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

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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

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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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' ' From Safety Pup fo Cinderella ci Masquerade party is a hir night of Homecoming Ceremonies had been a tradition for many years. Ieremy Wil- son said, I think the tradition of Homecoming is good because it brings, the people that have the spirit and care about tradition closer together. A senior girl was chosen from each organization at Northwest to be a can- didate for Homecoming Queen. The senior class voted and narrowed the number of candidates down to ten. Seniors then voted again, marking their one selection for Queen. The name of the Homecoming Queen was withheld until the Ceremonies on Fri- day, October 14, 1985. Many students, from all three grades, showed up to watch the Cougars lose a close football game to ENIOYING THE PARTY Tom McCurry talks to friends and shows off his pumpkin costume. tphoto by Mandy Northl mystery Lawrence at North Stadium. The de- feat of the Cougars did not dampen spirits, as many of those who attended the game gathered at Northwest to watch the Homecoming Ceremonies, including the crowning of the Queen. Unlike junior high, the senior high Homecoming Queen is a contest for personality, not so much popularity, said sophomore Diane McDonald. Bleachers of anxious students and parents waited to hear who the Home- coming Queen would be. In a night she would not forget, Stephanie Ad- ams was crowned Homecoming Queen Following the crowning, a Hallow- een Party was held at school, at which most of the students wore togas.-by Erica Hersh AFTER RECEIVING HER crown, Stephanie Adams acknowledges her Homecoming crowd. fphoto by Chris Assafl 24 A night of mystery 15 f Hi, like li maj,