Eisenhower High School - Pantherama Yearbook (Decatur, IL)

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BLI DED EWITH These four clubs were devoted to learning and some to applying that knowledge to contests and competitions. PSP was a little bit different. PSP stands for Principal Scholars Pro- gram, a program designed for mi- nority students, to aid them espe- cially in the areas of math and sci- ence. The members went to seminars at Millikin and were en- couraged Cespecially by Head Counselor Emily Abbottj to partici- pate in tests dealing with everything from engineering to Biology and all sorts of math. JETS was thejunior Engineering Technological Society, a club based on just that - engineering. SCIENCE The main event this year was to invite guest speakers to talk on dif- ferent fields ofthe engineering pro- fession, educational requirements and benefits from becoming an en- gineer. Members took field trips to plants such as Caterpillar, wore fun- ny-looking safety glasses, and found out to some extent how a factory was really run. Academic Bowl was the closest thing to a game show at Eisenhow- er. The team, consisting of five players and some extras, was one that went to competitions where questions were asked about almost anything, to be answered by a short time limit. They displayed their talents dur- ing an educational fair at Hickory Point Mall. The big accomplish- ment this year was that Eisenhower finally had a quiz board! The team had many new members to work on the meets. TEAMS or Tests in Engineering and Math and Science was a select group of people mainly consisting of jETS members andfor those from Academic Bowl. Twelve stu- dents were chosen to represent Ei- senhower in District competition in fields of engineering, math, chemis- try, physics, biology, and graphics. The District competition occurred at Richland, the Regional at East- erng that winner went to the U ofl for State championship playoffs. 1. Various members of the JETS meet in the library to listen to their advisor, Mrs. Helden. 2. Mike Monahan, a member of the Aca- demic Bowl team, finds one of the ques- tions slightly amusing. 3. Mrs. Heiden, Cstandingj however, ,IETS co-sponsor tells Mrs. Cussins that she is not amused by the question. 4. Mrs. Heiden and Darren Klockenga dis- cuss JETS business. 80 Clubs

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Working Hard The A-Team The NHS, or National Honor Society, was a club that recognized the outstanding academic achieve- ments of its members. All the mem- bers had an A grade average, hence, the name, the A-Team. To be eligible to join NHS as a sophomore, students must have had a perfect 5.0 grade point aver- age. As a junior, a 4.8 grade point average was needed. Seniors need- ed a 4.5 grade point average. There were 26 members who represented the top M of the school. This year's officers were Beth Morrison, Presidentg Darren Klockenga, Vice-Presidentg jane Lemna, Secretaryg and Todd Gille- spie, Treasurer. The three main NHS functions were the induction in early spring, a picnic at the end of the year, and an annual dinner at which they roast- ed the teacher of the year. The seal of the National Honor Society was a flaming torch over four letters CSLS. The Flaming torch was the symbol of the pur- pose of the organization to keep burning at Eisenhower a high ambi- tion for the values of life and to serve on consideration of others. The letters CSLS stood for Charac- ter, Scholarship, Leadership, and Service. The advisors for NHS were Mrs. julia Helden and Miss Mary Simp- son. 82 NHS-AFS 1 1. Gunna daydreaming in class. 2.jim Simon - an NHS member - a man for all seasons. 3. Gotcha! Gunna 4. Mary Beth Green diligently works for her position in NHS.