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

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TO BE ONE of the two juniors on the varsity cheerleading squad is a big responsibility. Bethany Bocox shows the crowd her enthusiastic cheers. fphoto by Chris Assafl AT THE AIR FORCE BAND as- sembly, Christine Manning and Diane Maurer show their dancing ability to Boy in the is all C qnq, Box by Corey Hart. fphoto by Greg Gloshenl 4 Measuring Up

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Setting the standard 17 meaSl11'ed Goals were set by the students, and many achieved them for the rest to follow. Dressing up as a sophomore, football games, and assemblies displayed Northwest's spirit and support. The music department kept up with its excellent past with lots of practice. stte e s The sportsteams strove to maintain ay tra- f , pedi s f eipt Yditionhof excellence. y l 89 0 be the compefifions suchas categories, if e,,p s - e yeee ,ied yeiie f is it bsybt 57. ff tp,e , gjqthetyil ,tscienpe ffair, -and drama, studlents 1 ' yati ietpt p,ddps ,etd tei, i l piiytt ' tyepte yyygrketdyptooachieve, , pl t p e f 113 cvmmunirye and tttie , tti,e, f ttt, 1 ,il,,ypie iyi, y iity t,,tii y ietyt i fylpdyi - V - yb Vivyi to Teacherpin, gt ,,y, ff, yiyt Lift, flyt, 231g iff, ii, ,,y,,,y, yayy fy ayyy, fjygiTQij?gpafgggfjwofldfaevents affected studentsq lttt 'G 'ijkff 'i51Qgg,'52i tlbe t,yt, 'pgF55?g5Q?-1? fitt 5 iff el,ytts,t, 5 ,,de 7 t Q f t f g ffi yflfqffzgqpygygggzyfpgf ,gyezrp i,e,i 1443,pqifw,Eg:3,+ e f ,atl Z ,Qi ZZ kgfkfigff f t f X 7'i?vxfT ',, ,,f ffft i2:f??'75W57! , ff, V ,ff,f,,,,f,,, f,,, I f,f, ,, fan!! f My V ,.Q,yyygfyyf,,55Wg,gW,5:5,jWc5,f,,yy,:4Q,,f,5j,CC,,fgZ49fzIfQ,,7, ,,,f , f ff f'w:',1ffG',wVfi'X,4f'65fv'ffgfzfj,yfwif,fLf,fff42f7yQg,fig ,',e f ,yffiyffigq L , , Zif'l'?ilf?ff?QZ1ff1f? 12i:?fpf?'l21E237Sf902355254W?2,2'Z'i1fi'lQL, ',,fQ f ,ft, 2,21 ', ' l ,f 'fi' . i A ' i f - e + i i,t,,l yy i l , :z,f1F0rl the weekend, the community offered 14,75 7 f,f, 632' ,ff g,Z,5f,fi ff, fi rf, ,X If I I I I VV K f I ,' K I K I I ,,,, ,fliamally-ffYiPeSl Of erltertalnmenf- 1 - y ,Qffmgwfffey,ff,z4rf1W Mfgmsq e . e e e f i e Q , e , 'X f ff , ',f, , 'ff, 'f' , ' , ' H ' e ' t fsfr ' be , t t i t etff tried ,mfg achieve, problems difficuwesoffen arose- MTEYZQZ333?fLf2Zf2fZi72ff 'Q ,Q f ' t ' G l iff? X i 'YQ 5 , a e y a ' 1 fetl P it ,a , t iiita wiffmfwaff ft W i i gi X Q '5flf7',2,Sffl.lC3l6IjlfS, prepared for the future by f ', 3. ' V , ' If ,,V,, betfelf I Qtft t l at l ' ffifff Yfhfffff W'fw'V,xffw'Iff'V Z :ff'f9 Y 'ff '77 WNW M ,,'f, , ,ff !f,ff'Zwv,ff,ffff ff win' ,ff ,ff ,f , , f 2fff,ffffwi:Meff4ffwzffffff we f ff fw2f'fff1 fl f f ff , f ff ffw f,1fWyyf' f 4154 fjffff 4- f ' 'f 'ff !'f1Q'?'ff f' 5,4 ,ffMf,y,,,f,7,f , , , ff ,4,,!,g yy, f ,ffffffy4 ,ydfyyfx 'OVW f n ' Y , ' f if f f ,, y ,fy I ff, -off , ,A ,f,fff,,,,4 ,,,,y, f 5 , f, fyf wif' Czffff ff fff ff of f ff f,:,f,yvf, aff f ,yy ,,j,vjqQ,f',4f', , L ,5 fy QQ cf 1571 af v ,zggfjfffi 47, wg 2,427 fm, f, f Q ,fy ,g,f,fff,,f4ff, ,f,g54,ff,f,f, mf, f,1ff,f,,y7gf5,, ,M,Lfn'f f,f445ffyf,fVjfff'? f' ifVQ2Qfff!1y2Qf1'ffi 7' f f gjfVf,7y,f,7f,jf, f gf, ,yfy,f,'yf4q G4,',f,qLgQ,Qf :nf iffyfffy if f., QW, f V if wi , , ,, ' f , X X X M, f Measuring up 5 DURING THE HOMECOM- ING assembly, Stacey Smith is escorted by Frank Newell in front of the student body. tphoto by Greg Gloshenl Opening 3 2

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easuring up The year began with excitement and anticipation. Students knew that Northwest was one of the top 143 schools in the country to be visited by the Secondary Schools Recogni- tion Program. Students and teachers believed the school would win further recognition. After Northwest found out they did not win the award, and teacher contract negotiations dragged on, the quality of the school and the Shawnee Mission District was brought into question. Teachers as well as administrators began leaving the praised Shawnee Mission District for Blue Valley. The Federal Bureau of Investigation be- gan a study of financial irregulari- ties in the district. Students and the community wondered if the school was as good as in past years. A North Central Evaluation team began a study of the overall quality of Northwest and the teachers' con- tract dispute finally came to an end. It began to be obvious that the school and the students did indeed measure up. Students measured up to standards set by the community as well as their own goals. Since approximate- ly 8029 of Northwest's graduating students went on to college, stu- dents began working harder for bet- . . . continued on page 7 tudents begin year of striving or success SIX OF NORTHWEST'S divi- sion coordinators answer ques- tions from the North Central evaluation team. tphoto by Ian jackson? STUDENTS KEEP on going for better grades. Shawn Bridwell takes notes from her English book. tphoto by Mark Leffingwellj BEFORE THE OPENING KICKOFF, the two Cougar mascots talk about their first cheer. tphoto by Chris Assafl Opening 5