Luck High School - Horseshoe Yearbook (Luck, WI)

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'Soap Opera Generate Students' Interest 8c Loyalties Daytimes Dramas, or “Soap Operas , were a popular topic of conversation for 55 high school students according to a survey conducted by the Horseshoe staff on November 12 The soap opera view- ing habits of the student body and stu- dents' opinions of the shows were the sub- ject of the survey Days Of Our Lives' was selected as the favorite program It received 35 votes The Young And The Restless' took second place with 12 votes, foiowed by As The World Turns with 10 votes Kellie Scheeie explained that she preferred Days because Patch and Kayla are on it 34 students indicated that they never watched the daytime dramas, while 32 others indicated that they watched the programs only once m a while 9 males and 36 females indicated that they watched the soaps whenever possible - including on sick days and vacations 6 females indicated that they videotape their favorite program(s) frequently, while 1 male and 7 females indicated that they use VCRs to do this daily In addition. 17 students admitted that they had missed school on specific days because some- thing special was happening on their show The amount of time students spent watching the stones per day when pos- sible varied widely, including 14 for 30 minutes. 22 for 1 hour. 21 for 2 hours. 6 for 2 1 2 hours, and 24 for 3 or more hours Romance and love scenes were the pre- ferred viewing material The least enjoyed scenes involved fighting and or deaths Many students indicated that the day- time dramas provided an escape to someplace interesting and exciting An- gie Anderson commented. I like daytime soaps' because they're ful of action and excitement They are unreal, but then ogam who needs reality? asked Michele BoHeau Other students indcated that the shows were a way to pass the time and or that there was nothing else to watch on TV at that time Ten Bennett stated. It takes up my idle tme after the car- toons are over Torey Hutton gave an- other explanation He commented. I don't like to (watch), but I can't stop It s like a drug - very addicting History teacher Greg Netys gave his opinion n one word. Yuck! Magazines Get Read One of the busiest places m the entire school was the Magazine Room While in the Li- brary. a student could check-out any maga- zine he she wished to browse through or reod for the duration of his her stay in the room Seventeen was selected as the fa- vorite magazine among the students It was followed m the vote tallies by Teen maga- zine Perhaps it was merely coincidence that those two periodcals are geared toward a predominantly female audience and then again that factor could be significant The next selections. Sports Illustrated and Hot Rod mamly appealed to the male reader In fifth place was the general interest magazine People Students Use SADD The members of Students Against Drunk Driving (S ADD) spent their second year on existence raising money and trying to exert a positive influence on their peers by providing educational and social events for the students Supervisor Sheila Brom. President Scott Warren. Vice-Presi- dent Gwen Christiansen. Secretary-Trea- surer Jeanette Bloom, and Historian Jone' Hibbs helped to organize a variety of fun- draisers mcludng selling mock tails at dances and candy cane reindeer and air- planes at Santa's Workshop . The mon- ey raised was used to sponsor a dance and to buy matenaisneeded throughout the year Contracts for Life were pro- vided for students and parents to use to promote increased trust, support, and un- derstanding The efforts of the group helped to make other students ond odults realize the seriousness of the problem on the local level and to try to establish an attitude for more positive peer pressure in school and out of it MAGAZME SURVEY Seventeen 23 “Teen 19 Sports Illustrated 15 Hot Rod 13 People 8 L.H.S.-ers Attend National Convention On November 11. seniors Dean Johnson and Jay Thompson, alumni Mike Pepppenger. and Advisor Dave King and his wife left for the five day National Future Farmers of America Convention n Kansas City They were select- ed to represent the school on the basis of their participation in the local F F A chapter during the past years Dean and Jay were officers during the 1987-88 year, while Mike was a past president of the chapter They listened to a variety of speakers during the course of their stay The keynote address was a compaign speech in which Vice-Presi- dent George Bush outlined his political plat- form Another featured speaker was Chrysler President Lee kxxoca who spoke about his efforts to resurrect the formerly failing com- pany Other speakers included Senator Bob Dole ond former Dallas Cowboys quarter back Roger Stoubach Mr Stauboch spoke about the need for each individual to budd a good foundation for his her life and. of course, about football In oddition to the general ond small-group meetings and learning sessions, a number of experiences for socializing were available to the convention participants Mike Pep- penger considered attending a rodeo to be one of the highlights of the trip for him He stated. It was very interesting I enjoyed watching the cowboys ride the broncos for the eight second limit Although the Luck delegates returned from the convention safely, others were not as fortunate Several members of the Idaho state delegation were killed in a plane crash in Denver as they traveled home after the convention 14 The Cardinal

