Kirkwood High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Kirkwood, MO)

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BS ens ies U n i t e d 2, planned activities, s an over- at Lindgate Ln 9 lp.m.l en every- the church until 7 said a busy was Kirk- Heuer, activi- -- Baptist n work in ents, july ible school er. It was e to watch ' w Stunts, entertainment draw crowds to various area holiday celebrations abulous, fun fairs It was the biggest birthday party in the country. The nationally televised Veiled Prophet tV.P.j Fair honored America's two hun- dred eighth anniversary, june 30-july 4. Approxi- mately 3.85 million people crowded the riverfront to see the attractions. Scheduled events includ- ed food stands, arts and crafts displays, and enter- tainers. john Denver was one of the performers. l didn't like him much, but I thought it was neat to see a celebrity there iV.P. Fairj, said jenn Cobb, sophomore. Air activities, such as jay Cochrane, tightrope walker, the McDonnell Douglas Air- plane Show, and three fire- works displays, drew the at- tention of fairgoers to the sky. I liked the fireworks dis- play on the last night the most. Synchronizing it with music by Michael jackson gave it a great effect, said Carla Davies, sophomore. An extension of the V.P. Fair occurred july 3, in Lau- meier Park in Sunset Hills. It offered many displays from the Arch fairgrounds. Other festivals, such as the Greek Fair and Strassenfest offered different kinds of foods and entertainment. The fairs originally celebrat- ed harvest time. German bands and jug- glers at the Strassenfest per- formed for the crowds as they ate various German n the heat of the summer Campaigns start, Reagan 'bombs' As the presidential elections rapidly approached, summer signaled the start of serious campaigning. lt was a time of conflict and unity, of applause and cat- calls. As the candidates prepared to do battle in No- vember, everything they said or did be- came critical. Several seniors turned 18 and registered to vote. This was what de- mocracy was all about and the day of reck- 5 5 oning was nearing. ' lllly 19 - The Democratic Party nomin ated former Vice-President Walter Mon dale and Representative Geraldine Fer- W0 lDem., N.Y.j as its ticket for the presi dential elections, Nov. 6. W e b e g i n - -bombing in five - minutes! 5 - President - Ronald Reagan Ferraro's nomination made her the first female vice-presidential candidate in the history of the United States. ' ' Aug. 11 - President Ronald Reagan, in an off-the- record voice check, reportedly said, My fellow Americans, l am pleased to tell you today that I've 9'8r1ed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes. ' Aug. 27 - Craig Mulcahy, senior, delivered tickets for a fund raiser benefiting jack Buechner, Republican Candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, to Buechner's campaign office. I dishes. lt was different from an American party. l couldn't decide what my favorite part was, said Ed Hassinger, sophomore. l liked it all. .aff In order to load the van, july 28, Ted Lischer, senior, folds the tarp that his church youth group will use in Maine when they restore old homes. Summer Magazine - 31

