Fox High School - Ha Ko Yearbook (Arnold, MO)

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U EHPEUQ QLUURS magazine Last month the school board reviewed a proposal to build a community center adjacent ro the Fox campus. This 51.5 million prqect would include a 2,000 seat auditorium on 8.5 acres southwest of campus, The center would primarily be used for school activities, lilse assemblies, and would be a Home for the drama department and radio-television communication classes. Funding for this prqect can be done without a tax increase. lr has been proposed to temporarily switch 50 cenrs of the present debt service tax levy to the building fund, Miss Mueth, drama teacher and play co-ordinaror at Fox, feels this prqecr would prove very advantageous athletic all-stars music mania fabulous favorites terrific tours to the school. weekend wonders fancy footwork tremendous topics great graphics

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T 25 Leif x 1.1 ' ' if-I' Kierh Wilson Sondy Wilson Tim Wilson Michelle Wisely Lynerre Wodicl-:er Poulo Wolfmeier Jill Wood Kevin Woods Curr Wrighr Kevin Wurrz Suzi Wylde Julie Wyricls Dono Yorbro Judy Yeoger Dorren Young Lonnie Young Tom Younr Bob Zoehringer Gene Zimmermon Kim Zoellner Milse Zohner s is 1' ii' fi Qi K f i w. ,T .ig SRT? T 'Q' I N 'X is fsizs ?f1s?1i3f5'W f 'L T :si-...Lssgfiffalfi 2 K ,, ci ..,, X X c Q 45 -5 -X . 5-515551.-. . ' Rs llg. J L... i,.. . , to sf . Q ' si eli, f. 'N bww W Y D1 SR is Q Q 'iss .. 'R -- s Q Q yu X 'ss 2 X X sc 5 X XP r ,ws 2 Q . X LF! Whois His Porpoise? Upon heoring Duponr, whor comes ro mind, o chemicol com' pony or rhe Olympics? Olympics could very well be rhe onswer becouse Todd Duponr hopes ro compere rhere in rhe furure, How did Todd ger involved in swimming? lr oll storied when he wos oround one yeor old ond he fell in his bocls yord pool ond neorly drowned. Thus by o srrolse of bod lucls, worer srorred o fire rhor lseeps Todd swimming rodoy, Todd hos been swimming comperively since rhe oge of five. He srorred young, ond yer is srill dedicored enough ro prevoil rhrough difficulries such os, dish-pon honds, worer in rhe eor, webbed feer, boredom, ond rising or 4:00 every morning ro worls our. Todd worlss our rwo hours rwice o doy or ihe Presrigious Sugor Creek Sports Club which hos one of rhe rop reoms in rhe counrry. Losr summer Sugor Creels won rhe regionols ogoin in Arlsonsos. They competed wirh obour eighr srores. Obviously, if rolses rolenr ro be issued o poir of rrunlss from rhis club. During eoch worlsour Todd swims obour 9000 yords. He olso worlss our on Nourilus every Tuesdoy, Thursdoy, ond Sorurdoy. Todd's besr evenrs ore freesryle ond bocls srrol-ze. His besr rime in rhe 100 yord crowl is 52 seconds. He hos done very well compering wirh his oge group C15 yeor oldsb bur now he is going ogoinsr 18 yeor olds, since joining rhe senior group. You hove ro do well ro be in rhe Senior group, Todd sold, buf l'm gerring blown owoy or rhe momenrf' However he expecrs ro improve over rhe nexr few yeorsr Despite rhe rime swimming consumes, Todd does hove orher inferesrs. Surprisingly enough, one of rhese inreresrs don'r include lifeguording. He does ger 0 lsicls our of soccer rhough. He wos recruired by bond insrrucrors becouse of his copobiliry ro hold Iorge quonriries of oir Con obiliry very useful ro swimmersD, ond os o resulr now ploys rrombone for Junior Vorsiry Bond, Todd seems ro rhinls rhis obiliry hos done lirrle for rhe guoliry of sound issuing from his chosen insrrumenr. Ir should be nored rhor Todd is defecring ro Kirkwood rhis yeor ro be closer ro rhe pool, bur lools or rhe brighr side, he won'r be competing on rheir swim reom. Even wirh rhis in mind, os long os reruns of Flipper ore shown, rhe memory of Todd Duponr will live forever in Fox High School, probobly rhe mosr fomous swim- mer ro even come our of our school, - .W .s Tobie Drennen enjoys meeting oll rhe cure guys ond daring ro Todd Duponr hopes ro swim the 100 meter freesryle in 50 seconds becouse l would quolify for o norionol poss rhe rime during her sophomore yeor meer in Coiifornio rhis summer 122 - Sophomores

