Mercer Island High School - ISLA Yearbook (Mercer Island, WA)

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U -' J ' i' nn. '5-E. Students expressed themselves through creativity and service. wi.. slogans brought life to our halls 9' 'ar y X ,,.... X 1' ,zw x me Art Service Club publicized many school and community events. Artists ine cluded Front low: Judi Bonaudi, Debby Drown, Mary Ann Allison, Alice Coad, Linda Gilbert, Judy Gogulski, Tammy Milkie, Susan Clinton, and Jan Skinner. Second Row: Mark Lindenberger, Cindy Sherwood, Garth Mac- ,NA Q, 3 is S 1 so it , w 'r Donald, Janice McDowell, Sheila Hasner, Kathy Cooper, Barbara Kadaner, Mary O. Lin, and Kim Stowell. Back Row: Greg Newitt, Harold Nesland, and Pete Swensson. Vi

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. - ..H.., , - C. . W Jim Henderson and Eileen Penny, Pep Club officers, took a peek at Mer- cer's spirit. Pep Club Pep Club '65 showed spirit, liveliness, and expression in or- ganizing the events surrounding league football and bas- ketball contests. Scores of vibrant posters lined the school halls before all games, and spirit-rousing pep assemblies urged the students and the home team on to victory over rival squads. Jim Henderson, Pep Club president, and Eileen Penny, vice-president-secretary, headed the one hundred club members through a year of pep assemblies, away- game ticket selling, goal post wrapping, and poster-mak- mg. Art Service Club This year's Art Service Club, headed by President Pete Swens- son and vice-president-secretary Ann Hansen, accented the school with colorful posters and imaginative decorations. Pub- licity for Pegasus, the Christmas Ball, Ski Club meetings, and National Honor Society discussions, as well as many other school organizations lined the institution tan school walls with an array of bright colors and catchy slogans. Intriguing decora- tions for the school's annual Christmas Concert and the spring music festival were also products of this year's busy Art Service Club. Thirty active members of the club, under the organizations com- mittee chairman Mary O. Lin, and the members of the pep headed by Jim Henderson were responsible for advertising school activities,functions, and athletic events. Mrs. Ruth Patten, faculty adviser, Miss Nancy Neubrecht, assistant adviser, and Mrs. Pringle, student teacher, instructed club members in the fundamentals of poster layout. The close-knit cooperation among faculty advisers, club officers, and Art Service Club members paved the way to an exciting year of expressive school publicity. paper and paint, Pete Swensson, president, Mary O. Lin, organizations committee chair- man, and Ann Hansen, vice-president-secretary, stressed the impor- tance of high quality posters. 80

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Office Assistants Efficiency, reliability, and neatness were prime required qualities of the office helpers this year. Each period four girls assisted Mrs. McMullen in the main office. The iobs were many and the office assistants had a full schedule in maintaining the office's effectiveness. Within the confines of the office, they kept attendance records, operated the ditto machine, answered the telephone, and typed the necessary papers. During the period, they also ran errands, deliv- Cassandra Greggs, Susie Kretz, Val Taylor, Linda Cohon, Lynn Schumacher, Eileen Penny, Vicki Ries, ered YTISSSCQSS, Gnd collected the Sandy Spinner, Kathy Gable, Judy Gogulski, and Laureen Striker showed adept skill as office workers. attendance. clubs demonstrated efficiency in serving F.T.A. During the year the Future Teachers of America Club continued its program - . of preparing Mercer Island High ' School students? who were interested -L . i--Lei-'N in teaching to get a closer look at teaching profession. Among the speakers at the meetings through the year were Mrs. Virginia Nygren, principal of Mercer Crest Elementary School and Mr. Robert Orr who spoke on being a professional teacher. Later in the year many of the members went to a iunior high or elementary school to observe classes in progress. Again this year, the members partici- pated in the state meetings organized by the Washington Education Association. Officers for the year were Luanne Thomas, president, Kathy Valentine, vicefpresidentg and Kay Cameron, secretary. The advisers were MVS. Penhalurick Gnd Mrs. Hurney, and Heather Hager. Back now: Donna Clodfelter, Lorri Grashin, Kay Cameron, Kathy Valentine, Musser. Trudi Wright, Carol Nelson, Lindy McGill, Linda Gilbert, Pat Schrum, and Nancy Dzurick. Members of FTA discussed future plans of teaching during one of their meetings. Front Nw: Luanne Thomas, Wendy Wilkins, Carolyn Hayek, Carol Anderson, Marli Kenkman, Carol Perret, Ann Hansen, Pam Library assistants improved the efficiency of the library. Back low: Joan Hively, Doug Saveland, Greg Binder, Paul Front row: Harold Alper, Cathy Cooper, Linda Novak, Mrs. Beatty, Kathy O'Harra, Janna Mowatt, Diane Senders, Steve Darlene Penhalurick, Heather Hager, Sue Kabrud, Steve Reyn- Roaldson, Marshal Haley, Toni Joyce, Gay Hale, and Linda olds, Mike Chamberlain, Lorri Grashin, and Erin Benson. Duren. 82