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

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Groups promote unit Continued from page 21 . . . After United Way Week, StuCo planned the Homecoming party. This costume party turned out to be a success. On the evening of October 18, students dressed for both the game and the party. Homecoming attracted many former students. Although the game was lost, the evening was not a total loss. It was a time to renew old friendships and make new ones. As Thanksgiving drew near, StuCo tried to get the school to help the needy during the holiday season. In the first part of November, a canned food drive was held. Students were encouraged to donate non-perishabe foods during fifth hour. One class brought in more than 1000 items. The entire school donated more than 3500 non-perishable items. Working with StuCo to get students involved and make the school year as exciting as possible was the Spirit Club. Most students joined Spirit Club when they paid their enrollment fees. But the hard work and long hours of planning came from the officers and representatives. Homecoming and Queen of Courts were the first two im- portant tasks of the Spirit Club members. Decorating for parties, mak- ing banners, and encouraging school spirit were other jobs they had. Spirit Club's busiest time of the year was during Spirit Week. Included in the days was a Sophomore Day where students could dress up as their favor- ite sophomore. There was also Hawai- ian Day, and the week ended with the traditional Orange and Black Day. One event organized by Spirit Club that had not been held for the past two years was fa bonfire. The evening before the last football game, students gathered in the parking lot for ice cream and coke and to encour- SPIRIT CLUB: FRONT ROW-Lisa Dittman, Laura Vinciguerra, Trisha Allen, Tammy Clark. SECOND ROW-Danica McDonald, Steve Johns, Vicki Ellis, Christina Rakow, Lisa Rahe, Bobby Jones. BACK ROW-Bill Cole, I.R. Dover, Stephanie Adams, Iayne Bukowsky, Dave Ingham, Steve Kucharski, Melissa Jarvis, Kelly Heying, Steve Cross. iphoto by DeCloud Stu- diol 22 Groups promote unity age the football team. A new club emerged with the new year. Radical Varsity Sports Club, bet- ter known as R.V.S.C. got off to a good start. This club was designed to en- courage students to attend the sporting events and cheer the teams on. Stu- dents received points for the games they attended and would receive prizes for the most points. Although the group got off to a good start, attendance died down. The club lost support and was heard from little by the end of the year.-by Kevin Bruns SWINGING A SLEDGE hammer Lee Dunn smashes a car for charity during United Way week. lphoto by Brad Kernl IN SUPPORT or the United Way, Jill Preston sells Steve Beardslee a Carnation. fphoto by Mandy Northj f f' If fffznw f f f' , if I ,sr.. 1

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N N X Various organizations keep - Norfhwesf running smoothly ubs organize events Iust as the heart keeps a human alive, Student Council kept the student body alive. This group of students known as StuCo was elected at the be- ginning of the year and met fifth hour each day. The responsibility of plan- ning and organizing the events for the year fell in the hands of these stu- dents. The year for the members of StuCo began on August 19th with the annual leadership retreat. This all-day event was designed to teach the members of StuCo to work together in groups and to enhance their leadership abilities. The retreat took place at a confidence course, where students got to meet stu- dents from other schools, and learn to work together. I felt the retreat was a definite plus and helped us in many ways, commented Mike Scarpa. With the start of the school year came the start of StuCo's work. Plans had to be made and themes had to l IN THE POWDER PUFF football game, the Iu- nior and Senior girls are about to start play. fphoto by Tammy O'bannonl thought up. The first event was United Way Week, which lasted from Septem- ber 30 through October 4. United Way Week gave students a chance to donate to charity. Along with donations, ac- tivities were scheduled for each day of the week to encourage more dona- tions. The week was packed full of events, including a car smashing event, StuCo made this possible by buying an old car. For fifty cents, stu- dents could swing a sledge hammer to take out their frustrations or just to smash up a car. Also that week, students were able to 'see the United States Air Force Band perform in the gymnasium. There was no admission charge but students were encouraged to donate money as they came and left the assembly. Computer dating gave students a chance to find their perfect match. For a dollar, students filled out a questionnaire which was fed into a computer. They received a list of persons with whom they were most compatible. Perhaps the biggest fund raiser for StuCo rounded out the week. As usual it was cold and muddy, but this did not stop students from buying tickets for the annual Iunior-Senior Powderpuff football game. The money raised from the sale of tickets and popcorn also went to charity. . . . continued on page 22 R.V.S.C.: FRONT ROW-Lisa Rahe, Katy Vielhauer, Karen Palitto, Lisa Dittman. BACK ROW-Jayne Bukowsky, jonathan Taulbee, Dave Ingham, Pam Tureskis, Bobby jones. fphoto by DeCloud Studio! Spirit 21 design by Kevin Bruns

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STUDENT COUNCIL: FRONT ROW-Beth jantsch, Sara Fiscus, Greg Meeter, Mark Tweed, Ben Kalny, jenny Gleason, jill Preston. SEC- OND ROW-Courtney Craven, Scott Pitts, Stacey Harvey, Robert Thompson, Sherry Denham, Mike Behee, Dan Dearasaugh, Mike Scarpa. THIRD ROW-Angie Green, Stacy Stallard, Shannon Sterk, Melissa Iarvis, joe Zacher, julie Benson, Stacy Watson, Melissa Hess. BACK ROW-Amy Benson, Trisha Allen, Dave Ingham, Brian Bailey, Angie Huff, Bobby jones, Lindsey Knox. fphoto by DeCloud Stu- diol WORKING IN THE mall Sherry Denham paints a banner for the Queen of Courts party. iphoto by Chris Assafl W ff X W ny JW? Q, X V, Mb W f f W 2, nu., 3 - I I 1- E ,I X, 1 I-'ul-IV V5 I ' f, 24, 2 E . 1 V 2 2 1 1 6 7 Z J ,l f , ' 1 s , -mf Q a W Y f., WW ff 01 Wx f f 4 . H7 ww X f Spirit 23 design by Kevin Bruns