Exira High School - Exiran Yearbook (Exira, IA)

Text from Pages 1 - 120 of the 1981 volume:

l o£ cme 26 £x ul ScA o£ £xcsia,f ?(xuuz 50076 7 z £e (£i n 4UUJ4tfcG t4- . 0 0 0 i. . ctivcti y Copyright ® 1979 by Pink Floyd Music Publishers, Ltd., London Published and Administered in the U.S.A. by Unichappell Music, Inc. International Copyright Secured ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Used by permission ■Another Brick in i he Wall” What were your firtt thoughts as vapi fParcTthfs name of the popular song by the group . ink Floyd.' This sung, as well as the album, has been very popular tins past vear and the year before. It was chjjsen for this year’s EHS yearbook theme! nainly because of the album’s popularity (and possi ale fdr certain lyrics such as We don’t need no education ... ). Many peoj|l ere Lnreceptive to the theme, mainly becauje they didn t understand it to begin w ith or because only bits and pieces had been heard out of context. The theme surrounding the album was conceived bylj Roger Waters,’’ said Tom Petersen, as he was growing up in England in the 50’s and 60’s. He was molded into a w allflower by his par :nts, teachers and j ciety in general. He was protected am pampered from the lizards of life. When he reached sn rdom he couldn i cope with all the demands and luxuries it entailed. He felt defeated all around so he built Ins own little wall jto keep reality out. In the end, confronted ’ whar'fie e through, he fac ?d his peers and tore down the wall. :s is i i. But h There are m 1 that often a s 'process’ and feel that he she is only another brick in the wall, things. . . peers, parents, te the theme at EHS? i isdpvered as the year moved along. Our original idea |ras person in life can often feel overwhelmed by the whole wall could consist ff many authority figures . . . The wall coUld wallow you up. Ar first we thought this idea couldn’t fit Exira as well as it would a larger inner-city school where the average student may f« el swallowed, up by the size and impersonal naturejj JyMarge system. However, we’found that even Exira can fit (into the' theme. In a small school there is often a tendency to have a tightly structured wall. Each nrigk must be in a certain spot, firmly mortared in. When an ouia rejeta tnat person ana scorn ms individuality, im w r 1 Jackie Paulsen Chcerltuding and Jr til ham art important '-ttau they give thou knl that art’l l out for .port a BHhHHHI ■ to participate in a sport anti be on a team. It builds confidence, to gel up in front of a crou d The HmH kids are easier to work with now than they were two or BHB three years ago, and more people are out for activities. You can blend into the wall and be just another brick or you can do something with your time to build your own wall of accomplishments. There ■ are certain students that mold others by their actions and examples. There’s often herd instinct; everybody does what the pack does. Randy Petersen ■ Yes, certainly, it’s important to participate. You’re a part of something good, and you want other people to participate so they can benefit too and make it better also. Many people are considering agricultural professions. They go to conventions, and learn parliamentary _ procedure. You help the community, too. Some people are involved to receive recognition, which H may be easier if you belong to an active organization than being recognized at a state level in S sports, say. Organizations 7 1) What an excited bunch! The pep rally before the bonfire at homecoming really got the adrenalin flowing. 2) Mitch Thompson, Allen Crawley and Scott Black strut their stuff for the photographer at a ball game in Anita. 3) Todd “Federal” Akers. Mitch “Senor” Bintner, and Tom “Hero Benton space off at the Guthrie basketball game. 4) Lisa Paulsen. Monica Petersen and Teresa Albertson goof off during the homecom- ing game. 5) “Stick ’em up! Shelly Schroeter, Angie Peppers, Robin Juelsgaard. Luann Kynde- sen and Sally Andersen really get into it on West- ern Day. 6) Three suspi- cious characters stalk the bandroom. ready to pose at all times: Pete Hill, Richard Petersen and Brian Bartelt. 7) Kristi Petersen and Huegerich ham it up together during a chorus practice. s4cuUc4 Kf 50025 TV tie 'Zen TOAen Tfou Ttccd 'll Since 937 “ (2 iccfrue Scop’ ? iu4ute S' Sf If a visitor were to come to EHS for a couple of days, it wouldn't take him long to distinguish between the different sets of groups around the halls. Take the lunchroom for instance. A map could easily be drawn from one table to the next. Naturally the teachers sit together. There's also the freshman girl's table, the freshman boy's, the junior boy’s, the senior boy's and a conglomeration of junior senior boys headed by Tom Petersen and Mike Hennick near the exit doors — perhaps for a quick getaway! Well, what does all this have to do with this page? What we're looking at here is at cliques ... What?! A clique (pronounced “click ) is a French word meaning a small, exclusive group. Usually when a person talks about a clique, they’re referring to a certain group of people who may be called snobby.” Here at school, though, a clique can be a great thing. A clique at EHS may be a group of students forming permanent friendships that may last for years after school. A clique can provide you with protection when a mean upperclassman starts to push you around. Members of cliques may listen to problems, encourage new adventures or provide you with a few laughs to get through the day. What are some Exira cliques? There are many. One of the most obvious could be Jane, Gina and Dawn. (Do these girls ever do anything without the other two?) Actually they probably need each other for protection. Those locker wars with the senior boys got pretty vicious! Another clique could be called the Hooleyhopper gang. A group of senior girls worked up there most of the year. Camille, Cathy, Sherri, Shelly, Marsha and others could be counted on for late Friday and Saturday nights and those fun” clean-ups in the mornings. We also can't forget the Crawley Black gang. Ken, Allen and Scott had to be the only guys in Exira out- lawed from three different towns! What do we call a clique at EHS? Buddies, pals — what- ever. we need 'em! 2 SCmCccC y afo, PcUfon cuuC Sieatfaty (£a4t£e Zf SfreecA (2 utteAt 1) Angie Peppers shows the difference between two different kinds of ballet shoes for her expository speech she took to district. 2) Tom and Mike pose during homecoming week. The men’s duet acting received a I at state competition where they performed cuttings from the play 'Arsenic and Old Lace. 3) Becky Hill gets into her poem which she took to individual contest — Gentle, so gentle ..4) Individual speech contestants. Front row. I to r — Mike H.. Sally A.. Angie P., Scott L.. Becky H., Juanita M. Back row — Brian B.. Clark P., Chris R.. Curtis L. 5) Sally Andersen and Mr. Walker work on one of Sally’s speech efforts. Sal was one of 4 double I winners at individual con- test at districts. 10 Speech What do stacks of Time magazines, a six foot invisible rabbit, pink toe shoes, goats and The Horse With a Flat Tire all have in common ? Ironically, these strange things could only be connected to this year's speech members. In January, 11 people got an early start, four of these 11 in duet acting. One group (Juanita and Mary) practiced; the other (Tom and Mike) chose not to. Meanwhile reader's theatre worked nights (or tried to between bloated goat bleats ) to perfect their rendition of “Harvey.” (The mixed chorus may never forget the special version some reader's theatre students gave for years!) So ... how did contest go? Tom and Mike were awarded a I for their efforts which had begun only 3 half an hour earlier. The reader's theatre and Juanita and Mary got M's. (Reader's theatre members: Lon V., Cathy A., Curtis L.. Tom P.. Mike H„ Angie P„ Becky H., Mike Huegerich, and Sally A.) Small group like large group, was marked by the desire to “strive for uniqueness.” Juanita with her trusty magazine file became the most up-to-date person on current events. Mike Hen- nick developed a split personality: George S. Patton one minute and a rebellious nomad the next. Becky became obsessed with a certain” line of poetry. On the morning of districts, eleven very sleepy people made their way to Denison. After a long day of searching for rooms, heart failure, observing intimacy in the lunch room, sleeping in the van and are we leaving now? the speechsters took home ten I's and five M's. The next Saturday morning brought the famed Walnut Hill Classic, no doubt the most challenging of all speech contests. Mr. Walker was soon lost, only to be seen at brief intervals when the judges were let out for air and exercise. Three people made it to the finals: Juanita, Chris and Sally. Juanita ended up with a third place trophy for her Dramatic Acting, The Button.” Boone was the next setting for state speech contest. The day was unusually calm, excluding the conduct of a run-away contes- tant who was later apprehended at the local McDonald's. (Earlier this person had also severely offended a member of the judging staff with his rendition of Patton's address to the troops — sorry Mike!) One's were awarded to Mike, Becky. Juanita and Sally. Speech — the ultimate experience! 76e “PCcUten Speech 11 Kimballton Kimballton Machine Welding Kimballton Farm Implement Elk Horn The CKJ Auto Bath Madsen Oil Company Elk Horn Elevator Inc. t£e 4 red — 7 Carroll Wandel Studio Audubon Chambers Pharmacy S H Products Lansmans Seed Company Sears Authorized Catalog Merchant John M. Sklenar, CPA Southwest Iowa Real Estate Co. Norma’s Western Shop DeBoth the Florist Haeberle Insurance Country Kennels Steinkamp Jewelry Wellendorf Coast to Coast Nelson’s True Value Hardware Larry Nielsen Hog Market Osweiler International Co. Ella's Beauty Shop Audubon Furniture Mart Jack’s LTD Audubon Lumber Center Rose Theatre Cam Ross Sign Company 12 Ten dollar ads Atlantic Kasten’s Insurance Agency Dr. K. L. Rebarcak, chiropractor Cook Pharmacy Templeman New, Used Antique Furniture Office Equipment Atlantic State Bank Jerry’s TV Dick Bell Insurance Howard’s Clothing for Men Hensley's Clothing Hanke Jewelry Atlantic Army National Guard Wohlenhaus Realty Company (407 Poplar) Lindeman Tractor, Inc. 1) Bill Baylor gets into a mad game ot dodge ball with Mark Jensen, Rodney Hansen and Mike Lauritsen. 2) Bart Peppers works intently on a shop project. 3) What a brawl! Steve Nelson and Muke Hugo Huegerich clown around in the halls. 4) Chris Ruhl strides into the last lap . . . just one more! Brayton Brayton Produce Exira Rasmussen Nelson Dr. John E. Ankeny Faye's Ceramic Shop Griffen's Garage Toy’s Tavern Hennick TV Jacobsen Travel Agency Chase Lumber Exira Wash Littlefield Hybrid Barn Burner Tavern Jerry's Joint Hansen's Variety Amby's Body Shop Kozy Manufacturing Company Ten dollar ads 13 1. Bo Jayne and LuAnn Jorgensen get the giggles during chorus rehearsal What's so funny. guys? 2. The EHS mixed chorus — First Row — L. Griffin. J Petersen. L. Davis. J. Thompson. Nelson. B Hill, R Parmely. D. Schwisow. K Huegench Second Row — J. Muhr. S. Petersen. S. Andersen. G. Paulsen. J Molgaard, C. Larsen. C. Ruhl. J. Wilkerson. C. Akers. M Haskins. K. Stockwell. M Petersen. S. Hocamp, J. Jensen. Third Row — L. Fredericksen. A. Van Aernam. C. Nelson. B Jayne. C Jessen. D. Landon. C. Parmely. P Hill. J. Esbeck, B. Johnson. G Hansen. K Petersen. L. Jorgensen. D. Landon. A. Rattenborg. 3 Margery Walker leads the mixed chorus during the Spring Thing 4 Mrs Paulsen tries to calm down the boys' chorus for a much-needed practice 5 Plmk. plunk, plink. plunk!' Jackie Paulsen accom- panies the chorus members during a practice in the cafeteria 6 . . sing out loud, sing out strong .! Cathy Akers. Jeff Wilkerson. David Nelson. Barb Hill, and Renee Parmely sing during a concert. (Future Ted Nugents and Barbra Streisands?) 14 State 4 cuui a Sfruuty Mixed chorus started out with All State Tryouts in October. Amy V., Michelle P., Chris R., and Clark P. tried out on the 25th. None were selected for the festival, but Mrs. Paulsen said they were young and would have good ex- perience for next year. For the first time, the chorus had their own fall concert. Several felt it was a success, especially the pop bottle hoedown. By far the high school’s favorite was the old ditty “Lay Me Down and Roll Me Out to Sea. Unfortunately, the Southwest Iowa Choral Festival was cancelled due to snow. Four people had prepared to go, though: Sally A., Cathy A., Lennie D., and Clark P. Another success was the pops concert in February. Tom Petersen on drums and Annie Rattenborg on keyboard supplemented the groups on many numbers. Of course the apex of any musical year is the contest. Small group was in April and the chorus members ended up doing quite weli with 12 I's, 13 M's and 9 Ill’s. Late in April around prom Mrs. Paulsen took leave to have her baby and Margery Walker stepped in to sub. Mrs. Walker opted not to participate in large group contest, but did prepare for the Spring Concert April 28th and also for graduation. One highpoint of her stay was the junior high spring concert May 19th which, along with the chorus included Joe Muhr and Janell Wolf with solos. Mrs. Walker’s last effort was in conjunction with the Spring Thing. Again, besides the chorus, there were solos by Jessica J., Chris R., Sandra H., Michelle P., Amy V., Clark P., and Renee P. We had a lot of inexperienced people, but I was glad to see so many out,” said Mrs. Paulsen. “I hope the trend continues. Many of them showed a lot of growth. I also thought we had an excellent group of junior high students this year and I’m looking forward to next year. I’m sorry I wasn’t able to finish out the whole year, but will be ready next fall!” At last count, over 40 EHS students were signed up, so we can be sure that Mrs. P. will have her hands full! s4ctctcc w IZcteett Chorus 15 1 Amy Van Aernam. Monica Petersen, and Jon Haffercamp play for the Spring Thing. 2. Sara Kendrick looks up in surprise as Cindi Wiskus and Renee Parmely keep on tooting away! 3. Steve Godwin and Tom Petersen ham it up during a pep rally 4 Randy Petersen and Bob Harms practice under Mr. Fauquet's watchful eye. 5 Jon Pedersen and Chris Ruhl hard at work” on a typical band day. 6. The future stars of Lawrence Welk: First Row — L. Vis. A. Van Aernam. M Towne. J. Anderson. K Nelson. C. Ruhl. L. Jorgensen. C. Jessen, B. Jayne. J. Jessen. Se- cond Row — R. Parmely. D. Jacobsen. J. Wedemeyer. S. Godwin. M. Petersen. C. Parmely. and J. Pedersen. s4ccfo Tftant 16 Band S vie tA Mt SqcUfwtettt, ? tc. tctdu M V et Utuvuf @£l Uc 4 “'fyoUKy “Scutct ‘PctCCb 7 uxcc Last year’s annual reported as a closing statement that there was going to be con- cern for several departing seniors. Was this l year’s band at EHS going to be able to handle the responsibility? Yes, answered Mr. Fau- quet. At the beginning of the year we were con- cerned due to the graduated seniors, but the band really came through and showed tremendous improvement during the year. Some of this improve- ment was shown at district small group music contest. Bob Harms received a I rating for his tuba solo. The percussion ensemble also received a division I rating. (Luann J., Michele P., Steve G., Mark T., and Tom P.) The trumpet trio consisting of Derek J., Kris N., and Chris R. also was awarded a division I rating. The band at large group con- test received a II. What activities does the average EHS band student participate in? Fall starts out with marching band, of course. Early in the morning before school you can often hear the band out on the dewy field tromp- ing through their latest routine. Other activities include homecoming, concerts, pep rallies, Drake Band Day, the conference band festival, 4th of July, etc. I feel the band is very young and the teacher is doing his best,” said Jon Pedersen when commenting on band this year. Band is important to me because a person will always use music and hear music all his life. It’s very important to know about. This year's theme for the Iowa association of the FFA was You are the Magic.” This theme fits the Exira FFA fairly well. One of the magical things that happened this year is that girls have joined FFA. Girls have been in the FFA before but did not hold an active part in the activities such as selling fruit, cheese and popcorn and participating in contests. When asked how they liked FFA, Karen Killen said, I like being in FFA because you can learn alot of dif- ferent things.” Tom Simpson said, “We need more girls involved.” There were other magical things that happened in the FFA. The FFA students received ninth place gold in the Building Our American Communities project which con- sisted of disking and reseeding the outfield of the ball dia- mond, moving the outfield fence back about thrity feet, planting trees at Littlefield's Park and unloading USDA commodities for the senior citizen’s meals. The chapter participated in many contests at the sub-district, district and state levels and always managed to fare among the top chapters in the state. When asked what was the most pleasant memory about being in FFA, Matt Hackwell said, “Going to the Farm Progress Show.” Randy Petersen said, Going to state convention.” (Randy had fun eluding the security police and climbing through windows in the middle of the night.) Natalie Madsen's most pleasant memory was going to the annual pizza party and planting trees. May 7 wrapped up the FFA year with the annual awards banquet. After the welcome by Clark Parmley and Greg Hansen, the greenhand conduct of meetings team opened the evening for business. Tom Simpson, Randy Petersen and Ran- dal presented their chap- ter program of activities; Kris Nelson gave the FFA creed; and Clark Parmley gave his speech, Is My Cornfield Your Oil Well? After certificates of appreciation were pre- sented and speaker Jim Stuart from Walnut spoke, awards were presented. Craig Parmely was awarded the Star Chapter Farmer Award. We’re really proud of Craig,” said Mr. Stewart. “He's done a great job in Exira's FFA! Let’s hope Exira’s FFA boys — and GIRLS — continue doing an out- standing job next year! 5 (? ouvtty “DiaPtict 18 FFA 1) Members of the Exira FFA — 1st row: Mr. Stewart. G. Hansen. C. Parmley. M. Huegerich. D. Christensen. S. Nelson. M. Petersen 2nd row: S. Hocamp. K. Killen. N Madsen. C. Parmley. J. Esbeck, M Hackwell. D. Schroeter. L. Kilworth. S. Paulsen. 