Ellinwood High School - Eagle Yearbook (Ellinwood, KS)

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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

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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

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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