Contents 1979 Wa-Kaw Wamego High School North Lincoln Wamego, Kansas 66547 Classes .................... 4 Clubs 22 Sports .....................48 Events .....................84 People ....................114 Index .....................156 Country Sunshine 2 ■■■i After looking at the first few pages of this book, you're probably wondering, 1 'Why Country Sun- shine? ' 'Well, can you think of anything that fits WHS any better? It seems that sometimes we tend to take the blessings of a small town for granted. If we would just stop to consider all the friends we' ve had and the things we've done together, maybe we wouldn't com- plain so much about having nothing to do. Look at the things we have that people who live in the city all their lives will never know. Weigh the beauty of the countryside and the fun we have had, against the pollution and crime rate of the city, and suddenly Wamego looks very attractive. This is the place we went to school, and met the friends we will remember forever. Taking all of these things into consideration, what would you call a book about a place like ours? 3 Science 8 Social Science 1. How is our man Stan? 2. Be careful Tyra, we wouldn't want you to hurt anyone. 3. It could be dangerous being in the mid- dle Mr. Seamans. You had better watch what you say. 9 P.E. 1. These balls seem to get heavier every time. 2. Nancy and Kelly take a dip. 3. Alright guys, what did you do now. jw— Vfl ■ ■ Fine Arts 1. David, Dan, John, and Randy, the Lennon Brothers. 2. Brenda flubs again! 3. Looking good Anita ... So is your painting n Forensics 1. The 1979 Forensics Squad. 2. People that placed at invitational tournaments. 3. Charlene, Mr. Kapfer, Jim and Buck. The 1979 Forensics squad competed at many tournaments this season, but state ended the sea- son in the right way. Five people got a first or second division rating. Charlene Farrell competed in Poetry with ' 'Teacher, the Geranium on the Window Sill Just Died, But Teacher You Just Went Right On''; and Oration, '' Super Kids''. Roy Peters competed in prose, The Once and Future King'' Lynette Roth competed in Dramatic Interp. with ' 'Leslie ; and Informative, ' 'Parents In- fluence on Kids''. Janette Roth competed in Extemp. and Prose reading, Joey . Mike Robinson competed in Humorous Interp. with ' 'An Encounter With an Interviewer''. 15 Debate . . . This years Debate squad was the largest ever so far at WHS. The squad consisted of 28 students. Charlene and Janette were the most outstanding team with a very impressive 25-3 record. This years resolution was: 1 2 3 4 5 6 'We stand firmly re- solved that the federal government should establish a comprehensive energy program to significantly increase the energy independence of the United States.11 Those teams that placed were: Kent and Chris 4th at Junction City; Mike and Jim, 6th at Salina South; Theresa and Beth, 5th at Salina South; Charlene and Janette 1st at Osage, 1st at McPher- son , 4th at Junction City, and 5th at NFL. 1. Although you yell at us quite frequently, we still LOVE you Mr. Kapfer. 2. Charlene and Theresa talk over some evidence. 3. The Regional Debate squad. 4. Charlene and Janette and one of their trophies. 5. The 1978 Debate squad. 6. Chris and Kent try to explain their case to Jim. 17 m-KALLCC This mystery teacher teaches in-our school. He is a male. He teaches journalism and English (his favorite class is 6th hour), and is the yearbook and newspaper sponsor. He came here two years ago from Junction City where his parents live. His white dog Happy lives there, too. He hates the person who inven- ted pink passes and sunflower seeds. It's God's way of get- ting back at me for something I did, he said. If you still gpre confused, his initials are M. K. If you still don't know—you belong in an assylum. There seems to- be an ever in- creasing rise in vandalism in tne high school! Lately, the littl practical jokes have been getting out of hand. _ At the beginning of the school year, the school grounds were neatly tee-peed! A few weeks later, a wagon just seemed to ap- pear, neatly situated on the front lawn of the school. Later, there were fire crackers in the halls and smoke bombs in the 1 o c k.0i s • Mr. Roda feels that the morals and the attitudes of some of the students is really lacking this year, and that the morals and standards are very low. Do your best on every test. I am angry. But I am not sure who I am an- gry at. , Could it be that I am mad at the small number of_'concerned' parents who openly criticized lo- cal teachers Sunday? Or could it be, that I am an- noyed with the 'indignant' teach- ers whose bruised egos may soon hinder their teaching. Or yet, could it be, that I am irate at the young people of this area, most of v nom are tragically satisfied with merely 'getting by' • Or better yet, maybe I'm just downright furious at the self- concerned 'citizens' of this com- munity who constantly vote a— gainst school bond elections. WAIT! Why, suddenly it's all very clear. I am angry at all of these petty concerns; my own in- cluded. I'm mad as heck because all this negative energy is not being turned toward a positive target. I'm enraged because, instead of feeling sorry for ourselves, we could get solidly behind a real issue. Why, we could look to the future and really join forces behind the April bond is- sue. Join forces and PUSH! Tell friends, neighbors, and relatives to vote YES. Make them aware of the dire need for im- provement of the Wamego educa- tional facility. And perhaps then, no one would need to be angry. STUDENT VOICE This paper, entitled The Stu- dent Voice, is exactly that. It is designed for the students of WHS to express their opinions on all matters. If you are dissat- isfied with the administration, faculty, or your fellow students, we want to know about it. In or- der for this staff to conceal their identity we cannot have a mailing address. Therefore, your complaints must be voiced in the halls of WHS. Word of mouth is our only line of communication so you must speak out. Due to the cost of printing and postage, we are limited to printing only 30 copies. It is up to you to see to it that as many students as possible come in contact with our paper. How do you think this paper gets written? it has taken hours of hard work to come up with what we've published so far. :lus, lots of work on the rignts of an underground newspaper so the writers of this superlative papei won't be threatened with loss of jobs,suspension of students, etc. This administration had better begin to shape up. We’re sick of the condition of this school and its teachers. We devote much of our spare time toward tiiis paper because we care about you, the students, and the quality of edu- cation you receive. You can cut this paper all to------, but what ar', J'THJ doing for this school?! It seems like everyone always wants to know How’s Come? The purpose behind this is to bring up provacative issues that need to be thought over. This staff is not talcing a stand on these issues. These are views expressed by various students of WIIS, and are not necessarily shared by this staff. how’s come . . . ...Journalism staff never puts out a paper? ...our school gets bigger and the pep club gets smaller? ...teachers are hired mainly for their coaching ability rather than their teaching ability? ...when the Red Raider band is introduced at half time, the announcer no longer says, How we rroudl.y present the Red Raider Marching Band ? ...you have to get a pass to get a pass to get a pass? ...WHS deserves such_ a fine teacher like Loren Riblett? ...George Ebert's main concern is giving his students the best education possible? (It's a wonder he hasn't been fired!) 0 z l!2 ihlihlili iCJ3HSINU| ATIVNIJ Ill1111111111. Ill 111 111 I III 11 ill 111llll l.l.llllllllllllllllll iLiUl We're the yearbook staff ... the ones who work all year (and half the summer) trying to put together the best yearbook ol' Wamego High has ever seen. Every year the editors say theirs is the best . .. but we honestly believe that country sunshine '79 is the best yearbook you will ever see. Contrary to popular belief, we really worked hard. Oh sure, some- times those card games seemed more important than the freshmen mugs, but with the help of the 1970 WaKaw and a minor miracle - our book was finished. We tried our best to record the year as it happened ... but it's hard to be objective with all the many controversial issues that came up this year. Anyway, we gave it our best shot. We think it's pretty special we hope you do, too. [. Our c devoted yearboo] staff. 2. Brad concentrates on meeting a deadline. 3. Sherry and Roy finally start work on our book! 4. Bren and Tod, WaKaw editors. aad J hnurusz fO trvxxL . . :ped + PAGE NO Science students have Leonard Nehring Award Winners Kirk Larson 1966 Jerry Hatfield 1967 Sharon Farrell 1968 Mike Siewald 1969 Vicky Zeller 1970 Earl Glynn 1971 Steve Vincent 1972 Danny Guth 1973 Steve Tessendorf 1971 Rick Vilander 1975 Teri Simpson 1976 Don Kobiskie 1976 Kathy Riblett 1977 Mark Wendland 1977 Don Herman 1978 Loren Riblett, Jr. 1978 Jim Burgess 1979 Senior Science Research Award Winners Mark Tessendorf 1975 Terry Ethington 1976 Gary Cowan 1976 Robert Herman 1976 Alan Soelter 1976 Rick Sayler 1977 Gordon Smith 1977 Herman Temple 1977 Loren Riblett 1978 Don Herman 1978 Jim Burgess 1979 Gery Simpson 1979 24 Outstanding year 1. Science Club officers - Vrenda, Pat, Elaine, Mitch, Ja- nette and Lynette. 1. Carl and Stan at the Interna - tional Science Fair. 2. 1978-79 Science Club. 25 1. Carl Riblett, 11th grade, Casohol. Northwest Missouri State Science Fair, 2nd place in Chemistry division, medal and certificate, NASA awaid with invitation to attend winners conference in Huntsville, Alabama. Wa- mego Science Fair, Highly Superior rating, 1st place medal in 11th grade and 1st place medal in Chemistry division. District K.J. A.S. , Highly Supe- rior rating, certificate and ribbon. Emporia Regional Science Fair, first run- ner-up entitle Carl to participate in the International Science and Engineer- ing Fair in San Antonio, Texas. Excellent rating ribbon, 1st place in the Senior Physical Science Division, Navy Science Award and attache case, U.S. Department of Energy Award, U.S. Air Force Award in Chemistry, certificate, patch, and T-shirt, U.S. Navy award for competition for the Navy Cruiser Award and the Book Award, The Encyclopedia of Chemis- try. State K.J.A.S., 1st place trophy, medal and certificate in Chemistry division. International Science and Engineering Fair, May 7-11, 4th place ribbon in Chemistry division, $50 General Motors Corporation cash award, U.S. Department of Energy alternate award, U.S.Department of Transpor- tation, 1st place award, Certificate for the Governor of Texas for excellence in Science. Research award. 