South Salem High School - Sword and Shield Yearbook (Salem, OR)

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Troy Bissell Laurie Blackmer Alexandria Blair Don Blake Manja Boerman Diana Bogdan Ray Boring Kris Bowers Debra Boyd Hal Brack Brian Bradbury jeff Branch Kris Bowers Unique and artist, had been interested in art since her childhood. Kris took art classes such as printmaking, pottery, and needlecraft at Bush Barn prior to high school. She has been enrolled in almost every offered art class in high school. The variety of art classes she took enhanced her versatility as an artist. Much of Kris's schedule consisted of art classes, so she was able to get to know the art teachers and they were able to get to know her. Kris gave much of the credit for her success in art to the art teachers. She said, If it wasn't for Mrs. Poole and Mrs. Hughes, I don't think I would have come this far in art. The art teachers had impressive words about Kris and her art. Mrs. Poole said Kris was dependable, skillful, and original and all that makes for an excellent art stu- dent. Mrs. Poole had Kris in several classes, including jewelry, printmaking, and callig- raphy. Kris especially enjoyed the jewelry Kris Bowers, an outstandingly talented l ,tw -rLmMwyD'P u.iIt ,f .- Kris paying rapt attention to Mr. MacKnight in Yearbook.

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Roberto Acevedo Heidi Alsever john Amos james Bailey Kipp Bajaj Leianna Baker Pam Baker David Bales Dixie Barfknecht Carol Barnett Pat Barrett Tim Barrier Matt Bartruff joe Bass joelle Bassett Marcie Bender Cindy Bennett Teri Bernloehr Laurie Beyea Mike Bigej

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Surprisin and printmaking classes. A silver necklace with a black pearl and earrings to match two of Kris's pieces with which Mrs. was most impressed. Mrs. Hughes, who had Kris in her draw- classes as well as her stained glass classes, that she was most impressed with a still- done by Kris using broken mirror and a up photograph arranged in an abstract She was surprised that such a quiet could be so powerful with her She said, Kris's abstract art is quite and surprising for a high school stu- ' Drawing was Kris' favorite general of art. Specifically, she enjoyed cubism thingsl, and abstract and modern Art brought recognition as well as oppor- to Kris. She was recognized as the Arts Student of the Issue in the Octo- , 1983 Clypian. In addition, Kris was cho- as one of the staff artists for this edition the Sword 6? Shield. This was an impor- position, as her duties included design- some of the advertisements and helping editor to design the cover. Kris had many opportunities to display artistic ability. One of her prints was in a downtown store window the Salem Celebration. During the season, Kris helped decorate win- in downtown shop windows by paint- festive scenes on them. She designed of the pages in the calendar done by fine art students that benefited the art tment. She also designed the poster the Fall Instrumental Concert. With so much talent and ability, it ouldn't be surprising to walk into a gallery ne day and see pieces by Kris Bowers. Buy ne and say, l went to school with a fam- us artist. -B. Field if . .Q l .Lf 5, ! . I4 A . lt. , ,iff V-q+9+i mat.ii.?a?aaa.a Ron Branson Shari Bratton Kelley Brookes Lorna Brothers Todd Brumfield Erik Brunkal Lourdes Buendia Shawn Burford Megan Burger Darren Burke Scott Burton Kim Campbell Seniors-9