Topeka West High School - Chevalier Yearbook (Topeka, KS)

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Speaking of freshmen, many changes occurred in preparation for their invasion next fall. Student Council rewrote its Constitution and 18 new teachers were added to the staff, some to plan frosh courses. Eleven teachers from '79 left, resulting in a large turnover in staff positions. School spirit grew as students and faculty all got riled up before the games, displaying their purple and white and, during Spirit Week, their 5O's clothes or their cowboy duds. The school took on a new look in fashion as apparel for girls turned to- wards the dressier direction. Pants, skirts and dresses were seen more of- ten, while guys started wearing nice pants rather than gruby jeans. Inflation hit home with gas prices soaring to S51-51.20 and higher. Com- pact cars became more popular, caus- ing their prices to rise. Though not di- rectly concerning students, mortgage loan interest rates were another target ot inflation, rising to a record breaking 13 percent. if QS TOP: Before a halftime performance, Chelly Gregg, '82, adjusts a drill team members hat, while Pam Marcy, '81, stands on the winning float. RIGHT: During Spirit Week, Sara Kuckel- man, '82, dresses up for Cowboy Day. lntroduct1onf5

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Preparation for the presidential elec- tion was an exciting aspect ot the year with announcements that limmy Carter, Ted Kennedy, Kansan Robert Dole, Ronald Reagan, and Howard Ba- ker would be running in the primary elections, and the announcement that Gerald Ford would not run unless drafted. Nuclear power plants were the set- ting for many demonstrations during the year. Many people opposed Nukes because they didn't want to be exposed to radiation. Early in the year, Brown vs. Topeka Board ot Education again made nation- al news. A local group wanted to re- open the l954 Supreme Court case, claiming that Topeka Schools were still being discriminatory against minorities, even though this was the second year ot open enrollment. The Board of Edu- f V :swf 9 If . , 't l ji: ' 1 .AIAA ' . fb ' '54 K 1 1. :V if ,Wx ' rg 42 :tx f W A 1ff'!l s. X JCI'-v-1'4.i 4 Ili! .Q cation contended that the case should not be reopened but that a new suit should be tiled it there was a legitimate complaint. Even with all of the changes, and the controversial national issues, students of the l979-80 school year and future Chargers will always believe that West is Best. TOP LEFT: Practicing her cheerleading is Sunni Schlegel, '82, TOP CENTER: Clowning tor the camera is Candi Jones, '80, ABOVE: Performing at halftime is Miss Beverly Bernardi. LEFT: At the Club Carnival is creeper Howard Britain, '8l. V Introduction X 7