Amity Regional High School - Embers Yearbook (Woodbridge, CT)

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. .X , - -gg, g gf? O QOSTO' 00 id DRAMATIC CLUB The Dramatic Club, under the supervision of Mrs. Sally Jane Schwartz, has a membership of seventy. Members have been organized to fur- ther the art ot the theatre, to gain experience in all facets of the stage, and to foster cooperation and friendship. The club also hopes to achieve a fine reputation in the theatrical field. In T954 the club produced a series of three one-act plays and a Christmas play. This year they presented a Christmas pantomime, entitled The Night Before Christmas and a three-act play, Letters to Lu- cerne. Ofticers include: President, Katherine Schlitter, Vice-President, Eunice Gustafson, Secre- tary, Judith Alpert, and Treasurer, Ruth Homeyer. JUNIOR RED CROSS The Junior Red Cross Volunteers, the first club to be formed at Amity, was organized in October, 1954, and is sponsored by Mrs. Louise Shanley. Eighteen girls of the eighth, ninth, and tenth grades provided community service to hospitals, veterans, and crippled children. Activities during the year included sponsoring the Junior Red Cross Membership Drive, attending the state con- ference and institute, and participating in various other projects. Ofticers include: President, Helene Redenbach, and Secretary-Treasurer, Emily Cza- pek.

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6 C, Q AUDIO-VISUAL CLUB The Audio-Visual Club consists of fifty mem- success in proiecting movies and recording pro- bers whose purpose is to learn the proper use grams of the various vocal and instrumental and care of all projection equipment and audio- groups. Ofticers are: President, Grant Bridges, visual materials in order to make the program Vice-President, Lawrence Kuhn, Recording Secre- efticient and useful to all students and teachers. tary, Robert Howard, Corresponding Secretary, Started in October, 1955, by Mr. James Kenney Clark King, and Treasurer, John Cook. and Mr. Carlton Seybolt, the club has achieved X. 2 al, ,. SERVICE CLUB The Service Club, under the capable direction partments of the school by making useful ob of Mr. George Metz, has a total membership of iects. Officers include: President, Richard Crissey twenty-four. Besides engaging in various school Vice-President, Harold Bruneau, and Recorder improvement proiects, the club serves other de- Roger Smith. 56

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SAFETY EDUCATION CLUB Under the capable direction of Mr. Franklin Benoit, the Safety Education Club was started in the tall of i955 to form better driving habits and to help students understand the Motor Vehicle Laws. Officers of the club which includes twenty members are: President, Joseph Palmieri, Vice- President, Judith Andrew, and Secretary-Treas- urer, Diane Alpert. ,EL ESPANOI. PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB Under the supervision of Mr. Charles Dunning and Mr. Robert Holmberg, the Photography Club was reorganized in the tall of 1955. To develop interested students into capable photographers, who will be able to take pictures of school events for the year book, to promote interest in photog- raphy as a hobby, and to introduce the interested but inexperienced pupils to the rudiments- of photography such as printing, developing, and enlarging are the purposes of this club. The twenty-two members plan to take field trips to experiment with the different cameras available to them.