Troy High School - Trojan Yearbook (Troy, KS)

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Below: By working for Kostman Construction this summer, Steve Smith was able to buy a new car. Left: Bryan Adkins demonstrates the military press, which was one of the many stations at weight lifting this summer. ■ 31 Above: Mr. Rick Gerner, new THS principal, orga- nized a community clean-up day to spruce up the appearance around the high school. Student Life • 9

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Summer a busy time for THS students Take a lot of sun, a thunderstorm once in a while, and a lot of pop-eyed grasshoppers, and what do you get? Summer! For a lot of people, summer was take me out to the ballgame. Students of Troy High School spent time at the ball park either being a specta- tor or participating. There were slow pitch, fast pitch, and K-ball games going on all summer. Some even drove to Kansas City to watch the Royals. Swimming was popular, too. Even though the summer of 1985 was cooler than summers before, people still got hot enough to take a cool dip in the pool or, if preferred, lie out and soak up some rays. And then there was weight training — days of pumping iron for the oncoming sport's year. It was a time for building up those biceps, firming the quadraceps, and then, for a while, aching after doing it. Summer was the season for vacationing with Above: Tim Hegarty works out on the squat lift during the off season. Right: J.G. Koehler shows determination as he strives for a 70-lb. lift. 8 • Student Life families, as many students did. Camps were a kind of vacation, even though maybe they weren't as enjoyable. Students attended camps, such as FFA, music, volleyball, cheerleading, Kayette, and journalism. These were camps to get new ideas for the coming year. Doing the fun stuff was easy but getting mon- ey was a different story. THS students looked for jobs and worked at places such as the store, the local cafe, on the farm, helping mom and dad at home, putting up hay, working for the city, or good old babysitting. Then summer came to an end and it was time to start looking for a career or time to hit the books and start school again. And here is how the school year went ... Work was also done during the summer. Money had to be earned so the new car and new clothes could be bought, or so one could take in a movie or concert.

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Students full of life When will there be a break? was a question heard arond school after it had started, and stu- dents had finally reached their halfway mark. A great prescription for the busied, hurried life of the students came at Christmas vacation. They threw school out of their minds, kicked back and relaxed, spent time with families, and vacationed. During the Christmas period at Troy High, much excitement had been experienced whether it was because of the two-week break that came or because of the activity that filled the halls. Student council held a hall-decorating contest between the seniors, juniors, sophomores, and freshmen. Each class was designated a hall and they decorated it in Christmas array. Seniors won firstprize, which was $30. Freshmen claimed sec- ond prize, $20, followed by the juniors, $15, and sophomores $10. Stuco also held the annual Christmas party. The break then ended, and it was back to the busied routines of school. Basketball and speech had gotten into swing, the alumni games were played, prom finally arrived, and then, for some, graduation. Top: Michele Rooney's cos- tume, lady in an out-house, won first in the StuCo Hallow- een Contest. Right: Independent living, a new class offered, taught guys the basics to survive on their own. Pat Franken attempts to make a pie. Above: Sheena Smith and Kevin Needham were two of the many THS students who volunteered a Sat- urday to beautify the school grounds on clean- 10 • Student Life UP day-