South Fork High School - Log Yearbook (Miranda, CA)

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'D JERRY BROUSSARD Speaker of the House of Representatives HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The House of Representatives is composed of all student body card holders ot South Fork High School. The House of Representatives assembles at least once every month. This gives the student body members an opportunity to voice their opinions in student government. All bills for raising revenue must originate in the House of Representatives. They then go to the Senate for approval. The House must approve all bills before they become laws. The House of Representatives chooses its speaker, clerk, and sergeant-at- arms, this year being Jerry Broussard, Sammie McDaniel, Jack Johnson and Gordon Gillespie, respectively. The speaker appoints chairmen for the Rules, Legislation, and Finance Committees. Donna Stewart, Frances Hartzell, and Ricky Wright, respectively, were the appointees for this year. The purpose of these committees is for the referal of introduced legislation for discussion. Although this process was completely new, it shows much promise in the future. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN-Seated, left to right: S. McDaniel, Clerk, J. Broussard, Speaker, F. Hartzell, Legislation Committee Chairmang D. Stewart, Rules Committee Chair- man. Standing: G. Gillespie, Sergeant-at-Arms, R. Wright, Finance Committee Chairman, J. Johnson, Ser- geant-at-Arms. 7? 0 VS it 'vf g A ,Z sr I 3 s B o u u 1 , X k l-. 4 I f ' 2 a-'Q SS-5 .4 J 1. Wife.

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SENATE Something new which was introduced into student gov- ernment by our new constitution is the Senate. The Senate is composed of two representatives from each class and one from each organization who have been chosen by ma- jority vote to serve for one school year. This group meets the first and third Monday of each month. The president of the group is the Vice President of the Student Body. The Vice President is elected in the same manner as the President. The Senate elects a president pro-tem, and a parliamen- tarian, this year being Gerald Whitley and Diane Downie, respectively. The secretary or clerk of the Senate, this year Sally Cyphers, is appointed by the President of the Student Body and approved by the Senate. The purpose of the Senate is to discuss bills and legisla- tion tor the students' benefit. All bills and legislation must be passed by a majority vote of the Senate and then must be passed by the House of Representatives and President of the Student Body before going into effect. Although the ideas and processes of our constitution were very new to the Senators, the Senate has worked to make its branch of the student government function effectively. SENA TORS DONNA STEWART Student Body Vice President First row, left to right: N. McDaniel, J. Beebe, R. Blumenstock, H. Snodgrass, T. Rushing, S. Cyphers, Secretary, W. Harvey. Second row: D. Stewart, President, J. Johnson, M. Whitmarsh, K. Wright. Third row: D. Harper, B. Harris, L. Jacobs, L. Griffin. Fourth row: M. Brisbin, D. Wyatt, A. Harper, E. Morgan. Not pictured: G. Whitley, President pro-tem, D. Downie, Parliamentarian, S. Littlepage, D. McCallum.

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JUDICIAL DEPARTMENTS ln any effective student government there is a need for a iudicial depart- ment. At South Fork there are two departments, the student court and supreme court. The Student Court is composed of a Chief Justice, four iudges, one from each class, a clerk, a sheriff, iurors and prosecuting and defense attorneys. Fifteen iurors are selected from all student body card holders each semester. lt is a privilege and responsibility to be a iuror. To be an attorney a student must pass an attorney bar examination. When a student has been accused of a misdemeanor or a felony, he is first called for a preliminary hearing. Here he pleads guilty or not guilty. lf the plea is guilty a sentence is imposed by the iudges. lf the plea is not guilty, a date is set for regular trial. The regular trial gives the defense and prosecuting attorneys an oppor- tunity to present their case. The jury hears the case and then gives its verdict. The court then acts accordingly. WAYNE HARVEY The Supreme Court is the higher court of appeal which is composed of Chief Jusnce of the Chief Justice and the four class iudges. lt also acts as a board of appeal Supfeme Cow, for students who have fallen below 70 citizenship points and want to be reinstated to 80 citizenship points, or feel that they have lost their citizen- ship points uniustly. If the Supreme Court feels that the student has just reason they may reinstate the citizenship points andyor recommend a change in the merit system. The Student Court at South Fork has been very active this year, and several very exciting trials were witnessed. ,Q STUDENT COURT-Seated, left to right: S. Downie, Sophomore Judge, 8. Hayden, Senior Judge, W. Harvey, Chief Justice, M. Hall, Junior Judge, L. Anderson, Freshman Judge. Standing: D. Downie, Prosecuting Attorney, R. Blumenstock, Clerk, H. Lewis, Defense Attorney, F. Hartzell, C. Ray, Prosecuting Attorneys. Not pictured: T. Sproul, Defense Attorney. 5 'Y av' 09 '4-