Savannah High School - Savannual Yearbook (Savannah, MO)

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on set and a video show movies. :ker i87 thinks the a good idea but it 1 at the wrong age temple, not very is are going to want year old is and vice ire people would be t was set for a up. Pm not saying 20 year olds, but Lctivities for differ- the kids occupied, tmething to do in mented Mrs. Mar- lamber committee '87 thinks Teen will be more of a ;he 7th and 8th tsic guidelines, 7th rade teens will be e a lot of fun - into trouble for it! rting to realize they A own thing. Being at Rock-n-Roll Is all d Dennis Pepper, as with Diebold. - me is rebellious, cool, stated Guy. vy metal, which is sin' or partying, ppen ock is very popular may like the more of rock. JaNeene tated, Chicago is p because they are hich is the style of s '86 is one who I music from the atlas or the Rolling make you feel Limle and Yolanda :Dancing am! more $ancing What comes to mind when you hear the word dancing? When you realty stop to wonder about it, there is so much more to deheihg then we thihk about. iWhen I heer the word dancing, I think at moms and hemeoomihg, stated Cherie Wemsley '38. On the other hand Scott Peek '87 thinks of iigiris. Most people dense just fer the tun of it while others train for many years and build a career of it. Dancing is done in movies end ballets; it's done for physical fitness. Ethnic dancing is done to carry on tradition and culture. So many moods can be captured on the dance floor. We can all look back to the early 1800': through the 1930's when there were the evet-so-tpopular Weltz, Foxtrot end the Quickstep. We can also remember hearing about the 'ewingere' of the thirties. This is when things began to liven up. Just imagine the dance floor full of young teenagers doing the Jttterbug. The boys dressed in their baggy trousers and long jackets, the girls with their full skirts and saddle shoes. As Tones Hughes '33 said, i think it Haad trip team weulid be nest it the Jitterbug weuid come beek es a new fed. One style at dancing that hes ceme heck is the many-howihg reck-h-lreii dense: of the 50's where wetyene mews the way they went in. Another demos that hes a certaih defined: motien to it its the Twist. We can elii relate to that one way or another. Shelly Decker end Shetly Williams, both '86, sets that the first dame that they ever learned was the Twist. It is possible that everyone who was growing up during the 60's end 70's hes in some wey been exposed to the Twist. Another pewter dense ereze that we cert all remember from our own experieneee is Disco. This was the trahstometim from platform shoes to rubber soles end sneakers. While on the suhtect of emperel, we mustn't ieeve out London in the 1970's when Punk Ftoclt, ales celted New Wave, hegen. Punk totiawere dress themselves with noteehly eccentric gear. They denee what they celi 'the Pond white razor blades and safety pins dehgle tram their ears, heetrils and carefully rtpped: alumna. it is else not unusual to see it puhkameker with e mohewk or tneonneelieree hair that spikes at the One other type at dence that is remnizect by ctothing ere talkatdentcee such as the Seattieh reel, jigs and square semen. Square dencihg is stiil very pewter teeny, as is wntemporery dunes, eleesieetl ballet, tep dancing and the growing street dancing, which includes :Breek Deming. Street denetng seemed to he the meet populist with the guys, while the very different style, tbetiet, wee the meet pewter with the girls, eeeetdtng to Jan Murray in her book entitled Dhaee Now. if i could he a dancer I'd? be a ballet denser because I think it's neat, commented Amelie HOMO! '66. H: like to be the kind of dencev that wee an Ftuhdmee, whatever kind that wee, mplied Stacy Dunn '85. Whatever kind at dencihg you prefer, remembet mm there are many moods end testing: to be captured: in the art of movement. - Shem Bimkweti ShELUS spirit The gym is crowded, and the game is about to start. Lafayette fans are preparing to cheer their team on to victory while on the other side of the gym, a group of fans is yelling and screaming. There is something strange going on on Savannahis side of the gym. Many of the fans are dressed in white. Not just plain white clothes but WHITE TOGAS!!! They are called the Road Trip Crew. The group was started last year by e group of seniors who decided to get wild at away games, said Tim Clerk '85, an official Road Tripper. Screaming, yelling cheering the Save es on is Dnly part of being a can Tripper. Dressing up'is a big facet. iilt makes the night crazier? coma mented Clerk. and ' 7 The members of the Road Trip Crew are trying to get more people to go to away games. Brian Young ,8? thinks it's working. Its more fun when a lot of people go to the away games. More people went to go, and it shows more school spirit. Do the Road Trippers help the team win? Tyler Wehdtluh i8? believes they do. When i play, i hear people yell, and it makes you went to win. Well, the mystery is cleared up, and the people on the ether side at the gym donit took quite so strange anymore; in fact, they look like they're having fun. i onlg have one more question. eh i he a Road Tripper? - Amy Sehwiehtehberg

