North Adams High School - Rampages Yearbook (North Adams, MI)

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FESTIVITY On October 7, 1977, a stiff breeze tore its way througii the large crowd assembled behind North Adams High School. On October 7, 1977, the North Aams Rams met their age-old foe, the Litchfield Terriers, on the field of football. On October 7, 1977, on the same field, a new queen was crowned, as tradition car- ried on. The presentation of the royal court and the crowning of the queen were the highlights of a half-time pro- gram also featuring the NAHS Marching Band accom- panied by alumni and a parade of floats. The floats were designed with the theme Roasting the Opponent Teams in mind. In the opinion of the judges, the freshmen class entry, Rams Don ' t Pussyfoot Around , captured the idea best. The float featured Lynette Aughney and Virgil Sheets as cheerleaders from oppos- ing teams, Ricky Ruffer and Buster the Ram, and Rog- er Calbetzer as a Wildcat on a stretcher, a casualty of the game. The court was driven in cars furnished by Cheever Homecoming court: K. Caulkins, S. Holcomb, S. Wyatt, Queen K. Drake, J. Binkley, D. Petrie, K. Baker. Pontiac and Dean Sharp. The princesses were escorted to the Student Council float, entitled Queen of Hearts, first. Leading off was freshman princess Kari Baker and her escort John Drake, followed by sopho- more princess Dawn Petrie and her escort Rob Dobbe- laere and junior princess Julie Binkley with her escort Ryan May. The queen candidates followed them. Kay Caulkins was escorted by her brother Todd Caulkins, while Kay Drake was escorted by her father, Harmon Drake. Sue Holcomb followed them on the arm of her father Bert Holcomb, and Sonja Wyatt, escorted by her father, Walter Wyatt, completed the court. Amid exploding flash bulbs, Kay Drake was pro- nounced Fall Homecoming Queen for the 1977-1978 reign. Co-captains David Buck and Mark Schmitt pre- sented Kay with her crown and a bouquet of red roses. Then the queen of hearts and her court were escorted off the field and into North Adams history.

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Top: W. Wyatt, B. Holcomb, H. Drake, T. Caulkins. Middle: Freshman float. Bottom: K. Lynch, K. Baker, K. Williams, R. Blakeslee at Homecoming dance.

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VIVA CITY The announcer ' s voice starts, Wel- come to tonight ' s game between the North Adams Rams and ... and the cheerleaders ' voices rise up over the announcer ' s. Rams Speller! Hit it! The girls braved every kind of ele- ment cheering the team on to many an exciting victory. They also sponsored pep sessions to get the school ' s spirit racing. They put on one sl it entitled If I Were Not a Cheerleader and another which featured lines like These are the helmets our boys wear to cover up their long, long hair. The class of ' 78 fought it out with the class of ' 81 in the class spirit competition and emerged victorious with the spirit ball 3 times straight. Both squads were advised by Patty Loss of Hillsdale Col- lege. Sweet roll sales and a jersey auction raised money. The lucl y jer- sey winners were allowed to wear the shirt of their favorite player the last three hours of the day. J.V. Cheerleaders — Lynette Aughney, Chris Sharp, Marilyn Blacl , Dawn Pe- trie, Colleen Campbell. Varsity Cheerleaders — Karen Hartsell, Michele Haack, Yvonne Cook, Advisor Miss Loss, Sue Holcomb, Jennifer Penix, Sarah Irish.