Blue Springs Junior High School - Wildcats Yearbook (Blue Springs, MO)

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X ff ' M ,. .vwfiatfmfggm.,wtw.Qmw.fa' l l iw? K lt' PASTING UP THE LAYOUT are editors Marc McConathy and jill Morris. HANDING THE NEWSPAPER to the students is a rewarding task for editors Liz Borsuk and Marc McConathy. if THE EXACT COUNT is necessary in handing papers to each class. Here Liz Borsuk counts out the newspapers for distribution. E. 1 . '20, ,li 2 ublishing monthly BSJHIS favorite source of what was happening and who was who came from our school newspa- per the COURIER. Students and teachers received their copy of the newspaper monthly and all heads were buried in it for at least a half hour after they were issued. The people behind the scenes were sponsor Mrs. Fran Keal, editor Marc McConnathy fassistant editor last yearj, assistant editors Liz Borsuk and jill Morris, and of course, the staff writers and photographers. This year the COURIER staff went on a tour of the EXAMINER office and to Minsky's for pizza afterwards. The students learned all the production that goes on for a newspaper each day. Over 1800 copies of the COU- RIER were printed at Pepperdine Printing Company in Blue Springs. Some new additions to the newspaper were the editorials, more student surveys on serious topics, and freshman guy and girl articles have changed from previous years. Now featured were athletes, musicians, artists, vocalists, and many others. 19

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L W C, L ,, ,V J AH, , K 'fn W ,, 5 staff 'A A ' Els ' A 71 f V 'A A 1 hylg I T 1954 stie L Qg if Karen Mathis, Andrea Vorwark, jill Morris, Liz Borsuk, jennifer Whiting. Not pictured: Dawn Borne, Christy Esposito, john Hay and Marc McConathy. 18 M it-if 'vw ,....f W M41 ' T f N, CAREFULLY CHECKING THE LAYOUT are Andrea Vorwark and Karen Mathis. W5- TAKING A MOMENT to look at the finished product is lenifer Whiting. 5 gm fw--unsung' S? 1 l

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perform After much hard work and determination, this year's band concerts lived up to all expectations and more. The 400 eighth and ninth grade students played a variety of marches, overtures, classical, and pop music. Assigning parts, scheduling special rehearsals and printing pro- grams are included in preparing for concerts. This took patience on both the band and the director's part.. Special performances were giv- 20 THE CLARINET SECTION is an important part of the big band sound. Eighth grade, Sth and 6th hours. 7 NAM ,.. I .V - I ,I THIRD AND FOURTH HOUR EIGHTH GRADE BAND students stand to take a bow after a terrific performance. fa QA. AT THE HOLIDAY CONCERT Angela Gray, Kelly Witts, and Gretchen Snyder's trio on the piccolo pleases the audience. Ninth grade, 2nd hour. BECAUSE OF THE HARD WORK and dedica- tion the eighth grade band performed exceptionally well. ing art en by the Festival Band and the jazz Band. The jazz Band, who plays strictly jazz music, recently ap- peared in Hannibal, Warrensburg, and the Independence Center. Playing various pieces, including Aventura and Manhattan Beach , the Festival Band perform- ed at the Lee's Summit junior High Music Festival, the Blue Springs Music Festival and several elemen- tary schools. All in all, our band had a very prosperous year. sl CUEING THE CLARINETS' entrance is direc- tor Mr.1erry Leeper. Ninth grade, 2nd hour.