Wylie E Groves High School - Talon Yearbook (Beverly Hills, MI)

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Juniors end There were two reasons that the student body at Groves was look- ing forward to Friday, October 20, 1978. First, Friday night at 8 p.m. there was a special football game. Not just any football game, but the Homecoming game against the Knights of Bloomfield Hills Lahser. Secondly, the night would hold the climax of many months. of hard work and determination. This hard work was to be shown in three originally created floats, one from each class. A month or two before the begin- ning of school, each class began the long hours of work. The classes decided on themes for their floats and then set out to get them built. Flower parties were ar- ranged for every weekend. Wood, chicken wire, paper and other materials were bought or supplied for building. All was under way. Last year marked a special year for floats. The Seniors were found guilty of stealing wood from a con- tractor for the building of their float. A meeting was held con- sisting of the principal, the ac- tivities director, the individual class sponsors, the class presidents, the co-vice presidents of extra-curricular activities, and Student Corps President. In this meeting, it was decided that the floats would not be terminated, at least for last year. Also, the seniors would pay for all stolen supplies. Due to this and other reasons, including costs, the tradition of floats will probably not continue in the years to come. The judges awarded the junior float first prize, with seniors plac- ing second, and the sophomores coming in third. The real thrill of victory was felt by the Falcons winning their Homecoming by 34 to 0. 18 Floats Spirit Week by wlnnln float 5 . - e 5 ABOVE: The Juniors declared, A night to BELOW: Junior class officers get fired up remember, our challenge is met but after cheering their float on while circling the tonight, a Knight to forget. field during half time.

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LEFT: The class officers of the Class of 1979 show their spirit during the half time parade during the Homecoming game. ABOVE: The Senior float here with the class motto showing, stated, A Falcon Vic- tory is a Lahser Knightmaref' LEFT: The Sophomore float predicted, g'Fa.lcons, turn out the Knight Light. BELOW: Members of the crowd show that not only those on the field are spirited.