3rd row: T. Stock- well. L. Doonan. R. Parmley. B. Peppers. J. Wedemeyer, T. Akers. D. Nelson. J. Christensen. L. Vis, D. Landon, 4th row: T. Akers. R. Laurit- sen, R. Petersen. T. Simpson. S. Petersen. S. Lauritsen, P. Hill. K. Nelson. 2) Matt Hackwell. Scott Paulsen and Mike Huegerich start working with the cement as Randal Lauritsen supervises”. 3) Mr. Stewart explains the process for the new shot put base to Mr. Carr and Kapfer as David Nelson keeps an eye on the tube. 4) Renee Parmley seems poised for beautiful music as she participates in the FFA band. 5) Jody Christensen has his part in the FFA banquet as offi- cers Huegerich. Parmley. Nelson. Petersen and Hansen watch. 6) Winners of the special awards the night of the FFA banquet pose with their cerrificates: K. Nelson. S. Lauritsen. R. Lauritsen. T. Stockwell. S. Nelson. C. Parmley. D. Schroeter. and P. Hill. s4uct-£x peccC Senvcce „ r J Sports r 1 L _ Pete Hill ' ' ■ ••• • 1« ; ■ - . • 1 8BS ■■ ' ' ' • i ' •'• • ;... u.tt:::: ■ .. � ■ V BBS ■ out my week. Another is for nHHHBH responsibility such a! work Another one is religion, and there ar, other part- But truck Is the fun purl of the circle Once all the parte of the cir. i can b, met. then one feels complete and whole. I never really had a goal in life until I found out what I wanted to do. Now, I have something to work for. to prepare for — both mentally and physically. To me. the Pink jBBHB Floyd song stands as a rebellion against people pushing someone where they don 7 want to go. or HH ■ fit in. The problem arises when they try to change themselves to fit someone else. This may not necessarily be their spot. The wall can be seen tike this: Our family is the top brick; then the town; then your country; then the world. ‘TftojLerut (££e «ien4- I enjoy basketball because you can compete against other schools, meet new people, and make new friends. It helps you get along with other kids in school that you didn 7 know very well. Some of the younger members are aggressive, and display leadership capability, but 1 think there are a lot ofpeople following others. When the leaders leave, the followers might not know what to do. —3 Exira 10 C M 11 Exira 13 A-C 28 Exira 8 Audubon 11 ' Exira 2 Guthrie Center 17 Exira 3 S;t 11 Exira 3 Manilla 12 Exira 1 Manilla 5 Exira 6 Guthrie Center 11 Lennox Nishna Valley Anita Anita Elk Horn Ogden Tri Center 3 9 13 13 9 17 6 10 13 0 13 11 13 3 fi 3 (1) Tanya Hoegh. Luann Jorgensen. Belinda Jayne and Connie Jessen watch Susan Jensen s hot pitch- ing during a pre-game warm up. (2) Connie Jessen dares the opposing batter to try to get a hit. (3) Luann Jorgensen chokes up and gets ready to slam a hit. (4) Sherri Wilkerson intently awaits an incom- ing ball hopefully a strike! 'TZctm en 7uui eU Exira girl's Softball no big deal, right? Well, you're wrong. This year’s softball team, consist- ing mainly of underclassmen had a heck of a good time. Earning second place at the Lennox tourna- ment was one of this year's most remembered moments. Their record should have 10 wins and 12 losses except for errors at the wrong time, stated Coach Kapfer, instead of a record of 4 wins and 18 losses. Overall the girls worked very hard this year and got a lot of work done. Coach Kapfer added, Sometimes we would have a poor first and sec- ond inning but we came back. Numbers, often a problem at Exira, prompted Kriste Hugerich to add. I would like to see more upper classmen play. The girls needed more people out to better practice, and have more of a selection to pick a team from. 22 7 (5) Belinda Jayne and Kristi Petersen ham it up dur- ing a light moment. (6) Tanya Hoegh fires the ball to the 1st basewoman, Connie Jessen. (7) Kristi Huegerich gets under a pop fly . . . you're out! (8) The 1980 Vikingettes: 1st row: Coach Kapfer, Jes- sica Jessen. Connie Jessen. Sherri Wilkerson. 2nd row: Kristi Huegerich. Annie Rattenborg, Tanya Hoegh, Luann Jorgensen. Belinda Jayne. Michele Petersen. 3rd row: Mary Benton, Melody Petersen. Kristi Petersen, Barbie Hill. ,e uuxx 7Mcnttetyf They also felt they had a good coach that made their season a lot of fun. One of the players, Connie Jessen, stated, I liked Mr. Kapfer as a coach and I wish he was coach- ing again this year. I thought he worked well with the team.” One new idea both the softball and base- ball teams had was go to Kansas City and see the Kansas City Royals play baseball not knowing that later in the year the Royals would wind up in the World Series. Parts of the wall” were built and other parts were torn down as September, and school, finally ended this summer activity. For some it would be their last summer of high school play. Surely they thought it was an important brick in their wall of life. T a 0 I a 9 7 c 7l e “rtyeut tyieat 7i te Them Cumberlan Ma$s na 2© ir-Ca| it f 18' udubon 10 Guthrie 6 ter 14 Snelby Te' 'laht 14 Ogden 3 anilla 8 Manila Guthrie Center 4 Anita 11 ' Ogden 10 tfWnu’ 'Vum,-.. : £4 tMlr- Elk Hor Kirtinleton 16 Irwin 15 GliddenRalston 11 Lenox tourn. vs Nishna Valley 10 Lenox tourn vs Faragut 14 Walnut 11 Elk Horn-Kimbleton 11 F.XtfiA 3 0 0 P 4 1 9 2 1 1 @ Griswold Sect vs Walnut 8 4 5 4 Sweating out long practices in the hog sun, running out of clean cups for the water jug, sliding into base on a dusty in-field, these are what is known as the “Joys of Baseball.” Mr. Carr's 1980 baseball squad was extremely young and inexperienced. However, even with these odds, the team attacked the new season enthusiastically. “I think that we may see some very good baseball by some of the younger men during the next 3-4 years. I am really looking forward to it and I hope that they are, too, stated Mr. Carr. But hold on! Just because the Vikes' record wasn’t that great doesn’t mean that the season was without exciting memo- ries! For instance, what about the trip to Lenox when the guys almost beat Nishna Valley, a toprated S.W. Iowa team, with a score of 10-9, with a runner on third? Or almost knocking off Ogden 3-2, before getting rained out? Jeff Wilkerson especially re members the Ogden game, though the memory may not be pleas- ant! It seems that on this day an Ogden player decided to put an end to Jeff’s hot pitching, so he slammed a line drive right into him. This wasn’t enough to knock Jeff out of action. Our Vikes are tough! ... for a final word on baseball by Tom S. . . . “It's a great sport! It goes along with peanut butter pie and Chevrolet!” What does Mike Huegerich think about baseball? “It's fun. Even though we lost all of our games, we had a great time doing it! 24 Baseball (1) Kent Tibben eagerly stretches for the ball during warm-up. (2) The 1980 Vikings: 1st row: Kent Tibben. Tom Simpson. Matt Hackwell. Mike Huegerich. Derek Jacobsen. Mike Bro. Lonn Kil- worth. Coach Carr. 2nd row: Mark Towne. Jeff Wilkerson. Troy Akers. Chris Ruhl. Greg Hansen. Top: Bruce Johnson. Bart Peppers. (3) Coach Carr stands by and watches Mike Huegerich step into a powerful pitch. (4) Greg Hansen. Matt Hackwell. Derek Jacobsen, and other Vikes wait for the girls’ game to end. (5) Is it over the fence? No! Matt Hackwell leaps just in time. 3 cccCcc ut — Baseball 25 Oat, 7 xev z — ZOe (2 me ' This year's volleyball team had a new coach for the 1980 year. Coach Johnson commented, Volleyball was a new sport to me but after last year and the enthusiasm of the players. I have caught the volleyball fever. Look out, Iowa, Here we come!” Unfortunately, the girls' record for the season was 0-16. Many of the girls were new at this sport, too. There were 14 girls out; Robin Juelsgaard was the only returning player. 7 26 “ZOe tenxt s4ato, s4t£a ttcc 1 Mr. Johnson commented that the team was inexperi- enced. “Toward the end of the season, though, they devel- oped and worked well together. The players showed alot of potential and they learned as each game went on. They cor- rected their mistakes each game they played. The J.V. and freshmen showed potential and next year they’ll be able to show everyone that they can be winners.” Sherri Wilkerson commented that her most pleasant memory was “being player of the week.” She also com- mented, Volleyball allows the girls to have the experience of playing volleyball competitively. Volleyball is a great sport that takes alot of skill to be played well. Volleyball teaches the team coordination, responsibility, unity, and many val- ues.” Barbie Hill commented, “I admired Iver Johnson for put- ting up with us because at times we were really impossible. I thought that if he could stick it out, so could anyone else.” The team had a picnic in the park during the tournament at Shelby. Everyone grilled hamburgers in the wind, played Truth or Dare” and ate a huge picnic lunch. Scores Coon Rapids Audubon Anita Walnut Stuart-Menlo Elk Horn Cumberland Avoha Shelby tourney Elk Horn Manilla Coon Rapids Audubon Manilla Anita Guthrie Center (Sects) � t Vars. J. Vars. Fresh. 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 1-2 2-0 0-3 21 1-2 1-2 0-3 0-2 0-3 1-2 0-2 1-3 2-0 2-1 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 1-1 1-2 2-0 0-3 0-2 1-2 1-1 0-3 1-2 1-2 0-3 1-2 0-2 0-3 (1) Look out! Sherri Wilkerson spikes the ball right down the opponent's throat with Michelle Petersen ready to help. (2) The 1980 sexy spik- ers: 1st row — Michelle Petersen, Sherri Wilker- son, Judy Robinson, LuAnn Jorgensen. Jessica Jessen, Barbie Hill. 2nd row— Robin Juelsgaard. Sandra Hocamp. Connie Jessen. Belinda Jayne. Judy Muhr, Coach Johnson. Not pictured: Amy Van Arnam. Renee Parmley, Becky Hill. (3) LuAnn Jorgensen, Jessica Jessen. and Connie Jessen spring into action during an exciting game. (4) Connie Jessen sends the ball right back to the opponent, with Barbie Hill ready to help. (5) Robin Juelsgaard prepares for a dynamic serve at Guthrie. (Did it go over?) (6) Jessica Jessen bumps a good hit as Barbie Hill looks on. (7) Becky Hill, Belinda Jayne. Sherri Wilkerson. and Connie Jessen get into position for a quick return. 3 The first winning season in 5 years! Approximately 33 of Exira's high school boys started this year's season, the first time in five years that Exira has had a winning sea- son. The ball started rolling the first game. The Vikes were down 13-0 to Elk Horn at the start of the second half when Doug Larimore carried the ball back 80 yards on the kickoff and the onslaught was on. Within 4‘ 2 minutes the Vikes had come back from the dead to take the lead with 18 points. All those hard weeks of practice, which started a week before school, were seen by most of the players as really paying off. In general, this football season was a good one and was fun for all the participants. Most of the players thought this year was great but it was suggested by Mitch Bintner, “Get teams our own size. Mitch Thompsen commented, “We need more people out for football. That would be nice.” Also when asked what their most memorable moment was in football, Doug Larimore said, “When we came back and beat Elk Horn.” 4 1) An unknown Exira tackier attempts to disrupt a Manilla ball carrier. Bart Peppers, Mark Davis and Taylor Wilson also head for the tackle. 2) Jon Bauer twists his ankle while running the ball around the end during the homecoming game against Manilla. 3) Doug Larimore is about to get tack- led by a Dow City defender, with Jon Bauer and Matt Hackwell attempting blocks. 4) Number 50. Steve Nelson, tries to block a pass while number 82. Mitch Bintner, goes for the tackle. 5) Greg Hansen and some of the other Vikings try to keep warm during one of the cold home games. 6) Front row from left to right: K Huegerich. P. Hill, S. Paulsen. M Towne, G. Hansen. J. Andersen, D. Jacobsen. R. Anderson. J. Wilkerson, D. Nelson, and D. Ras- mussen. Middle row: D Landon, B. Johnson, T. Simpson, K Nelson, M. Hackwell, T. Muhr, K. Christensen, D. Larimore, J. Bauer. A. Crawley, M. Thompson, M. Johnson. M. Huegerich, T. Akers. Back row: Coach Tjaden. L. Kilworth, C. Ruhl. L. Vis, D. Landon, B. Peppers. M. Davis. T. Akers, T. Ben- ton, S. Nelson, M. Bintner. R. Lauritsen, T. Wilson, and Coach Mullnix. 28 Football ft 18-13 20-0 0-25 0-15 8-30 0-27 7-0 13-6 3-0 RECORD 5-4 Elk Horn Dow City Corning Manilla Greenfield Ogden Pomeroy Guthrie Center Anita l c6e ZOttutctta Sea o t Tom Benton, a senior this year, became 1st team center in the All State Selections along with Taylor Wil- son, also a senior who made Honor Team Linebacks. Two juniors received Honorable Men- tion: Steve Nelson and Mike Huegerich. All Coon Valley Conference Members were three seniors: Tom Benton, 1st team center; Mark Davis, 1st team tackle; and Taylor Wilson, 1st team lineback. There was also a junior who made 1st team running back, Doug Lar- imore. The captains this year were Tom Benton, Mark Davis, Taylor Wilson, and Jon Bauer. Highlights of the year as seen by Mr. Tjaden were when Doug Larimore made his 80 yard kickoff return to open the second half at Elk Horn and also when the Vikes scored 18 points in 4‘ 2 minutes of the third quarter after they were behind 13-0 at half. This; how- ever, was not the only memorable moment this season. Another was Tom Benton's 40 yard field goal at Anita, which was the winning score to give Exira a 5-4 record. It was hard work and took alot of character and shows a lot of self-pride to come back and win the last three games after losing 4 straight in a row, said Coach Tjaden. It was fun, the Vikes admitted, but it also was a lot of hard work, too,and the team deserved all the support the school and the com- munity gave them. THAT NEW MAIN STATION HAS A HECK OT A DEAL ON THEIR SHORT SLEEVE SHIRTS.... 25%off MOST WILL BE 9-00 AND THAT'S PRETTY GOOD V« n fta I to i ktarfe; I i i U I m MAIN STATION Tit KMT UMIM II Tw, |U� lt 3 Football 29 '7-s4-'K-S' dotiw-f T-A-K-E, take down! These words were heard a lot during the E.H.S. Wrestling season. The 1980-81 season ended up with two wrestlers. The grapplers started out with four but because of in- juries two were forced to leave. At the end of the season the team consisted of sophomore Greg Hansen, 8-6 and first year senior wrestler, Tom Benton, whose record was 14-3-1. These two worked hard at every prac- tice which consisted of running many laps, then wrestling for 30 minutes with no breaks and worst of all, STARVING! It wouldn’t help much either when the managers would bring in their tenderloins and fries and then eat it in front of them. The guys usually got pret- ty mad! The team also had two more that were part of the team. They were Camille Koestner and Robin Juelsgaard, managers. Camille commented, We might not have wrestled but Robin and I felt like part of the team. We spent a lot of time trying to keep these guys in line and out of trouble! Then there was Coach Mullnix. He really had a lot of desire for the team and always worked hard with the team instead of not participating. Mr. Mullnix commented, “This year’s team worked hard together to show everyone that they could be winners! We never had a lot to work with but what we did have made a lot of progress and showed plenty of improvement!” The team didn’t get to participate in many dual meets because there weren't enough wrestlers. The team did wrestle in many tournaments, though. Everytime they came home with a medal. Individual scores were often very good. The grapplers' highlight of the year was the Exira Invitational. Tom Benton got 2nd at this tournament and his opponent was rated in the state so that showed Tom that he really gave it his best shot! Greg Hansen commented, “My most memorable moment was getting 3rd at sec- tionals and 1st at ISD. And most of all tying Tom up with jump ropes and watching him trying to get out when he couldn't. Tom Benton com- mented that his most memorable moment was, “When I won first place at the Central Dallas Tourney. When asked why he thought this extra-curricular activity was important, Tom commented, It gives the guys who are not in- terested in basketball another activity to go out for.” The 1980-81 season ended with a lot of memories and hard working wrestlers! 3 l)‘ Few in number, strong in heart! Greg Hansen. Managers Robin Juelsgaard and Camille Koestner. Tom Benton, and Coach Mullnix. 2) Greg Hansen, Coach Mullnix. Robin Juelsgaard, and Dick Andersen in- tently watch Tom B. add another take-down to his record. 3) Greg Hansen zeroes in for a take-down. 4) Tom Benton eagerly waits for the whistle to begin his pinning techniques. 