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

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FWHM 4 came via AFS-YF6 Each year, Seaholm is host to several foreign ex- change students from around the world. This year was no exception as four students came to Seaholm from abroad on either the AFS CAmerican Field Service! or the YFU CYouth for Understandingi program. Danielle Poeckes, known to her friends as Dany, came through the AFS program to stay in the home of Ann Hollingshead. She participated in student congress, and enjoyed the companionship of her friends in her homeroom, A115. She was also active in the BUNA delegation from her native country, Luxembourg. Ute Marie Fricke, from Germany, spent the year with Carol Hutcheson and her family. She was very quick to make friends here, getting started by working at preschool registration. Ute worked with the Austrian BUNA dele- gation. Sweden sent Per Iwar Rodert via the YFU pro- gram to homeroom 299A and the family of Steve Nes- bitt. Per followed Steve's interest in sports by joining the soccer team and winning a letter. He also assisted Greg Ghirla in the Swedish delegation to BUNA. Dan Boyce gained a brother this year from Malaysia. Kiat Teo spent the year with Dan through the AFS program. Kiat involved himself for some time in the youth group at First Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, as well as in many school related activities, such as the Malaysian delegation to BUNA. 37

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l cn KU Sue Brown is quick to admire the Swedish pottery which Per Rodert is explaining in speech class. K2j Kiat Teo and his American brother Dan Boyce walk in for an- other day at Seaholm. KSQ The entire student body listened as Ute Fricke explained Christmas customs in her home- land, Germany. K4j Kiat tells that Christmas is not a big celebration in Malaysia. K51 Dany Poeckes lived this year with Ann Hollinghead and her family. K6j Many hours were put in this year by Carol Hutcheson and her German sister Ute Fricke preparing homework behind this desk. K72 Term papers and library work attracted Ute, Per and Kiat to the card catalog. K8Q Customs in Sweden are ex- plained by Per Rodert. f9j Dany Poeekes relates her ex- periences during the Christmas season in Luxembourg, 36

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AFS-YPU Active in School Led by Mrs. Schlain, the AFS-YFU club at Seaholm was very active this year. Composed of seniors who went abroad last summer either with the American Field Service or the Youth For Understanding program, juniors who plan to travel abroad in this manner this summer, Seaholm's four foreign exchange students and their American brothers or sisters and other interested students, this club engages in many activities. Richard Straub and Jill Tammen ran the school supply counter fourth hour this year. Members of the club sold candy both for their own activities and to help finance such things as the class ring, the Washington Trip and the Piper for Sea- holm's foreign exchange students. Club members, led by the foreign exchange students, gave periodic presentations about various foreign countries through- out the year. These gave the club members a chance to enjoy an interesting presentation as Well as learn something about a country they might plan on visiting, either this summer through the AFS or YFU programs, or later in their life. u CU