Des Moines Technical High School - Engineer Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

Text from Pages 1 - 208 of the 1980 volume:

1980 Engineer Des Moines Technical High School Des Moines, Iowa Published by the Journalism Department Editor: Sue Myers Staff: James Darrah, Shann Poindexter, Taylor Brandt, Lori Pierick, Debbie Sonderleiter, Mary Griffin, Doug Lorey, Chuck Strode, Beth Hraha, Scott Potter, Dawn Peterson, Barney Rosenbalm, Terri Green, Brett Bemis, Dave Renes, Becky Siepmann, James Walkden, Mary Griffin. Cover design and division pages: Dennis Scott Photography class: Barbara Clark, Randy Van Gundy Table of Contents FRESHMEN page 5 JUNIORS page 35 SOPHOMORES page 21 SENIORS page 49 3 Our friends affect our lives a great deal, so we must pick them carefully. A friend- ship may be strong enough and so sincere that nothing can interfer with it. If you build it to be as concrete and sound as it can, you ' ll have it for a lifetime. So each class at Tech builds friends. For the first time in the history of Tech, freshmen entered the school. Hoping to build a stronger foundation for the selec- tion of their core areas, the new students were given orientation classes that gave out information on all the core areas. Also, they got to sample a three-week course in some of the areas. Freshmen learn all about Tech to make core area chc David Abel Karen Adair Lincoln Allison Russ Anderson Brett Angell Mike Ayersman Khamphery Baccam Karen Bagley Eugene Baker James Bash Gary Baxter Allen Bean Kristina Bean Jody Beber Thomas Beckett Stuart Beckingham DeAndre Beecham Scott Belcher John Belew Pam Bemis Denny Bentley Ken Bentley John Berger Paul Beveridge Rochelle Bieghler Brenda Binder Chas Birchette John Bishop e Joseph Bishop Gerald Bitting Angel Blanchard Michael Booth Terri Bosley Darlene Boss Michele Boylan John Bracelin Bill Brackett Scott Brady Randy Brafford Cheryl Brandon Daniel Branchemb Jeffrey Bright Paul Bright John Broderson Andre Brown Mary Brown William Brown Chas Bruce Krist Bruce Tony Bruce Sequiojen Bueford Rex Bullard Debra Burch Kevin Bueckheimer Christina Butts Jeanette Camp Freshman show spirit at ninth grade assembly Here ' s a sneak preview of a freshman class Peek-A-Bc Vieing Cam Missy Callender Tom Cahail Jeff Campbell Jeff damper Dennis Carico David Carr Odessa Carr Daryl Carter Debbie Carter Edward Carter Monica Caswell Souane CaVan Robert (Baylor Sherrie Chapman Glenda (Whiles Doreen Cheatom Catherine Church Felecia Clay Gene Clark Patrick Clark Ricky Clark Douglas Coe Greg Colby Cynthia Collins Douglaj Collins Cathy Consolver Glee Ann Cook 8 Robert Cook Tracy Cook Dale Coon Steve Coppock Curtice Cartwell James Crees Raymond Crees Troy Cretsigner Anthony Cuevas Frank Dale Robert Dale Patricia is Staci Davis Paul Dawson Rebecca Dawson Traci Daye Lucinda DeBrown Mary Beering Tammy Dershem LeAnn DiMais Tom Doering Todd Dohleen Robert Donald Brenda Dougherty Shelly Downing David Drew Scott Drown Denny Dubois William Taylor and Cindy Collins receive fluoride solution. Lori Dudley Robert Duff Lory Duke Robert Eddinger james Edvenson Alena Ewart Kenneth Elliott Ricky Elliott Shedrick Elliott Warren English |ames Erickson Tim Erickson Michael Evans Francis Fernades Mario Filippeli Dawn Finney Toni Fisher Sandra Fisker William Fister Denise Flahnery Becky Floyd Almzo Fox David Gallagher Daniel Gardner Rodney Gardner Tom Gardner Taramattie Ganpat Kathy Garrett We must be learning something! 11 Rhonda and Donny smile for the camera 13 14 Going my way 15 Featuring Cheryle Brandon on the flute woline Pack Michael Page Mark Parkey Stephen Parlee Roger Patterson Debra Patton Jerry Payton Jr. Keith Perry Rhonda Perry Renda Pett Jonothan Philipsen Marva Picket Sheri Pierce John Pilmer David Playle Anthony Porter Michael Porter Jason Preston Sherry Pryor Raymond Pudens Zina Putt Kirby Putzier Thyvan Quang Jennifer Reber Shawn Redwine Shawn Riley Mark Ritter Donald Reining 0 0 ■ ■1 ■■■■mn 16 Paul Reszel Leanne Richards Scott Richman Tonna Ridley Patricia Ridout Theresa Riley Chris Robbins Olin Robinson Robin Robinson Vickie Robinson Sandra Rhode Donald Roling Angie Ross Linda Ross Richard Ross Robert Ross Michele Rowe Henry Rutan Michele Rutan John Ryan Roberta Ryerson Christine Saddoris Brian Sanders Carla Sanders Bradley Scharf Tammy Schultz Darcy Schweizer (ack Seott I know who I am 17 All dressed up to go gyming Freshman practice printing. Shelly Scott Alice Secor Dorthy See Brett Seeburger Gracie Segovia Terrance Shaw Roy Sheldohe (iinger Shipp Lisa Shore Dawn Shuff Ruby Shultz Ronda Simmons Kenneth Sloter Susan Sloan Richard Smart Jerald Smith Michael Smith Robert Smith Terri Smith Annette Soto Khamsene Soulinthavong Jeff Spaulding Sandy Spencer Jon Stone Mary Stanley Andrew Stewart Tim Stiwell Terri Steen 18 I make good impressions in printing. Ronald Webb Eric Webster Jeff Weddell Daniel Weddle Susan Wekner Byron Wells John Wells Denelda West Roger Wheeler Don Whiseniard Tim Whilehead Harold Widemon Edward Wilkinson Andra Williams Brian Williams Clorissa Williams Elsie Williams Jerry Williams Phyllis Williams Jeffrey Wills Shelia Wolder Joe Wolfkill Kenneth Woodward Randy Woodward Diane Wright Lee Yang Yer Yang Kim Young Jerry Young 20 This year ' s sophomores had a slight advantage over Techs ' former sophomores, they had underclassmen, the freshmen students. The sophomores seemed to enjoy this, they proved it by having a great year. We are very proud of our Class of 82. Barry Adair David Adney Gerald Alcanter Randy Anderson Melissa Argento Michael Argento Kevin Aschan Michael Ashby Annette Atkins Theresa Avon Anounick Baccam Gary Baker Michael Bales Rhonda Balzer Ellen Barber Sandra Bear Tracy Beardsley Red Bee ton David Bedwell Loren Beem Michael Belger Mary Bell Fred Benetele Francisco Bernard Carolyn Bester Donald Beuford Steven Bickford Ramazan Bijani Got to get it just right. Living off the wall. ©ft Oft Have you got an E in your case? 22 This man explains it so I can understand. Let me stop working and pose. Marcas Binning Robert Bjork Michael Blackburn Michael Blevins Michelle Bolte Kim Booker Steven Bose Cherrill Bowman Steven Bowman Jeff Brickman Monica Bright Robert Brown Carla Brown Karl Brown Kevin A. Brown Kevin E. Brown Steven Brown Willard Brown Dave Bruce Theresa Bruce Thomas Burgett Jerry Burnes Lyle Burnett Jim Burnett Deborah Cain Dam Cam Cathy Campbell Ann Card 23 A clean pr ess is a happy press. Philip Carico Edward Carr Michael Carr Lean Carter Mark Carter Steven Carter Noi Cathi Julie Caulk james Cave Bonnie Chambers Monty Chambers Bounsy Chang Dorthea Chase Pamela Chebuhar Debra Cheshire Julie Clark Larry Clyner Oliver Coffin Maurice Colman Raymond Collier Kenette Compton |ohn Conder April Conley Victor Connet Steven Cooper Todd Cooper Richard Cox William Cumings 24 Sophs have more fun! 25 William Engelbrecht Randy Erickson Fldward Essex Jeff Esyinoza Leroy Evans Shirley Evans Theresa Feild Mark Feilder Deborah Fisher Donna Fisher Jeffery Fisher Michael Fisher Frances Forbush Deborah Fordon Torsha Franklin Theodore Frazier Daryl Fredricksen Liza French Dennis Fuller Mark Galbreath Poonwantie Ganpat Gerald Garrett Harry Garrison Michael Gates Larry Gavigan Eric Gay Terry Gesualdo Dennis Giehl 26 Mark Gill David Glenn John Gomez |ames Gordon Guy Gordon Rhonda Could Michael Green Walter Green John ( Ireenw ill Brian Griffith Susan Grover Jeffery Hagge Tina Hamilton Sue Ann Hanlin Tammy Hanner Joseph Harper Kenneth Harrier Tanya Harvy Mark Hatfield Michael Hau h john Havens Tommy Hawkins Louis Hawthorne Leah Hauxby Edwin Hayes Robynne Hayes Everette Haynes Annette Herd 27 Smile, they ' re takin our picture Darron Heathcote Cythia Henderson John Henderson Lewis Henderon III Scott Hendrix John Herrig Glenn Hess Brenda Hildreth Richard Hill Tangerine Hill Kevin Hilliard Robbie Hilzer Ellyn Hines Pamela Hobbs Julie Hollines Kevin Holloway Matthew Howe Robin Howe Leonard Hudson Than Huyh Deborah Hyler Scott Ingle Carolyn Ives Daha Jackson Tammy Jacobs Gary James Stephanie James Randall Japhet Aw, you guys 28 Ron Murray and the big cheese Anthony Jaquinta Willie Jeffries Curt Johnson David Johnson Dean Johnson Michael Johnson Patricia Johnson Rick Johnson Tyrone Johnson Dana Jones Joseph Jones Mark Jones Curtis Kadin$ Keo Kammavongsa Matha Kammavongsa Curtis Keller Daniel Kenyn Sommy Kham Von Khoulo Larry King Robert King Richard Kinter Thomas Kirkman Kevin Kissinger Mick Kim h Tony Knifong John Koeing Linda Koesters ' Red Hot! Scott Kyle Nanette LaMasters Andrew Lawless Warren Lawry John Lenhart Denise Leslie Daniel Leto Jeffrey Lewis Luann Lewis Kyiot Lothi Thongsovanh Louthe Sevang Lovan Som I Lovan Adrianne Love Brian Lundgren Christopher Ludlow Koa Ly Tina Lyons Robyn Maggison Michele Mahedy Pat Marsh Andrew Marshall Ricky Martelli John Maschke Jerry Matchinskey Charlotte Maurer Mark Maxfield Roughing it! 30 Ah, ho! Caught you sleeping on the job. on f 0 Mike May Robert McAll Daniel McGee Jean Mc( iilli vray Jerry McHargue Lisa McClish Sherri McKlhaney Kevin McNear Chris Meis Theodore Mercer James Michael James Miller Kimberly Miller Mark Miner Blondell Mitchell Raymond Monroe Vernon Moon Gorden Moore Kevin Mortenson Kelvin Mosley Nick Murillo Ronnie Murray Kenneth Neighbors Cass Nemmers Scott Newman Larry Nicholson Earl Nickerson Deloris Noble Really working hard. 31 Robert Noble Tom Nolan Oien Manh Nquyen Gerald Ogg Angela Oldes Marie Oline Jonathan Owens Roberta Pack Tracie Page James Parlee Mary Pauscher Christy Pavon Daura Peacher Linda Pearce Lorrine Penn Kenneth Petro Theresa Phillips Douglas Playle Keith Poe Scott Porter Tiradej Pratoom William Pratt Scott Prescott Steve Pritchard Laura Prock Robert Prusia Andrew Purcell Matthias Purcell David Quick Paul Quick Jeffrey Rains Hobbie Reber Jeffery Reber David Redington Kristi Reeves Russell Reeves Scott Reeves Mathew Reimer Kevin Rex Kay Richardson Joyce Richetts Patricia Ringer Cus Rivato Brooker Robinson Teresa Robinson Tim Rodgers Kevin Rogus Mark Rollen Jeff Totert Debbie Rothman Kristi Roush Lori Rulli Dean Saffeels Vickie Salter Michael E. Saltzman Michael J. Saltzman 32 Mike Sample Darrell Saunders Kennedy Saudners Kevin Saundn | Shawn Sawyer Patricia Scannell Linda Schaffer Preston Schrier David Schultz Martha Segovia Danita Shade Keith Shaffer Jeanette Shannon Michael Sheeder Bryan Shicks Rosalie Soafstall Ferna Shultz Mary Simpson Michelle Sinnard Sheryl Siverly Becky Sirianni Kevin Smith Mark Smith Tamara Snell Steyfried Spad Doug Snodgrass Anthony Spencer John Spencer David Stamp John Stanger Darrel Stanley Ruth Stanly Todd Starner Robert Steward Catherine Stout Phillip Stuhbs Kim Sundell John Surhaugh jody Swisher Lorna Talton Donald Tate Velma Tatum David Tedder Marco Thompson Mark Thompson Patrick Thompson John Thornton James Thrap Chris Thurmond Jeff Timmerman Fong Chan Ung Seng Chan Ung Bee Vang Tong Vang Barbara Virden Charles Walker 33 Tech ' s juni ors had a great year to build on the senior structure for next year. The juniors hope that with a solid foundation this year, the class of ' 81 will be the greatest. 36 136 J Camilla Coleman Loretta Coleman Roy Compton Samuel Con james Coner Gary Coombs Andre Cortez Victoria Cortez Steve Cowie Rexford Craig Teressa Crees Curtis Crozier mm Don Cummings Guy Cummings Sally Cyr Kathy Danielson (ames Darrah Chris Davis Doug Davis Doug Davis jr. Curt Crozier pointing at what he wishes his I.Q. was James Davis Michael Davis Sherry Davis Doug Deerr Roxy Delany Bonnie Delfs Billy DeVan Hoana Doan John Donley Marshall Dozier Timothy Duchesneaw Michael Dullard noon Jr. Tammy Phillips, look out here it comes. 39 Milinda Harter Bob Harvey Angela Hawxby Evelyne Hayes Tim Gutherie Kim Grover Michelle Grimm Mary Griffin William Grover Tim Gordinier Terry Good Mike Gonzales Jewell Hall John Hall Bruce Hammond Brad Handley Tom Hanian Delbert Hanier Charlene Harper Lisa Harris Lori helping Taylor on the window seal. Marietta Head Sharon Head Lynn Heathcote Donn Henderson Merinda Hanniger Meng Her Scott Herman Lora Hill Mary Hill Carl Hines Bob Hoefery Vernon Hoot Jason trying to hold up Tech Rod Hougi Terry House |ohn Howe Sonya Hoyt Beth Hraha Tracy Huff Lonnielle Hughs Larry Hull Keith Hunter Mike Inman Tom Jackson Dennis Jacobs l.oi i Jedlicka Kerry Jensen Tommy Jewett Toni John Checking it out. Aaron Johnson Jill Johnson Shayne Johnson Rhonda Jones William Jones David Jordon Edward Keltner Terri Kenytmer Kim Kier Brian Kemp Claude Kimbeck Judy Kintz Terry Kirchner David Kline Tracy Knight May Koa Trying to make it perfect is Becky Siepmann. 