2. Mark Grannell, 10th grade, Thermal Conductance of an Insulating Ma- terial.' ' Northwest Missouri State Fair, certificate of participation, 1st place plaque in Engineering and Electronics, National Guard Award, NASA Award which included an invitation to attend the winner conference at Mar- shall Center, Huntsville, Alabama. Wamego Science Fair, 2nd place Phys- ics division with medal and ribbon, 2nd place in 10th grade with medal and ribbon and a Highly Superior rating. District K.J.A.S., Highly Superior rat- ing, certificate and ribbon. Emporia Regional Science Fair, excellent rat- ing, 1st place certificate and medal from the Junior Engineering Technical Society, U.S. Air Force Award in Physics, certificate, patch and T-shirt, 3rd place in Physical Science division. State K.J. A.S.,-certificate of par- ticipation, Highly Superior rating, ribbon, trophy and pin. Presented re- search to the Junior Science and Humanities Symposium at Lawrence. 3. Stuart Braden - Pat Wotrel, 11th grade, The Physiological Effects of Running on Humans. Northwest Missouri State University Science Fair, 1st place gold medal from ROTC Research Award. Wamego Science Fair, Highly Superior rating, 1st place in Biology division, 2nd place in 11th grade. District K.J.A.S., Superior rating, certificate of participation and ribbon. Emporia Regional Science Fair, Good rating, second place medal in Biology, 1st place award, certificate, T-shirt and patch from the U.S. Air Force in Medicine and Health. 26 1. Kim Ethington, 11th grade, 11 Wheat Growth.'1 Northwest Missouri State Science Fair, 1st place plaque in Botany division and certificate. Wamego Science Fair, Highly Superior rating, 2nd place medal in Biology divi- sion and 3rd place medal in 11th grade. District K.J.A.S., Highly Superior rating, certificate and rib- bon. Emporia Regional Science Fair, Good rating, Air Force Award in Botany, certificate, patch and T-shirt. State K.J.A.S., Superior rating and medal. 2. Janiece Rush, 9th grade, 1 'Paper from Garbage.'' Northwest Missouri State Science Fair, Certificate of Participation. Wamego Science Fair, Highly Superior rating, 1st place medal in Chemistry division, 1st place medal in 9th grade (tie). Emporia Regional Science Fair, National Park Service Environmental Conservation Award certificate and T-shirt. District K.J.A.S., Highly Superior rating, certificate of participation and ribbon. State K.J.A.S., Superior rating. Presented research at the regional (Oklahoma-Kansas-Nebraska) Jr. Science and Humanities Symposium at University of Kansas. 3. Carol Riblett, 9th grade, The Black Roof. North- west Missouri State Science Fair, Second place medal, certificate in Health and Microbiology. Wamego Science -Fair, Highly Superior rating, 1st place medal in 9th grade division (tie), 1st place medal in Jr. High Biology division. District K.J.A.S., Highly Superior rating, cer- tificate and ribbon. Emporia Regional Science Fair, ex- cellent rating, American Society for Microbiology Award, Air Force Award in Microbiology with patch and T-shirt, 1st place award in Junior High Biological divi- sion. State K.J.A.S., Highly Superior rating, lapel pen and trophy. 27 1. Jim Burgess, 12th grade, 1 'Charge and Discharge.11 Northwest Missouri State Fair, Certificate of participa- tion, 1st place plaque in Physics division, NASA Award which included an invitation to attend winners conference at Marshall Center in Huntsville, Alabama, Navy Award, certificate and walnut plaque, $400 scholarship. Wamegc Science Fair, Highly Superior rating, 1st place medal and ribbon in 12th grade, First place medal and ribbon in Physics division. District K.J.A.S., ighly Superior rating and ribbon. Emporia Regional Science Fair, certificate of participation, Excellent Rating, U.S. Air Force Award in Earth and Space Science, certificate, patch and T- shirt, U.S. Anny Award, medallic ribbon, certificate and lapel pin, American Meteorological Society Award, $400 scholarship to Emporia State University, Book Award ' 'Encyclopedia of Physics'1 2nd place medal in Physics division. State K.J.A.S., Highly Superior rating with trophy ribbon and lapel pin. Leonard Nehring Senior Sci- ence Award. 2. Gery Simpson, 12th grade, Biometeorolgy. North- west Missouri State Science Fair, certificate of partici- pation. Wamego Science Fair, Superior rating, 2nd place in the 12th grade, 4th place in Biology division. District K.J.A.S., Superior Rating, certificate of participation. Emporia Regional Science Fair, American Meteorologi- cal Society Award, Good rating, 3rd place in Biology di - vision. Research Award. 3. Teri Etionne, 11th grade, Physiology. Northwest Missouri State Science Fair, certificate of participation. Wamego Science Fair, Superior rating, 3rd place medal in Biology division, 4th place medal in 11th grade. Dis- trict K.J.A.S., Good rating, certificate of participation. Emporia Regional Science Fair, good rating, certificate of participation. 28 1. Stan Bartley, 10th Grade, 1 'Lead Content of Crooks, Pickles and Clays''. Northwest Missouri State of Science Fair, Certificate of Participation. Wamego Science Fair, Highly Superior rating, 2nd place Chemistry Division, 1st place medal Sophomore Class. District Kansas Junior Academy of Science, High Superior rating, Certificate and ribbon. Emporia Regional Science Fair, 1st place Bi- ology Division, Book Award ' 'Dictionary of Biological Science Terms , Eastman Koda Award with $50 and cer- tificate , United States Navy Award, and Grand Award Winner with all expense dpaid trip to International Sci- ence and Engineering Fair at San Antonio, Texas. State Kansas Junior Academy of Science, Highly Superior rat- ing, certificate and trophy. International Science and Engineering Fair, American Chemical Society Honorable Mention Award. Not pictured, Darrell Simon, 11th grade. Wamego Sci- ence Fair, 5th place medal in 11th grade, 3rd place medal in Physics Division, Superior rating. District K.J.A.S., Highly Superior rating, certificate and rib- bon. Emporia Regional Science Fair, Superior rating, Honorable Mention with medal and certificate in Physical Science division. State K.J.A.S., Superior rating, cer- tificate and medal in Physical Science division. 2. Kansas Junior Academy of Science winners - Carol, Carl, Jim, Mark, Stan, Janiece, and Darrell. New Language Club at WHS 1 2 3 1. A club meeting. 2. The officers: Linda Rawson, secretary; Janet Boskill, treasurer; Shari Smith, vice president; Carol Wilson, student council representative. 3. 1978-79 Foreign Lan- guage Club. 30 Kayettes A new club was formed at WHS this year ... actually, an old one be- came a new one ... service club be- came kayettes. With a new sponsor, Mrs. Ditto, kayette members were involved in many activities. They had a bake sale, good grooming day and an Easter egg hunt for the grade school kids. 1. Lisa, Tammy and Lisa hand out prizes at the Easter egg hunt. 2. 1 'Oh boy! 1 finally found an Eas- ter egg! ! 3. Brenda helps the kids find their goodies. FFA at the top The FFA had a great year ... we did many things and brought home many trophies and awards. The year started with a barbeque, where we fed over a hundred people a roasted pig. Our officers then traveled to the National Con- vention in Kansas City, where our chapter re- ceived recognition. And after winning state, we have several outstanding members going to the national contest. We had a lot of fun on our trip to Miami, Oklahoma. And when we went to Fort Scott, not only did we have lots of fun, but we won the reserve champion over-all chapter. 32 1. Todd and Roy prepare a calf to show at the state fair. 2. Off to Hawaii are Jim and Jim for selling Kansas Farmer. 3. Moving the Louisville Jil took two years, but we moved the last stone this spring. 4. A little pig screams as this little boy holds him at the Kiddie Barnyard. 5. The best project of the year was a test com plot, where many were kept busy. 34 FHA The FHA this year has accomplished many things. The club participated in a pancake supper, Kansas City trip, a Christmas party and Easter potluck at Northview for the elderly — just to name a few. Without the help and guidance of the supervisor and the executive board, things would not have gone as well. 35 FBLA 1. Mrs. Dawson, FBLA sponsor. (Sometimes known as ' 'The Little Ole Lady From Pasadena ! ) 2. FBLA of- ficers: Dinah Flinn, treasurer; Patricia Pagler, secre- tary; Teresa Farre 11 student council representative; Karlene Martin, president; Sheri Colbert, vice presi- dent; Teresa Colson, reporter. 3. Karlene Martin, ' 'Who's who in FBLA;'' Charlene Farrell, first place winner in clerk typing II. 4. Winners of state FBLA convention held in Emporia. (Not pictured: James Seymour, Julie Anderson, G Janet Boskill. 5. The whole FBLA crew! Very few people actually know what FBLA stands for. No, not ' 'Farting Boys Laughing Aloud,'' it stands for Future Business Leaders of America. And that's just what they are ... leaders. Nineteen members attended the state FBLA conference in Emporia and nine mem- bers returned home with 17 various awards. Charlene Farrell placed first in clerk typing 11 and will attend Nationals, which are held in New Orleans this sum- mer . Other winners include: James Seymour, Julie Anderson, Tessie Grella, Shari Smith, Janet Boskill, Sheri Colbert, Dinah Flinn, and Karlene Martin. Con- gratulations ! 36 STUCO LEADERSHIP IS A JOURNEY — NOT A DESTI- NATION In order to be genuine leaders, we must decide what we are trying to do, what problems we face, what goals we have chosen, what direction to move and how to do it most effectively from where we stand. This ' ’great idea” is an under- standing of ' 'what it is all about''. Student Council did many things this year. To tell the students of WHS what is was all about: various assemblies, several money making pro- jects, Christmas dance, and the never ending chores of filling the various machines and changing the activity board. We will be the first to admit our journey was not perfect. If leaders are to acquire meaning in life, we must live through the bad and the good, learning as we go, contributing from our wis- dom , and giving our followers opportunities for insight. This is ' 'what it is all about'' 38 1. Beth explains her ideas at a meeting. 2. Stu-Co officers Sherry Berner, secre- tary; Tracie Stewart, president; Charlene Farrell, treasurer; Janette Roth, vice- president . 3. Our faithful sponsor Mr. Harshbarger. 4. The 1978-79 Student Council. 5. Tracie, conducting a meeting. 6. Concession stand at cross country meet. 39 Lettermen's Club W-Club experienced a down year this year, which was possibly a result of the bad sports year. Very little was accomplished, except for sponsoring basketball homecoming; and, of course, the yearly initiation, where everyone had a good time. W-Club was in charge of changing the school sign and took on paint- ing the bleachers on the football field. 1 2 3 1. Jim and Jim change the sign. 2. W-Club officers and sponsors. 3. 