Boyer's Nose Nixes Disco Dance

Boyer's nose nixes disco dance John Blahnik Business Editor at previous discos, the Principal Terry Piper was Unfortunately, the class of infractions were isolated willing to make this sacrifice to 2009 and up will never have a incidences that were swiftly ensure sober students and to disco experience.The loud Bee- dealt with under Seaholm's protect virgin eyes, by reaching Gees songs, disco suits, mini- substance abuse policy, a policy a compromise with the skirts, fishnet panty hose and that allows school officials to administration- Seaholm's see through tube tops will not suspend student offenders for Student Congress created a appear at Seaholm's December suspicious behavior. new December dance. dance. Once deemed by many However, the stag dance Although not fully developed, students to be Seaholm's best that comes between the new dance will have an 80's dance, Disco is finally dead. Homecoming and Sadie's will theme that will discourage In terms of underage not disappear because of seven risque outfits .Themes that drinking, last December's disco underage drinkers. When disco were considered indude Winter was the worst — or depending first began 1993, it had two Formal, Swinging Sixties , and teaming" precedent she set many delinquents to justice. on whom you ask, the best — in functions to fill: to provide safe a "design a tee-shire contest. during registration, Boyer said Although at first glance Boyer's Seaholm history. Although the entertainment for Seaholm While still stag, the new that she and first year Assistant nose may seem commonplace, dance had been drifting away students and to raise money for dance hopes to curb underage Principal Jamii Hitchcock will two nostrils protected by a from its disco theme for the past the sophomore cla‘s Although drinking through the presence be checking for signs of alcohol flexible cartilage exterior, few years, last year exemplified it failed miserably in one of Seaholm's police liaison, a and drug use as students enter Boyer's nose is responsible for the depravity that school function, it is still needed for policy that will be and exit the dance. Although most of the drinking related officials, such as Debra Boyer, the other. While carnation sales implemented at every Seaholm some underage drinkers might suspensions handed out during feared. Not only were female boost money for the freshman dance. In past years, the have sneaked past former dances. outfits skimpier than ever, but class and Sadie's boosts money traditional punishment for an assistant principal Sumner last To prevent drinking inside also "after seven students for the junior class, without underage drinker was a five-day year, Boyer has hyped up his the dance, where students may entered the dance intoxicated, Disco, the sophomore class suspension; this year, replacement. "Mrs. Hitchcock be out of Boyer's nose. range, the pressure to change the would lose its biggest source of accompanying the suspension has an excellent nose." Even if the administration has instituted dance was overwhelming," said income. Since most of a class's will be a misdemeanor issued Hitchcock turns out to be a a no purses or jackets policy. For Seaholm's assistant principal of budget is put towards upcoming by the police liaison once a bust, barring a sinus infection, students who plan on drinking eight years. While infractions proms, without a winter dance, Breathalyzer has proven alcohol potential offenders can count during the December dance, involving substances such as Seaholm would have to settle consumption. Furthermore, on Boyer's nose showing up in their only hope may be a cold marijuana and cocaine occurred for low-quality proms. While building on the "double- the same form that has brought epidemic. The new definition of Seaholm: generosity Ashley Haglund to purchase their candy and drinks from entire year, more or less, like others. Despite the donations thai have already StaffVVriter the Maple Tree, where all food and These clubs have not only inspired been made, some feel like the school is All across the halls of Seaholm, beverage sales will go directly to the students to donate but also find other asking just too much or at least not as posters are hanging on walls, windows fund that the school is collecting and ways to help the Katrina victims on sincerely. Sophomore Taylor Hogan and doors advertising for special events sending off to the Red Cross. their own. Two Seaholm students, Nate who has already shown many ways to where donations will be collected for INTERACT Dewitt and Brian display her generosity towards the the Red Cross in support of the victims and The Maple White . have victims of Hurricane Katrina agrees of Hurricane Katrina. All told, the Tree are not the contributed their that the atmosphere is just too catastrophe has even overshadowed the only profits from demanding. "I don't think it means as anniversary of September 11th. Images organizations their own lawn much when you force people to donate," of the flooded streets and displaced running drives mowing service she comments. families hit the hearts of Seaholm for the cause; the directly to the Through it all, Seaholm has students, staff, and families extremely Band held a car Red Cross as achieved a remarkable task of raising hard. With much generosity the wash on well. somewhere between 3,000 and 4,000 Seaholm community has stepped tip to September 10th Some dollars. That amount will increase as the plate and selflessly opened their at the Mobile students have well throughout the school year and pocketbooks. Gas Station on donated with conjunction between some Mrs. Shettel, who is in charge of Woodward and graciously to the extremely charitable individuals who the community service projects at Oak in cause, yet still are willing to match the final amount. school, commented that, "[the idea] Birmingham and feel extremely Students likeTaylor Hogan have to agree came from students who wanted to help raised more than overwhelmed by that Seaholm is doing a remarkable job in some way." INTERACT has been $1600. In addition, Student Congress is all of the outlets looking for donations. despite a few criticisms. Sophomore collecting extra change in tin cans during also planning on donating the proceeds One cannot get through watching the Katie Lee sums up the efforts of both lunch periods. Some students, on from various events that are in planning Seaholm Daily Bulletin without hearing Seaholm almost perfectly when she the other hand, have decided to let their stages towards the Hurricane relief at least three different references to the says,"Props to the people who are doing stomachs do the talking and have turned effort, perhaps even throughout the relief effort being made in the school. • constructionBrmngham: mi i a you were a character in Potter what would your Patronu,s be? shrewd investment or just a pain? Brett Foreman Bond just to get a decent meal? In parking lot size is that, with the StaffVVriter hindsight, the trip would not have freshman dasses getting larger every It was our first lunch period as been at all difficult if we had been year, the school's population is at an seniors, and already things were not able to get back without off-roading, all-time high. With these increases going as they should. As my friends or if I had been able to find a decent in class size reaching the junior and and I piled back into my car, having parking spot. The main problem had senior dasses, there will soon be too returned from Market Square, the been that all the construction in the many students driving themselves to car's clock lit up as I started the area combines to directly affect school for our original parking lot engine. It read 11:45 a.m . ; in about students intending to have lunch off size. It is the goal of the fifteen minutes, we would all be late campus. These obstades were the administration to reduce the on the first day of school. Observing result of heavy construction going on problems this will cause by initiating this, I reacted calmly and rationally. in the Birmingham/Bloomfield area, the construction while we have not As I tore out of the parking lot, I most notoriously on Southfield Road yet overfilled the parking lots. tried to think of the qUickest route and in the student parking lots of Construction on the student back to Seaholm. Opting for speed Seaholm and Grovess. Each school parking lots began during late May rather than safety or obedience of has had part of their parking lots torn of '05, and is expected to be bright orange construction signs, we up to make room for a larger section completed during the year 2006. sped down Southfield, witnessing to be built in its place; during this Although Southfield itself is nearing firsthand the exposed dirt roads, process, Seaholm has lost SO parking completion, there is still a great deal massive piles of rubble, and blocked- spaces, and Groves 100. With a of finishing work being done in off roads. Finally rushing back into nine-figure budget being earmarked reconnecting Southfield to the the parking lot with mere minutes for construction in the Birmingham various roads through which it runs. to spare, I let my friends out of the Public School district, areas that are Although the parking lots are being car before confronting the daunting expected to greatly improve added onto in order to accommodate task of parking in the student lot. currently look like war zones. future students, we will have to Because we were running late, While 50 parking spaces may not make do with a smaller parking lot however, the lot was already filled sound like a large loss given the for the time being.

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