Truman High School - Heritage Yearbook (Independence, MO)

Text from Pages 1 - 280 of the 1985 volume:

17 V s y PJ X 'Y show X C omms 1-6 6-35 cixon Of phase . . . Xotrodo Xfxiestgws o Somihof way Pscadeofxcs OfOff1mOf1fKS1Q,YW .... .. 36-83 I 3'3 38s '6 Sports o Sommer chohenge ..... 86167 'os ihof pastime ..... .. 160183 X84-245 67 Xu o Som 246-'Z is ' oce tit ax fmhof -272 Yo 0 0 'Z68 odeac o Somihor nom 56 Xosmg o iomihof p o X C S ' S .... X ' e .... C . Xce. Truman High School 3301 South Noland Road Independence, MO 64055 Volume 21 Anita Hawk, Editor-ln-Chief Shari Meyer, Managing Editor Todd Schannuth, Associate Editor Q x 'W' ' . A ,- ,'-1. ' I ,Q-to 19 -Di ,.-.-+- ww. - - ' ' dents The beauty of a sunnse diminishes when stu realize it's time for another school day- lphoto bv Terry Green! As they visit on the bench in the front hall, senior Anjanette Lopez and junior Melissa Madewell ignore the unspoken tradition that the bench is reserved for senior boys. !Photo by David Henry! Last-minute phone calls during lunch hour can bring relief from classroom pressures. lPhoto by David Henry! For some students, whether walking or running, the bus pathway is an everyday site. lPhoto by David Henry! -all if 9 'R ' A 1 Q its . in Augus he woul school e and bec not only also to tl He l two pres at the 191 Carter d 1980. Th resentati her 1984 dent. Ani students to more CCEV! school is students make cc tradition Brown sa It c standard make ai teacher said. CCI school 2!lntroduction Q.: 'I . ,cf- T f 'X - -.. A ,,,,, ,, ,,,.... ,-f, -4 -,A -V - ,,,,,.1,,,S ,...-... - ' . .- A , , .-......,..-..-'-..,....--...- . 1 . 5 Truman's heritage enters third decrgl-e School becomes 'a familiar place' for alumni, friends hy Anita Hawk hen Principal LeRoy Brown opened the doors of Truman High School in August, 1964, he had no idea he would still be here as the school entered its third decade and became a familiar place, not only to Independence, but also to the nation. He has seen the school host two presidents -- Harry Truman at the 1964 dedication and Jimmy Carter during a town meeting in 1980. The school also hosted rep- resentative Geraldine Ferraro on her 1984 campaign for vice-presi- dent. And, Brown has seen 10,169 students graduate and move on to more opportunities. Even after 20 years the school is relatively new, even yet students have an opportunity to make contributions to establish traditions. Opportunity still exists, Brown said. It can be just a name, but if the standards aren't there, it's not going to make a difference, Essential Skills teacher Faith Porter, a 1973 graduate, said. I think it's an honor to attend a school that has gained recognition, sophomore Dayna Fulton said. The many high political people who visit us give us lots of publicity, freshman Dana Sultzbaugh said. Tilting his head back and reflecting on the past 20 years, Brown emphas- ized how the community supports the school and how the school program meets the needs of students by giving almost everybody an opportunity he or she is interested in. I think we need to continue to be- come, or to be an institution that rec- ognizes there's a need to meet the needs of all the kids who come, Brown said. Truman tries to be more involved outside the four walls of school. To contribute to something other than ourselves, Brown added. IContinued to page 41 Seeing the lunch plate is sometimes a welcomed site for seniors - if they're really hungry. fPhoto by Desiree Lutienl Cruising by school on the weekend reminds students of where they have to be during the week. fPhoto by Randy Napierl Introduction!3 This generation brings new attitudes New involvement in learning conquers apathy I Continued from page 31 With its name and publicity, Tru- man has become a familiar place to both students and community. Truman is familiar because the school was named after President Har- ry S. Truman. It can be familiar be- cause of the great atmosphere that surrounds it, senior Gabriel Ubaldo said. 1: It H. .. , . I LQ. There are so many students who are living in Independence . . . been to Truman . . . made distinguishing marks and we're getting second generation students now, Art teacher Janice Malott, who has taught here since Tru- man opened its doors in 1964, said. Third decade, Brown's voice cracked. I'never thought of it that way E 5 F , BE? ,p N l -I I i 1- ,3-. jg ll' If, A 'If ' ' wx. UI :Tal iii. if '-if WS Q '-1 I I I Junior Angy Webb and h rw -. I Saw Nvhmikx ci' . sop omore Stacey A d fi d th I'b looking for theater plays. IPhoto by Ginger Mdgughzgig n e I raw useful when Gilela Saupe, AFS student, and junior Karen Kinney cheer on as drill team performs at a volleyball game. IPhoto by Desiree Lutjenl 4!lntroduction . . . second generation, that makes me a grand-principal, you know? he said with a proud grandparent smile. Referring to school and his in- volvement over the past years Brown said, I am very proud of what we have been able to accomplish. On a more intimate side he added, Personally I feel very fortunate. You don't plan this kind of thing. I was at the right place at the right time, with the right cre- dentials - I am grateful for that. Last year we graduated our ten thousandth student. I've had the opportunity to associate with some students very insignificantly . . . and some to a great extent, Brown said. ln the last couple of years l've seen a renewed interest in activities and learning - which is nice to see. Along with the changing of students' attitudes, student-teach- er-parent relationships have changed over the past 20 years, also. We've always had the bless- ing of the community we've served, Brown said. 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V ,M ., ' . .A ,JD g HY , Ig, A13 , Q A ,,?fN,:vf--4. ,f gf, A ,Wy W,-,, , :WNW ff-ai 3 2? I Q ft G' O ,I 1' ,I 'N' A 9 I l O N 4-. M- , ll ing ,., ,f,.A g ,V A: .. -f nr-'A 4 n qs I on 0 C 1 In i:,-111153113X 13 gYw'w E If ruwulz' M' nf. ,f.,.:,. 'L 1 5 51 1 41,2 'wmwhquwv 'L f'L.fYff: ' -:41 4'f' fl' +7 . l ,J .. ., ' ucq 'l1'j..'lA, 'Ng' F- r' iq . .FU t U Q'-' , 4 .fs ...Y v 9 1 1 W U 'WCIIIKIT 1 2! Campaign '84 Students welcome Geraldine F erraro by Anita Hawk he concentration level reached a minimal point the first week of school, when Congresswoman Ger- aldine Ferraro, vice-presidential nominee, waved through town on her campaign tour and spoke at Truman High. Although security wasn't as tight as when President Carter visited Truman High in 1980, police still blocked off park- ing lots and roamed halls with German shepherds. They have to take precautions . . . something to go along with her coming here, junior Brian Bolten said. It all happened quickly. I heard about it a day before it happened, sophomore Robert McLean said. After a faculty meeting, that helped to determine the type of procedures used While Congresswoman Geraldine F erraro answers student questions, she creates a relaxed in the assembly, Principal LeRoy Brown, delegated who would attend the assembly by a lottery system. Classes were chosen randomly out of a hat. There was some argument as to what grade levels should go. The lottery system was done, as fair- ly as we could, under the circumstances, Brown said. I think the seniors should have got- ten to go, since they get to vote. Let all of them go and if any room left fill it in, freshman Lori Bogue said. I think it was pretty fair, Brian said. The system of seeing Ferraro was like a free for all, junior Eric Baker com- mented. I was glad I was picked, he added. Since this was a school program, the majority of the school was able to see it, as opposed to when Carter was here in 1980. I suspect we had pretty close to atmosphere bv sifting on the auditorium Sfase- about 800-850 who actually were in the lPhoto by Debbie O'Brieni classmen. I was upset. I thought the seniors should have gotten to go to it since they're gonna be the ones voting, senior Cindy Antoniello said. I would have liked to have gone, freshman Dana Turner, who watched from the computer room, said. Getting to see a vice-presidential candidate would be neat. It was pretty neat, freshman Mike Lindsay said. It gave me better ideas as how to select someone for office. Makes you more alert of things going on, senior Karen Robison said. She makes you feel like you're part ofethe community. With Ferraro coming, a lot of prepa- ration went into building a platform for her to stand and walk upon. Unfortunately, she didn't seem to utilize it. Thomas Eagle- ton, Missouri Senator, introduced Ferraro and when she entered the auditorium she plopped herself down in the middle of the auditorium and a cou- ple hundred watching in the computer room, Brown said. One issue against the lottery system, was that seniors, being closer to the voting age, should have had the opportunity to see it before the under- stage and didn't move for 41 minutes, Brown amusedly said. A new perspective of Ferraro came about with this campaign stop. i Somewhat more of a person when you see her in person. Not just a name. I thought more of her when I saw her, Eric said. Ferraro is more genuine, personal and sincere, when seeing her in person, Brown said. '1.,.fj,n N H ,V if NU? V i' ' 1 if i i .,. ,, -,yi-F i , 'V ' . my.. ' U K H3 egg!-My QW N ' M , , 'A K f 'hi wri':,j 'Z' i as-g 'W r i i 'fl 'pr f 1, f K , Fw, V 'Q After her opening cbrfiments, Ferraro 'firm answers student questions, ranging from abortion to arms control to student aid. fPhoto by Debbie O'Brien1 r .A M n 'fl' if 'N N L i , A W ' xg! ,iz ,,'J J-fi! ,537 W.. af' ' , W , i 1,AQ'iQ?Pf' if 'H ' 'N i ' 'Lg , nw ' ii, U , A ,, z 3' M 1 f ffm? A P - is HMM' wf .1 ff l V m,,f,,1'i'w' , Hn' , , ' HJ N iv U 'i i I l ', rib, V . , ,ff Q, 1, 4 ,g,,,.a- A ly R! W , ,,. rf U MH i xii, , , . 1 1 'Y ...-.,-.......--.eg-f Theater marquee heralding the newest releases entice students to the movies. !Photo by Debbie O'BnenJ I sl Students know what they like to do by Todd Schannuth t's called the weekend, but for most Truman students the part of the week they'll remember most has just begun. For students, the familiar surround- ings of Truman High School are a thing of the past and of the future, but not of the present. Yet, Truman people seem to have no trouble managing their time when the tardy bell won't. Where do students spend their time? Anywhere but school, freshman Bryan Phillips replied. I like to go down to the Plaza on weekends because there are a lot of other teenagers down there, senior Jenny Tag- gert said. There are also lots of good res- Decorating can precedes the pre-game c Q Chrisman. IPhoto by Debbie O'Brienj aravan 0 The 'Pint of Christmas embodies the Plaza. fPhoto by Debbie O'BrienI 14! Our Town taurants and places to hang out that Inde- pendence just doesn't have. You can find anything down there, sophomore Jodi Karr agreed. Junior Becky Schafer also supported going to the Plaza. I enjoy the atmosphere and the peo- ple. Yet, even though the Plaza was the first choice of many people, it ranked only second in an October, 1984, Publications questionnaire about where Truman stu- dents like to go in their spare time. On weekends I like to go out to the movies, sophomore Greg Carrender said. Greg isn't alone. More than 78 per- cent of those students responding to the questionnaire agreed with him. Yes, the theater reigns supreme. Why go sit in a dark room for two hours? Because I like to see new movies, sophomore Stacia Hassenflow replied. To see and meet friends there so we can laugh together, freshman Natalie Pet- ers said. Many see going to the movies as a way to relax the mind. It's a nice time to be yourself, soph- omore Bill Weir said. It gives me a chance to escape from the pressures of life, sophomore Charles Sloan agreed. Although going to the theater or the Plaza are normally the first choices of many students, some are more than will- IContinued to page 171 wdf' 1 .. ' A ,- SI33. C I NEMA ,lx I 1 ,ku-X V x ,N ' x.,Xs-V ,xx xl. 4 K X. A V T ,5bX '-A - v,WH T y i' KF x '1l J ' ' ,N vi' X -.wwe -'-'N' '1+.,, ' Y! fy 33392 , 'F 'mfmvmfi :ww-,..-w , wgfimfi-A 1 ' , 1 www W mv. 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I like to cheer for the teams, see my friends, and have fun, freshman Suzanne Conyers said. I think more people should show their school spirit. ' Still, there are some students who give their first priorities to other things, such as shopping and church activities. Yet when the movie's over, the Plaza shuts down, and the game is won, all roads seem to lead to Noland Road. Junior Valya Bronson spells it out: I like to go to the movies, then out to eat, then on to Noland. Why drive up and down Noland Road? Because that's where all of my friends go, sophomore Stephanie Wagner explains. In fact, surrounding oneself with famil- iar faces seems to be what it's all about. Why do people go out? To meet people and make new friends, junior Eric Baker replied. It teaches you to be jsociablef' I just like to go out with friends and just have fun, sophomore Mark Kragel said. Finally, senior Jerry Elliott put it all into perspective. When I'm out with friends, it really doesn't matter where we are. Sean McMenemyl l Stephanie Hendrix and Mark Caples even play the dating game while at school lPhoto by Chris Weissl Noland Road has its own rush hour on weekend nights. iPhoto by Uur Tou1nf17 Election Year Students become involved in campaign by Laura Stanke he 1984 election campaign was a time of hustle and bustle for Tru man getting prepared for the visits of Congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro Tom Cruison representing the Reagan! Bush campaign and Representative Alan Wheat Listening to candidates or their repre sentative firsthand gave students an op portunity to be more interested and in volved in the campaign I appreciated the candidate repre sentative Ferraro and Wheat coming to talk to us senior Tami Frakes said I stead of watching them on TV it helps to know there s actually somebody living out there who is willing to talk with teenag- ers. Junior Rick White said I really liked the speakers. Students get more involved when speakers come It makes you realize there are real people in the world instead of reading about them in a book. Listening to Ferraro speak meant more to me now because Im able to vote senior Karen McElwee said. The Political Science class was in charge of the mock election on Nov 2 The voting machines were set up in the front lobby where the Political Scienc class helped the student voters This year 1600 students were registered in their homerooms but only 1 200 students actually voted Many students were absent that day Many of the seniors do not have a Social Studies class so they didnt vote Junior Paul LeVota said I feel the seniors are beginning to divorce themselves from Truman High School and are not quite as involved Nancy Lewis Political Science teacher explained I didnt know about it senior Tom Weir said. The purpose of having a mock elec- tion at Truman was to let students get more involved with the campaign and to learn how to use a voting machine Lewis san . A lot of people were saying Where are the banners and all the publicity? It s not an all-out campaign for a specific can- didate. The mock election is to get an idea of the attitudes of the students Lewis said. Senior Jeff Bethke commented that the whole purpose of a mock election is like a poll figuring the kids will vote like their parents will We find out how the parents are thinking he said The mock election is a valid indica tion on how the national election results will turn out Lewis added Two of Truman s AFS students Gus ela Saupe and Janne Kankare agreed the lack of enthusiasm among students wasnt what they expected before they came to the United States The student involve ment was much greater in their home countries Before I came fto the U Sl I ex pected America to be more excited Janne said. People kept saying Reagan will win. In Finland they are more excited We talk in the classes. Here there is more campaign but nothing in school. The young people are more interested in Germany than here Gisela said. Some may already be in a party at age 17 We talk more about it in school' we watch debates in school Stu- dents et involved in demonstrations for a 9 party. It is very important in Europe what President is elected. President and Mrs. Reagan visit Kansas City for the League of Women Voters Presidential Debate. fPhoto by David Henryl Freshman Brock Doubeldee shows h's ' ' - lt l wivolvement bv attending the arrival of Presidzzf :nz rs. Reagan. IPhoto by Doug Claxton! 18fElection Year tign election is ill vote like iarents are 'alid indica- tion results idents, Gis- i agreed the lents wasn't ey came to :nt involve- their home J.S.J, l ex- e excited, ing 'Reagan are excited. npaign, but people are than here, ady be in a z about it in school. Stu- rations for a what Political Science students assist student voters at the mock election. fPhoto by Doug Claxtonl Sr the genls el I C echo 112,69 fo S Ofo 6 efgct J, C flye. 77173. Irby-E, . HQFI3-sjsId9hf,bl 061701. :date fhro Ugh 5522.5 '. mum-fr 'N-af Q!! IRT! lm Roy Keeland, Social Studies teacher at William Chrisman and department head, displays his election memoirs in the Library showcase. He has been collecting them since 1964. CPhoto by John Crickl Flea tion Yearf19 Fall Play Fall play blends comedy with mystery by Denece Waddell ast fall suspense laughter and ex citement filled the Truman auditor num when Exit the Body a play by Fred Carmichael was performed on Nov 15-17. The whole story was about a mys- tery writer from New York and her sophis- ticated secretary. They took a vacation in a small New England town and got in- volved in a mystery of their own. It made a comedy out of how they solved it and re- covered some missing jewels. It was a confusing play, but that's where the com- edy came from, senior Bryon Romine said. The play takes place at night when the neighbors, the landlady, and the police were searching for stolen jewels. One of the crooks was trying to learn how to be a criminal, he even had a how-to-be-a-criminal manualf' senior Les- Each year we switch from drama to comedy I spent the summer reading all the stupid funny plays I could find said Tucker Tucker follows three basic rules on how to eliminate and select plays My three guidelines are what the company can produce, the available tal- ent, and the audience. I narrowed the choices to two, then let Stagecraft decide on what was to be produced, Tucker sai . The devotion and long hours spent rehearsing for the play were worth it, though, to senior Tammi Frakes, who played Crane Hammond, the mystery wri- ter. I played a mystery writer who was a complete airhead. It was one of the leads so it took all my free time. I think it was worth it and it turned out to be one of the best times of my life. Other actors in the play were Peggy Cordle tKate Bixley the sophisticated sec retaryj Liz Lammers tJenny the cop dis guised as the maidl Aimee Wear CLill1an the fashion designer? Julie Winters CHelen O Toole leader of the crooksl Jeff Stock well fRandolph, the inexperienced crookl, Eric Hutsler Wernon Cookley, the dopey sheriffl, Brian Ortez CLyle Rogers, I.illian's husband. The actors and stage-hands all be- came a stage family after spending so much time together. We all had to work together to make it happen. In the process we became good friends, kind of like a family, senior Scott Black who played Richard Hammond, Crane's husband, said. Tammi used the experience in the play as a beginning for her acting career. ter Martin said. Choosing this comedy-mystery was For senior Jerry Elliot who played Philip Smith, an undercover cop, the play was worthwhile, but not a bowl of cher- I plan to be an actress and if this was any indication of what it will be like, I'm all not an easy task for director Kat Turner. ries. the more for it. .Wai Crane's houseguests turn to stare at her as she goes into hysterics. fPhotos by David Henryl PhilliP Ueffy Elliotl tells Kate lPeggy Cordlel and Crane fTami Frakesl of his amnesia 2ofFa11 Play vere Peggy ticated sec- he cop dis- ear tI.illian, ters fHelen Jeff Stock- :ed crookl, , the dopey zrs, I.illian's nds all be- :ending so ner to make came good enior Scott Hammond, nce in the ing career. :l if this was like, I'm all 2:9 Y ..,, A drunken Vernon lEric Hutslerl questions Crane about the body in the closet. Helen Uulie Winterj and Vernon discuss plans to search for the hidden jewels. r is Booster Club's activity sign informs the public. Fall PIayX21 22!AF S Week Multi-colored balloons are sold to raise money during AFS week. fPhoto by Dauid Henryl an atm 5 Maxaoixgn 2g0 KYX2 S8969 bm009 ie' K0 mvl wo' 225. GMO W gafxihe ,seem 21 1 6 teamm race A Mark Sevy, ringmaster for the AFS assembly, finds difficulty with the microphf, system. fPhoto by Randy Napierl , 2 7 , 3, N. 'Z 5 Fun b or the s fundrait sembly ble, the asse tional proble The gyr students, wh. to see the ci malfunction, used. lt was was no P.A ringmaster, s attention out tried to leave I thoug freshman Ste talking and 3 The activitie couldn't hear vsgQXa?1nd9 N09 13' 2 microphone WMA x ith if 4 ,ft .ff ?f AFS Week Fundraiser successful despite problems by Caroline Brady or the second year, AFS centered its fundraising activities around an as- sembly. Though it was very profita- ble, the assembly suffered from organiza- tional problems. The gym was filled with nearly 800 students, who contributed one dollar each to see the circus theme show. Due to a malfunction, the P.A. system couldn't be used. lt was kind of hard because there was no P.A. system, Mark Sevy, the ringmaster, said. People weren't paying attention out there. Some people even tried to leave before it was over. I thought it was kind of boring, freshman Steve Free said. Everyone was talking and you couldn't hear anything. The activities were good - you just couldn't hear. i The show consisted of competitions among five teams: the four AFS students representing their countries, and an Amer- ican team made up of teachers. . It was fun for us, AFS student Sandy Maldonado said, but I think it was kind of boring for the people watching. Matt Collins, AFS president, attrib- uted the assembly's problems to a lack of organization. lt definitely needed more organiza- tion, he said. We didn't get to use the gym for rehearsals, which hurt us. We actually only got about 10 to 15 minutes to practice. Despite the problems with the as- sembly, AFS did reach its goal of raising SL000. The balloon sales helped, Matt said. Everything went pretty smoothly with those because it has been done before. We actually made about S1,200, but we had to cover expenses. The money raised during AFS Week will be used to pay for next year's pro- gram. We use the money to pay for our national membership in AFS, Ronda Wendel, AFS Week chairperson, said. We have to be members in order to get students next year. Matt emphasized how much AFS ap- preciated the help and encouragement they got from a lot of students. I couldn't believe how ,many people wanted to get involved. I think that tells something about our school. Sandy agreed. No other school that I know about participates in its AFS program like Tru- man does, Sandy said. I have AFS friends from other schools, and they tell me, 'Sandy, you are lucky to go to Tru- man because they care about their AFS students' - and I believe them! N Balloons are passed out during sixth hour to friends. IPhoto by John Crickl The audience watches the activities of The Greatest Show On Earth, ' theme of the AFS assembly. fPhoto by Monica Gamble! AFS Week!23 Changes in performances affect attitudes of students by Laura Stanke he vocal music department perform- ed its biannual Pat Revue on Feb. 19 and 20. Every other year the five different choirs work diligently to perform for the audience. This year, however, brought about new changes in the show. Instead of having love songs from past decades or singing pop songs, the theme Animals was chosen by Bruce Dickerson, vocal music director. I was looking through the music we have in our music library for something entertaining, light, and fun to do. We had a lot of neat animal songs and it just kind of evolved into a theme. I wanted some- thing unique. Music on the program consisted of a parody on opera, The Grasshopper, to Little Bunny Foo-Foo. The vocal stu- dents' reaction to the Animal theme was neither optimistic nor pessimistic. The animal theme was a good idea and it could have been good, but it just did not come together like I expected it to, senior Sean VanRiette said. I was think- ing of good choral pieces, not so many kiddy songs. At first I was kind of shocked be- cause I thought 'Animals, how stupid.' But once we began learning the songs it seem- ed like a good idea, junior Erin Burke said. Having a theme was a good idea but the songs were grade schoolish. I think we could have done more mature songs and gotten away from the juvenile ones, sen- ior Cheryl Chrisman said. Another change this year was the audience turnout, which was not as large as in the past years. Lack of advertising was the reason for the small response, according to sophomore Marc Walker. It had not been publicized early enough. Then we had a three-day week- end with Washington's birthday and peo- ple forgot about it. If the students would have been informed sooner, they could have passed it on to their parents, which could have probably brought better attendancef' jun- ior Wes Kramer said. I still cannot figure out why we didn't have good attendance. In the last Pat Revue, I hear the auditorium was packed both performances, Sean said. Problems came up during prepara- tion and the performing, but Dickerson and the students overcame them. If we had one more week to prac- tice, we would have had more fun with it. Concert Choir had to perform three con- certs during that week. So we had to split our practice time. During the Tuesday night show the tape counter on the new synthesizer was messed up. When we began to play, all the wrong notes came out, Dickerson said. But once we dis- covered the problem, the rest of the per- formance continued normally. We should have started learning the songs and choreography much sooner, Erin said. Also, our trio had to change two times between one song. We barely made it. The costumes could have been better planned out - more elaborate, instead of wearing Concert Choir sweat- shirts for every song. What is the overall impression felt about the Pat Revue? Girls Glee took the right attitude towards it. We had fun with the songs and had fun with the audience, Cheryl said. The first night wasn't organized, ,things did not run as smoothly as the second night. We needed a better turn out, though, Marc said. Overall I liked it, but I thought we could have found some better songs, Wes said. Sean summed up his thoughts about the show: I have mixed feelings on how it came out. No one wants to say it was bad. Yet, we can't say it was the greatest, either. Senior Greg Caswell uses a squeaky voice to add to The Grasshopper as other Trutone members perform. fPhoto by John Crick,l 24fPat Revue -.--no--,..,.---,-.4-.qv- 'm ' Y? V Choreography adds varlety to the songs and theme of Ammals. iPhoto by David Henryj Q How Much ls That Doggie ln the Window is acted out by sophomore Mike Manade in Pat Revue. fPhoto by John Crickj Kermit the Frog appears as Women's Choir sings K'The Muppet Fight Song. IPhoto by John Crickj Freshman Choir uses arm gestures for the finale of The Frog. IPhoto by John Crickj V711 Reuuef25 Spirit - some have it, some don't by Caroline Brady chool spirit - some people had more than others, and everyone ex- pressed theirs differently. Some showed theirs by dressing up on a certain day or by going to a game. For others, it was more of an individual feeling of pride about school. As usual, some people didn't care at all. I think school spirit is just being out- going and enthusiastic, and trying to meet as many people as you can, senior Mark Sutherland said. I don't really think you can force yourself to get involved, but I have a lot of fun going to basketball games and acting crazy. To me, school spirit is more than just going to games, junior Angie Proctor said. It also means supporting Student Council fundraisers and things you can do in your classes. It's just as important, because not everyone can go to the games, but everyone can give to the United Way. Spirit Weeks, which featured dress up days, like the traditional red, white and blue day and a hat and sunglasses day were enthusiastically supported. I think it's an easy way to show your school spirit, junior Michelle Mitchell said. I usually try to 'go along with it. I think it's a good way to support the sports teams, said Laura Stanke, who was voted Miss School spirit. It gives you a chance to act crazy and have a change of pace. Some people admitted their school spirit was low, and blamed it on jobs and a lack of time. lf I didn't have to work for the things I want or need, I think I'd have a lot more school spirit, Angie said. I had to quit being a yell leader, but I still went to the games and tried to get the crowd rowdy, Mark said. I know a lot of people that have jobs and they are still involved and have a lot of school spirit, Laura said. Some people felt losing a little school spirit was just part of growing up - get- ting used to the routines of school, getting a driver's license, finding other places to go, and meeting people from other schools. When you turn 16, you start to drive, and suddenly there are so many other places to go. You also make older friends and people that go to different schools. You really don't feel like dragging them to games or dances, Angie said. Most of the people that go to the dances are freshmen and underclassmenf' Laura said. But since this is my senior year, I want to get a lot out of it. The spirit makes school less 'blah.' Almost everyone agreed that the hardest place to keep spirit up was the classroom. Who has spirit in social studies class? Michelle asked. I think it's important to be spirited in I zum V d I' ' ' ' ' . . Join' E bnngs spirit down when this lack of respect angers the majority. fPhoto by Arriving at school early each morning to practice for marching band takes a lot of school spirit. fPhoto by Debbie O'Brienl 26fSpirit school, too, Mark said. A lot of people sit there like recluses. Everyone should relax and have a good time. One direct attack on school spirit, vandalism, infuriated most students. I think there are a few people that think if they vandalize, it makes them stand out. I think it's better to stand out by doing something good for the school, freshman Kim Nelson said. It's depressing to see all that trash and spray paint on the sidewalks and the new gym. I can't believe someone would do that to our school, Angie said. Though most people maintained their spirit, some got into a slump because of senioritis, the winter blahs, and spring fever. Almost every day I said, 'I hate schoolf but really I'm proud to say that I go to Truman. And every summer I couIdn't wait to start school again so I could see and talk to all of my friends. It's kind of sad thinking I'm going to gradu- ate, Kelli said. I know that everyone says they can't wait to graduate, said Kris Umbach, who graduated at semester, but I really miss school now - all the little things that used to happen. I think it's important to have school spirit and get involved, Mark said. It doesn't have to be in sports, it can be in the theater, Student Council or Pep Club. You're only in high school once, and if you don't make it fun, I think you'll regret it forever. of people should spirit, that them stand out school, that trash ks and the one would aid. ainecl their ecai of and spring id, 'I hate D say that l summer l again so l friends. Itls g to gradu- 5 they can't ibach, who really miss is that used rave school 'k said. lt t can be in r Pep Club. :, and if you 1'll regret it x .. S w sk W ' NX QNX Mm We 5 -.. X, x 'O K M 'L, YY - . ' . 4 ' ,QS 3. N' , i na' ' Z ':'W- Q, . 5 we gg 5 x f if 0 ' 'Rt S t t g , , I N , A V :vigrx . W N ' a.vLf?QO V X , . wk' rf t v it 5654.1 M X. , 3 if g Q We Mex ,S .Q X 1 GX I 6. I I ,s sqxgsyv 4 fy. A f g f , NSS 'B 6 ,,.. , - ...,- 5 K t X' -V rl f tgps -..:?:' . -X Om ' X35 14. Q? V ' 5 wi., 1 , ft. f., , - . , ' 'i 1 , .2 .,i,.,,: , . i 'E QS' xg .Saw xii at Keeping his promise that he'd get rid of his bear enough money for United Way, Sean McMenemy prepares for the shaving ceremony. fPhoto by Terry Greenl d if the senior class raised Raising money for clubs by selling candy or flowers or by washing cars takes extra effort and added spir- it. fPhoto by Doug Claxton! 'iff E. x iid 2 ...gl tulluuuuil 1 ..-J ,A change of pace comes with Spirit Week dress-up days, when students get a ' chance to dress and act crazy. fPhoto by Chris Weissl Keeping up school spirit seems to be the hardest in the classroom. fPholo by John Crickl Spirirf27 The Homecoming Dance enables freshmen N fPhoto by Debbie O Brienj Da Moore and David Ostraunder to get to know each Students must work hard to have successful dances by Laura Stanke cheduling, preparing and organizing for a dance were not easy tasks for the organizations that have spon- sored a dance as a fundraiser. Clubs who have sponsored a dance this year had to organize location, date, time, refreshments, decorations, theme, ticket sales, chaperones and security. Students don't know how compli- cated it is, junior class president Paul LeVota said. You must first of all get the Administration's approval. Then, start the publicity with announcements and post- ers. lt's the little things that make a dance successful. A lot of kids think that it's no big deal, but setting up a dance is a lot of work. Students don't understand what we go through to put on something fun for them, senior Jamie Fancher commented. It doesn't seem difficult, but it is, senior class president Kyle John added. Organization seems to be the key to putting on a dance. Why? lt's disappointing to me when people pay money for a dance that is not planned well, Kyle said. lf we end up having warm drinks for the students after they've been dancing all night, the whole evening is messed up. However, Sondra Stephens, Pep Club sponsor, feels that putting on a dance is no problem. lt didn't take any organization. All I had to do was schedule it with Mr. Brown and get someone to do the music, she said. It was the best way to raise money in a short amount of time. What can be the biggest problem with putting on a dance? Staying on top of the people after putting them in charge of something, and also getting Mr. Brown's approval, Paul said. You need the right chemistry of people working together. It's trusting other people to get the job finished. You have to rely on people to help. You'll have 500 people at the dance, yet only five people will stay after to help,' Kyle said. There's over 1,500 students and it seems like it wouldn't be hard to get people to help, but needless to say, it is. Being creative and adding different and original things during a dance proved l to help dances become more successful. You need to have a lot of good pub- licity and you need to think up creative announcements every morning along with appealing posters, Paul said. We had different types of breaks like shaving Sean's fMcMenemyJ beard off. Having incentives like that, brought in a lot of people. I was surprised at the turn- out, because it was on a Wednesday night, Kyle commented. You always have to keep the student body in mind and alyvays plan dances that they will enjoy. Dances allow students to get together with friends in a more relaxed atmosphere. fPhoto by Debbie O'BrienI is X .R . X . K N f . I 'sur 2 N 28!Dances it l .. 4. . Q Q i 4 A i ,W-Alingdg V U A 'eshmen Nici now each othg if Seniors Tom Weir and Jenny Taggert enjoy being together at the Homecoming Dance. IPhoto by Debbie O'Brienj A couple converse while dancing during the Valentine's Dance. fPhoto by Monica Gam- blel Ns.,,,,,1' Sophomore Amy Hutton and friend share a special dance together. fPhoto by Monica Gamblej Students dance to Gemini Studio's sound at the Valentines Dance. iPhoto by Monica Gamblej fDunf:e3f29 f .. , , -4-Q-1-'-qva-en- I Seniors Laura Stanke, Mike Hill, Julie Daniels, John Seubert, Kim Greble and Eric Caldwell were nominees for the Mr. and Miss School Spirit title, After bein nominated by the Pep Club and chosen by the student body, 9 , . Laura and Eric were named Mr. and Miss School Spirit. W Ms. W, sw 30fStudent Honors 'V r X . x rx ' xx T Senior Mindi Shank participated in a variety of activities this year. ln recog- nition of her efforts, she was awarded the Daughters of the American Revo- lution's Outstanding Senior. may LY' WIND 1-q-'gg S ...,, ,..,,.. . ' Q . .. .H .t...WM .4 .NS Other nominees for the DAR award were seniors Marty Sturgeon, Laura Stanlii and Kyle John. ffm f Stl or tn ac Scot named C lots. Kyl honored ected to Sunrise ' geon anc Non bers wei recipient by the se ees. Thx working years ar repay th tion, Mi I fe and I am nated m through' mented. The nized a l Kyle meant f classg h- populari ing peo An manner Daughte Outstan ceived tl Iti populari The East O Laura Stanke man, X i W mm .xl 5 f M J-, L DW 1119 Q .-'mp me 4 .,,m, nz, f X view. WIN-' .neu WW.. W..,,... Y., . '---5 on, Laura Staff' Student Honors Students recognized for achievements ,..... by Robin Steen onors were given to several seniors in recognition of their outstanding achievements. , Scott Lowery and Mindi Shank were named Optimist Club Outstanding Sen- iors. Kyle John and Laura Stanke were honored by the East Optimist Club. Sel- ected to represent the class of 1985 at the Sunrise Optimist Club were Marty Stur- geon and Anita Hawk. Nominations from the faculty mem- bers were the first step in becoming a recipient of these awards. A vote, taken by the senior class, determined the grant- ees. The teachers have watched the hard- working students develop through the years and with these nominations they repay them for their effort and dedica- tion, Marty said. I feel it's a distinction for all six of us and I am honored that the teachers nomi- nated me and that my peers followed through with that nomination, Anita com- mented. These honors, however, only recog- nized a few merit students. Kyle explained that, The award is meant for seniors outstanding in their class, however, at times it becomes a popularity contest and many truly deserv- ing people are left unrecognized. Another honor awarded in the same manner as the Optimist Club, is the Daughters of the American Revolution's Outstanding Senior. This year Mindi re- ceived the title. It is easy to get into a rut with either Popularity among students or favoritism The East Optimist Club honored Kyle John and Laura Stanke for their beneficial achievements at Tru- man. with teachers. I think these awards pro- vide representation from the entire school, Mindi said. Pep Club was given the duty of nom- inating candidates for another award. The recipients of this honor, Mr. and Miss School Spirit, were voted on by the entire student body. They were 'Eric Cladwell and Laura. Other nominees were Kim Greble, Julie Daniels, Mike Hill and John Seubert. I was shocked. I didn't expect to be nominated or to win, Laura said. As in the other situations, there were people who were neglected from consid- eration. There are a lot of people who partic- ipate in spirit week, attend games and show spirit, that were overlooked, Eric commented. I don't think there is any one person who is more spirited than others, Julie said. Despite its validity, the spirit award was a pat-on-the-back for Eric. I like to have fun and going to the games and cheering is fun. I don't dread itg I would be at games even ifl weren't a yell leader . . . I have a positive attitude about spirit and for others to choose me as the most spirited was a real honor. Despite the type of award or means by which they received it, the recipients are shown that others applaud their ef- forts. When I'm so busy with activities on top of school it is hard to stay optimistic, but when peers and teachers recognize me as an individual, it brings out the bright side in hard work, Scott explained. The senior class chose Marty and Anita Hawk to represent them at the Sun- rise Optimist Club. fPhotos by John Crickl Mindi Shank and Scott Lowery were named Outstanding Seniors by the Optimist Club. Student Honorsf31 Who's Who pinions decide results in nominating students Every year the Heritage recognizes eight outstanding students who have made notable contributions to Truman or to their class. Each class nominated students in their class. After nar- rowing the candidates to three, they voted on the individual who they felt has made outstanding contributions. The faculty was asked to nominate a senior they felt was an outstanding academic scholar who showed promise of con- tinuing academic success ability. A final election was held for the top three students who received the most nominations. Club sponsors nominated one individual in their club for their involvement and contribution. Student Council executive officers then made thefinal selection from the list of nominees. All athletic coaches were asked to select a boy and a girl athlete who had made outstanding athletic accomplishments. Each class selected the Who's Who repre- sentativesg senior Mindi Shank, junior Chris Whltmg, Sophomore Jan Grotenhuis, and freshman Chad John.IPhoto by David Henry, i 32!Who's Who 'fu 4' 2' , -M--r Freshman Chad John Whatever you do, whether it's big or small, it's nice to know that your class appre- ciates it. Sophomore Jan Grotenhuis KI ffl' to make school more fun and enjoyable: 'mf just fOr myself, but for other people too. 1 f d 51 ,,.,...1- xcit es Wh Shank, ji Jan Groti KCI rr there, C do, whet know the Thi any chan was just Out Jan and C for their Wh ners, but thank-yoi done a gi better for Hwh who is v4 does not, Anyone the benel ognizes tl the schoc Minc activities class vice u Q i ft l've dcj uctivitz -w X s big or s appre- and , r other Y il Students appreciate being honored by Laura Stanke xcitement became the key word to describe the feelings of the Who's Who representatives: senior Mindi Shank, junior Chris Whiting, sophomore Jan Grotenhuis and freshman Chad John. I must have a lot of friends out there, Chad said. Whatever things you do, whether it's big or small, it's nice to know that your class appreciates it. This is so neat! I didn't think I had any chance of winning, Jan explained. I was just glad to be nominated. Out of 1800 students, Mindi, Chris, Jan and Chad were selected by their class for their leadership and achievements. f'Who's Who wasn't just for the win- ners, but a chance for the class to say thank-you to those who they feel have done a good job in trying to make things better for them, Chris said. Who's Who recognizes someone who is very involved in school and who does not just come and leave, Mindi said. Anyone can come to school and just take the benefits Truman offers them. It rec- ognizes those who give something back to the school. Mindi was involved in a variety of activities at school. She was the senior class vice-president, NHS vice-president, Concert Choir vice-president, Concert Band president, a drum major, member of Trutones, Tri-M and Interact. In addition, Mindi was the recipient of the DAR award and selected as an outstanding girl for the Independence Optimist Club. You can only get out of school what you put into it, Mindi said. And getting this award makes it all worthwhile. I feel l've done a lot for Truman and my class, and it makes me feel good because my class has done something special for me. It's the best present I could get for my senior year! Chris' involvement was centered around being Student and Community Concerns chairman of Student Council, vice-president of the Volleyball Club and a member of JETS and NFL. I've tried to work hard to contribute to the betterment of Truman High School, Chrs said. I guess people really appreciate what l've done with Student Council and other activities. It's such an honor, because you know that people your own age, who you are with every day really appreciate what you do for the school. Athletics have dominated Jan's first two years at Truman. In addition to being a member of Interact and French Club, Jan played on the varsity volleyball team, varsity basketball team and varsity track. I try to make school more fun and enjoyable, not just for myself, but for other people, too, Jan commented. I try to have a good positive attitude through- out school and sports. If someone is feel- ing down I try to put cheer into them. Chad was involved in Concert Band, FCA and was the freshman class presi- dent. Athletics also were a big part of his year, being on the freshmanfsophomore basketball and JV baseball teams. I hope this recognition will give me a chance to meet new people whom I don't know, Chad added. Maybe people will recognize me and they will come up to me and say 'hi.' I'd like to meet a new friend each day. It's such a special honor for me because it's my first year at a big school and so many kids vote and nominate you. It is so hard to single out just one person, because there are so many others who deserve this award, Mindi said. This will make me more aware of things going on at Truman. And it will make me work even harder, Jan added. Now that I have been selected to Who's Who, it is something to make me work even harder because I know the students appreciate me and I don't want to disappoint them, Chris said. fPh0t0 by David Henryj . . . lPhoto by David Henryl Junior Chris Whiting Semor Mmd' Shank I guess people really appreciate what You CHN only get 0Uf.0f SCl100l what live done with Student Council and other you put into it. And getting this award makes aqgiuitgescv it all worthwhile. Who's Whof 33 Who's Who Involved seniors receive recognition from facult by Caroline Brady ho's Who seeks to honor stu- dents who have made valuable contributions to the school. Sen- iors only are chosen for the Academics, Activities and Sports sections. They are nominated and voted on by teachers, sponsors and coaches, respectively. Kyle John, recognized for his aca- demic achievements, said he was pleased with his nomination, but admitted that the road hasn't always been an easy one. For me, it's not so much a question of intelligence as it is a lot of hard work, he said. I know people who are two times smarter than I, but I just have to work two times harder. When faced with choosing between doing homework and going out with friends, Kyle usually hits the books. It's really a drag sometimes, but for me the priority is my school work. The key to my success is that I organize myself, so if I really want to do something, I know I can put it off - I just dedicate myself to working even harder the next day. You can't let things pile up, though. Being so successful hasn't always been easy on Kyle. People think if you make straight E's that you're different. Some of them are jealous, but that's stupid. I don't have any- thing that a lot of people don't - I just work harder for it. Kyle said his parents were a big inhti ence in his success. I work hard to please my parents, he said. l've never had to worry aboig money because my parents always pri vided me with everything I needed. I didn have to get a McDonald's-type job, so I'v kind of made a deal with myself that this' the way to repay them. For Kent French, being involvedi school activities was a way to show th world, and himself, what he had to offer Junior high was such a hard time ft me, he said. I never really felt like I fit ii I couldn't wait to get to Truman and gt involved with the older kids. Being involved was also a way: combat boredom. Maybe it's just because I've bee more advantaged educationally, but I don think that high school is hard at all. needed something to challenge and inte: est me. While Kent said he appreciated bein honored, he felt it might not paint a clea picture of his involvement. I look at Who's Who in other yea books, and the quotes seem so phonj Maybe the people really are that enthus astic, but sometimes I felt, 'Why am -af-v ..m- -- fhis?' It mez'e5l9d Cf1':l:l'-llvlslastlc Thougl tfzfifly pro-lec i84j and sei 512312 he Sho ship qualitie My bi times I've Sl Because 0 3 mediocre haverff CIO should iust about it so Kent has taught I've I goals outsi is the mos' of it. Being ties left Da I doi I've alwaf ability and Dann ly basketb I've grade. Lol on my tea we went t Q9 2 ' I .1 . j g fPhoto by David Henryl A d . K I J firvfo bv David Henfvl Activities Kent French ca emics y e 0 ,C , a , HF . , n n . I ve learned that it s good to have goals of t t WO' me, Its not so much a question outside of school, but for me, school is the In 9 lgence as it is a lot of hard work. most important. I'ue gotten a lot out of it. 34! Who s Who .fe ,I r ere a big influ my parents' worry abou s always prg eeded Ididnl pe job solvi self that this' g involvedi to show th had to offer hard time fc felt like I fit ii uman and gi doing this? Unfortunately not everyone is interested in activities. It gets hard to be enthusiastic sometimes. Though Kent was responsible for many projects including the Trashia-Thori 1849 and served as newspaper editor this year he sometimes doubted his leader- Ship qualities. times I ve spread myself too thin he said. Because of that I ve done some things in a mediocre way. I feel like a lot of times I havent done the best that I could. I Should just do things instead of thinking about it so much. Sports has been a good way for Dan- ny to meet friends. You have to be friends with the guys on your team because you see them and work with them every day. Though Danny doesnt plan on play- ing basketball or football in college he said his interest will never fade I ll always be involved in sports whether its on church leagues or at the YMCA. Sure Ill miss the high school competition though As a referee for Pop Warner football Danny got some insight on the other side ,u ,, .,....,......-...,..,..v.....-.---:--f- Though going to State was a high for Lori it was also a low. We didn t work that hard to come in second place she said. I was so upset for a long time after that. However Lori said she cried before the game too. I was getting dressed and all I could think was - this is the last time Ill put on a uniform and play for Truman. It really hit me then that I was a senior. Lori said her involvement in sports combined with homework and a job has sometimes been stressing. I 9 I' I N 4' is 9 l YY IC Y U 19 Y . y , , 9 t y , 7 ' CC My biggest problem is that some- .. , ' f ' v 7 H 7 1 1 L cc , , 9 7' 9 Y 31 , a 7 , . i x 5 7, Cl I an ' 7 ' also a wayl use I've bee ally, but I don hard at all. :nge and inte' +reciated bein -it paint a clez in other yea em so phonf e that enthus lt, 'Why am it j ffm ,- 2 ' Juid Henryl 'e goals l is the f it. Kent said his activities involvement has taught him a lot. I've learned that it's good to have goals outside of school, but for me, school is the most important. l've gotten a lot out of it. Being recognized for his athletic abili- ties left Danny Hauschel kind of stumped. I don't know what to say, he said. l've always tried to play the best of my ability and give 100 percent. Danny's involvement in sports, main- ly basketball and football, began early. l've been playing since the fourth grade. Lots of guys from Truman played on my team or in my league even before we went to school together. fPhoto by David Henry! of the game. You've really got to respect the refs. I never realized how tough their jobs are. It's so stupid to argue with them. Winning is important, but sports teach you more than that - how to be competitive and learn about good sportsmanship. Lori Lamberty said she felt that everyone needed a way to get involved in school, and her niche happened to be sports. She's been involved in softball and volleyball at Truman since her sophomore year, but this year was the peak. It had to be the highlight. I'm going to remember it because our volleyball team went to State. It was excellent, especially since it was my senior year. I just say Mom buy me some T V. dinners and breakfast bars, because I won't be home this week.' Even if I'm real- ly busy, school work has to come first. My parents always told me I had to get good grades or the sports would go. They al- ways had that to hold over my head. As for a job, I've worked at both Marshalls and Pippin's because I have to save money for college, but sometimes it's been really hard to arrange my work schedule around everything. Though she plans to walk on for volleyball at college, Lori said it won't kill her if she doesn't make it. I don't have to play big eight ball or anything. Even if I just play intramurals, I'll be happy. - - t fphfbahcfkj -Athlencs Lon Lambs' y Athletics Danny Hauschcel y O n 'C I was getting dressed, and all I would C , , , , think was - 'this is the last time I'll put on a 'W'j,j 'S lznpoganti bzisgsgsgggsg Uniform and play for Truman.' It really hit you more an G - ow 0 . ,fi 5 me then that I was a senior and learn about good sportsmanship. Who's Whof35 -f li,-i, 1 . - ,Qs -- 35lAcadem,c5 t Educatron Board o ents State new requtrern graduates adopts this Qlvdnlizlllxglble for MrSS0un 0 Ce te 3 by Rohan Steen ore Eng rsh More scrence rage Reeommendauo thematrcS The Boa! student must complete a ngorous u1nn9 sc oolprograrnwhrchwouldreco nd at tour credits of th three otserence threeot t line s More rna o ucatron rs now req a ttronal credrts rn these areas o study for Mrsscuns hrgh scho0 stu 1 eeofma ents one each o The Mrssoun Boafd ot Educatron ueah0n to rarse the requrrements ertnica e socral studres rachcal arts and physrcdl s dectded tive electrves Three torergn and to 0 ef a C ge credits are recommended rn thlS tndcnts cn ena h er students can apply a tronal credrts rn aIeaS ot lrs math screrrce and gocral s or advanced vocahonal techmcal cour and comrn uve skulls rn- st ot torergnbnguage Fm-thefmo re stu ents must score at least 18 on the ACT or8D0ontheSAT andmalntarna de pornt average feel rt t tor graduatron o college recomrnendahon to s w o have mcluded advanced co rn err studres Th changeS have en adopted to better the standa! rn rssoun s educatxonal system w statrshcs show ranks 50 rn the nanon t e state conference held marn toprc ot drscussron Dr all 3 0 gra ,llrarns drrector me students rsron to raise n mtormed earlref t an award o S thrstondwouldbeottered they wo have altered therr schedules so the requrrements requrr sumrner the s graduatron requrrements oi secondarv c um sard 'The dec the ements was based upon survey t te ol Mrssoun C0 meet l ontthrnlht shouldbe r the class of '85 because pers0 lwould have D vas requrr om all over t e s a ch concluded there 15 a need for an educatronal sfandaf s fresh o l had m0re nouce ent courses senr0r George a 19510353 In Begrrrnlng wrth thus yea! clasS mstead ot 20 credits a mln ts will be the req e drffer c mrnented Dr Wrlharns xptarned 'We had no control ot when the ceftrticate wen er rt rs not to be Iewaf rrnurn ot 22 credr ment tor graduatron Each studen ve to rnclude another scrence hrSlher ur mto effect ewed as an obhgatron but as have taken the rmtn now ha and one more electwe tn t'lC urn unror Beth Bundschu comment vt d that the new requuements to students who because uve and rncorporat harder courses mtherf studres Wehopethatthesys- em ot state unlve wall co grvmg students ps based gn recervrns the cotlege recommen- t10n certrhcate year s freshmen are aware ot the ce te and some are wrllms lard before then'- the ed 'lmgla are taxong ect after me those are tw0 fewer classeS l arn ob gated to take 'The extra sctence rsnt gomg to me lpannedontalongtwoor three classeS anyway You can use scrence rn evegythlng ireshmail L ens said wrth a gun ln addruon to hrgher graduatton accept the challenge requxrements theDepartrn0nt ot Edu l'm gomg to have to take urasms t 2 college eq elas505mSteadoithedect1v05 use l had pbnned on taluns- Enlta sand l was to take only uate but nov! that taluns ca l0Il lS 21160 ndatxon cefntlcate Beca rts tt the lhde scrence to grad ertrhcate 5 avarlable l on recomrne te boafd suppo t has 0 S ndence Sch00l DrStnc to offer the ceftrllcate to outsmndrng c hrghschool uates Thetirstsemors orfourdasses- to have the opportunity ot recervrns Snglson added. 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This lab, which was set up in the library, consisted of ten Apple Ile computers, which were used in a variety of academic areas. Teachers use the facilities where it fits in with the curriculum . . . stu- dents from special education to Col- lege Prep English are working with them, Merideth Francis, district head of the English Department, said. By incorporating computer-assist- ed instruction into the curriculum, stu- dents gained computer experience and also acquired other skills, such as typ- ing and word processing, which they can apply elsewhere. The English Department instigat- ed the idea of the computer lab, and used it extensively. All of the College Prep English classes spent time learn- ing Bank Street, a word-processing pro- gram. Using the computer was really helpful. The program made it fun and interesting, senior Lori Roberts said. Jody Breshears was one of a few seniors who chose to use the word Seniors Darrin Widick, Doug Connors and Caroline Brady use the Bank Street Writer program in their CPE class. processing program to write his re- search paper. lt made a huge difference in the amount of work I had to do in order to polish my paper, Jody explained. Another way in which seniors used the lab was in preparation for the stan- dardized college aptitude test. lt was helpful in reviewing for the ACT. The computer was more inter- esting than taking sample tests in books, senior Scott Black explained. I like the Apple computers be- cause they are different from the oth- ers I have used before, and you don't have to be smart to use them, senior Becky Chadwick said with a laugh. Some students feel that if they had been introduced to this sort of a pro- gram earlier, they would have learned more or beimore interested in compu- ters. Francis agreed with this, so she exposed her English II students to the new lab. Since most sophomores have not had much experience with computers, I am trying to introduce them to com- puter-assisted instruction. With this, they get positive reinforcement and the computer is user-friendly, she ex- plained. The computers have helped some students learn more than they might have with only teacher instruction. The computer can give more in- dividual help than the teacher, sopho- more Stephanie Bonabhan comment- ed. Last year, I didn't learn very much from the boring grammar books, but the computer made it interesting and I I learned more. Senior Thomas Cheung, AFS stu- dent from Hong Kong, explained, Sometimes the teacher talks too fast. With the computer, I can stop and look up a word that I don't understand. Learning with the computer has helped me more than just learning from the teacher. Kids tend to get mad and don't want to try when the teacher tells you that something is wrong, whereas you really can't get mad at the computer, sophomore Julie Graybill commented. By including computer experience in the academics, Francis explains, We are trying new things to vary the teach- ing techniques. Kids get tired of just listening to the teacher talk on and on. With the computers, we are actually doing things while we learn, Julie explained. Students enjoyed the opportunity to learn some of the aspects of English while gaining computer experience. I liked it so much, I stay after school so I can learn more, Thomas said with a smile. , -1 gluldent Tl 1 G Min Thom l ', sopho- :omment- ery much Joks, but ting and I AFS stu- rcplained, i too fast. and look ierstand. as helped from the md don't tells you :reas you mputer,', imented. xperience ains, We the teach- stening to With the ing things ed. fportunity pf English 'ience. stay after ' Thomas AFS student Thomas Cheung concentrates, at the screen, as he uses the Apple computer to improve his English. Comp bill an 'Her in . d St . Wnnhg. Bruce F::Ct:on ass, gman as 'Sts Soph they W On-,ore Ork . Jul' to lmprof Gray- e their i 1 4l'0 'Ps0n's CPE class spends time learning to use the Apple Ile computers in the new academics lab. While typing in her paragraph, senior Lori Roberts watches the computer screen, IPhotos by John Cfickl f'nq'zshf39 l C. 1, . F- an we ench classes it 1 I S 5 X 1 M An' 1 pu GY as Wo 0 u . v is V Lx, I3 8 0 X' as Q Wuxila , K- 3 s4ux,. r L U gd n . Wg. s M , rf , 1:-n- J 2 2 4 E 1. , said. ns for little bit 'nerican , I felt it estora- senior ae free- that is - the i Anto- h Club 4 . ucc c for the lly be' service reno , and I arhead uded. 5 5P2Cial treat to end the Christmas meeting, club members Susan SAFS st 7 Qlt and Haley Stewart enjoy hot chocolate and cookies. fPhoto by . C'of,L 'Idea' Z 'lesiree Lutjen, Ing HD owre Gigel i K 9 50 5' Sh '3 S to by Det? 6 fauaupe and free Lugo are Frhe, ho en! ench 31 bro Cl fh U6 meefr French Club president Lesley Heman and spon- sor Ann Sunderland discuss upcoming activities for the club. fPhoto by Desiree Lutjenj Foreign Languagef41 T 'fy page numbers Anita Hawk Shari Meyer and Robin Steen refer to the ladder diagram before o ven v ' material goes to the Dfifltef- me . to 355 ted t be c099 edl 5 .D yes mu hon- .ff ' 513 rua W dgxngr we and Pune correct nw 'fd' X4 tk . A X gg A Heritage '85 staff: Front Row: Phil Reynolds, graphics editor, Sean McMenemy, photographer, Stephanie Hendrix, portraits editor, Laura Stanke, lifestyles editor, Caroline Brady, copy editor, Rick Farley, graphics editor. Second Row: Debbie O'Brien, photographer, Mark Exposito, business manager, Ronda Wendel, por- traits editor, Wendy Schafer, index editor, Denece Waddell, index editor, Robin Steen, academics editor, John Crick, photographer, Doug Claxton, photographer. 42f Publications Back Row: Randy Napier, photographer, Barbara Sloan, portraits editor, Todd Schannuth, associate editor, Terry Green, photographer, Monica Gamble, photo- grapher, Desiree Lutjen, photographer, Chris Weiss, photographer, Julie Stock' ton, clubs editor, Shari Meyer, managing editor, Kris Umbach, clubs editor, Anita Hawk, editor-in-chief, David Henry, photo editor, Denise Karas, sports editor! John Riggs, sports editor. Top: Wendy Pittman, index editor. A',,...- yearbook Led ll preparati last Sum worksho Tha excited a The ideas for which c lt schoolsc can do, said. The year's si shadow' ing effor Expositc photos. UW' signs, w .3 ...aqua rj-M. 1 AW,,,,,,.,q-nanlqsuvl '1 .ff W I ' . , 3 , - ,........-...---v---,-f-4--.-...f-..--,-f--- ---f---M - 'am before Ili! N-'v-......'