Ellinwood High School - Eagle Yearbook (Ellinwood, KS)

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SIMPLY llttfaiLe- h Pep Club brought back to life After nine years Pep Club was reinstated. Pep Club had a mini-cheerlead- ing camp with the cheer- leaders before school start- ed in the high school gym. The Pep Club and cheer- leaders held rallies before the football games and painted signs to plaster the halls. It helped out the cheer- leaders because people were doing things with them, said senior Steph- ani Tien. For traditional Spirit Week, students wore bob- by socks, dressed identi- cally, created uniforms, wore something from a college, and donned their best clothes. Junior Ty Hazen earned the Mr. Irresistible title with the most hush buttons from the girls. Thursday night after cruising up and down Main street in a caravan, stu- dents roared with life at the football practice field pep assembly. A burning Kins- ley dummy toppled from the blazing bonfire while the crowd chanted Go El- linwood, beat Kinsley. The Pep Club did a line dance with the cheerlead- ers, and there was a cake eating contest between seniors Brad Stephens and Jeff W. Carr. Senior Kent Roberts was named Mr. Cool for sitting on a bag of ice during the bonfire pep assembly. Heather Christiansen Justin Knupp EHS TODAY STOMP 'EM. For the class of '88 Jennifer Kowalsky, Tim Carpenter, Tanya Owens, Allan Zuhars, and Matt Hammeke paint the Peoples State Bank and Trust windows for spirit week. 10 SPIRIT

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LOCAL Eugene Huslig EAGLE ABOVE THE CROWD. During the summer, a new water tower was built on the north edge of town to provide additional water for the community. Martin Ahrens LEADER MEW TRACK. A new rubberiz- ed surface replaced the asphalt on the track as the 1986-87 school year began. RAILROAD STATION RENOVATED. The old railroad depot, after many years of ciisuse, was renovated into the new home for the American Legion. Ellinwood experiences change The school board voted in favor of having new track and tennis courts in- stalled. The last time that the track was resurfaced was in the summer of 1979 with asphalt. The new surface consisted of a rub- berized type of material. The new track is really nice. It's fun to run on and it looks a lot better than it used to. The rubberized material makes it a lot easier on your legs, said senior Lori Salem. The city dug into the budget to build a new water tower on the north edge of town. Nick LoBurgio bought Waxy’s cafe from the old owners. The American Legion moved from its former position on First Street to the renovated railroad station on 56 highway. “The new building looks lots better than that old one did. The deck will be a good addition for them to use in the summer, said sophomore Trina Kinsinger. The construction of the new road between Ellin- wood and Great Bend caused disruption of the routine drive to Great Bend. A drive-thru was added to the Dairy Queen to pro- vide customers with better service. Jerome Huslig presided over the city as he served his second term as mayor. Eldon Hamm moved his office building from the basement of the bank to the building that houses Richardson Real Estate. The After Harvest Fes- tival was held once again in the summer. For a money making project, the cheerleaders sponsored a dunking booth at Wolf Park. John and Chris Mohn purchased the Ellinwood Leader from Paul Jones, John Sayler, both of Lyons; and Karl Gaston, Ellsworth. Our motive was to re- turn the ownership to Ellin- wood and give us the opportunity to improve the quality of the Leader and the school journalism de- partment,” said John Mohn, high school publica- tions adviser. Brian Hood MINI-MAG 9

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PRESS COVERAGE. In a pep assembly skit, sophomore Doug Brubaker inter- views Head Football Coach Craig Schneider about the outcome of Friday night’s game. SPELLING PROBLEMS. Painting win- dows during spirit week can be con- fusing. Sophomore Diane Hoar said, “I was stupid enough to tell Justin (yearbook photographer) what I had done and he took my picture wiping it off.” Justin Knupp EHS TODAY “I think school spirit is going to be great with the clubs we have. The Bleacher Bums and the Pep Club. More people are interested in cheering and being part of the group.” Junior Steve Moris Justin Knupp EHS TODAY SPIRIT 11