Parkway Central High School - Spur Yearbook (Chesterfield, MO)

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, ,, f an Jw 'QZM5 , fc . M 'zxf 1 f, ,f 4,41 g , ff, 5232'5V7.w ff f 2eaa ,,s, f z fa Uffyyn fi Children h lping children Awareness was the message to be carried out at Parkway Central's student council third annual Student Awareness Week. In addition, over S650 was raised through fun- draisers to benefit Children's Hospital. Student Council planned an outstanding program which was held this year during the week of December 8-12. Many speakers came to Parkway Central to discuss topics of concern, such as anorexia and bulimia feat- ing disordersl, AIDS, hunger in St. Louis, suicide prevention, in addition to slide pro- grams depicting graphic scenes of drunk- related teenage driving accidents. Also, a panel of students, who are recovering chemical dependents, told of their own per- sonal encounters with chemicals. Aside from the many speakers, student council had fundraisers each day. The fresh- men had a Rent-a-Freshmen day, the sopho- mores had a dating service and a bake sale, the juniors walked around collecting money, while the seniors had an auction of services, such as valet parking, free lunches, dinner with Assistant Principal David Stauffer, and others. The week officially ended with a balloon Iiftoff on Friday. More money was raised during this Student Awareness Week than any of the previous ones. Student Council presented a check to Childern's Hospital for M Q fgy-f i,r ft HMtN 3650. Reflecting about this successful fun- draiser, Stauffer said, Student Awareness Week is an outstanding opportunity for stu- dents to come to grips first hand with risk issues that are affecting them now or will affect them in the future. Stl During! way Centr 2, fundra 5WA TCH fiple Scler 250 colle States, an high scho4 gram. The fur Compass week WHS who explf As the we fundraisin the Rock- and the S In the dressed lil and woul artistfsl. F places. F Shnarr-dr was given ris-dresser place was , , 77574 4 , a f fix' 'Q '71 '15, '1'w-vuhil

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EC ,V CA, and FBL Ieber, Neil Joseph. X 1, Christine Smith, raugh. W 7 Speakers talked their trade during Free Enterprise week. DECA and FBLA members gather in the commons for a group shot, SUPPGQTED BY DECA Q DEQA officers- To to Bottom: Bill ,. P Vandal, Jeremy Sher, Cindy Weinman, Jffnniier Harbaugh, Larry Feiner. Career Day helps inspire students. ,.,........,g ,. , ,. Student Life

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s Qs- X st V gffiff- fei:sg5g ,wsxssff i N X25 Missa X tudents raise S2000 to bust MS During the week of Feburary 16-21, Park- way Central's student council participated in a fundraising program sponsored by SWA TCH and MTV. Students Against Mul- tiple Sclerosis or SAMS, was held on over 250 college campuses across the United States, and Parkway Central was the only high school in the nation active fin the pro- gram. The fundraising event was planned to en- compass one full week of activities. The week was kicked off with a guest speaker who explained what MS is and what it does. As the week went on, there were three main fundraising events, similar to the collegesg the Rock-a-Like contest, the Balloon liftoff, and the SAMS dance. ln the Rock-a-Like contest, contestants dressed like there favorite rock star or group and would lip sync a song played by the artistlsl. Prizes were given to the first three places. First place was given to Chrissy Shnarr-dressed like Madonna, second place was given to Derek Rudman and Keith Har- ris-dressed like the Blues Brothers, and third place was given to Stacy Farbes-dressed like Whitney Houston. Balloons for the Balloon liftoff were sold for S1 each, and on Friday, they were launched in a unified display to show the determination of Parkway Central to win the fight against Multiple Sclerosis. The week concluded with a SAMS dance, where students dressed like their favorite rock stars. In addition to the fundraising events, SAMS sweatshirts and buttons were sold, and collecting cans were placed around the school, in addition to grocery stores around Central. Involvement was the key to making this week a success, and Parkway Central's stu- dent body came through, without a doubt, and raised over S2,000, which in fact was the most money raised ever in a school fun- draiser. As Seniors Dan Friedman and Dave Rudman put it, At the beginning of the week, we were disappointed because of the lack of interest and involvement, however, when the contests and events began, the student body came together to help the fight to 'Bust MS.' T 1 1' M1 'f if Senior Seth Freedman ties to be the Boss at the SAMS lip sync contest. The Blues Brothers, Juniors Derek Rudman and Keith Harris place second at the SAMS dance. Placing first in the contest Junior Chrissy Shnarr dis la s her i P V winning sweatshirt and prize.