Kirkwood High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Kirkwood, MO)

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eeping all ignals straight ' f i' ' W, , Jw, 4 1YEf'. '. sv ' l -2 IN POSITION for the second of three routines, Melissa Cain, Kathy Web- ber, Jamie Scott and Karen Straub practice for the Metropolitan Area Pom-Pon performance at Busch Sta- dium. A FIVE-MINUTE BREAK allows Bo Solomon, senior, time for a soda be- fore band practice resumes. 5-Q. aw Long, hot, lazy days filled with swimming and sunning marked the end of summer for most. But for some, those last weeks meant the begin- ning of practice. Football, soccer, girls' tennis and vol- leyball teams began their workouts. Cheerleaders, pom pon girls and marching band learned new routines. Twice a day for two weeks, football players crowded in the locker rooms to don pads, cleats and helmets. Then, in the heat of the August sun, they performed exercises and drills under the direction of their coaches. The hardest parts of prac- tice were doing hills and sprints, said Bret Berthold, B-team quarterback. Some first year varsity members found new routines 12 - - Summer Practices The heat made us tired and lazy, and we sometimes got our signals crossed. -Lisa Boes to be harder than ones on B- team. We ran to Essex Ave- nue too much, complained Dave Jaboor, safety. For the first time in three years, Kirkwood formed a ju- nior varsity soccer squad. However, during summer workouts, all the soccer play- ers practiced as one team. There wasn't enough room for all of us, two football teams and the soccer team sharing both fields, com- mented Steve Erich, soph- omore and member of the new JV squad. The end of June brought four extra days into the prac- tice schedules for new marching band members. Freshmen struggled to learn directions and signals from Mr. Stan Topfer, marching band instructor, so that they would be ready to practice with the rest of the band at the end of August. We had to keep repeating everything and we got yelled at a lot, said Flay Littlefield, freshman. Now, Ithink it was worth it. The task of memorizing 65 cheers had the inexperien freshman cheerleaders stil ing practice as early as JL 15. With the help of so omore cheerleaders and mirror-like windows of the . ditorium lobby, the eight g rehearsed twice a wel learning three or four che a day. It was a new experienc said Linda Tlntera, co-cl tain. We had fun, ev' though it was hard work. The end-of-summer h and just being on cam made Sept. 4 seem to Io even closer to some of students who practiced fore school. Summer workouts are ways the hardest and the h test of the season, said boor. But when the r competition starts, we're g we had those practices.

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leatin' along with the breeze loating calmly down the ramec River, oars out of water, tired canoers dan- d their weary arms in the I water and allowed the ids to take control. Paus- for awhile to soak up sun, mbers of the Kirkwood tist Youth Group relaxed enjoyed the refreshing eze. 'The float trip was fun be- llse I got to be with my nds and we had a great e, said Alison Orton, ju- r. thers found inner tubing a re exciting way of traveling the water. 'Inner tubes were a lot of Land they didn't tip over as ily as canoes, said Sue l like sports in the summertime because there are c Iot more activities to choose from. --Amy Mote Orchard, junior. Swimming was another way of beating the sweltering summer heat. While some took it up for pleasure or for a suntan, other swimmers par- ticipated on local swim teams. l liked being on a swim team during the summer, said Jan Lischer, member of the Treecourt Swim Team. lt was fun because I could com- pete with other people and I dldn't just sit around. Not all summer sports took place in water. Softball enthu- siasts took part in Khoury League or church teams. Baseball fans also wit- nessed a history-making event at Busch Stadium on Aug. 13 as St. Louis Cardinal Lou Brock, in his last season of baseball, achieved his three- thousandth hit, thus adding to his many records. Keith Hernandez and Gary Templeton also played well for the baseball Cardinals. Hernandez won the league batting title with a .344 aver- age, and Templeton was the first switch-hitter ever in baseball to bang out 100 hits from each side of the plate. During summer vacation, many students found activi- ties to occupy their time. Whether it be for competition or pleasure, most indicated they enjoyed what they were doing. As freshman Lynda Farmer commented, Having fun was what summer was all about! LOU BROCK awaits the pitch in his typical batting stance during the Car- dinal-Expos game Thursday, Sept. 4. BASS FISHING LUFIES Ken Jones, sophomore, to Lake Sinclair at 6 a.m. 3 I3 , 'wil Q A - , 'f-. 1- 'Wir Summer Sports - - 11

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