1978-79 W-Club. 40 A few of us tried anyway Take a group of about 60 girls, some clad in red and white, and constantly complaining about something ... and you've got the WHS Pep Club. From that 60, take away all but about five (maybe ten) ... and you've got the devoted members of pep club. Yes, contrary to popular belief, there were a few of us who really cared about backing our athletes. We supported the foot- ball teams, cross country teams, tennis girls and guys ... we supported the basketball guys and girls, and wrestling teams ___and we supported track, volleyball and golf. After getting the last minute details ironed out, our home- coming was a big success. Besides putting on homecoming - we had a spring dance. We finally got a few people involved and everyone had a great time. Honor Pep took on the job of making our senior athletes feel appreciated. Throughout the year, we decorated the halls and tried to add spirit to the school. We each had a spirit guy we got to bake for-and at the end of the year we had a big break- fast for all the devoted seniors and their coaches. It was a long year ... but somehow we survived. 42 43 Rah! rah! rah! Cheerleaders are a funny sort of animal. We run, jump, screech, and do life threatening stunts to make our guys feel like they're the best! Not only do we make funny noises, but we also endure endless grubby bus rides, sit with frostbitten toes through bitter cold football games, and, of course, we're the only people who are known for our extremely limited wardrobe ! Although we, the WHS cheerleaders, are unorganized, daring, and somewhat loud at times, we do our best to convey what we believe in most ... SPIRIT! ! 44 1. We finally got it right! 2. Penny, the wrestlers are in front of you, not behind you! 3. Those original varsity cheerleaders! Cindy E., Susan D., Belinda B., Sherry B., Barb B. , And Bev B., 4. Keep clapping Susan, they might join in if you're lucky! 5. Mr. Hamel's invention ... Mr. Freethrow himself. 6. Freshmen, Freshmen, Fresh- men ! Amy H., Linda L., Kel- ly C., Linda O., and Gina F. Raide Our second year of Drill Team would not be consid- ered at oldie, but it could be considered a goodie. We had routines for football and routines for all of the home basketball games, including some girls games. Our progress came shining through as the quality and preciseness of our routines was much better this year. Of course it's not all fun and games, we practice long and hard 4-6 hours a week. It gets tiring doing the same step over and over again, STEP, KICK, BALL CHANGE! But then you get out on the court and ev- eryone likes the routine ... best of all you make no mistakes ... that's when you get everything you put into it back. 46 1. Sheri, a desk is not used to store feet. 2. 1978-79 Drill Team. 3. Anita and Brenda, we don't salute that kind of flag. 4. Carol and Brenda performing to Love Boat''. 5. Patty you do deserve a break, but that drinking has got to go. 6. Co-captains: Sheri and Lana. 7. Smile Lori. It's almost over. 8. Tina and Ramona with those Cherised Hoops. 47 The road looked rough for our 1978 football team when we started the season. We wanted to defend the league championship, but had lost 18 starting positions to gradu- ation. After losing two non-league games in tight decisions to Council Grove and Nemaha Valley, we faced our first league foe, Chapman. While returning the opening kick- off, Brad Lichtenhan suffered a severe Charlie horse and although he played the rest of the game, he was out for the rest of the season. From there it was down hill all the way. We were forced to change our offense from the I-formation to the Single-Wing. We had to play some of our best linemen in the backfield, and then we had a few more injuries on top of that. So anyway, we ended the season without winning a game. Brad Lichtenhan and Jim Crane made honorable men- tion in all-league at their respective positions on offense and defense. The players voted Ron Nehring as best back, Jerome Pitney as best linemen and Jim Crane was voted most in- spirational player and most improved player. It won't happen again B mars 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1. The Raider offense, while still under the direction of quarterback Brad Lichtenhan. 2. Coach Lee yells instructions to his young squad. 3. While Jim Crane watches the action from a safe dis- tance , Jeff Clark and Jerome Pitney move in to assist Ron Nehring on a tackle. 4. Seniors of the 1978 football squad. Front row (L to R): J. Clark, B. Lichtenhan, R. Hatfield, J. Crane, J. Ba- ker. Back row: S. Wendland, M. Brown, J. Seymour, E. Rosell, C. Holle, T. Brethour, J. Pitney. 5. Brad Lichtenhan eludes one Nemaha defender and pre - pares to run over another. 6. Senior halfback Jeff Clark concentrates on a pass from quarterback Brad Lichtenhan. 7. Jim Crane gives instructions to some of the younger members of the squad. 8. 1978 Football Squad. The B-team this year had a better season than the varsity as we won games against Washburn Rural, 32- 14, and Abilene, 22-14. We had problems with injuries and not work- ing together in the first few games. Then we got a taste of victory against Abilene. This helped to get the ball going, but then we lost the next two games. We finished the season by winning big over Washburn Rural. We ended the season with a 2-5 record. 1. Roy, Curtis, and Ed lead the de- fensive charge against the Nemaha Valley Raiders. 2. Ryan Hendricks finds a hole in the Nemaha Valley line. 3. B-team action at Chapman. 4. 1978 B-team, front row (L to R): 5. Bennett, J. Walker, C. Mumaw, D. Jackson, J. Dyer, R. Schubert, D. Shea, B. Thomas, D. Bellinder. Middle row: R. Kastner, M. Gran- nell, D. Thomas, R. Trudo, D. Shandy, S. Baker, S. Guy, P. White, K. Bird. Back row: R. An- derson, D. Hasenbank, R. Chrest, B. Straub, D. Hasenbank, A. Keller, W. Reavis, D. Anderson. 52 Freshmen experience success The freshmen team, guided by the fine coaching of Dennis Adams and John Heublein, compiled the only winning football record in the school this year. We finished the season with five victories and just two losses, one to Jay Shideler, 12-24, and the other to Northern Hills in overtime, 14-20. Our line was big and tough, but plagued by injuries through- out the season, especially during the two-week span when we lost our two games. Pat Daylor was our quarterback, and he called excellent games all year. Dane Ditto, Brad Weilert and Scott Manor all played very well the entire year. Tom Burgess had a fantastic year as he led the team with 9S3 yards rushing in just seven games. 3. Tom Burgess looks for day- light around Concordia's line. Burgess went on to run for 216 yards in 19 carries. 5. Pat Daylor and Scott Manor running the reverse that was so successful for the team this year. 6. Coach Adams gives instruc- tions to the team before the overtime victory with Marys- ville . 8. Front row (L to R): T. Hamden, M. Barry, B. Spence, B. Weilert, S. Manor, P. Daylor, B. Springer, L. Beach. Middle row: G. Riat, M. Crosson, P. Farrell, R. Ba- ker, D. Holmes, D. Winsor. Back row: Coach Adams, R. Wiley, B. Vamadore, C. Barnes, D. Ditto, J. Brum- mett, T. Burgess, G. Eckart. 53 Girls experience outstanding season 1. The girls team relaxing after their first place finish at die Wa - mego Invitational. 2. Sara, who will undoubtably become Wamego's all-time best at girls C-C, strives to lengthen her lead on the rest of the field at the Wamego Invitational. 3. Tyra receives her medal for the teams' first place finish at the Wamego Invitational. 4. Barb, running in her first and final cross country season, looks for the finish line. 5. Tyra, although only a junior, provided the leadership for the young squad. 6. Freshman Kelly Eckart heading for her tenth place finish at state. 7. The 1978 girls cross country team. This was the first year for girls C-C, and 1 don't think that Coach Harshbarger or any of the team members could have asked for a better year. Tyra Rogers made WHS history last year by being the first girl to run C-C, so this year we looked to her and Barb Bellinder, die only senior on the squad, for leadership. Kelly Eckart, Carol Riblett, Nancy Stueve and Gini Farrar (who finished the season early due to an injury) completed our squad, which finished first at every meet we attended, except the state. And then ... oh yes, I almost forgot, we did have another freshman on the squad who went by the name of Sara Abraham. 1 don't know what I can say about her . .. except she was great. She set a course record at Chapman and again at Concordia, and when we went to Hayden to run against 5A and 6A schools, Sara smashed the old record by one minute and 15 seconds. We suffered a heartbreak at the state meet, when we finished in third place. Of course, the reason for this was that Sara was unable to finish the race be- cause of a bad foot. She was running in second place when she had to drop out at the halfway mark. Everyone else on the team ran a fantastic race. 1 mean, we finished third in the state, and our number one runner didn't even finish the race. 1 think that shows what kind of a team we had. We're going to have great teams in the future, too. Four of our squad members this year were freshmen, and one was a sophomore, so 1 guess that Wamego will have a chance to dominate girls cross country for the next three years. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 54 55 Boys have surprising season It was said that the 1978 Wamego Boy's Cross Country Team did not have as much talent as the teams of the last few years. But led by Pat Worrel, who set two new course records, and David Brazzle, who was running in a Wamego uniform for his last year, the 1978 C-C team put together one very respectable season. The team started off the season with a 7th place finish at the Wamego Invitational. Then we traveled to Maur Hill, where we finished 2nd. Pat set a new course record, breaking the old one by three seconds. At Chapman, Pat set another record, demolishing the old one by 15 seconds. Pat and David went to Topeka to participate in the Hayden Invitational. Pat finished 3rd, with a time of 9:27, which also broke the old course record. David ran a good race too, considering the trouble he had with his foot. He was bothered the entire year with that foot, denying him greater achievements. The rest of the team traveled to Council Grove, where we finished in 1st place. Robbie Bennett ran a great race, and he finished in 2nd place. The next week was the NCKL meet. We put together a fine team effort and finished 3rd, be- hind Clay Center and Abilene. At the regional meet, we all ran a great race. We finished in 2nd place, and this allowed us to go on to the state meet. We should have had a home- court advantage , I suppose, with the state meet being run at Wamego, but it didn't work out that way. We finished in 11th, which wasn't a very good way to end the season. On the other hand, who would have expected us to even be at the state meet any- way? We may not have had as much talent as some of the teams of Wamego's past, but I'll guarantee you one thing ... we had just as much heart. 