Franklin High School - Oskey Yearbook (Franklin, MA)

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Student Council influential Organization On Token Group? The younger members, or the people who are on the council for the first time, sometimes won’t voice their opinions. I can understand people who, at first, might sit back a little. But now their confidence is improved and they express themselves. The interest is there and it comes out. I believe that just the fact that they’re there and have even tried shows that they care and are truly leaders.” (Peter Mc¬ Guire, Student Council President, 73). I decided to run for Student Council in my junior year, the first year in our new high school. I was influenced by Mr. D’Aniello, not so much in words, as in thought. Mr. D’Aniello wanted a good school, a school to which students would en¬ joy going. I wanted to help him make his team” which he so often spoke about. Unfortunately, there are a few who don’t, and probably never will work as a team, but the majority does. I only regret that we are too late to prove ourselves to our, or my inspiration, Mr. D’Aniello.” (Robyn Woodman, Student Council Vice- President, 73). These statements express what should be the feeling of the Student Council. But is it? • » ' 1 B ■ I I ft l p . ! pin I i|s| 1 m iJP ■ i Mb ! fc I . Jmt 1 ' 1 L fe Politics become a social force long before a person reaches the age at which the law permits him to cast a ballot in national and local elections. Student Council is one of the first steps in the political scene. At present, our Student Council has only two functions. These are: Sch.oo( is. • • lemon drops from the no r se 1. to act as a line of communication between the student body and the people in administrative postion. 2. to provide the students with a program of relevant activities, (such as dances, movies, etc.). If these functions were carried out, perhaps the majority of the students would be satisfied; but are two duties enough to form a power¬ ful and influential Student Council? Aren’t there other services the Council could provide to expand it’s horizons of involvement? Shouldn’t the Student Council have some voice in the decisions which affect the student and also, take a share of the responsibility in seeing that de¬ cisions are put into action? Many of this year’s council members seem to think so. I ran for Stu¬ dent Council because I’m inter¬ ested in getting more power to the student. I believe they are more capable of handling their affairs than is the present School Committee.” (Charlie Gor¬ don, 73)

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”1 don’t think that the Council is functioning to it’s fullest po¬ tential. I think a main func¬ tion of the Council should be to provide a bridge between students and faculty. Hope¬ fully, steps taken such as the student advisory board, will help provide this bridge.” (Bar¬ bara LeBlanc, ’73). Most of the council members are willing to do so, but need a push every now and then! The whole idea is unity, for if the students came directly to us with their griev¬ ances, more could be done for ev¬ eryone.” (Joanne Lewis, Student Council secretary, ’74). Student and faculty alike agree that a communication problem ex¬ ists at F.H.S., one that could be remedied by an effective student council. The council could begin to solve the problem by opening lines of discussion between the student body, the administration, the school committee, the townspeople and other student councils in the area. The council has yet to find an effec¬ tive way of reaching the students and letting them know what’s going on, while on the other hand, the student body’s apathy does not give the council members much incen¬ tive. Don’t the students care to get involved with an organization that could be one of the governing forces of their lives in F.H.S.? Any student who is interested can attend a council meeting and voice his opinions and ideas, or if he is unable to attend a meeting, but wishes to have his views expressed, he can make use of the representatives his class has elected for this purpose. These rep¬ resentatives have a job to do: it’s up to the students to make them work! i School is. tf ' uC ' KiN ' ujrih trills William Galvin