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

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Tradition Lives Field Day Morning, 1985. The last of the Senior Class straggles into the gym doing something almost resembling the march. Senior Class Field Day chairman Dan Jackson tries to hide his disappointment and anxiety for the upcoming events. Could this prove to be the worst (and last) Field Day ever? Fortunately for everyone involved, the traditional Field Day spirit soon picked up. The Junior Class made a strong showing as gradu- ates a year early as A Class Ahead of Its Time. Although the Class of ' 87 came up short this year, they were pleased with their overall performance. As non-field-events chairperson Beth Hockman stated, We ' ve come a long way since freshman year in class unity and spirit. Although it was the third year of competition for the Junior Class, they were once again reminded of the responsibility involved. Trying to unify 300 kids makes you realize that everyone involved has to make a sacrifice, agreed Field Day chairman Peter Macey. by Stacey Springer Things went well for the seniors, who as Matadors, were Taking The Future by the Horns. Although they got off to a slow start, the seniors won most of the theme events. Co- costumes chair Colleen Roberts admitted, I was a little worried at the end of the march, but after we did the cheer, 1 knew we could pull it off. The biggest problem at this year ' s Field Day was the lack of participation. For Junior Class President Ramsey Al-Sarraf, participa- tion means the whole unification of the class. At the conclusion of Field Day ' 85 all classes united on the gym floor chanting, Long live Field Day! in response to the threat of the cancellation of Field Day next year. For Senior Class President Mitch Fischer, The unification of the whole school at the end of Field Day made all the work worth it. Members of the Senior Class look on anxiously as their flag shuttle relay team pulls ahead to take the lead. The original 20-member squad captured their fourth flag shuttle victory- ; f; v eos e ne , VJou par f t4i KoD I cud I uJe 1 4 b etv A , I=r i v e: ' oo. ' u ' JoUd l cxo {pe J % ' i FIELD DAY - UPPER SCHOOL 13

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The excitement of Field Day is overwhelming, as junior Ernie Dambach can testify. Ceremoniously wrapped in maroon and white trashbags. Dambach leads his class in an unofficial cheer. Seniors Jenny Forslund and Jodi Wyett take time out during the field events to congratulate classmates Anne Hess and Kristin Hoke on their victory in the three-legged race Junior Class President Ramsey Al Sarraf reverently leads the Class Ahead of Its Time into the gym Field Day morning. The Junior Class captured this event with their graduation march. Senior newcomer Gordon White tells the crowd the story of the seniors in a little town called Birmingham. The seniors showed off their talent through the skillful presentation of the floor show. pholo by Doug Engle 12 STUDENT LIFE

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Working Hard Lower class presidents Jon Burleigh, a sophomore, and Kathleen Callahan, a freshman, present their charity money to Mr. Dean Lldgard of Mott ' s Children s Hospital photo bv Doug Engle by Libbie Wilson Ready to state their case freshmen Christy Ogren, Field Day ■ A festive day; an opportuni- ty for expressing or asserting oneself witfi the fullest pleasure or triumph. To Seaholm freshmen, Field Day also means a totally new experience unique to our school. To sophomores, Field Day means the chance to rise above the other class and usually to defeat them. Field Day, however, is not all fun and games. A lot of preparation must go into this annual Seaholm tradition from making cos- tumes and banners to thinking up a song, cheer and march, not to mention composing a floorshow. All of these duties must be complet- ed and perfected before that Friday in the fall. The people on the preparation commit- tees often work long hours after school and on Saturdays. And not only do students get involved, but teachers help out as well. Patricia Hamming was the freshman advisor and Gerry Walter was the sophomore advisor this year. They helped to organize their classes so they could try to be the best ever. Miss Hamming feels that the students did all the work themselves. I was just there and available for them if needed. I picked up all the materials for them also. Miss Hamming also gives a lot of credit to Mrs. Wilson, who helped the freshmen as well. But making costumes isn ' t all that had to be done. Money had to be raised for Mott ' s Children ' s Hospital, which was chosen as the charity this year. The freshmen won this event for the lower class. The Freshmen, however, did not dominate on the day of Field Day. Although they were voted as having the better of the two logos, the sophomores won every field event except the flag shuttle (due to disqualification), the girls ' tug of war, and the girls ' three-legged race. While working hard to be successful for Field Day, both the freshmen and sophomores had their pleasure and triumph. Jennifer Berman. and Aaron Simpson work their way to the top by leading the Freshman Class into the gym on Field Day morning. Sophomores Jim Vasek, Chris Nelson, and Gerrit Vyn show they are in perfect form and have perfect aim white marching on Field Day and impressing the judges. photo by Doug Engle Nervously anticipating their song and cheer, precise rows of business-suited freshmen let Seaholm know that they are true professionals. Despite their businessJike attitude, they lost Field Day to the sophomores by 25 points. 14 STUDENT LIFE