Kirkwood High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Kirkwood, MO)

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lations trons ect actions nn, the vic- guard for a iey. fa kid bub- ace downi vous, said feguard at :lf Club. ed off my 1d tripped. o wherehe ave to res- would be iber exact- e added. wok proper lents could , according er, biology ead swim quin Golf s at Algon- iad any ac- :.ker. Safe- rrst. g with the me some g to Nolan. was sitting just watch- i I l Joy riding around town relieves boredom for some hungry frozen custard fanatics ru1s1ng for Drewes Running six miles would do it. - lt took six miles of jogging to burn off 1,200 calories that one would get by eating one serving of a Ted Drewes frozen concrete. I went there lTed Drewesi a lot this summer, said Laura Kramer, junior. It was so good, especially the cherry. l tried to forget about the calories it had. Concretes came in 17 fla- vors. Originally Drewes served only frozen custard containing 'l00fo butterfat, compared to Dairy Queen's 5'Vo. Often Ted Drewes attract- ed hungry joy riders on a boring summer evening. lf there wasn't anything going on at night we'd go to Drewes, said Susy Potthoff, junior. lt was an event in it- self because it took so long to get there. Many other cruisers stayed around Kirkwood. lt was fun to ride around acting crazy - like in the fif- n the heat of the summer Weather alters community plans St. Louisians watched, Kirkwood residents cheered, and teachers sweated through the hottest heat of the summer. Events around town brought people together to celebrate old traditions, and create new ones. 9 lune 15 - The Special Business District, a group of Kirkwood business people who tax themselves extra for community benefit, dedicated the Fountain Mall in the 100 block of N. Kirkwood Rd. to Sgt. Kenny Bisel, Kirkwood police offi- cer, who died suddenly in the spring. At one end of the park-like setting they built a fountain. A kiosk lsmall pa- vilioni occupied the other end. ' luly 6 - Fireworks lit up the sky at Kirkwood Park, instead of the tradi- tional date of Independence Day. May- or Herb lones postponed the event be- ties, said Tracy Moran, sen- ior. We honked at other cars to try and get their at- tention. Basically, we just disturbed the peace. Unruly swimmers force john Nolan, senior, to take his eyes off the action at his end of the Treecourt pool in order to reprimand the trouble- makers. Heat discomforts Beth Osborne, senior, as she works at Treecourt, Aug. 9. j rf .. 1 I GI don't think the date CJu1y 6, Q -1 gr 1 made a differ- . i . ,.,,, , I W' ence in the pa- . A triotic spirit of the crowd.', 1 4 . 1 li li l tw,-...fc ... s ,.,, ,ui 1 . 1 l cause of rain,luly 4. Despite the change - Chris b A j in date, there was still a large crowd. sommerich, i 1 9 luly 27 - The Admiral came home. sophomgre v A tug boat pulled the 378-foot rusty f .i T silver boat, with ADM RA painted on ' j Q the side of it, up the Mississippi River A if for the first time since 1979 from its stay H in Paducah, Ky. ji ' August 29 - Thermometers soared to 107? It was Q l .... j ,,.., - 1 the hottest day in St. Louis since july 15, 1980, breaking j A .1 j. L , t ..j,., jqju fm the previous record by eight degrees. D - ,. . ,..,, vp: I-I- -ii. ., , - dThe National Weather Service issued a heat warning W W L -L a vising people to stay indoors. . 7 . .,.., ,j -,Q Teachers sweated through their first day of school, j . L all ' but the administration held workshops in the air-con- P j W A A, ...V A dltioned library to help combat the heat problem. P 1 . kv j ,,,. r - f A ' 4.-U ,,,j sf' 'W V : Summer Magazine - 19

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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

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Blasting forth fun at different camps After nine years, it's al- most tradition. I went back because I knew it would be lots of fun, and it's a way for me to serve the Lord, said jim Anderson, senior. Anderson worked as a ju- nior counselor at Camp Soaring Hawk, july 15-Aug. 12. He taught horseback rid- ing and soccer to kids. Russell Filippello, junior, also worked as a junior counselor at Camp Lake- wood. Filippello taught archery and was responsible .for helping organize the night time activities all three terms. I'm hoping to do it again, said Filippello. In another form of service, julie Archie, sophomore, and 24 other people from the First Presbyterian Church of Kirkwood, trav- eled to North New Portland, Maine on a workcamp, july 28-Aug. 12. Archie's crew worked for a pregnant woman whose husband was in jail. I liked myself more and got close to so many won- derful people, she said. Other students went to camp just to have fun. Garret Hoffman, sophomore, went to a water ski camp in Lake- land, Fla., july 23-Aug 8. oving away New places, strange lands I result in common conflicts She felt like a stranger in a strange land as she walked down unfamiliar halls, look- ing at unfamiliar faces. Changing to a new school was not an easy task, accord- ing to Stephanie Schlitz, sophomore, who attended Ursuline Academy last year. Ursuline and Kirkwood differ in many ways, said Schlitz, but I think Kirk- wood is a much better school. Here CKirkwoodl there are boys, freedom, and more choices, particularly in class selection, said Schlitz. The one thing I miss about Ursuline, is that every- one knew each other and it was a close atmosphere. Sherri Bagby, junior, moved from University City to Kirkwood early in june. We thought Kirkwood would be a better place to live. It's closer to all of our friends and the people we care about, said,Bagby. 20 Summer Magazine For Bagby the most diffi- cult aspect of moving was meeting her new neighbors, and finding volunteers to help her family with the move. It took us two entire days to completely finish the job, but it all worked out in the end, said Bagby. Reasons for moving varied with the individual. Cindy Bartosz, junior, and her mother moved from Glendale to have more room and to be less dependent on Bartosz's grandmother, with whom they had previously lived. I miss my grandmother, and a lot of people still call my old number, but I am glad we moved, said Bar- tosz. Strong waves off PawIey's Island, South Carolina, carry Charley Cook, senior, toward the shore as he surfs, Aug. 2, during his summer vacation. n the heat of the summer America controls ups and downs It was a time of freedom and a time of nightmare. The American public waited as history occurred. 0 june 28 - The Reverend jesse jackson, Democratic presidential nominee candidate, gained the release of 22 Americans and 26 Cubans from a Cuban jail after a week of negotiations with Cuban Premier Fidel Castro. 0 july 17 - President Ronald Reagan signed a bill that will reduce federal highway aid to states that do not raise their legal drinking age to 21, by jan. 1987. I think it is wrong for the government to use federal aid to make all of the states pass laws it Ithe national governmentj wants. That is imposing on state power, said jenn Cobb, sophomore. 0 july 18 - james Huberty killed 21 people at a McDonald's Restaurant in Ysidro, Calif. McDonald's discontinued advertisements for two weeks and had the building razed two months later. Survivors and the families of the deceased divided a S1 million trust fund. 0 Aug. 31 - Charles Walker, McDonnell Douglas Corp. employee, was the first civilian in space. He test- ed a machine in the Space shuttle, Discoveryfto deter- : i It is wrong to use federal aid to make states pass laws. - Jenn Cobb mine whether biological material could be pro- duced purer in space. After the success of the flight, NASA announced the next civilian in space would be a teacher. sophomore 'X and john his land 14. cahy and jak. surfi on tl few was his f the