Shawnee Mission South High School - Heritage Yearbook (Overland Park, KS)

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.L 3 1. Blake Smith, varsity basketball team member, concentrates on a chance for an extra point. 2. Letter of Commendation recipient Tom Bittman enjoys photography. 3. One brain , Rick Morefield, plays with his band at the Sweetheart Dance. 4. Marc Jaben finds time to increase his muscles. 5. Semi-finalists- FRONT ROW: Carol Morey, Marjorie Michelson, Rick Morefield, Nancy Ives, Janice Gaulke. MIDDLE ROW: Gregg Rapaport, Mike Titens, Mike Jarvi, Steve Kangas. BACK ROW: David Cain, Jay Geck, Paul Bastin, Rick Sladkey. Not pictured: Marc Jaben. 6. Dave Hardten shows that he doesn't need to go Colorado to enjoya favorite sport, skiing. 7. Marjorie Michelson performs in one of many dramatic presentations she was involved in during the year. 8. Letter of Commendation recipients- FRONT ROW: Leslie Brown, Nancy Blickley, Dana Tait, Allyn Poison. MlDDLE ROW: Chris Russell, Mike Bobrow, Chris Hosler, Mike Arnoldy, Lisa Russ, Becky Thornton, Dave Hardten, Blake Smith. BACK ROW: Laura Peden, Carolyn Murray, Janet Lundstrom. Not pictured: Tom Bittman. National Merit 139

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emi-finalist more than just brains National Merit Semi-finalists? They're just a bunch of brains. However, this statement proved to be inaccurate. Even though the fourteen winners can boast that they are in the top V2 of one percent of college and high school students who took the 1977 Preliminary Scholastic Appitude Test, approximately one million students, they are far from being just typical bookworms. Sports, drama, music and school publications are just a few areas in which these talented and in- telligent students were involved. The hours they put into extra activities such as jobs, church and groups are as numerous as anyone else's and some of these book worm types can even be seen at an occasional party. Those students who scored in the top two percentile but below the semi-finalist level received Letters of Com- mendation. Their accomplishments are as numerous as the semi-finalists' and their talents are as diverse. Many seem to actually spend more time in outside activities than in school work, though their grades donit reflect this fact. They are smart and they are talented. South was lucky to have such individuals in its midst. 138 National Merit

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ds An athlete's world is full of tough breaks, aching muscles and fans with en- couraging words only when a win is plac- ed on record. Some called them animals, some called them jocks, but they were only kids born with a competitive nature. All of the seasons were long and tedious, but the will to win, to surpass other schools in that race for the state title, kept all of the athlete's heads held high even when the season didn't seem worth finishing. They always looked forward to that next game, striving to be better and hoping to be the best. 140 Sports g XgW innvxss X-