West High School - Shaheen Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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Bow To Central Rall , 13- Halfback Steve Lee cleared the path for quarterback Phil Smoker as he tumbled for short yardage against the Cen- tral Blue Devils, October 7. The Falcons led most of the game and provided West fans with a genuine thrill until late in the fourth quarter when all-state Imp fullback Pat Wyatt scored from the nine yard line with less than a minute left to play, giving the Blue Devils their second A take-off on the tale of the Three Bears was enacted by dramatics students at the pep aud before the game with Central's Blue Devils as Central Student Council Presi- dent Jim Orr withstood the cutting remarks directed at the Imps. touchdown within minutes, and spelling defeat for the Red and White. is Disgust, dismay, anxiety-a wide variety of emo- tions was exhibited at the thrilling West-Central game. A capacity crowd was on hand to support the Falcons in their campaign to unseat the Blue Devils as city champs. The fans remained until the final gun and left knowing they had witnessed two of the state's top teams in action. if Y'

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Capacity Crowd Saw Wes1 Using his knowledge of dramatic interpretation to its fullest, speaker J. B. Flesner spoke emphatically on the importance of communication at the senior assembly. J. B. Flesner's interpretation of a small boy,s description of the moo-cow-moo brought smirks to the faces of his au- dience when he presented his program The Wonderful World of Words at the senior assembly Thursday, October 6. A former teacher and student of drama and psychology, Fles- ner discussed the selections, ranging from Shakespeare to Dr. Seuss, more vividly utiliz- ing his dramatic talents. For many West fans, the clash between the Falcons and Blue Devils was viewed stand- ing up, surrounded by a near- capacity crowd. Arch-rival Central gained possession of the ball late in the fourth quar- ter which led them to a come- from-behind victory of 13-7 in the game Friday, October 7. The sophs fell to Central in a defeat of 38-0, giving the Imps the city sophomore title. MA The expense of a college education was a timely topic, and it was discussed specifically at the college information night for West High students and parents. Counselors introduced college require- ments at the meeting, October 5, including the unavoidable sub- ject of How much money? and informed those attending of future trends and available scholarships, answering any individual questions.

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West Cheerleaders Placed Secon Does it pay to miss school? It depends on whether or not a little extra cramming was done for that test. Most periods of the day, one could fiind stray students busily working on missed assignments in the empty corridor. A ma conference on yearbook layout was one of the ny attended by eleven WHS journalists. Iowa State University, hosting the journalism convention, was overrun by high school students Tuesday, Octo- ber 11, as they toured the colorful campus. Adverse weather conditions necessitated a move from muddy Brady Street field to the West High parking lot for the State Marching Band Con test. Under the direction of Ralph Paarmann the marching Falcon band achieved a division one'l rating in their classification in the compe- tition Saturday, October 5. 32