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J Mini meg How do you spend ; your weekend? Is is cruis- ing wound, going to parties or stopping ens! talking to your friends in one of the public parking lot: mune Savannah, end getting in trouble for it? These may be mesons why students tend edultei were named to serve on the council of the newly formed Teen Town. Amortiipw tn an issue of the Sevenmeh Reperter, the council will consist of two adults and two teens from each use school. These named were Mrs. Betty Lance end Mrs. Elaine Turner, adult representatives from Sevenneh, end Deenm Gerton end Kathy Crecket, Sevenneh Junior and Senior High representatives respectively. The Seventteh City Council agreed t0 ellow the Teen Town to meet in the Clesby Community Center. There ere many means at enter- tainment eveiieble st Teen Town - not just dancing. There is s pool able, a ping pong table, board of Dock -n-Doll Rock-n-Reli. Elvis Presley, a Memphis truck driver, became the leader of this emerging style of music. Presley stunned the nation with his twisting end shaking. More influential still were the Beetles. The Beeties emerged in the 1960's as e quertet of English psdormets. Ones their popularity was estebiished in the American music world, they begen te expere Iment with exotic instruments and sophisticated recording techniques to create en influential term of iistudio rock. Herd reek groups such as the Rolling Stems, the Who end the Kinks were iznfiueneed by the Besties. Other seft reek groups such es the Bee Gees, the Byer and Simon and Garfunkel were also highly influenced by the Beeties. Such reek guitarists ss Eric Clapton, Jeff Seek and Jimmy Pegs got their starts with groups like the Yerdhirtis. ' ' Acid reek evellved in the late 1960's es yeung peepie began te experiment with drugs. Aise eeiied psychedelic reek, its tplutpeee was ts oempiem-ent the various exper- iences with drugs. The most extreme psychedeiic rock bend wee prohsbiy Jefferson Airplane, whiiie Jimi Hendrix wes the for- emest ecidi guitarist. in the iste 1970's, 'ipunk rock became known. Punk rock at! tempted te restore the rebetiieus nature that rock music wes intend- ed te have. Along with punk rock ceme disco. ieee's only ambition was to get people to dance. The BeeGee's, through Disco, became the biggest selling rock act in histery. Their sound track eibum fee Saturday Night Fever broke all seies records. Today's popular sounds may come from herd rack groups such es iron Maiden, KISS, Quiet Riot end dudes Priest er from softer reek groups such es Chicago. individuals such as Bruce Spring- steen, Prime end Pet Beneter ere else very mpnuier. The times have certainly ehenvged end so hes the music. David Diebele i816 stated that the meets has changed for the better. games, e television set and s video set recorder t0 shew movies. Stephenie Barker i8? thinks the Teen Town wee a good ides hut ttit is being directed at the wrong age groups. For example, not very meaty 20 year olds are going to want to go where s 13 year old is and vice verse I think more people would be interested if it was set for a different age group. Pm not saying exclude 13 or 20 year olds, but make different activities for differ- ent age groups. IV: to keep the kids occupied, to give them something to do in Savannah, commented Mrs. Mer- isnne Price, Chamber committee member. 7 Bruce Lundy '87 thinks Teen Tm Deuces will be more of a success with the 7th and 8th gredersfi With some beeic guidelines, 7th through 12th grade teens will be allowed to heve e lot of fun . without getting into trouble for it! - Tammy Paxton itBsnds are starting to realize they can do their own thing. Being rebeilieus is what Rock-n-Fioil is all about. Mark Guy and Dennis Pepper, both ,86, agree with Diebiold. Rock-nv-Fioil to me is rebellious, loud and very coo'i, stated Guy. Rock is heavy metal, which is great for cruisini or partying, commented Pepper. While hard rock is very popular today, others may like the more mellow farms of rock. JeNeene Simmons '86 stated, Chicago is my fsvarite group because they are soft pop rock, which is the style of music I like. ' Craig Mathews '86 is one who likes ciessicsl music from the iGO's. like the Bestie-s er the Rolling Stones. They make you feel great. - Kelly Limie end Yoiends Justus iban What comes 1 the word danc stop to wondet much more to about. When I I think of pron stated Cherie i other hand Set girls. Most people of it while other and build s care in movies and physical fitness. to carry on trst So many mo: the dance floor to the early 180 when there we Weitz, Foxtrot : can also remen iswingera' of th things began to the dance floor doing the Jitter The boys dr trousers and ior their full skirts Tones Hughes The gym is game is Lafayette far cheer their 1 while on the gym, a grout end screal something 31 Savannahis Many of the in white. Nc clothes bi TOGASMI They are 0; Crew. The g iilast year by who decide: away games '85, an offici Screaming cheering the r part of being Dressing up makes the ni mented Clari