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Haylift Benefits Farmers During mid-July. Polk County began receiving hay donations (in- cluding the one pictured below) from across the country The first donation come from the Owen-Withee Jaycee's Luck's F.F.A. adviser David King said. The whole idea started to snow- bafl from that particular donation News coverage, newspaper articles, and reports brought in more interested parties and State Dept of Agriculture Trode and Consumer Production coordina- tor. Dick Rodefeld People started calling him and setting up drop pomts for semis' to pick up the hay. Farmers in Alabama, Minne- sota. and Iowa also donated hay to give to the affected coun- ties Many civic groups took part, including 4-H groups, churches, the Knights of Columbus, and the Jaycee's m some nstances. people who did not have hay donated money in- stead This was used to pay the transportation costs The limited roinfa . which the area received during the summer. caused the drought and necessitated the hay Wt Barron. Po . and Burnett counties were hit hardest, although Sawyer and Douglas Counties also suffered from the drought Approxmately half of the farmers m Po county received some hay The first hay donation was organized through the Farm Family Support Group , which had been organized the previous year, and by the group's leaders Dave King and Gary Gangi They formed a hay distribution committee of ten volunteers operating through the county extension office Finally. Operation Northern Ex- press was started Anyone, in any township m the state, who had extra hay could call the township chairmen who would explain where to drop it off When there was enough hay at a collection point, the chairman would call Dick Podefeld to ar- range for a serm to deliver it where it was most needed The Luck F F A chapter also received some help when the Wau- paca F F A chapter sent a semi” loaded with approximately 480 bales on it The local chapter was to use this hay for F F A project animals The Luck chapter returned the favor by helping unload several semis for other formers Jesse Boettcher Rides To Fame Senior Jesse Boettcher (left) has been ridng m rodeos for nne years He began riding m National High School Rodeo Association contests during his freshmen year in the summer of 1987. Jesse participated m 17 rodeos including the All-Pro competitions m Preston. Minnesota and the High School Nationals in Pueblo. Color ado Jesse took home many buckles and plaques and approximately $700 in prize money In the State competition. Jesse was pitted ogamst 180 other juniors and seniors In addition to competmg but not qualifying m buflnding. he took first place m saddle bronc riding and scored fourth m overall points for the season As a result. Jesse earned the distinction of being the first nder from Northern Wisconsin to ever be able to compete n the Na- tional Rodeo Finals However, two weeks before the National competi- tion. his foot was broken when a horse fell on it at a pro rodeo Jesse did not allow this to prevent hm from representing Wisconsin at the Nation- als m Pueblo where he competed against over 1300 other high school students Congregation Rebuilds 8c Dedicates Building Senior Ere Mier proudy c $c oys me buck he mot cX ng me 1987 txritng season Sports Challenge Sports were the most popular activity m school and out of it with the majority of Luck students According to the Of The Year Survey”, snowmotxlmg with 22 votes was the most popular non- school sport among the students It was followed by skmng with 21 votes, hunting with. 17 votes, done mg with 13 votes, and playing softball with 10 votes Mr Stan Miller and Dana John- son ogreed that they most enjoy snowmobrfmg because it provides an opportunity to get outside even on the snowiest days Many months of snow gave skiers countless opportuni- ties to get out nto the powder The vacation from school during the week of deer hunting season and Thanksgiv- ng allowed many students and faculty members to get their bucks Howev- er. Chad G x stated that he prefers the summer months when he can spend time water skiing He odded. It gives you the euphoric sensation of being on the edge of a wave The Cardmai 13

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LUCK HGH SCHOOL Her© w© or© one© ogan On© more year of caring and sharing Th© homework. The sports. Th© memories w© al share. And with them th© times and signs That com© in ©very high school Th© jocks. Th© brains. Th© nobodies. Th© m-betweeners And th© ones that you don't know W© al classify somewhere - But why not al together? But that is how L.H.S. has been If you do on© thing and not another Then that is your place . The teachers are our learn ers And we are the learn-ies We complain, but it does not help We only get more work We receive a new principal And ‘Now you hod better be good! Get your books Pick up your papers Show some respect! Let's make it great! This year is one you'l never forget by Jone' Hibbs (11) (top to bottom) Mfce Peppenger Dean Johnson Joy Thompson Mr Dove Kng were Wsoconjn delegates to the Notional F F A Conven- tion n Kansas City NFL Players Strike Owners Hire Scab Teams At the conclusion of the Sept 21 Jets - Patriots Monday night foot- ball game, the NFL players went out on strike The basic reason why the negotiations between the owners and players stoned was over the issue of free agency The players wanted the right to be able to change teams after their contracts expired without having to pay a penalty for not staying with their previous teams Despite the stnke, fans were able to watch football smee the owners chose to hire replacement or “scab teams The players on these teams were able to show their stuff for twenty- four days After several near-vio- lent incidents in host cities ocross the country, on Oct 15 the strike came to a close when the majority of the players crossed the picket hnes This allowed the owners to win the dispute Some replacement players retained spots on their teams and all of the replacement games counted towards the NFL playoffs Policy Excuses Final Exam Participation Principal Mike McDaniels proposed using a new Attendance Policy dur- ing the second semester The School Board gave its approval to use that semester as a trial period of the pofccy Mr McDaniels cited the need for a change due to the excessive numbers of absences re- corded during the first quarter He also stated that many of the most frequently absent students were also having the most trouble aca- demic aiy The new policy allows any student who is not faifcng and has missed less than six periods of a class per semester to choose not to take the final exams for the semes- ter without harming his her grade Al students who were failing a class at the end of the semester would be required to take the final exams, as would any student who had missed five or more periods of any class In this instance, an absence ofmore than 10 minutes, or 25%. of a period would constitute a missed Favorite Actors Actresses Picked Some people no doubt hove said that many of the students at L H S were of almost professional quality as actors, ac- tresses. and or con-men of an almost professional quality However this factor was not taken into consideratio as a part of the Of The Year Survey According to our balloting, Kirk Comer on was over- whelmingly selected as the students' fa- vorite octor while Whoppi Goldberg and Vonna White tied for favorite actress Kirk was foiowed by Eddie Murphy. Tom Cruise. Chnt Eastood. and Pee Wee Her- man The female duet was followed by Alyssa Milano. Mo v Rmgwaki and CybU Shepherd n a three-way tie FAVORITE ACTORS Krk Comer eon 27 Eddie Murphy 21 Tom Cruise 9 Clmt Eastwood 8 Pee Wee Herman 7 FAVORITE ACTRESSES Whoopie Goldberg 18 Vonna White 18 Alyssa Mrfono 13 Molly Pmgwaid 13 Cybii Shepherd 13 period Any students could choose to take the final exams in an effort to better his her grade n a class The fmai exams would be given during the fmol two days of school eoch semester Students who were not required or who did not choose to take the exams would be ex- cused from attendng school on those days The Cardinal 15