Coquille High School - Laurel Yearbook (Coquille, OR)

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4 Members in a cage Have you ever thought why school seems like you're in a cage? There were several reasons why you might have thought this. First of all, we could not go where we wanted to, and we were in a class room all day, especially when the sun was shining. Also, some students thought there were too many rules which kept us from being rowdy. Our school did have its finer points. When asked what he liked about school, Matt Greene replied, The feeling of warmth between the teachers and students. One of the best things at school was all of our friends we shot the breeze with throughout the day. But, some students said that they only came to school because of sports. Some of the hardest things that we did in class were research papers, learning computers, and listening to teachers. Mike Myhrvold mumbled, It was so hard to stay awake in class. However, it was not all hard work. We also had parties in class, held mock trials, and sabotaged lockers. Our members will always remember the smell of chalk dust, the loudness of noon hour, being too cold or hot, and Mr. Short's cancer stories. You can decide whether this place was a cage or not; it all depended on how you looked at it. Page editor: Ken Jerin Listening at the freshman orientation are Dennis Hyatt, Jonathon Ring, J.J. Glazebrook, Marvin Warman, Blake Bowers, and Brett Wisely. Every student dreaded the orientation, but they had to go through the lectures to become Red Devils. Jammy Rimmer in the computer lab intensely scans his research paper. All the seniors who did a research paper had to do a lot of rechecking to make their papers just right. Bowers, Brian Bowman, Amy Breault, Tammy Burg, Kelly Burris, Rebecca Class of 86

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Running to center court is Shawn Sinclair at the introduction of the game against the rival Myrtle Point Bobcats. Coquille turned on their devil power in the fourth quarter to upset the Bobcats by beating them 66 to 63. Cheerleaders Leah Wilson and Michelle Kirk perform a cheer to fire up the students in the stands. The cheerleaders helped the football team by putting spirit into the student body. U D 3 3 CO Members in a rage The Red Devils may not have been the best in every sport, but they did have lots of spirit and determination. The rage spread throughout the school and helped everyone have pride in what they were doing. It all started during football, cross country, and volleyball. Students would crowd into the stands for the volleyball games and yell barnacle. This prompted the volleyball team to dive to the floor. The big charge in football was when the team ran through the flame and the student body was there to give high fives and cheers. The best part of the season was when the defensive backs would try to jump over the sideline pile when we ran onto the field. This would really pump us up and we were ready to kill, commented football player Tim Causey. The spirit flowed right into basketball and wrestling. Some of the things that pumped the basketball team up were the crowd yelling and Kelly Wechter jamming the ball before the game. The wrestlers mostly had to get psyched on their own. They had a drill from the movie Vision Quest that would prepare them and the crowd. It was hard to get the crowd going during the spring sports because there were no cheerleaders. The ones who went to the track meets, baseball games, and golf tournaments were usually loyal fans who loved to watch the sport. In track, from morning until the end of the race, throw, or jump, the competitors were in their own worlds thinking of what they had to do. Cammy Altree explained, I usually had a song that I thought of when I was running, and it helped me keep my rhythm. Comradery was the main connection for the baseball team. They went out there as one team and won as one team. If it was getting to be a tight game, they would all jump into a huddle between innings and scream and yell until they were ready to come out fighting. Page editor: Ken Jerin Beebe, Chris Beers, Rhonda Benn, Jeff Blohm, Shelly Bowen, Sheldon Class of '86

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Looking through wooden bars are Michelle McKeown, Tim Causey, Rhonda Lucero, Trina Means, Melissa Diamond, and Rick Anderson. Everyone hated to stay in the classrooms when the sun was shining, which was very rare. In art class, Hanna Gustafsen shows her masterpiece to her neighbor. Hanna was a foreign exchange student and showed everyone her personality which made our school brighter. Rob Christensen receives help from Mrs. Inman in English. One of the favorite projects in the English classes was creating commercials. Caddell, Beth Campbell, Ron Capps, Becky Carroll, Kim Causey, Timothy Class of '86 Opening