-'-. ., ww editor, Todd omuie, photo' rg Julie St0Ck s editor, A-Ulla sports edit0' -J' 2 Q, The theme is well-carried out throughout the book. It's the best I've seeng it's the best I've worked on. Yearbook requires staff dedication by Kyle John uring this year, Room 111 be- came a familiar place for the 30 students comprising this year's yearbook staff. Led by Anita Hawk, editor-in-chief, preparation for the hectic year began last summer at a Missouri University workshop. The workshop made me really excited about being editor, Anita said. The summer study provided new ideas for the yearbook staff, many of which can be seen this year. It helped me see what the other schools do, and the possibilities that we can do, Shari Meyer, managing editor said. The new look created by this year's staff includes slanted pictures, shadow boxes and, thanks to fund rais- ing efforts by business manager Mark Exposito, eight additional pages of color photos. We're doing more modern de- signs, we're carrying the theme more, Shari said. The yearbook's theme, a familiar place, resulted from lifestyles editor Laura Stanke's creativity. It's been 21 years since Truman has been a high school. It's familiar to the community, teachers, students. . . After the staff selected Laura's theme as the basis on which to pro- duce a yearbook, they undertook their project. Pictures were taken,,layouts designed and articles written as the staff put hours of work into the book. No one really understands what all goes into a yearbook, Anita said. We've come up every Saturday before a deadlinef' Shari said. The staff could also be found as late as 6 o'clock on various week nights. I've turned back stories that had to be rewritten over and over and over, Caroline Brady, copy editor, said. You have to be more dedicated. The abundance of artwork in the book is attributed to the talents of seniors Rick Farley, Sean McMenemy and Phil Reynolds. We're making use of the art,' adviser Ron Clemons said. Rick, who designed last year's div- ision pages, created a full color painting for the title page and designed the cover. The theme is well-carried out throughout the book. lt's the best I've seen, it's the best I've worked on, Rick said. Sean painted the picture of Tru- man High School, and Phil designed the division pages. Both have added their own distinctive styles to the book. I tried to follow the familiarity theme, Phil said, and draw something everybody can connect with. Unlike the newspaper, You don't see the finished product right away, Caroline explained. The yearbook staff's most valued grade comes from the students after they receive their yearbooks. Accord- ing to Clemons, the staff has earned an E. I had the talent in here . . . the kids had the quality to follow through. K Denise Karas and John Riggs discuss modifications needed in their layout. To design creative spreads, Phil Reynolds draws practice layouts. fPhotos by John Crickl Publications f43 7 With the help of the light table, Kyle John is able to adjust the layout. if When you write a story, you try to cover all the facts and make sure it's as interesting as possible while tying them into one main idea. Good writing essential to newspaper by Rick Farley he goal of The Spirit of '85 staff this year was to bring out each staff member's highest writing po- tential. To accomplish this, each staff member found he had to follow these steps: 0 The Idea 0 The Interview 0 The Assembly 0 The Editing 0 The Rewrite - if needed 0 The Printer Without the first step, The Idea, the story would never be written. The idea may come from anyone, anywhere. After this step, the story is in the writer's hands. I like to ask around, talk to peo- ple from the staff about what they know and get ideas to make a better story. I always talk to Kent lFrenchl and Kyle lJohnl to get what they want in the story and find out who they want me to talk to, Darrin Widick, editorial editor, said. In the second step, The Interview, contact is made with sources close to the story. Questions must be asked that can be used to obtain the objective of the story. Almost anytime I interview a per- son I don't know, I go to friends that know him and find things about him that I can use in my story, then I have a basis for the interview. In the interview, I try to ask ques- 44fJournaIism tions that bring out depth in his per- sonality, his beliefs and feelings. I try to show his personality in the story, Jenny Taggart, features editor, ex- plained. The use and composition of quotes and background information make The Assembly, step three, a crucial one. When you write a story, you try to cover all the facts and make sure it's as interesting as possible while tieing them into one main idea. You really have to go off of a rough outline. When I write, I take the story - whatever it is - and write it on the reader's level, something they can appreciate. I try to inform the reader and reflect some of my personality into it, Mike Hill, sports editor, said. After the story is finished and turned in, step four - The Editing - begins. After the story is written, I cor- rect any grammatical or punctuation errors, Tammy Cipolla, copy editor, said. And, if a part needs to be re- worded or clarified, I talk to the writer and we work out the problem. Step five. The Rewrite, is included only when the editor sees it necessary. I have the writer rewrite his story if the right questions aren't being ans- wered and they aren't getting the gist of the story or if they didn't follow. style. This sort of thing happens every issue but as to how often, it varies, Kent French, editor-in-chief, said. After everything is completed the story moves to the final step, The Prin- ter. This is the most hectic for the staff. We spend about five hours every other Thursday at the printer, straight- ening copy and making sure everything is just right. You'd think it could be done quickly, but it's very time-con- suming because it's so tedious, Kent said. Besides straightening copy, we put down headlines, cutlines and photo bylines that go with the articles, Kyle John, managing editor, added. The Spirit of '85 staff has become one of the best in Truman history by accomplishing the objectives they set for themselves. I think the potential in this class is really high and I think it ranks high on the list of good staffs I've had, adviser Ron Clemons said. My goal is to make a paper that's written for the students and most im- portantly to have a paper that people put out effort on and that they care about. I'm pleased with what we've done, Kent said. A lot of people think we come into class one hour a day and just jot down our stories. They just don't real- ize how much time we spend. You can't appreciate a newspaper until you're on one because so much can go wrong and so much rests on your shoulders. People don't see us sitting at our typewriters late at night worrying about what we are going to write about and how it's going to affect people, Jenny concluded. galil members 'y1QIGS OV It-in-s-auyf l The Spirit of' COPS! editor. Si News editor, K TOYS Shauna IN artist. 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I '55 H 1 . -4 .fx Q A - A 5. , 3 1 If W l y T I ,Ml 1 -,jf , , 1 -A 1 Q .ww-c A vw i f t - r i 455 r e 5 1 M Q A A 4 v 5 Q 1- X , After a performance, Mike Jeffers critiques. teacher X V, f- ., Q A .W , X , Qs. Ns , 255 Q5 rg .f V- me , -, .sb iv Ii J, T l Y' 'D Qu. 4 X , 5 gg jf wa T , , Y , '. e Pr r 'P-1 ' 1 Jegers 0 rgdmkeg 46fForensics, Debate deb are evaluarfoizzrhame Gets nf f ,Silt T. it n. ,4 , L- ................ -- Novice debaters Melissa Madewell and Brent Gordon gain experience by practicing in class. ,f , ,,.4-pu.-.31- 1' !', vf la -.,.---1' ,,,......-1 ment thi: The Forensic changes Jeffi souri Sta of teachi Park. Hi squads v Cirm indepenc and forei mitmenti more st never ha tests, Ji Th about foe ior Bill B Jun This ye You ha r E 53 aff? evo. iw' ,www l -1 df' ,.,....4.-...-v------ N---'-v P X. w if f ' 9 cc I .! ISS. This was his first year. He made us better, and he's going to build the squad up for next year. 1 Class gears towards serious mood M by Caroline Brady hile enrollment was down, ex- pectations and requirements were up in the Forensics depart- ment this year. The addition of Mike Jeffers as the Forensics teacher brought structural changes to the class. Jeffers, a graduate of Northwest Mis- souri State University, began his first year of teaching, after student teaching at Oak Park. His goals and aspirations for the squads were high. I'm trying to make the students more independent, because the nature of debate and forensics takes a lot of personal com- mitment. Also, I wanted to give the class more structure. A lot of students had never had that. They weren't used to tests, Jeffers explained. There's a lot more serious attitude about forming a competitive squad, sen- ior Bill Boggs said. Junior Brian Franciskato agreed. This year is a lot more strict, he said. You have to go to a certain amount of tournaments - you have to try. The forensics squad was equally af- fected. This year, everyone is working, jun- ior Liz Lammers said. And everyone is really learning something. You can't just go to a tournament because you want to, you have to show Mr. Jeffers what you've got. If there is something wrong, he'll real- ly help you to improve it. He works with anyone that asks for help, Brian said. We all need it, because we're taking winning seriously now, De- bate is just like a sport. Jeffers stressed the worth of the For- ensics class in other aspects of the stu- dents activities. lt gives them a practical application for personal presentations. It also opens their minds because of the variety of sub- jects that we study, he commented. I used my experiences in class to help me develop my voice for my charac- ter in the play, Liz said. It has helped me as an individual, Brian said. I'm not afraid to speak in front of strangers anymore. Another change was made to the class besides the addition of Jeffers. The Forensics and Debate classes, once sepa- rate, were combined into one class. It wasn't a good idea to combine the Forensics and Debate classes, Jeffers said, because the classes' contents are so diverse. It makes it hard to concentrate with something else going on in the other part of the room, Liz agreed. It's no problem, Brian said. It was kind of a relief when you needed to pre- pare evidence or go to the library. Jeffers suggested changes for next year, by recruiting from the junior high schools. First, I will request students from the honor roll with high test scores, he said. Then I'll ask for teacher recom- mendations. This will bring in more kids, and the classes will be divided again. This was his first year, Bill said. He made us better, and he's going to build the -l l A---nmqgg Qs- sf -. 1 ' 4 squad up for next year. WML. , L Q .A X 1 I I I 2 rr 'i While planning debate events, senior Julie Schieb er looks over the schedules. Judges tum in their ballots to Jung Lee, Melissa Madewell and Jerry Elliott. IPhotos by Debbie O'Brienj Forensics, Debate!47 i I I 5 hi hullding before they are ready to be raised . if 9 M., Bryon Romine removes stray nails from a doorway. JdgnKS l 1 - I - i We contribute a great deal to the success of the plays, but we really don't get the recognition we deserve. Stagecraft class kept behind scenes by Rick Farley t a play, much is said of the actors and rightly so, but all too often the set, sound and lighting are taken for granted. These jobs were the responsibilities of the students in Stagecraft - the unsung heroes of the Truman Theater. We contribute a great deal to the success of the plays, but we don't really get the recognition we deserve, senior Jim VanWormer said. Students in Stagecraft found the class exciting and challenging. Stagecraft is a lot of hard, physi- cal work. You must be as talented and skillful as an actor, but in a different way, junior Jeff Stockwell explained. I think it's fun getting ready for the play and seeing the finished pro- duct, but there is a lot of responsibility. I think it's really a challenge to create something that's an illusion, that peo- ple think is real, like the set, senior Beth Smith said. Some took the class to gain expe- rience, while others took it out of sheer curiosity. I was interested in the theater because I always wanted to know how they created all the things that were so natural, Beth said. I think the class is valuable. It gives you the chance to hold a position of responsibility. If you don't come through the whole production may be ruined, Jeff said. With the exception of the acting, every aspect of the theater was done by the students of the class. We control the technical and bus- iness as well as the directing. Every- thing is run by the students, with the supervision of Mrs. Tucker,', Jim said. At the beginning of the year we start out slowly because of all the new people, but usually by the end of the year the students can handle any pro- 48!Dramatics gram held in the theater. The students do everything but the directing, which I share with the student director. I feel learning to accept responsibility and carry through is a major goal of this class, teacher Kathleen Tucker said. Although the class didn't receive acknowledgement from the audience, they still had a feeling of satisfaction when the play ended. You don't get the recognition the actors do, but if you put all you had into the play, you know you've done a good job. It's a great feeling, Jim said. When everything runs smoothly and no one complains, you've done a good job, senior Bryon Romine said. At a play, the set and the technical aspects are usually taken for granted. Maybe that's the way it's supposed to be. I don't think Stagecraft will ever be glorified, Jeff said. It's like racing, we cheer the driver, not the mechan- ic. Before attac S0meone's we V 5 n ' r . .-.......f Qi' V O 00 Q69 co' 09 0' viz Q80 X QQ 0 Oo 4,0 -S0 X00 H Os qxxxefo QZQQOCXXZQ Ot '54 99' Q9 fc at 'ov' Xibzw fo' 3,549 'Yo , od QE u it 'lf f Senior Dave Dribben pauses during his report to listen to questions and comments from the class. 50fHistory During the class' study period, Rhea Kalhom, Sociology teacher, finds time for laughter. -4'-f ,Rye-fd' St' e n Si Th gious s' role rel of cult St Search report such for Rhea ed on and COX for laughteff ' as a whole. :sw S uni: I Classroom discussions take place during reports - individually and Kalhom advises junior Mike Glidewell as he pre- pares his report for the class. IPhotos by Doug Clax- tonj Religion plays a major role in devel- oping our personalities and character in general. Students discover effects of religion by Phil Reynolds eligion, a major influence on hu- man behavior, was a topic studied in Sociology. The unit consists of a study of reli- gious structures and functions, and the role religion plays in the development of culture. Students were assigned to re- search a particular denomination and report to the class its basic beliefs and opinions on important social issues, such as abortion, civil rights, political involvement and the nuclear arms race. l feel that people who embrace a church ought to know what it stands for and the fundamentals of its beliefs, lihea Kalhorn, Sociology teacher, said. Organized religion is very much in- volved in social issues. Among the denominations report- ed On were Baptist, Catholic, Church of Christ, Salvation Army, Episcopalian and Jewish. After comparing the practices and doctrines of the denominations report- fd On, students generally thought dif- ferences between the faiths were few. , l think all Christian churches are iiasmallv the same, senior Holly Sin- HOX said. Mainly, it's just the traditions that vary. After hearing about all of the churches, I think they are pretty much the same, junior Marlo Miller said. A few students made some dis- coveries of their own about the churches they attend. I was amazed that my religion fDisciples of Christj was so much more liberal than others, junior Brian Morse said. I was surprised to find out that the church I go to fFirst Presbyterianj will still accept you even if you don't strictly follow their beliefs, Marlo said. Another formal religious structure studied was cults. A series of filmstrips was shown about the doctrines of cults and the relationship between leaders and followers. Kalhorn stressed this section of the religion unit because she thinks her students may be able to relate with cult members better than they might think. Surprisingly, most cult members are white, middle to upper class, be- tween the ages of 18 and 25, and have some college education, she ex- plained. Emphasis on cultism was to make students more aware of what cults are. Perhaps now they can re- spond intellectually rather than emo- tionally if approached by cult mem- bers. I don't think cults should be con- sidered as religion. I think they are more of a social party, junior Tom Nicholson said. I have nothing against cults. For some people, cults fulfill emotional needs that may not get at home, senior Doug Claxton said. I think cults are a phony outlet for people with no direction in life. They are dangerous and usually just a money- making scam, senior Dave Dribben said emphatically. More than anything, students real- ized just how much religion affects society. Religion can almost control lives by establishing people's beliefs, morals and opinions on matters of concern in our societyf' Doug said. Religion plays a major role in developing our personalities and char- acter in general, Dave said. Like many of the other students, Brian appreciated the opportunity to learn more about religion in society. I now have a better perspective of my church and others and the affects they have on influencing behavior in Western civilization. I enjoyed itf' We-: ' l l I 1 1 History!51 1 X 52fMath 1 1 Some students take the courses so they can take advanced placement tests and receive college credit for those classes without ever taking them. Seniors find what they want in class by Todd Schannuth y the time a student reaches his senior year, he can easily have taken all the math classes re- quired for graduation. Yet, the higher math classes at Truman are often filled. Why do seniors take weighted math courses that are not required? I want to major in engineering, so if I take harder classes now, I'll be able to advance faster later, senior Kurt Wilson said. It also looks good to a college to see it on your high school transcript. I took it lCalculusJ to get college credit through UMKC, senior Steve Shultz said. I just like math, senior Doug Bul- lock said. I think most seniors take the courses to provide a really good back- Students review material covered in the book before going over the assignment on the board. Students take notes during teacher Sherri Adams' lecture to refer back to them when they have questions on a problem. ground for college, Sheri Adams, de- partment head, said. I also think some take the courses purely because they like math. With the addition of the Probabili- ty and Statistics class last year and the opening of the MathfScience Institute this year, more math courses are of- fered now than ever before. Probably 65 percent of the stu- dents who take one weighted math course take all four classes, Adams said. Most people are going to need that much math to become whatever it is they want to be. Although the size of the student body has declined in recent years, the number of students in the higher math classes has either remained the same or increased. I look for another increase due to the new graduation requirements, Adams said. Graduation requirements and col- lege preparation are by far the most common reasons for taking weighted math courses. Yet, if the student is good enough, taking these courses may help them avoid some college work altogether. Some students take the courses so they can take advanced placement tests and receive credit for those classes without ever taking them, Adams said. To top it off, most students in the! weighted classes find the Math Depart-f ment to be quite praise-worthy. I think it's good that there arel plenty of classes, senior Tom Weirf commented. We've got a really good curricu-E lum, Doug concluded. J el' -,,,,,ra.,u.w-.,,,,., .,. --.N ,.,. ., 'r' 1 f any Gs.. , , f E , . 'jr l ll l i l H. ' i ,gg i l l il I -li, f,,Q,,,,,fW g M4 If fr I 2 I ' 1 .,..,. 1. f,. ,Z . . . l h I i I' 'i A ' Bill Dnnkwater, Trigonometry teacher, reviews homework problems with his class. Such V l p ll reviews are necessary so that students understand where and why their mistakes were ,il l Q made. J l ll 1 , S S Notes taken during class help senior Mindi Shank as she works on a problem for her i l fs? . . l trig assignment. ll f j lf 3 H f ' un nn Il 'll-Il ll ' ll ements, - yi vi l 5 and Col- ,,,, .,,,.,,,, ,H , the most l weighted l l li itudent is li irses may ll age work l l l il e courses J so ii :lacement il For those ' ig them, l :nts in the ff' th Depart- l hy. l there are l'om Weir ld curricu- M lik lily flu L.,-2 ,fl ,N I l il-lg! in g' ,:lll'll l still ,li,'.gs, l,l 'llvli , ,, it l V ll l ligg 5 l :ill lil , W .1 xxx Fil? l , r , l ll ll 3 --. , 'lflrl ii lr WWW Se - 'llor Conce USCG! w 'War 'Lo 22,0 befor? Comzlzzl' and cl, . I ,V Lgughlus by GI. e f0ne ng fhelkharhe Man 'nj '7-96'r M Sollnds 01719. ade sr' C' ' Mathf53 s i f I . . -HK? A confused student at UMKC asks assistance fr Todd Schannuthl om Sheri Adams on a difficult problem. fPl1o V ueuov 925 an llielow by . Q5 . Cavws iii owls Xl 1 35396 l koi' vA?g9eQxC5 Xe Seo HKS 9 faith, with gallon Todd Z XSS T , . g I bw .x .X X, f sg, dur ,,-A J' 'M f N Labs provide a necessary break in book curriculum for seniors Gaylord Salisbury and Todd Schannuth. fPhoto by Mark Caplesj 54!Math, Science Institute E Q l si ox xl i Concentration is necessary for senior Tom Weir durin o g an experiment. fPhoto by Todd Schannuthl 1 l 'U N .4 in l Th man al and Ph pus prc T about E and sc States,: of the i i ...F give qt ware, c of the i Ev the mo school. fered as may ea Th operatii Kansas age am UC prograi notch s Sheri l penden teacher Ad Q yi' A. f , . , W MM mg ,,,,,,N,,,,,,.,,,.....s,,.....,...:..........W lm. IPhoto by fw- lnn1 Qc' ...W Ddd Schannufhf Ls. 7 4 .on On a field trip students were able to view the Space Shuttle Enterpnse. fPhoto by Todd Schannuthj '. I 'l ll,-I One of the big advantages of this program is the interaction among top notch students from different districts. MKC offers on-campus teaching by Denece Waddell igh school students now have the opportunity to earn college 1 credit on a college campus. There are 15 students from Tru- man attending the new Mathematics and Physics Institute, the only on-cam- Pus program in the Midwest. This whole thing was brought about by the disentegration of the math and science programs in the United States, Richard Waring, coordinator of the institute, said. I The main aim of the institute is to SWG quality teaching, Richard Dela- ware, coordinator of the math portion of the institute, said. Every day at 7:15, students begin the morning at the UMKC engineering school. Physics and Calculus are of- fered as college-level classes. Students may earn 12 credit hours. The program was designed in co- Operation with four school districts - Kansas City, Independence, Fort Os- 392 and Raytown. One of the big advantages of this Pf09ram is the interaction among top- notch students from different districts, Sheri Adams, chairman of the Inde- pendence Math Department and a feacher at the institute, said. Adams is the only teacher from Truman teaching at the institute. The teaching is done in pairs, so students can get different views and more help. The teachers seem to want to take the time and they genuinely want to help you any time you have trouble, senior Gaylord Salisbury said. There is a smaller teacher-student ratio. That's important because the teachers know us better and are able to give more individual help, said sen- ior Curt Wilson. Not all students could enroll in the program, though. A year of Trigono- metry was required, and an entrance test was given. We want the best, the cream of the crop, Waring said. One difference between the phys- ics course on the high school level and the level at the institute was the labs. The Hall Family Foundation donated 333,500 for new equipment. The lab facilities are state-of-the- art and much better than any high school facilities, said Adams. Labs, enrichments, and everyday assignments encouraged students to learn. The students are there because they want to learn, not because they have to, Gaylord said. Students s end anywhere from P five to ten hours a week studying for these two courses, said Adams. I .think we expect more of study time and homework from these stu- dents. The level of achievement is high- er, said Waring. The heavy amount of homework and study requirements interferes with my high school classes. That's the only disadvantage for me, Curt said. Hard work was required to achieve at the institute, but students also had fun. Field trips and guest speakers were planned throughout the year to help increase enthusiasm. We plan to get an astronaut, a Nobel prize winner, a trip to Western Electric, and a trip to see the space shuttle. We want the students to bene- fit from the learning and also find it enjoyable, Waring said with a grin. The institute was in the experi- mental stage and has a two year life span. It will then be reviewed by the UMKC board and either discontinued or kept. The success or failure will be determined by the students here now. If students find they have benefited and enjoyed the learning, they'll sell it to other students, Waring said. l get to help establish where the future lies. We have the chance to make a difference, Delaware said em- phatically. 1 I I I i Math, Science Instztutef55 I sl. l i E E E I I I I I I I iance of th fewer ieople, I use the id, I like :use this 3 ad opin- re better ents are , lves dur- a class, uestions ' tat all of l, Kevin thoughts v hear. red to be ourse as ly added lveen the s, Kevin ,1 for the x itage of the wif Senior Robert Buckley exemplifies the deep concentration needed to cope with the busy atmosphere Xppfienced in the classroom. , ,. A , ggi: f-tv s,fs 1 Q fue N if ,f M . A -I K: . wxdmmw .t Q Q M , fra JV A A B I Se efore i i l i T' l I l w W if ajy l 1 a t ' t nofllggr kelzliancing 1 l l Os 6-V0 0 the 1 i aU'b'lvexa '1he next sr l l 90130 S the en of t , Conten he ex 3 'S ofh.D9r117, I 1 'S be em, I aker. 3 l 1 l if l l l Z l u 3 r 1 1 Q l College Chem provides for an unusual hour, with the large number of students spontane' E ously engaging in numerous activities. . . - ' l al Larger class size proves frustrating because a lack of equipment forces students to wait mr their turn. p l l Sciencte,f'57 ur' Chuck Hams, Computer Science teacher, contemplates his program pnnt out in order to prepare for his PASCAI. students. iPhoto by John Cnckl 1 I like the way It is set-up this year. It is fairly easy and I have really learned a lot. Pm getting a good background which I can apply to other things. Opportunities in department broaden ... 1 I by Robin Steen ew computers. New curriculum. Many changes were made in the computer department this year. A change of major importance to all students involved in computer courses, was the addition of 12 new computers to the lab. This expansion was made to compensate for the in- creasing number of students taking oomputer classes. Having more computers reduces the number of people per computer, thus you get more individual time. Be- fore, you had to hurry so another per- son could use it, junior Karen Kinney explained. In addition to the new computers, two classes were added to the curricu- lum: PASCAL and Advanced PAS- CAL. Although he had not taken an accredited course in this computer lan- guage, Chuck Harris was the instruc- tor for both PASCAL classes. I prepared for it during the sum- mer, but I am still learning new things each day, Harris said with a grin. I think he is doing a fine job. He keeps about a chapter ahead of us so he knows what he is doing by the time 58! Computers we get there, senior Doug Bullock said. Senior Mark Caples explained, I don't think it matters that he hasn't taken a class. He knows how to teach ,and this way he learns from his mis- takes the same as he would if he had taken a class. The new classes provided back- ground in PASCAL computer lan- guage. With this knowledge, students prepared to take the Advanced Place- ment Test in Computer Science. Be- cause the College APT is based mainly on the concepts of PASCAL, the class is considered weighted on the high school level. Of the seven computer classes offered, these were the only weighted ones. The ability to take the Advanced Placement Test would put this on the level of a college course, Harris ex- plained. Another significant alteration in curriculum was the change in philo- sophy of the Introduction to Computer Science course. Last year, this course was not a required prerequisite to Basic Programming and it was mainly a book class. Because of the new structure, the students learned about the compu- ter while experiencing some hands-on training and preparing for the program- ming class. Harris said, One reason for the change is that it allows us to get farther in Basic, because we don't have to spend so much time teaching how to turn the computers on. I like the way it is set up this year. It is fairly easy and I have really learned a lot. I'm getting a good background which I can apply to other things, Karen explained. Former Basic students agreed the class would be beneficial. It would be easier, because the people who have not had access to computers, would learn a little bit about the computer before they actually begin to write programs, senior Karen McEl- wee explained. I think it is a good idea, however there should be exceptions where you could talk to your counselor and prove that you have had sufficient back- ground and thus be allowed to skip the introduction class, Doug said. . Everything in the future is con- verting to computers, and now, by tak- ing an introductory class, I have gained some background that will help me later, sophomore Nancy Eishen said. . 1? . ,. , . ,-J -'1-4:1 By concentrating on the PASCAL program, junior Pat Allen and senior Mark Caples, find the flaws so it will work IPhoto by John Crickl Th C' a if' len SI' d - . Udenfs dlholl l mbot of new O 6 c if .fo Om 617 Dllf C' nbffjrs 'WS ah Con, puter class 2 program- on for the get farther 't have to ng how to p this year. xlly learned ackground ar things, agreed the ecause the access to le bit about tually begin Laren McEl- ag however where you r and prove :ient back- l to skip the aid. Lure is con- iow, by tak- have gained ll help me ishen said v i 1 I l 1 l l kiln- ,2 3 sri.. Students use after school hours in order to complete their computer programs. iPhoto by Chris Weissl Students receive classroom instruction before they begin writing programs. tPhoto by Chris Weiss! Juniors Lori Stuck and Shelly Kuhn colaborate while writing programs in Introductory Computer Science class. IPhoto by John Crickl Computer'sf59 -r 4f 7?' il Senior Phil Reynolds puts finishing touches on a surrealistic symbol ic painting. IPhoto by Sean McMenemyl A photograph is used by senior Rick Farley for a pencil composition. lPhoto by Sean McMenemyJ , , 4 iv. fi 22 -1-Lg-1111! 4, ., ,f f f 1 fx, W' ff. hh 'wand Q hug.. ' has V as . if , When you have put together a collection of your best work, it makes you feel as if you have really accomplished something important Students prepare contest portfolios by Julie Stockton or seniors in Art IV their mam goal was to prepare a portfolio good enough to send to colleges and enter in competitions Time management posed the big- gest problems. Students had to put together top-quality work, which they said was difficult to produce in one year. Some students used works from previous years. Some of the work going into my portfolio is from other years and some things I've started over the year, senior Tony Frerking said. Students also submitted their art work to competitions. lf you win, you get a scholarship. lt does have some influence at schools, but I don't know how much, senior Rick Farley said Selecting pieces was a difficult de cision for the students The pieces had to show the ability of the artist to work well in different mediums. A portfolio should have all of your excellent work, Tony said. Sending portfolios to competition, was unpredictable as any art contest. Judging depended strongly on the judges' personal tastes. Judging is always the same, just what they like, Rick said. I could win one day and lose the next with the same piece of work. It depends on the judges, Tony agreed. lt's almost luck if you win sometimes. Every once in a while you'll get some judges that really don't know what is going on. Some students found submitting a 60X Art portfolio rewarding for other reasons beside scholarships or college accep- tance. When you have put together a collection of your best work, it makes you feel as if you have really accomp- lished something important, Tony said. Portfolio contests are an excel- lent opportunity to get potential buyers interested, senior Phil Reynolds added. Students agreed that they shared a special feeling despite the pressures of competition and insecurity of school acceptance. The distinguishing aura - a port- folio is more professional. People take you more seriously, then they might really think you are an artist, Phil explained. Z ff , W-. JS r reasons ge accep- Jgether a it makes accomp- t, Tony an excel- :ial buyers Reynolds ey shared pressures 1 of school - a port- zople take hey might l 'tist, Phil iw 'l QROJZQV Q 5 G 5' N00 ve 'AX We G9 9? 009' slr Q X021 X0 KOQB 'K 16' 0 93,9 605 O09 NON! QQ, We ssfclgriolo K Qjbc' Q15 00x 009 A steady hand aids senior Tony Frerking in touching up the background of his painting. IPhoto by Dauid Henry! Concentration becomes essential for senior Nickie Wood to achieve cor- rect form. fPhoto by David Henryl Z ,X I Arif61 ve' Performing during the Christmas concert brings on a feeling of warmth for the Mae Singers. . uf x0 B 'EK SOKM WNY 5' Plow K . 53099 . we oll- 'P' NVQ D NW, f ww V ,fl of V -1 'H Q Q , 2 x ,,,,, .ff , ? ,V li ' 1 0 Members of the Treble Twelve polish their skills for the upcoming concert. 62X Vocal Music 's Front Row: Lisa Lierman, Sherri Speilbush, Dawn Thrutchley, Mary Dorsey, Caroline Gillmon, Dianne Wilson, Stacy AnclreW5- Tammy Burgess, Marcia Thomas, Shelley Temple, Susan Fickling, Angie Ahrens. Second Row: Peggy Bryant, Brenda Hawthorn. J tt M k Ch ' ' ' ' ' ' ' eane e ee er, ristina Day, Debbie Beck, Sherry Coftan, Cheryl Christman, Christy Hall, Cindy Weddington, Valya Brovfm' son, Laura Hartely. Third Row: Kebra Beals, Debbie Henson, Cara Cavanaugh Barbara Sloan, Candi Messina Julie Howe Gina Pool, Debbie Heidtbrink, Lynda Donnell, Beth Post, Becky Phelps, Ann Butler Jennifer Coffman, Ginger McLaughlin. Bacl-c,R0Wf Theresa Miller, Star McMahon, Shelly Rasperger, Sandy Maldonado, Beth McConnell, Elizabeth Hornecker, Jane Alexandef- Katherine Plak C lC l J ' ' ' ' ' e, aro oe, oAnne Young, Robyn Griffin, Cathye Casteel, Peggy Cordle, Melody Edie, Lorri Salisbury, ,ag 1' 1-15 he if5.,1,QS, l Q H... .-sw-f'vHl 5 4104 h wea rooi ing 1 It v spontane music. I v conscious Melody E Audio volved ju director E ditions co cise to se attempts song with fthis is a the perso reading e well or hc read or le After Women's singing ez N ,dll f N..- -Q Fro nt Row: Lisa Lierman, Candi Messina, Ginger McLaughlin, Second Row: Star McMahon, Debbie tbrink, Sherri Spielbusch. Back Row: Jennifer Coffman, Beth McConnell, Kathy Plake, Shelly Rasp- d Egger, Melody Edie. I l on. SIaCv Andrei , Brenda Hawthoi igton, Valya BYO? fi. a, Julie Howe- fl ughlin. BHCIK RQ, FY, Jane Alexdnd' 'ri Salisbury ...xv ii i l x I .- W - v ' Q. Q f wwf 0 X N, at X ft - 1,-J' 5 A shocked expression arises on Mr. Dickerson's face as he receives a gift. IPhoto by Chris Weissl if 0 Q The biggest task before us is to learn how to rehearse and prepare for a performance in a professional manner rather than class just being a time to talk with friends. Choir puts forth more than singing by Barbara Sloan weaty palms, a fast heart beat, room pacing preceded audition- ing for Women's Choir. It was at the last minute and Spontaneous. I tried out just to be in music. I was really nervous, and really conscious while I was singing, senior Melody Edie said. Auditioning for Women's Choir in- Vfllved just a few minutes alone with director Bruce Dickerson. Student au- ditions consisted of an easy vocal exer- cise to sec how high or low a person attempts to match it, singing a familiar Soil!! without the piano, tonal memory lthis is a series of pitches played and the person sings them backlg five sight- feeding exercises to determine how Well Or hor quickly one is able to sight Wild or learn to sight read. g After being chosen as a member ot W0men's Choir, the girls did many Smglng exercises. An average day in- cluded warm-ups, sightreading, music readiness drills, rehearsal of concert music, choir announcements and dis- cussion of activities. It gets frustrating while Mr. Dick- erson is with another section, and the other sections are rude. It's hard for anyone to control a class with so many girls, senior Sherri Spielbusch said. I am very proud of the students at Truman and of the concern, abilities and students in the school program, Dickerson said. Dickerson believes Women's Choir should be done in a professional manner. The quality of performance is expected to be high, also. The biggest task before us, though, is to learn how to rehearse and prepare for a performance in a profes- sional manner rather than class just being a time to talk with friends, Dick- erson said. Women's Choir participated in State Music Contest where they per- formed 12 minutes worth of music and sightread a song they had never seen before. Then, the choir received a rat- ing and evaluation by a total of four judges and the scores are tallied to determine whether they earn a rating of I fExcellentD, Il tSuperiori, III tGoodJ, IV CFairJ, and V fPoorD. This year, the choir also participated in an Invitational Women's Festival at Raytown South High School. I hope this becomes an annual event because it will create and estab- lish more pride and prestige in Truman and Women's Choir, Dickerson said. My greatest hope is that each student who graduates from the choral program will have a strong commit- ment to music by either their own per- formance or attendance in choirs or solo signing because of their experience here at Truman and the quality of music they have been a part of in choir, he added. xi:-.. I Vocal Musicf63 M . V.. , -.....- ....-.vt -- - - -AY, X 2 nf pg, Qui f It s afun class It s structured to th Vdngnffm 3 point where you learn something about music and yet you have a good time lf on audntnon chonrs offer expernence by Stephanie Hendrix tudents who lnke to snng but were afrand to try out were offered Freshman Chonr Gnrls Glee and Men s Choir The school system ns requnred by law to have a vocal ensemble that anyone can participate nn For fresh men there ns the Freshman Chonr and sophomores junnors and seniors can partncnpate nn either Gnrls Glee or Men s Choir Bruce Dnckerson vocal musnc teacher sand These chonrs develop sknlls so they can audntnon nf they d lnke to for another chonr In the non audntnon chonrs there were no contests so most of their tnme was spent worknng on concerts Thns kept them busy snnce they perform a program every quarter When we re not preparing for a concert we work on developing musn cnanshnp We do snght readings rhythm drnlls and dnctatnon That s where I play a note and they put nt nn nts correct spot on staff paper Dnckerson sand Dnckerson selected the musnc to be sung for the non audntnon chonrs He sand the selectnons depend largely on the students abnlnty the musnc s dnffn culty and the avanlabnlnty of the pnece Snnce nts a fine art nts my re sponsnbnlnty to expose them to musnc they dont usually come across Dnck erson sand The chonrs sang classncal country sernous and spnrntual songs The favor ntes among students were the current popular songs and romantnc ballads Dnckerson explanned the nmpor tance of an nmmednate appeal to the musnc If however students strongly objected to a selectnon Dnckerson can try to get another pnece If we ve made a commitment we go ahead wnth nt The musnc s not cheap It depends on how much tnme before the concert nf we can change a selectnon Dnckerson explanned The students got the experience of benng a part of a lnve performance four tnmes Dnckerson sand the expe rnence helps students apprecnate the preparatnon necessary to have a suc cessful performance They realnze what nt takes to do somethnng and get an understandnng of puttnng on a performance, Dnckerson san Most students took the course to meet the fnne arts requnrement but many found that they ennoyed the chonr, and learned somethnng from nt Sennor Doug Magnll sand lt s a fun class It s structured to the ponnt where you learn somethnng about musnc and yet you have a good tnme 64fVocaI Music Front Row: Brenda Hawthorn, Elizabeth Parks, Sheryl Burton, Jenni- fer Blackman, Lora Knight, Joanne Lara, Lori Springer, Amy Fisher, Jeanette Gates. Second Row: Sherry Danzo, Cheryl Cunningham, Mere Dietrich, Jill Caton, Cheryl Richardson, Christi Buro, Anissa Jar- dak, Amy Miller, Carla Diaz, Kelly Branson, Julie Quigg, Renae Price. Third Row: Lisa Jones, Tammy Ostrander, Cheryl Chrisman, Rhonda Conner, Tammy Deeds, Beth Post, Gina Miles, Karen Solito, Angela Steele, Jeri McCollum. Fourth Row: Marion Elrick, Sheri Harden, Col- leen McMahon, Radonna Brower, Carmen Lovewell, Amy Ruhling, Jennifer Jones, Glenda Hawley, Cheri Guillaume, Teresa Thomps0l Jane Alexander, Vivian Cline. Fifth Row: Shawn Senter, Camilla Clnrl tensen, Michelle Hill, Gabby Welpman, Vicki Meyer, Kimberly Sha wood, Cyndi Gregston, Melissa Garrett, Lori Royle, Anjanette Lopei Janet Pressley, Melissa Wright. Back Row: Teresa Jewell, Chris Choa Nancy Provence, Tammie Eiken, Kyla Claxton, Michele Yancey, Maff agus Pan fair 6 Se Front Row: Erit Walker, Todd Sn Reyes. Second Alogi, Jeff Mey. Third Row: D2 J0hnson, Brian Row: Make Hill Jarnagin, Audra Flathers, Lisa Kelsey, Terri Likely, Rhonda Ander50i Mcclainy Clarkn Joely Link. 'N ., 1 4 X ' '- -uv ,M , , , Y ..-.-...-...-.'-- 1- to the about ,!! .vo all ICQ l tment, we ,isic's not nuch time i change a wed. experience rformance the expe- eciate the ave a suc- akes to do standing of Dickerson Stei Alilvl front Row: Pam Bishop, Karen Folsom, Tracy Hadley, Vikkie Barnes, John Burke, Erik Henson, Jim Cady, Dennis Kleyh ieri Hardie. Second Row: Shannon Hurla, Robbie Blank, Jason Burke, Shelley Williams, Dorothy Salisbury Joseph ui Mindy Quick. Third Row: Sarah Fancher, Tiffany Smith, Debbie Vanderflute, John Cornwell, Linda Brewer, Diane Murphy, Tammy Lloyd, Denise Street, Cindy Spratt. Back Row: John Lambros, Dwane Goodwin, Shane Williams Karen Holm. Tabitha Whited, Tricia Young, Craig Cook, Charlie Jones, Tonia Crosser. 7 pri if Hours of practice pay off for Men's Choir at the Winter Concert. IPhoto by Chris Weissl S. 2 course to zment, but d the choir, 1 it l, lt's a fun ioint where music and 435, ff -'K ' Teresa Thomgi Row: Eric Morerod, Steve Martin, Steve LeVota, Jason Bradley, Keith Armstrong, Jonathan Fields, Jeff Walker, Marc lenief, Camilla ' DIWQF, Todd Schooler, Jeff Carnoeli, Larry Nichols, David Adair, Thomas Cheung, Kirk Davis, Jerry Stine, Darrin Key, Nick eyer, Kimberly SCC0nd Row: Brian Smith, Scott Johnson, Mike Morris, Ryan Sinclair, Bret Yeager, Mike Eaton, Bill Fetters, Junior gle, Anjanette LUV Jeff Meyer, Peage Davis, Marc Busker, Jeff Walker, Ron Barger, Darrin Widick, Steve Meadows, John Alexander. iJewell, Chris Row: Dave Turnbow, Dan Hauschel, Jeff Dowell, Matt Collins, John Rieder, Jim White, Todd Porterfield, Ronnie Chele Yancey Ma' Brian Gauldin, Tom White, Chad Pieke, Troy Pike, Paul Omstead, Kevin Crew, Mike Steinbach, Troy Doty, Back Rhonda Andeyi. iv. lite Hill, Tom Barnett, Jim Winslow, Jim Tormena, Vern Mulkey, Pat O'Brian, Sean VanRiette, Brian Tann, Darren V' - Clark Ferree, Jim Halvorson, Mike Terrill, Rex Barnes, Joe Angotti, Robert DuRee. ,skim si,- Ubhlts were Of 3 p o by Chnlgart gf the C Werssj hrlsfmas con C9 rt.. Vocal Music1,'65 V . . , 1 -fv44a,1,-L , it 1 f ,Q I nary l l Trutones and Trutone Camerata: Front Row: Brian Morse, Mindi Shank, Becky Anderson, Pam Willi- ams, Felicia Donley. Second Row: Greg Caswell, Mike Manade, Kent French. Third Row? Debbie Beck, Gaylord Salisbury, Lory Mohart, Paige Brown, Susan Howard, Anna-Margaret Williams, Anjie Schell. Back Row: Marcia Schwartz, Carol Cole, Mike Mewes, Sean VanRiette, Jon Donald, Kiers Downing, Troy Doty. .- Circling in a carousel, Col. Choir members practice for im, coming Pat Revue As part of the program for Revue, junior Anjie Schell and sur ' 5? more' Mike Manade sing t'Animals. , f rr ' Qthgy Thingsll while walking throur the steps. ' .Q if V : if ft f 9 f f rr fl ir so A 4' .5 v , ,Q 4 ,V 41!re,.- i ' V ,I . . 14 Front Row: Michelle Doll, Erin Burke, Jodi Austin, Melanie Foudree, Greg Wilson, Brian Morse, Tim Townley, Darren Bradley, Mike Manade, Tom Scran- ton, Kris Umbach, Susan Fickling, Kelly Cornine. Second Row: Tammy Cipolla, Shauna Norfleet, Debbie Beck, Lory Mohart, Mindi Shank, Wes Kramer, Spencer Palmer, John Stewart, Eric Sarratt, Matt Stevens, Anjie Schell, Shelly Kuhn, Rhonda Davis, Becky Anderson. Third Row: Felicia Donley, Kiers Down- 66f Vocal Music g l ing, Melody Edie, Sheryl Trimble, Susan Howard, Gaylord Salisbury, Mike Whit- ed, Mike Mewes, Ronnie Johnson, David Goertz, Brian Ellis, Lynda Donnell, Diane Wilson, Amy Patterson. Back Row: Anna-Margaret Williams, Marcia Schwartz, Mindy Mathews, Mary McCormick, Paige Brown, Tom Barnett, Matt Collins, Bobby Allen, Kent French, Jon Donald, Joe Alexander, Kirk Goose?- Rebecca Kerr, Holly Sincox, Carol Cole, Robin Wilcox. rl' .f ,',1, 'Je i 4,1 s ' f . G . 5 f N 4 X 1 I award Natior Singin burg,. I the se morel l in th semo Kent finalist Rob I- N- made I Ellis, lr Howa bury, garet Down 1 sel Concerj tice for the LE -4 'Y . Actions become essential to a song as members illustrate with hand movements to each a very wonderful surprise. IPhotos by Randy Napier! I1 for Pa' and sopho Animals ang through iry, Mike WW .ynda Donnel' illiams, Mamie 1 Barnett, Mai' , Kirk Goobfi .Br WM When the concert began, 125 peo- ple crammed together and sang for about two hours. It was a lot of work but it was worth it. Concert Choir's leadership excels by Kris Umbach ighs and lows set the tune for Concert Choir this year. The highs included many awards and honors to the choir. At the National Association of Teachers of Singing vocal competition in Warrens- burg, Jon Donald took second place in the senior boys' division and sopho- more Kiers Downing took second place in the girls division. Finalists in the senior boys and girls divisions were Kent French and Susan Howard. Semi- finalists included Gaylord Salisbury and Rob Howard. Nine students from Concert Choir made All-District Choir: seniors Brian Ellis, Kent French, David Georz, Susan Howard, Mike Mewes, Gaylord Salis- bury, Mindi Shank, junior Anna-Man Qaret Williams and sophomore Kiers Downing. We practiced all day and were K... constantly singing, senior David Georz said. When the concert began, 125 people crammed together and sang for about two hours. It was a lot of work but it was worth it. Everybody says we were the best District choir ever, and compared us to the State choir. We started out strong and began getting stronger, director Bruce Dick- erson said of Concert Choir. We have had an excellent year. Dickerson really shows enthusi- asm toward the department, David said. I feel like he is teaching at a col- lege level instead of a high school level and it is hard to enjoy it. He has brought a lot of new ideas to Concert Choir, President Brian Ellis said. A lot of emphasis this year has been on music technique instead of the music. We've been working really hard which doesn't leave room to enjoy the music, David said. He only pushes because he is preparing us for concerts, senior Mindi Shank, Concert Choir Vice-President, defended. Many students don't agree with him, Lori Mohart said. Even though there have been mixed feelings about the new concepts, all agreed that a major part of the suc- cess has come from the leadership in the choir. Dickerson has really emphasized leadership and the seniors have taken a lot more responsibility this year,'l David said. This has really taken a major role in the success of the choir at concerts. I wouldn't say it was an outstand- ing year but I wouldn't say it was a ter- rible year, Brian said. This was a year of experimentation and we just let Mr. Dickerson do his thing. tfii .gl Iwi I-'L A- 271, l When we went to the Music Bowl this year, we did not figure on winning. It .2 was kind of a defiance to let other bands know about other types of marCl1ll19-M Band takes pride in traditional style by David Henry ost marching bands don't march anymore, they walk. Truman's band is different, they march traditionally with the high step. Being a traditional band in this area makes us uniquef' sophomore Dean Bullock said. Other high school bands are corps bands which perform a military style step. Other bands are so boring just walking around. I love the high step march, senior Cindy Antoniello said. The high step is a hard march, but it's different. It was so boring to watch the other bands. They don't even pick up their feet. We go out on the field and show them how it's done, freshman Amy Sanders added. A marching bands' main goal is to psyche up a crowd, to get the blood flowing in every spectators' veins. Because our step is exciting and fast, it gets the crowd going, Band teacher, Gary Love, said. A lot of the satisfaction of march- ing is bringing the crowds alive, junior Tim Cott said. In the past, when the band went to compete against other area bands, they knew their chances were slim. All the judges were prejudice against us. They teach military style march in their own bands, Dean said. When we went to the Music Bowl this year, we did not figure on winning. It was a kind of defiance to let other bands know about other types of marching, senior Jay Lindgren said. This year's band competed at Car- roIlton's band festival. We won third place in parade and half time feventsj. It was the first time in the history of the band, Jay said. Tim said, If I was at any other school I wouIdn't enjoy Marching Band as much. Drum Majors: Dan Penrod, Mindi Shank, Mary Johnson, Cindy Antoniello. Band members stand at attention dunng early morning practice. fPhoto by David Henryl .5 .vi N. . -- . -MN? ' ' . .5 f N1 Q i trr-. Y .5g5 :sg5j gi 68!Instrumenta1 Music Bot ng. It am ,, s I! prejudice tary style ean said. usic Bowl 1 winning. let other types of en said. ed at Car- arade and first time lay said. any other hing Band l 1 l I l i l i l l l I l l l l l B1-ia DI - Zei aylng fa If and mfs. 60,7 Carof S 010 6 teue yOUU1'nSOn 0' War X H In Qvffv ,. M wg.: hour band. IPhoto by David Henryj Concert Band: Front Row: Bruce Huhmann, Ann Williams, Michelle Cupp, Dana Brewer, Steve Pool, Rob Howard, David Willard, Brad Byers. Second Row: David Goerz, Dennis Lewis, Timm Cott, Brian Zelk, Decker Perkins, Dean Bullock, Jay Lindgren, Scott Lindsey, Wes Kramer, Ken Shipley. Third Row: Kelly Durnell, Cara Hawks, Brent Zelk, Gerry Starr, Thad Clark, Barbara Jones, Marty Sturgeon, Jane Aslakson, Kathy Lynch. Fourth Row: Anita Reed, Cheryl Troeh, Pat Liang, Lorraine Amadio, Shawn Anderson, Krista Kahies, Marla Schemmer, Brian Burnett, Carol Hamby, Margaret White. Fifth Row: Becky Anderson, Stacy Strickland, Mindi Shank, Amy Klinginsmith, Kristin Kramer, Susan Hulett, Marsha Luks, Karissa Massey, Anna-Margaret Williams, Jodi Austin, Karen Bennett. Sixth Row: Michele Loges, Kim Jurd, Robin Wilcox, Carol Stevenson, Greg Wilson, Susan Howard, Janne Kankare, Mary Johnson, Debbie Shaft. Back Row: David Snapp, Dean Larson, David Jarman. Jon Donald, Tony Wilson, Chad John, Greg Caswell, Kevin Howery. instrumental Mus1Cf69 e 'w UD by Senior Scott Lindsey practices before first l i f l l l l First Row: Candy Brayton, Traci Long, Pam MacGrayne, Jenny Smith, Julie Clothier, Melis- sa Solomon, Lisa Bohanon, April Neil. Second Row: Kim Scott, Renee Richie, Ginny Shel- horn, Danelle Hatfield, Stacie Welsh, Mindi Schlueter, Suzanne Conyers, Heather Kerng, David Phelps. Third Row: Phillip Epple, Todd Jones, Kevin Black, Jeff Brown, Tim Williams, ' Phillip Snider, Christine Gillmor, Dan Penrod, Dewain Riley. Fourth Row: Jenny Scott, Amy Sanders, Dayna Fulton, Lesley Heman, Steven Mitchell, Kevin Parker, Kent Werremeygy, Natalie Peters, Tim Tittle. Back Row: Patty Anderson, Joanna Wildschuetz, Cyndi Antonie, lo, Renita Wilcox, Donnie Chambers, Victor Juliana, Darren Chapman, David Garcia, Chris Stroud. l. ll , g l ,. NOUYEUL Fl T. we 9 . ytaive , 53692 .ng X330 K QC, Chl may ,sodyesiig 21365 V961 305 s lot ma oielle Sophomore Dayna Fulton practices after school for performances at Friday night games. 70fInstrurnenta1 Music First Row: Wes Kr. Willard, Steve Pool Aslakson, Jodi Aus Patty Anderson. Tl vw Sy - Syrr to Carrc compete the firstt in the ev in this es ompll ta Nilco Sym In narch If early IT101 Q Verremeyer, idi Antonielf larcia, Chris riday mel First Row: Wes Kramer, David Snapp, Rob Howard, David DeWalt, David Willard, Steve Pool, Michelle Cupp. Second Row: Janne Kankare, Jane Aslakson, Jodi Austin, Margaret White, Kirstin Kramer, Kevin Howery, Patty Anderson. Third Row: Gerry Starr, Scott Lindsey, Jay Lindgren, l l E Q 'F-he Hamby, Barbara Jones, Brad Byers. I Greg Wilson, Tim Cott, Ken Shipley, Thad Clark, Karen Bennett. Back Row: Marty Sturgeon, Stacy Strickland, Becky Anderson, Decker Perkins, Bruce Huhmann, Mary Johnson, Shawn Anderson, Cheryl Troeh, Carol I was proud that we won a trophy in this event. It makes us feel that we ac- complished something. Symphonic Band strives for success ' g by Wendy Pittman ard work and dedication led Symphonic Band to its first third place trophy. Symphonic Band members went to Carrollton, Mo., in September to Compete against other schools. It was the first time that Truman won a trophy ln the event. ' I was proud that we won a trophy In this event. It makes us feel that we accomplished something, junior Reni- fa Wilcox said. , Svmphonic Band also placed third Ui marching parade. We deserved it. We had many early morning practices through rain or snow, drum major Cindy Antoniello said. They also marched in the Hallo- ween parade and they were invited along with the Marching Band to go to Arrowhead Stadium to perform with Central Missouri State University dur- ing halftime for the memorial tribute to Harry S Truman. That was a very exciting time. We felt like we were really important that day, Cynthia Savage said. Symphonic Band has been march- ing for three years now. Before that they weren't allowed to march with the Marching Band. I think it's great. We have a lot of pride in what we do, freshman Julie Clothier said. I feel we're going to do much bet- ter next year. We have much more to strive for, junior Dan Penrod replied. It will also make the band try their hardest because of our success this year, Cindy said. The group also went to State and had a spring concert in March. We were very excited about going to State, Dan said. I enjoy working with everyone as drum major and feel we're going to do well, Cindy said. I think with Mr. Love's help and the other band members we can make it an exciting year, Dan concluded. '17 n l 3 ?? l l 1 Instrumental Muslcf71 i i i li l 1 ii i. i l I. l -exe: ess 4f,- .es ls. 'il -s i , l if T if 4 ming for District in their trio ensemble helps seniors Lisa Easly, Holly Sincox and Loretta Short .- - their playing ability. lPhotos by Monica Gamblel iHTL.t'l'lll'?1IlOl'l is a vital part for sophomore Julie Riddle, while playing in H Small ensemble- W4 il-, Lack of ensemble hurts Orchestra by Laura Stanke rchestra had many changes develop in its program this year. Lacking viola, cello and bass players, the 17 violins and one cello ensemble had to adjust to playing in quartets instead of a full-string orches- tra. The reason why there is an unbal- ance of strings is because there were not enough people put on the needed instruments in elementary school, di- rector Gary Love said. I've had to put an emphasis on small ensembles. I've divided them up by grades and the stu- dents are instructed to work on a daily basis. We don't get to do things as a full orchestra can because there are so many violins, sophomore Melody Ben- try said. Because the players divided into quartets and practiced in separate rooms, they missed the full sound of a large ensemble. Not being able to play in a larger group had some disadvan- 1 1 ' i , .1 ,,.. .. -- fe.-H f'- l sawn, I M bil I a I , The small groups are kind of like N, school. The smaller classes get more indi-5 vidual attention than the larger ones. J' I ,... .,.h..y f l A proved the students' confidence in their playing. V tages to the students. Senior Lisa Easley said, I miss the experience and excitement of a big orchestra. We can't perform as much. It's a shame. You feel more as a big unit with the full ensemble. Changing to quartets is kind of a letdown after being used to the sounds of a full orchestra. We just stay in our practice rooms the whole hour, sophomore Julie Riddle commented. We can't take a full ensemble to CDistrictJ Con- test so the music is really nonchalleng- ing. We cannot play anything difficult. I'd much rather have the band playing with us. I miss the full orchestra sound and we can't do as many concerts with small groups, senior Loretta Short said. However, there were some advan- tages for the violinists. Learning to depend on their own music ability im- 1 l 72fInstrumentaI Music Each person is responsible for. their own part. Nobody is playing that part, so if that one player falls, the whole quartet falls. They learn to be precise. With a large ensemble they depend on the other players to cover up their mistakes, Love said. Having quartets enables us to depend on ourselves. It's a good chal- lenge to improve yourself. You learn to strive more, Lisa added. Plus we get more individual help from Mr. Love, which helps a lot. The small groups are kind of like school. The smaller classes get more individual attention than the larger ones, Julie commented. There isn't the pressure as there was last year with getting the music just right for the musical and Contest. Un- fortunately, that is what makes a good musician - the pressure, Love con- cluded. 1 Front Row: Mc lev, Loretta Shc Carnahan, Julia i l gr fl N r f-, A ...,...,,-L... ..,..,.,. ,. ,il-11-1 Pfact. is 'Cin the Onlyg Separat Cello I elvis a D a.VQr. daily rou N tlhe for 8901.0 r D ebbie M. 1fChE'ffSinCe Sh d of like iore indi- ones. i. i-1 ence in their Jonsible for playing that er falls, the learn to be semble they ers to cover Laid. ables us to a good chal- You learn t0 Plus we Qel n Mr. Love, l 11121 f' 'VV e kind of like ies get mOf9 i the largef sure as th9f9 he music lllgl nakes a 900' r, Love COT' Contest. UU! R ff Back Row: Vonceil Allen, Tracy Jeanneret, Stacy Jennings, 2 LH lmffKR0W1AMelody Gentry, Holly Sincox, Debbie Mitchell, Lisa Eas- U . g S file. bhort, Daniel Fleming. Second Row: Shara Meier, Lesley Adam 5m9l9f0n- Julie Riddle, Stephanie Franklin, Kelly Branson, Michael iff--r' iimcnlal Music 9 i Shorthand skills keep Mary VanBibber busy at practice. IPhoto by Terry 1,-i't?c' Ml A question asked about a job from Susie Clough to Debbie Smith, Super- vised Office Occupations teacher. + ri,. T X wi p V Q ,MZ ,. ff qvovfooo ooqfwgko 4:5666 74fBusiness 9 ie afi'?60 ' , 99 QNX A Www WNW... , 0 'O so KX l-' lk V. ,,,,,msdl ff ot ar D Cla according teacher. Studs al classes Supervise school afl job traini: with the jc I toc cupations at a law Square. I college, ai , ,........4-...----f---...-- X., x-., ,-, 1 .Y we Q J, 'xx as-vpn., , I really enjoy working. It doesn't seem like I go to school or go to work. It's all just a lot of fun. Jobs provide experience for many E by Mark Exposito any who enroll in the Business Department's vocational classes do not attend college, according to John Shinn, business teacher. Students who took such vocation- al classes as Marketing Education and Supervised Office Occupations left school after fourth hour to get other job training. Many chose to remain with the job instead of going to college. I took the Supervised Office Oc- cupations class, and l am now working at a law firm on the Independence Square. I do not really want to go to college, and I have a good job that will suit me, senior Gina Northcraft said. Even though I have a job after fourth hour, I will still attend college. This is just a way to help me pay for my education, senior Lora Morton said. Some of these students in the SOO classes go to college to get a bet- ter secretarial degree, but not too many, Shinn said. But for many of these students getting a job after fourth hour was a way to solve some money problems in their family. I need to work and make money for my family. I am not lucky enough to get a chance to go to college. I have responsibilities other than school for now, one Marketing Education stu- dent said. I'm embarrassed of my situation because it's one that a lot of people don't have right now. Although some students had to go to work, others just wanted to. But few said they missed school life. I miss being with the people, but not the classf' Lora said. Some didn't miss it at all, though. I thought I would, but I enjoy working. It gives me good experience for my future ambitions, Gina said. I really enjoy working. It doesn't seem like I go to school or go to work. It's all just a lot of fun, senior Leaetta Ormsbee said. vang rw. ,-.X .fi ,,,....f-f Clerical student, Linda Fritts practices her secret arial skills on the new IBM business typewriters. Amy Reeds practices one of her many practice sets in the classroom. IPhotos by Desiree Lutjenl Business, 75 I V 7-1' F V' ...ia-M ----- -- ex . we vie' seo' xtllleb eel mee' Q0 ec, Xe' Coe Q0 .ek We Xcel get P5 Q9 Q0 . 9 e veewillolool 5 tot 5 h,.V I I .V 5 , 'ns While eating a meal prepared by the class, senior Eric Creager and junior Cheryl Cunningham practice table manners. 0 In case I don't get married, I want to know how to cook without having to hire a maid. er 'us or ir s Foods class no long 1 t f g l others took it fOr a different reason- irls, Kevin said. I was with all irls in by Ronda wendel MOSt ofthe boys take my Class to lgoods I. At first I felt out of pladle, but oods I and II are no longer classes eat, McGovern said. Some drop the then I liked it. for girls only. More and more first week when they find they have The 9U9s t1'V to impress the Qtfls boys took the elective courses. bookwork. They complain about study- that they can cook. Some of them have More than half my students are ing the foods. They're just hungry and had no training at all, McGovern said. boys, teacher Mary Ann McGovern want to eat. It works better to have a girl in each I said. One hour I have six girls and 27 IHS a bl0w-0ff Class, 1 like to Cook group of guys. The boys are cleaner I boys. the food and then eat it, senior Ron and neater when girls are in the kit- I Why did boys have the sudden Barger said. chen. Their table settings and manners interest in taking Foods class after all Even though women are stereo- are better, t00-ll I the Veefs Of it being 'le sirl'S ClaSS? typed as the better cooks and house- Most bovs Said the Class helped 'lln case I don't get married, I want keepers, the boys who take foods said them learn about food as Well as Cook' to know how to cook without having to they did not feel inferior to them. lng expeflenee- I hire a maid, senior Robbie Knox said. Hgbme of the better eboks in our i I kn0W h0W to cook tl1ln9s fn0Ye I enjoy the class and learning how class are tbe guysx, Robbie Said' HMV like meals new rather than just eggs or to cook, senior Kevin Crew said. group is an guys and we book really hamburgers, Robbie said. f I really like to cook, Robbie said. well. , The Class Wlll have llelpecl me a I cook at home- I Cooked part Of the The guys are better than the girls lot 'll eflllege when lll be Coolflllg lol I Tl1anl4s9iVln9 dinner f0f my fn0l'n-ll about cleaning up - if they can eat myself' Kevlll sald' d h th While a lot of the boys who took first, McGovern said. finish-lgh2ilillfCtal:ngl?:ey,:Za Zlzmeex Foods have enjoyed learning to cook,! 