St Clement High School - Crest Yearbook (Center Line, MI)

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Page Seventy e1ght THE CREST May 11 1950 Top Teens Rate Top Honor Students, Faculty Vote For Dee And Dove Demsel Anne' Demse' Anne' Then came the great dec1s1on over th1s t1ny baby g1rl w1th the b1g blue eyes Yes Deanna Marle Brueggeman had caused real ex1ctement on that wonderful Sunday after noon of August 30 1942 However th1S was just the beg1nn1ng for the peppy l1ttle g1rl soon to be called Dee by all who knew her SCHOOL DAYS Although not exactly carmg to start school she f1nally d1d1n September of 1948 School l1fe proved to be very exc1t1ng for Dee Dur1ng th1s tlme she happened to lose a few teeth wh1le r1d1ng her blCyC16, and everyone would say Look Ma no teeth Dee was always forgettmg thxngs Her mother would frequently say that she would forget her head 1f lt weren t screwed on However h1gh school days helped to prove that Dee s memory was above average Her l1fe as a h1gh schooler has proved Four years of service have been rendered by Dee to the Sodallty and the Pep Club Also, she has been actxve as a sc1ence club member for two years becom1ng treasurer 1n her sen1or year Incldent ally, chermstry happens to be her favor 1te subject when sheundersta.nds1t De sp1te all these activ1t1es, Dee has man aged to ma1nta1n a solid B average through her four years of school A C T I V I T I E S Outs1de 3Ct1V1fl8S attract the energetic Dee Dur1ng the w1nter Dee played bas ketball 1n the Warren League w1th the Court Jesters' , who managed to take fxrst place Upon returmng from a game one tlme, her tennls shoes happened to land atop the slgn of the local pizzerla However, th1s presented no problem to her for she loves PIZZR, along with a Blg Boy, a.nd w1th the a1d of a ladder recovered her shoes Undoubtedly her greatest achlevement was that of varsity cheerleader becoming captain 1n her senior year No matter what the score, she IS always for the team Thehoarseness of her voice after a b1g game shows that she had wanted v1ctory A M B I T I O N S Dee wants to become an expert at divmg Let's hope she doesn't try from an air plane This deals with her ambition to become either a.n airline stewardess or to make themost money w1th the least effort Dee has no mercy for those people who call and dont leave the1r names Yet, she IS forever forgettmg thmgs 1n spxte of sxx sxsters around to remmd her She possesses numerous scrapbooks and souvemrs as a memory of her greatest moments andblasts Someday she hopes to attend Assumptxon College 1n order to add to these memorles Certamly Cla rence and Ida Brueggeman are as proud and enthused as weto salute Dee as a Top Teener, Dove Grobbel Th1S IS one teenage l1fe that certa1nly d1verges 1nto many f1elds and lnterests, frlendly personal1ty Dr1v1ng behmd the wheel of M1ster IS Smlllng Dave Grobbel, our worth1ly named Top Teen It was f1ve mxnutes before the m1dn1ght hour of that cold December 20 1942 I pat1ently George Grobbel paced the small t1le floored wa1t1ng room of the St Joseph Mercy I-lospltal HIS exclted thoughts were often transformed to a low, mumbled tone on hlS l1ps Father Two more m1nutes of pacmg escaped when a loud cry f1lled the tranau1l hos p1tal corr1dor Blue bootles and blankets were 1n store for Frances and George Grobbel, for the season of merr1ment and Sp11'1t0fg1V1Ilg had presented them w1th a l1ttle rascal tagged Dav1d Grobbel C U R IO U S D A V E Fromhls early hours of l1fe, h1S con stant shr1lhng crxes cons1sted of Ma, a.ndhe st1ll calls h1s mother that Ma where's my sh1rt, and Ma, what s for supper 1S only a carefully nursed hab1t of Davey sfrom the ol hospltal days 1n the nursery Thlngs beyond reach often a roused ln Dave a keen curios1ty The whlte corner of the tablecloth above was such a temptatlon that a httle tug brought a beautlfully prepared dinner on the instl gator's head as well as on the floor ANXIETY IN SCHOOL Anx1ety also proved