1. League and Regional champion, Pat Worrel. 2. David Brazzle, one of Wamego's finest athletes, running one of his last races in a Wamego uniform. 3. Stuart running towards one of his best times of the year. 4. Pat Worrel, who has another year left for the Harriers, strides to- wards one of the many records he set during the season. 5. Spike watching his Harriers take third in League. 6. Robbie finishing sixth at Regionals. 7. Roy pushing it to the finish. 8. The 1978 cross country team. 9. Freshman Mike Torrey, who ran very well the entire year. The WHS volleyball season looked very hopeful at the start of the season with three returning varsity starters. As the season grew older, the matches became tougher. We ended the season with a loss to Holton in the semi-finals of Sub- State at Hiawatha. The A-team finished the season with an 8-6 overall re- cord and placed third in the league with a 2-4 record. The B-team ended with a 6-5 record and the C-team with a 4-2 1. The 1978 Volleyball seniors: Tracie Stewart, Charlene Farrell, Barb Jacobson. 2. Tracie Stewart shows her opponents why she was selected as an All-League Volleyballer. 3. The 1978 Volleyball Team. 4. Charlene Farrell prepares to serve. 5. B-team, front row (L to R): S. Beach, D. Braz- zle, S. Dearing, B. Uhlrich, T. Menhusen. Back row: L. Schmidt, V. Pritchard, K. Oliver, T. Far- rell, D. Robertson, D. Tessendorf, L. Sylvester. record. MVP's were chosen for each team and Tracie Stewart, Sandra Dearing and Nancy Routh received these honors on the A, B and C teams respectively. Charlene Farrell was chosen as the M1P for the A-team. Tracie was named to the all-league team and Barb Jacobson received honorable mention. 1. Beth Uhlrich congratulates Charlene Farrell on a fine job. 2. A-team, front row (L to R): D. Brazzle, S. Dearing, J. Schmidt, B. Uhlrich. Back row: C. Holtz, B. Jacobson, Coach Doperalski, T. Stewart, C. Farrell. 3. Freshmen team, front row (L to R): K. Carlson, B. Spence, N. Routh. Back row: Coach Doperalski, D. Zinn, G. Grannell, P. Pageler, L. Walsh. 4. Tracie leaps high for another spike. All in all, we had a very good year Four years ago girls tennis made a break-through at WHS. Now after four long years of hard work, we can proudly say we have a team of winners. On October 27, our entire varsity tennis team, six seniors, traveled to Hutchinson to compete in the state meet ... Brenda and Danell placed first in doubles, with Sherry and Michele receiving second place. In singles, Cindy placed third and Melissa was beaten in the second round, giving her a fifth place finish. The success of the state meet never would have happened without the hard work throughout the entire year. Cindy Elder played 1 sin- gles and compiled a record of 28-6. She placed first at League and third at Regionals. Melissa Eichman, 2 singles, ended the season with a record of 29-5. A first place finish at League and fourth place at Regionals were highlights of her year. Brenda Kastner and Danell Ditto, playing 1 doubles, compiled a season record 28-3. High- lights of their year were first place finishes at both the League and Regional meets. Sherry Berner and Michele Morton, 2 doubles, were right behind them with a record of 34-4. They placed first at League and third at Regionals. Our team participated in ten meets during the season ... and fin- ished first at nine of them and second at the other to a tough Topeka West team. All in all, we had a very good year. 1 1. Cindy concentrates on winning another match. 2. Doubles duo volley for a victo - ry. 3. 1978 WHS Girls Tennis Team. 4. Melissa concentrates on return- ing a forehand. 5. State winners and the year's trophies are: Melissa, Danell, Brenda, Coach, Sherry, Michele and Cindy. 6. Michele concentrates as Sherry returns a volley. 61 62 Our B-team also had a most impressive record. Outstanding effort was given by all players. Susan and Belinda were the 1 doubles, and Rhonda and Kathy played 2. Laurie had a suc- cessful season in 1 singles, as did Jodi in the 2's. Other B- team players are Lisa, Theresa and Sandy. The freshmen did really good, too. All four of them did a fine job in their first year. Those freshmen are Sheryl, Ja- nice , Carol and Jacquie. 1 2 3 1. Laurie demonstrates her form during a match. 2. Susan sees victory ahead as Belinda returns a volley. 3. B-team: S. Daylor, L. Herman, B. Bellinder, J. John- son, R. Ebert, K. Fector. We just couldn't get together The 1979 tennis team had a season full of ups and downs. The season started off great; two first place finishes and a sec- ond, but then we began to fall apart. One day the 1 players would do well, and the ff2's would collapse. And the next meet, it was just the opposite. Or maybe the doubles teams would play good and the singles would flub up. But anyway, we didn't finish first again. At the league meet, we finished fourth ... terrible. At regionals, everyone got beat out in the second round, except the two seniors - Jim and Brad. They killed every team they faced at the regional meet, but at the state meet they didn't do as well. They went three sets in the second round with Abilene (the same team they had beaten at regionals), and lost. However, next years team looks tough, as four of the six varsity members return. Plus, we've got a Coach that can do won- ders with any team. 63 1. Bake and Slick in action. 2. The 2 doubles team of Ron and Dan. 3. Doubles team of Dane Ditto and Dan Shea. 4. Doubles team of Steve Baker and Pat Daylor. 5. Triplets team of Curtis Mumaw, Eldon Sylvester, and Ricky Ba- ker, 6. Wamego's 2 singles player, Randy Schubert. 7. Bart Stewart, Wamego's 1 singles player. 8. 1979 B-team tennis squad. Bitter winter . . . Bitter season This year's winter was one of the most bitter on record. The same goes for the basketball season. When we look back on the season, we will be able to remember four bright spots: (1) No matter how much we were down, we never gave up. (2) Brad Lichtenhan was the league's leading scorer with a 20 point average. (3) We beat a very fine Chapman team, 20-19. We ran the four- comer offense to perfection for the entire game, and the victory was one of the sweetest any of us will ever experience. (4) We all played a great game against Abi- lene, and we won our second game of the season, 62-56. Throughout the season, we always started at least two sophomores, Ron Kastner and either Bernard Straub or Sam Guy. Because of all the experience they got, the fu- ture looks bright for WHS basketball. But, that doesn't make this year's losses any easier to take ... they'll al- ways hurt. 1. The Red Raiders are enjoying a rare lead as Brad sinks a free throw. 2. Jim skies over a couple of Bonner Spring defendere for two. 3. Concentration is written all over Brad's face as he tries to add another point to the Raiders score. 4. Jim hits two points over the Manhattan defender. 5. John leads the Raiders onto the court admidst a round of cheers from the home crowd. 6. 1978-79 Varsity Basketball Team. 7. Intensity describes Ron as he makes a strong move for two points against Bonner Springs. 66 1. Brad drives through the Con- cordia defense for two of his 19 points. 2. Randy penetrates the Marys- ville zone on his way to two points. 3. 1978-79 Junior Varsity Basket- ball Team. 4. Failure to use the backboard nearly coast Bernard to miss this shot. However, a soft touch and a lucky bounce did gain two points. 5. The B-team's leading scorer, Sam Guy, concentrates on a free throw as Carl looks on. 6. 1978-79 Freshman Basketball Team. 68 B-Team regains pride with a victory: Freshmen enjoy a winning season On Friday, Feburary 9, the Wa- mego Junior Varsity Basketball Team broke a 30+ game losing streak. The victory was over the Council Grove Braves, a team that had killed the Raiders earlier in the year. As the 48-47 final score would in- dicate , the game was close the entire way, with the outcome decided in the last ten seconds. Randy Schubert was the hero of the night, as he led all scorers with 17 points. But more importantly, he hit both ends of a one-and-one free throw with ten seconds left when the Raiders were down by a point, to provide the winning margin. Victory at last! ! The freshmen finished their season with a 7-4 record. ' 'I was satis- fied, said Coach Adams, and I'd say they have a great deal of poten- tial. Dane Ditto, Tom Burgess, Pat Daylor, Scott Manor, Dan Holmes and Chris Barnes were the top players for the Raiders. Dane led the team in rebounding and Tom was the leading scorer. 69 Girls B.B. finishes 3rd in NCKL The girls basketball team made WHS history by defeat- ing Marysville and by winning a trophy at the DeSoto mid-season tournament. We finished our season with a 9-10 record ... two of those victories were against Marysville, and another of the victories were against Abilene, who was ranked third in the state at the time. We attended the DeSoto Tournament and won the con- solation trophy, which was the first trophy ever won by a WHS girls basketball team. Tracie made the all-tournament team at DeSoto, and also made the all-league team for the second year, as well as the Class 4A all-state honorable mention team. Danell was the fifth leading scorer in the league with a 17.6 average. She was a unanimous choice for the all- league team. Michele was not mentioned in any post-season awards, but she was a very important part of our team with her hustle and great defensive play. Five underclassmen lettered this year, which means we'll have a lot of experience coming back next year. But we'll have to work pretty hard to top this years team. 1. Tracie gets off a jump shot over a couple of Clay Center defenders, as Michele crashes the boards. 2. Come on ball ... go in! 3. Laurie pushes the ball up court ahead of some frus- trated Belleville defenders. The Raiders went on to de- stroy the Buffs, 49-19. 4. 1978-79 Varsity Basketball Team. 5. Jodi and Michele pass the ball around the zone as the bench- warmers watch the action. 6. Danell uses good form on a free throw as Linda, Beth and Laurie prepare for the rebound. 7. Michele drives the lane and puts up a jump shot over the Clay Center Tigers. 8. 1978-79 Junior Varsity Basketball Team 70 Grapplers have ups and downs This year's wrestling squad had a lot of ups and downs, as the squad finished the season with a 5-5 record. We experienced some great team effort by finishing first at the Wamego Invitational. Later in the year, we attended the Big Seven Tournament with only seven people - Roy, Jer- ome, Danny, Curtis, Kelly, Chris and James - and we returned home with seven medals and the second place trophy. The team finished fifth at the Regional Tourna- ment, and five grapplers - Brad, Kelly, Roy, Cur- tis and Jerome - were allowed to continue to the sub-state meet. However, the sub-state meet was tough. Some called it the state meet. Anyway, ev- eryone but Curtis got beat out. Curtis finished fourth, and the next week he went to the state meet and finished fifth. This years team was led by captains Roy, Jer- ome , and Curtis. 