Kickapoo High School - Legend Yearbook (Springfield, MO)

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SOMETHING i i Fciifrrz Rx,,6Nc:iTi+41Nc3 it r in The perfect date-who is she-what would one do? The walk along the Champs Ely The next morning, we'd wake up to Holiday King candidate conjured up royal fantasy dates that re- quired nothing more than a romantic imagination. Holiday King Eric Williams would like someone that's easy to talk with. I'd give my date a call and tell her we were having dinner with a business client. We'd drive out to the airport, and then I'd surprise her with tickets to the Carribean, Eric said. A 5'7 blue-eyed quiet romantic would be Bonnie candidate Rob Jones' escort in Paris. First we'd have dinner on the top of the Eiffel Tower. Then we'd champagne and croissantf' Rob said. A blue-eyed, mysterious, funlo ving blond is who auxilixary Candi date Greg Magness would like to be stranded with in a ski resort. Girls' basketball candidate Tim Fletcher would like to spend a week on a semi-deserted island with a yacht and helicopter and a good figured, not-too-tall girl also. A sleigh ride with a pretty girl wrapped in a white fur coat would be auxiliary candidate jason Klein's date. The romantic atmosphere at the University Plaza is perfect for some of the more realistic dates that auxiliary candidates jason Klein and Greg Magness would like to have. Though Sun and surf and Paris would be on the agenda for the perfect date, the perfect gift for Bonnie candidate Rob Jones would be a full ride to Yale University. Eric Williams would like happiness for all, but a Porshe would be nice, too. A ff' QC' 30 HOLIDAY KING CANDIDATES At the preSer1tati01'l of the Holiday King candidates at the Winter Sports assembly, Bonnie candidate Eric Williams is oblivious to the fact that he will soon be announced Holiday King. He is escorted by Bonnie majorette Kim Crites x XXXWW -gow sw F Nix

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After COO1i1'lg Off from a softball game Kim Montiel and Scott Holden watch television. Sharing special moments between classes was a favorite pastime for Lesley McCall and Doug Hoffmeier. He may be our most famous graduate I Mrs Karen Scott English teacher et around the edges It's not often that one's date shows up wearing black, plastic bags around his feetg but for English teacher Mrs. Karen Scott, it was a reality. Mrs. Scott, then Karen Reid, a Kickapoo senior, began dating Brent 'Huffa around the time she bought a new puppy, who was unusually excitable. The puppy Sam took a liking to Brent, and whenever he would come over to visit Mrs. Scott, little Sam would roll over and lose control of his bodily functions, all over Brent's shoes. By the third date, Brent had had enough and showed up with plastic bags around his feet for protection. It was just the funniest thing. I think that it was his great sense of humor that has made Brent successful today. He may be our most famous graduate. He's been in movies, commercials, and ads. I think that it's just a matter of time before he's really famousf, Mrs. Scott said. DATING 2 9

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sf J ff :sm 2 s s ff ge t Don't let him steal your heart away, the theme for the Holiday dance, was carried through with teddy bears and hearts. Stand- ing by these bears are cheerleading candidate Mike Gibson and basketball candidates Tim Fletcher and Matt Lane. Both cheerleading candidate Todd Burgess and girls' basketball candidate Tim Fletcher are sports enthusiasts. Todd espe- cially enjoys baseball and basketball and likes to coach young children in T-ball and soccer. Tim plays golf and likes to snow ski. A firm handshake was barrassed Mike Gibson, senior iff, iff. I ,, . about it. I guess she was too 'aku' ',N!, lvl ern .av ntroducing Miss Sneed A tall, mysterious girl wearing too much make-up and a maroon halter dress walked proudly on cheerleading candidate Mike Gibson's arm. Who was she? Obviously, she was not one of the familiar faces seen around the Kickapoo halls. Or was she? A closer inspection revealed senior Brad Steck in cognito. His alias was Sally Sneed. It was all Brad's ideag but there wasn't anyone I wanted to go with, so it all worked out. She CBradJ turned out to be shy and insecure, Mike said. There were no goodnight kisses on this date. A firm handshake was about it. I guess she was too embarrassed, Mike said. Despite her general acceptance, some advice was offered to Sally from the other King candidates- Next time, Sally, get your balloons straight! HOLIDAY KING CANDIDATES g