South Salem High School - Sword and Shield Yearbook (Salem, OR)

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QCont'd from p. 91 spirit, winning both Spirit Week competi- tions and the canned food drive. The commit- tee members attribute this success to the ju- nior class, but in actuality the Class of '86 can thank their committee for a great year. Sophomore Committee did several money- making projects. They held two after-game dances and sold concessions at after-game dances and during school for a week. But the committee had something else on their minds - Graduation Night. Why did they start thinking of a night that was two years away? They figured that if they started planning now, and having fun- draisers, there would be enough money to go to Disneyland. Some fundraisers they had in mind were car washes, bake sales, raffles, and mini-dances after halves on school nights. The biggest fundraisers were a newspaper and bottle drive. The bottle drive would be a competition between groups of people an- dfor individuals. The competition was sched- uled to go on for two months. With all of these fundraisers in mind and with the cooperation of the whole class, Sophomore Committee hoped Graduation Night would be a big success. The freshman class got ripped from all around. They were either too rowdy, too squirrelly, or they just didn't fit in. One ex- ception to this all too common rule was the Freshman Committee. The committee consisted of Jason Cald- well, Amy Douglas, Iason Gately, Sara Gi- vens, Michele Taggart, Garth Weber, and LOWER RIGHT Look what we've caught! ex- claim Susie Wise, Aaron Felton, and Steve Bean as they stand around their prize catch of the day - a soggy wet rubber boot!!! Now you all finally un- derstand that fishy smell at student council meet- ings!!! Photo: Annemarieke Veldhorst. 10 School life Amy Zepp. Garth Weber was the chairper- son. Usually Freshman Committee consists of seven members, but this year at semester break, Kelly Aicher and Brett Bakken joined the committee. The freshmen distinguished themselves with an excellent showing during Spirit Week, especially in the parade. Their overall spirit didn't go unnoticed as they came in above last place in many events. The job of freshman committee had always been ambiguous. Their task was to raise money and spirit for their class. They ended the year with 51,000, which was more money than any freshman class committee had ever ended the school year with. They raised most of their money through hard work in the concession stands, but they also had a very successful basketball dance. If spirit was in abundance, one lacking in- gredient was cooperation. A lot of people were not helpful, remarked chairman Garth Weber. The lack of cooperation seemed to be surpassed by the extra effort of a few. Amy Zepp seemed to always be able to help. The whole committee echoed the same refrain when asked about the year as a whole: It was definitely worth it and a lot of fun! The challenge of being freshmen was not wasted on this group. It was no secret who did spirit signs, fun- draisers, volunteered for pep assemblies, and of course, secret pals. It was Pep Club. There were a great number of students participating in Pep Club. Pep Club co-chairpersons were junior Te- resa Bruton and senior Nikki Eckerdt. When asked why she wanted to be chairperson for Pep Club, Teresa Bruton replied, At the time I wasn't involved in some way with the school. It was a challenge and I wanted to take it. One of the things Pep Club did was secret pals. Organizing secret pals takes a lot out of a person. First there was the organization of all the names of the athletes and second there were many precious lunch hours spent in Center Hall waiting for people to come and sign up for secret pals. And last but not least, there had to be a place to drop off the food or gifts for their pal. Once the word was out, it really was not a secret who put in long hours and encouraged our sports teams by being secret pals, but remember, it's a secret!! Good morning students and staff. Once again, we proved our continuing tradition of excellence through our various organizations that recognize excellence in students. Roses to National Honor Society, Rotarians, Aris- tos, and the Thespians . . . Considered by some the club of continu- ing apathy, the South Salem Chapter of Na- tional Honor Society had little effect on the daily lives of most of its members. The orga- nization was established as a service club to magnify four desired characteristics: Scholar- ship, leadership, service, and character. This year's chapter chose to have a five- member governing board with a rotating chairmanship. The members of this board were Brian Hansen, Gerald Mackaman, Matt Runkel, and Randy QCont'd on p. 12j f TL'L11fAi 'z:. X-5 I

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fCont'd from p. 101 Schriver and Charles Tsai. Serving as Secre- tary was Eric Lundgren and as treasurer, Ross Waite. This system was established to give more people a chance to participate and pro- duce little burn-out. Brian Hansen said of the club, We didn't do a whole lot, but we could have. The club suffered because most people saw it as a left- ist organization UJ and one based on recogni- tion, not service. The people inducted into N.H.S. expected it on their college tran- scripts, and it meant little more than that to them. juniors and seniors were inducted at a cere- mony on February 19th. The students were pulled out of their sixth-period classes and taken to the cafeteria where their parents were waiting to congratulate them. The cere- mony was really neat, said senior Margie Woodland. I was so surprised to see my parents when I came in. This year many more students were inducted. The seniors started out with good inten- tions. They helped out at the Fall Open House. They also started a tutoring program, but Matt Runkel admitted, It didn't go far. The annual ice cream feed was held again and it seemed to be a success, but the club contin- ued to suffer from lack of enthusiasm for its goals. The club did providean outlet for some scholars who aren't involved in other areas of school to become involved, said Gerald Mackaman, The whole point of a service or- ganization was not lost on National Honor Society. The ice cream feed was a success and students were recognized, and that should be considered an accomplishment. The club will undoubtedly continue in much the same fashion for many years to come. Many people in this huge world wondered what Rotarians were. When Dan slimmy Sewell was asked what a Rotarian was, he answered by saying, They are people who give