Cody High School - Comet Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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Cody students are amused at a formal European school tradition as foreign exchange student John Yates Williams models a school uniform which all English boys must wear. Assemblies marked Cody's calendar of extra activities more than ever this year, featuring varied informative and entertaining programs. This informal and convenient medium of assem- bling the student body together in one spot often acquainted them with many things which they had been unaware of before. The ninth grade orientation introduced school life activities and opportunities to the newly enrolled students. A panel of teachers were interviewed at the Meet Your Teacher program and informally answered questions about their lives and interests outside of school. Sneak previews of coming Cody attractions and peppy song fests were also featured at the special auditorium assemblies which so often were a delightful break in the day. I Many performers entertained Cody audiences at assemblies throughout the year . . . the Four Mosts at the COMET Kick-Off Rally . . . the Tamburitzans troupe at a pep rally . . . and Cody faculty members at the Meet Your Teacher program. One hundred fifteen

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61615201 6626 Jlddl' new inferezif in achoof Mr. Quaker, dressed in a period cos- tume, helped to set the stage for a patriotic message for a Cody audience which left them with much to think about. One hundred fourteen Honor gives her light, and now a Cody Crest will shine in honor of Cody . . . at an Honors Assembly Jim Lightfoot an- nounces the winning crest and introduces it's designer, Chuck Pittinger.

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D fp ' II 1 0, 15 A It .Ji in-' ,D -v, . 4, Several Codyites gathered around the bandstand Redford, Cooley, and Cody students who at- to enjoy a popular rendition played by one of tended all seemed to agree that is was un- the two bands who performed at Fantasma. doubtedly the most successful dance of the year. Keeping in tune and in step to the beat of a national trend, Cody had its own bandstand, alternately sponsored once a month by the many clubs and organizations in cooperation with the Cody Parents Club. To appeal to everyone, each dance offered its own individual theme, which was centered around the season. Dressy, casual, disc jockey, and Sadie Hawkins dances all made up the regular program. An occasion for something special came at Homecoming, gradu- ation, and Christmas time. But whether the students came stag or drag, in casual or semi- formal dress, they always attended in large num- bers, flocking to Cody's gym to dance to the popular music of a band. One hundred sixteen Queen Kay Gragg and King Ken VanCamp,. along with the1r'c011rt, leaa' off one of the many dances at the Varsity Drag as students watch admiringly.