Kirkwood High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Kirkwood, MO)

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Students enter into campaign 484 a tllig alot ln the future f Their decision was final. I Voters turned out at the polls, Nov. 6. For some, it was their first opportunity to affect the path of their future by voting in a national election. fi '?'I'woke up at 5:30 ta.m.l, and then I had to wait in line outside for 20 minutes at tlje' polls. It was great, though, knowing that I was old enough to vote and gagzticipate in the election process, said Debbie Lange, senior. students, however, were not old enough to vote, but they participated in campaign '84 in other ways. I worked so hard campaigning against the changes in the blue law. I was upset that I wasn't old enough to vote it down, said Celena Curenton, senior. Whether they were 18 or not, all stu- dents had a chance to vote in Quill and Scroll's mock election, Oct. 23. Presi- dent Ronald Reagan came out on top with 137 votes to Mondale's 97. In the actual election, Reagan received 525 electoral votes and Mondale received 13. The popular vote was Reagan 43,428,357 and Mondale 36,930,932. Besides determining the President, voters also decided the fate of two state constitutional amendments - the state ,Zi ., .3 . iff, Congressman Young gets publicity, Oct. 24, as Etevin Patterson, senior, puts up a sign endorsing HTL Before entering the auditorium lobby, Nov. 6, voters receive literature on MondalefFerraro C' . . 1-om Khleber Van Zandt, junior, and Carrie Jae- SCF, Sophomore, to inform them about the Democrat's policies. 10 - Elections lottery and parimutuel betting. I'm a strong Democrat and the ma- jority of my party backed the lottery, but I'm against any sort of gambling. Despite the party's views, it's against my religious view and what I believe, said Amanda Patton, junior. For some students, participation in campaign '84 fulfilled requirements in social studies classes. Kevin Patterson, senior, had to work a minumum of 10 hours for credit in his first hour political science class. I worked for Congressman Robert Young. I mostly put out signs and an- swered phones, but I also worked at the polls, said Patterson. l liked help- wlrinumpj 1 9 3-1.'-est 5 5 ,ww . -W-Wi if-5 at at . K ing out Young and getting involved in the campaign. It was great knowing that I had, in some way, helped my candi- date win his position one more time. Young did win the congressional race against lack Buechner, his Repub- lican opponent, despite NBC's projec- tion that Buechner was the probable victor. I worked 15 hours on the Buechner campaign, and when I went to sleep, I thought that he had won. When I woke up and found out that Young had come from behind and won, I was disap- pointed. I felt sorry for the guy IBuechnerJ, said john Tucker, junior. Even though it was not part of a class requirement, Roger Moore, senior, spent 10-15 hours working for Reagan and Buechner. Moore also attended three Republican political rallies. I guess I got so involved because it gave me a chance to utilize my free- dom of choice and try to influence oth- er people even though I'm not old enough to vote, said Moore. X ff i X 1

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BPC builds Woodpile to raise spirit hose final d ing embers Faces burned and backsides froze. d h d d h bl Asa Webster Statesman effigy burned, stu ents gat ere aroun t e azing . . . . d h bonfire, Nov. 21, to keep warm and to join in the Turkey Day spirit. Cg?g'S:F?jgzlEi2'2:1' 333122635 erry Earlier that day, however, the Boys' Pep Club KBPCJ officers doubted whether p ,,l tried to eat as fast as possible tak. the wood they had collected would be enough to build a massive bonfire, in as few as Sof air as OsSibIe,C Said according to jim Anderson, BPC vice-president. HF ins. ,,.?hep ie ke tpoing dp m We thought we had enough wood, until we started building the fire. When we realized we didn't have much, we got a couple of cars and drove around looking for some. Luckily, we went to a roofing company. The clerk offered us about 600 skids, said Anderson. j The afternoon before the bonfire, many students showed their spirit by attending a voluntary pep assembly. During the assembly, Anna Dodson, Girls' Pep Club lGPCl president, hopped up to the microphone to an- nounce the winners of the spirit con- tests. lAnna had injured herself the night before when she stepped into a hole.l Sophomore class, Pom Pons, and Stu- dent Council -received ribbons for their efforts in hall decorating. illustrating the theme, The jungle , the sophomore class won the most cre- Part of Pom Pon's circus theme included a danc- ing bear. jackie Roberts, junior, tapes the paper on the wall to eliminate wrinkles. T2 Turkey Day ative prize. The award for best theme went to the Pom Pon squad for its theme, Circus. For the first time since 1980, the sen- iors did not win best hall overall. In- stead, the judges gave this award to Student Council. Although I sort of expected to lose, I was disappointed, said Ted Lischer, senior class corresponding secretary. We didn't have enough help with the decorations. Beating the seniors was incredible. I was overwhelmed, said Tom Vogl, Student Council president. We thought we might win some award, but wif didn't expect to win best hall over- a -II After the afternoon assembly, several students stayed to participate in or to watch the pie-eating contests. With his hands behind his back, ss P P sn Y nose, and it really was difficult to con- tinue breathing. Some students, along with alumni, returned that evening to at tend a second pep rally in the gym and then to view the Webster gy burning in the bonfire afterwards. Besides presenting a skit with and the assembly, GPC was also charge of writing jingles, making door signs for football players, and ing the cafeteria, the outdoor and the boys' gym. GPC also expanded its annual break- fast. ln past years only the football t and coaches attended. This year it for all fall sports teams. The breakfast went really well we expected more people, said Henderson, GPC treasurer. All varsity football players were there, a few other fall sports players came www its