Marshall High School - Dial Yearbook (Marshall, MI)

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SPLASH! Working on the decoration committee was hard work, but a lot of fun. Jennifer Albright agreed, “I worked because I thought it would be really great. I enjoy creative things like making sets and doing artistic work.M Photo by Pam Hamilton BOSOM BUDDIES. Supervising the workers are Mr. Ben Armstrong and Jeff Steele. “1 feel that my job is to supervise the construction of the J Hop and make working on it fun,” Mr. Arm- strong commented. Photo by Pam Ham- ilton COMING UP FOR AIR. Adding water to the background arc Jenny Myers, Theresa Shockey. and Cory Vanden- Heede. Photo by Pam Hamilton 22 J-HOP PREP

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SOCK HOP. Kicking off their shoes, Becky Glotfclty and Christin Clayborn take a break from dancing. Photo by Tina Mann HOKEY POKEY. Putting their right hands in and shaking them all about arc Beth Brockie, Jennifer Myers. Lisa Ba- ker, Kristin Spears, Janine Gardner, and Susie Peek. Photo by David Gushi- ken HOW LOW CAN YOU GO? The winner of the limbo contest, Kelly O’Dowd, remarked of her success. “I entered the limbo contest just for the fun of it. and I had never tried it before. I was so excited that I actu- ally won!” Photo by David Gushiken . FIFTY’S DANCE 21

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 TOUCH IT UP. Adding special touches to the seaweed are Lisa Baker and Susie Peek. Lisa stated. “The best part was working as a class and finding out what we could accomplish. It was also fun to talk to people I’ve never really talked to before Photo by Pam Hamilton PIZZA PIZZA. Taking a break for din- ner was quite a relief for Julie Swarth- out, Todd Reynolds. Jeff Steele, Andy Geisen. Lara Baremor. Susie Peek. Eric Strader, Stacey Ambs, Kristi Buckcn- berger. and Kurt Lusch. These and many others stayed until 8 o’clock Fri- day night to complete the J-Hop decora- tions. Photo by Mr B. Armstrong J-Hop Prep Anticipation is all part of the fun DEEP IN THE BRINY. Lurking in the seaweed. Betsy Hayes. Diane Rollins, and Julie Swarthout put the finishing touches on the greenery. The cafeteria turned into an ocean floor for the even- ing. Photo by Pam Hamilton Anticipation is the key to pre- paring for the J-Hop. “How should I do my hair?” “I wonder how much my tux will cost” and “Where do you think we’ll go for dinner?” are just some of the questions people ask before Prom. Anticipating what the J-Hop will be like requires some plan- ning ahead. While most are de- ciding what color dress to get or asking Dad for the car, the ju- niors are busy deciding on the theme, printing programs, and putting up the decorations. The students who worked did so for different reasons. “I worked because it was fun and I had the chance to get to know people I normally don't see,” commented Julie Swarthout. Stacey Ambs worked, “Because there was a bond between the people who really participated in making it a success. This made it even more fun.” During the five weeks of preparation for the J-Hop, ev- eryone had a great time work- ing. “For me,” Jennifer Al- bright remarked, “the best part was the wonderful feeling of ac- complishment when the whole thing was finished. We’d worked so hard for so long and to finally see it all put together was really great!” While all of this was going on, Mr. Ben Armstrong sat back and supervised all the activities. “Arnie helped us all a lot. With- out him there to get us orga- nized and give us advice, we never could’ve gotten it done,” Diane Rollins mentioned. Though it involved hard work and required a lot of time and effort, Mr. Armstrong came back to help the juniors. “I guess I enjoy working with kids in a different setting than in the classroom,” he stated. When everything was fin- ished and the J-Hop was over, it was clear that the juniors' hard work and dedication had paid off. Amy Hurley commented, “I liked the decorations because you could tell the juniors had put a lot of time and effort into them.” “I thought the decorations were nice and the theme was a fresh change from past years,” stated Jenny Muster.