Ellinwood High School - Eagle Yearbook (Ellinwood, KS)

Text from Pages 1 - 112 of the 1984 volume:

The EAGLE 1983-84 Ellin wood High School Ellinwood, K.S. 67526 (USD 355) Volume 49 ' Contents SPOTLIGHT .........4 Seniors and major events. ORGANIZATIONS . 22 SPORTS ...........34 ACADEMICS ........60 PEOPLE ...........90 Faculty and underclassmen. INDEX ........... 102 STUDENT IDEAS. Writing essays on sto- ries she has read is one way freshman Kris- tin Wilson (right) expresses her personal thoughts and ideas. (Photo by Amerine) IDENTITIES SHARED. Part of high school is discovering you are not whole without having another to share your thoughts and ideas with as seniors Donna Feist and Doug Carpenter have found. (Photo by Amerine) FAKE ID. Makeup Director Wilbur Hogg puts the finishing touches Musical 'Oliver.'' (Photo by Amerine) on one of junior Monty Fox's four characters during the All-School 2 Theme Buildings, teachers, classes, friends shape us, mold us These were years for What is it? It's close to the center of the nation, the center of the state, the center of town, and the center of its block. It is called USD 355, Ellinwood High School What began in an old frame structure in 1872 is now being car- ried on in this building. With the public library on east side and the gymnasium in the center, class- room activity takes place on all sides. Across the street to the north stands the Vo-Ag and art build- ings. What does it hold? Just walk down the halls of the proud, red brick building with 1926 carved into its chalkstone trim. Trophy cases overflow with accomplish- ments of the participants. Class portrait panels grow next to the pop machine that will hum away until the end of time. Letter jacket jocks gather on the benches; some perch on the trash cans. Mosaic ea- gles watch over the stairs. Ancient signs mark archaic hallways. A senior completes her studies in finding self Senior Hall between classes. Fresh- men move quickly down the center of the hall not daring to look to either side. Teachers take their post outside each door to watch the jug- gling of books and slamming of lockers. Students in Nikes roam the halls freely between the bright, uniform blue doors which hide cu- bicles, no two alike. Who are we? Our shirts will pro- claim us a member of Mystic Blues, FCA, German Club or Latin Club, and Ellinwood High School Band. EAGLES number 72 and The Complete Cowboy stroll down the hall. Here comes a Rick Springfield fan, an Air Supply fan, and a Lover- boy fan. Just check out their shirts. Improve your image-be seen with a Junior. What kind of shirt are you wearing? Hang Ten, Adidias Ocean Pacific, or Esprit? But even without special shirts, our activities identify us. There goes the newspaper editor — but wait, he's the center on the basket- ball team. A band member? Yes, and a running back. A photogra- pher? Yes, and an artist. A cheer- leader? A track star. A debater? An actor. An A student? A trouble- maker. Are you a KU, K-State, or Wich- ita State fan? For a short time, at least we all identify as being Eagles of Ellinwood High School. And that's one of the things we do while in High School. We create an identity, as Webster defines it: The collective aspect of the set of char- acteristics by which a person or thing is recognized or known. Per- sonal individuality. ON TOP. Kyle Kramp, Scott Rhoades, Kyle Kasselman Blake Wells. Mike Thill. Corey Robl. Tony Thill, Dion Hazen, Jim Breitk- reutz, and Mike Wilson set a new sign standing record at EHS with a total of ten. (Photo by Amerine) Theme 3 Cookies, milk, playing house, bigfoot, no wheatland It all started in the Fall of ’71 In the fall of 1971, approximately 45 five-year-olds experienced their first day of kindergarten at Ellin- wood Grade School. Each child had different feelings on the subject. Some felt scared, some were brave, and some just didn't know what to think. Little Mike Wilson loved the cookies and milk that he got every day. He loved them so much he even tried to steal a few extra. Five- year-olds Renee Schwartz and Brenda Schartz played house and quarreled about who got to be mother. As the years passed, and the chil- dren grew older they quit playing house and sneaking cookies. Early maturing Dee Bates and Craig Amerine delighted their second grade classmates by walking down the hall arm in arm until somebody whistled at them. As they grew older, their imagi- nations began to work. A group of wild-eyed fourth graders formed the Big Foot Club. They swore they saw Big Foot in a field across the road from the school. DeAnn Isern, along with Karen Schrader broke a light in 5th grade. They tried hid- ing it by covering it up with paper in a trash can and ended up losing a week's recess because of it. Some of the boys had different things in mind in grade school. They wanted to take the girls in the bushes and see how many kisses they could steal. For the class of 1984, the sixth grade was a tragic year. Most of them had been looking forward to going out to Wheatland, the coun- try school south of town. Attend- ing Wheatland meant that school would start later and get out earlier. Only the sixth graders attended Wheatland — special people espe- cially isolated. But, due to the ad- ded expense of busing students to the rural school and the decreasing enrollment at USD 355, the school board decided to keep the sixth graders in town with the rest of the grade school. And the board never let the members of the class of '84 voice their disapproval. UP WITH EAGLE PRIDE. Seniors Tony Thill and Andy Gerritzen cheer for their classmates during the first round of the state basketball tournament. (Photo hy Amerine) Craig Allen Amerine Dee Anna Bates Sheila Hoffman Beneke Barbara Christine Biays 4 Seniors Bradley Douglas Bressler Lori Lynn Buckbee BLATST. JOHN BAD. With the help of senior Ronnie Bieberle. senior Mary Simmons leads the crowd in a cheer at the Home- coming bonfire. (Photo by Amvrinc) ougias James Carpenter Laura Jo Carpenter Bradley Ray Bowne Ronald Paul Bieberle Shairlyn Lynn Casey Vicky Louise Kimberly Ann Doll Yancy Allen Feck Cunningham Seniors 5 Students go wild on Spirit week Spirit week was a great chance to show your creativity and individ- uality. Students spent the week de- signing costumes, thinking of new ways to get the girl's hush buttons, and finding boxes and firecrackers for the bon fire. There have been many creative ideas, but none caused as much co- motion as the Jackson Five. Al- though there were golfers, accident victims and ladybugs at school on Twin Day, the Jackson Five, who painted their faces, drove up in an Oldsmobile, carried ghetto-blast- ers, and ate watermellon and Ken- tucky Fried Chicken for lunch, stole the show. On Thursday, everyone got a chance to play Zoro by putting individual marks on friends' T- shirts. The first-time event went over extremely well with most stu- dents leaving school with a nice re- membrance of their high school years. The participants added hats and shades to complete their attire. Each girl was also issued a Hush Button, and she had to give the but- ton away to the first guy who made her talk. Sophomore stud Joe Ham- mersmith proved he had what it takes to become Mr. Irristable as he was able to collect the most Hush Buttons. The traditional bonfire, the pep rally on main street, and the paint- ing of the merchants' windows ex- panded the week from a school ac- tivity to a community event. Though individuality was pre- sent all through the week, students became closer in spirit and cheered the Eagle football team to victory against St. John. P.G.A. COMES TO ELLINWOOD? Not quite, but sophomore Todd Robins and ju- nior Blake Wells did put on an impressive show as they shot a few rounds on the school lawn during noon hour on Twin Day. (Photo by Amerine) 6 Spirit Week BODY GRAFFITI. Senior David Schlocter- meier signs his John Hancock on the back of sophomore Brenda Ahrens during T-shirt signing day. (Photo by Amerine) TOO COOL. Senior Ronnie Bieberle, soph- omore Mark Robl, senior Scott Strobl, soph- omore Joe Hammersmith, and junior Dion Hazen went all out on Twin Day Posing as the Jackson 5, they arrived for school in a green 4-door Olds, ate chicken and water- melon for lunch, and relaxed on top of the car while listening to soul music. (Photo by Amerine) Spirit Week 7 Basketball, football, track, cheerleading, bubble gum, dance Junior high opens Wonderland Junior high brought back the old feelings of a first day in a strange school. The junior high was part of the high school, and it was filled with strange hallways, big kids, and many teachers. Instead of be- ing the special property of sixth grade teachers Mr. Mettling and Mr. Peter, the beginning seventh graders discovered that they had a different teacher for each class. Some of them even had to walk past seniors in main hall every day to attend speech or home ec classes. But being in junior high opened up a wonderland of new opportuni- ties. Now they could go out for sports; for the boys it was Football, basketball, and track. For the girls it was basketball, track, and cheer- leading. They could take new classes. They each acquired a small cubicle of their own to stuff with books, coats, bubble gum and can- dy bars. And each had a lock with a combination that was promptly forgotten. Recognizing that junior high students start forming legitimate interests in the members of the op- posite sex, the school sponsored two dances for the group each year. With their new found maturity they discovered that parents would allow them to stay out until 10:30. They did all sorts of sneaky things, too. On Halloween, Karen Schrader and DeAnn Isern honored band director Steve Gordon with a decorated cowchip with the school colors of his alma mater, KU. Craig Amerine and Jay Schlaht both thought going out and egging that year was a big deal. Shairlyn Casey transferred in from Great Bend during the seventh grade year. In her first week of school here she was hit with eraser thrown by the social studies teacher at trouble- maker Mike Wilson. Later, Casey and Kim Doll were seen cruising around in an old white car named Butch belong to Chris Kincaid. Dee Bates received a I rating on a drum solo at the Hays' Music Festi- val. Renee Schwartz ended her eighth grade year at St. Josephs by engaging in a soak-down water fight while cleaning cafeteria ta- bles. Those years went fast. In no time at all, they were continuing in sen- ior high and starting at the bottom, again. What an experience. LOOK BEFORE YOU CROSS. Seniois Lau ra Carpenter, Dir Bates, and Vicky Cun ningham make the walk from the art build' ing to the high school which seems twice as long and cold in the middle of winter. (Photo by Amerine) Donna Sue Feist Joseph Andrew Linda Sue Grubb Mark Allan Hammeke Gerritzen 8 Seniors Laura Jane Huslig DeAnn Kay Isern Jamie Lynn Kasselman Edwin Miller, Jr. CONNECT THE DOTS. Senior Scott Rhoades gives principal Don C'affee some constructive criticism on his pink and gray polka-dotted tie. The tie was a Christmas present from his son. Brent. (Photo by Amerine) Troy Allen Munden Brian Wade Nordstedt Seniors 9 we waned Tor tnis moment HOMECOMING We walk this road together We try to go as far as we can And we've waited for this moment Ever since the world began. Most of us haven't waited for Homecoming since the world began, but for the senior class this was a moment they've waited for for many years. Many small details about Homecoming will be for- gotten before long. Things like queen candidate Kim Doll getting her formal hooked on the stage; home- coming King Jay Schlaht having his foot in a cast; students waiting on the boxes to arrive for the bon- fire; the football team defeating St. John 15-12 on a cold, windy night; the high school band trying to perform around the ambulance which was attending to the injured player Ron Bieberle. After the game students tried to dance to the hard rock band The Forks. Said junior Monty Fox, I thought it was funny when everybody danced to the Barry Manilow tapes that the band had for their break, but when the band came back only a few people would dance. Though the small details soon will be forgotten, the important event, the announcement of Jamie Kassel- man and Jay Schlaht as the 1984 Homecoming Queen and King, will be remembered by most of those sen- iors forever. KING AND QUEEN. Out of 12 candidates for royalty seniors Jay Schlaht and Jamie Kasselman were announced King and Queen for Homecoming 1983 at the crowning ceremonies on Friday October fourteenth. (Photo by Amerine) STAGE FRIGHT. Even with the moral support ol his mother Pam Miller, crownbearer Brayden Miller isn't quite sure he likes the situation. Not pictured is Amanda Panning. (Photo by Amerine) 10 Homecoming EVER SINCE THE WORLD BEGAN. Junior Monty Fox was chosen to sing the homecom- ing theme ' Ever Since the World Began.” Accompanying was junior Leah Sobba. (Photo by Amerine) MASTER AND MISTRESS OF CEREMONIES. Accompanied by Junior Leah Sobba on piano, seniors Tony Thill and Shairlyn Casey introduce the candidates and give a little background information (Photo by Amerine) THE ROYAL COURT. Other Homecoming royalty candidates are (front row) Barbara Biays, Brenda Schartz, Kim Doll, Donna Feist, and Laura Huslig. (back row)Carl Petz, Ron Bieberle, Mike Wilson, Doug Carpenter, and Scott Strobl. The background was designed by senior Craig Amerine. (Photo by .Amerine) Homecoming 11 Senior year caps high school era From Freshman Fears to Sophomore Capers and Junior Prom The freshman year. Karen Schrader forged passes in English I. Jamie Kasselman was afraid to walk down main hall. She said the upperclassmen just seemed to stop doing everything and watched you walk down the hall. The sophomore year wasn't quite as bad (if you made it through the freshman year). It was then that the great geometry book caper took place. Twenty geometry books slowly disappeared without a trace from Mr. Stremel's room. At the end of the year, most were confiscated from an unused locker. Kim Doll ended up paying for her lost book, but found it in her yard the next year — in shreds. Practical jokes were big that year. Jamie Kasselman opened her locker and found it stuffed to the brim with towels. Being old enough to drive was great, especially for stu- dents who owned their own car. To Mike Wilson, it was nothing. By his sophomore year, he had already had two wrecks. And then they became juniors. Finally, they were upperclassmen. That was the year they turned 17. They could go to the show and not worry about being old enough. Selling magazines kept most of them busy that year. Prom plans kept a lot of them busy, too. It was, of course, the best prom EHS had ever seen. Stairway to Heaven was the song to remem- ber. The dinner and dance were great, but the real memories started after prom. Craig Amerine had a little too much punch” and forgot his date. I Je said she never spoke to him again. Tony Thill and Shairlyn Casey watched the sun come up. Other things did happen that year besides prom. The volleyball team won sub-state by beating out Hesston. There were some crazy ping-pong parties at the Thill resi- dence — especially at Halloween and graduation. The color guaid re- ceived a first at Wakomis, OK. There were no real graduation pho- tos for the yearbook because Shair- lyn Casey forgot her camera. S-S-S-E-N-I-l-I-O-R- S-E-N-l- O-R- Senior! Being a senior meant they were on top after many years of being the little guy. So many things happened that year. Most turned IS and could buy 3.2 beer, legally. They could sit at the bar. They could go to Chapter! What a feeling of freedom! Homecoming was the first big event, with the theme Ever Since the World Began. Jamie Kasselman was crowned queen and Jay Schlaht was crowned king. KLUKLt. KttLKtl Senioi Mike Wil son disagrees with a tall make by the icfeiee during the state basketball championship at Hutchinson. (Photo by Amvrinv) Brenda Marie Schartz Jay Allen Schlaht David John Karen Jean Schrader Schloctermeier 12 Seniors ESCAPL. Seniors Jay Schlaht and David Schloctermeier return from lunch break to endure one more grueling hour of school before they're Schwabie-bound. (Photo by A merino) Renee Joan Schwartz Mary Jane Simmons Scott Michael Strobl Marcia Ann Suppes Anthony Joseph Thill Michael Todd Wilson Seniors 13 Musical brings to life “Oliver” Three hours before the curtains parted on the opening night of Oliver, junior Monty Fox began learning the lines of the undertak- er, Mr. Sowerberry. Due to illness, sophomore Steve Petz was not able to perform that night giving Fox four characters to portray. I felt comfortable with the lines, but the song ( That's Your Funer- al ) scared me to death. Brenda Schartz who played Mrs. Sower- berry in the scene helped me out a lot by giving me the first of each line, said Fox. The musical Oliver brings to life one of Dicken's novels. The story revolves around a young or- phaned boy, Oliver Twist. Oliver is exploited in the workhouse by an undertaker whom he was sold to and by Fagin who teaches him the Fine Life of pickpocketing. It was probably Tony Thill who tickled the fancy of the audience in his portrayal of Fagin, the mali- cious thief who kidnapped oliver, played by Russell Brown. The show takes on a serious at- mosphere towards the end. Nancy, one of the main characters played by Shairlyn Casey, is murdered by Bill Sikes in her attempt to return Oliver to his uncle. The murder is witnessed and Bill Sikes, portrayed by Scott Rhoades, in a desperate effort to escape, is shot. The musical couldn't have gone on without the help of these four dedicated men: Mr. Fryberger, musical director, Mr. Hogg, stage director, Mr. Sobba, technical di- rector, and Mr. Westerman, cos- tume designer, all of them worked together to make sure the musical went off without a hitch. 