Linn High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Linn, MO)

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r.g.--, I w -: - Journalism staff members are Front Row: Gretchen Degler, Sandi Scheulen, Cheryl Moffett, Marsha Brandt, Cindy Helmig, Jerry Laughlin. Row Two: Joe Dill- ingham, Sarah Koenigsfeld, Connie Jaegers, Mary Otto, Lorie Bunch, Lisa Peters, Dana Strope. Row Three: Stacie Lock, Geralyn Frank, Dan Campbell, Sherri Keener, Tammy V053 and Mrs. Patricia Case. Using techniques learned in journalism, Gretchen Degler interviews Mr. Jerry Cooper following a teachers' workshop. 60 Organizations Sorting through pictures, Mam Deeken tries to choose the best forh layout. z Using the only typewriter in the mg, nalism room, Marsha Brandt types a st; for the Walkin' Wild. '

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Clowning around before a meet, speech members Sonya Walker, Lori Whertvine and Brian Scheulen lean into the act. An obedient daughter, Lisa Balken- busch listens to her stage mother Laura Koenigsfeld during dress rehearsal. we VVN M 'th Dramatic: efforts bring thrilling and Chilling results Michael Jackson's Thriller was was a lot of hard work and sometimes popular internationally, but Linn High aggravating, but I had fun doing it. had thrillers and chillers of its own. Stage fright was the chiller for Eerie settings, ghostly happenings speech and drama students attending and mysterious characters all set the School of the Osage Speech Tourna- pace for this years production of HA ment and the District Contest at Rolla. Haunting We Will Go. The thriller At Rolla four, superior ratings were took place in the Inn of the Three achieved, although no one advanced Sisters. A young woman, portrayed to state. Coach Patti Case said, HWe by Lisa Moeller, hears of future plans were talented but small in number. to tear down the inn and dares to Speech member Sonya Walker spend the night there. said, '1 really enjoyed the class. It got Sue Scheulen said, '1 learned more me over the fear of public speaking. about my classmates through the Lori Whertvine added, HThe class was play. Each of them had their own in- really fun. 1' probably take it again dividual talents. Nora Hayes said, t'lt next year. xwtwum kaNxxxxxxxKx t Getting into character, Karen Koenigsfeld acts the part of a dejected daughter. Organizations 59

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31'ch r he ioul story Mme--- , .m. . -h , Journalists deal with deadlines Huddled around cluttered tables in the small journalism room, yearbook and journalism students frantically completed various layouts. The room had a new bookcase to house the yearbook staffsl boxes, and each student was given his very own ruler and yellow cropping pencil. A new camera was also broken in. Small gifts though they were, these things made the staff feel better prepared for their task. But no matter how much preparation, deadlines always seemed to come too soon. ul felt like I was always behind! said Stacey Light, who was worried that she would be left working far into the summer. Besides missing deadlines, they also made accomplishments as a Robbins. team. Hllll always remember the fun we had working together, said Karen Wibberg. While the yearbook staff was busy missing deadlines, the large journalism class was meeting theirs and successfully chalking up an award-winning paper. Nineteen journalism students were too much for room 27 and many times class was held in the math room. HSince our class was so large we completed the paper in a short time, said Mary Otto, staff member. Small changes in the liWalkin' Wild such as emphasizing future stories, writing more stories on in- dividual students, and giving the cover a polished look helped the HWalkinl Wild earn first honors in the spring. During a tour of KJMO's radio station Sue Scheulen, Julie Brandt, and Russell Robbins listen to the disc jockey explain his form of journalism. Early decisions and plans for the year- book took a lot of concentration, as Stacey Light's face, shows. The school publications class consists of Front Row: Debbie Grellner, Julie Brandt, Laura Koenigsfeld, Martha deeken, Nora Hayes and Robin Schmid. Back Row: Karen Wibberg, Scheulen, Lisa Balkenbusch and Russell Stacey Light, Sue Organizations l 61