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

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Students pepped up from skits, oloss contests ond speeches ssemblies add pride For many students, assemblies offered a nice ending to the day and the often monotonous and grueling week. Classes were shortened in order to fit pep assemblies in for the big game that evening. Assemblies took place at the end of the day rather than after second hour as they had in the past. Some students chose to stay in their seventh hour classes while many went to the assemblies to see the Cougarlympics, skits, cheerleaders, yell leaders, drill team, and listen to the coaches get the student body into the winning spirit. Not everyone liked the seventh hour assemblies. Sophomore cheer- leader Wendy Robinson said, The sec- ond hour assemblies are better than the seventh hour assembies, because too many people go home and they are not much as pep rallies. Competion between classes, known as the Cougarlympics began with the entrance of the torch, carried in by a teacher. Students were randomly cho- sen from each class to participate in bizarre events. One event had a stu- dent standing on a chair trying to drop pudding into the other person's mouth, who was lying under the chair. Seniors miraculously always won, Iuniors were close behind, and Sopho- AT ASSEMBLIES GROUPS put on skits. Spirit Club performs a skit encouraging students to attend the Homecoming game and party. fphoto by Brad Kern! mores had barely gotten started. Skits were very popular and were often the highlight of the assemblies. Everything from Gilligans Island to The Dating Game was seen. These skits promoted the teams and encouraged students to attend the games. Cheerleaders and yell leaders helped increase the spirit and enthusiasm with chants, cheers and mounts. They also led in the class chants and the school song. Some assemblies featured the Cougarettes doing a short dance, or the Flag team dong a routine. While the skits, cheerleaders, and yell leaders made the assemblies en- joyable, the coaches' pep talks were the purpose of the assemblies. Specific students were often recognized at this time, as well as the team. I Not only were there Pep Assemblies, but other special scheduled assemblies. The Air Force Band Nightwing was one of these assemblies. A variety of popular songs were sung. Some people remained in the bleachers while others chose to dance. Assemblies were a change in pace and many students took the opportu- nity to go to the assemblies. This gave them the chance to relax and enjoy themselves after a long, hard Week of school work. -by Helen Lopez SPIRIT CLUB RUNS the assemblies. Spirit Club members, Dave Ingham and Melissa Hess put on a skit about the upcoming party. fphoto by Chris Assafl

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4' 7 Through porfies, groups, ond feoms, sfudenfs show spirif measured spirit As students arrived at school on Fri- day they noticed banners in the mall and signs on football players lockers. The cheerleaders had gotten to school much earlier than everyone else to put up these banners and signs. The banners were encouraging students to attend the football game and the signs gave confidence to the football players and showed them that their school supported them. Throughout the day students notic'ed the posters and :hought about the evening's ictivities. Asthe kickoff time grew nearer, students thought about what to wear and take to the game. Students dressed in their orange and black, let- ter jackets, and Northwest T-shirts to show school spirit. Pom pons, stream- ers, horns, and Orange Crush cans were taken to cheer the team on. Spirit was shown through the loyalty of students to their school. Stu- dents, parents, and faculty all support- ed Northwest's activities by participating, attending, and organizing. -by Marla Coldiron ALTHOUGH THE FOOTBALL TEAM is hav- ing a losing season, fans still support Northwest. Stacey' Smith and Audra Langford cheer on the cougars. lphoto by Chris Assafb Spirit 17 design by Marla Coldiron

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COACHES OFTEN TALK to the students at as- semblies. Coach Tom Hardy encourges students to attend soccer games. fphoto by Brad Kern J MC'S ARE CHOSEN to talk at pep assemblies. Eric Ershick gets the students attention. fphoto by Chris Assafl Spirit 19 design by Marla Coldiron