1 thought the performances went well because we seemed to be rushed for practice time. We were fortunate to have some seniors in the leading roles that had exper- ience. said director Vern Fry- berger. LEADING ROLES. Oliver the all school musical, consisted of four main roles; soph- omore Jonathon Hogg as the Artful Dodger, Senior Tony Thill as Fagin, senior Scott Rhoades as Bill Sikes, and senior Shairlyn Casey as Nancy. (Photo by Amerine) 14. Musical THE MUSICAL CAST. (Sitting) Michelle Menges, Lori Peter, Jenni- fer Kerschner. Monty Fox; (Middle Ron) Don Brubaker, Patty Col- lins, Tristan Mohn. Sherla Biays, Scott Christiansen, Russell Brown. Tony Thill. Shairlyn, Scott Rhoades. Brenda Schartz, Michelle Fox, Steve Petz; (Top Ron) Becky Hood, Kayla Ulm, Carol Lathrop. Mike Rhoades, Jonathan Hogg, Brian Hood. Luke Sobba. Leah Sobba. Kristin Wilson. Stacey Pike. (Photo by Amerine) UNSEEN HEROS. With the help of set director Leon Sobba, the running crew, light crew, and construction crew helped the musical run smoother for the cast. Above is Scott Strobl, Darlene Komarek, Luke Sobba, DeAnn Isern, Shairlyn Casey, Tony Thill, Don Brubaker. Leon Sobba, Mark Hammeke, Sim Taylor, Monty Fox, and Scott Rhoades. JoAnn Wilkerson accompanied on piano and Brad Peter designed the poster. (Photo by Amerine) YOUNG THIEF. (Left) Sophomore Russell Brown portrays the orphaned Oliver Twist who learns to pick a pocket or two in order to survive on the rough streets of Lon- don. (Photo by Amerine) Musical 15 A THRILLING YEAR. Michael Jackson and his numhci one album Thriller set a new record at the 2oth Annual Grammy Awards by winning eight of the nine Grammys he was nominated for. (AP Laserphoto) NLW FAD. First grader Angie Bavuso (be low) hugs Elliot, one of the rare Cabbage Patch Kids that were in great demand for Christmas this year. Each doll came with its own adoption papers and had a distinct identity. (Photo by Amerine) FUTURE KING. Prince Charles and Prin- young prince has completely stolen the HOPE ARRIVES. Comedian Bob Hope ar- cess Diana's first child, William, will be the show at the royal palace and throughout rjVes aboard the USS Guam to give his heir to the throne of England. It is said the England. (AP Laserphoto) first Christmas show since the Vietnam war to the US marines and Sailors serving in Lebanon. (AP Laserphoto) 16 News Korean flight 007 remains US of Russian menace Olympics, 218 marines, flashdance During the school year of '83-'84 women made great strides. Vanessa Williams became the first black Miss America in fifty-six years, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was re-elected, and physi- cist Sally Ride became the first women in space. The Day After, a graphic showing of nuclear war, drew 100 million viewers. For the first time in 132 years, America lost its world cup to Aus- tralia. George Brett's winning homer against the NY Yankees was first disallowed and then reinstated after three weeks of controversy. The superbowl was won by the Los Angeles Raiders, and the Baltimore Orioles won the world series. 269 people died when a soviet fighter shot down Korean Airline PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE. Senator Gary Hart from Colorado was one of three major candidates competing for the Demo- cratic nomination in the 1984 elections. (AP Lazerphoto) GOLDEN SKIER. Bill Johnson flies to the finish line to collect his gold medal in the men's downhill at the '84 Winter Olympic Games. (AP Lazerphoto) SILVER MEDAL, (left) The brother sister dual of Peter and Kitty Caruthers danced their way to second in the free dance compe- tition in pairs' skating during the Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. (AP Lazerphoto) Flight 007, and, in a Bierut bomb- ing of U.S. marine headquarters, 218 marines were killed. The American armed forces invaded Grenada in order to rescue 600 American medical students. The movie Flashdance started the torn clothing craze, and Boy George led a British rock invasion. ■■1 FREE AT LAST. Astronaut Bruce McCand- less inspects the cargo bay of the Shuttle Challenger in an unattached maneuvering unit. (AP Lazerphoto) NATIONAL EVENTS SHAPE OUR LIVES News 17 ‘Don’t Let It End’ was theme for May 12 prom The Clocks played until 12:00 Renting tuxes, buying flowers, extending curfews, test driving a car from Marmie Motors, and get- ting supplies for the after-prom party made the May 12 prom an unforgettable evening. Getting a date for the prom was the main goal for most of the junior and seniors. Though most of the dates were underclassmen or from area towns such as Chase, Claflin, or Great Bend, seniors Tony Thill and Scott Rhoades set an unofficial record for reaching out the farthest. Their dates came From Dallas, Tex- as, contacts made during the Mys- tic Blues trip to Coloado. The Black Angus workers opened the doors to their banquet room at 7:00 p.m. to greet over 100 starving prom goers. After the gi- ant photos for decorations had been checked out, most settled down to enjoy a meal of steak, sal- ad, baked potatoes and green beans. After the meal juniors Monty Fox, accompanied on piano by Lean Sobba, sang the theme song Don't Let It End'y by Styx. The students were allowed one hour after the meal to pick up their dates for the dance. Upon returning the couples had their photos taken and began the dance to the music of The Clocks. The Clocks top 40 song She Looks A Lot Like tfou was requested several times; since the band played its own music, their hit song was the only one most of the couples recognized. The prom may have ended at 12:00 p.m., but, the night was just beginning. Several parties were planned, but the majority of the people went to junior Blake Well's party. Well's party was going strong until 4:00 a.m. when he closed it down to attend a breakfast at the Thill residence. As a finale, senior Scott Strobl held a breakfast at 6:00 a.m. for those waiting to see the sunrise. GOOD TIMES, (above) Sophomore Mi- chelle Schremmer, junior David Feck, and junior Kristi Tien show that prom can be a good time for both friends and dates. (Photo by Mohn) FOOTLOOSE, (right) Senior Craig Amerine and his date enjoy dancing to one of the clocks many upbeat songs. (Photo by Mohn) 18 Prom HOT STUFF, (left) Junior Jodi Clawson and 1983 graduate Monty Miller take time to cool down between dances. (Photo by Mohn) SHOT BY JR. (below)Senior Scott Rhoades and his Dallas, Texas date Kim King are captured on film by journalism instructor John R. Mohn. (Photo by Mohn) 4 . t NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY Karen Schrader Scott Rhoades DeAnn Isern Donna Fiest Barbara Biays VALEDICTORIAN, (right) The highest honor, valedictorian, was earned by senior Karen Schrader. (Photo by Mohn) FINAL MOMENT, (below) Senior Brad Bressler receives congratulations from board member JoAnn Kincaid. (Photo by Mohn) SALUTATORI AN. (above) Senior Scott Rhoades received the honor of salutatorian for the class of 1984. (Photo by Mohn) GRADUATE OF 84. (right) Senior Barbara Biays watches on as fellow classmates re- ceive their certificates. (Photo by Mohn) 20 Graduation Year ends with a bang As class of eighty-four graduates The class of 1984 ended their high school days with a bang. Fol- lowing the announcement from principal Don Caffee that they were official graduates of Ellin- wood High School, Blue caps filled the air, along with the sound and smell of fire crackers. After having the combined Bac- calaureate — Graduation ceremo- nies inside for the past three years, due to rain, the seniors were once again seen marching across the green football field on a near-per- fect evening. Both the salutatorian and vale- dictorian gave short addresses to the class and the reverend Julius Ellis from the Calvery Baptist church was the main speaker. The seniors received their diplo- mas with each senior letting his or her own identity show. Some went across the stage quietly and almost unnoticed, while others made sure that everybody knew they had fi- nally made it. GRADUATION HUG. Senior Brenda Schartz gets a Happy embrace from senior Mary Simmons. (Photo by Mohn) CLASS OF 1984. For the first time in three years the graduating class consisting of 38 seniors, held baccalaureate and commencement outside on Sunday, May 20. (Photo by Mohn) A chance to be involved and belong through organizations High school social life stems from organizations. They give ev- eryone a chance to be involved, to belong, and feel important. Besides getting out of class for meetings, members often dress up and hold luncheon meetings to make special plans. Through organizations and clubs, people with similar interests have a chance to do things together. They gain the experience of struc- tured meetings and learn the prop- er procedure for their delivery. Some take on more responsibility as officers. Many of the organizations get involved with service projects for the school and community. This gives everyone the pleasure of do- ing things for others, with others THE LONG WALK. (Right) Main hall seems longer through the eyes of Craig Amerine and the fish eye lens. (Photo by Amerine) SLOW DANCIN'. (Far Right) Juniors Dion Hazen and Jodi Sateren share a special mo- ment during the After-Scrimmage Scramble sponsored by the Student Council. (Photo by Amerine) 22 Organizations Organizations 23 New constitution for STUCO Stuco began the year by sponsor- ing the second annual after-scrim- mage scramble which was held in the gym after the football scrim- mage. They organized Homecom- ing and sponsored the bonfire and window decorations. Later on StuCo sponsored a powderpuff football game. StuCo members sold donuts and juice at break and furnished a pop machine. Members attended con- ferences at Buhler and Camp Al- drich. Around Christmas time, stu- dents received a free roll and a free can of pop. The film Brian's Song was shown the day before Christ- mas vacation. During the year, the Student Council helped to recognize the coaches, directors, and sponsors of the various activites of the school. One of the biggest achievements of StuCo was writing a constitu- tion. President Tom Barrow said, De- ciding to write a constitution was a big commitment, but it was worth the trouble. The Student Council also collect- ed money for mucsular dystrophy from the people of Ellinwood. StuCo sponsor Larry Vogt said, I am glad we could do something to help others. TIME OUT FOR BREAK (above right) Stuco vice-president Jon Hickel makes an- other 30« donut sale during the ten minute break which occured daily. (Photo by Amer- ine) STUDENT COUNCIL REPRESENTA- TIVES. (front row) Monty Fox, Kim Doll, Sherla Biays, Jodi Sateren, Barbara Biays, Scott Strobl, (back row) sponsor Larry Vogt, President Tom Barrow, Lisa Codner, Secre- tary Shairlyn Casey, Donna Feist, Laura Huslig, and vice-president Jon Hickel. Not Pictured are Brian Hood, Luke Sobba, and Christi Detmer. (Photo by Amerine) 24 Student Council OFFENSIVE LINE. Juniors Diane Muller and Megan Mohn (left) protect their team- mate Jodi Sateren in the annual powder-puff football game. The junior-senior team won although they were accused of using baby oil on their flags. (Photo by Amerine) CAMPAIGNING. Junior Leah Sobba (above) gives her campaign speech for the StuCo officers election. Sobba was elected secretary treasurer for the 1984-85 school year. (Photo by Amerine) STUCO PRESIDENT. Junior Tom Barrow (left) conducts a Student Council meeting before the upcoming council elections. (Photo by Amerine) Student Council 25 Active group organized to help others FCA jogs for cash ' The Fellowship of Christian Ath- letes started the year off with a wa- termelon feed and played a rousing game of softball. Senior Barbara Biays was elected president with ju- nior Monty Fox, vice president and senior DeAnn Isern as secretary. For the money making project the club participated in a jog-a- thon. Half of the money raised went to the struggling state organi- zation and the rest was kept in the local club to send kids to the bi- annual mini-conferences at Rock Springs Ranch. The club sponsored an all-school assembly featuring Roger Cooper MUMMIFIED. Terry Vogt (below) stands patiently while singer Roger Cooper deco- rates him for the Create a Mummy con- test. (Photo by Isern) on November 29. That evening he met with the club for a short meet- ing and gave a public concert. Said Mike Rhoades, It was an emotional time of fellowship. For Christmas the members ex- changed personal notes instead of gifts. Cooper returned again on March 17th for a special gym party that afternoon. After such games as the toilet paper relays, Cooper shared his experiences with his new con- temporary Christian rock band. Throughout the year the club held meetings and shared problems that teenagers face. FUN RUN (Right)Sophomore Sherla Biays and junior Christi Dctmer complete lap 13 out of 20 during the FCA Jog-a-thon. The run raised money for the clubs activities. (Photo by Isern) 26 FCA FCA. (Below) (first row) Monty Fox, Diane Muller, Kris Vogt, Megan Mohn, Becky Hood, Lori Salem, Mark Robl (second row)Christi Detmer, Jennifer Kershner, Nicole Meyer, Lisa Knop, DeAnn Isern (third row) Mr. Vogt, Carl Petz, Sherla Biays, Elizabeth Fertig, Barbara Biays, Michelle Menges, Mike Rhoades, Don Brubaker and Scott Strobl. (Photo by Amerine) UP AND OVER. Sophomores Becky Hood and Michelle Fox and freshman Michelle Menges wrap themselves in tiolet paperwrap themselves in toilet paper during one of the games played at the gym party. (Photo by Isern) ttUfUQO' FCA 27 Dances, banquets sponsored; sex barrier broken Kayettes were active all year Surprise! One a Saturday morn- ing at 7:00 a.m. the Kayette board picked up the club members for a come as you are breakfast. The club members didn't have any idea about the breakfast. After the girls were rounded up and brought to the school, rolls and hot chocolate were served. Then an awards cere- mony was held, and each girl had to model her attire. Sherla Biays received a poster for having the sexist nightgown. A mirror was given to Kim Wood be- cause she had the most untidy ap- pearance. And a nightie was won by Lisa Boepple for the most un- usual thing worn to bed ... a robe. Scott Rhodes, the brave sole he was, survived a whole year sur- rounded by 41 girls after joining Kayettes. He was the first boy to ever join. As a money raising project, cookbooks were sold. The money raised went back into Kayettes to pay for the expenses of the year. At the end of November the Kayettes drew names for Secret Santas, an anonymous gift giver. At Christmas, Kayettes divided up into groups and brought some SOUR LEMON. Sophomore Kayla Ulm was one of many Kayettes who had to eat a lem- on for losing in the Kayettes version of Hot Potato. (Photo by Muller) cheerfulness into the school by decorating different sections. After the halls had been decorated, they opened presents to find out who their Secret Santas were. Kayettes sponsored the mid-term celebration with Bryon Hauser as D.J. for the dance. They also sold Valentine's Day flowers, and spon- sored the Egghead Banquet. The parents got involved with the an- nual Ma, Pa, and Me held in the Spring. In May a farewell banquet was held to say goodbye and good luck to the seniors. Jamie Kasselman held the office of president, and vice-president was Barbara Biays. KAYETTES. The Kayette members included (front row) Sherla Biays, Teresa Ensminger, Darci Lenhart, Kim Doll, Chris Siefers, Barbara Biays, Darlene Komarek, Christi Detmer, Kim Wood, Mi- chelle Fox, Lisa Knop, (second row) DeAnn Isern, Lori Buckbee, Brenda Schartz, Becky Hood, Barb Rickert, Kayla Ulm, Kristie Bar- ber, Jamie Kasselman, Wendy Wood, Lori Peter, Lori Salem, Jodi 28 Kayettcs Sateren, Diane Muller, Melissa Waid, sponsor Linda Sobba, (third row) Michele Harders, Leah Sobba, Kristin Wilson, Laura Huslig, Nicole Meyer, Brenda Ahrens, Scott Rhoades, Megan Mohn, Lynn Dunnaway, Missy Loreg, Tristan Mohn, Michelle Menges, and Eli- zabeth Fertig. Not pictured are Shairlyn Casey and Lisa Boepple. (Photo by Amerine) SIGH OF RELIEF. Everyone relaxes after the annual egghead banquet is finished. Mrs. Halbower from BCCC was the featured speaker. President Jamie Kasselman gave the welcoming speach, Mr. Paul Biays gave the invocation, and Mrs. Kasselman gave her moral support. (Photo