Sumner Academy of Arts and Science - Excalibur Yearbook (Kansas City, KS)

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Montagga Wright Anthony Rodina Debra Scales Iudith Schaefer Cynthia Scherzer Iulianna Schmidt Thomas Schmidt Tina Schwerdtfeger Valori Scott Robert Sedorcek Ieffrey Setzer Susan Smith Melinda Stevenson Crystal Sutton Laura Syers Veda Taliaferro Monica Teague Dave Thomas Mark Tolly Randall Tyrer Kimberly VanDorn Robert Vervaecke Dwayne Wallace Benita Ward Gina Williams Hiram Williams Anne Wirth Nancy Worthington

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Genealogy traced Laura Bullock, junior, whose hobby is genealogy, has traced her fami1y's ancestry on her mother's side clear back to the late fifteen hundreds and early sixteen hundreds. During this time, the Rippetoes' were Hugue- nots in France. The Saint Bartho1omew's Day Massacre in 1572, sent the Rippetoes' to Eng- land, where a Huguenot society had been formed. The earliest ancestor that Laura found of the Rippetoes' in the United States was during the 1740's. This ancestor was Laura's great-great-great-great-great grandfather, who settled in the southern portion of the United States. The Rippetoes' had a long history of farming until William Rippetoe Sr., Laura's great-great- great-great grandfather fought in the Revolutionary War to help the colonies gain their indepen- dence from England. After she found this out, Laura checked the Daughters of the Revolution which helps people trace their ancestry. From them, Laura found that in Virginia there is a Rippetoe Springs. It is named after her great-great-great-great grandfather, William Rippetoe Sr., who is buried in a cemetery close to the springs. Laura found most of the infor- mation when she and her family traveled in the summer months. She would look in the phone books and would call or write to people asking about their ances- tors with the name of Rippetoe. Most of the people Laura contact- ed were connected to the same lineage of Rippetoes.' Laura has found all of her in- formation during the past couple of years and plans to someday write a book on the Rippetoes.' 1. Laura Bullock, junior, explains her family tree to Ioyce Lindsey, junior. Z. Laura Bullock holds her genealogy chart. 136 f . g.,-ar -.f R' - J x-'ff' I 3 ,I L44 4.

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Seniors provided quality leadership The Senior Class of 1979-80 was the second graduating class of the Academy. They worked hard on many projects, both in school and out-of-school. Since the class was small, they built a unique relationship. They were close and tried to be straight-for ward with each other. The class participated in the magazine sale and the can goods drive for St. Ioseph's Orphanage. They also sponsored parties both in school and out, and kept busy planning a gift to leaveithe school. 1. The class officers are, ROW 1: Sarah Munn, parliamentariang Olevia Mitchem, president, ROW 2: Diana Diaz, secretary, ROW 3: Eric Iohnson, vice-presidentg Lisa Tinch, treasurer. Rhonda Barnes Sharon Boddie Monica Bond Toni Boyd Kenneth Bragdon Thomas Budesheim Michelle Cailteux Larry Chanay 138 .ii I finial. -.snag-L -mwsfwts ,... ,W .......M,W..M,.u..- ...,,.a.........-, mf- . M.. x. Y 5 X X V We , , F K A555412 'WS' 8 it