1 dont mind Cooking with the rights, McGovern concluded' L 76!Home Economics 1-,ev-IFHQ ,:.,e.,'it .f,-gg... -- I . After helpin I r A W ,king with his group, senior Mike Eaton prepares arl' b d ' Bef o g IC rea for their ore the spaghetti can be complete, senior Brett Miller and Wes Miller make spaghetti dinner- the meatballs. 1... Y., ill igham practice uant to to hire .ll girls in ace, but the girls lem have ern said. l in each : cleaner . the kit- l manners s helped as cook- l l igs more at eggs Of . 4. I Jed me 3 oking f0f hen they WWA 5 ,iii JW 'fu-.,,, ff f -M ' ,, . 1 ,fs eff , 4 W 6 kjyg f p yy f S. 1 ' f I 1 f 4 6 fa' ,,. . i '0Vauv 1 l f . 1 6-' 3. 1 V. at . f f' f 3 g M 1 ,f V ' 5 ,W L ' ff, fir 'eff' z done if -sr:-l limi helllihg prepare the meal, junior Tami Hamblem serves herself. fPhotos by Randy Ndpfefl By using the skills learned in class, senior Jim Morehouse prepares spaghetti noodles for the meal. Home Economics,f77 Senior Keith Bramblett, in his first year of Vocational Drafting, concentrates on detail- ing his three-dimensional drawing. , ,',,.,.v1 ' X If WW f 'fk . lt takes a lot of work. You Set 0 lot of good experience and it will also help me land a job. Additional efforts help future goals by Anita Hawk or some, staying after school in Room 122 meant working hard and leaving late in the evening, but it also meant being closer toward a career goal. The course is set up to train peo- ple to go on to work, Jack DeSelms, Vocational Drafting teacher said. Drafting, a course designed to un- derstand all aspects of industrial and engineering work, emphasized drawing materials, equipment and instruments. Vocational Drafting was for those students who wanted to further their skill in the drafting field. Students were eligible for Vocational Drafting if they had taken mechanical drafting prior to the present year, or if they had De- Selms approval. Mr, DeSelms recommended it and said it would probably help my future career - going to college, or going to work - so I decided to sign up for it, senior Keith Bramblett said. Students could either take this class for vocational or college prepara- tory purposes. They can decide to go to work as a drafter or they can decide to go to school, DeSelms said. Taking Vocational Drafting was re- warding regardless of the time and effort put forth, students said. For me, that's the field I'm plan- ning on going into. I like it a lot. It gives me something to do instead of sitting around. I want to learn more about it, senior Brian Herring said. A two-hour course that isn't weighted is a lot to work for. I do expect a lot. Most of them are in agreement in wanting that, DeSelms said. I've tried to get it weighted, Gary Elmore, Chrisman teacher and head of the Industrial Arts Department, said. There needs to be a criteria as to what is weighted and what isn't. lt's not run very fair. lt's not what they fthe Board of Educationi call the 'academic realm,' Elmore said. I definitely think it should be weighted, with as much time you need to put into it - to get a good grade - to get a passing grade, you really don't have to spend as much time, Brian said. It takes a lot of work. You get a lot of good experience and it will also help me land a job, Keith said. DeSelms said he tried to provide a challenge for them and what they do with it, whether classified as academic or vocational is entirely up to the stu- dent as to what goals he is aiming toward. 78!Industrial Education P ffff if f - ,,,.'H - ' viva- AY ---V - --Yf -and-I - 'r - it 2 ed, Gary ld head of nt, said. teria as to Ft. It's not Board of 1 realm,' hould be you need l grade - :ally don't le, Brian I ou get a t will also id. l provide rt they do academic o the stu- is aiming 5 ...A ,SR Senior Rick Farley is using a template to com- plete his three-dimensional lsometric drawing. lf sports can have a mascot, so can Vocational Drafting. Captain Jack observes the class while perched on his swing above the door. ,'f Nw 1 ' Y , f , 3 l l L. 2 l r,'-., . - - ' ' ' Steve Main in his second year of ,A I I , . . - drawings take patience and dedication as senior , . ll ?0'ce O2 making than OWS, dgxngg Esrllsgugigig Sloisalisnal Drafting, constructs a veterinary office building, fPhotos by Terry Greenl ' . :ri is secon year, wor s on e ,Q Industrial Educotionf79 1-rf-1-f , rg lr Ill ll: l 1 n 1 l r r l l . IU ,, ,,,,, HM-, A, Ai... .-. ., ,4 0 lt's the best program for students who are not planning on going to college. Experience provides key to success by Desiree Lutjen eventy-two juniors and seniors at- tend the Joe Herndon Area Voca- tional Technical School in Ray- town. The students, representing six area school districts, received a high- quality education in vocational and technical fields. The school offered classes in auto body and repair, food services, health occupations, building and welding, bus- iness and data processing, cosmotol- ogy, television and radio repair. I liked the wide variety of classes I had to choose from, said junior Stan- ley Keith. Most students got involved with the program their junior year. Seniors attended the first three hours of the day and juniors the last three. To get accepted into the class, each student filled out an application and had an interview with counselor Robert Handley. Some of the classes, like Auto Mechanics, required an objec- tive test. We are pretty selective in whom we choose, because we have limited openings, Handley said. I was really lucky to be one of the few accepted into the program, Stan- ley said. Even though the students were in a different type of classroom situation they still received three hours of credit like any other student at Truman. One of the things students disliked about Vo-Tech was missing the school announcements in the morning. We never know what is going on at Truman, senior Michelle Higginbo- tham said. We didn't even know that we were supposed to order senior an- nouncementsf' But students said they found the program beneficial in helping decide if they really want to pursue that type of work. Health Occupations is meant to help you decide whether you are cut out for a health career, Michelle said. lt's the best program for students who are not planning on going to col- lege. We get hands-on training by working on cars and rebuilding them. After graduation they find us a job, senior Lester Lyday said. After passing a course at Vo-Tech, students worked with counselors and teachers to find a job relating to the course they took. Our ultimate goal in this program is job placement, Handley said. ,,.. 'i aytor 909' Students find that attending Vo-tech means a long bus ride to Raytown every moming. Building a framework to a house is just part of the curriculum in Construc- tion class. 80fVo Tech saw S . X4 . I Punch is or senior an- found the g decide if hat type of s meant to Ju are cut :helle said. fr students ing to col- 'aining by ling them. us a job, tVo-Tech, selors and :ing to the program MW Taylor goes out of the classroom and into the garage, putting to use what he has learn nun W , A -, ' - f 'WC fesslbzelfe bl! g-91216 atten . 011, alba 1l lf Ga 0'tG'c-17, I-'78 U79 yew K 3' X xx S .K M lv-g,,m YJ. 'mm 2 XWAM- I lf? Punch is one of the many courses offered at Vo-tech. fPhotos by Desiree l-Uffenl Ways Of the hem Dfo. Vo-Tech,f81 i 1' ' Coach Talbott takes the time to listen and help students. W aio? n 0 059 Sl 5 fri 95 U0 gtxofllli Otsom n . lkbleacixvlw ' 425 ' 2 2 Z EF r s Z 1 li iff! i t I feng ' i 1 l fr ' t ' I ' e W .1ftt.f:, pl-1-vi.-1...-.,..i, . 11,1-.a,..n-u-D . -Z' . ,f I If 1' t hysic grant was . regular act Some disabilities ipate in re James Talk en bones a until their i Thoug the studer accomplisl I can used to v Mil Working together helps students get motivated. Tips on b0WliflS from Coach Talbott help Melissa Jakobe improve her skills. 82fP.E., Health -1.11-111 -ui'-vu-1-1 7 This class has kept me active in a fr , way that I can participate in fun sports, ,ggg M ,Q I but not over-exert myself. Adaptive gym class lifts confidence I by Wendy Schafer hysical health was often taken for granted, but for some students, it was a struggle to participate in regular activities. Some students have permanent disabilities or asthma, and can't partic- ipate in regular P.E. classes, Coach James Talbott said. Others with brok- en bones are only in the adaptive class until their injuries heal, he added. Though the activities were limited, the students still had fun and made accomplishments. I can't run as well as others. I used to get frustrated because I couldn't play sports as well as other kids could, freshman Tom Bajt said, Adaptive P.E. has helped teach me that I'm not an outcast. This class has kept me active in a way that I can participate in fun sports, but not over-exert myself,', sophomore Patty Anderson said. Individuality is stressed in the adaptive program. r I think that our P.E. class should be playing more sports, like basketball and baseball, but at a slower rate, Tom said. Sometimes it's the same old thing, time after time. We play Croquet, shuf- fle board, and ping pong most of the time, and it gets a little drab. We need a change, Patty said. The difference between Adaptive P.E. and regular P.E. is that Talbott doesn't push our limit, he lets us work at our own pace, sophomore Penni Fortune said. I try to create a situation where the students can enjoy themselves with- out the rough competitive activities, Talbott expressed. There is one point I stress the most, Talbott said, that winning won't make you any better, and losing won't make you any worse. 'T i X1 N Sherrie Fann executes style and form during a line of bowling. - - D D learning. fPhotos by Monica Gamble! 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Third Row: Clark Ferree, Scott Gregston, Craig Davis, Barger, John Seubert, Sam Accurso, Jim White. fPhoto by Randy Napie ,A-,aussi '-reg fl i, ,, 5, ,LUV W' Larry Jenkins takes a breather before entering back into the game. IPhoto by Monica Gamblej Marc Busker, Brian Herring and Jim Beebe surround an opponent to prevent further yardage. fPhoto by John Crickl 86fVc1rs1ty Football i S i, Paul Omsteadd Eric Creager, Roi y Randy Napiefl Scott Gregston takes time out to discuss game plans with the coaching staff. fPhoto by Monica Gamblel 'Questionable calls' hinder hopes of conference win by John Riggs o say that this year's varsity football team fell one game short of a con- ference championship is an under- statement. A couple of questionable calls in two crucial games might have been the only difference. I honestly felt this team could have gone 9-1 instead of 7-3. It's really disap- pointing, because we deserved more, Kevin Klim commented. I'm sure my teammates would agree that we got ripped off. The funny thing is that both times we got the bad end of the deal, it was the same officiating crew, Klim said. Teammates agreed with Klim. It should have been us playing Rock- hurst, not Blue Springs, John Seubert reflected. We all know that we have the better of the two teams,', he said confi- dently. There is no doubt in my mind that this team was better than the record shows. We've all been winners in the past and it's just hard to accept a losing sea- son, even if we did have bad officiating, he said. Despite the frustrating end to the season, players felt the team worked hard for all of their victories. As far as effort and wanting to win a game, we were all champions, Mike Hill said. Sometimes our intensity might have hurt us more than it helped us, he remem- bered. Against Blue Springs we just wanted it so bad, because we knew most of the people from there. That's why it really burns me up that the officiating was so bad, he said seriously. We played well enough to win that game, but came home with nothing, he said. With a team of many standouts, it's hard to pick a superstar. Player's felt this is one of the main reasons for the success- ful season. I was proud to be on this team all year, but the game it all came together was the Lee's Summit game. That goal line stand was the highlight of the entire year, Seubert remembered enthusiasti- cally. The crowd was with us and the players on the sideline were, also. And, we showed the kind of guts found in a win- ner, he concluded. I was not even on the field, but I have never felt like more of a team mem- ber. That was exciting, Hill reflected. We were all winners at that game, and we still are. fContinued to page 881 ' ' 1 H gy... 'M Coach Talbott displays disgust at field action during the Hickman Mills game. fPhoto by John Crick! Jeff Walker, J.V. and varsity player, stands with teammates and cheers the others on. oi' fs H hw Varsity Footbal1f8f Players feel they worked hard to win IContinued from page 871 Maybe a conference championship did elude the football team this year, but they put together a year to be proud of, a year of winning as well as good sports- manship. All of them showed extreme pride. We don't have to go around crying because we did not win the conference, Chris Quarti said. We know - and I think everyone else knows - that we may not have gotten the best deal, but we showed everyone what we were made of. At least I don't think we have anything left to prove to anyone - and definitely not to ourselves, he concluded. Even though it's over, I'm glad that I was a part of this team, Chris said. Patriots took many All-Conference and All-Area honors. Mike Hill received First Team All-Conference and All-Area offense. Clarke Ferree also received First Team All-Conference and All-Area of- fense. Marc Busker took First Team All- Area offense and Second Team All-Con- ference offense. The First Team All-Area defensive players included Joe Angotti, Jim White and John Seubert. These same players also earned All-Conference honors. Larry Jenkins is helped off the field after knee injury. IPhoto by John Crickj 881 Varsity Football As seconds tick away to the end of the game, Joe Angotfi SHOWS The disappointment Of B I-Yuma IPhoto by Monica Gamblej 'f me 1 Q a ' 1 si i 91 - I 1 - - - I I 1 - 1 rm-nan loss The Patriots defensive line begins their surge toward the opponents offensive line, looking to make a quick qackle. fPhoto by John Crlckl Qvi Varsity Football Pats Opp. Southwest 35 14 Raytown 22 36 East 46 0 Park Hill 27 10 Lee's Summit 20 18 Blue Springs 8 10 Wm. Chrisman 18 0 Oak Park 7 6 Winnetonka 12 17 Hickman Mills 34 0 7 wins 3 losses Waiting for play to resume, Patriots catch their breath. fPhoto by Monica Gamblel Patriots' defense spread out to Hickman Mill's offense, attempting to make a tackle. fPhoto by John Crickl I ,fyf QIXIVI F5QlUfiJC1!if89 W-i -'- H Players find out first hand that attitudes do count by Denise Karas unior Varsity football ended its sea- son with a winning record despite misfortunes encountered during the year. Because of various reasons, some players surrendered their uniforms and quit. The remaining players were left to strengthen the gaps of those who had gone. Many of the guys thought that Coach Millentree was too tough, junior Scott Isaacs remarked. But that is not true. He did the best he could do. Prac- tices were hard, but it paid off in the end. ' We had to move a lot of people around, junior Brad Kinne said. Most people had to learn new positions. It was not that hard, but it was a hassle. We all adapted to the new positions as quick as we could. All I can say is the ones who quit just didn't want to play football, Coach Gene Millentree commented. Those who stayed wanted to play and gave 100 per- cent in practices and games. Instead of letting this mishap keep spirits down, the team and coach worked together and overcame this obstacle. All we wanted to do was play foot- ball and be a better team, Brad reflected. We wanted to win all the games in spite of the other guys. We also did it for Coach Millentreeg he is a really good coach. We all stuck together, Scott com- mented. Coach Millentree handled things better than any coach could have. He told us to keep our heads up and to remember: 'We are the Oakland Raiders. Though no one likes us, still play the best we can.' We felt if the people who quit did not have the courage to keep going, then them quitting was okay, junior Jeff Pas- santino said. It would have only hurt us if they would have stayed. We need 100 percent. Team members said they learned that their attitudes and confidence made the difference. I learned that even if you think you do not have anything left, you can always come back. We had people leave, but we ended with a good season, Brad con- cluded. Sticking together, no matter what, is the best way to be successful, Jeff re- vealed. Coach Millentree deserves a lot of credit. He is an excellent coach. Junior Varsity Football Pats Opp- Lee's Summit 20 18 St. Joe Central 6 14 Blue Springs 0 36 Ra!'f0Wf1 5 14 Wm. Chrisman 14 5 East 12 0 Oak Park 20 18 Park 6 Winnetonka 6 O 6 wins 3 losses A Truman player rambles downfield, bouncing off tacklers, on his way toward the end zone. 9OfJunior Varsity Football I ,, A.-.ffm-H ' F n I 1,2 ' ' .., ,, '- 4 Mt g! , is N5 -11: I 'l -' gd'--'J' M H t-r - 'N' -i ' rw w V- ,... nh.. -W L.. V , -I li 'Nf ' ton tonl Coach Millentree keeps team in line during halftime. lPlioto bt, Doug Clue I l A word of encouragement is helpful to a J.V. player. KPhoto by Doug Clax- We ml' i . il l i J V. Football Team - Front Row: Phil Kelsay, Stanley Keith, Monte Sinnett, Jeff Passantino, Brian Nash. Secgnd Rgw: JSH Dowell, Mark James Jeff Morgan Sean Sommers George Easton. Third Row. Brad Kinne, Scott Isaacs, Sean Hess, Kevin riep, on nmmons Listening attentively, Brian Nash gets game in- structions IPhoto by Doug Claxtonl Junior l'f1 C.I1g lf mil: Playing together as team sparks group enthusiasm I it by Denise Karas his year's sophomore football team was faced with only two minor set- backs: size and newness of the play- ers. Though the team was undersized compared to other football teams, vitality kept them intact. We were a small team, sophomore Pace Brown said. We had played against a lot bigger guys, yet we always played up to our potential. We did really well, considering size. We hit hard and played hard, sophomore Kevin Hill said. I can only think of a few games where we did not hold our own. You want the front line to be big, Kevin continued. We seemed to have always been outweighed by at least 50 pounds. Being the quarterback, naturally I was concerned about getting sacked. They are big enough to play, Coach William Hopper said. Size is not crucial, but the mental approach is. We beat bigger teams than us, yet, we lost against smaller teams. The team also had its share of new- corners. We had players who had never play- ed before, Pace reflected. We had no problem at all. At the end of the season, they ended up playing pretty well. I thought the new bunch had a lot of talent, sophomore Jeff Pieratt declared. Most played really well and the rest will improve. Once you get in high school, it is hard to adapt to procedures if you have never played football before. At first I thought we were gonna get killed, but the new guys showed enthusiasm and did great, Kevin concluded. Like any sport, anticipation to play on the varsity team increased the spirit inside a player to give his all. Everyone looks forward to playing on the varsity football team, Jeff said. It is one of the most popular sports at Tru- man. I also like its level of competition. I am shooting for varsity because it makes me feel like I am good. I feel that the team will get a lot more recognition and support, Kevin said. I want to play on varsity because I will be on the best team, Pace revealed. Enthusiasm is super-important, Coach Hopper concluded. Playing ,. as hard as you can and being willing to do what is best for the team is essential. Patriots kick off after a successful run for a touchdown. IPhoto by Randy Napierl 92!Sophomore Football Kevin Johnson spots daylight in the secon- heads for the end zone .1 512- fn pr, A X ir, .J X Q 'Y X i 5 Xi QM, QKQAAQ V Y E 1 t f ,W WI O' if 'J A ' was K 1, ,.-,xii .I ,gf :-ft, 5. -X, - lei-:.,,7-:.1157'L-f 2-fx'-f fr' P-fff'-1 -27 Quarterback Brian Rose starts the Patriots' air attack. 94fFreslimon Football , . . ' , IPF: ' bv I Chris Dowdall is helped off the field after suffering an injury emoumered during me game Om f T Nopierj V GA an QW mv ,iw if W if .. . if 1 . ' li 4, 'i .KWH E! 5 l 4 . 'l Freshman Football Team - Front Row: Mike Clemens, Kevin Carl, David Garcia, Jason Seubert, Turner, Randy Graves, Scott Lesher. Second Row: David Mitchell, Chuck Crow, Rob Appleberry, Scott Brock Doubledee, Marcus Macias, David Strander. Third Row: Mark Gregston, Pooh Miller, Mark Mahafieli , Brad DiGirolamo, Todd Sword, Phil Hung. Fourth Row: Chris Dowdall, Scott Durst, Jerry Beck, Darin Tratl- 1 Doug Wingate, Lance Schamberger. Fifth Row: Brian Rose, Allen Nickel, Mike Miller, Danny Bradfordillm P Morgan, Todd Lebo, Mark Campbell. Sixth Row: John Kalb, Matt McNett, Jaye Wiley, Mike Whitely Swnli McSwain, Jeff Miller, Eric Sclesky, Donald Chambers. l Q Nl 5 3 Q 1 af I l vi- R K 1' - -. .. ..,. ,. -w , , 4--.-..-F-.-...-Q..-,.. .V-. Q- Je- . . . .. . -.. 4 , 55 Under pressure, Brian Rose just gets the pass off 'to by Randy ttrgfore being sacked. E f s 2 i 1: Strong balanced attack provides for solid season by John Riggs solid performance by the defense led the freshman football team to a successful season and left hopes for a promising future. On offense, I thought our strong points were probably in the receivers, Darrin Tracy said. The running backs also did a good job all year, Tracy said. The key to the success didnot lie in just the offense. A lot of good players in nearly every position made the defense strong. If our linebackers could not stop the ball carrier, the corner backs and safeties did the job real well, Tracy commented. With Brian Rose throwing the ball . 1 , 1 r we K ,Ar r 2 2 gat. .1 Seubert, Danny erry, Scott Gfeg Mark Mahifllel' ck.Dar1r1 TMC iy Bradfofdjhli ' ig' K ,e Whitelv- bfi' in ' ,f 'Ns Q uf? 'i,,f,h and Matt McNett, Kevin Carl, or Danny Bradford at the receiving end, it was an almost sure first down, or touchdown, Jason Seubert said. Staying on the ground was no problem, either. We had guys who could do the job there as well, he added. The team agreed that for the most part, it was a balanced attack that led to the successful season. I wouldn't say that one part of our team was better than another, Seubert said. We just had it together in all of our aspects, he added. Our strongest points had to be Brian Rose and David Childers, David Garcia commented. A team that had great depth often leaves good players on the bench. The depth was definitely our strong point, Scott Gregg and Matt McNett agreed. We had many players sitting in the bench who could have started for any other team in the league. We had the big plays happen at the right time, Greg con- tinued. We also had a very strong back- held 'The future looks pretty promising for us, Seubert predicted. With some good coaching and continued growth of the team, we could go all the way on the varsity team. maya, Q via ,.. W lii fi'. L 1 r 5 2 f , fy iff, f ,sf z w'2' Freshman Football Pats Opp-. N. Kansas City 6 2 Raytown 36 6 Blue Springs 16 21 O'Hara 8 6 Ruskin 24 0 Wm. Chrisman 0 24 4 wins 2 losses A Truman player ambles downfield after a long gain and is finally stopped by two opponents. iPhoto by Randy Napierl Frcshimm FoofbuHf95 Crowning traClitiOI1S alter .E1::.'z.3:r1zzzi3.z.f'?21:.2Lfzieiizzfhiizzi as Laura becomes queen by Caroline Brady radition is a big part of Home- coming. Sometimes, its customs are challenged and are changed or adapted. Custom dictates that the Student Council president crown the queen, but this year the president was on the receiv- ing end instead. StuCo president Laura Stanke was crowned Homecoming queen of 1984 by senior class president, Kyle John. It really was an honor for me, Laura said. I didn't expect to get it. The attendants, Terri Likely, Beth Ring, Shauna Norfleet, Kelly Barry, Gina Northcraft and Amy Klinginsmith, all ga- thered around Laura with smiles and con- gratulations. They all seemed to agree with Amy, who said, I was a little disappointed, but I was happy for Laura. She really deserved it, and I was just happy to be nominated. Beth Ring added, I was excited for Laura because we are such good friends. Tradition was challenged again when it came to the decision of what to wear. I just don't associate formals with football, Shauna explained. I bet it was funny to see us standing out there freez- ing to death in our sleeveless dresses. It's r biota 'paws time ' iw' odesxibfone' 59 Eowald 96fHomecoming not that I didn't appreciate being nomi- nated, but it's not the Miss America pag- ent. I just thought we should be more practical. They decided to wear the formals, because, as Beth said, I thought it should be a dressy event. Once they decided, the shopping be- gan. It was fun, Terri said, We even went shopping on the Plaza one day. I didn't really know Beth and Laura before, Kelly said. Shopping together really gave us a chance to become friends. I'm glad we all got to know each other better, Laura said. It helped to know we all supported each other, be- cause we were all nervous. Nervous about what? My dad was late, and I was so afraid he was going to miss it, Gina laughed. Then, no one could find my driver, Chris Storms. I was really scared. chellj me' mf I was scared in those high heels, Terri said. They kept squishing in the mud, and I was afraid I'd fall down in front of all those people. Their fathers were nervous, too. When they announced my name, my dad started laughing. He always laughs when he's nervous, Laura observed. Spectators anticipate announcement t . of he Home- coming queen. IPhoto by Doug Claxtonl Pre-game flip-of-the-coin begins an exciting, tension-filled game. fPhoto by Ginger McLaughIin1 un-sl' H. ew 55 H Q I- 2 is . fr '55 ' in f V. 35 1 K' Ga, K Vg .Y 2 L. Qi,f'1QQf2 i 2 f-'L-'M 1' arf . .-ft V ,- 4 , 41 Q,9,, , 3, . f , .3 s Q , Af x W4 f 'MV' , A 1 I --ur ,,,,,,..,.,.:.. ., - , .ax -'...1-',...,. Q15 1 w!Q 4 ,. 4:- 1. ff , '-: th J, .f 2515 ' MH - W. , 436231 'V 1 eg T2 4: ! , rv-:ca x ,., . f , rx .... L, 9 f A 1 . a ,JZ ,f 2,1 y - f 1 X , Y f A f ff ,Q 5? 24 f . 2 42 , s , f V 1 f Zff 4' f Wy V9 WE ,Y Zi, ,f fi Q2 Z, ? Q no ' Q Z 494' lk ff' f 9 ff M ., 7 Qyw 445:41 4. 1 f Z, ,ffm f V E. gn, V 4, ,, W...-g,l..,...Tg ,... A i i Pats ignore predictions by exceeding year's goals by John Ri 8 A proud, but I wish we could have won the 99 xpert predictions at the beginning of the volleyball season left the Truman Varsity team looking toward next year. Gutsy performances in clutch games found the Patriots in the championship game at the State finals. The experts had to eat their words. One of the keys to our successful season was that we played well as a team, senior Lori Lamberty commented. We got along off the court as well as on the court and that really made a differ- ence. It's just a great feeling to be a part of that kind of team, she said. Our team just had the unique quality of being able to come together when we knew it was important, Becky Chadwick remembered. Not necessarily on the court, but in our hearts. We were all friends, she said. No one thought we could go as far as we did, Barbie Allin commented. l'm State championship. lt's hard to settle for second place when we actually beat West Plains, the winners of the State contest, three out of the five times we played them. she concluded. As a senior, first place in State would have been the ultimate way to end my high school career. We just worked too hard all year to take second place, Lori said. Teamwork seemed to be the key since there was no certain time in the sea- son when everything came together but all team members said it just happened. The record only shows that we could be beat, but it doesn't show that when we played together, we could overcome any- one, Allin concluded. No one really expected it to be the 'Year of the Patriot' for the volleyball team, but Coachs lChuckj Harris and fContinued to page 1001 Seniors Lori Lamberty, Barbie Allin and junior Rochelle Kasten watch their teammates play before going back into the game. fPhoto by Ginger McLaughlin1 Senior Barbie Dietrich laughs as she and her partner warm- up before a match. IPhoto by Terry Greenj 98! Varsity Volleyball qs k 1 ff - ' Q J V Al-lf , vim ' A-'tmmf .4 2 .I wr? ,f 4 .Q - A ff f y .413 , A fs. ef, fy ,XL . Q Z 15 f ' .4 . fx., J V' z f 47. ' f W rmanwvw' -f l' .J 1 , f i X - N-f '-A-1-'v--'Q 111' , ' l K , Q ,,........ .........s-,,.-.....W.,.-...,..f- -, - V - D Chadwick hits the ball at the OPPOS-ing team, West Plains. iPhoto by Ginger McLaughlin? y uring the final match in the State Volleyball Championships held at Hickman IVHHS Semor Beck Team members and Coach Shuler anxiously await the outcome as sophomore Shelly Lauber spikes the ball in State Finals. iPhoto by Ginger McLaughlinj ---W -W -- --2+ 14f Y M-M-'1---i,' -'ff'-': 2 ,.,,,,,,Lw. 3 f , , ' ave-A - .3 ff at it C 'bfi f :inns-ll I 1 i li l iii? if While the players express sad emotions of playing their last game of the season together as a team, Lauber receives her silver medal and congratulations at State Finals. iPhoto by Ginger McLaughlin! Concentration on and off the court is essential to senior Gisela Saupe. iPhoto by Ginger McLaugh1inj 9 i Varsity Vo1leybaIlf99 Disappointing State loss does not dampen season fContinued from page 981 fDonnaj Shuler showed that they had faith in us and then more importantly, we had faith in ourselves and never let up,', Shelly Lauberesaid. No one expected us to make it all the way to State, but we showed them. We never realized how far we could go until after we beat Oak Park in Sec- tionals, Allin commented. Then we were in the state championship and did not even realize it until the beginning of the game. Although we did not take State, we still had a positive season. It takes a win- ning team just to make it that far, Lam- berty said. I'm just glad I was a part of the team that almost made it, Dietrich said. Even though I did not play in that game, I bawled just as much as the rest of them when we lost. I wanted to win so bad. Without a solid coaching staff, a team could not go nearly as far as they did. Players gave considerable credit to the coaches. Shuler deserves a lot of credit,', Allin said. She kept us together a lot of times. I don't think we could have done it without her. Barbie Dietrich summed up the sea- son. Our medals and trophies say second place, but we know somewhere in West Plains, there is a first-place trophy that should have our name on it. 'H 4 f gilfsifxg Yaolleyball Team r- Front Row: Lori I..amberty, Jan Grotenhuis, Rochelle Kasten, Barbie Dietrich. Rggggn chazggivitisaglfs IMTQHSCEG garbie Beth Ring, Heather Kuhnert, Gisela Saupe, Karon , ' U' UW? af!! C ormi ,Sh ll La b ,S E' . WICI4, Karen Kinney, Laura Stanke. IPhoto by Mbnicaglzgiebiej e V u er usan lschen, Becky Chad 100! Varsity Volleyball Giving high fives before the match eng senior players Susan Eischen and Beclfj, C, , ,I .gnupg wick get psyched up. fPhoto by Terry Greg- f ' fc- Jet we L.. I I i if i , king a breather during a match players listen intently to Coaches Harris and Shuler's comments 1 Doug Claxtonl ' Varsity Volleyball Blue Springs 15-10, 15-9 Winnetonka 15-5, 15-9 Lee's Summit 15-3, 15-11 Oak Park 6-15, 11-15 Wm. Chrisman 15-11, 14-16, 12-15 Park Hill 15-13, 15-12 Hickman Mills 15-8, 15-13 Excelsior Spr. 15-10, 4-15, 9-15 Blue Springs 15-3, 15-13 Raytown South 15-4, 15-9 Winnetonka 15-13, 15-9 Lee's Summit 15-6, 15-8 4 .,,, W Oak Park 5-15, 10-15 7 Park Hill 14-16, 15-10, 13-15 Q 1 3 ' Johnson County Tournament 1st V5 Truman Tournament 2nd We 1 f f District Tournament 1st 1 2 Sectional Tournament 1st M V A ii State 2nd 9 wins 5 losses- As Chadwick dinks the ball to the opposing team, Park Hill, teammates get into their defensive positions. fPhoto by Terry Greenl A spike is hit around the outstretched arms of junior Jan Grotenhuis and Chadwick. fPhoto by Terry Greenl Varsity VoI1eybalIf10' Varsit future looks good as youth display promise by John Riggs he junior varsity volleyball team had a good season, but everything seemed to come together more dur- ing the tournaments. The record really shows how we played together, Shelly Kuhn said. We worked really hard as a team and our record in tournament play showed that. Changing our defense half-way through the season was a plus, even though it was rough, Mary Biondo said. With good coaching and the support of teammates, we still had a good season. Continual strong play through the entire season left coaches with a strong backbone for next years varsity team. Every good team has their off nights, Paige Brown commented. We were a much better team than our record shows, we just had a few of those nights, she added. I think winning the first tour- nament turned things around for us. What- ever we were doing wrong just ended up being right in those games. We started out the season really well, Kuhn commented. Then we went through a time of playing bad, but when we finally got our act together we were tough, she concluded. I thought our team could beat any of the teams we played, Biondo said. The games we lost were because of our own mistakes. We pulled together as a team and 102fJunior Varsity Volleyball started playing consistently. Our improve- ment showed in the fact that we did not lose a game after Hickman Mills, Coach Donna Shuler said. This year's junior varsity team ob- viously displayed assets that champions are made of: an ability to come together in a clutch situation to win games. Consistency was a good way to des- cribe the way we played all year long, Brown commented. This will come in handy next year on varsity when consis- tency is the key, she concluded. We got off to that slow start, Kelly Eaton said, but we practiced very hard and came back and beat the teams that had defeated us earlier in the year. We were strong in the fact that we worked together, Kelly Clarke said. We were almost like a family at times. Our team was determined to beat every one of the teams we played, Eaton commented, and we can honestly say that we did. There were those few times we did not work well together, Clarke said. Those are on the record as the games we lost 'A solid family-like atmosphere and a constant desire not to lose, led the junior varsity team to a successful and produc- tive season. With many key elements al- ready there, the future for many of these girls looked hopeful. Our team was just always deter- mined to work hard to correct the mis- takes that hurt us, Eaton concluded. Junior Varsity Volleyball Blue Springs 15-13, 15-8 Winnetonka 15-7, 15-8 Lee's Summit 15-17, 11-15 Oak Park 11-15, 15-13, 14-16 Wm. Chrisman 15-5, 15-10 Park Hill 7-15, 6-15 Hickman Mills 14-16, 6-15 Excelsior Spr. 15-3, 2-15, 15-12 Blue Springs 16-14, 15-1 Raytown South 15-6, 15-9 Winnetonka 15-13, 12-15, 15-3 Lee's Summit 15-6, 15-3 Oak Park 16-14, 15-7 Park Hill 15-12, 11-15, 15-3 Oak Park Toumament 1st Hickman Mills Tournament 1st 10 wins 4 losses ,,.-1 Z. 5 ' Sophomore Nancy Eischen lets the ball fly OHV Wiih acute ai of her serves. fPhoto by Doug Claxton! before retumij 34 , f 1 l 1 U I I 1 1 7 he ball HV b W' ' ' 'Y2 attention, junior Paige Brown watches her teammates on the court toni ming into the game. fPhoto by Doug Claxtonl fa: Sophomore Kelly Eaton shows her emo- tions concerning the possible outcome of the match. IPhoto by Doug Claxton! Keeping eye contact with the ball is an important factor in a perfect serve. fPhoto by Doug Claxtonj 2349 4 f W, ,, ,f W I w c f W X J.V. Volleyball Team - Front Row: Paige Brown, Shelly Kuhn. Second Row: Monica Kincaid, Julie Graybill, Mary Biondo, Renae Price. Third Row: Nancy Eischen, Sarah Conyers, Kris Earhart, Kelly Clark, Stacy Falco. IPhoto by Monica Gamblel Junior Varsity Volleyball,!103 unique team togetherness builds strong future base it C'T'T'T by John Riggs mix of good athletes and hard work brought the freshman volleyball team a winning season. A basic common sense about the game was one of the reasons we did as well as we did, Suzanne Conyers said. With good coaching to go with that, we were a good team, she added. The team was tested at the Excelsior Springs tournament. They had never played together before and did not know what to expect. We were so nervous, especially the first night, Conyers said. We lost every game that night, but came out the next night and won our games with ease, she concluded. That last night we really pulled to- gether, but even when we were down, we still worked as a team, Sheri Brason agreed. Hard work was a big part of this year's season. We improved a lot throughout the year, it just took practice and a lot of work, Amy Rold said. For everybody's first year, I thought we did really well, Sheri added. We did more than just pull together as a team on the court, Conyers added. We were a team off the court as well, which is vital to have if you want a winning season. The highlight of our season was probably the Chrisman game, Debbie Boyd said. They were probably a better team than we were, and we were playing them over there, but we all pulled togeth- er and with great determination we beat them. I think our strongest point was when we were on defense and under pressure, Roxanne Wood commented. We always played our best at those times. Growing together as a team was one ingredient, but the pressure situation was what made the team grow together with the closeness only some teams ever have. I think our strongest point was the way we pulled together under pressure, Tami Burton said. That is good to know for the future years. If we did this well this year, I can't wait until next year, we could really be a contender, Burton concluded. W ,wwms-4,-W .W M-v 1' 'ff- u...g..4 C . Teammates take time out to pose before the camera, showing the togetherness of a team. lPhoto by John Truman Player reaches high KO get her b0Sf CVlCkl serve. fPhoto by John Crickl ' 1011! F reshman Volleyball lfllCQle Moore Olnkmgr fphoto 'ima in r get hef 'Wi N2 Moore tries to throw off the opponent by . Whorf, ' J 42' by John Crickj Fans look on as the freshman team shows their stuff on court. iPhoto by John Crick! Freshman A Team Volleyball Raytown 15-13, 15-9 Center 11-15, 15-6, 11-15 Hickman Mills 15-3, 15-8 St. Mary's 15-7, 10-15, 11-15 Wm. Chrisman 15-4, 10-15, 6-15 Park Hill South 15-2, 15-3 Park Hill North 15-2, 15-12 Lee's Summit 6-15, 5-15 Oak Park 15-5, 15-12, 10-15 Wm. Chrisman 11-15, 15-11, 16-4 Raytown 10-15, 3-15 Excelsior Spr. 16-14, 14-16, 10-15 Excelsior Springs Tournament 3rd Truman Tournament 4th 6 wins 6 losses Freshman B Team Volleyball Raytown South Hickman Mills St. Mary's Wm. Chrisman Park Hill South Park Hill North Lee's Summit Oak Park Wm. Chrisman Raytown Excelsior Spr. 6 154, 15-12 10-15, 9-15 15-12, 16-14 3-15, 15-12, 15-3 15-6, 11-15, 14-16 9-15, 15-7, 9-15 9-15, 1-15 15-6, 15-8 8-15, 15-13, 9-15 15-6, 10-15, 16-14 16-14, 16-14 wins 5 losses Freshman Volleyball Team - Front Row: Roxanne Wood, Tammy Hoskins, Jennifer Allen. Second Row: Coach Becky Hollrah, Debbie Boyd, Sheri Glentzer, Coach Jan Johnson. Third Row: Andrea Brehm, Tammie B Am Hancock. Fourth Row: Renee Stafford, Rayna Steen, Erika Lukens, Melissa,Sherman, B ,T , Tiffagg Srhitlhg Fffafllielkowz l,.ori Johnson, Pam Freedly, Nicole Moore, Amy Rold, Suzanne Conyers, Sheri Branson, Julie Clothier fManagerJ. fPl'zoto by Debbie O'Brl9VU Freshman VoIIeybaH,f105 Soccer transforms from cl by Denise Karas tarting this year soccer changed from a club to a successful varsity sport After being a club for one year enthusiasm and support brought Truman a varsity soccer team It took a successful year as a club before we become a sport senior David Goerz declared You can not just start a sport You need interest from students teachers to sponsor and the school board to observe and vote In our case we had a lot of encouragement I helped start Truman soccer sen The school district showed interest in soccer and helped support the team As a club we had to make our own money Chris said But as a sport the school district bought us two Jerseys soc cer balls and nets for our goals at the Bridger fields We really appreciate what the school district did for us senior Jamie Fancher remarked It showed that they were get ting involved and backing us up I think the school district put a good foot forward by helping us Coach De mark said As soon as they see the popu larity of the sport they will give more sup ub to sport As a first year team we really fi well David commented We won a log of big games yet lost some we should have All in all we did rather well At the beginning of the season we came on strong Jamie reflected W beat some pretty solid teams Towards a lot stronger than us Though we lost some we did come back I think our team was emotional which I think helped The outlook for varsity soccer shows promise Just as many came out for soccer than football Chris concluded lt was really neat to see so many kids come out i z 2 . . . . ff - - Q . ' 1 IQ . H ' U ' . 7 ' 1 U a D . ' . ,, m ' l! ' ' Cl U , . - I . . . . , U ' ' ' . ' - H ' fi 1 ' , ' e ' - - n . ff ' the end we were losing to teams who were if ' ' . Q . . . , ,H . I U H ' cr - . , . . I , ' , H ' ' ' as . , , 1 - U . . . ' - n . ' . 77 , . 44 , U cr . 73 . . . . 'Y ' fl 9 ' , ' 9 ' . . . . H . D ' - l . , , 7? ior Chris Weiss said I have a feeling of pride to know I helped to start a success- ful sport. I think that the transition from a club to a sport was relatively easy due to hav- ing such good upperclassmenf' Coach Tom Demark said. We not only had athletic ability, but character. They are good kids. U Truman goal keeper, sophomore Marc Walker, prepares to defend his goal. fPhoto by Chris Weiss! port As a first-year team, the varsity soc cer team ended with a good season and reached a goal. We set a goal at the beginning of the year for a 500 record, Chris reflected. We beat out a lot of good schools and reached it. We worked hard and it ended up great. to play It is gonna get better and better, David declared. Truman is going to have a phenomenal team. Before long, you will see Truman soccer at State. I think some expectations are a little high, but in the distant future, Truman soccer will be competitive statewide, Coach Demark said. 1u Ii Varsity Soccer Team - Front Row: Mark Walker, Greg Martinez, Spencer Palmer, Eric Melton, Diegv I-Iurtado, Tim Sutton, Steve Martin, Scott Schumacher. Back Row: Coach Tom Demark, Steve Main, Steve Flkkl, Davld SBPP, Janne Kankafe. Gerry Starr, Jamie Fancher, David Goerz, Kyle John, Steve Goerl. Chris Weiss, John Alexander fManagerJ. 106! Varsity Soccer ...JF i .ggi l ' eally did 'on a lot h0uldn't I. lSOl'l, We Bd. awe l'owards rho were we lost :ur team med. zr shows r soccer Cl It was ome out better, to have you will re a little Truman tewide, :on, Di290 lain, Steve Ve GOCYZI ' K, is l i I 4 1 L, i i , i A l - Q I ll 5 i l ggeiggagfll mes UP in the air, the game becomes a l i I l Varsity Soccer M1 3 Pats Opp. f Grandview 1 1 Shawnee Mission 1 8 Iii Park Hin 2 5 it ia Lee's Summit 2 4 Qi i ll! Fort Osage 2 4 L Liberty 3 2 Q i Englewood 4 2 ii i Fort Osage 3 1 l O'Hara 2 1 Grandview 1 3 my tip Wm. Chrisman 4 0 ll K.C. Lutheran 10 0 il Q Blue Springs 2 2 ml Wm. Chrisman 7 0 gli Olathe N. Tournament 7th ful Barstow Tournament 3rd ll Q 7 wins 5 losses 2 tied Q lil 2 ,, will i .ll , l it I la l . it 1, 5 i , lj 4 ll , 'lt i li l l i i nil ,, i li Wll, wi lil llll ig, ll ,fm W lil lllr' ifi iw lil il il! 4 l Team gets psyched up before the game to say a prayer and to yell Truman p Junior Gerry Starr and senior Steve Fikki keep their eyes on the ball while running down the field. Varsity Soccer,f107 I 1 ....-,, e---4 Junior Varsity Soccer Pats Opp. ' Grandview O 5 I Shawnee Mission 0 5 , Park Hill 1 8 Lee's Summit 2 5 ' Fort Osage 1 5 Liberty 3 6 I Fort Osage O 0 O'Hara 0 2 Grandview 0 2 Center 1 6 Blue Springs 0 4 0 wins 10 losses 1 tied -vez. . Supporting the soccer team, fans bundle up, anticipating the start of the game. Whore Gamblel ' z t r U? he . no e 1 3? if ijqgtermll Msn wc? had Cer togc l' other te more Ci have bel 1 think W+ ' CCI fx 1 l Kevin V' have a excited hard. Co. they pu got a lo -iii My-muwwowfwffmvvffw Z 5 l L - H ,,g,.p,.-,f ,sir-'ff-2 + A hustling Truman player gets back on defense. Z Coach DeMark gets the team together to discuss game. V ,uf ze! fl' i , K y W fl 108!Junior Varsity Soccer .1 X. Inexperience brings season to downfall T by Denise Karas he inexperience of the first-year jun- ior varsity soccer team brought dis- appointment, but did not stop the determination of the players. Since our team was only freshmen, we had very little experience playing soc- cer together, Bryan Gamble said. The other teams were older than us and a lot more capable of winning. If there would have been some freshman teams to play, I think we could have won. I feel pretty good about our team, Kevin Weiss said. We learned a lot and have a lot more to learn. Everyone was excited about playing and we played hard. Coach Tom Demark said, I think they put forth good effort, but they have got a lot more to learn. By the time they are seniors, they will be winning some games. All they need to do is play together as a unit. Many losses were encountered by the team, but determination kept the fire alive. We lost every game we played ex- cept one which we tied, Bryan revealed. We were upset after losing, but after los- ing so many games, we did not care. I think losing only made us want to play harder. We had a lot of good games, fresh- man Tom Safley said. Some of the games we just barely lost. We felt good about our season. This was just the beginning of get- ting our team organized. ' All of us tried to forget our losses and concentrate on the games ahead, Kevin said. Before our game we said a prayer and yelled Truman as loud as we could. It really psyched us all up. Having fun while working hard was all a part of learning, players said. Partici- pants have a lot to look forward to. I would encourage kids to come up and play, Coach Demark said. I think it is a challenge for anyone interested. With time, Truman will have one of the best junior varsity soccer teams around, Bryan said. I had a lot of fun and a great experience. We had a whole lot of fun this year, Tom said. It is a great program. I met a lot of new friends and we made practices fun. We know we played our best, and the best is all you can do. All I can say is anyone who is inter- ested should go out, Kevin reflected. It was fun and everyone got a chance to play. J ' V ' S T - F ont Row: Tom Demark, Rob Jarvis, Danny Serig, Troy Sterrett, Bryan Gtalxible, E223 Rbvisaweiss, Clen Harden. Back Row: Robert Wagner, Chris Wahrenbrock, Jason Campbell, Tom Safley, Jeff Glidewell, Brian Drinkwater, John DeYoung, Pat Rigby. Brian Gamble passes the ball downfield to a teammate ready to take a shot at the goal. Junior Varsity Soccer fl09 L . .,.e,,..-- Team unity adds needed vigor for successful year 1' by Denise Karas arsity tennis ended its season with a losing record. The girls agreed they enjoyed the year, but also felt they needed to work harder. We had a very young team, junior Beth Bundschu expressed. Plus, we did not have much experience. One thing I noticed was that we needed to play togeth- er as a unit and with more team spiritfi ln terms of tennis skills, we were overmatched most of the times, Coach Kingdon Anderson said. We were not at that high of skill level yet. I feel that eve- ryone can be beaten by somebody, and it just so happened that the schedule we played against were that somebody. Tennis is such an individual sport, senior Robin Steen said. We did not have the togetherness that it takes. We also did not take practice as seriously as we should have. A Our attitudes were basically the problem, senior Denece Waddell insist- ed. lt was good at the beginning, but as we lost, our attitudes changed for the worst. Like in any sport, practice is impor- tant. The practice for the varsity girls con- sisted of running and hitting the tennis ball. Most of the time we ran a half mile - of course some walked,', Denece amus- ingly replied. Next, we hit the ball around. Practices were okay,'i junior Debbie Shaft responded. We all worked hard and tried our best. Everyone seemed to expect to win by playing and not practicing, Robin ex- pressed. We needed to be more serious in practicing as well as support each other and even students supporting us. One misconception is what you do during the season regarding practicing, determine your outcome. lt simply is not true. Everyone should constantly be prac- ticingf' We practiced, but not as good as we should have, Beth said. We had a lot of fun, but we needed to be more serious. Working together as a team by sup- porting and encouraging each other to do well brings high hopes for next year. Hopefully we will win a lot more, Beth wrapped up. Summer practices will really help. It can only get better. Our coach is really great and he encourages us and helps us to be more positive. They are going to get out of it what they put into it, Coach Anderson said. We will be better next year by gaining experience during the summer. To be- come outstanding, it is going to take a level of commitment and discipline. 'ff 9 N N. fave Q-af gf - f ... r ..Jw Www at 'L A M xg I I. f .lx GTZ, E c W l., , 'iff , v. f if. Q 'Q-gy. ffl? 1 i .,.' I .M L I v Varsity Tennis Team - Front Row: Beth Bundschu, Robin Steen, Desiree Lutjen. Back Row: Kingdon Debbie Shaft Watches the ball all The Way to assure Anderson, Denece Waddell, Debbie Shaft, Anna Alumbaugh. IPhoto by John Crickj 3 9005 YGYUYH- fPl1Of0 by DGSJVCG l-Uffenl A 110fVars1ty Tennis ...-10' x ,A H, ,,,.,., -,-.,..,.-. . -- Coach Anderson gives a few pointers so players can play their best tennis. CPhoto by , Sean McMenemyj Debbie Shaft keeps in good tune during prac- tice, but shows there is always time for clown- lng around. fPhoto by John Crick! 4 l the wav to ASW' LUfj2Vll .R- M f- a- 1--r ,. ec' Ji Getting stronger in weaker areas is vital as Anna Alumbaugh illustrates by working on her backhand. IPhoto by John Crickl Girls' Varsity Tenms ' North Kansas City Center Oak Park Sunset Hills Grandvlew Oak Park Lee s Summit Winnetonka Belton Blue Springs Park Hill 'Liberty Wm. Chrisman Conference District 3 wins 11 losses 6th l l Pats Opp. ' ' 5 0 2 3 1 4 5 ' 1 4 Blue Springs O 5 A A ' 4 1 ' , O 5 ' ' 0 5 ' 0 5 ' 2 3 ' 0 5 ' 0 5 0 5 3 2 6th Varsity Tennisfl 11 Problems plague SQHSOI1, 12'z1Ln.2.3?i.?a3'522522555 but team remains hopeful I 1 by John Riggs learning experience can best de- scribe the J,V. tennis team's sea- son. Despite a not too hot sea- son, as Haley Stewart put it, they learned what they might need to become winners in the future. I think our strong points were our singles players, Katie White said. With some hard work, we could have a lot bet- ter season next year. I think we just lacked leadership, Stewart said. Coach Anderson was really super all year, he gave support as much as he could, we just lacked a player that real- ly iook charge, which I think you need, she said. Sometimes we just lacked the spirit we needed to win some of those close matches, White said. We need to have spirit ourselves, not rely on Coach Ander- son to keep us going. Maybe next year will be different, she added. Since the team realizes its weakness, the girls hope they can improve to bring a winning season to the varsity squad. Some of the girls clown around while waiting to play. IPhoto by Sean McMenemy1 112fJunior Varsity Tennis Our goal was to improve for next year, White said. NI think with a con- tinued team effort, we could turn in to a pretty good teamf' Coach Anderson would come to us after a game and tell us something that always stuck in my mind, Stewart said. He would say that this was just another learning experience, and since we did not like to lose, to get out there next week and do some things to improve our game and win. Now is the time, I think, to look back on our season and ask ourselves if we want to make the effort to improve. Because if we don't, I don't think we should waste our time even going out for the team, she concluded. With a supportive coach and a willing team, the girls said the future looks pretty bright for the tennis team. I'm ready for next year, White con- tinued, even if we don't do as well, I'm ready to improve. I don't think we were that far off from having a winning season, Stewart said. I'm willing to give my all next year to going as far as our talent allows us, she added. Lutjenj I WU, I ..........l .kv id Mgr - X ..-'ft' .K 'af i v 'lf' ow.,-'Ili'- Ro ,wg With a lo Gibson sh McMenem W 41: 1 l 1 i f arm extengm, Dio bv D9SIref Trinda Roark works hard on her return for the next match. ,Photo by S900 MCMGNQMW Girls' Junior Varsity Tennis i Q North Kansas City Center Oak Park Sunset Hills Blue Springs Grandview Oak Park Lee's Summit Winnetonka Belton Blue Springs Park Hill Liberty Wm. Chrisman Conference 6 wins 8 losses Pats Opp. 4 1 1 4 0 5 0 5 1 4 3 2 0 5 1 4 1 4 4 1 1 4 1 4 5 0 3 2 6th J l Junior Varsity Team - Front Row: Susan Weir, Karen Cable, Jennifer Smith, Kelly Atkinson, Becky McFadden, Hayley Stewart. Back Row: Kingdon Anderson, Lori Stuck, Gayla Gibson, Sandy Maldonado, .iw With a look of determination on her face, Gayla G1bS0n shows her strong return. IPhoto by Sean MCMenemyj Pt ii ug, . .5 Heather Mclntosh, Carol Cole, Katie White, Trinda Roark. IPhoto by John Crickl Junior Varsity Tenms,f113 Sectional letdown concludes season by Denise Karas he varsity boys' cross country team had its ups and downs this year. In the newspaper's top 10, Truman We showed a lot of talent, Mike explained. The workouts did not seem to bring out as much of the talent as it should have. Maybe if the workouts would have been harder, we might have done better. Coach ran a lot of guys who we.Q 4, , 1 varsity, junior varsity, Scott explainq He did this because it kept their rriir-gg. off the pressures made by varsity meets and hopefully it would ready them tg, i n..--. . r, ..A..,..m-S I JB' H LC V ranked close to number one. The seasons ending results, however, were disappoint- ing. Our season started off pretty well, junior Mike Austell commented. It got better and better. Everyone seemed to be running well. We started off really well, senior Scott Boyd agreed. After the Excelsior Springs meet, we seemed to be going downhill. I do not know what led to our down- fall, Coach Tom Billington said. I think we needed to work a little harder and make sure people were at practices. At the end, I think we just had a bad race. Despite the disappointing season, the boys did well as a team. Talent, though not all the time prominent, existed. The talent was there the whole time, senior Jon Engelman revealed. But, the attitude and spirit of the team was sometimes missing. We had Robert Chow, who had been one of the top three runners of this area, Scott said. Team-wise, we should have finished sectionals in the top two. We had more talent than any team around. Besides talent, a team must also have a strategy for the season. We had a good enough strategy to win meets comfortably. The problem was that we thought too much of the future meets instead of one meet at a time, Mike replied. Varsity Runners - Front Row: Jon Engelman, Mike Austell, Robert Chow. Second Row: Jim Van Wormer. Third Row: Eric Caldwell, Terry Maples, Scott Lowery, Mike Tomlin. fPhoto by Doug Clax- tonl .. W, Q .. 114fVarsity Boys Cross Country Conference, I don't know what penedf' Strategy prepared the team for futuyt meets, but pre-race jitters hit everyone ag sectionals. We were all nervous at sectionalsj Mike replied. We should have been think. ing positively. Instead of thinking about placing first or second, we were wonders ing if we could even qualifyfl I I think everyone ran scared, Scon expressed bluntly. As far as ending the season at seg, tionals, the spirit of the runners was stil alive. Despite the downfall of the season, we all ran and had fun. That is what it is al about, Jon concluded. i Leading the pack, Mike Austell races towards the ish line with teammates Terry Maples and Scott LOU close behind, KPhoto by Doug Claxtonj I 1 'ns I o .,,.,,.-.-n-I-1' Eric canal faced in 3 as-u9, ..--I' P... o were on explained, eir minds lty meets, them for what hap- T for future weryone at 5 E zctionalsf' :een think- :ing about 'e wonder- l red, Scott . I son at sec- zrs was still the season, what it is all Robert Chow catches his breath after finishing a 3.1 mile course. fPhoto by Doug Claxtonl Exhaustion and pain are a part of the after-effects of a race as seen by Terry Maples. Brian Franciskato is ready to assist Terry as fatigue sets in. fPhoto by Doug Claxtonj ' I .3 , gt . V 1 - Q' E Kg, 5 51,9 St. Mary's Park Hill Independence City Meet Liberty Jefferson City Blue Valley Excelsior Springs Conference District Sectional Boys' Varsity Cross Country 1st 6th lst 2nd Y U State qualifiers Scott Boyd Robert Chow X it ll F 1 C Pl' ir: , . - ' I 'aces t0Waf?flt,f ' Caldwell, Scott Lowery and Mike Tomlin begin their ascent up one of the many grueling hills 9533151 SCU ' '7 1 I1 season. iPhoto by Doug Claxton! if on . TT Nu' - ln: I-I '1 - ' Varsity Boys Cross oung group of runners burst onto varsity scene by John Riggs he girls' Varsity cross-country team enjoyed a successful season with youth leading the way. An inexpe- rienced team gained experience quickly and left hopes for a good future. I think our strong point was that everybody enjoyed running and did not mind putting in the time and effort to start building a great team, sophomore Amy Fisher commented. I guess the fact that we got along well as a team helped for a good year, sophomore Susan Parker said. Our team was also young and had a lot of injuries and a team that can overcome those things and have a good year has promise, she added. For a team to do well, runners said they had to support each other and keep pushing their teammates, even when they were not doing as well as they would like. We were a very outgoing team, Fisher said. We took losses well and came back tougher each week, she add- ed. We pushed each other constantly to get our best performances. Add an under- standing coach and you can have all you need for success, she said. Students said hard work, which is a vital part in building a winner, paid off. This year was fun, Fisher says. Yeah, we worked real hard in practice, but I feel it paid off in a lot of ways, she added. I don't know how the competition will be next year, but I know that our team will be ready for the challenge, Fisher concluded. Keeping one step ahead of the competitor, Sarah Graves is on a route to the finish line. IPhoto by Doug Claxtonl Clutching her aching side after finishing a race, Gaylynn Chandler shows running is not easy. fPhoto by Doug Claxtonj 116fVc1rsity Girls Cross Country lf., ., A,s,,,,,,..-s- Catching her breath and her serlg., Parker revives after completing her rw Doug Claxronj .if-P091 M, ,,,,,,, Img.. LF s -wi 4 X ,Q Amy Fisher s Droduce a Q00 .4 i',i I is Igrsinsiih Suse after a grueling race, Kim Jurd receives a helping hand and a word of encouragement. fPhoto by Doug n' Olo -. in1'.l'lOl'll -N V5.2 if 'vt Fisher shows that setting a pace is important. Keeping to game Plan UW 3 900d run. IPhoto by Doug Claxtonl was fu-Rf Girls' Varsity Cross Country St. lVlary's 2nd Park Hill 10th Independence City Meet lst Liberty 5th Truman Invitational 2nd Blue Valley 3rd Excelsior Springs 2nd Ruskin r State qualifiers Sara Graves Amy Fisher Kim Jurd Varsity and Junior Varsity Runners - Front Row: Lisa Bohanon, Chree Chambers, Amy Fisher, Lisa Lierman, Coach Lou Lyons. Second Row: Sarah Graves, Jenny Luetkemeyer, Wendy Wood fmanagerl, Kim Jurd, Jennifer Cou- zens, Susan Parker. Varsity Girls Cross Country,f117 Stats show outstanding achievement by Denise Karas single word can describe this year's junior varsity cross country team - impressive. The junior varsity boys ended their season with six first places and two seconds. A lot contributed to their success. In a race, it is up to each individual to do his best, junior Brian Franciskato commented. If one person does bad, then the team as a whole does not do well. You cannot expect to run good all the time. Everyone must do well because eve- ryone is important. I try not to think about the race until I get there, freshman Chad Caldwell re- flected. l think about everyone in front of me and passing them. I need to think of when to make my move. Hard work is a factor in making a successful team. The junior varsity run- ners had their share of it. We had to run every day, Brian remarked. We also had morning practi- ces which involved some aerobics. If you want to be good, you have got to run. The miles really count. Hard work over the summer is ex- pected, sophomore Doug Bragg said. The coach fTom Billingtonl sometimes ran with us and because he ran, it inspired everyone else, too. Results from last season brought promising expectations for the next. The reason why we did well is be- cause we had a large squad, Coach Bil- lington said. The future looks very bright. We have a lot of good young runners. I think we will be successful. We are going to work super hard and make it all the way to State next year, Doug said. Only a few teams will go and it is a privilege to be one. I am sure we will be a great team, Chad concluded. We have a lot of good runners coming up. All I can say to the opponents is that you better look out. Truman is moving up. 118fJunior Varsity Boys, Girls I in Au-J agp!! Y,ff.fd -'gii Mark Kragel nearly collapses from the physical exhaustion obtained by giving his all during me ri . by Doug Claxtonl , NIarv7S Q E-,EIA Hill m Liberty Clif Doug Ctaxtonf fr C9352 Junior Varsity Runners - Front Row: Andy Mathinson, Robert McLean, Chad Caldwell, Jim Bull? Sean Nunn, Doug Bragg, James Sebastian, Mark Kragel, Rich Cummings, Brian Franciskato, Brad BUCI Back Row: Doug Howey, Mike Greble, Daniel lngrams, Robert Blank, Jim Cady, Daniel Fleming, CF A Truman rut Stroud, Kevin Black, Chad Puckett, Derrick Hartley, Mike Rains, Tony Brownlee. CPhoto by Doug CWI fphoto by DOL the race, fph, Sr. Marv'S lst Park Hill 1st Independence City Meet 1st Libgrty 2nd Doug Claxtonl ldwell Jim Boys' Junior Varsity Cross Country Jefferson City lst 'Blue Valley 2nd Excelsior Springs lst Conference lst ,eg Chambers keeps her eye on the course ahead while maintaining the pace she desires. fPhoto by X302 - W Y 1,3 r, ,lf V' 5 1.' 