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

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What could be more typical of our whole school than the crowd at our football games? Some of us are happy; some are sad. Some Boys at the pep rally get into the spirit of the Fordson-Wyandotte championship football game. of us are talking; some are intent on the action. Even our parents show that they are interested in us and our activities. Emily Post probably has no rules for eating pizza, but this is our own way of doing the job. 7

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Atypical SiaJiii Qnee, i 10 P Qam Pep, dally Pi e tia Typical too, are the games at which we cheer, and the unseen last minutes of them, sacrificed to assure ourselves seats in the pizzeria, always crowded on nights after games. Typical of Fordson is the utterly confused 1 OB: little, scared, and ready to be teased. Later, though, after experiencing a few weeks with us, he becomes brave enough to attend sports events and even cheer in the stadium for the team—after being led to the 10B Fountain and the elevator, of course. You conquered, 1 OB, as your courage helped you open the door of your first classroom. w, 10B, a maze of halls which your “home for the next three years. “You came, 10B, when you looked up at the towers and approached the stairs of Fordson for the first time. 6 We see our dreams of a larger gym realized, as these doors are finally ready to open for our first home basketball game of the season, against Royal Oak.

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rdsonites anticipate each day at Corkins, 12B; pause for a few moments of friendly chatter friends. Here Jim DallaVecchia, before going to their next class. ; Pat Deland, 11 A; and George A typical day for us: we walk and talk with our friends; we study in the library; and we sometimes see assemblies. We do some of these things every day; in fact, so many times that people might think they are habits. But to us they are the very essence of our high school days. Inspiration comes much more easily in the quiet atmosphere of the library. Sitting on the comfortable seats by the fireplace is even more thought-inviting. About one thousand of us at a time get together for an assembly in the auditorium. Our classes are shuffled , but we soon decide the assembly is worth the confusion.