by Amerine) PICNIC IN THE PARK. Junior Darlene Ko- marek and freshman Lisa Knop finish off their hotdogs and chips at the Kayette Back- to-School Picnic. (Photo by Muller) Kayettes 29 Hutchinson State Fair starts year off right for Future Farmers of America Everybody who entered state fair F.F.A. competition in Hutchinson from Ellinwood placed in the top eleven. It was not a bad way to start off the year. The students who entered were junior Jon Hickel, first; junior Corey Robl, fourth; '83 graduate Darron Ruckman, fifth; senior Mark Hammeke, 10th; senior Scott Strobl, 11th. It was quite an experience, said Hickel, and I hope to do it again. F.F.A. members also used their metal-making knowledge to build projects for the 9th annual F.F.A. Auction. Said Mark Hammeke Chapter President, It was alright, but was not as good as the year before. Another good learning and mon- ey-making experience was the Su- sage Sale. Students took time out from school for two days to butcher six pigs that were turned into sau- sage and sold to the people of Ellin- wood. SENIOR LEADERSHIP. FFA president Mark Hammeke and freshman Mark Gould package the sausage for the Annual FFA Sausage Sale. (Photo by Strobl) The profits that were produced from these projects enabled the F.F.A. members to go on a field trip to the Wolf Creek nuclear power plant on March 19th. The students responded well to the interesting speakers that lead us on the tour, said instructor Howard Wallace. In addition to the activities, a student teacher from Kansas State University, Gary Siemens, did his student teaching by helping Wal- lace. 30 FFA DAIRY DAY. Sophomore Kyle Kramp judges dairy cattle at DeWerff's farm during Dairy Day. Several area schools also partici- pated. (Photo by Strobl) MUSCLE WORK. Instructor Howard Wal- lace, Wayne Ahrens, Doug Panning and Mark Hammeke help Jon Hickel load his double drill hitch onto a trailer heading to the state fair. Hickel took first place on his project. (Photo by Strobl) FFA MEMBERS. The FFA members consisted of (front row) Shan- non Casper, Gene Peterson, Shannon Gregg, Scott Strobl, Kyle Kas- selman, Doug Carpenter, Chris Harders, Shawn Gregg, Tracy Barra- gan, Eddie Boepple, Corey Robl. (second row) Scott Christiansen, Noel Grubb, Rick Sateren, Brad Busby, Mark Hammeke, Mark Robl, Kyle Karmp, Mike Schlochtermeier, Scott Schlochtermeier, Rob Smith, Brian Nordstedt, (third row) Brad Bownes, Mark Gould, Terry Hamby, Jon Hickel, James Shaw, Tim Elsen, Sim Taylor, David Schloctermeier, and Mike Wilson. (Photo by Amerine) FFA 31 Club members watch favorite German sport ‘Deutsch sprecht hier’ The ten-member German Club participated in the Kansas Wesley- an Humanities Festival, attended a Wichita Wings soccer game, skated with the Latin Club, and funded its activities by selling candy. On March 9, Nicole Meyer won first place in the poetry reading contest and a $50 scholarship to the college of her choice with tne reci- tation of Der Leierman (the Be- gar). When asked about winning, Meyer replied, It was a surprise. The festival included poetry reading contests in French, Span- ish, and German, and seminars on various subjects. In the evening were the International Dinner ana a play, A Man Called Peter, pre- sented by the drama department. Because soccer is the favorite sport of the Germans, club mem- bers attended a Wichita Wings soc- cer game in Wichita on March 4. After the game, the club went out for pizza. The club joined with members of the Latin Club for a skating party in Great Bend. After the party both clubs went out for — you guessed it — pizza. The money for all this? Sales! During the first semester, the club sold Advent Calendars. The calendars contained twenty-four pieces of chocolate, one for each day of December, leading up to Christmas. During the second semester, the club sold, and sold, and sold Gummi bears and Twins. Gum- mies are chewy, fruit-flavored can- dies imported from West Germany. At 50 a pack, they practically sold themselves. Selling Gummies was the largest money-making project for the club. The club members included Tom Barrow, Lisa Boepple, Lori Buck- bee, Tim Derrick, Jonathan Hogg, Nicole Meyer, Cindy Miller, John Rickert, Kent Roberts, Lori Starnes, and Marcia Suppes. AWARD WINNERS, (right) Sophomore Ron Jasper and freshman Kristin Wilson both received awards for their posters dur- ing a Latin Convention at Kansas City. (Photo by Mohn) THE LATIN CLUB. Latin Club members included sponsor Vicki and John Rickert. Not pictured are Jonathan Hogg and Lori Starnes. Schroeder, Lisa Knop, Nicolle Meyer, Kristin Wilson, Ron Jasper, (Photo by Mohn) 32 German Club Members attend state, national conventions Latin Club places high LUNCHEON MEETING. Freshman Nicole Meyer discusses German Club activities over lunch. Many organizations held meet- ings over noon hour to save school time. (Photo by Amerine) The Latin Club members worked to bring a dead language to life at the Kansas Junior Classical League Convention held by Sumner Acad- emy of Arts and Science in Kansas City, Kansas, on April 6 and 7. Almost all the Ellinwood dele- gates placed in some event at the convention. Jonathan Hogg (1st Grammar, 1st History, 1st Vocabu- lary, 1st Latin Oration), Ron Jasper (1st Poster), Lisa Knop (credited with 3rd for School Spirit), Nicole Meyer (1st Costume — Urania ), John Rickert (3rd Grammar), and Kristin Wilson (1st Project) attend- ed. The convention theme was Cae- lum certe patet; ibimus iliac. Vicki Schroeder was the club sponsor. Lori Starnes was a club member but did not attend the convention. Many club members were plan- ning to attend the national conven- tion at Richmond, Virginia during the summer. The club's money-making pro- jects included concession stand, Gummi candy sales, and Easter candy sales. The money earned went to state convention and a fund for transportation to national con- vention. They concluded their year with a Roman banquet on May 7. Latin Club 33 Things we accomplish create what we are Involvement in sports What's it like to be an athlete at Ellinwood High School? It's pressure. It's painful. Being an athlete is time consum- ing, challenging, frustrating, and full of surprises. At Ellinwood High School it means usually being involved in more than one sport, partly due to the school's no-cut policy and partly due to the oppor- tunities available to those with ath- letic ability. Being an athlete means suffering through long practices, knowing how it feels to have more than one blister at a time and having a col- lection of sweaty red and blue sport socks. It's knowing how to reheat your supper after late ball practice, and topping it all off with having your father tell you how good be was when he was in high school. Yes, one aspect of our identity comes from our involvement in our school's athletic program. Though we don't see it in ourselves, we see it in our parents. My father was a basketball player, and he says .... What will it all mean for our own identities? For the boys, no problem. You're tough if you play football. (At El- linwood, if you don't play football you are not yet a man.) The basket- ball player is the stud, Proud, sure of himself, accustomed to the cheers. The basketball player is Mr. Smooth. Golfers and tennis players are smart, skillful professional. Mr. Business in the rough. But for the girls? It's a new age with new problems, new dreams, and very few answers. THE GOLFER. (Far Right) Junior Shawn Starkey concentrates on sinking his putt during the Ellinwood Invitational golf tournament. (Photo by Amerine) OPENING TIP OFF. (Right) Ellinwood took on Seneca — Nemaha Valley at the Hutchinson Sports Arena for the 3A State Basketball title. Ellinwood lost by 5, 39-44. (Photo by Amerine) 34 Sports Sports 35 INSPIRATIONAL PLAYER, (right) Senior Jay Schlaht received the Ronald G, Brown Award in fooball. Also pictured is teammate Doug Carpenter. (Photo by Amerine) TRACK STAR, (below) Senior Ron Bier- berle recived the Ronald G. Brown Award for track at the annual Athletic Banquet sponsored by the Rotary Club. (Staff Photo) OUTSTANDING GIRL ATHLETE, (right) Junior Christi Detmer back-sets the ball to a teammate during a home game. Christi also lettered in basketball and track. (Photo by Amerine) 36 Sports Award Outstanding athletes honored Letters and Awards Boys basketball second in state, boys doubles tennis team third in state, cross country runner Mary Simmins eight in state, and the girls track team CPL champions. Those were only some of the high- lights of the sports at EHS. Jay Schlaht won the Ronald G. Brown Award for Football al- though he was out most of the sea- son with an injury. Carl Petz, the only senior to fin- ish the year, won the Ronald G. Brown award for basketball. Ron Bieberle, who lettered all four years, won the Ronald G. Brown award for track. Christi Detmer won the Best Girl Athlete award. Detmer was out for volleyball, basketball and track. BASKETBALL LEADER, Senior Carl Petz was awarded the Ronald G. Brown Award for basketball. EHS LETTERMEN SENIORS Barbara Biays-Tennis Ronnie Bieberle-Football, Track Brad Bressler-Football Manager, Basketball Manager Doug Carpenter-Football, Track Donna Feist-Basketball, Track Andy Gerritzen-Football, Track DeAnn Isern-Volleyball, Basketball Jamie Kasselman-Volleyball, Basketball Troy Munden-Football, Track Carl Petz-Football, Track Scott Rhoades-Football, Tennis Mary Simmons-Cross Country, Track Jay Schlaht-Football Scott Strobl-Football, Track Tony Thill-Football, Tennis Mike Wilson-Football JUNIORS Kristie Barber-Track Jim Breitkreutz-Football, Track Jodi Clawson-Basketball Christi Detmer-Volleyball, Basketball, Track Tim Elsen-Track Elizabeth Fertig-Track Monty Fox-Cross Country Tom Harrington-Football, Basketball, Golf Dion Hazen-Football, Basketball Jon Hickel-Football, Basketball Kyle Kasselman-Football, Basketball Darlene Komarek-Cross Country Megan Mohn-Tennis Diane Muller-Tennis Jeff Rocha-Football, Track Johnita Roy-Cross Country Jodi Sateren-Volleyball, Basketball Robert Spring-Football, Track Shawn Starkey-Golf Mike Thill-Football, Basketball, Tennis Earl Trout-Football, Track Blace Wells-Football, Basketball, Golf SOPHOMORES Sherla Biays-Tennis Sheryl Bownes-Volleyball, Track Russell Brown-Tennis Shannon Casper-Cross Country Noel Grubb-tross Country, Track Joe Hammersmith-Football, Track Steve Petz-Tennis Todd Robins-Football, Basketball, Track Mark Robl-Football David Schlotthauer-Football, Track Luke Sobba-Tennis Melinda Ward-Volleyball Amy Whitmer-Tennis, Basketball Tonya Wilson-Volleyball Kim Wood-Volleyball, Track FRESHMEN Don Brubaker-Cross Country Lisa Codner-Cross Country Lynn Dunnaway-Track Wade DeWerff-Golf Nicole Meyer-Cross Country, Track Stacy Pike-Basketball Manager, Track Kent Roberts-Football, Track Chris Siefers-Track Manager Ronnie Standlee-Golf Julie Thill-Tennis, Track Kris Vogt-Basketball Manager Jodi Wendel-Track Kristin Wilson-Tennis, Track Sports Awards Sports Awards 37 First game, last game, 6-3 record Having a winning record doesn't always mean it has been a good sea- son. The team expected to be as good as or better than the previous year, said Senior end Carl Petz, who was referring to the fact that the Eagles last year lost only to 2A and 3A state champions. But this season the eagles lost three games and it didn't seem to matter that all were within two touchdowns. The toughest loss came from former 2A state champi- on Sterling. In the 13-7 loss. Ster- ling held the Eagles to 150 yards on offence and Ellinwood was plagued by six penalties for 69 yards. The only Eagle touchdown came from a 29-yard pass from junior Mike Thill to sophomore Joe Hammers- mith in the first quarter. On the winning side, new head coach Craig Schneider considered best games of year for football either the early season game against Nickerson or the season fi- nale against Ellis as the highlight. In the 28-0 victory over Nicker- son, Mike Thill threw for 153 yards and completed three touchdown passes, two to Petz and one to sen- ior Tony Thill. Senior noseguard Scott Rhoades also scored on a sev- en yard fumble recovery. The Ellis game was also a shut out with Ellinwood winning 35-0. Ellinwood held Ellis to 80 yards on offence, while the Eagles picked up 274 yards. The scoring came on runs by ju- niors Mike Thill, Blake Wells, and Dion Hazen, plus pass completions by Wells and senior Ron Bieberle. NEW HEAD COACH. Craig Schneider, an EHS alumni, looks over the actions in the final practice of the season. (Photo by Amer- ine) THE VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM, (front row) Scott Strobl (88), Tony Thill (80), Mike Wilson (72), Troy Munden (75), Scott Rhoades (74), Jay Schlaht (55), Doug Carpenter (54), Andy Gerritzen (60), Carl Petz (84), Ron Bieberle (34), (second row) Brad Bressler (manager), Earl Trout (70), Dion Hazen (35), Jon Hickel (83), Jim Breitkreutz (69), Robert Spring (13), Scott Schlocktermeier (85), Scott Christiansen (63), Blake Wells (24), Mike Thill (14), (third row) Jeff Rocha (50), Kyle Kramp (68), Hoyt Kinsinger (20), Gene Peterson (45), Mike Schlochtermeier (66), Mark Robl (64), Joe Hammersmith (86), Todd Robins (12), David Schlotthauer (51), Eddie Boepple (77), Kyle Kas- selman (40), (fourth row,)head coach Craig Schneider, assistant coach Monty Enright, Wade DeWerff (11), Keo Bountham (32), Rick Sa- teren (10), Eugene Huslig (30). Kent Roberts (33), Jodi Wendel (76), assistant coach Larry Drees, assistant coach Ross Friesen. (Photo by Amerine) 38 Varsity Football PASS RECEPTION. Senior Carl Petz ma- neuvers into the open field in the soap scrimmage. Petz was selected on the first team All-Area by the Hutchinson news and Honorable Mention for the All-State team by the Wichita Eagle. (Photo by Amerine) WATER BREAK. Junior quarterback Mike Thill breaks into a smile after a suc- cessful touchdown drive against the Hois- ington Cardinals. (Photo by Amerine) EHS SCOREBOARD OPPONENT 34 Fairfield 8 26 Nickerson 0 19 Hoisington 7 14 Claflin 21 15 St. John 12 7 Sterling 13 7 Victoria 6 0 Plainville 14 35 Ellis 0 6 Wins 3 losses AGONY OF DEFEAT. Senior Noseguard Scott Rhoades rests on the sideline in a los- ing battle against arch rival Claflin. Rhoades was selected by the Great Bend Tribune and The Hutchinson News on the first team of the All-Area poll. (Photo by Amerine) FOOTBALL Football 39 BLUE BALL. Freshman Kent Roberts recov- ers a fumble on the Fairfield 35 in the Eagles season opener. EHS won 34-8. (Photo by Amerine) THE JUNIOR VARSITY TEAM, (front row) Jon Hickel (83), Tom Harrington (18), Jim Breitkreutz (69), Dion Hazen (35), Earl Trout (70), Jeff Rocha (50), Robert Spring (13), Scott Schlochtermeier (85), Kyle Kasselman (40), (second row) Coach Ross Frieson, Gene Pe- terson (45), Hoyt Kinsinger (20), Kyle Kramp (68), Mike Schlochtermeier (66), Mark Robl LOOKING ON. For Assistant Football Coach Monte Enright, it was the last foot- (64), Joe Hammersmith (86), Eddie Boepple (77), Scott Christiansen (63), Coach Larry Drees, (third row) Keo Bountham (32), Wade DeWerff (11), Rick Sateren (10), Jodi Wendel (76), Todd Robins (12), Eugene Huslig (30), Kent Roberts (33), David Schlotthauer (51), Coach Monty Enright. (Photo by Amerine) ball practice for his first season at Ellinwood High School. (Photo by Amerine) 40 JV Football PLAY ACTION PASS. Starling JV quarter- al soap scrimmage. On defense are junior back, sophomore Todd Robins (12), drops Scott Schooctermeier (85) and senior Andy back for a pass, while junior Dion Hazen Gcrritzen (60). (Photo by Amerine) attempts to hold off the defense in the annu- Three year, fourteen game winning streak for Junior Varsity Football For the junior varsity it was a 6-0 season, which extended their 3 year winning streak to 14, getting close to the record of 19 straight victories of the 1971 to 1973 junior varsity teams. Going undefeated again was our goal from the beginning of the sea- son. We (players and coaches) de- cided that the only way we could do this was to work together as a team. said junior Jim Breitkreutz. Junior Robert Spring added, There weren't any superstars. If someone was out, someone else took his place and did the job just as well. The team didn't argue. We knew how each other felt because we have played together for 3 or 4 years. The coaches really helped a lot, too.” added Breitkreutz. The Eagle offense averaged 31 points per game. Sophomore Todd Robbins passed for 878 yards com- pleting 46 or 78 attempts with 12 touchdowns. Sophomore Joe Ham- mersmith caught 30 passes for 588 yards and 10 touchdowns. On the ground junior Tom Harrington rushed for 483 yards on 73 carries and scored six touchdowns. The Eagle defense held their op- ponents to 15 points per game. Spring was the leader with 20 unas- sisted and 23 assisted tackles. Breitkreutz had 15 and 23. ---------------------JV MALFUNCTION. Junior Kyle Kasselman takes a break from the action in a game against Hoisington to repair his helmet. EHS won 19-7. (Photo by Amerine) Scoreboard Nickerson 27- 0 CUflin 35-20 Hoisington 35-22 Sterling 26-18 Lindsborg 26-13 Lamed 25-16 6 