Ruskin High School - Mirage Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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HI-LIGHT HAS HUMBLE BEGINNING The Hi-Light’s humble beginnings can be traced back to a four page flyer often featuring a boy and girl of the month. The present day advisor. Mr. Archibald Wrisinger would term such atrocities and “chit chat” as “Pumkin’ Center News.” It was originally intended that each of the staff members be issued a press pass, each with the borrowed inscription . . . “forgive us our presspasses . Major emphasis was placed on “plain meat and potatoes writing”. Themes of the paper varied from such touchy subjects as vandalism ranging to a Bi-Centennial theme in which such areas as prominent ancestries of Ruskin students and red. white, and blue commercialism were covered. Today, under the editor Dick Neff, also high school sports writer in the community, the Hi-Light publication follows numerous awards, the most recent being the “All Missouri Rating . Proof of the paper’s superior standing can be seen in room 224. Alongside a 14 karat gold pla- que. twenty-eight awards are plastered on the walls. Dick Neff edits Steve Michalski's sports story. A little wit and humor amuse Mr Wrisinger and Jim Laughlin. A chance to celebrate is always taken advantage of with the Hi-Light Staff. 14 Hi-Light

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Hear, speak, see no evil . . . Have no fun!! Darry Metcalfe’s and Melissa Capen’s ideas punched out. again!? “I WISH YOU EVERY SUCCESS!” Ms. Ellen Mooney Through the course of the year, the student body was often confronted with the phrases, “Do it”, Grin if you got one”, and A yearbook never forgets.” The 75-76 MIRAGE staff earnestly attempted to sell the book they labored year long over, and throughout that year faced many frustrations, traumas and castastrophes, each one uniting the staff as a family. In January, the staff found itself bidding farewell to an advisor who had bought integrity to the MIRAGE’S name. Ms. Ellen Mooney found it necessary to trek back home to her native land, Canada. Still, the Staff endured. Strive for perfection became the class motto as supreme efforts were made to reach that high goal. Though the fruits of the staff’s labor could not be appreciated until the coming August, a sense of pride could be seen upon the comple- tion of a darned near perfect” spread. Few could fully un- derstand the thought that goes into one caption or headline, or realize the importance of following the layout rules of Modified Mondrian. Just the same, it was the little paintaking headaches that benefited a big and beautiful MIRAGE. The final words from Ms. Ellen Mooney: “As a Cana- dian I began this book, but I think it is more than fitting that, in this bicentennial year, an American, Mrs. Poppe, should finish it! To the staff and my successor, I wish every success!” Mirage 13

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Doug Sharp and Steve Epley. Jan Smith and Lilly Centonze—the happy faces behind the bylines. Ken Gerry write and rewrite. Lit candles and a frosted cake are presented to a birthday boy—Arch Wrisinger. Sara Nolte's athletic ability excells her typing skills.