East High School - Quill Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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Debate team shows great deal of strength, ranks 4th in State There was a great amount of strength in the Debate Team. In the Novice division, first place went to Sandra Smith, Debbie Lar- son, Cynde Brady, and Lynne Fag- erstrom at a tournament in Worthington, Minnesota, and first place also at Valley High School. Diane Crawford and Allen Tomas- zek placed second at Creighton Prep in Omaha, Nebraska. Placing third were Scott Jensen and Cha- rles Gray at Creighton Prep. Junior Varsity records were taken by Mike Boggs, Mark Grell, Sarah Luthens, and Denise Tun- gland by placing first at Atlantic, in Atlantic, Iowa. Third place went to Marty Mickle and Greg Baker, at Creighton Prep, and Sandra Smith and Debbi Larson at Marion, in Omaha, Nebraska. Placing third in the Champion- ship Tournament were Mike Boggs and Mark Grell at a tournament held at Creighton Prep, and Bill Knapp and Chris Hedberg, placed third at a tournament at Hoover High School. Top speaker at Roosevelt High School in the District Tournament was Bill Knapp. Third speaker went to Chris Hedberg. In the Northwestern Nationals, held at Chicago, Illinois, Dave Head was the thirteenth speaker, and Nor- man Sappenfield was the fifteenth speaker. There was a total of 300 speakers. 1 c j 1 i9 A DEBATE TEAM. ROW 1: Norman Sap- penfield, Becky Sheldahl, Debbi Larson, Monty Mickle, Joe Kelly, Scott Jensen, Chris Hedberg, Jeff Carter, David Head. ROW 2: Jon Spurrier, Charles Gray, Nor- bert Kaut, Diane Crawford, Sandi Smith, Lynne Fagerstrom, Cyndy Brady, Mike Boggs, Russ Simmons, Mark Grell, Bill Knapp. ROW 3: Terry Hotchkiss, Kevin Landhuis, Brenda Kurschinski, Allen Tomaszek, Marty Mickle, King Lee, Donna Stockwell, Linda Robinson, Karla Leeper. NOT PICTURED: Sarah Luthens, Denise Tungland, Greg Baker, Lori Bau- man, Jon Lewis, Mr. Klousia. Senior Bill Knapp prepares himself to debate at a debate tournament. x n Lynne Fagerstrom, Sandra Smith, Cynde Brady and Debbi Larson hold their first-place trophy from the Novice Division. 22 STUDENT LIFE

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' Silent Vibrations Past and Present ' r,»i 1 Q MID P n- l Look like wax figures? No. They ' re actors in Silent Vibes doing a skit called, Wax Attack, representing past acts of Silent Vibrations. Silent Vibrations Past and Present was a familiar term for all students involved in East ' s mime and dance group, Silent Vibra- tions. This was the name of the show put on by the group in January. Ms. Gaines-Rhone sponsored and directed the group. The mem- bership of the group fluctuated dur- ing the year from 12 to 17. Silent Vibes performed at Merle Hay Mall, Drake University, Grand- view College, and many of the city ' s elementary and junior high schools, and gave performances here for Pep Club and Valentine ' s Day and Homecoming assemblies. AND PRESENT ND PRESENT 4: Students seldom attack each other in class; however these kids are holding down another in The Final Hiccup. Double Vision was the name of man seeing himself in a mirror, this act. It starred Jessie Moreno Acts like this allow individualism, and Ron Mosqueda, portraying a STUDENT LIFE 21

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AVTV PRODUCTION CLASS. ROW I: Robin Harris, Denise Bliss, Cindy Clark, Tom Hollister, Rick VanDyke. ROW 2: Tony Irvin, Conrad Smith, Mr. Martin, Albert Brooks. ROW 3: Tim Bailey, Kevin Adams, Mark Soutter, Jon Stewart, Brian Stroud, Tom Hoffman, Tony Borich, Mike Vahey, Tracy Constable. ROW 4: Craig Tideback, David Hasstedt, David Moore. NOT PIC- TURED: Chris Calhoun, Terry Graves, Steve Palmer, Denise Stroutenberg, Robby Van Gundy. AV students learn lights, special effects Students who took AV TV Pro- duction learned production tech- nology, how to operate equipment like video cameras, and the use of special effects, tape decks, lights, generators, and microphones. They learned the roles and occupa- tion in television industries, propa- ganda analysis, creative writing, and planning. There were 25 stu- dents in this class. The Des Moines School System paid for the equipment used. How- ever, the Iowa Power Company started them off with two cameras, a tape deck, and a monitor. With further formal training, or on-the-job training, students could move into actual production as camera operators, production engi- neers, and a variety of other job opportunities. Senior Brian Stroud and sophomore Denise Bliss get the movie projector ready to use. This is one of the many machines and equipment that the stu- dents learn to use. Sophomore Denise Bliss and senior Brian Stroud work together at getting the microphone plugged Mike Vahey, Tony Irvin, Terry Graves, Mark Soutter, and Tom Hoffman watch Cindy Clark produce special effects. STUDENT LIFE 23