Algonac High School - Algonquin Yearbook (Algonac, MI)

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Working together on the computer, Kristin Toylor ond Gino Grigsby odvonce their skills. Welding demonds skill ond concentrotion. Mike Soddlei ond Todd Fraser carefully weld the metal together. Kelly Ponke, Windy Siddol ond Trocy Montgomery examine the heart and blood pressure of the student returning from bond comp. The band ran o dress rehearsal with the Homecoming Court on October 4 Debbie Hogg, Andreo Vondenbergh, Laura DiVergilio . Terese Schultz, Telia Avers ond Wendy Siefert provide accompaniment . 8 Academics

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Keeping Our Heads Above Water Student Life Adjusting bock to school began on o crowded bus ride September 4. Five minute bells kept students hurrying, pushing ond shoving through the halls to reach their classes on time. No minute could be wasted. In the hours after school, time was spent working or at prac- tices. Bond members got home late from performances and even gave up a morning rising early for the Thanksgiving Parade. Work ond homework ruled the evenings. To become o member of the Honor Society, grades hod to be kept up. Social lives often suffered in exchange for the grade point overage. Plans for Spirit Week kept Student Council members busy from the first doy of school. Students with only two weeks to work, gave up time to work on the floats for the parade, and decorate the halls. Free time become scarce and it was harder to keep on top of things. Determination wos needed to create 26 hour days and suceed in Keeping Our Heads Above Water. Majorettes added o 6fh hour doss to their schedule to provide necessary time to perfect routines ond prepare for performances. Band-o-rama meant mony long doys of practice for oil members of the squod Kim Stieler grunts unga bunga os she exits the ’Senior Cove on her way to her next class on rheme doy, Thursday, October 4. HOMECOMING: 10 Although spirit week seemed to go smoothly, freshmen faced o new task. Finding o trailer for the float ond getting people to help were some of the problems. With the completed floor reody to roll, Kelly Ponke, Dove Srrevel, Paul Moehlman, Jenny Rochon, Theresa Wrubel ond Shown Leonard odd finol touches. PARADE: 14 Being Student Coundl President takes o lot of rime ond effort. As chairperson of the porade, Marty Tischbein found o number of extra duties. ’’Knowing the right person to contoct ond getting in touch with that person wos the most difficult; after that the parade seemed to come together, but I wos glod when it wos over, said Morty. Student Life Division 7

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Pressure builds in academics School means so many things to so many people. Spirit week, pep rallies, and class competition assemblies ore all enjoyable. But whot is the real reason we attend? In a dictionary school is defined as an institute of learning. Many classes are offered to educate and prepare students for the lives ahead. Office Education, Typing and Shorthand for the clerical workers, Com- puter Science for computer programmers and Jour- nalism for writers and reporters. Some classes are given as required credits, such as Government and Economics, and try as you will to avoid them, these classes must be taken. Certainly, the fun and friendship helped the day to pass faster. But when all the work and tests started to get us down, we stopped to evaluate why we were here, and looked to future goals. Concentrating on the job assignment. Kim Stokes tries to improve her typing speed Kim Norman and Leonard Poscoe desperately search for a new compound to complete their assignment ond lob requirement. Notetaking during on oral report session involves the total concentration of Lynne Dloink ond Michelle Ellis. Academics 9