Adlai Stevenson High School - Aurora Yearbook (Livonia, MI)

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Rall to Board ffices, Concerned about the necessity for a well-balanced curricu- lum, Steve Cunningham spoke before the emotional audience. .L ff, ,M xtm.. Elementary Schools Action and involvement took place not only inside Stevenson, but within the surrounding community as well. Stevensonites expressed their concerns on half-days, political clubs, and the cook's and custodianis strike to the Board of Education and school administrators. LINC, Livonia Inter Council, composed of students from all four high schools, met each week. Their main projects con- sisted of attempts to place a student on the Board, re- vise the Guidelines for Expression, initiate an Open Campus, reduce student prices at area theatres, and alter the final exam system in Livonia. ' ABOVE: Karen Pierce and Mark Cohen represented Stevenson at LINC l11!'0ffl1tQ.Y with BELOW: Randy Rosen and Russ Isaacs every Monday. Community Activities 63

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tuden 62 Community A Ctivities ABOVE: When the Board of Education was faced with the dijfculty of balancing the school budget, students came to meetings to voice their concerns. John Rathz and Justin Fishman explained to parents why moving some grades to half-days was the best solution to the prob- lem. BELOW: Another way students involved themselves witlz the schools was through Com- munity Service Program. Fred Clayton left Stevenson a few hours each week to tutor ele- mentary students from Cass.

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ucv 'li lf ' 3 1 Spartans Fulfill Homecomin is Great .peetations Great things were expected of Stevenson's second homecoming, and all were definitely fullilled when the Spartans stomped Southiield-Lathrup 20-0. Students and alumni were there to cheer the Spartans onto victory. On their special day a large number of alumni at- tended. Among them were former Senate officers, cheer- leaders, and Debbie Piper, homecoming queen of 1968. The day was special for the Class of ,7l when they became the first junior class to win the float competition. Displaying her usual charm and poise, Debbie Piper made her final promenade as reigning homecoming queen. 64 Homecoming Former officers in student government, Jack Hojfman, Cheryl Jurcisin, and Ron Ocliala, were deligliled to be back at SHS. i Back in the old uniforms, and back at the old school, the alumni cheerleaders showed mixed emotions.