1I:e.: : If '71 :.. IH 1 S5 Q X ' if 'rf .W Q g .... j ..i' ' -. , ,,, .W x X 5-+ W 4 if , , , , Q fa it :fig idk' s . M g 1 s , f ,gf Teamwork helps J .V. future hopes by John Riggs new experience is the way to sum up the J.V. cross country season. With only three girls on the team, and all of them spending time on varsity, the J.V. season was nearly non-existent. Though we had a small team, we always tried hard to work as a team, sophomore Jenny Luetkemeyer said. That helps because sometimes your con- fidence tends to slide and you need others to help you get back in stride. With the J .V. season left in question most of the time, it was hard to perform well together, but these girls learned to work in practice to improve during the year. I enjoyed practice everyday, and could even say it was fun. We worked hard and always tried to push each other, Luetkemeyer says. This is the thing that sticks out most in my mind as memories, she said. People going to State is also a very exciting part of a team, even if it is not you. Though forced to pull together as a small team to make something out of a bad situation, the girls said this separated the real teams from the average ones. They said they tried to prove they were in the program than their own personal satis- faction. For my first year, I would say that we had a great team, Luetkemeyer said. Thinking of this, I can say that I can't wait until next year and all the great times. Will there be enough players next year even to have a team or will it be another year of shuffling players around- from one team to another? I ran a lot of varsity, Luetkemeyer said, but I did not get a fast enough time to get a varsity letter. This year, many girls learned what it meant to be a team, no matter what the problems were. I just had a good time, Luetkemey- er commented. Even though we did do a lot of switching around from varsity to Junior varsity we still were a close team that worked hard Concentratmg on the course ahead Sean Nunn sets - V' yi' , .77 ' 1 - grad 92:4 - his pace high to finish well. fPhoto by Doug Claxton! cato, , A mel Flemufg Wfln runner shakes off the effects of a long run. 7 by Doug L HUUQ Claxton! .-'S fu.f,,,' , nfl' -1 ' - H ...- Junior Varsity Boys, Girlsfl19 e Joe Angotti goe 0 er r oppore 1 Better than averag y does not bring happiness . , by John Riggs espite having a better than average season the boys on this year s var- sity basketball team wanted more from the season than to lose in the second round of Districts. I was disappointed with the way the season ended Scott Gregston said. We lost too many games that we should not have lost just because we did not play as well as we could have. I thought the season was okay Alan Robinson commented. I hated losing to Blue Springs three times though. That seemed to ruin the year because we all wanted to beat them so bad it was a let- down when we couldnt even take one vic- tory from them. Scott Gregston agreed with Alan about the losses to Blue Springs. Those games had to be the low point of the season for me anyway Gregston said. I don t even think we played that bad most of the time but we never had enough to finish them off. I don t think our record showed the talent that this team really had Kurt Team members agreed that the best game for the team as a unit was when they played Lincoln. I think we played our best ball against Lincoln Gregston said. Ev .ry- thing came together that night. We played well as a team and every player seemed to display his true capabilities at that time. It was great. I have to agree with Scott Kurt Zorich added. Most teams would have been intimidated by the fact that they A were an all-black team but the coaches . did a great job of preparing us for them and we ended up blowing them out by ' Through the season Truman dis- played a balanced attack of quick guards and tough performances by the big men. We were not as tall as a lot of teams Gregston said but we had good quickness with some descent size which helped us win the games that we did. Along with a balanced attack our bench was very strong Alan Robinson said. I think he could put any one of us in there and we would not lose much in per- formance. C 2 5 I I V f 9 9 Fl og 0 ' x if ri Q W- I 3 ll , ia C4 o , v. I.. . Wm. Cf is rc ,, 1 , . cr 77 l , l cc l 1 l ,, s 1 as i zz , ' l .M l I 1 QW 77 : 19 1 , , Q I I 7 ,, cc Y, Cl cc 3 ' ,, ,, I J 1 cc Q it I , 1 as I 1 9 77 lc 56 Y 7' as a U cc Zorich commented. If you look back on the season, you will see that we had a lot of real close games that could have gone either way for us. We had three overtime losses and a few two-point losses that real- ly hurt us. Joe Angotti pressures the Oak Park ball handler, preventing the fast break. fPhoto by John Crickl 120fVors1ty Boys' Basketball One of our strong points was that we never gave up, Zorich said. We all went out there and had a good time, which is important to a team. continued to page 123 I---1' - As teammates watch anxiously, Alan Robinson concentrates on sinking a frei Bfliin Tann st. throw. !Photo by John Crickl llpcouri, hopin, Cfickl ' on his wav , Lk, Teammates look on as Dan Gelino skies high to start the game with a tip-off win. IPhoto by John Crickj cl? l ! fl Joe Angotti inbounds to Dan Hauschel to get the Truman offensive moving downcourt. fPl'lOl0 by John Crick! on sinking A 'Hf -la l3I1n stops the opponent from dribbling the ball ' Wiplng to produce a bad pass. fPhoto by John . 'Ru'- Varsity Boys' Basketball Pats Opp. Kansas City Lincoln 67 48 Park Hill 57 38 Blue Springs 58 60 Lee's Summit 44 41 O'Hara 47 45 Oak Park 72 62 St. Joe Central 66 67 Raytown , 58 66 Wm. Chrisman 61 47 Winnetonka 102 98 Park Hill 54 60 Kansas City Southwest 38 60 Blue Springs 65 67 l.ee's Summit 64 67 Oak Park 65 58 Winnetonka 53 52 Truman Tournament 2nd 11 Blue Springs Tournament 3rd if North Kansas City Tournament 5th X District 2nd 4 9 wins 7 losses Varsity Boys' Bcisketbc1l1,'121 Challenging a defender, senior Joe Angotti strives to make a critical basket. IPhoto by John Crickl With hands up, the Truman defenders try and prevent the pass from getting inside. IPhoto by John Crickl Big Dan Gelino converts a good pass into two points. iPhoto by John Crick! 122K Varsity Boys' Basketball Front Rov schel, Greg Bachand, J The back Crickj .s,.,- I 3 QI. I Oi V 9. :. he crowd looks on with anticipation and the players get into rebounding position as Joe Angotti attem gireelhrow. iPhoto by Chris Weissl I I I I I I pts ,f IMAQAWOIS 'llglwll W? P R' wwe 1 Q . if Q. ' X 'f r Jr 5. Q ... 1 .. , I :M U-:zz 1 rf: ,., .mx fl: A. 1- I ' f N'- Front Row: Peter Goebel Cmanagerl, Kurt Zorich, Mike Tomlin, Joe Angotti, Scott Gregston, Dan Hau- Schel, Greg Collins fmanagerl. Second Row: Brian Tann, Brian Khan, Dan Gelino, Alan Robinson, Chris Bachand, Jerry Taylor fmanagerj. l , 1- - A . Ph I b J hn 'IW back end of the 23 zone is the key when trying to SIOP the Opponent from Scoring I O O y O team slump brings end continued from page 120 The other guys also agreed that the spirit on the team was great even when the team was not playing well. We were always ready to play, Scott Gregston commented. We thought we could beat anyone if we played a good enough game, and I still believe thatf' I think the fact that the scoring was divided evenly was an asset to the team, Robinson added. In my previous years here it seemed that there was always a superstar to do the shooting, but I felt that it was a team thing this year. I enjoyed the season, Scott Greg- ston concluded. I think the only thing that kept us from going on to sectionals was that little bit of doubt we had after playing Blue Springs twice before. We know we are as good as team as they are, we just should have proved it. Though they did not advance past the District play-offs, the boys seemed to enjoy the time they had this year. I wanted to make my last year here a State Title, Zorich added, but I had a great time just going as far as we did. MQW' -gli Scott Gregston keeps the ball low so opponents cannot get to it. KPhoto by Chris Weiss! Ifmszty Boys' F30sketbolIfI23 Chris Bachand looks for a teammate under the hoop. IPhoto by John Crickj The boys huddle together after receiv- ing last minute instructions from Coach Tonnies. fPhoto by John Crickj J.V. Boys' Basketball Pats Opp. Lincoln 58 59 Park Hill 53 55 Blue Springs 60 68 I.ee's Summit 52 53 O'l-lara 53 33 Oak Park 60 44 St, Joe Central 54 45 Raytown 54 56 Wm. Chrisman 59 47 Winnetorxka 42 47 Park Hill 46 36 Southwest 60 55 Blue Springs 50 59 Lee's Summit 54 48 Cak Park 47 48 Winnetonka 66 51 Raytown Tournament lst 8 wins 8 losses 124fJunior Varsity Boys' Basketball The guys screen opponents from a rebound after a free throw attempt. Good screening is important. iPhoto by John Crickl W V.V,. .swf .--0 llug 9, boys play successfull despite early expectations by John Riggs he J.V. basketball team seemed to agree that a well-balanced attack was the key to the success they enjoyed this year. We played as a team, Chris Bach- and said. Our points did not come from one person, they came from numerous people, which made us even more effec- tive. We had some good shooters, Steve Fortner commented. That is something you can fall back on when other things are not working. We had great team unity, Fortner added. Add a good coach and you could have a pretty good team. The boys felt their success should be credited to Coach Bob Tonnies and his defensive-oriented team. I think that Coach Tonnies is the best defensive coach in the area, Kevin Hill said. He really knew what he was doing and by the end of the year we were playing his brand of ball. The successful season had many high points, but two seemed to stand out in the playeris minds. The high point for me was beating Winnetonka by 17 after they had beaten us earlier in the year, Fortner remem- bered. Everyone got really psyched up, and we ended up blowing them away. I remember winning the Raytown tournament, Bachand continued. I was surprised to find out that we had that good of a team. At the beginning of the season, I did not think we would make over 500, but we ended up a lot better. It was because we played as a team. I remember Raytown and Winne- tonka, Hill added. We started out the season tough and ended it tough, which was encouraging. The last three games was when we played our best defense. We just shut them down totally. This gives you a lot of hope for next year. We have a great group of young guys, Hill said. If we keep improving, we could dominate when we are seniors. l'm ready. -I-W-V fm 'M Jw I W flifitl n 6 .fmt HQ , 'Q ,, . Et - wh. K ff 1' x if .f A .f C Cm taet -ig , g .... 'T 5 X Front Row: Chris Gooding, Lou Kelms, Paul Neal, Chris Joh . Ba k R : K ' H'Il S chris Bachand, Mike srembach. nm C ow Wm ' ' me Fomer' After splitting up the defense, Paul Neal leaps up high for the basket. fPhoto by John Crickj Junior Varsity Boys' Basketball, 125 -.1 -f - M-.,...,....-.-Q-.,..... M., i K , an accurate shot iPhoto by Doua Clax through rebuilding season T won the game against Oak Park without them. Their win was just an added bonus. esplleflot havlnga Wlnnln9 Season, A team with a losing record had to a Willingness to Compete left the have some cause behind it. The boys Sophomore boys Wlth hopes for pointed out the obvious reason to them. the future. ,, . . . I learnedalot from this season, Jim we just dld not ht togqher as ai team, Burnett commented. So many , people moved up and down from the freshman team, that we just never got things going right. The plan is to build for the future, Chapman said. We shifted around a lot Sophomores suffer losses g by John Riggs Chapman said. Even though we did not win that many games, we were always ready to play and to compete with everyone. Our strength had to be the fact that we never quit competing, all through the Q season, Brian Burnett said. Even in the and that did Cause a few 105951 I would Q say, but if that is what it takes to have a good team in the future, l'm sure that the 5 guys are willing to make that sacrifice. last tournament of the year we fought hard, because we did not know what it felt like to be winners. Bringing home the trophy from the Though we did have a losing season, I Oak Park tournament was obviously the l could not help but think we were one of highlight of this season. the better teams after taking the Oak I It was great to bring home that Park tourney, Burnett said. The guys , trophy, Burnett said. Even though the really gave it all they had at that point, it F boys on J.V. came down to help us, we was qreat to see. I... X gLmDSll15lE:rZ?Cl:Ol:5ats his man one on one, opening up the Truman offense by evading the defender. fPhoto Skying high helps to give an early-offensive advanibf to the Patriots. fPhoto by Doug Claxtonj 'Hui 126! Sophomore Boys' Basketball . r 4 l l l l i 3 3 help assure Oni Ffgnt Row: Tim Morgan, Mike Summers, Jim Chapman, Chad John, Jason Smith. Second Row' Coach 5 5, ,,,, Joel Zitron, Steve Abernathey, Jeff Pieratt, Jim Tormena, Todd Schooler fmanagerl. Back Row: Mi 5 ' Moore, Brian Bernett, Brian Rose, Eric Helmich, Matt Smith, Kent Werremeyer. l V Q Sophomore Boys' Basketball l 1 Pats Opp. Q Lee's Summit 40 36 ' Blue Springs 39 54 Raytown 32 51 1 Park Hill 39 58 i Wm. Chrisman 45 58 Ray-South 31 41 T Lee's Summit 32 43 fi, North Kansas City 50 40 Q if Oak Park 31 52 if Blue Springs 48 52 1 il Raytown 44 58 Ray-South 35 57 ii ill Wm. Chrisman 61 53 1 Q fig Park Hill 55 74 ,iq Grandview 52 65 l ,Q Oak Park 47 37 i Oak Park Tournament 1st 31 1:5 Sophomore B Team i, lil Independence Christian 66 38 ,' 'T A Team 4 wins 12 losses , B Team 1 win 0 losses ji lj ll L1 C P , Q, f '- r -,. 4 ensiveaci-1 1 B ' A ,W On, .sv V -11: ll- H an it ll Jumping up to block a pass helps prevent the QQ' P opponent from scoring. fPhoto by Doug Clax- ' tonl 1 l 5 , Chad John finds the seams on the ball, which help the rotation on the shot. IPhoto by Doug Claxtonl I l ,I . 45 rr 4 if i I ll l T, i i, , 1.x l, Q li ' ll ' l l l T T g T l' 3 r 'ig iii T iii Q lill 5 wal l ill i if ' Ill: Q Sli Il 1 i Wi E Dishing off a pass, Chad John breaks through l i the opponent's pressure. iPhoto by Doug Clax- l ' l tonj i l l r l Sophomore Boys' Basketbal1,f127 Boys maintain high hopes despite average season by John Riggs he boys' freshman basketball team had a losing season, but the boys feel that they learned from the ex- perience they received. We lost a few games, but we always played tough and as a team, Rob Apple- berry said. l'm looking forward to next year and winning a few more games than this year. For our first time together, I don't think we did too bad, Mark Gregston commented. With some years of expe- rience, I think we will be pretty tough. The boys felt that playing together as a team is something that they have as an asset to look forward to. We played together well, Appleber- ry continued. That is something we have to look forward to in the future. Even if we don't have the best team, maybe we can hustle and play together to win games. Yeah, I think that was one of our strong points, Gregston added. Even the games that we lost, we played as a team. The boys also felt that the reason for some of the success they had was because they knew each other and played relaxed. Everybody was relaxed when we played, Appleberry added. We all had known each other from the leagues we played in when we were kids, and it was really great when we could all play as one team. I've played different sports with most of these guys ever since I can remember, Gregston said. It seemed kind of funny to be playing with instead of against these guys. We are all just ready for next year,', Appleberry concluded. The coaches have been great, and if we can just pick up a little more each year, we could be win- nersf, First Row: Tim Morgan, Todd Stuck,Mark Gregson Ch dJ h D 'd K' Bl k ' . Appleberry, Danny Turner, Matt McNett, Mike Middletgn, grgig Ebbk, lzflnike TN4Zc?ir2ltll5fa?cT5TlEalElc:1wl3l2g: Drmkwater. 128!Freshmon Boys Basketball Todd Stuck bends his knees and watches the Lian? Vim, to assure a good shot. fPhoto by Doug C101 toni E 1.13:-11a move. fPhoto by John Crickj A team - 7 wins 8 losses B team - 4 wins 1 losses 'S-wa 3. David Kim takes the open jumper after driving to the hoop in a good offensive Mike Middleton gets the lob pass over the Freshman Boys, defenders outstretched arms. iPhoto by John Basketball Cnckl Pats Opp. Ruskin 37 48 Bishop Meige 36 64 St. Mary's 44 37 Lee's Summit 39 46 Chrisman 30 27 Fort Osage 30 41 Blue Springs 23 44 O'Hara 38 51 Raytown 53 50 Raytown South 40 68 Hickman Mills 43 18 Center 63 49 Truman Tournament 3rd B Team Chrisman 39 33 Blue Springs 40 39 Lee's Summit 23 38 Raytown South 38 37 Center 40 15 . ,.,.l5uqg.,, , , , .,.,,,,4l.,, g .sl N, - l Q I 1 g jj! L V 9 F 'sw Lg, 2 0 .4 . 5 . 3 t .,- ' g -:W I I ' - , - . k sprints to the basket after picking off an errand f . 2 h th t m loses a clo e game that they should have won Todd Stuc ' I l WMM? i rgfrbgibsdlstzgliim angm as 6 ea D pass- tPhOfO by JOM CHCRJ 4 J ' 1 my DOM' ,,.: Freshman Bom I tc K mr Kelly reigns as Courtwarming Queen by Caroline Brady midst pastel-colored balloons and streamers, Kelly Barry was crown- ed Courtwarming Queen while Lori Lamberty, Leaetta Ormsbee, Lori Roberts and Susan Eischen served as attendants. The theme, Somewhere in Time, titled the Pep Club-sponsored event, which was held at half-time of the basket- ball game against Winnetonka. Shelly Kuhn, Pep Club Vice-president and Courtwarming chairperson, said the event was easy to organize. We sold candy in January and Feb- ruary to raise money for it, plus Gold C coupon books, she said. We really didn't have much to do for the decorating except paint the backdrop. A committee did the programs. The queen and candidates said they and their families appreciated Pep Club's work. I thought they did a really good job, Leaetta said. It was better than last year's - especially the programs. They asked better questions for our quote. I loved the spring flowers and the theme, Lori Roberts said. I was sur- prised they gave both of my parents flow- ers, too. The biggest surprise, most of the girls agreed, was being nominated. I was up for Homecoming, too, which I didn't win, so I didn't even think about winning Courtwarmingf' Kelly said. I was really shocked, Susan said. I don't see myself as the Courtwarming- type person. There's usually someone nominated from the sports teams, though. Each of the girls, who were escorted by their fathers, said they were nervous. It's kind of funny, because if I walked out there in a basketball uniform, I wouldn't have felt funny, but in a dress and high heels, I did, Lori Lamberty said. I'm glad my dad was there, Kelly said, because he kept me from walking too fast. I just wanted to sit down after they announced my name. My legs were shaking so badly I couldn't handle it. The girls said this event is something they'll remember for a long time. I will always remember that nights Kelly said. It gave me a feeling I had never felt. lt's something l'll want to reg, my kids aboutf' Even though I didn't win, I will me member this for a long time, Leaetfa said. I think it is an honor to be chosen by the whole school to be up for Colm. warming when there are so many girls that go to school here. Something that might soon be forgog. ten for many was the Student Council- sponsored mixer that followed the game, There were a lot of people there, Brendan Shepherd, chairman of the dance, said. I just think the Pep Club and attendants should have supported iii more. I didn't go to the mixer because I fell stupid wearing my dress to an informal dance, Susan explained. I Though the attendants weren't pres- ent, the dance was successful, according to Brendan. 1 For a free, after-the-game-mixer it, was well attended. It was something to do besides cruise Noland Road. I .-,ggueuigli . - ..5rifTflfli'I I .Q , I' WJ 6 eakcfxieawe 0 P4Va2?e?KXxY0ne' - a SW5 130!Courtwarming 'T The theme Somewhere in Time served as a backdrop while the girls watched Truman defeat Winnetonka, 53-if Kelly is fl at night, ng I had mt to tell I will re- Leaetta me chosen or Court- nany girls t be forgot- t Council- the game. courtwarming Queen Kelly Barry and her attendants, Leaetta Ormsbee, Lori Roberts, Susan Eischen and Lori Lamberty. 2 Si:-iff' sns? Jle there, in of the p Club and :ported it :cause l felt an informal eren't pres- l, according to do il' ' 1 Crowned by Kyle John as Laura Stanke hands her a bouquet Of roses' -. t. -a RV F v XAQC -,Q ead wha ov-19h ln Uean B535 ginger MC l billet' lPl10toS Lourtwurmmg 131 n will rl Younger girls no obstacle for team with confidence by Denise Karas arsity girls had a young team this year and oddly enough, no seniors. Having underclassmen as a team did not stand in the way of any girl. The varsity team gave their all and worked hard for success. It was enjoyable to see them improve and learn, Coach Peter Hile said. They did not have pressures as an older team would, and have years to improve. I liked it this year, sophomore Shel- ly Lauber said. l have played with most the girls since sixth grade. We do just as well without the older girls. It seemed odd with no seniors, sophomore Kris Earhart commented. But, we did really well. At first, it was different, junior Kar- en Kinney replied. l really liked it, plus, it was fun. With such a young team, expecta- tions and pressures were few. People did not expect much from us, Lauber reflected. When we started winning, everyone was surprised. We did not really know who we could beat, Earhart commented. Since we had not played any varsity teams before, we were out to beat everyone. We surprised a lot of teams, Ear- hart continued. We really had an excel- lent team. The newspaper called us the Kiddie Corps. Being called the Kiddie Corps did not bother the team at all. Working hard and playing defensively proved the girls were as good as the rest. It did not bother me at all, Coach Hile said. The newspaper always has something to utilize. As long as it is posi- tive, then it is okay. We were a young team, Earhart replied. But in our minds, we were a lot older. Despite the youth of the team, the season ended successfully. Our season started off well and stay- ed well, Lauber commented. We played well throughout the season. We did better than anyone in Independence expected us to do. The year was great, Kinney replied. At times we lost, but they were good losses. Next year brings high hopes of being number one. With the five starting players returning, the team's outlook may be well next season. We will be more experienced, Ear- hart said. We have played together a whole year, so we should be stronger. Hopefully we will keep getting better and better, Kinney replied. I would like to go to State. Next year will be big for us, Lauber concluded. Maybe we can go all the way. We definitely will be tough. Coach Hile gets the players together during a time out to go over some forgotten game strategy. IPhoto by Monica Gamblel 132! Varsity Girls' Basketball Jan Grotenhuis shouts instructions f the ball upcourt. fPhoto by John Cru: ,, wana- J -e5 Wi-m 11 Taking the open jumper, Karen Kinney hopeS to knock down another two points for Truman IPhoto by John Crickj . v - -5 - Ll Karen Ki, YQCG:ive a Q -E., A- - -fv-.-qa---.--...-..-n-.--v-.----f,..q.--u-..-.r---- if--0 -r s V d brings The T ruman defense traps an opponent in the corner, hoping to steal a pass. IPhoto by John Crickj i sf- ' Kinney lloligr' s for TYUVW' fifn .B lflimxu 32 N K --.0 'V , M K was ,N :ff-w t. ,,ta A, gi! g vs X K N-is vi--M - Q 4 J-3' l gifmmx1 59 , ' t- . ,N ...,,,,, wg - 4, S ,a XX u lrum 32 F Kinney jumps high over an opponents to L- mutual pass. fPhoto by John Crlckl I 'ii The Truman squad gets excellent position for the rebound, despite the fact that the ball is already through the basket. fPhoto by John Crickl Varsity Girls' BasketbalIX133 fh sat Fl' -.., , - -- ,Q,?Ma- A V Karen Kinney lobs the ball inside hoping for the qwick h Jo: by John Crickl Shelly Lauber takes her foul shot as teammates and oppone- ipate the result. fPhoto by Randy Napier! -' +' .l I Q I - - 7 5- f I .Sd . . . -il i l' T' ff? s ' i , I f '1 W m Wi! l' x -........ . . X I I l l F The Truman girls embrace each other after taking the Distnct title from Van Horn. fPhoto by Randy Napierl Extending the arm high to get the tip on the ball is impor- tant in a jump ball. fPhoto by Monica Gamblej 25 ll ll-. SB SH l , l i l 1 l 1 l l 134!Varsity Girls' Basketball s ,,....,,,...,.....--- l i 'f I .xxx ,V Wwvtng ioop. iPhoto Jan Grotenhuis looks for an open teammate to take the ball and score two points. iPhoto by Randy v' IQT NOD I Varsity Girls' Basketball Jonents ' Pats Opp' ant Hickman Mills 43 48 St. Mary's 58 52 St. Joe Central 61 50 North Kansas City 60 58 Park Hill 59 34 Blue Springs 49 33 Lee's Summit 45 61 Wm. Chrisman 54 39 Oak Park 42 28 Winnetonka 71 50 Van Horn 65 57 Park Hill 49 17 Blue Springs 45 31 Lee's Summit 52 56 Oak Park 60 48 I Winnetonka 68 24 Park Hill Tournament 1st i Fort Osage Tournament 2nd Truman Tournament 2nd ...Q District l fi Q 13 wins 3 losses lst if J Y f ni, l I 5 -,,J .uh Front Row: Amy Hutton, Michelle Stewart, Kelly Eaton, Kelly Clark, Sarah Graves. Back Row: Shelly Lauber, Kris Earhart, Sarah Conyers, Tanya Price, Jan Grotenhuis, Karen Kinney. Karen Kinney carefully takes a jump shot over her opponents reach, IPhoto by Randy Napier! Varsity Girls' BasketbaIIf135 ith many OIJQH l905iti0U5, ?.2tg::.?fiSa'3.zD55zzzfrshiifit 'P freshmen fill by Denise Karas unior varsity girls basketball ended the year with a winning season. The season started off slowly, but ended with an almost flawless last game. We did really good, Coach Donna Shuler said. Our season started off pret- ty slow, but ended on a high note. The last game was the highlight of the season. We got a lot better toward the end, freshman Sarah Graves said. We worked really hard for the coach and had a win- ning season. Our season was a lot of fun, sopho- more Kim Calfas said. All of us worked really well together. At first we did not do too wellf' sophomore Monica Kincaid said. Then, we started working as a team. We improv- ed and the last game we played, we played our best. Front Row: Kelly Eaton, Monica Kincaid, Rhonda Davis, Sheri Branson, Jenny Luet- kemeyer, Amy Rold, Janet Presley, Sarah Graves. Back Row: Stacey England, Amy Hutton, Tanya Price, Tammy Burton, Sherry Glentzer, Suzanne Conyers, Kim Calfus. Winning the jump ball late in the game can be the difference between a win or a loss. fPhoto by John Crickl 136fJunior Varsity Girls' Basketball vacant spots Being a successful team meant work- ing hard at practices. Everyone needs to work together, Kincaid stated. It is important to give 100 percent at all times, plus making it to practice everyday. Encouraging each other is needed, Calfas said. Everyone should try as hard as she can. For many of the girls, next year brings anticipations of working hard and playing as well as possible. I want to work harder, Calfas said. I am going to try my best and do the best for the team. I want to learn better offense, Kin- caid said. I also want to learn to become a better point-guard. But, Graves summed it up in a few words: I just want to play. Junior Varsity Girls Basketball Pats Opp Hickman Mills St Mary s St Joe Central Park Hill Lee s Summit Wm Chrisman Oak Park Winnetonka Van Horn Park Hill Blue Springs Lee s Summit Oak Park Winnetonka 10 wins 6 losses ' ' 30 36 . ' 51 47 . 15 28 North Kansas City 39 43 ' 38 20 Blue Springs 33 30 ' ' 45 64 . ' 37 22 31 23 ' 64 45 49 34 ' 39 31 ' 24 22 ' ' 26 44 32 42 49 22 A Truman player watches the pass that might be com- ing inside, so she can prevent a basket. IPhoto by John Crick! A three-on-one fast-break is just the opportunity the Patriots were looking for. IPhoto by John Crickj H ' 1 Junior Vursm Gsr1s'Bc15lxetEulI 131 Regrouping of girls aids improvement by Denise Karas his year brought a change for fresh- man basketball players. Because of opening spots in the junior varsity and varsity squads, some girls moved up and filled vacant positions. Those remain- ing doubted how the season would turn out. We did not think we would do too well, Toni Chapman said. We really did not have anyone to set an example. We were more of a 'B' team than an 'A' team. It was a little unpredictable, Coach Ron Jones reflected. I still looked for- ward to the seasonf' Being Bn team instead of an A team shook some girls. Feelings differed about the girls who had moved up. I was not mad that the girls moved up, Chapman said. I thought maybe it would hurt the team. At first I was disappointed, fresh- man Rayna Stten commented. I did feel I lucked out in a way. I got to play more and gain more experience. I was happy for those girls who moved up, freshman Jeanine Morehouse said. I am just glad I made the freshman team. lt affected us, Coach Jones replied. But the girls got to play more and by playing more, improvef, Despite the team's alterations, the season ended well. Like I said at first, I thought we wouldn't do so well, Chapman comment- ed. lt turned out totally opposite. We did rather good. We had a lot of good games and bad games, Morehouse reflected. I felt we did pretty good. Our season ended on a high note, Steen said. We played hard and ended successful. Next year brings hopes of making junior varsity or varsity squads. I am looking forward to playing next year, Morehouse stated. I am excited about playing and getting better. It will be tough, Steen said. There will not be many positions open, so we will have to work harder. I think it will be a challenge, Chap- man concluded. Everyone will have to work harder to succeed. 1 38X F reshmcm Girls Basketball Tammie Burton looks downcourt after pulling down yet another rebound. lPhoto by John LVM wg ' 'l'. -X was S K., swf v JS, QM nw Q EX . Ny... Q? Q .,,,,,,.,g---1 - X . , lj r First Row: Tammy Davis, Roxanne Wood. Second Row: Angie Donahue Heather Kearns Kim Nelsolk jwoilch king Julie Salvin. Back Row: Tina Schannuth, Jeanne Morehouse, Missy Barton, Tammie Burton, Erlfl 'mlm LHC Lukens, Rayna Steen, lnot picturedl Toni Chapman. ills .I H-ae,-.. it ,ff ,,,...s..-.-.,.,,v-W -..-- ,v 'lin Crickj l ,JV ikving high for the rebound keeps the offensive series going for the Patriots. Pi-iofo by John Crickl Ruskin Bishop Meige St. Mary's Lee's Summit Chrisman Fort Osage Blue Springs O'Hara Baytown South Raytown Hickman Mills Oak Park Blue Springs Fort Osage Blue Springs Oak Park Freshman Girls' Basketball Pats Opp. 48 16 33 23 16 28 19 52 . 41 39 18 6 ' 33 31 11 28 55 7 28 43 43 6 32 24 34 41 34 'A 21 B Team 29 21 29 7 A team - 9 wins 5 losses B team - 2 wins 0 losses ,nn ,. , 1 . 1' ,, s, Kim New Burton. i ,Na Q -3 '11 Tina Schannuth ives wa to a taller o ponent on . - 9 V P fl' Jones gives the team a breather while pointing out the errors they made before the time out. iPhoto the jump ban- fphoto by John Crick! ' 4 '::kl k7'Ni- Q Freshfrwrim Girls Basketbc1iljl39 Tough practices compose hldden talents in members by Denise Karas arsity wrestlers had three outstand- The seniors helped a lot with leader- ship, freshman Danny Hughes replied. They helped us on our moves. They real- , L, ey O .. Rick Baze looks on as a teammate t 0 0 3 t I l ing wrestlers this year. Besides their common talent, the three shared a common first name - Jim. Seniors Jim Halvorson and Jim Glasgow, and fresh- man Jim Brewer made it all the way to State. lt was excitingf' Brewer said. lt felt good to go to State as a freshman. At first, we marched into the gym according to weight as the Olympic theme song played, Halvorson said. My heart was beating fast. It felt really good to be there and l was happy to be a part. Working hard on different areas pre- pared the wrestlers for the State matches. The week before, I worked on moves, Glasgow said. l was constantly working on take-downs and making my moves better. Me and Glasgow worked together, Halvorson said. lt helped to have some- one to work with, that was good enough. l practiced every night during the week, Brewer said: I liked to work on the Olympic headlock, whim-wham and duck-unders.'T Besides outstanding individuals, the team as a whole had leadership and unity. ly helped out a lot. Team unity and leadership is impor- tant, senior Bryon Romine commented. Each individual must give 100 percent for the team. You wrestle for yourself and your team. It is importantlas a team to have unity, senior Kevin Crew said. We also need strong support from the school. Leadership and unity are important in the making of a team. But, every team must make improvements to stay on top. lf you want to be successful, you must work on double and single leg take- downsf' Brewer said. You must have extreme dedication toward the sport, Crew replied. lt means a lot. We have to continue to work on fundamentalsf, Coach Ed Gensler said. Because we were pretty young this year, we will have to improve on these skills to improve ourselves. They need to condition better, Ro- mine said. But most important, wanting to win inside. 1-. ...wx X X ' ' I . 5 S Front Row: Jim Brewer. Glen Gross, Danny Hughes, Ray Shouse, Kevin Crew, Rick Baze. Back Row: Bryon Romine, Tom Nicholson, Jim Glasgow, Jim Halvorson, Bruce Bingham, Chris Vogel. 1110! Varsity Wrestling ww, at 4...--u of A Truman A Truman wrestler shows the advantage eg, getting the top position. fPhoto by John Crickl have ffor ee. -ra: I A V ............,,.... , ....,......,...... . - M nv te wrestles. fgevin Crew struggles to escape and attain position after starting on the bottom. fPhoto by Doug l Cfaxtonl Varsity Wrestling Pats Opp. Center 29 43 Fort Osage 42 36 Oak Park 16 57 Park Hill 15 57 Winnetonka 20 51 Raytown 30 41 Blue Springs 6 58 Wm. Chrisman 25 38 Lee's Summit 13 53 Ruskin Quad 3rd Wm, Chrisman Quad 3rd Ruskin Tournament 5th Oak Park Tournament 7th District 6th State Jim Brewer Jim Glasgow Jim Halvorson State as a team: 32nd 1 win 8 losses I advaflliifie ,Ll John CW A' ig. 'rfuwiln wrestler displays the correct way to Wim an opponent. fPhoto by Doug Claxton! 7 ' 1 1 Coach Gensler shouts some pointers and encouragement to his wrestlers during the meet. iPhoto by Doug C Iaxtonl fzeaifi Varsity Wrest!ingf141 Concentration on the opponert shr V team keeps hgpes up, 323.O5,,.hgm.i.h.. img despite numerous losses by Denise Karas unior Varsity wrestling ended with a losing season. They blamed their loss- es on inexperience and youth. lt was so depressing, freshman John Easley replied. But, for all the fresh- men who tried their best, we did well. We do have a lot of potential. Despite our losses, we had a lot of spirit, sophomore Chad Rieke stated. We never came off the mat with our heads down. We were pretty inexper- iencedf' Our season started slowly, Coach John Verburg said. Our wrestlers were almost all beginners. Plus, they frequently wrestled experienced opponents. Striving to become better is a goal of the wrestlers. Workouts provided the op- portunity of working on improving weak areas. Working on techniques and moves is important, Easley commented. Con- ditioning is also a big part. Coach Verburg watches his team put practice skills into use. iPhoto by Sean McMenemy1 142fJumor Varsity Wrestling We need to work on different moves, freshman David Winslow said. We had to muscle most of our matches because we did not know many moves. Team unity is vital on working to be successful. Pushing and supporting each other helped to revive team spirit. I have never seen such unity, Eas- ley said. We were all like brothers. The team was a definite unit. In summing up the high point of the year, Coach Verburg said, Just seeing the boys win for the first time. Ideas on improving for next year vary. Whether working in practices harder or showing more unity, trying the best you can is important. You can never have enough condi- tioning, Winslow said. If you do not have enough energy left in a meet, then you are in bad shape. Be an animal, Easley wrapped up. When a guy wrestles an animal, he is going to be destroyed. . .. ...... X I V .... M.. Q , - ' . .... , f- as Q. - W asv f - -t vff- was ------- -is ' N Q ,.. A r f ww . X Q- . . . 4' - , an sf, -' . ii - Q X X ,Q 1 W . T i ,im It if X W Ni X 'gl W N si if Q as 32 ir-'PQU . , T' ' Av' 2 , J 'i', . Ra. ..,.. .,,.., Q l Front Row: Bill Sterling Second Row' Steve Kinsey Brian Wilson D ' ' ' ' ,' f , avid Winslow, Nathan Freeman, Mlke 53992 Jerry V099l, SPCUCCY Palmer, Brian Baker. Back Row: Mike Clemons, Mike Whitely Danny Bradford, osh Kolb, Chad Rieke, Scott McSwain, Derald Smith, John Easley Rob Veach I ,T EQ,-:- antim- by Doug Hn: 'ia m7'f'ff'fN7zvWw!llgn 1 ' X an-Q f. W ff .rs . if reemar1,MM my Bfadfw M, B 1 , I T Tickers must keep a close eye on the stop watch to get the exact time for all swimmers. Whom ig II' S C rea C C'0XfO'11 good attitude for success by John Riggs , , MQW ehind the wrestlers and swimmers are the support groups that cheer them on. The Wrestlerettes and Tickers help keep the spirit of the players up, whenever possible. I've been a Wrestlerette for three years now, junior Jennifer Coffman, said. We always have gotten along with the guys great, and I just think it helps for us to bring them up when they are not doing so well.', I think by just being there we help the boys out, junior, Carolyn Gilmor, com- mented. Since swimming does not get very much support, they really appreciate us to cheer them on. Many guys seem to agree that the Wrestlerettes and Tickers are a vital part in keeping the morale up. I can think of several times they have helped make things a lot easier for me, senior, John Reider, said. I've had a lot of fun with the activi- ties, Gilmor said. l'm glad that I decided to get involved. L,,-My ff As long as the guys appreciate what we are doing, it makes it worthwhile to cheer them on, Coffman said. I think we really can play an important part to the guys a lot of times. First Row: Beth Braby, Amy Miller, Shauna Calohan, Monica Gamble, Traci Ince, Carolyn Gilmor. Second Rowz. Tracey Thurman, Julie Quigg, Kristin Kramer, Susan Hulett, Angie Ben- nett, Joanne Lara, Kristine Lupardus. Back Row: Natalie, Cheryl Richardson, Kris Brasfield, . S' th f ' ' 1 . . Linda Chow, Carla Diaz, Lynette Kempfe, Chris Gillmor. mee e racllons of seconds Could dete'm'ne the Oulc Anhcl of a race, the girls must be correct. iPhoto by Doug Cldl ,Photon LCLCI4! W'zeaUe'ze7f7ficTCT 1441 Tickers u Ii Swimmers look forward to improvement next year by Denise Karas eam unity and spirit prevailed dur- ing the varsity swimmers season. Encouragement from team mem- bers helped everyone to do their best. Teamwork pulled us together, sen- ior Steve Goold commented. We all psyched each other up and encouraged one another. Our attitudes helped a lot, senior Mark Caples said. lt helped us to work hard at practices and not mess around. We had excellent practices, senior John Reider said. We used our practices good and had more spirit than ever. Coach Doug Allen helped set goals with swimmers and encourage them to do their best. We aim for specific written goals,', Allen said. These goal times form the focus of our efforts, especially at the con- ference and state levels. At other meets, the goal of 'life time, best time is the goal. Swimmers said practices were there to help them work their hardest to achieve their goals. Working hard at practices and doing what the coach says are important, Caples reflected. Working on hard stuff as well as easy is needed. Not everyone shows up for practi- ces, Goold said. Practices are the most important time to prepare for upcoming meets. I would like to see perfect practi- ces, Reider replied. Giving 100 percent at meets and always doing the best you can. For one varsity swimmer, all the prac- tices paid off. Junior Mike Hatt was the only one to go all the way to State. I was not surprised I went, Mike said. I worked really hard and the coach was pleased with me. The swimmers ended with a .500 record. Next year brings hope of gaining more experience. Hopefully we will have a better sea- son next year, Hatt said. lt should be better, considering all the compeition will have graduated. Truman is on their way to getting better, Caples said. Front Row: Richard Murphy. Second Row: D 'd H ' St G ld Ch ' R ' J Row: John Reider, Sean Nunn, Mike Hatt, Dou3vfIon:brii,. eve Oo 1 ns eschy Chuck Cam' Back 1116! Varsity Boys' Swimming Coach Allen gives a team member hi: lif, a race. fPhoto by Doug Claxtonj f. i me f.,,,,...:vl J ll l . I l I l l li l l I--Quai I I I l I il Richard John Reider clears his eyes before getting iw Cloxtonj his starter's position. iPhoto by John Crickl ,i kmmW ii l i i i 1. M X 'ii' ,. '-- - i 1 i l i 1 ali: Ii:-.-L l before g6I'1 I my John CF 5.-. i give Goold catches a breath, keeping in perfect rhythm with his stroke. iPhoto by Doug Claxtonl 'JI . E - 1 4 t 0, V Varsity Swimmers si' 1 X Pats Opp. V 8 x jk it 6 St. Joe Central 105 70 Center 85 87 7 4 1 Blue Springs 48 124 L V W cf,.1it 5 , Raytown 79 92 ' 8 3 8 3 Liberty 104 68 1 Wm. Chrisman 120 42 Sedalia 106 64 ' Wm. Chrisman 131 38 Blue Valley 54 120 Ray-South 64 108 Pem-Day 89 83 J Park Hill 60 112 Raytown Invitational 4th Ray-South Invitational 5th Conference 5th State Mike Hatt 'W 6 wins 6 losses rdf gg Lk 't , 4- I 1,-sf t' . . .,., ,rg H 3 , 1 'Q Ay 'f - , I, f org, A 'far ' 0 'i1ff1l Murphy catches his breath after an exhausting race. fPhoto by DOUS gl. r 1 Concentrating on the starter's gun, John Reider prepares to dive into the water. fPhoto by DOUS Claxton! W l 'Wx 'M 'V-guilt gifiifg qflF'T!?VllV1Q, 147 5 ' Robert Chow concentrates on the dive he must W1 m complete in a few moments. fPhoto by Doug work hard for victories by John Riggs orking hard seemed to be the key to the success of the J.V. swimming team this season. I think our main strength on the J .V. were the upperclassmenf' Bill Weir com- mented. Our team worked hard on the fundamentals and put them to good usefi They worked really hard with us in practice, John Reider, varsity swimmer, said. They should make a fine varsity team in years to come. Though the team consisted of a lot of youth, the boys felt the spirit that is needed was already there. I think if all of our freshmen that went out this year return to swim again, we could have an excellent team, Bill Weir added. The swimmers said they have an optimistic look for the future, which they feel can make up for any of the weak- nesses they might have. As long as we keep the hard work up in practice, I don't see any reason for us not to make something of our next few years here, Weir said. Picking up pointers as the year goes along was important for the improvement of a swimmer, they said. I learned a lot from the older guys, Weir said. By the end of the year I was making progress in my weak areas, which is great. Synchronizing your breath is vital in completing a good swim, as a Truman swimmer displays. fPhoto by Doug Claxtonj 148fJunior Varsity Boys' Swimming 94' P i I . . i 1 A Truman diver gets into appropriate position before doing his dive. KPhoto by Doug Claxtonl fi fit AI' 1 ui Q- gi ,r - 1 i 1 '1'!-1- lvfj, Looking 4 by Doug I .Mf, ,.x. A-- ? ' ' ' Getting the t f h - X A N: Claxton, mos O t 2 Staffing Sun enables a team to stay ahead of the rest. IPhofo by Doug -Q 'a' - Front Row: D Y - . X Q , ' OUS ancey, Brent Zelk, Bnan Gamble, Bull Weir Danny Bol St El ' B k g i R.. ROW- Jeff!! B9Ck, David Phelps, Jason Pickle, Robert Chow, Keith Smith. es, eve nc. ac 5 9' ? im ' I so ' 1 . 5 ' t i. ' V- ,lxlz-l,'r to M I- I 5 l' I E a t l 'N .- xl X og is J l t ' Wffftff' 3 'ffffwifff . ' -I in l I l ,l -1. lQl '4 2' P lou rim s h I S members see if the irnorove after each race iPhoto This Truman diver goes into the water in perfectly 4 f pref, s e ep y ., . DF'-af? icfmzong straight form, producing a higher score. fPhoto by 19 Clafff' Randy Napierj 1-gun-as-18 ' ' 11451:-. in , f -1- - l I - I- 1 I n 1 1 i nu 111 , gi-7 Junior Vor5lz'y Boys' SLLllV'Vl7TllV1gf 149 n G 3 I 1 ll S! ll fl ' ul 1 311' l 'lil l I . 'Q I li sf M. itll l. ll li lii lr li I ll Ti lg ll 'ill l l il l 11: l T 1 4 ,I T. A chant in unison is the way the Pep Club shows their support. fPhoto by Doug Claxtonl Spirited members promote vitality to enc by Denise Karas ep Club was open to anyone who wanted to support the sports teams and have a good time. Pep Club also was required for any girl wishing to tryout for cheerleader or Starstepper. We had a lot of newcomers this year,', junior vice-president Shelly Kuhn, commented. They wanted to have fun while supporting the teams and obtaining points to try out. I think the new girls brought more spirit and more enthusiasm, freshman Chris Apple said. Besides having fun, attendance was important to each girl. They could go to any games they wanted, but requirements had to be met. We get 10 points for every game we go to, freshman Dawn Allen remarked. You must have at least 75 points in each sport. If you do not get these points, you are out of Pep Club. You have to get your 75 points, sophomore Laura Hartley said. If you want, you can get 100 points in each sport and then get a Pep Club letter. ourage teams lf a person is working toward a let- ter, they need to get 100 points in football, volleyball, girl,s basketball and boy's bas- ketball, sponsor Sondra Stephens said. lf the girls are trying out for Starstepper or cheerleader, then they need only 75 points in each sport. They can pick any games at any level they choose. Pep Club girls also had a choice of leaving a game during half-time. If they do, they get five points for the half they stayed for. Feelings varied about this procedure. I think all the girls should stay, Dawn commented. The team needs sup- port the whole game, not just at the beginning. l think it is each individuals choice, Chris declared. Some girls may have problems staying for the whole game, like rides home. I would rather have half the points then none at all. Next years expectations included keeping spirits high and supporting the teams. I hope it gets bigger and bigger, sophomore Tiffany Cipolla said. With the freshmen coming up, it should be a good yearf' Crickj Everyone must yell to let the guys know thew supported and to show that our school is the 595 fPhoto by Doug Claxtonl Pep Club involves all of the Truman fans in a wave that covers the entire side of the gym. IPhoto by John l n s Km-C First Row: Mela' aawfl Peterson, Rccaushev, Da. . OWI Lorri Salis iaslla Howerton Jfirmifer Allen. Fr gldtel, Carrie Li DVQWQY, Tanya Sl flalie- Kim Princi flfhe Qulg, Rach, f'1!Chele Hennem A-Qi., ': in fPl'l0f0 by Doug Clcixtonj A silence fills the Sym BS 8 Crucial play begins to take place. Julie Stockton shows the fatigue from cheer- ing through an entire game. fPhoto by Doug Claxtonj 1 . , ,Rgxgrelanle F0udi'ee, Susan Appleberry, Gina Saxton, Shelly Kuhn. Second Row: Q 'Way gn, Traci Long, Sheri Upp, Jacquie Sandage, Jennie McFadden, Cindy LUN, uanelle Hatfield, Daba Wear, Linda Smith, Dana Turner, Kelly Butler. Third 'Sb'-'lW. Star McMahon, Vikkie Barnas, Annette Candiano, Tiffany Smith, , lf On- Jill Barry, Andrea Brehm, Stacie Welsh, Mindy. Schlueter, Mindy Quick, mill fourth Row: Michelle Lalla, Lori Shaw, Nellie Park, Marcia Thomas, Wendy Eierman, Diane Dietrich, Dawn Allen, Chris Apple, LeeAnn Kimball, Kim ya .mai k.il.ori Springer. Fifth Row: Christine Reed, Dawn Thruthley, Katherine ' f.'7 I'DQ Stacey Folkert, Peggy Neidlinger, Karen Holm, Amy Miller, Carla Diaz, wil? Mortallaro, Denise Street. Sixth Row: Jenny Smith, Lisa Dunnaway, EW Gina Burasco, Jeanette Meeker, Angie Ahrens, Laura Hartly, Glenda Hawley, Brenda Chapman, Marla Schemmer, Amy Hancock, Dana Beebe. Seventh Row: Laura Knight, Marlo Miller, Julie Howe, Leatte Ormsbee, Carrie Gutekunst, Karen Solito, Julie Daniels. Eighth Row: Beth Smith, Karen McElwee, Shelly Vaughn, Lori Roberts, Dianne Wilson, Beth Welborn, Valerie Rago, Terri Likely. Ninth Row: Carrie Averill, Donna Sultzbaugh, Tara Pescetto, Nasi Rocha, Seanna Collins, Ginny Shellhorn, Denise Van Wormer, Angela Hedding, Tandy Devine, Teresa Daniels. Tenth Row: Marcie Ryan, n, Denise Van Wormer, Anissa Jardak, Christi Buro, Cheryl Richardson, Joley Link, Stephan' ie Main, Jennifer Jones, Leslie Kuske, Donna Stevens, Sherry Danzo, Amy Ruhling, Cyndi Gregston, Debbie Dauer. Back Row: Becky Schafer, James Fancher, Sharla Brown, Chris Meek, Kim Greble, John Seubert, Amy Klinginsmith, Mike Hill, Cari Christensen. Scott Black, Michelle Mitchell, Eric Caldwell, Sherry Koftan. i -W Y- - - - an-f.,,, YY Y I I I Pep Club! I 51 Cheerleaders direct crowd with spirit and enthusiasm by Denise Karas hen attending a game, whether it is basketball, football or volley- ball, it won't be long before si- lence is broken with the loud voices of spirited leaders - cheerleaders that is. A person is a cheerleader who goes to all the games and promotes school spir- it, sophomore Jennifer Jones Said. Sup- porting the team and giving encourage- ment is important, too. A cheerleader is a lot of things, freshman Donna Sultzbaugh commented. Promoting school spirit and giving incen- tive no matter how a season is going, along with getting the crowd involved is a mart. Cheerleaders are individuals who support various team sports, sponsor Marjorie Morley said. They try to boost team spirit, and get the student body and crowd involved in a positive way. Supporting the team is a top priority. They also display talent while having fun. Our varsity talent showed when we were up for the Award of Excellence for the second year in a row, junior Cari Christensen said. We have a lot of spirit plus guys supporting us, too. We have a lot of acrobatic and jump- ing talent, senior Amy Klinginsmith re- plied. We want to look good doing our cheers, and we like it when the crowd thinks we are good. Truman cheerleaders are always loyal to their teams regardless of the out- come of the game, sponsor Morley said. Many times adults in our district and outside it have complimented the squads on their enthusiastic support and ability. The girls always make me proud at camp. Financially, cheerleaders dig deep to buy what is needed. They are then reim- bursed by summer fund raisers. Uniforms are a big part, freshman Denise Van'Wormer commented. We also buy markers for posters and buy presents for the teams. Everything costs around 3500. This included uniforms, shoes, pom-pons and camp. We get refunded by fundraisers during the summer. l really do not mind the cost. lt is fun, sophomore Cyndi Gregston revealed. Our big spend is on uniforms, soph- omore Stephanie Main said. We also spend money on candy bars for teams. That is about it. fcontinued to 1541 First Row: Becky Schafer. Second Row: Sherry Koften. Third Row: Kim Grable, Michelle Mitchell, Amy Klinginsmith. Back Row: Cari Christenson. 1521 Varsity Cheer I P ,J -Y -4... - ,H ...T,..n,,f X ..-...qv-vw.0,.vfr'awr..-...,w,.f-.--., Q. zictory. fphoto, Ui Row: Donna Stephens, Cyndi Gregston. Back Row: Jennifer Jones, Sherry Danzo Leslie Kuske Amy Debbie Dauer. ,WY 1 ,X , The yell leaders do some jumps of their own, in challenging the cheerleaders. CPhoto by Ginger McLaughlin! The cheerleaders entice the other team to see who has the most spirit. fPhoto by Ginger McLaughlinl vac! ff 4 1 -, ,AJ J Q i Amy Klinginsmith is lifted high in the air by yell leader Mike Hill. IPhoto by John Crickl Girls Sport,l'153 H l l 1 v -1 K law' is , if , Q t X S N XX ' n PI' Keeping the Pep Club involved at all times is one of the responsibilities of a 900d Cheerleader' fphofo Us 'W , Gamble! - -,hw Most spare time donated going to required games Icontinued from 1521 No one is perfect, and Truman cheer- leaders had their flaws. Our yell leaders were not so good, Cari said. Attendance could have been. better, too. We have had a few times when girls came to a game without their uniforms on, Amy commented. The main thing is that we can not get enough girls to come to games. Tuesday night games are clear, while Friday night games are packed. There is fighting among squads - but that is typical. Attitudes are not always what they should be, junior Becky Schafer revealed. Some girls do it just for the name, but it is really a lot of fun. There are rules that cheerleaders must uphold to remain active in their squad. Since the girls are leaders, they are expected to maintain a 'M' average. The MSHSAA requires all cheerleaders to pass the Basic Essential Skills Test, Morley said. During attendance at school activi- ties, they are not to behave in any way which would reflect poorly on the student body. We must have a 'M' average, De- nise said. We must attend all games that 154!JV Cheer we cheer at, plus wear uniforms to school. To be in good standing is important, too. It is a lot of hard work. Good conduct in school is a must, sophomore Sherry Danzo replied. We must also get 75 points in each sport to try out again. Some girls will continue to cheer and some will not. Reasons vary for each per- son. I plan on trying out again so I can be on varsity, sophomore Leslie Kuske stated. It is a challenge. I do not plan on trying out again, junior Sharla Brown replied. It takes too much time and a lot out of me. I do because it is tun and makes me feel good inside by supporting the team, freshman Tara Pescetto said. It gives me a chance to meet other people. For the two senior cheerleaders, the future means concentration on grades and the retiring of pom-pons. This is my last year, Amy replied. lt is time-consuming and I need to work on grades. I won't have time. I would love to but cannot. I do not plan on cheerleading, sen- ior Kim Greble concluded. This is my last year. I am going to work on grades. I enjoy it but it will be too much. 3 ff fl' First Row: Christi Buro, Joely Link. Second ROWI Cheryl Richardson, Anissa Jardak. Third ROW: Marcie Ryan. Back Row: Stephanie Main. First Denise Daniels .. . , - .-f, my t lx - + . . -,qiwwy-Mn,W.,.,,, .,,v-,H,,., .,.,. , , ,, 'O by Monica 41741 - 1 I eshman cheerleaders jump high, adding to the conclusion of the cheer. iPhoto by John . .ci-i XX if f K' Ku l Second RW' . Third ROW Main. Marcie Ryan claps in time with the cheer while watching the game. IPhoto by Doug Claxtonj Cheerleaders must have endurance to cheer through an entire game. iPhoto by John Crickl gifs! Row: Deanna Collins. Second Row: Tandy Devine. Third Row: Carie Averill, Donna Sultzbaugh, UNSC Van Wormer, Tara Pescetto. Fourth Row: Ginny Shellhom, Nansi Rocha. Back Row: Theresa Daniels. Frebhman Cheer! 1 55 --1 N li' Starsteppers change style but do not change qualit, by John Riggs tarstepper squad tried a different approach to its dance routines this year. A more modern music selec- tion was the difference between this year and the years passed. This year we used more of what people have heard, instead of the band style,', junior Susan Appleberry said. I think most people like this type of music over the old stuff we did, she added. lt's also more fun for us. When you have to hear a song fifty times every practice, it helps if you at least like what you are lis- tening to. I think the modern music was a crowd pleaser with our peers, senior Dianne Wilson said. Parents always seem to like the traditional music better, so it's good to have a mix ot both in the year. How long can you be strictly tradi- tional, junior Melanie Foudree asked. We like to do different things through the year, but we still do some traditional stuff too. The girls agreed that the attitude is one of the major parts of doing things right. There are two types of attitudes a Starstepper can have. Either you don't care or you have the enthusiasm it takes, Appleberry commented. There are peo- ple who feel both ways, so it balances out. I loved being on this year's Star- steppers, Foudree said. To me, it's worth all of the extra time and money that you have to put into it to be successfulf' l'm looking forward to next year, Appleberry said. I imagine we will keep the same style as this year, and since we work so well together, maybe we can even improve. I can't wait to initiate the new mem- bers for next year, Foudree said. We have an all new year to look forward to, and I can't wait. l I First Row: Lori Roberts Second Row' Julie Daniels Karen M ' . '. ' , El . Th d R : L ilclrelly Dianne Wilson. Fourth Row: Lora Knight, Gina Saxlfgh, Smihl, K:rT1itScEfbnT,5rii I 9 V- I 1 1 ow. Julie Howe, Beth Welborn, Melanie Foudree, Susan Appleberry. Back Row. Marlo Miller, Carne Gutekunst, Valerie Rago. , T614 156!Storsteppers 'li' Starsteppers pose ending a performance and ending the season togeth' er. fPhoto by John Crickl Precision in arm and pom-pon placement is important in every routine fPhoto by John Crickl flak The Starsteppers have a dynamic finish to another dazzling routine. iPhoto by John Crickj , With the smiles on their faces, the Starsteppers perform an almost flawless routine. IPhoto by John Crick! 5tfzr5teppers,157 -1s...lw 4 if , ' V , 'u . 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Back Row: Chris Whiting fstudent and commi concernsl, Brendan Shepherd ttreasurerl, Jamie Fancher fentertainment chairmanl, Charlie Manade tpublicity chairmanj. -Swan: . eeQr ,tp O an-nd: Front Row: Brendan Shepherd ftreasurerl, Christopher Whiting tstudent and community concernsl, Michelle Cupp fsecretaryj, Laura Stanke tpresidentl, Bill Boggs tvice-presidentl, James Fancher fentertainmentl, Charlie Manade fpublic- ityl. Second Row: David Kim, Thomas King Leung Chung, Janne Kankare, Caroline Brady, Sandy Maldonado, Tammy Cipolla, Becky Chadwick, Lester Martin, Karen Solito, Tom Demark. Third Row: John DeYoung, Bob Sanders, 16OfStudent Council Cam Larsen, David Snapp, Carla Diaz, Anissa Jardak, Karen Kenney, Slf' Eischen, Beth Welborn, Danny Serig, David Vest. Back Row: David Miffl Jennifer Smith, Ronda Schuler, Paul LeVota, Pat Allen, Jeff Passantino, SL Appleberry, Beth Jones, Nellie Park, Donna Stephens, Tanya Price, Rhfl Davis. Co or 1 hist iclei Council presiden' Lau' bid for tlf in Laura council. I d dled the and tac Boggs s. Bill first reg last sp with his paign vi At office The 1.. WQYQ and iJFOOl x rren Kenflfaflt . ow: David f Pagsarrtivtff anya Price and community Q' iPhoto by Ginger McLaughlinl school. iPhoto by David Henryj Sophomore Donna Stephens earns required points by participating in committee meetings. Freshman Julie Clothier makes a spirit poster meant to encourage different groups throughout the Q. ouncil emphasizes community service by Caroline Brady or the first time in Student Council history, Truman had a female pres- ident. Also, for the first time, the Council began the year without a vice- president. Laura Stanke was unopposed in her ,laid for the presidency. The Council's trust -'Ili Laura was echoed by the executive Council. I don't think anyone could've han- dled the job with the compassion, dignity and tact she has, vice-president Bill 3099s said. Billy became vice-president after the Hrst regular meeting. He ran for the office IHS? spring, but was disqualified, along Wllh his opponent, Paul LeVota, for cam- Palgfi violations. I At the beginning of the year, the 0lf'C9 was opened to the entire school. Th? Candidates had to write letters ex- Pldming why they wanted the job. A series interviews followed, and the candidates 'WG narrowed to three by the executive 9-Weil. Then, the entire council voted, fhose Billy. Starring his duties late brought a few ibrfrs to Billy. I was set back from the executive council at first, Billy said. They went to Stu-Co camp during the summer, so they knew what was happening. They had the whole year planned out. Eventually, every- thing worked out. The officers agreed that the camp, held at William Wood's College in Fulton, was beneficial. It was a definite plus, secretary Michelle Cupp said. It gave us a positive outlook, and got us wound up. We got a few ideas from other schools. I wish the whole council could have gone. One thing the officers learned at camp was the importance of service pro- jects. We tried to do more service pro- jects, and we really got a lot of response from the students, Chris Whiting, Stu- dent and Community Concerns chairman, said. One of the largest community-related projects the Council undertook was the United Way drive. We raised way over our goalf' Laura said. We were only shooting for about S1,500, but we got about S2,300. We did a lot of things to raise the money,', Chris said. The classroom com- petition brought in the most money. We also had a pizza auction, cookie grams, and a sexy legs contest. It was fun. Another successful drive was the Needy Family Christmas project. We collected a lot of stuff, Chris said. More than I ever imagined. We had a lot of help from people that werenit even in Student Council. They even volunteer- ed to deliver the goods. The Council also planned the Adopt- A-Child program to benefit starving child- ren in Ethiopia, and a blood drive was planned for May. We wanted to wait until May so more students could participate, Chris explained. You have to be 17 to donate blood. Student Council also started a Se- cret PaI idea, which paired each repre- sentative with a teacher. Throughout the year, the student corresponded with their teacher, sometimes even exchanging gifts. I think Student Council is a good way to get involved with school, treasur- er, Brendan Shepherd, said. This idea really helped promote studentXteacher re- lations. fconfinued to 162i Student Council, 161 lr P 'L 'rl ouncil's social aspect still important Icoritinued from 161l 1 Although a lot of emphasis was put on the service projects, the social part of the Student Council was not ignored. Dances got off to a good start with the Orientation dance held in August. It was the first time I saw the court- yard used the way it's supposed to be, Jamie Fancher, Entertainment chairman, said. We also had a successful Powder Puff dance - it had the most kids at it. Some dances, the Council admitted, weren't as successful as hoDed. The Homecoming didn't go as well as it was supposed to, Jamie said. Things went wrong. We wanted floats, but that didn't work out. We just didn't have enough time to plan. One problem we had was getting representatives to participate, Laura said. If they don't why should anyone else? Jamie attributed some lack of partic- ipation to lack of time because of other activities, such as jobs. When congresswoman Ferraro met Truman's first female Student Council president, Laura Stanke, she said, I like this town - a woman mayor and a female presidentf' fPhoto by John Crickj As chairman of student and community concerns, junior Chris Whiting kept, busy with projects like the United Way campaign, the needy family project and the teacher appreciation committee. fPhoto by Ginger McLaughlinl 162fStudent Council Freshmen always come to the dances, he said, but the seniors and upperclassmen have other things to do. Or maybe they just got burned out on dances. The Council also printed the school phone book, The Call. For the first time, the book was printed by computer. The computer made it kind of mes- sy, Brendan, chairman in charge of the book, said. But I think it started a nice tradition - the cover looked really nice and we went back to the original name. Another problem the Council had with The Call was collecting money from the sales from the representatives. We'Il get everyone to turn in their money one way or another, Brendan said. People that didn't turn in their money were on the obligation list. Another obligation the representa- tives had to fulfill was a point requirement. If they didn't collect enough points, they were replaced. Five people were removed after first semester. I When they found out, a co the people told me they had the but they couldn't prove it, Michelle . retary in charge of keeping points, Others knew they didn't participate they didn't bother to contact usfl I Some students felt the records weren't being kept accurately, but mostqf the Council agreed the method was Sui, cessful. The goal was to make sure people are involved and pulling their load. I think it works, Michelle said. Despite a few small problems encoun. tered by the student council, most agreed the year was successful. Overall, it has been successfulf Charlie Manade, publicity chairman, said, We met our goals. We got a lot of people involved in school and the community. We had a good year, Laura sum. med up. I think we did a good job andl I know I learned a lot about patience andf leadership. Sharing ideas and suggestions seems to be an important part of Teacher Appreciation Com- mitee meeting. IPhoto by Ginger McLaughIin1 Decorating the office for Valentine's Day is just part of the Teacher Appreciation Commit- tee s duties. 