Bainbridge Central High School - Echo Yearbook (Bainbridge, NY)

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CHORUS The Senior Chorus in Bainbridge High School has become a very 1mportant part of the school program Last year we gave three concerts and an operetta The Fortune Teller which was presented on two consecutive nights This gave about six hundred people the opportunity to see a real musical comedy In the spring the Senior High Chorus was Joined by the junior High Chorus made up of seventh and eighth graders in a concert which everyone enjoyed Each year we are getting larger and by next year we expect to number fifty members HONOR SOCIETY Ahy student who excells in the four areas of character scholarship leadership and serv ice is eligible to become a member of Honor Society The National Honor Society stands for the following principles The observation and practice on the part of 1tS members of those acts of others that develop strength of character Encouragement to the student to con tinue his learning and his education Encouragement of a desire in students to render service to the school and to the community Enthusiasm for good scholarship throughout the school A plan for self evaluation of the part of the student of the potential elements of leadership qualities within him PRESS CLUB The purpose of Press Club is to publicize projects to present news items to the school and to help students lmprove in their writ ing abilities Besides editlng the Blue and Whxte column of grade news in the local newspaper and the Cross Section Press Club also publishes bi weekly its own paper called the Blue and White school ed1t1on BAND Under the able direction of Mr Braccio the band now fifty fold has put together many different pieces and played them with the finish of a professional band All their presentations are well rendered combining classical music and marches with a few of the popular tunes of the day The band not only excells in the concert hall but stands out on the parade ground as well When out for marching pract1ce ts keen drumbeat and shrill note bring business men housekeepers and children running to their doors and out on to the sidewalk Everyone enjoys his playing so much that it radlates out into the audience Their jivy music brings the beating of feet and their sweet music quiet thought With this in mind one can See why th1S musical unit has taken its place as an impor tant part of the school curriculum ORCHESTRA The first Bainbridge High School Orches- tra consisting of fifteen members was organ ized by James Hartman Since then the orchestra has grown to be one of the largest in the area Slnce September the orchestra has been under the direction of Miss Eileen Ryan a graduate of Marywood College Scranton Pennsylvania The orchestra partlcipates in about eight concerts each year which included this year the F J Casey Memorial Concert FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA The Future Farmers of America is a Na tional organization of by and for boys study ing agriculture in secondary schools under the provisions of the National Vocational Education Arts All ag students learn to conduct meetings work together and for group goals such as community service Last year the ag group developed a public picnic ground on our school woodlot This club is both educational and recrea tional in nature FUTURE HOMEMAKERS OF AMERICA The Future Homemakers of America is a national organization with which our group is affiliated Each year the national organization sets up certain goals and a program of work from which local clubs build a program to meet the junior Homemaker degree the Chapter degree and the State degree Last year more Bainbridge girls earned the Chapter degree than those of any other chapter of tl e state STUDENT COUNCIL Student Council has supervised the activx ties of Bambridge Central Hlgh School foi about nine years with Miss Smith as adviser This year the Council following the sugges tions of Mr Andrews and members of the organization has instituted many new poli cies A Student Traffic Squad has been organ ized to supervise those who come into the building before school A Leadership Tram ing Committee is a new branch of Student Council th1s year This is to prepare the stu dents to be better leaders in school and after graduation Student Council has invited any member of the student body to come and observe their meetings and to offer any suggestions to the organization by which they may better serve the school CLUB HIGHLIGHTS ! Y - l ' l 1 ' . Y 1 . . - ' Y y ! 1 ' A , . . I - u . ' . . D Y Y Y '- . . . . Y H - ' ' -' 1 . . . . I. ' . . . 1 ' I I . , . 2. - ' 3. ' ' . . ' 4. . . 5. I - ' . . . . . . . . . their needs. There are three different degreesg . y I . y , J - ' , I - , . . . - 1 ' ' r 1 ' - , , . . . . , . . l . . ' 9 ' 1 ' . y - 1 . ' ' - , . v - - O 7 . . . I . . I ' . 1 , y . . . ' , , . ,

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