Portland High School - Tifoon Yearbook (Portland, IN)

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'We- is ...t how student lead .tr 4... Eddie McKinley, Keith Kochersperger, Melinda Kessler, and Sandra Farber lchair- mant survey the announcement ot the exhibit ot historical documents to be presented to the students. Under the sponsorship ot the council for the first time this year, this committee did the combined work ot the auditorium and convocation committees, presenting special assemblies and planning the monthly convos too. We'lI never target Pruth McFarland lthe Negra singer in his wheel chairt, the Delcoeliemy science show, and Mrs. DuvalI's talk on family relation- ships. ership gave us a good year After much planning during the summer, the annual freshman mixer got things off to a good start at the beginning of school. The members of the Student Council set out in earnest to create better understanding be- tween teachers and students and encourage courtesy, good sportsmanship, and school spirit. Lowell Strohl was president the first see mester and Marlene Mendenhall the second. Student representatives, elected each semester from the home rooms, attended the council meetings and then led discussions the follow- ing morning in their respective home room groups. The standing committees carried on much of the work of the council. The ways and means committee sponsored two projects - selling souvenir basketball tags and tickets to a movie-and managed the concessions at a basketball game. The single fund committee, headed by .lohn Paul lckes, directed the drive for the seven charity organizations which we support. The orientation committee under Max- ine Hall sponsored courtesy week and freshman clay. After revisions had been made, the hand- book committee, with Joy Moody as chairman, distributed new handbooks. As new situations arose during the year, additional committees were appointed. Frances Rincs handled the sale of milk at noons, and Donna Carlson managed the fan bus to out- of-town ball games. Max Grady was chair- man of a miscellaneous committee, which took on all the proiects not definitely included in the other committees. Four students were sent by the council to the high school legislature at Purdue. Lowell Strohl attended as senator and Bonnie Steed, Martha McClung, and Dick Meeker as repre- sentatives. An unrehearsed model council meet- ing was held in the auditorium before the stu- dent body. The council financed the luncheon served by the home ec department to the stu- dents from Convoy, Ohio, and PHS who de- bated in the Junior Town Meeting of the Air program. It was a busy year and a good year tor the council, and therefore for all of us.

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l while yearbook and news staffs captured its Each year the Typhoon Staff tries to publish an improved yearbook for the students of PHS. Traditionally sponsored by the senior class, the proiect has for the last few years included juniors and sophomores as assistants on the various staff positions. Several students gained experience and new ideas by attending the iournalism workshop at Ohio University last summer. Soon after, the layout was drawn and definite work on the book began. The editorial staff, under Jon Stroble, spent many activity periods, study halls, and long hours at night collecting the pictures and writing the story of the year. The selling and distribution of the five hundred books were handled by a business staff headed by Mary Lou Zimmerman. Now the iob is completed. And what is Mrs. Stevenson doing? Why, starting on next year's book, of course! Typhoon Staff-clockwise, beginn'ng left foreground: Salesmen Sandra Farber, Sondra Hilfiker, Max Grady lstandingi, Dick Via, Mary Lou Zimmerman, business manager, Mrs. Stevenson, ad- viser, Jon Stroble, editor-in-chief, Kay Bodle, assistant editor, Alex Wasmuth tstandingl, sports editor, John Porter, literary editor, Ruth Ann Weaver, underclassmen and faculty editor, Carole Senour, girls' sports editor, Janie Yaeger, activities editor. T., 1 - .-'fsgizff