5) Dick Andersen struggles to free himself in a close match. Wrestling 31 ‘‘Our team this year had to be one of the youngest, if not the youngest, on record at Exira High School. I think most of the boys had fun playing this year and they should have a very good foundation for the future, stated Mr. Carr, coach of the mighty Vikings. When this year started out, there were dreams and hopes of victory for this year’s season, but, in midflight, they realized that they were up against a terribly tough schedule. But the season wasn't all bad: Darreld Landon commented, This year all the younger kids got a lot of experience playing because there were so few upperclassmen out, while Todd Akers stated, I think it was fun, but I feel if more people had gone out, we would have had a better record!” Basketball is, to say the least, a very strenuous sport. Why go out and run your guts out simply to be rewarded by shooting a ball through a hoop? 2 1) Kevin Andersen and Jeff Wilkerson try to get the tip from Todd Akers. 2) Kris Nelson attempts a shot while Dar- reld Landon screens out a Dane player. 3) Coach Carr gives the team a pep talk during a time out during sec- tionals. 4) Kevin Andersen goes for the block at sectionals against Avoha. 5) Bruce Johnson brings the ball down the court against a Dane defender during a J.V. game. 6) Front row from left to right: Jeff W . Matt H . Jon W.. Bruce J.. Mark T., Derek J.. Jeff A., and Kris N Back row: Coach Carr. Chris R., Dale C.. Steve N Jon P., Darreld L., Kevin A., Todd A.. Tom S.. and Coach Tjaden. Dreamt U t ict viu t . a ScAedttie 32 8oys' Basketball According to Jeff Wilkerson, ‘‘It helps out your coordination and keeps you in shape,” while Tom Simpson said. It keeps you in shape and lets you have fun while getting the chance to execute teamwork.” Whatever the reason, the guys decided that it all boiled down to one thing . . . they liked basketball! Our most exciting games would have to be at Coon Rapids and Avoha at Exira,” said Coach Carr. The most memorable thing would be watching Kevin Andersen gut the pain as he hobbled up and down the court, but still doing an outstanding job. Our annual trip to Des Moines is always a highlight, and final meal at the Sirloin Cellar in Avoha was fitting end for the season. m iJB •H4- Exira @ @ @ Griswo' f Elk Horn-Ki W @ Anita F Avoha Sectionals: Avoha 33 7 4 Sea oa, “Sut s4 z 4 (1) Betty Muhr, Becky Hill and Luann Jorgensen wait for the defense to bring up the ball. (2) Barbie Hill and Michele Petersen try to outplay the St. Albert's defense during a J.V. game. (3) LuAnn Jorgensen and Becky Hill battle the St. Albert’s defense for possession of the ball (4) 1st row L to R: J. Muhr. J. Robinson. B Hill. B. Jayne. J. Jessen. M. Petersen. 2nd row L to R: S. Wilker- son. L. Black. B Muhr. A. Rattenborg. M. Benton. B. Hill. L. Jorgensen. 3rd row L to R; Coach Weid, L. Griffen. Manager. M. Haskins. M. Petersen. C. Wiskus. J. Rubei. K. Petersen. C. Jessen. J. Petersen, manager. Coach Johnson. (5) Sally Andersen intently anticipates what the offense is doing, or trying to do! (6) An- nie Rattenborg. Connie Jessen. and Jan Rubel listen to advice from Coach Johnson. (7) Carla Wiskus jumps for a tip to Sally Andersen. (?. tuten eti cuui S w 7e Pt 34 Girls' Basketball We had pretty much of a long and depressing season, but we did have fun as a team,” said Melody Petersen, commenting on what turned out to be a disappointing year for the Exira girls' basketball team. The girls ended their season with a record of 0-16. This year s team was fairly young, as the 20 participants consisted of 5 seniors, 5 juniors, 1 sophomore and 9 freshmen. Becky Hill's most pleasant memory concerning basketball was getting flowers from Mrs. Wiskus and the basketball girls and going to the state tournament. Speaking of the state tourney did you hear about the cab driver who got fired? It seems that the girls from EHS piled 14 girls into the cab (when the limit was 6!) and the driver got caught! Or how about the 3 (we won’t mention any names) who got matching bowling shirts? Kids these days . . . The girls had not one but two new coaches this year: Dave Weid and Iver Johnson. What were the girls' reactions? Mr. Weid and Mr. Johnson were good coaches, but they haven’t had much experience.” stated Carla Wiskus, while Barbie Hill commented, They had a lot of patience . . . They had to be able to put up with crazy people like us! Now what did Mr. Weid think? “This was a rebuilding year with only 2 lettermen. All the girls had lots of op- portunities to play, either in varsity or J.V. For the future, the only way to improve is to practice and play whenever it’s possible! Watch out State . . . Here We Come! 3 7 Exira 33 ElkHorn 75 Exira 44 Walnut 69 Exira 34 Shelby 69 Exira 22 Manilla 67 Exira 40 Coon Rap. 57 Ekira 36 Guthrie 83 Exira 43 Coon Rap. 64 Exira 35 Ogden 94 Exira 38 Anita 82 Exira 31 Ogden 71 Exira 37 Manilla 83 Exira 30 Audubon 91 Exira 23 St. Alb. 67 Exira 43 Guthrie 92 Exira 42 Carson 46 Exira 45 Griswold 83 Sectionals: Exira 37 Adair-Casey 78 4 Girls' Basketball 35 SfrUde, S folde — ? u6 ?t Pic6 VtUfr... OwiefrUve, Ou ufrUvef kV ■? 1) Jon Bauer strides to reach the end of a long 100 meters while Tom Benton looks on. 2) Matt Hackwell and Mike Hennick seem to pulsate with energy as they round the corner on another lap in the hall. 3) Jett Andersen strides around another lap with competition close on his heels. 4) Tom Benton (lies to hand off the baton to the next runner of the 3200 meter relay. 5) Kris Nelson sprints around the last corner of the 800 meter relay at Elk Horn. 6) The 1981 Boys track team. Front row: Greg, Kris. Steve. Jeff. Derek. Mark T., and Jon. Back row: Coach Carr. Kristi (mgr ), Todd. Matt. Mark P , Mike, and Luann (mgr.). NP — Tom Benton. Pete Hill, and Chris Ruhl. “Stride, stride,” howls the unmistakeable voice of Coach Carr, as his track platoon struggles onward across unknown tracks. The year was fairly good for this band of noble marauders. It seemed, at times, that the odds were often against Exira, but many of the men did manage to pick up an assortment of ribbons and medals. There might have been more total awards won, but these that were helped lift the morale of the rest of the team. This year’s team was substantially larger than last year's which hopefully is a good sign for potential, future track accomplishments. Because of the boys’ good-sized contingent they were able to take cracks at many runs and relays; to give all the tracksters a taste of competitive running and to gain valuable experience. Dressed in red and E’s from head to toe the run- ners loaded themselves and their gear upon numer- ous, questionably, reliable buses. The wide assort- ment of gear included not just track and field essen- tials but vast quantities of food, drink, and barbeque- ing necessities. There were some great moments of glory as when Tom Benton, Todd Akers, Jon Bauer, and Kris Nel- son won the mile medley at Ogden. But to balance the glory there were also moments of pain as when Todd Akers had a spectacular on-the-track crash at Elk Horn. The team got closer as the season dragged on and though some members were lost to unfortunate incidents, the team stayed intact. We ran, threw, and wandered throughout the tracks of many unknown towns and tried to conquer them,” said Mike Hennick. They must always remember just two great rules of running, ‘pick it up, pick it up’ and ‘overdrive, overdrive!’ ” 3 4 Scott 71. Ttcut 'Dci ett Boys'Track 37 ed 1R u en, ed cutd 7 Me? Run a 440? You're nuts. Coach! Mr. Weid, my shin splints hurt, so I don't think I'd better run my last two races, okay? Hey. manager, rub my legs down — Now! The baton! Who's got the baton? Relay card . . . what relay card? You mean we have to have a relay card? These bits of conversation were typical of any of the track meets that Exira participated in. Although it may seem rather chaotic, actually the girls had a good time! The team this year was younger overall, than in previous years. One senior and two juniors comprised the upperclassmen, with several freshmen and sophomores. However, due to unfortunate occurences we lost all three of our sophomores. However, in spite of the few numbers, there was one major event of the season . . . Becky Polly got 3rd in the 200 meters at Districts! Way to go Becky! That was a nice finish to the end of the season! The 1981 tracksters will no doubt have many fond memories of this season. However, one certain incident will forever stick in many of their minds . .. the first meet was to be held at Elk Horn. Everyting was running smoothly. The food was packed, the girls had their spikes, the girls were psyched up, and Mr. Weid was calm. While this journey was in progress, the bus suddenly died. No amount of coaxing or beating would revive it. It seemed all was lost. But then Mary yelled, Let's play 'Red Rover', guys! Suddenly the highway became a playground! Voices shouted. Red Rover. Red Rover, send Jessica right over! As Mr. Weid gazed in disbelief, the girls then began to engage in a rousing game of Red Light, Green Light!” Although they missed the track meet, they still had a good time! Track means different things to different people. To some, the sport implies sweat, acute gut aches, and overall torture. To others however, track paints a pic- ture of great satisfaction, whether you run in an 'individual' event or a relay. What- ever the case, there always seems to be a few daring people who brave the tor- tures of track each year. £ cutcC TQefrctfsi 1) Barbie Hill huffs and puffs as she drags it in at the end of the 1600 m. relay. 2) Mary Benton during a ‘hard practice! 3) Jessica Jessen breaks out of the blocks for a good start. 4) Becky Polly hands off to Judy Muhr in the 800 m. relay. 5) Michele Petersen’s face tells it all as she nears the end of her race. 6) Jessica Jessen successfully hands off to Connie Jessen at EHS’s first track meet. 7) The 1981 varsity track team included: Front row — C. Jessen. M Petersen. B Hill. J. Muhr. and J. Jessen. Back row — Coach Weid. B. Jayne. M Benton. D. Schwisow. and B. Polly Not pictured — Carla Wiskus. (2 M4tncccti w r06S. £, xlia, O cm 50076 262-55 3 ltd (? €t eC ... IRed tyieea dcy ltf Girls'Track 39 t9gt S S tyec(Ae£en d o£ct pUtA etutqctfvtte% ‘ w 4 ‘Vc ieat ‘TfCettt Uea- £ zc£ ' Stn y e?i 1) Brett Bengard eyes what he hopes to be a perfect putt. 2) Sherri Wilkerson concentrates before driving. 3) Tom Petersen makes sure that his two inch putt is in perfect alignment. 4) Jon Pedersen takes a beautiful swing, but leaves out one small (white) detail. 5) Camille Koestner battles gale-force winds to play her favorite game. 6) Doug Larimore and Tom Simpson make their way toward the green. 7) One can only guess what comment is about to escape the lips of Kent Christensen. 8) The 1981 golf team. 1st row: C. Koestner and J. Robinson. 2nd row: B. Bengard, D. Larimore and T. Simpson. 3rd row: K. Christensen. Coach Jos- lin, K. Andersen, J. Pedersen and T. Petersen. N.P. S. Wilkerson and A. Mulford. The 1981 golf season probably meant different things to the people who participated: the pilgramages to Casey’s before heading out to the meets: a ferocious back nine at Panora — especially a certain par 3 that Tom Simpson happened to get a 15 on; and the bad weather that kept Jon Pedersen in tizzies the first few meets. To Angela Mulford the season may mean that dream of breaking the 100 mark (for one round!). Kevin and Tom Petersen may remember their wildly fluctuating scores: 43 and 64, and 40 and 57. Camille Koestner prob- ably remembers one Brett Griggs from Panora. And everyone remembers Judy Robinson’s swing! Mr. Joslin added that the Ogden boys ended up winning the conference with Guthrie Center second and Exira third. The Guthrie girls won the conference with Ogden second and Exira third. At sectionals the Exira boys placed 9th of ten teams and the girls placed 8th of eight. “We had some good potential,” Mr. Joslin stated, but numbers were small (especially among the girls) and this, along with occasional absences hurt our chances. There are doubtless many memories that will make up this golf season. The scores weren’t the best, but the strokers” had fun at least! iicA, Stfate fudtc w Golf 41 7 During the basketball season this year, the concession stand profits suffered. Why? Because something was keeping the fans in the gym instead of scalfing in the lobby. Who was responsible for this? None other than the eight bouncing girls who comprised Drill Team 1980.” This year was a very memorable, if not unique, year. The drill team really made EHS proud when they traveled to Adair for a drill team clinic. To top it all off. they brought a 2nd place trophy! (. . . another one bites the dust. . .) Another highlight of the year was attending the Drake Band Days. It seems that there were some little boys play- ing near the bus . . . some very obnoxious little boys! After a series of verbal exchanges, the boys decided to engage in a more physical conversation, something in the form of mud-fights! Luckily, the girls escaped without any severe damage! Jane Jensen claims she will never forget when the team took Angie Peppers, the captain, to Happy Joe's in Carroll for her birthday. It turned out that this was not a typical birthday party. After everyone had scalfed heartily, the girls decided to do one of their routines . . . right in the middle of the restaurant! The other customers were mildly shocked, but rather enjoyed the free show! Angie summed up the year by stating: Drill team is a good experience for those involved. It teaches you to be able to get out in front of a crowd. After all, if you can do a routine at Happy Joe's, you can do anything! Happy Joe's . . . hm-m-m. 42 Drill Team. Cheerleading 6 1) Melody Petersen. Mary Benton. Gina Paulsen. Angie Pep- pers and Dawn Schwisow fire up the crowd during an exciting football game. 2) Gina Paulsen. Angie Peppers and Dawn Schwisow practice a new drill team routine. 3) 'If we were to guess, we'd say these gals must be about 38-14-38! Mr Best. Tjaden and Joslm fire up for a pep rally 4) Introducing the 1980 fall cheerleading squad: S. Andersen. M Benton. A Peppers. G Paulsen. M Petersen. D. Schwisow. C. Akers and L Hays 5) Mary. Melody. Gina. Lisa. Sally and Angie cheer for the basketball girls at Guthrie Center. 6) Lisa Fred Frederickson. Annie Rattenborg. Jane Jensen and Kristi Huegerich served as the JV cheerleaders for the fall squad. 7) Mary Benton explains a new cheer to the students during a pep rally. 4 Drill Team Cheerleading 43 Oven- 76 'ityeeuU- eut C______________________________________ Present at all games, working hard after school on a regular basis, learning cheers, skits and working hard — at times getting little recognition for their achievements. Jackie Paulsen, the advisor for the cheerleaders this year, helped the squad a lot and made it a fun year for most of the girls. When asked what she remembered most about this year's season she said, “The pep rally when Rhodetta Jessen and Iver Johnson were Batman and Robin.” Melody Petersen added, Another pleasant memory about this year’s season was when we beat Anita the last game and ended with a winning season! Mrs. Paulsen’s other comments on the squad: I en- joyed working with all of the girls. They were very reliable and worked very hard. Our squad had lots of spirit and looked very polished. I thought the fall and winter squads worked well, giving the girls a chance to cheer for all the different sports. It was a trying year for the new schedule. The fall squad cheered for the football and volleyball players. The winter squad for the basketball and wrestling teams. The captains for the year were Melody Petersen and Cathy Akers. Annie Rattenborg was the JV captain. I really enjoyed cheering for the team because they won so many games, said Annie. Sometimes I didn’t like the crowd, though, because they looked around you like you were in their way. The pep rallies also helped boost spirit in the school. Remember the time the cheerleaders wore pillows over their heads and could hardly see from the waist down? When the skit was over they had a hard time finding the door — Mrs. Paulsen had to lead them out! Remember the beer chugging contest in the gym? Who was to guess that the beer was root beer in a baby bottle? Mary Benton commented, “Mrs. Paulsen was helpful in thinking up new ideas and was a lot of fun to have around. Angie Peppers agreed saying, She was always around when we needed help. Her ideas were great!” When asked what was new this year, Gina Paulsen commented, We went to DCA camp at BV in July. We had squads of eight that cheered for volleyball and football.” These “new bricks as well as the old helped build a strong cheerleading wall ready to meet the challenge of ’82. Steen cuui ?ee l 1) Seniors Cathy Akers and Angie Peppers get into a cheer during one of their last games. 2) Ang Mulford. Betty Muhr and Annie Rattenborg march in time during the massive homecoming parade. 3) The 1980 Drill Team . . . ‘ the showgirls of EHS!” 1st row: L. Hayes. K. Huegerich the famous trophy. Angie Peppers. G. Paulsen. Top row: L. Fredericksen. B. Muhr. J. Jensen. A. Rattenborg. D. Schwisow. 4) Dawn Schwisow. J. Jensen, and G. Paulsen having ladies' aid before the start of a b.ball game, (where were Angie and Becky?) 