2011 TWHS Portrait pages

School Name: Topeka West HS

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Topeka West High School2001 SW Fairlawn Rd.

Topeka,KS 66604

Volume 50 2010-2011Enrollment 1032

Phone: (785) 438-4000Fax: (785) 271-2497

twhs.topekapublicschools.net

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50 Years of the Chevalier

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Dancers Rose Wilder dur-ing the Westsider Senior Night dance. Photo By S. Markham

International Amy Roeckers and Anna Wenner dressing up as South Korea and the United States at Model UN. Photo By L. Bartel

Nerds Taylor Wolfley dressing as a nerd for a football spirit day. Photo By E. Schaffert

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Cody SchroederColin Scott - Band, Football, Orchestra, Spanish Club, Theater Crew, Theater Produc-tionsRyan Scott - Band, Scholar’s Bowl, Theater Crew, Theater ProductionsSamuel SeeleyGabriela Serrano - Forensics, Spanish Club, Theater Crew, Volunteer InitiativeDisa Shore - Band, Spanish Club

Kathryn ShortCorey Shughart - Baseball, French Club, German Club, Spanish ClubMichael Shughart - Baseball, FootballBrett Sidesinger - JROTC, Skills USA, WrestlingRandy Silva - Soccer, Spanish ClubKevin Simons - Basketball, Players, Theater Productions

Keyonna Simpson - Cheerleading, Spanish Club, Spirit ClubJessica Smith - Cheerleading, Softball, Spanish Club, Spirit Club, Volleyball, White RoseKaycie Soper - Concert Choir, SingersDejanee Spencer - Boys’ Basketball Man-ager, ROTC, Spanish ClubJeremy SpencerAshlea Spivey - French Club, Spirit Club

Dessa Stephenson - Bowling, Choraliers, Concert ChoirLee SterrettNicholas StillTaylor Streff - Basketball, Football, Golf, Homecoming Court, NHS, Spanish Club, Spirit Club, TrackConner Strother- Concert Choir, Forensics, SoccerDylan Sutherland - Baseball, Bowling, Football, StuCo

Zakariah Schaefer - Band, Basketball, Con-cert Choir, Football, JROTC, TrackEmily Schaffert - PublicationsSarah Schell - Soccer, VolleyballChloe Schellhorn - BSU, Spanish Club, Tennis, WestsidersNathan Schmidt - TennisStephanie Schmidt - German Club, JROTC

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Ernest HowardEmily Huggins

Alex HulseHeather Immenschuh

Jovan InyardRyan Jack

Levi JenkinsColin Johnson

Nicholas JonesShaunicere Jones

Ryan KaufmanMichael Keatley

Austin KellyAdam Kinsinger

Randall KirtonCurtis Klein

Austin KrugJames LandsawSarah Leathers

Jody LenthDalton Lierz

Alysia LindsayCassandra Lopez

Malcolm Lucky

Adam LyonsRuth Macias-Camargo

Bryce MaesPedro Maldonado

Cheyenne MandevilleShelbi MarkhamDillon McDaniel

Patrick McKinney

Raven MendezDustin Michaelis

Jamel MillerMitchell Montague

Mariah MoranSteven MorrisKatelin Moser

Diondre’ Moss

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you miss about West?

What will Lauren Roberts, 11

”My friends, my teachers, and just the atmosphere because you spend four years here.

Tuesda Wilder, 11

“My friends and the people.”

Zach Watson, 11

“The atmophere, school spirit, the teachers, and lunch.”



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Damian NealCheyanne NelsonColin NeukirchAlison O’Hara-ArringtonEmeka OkoronkwoAsia OrtizBlakelea ParksEric Pasley

Weston PeoplesAdolfo PerezJohn PerrineBarrett PerryJa’Veaughn PerryChristopher PetersonBenaiah PhelpsLydia Phelps-Davis

Stephanie PhillipsSarah PressBailey PruittMacee QuastTyler QuintinIsran RahmanSpencer RaymondAlexus Renyer

Gage ReynoldsXavier RileyAlex RinePatrice RisbyLauren RobertsZara RobinsonZoe RobinsonRaeley Robledo

Kaitlin RoeschDerek RohrerMarcus RossLindsey RubottomJustin RugarLaura RuhnkeFernando RuizEdgar Sanchez

Jonathan SanchezSamuel SawyerOlivia ScheeleJason SchmidtZachary SchmitterSamantha ScottToni SearcyMasen Seelbach

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Heather Immehschuh,11 “Swimming and diving because I like it and I make alot of friends.”

Best thing about West?

Jamison Wheeler, 11 “The people here because they are down to earth.”

Sam Velasquesz, 11 “The sports.”



