Port Huron High School - Student Yearbook (Port Huron, MI)

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No Matter the Date, It Was Still the First Day! their class cheer at orientation on the first day of school, delayed seven days by the strike. PHHS students prepared to go back to school on Sep- tember 2, but the teachers did not. For six days, the teachers protested lack of contract. Mrs. Johnson, union negotiator, stated that a big problem was the class size which was in- creased in 1980. C. Roger White, negotiator for the district, stated that after a tentative agreement was reached, the teachers decided not to accept it. With a court injunction, school doors opened Sep- tember K). Wednesday morning, at 7:55, the jittery freshmen threaded their way to an as- sembly addressed by princi- pal, Dr. Crosby, who ex- plained the plans for the year. Next, the new stu- dents ventured through a trial run of their class schedules, free of the upperclassmen in the hall- ways. After a morning of novel experiences, the frosh returned home for the next day’s adventure. Barb Washe stated, The first day I was a little nervous. I feel better now than I did then. I ’m used to almost everything now. The upperclassmen promptly arrived at school at 10:45. Immediately, they noticed the changes. They were surprised at the new locker colors and white walls. The first day enthusiasm spread to class- es and was shared by both faculty and students. The long and the short of it was, no matter the date, it was still the first day. First Day and Strike