Shawnee Mission West High School - Saga Yearbook (Shawnee Mission, KS)

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id Two sophomore English students have varying success in Writing an in-depth theme on a boring magazine article. Lori Rinehart opens a Christmas card, antici- pating greetings from a boyfriend instead of those from her English teacher. a comma. . .a clause. . . English, C'in 0 glishl, for sophomores, involved studying the basics of our language. A big variety of topics opened up to us as We worked in small groups within the classroom. Poetry writing, novel reading and advertizing analyzation included a few of the more intriguing topics, While theme Writing seemed a chore. Our crowded Classrooms made the hour very hectic for students and teachers alike. A month long mini course taught by a different instructor provided us with a unique change of pace from the regular schedule. we renew Our grammar. ., . v I, ,,, ' - 4.11 Kim Henry and Shelly Moe patiently follow along as Kim Rippetoe reads her interpreta- tion of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Cindy Caine and other sophomore English classmates patiently wait for further instruc- tions on the assignment given. Sophomore English-19

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As Mrs. Wells explains an English activity to Junior-Senior English students try to con- Mark Gedsted, Mike Atwood throws his centrate on a theme in class, hoping to avoid attention to a passing young lady. homework for the night. ii' I naw CL? -Y. V w -g Elfiiiii Us M Vi--, - l 12.4 l J A llf i't rl Xlfofl- 'f DW' saver 1 Q., -V ,wht N fm? ym.' - 51:39 -. ,s,.. ' ' ll 16h . '4 mx- ---ae? it ,N .1 ' age. A yr A21 reg'-are 1 , 'I' ji a 'f f - s eg Q94 faiie-222 ' f-Z 4 2? s 4 f - 22662 Geez' ea .-. a theme. . .a Sonnet. . . We gathered in the auditorium once every nine weeks to choose the English electives that best suited our own individual needs. We chose from different topics, in- cluding electives in foreign literature, great author appreciation, creative writing, and many, many others. Special skills electives involved courses like Curve Raisers, Developmental Reading, and General English for those of us who wanted a balanced English background. Responsibility rested on us to plan our year wisely and take the easier, along with the more difficult classes. The wide range of topics gave us the opportunity to broaden and develop our interests as we progressed in the class. The variety of classes also gave us the chance to experience different teachers. we describe the mood. 18-Junior-Senior English l l i 1 1 v V v l Meredith Love muses over the events of the previous weekend, comparing them to those in the paper she is reading.

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First Semester Staff-Front Row: John Henderson, Pam Clark, Patti Arnold. Second Row: Diane Decker, Susan Schuster, John Bortko, Julie Blake, Bart Lambert, Carol Cutright. Third Row: Kurt Eskilson, Ken Desieghardt, Eric Hartford, Tom Schier. Back Row: Debbie Greenspan, Lisa Marland, Kirk Callen, Lance Alspaugh. if 34 gh ,-4 hgh-y Y 2 'T L 'gn .1 ' I i z 1 1 xg' ,f 'Q -2 fy -' . -..... W -Q. -.ru First Semester Editors-Front Row: Pam Clark, Patti Arnold, Dianne Decker. Back Row: Lisa Marland, Chris Edwards, John Henderson, Ken Desieghart. 20-Epic .1-i if vor' ' is D , ,, ..-,,-. ,- 5-.,,.v V , Y H7 7 ' -4'-wily . t ' J T'1r'rv '7 '-P-6' FT - e ' 'i?'f7'f '- - '-h' -my-re +5 1 I-.. ,.,.,... ,H-4--. Q ,.,,,.,,,,..-.1,.....-.Tr: . It ,, in - . , -wr-1-af A 1- 'V---- el-av-2-'w y r . it-fff.,.,s,-ga-Area Q mmf- -A--JM ri-1 U : . f' 1 I? rr rr-'J of ,lf 'hiv W ,if -f fi'f'Eee,,,ffff J 5 .J A J W fi A ,ff V .,.f4' 'fa HL-, --.iz Second Semester Editors: Laurie Lalko, Dana Lover