East High School - Echoes Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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'9'mv-r. unror Krrn Carter puvots and looks tor an open teammate f D ff. . r I Sentor Stan Smrth controls his West opponent ata doubte iuet agatnst West and Carrott. 1,4 14- N. ' -ii . ,. 1.2, f Junior Davud Taggart awaits the sound ot the starting gun. . L 1 Uv , V1-. Eu Sophomore Mrke Smrth takes a breath between strokes dotng the butterfly. T215

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F Sports outcome has ups, clowns in winter, spring team contests Writing about a season before it is over, or even begun, is risky business. But wanting to cover winter and spring sports in color while meeting a January color deadline demands skills of predicition on our part and understanding of our limita- tions on the part of our readers. The basketball season proved a mixture of highs and lows. The JV and sophomore teams did very well, as did the women's varsity basketball team. But the men, who lacked height and experience, with only one return- ing Ietterman, did not fare so well. With the help of some returners off of last year's men's city champion- ship winning swim team and some talented new faces, the aquatic Aces got off to a great start. Another team that showed promise was the women's swim team, with eight returning letterwomen. Five of those returnees qualified for state last year. The varsity wrestling team seemed to have some good individual effort, but they could not capture the team wins. The JV wrestlers, however, showed great promise for the future. The men's tennis team showed promise as they were to have five returning Iettermen as well as a pro- mising freshman. Another sport promising great things was both men's and women's track. The strong cross country team sent many on to the spring sport, and the men's team expected 10 return- ing lettermen. The women's team also would draw from cross country and return 12 letterwomen. Soccer, still a young varsity sport, was an unknown quantity in January as these opening pages went to press. This was also the case with baseball and softball. Overall, the winter and spring sports programs seemed to reveal JV and sophomore teams which showed promise for future varsity ac- complishments. Juniors Chris Butler and Dennis Schumacher sky for a rebound. Senior Victor Lindell practices on his backhand, as senior Randy Smith awaits on the opponents' return

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Spirit Week offers fun for all Spirit Week was full of activities and built up excitement. It also left good memories of a fun week. There were many different ac- tivities included in Spirit Week. Among the activities were dress up days. Each day held a different theme for the students and faculty to dress in various styles of clothing. The themes were Cowboy Day, Tacky Tuesday, Baby Day, Blue 81 White Day and the week ending with 50's Day on Friday. Many people par- ticipated in these days which helped to make an exciting week. Along with the dress up days, another activity was the Homecom- ing bonfire. This event was held on the front lawn with the Spirit Club -5 tml 'SCARF XD! Cabinet, pep band, cheerleaders and pom pon girls there to build en- thusiasm among the crowd. The grand finale was Coach Porter toss- ing a fake grizzly into the fire, signal- ing the burning of the Northwest Grizzlies. All of the activities in the week helped to build excitement for the Homecoming game, in which we defeated Northwest 34-0, and also for the dance held on Saturday night in the gym. Bill Himebaugh, athletic director and Spirit Club sponsor, said that he felt the week was absolutely Super. So as Spirit Week ended, the thoughts were good and new spirit was created. vii Senior Debbie Barnum and junior Carla Weathersby kid around in Yearbook Class On BHDY DBY- Senior Mike McBride competes in the cow chip toss on Cowboy Day during Spirit Week. Seniors Carloyn Dillon, Dana Long, Marilyn McBride, Mary Linn and Kim Lawson catch the camera's Spirit Week on Ta ky Tuesday C Coach Rick Hoover shows spirit at the pep assembly on Blue and White Day.