Turner High School - Turnerite Yearbook (Kansas City, KS)

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New Faces Maria Betania Simones da Fonseca's visit to Turner marked her third time in the United States. Betania Cupper lefty lived with Mr. and Mrs. Bernie LaKemper. Betania has graduated from the Colegio das Damas and upon her return home she will attend a university to begin her studies in hopes of becoming a civil engineer. Betania's dad owns a department store in her home town of Recife, Brazil. Betania is the fifth of eight children in her family. Her favorite subjects are physics, chemistry, and math and in her spare time she enjoys all kinds of music, volleyball, swimming, and dogs. When asked what she liked best about Kansas she said she liked the COUCCILS, lakes, and the changing of the seasons, she also said it was the first time she had ever seen snow and she liked it! Paula Silvia Gonealuesta Cunho, Cupper rightj another foreign exchange student is from Sao Paulo, Brazil. ln Brazil people from Sao Paulo are called Paulistas and they are known for their hard working qualities. Paula hopes to become a biochemist. She will return home in mid- July and would like to come back to the U.S. to attend college. Paula says, I love America and the friends I have made. Mrs. Dorothy Friesen, Cmiddlej, took over Mrs. Regina l-larmison's classes at semester break. She taught English 10 and Developmental Reading. Mrs. Friesen attended high school in Mountain Lake, Minnesota. Besides eating chocolate and reading novels, Mrs. Friesen enjoys being with her husband, Richard, and their two daughters, Melissa and Joanna. She would like to tell everyone that she is very happy to be here. Mrs. Lenora Murphy, Cbottomj, replaced Mrs. Sharon Geer as study hall supervisor at semester break. Mrs. Murphy graduated from Princeton High School in Princeton, Missouri where her favorite subjects were shorthand and bookkeeping. Her hobby is giving time to young people. She says, Enjoy your high school days, they're the best you'll ever have. 8 The Topesiry

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Induction Features KANSAN Editor NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY 3 gl f S 1 I S 'f Z its l 5 L. ll 4 5 1 f It all began in late April with a summons to the gymnasium. Upon arrival the summoned students learned that they had been nominated for membership in National Honor Society. To be nominated a junior had to be in the top 10070 of his class, each senior had to be in the top 20070 of his class. To become a member, a nominee must have shown character, scholarship , leadership, and service. Due to their high class rank, nominees had already shown scholarship. A list of the nominee's activities in school and in the community provided a measure of the other three qualifications for membership. Members of National Honor Society notified nominees that had gained membership to the society and all attended a short reception followed by one of two rehearsals for the annual induction ceremony. On May 10, new members were officially inducted into the society. Charles W. Walk, Editor of the Kansas City KANSAN spoke at the induction program which included the traditional candle lighting ceremony. A reception for members and their parents was held in the auditorium lobby following the program. The advisors for National Honor Society were: Mr. Dale Graham, Mrs. Susan Agee, Ms. Carol Corey, and Mr. Jeff Schettino. Honorary members were: Paula Cunha, Betania Fonseca, Ole Segaard Jensen, and Philippe Schlouch. National Honor Society members were: Seniors: John Barbour, Edward Blancarte, Debra Bledsoe, Karen Bryant, Geri Burke, Richard Carter, Terri Christopher, Kathy Davis, Susan DeGraeve, Dee Dee Denmpsey, Linda Dressler, Margo Eason, Bonnie Eden, Marian Fink, Cindy Frogley, Cindy Frolin, Sondra Frost, Michael Fugate, Wade Fuller, Karen Giger, Tammy Helm, Cindy House-. Joe Hoyle, Teresa Hunsucker, Steve Hyce, Ginger Jackson, Cindy Libeer, Ka nv Magerl, Lois McVeigh, Denise Me. Ez, Teri Mabe Moore, Sheila Peel. Debbie Pretz, Debby Rich, Cindy Rowland, Deborah Hart Sauceda, Julie Smith, Christy Steineger, Patty Vavricek, Rebecca Wakefield, Cynthia Wilson, Robin Wiseman, Steve Wiseman, Chris Wiss, David Wood, Julie Wright, Pam Yeary, Linda Yoakum, and Scott Zielsdorf. Juniors: Christy Barbour, Gail Bittner, Jill Cervant, Tammy Creason, Paula Douglas, Kirsten Frogley, Cheryl Gruen, Lynda Horn, Pam Kohler, Cathy Kreutzer, Trinda Lyons, Elizabeth McLean, Matthew Myers, Kandy Roth, Fred Southern, Lynette Turnbaugh, Kyle Way, Eva West, and Kenne Williams. 1. The National Honor Society emblem. The C.S .L. and other S stand respectively for character. scholarship, leadership, and service, the four qualifications for membership. The torch symbolizes knowledge. 2. Members of the society welcome new members at a short reception in Mrs. Agee's room. 3. The members of National Honor Society. This picture was taken in the library as members prepared for the annual induction ceremony. The Pieces 7

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All Talk and Plenty of Action Are you going in extemp. this weekend? No, just poetry interp. A passerby might ask, What is extemp. and poetry interp. ? Extemp. stands for extemporaneous speaking and poetry interp. is poetry interpretation. There are two of the events in Forensics. What is Forensics, well briefly it's competition in various speech and drama events. Informative Speaking , Original Oratory, Extemporaneous Speaking, Prose Interpretation, and Poetry Interpretation round out the speech events, while Duet Acting, Improvised Duet Acting 2T 31 Dramatic Interpretation, and a one act play comprise the drama area of competition. Forensics like other types of competition requires long hours of practice and leaves you physically drained. The team attended tournaments at the following high schools: Bonner Springs, Washington, Pittsburg, Regionals at Shawnee Mission East, Shawnee Mission South, and State at Emporia Kansas State College. The highlight of the season was when the Turner team took the third place trophy out of twenty- three schools competing at the Pittsburg tournament. There was no roster of team membersg the following people attended various contests at various times: Tom Athans, Theresa Barth, Debby Bledsoe, Richard Carter, Sherri Collins, Kim DiPalma, Cindy Frogley, Kim King, Chuck Matney, Tami McDaniel, Matt Myers, Donna Nixon, Sherrie Sanders, Barb Shull, Deneice Skaggs, Julie Smith, David Wallace, Kenne Williams, Chris Wiss, Mike Woods, and Pam Yeary. The coach for Forensics was Mrs. Mary A. Hansen. 1. Pam Yeary prepares an extemporaneous speech. In extemporaneous speaking, the contestant picks a topic dealing with some current event and has 30 minutes to prepare a 5-7 minute speech on it. An example of a topic which could be drawn is, Capitalism, endangered or extinct? 2. Theresa Barth, Sherri Collins, and Barb Shull discuss the schedule of events during Regionals at Shawnee Mission East. The students in the background have come from all over eastern Kansas in hopes of qualifying for a berth at the State Speech and Drama Festival in Emporia. 3. Team members: Julie Smith, Chuck Matney, Matt Myers, Cindy Frogley, Richard Carter, Kenne Williams, and Kim DiPalma perform the one act play for the judges. The one act play was made up of excerpts from A THURBER CARNIVAL by James Thurber. The play was similar to a vaudeville routine with short skits and glib one liners like, Why didn't they repeal inhibition while they were at it'? The Technique 9