Northwest High School - Silvertip Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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Seniors capture top position in annual Bear Frolics contest To kick off the month of May, the Northwest Student Senate sponsored the annual Bear Frolics. Tickets were sold for 25 cents to students during both lunches and before and after school. The proceeds went to Student Senate. In overall competition, the senior class received first place honors with a score of 22 points, closely followed by the juniors in se- cond plce with 21 points. The sophomore class came in third place with a score of 13 points. The events included the 8-legged race which consisted of two teams of seven peo- ple whose legs were tied together forming an 8-legged competition. There were races for women in which the seniors took first place, followed by the juniors in second and the sophomores in third. In the men's races, the juniors came out on top, followed by the seniors and last the sophomores, and the mixed races in which the juniors came out winners over the second placed sophomores and third placed seniors. One of the messier events was the egg toss where two people tossed an egg back and forth until it broke. The seniors and juniors tied in this event for first place leaving the sophomores to take second. The final event was the men's and women's tug-of-war. In the men's category, the seniors defeated the sophomores and third place juniors. The seniors also came in first in the women's tug-of-war in which the juniors came in se- cond followed by the struggling sophomores. Many of the events were cancelled because of lack of time such as the relays, rickshaw races and the chariot races. Overall, the seniors were victorious over the juniors and sophomores. Most all students. participated in the afternoon events which caused the popular success of the annual Bear Frolics competition. Even though every student did not attend the event, the ones that did, brought everyone there together as not three classes competition against each other, but as one group taking part in school pride and spirit. -Craig Clark S'

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'Almost Paradise' atmosphere dominates junior-Senior Prom The night was filled with glamour. Chauffered limosines, town cars, beautiful dresses and tuxedos decorated with corsages and boutonnierc-s were just a small number of symbolic tokens that brought attention to the 1984 junior-Senior Prom. The annual activity, which was held in the Commons on April 28, marked another special event in the minds of approximately 500 individuals who attended the Prom. As they entered the Commons, the at- mosphere was captivated by the colorful, tropical scenery. palm trees, sea-shell candles, a waterfall and glittery dem lights surrounded the surface. The decorations were based on a tropical cruise theme. The music was performed live by a well-known local group, Lotus, featuring john Smith as lead singer. The theme song for the 1984 junior- Senior Prom, Almort Parazhke, was taken from the motion picture Footloose. Seniors Charlie Moreno and Stephanie Blair were chosen 1984 Prom King and Queen and juniors Doug Rippel and Tracy johnson were elected Prom Prince and Princess. Royalty candidates were nominated by the senior and junior classes. An election was held to narrow the list of candidates to three finalists in each division. The final voting took place at the Prom. Other senior royalty candidates were Mike Downing, Troy Rochat, Christy Ott and Kelly Oltjenbruns. Other junior royalty finalists were Eric Clark, Kyle Rolfing, Tam- my Parish and janet Foreman. The total cost for the Prom was estimated at 34,500 The money was put to good use as it was divided into three main areas: 31,400 for the live bandg 152,500 for the in- terior decorator, and 3600 for miscellaneous items. The cost per couple was S17 and S9 a single. -Sherno Tuggle , 1. Y! 9 1 ABOVE: juniors Traccyjnhnson and Doug Rippel participate in the Royalty Dance after jg being crowned Prom Princess and Prince. LEFT: Dancing to a song performed bythe local band Lotus. the Grizzlies and their dates take time out to enjoy a slow dance. Prom 0 75

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,.':g.x.ulcr,auw n L. ,Q ABGVE: Celebrating their victory, members of the senior class are proud of their triumph over the juniors. LEFT: During the 8-legged race, members of the junior mixed team make a strategic leap to the finish line. ABOVE: Expressing teamwork in hopes of pulling the other team down, the sophomore girls stick together. LEFT: Participating in one of the messier events,junior Tracey johnson catches only a portion of the egg. FAR LEFT: Struggling towards victory, students flex their athletic capability as others move to the side-line to observe the victory. Bear Frolics