Ervin Junior High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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I R ' T1-IE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH: Ervin was again Number One this year in United Fund Campaign giving. The total building contribution for both students and teachers was Sl95l.06. Pioneers contrib- uted more than 102, of the 515,000 goal that Eastern jackson County had for its schools. How sweet it was! . . . If you have a sweet tooth, we hope you didn't miss Ervin's Annual Candy Sale. Prizes were awarded to the students who sold the most candy: Pounds were awarded to the students who ate the most candy. Without a doubt, Ervin's PTA is tops! Our PTA ladies helped with the Candy Sale, sponsored Art and Creative Writing Contests, donated typing skills to Ervin teachers and whatever was necessary to support and improve the caliber of parent- teacher relationships. Why, they even gave apples to the teachers . . . These same teachers became the apples of our eyes when they began sporting the new gold sweaters. School spirit hit the top of the charts thanks to their enthusiasm. Yea, Goldl Gold! Let's hear it for the Gold! Ervin's traditional Christmas festivities were held Wednesday, December 22, amid much animated anticipation. Christmas traveling, assemblies and room parties, provided a good time for all . . . Next year, couldn't we just send cards? . . . Thanks to Ervinites the students at the B.W. Shepard School had a Merry Christ- mas. According to Frank fSantaj Bol- becker, Ervin students outdid themselves this year as they filled a large truck with gifts, stockings and Christmas cards. For the first time in Ervin's history, the ninth grade basketball team took First Place in the Center North Tournament, November 30-December 3. RAI-I! . . . We thank all the basketball, football, volley- ball and track, teams for a really terrific showing. lt's an old Ervin tradition. .U . .. The 1976-77 school year saw the initiation of a new program for Ervin's functional Brought to you by Barlow and Dailey, Ervin's answer to Barnum and Bailey education students. This new event was the Special Olympics, a nation-wide pro- gram sponsored by the jospeh P. Kennedy, jr. , Foundation. On january 27, Ervin's teams participated in a tournament in which our Boys' A team came in Second and the girls' team came in Third. These wins made Ervin's squads eligible to enter statewide competition. They've only just begun . . . Reading Month was a smash hit with most Ervinites. Thanks to the faculty and library personnel here at Ervin, book- worms are continually receiving a very nourishing diet. Remember, a book a day keeps illiteracy away . . . The new and innovative reading contests prompted stu- dents of every caliber to read for fun and prizes -- but we had to keep reminding Jaime Greenwell that DICK AND JANE books didn't count . . . Of course, there are two sides to these stories . . . Bool Hissll No, these words were not the reaction to our punsg they were standard reactions to the villain of Ervin's 1977 Spring Melodrama: Adrift in New York or Her First False Step, written by Ad- dison Aulger. This play featured a Star- studded cast. For details, see your sou- venir program . . . Congratulations to Ms. Brown, cast and company, on a fine production. Our compliments on the fancy footwork. Perhaps Mike Newman should check for an opening as an Arthur Murray dance instructor . . . And a one and a two To Mrs. Thompson and Pathfinder staff: Thanks for a job well done. By the way, Ervinites really liked the Pat on the Back column -- especially those who broke their arms to get in it. QWe can't help it, PUNS ARE FUND A FINAL NOTE: Nurse jones requests that these items be claimed immediately: an old brovxm sock, one half-licked Toot- sie-Pop, an unsolved story problem, Ralph Conner . . .

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