Vestaburg High School - Wolverine Yearbook (Vestaburg, MI)

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A look inside the files With a big task in front of me and little time to do it in, I plunged feet first into my investigation. My first area of concern was student life. The students in this school were always busy. Not a moment went by when there wasn't something going on. However, I overheard some students grumbling over the changes that had taken place. The following is a list of some of the rumors and facts I have compiled. n I ||Y|Or Our whole homecoming is shot. The new principal won't IV111 IIUI • eyen let us have an 'Almost Anything Goes.' Fact: Rumor: Fact: Rumor: Fact: Rumor: Fact: Homecoming turned out to be a more memorable experience than students had planned. Spirit Week found students taking the dress code to the extreme in a valiant effort to make-up for the loss of Almost Anything Goes. Wow, we've got VIP tickets to see President Reagan. I never though I'd see Ronnie in person! The seniors got to see President Reagan on November 2,1984 but they didn't feel like 'very important people' when they found themselves sandwiched in a crowd of approximately 1400 people in the cold November air. I'm finally in the 9th grade. They'll let me in to the high school dances. I'm going to go to every dance. Going to EVERY dance didn't seem to bring much action with only three dances during football season, and three during bas- ketball season. This was mainly due to the weather and the trial and error method of Principal Michael Steinkraus who had conferred with principals around the area and decided that too many dances brought a decline in attendance. This isn't fair, I wish I were in high school. We can't even build a float this year! Advantages also came with the label 'little jr. high kids.' They found themselves going to jr. high dances, and pizza parties. They also had their first princess during homecoming and a movie during the high school Homecoming dance.

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 mgnlOflnnng gp @©9 w®nni2 Queen Woodard tops charts at 1 by Robin Woodard The Heat Was On as Homecoming came and went After All. With songs as the theme, everyone was So Excited! Students were in a State of Shock to hear of the loss of the Almost Anything Goes Competition. Many said, We're Not Gonna Take It, but the administra- tion said, Beat It! The students knew winning the issue was Against All Odds, and they Couldn't Fight The Feeling Anymore. It wouldn't be Heav- en, but they would have to accept the Tragedy. Monday morning brought students who not only Wore Their Sunglasses At Night but All Night Long with hats as well. Tuesday, opposite sex day, brought a lit- tle Boy George hu- mor as the Wild Boys thought they were Every Woman In The World. Wednesday was crazy day. It was Tru- ly out of sight — wild colors, weird hairdos, and if That Ain't Enough For You, imagine bermu- das with pumps and underwear worn over jeans. Thursday, traditional dress up day, brought many Puttin On The Ritz. What A Feeling to see such Sharp Dressed Men, and the girls were Three Times A Lady. Red and white day was The In- spiration as the Wheels Were Turning and the school spirit had Only Just Begun. Stairway to heaven, constructed by the seniors, won first place in the float competition. The week's worth of effort really paid off in the end with a $25 prize. Second hour was time to Relax with the Queen's Assembly. The five queen candidates had been Working For The Weekend as had representatives Sha- med Fields, Amy Frost, Karen King and a new addition to the court, jr. high prin- cess, Jennifer Bissell. This Was It, a time when the students and the faculty would choose their favorite Lady. It was Lights Out at the pep assembly as the football players brought excite- ment by candle light that Burned Down the House. It was a Thriller!!! The cheerleaders urged everyone to attend the game; they wanted No More Lonely Nights. Following the assembly the crowd Sailed On to the pa- rade where they viewed the class floats, the Grand Marshals, Mr. and Mrs. Ray DeShano, the senior band, the queen's court, and the football team. Halftime revealed the answers to the week-long Careless Whispers that had filled the school. The 7th grade won the pep jug, the seniors won 1st place on their float, the junior high won 2nd and the freshmen won 3rd. Robin Woodard was crowned homecoming queen. Homecoming 1984 brought The Best of Times to VHS, and we'll always re- member The Way We Were. Shower room quartet. Fresh trom the shower, Dan King, Joe Gostomski, Larry McClellan and Dave Holsworth sing You are so beautiful to the queen candidates and class representatives during the queen's assembly on homecoming day. How to tie a tie. Wearing a three-piece suit for dress up day seems only natural to Wes Lauren- celle, but when it comes to his tie, he needs Mr. Steinkraus' help. I’m glad I had my parents there for support. J J Robin Woodard 8 Homecoming