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

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New Complex Atchison Local Review United way makes goal The Atchison Area United Way- made their goal of $172,806 on Wednesday, November 24th, by setting up teams to give pledge cards to local business and collecting their contribu- tions to help local agencies. Some local groups that the Atchi- son Area United Way will help are: The Salvation Army, YMCA, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Atchison Prevention for Child Abuse, Atchison Child Care, Emergency Aid, Kansas Association of Mental Health, Kansas Children Service League, Kidney Foundation of Kansas, North-East Kansas Area Alcohol Services, Travelers Aid, U.S.O., and United Cerebral Palsy. When asked what he thought about the Atchison Area United Way making their goal, Shane Libel, Atchison sophomore said, “It shows the willingness of the Atchison community to give to a worth while cause.” Then he was asked if he thought it was a big achievement for the Atchison United Way to make their goal and he said, “Not here because the last five years the United Way has made their goal here, but in metropolitan areas such as Kansas City they are lucky to get 65% of their goal.” Chris Galbreath, Atchison junior was asked what he thought about the Atchison Area United Way making their goal. “It will benefit a lot of people in Atchison and it shows good public enthusiasm.” He was also asked if he thought it was a big achievement for the Atchison United Way to make their goal and he said, “Yes I do and obviously everyone else in Atchison does, since they contributed to it so much.” The goal of the Atchison Area United Way was set by a planning committee who project what they will need from the different agencies. Drive Chairman, Jack Freund Jr., was confident the Atchison Area United Way would reach their goal and they did on November 24th thanks to the effort of the United Way workers. (Story by Marty Chicoine) Dole elected Senate Leader On Wednesday November, 1984, there was an election for the Senate Majority Leader. The Senate Majority leader is the head of all the other Senators. This election was held at the Capital State Building in Washington D.C. Senator Robert Dole of Kansas was elected. He defeated four others to take control of the GOP. Before the election, Mr. Dole was optimistic that he would win this race. Sen. Dole was described as confident, but not over-confident. Dole's press secretary said, “It’s difficult to han- dicap, he’s done ail that he can, and it has been a full campaign.” Dole, a potential 1988 candidate for the Presidency, won the glamorous and prestigious post by edging Repub- lican leader Ted Stevens on the fourth and final ballot. Dole will be succeeding Howard Baker of Tennessee, who is retiring. Later that night, after all the ballots were collected, the Senate Majority Leaders office, confirmed that Mr. Dole and his campaign had won one of the most intense races in the past few years for this job. Dole, fresh off his victory said, “I will not forget my home state Kansas.” The 61-year-old Kansan was elected 28-27 over his closest competitor, Ted Stevens of Alaska. With Mr. Dole at the head of the Senate Republicans some analyst say; that the Senate could become more partisan than it was under Mr. Baker. Probably the most important thing about this election is the national deficit and what Mr. Dole wants to do about it. He says he wants the deficit to be reduced but doesn’t know how to do it yet. He also added, “If we’re going to attack the deficit, we can’t set aside defense spending.” (Story by Jason Noel) Kansas Pipe Northwest Pipe of Kansas, the latest branch of Northwest Pipe and Casing Company which is located in Portland, Oregon, opened in Atchison. Northwest Pipe of Kansas has been a corporation for almost two years. The company building is currently under construction and is anticipated Nbeing in full production by February, 1985. The hiring process has already begun and many applications are still being considered. Located just east of the drive-in on the Missouri side of the US 59 bridge, leaving Atchison, the Mo-Kan Sports Complex opened officially on May 26, 1984 at 6:30 p.m. The Friday night opening hosted a 16 - team softball tournament. The sixteen teams were from Atchison, St. Joseph, Horton, Leavenworth, Easton, and Kansas City. The sports complex is just beginning its program with softball. They are planning on other activities such as trap shooting, a bait shop, horseshoe pits, volleyball courts, and a concession stand and bullpen (bar) for the spectators. The bar will have pool tables, video games, and a juke box for indoor fun. Jim Marr, John Patton, Mark Hensen, and Terry Cockrell, all of Atchison, are the owners of the