Waverly High School - Novel Yearbook (Waverly, OH)

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SENIORS Joe Moore and Doug Bloss ignite the Jackson Ironman effigy at the conclusion of the daylight Snake Dance. Students, after parading through the city. cheered with the cheerleaders anc band members before the girls softball field located effigy bur ned to nothingness. S C TAKING A BREAK from decorating, seniors Joe Moore. Doug Bloss and Vernon Beatty enjoy tneir Cardo's pizza. STUDENT COUNCIL members Lisa Wright and Genie Robinson prepare the punch for the Homecoming Dance. The receipe included the use of lemon jello and almond flavoring. Student Council members furnish or purchase the refreshments for the dance. FOOTBALL players Vernon Beatty. Ralph Schultz, Brian Echard and Aaron Murray make their way to the bonfire for the Snake Dance ceremonies and speeches by the football players and coach. FOR HER 17th birthday. Cindy Butterbaugh received roses while decorating at the West Elementary gym. 14 Homecoming

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Daylight bonfire dims enthusiasm Pasttime Paradise. Pastime. Two words or one? P-A-S-T-l-m-E or P-A-S T-T-l-M-e? Paradise. P-A-R-A— no problem with that, but what was it supposed to mean? The theme had as much uncertainty as homecoming week did surprises. Instant floats (the junior’s idea), portable bonfires (ask any Student Council Member), and a snake dance with as much excitement as a peeled grape, all added to the fun of that great American Tradition we call Homecoming! Long to be remembered as a year that brought us some of the most “memorable” floats, construction on the class en-sigmas got off to a rough start, especially for the FRESHMAN Jay Moore and Andy Klinker attach the chicken wire to the frame of the Apple tree” float. In the parade the float featured freshmen under the tree for holding purposes. juniors. Work on their float was delayed up to four days by general confusion and lack of a suitable location to house their creation. Things were booming for the freshmen and sophomores despite a surprise attack of raw eggs (which, if a later decision holds, could mean the last year for floats), by a few con’t. ift i« FIRST FLOATS are sometimes the hardest. Freshman Becky Boyer assists Kristi Lemaster with preparations for their float. The float construction was in the Denny garage on Bridge Street. JUNIORS Joe Brown, Mike Savely and Joy Nutt work late on Thursday night to add the finishing touches on their float. As the float left the school parking lot for the pararde downtown a football figure fell off. Homecoming 13

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juniors. The main attack however, was aimed at the seniors who built their float in an open sided garage. By parade time Friday aternoon, all classes including the juniors, had floats present and — a I most — ready. For what, is not quite certain considering that the tree had fallen on the freshman float and (surprise?) the Tiger on the junior float had lost its head. And if it was the last year for the snake dance as was being considered, what a way to go out, for it could be said that the snake dance and bonfire of 1980 added a new dimension to the word—blah. A number of theories emerged as to why there was such a low turn out. One: a total lack of interest; two: perhaps people couldn’t find the bonfire after it mysteriously got up and moved from in front of the school to the softball field out back. (Council members knew different. They had to move it); or three: people didn’t see it because the sun was too bright. Yes, for a few souls who dared to venture out, there were still two glorious hours of sunlight with which to watch the con’t. STUDENT COUNCIL members take a break for lunch. Sue Robertson. Jenny Ward. Christi Sams. Jill Smith and Cheryl Brown circle the pizza lunch box. AROUSING THE SPIRIT of the crowd, football players circle the effigy as they repeated their intent to defeat the Ironmen. Homecoming 15