North Scott High School - Silver Shield Yearbook (Eldridge, IA)

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532' 5 ,, ,, M, X D Chicago gave Assistant Editor Cathy Perry a chance to smile about yearbook work. M ,,t. ,J EDITORD D D D i3Tom Petersen ASSISTANT EDITORS DCathy Perry Lon Simkms SPORTS EDITOR D D DKari Knott BUSINESS MANAGER D D D Barb Lockwood INDEX EDITOR D OMichelle Boyle RHOTOGRARHER D D D Al Goldie ADVISOR C7Mr. Leonard Cockman CONTRIBUTORS: Carla Simkins, Eiisha Pancratz, Gwen Moore, Diane Boll, Dave Mclilurrin, Jenna Klein, and Mr. Bernie Peeters. ,,......-5 ,gs r I 3' A 3 ,K , I I . 'Sm 'Q at X V ver, At a photography workshop at Photographic Associates,Tom Petersen glances through a book of proofs. 1981 SHIELD

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A trip to Chicago gave Cathy Perry, Tom Petersen, Assistant Editor Lori Simkins, and Advisor, Mr. Len Cockman, the Palmer House Christmas tree to pose in front of. ithout sock-hops, conces- sion stand duty, or an- nounced monthly meetings, the Shield staff met every day, often for more than five hours at a time, to com- plete this volume of the Shieid. lt took some time, but we knew that when it would come out, it would be one ofthe most popular products sold by stu- dents this year. A three day workshop on the cam- pus of Coe College last July started us in our present direction. The three days of public relations provided by Cathy Perry, Lori Simkins, Tom Pe- tersen, and Mr. Len Cockman, began the development tor a theme and de- Looking for a new approach to taking pio- tures, AI Goldis finds himself in the view- finder when his reflection hits the weight room mirror. Index Editor Michelle Boyle alphabetizes. sign for this book. Seeking advertisers once school started took us out ot the classroom, and landed us in the hands of adver- tisers. After a couple weekends, some school days, and a lot of afternoons, we finally built up the 32 pages of ads needed to meet our budget. We took a day off from the 3-Ft and 3-C sheets in October to attend the iowa High School Press Association Regional Conference in Dubuque. We listened to lectures and speeches, but also worked to perfect our talents for writing messages during lectures and speeches. After another month, Cathy, Lori, Tom, and Mr. C. headed for Chicago to attend the National Scholastic Press Association journalism conference. Classes on 'how to build a yearbook were part of the weekend, but seeing the play Annie was a lot more memorable. From then on, until the end of the yearbook year , we kept irregular hours and a collection of pop bottles in C-19. it was all worth it, though, when we got the phone cal! from Topeka, Kansas, informing us that our shipment ot 800 cranberry red yearbooks were ready to be picked up. The Ad department ofthe 1981 Shield, Gwen Moore, Diane Boll, and Barb Lockwood, get into Barb's car for an appointment with an advertiser. Being sports editor meant being able to change plans at a moment's notice, for Kari Knott. HCOMPLETION

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AFTEERWQERD When we started this book at a Coe College yearbook workshop last summer, Lori, Cathy, Mr. C and I tried to decide what we could use for a theme for this book. We talked about the growth of the school and the population, and assorted cliches, until someone remarked about how confusing this would all be. After three months of polishing, that became the theme for the book and this year. The ironic thing is that it wasn't until we reached this point, at the last page toward the end of the year, that we realized how appro- priate that theme was. For us on the Shield staff, this has been an emotionally confusing year. We have gone from hating our work and this book at times, to showering it with all of our attention. That kind of back-and-forth thinking can make anything seem confusing, but looking around us, we saw that we weren't alone with that idea. I i Pep club, one of the school's largest organizations, was so strained for active members that its officers threatened to fold the club if more membergrdid not show up at the next meeting. Across the hall from theiLance staff seemed to be running into the same problems that we were, namely quick deadlines and few staff members. Teachers and stu- dents each had those times during the year that they wouldn't want to give to their enemies. Possibly more than anything else, the election of Ronald Reagan and the ensuing budget cuts did the most to upset the tradition and order of running a high school. Teachers that would be leaving and programs that would be cut all did their part to leave a bad impression. Still, though, things worked out and the year was memora- ble, BECAUSE the year was confusing, We will remember teachers lobbying legislators, and classes in A-hall without heat. We will remember self-scheduling for second semester and finally becoming seniors, just when they remove the 0000 it bench from senior hall. And, of course, most things in our lives weren't even affect- ed by any confusion. We still played mat ball in P.E. and found sanctuary in the commons. We still went to work, watched TV, and partied on the weekends tif we could get -away with itj without any thought to confusion . But the confusion would frequently come back to us, like when one of the long-scheduled REACH days were cancelled on the day they were to be held. For me, this year has had its bad times and, toward the end of the year, its very good times. This year has been Diana Miller offering to give me all the money in the school safe if I could produce this year's yearbook on the spot. This year has been working with neat kids like Kari Knott and Barb Lockwood, who I would have graduated without knowing, had we both not worked on this book. It was better appreci- atingWMr. Cockman, who put in hoursaway from his family, working to make sure this year was fiot just a bad memory. iAbevef-alt, thdughg-ltilwasirtearrtttfig-about myself and how much I should appreciate my world and my friends. . g My parents have been instrumental in allowing me to work on this yearbook. Even when I came home one night at 9:30, put gas in my car, and left to take pictures in Dixon, they just nodded their heads and f8T'm8-Q0 my own way. I am very grateful for the freedom they gave me to do what l enjoy. This, then, is the Shield for the 1980-81 school year. lt has its shortcomings and its problems, but it also has its creativ- ity, its design, and especially its memories. It is our hope that even if you are not pictured as often as you would like to be, that you remember what you were doing when each of these pictures were taken. We want this yearbook not to be your only memory of the year, but to be the spark that conjures up your own memories. We also hope that this book will become your own, just like this year has been your own. SEEECQUZQXIL. THANKS QfCDlL.CCDlE'5ll-fllEJlNl Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Petersen Mr. and Mrs. Fred Perry Mr. and Mrs. David Simkins Mrs. Leonard Cockman Mr. Bernie Peeters Eldridge Co-Op The 800 copies of the 1981 SHIELD were published by North Scott High School, Eldridge, IA, and printed by Josten's American Yearbook Company, Topeka, KA represented by Fred D. Thompson. It is printed on enamel gloss, in Helvetica type, 8 and 10 point. The cover was hot foil stamped on cranberry embossed cover material. The deisgn was ex- ecuted by Bernie Peeters from a staff concep- tion. The name on the spine, as well as all head- 7' i at 6 Eldridge OK Hardware Dr. Robert C. Bear Stevens Mr. Fred Jansen Mr. Edward A. Fischer The Faculty and Staff of North Scott High The Faculty Pop Machine lines, were handset by the staff in Forrnatt Micro Bold Outline, 24, 36 and 48 point. All tooling lines were done by the staff with 1!64 Chart- pack tape. Senior portraits and most group and action shots were photographed by Warner-Medlin-Hull Photography, Davenport. Underclassmen were done by Evans Photography, North English. Some group shots were contributed by the North Scott Press.