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Tremendous Topics James Rickman, superthtendenr of Fox C-6 schools, announced his retirement after nine- teen years. Teachers and fellow administrators acknowledge his role as the instrumental force in building Fox to one of the finest Cond largest? school districts in the state, During his tenure as superintendent, Mr. Rickman accomplished many things, but the annexation of Antonia and Hamrick schools, 1966 building fund levy, and overall good relations with the community are considered his greatest accomplishments. Our present gym Cfinished in 19665, the shop and art buildings and the Media Center have been build during Mr. Piickman's administration. Mr, Rickman feels he has been blessed with a most rewarding job. ln February community voters approved o transfer of school funds that will allow a 2,000 seat auditorium to be built on the Fox campus. This 1.5 million prqect will be used for school assemblies, a lhome' for the drama and radio- television classes and available for community use when it is completed. The 1984 yearbook staff conducted a year- book 'cover contest' for this year's book This was the first time a student designed and drawn cover had been used. The contest was open to everyone and a first prize 525.00 award and free '84 yearbook was awarded 124 Paper Clips to Matt Royal for his interpretation of the theme and now for something totally differ- ent. The Calendar Glrb of Fox? Sound crazy? the '84 Yearbook staff decided to come up with a different approach to fundroising, and thus two 1984 calendars were created, The Calendar Girls of Fox and The Calendar Guys of Fox sold for 54.00 each and featured a black 6 white photograph eoch month of a student from Fox. Photography teacher Jan Morris and Yearbook advisor Peggy Little put the calen- dars together in the fall. Sales were good, and the calendars became a 'hot' item at many other high schools in the area. Culture Clubs first two albums stormed the LP charts with lyrics and music that is very cool, very catchy and never 'naf' Cover- doneD, according to its lead singer Boy George. The reason? America, you know a good drag queen when you see one. US. Troops secretly and quickly over ran the tiny island of Grenada in pre-dawn Oct. 25, ousting Cuban soldiers and Soviet advisors be- fore impending Cuban-Soviety take-over, ac- cording to the Reagan administration. While some countries formally criticized the overt, military action, Gtenadians expressed relief and gratitude. The Columbia soared into space Nov. 28, 1980 on it's ninth mission, carrying a billion- dollar Spacelob-the first true scientific research station in orbit. Soviets blasted out of the skies a civilian south Korean airliner that had strayed over Soviet territory. 269 lives were lost, including 61 American passengers. Calling the Soviet attack a barbaric art , Reagan echoed the senti- ments of nations all over the world. 1,200 US. Marthes evacuate Lebanon after the failure of four-nation 5,400-man peace keeping force fails to silence the bullets. The Htness craze takes over as Jane Fonda's Workout leads a host of diet, fitness and beauty books on the market. Sally K. Ride C825 becomes the first woman in space as she joins the challeger crew as a flight specialist. Wetnam veterans insist their service in South- east Asia is finally acknowledged, when chemi- cal companies settled out of court for more than 5500000 over the physical f emotional ef- fects of Agent Orange toxication. The Day After, a TV-movie based on the aftermath of a nuclear war sharpens the de- bate over nuclear arms in the US. and Western Europe. The U.5.5.R. changes leadership twice as An dropov succumbs to illness 15 months aftei l3rezhnev's death. His successor? Konstautit Chernenko, C721 The oldest man ever to hola that countries' reins of power. Marines are killed in Lebanon after a trucl bearing explosives rammed the marine bar acks in Beirut, Lebanon. The US. team of athletes leave the Winte Olympic games in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia with c total of 8 metals, four gold, and the Russian say 'no' to LA. for the Summer games. Nutrasweet causes a diet food E: drink come back by replacing saccharin and cyclomates. The 56th Miss America, Vanessa Williamj becomes the first black woman to hold th title.