Anita High School - Spartan Yearbook (Anita, IA)

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Keeping School Spirit Alive Each of us provided a piece to finish the many puzzles at AHS. Mitch Cullen and Jack Barber laid down the foundation as they were elected Student Council president and vice president. Cullen and Barber based much of their campaign on the lack of school spirit and how they thought it could be revived. With the leadership of Student Council, many activities were planned. During Homecoming, some old traditions were brought back such as the bonfire and the snake dance. Something new was an old-fashioned scavenger hunt where students looked for objects that symbolized a teacher. Still others were kept alive like the Powder Puff game as shown in Pic. I. In Pic. 2. Sheila Wilson. Becky Denney, Dana Cooley, and Janet Nelsen are caught taking a break from some of their work during Homecoming week. Majorette Sandy Jessen leads the Flag Corps and Marching band during the Homecoming parade in Pic. Mrs. Olsen is shown giving a pep talk to the cast of Oklahoma! in Pic. 4. Tickets for the dinner theater brought in money to help pay for the robes the music Boosters bought for Chorus. k— Spirit

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Laura Olsen directed this year's musical, a performance of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! . 600 plus people saw it on November 4th. 5th. and 6th. there was a spaghetti supper on the 5th and 6th. Leesa Westphal landed one of the leading parts playing Laurey Williams, a hard-to-get country girl. Tracey Watson played Curley McClain, her on-and-off boyfriend. Aunt Eller, portrayed by Jody Harris, was the rowdy guardian of Laurey. Jack Barber and Jyl Turner played two scatterbrained lovers (Will Parker and Ado Annie Carnes) who were forever misunderstanding each other. Jud Fry. the scruffy hired hand who was in love with Laurey. was played by Terry Scarf. Mitch Cullen acted out the character of the sly traveling salesman who was always after a young girl’s heart. Teresa Phillips played the flirty Gertie Cummings who finally got Ali Hakim. Curley's friends were Ike and Cord played by Doug Steele and Scott Lund. Dean Barber played Ado Annie’s protective father. Pa Carnes. The dancing girls included Bobbi Jo Barber. Rhonda Bartelson. Janet Nelsen. Erin Pettinger. Ann Turner and Theresa Willet. Pic I. Jody takes bids as Tracey is determined to outdo Terry in the bidding for Laurey's basket at the Box Social. Other characters have mixed reactions: Jack Barber. Jyl Turner. Mitch Cullen. Dean Barber. Bobbi Jo Barber. Leesa Westphal. Ann Turner. Scott Lund. Erin Pettinger. and Janet Nelsen. Pic. 2. Gertie and Ado Annie vie for the affections of Ali Hakim. Pic. 3. Will sings to Ado Annie the wonders of Kansas City. Pic. 4. After the auction scene. Jud and Curley shake hands, and it is decided that the farmer and the cowman should be friends. Oklahoma — 1

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Shown in Pic. I are a few in the traditional line of fan at the CfcM football game. Tammy VanAernam. Janet Johnson. and Jody Harris are pictured boosting crowd spirit at O-M. in Pic. 2. After only having one wrestling cheerleader and two basketball cheerleaders last year, an effort was made to increase interest in cheerleading. This year, wrestling had 9 cheerleaders and basketball had 5. Seen doing the Cheer Team is JoBeth Williamson. Erin Pettinger. Kristy Mardesen and Leesa Westphal in Pic. 3. Into late hours of the night, members of the Oklahomal cast could be found practicing at the school as in Pic. 4 where the camera found Scott Lund. Mitch Cullen and Doug Steele. Spirit—15