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

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Dreaming of graduation, Jason O ' Malley stands up straight and tall so Mitch Fischer can accurately record his measurements for cap and gown. photo by Paul Donar A college education starts with appli cations. Senior Rocky Roland begins the long search with an application form from Cornell University. photo by Paul Donar 4ti4 SENIORS 83

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E nd In Sight Seniors Plot Future Seems like only yesterday it was registration day for the Fresh- man Class of 1982. Suddenly it ' s your senior year. And before you know it college is just around the corner. Registration . . . Field Day . . . College Applications . . . Prom . . . Swing Out . . . Graduation. As a student begins the final year in high school, when does the idea of being a senior strike home? Being a senior is realized at different times during the school year. Jane Filbin said, 1 began to realize it when 1 started filling out college applications. Being a senior is anticipating victory in Field Day, retaking ACT ' s and SAT ' s, deciding where to go to by Jennifer Smith college, and facing all the pres- sures that the final year in high school brings. Being a senior is the excitement of winning Field Day, the secure feeling of being the top man on the totem pole, and the conflicting emotions of leaving friends and family for a whole new way of life. Danielle Tallarom explain- ed. I ' m excited about college, and to be going away from home; it ' s going to be a new environ- ment. Standing tall and proud, J J. Cromer. Leigh Kain. Gordon White. Missy Gibson and Cheryl Tomblinson prepare to fight the juniors to the end. Todd Abbrecht Michael Albrecht Ken Alexander David Allen Lisa Ament Katy Andreae John Armstrong Johanna Ashcraft Jacquelyn Baby Lisa Bagchi Andrea Balding Suzann Barger Richard Bayman Issam Behnam Kiersten Bell »1f 82 SENIORS

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Linda Cadaret Shirin Caldrin Timothy Carroll Jay Chamberlain Larisa Charia Leona Christie Janyl Christman Craig Ciccone Susan Connell Paul Constan Shannon Cooper Michael Corker Alyson Crabtree Bruce Crawford David Crawford A pplications: Seniors ' Nightmare What is the one thing that keeps seniors at home on the weekends (and it ' s not mom and dad)? You guessed it . . . typing college applications. Ahh yes, it is the moment of truth when seniors must reflect upon their last four years. act ' s and SAT ' s, Achievements, passable grade point averages . . . These words and more become a standard part of every college-bound senior ' s vocabulary. Applications may also include teacher recommenda- tions, interviews, and the dreaded essays. Time is of the essence to every senior. Between socializing and shop- ping, the average senior has very little time for such trivial paperwork as applications. With mom ' s help, how- ever, students somehow manage to complete the necessary data by deadline. This goes without saying 84 SENIORS by M- Dunn and C. Lamarche that Federal Express does a boom- ing business around deadline time. For those seniors who have no idea what ' s going on, counselors, deans and teachers are all willing to aid the flailing senior. Jeanette Behm in the career center can also help to guide a lost soul in the right direction. Along with the paperwork, a number of seniors take to the road each year as part of the application process. A college visit enables the student to get a real feel for the school as well as a look at the social life, opposite sex factor, and of course, the state of the academia. When at last the applications are in the mail, a senior can sit back, rest, and look forward to participat- ing in senior life; at least until the decision comes in . . . Judgment Day. After a grueling weekend of college socidl activity, prospective Miami of Ohio stu- dents Cathy Lamarche and Suzann Barger prepare to leave. photo by Doug N»?i;!off Filling out applications seems to be never- ending homework for most seniors. David Kovacb rushes to meet his Georgetown application deadline. phoio bu Paul Donar