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Show PAGE 11 TEMPLAR TRUMPET Here it is: 1997 by: Dana Walk Conference Regional title A look back on the events of 1997. Seattle. 3rd Quarter Top Templars were Adam Perschon and BYU defeated Kansas State in the Cotton Bowl with a 5 victory. BYU finished No. 5 in the nation. First MHS student to ever re19-1- ceive "Rookie of the Year" from the Manti Fire Department. Congratulations to Jake Parry. $368 billion to be payed by tobacco companies if the states were to drop lawsuits about smoke-relate- d health problems. Erin Rassmusscn selected as State FBLA Secretary. First adult in mammal cloned. Dolly was celebrated by some but others disapproved. The question now is "what about humans?" Amber Alder. MHS Golf Team was missing for several years, but finally returned in 1997 for a great year. Cheerleader brought in Tryouts eight new Freshman. Jenny Frame selected for Orchestra. Donny Lloyd took 2nd horse endurplace in All-Sta- te 50-mi- le ance race. Jackson Ogden and Nate Johnson won 2nd place medals at State Tennis. MIIS Drama took 3rd place in State. Derek Denton, Amber Alder, and Brady Barton quali Manti Pageants proved to be a great opportunity for Ml IS girls. Show me the title" was placed in the windows of many Utah Jazz fans as they headed through the NBA playoffs, for the very first time ever, which ended as a 2 scries loss 4-- against the Chicago Bulls. 20,000 fans awaited the Jazz at the airport for their return. Karl Malone is the league's Most Valuable Player. The gavel dropped after a y Legislative session. Gov. Mike Leavitt received a 45-da- gasoline tax constructo help fund the tion. In exchange, Leavitt reducsigned off an cight-ccnt tion in the sales tax. Tcniplarcttcs received a new advisor, Lauri Canales. 68 people are dead from the 1 Oklahoma City Bombing in legacy. On July 24th, the trek finally ended in Salt Lake Valley in commemoration and celebration of the sesquicentennial of the first Mormons' entry into the Salt Lake Valley. Princess Diana, Dodi al Fayed, and their driver, lay dead in a tunnel under Paris as the result of a heated race vv ith the paparazzi. In London, a million bouquets lay near the church where her body rested. After Mother Teresas last words, Jesus, I love you. Jesus, I love you,".she died of a heart attack at the age of 87. Ruth Mellor selected as 1st Attendant to the Sanpete County Rodeo Sweetheart. Five MHS girls were selected for the Miss Sanpete Royally. Doo" and Scooby Souffle" gathered rocks from in preparation for the 2002 Winter Olympics. After abandoning their families. being castrated and designing Web pages, 39 members of the Heavens Gate cult left this world, in March, to aboard a spaceship trailing behind the I p comet. lale-Bop- Shelly Otten broke school record in the high jump w ith a leap of 5 '4". Region Sterling Scholar winners were: Adam Perschon (General), Daniel Smalley (Science), Janna Bateman (Foreign Language), and Rebecca Allen (Dance). MHS Drama Team placed second in Region. Jocks Math summed it up at the 1997 Snow College Mathematics Manti Contest taking 1st Place. Anique Denton and Julie Frischknecht captured the McDonald's Two Ball Western gery, John Stockton was minutes a game playing by late December. 30-pl- Mantis Cross Country scored 3rd at the State Runoffs with Cody Braithwaite's 16:26. Know it! Live it! Love it! was this v ears Volleyball motto. This was their best season yet and ended 13-November 5, MHS students were sent home early due to a 1. power outage. Football ended with a successful 3 season. Where we go one, we go all" 1st Quarter Top Templars 8-- were Claudia l.cmus and thony I uentes. An- My Fair Lady was performed In MBS Drama. eai s gucM speaker was ilbur Democratic Parly was caught receiving illegal donations from Asian donors and The then i etui ued more than lion ol it. ; construction began sur- Brailhwaite. MIIS expansion approved 15 After undergoing knee y son over the Gunnison Bulldogs. Homecoming 11 introduced Jell-- 0 wrestling to Ml IS. MHS. Thunder. Freedom Week was held the week of Nov. 15. Ibis Girls Basketball savored their first victory of the sea- on March 5. , Speech Team returned with second place tie at State. M11S Orchestra received superior ratings at region. March 15, A Night to Remember, Junior Prom held at hockey. For its first game the Grizzlies defeated Las Vegas $1 mil- Football Players from MIIS were: Jeremy All-Sta- fied for the State High School Rodeo Finals. Student Body Officers and Class Officers were named in May. A new addition is the Student Body Artist which has proved to be very useful. Class of 1997 graduation took place on May 29. Valedictorian was Adam Perschon. "Oh Captain! My Captain!" was repeated by the Class of 1997 to Mr. Earl Wheeler in his last moments spent at Manti High School. 4th Quarter Top Templars were Janna Bateman and Daniel Smalley. Tip Top Templars were Anne Burnham and Wesley Crouch. MHS Track Team qualified nine individual members and three relay teams for State. Boys Baseball posted a 8 9-- season. Girls Softball captured State 2 A title after a great 13-- 2 season. Miss Ephraim and Miss 1995. Almost two years later, Timothy McVeigh was found guilty and received the death sentence. WNBA (Womens National Basketball Association) took off. The Utah Starzz finished last with a 2 record, but attendance remained healthy. BYU basketball came out of the season vv ith only three vv ins. Keith Van Horn was the No. 2 pick of the NBA draft He was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers and later traded him with New Jersey, missing the first 17 games due to an ankle injury. Van I lom led the 7-- Utes "strongest team ever" with a 15-- 1 in WAC play, captured their third WAC championship and won the WAC tournament. They finished No. 2 in the NCAA tournament. On July 5, 9,000 bodies were discovered in three mass graves outside of St. Petersburg, where a former prison colony was established. This is a reminder of Stalin's intolerant Mars desert terrain finding evidence of ancient flooding and rocks similar to that of Peru and the Northwest Pacific. A new rendition to the Templar Trumpet is the Latin Page, usually found on page f).m te Congdon. Connor Thompson, and Joey Cal lister ( I st Team), Tony Peterson and Kurt Keisel (2nd Team), and Marc Brown (Honorable Mention). Festival of Pinatas received a pinata donated by the Karl Malone family. An average family in Iowa worlds first MIIS received two new teachers: Mrs. Jeanne Tripp gave birth to the and Ms. Bambi Mansfield. donations from diapers to scholarships, the question that has y et 1997 Homecoming was surviving septuplets. After held September 22 - 27. Volleyball climbed to a 0 season as of October 2 and Football was 0 in Region and 0 over all. Girls Tennis took 3rd place at State on October 3. Torn Welch resigned from the position of Olympic chief, after being charged with spouse abuse. to be answered is, what about Prom?" A mentally ill inmate died after being strapped in a restraint chair; Pete Hahn was fathers. appointed to replace executive director. Lane McCottcr, after McCotter resigned. E (Evcnts)Ccntcr opened doors with an eye on Olympic 58-4- 7. 9-- 2-- 5-- Sterling Scholars were finally chosen. Templar Wrestlers won Gunnison Drill Team Formal held on 57-1- 9. December 13. A new change was brought on this year when the Drill Team members weren't introduced with their Sandy and Pete remained out of reach when MHS lost A fatal death was brought about when comedian. Chris Farley, overdosed on drugs. |