a dominant quallty in Dave's personal1ty make up He was so anx'lous to enter school that he attended kmdergarten Anx1ety plays such a great part 1n h1s scholast1cl1fe that It has earned th1S twelve year student the Honor Roll for four years Most surpr1s1ngly, h1s Job and many mterests never 1nterfere w1th h1s stud1es C A R D S HA R K Among h1s numerous common l1kes 1S baseball basketball huntmg, skat1ng t8I'lIl1S andswxmnung Inthe l1ne of food, 1t's naturally fr1ed chlcken steak p1zza andhomemade ples Danc1ng music, and photography rate a h1gher 1nterest but a group of the boys and a p1nochle deck IS Dave s favorlte past1me Michigan Week The M1Ch1gan Week State Speaker s Bureau Comm1ttee has announced plans to hold a Pllbl1C Speak1ng Contest for hlgh schoolstudents The contest Wh1ChW111 take place dur1ng MlCh1g3n Week May 15 May 21 IS mtendedto stlmulate good CIVIC att1tudes, and to prov1de pract1cal speakmg experlence All M1ch1gan h1gh school students are el1g1ble Speeches must ll pra1se or appra1se M1ch1gan usmg a tone that IS complxmen tary or 1nd1cates a.n attltude of constructlve cr1t1c1sm 22 be from 8 to 10 m1nutes long I be presented from memory or w1th the use of brlef notes Three w1nners from each school w11l rece1ve awards Ifthe compet1t1on 1S on a larger scale, add1t1onal awards wxll be provided One of our peppiest and most orig1na1 cheers was echoed 1n 1938 Yea Gold! Yea Greenl Yea St Clement! That's our team! ' Origmal, huh? - W 1 , 1 ' 9 , ' , . . . . . . , . - n 1 . . 'V I' . I 1 ' . . ' - 'Ain . , . . . . . . . - ' l ' . ' - I v 9 . I 1 s , . Y Y Y ' 2 . . . 9 , . . V . . . . to be a very exciting and active one. antd aCC0fding1Y,. PI'0dUf5QS 3 W2-lfm and , H . .H . . . 0 o , . . . , . . . . - . , l m, I . ' Y u 1 u . . U . . - , , l h u u , ' , u - y . . . I , ' ' ' ' YY 'I 3 , 4 n u Q n ' ' 'Y 1 ' 7 . u ' V . u 'I ' ' I I , l . v ' . G . . . v . I ' l G' ' u . ' , ' - ' -

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May 11 1960 THE CREST Page Seventy seven It snot what you say 1t s how you say Tnese by Sxster M advlsor words of wlsdom are glven Honora, speech and drama M Gen1s1s pappy advlses W1111e on hls love l1fe E Grobbel as Gemsls R Cieshga as W1111e and P Mmmck as Gemsxs P3-PPY How a speaker says somethmg IS as lmportant as what he says The obyect ofthe speech class, therefore 1sto learn the essentlals and techmques of effectlve publlc speakmg Through studying the art of speak1ng, the student realizes the 1mportance of good clear oral expression a.nd the need and advantages of good speech Speech class though IS not all talk lt mvolves outlme preparatlon, research, composltlon P0139 on the platform and the confidenceto dellver the speech to an audience From an lmpromptu speech to Foren s1c, the SCH speech students find that learmng to speak correctly can be fun as well as a rewarding experience Mr and Mrs Baxter and Mr Parcher dlscuss W1llxe's fate Left to rxght G Vermeersch as Mr Baxter D KRWICKI as Mr Parcher and M Burg as Mrs Baxter Andthere was weepmg a.ndthe gnashmg of fmgernalls as the opemng mght for the muslcal SEVENTEEN drew nearer Thls phrase best descrlbed the cast at mghtly rehearsals These rehearsals were afar cry from the fxnlshed product Whereas the audlence saw couples float started wxth 'Waltz 2 3 4 5 6 D1p 6 an after a wh1le Collapse 2 3 4 5 6 But with fxve performances and the brow beatlng worklnvolveda th1ng of the past each cast member admlts lt was Fun' Learning the princlples of speech are tl to r J E Powell, W Sypltkowski., P Minnick, and R Vlgneau , l - +I ff ' ' +5 ff! I KJV H ff 'C , A Q ag., fy y ,a'ss f! M wt 6 - 61 ' , , rv v . , li 7 it'l1 ' Q , Q Qs,..x'.f'..'.r.,, ' ' : . . , . ' ' rf U - Q , l ' ' I? Q ' - l ls 6 Q ing the stage in a ballroom waltz, it ' ,W Q ' . v ' H ' 3 i, 2, 3, 4, 5,.6, spin 2,,3,'4,'5, ,5' .1 f , A E . I H 9 9 1 9 'H .sg E . . . , . - . . . . l . . . . , 1 ' 1 - , . 7 u ., , . Q 5, 1 . 7 n . , V ' v X L . 4, 1.

