Eisenhower High School - Pantherama Yearbook (Decatur, IL)

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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.

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nn 1 'ii' gg New Frontiers Gudrun Gylfadottir: What was that? Well, it wasn't a that, it was a she, and she was the Scandinavian Sweetheart who stole our hearts this past year at EHS. Gunna, as she preferred to be called, was our AFS foreign exchange student from Iceland. Gunna was born and lives in Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland which has a population of about 99,000, almost half of the country's population of 220,000. Gunna said she wanted to come to the US be- cause she wanted to learn about new customs and cultures, go to a new school with new friends, and live with another family. Back home, besides her parents, Gunna has a younger brother and sister. In Iceland, Gunna attended high school and music school in which she took piano lessons. She said she liked to read and was athletic. She even played soccer. The school sys- tem in Iceland was different from the US. Students had to go to school from the time they were sev- en until they were fifteen and then four years of high school was op- tional but almost all students went, according to Gunna. Gunna planned to attend ICeland's only university in Reykjavik after she graduated from high school. This wasn't the first time Gunna had been to the US. She had pre- viously visited Maine. Gunna said Iceland is a beautiful mountainous country with active volcanoes and hot springs. She also said that there were similarities between us and Icelandic culture including family life and music. NHS front row: S. Brown, T. Mintler,-I. Lemna, C. Hall, B. Morrison, S. Rex middle row: N. Raupp, C. Stroyls, C. Berba, T. Mains, E. Robinson, M. Miller, M. Monahan, M. Green, W. Greaten back row: B. Sattley, C. Rowe, T. Gillespie, B. Schwalbe, G. Haas,-I. Simon, P. Bergen, D. Klockenga, M. Locke, W. Scott AFS front row: A. Harres, B. Roma, N. Raupp, S. jones, E. Reible, D. Stoner, S. Easter, S. Vanderlaan back row: S. Luker, A. Lawyer, M, Green, G, Gylfadottir, B. Spycher, N. Grenier B. Turner, C. Carlton, T. Green NHS-AFS 85