41 Nora Maly Troy Martin Lorna Mayberry John McClelland Karen McLoud Laura McAffee Monika McClure Daniel McDivilt Timothy McNeley Kellie Meador Michael Miller Robin Miller Susan D. Miller Donald Mills Todd Minter Rochelle Moden Washing dishes is no fun William Moody Jr Kenneth Momr Randy Moore Reinetta Mooi B Kevin Morlan Janice Morrison Khamsuka Mua Jeff Mugan Lisa Muir Tammy Mundy Tracy Mure Cene Murphy Jonothan Narcisse Mark Nevvhard Brian Newson My Nguyen Hope you liked your meal! 43 Phaedra Nolan Ed Norwood Chico Oakley Lisa Osbrink Mike Overton Chin Pak Eric Parker Bonita Parrish Hobby Parsons Marvin Patterson Roxanna Patterson Evertt Perry Kerry Peterson Dawn Peterson Donald Petro Tammy Phillips Lori Pierick Shann Poindexter Kevin Porter Scott Potter Penny Pryor Bob Putt Kyle Putzier Bounthieng Thi Quang Leesa Quinn Linda Rains George Randall Scott Reed This is Marine life! Carrie Reeves William Reeves Randy Ried Don Rhodes Beth Hraha in a deep sleep. 44 Michael Richard Donna Riley Clinton Robbins Rodney Robbins Dara Robinsons Debbie Robinson Kathrina Rodriquez Steve Rohde Jim Romey Kenneth Rumbaugh Michael Russell Lisa Russian David Saddoris john Saffell Patricia Sanders Julie Sanford Volleyball team limbers up! Scott Schaaf Claude Schaffer Brian Schultl Donald Schwartz Helen Schwartz Tracy SchwtiW Steve Shaffer Todd Sharf Retinoid Shaw Tammy Shuff Becky Siepman Kevin Simhrn Dan Sinclair Vleitgkeo SlnneraJ Kathy Slater Allisa Bell wonders why her picture is being taken! 45 Tech student takes his posing seriously. Scott Volrath David Voshell Dennis Wallace John Warren Evelyn Washington John Weather Anthony Wells Maureen Welters Donald Wentzel Br uce Whanger Ernest Wheeler Todd Whitehead Douglas Whitney Bernard Williams Eugene Williams Mary Williams Antuan Wilson Jack Wolfkill Steve Woolenry Raymond Wright Lori Young Millon Young Sally Young Charles Zakis Frank Zepedi Chuck and John get off on the piano 47 3n morg ®f Prtriti Qlljrtsttan (Ettrtts JJlme In one sense, there is no death. The life of a soul on earth lasts beyond his departure. You will always feel that voice speaking to you, that spirit look- ing out of other eyes, things he touched, worked with, loved, such as familiar friends. He lives on in your life and in the lives of all that knew him. 48 ngratulations — If you are a senior graduating from high school this year you have: been around the sun 18 times spent 13 years in school systems or 117 months or 2,574 days in class (counting off for weekends, holidays summer and gypping). or approximately one-third of your waking life studying which is roughly 2,080 times longer than it took God to create a new world from scratch. Go then and do likewise. Seniors in candid moments Barney Rosenbalm pecking out a news story. Karen Clay loves her award for art work. Scott Coltrain, as Technician editor, editing. 50 51 iCdX - , 4 £febt i Bacon Olul vv jOuvo OK. fa rr 53 1980 Class Officers A New Beginning began with Senior Week, May 2-9: Senior Breakfast: May 2 Hat Day: May 5 The Big Show: May 6 Occupation Day: May 7 50 ' s Day: May 8 Blue and Gold Day: May 9 Senior Prom: May 16 Class Day: May 20 Graduation Day: May 21 Treasurer Mari Boyd Secretary Pamela Ford 56 . . . and Executive Board Raenel Denise Allen Keith Andrews Lanette Kaye Ault Bouabane Baccam Bounhovn Baccam Ham Baccam Inkham Baccam Phimmachanh Baccam Richard Martin Bacccus Ronald Dean Barlow Donald N. Barton Tina Renee Becton Lara Lynn Beem Brett Allen Bemis 58 Kevin Alan Hinder Mari DeAnn Boyd Donald Francis Boylan Richarda Denise Bright Linda Lee Brown Cinda Kav Bruce Kenneth Otis Bryant Phillip Wayne Calderon Pamela Sue Canaday Cheryl Klaine Carl |ames David Cateron Toui Cathi Jennifer |o Caulk Barbara Clark 59 Brian Scott Clark Karen Alethea Clay Scott A. Coltrain Wanda Lee Corbin Lynn Anne Coulter Susan Eileen Creveling Rebecca Sue Culver Angela Marie Deaver Debra Ann Deerr Joseph Andrew Deering Barbara Joyce Dingeman Richard Lee Downs Paul Druart Mitchell Ealy 60 Attack the bus Teresa Lynn Elliott Ricky Lee Erickson Deanna Lynn Farley Ramela Lynn Ford Douglas Freerksen Rechell Vernice Gardner Rhonda Jean Garrison Patricia Ann Gates Phyllis Marie Gerke Denise Renee German Clifford Wayne Gibson. |r. James David Giildenzopf Lorrie Denise Gillespie Michael Paul Gillispie 61 Brandt ( .laser Rick Golob |ess Leonard Gomez Todd Scot Gordinier Cristie |o Green Terri Terese Green Steven Craig Greene Anita La Rae Greenfield Randall Richard Grosnickle Roberta Sue Grzanich Phillip Dean Hall Kelli Jo Hallhauer Johnetta Markay Harris Richard A. Harris 62 James Arthur Hatfield Lawrence Richard Heger Jerry Ray Heimbaugh Theresa Mae Heimbaugh Carleen Ann Held Brandley C. Hendricks Rick Linn Hennigar Eddie Wayne Heuton Karl Thomas Hill Charles Robert Holin Ruth Ann Holmes Michael Ward Hoyt Vickie Marie Hull Todd Nathaneil Hunt 63 Larnell C. Hunter Kathy Hutchinson Areline Lousie John Edwin Darrell Johnson Steve Charles Johnson Gregory Lynn Jones Richard William Jones II Edward Paul Kabrick Scott Raymond Karns Curt Kasiah James Nathaniel Kennerly Kim Kier Richard Lee Kimbley Kevin Klimowski 64 Jeffery Gerald Knutson Laura Denise Kracht Jerry Leon Kyle Nathaniel Lampkin Thomas Paul Lansing Clinton Irving Larson Scott Edward Lewis Timmey Joe Little Teresa Lynn Mahedy Tribanie Narayan Mantra Michael William Matheny George Alan McKay Jeffrey Mark McKinley Jacklynn Michelle McQuerr 65 Mark Allen Meginnes Viet Mandly Michael Jon Mikesell Stephen John Modrick Gary Alan Moore Christina Sue Morey Algie Felix Mosley Susan Kay Myers Mitch Nauman Russell Macon Nauman ■M. Christin joann Niffenegger Charles Raymond Noel Debra Lynn Ogle Carolyn Kay Oltman 1 senior meeting 66 Cassie Rae Overlon Randall Jon Parsons Marguerite Diane Patton Rachelle Patton Roxanne Patton Thomas Patrick Pauscher Mr. Blackman puts the offical word on the seniors. Jon Kevin Pedersen Kimherly Sue Peshel David Leroy Phillips Tamara Lavar Potter Robert R. Preston. Jr. Michael William Priest Ronald Campos Prudencit Raymond Ramirez 67 Bert Roy Reber III Carneila Jane Richardson Edward Ollen Roberts Brenda Jean Robinson Lynne Odette Robinson |ane Annette Rogers Bernard Leroy Rosenbalm Kelly Kugene Rotert Donald Melvin Rothman |oel Thomas Samuelsoi Dennis Harold Scott Patrick John Scott Jenny Lynn Seals John Joseph See 68 Robert Carl fig t mill Denise Marie Shade Donald Shoemaker III Dean William Shore, Jr. Terri Jo Shore Bernard John Sk.i s KimherU Ranee Slone Leo Thomas Smith Michael James Smith John Brian Stahowick Kofi, ild Ray Stanley Selley Sue Starrett Linda Ray Stewart Mary LuAnne Stewart 69 Sandra Kay Stewart Bradley Alan Strasser Kerry Ray Tripe Charles Allen Strode Cecil |ames Summers Beverly Jean Thompson Charles Throckmorton Esther Maurine Toulouse David Allan Tweedale Randall Eugene Van Cundy Robert William Vasey Cynthia Sue Van Syoc Roderick Clinton Weed Laurie Marie Weese 70 Lometa Elizabeth Welch Steven Daniel Wells Douglas Allan Wendelboe Michael Lee Wessel Patricia Ann Williams Steven Winfrey Willi. imi Bruce Raymond Wilson Rick Lee Wood Tani Ann Wood Shavvna Lynn Wood, ml Angela Jean Woody Richard Ray Worley Angela Lavern Young Derrick Dwayne Young 71 Not Pictured . . . From tentative senior list: John Howard Albright Kelly Monroe Armstrong Melvin Anthony Ashley, |r. Debra Kay Bacon Charles Robert Baumhauer, Jr. Barbara Anne Bell Kevin Anthony Bell Michael Earl Benefiel Eric Todd Berger Ronald Dean Blish Kurt Eugene Bolton Darrel Robert Brill Curtis John Cantwell April Sue Consolver Darwin Dale Davis Rodney Ronald Davison Gary Eugene Deierling Craig Jeffre Dodd William Thomas Feakes Nina Louise Fisher Wayne Eugene Flatt Todd A. Gabriel Clayton Bernard Gaddy Russell Glenn Gilbert John Edward Godron Kimberly Gwen Golay Charles Anthony Gonzalez Jerry Leroy Gray John Grenko Tamie Sue Grenz David Andrew Grett Clovis Leejay Griffin Lena Mae Gross Bret Allen Gustin Jeffrey Paul Hardin Anthony Lynn Hayes Daryl DeWayne Haynes Janine Ann Heard Jess Heard Michael David Heuton Odell Hilson Kan Van Ho Nick Hornyak Paul Thomas Huxford Stephanie Denise Jackson Charles Keith James Kurtis Wayne Johnson Pamela Denise Johnson Perry Franklin Jordan Skip Duane Welch Lee Aaron Kale Patrick David Kernes Bang Khoulo Theodore Fredrick Klett Michael Angelo Knox Russell Lee Lambertz Tanya Lampkin Thomas Clifton Langman Billy Joe Lewis Lynn Antoinette Lewis Christopher K. Linn Tonya Kay Long Serm Lovan Carol Lynn Lowery Kristi Jo Lowery Vanessa J. Lyons Larry Wayne Mallory Timothy Albert Mallory Ernesta Lee Manson Tracye Lynn Mash Teresa Kay McDivitt 72 Dennis Ray McKlhaney Terry Eugene Meggison Patricia Kelly Meis Tommy Allen Miller Daniel Lee Morgan, |r. Michael Todd Morrill Larry Alan Muir Mark Anthony Negrete Evelyn Louise Nelson Thomas F. Nichols [ohn Wayne Nolte Karen Floy Oakes Lolita Tanette Oakley Simon Mata O ' Choa, [r. Mark A. Odegaard Doug Michael Olgren Lisa May Olson Khamsovane Kay Ounlokham Michael George Oxley Stephanie Elaine Parsons Jeffrey Raymond Partee Deborah K. Pearce Michael Lynn Penfold Kerry David Petersen David Lee Renes Rebecca Monique Rufer Adrian Lee Rumley Teresa Sue Schultz Gary Lee Scott Tammy Jeanne Scott Rickey Kugene Sevier Les Tramayne Shade James Andrew Sickels Mark Alen Sly Steven Dale Smart Steve Mark Smith John Price Smithberg Clem Marshall Stamp Russell Andrew Stein William Scott Stilwell Georgeann Louise Stout Paul Monroe Sutherlan d Leonard Wesly Tatum, Jr. Kevin Brian Thompson Jeffrey Roger Tingwold Kimberly Marie Toole James William Tracy Bryce Allen Travis Jeffrey Howard Underwood Jason Rutledge Wagner James Michael Walkden Haywood Vincent Walker Walter Dewey Walker Ralph Kugene Weber Marvin Daniel Wesley Kirk Allen Whitlatch Lawrence Edwin Williams Steven Duane Wilcox Janet Lee Wilson W. Allen Writh Seniors meet to plan activities Tech has one of the largest faculty groups in the state with over 140 staff members. Students feel there is at least one member of the faculty that they can trust enough to sit down and talk over problems. Since this is a technical- vocation-academic school, the faculty members have a wide range of knowledge that they impart to the students. This is the true foundation of Tech High. Don Blackman Principal Larry Gillespie Vice Principal Board of Education: Row one: Peter J. Cunningham. Secretary; Betty Grundberg, Ray Palis, President; Dr. Dwight M. Davis, Superintendent. Row two: Frank Hildreth. Sue Luthens. Nolden Gentry, Karen Williams. Ian G. Binnie. Ralph Maigaard Vice Principal Sy Forrester Athletic Manager Home-School Worker Lew Rhodes Police Liason Dr. Judy Richardson Vice Principal 75 1 .0 . A J J Becky Anderson English Richard Anderson printing W. Eugene Barlow social studies Maynard Bjork auto body Leroy Blackledge social studies Stan Blair English Harlan Boyce machine shop Gary Cameron science Gene Carman auto body Loren Chelleen social studies Dick Clark math Robert Collins driver ' s ed. John Cooper co-ordinator Elaine Coyle reading Gary Curtis science Robert Davenport computer Mr. G. Johnson always has the one ai a r 77 Mel (ireen gym Beth 4 Greene tailoring Jim Hashman woods Paul Hindal woods Wilmer Hokanson social studies Dave Hut son electronics Galen Johnson math Roy [ohnton math Gary Jotzke math Vera Kemp English Steve Koch social studies Dale Lang mechanics s Ah ' HI Judson Lee business Virginia Lodge foods Arthur Long health Harold Lossner aviation Miss Dierzen becomes a student 78 79 Gordon Stain brook math Jon Starek mechanical drawing William Sturdevant art Dwight Su bbert business Margaret Taylor business Al Thomas art Don Thotnai aviation Chris Thompson ROTC Mabel Tillery Radio-TV Marjorie Trujillo LPN Robert Van Arkel drafting Eleanor Van Dyck family relations Wayne Webber ass ' t. principal Doug Wenslay electricity Nancy Willis business Doug Wilson avaition Mr. Foss instructs ninth graders 80 81 George Jefchak, Art Dianne Alber. Special Ed. Steve Carson. Driver ' s Ed. 82 Jan Oxley. Secretary Patricia Cunningham. Nurse Norma Needham. Counselor Mildred Wooley. Teacher Assoc. Caroline Potterbaum. Teacher Assoc. 