1Photo by Dauid Henry! In his first year on Student Council, Bill Boggs' became vice-president after a controversy con- cerning campaigning procedures. IPhoto by John Crickl f'fllL'1Qfl! Lfotfric lf 11' --ve. I think it will be a good experience to I remember for the rest of my life. l've thought about leaving a lot, and I've al- ready cried. Students bring their cultures to Trumai by Caroline Brady hough their countries seem like far away places in travellogues and his- tory books, AFS students bring part of their countries' cultures to Truman's doorstep. 'Sweden - uenca, Ecuador, a mountainous country in South America is home to Sandra Maldonado, who spent the year with senior Becky Chadwick and her family. Sandy's outgoing personality and in- terest in people helped her adjust to life in the United States very quickly. I found out that everyone wanted to be my friend because I'm an AFS stu- dent, Sandy said. I think that's so neatf, Though she adjusted easily, Sandy was apprehensive about starting school. I was worried because I'm used to such a different school, she said. In Ecuador, I was in a private Catholic school just for girls. I had to wear a uniform, and not much makeup. Also, there you have to choose all your subjects your freshman year. It's really different here, but I really love the lifestyle. Sandy said she had few misconcep- tions about the lifestyle in the U.S. I wasn't too surprised, she said, because I've been here before, so I kind of knew what to expect. Some people in my country think that America is really industrialized and that everyone is only worried with themselves - their careers, 164fAFS Students their personal life, and being a success. But I found out that's not true at all. Having a similar family life also helped Sandy. Well, my parents have traveled a lot, so I was raised with ideas from not only Ecuador, but Europe and the U.S. also. About the only difference is that we get together for meals more. My dad and I both come home for lunch. Sandy described her American par- ents as the best. They have really made me feel like part of the family, she said. They treat me like another daughter. They've helped me a lot, and I love them so much. Sandy said she'll miss many things about the U.S.: her friends, family and the food. I'm going to miss the food. We don't have so much fast food. Maybe that's good - I'm fat now, she laughed. More seriously, she continued, It's going to feel weird to leave. When you leave your own country, you know you'll see everyone again, but when you leave here, you know you may never see your friends and family again. And the time went by so fast! Sandy's plans for the future included going to college, where she plans to study psychology. She said she wanted to be remembered just as I am. During the whole year, I showed everyone how I act, how I feel and how I am. So I hope everyone will remember me how I was. I don't think I'll change. I'll always be crazy Sandy, she said. 5414141 or Gisela Saupe, home is the city, Bremen, one of the oldest citiesi, West Germany. This year, she live, with the Lowrey family, senior Scott Lott rey and '83 graduate David Lowrey. Gisela began playing volleyball just days after she arrived. I really enjoyed volleyball becausej met a lot of people. It was a goodiwayic meet friends. Though she enjoyed volleyball, hey true sport's love is team handball, a span she excelled in at home. God! I miss it so much. Not only the games, but my teammates, the tourna- ments and my coach, she said. However, Gisela was able to go toa workshop at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado in early February and play handball. I heard about it and phoned my pax- ents and asked them to send me the money. I was so excited when they said yes, Gisela remembered. Not only for the handball, but for another chance to travel. Gisela also got to go to New Mexico with the Lowreys over Christmas. That was so much fun, she said, We got to ski, and we got really closein the car, she laughed, with Scott, David and I stuffed in the back seat. Family closeness was something Gis ela said helped her all year. I feel like it's really my home, she said. The Lowreys are really my parents - I call them 'mom' and 'dad' and Scott and David are my brothers. They are real- Iy my family. Though she said she didn't have many expectations about the U.S., she was sur- prised at the student's lack of political involvement. At home, we spend hours discussint politics. Students are even involved in demonstrations. Gisela said school was different, to0- In my school, we don't have tht same class every day, she explained- For instance, we'll have history on Mont days, Wednesdays, and Fridays, but thf class would last for two hours or so. Thai way, we had more time to discuss issueS in-depth. It's not so boring. mf.:-: '-1-'I Gisc dent ma' gf people I w She said. , how people a Hitler?' I mansto ridiculou straight' Gise was also It y friends. I to remer thought ready cri iii! he ki, Janne sided man T Family ond si ferent ities Iii explai the pe Vout 0 fl'1ey're job. Pe hands g Ja benefici lmah is the city of est cities in ar, she lived ir Scott Low. -owrey. olleyball just -all becausel good- way to olleyball, her dball, a sport Not only the the tourna- said. :le to go to a Pining Center pry and play oned my par- send me the ren they said 'Not only for er chance to New Mexico stmas. .n, she said. really close in Scott, David at Jmething Gis- y home, she ly my pareniS ad' and Scott They are real- n't have manv , she was SUT' jk Qf urs discuSSifi9 1 involved In different. I00' Jn't have the he explained story 011 Mon idays, bllf me Irs or so- discuss ISSUE' Thi? I Gisela found that being an AFS stu- dent made her opinion important to a lot of P90Pl9- I was not here to judge Americans, she said. I just want to understand them - how they think and feel. Sometimes, people ask me 'what do you think about Hitler?' I guess some people expect Ger- mans to still be saying 'heil Hitler.' That's ridiculous, but I am glad to set them straight. Gisela' opinion about leaving the U.S. was also definite. It was a great year. I made a lot of friends. I think it will be a good experience to remember for the rest of my life. I have thought about leaving a lot, and I've al- ready cried. - cumeKan6wze-- V he capital city of Finland - Helsin- ki, is part of one of the world's most northerly countries, and home to Janne Kankare. 1 Tall, lanky and fun-loving Janne re- sided with junior Chad Leabo and fresh- man Todd Leabo first semester, and with Family Relations teacher Sue Ridings sec- Ond semester. School life at Truman was quite dif- ferent to Janne. , I We don't have school affiliated activ- iIlES like sports, theater, or music, Janne Qxplained. Also, only about 50 percent of the People graduate. After ninth grade, it's your option. Some people continue if illwre looking forward to a white collar People that want to work with their 'ends go to vocational school. Janne felt our school system was O,-jgfyclai to -74www64w'f9- I like it because it makes it easier to get involved. The fourth day I was here, I started practicing with the soccer team and the marching band. So I saw the same people every day and made friends fast. Playing the clarinet was nothing new to Janne, but he had never been in a marching band before. I've always liked music, but I never marched before, he said. Doing the half- time show at the Chief's game was excel- lent. Another activity Janne enjoyed was the senior ski trip. g It was a blast, he said. I've been skiing in Finland, but the mountains are like the practice hills in Colorado. I really loved seeing another part of the country and being with my friends. What will Janne miss about the U.S.? I'll miss lots of things - even Noland Road. We don't have a cruising street like that in Finland. And I'll miss the people, too. The people here are so different. Fin- nish people are more quiet and shy - turned inside, he said. Janne's plans for the future included a summer job and more school. I don't get credit for this year, so I have to go to school for two more years. Then I have to go into the military for a year - it's not voluntary, Janne ex-- plained. Janne's plans also included a return trip to the U.S. some day. Until then, I just want people to remember me as a nice guy, not perfect - just a nice guy from the other side of the world. J' qi 5 fPhotos by David Henry? he bustling trade center of the Orient, Hong Kong, is home to Thomas Cheung. Thomas lived with senior George Davis and later senior Sean VanRiette. Thomas faced a lot of cultural changes throughout the year. He admit- ted he had misconceptions about life in the United States. Before I came, I thought that eve- ryone could break dance, he said. I thought everyone would be crazy - like in the movies. School life was also different for Thomas. In Hong Kong, when a teacher comes into the class, we have to stand up and say 'Good morning, teacher.' They have much more authority, he explained. Also, we don't have as many people as you do, Truman is a big high school - it's wild, crazy and fun. Thomas also felt a change of pace in his social life. In Hong Kong, everything goes fast, he said, but here the pace is slower. There, you can get run over if you go slow. Also, here, if I want to go some- where, I have to ask someone to take me. But in Hong Kong, I can walk right out of my apartment and take a bus anywhere. Other cultural differences Thomas encountered were American food and re- ligion. , I really miss rice a lot, he said. There's certain dishes I just can't get used to - like chili. Also, I don't go to church every Sunday because I'm not your religion. While Thomas missed Chinese food, he missed his job even more. I love working at McDonald's and I miss it very much, Thomas said. I couldn't work here because I don't have a social security card and because of AFS rules. ' Thomas had worked at McDonald's in Hong Kong for three years. In fact, they helped pay for his year as an AFS student. They love me and I love them, Thomas explained simply. He wanted his friends at Truman to remember him in a certain way. When you buy products from Hong Kong - and I hope you buy a lot - you'll see the name Hong Kong written on it. Then think about me, Thomas laughed. l. ji 4 I l -1 I ,rl AFS Studentsf165 At an after-school meeting, Executive Council members discuss club issues. fPhoto by David Henryj 166fAFS AFS overcomes obstacle to produce positive resuif by Phil Reynolds espite its share of problems, AFS managed to achieve its goals through perseverance. lt's been slow getting going, spon- sor Ann Sunderland said. The main trouble was getting officers and members involved in the first place. Many times, the officers were too busy to do anything, former vice-presi- dent, now president, Ronda Wendel said. Some people signed up to participate in activities, but didnit show up. :'Some members just went to the meetings and that was it, senior Marty Sturgeon said. Regardless of these problems, AFS participated in many activities, including the Halloween Parade at the Independ- ence Square, a Christmas party, a recep- tion to welcome this year's students and AFS week, in which over 31,000 was raised to pay tuition costs for next year's students. With all this achieved, president Matt Collins decided to resign from his post, to be replaced by Ronda. As far as l'm concerned, AFM done what it's required to do,', Matt 5, Despite a slow start, we've accomplish, what we had outlined for the year? Once again, exchange students We, well-received this year by the club. We have four unique studgm. They're funny, they have neat personal ties and they're fun to be around, Rm, said. They were a little shy at first, they eventually got used to everyone? I like putting the exchange peoplei the limelightf, Marty said. lt makes ther feel that Truman thinks they're imporia, - and we do. Another activity this year was AFS day, in which students from other school, in Missouri and Kansas were hosted fora night by families of Truman students. It gives students the chance to gem know more people at different school than just the one they attendf' Rondg said. The general attitude toward the clul this year was positive. I'm not disappointed at all. We work ed hard and had funf' freshman Emmer- Romine concluded. - - - --,-4mefzcbaoo?6eldSmaioe-l - -- - Front Row: Chad Leabo fpublicity chairmanl, Thomas Kingleung Cheung, Janne Kankare, Sandra Maldonado, Matt Collins tformer presidentj, Sheri Jeter fhistorianl, Ronda Wendel tformer vice-presidentj, Peggy Cordle fpro- gram directorj, Karla Shreckengaust Qchairman of student concernsj, Lea Carney tcalling treej, Jodi Allen fsecretaryftreasurerj. Second Row: Bill Ham, Debbie Mitchell, Laura Stanke, Brendan Shepherd, Caroline Brady, Monica Gamble, Charlie Manade, Becky Chadwick, Karen Kenney, Leslie Kuske, Carla Diaz, Amy Miller. Third Row: Paula Ellis, Marci Cambell, Angela Hed- ding, Ginny Shellhorn, Deanna Collins, Marla Schemmer, Eric Caldwell, Bob Sanders, Meli Madewell, Beth Welborn, Jodi Austin, Kevin Howery, BYU? Huhmann. Fourth Row: Heather Lewis, Stahr Bertrand, Eric Burke, Michel Cupp, Julie Clothier, Janna Howery, Shannon Calohan, Susan Hulett, Kristi' Kramer, Jill Rose, Sylveena Ali Julie ui . Fifth Row: Todd Leabo, Cal , Q 99 , Larsen, Brian Franciskato, Anita Hawk, Tammy Cipolla, Jenny Taggart,B9jl'1 Bundschu, Shari Meyer, Marty Sturgeon, Bill Boggs, Brett Gordon, Pal? Brown, Carrie Hedrick. Back Row: Shara Meier, Gaya Gibson, Amy Reed Rhonda Conner, Glenda Hawley, Rebecca Kerr, Angie Ahrens, Robyn GriHw Beth Braby, Tracey Thurman, Dayna Fulton. u i, It til TTT ix Q at Lack cation b switched ing to GX CCWE about 10 presiden no feedb ideas. 'fl tt Quill ani things ai more lik tion. Offi to partir ties. ltlid ey, vice you're g just dor Eu and forg Robin E goal to Spi about tl CCB' on eithi club me he said that the ber is s negativ Oi club cc KCI? would complz nonact I pated Doug 4 to put Ri club fc C tion. l active. ' -..,,,-f QS u Q d AFS has Matt Saud ccomplished year ---- nm' Club varies its definition of purpose .-x - f.mwqpm,,M,.,,.,..,,.,..,,.. ., , . . . - Plans for fundraising activities generate as pres'd t S Fickling addresses the club I en usan lt 5 o o 0 X . ,!,, l tudents were f' - lf c u e students. at Personali- und, Ronda E at first, but veryonef' USG People in t makes them i're important -ear was AFS other schools e hosted fora students. .ance to get to Erent schools end, Ronda ward the club i all. We work- iman Emmett 1 Howervi Bm? c Burke, Mldlew lan Hulen' Kristin odd Leabo, will my T095-Jafli rr Gordon- WY ison, Amy RW, ns, Robyn GW 1 h by Phil Reynolds W ixed opinions of the purpose of Quill and Scroll stunted the club's activities this year. Lack of participation and communi- cation between officers and members switched the usual emphasis on fund-rais- ing to existing as a prestige organization. We had a meeting in which only about 10 of the 22 members showed up, president Susan Fickling said. I received no feedback when I asked for fundraising ideas. I think everyone feels that instead of Quill and Scroll being a group to do fun things and have meetings every week, it's more like something for a college applica- tionf' Officers agreed that the club needed to participate in some fund-raising activi- ties. I'd be really glad to help raise mon- ey, vice-president Jenny Taggart said, If youlre going to have a club, it shouldn't be just dormant. Everyone has set the club on a shelf and forgot it, which isn't right, secretary Robin Steen said. We should fulfill our goal to raise money. Sponsor Ron Clemons had no qualms about the reduction of activities. Because the members are working On either the newspaper or the yearbook, club meetings become rather secondaryf, be said. We're so busy hitting deadlines that there is no time. Since being a mem- ber is such a high honor, l don't see this as negative. Opinions on the activeness of the Club contrasted between members. i'l'm disappointed. I really wish we would have done more, senior Mike Hill Cflmplained. What's the point in being V10nactive'? I don't mind that we haven't partici- get-:fd in very many activitiesf' senior 'JOUQ Claxton said. I just like being able iff DUI that title on my transcript. , Robin expressed the thought that the 1-Ufollowed this year. ' Quill and Scroll is a club for recogni- ' 'f i don't think it should be highly Y. David Henryl E Members rush frantically to com- plete their layouts before newspaper and yearbook deadlines. 1Photos by ----24544 a s.ma----- Front Row: Jenny Taggart fvice-presidenti, Susan Fickling fpresidenti, Denece Waddell ftreasurerl, Robin Steen fsecretaryl. Second Row: Caroline Brady, Anita Hawk, Kent French, Kyle John, Laura Stanke, Mike Hill James Fancher. Back Row: Stephanie Hendrix, Lester Martin, Shari Meyer, Phil Reynolds, John Seubert, Darrin Widick. Quill 8: Scro1l,f167 1 I : 3 l X 5 I i l 1 1 .A 7 f 1 J 1 1 l r- lub has prosperous year, HS members get mvolved by Rick Farley ational Honor Society began this year as it always had with the initi ation of new members From there things changed On the agenda were a number of pro iects and activities ranging from learning qty government to neighborhood service proiects Usually the big thing in NHS is the initiation at the beginning of the year and the banquet at the end, but this year we've tried for more than just that and a meeting every month, president Kent French said. Members sat in on a City Council planning session to get more in touch with their city and its government. lt showed us how city government runs. This activity focused more on the service and citizenship part of NHS. It was very interesting, Kent said. Another of the club's goals was to raise funds to increase the NHS scholar- ship We want to raise S2000 to add to the existing S1000 in the account then the ten per cent interest from that we use for the scholarship secretary Robin Steen said Members were also involved in tutor ing students who have problems academ ica ly Tutoring will be in areas recommend ed by teachers according to the students needs Robin added Great emphasis was also placed on community service and involvement. For example, NHS planned snow removal ef- forts from driveways in the area. lt's a service project, members sign up to tutor students one hour a week, vice-president Mindi Shank said. We're shoveling driveways inthe members' neighborhoods and especially for older people who need it the most, Kent said. NHS improved this year, according to Kent, and may be an example-setter for the future. I think it's successful,', Kent said. I think we've done more than groups in the past, but there's always room for more improvement. ' WMM! Society' ' Y V wx , , F 1 ' lint Row: Kent French tpresidentl, Mindi Shank tvice-presidentl, Robin Steen klfflafvl, Karen Bennett ttreasurerl, Scott Lowrey, Kevin Klim, Jamie Fanch- 493-f1Vanriette. Second Row: Denece Waddell, Anita Hawk, Kyle Jobn, ..1ir V . A 'l'5,Roudebush, Debbie Mitchell, Kim Jurd, Lucia Donahue. Third Row: 'llL7'l lr3YllT'l. Shari Meyer, Phil Reynolds, Jeff Meyer, Darrin Widick, Dan :ref Darrin Key, Marty Sturgeon, Lesley Heman, Rochelle Kasten, Tamer- ltf 2 Megan Bond. Fourth Row: Mark Caples, Anthony Frerking, EUC A A Sldnke, Susan Eischen, Karen McElwee, Lori Lamberty, Barbie Dietrich, Baker, Doug Palmer, Karl Schowengerdt, Pat Allen, Heather Kuhnert, Cynthia Savage, Scott Gregston, Gerry Starr, Mary McCormick. Fifth Row: Janna Howery, Barbie Allin, Brenda Hawthorn, Mike Kilgore, Robert Buckley, Cam Larsen, Lory Mohart, Susan Appleberry, Michelle Cupp, Brian Franciskato, Gaylord Salisbury. Back Row: Mary Johnson, Jill Rose, Shelly Kuhn, Rhonda Davis, Debbie Beck, Anjie Schell, David Snapp, Dennis Simmons, Jirn Bullard, Douglas Day, Todd Schannuth. NHS, 169 ,. vi-.,... , 1 17O!NFL nconcern plays role within club by Julie Stockton hespian members, as in the past, lacked involvement and organized group activities other than the an- nual banquet at the end of the year. If the club did more than a banquet, it would be at least interesting, senior Beth Smith explained. We have enough people so that it would be fun if they got something organized' The requirements were not rigid or demanding and anyone could become a member by being involved in two or more plays. The dues, covering all years of high school, were 34. Becoming a member is in name only, it serves as another page number by their name in the index, Beth said. Although the club has been in exist- ence as long as the theater department, many students involved in theater still knew nothing or very little about the club. I didn't even know what it was or that it was a club until we voted on a new secretary at semester during Stagecraftsf' senior Chris Weiss said. While many did not know the club existed, others did not know they were eligible to become members. I had worked on three plays before I knew I could be a member of Thespiansf' senior Eric Caldwell said. The club served, in one respect, as a pat on the back for becoming involved in the theater department. Still, for many, being a member of Thespians has become a club with no real commitment. It's easy to be a member and it lets other people who will work in the theater know that you did contribute something, Beth concluded. 1.5.7, Front Row: Bill Boggs Cpresidentj, Mike Jeffers tsponsori. Second Row: Brian Francislialn. Lammers, Becky Chadwick, Lori Owens. Third Row: Janne Kankare, Tamerra Frakes,Sli ,Trimble, Melody Edie, Paige Brown. Fourth Row: Beth Welborn, Paul LeVota, Melissallt well, Chris Whiting, Brendan Shepherd, Peggy Cordle, Rob Sanders. Fifth Row: Chiislle Bryon Romine, Jerry Elliot, Dave Dribben. Sixth Row: Andrea Richie, Brett Gordon, Tri Farnen, Julie Schieber, Tricia Richardson, Robert Ensley. Back Row: Pat Kenney, 51 Harden, Mike Mewes, Matt Stevens, Jung Lee, Michael Fulsom. ' if , avi JP 5 del crvgyifj. iff?-2 l-Ogg' l'The LQfQYi5lCS me 191995 U5ilV2S art lution and f they 8 more casi Schieber Deba every cha and OPP0 with rn0r had the C idea bv 1 Debators Speeches rizinQ f0f Theri S9ni0r Jerr Thespian members pose for the camera while reading minutes of last yeilflsli liamfemem E ing. IPhoto by Randy Napierj lrh lS Weissl N t 1. 4. ,N l ..,x , . FL combines two separate interests f by Julie Stockton ational Forensics League was made up of two separate groups, the debate team and the forensics squad. Although the two differed, they came together as one chapter. The difference between debate and forensics is really a lot, there are almost two types of people involved. The conser- vatives are the debators. We have a reso- lution and argue it. The Forensics people - they are the actors and they are the more casual, creative people, senior Julie Schieber explained. Debators had a resolution which every chapter in the nation had to defend and oppose. The debate team dealt more with moral values, while forensics team had the chance to create and express an idea by performing a cut from a play. Debators researched and wrote their own speeches while it was a matter of memo- rizing for the forensic performer. There were tournaments each week- .er , 1 . 4- f, ' 'Q N ' . r f! . F ,,, ., 5 .. .si : Brian Franciskato,U Tamerra Frakes, Shen LeVota, Melissa Made ifth Row: Chris Wei! Brett Gordon, Trista' rw: Pat Kenney, Shi? as of last 5125 1 limo 'leffy Elliot discusses his possibilities of ad- 'rfmi at an upcoming tournament. fPhoto by 'lfwsj end. Several different schools hosted tour- naments, but Truman only attended one each weekend. Two tournaments were required a semester for an E, but to earn a letter students spent many weekends at events. Other than the people I meet at tournaments, I really have no social life. Every Friday a tournament and Saturday night is homework. It takes up my entire weekend, junior Liz Lammers said. Even with a lot of work, l enjoy going -to tournaments, because it gives me a chance to meet a lot of kids and enjoy myself,', junior Melissa Madewell said. President Bill Boggs agreed with many members that there needs to be a larger budget. While many schools have money provided, Truman's chapter work- ed hard to earn money for one overnight and buses. Most schools go on four overnights a year and have buses provided to their tournaments, while we struggle to earn money for our one overnight, Liz said. i Even though the chapter went unno- ticed by many, it didn't stop the accomp- lishments of the chapter. Even though this has been a rebuild- ing year, we have some great novices this year that have advanced at their first tournaments, junior Paige Brown con- cluded. This year we are smaller, but we seem to be more competitive in both areas and have had a pretty good sea- son.', NFL members take advantage of sixth hour to practice and revise their presentation for tournaments. IPhoto by Chris Weissj I -- -7 I Front Row: Tamerra Frakes, Tammy Cipolla, Becky Chadwick, BWOD StominEIiDf9?d9V1g5Tfa3' lgZ?hitgEiLE'QF:iiglaiil -. 1 M St , W dy Pittman, Liz Lammers, erry rot, om rne , 2jls3qyilUTi'oiEcQ2:tll:T3nchagill Bablggsg, Miiliele Yancey, Stacy Anderson, Melissa Floray, Back Row: Todd Horn, Peggy Cordle, Chris Weiss, Julie Stockton. Ihesp-ions 171 For the moment, junior Lori Hewitt di- rects her attention away from the artwork before her. CPl'ioto by Sean McMenemyl To ensure colors are as precise as pos- sible, junior Chad Leabo utilizes proper techniques while mixing paints. fPl1oto by Sean McMenemy1 MMM fr N-. -- ' f41tWd0td'b.s0d62fQ- '-' Front Row: Anthony Frerking, Phil Wilson, Julie Stockton, Phil Reynolds, Sean McMenemy, Wendy Wood. Second Row: David Anderson, Sheri Jeter, Eric Caldwell, Brendan Shepherd, Laura Stanke, Lea Carney, Rebecca Friend, Tammy Glover. Third Row: Michelle Folkert, Melissa Floray, Robert Ensley, Julie Daniels, Susan Appleberry, Mary Kackley, Chad Leabo ftreasurerj, Eric Baker fpresidentj. Back Row: Nichole Wood, Rick Farley, Stephanie Hendrix, Mark Caples, Gayla Gibson, Beth Ring lsecretaryj, Brian Bolten fvice-presidentj. 1 72fNAHS rt societ - 2QreiiOl seeks peer dis recognition by Shari Meyer any art students felt being asso ciated with the National Art Hom, Society was beneficial - now and in the future. The club required a teacher recom. mendation and a certain grade in art lor membership. Although many students were eligible for the club, activities planned for NAHS declined. The officers and Miss Albert, the sponsor, felt that this year instead of alol of activities, junior Eric Baker, president, said, it would be better to do less activi- ties and make it more of a honorary soeie. ty !7 Most students agreed that though there weren't many activities, the club did have benefits, especially for those plan- ning to continue taking art in college. I never heard much about the club until I was invited to be a member of it, junior Michelle Folkert said. I think that just being a member will help in college. I plan to go into computer graphics so art has something to do with it. It will look good on a college application, senior Phil Wilson said. NAHS provided a foundation for dis- cussing shared interests and experiences. It allows you to meet higher level art students, Eric said. Senior Tony Frerking agreed and felt that this was the most important aspect ol being a member. I don't think the club itself will help us that much in the future, Tony said. It's just for the artists to talk to each other. NAHS gave students the opportunilv to consider continuing art in the future. It opens you up to the art world and introduces the NAHS members to aff careers, Eric said. mu sho Mas are i To be receive a tition in 60 State comi It's j music, se dent, said. have done The c music, incl members i This so the of about this senior Kar in Tri-M 5 'Amadeusi life. KCAny oriented. ' really into you get oi treasurer, Memt the society You ship with 1 a really s Gaylord sa your invol part of tha member c music at c Altho other cluk involved. CKNot Tri-M is. ' in band ai nition fro liken: -lin- :ty Honor club we-we --- er distinguishes O11 music talent by Shari Meyer being 21550. s honor societies go, Modern Music al Art Honor Masters honor those students who - now and are musically inclined. To be a member of Tri-M, one must :her recom- receive a 1 rating at All-District compe- :le in art for my students ities planned Albert, the stead of a lot ar, president, .o less activi- norary socie- that though , the club did ' those plan- 1 college. rout the club ember of it, I think that p in college? uter graphiQS with it. It will ation,', senior :lation for dis- experiences- igher level aff reed and felt Eant asp2Cf Ol itself will help fr Tony said. ,talk to each e Opportunity I-I the future- world and tition in addition to a 1 or 2 rating at State competition. It's just like a honor society for music, senior Gaylord Salisbury, presi- dent, said. lt is to honor students who have done well at state competitions. The clubs activities revolved around music, including those planned to get the members more interested in music. This year is Mozart's birthday . . . so the officers are making up reports about this to present to the members, senior Karen Bennett said. A group of us in Tri-M got together and went to see 'Amadeus' - a movie about Mozart's life. Any activity the club does is music- oriented. You learn a little more if you're really into it. What you put into it is what vOu get out of it, junior Michelle Cupp, treasurer, said. Members agreed that association with The society was beneficial. V You get communication and fellow- ship with other music students who have a really strong background of music, Gaylord said. They tcollegesl will look at your involvement in music and Tri-M is a Part of that. lt's a pretty good thing to be a member of if you are planning to go into music at college. Although Tri-M is not as popular as -Jlher clubs, it holds its purpose for those tnuglvedh ulflot too many people know what WM iS- We get recognition from people tl band and choir, Michelle said. Recog- to Hfi l.'llOu from people who know what it is Aetna Front Row: Dean Larson, Gaylord Salisbury lpresidentl, Jay Lingren fvice-presidentl, Michelle Cupp ftreasurerl, Susan Howard fsecretaryl, Greg Caswell thistorianl, Kent French. Second Row: Mary John- son, Tom Scranton, Mindi Shank, Karen Bennett, Margaret White, Kevin Howery, David Jurman. Back Row: Rob Howard, David Snapp, Steve Pool, Kirstin Kramer, Susan Hulett, Cynthia Savage, Lesley Heman, Marty Sturgeon. . Dkcdssing and singing pieces of comprises part of the regular rciitiiillivs of a Tri-M meeting. KPhoto by Claris Weissl As exemplified by junior David Snapp, music talent sets the standards of becoming a member of Tri-M. IPhoto by Chris Weissl ' f 490 ' V A Various pieces of artwork serve as discussion topics for NAHS members. IPl'ioto by Sean McMenemyl ,fi M17 ll i l G ll l l 1 l l l 'Ii E. l if 5 2 il Clubs focus on pleasure of activities by David Henry eing a member in a club to some may not mean much, but coming from the foreign angle of Spanish and French Club, their members find it a way to learn more about different cul- tures. It's an extension of the class. We do a lot that can't be done in the classroom, French Club sponsor Ann Sunderland said. Both clubs find the service projects for the community are an important part of the year. We raised money for the Statue of Liberty. lt's fitting for French Club to donate money since France gave the statue to us, French Club president Les- ley Heman said. We sponsored a tutoring program. We taught English to five kids, four days a week after school, Spanish Club presi- dent Angela Reed said. Beyond that point the two clubs differ. French Club having more involvement and concentration on the French culture, and Spanish Club concentrating on hav- ing a good time. When we meet sometimes, we al- ways have something to do with the French culture, sophomore Jodi Allen said. Our club is really relaxed. We come to meetings and talk. Senora Rice puts the controls into the officers hands, Angela said. It's really a kid-oriented club - the kids run it. It gets to the point where I have to ask them 'What are we doing?' Spanish Club sponsor Casilda Rice said. This year's French Club went Christ- mas caroling and also had a progressive dinner. Eight of us went caroling through the Independence Sanitarium. We sang in French. At the last, one lady started cry- ing because she said she enjoyed it so much, senior Joanna Howery said. I thought it fthe clubl was really neat. I'd never had French food before. I thought it was a great chance to eat French food and get together with other French students, junior Michelle Cupp said. The idea of a club is to have a good time, and we all do, senior vice-president Doug Claxton said. 174fSpc1nish ' r l 4 Front Rvwr Marv Kacklev, Brian Orte2,Ar1Qv Webb, Jill Rose fsecretaryl, Doug Claxton twice-presidenll Lamberty ftreasurerj, Angela Reed tpresidentl, Susan Eischen. Second Row: Angie Bennett, Marla Schemmjf r TT- l I Q. 1 34 4 A F s ' grill Y Elk l f 4 .. 2 1 - gm... O Karen Kinney, Beth Ring, Sandy Maldonado, Margaret White, Beth Smith, Lisa Easley. Third Row: Shen, x Fann, David Snapp, Sarah Conyers, Tricia Eckman, Jeanne Trotta, Teresa Jewell, Jenny Taggart,Ga5l1W. Chandler. Back Row: Melody Gentry, Donna Stephens, Wendy Pickel, Nick Stompoly, Shelly Kuhn, Cm. l Gillmor, Joanna Wildschuetz, Brenetta Graham, Denise Van Wormer. 'N l 1 ff 1' f :,,:, ,zu ,,,,, ,,..,... I .zn . I . Sarah Conyers, Karen Kinney and Susan Eischen listen to the meeting while eating nachos. fPhoto byD:. Claxtonj Taking precise minutes of each meeting com- prises the duties of Jill Rose as secretary of Spanish Club. fPhoto by Doug Claxtonl see? Spanish Club president Angela Reed addrf If members during a meeting. fPhoro by DOUQ FIM xr? - - L 'i 5 FYOM Rov Bruno Gorc iofl, Lesley treasurerj, I Elliot, Scott Burton, Bn Dhanie Mai' lflagill, Lou :Beer Jennil austin, Sh H33-'QI Jard 73. if A t .M 51' if ' P , will ff H tvice-presidentl, Loy Marla Schemmer, lird Row: Sherrie Taggart, Gaylynri :lly Kuhn, Carolyn , , ..- 5' os. iPhoto by DOL' l , As representative of his fifth hour French class, senior Dan Pieratt reports on the gouter his class won. fPhoto by Debbie O'Brienj French Club students listen to instructions on sorting carnations for their annual flower sale. iPhoto by David Henry! Sponsor Ann Sunderland, along with other French Club members, stands in line to add toppings to their crepe. fPhoto by David Henryj --- .e.e4-- - l QITWBOW' Ann Sutherland fsponsorl, Etienne Francais, Tammy Cipbolla, M loo mordan, Jeri McCollum ivice-presidentl, Michelle Folkert fprogram direc- K Lesley Heman fpresidentl, Janna Howery, Karla Shreckengaust fsecretary- S QPSUYPYJ, Gisele Cordle, Kevin Klim, Carolyn Bailey, Andrea Richie, Jerome hy. Scott Lowery, Gisele Madewell, Cari Christensen. Second Row: Sheryl , WY Bruno Boggs, Kim Brewer, Tanya Stark, Juli May, Jamie Haryey, Ste- X N W Main, Jan Grotenhuis, Shari Meyer, Dan Pieratt, Chris Quarti, Doug - lf, lf1t .' Mohart, Amy Klinginsmith, Lori Roberts, Carrie Gutekunst, Traci P ' A A Mllrf Coffman. Third Row: Amy Ruhling, Jeanette Meeker, Shelley R925 A A Vi i'3fW'OTl Calohan, Marlo Miller, Carla Diaz, Amy Miller, Anissa Jardak, 9 9,9 :U calf, Lucia Donahue, Sharla Brown, Becky Sfihaffef, M1559 YOUUQ, Beth Welbom, Lisa Donahue, Rochelle Kasten, Liz Lammers. Fourth Row: Tony Ubaldo, Cam Larson, Brian Franciskato, Carmen Lovewell, Eric Burke, Tanya Price, Karen King, Kristi Stomboly, Cyndi Antoniello, Debbie Heidtbrink, Cathy Sebelien, Stahr Bertrand, Heather Lewis, Heather Mclntosh, Karen Cable, Anita Hawk, Kelli Crow. Fifth Row: Brenda Peters, Laura Hartley, Ste' phanie Franklin, Shannon Miller, Renae Price, Julie Riddle, Lynette Kernpfe, Joelle Weir, Lisette Park, Gabrielle Starr, Max Hawley, Eric Melton, Chris Resch, Steve Pool, David Anderson, Julie Daniels, Rick White. Back Row: Gina Saxton, Michelle Mattoon, Amy Linville, Clarissa Scott, Chad Leabo, Hayley Stewart, Beth Bundschu, Michelle Cupp, Natalie Fox, Rick Campbell. Jodi Allen Carla Medlin, Bobbie Carter, Tammy Burgess. ' ffm fi 'l .75 I First Row: Phil Wilson tsecretaryj, Greg Caswell tvice-presi dentl, Julie Stockton Cpresidentl. Second Row: Jon Donald, ' M'k Mewes. Back Matt Stevens, Tom Barnett, Jerry Elliot, i e Row: Eric Kisslinger, Lori Lindsey, Ken Hylton, Angi Bonnell. Science Club officers discuss plans for an upcoming meeting. 176fComputer 1 'af 1 A f,1, :I g',:dF'lC mid L yeas!! g 'We lW meetings E pate in acti Club spons Scienci build stude A fevl we had QU and W9 Pla dent respo AML Current sc but there bersf' said , Some i active lead Science C Ther than last y in making Eric said. The such as ta speakers, them. Sor responsibi other stuc Curt Wils I thi ence Cluk dule for s ll ' me rs' Row: Neal ' X e o . ' :Uv dplnglg Ten 3 WO! a Using her sci t'f' - - Iilso S n en I ic knowledge, Junior Beth Bundschu constructs a molecule from a science clulwgkq 269329 S5 Jr. Susanne Bn Y wr, .- L W- ----. . , -i...-an--------s-r........,,...--.-.-----.fb-.. --HW... , . B SCIQVIL inactivit leads to clubs, decline F by Denece Waddell oor attendance and lack of student participation was blamed for Science and Computer Club's inactivity this 'We have quite a few people at the ings but very few willing to partici- in activities, Chuck Nelson, Science sponsor, said. Science Club tried many things to .student enthusiasm. A few members went on a cave trip, tad guest speakers at the meetings, we planned to see the telescope. Stu- response was low, Nelson said. Mr. Nelson is very informative of ent scientific knowledge and events, there is a lack of interest by mem- , said junior Eric Baker. Some members felt the absence of Je leadership was the main problem in nce Club. There are more people in the club than last year, but they are less interested making it a worthwhile organization, Eric said. The members want to do things such as taking field trips and having guest speakers, but nobody is willing to plan them. Somebody needs to make it their responsibility to plan activities and get other students eager to do them, senior Curt Wilson said. I think we need to reorganize Sci- ence Club. Someone should keep a sche- dule for where we go, what we do and who goes. Right now we haven't done too many activities. The club as a whole is not well informed enough, senior David Witcher said. Nelson was hopeful about the future of Science Club. Two years ago we lost the nucleus of the club. We haven't had anyone since willing to instill the needed enthusiasm. There is always next year, though. Although there were many interested students, Computer Club's activities dim- inished to almost none. Computer Club hasn't done any- thing first semester and second semester. All I plan to do are enter them in contests. Last year there were too many games and not enough learning, sponsor Chuck Har- ris said. Last year it suffered from a lack of practical purpose. All that was accomp- lished was game-playing and candy sales, Curt said. Althou h there was no club to join Q s students felt they deserved a chance to gain computer experience. If we had a club we could help cure the 'computerphobia' students have. They could learn more about the different fields of computer science and could get hands- on experience, Curt said. Senior Ken Hilton felt that Computer Club gave him an awareness of the differ- ent uses of computers and an insight on how they worked. I'm very disappointed that there was no club to join. Last year it gave me some- thing to do in my spare time, kind of a hobby. Now I am at a standstill as far as computers are concerned. Harris is looking forward to a better club for the upcoming years. We're inactive, but we have poten- tial. The intensity of a presentation captures the atten- tion of 'uniors Eric Baker and Cam Larsen. IPhotos J by Sean McMenemy1 Sewanee- - ' 'lz , X I , . ja. all' Neal Siandley, Mary Johnson tpresidentj, Jay Lindgren tvice-presr ,Til Bennett ttreasurerj, Angi Bonnell tsecretaryj, Cheryl Troeh, !, 'tQBrnott, Charles Nelson. Second Row: Denece Waddell, Greg 'ff flaswell, Tom Barnett, Jeff Bethke, Matt Stevens, Jerry Elliot, it Hubert Buckley. Third Row: Brett Gordon, Mike Hatt, Phil Wil- Iiteshears, Ken Hylton, Lori Lindsey, Jeff Koehly, Jon Engleman, Rebecca Friend. Fourth Row: Doug Claxton, Bill Boggs, Jennifer Couzens, nsle Eric Kisslinger Star McMahon Sheila Noel Sher Curt Wilson, Robert E y, , s . - rie Fann. Fifth Row: Beth Bundschu, Pat Allen, Brendan Shepherd, Paul LeVo- ta Gerry Starr, Robin Steen, Brian Franciskato, Todd Schannuth, Scott Lind- sey. Back Row: Doug Bullock, Jody Breshears, David Witcher, Dean Bullock. bc1ertcef'I77 DECA, SOO students work for credit by Ronda Wendel ECA fDistributive Education Clubs of Americal and SOO fSupervised Office Occupationsl provide on- the-job training in marketing and office careers. SOO provides on-the-job learning experience in the area of office occupa- tion, SOO sponsor John Shinn said. It's a co-op program because the students learn on the job and in the classroom. The requirement for being in the SOO program is to be enrolled in Secre- tarial or Office Procedures. Students at- tend school four hours then go to work four hours and receive one hour credit for working. I work at Central Office Board of Education as a clerk, senior Becky Poteet said. I file, run messages, answer the phone, run copies, prepare teacher man- uals and make coffeef' I'm a secretary at Palmer Junior High, senior Leaetta Ormsbee said. I do just about any and everything from paper- work to typing and answering the phones. To be involved in DECA one must first be enrolled in Distributive Education. They then attend school four hours then work and receive credit like SOO stu- dents do. There is a difference between D.E. and DECA students, Gerald Jackson said. D.E. students are students enrolled in any part of the D.E. program. DECA students are enrolled in D.E., but also par- ticipate in the DECA club activitzqf, D.E. class is the study of all rm, processes that takes place in germ, goods from the producer to the oil mer. This includes the marketing, nm ing, advertising, merchandising and di, bution of the product. My job is at Winship Travel, SQ, Krista Kirk said. I'm in D.E. and Clerl Procedures but l get out a half dayr DECA. My job involves office jobs sud. answering the phone, filing and typingi' I also stamp brochures and post ticket DECA and SOO provide good wif experience while still receiving crediig working. I think working at a school and dr ing with people is really good experience love my job, Leaetta concluded. .i N G X . YR X X X X S t Senior Leaetta Ormsbee gets out half day to work at Palmer Junior High's office. fPhoto by Monica Gamblel SOO program provides a job in Truman's office for senior Lora Morton. fPhoto by Monica Gamblej 178!SOO I ,,,,..4F is PN nrt., 4...-.--. S00 Front Row: Kris Dunnaway, Lisa Corwin. Back Row: Wendy Martinak, Lora Morton, Denise Parker. li Ormsbee. i l iF'0l1t Row: Robbie Byrc Valva Brons Atagl, Brian Carla Sandq Chandler, It David Gami Son, Rick B Scott, Ama -I1 'Vfq' ivitieg all businegg getting thg the consu, ting, tinanc. g and distri- avel, senior and Clerical half day for jobs such as ad typing but nost tickets? e good work ng credit for rool and deal- experience. l l ided. l l l l A 1 r l l ccccrl in uni '4 l 4 llooo ,runwr Brad Orell works at McDonalds as part ofthe DE program. fPl'ioto by Monica Gumblel YS . . 3 , , . J lf i g c r l W is 5 .E 1 ,, gs ra f 5 I J ,fr i 3' ' ll 4 As part of the DE program, senior Keith Hall works at Apco gas station as a cashier. IPhoto by Monica Gamblel I-sung ,flu- Dsef4'----a-- r- ,N..,,, :v '.aw 1 W iv 4 , F ff? son, Vicki Rabideau, Rick Shaffer, Mark Bournonville, Tamara Kohl, Kristi Crum- lr . . Row: Bill Fetter, Brian Morse, Brad Jennings, Samuel Lewis, Eric Moreod, A V V le Blffil, Kirk Davis Kristy Hessefort Tammie Hamblen Marcia Jarnagin, packer, Michelle McDermott, Alex Vochatzer, Mike Cyprel, Kathy Shelley. Fifth Bfllngollr MlClW9l9 QGDCGLJ, l-Ori Hewitt,Steve Geflafi- 50201141 R0w1Juni0f Row: Joe Greble, Michelle Etzenhouser, Pattie Buck, Jamie Nash, Stephanie ' Coleman: Kelfll Hall, Krista Kirk, Shawn Poftlancef Tfifii Campos' Gray, Brenda Lundy, Derrick Rinkenbaugh, Brian Kruel, Jim Halvorson, John 4 V , . Afgy Pyle, Becky Brldgesr l?laf1aAUSfQUSf CPfi?fChOaf, Grigchgn Stephenson, Sabrina Collins, Shauna Creason, Paul Burasco, Brad Grell, Tony enlse Parkin I 'i .lm lionfer' Robxlmbell' Thnld Row: taf O Ellen' Jame? Jails' Saxton. Back Row: Todd Maschmeier, Nancy Provence, Gabby Welprnan, Paul J ' HW. Lindy Mackie, Bret Grantham, Darren Moreland' Ronnie O n- Morton, Kimberlee Willoughby, Cole Wells, Chuck Boan, Michelle Easley, Vivian 1-':lWP'i, Carol Lieberknecht, Michelle Farrand, Amy Linville, Clafflss-3 filwribaugh. Fourth Row: Manuel Mueller, Earl Kirchhoff, Jodi Mel- Cline, Shawnta Wiley. Hkff AJ79 ! n Interact grows as JETS dwrndles 'T by Wendy Schafer n the past, JETS tJunior Engineering Technical Societyj and Interact, have never had such a contrast in the num- ber of members as this year. JETS never had such few active mem- bers, while Interact's membership was just the opposite, its number grew. We have had only one meeting so far, and only two people showed up, JETS sponsor Bill Drinkwater said. JETS usually takes field trips to engi- neering firms so they can study their architecture and ask engineers questions. Most of us want to go into the field of engineering, or something relatedf' president Brett Gordon said. This year we haven't done much, but we want to take a field trip to ARMCO, but who knows how that will turn out? Brett added. What could be gained, isn't being gained. We want to learn and be more informed, obviously this isn't being done, senior Bill Boggs said. JETS future is questionable. What will happen to the number of members? It all depends on the leadership, both sponsor and student leadership, Drinkwater said. While JETS club faced inactivity, In- teract's membership increased. I feel the leadership has a lot to do with the increase. Not just one person, but a group of us working together and creating new ideas, president Kyle John said. Interact has been involved in many activities to improve our community. Last Christmas, they sponsored their own needy family, and bought hams for all of the needy families that Student Council was sponsoring. They also painted the speed bumps in the parking lot. I think it helped the students at Truman to see those speed bumps, sen- ior Chris Meek said. When spring rolled around they paint- ed new lines on our parking lot. I think we need to paint lines on the parking lot so everyone can park better, senior Karen Benett said. It's a jungle out there, our cars aren't safe in the parking lot anymore, Chris said. We would like to hang a rug mural of a Patriot, made for Palmer Jr. High, in the little gym, senior Robin Steen said. We serve refreshments at travel- ogues for money so we can buy materials to help the community, senior Jimmy Van Wormer said. Interact has helped me be more aware of the community and what their needs are, he added. I get personal satisfaction out of helping people in the community, Kyle said. We're beyond doing things like bak- ing little cookies and doing things just for ourselves. I T1 v.wmf-l--- First Row: Matt Collins, Barbie Allin, Julie Stockton, Kyle John, Jim VanWormer, Lester Martin, Anita Hawk. Second Row: Brendan Shepherd, Denece Waddell, Robin Steen, Shari Meyer, Janna Howery, Denise Karas, Laura Stanke, Bruce Huhmann, Karen Bennett. Third Row: Cam Larsen, Brian Franciskato, Rochelle Kasten, Beth Bundschu, Tom Weir, Jenny Taggart, Tammy Cipolla, Kelli Crow, Sheri Jeter, Jane Aslakson. Fourth Row: Mike Kilgore, Brian Ellis, Marty Sturgeon, Debbie Mitchell, Barbara Dietrich, Angela Reed, Lori Lamberty, Beth Ring, Heather Kuhnert. Fifth Row: Kirstin Kramer, Susan Hulett, Eric Melton, Nick Stornpoly, Kevin -Howery, Steve Pool, Susan Eischen, Karren Kinney, Gayla Gibson, Paige Brown. Back Row: Donna Stephens, Amy Miller, Julie Quigg, Jamie Fancher, Beth Smith, Mundi Shank, David Snapp, Paul LeVota, Pat Allen. Interactf181 E z l r i j Greater interest in chess enlarges club T mifyiiafban sim hough most people didnlt realize it, an increased membership and a trip to Nationals were a part of Chess Club this year. More people showed an interest in the sport of chess than in previous years. 4'Compared to last year, we have a considerably higher membership, presi- dent Doug Bullock said. l'm glad the membership is increas- ingf' junior Doug Day said. It is nice to have a large club. People participated in the club for a number of reasons. Chess is a hobby for me, and always will be,', senior Curt Wilson said. I think it is fun and it gives me the opportunity to Senior Doug Bullock tests his chess skills in a timed round against junior Doug Day. compete with people on my skill levelf, We have a lot of people who come just for the social part, Day said. The member's strategies were tested in weekly matches. Each person held a position on a ladder and played against those above or below him. I set up tournaments between peo- ple with similar abilities and keep track of who wins. Members can challenge those above them or play others at the same skill level, Bullock explained. ln addition to competing within their own club, the members attended area tournaments and also hosted one of their own. These invitationals served as the background for their two major competi- tions: State and Nationals. This is the first year the Truman Chess Club will be participating in nation- wide competition. The top four players will go and represent Truman at Nationals 4 3, Louis, sponsor Neal Standley said Members sold candy to raise mom, for the four-day trip, however it WB5 5 enough and the majority of the costs Wm be paid by the participants. We normally don't need a lot gf money but since we are going to State and Nationals we need to raise more this year, Curt explained. Although Chess Club had a large membership and participated in nationaj competitions, most students didn't recog. nize this club. lt is a very important club for the' people involved, but the school doesnt seem to know we exist, Bullock Com. mented. Despite this fact, Day said, I feej very lucky that Truman has a Chess Club and I think it is a good one. ll0l Front Row: Sean Julie Bloom, Jarlj Row: Becky MCP 1 E l ! II-l Members convene weekly for games of friendly chess. fPhotos by John Crickl ------e4ae-- - . Clin: Front Row: Neal Standley fsponsorl, Douglas Day Kvice-presidentj, Doug Bul- lock tpresidentj, Curt Wilson, Steve Shultz, Jody Breshears, Lori Lindsey, Jeff Koehly, Ken Hylton, Star McMahon, John Winkler. Second Row: Brett Gor- don, Doug Claxton, Bill Boggs, Melissa Floray tsecretaryl, Suzanne Breshears, Eric Kisslinger, Beth McConnell, Shelia Noel, Pam Friedley, Nicole Moore. 182! Chess Third Row: Joe Burke, James Herriot, Phill Wilson, Robert Ensley. Uf Amadis, David Dutton, Thomas Cheunp, Thomas Abbott. Fourth RGWI 507' Buckley, Loren Gates, Tom Barnett, Matt Stevens, Jerry Elliot, Mike MWF Dennis Lewis, Brian Barnum. Back Row: Dean Bullock, David Witcheft Engelman, Gerry Starr, Greg Caswell, Greg Wilson, Scott Lindsey, Angles nell, Jay Lindgren. in I oi ,-,,...i-4-- l..-.-2 en tiv we Basi cept we t president What We the schoc plaints v Wendy Pi We and give so that tl students Sopl' man repri Bosso, di I re proving a ria to Mr ln ad plaints, tl ministrati i0 provid We Students IGS prodt Alth same, Sc nals in 31' said. raise money e costs will Cl a lot of oState and more this ad a large in national idnit recog. lub for the ool doesn't ullock com- said, I feel .Chess Club iobert Enilf 7' Fourth ROW ' JEIlio: MW' , Davin if tlnnflsflh Y Z ,sv- hont Row: Sean Sommers, Joanne Lara, Mindy Matthews Cpresidenti, MCM-3h0l1, Katherine Plake. Back R : M A M G ,Le Bloom, Jarlod Culbertson, Brenda Chapman ftreasureri. Second Windy Piflkeli Mardi Thomas, RiCkogiJ9h:1iyCarf'2l Liebghlfrigcffjosfsldb Wow: Becky McFadden, Sherri Driver, Lisa Jones, Carol Williams, Colleen Hood iSP0l'1S0fl- i Members of council work o improve lunch entrees by Robin Steen embership increased, but the ac- tivities of the Nutrition Council were unchanged this year. Basically everything is the same, ex- cept we have more members this year, president Mindy Mathews said. What exactly did the Council do? We met each month and discussed lhelschool lunches and report any com- Dlaints we have heard, sophomore Wendy Pickel said. We try to get ideas from students arid give them to the cafeteria personnel S0 that they can provide the things that Sludents like, Mindy explained. Sophomore Julie Bloom was the Tru- SBU fepresentative who met with Marilyn 550, director of food services. fl report the ideas we have for im- p'0VmQ and changing things in the cafete- 'la to Mrs. Bosso, Julie commented. 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I Dr. James Caccamo and Dr. Robert Wat- f I kins discuss topics to be proposed at the I meeting. ' Dr. Gail Williams skims over material she keeps handy in her office for refer- ence purposes. -Q 7 I I O I ,4 I I . . Administrators 1 Dr. Robert L. Henley, Superintendent V . I it . as A I 3 Emory Parks, Deputy Superintendent W il W 5 G w.l l 3rf I l Dr. Robert Watkins, Deputy Superintendent X I. Q ' lH1Ir.,,'II'll I David Rock, Assistant Superintendentflnstruction H AX .I I V l ,I R..--1 'f ' I ' I V . A .,,, I I I H Dr. James Caccamo, Assistant to SuperintendentfSpecial AR N r 13. V, ,X --'- ' I I ' Education S .'i' 3 , I .n . I I . . Q' s I rr'ri 'ts' to Q ff I tio Norma Osborn, Assistant to Supenntendent! Federal and - A I, ,Q , I X ' ' - I- I 1- Special Programs . D ., ii E p C ,. - 4 ' i It i . uf. ' I Indepenc ' Q Dr. Gail Williams, Assistant to Superintendent!Secondary 4 V,-.X ' i Q Qi Q an Afte 5 ll Curriculum A, -' S, . I . -N-.A . ' time 5' I deputy s ' I Rick Gastineau, Administrative AssistantfPersonnel Services X 'i - f I , ,n A li - - y t,., S. retired ir , Marilyn Bosso, Superviser of Food Services 'J ' is if 1 'X I were ma I I I I 3 X. I l ' X I John Freytag, Assistant to Superintendent!Superviser of X ig 2 .H Vi. N J .The I I I Business services at le tratlve sl I . Gastinea 3. 3 I Blackbux Dr. I . Q . u It . ent, expl T I - came ax I I people o I an intere I I we founc we were I I Witl 5 personnl I gl Gastinea li Th ll in both j different I L I ed with Ei l'This tra I me and I I ii 4- . P Board members listen to a discussion about the grad- the otha 35 I I ing procedures used in junior high school gym classes. Altl' I title were lllll Prior to addressing the board, Rick Gastineau pond- N, ed with ers the material he collected pertaining to personnel. I rphofos by John cffcki expegfjif Y' li vvorking s Prom bi QXTDosur F '11wtu,,,,- 186!Administration I 4 RN Wigylif' 1--' l - - gow. t -wt f at 5.1 3 ,V 'I .jim - I Ml -V M t . Y 'V . iw , it , 8 X-we--Gs ' ' Board of Education Jeanne S. Miller, President Helen French, Vice-President Duane F. Qualls, Treasurer .W , ts. ts X X xi E. tt X Zacvadojg ' U Patricia L. Burrus, Director Sharon M. Williams, Director Michael L. Barnett, Director 11 Vacancy leaves room for promotions I g by Robin Steen I new face and several promo- 1 tions were changes that took place in the administration of the Independence School Board this year. , After many years of service as I deputy superintendent, Emory Parks I retired in November. Many alterations I I were made because of this vacancy. 3 The major change in the adminis- I I trative staff was the addition of Rick Gastineau, previously the principal of I Blackburn Elementary School. Dr. Robert Henley, superintend- ent, explained, When the position be- Came available, we began discussing People on the staff who had expressed an interest in administrative work and . we found that Mr. Gastineau had what . we were looking for. With the promotion to director of Personnel came a change in duties for Gastineau. A There are a lot of responsibilities III both jobs, however, I feel there is a different kind of responsibility associat- Stl with this positionf' Gastineau said. This transition has been fairly easy for me and l've received a lot of help from lhe Other administrators. ' Although his surroundings and job H title were different, Gastineau still work- ed With people at lot. His previous experiences prepared him for this duty. HA11 important part of this job is W0rking with teachers and students. Ffom being a principal, I got a lot of 9XD0sure in this area and therefore l 1 have a better understanding of the people I am dealing with, Gastineau commented. In his new position, Gastineau's actions affect the entire district rather than just one school - its teachers, parents, and students. l'm very pleased with my appoint- ment and it's a very satisfying chal- lenge, Gastineau said. Rather than filling the deputy sup- erintendent's position with someone un- familiar to the system, Dr. Robert Wat- kins, formerly assistant superintendent, was promoted. Watkins was in charge of the gen- eral administration such as budgeting, financing and purchasing, and with the new position, more duties were placed under his authority. Several specifics were added which broadened the area of responsi- bilities over the entire school districtf' Watkins explained. There is a lot of information I have to pull together . . . and it requires a lot of time and con- centrationf' Two other promotions were made in relation to deputy superintendent Park's retirement. Both Dr. James Cac- camo and Dr. Gail Williams were up- graded to assistants to the superin- tendent. Caccamo, whose former title was director of special education, continued his previous duties, plus some addi- tional ones. I'm still in charge of special edu- cation, but I have been given the addi- tional duty of hearing all of the suspen- sion cases, Caccamo said. Williams previously had this duty. The job of hearings officer was given to Dr. Caccamo because it fit in well with his background as a certified special education hearings officer, Wil- liams explained. Williams' former title was director of secondary education, and like Cac- camo, she kept her previous duties and a few were added. Since the duty of hearings officer was given to Caccamo, Williams had more time to concentrate on the secondary educational systems. It has freed me to be out in the buildings more and I have been able to work more with secondary personnel than I ever did before, Williams said. The changes which took place in the administration were made to com- pensate for the vacancy and to best benefit the people in the existing posi- tions. Watkins explained that, everyone was rearranged and the responsibilities were divided appropriately. Despite all of the duty switching and title changing, things ran smoothly for the administrators. There has not been too much of a problemf, Henley said. Everything has worked out really well, Williams said confidently. Board of Edin ation I87 188!Prmcipals j , .,,.. WZ, Q , LeRoy Brown Principal Frank Holwick Vice-Principal Charles Price Vice-Principal Clay Snowden Vice-Principal W 7' I For Vice-Principal Charles Price discipline is only one aspen Q5 M N f he jokes with sophomore Tanya Preator. K f We I1 1 f j ix. W j 7 . fry, , A Discipline takes vice-principals' time by Laura Stanke heir jobs involve more than doing paperwork and suspending stu dents, and Vice-Principals Frank Holwick, Charles Price and Clay Snow den agree that other difficult tasks cause the days to have their ups and downs. There are days I enjoy school and other days I do not, Price said. Some days are more hectic than others Being an administrator is a chal lenge. I don't think there has ever been two things that have happened quite the same way, Holwick said. School is challenging. You can't come to school planning it'll be a daily routine. Every day something new comes up. The reason why I stick with it is because I really enjoy working around kids, Snowden commented. Questions have been asked on why there are three vice-principals. Two couldn't handle the work load. For instance, our duties as vice- principals mean spending a lot of time after school every day covering the after-school activities, Holwick said. That could mean up to three to five activities going at once. I came to Truman because the freshmen were moved to high school. They thought another vicesprincipal was needed to cover all the responsibil- ities, Price said. The vice principals have a long list of duties to handle and take care of everyday Along with Principal LeRoy Brown they are responsible for the total operation of the school building faculty and students This also includes scheduling the students teacher eva luations supervision of after school ac tivities fsportsj and monitoring the hall ways and parking lot We do everything Price said laughing But those duties are just trivial aspects of their day Mainly they are disciplining students or picking on poor innocent kids as Holwick joking ly described it. He continued saying We handle disciplinary referrals the faculty hands us and sometimes through the year we handle juvenile court referrals. The vice-principals handle situa- tions from disrespect of teachers to possession or consumption of drugs or alcohol. The list goes on and on. Disciplining students is very time- consuming, Holwick said. '.I have to enforce disciplinary ac- tions when students break the rules Price said. 'Some students consider us the 'bad guys.' That doesnt bother me because of what discipline I do now the students will face this similar type of discipline in their futures. On the other hand, Snowden and Holwick feel the students do not view the vice principal as the bad guys I feel the general population of the student body understands we are dealing with students who have done something wrong Snowden said I try to like the student Im disciplining before and then deal with the prob em Many of the kids I get along wit are the ones I discipline Holwick com mented Sometimes Im the only on they really get to know As a rule I dont think the kids have to discipline hate me personally F feel they know they have done som thing wrong However that is not al ways the case To those kids it be- comes personal to them. They feel we enforce rules because we re out to get them or we enjoy picking on them. We do not discipline to punish' we try to correct. They re doing a very fine job working with students and working with the disciplining cases Brown com- mented on the vice-principals An aw- ful lot of association with students comes about by students infractioningi the rules. This becomes a strained at- te'-2 mosphere to begin with so it s hard to ...-:r- 1 . handle. You must have a lot of compaS' sion, self-control and good-will. lt's a tough job, a tough job, Brown con- cluded. Handling student problems is one situati0H Principal Frank Holwick faces every day. fpho David Henry! 