m
c a lle d" C la s s C a b in e ts ."
I t w iUb e
a
c a b in e t
o f
a ll in tm e s te d
s tu -
d e n ts ,
k e p t
i n
c lo s ec o n e s p o n -
d e n c e w ith S tu d e n t G o v e rn m e n t.
T h isy e a r w e a r e g o in g t o g iv e
e v e ry o n e th e c h a n c e t o lite ra lly
express them selves.
A
g a ffite
b o a rd
w illb e
set up on campus
a n d
w ill
b e
a v a ila b le
t o
a ll
s tu d e n ts .
F u rth e rm o re ,
w e
a re
s e ttin g
u p
a Pep
C lu b
t o
support our
m any
a th le tic a c tiv itie s a n d a re
h o p in g t o h a v e a p o s itiv e s tu d e n t
re s p o n s e .
A s
in
p a s t
y e a rs ,
w e
h a v e
m any
n e w
s tu d e n ts .
Soon we
h o p e t o h a v e m o u n te d th e ir p ic -
tu re si n a display case along w ith
som e
in fo rm a tio n
a b o u t
th e m .
S o o n a ll o f u s
can becom e m ore
fam iliar.
After the presentation
of new
s tu d e n ts w ew ill b e u s in g
the display
cases for a new pro-
je c t.
Every few w eeks ao o m rn it-
te ew ill b e p ic k in g a f e w e x c e llin g
s tu d e n ts in
th e
areas of sports,
s p i r i t ,
s c h o la rs h ip
a n d
c itiz e n -
sh ip . T h e s tu d e n ts ' p h o to swillb e
displayed in the cases dong w itha
sh o rt
e x p la n a tio n
o f
w hy
th e y
w ere chosen.
H o p e fu lly , th is w ill
D ear fe llo w s tu d e n ts ,
S tu d e n t
G overnm ent
w o u ld
lik e
t o
e x te n d
a
w e lc o m e
t o
everyone for the 1979-80 w ho01
y e a r.
T h is year prom ises tob e a
year of change, im provem ent and
m o st im p o rtan tly increased sp irit.
During
th e
sum m er
m any
im p ro v e m e n ts to o k p la c e o n o u r
school cam pus. W e w ould like to
th a n k
a ll
th o s e
s tu d e n ts
w ho
h e lp e d b ys a c r ific in g th e ir tim e t o
c re a te th is n e w e n v iro n m e n t. B u t
these efforts w illa ll b e w a s te d
unless we
c a n have full student
body support.
N ow
w ith
th e s e
s u p e rfic ia l
changes we
c a n begin to streng~
then our spirita s a whole.
F irst
b ff,
w ith in
th e
n e x t
w eek
w e
h o p e
t o
p la c e
a huge
c a le n d a r
a lo n g
th e
w all
o f
th e
S tu d e n t
L o u n g e .
A lso for keeping u p to -
d a te . th e b u lle tin b o a rdw ill s o o n
b efille dw ith in te re s tin g S tu d e n t
G overnm ent new s.
I n a d d itio n ,
w e see a definite need for m ore
involvem entin classprojects. Iti s
T h is 9um qnera trem en d o u s ef-
fo rt
wasg u t fo rth b y
s tu d e n ts ,
parent$,Board m em bers and staff
t o
im p ro v e th e
e n v iro n m e n t a t
th eh ig hs c h o o l.
S p e c ific a lly , th e
p a r k in g
lot w as resealed and the
c irc le d riv e re p a v e d , th e o u ts id e
g a rd e n a re a w as c o m p le te ly re ju -
venated, the lockers were recon-
s tru c te d ,
p a in te d
a n d
m oved
th ro u g h o u t th e h a lls, a n d in th e
g y m
area Phys. Ed. room s were
constructed for boysa p d g irls in
th e m id d le a n dh ig hs c h o o ls a lo n g
w itha th le tic te a m ro o m s.
T h e se
a re a swillalso have new lockers.
w a y , c le a n h a llw a y s , s t
c la s s
o n
tim e,
a n d
a
atm osphere
th a t
ra d i
s c h o o l.
C o u ld i t b e th
only because th is is th e
of the schoolyear, or is i
th a t
w e
ca n
c a r r y
t h
fe e lin g " th ro u g h o u t th e
a m asking each one of yo
b rin g a b o u t a c h a n g e a t
school,a change in w hic
pride and happiness prev
I trust all of you w illh a v
standing schoolyear.-D r.
Inp la n n in g
th is yeiir's C h ie!M
the new spaper staff began to set
th &
m in d s t o th e o rjg in a l id =
o f a high sch ool n ew spaper. A sw e b'egan
t o th in k & b o u ti t ,
w e realized that a school new spaper should be m ore
th a n
ap h o to c o p y
of Student Governm ent's record book or the P .A .
announcem ents.
T o us the paper m eansula tm o r e . L ik e a ll e x p e r ie n c e in a n a c a d e m ic
in s titu tio n , i t is a n in te lle c tu a l e x p e r ie n c e-th eC h ie fta in is th e o n ly place
where students can expressthemselvesfieely without being censored by a
strong-m inded adm inistrator or a stern parent.
