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

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The Honors Serve Society 0 Why is it that year after year kids go through the red tape of joining the National Honor Soci- ety? Applicants must first have at least a 3.4 grade point average. Then, they have to complete these applications listing all their extracurricular activities and community services. But wait, there ' s more! After these applica- tions have been voted on by a panel of teachers (juniors are required five votes and seniors seven), they are given to the Admissions Committee where each application is judged. Once the choices have been made, each applicant is notified of his accep- tance and the induction ceremony is held in May. What ' s the reasoning behind all this hassle? The majority of the 34 members felt NHS acted as an impressive statistic for college applications. For others, it pleased their demanding par- by Paul M Mylod ents. Whatever the reason, it kept students coming back every year. Once inducted, there were many activities offered for inter- ested members. Ushering parents during the fall open house started the ball rolling. The pumpkin sale was also a worthwhile NHS spon- sored event. Some of the money raised was donated to the Cancer Society in the name of Dr. Henry Maloney ' s wife who passed away I feel better about myself now that I ' ve gotten some recogni- tion and rewards for the efforts and hard work I ' ve put in here at a high school like Seaholm. -Cheryl Bert I «e 1 n m 1 V S ivsiBiiyj J mm» ' jk, ' ■,v H I 1 W Standing among a mountain of soon-to-be- bought pumpkins at the October pumpkin sale. Brad Pierce carefully selects a pumpkin for a satisfied customer. pholo bv Doug Engle Fueling up on pizza before directing lost parents at Open House, Beth Snider fills out her name tag as Jenny Voorhis patiently waits for the pen. photo by E Sard last fall. The activity most benefi- cial to Seaholm was tutoring. Every Wednesday after school, NHS members tutored students in any subject. A frequent chemistry tutor, Scott Milius, said, We must have a good reputation, because we always have more people than we have tutors. NHS did provoke involvement and enthusiasm but there were also those who didn ' t contribute because they were either too involved in other activities or they felt it was not worthwhile. When describing NHS, Treasurer Karen Marshall said, Sometimes we ' re unenthusiastic and it ' s no one ' s fault. We should be inducted earlier so there ' s more time to get involved and organized. Whatever the viewpoint may have been NHS did serve the community, Seaholm and its stu- dents, and a reason such as this should be motivational for becom- ing a member. 70 NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY

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BUNA: New and Improved c de By B. Kasselman and S. Springer Following the examples set in many other areas of the school, Seaholm ' s Model United Nations received its share of revisions this year. The model U.N., or BUNA (Birmingham United Nations As- sociation) was losing its effective- ness in its old format and badly needed updating. With Judy Ma- cey taking on the job of advisor and the new Executive Board made up of seven selected stu- dents, BUNA was changed to suit the needs of the students. BUNA was moved to a weekend format in order to invite other schools to participate and to simulate more accurately the proceedings of the United Nations, Mrs. Macey explained in response to the questions concerning the dramat- ic change in BUNA ' s format. The most noticeable change came in the basic format of BUNA. Instead of meeting on school time for two days, BUNA met Friday night and during the day Saturday and Sunday, the weekend of January 24-26. The group split into three different committees: the social and hu- manitarian, the political and mili- tary, and the economic financial committees. Each country sent one delegate to each of the committees to discuss resolutions 66 Between the com- mittees and the Gener- al Assembly, BUNA was really great fun. It was one of the few times in school all year that I had to act seri- ous, pay attention, do research, and still had a terrific time. Jeff Tenniswood relating directly to their specific topics. BUNA officially started with a speech by Mrs. Nancy Good, an expert on the Middle East. Anoth- er new feature of BUNA, the speaker was intended to relate the model U.N. to the real thing. The addition of students from other schools was also important to the success of BUNA. Overall, BUNA came off better than it has in the past few years. Second-year BUNA participant Anne Hess agreed, BUNA was much more organized this year; I think we were able to get a lot more accomplished. Because of the weekend format, only the people who were really interested and really wanted to be there showed up. The changes were definitely for the better. Seniors Barrett Tripp. Brad Kasselman. David Quinn. and Burt Engle strike terror into the hearts of more timid delega- tions, photo bv Knstm Hoke Political and Economic heads Ernie Dambach and Jeff Jones keep watch for terrorists. Here. Jeff reprimands one with his gavel photo by Doug Engie BUNA 69

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While explaining the abstract concepts hidden in scientific word problems, Stacey Szidik helps Dawn Aginian conquer the frustration of chemistry. photo by E, Sard NHS FIRST ROW Katy Hennessy, Jenny Voorhis Linda Cadaret Chervl Bert. Gayle Kirby. Molly Hauser, Sarah Hoisington. SECOND ROW: Elissa Sard, Katy Andreae, Brad Pierce, Stacey Springer, Beth Snider, Stacey Szidik, Alisa Troelson, Megan Markee, Karen Marshall. Jackie Moss. THIRD ROW: Mike Albrecht, John Thurber Amy Tikkanen Tom Fiscella Mark Duff Todd Abbrecht. Scott Milius. Andy Song. THOSE NOT PICTURED: Heather Burch, J.J- Cromer. Mazy Hommel, Dan Jackson. Kirk McWilliam, David Pierce, John Tholen. Carrie Webster. Amy Zaiman. photo by P Donar NHS OFFICERS: Historian Megan Mar- kee, Secretary Jackie Moss, President NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY 71