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

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iiiiand7PiEEes'wi'T' Eight participate in Junior Nationals' 9 Huffman receives All American honors by Lori Wittmeyer ight students from Chris- man attended the Junior National Volleyball Championship at Creighton Uni- versity in Omaha, Nebraska, and also at the University of Nebras- ka at Omaha, June 23-27. The championship was for outstanding young men and women throughout the U.S. Seven of the eight participants from Chrisman participated in the Intermediate group for ages 17 and younger. One, Jerry Huf- fman, participated in the Boys Senior Division which consisted of boys 19 and younger. United States Volleyball Association invited teams to the Nationals. Last year the team that Huffman was on won first and was automatically invited to return. This year Huffman's team took third place in the Boys Sen- ior Division. n spite of the air controllers' strike, many volleyball teams either arrived ahead of schedule or had alternate plans to get to the championship. As it turned out every team which entered arrived - a total of 99 teams. Although there were many play- ers and teams, many players felt that it ran well. Hundreds of teams from all over came together. It was excel- lent competition. Other players as well as other coaches gave help. There were scouts there - this made us work hard so we could show them what we could do, said junior Cris Wiley. Huffman didn't feel that things went as well as the year before. We didn't do as well as we should have. We didn't get along as well as the year before, he said. There werenlt as many good California teams there this year because they had to travel further. As it turned out this may have been to Huffman's advan- tage. He was chosen by other coaches as All American - the only person from this area this year. This was his third con- secutive All American honor. ther Chrisman students attending the champion- ship were Scott Barnhard, Nancy Davidson, Jimmy Hart, Debbie Morman, James McClure and Marla Swoffer. Not only did Huffman attend the Nationals in Nebraska, he spent three weeks in Syracuse, New York for the National Sports Festival. There his team placed with a bronze medal. From there Huffman was selected to train with the Junior National Team and tryout for the United States Junior World Team. He trained two weeks at the United States Olympic Train- ing Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Being away for vol- leyball all summer made it go faster. I improved a lot because I had the best coaches in the country, Huffman said. ext year the Junior World Championship is in Japan. Huffman has been asked to tryout for the team. Five of the same eight stu- dents attending the Nationals were invited to attend the Sports Spectacular at Graceland Col- lege in Iowa. Members were Wiley, Swoffer, McClure, Hart, and Barnhard. Swoffer was on the All Star Team for the Girls Gold Division. Her team placed second of six teams. Hart's and Barnhard's team placed first in the Boys Gold Div ision. Barnhard was awarded a S500 scholarship for his out- standing volleyball talents. Reagan breaks precedent O'Connor first woman Supreme Court justice by Jennifer Lyon resident Ronald Reagan set a precedent July 7, when he nominated 51- year-old Sandra Day O'Connor to fill Judge Potter Stewart's vacancy on the Supreme Court bench. In the 191-year history of the Supreme Court all 101 justi- ces have been men. I think it's a great example for future women, but I don't think her sex will make that much of a differ- ence, said Rick Pontalion, senior. Reagan's decision to appoint a woman was met with mixed emotions. Those conservatives who expected another male judge were disappointed. I think that in that important position, a man would have been a better choice, stated Dan White, senior. n the other hand, many students looked upon the decision as a landmark in histo- ry. Many consider this the most prestigious position that a wom- I i an has ever held. I feel that it was great for a woman to be placed in such a position by men, said Barbara Beckett, senior. O'Connor, according to US News and World Report, is a middle-roader, not too liberal nor too conservative. Formerly an Arizona State Court of Appeals judge, she attended law school at Stanford and then worked as a legal secretary because of the profession's prejudice against women. Some students were apa- thetic toward the appointment: Mike Robison, junior, felt that it didn't really matter, A woman can mess-up important decisions just like a man can, he said. Although she isn't an ardent feminist, she took a strong inter- est in women's issues as a legis- lator. Time pointed out that she would not be a shrinking violet and certainly would not be intim- idated by the fact that she is the only female on the Supreme Court. A FIRST - Time magazine's cover story about Sandra O'Connor being named to the Supreme Court is widely read in the school library. Photo by Kelly Kilgore Bits and Pieces Design by Jeff Radel

