Signature page from 1972 Quit Qui Oc yearbook

Looking back at PHS in 1971-72

Posted September 26, 2022

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the graduation of the Plymouth High School Class of 1972. Here is a look back at their senior year!

Homecoming

Homecoming 1971 on Oct. 22-23 featured:
  • Hall and window decorating
  • Homecoming Court – six seniors chosen by the football team and their dates
  • Pep rally with skits, a yelling contest, pep band and chorus performances, and King and Queen crowning, followed by a bonfire on Friday
  • Rainy parade on Saturday morning through downtown (during which a pig escaped from the junior float and ran into the crowd!)
  • Football game victory over Kiel on Saturday afternoon
  • Homecoming Dance with music by a live band on Saturday night in the school cafeteria

The arts

Performing opportunities included:
  • Band, Chorus, Madrigal, and Glee Club
  • Musical “Hello Dolly” in November
  • One-act play “The Crucible” (Act 2)
  • Christmas Choir Concert
  • Senior class play “Auntie Mame” in March
  • District and state solo & ensemble music festivals in the spring

Sports

Interscholastic sports for boys included:
  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Swimming
  • Tennis
  • Track & Field
  • Wrestling

Girls could be part of the Girls Athletic Association, which offered a variety of intramural activities (including badminton, baseball, bowling, gymnastics, and tennis) and fielded teams in basketball, track, and volleyball to play area schools.

Extracurriculars

Other student activities and extracurriculars included:
  • AFS Club
  • Art Club
  • Cheerleaders
  • Chess Club
  • Class officers
  • Creative Writing Club
  • Distributive Education Club (DECA)
  • Drama Club
  • Forensics
  • Future Business Leaders of America
  • Future Farmers of America
  • Future Homemakers of America
  • Future Nurses of America
  • Future Teachers of America
  • German Club
  • Girls Athletic Association
  • Hi-Lights newspaper
  • Hi-Y and Tri-Hi-Y
  • Key Club
  • Kippers synchronized swim club
  • Letter Club
  • Library Club
  • National Honor Society
  • Pantherettes
  • Pep Club
  • Photography Club
  • Projection Staff
  • Quit Qui Oc yearbook
  • School Partnership Organization
  • Science Club
  • Ski Club
  • Sounding Board advisory committee
  • Spanish Club
  • Stage Crew
  • Student Council

PHS staff

The PHS faculty and staff included:
  • Principal and assistant principal
  • 11 math and science teachers
  • 9 English and language teachers
  • 8 social studies teachers
  • 5 physical education teachers
  • 5 industrial arts teachers
  • 4 business teachers
  • 4 guidance counselors
  • 3 fine arts teachers
  • 2 home economics teachers
  • 2 librarians
  • 1 agriculture teacher
  • 1 horticulture teacher
  • 3 secretaries
  • 8 maintenance workers
  • 9 cooks

Thanks to Quit Qui Oc yearbook and Hi-Lights newspaper for sharing their archives!

Learn more:

• Learn about PHS in 1996-97.
• Learn about PHS in 2011-12.
• Visit the PHS Alumni Information webpage.
• Explore the District History webpage.