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

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IN PREPARATION FOR AN upcoming con- cert, Mrs. Burge and Mr. VunCannon go over the music. L.: ,L:., ,',, . ,, gb This year Gary Bryan, BSIH coun- .: selor, was elected as the Greater Kansas Q- City District Representative on MSTA's V7 Executive Committee. Mr. Bryan began GJ serving his three year term at the MSTA 3 convention in November and repre- sented over 1,600 MSTA members in f the 13 suburban Kansas City school EE districts. With Mr. Bryan's election, Blue Springs has made another first. In MSTA's 130 ear histor there has never . Y Y been a time when the MSTA District Representative and the MSTA Presi- dent have been from the same building. Larry Beal, also a BSIH counselor as- sumed the MSTA presidency at the at same time Mr. Bryan began represent- .I if ing KCDAfMSTA on the executive I committee. Blue Springs junior High is especially proud of this historic event. DURING SPEECH CLASS Angela Goetz de- monstrates how to groom a dog. Qu f ' , ,wfa , V, .W ,,, seieiiedi, were variefdpmdf few iii, numbergr it holyijly One, thing agreed on by allrwas r:h6i,r. 5eIecti,oris .tgr fwere. , I that vocal 'music was an -exciting ,theffirstftwio con-I class and dar lot 5 of tun.'Carrie music!gfilrledjthtei I Grounds summed it-up best when the thfird,,a.nd final, ' she said, ff'I thinkvocal music is rcognicert..7 ,,., y v lv Q important rbecause it gives stu- iiilftf-5Asrfar asrtyhrefstudenitspointof . dents armusical-backgrouncl. , Q Vi,ew,rthere wereimixed, reactions. P - I i ft I I e Somefof, the' assets' of ....t the classi COMMUNlC.ATl0NSl . 'expressed by all were the :relaxed atmosphereof the class and the freedom to converse with friends at the conclusion of eachrpractice session. The students also said they loved having one class without homework! The dislikes of the ,course rMr. Brad Mayfield, Chair S Communications is an impor- tant part of life that we use every day. An eighth grader could take drama in which they learned the basic acting skills, pantomime, and conquered the fear of stage fright. xx, 'ima Wffzm 1a21w:x,7z:7.3,aw4z is im- z7w.zar':'2zz'.z':cwn1'3w,cTm. 'W' M I fi 3: HERE Mr. Bryan is discussing the issues with another delegate, Mrs. McGraw, on the floor of the MSTA Convention. ,Q ,f ' , ll 34 I if I ,A 3, i. af freshman e t as-ja year or ajysemestjer courseg? Some units that were taught were publicspeaking, group Cl-lSfC,USSlCD'g debate, radio and TV, and ,dramal had the opportunityto partgicipate in a speech tournamentingBeIton, Missouri. All students workedton memorizing materialthat couldbe taken to the speech tournament. Everyone who takes a speech class will find that it helps them to talk in front of others and express themselves, Mr. Mayfield stated.- CouNsELoRs I . . , .A All Communication Il students

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H igh lights -.1,i A, 1 N ir-..s. Blue Springs' outstanding first year teacher nominee, Mr. Bond. iiM'5X.5Z1'IsifQ7L1ZT.LZZf2,.'lfQllllC4 fl: 13511 4--9 5 . .,,, .-,,, .., .. ..-ww I-.. ,,,, n,,,:,4.:q4L1:.,.z.:,:...,s.:g:1k 5- ,:,.:T,., CONCENTRATING HARD on perfecting his project, james Newport takes a moment to listen to further instruction. Bri . u First year teacher David Bond was chosen as the 1985-86 recipient of the Sallie Mae award for Out- standing First Year Teacher for the Blue Springs School District. The winning teacher is chosen on the basis of hisfher academic achieve- ment, participation in college activ- ities, and classroom work during the 'c f- W -AH A- -W - ' f ss Mu .,,i.Qg. ' .,,1f.QQQ4Li L..'....Q,,:Z,,.:. ff- W - .4.....ap,p.,a,,.. .t:1,LLg.e.z.i1, 13.1143-.:.tic.M:LQJs-.Lf p-c.s...a..4u...,.,..a4. M.. DURING A FESTIVAL BAND REHEARSAL, Cindy Quick concentrates on the beat of the music. first year of teaching. Mr. Bond's nomination goes to national com- petition where one outstanding teacher from each state will be chosen and those recipients will each receive a 51,000.00 cash award. BSIH is indeed proud to count Mr. Bond among its staff members. M51 waz awcwffit zz rf -Guam ' 111: :K -- img.: meet xxx- wicca' wsxai' gmc: msg? rim a z:.1 1 ,,-ruamf. f xnxx, 11x:,.w,.gz.z,:x:L'a::z: S rgymfzgxaszfda wma: g, xr. mzesvzz S5131 fvwmzsm :imc tatrmz iii fzffif -if--fziw--rv ----fry?-'evjw--5.fy73g:g5gss.'fp7gg3fg,Qi55

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fr 'J DURING THIS PLAY, Michael Lentz and Dina Calcara discuss their problem twins. yi 5 '4 T ,,.,+-he A l ,fl riff Ill: Ili will ,li 'iii lll I Ii Ig li ii, I I I I I I I I l ix I i 5 3 1 ENIOYING THE Music and relaxed armo- I sphere the choir students sing a song. I 'I I HELPING jason ,Barnhart understand his I I' schedule is Mrs. Chaney Em- 5 OI' Study ENGLISH li 14 ga 59 ll: l I for their Son X or Mrs. Diane Mayfield, Chlairt fit