Houghton Lake High School - Bobcat Yearbook (Houghton Lake, MI)

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An Ending and a Beginning January marked the beginning of a new decade. With the end of the seventies, students said goodbye to a decade that included the end of the Viet Nam conflict, Water- gate, Nixon's resignation. Hank Aaron's new homerun record and Saturday Night Fever. A new decade is waiting to be filled with history. Doing it in Style Fashion-conscious students were on the scene more fre- quently this year. Girls wore fancy hats, slit skirts and three inch heels. Guys followed the more stylisth trend with dressier clothes. But the pizza shops were still the places to go after the Friday night games. Whether plain or fancy, Houghton Lake students did it in style. 7

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HAPPENINGS . . . the year of. . . Politics The national scene was brought down to the local level this year with the threat of the draft. Iran and the hostage crisis, the invasion of Afghanistan by Russia and our with- drawal from the Moscow Olympics, and the presidential campaign pro- vided fuel for lively classroom de- bate. Coping and Cutting Back With the defeat of the millage, students found cancelled classes and a shortage of books when they returned in the fall. In most cases, teachers had to make do with the materials on hand because of budget cuts. Some business courses and the co-op program had to be dropped from the schedule. Students adjusted to the changes and the school year got off to a fairly smooth start. Students learned to cope with shortage effects such as fewer text- books and barren library shelves. 6

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STRUGGLE OF SPORTS SEASON Highlighted by Homecoming Tradition Crowning of Launa Jobin Climaxes Homecoming Week Five senior girls waited anxiously during the weeks leading to Octo- ber 19th. These five had the honor of being chosen as senior home- coming representatives. They knew one of the would be chosen as the 1979 Homecoming Queen in school-wide elections. Who would it be? Would it be Brenda Hancock, a cheerleader who was also active in gymnastics? Or would it be Launa lobin, a newcom- er to Houghton Lake last year from Utica? What about Annette Nasser, president of the student senate and high school newspaper reporter? It could be Sandi Wiggins, a Merritt senior. Or it could be Robin Wood, student senate secretary. The sus- pense kept building. October 19th dawned. The day had finally come. Morning, after- noon and, at long last, evening ar- rived. All the rehearsals for half-time ceremonies didn't seem to help the nervous anticipation. The ride onto the field seemed endless. Thankfully, escorts provided needed support. Patiently, the girls waited for the announcement. All of a sudden, the suspense ended. The 1979 Home- coming Queen was announced — Launa Jobin. Launa, who said later that her re- action was total surprise, was crowned by Chris Wallington, last year's queen. Launa and the mem- bers of her court reigned over the Homecoming Dance. The dance, centered around a disco theme, fea- tured Cuffy Halliday as disc jockey. 8