Midway High School - Eagle Yearbook (Denton, KS)

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Rubik's cubes were boggling everyone's minds this yeor Mr Ninemire works inrenrly while Tereso Derry shows Sreve Libel ond Sreve Decker rhe solution. Elvis Presley, rhe ‘ twist, ond Horry 5. Trumon. oil represent the 50's when some of our parents were in high school. Musicians ond politicians olwoys characterize a porticulor time period. The tostes of music change with the coming of new sounds, os political figures change with the coming of elections. The fame of singers ond groups is much like that of octors ond T V. shows — short-lived, (with exceptions) They often fade out ond eventually ore knocked out of the spotlight by some newer, hotter groups. This is why the music port of our lives characterize our special high school yeors. Pock ond roll lives on, os our survey indicated by rhe response. The favorite mole singer is newcomer Pick Springfield, with hits like Jessie's Girl ond I've Done Everything For You. Pot Denotor londslided in os the best female vocalist. She hos many, mony hits which include Treat Me Pighr ond Fire ond Ice. AC DC wos the best liked group, ond they sing Dock in Dlack ond rhe populor Dirty Deeds. Students aren't pictured os being up on politico! issues, but they ore forced to become more aware of them because of the current domestic ond economic situations. The students at Midway definitely hod o political idol. Even though his economic programs ore widely criticized. President Ponold Peogon wos granted rhe honors.

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Sports idol George Brett oppeored in o populor mogozine A shot from M A S H with Loretto Swir, Jomle Forr. ond Alon Aldo The fovorite sport ot Midwoy is football 'fe . . — The fovorite comedion-entertoiner Benny Hill is shown here ' doing his stuff WE W AT CHED WE W AT CHED WE W AT CHED WE W AT CHED WE W AT CHED W Hove you ever heord your porenrs folk obour o movie sror of rheir rime ond con only lough or you when you innocenrly osk. Who’s that? Fome is ofren shorr-lived. Acrors, sports figures, ond relevision progroms oil grow old and lose rheir zesr wirh few exceprions. The fovorire rheorer movie rhis yeor wos Raiders of the Lost Ark starring Harrison Ford. He was searching for ond found rhe Ark of rhe Covenant of God through many hoir-roising events. The second movie wos Stripes starring Dill Murray. Dominating relevision progroms rhis yeor wos M A S H.” “Hort to Harr was the second choice. Topping rhe entertainer list wos rhe crazy, olmost-olwoys-crude, British comedian Benny Hill. Steve Martin wos second, followed by Burt Reynolds, John Schneider, ond Bill Murray. Football. The most followed sport in our school. The Dallas Cowboys wos rhe most populor team, ond rhe local Kansas City Chiefs wos second. The Cowboys wos by for thought to be rhe best team in that sport. Boseboll wos second in our survey with the Royals being the favorites, ond rhe Dodgers were picked os rhe best team. The fovorite sports figure wos rhe Kansas City Royals third bosemon George Brett. 4

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 Though oil men be mode of one merol, yer they be nor cost oil in one mold. (John Lyley) Individuals. Each of us is different in many ways. That's whot mokes life Interesting. You've got personality,” os the song soys. Everyone has one, but some people hove o more unique sense of individuality that couses them to stand out from the rest. There ore also events that happen within the school ond around the world that stand out from the rest. In August, the first day of school was held on the 24th. Jim Frey, manager of the Royals was fired ond Dick Howser wos hired. Jimmy Coner ond his family were touring Chino ond Jopon. During September on ice cream sociol wos held for the teachers by the Sr. Benedict's church, ond the Alumni football gome wos ployed. September also brought us square root doy on the 9th (9-9- 81), the lost one until 2001, ond the first woman ever appointed to the Supreme Court, Sondra D. O'Connor, won the approval of the Senate. Angelo Hailing poses for the comero in her usuol crozy style. Gory Grider hos only been here o short rime, but hos developed quite o personality 6