Fordson High School - Fleur de Lis Yearbook (Dearborn, MI)

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TOWARD THE END flkj Genevieve Duplar. January graduate. looks sentimentally at the caps and gowns. Like most of us. she realizes, at the last moment, that her days at Fordson are ending. ox A smile of Joy, a tear-streaked cheek, anda serious expression, --- the emotions are evident as the seniors return from the stage with their diplomas. X Jff I 1 Q! W, , ?u Matt Swanson stands before the graduation audience and Pl-W5 everinhmg he M5 into his last Alice Paul admires her new watch, as her Mom admires the new diploma Her s ee h t F ds , ' ' P C 3 01' on Dad stands proudly next to her, lending support to his daughter. -11-

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IN THE BEGINNING ..... 7 n , WM WW 9 .Wi ' 4 .I f is, Joe Brown, 12A, grins menacingly as he plots how to punish this underclassman he caught Oh come on now fellas, this is no way to spend your first year at Fordsonf' d , k, f th , 1, t , Tenth graders, Howard Odom, Victor Olsen, and Kenneth upp have yet to outgrow rm mg mm 9 Senior Dun am' the comic book stage. John Nicholl snickers as he reads hints from seniors on how to get lost. X You'll find the elevator at the end of this hall. Leonard Middleton IZA has a little fun Is this the one? Pat LaFleur, IOA, asks of Sandra Fall, also IOA. Seems that with bewildered Leonard Wash? tenth rader being here for one whole semester hasn'thelpedin finding room numbers. Perhaps ' g ' the map in the F book would help.

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THOSE WHO HELP US TO BE AS WE ARE ..... fi xi gf Eli , we 'ig fU'- 3 ' sl! ? , wr blues-.-.u.........,,,, , ,., W, W. -.V .M -w -.......,...-.V ...,.,., M' If Dorman Ardis Li, V, ,M I Principal ' f 5 WZ yi 1 rf, .7 1' 'Z ' ' 51 4 X' X ff , y ' , 53? ' at . 4 ' 2 , 1. 5 ,ff if X W, W Wim 'Uh PRINCIPALS We are as we aret' largely because of the people who head Fordson, our three principals. Their dedication of their talents to leading us has resulted in a school which we would trade for no other. Behind a door that is always open, Mr. Ardis goes efficiently about the business of being the top person in school. The fact that everyone connected with this vast Operation Fordson feels at ease with him is a tribute to his superior administra- tion. In him we find a one-man psychologist, social worker, diplomat, teacher, purchasing agent, judge, accountant, and maintenance man. Recreation and discipline are the special responsibilities of Mr. Romanow. The few of us with a knack for wrong things at the right times remember this assistant principal for his sin- cere efforts to straighten us out before it is too late. Most of us remember the brighter side of his job - the scheduling of dances, assemblies, and movies. And who could forget his pet project this year: the shiny, red-and-white popcorn machine, which made the air worth breathing on Friday afternoons. The quiet member of the trio, Miss Bice, is the worrier that Fordson needs for smooth operation. She distributes teachers and students twice a year, so that all of us are happy with our class schedules. In true woman-fashion, she is a walking appointment book of information. No special events, no routine occurences sneak up on us. She always sees that we know what's coming next. They know us, these principals, better than we know our- selves. Because they head Fordson, we enjoy some of the finest experiences available to high school students anywhere.