Hempstead High School - Equine Yearbook (Dubuque, IA)

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Youth in Government Iody Cottrell Each year students m the three high hools have the op- rtunity to become in- lved in the city and unty government. The program was start- by Mayor lim Brady 16 ars ago in an attempt to students learn more out how government is n by becoming in- lved. Students were nomin- d by getting signatures m ten of their fellow dents. Campaigning s done by use of sters and signs through- t the school halls. Election day was arch 24 with the senior ss members voting for ir choice of candidates in real voting booths. This gave the voters an idea of what voting would be like when they really vote. The candidates repre- senting Hempstead are City Council: Kelly Goffinet lat largej, Bill Gorton I2nd wardl, school board: Shawn Dralle and Deb Stopplemore, Dubuque County Exten- sion Director: Kathy Hilby, Airport Manager: Sammy DeLong, Channel 10: Dennis Debolt, City Clerk: Karla Blaser, Community Development Director: Harold Yoon, County Attorney: loe Potts, County Supervisor: Kurt Temple, County Treasurer: Emily Blum, County Zoning Adminis- trator: E.I. Martins, DockfParking Manager: Marc Karrmann, Public Works Director: Karl An- derson, Finance Director: Ieff Rusch, Human Rights Director: Bev Gansemer, KDTH lcountyj Sandy Siegert, Library Director: Sue Klinkhammer, Police Chief: Kurt Horch, and County Personnel Direc- tor: Mark LaRue. The newly elected of- ficials took two days out of school. The first day was spent going over the rules, doing research and planning an agenda for the meeting that would take place the next day. The second day there was a mock county super- visors meeting and at night a mock city counsel meeting. The students discussed the issues and tried to come up with solutions to the problems. Kurt Temple who was elected county supervisor said, I learned a lot. It really takes a lot of responsibility to be a county supervisor. He said he participated in Youth in Government because, I wanted to take the opportunity to learn about government and how the jobs work. Overall, Youth in Government was a success for all those who participated. They learn- ed a lot about their city and county governments and how they run. il he participants in Youth in Govern- ent: Karla Blaser. Sammy DeLong, rue Klinkhammer, Kathy Hilby, ndy Siegert, Bev Gansmer, Deb llaopplemore, Kelly Goffinet, Kurt emple, Kurt Horch, Marc Karr- liann, Bill Gorton, Back row: Shawn ralle, Ieff Rusch, loe Potts, Harold 'oon, Emily Blum, E.I. Martins, -tennis Debolt, Mark Larue. Photo by larl Anderson

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f Students Take Charge by Barbara Meyer I feel the purpose of this program is to give students a better understanding of a teacher's role - both in actual teaching and in preparation. I think some- times students don't fully realize the hassles that teachers do go through, stated Richard Kapparos, the man behind the scenes of Student-Teacher Ex- change Action Day. On this day, abbreviated ISTEADJ, students had the opportunity to become teachers for a day. STEAD was February 16 for fresh- men, sophomores, and sen- iors with administrative positions. juniors and sen- iors with teaching positions switched on February 17. Out of 118 teachers, 68 volunteered to be involved with the program, which Kapparos thought was a good turnout. The students were allowed to apply for as many jobs as they wished, but they could only accept one. Bev Gansemer, who was chosen for the position of Principal Don Moody, felt the experience was a good one. I enjoyed participat- ing in STEAD - I feel the program is worth continu- ing. I learned a lot, and I hope more students get involved again next year. The general purpose of STEAD was to give students l22 participatedl who are interested in teaching a taste of the future. It seemed to accomplish this and much more - it was a very enjoyable experience for those involved. Hillard Salas, '85, said, I really had fun that day. I got to know what it was like to be a teacher, and all the things they go through. .41 l Randy Rambousek '83 as assistant principal Gerald Potts, exercises his authority. Faculty Don Moody ...... Bev Gansemer '83 and Shawn Dralle '83 find that administration isn't only , , responsibility! Seniors Ieff Duve and Tony Budden William Peck ................ find teaching a class act. Photos by Michelle Wernimont. X Gerald Potts ......... Ierry Abing .................... Stephen Fields ................ Conrad Kohlman ....,.... Renee Scherf Marja Landschulz 24277-. ' '21, ggi fiilfi 3224 I lg Babe Derouin .......... iii, 1. ,Ja Student Shawn Dralle Bev Gansemer Iayne Iochum Richard Kapparos Donna McGrath Laura Richeson Randy Rambousek Betty Dalsing Ron Snyder Faculty Mary Lorenz . Iulie Maddox Michael Marty Larry Paulsen Tom Rawson . Frank Rambolt Donald Ruden Richard Worm Roger Baylor . Shawn Mathis Susan Riedel . 10 X

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hirlwind by 1ody Cottrell Each year Student Government provides a program for students and faculty to break the mono- tony of spring. The program was designed to be enter- taining as well as educa- tional. The program was some- what revised this year due to the large amount of absentees the previous year. The program was called WHIRLWIND. It lasted one week with a variety of programs and speakers each day. On Monday there was an abor- tion debate and a film called The Last Epi- demic . On Tuesday Robert Fie- dler, a former civil defense director spoke, and a film called The Greatest Days of Our Lives So Far was shown along with speaker Gene Wehrhiem. On Wednesday, hypno- tist, lim Wand returned to Hempstead and Sandra Milliser spoke for Hospice, a program helping the terminally ill. On Thursday Anne McGhee spoke about her experience with drugs and her rehabilitation. Also magician Iohn Michael came to entertain. On Friday Betty Ottavi talked about child abuse and what to do if you think someone is being abused. 11 Richard Kapparos '83 introduces the speakers for the abortion debate. Photo by Ieff Becker. 21 Hypnotist, Iim Wand, returns to Hempstead for Whirlwind. Photo by Dan Heinz. 31 Tom Rawson, government teacher, listens intently to one of the speakers. Photo by Ieff Becker. 41 These students participate in the hypnotist demonstration. Photo by Ieff Becker. ti E s f, .W N S .tv