American School - Kawayan Yearbook (Manila, Philippines)

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First Row ilett to rightl: Sandra Cowen, Pat Clegg, Virginia Willimont, Carol Edwards. Second Row llett to rightl: lan Hall, Bob Smiley, Chairman Bill Wartel, Bob Muilenburg. Election Committee Members: Leo Schwaiger lchairmanj, Joyce Brady, Ted Cotton, Joanne Hall, Henry Pappa. The Election Committee, under the direction ot' Leo Schwaiger, chairman, is composed ot one representative from each ot the high school classes. The committee organized the election ot the student body otticers in the beginning ot the year. For the tirst time the school had regular voting polls. This committee presented both the old and the new constitutions to the student body, and ottered the stu- dents a choice between the two. The new constitution was preterred by the majority. Awards Committee e Members: Bill Wartel lchairmanl, lan Hall, Milte Jor- dan, Virginia Willimont isecretaryl, Sandra Cowen, Carol Edwards. Bob Smiley, Bob Mui'enburg, Pat Clegg, David Little. The Awards Committee, under the supervision ot Chairman Bill Wartel, evaluated the achievements ot the students in their participation in athletics and in school activities: and it recognized the outstanding students in these tields. The committee rewarded the deserving students at the Awards Assembly, which they presented in March. The various organizations which have representation in the Awards Committee are the Athletic Committee, the Student Council, the Dance Committee, the Bamboo Telegraph, the Assembly Committee and the Kawayan. Lett to Right: Henry Pappa, Joanne Hall, Chairman Leo Schwaiger, Joyce Brady, Ted Cotton.

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Firsf Row lleff fo righfl: Elise Mears, Sandra Cowen, Carol Edwards, Virginia Willirnonf, Ian Hall, Milre Jordan, Heafher Alexander, Joyce Brady, Mary Lloyd Reynolds. Second Row lleff fo riqhfl: Bob Muilenburg, Anne Bufler, Milne Abarbanell, Pefer Diehl, Henry Pappa, Bill Warfel, Bob Smiley, Ted Diehl, Tony Rocha, Beafi Susskind, Mayling Aandahl, . The Student Council A sludenf governrnenf is one of fhe mosf imporfanf phases of school fraininq. as if is in such an organizafion fhaf a sfudenf develops leadership. ln fhe Ameri- can School fhe sfudenf qovernrnenf consisfs of a Sfudenf Council, which is made up of represenfafives from Grades 7'l2, commiffee chairmen, and sfudenf officers. Each class and cornmiffee has one vofe on all maffers broughf before fhe Council for discussion. The official school publicafion, fhe Bamboo Telegraph, also has a seaf in fhe Council buf has no voice or vofe. Capala'y leol loy Presidenf lan Hall, Vice-Presidenf Milce Jordan, and Secre- ,fary Virginia Willirnonf, flue Council experienced a successful year. A more ef- ficienf manner of running fhe school canfeen was insfifufed during fhe pasf year. A re-wriffen and sfricfly enforced consfifufion was anofher maior accorhplishmenf of 'rhe Council during 1950-l95l. Sfudenf Governmenf Officers. Seafed lleff fo righfl: Vice Presidenf Milne Jordan, President lan Hall, Secretary Virginia Willimoni.

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Constitution Committee This comrniTTee. elecfed by The STudenf Council, was solely responsible Tor The revision and re-wrifing oT lasT year's consTiTuTion. lT was chosen To include The Three sTudenT body oTTicers, The senior class represenTaTive, and one other council' member. Headed by Bill Warfel, The commiTTee speni' abouT Two weeks on iTs Taslc. The re' vised consTiTuTion was Then presenfed To The sTudenT body Tor iTs approval and iT was unanimously rafified. This new consTiTuTion has been The basis for The smooTh operaTion oT The sTudenT governmenT Tor This school year. The commiH'ee was Then abolished by The STudenT Coun- cil afTer iTs iob had been complefed. FirsT Row: Virginia Willimonf. Second Row llefT To righfl: lan Hall, Tad Diehl, Chairman Bill Warfel. Traffic Committee Members: Henry Pappa lchairmanl, Manny' Smifh, lan Hall. The TraTTic CommiTTee, under The able leadership of Chairman Henry Pappa, solved The American School Traf- Tic problem by keeping The vehicles under confrol every day aT noon. The commiTTee was chosen from The sixfh period sTudy hall. lf succeeded in channel-ing Traffic along Donada sTreeT, and helping pedesfrians To cross. AT Twelve noon each day, These Three seniors were posTed aT inTervals along The road in TronT of The school. l.efT To Righf: Manny Smifh, Ian Hall, Chairman Henry Pappa. - i