Greenville High School - Hi Life Yearbook (Greenville, MI)

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Teachers often offered advice to students about their future as Mr. Hannah and Shari Stendal engage in deep thought relating to her goal. The thought of entering the service was often forced upon the students as 1981 graduate Joyce Geldersma tries persuading Jeff Haney to join the Marines. Einer Thorlund was often in the library to improve his wisdom so he could raise his grades with a better chance of getting into the college of his choice. To Steve Anderson the question of which college to attend was simpli tied by visiting the counseling office and looking through college bro chures. 6

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 They didn ‘t pull in a victory, but the senior girls sure did draw in a lot of spirit and encouragement from the crowd during the tug-of-war contest at the Homecoming Pep Assembly. Sue Peterson s hands are just a blur as she cheers on the seniors during the caramel apple (onion) eating New school codes and the Gerald R. Ford Parade were the big events of the ’81 and ’82 school year. It was filled with events, happenings, and friends, things that only said 1982. One of those things was school work. School work may not change year after year but the students at G.H.S. did. They started a Youth Foundation and felt the school’s cutbacks while other schools closed for lack of funds. The students scrounged for jobs while the country was in a recession and unemployment was at its highest. For the sports enthusiasts there were ups and downs, also. Powder puff football was dropped because of liability but the varsity football team, girls basketball team, and the girl’s tennis team had excellent seasons. Attitudes changed over the year, too. The students seemed to take more notice of what was going on in the world around them. Ronald Reagan's conservative administration was cutting the national budget as a conservative attitude seemed to be sweeping the country. Students also became more aware of the importance of fitness, especially concerning food and exercise. These are only a few events in the time our life in 1982. 5

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The long grueling hours spent slav ing away at jobs often seemed mo notonous and extremely boring, but jobs are often necessary to save money for the future. Amy Gerke smiles while showing some of the clothes she tries to sell at Alma 's. The counseling office was often filled with seniors who were trying to decide which college to enter. Kelly King and Bruce Palmer chat while reading through college pam phlets. If it were possible to look into the future what would Greenville be like? This question cannot be answered because this town is ever changing and ever growing, so the outlook is so unpredictable. The people grow and they learn. The students of G.H.S. made major decisions pretaining their future. After graduation the choice of entering college, the work force, or the service were probably the biggest issues. The students had to imagine their goal in life and try to reach it, even though there were so many possibilities that choosing a career seemed impossible. As graduation creeped nearer, however things begin to work out by themselves and the future began to look clearer. 7