Traverse City High School - Pines Yearbook (Traverse City, MI)

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Mimi Spaulding and Tim Lamie walked across Thirlby Field nervously awaiting the announcers to call their names for the King and Queen of I9Ht . Students gathered on the school lawn before the homecoming pep assembly to celebrate the We Are The World’ fund raiser. Robin Lake cheers with the senior section during a pep assembly While the marching band played. ‘We Are The World’ the students sang and smiled for the camera. 3

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Our World Of Trojan Pride Almost every year the enrollment of students in the Traverse City Senior High School increases and this year was no exception, as our school population reached 2242. The Trojan spirit seems to get stronger as each class reaches its senior year. This holds true with the class of 86. During the course of the year the students showed their pride in activities from sporting events to working in concession stands. Students have been involved in fund raisers, pep assemblies, parades, athletic events, and special programs that gave them a chance to express their enthusiasm. The 85- 86 Black Gold class started off the year by holding a fund raiser. Homecoming kicked off the fund raisers with students getting together on the campus to sing along while the marching band played “We Are The World.” The enthusiasm continued as the students gathered in the gym for the homecoming pep assembly. Cheerleaders, pom-pons, faculty, the marching band, athletes, and the rest of the student body made the gym roar with pride. Mr. Gerhardt and the Black Gold staff were able to raise about $275.00 which was contributed to the United Way Campaign. This was just one of the many ways the students showed their pride through the year. Not only did that pride last through high school, but even graduates seemed to carry that Trojan school spirit around with them. Go to a sporting event and look at the number of college students and parents who attend the games and cheer just as loud as the students. It s that faithful pride to the good ole Black and Gold. Students gathered around the bonfire to watch the burning of the dummy, signifying the hopes of a homecoming victory. Eleventh grade students dressed up in various outfits to give their Junior float a special look. 2

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The homecoming candidates competed with each other, during homecoming week, for student votes that would crown someone king, and someone queen. Our World Of Competition Many students spend hundreds of hours perfecting specific skills they have acquired through the years. With a school as large as the Traverse City Senior High, it’s not always easy to be the best in your class, therefore the students that have gained high recognition deserve an extra hand. For centuries people have been competing with one another in activities from sports to academics. In school, competition is an everyday event. Students compete for offices, for positions on athletic teams, for jobs, for boy-friends girlfriends, for grades, and the list goes on. Some people think it's easy to get lost in such a large school, but what they don't realize is that although the school is large, it offers a wide variety of options available to everyone. Cathy Strom says, “It’s a tough school to compete in, but it’s not impossible to be the best.’’ “Competition is there, but peer pressure isn’t as bad as it was in the Junior High. Everyone is their own individual now,’’ stated Laura Knight. “I’ve always been taught to be the best I can be and to give 110%,” stated a TC Senior. “The Traverse City High School gives me a chance to do what I want and even if you’re not the very best, they find a way to reward you. Webster's Dictionary defines competition as a competing rivalry. A rival is a person who is trying to get the same thing as another. The Traverse City High School is full of rivalry and competition. Through this the students learn self-discipline, respect, pride, and more about the real world. It won't be long and the students of today will be making tomorrow. Competition is one way of getting prepared for the future. Remember the first play-off game at Thirlby Field, when it was so cold you couldn’t stop your teeth from chattering? 4