David Stone, biology teacher, submitted this nomination:

Pie Club is an unofficial club that meets during fourth hour to study and share food. In the past Pie Club has had events, including Emulation Week and a Fifth, Fondue Friday, Johnny Cash Day, and Evil Twin Tuesday. Pie Club is planning more events, including the Pie Club Movie/Tourist Day, the Pie Club Music Video, and April Fools Day pranks. Every day, a different person brings food (e.g. quiche, tiramisu, pie, pizza, cake, cookies, brownies) for the rest of the group. Pie Club brings food to Mr. Sutton, the U.S. History teacher, and sometimes Mr. Vaughn, the Philosophy and Eurasia History teacher, and Mr. Butler, the Eurasia and Modern History Teacher. Pie Club has offices and a crest. More information can be found at their website

Take six hungry seniors who don't really want to work and you've got the beginning of Pie Club. Eric LeSueur had some leftover pies from the boys' cross country Piefest, so he brought them in. Jonathon Climer, in his spontaneity, thought that it would be really cool to dress up as other people, thus Emulation Week and a Fifth was born. Justin Lee once joked that when John Zech was wearing all black, he looked evil, thus Evil Twin Tuesday was born. Since Alex Mitchell really likes Johnny Cash's "A Boy Named Sue," Crystal Chiang brought in a CD of it, thus Johnny Cash Day was born. Eric LeSueur decided that it would be really cool to have fondue one day, thus Fondue Friday was born. The upcoming events (which can be found at the website above) are the result of the creativity and wackiness of the Pie Club members.

I think that Pie Club celebrates the randomness and passion behind the development of so many Uni High clubs and organizations. It's been a great stress reliever for those involved. I have a hard time imagining anything more deserving of the Wylde Q Chicken Award.

Dave Stone