5) The varsity winter cheerleading squad poses for a group shot. Bottom Row: L. Hays. K. Huegerich. L. Fredericksen. Ang Mulford. Top Row: G. Paulsen. C. Akers. J. Jensen. D. Schwisow. ( No gum spitting now!”). Drill Team. Cheerleading 45 The jr. high football team with twenty-two members had a very unusual season. They played five games and their record was 1-2-2. Mr. Carr said. “Our record doesn’t tell the story of our season as we outplayed all four of our first oppo- nents but just couldn’t quite score when we needed to.” 46 Jr high football SW V ‘DJC 1) Bill Baylor attempts to cut back against the grain but is D. Harms. L. Haskins. J. Muhr. J. Hafferkamp. T. Paulsen. M. Luft. and J. Mulford. Middle row: Coach Carr. A. Lauridsen. M Bint- ner. assistant coach Jon Pedersen. B. Connor, and Coach Weid. Back row: K. Paulser. J Petersen. T. Rubei. M. Jen- sen. K. Kitelinger. B. Baylor. M Laurit- sen. M. Rydl. G. Magill. B. Coats. J Nel- son. and J. Roberts. 7?to4t '7?te puvuf Even though the jr. high had an odd season they sportsmanship, and it helps them to mature. It also did have fun. Mark Jensen commented, The most teaches them the proper fundamentals so they pleasant memory was when we beat Elk Horn in the won't get hurt during the game. final minute of the game.” Joe Muhr said. Mr. Carr makes your work hard Jr. high football gives the athletes who play a and long but it is worth it in the long run. chance to get a taste of what it is like when they get Marty Binter was a manager and there were two into high school football,” said Mr. Carr, It teaches assistants to help Coach Carr. They were Jon Peder- the boys respect, motivation, the 'team' concept, sen, a junior and Mr. Weid. l 3) Coach Carr with assistants Jon Pedersen and Mr Weid give the team a pep talk at halftime of one of their games 4) Mark Rydl returns the kick as Bill Baylor screens out a tackier; Tony Rubel trails the play. 5) The players shake hands after typing a rough game against A-C. 6) Susie Hill and Sandra Christensen help run the first down chains during a game. s4oCctot6W Jr high football 47 7th Girls' Basketball we them Elk Horn 13 16 Audubon 40 19 Avoha 32 7 Guthrie Center 38 30 Adair Casey 38 14 Manilla 25 59 8th Girls' Basketball Elk Horn 36 29 Audubon 49 36 Avoha 20' 25 Guthrie Center 47 56 Adair Casey 42 42 Manilla 14 20 6 ‘‘The potential is there for some of the wrestlers to be state material in a few years, Mr. Mullnix said when asked about the jr. high wrestlers. He continued, saying, Many times they wrestled men who weighed more than they did. Even when they lost, in most the desire and hustle were still there. When some of the wrestlers were asked about Coach Mullnix, Doug Harms replied, He is a good coach, better than the older wrestl- ing coaches.” Jon Hafferkamp said, I respected our coach's opinions and looked up to them.” Jay Petersen commented, “He is a pretty good coach for my first year of wrestling. I learned a lot.” Marty Bintner's most pleasant memory in wrestling was, when I wrestled and never got pinned. Jay Petersen felt, winning at Cumberland-Massena was fun.” Rodney Hansen said, “I gave a kid a bloody nose wrestling and he bled on me. (Was that a plea- sant memory, Rod?) A really enjoyable group to work with, was Mr. Joslin's comment on the junior high girls’ volleyball team this fall. The team consisted of 6 eighth and 9 seventh graders along with 3 managers: Tracy Rattenborg, Pam Haley and Amy Schroeter. The team ended with a record of 3-2 to round out the season. 1) Cindy Wiskus bumps it high as Beth Hackwell readies herself for a spike during a jr. high volleyball game. 2) Members of the jr. high boys' track team take time to pose for a quick pic. Front row: M. Benton (assistant), T. Paulsen, J. Muhr. K. Paulsen. J. Hafferkamp, and M. Boyd. 2nd row: G. Magill, T. Rubei. M Jensen. L. Haskins, J. Mulford. B Baylor. B. Coats. Back row: J. Roberts, P. Petersen. C. Meyer, J. Nelson. M Rydl, M Bintner, K. Kitelinger and Coach Tjaden. 3) Todd Akers watches intently as an unidentified pooner gets in some hurdle practice. 4) The 7th grade cagers: Front row: J. Muhr, D. Harms, L. Haskins, T. Paulsen and M. Luft. Back row: M. Hennick, B. Connor, P. Petersen and J. Andersen. 5) The future Globetrotters! Front row: M. Lauritsen, B. Coats. K. Paulsen. M Jensen and T. Rubel. Back row: B Baylor, K. Kitelinger, J. Roberts and G. Magill. 6) Teresa Albertsen frantically tries to stop her opponent. 48 Jr. High Sports cutcC TO'leAtfaty ScccceA4 £,xc£sivufe State Sxcia Jr. High Sports 49 7 ie ci 4C evtteMt cuuC %ea6 The junior high girls' track team had an outstanding season this year. They didn't exactly make The Wide World of Sports, but they did make a good showing! Led by Coach Johnson, the tracksters placed 2nd against Guthrie Center which is quite an accomplishment in itself! Not only that, but the girls consistently placed in the top three at almost every meet. (Future Bruce Jenners?) Teresa Albertson commented, “I really enjoyed track this year. It was great! This wouldn't have anything to do with breaking, not one, but two school records would it, Teresa? Hurdles are definitely Teresa’s thing because both broken records were in hurdle races, the 120 lows and the 5-flights. Coach Johnson summed up the year with this statement: It was a successful year — most of the girls worked hard and im- proved a great deal. I enjoyed working with them and I believe they can be very good in varsity competition.” Even though we almost froze to death at Audubon while waiting for a bus, the year was really fun! stated Angie Wahlert. It must have been fun, because when asked for a statement about looking ahead to the future, Cathy Jessen replied, “I can't wait for next year! Junior high boys' track was headed by Mr. Tjaden this year. The tracksters had the honor of breaking three school records! Bill Baylor broke the 220, while the shuttle hurdle relay and also the 440 medley relay records were smashed. Keith Kitelinger also tied the high jump record from previous years. Twelve eighth and nine seventh graders participated in the 1981 track season. The men did a great job.” commented Coach Tjaden. They certainly show the potential to be great assets in high school. Bill Baylor was chosen at the end of the season as Most Valuable Player. Good job guys! Oid S'ZfS 7 4 6 ecvuU — flo f Jr. High Boys' Track Audubon 7th 3rd 35 pts. 8th 5th 42 pts. Guthrie Center 4th 64 pts. Adair Casey 4th 40' 2 Exira 2nd pts. Conference 3rd 52 pts. 40 pts. 1) Cindy Wiskus and Sara Kendrick stack up for an out- of-bounds play against Audubon. 2) Introducing the Junior High Wrestling squad! Front row D Harms. M Jensen. M Rydl. K. Paulsen. J. Mulford and J. Hafferkamp. Back row: Coach Mullmx. P Petersen. G. Magill. A. Lauritsen, M Bmtner. J. Nelson. B Coats and B. Baylor. 3) Joe Muhr strides over a hurdle at the conference meet at Ogden. 4) Jay Nelson and Gary Magill get ready for a good round of weight-lifting. Sounds fun. huh. guys? 5) The jr. high grapplers during the athletic banquet: R Hansen. P Petersen. D Harms. B Baylor. G Magill and M Jensen, (coach Mullnix in background.) 'PcccodMy Piffii, 4 Jr. High Sports 51 £,cy lt l fracte cute Besides junior high volleyball, Mr. Joslin was also coach for the junior high girls’ basketball team this year. “He was really great,” said Monica Petersen. “At the time I thought he was working us hard, but I think now that if he would have worked us even harder, we could have beaten Manilla!” Though there was a loss to Manilla, the 7th grade team ended with a record of 4-2, losing only to Elk Horn and Manilla. Nine girls participated. Nine eighth graders were also out for basketball ending the season with a record of 3-3. One particularly good game was the eighth graders’ battle with Adair Casey which went into two over- times! Cathy Jessen commented, “One of the best games was when we played A C because one of the girl’s mother is a teacher at A C and Jos had told us we'd better win. There was a time in the game where they were catching us and I thought we might lose, but we pulled it off!” Con- gratulations girls! Nineteen junior high boys were out for basketball this year — 10 in 7th and 9 in 8th. The managers were Adam Lauritsen and Marty Bintner. The boys had a disappointing season. The seventh grade ended with a record of 2-4 and eighth grade with a record of 1-6. “The potential is there,” said Coach Tjaden. “With more practice and a bit more height, the boys could accomplish quite a bit.” cutset tyCote- “SacCy S ofe 52 Jr. High Sports Oventtme rfctcUsi 1) The 7th grade girls' basketball squad: Front row: S. Kendrick, M. Petersen, L. Paulsen, T. Rattenborg. Top row: C. Jessen, L. Kommes, T. Albertsen. C. Wiskus. 2) Mr. Johnson’s mighty tornadoes. What’s with the fingers? Front row: L. Pedersen. J. Andersen, L. Paulsen. M. Petersen. T. Albertsen. 2nd row: W. Hill, P. Haley. S. Christensen. P. Coglon, C. Landon. L. Kommes. C. Jessen. J. Clausen. 3rd row: H. Scott. A. Schroeter, J. Clemsen. T. Wheeler. A. Wahlert. J. Wolf. J. Clemsen. S. Hill, B. Hackwell and Coach Johnson. 3) Monica Petersen. Teresa Albertsen and Lori Kommes exchange ’’good games” with their opponents after a volleyball defeat. 4) The 8th grade basketball team don their uniforms for the last time for a picture before moving on to high school sports. Front row: J. Clemsen. T. Wheeler. J. Wolf. J. Clemsen. A. Wahlert. A. Schroeter. Back row: B. Hackwell. S. Hill. E. Luft, S. Christensen. H. Scott. 5) Angie Wahlert goes for time as she rounds the corner toward the finish line. 6) What a formation! The junior high volleyball team consisted of: C. Landon. L. Kommes, C. Jessen. T. Christensen. W. Hill. H. Scott, J. Andersen. C. Wiskus. S. Christensen. S. Hill. B. Hackwell. T. Christensen. M. Petersen. e t4c 'PCtuttd ty cuuC eatctup, Jr. High Sports 53 One important extracurricular activity at EHS is cheerleading. Contrary to popular belief, cheerleading isn't just jumping up and down and yelling, Rah-rah!” It takes a special person, with confidence in herself, to become a cheerleader. Jr. high cheerleading this year consisted of three dif- ferent squads. The football squad was made of six girls, while the basketball squad was composed of four. Oh, we can't forget the wrestling (Mr. Mullnix won't let us forget wrestling!) squad which was made up of six more bouncing spirit-raisers. Why become a cheerleader? Pam Haley commented, Cheerleading is important to the school. It gives a better outlook on spirit and prepares us for high school cheerleading.” Wendy Hill also believes that, aside from being just plain fun . . . It's a good experience to cheer for your fellow team members.” Although the girls will retain many happy memories of their cheerleading tenure, they all agreed on one particular happening that they will never forget (no matter how hard they try!). It seems that the wrestling squad had developed a new mount for their last wrestling meet. Just to be sure they practiced it five times beforehand . . . five perfect times. However, when the time came for the real thing the girls formed their mount . .. and promptly fell! Jane Andersen remembers, We couldn't stop laughing! It was too funny! Mrs. Paulsen summed up her year as advisor by stating, These girls were a good group to work with and it has prepared them for their upcoming high school years. So, look out EHS, here come the future pep-raisers. 1 I 1 cuid rtttUteC Tlatcovuii ScutA, rfoutu M, cuut , ?04 A4, 54 J.H. Cheerleading 'pcve 'Pen ect t7t Ke — s4vu{ 7- • - 4 1) A. Wahlert. T. Wheeler. L. Paulsen. J. Wolf. J. Clemsen. and J. Clemsen take time for a winter cheerleading picture. 2) A. Wahlert. J Wolf, and J. Clemsen fire up the crowd for an upcoming football game. 3) J. Andersen. W. Hill, and P Haley practice a new cheer for the pep rally. 4) (Bottom to top) H Bint- ner. W Hill. J. Andersen, and P Haley pose for a ■precarious group shot. These girls were the spring cheerleading group 5) J. Clemsen. J Wolf. T Wheeler. J. Clemsen. L. Paulsen, and A. Wahlert balance in an original mount. 6) J. Clemsen. L. Paulsen. J. Wolf, and A. Wahlert psyche up the crowd during a break in a football game. J H Cheerleading 55 LuAnn Kyndesen Kids manipulate each other into doing things they might not ____________________________________normally do; they become crowd pleasers rather than doing what they really want to do. The peers are more important to the kids now because they are coming out socially, and it is important to build up a reputation. When confronted with a peer decision, the leaders may claim they don 7 want to push you into anything, yet by reacting this way they are giving off an even greater hidden pressure to try it. Through the year, you develop the ability to become more independent, to make your own decisions on the basis of your own thought and opinions rather than on the influence of others. As you progress through school you realize you 're more concerned about pleasing yourself than trying to please others or doing what they think you should do. There's an apathy in the kids, but there is an apathy in the teachers too, because how come some can control their kids and other teachers seem to have no control, or go about it in a different way? 7 £g 7 j cfcctctj There's not a very thick wall between the junior high and high school. Most are followers, hut there are a few leaders. There are the doers and there are the followers — huth among the hoys and girls. I don ’ think a wall really exists between the teachers and the kids. Classes 9S7 SetU iA — 7 uC4 sttcui “S c«to« S«Uq 4 • Cviack, v. pics. 2T iett ‘S cnya id “S«IUCH 46cT4 ClMKtW “Ddvl4 “DcmmI “De44i TOfate We tcfefeect ia Ccce TftOU WchmUA L..... I y ucl puvut ‘t OUflMldt qAh4 H 7HtcttM- ‘%o4C t vUc 7% K}M Scott i r ‘PeuUettc TtCasixe Seniors «4« ’KnxyJi taunt Kt taUoctt “7om “ffttAx 4tuple 'Pepjbe . 4cc. €L4t C foem. 7 m 'PzUnAC , pie . “DavI R 4 t«44e ‘ Re RacJitve (?1vU4t4f ‘PeudAC (ZCa i “TtCotta — Occi ‘ttycuuCa TOc cAe 0?citccie “7� m SOftp o t 1 “Deem TOttU . C4f£ CyAt Cccc Seniors 63 Pres. Steve Godwin Richard Anderson Vice Pres. Jon Pedersen Mitch Bmtner Sec. Mary Benton Lanette Black Treas. Melody Petersen Scott Black Paula Akers Allen Crawley Kathy Andersen Jon Esbeck Kevin Andersen Kelly Fredericksen Planning prom — working with Mrs. Paulsen and Mrs. Thompson for weeks arguing about decorations and food. “Stay within the budget!” Concession stand work — If you can’t work, find a replace- ment! Magazine sales — the scatter from the first meeting to find willing teachers, parents and friends ... All these memories are part of being a junior — some great, and some slightly embarrass- ing. When asked about memories Steve Nelson recalled, All of the partying during homecoming week. Mark Petersen and Becky Polly agreed, but for Mitch Binter, Mary Benton, Randal Lauritsen, and others it was the outstanding football season. “Beating Anita by a single field goal to have a win- ning season was great, said Mike Huegerich. Melody Peterson's most memorable moment was, Getting a long stemmed rose from the cheer- leaders and also one from the football boys. When asked who her favorite actor actress was, Paula Akers preferred Jon Schneider from the Dukes of Hazzard. He's sort of cute. Mitch Bin- ter said, I like the Blues Brothers because of their obvious charm. Mary Benton’s answer? Burt Rey- nolds. Why? Because he’s sooo good looking! It was obvious that the junior class’ most-liked teacher was Mr. Walker. Over 80% of the students agreed saying, He’s a great teacher, knows where we're coming from,” and gets his point across. Other favorites were Mr. Sleister, Mrs. Thompson and Mrs. Leinen. Being a junior — try it, you’ll like it! (1) Randal Lauritsen, Mitch Bintner, and Jon Esbeck watch the fire at Wilkerson's Feb. 6 during P.B.E. (2) Becky Polly. Betty Muhr, Jan Rubel, Carol Nelson, and Lana Kitelinger doing what they do best. . . nothing! d TR.efrtic'i 'P'uwtf ‘Tfcay jcae, etc. 2 Kenny Hansen Lori Haskins Pete Hill Mike Huegerich Lana Kitelinger Doug Larimore Betty Muhr Julie Nelsen Carol Nelson Steve Nelson Clark Parmley Mark Petersen Randal Lauritsen Richard Petersen Becky Polly Annie Rattenborg Jan Rubel Kim Stockwell LynnTowne Randy Petersen Pres. — Jane Jensen Vice Pres. — Dale Christensen Sec. — Greg Hansen Treas. — Gina Paulsen Troy Akers Brian Bartlet Jody Christensen Lisa Fredericksen Barbie Hansen Lisa Hays Kristi Huegerich Bruce Johnson Darreld Landon Denise Lando Curtis Larsen This year proved to be quite exciting for the sophomores. Jane Jensen claims that she will never forget the time the cheerleaders missed the bus to Guthrie Center for a basketball game . . . they had to find their own rides over and back! Getting class rings proved to be another highlight of the year. (Say, Greg, your’s sure ended up on someone else's finger awful fast, didn't it?) AC DC and REO Speedwagon tied as the 1 rock group and Mitch Thompson can readily attest to that as he saw both REO and Rush in Concert this year. Good tunes! Although it seems as if we never have enough spare time, the class of 83 does manage to squeeze in a few activities! Jane Jan- sen watches her soapies faithfully . . . you can really learn alot about life that way! Gina Paulsen babysits (for who?) and Lory Paulsen just plain goofs off! Many of the sophs spend much of their spare time listening to tunes or watching TV, but Dale Christensen sleeps. (Sleeps? Well, if you say so . . .) All in all, the sophomores enjoyed an exciting, if not unique, year. Getting class rings, being selected as prom servers, parties . . . these all added up to a year of fun. One can never doubt that the class of 83 lived their one and only sophomore year to the absolute max! 2 66 Tenth Grade