Exira High School - Exiran Yearbook (Exira, IA)

Text from Pages 1 - 120 of the 1979 volume:

'Tkose of us in Advanced Biology aheady iaoe one giant assignment. We have to make, insect collections. We get to go out to Littlefield s PoaU and tie Igaack Walton, Pa k. I'llpiobabty get lost and flunk my assignment. It's been SO' hot lately. Thank goodness every toot to fan. fael Sony fan the kids in tke junior high. The if is Just like, to sweat house. suppose in the winter I wish we had some o£ this warm-weather. I guess the best thing about getting back to- school is seeing everybody again. QinOe I worked all Summer, I didn 't get to see everyone, like when we re in school. All we did today was gossip. 3 saw Grease fa the fifth time the other night. Everything is going iease”. They 'tie got Tshlrts out, and magazines. The radio plays a lot of songs from it Everyone I know has ike sound track. The drill team is even doing a routine to Greased Lightning.'' I 'm hying to enjoy the last remaining months oj fall. It's busy this time of yea , t oe been wording on the musical, going to volleyball and faotbaM games, and working in the concession stand, ft’s hec- tic, but I really can't com- plain about being bored. Even though it's hot now, I see signs of winter. — people putting up Snow fanoes and Snow SCOOpS In the stores. It's not that fa away. I guess with all of this heat, tt doesn't seem possible that winter is Just around the oome . n JU mu teackm cm piebtg idee jioy like, to- goof, OaOumA,, Just like uS — only not oM of ike turn. % Postitote “Tell me more, Tell me more”-- Homecoming 1978 fV -s pa tUnM UtcfuAfl hUUuj ditffiA it activities, wketbex it's being in a dub, going to sock bops, plaging basketball witb tie gugS on Gundag, delving axound going to Godjatiee's in Atlantic, ot even going toAudu- bon. Slang pastimes OCCux dueing tie geae in school. Clubs aren 't too numerous, but FFA, Ff4A, and GEG still SuAvive. These dubs have mang activities, ibeg include guest speakers, potties, moneg mak- ing activities, and, going out to eat. Slang special events take place eacb geae. Gad is ternernbeeed in its own special wag, uiet ex it was tkat special gut oe gug gou went witi to Homecoming, Oe tie Special tOutine ( Oe dull team. ever entombed c Receiving second place • designation. the junior R float displayed Tiger dreams npped at the ' •We’re expecting a h victory.” boasted the third- 4 place seventh-grade effort n which portrayed a stork delivering good tidings to the Vikings. y Customarily, a pep rally n in the city park came neat ' heerleaders warmed the s .% md-chilled onlookers with n enthusiastic chants and an energetic dance to Creased 1 Lightening. Reflecting on the home lr coming past, student coun- ts ctl president Tami Petersen h said. All things consider T ed. homecoming was really • a success! •H Twenty-live years from ... • now it may just be worth Seniors captured first vour while to blow the pme with their entry de- dUNt and cobwebs from your picting a gravevard where Tg.7d annual and relnre Vikings won home opener; evened record ''Naturally, with the victory, got to eliminate ; ooatly mlrtafcti Head Coach Randy Tjadeo ahred pleated The mistakes Coach T Coach Tjaden «aid We P«H in the end cone The 214 yard rushing and added good, aggressive football I it w« ve den wa talking about were were inside their 20-yard line PAT running attempt failed It in the air whde the «HI be a good contest fee at e of the manly penaltiet lo the coo- frequently in the fWtt half end tt waa 6-0 ttaonch Viking defeme held to get ready for conference Vikragt were pen but didn't get the ball in. he Soon after the Vikingt thetr opponents to t total of action. Coach Tjaden taid total of 120 yards continued added another tally A 65- 56 yards gained from the hnc The statistics The first half ___________ _ . eral drives 0 0 deadlock, but the Vik Tavlor e first half logs chanced the compiei of «� d roc Iowa Association FFA 50th ANNUAL STATE Leadership Conference r k “The Way We Were, The Way We Are, TheWay WeWill Be” Sioux City, Iowa April 27, 28 and 29,1978 Contest! and Contersnca Saaatona Municipal Auditorium Gordon Drtvp Hnadquartnra — Contaats Tha Hilton Inn on tha Plaza 707 Fourth Street FFA At SO —A Golden Past — A Brighter Future scrimmage M Into the Todd Phelps had a bg Istdwm yards out night as he rushed for 134 Rushing 50-21 rsion was yards in 2b carries Taylor Yds Pass rvmverted when hurt Nelien Wilson added N yards in 11 Passing i left Baylor carries while left Baylor In� h The visitors didn't get into gamed 36 yards in II at Fam lost r scoring column until the tempts Pen •al statua The Vikings Defensively Taylor Wibon Ided J points in the final way Rands Juetsgaard con irua when he connected on tnbutrd •• “ 35-yard field goal and Bill Js I was real pleased with ten. 5� .. 0's kicking. Coach T)a- TheViki n said He barely missed humps an •other 35-yard attempt in contest bt e first half and averaged 44 pines All postures are special and each occurs once in a lifetime,. We may have Hew every yea ,, hut there is always something evtra Special about everything you do. It may he the, flower you bought fa someone, decorat- ing (on, Piow,, Hue downing off the Uomecow ing Court, being chosen as a server fa Piow, oi tiwe spent getting ready fa the PPA Spent a lot of time selling fait, going to judging contests and going to meetings. FUA members weie nice to Heir motheM by taking them out to Supper,. They went on field trips, and had meetings. Pastimes are ways to fat those empty hours and you have fun doing it. I 1 Miss SK©rtK«jn and B hard Ante's.in Cl� .� n . o volleyball sec � onaU week. 2.1 Sharia Jacobs ♦he homeconsmq cand� da es a«d ♦he � esco� s o b e Bmtner Todd Phelps I.in. Bauer Kur Pede� lerf. 3.) Most o he sfuden� body ■ - wed l, « • bv qo.no � o fhe bon .re on Thursday, n.qhf p sfuden body. L. oR. Deb i C ole e Johnson Jon Wah 'QttMtse is thb WomL’ ’. . . fJohtecontUiq 197B 2 I.) Denise Dennis. Linda Hilsabeck. Jan Smith. Teresa Eddy, and Diane Lauritsen Go Grease Lightning for their routine at the pep rally in the park. 2.) 1st Row: Tammie Brown Pedersen. Princess: Debbie Bintner. Queen. 2nd Row: Sue Schroeter, Lady of the Court. Donna Wede- meyer. Duchess. Joni Bauer. Countess. 3.) Coach Rose gives a pep talk to the squad directing them to Beat Greenfield! 4.) Lady of the Court. Sue Schroeter and Countess Joni Bauer, with their escorts await the announcement of the king and queen. 5.) Homecoming Queen Debbie Bintner and King Paul Nielsen. Debbie was the third Bintner girl in her family (Becky and Rita) to achieve the honor of homecoming queen. 6.) Tom Benton. Taylor Wilson. Kurt Pedersen, and Darren Walker sit on the firetruck with the rest of the football players waiting for the parade to start. 8 homecoming Tammie Brown Pedersen defined Homecoming as being very special to all the students and one of the main highlights of high school. Highlight? Yes. very much so in Exira. where Homecoming has become a major event every year. To get everyone all psyched up for the big game, the cheerlead- ers designated each day a special spirit day the week before the game. Monday was Red and Black day. while Tuesday was Hat Day . Hats of all sorts decorated the halls of E.H.S. — everything from brightly-colored fishing hats to ole dusty Purina caps. Sock-it-to-'em Day fell on Wednesday, with everyone showing their legs, or their wild and crazy socks! Thursday was the day most teachers dreaded — Whistle Day. Whenever a cheerleader blew a whistle, everyone screamed Beat Greenfield! Those people who were not deaf before that day certainly were afterwards! Finally, to show respect for the mighty Vikings, who were about to battle their way through perhaps their most memorable game of the year, everyone dug deep into their closet and dressed up. Blue jeans were tossed aside to make way for the fancier duds. Some looked so dif- ferent that the teachers had trouble recognizing them. fCihibctMtotv lA Muig 10 homecoming f-ffruc C'tOC ty B.f-f.C. Chuck by G xs l Uglthung Thursday hosted the annual bonfire at the dump. All week, the cheerleaders had been busy carrying and collecting boxes for the fire. Following a pep rally, the traditional dummy was thrown into the blazing furnace to its death. A snake dance was led up through Main Street, winding its way through cars, both parked and mov- ing!! . . and the 1978-79 Homecoming king and queen are . . . Paul Nielsen and Debbie Bintner! Amidst cheering and clapping and many yelled congratulations, tears poured down already wet cheeks, not only of the honorees. but also several students. Such mass confusion only contributed to the fun. Although the game ended with a disappointing 0-28. the guys put up one heck of a fight. The new royalty was introduced at half- time along with the results of the floats. I'll never forget climbing out of the back of a pick-up in a long dress, joked Joni Bauer. Tak- ing first prize were the seniors, while the juniors took second. Even the seventh grade got in on the excitement by winning third with their float. The game may have been a disappointment, but the music of Glitch'' really perked everyone up, including the students, teach- ers and alumni. Homecoming 78 may be but history now, but will not be forgotten for a long, long time, for there is but one Home- coming 78 and you can be sure that E.H.S. made the most out of it. 4 I.) Coach Tjaden seems to be explaining the exact strategy of the ame. 2.) Todd Phelps gets a hug from Debbie Bintner, the newly announced queen. 3.) Randy Juelsgaard escorts Countess Joni Bauer to her chair. 4.) The court rides on the seniors first-place float through the parade. 5.) The happy face of a queen. (Debbie Bintner) 6.) Thursday night's activities included the starting of the bonfire before the pep rally. The traditional snake dance proceeded the fire. 7.) Drill team member Teresa Eddy freezes as the band's routine ends. 7 homecoming 1 1 Ifolds yeosi ckctl Student Council was a chance for me to see how school government can help or hinder the student body, senior Tami Petersen said. Tami. was elected president of the student council for the 1978-79 school year. Two other members from each class also represented the Student Council. They planned and spon- sored many activities and discussed various problems of the school. Everyone agreed that one of the most memorable moments was decorating for homecoming. They also enjoyed decorat- ing the Christmas tree and preparing Santa's speech. The student council paid for the assemblies and homecom- ing. The Christmas movie The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pitman was also furnished by the student council. Junior. Dawn Kitelinger summarized. I had a lot of fun in student council and I felt it was very worthwhile. I). Cindy Kilworth. a senior student council member, relaxes and inspects the progress of the tree decoraters. 2). 1st. Row L to R B. Hill. D. Jacobsen 2nd Row. T. Thomas. J. Rockwell, clockwise: M. Benton. C. Akers. S. Jacobsen. C. Kilworth. L. Thompson. D. Kitelinger. T. Benton. J. Pedersen standing: Pres. Tami Red Petersen 3.) The student council was unable to provide a lot of assemblies, but they did manage to provide the student body with Jeff Cornett. He has preformed with a lot of popular groups and entertained the student body with popular music. 12 student council I FM BteiitStomS With New ideas FHA has many new members this year which was encouraging. This helped in finding workers for the football concession stands, which is the annual moneymaking project. A lot of girls found this their most pleasant memory of FHA while several especially enjoyed the trip to the Redwoods where girls treated their moth- ers to a night out. Usually, the FHA puts on a Valentines dance, but this year February was filled with other activities and there was no time available for the dance. There was a new and different kind of presentation given to the FHA girls this year. Speakers from Carroll's Outreach Center came to a club meeting and spoke on teenage pregnancy. V.D. and birth control. Mrs. Haaf. advisor, commented. I think the social workers giving a talk was differ- ent than other years. This will introduce sex related problems to the girls, which some of them may find helpful. The girls worked hard and are considering purchasing some equipment for the home ec. department or taking a field trip to the city to see a style show. Sue Schroeter. president, com- mented. I think we've progressed from the previous years I have been a member, but I'm sure some girls would like to see even more projects next year. I.) The FHA treated their mothers to supper at the Redwoods. Mrs. Gary Jacobsen joins in a conversation while Mrs. Haaf and Sue Schroe- ter decide the next event for the evening. 2.) 1st. row L. to R.: S. Schroeter. D. Bintner. 2nd Row kneeling: B. Muhr. S. Andersen. C. Peter- sen. J. Smith, B. Hill. S. Schwisow, I. Kitelinger. 3rd Row. J Roberts. D. Lauritsen. S. Jensen A. Peppers. R. Juelsgaard. 4th Row: Mrs. Haaf. L. Pedersen. L. Kyndesen. J. Krogh D. Doonan. S. Schroeter, V. Johnson. L. Jeppesen. fho 13 Ambitious FFA ts Btyoy Tk MSeHoes I. 1st Row L to R: M. Huegrich. K. Hansen. Mr. Stewart. M. Munch T Akers. J. Baylor. R. Juelsgaard. K. Nelson. J. Nymand F. Muhr. 2nd Row: C. Akers. R. Petersen. R. Esbeck. C. Wiskus. R. Lauritsen. 3rd Row: C. Parmley, J. Esbeck. S. Nelson. T. Simpson. T. Wilson. R. Hansen. L. Rhelps. J. Wahlert. B. Juhl. 4th Row: S. Godwin. M. Peter- sen A. Crawley. C. Parmley. D. Petersen. D. Wedemeyer, J. Godwin. 2. Jeff Baylor. Kurt Nelson and Randy Juels- gaard listen to Mr. Stewart lecturing in voc. ag. class. 3. David Petersen. Tom Simpson and Todd Akers nibble on munchies at the FFA District Contest. 4. Mr. Stewart, voc. ag. instructor, starts young farmers on their way. 5. Fresh- men Alan Crawley. Steve Nelson and Mark Petersen start their first year in FFA. Agttoutitu ictfl flAoo nent 14 Ho 2 — U fteefefrDisfoibu ig PluppeM JiuckUtg Caution-Look up, Power lines may be Overhead. This is the slogan of stickers that were sent out to area residents. The stickers were part of a program on electrical safety under- taken by the FFA. This was just one of the many activities the FFA Chapter did this year. They are working on winning an award in the Building Our American Communities (BOAC) Contest. The chapter has done such activities as building a shelter house at the Plow-in-the-Oak Park, tearing down an old barn, and planting trees at Littlefield's Park. The Exira FFA softball team went undefeated and won the Southwest Iowa FFA District Softball tournament and had their annual fruit and cheese sale, along with the business- man's breakfast. A few members went to Kansas City for the National FFA Convention. Members showed their stock at County Fair, as well as State Fair, and were in many judging contests around the vicinity. The canoe trip to Canada was ranked as the most pleasant memory, according to Mitch Munch, while Jon Wahlert thought that building the shelter-house at the park was even better. Mr. Stewart, the FFA's new advisor, replied. I really enjoy my work here more because Exira is a more rural community. The boys are the best group that I have ever worked with, and they make work more enjoyable. They are a very active group with high goals. If they keep up at this pace they will be one of the best FFA Chapters in the state. 4 -Lv yo leave you. pay ' ° cHj cr Dtihc Feb. 2 3 VoW D.J' 1-30 - Qm nmniZv J e I. Tammie, Brown Pedersen and her escort. Robert Erickson snuggle together while Vic Doonan walks to the lobby for a break. 2. Three memories of the Valentine s Dance: an advertising poster, flower and the sign that caused much controversy. 3. The faculty: Mark Paulsen Jackie Sheahan: Judy and David Kapfer: and Linda and Jerry Roy watch the disco fever . 4. Steve Lundy. D.J. of WOW, announces one of our favorites. Y.M.C.A. 5. Linda Hilsabeck. Joni Jansen and Teresa Eddy, members of drill team, sell flowers during the noon hour to raise money for the Valentine s Dance. 16 valentine s dance A Wight fo ' ’Bofigfo’ ’ Change and controversy highlighted this year s Valentine s Dance. The drill team sponsored the dance instead of FHA and FFA. The drill team made a few changes, which included the omission of a queen and king. Probably the most notable change was the switch from a live band to a D.J. The girls were fortunate enough to persuade Steve Lundy, a popular disc jockey from WOW in Omaha to attend and host the dance. The drill team had carnations available for students to purchase. The selection ranged from red, pink and white carnations. What made it interesting was that each color had a different meaning Red — I love you' Pink — Thinking of you. White — Just friends. The dance was held February 2 at 9:30 after the completion of a girl's double- header wi th St. Alberts of Council Bluffs. The students really enjoyed the commentary of Steve Lundy, and the chance to get out and boogie , Unfortunately the student's fun was cut short by a fight, causing the dance to be called off at I 1:00. Many students were dis- appointed. especially those who just arrived. Jackie Sheahan. sponsor of the dance commented: I’ve heard from the students, that this was one of the best dances we ve had here. I think it was unfortunate that because of the alumni, the students were punished by having the dance cut short. Probably in the future we would have to limit attendance of dances to just E.H.S. students and their dates. I hope that this incident will not eliminate the Valentine s Dance for next year, because it is popular with the students!! volentine's donee 17 5 Ptattks, Gossip, Pumds, Utgfaess Spa'e t.me I� neve' seems like a student gets enough of t. When 8 to 4 it spent at school and the afternoon and evening a� « token up by homework chores and iobs •� s a never ending struggle to have a little tun. However a true proc'ast.nato� can find a little tree time tor tMn During noon hour time can be taken Out tor talking with trends sunbathing or moving a tew cars around the parking lot — without start.ng them' Or yOu can do what Margaret Doo nan regards as a no. I past time .. watching General Hosp tal. It you 'e the ambi� ous type Me Becky Polly you could always clean house in your tree time One maior pas time a EHS s he art ot roaming The obiect to stay ou ot class as long as poss-ble without bemg confronted by a eachef Another favorite activity to� students s o scoop the loop known to parents as the art of wasting gas However s nce the price ot gas has somewhat (?) increased the streets a e sometimes cleared The o«e past time shared by most students at EHS is pet ently (sometimes ) waiting tor school to end. At times it seems as if there is «o such thing as the Last Day but it a ways manages to rol around . . eventually. The mos entertain.ng way to cash in on any free time is to harrass the teachers Sound cruel? Of course not The only rule is to be as relentless as postib1� without pushing it too far. This can be done m a variety of ways Such as forgetting the assignment {Gee d d you assign page 39 to� tomorrow? ) hid i«g worksheets from unsuspecting substitutes or hanging on the Curtains. The most amusing way (to he students at leas ) is to embarrass a teacher m class or better vet m front of the super intendent Mr Ruhl did you hea' about 7 The s ot pas times s endless Besides some of the list can t be printed! Jus goes to show that Lfe around EHS is a continu Ous pattern of fun both in and Out of school. Spa'e t.me how could we get along without it? lb If OR SMI RobegS M 1 'L r L ' r 18 pastimes 6 I.) The School for Sale? Someone decided it was time to sell and put this sign on the school grounds at the end of the year. 2.) Friends are for sharing thoughts! Jodi Ratten- borg and Cindy Kilworth spend their lunch time sitting in the sun and talking. 