wins 0 losses FOOTBALL - JV Football 41 Girls teams hopeful FRUSTRATION. This volleyball season was a tough one on the coach as well as the players. Sheryl Bownes and coach Karen Snay bow their heads in frustration. The season ended with a record of 7-14. (Photo by Amerine) THE VOLLEYBALL TEAM, (front row) Christi Detmer, Jodi Stateren. Sheryl Bownes, (second row) DeAnn Isern, Jamie Kasselman, Melinda Ward, Tonya Wilson, Kim Wood, (third row) Sandy Wornkey, manager, Jennifer Kerschner, Christy Wil- son, Leslie Burke, Karen Wilson, manager, Karen Snay, coach. Not pictured Sherry Far- thing. (Photo by Sturtz) Volleyball An inexperienced volleyball team ended their season in defeat at the sub-state tournament in Fair- field. The final games went to Cheney, 7-15 and 6-15, which left Ellinwood's overall record at 7-14. Since there were only 11 team members, many of the sophomore and junior players found them- selves playing in the junior varsity games and starting the varsity games. Said Sophomore Tonya Wilson, who played both varsity and junior varsity, '7 know it wasn't that great of a year, but I think most of us went in with the idea of it being a building year- not a winning year. There were three sophomores who had never even started before and now started al- most every game. But, I feel the pressure and the experience in the varsity games was good for all of ALL-STAR SPIKE. Senior Jamie Kasselman goes up for a spike in the Ellinwood-Claflin volleyball game. Kasselman was invited to play in the All-Star game at Pratt for out- standing seniors. (Photo by Amerine) Chase Hoisington Otis-Bison Plainville Trego Ness City Otis-Bison Kinsley Claflin Macksville Great Bend B Claflin Kinsley Stafford Sterling Macksville Quivera Heights Claflin Fairfield St. John Cheney Total lost won lost won lost lost lost lost lost lost won lost lost won won lost won lost lost won lost 7 wins 14 losses 42 Volleyball CROSS COUNTRY TEAM (front row))o - Casper, Don Brubaker, and Noel Grubb, nita Roy, Darlene Komarek, (second row) (Not pictured head coach Raymond Fertig Mary Simmons, Lisa Codner, and Nicole and assistant coach Glen Weldon.) Meyer, (third row) Monty Fox, Shannon Simmons finishes 8th X-country Senior Mary Simmons ended the cross country season by placing 8th out of 65 in class 3A state meet at Manhattan with a time of 12:24, her best for the season. Simmons said she was suprised, but pleased with her finish and she looks forward to competing on the college level after graduation. Freshman Nicole Meyer finished 16th with her best time of 12:46. Also qualifying for the state meet were juniors Darlene Komarek and Johnita Roy, and freshman Lisa Codner. We were pleased to take the first girls team to state from Ellin- wood, said head coach Raymond Fertig. We didn't have a full boys team and the boys competition is very tough, he said. Para-professional assistant coach Glen Weldon agreed. With a couple more mem- bers next year they should compete well. Weldon said Lyons was the most successful meet for the boys. Junior Monty Fox took 21st in the varsity. STATE RUNNER. Senior Mary Simmons receives her eighth place medal at the state meet in Manhattan. Over sixty runners were in the 3A girls race. (Staff Photo) INDIVIDUAL MEDALIN Don Brubaker- Buhler JV 6th, Hois- ington freshman 9th. Darlene Komarek- Lyons JV 8th. Nicole Meyer- Buhler 9th, Lyons freshman 3rd, Hesston 14th. Johnita Roy- Buhler 15th Mary Simmons- Great Bend 7th, Buhler 2nd, Russell 7th, Lyons 11th, Hesston 13th, State finals 8th. Cross Country Cross Country 43 JL ■ . 44 GirU Tennis Coach says teams should do well next year Tennis players win 70% SMASHING SHOT JULIE. Freshman Julie Thill practices her serve which proved to be a great asset through-out the season. (Photo by Amerine) When the final score sheets were tabulated. Coach Vern Fryberger discovered that his girls tennis team had won 70% of their match- es. It was the most successful year we've had in a long time for both varsity and junior varsity. Both teams should look good next year, said Coach Fryberger. By the end of the season, fresh- man Julie Thill and sophomore Sherla Biays were playing number one and number two singles; ju- nior, Megan Mohn and Diane Muller were the number one dou- bles and sophomore Amy Whitmer and freshman Kristin Wilson were number two doubles. The varsity teams captured three firsts and two seconds. The junior varsity brought home four firsts and one second. THE GIRLS TENNIS TEAM, (front rotv) Kristin Wilson, Megan Mohn, Barbara Biays, Sherla Biays, Julie Thill, Diane Muller, (back row) Michelle Menges, Roberta Detmer, Elizabeth Fertig, Amy Whitmer, Lori Peter, Brenda Ahrens, Becky Hood, and Tristan Mohn. Not pictured- Jennifer Parish. Sami Hughes, and coach Vern Fryberger (Photo by Amerine) TOGETHER AGAIN. Juniors Megan Mohn and Diane Muller, after playing dou- bles together for three years, are always ready to help each other out. (Photo by Amerine) SCOREBOARD Ellsworth Quadrangular 1st Ellinwood Quadrangular 1st Sterling Quadrangular 1st St. John Quadrangular 2nd Claflin Guadrangular 2nd Ellsworth Invitational 4th Lyons Invitational 5th Ellsworth JV Quadrangular 1st Claflin JV Quadrangular 1st St. John Duel JV 1st Great Bend Duel 1st Sterling JV Quadrangular 2nd LOOKING GOOD. Senior Barbara Biays practice before the Ellinwood Quadrangular, and sophomore Sherla Biays get in a little (Photo by Amerine) TENNIS Tennis 45 Car washes and bake sales fund second place squad Above all else, Cheerleading is fun Cheerleading. What exactly is it? Most people think of girls wearing short skirts, jumping up and down, yelling at the top of their lungs, and grinning from ear to ear. That is one definition but cer- tainly not the most accurate. Cheer- leading is demanding, as are most sports it supports. It takes skill and hard work as well as dedication and organization. But above all else ... it's FUN! This year the cheerleaders at- tended D.C.A. (Dynamic Cheer- leaders Association) camp at Ft. Hays State University. The camp, lasting four days, concentrated on improving skills and teaching new cheers, jumps, and routines. With both football and basketball cheer- leaders competing as one large squad, Ellinwood received second place out of approximately 300 oth- er squads attending the camp. During the summer, the cheer- leaders held car washes and bake sales in order to raise money for camp. After camp, they decorated a float for the After Harvest Festival and performed in the parade. SENIOR CHEERLEADERS. Cheerleaders Brenda Schartz and Shairlyn Casey salute the American Flag prior to the Eagles' last game at home. (Photo by Amerine) BASKETBALL CHEERLEADERS. The squad consisted of Shairlyn Casey, Darci Lenhart, Mary Simmons, Carol Lathrop, Ra- Shann O'Neal, Kristie Barber and Brenda Schartz. (Photo by Amerine) 46 Cheerleaders AN EAGLE FRIEND. Senior Mary Simmons and the Eagle, sophomore Donna Hamby, show Eagle togetherness during a home game. (Photo by Amerine) INTENSITY. Cheerleaders, Kristie Barber, RaShann O'Neal, Mary Simmons and Carol Lathrop nervously watch the last minutes of the Championship game. (Photo by Amerine) FOOTBALL CHEERLEADERS. Varsity nd Jr. Varsity ber, Donna Feist, Julie Thill, Brenda Ahrens, and Mary members include Kim Doll, Shairlyn Casey, Kristie Bar- Simmons. Not pictured Michelle Fox. (Photo by Amerine) Cheerleaders 47 Cinderella Eagles go all the way — oops, not quite Surprising boys upset State teams The highlight of the year for the young Eagles of Coach Ross Frie- sen was representing Ellinwood in the State tournament for the first time since 1976 and winning 2nd place, an accomplishment equalled only by the teams of 1957 and 1970. With four returning seniors, but only one returning letterman, the Eagles were expected to be aver- age at the first of the year. As ex- pected, the season began with two losses, but then Ellinwood won five straight games before losing to Kinsley. Though senior Carl Petz was hampered with a back injury and the three other seniors had quit, the team then won five straight games before losing in the finals of the Sterling Invitational tournament by one point to Moun- dridge. By the time sub-state rolled around, the Eagles had won the CPL 7-0. They swept through the sub-state semi-finals and into the finals to face an underdog Herring- ton. That game was delayed twice by an electrical storm that not only put out the lights but rattled the Eagles who fell behind at the half. As the third quarter opened, Ellin- wood realized this could be their last game and played like they had known they could. Herrington went down. As the state games began, Ellin- wood (15-6), seeded 6th, and was not favored to defeat Hill City (15-5). But the Eagles were ready by game time and downed the Ring- necks 75 to 50. The unheralded Eagles, now dubbed the Cinderella team, then faced Leavenworth-Immaculeta (15-8), who had dumped number one Humbolt (20-2). Though it was a see-saw battle, Immaculeta could not match Ellinwood's speed and the Eagles won 44-43. As the tension built for the final game against Nemaha Valley-Sen- eca (18-4), senior Carl Petz awak- ened on Saturday with a severe back pain. The injury which had benched him earlier in the season had returned. At the end of the first quarter of play in the final game, Petz was out, the Raiders led by 13- 2, and it was obvious to all that Cinderella's carriage had turned into a pumpkin. Obvious to all but the juniors and one sophomore who battled back to within 3 points but could never overcome the taller Nemaha Valley seniors. EAGLE FANS, (above) Ellinwood fans crowded into the Hutchinson Sports Arena to cheer on the Eagle team which hadn't been to state since 1976. (Photo by Amerine) FINAL SHOTS, (right)Junior Blake Wells pulls the Eagles ahead of Leavenworth-Imaculata by sinking both of his free throws in final seconds. (Photo by Mohn) 48 Boys Basketball AGGRESSIVE, (left) Sophomore starter Todd Robins attempted to stop a Nemaha Valley two-on-one play, but was unsuccess- ful. (Photo by Mohn) FAST BREAK. Junior Tom Harrington avoids a foul on his way in for a lay-up against Fairfield. Ellinwood won the game 64-44. (Photo by Amerine) GAINING CONTROL, (left) Junior Blake Wells steals the ball from Nemaha Valley to spark a comeback in the fourth quarter. Un- fortunately their effort fell short in the end, as they were defeated 39-44 in the cham- pionship game. (Photo by Mohn) Basketball Boys Basketball 49 EHS SCOREBOARD OPPONENT 45 St. John 68 63 Hoisington 66 49 Lyons 48 90 Claflin 69 51 Sterling 49 64 Fairfield 44 57 St. John 54 69 Kinsley 73 79 Claflin 38 54 Sterling 42 82 Macksville 50 48 Lindsborg 42 49 Ellsworth 46 51 Moundridge 53 54 Hoisington 67 69 Quivera Heights 64 64 Fairfiels 45 47 St. John 54 77 Stafford 54 56 Kinsley 42 71 Lindsborg 59 51 Herington 39 75 Hill City 50 44 Leavenworth-Immaculata 43 39 Seneca-Nemaha Valley 44 INBOUNDS PRESSURE. Right.Todd Rob- ins, Jon Hickel, Carl Petz, and Blake Wells line up for an inbounds pass. As the lead was passed back and forth throughout the game, every play was important. (Photo by Amerine) THE STATE TEAM, (front row) Dion Hazen (25), Jon Hickel (44), Todd Robins (11), Tom Harrington (12), Mike Thill (32), Carl Petz (33), Blake Wells (23), (second row) manager Brad Brelsler, Assistant coach George Whitmer, Luke Sobba (41), Tom Elsen (40), Kyle Kas- selman ( ), Joe Hammersmith (10), Steve Petz (20), and head coach Ross Friesen. (photo by Amerine) 50 Boys Basketball EHS 53 60 41 57 58 37 35 58 71 67 56 51 42 61 TOTAL 10 wins JV SCOREBOARD Lyons Fairfield St. John Kinsley Claflin Sterling Hoisington Quivera Heights Fairfield Quivera Heights Lyons St. John Hoisington Kinsley 4 losses OPPONENT 60 38 51 63 51 27 72 40 45 40 45 45 38 49 After slow start J.V. wins The Junior Varsity Eagles started off their season, like usual, with a loss to Lyons. It took the squad seven games to figure out what they really could do together. After going 3-4 the first half of the season, they got their wits together and went 7-0 for the second half of the year. During that period the young Ea- gles' swept the Lyons Invitational tournament by downing Quivera Heights 67-24, defeating the host- ing Lyons 56-45, and getting past Hoisington 42-38 in double over- time. SECOND IN STATE. The Cinderella Eagle team lost the state title to Nemaha Valley by six points after being down by 12 in the first quarter. (Photo by Mohn) Boys Basketball 51 UNDER PRESSURE. Junior Jon Hickel attempts a shot from inside in the State tournament against Nemaha Valley. The taller Nemaha Valley seniors effectively shut down Ellinwood's inside scoring attack when 6'3 Carl Petz was sidelined because of a back injury. (Photo by Mohn) THE JV TEAM, (front row) Mark Robl (33), Luke Sobba (41), Tim Elsen (40), Kyle Kasselman (15). Joe Hammersmith (10), Steve Petz (20), Kent Roberts (11), (second row) manager Brad Bressler, Coach George Whitmer, Russell Brown (23), Kyle Kramp (32), Hoyt Kin- singer (12), Ron Jasper (42), Gene Peterson (25). (Photo by Amerine) LOTS OF CONTACT, (far right) Junior Christi Detmer tries to get a shot off from inside the lane. (Photo by Amerine) SOFT TOUCH, (right) Senior Donna Feist goes in for a lay-up in the season opening victory over Quivera Heights. (Photo by Amerine) GIRLS BASKETBALL. (front row) Lori Salem, Becky Hood, Donna Feist, Melissa Ward, Leslie Burke, Jennifer Kerschner. Manager Kris Vogt (second row) Kristin Wilson, Nicole Meyer, Jamie Kasselman, Amy Whitmer, Jodi Sateren, Tristan Mohn, Kris Siefers, Julie Thill, (third row) Coach Karen Snay, Brenda Aherns, Melinda Ward, Christi Detmer, Elizabeth Fertig, Jodi Clawson, Sherla Biays, Megan Mohn, DeAnn Isern and Coach Craig Schneider. (Not pictured is Lisa Codner) (Photo by Amerine) 52 Girls Basketball SCOREBOARD Varsity Girls EHS OPPONENT 19 Quivera Heights 34 40 Claflin 43 28 Sterling 30 41 Fairfield 55 34 St. John 56 60 Kinsley 33 39 Claflin 49 50 Sterling 34 22 Macksville 55 33 Hoisington 45 47 Fairfield 58 32 St. John 49 56 Stafford 35 43 Kinsley 38 Overall Record 5-15 SCOREBOARD Jr. Varsity Girls EHS OPPONENT 15 Quivera Heights 38 45 Lyons 26 27 Claflin 38 56 Sterling 19 32 Fairfield 21 51 Sterling 22 35 Macksville 22 29 Hoisington 18 46 Fairfield 44 46 St. John 22 48 Stafford 24 43 Kinsley 24 Overall Record 11-3 Not winners, but Determined Though the defeat by Lindsborg in the first round of Sub-State end- ed their season, the girls completed the year with back-to-back victo- ries over Stafford and Kinsley in regular season play. With only one starter being over 5'6 , the Eagles tried to counter their height disadvantages by in- creasing the tempo to play and by constant defensive pressing. But in spite of the continuous encourage- ment of new head coach Craig Schneider and their refusal to give up, the girls could never overcome their total game problems until the end of the year. Although the win-loss record wasn't as good as last year, the Ea- gle girls maintained hope for next year. That team will be playing withoug the leadership of seniors Donna Feist, DeAnn Isern, and Ja- mie Kasselman, but with three re- turning starters, and one part-time starter, Schneider said the outlook for next year and the following year look good. The Junior Varsity girls ended their season with an 11-3 win-loss record. For the second year in a row, they took 2nd place in the El- linwood B-team Tournament, los- ing the final seconds to Lyons. The Freshman had a 2-3 record. Coach Karen Snay said, I be- lieve that they learned a lot as the season went along. JUMP SHOT (above) Sophomore Amy Whitmer puts another two in during their game against Claflin. (Photo by Amerine) BASKETBALL Girls Basketball 53 Second place regional team, no seniors Golf team surprises The high school golf team, con- sisting of three juniors, one sopho- more, and four freshman, surprised everyone by taking second in the Regional tournament and advanc- ing to the State tournament at Hes- ston. The team started slowly in their first tournament at Lyons when they tied for last. As the season progressed, however so did the team. I was surprised at the way the new players progressed so quick- ly. Said junior Blake Wells. Individually, for the third straight year. Wells was the top golfer on the squad. Wells finished second twice and fourth three times. He won the Ellsworth, Rus- sell, and Kinsley tournaments. The two man team of Wells and sophomore Todd Robins placed first in the Ellsworth tournament, second in the Ellinwood tourna- ment, and third in the Nickerson tournament. The four man team, meanwhile, contributed two third place fin- ishes, one fourth place finish, and two second place finishes. Said Robins, Blake did quite a job of carrying us this year. Hope- fully next year we will be able to contribute a little more. At the State tournament, the team took twelfth out of thirteen teams. We definitely didn't play very well. said Wells. However, Wells thinks that the future is bright for Ellinwood golf. If everyone works on their game during the off season, we will have a good golf team next year. A