1984-1985

Curriculum ** **Language Arts-** English 1,2,3, English, American, World Literture, Composition, debate, speech, journalism, theatre and drama, vocabulary, reading skills
 * 1984-1985**
 * Foreign Language**- French, German, Spanish
 * Biological Science-** biology, ecology, human anatomy and physiology, natural science
 * Physical Science**- Chemistry physical science, physics, physics and chemistry
 * Mathematics-** algebra, geometry, basic math, calculus, trigonometry, computers
 * Social Studies**- American history, American history mini-courses, American government, American problems, civics, psychology, physiography, social studies, geography, world history
 * Business Education-** accounting, business communication, business labs, business math, computer programming, consumer education, d.p. and computer programming, distributive education, general business, business management, marketing, office occupations, office procedures/w.p., personal typewriting, shorthand, typing
 * Home Economics-** foods, sewing, clothing construction, family living, homemaking, housing and home furnishings, individualized homemaking, meal planning, nutrition
 * Art Education-** art, ceramics-sculpture, crafts, drawing and printmaking, independent study, jewelry design, painting
 * Industrial Education-** architecutural design, architectural drawing, auto mechanics, construction occupations, electric shop, electronics, general shop, machine detail drawing, machine shop, mechanical drawing technical drawing, welding, wood technology

** Teachers and Administrators ** Board of Education Secretary- Mrs. Jean Nelson President- Mrs. June Cox Members- Mr. Edward Burris, Mr. Charles Heller, Mr. George “Bill” Nold, Mr. Gary Hemmer, and Mr. Leonard Moore Superintendent- Mr. K. Lane Miller Assistant Superintendent- Mr. John R. Dosier Business Manager- Mr. Eugene Sawalich Principal- Jerry Turner Assistant Principal- Daniel Wolford Doug Dahm Joe Chmeleck
 * Administrators- 14 **

