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

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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.

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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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Varsity B-ball poms have all the right moves P Q I The squad gave it their all in their last performance of the season. After an exhausting performance Seniors Jill Corn, 1 y- nun-v ' .trite ,fff 11 ' uw! MQ:-, Jungle Love, You're Drivin' Me Mad, You're Makin Me Crazy, Crazy . . 7' When the music started the 1986-87 Varsity Basketball poms proved that they had all the right moves. Tradition was broken this year when sponsor Cathy Panetti decided to have the same squad perform at halftime for both football and basketball games. Although the decision relieved the girls of tryout anxiety, the dedication and the cooperation tended to be much greater this season. Senior captains Jill Corn and Lori Ed. wards added variety to the squad by letting groups of two, three, and four girls on the squad pick their favorite songs and choreo- graph routines to teach the rest of the squad. This was a good idea, it helped us appreciate all the work that goes into being a captain, said Junior April King. lt also provided a variety of dance techniques for the audience as well as for the girls on the squad. Walk this way, Nasty, and Para- dise by the Dashboard light were a few of the songs the girls performed to. I enjoyed seeing the poms perform at halftime. said Senior David Rudman. They danced well and made it worthwhile to stay during half- time. This year's squad put in a lot of hard work and long hours preparing for their per- formances, but in the end it all proved worthwhile. said Pannetti. nf' Lori Edwards, and Kim Wittner share a friendly The poms kick off their season in style performing to f-Nasty- Senior Km smile. Student Life R