Jackson High School - Reflector Yearbook (Jackson, MI)

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Dancing was definitely on the upswing at J HS this year, but some students eouldnit have cared less HH 'N 4 6 w 1 4 Dances ?f ?'. Z' v i if M' ' if

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Ever since I started high school I had looked forward to Homecoming. This was the only week that really set off a change of pace from the daily routine. During Homecoming people got into the spirit: dress- ing up as a hillbilly, or little kids on Kiddy Day, or on Greaser Day getting out the old Criscw oil to slick back the hair, and when Oct. 1 rolled around and powderpuff practice started, I felt involved. Going to practice after school, helping to build the float, staying up at school all night decorating the hall: these were some of the things that made Homecoming worthwhile. On Events Night I could feel the butterflies in my stomach as the tension started to build. All that work at practice along with all the fun! We could hardly wait to get out on the field to put learned techniques into play. Included in this year's Events Night was a Frisbee throw, a bubble gum blowing contest, a balloon toss, and a Big Wheel race. As usual the seniors won the powderpuff, maybe there's hope yet, for in- 1978-79 I'll be a senior. But you know something? The dress-up days are real- ly becoming cliche. I'm getting tired of the same old Greaser Day every year. Moreover, this year Events Night was kind of a let- down. To begin with, the flags for the powderpuff game were missing until the end of the rink and rookie com- petition. To top it off, after playing football in the brisk weather I always look forward to the traditional warm- ing bonfire to relieve the bitter chill. This year I went home half frozen because there was no fire. The only thing really exciting about Homecoming this year was when the rink powderpuff team con- quered the sophomores, the second time this has ever happened! In overall competition the seniors won, but the soph- omores were right behind. The juniors were third, fol- lowed by the rinks. Since shaving cream fights were banned because of injuries the previous year, seniors found a new weapon: a bucket of spaghetti along with cherry pie filling, mo- lasses and a few other ingredients . The concoction was a revolting, stomach-turning sight when a male cheerleader wore it on his face. On Friday night our varsity football players tried their hardest but were still defeated. The Huron River- rats won, 22-8. During halftime the JHS marching band put on the performance joined by alumni musicians. The dance after the game had a great turnout. The band, Comstock Lode, kept the jams going while stu- dents along with graduates danced to the rhythms. But, as joyous as Homecoming seemed, for many Vikings it seemed so cliche, so exactly like the last year's. by Sue Harsch Homecoming

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-omething happened this year that has never hap- ned before in the history of Jackson's high school aces. Jackson High and Parkside united and shared cost of a Christmas Ball, held Dec. 20 in the M.I.S. md Ballroom of the Sheraton Inn. in estimated 500 JHS and PHS students and guests ended, one of the greatest high school turnouts in kson in recent memory. 'or only S2 a person could dance for 3M hours, or ile resting, listen to the jams that the band Begin- gs provided. Iundreds of students also attended other fantastic S dances during the year. F you attended the first dance following the JHS- rthwest football game Sept. 9, you might remember spectacular show that Ceyx drummer Dean Rusch formed for his audience. ilthough JHS lost the Homecoming football game inst Ann Arbor Huron, about 188 Vikings were spirit- enough to attend the dance afterwards, a small tur- it. This included a number of alumni, who were let in free. The total of 3165.30 in profits from this dance 'e donated to the Jackson United Way. Dance surveys were usually issued to homeroom presi- its and representatives following each affair. Accord- in 7i.'i5-'ein hh ing to the survey after the dance featuring the band Westwood , Sept. 30, a total of 3.1 persons from each homeroom had attended the activity after the Western football game. Overall, the job in scheduling such affairs fell to-and was done well by-President Ruth DeOrio and Vice-Presi- dent Billy Hobart during the first semester, and the second semester President Gary Jones and Vice-Presi- dent Doug Littlefield. by Sue Harsch 1 - JHS sophomore Pam Hayworth, along with other students from PHS and JHS, found the dance floor at the Sheraton Inn a little small for 500 students. 2 - Conversation is really great especially when you are having a great time, as these students are at the Christmas Ball. 3 - Junior Lesa Franko and alumnus Bryan Fry enjoy the dance while trying to keep their beat together. 4 - Waiting for their style of music for dancing, freshmen Colleen O'Rourke and Mary Johnson and junior Mark Cyphers, stand by the band listening. 5 - When students like sophomore Bob Brzozowski and senior Jan Henderson are in the mood for dancing, scrounging up the admission money is not a problem. 6 - There are times when a girl needs to think seriously about the guy she's with, for some students a quiet slow dance in the JHS cafeteria is the appropriate place. Dances