Ellsworth High School - Elkan Yearbook (Ellsworth, KS)

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KL. 4-'W ' A scHooL CHA GE A students, faculty and com- munity. Two administrators, Charles Bray principal, and Rudy Pouch, director of spe- cial services, resigned at the end of the school year after several years of dedication and service. During his four years as principal, Bray helped change or make additions to over 26 courses in the cur- riculum. He was instrumen- tal in getting recognition of students through the Senior of the Month program, aca- l have enjoyed Ells- worth very much, and l have appreciated the students, faculty and community. Charles Bray Principal FlNlSHlNG TOUCHES: Special services director Rudy Pouch completes his work for the district. ln July he begins his new job as superintendent of Chase County Schools. iPhoto by Amy Snooki 1 24 Administration demic letters and three sport awards. ln addition, he was able to get a new football scoreboard donated to EHS by the Citizens State Bank S Trust Co. of Ellsworth. I feel l have added to the quality of education and im- proved discipline during my tenure. My office has been open to all students and staff for the purpose of ex- pressing concerns, Adiscus- sion of personal problems and for the exchange of ideas helpful to the school, Bray said. Rudy Pouch left the dis- trict after five years of ser- vice. l'm leaving with mixed emotions because there are so many fine people and stu- dents, Pouch said. Pouch served as athletic director for the district's schools and was also in charge of transportation and food services. Although the schools will miss the leadership of Bray and Pouch, many important advances were made in the school system. The Silver- wood Wing was completed and plans were made for construction of two addition- al classrooms at Kanopolis Middle School. Superintendent Bert Hitchcock said that the year was successful because of positive leadership by sen- iors and other individuals of the school. The Silverwood Wing is in excellent shape after a year, which is a credit to stu- dents, faculty, and parents, Hitchcock said. - Kim Hanson - Amy Snook

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J HIGH-TECH DEVICES- part of da y-to-da y Ii ving. To- day's families of the 80's are taking advantage of the vast array of appliances avail- able. The rapidly expanding fields of technology are cre- ating new and more sophisti- cated appliances, such as compact disc players CCD'sJ, VCR's, microwaves, com- puters, and more . . . all this to make life more comfort- able and enjoyable. After first acquiring a new appliance, it takes some time to become familiar with it. Once the owners become acquainted with its usage, they begin to take the appli- ance for granted. Senior Deneen Llrbanek's family often find themselves asking this question, Was there life before micro- waves? Our microwave has practically fixed every meal since we got it except for dessert and oven baked meals, senior Karen Chinn said. Another item high on the list of popularity is the VCR. Many people buy one so they can tape shows they missed due to work or a pre- vious engagement andfor rent tapes and watch popu- lar movies. Because of our VCR, l don't have to go to the mov- ies as often and spend as much money, said Kim Bobbett, junior. Without our VCR and microwave, l wouldn't have anything to watch movies on or to heat anything up real quick. Compact disc players are a very new, sophisticated item out on the market. Very few people acquired one, however, because of their high price tag. I think there is a real dif- ference between the sound of a CD and a tape, said sophomore Scott Truhlar. CD sound is very clear. You can tell the difference if you listen to it after listening to a tape. As these appliances be- come easier to use and can do more functions, the items lose some of their glamour. We have had them long enough that the newness has worn off, and we just use it, Truhlar said. One of the benefits Bob- bett found was, lt is quicker to eat something when you heat it in the mi- crowavef' We have become very dependent upon our micro- wave, Llrbanek said. lt is a lot easier to stick something in the microwave rather than heat up the stove or oven. Appliances are so com- mon now that many people would feel like they were in the stone age without them. Sophomore Toni Kerby says it well. lf we didn't have them, we would go Crazyf, - Mike Bunch - Kris Montgomery his VCR. GOOD TUNES: Senior Trina Fuller enjoys reading a magazine while listening to her stereo. SHOW TIME: Getting ready to watch one of his favor- ite movies, freshman Darren Bigham puts a tape into Feature 1

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Nl' .W--.....,,M, awww,-N SCHOOL BOARD MEM- BERS: Taking care of the de- cisions of District 327 schools are David Bircher, Jan Andrews, Marty Sauers, president Derril Gwinner, Al Erichsen, Nick Slechta and Sandra Pflughoeft. iPhoto by Marisa Ericsoni DEEP CONCENTRATION: School board President Derril Gwinner looks over some important papers for the upcoming meeting. iPhoto by Marisa Ericsonj NOW LOOK HERE: Superintendent Bert Hitchcock checks architectural plans with Gary Karst of Horst, Terrill and Karst for K.M.S. classrooms. iPhoto by Amy Snookj School Board, Administration 125