Kirkwood High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Kirkwood, MO)

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A devastating end after a time of :Eun Who could have known that a day planned for fun would end up in disaster? on july 7, Stella Holkomb died as a result of a fall from the Rail Blazer, a stand up roller coaster at Six Flags amusement park. Susan Waskow, senior, worked at Six Flags and was surprised to hear the news. Everyone was surprised. All sorts of stories started go- ing around, said Waskow. We were told that if anyone asked, we were to say that an incident had occurred. As a result of the accident, the park installed more safe- ty devices and performed test runs before re-opening the ride to the public. However, even with the extra safety devices, some people were still hesitant to ride the coaster. I went out there tSix Flagsl after it tRail Blazeri re- opened, but, with every- thing that had happened, I 22 Summer Magazine was too scared to ride it, said Cindy Adcock, fresh- man. On the other hand, the ac- cident did not bother some. I rode the Rail Blazer be- fore the accident and thought it was pretty safe, said Robert Rebegia, sopho- more. After they added more safety bars I didn't think anything else could happen, so it didn't bother me at all to ride on it again. Lemonade and bananas attract Mike Webb, senior, and Kyle Haw- kins, Nipher student, to the refresh- ment table at a toga party during the Kirkwood Baptist Church youth re- treat, Iune 25. ut of the ordinary Dealing with strikes, cameras, kids, gives students unusual opportunities She might have worked hard for the money, but she was not always treated right. It would really bug me when coaches would get out and argue with me about the rules or calls I made. Some thought I would take more because I was a girl, said Lesley Faulstich, senior. Faulstich worked for her third year as a Khoury League umpire. I guess I liked working there because I enjoy soft- ball so much, said Faulstich. However, it took more than just enjoying softball to work as an umpire. For one month Faulstich attended special training classes. I was just worried about making the right calls, said Faulstich. I remember once Preparations, Aug. 23, for the ap- proaching Pom Pon season keep Beth Osborne, senior, and Laura Kramer, junior, busy on the football field. Osborne and Kramer practice clocks, a section of the routine to Varsity Valor . I was plate umpire for a little league game. One boy was up to bat for the first pitch when I called out 'st-e-e-r- ike'. It was funny because he turned around and asked me what that meant. Faulstich was not the only student who dealt with chil- dren. Lisa Winslow, senior, spent her summer as a pho- tographer for the IC Penney Portrait Studio and often found herself photograph- ing kids. It's hard to take pictures of kids because you have to go down to their level and do whatever makes them happy, said Winslow. Winslow also had to go through a special training session for her job. I started off just showing pictures to customers, and then I gradually learned how to operate the camera. The hardest part was figuring out how a customer was going to react, said Winslow. Besides taking pictures, Winslow's job consisted Ol filling orders, cleaning counters, and vacuuming These duties often mean putting in long hours. We would close at 8:30 but we didn't get to gl home until everything was i place, said Winslow. For David Howell, senior, long and odd hours were also frequent in his job fol the city of Kirkwood. . I painted all the yellow lines down the middle of the road and crosswalks, said Howell. We sometimes had to work from midnight to 6 ta.m.l to do the major streets. Unlike the average desk job, Howell's work con- tained certain hazards. It was hard sometimes because some people came close to running us over, said Howell. I guess I liked working there. For one thing, it was guaranteed wogk with guaranteed mon- ey ' Alf somec they'd look. lorry truck,' senior Setl' al stud their s llwf brothf Force north man. Oth Ann I and K nior, I of the cial en Ill W said I were japan- In la tende