3.) Readin'. writin' and rithmetic occupies most classtimes but once in a while a day may be taken off for a little fun. Chris Yount, social studies teacher became a victim this time. 4.) Mitch Munch. Jeff Nymand. and Randy Juelsgaard have a little fun during noon hour trapping Teresa Eddy's car in the corner of the parking lot. 5.) Dwaine landon spends time before baseball practice riding Kevin Andersen s bike at the ball park. 6.) Diane Lauritsen and Teresa Eddy go through an original routine they worked up for cheerleading drill team tryouts. pastimes 19 The E.H.S. Drill Teem not only had lots of fun but accom- plished many protects as well! One thing different this year was having try outs for a squad of ten girls. I thought it was a lot of fun because we could do more things with a smaller group commented Diane Lauritsen. The Drill Team went to Atlantic to purchase material to make their uniforms early in the year. These uniforms were sold to the school to be used in future years. The girls also pur- chased white hats including one for Ms. Jackie Sheahan. the drill team sponsor. Not only did they play stunt women in shopping carts at Alco but they ate pizza at Godfather s. The Drill team traveled to Ames to a clinic at Iowa State University. They learned the ISU fight song and routine. That afternoon the girls attended the Iowa State vs. Drake football game. Performances included all the home football games and most home basketball games. The girls made up routines or learned them from various clinics or camps. Making up the routines and working with the other girls will be one of my most pleasant memories in drill team quoted Colette John- son. A change was made for the Valentine Dance. This year the Drill Team sponsored the event and sold flowers as well. The girls sponsored many sock hops as well. Another proiect the girls under went was selling red mesh shirts to earn money. The profits will help send the drill team to camp. To end the season s festivities a surprise party was organ- ized for Ms. Sheahan at her apartment. We really didn t have leaders. We all stuck together and put in our own ideas and it worked! exclaimed Sheryl Schwisow. Jump, Qkoojb, BOOGfB! 4 20 drill team Q Q — Ttoclt t 's l-felpe iA 5 S.E.S. What is it? It is an organization called Students for Education Service: it was formerly known as F.T.A. (Future Teachers Associa- tion). It's a great opportunity for individuals to see if they are inter- ested in becoming a teacher or going into a related field.’’ com- mented Mr. Best. There are about nine members in the group. These members are busy throughout the year. They help at kindergarten round-ups. have a breakfast for teachers, and make signs for National Education Week. They also help at parent-teacher conferences. S.E.S. is for people who are interested in becoming teachers. These people work with students. Many go down to the grade school and help. They find various jobs correcting papers, accompanying during reading, or helping with special assignments. There are no officers in S.E.S. This year the group hasn’t been very active. Mr. Best feels that in the spring they will try to build up more interest or they will drop the group totally. I) Tammie Pedersen (Brown) performs « routine during halftime of the football game. 2) She- ryl Schwisow performs to Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band. 3) Angie Peppers really gets mto the routine at a pep rally. 4) Front row L to R Ms Sheahan $. Schwisow A Pep- pers L. Hilsabeck D Lauritsen. Back Row L to R L. Thompson C. Johnson T. Pedersen T. Eddy J. Jensen J. Smith. 5) L to R. D. Schwab S. Schwisow J. Smith 0. Oennise T. Eddy K T'bben Mr Best 6) Kent Tibben tells one of the youngsters at kindergarten roundup about basketball. 7) Sheryl Schwisow plays ball with the pre-kindergarteners. 8) Sonya Hansen and Debbie Schwab help Lynn Wahlert and Kas e Watson with the blocks at the gradeschool. � Atdubotv CouidyJowuiaA S.E.S. 21 PROW ’79 Life after Prom??? By the time Sunday rolled around, many juniors and seniors may have wondered if they were awake or walking around in their sleep. Plans for prom began months ahead of time for the week April 16-20. 1979. During September, the juniors were selling magazines and records to earn money to put the prom on. Then, in late fall, the |uniors decided on their committees, class colors, menus and theme: A Night of Wine and Roses. The prom chairpersons were Kristen Fett and Ken Wulf. The chairper- sons of the different committees were Tanya Hoegh. table. Jan Smith and Susie Simpson, decorations. Cheryl Petersen and Sheryl Schwisow. invitations. Sharia Jacobsen and Dawn Kitelinger. food and. Linda Hilsa- beck and Joni Jensen, entertainment. I feel prom helped me become more responsible, being chairman of table decorations. It's good that fun events can be beneficial as well.' commented Tanya Hoegh. Advisors for the 79 prom were Jim Joslin. Marli Haaf. Jackie Sheahan and John Walker. Every committee had quite a bit to accom- plish before the big night with its own plans and meetings in order to pre- pare. Mrs. Haaf said. I thought it was a very lovely prom and the stu- dents worked hard. I was impressed when the |uniors had cake and punch for the sophomore servers. It's something that s never been done before. As usual, many students had doubted that the junior class would be able to pull it together. Some |uniors even had doubts when they found out how many roses had to be assembled by hand (800 to be exact), but they made it just in the nick of time — considering they started Thursday night! It rained Friday morning, but the weatherperson managed to control himself for the remainder of the weekend so no one s plans were spoiled. 22 prom 3 I) Jackie Sheahan helps hang the streamers in the cafeteria. 2) Tom Simp- son and Paulette Marxen dance during the entertainment after the meal. 3) Cindy Kilworth. Peggy Johnson and others seem to be enjoying them- selves during the dance as they stand next to the fountain. 4) The sopho- more servers, left to right front row. R. Juelsgaard A. Peppers S. Andersen M. Hennick 2nd row D. Doonan K. Christensen M. Johnson T. Simpson. 3rd row C. Wiskus C. Akers P. Marxen B. Hill. S. Jensen 4th row S. Landon. J. Krogh M. Davis. T. Petersen R. Dennis. Not pic- tured: Todd Akers and Dean Wedemeyer. 5) Members of the band April Monday perform during the dance. 6) Mark Paulsen. Kent Tibben and Mitch Munch inspect the tank used as a fountain. Perhaps they are wondering if this one will hold water — it took three to find one that did! prom 23 I) Sophomore servers M.ke Hennick and Tom Petersen escort senior Llesa Pedersen to her seat using their .mitations of French waiters. 2) Brenda Hansen concentrates on cutting out letters for the prom theme A Night of W.ne and Roses. 3) Sophomore server Becky Hill tends to the table that juniors Jeff Nymand Don Fredericksen and Denny Koomes are seated. 4) Senior Jodi Rattenborg dances with her date Tracy Hansen. 5) Seniors Susan Clemsen. Donna Wedemeyer and Jean Nelson wait for the arrival of their food. This year the mothers served turkey and dressing. 6) Sophomore servers perform to the song Two More Bottles of Wine dressed in their French outfits. 2 X fiJiglcb Wtn cutd Roses At 7 p.m. the banquet started. Those attending, got a big charge out of the decorations drooping and falling. Luckily, we had Mr. Walker to go around and fix them. John Walker com- mented Prom was a lot of fun and a lot of work. As a sponsor this year I know I made a lot of mistakes, but I think everything turned out well. My most embarrassing moment was taping sagging dec- orations all the way through the banquet. After the banquet the prom servers performed their routine to Two More Bottles of Wine. The dance started at 9 p.m. — the group playing was April Monday. The band managed to arouse the crowd s interest by including some of the students. They found a new singing star who seemed to steal the show. After the dance, there was the movie at the Drive-In Theatre in Atlantic. The show was Harper Valley P.T.A. Teresa Eddy said I thought the movie was well-suited for the occasion and I was surprised at how many show up. Following the movie was the breakfast which the luniors moth- ers put on. It seemed to me that the mothers had the breakfast under control. It was really organized, said Cheryl Petersen. For some this was |ust the start of prom. The next afternoon both classes had their own individual picnics. The |unior s picnic was at Sprmgbrook and the senior's was at Lake Anita. By then everyone was so tuckered out that it was time to go home and revive so everyone could make it to school on Monday. E.H.S.’s students proved that they can conduct themselves respectfully, commented Linda Thompson. Everyone was impressed with our behavior. It was great hav- ing so many compliments given said Kay Anderson. Yes it is true. There is life after prom!!!’ prom 25 Ex Ira, Iowa Nov. 17, 1978 Field of Speech ■ udcp -Y uv l Judge . (The judge Is requested to write below any comment concerning the presentati of the contestant's selection which In his mind will help the student In hit efforts toward becoming a better speaker. He Is also asked to file this sh with the contest manager.' Contestant’s number Rating IT Contestant's Name V rq f Us Title of Selection I) The mural on the wall near the art room brightens up the barn. It was painted by Linda Hansen and Diane Doonan. 2) Diane Doonan uses her creativity in painting the mural mentioned above. 3) Melody Petersen uses a crowquill pen and India ink for a design in Art I. 4) Tanya Hoegh, Clark Parmley. Teresa Petersen and Susan Jensen watch Lynn Nelson who played Pellinore in a scene from the musical Camelot. ( ffj- I - . % ( P Signed L u vf-p-' y r V v% , V 0 •nr ■V Instead of watching the tumbleweeds blow down mainstreet, many students get involved with the arts. Some of us at E.H.S. participated in the musical, speech, band or chorus. All of these departments put on Camelot. It was a different type of musical for Exira, and needless to say, it was a smash! Almost everyone in the musical department contributed something. If we weren't acting on stage, we were helping with props, costumes, lights, publicity or make-up. We spent quite a bit of time and effort and success was the pay off. Speech had more students involved than before. It was a fan- tastic year! Readers' theatre made it all the way to All-State. Small group speech had five contests. At state contest, nine events were entered and Exira brought home eight ones. The band has contributed much to Exira. On March 30th and 31st the music department went to Dunlap for contest and did well. We have band every morning first hour. There are three different types of band: marching, concert, and jazz. All partici- pants had extra hours of practicing or marching in the winter cold. The band played in three concerts this year. All the outstanding individuals in music, band, speech, FFA, and the sports deserve special recognition for their achieve- ments. They have made us proud of them all! orts 27 C todot— ' mm congenial spot'' 2 28 musical What? What? What? . . . Camelot thats what. This popular line from the musical could also be used to express the feelings of the cast and crew at times throughout the musical. Director Jackie Sheahan. assisted by John Walker, took on no small task when Camelot was chosen as this year s production. The directors confronted many problems con- cerning costumes, sets and props. As Miss Sheahan put it. Camelot was a very difficult musical to do, but due to the hard work of the students involved it was a big success. Tryouts for Camelot were held in September at the high school. The students were required to read some of the dialogue and sing songs of the character they wished to try out for. The results: Tami (Red) Petersen received the role of Queen Guenevere. Joe Walker, in his first high school appearance, received the role of Sir Lancelot. Kent Tibben was chosen to portray Arthur, Tom Petersen — Merlyn, Mike Bro — Mordred, Lynn Nelson — Pellinore. In additi- on a chorus was chosen for the show. Kent Tibben com- mented, I always liked the show Camelot and was glad it was chosen; I really enjoyed the role of Arthur. One of the major obstacles encountered, was finding costumes for the show. High prices prevented the rental or purchase of costumes from theatrical shops. Cast members took to the sewing machines and made their own costumes. The men. though somewhat hesitant, had to set their egos aside for awhile and perform in black tights. The Art I class, under the direction of Mrs. Roy. quickly resolved the problem of scenery. Their beautiful backdrops brought the spirit of Old England to the stage. The woodworking class also helped out by supplying the show with swords. Rehearsals were sometimes frustrating, with repetition of scenes and the many lines and songs that required memorizing. Some — maybe most — of the cast was a little doubtful toward the last, but things came together and the performance on November 10 and I I went over well in spite of sparse crowds. 5 I). Tom Petersen (Merlyn) tells Kent Tibben (Arthur) about the nymph Nimue who is soon to take Merlyn away. 2). Tanya Hoegh (Morgan le Fey) drools over the goods in Mike Bro s (Mordred) basket. 3). 1st row. I to r. S. Godwin, R. Walker. B. Phelps. C. Ruhl. C. Nelson T. Muhr. T. Simpson C. Parmley K. Vonahme. 2nd row I to r. M. Hennick. S. Jensen. C. Petersen. D. Lauritsen J. Rubei. T. Petersen. C. Nelson. L. Black. D. Davis. D. Walker. 3rd row I to r. D. Dennis. A. Peppers B. Hill. C. Parmley. P. Johnson. T. Ander- son. 4th row I to r. J. Walker T. Hoegh. K. Tibben. L. Nelson. J. Walker M. Bro T. Petersen. T. Petersen (Red). J. Sheahan. 4) Lynn Nelson (Pellinore) tells Tami Red (Guenevere) about his knighthood problems — beastly hinges need oiling — What?! 5). Joe Walker (Lancelot) sings Camelot’ after see- ing the famous castle in the distance. 4 musical 29 ft’s Not Just lfroih Acfatffy I) Denise Dennis pantomimes playing a violin which Tami Petersen and Kay Anderson seem to enjoy at a party held for the speech contest- ants. 2) Tanya Hoegh practices her selection for individual speech contest. Tanya took a selection in prose and literary program. 3) Large group speech participants this year were Mike Bro. Tami Peter- sen Teresa Petersen and Kent Tibben. The reader's theatre group pictured here went to All-State with a selection Sorry. Wrong Num- ber. 4) Janie Kelly gets some helpful comments from Mrs. Talbot during practice for individual speech contest. 5} Denise Dennis per- forms a humorous acting entry about a neighbor who seems to know everything about everything. 6) Individual speech participants: 1st row. S. Jensen D. Davis. K. Anderson T. Petersen. 2nd row B. Hill. L. Jeppesen T. Petersen, D. Dennis. 3rd row A. Peppers D. Lauritsen. T. Hoegh J. Kelly S. Schwisow. Ms. Talbot. 7) Tracy Petersen enjoys giving a speech about the color green while Joni Bauer, dressed in a green coat with a frog on her head provides the visual aid. Now that s entertainment! 3 30 speech Speech. . . It s not just another activity. Me? Out for Speech? Well several newcomers didn't relieve it but after it got started, it was kind of fun. Many of the people out for speech this year thought it was jreat mamly because the more people there are the crazier it jets. Tanya Hoegh said Speech is fun and rewarding because ou learn many valuable things about speaking and it gives Ou a great experience while Diane Lauritsen commented It helps people to grow individually. Many of the people out for speech enioyed having Ms. Tal bot as a coach. Peggy Christensen said that Ms. Talbot was a great help. She also commented I don t even mind her criti- cism because it helps. She s a great influence in my wanting to be in speech. This whole speech season has been successful starting out with the conference speech contest in Guthrie where Sheryl Schwisow Kay Andersen and Den.se Dennis received I s and Teresa Petersen and Diane Lauritsen received II s. After that meet the contestants felt pretty confident so they whipped Audubon by getting 16 I s and 3 II s. Then it was on to districts m Denison. The I s received there were Kay Andersen Tami Petersen Teresa Petersen Laurie Jeppesen Janie Kelly and Susan Jensen. From there is was on to Anita. Peggy Christensen placed 2nd m After Dinner Teresa Petersen placed 3rd in Prose Lau ne Jeppesen placed 4th in Prose and Den.se Denn.s 5th in Improvisational Storytelling. State contest was held at Carroll. Out of the nine people that went eight of them came back with I s. Ms. Talbot said We had fifteen out. It s a good number which caused some competition within the team. These people are the leaders the indiviudals. the best kids in Ex.ra. Some of them had times they didn't try as hard as I thought they should but they are always surprising me and somehow they always came through. They are a great bunch. One of Ms. Talbot s unpleasant memories was Becky Hill fa.nt.ng during her speech. One of her most pleasant was Janie Kelly getting a I at district right count! Then there was the large group. Readers theatre made all state. Teresa Petersen said This year was the first time I ve been m readers theatre. I don t know if .t was done in the past but it was a different experience for me. Kay Andersen said Tami Red Teresa. Kent and Mike were a great group to work with and t was especially fun making it to all-state. She also said Mr. Walker is super! She only wished he knew his way around different towns. Mr. Walker said The speech department has really been bu.lt up since I was in high school. I was proud of the students that got outstandings. I hope we can do as well in the future.' Our constitution states that we are all ‘equal under the law, but everyone at one time or another needs to be singled out for some type of recognition. Each student at EHS has something of which he or she should be proud. It takes everyone working together to make a team, but each individual is neces- sary to make a strong school. 