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Mixed expectations arrive On Labor Day, I was hop- ing they would make sum- mer three months longer and school three months shorter, said Tucker Kleitsch, junior. On the last day of summer, whether visiting with rela- tives or just bumming around the house, students could not help but think about the end of summer va- cation. My aunt and uncle from Peoria, Ill., came to visit us on Labor Day, and brought a foreign exchange student from Sweden. Even while he was telling us about Sweden, I couldn't help thinking about the end of summer, said Grant Krause, sopho- more. Other students exper- ienced the same feelings on with school the last day of summer. I went out to buy school supplies on Labor Day. I didn't even want to think of it as the last day of summer, but I couldn't help it, said jeff Fieberg, sophomore. On the other hand, some students were ready for the end of summer break. They were anxious for school to start again. The last day of summer reflected what I did most of vacation. I just bummed around the house. I needed something to do, said jeff Neiman, senior. Strands of toilet paper that seniors left dangling from campus trees cause Chester Blair, custodian, to clean up, Sept. 4, the day after the prank. I 30 Summer Magazine Water cools Amy Eichman, junior, as she spins in an inner tube, june 9, at The Country Place, a camp she attended with her church youth group. L fn-' ft' ameri' ' 47 .'s--e-71-.. , . af.-iff-'.' L . I 'ju Q, . fl. J . rf ,- ' , igqllgji -4-5.. A, . .N I - 1 , uper .5 ' ,Hi ...L-4.2 1' V' 'iff - r '10 '-WI-'EQ ' t times Youth groups provide teens with experiences, activities just as the future of Amer- ica lies in its youth, the fu- ture of a church lies in its youth group, according to many youth directors. Each youth program was differ- ent, but together they of- fered a variety of activities. Central Presbyterian Church was one group which had many summer ac- tivities, including a drama group, the Central Players. Rhett Payne, youth director, worked with the teens in the winter and spring to prepare for a tour of the Southeast, june 9-19. It was more than just a good time, said Stan Hul- shof, senior. It gave us a chance to meet people from all over the country and get to know church friends bet- ter. Other churches, such as the Kirkwood United Church of Christ, planned various summer activities, one of which was an over- night swim party at Lindgate Pool, Aug. 17. We swam from 9 tp.m.J until midnight. Then every- one went back to the church to watch movies until 7 fa.m.I. It was a blast! said K.K. Zoellner, sophomore. A third church with a busy summer schedule was Kirk- wood Baptist Church, ac- cording to Gretchen Heuer, sophomore. Along with other activi- ties, the Kirkwood Baptist youth did mission work in downtown apartments, july 16-20. We taught a Bible school for kids, said Heuer. It was a neat experience to watch their progress. It was thi party in thi The nat Veiled Prc honored A dred eigl june 30-ll mately 3.8 crowded 1 see the att Schedule ed food crafts disp tainers. john D1 the perform him much, was neat t there lV.P. Cobb, sopl Air activ Cochrane, the McDor plane Shov . n 1 Car As the summer was a tirr calls. As vember, came cri and regis mocracy oning wa ' luly 19 ated forn dale and raro CDen dential e Ferraro female vi history o ' Aug. 1 record American signed le begin bo ' Aug. 2 for a func candidate Buechnei 5

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An unusual pep assembly sets record fir t time for ever thing h hh'h The problems with the pep assem ly C ' 1 ' h . . . Students had an opportunity to spend almost 5 straig t ours at t e lg did not Seem to affect the varsity foot school, Se t. 7, as the fall s orts e assembly, the first football game, and the , , , , BackFto-Sclhool Dance concaludedpthpe first week of school. ball team 5 Spllllsf as ll defeated Park The initial 'firsts' occurred at the assembly, during sixth hour. Team members Way Solllll lllal lllglll' 27'0' , satlloh the ground on Lyons Field behind their coaches and the pep club officers. The Baek'l0'5el'l00l Dallee lellewlllg Following introductions from Principal Franklin McCallie and Anna Dodson, Girls' the game alse Vllellll Well llfllll -lalllll f .m., when disc jockey Charlie Cook'5 Pep Club KGPCJ president, each team's coach introduced his or her captains and then the other players. Having the teams sit on the ground and not having the coaches introduce individual varsity team members were changes that the administration made. The purpose of the alterations was to reduce the set-up time and overall length of the assembly. The changes resulted in a 20-minute pep assembly, the shortest in Kirkwood's history. Although the assembly was shorter, 5-Pm lumps complete an introduction cheer. Ma- lla MCMIHGF, S6l1iOr, claps while jennifer Van As- dale, senior, yells out her name, Sept. 7, during the fall sports assembly on Lyons Field. Red-checked paper covers the clipboard which Sllsall Qflmm, senior, presents to Mrs. Mary Schmtziusf physical education teacher. Anna Dodson, senior, waits before continuing the ac- tivities. 32 .First Friday of School b , 5 gggffg 3ig4,.t,L7sf-,w .1 5'-w,:'?gw.,' X alltSig gi3'sf.1 vlgsllt3l'W,, '9l Ysi several factors caused it to be worse than longer ones in previous years, ac- cording to Doug Roever, senior. Last year's pep assembly was a lot better as far as everyone's spirit, and the problems with the mike did not help matters any, said Roever, Technical difficulties with the field's microphone system forced Dodson, McCallie, and each of the coaches to use a bullhorn and a portable micro- phone set-up in order to speak loud enough to be heard. al f W -- P speaker blew out, according to Dod son. GPC held the dance in the boys' gym,' where students had to wear socks be- cause of the newly refinished floor. Several students tried to sneak into the dance with shoes on and GPC offi- cers had to escort them off the floor. Things went really well for the most part, said Dodson. We made S712 on the dance and soda all by themselves. It was the most money we have ever made at a Back-to-School Dance. :W