Benton High School - Wahwahlanawah Yearbook (St Joseph, MO)

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club, a whole school, a coronation, or just a simple task, you're a leader and a lazy irrespon- sible person is one that you will not see in any of these positions,' stated Jonna Filley, student body secretary. The leaders of Benton take on great responsibility. They were responsible for all actions of their organizations, they made it work. Members of the 1977-1978 school board were: Mr. Gerald Troester, Mrs. Lee Powell, Jr., Mrs. Paul Knepper, Mr. Roger Grunwald, Mr. Waldo Berger, Mrs. Ronald Reed, Jr., Mr. James Watson, Mr. David Lewis, and Mr. James McClain. FAR ABOVE: Two of the freshmen class officers, Bret Beaver and Sandy Musser discuss money-making projects for the year. ABOVE: Listening to student body president Charlie Babcock, Chris Cuyer learns about the canned food drive. FAR ABOVE: The formation of a water molecule is dem- onstrated by Mr. Don Lentz, Jr. as Jayne Cox and her mother stare in wide-eyed astonishment. ABOVE: Junior class officers Sean Kolega, Cathy Dudik, and Ron Hook discuss plans for this years prom. Government 11

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Leadership Encouraged Responsibility Benton High School was the proving ground of democracy to the students. Students learned responsibility as an electorate. Those learning leadership, which breeds responsibility, were a few of the civic minded students who took the reigns of student leadership. A minority of the students at Benton expand their service and experiences early by taking leadership posts in school organizations, classes, the student body, and P.T.S.A. The junior class had the heavy responsibility of the prom. The juniors made all the arrangements, plus they financed and provided expensive service. Many other clubs and organizations put on projects for money raising, the school, or just for fun. “Whether you are responsible for a small FAR ABOVE: The St. Joseph School Board prepares for their regular business meeting..ABOVE: The Benton stu- dent body officers, Charlie Babcock, Jayne Teschner, Jonna Filley, and Tim Ellis conduct an emergency meeting of the Student Congress. 10 Government ABOVE: As hospitality chairman, Mrs. Ron Dunigans re- sponsibilities are endless, Mrs. Ann Pack, Mrs. Dunigan, and Melanie Pack assist at back-to-school night.

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Accomplishment by Cooperation Student government played an important part in faculty-student relations. Instead of the school administration handing down all deci- sions, Student Congress frequently took action. Homeroom representatives. Student Body Offi- cers, Class Senators, and Class Presidents per- formed their duties on the legislative body. The different committees of Student Con- gress sponsored most of the social events at Benton. The dances, powder puff games, and Spirit Week were organized by the assembly. All club charters had to be approved by Student Congress. The South Side Community was helped by the Congress' canned food and F AR ABOVE: The workings of shop class are explained to visiting parents by Mr. Calvin Smith at Back-to-School Night. ABOVE: The Sophomore Class officers discuss plans for the sophomore skit. FAR ABOVE: Listening to Pam Pritchett give an overview of Student Forum are: Laura Colley, Scott Yerganian, and Tim Nash. ABOVE: The officers of Prometheans are caught at a rare moment, sitting still. 12 Government