Bay High School - Bay Blue Yearbook (Bay Village, OH)

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Wild and crazy—that’s how one might describe the entire homecoming experience. Spirit week started off with a T-shirt day. Phrases such as “the best part is inside” and “WMMS, The Home of the Buzzard” were promi- nently displayed across the chests of Bay students and faculty. On Wednesday, wild and crazy guys” roamed the halls in outfits designed to be as outrageous and tasteless as possible. Representatives of all four classes showed their true colors on Thursday as they gobbled down cream pies in a “hands off pie-eating contest. Spirit week is great for get- ting everyone involved in school spirit by going all out for the scheduled activities,” commented varsity cheerleader. Kathy Daniels. On Friday, however, the festivi- ties started in earnest. The After long hours of work, the seniors parade the homecoming float around the field. They collected seventy-five dol- lars during lunch periods to cover the cost of building materials. than just —A Van Nest announcement of the Homecoming King and Queen, Doug Crowe and Betsy Lahey. took place at the traditional Homecoming assembly. The seniors entered to The Theme from Maho- gany”. To revive an old custom, Doug Crowe, the senior class presi- dent, spoke. Stan Sak, chair of the assembly committee, explained, The assembly was an enormous amount of work, and everyone who was involved was glad that it came off so well.” The team was decimated by the SWC conference champs. Olmsted falls, at the game on Friday. The dance, held Saturday evening, was a world of fantasy and fun. Held in the East Gym instead of the Cafeteria, there was plenty of room for everyone present to dance to the music of Lefty”. Truly, Homecoming 78 was “the best of the seventies.” Student Life

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—D Khym In perfect marching formation, the Bay High marching band tuba players practice at the middle school field. A tuba weighs about forty pounds. To stretch out their muscles, members of the girls' cross country team exercise in the gym corridor. The team ran about ten miles a day during the summer. —O. Hansen I The heat Soes on continued Summer hours turn to profit

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Cheered on by their classmates. Mary Nilges. representing the seniors and Paul Fenton, representing the juniors, devour banana cream pies to promote spirit. —S. Teschner -K Troia Perched atop an eight foot inferno, a stuffed bulldog, representing Bay's home- coming opponents, burns as spirited students look on. Defensive linemen walk away in disap- pointment after an Olmsted Falls touch- down. Bay lost the game. 28 to 7. —D. Khym In an expression of school spirit, freshman Keith Troia has painted his afro with water-based tempera paint for Blue and White Day. —K. Troia Before the game. Doug Crowe and Betsy Lahey receive their crowns from the 1977 King and Queen. Doug was the first band member ever elected homecoming king. Anticipation of the upcoming evening shows in the faces of Denise Adkins and Mark Yager. Over 600 helium balloons decorated the gym for the dance. 15 Homecoming