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

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 NALS (jH OF home Table Of Contents • Page Opening 1- 3 Mr. Hicks Page 4 Supplement 1985 5 23 BHS District Administration 24- 41 Seniors 42- 57 Juniors 58- 67 Sophomores 68- 75 Freshmen 76- 84 Activities 85-110 Academics 111-136 Spirit Activities 137-144 Sports 145-165 Student Life 166-169 Index 172-179 Logo Closing 180 Top Left: Senior girls cheer for the Senior team during the Benton Olympics. Center Left: Motto holds true: Home of the Mighty Cardinals! Top Right: Yearbook staff is just one great big family, proves Shelley Barber. Kim Ames, Jer- emy Huffman, and Stacey Steele. Above: Who are these two ladies in sunglasses? Jennafer Mears and Sharman Hill. Table Of Contents 3

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I Top Left: Mr. Edwards is busy teaching a Geometry class. Top Right: The Tower of B.H.S., a symbol of dignity, pres- tige, and power. Center Left: Curt Wattenbarger impersonates “The Think- er , during 6th hour Publications. Above: Johney Helm may look maahvelous to himself, but Pat Ezzell has a different point of view. Left: Twins? You bet! Mickie Jones, Left; and Shelley Bar- ber, Right; are all decked out for twin day during spirit week.

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Benton High School’s new principal is Lamar Hicks who comes to us from Fulton, Missouri. Mr. Hicks first attended Harding, a private school in Searcy, Arkansas. While serving in the Air Force for eight years as a medic, he also attended night school. After attending other schools, he went to South East Mo. University, Cape Girardeau where he has almost obtained his docterate degree. All that is left for him to do is write his dissertation. One of the first things Mr. Hicks noticed when he entered the school was the red lockers, because red is his favorite color. He also said he found Benton’s atmosphere as one of the extreme friendliness; graduates as well as other south siders are very proud to have Benton in their community. Compared to other schools where he has worked, he finds Benton’s basic curriculum and Honors Pro- gram very challenging for students. Although he does not know much about Hillyards, he feels it’s a good program and the students who participate in it can get an excellent vocational education. Mr. Hicks is impressed that a number of teachers have chosen to stay at Benton long enough that many of their students have returned as teachers. He and they give the various teams the incentive to go out and give it their all. Mr. Hicks has four children, two attend college and two attend high school in Fulton. Some of his hobbies are walking, reading, and ce- ramics; but his major interest is his work here at school. When asked to make a quote about Benton, he promptly replied “Love Those Cardinals” which he thought summed up the entire feeling at Benton High School.