new sports complex. The field will be lighted by 28 - 1,500 watt bulbs. They are the same kind of lights that are used in Royals Stadium at Kansas City. The field can be rented for competition or just for practice by stopping by the complex, or calling 579-5959. (Story by Don Libel) Approximately 30 people will be hired on a day shift basis. This is expected to grow into 45 to 50 people as the company grows. This would allow expansion to an afternoon shift, according to Terry Galbreath, Vice- President of Northwest Pipe of Kansas. The employment opportunity ranges from machine operators, welders, electronic technicians, quality assurance technicians, laborers, man- agers, secretaries, bookkeepers, data processors, shipping clerks, and sales representatives. When asked why Atchison was selected for the new site, Mr. Galbreath responded, “Atchison was chosen for many reasons. We will have a location central to our market, in fact, central to the United States. We have access to all major modes of transportation for movement of raw materials and finished products. There is a good labor market with a high employment rate to provide people for our jobs, and we will have many sources of supply for our raw materials. Industrial Revenue Bonds through the city of Atchison were available for financing. Also, the people of the city of Atchison were very helpful and influential.” 22 Local Review

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Christmas brings togetherness Christmas dinner is always held after a week of secretly giving candy and little gifts by class students to each other. While the students are finding out who their Kris Kringle was and exchanging gifts with each other, the teachers make the final prepara- tions for the dinner. Terry Wilison, Academy teacher said, “I thought it was pretty nice. I thought it went as smooth as ever with no complaints or gripes.” Starting with the senior class, the students work their way through the buffet. The teachers are the ones who serve the students and make sure everything is in order at their tables. They do this by filling up glasses and serving dessert until all the students are done eating. After all the students are full, the teachers give some sort of entertainment. This years’ entertain- ment consisted of a modern skit dealing with Mary and Joseph. All the teachers took part in this play, which all the students enjoyed. “I was on the Christmas dinner committee and many decisions we had made didn’t turn out, but I think all in all it was a very enjoyable dinner. I also liked the enter- tainment, particularly the faculty’s skit.” said Vickie Bona, Atchison, Sr. Following the skit, Santa Claus came and brought gifts to various students and candy for everyone. Maur Hill also holds a Christmas dinner every year. Pecos Aycock, Tow, TX, sophomore, said, “I thought it was very well handled. The food was well prepared. I think it was a very orginized event that should be contin- ued in future years. Everyone had a little bit of Christmas spirit even though many different nationalities were represented.” (Story by Dee Dee Havens) For the most hours spent at Maur Hill during her four years at Maur Hill, Nicole Williams receives the Honorary Student of Maur Hill award. Nicole eniovs the male escorts. Santa gives Joann Rauth and Karen Wilson their Christmas candy. Every year without fail, Santa visits the Academy students. Sylvia Cross, religion and English teacher, and Santa give out presents and awards. Santa this year was played by Mr. Knoch. Christmas Dinner 21

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World and National A No Surprise Landslide A little more than a month ago. millions of registered American voters decided who would be the President of the United States for the four years of 1985-1989. In a landslide victory, taking in a record 525 electoral votes and sweeping everything but the District of Columbia and Minnesota, his opponent’s home state, Ronald Wilson Reagan was reelected as President of the U.S. Mr. Reagan’s opponent, Walter Mondale tried to capture the women’s vote with the first woman candidate for the vice- presidency, Geraldine Ferraro. For the second time, George Bush was Mr. Reagan’s running mate. The candidates appeared in a televised debate, a committee gave Mondale the victory in the debate. The reactions to the possibility of a woman Vice-President were scat- tered. When asked one’s opinion of this, a student who requested to remain anonymous answeredj Tt would defini- tely be different.” Terror at At 11:45 a.m., on September 27, 1984, a van with diplomatic license plates pulled up at a checkpoint ouside the U.S. embassy annex, a building in East Beirut, Lebanon, that for the past few months had become the head- quarters of Ambassador Reginald Bartholomew