Linn High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Linn, MO)

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............'V.... LVVh, Sizing up the competition, Scott Soltvedt prepares mentally for the Homecoming game. Avoiding distractions, Lori Whertvine finds solitude in close quarters whlle following the senior play script. As she psychs up for the big game, Lisa Balkenbusch thinks, t'l hope we blow them off the court. In solitude, Charles Boillot learns that the new computers can be fun. 8t Opening Section

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.u.,;.-..-m..-r-r...u.u.... , , , l, u- ihji. Taking advantage of our ilbest bet,i uWhen l was your age, we didn't have this, a or we didn't have that. This is often heard by I almost every student from his or her parents. i This year we took advantage of those - things that our parents didn't have, and even i many things we didn't have last year. We took advantage of the opportunity to learn the use of computers. The school received 50, yes, 50 new Texas Instruments computers in November. Mrs. Carolyn Liv- r ingston, librarian, was kept busy all day scheduling computer time for the large y number of interested students. Teachers took workshops in their use and carried them home over the weekends to think of ways to use them in their classrooms. We were of- fered a new class called Data Processing to catch up with the outside world. . Besides new equipment, there were also new rules. We were allowed to wear shorts to school. We took advantage of this during the hot streak that hit the first two weeks of schooL As time passes, we will be confronted with a new age and many new inventions. To prepare for that, we also took advantage of the basic courses that would enable us to par- ticipate in that advanced world. Knowing the world would continue to change, we found it our Hbest bet to grasp the opportunities brought our way. Brushing up on her computer skills, Mrs. Claudia Smith works at the TRS-80 during the lunch hour. The hot streak is too much for Lisa Holli- day as she takes advantage of the oppor- tunity to wear shorts to school. A new electronic typewriter makes the job easier for Sherri Keener in her office procedure class. Opening Section T 7

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..., , e . H, .funqth: Jangaxm.....aa....k.r Sometimes we , ,y , f, a choose w yy2-, i' 'y .; to play solitaire l; Even though our days were filled with ex- citement, fun and shuffling in the halls, we all had our moments of playing solitaire. Studying was usually done best alone. Deadlines for assignments crept up on us and the only way to finish was to be alone and i concentrate. We played on computers, prac- ticed our music, and spent hours reading our favorite book, magazine, or special notes. Solitary moments were times to daydream, think of that special someone, or wonder what lays ahead in the future. We prepared scholarships, speeches, and rehearsed in solitaire. Yes, it was important to work with others as a team to grab the trophies and prove to be the best. But, there was solitary iipsyching up to be done before the games and races. Senior play members spent many hours in solitude struggling with their nerves. There was individual Hpsyching up backstage, off court, on the bus to the games, and before test. We were growing older, growing closer to being on our own and sometimes things mov- ed just a little too fast. We had to sit back, look and contemplate, involved in our own game of solitaire. After solitary moments of writing, DeWayne Sprenger is joined by his parents to collect an award for his prize winning essay. The Your Future seminar, presented by IBM, really catches Victor Dudenhoeffer's attention. M; , 2k Getting away from schoolwork, Tena Robertson escapes into a dreamworld with her book during RIF. Examining career possibilities at Linn - i Tech Day, Sonya Walker thinks about be is ing on her own someday. i: Opening Section i 9