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

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Left to Right, First Row--P. Naylor, C. Showers, J. Cuifici, D. Richter. Second Row-F. Horn, I. Potteiger, M. Showers, F. Hettinger, B. Spangenberg. Third Row- G. Strattan, R. Cremer, P. Hower, R. McGrath, J. Pis- citelli, K. Neuroth. ation:-ll Hnnnr Snlziet The highest honor a student can attain at West Reading High School is to become a mem- ber of the National Honor Society. This organi- zation gives recognition to students in the upper third of their class, who, in the opinion of their classmates and teachers, are building their lives around the four principles of the organization, character, scholarship, leadership, and service. The fourth induction ceremony of the West Reading Chapter of the National Honor Society was held on February 17. Membership in the junior and senior groups is limited to fifteen per cent of the senior class and five per cent of the junior class for the Senior Honor Society, and the same percentages of the ninth and eighth grades for the junior group. The Senior Honor Society officers were Christ- tine Showers, president, Doris Richter, vice- presidentg .lean Cuiiici, secretary, and Patricia Naylor, treasurer. The other members were Shirley Feick, John Thompson, Robert Ricken- bach, Carolyn Horn, and Donald Straub. Members of the Junior Honor Society were Lynne Ann Hagenbuch, Richard Klein, Joan MeKently, George Nagle, Larry Rentschler, Marilyn Wertz, Jeanette Fisher, Theodore Ga- briel, Nancy Holdeman, Florence Horn, Berna- dine Spangenberg, and George Strattan. One of the biggest projects sponsored by these groups, in co-operation with Student Council, was the Student Activities Conference held at West Reading High School. As a result of the conference, an All-Berks County Honor Society Dance was planned and held in the Mt. Penn High School gymnasium. The title for the dance was An Oriental Fantasy. On January 11, our Honor Societies sponsored an assembly program including two films and a panel discussion relating to the Elms-MYou and Your Family, and HYou and Your F riendsf' This organization has proved an incentive toward higher standards of character, scholar- ship, leadership, and service in our school.

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Left to Right, First Row-L. Meglathery, C. Horn, R. Feeg, P. Hower, L. Leinbach, L. Rentschler. Second Row -M. Wertz, B. Munroe, J. Raiser, P. Ephlin, N. Holde- man, A. Potteiger, D. Cherry. Third Roufli. Creenleese, Mr. Kessler, Miss Fritz, Mr. Schaeffer, B. Brown. Student llnumzil The governing body of our school closely followed the democratic pattern set by our national government. Each home room in the junior and senior high school elected one of its members to represent that section in Student Council. The four ofiicers of Council were chosen by the student body at an election conducted in a very similar manner to municipal voting- with caucuses, campaigning, a primary and gen- eral election, and using the county voting ma- chines. The officers for the 1949-1950 term were Roger Feeg, president, Carolyn Horn, vice-pres- ident, Lynn Leinbach, secretary, Philip Hower, treasurer. The tasks of our Student Council were varied and exacting. ln order to cope with these prob- lems, Council organized several standing com- mittees. The chairmen of these committees were chosen from Council, with faculty advisers. The Council committees met with their advisers on alternate Tuesdays. These committees were Mon- itor, Activities, Hospitality, Assembly, Health, Handbook, Finance, and a committee for school elections. Copies of the minutes of each meeting were distributed to the principals and each home room, in order that all were aware of what went on within council. Each year Student Council takes on several important projects. The main project, which had its birth this year and which will continue through the next year, was the planning of the state-wide convention of the Pennsylvania Asso- ciation for Student Participation in School Gov- ernment, to be held at West Reading High School next fall. The president of this state or- ganization is Carolyn Horn. ln addition to this program, Council also sponsored the Berks County Student Activities Conference, held No- vember 4, l949. At this yearis conference, the schools of Berks County were organized for fu- ture conferences. The officers, as well as the home room repre- sentatives and the advisers, Miss Mabel Fritz, Mr. Marlin Kessler, and lVlr. Forrest Schaeffer, are to be commended for the fine work which they have done this year.

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Atal.. Left to Right, First Row-G. D,Ercole, B. Geiss, S. Luckenbill, Mr. Hubley, J. Graver, D. Richter, C. Showers. Second Row-P. Bailey, S. Feick, J. Grimm, P. Ephlin, M. Haas, B. Brown. Third RowgJ. Rentschler, D. Straub, J. Busch, W. Greenleese, R. Feeg., J. Shaner, D. Smith, Monitors A. Cray. Once again the monitor system of West Bead- ing High School proved very effective. This group was under the direction of a committee from Student Council and was composed of twenty members. Bruce Brown served as chair- man of the group by virtue of his membership in Student Council. He was ably assisted in his duties by Joanne Graver, assistant chairman, llssemhl The Assembly Committee, a branch of Student Council, is composed of representatives selected from each home room of the junior and senior high school. This year, the chairman was Nancy Holdemang Jean Cuifici was secretary, and Mrs. Helen Bolton, adviser. Preparing a seating chart for assemblies was one of this committee's duties. A special chart was made, grouping each home room according Sue Luckenbill, secretary, and Mr. Martin F. Hublcy, faculty adviser. Although the monitors received very little praise, they were one of the hardest Working committees in the junior and senior high school. Their duties included policing traihc in the halls, maintaining quiet, tending to the lights, opening and closing doors, and various other jobs which go to produce an efficient system. Committee to voice ranges to aid in assembly singing. The committee scheduled teachers to act as sponsors for the Friday morning programs, and arranged them to include programs of both recreational and educational nature. The Assembly Committee has made progress and improvement which has benefited us all through the excellent weekly program they in- stigated. Left to Right, First Row-Mrs. Bolton, M. Brunner, D. Latshaw, J. Bentschler, N. Holdeman, J. Fisher. Second RowiA. Marino, J. Flickinger., H. Bewley, J. Cuifici, S. Luckenbill, N. Homan, P. Shindle.