West Reading High School - Vaquero Yearbook (West Reading, PA)

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FIRST ROW-I. Willwerth, D. Schlegel, I. Killian, Mr. Schaeffer, P. Hoeffer, R. Feeg l. Killian, D. Smith. SECOND ROW-T. Manzolillo, R. Rickenbach, H. Klinger, T. Hark- lns, E. Borneman, W. Focht, G. Bright, R. Stout, G. Weidner. ill This year, Hi-Y assumed an increasingly impor- tant role in our school, beginning early in the year when, with the assistance of Y-Teens, they brought Mr. Cameron Beck, through the courtesy of the Y. M. C. A., to speak before the assembly. Under the capable guidance of Mr. Forrest Schaef- fer and Mr. Marlin Kessler, the Hi-Y held many en- joyable and enlightening functions including: gym night, guidance clinics, bringing in guest speakers, combined meetings with Y-Teens, and regular busi- ness meetings. The Hi-Y also supplied the labor for the school's spring planting program. One of the highlights of the year for the Hi-Y came in May when, with the Y-Teens, they staged a gala banquet. - Philip Hoeffer presided over the group for the second consecutive year, While Roger Feeg served as vice-president, and lack Shaner as secretary-treasurer. The members of the Hi-Y, many of whom Were ab- sent when the picture was taken, are: Theodore Stoudt, Harold Klinger, Philip Bailey, Ronald Stoudt, Thomas Manzolillo, Ioseph Killian, Iack Shaner, An- drew Gray, Thomas Harkin, Iohn Thompson, Iames Rentschler, Roger Feeg, Milton Hartzell, David Smith, Gerald Bright, Douglass McDonald, and lay Beyerle.

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HUHUH Membership in the National Honor Society is the highest honor a student can attain in the course ot his high school career, for this organization is based upon the principles ot Character, Scholarship, Lead- ership, and Service. The induction ot February ll was the third of the National Honor Society at West Reading High School, and already it has made a last- ing impression and proved a definite further incentive toward better scholarship. West Reading's chapter is divided into two sec- tions-the lunior Honor Society, and the Senior Honor Society, The lunior Society, which is made up of eighth and ninth grade students, is working on a tile containing information about all our alumni, Mem- bers ot the lunior Honor Society are: Robert Cremer, Ioseph Piscitelli, Frances Hettinger, Rodney McGrath, Philip Hower, Iris Potteiger, Karl Neuroth, Mary Show- ers, Bernadine Spangenberg, George Strattan, and Florence Horn. SUEIHH The Senior Honor Society, composed of eleventh and twellth grade pupils, claims as otticers David Schlegel, president, and Barbara Wolt, secretary- treasurer. The other members are: Barbara Batdort, Gordon Greene, lames Willwerth, Philip Hoeiter, Myrna McGrath, Dolores D'Ercole, Claire Bailey, Bar- bara Hartzell, lean Cuiiici, Patricia Naylor, Christine Showers, and Doris Richter. Foremost among the many activities sponsored by the entire group this school term was the Student Activities Conference, co-sponsored with Student Council. As a result ot the conterence, an All-Berks County Honor Society Dance is being planned to be held at the Rajah Temple. At Christmas, a dance in the school gymnasium was presented, and in March, a play entitled i'Flops A-plenty , was given in as- sembly. FIRST ROW-Mrs. Gresh, D, D'Ercole, B. Hartzell, D. Schlegel, C. Bailey, B. Wolf, Miss Fritz. SECOND ROW--Mr. Yeich, R. Cremer, I. Beyerle, B. Leightheiser, I. Piscitelli, P. Bailey, Miss Lebaris, I. Rentschler, F. Hettinger, C. Horn, L. Haehnel, I. Shaner, Mr. Nay- lor.

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x'To build a fellowship of women and girls devoted to the task of realizing in our common life those ideals of personal and social living to which we are com- mitted by our faith as Christians, was the goal of the fifty-six sophomore, junior, and senior girls who com- prise Y-Teens. This group, governed by the Y-Teen cabinet, claimed as its officers, Beth Merget, presi- dent, Mary Drehs, vice-president, Claire Bailey, sec-- retary, and Gloria Winters, treasurer. The Y-Teens, under the direction of Miss Mary Ann McDonald and Miss Anastacea S. Lebaris, had social, business, and service meetings. Y-Teens held their annual W.P.A. dance, Ocean Fantasy, November 2, at which time the results of the laborious efforts of the group in decorating were wit- nessed and appreciated by all who attended. Chair- men of the various committees were: Doris Richter, publicity, Ioanne Graver, refreshments, Barbara Hart- zell, social, Barbara Batdorf, program, Christine Showers, worship, Barbara Wolf, membership, Dolores D'Ercole, service, Catherine Gerhart, historian. Under the chairmanship of Dolores D'Ercole, this group packed twenty twenty-pound packages of clothing to be sent through the Help the Children Fed- eration to needy children in the United States. Other events held by the group were an exchange meeting with Wyornissing, combined meetings with l-li-Y, the collection of gift boxes at Christmas, a hoe- down, a visit to Maier's Bakery, Bell Telephone, and Metropolitan-Edison, a covered dish social, etc. To wind up the active calendar of the year, the Y-Teens with the assistance of Hi-Y held their annual banquet. lfflll CABINET FIRST ROW-C. Gerhart, B. Wolf, K. Spangenberg, D. D'Ercole, M. Drehs, C. Bailey, B. Merget, G. Winters, B. Hartzell, I. Walker, B. Batdorf, I. Graver, D. Richter. SECOND ROW-D. Witrnan, M. Blanlcenbiller, F. Weidenheimer, D. Siegfried, G. D'Ercole, M. Kern, Miss McDonald, Miss Lebaris, M. McGrath, N. Giamo, B. Churan, G. Ohrin, I. Rowley, E. Noecker, P. Miller. TI-HRD ROW'-M. Rankey, P. Ditzler, D. Beidler, l... Strattan, D. Dissinger, I. Crocona, I. Spang, I. Bouchat, M. Albert, B. Munroe, I. Cuifici, T. Borkert, G. lohnston, S. Feick. LAST ROW-M. Haas, S. Luclcenbill, I. Grimm, B. Geiss, l. Kreuzer, l. Flickinger, I. Pleam, I. Lavigna, P. Naylor, C. Showers, l... Haehnel, C. Horn, R. Lelge- IHCIHH. mm--m-N