St Xavier High School - Xaverian Yearbook (Junction City, KS)

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A New Beginning When the 1980-81 yearbook staff got together at the beginning of the year, they spent many hours brain- storming for a theme. Many ideas were brought up, but deciding on just one was more difficult than one would think. They finally decided that the most prominent event at St. Xavier this year was the hiring of our new princi- pal. So with this in mind, the staff came up with the theme, “A New Beginning.” This was chosen not only because of Mr. Cale and the new teachers, but because 1981 officially marked the beginning of a new dec- ade, and the rest of the world exper- ienced several new situations as well. Among these were two unsuccessful assassination attempts on world fig- ures, the first being on President Reagan and the second on Pope John Paul II. Another big event during the year was the release of the 52 Ameri- can hostages, who had been held cap- tive in Iran. The ordeal, lasting over 14 months, ended in January 1981. Little did the staff know that St. Xavier was to experience several “new beginnings” also, for example; new coaches for the boys and girls basketball teams, a new yearbook de- livery date, which was changed from May to August, a new choir teacher at semester, and changes in policy. These changes brought about mixed emotions; however, as the year pro- gressed, students fell into daily rou- tine and accepted the changes. 2 Opening

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Zhe Best Part Of Beauty . . . . Who ya’ gonna vote for? Who ya’ takin’ to the dance? Whose house ya’ gonna “T.P.”? What are you gonna wear? These questions and many more filled the excited halls of St. X. during spirit week, October 12-17. The spirit week, organized by the Ramblin’ Rams, consisted of “Hat Day’’, “Sunglasses Day”, “Tie Day”, and “Dress Up Day”. A banquet of ham and turkey was given for the athletes, coaches, and faculty on Thursday. After the banquet the tradition of “T.P. ing” was carried out by the cheerleaders, Ramlin’ Rams, and energetic football players. Friday was filled with excite- ment and curiosity. Plus, the cheerleaders gave a pep rally that afternoon. As the students and faculty gathered into the gym they were introduced to the candidates by a skit similar to the dating game with Mr. Dixson as the eligible bachelor. Half-time of the St. X.-Luckey game finally rolled around with the cheerleaders presenting a rou- tine to “Give Me The Night” by George Benson. The Ramblin’ Rams entered the field to form a half-moon. Suspense filled the air as the Homecoming candidates Yvonne Quinton escorted by Jose Davis; Marie Fiffe with escort John Mar- shall; and Mary Boiler with escort Jeff Keating, were introduced. Joe Mattingly and Bob Hall an- nounced the new Queen, Yvonne Quinton, as Monsignor Keogan placed the crown and Mr. Cale presented her with the royal blue cape. After the victory, there was a dance in the assembly room. The students and their guests danced to the music of D.J. Doug Devin. TOP: Homecoming Candidate Marie Fiffe awaits the new queen to be named with her escort John Marshall. (Photo by Roy’s) BOTTOM: Mary Boiler and escort Jeff Keating stand proudly as they wait for the queen’s name to be announced. (Photo by Roy’s) ABOVE: After being named the St. Xavier’s 1980 Homecoming Queen, the royal blue cape is placed around Yvonne Quinton by Mr. Cale after she has been presented with the crown and roses. (Photo by Gannon) 4 Homecoming