Shawnee Mission Northwest High School - Lair Yearbook (Shawnee Mission, KS)

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QQX . x ESNX S - s gg? IQ 5 , 2 - ss- rss . s. . M 3 wif lways on the go-that was the life of the active student. Between early morning practices, play rehearsals, two-a-days, meetings, and homework, ' l d their social students s lives. ln the fall, all the preparation, sweat, and ething. Friday night hardwork finally meant som tion was, as the flag team, was where the ac drill team, marching band, and football team performed and played. Friday night was the night--the break between hectic weeks, and like took advantage of parents and students a till found time to ea lt. Weights to lift, lines to learn, melodies to f it all paid off at the final perfor- mance. Students were involved with not only X the playing, singing, or acting, but as an audi- ence as well. These students were caught up in the fast pace of Northwest's activities. ' ll season, spirit re- , .. Despite the losing footba and black stood out in memorize- the stands, amid orange crus f pons. ' to be involved, but it kept lt wasnt easy tudents on the movef, mained high. Orange f 5 ' h cans and pom S Ml4aZKek,,1 0Pening 9 dtlisll by David Byrd

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...fu .-4a-r.4b-1.44---1 gf T 5 W THE STUCO-SPONSORED Leadership Retreat helps promote unity among the various school organizations. Tracy Alber and Julie Wlninger become acquainted in a balloon-popping game. Qphoto by Tom McCurryj VARSITY GYMNASTS Kitty Hourigan, Stephanie Withers, and Julie Wininger con- gratulate Karen Moore on her performance on the uneven parallel bars at the league meet. Qphoto by Darin Pritchett! 4 T fy X A J My

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10 Random Notes asons and complete uCo, cheerleaders, pep band, and drill of their se zaml. scoreboards. Also included was special Sports. Many students participated in concentration on the leisure sports, team hem at school, many watched them, and managers, and coaches. nany involved themselves in them outside Friday Night-the only thing that kept of school. ln Picking up the Pace, aspects Northwest going through the week. The of the wide world of sports were covered. excitement began at the start of the mid- E' 'Mfr' was featured with highlights morning assembly. ln Where the Action -- Is, the subject was a typical autumn Fri- ry night at a football game. ln the early lannlng stages of the book, a game eemed to best symbolize that Friday axcitement, Of course in August, no one rnew that the Cougars would have a los- ing season and that by the last few games, the fans would have decided the team wasn't worth sitting in sub-freezing vi weather for. But the section remained in- BRENDA CARPENTIZK Penh-Y tact with a few minor alterations. Cover- , , age included the preparation for the routine at one of the pep assemblies 1 b lphow by Chris A5580 game, the game itself, thefans, half-time, the parents of students involved, after- The year lweu, actuauv the summed game activities, and a special look at a began with an idea. This idea was not so losing season' - . l appeahng at hrsi,-at least not to the two All the stories in the first section, taken people who had to work it out. But after together' were designed to show Ncfrfhwgst brainstorming sessions and sleepless night students as students m lggafpamcfpahng of thinking, the idea seemed not only the ' m actwmes' playing sports' havmg fun' best thing to do but even exciting. JOEY GOUGH practices with tne n.a.c.r- lt was time for a change in the terribly ing band after school. fphoto by Darin traditional Lair, especially the overall or- Pritchett! IN TI-IE FAST LANE ganization, and if any staff could do it, it of their seasons and complete ONE STEP AHEAD ...................... 11-32 would have to be this somewhat bizarre, . . A GROWING SPIRIT ................... 33-54 , scoreboards. Also included was special off-the-wall, and unconventional staff. , . PICKING UP THE PACE ............. 55-9 l concentration on the leisure sports, team After everything was scrambled, the staff WHERE THE ACTION IS .......... 97-11 ended up with the following features. But maQ?3ers'!3n?1coaGheS' 1 h. h t k t through it all, Random Notes will act as U av xg P4 e ony t mgft A ep the guide. The first section, called One Step Le H Ahead, was designated for coverage of all EFX forms of entertainment. lncluded in the GO section was television and movies, school concerts, plays, and music classes. The ,- section also took a closer look at what students did to prepare themselves for an To average dayfwhat it took to face the OVERH, world. The second section, A Growing Spirit, covered how school spirit increased as the year progressed. lncluded in the section would not only be the events of the year fSpirit Week, Cougar Day Parade, pep assemblies, Leadership Retreat, and school partiesl but those involved in ' ' ' lSpirit Club, keeping the spirit growing irr ro Murm on 5 1: fan to CCunte time 1. Of relii haf ns her