72 1. Curtis raises his head after another victory that led him to state competition. 2. 1 'Ho hum, another victory! 11 3. Jerome scores two points for taking down his opponent from Marysville. 4. Coach Hemmerling gives a last minute pep talk. 5. James working for a takedown. 6. Chris works for a quick pin against his op- ponent from Washburn. 73 1. Coach Hemmerling gives some instructions during wres- tling practice. 2. Roy has fun at practice while torturing his teammates. 3. Kelly puts the kill on his opponent. 4. Brad fights to keep his oppo- nent under control. 5. Russ looks for an opportunity to turn his opponent over for a quick pin. 6. Bionic prepares himself to explode for a reversal. 7. 1978-79 Wrestling squad. 8. Todd shows no mercy! 74 Track Team small in numbers; big in heart The 1979 track team was small in number (27), but big in heart as they placed 2nd in two meets and 3rd in another, missing 2nd by Vi point. The 1 'red'1 finished in a tie for 5th in the League meet, but ended in 6th. The distance runners were the backbone of the team, but received a lot of support from the sprint- ers and high jumpers. The highlight of the year came at the regional meet, where the 2-mile relay team and Roy Peters qualified for state. The 2-mile relay team of Rob- bie Bennett, Roy Peters, Ron Trudo and David Brazzle placed 3rd in the regional meet which was quite an accomplishment as no one expected any- one to return from last years fantastic 2-mile relay team. Roy Peters, in his first and final year of run- ning the half mile, surprised everyone as he showed them why he got the nickname ' 'Greased Light- ning . He smoked to a 3rd place finish at the re- gional meet. Ryan Hendricks soared 6'1 3 4'', getting the school record in the high jump. Les Platz had a leap of 6'1 as he won the high jump at the League meet. Ron Nehring, coming off a bad season from last year, contributed greatly to the over all team placing as he ran the 220, 100 yard dashes and the sprint relays. 76 1. The state-bound 2-mile relay team getting instructions before their race. 2. David fights to hold off an opponent. 3. Coach Harshbarger, Dallas, Ron and Pat give Sara a few opin- ions. 4. Roy breaks the tape after smoking through the open half mile. 5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 'Go buddy, go! as Roy hands off to Ron after his leg of the 2-mile relay. 6. Wamego's top sprinter, Ron Nehring, leans into the tape for another first place finish. 7. 1979 Track team. 77 «J Girl's Track . . . Over twenty girls helped to make the best girl's track team Wamego High has seen in several years. Six girls went to STATE; Kellie Eckart in the 3200 meter run, Tyra Rogers in the 1600 meter run, and the 800 me- ter relay team of Barb Jacobson, Sandra Dearing, Michele Morton, and Debbie Zinn. 1 2 3 4 5 6 1. 800 Meter Relay Team of Mi- chele , Sandra, Debbie, and Barb. 2. Barb handing off to Sandra. 3. Debbie, Tyra, and Sandra, show- ing teamwork. 4. Coaches Doperalski and Harsh - barger. 5. Warming up for a track meet. 6. 1979 Girl's Track Team. 78 . . . Very strong 79 Golf Team peaks early This year's golf season started off great. Our first match of the year was at St. Marys, where Jeff finished third medalist, the 4-man team placed second, and the 6-man team placed third. The rest of the year wasn't to hot. At Council Grove, the 2-man team of Jeff and Jim, placed third and at Marysville they placed fourth. Six people lettered this year - Jeff Clark, Todd Brethour, Jim Crane, Gregg Eckart, Mike Robinson and Vrenda Pritchard. 1. Wamego's 1 man - Jeff Clark. 2. Gregg Eckart. 3. Wamego's 2-man team - Jeff and Jim. 4. Mike Robinson. 5. Varsity squad. 6. Vrenda Pritchard. 7. 1979 Golf Team. 80 81 VARSITY FOOTBALL VARSITY TENNIS Wamego Chapman Concordia Baldwin Junction City Wamego League Abilene FROSH — B-TEAM TENNIS 1st Alma (dual) 1st Manhattan (dual) 1st Wamego 1st Belleville 1st Wamego 2nd Abilene 1st Wamego 1st (0-9) Council Grove 20-26 Nemaha Valley 6- 7 Chapman 16-29 Concordia 0-26 Abilene 0-41 Clay Center 0-28 Effingham 6-24 Marysville 8-34 Belleville 8-57 FRESHMEN (5-2) Chapman 14- 8 Clay Center 30- 6 Concordia 28-13 Council Grove 30- 0 Jay Shideler 12-26 Northern Hills 14-20 Marysville 20-14 B-TEAM (2-3) Council Grove 8-22 Chapman 6- 8 Washburn 24- 6 Clay Center Abilene 0 36 20-14 BOYS C-C Wamego Maur Hill Clay Center Chapman Concordia NCKL Council Grove Regional State GIRLS C-C 7th Wamego 1st 2nd Clay Center 1st 3rd Chapman 1st 3rd Hayden 1st 3rd Concordia 1st 3rd Council Grove 1st 1st State 3rd 2nd 11th VARSITY VOLLEYBALL (9-6) Frankfort 10-15 Marysville 15- 2 15- 7 15- 5 15-10 Abilene 5-15 Rossville 15-10 15-13 15 12 14-16 Rossville 15- 7 Clay Center 3-15 15 8 15-10 Alma 15- 5 9-15 15- 6 Concordia 7-15 Alma 5-15 Manhattan 8-15 15- 0 15- 1 10-15 8-15 Bellville 7-15 Marysville 12-15 15- 7 15- 9 15-12 15- 1 Chapman 7-15 Holton 14-16 5-15 15- 2 Washington 15- 1 15- 7 10-15 VARSITY B.B. BTEAM B.B. Manhattan 29-107 Manhattan 35-74 Bonner Springs 42- 53 Bonner Springs 23-36 Clay Center 54- 69 Clay Center 26-49 Chapman 20- 19 Chapman 43-62 Belleville 22- 47 Belleville 25-30 Council Grove 45- 55 Council Grove 40-59 Concordia 37- 57 Concordia 37-67 Marysville 63- 84 Marysville 48-52 Abilene 62- 56 Abilene 45-47 Holton 35- 72 Clay Center 50-55 Ottawa 53- 61 Chapman 44-64 Santa Fe Trail 55- 68 Belleville 49-66 Clay Center 55- 67 Council Grove 48-47 Chapman 50- 74 Marysville 69-78 Belleville 46- 63 Abilene 38-41 Council Grove 55- 66 Concordia 49-67 Marysville Abilene 68- 94 50- 69 Concordia 33- 70 Gardner 46- 67 GIRLS B.B. Council Grove 36-38 Clay Center 46-45 Chapman 46-48 Manhattan 40-43 (OT) Belleville 49-19 Concordia 42-44 Marysville 39-28 Abilene 47-39 Clay Center 55-52 Desoto Tourney: Desoto 30-34 Spring Hill 66-27 Lansine 53-27 Chapman 53-70 Belleville 40-41 Manhattan 30-39 Marysville 46-42 Abilene 49-48 (OT) Concordia 45-40 Sub-State Desoto 36-46 WRESTLING (5-5) Wamego Invitational 1st Jayhusker Invitational 5th Big Seven 2nd Regional 4th Duals Osawatomie 47-18 Concordia 11-39 Tonganoxie 34-19 Seaman 29-26 Abilene 18-38 Washburn Rural 43-17 Marysville 18-38 Chapman 29-30 Belleville 36-26 Clay Center 12-36 Mumaw Hatfield Pitney Holle Seymour BOYS TENNIS Baldwin 2nd Wamego 1st Seaman 1st Gardner 3rd Wamego 4th Washburn Rural 3rd Concordia 3rd League 4th BOYS TRACK Chapman Inv. 7th Marysville Inv. 7th Holton Inv. 3rd Concordia Inv. 5th Council Grove Inv. 2nd Wabaunsee Inv. 2nd NCKL Meet 6th St. Mary's Frosh-Soph 2nd Frosh NCKL Meet 2nd 83 Snake Dance lacked . . Our annual Snake Dance was somewhat of a disappointment this year. And maybe it was just a coincidence, but it seemed to set a trend that was continued throughout the entire football season. The evening seemed to be somewhat uneventful. Without the bonfire and a marching band, it was kind of like holding one of our weekly pep rallies on main street. But at this point in our season, everyone still had high hopes and great expectations. So when it was over, we all went home, anticipating the best for the season to come. 1. Coach Lee gives a pep talk and introduces his senior players. 2. Leading a group of pep club members, Jodi Johnson carries the trumpet which she uses to gen- erate spirit at games and pep rallies. 3. Susan Daylor, Melissa Eichman, and other pep club members join hands to form the traditional snake and run down main street. 86 Seniors break tradition The seniors once again proved themselves to be 1 'the class with class'' as they produced the ft1 float in this year's competition. All the classes went through the annual rituals of choosing themes, stuffing chicken wire, and painting cardboard. Prior to the unveiling, of course, each class boasted of having the best. But in the end, it was those industrious seniors that pulled it out and won the 78 float contest. 1. SENIOR FLOAT - -- 1! 2. Sophomores worked hard and managed to get 4th place ! 3. Talk about beginners luck, the freshman took 2nd with ' 'Cage the Tigers.'' 4. We on the journalism staff feel that the juniors owe a great debt of gratitude to the sophomores for having such a downright awful float or the juniors might not have placed in the top three. and her attendants Bev Bellinder Charlene Farrell Barb Bellinder Cindy Elder WHS Basketball 1979 BB Homecoming Queen and King, Charlene Farrell and John Schmidt Homecoming Royalty Breenda Kastner and Jim Baker Betsy Enns and Jeff Clark Kim, Ron - FFA-FHA Royalty What would you do if you saw a boy changing a diaper, or putting on panty hose or putting curlers in his hair? Or, what if you saw a girl driving a tractor, hammering a nail or milking a goat? Well, what you would probably do is laugh because it's all part of the FFA-FHA Sweetheart contest. Eight WHS juniors took part in the crazy events, and when all the goats were milked and the diapers changed — Kim and Ron were crowned Queen and King. Attendents were Rhonda Ebert, Anita Buchanan, Christie Clark, Buck Peddicord, Eldon Sylvester and Jim Pittenger. 1. Ron Nehring becomes the new FHA King as Queen Kim Ebert looks on. 2. The Royal Disco! ! 3. Ron Nehring, FHA King. 92 School Bond Election HIGH SCHOOL ADDITION The addition to the high school will have space for the junior high students at the second floor level, accessible through a controlled entrance. The addition will also provide new art, business education, home economics and industrial arts departments that will be used by both the junior high and high school. The new gymnasium and dressing room facilities will put the district into compliance with Title IX federal regu- lations and will adequately handle both boys' and girls' physical education and athletics. Classroom space gained in the high school by adding the new departments in the addition can be used to expand the high school curriculum. With forty teaching stations, the High School and new addition will have a total capacity of over 800 students. The new kitchen will provide a facility that can adequately serve the total student enrollment in the Unifed Dis- trict. FOOTBALL FIELD C TRACK By relocating the football field and track to the district owned site west of the golf course, a standard sited track can be built for girls' and boys' track. Adequate space will be available for safe participation in all track and field events. Absentees National Honor Society inducts 13 The Wamego High School chapter of the National Honor Society once again sold Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, and partly financed a performance by 1 2 3 'The Three In One'' for the WHS student body. On May 1, 13 members were formally inducted into the highly prestigious Honor Society. A reception was held following the ceremony for family and friends to express their sincerest con- gratulations to the newly inducted members. Those inducted were: Seniors: Barb Bellinder, Bev Bellinder, Sherry Bemer, Todd Brethour, Sheri Colbert, Melissa Eichman, Roy Hatfield and Brenda Kastner. Juniors: Belinda Bellinder, Rhonda Ebert, Kim Ebert, Duane Jackson, Buck Peddicord and Carl Riblett. Honorary member: Bill Mansfield 1. Jim Mansfield was inducted into National Honor Society as an honor- ary member. 