32 recognition . . . (j t thos cfe e t I. ) Tammie Pedersen and Tami Petersen are commonly known as Brown and Red around EHS. These seniors names are pronounced the same, but spelled differently. Tammie Brown received the American Legion Award at class night and Tami Red was voted as the outstanding senior in drama and given a drama award from the Country Players from Audubon. 2.) These seniors are honor students and members of the National Honor Society. 1st row: Peggy Johnson, Shelley Tibken 2nd row: Peggy Christensen. Doug Tibken, Tammie Pedersen Seniors not pictured: Paul Nielsen Joe Walker Donna Wedemeyer. Llesa Peder sen. The following underclassmen were also in National Honor Society this year: Juniors — S. Jacobsen. D. Kitelinger. K. Tibben. M. Rowley. C. Petersen. J. Godwin. J. Roberts. D. Lauritsen. T. Hoegh. T. Andersen. J. Jensen. L. Johnson. L. Hilsabeck. Sophomores — C. Akers. S. Andersen. M. Haskins. B. Hill. A. Peppers. K. Vonnahme. Peggy Johnson was also honored with the outstanding senior band award. 3.) Paul Nielsen and Doug Tibken were both picked as State of Iowa scholars. Paul received the math award at class night. Doug was honored with the American Legion Award, journalism award and was valedictorian of the senior class. 4.) Bill Juhl and Jon Wahlert are two seniors who received many wrestling awards. Bill received the DeKalb Award, outstanding senior ag student. EEA education scholarship and had the most takedowns in wrestling. Jon had the most pins and the fastest pin during his senior year of wrestling. 5.) These senior cheerleaders were honored for their efforts at a home basketball game. They are from I to r: Deb Bintner. Linda Thompson. Tami Petersen. Colette Johnson and Sharon Coglon. Not pictured: Joni Bauer. 6.) Chris Yount, girl’s coach, presents Peggy Christensen with the Terri PetersenLinda Hess Memorial and Out- standing Girl Athlete Award at class night. 7.) These four teachers will long be remembered for hard years of work at EHS. Those leaving Exira's faculty are. I to r: Mr. Bill Larsen. Mrs. Marlys Haaf. Ms. Nancy Tal- bot. and Mr. Gary Holliday. t I Wkot WoM t DO' Without flAy flAuSiO'? Me. May. Ma. Mo. Moo.’ was the new expression in the high school music room. This new warm-up exercise came with the new music teacher. Ms. Sheahan. The chorus was busy with the musical they put on. Camelot. but after the hurry and scurry of the last two weeks when no one thought the play would go over, it went over very well. Tami Petersen and Kent Tibben were selected for honor choir at Central College in Pella. Tammy Andersen and Peggy Johnson were selected to attend a keyboard work- shop. Kent Tibben was one of four soloists to be selected from 45 for a solo spot at UNI s Tall Corn Festival. Small group contests were held at Dunlap March 30th and 31st. The participants that received ones were: Tami Petersen. Kent Tibben. Tanya Hoegh. Diane Lauritsen. Teresa Eddy. Tom Muhr. Clark Parmley. Mike Bro. Kay Andersen. One of the good things that Ms. Sheahan commented about was that the chorus membership increased from 23 to 32 members. A new group that was added to the music department was the swing choir. The swing choir consisted of about ten members and they gave performances at the concerts held at the school. Mike Bro commented. I am glad to see more people getting involved, but it needs support from everyone in the school to make a successful music department. Peggy Johnson also commented More people should be in chorus so that they can have better plays and a lot of people that can sing just don't because they think they’ll get harassed. I) Miss Sheahan acknowledges the choir after one of their Christmas Program numbers. 2) 1st row I to r: C. Koestner D. Doonan. S. Schroeter A. Peppers B. Hill. S. Jansen. C. Akers. S. Petersen 2nd row: D. Davis L. Black C. Nelson M. Benton. M. Haskins T. Hoegh T. Muhr K. Tibben T. Petersen Miss Sheahan 3rd row: D. Lauritsen K. Anderson. T. Petersen J. Rubei. J. Jensen, S. Schwisow T. Eddy J. Smith D. Dennis 4th row: M. Rowley T. Petersen. J. Walker. L. Nelson. M. Bro. L. Davis. C. Parmley. J. Oodwin. A DiremitA a C An eye opening event! Every morning, first hour, twenty-eight members of the Exira High School are awakened by what seems to be an easy task, but not necessarily. The event — Band! This year there was a new band director. Philip Fauquet, who introduced several new ideas. Band now is only worth one credit per year and a member receives a pass or fail for a grade. There were several mixed emotions about that. Mitch Rowely commented that it isn't fair for those that really want to excel and really try compared to those that don’t care. There are three types of band: marching, jazz, and concert. The people in concert band are the same as marching band. Jazz band consists of the brass people and percussion. The band plays in the Christmas. Pops, and the Spring Thing Concerts. The band played its large group music along with other songs. The marching band went to Drake Marching Day instead of going to Carroll and Clarinda. Tammy Anderson commented that she liked that because it was something different. The ratings at small group were good over all. The band received 8 I s. and 6 M s. and 2 Ill s. Mr. Fauquet commented that he was overall, very well pleased with the results. I) These people received ones at small group Contest. 1st Row L to R: T Hoegh. K. Christensen J. Godwin D. K'telinger J. Pedersen 2nd Row: T. Petersen M. Bro D. Schwab D. Davis. 3rd Row: D. Wedemeyer M. Rowley P. Christensen. 4th Row: S. Jacobsen T. Andersen 5th Row: Mr. Fauquet. 2 Donna Wedemeyer Jane Roberts and Anme Rattenborg seem to be very involved in the Christmas Concert. 3) 1st Row L to R: D. Schwab D. Davis T. Andersen. P. Christensen T. Hoegh J. Godwin S. Godwin. 2nd Row: 1. Hansen. P. Alcers D. Wedemeyer K. Christensen M. Rowley D. Denn.s J. Pedersen. 3rd Row: J. Rattenborg D. Wedemeyer A Rattenborg K. Fet S. Jacobsen D. Kitelmger C. Parmley. 4th Row: Mr. Fauquet M. Bro B Kommes. J. Roberts. T. Petersen R. Petersen. ■ CJtuck’s Repaid ■ FiiUiMty’S Com IaJ sIv bond 35 New teachers bring fresh ideas I) Mr. Walker helps sophomore Larry Phelps, with his term paper. 2) Everyone knows how hard the sophomores work in Algebra II, right Darren? 3) Mrs. Peter sen works intently for one of her classes. c By Doug Tibken ‘‘It can be good for a hool to have several posi- te new faculty members ith fresh ideas.” This remark by Nancy albot. veteran English racher. reflects the spirit t EHS as the 78-79 school ear begins. Nine new facul- members round out the taff here after the resigna- 10ns of several teachers t the end of last year. David Kapfer. replacing dr. Narak. brings a back- round of seven years of ;chool counseling to his first rear as principal. Kapfer, brmerly of Zearing. Iowa, bresees no major school policy changes. The music department is sporting two new directors this season. Jackie Sheahan. vocal music, and Phil Fauquet. Band. Miss Sheahan, in her first year of musical instruc- tion. has managed to raise the ratio of vocaT-recruits to an almost even split between boys and girls in the high school chorus. More emphasis on private lessons and junior high concerts highlight changes in store for aspiring vocalists this year. Immediate plans for the band include the resurrec- tion of half-time marching practice and the Drake University Band Concert on Sept. 9, according to Fau quet. The instructor led band in Audubon, Red Oak and Manning prior to ac- cepting his position here. EHS sports also received its share of new faces. I'm very optimistic,” replied Randy Tjaden when questioned about his up- coming football season with the Vikings. Tjaden, who coached football in Galva last year, plans no major changes in this season’s preparations. He also teach- es government and elemen- tary P.E. Tennis, golf and bowling accentuate the revisions in store for physical education under the direction of Christie Yount. Miss Yount will instigate ventures into these unusual P.E. areas by revamping gym classes into smaller groups with more po ins als tea ole W; Ex in| Ra He list an spi ”C be wa also add choral reading and reader's theater.” Further complementing the school’s staff are David Rose and Tom Hall. Rose instructs students in seventh grade English, American history and health. Physical science and physics, as well as some junior high science and math, fill Hall’s schedule. Vocational agriculture and . ■ i 36 Uy Cfasses cuulTeAcIms Everyone's main purpose in coming to school is to get an education. E.H.S. has many different classes to choose from besides the ones that are required. This year brought many new faces into the school along with the faculty that's been here since what seems like the beginning. Eight new teachers and a principal came to Exira this fall. They seemed to be just as scared of meeting us as we were of them. They came up with new ideas that seemed to liven up the school. Chris Yount came to take over all girls' sports teaching P.E., psychology, sociology, and world his tory. Randy Tjaden was assigned football coach, besides teaching government, P.E., 7th Geography, and elementary P.E. David Rose taught health, 7th English, American history, political science, and boys' basketball. The English department had an E.H.S. alumnus take a position. John Walker spent each day instructing English 10, speech, literature, and composition. Lyle Stewart took over the voca tional agriculture position, Jackie Sheahan under took vocal music, Phil Fauquet had instrumental band and Tom Hall ended up with 8th math, 7th science, physical science, physics, and 8th science. Along with all the new faces E.H.S. still holds a few old standbys, Jim Joslin, David Sleister, and Rodetta Jessen have all been around for over ten years. Mr. Joslin is the business teacher, Mr. Sleister is a math teacher and Mrs. Jessen holds down junior high classes with a few high school ones. To us the classes seemed mostly to be homework and more homework. We never stopped to think how lucky we were by getting to go on field trips, having English parties, dissection and stuffing animals, going to music contests and, having disco dances in P.E. — along with judo. Every day of school holds something special or even breath taking. There is never a dull moment to most, and that helped the year zoom along. 37 Going to school may be tough but operating one is even tougher. The operation of a school requires a com- petent administration and reliable personnel. Evidence of both the qualities were visible this year at E.H.S. Watching young people grow up to be responsible adults . . . That's what Supt. Floyd Ruhl holds as the most rewarding facet about his work. Mr. Ruhl is the chief executive at E.H.S. and his burden is a heavy one. Helping to lighten that load is principal David Kapfer. who stated that he enjoys watching students attempt and achieve new goals. No matter how active the administration, it takes personnel that are dependable. From secretaries to bus drivers, and from cooks to janitors, it takes people who can get the job done. Some of the hardest working peo- ple at E.H.S. are the janitors. Bernard Anderson and Mark Paulson are just that, but Bernard says that he enjoys being of service to both the school and commu- nity. I enjoy the bookwork, although I thought I never would . . stated Connie Faga. Connie and Betty Christensen do the bigger amount of paper work at E.H.S. The cooks and the bus drivers get the least amount of recognition, but their jobs are very taxing. They re the ones who bring you to and from school, and cook your lunch all of the 180 school days per year. Aside from getting an accurate lunch count the cooks feel. Work- ing with other people is the most enjoyable part of their job. It was the general consensus of both the administra- tion and personnel that students this year have better discipline and an overall good attitude toward educa- tion. Bf-fC Ptoues QuJfo cw Op ttiiUw 3 I) The EHS school board a one of their monthly meetings: I to r. Robert Nymand. Robbie Robinson. Lloyd Nelson, Gary Jacobsen and Harold Godwin. 2) Mr. Floyd Ruhl and Mr. David Kapfer. Mr. Ruhl replaced Marlin Gutzmer as superintendent in the middle of last school year, while Mr. Kapfer came last fall as our principal. 3) EHS school bus drivers, front row. I to r. Roger Nelson. Lorraine Bintner. Florence Lauridsen. 2nd row. Emmert Lauridsen. Chuck Rattenborg. Arnold Bintner and JoAnn Albertsen. 4) High school secretary Connie Faga and board secretary Betty Christensen pose by their most frequent post . . . the office. S) The cooks take time off from their harried schedule for the photographer. Front row. I to r. Alene Nancarrow. Neitha Littlefield. 2nd row. Florence Lauridsen. Esther Foresman. Lorraine Petersen. 6) Mark Paulsen and Bernard Andersen haul a truckload of chairs up for gradua tion. They were familiar faces throughout the year as janitors for EHS. Du R. F. Coahiey Qtol$ Mona Rmtiskuigs personnel 39 Exchange Qtoi Bank 40 english I) Mr. Walker gives some assistance to Brenda Hansen during Composition II class. 2) Dawn Kitelinger and Sharia Jacobsen give a speech on wearing different color patterns and prove that they do make a difference. 3) Mrs. Christ has a conference over a book Cheryl Petersen has read for I.S. Reading. 4) Ms. Talbot leads her Journalism class in a discussion. 5) The speech class benefits from Laurie Jeppesen s speech on how to give a party. BtiCjfisk Classes lAcuiy 4 Journalism, mass media, speech, composition, literature, and I.S. reading all tie into one major topic — ENGLISH. Journalism and mass media were taught by Ms. Talbot. This year Journalism I, II. Ill were all combined into the same hour. Ms. Talbot taught Journalism I, while Tami Pet- ersen supervised the Journalism II kids in the next room. Ms. Talbot commented, It doesn't work, even though I have an excellent group of students. Ms. Talbot also added that Doug Tibken was famous this year for the satire in his writings, and she thought Tammi Red did a good job with the Journalism II kids. Kent Tibben said. Mass Media is really a valuable class although everyone waits til the last two weeks to earn his contract points. It teaches you to meet deadlines in a hurry!'' Ron Curtis, the person who developed the course, vis- ited the class and thought the photography was the best he'd seen in high school and was impressed with the slides and audio productions as well. Speech, taught by Mr. John Walker, was divided into two separate semesters. The students mainly practiced the various types of speeches, but did study a bit of theory in the text. Mr. Walker also taught composition which was also divided into two different semesters. First semester was Comp. II. It was composed of college bound students. They did college-type writing assignments and finished up with a term paper. The second semester was taught with basic grammar and expository writing in mind. Literature was also included in Mr. Walker's classes. Again it was divided into two-one semester classes. Lit. II was also for college bound students whereas Lit. I was more the basics. Lit. I finished the semester by reading. The Grapes of Wrath, while Lit. II read Romeo and Juliet and then watched it on T.V. at Sharon Coglon s grandmother's house. Economy QhobQt ib Agency english 41 3 I) Mrs. Haaf proudly introduces her new son Chris William while Jan Smith and Tami Marxen look on. 2) Marsha Haskins puts the final touch on her rolls a proiect that everyone in the Foods class enioyed. 3) Lana Kitelinger. Julie Nelsen and Becky Polly take notes on a unit over Fish Meat and Poultry in Home Ec class. 4) Mrs. Haaf explains to Carla Wiskus during l.$. Sewing class, how to sew a perfect pair of pants. 5) Rodney Dennis Jeff Baylor. Kurt Nelsen. and Randy Juelsgaard represent the Exira FFA Chapter at the National FFA Convention in Kansas City. 6) Steve Godwin works on the FFA Chapter s Treasurer s book. 7) Randy Petersen works on a newspaper article after a field trip. Mr. Stewart lends assistance on some terms. Dcuu k t u iCutC 42 home ec TufO' Distinct ODORC There are usually two distinct odors in the upper hall: Mr. Best s room always smells like boiled cats and Mrs. Haaf s room has the pleasant aroma of freshly baked pies cakes and other goodies. Mrs. Haaf has control over all the home ec classes which include foods. Home Ec I I.S. sewing and many more. These classes provide excellent opportunities to make new clothes and concoct flavorful dishes of all kinds. When asked about her opinion of foods class Angie Peppers replied I enjoyed the turkey dinners. Tom Muhr stated that if you take this class be pre pared to cook or starve! ' Another aspect of home ec is sewing. Students get their first taste of it in Home Ec I. They if they choose can always take I.S. sewing. Sally Andersen stated that I.S. sewing is fun especially after you get your required work done. She also mentioned that they experienced two different teaching techniques since Mrs. Hokle took over for Mrs. Haaf during her mater- nity leave. A lot of classes are grouped under the main title Agriculture. One of the most common, crop produc- tion was defined by Tom Simpson as bemg Okay but there s too many notes. The shop work is fun though. Some units discussed in class are crop production agri business agricultural mechanics horticulture plus FFA. Mr. Stewart who is in charge of all Ag classes stated that Agriculture is a very diverse industry involving about one-fourth of the United States labor force. It is my hope that I can expose students to the vast scope of the Agricultural industry and challenge them to become a part of it. The outcome of the com- bined ag program hopefully will be young men and women who are ready to accept the responsibilities of the world they are entering upon graduation. 