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

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Wrapped in diapers and clutching baby bottles. David Saura, Steve Phillips, Daryn Ross, and Brian Baldwin, seniors, act out a Luvs commercial with announcer Melissa Buckman, senior. On the job at McDonald's. Greg Pennington, senior, spreads pickles on hamburger buns. Many students took on jobs after school to pay for gas. social activities, and clothes. Taking a break from cheerleading practice, Lori Patterson, sopho- more. watches as Tom Rickman, sophomore, takes part in a mock fight with the Tiger mascot. Around an elegant dinner table, Beth Winters. NKC, Scott Hermreck. Troy Jones, juniors, and Andrea Porter, freshman, enjoy prom dinner at the Elms. 4 | One Step Ahead

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Kicking in unison, several sophomore girls enjoy themselves at the last dance sponsored by Student Council. Friday night victory dances were also sponsored by separate classes. Wrapped up in his music. Chuck Quick, senior, plays the tuba at a basketball game. The pep band gave support at all home varsity basketball and football games. Enjoying a friendly conversation, Valerie Bailey and Sharon Sanborn, sophomores, talk between classes. Dances, parties, and other activities gave students a chance to make friends. Hooded in sweats. Craig Leimbach, senior. Scott Mawby. junior. Darren Marriott, and Gary Mawby. seniors watch the wrestling action out on the mats. In a booth at McDonald’s. Jeri Sloan and Sheri Hampton, juniors, eat out during lunch. Open lunch. 45 minutes long, gave many West students a break from the school day. Opening [3

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Planting a kiss on the Tiger mascot, Kristi Sharp, junior, gets into the spirit of things during a football game. The Tiger often joined the cheerleaders to raise crowd support. Sports seasons have their up and down moments. Varsity Wres- tling Coach Bill Tuck shows concern for his wrestlers during a disappointing match. The wrestlers took second at state. Wearing the traditional E-Club pledge sign around her neck, Jill Orava, junior, completes a pledge task by having people auto- graph her roll of toilet paper. With arms in the air and mouths open wide, a crowd of juniors express their class spirit during the spirit week pep rally before the Liberty dueling pistols football game. We couldn’t sit still. Our social lives kept us moving. Victory dances, parties, and trips to the city kept us on the go. At times, it seemed that homework tied us down, whether we were talking to a com- puter, studying for tests, or learning to drive. Some students participated in athlet- ics, while others were satisfied to cheer on the sidelines. Fund-raisers and meetings kept us busy in groups, but sometimes we just wanted to be alone. As individuals we wanted to learn about ourselves. We wanted to stand out in the crowd. For some the pace of high school wasn’t fast enough; others couldn’t keep up. We all had one thing in common. We wanted to be one step ahead. Opening