Marine City High School - Mariner Yearbook (Marine City, MI)

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1. Queen Colleen tosses out footballs to the lucky winners of the tug ' a ’ war 2. “ Pull! Pull !” shouts Jim Speer as he helps hea e the junior class team over the line. 3. The beautiful girls chosen to reign over the Homecoming festivities were: Freshman Sue Wiinikainen ; Junior Beth Snell : Senior Sandy Kammer: Queen Colleen Nugent; Senior Irene Russell; Junior Dawn McLouth; and Sophomore Kathy Nugent . 4. “ Diamond Girl ” was the pom-pom routine the cheerleaders presented for the Queen and her court. 5. “You ' ve gotta be kidding ! I can’t do that!” cries Debbie Hopton while Jeff Britz and Daryl Wilde sit on their 2-inch tricycles listening intently for the starting gun. Homecoming — A Winner All The Way!

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“On your mark! Get set. Go!!” Six foot tall Daryl Wilde battled along on his tiny trike while little Diane Beattie wheeled around the course to capture 1st place in the tricycle race. With feet bared , anchors tied securely to the rope , and muscles tensed , the tug V war began. The crowd was up on its feet cheering as their team struggled with all their might to pull the other closer and closer and finally over the center line. These new events along with the traditional crowning of the court , pom-pom routine and pep rally gave us a spectacular Homecoming Assembly which fired up our team for a 7-6 victory over arch-rival St. Clair.

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Antics Liven Up Holiday Season ,4 s Christmastime rolled around , lots of things were happening. The Spanish classes got together for a big bash , celebrating “la navidad , Everyone , including college exchange students from Merida , Mexico , enjoyed the activities such as breaking pinatas , s£ fs, a Mexican dance presented by “Berta Bombers ' and most of all chowin 9 down on a few spicy dishes like tacos , enchiladas , c w i refried beans. Mrs. Galvin ' s Child Development classes invited little kids in for a party , Sa ita popped in to hear the latest Christmas wishes. Each of the kiddies received a present from his sack. This year ' s Christmas play centered around the idea that the world was in too sad of shape to have Christmas. Santa ' s elves took the reindeer out and visited a business office , a high school classroom , a family living room, and a shopping center. They found corruption, disrespect for Santa and commercialism of Christmas. Back at the North Pole, Santa got the report. He announced there would be no Christmas, but with a nudge from Mrs. Santa he allowed ever) ' one five minutes to prove they were worthy of Christmas. Everyone scattered and within minutes the Nativity Scene was miraculously constructed in the center of the gym while “Silent Night was sung.