Kansas State University - Royal Purple Yearbook (Manhattan, KS)

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STUDENT LIFE Sitting in Linda Andrus ' 3-D Design art class in Willard Hall Erica Wesley, freshman in apparel marketing and design, waits to give a presentation. Wesley used the last name Martin when she attended Halstead High School. (Photo by Mike Shepherd) Jay Nightingale, freshman in mechanical engineering, is a member of K-States solar car team and was one of four valedictorians in Halstead ' s Class of 2000. (Photo by Mike Shepherd) 1.1th their teacher out of the classroom, Jay Nightingale shoves classmate had Milne into a esk. (Photo by Mike Hutmacher) 19

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of MOVING OUT OF THE SPOTLIGHT AND INTO THE SHADOWS WrevaMIEN For freshmen, the fall semester meant a new beginning. But for seven freshmen from Halstead, Kan., it also marked the end of their time in the spotlight. For 13 years, Mike Hutmacher, photojournalist for The Wichita Eagle, documented Halstead High School ' s class of 2000 in pictures as its members grew up — field trips, playground scuffles, first dates, and football games. But high school came to an end, and seven of Halstead ' s 60 graduating seniors moved to K-State. This is emotional stuff, Jessica Farmer, freshman in education, said as she looked at some of Hutmacher ' s photos published in a magazine nearly a year after the project ' s completion. don ' t really miss Halstead, but I feel nostalgic looking back. Danielle Liffey, freshman in business said she appreciated the work Hutmacher did. The project that he did was nice because everyone got to see how we progressed through the years. Laffey said. But I ' m glad to be out of high school and ready to work toward starting my career. Although the public eye constantly watched over them, Erica Wesley, freshman in apparel marketing and design, said it did not change her life. For w it wasn ' t that big of a deal, Wesley said. °I mean he could have a camera right in our faces and we really didn ' t even notice. When we were younger it was a bigger deal, but by the time that we were seniors in high school, we were just so used to him being there. He had become one of us. Farmer said Hutmacher was like a member of their class, especially graduation day. I was fine. she said. I didn ' t even cry. Then I saw Mike and I started crying. I knew that was the end. Wesley said there was more hype about the class of 2000 because of Hutmacher ' s project. °I think having Mike around made being in the class of 2000 a bigger deal, Wesley said. continued page A young Erica Wesley could not have known K-State was in her future in 1987 when Mike Hutmacher began his photojournalism project. The project was completed 13 years later. (Photo by Mike Hutmacher)

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Above, from left to right: With several classmates, Bryant goes to her senior prom. At fall Homecoming, Erica Wesley, now a freshman in apparel marketing and design, dances cheek to cheek with her date their senior year. As a high school senior, Homecoming queen nominee Jessica Farmer, freshman in tion, waits to hear the announcements of the fall king and queen. Justin Smith, now a freshman in construction science and management, sticks out his tongue during elementary school recess. Smith gets bored in an elementary school classroom. In Halstead as a child, Justin Farmer, now a freshman in tural engineering, goes the wrong way up a playground slide. Farmer gets suited up for a football game. (Photos by Mike Hutmacher) Danielle Laffey, freshman in business administration, is a graduate of Halstead High School ' s Class of 2000. (Photo by Mike Shepherd) During sophomore English at Halstead, Laffey studies with a friend. (Photo by Mike Hutmacher) UNSEEN