Great Bend High School - Rhorea Yearbook (Great Bend, KS)

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junior Mike Meier, SEr1lOl' Mike Vonfeldt, S0Dl10l'T'lOf6 Abe Reed. junior Bill Collins Sophomore Paulette Wittman. Senior Steve Sassmann Sophomore Cindy Brackeen. wr, ,mx ' S 'gif' , K, 25

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Faces tell true story of the year As that fall gradually cooled into a winter, emotions peaked with the loss of the football team in a State quarter-final game. We all reacted differently, from sadness to disappointment to hostility. We questioned the fairness of that fate- ful penalty QWho made up the e- quipment rule anyway?l, and finally accepted its truth. Some of the time, people didn't or couldn't say exactly what they were feeling, but faces didn't lie. School prompt- ed expressions ranging from complete joy to serious con- centration. Every day in class, interested eyes looked for something new to learn, and obstinate stares dared the teacher to reach and stimulate the minds of students. Sometimes a grimace of pain or great physical exertion 24

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distorted the features of a wrestler or gymnast as they worked out. The Mid-East situation shocked many of us during these days. The possibility of another Viet Nam raised its head, and thoughts of the draft once again became a near- reality. This too settled into a calm acceptance thanks to Secretary Kissinger and muted publicity in the press. But it never really touched you, did it? After the glaring spotlight that had been focused on football finally dimmed, Girls' Golf came to the fore with a State title in its four-woman team. Hours of practice and concentration were poured into the victory for the four girls, but the team wasn't without its funny stories and light humor. With the first snow on November H, 5, . A , ,. ,, .JR X ,fd N ' t ., rp M- E,--W 5 i . if suv? Mu N U ,. . ! .wx ww w,-,W . wx r -QM' 'wt' it E s X ' 26 A