Deckerville High School - Eagle Star Yearbook (Deckerville, MI)

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CHECKING IT OUT before coming out of hiding is 8th grader Kenny Lohr. All of the boogie man stories have him on edge, and he's keeping an eye open at all times. Photo by Becky McCully. DEEP IN SLEEP sophomore Tina Srock dreams of the tooth fairy. She is hoping to sneak a peek at the tooth fairy when he gives her a quarter for the tooth under her pillow. Photo by Candy Durham.

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HAVING FUN AT LUNCH TIME, seniors Nowell Lindke and Matt Baslock race through the halls. Photo by Becky McCully. OH MASTER, where arc you, I'm lost without you! Soph. Richard Barker looks for his wonderful master on slave day. Photo by Becky McCully. SHOWING HIS SPIRIT with the rest of us is Mr. John Nezworski dressed up for beach bum day. Photo by Becky McCully. BUCKWHEAT AT DHSIJr. Denise Peruski dresses as her hero during spirit week. Photo by Becky McCully. Spirit Week - 17

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COULD THIS BE TRUE? This simulates the scene of when sr. Jody Goller wrote to Santa in 3rd grade. She wrote a letter to find out if what sr. Kelly Broughton told her was true and that was whether Santa Claus was real. Photo by Candy Durham. HERE COMES PETER COTTONTAIL hopping down the bunny trail bringing eggs and candy to all of the children who have faith in him. How old were you when you lost faith in the Easter bunny? Photo by Karen Woodard. Believe it or not! When did you stop believing? T’was the night before Christmas and all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Remember that Christ- mas Eve when you laid awake in bed all night waiting to hear those sleigh bells in the snow? You listened through the whole night but there was nothing. In the morning you ran out to the Christmas tree to find all your presents from Santa. You knew he didn’t land on your roof top last night so how could this be? That’s when most chil- dren start to suspect that something just didn’t fit. The one day that is never forgotten from your childhood is the time you were sitting on Santa’s lap when you hugged him, and his long white beard fell off to re- veal a short black one. You stared at this man in awe until you identified him as your next-door neighbor. That’s the day you found all your suspicions true. After that you won- dered about the tooth fairy, Easter bunny, and boogie man. Do you recall the time when the tooth fairy for- got to exchange your tooth for a quarter and your dad said, ’’Leave your tooth under your pillow again and I’m sure that I, I mean the tooth fairy, won’t forget it tonight.” How about the time when the Easter bunny stored the candy he was bringing for you in your parent’s closet, and you found it a week before Easter. Those three imaginary figures were fun to believe in when you were a little kid, but what about the boogie man? He’s the scary guy that hid in the closet or under the bed that your babysitter threatened you with. Can’t you just hear her saying now, ”If you get out of that bed, the boogie man will get you for sure!” So you didn’t dare get out of bed; instead you laid there very still with your eyes wide open. Finally, after a year of sleepless nights with the babysitter, you realized that there couldn’t possi- bly be anything in the closet or under the bed, because if there was, it would have gotten you by now. Now that you’re a teenager, isn’t it great to look back and remember how much fun you had believing in these imagi- nary figures? It almost makes you wish you were little again, doesn’t it? -Candy Durham When You Stop Believing - 19