Ellsworth High School - Elkan Yearbook (Ellsworth, KS)

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An extravagant theme: 035730950 utrageousness did this really describe the year? The yearbook staff believed it did, it was the perfect theme. ln fact, the idea came from the students after survey- ing them on what they thought the year was about. And why not? Students came back from another year of summer's fun to the completion of the new wing. Rumors began to fly about school starting late because a deluge of wa- ter covered much of the Commons area after water was turned on either by mistake or intentionally. Many magazines and 12 new books were lost in the flooded area. But, never- theless, school started on time, Au- gust 25, with 234 students seeing the new addition for the first time. l MEMORABLE MOMENT: Receiving recogni- tion for her father, Helen Silverwood, a resi- dent of Ellsworth, shows her pride at the dedi- cation ofthe new Silverwood Wing. iPhoto by Marisa Ericsonj Opening After IO months of work, starting in October of 1985, the new addition of the high schol was finally complet- ed. The new wing consisted of 14 classrooms, a mechanical room and a kitchen storage area. Along with the handiness of the new classrooms was the parking lot in the back of the building. Finally, there was enough room for everybody to park close to the high school. On October 19 the Ellsworth-Kano- polis School District dedicated the new wing in memory of a former su- perintendent, O.J. Silverwood. His three children, Helen of Ellsworth, Jack of Pasadena, California, and Kermit of Tampa, Florida, were guests of honor receiving recognition for their father. m9141999 We feel elated that this action was taken. My father was a strict disciplinarian, not only with his chil- dren, but with his students, Kermit Silverwood said. l feel very proud that they would remember my father after all these years, said Helen Silverwood. lt is a wonderful gesture, and it would be wonderful if he could have been here. After being crowded into mobile classrooms for several years, stu- dents and teachers were happy to finally have more space in the new Silverwood Wing. lt was an outra- geous beginning. - Pam Schmidt - Denise Woodbury

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W '57 5 97,599 W7ZM6W Ellsworth Hugh School Ellsworth, KS 67439 Volume 35 GO' BEARCATS GO' Dur mg Homecoming week Bud dy Bear dlsplays hrs school splrlt at the Ellsworth Grade School The elementary stu dents named the bear iPhoto by Marisa Erlcsonl Tltle - 1 y

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WORKING HARD: Getting ready for school to begin, sophomore Christy Fleming stamps new books for the different classes as part of a Kayette project. iPhoto by Marisa Ericsonl OLITRAGEOLIS SIGN: To liven up the atmosphere, cheerleaders hang up hall signs. This helps the athletes know that the student body is behind them all the way. iPhoto by Trina Fullerl rs VISITING TIME: Students converse in the new Silverwood Wing before, during, or after school to hear the latest news, iPhoto by Trina Fullery ALL ABOARD: The Kansas Special, Union Pacific's steam engine no. 8444, stopped in Ellsworth on its way to Topeka on August 28 for Kansas' 125th anniversary. Nearly a thousand gathered near the old train depot on Main Street. iPhoto by Trina Fullerl Opening 3