Fairmont West High School - Dragon Yearbook (Kettering, OH)

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soon 2:52-SEflZ'lEt,UN QQQOOQ t SCHOOLS in Sitting on Santa's lap, Bruce Reager tells him what he wants for Christmas. 94 ICC, Student Council 4- qi me - an-..n-up -- - qt- Jim Gridley helps Mrs. Bohachek sell bumper stickers to raise money for the Kettering school levy. Bicentennial float claims Oueen's Title Student Council started off the year by sponsoring the Bicentennial float. The float won the Oueen's A- ward over 25 other floats in the Hol- iday at Home festival. To begin the Homecoming week- end, the senior boys won their football game against the faculty, 28-26. The bonfire follwed and the Dragons fin- ished the weekend with the dance and a win against the Springfield Wildcats. One of Student Council's lVlost fun projects was the Christmas card delivery, stated Tracy Haffner. The morning before Christmas vacation Santa's Elves went to the home- rooms and passed the cards from friend to friend for two cents a card. Student Council started off the month of April with a dance, Every- body Plays a Fool. This featured Jeff Smith's band, Disco Sound and Light. The Council raised money by choosing boys for candidates as the dance's King Fool. Money served as votes. Activities for Council ended with a breakfast for the teachers. lt was an appreciation breakfast, stated Amy Koepnick. The Council served coffee, juice and donuts in the cafe- teria, where the teachers gathered. lnterclub Council, or the Student Advisory Board, consisted of class of- ficers and council officers who met with school administration. They dis- cussed things that involved the student body and any complaints. at . MHGHWV Sl

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Adding girls initiates new era in FCA Fellowship of Christian Athletes started the year with something new. Title IX had its effects on FCA in '77, This entitled any girl to a member- ship. 'Adding girls really helped the club out with activities, stated senior member Phil Penwell. Selling Halloween insurance high- lighted the fall activities. This guar- anteed the holder clean-up after Halloween. A homecoming car wash brought many members together. With money from this FCA donated fruit to the senior citizens. Mini-conferences added something to FCA that most clubs do not have. Besides their weekly meetings they played volleyball, basketball and var- ious other sports. This helped every- one get acquainted in a different way. exclaimed Willy Silverii. Although the meetings had limita- tions because of the energy crisis, members reunited in the spring shar- ing ideas and watching movies of the Olympics. FCA is a good club be- cause we can express our own feel- ings, Nick Harshbarger said. Meeting prominate athletes was the best part of the National Confer- ence. Attending this meeting helped me get ideas for our meetings. The conference was at Dennison Univer- sity, said Terry Oswalt. Concluding the 1977 year, FCA in- vited any ,athlete to their annual breakfast. Terry Oswalt served as pres- ident, Paul Lewis, vice-presidentp Jim Hooke, treasurer, Stacey Van Houten, secretary, Nick Harshbarger and Mark Kramer, committee chairman. Sophomore Sharon Anderson and Anne Britt talk about an upcoming track event while waiting for the meeting to start. Vice-president Paul Lewis and treasurer Jim Hooke help FCA make money for the fruit to donate to senior citizens. xxyxkwi X gigs N gait X .N ,.i x X . K .iiQ1..1iL zisibk, .T 'aku st, 1,5 ,. A 1 te. Q-mf-.s--fa-er, - -V if ,V ., , ,.s-.-,ms fs: fs, ,gs it F.-.Jr-tv W . -New' . 1 'I'-: 2- '- Rx FCA 93

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At the dance Carol Von Gruenigen announ- Passing out Christmas cards, Kerry Yard ces Kerry Yard as the King Fool. acts as one of Santa's eIves. Y sg X TFT . Q t V QVKLZ 'gb xfgtx I tx tg f tt X C Ks. vfx. I Q1 XX . S C2 ff ltd C M C i1 K L 1 Jim Schneider, Ken Oswalt, Joe Fiala, Greg Orme, Russ Van Steenburgh and Lori Norby listen to speeches. At the Student Council meeting, Andra Purins discusses upcoming projects as Greg Orme looks on. 43.5 At the Labor Day parade, West students display the Bicentennial float. 1, HOLIDAY QUEENS , AWARD M nw .................,f:.:1--' ICC, Student Council 95