Benton High School - Wahwahlanawah Yearbook (St Joseph, MO)

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to become one. It takes a person who likes people and wants to share a few laughs with them. There's more to it than just flipping a switch and start talking. For a current event club Prometheans is in- volved. They discuss the world news. When the farmers strike was on, it created a heated debate. They talk about these things and put themselves in what's going on. The Future Secretary club was new this year. It involved all high school girls. They had different speakers come in and talk to them. R.O.T.C. has Saber Chain who sponsored a Halloween dance for the R.O.T.C. cadets. Buttons, buttons, that's what Alpha Rho Tau made for the games and sold them as their project for the year. Being an art club Alpha Rho Tau had some advantages in making the buttons. ABOVE: Bill Ezzell is one of the many people who are intersted in Interact presentation. The Pep Club has been going on for a long time. Sitting in the bleachers yelling for the team. Supporting our school all year long. Serv- ing and selling things at the concession stands. The Red Bird Art Players is a club that helps students get more out of dramatics. Learn how to become a better actor or actress. Back stage, behind the curtains is another world too. It has to be mostly organized to find new talent for the all school play. This is the biggest project for Red Bird Art Players, to be able to put on a good show for you. ABOVE: In the one act play festival, Gerald Lehman moves the control levers to dim the lights. Milestones 15

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On The Scene Happenings Where do clubs start? They start with people who want to get involved with all the different things that are going on today. The Benton clubs are doing more things for the school and community. Such as the National Honor Society. It has been running for fifty one years now. Each year they're the ones who have had the N.H.S. post office, teachers apprecia- tion day, and for a yearly project visited nursing homes. In 1977 there were more members in- ducted than ever before. Alchemia put the new signs over the doors in the older part of school. It was their club pro- ject for the year. Horses seem to be most talked about at the Saddle club meetings. There are horse shows and clinics to attend. All the great sounds that have been brought to you, throughout your entire high school years was that of the WBHS Radio Station. This club helps its members to get into radio itself. Maybe as a radio disc-jockey. It shows you the fundamentals of how ABOVE: A president's job isn't easy but Debbie Emmen- dorfer has it especially hard being the president of a new club. Future Secretary's of America. FAR ABOVE: Order is an important part of the club. George Mereness, Jamie Miller, Carolyn Lamb, and Judy Chatfield try to maintain it during a discussion on the farm strike. ABOVE: At the Red Bird Art Player tryouts Judy Kowalski, Charlotte Anctil, Sta- cie Robertson, and Clarissa Litton portray the world's worst baton twirlers. 14 Milestones

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BELOW: One of NHS's projects was to visit various mursing homes periodically. Visiting Mrs. Verda Peden at Eastside is Randy McCeorge and lames Goss. RIGHT: Working on a clothing project in 5th hour Consumer Ho- memaking is Kim Hendrix, Lisa Wisdom, and Diane Wie- land. FAR BELOW: Projects are always part of an art class. Working on an acrylic painting, Shelia Throckmorton sits at an easel and applies finishing touches in her Art II Class. Projects Prove Energy Outlet Attention! Something everyone wants and needs at sometime or another. Getting it pro- vides a chance for this person, group or organi- zation to proclaim their existance, their pur- pose, or the work they are doing for the school, community or to benefit themselves or some- one else. Many of the clubs around school chose to put on a project to get publicity and to invest their energies and capital into something they feel is worthwhile or will provide improvement in some area. Others indulged in projects to ex- 16 Label Projects