SCeepttty, Satfy ittcety cutcC So pce Occupy SopA mone ;i) Le Classe Francais” = Curtis Larsen, Chris Ruhl, Brian Bartelt. Dawn Schwisow. Jane Jensen. Kristi etersen. Lisa Hays. Kristi Huegerich. and Lisa Fredericksen become “fluent frenchies.” (2) Darreld Lan- don and Greg Hansen . . . Culinary Experts!” Steve Lauritsen Juanita Molgaard David Nelson Lory Paulsen Bart Peppers Kristi Petersen Scott Petersen John Rockwell Chris Ruhl Dawn Schwisow Terri Stockwell Mitch Thompson Lon Vis Jon Wedemeyer Jeff Wilkerson Tenth Grade 67 f}cc4t text yeast Tta m te ecay (?aMect “]R.t t6y Dict6f Waht do you call a person who happens to be in 9th grade at EHS? According to Mr. Sleister, the answer is simple ... a “rinky-dink! The rinky-dinks had a remarkably exciting year, despite being handicapped by their nickname. Their first official year in high school was marked by many events. Bo Jayne especially remembers Homecoming. It seems that somehow (we won't go into details) Bo ignited her hair. Talk about hot-heads! Best Homecoming ever. huh. Bo? In their spare time, the class of 84 keeps busy in many ways. Varsity sports and cheerleading, along with working and goofing off at Pic's, take up much of a typical freshman's time. In fact, you can always find a freshman in at Pic's at almost any given time, usually playing pinball or exchanging gossip over a plate of french fries. The frosh just couldn't decide on a favorite rock group. Everything from AC DC to Air Supply to Pink Floyd. REO and Styx could be found in their record collections. Any Which Way You Can proved to be the all-time favorite movie of 1980. but others in the top five were Prom Night,” Xanadu. and Urban Cowboy.” Just think, next year... no more being called rinky-dink!” Pres. — Belinda Jayne Vice Pres. — Derek Jacobsen David Schoeter Mark Towne Sec. — Connie Jessen Treas. — Lonn Kilworth Jeff Andersen Sally Andersen Lori Doonan Laurie Griffin Matt Hackwell Mary Hansen Bob Harms Barbie Hill DeAnn Hill Sandra Hocamp Jessica Jessen LuAnn Jorgensen Karen Killen Natalie Madsen Rhonda Mchugh Judy Muhr (1) LuAnn Jorgensen. Belinda Jayne. Judy Muhr. Barbie Hill and Judy Robinson help them- selves during a meal for the mothers in home Ec. (2) ty is Nelson. Dave Schroeter. and others pick up little pieces of paper that ‘‘mysteriously” appeared on Mr Sleister’s floor. (How'd that happen, seniors?) Angie Mulford Kris Nelson Renee Parmley Scott Paulsen Jodi Petersen Michele Petersen Sharon Petersen Judy Robinson Mary Beth Akers Shirley Akers rfotfo Cc tcc Ninth Grade 69 Pres. — Mark Jensen Vice Pres. — Jay Nelson Sec. — Bill Coats Treas. — Angela Wahlert Bill Baylor Hope Bmtner Marty Bmtner Irene Boyd Kevin Christensen Sandra Christensen Teresa Christensen Jeame Clausen Jan Clemsen Joy Clemsen Pamela Coglon Susie Hill Beth Hackwell Pam Haley Robert Hansen 70 Eighth Grade 1 Since the seniors rule the high school, who rules the Barn? the 8th graders, of course! The class of ‘‘85 led an interesting year in 1980-81. They had many favorite rock groups, but they were a bit divided on this subject. While the boys got into Molly Hatchet. AC DC. and Foreigner, the girls held out for more mellow bands, like Air Supply. Why? '‘They're more romantic!” explained Cathy Jes- sen. Guess you couldn't ask for a better reason! Voted as the two top teachers of the year were Mr Carr ( He's so under- standing ') and Mr. Johnson ( You have alot of fun in his classes '). Having these two teachers located in the high school building also gets the Pooners out of the Barn every now and then. What goes on in an 8th grader's life when they're not in school? Many things, undoubtedly, but the most common activities are (You’ll never guess!) watch- ing the boob tube and listening to favorite tunes. Going to movies also take up some time, as the Senior Pooners voted on The Baltimore Bullet” and Smo- key and the Bandit. Part II” as their favorite movies of 1980-81. Another Brick in the Wall” seemed to be a very good theme for our yearbook this year. According to the 8th graders, the theme fit right in with EHS. Pink Floyd fans are everywhere! Yes. '80 is gone. Although eagerly anticipating their freshman year, the class of '85” will never forget their 8th grade year. As Pam Haley put it. It's hard to believe we re almost freshmen. We're almost there!” (1) Robert Hansen. Bill Baylor. Jason Roberts. Keith Kitelinger. Marty Bmtner. Angie Wahlert. and Erin Luft are hard at work studying. Lots of fun. huh? (2) Pamela Coglon, Joy Clemsen. Janelle Wolf. Theresa Wheeler, and others show their school spirit on Western Day.” 'ZOc'ic s4Cm 4£ '76-wef Sonya Han- sen Wendy Hill Keith Kitelinger Adam Lauridsen Mike Lauritsen Erin Luft Gary Magill Jeff Mulford Kelly Paulsen Jay Petersen Larry Petersen Jason Roberts Tony Rubel Mark Rydl Amy Schroeter Holly Scott Jamie Walp Theresa Wheeler Janelle Wolf Eighth Grade 71 Tfiottccxi 'Peten eti: (l)Lori Kommes. Carol Landon. Monica Petersen. Teresa Albertsen. Tom Paulsen. Lester Haskins, and Mike Luft ham it up during Meyer, and Richard Andersen chow down during Jr. High Lunch. Pres. — Joe Muhr Vice Pres — Monica Petersen Sec. Treas. — Lisa Paulsen Teresa Albertsen Jane Andersen John Andersen Richard Andersen Martin Boyd Mitchell Coglon Brad Connor Jon Hafferkamp Bryan Hansen Rodney Hansen Tracy Hansen Doug Harms Lester Haskins Mark Henmck Cathy Jessen 72 Seventh Grade Sara Kendrick Lori Kommes Carol Landon Troy Larsen fudtt totf'' Lite is rough when you're a seventh grader. It's bad enough to have to find your way around and ger lost all the time, but you also get looked down on by all of those cruel upperclassmen! Oh, well, you guys, cheer up! Life goes on! Life must not have been too bad because this year’s 7th graders sure had some good times. “Creaming Audubon! was Monica Petersen's most memorable moment, while Amy Rockwell's was receiving a letter from her boyfriend. Young love, first love . . . Air Supply and REO Speedwagon ranked as favorite rock groups, along with Queen, Eddie Rabbitt, and The Cars. The movie? Without a doubt, it was “The Incredible Shrinking Woman that tied with The Blue Lagoon.” (Who but Rodney Hansen could sit through The Incredible Shrinking Woman? ) When asked what they thought was nice about being in 7th grade, the concensus was, Being able to compete in sports. See Pooner High isn’t all that bad! During their spare time, the Pooners enjoy doing many different things. Most of them are not printable, but we won't go into that now. Some others include listening to tunes, watching TV, playing the piano, and the all- time favorite past-time . . . eating. Will we everget to be seniors? Mike Luft Tom Madden Chris Meyer Tom Paulsen Lila Pedersen Jeff Petersen Judy Petersen Pat Petersen Traci Rattenborg 'K.e uC'icc6 d Sufeen A 1 Seventh Grade 73 'ZVecct: t ie Cosiy %CCKf Early this year Mrs. Walker subbed after Mrs. Roy's departure. She kept the students busy with sketching, design paintings, table paintings, pottery, wire sculpture and barnboard paintings. When asked why she took art. Diane Doonan commented. Why not? I've taken everything else. Sherri Wilkerson said. I really like art and I enjoy Mrs. Walker. When asked if she thought her time had been well spent. Mrs. Walker replied, Yes, that is as far as the kids go. They're really nice and I've known most of them since they were in kindergarten.” Pat Leinen joined the EHS faculty as permanent art teacher in November. Her busy schedule includes pottery, drawing and design, jewelry and printmaking. Mrs. Leinen's reaction to her first year of teaching was favora- ble, but she did say she felt there should be more activities for the students such as dances, clubs, etc. Kenny Hansen said. (Mrs. Leinen) has a good attiude toward us students. Todd Akers added that, although he was the only senior in Art I. . .. it's fun because Mrs. Leinen's a good teacher. Welcome to EHS, Mrs. Leinen! What do you get when you combine endless patience, respect, and a deep devotion toward one's work? the answer is obvious . . . Evelyn Petersen! Mrs. Petersen has been a familiar face at EHS for 9 years. Her main duties include teaching English, math, and reading to stu- dents who need academic support with their individual class- room work. As a comparison between this year and last. Mrs. Petersen commented. I feel that some of the students are busier than they've been in past years. The new schedule has been hard on some of the students because they have had to carry six aca- demic subjects. Along with the other new teachers this year. Mr. Johnson was welcomed to Exira. His classes consist of American history, world history, sociology, and psychology among others. When asked what he thought of the classes he taught and if our theme applied to them his answer was. I hope not. Education is pri- marily to get people to think, to reach beyond themselves. Unfortunately there are those who refuse to do this. I am con- tinually trying to find different approaches. When asked about Mr. Johnson, Lynn Towne commented. Mr. Johnson's a good teacher. He's very fair.” About the theme in general, Lynn felt that among the students there might be some molding evident as far as cliques went. Mike Hennick felt the theme did not really apply to Exira. The school is too small and since everyone knows each other, there's no mass molding. Mr. Weid is a new science teacher in the Exira school system. He teaches four different science classes: earth science, phys- ics, physical science, and general science. When asked if he felt there was a molding process in Exira, Mr. Weid replied, You have to have a certain mold to handle a classroom. Some teachers try to mold, I'm sure, to try to give many ideas their pros and cons, but in the long run, students make their own decisions. When asked about the teacher and how he is doing for his first year at Exira, Kevin Anderson commented. I like him and he is really good to get along with. Richard Ande-sen said, I think Mr. Weid is a good teacher. He is capable of teaching so that we pay attention so that we learn without being bored. 0?%ect Uc6 4 (frvUPt lCy 6 StcuU ) 74 Classes SUccCe it t ect ctect i M4, 1) Mr Weid helps Mary Hansen with her science assignment. 2) Mrs. Peter- sen poses. This is her ninth year at Exira! 3) Shelly Schroeter. Jean Krogh. Cathy Akers. Tom Muhr and Dave Rasmussen give Mrs. Walker her farewell party. 4) Jeff Mulford, Bill Baylor. Mary Bintner and the rest of the eighth grade class listen to Mr Johnson lecture. 5) Kris Nelson. Matt Hackwell and Scott Paulsen work on a physical science experiment. 6) Mrs. Leinen inspects a painting by one of her students. “Pam }’ at ] fave s4a £,ducatia t 2 (1) Mrs. Jessen looks over the work of her 7th grade math students. (2) Mr Carr seems to be dreaming of 3:30 during his freshman English class. (3) Mrs. Paulsen greets the French class with a hearty, Bon- jour! and an assignment. (4) Tracy Hansen. Jon Haffercamp. and Brad Connor review an assignment for Mrs. Jessen's class. (5) Jan Rubel. Becky Polly. Kelly Fredricksen, Lisa Hansen. Mary Benton. Mel- ody Petersen, and Lanette Black enjoy playing Lon- don Bridge during child development class. (6) Ken Hansen serves up a breakfast of scrambled eggs and sausage while Jon Esbeck. Dick Anderson, and Mrs. Thompson supervise. (7) Lory Paulsen, Brian Bar- telt, Curtis Larsen, and Mrs. Paulsen enjoy their French meal. 76 Classes Mrs. Paulsen has been teaching at the Exira High School for three years. She teaches French I and II. high school and jr. high chorus and I.S. music. She's also the sponsor for cheerleading and drill team. Wendy Hill, an eighth grader, stated, I like music a lot. Mrs. Paulsen makes it interesting and she’s really nice.” Pam Haley commented, Her classes are fun and we all have a good time. About the theme. Mrs. Paulsen commented, Exira is no different from any school in Iowa. Every student has the opportu- nity to make something special of his time here, or else just be another brick in the wall.' Mrs. Jessen has been teaching at Exira for sixteen years. She teaches jr. high math and reading. When asked what she thought of Mrs. Jessen and the classes she taught. Jane Andersen had this to say: Reading class is kind of boring but Mrs. Jessen makes it a little more fun. Teresa Christensen said, She always has new and fun things for us to do. Mrs. Jessen feels that things have changed and are really dif- ferent now than when she started sixteen years ago. One of the things she mentioned was: More students are not working up to their potential and at times little respect is shown to the fac- ulty and administration.” Most students felt that education played a big part in your life. Pamela Coglon summed it up saying, “It's nice to know that you have an education to back you up.” At the far end of the hall (depending on which end you're at) there's a door that opens to perhaps the most interesting and unusual room of the school. The home economics room hosts many different activities. On any given day you might see Roma- nian noodles, a three year old and even some guys learning how to sew! Mrs. Thompson, now in her second year of teaching at EHS, keeps busy with Home Ec I, foods, child development, fam- ily living, housing and I.S. sewing. Traditionally, the department has been dominated by females — but not this year! Many guys can be found in the kitchens and even at a sewing machine. “I was surprised at how well the guys do in foods. Sometimes their stuff turns out better than the girls', explained Luann Kyndesen. To Mrs. Thompson, each stu- dent is different. “Each brings a different set of experiences, val- ues. and attitudes about life to the classroom. Mr. Carr is at his second year at Exira, teaching a variety of different subjects consisting of English 8, English 9, short sto- ries, media in English and jr. high p.e. When Amy Van Aernam was asked how she felt about Mr. Carr, she said, He really knows how to conduct a class. I like him a lot. Beth Hackwell said, He's an ok guy most of the time.” Over all. Mr. Carr said, I think we have a good group of stu- dents. I would like to see everyone get involved in something: band, sports, music, drama or anything. Our theme, Another Brick in the Wall seemed to be a hit with most of Mr. Carr's students. Bill Baylor said, I think it's great.” Sandi Hocamp commented. Anything Pink Floyd sings is great.” Mr. Carr said, The theme is fine, but it really doesn't fit EHS. Our school doesn't try to mold you into anything like the song is talking about, but I know it is a popular hit with the stu- dents.” “David 'P'efruy£eu tt, Classes 77 (1) Phil Fauquet dominates the trumpet with Adam Lauridsen and Mark Hennick behind him. (2) Mrs. Christ attends to one of her library tasks, surrounded by walls of knowledge. (3) Miss Blaisdell helps Ronda McHugh with math during her free period sixth hour. (4) Phil Fauquet lis- tens to Bob Harms and Randy Petersen (5) Mrs. Heaton helps Tracy Hansen with operating the tape recorder to aid in reading skills. (6) Over- looking Mrs. Heaton’s podium we see Jeff Peter- sen. Mark Hennick and Joe Muhr working atten- tively in 7th grade reading. Paftwi, enc cUccUa-, When anyone mentions the barn, what are your first thoughts? A tin building that rattles when it rains, the cold- ness of the hallways in the winter, or the little rooms that are all the same size, shape and color? Mrs. Heaton has been teaching in the barn (and in Exira too) for four years. Her area in the English department cov- ers Title I reading and English 7. Working with the seventh graders is an important area since they are making a big change and adjusting to a new situation, said Mrs. Heaton. “The students in Title I reading have a specific 'missing link' in their learing-to-read process. The most enjoyable part of teaching is seeing students feel the accomplishment of mastering a new area that has previously been difficult for them, she said. What makes Mrs. Heaton unique? Lila Pedersen likes her because, She is always willing to help and is very under- standing. Vickie Blaisdell teaches the high school journalism class and also works at the grade school in the morning. This was Miss Blaisdell's first year teaching high school journalism this year. Welcome to EHS Miss Blaisdell! Mrs. Hazel Christ teaches IS reading during the last hour of the day. She doesn't have a large number of students in this particular class, but she is also kept busy at both the high school and elementary as librarian. Richard Petersen commented, Is reading is teaching me to read more care- fully than I had before. Lori Haskins added. This class requires me to use my brain a little more. As we entered a new decade this year, Exira's instrumen- tal department also changed. It had to withstand the loss of eleven key seniors. It was a young band this year. Could they pull it off? There were only two seniors and five juniors in band when the 1980-81 school year arrived. Mr. Fauquet commented: This year's marching band was the best, in some respects, of my three years here. We should grow larger and more mature in future years provided large num- bers don’t quit.” Mr. Fauquet also added, “The students I have are enthusi- astic, co-operative, supportive leaders in our school. Most participate in other activities and work hard to contribute to them.” When asked her feelings about band, Lisa Harsen replied, “It’s ok. It’s a good learning experience. I have enjoyed it because I like being with a group. Steve Godwin added, It is enjoyable and relaxing. Band gives you a chance to talk to people and find out how they feel about different things. As our theme suggests, while each band member may come across as just another player on the stage adding to the whole sound, each musician is vital to the sound as a whole. Reactions to the theme from this group of students was varied. Carla Wiskus said. I feel it is right for the year we are in now. Becky Hill added, I like the theme for this year's annual because it is one of the popular songs of this decade that we have just now begun, so it seems logical to use it. Lori Haskins disagreed saying, The theme could have been replaced by a better one that fits the year a little better.” ?'