Raymore Peculiar High School - Panther Yearbook (Peculiar, MO)

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115 dance. Erica Preuss and Buffy Moorehead- warming work on decorations for the Winter- touch of her Chr'stmas painting. MiclIt-lll- lrvlnml puts on lhv f ml

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Michelli- Serros and Kim Sch .' pIm' their I'ino cooking abilities for Y Hi spirit of oomradery through clubs FCA, SADD and FTA are just a fewo clubs that are offered for student partici- pation. There are a total of 29 clubs and each club contributes something back to R-P. For example, Industrial Arts Club put in a new overhead garage door for the shop classes. . Clubs share profits from the concession stands for volleyball, basketball and wres- tling to raise money. Some clubs sponsor dances, too. AFS and FLC sponsored Win- terwarming, while Student Council spon- sored a hot dog-eating contest and pro- CLUBS bably the biggest project of their year, they held a tMr. R-Pi contest in which pro- ceeds went to John Wesley McCubbin, a Harrisonville infant who needs a liver transplant. The majority of clubs sell T-shirts, can- dy, buttons and posters, but occasionally a club comes up with a new idea, such as DECA's second annual Scavenger Hunt, held in the spring. Money from fundraisers are used for contest expenses and for many scholar- ships. Surveys show that students who partici- pate in extra-curricular activities have higher grade point averages. Those stu- dents who icaught the spirit' of partici- pation enjoyed fringe benefits such as piz- za. pool parties and concerts.

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mg Stu-Co voted district V.P. Student CounciFs main goal this year was to try to raise school spirit. Last sum- mer the four officers; Michell Cox, Amy Files,, Susan Hakes and, Angie Martin, at- tended the Missouri Association of Student CounciPs seven-day camp in Fulton, Mis- souri. There, the girls met different people from around the state and got new ideas and input on how to solve problems and raise spirit in their school. Also held last summer at the Silver Lake Clubhouse was a workshop for' the council members to help them get organized and ready for the new year. They sponsored the Beach Blowout Dance and the Snowball Dance, put on a Lip Sync in February and sold message balloons at Homecoming and computer match-ups Valentinels Week. They also challenged Harrisonville to a eating con- test at half-time of the home girls varisty basketball game against Harrisonville and unfortunately lost; proving that Harrison- ville students are bigger pigs. Besides all the spirit raisers, the council worked on community projects such as getting petitions filled out by students op- posing the proposed sanitary landfill and presenting them at the hearing for the landfill at the Cass County Courthouse in Harrisonville. They also sponsored a Com- munity Blood Drive in the gym in Novem- ber and ran a canned food drive in Decem- ber. The council also attended the District Workshop in Warrensburg and was elected District Vice President in November. In March, Michell Cox, Amy Files, Angie Martin and Janell Armstrong traveled to St. Louis for the State Conference at Park- way-South High School. The conference lasted for three days and the girls attended workshops and assemblies for new ideas. Mr. Bill Dooley, student council advisor, sums up the year as ttvery activefl tTm satisfied with the way theylve worked to- gether and I feel that theytve met most of their goalsf said Mr. Dooley. Front row: Mr. Bill Dooley, advisor; Michell Cox, president; Amy Files, vice president; Susan Hakes, secretary; Angie Martin, treasurer. Second row: Michelle Ireland, Suzie Bloodworth, Melisa Martin, Shara Clevenger, Doug Duncan, Sara Kelt- ner, John Lucas, Martha Lew15, Tammie Brodrick, J ill Retter, Tam- my Cox. Back row: Melissa Serres, Melisa Richter, Janelle Armstrong, Rebec- ca Zealley, Doug Klein, Jeff Stohr, Todd Moulder, Doug Miller, Brenda McKeown, Kim Dmtin. Michell Cox, Melisa Martin, Susan Hakes, Melisa Richter and Kim Dus- tin concentrate on the guest speaker at the district workshop in Warrens- burg. Council members hang a campaign poster in the Warrensburg gym for the district elections. Miche COX' S. s Files cast thelr ' elections in Wan