2. NHS president, Charlene Farrell, tells how much being a member has meant to her. 3. The National Honor Society Fac- ulty Council ... some of the most honored and respected members of the WHS staff. 94 1. New Honor Society members repeat the sacred oath. 2. Honor Society's claim to fame: The Honorable Reese's Peanut Butter Cup. 3. Tracie takes time out from her music strating duties to offer Maleesa a light. 4. Judy Rush lectures. 95 Band undergoes many changes The band experienced many trying times this year under the direction of our new leader, Jim Jones. He introduced a new style of marching, and a different style of music to WHS. We started the year with 97 members .... but, unfortunately, many students were unable to adapt. When the marching season was finally over, and all the ' 'trouble- makers' ' were gone, our band began to shape up. We ended the year with only 57 members, six of whom were seniors. But Mr. Jones did a good job with his young band. We gave three good concerts, and at- tended the state music festival, where we received a II rating. Although it was a rough year, those that stuck with it were rewarded with the good times that go along with being an improving band. jj 2. Elaine, Michele, Christine and Brenda - the quitters - and Dan- ell and Tracie. 3. The pride of Wamego (?), the Red Raider Marching Band. 4. 1 'We're trying to learn the new drum cadence.'1 5. Our talented trumpet section. % Mr. Riblett, our master teacher Mr. Loren Riblett received the Kansas Mas- ter Teacher Award for 1979. Local teachers pick one teacher to represent their school. The Master Teacher Award is given to teach- ers who have served the profession long and well, and have the qualities of an earnest and conscientious teacher. Mr. Riblett has been a teacher at Wamego for 15 years. He is one of the best teachers at W.H.S., and we are very fortunate to have him. He teaches physics, chemistry, sr. sci- ence , and also has many independent study students who have received numerous national awards. His main objective is to teach people things they can use in everyday life, and through this he has gained the respect of all his stu- dents. 98 This year's music award winners were — Charlene Farrell, outstanding service in piano accompaniment; Danell Ditto, overall outstanding achievement in band and vocal music; Janette Roth, out- standing achievement in vocal music. 1. 4 girls of the senior girls ensemble. 2. Junior girls ensemble 3. Boys Quartet + 1. 99 101 campus life Campus Life could be called the un-club. What's an un'club? No dues, no membership, you can't join. But you can come as often as you like. And you'll want to be there as we discuss all kinds of topics. Campus Life considers all areas of life important-the social, spiritual, mental and physical. That's why you'll find us having some great fun with crazy games or skits like Murder in the dark, or Kodak Capers. Also, you'll discuss with friends topics like music, honesty, UFO's, parents, lonliness and a lot more. You might even find yourself doing some thinking. Whatever you do, you'll do it with friends, because Campus Life is open to all Wamego High School students. Besides the regular Campus Life meetings, you'll have a chance to be involved with other great activities like the ones shown on these pages and more. Whether you come once or twice or all the time, you're welcome at all Campus Life meetings and events. Check us out - Campus Life. 1. An unidentified skier takes a jump. 2. Michele, Barb and John. 3. Canoe trips are another summer alternative. 4. Back pack trips to Colorado are offered each summer. 5. The Wamego Campus Life staff - Mark, Marilyn, Kathy, Jane and Larry. 6. John and Stuart. 1 7. Spring Ski trip. 102 Juniors present: “The Mouse Gloriana the Twelfth ..........Darla Dreher Tully Bascon .....................Dale Hircsh Count Mountjoy ................Buck Peddicord Squire Benter ...................David Shandy Mary .............................Tyra Rogers Fran .........................Anita Buchanan Jane ..........................Christie Clark Pam ...............................Kim Ebert Ms. Johnson ......................Beth Uhlrich Beston ...........................John Dyer Ann ..........................Terri Kraushaar Norma .......................Jeanne Schmidt Helen ...........................Shari Smith Professor Kokintz .............Darrell Simon Assistant .......................Bryan Cowan Page ..........................Kim Ethington President ....................Eldon Sylvester WAC Jill ...................Belinda Bellinder WAC Debbie ......................Susan Daylor General Snippet .................Duane Jackson Will Tatum .....................Stuart Braden Mis. Reiner .....................Janet Boskill Mrs. Bascon G Prof. Smith .... Diane Zoeller Soldiers ......................Todd Eisenbeis ...........................Randall Schubert ...............................Curtis Mumaw The director was Mr. Kapfer, and the art crew was Dale Hirscb and Ryan Hendricks. 1. Duane and his daughters, Susan and Belinda, talk to Professor Simon. 2. Darla practices her part of Gloriana the Twelfth. 3. A scene from the Grand Fenwick Castle. 104 105 Senior play 107 Reminiscing . . . One April night we all dressed up, Girls in f ormals, guys in tux. He gave me flowers, he received a boutonniere, He called me honey, 1 called him dear. We went to Manhattan And danced till we were pantin1. But before we knew it, the evening was gone, And we said bye-bye to our Jr - Sr Prom. 1. Fodd and Fyra. 2. SMILE ... Randy and Patty. 3. Marvin and Beth - Danell and John. 4. Curtis and Jodi - Rhonda and Ron ... thoroughly en- joy Prom '79. 5. Roy and Susan - Chris and Faria - Melis and Jeff ... now what have you done ? 6. Linda and Doug dance the night away. Special thanks to Melissa Eichman for going to Hawaii or else 1 wouldn't have gotten to do these pages. 108 109 The athletes of WHS will be faced with another problem'1 for the 1979-80 school year. Not only will they be trying to re-establish the winning sea- sons Wamegoans are accustomed to, but they will be doing it under a new coaching staff. Five members of the WHS coaching staff resigned this year for various reasons ... Dennis Adams will be leaving WHS after 15 years to enter the construction business. He was the fresh- men football and basketball coach. Harol Hamel has been the assistant coach for football and boys track for the past two years. His plans are undefinite for the future. Dwight Hemmerling will be on the other side of the wire, as he will be head wrestling coach and assistant football coach for NCKL foe, Marysville. Mike Kopmeyer resigned as head basketball and golf coach after two years. His plans for the future are undefinite. Jim Lee compiled a 78-50-2 record as head foot- ball coach for WHS in 14 years. He was also assis- tant wrestling coach. He will be going to Paola High School, where he will resume head coaching duties. Other teachers leaving the WHS faculty are: Nancy Brunin, home economics j Phyllis Hoestje, foreign language; Mary Ann Gillig, business; and Luella Hershberger, special education. These coaches and teachers have been a very im- portant part of our high school years. We've shared many good experiences — and we hope you'll carry these fond memories of Wamego High with you in your new adventures. Good luck to all of you ... Nine resign 1. Coach Dennis Adams — head freshman football and basket- ball coach; industrial arts instructor. 2. Coach Mike Kopmeyer — head basketball and golf coach; English teacher. 3. Coach Harold Hamel — assistant football and boys track coach; English teacher. 4. Coach Dwight Hemmerling — head wrestling and assistant football coach; physical education and drivers education in- structor. Coach Jim Lee — head football and assistant wrestling coach; math teacher. 5. Nancy Brunin — home economics instructor. Ill Looks like we made it May 21, 1979 ... that day we all looked forward to, finally arrived. Yes, it will be a time remem- bered by all. The ceremony was nice. No rain and lots of sun meant we could have it outside. Cindy and Danell sang beautifully; and Sherry, Janette and Lynette gave really good speeches. But there was one thing missing in all our excitement ... our whole class didn't graduate TOGETHER. Then the moment we had all been waiting for: listen for your name ... walk across stage ... shake hands ... grab diploma ... get rose ... run back to your seat ... check to see if you've got your own diploma and if it's signed ! ! Well, seniors, we made it! We are now official alumni! ! 112 1. Valedictorian Lynette, and salutato- rian Janette. 2. Sherry, our class president, reminds us of all the fun times we've shared at WHS. 3. Michele ... this is serious business, and laughing is NOT appropriate. 4. Chris ... I made it, Richard, 1 made it! ! 5. Stan, Tracie, Chris, Elaine, and Roy — they actually signed my diplo- ma ! 6. We're almost out. 113 Jim Baker Jim Baker Barb Bellinder Bev Bellinder Sherry Berner Ron Blanka Patty Borgendale Elaine Boskill Elaine Brayton David Brazzle Todd Brethout Brenda Brisbin 116 Dennis Anderson Marvin Brown Jim Burgess Jeff Clark Sheri Colbert Teresa Colson Jim Crane Kelly Crosson Ron Dinger Dannell Ditto Richard Dreher Judy Eckart Melissa Eichman Cindy Elder Betsy Enns Cindy Etienne Charlene Farrell 117 Look what we've done . . . Look what we've done ... We're the seniors of WHS ! After four long years, we've finally made it to the top. Underclassmen feel compelled to find something about us to respect .. . either out of awe that people can make it that far - or out of inspiration, for if WE can make it, surely they can, too. Four years ago when we entered the big doors of WHS, it seemed like it would take forever to become big, bad seniors ... but time flew so fast, and before we knew it, we were finally at the top. Our last year at WHS was, to say the very least, an exciting one ! The year started out just like any other school year ... but we tried our best to make just an ordinary school year one that would NEVER be forgotten ... and 1 think we accomplished that. From the time we came to school and found it nicely decorated with TP ... to the time all A encyclopedias ran away from the book peniteniary — yes, it was quite a year! Our class is one that will not soon be forgotten. We certainly won't be re- membered for our athletic ability (with the exception of a few), but aca- demically we were pretty strong. And, naturally, we were the ones blamed for everything that happened at WHS - but we weren't the only ones