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

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Experiencing the northwest BXPOSUFQ Slowly the sun rose in the morning and the sky came alive with a brilliant spectacle of color. Orange, red, and yellow rays streaked through the clouds, turning the sky into a gainted picture of light. Another day at Northwest had egun. Cars moved into formation, each waiting its turn to enter the parking lot. The sun filled the cars, blinding the sight of the driver with its intensity. The small visors were useless against the sun's growing power. After searching for a front row spot, most students resigned themselves to the back lot and joined the trek to the mall for the morning dose of caffeine and gossip. Juggling their books, students rushed to class not wishing to experience first hand the implications of the new tardy policy. Increased enrollment caused classrooms to be filled tim capacityg most averaging twenty- eight students per c ass. As the day went on, the sun reached its maximum intensi- ty, warming the air. Lunchtime brought students outside for a break from the mainstream. The steps on the northwest Ifgimzlrf Y frm: f S tfqfg mr, xqfn, Th- if V '31 ' Q' I 5-it - - 4 15 iz., Q 'M' LONG HOURS of practice pay off. The AS THE DAY FADES, Angie Gillespie per- Northwest Cougar Marching Pride per- forms a stunt for the crowd at the bon- forms for the school at the Northwest fire. As the day ended, the fire's heat bonfire. . - photo by Greg Gloshen burned on. - photo by Greg Gloshen 12 Opening

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. . . continued from page 8 sun were replaced by the realities of public education. . .materials such asg the class syllabus, calculators and books were the basics each student needed. For most students, this was the pattern all classes followed the first day of school, there were some exceptions to this rule. For instance, Mrs. Lucas' senior honors English classes had surmner reading packets due, while Mr. Gum's chemistry students saw a demonstration, in which he explained the characteristics of a base. Some classes such as Radio and T.V., and Yearbook, students received their first deadlines. For yet others, the first day of school had occured over two weeks earlier. The Passage staff, the marching band, and drill teams all had begun classwork in mid- August. By the opening of school, the first issue of the newspaper was at the printer and the Cougar Pride was putting the final touches on their first show. With the 2:40 bell came sighs of relief. The first day was over. What would the rest of the year bring? - Brittney Aupperle Q53 - PUTTINGTHE FlNlSHlNGtouchecon STUDENTS OFTEN FIND them- his woods project, Roy Kang uses selves involved in too many things. the lathe. Thelinished productwasa Kirk Earthins dozes off during com- cabinet. -photo by Greg Gloshen pUiel'S. - photo by Greg Gloshen Setting patterns for the rest of the year Maximum exposure 11 design by Rick Lopez

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