Archer City High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Archer City, TX)

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 Exchange student from Germany quickly becomes JUST ONE OF US September 1988 may have been the beginning of just an- other school year for most stu- dents at Archer, but for Oliver Bilstein it was very special. Ol- iver, an exchange student from Wilnsdorf, West Germany, was to have his first taste of life in a Texas small town. His American host family, Preston and Penny Crutcher, made sure that he had a busy schedule and it wasn’t long before Oliver felt right at home. In spite of his unique pronunciation of the English language, he seemed to fit in with the students as though he had gone to school at ACHS all his life. He's just like every other student — almost, said 8 senior Chris Ditto. During his stay, he did things most Texans take for granted. For the first time in his life he saw a rodeo, drove a tractor, and rode a horse. Al- though he had never even seen anyone play American foot- ball, he suited out with the JV team every Thursday night. He became the team favorite and star cheerleader. He en- joyed yelling from the side- lines as much its getting to play. Oliver was never lacking in spirit. , His enthusiasm was cou- pled with intelligence. He was always very involved in class discussions and made high grades in most of his subjects. You can tell he has a good education and that he really wants to learn while he's here, said math teacher Judd Gray. Oliver could usually be found in Mr. Gray's room during his free time, discuss- ing everything from politics to computer programs. He’s a lot of fun and very smart, too, said sophomore Shannon Teichman. He has the highest grades in our American history class. Although Oliver was a stu- dent at ACHS for only three months, he became a close friend to many of the students and staff members. Many felt sad to have to let just one of the gang go back to 'his homeland. opening

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Kraig Knox stars in slide show — but it’s “JUST HIS JOB” Local student Kraig Knox got a taste of the not- so-glamorous world of pro- fessional modeling this winter when Taylor Pub- lishing Company shot “It’s My Job ... It’s What I Do’’ on campus and used Archer students as “actors.” Late hours and endless photo sessions faced Kraig who was chosen Skip, star of the project. Clad in tra- ditional trench coat and hat, he played a yearbook reporter who had a dead- line but no story. Selection of Archer High School as the setting of the show began early last year in a rather strange way. When Taylor’s marketing department began their project, they wanted the show set in an older and smaller school. Ben Gid- dings, director of the show and former Archer City High School graduate, sug- gested they ask to use Archer’s small school. Per- mission was granted and Taylor looked through last year’s yearbook to find stu- dents they thought looked like characters in the script. Kraig was chosen and Derek Patton was selected to play the other major part. Many students had bit parts and served as ex- tras. Each summer Taylor conducts yearbook work- shops for schools across the United States. At each seminar, a slide show is presented that has some- thing to do with putting a yearbook together. This year. Archer City students’ smiling faces will be the stars in their opening show. 40 opening ABOVE: Heath Neel, Jama Leamon, Melesha Eldridge, and Jenny Phillips try to figure out how to work the library VCR so they can watch the movie version of It's My Job . . . It's What I Do. They all wear the specially printed t- shirts the Taylor crew presented to students who were in or helped with the slide show. RIGHT: The star of the production Kraig Knox poses for Taylor photographer Reid Horn in one of the 700 shots that he was in. Ill