East Kentwood High School - Skyliner Yearbook (Kentwood, MI)

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DEll'Bl1t EXCHHHQB Day Parent Exchange Day is a day of interesting realization for kids' parents. Switching roles for the day gives parents an opportunity to see what goes on in school nowadays and experience the everyday activities of their child. The parents at- tend the classes and take part in taking notes, discussions, and the lunch period. This also gives the student a day off from school. Quiz Bow High School Quiz Bowl is a game of quick recall of facts. The teams were chosen by tryouts and competition in up to five sudden-death matches. Each game consists of two eight-minute rounds. This year's team consisted of Ted Bonarski, Steve Knoop, Tom Moses, Pete Waugh, and Torsten Toms, The team was quite successful in the first round in beating the team from Chesaning High School 240 to 80. They lost a later sudden- death round to West Bloomfield-Andover High School. But all-in-all, the team did a good job. l:lltlll'B l'0blQl1l 0 VBYS Future Problem Solvers is a group that in- vestigates the upcoming events that will alter and mold our futures. The Future Problem Solvers - consisting of Jon Bielicki, Ted Bonarski, Steve Bliss and Tom Moses - placed third out of 41 groups. Mr. Dan Vander Molen headed this group with great enthusiasm and helped a great deal throughout their competitions. This club helps develop thinking skills for the student and it makes them better equipped to handle problems they may run across throughout their lives. The Future Problem Solving Program is spon- sored by the University of Michigan. The club is organized so that teams of four people work on the problems together. The group did best in the subjects of Weather Control and Ocean Communities. QAJ Parents who tried a day at East Kentwood. QBJ THIS YEAFl'S QUIZ BOWL TEAM: Tom Moses, Ted Bonarski, Steve Knoop, and Pete Waugh. lOl THIS YEAFl'S FUTURE PROBLEM SOLVERS: Tom Moses, John Bielecki, Steve Bliss, and Ted Bonarski. 44 Activities if I Q A x usd- 'T

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Senior Members 'Blake Benson 'Steven Bliss Ted Bonarski Linda Bonz John Brandt Angela DeWit Michael Evele Timothy Ferguson Mary Fleser 'Darcy Flynn Kimberly Greene Nancy Greenlee Rosemary Hager Barry Haight Joanne Henry Constance Hodgkins Heather Hopkins Nancy Houle Anne Hubling Jeffrey Hunter Jill Jones Daniel Jonkman James Kaiser Katherine Kaminski Margaret Karelse 'Stephen Knoop 'Susan Koetsier Craig Kovera Lisa Kuipers ' Darryl Kurylo Steven Larson 'Sally Liefbroer Stuart MacAskie Stuart Meyer Brian Miller '3.9 or above G.P.A. 'Heidi Miller Julie Millin 'Thomas Moses Christopher Mullins Linda Ollig William Olson Andrea Palmer Donald Pezzato Kristin Rober Kevin Shoemaker Kimberly Spaak Victoria Stamper Laura Stauffer Todd Stewart ' Phillip Sundman Dale Wieber ' Beverly Wolford Deborah Wood Junior Members Dean Adams Randall Ambrose Donna Andary David Bass Michael Bass Tracy Belanger Anthony Bielecki Kathleen Borr Nancee Briggs Jennifer Brubaker Walter Bulkowski Eve Butterly Cheryl Carpenter John Cisco John Erhardt Kimberly Fenske Brian Fish Lynn Fleminger Hayley Froysland Tracee Hendricks Anthony Huiber Holly Huber Richelle Isley Michelle Johnson Dawn Ludwig Carrie Miller Angela Nowak Sonja Retter Stephan Rober John Rose Scott Rubin Becky Schroder Lori Shimmel Anne Smiley Mary Tietz Robert Verbrugge Lorraine Walsh Lori Westra Scott Westra Kristen Zaiger Honor Society Very Active The National Honor Society kept busy throughout the year with service projects and fund- raising efforts to finance ac- tivities and other things, such as the year-end banquet, pur- chase of awards, medallions and plaques and scholarships. Fund-raising projects included bake sales, concession stand operation, a raffle, candy and pop sales and dances such as the Hawaiian Luau. Service projects included two canned goods collections that went to needy citizens during special holiday seasons, usher- ing at various school programs, and taping books for special education students. The year began with the an- nual induction ceremony and finished with the annual Na- tional Honor Society Banquet on May 25 in which members were recognized for high academic achievement and scholarships and other awards were made to members and others. Medallions to be worn at graduation also were distributed during this final event. lAj Senior Members lBj Junior Members lCj Officers pictured at Fall Induction Ceremonies are J. P. Brandt, Special Events Chair, Darcy Flynn, Service Projects Chair: Laura Stauffer, Secretary: Stuart MacAskie, President: Steve Larson, Vice President: Linda Ollig, Treasurer, Jill Jones, Raffle Chairg and Heidi Miller, Fund Raising Chair. Activities 43

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1 5 P' Music Dent. N gf . eses Band :rector After long and dedicated service to the music students of Kentwood Public Schools and particularly to EKHS, Band Director Donald Druart decided to call it quits at the end of this school year and head back to college to earn a higher degree and to broaden his horizons . Mr. Druart made the shocking announcement at the annual band and orchestra banquet. I wish to continue to develop my skills as a conductor of both instrumental and vocal music to update my education in the contemporary areas of music, computers, recording techniques and jazz, he ex- plained. The decision wasn't easyg however the thought of making it has been in my mind for several years, he confided. Mr. Druart taught for Kentwood Public Schools for 19 years, including several at elementary levels. After six years at Valleywood Middle School, Mr. Druart came to the high school in 1970. High points in Mr. D's career at EKHS include the first ever Number One rating for Symphonic Band at State Festival in 1975 and greeting President Ford twice at the airport with the Marching Band. He also enjoyed directing the pit orchestras for musicals such as Fiddler on the Roof. I will miss working with the kids and watching them become mature musi- cians, commented Mr. Druart, but I won't miss the paperwork or having to give students grades, he admits. So long, Mr, D and good luckl Actlvltles 45