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

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Below: Fighting for the pep jug is a major part of Greenville High School’s pep assemblies. Here, the juniors compete, but in the end the seniors traditionally win the jug. Right: Six volunteers from each class raced to build the best pyramid. On bottom are Julie Stafford. Natalie Ries-sen and Kelly Moyer. In the middle are Colleen Doherty and Sally Heaton, and on the top is Laurie Hasbany. Bottom: Seniors struggle to beat the juniors in tug of war. Wild events lead to ’84 Homecoming “Participate in a pudding such contest, dress up like you’re on a Hong Kong Holiday, have a chop-stick race, or pretend that you and your best friends are Siamese Twins.” Sounds like something you would find in a magazine ad? These were actual activities that GHS students participated in during their earliest Homecoming ever—‘China Town.’ To prepare for the traditional Junior Senior night Powder Puff game the girls practiced after school at the beginning of the week with Junior Coach Mike Sche-dicke and Senior Coach Tom Kohely. Although both teams struggled, the Seniors were victorious 2-1. Most everyone was enthusiastic about getting involved in Homecoming activities. Wednesday the Siamese Twin costumes were judged. During lunch the contestants sucked-up all of the pudding in the “Pudding Suck” contest. Thursday the costume contest was for Hong Kong Holiday, while at lunchtime the chopstick race was on. Friday, students showed spirit by dressing up for “Spirit Day’’. The Juniors won the wagon race and also had the most people piled into a Volkswagon in the Car Cram during lunch. During the annual Homecoming Pep Assembly everyone showed their Yellow Jacket Spirit and pride. Even new viceprincipal, Mr. Green, as Michelle Mosher, junior, initiated him with a cream pie. She won that opportunity in a Student Council raffle. The seniors combined their energy and emerged victorious in the tug-of-war. After putting forth all of their effort the Seniors were the overall winners of Homecoming week and of the “Spirit Jug”. As the schoolbell signalled an end to the week everyone was anticipating the upcoming game and the festivities at the Saturday evening ‘China Town’ dance. 8

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Farm students . . . . barn but dislikes getting up early. Traditional tillage in the spring means working the fields four or five times to prepare a “clean” seed bed. Some modern farmers use conservation tillage. This method leaves crop residue on the field to prevent erosion and to conserve moisture. A necessary part of the program is to use herbicides to control weeds. Working the fields a fewer number of times saves labor, fuel cost, and machinery cost. Doug said when he finishes high school that he would drive a milk truck with his dad. They now own a truck that holds 5,200 gallons of milk. Doug has participated in FFA and 4-H. He is the vice-president of Regardless of the season, weather, or temperature, cattle and livestock need to be attended to regularly. the FFA. He won second place in done many things in the 4-H club. As the tractor driving contest and also a member he has shown rabbits and took second in crop judging at the pigs and would like to show pigs FFA state convention. He has also again in the future. New kid in school New sophomore cites school differences Did you ever wonder what it was like to be the new kid in school? As of December 17th, Mike Corwin became the newest member of the Sophomore class at Greenville High. Having moved from Grand Rapids, where he attended Creston High with a student population of nearly 2,000, Mike had a lot of adjusting to do. Mike claimed that one of the biggest differences between his previous school and Greenville is class size. “The classes here have fewer people and it allows for more individual teacher-student help. At Mike’s former school the ratio of blacks fo whites was about 50 50; he was surprised to find that was not the case here. When asked how it felt to be a first year high school student as a Sophomore in Greenville when at Creston freshmen were the youngest class. Mike’s reply was, “it’s not fair, I’m getting treated bad twice! But at least 1 missed initiations here.” One of the best ways of making friends in a new school is by involve- ment in extracurricular activities such as sports and dances. Mike noticed that here there seems to be bigger turnouts and more enthusi- asm at Greenville basketball games. Also that school spirit is great, such as the numerous dress up days. He said he really enjoyed watching several teachers make fools of themselves dressed as reindeer in the Christmas assembly. Mike believed that the disadvantages of moving and changing high schools will be far outweighed by all the pluses Greenville has to offer. His reply when asked what he thought of Greenville Senior High was, “I like it.” He really enjoyed watching several teachers make fools of themselves dressed as reindeer in the Christmas assembly. 7

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Left: Representing the Junior class, Roy Ferguson sucks chocolate pudding through a straw. Below: During the girls powder puff soccer game. Mike Adams. Brent Sloop. Andy Peterson. Mike Flan-ery, Tom Kohley. Fred Roberts and Jerry Remelts posed as cheerleaders. They imiated cheers, threw water balloons, and managed to cover everyone in shaving cream, including themselves. 9