Marshall High School - Dial Yearbook (Marshall, MI)

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Welcome to Redskin Country With the new extensive football field almost completed. Homecoming found itself going through a variety of alterations as the student body made a Welcome to Redskin Country.” The successful idea of class lawn display did away with the preceding floats that annually deteriorated during the Homecoming parade. The class lawn display offered the community a chance to leisurely observe the outcome of all the nights behind closed barn doors. The field was lit up on the Thursday night before the game against the Coldwater Cardinals for a vigorous pep rally and the bleacher stomping and mitten applauding roared throughout the nine evening events, which included hula-hooping, frisbee tossing and a class competition cheer that rocked the judges on the opposite side of the field. The burning of the bird” brought the student spirit to a soaring high, while Homecoming queen Karen Wilbur, coach Ron Labadie, and guest speaker, John Aalbregste spoke in order to charge the crowd even more for the following night’s game. The class of '78 prepares to yell their original Super Seniors are Great Cheer. Definitely fired up. Scott Sargent screams a Mighty Redskin call. On the Thursday night Pep Rally, Bernadette Kaliz hula-hoops the seniors to a victory. 16 Homecoming

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In the midst of a summer evening, the flag pole stands alone to the side of the not yet developed stadium. Construction workers spent long, summer hours plastering and pounding in order to have the new field presentable for opening game. Standing attentively for the entrance of the team before the first game spirited is the MHS band, while the varsity cheerleaders wave a banner of thanks to the people of Marshall from the student body. Football Field 15

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Karen Wilbur and Forrest Tabor make jump rop- ing double look like a breeze. Another one! Mike Maisner dances across the floor in an attempt to catch colorful jellybeans. Gobbling her way to share the 4th Big Mac eat- ing contest victory with Jim Sobel, is Teresa Vandenheede. Homecoming 17