Arthur Hill High School - Legenda Yearbook (Saginaw, MI)

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- - Warm weather allowed the first pep assembly to be held outside. On sunny days, some students spend their lunch hours at Bill’s Party Store. Every Hillite possessed a multi-faceted personality. On any given day, a student could have been expected to go through a range of moods including happy, sad, depressed and excited. There was quite a difference in students’ lives during the year. Sophomores were busy meeting new people in the excitement of attending a new school, and seniors were anxiously awaiting graduation. Roller skating regained popularity, and music slowly moved from disco sounds towards the more solid sound of rock. Popular television shows were “Mork and Mindy,” Saturday Night Live” and Real People.” School activities included sp orting events, Homecoming, Blue and Gold Week, roller skating parties, dances and homework. Many students had to add part-time jobs to those activities which dominated their time. Student Life 15

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| | Preparing for the Homecoming dance, Julie Wing tries desperately to pin on date David Stringers boutonniere. Determination is shown by the powderpuff football players during the annual Homecoming week game.

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’ spiri i he court Students’ spirits were raised when t members and their escorts led the crowd in the Varsity Fight Song. Members of the court Pam Besiak, Traci Surles and Alicia Skillman show their legs in a skit performed by the court and their escorts. Homecoming Queen. Being selected to the court was an honor the members would cherish forever. Twenty-two girls were nominated by their classmates to go before the Student body for the final selection of the Homecoming Court. Each nominee made a Speech telling of her involvement in extra-curricular activities, family life and hobbies. In her speech she told the Student body why she was grateful for this Prestigious honor. After the Speeches, the student body voted for candidates. There were 11 girls selected to the 1979 Homecoming Court. Melinda Plaugher reigned as Homecoming queen along with her two attendants Alicia Skillman and Jennifer Averill. Court members included Pamela Besiak, Kathryn Bell, Shirley Kuhlman, Renee Brown, Jennifer Schmidt, Traci Surles, Laurie Erway and Barbara Bourdow. During the week the girls agreed they became good friends through participation in the traditional activities of the court members. They Selected dresses, had dinner with the School’s administrators and attended two slumber parties. Attendant Alicia Skillman said, “The whole week was fabulous. It turned out that most of us became good friends.” Escorted by her father, Queen Melinda Makes her entrance at the football game. Ready to begin the traditional walk down the aisle, Queen Melinda and escorts John Flynn and John Becker arrive at the trellis.