83 Marilyn Yaeger special ed 84 Carol Testa math Richard Foss social studies 86 87 Cafeteria workers — Row one: Zelman Crosby, |o Davis. Darlene Jacobe. Linda Scobba, Norma Thorpe, Evelyn Ted row, Maxine Northway. Row two: Lois Goodpasture. Betty Kori. Shirley Frierdmeyer, Del Rush, Sandy May, Estella Constable. Bev Kindred. Cafeteria workers, custodians important to Tech Two important staff groups at Tech are the cafeteria workers and the custodial staff. Tech ' s cafeteria is famous for it ' s food and bakery goods. They furnish meals for students at noon as well as at after-school events. The appearance of the building — the district ' s largest — is no easy job to keep up, but Tech ' s engineering staff does the job. Maxine North- way is the cafeteria manager and Larry Croll heads up the custodians. Maurice LaMay. John Ponzeline, Thomas Jones, Norma Lester, Walt Felix, Edward Roane, Richard McCloud, Larry Croll. Row one: Clinton Larson, Earl Wessell, Frances Sudbrock, Russ Gilbert. Richard Hall. Robert Wulf. Row two: Benny Smith, Gerry Lewis. Harold Martin, George Higgins! Sandy Bales, Vicki Lainson, Duane Linn. 88 Tech ' s core areas are the cornerstone of the school ' s program. The technical and voca- tional training enables a student to build a future in several fields of work. Tech students have a plus when they graduate from the school. They have been trained for a skill plus getting the regular academic training. A few of the contest ribbons won by students. Agri-Business grows and grows and grows Tech ' s agri-business core area is located at McCombs Junior High on the south side of town where they have room to raise plants and crops. Most of the students are in the Future Farmers of America Club and have projects at their homes which they enter into fairs around the state during the spring and summer. Farm animals are included in these projects. In the spring, the area sells plants to Tech faculty and stu- dents for the start of their gardens. Area ' s talent shows in art work Student in Tech ' s art core area enter into contests also, and come away with many awards. Winning poster contests is a common thing with the art class. All students are exposed to the different techniques used in the commerical art field. Students ' work is displayed in the art center and in art exhibitions around the city. The area is called upon to do jobs for organizations at Tech and they fix up the display windows that are located in the halls at Tech. 5 Becky Siepmann hard at work on an idea. Diane Curtis is careful with lettering. Karen Clay holds the award she received. 91 Donn Henderson nails things down. Mike Inman glues it together. Woods area works on house Students in the woods area which is cabinet making and car- pentry together, have to acquire the basic skills in fine craftsman- ship and house building. Every student in this area is involved in some kind of work at the Tech house. They do everything from tiling the bathroom to installing the house cabinets to putting wood trim on. Tech grad, Dan Lowery, came to practice teach. 92 Auto Body makes cars like new The main goal of the Auto Body area is to make all of the students employable. The instructors start by having all the students work refinishing a car with a bad body. They repaint, knock out the dents or do whatever it takes to make a car body beautiful. The shop is theonly one of its kind in Iowa. Willard Brown cleaning an inner wheel housing. Larry Mallory checking panel alignment. |oel Samuelson getting ready to use the paint gun Charles Holin changes a tire. Auto Mechanics fix it all up Auto Mechanics at Tech is one of the largest areas. However, students don ' t learn just to work on their own cars as it is in many auto mechanics high school classes. Here the goal is to turn out an all-around mechanic and trouble-shooter. All one has to do is to visit the garages around Des Moines to find the examples of Tech education in auto mechanics. Jeff Inman looks underneath. Brian Shultz finds the trouble. Doug Davis testing out one of the big engines. Auto Diesel sees to the big engines Auto Diesel area at Tech becomes an important vocational training place with the country ' s dependence on truck transportation. Also, since Iowa is a farm state the use of Diesel engines in growing food makes this area an important one around Des Moines. Students are trained on dif- ferent types of engines and can look forward to a good job after graduation. Larry Mure says it ' s got to be one of these. Vic Connett checking it all out. John Albright working on a power plant project. Aviation area flying high The avaition core area lab, which is located at the airport, is a busy place. Here the stu- dents have to maintain a high level of effi- cency to meet all government standards in aviation regulations. A trip to Washington was a highlight of the core area for the seniors. Checking it out. 96 Clothing area does outside work Tailoring core area students learn to sew not only for them- selves but learn about the fashion industry. The advanced students did a layout for Holiday Inn which consisted of making the hostess dresses and bartenders shirts. Students also study the wool line in suits and coats and the beginners work on blouses, pants and tops. The area also does altera- tions for ROTC. Beth Hraha running the TV camera. Tammy Shuff on duty. Radio-TV area produce shows The move of Tech-to-North was the subject of Radio-TV area ' s broadcast journalism project. Here the class covered the story as would the net- works with research, quotes from peo- ple connected with the move, and visuals. The class runs the FM radio station, KDPS, and seniors each have a different type of program ranging from hard rock to science programs. The area received a new editing machine this year, said Miss Mabel Tillery, the core area instructor. Barney Rosenbalm isn ' t playing DJ; he ' s on the air! 98 Vieng Luong and Brenda LaFary transcribing. Clerical area trainin g pays off Tech ' s clerical core area is training many secretaries at Tech to use var- ious office machines to improve their skills. Students in this area use calcu- lating machines, duplicators, trans- cribing machines, work processing, and of course, typewriters. During the junior and senior years a lot of clerical students are out on co-op. The student on co-op receives pay as well as on- the-job experience and school credit. Miss Margaret Taylor is chairman of the department. Carol Leo is sure that her transcribing is correct. Hard at work are Lolita Oakley and Anita Lyons. Nanette LaMasters and Jeannie West working with the line printer. Computer area trains for modern world The Computer Programming core area, located on the fifth floor, is an excellent pro- gram for students interested in the demanding field involving computers. Students learn var- ious computer languages and how to solve problems on computers. Also, keypunching skills and operating terminals are taught. Twelve seniors and one junior had co-op jobs this school year. Instructors are Mr. Robert Davenport, Mrs. Vicki Gooch, Miss Betty Miller, and Mr. Arvin Fettkether. 100 Doug Freerksen working on the teletypewriter in compu- ter room. Brad Strasser sending his program through the card D.E. area deals with marketing The Distributive Education area is to train students for beginning level jobs in the field of marketing and distri- bution. Students get training in advertising and display, sales work in various business places, finance and credit bus- iness, and food service estab- lishments. Mr. Terry Eaton is the D.E. instructor. Deb |ordon and Stephanie James with role playing a customer- manager situation with Mr. Eaton looking on. D.K. class hard at work on their manuals. Teresa Bruce operating the cash register Mitch Naumann works on tax account. Accounting related course The accounting classes do not consist as a core area at Tech, but it did at one time. However, the classes are used by students at Tech as a related course for business area students and students in other core areas where some knowledge of accounting would be helpful. For example, a person opening a garage would find the accounting training valuable in running the business. Five semesters of accounting are offered. Ron Barlow studies the book. Renetta Moore using calculating machine. 102 Chuck Noel getting ready to roll the press. New equipment for printing The video screen computer was one of the many new pieces of equipment this year that was added to the printing area to upgrade the core area. The print shop also received ten new light tables. The new equipment produces cold type in comparsion to the old linotype method of hot type. The school newspaper, The Technician, switched over to the new sys- tem of printing. Melvin Bryson getting the folder to work. Dave Renes playing the airplane game on the new computer. 103 Welding area melds together This core area teaches students to handle different types of metals and the welding equipment. There are dif- ferent kinds of welds such as making beads and weaves and lap welding. Safety equipment is very important in this area and students are taught how to use the equipment with safety to protect themselves from the flying sparks. However, this makes it hard to get a picture for the yearbook showing students ' faces while they are using the welding equipment. Tom Miller doing a cutting job. Monty Thomas shows his skill in welding. 104 Steve Wells doing arc welding. Tech house plans drawn up in area Architectural drafting at Tech gives the students a chance to draw plans and make blueprints for the building of a house. The houses that Tech builds are drawn up in this area, under the direction of Mr. Jack Druart, draft- ing teacher. The area works with the construction trades in placing stu- dents on co-op jobs and usually, there is not enough students to fill all the jobs possible. John Elings wonders where this line goes. 105 Russell Nauman drawing threads and fasteners. Machine drafting visual language The machine drafting area at Tech has become one of the smaller core areas. Drafting teacher Bob VanArkel said that he teaches the students to draw a decent drawing that will live up to the standards of a good drafts- man. To be a good draftsman you must have good line and dimension quality. Maybe today with the increasing need of draftsmen in the world, our drafting program might have a growth in students. Randy Van Gundy studying schematic diagram fora color TV set. Todd Hunt repairing a TV tuner. Electronics go microcomputer The core area of electronics covers many, many areas of technical elec- tronics. A few of the projects this year were repairing black and white televi- sions, color televisions, radios, ste- reos, CBs, computers and all other types of electronics. Some of the things built were strobe lights, sirens, and an electronic combination lock. Next fall, students will begin con- struction of a microcomputer. The Electronics teacher is Mr. David Hutson. Allen Wright testing a TV set. Rod Weed looking at motor control circuits. Jeff Brown. Mr. Wes Dowd, instructor, and (im Fath look over a problem. Wes Bowlby getting a high voltage power supply. Industrial electricity powers modern world The industrial electricity core area is designed to train students in the skill of working with electric machin- ery and electricity. Students work with circuits, tools, equipment and drills pertaining to basic electricity, basic electronics, industrial electron- ics, motors, generators, transformers, magnetic control and house wiring. Mr. Wes Dowd, long time instructor in this area, retires from teaching this year. Randy Bieghler with a connecting instrument panel. 108 Laura Kracht working at shorthand. Theresa Heimbaugh taking dictation. Steno Area trains for business world The steno area at Tech is con- cerned with placing students in the business world as secretaries and filing clerks. Since Des Moines is a large insurance com- pany center, few students have trouble finding co-op jobs and then a steady position. A variety of courses in this area gives each student a wide range of office skills. Sandy Lawson doing a typing job. 109 Food Area plans meals and menus The food service core area is primarily con- cerned with helping students develop habits and skills that will enable them to be employable in whatever areas of foods they are interested in. First, the students start in on baking muffins, pies, breads, and rolls. Next, they go to soups, sandwiches, meats, and vegetables. Later, the students will move on to Tech ' s T-room where they learn to prepare food in larger quantities and learn to run a food establishment. Donna Riley making roll dough. Steve Cooper and Russell Reeves preparing a gelatin salad. Robin Miller preparing soup. 110 Health Area learns skills for wide range The students in the Health area learn the basic skills needed to follow different careers in the health related fields. This area is for students who might want to become doctors, specialists, technicians, doctor ' s assistants, or want to con- tinue their education in college along science orientated fields. Many students go on to become nurses. Co-op jobs are available in the hospitals and labs and doctors ' offices around Des Moines. Kelly McKern and Patty Louis writing observations of experiment. Annette Soto cleaning up after a chemistry experiment. Shelly Scott performing a chemistry experiment. The LPN core area is designed to prepare students for their state board examinations. It gives the trainees the basic knowledge they need to have a head start on their college. These stu- dents get first hand experience in the field of nursing and are taught to be prepared to meet the challenge after graduation. Tony Bibbons painting billboards. Painting area learns decorating skills Tech ' s Painting and Decorating core areas are responsible for the huge billboard on Tech ' s roof, facing east. Painting inside and outside of Tech ' s house is another project in this class. The students learn all the skills needed to work in this field after graduation. The program goes deeper than just painting. They learn to estimate paint jobs and learn about the use of different kinds of paints and how to mix them. Jessie Heard practicing on letters. Larnell Hunter working on a billboard layout. 