The Handy Pep was T.L. Handy High School’s newspaper that was written by students that were on the Handy Pep staff. This collection contains articles that have been digitized from the personal collections of former students and staff.
There are currently 10 articles in the collection.

Seniors Make Plans for College, Careers

Friday, May 26, 1989 | Michael Hartmann | Volume LX Number 9
Graduation is just around the corner and each of us are going our separate ways. Some of the seniors were asked what they plan to do after graduation. While some students answered seriously, others did not. Heather Steinhoff was too shy to answer. Many students are planning to go to Delta and from there continue on with their education somewhere...

Delorge Speaks To Students about Drugs and Drinking

Thursday, April 13, 1989 | Michael Hartmann | Volume LX Number 7
Drugs, alcohol and the duties of a police officer were the topics of discussion when Stan DeLorge recently visited several Handy classrooms. DeLorge, the Bay City Police Department School Liaison Officer, is one of four city officers teaching Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) at local schools. DeLorge spoke with students in health classes. DeLorge said he believes that drug influence...

Sophomore’s College Plans Often Optimistic

Friday, February 10, 1989 | Michael Hartmann | Volume LX Number 3
If you ask high school sophomres if they plan on going to college after graduation, the chances are they will say yes. How many of these students actually complete four years of college? Fifty percent? Forty percent? Statistics show the average is more around 22 percent. The United States Department of Education followed a total of 13,481 college-bound sophomores for...

Enrollment to Decrease; Programs Improve

Friday, February 24, 1989 | Lanette Gasta | Volume LX Number 5
Although attendence is expected to drop next year at the high school level, the Bay City Board of Education has approved the institution of an informal geometry course for the 1989-90 school year. At a regular meeting of the board, Director of Instruction David Braendle said the course would add an important dimension to the high school mathematics curriculum. Superintendent...

Board Reorganizes; New Chart Devised

Friday, February 24, 1989 | Scott Martin | Volume LX Number 5
The Board of Education is considering several changes in its organizational chart, including the elimination of three administrative positions, in order to save money. What Superintendent Dale Martin called the “Cutback Chart” would eliminate the positions of Director of Communications, Purchasing Agent, and Director of Instruction along with five secretarial positions. Martin said he doesn’t like the changes, but they...

Student’s Top Ten Songs

Friday, October 17, 1986 | Unknown | Volume LVIII Number 2
Recently a music poll was taken to find the top ten songs most listened by the students. The following hit singles are the top ten records taken from the poll. These results were based upon a sampling of four percent of the student body.

Fashion Trends Keep on Changing

Friday, October 17, 1986 | Cindy VanZale | Volume LVIII Number 2
Clothing is the fashion that depicts the style of America, and how its society should look. Styles have changed through the years, as in the early 20’s of the fancy hat revolution to the bell bottom jeans and hip-huggers of the late 60’s. About three years ago, the preppy clothing styles invaded society with Izods and collars that stand up....

Oldies Are Back

Friday, October 17, 1986 | Heather Herbolsheimer | Volume LVIII Number 2
“Shake it baby, twist and shout”, is what you’ve been hearing on the radio quite frequently. Yes, the oldies are back! One of the older groups which is receiving a lot of playing time is the Beatles. With radio stations playing many of their hits, the Beatles have once again become popular with teen-agers all over. Their number one hit...

PATS Hotline Helps Suicidal Students

Friday, October 17, 1986 | Lisa Brubaker | Volume LVIII Number 2
Denise went into her room. She pulled down the shades and turned off the lamp so no light was present at all. Going into the bathroom, she gathered whatever was around – aspirin and codeine, allergy medication – and swallowed the pills one by one. Then she took off her clothes, got into bed and waited to die. Denise is...

New Attendance Policy for School Year Even More Strict than Last Year

Friday, October 02, 1987 | Tricia Snover | Volume LIX Number 1
With the start of the 1987-88 school year came a new and more strict attendance policy. The new attendance procedures are as follows. Upon the third absence in any class within a semester, the school will make a reasonable attempt to contact the parent or guardian by phone or letter to report the absences. Upon the sixth absence in a...