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

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Perfection Zakes RIGHT: Jim Keating attempts to create another masterpiece of modern art. BELOW: Mark Reno is St. Xavier’s example of an artist at work. work of art. ABOVE: Another Picasso? No. it’s just Robert Potter trying to impersonate him while he draws. ABOVE: Larry Schoendaller is caught in a daze by one of the photog- raphers. Art 25

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Rome Wasn’t Built Jn 'Day . . . If you walk into our school one day and just happen to walk downstairs, you might come upon a bright, colorful room, with Van Halen or Kansas painted all over the walls, a big tree stump in the middle of the room, or a few ma- crame’ planters hanging from the ceiling. If you haven’t guessed it al- ready, chances are you’ve encoun- tered the art room. Within this room, you will find the many art students working busily on their work which in- cludes weaving oi painting, water coloring, jewelry making, or just drawing free hand. And, as the saying goes-over every great stu- dent, there’s a great teacher. Well, this teacher is Mrs. Crank. She stands over them, teaching them everything they need to know, and making sure they do it right. She helped them on the background for the play “Father Knows Best” put on by the drama department, and helped make big plans with the freshmen to add a little color to the art room ceiling, along with getting students art work into con- tests and helping the seniors get scholarships. All this and more, helped make a great year in art. ABOVE: Richard McGuire caught in one of his rare moments, works diligently on his rug. BELOW: Clifl Ryan carefully examines a strand of yarn during art class. ABOVE: Sam Niemczyk seems to be saying “What have I done this time?” as he attempts to form something out of clay. LEFT: Rob Charland seems to be tell- ing Mrs. Crank how it's done. 24 Art

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Exercising Zke M ind . . . This being her last year to teach at St. Xavier’s, Mrs. Ptacek seems to have borderline emotions. Although she feels reluctant to leave because oif her close- ness with the students, she is looking forward to something new, different, and challenging. Most people think that all physical education consists of is doing push-ups, running, and jumping jacks, but how wrong they are! Her classes seem to catch a lot of the student’s attention and interest because of the depth they go into on learning the basics and fun- damentals of various sports, such as volleyball, basketball, tumbling, bowl- ing, and hockey. In health class they learn the con- cepts of health. This years freshman health class dealt with emotions, the body and its counterparts, problems in drugs, smoking, and alcohol, and first aid. They were also honored by having a guest speaker, Dr. Croy, who spoke on accupuncture. The advanced health class basically learned how to design a fitness pro- gram, learn about various types oif pro- grams available, learn proper body me- chanics, and evaluate their own fitness level. Because of each member’s partici- pation in this advanced class, they will also receive a certificate from the state of Kansas for completion of this fitness course. No year is ever different when it comes to accounting for the loss or gain of teachers. Miss Adams is a teacher to ABOVE: Chris Hulett is the “Leader of the Pack” as he breaks through the de- fense. 26 Health P.E. be added to those we have gained. Her knowledgeable abilities don’t just limit her to teaching English. Because of her enthusiasm, she also teaches Oral Communications II and Psychology. Psychology is a basic introduc- tion to psychological terminology and principles. Areas focused on include personality, learning, the influences of heredity and envi- ronment, and emotional and be- havorial adjustments. By means of individual inventories, group ac- tivities, experiments, and class discussions, they attempt to un- derstand themselves in the world around them and their ability not only to function in the world, but to thrive. ABOVE: The ever-inquesitive Carm Lueck asks a question in Health. RIGHT: Kevin Bryant is hard at work on his pyscology lesson while Mike Cimino and Frank Meister goof off as usual. BELOW: During advanced P.E. this year, Steve Martinez feels confident in breaking his bowling record of 285. Good luck Steve. - ' . — '