Ernest Seaholm High School - Piper Yearbook (Birmingham, MI)

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While shooting an incredible Seaholm video production, Steve Miller and Becca Jones laugh over the hilarious contents of the script. ACADEMICS 165

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' ' Between newspaper and yearbook: they consume my time, but it ' s fun! -Ciaudeu Claudette Rowley The First Rung on the Ladder to Success by P. Mylod and D- Engle When most people think of communicating, they think of people informing others about the facts and opi- nions concerning a variety of subjects. The students in the communications depart- ment at Seaholm are doing just that, except they express themselves on film, in print, and through the airwaves. At Sea- holm there is a T.V. studio, radio station, newspaper and a yearbook. The first word which comes to the average student ' s mind when describing these classes is blowoff, but this stereo- type could not be f urther from the truth. The amount of time spent after school working for these classes is immense. Many students taking these media feel their interests could well be their future careers. Libbie Wilson of the yearbook staff said she would like to be a layout editor of a magazine, or something simi- lar. The field of journalism is not the only area where this applies. T.V. production student David Albaum wants to major in communications at college. These classes are not only for the students who wish to make careers out of them, but for those who desire to improve their communication skills. Bill Solomen- son, a broadcasting student, said, I think that this class gives a strong background in the communications field and that it could be useful when speaking to large groups of people. In any case, communicating will be an important part of one ' s future li fe, and without these proper skills it will be difficult to succeed. Therefore, it can be inferred that communication classes represent the first rung on the ladder to success. While in Gino Petri s third period journalism class. Jim Peters and Mike Beliasov leaf violently through their newspapers in search lor story ideas. Acting as a behind-the-scenes man during second period T. V. production , Chuck Dunn carefully monitors the audio visual to insure an amazing Seaholm news show. Scrap this one! says Photo Editor Paul Donar while he, along with Mike Rafferty, are amused with the tremendous quality of possible yearbook photographs. 164 COMMUNICATIONS Questioning each other for yearbook ads interviews, Sarah York, Tina Schumaker, Jason O ' Malley, Kevin Mylod and Karen Reynolds are blessed with Mr. Perri ' s suggestions. 9k

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