Hazelwood Central High School - Torch Yearbook (Florissant, MO)

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HHRD WCRK Most students realize that Student Council is responsi- ble for organizing important school activities. However, how many realize how much work the council really does and how much time they spend doing it? The Council's responsibilities started even before the school year began. Registration may have been chaotic without the help of the Council members who took and developed bus pass pictures. Also, without the Student Council there would have been no Homecoming. The members spent hours plan- ning for the celebration. Blood drives, the january jam, Six Flags Day, the Hazelwood PTA Run-Walk, and the morning announce- ments were all activities conducted by the Council. However, the responsibility for which the Council was most overlooked was manning the concession stands. Customers often took for granted the students who peri- odically gave up their time to run around and into each other behind the counter. As crowds of fans flocked to buy snacks and drinks, Council members scurried to fill orders. The concession stand was open and operated at every home football game, boy's and girl's basketball game and wrestling match. The Council members all did their share to keep the fans supplied with pdpcorn, soda, and other goodies. They encountered miny types of people while they nerl Co un CII never jdles worked. I loved it when spectators came up and got a million things and ate them all before I had a chance to see how much they owed me, declared Heather Wehmer Cup. Dealing with small disasters was another part of the worker's routine. Teri Pinter C121 said, When the soda machines run out of soda, air in the machines kind of explodes. Once, when I was pouring a soda for someone during a basketball game, the soda machine ran out. When the air exploded out of the fountain, I dropped the cup, and it splashed all over me, Don Wright, and the floor. Soda machines were also responsible for other dilem- mas, such as hands that were still sticky from the soda two hours after working, commented julie Stevens C9j. Besides the soda machine dilemmas, the concession stand work usually went smoothly and Council workers sometimes found time for a little entertainment. Howev- er, the entertainment presented its own dilemma. Bob Rybarczyk C11l explained, Don brought a T.V. to a basketball game before Christmas break and we couldn't decide whether to watch the Steamers game or 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer'. Such earth-shattering problems that faced the Council proved that the members did more than meets the eye. CChris Badenj - 7, , .av ' 44 . f ,,1 . 2 Working at registration, Cheryl Belk C113 helps out by taking bus pass pictures. Karen Price CIOD assists. CPhoto by Mark Dobsonj Since I was concession stand manager and had to work at so many games, it meant giving up a lot of time, but it really wasn't that bad since all my friends always stopped by to say 'hi' - Don Wright C113 CPhoto by Dan Ken- 5 X,,,,, ',, ,,T 1' 'sw 3 'N sys , f . ,. While decorating for Homecoming, I had to go out in the parking lot and collect rocks to make some posts stand up Amy Amelotti C105 I had to carry other people s warm blood at the blood drive Uck' Kelli Creech 10 We ordered a pizza while decorating for Homecoming and I paid for most of it. After people paid me back, I ended up making S7 out of the deal. - Bob Rybarczyk C115

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4.,....,ll- nil, 'V 5 , I fj?Ia7Je X I VI I 4 .swswttsqgmvs Smiling for a snapshot, senior Hawk mascot Sophia Wehmer appears tired after promoting spirit at a home football game. Dressing up like an old man was fun because it made the school recognize the soccer team instead of the football team. - Mike Eckert flll. Watching the floor for the next event, Pep Club members wait in anticipation during the Homecoming pep assembly. 30 Pep Club HHWKS' SPIRIT School spirit is expressed in a variety of ways. These expressions range from wearing simple buttons to face painting to devoting an entire wardrobe to school colors. Such actions are not a request or a requirement but rather a reaction to one's belief in his or her school. The belief in Central was kept alive by a group of special people in Pep Club. They asked for no praise for their efforts. They asked for no awards for their creativity. They only asked for one thing - school spirit. What is school spirit? Kathy Fredericks 1115, Pep Club representative, explained that school spirit is people who aren't afraid to show they care about their school, support the teams, and want everyone to know they go to the best high school in the world, Hazelwood Central. Representative Laura Venable 112, added, Spirit is the ability to cheer for the players when they are winning and cry with them when they've been defeat- ed. What did it take to make Pep Club Work? Vice- president Lisa Blue U21 related, It takes cooperation, good imaginative ideas, listening as well as voicing opinions and dedication. Time was also found to be a major factor necessary for a successful Pep Club. The only time we got Pep Club Sets goals things done was when we stayed after school and worked together, said Tami Bick CIOD, representative. I The club also proved challenging for its officers. It was a test of nerves as well as a test of patience. I was so nervous when I said the wrong event on the micro- phone at one of the fall pep assemblies, said Kelly Meyerkord, junior representative. Announcing at a pep assembly is, of course, a nervous first, but it is one that all representatives eventually overcome. What really makes the average student apply for a position on Pep Club? When I was a freshman, I would sit up in the stands and watch Pep Club help the rest of us show our spirit - that's when I decided I want to do that too, explained president Lisa Sigler QIZQ. For others, it's a chance to meet people. I wanted to have the chance to escort a turnabout candidate and, above all, to meet new people I wasn't accus- tomed to seeing in the halls, said Karen Price CIOI, representative. Pep Club relies on its staff to keep expressions of spirit alive. They plan pep assemblies, organize Turna- bout, create spirit and try to make school a fun place to be. That's what keeps Pep Club over 2000 members strong. CMichelle Eckertj X 42 1 Z SZ M H 4 v,4 :mi 4 if 2 A .I ,s . . 9 -3 3 L xg, X I 7 2 1 if 4 t x iff, 4 f ,' Y ,it , , i . fi 1 I I ,. ,ey-t!,Q. 3 2,5 5 4' A wgss I 2 Y 3 4 i , it we X sg, 2 ,fs Q sf it tip