Bronson High School - Viking Yearbook (Bronson, MI)

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We Dedicate ... this 1984 edition of the VIKING to three of our supportive staff who are retiring this year. Clare Laws began working m the Bronson School system in 1963 on a temporary basis However, because of the efficient manner m which she handled her duties she is now finishing twenty-one years of uninterrupted service as study hall supervisor and attendance clerk. All of us will feel our loss next year without Mrs. Laws who hopes to have more free time for travel and family. She in turn says she will greatly miss the association with staff and students. Marjorie Keeslar is finishing twenty-one years as a cook for the high school cafeteria. In reference to her involvement she said. “I have enjoyed the work. Many changes have taken place, but the students remain their loveable selves, complaining one day and complimenting the next.” She is looking forward to having more opportunity for travel, hobbies and family. John Ash spent ten years as a custodian in the Bronson School system following twelve years with Sturgis Public Schools. Having worked the night shift for part of that time, he saw students m their after-school activites and says he wiN miss them. However, he is looking forward to having more time for his grandchildren. reading and riding his bicycle. We will miss these who have been dedicated to their |Obs and wish to express our appreciation for all our hourly employees who quietly and faithfully work ft the background. 2

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fable of Contents Time Flies ... Friends..................5 Catch it Administration...........9 in the 1984 viking Seniors.................15 Underclassmen..........39 Bronson High School Bronson'S 49028 Organizations...........63 Sports.................77 Faculty...............101 Activities............107 Advertisements .... 127 Memories..............153 “Time is a stream which glides smoothly on and is past before we know.” Table ot Contents 1

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• r Lorinda Mayer Crowned Branch County 1984 Junior Miss At the Sixth Annual Junior Miss Pageant held m the Tibbits Opera House, Saturday, November 19, 1983, Lorinda Mayer was named Branch County's Junior Miss for 1984. She was selected from 11 contestants, all of whom were seniors m their respective high schools. Each girl was judged on youth fitness; creative and performing arts; and poise and appearance. Lorinda was the first girl from outside the Coklwater area ever to have earned the right to represent Branch County m Michigan's 26th Annual Junior Miss Program, staged in the Marshall Middle School auditorium January 21. 1984. Out of 28 contestants Lorinda had the high honor of being named third runner-up. Her performance in the creative and performing arts category was a song and dance routine that she choreographed herself — A Bushel and a Peck'' from the Broadway musical Guys and Dolls. As members of the yearbook staff, we have been pleased to write the above in recognition of Lorinda s achievements as a person and in appreciation for the two years she has served as editor of the 1983 and 1984 Bronson High School Viking Bronson High School Yearbook Staff and Mrs. Vera Hurd. Advisor 3