Ellinwood High School - Eagle Yearbook (Ellinwood, KS)

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photo by John R. Mohn PARTY: EHS Today staff throws a going away bash for foreign exchange student Ilja Tuechter. Tuechter left to live with his family who also came from Germany for the US to live in Chicago. Staff members were (first row) Sherry Farthing, Damon Carson, Ilja Tuechter, (second row) Steve Moris, Dayla Doll, Tina Pelrson, Todd Ferlig, Shane Tchubb, Debbie Otis, Stacy Brown, (third row) Larry Huslig, Steve Schlotthauer, Jennifer Shartz, Stephanie Westerman, Mark Pohlman, Kristi Klepper, Eagle staff member Justin Knupp, and Grant Bowman. Not pictured Miriam Biays, Sandy Wornkey, and Janelle Kerschner. photo by J. Knupp EASY DOES IT: Junior Audra Knop cuts out copy for her mystic blues cho- rus layout in preparation for pasting up for the Eagle’s first deadline. 27

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Court ruling makes censorship possible Although the year for El IS Today and the yearbook (The Eagle) started out very much like any other, students working on both publications studied closely the Federal Supreme Court ruling in the Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier case allowing high school authorities to censor the work written by both staffs before being publicized. By the end of the year, the authori- ties had not used their powers on either publication; however, some stu- dents felt threatened by the possibility of having a piece of work censored by the principal or adviser and let this threat influence the manner in which they wrote. “I’m more cautious about what I write now,” said Eagle staff member Stacy Shields. “I always get lots of people to read over my copy and make sure there’s nothing in it that would offend someone. It’s sort of hard to be as carefree in choosing your subject matter. What may have once been a very interesting and talked about sub- ject could now be a hush-hush issue.” Some felt the decision wouldn’t affect the journalism department at Ellinwood High School. “I don’t think the Supreme Court ruling will affect our journalism department because I don’t think the principal or adviser will exercise their authority,” said EHS Today staff mem- ber Stacy Brown. Still others felt that it may make a drastic change in the future. “I’m afraid it’s going to change the nature of high school journalism,” said publications adviser John Mohn. “I think it’s a step 20 years backward in time.” by Dead ra Spring 26 photo by J. Knupp NEWSPAPER PASTEUP: EHS Today editor in chiefTodd Fertig makes sure the copy fits on the staPslast deadline. “I do not look at the decision as a reason to use any power to censor student publications. I believe the Mr. Mohn is in a position to advise the newspaper and yearbook staff as to what is acceptable. If this occurs, and I have no reason to believe other- wise, we will never have a situation arise that would force any kind of censorship.” Don Caflee, principal EAGLE f NEWSPAPER It YEARBOOK

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Experience is gained through the practice of 'hands on' teaching Have you ever stopped to think where we would be today if industrial arts classes weren’t offered? We wouldn’t have mechanics to fix our vehicles or carpenters to build our houses, the list goes on and on. Although auto mechanics wasn’t offered at Ellinwood High School, many others industrial arts classes were, such as Vo ag I, Animal Science, Agri Mechanics, Farm Management with Howard Wallace and Wood- working I and II taught by Fred Gunn or General Metals, Construction Tra- des, and Mechanical Drawing I, II, and III with Monty Enright. Students enrolled in classes taught by Mr. Wallace cranked out a wide variety of projects. A cattle chute, storage shed, picnic tables, and round bale feeders are just a few of the projects that were made and later sold at the FFA Action. Other items such as trailers, gates, benches, floor jacks, spurs and much more were made for personal use. Production level was also high in Mr. Gunns’ woodworking classes. Beds, night stands, mirror stands, and shelves are only a few of the projects tackled by the students. “I made a TV stand, stereo cabinet, and a foot stool to help furnish my house,” said senior Justin Smith. While Mr. Wallace and Mr. Gunn taught their classes inside, Mr. Eright took his class outside to work on their construction trades project. Other than the time it took to build a few projects for people who reques- ted the construction trades help, the class spent most their time working at the American Legion. “Having only two people in construction trades wasn’t too bad because we got to do more and learn more. If there would have been more people in the class, we probably wouldn’t have received free popcorn while we worked at the Legion,” said junior David Anderson. by Dcodra Spring 28 “We had planned to finish two sheds this year but only completed one. We lost a lot of school days because both kids were involved in school activities. Usually with more students, you will have enough students left over to still work those days. I was very pleased with Grant and David. They worked hard and learned a lot about construction.” Monty Enright, instructor EAGLE INDUSTRIAL ARTS