Kickapoo High School - Legend Yearbook (Springfield, MO)

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John Lennon 1940-80 Mark David Chapman, a 25-year-old Hawaiian, gunned down the legen- dary song writer and singer, John Lennon, on December 8, 1980. The following day, more than 1,000 people mourned outside his luxury apart- m e n t i n u p p e r Manhattan. When he put on pointed black boots, let his hair grow, and pro- tested against the Viet- nam war, so did the rest of the Mrock-Cn'-roll generation. It was the song writing team of John Lennon and Paul McCartney that changed the world of rock-gn'-roll with such songs as ul Want to Hold Your Hand, 46Hard Dayis Night, HYellow Submarine, 6LYesterday, and uLet It Be. One of the most im- portant facts about his death was that there left no hope for the Beatles group of ever reuniting for a final reunion concert. Jr a. Best of '81 . . Front row: Doug Green, Wiser, Carla Dowell, Randy Mac- Gaye Bane, Kyle Roblin, Dee Ann Ren- Lachlan, Dean Groover, Christie frow, Brad Tuck, Judy Grant, Sandra Osgood. Back row: Robin Wilson, H Wayt. Row 2: Kerry Scott, Becky McClelland, Heidi Olson, Scott Bunn, Hockensmith, Bart Birmingham, David Suzanne Foushee, Scott Farris, J Greene, Lisa Ziebell. Best of 981 Most Athletic: Hal McClelland Heidi Olson Cutest Smiles: Scott Bunn Suzanne Foushee Best Con Artists: Scott Farris Sharon Beckham Most Likely to Succeed: Brad Tuck Judy Grant Class Clowns: Kyle Roblin Dee Ann Renfrow Most Spirited: Doug Green Becky Hockensmith Biggest Mouths: Kyle Roblin Gaye Bane Best Friends: David Wiser and Bart Birmingham Judy Grant and Sandra Wayt Biggest F lirts: Hal McClelland Robin Wilson Class Couple: Randy MacLachlan and Carla Dowell Best Dressed: Dean Groover Christie Osgood Funniest Laughs: Joe Greene Lisa Ziebell Spaciest: Kerry Scott Susan Wise Thatis Entertainment Movies Music Television Urban Cowboy Another One Bites the Dust MtA fStH Caddyshack Pm Alright Dallas Blues Brothers Look What Youive Done to Me Little House on the Prairie The Empire Strikes Back All Out Of Love Dukes of Hazzard Cheech 81 Chongis Next Sailing Real People Movie Yellow Ribbons After M444 days in hell, as labeled by the press, the 52 Americans, who were held captive in Iran, were finally released. It all began on Novem- ber 4, 1979, when the Shah of Iran fled to the U.S. Then, students from the University in Teheran seiz- ed the U.S. Embassy, hop- ing to have the Shah returned for trial. How- ever, the U.S. refused to release him, President Carter ordered all Iranian assets frozen. During the 64 un- believable weeks, millions of Americans shouted slogans toward the Ayatolla. Iranians burned American flags and chanted out against Presi- dent Carter. Nevertheless, Americans showed their patriotism by tying yellow ribbons around millions of trees, street lights, doors, and even buildings. The hostages missed many major events, such as the U.S. winning the gold at the Winter Olympics, the World Series, the Presidential campaigns and Inauguration, Mount St. Helens' eruption, many holidays, and much more. With Algeria acting as a go-between, the U.S. gave the Algerian Government 2.5 billion dollars of Ira- nian assets to hold while they made sure both coun- tries complied. Just before 5 am on the day of the Presidential In- auguration, President Carter received word that the 52 hostages would be released. Indeed, 53 minutes after Ronald Reagan was sworn in as President, the hostages flew out Iranian air space.

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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,

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WH 11111 TOD OI' Bu I :':f.:..,.Ei::2'eS Sore muscles and tired feet were just a few small sacrifices in order to be the best, and the best was just what the Bonnie Buchanans tried to be. They practiced before and after school to tone up those muscles and tune up their drums. Lisa Miller, senior Bon- nie, said, uThis year was my second year and 1 enjoyed it a lot. Some of my friends are Bonnies and we all had a blast together. Washington D.C. and the Cherry Blossom Festival was the Bonnies' main goal for 1981. They rasied money by selling fruit, atlases, candy, and candy dishes, in order to get to the Festival. Finally on March 31, 1981, after a year of hard work, they left for Washington and the Parade. Junior Jill Barngrover explained, u1've really had a great time this year, and my sister Amy was a Bon- nie too, so it's been really special to me. Working hard with sponsor Mrs. Cynthia Ramsey was why the Bon- nies went far. BONNIE BUCHANANS - Front Row: asst. senior twirler, Robin Hensley, senior flag, Kim Sterling, treasurer., Lisa Miller, Laura Swan, Christina Anders, president, Becky Stegall. Row 2: asst. bugle captain, spirit commissioner, Bob- bi Connell, senior twirler, secretary, Carol Eskengren, asst. drum captain, Debbie Mason, Kim Copeland, asst. junior twirler, Leslie Walker, Angie Tracy. Row 3: parliamentarian, Annette Summey, Brooke Champion, asst. junior flag, Beth Nickle, Lisa Graves, Sherry Nunn, bugle captain, Dana Espy. Back Row: Majorette, Shari Newby, vice- president, Amy Barngrover, asst. senior flag, Mary Gaska, junior flag, historian, Jill Barngrover, Laura Graves, drum captain, Lisa Gerst. 44 X Bonnie Buchanans