BACK to the SMN-RAB Home Page

This is a Shawnee Mission North (Kansas) Indians - Faculty and Alumni WebRing site.
[ Previous 5 Sites | Previous | Next | Next 5 Sites | Random Site | List Sites ]

(The stuff on this page was scanned from my original reunion hand-out from 1989 - I corrected most of the obvious scanning errors, and some left over from the original entries... thanks for your patience, and send any comments or corrections to DML@northwestern.edu. More will follow, as time permits, and new entries for 1999 trickle in... )

Page down, or keep scrolling...

10 YEAR REUNION WEEKEND!

Friday Night casual get together at Saddle & Sirloin Club on Mission Road and 105th in Lenexa.

SATURDAY NIGHT
JULY15, 1989

ALLIS PLAZA HOTEL

COCKTAILS 6:30pm
DINNER 7:30pm
DANCING 9:OOpm-1:00

MEMBERS OF THE
REUNION COMMITTEE

Beth Adair
Matt Kincaid
Janet O'Connell
Ann Roof
Jenny Schleicher Zimmerman
Connie Arnold Sherman
Julie Hahn MadI
Susie Millard Helgel
Patti Devine Willhite
Yeva Zakaryan Schorgel
Kelley Shelton
Lori White Scott
Robin Rose Mesh
Anne Kapsch Harrison
Kelly Ryan
Mike Kukuk
Don Palermo
Kevin Hooper
Steve Sears

Special thanks to these classmates and any other fellow graduates that contributed to the Reunion weekend. *Thanks also to Steve Sears and Frito Lay for donating the munchies. Also thanks to Yeva Schorgel for the creation of the yearbook cover.

MEMORIES OF SM NORTH

Wild parties at Julie Hahn's house & watching Julie Gaston entertain everyone.

When security was beefed up to stop students from leaving school during assemblies - it didn't work! Going to State in football in 1978, prom, pep assemblies, plays, Drill team shows, pep assemblies

Graduation

Going to the Senior Prom & staying 10 minutes.

Stewart West & Doug McClure's fight outside of lunch room

Spring Break 1979 - Padre Island. When the entire class came to Mr. Cormack's class dressed in togas, Playing Anna in the King and I, Shelly's Sirocco, the 'Bear',
graduation night.

Fell off of a car during the Home-coming Parade

Working on the newspaper, ski trips, eating lunch at McDonalds Skipping pep assemblies and going to BF Goodrich Dairy. Never got caught. Also a.m. government classes.

Going to Shawnee Mission Park Sneaking out 2 story window on a rope at 2:00 a.m. to meet friends and discuss government monetary and fiscal policy!?!

The King & I production

Trip to Florida sophomore year and graduation.

Chair & Tri-state
Going out with my friends one night and randomly spraying cars with shaving cream.

New Year's Eve party at parents house Jr. year
drill team, receiving a #1 in Wichita competition

the chance to know so many fun and nice people.

Paul Wozniak in Spanish watching Gilligan's Island, eating cookies at Kelly Ryan's house and swimming at Milburn Country Club when we were supposed to be running.

Gymnastics team took state for the 2nd year (by .05)
Spirit Club, prom, Petunia Days, skipping classes with Rita, Mr. Haubein's class, graduation parties. Going out for lunch & hanging out at the park with my friends

First time into the '18' nightclubs

Volleyball championship-NHS induction, graduation, all friend-ships made from school. Dancing in The King & I" and the Drill Team Spring Show. Running on the track team - with my shins killing me for it after each race. Being blamed by the moral majority for being turned into a degenerate. ISS class, mothering an egg for 3 days

Making National Honor Society Hitting Coach Taylor's car

Linda Williamson's orange 'VW tearing off down Johnson Drive, with various assorted limbs sticking out of the windows, as 7 people tried to pull on red overalls in the back seat

State Football Championship in 77. Every date I had

Break 1979 where Lisa Walker broke her knee & Ellen Andresen wrecked the car in Monarch, Colorado

My first car. Appearing as a singer in 'Banana and qualifying for State in track. Getting together with the gang and all the trouble we got into.

TP-ing Donnie's house a lot of Saturday nights.

Being picked up by the police for spraying cars with fire extinguishers in Dodge City at the Dodge City BB Tournament.

I Went to Hawaii in '87. My 3rd wedding. Having babies. Watching my brother's band play.

Being class president

Kelly Ricker's parties

Hosting Harald Fjallbrant - Swedish Exchange Student

The purple Dodge with the Oooga 1 horn.

The weekend always started on Tuesday and ended on Monday - How did we do it?

Playing in the State Volleyball Tournament - I'll never forget it!

State Softball 1978

Staying clueless for a year in Mr. Knapp's Calculus class.

Kelly and Martha climbing through I my bedroom window at least once a month.

Ski trip with Jerry Cormack and Co., indoor soccer, and boring band trips.

Getting caught skinny-dipping by the cops. Steve Martin's concert. Riding the bus home from school with Steve Wozniack.

a whipped cream pie in the face of cheerleader Patty Gorman! Road trips with the gymnastics I team.

When I went to the (Wrestling) State Tournament as a sophomore

graduating high school.

Spring break '79-Padre

Falling down the stairs senior year when one of my legs was already in a cast.

State track (1979), Dodge City basketball, 1st date with future bride.

Racing Heather Harrington to school.

Camping with the girls at Lake Perry

Being John Travolta in the drill team spring show. Donkey BB
MVP.

