Exira High School - Exiran Yearbook (Exira, IA)

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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

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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

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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