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

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It has been my pleasure to have had the opportunity of personally know- ing Mr. Wagner for over twenty years. We have worked together on many committees concerning educationg its changes, its pitfalls, and attempts to meet the needs of students in our high schools. Through the leadership of Mr. Wagner, we were able to formulate one of the outstanding associations of Michigan - the S.M.A. It has also been my pleasure and education to have been associated with Mr. Wagner with matters dealing with the North Central Association. ' -ASS M Mr. Wagner has been a member of our National Associa- tion for many years. He has served as a valuable member of various committees and has made presentations on panel dis- e cussions at some of our national conventions. We will miss his leadership ability and his willingness to serve at both the state and national level. i Robert E. Hall, Principal, ' Southfield Senior High School. Roland J. Lehker, Associate Secretary, Professional Programs, A The National Association of Secondary School Principals. ' The Michigan Association of Secondary i School Principals is an organization of all i I secondary school administrators in the State numbering some 11500 members. Your principal, Ross Wagner, has been a mem- ber for many, many years. He has served the Association in an outstanding manner as chairman of several committees, one of the most significant being the Contest and Activities Committee. He has been a mem- ber of the Representative Council of the Michigan High School Athletic Association and a member of the Student Activities Committee as well as numerous others. Theodore B. Southerland, Executive Secretary, V Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals. Mr. Wagner was first elected to the Representative Council of the Michigan High School Athletic Association in October of 1962. In De- cember, 1965, he was chosen by the Reprewentative Council members to be a member of the Executive Committee of the Representative Council. That body of individuals is the most important group in the State with regards to athletic activities and policies. Mr. Wagner has given un- seltishly of his time and eiiort to play a major role in the decisions of the Committee. Mr. Wagner's sound judgment and thoughtful considera- tion has been beneficial not only to the Birmingham schools, but to every boy and girl who has participated in interscholastic athletics in the state of Michigan, Allen W. Bush, State Director, Michigan High School Athletic Association

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Q '. 3 z 5 'UDV ,..., , isnt ,W Recognizing a fine job done . . . Dr. John B. Smith, resigned superintendent. surveys a Seaholm class HW? ,L an .1 V' inert' ' f - iewyg, 4 :, Zi? W Af Wf, t ff, 1 5339: 'i ' Ross Wagner--just what does he represent to Seaholm? Thejobvioas response would be Mr. Wagnefs duty as principal, bathe has always been much more than this indicates. ,Wagnerlrepresents refreshing ideas yearly introduced Seaholm's academic and non-academic schedules. W-efffiw t , school bonuses as Field Day, which builds class unity, f,L' l 1' ,,,1,Mi , V ' , 3, 'lQ,,f , fifor a very imrai,wor1iing,ma4+Mr. Wagner, n 'fif mia yy fi Mdiliareers Day, which informs students of possible career opportunities, area few of Mr, Wagnefs accomplishments at Seaholm. To ,keepttuned to student opinion and re-action, Mr. Wagner , ,, riit at Principal's Cabinet, consisting of a dozen students and himself. the 'academicline, Flexible Scheduling, a program idea combining fgocialj studies and English was instituted by Mr. Wagner. All these achievements add up to a very productive career

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Mr. Wagner has contributed more ideas to education than one has fingers. One association that he has fully enjoyed consists of educational institutions in the states from West Virginia to Wyoming and from Michigan to Arizona. This group calls itself the North Central Association of Colleges, Universities and Secondary Schools. He has faithfully labored in both State and National principal groups. On the state level Mr. Wagner has served for several years on the athletic association which governs the conduct of High School sports in Michigan. A specific contribution that SHS benefits from concerns Mr. Wagner's aid in organizing the Eastern Michigan League and serving as its first president. As recognition to Mr. Wagner's career, he was elected to Who's Who in the Midwest in 1969-1970.