Humansville High School - Tiger Yearbook (Humansville, MO)

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As budget cuts increase, so does spirit!! Money is hard to come by these days, especially for a small town school like Humansville. Students, faculty and people of the community pulled together to help overcome the hardships our school faced and in the process built pride and spirit. Keeping up with the fast-paced computer age is difficult, if not impossible, for a small school in financial trouble. Kicking off a computer fund in September, the Booster Club set a goal for themselves to purchase a computer by January. Alumni, local businesses and organizations sup- ported the fund, contributing over $5,000. Growth of pride and spirit in the school system rose with the knowledge that the school would receive computers. Debbie Gannaway, a senior considering a computer major in col- lege, felt, Computers at Humansville will give me back- ground experience that will be helpful in college. Reviving the spirit in the gym with a long-needed paint job, the Booster Club gave each student a gym to be proud of. The paint job makes the place look better and makes the players more proud of where they are playing, stated Freshman Brad Clement. Unheated classrooms was one major disadvantage of the budget cuts that nearly all students could relate to. Janice Ladish remedied one cold classroom by turning on the typewriter during accounting to warm my hands up. A circulating rumor had it that heat would be restored to classrooms only when the temperature was below 0 or at the first snow, but to the delight of all the heat was turned on during cold spells of around 30 degrees. “It’s making people sick, but I guess it’s cheaper, said Wendy McShane. HHS couldn't afford an interior decorator, but several high school artists worked together to paint a tiger and stripes in the hall which added color, spirit, and a fresh change. “It brightens up the place and shows spirit, said eighth grader Leslie Caudill. Athletes felt the crunch of budget cuts when fees were required for each sport participated in. An additional bur- den for athletes included finding transportation to some away games. “Everyone should pitch in a little,” basket- ball player Steve Wade said. Boys' and girls' basketball games were played the same night, thus cutting down on the number of times per week the gym would need to be heated. If we had to cut down on sports, the best way would be to combine the game nights. stated Wendy McShane. “Longer nights is a disadvantage Tim Wade saw with this arrangement. The entire country is experiencing an economic depres- sion. Through the combined efforts of dedicated students, faculty and people of the community the Humansville school system might overcome its serious financial crisis and in the process boost spirit.