Grosse Pointe High School - View Pointe Yearbook (Grosse Pointe, MI)

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a rewe . The Blue Devils have played their last full season in the cracker box gym. Thanks to the efforts of parents. students. and staff. the team will occupy a modern. spacious gym sometime next year. Although everyone is looking forward to the new home of the basketball team. the school will never forget the thrilling and exciting action witnessed in the old gym. The last season was typical of the high quality of basketball that Grosse Pointe has produced within its walls. Fighting for the rebound against Fordson are Spindle 4, Barry llf, Wible t3', Rauth 16 and Taylor JB . The Pointers won this close and exciting game in the closing minutes of play. Tutored by Coach Howard MacAdorn, they finished in a tie for second place in the B CL In the game against Highland Park, Taylor f8l and Spindle K4 rush to sfop the Parker center, who is attempting o basket. Spindle s skill won recognition on mylhical all-state lineups Taylor t8 and Russel 491 wait anxiously as Spindle lhidden fights for the bal with two Parlrers. The Devils las! this hearfbrealcer to Highland Pdfk one of ffl L31-lf the few losses of the season,

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Team Spirit. Smith, l2A, and Morrison, l2A, place first and second in the 40-yard free style as the team cheers them on to victory. The support of team' mates and friends helps the swim- mers make that extra push for success, Mjhaf waged a reaf Swimming eam. Practice and Coaching. Coach Frank Banach times Don Adamski, l2A, and David Boyne, 128. ln practice the boys get into excellent condition by swim- ming as many as 44 laps each night with Coach Banach's guidance. l'.mg1'Nixlm-1411 They did it again! Blue Devil Fmmen tied for second place in the Border Cities League and won fifth place in the State. How did they achieve this great record? What produces a great team? Here are some of the most important elements. - Sportsmu ship. Stu Smith, l2A, and Bill Morrison, l2A, shake hands with two Wy ndotte swimmers belore a meet that was won by Grosse Pointe.

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J4 Slave in file gonfzmunify l , , jane didn't see the sailboats on the lake She didn't not1ce the pxnk almond blossoms She mlght just as well not been dr1v1ng out Lake Shore on thls june day Her thoughts were an erratxc whrrl of h1story project, dress for Sunday's tea, unknown chemlstry table, and date w1th Joe The smoke stack of the Hospltal School punctured the whole cloudy mess She had scarcely closed the back door when some thlng shr1eked, BonJour,Jane' Comment allez vous? Freckled faced, red headed johnny was leaplng down the hall on hrs crutches Jane had almost for gotten that the last tlme she had been there, she had tauglct them a l1ttle French Turn on the TV' For two sol1d hours an unrelentlng barrage of re quests forced her to perform l1ke a one man army To a tlred but grateful jane the seat of the car was as welcome as a velvet cloud Beyond 'he school doors IS the commumfy Those krds are so cheerful and so brave, she thought they helped her as much as she helped them She would save next Saturday mornlng to come agaln Its a sure cure for anybodys problems helpmg others' AML? ce Ap Yfe fe a o oo of H1 leon? oss P o RedC ss Ch e 9 s e ff BoodMobl 9 th e b ta gh? he y Mo g 0 g l l