Central High School - Centralia Yearbook (Bay City, MI)

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Making the run for an Ecclesia fifst and ten is halfback Kathy Heintskill, while Pam Walraven and Judi Szczepanski take care of CCC players Sharon Dennison and Janet Neering.'Glowing flames lit up the practice field during Thursday nights annual bonfire as Senior Dan Brady prepares to throw in the dummy of a Midland High player. Enthusiastic victory cries filled the stadium during Friday's pep assembly when the Sophomore class won the purple and gold pep jug, proudly accepting are Bob Klapish, Brian Bishop, John Felske, Ken Noonan and Ken Lask. Fourth quarter on the sidelines display John Kennedy, Mark Holes, Dave Noonan and Pat Turek concentrating deeply on the defensive plays. Big yellow mums with purple C's were sold by Student Council in the main hallway all Friday, Mr. Toyzan shows teachers get involved too as he gets his before the pep assembly.

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A Career Resource Center opened at Central this year as a supplement to the Student Services and the school library. Many types of information were made available in the center such as applications to several colleges, both vocational and academic career information and mini-movies describing jobs, qualifications needed and salaries earned. The Center provided much help and spread interest in job as well as careers. For the first time in 47 years Central did not celebrate Band Bounce, the student variety show cast in the Spring, due to the austerity program which limited teachers. The Band and Choirs did present a Spring Concert to supplement the former activity. Renovation of the third floor at Central began in December and is predicted to be completed in mid-August. Money for the project came from the Economic Development Authority, a federal agency. The third floor east hall will be gutted completely, and new corridors and classrooms will be constructed. A relocated corridor and new library will also be built. All the science rooms will be rebuilt and equipped with modem lab equipment. V Wally Meyer, a senior at Bay City Central captured the Michigan High School Championship in Chess this year. Wally won five out of five matches on his road to the Championship. He was the third Central High student to capture the title in the past three years. A new program Learning Lab, was set up at Central this year which was developed to help students with their problems. Class size was kept to a maximum of 16 students for more personal attention. . During Easter Vacation Student Council sponsored the Great Spring Clean-Up. The projects undergone by the students were hallway cleaning, locker and wall scrubbing and parking lot sweeping. Due to the Millage defeat in April, Central will be under many reductions next year. Staff size will be decreased with 73 teachers being pink-slipped and a few being recalled. Central will utilize its building space to the fullest as High- School students will occupy the building in the morning and Intermediate students during the late afternoon. No sports or extra-curricular activities will be available.

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pirit, punk and team any festive events livened spirits during Homecoming week. Monday night football featured the classic Ecclesia vs. CCC Powder Puff game. The final buzzer proved Ecclesia too tough for f the CCC team as they were defeated 14-0, the first time in three years and only the second in the history of the two honor clubs. Halftime highlighted the annual tug-of-war contest between classes. The mighty Sophomores pulled their way to a victory over the powerful Seniors, but the Seniors spirit remained strong as they went on ,to win the hall decorating contest with colorful purple and gold streamers and brightly painted posters. Throughout the week spirits rose higher as the flaming heat of Thursday nights bonfire warmed everyone who attended. Go, Fight, Win were only a few chants lead by the Cheerleaders and Varsity gridders. While cheering grew intense, the dummy of a Midland High player burned in the raging fire, sparking everyone's pep for the coming game. Pep? Thunderous voices chanting V-I-C-T-O- R-Y, that s the Sophomore battle cry showed they had it, as the Sophomores won the pep jug ' during Friday's pep assembly, only moments before the Homecoming court was introduced and Rosemary Trahan announced as queen. 21-42, that's the score. After four quarters of strenuous play the Wolves just couldn,t hold the brutal Midland Chemics back, but that didn't dampen the Homecoming crowd any, as Homecoming '77 truely became one for all to remember.