Vestaburg High School - Wolverine Yearbook (Vestaburg, MI)

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SUMa He 3 ,his was the year Vestaburg High School began to see itself for what it was--not all that bad a place. What made people lift their heads up out of their turtle necks and say I'm from Vestaburg instead of mumbling something vague when asked where they went to school? It was a lot of things-- IT WAS recognition of kids who won things like Robin Woodard and Dan King going to Washington D.C. and Peter Moomey playing in the All-State Band. IT WAS the computer club taking eighth place out of 34 schools and advancing to the finals and the spelling bee team placing first in the county.

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Midway through the homecoming pep rally these senior girls led by Shelly Johnson, center, give answering battle cry to Seniors. seniors, don't be shy. During homecoming, Idol Day finds Mr. Palmer feeling weird and trying to be serious as he shows who he really idol- izes. Taking time out to sign a friend's year- book at the September yearbook dance, freshman Troy Mortensen pauses to think about what to wrtie next. 2

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s T WAS students going to the Leadership Forum last fall and finding out we have a lot more things going for us than other schools. IT WAS learning to appreciate that going to a small school gets you more attention which was shown through things like the Christmas program and homecoming events. IT WAS the athletic teams working overtime at games selling concessions to pay for their uniforms and equipment. IT WAS having a JV football team for the first time in three years and having enough interest for the school board to allow us to have a JV softball and baseball team. IT WAS the student council showing their ap- preciation to the teachers for all their extra ef- fort. IT WAS giving your first speech in speech class even though you were scared to death. IT WAS the senior band earning a I at districts and advancing to the State Festival in April. Mostly, the key to making 1984 what it was-- was each and every person who did anything pos- itive. Whether it was the senior who finally real- ized learning was important and raised his hand in class or the seventh grader who yelled his head off to win the yelling contest and did it even when everyone said his voice was too high. It was proven that by working together and giving your all--small as it may be--the end result was a great school and...