Kickapoo High School - Legend Yearbook (Springfield, MO)

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T-hat -vv. then . . if' Jeff McEntire Kelly McGehee Susan McLaughlin Tim McTague Devin Mackey s Greg Magness Nadia Mahmud i Aasya Malik s Nan Mallonee Lisa Marshall Melinda Martin 3 Jeff Meeker Daniel Meissner Michelle Melton Natalie Menzies Greg, Mertens Jeff Messerly Missy Miller Suzie Moffet Kim Montiel Jay Moore Becky Moore Michelle Morgan Bryan Morris 1 SENIORS In the wilderness Once upon a time, long ago, Kickapoo stood alone, all by itself on a barren prairie. The comings and goings of students were through one entrancefexitg neither Wal- nut Lawn or Primrose Cfor- merly Westviewj were open- ed. I remember a lot of times that one couldn't leave before 5 p.m., English teacher, Mrs. Ellen Henry, said. No one stopped for a quick snack at Burger Station or McDonald's. But some peo- ple liked it that way. When there wasn't anything crowd- This backup in traffic was caused by having only one exit for all the cars to leave school. This long line made it take a long time to leave the parking lot. ing Kickapoo, we stood out. It was a symbol that physi- cally showed the great things we can do, and that made us stand apart from everyone else, senior Jen- ny Collins said. The seniors were the first to use the new addition to the building. Approximate- ly 21 classrooms were added to house the growing student body. It was real- ly nice then. We weren't crowdedg there was room to walk in the halls. It took four years to realize how empty it was then, senior Michael Barnett said. Then things began to change. 1 . ff .. 4. F' , H ! zz' 5 5 i . 5 3 , .- .vi i 3 , . A ei .1 if 1 s we , vw W-ax? .:9Q - w - iii 1 '31 I A 'P'-s. -..- 1, X. t Us N , Q Qii X six was Q tt RN X x is N X X , X as f XG as X X x x s es. . :Ha g X N N X if 's Qi.,-gb' R is si X X 95 .-

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. I l wr ' 1 , I A isa' 7 I Q 9 What uSCd to be a barren prairie I I I I I I I 6 f is now full of medical buildings. All f these buildings gave the area around 9 - Kickapoo the name medical mile, S D a I I l fy l ,ff e' In the four years of high school, the se- , niors saw many changes take place in the area ' hat you around Kickapoo. McDonald's was built in 1982, and . Burger Station went up in 1985. During their freshman , Sald year, a second entrancefexit was openedg and new streets Do you like Kickapoo being totally surround- ied? ' t r . yes 37fK5 I .yno 47W l no opinion 16f7o allowed traffic to flow more quickly. The construction of Cox South, Springfield Communi- ty Hospital, a new Smith-Glynn Callaway Clinic, a cancerf radiation treatment center, an outpatient surgery clinic, and two nursing homes had dubbed the area around Kickapoo the medical mile. Some seniors felt the changes were good. The new medical facilities are real progress for Springfield. The fact that Kickapoo is included in the area includes us in the progress, senior Vince Blubaugh said. But other students felt differently. I just think that it's like plopping Kickapoo right in the middle of Glen- stone, senior Elaine Oliver said. Whether for better or worse, many changes around the area took place. 3-'l,, W I ,K i 1 l I ff 1 , I 1 'J z Q Q k if K . ,a gi. Gina Morris Leandra Morris Beth Moser K Brent Murphy S Sean Musick Christine Nelson Scot Nelson Pam Newman , Dianne Newton . Pam Nickle l Danny Nixon g Lori Northington Terry Nunn Brian O'Conne1l Heather 0'Quinn Tim O'Rei11y Steve Cliver ,, l I .:,., Ronda Orr .e ,, Mike Osborn Daryl Overstreet l Paula Owsley -,wp Brian Parker .Am ,rg 9 . .-3 y F Darin Patterson A, Qin. 5 y f 5 . ji n f f W S - if - ad Il SENIORS 1 Tammie Morrison