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

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Members of the Grovers Comers Looking out at the stars, Rebecca Choir practice a song. The choir (Heather Richard, fr.) and George was directed b Simon Stimson Gibbs (Jeff Mills, so.) discuss a lel- (Curt Smoot, so.). ter Rebecca received. In the dead zone, cast members Town encouraged audience members to live life to the fullest. At the breakfast table, Wally (Bri- an Mlika, fr.) and Emily (Kathy Pace, jr.) eat while Mrs. Webb (Nadine Lusan, jr.) tells them to slow down. Listening to the choir practice, tmily Webb (Kathy Pace, jr.) helps George Gibbs with his homework. Fall Play 13

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Actors welcome audience to Our Town” and life as a whole are daily trials that were dealt with in was presented November 8 and 9, in the East High In the play. Emily Webb George Gibbs (Jeff Mills, gether as next door neigh- bors Later, after their high school commencement, they fall in love and get married. Emily dies several years later while giving birth to their second child. Emily comes back and relives her twelfth birthday It was at couldn't live in the past. The play was dedicated to Christy Cox, senior, who played Mrs. Webb. She was replaced by Nadine Lusan, junior, after a fatal car accident The play was written by Thornton Wilder and direct- ed by Luella Aubrey. The student director was Tammy Unger, junior Aubrey said, Some of the things that happened during the play were devas- tating, but through a lot of work and prayer we were able to come off with an exceptional play. Senior Bill Hall who por- trayed stage manager, said, I felt the play went over extremely well! I really enjoyed being in this crew were nothing short of incredible We all overcame that tragic event that affect- ed us all. by pulling togeth- er as a family we made our original production date. The crowds were great both nights. I give my best recognition to everyone. Miss Aubrey, the cast, crew, sponsors, parents, and audience. Tammy Unger, junior, student director, comment- good, even though I wasn't there the whole time. I thought it pulled together well considering all we went through. ”1 thought the play went very well,” commented Denise Kirby, junior, crew member, especially under all the unfortunate circum- stance. Michelle Merando. so omore, also added, I thought that the last act was the best. It also made people remember to live life to its fullest. by Lira Phalp Gina Thomas Stage manager (Bill Hall, sr.) nar- During a father and son talk, Mr. rates the play. Hall said. 'The play Gibbs (Chad Means, so.) gives his went extremely well. son George (left Mills, so.) some advice. Going for an evening walk, Mr. and Mrs. Gibbs (Chad Means, so. and lesa Wait, sr.) discuss family matters. 12 Fall Play

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For one week there was No lack of spirit Dueling pistols ... a new thing added to Spirit Week. On October 26, the Tigers defeated the Liberty Bluejays by a score of 7-6. For the first time in seven years, the football players returned home with the pistols in their possession. Many students, including the band members who took a bus to the game, went to Liberty to show their support. I thought we played a good game, and it was real- ly neat that we finally got the pistols back,” said Sheryl Levi, freshman band member. A few of the dress-up days were also changed. Nerd Day and Halloween Day were popular among the students. I liked Hal- loween Day because many students were very creative and had original costumes, commented Lisa Silic, soph- omore. The other new day was Class Color Day in which each class was as- signed a specific color. Ac- cording to )im Merando, Student Council sponsor, Class Color Day was the day in which the most stu- dents dressed up. “Spirit Week would have been better with the pep rally, but all the classes par- ticipated. It was an overall good week,” said Lori Painter, senior. Painter, along with Monique Payne, junior, was chairperson of Spirit Week. The pep rally was can- celled because of weather conditions, but many stu- dents showed up at Lewis to support ES in the District championship in volleyball. The Spirit Stick competi- tion between the classes was very close during the entire week. The sopho- mores won every day in the dress competition with the senior class winning the hall competition each day. When the points were totaled on Friday, the soph- omores came out on top. The seniors finished a close second with the freshmen and juniors finishing third and fourth. Also during Spirit Week was the selection of the Grid Iron Giants. Candidates were Mike Hoffman and Steve Seely, freshmen; Ran- dy Hon and Jeff Winkler, sophomores; Jeff Brown and Scott Sapp, juniors; and Ron Endsley and James Horton, seniors. Students supported their choice with a penny vote. The sopho- more class won the vote and Randy Hon and Jeff Winkler were the Grid Iron Giants. ''Spirit Week was the best one since I have been in high school. I had fun dressing up and acting crazy,” said Dawn Wilmurth, junior, by Crystal Martin Many students showed their laces, brought pom pons, and school spirit by attending the dis- yelled to give support. The volley- trict volleyball games that were ball team went on to win district, held at Lewis. They painted their Most of the faculty at West dressed up for Spirit Week. On Nerd Day they wore funny hats, wigs, and mis-matched clothes. Hall decorating was one way to show creativity during Spirit Week. The seniors made a pumpkin patch in their hall for Halloween Day. 14 Spirit Week