Algonac High School - Algonquin Yearbook (Algonac, MI)

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DEADLINES: 34 Getting focts correct, rolking to the people and making sure to cover oil angles, ore things a good writer must cover. Co-editor of the Rot Review , Greg Knight double checks stories for focts and accuracy. Rowdy enthusiasm keeps the bond members on their feet cheering during the Homecoming gome. Bond members led cheering sections during each of the gomes. PERFORMANCES: 26 For Liso Scovoronski, preparing to be drum mojo meant going to o special comp or M5U. Hard work wos the key phrase for her os she wos taught different commands and facings. Liso wos taught in the university level, the standard for drum majors. She said: They tried to reach us confidence. 6 Student Life Division

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Keeping Our Heads Above Water Delicate beauty is in constant competition with the cold, horsh winter os days pass so quickly. The lost worm days of October soon become the frigid gray days of November. Cold air, ice, and frozen noses take the place of swimming inthe river or sun- ning on boots along the canal. Just like the snow that covers the ground, students felt that homework and responsibilities were piling up on them to the point of being overwhelming. Dissections in Biology, Congress projects in Comm II, research papers in College Comp, along with the various tests and quizzes kept many students indoors, owoy from the changing seasons. Finding time for a social life wos a hard task, but it was easy to take a few moments to be alone or shore o quiet time with a friend. Enjoying the beauty surrounding us were stepping stones on the path to Keeping Our Heads Above Water Jim Sullivan and Kelly Balirzky fake advantage of a quiet spot by the water to relax on a fall afternoon. Debbie Gontarek, Gina George . Dove Gontarek. and Morgoret Nelson choose the protection of o shody tree os the perfect place to corch up on the week ' s activities. In recognition of their achievements, seniors Stocy Boker ond Julie Bilond ore presented with certificates from McDonolds’ representatives. The two girls were nominated to be o port of the McDonolds All-Americon Bond Introduction 5

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Keeping Our Heads Above Water Student Life Adjusting bock to school began on o crowded bus ride September 4. Five minute bells kept students hurrying, pushing ond shoving through the halls to reach their classes on time. No minute could be wasted. In the hours after school, time was spent working or at prac- tices. Bond members got home late from performances and even gave up a morning rising early for the Thanksgiving Parade. Work ond homework ruled the evenings. To become o member of the Honor Society, grades hod to be kept up. Social lives often suffered in exchange for the grade point overage. Plans for Spirit Week kept Student Council members busy from the first doy of school. Students with only two weeks to work, gave up time to work on the floats for the parade, and decorate the halls. Free time become scarce and it was harder to keep on top of things. Determination wos needed to create 26 hour days and suceed in Keeping Our Heads Above Water. Majorettes added o 6fh hour doss to their schedule to provide necessary time to perfect routines ond prepare for performances. Band-o-rama meant mony long doys of practice for oil members of the squod Kim Stieler grunts unga bunga os she exits the ’Senior Cove on her way to her next class on rheme doy, Thursday, October 4. HOMECOMING: 10 Although spirit week seemed to go smoothly, freshmen faced o new task. Finding o trailer for the float ond getting people to help were some of the problems. With the completed floor reody to roll, Kelly Ponke, Dove Srrevel, Paul Moehlman, Jenny Rochon, Theresa Wrubel ond Shown Leonard odd finol touches. PARADE: 14 Being Student Coundl President takes o lot of rime ond effort. As chairperson of the porade, Marty Tischbein found o number of extra duties. ’’Knowing the right person to contoct ond getting in touch with that person wos the most difficult; after that the parade seemed to come together, but I wos glod when it wos over, said Morty. Student Life Division 7