Arthur Hill High School - Legenda Yearbook (Saginaw, MI)

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With reduced teaching staff and increasing numbers of students, Mrs. Donna Cappell passes out assignments during one of her classes. During the teachers’ strike that delayed the opening of school, Mr. James Hooper and Mr. Oliver Herzler picket at the Board of Education.

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Working harder Less money and fewer teachers and counselors made a difference at Arthur Hill this year. On August 14, 1979, a millage proposal for 3.8 additional mills was defeated. Because of the $1.2 million budget cut, six teachers were involuntarily transferred. One counselor was transferred, leaving a larger work load for the other five. The only difference Mary Luczak saw with fewer teachers was the increase of students in her classes. While the reduced budget caused an increase in class size, the teachers included the reduction of class size as one of their strike requests. Teachers also asked for more discipline control in classrooms. The negotiations lasted for 22 days as the teachers picketed at Arthur Hill and the Board of Education . The negotiations delayed the start of school and the activities that would have started in the late summer. Principal Thomas B. Sharpe said, “I was concerned. Our band wasn’t practicing, our girls’ swim team wasn't practicing. It was a decision the teachers and coaches that were responsible for those activities chose not to work during the strike.” Cuts in the counseling staff find students Jackie Lowery, Tony DeShazer and Kim Brown waiting longer for their counseling appoint- ments. Voters approved the school millage renewal on During a math session, Mr. Richard Thomas the November ballot. explains a problem to David Humpert.

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Rising prices This year’s dollars surely did not go as far as last year’s went. With the rise in the rate of inflation came the increase of prices around school. Student Organization tickets went from $12 to $15. Students who received a dollar a day for food were surprised when lunch prices were raised from 55 cents to 75 cents. This increase made choosing potato chips or a candy bar a big decision. Students’ ways of spending their spare money varied. “| spend most of my money on food and the different things around school like t-shirts and pins,” said Cynthia Gibbs. Amy Bouchard said she stopped wasting her money on clothes and was Saving for a car. Inflation also sent gasoline prices skyrocketing with fuel costing a dollar or more a gallon. : Loreen Beeman said that when the | price of gasoline rose, she thought ci more carefully about her weekend LT plans. i “I spend almost $20 a week on gas, and it barely gets me to school and my Friday night activities,” she said. Beeman said she realized the value of her dollars, so she joined a carpool to school to save them. Bal With the increased admission fees, more a students like Martha Lechner use their S.O.’s. i] Instead of the usual candy bar, Jean Stytes and dl Peggy Brandon investigate the different candies sold at the student store.