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2535151 md of world, national and local news events in 1981-82 . UNE IO. NDEPENDENCIE, MISSOURI Al.l. AMERICA CITY P0ii's,isi0N .POSTED Independence earns 2nd national honor by Galinna Newby or the second time in 20 years the city of Independ- ence received an All-Amer- ican City award. , During Youth Appreciation 5Night, April 17, former Kansas ,governor and current vice presi- fiilent of the National Municipal .!League, John Anderson, pre- fsented the award to Elbert Dempsey, vice chairman of the All-American City Committee, who accepted the award on behalf of the city. In 1962 the award was pre- sented to the city for ousting the William Sermon political machine, which had lasted 36 years, and founding a city char- ter government. Citizens participation in the Neighborhood Councils program earned Independence the 1982 award. ver the past 20 years, the citizens of Independence have become deeply involved in the restoration of their communi- ties through the Neighborhood Council program. Terry Snapp, the council's director of communications and training, said, I feel the All- American City Award is an indi- cation of the quality of the peo- ple residing in our city. The award speaks well for the spirit of cooperation and determination which exists in the hearts of our citizens. Snapp also said that the award is a people award. lf people don't care about their community, then nothing gets done, said Snapp. The Independence Neigh- borhood Council has been in existence for 12 years now. Dur- ing this time the organization has provided many services for the citizens of Independence such as block watch programs to prevent crime, health fairs where those who can not afford medical costs can receive checkups free of charge, and the Family Fun Fes- tival which promotes a fun dayn with a good family atmosphere for the residents of Independ- ence. he council is a non profit, philanthropic organization whose major purpose is to pro- mote the cooperation, communi- cation, and the organization of the citizens and the local government. Junior Aaron Woods said, Independence is a great city. It's a 'home town' city. I've been to a lot of cities and there is no place like Independence. in 20 years Independence has so many historical places, a good school system, and a very good neigh- borhood council. No wonder we got the award, said Michelle Wilson, sophomore. Several plans are being made to celebrate the achieve- ment throughout 1982. Bumper stickers and T-shirts are on sale and committees are being estab- lished to plan the activities for the coming year. Independence is one of eight cities to receive the All-American City Award. Thousands of cities were nominated, but only eight were chosen by the National Municipal League. PRIDE - Visitors see signs such as this one as they enter the city, pro- claiming Independence an All-Ameri- can City Photo by Jeff McKerIie Bits and Pieces 17

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by Kathleen Reimal here is one for cheerlead- ing, one for drill team and even one for debate, there is probably one for almost any- thing, anyone is interested in. What is this thing? Summer camp. Debaters Chet Meirerarend and Brian Nelson, both seniors, attended camp at Georgetown just outside Washington, D.C. Georgetown, a small Gothic-style town, has hosted a summer camp for debaters every year from mid July to mid August. Debaters from every state con- verge on the little town to learn all they can about the art of debate. The camp director, James Unger, is the god of debate, as Meirerarend put it. The main reason we went, Meirerarend said, was to learn about theory fthe bases of argumentation in a debate? and to get new briefs and evidence. They also learned the correct way to make flow charts and organize their files. Meirerarend and Nelson didn't do too well in the debates, mainly because of the different style of debate they use. Eve- ryone except those in the Mid- West, uses a different style. They use the 'speed and spread'g which means when a case is pre- sented the opposing team goes through and hits every point very quickly, Nelson explained. We use the 'lump and dump,' which means when a case is pre- sented the opposing team hits only the major points and delib- erates on these for a while. n l ot all summer camps are as- luxurious as Georgetown. At Georgetown, students toured Washington, D.C., played on campus tennis courts and plopped coins into the video games that filled the basement of the dorm. Drill team went through a week of practicing and perform- ing just like the military. An average day at drill team camp at the University of Kansas cam- pus was grueling. The girls were up at 5:30 a.m. to get ready for the day. Not only did they have to be good but they also had to look good. At 6:30 a.m. all were ready and out on the field for two hours of marching, this was all before breakfast. C S -Students gain experience P 'during summer programs After breakfast they went to pompon practice for two to three hours. After that practice the schedule allowed for a break, but the Beartrackers usually used this time to practice for the competition scheduled for the end of the week. Practicing routines came next. Everyday we learned