«ttenattUe s4t uttcc, l-$0 7 f 7fatten — 20e 80 Classes 5 David Sleister has been teaching high school mathematics at Exira High School for many years. He feels that we have some of the best facilities available and that most of our staff is very proficient in its areas. I’m sure we have some weak areas like nearly all systems. Generally. I feel the community works for improvements in these areas. Lori Doonan said. Mr. Sleister is a very good teacher. He explains his work thoroughly and helps you learn. Juanita Molgaard said about advanced algebra. I enjoy this class because everything builds on preceding knowledge. When asked his comment on the theme this year for the annual Mr. Sleister said. It may have some merit to it. but I feel a student becaomes a brick in the wall only if he does not wish to be his own per- son. Too many students allow others to be the bricklayer. John Walker is in his third year at E.H.S. His classes include English 10. speech, lit. comp., annual, and P.B.E. He said that his method of teaching is by making material personal and interesting. He says it's not always possible because students don't often think that they will use or benefit from it. Another question asked was what students thought could be done to make the class better. Kevin Andersen said. I don't think there should be many notes and shorter speeches. Carol Nelson replied. I don't think anything needs to be changed. Mr. Walker had this to say about the theme: Well, the music is nice. I enjoy listening to the album. I do not agree with that one song natu- rally or I probably still would not be teaching Randy Tjaden has taught at Exira for three years now He teaches high school physical education, elementary phys. ed. and also sev- enth grade geography, along with being the head football coach. When asked about this year. Coach Tjaden said. The attitude is better, but it needs much more improvement by both students and parents. When asked if he felt the students have a good school sys- tem to learn from, he commented. Yes. there are a variety of classes to choose from. When asked about the theme. Coach Tjaden commented. I don't agree with the song because we need education to improve our stand- ard of living and to understand our fast-changing world. Once again this year Mr Joslin was an ever-present teacher at EHS. handling everything from clerical to coaching to cash journals. Always appearing to get along well with students, by trying to be fair to all. is how Mr. Joslin assesses his friendship to and from the students. Jos uses three methods of getting ideas and info acress to stu- dents: lecturing, discussion, and visual aids. Apparently these are working well since Jon Bauer commented. Mr. Joslin is a very good teacher who makes things easy to understand and gets the point across.” Most students don't feel that Mr. Joslin is trying to mold them into the same type of peo- ple and apparently he doesn't treat them so. In fact, one of the things he feels he's been able to do this year is: I have had more time to give individual attention because of the longer periods. (1) Jeff Wilkerson. Kristi Petersen. Kristi Huegench. and Lisa Hays look happy and carefree in first hour English. (2) Monica Petersen brings a question for- ward to Mr. Tjaden in Geography while Troy Larsen works on his assignment before him. (3) Mr. Joslin gives Lennie Davis some aid and advice in consumer economics. (4) Mr Walker passes judgment on one of Jon Bauer's photos for Annual I while Mike Huege- rich and Scott Black look in. (5) Mr. Sleister helps Connie Jessen and Renee Parmley with mini math. 7 7 VUUVMltlCe 604t4rfc0 t Classes 81 “Se t, TRoy, Stecuwit aact ‘Tftu Cvtcx Mr. Roy has been teaching at EHS for seven years. He said, “I have one favorite rule: have respect for other’s rights. Mr. Roy teaches students how to work with wood, metals, aluminum, motors, and he teaches some drafting, too. When asked if the students give him any problems, Mr. Roy said, Lack of ambition, doing just enough to get by, and not realizing the importance of reading a textbook can bother me. Commenting on one of Mr. Roy's classes. Mark John- son said, It's a fun class but there is a lot of work involved. Mr. Roy and his students were asked what thought of the theme. Mr. Roy said, There is room for individualism in our school. I feel if anything stifles individualism, it's our students and peer pressure.” Dawn Schwisow added, I like the theme because it's a popular song. Mr. Stewart's many classes include livestock produc- tion, advanced livestock, farm management, jr-high vo- ag, crop production, construction, and small motors. He is also the advisor for the Exira FFA Chapter. When asked which class he liked best he said, “Livestock production because they are first year students in vo-ag and they are very enthusiastic.” Jody Christensen said, “I like the classes I have with Mr. Stewart because he puts a lot of effort into them. When asked if he thought school was preparing him for the future, Davie Schroeter said, It is because it tries to keep up with modern day studies for the students.” Mr. Stewart disagreed with this year's theme saying, If anyone is stupid enough to believe 'we don't need no edu- cation' send them my way. I have some tremendous swampland in Florida I’d be willing to sell at a low profit. He went on to say that . . that type of thinking would lower the expectations of our students. Mr. Mullnix has been at our school for two years now. He teaches civil law, government, and mostly all PE classes. He is also coach for football and wrestling. All of the classes I teach are fine, but I feel there could be more motivation and harder effort. Mr. Mullinx went on to say that ... the theme is a good idea if you like controversy.” When Kent Christensen was asked what he thought of the classes Mr. Mullnix taught, he said, He's a good teacher and you learn a lot in his classes. Mitch Bintner went on to say, Mr. Mullnix is fun to have in PE because he participates and gets involved with the students.” Mr. Best has been teaching at EHS for seven years. He teaches seventh grade life science, biology, and chemis- try. Mr. Best said, I really enjoy all of my classes, but the advanced classes, chemistry and advanced biology, sin- gle out as my two favorites. Tom Simpson added, “I like Mr. Best's advanced classes because they aren’t very large and you get a lot of individual attention. The theme “Another Brick in the Wall was fairly con- troversial with this group of students and teachers. Either is seemed to be highly favored or disliked. Tom Simpson stated, A big part of a teenager’s life is music, so I like the theme. Jeff Wilkerson said, “I hate it. It doesn’t have anything to do with the school. 82 Classes ‘Va'Uety 'KvuuvCedye 1) Mark Davis sits in awe at the gargantuan big zoo before him; just one of the projects of advanced biology class. 2) Mr. Best. Exira’s man of sci- ence. gives aid and knowledge to Tom Simpson, who endeavors in chemistry. 3) As the political campaigns flared. Tom Simpson. Brett Bengard. and Mark Davis display their support for certain candidates. 4) Mr. Mullnix. a true politician, gives the photog'apher a ' political look'' during his government class. 5) Mr. Stewart tightens the vise, which is holding David Nelson’s pipe for welding while Troy Akers looks on. 6) Troy Akers bears down hard with a hand-held grinder in the shop. 7) Mr. Roy. being a man of metal, helps Brian Bartelt and Dale Christensen choose the proper rod iron strips for projects. ccctct mS.t ui .eactty-'TftCx, Classes 83 1) Always busy and enthusiastic. Marcia Hennick and Betty Christensen do their duty as EHS' secretaries. 2) Floyd Ruhl, superintendent, stands in his office from where he makes deci- sions concerning the school. 3) Guidance counselor Lynn Stewart sits behind her desk along with one of her office helpers. Angie Peppers. 4) Seated in the boiler room, custodians Bernard Andersen and helper John Davis look ready for anything, be it repairs, cleaning or having coffee. 5) When in search of food, students go to these women for satisfaction: I to r. Diane Petersen. Esther Foresman. Alene Nancarrow and Lorraine Petersen. Not pictured — Florence Lauridsen. 6) Standing before his in- itials. David Kapfer. principal, prepares to engage in the work of the day. 7) The drivers of the mighty caravan of students always get through, no mat- ter rain, sleet, snow, fog or heat of day. I to r, Chuck Rattenborg, Joann Albert- son, Lorraine Bintner, Shirley Griffen. Emmert Lauridsen and Ron Juelsgaard (sub). Not pictured: Roger Nelson and Arnie Bintner. 8) The Exira school Board poses before readying itself for an important monthly meeting: I to r. Dave Kapfer, Dale Nelson. Gary Jacobsen. Floyd Ruhl. Harold Godwin. Robert Robinson and Dave Bintner. Not pictured: Lloyd Nelson. o State’ At the top of the wall lie the administration and staff. Running the school is, no doubt, a different task every single school day. But, in spite of this, most school personnel seem to enjoy their jobs and feel rewarded. Satisfaction in talking with young people and directing their strengths; in other words, watching the young peo- ple grow and their interests change,” was one way Mr. Kapfer felt rewarded. The general consensus among the staff is that the students make the work a little different each day. I enjoy working with people, Mrs. Stewart said, the feeling of assisting people with their problems, watching their joys, sharing in their sadness, makes life worthwhile.” Contrary to the “brick in the wall” theme, most members of the staff totally disagreed with the idea that all students are the same and mold- ed by the educational system. Mr. Ruhl had an in- teresting theory in regard to the brick idea. This is the way I look at the theme ‘brick in the wall.' Each person contributes to either building the wall (being a brick) or letting the wall fall by not doing his her part. I believe that each stu- dent can be a part of the wall by performing to t the potential of his her responsibilities. If each student does not contribute to the best of his ability, the wall is weakened. Further, if enough students do not contribute, the wall may collapse. A lot of credit should be given to the many staff members; the cooks, janitors, bus drivers, secretaries, prin- cipal, counselor and superinten dent, for together they guide our school system and are our “heads of state.” Activities Lynn Stewart S(mt ccCe 02 Oe eCcc '2V ee£e?i c tnctUctcciy ■ Recognition is an example to others These people have set a standard of '■•'• $ ■IMHBSRk achievement that hopefully others will emulate. It promotes positive goals. fflHHj rather than having negative ones seep in. I think, though, that these au ar.L may ha: .. : some • ' $etr agnitlean. • � «.. «• ■ the ant-uni that :.,u ,' gr.,n ■ ut I fine .• '., r, ar, .,r-r -,... I . . ’’ leaders in the world anymore because people ,Vi. rarely assert their own values and mores. In the Sixties, we seemed to have more leaders BBBhHhmHE; because people stood up for what they believed in. It is easier to be a follower because to challenge ideas and leadership includes a risk to one’s own personal standing in a group. The altercations may lead to a conflict a student doesn i want to face, and maybe, even feels apathetic about. 86 I I” 1 4ctfo Sufefeiy Jon Pedersen I got involved with the play because I liked to perform and it seemed like the thing to do. There were others involved that made me want to participate. All of Exira is in one group or another. A lot of times if you're not in one group, _____________ you 're in trouble. People either have to be a follower or a leader — this is the way it must be. But the play made association with groups of people easier. You kind of fit into a family, and teamwork was required. There can he a big wall between the cliques, and between parents and teachers, etc. ________ [ [ ♦ Class night was held Saturday evening May 2. Class president Tom Petersen gave an unusual but sincere welcome to the seniors and all others attending. The reading of the class will and prophecy followed. After a few quick changes the readers managed to struggle through between laughs. After the National Honor Society initiation various senior awards were presented. They were: John Philip Sousa Award — Tom P.; Outstanding Senior Choir Award — Sally A.; Home Economics Award — Becky H.: Elks Scholarships — Angie P. and Sally A.; Senior Business Award — Kent C.; Annual Awards — Becky H., Camille K., Mike H., Scott L. and Tom P.; Speech Contest Awards — Becky H., Angie P., Mike H., Tom P., Scott L. and Sally A.; Senior Drama Award — Mike H.; ■■■ American Legion Award — Mike H and Sally A.; Exira Education Association Scholarship — Carla W.; Iowa Bar Association Award — Becky H.; Senior Math Award — Sally A. and Angie P.; Senior Journalism Award — Tom P.; Senior In- dustrial Arts Award — Rodney D.; Student Council — Sherri W.. Cathy A.. Todd., and Tom B.; DAR Good Citizens Award — Becky H.; State of Iowa Scholar Certificates — Angie P. and Sally A.; University Scholarships — Sherri W. (Drake), Becky H. (Morningside). and Angie P. (Iowa State): Salutatorian Trophy — Sally A.; Valedic- torian Trophy — Angie P. Mrs. Stewart gave out the Honor awards, medals, gold cords and NHS pendants and ended the evening by congratulating the seniors and their parents for a job well done. an (TrCy Harden accept tlieir awards from Coach Mullnl wKM the MJrirtes.) 2) Carol Landon is all smiles while Jos cor Mike Hentusk the American'legion awird from Mr. Rohl [induct the new National Honor SocSfly memArs: Shel ilker- and Chris Ruhl 5) Sally Andersen accepts ttwUm®rican Legion uet. (What's the 1)The i (At this tir ie mends the 4) Mary Bell son, Carol IV Award from I matter. Kristi vrestle?s . hard Anders gh volleyball tea i and Melody Pe rn. Dale Chris' Ruhl. 6) The winter cheerleading squad is honored at the I Eat too much?) 4 88 Ath. Banquet Awards ££ 'rtyfvut cuuC tyiaceruf 4 7t te fa s4cu4i ct — Sfionfo cuuC Sc£ £ t4tlc 2 This fall’s athletes, managers and cheerleaders of EHS’s fall sports programs were honored at the annual Athletic Banquet. This provides an excellent opportunity to not only be recognized for athletic participation, but also to scalf all the good food brought in by the mothers!! Just imagine . . . four long tables piled high with every delectable delicacy that your taste buds can imagine! Who all attends the fall athletic banquet? Everyone is invited, of course, but, the main purpose of the affair is to honor all those who participated in football and volleyball (both varsity and jr. high) and the team managers and statisticians as well as cheerleaders. After everyone had sufficiently stuffed themselves, Mr. Ruhl began to comment of the school year thus far. The atmosphere was quite buoyant, as a result of the winning football season. Mr. Ruhl greatly praised the football players for producing a winning season and thanked the students and parents for being so supportive. The night ended on a happy note with Mr. Tjaden explaining that Tom Benton, EHS's center, had been selected to play in the Iowa Shrine Bowl and that Taylor Wilson was selected as the Vike's most valuable player. The PTO again sponsored another athletic banquet the following spring. The honorees this time included members of the basketball and wrestling squads, along with the cheerleaders and managers. A quick pre-view of the upcoming track and golf seasons were given by Mr. Carr and Jos, respectively. The speaker for the evening was Mr. Kapfer. He talked about the importance of extra curricular activities. With all the talk of cutting the budget, he showed how small a cut in activities would be. A comparison of dropout rates and involvement in activities was also presented. Athletic banquets — a time for honoring our EHS athletes — and enjoying some good food! cc Stcccti cU e tcte 1) What an obnoxious group! Mr. Best and some members of the Advanced Bio. class took the 7th grade biology class on an overnight trip to Springbrook. The “lucky” chaperones include: Mr. Best, Mr Weid, Mrs. Heaton and Mrs. Jessen. 2) Fire away! Todd Akers. K. C. and Mark Johnson get into a mad game of dodgeball. Scott Black and Mark Davis play it safe on the bleachers! 3) Happy Birthday. Ber- nard! The faculty and staff at EHS gave Bernard a surprise birthday party and secretly invited all his grandchildren, too! 4) This is a class? Dick Andersen. Jon Esbeck. Tom Muhr, Taylor Wilson. Dave “Red Petersen. Dave Rasmussen and Jon Bauer take a break from the doldrums of daily assignments. 5) The joys of accounting? Pain and anguish cover Mike Hennick's and M-i-i-i-ke Hugo’s face as they try to figure out where they lost $4,575.61! 