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

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The 1982 Gram Valley junior hlgh track season proved to be one of a learn Ing experlence for a squad of twenty nine rnexperlenced Individuals The season opened with a triangular meet against Pleasant Hnll and Holden Even though the young Eagles only placed third rn both the glrls and boys dlvl sions thelr performances showed much promise The junior hugh Eagles also partlclpated In the Cass Midway relays and the Drexel lnvltatlonal track meet At Cass Midway the gurls flnlshed 9th out of 13 schools and the boys 9th out of 12 At Drexel the 7th grade boys received 8th place out of 12 the 8th grade boys 11th out of 12 and the combined glrls fmlshed 11th out of 12 schools also The highlight of the season was the flnal track meet of the year agalnst Welllngton and Orrick The boys placed second In the meet and gurls placed Irs Sarah Rodgers paces herself at a home meet Sarah was one of the outstanding members of thls years team Ctop leftj Tala Peola and two fellow team members fool around between events fabovel lared Smlth dashes towards the tape ahead of has opponent fmlddlel Team members watched on In antlclpatlon to see how we placed teamwork was a bug part of this years pro gram fleftl JUNIOR HIGH TRACKXS7 , . I ' I f , , , . , int ':,,,,, ' -' 4- ' ' V, , -Q - P .. ,....

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bw Tamira tells Ann that the switch is complete during a relay ltop, leftl. The Grain Valley team sits together at a big track meet Crop, rightl. In a co-ed relay at Kearney, Teresa makes a handoff to Russ labovel. Teresa and Pat- tie try to help Tonia to stay on her feet frightj. 56!GlRL S TRACK

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Students Anticipate Besides inhaling the cool spring air, there were other happenings in the spring. Track was just as' vigorous as in past years, but all track members agreed that the hard practice paid off. Even though they weren't on the track team, other stu- dents jogged anyway, some for the sake of the physical fitness craze that seemed to be sweeping the nation. Another spring regular, the annual all-school spring play, was performed on April 29th and 30th. It was an exciting murder mystery, The Woman at Dead Oaks. As a spring-time alternative to riding the bus, some students used other means of transportation that they couldn't use earlier in the year, such as riding motorcy- cles and bicycles. Another sign of spring was noticed more in the class- room. Even with term papers and yearend projects due, most students found it harder to concentrate on school work when the weather was so pleasant outside. As sophomore Robin Hailey put it, Everyone seems to be anxious for the summer to come! Miss Chapman, busi- Upcoming Summer. ness teacher, commented on her classes by stating, This is the time of year when everyone seems to go crazy. Also new this spring was the handbellsfvocal concert on April 7 when the newly purchased bells were em- ployed. The seniors, in particular, realized that the lengthening days also signaled that the end of the school year, and their high school years, were coming to an end. It was a time of great decision. Some debated on which college thay, would go to, if any. Some were making other deci- sions, such as marriage. There were also enlightening happenings in the spring for the seniors, prom and graduation were celebrated with the ceremony and prestige that they deserve. Senior skip day was April 19, as all seniors were suffering from l'Senioritis by the late spring. All these things caused feelings of anticipation as well as regret for the seniors. Still, there were mainly celebrating thoughts of'spring as everyone was cruisin through. It takes a lot of hard practice to put together the s ri l I - - p ng pay as pay-cast mem- bers Larinda Robbins, Vernon Forbes, and Carla Peal learned fabovel. Dean Whippo helps Tirn Anderson figure which spike goes where before another hard practice fabove rightl. Getting ready to cruise, Senior Mike Reddell shows off his Suzuki frightl. 58! SPRING HAPPENINGS l I