who caused ' 'trouble'' and added excitement to the long, boring year. We finally made it to the top - and now we're gone. But we shall never forget all the ' 'different'' times we've shared, or the wonderful people we've been associated with in our four years at ol' Wamego High ... you're the best! 118 Lisa Hall Roy Hatfield Wally Heineken Mitch Holmes Donna Jacks Barb Jacobson Russell Jarvis Helene Johnson Larry Johnson Leland Johnson Brenda Kastner 120 Bill Ledeboer Mike Lenherr Brad Lichtenhan David Linton Charles Lowry Tod Machin Shawn Manor Karlene Martin Kerry McDonald Bernard Menhusen Michele Morton Lana Muckenthaler Tom Nihart Cathy Nixon Carl Oliver 121 122 Patricia Pageler Doug Patton Roy Peters Jerome Pitney Linda Rawson Doug Ridder Don Riffey Danny Riniker Janette Roth Lynette Roth Kent Schierkolk John Schmidt Bob Sender James Seymour Joe Shade 124 Gery Simpson Tracie Stewart Randy Sutton Julie Tessendorf Connie Thornton Fletcher Tidwell Jay Uhlrich Stan Wendland Christine White Melvida Woodyard Brenda Zoeller Not Pictured: Daney Riniker Ed Rosell 125 9ZI 128 Juniors David Anderson Kevin Baker Picture not available Christie Clark Bryan Cowan Brenda Crosson Susan Daylor Lori Dinger Darla Dreher Ramona Duncan Rhonda Ebert Susan Boardman Sharon Boggs Stuart Braden Janet Boskill Chris Brazzle Donna Brazzle Anita Buchanan Loretta Charlton 130 Todd Ebert Annette Eckart Kim Ethington Theresa Farrell Kathy Fechter John Feldhausen Dinah Flinn Warren Glover Tessie Grella Daryl Hasenbank Todd Eisenbeis Jimmie Elder Teresa Etienne Ryan Hendricks Dale Hirsch Jerry Holley Cheryl Hok Duane Jackson Janie Johnson Terri Kraushaar Tracie Madorin Shari Manor Tammy Martin 131 Janice Modean Curtis Mumaw Ronnie Nehring Brenda Pageler Penny Patton Bucky Peddicord Wayne Peters Carl Riblett Lori Richards Debbie Robertson Tyra Rogers Doug Routh Wayne Schierkolk Jeanne Schmidt Randy Schubert Penny Sender David Shandy Jim Pittenger Vrenda Pritchard David Prockish Rick Reinerio picture not available 132 Pat Simmer Darrell Simon picture not available Randy Slack Pam Snapp James Smith Shari Smith Cara Steinberger Bart Stewart Andy Sutton Steve Sutton Lynette Sylvester Eldon Sylvester Alfred Tisdale Ronnie Trudo Beth Uhlrich John Walker Jeannette Walsh Randy Warren Lee Whearty Carol Wilson David Wilson Pat Worrell Stephanie Yonning Diane Zoeller 133 136 137 Sophomores Kelly Bird David Bisenieks Brenda Blanka Lance Braden Patricia Brazzle David Bellinder Steve Bennett Bobby Benton Sandy Biedenbender — I A Ronny Brazzle Lisa Brummett Mike Carroll Mike Chadwick Rusty Chrest Tina Clark Ronald Colson Jodi Crane Ken Dawson Sandy Dearing 1J8 Charles Francis Ruth Glover Mark Grannell Kristi Griffin Sam Guy Keith Hainline Gari Hamden Debbie Hasenbank Dallas Hasenbank Sally Hatfield Susan Henry Courtney Hercules Laurie Herman Penny Hupe Ron Kastner - 139 Tammy Menhusen Jeff Modean Kayla Oliver Becky Peters Russ Pitney Cathy Pittenger Les PLatz Sami Plummer Theresa Rafferty Willie Reavis Susie Rhea Lora Rhodeman Rexene Richards Brian Ridder Shannon Ritter 140 Mike Robinson Amy Rosell I -rS- Vi Dan Shea Jane Smith Sally Smith Nancy Stueve Gloria Roth Lori Schmidt Wanda Seele Bernard Straub David Stauffer Stacy Swank Petie Swearingen Billy Swiger Debbie Tessendorf Kevin Tharp Bruce Thomas Dale Thomas Mike Twombly Jay Walsh Cindy Weller Paul White Michael Witt Jerry Zerbe 141 142 143 145 Freshmen Sara Abraham Angela Allenbrand Picture not available Mike Barry Lee Beach Debra Blankley Carol Borgendale Picture not available Pam Austin Ricky Baker Chris Bames Tom Burgess Kelly Carlson Sheryl Carnahan David Christian James Clark Rodney Colson Mike Crosson Patrick Daylor Linda Dekat Tony Dekat Picture not available Gina Grannell Tony Hamden Jerry Harkness Jon Haynes JoAnn Henningsen Amy Holle Danny Holmes Mike Irving lisa Kanode Joan Ledeboer 147 Robert Leonard Linda Lichtenhan Laura Rhea Greg Riat Carol Riblett Jacquie Rickstrew Cindy Riggs Michele Ritter Donna Robertson Katie Rogers Debbie Roscovius Nancy Routh 148 Picture not available Picture not available Steven Smith Tammy Snyder Brenda Spence Bryan Spence Brian Springer Tammy Springer Robin Stewart Michael Torrey A J :V . Brian Vamadore Lori Walsh Rodney Walsh James Weilert Danny Winsor Vicki Woodard Robert Wylie Ronda Yager Debbie Zinn Nancy Zoeller 149 150 Dennis Adams Nancy Brunin Terry Callender Sara Carnahan Ray Crawford Janeice Crosson Mary Dawson Rose Ditto Joan Doperalski Tony Dutton George Ebert Jim Ethington Mary Ann Gillig Harold Hamel John Harshbarger Dwight Hemmerling Luella Hershberger John Heublein Phyllis Hoestje Ron Holmes Jim Jones Mark Kapfer Mike Kopmeyer Jim Lee Peggy Lenherr Loren Riblett Richard Roda Judy Rush Corwin Seamans Richard Simpson Barbara Sunley 151 Administration ••' ■■ 3t'v. ■ -y- ■ ’'. •' 1. Mr. Jim Ethington, VHS Counselor. 2. USD 320 secretaries - Mrs. Rosella Riblett, Mrs. Patricia Deweese and Ms. Nancy Baker. 3. Mr. Clifford Reed, superintendent, and his assis- tant, Mr. Craig Campbell. 4. Rona and Rich in conference. 5. School board members. 6. VHS' very own secretary, Mrs. Elva Pageler. •••: ' - • !W-‘ fr'J‘ - % ' 'v , •- • A . M ' , •, V ‘ %i • .•vi K v7A ■y.v 'i- r$ 5K , • •• r'f •'. r r.- r.dV:.bi; y' :: rV.: rf -r V1 .. . „• v r, V • • . v , % r- ■ . f:- «’ ' .•« ••• ' .. vxf ,•! •« • • ;% %.4' .' •■ -v Jr. ■ . k ■ v •£ • ' « •, a v ' .r; v' _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ v S u E r . • y--£v's« ‘ i‘ S • “ . . SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE .G A liY bit of every On May 25, 1979, the doors of Wamego High School were closed, once again for the summer, to the athletes, the scholars, the teachers and the underclassmen. But for the seniors, we have run through the halls, slammed our lockers and walked out the doors for the last time. Memories are all that's left of our four years at WHS. We've shared good times — and we've shared bad times. These special memories will be carried with us as we face a new challenge - whether it be college, work or marriage. The class of '79 was, needless to say, special. We worked hard and played hard - together. Here is a final thanks to all who helped to make our final year the best. Good luck ... BY CHRIS BAUMCHEN Staff Writer ND—A proposal by nified School District 3201 ' ssu Abraham, Sara - 54 , 55 , 79, 146 Adams, Bob - 150 Adams, Dennis - 49 , 94, 110, 150 Allenbrand, Angela - 146 Anderson, David - 51, 52, 74, 75, 130 Anderson, Dennis - 57, 117 Anderson, Julie - 35, 134, 138 Anderson, Roger - 51, 52, 69, 138 Austin, Pam - 146 Baker, Jim (1) - 40 , 63 , 64 , 91, 116 Baker, Jim (2) - 16, 17, 50, 51, 83, 116 Baker, Kevin - 130 Index fina Senior play ’first Hie boi Baker, Ricky - 64, 65, 146 Baker, Steve - 40, 51, 52, 63, 65, 74, 137, 138 Barnes, Chris - 69, 77, 142, 146 Barry, Mike - 69, 146 Bartley, Stan - 7, 25, 29, 97, 138 Beach, Lee - 69, 146 a Beach, Sherri - 34, 58, 138 Bellinder, Barb - 25 , 40 , 41, 42 , 44 , 54 , 55 , 79, 89, 95, 101, 116 Bellinder, Belinda - 40 , 41, 44 , 62 , 79 , 95 , 96, 101, 104, 130 Bellinder, Bev - 30 , 37 , 38 , 41, 42 , 44 , 89 , 91, 95, 101, 116, 119, 126 Bellinder, David - 51, 52, 138 Bennett, Robbie - 25, 40, 49, 56, 57, 69, 76, 77, 82, 130 Bennett, Steve - 51, 52, 72, 74, 138 Benton, Bobby - 138 Berner, Sherry - 20, 22, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44, 61, 82, 95, 101, 112, 116, 119 Biedenbender, Sandy - 40 , 41, 61, 70 , 79, 138 Bird, Kelly - 51, 52, 74, 138 Bisenieks, David - 138 Blanka, Brenda - 11, 97, 138 Blanka, Ron - 33, 116 Blankley, Debra - 146 Bletscher, Stan - 9, 67, 69, 130 Boradman, Susan - 130 Boggs, Sharon - 115, 130 Borgendale - Carol - 5, 61, 96, 146 Borgendale, Patty - 116 Boskill, Elaine - 24, 25, 33, 35, 79, 92, 96, 97, 101, 112, 116, 119 Boskill, Janet - 15, 30, 35, 37, 130 Boskill, Patty - 5, 15, 16, 146 Braden, Lance - 16, 81, 138 Braden, Stuart - 25 , 26 , 40 , 57 , 77 , 96, 101, 102, 130 Brayton, Elaine - 37, 116 Brazzle, Chris - 130 Brazzle, David - 4, 23, 57, 76, 77, 83, 116 Brazzle, Donna - 41, 58, 59, 130 Brazzle, Lori - 146 Brazzle, Patricia - 138 :ton said, cast member n staging a senior : time in many years, Warn V ritniin0 flnnf fAmnptilinn Brazzle, Ronny - 138 Brethour, Todd - 15, 33, 34, 40, 50, 51, 80, 81, 82, 86, 91, 95, 99, 101, 116, 122 ' caused ttec Brisbin, Brenda - 37, 41, 42, 116 Brown, Marvin - 20 , 50 , 51, 86, 109, 117, 122 Brummett, Jon - 96, 142, 146 i manV Brummett, Lisa - 35, 100, 138 Brunin, Nancy - 22, 41, 111, 150 Buchanan, Alan - 7 , 44 , 56 , 77, 146 Buchanan, Anita - 11, 41, 92, 105, 130 Burgess, Jim - 28, 29, 40, 57, 117 Burgess, Tom - 69 , 77 , 96, 142, 146 Callender, Terry - 70, 71, 151 CAMPUS LIFE - 102-103 Carlson, Kelly - 23, 41, 42, 45, 58, 144, 146 Carnahan, Sara - 151 Carnahan, Sheryl - 61, 70, 96 , 97, 143, 146 Carroll, Mike - 138 Chadwick, Mike - 74, 138 Charlton, Loretta - 130 Chrest, Rusty - 4, 40, 51, 52, 74, 138 Christian, David - 146 Clark, Christie - 35, 99, 101, 105, 130 Clark, James - 146 Clark, Jeff - 5, 13 , 40 , 50 , 51, 80 , 81, 91, 109, 117, 127 Clark, Tina - 100, 138 Colbert, Sheri - 13 , 36 , 37 , 41, 42, 117, 123 Colson, Donald - 138 Colson, Rodney - 69, 146 Colson, Teresa - 35, 37, 117 Cowan, Bryan - 130 Crane, Jim - 40 , 50 , 51, 66 , 67 , 80, 81, 86, 117, str sq By JLI 122 Crane, Jodi - 41,45, 108, 138 Crosson, Brenda - 41, 71, 130 Crosson, Janiece - 41, 151 Crosson, Kelly - 117 Crosson, Mike - 69, 81, 146 on 8at the Dawson, Ken - 15, 16, 17, 81, 100, 138 Dawson, Mary - 37 , 94 , 98, 150 Daylor, Pat - 49, 65, 69, 146 Daylor, Susan - 9 , 23 , 40 , 41, 44 , 55 , 62 , 86, 104, 105, 109, 130 Dearing, Sandra - 40, 41, 45, 58, 59,' 78 , 79, 100, 135, 138 DEBATE - 16-17 Dekat, Linda - 146 Dekat, Tony - 146 Deweese, Paul - 16, 69, 96, 100, 139 Diederich, Doug - 25, 147 Dinger, Lori - 130 Dinger, Ron - 117 Dinger, Sandy - 139 Ditto, Dane - 7, 38, 65, 69, 100. 142, 147 158 No more blasts Ditto Danell - 25, 37, 40, 41, 42, 43, 49, 61, 70, Glover, Warren - 131 71, 79, 82, 96, 97, 99, 101, 109, 117, 123 Grannell, Gina - 58, 96, 147 Ditto, Rose - 11, 100, 150 Grannell, Mark - 15, 16, 25, 26, 29, 51, 52, 69, Diver, Debbie - 41, will begin a 97, 100, 139 playthDoll, Jeff - 96, 147 ;his law beginning Grella, Tessie - 30 , 35 , 36, 131 anrt Doperalski, Joan - 58, 59, 79, 151 Griffin, Kristi - 139 Dreher, Darla - 15, 30, 38, 104, 109, 130 Guy, Sam - 40, 51, 52, 67, 69, 77, 139 Dreher, Richard - 117 er of com Duncan, Ramona - 84, 130 Hall, Lisa - 37, 120 Dutton, Tony - 151 Hainline, Keith - 65, 96, 139 krj ittend Dyer, Mark - 69, 147 on j inc„i Hamden, Gari - 139 Dyer, John - 11, 40 , 51, 52 , 77 , 99, 100, 101, 102, Hamden, Tony - 147 105, 130 Hamel, Harry - 51, 77, 111, 150 Harkness, Jerry - 147 : 139 1 ximum penaltv tail fo-v Ebert, George - 32, 151 Ebert, Kim - 35, 38, 41, 43, 92, 99, 101, 115, 130 Ebert, Lisa - 14, 61, 100, 136, 139 Ebert, Rhonda - 35, 40, 62, 92, 105, 108, 115, 130 Ebert, Todd - 33, 34, 131 Eckart, Annette - 35, 37, 129, 131 Eckart, David - 67, 69, 77, 135, 139 Eckart, Greg - 12, 69, 80, 81, 147 Eckart, Judy - 117 Eckart, Kellie - 23, 48, 54, 55, 79, 96, 147 Eichman, Melissa - 20, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 61, 86, 9S, 96, 109, 117 Eisenbeis, Tara - 35, 41, 139 Eisenbeis, Todd - 4, 30, 74, 75, 105, 108, 128, 131 Harshbarger, Spike - 38 , 39 , 40 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 77 , 79, 151 Hasenbank, Dallas - 51, 52, 139 Hasenbank, Daryl - 51, 52, 69, 131 Hasenbank, Debbie - 100, 139 Hatfield, Roy - 20, 33, 34, 38, 50, 51, 73, 74, 75, 83, 86, 109, 119, 120 Hatfield, Sally - 14, 34, 35, 139 Haynes, Jon - 25, 100, 147 if Hemmerling, Dwight - 51, 72, 74, 110, 151 Heineken, Wally - 33, 120 Elder, Brenda - 35, 139 T Ai A 139 Elder, Cindy - 22, 37, 41, 42, 44, 61, 82, 89, 117, Herman, Laurie - 41, 62 , 70 , 71, 79 , 96, 123, 126 Hershberger - Luella - 151 Elder Jimmie - 34 131 Hesse. Reckv - 37. 