Belleville Township West High School - Bellevinois Yearbook (Belleville, IL)

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Junior representatives don ' t always bark up the wrong treel Serving their class were: Front Row: Mark Onstott, Ralph Shive, Row 2. Fred Schmalensee, Patty Ruck, Sherri Hull, Bonnie Schaffhauser, Jane Treat, Back Row. Randy Hargraves, Jim Reichert, Doug Mills. Ringing out another successful year were senior representatives: Front John Baltz, Row 2. Jan Bruce, Kris Ryseff, Kim Littlefield, Pam Gregory, Dave Mas¬ ters, Back Row Joanna Andreson, Kevin Littlefield, Wendy Dill. Diane Toberman, Christi Dewald, Val Puntney. Representing the sophomore class were: Front Row Patty McClane, Kim Smith, Row 2: Jo Dill, Gary Bosick, Yvonne Setser, Row 3. Ty Vogel, Patti Ruff, Tom Erb, Back Row Howard Analla, Kent Newbold, Steve Halterbaum. Defending the freshman class were represenla?ives Ida Edwards, Eva Koenig, Mark Allen, Carol Bras¬ well, Tom Meyer, Peggy Woolsey, Steve Tweedy, Bill Gavin, Debb e Mills Sherri Whitmore, and Deb¬ bie Cook.

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Having one of their important meetings are the officers of the Student Council: Front Row. Patti Ruff, recording secretary, Patty Mc¬ Lain, chaplain, Jan Bruce, treasurer, Jane Treat, corresponding secretary. Back Row Dave Masters, vice-president, John Baltz, president, and Kim Littlefield, parliamentarian. Student Council leads the way %s k I I Student council members turn their attention to the discussion at a coun¬ cil meeting. S ervice to the student body. I o develop better relationships, to U nite students and faculty, to D evelop pride in the school. E veryone working together, N ever lor personal satisfaction, but I owards a common goal. C onstant progress, always moving C) nward, striving to LI ndertake the responsibilities N eeded to further C ommunication among 1 ndividuals, creating L asting unity. . • in order to provide a means of cooperation among the administration, faculty, and student body in pro¬ moting citizenship by fostering scholarship, high ideals, and pride in our school . . this was the purpose of the Student Council. Many projects were undertaken this year to try and lull ill its purpose. One of the major campus issues this year was the dress code. Parents, stu¬ dents, and faculty were given an opportunity through a written survey to express ideas about the code. The annual Magazine Drive was held in November. Naturally, the freshmen were responsible for the greatest percentage of the $5163.22 collected. The C ouncil helped organize workers for the I leart bund Drive in an effort to improve student community relations. A bakesale for UNICEF which netted $46.25 was also sponsored by the Council. 74

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Council activities brighten campus life Several new projects were added to the list of activities undertaken b the Student Council. For the first time, West hosted the District Student Council Workshop on September 27. 1 he guest speaker was Mr. Earl Reum, author of a book on leadership. I his year to show appreciation to the faculty and to improve student-(acuity relations, teachers’ birthdays were observed by the presentation of a cupcake and a card from a member of the Council. Some long-standing traditions were changed. The so¬ cial committee worked diligently on decorations for the Christmas dance, the “Snowball. In hopes of improving attendance, the attire was changed from formal to Sun day dress. College Night was also changed. In a panel, all of the students introduced themselves and their colleges. Mem¬ bers ol the audience then broke up into groups to speak to the representative from the colleges they were inter ested in. John Baltz, Candy Masilonus, Kris Ryseff, and Lynn Mueller confer with Frosty at the Christmas dance. Pam Gregory, vice-president of the Slate Student Council, registers delegates at the District S-udent Council Workshop. Council member Julie Johnson presents Miss Diane Dill of the Math Department with a cupcake and a card on her birthday. At College Night, Stanley Schewe, center, gives ad vice and tells of experiences at the University of Illinois to John Baltz, Kevin Littlefield, Dave Masters, and Ralph Shive.