Bishop McNamara High School - Mac Times Yearbook (Kankakee, IL)

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Above: President jerry Klobutcher asks fellow NHS members Frank Lambert, Gary Burns, Tom Hebert, and Bill Veronda for suggestions for their next activity. Right: NHS Secretary loan Sweeney, Vice-President Mary Anderson, and Treasurer Patty Kranz sell chances on Val- entine candy to raise money for a scholarship. Below right: As Karl Keller finishes counting the votes, jerry Klobutcher announces the nominees for an NHS scholarship: loan Sweeney and himself. C ulfure ond Scholarship Broaden Horizons In September the members of the National Honor Society decided to work towards a long-range goal: the establishment of a partial scholarship to McNamara to be awarded to an incoming freshman. Throughout the year the Society sponsored a variety of fund-raising activities to finance the award, such as candy cane sales at Christmas and a Valentine's Day raffle. Other activities included student exchange programs with other high schools and the twice-yearly inductions of new members. All of the Society's activities were geared to suit its purpose, which is to create an enthusiasm for scholarship, to stimulate a desire to render service, to promote worthy leadership, and to encourage the development of character in all students of Bishop McNamara High'School. 38 DAK BPS DAK

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w 3' DAK BPS Children 's Theafre Comes fo McNamara BPS The Drama Club this year was one of the most active organizations in the school, the fruits of its labor seen in several productions which comprised a potpourri which appealed to all ages and interests. The first of the Club's performances was a highly successful Children's Theatre production of the fairy tale Snow White in December, followed by an enactment of The Emperor's New Clothes in February. These Children's Theatre presentations proved to be doubly rewarding, as they both provided the very young with the opportunity to witness a live dramatic production and also gave the actors great personal satisfaction in performing for such a captive audience. The Drama Club also competed in the All-City Drama Festival in May and helped the Senior Class presenting Thornton VVilder's Our Town in April. All in all, members of the club afforded both themselves and the rest of the school with a unique cultural experience.

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Wal' N,-LCAX. A five-day trip to Montreal and Quebec in March was the highlight of the French Club's year. Besides this, the Club promoted better understanding of the French culture through numerous other pursuits. Club members took several trips to French plays and movies, prepared a dinner of entirely French cuisine, and travelled to a French restaurant in Chicago at the end of the year. Other activities included a booth in the Afro Carnival and various fund- raising activities. 'The busy year had by the French Club did much to instill a love of the French culture in its members. BPS Top: French Club members, Paula Arseneau and Pam Ziemer sell flowers to freshmen Donna Fenton and Laura Ader during fourth period lunch. Left: French Club officers make paper flowers for a money-making project. Secretary Mary O'Gorman, Treasurer Rita Paschke, Vice-Presi- dent jill Samlin, President ludy Mortell. Above: Chris Kwak endorses the final payment for her trip to Montreal. 39