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Williams Vanessa Williams became not only the first black Miss Amer- ice but also the first ever to ebdicete. She gave up her title when pornographic pictures of her were published in a weile known magazine. During the short ten months that Williams reigned, she met President Ronald Reagan, was honored by the NAACP, ape peered on the iiLove Boat? marked Dr. Martin Luther King's birthday with Coretta Scott King, and signed hundreds of autographs. it looked as if things were rolling along smoothly. Then one day. Vanessa learned of a rumor voted unanimeusiy to ask Williams, for the first time in the pageants 63eyeer history, to relinquish her crown. Williams asked them to let her think about it for ewhiie after a lawyer toi-d her that there was no part in the pageant rules that stated one ceuidnit pose nude. But, regardless, Wiiliems ebb dieeteci her title. According to Mr. Albert Marks. the Miss America Chairman, the tees of image is expected to cost her $100,000, in advertising work. According to one scientific telephone poll conducted by the Los Angeles Heretd Examiner, 65 percent of the Causes Scandal No, ishe shoutdi net have posed: in the nudist because it corrupted the wholesome image ot Miss Amerioa. Tracy :Kneeht '85 teeis that the executive committee ter the Miss America Pageant asked Williams to give up her crown iibeeause they pttebebiy felt that she sho-uid be a rate model for young girie and posing in Penthouse wasnit a very good role according to the officials. Traci Spittmen '85 agreed that it was wrong tor Wiiiiams to peeve nude and not say anything about it . Whether you agree or not, it was Wiiiiams decision to give about pornographic pictures. The executive committee for the Miss America pageant Tes ts .... Competency A Necessity? Dealing with a child's mind and the country's future. These are two of the responsibilities of en educa- tor which leads to the question: Are teachers cepabie'i of teach- ing what needs to be taught in classrooms? One method to assure capability Is the use of a competency test. A competency test challenges a person on the basic knowteoge of what the subject is that he or she is teaching. Mike Pray '87 stated, I think the tests should be a law because it'd bring more qualified people to the front. They should have humor, e- personality and still be able to get the point across to youli According to Education Digest, kids don't see the purpose of what they have to learn or the way it's presented. This leads to teachers facing pessive resistance. They say incapable teachers in the classroom are leading to the decline of the Scholastic Aptitude Test tSATt and also the 25 percent decrease in graduating students. iiTeeehers should take this test. We need better teachers. Having a degree doesnt mean you can teach, commented Cindy Schottei '86. An articie in the Education Digest stated that an effective teacher has to be shire to evoke the respect of an assorted group of students. Teachers who are ad- mired for their personality Make the student give an extra effort. Many teachers are kept on the staff because of different reasons, such as: seniority, scarce funds, forced reductions in staff and ooliective bargaining agreements. The article went on to say that any teachers who are over the age of 40 dont have the technotegicei knowledge. Also, teachers fsiiinlg in their responsibilities shouid be told so, worked with and given the opportunity for improvement. The question is whether teachers shoutd the required te take these tests, what should be contained in them and it it's reeiiy necessary. Miss Debbie Wenzel, Health teacher, stated, tilt you can make it through four years of coiliege education, that sheetd say semethu respondents said Wiiiiams should have kept her crown. Rhonda Gates i85 replied, Mg. seem , Mr. Ron Schmidt, Business teacher, equipped, This compee tency test shouidn't be a law. Doctors and iewyers don't take them so teacher's shouldn't either. SHS teachers are qualified because they take an interest in the students and siso have a variety of degrees in teaching background. According to the digest, the most effective teachers are those peoptie-oriented individuals who inspire their students to love learning and to reach for excei- Ience. Kim Deatherage '85 stated, Teachers should be required to take this test. it shows their intelligence and oouid possibly hetp In the hiring and firing of teachers. They might have s coiiege degree. but the key tto teaohlngt is knowing how to teach students. Miss Linda Whittord, Math teacher, commented, iiit the teeohers dont know their subjects. how did they pass their college exams? Tammy Paxton up her crown or to tight it in gage Do you ever about the a throughs that 3 Things that 0 end great-gran bly never wo dreamed possio becoming a re Take, for i , tificial heart. 3 retired dentist, made heart i Clark died 11 implant. Later, a tra