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

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Roost Night The weekend refreshes students so that they can last through the first half of the week. But what is it that keeps them going for the last two days? The answer is roost night. The roost is open every Wednesday from 9:00 to 10:00 p.m. for Maur Hill and Academy students. At the roost people play air hockey or foosball, or just meet with friends. At the same time intramurals are going on in the gym and many people like to watch the games if they are not participating in them. A lot of people go to roost to meet their boy or girlfriends. The hour at the roost gives them time to see each other that is not always there during the week. Rob Harrington, Prairie Village, Senior, said, “I like to go to the roost on Wednesday night so I can see my girlfriend, because I don’t get to see her for very long during the school day.” The snack bar run by Mrs. Donna Willming, is very busy on roost night. The grill is constantly going and Mrs. Willming usually asks for the assistance of two or more students to wait on people. “The variety of food served in the roost increases every year. This year Mrs. Willming started serving microwave pizzas. The food in the roost is definitely one of its strong points,” said Stan Lackey, Mountain View, AK, Junior. Whatever the reason, the roost is always packed with students on Wednesdays. The atmosphere it creates is one of it’s main attractions. The roost offers a place for Heather O’Herin thinks about what she will order while she waits to be waited on. Knowing this will be a tough decision, she uses this time wisely. Very Popular students to go on a week night and see each other and talk about school or plan what they will do on the upcoming weekend. Because of the variety of things the roost offers students will continue to go there. The roost being open on Wednesdays is a very good idea and it is one that will last for a long time. (Story by Greg Herman) Donna Willming, manager of the roost, prepares some hamburgers for hungry stu- dents. Mrs. W’illming is kept busy on roost night cooking hamburgers and fries. Selecting the next song, Jean Andra reads over the list of selections on the juke box. Many people enjoy the music that the juke box puts out while in the roost. Discussing their plans for the weekend, Terry Anderson and Ximena Aguilar go over their options. Many couples like roost night be- R.OOSt 21 cause it gives them a chance to see one another.

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Good Attendance at Sadie Hawkins Wearing her shades, Susan Wolters listens to a song by the band “Private Stock”. Wearing shades was common at Sadie Hawkins. On the evening of December 6 many people attended Sadie Hawkins. Sadie Hawkins is the traditional girl ask guy dance. This year Sadie Hawkins was held at a later date than previous years, usually the dance is held in November. John Miller, Atchison, senior, said “Student Council wanted to have the dance in November but all the week-ends were filled with activi- ties. I think the dance went rather well despite the changed month.” The band at Sadie Hakins was Private Stock from St. Joseph, Mo. Justin Cara- way, Lubbock, Tx., senior, said “I thought the band was very good. They played good songs and I felt that the dance was enjoyed by all.” The hitching post was where the priests married the couples. As they were married, marriage certificates and string to tie the knot were given to the couples. Also, if necessary the couples could divorce each other at the hitching post. The girls nominated a boy from each class for the best looking legs. Nominated from each class for best looking legs were Dan Moriarty, Senior; Pat Quinn, Junior; Steve Barticluia, Sophomore; and Todd Dulac, Freshman. Pat Quinn won with the most money in his jar. He was announced “King of Dogpatch” and received a crown. Tom Senecal, Atchison, Senior won $5 for the best dressed hick. Darrell Wagner, Atchison, Senior won a 6-pack of pop for second place. Laura Meyer, Atchison, Senior won a package of candy for third as being dressed as the best hick. (Story by Angela Domann) Waiting for someone to come and get divorced Tom Senecal takes a snooze. Many people got married and divorced at Sadie Hawkins. Dan Moriarty, Matt Lomshek and Tim Paulich thrashed to the music. Many seniors attending Sadie Hawkins thrashed and contributed to dog piles. 20 Sadie Hawkins

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Christmas Dinner Success In recent years students have always looked forward to Christmas Dinner. This year all the student’s looked very much forward to the dinner and most seemed disappoint- ed. “I think the Christmas Dinner is a really good idea. I had fun but I didn’t feel it was as good as it has ever in the previous years” said Dorthy Amrein, Atchison, Junior. Laura Meyer, Atchison junior said “This year Christmas Dinner was not as good as past years. The quality of the food has diminished so much that people no longer look forward to this occasion.’ Christmas Dinner is held after a week of Kris Kringle by secretly giving candy to a classmate. Before the dinner, students find out their Kris Kringle by exchanging gifts. Then the senior girls start the buffet line to the food, with other classes following. The teachers serve the students. After everyone has eaten, the teachers give some kind of entertainment. Santa Claus came Mary Kleinholz receives her horiscope for the new year. Mary hopes the new year will be brighter than the past year. Julie Blodig and Jenny Immel wait patiently for Chris Durall enjoys his Christmas feast. This their Christmas Dinner to arrive. Many of the is the one time of the year where the faculty girls felt the dinner wasn’t as good this year as serves the students, it has been in the past. and gave candy to everyone and brought gifts to some students. Chris Silver, Mission Hills, Ks. senior said “The Christmas Dinner was fun, but the seniors weren’t able to sing their song and we wanted to. The food was good and Kris Kringle was fun too.” (Story by Angela Domann) Julie Geiger and Barb Hale sing exuberently at the Christmas Dinner. This is something the girls look forward to at the dinner. 22 Christmas Dinner