East High School - Echoes Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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1 8lAcademics RIGHT: Wltchlng dollgontly, unlor Lullo Longlworth Inml the proclu lnclslonl lor dluctlng n cat u Emlo Drowatzky oxplalno. BELOW: Flndlng time botwoon studln, lunlor Klm Ploroo tlku a hw mlnutn for l cutnap. BOTTOM: Tuning the oqulpmont for porhcdon, nnlor Joi Marshall works on Improvlng hlo skllla durlng Vlaual Communleatlons.

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SY? xv .- -, 5 , -. 1-iiwttf- .,. s. 7, ' 'Q tw, gg., kk ' . .-...af s S 0 Enthusiasm flares, spirit runs rampant lf lt weren't for such sports as foot- ball, basketball and baseball, what would students be concerned with? Haggith Borboa, foreign exchange student from Mexico can tell you. In my country, by the time you reach high school you don't think about sports any more. You are more concerned about political problems that affect the present and future education of the students, he stated. American society, as we know it to- day, focuses strongly on athletics, and high school is no exception. Hlgh school sporting events receive great amounts of publicity from the news, both television and radio. This differs from our exchange students' countries, where the ma- jorlty of their schools don't put any or much emphasis on sports. Here it is incredible, sports are so important, said Josep Figueras, Spanish exchange student. In many countries, such as Spain and Nonlvay, soccer is the big sport. Here the soccer craze is growing, but lt hasn't surpassed football of basket- ball ln the high schools. Not only are American sports dlf- ferent from those of foreign coun- tries, but supporting groups also dif- fer. Many exchange students have never been involved in pep assemblies, or seen such groups as pom pon girls, cheerleaders and spirit cabinets. Several of them also said they had never seen marching bands. Spirit is running rampant through the hallways of East, however. The students realize sports are important and support the teams through good and bad. TOP LEFT: Gymnastics requires preclslon In movement, as Missy Lawson, junior, demonstrates on the uneven bars. CENTER LEFT: Practice makes perfect, as senior Karen Frazier returns the ball. BOTTOM LEFT: Head Coach Steve Miller sends in a play with senlor Robert Garner. TOP CENTER: Maury Wearda, junior, Chrls Culp, sophomore, and Jeff Jakovac, junlor, run the wlndlng track to train for a meet. BOTTOM CENTER: Blue Max joins the crowd in a cheer. TOP RIGHT: A determined Michelle Paxton, sophomore, pounds the ball back to her oppo- nent. CENTER RIGHT: Senior Kirsten Lawing and a young admirer discuss the plays on the field. BOTTOM RIGHT: Raising his arms in triumph Troy Sloan, senior, celebrates a victory ova Southeast. Sports!-l 7

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ACADEMICS Requirements getting tougherg changes made in enrollment Was a high school education really an important factor of life? As the job market called for academically trained persons and technology was threatening to replace man, a better education was needed. This meant it was going to be a bit tougher to earn a diploma. Looking back, students realized they should have taken the three R's a little more seriously. As it was getting tougher to get into college to receive the training needed, graduation requirements soon changed. Although physical education requirements were lowered by one credit, science and math were raised to two credits each. This meant that more academic courses and fewer elective classes could be fit into a college-bound student's schedule. In order to keep up with changes in society, it was a necessity to alter the classrooms. As pressure was being put on the teachers to better educate their students, the classrooms took on a new atmosphere. More work and less play was going on as students and teachers both hit the books that much harder. Though the teachers were cracking down and the work load wasn't getting any smaller, students kept going in order to graduate. As graduation neared, and college was no longer far away in the future, grades were all of a sudden, a very important factor. Academics,-I 9