Kirkwood High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Kirkwood, MO)

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P' U EXPECTATIONS BUILD as flames singe the stuffed Statesman at the Turkey Day bonfire, Nov. 21. IN HOPES of a Pioneer victory, Lisa Gorman, sophomore, shows her spirit with red and white balloons. tha 9' ...that fell down with the wi nl tcontinued from page 255 than two hours, trying to get all the boxes to stand up to the wind, Apperson, Diaz, Er- ich and Jane McNeely, fresh- man, just gave up. The game was less than an hour and a half away. For the first few minutes of the game, lONEER stood on top of the roof. Slowly, though, as the wind grew stronger, more boxes fell and lONEER became ONEE, NEE, and EE, Finally, be- fore the first half ended the two e's tumbled, too. Shortly afterwards, one of the ropes holding the se- cret sign snapped from the pressure of the wind and the sign swung down. The field committee had battled the wind element all day, while other T-Day deco- rating committees battled the time element. Preparations started before 28 - - Turkey Day Everyone had ci defecitist attitude until the couches spoke of the pep assembly. -Jane Phipps the first day of school, as stu- dents fire-proofed paper. GPC members and hall com- mittee members spent many hours planning and working on their decorations. On Tuesday, Nov. 20, from 2:30-9:30 p.m., students worked on decorating their designated halls. All week, Principal Franklin McCallie made announce- ments about leaving decora- tions up for all to see. Until 2 p.m., Wednesday, practically all the decorations remained intact, something different. Most years students pulled down decorations dur- ing first hour. At the after-school pep as- sembly, Suzanne Lumley, GPC president, announced the hall winners. First place went to Student Council, sec- ond to Pom-Pon squad and third place was a tie between the sophomore and senior halls. This was the first time in at least eight years that the senior hall did not fake first place. Lumley also announced Robby Simmons, junior, as the pie-eating contest winner, and Sandra Clark and Chris Fuchs, seniors, as the red hot guess and baby picture con- test winners, respectively. Later that night, Boys' P Club members lit the tr tional bonfire and slo smoke crept upward. Fla stretched and licked t Webster player, which hu been hung in effigy. Fina the player ignited and bu into flames. Students left the scene hopes of a win against tl Webster Statesmen at no the following day. After the loss to the Sta smen, 28-6, GPC and BI members began to clean the long-labored over deco tions. Some darted after p per that blew by, others ca fully folded up sheet signs Even though we los' said Apperson, field co mittee chairman, struggl with the decorations worth it. We don't decorat win, we bo it to bolster s its-win or lose.

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ompeting with the elem nts s the chilled winter wind ipped across the frozen rink, Kathy Matthews, ju- r, skated around in contin- us laps trying to beat her vious time. espite the stinging on her e and the stiffening of her scles, she kept on going, ermined to top the score her opponent. or Matthews, speed skat- on Wednesdays and Sun- s served as an off-campus rt in which she could get doors and improve on her skills. liked the competition that offered, and always liked to ice- said Matthews. was not limited to There were o lot of sports to choose from off-campus, besides basketball and football. -Debbie Hobbs ice, however, as many pre- ferred the warmth of an in- door roller rink. I found roller skating a lot more fun than ice skating. There wasn't a cold wind blowing in your face and you didn't get wet when you fell down, said Julie Schneider, sophomore. Racquetball was another mode of exercise and recrea- tion for some students, who either belonged to private ll. i , I ' 'I 'GRAY clubs, or just played period- ically with friends. Racquetball offered a lot of competition and it was a good way to stay in shape, said Mark Brubaker, junior. For sports enthusiasts who preferred organized league competition, churches of- fered basketball and volley- ball teams in which they played other teams from around the area. I only had enough time to play on a church team, said Chris Jones, junior. Other off-campus teams in- cluded swimming with the Sugar Creek swim team. The training on the Sugar Creek team was more intense than the training I would have gotten swimming for Kirk- wood, said Rob Weeks, sophomore. We had nine practices per week, two hours each. Bowling in leagues also added to the variety of com- petitive sports. I played on league every Saturday morning at Crest- wood Bowl, said Christine Daniels, junior. lt was fun to compete and I met a lot of nice people. 6 1 Q, YMIYNB. i IN THE GYM of their church, Brad Stuart, Jeff Stockberger, Kim Orton and Scott Trowbridge chain skate. CUE IN HAND, Mark Kelsay, senior, sends a solid ball into the corner pocket. He practices at home to im- prove his game. Off-campus Sports - - 27

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,.f H . .--- 'M T M l if -'5 a55ff'.1 Us -2 .f 14 QA,-, .. ILQQ.. 'X' MUD, a constant obstacle, hinders Robby Simmons in his struggle to down Andre Nelson, quarterback. TO GET TO the heart of his banana cream pie at the GPC pie-eating con- test, Dr. Rick Burns plows through the whipped cream. DELIVERING A PEP TALK, Coach Art Miller raises the spirits of Matt McWay, Roger Perry, David Smith and Brad Harris in the second half of the Turkey Day game. Turkey Day - - 29 5