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

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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

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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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BELOW RIGHT: Eating a meal they've prepared in sixth hour Family Meals class is, Vickie Richter, Debbie Sherrill, and Tina Corcoran. FAR BELOW: One of Alchemia's pro- jects was purchasing new red and white room numbers and identification plates for all the rooms in the old build- ing. Dennis Markt, hangs the 'ceremonial' sign on the 3rd floor. periment and learn through doing. Among groups who put on projects not only for money include NHS's Christmas and Valen- tine posts. Student Congress' Thanksgiving and Christmas canned food drives, and the Home Ec. classes preparing and eating several differ- ent foreign meals. Any project may seem simple enough, but even the simplest project can become com- plete chaos without a responsible group to plan every detail. To accomplish the goal they set for themselves they need full cooperation, partici- pation and enthusiasm. All these combined -helped to carry the project through to a suc- cessful end.