five or six new routines, said Cara Rohaus, senior drill team member. Then we had to per- form them in front of the rest of the group. The team worked until 9 p.m. in classes and then they would practice on their own until they got their routines down to perfection. Rohaus said, I've never been through a rougher week in my life, but it was all worth it. At the end of the week when we got our two trophies we were all glad. The team earned two tro- phies, one for marching and one for dancing, and many individual ribbons were awarded for each girl's work in pompon, marching and dance. Lela Merical was picked to be one of 50 girls to go to Texas and perform on cable TV for the All American Drill Team. rill team isn't the only squad who worked hard, Chris- man's cheerleaders did too. The cheerleaders started working to go to camp last spring by selling candy, buttons, ribbons and sun- tan lotion. This was to help pay their way to camp. Camp cost S75 per person and we raised every last bit of it ourselves, said Kathy Taylor, captain of the varsity squad. This camp taught ways to improve school spirit, new pom- pon routines and different cheers. lt was a lot of hard work, said Kelly Kilgore, varsity squad member, but it was a lot of fun too. If writing is your bag, there is a camp for you also. Missouri Interscholastic Press Association sponsors a camp for people on high school yearbook and news- paper staffs. This camp teaches the staff members how to write copy correctly and to organize their staff. Five students from Wm. Chrisman traveled to the University of Missouri campus and spent six days being taught almost everything about modern yearbooking and newspapering. When asked why he went, senior Jeff Johnson said, I went to learn every new journalism tech- nique that I could and bring them back to use in our paper. There were offices held and awards won by members of both the Newspaper staff and the Yearbook staff. Senior Jordan Smith, editor of the Wm. Chris- man Envoy, was elected presi- dent of the MIPAQ but resigned the office because he had held it the year before. Senior Beverly Strike by Tom Cook aseball, hotdogs and apple pie: America,s favorites. Right? Wrong. Hotdogs and apple pie are still favorites, but as for baseball, June 12 marked the start of a gradual decline for the love of the 92 year-old game. June 12 marked the first of many days in the long and winding 50-day baseball strike. The strike was a final twist in the long and complicated bat- tle between the men who play baseball and the men who own it. The owners argued that they had to receive some player of equal value to the player they lost in the free-agent draft. The players argued that such a restriction would limit their movement. Who was to decide if one player is equal to another? they Questioned. Butting heads resulted in the first strike ever to interrupt a season. Disappointed fans were a common sight. Junior Aaron Woods said, There were a lot of games during the 50-days that l would've enjoyed seeing. Overall, it left me with nothing to do for quite a while. ho kept the strike going? The players? The owners? Both? Social studies teacher Gaylord Browne, who is a former baseball player, said, l would say both sides kept it going because neither side would back down from the position, but some of the players' demands were unreasonable. On August 10 the strike was Felter, editor of the Gleam, took third place in the yearbook copy writing contest. I really learned a lot at camp, said Felter, and l felt a lot more prepared to organize the yearbook. The clubs and organizations in the school are not silent even in the summer. These are just a few examples of the camps that are in session everyday of every summer in every state of the union. Next summer when there is nothing to do, go to a camp, there is one for everyone. three settled. For baseball addicts it was the first good news since box scores disappeared from the sports page. Decisions then had to be made. How would the owners decide to finish the season? How could they finish the season so everyone would be happy? A split season? Everyone would be happy except the second place teams. They would want a chance to catch the first place teams. They would want a chance to catch the first place teams without having to start a new season, but a split season seemed to be the fairest decision to the majority of the teams. split season would mean having all the first-half winners going to the play-offs automatically, with the second- half winners playing them in a divisional play-off. The winners of each division would then con- tinue on in the original play-off structure and a chance to the World Series. A split season was agreed on. Aaron Woods said, l think it was ridiculous how they finished the season. It wasn't fair for teams like the Cardinals or the Reds. These two teams finished the season with the two best records in the Major Leagues, but yet didn't qualify for the play- offs. Second-half attendance records weren't all that revealing, but the players and owners both know it will be awhile before America's favorite pastime will be looked at the same way. Bits and Pieces 19