Marshall High School - Dial Yearbook (Marshall, MI)

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PURCHASING HIS DATE’S cor- sage is Matt Davis. This is one of the many errands that have to be done during the day of prom. —A. Albright WORKING ON IUST ONE of his spectacular jungle paintings is junior james Mestemaker. James, along with Shelby Low- man. deserved a lot of credit for their amazing artistic work on the jungle. —S. Hatcher AFTER COMPLETING the back- drop for the couples pictures, ju- niors Karen Lee. Debbie Fhaner, Sally Hatcher, and Lori Cook de- cided it was time for a rest. But first, they had to give it a try by getting their picture taken with it. —J. Mestemaker BUILDING THE BRIDGE are ju- niors Eric LaFleur and Greg La- bun. The bridge was part of the tropical rainforest area. —S. Hatcher I 22 J-Hop Preparation

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Twisting to the tunes of the past Students prepared for an evening of the past by brushing up on old dances like the hokey-po- key. bunny hop and the line dance. Every day students heard the voice of Big Daddy” Armstrong on the announcements rockin' to the “Peppermint Twist.” “Let’s go to the Hop.” the original “La- Bamba,” and many other 50’s hits. “ ‘Big Daddy,’ Arm- strong really set the mood the whole week by play- ing the old songs. By Fri- day I couldn’t wait until the dance,” commented Lynda Dirmeyer, sopho- more. Friday afternoon some seniors put on a predance show in the cafeteria to demonstrate the various dances, which really got the students fired up. “It was great watching the seniors dance to the old songs,” stated fresh- man Paul Reed. The dance was from 8:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. and Northern Lights played the medley of hits which really got the stu- dents swaying. “My favorite part of the whole dance was watch- ing everyone try to dance to the songs. If they didn’t know how to dance to the songs they resorted to twisting,” exclaimed Tammy Gage, junior. The Limbo contest is always a highlight of the 50’s dance. The over-all winners this year were seniors Kelly O'Dowd and Steve Clark. After the fun was all over it was time to put away the poodle skirts until next year when stu- dents could take another step back in time.

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COMPLETING the top of the bamboo hut is junior Heather Johnson. The eating area was built as one large bamboo hut. —S. Hatcher PREPARING for the night to come is senior Nicole Brodock. Nicole is getting her nails done by Nikki Trine. For prom, this is one of the many preparations. —A. Albright AS YOU ENTER the prom, these two animals are what you would see to your right. This was the jungle area of the J-Hop. —S. Hatcher Preparing for an evening of glamour The time of year rolled around once again. Prom was the thought on every- one’s mind. As meetings were sched- uled, juniors fled to Mr. Armstrong’s room to come up with the theme for the J- Hop. “It took three meet- ings and Jungle Love was our final choice,” com- mented Beth Hill, junior. As girls were asked to the prom, the first thing on their minds was to find the ultimate dress and acces- sories to match. “I looked until I found the one that I really, really liked.” added junior Hilarie Needham. For the guys it was order- inga tuxedo to match their date’s dress, ordering flow- ers and making dinner ar- rangements. Tnough thoughts of prom night were some- thing to look forward to, the completion of building it was a first priority for the junior class. Approximately three weeks of designing, paint- ing. and building was what it took to transform the cafeteria into a jungle at- mosphere. To the left of the entrance was a tropical rainforest, along with a bridge, and to the right was the jungle. The eating area was built as one large bam- boo hut with a grass shack as the refreshment stand. Junior Heather Belcher commented. “I loved our idea and I thought it was really creative. I enjoyed working on it.” Juniors James Meste- maker and Shelby Low- man deserved major credit for their intricate painting and designing. As the construction came to a close and the prom preparations were completed, the colored lights were turned on and the junior class finally got a chance to sit back and admire what they had completed. Through all of the help of Mr. Ben Armstrong and the dedication of the ju- niors, the J-Hop was all set to occur the following evening. J-Hop Preparation 23