Novi High School - Reflections Yearbook (Novi, MI)

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What one thing does a teenager want most? Money? The ge of 18? Good grades? A job? Girlfriend? Boyfriend? A ane ticket to anywhere? NO? He or she wants WHEELS! ! ! To get those wheels does he or she have to have a girl- lend, boyfriend, the age of 18 or a plane ticket to any- iere? NO! You have to have Driver's Ed. Driver's Ed. classes consisted of 60 people in each of em, and ran from September 23 to November 22. The oup was divided evenly between two teachers, Mr. Calvin .hmucker and Mr. Richard Elie. 51.519552 !l'3!?!,E The classes met on Tuesdays and Thursdays after school and on Saturday mornings for ranges. These ranges would last one and a half hours. During these ranges the students would have practice doing things like figure eights, parallel park- ing and quick turns. Anyone listening to conversations on the range would have heard things like, Boy is it cold! Turn on the heater. All right take it easy. Stop! Stop! You're going to hit that cone. Bak DRIVER EIIUBA EH 137

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Driver, Ed Rolls Again Clwudii sard Look out world hors I como I ff ind Slove helped su up tho pwrking plicss sarly in the morning Ioff had IO be careful so as not ro hu 4 COM, Mr Schrnucksr was ony of :wo drivors Ld ioachsrs Mr. Schmucker said Gentlemen slarr your engines. Mr. Elia Look a group out on a final drive. I hare those early morning ranges. r

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Student Action Craig Lori and Lisa listened intently to plans for an upcoming event Todd Shelly and Kent all agreed with their guest speaker A question was raised by Peggy Mr. Norgren sat back and supervised. What do you get when you put 23 ambitious students and one hard workin sponsor together? Results! Which was exactly what the Student Government cla sought after and conquered. The class put on a Gong Show in March which was a complete success. Ther were eight acts that kept the audience in stitches. The winner, Tim Gornall an his band , received S25 for singing his original ballad I got the Novi Blues. ln addition to the annual homecoming, the class sponsored a free skatin night, the student-faculty hockey game, a movie night, an American India child. They also participated in the Student Government League Exchange Da and put out the monthly calendar. The profits from the candy machine in tk commons were used to make these activities possible. The sponsor, Mr. Norgren, said, Student government's goal is to help stt dents, the school and the community. Grades were given on a credit or no credit basis. The student officers we: president, Chris Fritz: vice-president, Jeanne Withersg secretary, Eileen Slatte: and treasurer, Jennifer Roethel . ...N