Waterloo West High School - Wahawk Yearbook (Waterloo, IA)

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The Wesfeffes kick high for fheir firsf home performance, fhe Wesf-Columbus baskefball game. Westettes Ma rch a nd Kick in Step Drill Team, in new red uniforms frimmed wifh flashing whife braid, marched colorfully fhrough half- fime af fhe baskefball games. They also performed in fhe Variefy Show. Sixfeen girls and five alfernafes pracficed af 7:30 every morning in fhe girls' gym during fhe bas- kefball season. Their roufines were creafed by fheir faculfy advisers, Mr. Clarence lv1cConkey and Mrs. Pafricia Harper, wifh suggesfions from Sue Daven- porf, capfain of drill feam and from fhe girls fhem- selves. The girls were chosen in fryoufs by a group of judges from oufside fhe school on fhe basis of Drill feam members seem a liffle weary af one of fheir 7:30 a.m. pracfices. rhyfhm, poise. appearance, cooperafion. and a friendly smile. The girls earned money af a bake sale fo help pay for fheir new uniforms. Members of Drill Team were: Sue Davenporf, Sheri Edwards, Cindy Harmon, Rolene l-lafhaway, Linda l-loppenworfh, Dayle Karkosh, Lois Keilholfz, Kafhy Kenny, Fonda Lindaman, Marie ivlarfinod, Julie Paffison, Linda Pefersen, Becky Reese, Sue Runyan, Cindy Uhrig, and Teresa Wilharm. Alfer- nafes were: Linda Chrisfensen, Jean Cook, Becky Nielsen, Jeorgine Rooff, Bev Uze. Dayle Karkosh, Bev Uze, Sue Davenporf, and Linda Hoppenworfh appear fo be concenfrafing fo keep in sfepl

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Debaters Ponder Ll. S. Foreign Policy DEBATE-Firsl' row-Hank Edsill. Dennis Ferguson, Chuck McConkey, Mike Hoppe, Mark Dieckmann, Mr. Raymond Jorgensen. Second row-Eileen Cusher, Mary Gillam, Ari' Reynolds, Ted For-sbefg, Dave Barflen Shave Canakcs, Dennis Black, Barb BandTield. Third row-Kevin Parsons. Tom FlinT, Dan Power, L G Kyner, KeiTh Maiden, Doug CasTeel, Allen Thomas. The I966-l967 Debare season goT oTT To a good sTarT early in Se-pTember as Mr. Raymond Jor- gensen, The new debaTing coach, inTroduced new TacTics in aTTack, reTuTaTion, and rebuTTal To The ThirTy parTicipaTing members. lT was hard work, reTlecTed Dan Power. We worked every nighT Tor over a rnonTh. BuT on Jan- uary 28 and Z9 aT The Mohawk lnviTaTional in Mason CiTy, all The hard work paid oTT. WesT's Kevin Par- sons, Tom FlinT, Clark SheeTs, and Dan Power broughT home The TirsT place Trophy in VarsiTy De- baTe wiTh a record of seven wins and one loss. The TiTTeen schools aT The TournamenT presenTed some Tough compeTiTion and The boys TelT ThaT They learned a greaT deal abour debaTe, sTyle. and logical argumenT by debaTing Those schools. Kevin Parsons placed TirsT in OraTory and broughT home a gold Trophy. The Team Then Turned iTs aTTenTion To The sTaTe compeTiTion in The lowa High School Speech Asso- ciaTion and The lowa Forensic League. As Mr. Jorgensen puT iT, DebaTe is a learning experience. WhaT one learns in debaTe-logical Thinking, organizaTion, poise. and Thinking on one's TeeT-carries over in every TronT of daily liTe. The Team has come a long way and l Teel Thaf we'll have an even beTTer season nexT year. -' ,W DebaTer Kevin Parsons wriTes down a Tew poinTs To bring ouT in his opening speech.

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Twirlers Sparkle at Sports Events Wilrh Balman capes and Zowie signs, lhe varsi'l'y flag lwirlers, Jane Bragdon, Beclcy Loomis, Linda Barlcer, Nancy Buxlon. and Judy Lillring were a colorful addilion 'ro lhe Marching Band show al' Homecoming. Blowing bubbles fo Lawrence Wellc's arrangemenl of Bubbles in lhe Wine enlivened one performance. and large red hearls wilh lhe lellers DAD greeled rhe lalhers of all Wesl' l-ligh sludenrs on Dad's Nigh'l'. The llaglwirlers had new uniforms for The 'looiball games and changed 'ro red 'flags wilh gold W's. Shorl recl slcirls and pom pom roulines 'lo lhe music of lhe Pep Band were used for pep assemblies. Sophomore candidales were iudged by vari- ous music direclors of Walerloo schools. Coordi- nalion, rhylhm and a big smile were imporlanl. Janel' Chrislensen, Susan Rosberg, and Nancy Swisher were chosen. 5 so - Q 'as ...M li ix Q fr X ' Q f. . fer'-rp-,, 'f f , -- L, , I Q is Zsgwi, N y ,, . Jeri Whillemore Twirls her flag in slep during sophomore llaglwirling lryouls. is i J si I , ' is ,J rs,y ,Y 5 1,3 if ' Af ,f frffx x A X gf- iii l iii rrii B A i J The varsily flaglwirlers are llnneelingl Jane Bragdon, Becky Loomis lslandingl Nancy Buxlon, Judy Lilfring, and Linda Barker. Newly chosen sophomore flaglwirlers are Sue Rosberg, Jane? Chrislensen, and Nancy Swisher.