William Chrisman High School - Gleam Yearbook (Independence, MO)

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At the Oct. 16 pep assembly drill team performs its Bear- sackers routine. Photo by Marc Plowmon Spirit grows New ideas increase enthusiasm by Kathleen Reimal The dress code for Spirit week held the week before the Truman game, Oct. 5-9, was comfort. The dress-up days were easy and unusual. The week started off with pajama day, people came in slippers, night shirts, robes and curlers, anything any- one slept in was seen that day. Tues- day brought sweats day and many peo- ple put on their most comfortable sweat-suit, tennis shoes and sweat bands. Sweats day was my favorite because it was the most comfortable, commented senior Kathy Taylor, head cheerleader. Wednesday let students show off their favorite rock group by wearing a T-shirt bought at a concert. Thursday was probably the craziest of all the days. Students and teachers dressed in costumes like gangsters, old ladies, punk rockers and even monstersg this was all for Halloween day. Senior Rick Pontalion said, Halloween day was my favorite, I wore this mask and nobody knew who I was. The week ended with the school members showing their school spirit by wearing the traditional blue and gold. The idea bf spirit week is to pro- mote school spirit, and if you don't promote spirit youire not helping the school,', said Jeff Rogers, senior. Some people don't choose to dress up for spirit week but that doesn't mean they don't have spirit. It's not like I don't have any spirit, comment- ed senior Jeff Johnson. I have, but my spirit is more like senior spirit. I have my tassle hanging in my car and I have a senior T-shirt I wear, but I don't happen to feel any spirit for school sports, probably because I donit like school sportsfi The cheerleaders provided more pep assemblies this year. Instead of only one like last year, there were three. The main complaint about the pep assemblies last year was that we hadn't had enough and it was all the same old things. This year we had one assembly for the first football game, one for spirit week and one for the first basketball game. We also made pinatas out of the colors of the opposing team and let people knock the dummies down. This had never been done be- fore,'i said Taylor. Showing off a new formation, varsity cheerleaders add spirit to the first pep assembly of the year. Photo by Marc Plowman Spirit Week! Pep Assemblies 11

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pus. Photo by Brenda Highfill Fun fair Labor Day weekend means trip into a realm of unknown past by Dan Miller During Labor Day weekend if you were looking for a friend, chances are you would probably find him at the Independence Square participating in Santa-Cali-Gon Days crafts fair. The fair is held every Labor Day Weekend to celebrate the place where the settlers began their trek toward the west by using either the Santa Fe, Oregon, or California trails. I really like going to Santa-Cali- Gon because you see a lot of your friends and you're not in school, said Sophomore Cheryl Null. The Santa-Cali-Gon Days Crafts Fair has been going on since 1940. The crafts fair was called off due to lack of interest in 1947. The latest streak began in 1973. Many different organizations have As daylight slowly dies, carnival goers enjoy riding the Octo- it nm. lvlusic Booslers Reima! fund raisers during this weekend. One Chrisman organization, the Music Boosters, sold coffee, tea and hotdogs. I think that the fund raiser went really well. We had a lot of support from peo' ple in choir and parents of people who went to Chrisman, said Mrs. Marilyn Bozarth, president of Music Boosters. If all works out, the crafts fair will be moved to the corner of 78 Highway and Holke Road because some of the merchants on the square believe that Santa-Cali-Gon crowds scare away business. The land at the corner of 78 and Holke was to be used for a new junior high or senior high. Just before excavation was to begin it was found out that five feet under the ground was solid rock. The land had to be put to another use, so the school board dona- ted the land to the Chamber of Com- merce. In an effort to raise money for the music department, Booster Club sets up a booth to sell refreshments. Photo by Kathleen Santa-Cali-Gon 13