120 Enns, Betsy - 14, 22, 41, 42, 91, 96, 117, 119, 123 Heston, Patty - 109, 120 Enns, Tim - 77, 96, 139 Heublein, John - 69 , 94, 110, 1__ Etienne, Annette - 139 Hirsch, Dale - 4 , 25, 104, 129, 131 __ “____ . ini'h mne oH inii fnr o f Atal nt Dll. . 1 A A w •Hr Heublein, John- 69', 94, 110, 151 tV 111’ Etienne' Cindy - 2o7u7 Hoeitje, Phyllis - 150 Etienne, Pepper - 147 Holle, Amy - 5 , 41, 42 , 45 , 55 , 96, 147 Etienne, Teresa - 25, 28, 131 Holle, Chris - 4 , 5, 12, 16, 17 , 40 , 50 , 51, 73 , 74, Ethington, Jim - 151, 152 82, 109, 112, 113, 120, 122 Ethington, Kim - 8, 25, 27, 131 Holley, Christine - 120 Ethington, Trecia - 7, 143, 145, 147 Holley, Jerry - 131 Holmes, Danny - 63 , 64 , 69 , 96, 142, 147 Farrar, Cini - 41, 45 , 54 , 55 , 71, 96, 147 Holmes, Mitch - 15, 16, 20, 24, 120, 126 Farrell, Charlene - 15, 16, 17, 36, 38, 39, 40, 41, Holmes, Ron - 61, 82, 150, 152 42, 58, 59, 82, 89, 91, 94,101, 117 Holz, Cheryl - 9, 25, 40, 58, 59, 79, 131 Farrell, Paul - 7 , 97, 145, 147 Hupe, Penny - 45, 96, 97, 139 Farrell, Theresa - 37, 41, 58, 131 Fechter, Kathy - 41, 62, 99, 101,13J • Irving, Mike - 147 ,e t Vs by Feldhausen, John - 57, 131 Flinn, Dinah - 35, 36, 37, 39, 128, 129, 131 Jacks, Donna - 30, 35, 37, 38, 120 - m m (nd her a 1 Flinn, Dixie - 147 Figge, Robbie - 139 FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLUB - 30 FORENSICS - 15 Francis, Charles - 77, 139 FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS OF AMERICA - 36-37 FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA - 32-34 _ _ „ ,.v _v,. li - _v ... , . , Jackson, Duane - 4 , 51, 52 , 74, 104, 104, 131 Jacobson, Barb - 16, 40, 41, 42, 45, 58, 59, 78, 79, 82. 120 e' . v ,82, tW.jfr y av A' Jarvis, Russell - 120 Johnson, Helene - 120 Johnson, Jame - 41, 131 Johnson, Jodi - 40, 41, 62, 70, 79, 86, 96, 134, 140 FUTURE HOMEMAKERS OF AMERICA - 35 Johnson, Larry - 120-,uc Johnson, Leland - 120 Gillig, Mary Ann - 150 Glover, Ruth - 30, 35, 139 Jones, Jim - 96, 151 Jones, Wendy - 140 s going on. i t, engine gr apes bellowing e for the first time sine.-, afternoon. eachers thr ■esign. Respectful! senio TOR’S Vhat excitement this must 1 lie-aged home-owners on 1 for the: a borir _ ________een said about the ability of teachers at Wamego High lately, and 1 am sorry to see the results coming from our 'Concerned Parents' and an underground derground n 159 0. Kanode, Lisa - 147 Kapler, Mark - 15, 16, 17, 151 Kastner, Brenda - 13, 20, 38, 40, 41, 42, 61, 63, 82, 91, 96, 97, 121, 127 Kastner, Ron - 16, 39, 40, 51, 52, 63, 64, 67, 84, 135, 139 KAYETTES - 31 Keller, Aaron - 51, 52, 74, 140 Kopmeyer, Mike - 81, 111, 151 Kraushaar, Terri - 35 , 99, 101, 131 vi O'Leary, Mike - 70, 71 Oliver, Carl - 121 Oliver, Kayla - 58, 70, 71, 136, 140 Oliver, Linda - 4, 45, 86, 143, 148 Pageler, Brenda - 41, 132 Pageler, Elva - 153 P ,V Ledeboer, Bill - 121 Ledeboer, Joan - 147 Lee, Jim - 40 , 50 , 51, 74 , 86, 110, 122, 151 Lenherr, Libby - 140 Lenherr, Mike - 121 Lenherr, Peggy - 150 Leonard, Robert - 148 Lichtenhan, Brad - 20, 21, 2S, 38, 40, 50, 51, 63, 64 , 66 , 67 , 68 , 82 , 83 , 84 , 94, 121, 123 Lichtenhan, Brenda - 41, S5, 140 Lichtenhan, Linda - 41, 45 , 70 , 86, 109, 148 Linton, David - 121 Lowry, Charles - 121, 122 Lowry, Lisa - 14, 100, 135, 140 Lowry, Robyn - 144, 148 Pageler, Patricia - 35 , 37 , 96, 124 Pageler, Polly - 41, 58, 148 Patton, Doug - 124 Patton, Penny - 132 Peddicord, Buck - 15, 16, 33, 93, 104, 132 PEP CLUB - 41-43 Peters, Becky - 35, 100, 101, 140 Peters, Roy - 25, 33, 56, 57, 76, 77, 91 ctec 1, 112, Machin, Tod - 20, 121 Madorin, Tracie - 14, 84, 131 Mahar, Hanna - 35, 140 Manor, Scott - 69, 148 •g 'C ! Anthonj -Km ChaParl cr 2 a 124 Peters, Wayne - 132 Pitney, Jerome - 3 , 4 , 34 , 38 , 40 , 50 , 51, 73 , 74, 122, 124, 127 Pitney, Russ - 38, 51, 65, 74, 75, 140 Pittenger, Cathy - 140 Pittenger, Jim - 15, 16, 17, 33, 34, 132 Platz, Les - 69, 77, 100, 140 Plummer, Sami - 140 'raid Pritchard, Vrenda - 24, 25, 38, 71, 80, 81, 96, 132 Prockish, Brenda - 148 Prockish - David - 132 3 u u Coffe; £ i 2 « depa High Rafferty, Theresa - 15, 16, 17, 38, Rawson, Linda - 30, 122, 124 Reavis, Willie - 51, 52, 96, 140 Manor, Sharri - 84 , 99, 101, 131 Reniero, Rick - 132 w- School; 7 IS i e '5 .£ Manor, Shawn - 121 Martin, Karlene - 36, 37, 38, 121, 126 Martin, Stacie - 41, 136, 140 Martin, Tammy - 131 Mattson, Jannis - 61, 148 Mays, Ronnie - 69, 132 McDonald, Kerry - 37, 41, 42, 86, 99, 121, 122 McGuire, Danny - 140 Meadows, Kelly - 10, 100, 137, 140 Meadows, Tom - 77, 97, 132 Menhusen, Bernard - 121 Menhusen, Rodney - 69, 148 BY CHRIS BAUMCH Rhea, Laura ■ 23, 148 Rhea, Susie - 7, 14, 35, 134, 140 ’Lee, head football coac Rhodeman, Lora - 140 Riat, Greg - 96, 148 Riblett, Carl - 25 , 26 , 29 , 38 , 40 , 67 , 96, 132 Riblett, Carol - 25 , 27 , 29 , 54 , 55 , 71, 79 , 96, K, — u -12-142, 148 -o % ° , ' Riblett, Loren - 25, 94, 98, 150 Richards, Lori - 132 5 5 3 .§ £ Richards, Rexene - 140 hool in the state, Lee sa Paola is me the he t Paola Hig he second smal o 5 ►.Ss oj — Rickstrew, Jacquie - 16, 61, 71, 148 « -•_ , Ar of Ridder, Brian - 140 Menhusen, Tammy - 14 , 35 , 41, 43 , 58, 100, 140 VI’ Miller, Jim - 69 , 81, 96, 100, 148 Mire, Bud - 150 Modean, Janice - 38, 41, 43, 129, 132 Modean, Jeff - 65, 140 Morton, Michele - 13 , 25 , 40 , 49 , 61, 70, 71, 78, 79, 82, 83, 96, 97, 103, 113, 121 Muckenthaler, Lana - 20, 41, 42, 121 Mumaw, Curtis - 51, 52 , 64, 65 , 72 , 74, 108, Ridder, Doug - 33, 109, 124 Riffey, Don - 124, 127 Riggs, Cindy - 148 Riniker, Daney - 124 Riniker, Danny - 92, 124 RitJfifl PMle - 14fte,x Cc said We like a lot of ' he Pioneer D Is such as Gan and Tonganoxie. Lee, whose teams won 60 p games they played, said le very tough decision. “It’s hard to pull up stakes NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY - 94-95 Nehring, Julie - 148 Nehring, Ron - 40 , 51, 74 , 77 , 84 , 92 Niedfeldt, Jean - 148 121 «A '1 in - 148 - 121 - 37 , 41, 42, Nihart, Tom Nixon, Cathy Ritter, Shanon - 30, 140 Robertson, Debbie - 41, 58 , 96 , 99, 101, 132 Robertson, Donna - 35, 41, 148 n harder leaving some of Robinson, Mike - 8, 15, 16, 74, 80, 141 Roda, Richard - 150, 152 Rogers, Tyra - 9 , 40, 41, 44 , 54 , 55 , 79 , 96 , 99, __ we Yjv lOl, 105, 108, 132 ‘ V Roscovius, Debbie - 12, 79, 148 cited injuries and pool ■ Rosell, Amy - 41, 54 , 55 , 71, 135, 141 tude as factors in , 132 160 .6 _________________________________________ will be honored try. Kiris' ter Roth, Gloria - 16, 35, 100, 141 Roth, Janette - 15, 16, 17, 24, 25, 30, 38, 39, 99, 101, 112, 124 Sutton, Steve - 133 Roth, Lynette - 15, 16, 17, 24, 25, 30, 38, 99, Swank, Stacy - 141 Sutton, Andy - 133 Sutton, Randy - 109, 125 Friday Saturda Late Show! 101, 112, 124 Routh, Doug - 132 Routh, Nancy - 58, 148 wording to Spik Rowley, Eugene - 149 Rush, Janiece - 15, 25, 27, 29, 41, 149 Rush, Judy - 95, 114, 15j[ial.ents 0 Schierkolk, Kent - 16, 17, 51, 96, 123, 124 Schierkolk, Wayne - 14, 16, 132 Schmidt, Jeanne - 58, 59, 85, 129, 132 Schmidt, John - 10 , 39 , 66 , 67 , 91, 109, 124, 126 Schmidt, Lori - 58, 134, 141 Swearingen, Petie - 100, 141 Swiger, Billy - 141 Schubert, Randall - 10, 11, 40, 51, 52, 63, 64, 67, ng 68 , 69 , 99, 100, 104, 132 SCIENCE CLUB - 24-29 Seamans, Corwin -5,9, 151 Seele, Wanda - 30, 141 Sender, Bob-— 124 Sender, Johnny - 149 Sender, Penny - 132 Seymour, James - 25 , 50 , 51, 73 , 74 , 77, 124 •Shade, Joe - 9, 33, 101, 124 • Sylvester, Eldon - 34, 64, 65, 101, 128, 133 Sylvester, Lynette - 35, 58, 70, 96, 133 IS THAT FOOTBALL T Tessendorf, Debbie - 35, 41, 58, 71, 141 Tessendorf, Julie - 33, 125 Tharp, Kevin - 141 Thomas, Bruce - 51, 52, 69, 77, 141 Thomas, Dale - 51, 52, 77, 141 Thornton, Connie - 35, 41, 42, 125 Tidwell, Fletcher - 125 Tisdale, Alfred - 133 Torrey, Michael - 33 , 57 , 69 , 77, 149 Trudo, Ronnie - 13, 40, 51, 52, 72, 74, 77, 115, 133 Twombly, Mike - 141 l i Uhlrich, Beth - 15, 16, 17, 30, 38, 40, 58, 59, 70, 99, 109, 133 UUH , |ay -(pSTTZg V 104 132 Vamadore, Brian - 69, 81, 96, 142, 149 CV.O-, _ An cl c 5 fic 7A QC on inn in ... —. — ._ Shea, Dan - 40 , 51, 52 , 65 , 74 , 96 , 99, 100, 137, 141 W-CLUB - 40 Walker, John - 51, 52, 57, 133 Simmer, Pat - 133 Walsh, Jay - 141 Simmer, Rodney - 12, 149 Walsh, Jeanette - 115, 133 Simon, Darrell - 15, 16, 25, 29, 104, 105, 133 Walsh, Lori - 41, 58, 149 Simpson, Dick - 151 accepted a Walsh, Rodney - 69, 149 Simpson, Gery - 3, 25, 28, 101, 123, 125 Warren, Randy - 34, 133 Slack, Randy - 133 Weilert, Brad - 74, 149 James ' „ yj. j£. Weller, Cindy v«r •O' Smith, Jane - 11, 15, 16, 17, 38, 134, 141 Wendland, Stan - 4, 50, 51, Smitii, Richard - 149 Mike Koptm-Whearty, Lee - 133 Smith, Sally - 141 Smith, Shari - 16, 30, 36, 129, 133 Smith, Steven - 69, 149 - 41 a - 4, 50, 51, 112, 122, 125 hi Snapp, Pam - 41, 99, 133 Snyder, Tammy - 149 Spence, Brenda - 58, 71, 149 Spence, Bryan - 74, 149 Springer, Brian - 149 White, Christine - 4 , 6 , 25 , 37 , 41, 42 , 91, 96 , 97, So far 17 li 58, 125 White, Paul - 34, 51, 52, 141 Willard, Shawn - 115 ------- ------ ----- Wilson, Carol - 30, 37, 38, 39, 41, 133 Wilson, David - 133 Winsor, Danny - 69 , 77 , 96, 100, 149 Witt, Michael - 25, 96, 141 r YVlLLj IVllCildcl i rl Springer, Tammy - 149 Woodard, Vicki - 149 bou Stauffer, David - 137, 141 % Steinberger, Cara - 35, 37, 133 Stewart, Bart - 40, 63, 65, 101, 133 tes Woodyard, Melvida - 125 Worrel, Pat - 20 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 40 , 56 , 77, 133 „oo.„ -Wy'1 R ,bert -149 V Stewart, Trade - 14, 25, 3S, 38, 39, 40 , 41, 42, Yager, Jill - 149 But • n.n.K.X,97, 112, vitW. Stephanie - 79, 133 Straub, Bernard - 51, 52, 67, 68, 141 STUDENT COUNCIL - 38-39 S«rev,,Na„oy-10,40,41,S4,SS,79,96,100, Zoeller, Brenda --------------- 141 wrten Zoeller, Diane - 41, 99, 101, 104, 133 Sunley, Barb - 35, 151 submitting- 4) . -'sh, Zerbe, Jerry - 96, 141 Zinn, Debbie - 58 , 78 , 79, 144, 149 - 13, 37, 125, 127 - 41,99,101,104,133 - • wM V _V Zoeller, Nancy - 41, 149 _ l, V. 'A,. . C; ego Just and Fear Not.. 161
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