Bruce Addison- PE, Driver’s ED Bonita Ahring- Reading Norman Armstrong- PE Bruce Arnold- PE, Driver’s Ed Howard Belcher- Accounting, Business Education* Ken Besse- Physiography Mary Frances Besse- PE Jean Best- Homemaking, meal planning, clothing construction, Home Economics* Larry Betz- Health David Bobzin- Algebra, math Nina Bono- English Mary Lu Bretsch- Librarian James Brueggeman- Drivers ED, Algebra Tim Buchanan- Biology Woody Burnett- health Dennis Butts- sophomore class counselor Susan Campbell- Enlgish Jean Canale- English Jim Certain- woodworking, construction Marianne Chmeleck- French Helen ClossonFamily- Living, meal planning, hoime economics Thomas Dailey- guidance director Judy Duncan- journalism, Enlgish Douglas M. Eskra- art, dreawing, painting, Art* Williams Evans- special program Richard D. Friederich- introduction to computers, programming, math Dwight Friemann- electronics, electric shop, general shop sheet metal, general shop electricity Felicia Fuchs- PE GraceGerren- English Kenneth Guest- PE, Drivers ED Bill Gushleff- history, civics Merie Guthrie- geromety, algebra, trigonometry Jane Hansleben- English Robert Hanson- government, history, Social Studies* Bill Hart- English Charles Hasenstab, Jr.- English Wilbern Hank Hayes- counselor Linda Heape- psychology, American problems Pete Hensel- PE Phil Highsmith- PE Betty Hoefer- PE Marilyn Hughes- geometry, algebra Richard Hunsaker- speech, debate Don Jackson- algebra, Math* Donald L. Jones- choral music, Music* Robert Kaiser- geometry, algebra Bob Keefe- math Lynn Koehler- German, Spanish Colleen E. Krause- reading Fredrick Kunze- Spanish Janie Kyramarios- Spanish R. Keith Lawrence- PE, Health and Physical Education* Harold Limper- world geography, social studies, American history Pat Matysik- English Gene Maurer- PE Alda MeIntyre- typing, shorthand, business English Dean Merritt- business law, management, math Arch Montgomery- technical drawing, general drawing, general shop Ann Moore- freshman counselor Billy G. Moore- civics Roger Mueller- English Jane E. Mueth- speech, theatre Betty Ninnis- typing, shorthand Tom Ninnies- distributive education, marketing, Dan Nollman- American History Donna Norbet- English Larry Obenchain- accounting, consumer education Norman Pattion- typing, business math Robert Petri- architectural design, technical, architectural and machine detail drawing Glenn Philportt- accounting, general business John G. Reed- Driver’s Ed Elizabeth Whitnel- Reichert civics Peggy Reynolds- typing, data processing/computer programming, general business Charles Rodman- English Jerome M. Rybicki- algebra, geometry Mona Scheibel- individualized civics and history Ralph Schlesinger- instrumental music/bands, chorus Trudy Schmidt- chemistry Allen Schuessler- biology, natural science, Biology* Dennis Schutzenhofer- chemistry, physics, Physical Science* Betty Ninnies- Typing, Shorthand Tom Ninnies- Distributive Education, Marketing Dan Nollman- American History Donna Norbet- English Larry Obenchain- Accounting, consumer education Norman Patton- Typing, Business Math Robert Petri- Architectural Design, Technical, Architectural and Machine Detail Drawing Glenn Philpott- Accounting, General Business John G. Reed- Driver’s Ed David Schalb- government, history Cole Shannon work-study program, Individualized* Sue Sharp- English George B. Shen. Jr. – English, English* Gary Shepek- physics, chemistry John Sims- welding David Snowden- history Farren Stover- French, Foreign Language* Mary Ellen Struze- English Dian Thom-algebra, math, trigonometry Sandra Tinney- data processing/programming Harris Tollefson- counselor Gussie Tonne- English Vincent F. Torigian- civics Gary Twesten- ecology, biology, natural science Juanita Wallen- librarian JoAnn Wehmeier- librarian John M. Wehmeier- algebra, trig, calculus Faye Weis- typing, business math, business English Gary Weshinskey- Driver’s Ed James M. Wieson- special program Vera Wood- word processing/office procedures, occupations, business math Harold P. Yung- algebra Jeanne Aguirre- English, career education Bonnie Gessford- biology, anatomy/physiology Audrey Henry- English Janet Kuehn- English, speech Melody Maksudian- algebra, geometry, math Jo Lynda Manion- English Gloria Mayer- instrumental music/orchestra Charles McConnell- machine shop, general shop Steven Melvin- auto shop Albert S. Meyer- art, jewelry/design, ceramics/sculpture Robert Yagge- special program
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** Co-Curriculars/Athletics ** Student Council- These members are elected separately for each class. They meet and discuss ideas and plan activities for the year Little Theatre- Members put on Belleville West play productions. Speech Team- Members compete competitively with speeches. Thespians- Members of Little Theatre that have worked at least 200 hours on Belleville West plays. Stamp Club- Model Railroad Club- Members of this club built and discussed model railroads. War Games Club- They played strategy games such as “Dungeons and Dragons” Math Team- They competed with other schools in math tournaments. Electronic/Computer Club- They experimented with electronic kit building and computers. Debate Team- They competed with other schools in debate tournaments. They debated over a variety of issues. Bellevinois- They compiled the Belleville West yearbook. Hy News- Members of this group wrote Belleville West’s newspaper. Rough Writer’s Club- Members of this club read, evaluated, and offered suggestions for improving the literary works of other students. History Club- People in this club wrote history articles to submit to the regional history contest. Model UN- This group designed a mock UN and learned how to solve differences diplomatically. French/German/Spanish Club- These clubs taught their members about different cultures without making students leave the country. Office Occupations Club- This group was composed of seniors who had taken typing and office skills courses. Distributive Education Club- This club’s goal was to develop marketing skills. SADD- Students against drunk driving was a club of people who wanted to do something about the highway deaths caused by drunken drivers. Concert Choir- This was a choral group that put on two concerts each year. Bellevillettes- This was an all girl choir. Choralettes- This was an all girl choir. The Casuals/Men’s Ensemble/In-Sept- These were singing groups that performed for the Belleville community Concert Band- This band put on two concerts for the school every year. Jazz Band- This band played at school assemblies and for the community. Orchestra- This part of the band played several concerts inside and outside of Belleville West Marching Maroons- This is a part of the band that played during football games and at parades. Pompon Squad/Rifle Squad- This groups played a part in entertaining the crowd at halftime for the football games. Fellowship of Christian Athletes- Held camps in the summer for Christian athletes. Cheerleading- Captain Kris Wile led the cheerleading team in achieveing first place at the competition. Volleyball- The girl’s record was 20-8. The captains were Julie Butzinger and Dawn Elser. Tennis- The girl’s record was 8-3. The captains were Gina Dungey, Julie Lowery, and Leslie Dexheimer. The men’s record was 13-0 Cross Country- The boy’s team won the City Championship and the Conference Championship. They placed second in the regionals. The girl’s placed second in the Conference and third in regionals. Football- The varsity boy’s ended with a record of 8-2 and placed second in the Southwestern Conference. Golf- Placed first at the Conference, second at regionals, first at sectionals, and fifteenth at state Soccer- The varsity team won the regional championship over arch-rival East. Wrestling- Varsity compiled a record of 9-10 Basketball- The girl’s team ended with a record of 20-9. The men’s team ended with a record of 10-15. Track- The men’s team placed second in a triangle match with O’Fallon and Collinsville. The girl’s defeated Granite City in their first match 87-41. Softball – They went 12-0 Baseball- They went 19-10
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** Demographics ** 99% Caucasian 1% Other Freshmen- 47% Women, 53% Men (227/252) of 479 Sophmore- 49% Women, 51% Men (180/187) of 367 Junior- 47% Women, 53% Men (193/210) of 403 Senior- 52% Women, 48% Men (274/249) of 523
 * Class Size- 1772 **
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Total- 49% Women, 51% Men (874/898) of 1772

** Award Winners ** Miss Maroon- Karen Niemann Student Council President- Bill Avery Arm Wrestling Champion- Dave Figura

Girl’s Volleyball Went to State ** Led by co-captains Julie Butsinger and Dawn Elser, the squad won the Southwestern Conference, the Regional, and placed second in the southern Regional Illinois Preview Tournament. They added to their list of accomplishments by winning both the Sectionals and the Super Sectionals to earn them a spot in the IHSA Finals as one of the Elite Eight teams in the state. At state, the girls gave their best effort, but lost to Downers Grove. Mr. Kenneth Lane Miller was the long standing superintendent of District 201 for 18 years. He started as a teacher and worked his way to the top, though he was not particularly happy to leave the classroom. Mr. Miller’s smiling face and low-key manner led district 201 through many trying situations, such as having to reduce the faculty and dealing with a reduction in funding. The formation of Students Against Drunk Driving took place during the 1984-1985 school year. It was formed as a chapter of the nation-wide SADD organization. This group helped students become more aware of the dangers of drunk driving and how to prevent drunk driving from occurring.
 * Events of the Year
 * Superintendent Retires**
 * Formation of SADD**

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 * A picture of friends hanging out in 1985.


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The 85' football cheerleaders and a very excited football fan. ||  || One of the Friday Night dances hosted by Parents in Action.
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 * This is a 1985 Macintosh computer. [[image:Old_Macintosh_Computer22.JPG width="272" height="277"]]||  || Created by Tom Herrmann and Mac Griffn || ||