Belleville West High School 1992

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The Outside World

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est fans in the stands show everyone how we get down on
West end of town. 1992 was a year to get wild and show
the many sides of Belleville West's students,
ations, staff and faculty.
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1992 BELLEVINOIS
VOLUME 76
ELLEVILLE TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL WEST
BELLEVILLE, I L 62223
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Take a walk on the wild side , the theme of the 1992
Bellevinois, demonstrates the rnany change rnade during
the year. The staff believes it was a little wilder than usual. A
walk around campu will give you an idea of what we rnean.
For example, fans had something to go wild about when
they entered the gym which was equiped with a new lighting
systen1. AI o, students could park in two new parking lots.
No, campus was
However, students were not too wild about the idea of
up for grabs,
paying five dollars to participate in n1usic and drama activi
things were a
ties. Also, athletes felt the pinch of the school's worsening
wild. Examini
economic situation. Another downside was when eniors
many sides of
found they had to attend study halls if their schedules did
andpeop not meet the State's 300 minute requirement.
students a Primarily, though, the wildest side of the year came as
"Take A Walk students discovered their own individual identities as they
" grew another year older.
Wild
When we asked students what their
wildest experience was, we were
freaking out! I couldn't
believe what they told us!
-Heather Mehring, theme editor
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Nothing is more relaxing than taking a
break before class, but they better get
going!! Many students found themselves
leaving their lockers earlier this year
because oft he new tardy policy which
gave students an overall of ten tardies.
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Students take advantage of the cafeteria
as a place to meet with old friends and to
get to know new ones. Freshmen Kellie
and Kim McKinzie meet in the Cafeteria
along with their friends.
Each student had an individual way of
expressing him or herself, whether it was
the way they dressed or where they hung
out. Marty O'Mally, Julie Santoro, Dan
Huffman and John Geister show offt heir
own style on the Auditorium steps.
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West's students and staff are truly diverse. Perhaps that
adds to the overall wild side of each school year.
With over 1,970 students and over 135 teachers, adminis
trators and staff, this large Belleville West family had poten
tial to make others stop and take notice.
Although we were certainly most proud to show off our
smart side and our talented side, people sometimes took
note of our other sides, too.
We had no trou
West, as a whole, took pride in the accomplishments of the
making this
individuals, teams and organizations who succeeded both
stand out from
inside the classroom and outside of it as well as bringing
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home lots of honors, awards and recognition.
of events and We especially showed off for the North Central Association
showed there evaluators who visited our school in October. And, we let
many sides people around the state know that sports and other organi
zations at West are well worth their attention.
Belleville Wests
''
I yelled like Tarzan my first day of
school--in front of everyone!
-Stephanie Burke, freshman
''
]errid Hamann, senior, diligently
practices his drum techniques. Many
students in organizations found them
selves practicing before and after school
for upcoming events.
Although the first few weeks ofs chool
were intensely hot and students re
mained in the air-conditioned Cafeteria
for as long as possible, as soon as the fall
weather kicked in students looked
forward to going outside when they
finished et~ting.
A E A W A I<
The students of Belleville West weren't afraid to display
their personalities this year. They participated in many clubs,
ports, and events which gave them a chance to show their
many side . In each section of this year book we will look at
the different sides of West and its student .
They put their best foot forward when demonstrating their
talented side as many tudents took part in play , concerts
and sporting events. They worked hard in their classes to
show their intellectual side. Other students stayed out of the
limelight by showing their shy side. And all students vvhether
explore many
they wanted to or not, showed that every person has a wild
of West
side.
inhabitants.
The 1992 Bellevinois shows you these sides by taking you
included
for a walk through the yearbook in Student Life, Activities,
edition truly d Academics, Sports, Individual and Community sections of
West's wild the yearbook.
''
The wildest thing I ever did was
when my friends paid me to walk up
to some people at Six Flags I did not
know and bark at them!
-Allison Hunter, sophomore
There were not many choices in P.E. this
year because ofl arger class sizes. Other
areas suffered from overcrowded rooms
due to a hiringf reeze, fewer teachers in
classrooms because ofa dded study halls
and problems with the master schedule.
Here, Sonya Huffman, Shelly Juenger,
Sana 'Bichert and Dtlwn Dtlenur jog the
tmck during their P.E. class.
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