6) Carol Landon. Lori Kommes nad Monica Petersen clown around while Mike Luft tries to play a peaceful game of “UNO. flatted 0Dfie 90 Activities “7“SfreciaC s4at So far the activities described here have been pretty routine — graduation, homecoming, prom ... But what are some activities that make 1980-81 a special year? What has gone on this year that will cause a classmate in future years to say. “Oh, yeah. That was in 1981! Special classroom activities may qualify for this category. The odor of food (some- times good, sometimes not) often wafted down the hall from the home ec room. Likewise the tangy aroma of formaldeh- yde caused many an appetite to curdle as Mr. Best’s classes dissected sharks, worms, etc. How about the screams of anguish that would ring down the halls from room 6 after school as “certain students worked overtime on account- ing? (Right Mike Hennick and Huege- rich?) Class trips also highlighted the year. Seventh graders were treated to a couple days at Springbrook Park in Guthrie Cen- ter. (Some fortunate boys were even given a special ride home!) Seniors visited the Legislature in Des Moines, sopho- mores had a trip to the Henry Dorley Zoo in Omaha and Mrs. Thompson’s foods class had a cookout at Littlefield’s Park and treated the faculty and parents to a special Christmas lunch. Parties (though never officially sanc- tioned) were often high points at EHS. Bernard Anderson was given a birthday party last fall as well as the several unoffi- cial class parties. Mr. Tjaden was one teacher who had a novel idea — make homemade ice cream. Those “special activities at EHS. They'll long be remembered! l Activities 91 ‘ 0ZO mt 7 S ( ie Ocvi ££tCe% ervuf 20Cue There’s something so unmistakably Brewster about the Brewsters. That mildly sums up the feature family of this year's play, Arsenic and Old Lace. Unlike the musical tradition of Exira's past this bit of Broadway was performed for a change on November 7. It was the story of a peculiar and not totally sane family who's favorite pas- time was helping” lonely men to their deaths. The two old aunts, Abby and Martha (played by Mary Hansen and Juanita Molgaard), had been poisoning men and then giving them decent Christian funerals in their cellar. Even- tually another murdering pair arrives, Jonathan Brewster and his companion Dr. Einstein (played by Tom Petersen and Mike Hennick). Family conflict arises between Jonathan and his brother, Mortimer, (Chris Ruhl) over who’ll be staying and who'll be leaving. By the end of the play the majority of the cast is either jailed, committed, or in bed. Assistant director John Walker had these comments on the play: We had a number of performers I was proud of. Mike and Tom did a great job as Jonathan and Einstein and Mary and Juanita did a credible job as the elderly ladies. Several people were apperhensive about having a play rather than a musical but I think we showed we had the talent to pull it off. Director Jackie Paulson added, We had some good leadership by the seniors and will really miss their acting skills. I never thought it would puli together until the last week of rehearsals, but everything went well! 92 School Play 1) The play cast and workers: First row — M. Hansen. C. Akers. C. Larsen. C. Parmley. J. Peder- sen, C. Ruhl. T. Petersen. D. Jacobsen. S. Godwin. Second row — L. Frederickson, S. Hocamp. A. Van Aernam, J Muhr, L. Jorgensen. C. Jessen, B. Hill. Mrs. Paulsen. M. Petersen. R. Parmley. Not pictured — J. Molgaard. C. Parmley. M. Hennick. 2) Mrs. Paulsen prepares Juanita for her role as aged spinster Martha Brewster, one of the matriarchs of the Brooklyn mansion. 3) Lieutenant Roo- ney interrogates the kindly old spinster sisters Abby (Mary H.) and Martha (Juanita M.) while Mr. Witherspoon (Derek J.). Mortimer (Chris R ). and Elaine (Cathy A.) listen intently. 4) The sly. cun- ning Jonathan Brewster (Tom P.) is finally apprehended by officers Brophy and Klein (Steve G. and Craig P.) as Lieutenant Rooney (Lon V.) looks on satisfied. 5) Jonathan (Tom P.) and Einstein (Mike H.) tie up Mortimer (Chris R.) so they can take their time killing him using the dreaded “Melbourne method. 6) That old theatre cliche Break a leg applies here if it applies anywhere. Chris took the comment literally — lending the usually calm and dapper Mortimer a (new) prop not in the original script. 7) Mortimer and Elaine get cozy on the davenport. 7 2 7 cvtctcowie School Play 93 May 3, 1981. What's so special about this particular day? To 40 of EHS’s seniors, May 3, 1981, was very spe- cial. On this day, those EHS students became EHS alumni. It was a day filled with mixed emotions. For some, it was a sad ceremony, while, for others, they couldn’t wait to get it over with! However, there were a few silent tears already, even as the band played the traditional Pomp and Circumstance processional. Following Rev. Robert Lang’s invocation, the chorus then sang the beautiful, Just a Closer Walk With Thee. Rev. Lang also delivered the scripture, which was fol- lowed by a special musical selection, Down the Road, by the senior members of the chorus: Sally Andersen, Cathy Akers, Marsha Haskins and Lennie Davis. Clark Parmley also helped them out. The highlight of the afternoon was the graduation address. The speaker's theme was centered around the idea of striving to reach your goals, regardless of any obstacles you may encounter. He told of some of his own misfortunes and how he struggled to overcome them. The man of the hour? — Mr. Bernie Saggau, director of the Iowa High School Athletic Association. A standing ovation followed his enlightening talk. After the introduction of the scholarship recipients, salutatorian Sally Andersen spoke to the audience. Her speech centered around the importance of attitudes and how they can make or break you. After all, no idea can get off the ground without a good positive attitude. Where would the Wright Brothers be today if they hadn’t believed in themselves? a£cC 707 70. 7Ui — itOuUi Oa. 50022 243-6402 “Knitting: (Z-rocAeUtu}; 'KlcdZcpaltU (? unUtd 7faiceut; 'rtya.’ieCa.KtfC'i; (?re t c£ 20fait So SfiectaC rf Lut Way 3, 1) Happy and sad faces surround Rosemarie Magill and Lisa Hansen. 2) Craig Parmely gives the photographer a weary look as other senior guys search for the end of the line. 3) Scott Landon and Sally Andersen take a final walk as seniors. 4) Schol- arship recipients are recognized as 36 other anxious seniors await their diplomas. 5) Mr. Fauquet directs and the band plays ‘‘Pomp and Circumstance” as the 1981 grads file out. 6) Margery Walker leads the mixed chorus as they sing “Just a Closer Walk.” Graduation 95 FORD MERCURY PARTS SALES SERVICE COMICUM FORD S MEROURV QAL££, IMC. OBA-CONKLIN KAWASAKI Phone 563-3441 AUDUBON. IOWA 50025 GORDON CONKLIN VICE PRESIDENT HOME PH 563-4487 DWIGHT CONKLIN PRESIDENT HOME PH 563-2452 96 Graduation ... 'uidxuztcatif Angie Peppers reigned as valedictorian of the class of '81. Angie spoke of how important goals are. She stressed the fact that those who have specific goals in mind will succeed, and those who do not have a much lesser chance of doing so. Angie also stated that happiness and success go hand in hand. If you are happy, you are suc- cessful. Being successful is not always synonomous with being an executive in a high-rise ... being successful means being happy with yourself. ... then came the big moment. One by one, the 40 sen- iors went forward to accept their diplomas. Then, together, they stood, faced the audience, and moved their tassles to the left, as Mr. Kapfer announced them as 6 EHS graduates. A sigh of relief preceeded a yell of joy from the new grads. Rev. Lang gave the benediction, and then, true to form, the band hailed the 40 grinning, happy grads as they exited from the school they would never again know as students. After greetings and congratulations (and hundreds of pictures!) had been acknowledged, everyone rushed home to celebrate ... and open a pile of presents! 1) Angie Peppers discusses goal setting and success in her Valedicto- rian address to the seniors. 2) Junior ushers, Betty Muhr and Mary Ben- ton flash a smile as Doug Larimore and Kevin Andersen listen to the pro- gram. 3) Harold Godwin congratulates Cathy Akers while the front row frantically whishpers, Do we sit down yet ? 4) The senior chorus mem- bers (and Clark) sing Down the Road. 5) Jon Bauer. Tom Benton, Dave Rasmussen and Tom Muhr are all smiles as they are congratulated outside. 6) Dave Rasmussen and Luann Kyndesen make an exit as part of the graduated class of 1981. «rii P JUL T! Graduation 97 And suddenly homecoming week was here. It was expected; the students knew it was coming, and they began preparations. Monday. Sept. 21: Red and Black Day. Cheerleaders give a short pep rally in the lobby and instigate a snake dance through the halls. Students attempt to choose a band for the dance. ‘Smoky Moses, Hot Jam. and Apostrophe are tossed about. Apostrophe” is selected. Classes schedule times for con- struction of floats. Seniors try to decide on float theme. Band comes to 7:30 early practices to work on half time show. Tuesday. Sept. 22: Hat Day. Cheerleaders hold another pep rally. All through the day they have been after Tom P. and Mike H. to play the Ayatollah and BamSadr in a special pep assembly in which coaches Tjaden and Mullmx are held hostage by the irri- table Iranians in exchange for spirit from the crowd. Not until 3:00 do Tom and Mike attempt to go through with it. They dig around in the stage s wardrobe closet for suitable attire, then proceed to sling insults at both the crowd and the coaches. When they spot John Walker taking pictures of them, they cry. Capitalist pig American journalist photographer! and then proceed to chase after him. finally running him out of the cafeteria altogether. The cheerleaders would give cheers in between the Iranian’s rants and raves for more school support. But. in the end. the coaches are finally set free. Football team continues to work out; urgency builds. Seniors still deciding on a float theme. Wednesday. Sept. 23: Western Day. People dress up in their Hee-Haw gear. A pep rally in the morning. At 3:15 queen candi- dates are introduced in the gym. Cathy Akers — Tom Benton Diane Doonan — Todd Akers Robin Juelsgaard — Mark Davis Paulette Marxen — Mark Johnson Becky Hill — Tom Simpson Linda Coglon — Tom Muhr Camille Koestner — Jon Bauer Sherri Wilkerson — Taylor Wilson Sally Andersen — Dave Rasmussen Angie Peppers — Kent Christensen The people are to vote for only one candidate Thursday over noon hour. 7 cte s4t£cuitcc cv i... 1 2 (1) Doug Larimore rushes to intercept a pass from the Green Wemies. with Taylor Wilson in hot pursuit. (2) Following the Vikings out onto the field on the nite of the bonfire are many loyal fans, cheering all the way. (3) The-excited Vikes give coaches Tjaden and Mullnix a boost at the bonfire. Hernias anyone? (4) Brett Bengard gazes intently at the roaring bonfire. (5) To give the cheerleaders a rest, the Vikings gather in the park and lead the fans in a rousing cheer. Too bad their skirts didn’t fit. (6) The psyched-up Vikes and cheerleaders lead the way during the Homecoming parade. (7) Renee Parmley. Sara Kendrick. Beth Hackwell. Kathy Andersen. Doug Harms and Adam Lauridsen march in step to a hearty On Exira! 5 Homecoming 99 ... exceCCeat, neat, excitcetyf Thursday. Sept. 24: The floats are near completion and seniors are now starting to get des- perate over float ideas and preparations. It is Jersey Day. After the volleyball game that night at 6:30, an informal pep rally is held outside the gym's doors. There is a pep rally out on the football field. Members of the marching band play for this one rather than go down to the dump for the bonfire. At the end of the rally, everyone runs out on field to join the play- ers for a war chant, Beat the Green Weinies!” Then everyone disperses to drive around and also to partake in the snake dance down to the dump. After the fire starts blazing, Taylor, Jon, Mark, Davis, and Tom Benton, team captains, throw the dummy into the fire. After everyone moves back a bit, Troy, Kristi H., Denise L, and the coaches give short talks. Another snake dance up town follows. Some people are piled in the back of trucks and are rowdy: others congregate at Piccadilly Circus. Seniors really start to get desperate over an idea for the float. Friday, Sept. 25: D-day! Everyone is edgy all day. The coronation takes place at 1:00. Out- come? Becky Hill— queen; Robin Juelsgaard — princess; Linda Coglon — countess; Sally Andersen — duchess; Diane Doonan — lady-of- the-court. Band marches down to the grade school for parade. Floats that won: 1st place — 7th grade with Let’s Have a Hawk Fry Tonight ; 2nd place — 8th grade with “Spread the Hawks Into the Night using a manure spreader for the effect; 3rd place — 10th grade with Lick Man- illa” using a big lolly-pop. Tying with the 10th is the 9th grade with Rock Around the Hawks. The seniors? They ride through the parade in Vir- ginia Johnson’s Pinto. All the football players ride on the fire truck. The parade starts at two with the band, drill team, football team, cheerleaders and police escort. The pep rally is at 3:00 during which the football players do a cheer. ( Go, Bananas! ) Becky Hill: Homecoming was excel- lent, neat, fun. exciting. I felt very honored and very surprised. I couldn't believe they picked me out of all those people. Everything was so fast — Mr. Carr kept driving around downtown and wouldn’t let us off!” At the game that night, unde- feated teams Exira and Manilla meet for battle. Exira loses 15-0. Bart Peppers: It was kind of a letdown because we tried our best and we wanted to be undefeated. Everybody gave 110% and more, because it was our homecoming and we hadn’t won one in years. The big thing about homecoming is getting the corsage for your girl. Some of us sophomores later went down to the Valley about 12:30. The band was excellent, also. Sherri Wilkerson: It was a good band for the money — $600. The crowd was small, though. About 12:00, when everyone had gone, the band breaks into side 2 of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon. There are just a few stragglers left. Iver Johnson and his wife get into the last dance of the evening. Saturday, Sept. 26: People sleep in; people go home; people reflect on the week of homecom- ing. 100 Homecoming 1) The ' Ayatollah and BanISadr (Tom Petersen and Mike Hennick) hold coaches Tjaden and Mullnix hostage in a mad effort to raise spirits. 2) John Rockwell and Dale Christensen get into Western Day. (Mama, don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys . . .) 3) Linda Coglon (Countess). Robin Juelsgaard (Princess). Becky Hill (Queen). Sally Andersen (Duchess).and Diane Doonan (Lady of the Court) ride down the street during the parade. 4) Becky Hill and her escort. Tom Simpson, begin the walk to the stage after Beck is announced queen of the 1980 homecoming festivities. 5) Cathy Akers. Jean Krogh. and Shelley Schroeter don their cowboy hats in honor of Western Day. during homecoming week. 6) Angie Peppers and Becky Hill get green and go for it with Kevin Andersen (Notice he's not protesting!) 'tfyy l ee s4t£tu Uc EMPLOYEE OWNED FOOD STORES Homecoming 101 S6 z iocv i Ctt tAe ’T toaaCia . t 1) Lana Kitelinger. Betty Muhr and Jan Rubel try to assem ble one of the trees’’ but later ended up suspending it from the ceiling 2) Kent Christensen, intent on the tunes of Voyager, demonstrates his approval 3) Kathy Andersen. Paula Akers. Becky Polly. Mary Benton and Lanette Black seem busy in the midst of coloring some decorations 4) Kevin Andersen and Doug Larimore put together the tunnel leading to Shadows in the Moonlight 5) Jeff Wilkerson and Michelle Petersen enjoy one of the band’s slow songs alongside Mar- sha Haskins and Jon Hays 6) LuAnn Jorgensen and Greg Hansen snuggle for a picture 7) Kristi Huegerich. Taylor Wilson. Betsy Nelson and Jon Bauer get down’ to Voyager ” 4 exCemi ttCcuttic s4 uxtcc oxt 2 Prom week was, as always, filled with activity. The juniors kept busy all week trying to gather materials (“Where in the world are we going to find fake grass?”), taking orders for prom pictures, corsages, clothes, boutonnieres and beverages. When Friday arrived, the juniors were scurrying around everywhere like squirrels collecting nuts. Mass confusion. One task involved the use of Mr. Walker's car by Jon and Steve to make a road trip to Des Moines collecting extra streamers. There were other frantic searches over the countryside to Harlan, Atlantic, Audubon and Elk Horn to gather much-needed supplies. Oh, it seems the juniors also had to bring in another table to work on because Mitch Bintner kept sleeping on one. (Trying to get a little shut-eye for the night coming up, huh Mitch?) After rushing home to try and get presentable for the evening ahead, everyone gathered for the banquet. The aroma of roast pork, baked potato, scalloped corn, rolls and strawberry shortcake met us at the door. During this time, the ultimate hearing test took place; one of the band's amplifiers got out of hand during their sound check. Eyeglasses were shattered and a couple of pacemakers blew up, but other than that, no problem ... To these sounds of Voyager tuning up, Jon and Steve welcomed everyone. After we scalfed, the sophomore servers provided us with entertainment which could easily have passed for one of Bob Fosse's better choreography jobs ... The servers did really well this year ... the only thing that was spilled was the punch! By 9:30 the dance began to get underway. (Those of the unfortunate dateless people set up two rows of chairs in front of the stage to listen to the band, which many of the people with dates occupied!) Many people will remember this band for a long time! Most of their songs were REO, Pat Travers, Journey, Rush and Van Halen. Plus they incorporated many of their own tunes into the performance. 