Perry High School - Rambler Yearbook (Perry, MI)

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A cademic Contests This year the Student Council decided to add academic contests to the list of Winterfest activities. The subjects covered by the different tests were: English, Geography, Typing, Science, and Art. Tests took place during Homeroom on Thursday. The Science test was a crossword puzzle involving technical questions. The class with the longest science background, Qseniorsj, finished first, and the next three places followed suit Urs., soph., freshj, The typing test consisted of a timing. The seniors and freshmen were the only classes whose contestants showed up. Once again the most experienced prevailed, and the seniors won. The English contest consisted of a poem to be submitted on Wednes- day. The juniors won with a fine poem by Marcie Johnson. The other finishes were: freshmen second, seniors third, and sophomores fourth. More Spirit Days XY li at 1? T up N' :ew 'E i f . ini Winterfest 115

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l .ll ames? The students ed with excitement as the assembly began. There was a sunk because the Freshman were winning the spirit A few posters were put up that described the juniors ice sculpture judging I . The gym floor got its share of the excitement as the egg on spoon relay began the fdays events. The timer was set and after eight minutes of passing eggs back and forth the Freshman came out on top. Not only e floor a target for eggs it was also a bullseye for the frisbee to usual there were wimpy and hefty tosses that were short or 1 the point areas. The floor was a mess again as W ' . . I 5 . . . , . Y . . . . n the egg thro The Juniors proved most daring and went the farthest. Whi eniors finished a close second with Jim Fast's acrobatic catcl le The brown bag event went down in history s confusion The contestants collected shoes, money and shoelaces from their classes They . and doused candles The Juniors seemed to :ools of themselves faster than the others and e event. The tug-o-war was an upperclass domi- event. The juniors beat the Freshman and the s beat the Sophomores. Following the tug-o-war e took in a late lunch and homeroom was can- Ito the dismay of absolutely no onelj. ff

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The Climax 0f The Spirit Contests l 1 The final spiritual preparation for the big game was a pep assemjbly. The classes filed in and listened to the pa band playing the Star Spangled Banner with great respect before breaking loose. The cheerleaders did a special che for the basketball teams. The winners of the poster contest were the sophomores! The nylon game was received by a with great satisfaction. The seniors connected the fastest and sturrjbled over the finish line first. The seniors showed the most spirit in their four years of high school. They wore togas and did the jitter fror Animal House . The jitter was repeated after losing the tug-o-war td the juniors. The final score was announced. Th seniors and junors tied for top honors while the freshmen placed :third and the sophomores placed fourth. l n l ying :rg nn--A..--. A 3,9 omscmaai' . i sl Q fffliifi' ' 'H' ' . L. or . X. -'Sin QP: , A V: g.. . kg vhgemmli if mm -- Q