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

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C, ,...., 1956 - Cnc More Tim llJith the closing of Blue Springs Junior High school ond the odvent of the 2-2-2 sustem, it is fitting to recognize some of those who hove occomplished so much this ueor. Theu ore representotive of their clossmotes ond of oll those who wolked the holls here before. Their success is proof thot the leorning, growth ond ochievement will continue osthis building re-opens next foll os port of Blue Springs Senior High - Vesper Compus. Tournoment of the Tolkers lf uou hod o nickel for evelru time uou opened uour mouth . . . Sound fomilior? Everu mother on the foce of this eorth hos proboblu hom- mered this souing to their tolkotive teenogers in the middle of o vocol frenzu, but con uou imogine going out of town, just to tolk? LUelI, the com- municotions ond dromo students who went to the two speech tournoments our school porticipoted in this ueor con. The tournoments took ploce ot Simonsen Jr. High in Jefferson Citu, ond Jefferson Jr. High in Columbio. Students porticipoted in o moxi- mum of 2 events including duet oct- ing, humorous interpretotion, poetru ond prose reoding, dromotic inter- pretotion, informotive speoking, ond Historu in the moking The dou Hennedu wos shot, the dou the spoce shuttle blew up, the 200th signing of the Constitution. These ore oll dous in historu we will remember. This ueor our countru cel- ebroted its 200th onniversoru of the signing of the Constitution. BSJH wos one of the monu schools thot porticipoted in this event. LUe celebroted bu reciting the 88 Mini-Mogozine persuosive speoking. lt wos o thrilling experience os students from monu different schools wolked from room to room in o stronge junior high ond gove their presentotion 3 times in front of totol strongers, including o judge ond o timekeeper. Then come the finol round ofter which trophies were oworded for first, second, ond third ploce in eoch event. So, next time uour porents get on uour cose obout uour tolkotive mouth, tell them uou ore just getting in proctice for the next tournoment of the tolkers. Bobun Botcliff Pledge of Bllegionce ond weoring the colors red, white, ond blue. In our his- toru closses we olso signed our nomes to o replico of the originol Con- stitution under the originol 39 nomes. Eoch student received o cord thot stoted, l put mu nome on the line. The 200th onniversoru of the sign- ing of the Constitution is something BSJH will hove onlu experienced once. lt will be remembered well. Suzonne Zimmermon Y v Spelling Bee Most people don't know whot etumologu is but to Dovid Tobb it wos the word thot won him the spelling bee. f-ind it is oll thonks to Mrs. John's Greek roots lessons, Dovid commented. The spelling bee went eight rounds before Dovid become the winner. Dovid then heoded for the Jockson Countu spelling bee. Jonothon Moness I .I . -Rigs I C . ..,,.,, 1 X5 X., .... C- eyww- 1 we X ' . ....-..,- -- .....0.....,.....-...i-,.............- -., ------ ---'-'-'--'L '- : A ' '

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...-.,.-.- ...... - w...-.......s GOLF. Steve McCarten, Corbin Baier. v l l 1 I A'-11 111: 1-rd, f.,1.r..,f i' ,split i git i iillilw Xi I. ., r X 5 C, 2 V an -. rf'wQ 3 tg . rsrffl N yt ' 1 V ,Q 3 , -J' .. 58 fly., , A Wi ' T , Q, , iaq yy. K , y , y pgytf., X I .,V,j,,4leg HQEQ fm . , , ' - .nv ,XXX BRSEBRLLJ Front row: Brian Gochenour, Chris Valverde, Randy Bouse, Hyle Mai, Tony Esposito Second row: 6. J. Deke, Don Calhoun, Rob Gerecke, Dan Pennington, Ryan Barnard, Heith Goble. i Back row: Mike McCarty, Sean Egelston, Bill Eckholm, Chuck Barnes, Greg Schnakenberg. SOFTBRU.. Front row: Tera Roberts, Francee Frederica, Lori Baker. Second row: Nicole Mittie, Rlicia Shoup, Rachael Dameron, Renee Russell. Bock row: Mendy Hawkins, Lori Melugin, Melissa Busby, Nicki Pritchard. -. . -..ee '-chin.- ...-., . -. -ll. i-. .........-..1...-.-.-.-11.+.L,.-4-.1.-.-..- . -...--.....,,.....,?...........-.,-......-........-..,,.-.. . . S lt's fun playing a sport not many people tryout for, Steve McCarten Sports take a lot of time and practice. But the work pays off in the end with owing Julie S Blackwell . y y LUrestling builds strength' and talent! 'Nathan Steele r r y 'This year we promising and next year we'll wait for a state finishingff Frank Nachtmani, - r F' lSports takes F potential, prac- tice, ,ondgyoui have to F give V llf096. DeRon,Porterl Thisyear we didnft place as r high as weshould have, but , with a great off season, we'll be able to come back and y r trash em' at state. r Travis Elf dridge i r , f F High School sports are very enjoyable and they give you at lot of experience. Melissa LUil- kinson r . y High school sports give you a wide vareity of goals to set i and gives you a great chal- lenge. Chris ValVerde High School Sports 87 -o-.-...e--.-..,.3.,-.r,....- - -...ee-,-..1 -...:..,.e-,..---...,e...., .-.--. , ..,-.

