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

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A Great Retirement Party - Mrs. Mary Cates and Mrs. Francis Farris retired at the end of the summer with a total of 44 years of service to our school Mrs. Cates served as book- keeper under three principals and Mrs. Farris served as secretary to three principals. Mr. Bob Brandt served as teacher, football coach, activity adviser, student council adviser and friend to many students. ■v Far above left: Mrs. Farris and Mrs. Cates open their retirement gifts. Middle above left: Two old pros pose for their final picture together. Left: Mr. Brandt talks to Larry Elder former student who attended the reception. Far above right: Miss Ruth Campbell and Maxine Green retired teachers, return to say. “Good Wishes . Middle above right; Gifts, Food and Family. Above: Best wishes Bob, Francis, and Mary. Retirement 19

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Mr. and Miss Benton for the spring of 1985 were Mr. Doug Flowers and Miss Rhonda Losson. The Corona- tion Assembly was held in the Springer Gymnasium. Rhonda and Doug were crowned by Mr. and Miss Ben- ton Winter, Jay Shirley and Kim Grace. The queen’s court was made up of Miss Tasha Pitts, Miss Lori Doldt, Miss Deanna Willis, Miss Diane Nurski, and Miss Marca Cooper. The king's court con- sisted of Mr. Travis Owens, Mr. Steve Leggans, Mr. Bill l amar, Mr. Rick Weiser, and Mr. Tim Mull. The Underclass princes and princesses for spring 1985 were, juniors Chris Martinez and Dawn Stumpf, sopho- mores Jason Shelkop and Tina Dykes, and freshman Bronson Herring and Kris Major. Above: Jay Shirley presents Queen Miss Rhonda Los- son with her bouquet of roses. Below left: The 1985 spring royalty. Below right: Bill Lamar escorts Lort Doldt to her place. Flowers And Losson Reign In 1985

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Cardinal Nine Capture 2nd In City. Above: During a game at Phil Welch Stadium, Steve Orosco waits patiently for some action at first base. Above: Bill Wright 15, covers home plate and puts the tag on an in-coming CeBlond ballplayer. 1985 Benton Cardinal Baseball Team The Benton Cardinal Baseball Team was very successful this season, accomplishing a second place in city and going to the district finals were two of the major highlights. One of the few down- falls, was to Kearney in a 2-0 game. They took 2nd in city even though they had beaten the 1st place team, the Central Indians. Rob James commented that despite the fact of having a young pitching staff he thinks they had a strong team. We had Seniors that provided leader- ship and everyone thinks that the seniors and coaches deserve alot of credit for our seccesses. Bill Wright said that he thought the team had an excellent season for being so young. He also said that the team worked hard to improve each day. Sonny Reece stated that they had an overall good season even though they were predicted to do poorly. Sonny also said that the seniors made it what it was. Cardinal Coach Don Crank discusses careful strategy with As- sistant Coach Bill Godbout during a LeBlond Varsity game. 20 Baseball Senior-Neal Hook- C.1B.SS Senior-Gary Silvey-OF Senior-Tommy Nolan-3B Senior-Brian Hicks-IF Junior-Bill Wright-C, IB Junior-Sonny Reece-P Junior-Robert James-Ult. Junior-Steve Orosco-IB, OF Senior-Doug Flowers- P,DH Sophomore-Grover Musser- SS.2B Sophomore-Carry Todd-P.OF Sophomore-Kenny Flowers-OF Sophomore-Clint l)avidson-DH Sophomore-Roger Maple-C Sophomore-Buddy Calloway-3B Sophomore-Ryan McClurg-2B Freshman-Brett King-2B,SS Junior-Amy Prokop-Manager