Gwinn High School - Gwinner Yearbook (Gwinn, MI)

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The Dawning Head injuries have a million questions why, A long road of discovery, And a desperate need to cry. I myself have felt this desperate need, Fears, confusion, anger and despair Have wondered where my shaky steps will lead, And prayed with all my heart Just to succeed, Not in those big, important things That other people see, But just to walk or write my name Meant all the world to me. And so my fellow victims Remember this, my creed: It's all right to fall and struggle If your goal is to succeed. Stand firm — continue striving, It is not after wind If victory is your friend. And somewhere in the silence, On the brink of despair A new strength of life emerges And new friends with which to share. Gwinn High School Teachers Have taught my mind to see Not the end, but the beginning of an opportunity. By: Debbie Smith To all of my teachers and friends

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Gwinn High Schccl Gwinn Michigan 1988 Table of Contents The Year In Review...................... Faculty................................. Freshmen................................ Sophomores.............................. Juniors................................. Seniors................................. Activities.............................. Athletics............................... Advertisers............................. 3 16 30 42 54 64 92 122 152

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room areas located in the basement of the gymnasium. A scaffold is holding up a fire wall that was blown out from explosion concussion. The explosion was in a base- ment locker room when physical education instruc- tor and coach Chuck Green- lund turned off a light switch. The explosion was caused by a natural gas line leak beneath the street which goes on the side of the high school. It is believed the leaking gas migrated under- ground, below the frost dome, and seeped into the school below the ground surface. The natural gas ap- parently accumulated in the weight room and locker Some of the students in the gym class experienced probably the most terrifying moment in their young lives but emerged with nothing worse than minor burns, cuts and singed hair. However, there were twenty people who received emergency room care following the explosion. The majority were treated and released but Coach Greenlund and two other students had to be flown to the St. Mary's Hospital Burn Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 3