Vestaburg High School - Wolverine Yearbook (Vestaburg, MI)

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Give that man a hand! During the guys' basket- ball game at Lakeview, Paula Ford recruits Rikki Steele to help cheer for David Scott who just made a basket. fact that it was librarian Emma Hug- gins' last year also made 1986 stand out. After working at Vestaburg for nearly a quarter of a century Mrs. Huggins announced her retire- ment. Homecoming came again but with several firsts: Mark Anna was crowned the first ever homecoming king, the parade was rained out, and the seventh grade won the pep jug. Snow days returned, but with new meaning. Every time school was cancelled, students moaned, knowing June got a little longer because of the new state law forcing all schools to make up snowdays. The space shuttle disaster in January, followed by the automobile accident that claimed the lives of three girls from Beal City, and the suicide of a boy from Alma, gave new meaning to the word LIFE, as students took a long look at what they had and tried to make the best of it. Nineteen eighty-six appeared to be like every other year, but underneath it had an essence of its own. Each passing day had its good moments and triumphs as well as its tragedies and defeats. It was definitely a new beginning, a chance for all of us to ... DO IT AGAIN Opening 5

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The body talks. No, car expert Eric Holmes isn't plac- ing a curse on third hour art students Dan Ryckman and Mark Anna. Eric is explaining how the pinstripes are going to be arranged on his car. 4 Jammin' down ... Tracey Kunkel gets a rare chance to play guitar in school as he helps Mr. Hodges demon- strate the properties of sound waves to his physics class. The little drummer girl. The last football game against Dans- ville inspired senior band member and majorette Nora Funsch to hit the drum a litte harder in order to make the seniors'solo performance the best.

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THE NEWS (DATELINE: ENTERTAINMENT) Nineteen eighty-five turned out to be the year of 'AIDS but not just in the medical sense. It was enter- tainment aid. Sineer BOB GELDOF gathered togetner such stars as BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, LIONEL RICHIE, and MADONNA to make a record and perform at a concert called Live Aid. The millions of dollars made were used to aid famine victims in Ethiopia. Headed by WILLIE NELSON, 50 country and rock singers per- formed at Farm Aid, a 15 hour concert which raised $10 million dollars for American farmers. Entertainment also provided fun. Last year's hottest concert was BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN'S Born in the U.S.A. tour. The concert tour, which grossed millions, lasted more than a year and took THE BOSS and his E street band across the US, to Canada, Europe, and the Far East. Fans paid $15 a seat to hear Bruce perform 30 songs in an exciting four hour concert. Actor director SYLVESTOR STALLONE had a thriving year in the movies. The highest paid actor, Stallone earned twelve million dollars a crack for his portrayals as Rocky in ROCKY IV and RAMBO. DOWN AND OUT IN BEVERLY HILLS and YOUNGBLOOD also attracted many teens. Down and Out featured NICK NOLTE as a poor man who was taken in by rich man RICHARD DREYFUSS. ROB LOWE portrayed a teen who moved from his hometown to Hamilton, Canada to play hockey. His character fell in love with the coach's daughter, CINDY GIBB. Piece by piece. Dominic Beni, Troy Mortensen, and Ray Parsons bring to a close the task of taking apart an engine in auto mechanics — labeling the parts, and putting it back together. What really gets your GOAT The first day that new kid Billy Bob was here he asked me if I stuffed my bra — Michelle Stratton. When people call me Cat Woman Jr. or fur — Kari Frisbie Trying to record a song off the radio and my brother talks and sings on it — Carolyn Church Stepping on gum that someone threw on the floor — Teri Welch People who lie and never get caught and then their parents think they're sweet and innocent — Lisa West Policemen who call me on the phone and want a donation — Mrs. Huggins When teachers give you a test two days after you get back from Christmas vaca- tion — Dominic Beni We visit relatives and they always point out the fact that my sister is taller than me — Cathy DeShano When I'm expecting a snow day and the snow plow comes and unplugs our road — David Powell 6 Student Jiife