Western Hills High School - Annual Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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PARENTS OF WEST HI STUDENTS SHOW AN INTEREST IN SCHOOL ACTIVITIES WesTern Hills is proud To have Two organiZaTions run com- pleTely by The parenTs: The ParenTs' AssoCiaTion and Dads' Club. Each year These groups endeavor To link The acTiviTies oT 5TudenTs, Teachers, and parenTs. This year every meeTing OT The ParenTs' AssociaTion was opened by a senior, chosen Trom The public speaking class, who gave his Words oT Wisdom. Usually The agenda Tor The program conTained a perTormance by a school group, such as The choir, The gym deparTmenT, or GA A. BoTh groups conducTed Their money- malcing proiecTs wiTh The beneTiT oT The school in mind, The ParenTs' AssociaTion sponsored a dinner To honor The Teach- ers aT Their ChrisTmas meeTing, and The Dads' Club held a Hoclcey NighT aT CincinnaTi Gardens in February. A Tall: enTiTled God GranT Us a Sense oT Humor by Dr. William C. Donald, Milwaukee psychologist was acclaimed as one OT The mosT ouTsTanding P.A. meeTings OT The year. Above: Enioying The opporTuniTy Tor a deIighTTuI meal and a friendly chaT aT The Teachers' Recogni- Tion Dinner are Mr. Nocka, Mr. Chesley, Mrs. Anson, Mr. Anson, and Mrs. Noclca. RighT: Mr. Hughes and Mrs. BonTieId, oTTicers of The Parenfs' AssociaTion, explain The principles oT Their organilafion To Two of our new TacuITy mem- bers, Mr. Pauszelr and Miss Marcus. One of The big aTTairs of Dads' Club is The an- nual Dads-DaughTers NighT. This year GAA enTerTainecI The dads wiTh a modern dance ex- hibiTion. Dads' Club oTTicers, seen here being welcomed by Jean Tuerclr, Arfene Kelsh, and Gayle Thomas, are Mr. Joe TuerIscher. Mr. Har- old Brunswick, Mr, Ray Hendrixson, Mr. Lee I.uTz, and Mr. John Egers.

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STUDENT COUNCIL COMPLETES AYEAR or woRTi-iwi-urs Aoi-iiiavsmenr J. Schmidf, Vice-Presidenfg Miss Burlr, Advisor, Esfher Casufo, Treasurer: Doreen Spaclcman, Secrefaryg and Jim Sfergiopoulos, Presidenf. Under fhe capable leadership of Jim Sfergiopoulos, Pres- idenfy Jim Schmidf, Vice-Presidenfq Doreen Spaclcman, Sec- refaryp and Esfher Casufo, Treasurer: Sfudenf Council com- plefed a very busy and worfhwhile year of acfivifies. If suc- ceeded in furfhering ifs purposes of sfimulafing school spirif, providing a medium for fhe expression of sfudenf opinion, discussing problems vifal fo fhe whole sfudenf body, and prornofing responsible sfudenf leadership. The Junior and Senior divisions, fhe seven sfanding com- miffees and homeroom represenfafives, working in close har- mony wifh fhe execufive officers, added maferially in achiev- ing The oufsfanding performance of fhis organizafion. Many proiecfs were sponsored for fhe beaufificafion of fhe school, including fhe fradifional Chrisfmas free which cheerfully brighfened fhe fronf hall, Cerfainly everyone will remember fhe gala Vicfory Dance and iunior high sfudenfs will loolc back wifh fond memories on fhe Sweefhearf Dance. Also originafed and sponsored by Sfudenf Council were fhe can- feens following home baslcefball games, which confribufed greafly fo fhe sfimulafion of school spirif and friendly rela- fions befween fhe sfudenfs. The sfudenf body exfends ifs fhanlcs and appreciafion fo fhe officers and members of Sfudenf Council for fheir readi- ness fo assume capable and efficienf responsibilify for fhe welfare and democrafic progress of 'rheir school. 20 Sfudenf Council divisional officers: Joyce Beard, Bob Ellioff, Jim Schaal, Milre Lemerf, Bud Meyer, Charles Scholl, Karen Lundin, and Eleanor Saffler.

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.-- af f 14 The annual ediTorial board, Cherry STeioTf, Dick Simmonds, Joyce Lugannani, and Esfher Casufo, and advisor, Miss Weber, find someThing amusing in The layouT designed by Sally Heidrich, Bud Lunsford, Carol STaTT, and Heidi HuTzelmeyer. THE ANNUAL STAFF TRIES TO INTERPRET STUDENT BELIEFS The business sTaHi, Fred Hcefle, EsTher CasuTo, manager: BeTZy Crowe, Wilma ErhardT, and Mr. Lowe, advisory ad- mire Their new adding machine. nd? . 'SKINS - ,, if Q! The TirsT sTeps in producing The '56 annual were Taken a year ago in May. AT ThaT Time a sTaTT oT ThirTy sTudenTs was selecTed. By The middle oT June, when The resT oT The sTudenT body were eagerly awaiTing Their '55 annuals, The sTaTT had already decided on a Theme Tor The '56 book. Choosing a Theme is one oT The mosT diTTiculT Tasks Tor a new sTaTT To Tace. Each member has an opporTuniTy To con- TribuTe his ideas, which musT be iudgecl on Their relaTion To The school, Their adapTabiliTy To logical organizaTion, and Their chances Tor aTTracTive development ATTer considering all These Things, The sTaTT unanimously chose This We Be- lieve. MonThs oT hard work Tollowed Their decision. l-lecTic conTerences wiTh prinTer, engraver, and phoTographer, along wiTh measuring picTures, composing copy, planning layouTs and keeping up wiTh homework made The sTaTF members' lives anyThing buT leisurely. NeverTheless, The pride and saTis- TacTion oT achievemenT made all The sacriTices worTh while.