7 U estmvAuto ( •) agriculture 43 fifth and f fi. PwduCb ' 'Penuukabfe Puyects Who say you have to be talented to fi or build things? Industrial Arts consists of variety of classes. It ranges from crafts, to woodworking, to even auto mechanics. Crafts teach students basic knowledge. Protects are made with leather string wire bottles and even picture frames. There are two different levels of woodwork- ing. One class is for beginners and one is for advanced woodworkers. Keith Vonnahme an advanced woodworker has made such remarkable protects as a set of speakers for his stereo. He said that he liked working in the shop because it was so well equipped. I think shop prepares you for the future and the protects that are made are very useful Jon Pedersen commented. Mr. Roy and Mr. Larsen are the two teachers who handle all shop classes. They have each been at Extra for a number of years and each have a different amount of shop classes. Mr. Roy commented that he entoyed working with students because they like what they're doing. He added that most I.A. classes have a more free and less structured atmosphere. First semester is mostly directed to drafting and the sec- ond semester everyone works on proiects. Nme out of ten times not every class is going to be fun. Industrial Arts is no excep- tion but if your thing is building filing and creating with your own hands I.A. is the place to be because . .. it s fun! Everyone in Art I remembers the dreaded Art history lecture always given on Wednesday right Mrs. Roy? But several people enjoyed painting this year. Differ- ent scenes were painted and even a few famous people, such as Scott Landon s pamtmg of Peter Criss a famous drummer from the rock group KISS. Most of the art work was exhibited in the downtown stores in March. March was named Youth Art Month so all the classes which dealt with art took a field trip to the capital in Des Moines. They also visited the Des Moines Art Center. In May Art I classes went to Joslyn s Art Center in Omaha. Luann Kyndesen stated that the field trips were great! A new proiect this year was the exit wail by the Art room which Diane Doonan and Linda Hansen painted. Mrs. Roy commented that It reminds people that we re out here The art department also did a lot of work on the scenery for Camelot. After three weeks of painting the backdrop was finally completed. Scott Landon said that he thought Art helps you develop your skills for the future. Art courses offer a variety of classes ranging from drawing painting pottery and lewelry class. Sue Schroeter from pottery class commented I ve learned different ways to add contrast to clay pots. Cathy Akers who is also a student m pottery class said. Pottery gives a good skill and is a good experience. 4 I.) Linda Hansen and Mrs. Roy show one of Linda's art paintings. 2.) Melody Petersen rolls the paint on her wood block for block printing.'' 3.) Scott Landon works in art class on one of the many projects he did throughout the year. 4.) Tom Benton and Todd Akers work on a toy bo and a high chair for Mr. Larsen. 5.) Tami Marxen builds a hope chest for herself during shop and is busy with another step in its completion. 6.) Richard Anderson. Doug Larimore and Lennie Davis work on their drafting, but take time out for a quick picture. 5 Dctvls 0 Aiut Ccifc industrial arts 45 Odd ' 'pifr S ’ ’ HctaMb f Aoik dad BuSlarn Everyone needs to know reading, writing, and arithmetic! The math and business classes have teachers that have been around Exira a long time. Mr. Sleister (14 years) and Mrs. Jessen (14 years), handle the math department, while Mr. Joslin I 5' 2 years) handles all business. Mr. Sleister. handles many math classes a day. He starts the day out with general and machine math. It is designed to strengthen the students basic skills in various career areas, such as banking, construction, medical, health and clerical. Part of this class is also designated to the use of calculations. Algebra I and II is a logical approach to algebraic problem solving with an introduction to metrics, probability, and sequences. Freshmen and Sophomores make up the majority of students in Algebra I and II. Laurie Johnson in Geometry said. It helped me a lot when I took the ACT test, and I think I've learned more in Geometry because things started to come together and I understood it better. Geometry, mainly taken by juniors, is the study of the many facts and relationships about geometric figures and the introduction to the deductive reasoning process. Senior math taken by seniors, is the study of various topics using Algebra I and II. geometry and applications. Mr. Sleister commented. We have a large percentage of stu- dent body involved in the mathematics program and it is very rewarding to work with students, who have an interest in mathe- matics as well as excellent abilities. Mini math and advanced mini math are taught by Mrs. Jessen. 46 math 4 Mini math is a practical course involving everyday type prob- lem situations to solve. The students explore such areas as check- ing accounts, measuring skills, metrics, and paychecks, with a general review of fractions, decimals and percents. Advanced mim math concentrates in the solving of vocational related prob- lem situations. The content of the course varies with each indi- vidual. Susan Jensen commented on mini math by saying. Mini math teaches me to understand everyday basics that I will encounter and will use in the future. Mr. Joslin is the business teacher at E.H.S. Every day he undertakes the basic typing skills such as Typing I. II. and III which teach business typing skills. Shorthand I and clerical prac- tice evolve around such things as learning shorthand, filing, cal- culating. and transcribing skills and analysis. My department. Mr. Joslin said is unique in that it consists of learning skills which a student can put to use to earn a living or use in his personal business life. My main emphasis, whether good or bad is career-oriented. I would like to have all students capable of getting an entry-level |ob in the business world upon graduation. I) Rhodetta Jessen discusses one of her classes with Jim Joslin. 2) Becky Christen- sen works on her assignment for Typmg III. 3} Jim Joslin explains the assignment to Carol Nelson. It looks like even the new erasable typewriters can break down 4) The typewriter comes in handy for Becky Hill as she types up copy for year book. 5) This is a typical day in Accounting I and II for Tammy Andersen and Debbie Schwab. Debbie had better wake up before Mr. Joslin catches her. 6) David Sleister takes a break from his hectic day of math classes. Byjbifofkifuw QupfJij business 47 fiJeup Teocke is ttMjcufa Co d Studies Dept. Chris Yount teaches most of the social studies and P.E. classes at EHS. World his- tory is a full course consisting of the study of prehistoric times, along with current events in recent history. Sociology is only a semester course also taught by Miss Yount. In this class, stu- dents studied other groups, people cultures, values, beliefs, and traditions. On March 29. the sociology class went to Woodward which they found quite interesting. Superb was a comment made by Miss Yount about her psychology class. One of the unique things about this class is the journals that each student keeps. They are to be handed in on a weekly basis, which allows the student to express his personal emotions in order to understand himself. Dave Rose teaches the social studies courses. Lectures, taking notes, watching movies and debates are all a part of American history. According to some of the students the debates were the most fun. and a good learning experience. Marsha Haskins commented on American history by saying. I enjoy the class since the tests are a lot easier and there isn't as much homework. It is more of a lec- turing class which makes the material easier to learn and more understandable. Political science taught by Dave Rose combines politics and contemporary affairs. It was designed to examine three political systems — facism of Hitler in Germany. Soviet and Chinese communism, and the democratic United States. Randy Tiaden teaches government at EHS. It is a required one semester course for all seniors. It is designed to introduce students to the basic ideas about govern- ment. Tami Marxen commented. I really like it and enjoy Mr. Tjaden's teaching abil- ities. ticunbufige Chop JomM’s Dress chop I 48 social studies 3 P.B. Flips” B.U There is one class which everyone is required to take for four years. Yes. you guessed correctly, it's physical education. Better known at E.H.S. as P.E. Chris Yount taught most of the P.E. classes. This year's students par- ticipated in P.E. activities such as volleyball, basketball, speedball. ping- pong. bowling, archery, softball, tennis, judo and even disco dancing. All of these things made P.E. more exciting and interesting. According to Chris Yount. JUDO was the highlight of the year. I wonder why? Maybe it was because Chris got flipped and landed on her shoulder wrong, which caused her to be laid up for a week. Judo was taught by Lynette Thompson who stated. It was a good change and a novelty for the classes. Bowling was also added this year. The classes were divided up and went to Audubon’s bowling alley which later encouraged bowl- ing tournaments at Atlantic and Carroll. All of these put together made P.E. more fun for all. Randy Tjaden had one P.E. class, which was third hour. He had stu- dents participate in the same activities as Chris Yount, plus a few more. The kids worked on the weights for one week. Jean Krogh gave a com- ment on the class. P.E. was interesting this year, since we had a couple more units to work on. 7 I.) It's semester test time. These American History stu- dents hope that they studied enough to answer all the questions correctly. 2.) Janie Kelly and Denny Kommes getting arrested by Art Turner? Miss Yount s psychology class found out what it was like to go through all the pro- ceedings of being arrested and booked. 3.) Miss Chris Yount lectures in her sociology class on people and how their surroundings affect them. 4.) Craig Wiskus throws the frisbee to another member of his sixth hour P.E. class. 5.) Jeff Nymand. Janie Kelly, and Jan Smith keep themselves occupied on the bleachers during their P.E. class. 6.) Doing leg lifts, during P.E.. can be grueling, but a little cheating seems to help at times. 7.) Randy Juelsgaard seems to be a mad man as he attacks the photographer, while Rodney Dennis waits for the frisbee. phys. ad. 49 6 Best; NcM and Rm Aw Bf-JQ Ccieiic Teaclte is i I) Mr. Hall keeps a sharp eye out during his freshman physical science class. 2) Jeff Godwin would like Mr. Bests help with his advanced biology, but Mr. Bests' attention seems to be taken by the photographer! 3) Helping the students and the teachers with their problems is a full-time job filled by Gary Holliday. Besides being the guidance counselor. Mr. Holliday teaches 8th grade English and also coaches the junior high girls' basketball and track teams. 4) Linda Heaton keeps a busy schedule. During her free period a student can usually find her in the lounge checking papers. Mrs. Heaton has the remedial English classes. 9th grade Eng- lish and also co-teaches with Mrs. Talbot for the eighth graders. 5) Evelyn Petersen is kept busy in the junior high building. She teaches remedial English and also runs the resource room. A person can find Mrs. Petersen in the high school fairly often for she is the cheer- leading sponsor and is often in the lobby helping all the cheerleading squads. Betty's Cafe 50 science Biology, chemistry, and advanced biology are all taught by Mr. Best. Biology is a field of science dealing with the study of life. The first semester gives the student a better understanding and application of life. The second semester involves applying the concepts learned in the first semester. Both semesters were reinforced with labora- tory exercises. Biology is a required class for sophomores, and they all look forward to going to the Henry Dorly Zoo in May. The trip to the zoo is an annual event. Chemistry is a field of science dealing with the studies of proper- ties and changes taking place in matter. During the first semester students were taught the basic concepts and the second semester involved building upon these concepts. Mr. Best says he plans on taking the chemistry class to Iowa State University to visit the cam- pus along with chemical companies. He is also planning to visit the local pharmacy. Mr. Best commented. It has been a great group of students to work with this past year. They help to make teaching much more exciting!' Advanced biology is just more detailed than regular biology. The students study taxidermy, nerve and muscle physiology and anat- omy of a shark and cat. along with the ecological studies of spring. Mr. Best is planning to visit Iowa State to see the vet clinic and there will also be a field trip to the Cass County Hospital. Physics is taught by Mr. Hall. Physics is a course designed to fur- ther study certain subjects such as concepts of motion, motion of the heavens and universe, and also the study about light, sound, and electricity. Some highlights of the class were taking a field trip to Iowa State and also having the labs work out the way they were sup- posed to. Mr. Hall commented, It's great teaching a class where all the kids want to learn. Health is taught by Mr. Rose. This class is a combination of first aid and related topics in the field of health. Mr. Rose commented, Our class conducted many surveys of the school to understand general attitudes of Exira students about such topics as smoking, drinking, and use of drugs. o Mypdmls One nice thing about a small high school is having so many friends. You aren't limited to your own clique. A person can have friends from the freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior classes. As you climb up the ladder in high school, every class has its own unique phases. The freshmen are on the bottom rung of the ladder. They want everything at once. This is their first opportu- nity to go out for varsity sports, music, and high school clubs. It's the first time you may feel like a jock or jock- ette too. Also while you're a freshman you and your friends have a choice on the classes you want to take. Sophomores have a chance at being a prom server and they get to pick out their class rings. According to quite a few sophomores, it is the hardest grade to keep up with homework. Since you have so many required academic classes, it's hard to find time for your friends. MAR.-APR.-MAY V� NEW ROSE THEATRE — Audubon, low NEW POLICY: Sunday • Thursday I Show at 7:30 Friday Saturday 7:00 9:00 P.M. KJddio thru 13 Years $1.00 On (G's) and (PC's) Programs Subject To Chang� Without Notie� I OOLEYHOPPER will be open every Thursday, Friday Saturday 8:00 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. Everv Sunday is GIRLS Nl ¥ no frayed or fi (Dressy jea 3 I) Teresa Petersen and Randy Landon peek out from behind the boiler room door during a high school basket ball game. 2) Diane Lauritsen, Linda Hilsabeck, and Joni Jensen proudly display their E ira Viking jackets. 3) Steve Benton gives Betty Muhr a twirl on the dance floor of the Hooleyhopper. 4) Mike Albertsen and Debbie Bintner enjoy a slow dance at the Junior Senior Prom. The busiest grade is the juniors. In the fall they sell magazines and run the con- cession stands to earn money for Prom. Later on they have the job of putting prom on, but it's fun because you're with all of your friends. It's a night that every- one looks forward to. Senioritis is one disease that catches most of the seniors. Seniors have more privileges than the other grades. When you're a senior you can be on senior release. You have the prom put on in your honor, senior skip day, and an early release. One of the happiest (or saddest days) of a senior's life is graduation, when you officially become an E.H.S. alumnus. The worst thing is leaving all the friends that you've been with twelve years. 53 Cl ss NtykbAw uls UiCuiy Students Many schools have a different definition of class night. It used to be thought of as just being for the senior class, but times have changed. It is now a night for all awards other than athletic. EHS held its class night May 21 and many awards were given out. Doug Tibken and Donna Wedemeyer started the program with the read- ing of the class will and prophecy. Then awards were given out in the various areas. The speech department honored its members going to state and its letter winners. Large group speech recognized its All-State per- formance of Sorry, Wrong Number . Music held many awards with band and chorus letter winners, ones at contest and the three members who attended All-State. These people were Sharia Jacob- sen. Mitch Rowley, and Kent Tibben. For FFA. Jon Esbeck was awarded the Star Greenhand award and Randy Juelsgaard was cited for being the Star Chapter Farmer, as well as the winner of the Point System Award. Other winners were given out for National Honor Society, Honor Student, Perfect Attendance, and Yearbook. Scott Madsen, senior, was chosen for the Industrial Arts Award. I.) Donna Wedemeyer. senior, gives a hearty handshake as she receives her citizen- ship award. Donna was also the salutatorian. 2.) Shelley Tibken was honored with the business award from Mr. Joslin. 3.) Mrs. Roy presents Llesa Pedersen with the out- standing art senior award. Llesa is also a member of the National Honor Society. 54 class night 11 2 On your marks get set go! and they re off running down the track full speed ahead. Th® girls and boys are so excited their faces are beaming with enthusiasm. This scene was repeated many times when the grade school had the r first track meet on May 9 1979. Randy T aden who is the football coach government teacher and also the phys ed instruc- tor at the grade school organized the track meet for the grade school kids kindergarten through the sixth grade. The track meet took place from noon until 3:IS. There were two fun events to pick from three running and three field events for the fourth grade through the sixth grade. The third grade and the second grade picked one fun event two running and two f eld events. Their fun events consisted of the balloon throw and the shoe kick. The 50 yard dash and the 100 yard dash were the running events and the long lump high jump and the soft- ball throw were the three field events to choose from. The first grade and the kindergarten only participated once m each event. Some of the elementary teachers thought that the kids should only be able to do the events they wanted and as few as they wanted. The teachers also thought some of the events would be oo strenuous on the k.ds and would hurt them. However Jon. Bauer co- ordinator of the track meet felt that the meet would give the kids a chance to get out and improve their running skills and also their muscle development. Mr. T|aden commented The older grades will have more experience when they get into lunior high and go out for track. This will help them understand the distances better and what a track meet rea y is. I.) Randy Juelsgaard watches Bill Baylor who may be Exira s next super quarterback during the football throw. 2.) Th.s group waits patiently for the next event to be called. 