113 Sheet Metal cuts; bends to shape Sheet metal students learn how to make ducts for both air conditioning and heating systems. The students are required to do some geometry practices of bending, forming, cutting, bearing, pattern drafting, sheet metal layout and fasten- ing. The students also work on the Tech house, laying out and constructing the duct work. Mr. Harold. Rutz, sheet metal instructor, will retire at the end of this year. Machine shop tools the parts The objective of machine shop is to impart knowledge and skills in adequate quan- tity to qualify a student for job entry in one of the machine shop related fields and to enhance any oppor- tunity to continue an educa- tion in the industrial or academic scene. Senior Mike Oxley placed first in a state VICA machine shop contest. Students in this area have maintained the weight machines for Tech ' s athletes. Terry House working the drill press. Ernest Wheeler measuring for a replacement part. 115 TECH-TO-NORTH? The school district ' s proposal to move Tech to North came closer to a reality this 1979-80 school year as talk increased, plans were proposed, and protests from the north area became more vocal. The Tech newspaper, The Technician, began running a series of articles about the proposal. The idea, because of decreasing enrollment in Des Moines high schools, is to close the Tech building, construct an addition on to North to house Tech ' s core areas. This idea was a combination of Tech and North or a whole new school. There are pros and cons of the proposal and the Engi- neer staff thought the issue should be a part of this year ' s yearook. ECHNICIAN DFS MOINES TECH HIGH SCHOOL DES MOINES IOWA 50307 10 CENTS MARCH 21 1980 VOLUME 36 ISSUE 12 Blackman discusses Tech - North move; ' voices and feelings must be heard ' + by Becky Siepmann Debbie Sonderleiler The controversy over the possibility of Tech moving to North has been on the minds of many people the past few years Tech principal Don Blackman encourages parents and students to voice their opinions at the school board meetings since the final decision about the move is not official at this time Parents — — — — — — and students do not have to wait to see what happens. They should attend the board meetings to be heard, added Mr Blackman The recommendation to move the Tech program to the North site was due to declining enrollment at North High School, a much newer building, a large campus, parking and less traffic, stated Mr Blackman Also. North High School serves a community - North Des Moines The proposal of moving Tech to North was recom- mended because of the continual declining enroll- ment during the past few years A decision has been made that by 1984. its economically essential that a high school be closed Many other alternatives have been suggested to eliminate the move, one of which is to close North or Hoover High School. Another possibility is to close a junior high school and make North aseventhto twelfth grade school. An idea to make Tech a half-day school has also been proposed With this, students would come to Tech for half a day for their core area and go to the high school in their district for their general education This proposal, however, would be very expense transportation wise, be- cause of students having to be bused four times a day, plus it wouldn ' t close any schools, and Tech would still be open and have to be heated When asked if boundaries could be changed to aid enrollment at North Mr Blackman said, Yes. anything can be done. and later went on to say, Our board of education would NEXT ISSUE: North s views Becky Siepmann and Debbie Sonderleiter go to North to interview North ' s principal and students on the proposed Tech-to North move have to make the final decision ' If Tech moved to North, the new school would draw students throughout the school district, says Mr Blackman Although the new school would have no boundaries some of the present boundaries would have to be changed 117 Tech - North move? If the move takes place, it would be made in 1983, or at the latest 1984, says Mr Blackman The cost of the move isn ' t known as yet, but it is felt that it would be very expensive The main expense, of course, would be new building at North North wasn ' t built to house the heavy machinery that Tech has for many of its core areas The construction would take approximately two years, one year to plan, and one year to build The freshmen would be the main group affected because if the decision were made in favor of the move, the planning would take place during the 1980-81 school year and rebuilding would take place in the 1982-83 school year, which would mean freshmen would have to change to North in their senior year. The citizens of Des Moines Public School District will be asked to approve a school house tax levy, which if approved would result in the money needed to build, Mr Blackman said The proposal will be put on the ballots of next fall ' s election When asked where the North students would go during the rebuilding, he said that they would still go to North, and the rebuilding wouldn ' t disturb the student ' s regular school day If Tech moves to North, it is felt that the Tech building could be sold for use as a warehouse or office buildmq Also, Tech would remain just as it is now, a Vocational-Technical High School, with the exception of an additional college bound core area A major problem with the Tech move to North is transportation As it is, the East and West side students can get to Tech directly without having to transfer downtown, ' ' said Mr. Blackman If the move were to take place, however, East and West side students would have to transfer downtown Southside students already have a half hour ride just to get to Tech; if the move were to take place, that could be extended to forty-five minutes to an hour ride on district school buses Also, in additon to getting to school, the distance to the aviation lab at the airport and agri-business area at McCombs Junior High would be greatly increased; and the students would have to spend at least an hour getting to and from core area classes I ' m certain that it will result in a cut-back on staff. says Mr Blackman. regard- ing the excess teachers, which would result if the move took place It ' s always a possibility that a football stadium would be built If the move were to be made, there would be an extra principal, and when asked who would be the principal of the new school. Mr Blackman laughed and said. I have no idea, it hasn ' t been discussed ' ' You mean I might not grow up to be an Engineer? Technician DES MOINES TECH HIGH SCHOOL DES MO ' NES. IOWA 50307 10 CENTS APRIL It, 1 980 VOLUME 36 ISSUE 13 North ' s feelings ' mutual ' on proposed merger by Becky Siepmann Debbie Sonderleiter The controversial pro- posed Tech move to North has been recently subject to much praise and criticism. As Tech principal Mr Don Blackman stated earlier, parents and students of both North and Tech should get involved in making this decision. Besides the opinions of parents and school board members, the principals and students from both schools have some very definite opinions about the move Mr Rolland Brownell, former vice-principal of Tech, and the present principal of North, says he ' s also very concerned about the possibility of Tech moving to North. I think that it would really cripple the North part of Des Moines as community, says Mr Brownell, regarding the alternative of selling North He feels that each section of a city should have a high school for the residents to take pride in Also, he said that he doesn ' t think enough money is available to build it right On the other hand, if Tech does move to North, he stated, It could be one of the finest facilities in the country, ' ' provided that the programs and equipment are updated Mr Brownell says that the parking facilities and the ease of getting to North ' s location are assets of the proposed move My concern, frankly is, whether we ' re going to be as good or better than we are today, says Mr Blackman, however, stating his personal feelings towards the move The students interviewed said that they ' re also against the move proposed by the school board. They feel that if the move took place, they wouldn ' t have a school that they could come back to in ten or twenty years and be able to say, I went there . Even though the North students are against closing North, they also are against most of the alternatives that would keep it open One of the alternatives is to close a junior high school and make North a seventh to twelfth grade school The students were against this because they said that high school should be kept separate, because it should be a special time in a person ' s life The only alternative that they think could work is to change the boundaries to help take the overload from Lincoln and help add more students to North This proposal has been considered, but there was so much uproar from people in the Lincoln district that the proposal was dropped, at least for the time being If the move were to take place, and. North were to become a technical voca- tional high school, the North students said that they wouldn ' t take any core area classes, because they said that if they would have wanted technical training, they would have gone to Tech in the first place. If Tech-North or North- Tech were to become an actual school, there is a possibility that the school would have a college bound core area, according to Tech principal Don Blackman This core area would be offered to those students not School Board approves Tech-North move The Des Moines School Board unanimously approv- ed plans for moving Tech ' s vocational programs to North, during its March 18th meeting However, the board delayed its vote on whether to ask Des Moines tax payers for the reinstitution of the schoolhouse levy; due to inadequate study of options for moving the administra- tive offices, now housed at Tech The postponement was proposed by board member Nolden Gentry, who stated that voters were entitled to know the plans and pncetag of both moves, resulting from Tech ' s closin The plans for Tech ' s move are currently being laid; and include building a few additions onto North, purchasing new vocational equipment, and the moving of excisting equipment The estimated costs amount to $4 million No decisions have been made on the relocating of district administrative offices, maintenance shops, and warehouse facilities presently at Tech Gentry requested school officials and the soon-to-be- formed special citizens committee to present their joint recommendations on where to move these other facilities in mid-May The most likely scenario would be to use Irving Junior High at an additional cost of $3 million Revenue from the propos- ed schoolhouse levy for two years would nearly pay for the Tech-North move The tax would cost property owners 67V? cents per $1,000 of assesed valuation Two Technician reporters. Debbie Sonderleiter and Becky Siepmann. both juniors, went to North Hitfh School and interviewed the principal and students on what they thought of the proposed Tech-to-North move. 119 North High School opinions . wanting to have a technical core area. The North students feel that this would be a good idea, and that they might take it if they were given the choice. North students that were interviewed, said that they feel like they are being picked on because they are Normal, average, middle class, as one North student explained. They said that if it would come down to a choice of either closing North or making the move, however, they would be in favor of the move Though Mr Blackman is very proud of the Tech building and would like to remain here, he says he ' s mainly concerned about maintaining the fine programs that have been established at Tech I happen to think that our progams can do more for more students in the city of Des Moines than any other programs in any of the high schools, says Mr. Black- man, concerned about maintaining Tech ' s pro- grams. He says that if the move takes place, he ' s been assured that the programs will be as good, if not better than they are now. Also, he says that even if Tech doesn ' t move to North, plans are being made to update and improve the curriculum and equipment. The students from both Tech and North seemed to agree that they are definitely not in favor of the proposed moved. When you hear Tech students talking about the Tech move to North, ususally in the conversation you hear the words, We don ' t want to move to North, but how do North students feel about the move? If the move were to be rejected by the school board, the possibility of North being closed would become greater. The North students weretotally against the closing of North because they say, North serves a district of 40,000 people, and if North were closed, those people would no longer have a neighborhood school. They said that they are being shrugged off by the school board, because there are no school board members living in their district. The North students said that their parents had been trying to get a school board hearing on the subject, the first couple of times they were scheduled, they were cancelled for various reasons, until they finally got their requested hearing. With the possibility of North being closed comes the question of which would be easier to sell, Tech, which at one time was a factory, or North , which could be easily converted into an office building or used by a community college, or something of that sort. North students, of course, say that Tech would be easier to sell because of the close location to railroad tracks, and it ' s downtown location. Tech students, obviously think that North would be easier to sell, because Who would want to buy an old factory? a question commonly asked by many Tech students. A view that might be going. 