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

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The tension mounts in the varsity boys ' basketball team as Mr. Sutherland plans the strategy for them at the Lincoln game during a time out. Hard work pays off well for students Exciting moments were produced by the varsity boys ' basketball team as they went through their season. One such momentous occa- sion occurred when the team was the first to defeat the Lincoln Rails- plitters in the Metro, 99-97. Then the girls ' volleyball team, having a district record of 5-0, went into state competition, capturing fifth place. The debate team also made an impressive record by bringing in a third place and several first place trophies, placing mainly in quarter finals and semi finals. Bill Knapp and Chris Hedberg were rated as a leading senior team and were rated seventh in the state. Debbi Larsen was chosen top speaker. Students show their spirit at Homecom- ing by making the float above, which was displayed at the football game. Debate winners display some of the trophies they have won. Row 1: Debbi Larsen, Kevin Landhuis, sophomores. Row 2: Chris Hedberg, senior, Terry Hotchkiss, sophomore, and Bill Knapp, senior. Kari Kramme, senior, expresses the tension she feels as she gets ready to serve in a vol- leyball match. OPENING 5

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Deadliest, costliest fire hits Younkers On Sunday, November 5, 1978; an unsuspected change took place. It was the fire that consumed the Younkers Department Store at Merle Hay Mall. The fire started by 9:15 a.m. Then, around 3 p.m., the first body was recovered. Shortly after, five other bodies were discovered. The toll was raised to 10 people who died from smoke inhalation. At lest six others, including three Younkers employees and two fire- men, were hospitalized with injur- ies related to smoke inhalation. Damage estimates went into mil- lions of dollars. Fire Chief Lee Williams called it the worst fire in the city ' s history in terms of lives lost. The Younkers building is shown above as the building, ruining the roof, and damag- the fire in its first stage begins to consume ing the merchandise inside. 4 w n 1 3 Two firemen make an effort in trying to bat- men ended up in the hospital because of tie the fire as it rages on. At least three fire- smoke inhalation. The results of the fire explain itself as one looks at the remains of the Younkers store. 4 OPENING

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Students show their enthusiasm, by joining various activities Powder Puff football was new as the senior girls challenged the jun- ior girls. The seniors stomped the juniors 12 to 2. Chris Lange, senior, a foreign exchange student from Germany was welcomed. He came from the Ruhr area in Germany and stayed with the Moorhead and Merriam families. He commented that the schools in Germany didn ' t have swimming pools or tennis courts. In the Music Department, Mr. Carnes, after teaching 10 years at East, resigned. Miss Chamberlin replaced him after he was replaced for a brief period by Mrs. Drucker. Choirs were given new names: Sca- rlet Company, Scarlet Choir, and Concert Choir. The Cheerleaders enthusiasti- cally showed their spirit at summer camp when the varsity squad came in second and the sophomore squad followed with third place in the competition. The newly developed Scarlet Company per- forms for the student body at the Christmas assembly. Many performances such as this were given many times. Diane Cameron, with ball, and Genie Gam- mel, left, both seniors,do their best to keep the ball away from the opposing team. Linda Marvin, senior, shows the unusual technique of lying on the floor that Color- guard used in compe- titions. A different angle of the Steppers performing in the gym is captured as phtographers experiment. 6 OPENING