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

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10 Spirit Week, by Laura Walker

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Slowly, the lights dimmed, and an silenced momentarily as the perform- electric excitement rippled through the ers appeared. Suddenly, thundering audience. Screams and shouts were applause broke loose. The concert had begun. (top) Lead female vocalist of'76 LINDA RONSTADT retaliates at a magazine for a bad review. She announces at her December concert at K.C.’s Municipal Auditorium: “I’d like to dedicate this song to ‘Rolling Stone’ magazine.” She then goes into her hit song, “I’ve been cheated, been mistreated .. .. ” The crowd loves it. (left) Traveling with several other bands, HEAD EAST, a fairly new group, performs their hit, “Love Me Tonight.” (middle right) Anx- ious to meet a member of R.E.O., an avid jam fan attempts to scale the wall, (lower right) A biggie comes to Kansas City-ex-Beatle PAUL MCCARTNEY and his band, WINGS. Here, Paul gives his fans his all. The scene was the same at concerts all over the world, and they all includ- ed that one universal quality called communication. Usually, the performer impressed his audience, and hopefully, he moved them emotionally. An amazing amount of rapport happened at concerts—be- tween two audience members, between an audience member and a stagehand or roadie, and, most important, be- tween an artist and his fans. Atmosphere changed from concert to concert. For example, at one con- cert there may have been a solitary performer on stage, such as Harry Chapin, strumming a box guitar and crooning a ballad. Or there might have been a whole group on stage, such as Kiss, electrify- ing their audience by smashing guitars on a smoke-filled stage, spitting up 1 blood, using the latest gimmicks, like laser lights zapping around overhead, and snow falling from the ceiling. Whatever the mood, concerts pro- vided a type of unity: everyone was there for two reasons—a good show and a good time. concerts, by jan kohl 9

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(left) Time goes backwards for Senior James Brown and Junior Kim Aiello as they await the fifties dance. (below) Swinging to the music at the fifties dance are Juniors Laurie Hall and Michelle Curry. (left) Accepting the Spirit Stick front Se- niors Kim Lockard and Tammy Siegel is Sophomore class president Lisa Malay, (bot- tom left) Tootsie roll pops, placed in football players lockers by Booster Club officer Di- anna Stcver, help boost spirits, (far left) Sophomores are named winners of the Spirit Stick at Friday's game. (top left) Waiting for a late bus home after farmers’ day are Tommy Jones, freshman, and Tony Jones, Sophomore. SpiRIT. SpiRIT. SpiRIT! Intense competition and rivalry characterized Spirit Week, as Sopho- more, Freshman, and Junior classes kept the scores tight right up to the end. Sophomores, demonstrating the most school spirit, beat out Juniors by two-tenths of a point. Gridiron Giant competition was close, too. but Junior enthusiasm held out as their pennies added up to a win for Barry Smith and Kendall Davis. Final scores in dress up competi- tion were: Sophomores 730.9%, Ju- niors 730.7%, Freshmen 724.8%, and Seniors 480.2%. Gridiron Giant money jars earned $140.48 for Juniors, $130.00 for Sophomores, $91.00 for Freshmen and $55.00 for Seniors. A few scattered posters dotted the halls at East. In contrast. Juniors filled the north hall at West to the “max,” while Seniors were out of the running Students found dress up a refresh- ing change of pace. Some of the more unusually dressed were David Lynch and R.C. Keeton on roller skates for sports day. On cowboys’ day Rodney Baxter carted a saddle with him from class to class. Spirit Week, by Laura Walker 11