Ruskin High School - Mirage Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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Seniors decorate the hall for homecoming week ENlORS Sim Lxgtn Senior class officers: Lon Taylor—treasurer. Kristin Smith—secretary. Kurtis Armstrong—president. Debbie Tabiendo—vice president. m t he Senior class m has enjoyed all (heir Rusk in Of course s WM this year was the best, particularly because the sen- forward to One thing strong, senior class president, felt made this year unique was the diversity of talent in their class-academics, athletics, drama, debate, music, and much more. ram Pmn iors were looking 'Graduation Day.' that Kurtis Arm- Tracy Ridgley just loves her job. Lora Carder enters the Twilight-Zone Senior Divider 17

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Senior Personalities iMilitarv Career Assures Future After basic training Bob will be stationed at Sheppard Air Force Base in Texas where he will receive his tech- nical school training as a medical laboratory specialist. Completing this, he will spend 32 weeks at a specified hospital for on-the-job training. While working as a medical lab specialist for the Air Force, Bob will be attending school during evenings and weekends in hopes of receiving his pre-med de- gree. Because he will be attending school and working at the same time, the Air Force will pay for 75 percent of his pre-med school fees. Bob will then apply for medical school in which, if accepted, he may receive a fully paid scholarship by the Air Force. He would then be a full-time student and a commissioned officer with the rank of second lieutenant. If all goes as he plans. Bob will graduate from medical school with the rank of captain, and pay the Air Force back for his education with four years of ser- vice. Bob said that later on he hopes to open up his own medical practice. Im» 7 w ur s the end of the senior's high school year draws near many look forward to Ltheir summer vacation, and then college. However, Bob Hill will be looking forward to entering the Air Force, in which he leaves for basic training in San Antonio, Texas, on June 20. Bob enlisted for six years with the Air Force in hopes of later becoming a medical doctor. He decided to enter the Air Force so they could help him obtain his educa- tional goals, plus assure him a job. He decided to pursue a military career with the Air Force because he felt that they were the most educational branch. Off to the Kuccs V raci Smith had often gone to the high school drag races as a by-stander. However, for the last two years she has been going as a participater. Race car driving became Traci Smith's fa- vorite hobby when she started racing about two years ago at the Kansas City International Raceway (KCIR). She said that she would someday like to be a profes- sional race car driver because she feels that she has the talent, but she said that this would probably never happen because of the finances that this sport requires. Traci drives a '74 black Javelin, and she races on the quarter-mile track at speeds of 87-90 m.p.h. She said that her finish time for this race track averaged to about 15-16 seconds. Traci races approximately once a month and she plans to continue racing as a hobby as long as she can. Going Abroad hile many graduates will be preparing for college and WW reers. Doug ■•■■■■■RIB Hennon will be preparing to visit a foreign country. For an entire year Doug will be an AFS (American Field Service) student overseas. Doug will leave at the end of June to go to the AFS headquarters in New York where he will attend an ori- entation and be able to meet other students going abroad. He has always thought of being a foreign ex- change student, but this is the first year that his finan- cial situation would allow him to be one. The total cost to be a foreign exchange student is about $4,000. Doug said his parents agreed for him to go as long as he paid for half of the trip. As of now, Doug doesn't know which country he has been assigned to, but he hopes to reside in a Scandanavia country. He will be attending school while away, and grade year-wise he will be equivalent to a high school senior. Doug has often wanted to visit a foreign country, and now that he has that opportunity, he knows it will be an experience that he'll never be able to match. Ixm Tat lor Senior Personalities 19