Birch Run High School - Panther Tales Yearbook (Birch Run, MI)

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US ON THE EDGE”

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DYNAMITE CONCERT PUT by Laura Worden On a late September even- ing in 1987, Birch Run was treated to an unusual event: a rock concert! Students from North Elementary, Mar- shall Greene Middle School, and the high school numbered in the hundreds, filling the high school gym to maximum capacity. What sort of band could draw such a crowd into the heart of this boomtown? Was it Motley Crue or Madon- na? Not exactly, but the enthusiasm generated by these five unknowns nearly equalled that of better known bands. The Edge, a product of The Young American Showcase in St. Petersburg, Florida, consisted of five members: Bob Flake, bass guitar, Dave Dyke, vocals, Sandy Clement, keyboards and vocals, Darryl Killingsworth, lead guitar, and Jim Davis, drums. They sang only covers of popular songs and played in schools across the U.S. and Canada. When they arrived in Birch Run, they had been together just six weeks and would tour for another ten months. All had the hope of becoming studio musicians one day. The concert, which was arranged by S.A.D.D., lasted nearly two hours. The band spent the time before the show warming up, signing autographs and accepting friendship bracelets from the kids who helped them set up the equipment. Afterwards, they signed more autographs. After it was all over, everyone felt a little bit of a let down, cherishing their autographed posters and pins and talking the concert over with friends in the halls. The day the band came to town, everybody went wild. When they left, the ex- citement went with them and it was business as usual once again. Clockwise from top left: The Edge (from left to right)-Bob Flake, Jim Davis, Darryl Kil1ingsworth, Sandy Clement, and Dave Dyke. Bob, Dave, and Sandy did a satire of the Van Ha- len video. Jump. Sandy Clement sang his version of La Bamba. I don't know the rest of the words , he crooned in the middle of the song. A manic cheer arose from the jam-packed bleachers as the band blasted from the girls' locker room. After it was all over, the band let go and showed their true personalities.

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FANS BLAST WEEK by Hollie Gerger The fun and excitement of Spirit Week once again sprang into action. It started off with Monday as T-shirt, hat and shades day, Tuesday was hunter day, Wednesday Hawaiian day, and Thursday nerd day, and Friday was of course the infamous Blue and Gold day. The excitement contin- ued at the pep assembly that afternoon. There was an excellent turnout from the faculty and students. There were class spirit competitions, relays, and a special performance by the Varsity Pom-Pon squad with the Pep-Band. The 1987 Varsity football team was announced by their captain Daryl Boyce. And it all ended with the audience, cheerleaders, and pom-pon squads joining the Pep-Band for the school fiqht sonq. Upper left and clock- wise: Freshman Lee Anne James smiles for the camera on nerd day. Lee Anne is also involved in girl's basketball. Mr. and Mrs. Cummings decked out on T-shirt, hat and shades day. Mrs. Cummings also wore her authentic Hawaiian muumuu on Hawaiian day, while Mr. Cummings wore his matching shirt. Junior Casey Burditt and Senior Tom Szostak are almost ready to go hunting, but there's no gun! Even though not every- one agrees on making fools of themselves by dressing up, those of us who did had a BLAST!!!