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

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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

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7 ABOVE: Procior Cheryl Keailey, '80, smiles while, TOP RIGHT, Peggy Dobelbower, '80, shows her school spirii. RIGHT: Marii Priest and Toclcl Newman, '81, and Diane Mosher, '80, ride the French Club float. FAR RIGHT: Topeka West Theatre members creep Sflntroductiori Q5 aww ' I K Ml, ii' . i K - V,-- af' 'A .,,, I'iZ1'jj:,,,'h ,Qi y fig, Q ' f