SURE SHOT. Junior Blake Wells (right) watches his ball all the way to the hole. (Photo by Amerine) CHIP AWAY. Sophomore Todd Robins (left) works on his chip shot during practice. (Photo by Amerine) GOLF GOLF TEAM. Coach Ross Friesen, Ronnie Standlee, Wade DeWerff, Todd Robins, Blake Wells, Shawn Starkey, and Tom Harrington. (Not pictured Ricky Saturen and David Van- Stennburgh) (Photo by Isern) 54 Golf TENNIS TEAM (front row) Russel Brown, Luke Sobba, Scott Ron Jasper, Don Brubaker, Hoyt Kinsinger, Gene Peterson. (Not Rhoades, Steve Petz, Mike Thill (back row) Coach Fryberger, Keo pictured, Tony Thill and Brian Hood) (Photo by Isern) Bountham, Tim Derrick, Leo Sobba, Scott Christiansen, Monty Fox, Team wins 62-32; Thills get Third in State The Ellingwood boy's tennis sea- son was once again capped by Mike and Tony Thill at the state tourna- ment in Lindsborg. After finishing fourth the two previous years, the Thills captured third place. They finished the season with a 25 wins- one loss record, and completed their career as a doubles team at 69- 19. Of the six varsity members, Steve Betz, Russell Brown, and Luke Sobba were all sophomores; Mike Thill was a junior; and Scott Rhoades and Tony Thill rounded out the squad as the only seniors. Together, the team compiled a 62- 32 win-loss record, for an average of 66 percent. For the ten remaining team members, only two junior varsity meets were played. It is the hope of Coach Vern Fryberger that they will have more meets next year so that they can gain some experience before playing for the varsity. SCOREBOARD Sterling Quad 1st Ellsworth Inv. 2nd Larned Inv. 3rd Claflin Quad 3rd Lindsborg Inv. (Old League) 3rd Ellingwood Inv. 1st tied Regional Thills 1st State Thills 3rd BACKHAND RETURN. Senior Scott Rhoades (above) works on his backhand. STATE WINNERS. Senior Tony Thill returns a volley in a practice session with his sophomore brother, Mike. The top-seeded brothers won third in the 3-A state tournament. (Photo by Isern) TENNIS — Boys Tennis 55 STRIDING OUT (left)Freshman Nicole Meyer finishes the final lap at of the mile relay an S.E. of Saline. (Photo by Carpenter) CPL CHAMPS AGAIN. With a lot of work and dedication, (first rowJSheryl Bownes, Kristie Barber, Mary Simmons, Donna Feist, Kim Wood, Michelle Menges, Elizabeth Fertig (back row) Coach Karen Snay, Julie Thill, Christi Detmer, Nicole Meyer, Lisa Codner, Lynn Dunnaway, and Kristin Wilson captured the League Championship. (Photo by Mohn) WATCH OUT. (above)Sophomore Sheryl Bownes concentrates on throwing the discus at the CPL track meet in Sterling. (Photo by Isern) PERFECT HANDOFFS. Senior Donna Feist and junior Kristie Bar- ber (right) strive to perfect their handoffs for the 880 M relay during the last practice before Regionals. (Photo by Isern) 56 Girls Track Girls capture CPL hr 3rd straight year Togetherness reaps rewards It's track season again. Pain, suc- cess. Whirling winds, cold damp locker room floors, Cramergesic, clicking spikes, sunflower seeds, brightly colored sweats, squashed oranges, Hershey bars, and men who can't pronounce my name. Gun shots, tiny pieces of metal which we all compete for, and the Ahh! of the crowd. The girls track team peaked at CPL to win the meet for the 3rd year consecutive, but then turned in one of their worst performances at regionals the next week failing to qualify anyone for state. Winning the CPL and the St. John track meets for the third year in a row were the highlights of the year, said Karen Snay. It took a combined effort from all 13 girls to achieve nine personal bests and accumulate 134 points at CPL. Firsts came from Kim Wood in the 100 M dash, Nicole Meyer in the 1600 M and 3200 M runs, Don- na Feist in the 200 M dash and long jump, and the 400 M relay team. Seconds, thirds, fourths, and one fifth clinched the victory. It's the togetherness that keeps us going — running back and forth across the football field to yell for our two miler (Do you know that is 16 times?), sharing your candybar, carrying each other's sweats, lend- ing a shoulder to the exhausted runner, chasing each other's discus, and waiting for that trophy. SCOREBOARD Team Results Ellinwood Invitational Lamed Invitational 9th Ellsworth Invitational 6th St. John Invitational 1st Sacred Heart Invitational 4th Lamed Quadrangular 4th CPL-Sterling 1st STRETCH OUT. Senior Mary Simmons stretches before her 1600 M run. Isern) (Photo by TRACK---------- Girls Track 57 LONG REACH, (right) Sophomore Joe Hammersmith hands the botton over to junior Robert Spring during the 1600 M relay at the Sacred Heart Invitational. (Photo by Carpenter) AFTER THE RUN. (below)Senior Ron Bieberle catches his breath after the 440 yd run. Ron took 5th at CPL with a time of 53.6. (Photo by Carpenter) TRACK TEAM. Team members include (front row) Noel Grubb, David Schlotthauer, Doug Carpenter, Stacy Pike, Scott Strobl, Joe Hammersmith, Troy Munden, Earl Trout, (back row) Coach Larry Drees, Robert Spring, Jim Breitkreutz, Kent Roberts, Jodi Wendel, Ron Bieberle, Tim Elsen, Jeff Rocha, and Coach Larry Peter. (Not pictured is Andy Cerritzen) (Photo by Mohn) 58 Boys Track Young squad does best at CPL Track team improves For the boys track squad, CPL was the highlight of the year with 18 placings in all but three events to finish 5th with a total of 50 points. The squad was composed of 16 boys, five of which were seniors. We had a relatively young squad this year, but showed im- provement as the year progressed. said Coach Larry Drees. Four-year letterman Ron Bie- berle, had his best performance of the year at CPL in tne 400 M dash with a time of 53.6. He also threw the discus and anchored the mile relay. One of the new members to the track program was senior Scott Strobl. He took 4th an CPL in the 3200 M run at 11:18.1 and 6th in the 1600 M run with a time of 4:54.6. Senior Doug Carpenter compet- ed in both the 110 and 300 M hur- dles. He captured two 6th place fin- ishes at CPL. Senior Andy Gerritzen took 6th in the shot put at CPL with a put of 40'6 . He also threw the javelin. Senior Troy Munden helped out the team by throwing the javelin and shot put. It was a very enjoyable year for me in as much as the squad was cooperative, improved as the sea- son progressed, and with good atti- tudes, did what I asked them to do. said Drees. SCOREBOARD Team Results Ellinwood Invitational 5th Larned Invitational 10th Ellsworth Invitational 7th St. John Invitational 8th Sacred Heart Invitational 8th Fr.-So. Ellsworth Meet 4th Larned Quadrangular 4th CPL-Sterling 5th UP AND OVER. Junior Robert Spring (above) clears the high jump at the Ellinwood Invitational Meet. Robert took 5th at CPL clearing 5T0. (Photo by Amerine) NO STRAIN; NO GAIN Senior Andy Gerritzen (left)prepares to throw the shot during the first meet of the season held at home. (Photo by Amerine) TRACK;— Boys Track 59 Somethings can make lasting impressions High School Classes A DIFFERENT VIEW. (Right)English I stu- dents listen to Mike Westerman give a mythology lesson. (Photo by Amerine) SERIOUS STUDENT, (far Right) Senior Karen Scharder works a Physic's problem during 2nd hour. (Photo by Amerine) Boring. Exciting. Predictable. Exhausting. Easy. Interesting. Educational. Same as last year. Ask a person what it's like to be a student at Ellinwood High School and he is likely to respond with one (or all) of the above. In some ways, the classes stu- dents take are what identify them for life. The type of education re- ceived helps determine the type of job, the amount of income, the place in society, and perhaps, the degree of happiness eventually ex- perienced. General interest patterns which determine both vocational and avo- cational pursuits are developed during the high school years. Per- haps the single most influential factor outside of the home is the school. 60 Academics CONTENTS Math 62 Government 64 Yearbook 66 Newspaper 67 English 08 Languages 70 Speech and Debate ... 71 Business 72 Science 74 Born to Win 76 Teacher Assistants 77 Band 78 Chorus 80 Photography 82 Art 83 Physical Education 84 Home Economics 8o Industrial Arts 88 ATTENTIVE STUDENTS, (above) Fresh- men Michelle Schremmer, Tracy Kelly, Tammy Pierce, and Sheila Wolfkill find ac- tivities to avoid listening to Stremel's lesson in General Math. (Photo by Amerine) y =mx + b. (right) Sophomore David Schlotthauer tries to understand Slope-In- tercept form during Algebra I. (Photo by Amerine) 62 Math To think logically Math helps All math classes involve the abil- ity to reason and think logically. Whether a student takes the basics or goes on to take more advanced classes, math is a challenge. The General Math class is de- signed to help the student to devel- op better skills in addition, sub- traction, multiplication, and divi- sion. Also the class is an introduc- tion to algebra and geometry. In Algebra I the basics studies are applying concepts and skills for the real number system, solving equations, graphing and an intro- duction to trigonometry. Joe Hammersmith said, Algebra is a lot of work and I'll probably have to take it again next year. Geometry is the study of geomet- ric figures, points, and lines, and the ability to think logically when working with angles, areas, circles, and polygons. Mr. Stremel's lectures got a lit- tle tedious, but when we listened we learned, said Steve Petz. Algebra II deals with topics learned in Algebra I. Some of the topics include solving equations, exponents, irrational and imagi- nary numbers, and progressions. Enthusiastically Doug Carpenter said, It's (Algebra II) a lot of fun. Trigonometry, logarithmic, vec- tors, and circular functions are a few of the things taught in Ad- vanced Math. Karen Schrader and Scott Rhoades were the only two students enrolled in the class. Scott Rhoades commented that Ad- vanced Math wasn't that bad, but when you missed a day of class it gave the other person a chance to get ahead since there were just two of us in the class. Scott Rhoades also recieved an award from K-State for being an oustanding math and science stu- dent. LEARNING THE BASICS, (left) Math teacher Roger Stremel lectures to his general math class. In that class, Stremel taught the basics of Algebra. (Photo by Amerine) WATCHING CLOSELY, (below) Freshman Julie Thill pays close attention to Leon Sobba write an algebraic equation on the board. (Photo by Amerine) Math 63 Trial finds Jesse James NOT GUILTY Government classes tour NOT GUILTY was the verdict reached by the six-member jury in the mock trial of Jesse James, who was accused of stealing a telephone, a calculator, and two rolls of calcu- lator tape. The trial was part of County government Day held at the Great Bend Courthouse. Six students from Richard Harring- ton's Constitution class attended an all-day field trip. The trip in- cluded a mock trial and a chance to visit with people employed by the state in occupations relating to the county attorney, the sheriff's de- partment, the probation office and the county clerk's office. Said Senior Jamie Kasselman, It was a lot of fun. I went to the coun- ty treasure's office and we got to use their computer to see who had paid or hadn't paid taxes and other bills. Seniors were also offered a field trip, sponsored by the Ellinwood Lyons Club, to the state capital in Topeka. Although the students had to leave Ellinwood at 6:00, many of the seniors opted to miss a day of school. The day included a guided tour of the capital, discussions with state senator Roy Erlich and Repre- sentative Frank Buehler, and a chance to sit in on sessions for both the senate and the house of repre- sentatives. The government classes weren't always fun and games though. Just ask any junior who had to take notes in Harrington's American History class. Said Elizabeth Fertig, I loved the class, but I'll never forget the day I engraved two pages of notes with a pen that didn't work. Other classes listed as govern- ment included American Govern- ment, Basic American History, and Geography. REVIEWING. Senior Yancy Feck looks over American Government notes while prepar- ing for a test. (Photo by Amerine) TAKING NOTES. Seniors Kim Doll. Carl Petz and Shairlyn Casey take notes from Harrington's lecture in Constitution. (Photo by Amerine) 64 Government MAKING A POINT, (left) American Gov- ernment teacher, Larry Drees, lectures dur- ing class to the seniors. (Photo by Mohn) HISTORY BUFF, (above) American history and constitution history teacher, Richard Harrington discusses an upcoming test. (Photo by Mohn) SENIOR TRIP. Seniors Donna Feist and Laura Huslig (left) take time out for a photo on their trip to the Capital in Topeka. (Photo by Amerine) Government 65 They lacked numbers but not drive Yearbook Staff Neither senior DeAnn Isern nor junior Elizabeth Fertig, the two who started the year at a summer year- book camp at Bethany College, realized that they had elected to carry the burden of the book with a three- member staff. At the camp, therefore, they planned a larger, better book than had been published in the past, only to return to start the year with photographer Craig Amerine being the only person to sign up for the class. Undaunted, they selected Isern as editor, created their cover and theme, and changed the format of the book to include the senior pictures in the front with a spot color background. Not until the end of the year did the three students realize that their plans should have included a six- student staff. With the addition of second-semester transfer Kayla Ulm, and help from junior Darlene Komarke, and extra-credit writing from English II students, the staff managed to compile most of their pages according to plan. But they payed the price. While their classmates were basking in the sun and romping at the lake, Isern, Fertig, Amerine, and Ulm spent an extra week at school finishing the book. At the regional journalism contest, Isern placed first in Cutlines and third in Layout, Fertig second in Graphics, and Komarek second in Cutlines to help the newspaper-yearbook entries become second strongest out of 18 schools. OUT COMES AN IDEA. Senior photographer Craig Amerine not only was responsible for the majority of the photos in the yearbook but was also the artist who designed the cover, the division pages, and the special graphic effects. (Phot by Mohn) 66 Yearbook JOURNALISM CAMP. Junior Elizabeth Fertig, senior Scott Strobl, and senior DeAnn Isern spent three days at a summer journalism camp at Bethany College. Strobl assisted Eagle Adviser John Mohn, who directed the photography sequence at the camp, while Fertig and Isern attended the regular yearbook sessions. Isern returned to spend over two hours a day throughout the year to complete the school yearbook. (Photo by Strobl) Deadline demands frustrate Newspaper staff Fantastically successful or a miserable failure? To- ward the end of the school year, newspaper adviser John Mohn pondered which description best fit the accomplishments of his newspaper staff. The school year started with two students discover- ing that they were the only ones who had signed up to produce the newspaper. For the past two years, the paper had received First Class ratings from both CSPA and NSPA. At least seven students each year had worked on the staff to publish the 4-page Eagle once every three weeks. But instead of giving up, the students, seniors Carl Petz and Scott Strobl, decided to work with their advis- er to publish the paper. They started a feature, As Our Leaders See It, written by class officers, sent news releases to teachers and opened the paper up to advertisers for the first time since the 1920's. The response was good, and the three were able to publish six editions of the paper during the first se- mester. The paper was better first semester than any we published last year, said Mohn, but demands for meeting deadlines finally took its toll on all of us. In the regional journalism contest at Hays, Strobl took first in photography and non-staff members who had helped on the paper, Jonathan Hogg and John Rickert, and Todd Robins, placed first and second in headlines and fourth in sports, respectively. Rickert then placed first in state and Hogg took second to give Ellinwood its strongest showing in 13 years. LAST EDITION. Newspaper editor Carl Petz types last-minute sto- ries for the final edition. Petz took two hours of journalism and was the primary reason that the high school had a newspaper. (Photo by Mohn) REPORTERS. Junior Kristi Tien and sophomore Sta- cey Bryant transferred to Ellinwood second semester. They were reporters for the newspaper and helped sell advertising for both publications. (Photo by Mohn) CUTLINE EXPERT. Junior Dar- lene Komarek, a non-staff mem- ber, specialized in cutline writing. She wrote the majority of the copy identifying the photographs. (Photo by Mohn) LAUGHTER HELPS. Sophomore Kayla Ulm, who transferred into the yearbook staff second semester, found the problems of yearbook production confusing and time- consuming. She wrote, edited and typed to help the others complete their book. (Photo by Mohn) Newspaper 67 Grammar, composition, literature