1) Sophomore servers form a chorus line and kick those right legs in a practice during Thursday night before prom. 2) S. Landon. T. Muhr. D. Wedemeyer, T. Wilson and others at- tentively listen to the band. 3) Sophomore servers: front row. I to r. L. Hays. G. Hansen. D. Landon. K. Huegerich, B. Johnson, L. Frederickson. G. Paulsen; back row. D. Nelson. B. Peppers. J. Jensen. K. Petersen. D. Landon. J. Wilkerson. and D. Nelson. 3 It was a very hot night indeed! Though faulty equipment plagued their first few songs, “Voyager” finally got it together and the Ex- ira crowd went wild. Every now and then the lead guitarist would flick picks out at those milling about in front on the dance floor; the drum- mer flicked out broken sticks too. Tom Simpson got two, and Brett Bengard found one in perfectly good shape. It was hard for many to think of another band that had played at Exira who worked off the crowd’s emotions as effectively as Voyager did. At 11:45, everyone filtered out with the strains of “Stairway To Heaven” and the band was later heard to say that they enjoyed play- ing forus. The movie following the dance was Prom Night, but unfortunate- ly few people attended. Then for those who were still awake ... the 5:00 breakfast was graciously stag- ed for us by those parents who taped their own eyelids open for the sake of our stomachs. Scrambled eggs and ham, juice, milk, and toast greeted the 30-odd people that showed up. Prom ground slowly to a halt Saturday morning as many up- perclassmen were finally re- introduced to Mr. Sandman, climb- ing into bed for a much-deserved sleep. Many probably didn’t stir until Sunday afternoon which was a shame because the weather was ex- cellent the weekend of the 25th and 26th. Monday morning found everyone walking around in a dazed sleepy way. Although the entertainment had calmed down, memories of Shadows in the Moonlight would live forever. 4) The band Voyager. 5) Sophomore servers perform to the Anne Murray tune Shadows in the Moonlight for juniors and seniors after the banquet. 6) Angie Peppers and date Mark Allen enthusiastically pose for photographer. 7) Steve Nelson and Mitch Bintner take a break during work on the cafeteria Friday afternoon. 7 wt, Mark Twain probably never realized that 100 years after he wrote Tom Sawyer that the EHS jr. high would perform it as their spring musical. Well, that’s just what Jackie Paulsen chose, employing a cast of over 40 — and that’s not including the backstage crew! “There were really no leading roles, Mrs. Paulsen explain- ed. “Many students had equal parts in importance.’’ Memorable performances were given, though, by Mark Jensen as Tom. Bill Baylor as Huck Finn. Janell Wolf as Aunt Polly. Mark Hennick as Sid and Joe Muhr. One of the most humorous scenes had to be the famous “smoking scene’’ as the boys find that tobacco was not all that agreeable! “As it always seems. I never thought we’d pull it off in time.’’ sighed Mrs. P.. “but I was satisfied with the perfor- mance. Thanks to Brian Bartelt. Curtiss Larson and Chris Ruhl for helping me.” 106 Jr. High Musical 02( 6tt iey ‘Seutd z u£ Sxiio, 0?a utt Safefeicf 2 1) Huck Finn (Bill Baylor) and Tom Sawyer (Mark Jensen) steal the show while other cast members look on. 2) Jay Nelson and Lester Haskins take center stage during the graveyard scene. 3) Mark Henmck. Joe Muhr. Teresa Albertsen. and Cathy Jessen get into a dress rehear- sal. 4) Robert Hansen clowns around while getting his make-up on. 5) The Sunflowers get together and sing their songs. 6) Joe Muhr. Bill Baylor, and Mark Jensen try to think of another mischievous plan. 3 Jr. High Musical 107 108 X As the year progressed, another theme develope H At commencement Mr. Ruhl suggested that pe son con- tributes his share of experiences to help make up ihe total of thd wall. Again, the wall could represent society, our schooll thef world.. . . The wall was a positive symbol here. Which interpretation are you going to follow? pirein chant, don’t need no education . . and consider yourself an indiviJ is not going to fit into the set pattern of the wall no matter — you might want to look at the wall as the world arid tha will he small, but it could be a positive part of the emir Some of the bricks may be weakj-fcut the strength of your brick will be determined by the life you lead. s4t£ z ittc T tedica • av % 109 7 vutex 0 0 0 — 4viat en Administration . 84. 85 Akers. Cathy ... 2. 4. 7. 14. 15. 42. 44. 45. 58. 75. 89. 92. 93. 96. 97. 98 Akers. Mary Beth ... 6. 69 Akers. Paula ... 64. 103 Akers. Shirley. . . 69 Akers. Todd 12. 13. 19. 29. 32. 33. 36.49.58.91.95.98 Akers. Troy . . . 19. 24. 25. 29. 66. 83 Albertsen. Teresa ... 13. 48. 53. 72. 89.91. 107 Andersen. Jane . . . 52. 53. 55. 72. 91 Andersen. Jeff... 16. 24. 29. 33. 36. 37.68. 99 Andersen. John . 48. 72. 91 Andersen. Kathy ... 7. 64. 98. 103 Andersen. Kevin . . . Andersen. Richard (7th) ... 72 Andersen. Sally (7th) . 68 Andersen. Sally (12th)... 7, 10. 11. 12. 15. 35. 42. 43. 58. 88. 94. 95. 97. 100. 112 Anderson. Bernard . 85. 90 Anderson. Richard (11th). 12, 29. 30.31.64. 76. 90. 99 Band... 16. 17 Baseball. . . 24. 25 Basketball, Boy s . . . 32, 33 Basketball. Girl's ... 34. 35 Bartelt, Brian ... 5. 11. 12. 66. 67. 77. 83. 109 Bauer. Jon . . . 20, 28. 29, 36. 58, 81. 97.98. 102 Baylor. Bill... 12. 46. 47. 48. 49, 50. 51,70. 75.86. 106, 107 Bengard. Brett. . . 40. 41, 58. 82. 95. 99 Benton, Mary . . . 23. 35. 39. 42. 43. 49. 64.77.88. 96.98 103 Benton. Tom ... 3, 5. 13. 29. 30. 31, 37. 58.88.97.98.99. 100 Best. Dave . . 43. 82. 81 Bintner. Hope . 55. 70. 79. 106 Bintner. Marty ... 5. 46. 49. 51. 70. 75. 109 Bintner. Mitch 13. 20. 28. 29. 64. 91. 105 Black. Lanette . 64. 76, 103 Black. Scott... 13.35.80.91 Blaisdell. Vickie . 78 Boyd. Irene ... 70. 106 Boyd, Martin. 49.70.72.91 Bro. Mike ... 25 Carr. Monte .19, 25. 32 33. 36. 46. 47 76 Cheerleading . 42.43 Christ. Hazel... 78 S Christensen. Dale 19. 33. 66. 83, 88. 101 Christensen, Jody . . . 18. 19. 66 Christensen. Kent. . 29. 40. 58. 91, 99. 103 Christensen, Kevin ... 70. 75 Christensen. Sandra .47. 52. 53. 70 Christensen. Teresa . . . 52. 70. 106 Clausen. Jeame ... 53. 70 Clemsen. Jan ... 16. 53. 54. 55. 70. 75. 107 Clemsen. Joy ... 53. 54. 55. 70. 72 Coats. Bill... 46. 48. 49, 51.70 Coglon. Linda 59. 94,100 Coglon. Mitchell .72 Coglon. Pam 53. 70. 72 Connor. Brad . . 46 48. 72, 76 Crawley. Allen 13. 29, 64. 108 Davis. John . 85. 108 Davis. Lenme ... 7. 14. 15. 59. 81.97 Davis. Mark ... 12. 29. 59. 82. 83. 91. 98 Dennis. Rodney .59. 82. 98 Doonan. Diane . 3. 59. 100 Doonan. Lori. . 19. 68 Drill Team .. . 44. 45 Eighth Grade . . .70. 71 Eleventh Grade ... 64. 65 Esbeck. Jon ... 14, 15. 19. 64. 76. 90 Fauquet. Phil... 3. 6. 17. 44. 78. 79. Hays, Lisa ... 2. 4, 42. 43. 45. 66. 67. 80. 88. 98. 100. 104. 105 Heaton. Linda ... 78. 91 Hennick. Marcia ... 84 Hennick. Mark ... 17, 44. 72, 79.91, 107 Hennick. Mike . . . 10, 11.36. 60. 89, 90. 92. 101, 112 Hill. Barb . 14, 15. 23. 26. 27. 34. 35. 38. 68. 69.93. 7 Hill. Becky 4. 11.26. 27, 34. 35, 60. 100.112 Hill. DeAnn 68 Hill. Pete... 7. 12. 15. 18. 19. 29.65, 91, 108 Hill, Susie ... 5. 7. 47. 52. 53. 107. 109 Hill, Wendy 52,53.55.71,106 Hocamp, Sandra 15. 19, 27, 68. 93 Hoegh. Tanya .22, 23 Homecoming 98-101 Huegerich, Kristi ..12. 15,23. 29. 42, 45. 66. 67. 80. 102. 104. 105. 88 Huegerich. Mike . . 2. 4. 13. 18. 19. 25. 29. 56. 57. 65. 80. 90.98. 112 94 FFA . . . 18. 19 Football.. .28. 29 Foresman, Esther... 85 Fredericksen. Kelly . . . 64. 77 Fredericksen, Lisa ... 7. 42, 45. 66. 67. 8 88, 104. 105 Godwin. Harold. UQ4 Godwin. Steve . . 16.64 91.9? 93. 94 Griffen. Debbie 59 Griffen. Laurie. . . 7. 15. 16.35.68 Griffen, Shirley .84 Hac kwell, Beth. 49. 52. 53. 70. 75. 98 Hackwell. Matt . 19.24,25. 28. 29. 32.33.36.68.75. 98 Hafferkamp, Jon ... 17.46.49.51.72. 76 Haley. Pam . . . 53, 55. 70, 100. 106, 108 Hansen, Barb . 66. 75 Hansen.Bryan. .72 Hansen, Greg.. 14. 15. 18. 19. 24. 25. 28. 29. 31.36, 66. 89. 102. 104 105 Hansen, Ken . .. 65. 76. 112 Hansen, Lisa ... 6. 59.77.94 Hansen, Mary.. 15. 68. 79.92.93 Hansen. Robert. .70. 106 Hansen. Rodney .2. 12.50.72.91 Hansen. Sonya. . . 70 Hansen, Tracy. . . 72. 76. 78, 79 Harms. Bob ... 15. 16, 68. 78 Harms. Doug. 48. 50.51.46.72. 76. 79.91.98 Haskins. Lester. 46. 48. 49. 72. 73 Haskins. Lori. . . 65. 108 Haskins. Marsha . . . 14. 15.22. 23.35. 60.97. 102. 109 Jacobsen. Derek ... 2. 4,14. 16. 24. 25. 29. 33. 36. 68. 92. 93 Jacobsen. Gary . 84 Jayne, Belinda ... 7, 15. 16, 22, 23, 26. 35, 68 69 Jensen, Jane ... 14. 15. 42. 45. 66. 67. 89. 104. 105 Jensen, Mark ... 12, 16, 46. 48. 49. 50, 51,70 86. 106. 107, 109 Jessen, Cathy ... 52, 53, 72. 89. 91. 107 Jessen. Connie ... 14. 15. 16. 22. 23. 26, 27. 35. 38. 68. 80. 93. 94. 98. 6, 7 Jessen, Jessica .16. 23. 26, 27. 35, 39.68 Jessen. Rhodetta ... 77, 91. 109 Johnson, Bruce . 5. 14, 15. 25. 29. 32,33. 57.66.99. 104. 105. 109 Johnson. Iver. . . 27, 35. 75. 108 Johnson, Mark ... 2. 4. 12, 29, 60. 91, 95. 98. 99 Johnson. Virginia .60 Jorgensen. Luann . . 3. 15, 16. 22, 23. 27,34.35.36. 57,69.93. 102 Jostin. Jim.. .40. 43 89 Juelsgaard, Robin 12.26,27.31, 60. 100 Juelsgaard, Ron . 84 Jr. High Cheerleading. . . 54-55 P Jr High Football 46-47 v. High Musical. . 106-107 Jr High Sports . 48-53 Kapfer. Dave 19. 23. 84. 85 Kendrick. Sara ... 17. 50. 53, 72.91. 98 Killen. Karen .19. 69 Kilworth. Lonn ... 2, 19. 25. 29. 68. 80 Kitelinger. Keith . . . 46. 49. 52. 70. 71 Kitelinger. Lana . 65. 103 110 Index Koestner. Camille ... 31.40. 61. 100. 112 Kommes. Lori... 52. 53. 72. 73. 89, 90.91 Krogh, Jean ... 61,75. 100 Kyndesen. Luann ... 12. 61.97 Landon. Carol... 52. 53. 72, 73. 89. 90.91 London, Darreld ... 5, 14, 15. 19. 29. 32.33,57.66. 104, 105. 109 Landon, Denise ... 15. 29,66. 104. 105 Landon. Scott 3. 11.61.95. 105. 112 Larimore, Doug . 3. 12. 20 28. 29. 40. 65,96.98.99,102 Larsen. Curtis . 7,11, 14. 15.66.67. 77.93,108 Larsen. Troy ... 73 Lauridsen. Adam ... 5. 17,46, 51. 71. 79. 98. 106. 109 Lauridsen, Emmert . 84 Lauritsen, Mike .12. 46. 48. 71 I auritsen. Randal. 18. 19. 29. 57. 64. 65,98 Lauritsen, Steve . 7. 18,19. 67 Leinen. Pat. 74.108 Luft. Erin . . . 53. 70.71,98 Luft, Mike. . .46. 48. 73. 90,91 Madden. Tom ... 73 Madsen. Natalie 19. 69 Magill. Gary ... 46, 48.49, 50. 51. 71 Magill. Rosmarie ... 61.94 Marxen. Paulette . 61 McHugh. Rhonda . . . 69. 78 Meyer. Chris .. .49,72. 73.91 Molgaard. Juanita .7,11.1415. 67. 92.93 T Muhr, Betty ... 34. 35. 44. 45. 65, 96. 103. 108 Muhr. Tom.. . 12.29.61.75.90,97. 98. 105 Muhr, Joe .. . 46. 48, 49. 51, 72. 79. 86. 106. 107 Muhr, Judy . . . 7. 15. 27. 35. 39. 69. 93 Mulford. Angie . 3, 14. 44. 45 69 Mulford. Jeff... 46. 49. 51, 71.75 Mullnix. Marshall. . . 29. 31. 50. 51.82. 89. 98. 99. 101 Nancarrow. Aleane .85 Nelsen. Julie . 65 Nelsen. Kris ... 16, 17. 18. 19. 29, 32. 33, 36. 69. 75 Nelsen. Carol... 7, 15. 65, 88 Nelson. Dale ... 84 Nelson. David ... 7, 15, 19. 28. 29 57 67. 83. 104, 105 Nelson, Jay.. 46.49.50,51.70. 107 Nelson. Steve ... 4. 13, 18. 19. 28 29 32.33.36.56.65. 105 — Organizations 6-7 Parmley. Clark . .3, 7. 11. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19,65.82.91.93.97 Parmley. Craig ... 18. 19. 92. 95. 108 62 Parmley. Renee ... 5. 6. 7. 14, 15. 16 17. 18. 19.69.80. 93.94.98 Paulsen. Christy ... 62 Paulsen. Gina ... 7, 14, 15. 42. 43. 45. 66. 89.98. 100. 104, 105 Paulsen. Jackie ... 14. 15. 76. 77, 92 93 Paulsen. Kelly ... 46. 48. 49. 51. 71. 75. 77 Paulsen. Lisa ... 13. 53. 54. 55, 72. 91 Paulsen, Lory ... 67 Paulsen. Scott... 19. 29. 69. 75 Paulsen. Tom ... 46. 48. 49. 73,91 Pedersen. Jon . . . 2. 4. 7. 16. 32. 33. 40. 44. 46. 47. 64. 93. 94 Pedersen. Lila ... 53. 73, 106 Peppers. Angie ... 5. 10. 11. 12, 42. 43. 44. 45, 62. 96. 98. 100. 105, 112 Peppers. Bart... 12. 19. 25. 29. 64. 104. 105 Personnel. . . 84-85 Petersen. Dave ... 62. 82. 90 Petersen. Diane... 85 Petersen. Evelyn ... 75 Petersen. Jay ... 46. 71 Petersen. Jodi... 7. 15. 16, 35. 69 Petersen. Jeff... 72. 73. 79 Petersen. Judy... 73 Petersen. Kristi... 2, 12. 14. 15. 23. 35.36. 57.67.80. 104. 105 Petersen. Larry... 71 Petersen. Lorraine ... 86 ■_______ Petersen. Mark . 5. 18. 19. 36. 57 65 Petersen. Melody ... 23, 35. 42, 43. 77,88 Petersen, Michele .. 14, 15. 16. 23, 27. 34. 35. 42.57, 93.94 102 Petersen, Monica .13. 52,53. 72, 81.89. 90,91 Petersen. Pat. . . 2, 4, 48. 49. 50 51, 73.91 Petersen, Richard ... 12, 65 Petersen. Randy ... 15. 16 19. 65, 78 Petersen, Scott... 19. 67 Petersen, Sharon ... 7, 14. 15, 69 Petersen. Tom ... 10. 17,40.41.62. 92,93.98. 101. 112 Play. . 92-93 Polly, Becky . . 2. 4. 39. 65. 76. 103 Prom.. . 102-105 Rasmussen. David ... 19. 29, 57. 62 75.90. 98. 99 Rattenborg, Annie ... 15. 23, 35. 42. 44.45.65 Rattenborg, Traci. . . 53, 73.89. 91 Rattenborg. Chuck... 84 Robinson, Judy ... 27. 35. 40. 69 Robinson. Robbie . . 84 Rockwell, Amy... 73 Rockwell, John ... 101. 108 Rockwell. Rex . . 5. 62. 67 Roy. Jerry . 83 Rubel. Jan ... 35. 65. 76. 103 Rubel. Tony . 46. 48. 49. 71 Ruhl. Chris. . 7, 11. 13. 15. 16. 20. 25. 29. 33. 67. 88. 92 Ruhl, Floyd ... 84. 88 Rydl. Mark. . . 46. 49. 51. 71 Schroeter, Amy ... 53, 71. 100 Schroeter. David ... 18. 19. 68. 69 Schroeter, Shelly ... 12. 63. 75 Schwisow. Dawn . . . 15. 42. 43. 45 67 89.98 Scott. Holly . . . 52. 53.71.106 Seniors. . . 58-63 Simpson. Tom ... 19. 25, 32. 33. 40. 57.63.82.86.95. 98. 100 Sleister, David ... 80 Stewart. Lyle ... 7. 19. 83 Stewart. Lynn ... 85 Speech... 10. 11 Softball. . 22.23 Sports... 20. 21 Seventh Grade .72. 73. Stockwell, Kim ... 14. 15.65 Stockwell, Terri... 18. 19. 67 Tenth Grade ... 66. 67 Thompson, Mitch ... 7, 12. 13. 14. 15 29. 67. 99 Thompson. Judy... 76 Tibben. Kent... 25 Tjaden. Randy .29. 32. 33. 43. 49. 81.98. 99. 101 '°68°e MdfK 14 ib ‘ 3 Jb' Towne, Lynn ... 65 Vis. Lonn ... 12. 16. 19, 29,67. 92. 98 Van Aernam. Amy . . 4, 7. 14. 15. 16. 69.93.94 1 Vocal. .. 14. 15 Volleyball .26.27 Wahlert. Angie . 52. 53. 54. 55, 70. 107 Walker, John ... 2, 4. 10. 80. 112 Walker, Margery ... 14. 75 Walp. Jamie . . . 71 Wedemeyer. Dean ... 63. 105 Wedemeyer. Jon . . . 6. 16.19. 32, 33. 67 Weid. David .35. 46. 47. 74. 91 Wheeler. Theresa ... 53. 54. 55. 71 72. 107 Wilkerson. Jeff . 3. 7. 12. 14. 15. 25. 29. 32. 33, 57. 67. 80. 102. 104. 105 Wilkerson, Sherri... 22. 23. 26 27 35.41.63, 88 Wilson. Taylor ..5,12,20.29,57.63 90 95.98. 99.102.105 109 Wiskus. Carla .. 35. 63. 91 Wiskus. Cindy 17. 49. 50. 52. 53 73. 77. 89 Wolf, Janelle... 53, 54, 55. 71.72 Wrestling . 30. 31 Yearbook .112 ... 7 t4e Index 111 ,07 e T cM 'Pn veA' fo 76e te As last year, annual consisted this year of an An- nual I class first semester to learn theory and help design a few pages nd an Annual II class second semester where those students involved worked directly on the book itself. (Annual II students are the six shown below with Mr. Walker.) Probably the most notable event during the year concerning the annual occurred last fall. Annual I students were given their ‘‘theme assignment.” The class and editors then voted on the theme they thought best represented our school for 1980-81. Because of the popularity of the album and the song Another Brick in the Wall,” Pink Floyd's “The Wall was a landslide decision. This, though, was the most controversial theme chosen at Exira for many years. Questionnaires were passed out in the next few weeks asking ques- tions like, “Do teachers 'mold' students?” Does the school pressure students to be a certain way?” etc. Several students and teachers began to object. As the year passed, however, new interpretations were realized by students and staff. As well as the negative theory of an individual losing his identity in a wall, the idea of each student contributing his brick to make up the complete wall of EHS was suggested. In fact, Mr. Ruhl's closing remarks to the seniors during graduation exercises mentioned the yearbook theme and how each grad had con- tributed his “brick to the school. Once again we would like to thank Chappell Music Company in New York for their permission to use this theme. Thanks also to Sally Andersen and Angie Peppers for helping type and write caption blocks and to Scott Landon for working in the darkroom. The Annual I students listed below are responsible for pages 74-83. They designed these pages, took photos and wrote the copy. Thanks also to our year- book representative Ken Burdett for his helpful advice. Camille Becky Tom Mike Mike Ken Mr. Walker Koestner, ed. Hill, ed. Petersen Hennick Huegerich Hansen Annual 1 Class: Ken Hansen Tom Petersen Taylor Wilson Allen Crawley Mike Hennick Jane Jensen Scott Black Randall Lauritsen Gina Paulsen Steve Nelson Doug Larimore Dawn Schwisow Mark Petersen Jon Bauer Sally Andersen Mike Huegerich Todd Akers Dave Rasmussen Angie Sally Scott Peppers Andersen Landon s4ccctcc y t ‘TttedicaC Celtic Colophon — The Wall was printed by Taylor Publishing Company in Dallas, Texas. Representative — Ken Burditt. Advisor — John Walker. Editors — Becky Hill, Camille Koestner. Cover and headline type is � 54 Brush. Copy type is 23 News Gothic. The book consists of 112 pages, enamel style paper. There were 156 copies ordered. 112 Annual