120 ECHNICIAN DES MQ.NES TECH HIGH SCHOOL DES MOINES. IQWA 5Q3Q7 10 CENTS APRIL 18 1 980 VOLUME 36 ISSUE 14 Davis: Tech move in voters ' hands by Becky Siepmann Debbie Sonderleiier The proposal of moving Tech to North was not one person ' s idea, but rather the result of a study of declining enrollment, says Dr Dwight Davis, superintendent of Des Moines public schools. Dr Davis says the reason for the study was the fact that a high school must be closed, and possibly two high schools could be closed by 1990 The result of the study indicated that the only possibilities of high schools to be closed would be Hoover. North. Roosevelt, or Tech Tech was selected from the four possibilities because if Tech moved to North, the facilities would be better for the equipment, and it would requirethe least amount of money for transportation costs Dr Davis is strongly for the move of Tech to North because he says, The school board membersthink it will make a very good vocational school . Dr Davis also said that this is an opportunity to up- grade the programs, as well as the facility Another reason why Dr. Davis favors the move is due to the dangerous intersec- tion that Tech is located on Along with that, he said that North also has better parking facilities, and visitors to the school would have easier access to it Regardless of what decision the board makes, regarding the move. Dr Davis says that the deciding factor is whether or not the majority of the public votes for the tax levy which will be on the ballot of this fall s election I think it ' s much better than the other tax levies. says Dr Davis, speaking of the proposed tax levy, which would subsidize the move Three previous levies were defeated; but Dr Davis feels that this levy will pass, because it ' s for a specific project, rather than simply for school maintenance, as the past levies were We think this makes for a very desirable and improved educational program for Davis speaks Tech, as well as the rest of the schools. If the school house tax levy is defeated by Des Moines voters.it will become more likely, but not definite, that North will be closed. North and Tech. however, are not the only schools being considered for closure, says Dr. Davis Hoover and Roosevelt are also candidates, especially if the levy is defeated Although the majority of the school house tax levy will be used to make the Tech to North move, some will be used to update and improve Tech ' s vocational education, said Dr Davis. Dr Davis If the levy is defeated, Dr Davis says the improve- ments will still be made, but it will take longer because the district won ' t have the money to pay for it. Dr. Davis isn ' t sure how many people have gotten involved in discussion of the move but he ' s sure that some of the advisory committees have discussed it to some length Also, because of the increasing rate of inflation, the cost of the move will persistently increase Although building costs will increase, the cost of operating schools will also increase, so Dr Davis says that the amount of money 121 saved by combining Tech apd North makes it much tess expensive than operating both high schools. We think very strongly that Tech is an extremely desirable school in our education program, said Dr. Davis, when asked if he could guarantee that students would still get a good technical-vocational education. The location of the building itself is not important, it ' s what goes on inside that counts, says Dr. Davis. Wherever it is located, however, it will mostly benefit those who live closest to it. The North Central Community Organization (NCCO),a group of citizens in the north district, filed an appeal to the State Board of Public Instruction opposing the Tech to North move. Dr. Davis feels that judging by the past history of the board, that they will vote in favor of the district s decision, whatever it is. A question concerning the Tech to North move is: what is to be done with the central offices? There is a proposal that Irving Jr High be remodeled, but the cost of that could be high, according to Davis. A suggestion was made by Nolden Gentry, one of the school board members, Uiat the district could rent commercial office space to house the central offices. That could be very expensive, because a school district will always need a central office. I think when you look at the school district, it is always going to have a need for a central office, and continue to have that need. You ' d have to look at whether or not rent is really more economical than to have its own facility, in the long run , said Dr. Davis. When you talk about the cost of moving the central offices; it ' s not to have a ' Cadillac ' style of a place for the offices, but to add warehousing space and shop space for our central office craftsmen, he alj explained. Not only does Tech house the offices, but it also is a storage place for books, papers, and a whole variety of supplies. It also hasshops for some of the district ' s craftsmen, said Dr. Davis. He also added that all of these areas must be looked at when the cost of the move is being discussed. As of yet, a final decision has not been made as to whether or not Tech will in fact, move to North. There is still discussion regarding this topic at the school board meetings. One thing is certain, however, the public has the final decision in accord to how they vote on the school house tax levy, in this fall ' s election. It all boils down to this: If the levy is approved by the majority of the voters, the move will take place. If the levy is defeated, than other possibilities will be studied, to remedy the problem of declining enrollment. ICH HIGH FIELD HOME OF BOYS GIRLS TRACK - SOFTBALL METRO CHAMPS 77 7 Are storm clouds gathering over Tech? 122 Tech has built a solid athletic pro- gram, offering all the sports that other Des Moines high schools offer. The boys have football, cross country, wrestling, swimming, bas- ketball, track, tennis golf, and base- ball. The girls have volleyball, swimming, basketball, track, ten- nis, golf, cross country, and soft- ball. The athletes wear the strong school colors of blue and gold. 123 Co-captains Mike Smith and Mike Heuton. Coach Silvey Says Tech ' s boys cross country squad finished up their season third in the Metro. The varsity went to the state and the sophomores placed second in the Metro with the junior varsity first. This was the best squad since 1974, said Coach Chuck Silvey. The team was one of the most dedi- cated, added Mr. Silvey. The squad even had cheerleaders: Esther Toulouse, Tammy Potter, Mary Griffin, and Carol Leo. Varsity: Randy Moore. Mitch Nauman. Russ Nauman. Tim Bailey. Joel Laird. Mitch Lamar. Mike Heuton. Coach Silvey. Not pictured: Mike Smith. Junior varsity: Mike Wells. Mike Fisher. Bill Glenn. Mario Felippeli. (erry Glenn. Mark Newhard, Mitch Nauman. Kevin Hillard. Scott Potter, Donald Rhodes. Mike Smith, Russel Reeves, Mike Scott, assistant coach Bernie Axton. Not pictured: Mark Donhue. Coach Silvey who is a twin with the Nauman twins. 124 Cross Country Teams Largest and Best in 10 Years The 1979 girls cross country team needed more practice and the girls needed to get out on their own and run, said Coach Chuck Silvey. The squad needed to have more members, also. Varsity: Vickie Robinson. Trena Watley, Kathy Fisher, Kim Young, Andrea Stewart. Not pictured: Cindy Van Sy 125 Girls Swim Team Builds For Future The scores: Tech 31 Urbandale 131 34 Hoover 136 58 East 112 67 North 99 57 Lincoln 144 33 Roosevelt 136 41 Dowling 168 36 Valley 135 Third in North Invitational; sixth in Urbandale and ninth in Rams Invitationals. Lara Beem, Shawna Woo- dard, Barb Virden, and Nan LaMasters set a new school record in the 200 yard medley relay. Barb set another one in the 50 yard freestyle and in the 100 yard fly. Lara set one in the 100 yard backstroke. Row one: Nan LaMasters, Debbie Rothman, Sherry Siverly, Patty Virden. Row two: Galen Johnson (coach). Scott McAdam (ass ' t. coach), Tracy Schweizer, Barb Virden, Susan Vance, Karen Leo, Chris Saddoris. Row three: Debbie Burch, Shawna Woodard, Lara Beem, Penny Seals, Darcy Schweizer, Kathy Slater (manager). Practice time is practice time. 127 r | Volleyball team finds j. iV.J ?1 § oing rough Varsity: Denise German (captain), Lynn Robinson, Donna Riley, Mari Boyd, Tammy Phillips, Judy Kintz, Lori Young. JV ' s: Rose Shoat stall, Ginger Shipp. Cathy Simpson, Khris Reeves, Susan Sloan. Tracie Allen. Robin Miller. Kim Brooker, Kathy Danilson. Tech ' s volleyball team could not find a win this year on their schedule and the junior varsity could only win one - that one over Dowling. Tech volleyball needs more girls to report, says Coach Joan Oderkirk. Vicki Rooney, a varsity member who graduated last year, helped coach the team. Pam Ford was the manager. However, the team says, Wait until next year! Hit it high! 128 Talking it over with the coach Water Polo team swims against faculty Water Polo is in its second year at Tech and this year showed an increase in members and is drawing more attention and interest than last year. Even the faculty got into the act as they took on the water polo team for a fund raising activity for the swim team. The students just got by the faculty, 5-4. (Must add that all swimmers had to stay in an inner-tube.) The water polo group is coached by Galen Johnson, Tech ' s swim coach. Row one: Don West, Frank Dale, Jon Greenwell, Kelly Rotert. Row two: Brad Handley, Mark Meginnes. Barney Skags, Pat Edwards, Mike Otto. Row three: Richard Worley, Dave Saddoris, Joel Samuelson, Mike Dullard, Vic Connett, Jack Carra. Not pictured: |ohn Stahowick, Russ Nauman, Kevin Binder, Dennis Scott, Mark Thompson. What do I do with it? Goalie George Davis - the hero! 129 Tech gets better as season goes on In general, the football squad showed steady improve- ment all year and a lot of improvement in some phases of the game. The defense, at times, was disappointing. The offensive performed very well. This is what head coach Dwayne Crozier said about this year ' s Tech football squad. The coaching staff is looking forward to next year because there are a lot of enthusiastic and eager juniors and seniors. Varsity: Row one: Lonnie Hughes. Jason Wagner. Don Rothman. Pat Scott, Odell Hilson. James Kennerly. Tim Guthrie John McClelland. Row two: Joe Deering. Brian Clark. Ken Bryant. Richard Anderson. Adrian Rumey. Anthony Wells. Tommy Jackson Keith Gardner. Row three: George Tarry. Algie Mosley. Dennis Wallace. Tom Bowman. Randy Golay. Eric Parker. Eric Black Nate Lampkin. Row four: Brett Bemis. Chuck Gonzales. Ron Blish. Clayton Gaddy. Gary Scott. Curt Crozier. Ed Norwood Coaches : Dwayne Crozier, Ken Frey, Gary Camerson. Varsity team loosens up. Tech gets ready to win. 130 131 Tech sophomores end season winless The sophomore team had a learning M season this year. Lack of football knowledge and various injuries on the team accounted for their 0-9 record. However, Coach Steve Carson said there are several players who can help out the varsity next year. He complimented the team on their enthusiasm and eagerness to learn how to play the game. After a good year of hard work and practice they should be ready to compete against any team in the Metro. Sophomore squad: Row one: Chris Meis. Ray Collier, John Owens. Ronnie Murray. Lewi Hawthorne. Michael Wells, Tim Burnett. Bobby King. Row two: Larry Nicholson. Dan McGee, Ted Fraizer, Kevin Saunders. Ron Diggs, Jeffery Lewis. Kevin Brown, Michael Johnson. Row three: Joe Harper. Rod Becton. Steve Brown. Bill Cummings. David Bedwell, LeRoy Kvans, Larry Clymer. Jim Wessel. Not pictured: Jerry Alcantar, Randy Erickson. Waiting for the snap of the ball. 132 Freshmen plan for varsity squad For the first time, Tech ' s freshman squad did not have to come for practice after a day in the junior highs since ninth graders are at Tech now. The coaches work on basic fundamentals and hope this practice will pay off on the sophomore squad and later for the varsity. Freshmen: Row one: Tim Stillwell. Row two: Jerry Payton. Tony Heer. John Braceland. EH Carter. Tony Clayborn. Darrel Thomas. Roy Pudans. Brian Johns, Greg Colby, Chuck Brace. Row three: Coach Larry Schweizer. Richi Cuevas. Robert Donald, Mark Jewell, Tony Bruce. Tom Beckett, Dennis DuBois. Chuck Jones. Robert Hague. Brian Saunders Row four: Coach Mel Green. Rob Webb. Mike Aversman. Rick Elliott. Tracy Cook. Francis Ferhondes. Ken Bently. Chris Robbins. Pat Davis. John Broderson. Ok! You guys! This means business! 