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May 11 THE CREST Page Seventy nlne CLIPPED I CHIPS AND QF' Bob Kowalski sings Rockski Roll ki I think this was said about report card time These are the tlmes that try men's souls Squirt' Squirt' Be on the lookout for a SCH student be lxeved to be armed with a squirt gun Proceed with ramcoats That IS all Splash' The last performance of Seventeen was truly the best The leading roles were great the musical accompaniment was terr1f1c Denms Kawlcki made h1s exit in the right direction John Zahor chak sang on pitch falmostl and the two dogs dxdn t get all the laughs In spring ayoung man s fancy turns to getting out by Marge WONDER Michigan the 'Water Wonderland' Blessed with God given resources and endless scemc beauty our home state of Michigan stands out ln prominence among 50 fellow states New vistas of economic development bloom mto being constantly results of an abun dance of human as well as natural resources Unlimited opportunity beckons to its 7 500 000 citizens They are proud of their heritage 1n this fleld of endeavor TWO DREAMS Two of their long cherished dreams have now come true The world s longest sus pension bridge, the Mackinac Bridge across the headwaters of Lake M1ch1gan opened to traffic on November 1 1957 towering 18 stories in height of school and mto the pool If you dont already know it John Okros Rick Marshall and Don Wie nand are celebrities They all were named to all state pool teams Secondly with President Eisenhower and Queen Elizabeth present the St Lawrence Seaway was officlally opened June 26 1959 saw this dream of the Great Lakes evolve into reality MICHIGAN WEEK FIRST TIME HONOR STUDENTS NUMBER 12 It IS for these numerous reasons and others still unmentioned wh1 h prompts 81 Achieve Scholastic Honors I-Iardworkflnallypaldoff forthe above students L to R D Romzek, W Welling G Bania Secondrow C Jenuwlne C McLaughl1n, F Pomante, K Owocki Third row M Wegener, J Tharrett, W Sypitkowslu R Kaltz, a.ndA Geldun The third quarter slump mayhave af fected some SCI-l'ers, but not all of them Despite the few nice days bringing atouch of sprmg fever and the thrilling mtra murals sixty nine students managed to maintain their scholastic average Those students whose names have been entered on the Honor Roll for the first tlme are pictured above Old timers mugs are immortalized in the February issue Congratulatlons are in order for the fol lowing students who made the required number of honor points for the second or third time They are SENIORS L Chmielewskl, E Defer, N Fortuna, fTurn to HONOR ROLL, Page 801 n1t1on Again in 1960 Michigan Week unfolds From May 15 21 adults and youngpeople alike set aside this week to emphasize their great heritage and their home Justas its voting citizens exchange town mayors for the Government Day so too high school in the areas are about to par txcipate actlvely also Essays speeches, man in the street 1nterv1ews w1ll form one facetof emphasis on Michigan Week J ournalistic endeavors mcludmg any published writing where a special Mich lgall Week issue is planned are also part of the growing Journalistic Enterprise Awards Program A NAME FOR EVERY DAY Special days of Michigan Week are also programmed Sunday presents re ligzous emphasis day Government day on Monday tourists day on Tuesday and livelihood or industries day, Wednesday provide half a week sfest1v1t1es Fol lowing Thursday evolves as educatlon day Our historical herxtage is reviewed for Friday withthe concluding day Sat urday, presenting new frontlers fiuturel day The entire week promlses great and even greater to be Michigan How will the Macomb County schools especially our own St Clement High contribute tothis program? As they have done from Michlgan Week of 1957 on, the I' 1 C1tyProgressaga1n invites students to submit wrltmgs to be published on that particular schoo1's page These student participation programs help to stimulate further interest in the Wolverme State orlgmate new idea! towards its better ment and an all around appreciation of the state , Y - . -sg N N . t I K , j., . vb 4. - 0 sb V' ' -.4 an -n I' M , - s ' ' ' . . n , ,, . - . ' . vv - - IV ' ' ! , ' . . . . . . . . , . . , , .. u . . . . . i Il YV . ' ' I , , , . . . . I . Q ' . . , .., . . . . , Ay- W W . ! - U nu. y - . . . ' . . 1 , y - ' 1 - . . . - - , , - , I ' . . ' - 2 ! . . . . .C the citizens of Michigan to public recog- .. Q . ,. ,,, . . ,, l ' - , 1 . . . 9 ' J ! 7 ' ll ' ' IV I . I 1 . , . .. 3 v 5 ' I . u. .: . . , ' - - , , ' ' ' ' 7 ' . . . . : . . , ', , , . -- I I . . 1 ' . . , , r.- . . . . , - , . .. . 7 ' ' . I ' , . , . . ' vw ll - ' u n 1 Y