Excelsior Springs High School - Tiger Yearbook (Excelsior Springs, MO)

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Homeward bound to a night of study and perhaps a game . of basketball. Tigers trudge through another 180 days at ESHS The typical Tiger day usually began with a yawn. Pre- school meetings, make-up tests and newspaper interviews often required early rising. Most students found it enough of a responsibility to be in their seat by the 8:40 bell. Intervals between classes were marked by the 452 shouts of “hi in only 3 minutes. Noise heightened at the 5 minute class change, when the school echoed the slam of locker doors, drop of books and a longer talk with friends. When classes dismissed for lunch, students surged to the lunchroom crowding into single file lines. Endless lectures by teachers, cramming for a pop quiz, doing research on the history of the English language for a term paper due tomorrow, and cleaning out dirty test tubes combined to make a somewhat typical Tiger day. But “leisure is the reward of labor” and Tigers took free advantage. The bumpy ride home on the yellow school bus was only too welcome. Club meetings required a later stay at school or an early return that evening. However, when finally home, the students became guys and girls doing their own thing. Of course, everyone must find time for studying and Pam Cantrell is no exception. The final bell and everyone is off and running, some to clubs, some to practice and some to the books.

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 A rude awakening. Sophomore, Dennis Wood starts his day off with a clean shave. You can’t get bored in shop, there is always something to do. Volleyball intramurals helped a lot of ambitious tigers start their days off right.

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Students participate During working hours seniors Kay Turner and Terry Williams color eggs and prepare Easter baskets at Mattingly's in preparation for the Easter holidays. Joe Kaiser demonstrates his ability on the parallel bars by doing a shoulder stand on them during this years’ gymnastic assembly. in outside activities Although school is the main thing in student’s lives now, they have various other activities. These may be extracur- ricular school of outside school activities. Home responsibilities take up much time. At this age, students arc expected to help in homemaking by cleaning the house, doing washing, purchasing groceries, washing the car, cooking meals, and babysitting with younger family members. Extra money is provided by numerous jobs held by stu- dents in the community. These jobs include working in grocery stores, dime stores, filling stations, and hospitals. Churches involve the younger generation with youth fel- lowship groups. The Christian Athletes Association has ac- tivities such as camps in the summer, and regular meetings with guest speakers, for boys interested in athletics. For entertainment there are movies shown at the local theater, and many nice eating places. With metropolitan Kansas City being close by, its entertainment facilities may be utilized. These may include the Kansas City Philhar- monic, drive in theaters and other theaters such as Starlight in the summer, and Municipal Auditorium where sports shows and rock concerts featuring popular bands are offer- ed. School isn’t the only activity in the life to a student, and ESHS students actively involve themselves in many differ- ent activities. On the job Jackie Beckman babysits with her little sister Jody. While reading her a story, Jody decides it is past her bedtime. 8