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

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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

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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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of jelly beans in the jar. Tuesday peaked at the pep assem- bly where the powderpuff team members and honey candidates paraded in front of cheering fans. Ju- nior Laurel Reidel stated, “This year was the first year that I took part in all the activities. The pep assembly really got us fired up for the other events of the week.” The slave auction provided featured entertainment at the assembly. Stu- dents could bid on and purchase a girl or guy sportsperson and have a slave for the day on Wednesday as the Spir- it Week antics continued. Freshman advisor Rod Martin gets into the Crazy Day spirit. Martin, donning helmet and in command, puts his College Prep Grammar class through maneuvers. Photo by Jim Gonzalez. Homecoming Honey candidates of 1982 strut their stuff. They campaigned room to room to drum up votes for themselves when the stu- dents voted in their first hour classes. Photo by Jim Gonzalez. Junior Cathy Cory really got into Prunk Day. Cathy stated. I decided to dress Nu Wave’ for Prunk Day ’cause it is the ultimate cool.” Photo by Jim Gonzalez. SPIRIT WEEK 9