1 I I ect of his dava J' S -l f ,4 . . . IQ d guys. Julation of ids we are have done en said. l disciplining the prob- along with olwick com- me only one k the kidsl mersonally. l clone some- .it is not al- kids, it be- hey feel we out to get them. We g we try to y fine iob orkii with rown com' ls. 'lAn aw- h students frac strained al' it's hard I0 of comEJ05' ill HS 3 fQY'i' -W YOVQ N one an 1-' fiery Cf Before sixth hour, Vice-Principals Frank Hol- wick and Clay Snowden stroll the halls to ensure students are not tardy to class, Principal LeRoy Brown spends a majority of his time in his office keeping Truman running smoothly. N., ,raw-u-3 Talking with a parent on the telephone is something that is essential in maintaining parentsteacher-student relationships. fPhoros 4'TJyDCJu1c.a' Henryj Writing admits to class for students takes up a large porin J Vice4Principal Clay Snowdenls day. We l 19OfFaculty Sheri Adams, M.S. Mathematics Elise Albert, M.A. Art Doug Allen, M.S. Social Studies King Anderson, B.A. English Lynne Barnes, M.A. Counselor W. C. Barnett, M.A. English Jane Bergner, Ed. Specialist Tom Billington, B.S. Science Louis Braley, M.S. Art Judy Bruch, B.A. Physical Education Ron Bruch, M,Ed. Distributive Education Donna Burke, B.S. 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They fthe school boardi had to make cuts somewhere, but it was unfor- tunate that this was one of them, Tom Demark, former Driver Ed. teacher, commented. The board felt that the cost and maintenance of the cars was getting to be too much. When it fDriver Ed.l began, local dealers loaned cars to the school for the purpose of giving kids the chance to learn how to drive right. The school board had only to pay for gas and insu- rance while the dealer paid for the cost and maintenance of the cars, Vice- Principal Charles Price explained. Af- ter awhile the dealers stopped loaning Us the cars and we had to start buying Oltr own. I guess the school board felt this was too much money to spend. The loss of Driver Education has hurt many of the students. They no longer have the chance to learn from a trained instructor how to drive cautiously and carefully. Now, most students will not learn what is needed to be taught to become a good driver, counselor James Handley said. Not only will they be hurt in that respect, they also lose the opportunity to receive almost a 10 percent discount on their insurance. But not only are the students at a loss, the two Driver Ed. teachers have also had to make a change. Ray Maher and Tom Demark were both teachers of Driver Ed. for 15 years before it was dropped. This left both men wondering what they would do next. When I found out Driver Ed. was being dropped, I didn't really know where I was going to teach next. I checked with the school board and found that the only two positions avail- able were that of Detention Monitor at either Truman or Bridger Junior High W , - . . Qrmon monitor Tom Demark insures . iq, Y equired assignments. IPhoto by John School, Maher said. I decided to stay in the district, so I took the job as Det- ention Monitor at Bridgerf' Demark also found himself in the same position after hearing about the drop. The district didn't have any open- ings that I was qualified for, so I took the job as monitor to keep on as soccer coach. Eventually I hope to find place- ment in the physical education depart- ment. Maher, though, was a little more fortunate in finding an opening that he was qualified for. About a week before school was to begin, I received a phone call inform- ing me that Mr. Coskey fformer head of the counselor departmentj had re- tired and they needed someone to fill the spot. They said my qualifications fit, so I immediately decided to take it. Both agreed that the change was hard to get used to but they feel that it is beneficial to both the students as well as themselves. Being a counselor gives me the chance to talk to kids on a more per- sonal, one-to-one basis. I feel this is more enjoyable than dealing with a class of 15 or 20 at a time. I'm really glad I was able to fill the opening, commented Maher. Though I'm now monitor, l still feel as though l'm helping the student to learn from his mistakes, and hope- fully trying to give him a sense of responsibility. lt's good to know that l'm still helping students better them- selves for the future, Demark said. F'aculty,'I9I I . jr ll. 4 Wax'- t ,, I Q , , twwffff. ' -- - ' , V ' ' ' -' l 1 l - 1 1 1 1 l Peter Hile, B.S. German, Physical Education Vicki Hood, B.S, Home Economics William Hopper, M.A. English Floyd Hubble, M.S. English Al Hunter, B.A. Photography Gerald Jackson, M.S. Distributive Education Qs? K W f f ' f f ' :f,f.f,,W,, . New teacher evaluation forms in use by Caroline Brady nder a new Missouri statute, school administrators were re- quired to evaluate all faculty members. The evaluation form itself, with a different structure and terminol- ogy, had never been used before. The evaluation form, with 17 items to be checked and observed, included seven actual in-class objectives. The items basically outlined how a teacher should teach their class. The seven effective lesson parts were an antici- patory set fmeaning a basic statement of what is to be taughtjg a statement of the objective fwhat is supposed to be learnedjg instructional input fthe actual teaching or lecturingjg Modeling fshow- ing how to work the problem or dem- onstratingj checking for understanding, guided practice fworking with the stu- dents on an actual problemjg and inde- pendent practice fletting the student do the workj. These seven steps, combined with factors such as: classroom control, or- ganization of the teacher, use of the classroom and equipment make up the evaluation form. The checklist, com- piled by teachers, administrators and NEA members, borrowed ideas from other school districts, sought advice from university experts and the state Department of Education. The seven specific checkpoints were developed to avoid personal views effecting the eva- 192fFacuIty luation of a teacher. It's good to put labels on it, vice- principal Frank Holwick said. Then there's not personalities or favoritism put into it. The style of this evaluation doesn't allow us to be nit-picky, Vice- Principal Charles Price agreed. We can't just mark someone down because their blinds aren't straight. Dorothy Staley, English teacher who helped to make up the new eva- luation form, agreed. Any time you have a formal eva- luation, you have to leave room for personal style. I think this instrument is very effective in that way, Staley said. Some teachers felt the specific steps weren't fair as evaluators. Essentially, I resent the implica- tion that I'm not a good teacher unless I follow these seven steps exactly, Ben Simmons, social studies teacher, said. However, I do basically follow these steps, I just don't label them the same way. I kind of equate this with New Math - it is just the old math taught a new way. This evaluation is the same thing, with new terms, Price observed. Teachers had some concern be- cause it was all new, Roger Pauk, NEA president and history teacher, said. But the sole purpose was simply to be more conscious of our teaching methods. It's not to zap teachers, Price commented. Some feel that this is going to be used as a tool to fire teachers - and it isn't. The statute requires that a teacher be evaluated once a year informally, and every three years formally. It's time-consuming, not only for us, but for the teachers, Price said. I think the teachers may look at it as another paperwork thing, but once they go through it, they'll find it beneficial. Some felt the new statutes were brought into effect due to public re- sponse after the publication of such reports as A Nation At Risk, a study focusing on problems in American edu- cation. I think almost everybody in edu- cation has felt under attack after the commission reports, Pauk said. You have to look at the total pic- ture, Holwick explained. But the kids at Truman are way above the national averages. I don't think we should smug- ly stick our noses in the air and say we are not affected. That's why it's impor- tant to evaluate ourselves. I feel we should not judge it fthe evaluationj until we see how it works, Staley stressed. But if it is done in the spirit of helping you improve - how can it be bad? if -2 I ffl f i . . i ,lQl,'x ' I ' I I Q , Price this is to fire 1 teacher formally, I. only for a said. 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June Ahrens Attendance Secretary Linda Hendrix Librarian Secretary Barbara Jones H General Secretary f ,.VQ , S ,Q Beverly Kuzniako sk' a rw! , or g A 1543 , V General Secretalljy I c X A A - - Alice Miner A X Principals' Secretary, Finance Secretary 6 N i, ,f Madeyln Tordoff f g 'x x ' M5 Counselors' Secretary L fe T, 4 l 1 l 3 1 I ' S t ' ' ecre aries contend with computers A A- A V l by Todd Schannuth l ff I et another sign of the times has 1 f V7 is be 'V5 i. ,,f, fre! if 4,2 ' , l kj i 5, i .2 W ,f 1. l, ff ti ,Q i ,, 'en V wr' I 43 12 fy .,.,y,Q U fy hit Truman High School. Last fall, computers were installed that have greatly altered the work of several of Truman's secretaries. It's incredible what this thing can do, secretary Alice Miller said, refer- ring to one of Truman's four new IBM computers. The computers now print students' l schedules and report cards and should r soon keep track of their attendance, also. A lt was the Board of Education's idea, Miller said. lt saves us a lot of work because it can make so many Copies of whatever. Last year we would have just had to keep typing copies. lt's really nice because the com- Duters can do so many little things that are just time consuming, like making mailing labels for all the students, Mil- WQT continued. A The new computers are program- 921 T0 make four copies of a student's SChedule and two copies of his report Zdrds. Gone are the hand typed sche- dules and carbon-copy report cards. l'Actually, they've really added to QUT work load, secretary Beverly Kuz- ffiltowski countered. Now we fsecre- 'WQSF have to type in all the grades. teachers used to do all that. the new system, however, has Secretary Alice Miller types students' grades Claxtonj brought new problems and frustrations. Some of the programs we had in the computers when we started aren't there now, Miller mused. Sometimes we have to call in some professionals to take care of a problem and they will accidentally erase all that we have typed in, Kuznia- kowski laughed. We're also going to have to get used to a new grade card program as soon as we get it, Miller said. Generally, the secretaries' opinion into one of the new computers. fPhoto by Doug of the new computer system is that it will improve the office staffls efficiency once they're used to it. They're really fun to work with and it's getting easier all the timef' Kuzniakowski said. Although new problems continue to arise, it seems the new computers are here to stay. It's been a learning process, Mil- ler said. It's been a lot of headaches, but once it gets going, I think it will be great. ' ravi. ..Jv-lf- '-,- x ? 5 Front Ro' Reagan, Tv Chenowet Esther Ha' ,,..f J fak, xN A., Students can contribute ,,1,qufw-3- ...... ,- -v-1 1 1 1 1 l I i to Truman's by Stephanie Hendrix ooks and custodians worked every day of the school year. They enjoyed their jobs even if some students were unappreciative of their work. I don't think the students under- stand all the hard work, part-time cook Pauline Mayo said. The staff of four full-time and 20 part-time cooks came in at 6 a.m. to begin preparing students' lunches. They all worked as a team to have enough food ready by first lunch per- iod. It's a challenge getting all that food ready. That's a lot of food, man- ager Marilyn Honeyball said. The cafeteria was only one place custodians had to clean up. There they see some of the students' unapprecia- tion. Building supervisor Lee Austin said, In the cafeteria I see students do things - they'll throw trash, look right at me, then walk over it. The cooks and custodians agree 4 A f ffin, 0 I If Q ., if FWF!! Row Dolores Ayers Helen Graves Chisoko Fetterly, Martha Edmondson, Darlene Cooper, Pat 959611 Marilyn Honeyball fmanagerl Barbara Welsh, Janet Mullins, Eva Lea -Poteet. Back Row: Nada f10weth Elsie Lippe Theresa Ragusa Mary wexton, Amalie Schaefer, Shirley Leaf, Paulene Mayo, 9 ams Arnieta Schwab Debra Kelley Cheryl King. iPhoto by David Heflfyl appearance that this ungratitude comes only from a minority of students. For this reason, they looked past this. Honeyball said, I like being around young people. As individuals they are really nice. I like this type of work. lt brings you closer to different people and dif- ferent kids. I get to know some of the kids and that helps make it interest- ing, Austin said. Custodians said they enjoyed their jobs for the most part, depending on the situation. Some things aren't fun or easy to fix. If there's something we can't fix we have to call in someone. That doesn't happen very often. We can fix anything but broken hearts, joked custodian Floyd Chapman. The schoolis cooks and custodi- ans put in many hours to benefit stu- dents with hot lunches and an upkept school building. Austin said, I've always strived to make the school look so that the stu- dent body couldn't be ashamed of it. I want them to be able to look and say, 'That's nice.' L. I Pat Reagan totals costs of meals in four lunch shifts. fPhoto by Dauid Henry! Cooks, Custodicmsf197 198fFreshmen Thomas J. Abbott Joseph Ah Mu Dawn Allen Jennifer Allen Vonceil Allen Dee Allgaier Kim Allison Robert Alumbaugh Lorraine Amadio Kelly Anderson Laura Anderson Christine Apple Rob Appleberry A. J. Austin 'o I 1 Freshman officers have high school well-planned by Ronda Wendel reshman class officers were new to Truman and had to start from scratch, but they didn't let the inexperience stop them from getting a good start for their four years of school. We're trying to get different activ- ities going to raise money for the fresh- man class, president Chad John said. We did really good for our first fundraiser. We raised over S500 selling candy. We want to raise money for our prom, or whatever comes up in the future, vice-president Julie Clothier said. We were trying to raise S400 so our class could go to a play, secretary Kim Nelson said. We've got a lot of spirit. When the whole school was doing the United Way project, we really pushed it. Eve- rybody helped and we did really good for the freshman class. We almost beat the seniors, Chad said. 'The officers, though new, felt they had no trouble fitting in and getting the freshman class going. Last year as officers at junior high, we didn't have the chance to do things on our own. This year we can have our own meetings and plan our own activities,', Chad said. We had trouble at first with the officers and getting organized, but now it's worked out, Julie said. So far we've worked well togeth- er, Chad said. A lot of our officers are in different activities after school and 'we just had to work it out. Our main goal is to take the freshman class to the play. Hopefully we'll be able to do a service project with the school and the community, like maybe a trash day. We would like to have a freshman week, Julie said. That should get us started for the next three years. We,re enthusiastic, we're gonna roll this year, Chad said. We have the best freshman class ever. Freshman class officers: Monica Sawyers, secretary, Chad John, president, Kim Nelson, treasurei Julie Clothier, vice-president. iPhoto by Chris Weissl X . Alb- i I 5 J: F xv. ,.,..q.,.-.-.Q ...--.57-0 - 9- ve ned xv, felt they getting the at junior ance to do lar we can :l plan our st with the d, but now :ell togeth- pr officers ter school 'ut take the Hopefully ce project immunity, would like Julie said. mr the next fre gonna e have the . W ll f f : Q l f I f , '6 k 'Sf il .4 ,-.Q-1 lson, ffeaswef ,dmv W X R Xxx? X X 1432 ,t it is A N is X X ,.. . at it ' J' Q59 5 t X 5 X N 'Y f':!,.1: ' ' mfr t an - ,, .. M of E ,- Cx - Q 2: .W as Y m .5 f t t Q gi if 5 3 Sf E Q U, A. 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We really appre- ciate their business and we have not had too much trouble at allf' he added. I go over there before school, during school and after school, senior Derick Rinkenbaugh said. Most of my friends go over to get things to drink and a few packs of cigarettes. A busy afternoon at Quick Trip is a common stop for Truman students. fPhoto by Randy Napierj Though many students travel back and forth to Quick Trip, it doesn't cause a big problem, according to Vice- Principal Clay Snowden. lt hasn't caused us too big of a problem yet, but we have had to talk to the store manager a few times, Snow- den said. We try to treat the students that go over there the same as the ones that go out to lunch at Hiboy's or Mc- Donald's. We do not want to create a difference for the ones who walk off the campus and the ones who drive off the campus,'i Vice-Principal Frank Hollo- wick said. If a student were caught going to Quick Trip or anywhere else, he would first get warned and! or a seventh hour, then the next time would possibly be suspended. The Quick Trip managers estimate approximately 150 students from Tru- man shop there daily. Every morning when I go over there the store seems to be just filled with Truman students. Everyone is over there for candy and cokes and a lot of them are there just to socialize, senior Bruce Reed said. f 'Ax XV! Phillip Epple Chad Erk Pam Estill Marcy Etter Sarah Fancher Jo Ferrante Bill Fetters Stacy Fickling Randy Fikki Daniel Fleming e Tom Flippin Mike Fogliani. Stacey Folkert Karen Folsom Anna Foster Donna Francis Rhonda Free Steve Free Pam Friedley Bryan Gamble 1... ,f sd: David Garcia Kathy Garrison Liz Gaston Sara Geelan Mark Gelino John George Karyn Gilges Kathy Gilges Freshmen 201 Brad Gillespie I Christine Gillmor -f Sherri Glentzer f Pamela Glover I if I 91 . W rf I . , vl! ,, ,, i,ll 4, 5 Y ra H 1 f Tammy Glover . . for ' ' '- I ' ,f - . 3 -. 1 V 2- . ' ,- X . ,M . , 1 . fi . y-- g y X Y ff f . . , . . , df . 'W' f .fff v f X Z -47' ' my 4 , , x. 41 A V Beth Goebel -Y f I, ' M f x if K ' f ' Tina Goodno 1 David Goodwin ff John Gordon ' M' Kevin Gore , Jeff Gouldsmith Stephanie Grapes Sarah Graves 1 it ' J f R Randy Graves , Q It 7.1 I Y, 'U g it J ,li I ' ,l Andy Gray . v,,, ,,,, J . John Gray ' Mike Greble f , Scott Gregg f 'i' 'H ff Mark Gregston 2 JL Glen Gross 34, Tracy Hadly ft I 1' - Erik thrives on excitement of skating ' by Rick Farley hunned is the football field and the basketball court. For fresh- man Erik Henson the rink is where it is. I wish people knew what it's like to get going fast and mess around out there. It's a lot of fun, Erik said. Speed roller skating differs slightly from speed ice skating. It's a larger competition, with sev- eral people skating around a rectangle of four pilons. You skate as many laps as your division calls for, he explained. After three years of skating for fun, Erik was recruited and joined the B 8a D Rolladium speed team. I started skating seven years ago. About four years ago the manager of B 8a D saw me skating during the fast- skate and asked me if I wanted to join. I went out and bought some speed skates. They cost about S245 and are made with built-in ankle sup- ports and two different types of wheels: red and yellow. The red are for a tight floor and the yellow, which are softer and stick better to a slick floor, he said. In order to be ready for the meets, Erik practices hours a week. We practice Wednesdays, Fri- days and Saturday mornings. Usually during a practice we start with an easy ten flapsl, then we go to two 30's, then Practicing with his team, freshman Erik Henson takes up the rear around the curve. fPhoto by John Crickl two 50is, then an 80. It's a pretty tough practice, he said. Erik and the speed team go to meets throughout the Midwest, display- ing their talents and picking up medals. We go to meets in February in Wichita and March and June in Lin- coln, Neb. Thirty of the 50 states come to the meets and each team brings their own crowd - their friends and relatives - so there's a pretty big crowd for the meets, Erik said. Erik has a trophy and several medals to show for his four years in the sport and he plans to keep skating H few more years. I'll keep with it until I decide what I want to do, he concluded. 202fFreshmen Q - . ., XX rs 'ws 15 , - ... s - X' R: W 5 W is is 4 .. , . g, 5 1 . - -XXX-e S W iflia . E 444MJa94f4'e'94f s X A X is - x qw. A v ' w Jodie Haines Llustin Hall Doug Hamblen Carol Hamby Stacy Hamilton Amy Hancock Cindy Hancock Christine Handy Glen Harder Steven Hardie Craig Harding Derrick Hartley Jill Hartman Danelle Hatfield Debbi Heater Scott Hedden Angela Hedding Erick Helmich Michele Henneman Erik Henson Brian Hess Matt Hess Bonnie Hodges Joy Holling Karen Holm Paul Horton Tammy Hoskins Terry Howard Tasha Howerton Renee Hudson Danny Hughes Wendy Hugill Phil Hung Shannon Hurla Mike lmmer Daniel lngram Larry James Robert Jarvis Tracy Jeanneret Darren Jennings Stacy Jennings Chad John Lori Johnson Charlie Jones Richard Jones Todd Jones Victor Juliana Eric Justice Leonard Keller Pat Kenney Heather Kerns David Kim LeeAnn Kimball Paul Kincaid Karen King Connie Kiper Mark Kisslinger Dennis Kleyh Josh Kolb Derik Kriewitz Jennifer Kruse Craig Kuzniakowski loe Kytle Randy Lady Brian LaFavor jf? Michelle Lalla yi L Stephen Lamberty John Lambros Amanda Larsen Bonni Larson ,gy rr , K W ,, - . 7. Bobbi Lawson H Todd Leabo 'f Cathy Lehman Kelle Lentz -- Scott Lesher Heather Lewis r Melissa Lewis f Carrie Lierman Mike Lindsey Michele Loges Ginny Long . Traci Long Jamie Lucker 1 Erika Lukens ,,.,eN-Maw... . .. .W , x ' 7 Q ge? i F2f 7X:i . 759'--1122211-7 f 'ir Rv- 1:1411-gl' fi . -sw-if . .r . fl -,Q--f zvfrgf,swsrgewfwa Mori '- Brian Lundberg Glenna Lundberg ME: Sir' Kristine Lupardus Marsha Lutes Ronda Luther 1 -fl rflv' r 1 DA SA X X X Q fc iss. - ., - S. . ,F 5 X L -sw .Yr-gl, Kathy Lynch .. Pam Macgrayne ssui if lxgkds. Q 3 s . .QM . . , -, X X t Jr., M, f 1. fi 1, , Vvlv TW.. .. . we 4 ., M . 93 .Z I ,, l ,Q as '77 1- K , .: fr - if Swimming brings on many rewards by Barbara Sloan vvimming is part of the Connors clan's lifestyle. Freshman Katie Connors continued the favorite sport of the family. Katie has been swimming since she was five. Many years of swimming have led her to competition and keep- ing in shape. She had her first competi- tive swim meet when she was five. Katie's parents joined the Crack- erneck Country Club, and she joined the swim team. Since then, she has been swimming in competition. Later, her parents joined the Blue Springs Country Club, and Katie swam on their team. I looked up to my coach there, he pushed me a lot, she said. Katie's older brothers had a lot of influence on her, but they didnit pres- sure her. I wanted to swim. I wanted to outdo them. Swimming runs in the family, senior Doug Connors said. I've always looked up to Doug. He was always winning awards when Katie continues swimming, the favorite sport of the family. fPhoto by Sean McMenemyl lit, he was younger. He was a star, Katie said. Katie has received many awards. She's received trophies for the highest points, most valuable member to the team, most coachable, and most im- proved diver and many more. She's also received medals and ribbons for either winning a race or placing in a race. Katie received ample support from her family. Her parents attended ever!! meet to cheer her on. My Dad likes for me to report in to him after each time I swim to see how I did, she said. t I hope she ends up beating me i time-wise, but she'll never beat me at 3 race, maybe her times, but never Mad' Q . r to-head, Doug added. 2 W J-Y---.ace 20411: reshmen 5 . vv--,uri--Q W X my LX Y t. 0 -R K 1 D gport from :ded every J reporf in lim to S69 ,eating me :at me af 5' ever H665 ., - XX: wqgw. ,Q - - wgjs fx Ss, 3-X X :QW lf, , l tm v, fw.mxvv :Q ' 1 wav,-fi ms sf-W X wx 'X XXX xx X xfvg N N x R N N X N M so Q it E K S x ,Q L ..,,. X K 9 vw ..,t, -L , it V., sys! A ex-iw X. ,V , Wx ' ' 'R 5 V ll ,-E, - ' msg F Ps ft ,ku ' 'f C, 'f X X s W f Qlsq Ss - ' . rs S Q ' Y , X -e . ,. 'Q A Q .Q xv 4 153 ' A E X k .. sf X Q' x X cgi W 3. X 's , f :S - s . W N +1 -. 2 1 s ' -f r Q ss, X F5 A eg- . 'laser' ' i ,'. , , was , xxx Xs 0 XXX X Q X sq I A it ,.- f X sv . ddwdawfff S me f mf? 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Marcus Macias Mark Mahaffey Stephanie Malloy Steve Mancini Phillip Masoner Karissa Massey Cecilia Mata Cindy McCaugney Lynda McClellan Jennie McFadden Heather McIntosh Shannon McKee Matt McNett Scott McSwain Louie McVey Nick Meadows Shara Meier Wally Meierarend Mike Middleton Jeff Miller Lance Miller Mike Miller David Mitchell Steven Mitchell Jason Mlnarik Lori Moore Michael Moore Nicole Moore Jeanine Morehouse Tim Morgan Kathy Morris Tracey Morris Chuck Morrison Diane Murphy Michelle Musteen Stevan Nash Peggy Neidlinger April Neill Kim Nelson Pam Nelson Jennifer Nevils Dana Newport Allen Nickel Don Niederschulte Sheila Noel Mike Nutter Kelly O'Brien Darren O'DelI David Ostrander Mike Page Laura Pagel Steve Parker Todd Parks Melissa Payne Tara Pescetto Jared Petentler Brenda Peters Natalie Peters Timothy Peters Dawn Petersen Bryan Phillips Brett Phipps Jason Pickel Lf frrefi P05 206K F reshmen John Pietzsch Stephanie Pleacher Bonnie Poole Curtis Popplewell Linda Powell Tanya Price Kim Principe Chad Puckett Russ Pullian Mindy Quick Thomas Quinn Kerry Radcliffe Mike Rains Tammy Ramey Joe Ranallo Steve Ranat Christine Reed Karrie Reeder Ellen Renfrow Renee Richie Dewain Riley Nansi Rocha Ron Rogers Terry Rogers Amy Rold Emmett Romine Brian Rose Jack Rosenberg Andy Roster Michelle Rouner Michael Ruff Tom Safley Dorothy Salisbury Jacquie Sandage Lance Sandage Amy Sanders Craig Sanders David Savage Joanne Savlin Julie Savlin Monica Sawyers Lance Schamberger Tina Schannuth Mindy Schlueter Julie Schmid Steve Schmitt Tracy Schofield Eric Sclesky Jenny Scott Kim Scott Lance Seigfreid Danny Serig Jason Seubert Rodney Sheets Ginny Shellhorn Melissa Sherman Chris Shroyer Ronda Simmons Candy Simpson Stacy Sindt Adam Singleton Charles Sloan Blake Smith 1 5 ff ' 4 W., ff f ff ,J , ,4 ' Q7 J Y -. , 'N .fi '- J XB t N t X - 5 VS N 3 X suv xx v x X KN X - pax . r R 2 X I xx 'ss X or X. , ,Y X Zn .K , ., A vs ,f 4 0' N ff R 5l fl X L+ I 'il '! 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Almost 300 people auditioned for the 50 spots available. Most of them had been in previous Starlight produc- tions. My parents and my dance teacher kept telling me, 'Now Stephanie, don't worry if you donit make it, don't be upset.' But I kept making the cuts, and finally I made it, Stephanie said. Stephanie danced and sang in two productions, Annie Get Your Gun and Jesus Christ Superstar. The chorus parts, played mostly by children, consisted of people from Kansas City and the surrounding areas. I really got sick of it at first, Ste- phanie said, because I didn't know any- one. But then I made new friends and it got to be really fun. And it was good experience for me, even though I didn't get paid, she added. They didn't pay us because we aren't in Equity fthe professional per- formers unionJ, she explained. You have to pay S500 to be in that. Stephanie's other performing ex- periences include dance recitals and gymnastic meets. I've been taking dance lessons since I was three years old,', she said. Right now I'm taking one hour of ballet and two hours of tap and jazz a week. Then I practice gymnastics one- and-a-half to two hours, three times a week. A lot of my time is taken up, but I like it. Stephanie plans to audition at World's of Fun next summer for the Tivoli show. My dance teacher at Laten's Dance Academy has been in the shows. I've learned some of the routines from her. They're pretty easy. Stephanie also plans to continue to compete in gymnastic meets. As a Class 3 performer, her goal is to com- pete in state meets. I do gymnastics to help my danc- ing. It gives you more strength, balance and poise, Stephanie said. And I like going to the meets because I get to meet people from all over the state. I want to continue singing and dancing, maybe even in college, she said. I met a lot of people last summer from New York. They were in com- mercials and soap operas, Broadway shows and movies. I'd love to go to New York -that's my dream. -mania- ----....,.... as it f 5 CZ Despite her busy schedule, freshman Ste- phanie Grapes always finds time to smile. fPhoto by Monica Gamblel rm. 'c,:1f.f.- Y - Faith Smith Jason Smith Jennifer Smith Keith Smith Kim Smith Linda Smith Matt Smith Michelle Smith Sheila Smith Susan Smith I Tiffany Smith Wendy Smith Scott Snelson Kim Snider Phillip Snider Melissa Solomon Sonia Sortore lered Spiess Cindy Spratt Christi Springer Staci Springer ,L re ameri 207 208fFreshmen Renee Stafford lohn Stanley Melinda Stanley Rayna Steen Billy Sterling Troy Sterrett Bryan Steward Carla Stinnett Kathy Stobart Bill Stock Denise Street Chris Stroud Todd Stuck Mike Sullivan Mike Sullivan Donna Sultzbaugh Richard Summers Cameron Sutt Stuart Sweetland Todd Sword Curt Talcott Marcia Taylor Becky Temming Dennis Tharp Ann Thomas Michele Thurston Robbie Timme Raymond Titus Jim Town John Town Darin Tracy Jay Truelove Paul Turley Dana Turner Danny Turner Mark Tweedie Sherri Upp Monte Van Bibber Denise VanWormer Crissy Vaughn Robert Wagner Chris Wahrenbrock Clint Walker Paul Walker Ray Watters Dana Wear Kevin Weiss Carol Welsh Stacie Welsh Kent Werremeyer Tim Wheeler Dede White Tabitha Whited Craig Whitehead Mike Whiteley Heather Whitworth Jaye Wiley Brian Wilson Kim Wilson Lisa Wilson Michael Wilson Steve Wilson Tony Wilson Fx ii kl . . , A f ::. tty W Qi, rm WM i Ph Q 44Mf'Jw24fff'ef94f 9 9 Q Mg ...,. ,M , W' 9' ,QZY 4 1- 2 'K s . f f fa X f X ,X SS if Xxx 91 X X Q X iiil gp N Q ygw. 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Rather R than letting his stature hold him back, he has used it to get ahead. It,s really kind of an advantage. Being short and stocky, I mean. You can move a lot quicker and get moves . in that those tall guys just canit stop, l : .. sz ig Jimmy said emphatically. In addition to his size, Jim has another advantage over most of his 'I opponents. I l've been wrestling for more than five years now. I started when I was in as third grade. I wrestled three years for ,I the Independence YMCA until the 1 n ei team folded. I After that, Jim wrestled for the Longview YMCA for two years. Then, In his fifth year of wrestling, Jim broke his ankle which put him out of the sport I until this season. Jim has found that wrestling as a I Patriot is only slightly different than what he was used to. If I get pinned now, it's in front of alot of people. That's the most embar- Kissing thing that can happen, Jim 5dlTiit't9Cl. Although his size is what got him Ptdrted as a wrestler and has contrib- '-IYQCI to his success, Jim finds that Y-... I ls is ' Jimmy Brewer finds his size both an advantage and a disadvantage. IPhoto by Doug Claxtonl being short is a disadvantage in other ways. At the beginning of the school year, Jim began taking hormone shots to accelerate his growth. It's expensive stuff, Jim said of the hormones. f'A two-ounce bottle would cost about 3200, and I only get seven shots out of that. Actually, it doesn't cost us a penny because of a government grant. Otherwise, it would cost us two to three thousand dollars a year. Since he began taking the shots, Jim has already grown more than an inch. Later, in the summer, I'll have to have a bone biopsy where they remove a piece of my backbone or hipbonef' Jim said. Then that piece of my bone will be tested with the hormone to see if I should continue to take it. Then I'll probably be off the hormone for a cou- ple of months to see if I have begun growing on my own. Arlene Williams Chris Williams Shane Williams Doug Wingate David Winslow Diana Winter Roxanne Wood Wib Woodson Robbie Wright Doug Yancey Patricia Young Brent Zelk Ann Zuber Kenny Zumwalt Freghrneri, 209 Steve Abernathey David Adair Brian Adams Mark Adams Angie Ahrens Wayne Alderson Bobby Allen Eric Allen Jodi Allen Kenny Alumbaugh David Anderson Patty Anderson Stacey Anderson Stacey Andrews Bill Antoniello Jennifer Armstrong , ff. , ,ad K Q 1 bg A Q1 5 fl, ia- -K we 'si ' ' 'IS 21OfSophomores qw f, .., MZ' . Q ,Y GIA VT rx Sophomore class officers undecided on class plan! by Ronda Wendel ack of communication and dedi- cation hindered the sophomore class officers. Our officers don't come to the meetings so they don't always know what's going on, president Stacey An- derson said. So far I haven't had anything to do. I don't know when the meetings are, so I don't know what's happening, secretary Julie Graybill said. None of us are experienced at doing an officer's job except Stacey. CC She was class president last year, treasurer Rob Howard said. The officers don't have any major events planned for next year yet. They're just taking it as it comes. The candy cane sales were suc- cessful, Stacey said. We'd like to have more candy sales and maybe a dance in the future. We have raised money by selling candy, having summer car washes and helping with dances, vice-president Sarah Conyers said. We aren't doing as well as the seniors because we're not as experienced as they are. The seniors really know what they're do- ingf, M 2 3 I it i We're trying to get everybody f involved. We've had a good turnout at! the sophomore meetings, but we need more dedication from the officers, Sta- cey said. The representatives are a lot' of help to us. Though the officers had trouble, getting started, they still had a goal. We basically want to raise a lot of money for the class and raise spirit, Stacey concluded. I I Sophomore class officers: Sara Conyers, vice-president, Julie Graybill, secretary, Rob Howard, H069 urerg Stacey Anderson, president. IPhoto by Chris Weissj V , -- s 1 .. . fu Y 4 f 'jgI ' . ..- Y H..-.H-H ..-.,......,.'..-,-....,,.-.,,.,,,....,..- ,. f Sf . X5 -is Si: Y C s ,! T . .641 cers lans id maybe a ay by selling washes and :e-president aren't doing :ause vve're ey are. The they're do- everybody d turnout at Jut we need fficers, Sta- ves are a lot had trouble ad a goal. raise a lot raise splrli, ' , ,mf li Howai'Cl,1 ' J Z v ,, ,, -.aus-A 'f 2, 'vffwwry W, , ey I ' ,:fZA,:.:,,g cf'-' 4'5 ff. ff. 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I wanted to do what they did. Mike didn't know taking lessons would lead off to a new hobby for him- self. Not only does he take lessons, but gives lessons, also. My teachers push me the most, so I push my students, too, he said. r 571 -,af ,, iff . 47 1 J +7 4 Mike had three students and planned on receiving more students in the future. His lessons took place twice a week in his home. lt won't be my career, but it will be a hobby, Mike said. Mike practiced 45 minutes a day, seven days a week. His favorite popu- lar music to play are songs by Chicago, Van Halen and Journey. On the days he wasn't taking or teaching lessons, Mike still found time to be involved with school activities. He was an active member of the Concert Choir, Trutones, and the Minutemen. His talent also allowed him to play for the choir and as a soloist. And, he played for those who take solos to dis- trict contest. I like being in front of people per- forming for them, he said. I make fun a lot, but l'll put in a good word for him,'f,Charlie added. as hobby Teaching the piano continues as a hobby for Mike. fPhoto by Chris Weissl f x f X M7 Mya? I A 1 az '4 . . Il I Q M J my ' ff ' 42 i 7 f f X fa X l v if .f ,f , 7 y r 7 fy . 4 f jf f 9 4 Q ff 6 X . . 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I - 4 s M .., . fl X X 1 40 2 , f 3 X f I Q A- 4. 9 I do vs- an 1 ' 4' .-. y,,f-' . 1 , X I , J . -,Z W . , , t , Y W yn,, QV 6- N, e 4 1- M vt rr 'V New g m provides work out facilities by Ronda Wendel ess than a year ago, Gold's Gym opened its doors at the Indepen- dence Center to allow people to come in and work out, tan or just relax in the whirlpool, sauna or steambath. I've been going about twice a month since August, junior Ronnie Johnson said. Sometimes I go to work out and other times I go to relax. I bought a four-year membership card, senior Kirk Seeger said. I've gone every other day for the last eight months. Gold's Gym opened 40 years ago in California. It has been known as the mecca in bodybuilding and weightlift- ing. Gold's Gym is one of the places where many of the big bodybuilders started out. Gold's Gym offers a variety of top- of-the-line weights, including bench presses, incline benches, slat benches and 15,000 pounds of free weight. We have a full line of Polaris equipmentf' Wayne Renz, doctor of chiropractic at Gold's Gym, said. It's the best equipment around. It provides for a maximum workout because it allows muscles to go through a full range of motion with variable resist- ance, using a wire, rope and cam me- chanismf' 214fSophomores Gold's Gym provides a new place for junior Mark James to work out. KPhoto by John Crickj I started working out here at school, but there's not enough equip- ment here. I went to Gold's Gym for more equipment, Kirk said. Besides all the weights and weight equipment, Gold's Gym offers a whirl- pool, sauna, steambath, tanning booths, and an aerobics program. The gym is co-ed with separate locker rooms for men and women. The whirlpool and sauna cleanse the skin and help the person relax after a workout, Renz said. Our aerobics 3 program is used to complement a per- 1 son's bodybuilding program. lt's good for building cardiovascular endurance, . flexibility and muscle tone as well as Q, allowing agility and elasticity of the, muscles. I Weightlifting to perfect the body involves a lot of hard work, pain, sweat, time and money. Lifting weights keeps me in shape and gives me something to do, Kirk ii said. It defines my muscles and thei way I look. 1 Weightlifting is healthy, both men- tally and physically, senior Lew Rich- ards said. Working out gives me confidence 5 and a feeling of pride, senior Eddiej Carnoali said. I'm not tearing down 3 my body by drugs or alcohol, instead i I'm building it up. It also helps to pick up women, Lew continued. There's a lot of good- -t looking girls who go there. 5 E Lew and l want to skip college - and go to California to get into body- building, Eddie joked. We'll do noth- ing but lie on the beach all day and lift weights. You get your money's worth of 1 weightlifting if you go everyday and use all the equipment. You get out of it what you put into it, senior Chris Meek concluded. L. I Y 'nn-N BS aerobics ant a per- lt's good idurance, is well as ty of the the body ain, sweat, ie in shape dof' Kirk s and the both men- Levv Rich- onfic i0f Eddie ing down lg instead WOfnena,, t of QOOCI' ip college into body ll do HOW' ay and lift 5 worth Ol ay and U95 t out of F' nior CW' 5-: 55 :Exif 1 .. in Xb -4 V. X . . X, Q X N.. si-Q be X X X ig F :sf X X A, S XX 8 Y .Qt X i 2 S K XX be r X. .NG e- .. Kg kr f. 9 . X YXX '- Qs? . tif X JF l 2 . .,.. . . . X. X g X Q Qs X N X KY U5 Y ' 4 . X , N Q X X XQ. -:ls X X X W so , Y 5 Y 1 X X af'-: . If X X X X X 'I' V Y ., r X xx I I X X Xs X X s X Q f -n 5 Q Q X 'NLF' 1 ,Q-1 ! f X . . 3 X f , ,W 3 vw Q. 1' an Q J f 1 I .. 1 9521 -Un 1 5 ff 6? N ,. if i mg . . AS? V ma ,S J s f- 'E 4 V ...gs-+V -A rv f L i . y x i i ' i - ra ' ' 4-r i W ' ,fi- y l 21 3' . n 1 . l . 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The driver's test is an experience many students share, and most have their own story to tell about the event. I remember l failed the first time I took the test for turning right on red when I wasn't supposed to, senior Tony Frerking recalled. The patrol- woman with me kept talking about her cat and a Muppets cartoon for the rest of the ride, and when we got back, she said, 'Oh by the way, you do know you failed, don't you'?' Naturally, some students passed the first time, but not without their share of embarrassment. The patrolman walked over to my side of the car, and when l opened the door, l hit him. All he wanted me to do was roll the window down, junior Paul LeVota said. The instructor insisted that I go on a green light, even though a woman was standing in front of the car, junior fs' Bright and early, sophomore Darren Frerking waits to take his driver's test. IPhoto by Randy Napier! Mike Glidewell recalled. She had to jump out of the way really fast. Mounting tension and nervousness before taking the test created problems for a few students. V The night before the test, l was so worried I didn't get any sleep. lt was really cold the next day and I got there 10 minutes before they opened, senior Karl Schowengerdt said. l took the test, exhausted with my hands frozen to the wheel. Occasionally, someone will go through the experience with no prob- lems at all. lt was great! The woman with me started talking and got so wrapped up in the conversation that she almost missed telling me where to turn some- times, senior Jon Engleman said. lt was all very pleasurable. Even though most students laugh about their experiences now, their opinions of the test havenit changed. I think those people get a kick out of giving you a hard time, even though they might be planning on passing you, anyway, junior Rick White said. lt was scary. There is no way l'd go through it again, senior Lora Mor- ton said. ffff ff Kim Rogers Jim Roller Vance Rosser Jeff Roudebush Lori Royle Amy Ruhling Marcie Ryan Sean Sales Maria Schemmer Lisa Schnakenberg Todd Schooler Karen Schroeder Ronda Schuler Scott Schumacher f :ZZ .1,g ,y, ' 'few f f W! ,,f 1 , , V V 9 ff , Marcia Schwartz Frank Sears James Sebastian Jeff Sellon Lori Shaw Rhonda Shelton James Sherwood Kan Shipley Ray Shouse Robert Shroyer Brian Smith Christy Smith Derald Smith Jason Smith Sophomores 217 I E I I I I I I I I i, II V I II , i 1, I-I If ' I 1 I I I ' I I I II ,I-1 Jeff Smith Jenny Smith Kathy Smith John Snell Michelle Snider John Solito Mike Sommers Grant Springer Lori Springer Tanya Stark Angela Steele Donna Stephens Hayley Stewart Jerry Stine Nick Stompoly Stacey Stratton Charles Street David Sullins Susan Summers Tim Sutton Shelley Temple Danna Thomas Marcia Thomas Jeff Thompson Wes Thorton Dawn Thrutchley Ryan Thurber Tracey Thurman Tim Tittle Sean Titus Cindy Tomlin Lynda Tonga Jim Tormena Tim Townley Vanessa Tucker Joe Turnbow Maria Ubaldo Greg Vaughn Rob Veach David Vest Eric Vickery Jerry Vogel Klye Waggener Stephanie Wagner James Walker Marc Walker Tony Walker Jim Walls Brent Walters Jerry Warren Kristie Watts Tony Weber Cindi Weddington Bill Weir Susan Weir Mike Welsh Joe Wendell Bryan Weyrauch Brian Wharton Jeff White Katie White Gary Wilcox Renita Wilcox Tom Wildschuetz David Willard Carol Williams Tim Williams Tony Williams Terri Wilpp Tony Wilson John Winkler Stacy Winsky 218fSophomores 1 I yi S , af b fi r .Q ' k X 4-. in I 5 N X. up g,Vb:q t...r,, I gs ,. if XS? 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X' N 7 3 l 3 Gerald Winter Troy Wisdom David Wiss Diann Wojoiechowicz Jim Wood Chris Wooten Jason Wyatt Kevin Wyrick Jeff Yocum Brian Zelk Tim Zimmerman Tony Zuetlau Legislation may change drinking age in Kansas by Todd Schannuth he days when 18-year-olds could legally buy alcohol may soon be history. lt seems certain that pressure from the federal government will prompt the raising of the drinking age in Kansas from 18 to 21. The pres- sure comes in the form of the federal government witholding highway funds from states that do not have a min- imum drinking age of 21. George Watson, a manager at the 18 bar Pogo's, doesn't agree with the way the federal government is influenc- ing states to change their laws. I think it's unconstitutional, he said. I think it's a bad way to accomp- lish what they want to do and it may set a bad precedence, too. is 599 changes to 21, students won't be able to 'fifalsze at bars in Kansas. fPhoto by Monica Garn- 5-tix Watson also admits that the change in law would have a noticeable effect on his business. About 35 percent of our business is from Missouri, at last count, he said. Besides the effects on businesses, there would be the effects on the pa- trons of those businesses. Some of those patrons attend Truman. While certainly not all Truman students fre- quent Kansas bars, many do have opin- ions about what such a law would mean to either themselves or their peers. Senior Brian Gauldin sees both positive and negative sides to the law. If the bill passed, it would kind of make me mad, but in a way I wouldn't mind, Brian admitted. Older people don't drink and drive as much as kids do. I guess the law would be good. Senior Jerry Elliot also sees both sides although he finds more argument for the negative aspects. I know it would save lives, but if we're old enough to carry a rifle in a foreign country and kill people, we're old enough to go down the street and have a beer if we want, Jerry rea- soned. I see the good, but we've got to be able to have our freedomf' Although the law would help Kan- sas retain funding for its highways, most students don't believe it would have much effect on solving the prob- lem of alcohol abuse. The law might do a little to cut down on alcohol abuse, but if people want it, they will get it, senior Lori Lamberty said. Sam Accurso Brian Adams Bret Adcock Jane Alexander Joe Alexander Sylveena Ali Pat Allen Rhonda Alton i rl I . . I Junior class officers jom for benefit of their class , by Ronda Wendel xperience helped this year's jun- ior class officers work together as a team and plan activities. We're all experienced officers, president Paul LeVota said. Jeff has been a class officer for two years, Cam and Pat are involved in various school activities and I was on Student Council last year. We get along really well because we're good friends, secretary Cam Larsen said. We think the same about what needs to be done for the class. We're all pals. We do things to- gether outside of junior class things, Paul continued. We have a good work- ing relationship and we work well with the representatives. The officers are all guys. We hang out together and get along really well, treasurer Pat Allen said. The junior class held this year's Valentine's dance. They hoped this would be a big fundraiser for their class. We're having the Valentine's dance to raise money for our prom next year, Pat said. The Valentine's dance is a big thing for us this year, Paul said. lt would help immensely in our aim to- wards our senior year. The senior year aims toward prom and graduation, so now we're getting the money for when we're seniors. Besides raising money for their class, the officer's jobs involved more. Since I'm in charge of fundraising, my job is to help the president decide different fundraising activities for the junior class, Pat said. We basically look out for the class and discuss what we think should be done, or changed to suit the students. My job involves keeping our class informed on what we have done and what needs to be done, Cam said. We're here for the students to come to and tell us what they fell needs to be done for the school. I am in charge of getting every- thing organized like the Valentine's dance, candy sales and coaches for powderpuff, Paul said. We mainly want to raise money for our senior prom. We'd like to raise money for something to donate to the V. school as a remainder of our class, Cam concluded. ,F Junior class officers: Cam Larsen, secretaryldelll Passantino, vice-president, Paul LeVota, presidenlija Pat Allen, treasurer. fPhoto by Chris Weissl . dl 5. n-awww r . . ..,.,...H .M,-sL,,,,- f , U., - V ' - - 1 rin ss sically s what ged to r class ie and 1 said. come 5 to be every- ntine's ies for money o raise to the class, ,-1--11 . ,L summed ZCYQI-Eff Jr , il ia, DYQSMW' a flfeissl Anna Alumbaugh David Amadio Becky Anderson Rhonda Anderson Stacy Anderson Susan Appleberry David Arnold Lesley Ash Stone Atagi Diana Ausmus Mike Austell Chris Bachand Carolyn Bailey Michael Bailey Bryan Baker Eric Baker Travis Bales Ken Ballinger Rex Barnes Diane Battor Scott Beacham Chris Beck Debbie Beck Jim Beebe Jean Benedict Angie Bennett Stahr Bertrand Bruce Bingham Lisa Bishop Chuck Boan Ron Boecker Brian Bolten Steve Bonney John Bradley Keith Bredehoeft Kirk Brewer Brad Brewster Becky Bridges Valya Bronson Radonna Brower Paige Brown Sharla Brown Peggy Bryant Lynn Buchanan Jim Bullard Beth Bundschu Erin Burke Ann Butler Chuck Cain Shannon Calohan Rick Campbell Trini Campos Jeff Carnoali Greg Carr Bobbie Carter Darcy Case Cathe Casteel Kathryn Cathcart Kim Caton Cassandra Caviness Gretchen Chandler Jim Chapman Chris Choat I ,..--fr I Robert Chow Camilla Christensen Cari Christensen Kyla Claxton Vivian Cline Bill Clymer Richie Coe Jennifer Coffman Carol Cole Brian Coleman Miki Confer Peggy Cordle Kelly Cornine Timothy Cott Tami Cottrell DeAnna Couzens Jennifer Couzens Kristi Crumpacker Cheryl Cunningham Michelle Cupp Mike Cypret Angela Davis James Davis Kirk Davis Rhonda Davis Douglas Day Michelle Doll Lucia Donahue Phil Donnici Chris Driver Jeff Dunlap Mike DuRee David Dutton Michelle Easley George Easton Tammie Eiken Marion Elrick John Engel Robert Ensley Rob Eslinger Michelle Etzenhouse Vic Evans Lewis Fanara Myke Felden Jennifer Fellers Melissa Floray Michelle Folkert Michael Folsom Steve Fortner Melanie Foudree Natalie Fox Brian Franciskato Alex Franco Jeff Frazier Phil Friedley Shawn Frisbey Jeanette Gates Loren Gates Gayla Gibson Carolyn Gillmor Joe Gimmarro Hollie Glass Mike Glidewell ?VlQc ,E Ami: WEE ggnaiss ,fears 1 I 5 fi some gaicl. As runes ai Later sl family a As with sw She was ing. Me cialty. IN with my Me foils. Th very aw practicii to do lii the Fes' Wl put on 2 play a vi Pe est llllflj and stai Me spare ti now a Club. J E 7' 1 Melissa thrives in Renaissance lore Y by Stephanie Hendrix I unior Melissa Floray is intrigued by the Medieval time period. She has had numerous jobs at the I Renaissance Festival for the past two r years. I I started out doing stage shows as a sorcerous to the queen, Melissa said. As sorcerous, Melissa told for- tunes and learned to read tarot cards. Later she left the renaissance's royal family and joined the Renegades. As a renegade she learned to fight with swords, daggers and battle axes. She was already familiar with staff fight- mg. Melissa said, The staff is my spe- cialty. Nobody can walk away from me with my stafff, Melissa also learned to fight with foils. They are as long as she is tall and very awkward to handle. Melissa kept practicing and got better. She went on to do live demonstrations with foils at the Festival. When she had breaks, she would put on a bird mask, sit up in a tree and play a wooden flute. People thought it was the strang- est thing. They would just stand there and stare, she said. Melissa also played chess in her spare time at the Renaissance. She is now a member of Truman's Chess Club. . Q x ss . Q Q sag- ' fs Iglelzsa demonstrates how she protects herself with daggers used in medieval fighting. IPhoto by John nc Her interest in the Medieval time period has brought her into SCA CSO- ciety for Creative Anachronismsl. It is a club where people get together and relive medieval days. We dress medieval, have speak- ers, feasts and parties. It's a lot of fun, she said. Melissa is also involved in archery. She likes anything that has to do with weapons. She has a collection of medie- val weapons. Jousting is something Me- lissa wants to learn how to do. In past years Melissa has been asked by history teacher Mike Feeney to talk to his classes about the Medie- val time period. Melissa said, I really like talking to his classes. There's nothing about it I don't know. Other parts of medieval life have contributed to Melissa's interest in herbalism, caligraphy, gems and the game Dungeons and Dragons. Melissa said the game is a good way to get together with friends. It takes your mind off things. Itis a lot of fun, she said. To Melissa, the Medieval time pe- riod was the perfect time. It was a time with knights, gallan- try, castles and everything was beauti- ful. I belong there. .if Mike Glow Stephen Goerz Allen Goold Joe Greble Kevin Griep Carrie Gutekunst Tonya Hainen Christy Hall Tami Hamblen Jamie Hanlon Tami Harbaugh Brent Hardesty Mike Hatt Derek Haug Cara Hawks Ralph Hazlett Carrie Hedrick Mike Henderson Junta rs Q23 Barbara Hendricks Ken Hepting Brent Herrick Janet Herrick Sean Hess Kristy Hessefort Lori Hewitt Jenny Hodson Karen Hoelscher Michele Hoover Todd Horn Elizabeth Hornecker Julie Howe Jennifer Huffman 1' 59,1 Q-' . 'iff ,ii , 5- fi ' tif wife I-f . ' Gina has surgery to remove kidney by Stephanie Hendrix unior Gina Pool missed six weeks of school this year. One of those weeks was spent at the Independ- ence Sanitarium Hospital where Gina had an operation in which one of her kidneys was removed. I was born with three kidneys. The doctors didn't know because the extra one was hidden,', Gina explained. Gina missed two weeks of school before her surgery because she was sick. The doctors did tests on her and finally realized she had an extra kidney. Surgery to remove it was the next step. Even though the kidney had been in Gina's body since birth, the doctors For Gina, one week of second quarter was spent in the hospital. fPhoto by Sean McMenemyJ 224fJun1ors hadn't realized it. The kidney had not been working. When it started, it was diseased and caused Gina to become sick. Gina said, I was weak all the time and tired. Gina said she didn't really think about the operation until the night be- fore. Her family left the hospital and she was there alone. That was when Gina realized what was going to hap- pen. I couldn't believe it. I was scared when I thought about having the opera- tion, she said. During most of her stay in the hospital, Gina was sick or knocked out from shots she took every four hours. After the operation, she had to learn how to hold herself up and walk again. Gina said, It was kind of hard hav- ing to learn how to stand up. It was hard. Gina still has to have regular trips to the doctor. These are to make sure there are no infections. The only after effects for Gina are that it hurts when she sneezes and she gets tirecl easy. It doesnit really hurt. The scar does sometimes but that's about all, she said. After the operation Gina was home for four more weeks. Bill Drinkwater, math teacher, was her homebound teacher. Gina was worried about her grade-point average since she had miss- ed a major part of the quarter. . Has going through this helped Gina in any way? 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Tl was in write p III and hf Since explair M of oven lection special asked I book, M contes Gettin underx .T college thinks to get said. Ss ing sty most c 'l shared Q' , ....-.......- ..-.-. ..- -vhr.--.,-pw.:--QQ---n--,.u:..--Q . - A H' ' l l I Mike shares with his mimes, poems by Stephanie Hendrix unior Mike Folsom shares his feel- ings by writing poems. He became interested in writing by reading poetry. Poe is sort of my hero, Mike said. This interest began when Mike was in the seventh grade. He would write poems because he enjoyed it. I let one of my friends read one and he thought it was pretty good. Since then I've kept writing, Mike explained. Mike now has a growing collection of over 200 poems. Included in this col- lection are poems he has written for special people and dedications he was asked to write. I have them all in a book . . . a big book, Mike said. Mike has been looking for poetry contests to enter some of his work in. Getting his poems published is also underway. I've sent some of my poems to a college English teacher to see what he thinks. If he likes them, I'm going to try to get some of them published, Mike said. Symbolism is part of Mike's writ- ing style and emotions are the base of most of his poems. The feelings I write about are shared by everyone. People can relate to my poems because everyone has basically the same feelings at some time, Mike said. Writing poems is not only a way to share his feelings, but also a way for Mike to get his aggressions out. Mike feels this can help influence the reader. lt makes them think about their feelings, Mike said. Mike can also make people think by miming. He started mime classes when he was 10 years old. He per- formed a mime in this years Christmas program. The mime was also done for many churches. Mime classes led to Mike's interest in the theater. At 11 years old he start- ed taking classes in theater. Mike is now a member of the Olive Branch Players, a group of actors from the area. Mike went on stage as a coach- man, a guard and a wine steward in the Olive Branch's production of Cinder- ella. The wine steward was my favor- ite part because I got to sing a solo, Mike said. Mike admitted that he likes mim- ing better than acting. With miming there are no lines to memorize and he finds it more enjoyable. Writing poetry, miming and acting are all an important part of Mike's life. He plans on making drama his minor in college. I I I I I. .I 'l l: I. l I l l I ll! AI I III :Il l:l I :ll Il gl lll ll ,II I Isl During one of this mimes, Mike leans against a I wall. iPhoto by Sean McMenemyl I I l I l Mike said, My poetry will be im- portant to me. I'll keep writing as a I hobby if nothing else. I I-ll .ll lil - -IW Valerie Rago I Brett Rauber .. 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Kerry Yuille Linda Zaner Bret Yeager Jason Yeager Missy Young I Q I Handicap won't stop Tim- ' rom reaching his goals by Barbara Sloan t took more time to walk down the hall for junior Tim Clark than for some- one else. Tim was born with the handicap that has no cause, no name, and no cure. He was born with half of his right arm missing and no legs. Tim has two artificial legs and has no problems ex- cept that he is slower than a normal person. I do not feel cheated out of any- thing and it has not changed my life, Tim said. While at home, Tim receives the same treatment as his sister and two brothers. I've liked being treated the same. There is no reason for me to be treated differently than them. I wouldn't like being treated any different, Tim said. Tim's only difficulty he encoun- tered every day was walking up and down the stairs. I have to walk up and down on the left side because I am left-handed and it is easier to hold on to the railing. It takes me longer, but I am in no hurry, Tim said. Tim's only regret would be not being able to play sports competitively during his high school years. His favor- ite sport is football, but he would like to Play them all. I can do as well as an average Person, Tim said with confidence. Instead of playing sports, Tim Sprint his time lifting weights. He spends QVGYV other night lifting his weights. 'lf' Tim's handicap doesn't stop him from his goals. IPhoto by Doug Claxton! Tim feels his handicap will not stop him from reaching his goals. His first priority was to make lots of money. His future plans include attending the Uni- versity of Kansas and majoring in elec- tronics. I want to make lots of money like everyone else, he added. Tim goes to bed, wakes up and goes about his day like anyone else would. It is not that big of a deal, Tim said. If Tim could give advice for anyone with a handicap, it would be: Make the best of it, itis not that big of a deal. There are very few things I can't do. 'www 229 John Alexander Barbara Allin Mark Anderson rglgw..-1 V, f -.f V ,,,V,', 1 m-fa, '- Of' I Shawn Anderson 23OfSeniors Cindy Antoniello rw 9 1 , 7 f V Tim Anderson Joe Angotti ,er . Mike Arnold ' A W ix i Experience aids .officers in planning special year by Ronda Wendel enior class officers planned var- ious activities to make the year different and more exciting. They agreed that their main goal this year was to make the year a special one for the seniors. Our goal this year is to make it a fun one for the seniors and a special one to remember, president Kyle John said. We had the most successful car wash all summer. We have senior week planned and many fund-raising activi- ties in order to have a cheaper prom and a slide show at the senior ban- quet. School can be so boring, so we're trying to organize different activities to keep things exciting, vice-president Mindi Shank said. This year's officers feel they are experienced in their job. We all have been involved in Stu- dent Council and class officers for the last three years, treasurer Karen McEl- wee said. The officers are definitely expe- rienced. We've worked together for basically three years. That's one of our strongest points, Kyle said. This is our third year with it. We know what's going on. We get along real well, secretary Leaetta Ormsbee said. . We try and keep in mind what we feel the students would want in the decisions we make, Karen said. Hopefully everybody's happy with the decisions. We try and compromise with them. The officers were not only expe- rienced but they were also enthusiastic and willing to work hard at their job. They're responsible officers. I love working with three girls, Kyle said smiling. They're not there for popular- ity, but for responsibility. Our main goal is to make sure everyone has an excellent senior year, Mindi said. If we know everyone else has had a good year, the three years of work will have been worth it. Senior class officers: Karen McElwee, treasur- efi Leatta Ormsbee, secretary, Kyle John, presi- dent, and Mindi Shank, vice-president. fPho!o by John Crickl -- 1 ,Q , - ,,I: 6 9 N X . 4 was t I if A T s Q ' -1-Aaigffvgq, . :-: X X XX X -'XJ by x 2 ,. x we 553' TS with the mise with ly expe- nusiastic air job. rs. I love yle said popular- :ke sure or year, 'one else years of . zuee, treaSUf 1 John, Pfesl nt. !Photo , we 1 Si X .4 Q Q AXX EX z . - f WX l I .1 ' . ,vw QV if 5 all? l g We N .S A X, 4 NXQQ QQ NXXQ XX XX an XS N wr Y X N 'Q X . if A .5 1 , T551 XM h. 3 3 9 , , sf fr f LV -, w- Wwe Q' .J v lm A r .R i ' . wrt . Q' i B - V s X- wmqqwyixixl f XXEKX -V ll 5 ' SN mai vX . 'Ns ' 1 X mmm' X 2 W ' , R ..., X gg ,W ix S. B X, XS 5 K X - X,-L.. Lx :X ci ' it , '11 4444'lef94fff'a'4w X 5 gs ! ' ff' 1 f X X J ,4-W f f' I , N X A - Q5 25 X 2 4Q2'i.i:Q' .5 XXX 11 1.:,:.. 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SC the pi3l'lO to sin9- Scot gf0L1p Cai keyboard The mg for a across S shop wha They gav tinated. l decided 1 I wi but Vm 9 The of a rhy' lead sing arist anc keyboan jobs plaf clubs. Sc two yeal job, ther his colleg It 1 successi Sco his thirc sional ai tion anc at 71 2 x lt. L It ,-ir-7 K J , is ,,. R i . E 1 I -4 ,x Rl! Scott allows time for music interests 7 by Barbara Sloan lthough actively involved with sports, clubs, and school work, senior Scott Lowrey still finds time to keep up his interest in music. Scott started taking piano lessons and then became more interested in music. Scott's talents led him to play the piano, keyboards, guitar, and also to sing. Scott now plays for a top-forty group called LIGHTZ. Scott plays the keyboards and is a back-up singer. The band broke-up and was look- ing for another member. They came across Scott's name through a music shop where Scott buys his equipment. They gave Scott a call, but he procras- tinated. After a couple of weeks, he decided to call them back. I wasn't going to call them back, but l'm glad I did, he said. The members of the band consist of a rhythm guitarist who is also the lead singer, a lead guitarist, a bass guit- arist and a drummer. Scott plays the keyboards. The band hopes to find jobs playing for parties, dances, and clubs. Scott plans to attend UMKC for two years and to keep the band as a job, then to transfer to MU to finish out his college education. lt might all change if the band is successful! he said. Scott is now taking lessons from his third teacher. He is more profes- sional and teaches him Jazz, Composi- tion and Theory. lt's really not like lessons but like t 1 f f f was - '42, pw Ziyi? i t-1 4 ' v, Q' 1 K, , ' Qffyzyf if 4 it yi if ZF f 2 Zeta 4-5 iff 7 1212, - 4- 'Z V Q Q. ff af . , .