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

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To prepare the float for the homecoming parade, se- niors Tom Hawkins and Bob Hanhauser carefully remove the plastic wrap which protected it on its journey from the Westlake warehouse where they assembled it. With their outfits carefully co-ordinated as part of the Spirit Week festivities, Marci O ' Toole and Jeff Campo paint a floral still life during 8th period Art. Recruited by the dance committee to help serve punch, Ellen Mudler, eighth grader, obtains a pre- view of high school life.

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a vvesi: . something to come home to The excitement was almost tangible the week of October 22-26. It was Spirit Week. A new twist was added to the trad- itional Homecoming activity when homeroom teachers were asked to grade classes according to parti- cipation in each day ' s activities. The competition be- else would cause great consternation. Once again, a little advanced planning was necessary to insure identical out- fits for Twin Day. It was interesting to see who showed up dressed alike and what they wore, commented Chris Scholl. Yielding to popular demand. tween classes added a sense of purpose to some of the outlandish Spirit Week assign- ments. Monday brought a call to wear overalls, or blue and white attire. Many forgot the requirement over the weekend, but found that their ordinary garb fulfilled the demand. Wednesday ' s Western Day sent just about everyone to their closets and attics to dig up Stetsons, boots, chaps, six-shoot- ers, and holsters. The Old West, the theme of Homecoming, came to Bay making the halls a veritable Dodge City. Normally anyone showing up at school wearing the exact same thing as someone ' We all need people who mean something to us; people to whom we can turn, knowing that being with themjs co ming home. Student Council coordinators Robin Trioa and Jim Liberatoire retained lunchtime Gong Shows and Pie-Eating Contests. Highlights of the various periods ' gong shows Included improvisations, joke-telling and the cos- tumed appearance of Scooby-Doo, the Wonder Dog. Water and fire mixed to create a head of steam at Thursday ' s bonfire. The chill forty degree drizzle failed to dampen any- one ' s spirits. In fact, the seniors, who trailed the Juniors in Spirit Week compe- tition, rose to the occasion and screamed to first place. It was appropriate. In many ways, it was their week

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Adorned with smiles, the king, queen and their court receive approval from the home crowd before the Avon Lake-Bay game. Bay won the game 14-10. . k i Friday, October 26 started out like any other fall Friday in the high school. The Marching band blared away in the halls before classes, and the AFS peddled donuts. Students wandered through the corridors laughing and talking. Ordinary enought. But by the end of the day, the 1980 Homecoming King and Queen had been crowned, and the Avon Lake Pirates had been defeated in an action-packed game. The festivities began in the Homecoming assembly between 3 and 4 periods. The gym quieted as the first notes of Don ' t Cry Out Loud sounded from the band. Senior couples proceeded in, arm in arm, with big smiles and shy glances. The climax of the assembly, the Coronation of the King and Queen, finally arrived, and the student body loudly approved its choice of Bonnie Griswold and Jim Liberatore. I ' ve sat through the assem- bly for four years now, but this was the best yet, remarked senior Carin Buchta. It was exciting to actually be taking part In the ceremony, instead of just watching. That night, before the game, the Court was presented to the assembled crowd, and the float, with the theme Rocketing into the Eighties circled the field. After Bay topped Avon Lake with a score of 14-10, the crepe paper was heartlessly ripped from the elaborate float, as tradition requires. Yet the week-end ' s excitement was still not over. Saturday, as the Decora- tions Committee hurried to prepare the gym for the semi-formal dance that evening couples all over town were busy picking up flowers and primping for the big night ahead. The elaborate Wild, Wild West decorations enchanted couples as they swayed to the beat of Lefty . You can tell the Decorations Committee put a lot of thought and work into everything. It made the dance unique, said Tish Reilly. The dance drew to a close and the band packed up, but Spirit Week and the Home- coming celebrations were not quickly forgotten. i; , 16 = %Mim M