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

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Spa community involves high school students Excelsior Springs began as a health haven because of its natural mineral springs. It became famous the world over and helped many arthritic or in other ways diseased persons. This outlook has changed, and the community, although still having the famous mineral water, is moving in new directions and is progressing very much. Yearly new businesses are added and new buildings arc being constructed. Students of the Excelsior Springs High School are very much community minded and school spirited. They take part in many community activities; such as the Mineral Water Bowl parade with the marching band. Drill Team, and other entries. Most students have jobs in many of the business places of the community. The re- ligious groups in many churches of Excelsior Springs are actively supported by high school students. The community, in turn, is active in school affairs. Much support is given school football, basketball, wrestling, track, and other sport games, as well as school plays and special school assemblies for the public. Businessmen support the school paper, “Tiger Tales , by buying ad space in it to help finance it. Excelsior Springs provides a cooperative setting for the high school, teaching many young persons the fundamentals of what may become their life work. It also may become the place where they, in turn, settle and help in continuing it’s progress. This view of the high school shows the school coining events sign and the doors to the auditorium. Through this entrance many persons have entered to sec graduations, commencements, and school produced plays for several generations. The Hall of Waters houses the administrative depart- ments of Excelsior Springs and the police department, as well as providing a health bar for the famous mineral wa- ters, and mineral baths. Table of Contents Page Academics 20 Organizations 30 Sports 50 Personalities 70 Index 100 Acknowledgements 104 3

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■f «t UICNTT PDOUO Of COACH IOHUCMI «0 OUR TIGERS L The Clay County State Bank lends en- couragement by displaying this sign after the Tigers broke their football string of wins. The front entrances of the Excelsior Springs High School are shown. This building has housed students since 1929; many still in the community, being alumni. One of the newest buildings in Excelsior Springs is the Clay County State Bank. Its progressive, modern architecture gives a forward look to the community. Two sophomores, Molly Morgan and Mary Staponski, take an active part in community life by riding their horses in the Annual Mineral Water Bowl Parade. 2

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Individuals illustrate doing your own thing Turning on to the vibrations of soul and mind music. Killing time watching the clocks with the jumpy hands that sud- denly stopped at five minutes to twelve. Whooping with excitement as Linzy Teegarden crosses the white line. Cringing as Mr. Campbell walks in the room just after someone sent a paper wad soaring. Sighing with relief as that last daily bell rings. These moments combined to make the 1968-69 school year unique and unforgettable. Nothing especially unique happened to the group of people that make up ESHS. The cheerleaders yelled as a squad, sport competition was rated by success as a team and the yearbook was put out by a staff. But what made the year different and personal was the make up of indi- vidual persons. The most memorable highlights were the actions of individuals that “Candid Camera” has yet to catch. The memory of teachers who really cared about a student’s progress and the mem- ory of teachers that based a student’s progress on merely points. The memory of friends who listened when everything went wrong and the memory of friends who listened and told everything that went wrong. The memory of actions: a smile, a walk, an accent. The mem- ory of the individual . . . doing his own thing. Senior Kathy Harris is caught in the act of decorating the clock for Christmas. Senior Jim Lehew finds time to demonstrate his own thing by staring into the camera. 4 Junior Garry Yack, overcome by the work in his daily schedule, manages to squeeze in a rest period. It works, too, as long as the teacher doesn’t notice.