Ellsworth High School - Elkan Yearbook (Ellsworth, KS)

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I Dare You Award A Boys' State A BEST lf you don't give awards, there is no way to praise the s t u d e n t f o r achieving. -Dennis Boepple. counselor -.l- S I 'Q 5 Q a gf-'Q sm , , 'MI--Y.. 'si v f-f , it 2 .tif ae- f QUILL AND SCROLL: ffront rowj Kim Kohls, Shane Russell, Ron Davis, Jrg Csecond rowj: Kristin Montgomery, Kim Hanson, Stephanie Friesen, Denise Woodbury, fthird rowjz Mike Erbert, Yvonda Smith, Kevin Kohls, Amy Snookg Cback rowj Jeanette Wright, Marisa Ericson, Trina Fuller, Mary Dolezal. iPhoto by Rita Cisnerosi I DARE YOU: Principal Charles Bray presented the I Dare You Award to ' juniors Scott Mullen and Kim Svaty. iPhoto by Marisa Ericsonj VOICE OF DEMOCRACY: Sophomore Scott Truhlar was awarded first place in the Voice of Democracy contest. iPhoto by Marisa Ericsoni Awards 57

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os . .t 3 5 .i fi 5 tt' 'Q 'W3'.'?fi'5f5if5il Yi ' r fl-:itll Girls' State A Quill and Scroll A I Dare You Award A Boys' State A Quill and Scroll A ot just seniors get recognition for the activities they h a v e d o n e throughout the year. Linder- classmen also get awarded for their achievements. One of the awards for both junior and senior jour- nalists was the Quill and Scroll award. To qualify for this award a student had to be in the upper one-third of their class in grade point average, they must have done superior work in some phase of journalism, they must have been recom- mended by the supervisor of their publication, and they must have been approved by the secretary-treasurer of the society. The I Dare You Award was given to juniors Scott Mullen and Kim Svaty, after being selected by a faculty committee which was ap- pointed by Principal Charles Bray. The winners received the book I Dare You and a certificate. Each year the American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary sponsors the Kan- sas Girl's and Boy's State. The delegates were chosen from a list of Ellsworth High juniors who have maintained a B average. It was held in June. An award for sophomores was the Hugh O'Brien Award, which is sponsored by actor Hugh O'Brien. Joe Pilsl won this award over all other sophomores after he submitted an essay to be ranked by a special commit- tee. ln addition, Pilsl re- ceived a trip to the state con- vention where two delegates were chosen to represent Kansas at the national con- vention. lf you don't give awards and recognition, there is no way to praise the student for achieving, said Dennis Boepple, guidance counsel- or. - Denise Woodbury - Pam Schmidt HUGH O'BRlEN: Sophomore Joe Pilsl received the Hugh O'Brien Award. iPhoto by Kim Kohlsj GIRLS' AND BOYS' STATE DELE- GATES: ifront rowj: Kim Hanson. Marci Llrbanek, Tina Snyder, Mitzi Sneath: lback rowj: Paul Rodriguez, John Whitmer, Robert McCreight, Scott Mullen. iPhoto by Marisa Er- icsonl 56 Awards M? . f 4 , ' it ' .. - : l. 41.2. V, . yy ' 'Y .ft ':TV '?5-if 3i, 1it 7 yt ' , f 't-gg i-,..sQ,.,s.git.- t i ' P tl f ay.-igtf .tt .1 i

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Honor E A Scholastic Honor Group A National Honor Society A Senior of the Month A DA ?'?9'X7itQi rwwm . it W l, r try. D B5 gi fter a tough year of making the grades and keep- ing active, many members of the senior class were not able to have as much fun as hoped. Howev- er, upon completing their fi- nal days of their high school career, seniors, at last, had moments of enjoyment. The enjoyment came from re- ceiving numerous amounts of scholarships, awards, and honors. Nearly 55 percent of the graduating seniors were list- ed as members of the Honor E Society. Those who were honored were required to have a 3.0 GPA or better SENIOR OF THE MONTH: The faculty nominates and selects the Senior of the Month, a program that is sponsored by the Citizen's State Bank and Trust Co. of Ellsworth. At the end of the year, they were honored with a dinner at the Brookville Hotel. lfront rowjz Deneen Llrbanek, Mary Dolezal, Marisa Ericson, Jeanette Wright, Karen Chinng fback rowjz Joe Maze, Kevin Kohls, Nick Rodriguez, Ron Davis, Jr. NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY: ffront rowj: Jennifer Lovensteing tsecond rowl: Ron Davis, Jr., Jim Bachg tback rowj: Karen Chinn, Marisa Ericson, Mary Dolezal. iPhoto by Chris Ostroml 58 Honors and have at least 100 points earned through academics and activities. The honor E pin was given after the first 100 points were accu- mulated, and a bar was awarded upon receiving each additional 50 points. Selected by their scholas- tic achievements, the top 10 percent of the senior class was named as members of the Scholastic Honor Group. Approximately lO per- cent of the graduated were chosen by the faculty to re- ceive membership to the Na- tional Honor Society, based upon leadership, service, character, and GPA. Seven seniors were award- ed President Reagan's Aca- demic Fitness Award. After meeting certain require- ments, Jeff Allen, Karen Chinn, Mary Dolezal, Mark Johnston, Jennifer Loven- stein, Gena Miles and Ellen Smith were presented with the award. The Kansas State High School Activities Associ- ation Good Citizen Award was given to Pete Cisneros and Karen Chinn. This award was based on the stu- dent's patriotism and willing- ness to improve the school. Mary Dolezal was chosen to receive the DAR award after being selected by class- mates and the faculty. The National Choral Award and the John Phillip Sousa Award was presented to two students in the music department. Ellen Smith was chosen by chorus mem- bers to receive the National Choral Award, and Nick Ro- driguez was chosen by band members to receive the John Phillip Sousa Award. When Charles Bray, prin- cipal, introduced the senior class with their honors he said, This class never quits. - Pam Schmidt - Denise Woodbury