Vestaburg High School - Wolverine Yearbook (Vestaburg, MI)

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Concentration. As others sit and wonder, junior Scott Throop takes advantage of remaining class time to finish the days government assignment. eSt Ut e Take a seat. Learning the new school rule first hand, junior Karrie Holmes and sophomore Rich Wrisley find themselves spending time in the of- fice for being more than ten minutes late to school. m As days passed August 28, 1984 The first day of school was met with hesitation and excitement. Students as well as teachers were anxious to meet the new principal and see what he was all about. I could not help but won- der what I was in for, and let me tell you, it didn't seem too pleasant. I, along with the other students, was surprised to see how young the new principal looked. I couldn't help wondering to myself, Could he possibly be working with the K.G.B. or perhaps a member of the mafia? I couldn't be absolutely sure. With cosmetic surgery it could be anyone. As the days progressed, a cold war began be- tween students and Mr. Steinkraus. Many of the students were rebelling over the new rules. I had no doubt that the changes were good. The only problem was, they were too sudden. I knew with a new principal the students would have to see how far they could push, but this was ridiculous. I established various contacts and gave them orders to report anything that was strange or unusual. In no time there were some very curious ac- tivities. People were wearing sun glasses and hats, guys were dressed up as girls and vice- versa. There were people decked out in camou- flage and one person even wore a tux. I was beginning to wonder if this was a school or a funny farm. There was no doubt the information I was gathering would have to be kept confidential until I could unravel some of its mysteries; how- ever, the student body needed to know the truth about 1985. With that challenge, I began, The Vestaburg File ... An undercover adventure 5

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Hand wrestling? Taking time from the class period, ex change students Hanneke VanKrevel and Heike Zum brink demonstrate the foreign art of hand movement. Attitude Adjustment. Why is the junior high so excited about a matinee basketball game? Could it be because their opponents are the Montabella Mustangs? 4 The Vestaburg File

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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.