Vestaburg High School - Wolverine Yearbook (Vestaburg, MI)

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—gits and pieces police- involved accidents 30 J ocked Up “I’m checking in.” “You realize you’re here for the duration.” “I know that, and I’m prepared to handle it.” “OK. Do you have the necessary equipment?” “I’ve got my sleeping bag, pillow, stuffed animal, picture of my girl- friend, and munchies. “You’ll survive anything!” So began the senior lock-in, a night when the die hards were separated from the die easys, a night when seniors were forced to spend nearly 12 hours with some people they didn’t like spending 12 minutes with, a night when insanity ruled. 8:00-10:00 Following the 8 p.m. check in, seniors had open gym, where they shot baskets, played Larissa Carr’s video game, or caught up on the latest news. In the meantime, organizer Penni Rotunno was setting up the senior Olympics. 10:00-12:00 Sam Wrisley and Steve Kolenda got the Olympics off to a good start by winning the egg toss. Kathy Woodard won the bubble blowing contest and David Bowser won the pie eating contest. Andy Johnston, Sam Wrisley, Andy Frost and Josh Ryckman used their noses to best advantage as they won the egg rolling relay. In the baby food eating contest, former fussy eater Kate Dennis was forced to leave the race when she received a mouthful of peas instead of fruit. 12:00-1:00 Twenty-eight people, fatigued from four hours of running either their legs or their mouths, attacked 20 Little Caesar’s pizzas with gusto and managed to finish all but three before the night was over. Sam Wrisley, David Bowser, Dan Ryckman, and Andy Frost worked off calories by playing another hour of basketball. 1:00-2:30 By this time, the die easys were comforta- bly resting on their sleeping bags. Balls bounced near their headsand people played Pictionary and Trivial Pursuit just inches away, but Andy Frost, Brooke Bissell and others just couldn’t hold up—that is, until Amy Foor and Teresa Suarez took them to the band room for a scavenger hunt. 2:30-6:30 While Brooke, Amy and Andy slept, their classmates either watched movies or played Euchre and computer games in the computer lab. Holley Hummel and Larissa Carr beat Andy Snyder and Ben Palmer easily. It wasn’t long before milk and cereal was put out and then, zombies of all shapes and sizes made their way home to a good day in bed. Gotcha! During the baby food contest, Kathy Woo- dard got It down pat, finding Brooke Bissell's mouth but Brooke, on the other hand, has a little more trouble, espe- cially after everything Is over, (large picture) 12 Lock-in

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N [ an you , ' Canoe? After a senior trip on the Little Muskegon river, it was apparent which seniors used sunscreen with a sun protection factor of above 2, and which said, “Heck with it,” and either used none, or went heavy on the oil. Regardless, the group managed to finish the three hour trip and actually get back to Vestaburg before bed time. gits and pieces Senior travel log The day began at 9 a.m. when the crew pulled out of the big burg. After exactly 15 miles the agony began for chaperones Rau, Kidwell and Allen, who began to hear “How many more miles?” “I need to go to the bathroom,” and “Are we there yet?” They finally did get there, and boarded canoes. It was immediately apparent that Denise Every and Kate Dennis had never been canoeing, as they sat down facing each other and began the self-defeating process of paddling. They were quick learners; however, and quickly pulled to the front of the pack, where only Mrs. Erskin and Mrs. Rau could hear Kate complain about how cold she was, how tired she was, how hungry she was. Mr. Allen and Mr. Kidwell brought up the rear, supervising such young ladies as Kathy Woodard and Penni Rotunno who occasionally went astray or tried to join other groups of canoers. Meanwhile, upstream several million miles, Chad Sanders and Amy (Mort Neff) Jenkins managed to kill a large sucker and spent the next few minutes flinging it from canoe to canoe. Chris Moomey, definitely not a fish lover, was less than thrilled. Near the end of the trip, Angie Molby began to observe some odd sights on the shoreline. For about a mile, houses were deserted, off their foundations, and in differ- ent stages of destruction. “It had to be a tornado,” she exclaimed. “It gives me the creeps.” She and others later discovered the damage was from flooding a couple of years earlier. Following an hour rest at the livery, the seniors again boarded the bus and headed for Vitale’s in Rockford. Eight pizzas went quickly, the streets of Rockford were ex- plored and the crew headed home to Ves- taburg, where Solarcaine and Ben Gay were quickly purchased and applied to aching bodies. ► Play it again. David Bowser finds it easy to attract lemaies at the lock- In when he plays Space Battle . The game was busy all 12 hours. ► Head for the river. At mo May 24, the seniors piled into canoes and headed up the Little Muskegon for a three hour trip. 14