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/ SPIRIT 1996 FROM EVERY The Right Angles A Student's Angle Individual Angles Angle of Excellence Angle of Involvement Oppo ing Angle Adjacent Angles Angle of Reflection ROM RY Before the Marth Gra game, Je, 1ca Hendrick ('96) and Shaunta Thoma.,on '97 J cro,., thc1r !lag., m the a1r. The band al'o pla)ed dunng the half-time ho~ ~hen Bobbi-Jo Smnh ('96) ~a., cro" ned Mardi Gra., Queen. (Photo by !\.1r . E~onne Vand~rHcU\cl) Port Huron orthern 1799 Krafft Road 1996 Port Huron, Michigan 48060 Spirit Telephone: (810) 984-2671 Volume 31 Enrollment: 163 2 From Every Angle I T Opcnmg · the time approached 7:55 a m . students flooded into the building through all even entrances. Cars. btcycles. bus. es, and thetr own feet tran ported them to school. Each entered the butlding to begin his/her day in a different frame of mmd with divergent attitudes about the stx hours until the dt mt sal bell at 2:50 p m The activitie that filled these hours ranged from Engli h te t to field hockey games and gave each student a unique educational expenence. Increa. ed funds and grants made having a televt ion screen and a tel- Te hnology ephone po tble in evel) room. The e units allowed a central VCR sy tern bring located in the library to how movte to multiple classroom at one time. The VCR )' tern eliminated the clumsy televi ton and VCR set. that knowledge to previou ly teetered through the hallways when a class needed to view a tudent and movie. tudent mvolved in the WORW radw program broadcasted an taff nouncement at the end of third hour for the fir t time live on-screen. The e announcement reached every comer of the buildmg to capture tudent ' attention and mform them about new event . Teachers activated thetr new voice-mail systems dunng the first week of chool. providmg a direct link to both student and parents at any time of the day. The voice-mat! recordmgs recounted each clas period's ac tivitie and homework a signments for absent student and allowed par ent to call and reque t conference . Being able to contact a teacher ea ily made phone conference about a tudent's progre more convement and effective. ''I WI h we would have had the new television and telephones four year ago when I wa a fre hman. They are very u eful.'' aid Todd Shovan ('96). The library received additional computers capable of finding the check out statu of every book m seconds. Thi peedy program made the cum ber orne card catalog ob olete. Magnet-activated alarm near the media center' extt reduced book lo es. The di tribution of cannable library card and a tour of the new facihtie encouraged all students to utilize their new re ource in the media center. Additional evening hour on Tue day mcrea ed the acce ibihty to the new copies of many book and reference matenal . The Career Re ource Center continued to gmde tudent in their earch for college material or tandardized test form . College repre entat1ve from univer itie throughout Michigan visited to give pro pective. tudent an idea of what their chool had to offer, and each attempted to portray a new angle of education. The counseling office aided student with sched uling and other problem that aro e during the nine months of chool. While the new wave of technology took exten 1ve training and time to et mto motion, It enabled new angle of commumcation to occur through out the chool. "The new technology is great. It's much ea ier to view movies, and the people in the media center are a great help. It can only get better," aid Mr Roger Adolph. The Right Angles ~2 Open1ng DURI. G THE-, TE:'I/:'1/IS hall pa , >.,.1att Harn ('CJ 1 at tempts to gi\e the hall to .\1 lody Roscnhcrg ('CJSJ. Par tiCipant 11.ho dropped the hall h d to return to the end of the lin lor a ccond try (Photo by .\1r lex Cnttcn dcn) I ·THE TECH. ·oLOGY room adtaccnt to the libra!) • .\1r-.. Mar>i'> Teff and .\1r. I Lcl!.andol!.'>k.i enter infor mation mto the computer-. .\1r . Tell and .\1r. Le~A.an d "' k.t helped other teacher learn h "' to u c the ne11. tdc\ ISIOn-. and phone ') tcm. (Photo b) Hila!) Bridge) AFTER DECORATL 'G FOR the PH funeral. April . trau'>\ and Kell) Bread) ('96) di,1Jla) their blue and ~ ld. Student paraded all the "'a) to 1cmonal. tadium tn the funeral. (Photo b) Dana Catlett) The Right Angle 3 Open ng Inside the classr om, teachers JOined efforts to strengthen the curricu lum and prepare their pupils for the increasmgl) competitive future in both the work force and in the college search. Test over required material took on diver Ified forms in an attempt to broaden knowledge ObJective que t10n . combmed with extensne essay assignments m order to perfect the writing kill of the 1632. tudents and cover every angle of the subject being taught. Eleven new teacher joined