and his staff. The van was ordered to halt by the Lebanese security guards on duty at the checkpoint. Then suddenly the driver of the van pulled out a gun and shot at one of the guards. As another guard shouted and ran after the van, the driver raced through the “dragon’s teeth”, which is a staggered row of cement walls that was set up to slow vehicles for security reasons. After the van had made it past the walls, it sped up and headed for the target: The embassy. One of the body guards accompanying British Ambas- sador David Miers, opened fire on the approaching van. The British security man fired about five rounds through the door of the van. The driver was hit and as he fell, he pulled on the wheel and th e van swerved into a parked car. The van was still approximately 30 feet from the building when it exploded, but In a mock election, held at Maur Hill, Reagan was the undisputed winner. Approximately 66 percent of the voting students selected Reagan, while 34 percent chose Mondale. About 68 percent of the student body was involved in the voting. On the other hand, the people of Kansas voted: 469,375 or 65 percent for Reagan, and 244,221 or 35 percent for Mondale. Mark Monroe, wrestling coach and Government teacher, said, “I have a hard time under standing the reason why the students support Reagan. I believe that many are ignorant of the issues and support Reagan because of parental influence.” Three major T.V. networks were predicting winners before the polls closed. This may have been the reason that only 53.5 percent, one of the largest turnouts in recent history, of the people in the U.S. voted. Once again, Ronald Reagan is President of the United States of America. the Annex somehow, that wasn’t far enough. The closest side of the building literally collapsed. The shots fired at the van apparently prevented it from reaching its suspected destiny, the parking garage underneath the embassy. If the car had reached the garage, it and its 350 pounds of explosives would have blown up there, possibly causing the whole structure to collapse. As it was, 12 people were killed, two of them Americans, and 35 were wounded. The two Americans killed were; Chief Warrant Officer Kenneth V. Welch of Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Navy Petty Officer First Class Michael Ray Wagner of Zebulon, North Carolina. The other casualties were Lebanese civilians working for the embassy. Compared to the other bombings this particular one was mild. Ninety minutes after the blast, an anonymous caller, speaking in Arabic, telephoned the Beirut office of Agence France- presse, the French news agency, and claimed responsibility for the bomb in the name of the Islamic jihad (holy). (story by Mike Lasater). Review U.S. hosts the 23rd Olypiad From the onset, the summer games of the 23rd Olympiad were the most spectacular games ever held. From the glorious opening ceremonies, held at the new Los Angeles coliseum on July 28th. 1984, to breath-taking grand finale, held on August 16th, the United States dominated nearly every event. Beginning with Connie Carpenter-Phinney winning the gold while competing in the first women’s cycling event ever held in Olympic history. The United States won a total of 89 gold medals, 13 silvers, and five bronze, setting a new Olympic record for the number of medals received by a country. Although the United States was classified as the winner”, the real winners in the 2 1 2 weeks of competition were the athletes who had trained, some for up to 8 years (even to the extent of giving up careers), to support their country in this rcnowmed world competi- tion. Of these athletes, from almost every country in the world, many set new world records in their individual events. Athletes such as Carl Lewis, who, in winning 4 gold medals, tied the record set by the great Jessie Owens. Edwin Moses, setting records in the mens 800 and 1500 meter hurdles. And, who could forget that “spunky” little Mary Lou Retton, who with her two individual golds, led the United States womens’ gymnastics team to their best finish since 1964. One very important aspect of the United States team was their depth. Most all of the United States athletes that competed in the 1984 summer games will return to compete in the summer games of the 24th Olympiad to be held in Seoul, Korea in 1988. When looking at the 1984 Olympics, many felt that too much emphasis was placed on winning. The Olympics do not only consist of the thrill of victory, or even the fabulous ceremonies, but rather the self-sacrifice of the athletes and the suffering, both the physical as well as mental trauma, that the athletes had to face to become one of the few that could say with pride, I competed in the summer games of the 23rd Olympiad.” (Story by Shane Libel) World and National Review 23