3.) Debbie Biotner waits to measure Bill Walker s long |ump while Darreld Landon Michelle Petersen and Lon V.S prepare to write down the measurement 4.) An even start to the boy's 100 yard dash. field day 55 56 seniors CetuMS 979 1. ) Joni Bauer 2. ) Mike Albertsen 3. ) Colette Johnson 4. ) Llesa Pedersen 5. ) Vic Doonan 6. ) Cherie Schlater 7. ) Leisha Johnson 8. ) Cynthia Kilworth seniors 57 CQ $ F@oui m YeMowIZote 1. ) Scott Schlater 2. ) Sharon Coglon 3. ) Jon Wahlert 4. ) Phil Sorensen 5. ) Cecilia Castro 6. ) Joe Walker 7. ) Doug Tibken 8. ) Tim Bintner 58 seniors CQoss Codons: YeMow 8 seniors 59 5. ) Tami Petersen 6. ) Scott Madsen 7. ) Rick McHugh 8. ) Randy Landon 1. ) Steve Benton 2. ) Jean Nelson 3. ) Bill Juhl 4. ) Mitch Johnson 60 seniors 5. ) Roger Hansen 6. ) Shelley Tibken 7. ) Linda Thompson 8. ) Jodi Rattenborg jke Dctum f-fcts Bwucjld Us ltu$ . . . 1. ) Janell Wahlert 2. ) Lynn Nelson 3. ) Susan Clemsen 4. ) Peggy Johnson . . . WkmWMtkbCuM ebRtuL 1. ) Peggy Christensen 2. ) Paul Nielsen 3. ) Sue Schroeter 4. ) Tami Marxen 5 5. ) Rodney Andersen 6. ) Debbie Bintner 7. ) Becky Christensen 8. ) Debbie Davis I Gtoduattiw; 79 The day of May 20 dawned clear and bright. Something different was � n the air but what? Oh. yeah! Graduation! The day everyone dreams about from school day 5? I hoping it would come as soon as possible . . until it does finally get here. Suddenly, the seniors wish they could have a few more days. Oddly enough, they were divided mto two groups: the ones who were laughing and jumping for joy and the ones who were strangely quiet and had tears in their eyes. What? Tears on such a happy occasion? Yes because this year's seniors just realized that they would never again walk the halls of EHS as students. As the band played the traditional processional, the class of '79 sol- emnly marched up the aisle to its seats. The chorus then sang Hands of Time better known as Brian s Song. Chris Yount and John Walker encouraged the grads to reach high for their goals in their vocal duet. Aim for Heaven.' The speaker Dr. Paul Barcas, from Ames, gave an address on the sublet The United States m the Year 2025. He gave examples of the comparisons of life now and what it was like when he was younger, but more importantly, he painted a picture of life in the future. For example pertaining to the energy crisis, in forty years we could all be living m an underground home. Or. how about walking into a closet. i'PP n9 a switch to a 3-D screen and suddenly seeing anything you'd ever like to see? According to Dr. Barcas, this would eliminate travel costs and cut down on pollution. He also advised the seniors to make the best of whatever they find. Donna Wedemeyer served as saluta- to 0 while Doug Tibken reigned as valedictorian. Doug s speech centered around the amount of apathy there is in the school. He also stated that it s great to win but you have to be willing to come in sec- ond sometimes, too. ... then came the big and final moment ... the presentation of the diplomas the diplomas that represented thirteen years of hard work. The new grads transferred their tassels to the other side of their caps, thus announcing themselves as EHS alumni. After lining up outside to shake the hands of many well-wishers, the new grads were free to go home and celebrate. The perfect end to the perfect day. 62 graduation 3 I.) Joe Welker weits in the cafeteria for gradu- ation to begin. 2.) Peggy Johnson helps Lleso Pedersen adjust her collar. 3.) Jan Wahlert. Randy Lendon. and Cecilia Castro stand in line as they get congratulated by parents, relatives and friends. 4.) Doug Tibken, Valedictorian, and Donna Wedemeyer. Salutatorian. give a fare- well speech to the school and their fellow stu- dents. 5.) Mr. Ruhl instructs the seniors on grad- uation. No driving on the grass! 6.) Scott Schlater. Mitch Johnson, and Tom Bintner talk between handshakes in the line. 7.) A beautiful afternoon allowed the seniors to have their reception line outside in front of the school. groduation 63 Sharia Jacobsen — Pres. Dawn Kitelinger — V. Pres. Kenny Wulf — Sec. Cheryl Petersen — Treas. Craig Akers Tammy Andersen Kay Anderson Jeff Baylor Mike Bro Denise Dennis Teresa Eddy Kristen Fett Perry Flood Don Fredericksen Jeff Godwin Luann Haley-Nielsen Brenda Hansen Linda Hansen Sonya Hansen Linda Hilsabeck Tanya Hoegh Laurie Jeppesen Joni Jensen Laurie Johnson Randy Juelsgaard Janie Kelly Bernie Kommes Denny Kommes Jutums imdLOlC Gtmibacks One necessity for every junior class is MONEY! Lots and lots of money. Suddenly the $.50 class fee is not enough to finance our junior events. We juniors are confronted with the scary task of earning enough green to: I. make a float, and 2. most importantly, put on prom. The junior class, as always, goes about earning money by selling magazines. This is our biggest project during the fall. We were sponsored by a magazine company that allowed us to sell a variety of magazines and albums. From the total money earned, the company took a percentage and the rest was tucked safely away in our junior class treasury to be used later. Our good salesmanship did not go unrewarded, either, because we could choose from a variety of prizes. The quality of the prize we received, hinged on the number of sales each individual made. In addition to magazine sales, concession stand profits accounted for a large sum of money. Another event which no junior looks forward to is the ACT tests. Many students will take the tests this April so that leaves us plenty of time to get psyched up. or should I say. psyched out. In spite of all these burdens it seems some of the juniors enjoy the year anyway. In the words of Linda Hilsabeck. Being a junior is great! Or as Jan Smith put it. Let’s go for it! When we had finally got enough money for prom, we sat back and enjoyed ourselves along with everyone else. All the juniors that had a hand in the decorating, planning, and clean- up thought it was very worthwhile. It seems funny that it took all year to raise enough money to blow it all in one super night! 64 juniors Diane Lauritsen Dwaine Landon Fred Muhr Mitch Munch Kurt Nelson Craig Wiskus Jeff Nymand Teresa Petersen Tracy Petersen Jane Roberts Mitch Rowley Debbie Schwab juniors 65 OophomoteS hau®' ’ yecw The sophomore class was governed this year by President Tom Simpson, who Scott Landon described as being a super cool, wild and crazy guy. Perhaps this accounts for the some- what bizarre behavior of the sophomores. They were noto- rious for: 1) having the best parties! 2) having the most parties! Highlights (at least the printable highlights!) include the gang getting their class rings. Such a decision! Round or square, silver or gold, starburst or fireray . . . these questions racked their minds as they looked over the gigantic display. Then, after the first crucial decision was made, the sopho- mores had to wait for what seemed like an eternity to finally receive them. Then, after everyone had gloated over their new possession, up popped another mind-breaking question: Shall we keep them on. turn them over to a girlfriend boy- friend? It must've been hard to pry them off. but a couple of people managed! Another highlight (?) of the year was the non-famous term paper — the All-American student's downfall. After much grumbling and mumbling, everyone settled down to a month of notecards. footnotes, bibliography cards, outlines, and many long hours of typing and writing. Luckily, they only had to write one. but handed it in to both English and biology class. However, it seems one was more than enough! Of course, it's great to be moving up the ladder to be jun- iors. but no one can ever doubt that the sophomores didn't live their only IOth grade year to the fullest! Tom Simpson — Pres. Diane Doonan — V. Pres. Taylor Wilson — Sec.-Treas. Todd Akers Cathy Akers Sally Andersen Jon Bauer Brett Bengard Tom Benton Linda Coglon Ktfnt Christensen Lennie Davis Mark Davis Rodney Dennis Debbie Griffen Marsha Haskins Lisa Hansen Mike Hennick Becky Hill Susan Jensen Mark Johnson Virginia Johnson Robin Juelsgaard Camille Koestner Jean Krogh LuAnn Kyndesen Scott Landon Rosemarie Magill Paulette Marxen Tom Muhr Craig Parmley Christy Paulsen Angie Peppers David Petersen Tom Petersen 3 I.) Virginia Johnson works on a sophomore s least favorite assignment — the dreaded term paper! 2.) Robin Juelsgaard chooses over the wide variety of class rings that were on display in the library. 3.) Larry Phelps knows one way to grab a photographer s atten- tion. sophomores 67 R HitdyS Cxmiak BM.C- Jimmy Andersen — Pres. Kenny Hansen — V. Pres. Alan Crawley — Sec. Richard Andersen — Treas. Kathy Andersen Kevin Andersen Paula Akers Mary Benton Mitch Bintner Lynette Black Scott Black Margaret Doonan Jon Esbeck Kelly Fredericksen Steve Godwin Lori Haski ns Pete Hill Mike Huegrich Julie Huff Lana Kitelinger Doug Larimore Randal Lauritsen Betty Muhr Julie Nelson Carol Nelson Steve Nelson Clark Parmley Tammy Paulsen Mark Petersen Melody Petersen Randy Petersen Richard Petersen Jon Pedersen Annie Rattenborg Jan Rubel Karolyn Stockwell Kim Stockwell Terry Walker Tammy Westphalen Not only does the freshman class like to give substitute teachers a hard time, but they enjoy spit wads and throwing books. One thing different about the year was getting to eat lunch with the high school. Most thought the classes were basically the same and not too hard. When asked how their class was differ- ent from all the others, a few replied: Our s is the rowdiest. commented Jan Rubel, We re special. replied Mark Petersen, and We re crazier than the other classes quoted Kevin Andersen. The class enjoyed going to sock hops and dances. Getting the homecoming float ready was one of the activities our class enjoyed, commented Mary Ben- ton. We haven't been on any field trips since grade school. said Melody Peter- sen. To change this, the class is planning to go to the Science Center in Des Moines. There will be 45 minute pro- grams dealing with astronomy, physical science, and health. The dreaded class projects, such as physical science labs, building electric motors, and writing 3-page speeches for English will go down as some memories of being a freshman. Being a freshman is great, because now we re not pooners’ anymore, quoted Richard Anderson. I.) Mr. Roy helps Richard Andersen and Scott Black with drafting. 2.) Steve Godwin helps keep the beat steady while Clark Parmley plays his contra-base clarinet during pep band. freshmen 69 U and Cfxwts I) Jane Roberts attempts to block a shot put off by a St. Albert's girl. 2) Tony Kom mes, Exira's number one fan, watches one of Exira's first football games intently. 3) Bill Juhl waits for Todd Phelps to signal for the kick off against Central Webster while an attentive referee watches. 4) John Kilworth warms up before the game. John pitched about half of the games played. EXIRA VIKINGS NO. NAME POSITION WEIGHT GRADE 1 Rich Andersen E 110 9 9 Kevin Andersen QB 120 9 10 Larry Phelps Qb.lb IdO 10 11 •«•Kurt Nelson QB I6j 11 20 Jeff Day lor HB IdO 11 22 Doug Larimore HB IdO 9 23 Dwaine Landon HB ,E IdO 11 2A Todd Phelps HB,FB 175 12 25 Allen C raw ley Uft P icn Q 27 Jon Bauer 28 Tom Simpson 33 Taylor Wi 1 son M Todd Akers 52 Tom Benton 5 Rod Dennis Darren Walker Jon Esbeck Kurt Pedersen Jon Pedersen Paul Nielsen Bill Juel Mike Huegerich Jon Wahlert Kent Christensen Randal Lauritsen Randy Juelsgaard Steve Nelson Mitch Bintner Keith Vonnahme - ■ Lettcrmen Captain Head Coach - Ass't Managers Randy Tjaden Dave Rose T roy Akers Bruce Johnson Darreld Landon Debbie Bintner Denise Dennis Teresa Eddy Linda Hi Isabcck Diane Lauridsen Sheryl Schwisow Jan Smi th Athletic Director - David Kapfer Superintendent - Floyd Ruhl 70 Me and Sports Well, sports haven't changed any from last year score wise, but let me tell you the games were sure exciting. All of them, from football to baseball. We only won one football game but that really didn't seem to make a lot of difference to us. The way we acted you'd think we were undefeated! We had pep rallies every Friday to get fired up for the football game that night. It was great! During all of this there was volleyball going on and boy did they go far this year. We even had cheer- leaders for volleyball which was really different! Basketball this year was the biggest change. We had a woman coach but we think she’s the best we've had m a long time. We may not have won many games, but boy when we did win — we celebrated! The wrestlers didn't have many out. but those that were, were very dedicated. They ran the halls for what seemed hours. Those guys were in good shape when it came to their match and surprised many peo- ple. The tracksters got off to a running start. A few school records were broken at the beginning of the season. They have had a pretty good season, since they work extra hard at practices. Which made it worth the effort. Fore, is the word most often heard around golf- ers. Their season may be short, but they are dedi- cated to it. Our records may not be no. I. but spirit wise we are No. I. 4 71 I) Randy Jueslgaard gets coached by Mr. Larsen and Bryan Svoboda at Exira s Invitational. He went on to receive 4th place recognition. 2) Doug Lanmore. like everyone else, makes a mistake and Coach Larsen tells him how to correct it. 3) Jon Wahlert and Vic Doonan take a well-earned break before wrestling again at the Exira Tourney. 4) Exira s wrestling squad: R. Andersen. D. Larimore, R. Juelsgaard. J. Esbeck Coach Larsen. T. Wilson B. Juhl. R. Lauritsen. and J. Wahlert. 5) Vic Doonan and R. Thielen of Anita get ready for the final round of a match. 6) Worn out. Bill Juhl is announced victorious and so received third place for his efforts. 7) Randy Juelsgaard waits for the right moment to get a takedown against his opponent. L. Christensen of Elk Horn. 72 wrestling TA- - , l k f-fitwDouw wrestling 73 Eating half a grapefruit and a vitamin for breakfast, having long, rough practices every night and chewing a small hamburger, a salad without dressing, and drinking a small milk for supper is what makes up the life of a wrestler. Wrestling practice started November 10 with ten members on the squad. Practices were held from 4:00 till 5:30. They started with calisthen- ics. then moving into take downs and pinning combinations, and ending practice with twenty minutes of running the block. Rich Anderson said. Practices are tough but the running helps you keep conditioned and helps keep you going in over time. Coach Bill Larsen pushed all of the wrestlers hard but that pushing is what helped them to go on to win. Bill Juhl commented. Coach is a big help to everyone. He s good at helping out the new wrestlers and he shows us new moves. Without him Jon and I couldn't have gotten so far as we did. This year the Exira wrestlers also had the help of Bryan Svoboda. This was the first year for Bryan to help at Exira. He helped during practices and also went along to some of the meets and tournaments to help coach the boys. Unfortunately this year's record was 1-6 because of the low participa- tion in wrestling. There were only seven that stuck it out the full season, but those who did had good records. Randy Juelsgaard felt. As a team we tried hard, but we didn't have enough people out to help us win.’’ Mr. Larsen s enthusiasm helped two of Exira s wrestlers. Bill Juhl and Jon Wahlert. to districts. They both received a second at districts. Randy Juelsgaard received fourth at sectionals but didn't qualify for districts. One of the highlights of the year was the second meet of the season which was against Panora-Lmden. All of the wrestlers were filled with enthusiasm and anticipation for this meet. This enthusiasm helped to carry the grapplers to an overpowering victory of 33-22. Another of the exciting moments was when heavy-weight Jon Wahlert pinned his opponent. Wendell Meller of Anita, in a suspense-filled over- time and received fourth place at the Exira Invitational. He closed the season with one of the top records of 10-8-0. Randy Juelsgaard summed up the sport in this way: Wrestling is a very important sport in the sense that it needs great physical and mental conditioning. ! QiwtloMb Paku . . . Anikeymi I. ) Peggy Christensen end Becky Hill seem to be trying to help Susen Jensen eese the pein after running an 880 in the two mile relay. 2.) Richard Andersen shows pain as he nears the end of the mile at a Lewis Central track meet. 3.) 1st Row L to R: S. Andersen. T. Hoegh. B. Hill. Coach Yount. M. Petersen. A. Rattenborg. M. Benton. 2nd Row: A. Peppers. S. Jensen P. Christensen. B. Muhr. B. Polly. L. Black. 3rd Row: S. Schwisow. J. Jensen. D. Lauritsen. L. Hilsabeck. C. Wiskus. J. Rubel. 4.) Annie Rattenborg clears one of the ten hurdles in the hundred meter hurdles at the conference track meet in Ogden. 5.) Mike Albertsen rounds the curb in a relay for Exira. 6.) 1st Row L to R: J. Baylor. K. Wulf. 2nd Row: M. Row- ley. J. Godwin. Not Pictured: R. Andersen. M. Albertsen. D. Larimore. T. Benton. J. Bauer. Mgr. P. Hill. 74 girl’s trock 5 What’s wrong with those girls? asked one non-partici- pant. referring to track. ' I know what you mean.” said another spectator. Look at them, running their guts out in rain, snow and 100° heat. They even pretend that they enjoy it.” Actually, there are a couple of reasons girls go out for track. First of all. it gives them an excellent means for losing weight. However, the main reason is to represent Exira High School and bring home trophies, medals and ribbons. This year s track season went exceptionally well, according to sophomore Susan Jensen. For a glimpse of what happened during this season, take a look at the runner-up trophy that the girls brought home from their first meet at Carroll. How- ever. the trophy was not the only reminder of this year’s sea- son of success. All totaled, the girls brought home over 40 medals, compared with last year’s total of eight. Two girls who received special recognition were Tanya Hoegh and Diane Lauritsen. Tonya broke the school shot put record by throwing a put measuring 38'8% . Diane was ranked 12th in the state in the 440 yard dash with a time of 62.8. At the start of the season, there were 18 girls. At the sea- son finish, there were 16. plus Angie Peppers and Sally Ander- sen serving as managers. Coach Yount commented. The girls were pleased with their performances and their new-found success. Since we are losing only one senior, we should be strong next year. Now. if we only had a track to run on . . Small numbers can be mighty! The boy’s track team with one senior, four juniors, four sophomores, and a manager overcame many obstacles this track season. They broke a record, came close to another, and even sent one member to state. Mike Albertsen started the year out by moving the high jump record from 5 8% to 5' 10 . Ken Wulf highlighted the year by going to state in the two mile run. He placed second in district action. With a time of 10:43.3. he was five seconds off the school record. Jeff Baylor commented, ’If we would have a higher number out for track, then maybe a new track would come faster. We could score more points if more guys were out. There was a lot of potential, but points were at times hard to come by. Mr. Bill Larsen, track coach, said. We need more bodies out for track and hard workers.” Earlier at the athletic ban- quet. Mr. Larsen had commented on how hard it is to have a good team when there were only a small number of guys out. UcthJlUv hotv and fatal Bostmw’s Studfoofr Pfiotogtapliy boy’ trock 75 frusfoatiOH Tees Off ’ I) Dean Wedemeyer and Kent Christensen goof off for the photographer during golf prac- tice at the school. 