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

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Not paying any attention to the In school colors, the Big Red pipes in the back of the room, Jon Chief emblem was added to the Zulauf focused attention on his bi- south wall of our gymnasium. The ology teacher. Jon was also a Var- graphics were designed to match sity Basketball player. the line work painted on the north side of the gym. Opening 3

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Eyeing the Changes Using money from the cus- todial maintenance budget, $150,000 worth of new changes in construction and plumbing got the aye” from the administrators. The alter- ations may have gone unnoticed by the freshmen, but in the eyes of the return- ing students and staff most of them were noticed and ap- preciated. The major work in plumbing began in the spring. Lavatories in the east end of the 300 hall were closed as the professional plumbers tore out the pipes. Students in room 309 were treated to the sounds of electric drills and hammers and the sight of dust pouring through a hole made by the absence of five cement blocks in the wall at the front of the classroom. Other plumbing work included the replacement of the hot and cold water lines in the science rooms and new faucets on the sinks in all of the lavatories. Maintenance work went be- yond plumbing. Sanding off memories which once stood in the form of graffiti on the senior benches was one of the many projects custodians did to help make improve- ments. The painting and touching up of many classrooms, offices, and lavaratories in pastel shades of green, yel- low, almond, and blue was a treat to most students and staff. The painting of the yearbook darkroom in 10% photo gray added the element of non glare to improve the quality of black and white printing. The paint- ing of the outside doors was also done. Going into the courtyards during lunches, at spring and fall dances, and in between class was a more colorful trip because planters filled with flowers, of course, in red and white. Relaxing in the courtyard by the newly painted cast iron statue, Paul Micallef, Marty Schultz, and Steve Mc- Donald eye through GQ Magazine. Steve was president of National Hon- or Society. Painted in bright red, the PHHS em- blem added a touch of spirit to the gym walls. The center of the gym floor was illustrated with an Indian head. Renewing the carpet and replac- ing the old kitchen sink and floor in the Physically or Otherwise Health Impaired classroom is one of the many changes that hap- pened throughout our school. Miss McCombs a new teacher that was added to our staff now teaches in this room. Waiting for their own turn, Tim 75 pounds in a preacher curl. Whitmore, Scott Kelly, and Jason Chris was also a varsity football King watch as Chris Kruskie lifts player. 2 Opening

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Highlights of Port Huron At Last!! While the city of Port Huron be- gan to celebrate its annual Blue Water Festival, its occupants noticed a major change in its community. The Cumberland Val- ley Carnival Company entertains with their usual flair, among the activities of the Festival was the exotic spectacle of fireworks that awed the crowds of Port Hu- ron. Along with this celebration came the realization that Port Hu- ron had to celebrate another event. After twelve years of contro- versy and two years of construc- tion, the Thomas Edison Inn opened in July, 1987, to fill a lot of the former Peerless Cement property. The Inn, owned by Donald Reynolds of the St. Clair Inn, faced a challenge even after vot- ers approved the plan to build the Inn in 1985. City resident Dean Kibbe filed a lawsuit protesting the language on the ballot. He claimed it was “con- fusing and misleading”. The suit was dismissed by a Port Huron judge and Kibbe appealed in Detroit and Cincinatti. Those cases also were dismissed. Once the court battles were put aside, Reynolds proceeded to build the Thomas Edison Inn at its site next to the Blue Water Bridge. The land opposite the Inn was developed into a park and streets were built. In less than two years a dusty, empty piece of land became a luxury hotel and park. Many people who lived in Port Huron throughout the controversy can now have a sigh and say — At Last!! Newly constructed, the Thomas Edison Inn was built near the site where inventor Thomas Edison once worked. The Inn over- looks the St. Clair River. 4 Community