133 Four school records broken in 1980 The boys swim team had 15 letterwinners on a squad that was 8th in the district this year ahead of Urbandale, Ottumwa, North, and Johnston. Four new school records were set in the 50 yard freestyle by Kevin Binder; in the 500 yard freestyle by David Saddoris; in the 100 yard freestyle by Mark Meginnes; and in the 400 yard freestyle relay with Meginnes, Saddoris, Binder, and Joel Samuelson. Besides the record breaking swimmers other letterwinners were Kelly Rotert, Dennis Scott, Barney Skags, Richard Worley, Jack Carra, Jon Fultz, Vic Connett, Pat Edwards, John Greenwell, Russ Reaves, and Bill MacDonald. Row one: Kevin Binder, Kelly Rotert, Mark Meginnes. Dennis Scott. Row two: Nan LaMasters (manager). Richard Worley. Barney Skaggs. Joel Samuelson, Head coach Galen Johnson. Row one: Mark Ritter, Mike Otto, William Taylor. Mike Dul- Row one: Pat Edwards. John Fultz. Don Mills. David Saddo- lard. Ken Still. Row two: Shawn Sawyer. Jon Greenwell. Dick ris. Row two: Russ Reeves, Jack Carra, Vic Connett, Bill Curtis. MacDonald. 134 Tech swimmers earned $2,273.62 at their swim-a-thon for Kelly Rotert taking a breather, the teams. Kevin Binder, Mark Meginnes, David Saddoris, Joel Samuelson: 400 freestyle relay team. Michelle and Nan LaMasters help Coach Johnson manage the Divers: Mike Otto. Jon Greenwell. Jon Fultz. Kelly Rotert. team. 135 Tech girls work hard on drills Tech ' s girls varsity basketball team worked very hard this year on fundamentals and drills. Coach Gary Cameron also emphasized work on zones and man-to-man defense. Some team members felt that if all the girls would have been more serious about the game and work as a unit, that they would win more games. Tech does have the ability to win. This year ' s sophomore team is full of spirit and should help the varsity next year. Varsi . y: Row one: Theresa Bruce. Venessa Lyons. Roxanne Delaney. Allisa Bell. Cindy Henderson. Jerri McChinskv lean McGdery Annette Heard. Jackie McQuerry. Row two: Lorraine Penn. Karen Clay. Lora Hill. Anita Greenfield. Denise Shade Cha.lene Harper. Julie Clark. Row three: Assistant coach Loren Chelleen. Head coach Gary Cameron Sophomore roach ( ieorue □avis. Not pictured: Pam Johnson. Lynn Robinson. 8 Scores: T h 45 Lincoln 50 North 49 Newton 52 Saydel 55 Colfax 52 Roosevelt 38 East 42 Dowling 66 Perry 42 Lincoln 17( Jamboree) 46 63 64 52 57 78 83 50 66 53 Newton 37 Hoover 55 North 62 Valley 67 East 47 Dowling 18 Hoover 58 Roosevelt 40 Dowling 59 82 49 86 91 70 52 60 84 136 137 Tech upsets state contenders This year ' s boys varsity basketball team surprised eve- ryone by upsetting some of the state contenders early in the season. They beat the then eighth rated Lincoln team and also East, who was rated tenth at the time. Coach Mel Green regarded the team as, a fine group of young men who gave their all. With this squad, Coach Green thinks Tech basket- ball is on the move. The team posted a 9-9 record and were close to a winning season. Varsity: Row one: Larry Gardner (manager), Derrick Kroll, Tim Bailey. Mitch Lamar. John Donley, Monty Thomas, Bob McCall (mgr.). Row two: Assistant coach Ken Frey, Ed Kabrick (mgr.), James Kennedy, Milton Young, Rod Beechum. Richard Harris. Rick Baring, Keith Hunter, Jessie Heard, Assistant coach Dave Myers, Head coach Mel Green. Not pictured: Russ Gilbert. Sophomores: Row one: Mike Carr, Jerry Burnes. Kevin McNear, Booker Robinson, Mark Rollen. Ron Diggs, Tyrone Johnson. Row two: Coach Mel Green, Loren Beem, James Thrap, Ted Mercer, Mike Johnson, Jeff Rotert, Mark Devan, Kevin Kessinger, Coach Dave Myers, Sophomore coach Ken Frey. Freshmen: Row one: Robert Duff, Thomas Gardner, Keith Perry, Keith Muir. Row two: Myron Burgan (mgr.), Tommy Morrow. Byron Wells. Mike Ayersman. Rob Webb, Coach John Latcham. Not pictured: John Strange. Kirby Putzier. Varsity Scoi t ' s: Tech 80 SE Polk 53 88 North 57 68 Valley 51 76 North 77 57 Valley 53 74 East 65 70 Ottumwa 49 50 Dowling 61 67 East 74 61 Dowling 66 72 Roosevelt 71 91 Newton 94 77 Lincoln 86 63 Roosevelt 94 51 LaSalle 46 Soph. Scores: Tech 52 SE Polk 72 62 North 54 35 Valley 84 42 East 78 30 Ottumwa 51 46 Dowling 50 59 Roosevelt 62 56 Lincoln 89 45 Hoover 73 62 Saydel 42 66 North 45 64 Valley 75 43 East 66 Frosh Scores: Tech 46 Merill 100 57 North 71 51 North 59 45 Dowling 63 53 Lincoln 95 38 Roosevelt 79 40 North 60 46 North 47 50 East 44 48 Roosevelt 70 ■i Go for it, Harris! Swish! Seniors: James Kennerly (captain), Richard Harris, Jessie Heard, Rich Baring, (captain). Not pictured: Russ Gilbert. Two go to state; twenty-one letter Tech ' s varsity wrestlers completed their season by sending two to the state tournament, Jerry Glenn and Curt Crozier. Curt placed sixth in the state. The team finished sixth in the Metro and had a dual meet record of 3-8 with victories over Perry, North, and Roosevelt. The junior varsity closed their season with a 5-4 record beating Colfax, East, Perry, Bondurant, and North. Letter winners were: Don Rothman (team captain), John Stahowich, Bert Reber, Mitch Nauman, Jay Griffin, Russ Nauman, Mitch Ealy (team captain) Jamie Gildenzopf, Ken Edwards, Curt Crozier, Lonnie Hughes, Bruce Whanger, Brian Schulz, Scott Edwards, Dennis VanArkel, Jerry Glenn, Jeff Reber, Mark Hatfield, Chris Meis, Mike Fisher, Bill Glenn. Mitch Ealy was voted the most improved wrestler and Curt Crozier voted the most valuable since he recorded the most falls this year. Row one: Jerry Glenn. Jamie Gildenzopf. Mitch Ealy. Scott Edwards. Don Rothman. Jay Griffin. Row two: Kris Khols. Dennis VanArkel. Curt Crozier. Dave Glenn. Mike Fisher. Bruce Whanger. Lonnie Hughes. Darcy Schweizer (manager). Ro w three: Jeff Reber. Bryan Shicks. Ken Edwards. John Stahowich. Brian Schultz. Chris Meis. Mark Hatfield. Ray Pudans. Bill Cummings. Row four: Jeff Brown. Mario Fillipelli. Russ Nauman. Chuck Morales, Kona Ly. Kevin Hillard. Mitch Nauman. Michael Heyland. Bert Reber. Coaches Dave Glover, Maury Glenn. Dwayne Crozier and So this is what wrestling is all about? Head coach Larry Schweizer. 140 This is how you do the lotus position. Mark Hatfield taking his foe down. Tech 9 SE Polk 44 18 Colfax 36 5 Dow ling 60 21 East 40 36 Perry 23 10 Bondurant 42 2 Valley 57 53 North 11 15 Lincoln 42 24 Hoover 32 33 Roosevelt 19 Fifth in District Varsity: David Glenn. Mike Fisher. Jamie Gildenzopf. Mitch Ealy. Scott Edwards. Don Rothman. Curt Crozier. (ay Griffin. Dennis VanArkel. Bruce Whanger. Lonnie Hughes. I told you to stay down. Rocky is okay but I can ' t stand raw eggs. 141 Girls track runs well in meets The schedule: April 8: Conference Dual April 12: Valley Relays April 14: (ayette Invitational April 18: Lincoln Invitational April 22: Conference Dual April 25.26: Drake Relays May 3: Dowling Invitational May 9: S.E. Polk Invitational May 3: Dowling Invitational May 12: Districts May 15: Conference May 19: Urbandale Varsity Meet Assistant coach Gary Cameron, assistant coach Kitty Knaver, head coach George Davis. The team: Row one: Linda Ross, Candy Hines. Cathey Fisher, Dina Little, Andrea Stewart, Theresa Bruce. Row two: (an Hamilton (mgr), Theresa Thrane, Monica Love, Karen Clay, Loretta Coleman, Sue Sloan, Kathy Garrett. Row three: Coach Knaver, Venessa Lyons (mgr), Annette Heard, Charlene Harper. Lynn Lewis, Velma Tatum, Lynn Robinson, Trena Watley, Coach Cameron. Row four: Coach Davis. Not pictured: Cheryl Carl. 142 Lynn Robinson. Lynn Lewis. Theresa Thrane, Dina Little, Linda Ross. Candy Hines. Andrea Stewart. Cathey Fisher. Karen Clay pours it on. 143 The coaches: Head coach Chuck Silvey. Assistants: Ray McAdam, Hi Booth. Dave Glover, Steve Silvey. Row one: Dave Bedwell, Mitch Lamar, Nate Lampkin, Tod Minter, Tommy jackson, Charles Jones, Darrel Sanders. Row two: Coach Silvey, Brian Schick, Steve Greene, Kevin Sanders, Phil Hall, Melvin Bryson. Cortez Young, Andre Brown. Row one: Kenneth Neighbors, Dan McGee, Tony Clayborn, Andre Brown, Bobby King. Row two: Coach Silvey, Kennedy Saunders, Teddy Frazier, Joe Harper, Tommy Marrow, Bill Vine. 144 Track runs into tough competition The schedule: March 12 March 20: March 22 March 29 April 8 Simpson Engineer Indoor Federation Early Bird Tech soph and freshmen meet April 12: Ames Invitational April 15: Dowling April 18: Urbandale April 21: Saydel sophomore April 22: Lincoln April 24: Freshmen- Lincoln April 2 5-26: Drake Relays May 1: Eagle Relays May 9: Cardinal Relays May 16 May 22 May 30 District Conference State Row one: Teddy Frazier. Mike Fisher, Gary James, Mike Hiland. Row two: Coach Booth. Steve Bowman. Ed Norwood. Kelsey (ones, Ron Webb, Brian Williams. Coach McAdam. Row one: Colin Miller. Randy Moore. Mark Newhard. Mark Donahue. Maro Filippelli. Todd Dahellen. Brian Reeves. Row two: Mitch Lamar. Joel Laird, Tim Bailey, Willie Berry, Mike Heuton, Mike Smith, Coach S. Silvey. Managers: Yvette Lampkin, Kelly McCurn, Tracy Daye. Not pictured: Charisee Weston. Managers: Brian Schick, Myron Bergen, Steve Brickford, Brian Van Syoc. 145 Girls golf team has balanced scoring The schedule: April 21: East, Lincoln April 25: Indianola April 28: Dowling, Hoover April 30: S.E. Polk May 5: Valley May 12: North, Roosevelt May 15: Urbandale May 19: Sectionals May 27: Districts lune 2,3: State 146 Boys golf team bringing down strokes The team: Row one: Jerry Burnes. Loren Beem, John Hall, Russ Reeves. Jim Thrap. Row two: Coach Ken Frey. Tom Beckett, David Scharf. Kevin Kessinger. Russ Nauman. Scott Schaff. Not pictured: Mike Carr. Mitch Nauman, Dale Coon. The schedule: April 7: Perry April 18: S.E. Polk April 22: Indianola April 23: East, Lincoln, Tech April 30: Dowling. Hoover May 7: Valley May 9: Cardinal Invitational May 13: Urbandale May 14: North, Roosevelt May 16,17: Sectionals May 23.24: District May 30.31: State 147 Boys-Girls tennis team plays heavy schedule The boys ' schedule: April 10: Boone April 19: Hoover Invitational April 22: North April 24: Indianola April 25: Saydel April 28: Roosevelt April 30: Valley May 1: Ames May 2: Knoxville May 5: Lincoln May 6: Boone May 7: Dow ling May 9: Ankeny May 10: Indianola Tournament May 13: East May 16: Districts May 20: S.E. Polk May 22: Hoover May 23: Newton May 30: State The girls team: Top row: Debbie Rothman. Theresa Dillon. Leah Hawxby, Lara Beem, Donna Riley. Row two: Chris Stockton, Oahn Dinh. Kris Reeves, Theresa Phillips. Row three: Angel Blanchard. Lori Young. Denise German. Row four: Chris Saddoris. Coach Scott McAdam. The boys ' varsity: Row one: Jon Narcisse, Jim Eaton. Doug Freerksen. Dennis Van Arkel. Row two: Chin Pak. David Glenn. Curt Crozier. Jerry Glenn. Row three: Coach McAdam. Don West. Don Rothman, Barney Skaggs, Head coach Galen Johnson. Junior varsity: Row one: DeWayne Amerison, Warren Lester, Troy Curtsinger. Row two: Jerry Otto, David Saddoris. Scott Richmann, Scott Potter. The girls ' schedule: April 23: North April 29: Roosevelt May 1: Valley May 6: Lincoln May 8: Dowling May 13: Indianola May 14: Newton May 15: East May 21: Hoover May 22: Ankeny May 23: Sectionals May 28: Districts June 6: State 148 149 Girls Softball start games The schedule: ivi ay JU. vail ivi cici 14 i 1 June 3: North T June 5: Dowling H June 10: East T June 12: Valley H June 17: Roosevelt T June 19: Lincoln H June 24: Hoover T June 25: North H July 1: Dowling T July 3: East H July 8: Valley T July 10: Roosevelt H July 15: Lincoln T July 17: Hoover H July 19: Sectionals A few members of the team get in early practice. Baseball bats to ring soon The schedule: May 24: Saydel May 29-31: Metro Meet June 2: Perry June 5-7: Urbandale Tourn. Indianola Hoover Indianola North Valley East Dowling Roosevelt Lincoln Newton Hoover line 12: une 13: une 14: une 16: une 18: une 20: une 23: une 25: une 27: une 28: une 30: uly 7: North uly 9: Valley uly 11: East uly 14: Dowling uly 15: Johnston uly 16: Roosevelt uly 18: Lincoln uly 19: Creston uly 24: Districts A trio of last year ' s players talk over summer wins. 150 Would you please sign my Engineer for 1980? 