-.e V I A 7 WW ,,'1 ff iii' 'g Every practice leads to a successful performance for Scott's band. IPhoto by Debbie O'Brienl a course, like in college, he said. Scott's practicing every night doesn't leave him with much time to spare. He also is involved with Cross Country, cheerleading, and is an AFS be 2 . 1 'Q '9 it 'W Joe Dungan Kris Dunnaway Rob DuRee Kelly Durnell - Lisa Easley Bruce Easton Mike Eaton Mark Eckman host brother to Gisela Saupe. I haven't had much of a social life. I feel guilty for not spending as much time with my friends and Gisela, Scott said. Seniorsf 933 Melody Edie Susan Eischen Jerry Elliott Brian Ellis Jon Engleman Diane Evans Mark Exposito James Fancher Rick Farley Michelle Farrand a 4 '41 Y is 4 - M , KW in wj Lg rm , V1 A-f' ff, W ' fp 1, : V, an jf 2 fl f 1 Q y y X . Kev ffm f . V XJ, , A -Y, L. I Underclassmen win Powder Puff 18-16 by Ronda Wendel or the first time in Truman his- tory, the underclassmen prevailed 18-16 at the annual Powder Puff game on Nov. 7. This was the first year they didn't call the game for the seniors, senior Lori Lamberty said. Referees were siding the under- classmen, senior Ginger McLaughlin said. u After the game, the audience and players commented on how rough they felt the game was. The seniors were really tough, sophomore Leslie Kuske said. They 'seemed like they wanted to win so bad that it didn't matter how. . The seniors were out for blood, sophomore Jennifer Jones said. The seniors had a senior hit list and they were after those on it. There was a lot more rivalry be- tween the teams than in the past years, senior Kim Simpson said. I thought it was a really good game, Janet Pressley said. It wasn't just to have fun and play football, it was to kill. There were some girls that everyone wanted, which caused the turmoil, official Mark Sevy said. It went real well until the last few min- utes. I didn't think there was as much roughness as there has been in the past years, until all the seniors ran out on the field at the end of the game, senior coach Danny Hauschel said. There was too much roughness. Everyone was throwing punches and Underclassmen won annual Powder Puff game for first time in Truman history. fPhoto by Doug' Claxton! fighting, senior Sabrina Collins said, Afterwards it turned into a riot and everybody just ran. Even though the seniors lost, both teams had their strengths and weak- nesses. Our strongest point was our de- fense up the middle, senior coach Mike Hill said. Our weakest was our blocking, senior coach John Seubert said. There was also a lack of attendance at practi- ces. We had 10 or 11 girls that showed up at every practice. They didn't do as well as we expected. They looked a lot better than what they did in the game, senior coach Robbie Knox said. Our offense wasn't quick enough, Lori said. We couldn't get everyone togeth- er to a full practice because so many worked, senior Desiree Lutjen said. We may not have executed our plays very well, but we were tougher on the field than them. There were some people who had only been to one practice who got t0 play in the game, Sabrina said. Our strongest point was our run- ning back and speed, junior coach Jim Bebee said. With as many coaches as we had, we wereable to break the girls down and work individually, junior coach Phil Kelsay said. Our weakest point was our paSS' ing, junior coach Brian Nash said. Junior Missy Young summed it all up with: We all just played for fun- This was our chance to be tough. 234fSenrors Clark Ferree Susan Fickling Lucia Fikki Todd Finley Kim Ford Tamerra Frakes Jeff Francis Kent French Tony Frerking Linda Fritts Monica Gamble David Gammon Melissa Garrett Crystal Garrison Brian Gauldin Dan Gelino Steve Genari Mike Gilkey Kelly Gill James Glasgow David Goerz Cris Goodin Susan Goodwin Steve Goold Kirk Goosey Nick Gray Stephanie Gray Kim Greble Terry Green Bob Gregovich Scott Gregston Stephen Grubb Cheri Guillaume Marcia Hahnfeld Dina Hall Jim Halverson Sheri Harden Lynne Hartman Daniel Hauschel Anita Hawk Brenda Hawthorn Devin Haynes 1- , .Arif -.- Q. -4-.-. i Ted Hedrick Debbie Heidtbrink Lesley Heman Stephanie Hendrix David Henry Debbie Henson Laura Henze Mike Herren Brian Herring Michelle Higginbotham Barbara Hill Michael Hill Suzie Hooper Randy Hopkins Ken Horn Susan Howard Robin Howe Janna Howery Renee Hukkanen Rhonda Hukkanen Kenneth Hylton Kyle John Marilyn Johnson Randy Johnson Ronnie Johnson Janne Kankare Denise Karas Dawn Karr Chris Kettner Darrin Key Brian Khan Mike Kilgore Teresa Kiper Earl Kirchoff Krista Kirk Frank Kish Eric Kisslinger Kim Kitchen Kevin Kilm Amy Klinginsmith Lora Knight Robbie Knox 236fSeniors W , , W 0. ff' ,H an , 'gf ' ' v ,W -. 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Many of these students will later realize that the PSAT is more than just preparatory for the Scholastic Aptitude Test. If one scores in the top one-half percent of the state's high school grad- uating class, he is qualified as a semi- finalist for the National Merit Scholar- ship. This yearis semifinalists from Tru- man were Jody Breshears, Doug Bul- lock and Kenneth Hylton. They are three out of 15,000 students nationwide to make it to semifinals. Doug and Jody both said they were sure they would make semifinal- ists. When Kenneth was asked if he was surprised to find out the results, he said, Very. l didn't think I'd get that high of a score. To qualify for finalists, the three must write a personal summary of their academic high school performance and take the SAT. Out of an estimated 13,500 finalists, 40 percent will be of- fered scholarships, the largest being 32,000 All the boys agreed that the money is the main reason succeeding as a finalist will be important to them. Semifinalist is one step closer to National Merit scholarships for Kenneth Jody and Doug CPhoto by l'm not going to college any other Jody Commented I m that 900d Way, Kenneth Said' 90 percent will make it I think Ill All three are confident they will make lt Im 90109 to try Kenneth make semifinalist. Sa' iii l ,l fesiiil Tamara Kohl Brian Kruel Randy Kuzniakowskl Mark Laffoon Lori Lamberty Brian Latham Lloyd Lewis Ron Lewis i bs.. Flight school interrupts college plans by Stephanie Hendrix hile many are getting ready to try their wings at college, sen- iors David Goerz and Chris Weiss are going to be learning to fly. They are postponing college a year to go into an Army Reserve program. They'll be stationed at Ft. Recker, Ala., for six weeks of basic training and then for an additional 40 weeks of flight training. Bob Jones, the Army recruiter for Truman, contacted David about flight school. Chris learned about it through David. Flying has motivated them to join the Army Reserve. I have an obsession with learning how to fly. It's a good opportunity. They pay us and we start out as offic- ers in the Army, Chris said. For David, Ft. Recker is a second choice. I wanted to go into the Air Force Academy, but my grades aren't good enough. It will train me to fly, from there I could go into the Air Force or Navy as a jet pilot or a chopper pilot. I could also be a commerical or a pri- vate pilot. For Chris, learning to fly is more for his own personal gain. Although Chris and David said their parents aren't overly enthusiastic about their decision, they still plan to go through with it. 4 tm or I made the decision on my own. My parents aren't too thrilled, but they know it's what I want, David said. Do either of them have second thoughts about joining the Army Re- serve? I .foh yeah, Chris said. I always I think about if we have a war, I'll be Gne l of the first ones to go. Then I think about the thousands of dollars worth of training I will be getting free. 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W 2 ,- I f K f . , if K . ,ff Larry Niederschulte Jeff Nix Shauna Norfleet Gina Northcraft 11 bfx if bf' qu-..-f n ni -sl -I ll 1 l l Bryan's life revolves around religion 1 by Ronda Wendel n Saturday mornings, most stu- dents are either working or catching up on sleep. But Bryan Quinn, a Jehovah's Witness, dresses up to do missionary work. We go door to door on Saturday and tell people about our religion. Jehovah's Witnesses feel it is their duty to announce the King's reign and help neighbors find the way to godly service and everlasting life. They do so by going door to door and preaching their belief. Some people are interested and come into our religion, Bryan said. Some are violently opposed and slam doors in our faces. Bryan explained what Jehovah's Witness means. Jehovah is the name of God and we are his witnesses. The Witnesses meet in a place of worship called a Kingdom Hall, never a church. Meetings of Jehovah's Witness- es are more like classes than typical services of worship. All are welcome at worship and no collection is taken. lt's completely non-profit. No one makes any money off sermons, Bryan said. Bryan has been a Jehovah's Wit- ness since he was about two. My parents came into it then, sol was naturally involved. When Bryan was in elementary school and his classes held holiday par- ties and activities, he couldn't partici- pate. Jehovah's Witnesses do not cele- brate holidays. People think we're weird because 240!Semors we don't celebrate holidays, especially Christmas, Bryan said. In grade school kids would make fun of me because I didn't do what they did. Peo- ple seem to have grown up in high school and accept the fact it's my be- lief. The Witnesses do not believe in taking part in anything harmful to the body. They also generally refuse mil- itary service, voting, serving jury duty and saluting the flag. n We don't believe in smoking, for- nication or anything that destroys the body, Bryan said. Jehovah's Witnesses are not often heard about. Only a few attend Tru- man. Bryan gave the Biblical reason for this: The road is cramped and few are the ones finding it. Though Bryan believes very deep- ly in his religion, he admits, lt's hard being different from everyone else. X f ,xi W :A Wy ' f il Bryarfs religion, Jeh0vah'S Witness, plays an important pan in his life. fPhoto by David Henrvi E Q 1 .14 an ' X i , 'Ulf' 'Nv- l l Y Q . X. X ' N r Us an ibff' S nu- Q 'Q' 1 dfdudldeffv-Kiev In vking, for- ,troys the not often tend Tru- reason for I md few are X . A - fs wery deep- V It's hard If e else. . ' :: -- - if l j 1 .. ,,,. 3:1 if if 'Cf 5 ff fx3 1w x. v , K - - ka-5QX.TtQ,7. 5. tl ,Z e.,eN ee l ..e. , ,.SA 'ff' if if My A gs ef X A X E QQ T43 SY ' 1 X if Q rl jf? d Hem q K ., ,. -, ..,. 555531, 1: . ' .:1.f ,P O I 'Q-0 Debbie O'Brien Pat O'Brien Lance Oesterreicher Douglas Ohap Brad Orell Leaetta Ormsbee Denise Parker Tim Parker Elizabeth Parks Joel Parrish Kathy Pendergrass Kristy Pendergrass Wendie Peterson Becky Phelps Danny Phillips Danny Pieratt Wendy Pittman Nancy Ploeszer Bill Porter Beth Post Becky Poteet Kristi Powell Kelly Preator Chris Quarti Bryan Quinn Vicki Rabideau Terry Ramirez Shelly Rasperger Daniel Rast Joseph Rea Randy Reber Angela Reed Amy Reeds Nick Reyes Phil Reynolds Lew Richards Patricia Richardson Andrea Richie John Rieder John Riggs Brian Rinehart, Beth Ring s 20747 rv' nv- by Barbara Sloan eing a minority in orchestra doesn't bother senior Debbie Mitchell. Debbie is the only cello- ist in orchestra this year. lt's fun. I can get the music easier than anyone else. You don't have to worry about any of the other players to get them to play exactly like you, Debbie said. Debbie has been playing the cello since fifth grade. She tried numerous instruments, but felt most comfortable with the cello. I really like it a lot, she said. There are few celloists nowadays, and they are in demand at school and at college. Debbie plans on taking the cello with her to college and playing in their orchestra. I also have a good chance for a scholarship since there are few around and they are in demand, she added. Of course, there are advantages and disadvantages to playing the cello. lt's hard to find a dress to play the cello in because it sits on the floor between your legs, she snickered. The big advantage is being in demand, and a chance for a scholar- ship, she said. Debbie has been playing the cello for seven years, and a lot of practicing has been necessary. Not only does she Derrick Rinkenbaugh 242fSen1ors '-Q. ' Debbie performing at own pace S i 1 1 i ,,f ., 17 Q- -W my Orchestra relies on Debbie as its only celloist. have private lessons, but also group and trio lessons. Playing the cello takes devotion and time. Debbie wishes she could have been in marching band, but now she lPhoto by Ginger McLaughlin! has no regrets. The band gets more recognition , than the orchestra, she said. I really like playing an instrument no one else plays, it's rewarding! F ' 4 'E- I I . 'fad 's iffqf ' n Rita Ritchie Lori Roberts Alan Robinson Karon Robison Bryon Romine Dennis Roudebush Dawn Russell i .1 ww i wr KX N RX, -'Y ,,.,,,. 1 1 1 Q albffl- - S ifw ,.., N S , iii i N Q5 2 X in s ' ' XV sa fi ff T 4:1 A. . 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Q ..- C? Melodi Wyss 2 Kurt Zorich Joanne Young Larry discovers snakes demand respect, not fear by Stephanie Hendrix ix years ago senior Larry Nie- derschulte wouldn't touch a snakeg now he catches poisonous snakes with his bare hands. It took Larry a lot of time to get where he is concerning his feelings towards snakes. He read many books, and talked with biologists and teachers. Experience in handling snakes helped him overcome his fear. In 1979 I started liking them, main- ly because my scoutmaster did. I studied them and overcame my fear, Larry said. This interest has kept Larry busy doing presentations and demonstra- tions for churches and schools. I taught at a Boy Scout summer camp last year. l taught the kids about snakes, Larry said. Although Larry bought some of his snakes, he caught most 'of them. His collection includes a seven-foot py- thon, a six-foot boa constrictor and a legless lizard. My favorite is the python. I traded three poisonous snakes for it. I call him 'Captainf He is the only one l've named, Larry said. Larry doesn't think of his snakes as pets, but considers them to be spec- imens. Most of Larry's collection is kept in his garage. He uses artificial envir- onment cages because they are easy to clean and the turf is sanitary. Larry takes one of his snakes out to play. IPhoto by Debbie O'Brienl What do Larry's parents think about having these creatures at home? My dad doesn't mind. My mom does, though, because a four-foot snake got loose once. We never found it Even though Larry's collection is mainly a hobby, he has received recog- nition for it. Larry caught the world's largest box turtle. It was a half inch over the record, but it was stolen. Larry also caught the largest worm- snake in Missouri. It has been pre- served at UMKC. Larry's advice to anyone who is afraid of snakes? Learn - maybe not learn to like them, but learn to understand them. 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' Chrtstran 0tt,Set'ds great-grand X teeX that my 'ramny were 9 Xather , was the owner oXXN :Mace 81. Ott neers ot Xndependence Mark satd- .2-V .5 jfs K 'gm ., .X 5,-kv 5 we , hhzfiiftr, -M413-w ' K P. :Si dd afe' af ac . 0, me Vx . SNA' f 11l1 f' -'WHA A hi' ' 35' 370' ---lfwi 'f1:::-,::.:.-an-'P:::-fE,,,,,,, , f- ,,w,,.A,.. . ,... , V I 'I V f X Qi I 1 -1 Q' WJ'- ri 5 F L w I Indexf247 vi l, l 0 Alexander, John: Soph. Football, J.V. Football, Varsity Soccer, FCA, Pat Revue, Men's Choir. Allin, Barbara: J.V. Volleyball, Varsity Volleyball, NHS, Interact fTreasurer, Secretary, Vice-Presidentl, AFS. Anderson, Shawn: West Side Story, Orchestra, Varsity Band, Pep Band, Stage Band. g Anderson, Tim: Soph. Football, J.V. Football. Angotti, Joseph: Varsity Football fAll-Conference Honorable Mention, All-Conference First Team Defensive Back, All-Area First Team Defensive Backl, J .V. Basketball, Varsity Basket- ball fCaptainl, Men's Choir. Antoniello, Cyndi: J.V. Swim- ming, French Club, J.V. Band, Pep Band, Majorette. Ballard, Julie P.: Little Moon of Alban. Barger, Ron: Soph. Football, J .V. Football, Varsity Football, J.V. Base- ball, Pat Revue, Men's Choir. Barnett, Thomas Dean: Soph. Football, J.V. Football, Thespians, JETS, Science Club, Chess Club, Com- puter Club, Exit the Body, Little Moon of Alban, Pat Revue, Men's Choir, Concert Choir, Minutemen. Barry, Kelly: J .V. Diving, StuCo, Pep Club, Office Aide, Homecoming Attendant, Courtwarming Queen, Spir- it Staff fPhotography Editorl, Cheer- leader CGirls' Sportsl. Baze, Rick: J .V. Wrestling, Varsi- ty Wrestling. Beck, Tim: Pat Revue, Men's Choir. Behee, Frank: DECA. 248fSemor Directory Bennett, Karen D.: NHS fTreas- urerl, FCA fSecretaryJ, Interact, Tri- M, Varsity Band fSecretaryl, Show Band. Black, Scott: J .V. Baseball, Var- sity Baseball fSecond Team All-Area Pitcherj, NHS, StuCo, Exit the Body, Yell Leader. Blackman, Jennifer: Pep Club, Wrestlerettes, French Club, Girls' Glee, Pat Revue, Counselor Aide. Bonnell, Angela Denise: J.V. Track, Pep Club, AFS, Science Club fSecretaryJ, Computer Club. Boyd, Scott: J .V. Track, Varsity Track, Varsity Cross Country. Bradley, Jason: Varsity Wres- tling, Pat Revue, Men's Choir. Brady, Caroline: StuCo, NFL, AFS, Quill and Scroll, Spanish Club, Spanish Honor Society, Heritage Staff fCopy Editorl. Bramblett, Keith: J.V. Track, Varsity Track, J .V. Band, Varsity Band. Breshears, William Joseph ll: JETS, Science Club, Chess Club, Com- puter Club, J.V. Band. Brown, Jeff: French Club, Sci- ence Club. Bridges, Geoff: Science Club, Computer Club. Buckley, Robert: J.V. Golf, Var- sity Golf, NHS, Science Club, Chess Club. Bullock, Doug: J.V. Swimming, Varsity Swimming, NHS, Presidents' Club, Science Club, Chess Club fPres- identi, Varsity Band, J .V. Band, Stage Band, Boys' State. Burasco, Paul: DECA. Burgess, Tammy: French Club, AFS, BBG, Pat Revue, Girls' Choir. Burton, Sheryl: Basketball fMan- ageri, French Club, Girls' Glee, Exit the Body, Little Moon of Alban, Pat Revue, Office Aide. Busker, Marc: Soph. Football, J.V. Football, Varsity Football fAll- Area, All-Conference, All-Metropol- itanl, J .V. Wrestling, Varsity Wrestling, Soph. Basketball, J.V. Basketball, J .V. Baseball, FCA, StuCo, Any Number Can Die, Ah Wilderness, West Side Story, Pat Revue, Men's Choir, Tru- tones. Caldwell, Eric: J.V. Track, Varsi. ty Track, J.V. Cross Country, Varsity Cross Country fState, Conference, Districtsl, FCA, NAHS, Thespians, Pep Club, AFS, Ah Wilderness, West Side Story, Exit the Body, Little Moon of Alban, Yell Leader, Mr, School Spirit. Caples, Mark: Soph. Football, J.V. Swimming, Varsity Swimming fCaptainl, NHS, NAHS, Science Club, Spanish Club, Spanish Honor Society, Boys' State. Caswell, Greg: Tri-M fHistorianJ, Science Club, Chess Club, Computer Club, West Side Story, Pat Revue, Trutones, Concert Choir, Varsity Band, Pep Band. Cavanaugh, Cara: Wrestlerettes, Girls' Glee, Girls' Choir. Chadwick, Becky: Varsity Track fConference, Districti, J.V. Volleyball, Varsity Volleyball fStateJ, StuCo, Thespians fSecretaryfTreasurerl, Pep Club, NFL fTournament Chairpersonl, AFS, The Odd Couple, Any Num- ber Can Die, Ah Wilderness, West Side Story, Exit the Body, Little Moon of Alban, Slow Dance in the Killing Ground, Debate, Cheerleader fJ.V.l. Chandler, Gaylynn: J.V. Track, Varsity Track tConferencel, J .V. Cross Country, Varsity Cross Country, FCA, Home Economics Club, Spanish u . Cheung, King Leung: StuCo, French Club, AFS, Chess Club, Men's Choir. Chinn, Laurie: FCA, AFS, Span- ish Club, Spanish Honor Society. Chrisman, Cheryl L.: Girls' Glee, Pat Revue, Girls' Choir. Cipolla, Tammy: NHS, FCA, StuCo, Thespians, Tickers, Pep Club, NFL, French Club, AFS, The Odd Couple, Any Number Can Die, Pat Revue, Treble Twelve, Concert Choir, Girls' Choir, Valentine Dance Commit- tee, Christmas Dance Committee, Beach Party Dance Committee, Spirit Staff fCopy Editorl. Cla -ypanlsh Cla LAS CT! ish Clu Honor 5 Photogr. Co fry fDis' 0f DOIT1 ii 1 1 l i . ,,,...1- ,,.,....-- gren, i 'Ji the ,p L' High S :MLM in .Ne Parad and 'Tl 'in' Devi . ,ir outsta J, Virg' Q Y!-HH auditi tape: ing ,,s1 5,090 neon! Miss l town. t fl er. traini playir I hour: prac mor us 2, wee Ther right and eighl tl'l0uf . .4P.. . . . I ' '??-----+---f--------------------f-,--.s..-.. V Vn,.0m.wp,.aw.,m.....,,...,. .-. .W-.,.. T... ,. ,.., , Varsi- Varsity rence, Eis, Pep West Little er, Mr. Tootball, rimming Ee Club, ociety, storianl, omputer t Revue, Varsity tlerettes, ty Track olleyball, StuCo, ferl, Pep rpersoni, ny Num- a, West , Little :e in the zerleader J. Track, ,V. Cross try, FCA, , Spanish : StuCo, Jb, Men's FS, Span- ziety. iirls' Glee, IS, FCA, Pep Club, 'The Odd Die, Pat ert Choir, 2 Commit- Jmmittee, tee, Spirit Clark, Angela: Science Club, Spanish Honor Society. Claxton, Doug: Quill and Scroll, LAS iTreasurerl, Science Club, Span- ish Club iVice-Presidentl, Spanish Honor Society, Heritage Staff QHead Photographeri, Image Staff. Collins, Matt: J.V. Cross Coun- try CDistrict Finalistl, Interact iDirector of Domestic Affairsl, AFS. Collins, Sabrina A.: NAHS, DECA. COYQUOYS, Doug: Varsity Football, J.V. Swimming, Varsity Swimming Iconfefenflei Captainl, Counselor Aide. Cfeager, Eric: Soph. Football, J .V. Football, Varsity Football, Varsity Track, Office Aide. Creason, Shauna: DECA. Crew, Kevin: Varsity Wrestling iHonorable Mention, All-Area, All-Me trol, Pat Revue, Men's Choir, Office Aide, Powder Puff Attendant. Crick, John: Exit the Body, Little Moon of Alban, Slow Dance in the Killing Ground, Heritage Staff iPhotographerl, Spirit Staff tPhotogra- pherl. CYOW, Kelli Jo: French Club, Spanish Club. Talents prove Jay an All-American by Phil Reynolds n ability to play the euphonium i may not be everyone's primary desire, but for senior Jay Lind- gren, it's a key to success. Jay was chosen to be a member of the 1984 McDonald's All-American High School Band, which performed at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, the Fiesta Bowl Parade in Phoenix, Ariz., on Dec. 29, and the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, Calif., on New Year's Day. The band was comprised of two outstanding high school musicians from each state and the District of Colum- bia, plus one member each from the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and Guam. Mr. Love, the band director at Truman, nominated me and I made an audition tape, Jay explained. The tape was sent to a professional record- ing studio and I was chosen. About 5,000 tried out and there were 105 people in the band. The other student chosen from Missouri was Deborah Lengyel of Ray- town. She and I flew everywhere togeth- er. We got along really well, Jay said. The band went through rigorous training to perfect its marching and playing routines. In New York, we practiced 11 hours a day for three days and we practiced on our own after that for four more days, Jay explained. They gave us 20 pages of music to memorize in a week, which isn't easy. It was very intense in California. There was a lot of pressure to get it right the first time. The march was five and a half miles long, and we practiced eight hours a day. It was exciting, though. I had a lot of fun. ti -l Li - i 1 1 The director of the band was Dr. William Foster, director of bands at Florida A and M University. Jay was already experienced at playing under his direction. Pye been playing under Foster at Kansas University Band Campus for the past five years, Jay said. It's a four-week program during the summer where people go to play their instru- ments. Ali three events were televised by the NBC-TV, CBS-TV, and Metro- media networks. I was nervous to be on television in front of millions of peopie. It was kind of scary, but you get so hyped up you don't notice it. We were all kind of numb, Jay said. While in New York City, Jay had the opportunity to meet some of the United States' Olympic athletes at Mc- Donald's. The athletes were really nice to us. They treated us like peers. You see, this band is a very important band. If there was an Olympic band, the Mc- Donald's All-American High School Band would be it. A lot of people don't appreciate musicians, but most of the athletes we met did, he explained. Jay was also impressed by the hospitality of McDonald's. They paid for everything, like our hotel rooms and food. I couldn't believe all of the free things they gave us. Some people were getting suitcases or S200 spending money. I think McDonald's spends over a million dollars on this every year, he said. Because of the band's busy sche- dule, members were not able to actual- ly watch the football games for which they played. We had to leave before the games started. I'm not real hip on football, S0 it didn't bother me, Jay said. v--..--- -..J ,,..--,.q---- I. .,-- ,,,, ,, Y Y Y, ,vvr-'gnu-nv during his trip with the McDonald's All-American High School Band. Jay plays for Truman's concert, pep, and show bands. He has been playing the euphonia since the fourth grade. My sister played the French horn, and I wanted to play a brass instrument that was larger than hers, he recalled. One day, we were at a garage sale. I saw one, and I knew that was what I wanted to play. Jay hopes that his recent expe- rience will help open doors for the future. I think this will help me for the music scholarship that I'm going for. I think I've got a pretty good chance. There aren't too many euphonium play- ers around, which gives me the extra edge, Jay concluded. Senior Direcioft 949 i 1. 'S I i I i 4 EF: I 'J 1 1 It lt I 1 i E i i P if I ni' I I V I. 1 Fi 250fSeni Daniels, Julie: J.V. Track, NAHS, Pep Club, French Club, Star- steppers fLieutenantJ. Davis, Craig: Soph. Footall, J .V. Football, Varsity Football fHonorable Mention All-Conference Offensive Tacklej. Davis, George: J.V. Track, Var- sity Track, J.V. Cross Country, AFS, Spanish Club, Spanish Honor Society, Pat Revue, Men's Choir. Dawes, Monica: Home Econom- ics Club, NAHS. Dickerson, David: J.V. Band. Dickerson, Lesa: SOO. Dietrich, Barbara: J.V. Basket- ball, J .V. Volleyball, Varsity Volleyball, Baseball fBat Girll, NHS, Interact, BBG, Pat Revue, Concert Choir, Girls' Choir. Donald, Jon: Tri-M, West Side Story, Pat Revue, Trutones, Concert Choir, Varsity Band. Donnell, Lynda D.: Presidents' Club, NFL, Pat Revue, Treble Twelve, Trutones, Concert Choir, Girls' Choir fPresidentJ, Office Aide. Dorsey, Tom: Men's Choir. Dowell, Jeff: Soph. Football, J .V. Football, Varsity Football, J.V. Track, Pat Revue, Men's Choir. Dribben, David: J.V. Football, JETS, Science Club, Spanish Club, Computer Club, Office Aide. Duly, Pamela: Pep Club, Wres- tlerettes, DECA, BBG, Computer Club. Dungan, Joe: J .V. Track, Varsity Track. Dunnaway, Kris: SOO. DuRee, Robert: Pat Revue, Men's Choir. Durnell, Kelly: West Side Story, Orchestra, Varsity Band fEnter- tainment Chairpersonb, Pep Band, Of- fice Aide. Easley, Lisa: J .V. Cross Country, Varsity Cross Country, Spanish Club, Spanish Honor Society, West Side Story, Orchestra fVice-Presidentj. or Directory Eaton, Mike: J.V. Football, J.V. Track, Varsity Track, J .V. Cross Coun- try, StuCo, Pat Revue, Men's Choir. Eckman, Mark: Soph. Football, J.V. Football, Varsity Football, J.V. Swimming, Varsity Swimming. Edie, Melody: J.V. Track, NFL, Little Moon of Alban, Pat Revue, Treble Twelve fSecretaryD, Concert Choir, Girls' Choir. Eischen, Susan: Varsity Track, Varsity Basketball, Varsity Volleyball fFirst Team All-Conference, Second Team All-Metro, State, Captainj, NHS, Interact, StuCo, Spanish Club, Span- ish Honor Society, Courtwarming At- tendant, Christmas Dance Committee, Girls' State. Elliott, William Jared: J.V. Track, Varsity Track, Thespians, NFL, JETS, French Club, Science Club, Computer Club, Ah Wilderness, Exit the Body, Little Moon of Al- ban. Ellis, Brian Gene: FCA, Interact, Presidents' Club, Pat Revue, Concert Choir fPresidentJ, Minutemen, All-Dis- trict Choir. i Engelman, Jon: J.V. Track, JJ, Swimming, Varsity Cross Country, Sf, ence Club, Chess Club, Compute, Club. Evans, Diane: J.V. Track, Tick. ers, AFS. 1 Exposito, Mark Stephen: Thes- Q pians, The Odd Couple, Any Num. ber Can Die, Pat Revue Herita Q f 9 Staff fBusiness Managerb, Spirit Staff t fBusiness Managerj. l x I l Fancher, James: Varsity Soccer i NHS, FCA, Interact, StuCo fEntertainI ' ment Chairmani, Quill and Scroll, I West Side Story, Spirit Staff iNews i Editorl, Yell Leader, Boys' State. Farley, Rick: NAHS fParliament- arianj, The Odd Couple, West Side Story, Exit the Body, Little Moon of Alban, Heritage Staff fGraphics Edi- tori, Spirit Staff fArtistJ, Scholastic Art Gold Key, Quill and Scroll Gold Key, Portfolio Finalist, District Art Awards I fFirst and Secondj. 1 P L.. DANG! WHATS YOUR NAME 1X AefA1N'P HOLD ou A SEC 3 'N uri, :rust A Minute NN 5 f l 'EES F I 65:1-ONXA Z' ua, LETIS SEE, U.. - - . X . i . xx . ' I TSX i g i N- I ,gf 0 f 1-fr , ' ll . Y I ' Y 3 Q t I t W .I f' I N el Ni Xi ' iq -I N 1 ' , st! N I f -Y ' A fl ' 5 . IP 'l I .R , Q H0 F I v,l. , f 4' N -4 TSX ... .nu:lHml llllhv I ,t I Fart Giee, Of Fer Varsity I ference All-Area tion Defe sity Trac Fic Club, Pe identi, P. Choir, E Cheerlea Fik Club, S1 Filt iHonorz Player, Fi fManaga Club, Story, of Albar Fra StuCo, Tri-M, Directo Odd Cc West tones, I J.V. Ba fEditor- F rt tling, N Ga ming, V leyball, fPhotog Ga J .V. F Track, Men's + Gu sity Bat ence, Captain GI G1 ciety, GI ISixth ference , J .V. y, Sci- puter , Tick- Thes- Num- eritage it Staff occer, tertain- Scroll, fNews e. ament- st Side Moon ics Edi- tic Art ld Key, wards 5 N l f Fi Farrand, Michelle: DECA, Girls' Glee, Office Aide. Ferree, Clark: Soph. Football, Varsity Football fFirst Team All-Con- ference Offensive Guard, First Team All-Area Conference Honorable Men- tion Defensive Tacklel, J .V. Track, Var- sity Track, Pat Revue, Men's Choir. Fickling, Susan: Presidents' Club, Pep Club, Quill and Scroll fPres- identj, Pat Revue, Concert Choir, Girls' Choir, Spirit Staff fAssociate Editorl, Cheerleader fGirls' Sportsl. Fikki, Lucia: J.V. Track, Pep Club, Spanish Club, Girls' Glee. Fikki, Steve: Varsity Soccer fHonorable Mention, Most Valuable Player, Captain, All-Metro Playerl. Frakes, Tamerra: Basketball fManagerJ, NHS, Thespians, Science Club, Ah Wilderness, West Side Story, Exit the Body, Little Moon of Alban. French, Kent: NHS fPresidentl, StuCo, Thespians, Presidents' Club, Tri-M, French Club, AFS fProgram Directorl, Quill and Scroll, LAS, The Odd Couple, Any Number Can Die, West Side Story, Pat Revue, Tru- tones, Concert Choir, Varsity Band, J.V. Band, Stage Band, Spirit Staff fEditor-in-Chiefl, Drum Major. Frerking, Anthony: J.V. Wres- tling, NHS, NAHS. Gamble, Monica: Varsity Swim- ming, Varsity Cross Country, J .V. Vol- leyball, Tickers, AFS, Heritage Staff lPhotographerl. Gauldin, Brian: Soph. Football, J.V. Football, Varsity Football, J.V. Track, Interact, StuCo, Pat Revue, Men's Choir. Gelino, Dan: J .V. Basketball, Var- sity Basketball fFirst Team All-Confer- ence, Honorable Mention All-Area, Captainl, FCA. Gill, Kelly: Counselor Aide. Gilkey, Mike: Spanish Honor So- ciety, J.V. Band. Glasgow, Jim: Varsity Wrestling fSixth Place Missouri State, All-Con- ference First Teaml, Boys' State. Goerz, David: Soph. Football, J.V. Wrestling, Varsity Wrestling, Var- Slfy SOCCer fCaptainl, FCA, French Club, West Side Story, Trutones Concert Choir, Pat Revue, Varsity Band, J.V. Band, Pep Band, Stage Band. Goodwin, Susan: Pep Club, French Club, J.V. Band. Gray, Stephanie: DECA. Greble, Kim: J.V. Swimming, Pep Club, Office Aide, Cheerleader fJ.V. Captain, Varsity Co-Captainj. Green, Terry: Thespians, Quill and Scroll, Spanish Honor Society, Exit the Body, Heritage Staff iPhoto- grapherl. Gregovich, Robert: Soph. Foot- ball, DECA, West Side Story, Men's Choir. Gregston, Scott: Soph. Football, Varsity Football fAll-Conference Honorable Mention Defensive Back, All-Area Honorable Mention Quarter- backl, J.V. Basketball, Varsity Basket- ball, Varsity Baseball fAll-Conference First Team Offensive, All-Area Honor- able Mention Short Stopl, NHS. Grubb, Steve: Varsity Band, J .V. Band, Pep Band, Stage Band. Guillaume, Cheryl: Tickers, French Club, DECA, Girls' Glee, Pat Revue. Hall, Dina: J.V. Tennis fManag- erl, French Club. Halvorson, Jim: Varsity Wres- tling fHonorable Mention, Districts, State Conference, Captainj, DECA, Men's Choir, Minutemen. Hanfeld, Marcia: NHS, Pep Club, BBG, Spanish Honor Society. Harden, Sheri: NFL, AFS, LAS, Spanish Club, Girls' Glee, Computer Club, West Side Story, Debate, Pat Revue. Hauschel, Dan: Soph. Football, Varsity Football CAI!-American Honor- able Mention Offense, All-American Honorable Mention Defensel, J .V. Bas- ketball, Varsity Basketball, NHS, Pat Revue, Men's Choir. Hawk, Anita: NHS, AFS, NFL, Interact, Tickers, French Club, Quill and Scroll, Outstanding Senior, Heri- tage Staff fEditor-In-Chiefl. Hawthorn, Brenda: NHS, Pep Club, AFS, Pat Revue, Girls' Glee, Girls' Choir. Haynes, Devin: J.V. Golf, Thes- pians, Ah Wilderness, West Side Story, Exit the Body, Little Moon of Alban. Heidtbrink, Deborah: J .V. Swim- ming fLetteredl, Pep Club, French Club, Pat Revue, Treble Twelve, Con- cert Choir, Girls' Choir fSecretaryl. Heman, Lesley: J .V. Tennis fSec- ond Conference Doublesj, NHS, Inter- act, Presidents' Club, Tri-M, Pep Club, French Club fPresidentJ, French Honor Society, J.V. Band, Music Letter. Hendrix, Stephanie: J.V. Track, Varsity Track, StuCo, NAHS, Quill and Scroll, J.V. Band, Heritage Staff fPortraits Co-Editorl. Henry, David: French Club, Sci- ence Club, Heritage Staff fPhotography Editorl. Henze, Laura: Football Statistics, Girls' Glee, Pat Revue. Herren, Mike: Office Aide, Stu- Co. Herring, Brian: Varsity Football fCaptainl, Varsity Track. Higginbotham, Michelle: J.V. Swimmer fLetterJ, NFL, Science Club, The Odd Couple, Any Number Can Die, Exit the Body, Little Moon of Alban. Hill, Barbara: Pat Revue, Girls' Glee, Concert Choir, Girls' Choir. Hill, Michael: Soph. Football, J.V. Football, Varsity Football fAll-Confer- ence Center, All-Area Center, Honor- able Mention All-Metro Center, Cap- tainl, Soph. Basketball, J.V. Baseball, Varsity Baseball, Quill and Scroll, Pat Revue, Men's Choir, Minutemen, Spirit Staff fSports Editorl, Yell Leader. Hooper, Suzie: Counselor Aide. Howard, Susan: Tri-M fSecre- taryl, Pat Revue, Trutones fSecretaryl, Concert Choir, Varsity Band fEnter- tainment Chairmanl, Spirit Staff fAd- vertising Managerl. Howery, Janna: NHS, lnteract, Pep Club, AFS, Chess Club lVice- Presidentl, French Club fExecutive Councill. Hukkanen, Renee: DECA, Senior' Dsfvf 5 Hukkanen, Rhonda: DECA. Hunter, Angie: Girls' Glee. Hylton, Kenneth: Science Club, Chess Club, Computer Club. John, Kyle: Varsity Soccer fCap- tainl, NHS, FCA, Interact fVice-Presi- dent, Presidenti, Presidents' Club, Quill and Scroll, Any Number Can Die, Ah Wilderness, West Side Story, Valentine, Christmas, Orientation, Powder Puff Committee, Spirit Staff flVIanaging Editorl, Yell Leader, Out- standing Senior, Senior Class Officer fPresidentJ, Junior Class Officer fPres- identj, Who's Who Junior. Johnson, Ronnie: Soph. Football, Pat Revue, Men's Choir. Karas, Denise: Varsity Track, FCA, Interact, Thespians, Pep Club, AFS, The Odd Couple, Any Num- ber Can Die, Exit the Body, Herit- age Staff fSports Editorl, J.V. Cheer- leader lCaptainJ, Varsity Cheerleader lCo-Captainl. Karr, Dawn: SOO, Counselor Aide. Key, Darrin: NHS, Pat Revue, Men's Choir. Khan, Brian: Soph. Basketball, J.V. Basketball, Varsity Basketball. Kilgore, Michael: J.V. Tennis, NHS, Interact, Science Club. Kish, Frank: J .V. Baseball, Varsi- ty Baseball fHonorable Mention All- Areaj. Kisslinger, Eric: JETS, Science Club, Chess Club, Computer Club. Klim, Kevin: Soph. Football, J.V. Football, Varsity Football, NHS, French Club. Klinginsmith, Amy: J.V. Swim- ming, Pep Club, French Club, Varsity Baseball fBat Girli, Varsity Band, J .V. Band, Office Aide, Homecoming At- tendant, Cheerleader lGirls' Sports, J.V., Varsityl. Knight, Lora: Pep Club, Girls' Glee, Starsteppers. 252!Senior Directory Knox, Robbie: Soph. Football, J.V. Football, Varsity Football, J.V. Wrestling, Pat Revue, lVIen's Choir, Office Aide. Kohl, Tamara: DECA, BBG. Kruel, Brian: DECA. Laffoon, Mark: Basketball fIVlan- agerl, Concert Choir, Varsity Band, Stage Band. Lamberty, Lori: Varsity Basket- ball, Varsity Softball, J.V. Volleyball, Varsity Volleyball CAII-Conference, J .V. Captainl, NHS, Interact, StuCo, Span- ish Club, Spanish Honor Society, Span- ish Club fTreasurerJ, Courtwarming Attendant, Christmas, Beach Party Committee. Lee, Jung: NFL, Spirit Staff fFea- tures Assistantl. Lewis, Ronald: Spanish Honor Society. Likely, Terri: Pep Club, Girls' Glee, Pat Revue, Homecoming At- tendant, Cheerleader lRed Squadl, Starsteppers. Lindgren, Jay: Interact, Presi- dents' Club, Tri-M fVice-Presidentl, Science Club lPresident, Vice-Presi- dentj, Chess Club, Computer Club, West Side Story, Varsity Band, Pep Band, Stage Band, McDonald's All-A- merican High School Band. Lindsey, Lori: JETS, Science Club, Chess Club, Computer Club. Lindsey, Scott: J .V. Football, Sci- ence Club, Chess Club, Computer Club, West Side Story, Little Moon of Alban, Concert Choir, Varsity Band, J.V. Band, Pep Band, Stage Band. Lopez, Anjanette: Pep Club, Girls' Glee, Pat Revue, Office Aide, Counselor Aide. Lutjen, Desiree: J.V. Basketball, J.V. Tennis, Varsity Tennis, Heritage Staff fPhotographerJ. Lynch, Jerry: French Club, J.V. Band, Pep Band. Mackie, Cindy: DECA. Magill, Doug: French Club, Pat Revue, Men's Choir, Office Aide. Main, Stephen: J.V. Basketball, Varsity Soccer. Manade, Charlie: J.V. CUM, Country, StuCo fPublicity Chairman, NAHS, Homecoming, Beach Party, Christmas, Back-to-School Mixer Com. mittee. Mayer, Kim: Girls' Glee. Maples, Terry: J .V. Track, Varsi. ty Track, J .V. Cross Country, Varsity Cross Country fCaptainl. Martin, Amy: J .V. Basketball. Martin, Lester: J.V. Tennis, NHS, FCA fTreasurerl, Interact lExec. utive Councill, Quill and Scroll, West Side Story, Varsity Band, Christmas, Beach Party, Powder Puff, Mixer, Homecoming, Valentine Committee, Spirit Staff fDepth Editorl. Martinak, Wendy: Wrestlerettes. McClain, Darren: Pat Revue, Men's Choir, Counselor Aide. McElwee, Karen: J.V. Tennis, NHS, StuCo, Pep Club, AFS, J.V. Band, Starsteppers fLieutenantJ, Sen- ior Class Officer fTreasurerl, Girls' State. McLaughlin, Ginger: J .V. Soft- ball, Varsity Softball, FCA, Pat Revue, Treble Twelve, Girls' Choir lVice-Pres- identl, Heritage Staff fPhotographerl. McMenemy, Sean: NAHS, Exit the Body, Little Moon of Alban, Valentines D.J., Heritage Staff iPhoto- grapherl. Meek, Chris: Soph. Basketball, J.V. Baseball, Varsity Baseball, Inter- act, Yell Leader. Melson, Jodi: DECA. Meyer, Jeff: NHS, Pat Revue, Men's Choir. Meyer, Shari: NHS, Interact, French Club, AFS, Quill and Scroll, Heritage Staff flvlanaging Editori. Milliken, Michelle: Exit the Body, Little Moon of Alban. Mitchell, Debbie: NHS, FCA, ln- f0faCf, AFS, West Side Story, Or- chestra. Mohart, Lory: Football fStatis- ticsl, NHS, French Club, French Honor Society, Pat Revue, Trutones, Concert Choir. Mooi Club, Hoi fiat Revue More for Aide. Morga Football, F Morta ball, Varsity Office Aide Morti M ulu Story, Pa1 N apic lPhotograr: Natha ish Club. N iede Spirit Staff O'Bri Oestl Honor Soi Orm Q Statistic French Cl warming I retary, Jui Sophomo' dentj. Parke Park Spanish I' Pat Revue Parris Pend Pend Phelpj Cert Choi Women's if Piera Football, ball, Frend Pittm Club, The tba ross man ar Com Varsi Jarsity enms Exec West stmas Mixer rnittee rettes levue, 'ennis i, .V. J Sen- Girls' V. oft- Revue e-Pres- pher. ' xi ban, iPhoto- ketball, ., Inter- Revue, nteracf, Moore Missy AFS Science Club Home Economics Girls Glee Pat Revue Morehouse Jim NFL Counse lor Aide Morgan Jeff Soph Football J V Football French Club Computer Club Mortallaro Joanna J V Basket ball Varsity Basketball J V Volleyball Office Aide Morton Lora SOO Offi eAide Mulu Highland West Side Story Pat Revue Mens Choir Napier Randy Heritage Staff lPhotographerl Nathaniel Julie Tickers Span ish Club. Niederschulte, Larry Bruce Spirit Staff lCirculation Managerl. O'Brien, Pat Men's Choir. Oesterrencher, Lance' Spanish Honor Society. Ormsbee, Leaetta Basketball lStatisticsl Pep Club CSecretaryl, French Club, SOO, Girls' Glee, Court- warming Attendant, Senior Class Sec- retary, Junior Class Officer lSecretaryl, Sophomore Class Officer fVice-Presi- dentl. Parker, Denise: Girls' Glee. Parks, Elizabeth: Pep Club, Spanish Honor Society, Girls' Glee, Pat Revue. Parrish, Joel: J .V. Swimming. Lynda s singing talents may lead to hile many agencies offer Job training few promise the re sults senior Lynda Donnell hopes to gain She plans to take her singing talents to Nashville and try out for The Grand Ole Opry I have the feeling that when I get to Nashville they re going to say I need more training Lynda said I-ler previous training came from her experiences in Truman s music de partment including Women s Choir and Concert Choir and lessons with a private teacher I took lessons from Millicent Daurgherty and she probably taught me more than I'll ever learn, Lynda sax . Her interest in singing began at an early age, but it wasn't until her junior year that she got serious about it. This guy at work heard me sing and he told me I try for this While seated at the piano, Lynda reviews her music in preparation for a solo. iPhoto by John Crickl Opry fame man named Buddy Boswell He owns the Union Mill Opry in Edgerton Mo Lynda explained I tried out and he liked me so I sang there once Lynda also performed at a VFW event which gave her some insights on audiences I like country music but some times the people are so rude she laughed They talked laughed and everything the whole time I was sing mg They weren t even listening to me Lynda found that her friend s sup port was important After she won the January talent contest at the Kansas City Opry she returned and competed again in February but this time came in twelfth place. The audience gets to vote by clapping so it really depends on how many people you bring, she said. Lynda's family are all interested in music and have supported her decision on a music career Her sister, who lives in Nashville, sings, and her brother-in law is a songwriter Only Lynda's father doubted her talents. Then Lynda sur- prised him with a demo tape My mom and I went to the Barba- ra Mandrell recording studios They charge you S10 to record a tape They have background music and every- thing. Anyway, I played the tape for my dad and he just couldn't believe it. Though Lynda is-confident about her talents and career, she said she still gets embarrassed when people com- pliment her. Sometimes I think people are ly- ing when they say 'God, you're such a good singer.' I know there's always going to be somebody that's better, she said. I just know that it's easier for me to express how I'm feeling than just saying it. Scroll, rl. xit the CA, ln- !!! Gr- lStatis- Honor oncert Pendergrass, Kathy: Pep Club. Pendergrass, Kristy: Pep Club. Phelps, Becky: Pat Revue, Con- cert Choir, Varsity Band, J.V. Band, Women's Choir fLibrarianl. Pieratt, Kevin Daniel: Soph. Football, J.V. Football, Varsity Foot- ball, French Club. Pittman, Wendy: Thespians, Pep Club, Theater, The Odd Couple, Any Number Can Die, Ah Wilder- ness, West Side Story, Exit the Body, Little Moon of Alban, Slow Dance on Killing Grounds, Pat Revue, Heritage Staff llndex Editorl. Poteet, Becky: Baseball lScore- keeperl, Basketball fStatisticsJ, Foot- ball fStatisticsl, Baseball fBat Girll, AFS, SOO, BBG, Pat Revue, Girls' Glee, Valentine Dance Committee. Preator, Kelly: Soph. Basketball, J.V. Basketball, Pat Revue, Men's Choir, Yell Leader. Quarti, Chris: Varsity Football QAII-Conference Honorable Mention, All-Area Honorable Mentionl, Varsity Baseball, French Club, Boys' State. Senior Directofvf-953 Ramirez, Terry: SOO. Rasperger, Shelly: StuCo, Pep Club, French Club, AFS, Pat Revue, Treble Twelve, Girls' Choir, Office Aide. Reed, Angela: Interact, Presi- dents' Club, Spanish Honor Society, Spanish Club tPresidentl, West Side Story. Reeds, Amy: AFS, Office Aide. Reid, Bruce: Computer Club, J.V. Track. Reyes, Nick: Pat Revue, Men's Choir. Reynolds, Phil: NHS, NAHS, Quill and Scroll, Heritage Staff fGra- phics Editorl. Richards, Lew: Soph. Football, J.V. Football, Varsity Football, J.V. Track, J.V. Wrestling, Chess Club, Men's Choir, Counselor Aide, Valen- tine Dance Committee. Richie, Andrea: NFL, JETS, French Club, Any Number Can Die, Ah Wilderness, Little Moon of Al- ban, Debate. Rieder, John: Soph. Football, Varsity Swimming, Men's Choir, Coun- selor Aide, Christmas Dance Attend- ant. Riggs, John: Soph. Basketball, J.V. Baseball, Varsity Baseball, Heri- tage Staff fSports Editorl. Ring, Beth: Varsity Track, J.V. Basketball fCaptainl, J.V. Volleyball fCaptainl, Varsity Volleyball, Interact, NAHS fSecretaryl, Spanish Club, Spanish Honor Society, Homecoming Attendant. Roberts, Lori: FCA, Interact, Presidents' Club, French Club, BBG, Pep Club CExecutive Councill, Court- warming Attendant, Starsteppers fCap- tainl. Robinson, Alan: J.V. Basketball, Varsity Basketball. Robison, Karon: Basketball fManagerJ, Softball flvlanagerl, Volley- ball fManagerl. Romine, Bryan: J.V. Wrestling, Varsity Wrestling, NHS, Interact, Pres- idents' Club, NFL, Quill and Scroll, Thespians fPresidentl, The Odd Couple, Any Number Can Die, Ah Wilderness, West Side Story, Exit the Body, Little Moon of Alban, Spirit Staff fNews Editorl, Boys' State. Roudebush, Dennis: Soph. Foot- ball, J.V. Football, Varsity Football, J .V. Baseball, Varsity Baseball, NHS. 254fSenior Directory Shank, Mindi: FCA, Interact, S--, Co, Presidents' Club, Tri-M, Bgb NHS fVice-Presidentl, West Side Salisbury, Gaylord: Varsity 5l0fyf' Per Revue, TYLHOHQS, Concert: Track, NHS, Presidents' Club, Tri-M Choir. CVICQ-Presidentl, Varsity Band fPresidentl, FCA fPresidentl, Pat Re- iPr9SlCl9rlfl, Band, Valentine vue, Trutones, Concert Choir, Boys' DHHCG C01'rlrrlllf22, Drum Majorette, State. Outstanding Senior, Senior Vice-Presi. Saupe, Gisela: J.V. Volleyball, derlrg JUrll0r Treasurer, 50Dhomore French Club, AFS. President, DAR Award, Who's Whgy Saxton, Gina: French Club, AFS, GIYIS' Slate. Sirls.Gig,BCBGJ,SepBClu5:flgesidei1tl, Short, Loretta: West Side Agsltgt alle, e' - an r Olmse Of Story, Little Moon of Alban, Or. I ef afs pp rs' chestra. Schafer, Wendy: Basketball fSta- Ql1l'9Cli2l196USt, Karla: Presi- tisticsl, StuCo, Pep Club, AFS, Span- dents Club, Pep Club iPreS1deni7, ish Club, Counselor Aide, Heritage French Club fS2Cl'9lar9fTr9aSLlrerl, flndex Editorl, Cheerleader fRed and AFS fCha1rman of AFS Student Con- White Squadsj' cernsl, Office Aide. Schannuth, Todd: J.V. Track, SlmPS0fl, Kimberly! Pep Club, J.V. 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Stanke, Laura: Varsity Track fDistrict Class 4Ai, Varsity Volleyball fAll-Conference Honorable Mention, Second Team All-Conference, Johnson County Tournament AllStar, First Team All-Conference, All-Metro, Statei, NHS, FCA, Interact, StuCo fPresidentJ, NAHS, Presidents' Club, AFS, Quill and Scroll, Any Number Can Die, West Side Story, Pat Revue, Orchestra, Concert Choir, Girls' Choir, Christmas Dance Sopho- more Attendant, Homecoming Queen, All Dance Committees, Heritage Staff fLifestyles Editori, Miss School Spirit, Outstanding Senior, Junior Vice-Presi- dent, Sophomore Secretary, Who's Who Sophomore. Steen, Robin: J.V. Tennis, Varsi- ty Tennis, J.V. Softball, Varsity Soft- ball, NHS fSecretaryi, Interact, Quill and Scroll fSecretaryJ, Science Club, BBG, Heritage Staff fAcademics Edi- tori, Girls' State. Stevens, Matt: Soph. Football, Varsity Football, J.V. Track, Varsity Track, Thespians, NFL, Science Club, Ah Wilderness, West Side Story, Exit the Body, Little Moon of Al- ban, Pat Revue, Concert Choir. Stockton, Julie: Interact fOffic- erj, Thespians, Tickers, Pep Club fVice-Presidentl, Computer Club, The Odd Couple, Any Number Can Die, Ah Wilderness, West Side Story, Exit the Body, Little Moon of Al- ban, Pat Revue, Heritage Staff fClubs Editorj, Cheerleader fVarsity Mascoti. Strohm, Doris: Girls' Glee. Sturgeon, Marty: NHS, FCA, In- teract, Stuco, Tri-M, AFS, Varsity Band, Show Band, Outstanding Senior lRotary, Optimist Clubi. Suebert, John: Soph. Football, Varsity Football fFirst Team All-Con- ference Defensive Tackle, First Team All-Area Defensive Tackle, Honorable Mention All-Conference Offensive Tacklei, NFL, Quill and Scroll, Spirit Staff fSports Editor, Editorial Boardi, Yell Leader. Taggart, Jenny: FCA, Interact, AFS Quill and Scroll Vice President ' f - ' my Spanish Club, Spanish Honor Society, Spirit Staff fFeature Editori. Tally, Craig: Soph. Football, Var- sity Football fHonorable Mention All- Conference, Honorable Mention All- Areai, J.V. Track, J.V. Baseball, Pat Revue, Men's Choir. Taylor, Jerry: J.V. Track, Foot- ball tManagerJ, Baseball fManageri, Pat Revue, Men's Choir. Terrill, Mike: J .V. Football, Var- sity Football, Pat Revue, Men's Choir. Thomson, Dawn: SOO, Spanish Club fSecretaryD, Spanish Honor Socie- ty. Titus, Dave: Soph. Football, J.V. Football, Varsity Football, Soph. Bas- ketball, J.V. Basketball, Varsity Bas- ketball. Tomlin, Mike: J.V. Track, Varsi- ty Track fState, Two Mile Relayi, Soph. Basketball, J.V. Basketball, Varsity Basketball, J.V. Cross Country, Varsi- ty Cross Country, Pep Club, Powder Puff Attendant, Yell Leader. Troeh, Cheryl: Thespians, Sci- ence Club, The Odd Couple, Any Number Can Die, Ah Wilderness, West Side Story, Exit the Body, Little Moon of Alban, Varsity Band, Stage Band. Turnbow, David: J.V. Football, Varsity Football fAll-Area Defensive Back, All-Conference Defensive Backi, Pat Revue, Men's Choir. Turner, Brian: Little Moon of Alban. Upp, Donnie: Library Aide. Van Riette, Sean: NHS, Science Club, Spanish Club, Spanish Honor Society, Pat Revue, Men's Choir, Tru- tones, Concert Choir. Van Wormer, Jim: J.V. Track, J.V. Cross Country, Varsity Cross Country fStateJ, Interact fTreasurerJ Thespians, Exif the B0ClSl, ul-llfle Moon of Alban. Veach, Brent: Counselor Aide. Votipka, Tim: Audio Visual Aide. Waddell, Denece: Varsity Ten- nis, NHS, Interact, BBG, JETS, Quill and Scroll fTreasureri, Science Club, Varsity Band, Heritage Staff flndex Edi- tori. Walquist, Carl: J.V. Swimming. Walker, John: Soph. Basketball, Spanish Club, Pat Revue, Men's Choir, Powder Puff Cheerleader. Weir, Tom: Varsity Swimming, FCA, Interact, Science Club, Spirit Staff fPhotographerJ. Weiss, Chris: Varsity Soccer, FCA, Thespians, NFL, Debate, Heri- tage Staff fPhotographerJ. Wendel, Ronda: J .V. Track, Var- sity Track, Tickers, Pep Club, AFS fVice-President, Presidenti, Office Aide, Soph. Homecoming Dance Com- mittee, Soph. Courtwarming Dance Committee, Heritage Staff fPortraits Editori. White, Margaret: Tri-M, Spanish Club, Spanish Honor Society, Varsity Band, Pep Band, Stage Band. Whitson, Cindy: Counselor Aide. Williams, Ann: West Side Story, Orchestra, Varsity Band, J.V. Band, Pep Band, Stage Band. Widick, Darrin: Soph. Football, J.V. Football, Varsity Football, Varsity Golf, NHS, Quill and Scroll, Pat Revue, Men's Choir, Spirit Staff fEditorial Edi- tori. Wildschuetz, Joanna: J.V. Bas- ketball, J.V. Cross- Country, Varsity Cross Country, J.V. Softball, Spanish Club, West Side Story, Orchestra, J.V. Band, Pep Band. Wilson, Dianne: Pep Club, Wres- tlerettes, Pat Revue, Concert Choir, Girls' Choir, Starsteppers fLieut.J. Wilson, Greg: Science Club, Pat Revue, Concert Choir, Varsity Band, J.V. Band, Pep Band, Stage Band. Wilson, James: JETS, LAS, Sci- ence Club, Chess Club, Computer Club, Little Moon of Alban. Wilson, Philip: NAHS, JETS, Sci- ence Club, Chess Club, Computer Club. Witcher, David: Soph. Football, J.V. Football, J.V. Track fLetteri, JETS, Science Club, Chess Club, Com- puter Club. Wood, Nickie: NAHS, West Side Story. Wright, Melissa: Pep Club, French Club, Girls' Glee, Pat Revue, J.V. Band. Young, JoAnne: Pat Revue, Girls' Choir. Senior Directory!255 1 l 1 -..M Underclassm by Darrin Widick tudents face a dilemma when pre- paring for high school next year: sleep in and enjoy classes beginning 15 minutes later than this year, or, arise earlier and enjoy the benefits of a stretch- ed day. The local school district and Board of Education devoted months of research, including meetings, surveys and public hearings, determining the best way to expand student course options. Nationwide studies concluded more emphasis should be placed on preparing students for college. Therefore, the Mis- souri Department of Education increased graduation requirements from 20 to 22 units. This opened the flood gates for dis- en gain zero hour choice cussion as some people said students needed more than six classes per day to meet these added demands. Before recommending the stretched day plan, which calls for an optional class before regular school hours, the Board heard four other proposals on lengthening the school day. These choices were first heard at a Nov. 13 meeting. One plan, called the early-bird course, would have changed the summer school program, offering classes almost on a year-round basis. Also, students could take an optional class before regular hours. The other choices suggested a man- datory seventh period be added, thus increasing the school day by 20 minutes. stresses concern iitr . bye'-We sstanke V Wen Bllglysvsfngligsllsegnot on drink A 1 faniilv 5f,f9l11' OU its, Way i0 ing, but on drinking and driving. Anoth- QfE?ndm9fh91 S hduse. It 8iJP1'0X' er purpose is to help students become. imafelvff1iZrp.m,.,a9disH Car IS seen up 1 aware of the alcoholfdrivingi problem 5585313955 WGHWDS Cfff9l9SSl9 HCYOSS the as it exists on the iocal, state and . TYZWYOW fhiit, diViCl2S the two-wav nationai level. To inform students, the A ' Sffesi- OH the C1'2Sf of the hill, the two program releases statistics on drunk collide- in that instant, five driving accidents such as naming 16-to 1 lives are tragically and irreversiblyalter- 24-year-.gldg 35 responsible for 44 per- Xggg ggvlgncarelessness of a cent of highway deaths a year, plus the ..s . rf ,, disfiguring of 40,000 young people. Or, 1 Itwlnspgvef happen tome' seems perhaps it will state that drunk drivers A0-beialcommon thought of many teen will kill 70 eo le toda and in'ure drinkers, ignoring the facts that.8,000 2 150 also p p y I fatalities occur each year are because ' ' ' of drinkingfdriving accidents. Through a thfeastep approach, g g There is a program concerned with SADD encourages school, parental and g the increasing problem of teenage community involvement to help pre- . drinking drivers, which is the number vent drunken teens on the road- A one health problem of today's youth. Drinking while intoxicated is the :Students Against Driving Drunk most-often committed crime and the KSADDJ is a program committed to greatest cause of death among teens educate students about the drinking today. SADD sees the need to educate and driving problem. Its purpose is to teens to become responsible drivers if create positive peer pressure among they drink. It is a proven program in high school students. They teach their decreasing carlalcohol death and casul- peers how to save their own lives as ty rates nationwide. 256!Familiar News Differences in the plans included the num. ber of classes a teacher would have C5 or 61 and the number of conference periods Q1 or 25. Discussion on these plans centered on what classes students would take and on teacher compensation. Some surveys indicated students would take a study hall if the seventh period was added. This, some educators said, would serve no pur- pose other than overcrowding these study 1 hall classes. Teachers also wondered if they would be properly compensated for having an extra class, and extra paper work, included in their schedules. ln early December, the Board spon- sored public hearings at' Truman and Chrisman high schools and Palmer and Bridger junior highs. The hearings were a means to receive input on the five prop- osals to increase the number of classes from six to seven. Teachers, students and parents had a chance to confer with a Board member and school administrators to express thoughts and concerns about the plans. The information the Board gathered was used to determine the best way to increase student course options. During a Jan. 24 special meeting, the members unanimously voted to implement the stretched day plan for the high schools starting in 1985-86. With the new plan implemented, classes will begin at 8 a.m. and end at 2:30 p.m. next year, 15 minutes later than the present system. Students who believe an extra class is necessary will attend the optional 50-minute class at 7:05 in the morning. The Board said this is the best way to suit the needs of the college bound student in that it allows more elective choices through the four high school years. Classes offered will range from elec- tive courses such as acting, typing andi foods to basic subjects like English, histo- ry and biology. Other available classes include physical education, computers and band. Study hall is not offered in the stretched day concept. The Board hopes the extra course will help not only the college-bound stu- dent, but also those needing the credit to graduate as well. ,,..1i--1 ,,,.l.i-i ever teens: such fore have Tr ed to the ei awareness t' brought. One o will try suici old, Lilly TV, said t The broadc. Heart, just television pl age suicide A year. A grow the third lea teens, swep well, promp alike to taki one Truma suicide calls temporary 1 Teenag percent sin will soon b cause of c considerec about, sui minds of stl vision and Two t of the Hear stressed nz education 4 W Departm 20 perce M Y-.. ...fr 3 ln J ' C ed the num- rl have Q5 or nce periods as centered ild take and ime surveys a study hall dded. This, erve no pur- . these study wondered if iensated for extra paper ules. Board spon- ruman and Palmer and rings were a ie five prop- ir of classes atudents and infer with a ministrators cerns about .rd gathered best way to ns. Duringa e members lement the nigh schools plemented, d end at 2:30 ter than the -o believe an attend the 7:05 in the E is the best bound elective school from elec- typing and histo- classes and in the course stu- credit to Teenage suicide causes immediate interest in ar by ,Kyle John ever before have American teens been killing themselves at such a high rate, and never be- fore have Truman students been expos- ed to the emphasis placed on suicide awareness that the 1984-85 school year brought. One out of every ten teenagers will try suicide before they're 19 years old, Lilly Bliss, reporter for KCMO- TV, said to local television viewers. The broadcast followed Secrets of the Heart, just one of the many nationally television programs dealing with teen- age suicide aired during the past school year. A growing concern about suicide, the third leading cause of death among teens, swept the nation and Truman as well, prompting students and faculty alike to take a closer look at a problem one Truman student who attempted suicide calls, a permanent solution to temporary problems. Teenage suicide has climbed 284 percent since 1954 and if not curbed will soon become the second leading cause of death among teens. Once considered too frightening to talk about, suicide found its way into the minds of students through papers, tele- vision and workshops. Two television specials, Secrets of the Heart, and Surviving Suicide, stressed nationally the need for suicide education and prevention programs. The show made me realize what could happen in some situations, sophomore Stephanie Main said after watching the television specials. We're giving it more thought now. National statistics paint a grim pic- ture of suicide as the number of sui- cides and attempted suicides is climb- ing every year. Never before in American history has the suicide rate for white males been as high as it is, Kim Smith, senior staff psychologist and director of sui- cide studies for the Menninger Founda- tion, said. This rate, which has in- creased 300 percent over the past 30 years, now claims 13 lives a day. In a survey taken by Truman stu- dents, 26 percent of those polled said they had thought seriously about or tried to commit suicide - just one small part of the predicted two million teens that will attempt suicide this year alone. What's familiar with Patriots With the rising popularity' of the Trivial Pursuit game, the Publications Department conducted a survey containing trivial favorites of the past year. Of the I 20 percent surveyed, results were as follows: Song: Album: Movie: T.V. show: Place to go with friends: Restaurant: Sport: Class: Dance of the year: Concert: Group: Most memorable historical event: You're the Inspiration - Chicago Purple Rain - Prince Beverly Hills Cop The Cosby Show Movies McDonald's football Sym Christmas Bruce Springsteen Van Halen Geraldine Ferraro visit Experts on suicide attribute many factors to the alarming suicide, rates. Divorce, job competition, low test scores, boyfriendfgirlfriend problems and drugs and alcohol all attribute to the problem. Programs for suicide prevention have not overlooked Truman. Faculty members attended a semester break workshop which taughtthem more about the growing problem of teenage suicide and ways of dealing with a sui- cidal student. Truman students got in- volved also, some by attending a Sui- cide in Youth seminar and others by participating in a television forum fol- lowing the movie Surviving Suicide. It's easier to see why some stu- dents would kill themselvesf' Susan Fickling, one senior who participated in the forum, said. I sympathize with them. I better understand how they feel. As the number of suicidal students is increasing, it is important for everyone to know how to handle the situation. A pamphlet distributed by the Kansas City Association for Mental Health says, Talk with him about your concern. . .believe his feelings. . .get professional help. Awareness is the key word in de- scribing the part Truman plays in the teen suicide scene, and the past year has demanded that of almost every student. They don't want to kill them- selves, Charlotte Ross, executive di- rector of the Suicide Prevention and Crisis Center of San Mateo County, Calif., said. They just want relief. They want to stop the pain. Familiar News,-T257 Vvmfex Abernathey Steven 127 210 Abbott Thomas 182 198 Academics Division 36 37 Accurso Sam 86 220 Adair David 210 Adams Bnan 210 Adams Mark 210 Adams Shen 52 54 Adcock Bret 220 Administration 186 AFS Club 166 AFS Students 164 165 AFS Week 22 23 AhMu Joseph65 198 Ahrens Angela 62 166 Ahrens June 195 Albert Elise 190 Alderson Wayne 210 Alexander Jane 62 64 Alexander Joe 66 220 Alexander John 65 106 230 Alexander Mike 196 All Sylveena166 220 A en Al en Allen Allen Al en Allen Al en Allen Dawn 198 151 Doug 190 Enc 76 210 Jennifer 105 198 Jodl166 175 210 Patrick 59 160 169 177 181 221 Robert 66 210 Voncell73 198 Algaler Dee 198 Alhn Barbara 98 100 169 181 230 Allison Kimberly 198 Altom Rhonda 220 Alumbaugh Anna 110 111 179 221 Alumbaugh Kenny 210 Alumbaugh Robert 198 Amadlo David 192 221 Amadio Lorraine 69 198 Anderson Anderson Anderson Anderson Anderson Anderson Anderson Anderson Anderson Anderson Anderson Anderson David 172 175 210 Kelly 198 King 110 111 113 190 Laura 198 Mark 230 Patncia 70 71 210 Rebecca 66 69 71 Rhonda 64 220 Shawn 69 71 230 Stacey 4 171 210 Stacy 221 Tim 230 Andrews Stacey 62 210 Angotti Joe 65 86 88 123 230 Antonnello Cynthia68 70 175 230 Antoniello William 210 Apple Chrlstme151 198 Appleberry Robert 94 128 Appleberry Susan 151 156 160 169 17 Armstrong Jennifer 210 Armstrong Keith65 211 Amold David 221 Amold James 230 Art 60 61 Ash Lesley 221 Aslakson Jane 69 71 181 211 Atago Stone 65 86 179 221 Atkinson Kelly 113 211 Ausmus Diana 179 221 Austell Mike 113 221 Austm Adnan 198 Austm Chns 93 211 Austin Jo Ellen66 69 71 166 Austm Lee 196 Averill Cane 155 199 Ayers Dolores 197 2 220 Bahl Leif 199 Bailey Christina 199 Bailey Julie 211 Bailey Micheal 221 Bait Thomas 199 Baker Bryan 142 221 Baker Enc169 172 177 221 Baker Ryan 199 Baldus Steve 211 Bales Travis 221 Ballard Julie 231 Ballew Jeff 211 Ballinger Ken 221 Barger Ronald65 86 231 Barmore Christina 199 Barnes Lynne 190 Barnes Rex65 221 Barnes Vikkie 65 151 199 Barnett Thomas 65 151 199 Barnett Thomas 65 166 171 176 177 182 231 Barnett WC 190 Barnum Br1an192 199 Barry J1ll151 199 Barry Kelly 45 97 130 131 231 Barton Melissa 199 Basketball lBoys Basketball fBoys Basketball fBoys Basketball fBoys Basketball fGlrls Basketball lGlrls Basketball lGzrls Varl 120 121 122 J V I 124 125 Soph 2 126 127 Freshl 128 129 Var I 132 135 J V I 136 137 Freshl 138 139 Bachand Chr1s123 135 211 Bachmann Micheal 211 258!Index Battor Diane 221 Baugher Leroy 199 Baze Lisa 211 Baze Ricky 140 231 Beacham Scott 221 Beals Kebra 62 211 Beattie Leshe Beaver Tracy 105 199 Beck Chns 221 Beck Deborah 62 66 169 221 Beck Gene 211 Beck Gerald 94 148 199 Beck Tim 231 Beebe Dana 151 199 Beebe James 86 221 Behee Frank 231 Benedict Jean 221 Bennett Angela 144 174 177 221 Bennett Bnan 127 Bennett Karen 69 71 168 169 17 Bergner Jane Bergschnelder Robin 199 Berlin Rick 190 Bermudez Enc 199 Bertrand Stahr166 177 221 Bethke Jeffrey 177 231 Beyers Tma 211 Billington Tom 190 Bmgaman Michelle 199 Bingham Bnan 93 140 211 Bingham Bruce 221 Blondo Mary 103 211 Birdsong Tanya 199 Bishop James 199 Bishop Lisa 221 Bishop Pamela 65 199 Black Patnck 70 118 199 Black Scott 151 231 Blackman Jennifer 64 Blair Jim 211 Blandm Shawna 211 Blandm Stacy 199 Blank Robble65 118 199 Bloom Julie 183 211 Bloss Terry 231 Boan Charles 179 221 Board of Education 187 Boecker Markus 211 Boecker Ronald 221 Boehm Rnchard179 183 231 Boggs Heather 211 181 231 Boone Kenneth 93 211 Boone Kevin 231 Bosso Manlyn 186 Bournonvllle Mark 179 231 Bowlm Jerry 211 Boyd Bryan 211 Boyd Deborah 105 199 Boyd Debra 199 Boyd Scott 231 Braby Susan 144 166 211 Bradford William 94 142 199 Bradley Christopher 221 Bradley Darren66 211 Bradley Jason 65 231 Bradley Shawn 231 Brady Caroline 38 42 160 166 Brady Marjie 211 Bragg Douglas 118 211 Braley Louis 190 Bramblett Keith 78 231 Branson Kelly 64 73 Branson Shern64 105 136 Branstetter Kurt 199 Brasfield Kns144 211 Brayton Candace 70 199 Bredehoeft Keith 221 Brehm Andrea 105 151 199 Breshears Suzanne 177 182 211 Breshears William 177 182 231 237 Brewer Dana 69 211 Brewer Jim 140 Brewer Kirk 221 Brewer Brewer Brewer Linda 65 199 Loyd 199 209 Kim 151 Brewster Brad 221 Bndges Becky 179 221 Bndges Scott 199 Bnseno Victona 199 Bronson Rondall 211 Bronson Valya 62 179 221 Brower Dawn 211 Brower Radonna64 221 Brown Brown Brown Brown Brown Brown Brown Chris 211 Dawn 199 Jason 199 Jeff 231 Jeff 71 211 LeRoy 188 189 Pace 93 211 Brown Paige 145 211 Brown Pa1ge66 103 166 17 81 Brown Randall 199 Brown Robert 199 Brown Sharla151 175 Brownlee Anthony 118 211 Bruch Judy 190 Bruch Ron 190 Brumitt Rachael 211 Bryant Peggy 62 221 Buchanan Lynn 221 Buck Patncia179 231 Buckley Brad 118 211 Buckley John 211 Buckley Robert 57 169 177 182 Buesmg Mark 231 Bullard James 118 169 221 Bullock Dean 69 177 182 211 Bullock Doug 177 182 231 237 Bundschu Beth 110 166 176 177 1 Burasco Gma 151 199 Burasco Paul 179 231 Burgess James 199 Burgess Tamara 62 175 231 Burke Burke Burke Burke Burke Donna 190 Erin 62 66 166 175 221 Jason 65 199 Joseph 182 211 John 65 199 Burleson Thomas 211 Burnett Bnan 69 211 Boggs Billy 160 163 166 170 171 175 177 180 182 Bogue Lori 199 Bohanon Lisa 70 117 199 Boles Daniel148 211 Bolten Brnan172 221 Bonalohan Stephanie 211 Bonadonna Ahssa 199 Bond Megan 169 Bonnell Angela 176 177 182 231 Bonney Steve 221 Bonthnus Darin 199 Buro Chnstl64 151 154 211 Burroughs Lon 199 Burrus Daind 93 211 Burton Sheryl64 175 231 Burton Tammie 105 136 138 199 Bush Allan 211 Business 74 75 Busker Marc 65 86 231 Butcher Tricia 211 Butler Ann 62 221 Butler Kelly 211 Butler Kelly 199 151 821 EJNQY. Sh' l'L'e.5, 3 3,1141 Jonr fjyrqj Robl Byrf Om lable, Karl Caccamo, A Cady Jam Cain Chai Caldwell C Caldwell E Calfas, Kin Calohan .. Calvin, Wil Campbell, Campbell Campbell Campbell Campbell Camp0S 'l Candiano Caples M' Capps Rh Carl, Kevin Carlson K Carnahan Carney L1 Carnoali l Carnoali 1. Carr Carl Carr, Greg Carrasco, Carrender Carter Rc Carter, Tc Caruthers Case Dar Case Mit' Casteel C Caswell, C Caswell, L Cathcraft Caton, Jill Caton, Kit Cavanaugl Caviness Chadwick, Chadwick Chamber Chamber Chandler, Chandler Chandler Changes! Chapman, Chapman Chapman Chapman Chapman Chapman Chapman Cheerlea Cheerlea Cheerlea Cheerlea Chenowel Cheung ' Chess Clt Childers, Chinn, La Choat, Cl Chow Li Chow, Chrisma Christen Christen Christofa Cipolla Cipolla Clark, Clark Clark T Clark Ti Clark ' Clarke J Clarke J Claxton Claxton Claxton, Clemens, Clemons '17-...........