apendectomies to alligators. There was also a rumor that they were high school stu- dents selected by the Liaison and Welcoming committee to be honored as outstanding stu- dents. Rotarians were selected for their aca- demic achievements in school. A different Rotarian was selected each month from the downtown area, and both a boy and a girl from the West Salem area. The downtown Rotarians meet every Monday. While at the meeting the businessmen and Students had lunch and discussed current events. The students also gave a talk about school activities and their personal goals. Ro- tarians were a group of businessmen who gathered together to associate with students and keep in touch. They also raised money to support groups and send students overseas as foreign exchange students. Dan Sewell, who was I3ebruary's Wast Sa- lem Rotarian of the month with Lara Boyd, stated, I really enjoyed being a Rotarian, and I feel I have gained a better understanding of what Rotary is and how it contributes to the community. The only thing that Dan didn't enjoy about being a Rotarian was that at ev- ery luncheon the Rotarians had fishsticks. Dan commented, I hate fishsticksf' When Lara Boyd was asked what she felt was positive about Rotarians she stated, I think they were providing a great service for highschool students and the community. When asked what outstanding things she had done to deserve to be a Rotarian she said with a laugh, Well, I have friends on the Liason committee. In actual fact, Rotarians of the Month were students who excelled in acedemics and participated in various school activities, with Lara Boyd being no exception. Lara stated that she was very successful in being talked into joining committees. Paul Stern, who was October Rotarian of the month, said being a Rotarian was very enjoyable even though the food was terrible. Paul went to Mexico for 10V2 months his junior year, which was sponsered by the Ro- tary Club. Paul stated, Rotary advances for- eign relations and promotes students' aware- ness of foreign relations. The next Rotarian who was interviewed was Nathan Moser. After I Uordan Stock- manj stopped talking about Benny Hill, we talked about serious things. Nathan stated that he didn't like having to wear a tie to the Rotary Meetings. The very surprising thing about Nathan was that he was the only Ro- tarian interviewed who thought the food was good. He said, The, food was better than cafeteria food or a sack lunch When asked about future plans, Nathan stated that he would either like to be a beach bum or go to college to major in physics. Nathan con- cluded the interview by saying that, I was honored to be chosen as a Rotarian. What did Rotarians do for fun? Well, ac- cording to Derek Graham, November Rotar- ian, they enjoyed tatooing fleas. Derek stated that the only drawback to be Rotarian was that he did not receive national recognition. When Derek tried to describe what it was like Bush Park crowd There was a group of kids who went to Bush Park in the morning before school, dur- ing lunch, and after school. Because of their unique style of dress, which was usually typi- fied by long hair, black leather, and concert T-shirts, and the label of Head Banger or Metal Head, this group had long received fire from the administration, law officials, other social groups, and the surrounding neighborhood. In this article the kids them- selves had the opportunity to voice their opinions and give people an idea of what they were all about. When asked what the overall attitude of the group was, they replied, We stand for nonconformism, non-fads, and non-social classes. We do our own thing. We don't try to fit in and we don't put everyone into classes like they do to us. Everyone should be equal, we're not prejudiced. It's the people prejudiced against themselves. They're the ones trying to stamp and label us, added senior Roman LeBeau. When asked about their dress habits, sen to be a rotarian he said, We ate fishsticks and I ad-libbed my speeches. Derek com- mented that being a Rotarian gave him great experience speaking to the community and that it was an honor. There were a total of 23 students who were honored as Rotarians of the Month. From the downtown association, this included Aaron Felton, Bridget Bakken, john Dougherty, Na- than Moser, Laura Young, Katrina Baker, Gerald Mackaman, and Randy Schriver. The students of the West Salem association in- cluded Shannon Bierly, Paul Stern, Derek Graham, Jo Kleehammer, jennifer Snowdon, Marc Gossack, Steve Bean, Trista Bender, Lara Boyd, Dan Sewell, Amanda Ronai, Paul Hibbard, Todd Bennet, Karen VanderWey- den, Scott Dyer, and Kristin Eurer. Aristos tGreek for the best j had a great year. Aristos was an honor club of outstand- ing students on the yearbook, newspaper, and photo staff who basically did nothing except continually amaze those around them with their talent, charm, and good looks. I can say with confidence that they had a great year because how could the best have any- thing otherwise? Aristos made tremendous accomplishments over last year by doubling the number of meetings Qfrom one to twolj. They had their annual meeting fpresided over by Romy Mortensenj to choose the new members, and for the yearbook photo. All in all, we really had a great year and grew to- gether as a group, stated Angela Hudson and Katrina Baker. Way to go Aristos! Another example of our tradition of excel- lence was Thespians. Acting was a serious business. A production took two to three months of preparation time for only four per- formances. So why did people act? To help the audience forget their problems and feel what was happening on stage. Though this may have seemed dull, it fCont'd on p.13j gets noticed ior Leslie Riggs said, Our attitudes are dif- ferent and our style of dress merely reflects that attitude, not establishes it. Dress is just one facet of our expression. Music is another facet, said junior Erik Carlson. Heavy Metal music has a message, a differ- ent point of view, that goes along with our general attitude of nonconformism. The kids said that one of the main things that made them mad was the instant labelling they got from other people just on the basis of their dress. People never look beyond the facade. They judge only what they want to see and never try to find out who we are, said Roman LeBeau. Leslie Riggs added, People instantly label us as trouble. They never see us at eye level. People forget that we're just people too, even though we may have a different attitude. And we're not out looking for trouble like everyone thinks, said Erik, and then added, You can't please everybody! Q - S. Meininger