the faculty and one . taff member, Mr Al ew teachin Lewandow k1. returned from an educational leave at OhiO tate University 1 0 where he completed cour ework for a PhD in natural resource . These method. ana new teacher po e ed different idea than their veteran counterparts. activities add giving tudent the be t of both world : experience and innovation. ·'The to curriculum new teacher are reall) intere tmg becau e the) have new Ideas and new way of teachmg," aid Kelly Taggart ('97). Out Ide of chool, JV and varsity sports team provided athletes with an outlet for their phy ical talents. Basketball, football, softball. and base ball team had additional freshman quads to increa e the number of play er able to participate. From wrestler to eque trians. tudent athletes could find an area they enjoyed. Band, Choir, Student Council, and other group gave both non-athletes and athlete another chance to become involved in co-curricular activities. The combination of intere t and thought of tho e mvolved led to creative event , uch a the Ski Club' 2nd annual ki swap held to raise mone) for a tnp to Steamboat Springs The choir pon ored two new fund-raisers: a carnation ale and a erenade dedication. Members traveled to class room at the end of third hour to mg ong to tho e for whom a erenade had been purcha ed. The mone) made went toward new dre e for u e in their performance . at10nal Honor Society encouraged those with high grade point aver age to participate in community event in addition to scholastic ones. Member acquired nece ary service pomt each emester by tutonng, helpmg with in- chool activltie , and devoting several hour. to community ervice. Eight foreign exchange student arrived from Norway, weden. Japan, Germany, Belgium, Au traha, and Brazil to mcrea e their awareness of American life. • 'The people are fnendher here than in Belgwm. The chool i much easier and enjoyable too,'' aid exchange tudent Seba. tien Barroo ('96). Exchange tudent. stayed with families m the community during their year in America. Their presence brought cultural integration and forced English speaking students to overcome the fru trating com munication barrier that emerged in numerou ituation . both mside cla rooms and at social events uch a football games and Mardi Gras wall-buildings. T 4 The Right Angles Opening I~' A PRE-GAME ~how. member of the hand unfold the flag for the crowd to ee. P.:rfecuon of th1 mo\e tool-. hour of practice (Photo b) Kat1e Bu ai 1) ORES ED AS CHEERLEADERS. hawn Egalc ('96) and Rand) A)Oltc ('96) do "the monkc)." Each )Car. member of the football team pen·ormed at the pep a - embl) before the PH/PH.' game. (Photo b) .\1r . E\On- ne VandcrHeU\cl) S PPORT D BY ARAH Jurk ('9 ) and Danielle Kearn ('96). Ern 1cLaughlin ('96) practice a mount. \1ount requ1r.:d balance and liming. I Photo b) :\1r k' Crittcnd.:n) The Right Angles 5 Opcnmg When the ch 1 day ended, tudent raced out of the building to begin there t of their co-curricular live . port practice , games, club , and ocial event occupied the e hours out ide of ch 1. Athletic offered an after chool activity for every day of the week. Participation on a team helped it player phy ically as well a. mentally by teaching cooperation and team\.\ork. ch 1 pon ored groups uch band and chorale held practices before and after chool. The member of the e organizations found that all the time they pent together brought them clo er. The e activitie often required weekend hour as well. Mardi Gras and now Extravaganza brought break from the monotony of chool with pirit week. A game a embly con- ''Thi cluded the week with a tivitie like the tenni ball p~ and Mardi a tug-of-war. Both Mardi Gra. and now Extravaganza Gra wa held Saturday dance . · 'Thi Mardi Gra was better than any other one becau e we finally won the barrel,'' better than aid Chad chuler ('96). any other be Each Friday night, tudents faced the que tion cau e we finally of where to go to have fun and relax after the won the barrel.' ' long week. Some felt that Port Huron of -Chad chuler ('96) fered few opportunitie other than movie or the mall. Other found imaginative way to tay entertained. Crui ing downtown continued, although de- creased from previou year becau e of gang activity. The movie attracted crowd , but at a co tly price: 6.25 for how after 6:00 pm. Many tudent found that hanging out at a friend' hou e was enter tainment enough. Some found enjoyment in late-night trip to Denny' for coffee or ice-cream. Football and basketball game erved as both a chance to get together with friends and a time to cheer for teammate and clas mate on the field or court. ''Football game are great. They give me time away from chool, work, and other tre , " aid Summer Sundberg ('97). A Student's Angle Student Life D1v \!On