Kirkwood High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Kirkwood, MO)

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Students., fish have sinking feelin' oaked down to the bone Steadily, the death toll rose to 200. One-fourth of the 800 goldfish the senior class purchased died before they could give them away. The class bought the fish to use as prizes for its booth at the Greentree Festival in Kirkwood Park, Sept. 8-9 and 15-16. G We tried to save them, said Alex Manse, class president, but the fish did not agree with that so we dumped them Manse replaced the goldfish with 200 more, to be sure the seniors had plenty of prizes to give away. To win a goldfish someone had to throw a ping-pong ball into a fish bowl from about five feet away, said jeff Cleveland, class treasurer. We made 515750 from both weekends. The junior class also earned money at the two-weekend festival. lt profit- ed S130 from its soda booth. ln order to draw more attention to the booth, Cary Saunders threw sponges at Lisa Canatsey's face, Sept. 8. We sold soda. The game was just an attraction. People bought soda and threw sponges into someone's face, said Colby Potts, class president. in the park's restroom. Weather posed a problem, said Bud Lobdell, hockey club member. We closed the dunking machine down Saturday CSept. 85 because of lightning. We didn't want anyone to get fried. Besides student run booths, local residents and businesses displayed their crafts while others sold ethnic food. The festival started Sept. 8, with the Parade, in which annual Greentree the marching band, cheerleaders, and Pom Pons placed second for their performance. Two helicopters and stopped for a the same day as they flew from Scott Air Force Base to South Carolina. circled the park promotional visit I talked to a marine lieutenant for two hours about helicopters and training, said Michelle Lorch. I'm interested in becoming a pilot. Des Peres residents also had a civic celebration, a Nifty to be Fifty Festi- val. The week long activities ended Saturday, Sept. 23, with a banquet. Wienhardt Caterers donated two tickets to each household for the community banquet it served. As resi- dents dined, a brass band played, and clowns entertained the children with balloons. Boy Scout Troop 313 served the community during the banquet by picking up trash around the grounds. By aiding the city, john Horne fseniorl, Brian Bena and Steve Finley lsophomoresl, and I helped Mark Rickmeyer, fPriory seniorl earn his Ea- gle Scout badge, said Greg Robirds, sophomore. Des Peres concluded its celebration and the three weekend run of festivals with a 15-minute fireworks display. Blue paint adds color to the hot air balloon that T Michele Mclntosh, KH player, paints on eighth grader Nancis Ellis' cheek, Sept. 16. W Leather crafts serve as a profitable pastime for ' Fred Hawkins, assistant superintendent of busi- ngzss, who makes money during the festival, Sept. 16 - Des Peres Festivalffjreentree

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A turn ups1d.e down for an 87-day summer Summer, summer, sum- mer, lt turns me upside down,' Summer, summer, summer, lt's like a merry-go- round The Cars' tune Majic blared from car stereos as students left school for 87 days of summer vacation. Fi- nally, school was out. A world of homework, practices, and early morn-, ings turned upside down when the final bell rang, june 7. Vacations, friends, and bumming took over students' time. For many, 11 a.m. no long- erisignaled lunchtime, but instead time to get up. I liked being able to sleep until 11 fa.m.I and going out on Monday nights, said Steph Stone, junior. While late sleepers snoozed away, sun worship- pers found themselves at the pool. I went to the pool almost every sunny day, said lane Banjak, freshman. Not everyone had time to spend in the sun. I worked from 7 Ia.m.J to 4 ip.m.J at the Kirkwood Ani- mal Hospital, said Holly Schafer, senior. Students took manv paths, but for all of them life be- came 'summerized', june 7. Choreography for a routine con- cerns Tanja King, captain, Amy Bar- cus, co-captain, and Ms. Penny Stein, Pom Pon sponsor, during an Aug. 23 practice. Bryan Sutter, junior, attempts to block a piece of ice which Diane Vandegrift, junior, spits. Lisa Tin- tera, junior, tries to catch thedice. 18 Summer Magazine l I rl l weeeeeeeet! I Lifeguards enforce regulationsl for protection of pool patrons Tweet! Walk! Only one bounce on the board, yelled Kate Virgil, junior, across the Kirkwood Swim- ming Complex where she lifeguarded. Sitting in a chair catching rays, twirling a whistle around an index finger time after time, and yelling at kids for breaking the rules occu- pied only part of a lifeguard's time at the pool. Besides guarding, we had to work in the concession stand, clean the bathrooms, scrub the pool, and cut grass, said john Nolan, sen- ior. Nolan worked as a life- guard at Treecourt Swim and Tennis Club. Some lifeguards battled throbbing headaches and itchy, sunburned skin from being in the sun too much. My nose burned and peeled layer after layer, said Virgil. It didn't heal the en- tire summer. Guarding lives, though, proved to be scary business for some lifeguards. If an accident occurred, and the guard on duty did not take the correct actionsl to rescue a person, the vic-j tim could sue the guard for al large sum of money. l One time I saw a kid bub- bling Cfloating face downl and got really nervous, said Roger Moore, lifeguard at Algonquin Golf Club. When I jumped off my chair I fell over and tripped. By the time I got to wherehe was, he was fine. Even if I did have to res- cue someone it would be difficult to remember exact- ly what to do, he added. If personnel took proper precautions, accidents could be easily avoided, according to Wilson Stocker, biology teacher and head swim coach at Algonquin Golf Club. In my 12 years at Algon- quin we haven't had any ac- cidents, said Stocker. Safe- ty always comes first. However, along with the responsibility came some fun too, according to Nolan. The best part was sitting in the sun all day, just watch- ing girls swim. -I YS. Runninj do it. It took 1 to burn that one v one servir frozen C0 I we Drewesl a said Laura was so gc cherry. l about the Concre vors. Ol served ol i..T-T II. V St. l and te summ to cel ' lun Kirkw for co the 1+ Sgt. cer, At they li vilion 0 lul' Kirkw tiona or H causj in da the ' for the the bu