Winning the State Championship Swimming relay when the other team false started...that awful prom tux with the high-water pants.

Those great New Year's Eve parties at Robin Rose's.

Totaled my VW the day after graduation!

The friends that helped me when I broke my leg in football my Junior Year.

Printing demeaning cartoons of Harlan Hess on the school's offset
printer 3 days before graduation. Assembly for 'Spring Fling King'

Bus trips to Colorado.

Plymouth Troubleshooting Contest '79 drill team spring show when I got to know, and fell in love with, not just the woman of my dreams but with the woman that gave me courage to chase after my dreams - thanks Wilky.

Caroling at the Plaza for Christmas.

FAVORITE HANGOUTS:

McDonalds
S.M. Park
The parking lot
Daddy Joe's
Johnson Drive
Cruising Metcalf
Nashville Replay
Fantasy's
Band Room Pizza Hut
North Park
Palm Beach
Gary's Submarine
In the car
Shopping malls, movies
Where the group was.
The soccer field
Tornado
Pizza Hut
Coach Eley's back room
Julie Hahn's House
Jack's Bar
Anywhere - with friends.
The old Post Office
Gravel Lot
Phil Heying's locker
Fantasy's
Cruising/Prendergast's car
Grand Emporium
Dave Merrill's
The library
Kelly Ricker's Pool
King Louie Metcalf
Oak Park Mall
SOP's, Bo's
Straw Hat Pizza
Max
Tom Tilden's Basement
The Streets
Baseball practice!
School parking lot.
Peter's Drive In
Pottery Studio
Airport
Anywhere we could dance.

FAVORITE ACTIVITIES

Football Games
Assemblies
Friday Specials
Three O'clock Bell
Vacation
Homecoming Parade
Working backstage on plays.
Cheerleading/Drill Team
Working on 'The Mission'
Drill Team & Tennis
Wrestling
Drill team spring show
Should I really write this?
Yearbook
Ceramics
Drill Team/Pep Rallies
Indoor Soccer
Dissecting Fetal Pigs
Competing with the Mathletes
Study Hall
Sports
A.R.T. Shows
Being Baseball Manager
Assemblies and the ladies.
Shop
Swimming and Yell leading.
Golf

FAVORITE TEACHERS;

Miles Morley
Miss Pennington
Mr. Taylor
Harold Stafford
Mr. Means
Bill Kirchner
Ms. Jeter
Carolyn Jeter
Sparkie'
Miss Plump
Dave Farson
Frank Robertson
Miss Suffer
Vein Binar
Mr. John Sparke
Mr. Young
Mr. Levine
Mr. Alpaugh
Mr. Ed Hallman
Dave Farson
Mr. Gish
Miss Aboussie
Judy Spencer
Mrs. Geitz
Dr. Dave Farson
Mr. Schneider
Mr. Morley
Greg Brantman
Sergeant Welch
Paul Young
Mr. Tom Coker
Mr. Lundgrin
Mr. Fernetti
John Sparke
Miles Morely
Gertrude Welch
Jim Hanson
Ted Haubein
Bob Stauffer
Gish/Langer/Wheaton

Jimmy Carter is President

Energy Plant Three Mile Island, PA., shuts down after Nuclear accident

Many states limit gasoline lines to odd-even days

FAA grounds DC-10s after Chicago crash kills 272

Congress bails out the Chrysler Corp. with $1.5 billion loan

US suspends Iranian Oil Imports and freezes assets in retaliation for taking of Theran Embassy Hostages

Estate of Karen Silkwood, contaminated employee of Kerr-McGee Plutonium Plant, wins $10 million judgment

The Russians invade Afghanistan

First unmanned exploration of Jupiter was sent (Voyager I)

Margaret Thatcher becomes Brit-ain's first woman Prime Minister

Cambodian capital falls to Vietnam while thousands flee to Thailand

Steelers win the Super Bowl over Dallas 35-31

The Shah of Iran is forced to leave the country and the Ayatollah Khomeini takes over

John Wayne dies at the age of 72

Larry Holmes retains the heavy-weight title with TKO over Ernie Shavers

Lou Brock made his farewell to New York baseball a memorable one as he stole his 938th base, setting a new major-league record

1979 is declared the "International Year of the Child

Pres Carter announces the US will accept 14,000 refugees from Indochina per month

Carter gives approval to new MX missile system, which is to cost
$30,000,000,000.

Jogging became the major leisure sports activity in US

Susan B Anthony appeared on new dollar coin

Children's books with scents became popular

Mother Theresa awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

Tracy Austin, 16, is the youngest US Open tennis champion in the world

Interferon produced to fight viral disease

First vaccine for leprosy was produced

Solar collectors were developed Thinsulate was developed by 3M for clothing

Tops in TV:

The Walton's
Archie Bunker's Place
Real People
The Ropers
Eight Is Enough

BOOKS:

The Right Stuff
Sophie's Choice
The Executioner's Song
Aunt Erma's Cope Book
The White House Years

FADS:

Superman regalia
Anti-Iranian Dartboards & Posters
Hot Tubs
Computer Games
Video Games
Sony's Walkman
Straight hair

MOVIES:

The China Syndrome
Kramer vs. Kramer
Alien
Apocalypse Now
The Deer Hunter
Rocky II
10
The Amityville Horror
The Jerk
The Main Event
All That Jazz
Breaking Away

THEN AND NOW:

...this is it for now. Send your new stuff now...

<- Start Over                                         

BACK to the SMN-RAB Home Page