Yorktown High School - Grenadier Yearbook (Arlington, VA)

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Tom Fitch lights his candle at the Student Council Induction Assembly while Mr. Belair, Elaine Neam, and Mr. Kier look on. Bob Mayne registers to vote with registrars Sherrad Coleman and Linda McConnell. J J Introducing a tenth-grade candidate for the office of President was Tom Fitch, newly appointed Student Council Vice-President. “I believe ... I promise . . . and furthermore . . Joan Hunter delivers her speech at the campaign assembly. After the primary elections, which were held in September, the candi- dates for each Student Council office had been narrowed down to two or three candidates apiece. The final voting took place in October. An election assembly for the purpose of informing the students of the views, opinions, and plans of each of the candidates was held in the gymnasium. At this time, all candidates who had won in the primary election were presented to the student body and were given an oppor- tunity to state their qualifications. Students were urged to vote in this election which would determine Yorktown High School’s first leaders. The voting booths were manned before and after school, between classes, during lunch, and during study halls to enable all students to get a chance to exercise the privilege of voting. Upon registering, each student received a ballot; he then entered a voting booth, where he marked his ballot and dropped it into the box. He had taken the first step toward establishing a fine Student Council at Yorktown. elect our first student officers 22

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Activities and clubs lighten Pizza sales enrich club tronsurics and feed hunRi y stomachs. The Student Council Dooksloie provides Patsy Smitli and John Suter with the best in rcadinR matter. the day Penny Dikeman demonstrates her tennis form in after-school intramurals. Rick Gorrell, Randy Stark and Karen Kuntz work with Mr. Mullins to increase their speed- reading skills. On the first day of school this year many clubs were already formed and active. This was largely due to the efforts of Yorktown’s student body during the latter half of the last school term and the summer vaca- tion. Ten clubs were officially recognized by the school at an assembly held October 20, 1960, for chartering the clubs. Charters were given for a period of one year, after which time the club reported to the Activities Committee of the Student Council to inform the school of the club’s yearly progress. The Constitution of the club must agree with the Constitution of the Student Council and the club must be open to all students. The clubs can be broken down into several areas of interest. Among these are: clubs devoted to service within the community; clubs which are formed by students in a field in which they plan to have a career; clubs which are devoted to various facets of physical education; and honor societies comprised of outstanding students in a given subject. As the year has progressed the number of clubs and activities has in- creased. At the end of the school year a total of seventeen clubs and thirty-five activities had been organized for the benefit of Yorktown students.

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Anxiety shows on the faces of the other candidates as Jim Simpson delivers his campaign speech for Student Council elections. I Quo ij? Riley Carter completes his voting. The newly elected Student Council officers, Joan Suskin, Sue Bailey, Elaine Nenm and Jim Simpson, meet to discuss the year’s plans. “This is one way to get out of class,” mumbles Ted Lunger as he waits to vote along with other students. f