Grants Pass High School - Toka Yearbook (Grants Pass, OR)

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tion, or athletic event, the students and faculty at Grants Pass High are proud to be a part of it because it’s their unification as the result of mutual spirit and pride that makes all of the activities here a great success. GPHS has something that few other schools have, and that’s undivided spirit between students and faculty. They work together to achieve the same goal: the best high school possible. As the last four lines of our school song so aptly puts it: With our colors floating proudly we’ll give them all our best; hail to old Grants Pass our high school, best school in all the west. Spirit and pride are all wrapped up in Grants Pass High’s ACTIVITIES The binding forces that unite Grants Pass High School in every activity are spirit and pride. These forces enable the faculty and students to work together to do the best job possible of making Grants Pass High School successful. The students who are here care for the school. They want it to show through with their pride. Banners, stickers, posters, buttons, and trophies are just a few of the many examples in the halls and in the students that emphasize Caveman pride. With sayings like, “True Blue,” and “Caveman Pride Inside,” students are proud to be a part of the “Caveman scene” and they will stop at nothing to show their pride. Whether it’s Homecoming, Spirit Week, a pep assembly, class competi- CHEERS OF EXCITEMENT filled the stands as the student body welcomed the Redwood Empire runners. 1000 helium balloons were released upon their arrival. Activities

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No shortage on SPIRIT With arches of blue and white balloons and a grandstand full of excited students, faculty, and townspeople, the pride-boosting Spirit Week was coming to a close. The Redwood Empire runners could be seen in the distance and the winner of the first Redwood Empire Run, held in 1927, John “Mad Bull” Southard was seated on the platform. Yet this long awaited ceremony was not the only high-spirited event that took place during the week. Each day there was a lunch time activity that ranged from a pie-throw to a megaphone give away. Senior Chris Rossel felt that the week was a bigger success than previous years. “More people became involved and that would make any event better.” Jim Sa-vard, Activities Director at GPHS, also felt that Spirit Week was a great event. ‘‘It turned out to be fun for everyone. The Student Council performed their jobs very well, plus it was an extra bonus to have the run during the same week.” Others did not have the same opinion. Junior Rainy Hoppins commented, “It was a flop! There was no unification and I feel that the dress up days were not as thought out.” First-time Spirit Week observers, freshmen Jessica Heverly and Royce MacGinnitie agreed with Rainy: “It was not what I expected. I felt that school pride would be more noticeable,” said Jessica. “I was looking for studentbody participation, and some of the ideas seemed as old as the school!” commented Royce MacGinnitie. Although some of the underclassmen felt their first Spirit Week was not memorable, for many it will be unforgetable. With this Spirit Week came an extra bonus, the Redwood Empire Run was during the week. The 6 relay runners, all graduates of GPHS, were as follows: Wayne Morrow ’56, Jim Smith ’58, Ray Atleson ’62, Chris Hart ’70, Tom Moore 71, and Cindy Bigelow ’74. The 6-Vz day, 470 mile run from San Francisco to Grants Pass, took a year and a half planning, but it made this year’s spirit a success. TRUE CAVEMEN met the 1987-88 centennial runners as they finished their six and a half day run. Members of the Oregon Cavemen Inc. dressed in their skins to present an award to the runners. CORVALLIS OR BUST. Anxious students board the rooter bus in route to the football playoffs held in Parker Stadium. Corvallis. 10 Spirit Week