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

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I hr end of fir ! quarter brought some disap point merits to many students. Sophomore Rhonda Rink looks over her Algebra grade. West High students were given three choices for lunch: the regular school lunch, soup and sandwich lunch or salad. Many area swimming pools were open over Memorial Day Weekend, giving students a chance to slip back into summer one more time. Senior Theresa Jenkins gets in some div- ing practice at Rainbow Swim Club. Cari Orava, junior, poses for her class picture. beginning of school, by Terri Hampton - 11

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Preparations for school begin early Preparation for the beginning of school began for some people as early as June. Mr. Frank McKenzie began his job as superintendent of the Excelsior Springs school district, and Ms. Barbara Martin joined the district as Director of Special Services. Also in June DeCloud studios took senior pictures at West. Secretaries and principals returned to school in August after a one or two month vacation to prepare for the up- coming school year. Fall sports participants, cheerleaders, and the Tigeret- tes also began preparing for their season in the summer months. Approximately two weeks before school began, students reported to school for enrollment. New freshmen roamed the halls at East with a feeling of excitement and dread as their high school future stood before them. New handouts were given at enrollment, and parking stickers were issued to West High students planning to drive to school. School began on Wed., Aug. 29, and students who had spent their summer sleeping late dragged themselves out of bed and struggled to school. During lunch time, many West High students headed for home to keep up with the soap operas. East High students had to be content with relying on mothers and friends for soap opera news. By afternoon, many students realized that summer was indeed over when they were sent home with a pile of homework. Many seniors began attending school on a part-time basis. Several vocational students went to school one or two days a week and worked the rest of the week. At West, 27 seniors attended school only three or four hours a day, 18 seniors planned to graduate at semester and 23 more planned to begin part-time attendance at semester. Victory dances were held in West after every home football game. Sabrina Hoagland, Kelly Alexander and Kathy Wilkins gel down to the latest sounds. Students went through steps preparing for the beginning of school Sheila Brewer works on a tan. Melissa Wendt shops for new school clothes, and Beth Babb gets a haircut from Mike Shephard 10 - beginning of school, by Terri Hampton

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New lot changes create hassles Several changes in the West High parking lot were made over the summer vacation. For the first time, park- ing stickers were issued to students planning to drive to school. One-way enter and exit signs were also added to lower the risks of accidents in the parking lot. By the end of the year, though, students were ignoring the signs and lot once again became a free-for-all. Also for the first time, vocational students were re- quired to ride the bus from West to the Vocational school unless they had the permission of Mr. Roy Smith, director of the Vocational school, to drive. Several students, however, upset by the rule, drove and parked their cars near the school and walked. As with so many other policy changes, those which af- fect students’ desire to drive met with continuing com- plications. The vocational school parking lot had plenty of parking spaces due to a rule that everyone had to ride the bus unless they had special permission to drive. Vocational students David Mills and Angela Brown and Melody Beckwith walk to the vocational school after parking their cars. Junior Sheila Kennedy takes time out from cruisin' to lay frisbee in the Oaks lot. 12 - parking lot improvements, by Terri Hampton v