Midway High School - Eagle Yearbook (Denton, KS)

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SCHOOL SPIRIT STILL RECLINES As things come and go, it seems that sometimes our school spirit has gone. Even early in the year, the consensus of the students and some of the faculty was that the level of spirit has declined over the years. Since Jim Leatherman, high school math instructor, has been at Midway, he has noticed a bit of decline in school spirit or at least the kids don’t express it as outwardly, which is part of the reason for the low attendance at school functions. He said there is more individual involvement. Susan Bennett, librarian, said, “This school has some spirit but needs more. The seniors are the most spirited of the students, but most of the students will rally for a big game, school event, or a player doing well on the playing field. Carmen Albers, senior, said, “School spirit is important because it’s the way to have fun in school, if there isn’t anymore spirit in the coming years, this school will be dead. June Roberts, home economics teacher, said it was necessary to have spirit because it’s the way to motivate the students in school and in athletics. One of the new arrivals at Mid- way, Susan Purmort, junior, said, “We’re more involved than my school last year. I thought it was ex- citing when we started decorating the halls.” Lack of participation is probably the main culprit in this school's spirit. Not only is this with spec- tators, it’s also with the participa- tion of sports. At most of the games, it’s not uncommon to see people running around with friends or at the concession stand all night. The one thing that did motivate the students was the Midway- Highland game. At that game the spirit rose to a dramatic level. Mark Laverentz and Michael Brox said it was because they knew they had to win to go on to the playoffs, but another cause was because of the rivalry between the two schools. During spirit week the amount of participation was extremely small. The students who dressed up the most were the seniors. The freshmen did only because they were afraid of the consequences. Even some of them didn't. The days to dress up were Old People’s Day, Nerd Day, Toga Day, Career Day, and the ever-so-popular Grubby Day. On Friday morning of that week, the senior girls fixed breakfast for the football players. They had to start their breakfast of scrambled eggs, sausage, cinnamon rolls, orange juice, and milk at 6:30 in the morning. The football players ' 'fuel up'' with a good breakfast which helped them win the homecoming game that night. Carmen Albers gets first-hand experience at physical therapy before going to college and making it a possible career.

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The volleyball girls work hard during practice, but lacked team work during the games. Kellie Norris and Anne Joyce tall asleep during the 5 hour bus ride to Russel. A new Pepsi machine was installed at Midway, but the price rose from .45 to.SO. Kathy Anderson and Kelli Soyland were two of the seniors that were able to vote in the 1984 election. 5EPSI

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School spirit is reflected in the low attendance at games.