2) Mr. Joslin tries to get Mike Bro to pay attention, while Tom Simpson. Kent Christensen. Dean Wedemeyer and Mike Hennick look on. 3) Tom Petersen lostles with a small tree to get a good line on his ball. 4) Janie Kelly practices her swing early in the year. 5) Cheryl Petersen gets ready to yell Fore as she prepares to give the ball a ride. 6) Boy’s Golf Team. Kneeling: Coach Jim Joslin. Standing. L to R: D. Wedemeyer. K. Christen- sen. B. Bengard. T. Simpson. J. Pedersen. K. Andersen, T. Petersen. M. Hennick. M. Bro. 7) Mr. Joslin gives instructions to Tammy Andersen and Dawn Kitelinger during practice at the high school. 8) Girls Golf Team. L to R: Coach Joslin. J. Kelly. J. Nelson. L. Johnson. C. Petersen. D. Kitelinger. T. Andersen. 76 boy’s golf Frustrating was one word most students used to describe golf although they did seem to enjoy it most of the time. This year Exira had both a girl's and a boy s team. One difference was not having a J.V. team for either the boys or the girls. It was agreed that the experience of meeting and golfing with different people was what the golfers enjoyed most. There are many memories that will long be remembered by the 1979 golf teams, for instance, the time Jean Nelson and Janie Kelly got stuck in the mud, or the time Mr. Joslin backed into a car after a golf meet! Golf is felt to be an important sport by all, but for many dif- ferent reasons. Some say it’s because it develops concentration, while others feel the chance to enjoy the outdoors is important. Janie Kelly said, It gives you a lot of exercise and teaches you to be honest about your score. Mr. Joslin says it's important because. It’s a sport students can use in later life when they can't play the more strenuous games. The frustration, evident in the golfers, was due to poor scores. Mr. Joslin attributed this poor showing to a lack of concern on the students' part because some wouldn't show up for prac- tices. In spite of this, three of the boys, Tom Petersen. Tom Simpson, and Mike Bro did show much improvement. They all scored in seven meets and sometimes shot in the forties. Dean Wedemeyer, Brett Bengard and Jon Pedersen have potential and show some promise for the future, says Mr. Joslin. The girl’s team lacks younger players. All of this year's letter winners were juniors. Laurie Johnson and Cheryl Petersen were the top golfers. They scored in five meets and golfed in the fif- ties. Janie Kelly scored in four meets. Camille Koestner said. A lot of people aren't interested, but. they haven't even tried golf. If they would we would probably have a better team.” 8 Jmy’sJoUd fJoM dwd GctvUtgs Umw girl’s golf 77 AKIN PCM— Viking Power The Exira Viking basketball squad anxiously looked forward to the com- ing season. After giving the football players a week off, practice began in mid-November, to prepare for the first home game against rival Audu- bon. Like other organizations at Exira the squad was under the direction of a new leader, Coach David Rose. The Vikings welcomed Rose s style which contrasted greatly with the previous year. After two weeks of drills and preparation the Vikes were ready to begin what would prove to be a long season. After going l-l with their record the Vikings experienced a long dry spell, managing to go winless from December I to January 16. But the Vikes came on strong toward the latter part of the season, winning four out of six games to lift their dismal record to 15-1 3. When asked what he thought of the season Coach Rose had this to say: 'I felt we had a very rugged schedule. We did a good job against the teams we were competitive with. We had trouble developing some con- sistency: our play was at times erratic.' As far as numbers the Vikes were one up over last vfear. with the help of some recruits. A majority of the members were upperclassmen: five sen- iors. six juniors, two sophomores, and two freshmen. The starting line-up consisted mostly of seniors with some juniors. The team depended on the seniors because of their experience. Coach Rose felt we relied too heavily on two in particular for a majority of our scoring. Vikes winning special honors were (All ccnf. choices) Joe Walker and (2nd team captains) Mike Albertsen. Paul Nielsen, and Joe Walker. As fans, you might have detected a change in the playing apparel. The Vikes were blessed with new traveling uniforms (too bad the parts didn't fit). The Vikes season came to an abrupt end February 2 I st. when the Vikes played the host team Manning. Exira suffered a 100-47 loss. The Vikes were hindered by the loss of Todd Phelps and Dwaine Landon to foot and ankle injuries. Post season activities for the Vikes included the annual pilgrimage to Des Moines for the boys state tournaments and also a swimming outing at Harlan. 78 boys’ basketball 2 ■■ Opponent 35 38 Guthrie Center 29 82 Manilla 36 37 Guthrie Center 39 45 Griswold 36 73 Manilla 42 95 Avoca 42 71 Elk-Horn 33 44 Anita 38 54 Audubon 62 47 Underwood 4V 62 Guthrie Center 43 87 Manilla 39 64 m Ogden Gr� wold Ogden ■ Shelby Tennan r ■ 4 57 - Ar-We-Va V SB 71 101 Manilla Guthrie Center 63 46. Carson Macecon.a 67 58 Coon Rapids 84 Avoca 74 67 Elk-Horn 45 62 Anita 51 100 Ma nmng Nielsen 5 Joe Walker. Mike Albertsen and Steve I) Viking seniors. Todd Phelps Benton, ere honored by being presented between games the night of their last home game against Elk Horn-Kimbalton. 2) Paul Nielsen signals his teammates to run play number two. 3) Coach Rose gives (last minute) instructions to the attentive J.V. team. 4) The Extra Vikings, from left to right first row: Mark Petersen Kevin Ander- sen. Todd Phelps. Kent Tibben. Tom Benton. Tom Simpson. 2nd row: Coach Tjaden Bruce Johnson (manager). Steve Benton. Mike Albertsen Paul Nielsen Dwaine Lan- don Ken Wulf. Darreld Landon. (manager). 3rd row: Kurt Nelson. Joe Walker Craig Wiskus. Mike Bro. Coach Rose. 5) Joe Walker leaps up to wm the tip from a Coon Rapids player. G uj’s 4atO'ClMO Jung ’s Bah uj 4 boy� basketball 79 DID GIRL. ’Q MotiodtUw . . What? Girls in the boy 's locker room? It may seem odd, but, almost every time a guy walked in, there were girls lift- ing weights and jumping rope. Since most girls don't con- centrate on muscle building that much, why were they now? Well, it seems that Miss Yount wanted the girl's bas- ketball team to be well-conditioned before the official practice started. Although this was different from previous years, the girls responded enthusiastically. Could the rea motivation for their vigorous exercise lie in the boy s locker room? Whatever the real reason, it really helped, accord- ing to coaches Yount and Joslin. The team watched the state tourney at Des Moines this year. This was a fun holiday for the girls that was quoted as being tremendously enjoyable. A few members did something else that was different — they went to Des Moines to see the Iowa Coronets play. This gave everyone a chance to see how 5-man basketball is played, woman- style. Donna Wedemeyer's most pleasant memory was having fun at practices, while Peggy Christensen said that the way everyone stuck together the whole season was great. One thing the girls did differently this year was their running at the beginning of practice instead of at the end. This way. the most dreaded part was over faster and everyone agreed this was more effective. Diane Doonan said basketball gave her confidence and made her try to reach the goals she set for herself. Teresa Petersen said that she felt the team had a lot of spirit and team unity, plus a lot of pride. This was a bit of a change for the girls basketball program, but is was all for the bet- ter. According to Mary Benton, basketball gave the girls a chance to demonstrate their athletic skills. Coach Yount said. In the sectionals, the girls (3-15). went against Woodbine, (14-4). They lost to them by just five points, being down by 21 at one time. I feel we played very well against a very tough team. We improved immensely throughout the season and our play at the end was superb. If we would have played with the same inten- sity earlier in the season as we did in the end, our record would be vastly improved. The best victory we had was in the area of sports- manship. Other teams. f- coaches, and administra- tors commented on the chance and attitude at E.H.S. That, to us, is one of the greatest honors a team can have. K uUick ’S CuptoVoJhjJb 80 girl's basketball Varsity Exira 31 38 29 42 27 21 37 44 35 29 56 22 41 39 64 Sectional Junior Va Exira 40 52 34 39 34 34 26 16 50 Opponent Elkhorn Avoca Audubon Underwood Guthrie Center Manilla Ogden Shelby Te Ar-we va Manilla Irwin Guthrie Center pit. Alberts Carson Macedonia Coon Rapids ■ 52 V Is.ty . Opponent ElkhornH Avoca Guthrie Center| Marulla _ [ Anita Guthrie Center Criswold Manilla Anita Alberts Ten ant(Fresh) nt Score Woodbine 57 Score . . . tkb Boy'S Utck v Ro w? 3 UtyiSen Rnd Ray's FoedCe wica girls basketball 81 I) Becky Hill goes in for a lay-up after beating her guard. 2) Varsity B.B. 1st row L. to R. Mgr. A. Peppers. T. Hoegh T. Petersen. S. Scheisow. J. Jensen L. Hilsabeck. K. Fett, Mgr. S. Jacobsen. 2nd row: Coach C. Yount. D. Laurit- sen. P. Christensen. D. Kitelinger J. Roberts D. Wedemeyer B. Kommes. J. Smith. Coach J. Joslin. 3) J.V. B.B. 1st row L to R: A. Rattenborg. S. Ander- sen. S. Jensen. D. Doonan. M. Haskins. J. Rubei. L. Black. 2nd row: Mgr. A. Peppers. M. Doonan. C. Wiskus. L. Kitelinger. M. Benton. M. Petersen B. Hill. Mgr. S. Jacobsen. 4) Kristin Fett blocks out a St. Alberts forward after a free throw. 5) Jane Roberts and Donna Wedemeyer go in for a rebound after the shot. Despite their efforts Exira lost to St. Alberts 42 to 52. U Ccuv fr Lmg Way on . . . I) Donna Wedemeyer watches Jan Wahlert return the volleyball over the net at districts. Midway through the season Donna was ranked for sets for Ace spikes. 2) Jan Wahlert waits for the whistle from the referee so she can serve. 3) The Volleyball cheerleaders had a pep rally before sectionals. The volleyball players helped out by building a successful pyramid. 4) Peggy Chris- tensen moves up. readying herself to return a serve. Peggy s powerful serves sometimes hit the opposite wall or even an unwary opponent! 5) 1st Row L to R: J. Kelly. J. Nelson. P. Johnson. S. Jacobsen, L. Johnson. T. Andersen K. Andersen, K. Fredericksen. Mgr. 2nd Row: Coach Yount P. Christensen. S. Clemsen, D. Doonan J. Wahlert J. Roberts. D. Wedemeyer. S. Shroeter. L. Kitelmger. D. Kitelinger. L. Hansen. Mgr. 2 3 82 volleyboll . . .CONFfOENCB! It was a great season for everybody — both J.V. and varsity. The girls all worked very well together and were very cooperative and full of spirit. Attitudes were super, and that in itself won us some games, Coach Chris Yount summed up about the volleyball season. The volleyball girls took the championship in the district tourney at Manning by defeating Audubon and Elk Horn in both matches. Despite being defeated in the quarter-final round at Atlantic by Dunlap, the season was a real success with a varsity record of 10-6 and J.V. 5-7. Donna Wedemeyer and Peggy Christensen were captains. Many members of the team received special honors. Peggy Johnson was named Honorable Mention All-State team and was ranked 17 in state for ace serves. Jan Wahlert was once ranked 14 in state midway through the season for sets for ace spikes . This year we showed everyone that we could play well and be winners. In past years, the attendance at our games had been poor, but this year people started to realize what volleyball really was and they came to support and cheer us. Sharia Jacobsen commented. The volleyball girls had lots of fun besides practices and matches. The team went to Des Moines to watch the U.S. — Japanese Olym- pic Volleyball match. It was breath taking to see such exciting pro- fessional volleyball, was Coach Yount s reaction to the game. Volleyball is one of the newer sports and is fun to participate in. We all had to work together as a whole to be a success just as in other sports, Peggy Johnson commented. Detmnmatim is tesuw’s key despite dosses Although the team may have lost in terms in scoring, Exira s 78- 79 football squad came out ahead determination-wise . What the guys lacked in victo- ries. they made up with good attitudes. Coach Tjaden commented. Bill Juhl said that he thought football gives kids something to do instead of roaming the streets. Jon Bauer’s best memories included. Watching the cheerleaders along the sidelines! Randal Lauritsen said he like this activity because it gave him a chance to get out of the house. This year the team did something different than previous years: they went to the UNI Dome to view the state championship. Everybody seemed to have a good time. Mr. Tjaden. a new face at E.H.S.. took over the position of head football coach. When asked his opinion of the season, he replied that he thought, despite the low numbers, the team played well. His only regret was that there were so few men out. considering the possible potential in the student body. Mr. Rose said that he felt the team did well, considering the caliber of teams that we played and the amount of apathy the school houses. Both coaches stated that if more people became interested, they'd probably be surprised at how much they'd enjoy football. This season proved very exciting. Outstanding individual events included Bill Juhl's 35-yard field goal and Jeff Baylor's 65-yard touchdown. The defense was super strong, providing this in the Greenfield game. With 31 seconds on the clock. Greenfield had to call a time-out to try for a goal. Try as they might, they couldn’t penetrate our defense, on the one yard line. 3 Audubon County Livestock Exchange 84 football I.) Bruce Johnson waits for the play on the field to end so he can switch footballs with the officials. 2.) Coach Tiaden and Coach Rose watch prac- tice very intently to see that their instructions are carried through. 3.) The Vikings work hard for a first down against Audubon s J.V. as the official keeps an eye on the progress. 4.) Todd Phelps attempts to tackle an Anita opponent that managed to escape with the ball. 5.) 1st row: L to R: Coach Rose T. Phelps. B. Juhl. P. Nielsen. J. Wahlert. Coach Tjaden. 2nd row: J. Baylor. K. Nelson. R. Juelsgaard. D. Landon. 3rd row: L. Phelps. T. Wilson. T. Simpson. T. Benton, T. Akers. J. Bauer. D. Walker. 4th row: M. Bmtner. K. Andersen J. Esbeck. D. Larimore. S. Nelson. J. Pedersen. 5th row: R. Dennis K. Christensen. M. Huegerich A. Crawley. R. Andersen. R. Lauritsen, K. Vonnahme. 6th row: Managers — D. Landon B. Johnson T. Akers. 6.) There seems to be no opening up the middle as Todd Phelps goes for yardage in the Central Webster game. 7.) Jeff Baylor scrambles around the end in an attempt to score a touchdown during the soap® game. 7 football 85 BosebcM Cquad has qmb The Viking baseball squad under the direction of coach Rod Wil- son came into the 78 season with great expectations. These expec- tations rested on the fact that Exira had eight returning lettermen. Some of the goals even included a possible state play-off. The Vikings wound up a little disappointed at the end of the season, but they achieved a good record none-the-less. In conference play the Vikes placed second (tying with Manilla) with a record of 3-3. Exira had the honor of hosting this year's tournaments during sectionals in which Exira lost in the first round to Elk Horn. The addition of a new grandstand and a lighted scoreboard made the games more enjoyable for spectators and players alike. Another new addition to the team was made this year — batgirls! Joni Bauer and Sue Schroeter were chosen to receive this honor. — it could be the beginning of a tradition! Individual honor winners for the 1978 season included All Confer- ence: First Team — Scott Hansen, third base, Todd Phelps, catcher and Chris Clausen, outfield, with Joe Walker and Dennis Esbeck receiving honorable mention for their seasonal efforts. When asked why they enjoyed participating in baseball, the two most frequent answers were, there's not much else to do during the summer , and it's a good excuse to come to town. The Vikings look forward to the coming year and will be playing with a new coach, Dave Rose. Although the Vikes lost seven seniors, they should be strong with a few young players seeing starting action. 6 Manilla 9 14 Guthrie Center I 4 ManiAS-f 2 16 Guthrie Center 6 Piede icks JiuckUig fJanJ Jeiv biy 86 baseball Ktsmlld '� -i Aodubort j.VVl fill ElkHorn V' r-' f ■ Audubofl (V rsi+y) t , Cuthrie Center Ado.r .e. Manning Adair Casey Manning (J.V.) Abraham Lincoln Manilla Walnut Walnut (J.V.) Elk Horn Kuemper Avoha Ogden Anita 2' 15 22 M mj I) Coach Wilson watches to see if his next batter will connect with the ball. 2) Robert Ericksen watches 1st base to tell teammates when to steal 3) 1st row: K. Tibben. T. Phelps. S. Hansen. J. Walker R. Ericksen. J. Baylor 2nd row: R. Wilson. D. Esbeck. J. Kilworth. J. Kilworth. R. Free- man 4) Tanya Hoegh anticipates the next catch from the batter of Abe Lincoln. 5) Teresa Eddy and Donna Wedemeyer warm up on the practice field prior to a softball game. 6) 1st row: L. Thompson L. Black. T. Hoegh. S. Muhr. M. Petersen. 2nd row M. Benton. T. Edjy. T. Eddy. D. Wedemeyer D. Dennis. B. Kommes. 