Kickapoo High School - Legend Yearbook (Springfield, MO)

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5 1 101 'hh , 5 V-4 Q.. -YW' Being assemblies' commissioner gave me the chance to work with a lot of new people and it taught me to be responsible, stated Jody Bilyeu, junior. Ni.,-N' lntense concentration is shown on the face of senior drummer Scott Lanning, as he pounds out a cadence during the band assembly held in September. Journalism staff member Jenny Thomas lends her back to senior Greg Pontious so he can mark his choice in the yearbook assembly held Nov. 3. Assemblies 135

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'Break a Leg' There were some changes in the assembly procedures. Instead of be- ing held in the auditorium, all assemblies were held in the gym- nasium, due to the increased number of students. Being in the gym was a handicap for assemblies like Homecoming but overall it worked okay. I had a lot of support from the assemblies com- mittee and the administration, stated Jody Bilyeu, assemblies commissioner. Jody worked with the assemblies committee and senior Kevin Bareford, committee chairman, to plan each and every assembly down to the last detail. Senior Robbie Daniel, committee member, per- formed in a number of assemblies throughout the year. I like being in assemblies and get- ting crazy in front of everyone, said Robbie. I like the attention . . . I was born to perform! How Day assembly started the school year off with its usual spirit that united the school, despite the fact that it was held indoors. We had How Day indoors Senior Brad Rozell, alias Howman, scratches his head after performing in the How Day Assembly while senior footballer Les Lile looks on. 34 1 Assemblies because it saved time to perform. Things were more organized, and you could hear better, stated Jody. During How Day, new sporting teams, as well as student cabinet, and cheerleaders, were introduced. Students showed pride in the athletic teams and one injured varsity foot- ball player in particular, senior Aaron Stull, by giving him a stan- ding ovation. Other assemblies ranged from Turkeys to talent shows, Sweetheart to student elections, and band to basketball. Students were also able to see the all-school musical, Music Man, at a matinee held during lst- 3rd hours. The journalism department, along with Taylor Publishing Company, held an assembly for the first time to introduce its new procedure for year- book sales and encouraged students to buy a yearbook. Just as How Day began the year, Class Day and Memories Assembly brought the end of school for students, and for seniors, it brought the end of high school.

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Spirit lgnites Chiefs Spirit! This word is small, but the saying goes Big things come in small packages. This word has a big meaning to the cheerleadersg spirit is their job. The freshman and jayvee squads both received blue ribbons at the Na- tional Cheerleading Association QNCAJ camp they attended last summer. The varsity squad captured the Award of Excellence, blue rib- bons, and the spirit stick. Angie Horned was named All- American Cheerleader for their NCA camp and she received an applica- tion to be on the staff for the sum- mer of '82, There was a new addition of cheerleaders, and they were the wrestling squad. They cheered at all freshman, jayvee, and varsity matches. ln past years, the wrestlers didn't get the support they needed because the cheerleaders were trying to go to both basketball and wrestling . . . now both will get the equal support they need and deserve, said Merrie Wrestling cheerleader Merrie Miller sits Chief style while cheering the wrestling Chiefs on to an an- ticipated victory during a wrestling match. The freshman squad introduces themselves at the How Day Assembly as they prepare to cheer their Braves on in their first year at Kickapoo. 36 f Cheerleaders Miller, only senior and captain of the squad. The crowds were super en- thusiastic! lt was wild! We really didn't have to work very hardg they just did it on their own, said Trudi Boyd, varsity cheerleader. Gary Combs, Chief mascot, also helped in really getting the crowds going. He performed an Indian Chief dance and added finishing touches to some of the stunts done by the cheerleaders. The sponsors of each of these squads spent many hours of their time in assisting the girls and sug- gesting ideas that might help in mak- ing them look the best that they could. These ladies are Mrs. Linda Maggard, and Mrs. Bonnie Noland, freshman sponsorsg Ms. Barbara Smith, jayvee sponsor, Mrs. Wanda Coffman, varsity sponsor, and Ms. Smith and Mrs. Coffman, wrestling squad sponsors. Chief mascot, Gary Combs, performs an Indian dance at the How Day Assembly. He also performed at all varsity football and basketball games. 1-1 f M , i' 1 s- Jf l Sk' 1- K. X 1 cf' - 9 . , 3 S .. .1 -Y- L L