Exira High School - Exiran Yearbook (Exira, IA)

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-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

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 — 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

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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