Kickapoo High School - Legend Yearbook (Springfield, MO)

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M 4 Playing volleyball for homeroom 107 'f Todd Ahrens and teammates came in first in the Juniorfsenior division. 3 t ,. me ' f. -.W QW it , . -t s to A t .. . X 7 ' 3'J1a'..P.i.u .. ooo M. Junior Bill Palen is closely guarded by Ed Hession in a dueling intramural bas- ketball game before school. Spiking the volleyball is just one of the techniques used during the early morn- ing battles between homerooms.

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Rise nd hine At 7:45 before school, students gathered into both gyms for competition and fun. Sponsored by Mr. Jose Florez and Ms. Sue Schuble., intramurals involved such wild and crazy sports as soccer, bom- bardment, volleyball, bas- ketball, and bowling. Teams were selected from those who signed up in homerooms, then divided into freshman vs. sophomore, junior vs. sen- ior divisions. Double elimination tournaments were played to decide the champion- ships. Trophies were given to the winning homerooms in their respective divi- sions. CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS Soccer Bryne and Botenberry Volleyball Wood-Schuble and Yates Bombardment Yates and Gilpin Basketball Bryne and Undecided Intramurals gave those people who were not involved in a school sport a chance to show their ath- letic abilities. Lettermen were not allowed to partici- pate in intramurals. These events were not only for the guys but the gals, too. Each team was coeducational. There was a total of 480 students who took advantage of the sports that were offered to everyone. The sport with the greatest turnout was volleyball with 150 stu- dents participating. 40 Intramurals Dribbling the basketball and good defense are just two techniques needed for a trophy winning home- room. a fi? HK Q it f--MABW -1 11545-,A A l I INTRAMURALS -- Front Row: Kevin Turley, Charles Swinney, Paul Brice. Stacey Burkey. Gary Perkins. John Owens. Bow 2: Earl Johnson, ,lim Tay- lor. Tim Zaiser. Mike Klender. Phil Miller. Bart Birmingham. Bow 3: Danny jones. Greg Pontious, Thad Brown. Kevin Braughton. David Wiser, Stan Bullington. Bow -1-: .lon Spende Shane Vass. Brad Bozell. Mark Terrell Jimmy Nichols. Mike Bess. Gary Carter Bow 5: joseph Peters. Jeff Lindfsey s s David Rye. Scott Bunn, Vince Cox. Lee Parker, Craig Setzer. Todd Ball. Back Row: Mr. ,lose Florez. Kevin Bareford, Scott Stone. Brad Pitt, Bob Macer. Kevin Ashton. Jeff Massey. Mrs. Sue Schuble.

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42 X News ne Year End The World Was Asking Who hot J.R.? a'Who shot J.R.?,' became a familiar topic of conversation. The hit television show, HDallas, produced an episode that attracted an au- dience from all over the world. The episode featured the revealing of who shot J. R. Ewing. Up until this episode was aired, tee-shirts with a pic- ture of Larry Hagman, alias J. R. Ewing, were seen in department stores throughout the country. Bumper stickers, buttons, and mugs with slogans such as MI love to hate J.R., a'Who shot J.R.?, HJ.R. for President, and 'GI shot J.R. sold like hotcakes. Even persons who didn't usually view the series about a wealthy Texas family wanted to find out who shot the abated victim. Series Hits Home After eliminating an old enemy, the New York Yankees, in the playoffs, the Kansas City Royals reached the World Series for the first time since their beginning in 1969. Although they were defeated four games to two by the Philadelphia Phillies, it was a Royal year for area fans. Then, on Friday, November 21, millions of people huddled around their television sets, merely to discover J.R.'s sister-in-law, Kristen, portrayed by Mary Crosby, was the attempted murderess. It had the largest viewing audience ever. As a result of the program 'ADallas, many tee-shirts, like Lori Greer's, sold in stores across the nation. 501114600 a Van: Not only did George Brett capture the fancy of the females for his good- looks, he also received recognition by looking good at the plate as well, he led the Major Leagues with a .390 batting average. As a result, George was labeled the umost valuable player for the American League, with Mike Schmidt leading the National League. Then, by mid-summer, his popularity was expand- ed to tee-shirts with his picture on them and bumper stickers boasting uGeorge Brett for Presi- dent and uWe love you, Georgeli' After many new cowboy movies came to town, the cowboy hat, like Jill Bench's, became very popular everywhere. Cowboy raze Making big news throughout the country was the uwesternn look. For some true Ozarkians, it was nothing new to own a pair of real leather cowboy boots, a felt Stetson hat, and an assortment of plaid, western-style shirts. For others, however, it was a gradual process of collec- ting the western accessories. Not only did clothing obtain the western flare, so did popular music and entertainment. Locally, wreck radio stations began playing country music hits. Entertainment featured cowboy movies such as uUrban Cowboyf, A new lounge for those 21 and over, Southfork, opened and brought the electronic bucking bull to Springfield. The idea stemmed from the newly-famous Gilley s club in Pasadena, Texas, which appeared in the uUrban Cowboy movie. Eenie Meenie inee Moe! With the choice of Democratic President Jimmy Carter, Repub- lican Ronald Reagan, and Independent John Anderson for President, many Americans felt they had no real selec- tion. It wasn't until the debate between Presi- dent Carter and Ronald Reagan that many people felt they could make a decision. Some of the controversial issues discussed were trying to balance the budget, abortion, the 52 Ameri- can hostages, and the ERA. Reagan believed 'fit was time for a changegi' apparently, so did the majority of the nation. Reagan won the election by a landslide, carry- ing 44 states. Kickapoois own former-principal, Curtis Wilkerson, headed toward Jefferson City as representative for the 147th District. Regan summarized his chief goal when he pro- mised, 'fTogether, we are going to do what has to be done. We're going to put America back to work againf,