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

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Spirit Week Promotes Strange Behavior CLOWN AND SLAVE THURSDAY, Oct. 29: The circus, espe- cially the clowns, had great influence on the students today. Imitating not only their dress but their hilarious treatment of friends as temporary slaves proved this theory. Students signed their names to another mural for the locker room. HALLOWEEN FRIDAY, Oct. 30: Halloween dictated the dress of students today. Some even attended the pep assembly that afternoon in their costumes. There, students from individual classes fought for points towards the Spirit Week Award, even- tually won by the seniors. Students were observed doing such bizarre acts as trying to whistle while eating crackers, speed- eating bananas, and sitting on blocks of ice. An outrageous group of people known as cheerleaders shared responsibility for planning these activities. But what could one expect from people who all dress alike every Friday? Swinging into Spirit Week on October 26th, Mrs. Jansen's first hour class takes a step up in fashion for No Sweat Day. ABOVE: Junior Renae Follrath answers the call of master of ceremonies Mr. Boals at the annual slave auction during Spirit Week. The auction was held on Wednesday. October 28th. Cheerleaders and athletes were auctioned to the highest bidder to serve as slaves the next day. LEFT: Seniors Caroline Hejka and Stan Wallington help eat up points for the class spirit award during the pep assembly October 30th. (0 oc 7

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BEWARE: Spirit Week fills the average Houghton Lake student with enthu- siasm and crazy ideas. But what would be the reaction of an out- sider who happened on the scene during the week before Home- coming? Last year, the reaction probably would have been like this: NO SWEAT MONDAY, Oct. 26: Apparently physical fitness has become very popular at HLHS. Many students attended classes clothed in jogging sweats. A well-balanced diet is associated with fitness also, which must explain the hordes of students weighing themselves during lunch hours. MOURNING TUESDAY, Oct. 27: A very somber group today: somberly dressed in black, that is. However, lunch periods proved active times as students voted for homecoming queen and honey and stamped green thumbprints on a new type of wall mural. Stu- dents anticipate an exciting game of girls' football in the evening. ROLL'EM UP OVERALL WEDNESDAY, Oct. 28: The bizarre fashion of rolled clothes highlighted dress today while cheerleaders collected bottle and jar caps during midday break. A head start in the Pepsi Challenge? HLHS has found the solution to the money problem: sell classmates at the annual slave auction. Grinning into the camera, junior Rob Kunik displays both Bobcat spirit and United States patriotism.

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Guys Powder Noses for Powderpuff Outrageous? Crazy? Hilarious? Yes, the guys' participation in the powderpuff activities were all of these and more. The evening of October 27th saw five very competitive male seniors dressed in high fashion for the announcement of the Homecoming Honey title of 1980. The Honey was elected by the student body after an evening gown display at the senior dance October 13th and much discussion and debate by the students. When the votes by all the classes were gathered and totalled the. results showed Parish Geers the lucky winner. Shirley Temple Geers was crowned Homecoming Honey 1980 by for- mer Honey Todd Housenga, during halftime of the powderpuff game. The disappointed runners-up included Kevin Wallington, Chuck Huffmaster, Dennis Brown, and Kevin Hook. The Honey competition, however, was not the end of male TJ c - E cc participation that evening. Cheerleaders from both the upper and lower classes drew much attention also. As cheerleaders Dan Finn put it, It was great! With the guidance of cheerleader coach, Patti Henning, the guys proved an able group of spirit grabbers. Under the direction of Mrs. Frever, the second annual pow- der puff activities became a tremendous success. k CO ABOVE: The guys are sitting high this second annual powderpuff football game as they get a chance at playing cheerleader. UPPER LEFT: Raising their fists and swinging their hips for the junior and senior girls are upperclass cheerleaders Perry Majors and Mike Garrett. 8