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

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“We don’t let heat, rain, or anything else get in our way.” —Roger Stucki Students start year sweating it out by Candi Munsterman To prepare for the season ahead of them, the football team held their first practice August 10. Kevin Stanley, senior, commented about the heat, “You try and do things to overcome the heat by drinking lots of liquids. You don’t think anything about it.” The football team first worked on of- fensive drills. Then they scrimmaged for about a week and a half. According to Stanley, they had a good turn out at practice; everyone came on time. Head Coach Ken Southwick com- mented on the team’s accomplishments during summer practices. “We put in a new offense called a wing-t. It’s an older offense which was drilled on a week.” The Tigers had a team meeting the night before Meet the Tigers and chose four co-captains: Seniors Kevin Stanley, Mike Marsh, Darren Marriott, and Gary Mawby. “The band is finally realizing a fam- ily attitude, with this attitude it has be- come a more worthwhile organization,” Brian Poston, band director, said. The ESHS Marching Black and Gold Band held their first practice August 15, dur- ing the morning and afternoon. The first week the band worked on march- ing fundamentals. The second week they learned their first drill to “Dra- matic Opener” for the first football game. During the summer, the Black and Gold Band attended a Drum and Bugle Corps show at Shawnee Mission South High School. The colorguard also practiced with the band. They held additional prac- tices on Tuesdays and Fridays to learn skills essential to the colorguard. As an enthusiasm builder for sum- mer practices, Poston revealed each letter of the word PRIDE in chalk be- ginning on the 50 yard line. Junior Lesa Wait, first year drum major, said, “The band has come a long way, and I’m glad I am a part of this organization. I like being drum ma- jor because I’m able to accept the re- sponsibility so easily.” , On August 15, the Girls Volleyball Team began their first summer prac- tice. Jill Orava, junior, who went to camp at Lamoni, Iowa, commented, “1 learned a lot at the camp. You have three practices a day. The instructors give you a skills test. Then they divide you into different groups according to how well you did on the skills test.” During the week of June 20-23, the Excelsior Springs Cheerleaders went to camp at Maryville. JV cheerleaders brought home four ribbons for each day they participated. Varsity cheerleaders brought home the Spirit Stick and four ribbons also. “I learned new chants and cheers, had fun, and made new friends at the camp,” JV Captain Angie Clevenger, junior, com- mented. The Tigerettes went to camp at SMSU in Springfield, Mo., during the week of August 1-5. Approximately 900 girls attended the camp from the Mid-West. They were conducted by the Superstar Drill Team. Only 19 of the 20 Tigerettes were able to attend the camp. The captains were Donna Kirby and Margie Husher, seniors. Head choreographer was Susan Shouse, ju- nior, and the sponsor was Judy Stonum. At the end of the camp, nine sweep- stakes awards were given to outstand- ing squads. The Tigerettes were one of the nine squads to receive the award. “We don’t let heat, rain, or anything else get in our way,” said Roger Stucki, Boys Cross Country Coach. Practices were held August 15-20. Because of the extreme heat, they had to be cautious, cut back some, watch out for signs of heat illness, and drink plenty of liquids to allow everyone to adapt physically. “I feel that many of our players this year have a strong desire to do well, and will play a lot this coming summer. If this is so, and everyone continues to improve as well as this past year, I think we will have a very strong and successful season,” Paul Allen, girls tennis coach, said. The girls tennis practices began Au- gust 15, but the starting time was moved back to 8 a.m. due to the extreme heat. Practices started off with some flexi- bility work for about 10 minutes. Then there were usually some group instruc- tion on some type of shot or drill the girls would be working on to start hitting. At the end of each practice, the teams did sprints, agility drills, and other things to give some work to con- ditioning. None of the girls went to camp to play tennis this summer, but Leslie Livingston and Sandy McGinnis, juniors, played some tours and did very well. “We have improved a lot from last year when we only won two matches,” Allen said. Each Tiger organization began its practice during the summer to better itself and to learn the basic fundamentals before the school year began. This procedure allowed more time to drill on difficult skills when their schedule began. 8 I Summer Practices

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Before the day begins, students at East mingle out front. School began one half hour earlier this year. a Members of the student team practice before taking on the faculty in the annual game sponsored by Student Council. Courtwarming royalty pose for pictures after the coronation. Lisa Painter, senior, was crowned Courtwarming queen. We’re number one! is expressed by Jeff Winkler, freshman, and Jimmy Stewart, sophomore, as they clown around. Souvenir. Something kept or serving as a reminder of a place, person, or occasion. Pressed flowers, team pictures, and old notes from friends are souvenirs collected from our high school years. We remember the good times: our first Homecoming, crazy times with our friends, and our first love. We remember the bad times: losing the Liberty game, the times we let our parents down, and losing a close friend. These are the memories we hold in our mind. We all had different lifestyles. Jobs, home- work, and other interests kept us busy between school activities. Sometimes we jammed our weekends with concerts, parties, or cruising. Then there were times we want- ed to stay home and get away from it all. The quiet times let us remember the souve- nirs we had put aside. We captured the moments. The camera caught Tracy Banning, junior. Tammy Roane. Leigh Gantt, and Lori Painter, juniora, off guard. senior [Student Life Student Life| 7

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Head Coach Ken Southwick and Defensive Back and Receiver Coach Dave Schmidt in- structs the team on pursuit drills during the summer. During the mini-clinic this summer. Leanne Wormsley. junior, gives future cheerleaders a pep talk. Donna Elder, freshman, prepares for the next manuever during summer rehearsals. Coach Gregg Williams assists Kevin Stanley, senior who is “sweating it out” during warm-ups. Summer Practices |9