Midway High School - Eagle Yearbook (Denton, KS)

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During February, basketball was in full swing. Jim Hailing sprained his ankle at the Highland game. Speech was starred, and Dan Brox won the Publications' gas raffle Tragedy struck as the Milo Long home burnt early on the 15th. Other tragedies were occurring. A semi overturned on the the Denton corner, many area Sofeway stores were closed, and Wayne Williams was found guilty of ot least two of the Atlanta murders. Koren Soy land ond Corhy Cluck join forces ro keep rhe bench from running owoy Isn’t it encouraging to know thot the year- book depends on me? soys Jim Robison The Science Fiction students work busily on their test 9

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 There ore ups ond there ore downs rhor oil odd in to the port of life we coll growing up. There is loughter ond there ore tears, but leorn from these obstacles ond overcome them. High school is o time for learning to overcome our prolems ond carry on later in life on our own. Events that were hoppening or school during December ond January included ups ond downs. In December, juniors ond seniors traveled to Troy for Career Day and some students went to the onnuol County Government Doy. A bright spot in the month wos the new vending machine with 22 selections. January brought o major snow storm throughout the country on the 4rh, Vicki Lewis changed her lost name to Winchester, ond Mr. Allen hod surgery. In the outside world people were also trying to moke o go of it. even though minimum wage stayed the some. The lost month of '81 proved eventful. The 7th morked the 40th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, the first rest tube boby wos born in Norfolk, Virginio, ond Reagan threatened the Libyans because of their assassination plots on him. In January, zany Paul Lynde died or 55, on Atlanta jury wos chosen for Wayne Williams, ond the 49'ers won the Super Bowl. The month also brought record breaking temperatures which caused the wings of o plane in Washington, D C. to ice up ond crash in o river. ■I- If on elephont condo it. so con I. remarks Teresa Mory Jo Walsh ond Mr Skeleton ” get to Berry. know eoch other better. I don’t know why this stupid thing hos to weigh so much. thinks Rodney Ricklefs Whot do you know. I got on A' oftet oil,” soys Nelson Burge 8

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During the month of Morch, Jim Robison received his Eogle scouring bodge, school was canceled due ro on ice storm, the girls' BB ream won the first gome of Sub-Stare, and Sophomores bought their class rings while Johnny Corson wos arrested for DWI, Williams was found guilty of the Atlanta murders, ond John Belushi died from o cocoine overdose. While Charlene Tilton announced she wos pregnant, the planers lined up, gos prices dropped to 97 t, ond the Royals lost their exhibition gome. Midway students attended the Chemorhon ond were dismissed early for the lost doy of the third quarter, Jr. High hod o concert, ond the high school competed in the Moth-Science day or Highland. Junior Miss ond o Speech meet ot Troy were Morch 20 ond track practice started the 22nd. Dolly Porton announced her divorce, tornodoes passed through Kansas, ond three cooks or Troy quit over o no-smoking rule. The space shuttle went into orbit Morch 22 ond londed the 30rh. Henry Fondo ond Katharine Hepburn won Oscars for Best Actor ond Actress in On Golden Pond. Chorus song ot Atchison for regional competition ond students attended the Vo-Tech Business Contest. WE WON WE WON WE WON WE WON WE WON WE WON WE WO I always win,” thinks Daren Nlgus. We won again! soys Kevin Zeit. Rusty Godfrey proves he can lift five pounds! During rhe month of April, the juniors ond seniors went ro MocBerh. The HCC Speech ond Dromo students put on o comical, rhe Horton stage bond performed o musical, ond pictures were token from the holl. The girls' ensemble song for rhe Catholic Church in Troy, ond rhe seniors pur on their senior ploy. There were olso cheerleoding tryouts. On April 3 Argentina took rhe Falkland Islands from British control, ond Mr. Sr. Helens erupted twice. Royols started their seoson on rhe 5rh ond record low temp, were set in Kansas getting down ro 16° with 1 Vi in. of snow on the 8th. Three days later rhe weather reached o high of 60°. The first woman ond block mon were picked ro fly in space, rhe French invented o new birth control pill, ond John Hinckley's trial started on rhe 27rh of April. Spring fever hit Midway with rhe seniors on sneak, the Awards Banquet, Spring Tea, election of Sru-Co officers, ond seniors losr doy of school. At the some rime, the Hiawatha mayor wos blackmailed, o nine-yeor-old girl from Gallatin wos kidnapped, Sober-Aid for drinking drivers wos marketed, ond Dean Martin wos booked for DWI. An end- of-the-yeor donee wos the 15rh, Boccoloureote ond Graduation exercises were held, ond rhe school year ended May 21.1982. 10