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...