De Soto High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Desoto, KS)

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Magic Allures The night of Gctober 12 marked the annual Home- coming game for the Green and White. At 7:30 p.m. the Wildcats started their march toward a 17-5 finish against the Basehor Bobcats. Halftime drew the crowd into silence as Michelle Zemites introduced the 1984 Homecoming Royalty: Kim Montgomery, escorted by Todd Freeman, Marga- ret Freeman, escorted by Dickie Marx, who replaced injured Darrin Weimer, and Sherleen Melendres, es- corted by Rod Kraus. Within minutes the crowd rose in applause as Sherleen was crowned Queen, When asked her feelings, she commented, l felt excited, surprised, and honored to have been crowned to repres sent the school. In Spirit Week activities, the senior class captured the hall decorating competition with a dual theme of Senior Magic and Deck the Bobcats. The parade had a new look with decorated cars replacing class floats. The fifth hour art class stole first using the theme Bobcats Busters to decorate junior Jeff Wilde's car. After the game, students were invited to attend the Homecoming dance sponsored by StuCo. The colors red, black, and silver accompanied the theme, Mag- ic. Video-Trax provided music along with a six by eight video screen Injured quarterback Darrin Weimer is comforted by the smiles of the Homecoming Queen Sherleen and her attendants Margaret and Kim. Attendant Margaret Freeman and her escort D' k' M h . . . lchle arx Onor Queen Sherleen Melendfes Enjoying a relaxing moment after the crowning wit an enco ' ' uragmg Smlle' of the queen are Attendant Kim Montgomery and escort Todd Freeman.

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h she yden Jgers Klm cond row man Not mach Zelle Haynes' Pace Z milers The eleven man Cross Country team mcludes Chr1s L1ndsey John Paul Elder Brlan Hamner Matt Haynes Mrke Haynes Mrke Zemrtes Rodney Kraus JeffW1lde Jeff Seuferlmg Chrrs Montgomery and john Mogusar On your mark get set GO' Iumor Jeff Seuferlmg and Sophomore Mrke Haynes are on thelr way to a vrctory rn the league meet at Lansmg With hopes of sending several to State, cross country was off to a start Coach Mark Chrpman gave hrs team the motto Open the door to State IH 84 Not only was th1s theme carrred through by twrns Mrke and Matt Haynes who also partrcrpated 1n football but Mrke went all the way to f1n1sh1ng nmth and thus was selected to the All State team Another member of the team who stood out was freshman Chrrs L1ndsey the lone female on the 11 man roster L1ndsey s best t1me was clocked at 13 39 a school record Roundmg off the roster were sen1or Rod Kraus jumors Ieff Seu ferlrng Brran Hamner Chrrs Montgom ery Ieff Wllde and John Mogusar soph omores Mlke Haynes Matt Haynes Iohn Elder and M1ke Zemltes Overall the team made great rmprove ment over last season They managed to f1msh fourth at the Lansmg Inv1tat1onal and league tournament They also f1n rshed srxth out of eleven teams at the Regronal meet How d1d Cross Country make you feel? Everytrme I f1n lshed a race I felt an mner feellng of accomplxshment for just f1n1sh1ng As the season progressed I could feel myself garnlng both physrcal stam nmg actually let me relax Mrke Zemrtes KM Q Il ' I II , . I I Q 1 . - . : I z . 2 . . - 1 1 ' 1 I ' I I , l I ' so I ' I ' .itl'er3 I 'W ' ' C ina and self confidence. Run- glyjfilifg Q ,, I Y x 'TJ X .'f-f'.'.,. S S I X I

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n. When 1 excited, to repre- captured theme of ne parade ing class ising the nior Jeff ittend the he colors ie, Mag- a six by ret and Kim. the crowning Montgomery A Melendres 1984 Homecoming Queen Minutes after the crowning ceremonies, Sherleen takes her victory ride around the football field in a sporty Corvette