required Westerman “scrunched” his face trying to describe her for students in English Freshmen killed mockingbirds, sophomores got a double dose of a lively art, juniors vented their frus- trations through daily journals, and seniors rafted down the Mis- sissippi, all in the name of Eng- lish. Though English teachers Mike Westerman. John Mohn and Nan- cy Converse used a variety of tech- niques and covered a multitude of topics in their classes, their pur- poses were similar: To help their students become more proficient with their language and more un- derstanding of their culture. Westerman's English I covered topic sentences and transitional ex- pressions, completed their formal study of grammar and studied To Kill a Mockingbird and the Odys- sey. I liked the Odyssey — it's ad- ventureous, said freshman Lori Peter. Her favorite character was Circe the pigwitch because Wester- man scrunched his face up trying to describe her. English II students, taught by Mohn, followed a two-part book. The Lively Art of Writing, to devel- op a conversational writing style. I was relieved to make it through one book, and then we got another that was worse, said soph- omore Kayla Ulm. Gaining a deeper appreciation for their cultural heritage through literature and working on basic writing skills kept Converse's Eng- lish III students busy. Keeping a journal was worth- while because you could write down the way you felt about any- thing, said junior Tom Barrow. For English IV, Converse con- centrated upon comparative analy- sis of literature and advanced essay writing. Their novel for in-depth study was Huckleberry Finn. Senior Barbara Biays said read- ing The Secret Sharer and then see- ing the movie was the best part of the class. I like Joseph Conrad be- cause you have to dig into his sto- ries to understand the psychologi- cal aspects of them, she said. QUIZ OUT. Senior Laura Husleg takes a quiz over the short story The Secret Sharer during English IV. (Photo by Amerine) CONCENTRATING. Sophomore Kyle Kramp gives English II teacher John Mohn his complete and undivided attention. (Photo by Amerine) 68 English ODYSSEY NOTES. Freshman Brian Hood takes notes over the Mythology unit which was covered in depth by the English I class. (Photo by Amerine) HELPING HAND. English I teacher Mike Westerman helps Freshman Kris Vogt re- write an essay during sixth hour. (Photo by Amerine) SERIOUS STUDENT. Junior Dion Hazen smirks at one of Blake Well's many wise- cracks during Mrs. Converse's English III class, (photo by Amerine) English 69 Young debate squad competes, foreign language students gain Language and debate interest grows Forty-six EHS students chose to take language arts courses other than written English this year. The debate program started to come to life after three years of hav- ing two or fewer students. Jonathan Hogg and John Ricket formed the experienced team, and Monty Fox and Kim Wood formed the novice team and Don Brubaker timed for the squad. Wilbur Hogg was the coach and sponsored the teams at every tournament. Of their six tournaments, the teams' greatest successes were the Lincoln tournament and Regionals, where, acting as one four-speaker team, they took second ana third place, respectively. Looking forward to the next sea- son, John Rickert said, Next year I'd like to place in State. In speech, the squad consisted of eleven members: Penny Basford (IDA), Don Brubaker (poetry, solo), Monty Fox (inform, solo), Jonathan Hogg (extemp, inform, oration), Carol Lathrop (duet, prose), Nicole Meyer (duet, prose), John Rickert (inform, oration), Brenda Schartz (poetry, solo), Sim Taylor (extemp, IDA), Krista Tien (prose), and Kim Wood (prose, solo). The squad attended five contests, including Regionals and State. In all, it aid excellently for be- ing a young squad, said Mr. Hogg, the squad's coach. Brenda Schartz was the only sen- ior. Sim Taylor, said IDA isn't bad ... I think I might try it next year. Apart from tne forensics squad, Hogg taught a communications course ana Freshman Speech. The majority of students study- ing languages of German and Spanish. In Spanish class, instructor Wil- bur Hogg focused on teaching ba- HOGGLEMANIA. Freshman Wendy Woody quickly searches for words during a Boggle game in German I. The game helped the class better understand the German Lan- guage. (Photo by Amerine) sic vocabulary and important grammar forms as well as basic for- eign concepts. Vicki Scnroeder taught three lev- els of German. She taught basic grammar and idioms of the lan- guage in German details of gram- mar in German II, and literature of the language in German III. Schroeder also taught Latin I. Her students studied grammar, Ro- man history, and mythology. Ron Jasper, convinced of the use- fulness of Latin, asked, Why am I studying a dead language? Who said it's dead? 70 Language, Speech, Debate PROVE IT. (above)Sophomore John Rickert finds his Latin dictionary useful to prove the definition of a word to sophomore Jonathan Hogg. (Photo by Mohn) QUIZ BOWL, (above) Sophomore John Rickert, sophomore Jonathan Hogg, junior Sim Taylor, and senior Scott Rhoades made up the EHS Quiz Bowl team which won the first annual CPL Quiz Bowl Tournament. (Photo by Hogg) GERMAN BOGGLE, (left) Freshman Tim Derrick and Sophomore Roberta Detmer try their luck at spelling German words in a game of Boggle. (Photo by Amerine) Language, Speech, Debate 71 For accounting, office procedure, typing, shorthand Business courses offer insight Students interested in business courses had a choice of the follow- ing seven subjects: Accounting, Economics, General Business, Of- fice Practice, Shorthand, Typing I, and Advanced Typing. Business teacher Larry Vogt used unique teaching techniques to help motivate his classes. His account- ing students spent several weeks doing bookkeeping work for a sim- ulated business called The Cycle Center. Sophmore Brenda Hoar said, I enjoyed accounting, but it was a lot of work. Students enrolled in the semester economic class gambled in the state-wide stockmarket game of- fered by Kansas State University. At the end of a 10-week period two of the teams were ranked first and second in their region. The General Business class in- vested in the Enterprise Sandwich Shop, a mock business designed to teach students business manage- ment. Students in Typing I and Short- hand mainly learned the basic skills needed for each class, while the Advanced Typing students got to polish their skills and gain some experience in word processing on the Apple computers added to the business department. Said sophmore Amy Whitmer, I really like Typing. It's a pretty neat class. Six Shorthand and Typing stu- dents attended a business contest at Brown Mackie. Those in office practice gained practical experience by helping the school secretaries. Typing memos, picking up absentee slips and re- cording them were some of the tasks given to them. PRACTICING, (above) Junior Lori Starnes practices her shorthand symbols during sixth hour. (Photo by Amerine) OFFICE HELP, (right) Collecting absentee slips and recording them in the daily log book occupied much of senior Kim Doll’s time during office practice. (Photo by Amerine) 72 Business STUDENT TYPIST, (left)Sophomore Melissa Ward lets her fingers do the talking in Typing I. The class was taught by new business teacher Cindy DeBoer. (Photo by Amerine) THE BUSINESSMAN, (left) Junior Corey Robl works on financial problems during General Business. (Photo by Amerine) IT'S BALANCED, (above) Senior Vicky Cunningham attempts to balance her debits and credits for a problem in Mr. Vogt's Account- ing class. (Photo by Amerine) Business 73 From weather and animals to computers We call it Before graduation, students at EHS were required to enroll in and receive credits in at least two sci- ence courses. While many chose to stop after completing general sci- ence and biology, other students who enjoyed science or felt the need to understand more advanced sciences took chemistry, physics, and computer science. In Craig Schneider's general sci- ence class, students were exposed to a variety of studies. We went over some of the prop- erties of sound and light, studied atoms and things of that nature, and also studied geology, weather, and ecology, said Schneider. In biology a required class for sophomores, students studied ani- mal, plant and protist life through a series of labs as well as from a textbook. I don't think you can ever know too much about yourself and your own environment, said biology Science teacher Bob Robins. Physics (three students) and chemistry (12 students) were taught by Leon Sobba. Not only do we learn about chemistry as a science, said soph- omore John Rickert, we also learn many practical applications for dai- ly life. Computer science, also taught by Sobba, introduced students to com- puter programming, and BASIC computer language. Senior Tony Thill, a three-year computer student said, I've taken as much computer science as possi- ble because after my first year in the class I decided it (computer pro- gramming) was the career field I wanted to go into. EXPERIMENTING. Lab partners Tom Bar- row and Monty Fox mix solutions to prove Le Chateliers principle during Chemistry. (Photo by Amerine) GENERAL SCIENCE. Freshmen Darci Lenhart, Julie Thill, Chris Siefers and Leslie Burke listen to a classroom lecture. (Photo by Amerine) 74 Science UNKNOWN CHEMICAL. Sophomores John Rickert and Jonathan Hogg find the identify of an unknown chemical by mixing it with other solutions. (Photo by Amerine) VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCE. Sopho- more Tammy Owens reluctantly pins her frog down before disecting it during oth hour biology. (Photo by Amerine) PROCESSING WORDS. Junior Jon Hickel works on a program in first hour computer science. At the end of the year, students completed a term paper which included footnotes on the word processor. (Photo by Amerine) Science 75 Goal-setting, image enhancing class dropped after two years Freshmen study their attitudes 76 Born To Win Are you a SNIOP (Susceptible to the Negative Influence of Other People)? Do you reach your goals? Are they set high enough? Are you super good? Do you have a good self-image? These are questions asked to the students in Born to Win. Born to Win, a positive self-mo- tivational class centered around See You at the Top, by Zig Ziglar, con- tinued to be a controversial subject at EHS for the second year. De- signed to help students to improve their attitudes, the class evoked mixed reactions. The comments ranged from we don't need it, it's a waste of time, we do kindergar- ten stuff, to at times I enjoy it, there are a lot of good things that will help me in the future. This was the second year for the class to be required for freshman. Many of the students said they would like the class to be an elec- tive instead of being required. Be- cause it was a new course and be- cause some objections had been voiced about it being a required course, the school board agreed to review the class at the end of the year, and at that time they decided to drop the class from the curricu- lum. Some of the activities required of the students were decorating bulle- tin boards, listening to Zig Ziglar tapes, completing workbooks, compiling personal collages, and presenting book-reports. Outside speakers noted for their ability to motivate others were invited into the classroom throughout the year. Although the board and the ad- ministration decided the fate of the course for future EHS students, ob- viously only time will tell whether or not the class was a benefit for those who took it. Says Ziglar, In your hands you hold the seeds of failure-or the po- tential for greatness. POSITIVE ATTITUDE. Freshman Michelle Schremmer writes an assignment on the power of positive thinking during Born to Win. (Photo by Amerine) TEACHER'S AIDE, (left) Junior Lisa Boep- ple helps Heather Petty with her reading. Lisa was one of many who traveled to the grade school to help teachers. (Photo by Isern) LAST YEAR, (beloe) After serving as head librarian for fourteen years, Reginald Bux- ton retired after the 83-84 school year. (Photo by Strobl) LIBRARY WORKER. Junior Johnita Roy catalogs cards during second hour Library Sci- ence. (Photo by Mohn) Elementary, Library Assistants For a switch from the regular no- tetaking and essay-writing classes, the special courses, Teacher's Aide and Library Science, were offered. The Teacher's aide program gave students the opportunity to see what it would be like to enter a teaching profession. Students had their choice of whether to help in the elementary, junior high or high school. Besides doing the dirty work of grading papers, some also oversaw playground activities, read to the class, listened to the kids read, and sometimes even taught the class. The elementary kids be- gan to look forward to seeing the nigh school students. First grade aide DeAnn Isern said, It was great getting a hug from the kids every day before I left. Library Science was also aimed at helping make career decisions. In his final year at EHS, Reginald Buxton helped students learn how to cover books, to shelve book, and to file library cards. The students became aware that the procedures used in libraries could also be used in other careers. Said junior Eliza- beth Fertig, I enjoyed Library Sci- ence and am looking forward to working in the library this sum- mer- Aides 77 FIRST CHAIR, FIRST PART. Junior Jodi Sateren (above) served as head of the clarinet section and was voted by the band as Most Outstanding Band Member of the Junior Class. (Photo by Amerine) New director holds 7:30 practice Band performs New director Joe Curtiss held practices at 7:30 or 8:00 a.m., depending on the day of the week. The band assembled and marched to the practice field for reher- sals. The heightlight of the year was receiving a II at both Wichita State and FHSU marching Band Festivals. The show performed at the festivals, as well as at Home- coming, consisted of a theme from the New World Symphony, All Right, and I Won't Hold You Back. The band played faithfully at all home basketball games, at regional tournament in SE of Saline, and even at the state tournament in Hutchinson. The band went to the Central Prarie League Festival at Barton County Community College and to the Re- gional Music Festival in Lyons. The band also per- formed in two local concerts. PEP BAND. Sophomore Shannon Casper was one of many band members to journey to state playoffs all three nights to support the basketball team. (Photo by Mohn) 78 Band DRUM MAJOR, (left)Junior Monty Fox directs the half-time show for the Eagle marching band. (Photo by Amerine) TEN-HUT. (below) Freshmen Kristin Wilson and Sami Hughes nervously wait to perform their first half-time show of the year. (Photo by Amerine) BAND (front row) Jodi Sateren, Lisa Boepple, Jennifer Kershner, Leslie Burke, Missy Loreg, Michelle Menges, Stephani Tien, Wendy Wood, Kris Vogt, Lori Peter, DeAnn Isern second row)Nicole Mey- er, Lori Salem, Tristian Mohn, Tim Derrick, Elizabeth Fertig, Mike Rhoades, John Rickert, Noel Grubb, Carol Lathrop, Kristi Tien, Lynn Dunnaway, Gene Peterson, Don Brubaker. Mark Gould, Chris Harders, Monty Fox (back row) Band Director Joe Curtiss, Tom Barrow. Kristin Wilson, Stacy Pike. Sami Hughes, Sheryl Bownes, and Lisa Codner (Not pictured Lori Buckbee, Shannon Casper, Rick Sateren, and Leo Sobba) (Photo by Mohn) Band 79 72 members sets record for regular choir Mystic Blues ski, sing in Colorado Talent, dedication and hard work paid off for the Mystic Blues, the 21-member pops choir. From tryouts in the spring of last year, students were selected for the Mys- tic Blues on the basis of singing ability, musicianship, dependabil- ity and dancing ability. They Let the Sun Shine In, and as a result, earned one of the high- est awards given in a Colorado mu- sic festival, earned a I at regional competition and a I at state. The 72-member choir, on the other hand, was plagued with prob- lems unique to the individuals in it and to the system which encour- aged students to take classes they did not want in lieu of study halls. The trip to Colorado for the Mystic Blues came amongst a flur- ry of activity, excitement and dis- content. After working hard to gain board approval to compete in a mu- sic festival and to ski in Colorado during March, the individual mem- bers raised $3,000 by selling candy, candles, and soap, collecting news- papers and caroling for donations. Unforseen by the planners, howev- er, was a unique problem created by the boys basketball team enter- ing state playoffs on the weekend the group had planned to leave be- cause several cheerleaders and bas- ketball player were also members of the Mystic Blues. Though people cannot be in two places at the same time, the mem- bers with basketball conflicts al- most managed the feat with the help of school secretary Sheila Lat- in and her husband, Robert, who made the 8-hour trip to Colorado with four students immediately following the state basketball game on Saturday night to enable the