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

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The West Belt Highway shows remarkable progress toward completion (for details on fur- ther urban renewal refer to page 60). A student walks through a hall that has been freshly sprayed with epoxy to eliminate the dirty look for the North Central Association's evaluation of Benton (refer to page 108). 2 Introduction

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1978 Benton High School 5655 South Fourth St. Joseph, Mo. 64504 Tim Ervin, Editor-in-Chief L.E. Hager, Advisor Volume 68 Introduction 1

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A Year Reorganized To separate 1978 from 1956 and 1911 examine the people, look at their hobbies, their experiences. People make up history and its the people that make events happen. To examine the people look at what happened and where it happened. To feel the years mood find out what the people think. To characterize a school year, stu- dents must be studied, the faculty ex- amined. Separate the year into what was accomplished and what failed to be accomplished. This year the school was re-evaluat- ed by the North Central Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges. The school was given a fresh new ap- pearance by painting the lockers and the walls. The year was reorganized with a shorter Christmas vacation and a longer spring vacation. The smoking area was abolished. The year of change — 1978. Table Of Contents Introduction Page 1 Interests And Services Page 6 Academics Page 44 Sports Page 74 Faculty Page 98 Students Page 120 Index Page 198 Conclusion Page 208 Dating is a favorite pastime of Benton ju- niors. Sixty six percent believed that it was improper for the girl to ask the guy for a date. Thirty four percent disagreed. Introduction 3