White Pigeon High School - Wahbememe Yearbook (White Pigeon, MI)

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Upper left — Graduates of WPHS, Diane Nottoli and Bob Airgood return to White Pigeon to graciously give up their reign of Homecoming King and Queen of 1984. Upper right — Current juniors of WPHS Tammy O'Rourke and Brad Medich arrive as Homecoming attendant and escort of the 1985 Homecoming. Middle left — The White Pigeon Varsity Football team's offensive line is stunned by the Centreville Bulldogs defense at the Homecoming game. Middle right — The White Pigeon Marching Band put on a commendable performance for their homecoming crowd at halftime. The band previously won five out of six trophies at a Rockford, Michigan, competition. Lower left — Sophomore attendant, Stacy Armstrong, and her escort, Steve Lent, keep their spirits up on a disappointing night. Steve and Stacy also represented their class this year by playing Junior Varsity Football and Varsity Girls Basketball respectively. Lower right — Brent Kulp escorts Freshman attendant Angie Smith to the Homecoming festivities. Angie, a freshman cheerleader, cheered on the junior varsity football team at Centreville the night before. 5

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MUD AND RAIN SPOIL HOME- COMING 1985 Excitement and anticipation filled the halls of White Pigeon High School because the undefeated football team would be able to play on their own field again. There was also the big question of who would be the attendants for the Homecoming of 1985. A week before the actual game, each class voted for three girls from their own grade. The three chosen girls then faced another vote the next day. When the polls closed, the attendants were from Freshman to Junior: Angie Smith, Stacy Armstrong, and Tammy O'Rourke. The Queen candidates were Laura Tackett, Joey Wentzel, and Rhonda Wood. Traditionally, the girls and their escorts ride over to the field in Corvettes. At halftime the cars circle the field twice and then go to the fifty-yard-line where the attendants are announced. However, Homecoming, '85 turned out differently. It rained most of the night. The girls did not ride over to the field because of the mud and rain, and Joey Wentzel was not crowned as the 1985 Homecoming Queen until the dance after the game. The Varsity football team lost the homecoming to Centreville 7 to 6. The game and field activities proved to be a great disappointment for the girls, the team, and the fans. 4 Upper left — Homecoming Queen of 1985, Joey Wentzel and her escort John Kasdorf arrive promptly to their victory dance. Upper Right — The 1984 Homecoming Queen Diane Nottoli, who attends Michigan State University, returns to White Pigeon to end her reign by crowning Joey Wentzel new Homecoming Queen. Far Right — Senior candidate Laura Tackett anxiously waits for the revealing of the envelope, with her escort Rick Saeger. Right — Queen candidate, Rhonda Wood and her escort Cary Cookson wait in the gym for the dance to begin. Before the dance Rhonda was presented with a beautiful bouquet from her escort.

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JUMP FOR HEART The American Heart Association together with White Pigeon High School organized a program on March 25 to raise funds for the American Heart Association's advancement in curing heart disease. The Jump for Heart program consisted of several groups of six students. Each group was expected to jump a rope for 180 minutes; this was accomplished by letting each member jump until she was tired or time ran out. The donations were pledged to participants before the day of the event. The students gathered pledges in amounts from a half of a penny to one dollar for each minute they jumped. In return for their effort the individual who raised the greatest number of pledges was awarded first prize. Chelcee Lego skipped her rope to gain an amount of $23.20 and received first prize consisting of a trophy and four other worthy items. Helping others through fun was considered a recreational achievement by all. 6 Upper right — Jumping her heart out, Kris Carpenter forces effort into every leap to help raise funds for the American Heart Association. Upper middle — Erica Rowley, Chris Kahila and Sherry Konkle practice their jump rope abilities to prepare for the time when each has to jump as long as possible. Lower middle — Laresa Moore jumps to raise money while Krista Elore and Linda Wagner twirl the ropes. The three girls worked together to raise money through pledges. Lower left — Miss Sue Norton takes time out of her busy band schedule to jump rope. Here she takes time out of her vigorous jumping to catch her breath. Lower right — Alissa Moore and Brenda Melville jump in pairs to help pass the time until they end their turns and other members of their team take over. I