151 Two teams in bowling ' s second year Thanks to the gym classes, Tech has continued to teach bowling. Lois Dela- plane, gym instructor and bowling coach, says that the students were really co- operative at the bowling lanes. After school, Tech had its own bowling team that rolled against other schools around the city. Miss Delaplane said that the stu- dents really tried hard and also, had a lot of fun. She hopes to continue the class and the competitive teams next year, but would like for more to turn out for the tournaments. Bowlers: Bill Reeves, Ev Perry. Doug Davis, Keith Poe. Strike! More bowlers: Jeff McKinley. Mike Steinmetz. Chris Lynn, Rod Weed. El M John Hall. Terry Kirchner. Ricky Clark. Ron Stanley. Hey, what did I tell yaf says Mike. It takes concentration to bowl. 152 Tech has enough clubs to satisfy just about any student ' s interest. They range from serviceclubs like Guides and Student Union to core-area clubs like DECA and VICA to special interest like Drama Club and Chess Club. Tech ' s clubs are prime examples of students using their time wisely. 153 Mr. and Miss Tech. Debbie Deere and Don Gardner. The winning doors. Color My World Tech ' s Homecoming ' 79 is now his- tory, but the events and spirit created during the week of September 24-28 will ' Color Our World ' for the remainder of the year. Here is Homecoming in summary: During the first part of the week, the student body, as a whole, was busy and got into the spirit of things. On Monday, homeroom doors and lockers were decorated - 18 home- rooms and 30 lockers entered the aes- thetic competition. Meanwhile, plans for the grand assembly and dance were finalized. Tuesday, Engineers took to the polls to vote for Homecoming, King. Queen, and their loyal court. Wednesday was Crazy Hat Day, and a lot of odd tops were displayed. The judging of the best decorated home- room door and locker, by a special Stu- dent Union committee, also took place. Color Day, Thursday, was the week ' s climax. At the Homecoming Assembly, several Tech groups, clubs and athletes joined together to make Tech-power rise and Tech-spirit soar! The winners of the week ' s contests were announced. Junior Dawn Peterson was awarded first place for the best decorated locker. The best decorated homeroom doors were judged to be rooms 222 and 224, belonging to Mrs. Van Dyke and Mrs. Lodge. Seniors Don Gardner and Debbie Deere were crowned Mr. Miss Tech or King and Queen. |im Eaton and Tracy Schweitzer were selected Junior King and Queen. Steve Brown and Tammy Weed became the Sophomore Royalty; and John Bracelin and Darcy Schweitzer were the crowned Freshmen. Thursday night, a car caravan escorted the Varsity Football Team across the Raccoon River to victor- iously battle the Polar Bears from North at Hutchen ' s Stadium. The glorious week came to a close on Friday night with a celebration at the Homecoming Dance. Tech gets fired 154 155 Variety of Assemblies Several assemblies and events were held to enhance the daily routine at Tech this year. For example, there was the annual Homecoming assembly and the wheel-chair basketball game between Principal Don Blackman getting his traditional standing ovation. Tech ' s coaches and the Road- runners. The water polo team sponsored an inner-tube match with the faculty. Tech ' s Student Union and the senior class combined to have a talent show. Other events were held for the different classes plus special film showings in the auditorium for academic classes to attend. Instructor Steve Woods chasing after the ball in the water polo match. Presentation of the colors at an assembly. Action at the wheel-chair basketball game. 156 Former Tech student brings back Pep Club The Pep Club was exhumed from its grave this year by Tech graduate, Mr. Jay Laughman, who is now a teacher. The Club started with 70 members and they cheered at the football games and put on pep assemblies. A big project of the Club was to sell yellow T-shirts with Tech Power on them. These were worn on days of the football games. Pep Club sold T-shirts and spirit towels. Pep Club leaders: Teresa Thrane, Dina Little. Jon Phillipson. and Dale Munsinger. 157 Union Officers: DeWayne Amerison (vice president); )im Eaton (president); Maureen Welter (treasurer); and Dalynn Williams (secretary). Union officers on their best behavior. Student Union The Student Union this year was very active. A few of the activities that were put on were Hush Day, Homecoming activities, marathon dances, student exchange, and the Big Show, which was a talent show. Officers of the Student Union were presi- dent Jim Eaton, vice president DeWayne Amerison, secretary Dalynn Williams, and treasurer Maureen Welter. The sponosrs of the Union were Mr. Russ Odegaard, Radio-TV instructor, and Mr. Dick Foss, social studies teacher. Mr. Odegaard said, We have a good group of homeroom representatives but we need to develop. We ' re all too content to let things happen rather than make them happen. Mr. Foss added, If I had to change Student Union in any way, I don ' t think I would. With Mr. Odegaard working with the students and the students participation, the Union has been great. 158 159 Chess Club: Row one: Rodney Houge. Jonathan Narcisse, Doug Playle. Row two: Brad Handley, Dwayne Amerison, Mike Dullard. Dave Saddoris, Mr. Jack Druart (sponsor). Chess Club moves Tech ' s Chess Club, sponosred by Mr. Jack Druart, had about ten regular members this year. Five of them played in tournament. The Club played against Dowling, Iowa City, Bettendorf, Waterloo West, and teams in Illinois. The Club meets every Wednesday morning and after- noons in room 421. The Club has no regular officers but these five students played in the tournaments: Jon Nar- cisse, Mike Dullard, Dewayne Amerison, Kevin Aschin, and Brad Handley. 160 Tech ' s Chorus membership increases In the past years, Tech ' s chorus has averaged about fifteen or twenty members, but this year the chorus was increased to a total of 55 in first semester to 85 the second semester. Mr. Dave Chamberlin, chorus director, helped the chorus to present concerts and appearances in Tech assemblies. Next semester, the chorus hopes to put on a musical and have two classes; one for advanced members and one for beginning singers. All toghether now! Clap your hands! Stomp your feet! Chorus: Row one: Kathy Garrett, Ruby Shultz. Melissa Gilbert, Candy Hines. Teri Steen Row two: Dick Curtis. Ann Hamilton. Brenda Binder, Sherry Lewis, Felica Hendricks, Dawn Shuff. Robin Robinson. Tammy Shuff. Dorthy See, Sequioyah Bueford, Jason Wagner. Row three: Pat Moore. Denise Bliss, Lori Davenport, Dina Little, Teresa Thrane. Roberta Pack. Rochella Williams. Jamie Heard, Karen Clay. Row four: Jeff Weddell. Teresa Carr, Lois Harris, Brian Van Syoc, Jan Hamilton. Julie Clark. Vickie Cortez, Debbie Miller, Peggy Cyr, Sherry Pryor, Polly Bruce, Shelley Scott. Row five: Ed Carter. Carolyn. Kever, Anita Greenfield, Chucky Jones. Linda Brown. Tammy Smith. Teresa Robinson, Kim Miller, Barbara Lee, Evonne Pack, Marguerite Patton, Larry William. Hans Jacobson, Allison Lincoln, Davie Drew. Row six: Brian Sanders. Jay Griffian. Rick Kimberly, Tom Beckett, Robert Nasey, Ed Karbrik. Jessie Heard, Richard Harris, John Bell, Chuck Strode, Jim Crees, Mr. David Chamberlin. Not pictured: Leonard Tatum, Vincent Walker, Donetta Jones, Patty Ringer, Sheryl Siverly, Sharon Hayes. 161 Tech Band: Row one: |oni Fisher. Theresa Dillon, Esther Toulouse. William Taylor, Scott Richmann. Kevin Brown. Chris Green, Teresa Thrane. Michelle Anderson. Cheryl Brandon. Mr. Paul Kuhns. Row two: Ray Pudans. Dianne Wright. Debbie Deerr. Kurt Lee. Nanette LaMaster. Sandra Rodhe, Ricky Erickson, Shedrick Elliott, John Stahowick. Row three: Kirby Putzier, John Philipsen, Chuck Strode. Brian Tait. David Hintz. Davie Babel, Troy Crefsinger, Lois Holmes. Row four: Johnny Beleu, Danh Hoang Dinh. David Drew. Leesa Underwood. Denise Flannery. Craig Wise. Douglas Deerr, Mathew McNelly, Scott Edwards. Randy Anderson. Row five: Mark Galbreath, David Gay. Shawn Sawyer, Kyle Putzier. Randy Erickson, Bryan Shicks, Shawn Hunter, Danny Grove, Patrick Moore, Lawrence Stoddard, Rick Kimbley, Eric Gay. Not pictured: Sandra Youngblut, Edwin Hayes, Todd Dahleen, Steven Dingeman, Darcy Schweizer, Jaydee Canada. All together now! Are we together? 162 Tech High band shocks many The band plays for the Tech Express. The Tech band shocked many students and alumni this year with their good sound and the size. The band had 70 members including one majorette, one baton twirler and a fourteen-girl drill team. Add these to the 57 band members and you get the Marching Engineers and the Tech Express. The band had the honor of marching in the Drake Relays and Iowa State parade. They also went to Six Flags Over Mid-America and competed in a marching contest. Mr. Paul Kuhns said that the 80-81 band should be even better due to the experience of this year ' s band. • • t m Band! Attent-hut! The Engineers go marching on. Performing for the presentation of the colors. We ' re from Tech High and couldn ' t be prouder. 163 Jazz Band comes alive Tech High Jazz Band in action. Jazz Band, under the direction of Mr. Paul Kuhns, met on Monday, Wednesday, and Fri- day mornings and consisted of 17 members. They travelled with the concert band during its tour of the junior highs. They performed at the spring concert, the talent show, and at the Plaza downtown. This was the first time a Jazz Band had been organized at Tech since the late 50 ' s. Jazz Band at the junior high. Get down, Mr. Kuhns! JO I If Jazz Band: Row one: Kevin E. Brown, Lois Holmes, John Stahowick, Sandra Rohde, Jon Philipsen. Row two: Mathew McNelly Craig Wise. Scott Richmann. Ricky Erickson, Shedrick Elliott. Troy Cretsinger, David Abel. Row three: Douglas Deerr. Chuck Strode. Brian Tait. Shawn Sawyer. David Gay. Patrick Moore. David Drew, David Hintz. 164 Tech Express: Row one; Tracy Schweizer, Carol Leo, Sue Myers. Rhonda McClelland, Rochelle Bieghler. Minette Larson. Row two: Brenda Glaser, Laurie Weese, Shawna Woodard. Patty Gates. Beckv Siepmann. Kelly Mally, Shirley Cheshire, Dawn Peterson. Express moving on If you went to any of the home football games this year, you might have seen a couple of new things happening during the half time. One was the new Tech Marching Band and the other was the new Tech High Express Drill Unit. During the football games, they carried flags and during the basketball season switched to pom-pons. They went to all the concerts given by the Tech Band and marched in all the parades. Most of the time the girls were on their own in making up routines, but they did receive some help from Miss Joyce Beimer and a lot of help from Miss Dianne Rothman who happened to hear about the team and offered to help in her spare time. Captain of the team was senior Sue Myers and co-captain was Tracy Schweizer. Don ' t tell me the Express doesn ' t have a leg to stand on. Express with the band. 165 i ' Do you light up when you ' er mating, Lily Belle? Tech ' s Drama has fine year Tech ' s Drama Club presented The Curious Sa vage on November 15 in the Tech auditorium. The Drama Club cast was: Titus DeWayne Amerison Jeffrey Cor y Byrd Lillie Belle Jenny Caulk Miss Willie Julie Caulk Hannibal Alonzo Fox Florence Teresa Elliot Samuel Lee Kale Dr. Emmett Kevin Klimowski Fairy May Jeannie West Mrs. Paddy Julie Hollines Mrs. Savage Connie Richardson In the spring, the Club went to Simpson Col- lege to see a play, Pippin on March 5. Mrs. Becky Anderson was the sponsor of the Club. Drama Club: Row one: Dalynn Williams, Julie Caulk, Alonzo Fox, Cory Byrd, Teresa Elliot. Row two: Tamie Crenz. Tammy Phillips. Donna Riley, DeWayne Amerison, Jeannie West, Maureen Welter. 166 Tech Guides tour over 900 people Tech Guides tour any group who wishes to see the school providing they are cleared through the office. Mr. Harlan Boyce, machine shop teacher, is the spon- sor of the Guides. He say s to be a Guide a student must have pride in the school, have good grades, be depen- dable, and volunteer to be a Guide. This year, the Guides toured ninth grade orientation people, Junior Achievement groups, adult guests, junior and grade school students, and even families interested in Tech. The Guides have been active this year in showing over 900 people the school. Tracy gives the word about Tech. | i| | II II U| I ! 