St. Johns High School National Honor Society
by Maralyn Fink
I decided to visit the National Honor Society group at the High School. We met in the auditorium with the group and Mr. Stukey their Advisor.
This group is comprised of 50 Juniors and 50 Seniors. It is an elite group that have to meet certain requirements to belong.
Junior year applications need to be filled out and also recommendations from teachers given. The must-haves are a good record of behavior, good grades, volunteer 30 hours in the community. When they become Seniors, they stay in the group. We had this back in the day, but for some reason which will remain secret, I guess I didn’t qualify for all.
Volunteer work and fund raising for charities are some of the things they do. They work with students from the Middle School and have a reality store from which a student picks a job and works with that job with a NHS student. Helping with The Relay For Life this past weekend is one of them.
Presidents for the group are: Jen Eaton and Amulya Jain.
Vice-Presidents are: Brendan Kiel, Blake Koschmider and Olivia Ruppert.
I spoke to a couple of students and asked what they take away from being a member. The answers were that it was an honor to be a member of NHS and the fun they have especially the volunteering and helping people.
I also spoke with Carter Bradley and asked him his thoughts on Mr. Stukey. His reply was, “Mr. Stukey is just a sapling, young and spry at heart!” I agree with that description because Mr. Stukey is well-liked by all of his students.
Thank you, students and Mr. Stukey, for letting me take pictures and for the interview. We all appreciate what you do and wish the Seniors well in their next adventure.
This week’s Mystery Photo
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203 S. Oakland St. – St. Johns, Michigan
The current owners are Lawrence and Barbara Fisher. Previous owners include Kathryn Durner, Robert and Nancy Moinet, Robert and Denise McConnell. In 1950 the home was owned by Robert J. Kelly.
A Look Back – Anthony Pohl Runs for Sheriff in 1968
by Barry Bauer
Anthony Pohl, one of four candidates for county sheriff in next Tuesday’s primary election, got some enthusiastic help from members of his family in his campaign. Steven, 4, Theresa, 7, and Susan, 12, hiked around town a couple of Saturdays ago with these sandwich boards, and son Jimmie, 2, passed out little nail files with dad’s name on them. Other sheriff candidates in the primary are incumbent Percy J., Patterson, Ramon Terpening and Bruce Angel III.
Maralyn’s Did You Know? – Can I crush medication in my dog’s food?
Getting a pet to take their meds is one of the great challenges in veterinary medicine, and difficulty in pilling is one of the number one causes of non-compliance. Oftentimes people ask if crushing their pet’s medication up in their food is an option.
The first thing to consider is if the medication can be crushed in the first place. Tablets with an enteric coating and capsules are usually meant to be absorbed further down in the GI tract.
Even if you can crush a pill without affecting its potency, you may not be able to get your pet to eat it. Have you ever accidentally bit down on an aspirin? Blech! Mixing that into food that wouldn’t fool anyone. With bitter medicines, most pets realize what’s going on after a few bites and then refuse to eat the rest of the food, leaving owners to wonder what percentage of the dose the pet actually got.
Owners usually find it far easier to hide the pill whole in food or a pill pocket. For pets who don’t like treats, owners can purchase a pill gun or ask the veterinarian for instruction as to pilling techniques.
If none of those tricks work, another option is to have the medication made at a compounding pharmacy, who can create many medications with a very strong flavoring like cheese, chicken, or beef powerful enough to fool even a finicky pet.