Marshall High School - Dial Yearbook (Marshall, MI)

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WHERE’S THE PARTY? Capturing the “Fifties day” spirit were Laura Day, David Gushiken, Sandi Overhiser, Ken Lee, and Tina Mann. Although this group is primarily seniors, the freshmen won overall in the dress up days. Photo by Mrs. G. Wheeler. TOUGH COMPETITION. When asked about her first place ping pong finish, Kristin Spears remarked. “We were playing against the seniors, and Pat and I thought that we were going to lose, but we remembered our skills from gym classes and won!” Photo by Laura Day WRAP IT UP. When Beth Brockie thinks of Spirit Festival, she’ll definite- ly remember being wrapped in one roll of toilet paper. It was worth it though, because she and Jeremy Hockctt were victorious for the juniors. Photo by An- nette Tnbby SPIRIT FESTIVAL 19

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CHEERS. On their way through four corners, the Senior Class seems like one big family. Their unity and spirit gained them an overall first place finish. Photo by Laura Day. READY. GET SET... PULL. “There was so much excitement and energy go- ing on during the tug, and it was a great thrill to win, commented Senior Andy Snyder. Photo by Ann Youngdahl. — High Spirits— Students pull together for a win Spirit Festival definitely cap- tured the enthusiasm of the stu- dent body and broke the mono- tony of winter. It was a chance for everyone to just have a good time. “The best part about Spir- it Festival was watching every- one make fools of themselves,” commented Jim Laupp, and that’s something that most peo- ple easily accomplished. The week began with the decorating of windows and an array of dress up days. The theme of Spirit Festival was television, and the seniors cre- ated a winning window with a collage of TV scenes centering on the idea of “I’d rather be watching TV.” The dress up days were as follows: Monday, Occupation Day; Tuesday, A Day in the Tropics; Wednesday, 50’s day; Thursday, Pajama Day or Senior Toga Day; and Friday, Red and Black Day. Mother nature again tried to spoil Thursday night’s events with an incredible snow storm, but even poor road conditions couldn’t keep the students away. Some highlights of the evening were human bingo, the tricycle race, and ping pong. After a night of hard work, the seniors were ahead with the freshman close behind. Friday proved to be the cli- max of an exciting week. The assembly began with a breath taking entrance by Rocky alias Mr. Ben “Arnie” Armstrong. This just made everyone all the more ready to compete. The se- niors pulled ahead early in the competition, but the under- classmen made every point count with an amazingly close race. “I remember how close the race was between the three underclassmen classes most of all,” said Tony Charameda. People remembered many different aspects of Friday’s as- sembly, but overall the energy nd excitement were remem- bered most. “I especially re- member when Greg Machek won the jelly bean hunt for the third year in a row, and Natalie Parrish told Christin Claybom where to drop her eggs,” said Kasia Grzeskowiak, senior. After two hours of competi- tion, the class cheers ended ev- erything on a high note. The fi- nal scores were 125 Vi for the seniors, 91 for the juniors, 90 for the sophomores, and close behind, 89 Vi for the freshmen. With the conclusion of Spirit Festival, most students could face the winter months with re- lief. Most of all, during occa- sions like Spirit Festival, stu- dents should get everyone to participate and have fun. Win- ning as a class wasn’t everything and in the end, the students pulled together as a united body to root on the victorious Reds- kin basketball team. HIT OR MISS. “Keep ii steady, Tyson, says Benct Walsh and Alan Taylor. Try- ing to break an egg with your bare hands and then dropping it into a con- tainer are only things that one would do for his class during Spirit Festival. Photo by Annette Tribby 18 SPIRIT FESTIVAL

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ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK. The lunchtime fifties dancers. Front: Scott Kibler. Lindsey Redpath. Dave Vander- weg, Sandi Overhiser, Brenda Rollins, Jeff Douglas: Back: Greg Machck. Kristi Willis, John Oren. Tina Mann, Kevin Hoffman. Sue Hamm, Scott Shepherd, Richcllc Veale, Karen Tayler, Ken Lee. Photo by Mrs. G. Wheeler AINT NOTHING BUT A HOUND DOG. Everyone should thank Mr. Ben Armstrong and Mr. Brian Burns for continuing the fifties dance tradition. Here, Lindsey Redpath helps “Big Dad- dy at the door. Photo by Tina Mann Let’s Dance- Fifties dance is a big success Memories of Elvis Presley, the Beach Boys, and Chubby Checker filled the halls during the first few weeks in April. With the upcoming fifties dance, many students enjoyed the pre-dance atmosphere. “The pre-dance stuff gets you excited to go and do all the fun fifties dances,” remarked Eli- nor Marsh. Every day students heard “Big Daddy” Armstrong on the announcements pumping them up for the big night. Friday afternoon also proved to be very exciting with a fifties pre-dance show in the cafeteria during lunch time. Sixteen se- niors dressed in typical fifties attire and demonstrated some popular dances like the twist, the swim, the monkey, and the line dance. “Dancing in the cafeteria was a lot of fun. I liked demonstrat- ing the different dances, but having Mr. Roy dance with me during B lunch was the best part of all,” said Tina Mann. The big dance began at eight o’clock and was held in the gym. Nothern Lights played a med- ley of hits from the fifties which included “Leader of the Pack,” “Blue Moon,” and “Surfin’ USA.” Group dances like the hokey pokey, the bunny hop, and the line dance were especially pop- ular. “The group dances like the line dance are what 1 like best about fifties dances,” comment- ed Kim Upston. “The fifties dance is really a swinging time. You can do the hokey pokey or stroll down the middle of a line dance,” added Kristi Willis. Most of all, the students liked the fifties dance because it was a chance to dress up and make a fool of yourself. “The Fifties dance gives peo- ple a chance to really cut loose and be crazy,” commented Lau- rie Fairies. “I like the fifties dance be- cause it’s a change from the same old dances and the limbo contest really makes it fun,”re- marked Trinesha Thurston. The limbo contest was an ex- citing finale for the dance. Kel- ly O’Dowd was the overall win- ner going as low as two foot four inches. Justin Sweet was the male winner and showed a great effort making it to a low two foot six inches. Thank goodness that this year's fifties dance was a suc- cess. Due to a decline in atten- dance over the years, the fifties dance was almost cancelled. After this year’s outstanding participation, this special tradi- tion will continue in the years to come. “This year’s fifties dance was very successful and a lot of fun,” Mr. “Big Daddy” Arm- strong enthusiastically agreed. 20 FIFTY’S DANCE