Ernest Seaholm High School - Piper Yearbook (Birmingham, MI)

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Living is learning, we find School work is important, but if an old proverb is to be trusted, a little play is needed to keep us sharp. All around we see the indications of a happy, well-rounded student life. Posters heralding the latest dance, flags and foreign attire for BUNA's general assembly, and people just relaxing typify our varied activities. Such a multi- tude of things to do present themselves to the student that he is hard-pressed to select which things he would rather pursue. There is something for every person and every taste. In school, too, we find much to capture our enthusi- asm. There are the Congress elections, pep assemblies, drives and campaigns. We enjoy this time of exploration . . . of practicing democracy, meeting people, learning diplomacy and cooperation, and making friends. And always we are learning. 111

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Students find many ways rn wluch to enjoy themselves It may be at dances club meetmgs or movres on skr trrps or Just at home relaxmg It really doesnt matter how we do It the basrc rdea rs the same lets work hard and do a good Job of whatever we do And afterwards lets have fun 110 s 9 9 1 . . , . - 9 . . . , ' s . , .

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Many are the facial expressions that mirror the hopes and fears of these junior saints, Straining every muscle as cheer- leaders Sharon Stokes, Mary Gillen, and Wendy Paddison urge them on are Dave Householder, Dave Johnson, Bob Joynt, Mike Hughes, Dick Dahl, Mark Beckoley, Bill Lightbody, and Brian Givens. y Seniors seize barrel in All right now. Everybody quiet. Left, right . . . War Unto Peace . . . War Unto Peace. And so began another Field Day. Held in early October, this event has become a school tradition, when class spirit rises to a frenzied peak. Plans for the big day get under way early, as a care- fully chosen class steering committee hashes over many suggestions before finally picking the theme around which their classis effort will be built. All costumes songs, cheers, and marching chants must be planned around that one necessarily-workable idea. Once the theme has been selected, groups of inter- ested students start work on costumes, floats, and cheers. All concerned give their best, striving for per- fection, and always with an eye to that victory cider barrel. At last Field Day finally arrives. Although it officially doesn't begin until after lunch, the air is so charged with enthusiasm and class competitive spirit, that few are really able to keep their minds on the academic side of the day. Spewing forth from the school to line up outside, students know that Field Day has really begun. This is it! 5 4What determination! His teeth grimly clenched, John Pig- gott streaks across the floor in the hard-fought tractor race. A new addition to the sports field, tractors replaced tricycles, the old vehicle. Limited only to six-footers, this race is sure to provide as many chuckles as cheers. Flying high, senior cheerleaders Carol Shuler and Jane Slater show their elation at another senior victory surge. Cheering is fun, but no joking matter, as students soon find out, for it plays an important part in Field Day competition. Eager classes practice far in advance of the event. V