Port Huron High School - Student Yearbook (Port Huron, MI)

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Some say homecoming is a dying tradition, but one look at the large number of people who participate in both horpecoming and float building, and you KNOW that it is far from dead! One of the main events of homecoming is the float com- petition. Years from now, when we all go our separate ways, one of our fondest memories of Port Huron High School will be that of the many hours spent trying to build a first place float. Perhaps one of the BIG- GEST reasons it attracts so many people is that it is one of the few things a class can do as a whole. A unified effort so to speak. Of course, there are other reasons - the parties which usually result from float meet- ings - a chance to make new friends - and just because it is plain old-fashioned FUN. But no matter what the outcome of the float competition, there are certain to be cries of dissent, which will linger in the hearts and halls of P.H.H.S. until next year, when we are again caught up in the madness of it all! After all, homecoming has been around for a long, long, time and hopefully will be for many years to come. A dying tradition? NEVER! ! ! TOP - The ugly duckling turned into a swan, is what this float reminded us of. Although it doesn’t look very good now, the Juniors worked on it until it was good enough to cop second place honors. BOTTOM - Some dedicated freshman students show enthusiasm (?) while making the countless flowers required for a float . HC Still Going Strong 22

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In the Parade The theme this year was comic strips. It proved to be one of the best years for float building this school has ever seen! All four classes produced top quality floats. As usual, it was a tight race between the Seniors ' float (Marmaduke), and the Juniors ' float (Broom Hilda). It came as a surprise to a lot of people that the Juniors built such a great float after two disappoint- ing fourth places. Many people believed that Broom Hilda should have taken first place (the whole Junior class, among others!) but the Seniors once again exhibited their fantastic float building talents and proved that they could beat even the best of Junior floats!! The freshmen showed great promise for future success by moving into third place with their entry Yogi Bear. And last, but not least, the sophomores (although they took last place) came up with a unique idea of building the Titan, in their float Bam- Bam, AROUND the trailer instead of on TOP. TOP RIGHT - The Juniors’ second place float, Broom Hilda. ' LOWER LEFT - The Freshmen took third place with their float Yogi Bear. OPPOSITE PAGE - TOP - Seniors roared into first, with their float Marmaduke. BOTTOM - S ophomores ride along with their float Bam -Bam which came in fourth place. 21

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TOP RIGHT - Sophomores turned out in droves to work on their float. TOP LEFT - The freshmen showed every- body how good they were by taking third place in the float competition. BOTTOM RIGHT - Hard at work, these three Seniors didn’t waste time posing for our pho- tographers. Camera shy perhaps 7 BOTTOM LEFT - The seniors ”go to work” building a first place float. Float Building Photos - Courtesy of the Lighthouse 23