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c o e in 3 'D o 03 A ' ' a ' 4 v----,.....-,,......,,.-.... --.,1...- .-.. , . - .- , For th Last Tim - 1988 John LUilliamson is working on his mousetrap car while Mr. Marble looks on. Peter Hnthama- ten and Mr. Marcum are discussing the project. Science Olympiad This .uear's Science Olumpiad team had a great showing. Theu com- peted at Penn Valleu Communitu Col- lege on Februaru 27th in manu differ- ent categories. The team of 8th and 9th grades competed against other schools in the l-lansas Citu area. The Science Olumpiad was de- signed to increase interest and en- thusiasm in science. MathCounts and HCBTM This uear's math curriculum included manu contests. The main contests were the MathCounts, HCBTM, and the MML. BSJH math students partici- pated in the contests to encourage them to do math related activities out of their curriculum. The thrill of competition made math more inter- esting for some students. ln MathCounts the team included Mitchell Bnthamatten, Zadda Bazzu. Paula Ciarlelli, and David Tabb. The alternates were Joeu Langston and Julie McLean. The contest was spon- sored bu the National Societu for Pro- fessional Engineers. lt was designed to enrich the math program. lt was the onlu contest that was multi-level for the 8th grade. The 1988 team placed sixth out of 28 in the regionals. Paula Ciarlelli placed 11th in regional individual. There were a series of five tests throughout the uear. The students that scored the highest cummulative scores were Paula Ciarlelli, Julie McLean, Brad Melton, David Tabb, and John Urban. The MML. Missouri Math League test was taken bu ev- The team was chosen bu having a sign-up in earlu fall. Tests were then given to the students in differ- ent categories. Finallu, the team was picked from how the students quali- fied. The team was made up of five freshmen Cwhich was the limitj and three 8th graders. Fit the competition, the team had an excellent finish. Theu came in sec- ond place as a whole. Individual me- dals were given, also. Everuone re- ceived at least one medal. The team did so well that theu made it to state finals in Columbia. The sponsors were: Mr. Marble, Mr. Marcum and Mr. Prewitt. The team was made up of: Peter Bntha- matten, Michael Hsu, John LUilliam- son, l-lule Mitchell, David Tabb, Brad Melton, Tuson l-letchum and Ruan O'Fiourk. Jim Mitchell eruone. The top students were Paula Ciarlelli, Josh Holland, and David Tabb. V Jim Mitchell, Brian Ogilvie Flfter the moth relays, these students play cards to helo pass the time while waiting for the awards ceremony. Fl Job LJ.Jell Done Bs BSJH students we have a lot to be proud of. Our name ranks among the top Junior High's in the na- tion, uet we have some accomplish- ments a little closer to the home front that are no less stupendous. Our Jazz Band under the direc- tion of Mr. Jerru Leeper placed first, four consecutive times in contests all around the state. Our Festival Band also directed bu Mr. Leeper attend- . . z. ...-....1...-.-,-.....,,......, , ,, . Miss Blue Springs The crowd grew silent, the lights dimmed, and anticipation crept across the faces of the ten 1988 Miss Blue Springs Scholarship Pag- eant contestants. Bmong them were five students from BSJH: Brandu Blackburn, Dawn Michelle Cornnett, Dee Dee Jones, Meghann l.lJest, and Linda Vocham. The pageant consisted of tal- ent, swimsuit, and evening gown competitions in which each ex- pressed poise and grace, as well as other unique individual abilities. Inter- jected between these events were other various forms of entertainment provided bu 1987 Miss Blue Springs, Stephanie Solomon, a local elemen- taru choir and other singers and musi- cians. The months of hard work and preparation resulted in a successful pageant. Bt the end of the evening, the winner was announced, the girls had developed a oneness among them that would withstand whatever the judges had reached. The winner was Flmu Post, an 18 uear old senior, and the first runner up was Brandu Blackburn, a BSJH ninth grader. But in the eues of their friends and families and the opinion of the audience, ev- eruone was a winner. Haren Pojmann ed one contest and did a great job. Fill Chamber Choir students went on a trip to the Ozarks where theu staued at the Tan-Tar-Fl Resort. Theu sang for the Music Educations Cov- ention. Bll of the BSJH music students deserve a pat on the back for a job well done. Robun Batcllff Mini-Magazine 89 -.,,.......-.-.., ...,,,,., ,,.