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

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Helpful make-up tips received from his powderpuff escort, senior Suzie Akin, aid Homecoming Honey candidate senior John Bourdow in getting ready to campaign for votes. The powderpuff contest, held during Spirit Week, allowed the girls and guys to exchange roles for a day. Photo by Jim Gonzalez. Senior newspaper editor Gary Gandolfi bows his head in embarrassment after being clobbered by journalism advisor Lynn Strause during the animal game”at their annual lasagne party. Fellow staffers junior Angie Bischoff and senior Agnes Hejka cheer on the unusual match Photo by Jim Gonzalez. Looking past the chaos on the surface, you will also find such serious- ness as receiving the long awaited driver’s license, acquiring college credits at our high school, and obtain- ing the highly coveted permission to date. From crazy to credible, these ar- ticles reflect the diversity of life outside the classroom. Why say more...take a look for your- self on the next 36 pages! SICS STUDENT LIFE DIVISION 7

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Artwork by Lee Studebaker For identification see page 43 IN THE I I S A welcome non-fatal disease spread through Houghton Lake High during the '82 -’83 school year. It was quickly diagnosed as “Spirit.” The nasty carrier of this dreaded sickness, the spirit bug, bit most students right smack in the buns. After the initial bite, they had no control over-let alone excuses for-their actions. Our photographers captured proof of this disease and the strange behavior it produced. We offer this proof in our new student life section called “Beyond the Basics.” We have some pictures that look like they might have been found on Planet Claire. Actually, all these phenomena were found in our humble (?!?) surroundings. “Beyond the Basics” provides infor- mation in a wide variety of areas from the latest trends in style to our senior jocks in evening gowns to Queen Pam receiving her crown. You can also find those special shots of the Tip-Up-Town that a Imost wasn’t, students wearing zany new trends, and the ever-famous pastime of toilet papering. BEyCND TEE IX 6-STUDENT LIFE DIVISION

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Preparing to defend last year’s victory, the upperclassman team takes a firm stance. Front row: Suzie Akin. Heather Soderman, Lisa Miller. Leslie Petter, Kellie Garrett. Back row: Kim Leszczynski, Lisa Guldner, Shari Vandenbos. Madonna Sussex, Debbie Zielinski, Kristy Davis. Deon Lytle, Kelly Spiess, and Toni Boals. Photo by Jim Gonzalez. Seniors Missy Pacella, Mary Lee Stuck, Carol Jozwik, and Laura Tilson compare costume crazi- ness on Tuesday. Teachers counted students who dressed up first hour and the points went toward the spirit award given to seniors at Friday night's halftime. Photo by Jim Gonzalez. Spirit Week starts energy cookin’ Spirited, high-strung students of Houghton Lake High School expressed awesome enthusiasm as they rallied for Friday’s homecoming game against Farwell on October 15th. The spirit bug hit more students than usual this year during Spirit Week, October 11th- 15th. Freshman advisor Rod Martin must be credited with much of the responsi- bility for the boost in spirit. Martin made sure every freshman knew the school song which they sang frequently in class. This inspired competition with Mrs. Strause’s juniors next door, and the fight began. Spirit snowballed to a frenzied peak by Friday’s pep assem- bly. Prunk Day kicked off the Spirit Week costume competition with a com- bination of preppies and punks. Preppies could be recognized by combi- nations of “go-for-broke-hot-hot-pink and hubba-hubba-electric-wild-lime- green.” The punks, on the other hand, showed a more brutal side with handpainted tee-shirts, black capri pants, and black sneakers along with black lipstick. Seniors won the first noon game by buying the most spirit sticks. Points for the winning noon hour game went to- ward capturing the spirit jug at the end of the week. Bizarre behavior and costumes marked Tuesday’s Crazy Day. Hair standing on end , a leopard-garbed jun- gle couple, and off-the-wall outfits com- peted for attention. Crazy Day also featured the fourth annual powderpuff football game. Girls paraded in borrowed jerseys, ready to participate in the now traditional rivalry between upper and lower classmen. Meanwhile the guys compet- ing for the coveted title of Homecoming Honey donned evening gowns and make-up to strut their stuff. The seniors again took the noon hour prize when Dan Cohoon came closest to guessing the correct number Heating Up 8 SPIRIT WEEK