A
newspaper should be more than a place of refugefor tongue-tied
stu d en ts.I t also tries to inform its readerso f the m any issues and events
th a t a f f e c t th e ir liv e s b o th d ir e c tly a n d in d ir e c tly .
T h is id e a o f th e n e w s p a p e ri s w hatw e have defined as our purpose for
th is school year.
m u s ,w e h a v e p la n n e d
the structure o f the newspaper
t o fu lfiU o u r ,r e q u ir e m e n ts .
l% e p o in t th a t is o f g r e a r e s t c o n c e r n t o u s is th a t s tu d e n ts p a r tic ip a te
in
theC h ie fta in to establish a pee
exchange of ideas.
If you have an
o p in io n o r a n
id e a
th a t c o u ld in flu e n c e s tu d e n t life , i ti s e x tr e m e ly
im portant to express it.
W ith th e s e id e a s in m in d , w e h o p e th a t e a c h o f y o u
w ill th in k a b o u t
the issues and events w e bring up in each edition o f the C h iefta ina n d
perhaps com m ent on them yourself
I n a d d itio n , th e h a llw a y s, o f th e
high school and the new room s'in
in the gym
area have been pain-
te d .
T h e lo u n g e w as a ls o re p a in -
te d .
In s h o rt, th e to ta l e n v iro n -
m e n t h a s im p ro v e d in o rd e r th a t
th e
s tu d e n ts
a n d
c o m m u n ity
m em bers m ay take pride in their
s c h o o l.
As we announced to students
o n o p e n in g d a y , a c o m m itte e o f
students, parents, teachers, adm i-
n is tra to rs
a n d
B oard
m em bers
m et
th ro u g h o u t
th e
sum m er
u n d e r
th e
c h a irm a n s h ip
o f
D r.
R obert
B o s to n ,
s u p e rin te n d e n t,
t o d e fin e d is c ip lin e , t o d e fin e th e
roles of group representatives,and
to e s ta b lis h th e d is c ip lin e c o d e . I
a s k
a ll
s tu d e n ts
t o
s h a re
th e
S tu d e n t-P a re n t
H andbook
w ith
th e ir p a re n ts a t h o m e .
T h is y e a r is a y e a r o f P R ID E-
p rid e in o u rse lv e s,in o th e rs a n d in
o u r s c h o o l.
T h e p h y s ic a l e n v i-
ronm ent has been im proved and
n o w
it is up
t o
each of us to
m a in ta in
a n d
im p ro v e th e to ta l
e n v iro n m e n t o f th e s c h o o l fa c ili-
tie s .
S im p ly , th isc a n be accom -
p lis h e d b y sh o w in g c o n s id e ra tio n
fo r
e a c h
o th e r a n d
respect for
people and property.
As I have
s ta te d t o y o u , In d ia n
H illi sa n
a c a d e m ic a lly s u p e r io r h ig h s c h o o l
o n e o f th e b e s t in th e n a tio n .
H o w e v e r, th e c itiz e n s h ip o f o u r
s tu d e n ts m u st im p ro v ei f we are
t o
a c h ie v e
o u r
p rim ary
g o a l-
g ra d u a tin g
y o u n g
m en
a n d
w om en able to
m eet their goals
and the dem ands of society.
L e t's
make Indian
H ill H ig h
School a
place that
y o u
e n jo y
b e in g
p a rt o f.
Ia m
im pressed
w ith w hat I have seen so far th is
y e a r-s tu d e n ts a n d te a c h e rs ta lk -
in g
t o
e a c h
o th e r in
a p o s itiv e
H um orc o lu m n
F re s h m
b y D e re k W h ite
Freshm eq, this year a
h a v e
h a 4
a to u g h
tim e
used to the h ig hs c h o o l s c
w eek, I've seen these da
d e n ts ,
w hose
g la z e d
e y
severe m ental depression
a
s
t
r
~
~
id e a th a t th e y
T h e y
w ander theh a llss t
their official IH H S
a tla
a ll ro o m
n u m b e rs a n d lo
I t
a ls p
seem s
th a t
th e
c o lo rs o f th e lo c k e rs o n l
th e ir
to ta l
lo o k
o f
p e
I
rem em ber tw o yea
w hen I was a rookie at th
a n d I w as lo o k in g f o r M rs.
c la s s .
W hat do you kno
lo s t.
So I looked around
a senior in the hallw ay.
I g o t u p th e n e rv e a n d a
g u y
(w ho, by
th e
w ay,
lik e
a
m em ber
o f
th e
M anson
y o u th ) w h e re
t
w as.
H e
seem ed
lik e
e n o u g h
g u y ,
s o
I
fo llo
d ire c tio n s- a n d e n d e d u
th ird
stall of
th e
lo c k e
T h is w as the first of m y f
e s c a p a d e s .
A nd
th e n
a g a in ,o nt
sam e day, I was assigne
lo c k e r
d u rin g
hom eroom
som e reason, the adm in
a ssig n e d
m e
N o.
