North Kansas City High School - Purgold Yearbook (North Kansas City, MO)

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Assemblies garnish school year The assembly year began as tradition dictates with the first assembly being held in the football stadium. At this assembly the football players and Northtown's A.F.S. students were introduced to the school. The drama department under the direction of Miss Mildre'd Fulton presented the first of many fine skits to enhance Northtown's assemblies. Stu- dents and faculty can still hear the dramatic cheer- leaders' ringing yell of Boom-a-laka, Boom-a- laka, sis boom ba... and not to be forgotten is John Richmond's black caped vampire on the prowl. Throughout the year works of the drama de- partment were to be seen in the majority of North- town's assemblies. No praise is too high for these memorable skits. It's raisins that make Post Raisin Bran so wonderful, chanted by drama stu- dents at one assembly, changed to It's students that make N.K.C. so wonderful being chanted by Northtown students during appropriate moments. Pep Club did its part in entertaining students during the pep assemblies. The most exciting of the pep assemblies was for wrestling where it was discovered that Northtown's boys yell louder than the girls. Dr. Howe, who had bet that the girls could yell louder, received a pie in the face as penalty for losing. Needless to say, the girls yelled their soft- est. Pom Pon girls also entertained at these assem- blies dressed as everything from little girls to golfers. Northtown's faculty left their dignity in the locker room when they became football players for the annual Oak Park pep assembly. This was only one of the many times Northtown students discovered that the faculty was not so bad after all. Mr. Robert Craven received great fame as the man who could not extricate himself from the laundry cart that Mr. Eugene Cole was pushing so well. Mr. Craven also distinguished himself in the annual Christmas assembly, a presentation of the instrumental music department, vocal music de- partment, and the drama department. In this assem- bly, as Mr. Craven so aptly put it, What you see 13 what 'you get, and students listened to music from a fine music department making another suc- cessful assembly. Barbara Thompson, as the world's best pitcher, gets ready to throw another strike. The smartest boy in school, Ray Raley, is stumped by Norman, the talking computer. Leonard Speiser finds that giving golf lessons to Cathy Merrill is too much for an old pro. Two girls clean behind the bushes during Earth Day. Dr. Howe samples Jane Taylor's special shaving cream pie. A typical cross-section of students express their amusement at assemblies.

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Seniors reap various honors In past years, at the conclusion of the school year outstanding seniors were honored at what previously had been a senior awards assembly. In 1972, this assembly was changed into an evening program held on May 16 in order to allow parents toattend. Coach Cochrane congratulates Scott Werner as fellow golfers, Dan Vick and Rick Bradley, look on. Senior cards and keys were much in evidence during M ay. Pat White hands out a music award. Q4-ui Outstanding Business Education Student-Cheryl Rist Crisco Award-Jeri Sidden Betty CrockerAward-Nancy Stewart Outstanding Physics Student-Jan Lounsbery Outstanding Chemistry Student-Mary O'Connor Bausch and LombAward-Bruce Marshall Outstanding Math Student-Bill McDonald John Rouse Engineering Scholarship-Dennis Roach Judy Ann Kretzschmer Memorial Scholarship-Don Fickel NKC Business and Professional Women's Scholar- ship-Stella McOsker American Association of University Women Award- Jan Lounsbery Columbia Union Scholarship-Michele Wilson College Scholarships and Awards-Michele Wilson, Sharon Craig, Karen Boaz, Jeanne Hogge, Jan Lounsbery, Shelley Nugent, Dennis Roach, Paul Wonderly, Scott McCandless, Elberta Tennison, Gary Koon, Sandy Mason, Cheryl Rist, Carol Retzer, Dane Battiest, Jeri Sidden, Susan Eric- son, Brad Ingram, Scott Brown, Jim Billinger, Ray Raley, Vince Gordon, Mike Smith, Karen Duggan, Debby Richardson, and Becky Elder. PremierA wards-Jane Taylor and Kelsey Short Amelia KellerAward-Debby Richardson Danforth Awards-Sharon Craig and Ray Raley Phi Beta Kappa Awards-Jeanne Hogge, Jan Louns- bery, Scott McCandless, Shelly Nugent, and Alicia Worsham. Grand Gold Honor Roll-Vickie Auch, Deanna Beever, Sharon Craig, Susan Ericson, Donna Heath, Jeanne Hogge, Elizabeth Jones, Jan Louns- bery, Bruce Marshall, Scott McCandless, Shelley Nugent, Cheryl Rist, Nancy Stewart, Scott Werner, Michele Wilson, andAlicia Worsham. Albert B. Fuson A ward-Scott McCandless Salu tatorian-Jan Lounsbery Valedictorian-Scott McCandless

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