Grain Valley High School - Treasure Chest Yearbook (Grain Valley, MO)

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All state defenser Dean Whippo saunters down the high school hallway, giving a gaze of bewilderment fleftj. As rings are displayed in the art showcase, students choose between gold-tone and silver-tone class rings, varying in price between eighty-five and one hundred fifty dollars fbelowj. help. l 'hc ,m f fff Q .I-7 ' S ' f. f District participant Elaine Mann stands poised in rank position holding her piccolo in formation ffar leftj Mike Gast enjoys the dance that his class put on for the underclass junior high students in the fall oem. lowed were three sessions pertaining to different areas of newspaper, yearbook, and photography. Communication came to a stand-still in late fall as ground wires connecting the high school and junior high inter-com system were cut. Early spring was the only hope of solving the communication gap as frozen ground permitted no FALL HAPPENINGSXZS ,tx , ..,....- ... Na...

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Activities Galore Full of vim and vigor, students engaged themselves in many activities at the first of the year. Some things happened during the fall season that they had control over, but others simply happened. One of the things that Principal Richard Burns had control over was the hir- ing of new faculty. ln the fall, students were able to experience classes with five new teachers: Mark Hatfield, Merle Bowers, Gaylene Green, Elaine Chap- man, and Pat Cummings. Two seniors, in particular, had control over their fate as their talents brought them to a new heighthg Elaine Mann was selected to a seat in the all-district band with instruments flute and piccolo. Dean Whippo won the honor of be- ing named to all-state first team defense, among his football accomplishments. With the start of a new school year also came the gala of certain activities issued only in the fall season: election of class officers, clinics, workshops, senior pictures, returnal of funior class members' rings, and tallying of the an- nual senior class' Who's Who. This year, some extras were added into the season as the junior high foot- ball team was escorted through Arrowhead stadium. ln the tour, they also re- ceived the chance to tour the locker rooms and weight room. journalism stu- dent participated in a day-long workshop held on the campus of C.M.S.U. in Warrensburg on September 24. While there they sat in on a session conduct- ed by Cynthia Smith, WDAF T.V. channel 4's weeknight anchorwoman. Fol- l l Dressed in his Sunday best, foreign exchange student Anders Hagg poses close-eyed for one of his senior por- trait plctures that was taken in late fall labovel. 241 FALL HAPPENINGS ..,,,,, .Q ,,.., . 8, ft 1 4r,.su. Battling a small fire that erupted from the trash recepticle located in front of the high school building, Grain Valley firemen were called to duty in mid-fall tbelowl. Unaware of the presence of a camera, Teacher Pat Cummings continues to occupy himself with Fvoiak concerning learning disabilites tfar be- ow . f ,Ma , 'IM f- 'M T, 41, f W, Q ,, , mf .ww ,mum HV? S . fi ' l .zf 'l 'I ll il ,i 3E fl . ii he l i i i l i . T . l I 1. .H c, , . 3 's f , , ' 7' MQ 5 X I f i . I i f l

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1st Place Barstow Tourney Fundamental movements and plays were reviewed the first opening weeks of the season. A new offense, 6-O, was used at the beginning of the season for more versitility. Later in the season, play- ers switched back to a 4-2 posi- tion. With that, the girls varsity volleyball team ended their season with a 12-8 record. A Beating out Notre Dame De Sion, the girls played Englewood Christain volleyball girls in a close race for first place championship at the Barstow Tournament. Varsity team members felt that the over-all outcome of the day was the high- light of the 1981 season. The consolation prize was awarded to G.V. at the Sante Fe invitational. LV. girls reached the high point of their season when they placed second at the Grain Valley invitational. November 13 marked the night of the annual sports banquet. Spe- cial awards are given in various areas: Kellee Condra, most im- provedg Karen Stanfield, hustle, team spirit, and most valuable play- er award. Michelle Mershon and Karen Stanfield, co-captains, pre- sented Ms. Miller a 'plaque at the banquet in appreciation for her While varsity player Kellee Condra dunks the ball over the net, Santa Fe players ready for a return frightj. Pat- ty Officer attempts a close shot past the Santa Fe defense fbelowj. l i o Sporting a 825 shirt, jackie Starke moves in for help during the season. I i the kill fabovey V A Y , VARSITY is-was V zfii is-W . ,.,t... N N guts.: LE V Q, ,,, 1 Amor, Ann Condra, Kelle Mershon, Michelle Officer, Patty setter setter spiker setter 26! VARSITY VOLLEYBALL