Wamego High School - Wa Kaw Yearbook (Wamego, KS)

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“Debate is a venture into the unknown. Sounds unsupportable? It is not. Each year high school students have a new resolution to be debated and, surprisingly, few know much about the topic to begin with. There is no way to tell what affirmative cases will be or how the negative will support the status quo, but at the year’s first tournament it all seems to be laid out. The unknown becomes known. The entire process is controlled by the debater alone. How can such a process occur? A debater gathers and collects data, assimilating this information into an affirmative approach and a negative defense, often extemporaneously. The skill acquired, therefore, is in discovering the known from any unknown, and then being able to present the data in a reasoned format. Mark Kapfer, WHS debate coach. During the 1979 season, twenty-one invitational tournaments and regionals were attended by WHS debaters. Each debater attended at least three tournaments. Almost every weekend debaters were up by at least 6:00 a.ni., preparing for travel to exhilarating days of exhausting mental competition. For a full semester twenty-two bright, talented, WHS men and women faced tough competition, and many times came home with the rewards of their hard work: victory! 1. Researching is an important part of debate. Pat Rafferty and Mr. Kapfer look through note cards, while Marjean Garrett cuts articles from the newspaper. 2. Jane Smith, regional team’s first negative, pre- pares to leave school for a Friday afternoon tournament. 3. 1970-80 Debate Squad: Bottom row (L to R) R. Glover. E. Rowley. T. Rafferty, D. Shea. Second Row (L to R) G. Roth. P Dcwccsc, J. Smith. B Uhlrich. K. Carlson. Mr. Kapfer. Thrid row (L to R) J. Pittcnger. B Stewart. K. Dawson, Fourth row (L to R, going up ladder) R. Pitney, J. Lang, J. Adams, M. Garrett. S. Bicdcnbcndcr. P. Rafferty, B. Pcddicord, M. Grannell. Fifth row (L to R) D. Simon, D. Ditto. 4. Beth Uhlrich. WHS experienced debater, practices her first affirmative speech. 5. Daniel Shea, WHS novice, takes a break from researching to share a laugh with Mr. Kapfer. 6. Part of successful debating is good organiza- tion. Lance Braden and Stan Bartley, novices, get things together before a tournament. 23

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Yearbook 1. Mrs. Rush makes revisions on Cindy Weller's copy. 2. The ’79-’80 Yearbook staff left to right. 1st row: Brenda Blanka. Tina Clark. 2nd row: Ryan Hendricks. Darla Dreher. 3rd row: Tara Eisenbeis. Sheryl Carnahan. Annette Etienne, Cindy Weller. Beth Uhlrich. Todd Eisenbeis. Bryan Cowan, Jeff Doll, and Vrenda Pritchard. 3. The Yearbook staff on their fall tour of the Josten's American Yearbook plant at Topeka. 4. The Yearbook staff again at Josten's. 5. Vrenda Pritchard and Tara Eisenbeis prepare photo assignments for photographer Todd Eisenbeis. 24