Northwest High School - Silvertip Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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180 ' Sophomores Dale Orth Randy Osburn Erick Ozbun justin Padgett jon Peer Mark Pennington Houston Perry jacqueline Personne jane Petrosky Davii Pettit Sally Phillips Teresa Pickens Carl Pierpoint Todd Pierpoint Ronald Poe Dave Posey Darin Pore Beverly Pouncil l 2 I l E t 5 5 S Q E Sophomore Chris Bracknej collects variety of pop bottle Everyone has a hobby or special interest andsophomore Chr Brackney is no exception. Chris and his brotherjohn Brackney, junior, have been collecting pop bottles dated before 1945 fr four years. They began an interest in bottle collecting when their uncl found one. Since then they have been searching and adding t their collection. It was just something to do, said Chris. Together they hav collected over 300 bottles. Some types of bottles they collect ar Red Bird, Circle A, and Red Arrow. Each bottle ranges in valu between 51 and 54. The oldest bottle they have is dated 1895 but is faded, due to age. The next best bottle has been date back to 1902 or 1903. There are only two bottles dated aftc 1945. They find bottles in dumps and buy some from paw shops. They also trade bottles with a fellow collector who ha more than 2,000. One time we found over 70 bottles in an old desserted dum: in a hole about six feet deep and three or four feet wide ani long, said Chris. Sometimes he and his brother differ on their opinions abou who found certain bottles and the age of the bottles. He reall enjoys his hobby and hopes to continue on with future success. -Brenda Le

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Sophomore john Hall, family enjoy avid interest in ballooning Sophomore john Hall has an avid interest in ballooning. In fact, his whole family is actively involved in ballooning. Hall and his family became involved in the sport in 1976 while watching a hot air balloon race in Wichita. Since that day, Hall has been going strong in this unusual sport. Ballooning can be an expensive sport, as any balloonist will tell you. A hot air balloon costs anywhere from 57.000 to 325,000 In addition to buy- ing the balloon, other costs include a chase vehicle, propane gas for the balloon, and gasoline for the van. Hall and his family own two Barnes- Firefly AX7 balloons, and are members of a local ballooning club. In- flating a balloon usually takes four people, even in the best of weather. Once inflated, the balloon can carry two or three passengers at a time. Being an avid balloonist, Hall flies at every opportunity. ' He acknowledges approximately 50 flights during the school year. Hall likes ballooning because it is original, peaceful and a fun family sport. He especially likes to go to races, and has been to over 40. Races have proven profitable for the Hall family as they won a new GMC van in a 1983 race in Oklahoma. Keeping the sport alive, the Hall family belongs to three balloon clubs: The Balloon Federation of America, The Kansas Highwinders, and The Wichita Balloon Club , -Missy Knolla Patricia Neil Shelli Nethercot Cory Newby Long Nguyen Quang Nguyen Michael Obrien Mike Ogden Ronald Ollek e Kelly Olson Sophomores 0 179

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Steve Price Shelley Rarzlaff Tanya Reichenborn Sharon Reid Lisa Reynolds Timothy Rhodes Alison Rihons Holly Riehzxrds Michael Riihrer Bridgerr Rickel Krvsivn Riddle jane Riley Roheri Rirrer jennifer Robbins james Rohillard Charlene Robinson Linda Robinson Lisa Roetro Debi Rogge Kari Rolfing Darik Roll Tom Rose Angela Rosenauer Heidi Rudd Rhonda Rudrow Steven Rushton Buddy Russel Todd Ryn Linda Saffle jennifer Sandberg Lichellc' Sanders Sheri Sanders Michelle Schlyer Bobby Schoeppel jeffery Schommer john Schroeder Paul Schroeder jimmy Schultz Melissa Schuliz Michael Schultz Ron Schulte Gregory Snort janae Serpan Deborah Shaffer Kimberly Shaner Stephanie Sherman Mia Sheilds Cindy Shumaker Robyn Sisk jody Smarsh Crysral Smirh Devon Smith Lana Smirh Ronnie Smirh Sophomores ' 181