students to sing with their group mid-afternoon Sunday. When it was all over, the Mystic Blues brought home a Bronze award in the swing choir competi- tion, a silver award in the Madri- gals division, and a torn ligament in the skiing division. Only one other choir in the festival won the coveted silver award. And though the group did not keep track of how many students from the other choirs were injured on the ski slopes, it didn't matter to Sammy Hughes, who probably considered that her torn ligaments were one injury too many. The regular choir, one of the lar- gest for Fryberger, performed in the Christmas concert, the spring Concert and the CPL contest where they received a III . CHOIR. (Front row) Melinda Ward, Chris Siefers, Darci Lenhart, Kayla Ulm, Jennifer Kershner, Sami Hughes, Patty Collins, Shel- ly Jenisch, Brian Hood, Russell Brown, Troy Mundin, Shannon Gregg, Brad Bressler (sec- ond row) Tammy Owens, Becky Hood, Mi- chelle Fox, Lisa Boepple, Sherla Biays, Mike Rhoades, Hoyt Kinsinger, Mark Robl, Joe Hammersmith,’Stacy Pike, Shawn Gregg (third row) Barbara Rickert, Mary Simmons, Kristi Tien, Stephani Tien, Kim Wood, Car- ol Lathrop, Kris Vogt, Tristan Mohn, Mi- chelle Menges, Lisa Codner, Missy Loreg, Tim Elsen (top rowjShelia Wolfkill, Melissa Ward, Brenda Hoar, Sheryl Bownes, Brenda Schartz, Brenda Ahrens, Julie Thill, Michele Harders, Lori Peter, Leslie Burke, Cindy Miller, Vickie Oberle, Renee Schwartz, Don Brubaker, Todd Robins, Luke Sobba, Steve Petz, Jim Breitkreutz. (Not pictured ere Shei- la Benke, Gary Cummings, David Feck, Andy Gerritzen, Linda Grubb, Tracy Kelly, Junior Miller, Jeff Rocha, Johnita Roy, Scott Schlochtermeier, Michell Schremmer, Rob- ert Spring and Tonya Wilson) (Photo by Mohn) 80 Chorus Mystic Blues LAST PERFORMANCE. Mystic Blues sing out for their last performance of the year at the Pops Show, (hoto by Mohn) REHEARSAL. Freshmen Lisa Knop, Kristin Wilson and Lori Salem practice for the Spring Concert. (Photo by Amerine) MYSTIC BLUES. (Front row) Don Brubaker, Michelle Fox, Becky Hood, Sami Hughes, Diane Muller, Megan Mohn, Monty Fox (second row) Tony Thill, Darlene Komarek, Sherla Biays, Shairlyn Casey, Mike Rhoades PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE, (left) Choral director Vern Fryberger rehearses the Mystic Blues. (Photo by Amerine) (third row) Jim Breitkreutz, Brenda Schartz, Barbara Biays, Scott Christiansen (fourth row) Leo Sobba, Leah Sobba, Steve Petz (top row) Scott Rhoades, Luke Sobba. Chorus Mystic Blues 81 Photographers, painters, Art studies rewarded Ed Sturtz, director of the Art and Photography department, had his Art I, II, and Honors Art Students doing the basic drawing and screen printing exercises of shapes, lines and other objects which enabled the students to enter several con- tests. Of the many students who were involved in the Regional High School Art Exhibit, several placed very high. Amy Whitmer and Me- linda Ward took first and second in the linoleum block printing. Blake Wells and Johnita Roy recieved first and second place in oil paint- ing. And students receiving awards in serigraphy were Marcia Suppes first, Shairlyn Casey second, Christi Detmer third, and Megan Mohn Honorable Mention. Sturtz also had his Photography students get ready for contest by having them carouse around the school taking pictures of anything that caught their eye. Some of the students who en- tered the Photography contest at the Great Bend Library were Craig Amerine first and second, Doug Carpenter, Carol Reynolds, Scott Strobl, Donna Fiest and Linda Van- steenburg all received Honorable Mention. According to Sturtz the Art and Photography students did very well this year. ARTISTIC ABILITY, (right) Sophomore Cindy Miller works with water colors dur- ing Ed Sturtz's art class. (Photo by Amerine) SCRENNING. Senior Marcia Suppes makes a screen pring during Honors Art. (Staff photo) 82 Art Photography SKETCHING, (above) Junior Tom Harrin- goton sketches a clay model during Honors Art. (Photo by Amerine) ROLL 'EM. (left) Senior Carlo Reynolds rolls off some film during the second hour photography class. (Photo by Amerine) Art Photography 83 FLYING HIGH. Junior Christi Detmer jumps on the trampoline during Advanced P.E. Senior Barbara Rickert watches in order to avoid the possibility of an accident. (lPhoto by Amerine) 84 Advanced P.E. Weightlifting as well as team sports stressed P.E. classes condition students The boys and girls P.E. classes experienced a building year. The boys and girls freshmen P.E. classes, taught by Craig Schneider and Karen Snay, dedicated half of the year to classroom health studies and the rest to seasonal team sports. Snay set a goal of developing healthy and well-fit young ladies for the Advanced Girls P.E. They increased emphasis upon weight- lifting, and decreased time spent on gymnastics. The girls also exper- ienced activities such as bowling, volleyball, and soccer. Both the freshmen girls and boys participated in Physical Fitness week encouraged by the President's Council on Physical Fitness. Freisen's Advanced Boys P.E. topped out at fifteen students, the limit set for pre-enrollment. Frei- sen said he thought more than fif- teen would have been interested in taking the class. The Advanced boys also in- creased emphasis upon weightlift- ing. While the rest of the time they practiced team sports such as hock- ey and volleyball. STRAIN. Junior Sheryl Bownes works out in the dim lighting of the weight room. Students interested in building muscles or toning up themselves had the opportunity to work out at different times during the year. (Photo by Isem) THE ROPE. Dreaded by the freshmen, the rope hanging from the ceiling in the gym presented a challenge that many feared and some could never overcome. Here freshman Wendy Wood climbs the rope during after hours. (Photo by Isem) Physical Education 85 TATTING, (right)Sophomore Shelly Jenish makes a tatted Star of David bookmarker in Mrs. Tranbarger's crafts class. (Photo by Amerine) SHOW OFFS. Sophomore Melinda Ward and freshman Darci Lenhart look at cloth- ing displayed by home ec students at The Big Show. The art, photography, woodwork- ing, mechanical drawing, Vo-Ag, and com- puter classes also had displays there. (Photo by Amerine) PRACTICING, (right) Before starting in on a graded assignment, sophomore Patty Col- lins practices tatting. (Photo by Amerine) 86 Home Economics Cooking, sewing, remodeling, studying relationships Home Economics stresses life skills Home Economics, under the in- struction of Linda Sobba and Bette Tranbarger, was more than stichin' and stewin'. Home Ec I, was a one-semester course introducing the basics of cooking or sewing. During the cooking semester, students studied many different types of foods and their prepara- tion; during the sewing semester the students made a pair of pants, and a dress or a shirt. The class also spent a few weeks studying child care. Freshman Samantha Hughes said, Home Ec is very fun. I enjoy sewing. I adore the things I made — they actually fit. The Adv. Foods and Clothing students were asked to make floor plans of their kitchen and remodel them. Added to the class this year was the use of color analysis, which was studied from the text, Color Me Beautiful. Each girl was ana- lyzed to find out her season and the girls also learned how to apply make-up to fit that season. This year the Family Living class again studied the relationships that most people face during their lives. They studied dating, sexuality, en- gagement, marriage, world mar- riage customs, divorce, prenatal care, aging, and death. Crafts class was an introduction to many home crafts. The students practiced macrame, needlepoint, and crochet, and learned the basics of tatting and embroidery. Bachelor Living is one of the harder classes to teach because the students have little or no exper- ience with the subjects and don't figure they will ever need it. They covered the basics of cooking and clothing. They also covered a unit on laundry. CHEFS AT WORK. Sophomores Michelle Fox and Becky Hood show that cutting up a chicken is a lot of work, but it's worth it when you sit down to eat. (Photo by Amer- ine) Home Economics 87 Woodworking, metals and drafting Projects judged best Monte Enright, a first year teach- er at EHS, believes that he had a pretty good year in all four of his classes. Enright instructed students in Mechanical Drawing I and II, General Metals and Construction Trades. Mechanical Drawing I students learned the basics of drawing. When they entered the BCCC Drafting Fair and the FHSU Fair they scored very well. Mechanical Drawing II learned to draw more advanced objects. They also entered and scored well in both of the Industrial Fairs. Those in General Metals learned the basics of metal and how to work with it. They also learned how to run the complicated ma- chinery used to form the metal. Construction Trades, one of the new classes added to the school system turned out to be a good ad- dition. It was a good on-hand exper- ience class and I liked it real well. said junior Shawn Starkey. The constructors built various items including building barns and remodeling houses. Fred Gunn, the Woodworking I, II and Advanced instructor said, that it was an overall good year and that Corey Robl's early American Oak water bed was the best project made. CARPENTERS AT WORK, (below) Juniors Gary Oglesbee, and Terry Hamby help put together one of the sheds to be sold at the FFA Auction. (Photo by Amerine) FINISHING TOUCHES, (right) Sophomore Rob Smith sands the backgammon board he made in Woodworking I. (Photo by Mohn) 88 Industrial Arts SKILLED HANDS, (above) Senior Yancy Feck begins work on his wood working pro- ject. (Photo by Amerine) FIRST PLACE, (left) Junior Cory Robl won the best project award in the 11th grade wood division for his Early American water bed, at the FSHU Industrial Arts Fair. Robl also won The Outstanding Metals Project for his cut-off saw. (Photo by Sturtz) Industrial Arts 89 We are a composite of many FACES and NAMES TWINS SHARE IDENTITIES. (Far Right) Twin Day during Spirit Week prompted friends to dress alike. IPhoto by Amerine) CURIOUS SENIORS. (Right) Doug Carpen- ter, David Schloctermeier, Mike Wilson, and Donna Feist seem quite interested in the fish eye lens used by Craig Amerine. (Photo by Amerine) There will never be a year like this one again, and these people will never all be together again. Faces. Personalities. Though we were also a composite of all that our friends said to us and about us, all that we said to our friends and about them. Juniors. Seniors. Smiles. Snarls. Snickers. Sophomores. My friends. Your friends. Nobody's friends. Freshmen. We established our identity through Van Halen, bandanas, Thriller, Where's the beef? cam- paign, stripped jeans, Lionel Ri- chie, Footloose, the Pizza Hut, huge earings, deck shoes, Pop-N-Shop, and State Bound. We partied and studied, skipped classes and refused to skip classes, won and lost, slept in class and stayed awake in class, laughed and cried. The things we did this year and the people we did them with will forever mark who we are. 90 People People 91 Teachers, administrators The Faculty William F. Wilson Superintendent Don L. Caffee High School Principal VANDALISM AT WORK. Librarian Eileen Voth discovers that the in- visible vandals have struck the library again. (Photo by Amerine) NOT PICTURED Reginald Buxton Librarian Library Science Larry Drees Am. Govt. Eileen Voth Librarian Robert Ashlock Nancy Converse Guidance Counselor English III, IV Pyschology Joe Curtiss Band Cindy DeBoer Typing I, II Shorthand Monty Enright Mech. Drwg. I, II General Metals Con. Trades Coach Ross Friesen Adv. Boy Phys. Ed Coach Vern Fryberger Chorus Mystic Blues Coach Fred Gunn Woodworking I, II, III Linda Guthrie Algebra I Consumer Math Richard Harrington Geography American History Constitution Wilbur Hogg Spanish Speech Debate 92 Faculty If you can read this, thank a teacher Ellinwood High School Faculty John Mohn English II Journalism Robert Robins Biology Ath. Director Craig Schneider General Science Phys. Ed Coach Vicki Schroeder Latin I, III German I, II Karen Snay Phys. Ed Health Leon Sobba Algebra I Computer Science Chemistry Physics Linda Sobba Home Ec. I Family Living Roger Stremel (Jen. Math Geometry Algebra II Adv. Math Michael Westerman George Whitmer English I Asst. Coach 20th Century Pop. Culture Ruth Corbett Tammy Sturn School Nurse Paraprofessional BROWN-NOSER. Junior Kyle Kasselman gets in a few brownie points with English teacher Nancy Converse. Students' behavior in the commons area might be one reason why teach- ers did not volunteer for lunch duty. (Photo by Amerine) Edgar Sturtz Art Photography Howard Wallace VoAg. Bette Tranbarger Born to Win Bach. Living Crafts Adv. Foods ClothinK Larry Vogt Gen. Bus. Accounting Economics Faculty 93 94 Juniors For everything under the sun there is a season and For juniors the season was special Shannon Gregg Shawn Gregg Chris Harders Tom Harrington Dion Hazcn For everything there is a season. For the junior year, that season is a time for dedication and a time for celebration, a time for courage and a time for fear, a time to cruise and a time to park, a time for work and a time for play. Most juniors must pass their freshmen and sophomore years of high school life and get past the dreaded classes of Mr. Sobba (Alge- bra I) and Mr. Mohn (English II). The junior year is a time for dedica- tion. They must work hard enough to pass on to their senior year and be considered by colleges for scho- lorships. But they also must take time for celebration. This comes after successfully conning Mr. Harrington from a B to an A ; or ' rearranging'' the classroom for Mr. Stremel; or escaping detention from Mr. Caffee. It's time for courage when class president Jon Hickel stands up in front of the juniors and tells them that, in order to meet the financial deadline for prom, each kid must sell 15 magazines or tapes. A time for fear is when he con- tinues to add that if the deadline is not met, a fee of 50 dollars will be tacked on to each junior who wants to get into the prom. Needless to say, juniors met their deadline with money to spare. Of course the time for work began when the theme had to be decided on, a band had to be picked out and the Black Angus had to be decorated. And the time to play had to wait until the night of April 12. And, ah yes, it was a time to cruise. Riding around and talking to friends, listening to KSK.U, stop- ping at Pop-n-Shop to con a senior friend into buying beer, throwing a party, attending a party, trying to find a party and after the party, a time to park. Then, for some it was stumbling in late, sneaking to their rooms, trying to remember where they've been, and talking their par- ents out of grounding them. The junior days move quickly and soon the end of school is around the corner. Along with dedication and celebration, courage and fear, working and playing, cruising and parking, came tears, dreams and memories. Tears as they watched seniors move on down the read, dreams as they thought about future years, and memories as they remember the past as a junior. THREE WHEELING. Junior Mike Thill pedal his team to victory in a pep-assembly rela which also included crawling under a net an jumping on a pogo stick (Photo by Amerine Scott DeWerff Kristi Eldridge Tim Elsen David Feck Elizabeth Fertig Kristie Barber Tracy Barragan Tom Barrow Penny Basford Lisa Boepple Jim Breitkreutz Scott Christiansen Jodi Clawson Gary Cummings Christi Detmer Mark Immenschuh Kyle Kasselman Darlene Komarek Candi Larson Martin Mitchell Tina Monagham Diane Muller Vickie Oberle Gary Oglesbee RaShann O'Neal Jennifer Parish Corey Robl Jeff Rocha Johnita Roy Jodi Sateren Scott Schlochtermeier Leah Sobba Robert Spring Shawn Starkey Lori Starnes Mike Thill Blake Wells Juniors 95 The class of 86 succeeds in several activities Sophomores strive for better school What was this class? Was it the class of '86, or was it the sopho- mores? To the juniors and sen- iors, it was the sophomores. But to the class members themselves, it was the class of '86. A lot of classes have held their heads high in pride, and sometimes that pride has been unfitting. Yet some classes deserve to have an ex- tra sense of accomplishment be- cause of their contributions to their high school. The class of '86 for EHS is one of those. Those sophomores were a mixed group. They were athletes, schol- ars, farmers, musicians. They were a group of young people all trying to find identity; all trying to find a future; all trying to find them- selves. They took the classes usually re- served for juniors, made up half the boy's basketball team (and the team took second in the state), made up most of the debate team (which placed third in the region), formed almost half the state journalism team (and won two awards), made up almost half the musical cast and almost a third of the pops choir. Each will remember something different about this sophomore year. The best part of my sophomore year was going to the Kayette