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

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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

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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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Everything turning to the lighter side occupants of GHS were inspired by the prospect of the upcoming Holidays. With the Christmas season an atmosphere of excitation filled the halls of the school. During the Christmas assembly several members of the school staff dressed up as Santa’s reindeer. With styrofoam antlers and taped on black noses they pranced around the gymnasium. Mr. and Mrs. Claus, portrayed by Mr. Matched and Mrs. Nichols, wheeled around the gym on bicycles. On Valentine’s Day the plan to celebrate with paper hearts and bouquets of flowers was nixed due to weather. After an unexpected week of vacation and being cooped up, students and faculty alike were easily persuaded to return. From Valentine’s to Spring Break, the halls and classrooms were filled with anticipation for the week that many Seniors planned their Senior trips and other students worked for extra money, vacationed with family and friends, or just did whatever their hearts desired. Spring break seemed so short but students waited in suspense for the fast approaching Prom. After Prom Swingout and commencement were just around the corner. For many this was a time of sadness because of parting friendships and Seniors leaving the school with many memories, but for most Seniors the feeling of taking life on the lighter side was the growing anticipation of graduation and their new life outside of Greenville Senior High School. For the underclassmen Summer break seemed so close, yet so far away. It continued with Homecoming week, where students dressed up and participated in activities pertaining to the Homecoming theme; Chinatown. One of the non-theme, traditional activities that many students participated in was seeing which class could cram the most people into a Volkswagon bug. At Halloween both students and faculty went all out when dressing up to be judged. Even new Assistant Principal, Rodney P. Green, downed his Yellow Jacket and Halloween spirit as he walked around school as a bug with the words “swat me” hanging on his back for part of the day. Mr. Walthorn’s first hour Physics conspired to dream up the costume for Mr. Green. From Halloween to Thanksgiving the “Give me a light. Not a flashlight, a Bud light, or even a Pepsi light.” These days everything seems to be turning “light.” Besides food and drink, people are taking life on the lighter side too. At Greenville Senior High School students don’t complain about routine school life, instead they break-up the monotony by getting away from the seriousness of classes, laughing in the halls, letting it all hang out at a pep assembly, or cheering an athletic team on to victory. GHS began taking life on the lighter side with the first week of school and the the initiation of Sophomores. Many students found great humor during lunchtime watching the creative initiation techniques of the Juniors and Seniors. But “the lighter side” didn’t stop there.