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Alumni After students graduate from high school, they usually miss their school, their friends, and their teachers. So after these Topeka West graduates went to college, they came back to teach. The school has changed since they were students here.The covering over the walkways, while in the original plan for the school, were not added until recently. “We didn’t have any awnings,” Charles Thomson, ELC, said. “You just got rained on or snowed on.” The canopies are not the only things that have been added. Before the classroom behind the auditorium was added to A Building, the students knew the large, grassy, area that stretched from the Café to the library as ‘the hill.’ Pep assemblies were held there on nice days, and the students could eat lunch there. “Everyone would be on the hill,”Liz Fisher, Gear-Up, said. “Kids would be doing somersaults on it. We lived on the hill.” Granted, there were not as many students attending Topeka West as there are now. There was not a freshman class. There were only sophomores, juniors, and seniors on the campus until 1980. Students would still be at middle school for their freshman year, and come to high school as sophomores. Topeka West did not have a tardy system either. “We have really firmed up on attendance and tardies,”Shari Waters, associate principal, explained. ”Everyone used to be responsible for themselves; it was really up to the teachers. But the teachers had high expectations; you needed to be there.”

Words by Jamie Ladner

Graduates on staff

Kevin Harry in 1985 showing off his air guitar at the “Get Acquianted Dance” after the Club Carnival.

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“I’d have to say that my most favorite thing in high school were my friends.” -Jenny (Dahl-strom) Banks ‘71

“Pep club, junior class skits, and the different activities.”-Debbie(Blackburn)Sparks ‘75

“I loved the open campus, because I liked being able to go outside.”-Kay (Kelly) Usrey ‘80

“School itself, friends and athletics.”-Mike Werner ‘84

“I loved being editor of the yearbook my senior year.”-Shari Waters ‘82

“My friends and sports were my favorite things.”-Vickie (Hopkins) Manns ‘74

“I liked my history classes.”-Steve Roberts ‘69

What was your favorite thing about

West?

1977“The fact that I am still friends with people I went to school.”-Liz (Irwin) Fisher ‘77

Photos and Interviews by: Jamie Ladner and Destiny Crawford

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Matt Baer in 2003 playing bass guitar in his band “Lightly Tosated”.

Flashback to teachers’ pasts

Shari Waters in 1982 setting the ball during a volleyball game.

Tina Towle in 2002 singing along with Deborah Abbo, Hayley Kohake amd Andrea Ornelas in West Side Story.

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“The friendships I made at Topeka West.” -Jerrick Jorgenson ‘94

“Teachers, and how close everyone was on campus.”-Kenny Swartz‘98

“I enjoyed choir and the musicals.”-Tina Towle ‘02

“My entire Senior year, because I was involved in so many different things.”-Matt Baer ‘03

“I enjoyed the extracurricular activities such as Players, Singers, and theater.”-Ryan McCoy ‘99

“I liked football and baseball.” -Charlie Thompson ‘94

“I liked band and the music department. I was pretty active in it.” -Kevin Harry ‘85

“I enjoyed my classes and playing volleyball.”-Kathy (Bauman)Bartels ‘86

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133Seniors

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Tegan Michael

Joe Bourne

Lexi Chitwood

Rose Wilder

is active in school with StuCo, NHS, swimming (freshman), Spanish club, Volunteer Initiative,

White Rose (junior), and yearbook (business editor, junior-senior).

Outside of school, Dicus is active with her church’s youth group, swimming with Topeka Swim

Association (TSA), and youth court.

“My favorite activity is swimming,” Dicus said. “I enjoyed swimming for the school, but swimming

for TSA is rewarding.”

She intends to swim in college at the University of Virginia. Dicus made the cut to be a

All-American swimmer her freshman year, along with winning state.

is active with basketball, track, and cross country, all of which he participated in all four years of

his high school career.

“I have been involved with these types of sports all my life,” Michael said. “My favorite one is

track.”

His sophomore year, he won state with the 4x8 relay team.

is involved in Drill Team, Raider Team, and Color Guard. Outside of school he is part of his

church’s youth group.

“I’ve been on the Drill Team for three years, Raider Team for four years, and Color Guard for

four years,” Bourne said. “Drill Team and Raider Team are both my favorites; I can’t pick between

the two of them. The coolest thing that happened was when we took second overall at the Third

Brigade Raider Meet.”

has been a part of both the gifted and theatrical programs since her freshman year. She has also

been a part of her Youth Group for eight years.

“In my Youth Group, the members have bible studies two times a week, meet every Sunday, and

also take mission trips every summer out of state; which involves the group building new houses

for those in need,” Chitwood said. “The coolest part about my Youth Group is that every three

years we have the opportunity to go to a major city and meet 30,000 other Youth Group

leaders.”

has been a part of the Westsiders Dance Team for one year now. Wilder played volleyball for

three years, but was unable to play her senior year due to a knee injury. This will be her fourth

season of playing soccer.

“The thing I love most about soccer is being able to play with a talented and fun team, and having

fun memories on the bus rides to games,” Wilder said.

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