1 1 t 4 • Row one: Dalynn Williams. Lisa Gilbert. Row two: Carol Leo, Tracy Schweizer, Maureen Welter. Gomattie Gampat, Sue Myers Bonnie Chambers Teh Steen, Kimmy Kier. Row three: Sherry Lewis. Traci Daye. Sue Grover, Donna Riley, Tammy Snuff ' • 52 ™ Ka i hy Andrus - da R ins. Diane Curtis. Mr. Boyce. (sponsor). Row four: Mike Overton. Steve Kells. Bob Dale Jeff Weddell Jason Preston, Tom Beckett, Jim Thrap, Anthony Cuevas. Tim Whitehead. DeWayne Amerison. Not pictured: Lara Beem, John Godron, Brian Johns, Mitch Nauman, Cassie Overton, Darcy Schweizer. 168 169 Spirit Team Tech ' s varsity cheerleader squad showed everyone what Tech is famous for - spirit. The squad had eight seniors and one junior. This year, there was one casualty on the squad when senior Lanette Ault had surgery on her knee and could no longer cheer. She rejoined the squad as the mascot at the end of the season. The squad attended Iowa State Cheer- leading workshop for the second year. The squad also held their annual Carnations for Valentine ' s Day Sale and had a candy sale. Miss Peggy Dierzen is their sponsor. Cheryl Carl says, Let ' s go, gang! 170 Varsity: Pam Ford, Cheryl Carl, Maureen Welter, Terri Green, Lanette Ault, Linda Brown, Larua Kracht, Brenda Robinson, Kim Kier. Now all to-gether! Determination The sophomore cheerleaders had a disappointing season this year. They started out with seven cheer- leaders and finshed the season with only two. These two cheered at all the games and were a big support in helping the sophomore and varsity squads on the athletic fields and court. Sophomores: Tami Weed and Debbie Hyler. Big Success Tech ' s first year freshman cheerleaders were a big suc- cess. Although most of them came from different schools, they were able to put together a successful squad. They had many hours of practice includ- ing a one day-two hour prac- tice and one half-hour practice before each game. They also purchased their own uniforms, as Tech was not able to do so. Freshmen: Lisa Kirchner. Karen Leo. Shelle Hatfield. Sherry Lewis. Becki Millard. Traci Daye; advisor: Kelly Heaberlin. 171 Wrestling cheerleadrs: Row one: Tammy Potter, Tracy Schweizer. Row two: Mari Boyd, Esther Toulouse, Denise German (Cap ' t), Carol Leo. Most spirited group The Tech High wrestling cheerleaders have more spirit than any other squad in the city. They attended every meet of the wrestling team. There were four seniors and two juniors on the squad. The cheerleaders had spirit signs up every week before the meets to show their wrestlers they were behind them all the way. Mrs. Joan Odekirk is their sponosr. Take ' em down! Take ' em down, dc Over-Over-Turn ' em over! 172 Mat Maids: Row one: Cathy Fisher. Leah Hawby, Zina Putt. Vicki Robinson. Dalynn Williams. Row two: Chris Green. Donna Riley, Lara Beem. Kris Reeves. Maids boost mat men The wrestling mat maids set up the mats, tape them together and clean them off for the wrestlers. They also set up the chairs, the warm-up mats and they run errands for the coach, Mr. Larry Schweizer. They also time the meets. Sticking it! You deserve a break today 173 Lettermen ' s Club alive and active The Lettermen ' s Club was one of Tech ' s newest clubs this year, but also, one of the most active. The purpose of the Club was to support all sports. The club had 30 to 35 members for all grade levels. The officers were president Kelly Rotert, vice president Pam Ford, secretary Jerry Glenn, and treasurer Linda Brown. The sponsor of the Club was track coach, Mr. Chuck Silvey. Lettermen ' s Club: Row one: Bill Glenn, Pam Ford, Denise German. Lanette Ault, Linda Brown, Mari Boyd. Mike Fisher. Row two: Jerry Glenn. Kelly Rotert, Mike Smith. Tom Jackson. Phil Hall. Ron Blish, Mario Filippeli. Randy Moore. Row three: Mark Newhart, Tim Bailey, Steve Green, Rod Weed. Joel Laird, Don Rothman, Joel Sameulson. Row four: Mr. Chuck Silvey. Mark Donahue. Russ Nauman, Lonnie Hughes. 174 Techniques struggle but pull thru Techniques, Tech ' s girls drill team, tried to get organized again this year. The team had been organized and performed at various events last year, but the spon- sor was changed. The group began to organize this year in September, but really didn ' t get off the ground until April when they performed in the Drake Relays parade. The team consists of thirteen girls. This year ' s sponsors were Mrs. Ruth Click and Miss Julia Hiller who took on the challenge of organizing this group. Techinques: Row one: Ginger Shipp. Brenda Binder. Row two: Sandy Stewart, Lisa Harris, Lisa Shore. Row three: Mrs. Ruth (Hick, Tammy Shuff, Regina Benton. Sahdy Lawson. Anita Lyons, Kim Young. Miss Julia Hiller. Not pictured: Sonya Baring. Jane Rogers. Cinda Bruce. 175 VICA very active all year One of the most active clubs at Tech this year is the Vocational Industrial Clubs of America (VICA). This Club which originated ten years ago, was made up of over one hundred students. Any student enrolled in a technical or vocational trade or health area is eligible to be a VICA member. Twenty members entered the Iowa Skill Olympics and the state winners are eligible to enter the nationals. The sponsor of the Club is Mr. Art Long. Mr. Long speaking at a VICA luncheon. Kristi Kohls donates blood at VICA annual blood donation. J VICA officers: Beth Easter. Michelle Mahedy, (ody Swisher. Not pictured: Brenda Hlaser. 176 FFA organization at Tech grows The Future Farmers of America was a very active group at Tech this year. There were about twenty students from the agri-business core area involved in FFA this year. The group attends conventions and shows and takes trips. The group works all school year on projects for FFA competiton. FFA officers: Donald Rothman. Mike Preist. Not pictured: Jenny Caulk. Cindy VanSyoc. Carrie Reeves. 177 Office helpers Office helpers are a necessary tradition here at Tech. This year, four students spent their study hall periods in the office. They do such jobs as typing, delivering messages, preparing outgoing mail and ans- wering the telephone. Mrs. Marjorie Wake- field is in charge of the office workers. Office helpers: Lisa Kirchner. Traci Daye, Lisa McClish. Michelle Anderson, Teresa Schultz. Row two: Karen Leo, Sherry Lewis, Laurie Hill. Kim Young, Lisa Shore, Elsie Williams, Kathy Slater. Nurse ' s helpers There are two nurse ' s assistants this year doing such jobs as keeping records of incoming students, running errands, and keeping the equipment clean .These students come from their study halls. Tech ' s nurse, Mrs. Patricia Cun- ningham, would like to have more students work in the nurse ' s office. Teacher associate Mildred Woolley. Tamie Grenz, and Nurse Patricia Cunningham. 178 Counseling helpers This year at Tech, six students spent their study hall time working in the coun- seling center. The stu- dents decide they ' d like to work there and if their grades are good, they are eligible. They do such tasks as filing, running errands and answering the tel- ephone. Mrs. Myrtle Ault is in charge of the assistants. Counseling helpers: Julia Caulk. Margaret Bowling. Jean McGillvray. Kami Kellogg. Joni Fisher. Back: Chris Saddoris. Library helpers There were three library assistants first semester and two the second semester this year at Tech. The stu- dents are chosen from study halls. If the stu- dents are interested, they must have good grades and must also be serious, reliable students. They check in and out books and make passes to the office. Mr. Sam Elliott, the librarian, is in charge of the assist- ants and would like more students to help next year. Library assitants: Doug Collins. Brenda Binder, Kurt Lee. 179 Club acquaints Tech with new language Tech ' s Sign Club was new this year. The main objective of the club is to acquaint people with the knowledge of the sign language that is used by hearing impaired stu- dents. Around ten members attended the club which met every Thursday morning. Miss Eichel and Miss Gibbons, two of the hearing impaired instructors that were added to the Tech faculty this year, are the sponsors. 180 Tech ROTC finishes with a bang Some of the many trophies won by the ROTC Drill Teams The Americans, a drill team comprised of both junior and senior high girls, turned in championship performances this year, winning over five first place trophies. This is just one example of the many winning events that Tech ' s ROTC takes part in. From rifle competition to marching in competition to paper drives to presentation of the colors at many community events — makes the ROTC program outstanding. The Blackman Rifles, ROTC male drill team, has won awards all over the Mid-West. Rifle team: Left-to-right: Shawn Riley. John See, |ack Wolfkill. Donielle Hughes Not pictured: Bruce Hammond. 181 Blue Knights and Americans Blue Knights: Row one: James Hatfield. Row two: Andy Marshall, Jim Corrigan, Jon Fultz. Mike Overton, Mark Hatfield. Row three: John Arnold Scott Herman. Mark Thompson. Richard Worley. Doug South, Chuck Strode. John See. Row four ferry Corrigan. Craig Dodd. Mark Hilliard. Dana Boylan. ' 1 1 182 Attention! Blackman s Rifles doing their stuff. Good alignment! Rank No. One all over nation Keep those arms straight! The Americans in perfect step! Americans : Row one: Debbie Pearce, Carolyn Bagwell, (anine Allen, Diane Webb, Linda Pearce. Row two: Karen Meclcher, Dawn Ballard, Vicky Pike, Mandi Gookin, Becky Millard, Brenda Dougherty, Cathy Consolver, Teresa Coleman. Row three: Tammy Schultz. Diane Kegley; Tracy Sudbrock, Lynn Robinson. Ann Doud, Deloris Noble, Angie Stitsworth. Denise Leslie. Row four: Kelly Meis. Phyllis Gerke. Michelle Grimm. Pam South. Donna Garrison. Shelley Hatfield. Karen Kessinger. 183 — - — — — .. — . — — — OEA clerical officers: President Brenda Robinson, vice president Inkham Baccam, secretary Linda Brown, treasurer Deanna Farley, historian Jackie McQuerry. OEA Clerical The OKA (Office Education Associa- tion) is a club for senior co-op students in the steno and cleri- cal core areas at Tech. Sophomores and jun- iors may apply and be accepted on recom- mendation of then business teachers. The purpose of the club is to train and prepare students for careers in office occupations. This year at Tech, there were 25 members in the organization which is sponsored by Miss Margaret Taylor. OEA Steno 1 OEA steno officers: President Debbie Deerr, treasurer Laura Kracht. vice president Tammy Potter, historian Theresa Heimbaugh, secretary Esther Toulouse, assistant treasurer Tina Becton. 184 DECA Club is very active in 1980 DECA is one of three parts of the total Distributive Education core area. DECA stands for Distributive Edu- cation Clubs of America and is a nation-wide youth organization. The club has many social and professional activities. The social activities included class parties, bowling, and pizza parties. The professional activities included the Employer-Employee b anquet and of course, state and area DECA conventions and competition. Fif- teen students were on co-op from D.E. under the direc- tion of Mr. Terry Eaton. Tim Little was this year ' s president. DECA officers: Tami Grenz, Horn Baccam, Tim Little. Tim Guthrie. Keith Hunter. 185 technician editor Scott Coltrain pours over copy. Dave Renes was Technician ' s production manager. Two journalism classes published 18 issues of the school newspaper, The Technician, and the 197- page 1980 Engineer, the school yearbook. The Tech- nician staff had to adjust to the new cold type compu- ter equipment installed in Tech ' s print shop. The Tech- to-North proposal was the subject of many articles this school year. The yearbook, faced with lack of advertis- ing sales and lack of sales of the yearbook and the rising cost of printing, may see a reduction in the number of pages next year. Journalists put out Publications DeWayne Amerison helped edit copy; Tim NcNeley was the circulation manager; Cory Byrd and Barney Rosen- balm were page editors. ■i Reporters Terri Green, Debbie Sonderlieter. Becky Siepman. Not pictured: Tony Ewing, Doug Lorey, janine Heard. Jeff Hardin. Sonyia Baring. Sports reporters Phil Hall, Marvin Wesley. Rick Baring. Feature writers Kevin Ludgate and Tracy Knight. Staff members: Odell Hilson, Marv Patterson. Billy DeVan. Aaron Yearbook staff: James Walkden. Lori Pierick, Johnson. Taylor Brandt, Shawn Poindexter. and James Darrah. Staff members: Chuck Strode, Don Barton. Mar- Staff members: Mary Griffin. Kathy Hutchinson, Tracie Allen Loretta Kuente Patton. Kelsey Jones. Coleman. Brett Bemis. The year swirled by in a whirlpool of blue and gold. A little laugh, a moment of solitude- all part of the constant hum of activity. Shades of laughter filtered the gladness of good times. Love, triumph, joy . . . Our enthusiasm sometimes bewildered even us. 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