Kirkwood High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Kirkwood, MO)

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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

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