Ellinwood High School - Eagle Yearbook (Ellinwood, KS)

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CHEERLEADERS! (left) Jr. Scott Strobl, Sophomores Jon Hickel. Blake Wells, Mike Thill. Jeff Rocha and Jr. Mike Minkovich cheer during a basketball pep assembly. The boys were chosen by the cheerleaders to put on a skit for the students. The cheerleaders had many skits this year, but this one topped them all. (Photo by Harders) ROUGH TOUGH POWDER PUFF! Juniors and seniors huddle togeth- er during the powder-puff football game which was sponsored by Stuco during Spirit Week. The juniors and seniors won by the score of 12-0. The touchdowns were made by Patty Harrington and Donna Feist. (Photo by Ahrens) 7

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Exciting last year of free thinking The 1982-1983 school year was a year filled with excitement. It was the year of the Tylenol scare. Seven people in the Chicago area died after taking Tylenol laced with cyanide, and 240,000 bot- tles were recalled. It was the year of the football strike. Profes- sional players went on strike but the Eagles didn’t. While the pros were waiting for more money, the Eagles were advancing to district playoffs. It was the year that President Reagan sent Marines to help stop fighting in Lebanon. In- volved in their own battles, the Ellinwood Vol- leyball team defeated the Hesston Swathers to become the Sub-State Champs. It was a year of great advancement in the medical field. Barney Clark lived 112 days with an artificial heart, and in April, the first test-tube twins were born. For government, it was a year of change. Yuri Andropov, former head of the K.G.B. took over as head of the Soviet Union when Leonoid Brezhnev died after 18 years of ser- vice. George Schultz replaced Alexander Haig as Sec. of State and Ron McCrary replaced Jerome Huslig as Mayor of Ellinwood. The severance tax pitted East against West in one of the hottest issues in Kansas. It was a year of new fashion trends. Mini- skirts. leg warmers, “prep” and “punk” clothes were just a few of the new styles on the fashion scene. 1982-1983, will it go down as the last year man was able to think freely? Will George Orwell’s predictions in the book “1984” come true? At any rate, it was a year filled with excite- ment. And for some of us. it was our last year at Ellinwood High School. 6 FLYING LOW (above) 1982-83’s gym floor. Jr. Craig Amerine was asked by the School Board to paint an Eagle on the gym floor. The gym received a new look of an Eagle and a refinished floor. Amerine spent hours sketching and painting the Eagle. (Photo by Strobl) BREAKING AWAY BIG BAD BIRD. Sophomore Monty Fox breaks out of the Eagle egg. The Eagle was very active during the football season. This egg was used for the half time program for the Homecoming festivities during the Eagle’s football game. The Eagles won by the score of 45-0.

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Juniors beat Seniors in spirit week contest The annual Spirit week, a week when almost any- thing goes, was won by the Junior class. Each day 10, 20, 30 or 40 points were given to the classes by a panel of teachers who served as secret judges. The points were awarded for the amount of participation by the students. Punk Rock day, a day some students painted their faces, dyed their hair and wore garbage bags, was easily won by the seniors. Twin day. Crazy day and Prep day, were all won by the Juniors. After a two-year absence the bonfire pep assembly was reinstated. The announcement of Mr. Irresistable and the Su- per Spirit award winners were announced at the bon- fire. Senior Matt Menges was crowned Mr. Irresista- ble by persuading the most girls to talk and give up their hush buttons. He won a giant Hershey Kiss. The super spirit award went to the Junior class with 150 points, followed by the Seniors, 120 points; sopho- mores, 70 points; and Freshmen, 60 points. No points were awarded for Fridays Dress-up day, but it went over well as everybody was back to normal again. Approximately 40 students volunteered to paint Main street merchant’s windows in preparation for the Gathering of the Eagles. Spirit week was very successful and it carried high spirits on into the homecoming game against Kinsley which the Eagles won 45-0. during spirit week. As the week went along, more students got involved with the activities as they saw their friends taking part. Crazy Day was the most successful day of the week, (photo by Ahrens) 8 THREE STOOGES? Sophomores Megan Mohn, Jodi Saterea, Christi Detmer visit about Christmas vacation during their break on Spirit week. (Photo by Ahrens)