come-as-you-are breakfast. It was so funny to see what people actual- ly look like before they come to school, said Kayla Ulm. Shelly Jenisch recalls the most embarrasing part of her year as go- ing to English II and having Mr. Mohn make her spell lenient in front of the whole class. I still re- member how to spell it; 1-e-n-i-e-n- t, she said. Mike Rhoades said, The best part of my sophomore year was go- ing to State choir in Wichita. The best part of my sophomore year was when we won the JV bas- ketball tournament, said Steve Petz. HIGH IQ. Sophomore Jonathan Hogg lead his class with the highest grade point aver- age overall. (Photo by Merine) Sherla Biays Eddie Boepple Sheryl Bownes Russell Brown Shannon Casper Patty Collins Roberta Detmer Teresa Ensminger Michelle Fox Noel Grubb Joe Hammersmith Michele Harders Brenda Hoar Jonathan Hogg Becky Hood Ron Jasper Shelly Jenisch April Kincaid Hoyt Kinsinger Kyle Kramp 96 Sophomores Sophomores Missy Loreg Cindy Miller Tammy Owens Gene Peterson Angie Reed Mike Rhoades John Rickert Mark Robl Mike Schlochtermeier David Schlotthauer James Shaw Robbie Smith Luke Sobba Kayla Ulm Melinda Ward Melissa Ward Amy Whitmer Tonya Wilson Kim Wood Sophomores 97 f I— • a 1 V CLASS OF '86 Even Oddysseus never confronted Ellinwoodian gods of pedagogy Freshman struggles for 180 days by Tristan Mohn I am Freshman. I was cast out of my house by my own relatives and forced to fulfill the impossible task of packing my empty head with knowledge. And thus I was given a ship and many men to set upon my danger- ous journey. As we neared our des- tiny, Great Caffeeus, King of Be- havior, sent upon us a mighty tem- pest. Alas, had we been blown straight to the island of the Cyclopse. Be- fore we could escape, a giant scooped us from the water and at his feet we were set. Hard he glared and finally he announced his name. The feared Westermanoleus was he. Come Freshman, he laughed evilly, and sit. I will show you how to Kill a Mockingbird and then my pen of doom will make its rounds. So engrossed in his speech was he, we were able to sneak away unnoticed. We loaded ourselves onto our ship and cast off, but the gods showed no mercy for there seemed no end to the storm which pounded math formula and verb phrases down upon our weak heads. In the eye of the storm, when we felt we could struggle no longer, the goddess Tranbargelope ap- peared out of the mist. Thinking positive is the key to success, said she, and disappeared. Our spirits were lifted and we made it through the storm. Suddenly, I spotted high atop a chalk-rock crag a yellow beaked, red and blue bird, a hawk in Eagle Territory. In his wing he held a strange stick and brandished it about. I trebled for it was the great Curtissor, whose song gripped many a strong man's heart. I knew well his trick and with a quick mind saved my men's ears from ruin. With sharp shouts, I or- dered my men to be natural and stick a piece of gum in both ears. Their spirits went flat and they noted that the gum was the key to save them from broken ear drums, and we passed by the great bird. Just as we had takken the gum from our ears, a Ton of Herring leaped to onto the deck. They seemed to possess much geographi- cal knowledge. Straightway, after showing us what paths to take, they returned to the sea. But with Ton-of-Herring's help, we found our way. Home we were at last, never more would we be freshman. John Beck Keo Bountham Don Brubaker Leslie Burke Lisa Codner Scott Dannebohm Greg Davis Tim Derrick Wade DeWerff Lynn Dunnaway Mark Gould Donna Hamby Brad Helfrich Sami Hughes Eugene Huslig Tracy Kelly Jennifer Kerschner Lisa Knop Carol Lathrop Darci Lenhart 98 Freshman FRESHMAN IDENTITY. Our identity often is shown through our locker decorations. (Photo by Amerine) Brian Hood President Lori Peter Tammy Pierce Stacy Pike Stacy Reddig Carrie Ringwald Lori Salem Ricky Sateren Michelle Schremmer Chris S’dfers Leo Sobba Ronnie Standlee Shelly Starkey Julie Thill David VanStennburgh Kris Vogt Jodi Wendel Christy Wilson Kristin Wilson Sheila Wolfkill Wendy Wood Freshman 99 Transportation, technology key issues Board gets Greyhound Buses captured the attention of the school board. They bought four Bluebird route buses from Kansas Truck and Equipment Company in Wichita for $94,408 and a used greyhound bus from ABC Bus Sales, St. Louis, Mo. for $51,600 to be used for out-of-town trips. All buses were to be avail- able for the 1984-85 school year. Trying to keep up with rapid expanding technology, the board approved a CompuPro computer system from Larry Knupp, Gen- eysys, Inc., that included dual processors and ten terminals ca- able of location throughout the igh school. Plans included hous- ing the main computer in the computer room with the termi- nals being located in the business manager's office, the high school office, and the superintendent's office. The newness and flexibil- ity of the system taxed the imagi- nations of the board. In addition to the major expen- ditures, the board approved the relocation of the journalism room to enable it to have its own dark- room, finished painting the lock- ers and the locker rooms, finished carpeting the grade school, and replaced the Born-to-Win course with a freshman orientation course. Board members Dale Bur- roughs and Marion DeWerff at- tended the school board conven- tion in Houston, Texas, and Su- perintendent Bill Wilson and board member Marlin Isern at- tended a superintendent's con- vention in Las Vegas. They hired two new teachers, Scott Mitchum of Lebo, Kansas, for librarian and Merle Loewen of Eudora, Kansas for guidance counselor. Counselor Robert Ashlock and librarian Reginald Buxton retired at the end of the school year. HOT MEALS. Cooks Ruth Hill, Dorthy Griffin, and Martha Brewer prepare and serve the meals at EHS. (Photo by Mohn) BOARD OF EDUCATION. President Roy Barber, Vice President Dale Burroughs, Marlin Isern, Virgil Salem, JoAnn Kincaid. Marian DeWerff, and Mike Brauer. (Photo by Mohn) lCX) Support Staff BUS DRIVERS. Transporting students to and from school were Roy Griffin, Clarence Lebbin, Ambrose Sauber, Bill Hushka, and George Christiansen. Beverly Bownes Harold Miller Custodian Custodian Fred Schmidt Jack Sommers Custodian Custodian Mildred Burroughs Secretary Shelia Lattin Secretary z Lillian Tschopp Secretary Fred Meyer Business Manager Support Staff 101 Index BEHIND THE TEAM. Junior Jodi Sateren cheers the boys basket- ball team during the state playoffs. (Photo by Isern) A Academics--60. 61 Advertisers-104 Ahrens. Brenda--7, 28. 44. 47. 52,80.97. 104 Aides-77 Amerine, Craig--4. 18. 65. 66 Art -83 Ashlock. Robert -92 B Band--78, 79 Barber. Kristie--28. 46. 47. 56. 94 Barber. Roy -100 Barragan, Tracy-31. 94 Barrow. Tom-24, 25. 74. 79, 94 Basford. Penny- 94 Basketball. Boys-48 Basketball. Girls--52. 53 Bates. Dee-4. 8 Bavuso, Angie--16 Beck. John -98 Beneke. Sheila--4 Biays. Barbara-4. 11. 20. 24. 25. 27.44.45.81 Biays. Paul -29 Biays. Sherla-15. 24. 27. 28. 44. 45.52.80.81.96 Bieberle. Ronnie-5. 7. 11. 36. 38,58 Boepple. Eddie--31. 38. 40. 96 Boepple. Lisa -77, 79. 80. 94 Born-to-Win-76. 77 Bountham. Keo-38. 40. 55. 98 Bownes. Beverly-101 Bownes. Brad-5. 31 Bownes. Sheryl-42. 56. 79. 80. 96. 104 Brauer. Michael-100 Breitkreutz. Jim--3. 38. 40. 58. 80.81.94 Bressler. Brad-5. 20. 38. 50. 51. 80 Brewer. Martha-101 Brown. Russell -15. 51, 55. 80. 96. 104 Brubaker. Don--15. 27. 43. 55 79. 80.81,98 Bryant. Stacey-67. 104 Buckbee. Lori--5. 28 Burke. Leslie -42. 52. 74. 79. 80. 98 Burroughs. Dale-100 Burroughs. Mildred -101 Busby. Brad -31 Business--72-73 Buxton. Reginald -77 c Caffee. Don-9. 92 Carpenter. Doug-2. 5. 11. 31. 36. 38. 58. 90 Carpenter. Laura -5. 8 Caruthers. Kitty -16 Caruthers. Peter- 16 Casey. Shairlyn-5. 11. 14. 15. 24.46.47.64.81. 104 Casper. Shannon -31.43. 78. 96 Chorus-80.81 Cheerleaders--46. 47 Christiansen. George-101 Christiansen. Scott -15, 31. 38. 40.55.81.94 Clawson. Jodi -19. 52. 94 Codner. Lisa-24. 43. 56. 79. 80. 98 Collins. Patty-15.80, 86.96. 104 Converse. Nancy -92 Cooper. Roger -26 Corbett. Ruth--93 Cross Country -43 Cummings. Gary-94 Cunningham. Vicky -5. 8. 73 Curtiss. Joe-79. 92 D Dannebohm, Scott-98 Davis. Greg-98 DeBoer. Cindy-92 Detmer, Christi-27, 28. 36. 42. 52.94 Detmer, Roberta-44, 71. 96. 104 Derrick. Tim-71. 79. 98.55 DeWerff. Marian-100 DeWerff. Scott-94 DeWerff. Wade-38. 40. 54. 98 Doll. Kim-5. 11.24.28.47.48. 64.72 Drees. Larry-38. 40. 58. 65 Dunnaway. Lynn-28. 56. 79. 98 E Eldridge. Kristi-94 Elliot. The Cabbage Patch Kid-16 Elsen. Tim-31. 50. 51. 58. 80. 94 English-68, 69 Enright. Monty-92. 38. 40 Ensminger. Teresa-28. 96 F FCA-26. 27 Feck. David -18. 94 Feck. Yancy-5. 64. 89 Feist. Donna--2, 8. 11. 24. 47. 52. 56. 65, 90 Fertig. Elizabeth-27. 28. 44. 52. 56. 66. 79. 94 FFA--30, 31 Football-38. 39.40.41 Fox. Michelle-15. 27. 28. 80. 81. 87.96 Fox. Monty-2. 11. 15. 27.24, 43.55. 74.79,81.95 Freshmen- 98. 99 Friesen. Ross-38. 40. 50. 54, 92 Fryberger. Vern-55, 81.92 G Gemtzen. Andy -4. 8. 38. 41. 59. 65 German Club-32 Golf-54 Gould. Mark- 30. 31. 79. 98 Government-64. 65 Graduation-20. 21 Gregg, Shannon-31. 80. 94 Gregg. Shawn-31.80. 94 Griffin. Dorothy-101 Griffin, Roy-101 Grubb. Linda -8 Grubb. Noel-31. 43. 58. 79. 96 Gunn. Fred -92 Guthrie. Linda -92 H Halbower, Pat-29 Hamby. Donna-47, 98 Hamby. Terry-31, 88 Hammeke. Mark-8, 15. 30. 31 Hammersmith. Joe-7, 38. 40. 50.51.58.80.96 Harders. Chris-31. 79. 94 Harders. Michele-28. 80. 96 Harrington. Richard-65, 92 Harrington, Tom-38. 40. 49. 50, 51.54.83.94 Hart. Gary-17 Hazen. Dion-3, 7. 22. 38, 40. 41.50.51.69.94 Helfrich. Brad-98 Hickel. Jon-24.31.38.40.50. 51,75,95 Hill. Ruth-101 Hoar. Brenda-80. 96 Hogg. Jonathan -14, 15. 17. 71. 96 Higg. Wilbur -2. 92 Homecoming-10, 11 Home Ec-86. 87 Hood. Becky-15. 27. 28. 52. 44. 80.81.87.96 Hood. Brian-15. 69. 80. 99 Hope. Bob-16 Hughes. Sami-44. 79. 80. 81 98 Huschka. William-101 Huslig. Eugene-38. 40. 98 Huslig. Laura-5. 11. 24. 28. 65. 68 1 I lmmenschuh. Mark -95 Index. 102. 103 Industrial Arts--88. 89 Introduction-1 Isern. DeAnn-9, 15. 27. 28. 42. 52. 66. 79 Isern. Marlin-100 J Jackson. Michael-16 Jasper. Ron-32. 51. 55. 96 Jenisch. Shelly-80. 86. 96 Johnson. Bill-16 Juniors-94. 95 K Kasselman. Jamie-9. 10. 28. 29. 42. 52 Kasselman. Jenny-29 102 Index Kasselman. Kyle--3. 31.38. 40. 41.50.51.95 Kayettes-28. 29 Kelly. Tracy--62. 98 Kerschner. Jennifer- 15. 27. 42. 52. 79. 80.98 Kincaid. April--96 Kincaid - - JoAnn - -100 King. Kim-19 Kinsinger. Hoyt-38. 40. 48. 51. 55. 80. 96 Knop. Lisa-27. 28. 29. 32. 33. 81.98 Komarek. Darlene-15. 28. 29. 43.67.81.95 Kramp. Kyle--3, 38. 40. 31. 48. 51.68. 96. 104 Languages -70 Larson, Candi--95 Lathrop. Carol-15. 46. 47. 51. 79. 80. 98 Latin Club -33 Lattin. Sheila -101 Lebbin. Clarence -101 Lenhart. Darci--28. 51.46. 74. 80.98 Loreg. Missy -28. 79. 80. 97 M Math-62,63 McCandless. Bruce--17 Menges. Michelle--15. 27. 28. 44. 56. 79. 80. 99 Meyer. Fred-101 Meyer. Nicole-27. 28. 32. 33. 43. 52. 56. 79. 99 Miller. Brayden- lz Miller. Cindy-80.82.94. 104 Miller. Harold-101 Miller. Junior -9. 65 Miller. Monty-19 Miller. Pam--10 Mitchell. Martin-95 Mohn. John-93 Mohn. Megan--25, 27. 28. 44. 45.52.81.91.95. 104 Mohn. Tristan--15. 28. 44. 52. 79. 80. 99.104 Monaghan. Tina -95 Muller. Diane-25. 27.28.44.45. 81.91.95 Munden, Troy--9. 38. 58. 80 Musical--14. 15 N News--16. 17 TEAM STRATEGY. Head bas- ketball coach Ross R Friesen maps plans at State. (Photo by Amerine) Newspaper-67 Nordstedt. Brian-9. 31. 65 o Oberle. Vickie -80, 95 Oglesbee. Gary--88. 95 O'Neal. RaShann-46. 47. 51.95 Organizations-22. 23 Owens. Tammy--75. 80. 97 P Parish. Jennifer--95 People--90. 91 Peter. Larry--58 Peter. Lori--15. 28. 44. 79. 80. 99 Peterson. Gene-31. 38. 40. 51. 55. 79. 97 Petty. Heather- 77 Petz. Carl--9, 11. 27. 37. 38. 39. 48.50.51.64.67 Petz. Steve -15. 50. 51. 55. 80. 81.97 Photography-82 Physical Education--84. 85 Pierce. Tammy-62. 99 Pike. Stacy -15. 58. 79.80.99 Prince Charles -16 Prince William-16 Princess Diana-16 Prom-18. 19 R Reed. Angie-97 Reddig. Stacy-99 Reynolds. Carol -9. 83 Rhoades. Mike -15. 27. 79. 80, 81.97. 104 Rhoades. Scott--3. 9. 14. 15. 19. 20.28. 38.39. 55. 77.81 Rickert. Barbara-9. 28. 80 Rickert. John-32. 71.75, 79. 97. 104 Ringwald, Carrie -99 Roberts, Kent -38, 40. 51. 58. 99 Robins. Robert-93 Robins. Todd-6. 38, 40. 41. 49. 50.51.54.80.97. 104 Robl. Corey-3, 31.48. 73. 89. 95 Robl. Mark-7. 27. 31. 38. 40. 51. 63. 80, 97 Rocha. Jeff-38. 40.58.95 Roy. Johnita-43, 77. 95 S Salem. Lori-27. 28. 52. 79. 81. 99 Salem. Virgil--100 Sateren. Jodi -22. 24. 25. 28. 42. 52. 78. 79. 95 Sateren. Ricky-31. 38. 40. 99 Sauber. Ambrose -101 Schartz. Brenda--11. 12. 15. 21. 28. 46. 80. 81 Schlaht. Jay-10. 12. 13.36.38. 65 Schloctermeier. David-1. 7. 13. 31.90 Schlochtermeier. Mike-31. 38, 40. 48. 97 BEHIND THE SCENE. Freshman Don Brubaker traces from an overhead for the Mystic Blues concert. (Photo by Mohn) Schlochtermeier. Scott-31.38. 40.41.95 Schlotthauer. David-38. 40. 48. 58.97 Schmidt. Fred -101 Schneider. Craig-38. 93. 52 Schrader. Karen -12. 20. 60 Schremmer. Michelle-18. 62. 76. 99 Schroeder. Vicki-32. 93 Schwartz. Renee-13. 80 Science-74. 75 Seniors-4. 5. 8. 9. 12. 13 Shaw. James-31. 97 Siefers. Chris-28. 52. 74. 80. 99 Simmons. Mary-5. 13. 21,43. 46. 47. 56. 57. 80 Smith. Robbie -31.88. 97 Snay. Karen-42. 52. 56. 93 Sobba. Leah-15. 25, 28. 95 Sobba. Leo-15. 55. 81, 99 Sobba. Leon-93 Sobba. Linda-28. 93 Sobba. Luke--15. 50. 51. 55. 80, 81.97 Sophomores--96. 97 Spirit week--6. 7 Speech and Debate -71 Sports--34. 35 Sports Awards--36. 37 Spring. Robert-38. 40. 58. 59. 95 Standles. Ronnie--54. 99 Starkey. Shawn-34. 54. 95 Starkey, Shelly-99 Starnes-72. 95 Stremel. Roger -63. 93 Strobl. Scott-7. 11. 13. 15. 24. 27.28.31.38.66 Stuco--24, 25 Stum. Tammy-93 Sturtz. Edgar--93 Summers. Jack-101 Suppes. Marcia 13. 82 Support Staff-100. 101 T Taylor. Sim-15. 31. 71 Teachers--92. 93 Tennis-44. 45. 55 Theme-2. 3 Thill. Julie-44.47.52.56.63. 74. 80. 99 Thill. Mike-3. 38. 39. 50. 51. 55. 95 Thill. Tony-3. 4. 11. 13. 14. 15. 38. 55. 81 Tien. Kristi-18. 67. 79. 80. 104 Tien. Stephani-79. 80 Track-56.57.58. 59 Tranbarger. Bette-93 Trout. Earl-38. 40. 58 Tschopp. Lillian-101 U Ulm, Kayla-15, 28. 69, 80. 97 V VanSteenburgh. David 99 Vogt. Kris 27.52.69. 79.80. 99 Vogt. Larry-24. 27. 93 Vogt. Terry-26 Volleyball- 42 Voth. Eileen -92 w Wallace. Howard-31.93 Ward. Melinda-42. 52. 80. 86. 97 Ward. Melissa-28. 52. 73. 80. 97 Wendel. Jodi-38. 40. 58. 99 Wells. Blake-3. 6. 38. 48. 49. 50. 51.54.95 Westerman. Michael -69. 93 Whitmer. Amy-44. 52. 53. 97. 104 Whitmer. George-93 Wilson. Christy--42. 99 Wilson. Karen-42 Wilson. Kristin--2. 15. 28. 32. 44. 52.56. 79.81,99 Wilson. Mike-3. 11. 12. 13. 31. 38. 48. 90 Wilson. Tonya-42, 97 Wilson. William-92 Wolfkill. Sheila -62. 80. 99 Wood. Kim-28. 42. 56. 80. 97 Wood. Wendy-28. 70. 79. 99 Wornkey. Sandy-42 Index 103 The Last Day The Last Page HOORAY! YEARBOOK CHORUS LINE. On the last day of school, students who helped the staff write copy and sell advertis- ing put on their final performance under the direction of senior choreographer and head photographer. Craig Amer- ine (not pictured). Because only three students signed up for yearbook at the first of the year, many questioned whether or not a successful yearbook could be completed. But with continu- ous pressure from Editor DeAnn Isern. many sophomores elected to enhance their English II grade and help their yearbook by writing the copy needed to tell the complete story. Additional creativity was added to the book under the direction of freshman English I instructor Mike Wester man and English III and IV instructor Nancy Converse Westerman guided Tristan Mohn through the perils ol mock epic writing for the Freshman story and Converse helped Megan Mohn and Shairlyn Casey capture the per sonalities of the juniors and seniors for their pages. Happily kicking above are Stacey Bryant. Tristan Mohn Amy Whitmer, Sheryl Bownes. Mike Rhoades, Roberta Detmer. Cindy Miller. Brenda Ahrens. Shairlyn Casey Todd Robins. Patty Collins. John Rickert. Kristi Tien. Rus sell Brown. Megan Mohn and Kyle Kramp Not pictured Jonathan Hogg and Tom Barrow. (Photo by Mohn) We thank our contributors Alpine Ovens Art's Auto Repair Boger Pharmacy Bryant T.V. Classic Lanes C.O. Mammels Cooper Coating, Inc. Dairy Queen Dr. Dan Davis Eldon Hamm Insurance Electronics Center Ellinwood Leader Ellinwood Machine Welding, Inc. Ellinwood Packing Plant Farmers Mutural Insurance Co. Flowers 'n Things Gannaway Pro Hardware, Inc. Great Bend Cooperative Association Hair Designs Dr. Harry F. Liggett Hi-La Engine Home Lumber and Supply Co. The House Works Imperial Beauty Salon Jensen Associates, Inc. John R. Mohn, Insurance Kimple Furniture and Funeral Home Knop Butane Dr. Findley Law Lebbin Oil Co., Inc. LeRoy Zahn, State Farm Insurance LTD Printing Peoples State Bank Trust Co. Pop-N-Shop Richardson Real Estate and Auction G.I. Robinson Rocky's I.G.A. Sam's Repair Snell's Pharmacy The Showcase Stop 2 Shop Dr. Harold Stone Style Cut Barber Shop Tip Top Cleaners Dr. Samuel M. Tyson White, Davis, Patton, Cramer, P.A., C.P.A.'s _________ 104 Contributors