William Chrisman High School - Gleam Yearbook (Independence, MO)

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Shanna Mills Dennis Mitchell Darlene Mizell Liesa Mogan Dee Montenguise Rosetta Mooneyham Becky Moore Dot Moore f '.':- - ' Laura Moore 5 A J Dennis Moses to Ken Moulder 1 Steve Mulch el- Bryan Muiiemiofe - Charlene Nance K Galinna Newby i'i ' Jeff Newhard X' ' gi .'f, a t . ' Amy Nicholson . Donna Nicholson 'W Q Clifton Nix M N 3- 'i i i Matreena Noland ' 'li' fi .N 4' Terry Norman Y. l y gg S Stacee O'DeIl P A 5 Liz Odom ' i tj' Virgil Offield Janet Owens Sherri Owsley Larry Painter Julie Parish Michelle Parr Larry Paxton Donnie Perry Steven Peters i ri J' ' ' VX 'K' .f'. M--mu. .J mg, Waiting for her opponent to return the ball, Erica Werner runs through another practice session at Mill Creek Park. Reaching high, Erica Werner attempts to return the ball to her opponent during a summer practice. Photos by Jeff McKerlie Juniors

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buy lxiilit' Susrin Lane l .iti'it'iri Lrippat Listi I-tir1'ilwi,' Iiritin I..irsen Kin: l,.iwl+'r Dana Lev Cheryl Lema Steve Lounsbury Mark Lynn Kelly Maddox Mike Malicoat Shen Mann Tom Manners Clinton Marek Steve Marks Tina Martinez James Martin Kent Maune Laura Mayes Julie Maxon Cherie McCarty James McClure Pam Mcfintyre Derrik McGill Barbara McGonigle Greg McGowan A Jeff McKerlie David McKinney Samantha McKinsey Shannon Meade Lela Merical Larry Middleton Mike Middleton Gayle Miller .O 'I T? KT V7 ' . Erica Werner has the potential . to become professional player by Jeff Radel With the support of her parents, junior Erica Werner has made playing tennis a major part of her life. Moving from New Jersey at the age of eight, she found herself bored with the typical summer life and eventually found her- self on a tennis court with the essen- tials and the desire to play. When she was in the eighth grade, she took les- sons from Mr. Warren Landess, boys tennis team coach. That is how it all started for Werner. Coming to Chrisman her sopho- more year, she played the No. one position on the girls tennis team. After her year of high school tennis she moved on to the Indian Creek Racquet Club where she now takes private les- sons to improve her already well-deve- loped skills. Werner feels that her worst 2 Juniors Design by Debbie Morman shots are high backhands, while her best assets are her serve and volley. During the 1981 summer, Werner traveled to the Woman's Tennis Asso- ciation summer tennis camp in Deer- creek Beach, Florida. This is the ulti- mate tennis camp for girls and I really enjoyed the tennis environment, said Werner. Though plagued by several injur- ies, Werner has still managed to com- pete in several tournaments, the big- gest of which was the 1981 Kansas City Open. She failed to place. In the future, she sees national tournaments and hopefully the Avon Futures. I guess I like tennis because it is the only sport that I have participated in and haven't hurt myself. I am rather accident prone, Werner said. In the near future, Werner is plan- ning to move to Florida where her fa- ther was transferred. This is fine with her because Florida is a good tennis state, she said. Tennis is a definite career possibil- ity, though she only considered this a year ago. My coach said I have what it takes to be really good, and I enjoy playing, so I guess this wouldn't be a bad career choice, Werner said. At 16 years old, Werner says she cannot play any other sports because she has lost her talents for them by playing tennis. She said she used to be fairly good in several sports, but now that she plays tennis, she has lost touch with the others. Since she has been playing tennis, Werner believes that she now has better concentration and is a more outgoing person.

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Juniors Design by Debbie Morman 1 t 1 what she can expect Photos by Treuis Hudson Cap' l H'll 7 study in Washington, D.C. by Natalie Rice I was walking alone down the hall in the Capitol Building when l saw Tip 0'Neill. l said, 'Hello, Mr. O'Neill,' and he came over and shook my hand, said Shannon Humphrey, junior. Of course this is not a part of the average high school student's day, but to Shannon and six other Chrisman students it became a common occur- rence while they attended the Presi- dential Classroom in Washington, DC. The Presidential Classroom was designed to increase student awareness of the government and of its functions by letting high school students from across the United States and other countries experience it firsthand. lncluded in the week-long stay are seminars, tours of the Washington area and government buildings, plus student discussion groups. There is a dress code and the entire group is divided into 10 sections. Some students from Chrisman were sponsored by area ser- vice groups such as the Rotary Club or the Lions' Club while other students paid for the trip with their own money. Those attending included Aaron Woods, Kim Bessmer, Kelly Maddox, Shannon Humphrey, Beth Tignor, Ryan Ritchel and Sherrie Kelley. Returning from Washington, DC., junior Beth Tignor shares her memo- ries of the trip. 539 We stayed four people to a room and they gave us absolute freedom so you had to be responsible or get sent home early. We got to meet our sena- tors and representatives, or, in most cases, their office aides plus we spent two days at Capitol Hill, toured the Smithsonian Institute, and went to a really nice dinner and theatre, said Kelly Maddox, junior. t'Everyone was required to attend the seminars which lasted about an hour and a half. There were about four seminars a day and after each speaker, who usually focused his talk on a dif- ferent area of the government, we got to ask questions. We also had discus- sion groups, mostly about current events. lt was sort of like a mass debate since no two viewpoints were the same. The Southerners would really get hot, said Kim Bessmer, junior. Lemuel Tucker was one of the most interesting speakers at my semi- nars. He spoke about the mass media's role in government and told us some of his own experiences like being the first reporter on the scene when Reagan was shot and about covering the Iran- ian crisis. Still l enjoyed the Library of Congress the most, said Humphrey. new '11 K