Center High School - Yellow Jacket Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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Students gather in front of a fountain in Austria for a group shot. The mem- ory is preserved for Larry Holsworth, Shannon Cornelison, Jennifer Stroud, John Holloway, Elizabeth Gingrich, and Kay Tipton. (Photo by Jennifer Mat- thews) Student Life-Trips 13

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Leaving Their Comfort Zone ◄group, said, The best part was staying in the valleys of •Switzerland. It was really pretty. French teacher Ruth Paulsen led a group of three Centerites to France and Switzerland for 19 days. Susan Reimer(12), one of the three, enjoyed touring the Riviera and visiting the Eiffel Tower. Bob Bailey( 12) went to Spain, Africa, and Portugal dur- ing summer vacation. When talking of his experience, he said, The people in the coun- tries I went to were really po- lite and couldn't wait to try out their English. It was really fun trying to communicate in a lot of different situations. Making friends came easy to the Girl Scouts along the English Channel. (Photo by lean Slusher) Heather Canzoneri(ll) asks Kojak, Who loves you, baby? while at a wax museum in London. (Photo by Ann Casser) 12 Design by Susan Reimer According to Maria Rebmanf 12), who went to Bra- zil, the biggest fashion problem there was no Levis for men! No matter where they went most Center students enjoyed leaving their comfort zone. By Judy Lowentha

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Tuesday The morning was sunny and a warm breeze blew through the air, promising a hot and sticky afternoon. Cars filled the parking lot and yellow buses lined up on the south side of the building. This was the setting for the first day of the 85-86 school year. For some students. Sept. 3 marked the beginning of their days at Center High School. More than a few freshmen, expecting the upperclassmen to give them trouble, were pleased that that did not hap- pen and agreed that the day turned out much better than expected. I was scared some people might want to make fun of me, but by the end of the day, I found that I had nothing to worry about,” said Mike McKeIvy(9). Sonny Vleisede$(9) added, I thought the seniors would push me around, but things turned out all right.” Other freshmen were wor- ry-free and only looked forward to their first day of high school. Kim Alley(9) said, Since I knew many of the people, I was excited.” Among the students walking through Center's halls for the first time were foreign ex- change students and students who recently moved into the Center School District. Reflecting back, Christian GoelIer(12), an exchange stu- dent from Germany, said, I was told a lot about American schools so it did not take me long to figure some things out Even so, I was very nervous. New student Matt Thiara(ll) said, I really had no idea what to expect. But the day went along quite smooth- ly In attending their last first day of high school, seniors felt mixed emotions. Sadness stripped away some of the excitement. Bridget Baier(12) said, I was glad to be back, but at the same time, I felt weird because this is my last year and I know I am never going to see some people again. It was sort of the begin- ning of the end.” GO A look back at thoughts and reactions from the first week of school Because of the installation of new desks in her room, Mrs. Barthol holds her Secretarial and Office Technology class outside (Photo by Jason Kocherov) 14 Design by Mari Katsunuma