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

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LEFT: Many students arrived at the prom only to discover themselves without a band. BELOW: Some quick thinking and the arrival of a disc jockey soon had many couples dancing. LEFT: Seniors Michelle Ekholm and Junior Jim Fisher sway to the music of “Wink . ABOVE: The evening turned out to be a success, with Casino Night as the icing on the cake. Flerc. Senior Brett Gurnsey and his date Theresa Loding boogie down. 21

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Where’s the band? To many, prom is an opportunity to dress elegantly and dine in a fancy restaurant. To some seniors, prom signifies that graduation is just around the corner. But to most, prom conjures up the image of couples, arms entwined, swaying under soft lights to the sounds of a band. But this year when couples strolled down the yellow brick road to the theme of Somewhere Over the Rainbow” and into the Middle school cafeteria, they found their classmates sitting in silence. The stage was empty, and there was no band. The scheduled band. The Pace, was stranded in Traverse City after their van broke down. But the evening was not a total loss. Thanks to some quick thinking by several prom committee members, a DJ was found. Wink, a disc jockey from Lansing was quick to set up his equipment and put over 83 couples into motion on the dance floor. Although the sound was not top quality, students made the best of it and warmly thanked him for his quick action on such short notice. “In a way, I was both happy and disappointed in the prom,” said organizer Peggy O'Brien. “We put a lot of planning and work into it and it was disappointing not to have that band show, but I think that everyone still had a good time, and that made me feel better. I think people made it what they wanted to.” New this year was a special post-prom Casino Night offered by parents and area merchants as an alternative to traditional Lake Michigan. Couples headed for the Country Club and spent the evening playing Las Vegas style games with parents and community volunteers. Each person was given a certain amount of Poker chips and they were free to gamble with them as they saw fit. Blackjack and Roulette were two of the most popular games. As the morning hours wore on, various door prizes donated by several area merchants were given including a ghetto-blaster and a television as the grand prize. A breakfast was also served. “The whole thing really went over well,” said volunteer Carol Rasmussen. “I was impressed with the way everything turned out. We hope to continue with it next year and make it an annual event.” ABOVE: Sophomores Steve Laurent, JoEllcn Petersen and Pat Bernard volunteered their time as servers. TOP: Juniors Carl Baird and Paula Alger stroll down the yellow brick road in the Middle School. ABOVE: Juniors Jennifer Cook. Natalie Reisen and Seniors Brian Lage, Greg Skinner and Steve Bernard do a little socializing while waiting for the DJ to set up his equipment. 20

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Honors week again eventful 22 Honors Week started with Activities Day Tuesday May 22, at 7:50 am. Mayor Cindy Titche was the Mistress of Ceremonies, and gave the opening address. Art, music. Industrial Arts, Math and Spanish awards were given out. and then Mr. Doug VanSyckle presented the Anne Hathaway Cook Award to Kathy Commee, and the A.F. Allinder Award to Brent Rasmussen. Outstanding Male and Female Athletes were Steve Bernard and Lyn Hallock. Vocational Office Practice. Vocational Auto, Health Careers, and Food Service certificates were presented, along with Agriculture Awards, where Walt Taylor received the Outstanding Senior Award for FFA. Vocational Machine. Distributive Education, and Cosmetology certificates were given, and then exchange student Paivi Harkonen said a few departing words. Wednesday was Leadership Day, with the 1984-85 Mayor, Beth How, acting as Mistress of Ceremonies. Cindy Titche gave the Student Council report and Student Council awards were presented. The new officers for the 1984-85 year. Mayor Beth Hoy, Vice Mayor Tom Kohley, Secretary Lynne Olsen, Treasurer John Kulmacz and Supreme Court Justices Diane Kuhn. Tim Rood, and Mike Schmiedicke were sworn in. Attendance, Project Outreach, Student of the Month and Yearbook awards were given, as well as Boy’s and Girl’s State. The Rotary-Camp Emory Leadership Scholarship went to Walt Taylor, and Outward Bound recipients were Jim Remus and Becky Rieckman. Thursday, Scholarship Day, brought over 40,000 dollars in scholarships to graduating seniors. All Round Boy was John Merchun and All Round Girl was Kristy Harrington. Class Speakers were Nancy Peterman, John Merchun and Kristy Harrington. Friday’s Swingout started off with a bang! Just as the opening march was about to be played a firecracker made an enormous bang, and the alleged prank- UPPER RIGHT: During Swingout, Class President Peggy O'Brien was Mistress of Ceremonies. RIGHT: Representing the senior class arc Secretary. Amy Updike and Treasurer. Lee Anderson. They presented a poem to the staff of GHS reflecting fond memories of time spent together. sters were cleared from the gym. Only a short delay, and the Swingout Ceremony continued. The Commander Grow Award was presented to Brent Rasmussen, and Lisa Coats received the American Legion Auxiliary Award. Nancy Peterman gave the Welcoming Speech, and Kristy Harrington gave the Class History. On behalf of the senior class, Amy Updike, Secretary and Lee Anderson, Treasurer presented a poem entitled “To Our Teachers by Maria Tower, with special recognition to the retiring Mr. Budge. An emotional ending as Maria Tower read the class poem “Prelude , and John Merchun said “Goodbye” with the closing address. ':' e ri3ht SI Misenoi, I’mi i