Maur Hill High School - Maurite Yearbook (Atchison, KS)

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News Events Shane year This school year was full of major national and local events. Many of the large news items dealt with reconstruction. President Reagan, in an at- tempt to restore national stability and efficiency, has put into effect a plan to cut federal spending and taxes, and the auto manufacturers are work- ing on innovative ideas to pull out of the recession and meet foreign competition. Meanwhile, Maur Hill has begun a major program of renovating the campus. Another large event of the year was the wed- ding of Prince Charles of Wales, heir to the British throne, to Lady Diana Spencer, which somehow overshadowed the election of Megan Kelly as Homecoming Queen. Also in the news were Sandra Day O'Connor, the first female Supreme Court justice, and Greg Meyer, a new Maur Hill faculty member who teaches history and coaches the wrestling team. Poland’s Solidarity union, led by Lech Walesa, was crushed by the communist government, which put some strains on East-West relations; the Rubik’s cube craze has spread the country, and St. Joseph’s parish in Atchison has been ap- pointed a new parish priest — Rev. Terence Sullivan, O.S.B. The total of Atlanta children killed by an unknown murderer ran up to 28, the collapse of two skywalks” in Kansas City’s Hyatt Regency Hotel left 111 dead, and the crash of a large passenger plane in Washington killed 78 people. McDonalds introduced two new sandwiches — McRib and McChicken — and a new general store and gas station known as “Casey’s has opened for business on Division Street in Atchison. The L.A. Dodgers beat the New York Yankees in the world series, Clemson won the NCAA na- tional football title, the San Francisco 49’ers won over the Cincinnati Bengals in the Super Bowl, and Maur Hill experienced its first year with a wrestling program. The world lost Moshe Dyan, Omar Bradley, Lowell Thomas, William Holden, and Joe Louis, and Anwar Sadat’s life was taken by an assassin. Possibly the most significant event of the year was the stepping-stone that was crossed when the space shuttle “Columbia,” piloted by Joe Engle and Richard Truly, succeeded in more than one take off, leaving the atmosphere, and then returning to make landings on land. This achievement in flight overshadowed the first suc- cessful crossing of the Pacific Ocean in a balloon. 26 Student Life The Year in Review

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fer Worn and Weary Students A lot of green never stops Jim Arensberg. John Christianson eyes the four ball in the corner pocket. Mark Burkart tests his driving skills at the roost. Brent Hanny and Joe Kocour attempt to take the (oosbaB title away from Bob Scott and Mark Knoch, Student Life Entertainment 25 An early morning practice session takes its toll on Butch Trotter.

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Music While walking down the halls of any one of the two dorms, it isn’t likely that you wouldn’t hear the blasting sounds of music coming from within one of the rooms. Let us not forget that more and more people are flocking to the concert scenes of Kansas City. The annual Tatler music poll has answered the questions which concern the sounds which Maurites love to listen to. The survey polled 50 students on what their three favorite albums were. The album mentioned most was Led Zeppelin’s double live sound-track, The Song Remains the Same. Back in Black, AC DC’s hard rocking album of a year ago came in a close second, while Pink Floyd’s masterpiece Dark Side of the Moon finished third. Led Zeppelin seems to be the dominant group in listening tastes. Out of a total 150 albums, the group had eight different albums mentioned 32 times. The Who and Pink Floyd followed behind in a tie for favorite group according to different albums mentioned — each totaling five. As you can plainly see, the most popular form of music on the Maur Hill campus is rock. Ninety-three percent of all the albums fell into this musical category. There are various reasons for listening to rock music. Some students point out that rock music changes their moods. “The sound of hard rock relaxes me,” said Raymond Noll. Atchison sophomore, who chose Back in Black, Van Halen’s Fair Warning, and Tattoo You, the latest album from the Rolling Stones. “I like a mellow rock song, and the albums I chose has them,’’ said Terry Hagen, Atchison senior. Hagen picked Dark Side of the Moon, Led Zeppelin III, and Tommy, by the Who. Other students find that rock music has just the opposite effect. “Rock music gets me into a radical mood,’’ said Nels Melgaard, St. Louis, Mo. junior, who chose Women and Children First by Van Halen, The Kids Are Alright by the Who, and The Song Remains the Same. “Hard rock gets me going,” said Mark Buessing, Atchison junior, as he picked Fair Warning, Led Zeppelin I, and Highway to Hell by AC DC as his favorites. The following is what some students prefer as their favorites: Roily Galliart, date senior, chose Sucking in the Seventies by the Rolling Stones, Deep Purple’s Machinehead, and Frampton Comes Alive. Alan Kocour, Atchison sophomore, chose The Door’s Greatest Hits, Modern Times by Jefferson Starship, and Houses of the Holy by Led Zeppelin. Chris McGreevy, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia junior, picked Led Zeppelin II 38 Special, and the Who’s Who Are You. Kevin Shea, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia senior, chose Nature of the Beast by April Wine, Moving Pictures by Rush, and Phil Collins’ Face Value. Mark Burkart, Lewis and Clark Village, Mo., sophomore, picked two Lynyrd Skynyrd albums. Gold and Platinum and One More From the Road, and ZZ Top’s El Loco.” Maur Hill also has a group of music lovers who tune in to country sounds. This year, those people found themselves tuning into songs from artists such as Waylon Jennings, Alabama, the Oak Ridge Boys, and the Charlie Daniels Band. The albums that country listeners enjoyed this year included “Full Moon” by Charlie Daniels, Waylon Jenn- ings’ greatest hits, The Pressure is On” and “Rowdy” by Hank Williams, Jr., and albums by other singers such as Mickey Gilly and Johnny Lee. Movies The end of 1981 brought many new movies, such as Taps,” Ghost Story,” “Neighbors,” Pennies from Heaven,” and “Reds.” As usual, many of this year’s movies had humorous purposes. Bill Murray in Stripes,” “9 to 5,” and “History of the World, Part II” provided many of the laughs. The movie with possibly the most poten- tial to be a classic is “On Golden Pond” starr- ing Henry and Jane Fonda and Kathryn Hep- burn. Movies of the year that drew a crowd for their production quality included “Super- man”, Fort Apache, The Bronx”, and “Sharky’s Machine , starring Burt Reynolds. T.V. Television serials, shows, and movies greatly influence high school students’ attitudes, views, morals, and ideals. During 1981-82, many trends in television programming were set, and shortly thereafter, followed. Cable channels took the country by storm. Home Box Office (HBO) and Showtime are among the channels that offer popular, recently released movies nearly twenty-four hours daily. Afternoon soap operas made a big impact on the world of television. Students, both male and female, catch every episode they can of General Hospital, All My Children, The Young and the Restless, and The Edge of Night. Reruns of such weekly serials as M A S H, has made the television shows legends in their own time. High school students idolize the characters, and become cult worshippers” of certain television shows. For example, the Academy and Maur Hill recently held a M A S H Bash, which emphasizes how greatly television influences the lives of high school students. Of course, it is a matter of personal preference concerning news broadcasts, weekly movies, television magazines, and personal favorite serials among individual Student Life The Year in Review 27