Ypsilanti High School - Ypsi Dixit Yearbook (Ypsilanti, MI)

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BOARD OF hn Imagine yourself enter- ing the white house. You follow a hallway leading to a door at the end. A con- tinuous mumble of voices comes from behind the door. As you open it and step down into the room, you see several rows of folding chairs filled with people talking among themselves. As you take a seat, the talking stops. A group of about fourteen people enter. They take their seats at the front and the meeting begins. Although this scene could be describing a meeting at the White House, it is in actuality de- scribing a typical meeting of the Ypsilanti Board of Education located in its administration building. In the past several years, the school board too, has broken away from the nor- mal system in order to im- prove and benefit the school district. One new addition is the viewpoint of the student body through student representation. These representatives at- tend each board meeting and are given time to speak in the monthly study Breaking into the Future sessions. Along with the study ses- sions, the board also at- tended a retreat at East- ern Michigan University where they set goals for the district and created an agenda for upcoming meetings at their planning sessions. Over the years, their planning has resulted in programs that have be- come so successful that they have received na- tionwide recognition. The opening of Perry School is an example of one of the most successful programs established through the school board. A more re- cent program, aimed to- ward the younger students in the district, is the Youth Care Program created to promote after school safety. With their dedication to the maintenance of pro- gram quality and their con- cern for the welfare of each and every school child in the district, it is no wonder that Ypsilanti’s School Board has made breaking into the future one of their many goals. Stan Addison, Trustee; Eugene Beatty Trustee Jinnese Dabney, President; Stan Harbison, Vice-President: James Hawkins, Superintendent: Mary Jennings, Trustee John Rohde, Director of Business and Finance After attending school and fulfilling Trustee; James Pitcher, Director of Personnel extra-curricular activity commit- Lee Shelton, and Labor Relations Tony Duerr, ments, Student Representatives Trustee and Assistant Superintendent Ralph Rob Kraft and Kelly Stanford begin Grimes sometimes interject a little to fade when the board meeting humor into the meeting after anin- runs late, but they value this experi- tense discussion ence too much to leave before it’s over BOARD OF EDUCATION 17

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Break into Celebration Each year of your life has its special occa- sions: birthdays, weddings and holidays. However, two of the most memorable ex- periences happen your senior year when you have a chance to attend your prom and graduation Preparation for the prom begins back in September as the senior cabinet decides where and when the prom will be held. But, the biggest decision for prom night is of course what to wear. The styles for Prom ‘86 included a wide variety of lace, silk, pastels, strapless gowns, lacey hats, hoop skirts, white tuxedos, tails, tophats and canes. Following the prom for the first time, was the M A S H Bash. This was an all night par- ty arranged to keep teens from drinking and off the streets while they celebrated. The theme focused around the popular T.V comedy, M A S H, and students came Top right Steve Manchester and Libby Egnor pose for a portrait. Above students rest in the quiet of the cafeteria at the Bash. Center Michele Kassarjian and her date exchange corsages. Far right Marlo McCoy leads the tug-of-war, Above students party while, right a few days later, they spend their last moments as YHS students. Far right Star Lewis and Calvin Freeman also pose for the tradi- tional prom picture dressed in army gear to play games and be with their friends on a night of endless ex- citement and fun The event was very successful, and most of the credit went to parents and businesses who donated time and prizes to make the evening an enjoyable one for all the par- tiers. Many students won valuable prizes, in- cluding several cash prizes. Jeanie Chung even won a computer, and Debbie Lowrie was the lucky winner of a Spree The last official gatherings of graduation were the open houses that went on for sev- eral weeks before and after graduation. What began as joyous expressions of reach- ing one of life’s major goals, soon turned to nostalgic farewells as students realized that they were saying a final good-bye to friends that they might never again see

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CLUBS and ORGANIZATIONS Breaking Out Of The Routine Year after year the hallways clear in one mad dash at 2:00 pm, only to be repopulated by those who made Ypsi their sec- ond home: those hundreds of students who spend long hours in Ypsi‘s many clubs and organizations. “I've met a lot of interesting people in after school activities. We've worked hard hours, but it’s worth it because we have a lot of fun,’’ says senior Rhonda Blanton, newspaper, yearbook and student council member. Whether it’s laying out a year- book page, performing in a play, checking out an ancestor, writ- ing a newspaper article or build- ing arace car, you'll find a group of potential friends waiting in one of Ypsi’s twenty activities and clubs. tena | — — a - ———— — ee oe pak ane - 3 a a — ae. $ = eer “ - ane — ® - ° amt ow, - — - ar , ee — Pte —. | - “ — = an « - a