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

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WffWHBkW '' rmr. MARCHING ALONG. Amidst balloons and elementary students, juniors Judy Koeth and Gina Corsi walk around the track at the rally. At the end of the assembly these balloons were released as a re- minder to ‘‘VOTE YES.” GATHERED FOR THE RALLY. In support of the levy, junior Brian Beckerman marches from Westerly accompanied by elementary students. Brian helped out on behalf of the soccer team. T. Creenleaf CAREFUL COLORING. Sophomore Julie Walther paints a sailboat on the face of a fourth grader to help distinguish her class. All of the kids wore blue to march up to the rally. By helping, Julie not only supported the levy, but also saw her former teacher, Mrs. Stewart. All Things Considered Card Section

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— C Parish ALL DRESSED UP. Before the assembly, seniors Brooke Zitzman and Laura Rich wait to tile in. All senior girls purchased a rose for $3 to carry in the special seniors-only procession. ANXIOUSLY LISTENING. Court members Laura Noss. Mark Doland, Lynda Dur- rant. Bob Reed, and Mary Beth Lauren- son listen along with Mr. Wichman as class president and fellow court member Eric Laurenson speaks to the seniors about their year. C. Parish C. Parish BEGINNING THEIR REIGN. Eric and Mary Beth Laurenson descend the front stage after being crowned King and Queen for 1987. Court member Bob Reed looks on along with Diana DiVenere and Alan Ma- vis. King and Queen from 1986. MELLOW TUNES. Listening to the music of Ties That Bind. senior Tessa Moir and her date slow dance. Tessa was one of several people who brought a date who wasn't from Bay High. All Things Considere ♦ Homecoming ! » »♦♦♦

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— . Green . ountQn su pa sort and efforts. a Levy Passes 2 To 1 When the votes came in for the November 3, 1987 levy election, the yes's toppled the no's by 4340 to 2557. When junior Chris Bires was asked what he thought the success of the levy passing was attributed to, he said, The students deserve a lot of the credit because I don't think it would have passed without their PPC The faculty encouraged all 18-year old students to get out and vote, and many did just that, including senior Greg Baumhauer. He said, If the levy didn't pass, it wouldn't have affected me, Dut my brother is still in the school system. Consequently, my vote was 'yes'! Students strongly supported the levy; however, most agreed that past failures were because of the elderly people, the parents with kids in pri- vate schools, and the adults without kids. Junior Patty Hoenes comment- ed, These people should support the levy because their voting for tneir future. What's more important, mon- ey or helping people grow? To increase community support for the levy, a rally was held at the foot- ball stadium on Sunday, November 1. Students of all ages, along with the band, marched from the Middle School and Westerly. Many also helped to paint faces of the younger pupils. To end the assembly, a fac- ulty-organized card section spelled out Kids count on us!-Vote yes! Although the levy finally passed. Bay High School has had to make some critical changes. Five and one half teachers were released at the end of last year as a result of the past failures. If it had not passed, this number would have no doubt in- creased.