Belleville Township West High School - Bellevinois Yearbook (Belleville, IL)

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The Student Council decorated the cafeteria appropriately for their annual Christmas dance. The annual Christmas dance gave us a chance to dress up and enjoy the holidays. A large crowd attended the dance in the Annex after the Althoff West football game. The dance was sponsored by the Bellevinois Staff. Those attending “bopped til they dropped to the tunes of “Bull Frog. 20 Dances

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Plays offered entertaining evenings The Junior Jam. “Jammin ' the Gap. portrayed the generation gap be tween parents and their offspring. James Leader and Michelle Corbin consulted their traveler ' s guide in “Mark Twain in the Garden of Lden. as Mark Twain (Chris Shannon) ob served them. Ian Shephers. playing a detective, questioned Little Bo Peep (Joan Adams) about the “Murder at Mother Goose’s Place. John Hunter and Lisa Auffarth observed their spoiled brat, played by Jamie Sommers, in “Four Little Words. Plays 19

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Cary Asbury. Stephanie Wehmeier. and David Sink enjoyed themselves at one of the Friday night dances at Panorama, sponored by Belleville Parents in Action. Kl ITH. and Mr. Frank Booker of Panorama. Kids given choices Belleville Parents in Action had another active year, trying to provide community and school activities that give teens alternatives to drug abuse. Many in the community supported and attended their programs and work shops. Many teens enjoyed the Friday night dances at Panorama. Little Theatre members staged puppet shows at area grade schools. Plans were made for an all-night party for seniors only after Commencement on June i. A large crowd was attracted to the Scottish Rite Cathedral on September 2(5 to hear nationally known Father Joseph Mart in speak on chemical use and abuse . The program was sponsored by Belleville Parents in Action. Some of the puppe ts that got ae ross the message of taking care of the ir bodies to children we;re Sidney Syrup. Cadac. Astra Aspirin, and Victor Vitamin. The puppc ts we re cut in the woodshops and painted and decorated by a member e f Pare nts in Action. In January, a committee of the Be lle ville Parents in Action organization me t with newly-appointed Pejlice Chief Robert E. Hurst to discuss activities involving the youth of the community. Committee members were Mrs. Ceil Baker. Mr. Dan Wolford, assistant principal. Mrs. Doris Millarei. and Mrs. Nan Kammann. Me mbers of Little Theatre prepared a puppet show to take to the first and second grades e f area schools to illustrate for children the effects e f drugs on the body. Operating the puptx t show were (Bottom Row) Jacki Bugg. Tammy Gibbons. Janice Eschman. (Top Row) Jay Elliott, Janellc Limtx r. Sce tt Shepherd. Scott Eggerding. Rachel Hunsaker. and Garrett Schwartz. Miss Nina Bono directed the show. Belleville Pare nts in Action 2 1