Elsberry High School - Smoke Signal Yearbook (Elsberry, MO)

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LIFE IN THE PflbT In the post year, many events occurred. Cvents uuhich affect our town, notion, and world. A poll token across the notion determined the most memorable events, people, and things. The best remembered movie. TOP GUN; the top song, That's UUhot Friends Are For; ond the most memo- rable person, the President of the United States, Ronald Reagan. Sport fans remembered most the error in the UUorld Series which caused the victory to go to the Mets. Some of the happy times reflect- ed upon across the notion ond the world were the return of Holley’s comet, the celebration of the Statue of Liberty, the oir lift of groin, Hands across America, which several Clsberry students partici- pated in. and the Royal UUedding. Cach of these events, people, and things wos video toped and placed in a time capsule so future generations could see what America was like in the year 1986. The raising of the speed limit to 65 mph on some inter- state highways affected many Missourians. Still closer to home were the many events ot €HS. In the foil some of the highlights were the soft- boll team becoming District Champions, the classes decorating the floats to carry out the theme, That's entertainment!, with Cindy Roy and Charles Kinsler being crowned Foil Festival King ond Queen, ond Barnwarming being sponsored by FFR, with Shellie Mogwitz and Jimmy Lovelace becoming the new king ond queen. The first event for the winter months was the Sadie Hawkins Donee sponsored by NHS, with the winners of the lip synching contest be- ing Dovid Lee Roth portrayed by students, Lee Cheek, Mike Bailey, Glen Bartlett, and Mark Ham- mock. Soon after Sadie Hawkins wos Christmas Dance, sponsored by the senior class. It was cer- tainly o Night to Remember with the crowning of Corey Tobias ond Shellie Mogwitz os the 1986-87 Royalty. In February the school's annual spirit week was held with the senior class winning the spirit tro- phy. The crowning of Marsha Hagemeier ond Gregg UUhite os Homecoming King and Queen concluded the week of fun. Prom, sponsored by the junior class set off the spring activities with the theme, Never Soy Good- bye, crowning Julie Hogemeier and Kyle Rimel os the new royalty. This wos a year for celebrities to visit our school. Carolyn Lesser and Lorry Shies, authors of children stories, presented o writing seminar to the Cnglish dosses. Loter on in the year, Greg Denmon, poet and storyteller from Colorado, presented a program on creative writing. Students of CHS receiving I ratings ot the annual academic contest were: Lori Crossman. Typewriter Production (Novice); Kathy Schieffer, accounting (Novice). Cric Korosick, senior American History; Joe Hunter and Henry Burkemper, Alegbro II: and Loren Kohl in Physics. Jenny Lynn UUoll placed third in storytelling ot District Speech Contest entitling her to go to State. Vic Parson in Residentail Plumbing and Stanton UUheeler in Civic Related Industrials (o written test) placed first at the VICA District Contest with Mark Anthony placing second in electronics (o written test). Kathy Schieffer placed second in Data Pro- cessing Concepts ot the FBLA District Contest. These students also attended state contest in their event. At state competition, Stanton UUheeler placed first and Kothy Schieffer placed eighth. The boys' basketball team received a trophy for sportsmanship in both tournaments in which they competed. The cheerleaders received the Vivian S. UUilliams Outstanding Cheerleader Award in the Bowling Green Competition. The boys' track team received fifth ot the 6MO Conference track meet with the girls’ track team placing fourth. Kyle Blair wos named the Conference Runner. At the district competition the Oreo Gong, Kyle Blair, Spooky Linson. Ryan Collins, Ronneil Powell, and Curtis Og- den, alternate, placed first in the 800 meter relay, and 400 meter relay. At the state level, the team placed third. The mile relay team, Curtis Ogden, Ronneil Powell, Ryan Collins, Spooky Linson, ond Stonton UUheeler, alternate, also received first. Kyle Blair placed first in the long jump and the 100 meter dosh. Ronneil Powell placed second in the long jump. This year without a doubt wos a great year fil- led with many good times ond happy memories. The Smoke Signal Vearbook Staff hopes that this year's book will serve as a reminder of oil the happy mo- ments ot €HS on this doy ond always. 2

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