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

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Arrlval of snow lnvltes students to go out slcle February was sllppmg away and we were begmnmg to wonder lf there would be any snow Even the most stout hearted were startmg to lose hope, and words of No snow th1s year filled the axr Famous last words' Durmg a few short hours one night more than elght 1nches were dumped on us Schools 1n the surroundmg areas were all but burned Attendance was cut almost m half here, as students wlth cars sllpped mto lnnocent 1ook1ng drps buses skldded off the road, and pedes trlans plowed through drnfts up to thelr knees Meetmgs were cancelled and l1fe slowed down a few paces But as we caught our breath plans hatched for sk1 trlps or sleddrng partles and 1mpromptu snowball fights As the thermometer began to chmb, the snow turned to ram g1v1ng a thrck crust to the deep snow, and movlng around became even more dangerous But Nature wlll not let us down and as warm wmds blow away the last traces of ICC we pull out the cottons from storage breathe rn the balmy alr, and feel good just to be al1ve Snow also brlngs work groans Barry Krlger as he beglns to clear the drlveway The snow seems light at first but gets mcreaslngly heavxer wlth each succeeding shovelful But waltmg for hlm afterward IS a cup of hot chocolate a fittmg reward There IS no better way of releasrng excess energy than mdulg 1ng m an all out battle wrth snowballs as ammumtron' Snow fires fast and furlously as Paul Robertson Jane McK1nley Carol Shuler Sue Bllss Pete Russ and Tom Moonen get mto the actlon I I I . 5 S5 ' ,Y ' , - ' 9 7 9 9 5 , - . . I v l . - . I . . y , y ' 5 D ! fbi,-21 , 5 - , 6 . , l ' ' V 4 ' c' IX

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Caution is password, whether walking or driving Fall lingered, unwilling to give way to winter's icy grip, but losing ground each succeeding day. It was not yet light when we left for school in the moming and almost dark when we got home at night. Mud puddles froze, then ice began to form on -the surface of lakes. Clouds hung low in the sky, threatening rain And when the ram came so did icicles and slippery Streets Falls were numerous, especially for those with leather soled shoes But as the cold winds began to howl, we bundled up in bright woolens and cozily watched from inside Spare time was spent roasting marshmallows around a crackling fire, concentrating on a do-or die game of bridge, or braving the weather to get to a swim meet or basketball game 1As the rabbit who changes coats with the coming winter the building takes on a whole new dress after the first snow fall Wayward winds then drift snow high in the corners and create gravity defying icicles The cold IS never more noticed as during the interminable wait for the bus in the morning John Thomsen and Charlotte Bosworth shiver in the brisk air half hoping the bus will come and half hoping it has gotten stuck in the snow The beauty of winter soon disappears when the temperature goes up and the snow turns to slush Those unfortunates with out boots find walking hazardous and cars slip and slide on uncertain pavement L...- MQW' Flaw 'll Q- -- , Laws 'E 5 25 , . l - P . . ' I : , I . Y . . - v i , 3. X i fl . 'I ' if ,X L? ' ' . ,Q I A ,g,g,, Va, F 4 ..,,,,, V M , if L . Y r-lcv' J. r 'J ... ' T14 'V ! , fs... ., A, J f - 'if . ' e , , K IA . ss 4 ,U . S- A' 3,4 'r J , 15: V :J . 'Ls A 1' 'ro . v I, . ' V f'slZg,f,, h - ' 5 - V rr ' L - s . 5' 1. .. -v - V - - i .. . 4 052.- . ' u 7 ' -.H ,il . -A , . E A 1. n - . - ' -.f-- V ,- u- . ' 4 '4 , ' ' '- get as ,,. x ' v I Paar .R -'- glen-4349 n -- ,,,.' gf r A . YF- . --ie ,t .

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winter sports rank high After a terrible show of power, Nature relaxes and lets her beauty emerge. Caught in the afternoon sun, glittering ice makes giant spider webs of barren trees. 45