7) Melody Petersen prepares to catch a fly ball. An Ac dwb Pwa’’ QpASOil The softball season didn’t get off to a great start, but the season was fun at times. The team had an out-of-town coach, Dave Stickrod. from Atlantic. He did help the girls a lot by teaching them many fundamentals. There were, at the most, only eleven players out at a time. The year looked good until Peggy Christen- sen broke her arm and Tanya Hoegh had to be recruited as the catcher. Tanya was voted most valuable player at the end of the year. Our softball team was a lot different this year. We started from scratch and gradually worked up Bernie Kommes commented. Run- ning wasn t so bad. many agreed, because Coach Stickrod led it and participated in many of the activities. The girls ended the season by taking Coach Stickrod out for supper at the Redwoods in Anita. trJr 7 United Telephone C . ofrfOMi Adel Ctafe Bank softball 87 Cfmts —A CJuztig ofrPcbce ! Why go out for sports or any extra-curricular activities? There are many different reasons and each person has his. I think some go out for sports to be together with their friends that like the same activity and work together to gain pride and responsibility in themselves, Diane Lauritsen said. Many commented that sports teach leadership and good sportsmanship. Others go out just because they enjoy it. Sports are more than |ust playing games, matches, or meets. There are the many long hours of practice and the suffering of sore muscles, sprained ankles, iammed fingers, and the long and sometimes short rides to and from games. The excitement and enthusiasm, if not the frustrations of sports, makes an athlete wonder at times if it's all worth it. When the season has finally drawn to an end, a person can look back and think about all the things he and she accomplished for themselves, the team, and even for the school. All in all, sports are a chance of pace! I 2 I.) Paul Nielsen. Dwaine Landon. and other members of Coach Rose and Tjaden's team plan strategy for the next minutes of a game. 2.) Jennifer Wheeler gets into home- coming festivities by going to the bonfire. 3.) Bill Juhl receives instruction during the Exira Invitational from Coach Larsen. Bill ended a hard day by placing third in his weight class. 4.) Mitch Bintner an end. receives quick instructions from Mr. Tjaden before entering a home game. 5.) Peggy Christensen who ended the season with an average of 24 points per game, adds another two points to the Vikingettes score. 6.) After a slow start at the beginning of the season. Linda Hilsabeck Teresa Petersen Sheryl Schwisow. and the rest of the team celebrate with a victory against Shelby-Tennant. sports 89 6 APATHY kuulmchMAfa d i6 When the first sport of the season rolls around, that means that the football boys have to start their practicing. That also goes the same for the J.V. and Varsity cheerleaders: nine out of thirteen attended a DCA cheerleading camp at Buena Vista college in Storm Lake. The girls brought back many new chants and cheers, and also a few routines. Upon asking the cheerleaders what their most enjoyable moment was they stated that the unity of the squad was very much appreci- ated. The J.V. cheerleaders cheered at two of the nine varsity football games. The J.V. had six games of their own to cheer at. The football cheerleaders sold jewelry to help buy the new varsity cheerleading uniforms. A very busy cheerleading squad is the basketball cheer- leaders. They cheer at nearly two games a week. The spirit seemed to be lacking during this season, but basketball cheer- leaders always pull through. This is the first year for having a volleyball squad, and it really worked out well. They kept the spirit going at all times and even got a pep bus for the tournament at Manning. The squad received flowers from the volleyball girls when the players went to the tournaments. The basketball cheerleaders practiced at the same time as wrestling cheerleaders. The wrestling cheerleaders cheer one and sometimes two times out of the week. Evelyn Petersen, sponsor, stated. I feel the cheerleading squads have done quite well despite the apathetic attitude of the student body and the Exira fans. It Is very difficult to keep showing spirit when fans do not respond at games or at pep assemblies. I feel the cheerleaders have demonstrated enthu- siasm throughout the seasons and have not been easily dis- couraged.' 90 I I) Junior Varsity Football Cheerleading Left to right: K. Anderson. S. Anderson. B. Hill. T. Petersen. M. Petersen. M. Benton. 2) Varsity Football Cheerleading Left to right: 6. Dennis. S. Schwisow. D. Bintner T. Eddy. D. Laur.tsen. L. Hilsabeck. 3) Volley- ball Cheerleading. Clockwise: K. Anderson. V. Johnson. C. Koestner L. Jeppesen. M. Doonan C. Akers. 4) Wrestling Cheerlead- ing. Left to right: L. Jeppesen. C. Johnson. S. Coglon. L. Thompson. C. Akers. 5) Varsity Basketball Cheerleading Left to right: B. Bintner T. Petersen. J. Bauer. D. Dennis. K. Anderson. Lyfo’sQK L liids hUlK cheerleaders 91 Pcmm Joeing in junior high is at times frustrating, especially when all you are known by is the word POONER!!! Leaving the grade school and coming to the high school were terrifying experiences. Trying to find the right room for the right classes was almost impossible. The combina- tion for the lockers just didn't seem to work at times. It was hard to get used to the schedule because there were no more recesses and the three minutes between classes didn't make up for it. After finishing the first year, and then becoming the head of the jr. high, all you had to worry about was the high schoolers. Eighth graders could easily boss the seventh graders around — but not the high school- ers! The classes became harder — geogra- phy, English, math and physical science. We even got to become involved in sports and music. Basketball turned out to be special for the junior high girls when they beat Manilla by only two points in overtime! 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Sjujljiu Okjr A 92 Jr. High season underway By Jean Nelson Basketballs are flying high as the junior high players bounce off their season. Both the girls and boys will be starting their third week of practice. Girls' coach Gary Holli- day commented. “The girls are working hard,” and he sees improvement. Nine- teen seventh graders are out and eight eighth grad- ers. They are: 7th Grade: Belinda Jayne, LuAnn Jorgensen, Connie Jessen, Jennifer Wheeler. Michelle Petersen, Barbie Hill. Shirley Akers, Laurie Griffon, Judy Parmley, Mary Beth Akers, Mary Hansen, Amy Van Aernam, Lori Doonan. Jodi Peter- sen, Sandra Hocamp, Jessica Jessen. Angie Mulford, Judy Muhr. 8th Graders: Juanita Molgaard, Dawn Schwisow, Kristi Petersen, Jan Jensen, Lisa Hays, Denise Ladon, Lory Paulsen, Gina Paulsen, and managers. Lisa i .eder- icksen and Kristi Huegerich. Mr. Holliday said, “I’m happy to see so many seventh graders out.” David Kapfer, coach for the boys' junior high basket- ball team said their strong area was “the boys’ attitude and desire.” With eight seventh graders and eight eighth graders out. Mr. Kapfer sees improvement in their passing and ball handling. The players are: 7th Graders: Derek Jacobsen. Jeff Andersen, Matt Hackwell, Ryan Walker. Scott Paulsen, Chris Nelson, Lonn Kil- worth. Bobby Phelps. 8th Graders: Jon Wede- meyer, Greg Hansen, Troy Akers. Darrell Landon, Dale Christensen. Bart Peppers, Chris Ruhl, Bruce Johnson, and managers: Lon Viss and Ralph Thomas. Their first game was at Avoca Nov. 20. Mr. Kapfer commented, It's going to be a fun year.” Junior high girls lost to ii Iiilxtn Th- sita 'unfar High G-� .v Ka- � - ► !• ream «r n ••d -V ««. • iw'o w «o«i at •-•me a-th m im« rival , e-i r|e. defeat � . n i «ames 0 4J | • 'th r� V gam and «7« in i(w grade game la the ’th grade game LuAnn Jorgensen scored ?? points for Ft In Other voting included A points Connie lessen T hv Barbie Hill with MwheJV Petersen notching A points Staning far Ftira -n the forward court «as loAnn lor gen sen Barh-e Hill and Connie Jessen Judv Moht Jennifer Wheeler and Jessica lessen were the starters in the guard court with Belinda Javne also ptaving retentive tv In the Ath grade game which Audubon won «A 2A Fstra started lane Jessen Kristi Petersen and Gin� Paulsen at forward aod Da an Schwisow Lori Paulsen and Lisa Hats at guard luanita Molgaitd and Denise landon nlavrd in relief at guard The Fsira scoring inchtd ed lane Jessen with II Krnti Petersen A Gina Paulsen 4 and LuAnn Jorgensen 1 Dawn Schwisow plaved an rtcellenf game in the guard court far Ftira I.) Sharon Petersen and Kristi Huegerich take a math test in Mrs. Jessen’s room. 2.) Seventh grade float takes third place during Home coming festivities. 3.) Derek Jacob sen and Lon Kilworth, though sur rounded by piles of books, finish a homework assignment. 4.) In the same class. Michelle Petersen, seems stumped, as Belinda Jayne just keeps writing away. It’s wild! was a comment made by Chris Yount on 8th grade study halls. Eighth grade means being rowdy and bossing the junior pooners around. We have the same dreaded classes that previous grades have had: English, math. Earth science, and history. However, this year we have had a few changes: bowling in P.E.; and our first two classes have been separated into different sections, so we re not with all our friends. This winter we junior high girls went to see the Iowa Coronets play! After we elected our officers, we started assembling our float for Homecoming. The theme we used is Hang the Tigers.’ Too bad the wind blew it apart during the parade, but we had fun putting it together in the shop. When this year comes to an end. we'll have many pleasant memories gaining new friends, being older than the junior pooners. and just plain passing eighth grade. Denise Landon is really looking forward to next year. She stated. We get a choice of classes and we ll be up there with the rest of them. Bruce Johnson — Pres. Bart Peppers — V. Pres. Darrald Landon — Sec. Treas. Sally Andersen Troy Akers Brian Bartelt Annette Crawley Dale Christensen Jody Christensen Lisa Fredricksen Barbera Hansen Bruce Hansen Greg Hansen Lisa Hays 94 eighth grode WILD! I.) Dale Christensen waves to the pho- tographer as Troy Alcers looks on during study hall. 2.) Jane Jensen and Kristi Petersen ride on their 8th grade float Hang the Tigers during the Home- coming Parade. 3.) Troy Aker . Bruce Johnson and Darreld Landon help out the football team by being managers. DeAnn Hill Kristi Huegrich Jane Jensen Denise Landon Curtis Larsen Steve Lauritsen Juanita Molgaard David Nelson Gina Paulsen Lory Paulsen Kristi Petersen Scott Petersen John Rockwell Chris Ruhl Dawn Schwisow Terri Stockwell Tina Thomas Mitchell Thompson Lon Vis Jon Wedemeyer eighth grade 95 Lori Griffin Pres. Connie Jessen V. Pres LuAnn Jorgensen Sec. Scot Paulson Trees. Mery Beth Akers Shirley Akers Very interesting, is a phrase that could describe a seventh grader's life. Since moving up to Junior High from grade school, things have really changed. Now we can participate in sports. Many have already done so by basketball, wrestling, track, football and cheerleading. So far, it's been fun and exciting. Seventh hour is our activity period, That's when we have our practices or study hall. Besides all that, we are going to Spring Brook for life science. At the beginning of the school year we took a fieldtrip out to Mr. Best's pond. That day we went wading and looked for those horrible creatures — snails! Also, we're taking a bus to Atlantic, to go roller skating. In March, we're going to Carroll to the recrea- tion center for a day which should be quite fun. There have been quite a few improvements over last year. Some of them are: switching classes, new teachers, and, to some, easier work. However, there are a few disadvantages, some of us got lost our first day, while others felt intimidated by all the upper classmen. Yes, the 78-79 seventh grader's lives are very interesting. 96 seventh grode Jeff Anderson Lori Doonan Matthew Hackwell Mary Hansen Sonya Hansen Bobby Harms Barbie Hill Sandra Hocamp Derek Jacobsen Belinda Jayne Jessica Jessen Karen Killen (jwck Idgh? school! ' 'itcfatestittg Lonn Kilworth Natalie Madsen Ryan Walker Rhonda McHugh Paul Mohr Judy Muhr Angela Mulford Chris Nelsen Renee Parmley Jodi Petersen Michelle Petersen Sharon Petersen 2 Bobby Phelps Judy Robinson Jennifer Wheeler Ralph Thomas David Schroeter Amy Van Aernam 3 I.) Mat Hackwell works on his science assignment in class. 2.) Judy Muhr spends some free time reading, while Mary Beth Akers reads her science assignment. 3.) Barbie Hill works on a science assignment. Junior f-figh Band Chows 0 Cbckumk The Spell is Broken! This was not only the title of a song in the Jr. High musical. Hansel and Gretel. it applied to more than that. The musical was a success after many hard working hours of rehearsals, going over the songs, and trying to learn how to act. This year, there were thirty-seven chorus members. That s up from last year when there were thirty-five. Their advisor was Miss Sheahan. Lisa Fredrickson said that being in chorus is important because it gives her an opportunity to show her talent in singing and acting. Jane Jensen said her most pleasant memory of chorus this year was singing nutty for Christmas, in her pajamas. The outstanding participants noted were. Judy Muhr. Chris Ruhl. Mary Hansen Bruce Johnson.and Denise Landon. They received leads in the Hansel and Gretel musical — also the eighth grade girls for the hard work on the scenery. Other activities the chorus did within the year were the Christmas pro- gram and singing at the Exira Lutheran Church. The year started out shaky but as the kids and I got to know each other. I think we got a lot accomplished and enjoyed ourselves. com- mented Miss Sheahan. She also said that working on a big project together like the musical, brought everyone closer together. What! Jr. High Band performing with the high school band? That s the way it was for the half time of one of the home football games. This year, there were twenty jr. high band members. This was different from last year when there were only seventeen. Mr. Fauquet, the director of the jr. high band, thought that they did very well this year. He felt that there will be more members with the graduation of the sixth graders. There were various reasons, why the students went out for band. The main one was that they enjoyed playing and listening to music. Lisa Hays stated I enjoy playing an instrument, and for all the effort I put into it. I get a letter to show for it. The honors this year were as follows: Derek Jacobsen and Lon Vis quali- fied for Southwest Iowa Honor Band. Of the nineteen band students who went to contest, seven of them received I s. eleven of them received U s. and one received a III. When asked what they did different this year Bobby Harms said. We helped the high school band make the different clock formations on the field during half-time show, and it made us feel really special. although Lisa Hays commented that they didn't march as much this year as they did last year. The band is hoping that they will be able to march at Adventure-land this summer. 5 L tSclt Phumbtug f-fecttotg 98 jr. high band lA ’u (£k)6ifrBtiglc Up7ft £ocJ!6 I) 1st row L. to R.: M. Akers A. Mulford. S. Petersen. J. Robinson. 2nd row K. Huegerich. R. Parmley. L. Griffin. J. Jessen B. Johnson. T. Akers. D. Landon. 3rd row: M. Han- sen. C. Jessen. J. Wheeler. D. Schisow, M. Petersen. S. Akers. 4th row: L. Fredericksen, L. Paulson. K. Peterson. G. Paulson. L. Hays. S. Anderson. Miss Sheahan. 5th row: J. Peterson. A. Van Aernam. S. Hocamp. J. Jensen. D. Lan- don. C. Ruhl. B. Peppers. T. Stockwell. 2) LuAnn Jorgensen and Michelle Petersen go over their parts, while preparing for the Spring Thing. 3) 1st row L. to R.: M. Akers C. Jes- sen, J. Wheeler B. Jayne. R. Parmley. 2nd row: K. Larsen. P. Jacobsen. C. Nelson. C. Ruhl. L. Vix. 3rd row: A. Van Aernam. J. Andersen. L. Hays K. Heugerich. J. Wede- meyer. 4th row: T. Aders. J. Christensen. B. Harms. L. Jor- gensen M. Petersen. 4) At the Christmas concert Denise Landon Kristi Petersen. Jane Jensen and Chris Ruhl sing how they ain t getting nuttin for Christmas. 5) Jennifer Wheeler. Bobby Harms. Belinda Jayne and Lisa Hays play their instruments for Mr. Fauquet. 6) The witch (Denise Landon) captures Hansel (Chris Ruhl) and Gretel (Judy Muhr) during the Jr. High musical. 6 jr. high music 99 T cMfag Pmm PeMHcliiig Hit'em again, hit em again — harder, harder!’ Amidst the peppy cheerleaders’ yells, the jr. high football team went into the season full of vitality and enthusiasm. Although they emerged from the season with no wins, the Pooner Vikes had other assets . . . their number one being enthusiasm. Darreld Landon stated that football is a good experience for 7th and 8th graders. Lonn Vis defined this sport as the funnest' sport of the year, while Bart Peppers said that he ’loved it. This year the squad underwent a change in practice. Ir stead of both grades scrimmaging together, they were divided up into 7th and 8th. When asked about the one favorite aspect of playing foot- ball. several people replied that tackling was very reward- ing. Rewarding? What can be so great about running your guts out to try to catch a guy so that both of you can be jumped on. kicked, and pummeled into the ground? The 100 jr. high football answer is obvious — to inflict as much agony and pain as pos- sible to the other team while trying to escape yourself! Mr. Larsen served as this year's coach. He summed up the season by stating: I felt that most of the time the fellows worked hard, but there was room for lots of improvement. As the year went on. we didn't progress as much as we should have. However, the guys all had fun during their season. For some, it was the end of their jr. high football career, but for others — it was just the beginning. I) Front row L to R Jeff Andersen. Matt Hackwell. Derik Jacobsen Ryan Walker Greg Hansen. Bob Phelps. Bruce Johnson. Troy Akers John Rock- well Back row L to R Bart Peppers. Darreld Landon. David Nelson, Lonn Kil- worth Chris Nelson. Scott Paulsen Mitch Thompson. Lonn Vis. Chris Ruhl. Bob Harms. 2) Number 12 Chris Ruhl. watches as Exira lines up their defense against Audubon. 3) Bart Peppers suffers the blow of an Audubon tackier as number 50 Troy Akers, number 40. Mitch Thompson, and number 72. 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The answer is simple according to Ryan Walker, who stated Playing basketball gave me more self-confidence. However. Greg Han- sen replied that learning good sportsmanship is equally rewarding. Course it does get you out of the house, too . . . The squad almost unanimously ranked beating Manilla — not once but twice — as being the main milestone of the season. Imagme! Creaming the green weinies! Coach Kapfer was pleased with the 8th graders playing inten- sity and cooperation. He added that as the team developed more team pride their progress was noticeably improved. All players were in part responsible for each of the victories, as all played. Sharing the honor of being the 8th grade’s leading scorers were Bruce Johnson and Chris Ruhl. Tied for grabbing the most rebounds were Dale Christensen and Darreld Landon. Bart Pep- pers showing his fast hands . was noted for the most steals. Taking the top honors for both the 7th grade rebounding and steals was Bobby Phelps. Scott Paulson was named Mr. Hustle while lonn Kilworth was the leading rebounder. Matt Hackwell proved his leadership as captain, and also was very good on defense. Kris Nelson was noted for improving the most during the season. When asked how they felt about their leaders the guys replied that they felt that Mr. Kapfer did a good |ob. According to Chns Ruhl He gave us confidence and inspired us to win.' Yes the season is over. But the young Vikes will return next year even stronger. Three cheers for Pooner Power! 