Warsaw High School - Ozark Echoes Yearbook (Warsaw, MO)

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Chiaki Mitsuzumi, senior, shows seniors Scotil Baumli and Richard Wiiliams. how to dribble the| ball Japanese style. Photo by Lance ' Ramsey Rodney Mercer, senior, shows off his strength to the other guys. Photo by Lance Ramsey Men or mice? That was the big ques- tion facing Coach Burke ' s weight train- ing class. More and more people were becoming conscientious of physical fit- ness than ever before. Gyms, fitness centers and exercise plans have be- come a daily routine in America and at W.H.S. In 1986, a big atrraction came to the Warsaw High School. Students, parents, and other members of the community saw the need for a fitness program. As of then, there was no place to fulfill this need. A member of the community spon- sored the building for a new weight room at W.H.S. It was started early that year and was completed by spring of ■86. Certain classes had been assigned and made available to the students. These classes were open to both girls and boys in the senior high age group. The classes were broken up into turns. The boys got the weight room Monday and Wednesday, while the girls condi- tion in the gym. On Tuesday and Thursday the girls got their chance to pump some iron in the weight room, while the boys spent their hour in the gym. According to Tina Hix, senior, girls en- joyed it as much as the boys. She stated, It was kind of hard at first but now we ' re up to 10 minutes of straight running. It ' s got my endurance built up and my muscles, too. You gain weight, but you ' re firm. All in all, the weight training program .had brought a lot of happy and physi- cally fit people into the city of Warsaw. It was helped out our high school teams and brought spirit back to our school. 93

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Fitne Slim, trim student body Keeping in good condition was not easy with the way people lived. With all the luxuries available, exercise was hard to get without setting aside a certain amount of time espe- cially for that. The faculty at W.H.S. realized this and set up an excellent physical education program for anyone enrolled at Warsaw High. Physical education helped the students learn about how exer- cise can help them feel better, look better, and live longer. Basically all RE. classes had the same activity going. Some of the games that were not only fun, but good exercise also. These were soccer, hand ball, tennis, badminton, basketball, wrestling, softball, and even weight training. Terry Swift, freshman, stated, ' I used to not be able to run very far, but now I can. It builds up your muscles when we do our general exercises too. The games we play also help us with basic fundamental skills. Senior, Hope Hardman stated, It ' s taught me new things that will help me do things that I will probably do af- ter high school. Some of the games played in the senior high RE. class were tennis, golf, badminton, and a game Hope stated to be fun but wierd, frisbee golf. Physical education and the need to stay in shape was grow- ing in popularity. Warsaw High School wanted to help change its students into a healthy and wiser adult group. 92 Chris Thixlon, senior, gives a small aid to Dustin Lear on the bencti press. Photo by Lance Ramsey physical education designed by dina thrasher Bill Hallack, soptiomoro, concentrates while trying to life 145 pounds. Ptioto by Lance Ramsey Kevin Larry Byrd, senior, practices his lay-ups during coed RE. class. Photo by Lance Ramsey

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VOCATIONAL Students skip to the Fair - a ride to future successes Each day after second hour of the 1987-88 school year, a small group of Warsaw High School ' s student body skipped classes. While their fellow classmates studied during thrid hour, these students would either take a bus or drive their own vehicles to the State Fair in Sedaiia, Missouri. This State Fair wasn ' t a fair with rides and games but a two-year college with a vocational program. The vocational techn ical students were offered advan- cement in machine tool tech- nology, nursing, agriculture, auto-mehanics, electronics, welding, carpentry, and busi- ness administration. The Stale Fair students had advantages and disadvantages over other students. The advan- tages were that they were able to start their college education for their planned careers. The disadvantages were that they missed out on school day ac- tivities such as pep assemblies. Jerry Crawford, junior at War- saw High School stated, I didn ' t really miss going to the pep as- semblies. I liked State Fair. I learned more. My classes were like having a job. State Fair Community Col- lege ' s vocational program was only offered to high school juniors and Seniors. , ' W JSl 1 f •- M r H r -4 1 . H: ' W Jerry Spry, Junior, works in auto mechanics. Photo by Dustin Lear Grog Breshears, senior, carefult adjusts the machinery. Photo by Dustin Lear I missed it by that much! exclaims Sarah Baraks. Photo by Dustin Lear 34 state fair signed by kristen nolle