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

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3 l jMppgS5jQN Lisa Taylor listens for further instructions from Mrs. John. uz Za if ' -I gf ,jun- .glff . lil The car was a piece of junk, it f didn't even have a motor, we bought ij it for 25 dollars and then hauled it up 'Na from Texas. This was a quote from Mrs. Mimi Deel who was recalling the purchase of the car that got her and O rr: S 48 rr ,,-as her husband into the Heart of Flmeri- j can Model-H-Club. Mrs. Deel was in- troduced to the club when after I0 j uears of sitting, a pile ofjunk was res- A urrected into a T931 Model Fl Ford Coupe. It took Mrs. Deel and her hus- T band about Zak uears to totallu re- j build the car. j Mrs. Deel has been in the club for 3 approximatelu 3 uears. lllhile in the club the members participate in manu i events, such events include par- ades, contests, trips, and several T outings. The Deel's have never par- ticipated in anu contests though be- a cause the show cars aren't driven T and Mrs. Deel likes to show her's off. f Mrs. Deel did reveal that their car f was more her husband's tau, she F would love though to have a 1956 T- Bird with a hardfsoft top! Suzanne Zimmerman while uou work won't get bored, from Mr. word. someone wanted have taken language. Some of the reasons students wanted to take a foreign language was to fill re- quirements for college graduation. 42 Classes TA to travel, to eat, and to have fun. Others could even have taken this class to brush up on their English skills. To have taken this class it was advised to have an Fi or B average in both math and English. Most clas- ses had a project to completeon a certain date. Mrs. Land thought it would be nice to teach in a Spanish school. The three languages uou could have taken were Spanish. French, or German. To become a foreign language teacher one had to go to college for four uears. You have to major in a foreign language and get a degree. Then uou have to be a student A teacher. Finallu uou real class. lf their college different languages are of interpreting. Someone can sit at a desk and in- terpret a piece of paper or a book. Or one could translate languages with people. The teachers of the foreign lan- guages were waiting to show uou the ropes to a great uear. Mr. lllord taught French, Mrs. Maues taught German and French, Mrs. Land taught Spanish and Mrs. wood

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...f- f.. ,. ,..- .....,....---.,...-i..-.,. Mrs. Ulinter spends many hours on the phone to effectively do her job. . . V. if .IMPRESSIQN . sss ss ssssss . , QD Z P . V1 Cl'- .J xu Z O l This object is 8 feet, 6 inches lang, iM pounds and looks to most people more like a spear than some- thing someone would throw for recre- ation. Mr. LUalton, 9th grade history teacher, has been throwing this spear-like javelin for many years. It all started when he was a freshman in high school. Since I was good at throwing a baseball, people thought l'd be good at the javelin. He tried it and stuck with it. Lllhen he was a senior in high school he was state champ in Kansas. He also placed while in college at Iowa State three out of four years. His highest ranking was second. Last summer, Mr. l.Ualton partici- pated in the Show-Me Games in Co- lumbia, Missouri where he placed first in his age group. Mr. lllaltan says that in the past few years he hasjust been competing off and on. ln the summer he competes in a few track meets around the area. I don't practice too often, he says, but I did train for the Show-Me Games. Him Lonsbury l T GIPS fhersrudenrs.lwhorolerlrrrl ifealizethe importance of what they gsayfand howtheysay it A 7 iommunicationsyisl an .opportunity students to lose their shyness. ifln 'regard to public speaking. It is a :class that teachesways of speak- eia rlrl .l.i f ffri f -.l. P re.. toss required grforr 9f0F'U0f10nflrrrlf ' ll ling to inform. persuade. or enter- italn. lt also teaches students how to be good listeners. Communica- . tions provides information to last a lifetime. lllendy Havens . T ENGLISH Mrs. Diane Mayfield and Mrs. Debi Vou have to have a way of com municating to do anything Vou have to read to be able to keep up on the news and you have to write so that you can report' to your boss. These are just two of the ways English plays an important part in our everday lives. The eighth grade English classes did many units to teach the impor- tance of reading and writing. For ex- . dents sey. The knowledge of ing the lopportunityg lplg to ' again this year.. M T T , No matter where you do English is there. yl.. .i it

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Mrs. Frerking gives the signal to begin the game Hide the Bacon in Spanish. 75 S U L.: O I C 5 -O O QI ln French I students made guilnols. Q A b E '5 fr: 5 -D O u: taught Spanish. If you didn't take a foreign lan- guage this year the teachers are looking forward to having you next year. Kelly Holmes. Ulhitney Lllillis GENERHL BUSINESS Mrs. Kathie Reed, Chair General Business was a class of- fered only to freshman. lt is some- thing that everyone will have to deal with in life. as quoted by Mrs. Rita Olberding. Fi student can take Genera! Busi- ness for one year and receive a full credit towards graduation. .ln this Students in Mrs. LUood's English classes worked on children 's short stories. Ms. Mayes writes down German assignments for her student 's notebooks. - class the student learned how the economic system worked, the eco- nomic role of business, his role as a consumer, using banking services the stock market. career explora- tion bookkeeping, and several oth- er things. The class was offered to stu- dents of all learning levels. lt was an opportunity that shouldn't be passed up because of all of the useful information received by tak- ing thiis class. .f LUendy Havens HISTORY Mrs. I'-lnita Crowley and Mrs. Patty Davide, Co-chairs Davide, Co-chairs. i - Y History. The study of manfs past. History was like a whole other world. Open a book. and you were a part of it, BSJH history teachers didn't just teach us: they madeus feel like we were a part of history. History class taught us everything from the flrst Flmericans to the early l970's. Many of the M teachers taught their students with simula- tions and games. Some 8th graders went through a mock trial and later explored and set up colonies. The stock market crash of 1929 was er- perienced for the first time forthe 9th graders through a simulated Classes