Platte County High School - Pirateer Yearbook (Platte City, MO)

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fi . Y - f f X . - . ,ss , . ', 71 Q fw ,K - , 1 , 1 .hx I I rw 4 , The teachers and administration looked back and relived each grunt and groan, each mutter and moan, and wondered how they ever kept from going insane from all the trials and tribulations of running a high school. But, there is fulfillment in being a part of education. Only saints and fools can withstand the quicksilver nature of youth. Teachers are sustained by humor and faith, and the rare but inevitable moments of love and joy. Considering everything - we did the best we could. This was a good year. I 1,1 5 Table of Contents Summary of the 1979-1980 School Year The New Additions Faculty Seniors Underclassmen FALL ACTIVITIES Volleyball Football Homecoming Fall Play Building Trades WINTER ACTIVITIES Girls' Basketball Boys' Basketball Wrestling Yearbook Band Choral Music Future Business Leaders of America Student Council DECA French and Spanish Clubs Pep Club Pom-Pon Cheerleaders American Field Service Future Home Economists of America National Honor Society Booster Club, Lettermen Office Aids, Library Aids Weekends Advertising SUPPLEMENT SPRING ACTIVITIES Girls' Track Boys' Track Baseball Spring Play Prom Graduation Senior Accomplishments 2 4-6 7-15 16-32 33-48 50-51 52-55 56-63 64-65 66 68-69 70-71 72-73 74-75 76-78 79-80 80 82-83 84-85 86 87 88 89 90-91 92 93 94 95 96 97-1 12 114-115 116-117 118-119 120-121 122-124 125-126 127-128 3

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What will we remember about PCHS when we are gone? . . .the view of the water tower from the school, the new south wing, the new shop, art and cafeteria facilities, the faces of teachers and students alike, the formation of new words like cosmic and boothead . . .andthe manytimes we laughed - and sometimes cried - at the emotional moments experienced by all. The 1979-80 school year saw the rise of the student store, masterminded by STUCO and manned by DECA. Fortified with Hostess and Guys products, the student store emerged as an industry in its own right and became an elective class. Traditions were revived. Teachers again doubled as coaches, especially new teachers. Mr. Pat Nelson taught shop and was assistant football coach, Mr. Brad Kinchloe taught math and was assistant wrestling coach, Ms. Penny Wilson taught P.E. and coached volleyball, basketball and track. The Class of '80 maintained a three year tradition of sweeping the Homecomingbcompetition. While another noteworthy tradition -freshmen initiation - resurfaced. The most significant tradition that will be remembered by all will be the resurgence of what had been considered the missing link for years - school spirit. Pep rallies became true pep rallies, posters and decorations weren't torn down, athletes and coaches were applauded, and new attendance records were set at athletic and school-sponsored events. Volleyball became a major sport as the girls volleyed their way to their first winning season. The football team had a losing season, but they played well and had fun doing it. PCHS roundball and hardball teams kept up their high standards, and the wrestlers and track team sweated to prepare state competing teams. Mrs. Barbara Eubank rose to head the English department in the second year of minimal skills testing. Ms. Susan Dunham taught speech and English during this first year for her on the staff. Mrs. Cynthia Fisher joined the staff to instruct English I. Mr. Martin Pope, a math teacher studying for a masters degree in English, directed the fall and spring plays. Ms. Marcy Kalthoff became the new art teacher. This year the math department joined the English department in instituting the mastery of minimal skills as a requirement for graduation. Teachers and administration worked long hours to 9 prepare for the North Central visitation. Long reports were written, statistics gathered, and special presentations and meetings organized. The week of December 9-15 was especially strenuous as all of us were observed and all aspects of curriculum were evaluated so that suggestions for scholastic improvement could be made. After the year was over we looked back and wondered where it had gone. The Class of '80 will remember it as the best year of their lives, the Class of '81 will see it as one year closer to seniority, the Class of '82 saw it as the last year of underclassmanship - and the freshmen were probably glad to have it over.

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The addition to the south end of the building was the biggest change in environment this year. The new wing housed special education, distributive education, one English class and the guidance offices. CAbove Righty The architecture of the new wing used the same red brick and sandstone of the original building. CFlightJ Inside the Pirate orange paint was muted to a tasteful persimmon. CAbove Lefty Some things and places never change, Mr. McDowell corrects papers in the stadium waiting for the pyramid building contest to Start. Expanding Into the Future