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

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Crulsln Through Trans Ams Monte Carlos Toyotas Dodge cars Grain Valley school buses Honda motorcycles Schwinn ten speeds and Nuke tennls shoes were all means of transportation that carried students to and from school Cars and trucks were probably undeniably the most desired mode of trans portatlon The prlvllege of havlng a car to take to school was left mostly up to juniors and sensors because freshmen and sophomores were often too young to drive The cars themselves dlffered greatly Some were new others old Some were cushlony and plush while others had only what was needed to make It run Not only were cars essential to getting students to school but they aided In getting them to their jobs and other needed places Transportation was also Important ln that lt provided a way to meet friends go places such as a basketball game or after school practices or lust have fun going places you wanted to go and doing things you wanted to do One of the things to do especially on warm weekend nights was to cruise the streets of Gram Valley Blue Springs Independence and other surrounding areas Whlle cruising you could meet new and old friends llsten to the radlo and talk Transportation played a bug part In crulslng and other hugh school actlvltles Not only was It a way to associate lt was also a way of llvlng Therefore the editors of the 1981 82 treasure chest have devoted crulsm through as the theme of thus book But crulsln through was not just a surface thought nt goes deeper than that It will take you through the actlvltles you were Involved ln classmates you went to school with teachers that taught classes you were ID special events ID your hlgh school Ilfe and remembrances of what you and your friends llked to do best have fun ' l o Q , I 'I I I- . ' I I - I 1 . , . I I 1 I I . I . . I XX ' II ' ' . . . . l I I. . . ' I I , . . . I . . . ' l ' - fl ' ' 1 ll - - 1 Q, - - . . . . I . I . I . . 1 1 ' 1 1 THEMEI3

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1 MID-CONTINENT PUBLIC LIBRARY MID-CONTINENT PUBLIC LIBRARY Genealogy 81 Local History Branch 317 W. Highway 24 'ndePendenCe'M0 64050 G 3 oooo 1 2791 251 1 X47'iAll1,-,T,A,,,-.-F Improvements Over-the-summer improvements were aimed at helping the over-all look of the Grain Valley R-5 School District. New concrete was replaced on the stairs in front of the school and a sidewalk was placed in between the two front doors of the junior high. A wooden fence was built around the trash dumpster that was before visible. ln the fall, a breakage in a fifty-five year old water line caused a small erup- tion in the asphalt between the two secondary buildings. lnconvience was mandatory until the obstacle was re-paved late in the fall. Five new teachers, Mark Hatfield, Elaine Chapman, Pat Cummings, Merle Bowers, and Gaylene Green, entered the scene. With them came new classes never before offered as part of the curriculum: French, careers, advanced biol- ogy and Missouri History. Dr. Thomas Hightower joined the administration as he was chosen to fill the vacancy spot of superintendent of schools. 41 IMPROVEMENTS