9 2 0 .
try in g
t o
o p e n
th e
lo c
num ber of m inutes, I fin
exasperated and
a s k e d
to try
it for m e-
h e
T he E d ito r ia l S ta ff o fth e C h ie fta in
S tu d e n t o p in io n
A ttitu d e
m ustc h a n g e w ith
b u ild in g
S ta ff
g iv e e v e r y o n e t h e c h a n c e t o g e t t o
know their classm atesbetter.
We are looking forward to a
superb year!
S in c e re ly ,
S c o tt E d w a rd s
Julie Schneebeck
X h e
C h ie fta in
i s
w rltte n ,
com -
p o s e d ,
p rin te d
a n d
s o ld
a s
a n
e x tra -c u rrlc u la r
a c tlv J ty
b y
t h (I
s tu d e n ts
o f
In d ia n
H iH
H ig h
S c h o o l,6 8 4 5
D r a k e R d ., C ln c ln n -
a ti, O h io ,4 5 2 4 3 .
S p o n s o r
W m .P . K ln m M
E d ito rs
L o r i D a v ls o n
P e te rB e s o n
b yD ave H o llister
W hile
m ost
o f
u s
w ere
o n
v a c a tio n
o r w o rk in g , a fe w
s tu -
d e n ts
a n d
ad m in istrato rs
w ere
b u sy
c le a n in g
u p
th e
s c h o o l.
These students w ilbgly gave up
th e ir tim e t o im p ro v e th e s c h o o l
g ro u n d s.
It show s that som e stu-
dents really have the urge to m ake
w ehave the good fa a tie s, I hope
i t w illm ake the students proud of
w hatw eh a v e .
T here m ust be a changein the
a ttitu d e s o f th e s tu d e n ts o r i t w ill
turno u t th e sam e w ay it d id la st
y e a r.
T he
students m ust have
th e
N ew sS h o rts
th e sc h o o l b e tte r.
I n t h e p a s t t h e r e h a s n 't b e e n
m uch change from year to year.
T h is y e a ri s a year for change.
T he changes, such as the new
lo c k e rs in b o th th e lo c k e r ro o m s
a n d th em a in b u ild in g , th e p a in -
tin no fw a llsa n d th e a q u a b lu e
.
-
-
-
tru s t o f th e a d m in is tra tio n b e fo re
th e
s c h o o lc a no p e ra te p ro p e rly .
This
can o n ly b e a c h ie v e d b yth e
q tu d e n ts .
We students have lost
the trust of the adm inistratorsin
the past few years and we m ust
w o rk h a rd
to regain it.
O n th e
o th e r h a n d , I fe e l th a t th ea d rn i-
N w s E d ito r
D o u g la s J o n e s
F e a tu re s E d ito r
D ave Schonbeq
S p o rts E d ito r
T ra c y S tu d e ru s
B u s in e s s M a n a g e r s
B e th G a ll
B o b b y K in d e l
T Yp e s e tte r
J o a n G o td fa rb
P ro d u c tio n S ta ff
R odh r r .
C had
C h ris tin a ,
G ary
F re y t;r~ ,~
T h e re
w ill
b e
tw o
d a n c e s
o n
F rid a y
n ig h ts in th e n e x t th re e
w eeks.
T h e re
w illb e
o n e
o n
A ugust
3 1
fe a tu rin gH a r le q u in .
T he
o th e r
w illo c d
a fte r
th e
football game on September 14,
a n d
will
b e
s p o n s o re d
b y
th e
iu n io r class.
d o o rs a regreat im provem ents,m i
it cannot stop there.
W e, as students, have to m ake
the m ost m ajor change.
In the
p a s t
students have
tre a te d
o u r
s c h o o l
w ith
m uch
d is re s p e c t;
through the past years it has been
th eth in g to do.
H o p e fu lly , th is
year thatwillc h a n g e .
Now that
nistrators should have th e faithi n
the students to m ake the changes
n e c e s s a ry .Ifeel we have already
started on a good note andi fa l l
th e
students would
fo llo w
th e
exam ple setby those w ho w orked
b e fo re
s c h o o l,
o u r
s c h o o l w ill
becom e a place wec a n be proud
o f.
-r
J a y
S c h lo s s ,
R ic k
R u *in ,
J o h n
R ie s ,
D e re k
W h ite ,
G reg
T ro u t-
m an, D a v e H o ilis te r
P h o to g ra p h e r
R o b Z e S c ft
C o n trib u to rs
D e r e k W h ite ,
C had
C h r is tin e , J o h n
R ie s ,D lv e
H O llis te r , J a y
S c h io tr, W a rd M o r-
gan, Dr.F e ltm a n , S c o tt E d w a rd s ,
J u lie S c h n e e b e c k
A tte n tia nS tu d e n ts
Part-tim e job
a p p lic a tio n sa r e
available in the office.
Avariety
o f jo b s a r e a v a ila b le . N o pm kw s
a p p lic a tio n s a r e v a lid .
Y ou m ust
fao u t a new o n e th is year.
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