-.....V ..... ,.. ...N -. .., ,,,,,,,,,u,k,, Butler, Shauna 199 Byers, Bradley 69, 71, 211 Byrd, Jonnie 199 Byrd, Robbie 10, 179, 231 Byrd, Ronnie 199 Cable, Karen 113, 175, 211 Caccamo, James 186 Cady, James 65, 118, 199 Cain, Charles 221 Caldwell, Chad 118, 199 Caldwell, Eric 30, 114, 115, 166, 172,231 Callas, Kimberly 136, 211 Calohan, Shannon 144, 166, 175, 211 Calvin, William 211 Campbell, Jason 109, 199 Campbell, Marci 166, 199 Campbell, Mark 94, 199 Campbell, Richard 175, 221 Campbell, Scott 199 Campos, Trini 179, 221 Candiano, Annette 151, 199 Caples, Mark 17, 54, 59, 169, 172, 231 Capps, Rhonda 190 Carl, Kevin 94, 199 Carlson, Kurt 180 Carnahan, Lesley 73, 211 Carney, Lea 166, 172, 211 Carnoali, Edward 231 Carnoali, Jeff 65, 221 Carr, Carla 211 Carr, Greg 221 Carrasco, Robert 200 Carrender, Greg 211 Carter, Roberta 145, 175,221 Carter, Todd 211 Caruthers, Lee 200 Case, Darcy 9, 221 Case, Mitzi 200 Casteel, Cathe 62, 221 Caswell, Greg 66, 173, 176, 177, 182, 231 Caswell, Lori 200 Cathcraft, Kathryn 221 Caton, Jill 64, 211 Caton, Kimberly 221 Cavanaugh, Cara 62, 231 Caviness, Cassandra 221 Chadwick, Becky 99, 100, 101, 160, 166, 170, 171, 231 Chadwick, Marcia 200 Chambers, Chree 117, 119, 211 Chambers, Donald 70, 94, 200 Chandler, Gaylynn 116, 174, 231 Chandler, Gretchen 179, 221 Cline, Denise 200 Cline, Vivian 64, 179, 222 Cloe, Gerald 200 Closing 268, 269, 270, 271, 272 Clothier, Julie 70, 106, 161, 166, 198, 200 Cloud, Donna 200 Clough, Susie 74, 232 Clubs Division 158, 159 Clymer, William 222 Coe, Cassandra 212 Coe, Gayle 212 Coe, Richie 222 Coffman. Donald 190 Coffman, Jennifer 62, 63, 145, 175, 222 Coldsnow, Chris 232 Cole, Carol 62, 66, 113, 222 Colin, Penny 200 Collins, Danny 200 Collins, Deanna 151, 155, 166, 200 Collins, Gregory 123, 212 Collins, Joseph 232 Collins, Matt 65, 66, 166, 181, 232 Collins, Sabrina 179, 232 Comboy, Shane 200 Comer, Tim 232 Computer Club 176 Computers 58, 59 Conde, Alexander 200 Confer, Miki 179, 222 Conner, Rhonda 64, 145, 166, 212 Connors, Doug 38, 86, 232 Connors, Kathleen 200, 204 Conyers, Sarah 103, 135, 174, 210, 212 Conyers, Suzanne 70, 105, 136, 200 Conway, Jeff 232 Cook, Bryan 200 Cook, Craig 65, 200 Cook, Jodi 200 Cook, Larry 190 Cook, Mide 232 Cook, Tina 232 Cooks 196 Cooper, Darlene 197 Cordle, Peggy 20, 62, 166, 170, 171, 175, 222 Cornine, Kelly 166, 222 Cornwell, John 65, 200 Corwin, Lisa 178, 232 Cott, Timothy 69, 71, 222 Cottrell, Tami 222 Coughlin, Kelly 212 Students expand culture while li ing overseas by Denece Waddell ne ofthe opportunities available to AFS students is the chance to experience foreign cultures. Senior Karla Schreckengaust and sophomore Jodi Alien applied to be- come AFS students for 1985-86. The lengthy application process included a preliminary application, a personal interview, and a family inter- view. Then a final application was sent to New York for processing. The final application is what we Chandler, Jeffrey 211 Changes 8, 9, 10, 11 Chapman Chapman, Chapman, Chapman, Chapman, Chapman, Chapman, , Antoinette 200 Brenda 151, 183, 211 Darren 70, 231 Floyd 196 James 211 Jim 127, 221 Toni 200 Cheerleaders K Var. 1 152 call the book. It was essay questions about yourself, a research paper on you. 1 got a letter for the regional inter- view and I was interviewed by three people at once. lt was nerve wracking because I didn't know what they were thinking, Karla said. Cheerleaders fGirls'Sports1 153 Cheerleaders IJ. V. 1 154 Cheerleaders fFresh.1 155 Chenoweth, Nada 197 Cheung, Thomas 39, 65, 160, 165, 166, 182,231 Chess Club 182 Childers, David 200 Chinn, Laurie 232 Choat, Christine 64, 179, 221 Chow, Linda 144, 211 Chow, Robert 114, 115, 148, 222 Chrisman, Cheryl 62, 64, 232 Christensen, Camilla 64, 232 Christensen, Corrina 200 Christofano, Cathy 211 Cipolla, Tamara 45, 66, 160, 166, 171, 175, 181, 232 Cipolla, Tiffany 211 You really don't ask yourself the kind of questions they ask at an inter- view: Do you get along with your fami- ly? Who do you go to with your prob- lems? What do you think of yourself? Along with giving them an idea about your personality, it gave you an insight on yourself, Jodi said. After the final application is proc- essed, there are two possible catego- ries to be placed in: guaranteed and finalist. H I 1 am guaranteed, said Karla, Clark, Angela 232 Clark, Kelly 103, 135, 212 Clark, Thaddeus 69, 71, 212 Clark, Tim 229 that means I am going no matter what. ' Finalists have an 85 to 90 percent Clark, William 190 Clarke, James 212 Clarke, John 232 Claxton, Darin 212 Claxton, Doug 42, 174, 177, 182, 232 Qiaxton, Kyla 64, 222 Clemens, Micheal 94, 142, 200 '-Qlernons, Ron 190 ' ip, chance of going. If there are enough families and countries, I will go. I con- sider myself lucky to be a finalist, Jodi said contentedly. ' For Karla, acceptance-means must miss her first year of I've already been UMKC. There will be no that respect. 1 If Jodi is s e AFS student for her ,.. Karla and'Jodi are anticipating going abroad. fPhoto by David Henryl - - - All the electives count toward my record. I get unit credits for every- thing I take in the foreign country. The only thing I might have to do is take junior English and social studies my senior year. I was pushing for the seven- hour day so I would have the time to make all of it up, Jodi said with a laugh. Meanwhile, these students prepare for the experiences ahead of them. I will be on my own, but it won't be just a vacation. I have to start pre- paring now, Jodi concluded. Iridexf259 Courtworming 130, 131 Couzens, De Anna 222 Couzens, Jennifer 117, 177, 222 Couzens, Jon 200 Crain, Cheryl 212 Creager, Eric 76, 86, 232 Creason, Shauna 179, 232 Crew, Stephen 200 Crick, John 42, 232 Cross Country IBoys' Var.l 114, 115 Cross Country KGirIs' Var.l 116, 117 Cross Country fBoys' J.V.j 118 Cross Country IGirls' J.V.l 119 Crosser, Tonia 65 Crouch, Tom 232 Crow, Chuck 94, 200 Crow, Kelli 175, 181, 232 Crumpacker, Kristi 179, 222 Cuezze Salvatore 200 Cuezze Sam 212 Culbertson Jerry 183 212 Culbertson Jonny 200 Cummings Richard 118 212 Cummins Michelle 200 Cunningham Cheryl 64 76 222 Cupp Michele 69 71 160 166 169 173 175 222 Custodians 197 Cypret Mike 179 222 Dailey Shawn 212 Dailey Troy 200 Dances 28 29 Daniel Kelley 200 Daniels Julie 30 151 156 172 177 232 Daniels Theresa 151 155 200 Danzo Sherry64 151 153 212 Dauer Debbie 151 153 212 Davis Angela 222 Davis Craig 86 232 Davis George65 232 Davis James 179 222 Davis Kirk65 179 222 Davis Micheal 200 Davis Rhonda66 160 169 Davis Tamara 138 200 Dawes Monica 232 Dawes Yvette 212 Day Chnstma 62 232 Day Cynthia 200 Day Douglas 169 182 Day Ronald 200 Debate 47 DECA 178 Deeds Tammy64 212 Delana Terri232 Demark Tom 109 160 Demark Tom 106 108 Der Tina 200 DeSelms Jack 190 Deshazo Christy 212 Deshazo Joseph 200 DeSuza Rick 200 Deterding Gregory 212 Devine Tandra 151 155 200 DeWalt David 71 212 DeYoung John 109 200 Diaz Carla64 144 151 160 166 175 212 Dickerson Bruce 63 190 Dickerson David 232 Dickerson Lesa 232 Dickerson Neil 212 Dietnch Barbara 98 100 169 181 232 Dietrich Diane 151 200 268 Dietrich Meredith 64 212 Dinsmore Jerry 190 DiGirolamo Joseph 94 200 DiPardo Anthony 232 Dockins Robert 200 Doll Michelle 62 66 222 Donahue Angela 200 Donahue Lisa 175 212 Donahue Lucia 169 175 Donald Jon66 69 176 232 Donley Felicia66 232 Donnell Lynda 62 66 232 253 Donnici Frank 200 Donnici Phillip 222 Dorsch Georgia 190 Dorsey Mary 62 212 260fIndex R awards Scherer for outstanding teaching by Ronda Wendel istory teacher Mark Scherer was awarded the Missouri Daughters of the American Revolution CDARJ Outstanding Teacher of Ameri- can History award this spring. Revo- education going on in the Independ- ence schools. I would think there will be many more award-deserving teach- ers in the Independence public lution has a they identify one each I was recognized well as the state com National selected, teacher of Dorsey Tom 232 Doty Troy 65 66 Doubledee Brock 18 94 200 Dowdall Chris 94 Dowel Jeff 65 91 Dowel lan 212 Downey Guy 200 Downing Kiers 66 212 Dramatics 48 49 Dribben David 50 170 232 Drmkwater Bill 53 190 Dnnkwater Brian 109 200 Dnver Robert 222 Driver Sherri 183 212 Duchene Dominic 212 Duly Pamela 212 Dungan Joe 232 Dunham Phillip 190 Dunlap Carmen 200 Dunlap Jeff 222 Dunnaway Knstina178 233 Dunnaway Lisa 151 200 DuRee Mike 222 DuRee Robert 65 233 Durnell Kelly 69 233 Durst Scott 94 200 Dutton David 182 222 Dutzel Cheryl212 Dyson Patti 212 our school learning to gust one exam honor Eades Mike 212 Earhart Knstin 103 135 212 Easley John 142 200 Easley Lisa 72 73 174 233 Easley Patricia 179 222 Easton Bruce 233 Easton George 91 222 Eaton Micheal65 77 233 Eaton Raquel 103 135 136 212 Ebeck Daisy 200 Echols Rob 212 Eckhardt Ronnie 200 Eckman Mark 233 Eckman Tricia 174 212 Edie Melody 16 62 63 66 170 234 Edmisson Shannon 200 Edmonson Martha 197 Egleston Jerry 212 Egleston Paul212 Eiken Tammie 64 222 Eischen Nancy 102 103 212 Eischen Susan 100 131 160 169 170 171 174 175 181 182 234 Elbert Darrin 200 Election Year 18 19 Elliott Jerry 20 47 170 171 175 176 177 182 234 C1831 ,,,', Briant ,, Jerry! -Vins Paula ,ggnpk Man grieve Stevi ghgel, Anna If-ggl, John ngland, 511 E nglerrian, 1. English 38, . Ensley, R05 Envler Robf Eyk, 1 Eslinger, Rc Estill, Pame Etter, Marc Etzenhouse Evans, Victl Exposito, N Faculty 196 Falco SBC Fall Play 21 Fanara Loi F-ancher Ja Fancher Sa Fangmann Fann Sher Fann Sher Farley Ricl Farrand M Feeney Mi Felden My Fellers Jer Ferrante J Ferraro 12 Ferraro G Ferree Cla Fetterly C Fetters W' Fickling S1 Fickling Si Fields Jon Fikki Luci Fikki Rani Fikki Stev Finley Tor Fischer Li Fisher Arr Flathers A Fleming D Flippin Tl Floray M4 Flowers F Floyd Sh' Flucke R' Fogliani h Folkert N Folkert S Folsom K Folsom lv Football I Football f Football f. Football fi Ford Km' Foreign L Forensics Fortman Fortner E Fortune I Foster Ai Foster St Foudree Fowler N Fox Nate Frakes T Francis I Francis J Francis lt Franciska Franco P Franklin Frazier J Free Rhc Free Ste Freeman French C French l' French lt Frerking W1 'lonof 332593 lrovel it f +01-12 , M' ,f 174, 175, 32, 234 Ellis, Brian 66, 181,234 Ellis, Jerry 212 Ellis, Paula 166, 200 Elrick, Marion 64, 222 Elrick, Steve 148, 200 Engel, Anna 200 Engel, John 222 England, Stacey 136, 212 Engleman, Jon 114, 177, 182, 222 English 38, 39 Ensley, Robert 170, 172, 177, 182, 222 Epple, Robert 222 Erk, Chad 201 Eslinger, Robert 222 Estill, Pamela 201 Etter, Marcy 201 Etzenhouser, Michelle 179, 222 Evans, Victor 222 Exposito, Mark 42, 234 Faculty 190, 191, 192, 193 Falco, Stacey 103, 212 Fall Play 20, 21 Fanara, Louis 222 Fancher, James 45, 106, 160, 161, 167, Fancher, Sarah 65, 201 Fangmann, Bruce 39, 212 Fann, Sherri 174 Fann, Sherrie 83, 177, 212 Farley, Rick 42, 45, 60, 79, 172, 234 Farrand, Michelle 179, 234 Feeney, Mike 190 Felden, Myke 222 Fellers, Jennifer 222 Ferrante, Jo 201 Ferraro 12, 13 Ferraro, Geraldine 12, 13, 162 Ferree, Clark 65, 86, 235 Fetterly, Chisoko 197 Fetters, William 65, 179 Fickling, Stacey 201 Fickling, Susan 45, 62, 66, 167, 235 Fields, Jonathan 65, 212 Fikki, Lucia 16, 235 Fikki, Randy 201 Fikki, Steve 106, 107 Finley, Todd 235 Fischer, Lisa 212 Fisher, Amy 64, 117, 212 Flathers, Audra 64 Fleming, Daniel 73, 118, 201 Flippin, Thomas 201 Flofay, Melissa 171, 172, 182,222,223 Flowers, Ray 196 Floyd, Shawn 212 Flucke, Raymond 212 Fogliani, Micheal 201 Folkert, Michelle 172, 175,222 Folkert, Stacey 151, 201 Folsom, Karen 65, 82, 201 Folsom, Mike 170, 222 Football fVar.1 86, 87, 88, 89 Football fJ.VJ 90, 91 Football fSophJ 92, 93 Football fFresh.2 94, 95 Ford, Kim 235 Foreign Language 40, 41 Forensics 46 Fortman, Jared 212 Fortner, Stephen 125, 222 Fortune, Penni 212 Foster, Anna 201 Foster, Steven 212 Foudree, Melanie 156, 157, 166, 222 Fowler, Mike 212 Fox, Natalie 175, 222 Frakes, Tamerra 20, 169, 170, 171, 235 Francis, Donna 201 Francis, Jeff 235 Francis, Meredith 190 Franciskato, Brian 115, 118, 166, 169, 170 222 Franco, Alex 222 Franklin, Stephanie 73, 175, 212 Frazier, Jeff 222 Free, Rhonda 201 Free, Steve 201 Freeman, Nathan 142, 212 French Club 175 French, Helen 13, 187 169, 181, 234 ,175,177,181, French, Kent34, 45, 66, 167, 168, 169, 171, 173, 175, 235 A Frerking, Anthony 61, 169, 172. 235 Frerking, Darren 212 Freshmen 198, 199 200 201 202 2 . . , ,03, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209 Freytag, John 186 Friedley, Pamela 105, 182, 201 Friedley, Phillip 222 Friend, Rebecca 172, 177, 212 Frisbey, Shawn 222 Fritts, Linda 75, 235 Fulton, Catherine 22, 70, 166, 212 Gallup, Richard 212 Gamble, Bryan 109, 201 Gamble, Monica 42, 144, 148, 166, 235 Gammon, David 179, 235 Garcia, David 70, 94, 201 Gardner, Richy 212 Garrett, Melissa 64, 235 Garrison, Kathy 201 Garrison, Crystal 235 Gastineau, Rick 186 Gaston, Elizabeth 201 Gates, Jeanette 64, 222 Gates, Loren 182, 222 Gauldin, Brian 65, 86, 235 Geelan, Sara 201 Gelino, Dan 123, 235 Gelino, Mark 201 Genari, Stephen 179, 235 Gentry, Melody 73, 174, 212 George, John 201 Gerhardt, lris 190 Gibson, Gayla 113, 166, 172, 181,222 Gilbert, Sandra 191 Gilges, Karyn 201 Gilges, Kathy 201 Gilkey, Michael 235 Gill, Kelly 235 Gillespre, Bradley 202 Gillmor, Carolyn 62, 144, 174, 222 Gillmor, Christine 70, 144, 202 Gilworth, Marshall 212 Gimmarro, Michael 222 Glasgow, Jim 140, 235 Glass, Hollie 222 Glentzer, Sherri 105, 136, 202 Glidewell, Harold 51, 222 Glidewell, Micheal 109, 212 Glover, Pamela 202 Glover, Tammy 172, 202 Glow, Michael 223 Goddard, Joe 212 Goebel, Beth 202 Goebel, Peter 123, 212 Goerz, David 66, 106, 235, 238 Goerz, Stephen 66, 69, 106, 235, 238 Gooding, Chris 125 Goodin, Christina 235 Goodno, Tina 202 Goodwin, David 202 Goodwin, Duane 65, 212 Goodwin, Suan 235 Goold, Allen 223 Goold, Steven 235 Goosey, Kirk 66, 235 Gordon, Brett 46, 166, 170, 175, 177, 1 Gordon, Janice 213 Gordon, John 202 Gore, Kevin 202 Gouldsmith, Jeffrey 202 Graham, Brenetta 174, 213 Grantham, Bret 179 Grantham, Linda 191 Grapes, Stephanie 202, 207 Grathouse, Todd 212 Graves, Helen 197 Graves, Randy 94, 202 Graves, Sarah 116, 117, 135, 136,202 Gray, Andrew 202 Gray, Arlon 196 Gray, John 202 Gray, Nick 235 Gray, Stephanie 179, 235 Graybill, Julia 39, 103, 210, 212 Greble, Joseph 179, 223 ims 30 151 152,235 Greble, K . . - Greble, Michael 118, 202 Green, Terry 42, 235 Gregg, Scott 94, 202 Gregovich, Jon 235 Gregston, Cynthia 64, 151, 153, 212 80, 182,213 Gregston, Mark 94, 128, 202 Gregston, Scott 86, 87, 123, 169, 235 Griep, Kevin 91, 223 Griffin, Robyn 62, 166, 213 Griffith, Linda 191 Gross, Glen 140, 202 Grotenhuis, Jan 32, 100, 101, 135, 175, 213 Grove, Ricky 92, 213 Groves, Sherry 213 Grubb, Stephen 235 Guillaume, Cheryl 64, 235 Gutekunst, Carren 151, 156, 175, 223 Haas, Matthew 213 Hadley, Tracy 65, 202 Hahnfeld, Marcia 235 Hainen, Tonya 223 Hainas, Jodi 203 Hall, Christina 62, 223 Hall, Dina 235 Hall, Johnathon 179 Hall, Justin 203 Hallford, Cheryl 213 Halvorson, James 65, 140, 179, 235 Ham, William 166, 213 Hamblen, Doug 203 Hamblen, Tami 77, 179, 223 Hamby, Carol 69, 71, 203 Hamilton, Mike 213 Hamilton, Stacy 203 Hancock, Amy 105, 151, 203 Hancock, Cynthia 203 Handley, Bob 191 Hands, Melissa 213 Handy, Christina 203 Hanlon, Jamie 223 Harbaugh, Tami 223 Harden, Sherl 64, 170, 235 Harder, Glen 109, 203 Hardesty, Thomas 223 Hardie, Steven 65, 203 Harding, Craig 203 Harman, Jill 145 Harris, Chuck 58, 191 Harris, Esther 197 Hartley, Derrick 118, 203 Hartley, Laura 62, 151, 175, 213 Hartman, Jill 145, 203 Hartman, Lynne 235 Harvey, Jamie 70, 151, 203 Hatfield, Danelle 70, 151, 203 Hatfield, Kimberly 213 Hatt, Mike 177, 223 Haug, Derek 223 Hauschel, Danny 35, 65 86, 123 166 1 9, 235 , , , 6 Hawk, Anita 31, 42, 166, 167, 169, 175, 1 Hawks, Cara 69, 223 Hawley, Glenda 64, 151, 166, 213 Hawley, Max 175, 213 Hawthorn, Brenda 62, 64, 169, 235 Haynes, Devin 49, 235 Hazlett, Ralph 223 Health 82 Heater, Debra 203 Heatwole, Larry 213 Hedding, Angela 151, 166, 203 Hedeen, Richard 213 Hedeen, Scott 203 Hedrick, Doris 166, 223 Hedrick, Ted 236 Heidbrink, Deborah 62, 63, 175, 236 Heins, David 213 Helmich, Erick 203 Helms, Thomas 213 Heman, Lesley 41, 70, 169, 173, 175, 236 Henderson, Dennis 223 Henderson, John 191 Hendrick, Barbara 224 Hendrix, Linda 195 Hendrix, Stephanie 17, 42, 167, 172, 236 Henley, Robert 186 Henneman, Michelle 151, 203 Henry, David 42, 236 Henson, Debbie 62, 236 Henson, Erik 65, 202, 203 Henze, Laura 236 Hepting, Kenneth 224 Hernandez, Steven 213 Herren, James 236 Herrick, Brent 224 Herring, Brian 79, 86, 236 81, 235 lndex, 261 Herriot, James 182 Hess, Brian 203 Hess, Matthew 203 Hess, Sean 91, 224 Hessefort, Kristina 179, 224 Hessenflow, Stacia 213 Hewitt, Carla 213 Hewitt, Laura 172, 224 Higginbotham, Michelle 81, 236 Hile, Peter 192 Hill, Barbara 236 Hill, Kevin 93, 125, 213 Hill, Mike 30, 45, 65, 86, 151, 167, 235 Hill, Michelle 64, 213 Hodges, Bonnie 203 Hodson, Jennifer 224 Hoelscher, Karen 224 Holderness, Robin 213 Holling, Joy 203 Holm, Karen 65, 151, 203 Holwick, Frank 188, 189 Homecoming 96, 97 Honeyball, Marilyn 197 Hood, Vicki 183, 192 Hooper, Suzanne 236 Hoover, Michele 224 Hopkins, Randy 236 Hopper, William 192 Hord, Elliott 214 Horn, Kenneth 236 Horn, Todd 171, 221 Hornecker, Elizabeth 62, 224 Horton, Kenneth 203 Hoskins, Tammy 105, 203 Howard, Robert 69, 71, 173, 210, 214 Howard, Susan 45, 66, 69, 173, 236 Howard, Terry 203 Howe, Julie 62, 151, 156, 224 Howe, Robin 236 Howerton, Rai 214 Howerton, Tasha 151, 203 Howery, Janna 166, 169, 175, 181, 236 Howery, Kevin 69, 71, 166, 173, 181, 214 Howey, Douglas 118, 214 Hubble, Floyd 192 Hudson, Renee 203 Huffman, Jennifer 224 Hughes, Daniel 140, 203 Hugill, Wendy 203 Huhmann, Bruce 69, 71, 166, 181, 225 Hukkanen, Renee 236 Hukkanen, Rhonda 236 Hulett, Susan 21, 69, 144, 166, 173, 181 Hulse, James 225 Humphrey, Natalie 214 Hung, Phil 94, 203 Hunter, AI 192 Hurd, John 214 Hurla, Shannon 65, 203 Hurtado, Diego 106, 214 Hutsler, Eric 21, 225 Hutton, Amy 29, 135, 136, 214 Hylton, Kenneth 176, 182, 236, 237 Immer, Mike 203 lnce, Traci 144, 171, 175, 225 Index Division 246, 247 Industrial Education 78, 79 Ingram, Daniel 118, 203 Instrumental Music 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73 Interact 181 Introduction 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Irwin, Terri 225 Isaacs, Scott 91, 225 Jack, Captain 79 Jackson, Charles 214 Jackson, Gerald 192 Jackson, Lloyd 214 Jackson, Scot 214 Jakobe, Melissa 82, 214 James, Larry 203 James, Mark 91, 214, 225 Jardak, Anissa 64, 154, 157, 160, Jardak, Elizabeth 175, 225 Jarman, David 69, 214 Jarnagin, Marcia 64, 179, 225 Jarvis, Robert 109, 203 Jeanneret, Tracy 73, 203 Jeffers, Mike 46, 170 262fIndex 175, 214 Jenkins, Jenkins, Larry 86, 88, 225 Tamara 214 Jennings, Brad 179, 225 Jennings, Darrin 203 Jennings, Stacy 73, 203 Jeter, Sheri 166, 172, 181,214 Jets 180 Jewell, Teresa 64, 174, 225 John, Chad 32, 69, 128, 198, 203 John, Kyle 13, 30, 31, 34, 44, 45,106,167,169,180,181, 230, 236 Johnson, Chris 214 Johnson, Daniel 93, 214 Johnson, Janice 193 Johnson y Kevin 92, 93, 214 Johnson, Lori 105, 203 Johnson, Marilyn 236 Johnson, Mary 68, 69, 71, 169, 173, 177, 225 Johnson, Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson 1 1 1 x Paul 65 Randal 93, 215 Randy 225 Randy 65, 236 Ronnie 65, 66, 225 Ronnie 236 Jones, Barbara 139, 195 Jones, Barbara 69, 71, 215 Jones, Charles 65, 203 Jones, Elizabeth 160, 225 Jones, Jennifer 64, 151, 153, 215 Jones, Joan 193 Jones, Lisa 64, 145, 183, 215 Jones, Mike 225 Jones, Paula 215 Jones, Richard 203 Jones, Sandy 225 Jones, Todd 215 Jones, Todd 70, 203 Journalism 44, 45 Judd, Shelly 225 Juliana, Victor 70, 203 Jurd, Kim 69, 117, 169, 225 Jurman, David 173 Justice, Eric 203 Kackley, Mary 172, 174, 225 Kalhorn, Rhea 50, 51, 193 Kanies, Krista 69, 100, 215 Kankare, Janne 69, 71, 106, 160, 165, 166, 170 Karas, Denise 42, 43, 181, 236 Karr, Dawn 236 Karr, Jodi 215 Kaserman, Emil 215 Kasten, Rochelle 98, 100, 169, 175, 181, 225 Keeland, Sharon 193 Keith, Stanley 91, 225 Keller, Karl 215 Keller, Leonard 203 Kelly, Debra 197 Kelly, Randy 225 Kelly, Rex 215 Kelsay, Phillip 91, 225 Kelsey, Barbara 225 Kelsey, Lisa 64, 215 Kempfe, Lynette 144, 215 Kendall, Sherry 215 Kenny, Patrick 170, 203 Kerley, Russ 215 Kerr, Rebecca 66, 166, 215 Kettner, Christopher 236 Key, Darrin 65, 236 Khan, Brian 236 Kihn, Barbara 215 Kilgore, Michael 169, 181, 236 Kim, David 109, 128, 129, 160, 203 Kimball, Kathryn 151, 203 Kimbell, Robert 179, 225 Kimsey, Steve 215 Kincaid, Craig 215 Kincaid, Monica 103, 215 Kincaid, Paul 203 King, Cheryl 197 King, Karen 175, 203 Kinne, Brad 91, 225 Kinney, Karen 4, 100, 160, 166, 174, 181, 225 Kiper, Connie 203 Kiper, Teresa 236 Kirchhoff, Bobbie 215 Kirchhoff, Earl 179, 236 Kirk, Krista 179, 236 Kirkham, John 215 Kish, Frank 236 Kisslenger, Kim 177, 182,203 Kistler, Timothy 93, 215 Kitchen, Kimberly 236 Klein, James 215 Kleyh, Dennis 65, 203 Klim, Kevin 57, 86, 169, 175, 236 Klinginsmith, Amy 5, 69, 97, 151, 152, Klukow, Brian 225 Knight, Lora 64, 151, 156, 236 Knoche, Barbara 215 Knoche, Keith 215 Knox, Robbie 236 Koe, David 225 Koehly, Jeff 177, 182, 225 Koftan, Sherry 62, 151, 152, 225 Kohl, Karla 225 Kohl, Mike 225 Kohl, Tamara 179, 237 Kolb, Josh 94, 203 Korenak, Daniel 225 Korenak, David 225 Kragel, Mark 118, 215 153, 175, 236 Kramer, Kirstin 69, 71, 144, 166, 173, 181, 215 Kramer, Westley 66, 69, 71, 225 Kriens, Karen 193 Kriewitz, Johnny 203 Krueger, Mike 225 Kruel, Andrea 215 Kruse, Jennifer 203 Kuhn, Shelly 59, 66, 103, 151, 169, 17 Kuhn, Stephen 225 Kuhnert, Heather 100, 169, 181, 225 Kuske, Leslie 152, 153, 157, 166, 215 Kuzniakowski, Beverly 195 Kuzniakowski, Craig 203 Kuzniakowski, Randall 237 Kytle, James 203 4, 225 Laber, David 225 Lady, Randy 128, 204 La Favor, Phillip 204 Laffoon, Mark 237 Lalla, Michelle 151, 204 Lamberty, Lori 35, 98, 100, 131, 169, 175, 181,237 Lamberty, Stephen 204 Lambros, John 65, 204 Lammers, Liz 16, 170, 171, 175, 225 Lancaster, Liz 215 Landsdown, Gary 225 Landsdown, Kerry 215 Lappohn, David 215 Lara, Joanne 64, 144, 183, 225 Larsen, Amanda 204 Larsen, Cameron 160, 166, 169, 177, 181, 220, 225 Larson, Harvey 69, 173, 215 Latham, Brian 237 Lauber, Michelle 99, 100, 215 Laughlin, Jennifer 215 Lawler, Jennie 215 Lawson, Bobby Jean 204 Lawson, Cliford 215 Leabo, Todd 94, 166, 204 Leaf, Shirley 197 Ledbetter, Elizabeth 215 Lee, Jung 45, 47, 170 Lehman, Cathy 204 Lentz, Kristen 204 Leonard, Mark 93, 215 Lesher, Scott 94, 204 Lester, Lisa 225 Lester, Shelly 225 Levota, Paul 160, 170, 177, 181, 220, Levota, Steve 65, 225 Lewis, Dennis 69, 182, 215 Lewis, Heather 166, 175, 205 Lewis, Lisa 225 Lewis, Lloyd 237 Lewis, Melaney 225 Lewis, Melissa 204 Lewis, Nancy 193 Lewis, Ronald-237 Lewman, Kathy 193 Liang, Patrick 69, 215 Lieberknecht, Carol 179, 183,238 Lierman, Carrie 151, 204, 268 Lierman, Lisa 62, 63, 117, 215 Lifestyles Division 6, 7 Lightle, Drake 215 Likely, Terri 64, 97, 151, 156, 238 225 Lindgren, Jay 69, 71, 173, 177, 182, 238, 253 Lindley, Stephanie 215 Lindsey, Lori 176, 177, 182, 238 Lindsey, Micheal 204 Lindsey, Scott 69, 71, 177, 182, 238 lg,-nardt, K zflnardt, S' awk, Joely Llnson, LO! Llnvllle, AIT ' lppe, L- ,,.lfely, Guy Lloyd, Tam Lockhart, If 5 QQQS, Micl Lgng, Ginn Lung, Tere: Lopez, Anja L0peZ, Chl' Love, Gary Lovell, Chr' Lovewell, C Lowmiller, l Lowery, Sci Loyd, Todc Lucker, Jar Lueckenho' Luetkemeyt Lukens, Eri Lundberg, l Lundbert, l Lundy, Bre Lunsford, J Lunsford, J Lupardus, l Lutes, Mar: Luther, Rol Lutjen, Des Lyday, Les Lyle, Darin Lynch, Jen Lynch, Kat Lyons, Lou Macgrayne, Macoas, Ml Mack, Coll' Mackie, Cil Madewell, I Madsen, Rl Magill, Dou Mahaffey, I' Maher, Rag Main, Stepl Main, Stepl Maldonadd Malensek, l Malloy, St Malott, Jaj Malott, Ma Manade, C Manade, N Mancini, S1 Manuel, Ma Mapes, Bri, Maples, T Marcks, P Martin, A Martin, Le: Martin, Ste Martinek, l Martinez, K Marshall, Marshall, Maschmei Mason, K Masoner, Massey, G Massey, KJ Mata, Ceci Math 52, 5 Mathiason, Matthews, Mattoon, h Mattoon, 3 May, Juli May, Kim Mayfield, Mayo, Pau McArthur, McCartney xcgathie, c augh McClain, H McClellan, McCluske5 McCollum Linhardt, Keith 215 Linhardt, Stephen 225 Link, Joely L. 64, 151, 154, 215 Linson, Lori 225 Linville, Amy 175, 179, 225 Lippe, Elise 197 Lively, Guy 215 Lloyd, Tammy 65 Lockhart, Delisa 215 Loges, Michele 69, 204 Long, Ginny Jo 204 Long, Teresa 70, 151, 204 Lopez, Anjanette 2, 64, 238 Lopez, Christy 215 Love, Gary 193 Lovell, Christina 225 Lovewell, Carmen 64, 175, 225 Lowmiller, Eric 225 Lowery, Scott-31, 41, 53, 114, 115, 169, 233, 238 Loyd, Todd 215 Lucker, Jamie 204 Lueckenhoff, Janie 238 Luetkemeyer, Jennifer 117, 215 Lukens, Erika 105, 138, 204 Lundberg, Brian 204 Lundbert, Glenna 204 Lundy, Brenda 179, 238 Lunsford, Jennifer 225 Lunsford, Julie 238 Lupardus, Khristine 144, 204 Lutes, Marsha 69, 204 Luther, Ronda 204 Lutjen, Desiree 42, 110, 239 Lyday, Lester 239 Lyle, Darin 215 Lynch, Jerry 239 Lynch, Kathleen 69, 204 Lyons, Louise 117, 193 Macgrayne, Pamela 70, 204 Macoas, Marcis 94, 205 Mack, Colleen 193 Mackie, Cindy 179, 239 Madewell, Melissa 2, 46, 47, 166, 170, 175, 225 Madsen, Roger 225 Magill, Douglas 175, 239 Mahaffey, Mark 94, 205 Maher, Ray 193 Main, Stephanie 151, 154, 175, 215 Main, Stephen 79, 106, 239 Maldonado, Sandra 22, 62, 113, 160, 164, 166, 174,239 Malensek, Robert 226 Malloy, Stephanie 205 Malott, Janice 61, 193 Malott, Matt 93, 215 Manade, Charles 53, 160, 166, 239 Manade, Mike 42, 66, 213, 215 Mancini, Steve 205 Manuel, Marian 193 Mapes, Brian 215 Maples, Terry 114, 115, 239 Marcks, Patrick 215 Martin, Amy 239 Martin, Lester 45, 160, 167, 169, Martin, Stephen 65, 106, 215 Martinek, Wendy 16, 178, 239 Martinez, Greg 106, 215 Marshall, Keith 239 Marshall, Kimberly 239 Maschmeier, Todd 179, 226 Mason, Kevin 215 Masoner, Phillip 205 Massey, Gregory 226 Massey, Karissa 69, 205 Mata, Cecilia 205 Math 52, 53 Mathiason, Andrew 118, 215 Matthews, Mindy 66, 183, 215 Mattoon, Michele 175, 215 Mattoon, Sheryl 45, 239 May, Juli 70, 175, 215 May, Kimberly 226 Mayfield, Shelly 215 Mayo, Paulene 197 McArthur, Brent 226 McCartney, Michael 215 Mccsihie, Melissa 145, 215 McCaughey, Cindy 145, 151, 205 McClain, Darren 65, 239 McClellan, Lynda 205 McCloskey, Richard 215 McCollum, Jeri 64, 175, 226 181, 239 McConnell, Beth 62, 63, 182, 226 McCormick, Mary 66, 100, 169, 226 McDermott, Michelle 179, 226 McElwee, Karen 151, 156, 169, 230, 239 McFadden, Jennifer 151, 205 McFadden, Rebecca 113, 183, 216 McGhee, Chris 226 McGovern, Mary 183, 193 McGraw, David 226 McHenry, Bob 193 Mclntosh, Heather 113, 175,205 McKaig, Derrick 216 McKee, Shannon 205 McLaughlin, Ginger 62, 63, 239 McLean, Robert 118, 216 McMahon, Colleen 64, 183, 239 McMahon, Star 62, 63, 151, 171, 177, 182, 216 McMenemy, Michael Sean 42, 172, 239 McMurry, Robert 216 McNett, Matthew 94, 128, 205 McSwain, Christopher 94, 205 McVey, Louie 205 Meador, Jeffrey 239 Meador, Tracy Lynn 226 Meadows, Nick 205 Meadows, Stephen 65, 226 Medlin, Carla 145, 175, 216 Meek, Christopher 56, 151, 239 Meeker, Jeanette 62, 151, 175,226 Meier, Shara 73, 166, 205 Meierarend, Walter 205 Meinert, Gregory 239 Melson, Jodi 179, 239 Melton, David 216 Melton, Eric 106, 175, 181, 216 Messina, Candice 62, 63, 226 Mewes, Mike 66, 170, 176, 177, 182, 239 Meyer, Jeffery 65, 169, 239 Meyer, Kevin 226 Meyer, Sharon 42, 166, 167, 169, 175, 181, 239 Meyer, Vickie 64, 226 Middleton, Michael 128, 129, 205 Miles, Gina 64, 239 Millentree, Gene 91 Miller, Alice 195 Miller, Amy 64, 144, 151, 166, 175, 181, 216 ' d MCG own s secon year o brings more acceptance by Todd Schannuth This is only my second year at . Truman, but actually Pve taught since his year marks the second year 1Q69, McGown Said' I that the school district has pro- She taught physical education ate vided hall m01'1if01'S to P0569 the Holden High School from then until halls at Truman. The experiment with 1972. From 1974 to 1976 she served as I hall monitors started in the fail of 1983 ffbuiiding sub at Nowiin Junior Highlz I affef C0mPlaiUfS f1'0m Sflidenfs and Then from 1977 to 1979 she supervised I teachers ab0LlIf SUIOIKQYS in the bath- in-3Ch00l 'Suspension at Center YOOITIS- If WGS also P1'0mPf0Cl by the School, and finally back to Nowlin from problem of students skipping class and 1979 to 19533, I I ,, Wandering through the halls- That's when I got a cail from Mr. I-asf Veaf Teresa MCG'-Wm Was Parks at Central Office. He asked ifil hired as one of '1'ruman's, first hall mon- would be intefgsted in becoming a hail itors and has continued in the position monitor, T1-,ey were lgoking far Some- 7 698511 this Year- I one with a major in physical educa- MZGOIVU is fmt ef all new to the tion, McGown laughed. 'Trealiy cion't Q sc oo scene. 7 know Why, I Her job now consists primarily of' checking students' haii passes and keeping the bathrooms free of smok- 7 ers. They say that Qefore they hired us, the bathrooms viere full of smok- ers. I think most of the kids like having hall monitors because now they can go in the bathrooms and not come out smelling like smoke, she said. Students' reaction to the hall mon- itor's presence has changed clrarnati-, cally over the last two years according to McGown. It's easier this year. Last year I ' ,f nobody wanted us here. Nobody. Ac- , tually, last year everyone thought I was an undercover cop, she laughed. And I seriously do like the job, L she insisted. I have a good time getting 3 to know the kids. I think they accept ,-, me more this year. Infact, I think most Hal! monitor Teresa McGown finds she likes of the klfls now like the ide? of having many aspects of her job. fPhoto by Monica hall YUODIIOYS, and I'm glad- Gamblel , Indexf263 Miller, Brett 77, 239 Miller, Jetlry 94, 205 Miller, Lance 94, 205 Miller, Marlo 151, 156, 175,226 Miller, Michael 216 Miller, Michele 216 Miller, Shannon 175, 216 Miller, Teresa 62, 216 Miller, Virginia 193 Miller, Ward 216 Miller, Wesley 77, 226 Miller. Michelle 239 MillikenMichelle 239 Mineo, John 226 Minski, Joseph 216 Mitchell, David 94, 160, 205 Mitchell, Debra 73, 166, 169, 181 Mitchell, Heather 239 Mitchell, Michelle 151, 152, 226 Mitchell, Steven 70, 205 Mitchell, Tim 226 Mlnarik, Jason 205 Mohart, Lora 66, 169, 175, 239 Monk, James 216 Mooney, Ross 226 Moore, Angel 28, 105, 182, 205 Moore, Lori 205 Moore Moore Moore , Melissa 239 Michael 128 205 , Michelle 239 Mora, Robert 239 Morehouse, Jeanine 138, 205 Morehouse, Jim 77, 239 Moreland, Darren 179, 226 Morerod, Eric 65, 179, 226 Morgan, Jeffrey 91, 239 Morgan, Timothy 94, 128, 205 Morley, Marjorie 193 Morris, Cindy 193 Morris, Kathy 205 Morris, Mike 65, 216 Morris, Tonya 226 Morris, Tracey 205 Morrison, Chuck 206 Morse, Brian 66, 226 Mortallaro, Rachelle 151, 216 Morton, Lora 178, 239 Morton, Paul 179, 226 Mosbauer, Michele 239 Moss, Thomas 216 Moyer, David 216 Mueller Manuel 179 240 Mulkey Vern 65 216 Mullins Janet 197 Munkirs Zack 216 Murdock, Jennifer 226 Murphy Diane 65 205 Murphy Richard 226 Musteen Michelle 205 , 2 Nutrition 183 Nutter, Michael 205 Nye, Martin 226 O'Brien, Debbie 42, 241 O'Brien, Kelly 205 O'Brien, Patrick 65, 179, 241 O'Dell, Darren 205 Oesterreicher, Lance 241 Ohap, Douglas 241 Oldham, Lawrence 226 Omstead, Paul 65, 86, 226 Orell, Brad 179, 241 Orell, Brian 216 Ormsbee, Leaetta 131, 151, 156, 178, 230, 241 Ortez, Brian Wayne 174, 226 Orwick, Bryan 216 Ostrander, David 28, 205 Ostrander, Tammy 64, 226 Overturf, James 216 Owens, Lori 170, 226 Owings, Kirk 216 Pack, Gladys 196 Pack, Jim 196 Page, Michael 205 Pagel, Laura 205 Palmer, Doug 169, 226 Palmer, Spencer William 66, 106, 175, 216 Paris, Phil 226 Park, Menellie 151, 160, 175, 216 Parker, Chad 216 Parker, Denise 178, 241 Parker, Kevin 70, 216 Parker, Steven 205 Parker, Susan 116, 117,216 Parker, Timothy 241 Parks, Brenden 205 Parks, Elizabeth 64, 241 Parrish, Joel 241 Passantino, Jeff 91, 160, 220 Pats Reuue 24, 25 Patterson, Amy 62, 66, 226 Pattison, Alfred 216 Pattison, Brian 216 Pauk, Roger 13, 193 Paulson, James 216 Payne, Melissa 205 Pendergrass, Kathy 241 Pendergrass, Kristy 241 Penington, Tony 216 Penn, Donata 226 Penrod, Daniel 68, 70, 226 Penrod, Lisa 68, 216 Perkins, Decker 69, 71, 226 Perkins, Kindle 216 Perusich, Greg 216 Perusich, Mike 216 Pescetto, Tara 151, 155, 205 Petentler, Jared 205 Peters, Brenda 175, 205 Peters, James 216 , 226 Peters, Natalie 70, 144, 205 Peters, Timothy 205 Peterson, Davim 151, 205 Peterson, Kim 216 Peterson, Rhonda 216 Peterson, Wendie 241 Phelps, David 70, 216 Tragedy i brings change while memories remain ii , by Robin Steen NAHS 172 Napier Randy 42 240 Nash Brian 91 226 Nash Jamie 179 Nash Stevan 205 Nathaniel Julie 240 Naudet Charles 193 Neal Paule 216 Neidlinger Paul 226 Neidlinger Peggy 151 205 Neill April 70 205 Nelson Charles 177 193 Nelson Kimberly 138 198 205 Nelson Pamela 205 Nevils Jennifer 205 Newport Dana 205 NFL 170 NHS 168 169 Nichols Lawrence65 216 Nicholson Thomas 226 Nickel Allen 94 205 Nickel Stephanie 240 Niederschulte Donald 205 Niederschulte Larry 45 240 245 Nix Jeffrey 240 Nix Karen 226 Noel Sheila 177 182 205 Noelker Jason 216 Norfleet Shauna 45 66 97 240 Northcraft Gina 97 240 Novak Christopher 216 Nunn WilliamS 118 119 226 264!lndex 4 f in late Jnly, only a few weeks before the 1984-1985 school year began, , Philip and Phyliis Hanson died in an automobile accident L She had been registrar and secre ztary in the counseling center for W 19 years. 4 7 7 Working there changed her whole lrfe Mom and Dad had wanteda large famxly, but were unable to have one At school she got to be at mother to lots of kids and xt gave her a lot of pleasure, their daughter Kathy Hanson, an Eng- hshteacher at Bnclger, explained She watched the kids grow up and become part of the cornmumty and she kept t ck of a lot of them Her work ln the counseling center affected a vast amount of people Everything she dld was precxse and correct, secretary Alice Mtller said It was very dxffncult to find some one to do the excellent Job she was doing She looked out for us We were like her extended family and she pro tected us She was a very canng per son, counselor Lynne Barnes said Whether she was filling out forms or taking messages, she gave her Job her best She really cared for people She wanted to help others not only because It was her Job, but because she wanted to Kathy said Kathy has enacted a scholarship tn her mother s memory, to be awarded to a student who has been Involved in the business department I would like to set up a sch lar shxp to ard a student whose goal is to help others ln the busmess field as a professional, she explained She not only was a hard worker, but also a very dear friend, Alice added f Q-ips, Rei Qmillips, Br ,fr-zllips, De Puipott Ri ifggpps, BH taker, Jasl 'ickel We ricwering, l 51-f:ratt.Jef maart, Da vietzsch, J Pike, Troy Pittman, VN Plake, Katl Platt, Jasoi Pleacher, E Ploeger, N, Pool, Gina Pool, Sheil Pool, Stepl Poole, Bon Popplewell Porter, Fai Porter, Wi Porterfield Portlance, Portraits 1 Post, Beth Poteet, Ev, Poteet, Re Powell, Kr Powell, La Powell, Lir Powell, Ric Pratt, Amt Preator, K Preator, T Pressley, J Price, Cha Price, Den Price, Ren Price, Tan Principals Principe, I' Pritchard, Proctor, A Provence, Pryor, PaL Publicatioi Puckett, C Puckett, P Pulliam, Ri Pyle, Ange Quarti C Quarti C Quick M Quigg Ju Quill 8: S Quilty M Quinn B Quinn T Rabideau Radcliffe Ragan N Ragland Rago Va Ragusa Rains M Ramey 'I Ramirez Ranallo Ranat V Rankin Rasperg Rast Dai Rauber l Rea Josc Reagan l Reagan l Reagan l Reber R Redford Reed A Reed A Reed C Reed Jai Reeder l Reeds A X ,ji If '4 4 , f I f 9 if, eff She a :cause wanted ship in 'arded ved in holar- .l is to l as a orker, Alice Phelps, Rebecca 62, 241 Phillips, Bryan 205 Phillips, Dan 241 Philpott, Robert 226 Phipps, Brett 205 Pickel, Jason 205 Pickel, Wendy 151, 174, 183, 216 Pickering, Mark 226 Pieratt, Jefery 93, 216 Pieratt, Dan 86, 175, 241 Pietzsch, John 206 Pike, Troy 65, 93, 216 Pittman, Wendy 42, 171, 241 Plake, Katherine 62, 63, 151, 216 Platt, Jason 216 Pleacher, Stephanie 206 Ploeger, Nancy 241 Pool, Gina 62, 224, 226 Pool, Sheila 193 Pool, Stephen 69, 71, 173, 175, 18 Poole, Bonnie 206 Popplewell, Curtis 206 Porter, Faith 193 Porter, Willie 241 Porterfield, Todd 65, 226 Portlance, Shawn 179, 226 Portraits 184, 185 Post, Beth 62, 64, 241 Poteet, Eva 197 Poteet, Rebecca 241 Powell, Kristi 241 Powell, Laural 226 Powell, Linda 206 Powell, Richard 226 Pratt, Amber 226 Preator, Kelly 241 Preator, Tanya 188, 216 Pressley, Janet 64, 226 Price, Charles 188 Price, Dennis 216 Price, Renae 64, 103, 175, 216 Price, Tanya 160, 175, 206 Principals 188, 189 Principe, Kimberly 151, 206 Pritchard, Danny 216 Proctor, Angie 226 Provence, Nancy 64, 179, 226 Pryor, Paul 216 Publications 42, 43 Puckett, Chad 118, 206 Puckett, Peggy 193 Pulliam, Russell 206 Pyle, Angela 179, 226 Quarti, Christopher 86, 175, 241 Quarti, Cindy 216 Quick, Melinda 65, 151, 206 Quigg, Julie 64, 144, 151, 166, 181, 216 Quill 8: Scroll 167 Quilty, Meredith 226 Quinn, Bryan 240, 241 Quinn, Thomas 206 Rabideau, Victoria 179, 241 Radcliffe, Karry 206 Ragan, Michael 216 Ragland, Jeff 226 Rago, Valerie 151, 156, 227 Ragusa, Theresa 197 Rains, Michael 118, 206 Ramey, Tammy 206 Ramirez, Terry 241 Ranallo, Joseph 206 Ranat, Vimal 206 Rankin, Belinda 216 Rasperger, Shelly 62, 63, 241 Rast, Daniel 241 Rauber, Brett 227 Rea, Joseph 241 Reagan, Nancy 18 Reagan, Pat 197 Reagan, Ronald 18 Reber, Randy 241 Redford, Amelia 216 Reed, Angela 174, 181, 241 Reed, Anita 69, 216 Reed, Christine 151, 206 Reed, James 216 Reeder, Karrie 206 Reeds, Amy 75, 166, 241 Reichel, Keith 216 Renfrow, Ellen 206 Resch, Christopher 175, 216 Reyes, Nicholas 65, 241 Reynolds, Phillip 42, 43, 60, 167, 169, 172, 241 Rhodes, Michael 216 Rice, Casilda 193 Richards, Lewis 241 Richardson, Cheryl 64, 144, 154, 216 Richardson, Eleanor 193 Richardson, Patricia 170, 241 Richie, Andrea 170, 175, 241 Richie, Renee 70, 206 Ricke, Chad 216 Riddle, Julie 72, 73, 175, 216 Ridings, Sue 193 Rieder, Charles 65, 241 Rieke, Chad 217 Rite, Jeanne 227 Rigby, Pat 109, 216 Riggs, John 42, 43, 241 Riley, Dewain 70, 206 Rinehart, Brian 241 Ring, Beth 50, 97, 100, 172, 174, 241 Rinkenbaugh, Derrick 179, 242 Ritchie, Rita 242 Roark, Trinda 113, 227 Roberts, Lori 39, 131, 151, 156, 175, 242 Roberson, Doneta 193 Robinson, Alan 242 Robinson, Kevin 216 Robison, Karon 74, 100, 242 Rocha, Nansi 151, 155,206 Rodkey, Timothy 216 Rogers, Kimberly 217 Rogers, Terry 206 Rogers, Ronald 206 Rold, Amy 105, 206 Roller, James 217 Romine, Bryon 45, 48, 170, 171, 242 Romine, Emmet 206 Rose, Brian 94, 95, 206 Rose, Jill 166, 169, 174, 227 Rosenberg, Jack 206 Rosser, Vance 217 Roster, Andrew 206 Roudebush, Dennis 86, 169, 242 Roudebush, Jeff 93, 217 Rouner, Paula 206 Royle, Lori 64,217 Ruff, Michael 73, 206 Ruhling, Amy 64, 151, 153, 175, 217 Russell, Dawn 242 Ryan, Marcie 154, 155, 217 Safley, Thomas 109, 206 Sean, Sales 93, 217 Salisbury, Dorothy 65, 206 Schwab, Arnieta 197 Sclesky, Eric 94, 206 Schlie, Troy 227 Schluter, Mindy 206 Schmid, Julie 206 Schmitt, Steve 206 Schnakenberg, Lisa 217 Schofield, Tracy 206 Schooler, Todd 65, 126, 127, 217 Schowengerdt, Karl 169, 175, 243 Schreckengaust, Karla 166, 243 Schroeder, Karen 217 Schumacher, Doug 227 Schumacher, Scott 106, 217 Schuler, Ronda 160, 217 Schultz, Steve 182, 243 Schwartz, Marcia 66, 217 Science 56 Science Club 177 Scott, Clarissa 175, 179, 227 Scott, Jenny 70, 206 Scott, Jim 70, 206 Scott, Tim 243 Scranton, Tom 66, 173, 243 Sebastian, James 118, 227 Sebelien, Cathy 175, 243 Secretaries 195 Seeger, Kirk 243 Seigfried, Lance 206 Sellon, Jeff 217 Seniors 230-245 Senter, Shawn 64, 227 Serig, Danny 109, 160, 206 Seubert, Jason 94, 206 Seubert, John 30, 45, 86, 167, 243 Sevv, Mark 22 Sexton, Mary 197 Sexton, Tony 243 Shaffer, Rick 179, 243 Shaffer, Vicki 227 Shaft, Debbie 110, 111, 227 Shag, Mindi 30, 31, 32, 33, 53, 66, 169, 173, 181, 230, Sharkey, Kim 243 Sharp, Shannon 227 Shaw, Lori 217 Sheets, Virginia 243 Sheets, Rodney 206 Shell, John 217 Shelley, Kathy 170, 228 Shellhorn, Ginny 70, 155, 166, 206 Sheltor, Rhonda 217 Shepherd, Brendan 10, 160, 166, 170, 172, 177, 181 Sherwood, James 217 Sherwood, Kimberly 64, 228 Sherman, Melissa 105, 206 Sherman, Tracey 217 Shinn, John 194 Shipley, Ken 69, 71, 217 Shively, Doug 243 Short, Loretta 72, 73, 243 Salisbury, Gaylord 54, 243 Salisbury, Lorri 62, 151, 227 Sanders, Amy 70, 206 Sanders, Bob 160, 166, 170, 227 Sanders, Carla 179, 227 Sanders, Craig 206 Sanders, Deanna 227 Sanders, Lee 160, 166, 170 Sandage, Jacquie 151, 206 Sandage, Lance 206 Sapp, Kerri 243 Saupe, Gisela 4, 41, 66, 99, 100, Sarratt, Eric 66, 227 Savlin, J Savlin, J Savage, Savage, Savage, Sawyers Saxton, Saxton, oanne 206 ulie 138, 206 Brent 227 Cynthia 169, 173, 227 David 206 , Monica 198, 206 Gina 151, 156, 175, 243 Paul 227 Schafer, Amalie 70, 197, 206 Schafer, Becky 52, 175, 227 Schafer, Wendy 42, 243 164, 243 Schamberqer, Lance 94, 206 Schannuth, Tina 38, 139, 206 Schannuth, Todd 42, 54, 169, 177, 243 Schele, Anjanette 66, 169, 227 Schemmer, Marla 69, 166, 174, 217 Scherer, Mark 13, 194 Schlosser, Martha 194 Schieber, Julie 47, 170, 243 Schifferdecker, Eddie 227 Shouse, Ray 93, 140, 141, 217 Shroyer, Chris 206 Shroyer, Robert 217 Shuler, Donna 99, 194 Simmons, Simmons Simmons Simmons, Simmons Simmons Simpson, Ben 194 Dennis 169, 228 Don 91, 228 James 194 Patty 194 Ronda 206 ,Candy 206 Simpson, Kim 45, 243 Sinclair, Ryan 65, 228 Sinclair, Teresa 217 Sincox, Holly 66, 72, 73, 243 Sindt, Stacy 206 Singleton, Adam 73, 206 Sinnett, Monty 91, 228 Six, Paul 243 Sloan, Barbara 42, 62, 243 Sloan, Charles 206 Sloane, John 243 Slover, Rhonda 228 Smith, Beth 156, 171, 174, 181, 243 Smith, Blake 128, 206 Smith, Brian 65, 217 Smith, Christene 243 Smith, Christy 217 Smith, Debra 74, 194 Smith, Derald 142, 143, 217 Smith, Faith 207 Smith, James 217 Smith, James 228 Smith, Jason 207 Smith, Jason 126, 127,217 lndexf265 Smith, Jason 243 Smith, Jeff 218 Smith, Jennifer 70, 113, 160, 207, 218 Smith, Jenny 160, 218 Smith, Jim 228 Smith, Karen 194 Smith, Kathy 218 Smith, Keith 148, 149, 207 Smith, Kerri 228 Smith Kim 208 Smith Linda 207 Smith Matt 126 127 207 Smith Michael 243 Smith Michelle 207 Smith Perry 243 Waddell Denece 42 100 167 Smith Sheila 207 Smith Susan 207 Smith Tiffany 65 151 207 Smith Wendy 207 Snapp David 69 71 106 1 Snell John 218 Snelson Scott 207 Snider Kim 207 Snider Michelle 218 Snider Phillip 70 207 Snowden Clay 189 Social Studies 50 Soccer IVarj 106 107 Soccer IJ V1 108 109 Solomon Melissa 70 207 Solito John 218 Solito Karen 64 156 160 234 SOO 179 Solis John 243 Sortore Sonia 207 Sommers Michael 218 Sommers Sean 91 183 228 Sophomore 210 229 Spielbusch Duane 228 Spielbusch Shen 62 63 145 Spiess Jered 207 Spmt 26 27 Sports 85 Spratt Cindy 65 206 173 174 181 228 Spnnger Springer Springer Springer Christi 207 Grant 93 218 Lon 64 218 Staci 207 Williams, 'l' Stader Kelly 218 Stafford Renee 105 208 Staley Dorthy 194 sianke Laura 30 31 42 96 97 100 162 166 167 1 172 181 243 Standley Chns 228 Stanley John 208 Stanley Melinda 208 Stanley Melinda 208 Standley Neal 177 182 Stark Tanya 175 218 Starr Gerry 69 71 106 Starsteppers 195 Stauffer Stacey 228 Statz Darlene 194 Steele Angela 64 218 Steen Rayna 138 208 Steen Robin 41 42 110 166 169 Steinbach Mike65 124 125 228 Sterling Billy 142 143 208 Sterling Kim 228 Sterrett Troy 109 208 Stephens Donna 153 160 161 17 Stephens Rex 194 Stephens Sondra 194 107 169 175 177 182 243 4 181 218 Stevens Matt66 170 171 176 177 182 Stevenson Carol 69 228 Steward Bryan 208 Stewart Buell 194 Stewart Hawley 41 113 175 218 Stewart John66 228 Stewart Michelle 132 133 228 Stine Jerry65 218 Stinnett Carla 208 Stillwell Jeff 243 Stobart Kathy 208 Stock Bill 208 Stockton Julie 42 61 151 171 172 176 181 243 Stockwell Jeff 169 171 228 Stoebick Karl 228 Stomboly Kristi 145 228 Stompoly Nick 174 181 218 Stone Kim 243 Stratton Stacey 218 Street Charles 218 Street Denise65 208 Stnckland Stacy 69 71 266fIndex 69 Strohm, Doris 243 Stroud, Chris 70, 118, 208 Student Council 161-163 Stuck, Lori 59, 113, 228 Stuck, Todd 128, 129, 208 Sturgeon, Marty 30, 31, 69, 71, Sullins, David 218 Sullins, Faith 244 Sullivan, Mike 208 Sullivan, Matt 228 Sultzbaugh Donna 155 208 Summers Richard 208 Summers Mike 126 127 218 Summers Susan 218 Sunderland Ann 40 41 194 Sutherland Mark 244 Sutt Cameron 208 Sutton Tim 106 218 Swait Kevin 244 Sweetland Stuart 208 Swimming IVarj 146 147 Swimming IJ V2 148 Sword Todd 94 208 166, 169, 181, 243 Upp, Donnie 244 Upp, Sherri 151, 208 Vanbibber, Mary 74, 224, 228 Vanbibber, Monte 208 Vanderflule, Debbie 65 VanRiette, Sean 65, 66, 169, 244 Van Wormer Jim 114 181 244 Vaughn Chns 208 Vaughn Greg 218 Vaughn Shelley 156 175 Veach Brent 244 Veach Rob 142 143 218 Vest David 93 160 218 Vickery Enc 218 Vocal Music 62 67 Vochatzer Alez179 218 228 Vogel Chris 140 141 228 Vogel Jerry 93 142 143 218 Volleyball IVarj 98 99 100 101 Talbott James 194 Talcott Curt 208 Taggart Jenny 29 45 166 167 Tally Craig86 244 Tann Brian65 120 123 228 Taylor Jerry 81 244 Taylor Marcia 208 Teague Michelle 218 Temming Rebeca 208 Temple Susan 62 218 Tennis IGirls Varj 110 Tennis IJ V1112 113 Terrill Mike 65 244 Thespians 171 Thomas Ann 208 Thomas Danna 218 Thomas Marcia 62 183 Thomson Harold 194 Thompson Thompson Thompson Thompson Thompson Dawn 244 Jeff 218 Sharon 194 Tammie 74 Teresa 64 228 215 Thorton Cindy 194 Thorton Wes 218 Thorp Dennis 207 Thrutchley Dawn 62 Thurber Ryan 218 Thurman Tracey 144 166 Thuston Sandra 244 Timme Robbie 208 Tickers 145 Tittle Titus Titus Titus Tim 218 Dave 244 Raymond 208 Sean 218 Tobler Rhonda 244 Tomlin Cindy 218 Tomlin Mike 114 115 120 121 Tonga Lynda 218 Tonmes Bob 194 Tordoff Madeyln 195 Tormena Jim65 218 Town James 208 Town John 208 Townley Tim 66 218 Tracy Darin 94 208 Tracy Mike 86 228 Tn M 173 Trimble Sheryl66 71 170 228 Troeh Cheryl 171 177 244 Trotta Jeanne 174 228 Truelove Jay 208 Tucker Kathleen 194 Tucker Vanessa 218 Turley Paul 208 Turnbow Joe 218 Turnbow David 65 86 Turner Bnan65 244 Turner Dana 151 208 Turner Danny 94 128 208 Tweedie Mark 208 1 181 244 122 123 244 Volleyball IJ V J 102 103 Volleyball IFresh I 104 105 Vo Tech 80 Votipka Tim 244 Wagner Robert 109 208 Wagner Stephanie 218 Waggener Kyle 218 Wahrenbrock John 109 Walker Walker Walker Walker Walker Walker Walker Anthony 218 Clint 208 James 218 John 65 244 Jeff 6 65 86 Marc 65 106 Paul 208 87 228 218 Walls Jim 218 Walters Brent 218 Walquist Carl 244 Warren Jerry 218 Warren Jennifer 244 Waters J C 194 Watkins Bnan 228 Watkins Robert 186 Watters Ray 208 Watts Kristie 218 Wear Amy 228 Wear Dana 151 208 Webb Angy4 174 228 Webb Julie 244 Weber Tony 218 Ubaldo Gabnel 244 Ubaldo Maria145 218 Ubaldo Tony 228 Umbach Kns8 42 66 1 177 181 244 Webber, T0 Weddington Weikal, Lint Weir. 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Phil Reynolds David Henry Mark Exposito Caroime Brady Laura Stanke Robin Steen Denise Karas John Riggs Julie Stockton Stephanie Hendrix Barbara Sloan Ronda Wendel Wendy Pittman Wendy Schafer Denece Waddell Doug Claxton John Crick Monica Gamble Terry Green Desiree Lutien Ginger McGlaughlm Sean MeMenemy Debbie O'Bnen Randy Napier Chns Weiss Williams Williams Williams Williams S ,S 'I Williams T Williams T WilS0n Wilson r. Wilson, Wilson Wilson Wilson, Wilson, a Wilson Wilson, , Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson, Willoughby Wilp Terri Wingate, E Winkle r, Ji Winsky St Winslow, I Winslo Winter Winter Winter w, J , Dia , Ge Ju Wisdom, 'l Wisem an, Watcher E Witermeye Wither sL Witthar K Woicie Woicie cho' cho White, r n , A .f ' - - . ---vryrf-1-ns--.,,-..-nn-.-.4sn.v-mf.. .... ,,....-..,.... V..-. ,..,.. ,. 1- - - it ,. . , ta Hawk ri Meyer :harmuth :k Farley Reynolds id Henry Exposito ne Brady a Stanke :in Steen lse Karas ihn Rl995 Stockton : Hendrix ara Sloan a Wendel 1 Pittman y Schafer 2 Waddell g Claxton :hn Crick a Gamble 'ry Green ee Lutjen Glaughlin eMenemV e O'Brien dy Napier iris WeisS Webber, Tony 228 Weddington, Cindi 62, 218 Weikal, Linda 244 Weir, Bill 148, 149, 218 Weir, Susan 41, 113, 218 Weir, Tom 29, 45, 54, 181, 244 Weiss, Chris 42, 106, 170, 171, 238, 244 Weiss, Kevin 109, 208 Welborn, Beth 156, 160, 166, 175, 170, 228 Welpman, Gabrielle 64, 179, 228 Welsh, Barbara 197 Welsh, Carole 208 Welsh, Mike 218 Welsh, Stacie 208 Wendel, Joe 218, 208 Wendel, Ronda 42, 166, 244 Werremeyer, Kent 208 Weyrauch, Bryan 218 Weyrauch, Sean 228 Wharton, Brian 218 Wheeler, Tim 109, 208 Wolgamott, Durenda 177 Wood, Jim 219 Wood, Nichole 61, 172, 245 Wood, Roxanne 138, 209 Wood, Wendy 117, 172, 228 Woodson, Wib 209 Wooten, Chris 219 Wrestlerettes 144 Wrestling IVar.l 140, 141 Wrestling lJ.V.J 142, 143 Wright, Melissa 64, 245 Wright, Robbie 219 Wyatt, Jason 219 Wyrick, Kevin 219 Wyss, Melodi 245 Yancey, Michele 69, 171, 179, 228 Yancey, Doug 148, 149, 209 Yeager, Bret 65, 229 Yeager, Jason 229 Youcum, Jeff 219 Young, JoAnne 62, 245 Young, Missy 175, 229 Young, Patricia 65, 209 Yuille. Kent 229 Zaner, Linda 229 Zelk, Bian 69, 148, 149, 219 Zelk, Brent 209 Ziegenhorn, Nancy 194 Zimmermann, Tim 219 Zitron, Joel 126, 127 Zorich, Kurt 120, 123, 245 Zuber, Ann 209 Zuetlau, Tony 219 Zumwalt, Ken 196, 209 White Devaun 208 White: Jeff 218 white, Jim 65, ae, 228 White, White Katie 113, 218 Margaret 69 71, 173, 174, 244 whafef Rick 175, 2235 Tom 65, 86, 228 Whited, Michael 66, 228 Whited, Tabitha 65, 208 Whitehead, Craig 208 Whiteley, Mike 94, 142, 143, 208 Whiting, Chris 32, 33, 160, 162, 170, 228 Whitworth, Rachel 208 Who's Who 32 widick, Darrin as, 45, 65, se, 167, 169,244 Wilcher, Mike 228 Wilcox, Renita 218 Wilcox, Gary 218 Wilcox, Natalie 228 Wilcox, Robin 66, 69, 228 Wildschuetz, Joann 7, 70, 174, 244 Wildschuetz, Tom 218 Wiley, Carl 244 Wiley, Russell 94, 208 Wiley, Shaumta 179, 228 Willard, David 218 Williams, Williams, Williams Williams, Williams, Williams, Williams, Williams Williams Williams Williams Ann 244 Anna 66, 69, 228 Arlene 209 Carol 183, 218 David 209 Diana 244 Gail 186 , Jerry 244 Larry 244 I Pam so, 228 , Shane 209 Williams, Shelley 65, 209 Williams, Tim 98, 218 Williams, Tammy 244 Williams, Tony 93, 218 Williams, Tonya 228 Wilson, Brad 228 Wilson, Brian 142, 143, 208 Wilson, Curt 177, 182, 245 Wilson, Dianne 62, 66, 156, 244 Wilson, Greg 66, 69, 177, 182, 245 Wilson, Kim 208 Wilson, James 82, 177 Wilson, Lisa 208 Wilson, Mike 208 Wilson, Phil 172, 176, 17, 182, 244 Wilson, Steve 208 Wilson, Tony 69, 208 Wilson, Tony 218 Willoughby, Kim 228 Wilp, Terri 218 Wingate, Duane 94, 209 Winkler, John 182, 218 Winsky, Stacy 218 Winslow, David 142, 143, 209 Winslow, Jim 65, 228 Winter, Diana 209 Winter, Gerald 219 Winter, Julie 21, 245 Wisdom, Troy 219 Wiseman, Elayne 245 Witcher, David 177, 182, 245 Witermeyer, Kent 126, 127, 228 Withers, Lori 194 Witthar, Kevin 228 Woiciechowicz, Dennis 228 Wojciechowicz. Diana 219 COLOPHON by Anita Hawk Editor-infchief ith the incentive of Laura Stanke, we started this year with a well-devel- oped theme. We wanted to convey that since Truman High is starting its third decade, it has become a familiar place, - familiar to the commun- ity ancl also familiar in the everyday smiles and tears of the people who make Truman complete. The staff feels that we stepped out of the ordinary this year on the eye- catching layouts, graphic works and designs and the utilization of our three artists. I want to thank Rick Farley for his work on the cover, endsheets, title and closing spreads. The book would not have been complete without his artwork throughout. I also want to thank Phil Reynolds for his artwork on the division spreads and Sean McMenemy for his artwork in the introductory section. These three artists have spoiled us. f The cover is composed of smoked grey, airbrushed with dark blue. The picture of the school, drawn by Rick Farley, is a different angle of Truman than has been used in the past. Although it is an unusual view, it is still a familiar site of Truman and we hope it touches many. 1 We express our thanks to Ed Vilwock, our Josten's representative, and Pam Ortega, our inpplant consultant in Topeka. 1 We would like to thank Rolland Studios, in particular Russeli Foust, presi- dent, and Steve Mulally, photographer, for being patient with us throughout the year. We also want to thank Al Hunter for helping with photography. We appreciate the cooperation of the administration and Board of Educa- tion for answering any questions we had through the year. We especially want to thank Principal LeRoy Brown for allowing us to come in and work early Saturday mornings before deadlines. 1 Thanks also to the Stanke family for the special Homecoming pictures and Ben Simmons for some of the music group pictures. We thank the faculty for putting up with our surveys and information sheets - all of which were vital to the production of the book. We appreciate the hard work and early Saturday mornings from Lois Lauer Wolfe, at the Little Blue Press in Blue Springs and Debbie Tennill for setting our type. We also want to acknowledge and thank our parents - who were under' standing with us during the year and provided rides, food and encouragement. We express our deepest thanks to Ron Clemons, our adviser, for his patience and his extra incentive with new ideas and his expertise that led us in the right direction throughout the year. I want to thank those staff members who put forth the extra time and effort to make this book the best, though we had some hard times and tough situations, we made it - together. ln these 272 pages we have conveyed Truman as a familiar place, so that even if we returned years from now, despite changes, it would still be familiar to us all. Index '267 , ff Students view street alongside Oldham School an escape route when the day concludes. iPhoto by Doug Claxton! 2wk,.MmsWs f Hgxik, Ld' l For some students, creating a comfortable home- like atmosphere is an applicable way of studying. IPhoto by David Henryj 268! C losing Freshmen Diane Dietrich and Carrie Lierman find themselves weighted down with everything from text- books to AFS balloons. fPhoto by David Henryl :M v l div 11 iar one' work that 1 ing w is dot 4 one's G man lems scho+ sam mor expel ings, C I feel Peggy 1 that crow ment cafet- custo taintg ,T --.. Y -- we Y Y-V . ,4,-. V P v--- , --I-, -Y JG . ' Y' . A if , y -- - - -- - -- wW,w.. .-Wm,w.--..,,MMW.N,.....,.....,.. .. .. . . . To many students, the rigors of classwork seem to dull their pencils as fast as they can sharpen them. fPhoto by Doug Claxtonl M Nmhxxaxs i 'N'm..,,, N, is s from text' The rumble and blare of passing trains break the silence students encounter in the vanous classrooms throughout the day. fPhoto by Doug Claxtonl Students realize comforts of familiarit Surroundings of Truman strengthen confidence by Phil Reynolds amiliarity can provide com- fort. A detinite sense of secu- rity prevails when one is in a famil- iar place. The surroundings of one's home, church, place of work or usual hangout enhance that person's confidence in know- ing where he is going and what he is doing. So do the surroundings of one's school. The best thing about Tru- man is that no matter what prob- lems you are having outside of school, school will always be the same. Everyday, you get up in the morning and you know what to expect. It gives you a secure feel- ing, senior Jenny Taggart said. lt's a place I'm proud of and I feel comfortable here, junior Peggy Cordle said. ---f Various aspects of Truman that all students share, such as the crowded halls, the morning announce- ments or the usual place to sit in the cafeteria, are all parts of established customs that provide a feeling of cer- tainty. Of course, different students have their own aspects of school they enjoy more than others. I value the security of knowing I have three years to grow up before l have to face the real world, sopho- more Shelley Temple said. For me, the same rooms, teach- ers and students give me a tremendous sense of security. After going to no less than ten schools, l'm glad to settle down at Truman, senior Curt Wilson explained. fContinued to page 2701 CIoSmgf269 I Although the problem of students smoking in the bath- rooms has been tamed, the parking lot is still fair game after school. IPhoto by Debbie O'Brienj mx J ol, , . . fi 4' ,l Daily happenings- induce appreciation Certainty of aspects improve attendance attitudes fContinuecI from page 2691 While many students find comfort aspects to il itself, a few it familiarities he school day, in the environment of Tru- day is when the train goes by on No- land and disturbs class, senior Jeff Bethke said, smiling. I remember in one class, everyone would bet on how many engines it 'would have when we heard it coming. r I like .it when it rains during said. 1 focus more on my work and do a better job. Sunny days distract my attention and make me think about how l could be out with friends. Of all the familiar aspects of school that provide security, most students agreed that none can match the corn- One thing that 270K Closing U school senior Karl Schowengerdt -nl, fortable feeling one gets while in the presence of friends. Just knowing that my friends are here and that I can see them during the hours and activi' ties is valuable to me, sopho- more Jodi Karr said. Once you meet alot of peo- ple, it's much more fun. At first, I didn't know hardly anyone, so l was really scared, freshman Kim Nelson said. This assuredness that friends will be around seems to improve students' attitudes towards school. I love school. It's a blastg I mean it! School benefits teenag- ers more than anything, Peggy exclaimed. Like many other students, sophomore Dayna Fulton feels the security that a familiar place such as Truman provides. 'fl don't feel timid or insecure here, because I feel I don't have to be. Truman people are a great bunch of people, Dayna said. 1 Becau1 almost reef? iff Q fa 5 I ,A 54 -fugwffvfgdfi is x. V ' Q. ' 1 rw: f '1'!:'w4.p'jl-11, fffh:v'l '5 . . kr I ll QM S flfZ':6'W'F ' 'L-if J mlpiii' N' ,,,,ffs 111, li, 'li VL: 'rv l 1 L A Familiar Place Time: time ticks awayg Each of us goes our separate way. The time goes so fast, But the memories will last: Thoughts of friends, lunch, a test . . . ltls familiar things we remember best The things we now ignore Will be with us forevermoreg A reminiscent smile on your faceg Truman High, a familar place. - by Caroline Brady i .- ' mf, ,VH f T with il' lf-Lf 1 WV , , If I' 114 ,bi if 5lv'f,y, gif ' fl lf fs'-M' 'lf . Luv' Q- n fff'1 'f'lf 12 i