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so on the East Coast, Pe- .. TL ITLITIGI' iowns rare. The mocratic elease of nil after a :I Castro. a bill that .t do not 987. ae federal 2 national I power, :ple at a :Donald's and had 's and the rust fund. I Douglas :. He test- 'to deter- biological be pro- space. :ess of the wnounced n space V3.3 . 1. u n 'X ta Puppet making interests loey Reams and Lodonya Johnston, Bi- ble school students, as Nichole Christopher, freshman, helps Reams glue a facet july 18 Soap suds drip onto the First Pres- byterian Church parking lot where Phillip Oakley, senior, scrubs a Honda. ily --r'Wf Vacatmners who surf, S811, sk1 travel to vanous aqua1:1c places ad1ng 111 water' It was a three second ride and then plunge. This was the experience l0hn Banjak, senior, went trave ed to Chesapeake Bay Te Lrschers lived on houseboat, june 1-17. Ill that liked everything except I could not get more Munroe, seniors, Susie An derson, junior, and Chuck Munroe, freshman, and their families went to Table Rock Lake to water ski, june 25-30. through while surfing during his vacation at Pawley's Is- land with senior Charlie Clpok and his family, Aug. 1- Cook's family owned a house on the South Carolina than famii East ed, A. 30 feet away from my ry, said Lischer. The Coast is sort of overrat- but I really liked it. -ter Mitchell, senior, and his We have been going to Table Rock ever since l've been alive, said Chuck' Munroe. The Andersons and Mun- roes tried trick skis for more variet in the s ort coast. Banjak, and Craig Mul- cahy, senior, went to 'party' and surf, according to Ban- jak. That was my first time surfing, so I did not get up on the board much, but the few times I did, the feeling was great, saidBanjak. .Ted Lischer, senior, and his family also vacationed on the Atlantic Coast as they ,,. ,Y V f- s, family traveled to Nantucket Island, luly 21-30. All the fun in the sun jammed during the day, but the nights came alive when street bands played classic 'Who' songs, he said. Some stayed in Missouri, but still participated in var- ious water sports. On their annual vacation, lim Anderson and David Y P - The difference between trick skis and regular skis is that trick skis are completely flat and narrow, which makes it harder to balance, said Chuck Munroe. I could not do anything but stand up. It takes a lot of time to truly master the sport, but it's great, said Chuck Munroe. Sharp turns pull Bob Berthold, sen- ior, out to the side, lune 9, while he slalom skis on Lake of the Ozarks where his family owns a cabin. Summer Magazine

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ties :onsisted of , cleaning vacuuming.' nften meant hours. lose at 8:30, get to go fthing was in islow. well, senior, hours were i his job for vood. . the yellow tiddle of the walks, said netimes had idnight to 6 the major ferage desk work con- azards. sometimes 'eople came g us over, guess I liked . For one guaranteed nteed mon- Names, trucks, double baths, Nanago's Mimejima Summer Festi- val, july 28, attracts Mrs. Kobayashi, senior Ann Dammkoehler's house mother, Kyle Harms, fellow student abroad, and Dammkoehler. The fes- tival, Celebrates the nin of summer in a an consists of neighboring areas. n Strait dancing wilhp people from Almost everytime I told someone my name was Lori, they'd give me a strange look. I found out later that lorry was their word for truck, said Lori Sethman, senior. Sethman was one of sever- al students who spent part of their summer abroad. We went to visit my brother and stayed at an Air Force base about 40 miles north of London, said Seth- man. Other students, such as Ann Dammkoehler, senior, and Khleber Van Zandt, ju- nior, traveled abroad as part of their participation in spe- cial exchange programs. I went to Nagano, japan, said Dammkoehler. There were 100 of us that went as japan-U.S. Senate Scholars. In japan, Dammkoehler at- tended school for three weeks along with participat- ing in other planned activi- ties. . For Van Zandt, it was a sis- ter city exchange program with Lyon that allowed him to spend a month in France. I actually lived in Lyon but vacationed in Nice and Ciana, said Van Zandt. However, it took Van Zandt a while to adjust. It was embarrassing be- cause some things are so dif- ferent. The bathroom in the -f house where I stayed was made up of two rooms, and when I first got there I couldn't find the toilet, he said. All of those who traveled abroad said they gained memories to last a lifetime. It was all the little exper- iences put together that really made my trip enjoy- able, said Dammkoehler. i n the heat of the summer Van Halen has record sellouts Summertime. It was time to jam into hot auditoriums with thousands of cheering fans or to sit in a theater with a box of popcorn. It was the time for entertain- ment. It was summertime. ' lune 8 - Ghostbusters made its debut. This comedy starring Dan Ack- royd and Bill Murray dealt with three , parapsychologists who united to fight 6 'It was differ' supernatural forces and save New York ent than any City, g other Concert' ' lune 26 - Van Halen played the first The stage was of two concerts at the Arena. Both spectacular, shows sold out hours after going on a n d it W a S sale. This was the fastest sellout in St. Worth the trippy Louis' history for non-mail tickets. - Dirk ' luly 8 - People filled the seats of Mitchell Kansas City's Arrowhead Stadium to . ' see the first concert of the Iackson's senlor it i Victory tour. Fans could only buy tickets in blocks of four for 5120. lt was different than any other con- cert. The stage was spectacular, and it was worth the trip, said Dirk Mitchell, senior. 0 luly 27 -- Prince fans went to see the showing of Purple Rain . Preceding the movie's release, was the release of the soundtrack, july 16. Road work for the city of Kirkwood, such as putting new lines down on Geyer Road, july 2, supplies David Howell, senior, with spending mon- ' ey. Howell made around 51,500 over the summer. Summer Magazine