Football season at RFH is pretty sweet. Always has been. And it’s not just because of the game. It’s about those sideline hustles, too, like, for instance bake sales.

Yes, bake sales. 

No, it wasn’t always just about football at game time back in the day — as if that wasn’t enough. Oh, as tradition has it, there were always lots of things happening before, during and after games, whether on the field, off the field, around the bend or, well, in the parking lot. Yes, the parking lot. That’s where some epic bake sales sweetened up game days — and sometimes spiced them up.

Back in the late 1970s or early 80s, the fun was all in a fund-raising and fun-raising bake sale in that parking lot. A moment of all the fun in fundraising was captured in the Retro Pic of the Day by a student. We’re not sure what the exact cause for the raising of funds and baking of goods was, but the fun part was captured in a click of an instamatic camera.

Though, this gaggle of RFH gals could just as well be selling these home-baked goods for cheerleading, drill team or twirling — perhaps. By the looks of their faces and the presence of the boom box, it’s likely there was something more than selling going on. Yes, boom box. Remember those? Hmmmm.

The bandana may give a hint of the era. The girls? Know them? They’re definitely cooking up a recipe for fun at RFH. Wait. Anyone know why the parking lot is suspiciously empty?

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