24 Anita 1 1 Elk Horn 39 Manilla 34 Adair Casey I.) Mr. Kapfer shows Bart Peppers how to stand in defen- sive position. 2.) 7th grade group: C. Nelson M. Hackwell B. Phelps S.Paulsen. J. Andersen. D. Jacobsen R. Walker. 3.) Bobby Phelps goes in for the layup during practice. 4.) 8th grade group: 1st row L to R: J. Wedemeyer G. Han- sen T. Akers 2nd row L to R: L. Vis B.Peppers C. Ruhl. B. Johnson. D. Christensen. Opponent Avoca Manilla Audubon Guthrie Center Anita Elk Horn Manilla Adair Casey 7th Exira 8 13 30 24 23 Who said pooners aren't mighty? It may not have shown in the scoring of the jr. high girls this year but the spirit was there. Many of the 7th graders felt their season was very successful. Barbie Hill com- mented that. Beating Manilla in overtime was one of the most memorable things during our season. Some other girls said that going to Des Moines to see the Cornets play was very exciting and different from other years. Sandra Hocamp and Lori Doonan felt the activity was important because it taught sportsmanship. Denise Landon said, going to Vets auditorium was very exciting, while Gina Paulsen and Jane Jensen said that their most pleasant mem- ory was being high scorers in a couple of games. Coach Holliday stated. Both 7th and 8th graders worked hard in practice as the year went on. He also said that he hopes everyone that was out this year will go out next year, either in high school or in 8th grade. I.) Connie Jessen end Denise Landon go for the jump during a practice scrim- mage. 2.) Michelle Petersen is a blur as she shoots a free throw while Mary Hansen. Kristi Petersen Jane Jensen and Amy VanAernam wait for their turn. 3.) Mr. Holiday instructs Judy Robmson how to throw the ball past Mary Han sen her guard. 4.) 1st row L to R: L. Griffin J. Petersen B. Hill B. Jayne J. Robinson M. Alters 2nd row L to R: L. Donnan J. Wheeler J. Jessen L. Jor- gensen C. Jessen J. Muhr 3rd row L to R: A. Mulford S. Akers M. Hansen D. Schisow L. Paulsen K. Huegrich L. Hayes. 4th row L to R: Mr. Holliday R. Parmley A. VanAernam J. Jensen G. Paulsen K. Petersen M. Petersen J. Molgard S. Hocamp. k core 60 37 45 11 31 63 2 3 Johnson Pli iht Cy jr. high girl's basketboll 103 U1 c CO fz w c O o -♦ O Qi jjSr PoirniiduvJt . f-figlt pUiIv-pLctk I) Front Row I to r: Jr. High Cheerleaders — L. Doonan J. Robinson S. Akers. Back Row-Wrestlers — R. Walker B. Johnson M. Hackwell L. Kilworth, D. Nelsen C. Larsen L. Vis C. Nelsen D. Jacobsen B. Phelps G. Hansen. 2) Greg Hansen waits patiently for the referee to give his signal. 3) Coach Larsen surrounded by wrestlers Bruce John- son David Nelson and Bart Peppers explains the sit-out a move used to escape from beneath an opponent while Jon Wahlert in the back- ground gives some pointers to other young wrestlers. 4) Jr. High Wrestling Cheerleaders- I to r: J. Robinson L. Doonan and S. Akers. 5) Jr. High Football Cheerleaders join in a group cheer at a home football game. 6) Football Cheerleaders for the Jr. High Vikings- I to r: J. Wheeler B. Jayne B. Hill J. Muh - L. Jorgensen. C. Jessen M. Petersen K. Petersen J. Jensen and D. Schwisow. I. ) Michelle Petersen. Connie Jessen. Jessica Jessen and Mary Hansen watch as one of their team mates come around the track. 2.) Jennifer Wheeler runs the hurdles against one other Anita girl at the dual meet with Anita. 3.) Jessica Jessen hands the baton off to Barbie Hill. 4.) 1st row L to R: A. Mulford. T. Stockwell. L. Hays. L. Jorgensen. L. Paulsen. G. Paulsen. D. Schwisow. J. Jensen. K. Petersen. M. Petersen. 2nd row L to R: J. Petersen. R. Parmley. A. VanAernam, S. Akers. L. Doonan. J. Muhr. L. Griffen. B. Jayne. J. Wheeler. B. Hill. C. Jessen. M. Hansen. J. Jessen. Coach Holiday. 5.) Darreld Landon pushes himself towards the finish of the mile relay. 6.) 1st row L to R: G. Hansen. R. Walker. 2nd row L to R: J. Wedemeyer. M. Hackwell. L. Vis. S. Petersen. C. Nelson. D. Nelson. D. Jacobsen. 3rd row L to R: B. Peppers. C. Ruhl. B. Phelps. B.Johnson. S. Paulsen. 7.) Chris Ruhl takes off for the start of the race as the Anita coach begins time in the run. Coach Hol- iday and Troy Akers watch intently. CcfttobCupply 106 jr. high boy's track Disappoudttig Y oa fov QVth Faster, faster, go for time! These were the words the audience would no doubt hear, if they were present at a junior high track meet. Despite high expectations, the junior high girl tracksters were disappointed: the season didn't go as they had expected. There was one record set this year. The fifty yard dash was a new event and Barbie Hill now holds that record. She commented that this was her most pleas- ant memory about track. There weren't many track meets this year, but the girls felt that there were enough! They placed fifth out of six other schools, at their first meet. Then for their second meet, they didn't do quite as well by placing fourth out of four other teams. May 3rd was the conference meet at Ogden, with four schools participating. If good intentions and hard work gave points. Exira would have brought home the first place trophy, however, the other teams seemed to overpower them. A dual meet was held with Anita, but even with Exira s hard efforts. Anita pulled away and won with 61 points, while Exira had 57. Finally, the last track meet came and. out of all the teams. Exira came in 9th. Coach Holliday said. Everyone did their best and everyone improved their times. That s all I could ask from them.'' I feel this season went very well — excellent. I was very pleased with the results of this year's track season. Coach Tjaden commented. Several records were broken this year, those being Matt Hackwell a 7th grader, in the 880 yard run with the time of 2.38, Mitch Thompson, an 8th grader, long jumped and had a jump of I7'2 , the mile relay team. Greg Hansen. Scott Petersen, Dale Christensen and Chris Nelson, with the time of 57.2 and the 880 yard relay, Bob Phelps, Scott Petersen. Bart Peppers, and Mitch Thompson, with time of 1.57.3. Coach Tjaden said that all the boys did an outstanding job and that he was very pleased with all of them. He also commented, We placed second in the conference meet at Ogden and won the dual meets against Anita by one point. I think it s the best Exira has done in a long time. Louie’s QhOtM lOtA L Se utfc DeBotb tt usb jr. high girl’s trock 107 flAany dignent activities have bee goi g on since the winte spotts cane to a dose. Ttack has bee l' fait Suing with the weathev coopetating most of the tine. It seems that eoety time we wanted to go out to ptactioe it would tain, and when thete was a meet, it was Cold and dug. Band and chouts have bee ptaoticing (fie huge gtoup contest and (fie the Spting concetti It seems evetg morning we ptactice the same songs ovee and oven We heel (the we have them memo .iged and can't imptove anymote, but the they sag Practice makes petjfidl We get to go to Adventuteland, so we had to match outside a hew times. 108 INV o Administration — 38 Akers. Cathy — 12. 22. 34, 37. 66. 91 Akers. Craig— 14. 64 Akers. Mary Beth — 96. 97. 103 Akers. Paula — 35. 68, 108 Akers. Shirley — 96. 103, 104, 105. 106 Akers. Todd — 14 15. 25.45. 66. 85 Akers, Troy — 85.94. 100, 102, 108 Albertsen. Mike — 53. 57. 75, 78, 79 Anderson, Jeff — 96, 100, 102 Andersen. Kathy— 68. 83 Andersen, Kevin — 68, 76, 78, 79. 85 Andersen. Rodney — 61.63 Andersen. Sally (8th) — 66. 94 Andersen. Sally (10th) — 13, 22, 37, 74, 81,90 Andersen, Tammy— 29. 35, 47, 64.77.83 Anderson. Kay— 34, 64, 65, 90. 91, I 12 Anderson. Richard — 6. 45, 68, 72, 75.85 B and — 35 Baseball— 86 Basketball. Boys— 78 - 79 Basketball. Girls— 80-81 Bartelt, Brian — 94 Bauer. Jon — 4. 66, 85 Bauer, Joni — 6. 8, 57, 91 Baylor. Jeff — 3, 14, 43, 64, 75. 85 Bengard, Brett — 66, 76 Benton, Mary — 12, 34. 68. 74. 81, 90 Benton, Steve — 53, 59, 63. 78, 79 Benton, Tom — 9, 12, 45, 66, 78, 79. 85 Best, Dave — 3, 21, 50 Bintner, Debbie — 6, 8, 9, II, 13, 32. 53. 54. 61,63. 90, 91 Bintner, Mitch — 68, 85 Bintner, Tom — 58, 62, 63 Black. Lanette — 29, 34. 68, 74. 81 Black, Scott — 68 Bro. Mike — 28. 29. 34. 35. 64, 76, 78. 79 Castro, Cecilia — 58, 63 Cheerleading — 90-91 Christ, Hazel — 40 Christensen, Becky — 46, 61 Christensen. Dale — 94, 102, 107 Christensen, Jody — 94 Christensen. Kent— 22. 35. 66. 76 85 Christensen, Peggy — 32,35,61, 74. 80. 82, 83. 112 Clemsen. Susan — 25, 60, 83 Coglon, Linda — 66 Coglon, Sharon — 32, 58, 91 Crawley, Allen — 14, 68, 85 Crawley, Annette — 94 Davis, Debbie — 29, 34, 35. 61 Davis. Lennie— 34. 45, 66 Davis. Mark —-22. 66 Dennis, Denise — 8, 21,29. 34, 35, 48. 64, 90, 91. 108 Dennis, Rodney — 22. 42, 49, 66. 85 Doonan. Diane — I 3, 22, 23, 27, 34.66.81,83 ' v r Doonan, Lori — 96. 103, 104, 105. 106 ' 1 Doonan. Margaret — 68,$1,91 Doonan. Vic — 16, 67 63, 72 Drill Team — 20 Eddy, Tammy — 87 Eddy, Teresa — II, 17, 19, 20, 21, 34. 64. 90 Hill, DeAnn — 95 Hill, Pete — 68 Hilsabeck, Linda — 4, 8, 17, 20, 52, 64, 74, 89.90, 112 Hocamp, Sandra — 96. 103 Hoegh, Tanya — 27, 28. 29, 34. 35. 64 74. 80 Huegerich, Kristi — 95, 103 Huegerich, Mike— 14. 68 Huff Julie — 68 Jacobsen, Derek— 12,92.96. 100, 102, 104, 10L- Jacobsen, Sharia — 6, 12, 35. 40. 64. 65. 80. 81. 83. 108 Jayne. Belinda — 96, 103, 105 106 Jensen. Jane — 94.95, 103, 105, 106 Jensenj Joni,-r- I 7, 20, 34, 52. 64, 74. 80, I 12 JenserfSusar — 13, 22, 25, 27. 29, 4,48.66.74.81. 112 Jeppesen, Laurie — I 3. 64. 9 I Jessen, Connie — 96, 103. 105. — 96. 103, 106 fa — 46 — 4, 73. 79, 84, 85. 104,107 |e — 6, 20, 32, 57, Jessen, Jessie Jessen, Rhode Johnson, Bruc 94. 100, io: Johnson, Cole 91 Johnson, Laurie— 64 77 83 Johnson, Leisha -57H Johnson _______ , Ma k — 22, 25,66 Johnson, Milch — 9. 62. 63 Johnson, ®}gy - 29. 32. 60, Johnson, Virginia — Jorgensen! LuAnn — 106 Joslin, Jim — 46 54. 76, 108 Juelsgaar l. Randy— 14. 19,4' 49. 54, 64, 72, 73, 85 J jelsgaa«L Robin — I 3. 22, 67 •JuhrBfWU. 33.59.63,72. 73, 85.88 Juniors — 64. 65 Jr. High Band— 98 Jr. High Basketball— 102. 103 Jr. High Cheerleading— 105 Jr. High Football— 100 Jr. High Track— 106, 107 Jr. High Music— 99 Jr. High Wrestling— 104 Eighth Grade — 94-95 Erickson. Robert— 86 Esbeck. Dennis — 86 Esbeck, Jon — 14. 68, 72, 85 Fauquet, Phil — 5, 35 Fett, Kristen — 35, 64. 80. 81 FFA — 14- 15 FHA — 13 Football— 84 - 85 Fredericksen, Don — 42, 64 Fredericksen, Kelly — 68, 83 Fredericksen, Lisa — 94 Freeman, Rick — 86 Freshmen — 68-69 Godwin. Jeff— 14, 34. 35, 50, 64, 75, 108 Godwin, Steve — 14, 29, 35, 43, 68,69 Golf— 76. 77 Graduation — 62-63 Griffen, Debbie — 66 Griffin, Laurie — 96, 103, 106 Hackwell, Matthew — 96, 100, 102, 104, 107 • Hansen, Barbie — 94 Hansen, Brenda — 24, 40, 64 Hansen, Bruce — 94 Hansen, Greg — 94, 100, 102, 104, 107 Hansen, Ken — 14, 68 Hansen, Linda — 44, 64 Hansen, Lisa — 35, 66. 83 Hansen, Mary — 96, 103, 106 Hansen, Roger— 14, 60, 63 Hansen, Scott— 86 Hansen, Sonya (7th) — 96 Hansen, Sonya (I Ith) — 21,64 Harms, Bobby — 96, 100 Hakins, Lori — 68 Haskins, Marsha — 34, 42, 66, 81 Hays, Lisa — 94, 103, 106 Heaton, Linda — 41,50 Hennick. Mike — 22, 24. 25, 29, 66. 76, 85 Hill. Barbie — 12, 96. 97, 103, 105, 106 Hill, Becky — 13, 22, 24, 29, 34,47, 66. 74 80, 81.90 Kapfer, David— 16, 102 Kelly. Janie — 48, 49. 64, 77, 82, 83 Killen. Karen — 96 Kilworth, Cindy — 12. 18. 23, 57 Kilworth, James — 86 Kilworth. John — 7 1,86 Kilworth, Lonn — 42,97, 100, 104 Kitelinger, Dawn — 12, 35, 40, 64, 77, 80. 82,83, 108 Kitelinger, Lana — I 3. 68. 81. 83 Koestner, Camille — 34, 67, 91 110 index Kommes, Bernie — 35, 64, 80 Kommes, Denny — 24, 48, 64 Krogh, Jean — 3, I 3. 22. 67, 112 Kyndesen, LuAnn — 3, I 3. 67, 112 Landon. Darreld — 79, 85, 94, 100, 107 Landon, Denise — 95, 103 Landon, Dwaine — 19, 37, 65, 79, 85. 109 Landon, Randy — 52. 59, 63 Landon, Scott— 3. 22. 44. 67 , 72, 73, 73, 104 3, 19, 20. 29,34. 52,65, 74. 80. 90 Lauritsen, Randy— 14 68, 72, 85 Lauritsen. Steve — 95 Madsen, Natalie — 97 Madsen, Scott— 59, 63 Magi II, RoseMarie — 67 Marxen, Paulette — 22, 23, 67 Marxen, Tamf— 42. 45. 61 McHugh, Rhonda — 51,97 McHugh. Rick — 59, 63 Mohr, Paul — 97 Molgaard. Juanita—95, 103 Muhr, Betty — 13, 53, 68, 74 Muhr, Fred — 14, 65 Muhr. Judy—97. 103, 105, 106 Muhr, Susan — 87 Muhr, Tom — 29, 34, 67 Mulford, Angie — 97, 103, 106 Munch, Mitch — 14, 19, 23, 65 Musical— 28 - 29 Nelsen. Julie — 42, 69 Nelsen, Kris —29, 97, 100, 102 104. 107 Nelson, Carol — 29, 34. 46, 69 Nelson. David — 95, 100, 104 Nelson, Jean —25, 59,77,83 Nelson, Kurt— 14, 43, 65. 79, 85 Nelson, Lynn — 5, 29, 34, 60, 63 Nelson, Steve — 14, 15, 65, 85 Nielsen, LuAnn (Haley) — 64 Nielsen. Paul —9, 32, 61.63. 78 79, 85 Nymand. Jeff— 14. 19. 42. 49. 65 Parmley, Clark — 14, 27, 29. 34, 35, 69, 108 Parmley, Craig — 14, 29, 67 Parmley, Renee — 97. 103, 106 Paulsen, Christy — 67 Paulsen. Gina — 95, 103, 106 Paulsen, Lory — 95, 103, 106 Paulsen, Scott —96. 100, 102, 107 Pedersen. Jon — 12, 35. 69. 76. 85 Pedersen, Llesa — I 3, 24, 54, 57, 62.63 Pedersen, Tammie—6,8, 16. 20. 32, 56 Peppers, Angie — I 3, 20, 22, 25. 29, 34. 48, 67, 74, 80, 8 I Peppers, Bart — 94, 100, 102, 104, Larimore, Doug — 45, 68 104 Larsei£Bill -25, 33, 72, Larsei Lauri en, Curtis — 95, 104 itsen, Diane — 4, 8, I £HC SCR iFBOOtC 107 Personnel — 39 Petersen, Cheryl — I 3, 29, 34, 40, 64, 77 Petersen. David — 14, I 5, 67 Petersen, Evelyn — 37, 51 Petersen, Jodi — 97, 103, 106 Petersen. Kristi — 94.95. 103. 105, 106 Petersen Mark — 14. 15. 69, 78. 79 Petersen, Melody — 37, 44, 69, 74, 81.90 Petersen, Michele— 97, 103. 105, 106 Petersen. Randy— 14,35,43,69 Petersen. Richard — 69 Petersen, Scott—95, 107 . Petersen. Sharon — 97 Petersen, Tami — I 2. 29, 32, 34 59 9 I, I 12 Petersen, Teresa — 27, 29. 34, 52. 65. 80. 89. 90 Petersen, Tom — 22, 24, 28, 29, 34 35, 67. 76 Petersen, Tracy —«64 65 Phelps, Bobby —4, 29,97, 100, 102, 104, 107 Phelps, Larry— 14, 36, 67. 85 Phelps, Todd — 6. 56. 63. 79. 85 Polly. Becky — 42, 74 Prom— 22, 23. 24. 25 Rasmussen. Dave — 67 Rattenborg. Annie-—35, 69. 74, 81 Rattenborg, Jodi — 18, 24. 35, 60 Roberts. Jane — 13, 35, 65, 70, 80. 81.83. 112 Robinson. Judi —92, 102. 104. 105 Rockwell, John — 12, 95, 100 Rockwell, Rex — 67 Rose. Dave —8, 78. 79. 84. 85 Rowley. Mitch — 5, 34. 35. 65, 75 Roy. Jerry — 16, 44 Roy, Linda — 16, 54 Rubel. Jan — 29, 34, 69, 74, 8 I Ruhl, Chris — 29. 95. 69, 74. 81 Ruhl, Floyd — 63 Schlater, Cherie — 57 Schlater, Scott— 58, 62, 63 Schroeter, David — 97 Schroeter, Shelly— 13. 34, 37, 67, 83 Schroeter, Sue — 6. 8. I 3. 61.63 Schwab. Debbie — 21, 35, 47, 65 Schwisow. Dawn — 95, 103. 105, 106 Schwisow, Sheryl — I 3, 20, 2 1, 34, 65. 74. 80. 89. 90 Seniors — 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61 S.E.S.— 21 Seventh Grade — 96-97 Sheahan, Jackie — 6, 16,20, 22, 29, 34 Simpson, Susie — 65 Simpson. Tom — 14. 15, 22, 23, 29, 66. 76, 79, 85 Sleister, David — 47 Smith. Jan — 4. 8, 13. 20, 21. 34. 42.49. 65. 80 Softball— 87 Sophomores — 66 67 Sorensen, Phil — 58. 63 Speech — 30-31 Stewart, Lyle — 14, I 5, 43 Stockwell, Karloyn — 69 Stockwell. Kim — 69 Stockwell. Terri — 95, 106 Student Council— 12 Talbot, Nancy — 33, 41 Thomas, Rlaph — 97 .{ Thomas, Tina—12.95 Thompson, Linda — 12 20. 32, 69. 91 Thompson Mitch — 51,95,TOO Tibben, Kent —2t 23. 28. 29 34. 64 65 79 - . Tibken, Doug — 32. 58. 62. 63 Tibken. Shelley — 32. 54, 60 Tjaden, Randy — 3. 10, 79 84 85 r- Track—74-75 Van Aernam, Amy — 9703. 106 Vis. Lon —95. 100. 102, 104. 107 Vocal— 34 Volleyball— 82 - 83 Vannahme. Keith — 29, 37, 67. 85 Wahlert, Janelle — 60, 63, 82, 83 Wahlert, Jon — 6, 14.33,58,63, 72. 85. 104 Walker, Joe — 29. 34, 58. 62. 63. 78. 79 Walker, John — 29. 36. 40, 112 Walker, Darren — 9, 29, 37, 67, 85 Walker, Ryan — 29. 97, 100. 102. 104, 107 Walker, Terri — 69 Wedemeyer, Dean— 14, 35. 67, 76. 102 Wedemeyer. Donna —6, 8, 25, 35, 54, 56. 62. 80. 83 Wedemeyer, Jon — 95, 107, 108 Westphalen. Tammy — 69 Wheeler, Jennifer— 88,97, 103, 105. 106. 108 Wilson, Rod — 86 , Wilson. Taylor — 9, 14. 36. 66. 72, 85 Wiskus, Carla — 22, 42, 67, 74, 81 Wiskus, Craig — 14, 49, 65. 78, 79 Wrestling— 72. 73 Wulf, Ken —64. 65, 79. 109 Tearbook— I 12 Yount, Chris —2. 18. 32.48. 74. 80. 83. 109 index 111 A y Oto ofr tmovafaj® Changes Who says that putting a yearbook together is easy? Yearbook is a very long and at times grueling subject. It can be fun too. but first comes the work. The year held many innovative changes. Students who took year- book were given a credit for their efforts. The class covered all areas from learning how to design a layout to focusing a camera properly. John Walker took over as the new advisor and learned right with the class. The yearbook staff's biggest project was selling ads. Students traveled to nearby towns, as well as Exira. and did fairly well as many merchants co-operated. Annual class worked very hard and attempted to meet most all deadlines. It seemed like it would take forever to get the yearbook finished. We really couldn’t have done it without the editors: Tami Red Petersen, and the assistant editors Jane Roberts and Peg Christensen, said Camille Koestner. Every member had his or her job to complete and everyone got to do most everything. Some of the duties were taking pictures, writing copy, cutlines, deadlines, and the index, designing layouts, printing pictures and many other odds and ends. Marsha Haskins commented. I really enjoyed helping put together the yearbook. It was a good experi- ence in writing. We all worked hard together in everything we did. There never is a dull moment in Annual Staff! The yearbook class owes a spe- cial thanks to Bob Kerdus of Taylor Publishing Company for helping with the different questions we had. The students tried to make this year's yearbook different than others and tried to get everyone in at least twice. 2 Colophon — E.H.S. Scrapbook was printed by Tay- lor Publishing Company in Dallas. Texas. Represent- ative — Bob Kerdus. Advisor — John Walker Edi- tor — Tami Petersen. Assistant editors — Jane Roberts and Peggy Christensen. Cover type is Park Avenue Italic, headlines are Catalina Script Italic and copy is Vogue. The book consists of 112 pages enamel style paper. There were 210 copies ordered. I.) Editor, Tami Petersen, takes time out to answer a ques- tion from a staff member. 2.) Staff mebers. 1st Row L to R: S. Jensen Asst. Editor — J. Roberts Asst. Editor — P. Christensen. J. Krogh. 2nd Row: Advisor — J. Walker L. Kyndesen. J. Jensen L. Hilsabeck. K. Anderson. Not Pic- tured: T. Eddy. L. Jeppesen. C. Koestner. K. Wulf. K. Tib- ben T. Petersen B. Hill. M. Haskins. 3.) Assistant Editor Peggy Christensen and Advisor. John Walker proofread copy and cutlines for a deadline to be sent in. 11 2 annual staff 3