Canton High School - Flash Yearbook (Canton, MO)

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Kelly Dopheide. During the final class of the year, juniors Jeff Van Tress and Kevin Dodd contemplate the task awaiting them next year as seniors. Tina Logan takes instructions from the local Jr. Class sponsors Mr. Rusk and Mr. Lillard work on prom E.M.T.’s as she practices the proper techniques decorations, for cardio pulmonary resuscitation. People 11

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Move over Prince Charles and Lady Di, we Our Own Royal Couple “All please rise to greet the King and Queen Fool”. . .Science Club President Scott Webster’s voice brought the entire lunchroom to its feet on April 1st as he announced the escorted arrival of the first annual royal couple. Selected by the student body, King Fool Chris Holmes and Queen Fool Mary Ann McDermott were fitted with Royal Fool Collars, and then dined in splendor at a candlelight table in the midst of the cafeteria, with strolling musicians providing atmosphere. Waited on hand and foot by senior Science Club members, the royalty dined on a complete seven course meal, beginning with Jello and Wheat Thins and finishing off with a grand finale of banana splits and a special “Dance of the Fools”, much to the delight of the watching student body. “The most bizarre characteristic of this school?; some of the activities, like King and Queen Fool.” -Christina Jett-Soph 10 People

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From basketball hoops and chipped plaster to . . . Moonlight and Roses s In a small town high school like Canton’s, the halls and classrooms are bound to be rich with tradition. Perhaps the nicest tradition of all though, is that of the Junior-Senior Prom. Completely planned, financed and constructed by the Junior Class, the Prom is something which is eagerly awaited all year. When it finally does arrive, expectations are always filled, as it seems to be an event straight from a storybook. From the very beginning of this school year, the Junior Class held secret meetings to select a theme, decorating scheme, and to make other important decisions. As the months went by, the plans became finalized and the excitement built, until a few days before the great date, when the entire Junior Class locked itself into the dilapidated and crumbling old gym. Once inside, they worked diligently behind newspaper covered windows, hammering, sawing, hanging and decorating late into the night, changing the ‘Old Gym’ into a scene from a fairytale. Finally, the May 14th date arrived, and at the sound of the 3:25 bell, a mob of nervous but excited juniors and seniors rushed out the doors to pick up flowers and make last minute arrangements. At 6:30 the night began with the pre-Prom banquet held aboard the Golden Eagle Riverboat. Senior Class President Bobbie Ridgely and Junior Class President Tony Morrall fired the traditional class-written cut downs at the student body amid uproarious laughter and cheering. Following the dinner, the much-awaited moment came at last. At 9:00, a very proud Junior Class swung open the doors to reveal ‘Moonlight and Roses’. Oohs and aahs were clearly audible, for the gym miraculously was a garden of streams, trellises, hedges and flowers, all under a star-spangled streamer ceiling. A disc jockey spun the records, and gowned and tuxedoed students danced through a confused tangle of flashing and twirling disco lights. With the coronation at 10:30, the evening climaxed. Alumni and former royalty Lisa Williams and Stan Bevans crowned Doug Collins and Jennifer Reuling Prom King and Queen 1982. First attendants were Sharon Marks and Mark Shuman, with Sherry Fishback and Tracy Zahn the Junior Class’s selection for third attendants. At 12:00 midnight, the night of nights, Prom, ended, with the somewhat weary but very happy students adjourning to the Bowling Alley for a party. The next morning, they would all sleep late, and wake up to look at their drying flowers, and souvenirs, and wonder if it had really happened, or just been a dream. Eric Bracey and Kim Lay find that teamwork makes hanging the streamer ceiling much easier. Junior sponsor Mrs. Stow helps in the high places. 12 People