Bonanza High School - Golden Visions Yearbook (Las Vegas, NV)

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.4 F jr' in-nr I tlitfi Q F M A STUDENT GOVERNMENT OFFICERS - Front row: Frank Merola, Commis- sioner of Buildings and Grounds, Lisa Krause, Commissioner of Entertain- mentg Keith Kenny, Senior Class President. Row two: Denise Koslowski, Com- missioner of Advertisement, Karrie Anderson, Historiang Shaunie Eminger, Commissioner of Performing Artsg Tom Foskaris, Student Body President. Row three: Linda Voorvart, Student Body Vice-Presidentg Sue McKenna, Commis- sioner of Finance, Mark Hutchinson, Sophomore Class President. Row four: Jeanie McOuilIem, Commissioner of Traffic and Safetyg Kim Flodriquez, Fresh- men Class Presidentg Melanie Leslie, Commissioner of Assemblies, Theresa Bates, Commissioner of Records. Standing: David Johnson, Commissioner of Athletics. 4 Theresa Bates confirms the musical entertainment for the Homecoming Dance as Tom Foskaris makes sure it is all in order. student government 101

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Student Government Meeting Times Couses Problems After a shaky start during the beginning of the year the stu- dent government got back on the right track. Communication was a major problem for the newly elected officers. Their meet- ings were scheduled for early bird on Thursdays, but many had other early bird commitments. This meant attendance was fragmentary and often important meetings were missed. Com- munication remained a problem, but improved through the year. The advisors were Mrs. Fitzpatrick and Mr. Bishop. The first major task was the planning of the Homecoming Week. The council had a pitiful time trying to find a location for the Homecoming Dance. After many phone calls to different hotels and convention rooms, the group had to use their last choice - the gym. Up against almost negative opinion, the council worked and added the features of valet parking, a floodlight, red carpeting, and a lowered ceiling. lt turned out to be the most successful Homecoming Dance in all three years. lt's now a Bengal tradition. Because the cheerleaders didn't sponsor the Christmas Tree Lane, the student government stepped in and erected one large tree for the entire school. Each club donated ornaments and helped decorate it. The tree was then donated to Torrey Pines Convalescent Home. Another organizational challenge was the Spirit Week. This was the equivalent to Homecoming Week except for the basket- ball season. Each day a different activity was planned. On Thursday of the following week was a Mardi Gras. Different clubs were allowed to sponsor a booth at the fair. 'E N it is 'Ld WI .f ' ,gi ,.t.. BBQ- ,h 4 Leslie Funches discusses the paperwork connected with chartering a club at Bonanza. A Lisa Krause expresses her viewpoint on the new idea of Spirit Week for the basketball season. p TOP OFFICERS OF STUDENT GOVERNMENT - Front row: Theresa Bates, Commissioner of Records, Adviser, Mrs. Fitzpatrick, Sue McKenna, Commis- sioner of Finance. Back row: Adviser Mr. Bishop, President, Tom Foskaris, Vice-President Linda Voorva rt. 100 student government

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HUMAN RELATIONS - Joan White, Tammy Zele, Tom Foskaris Robert Gong Frank Merola Adviser Mrs Woods. Humon Relotions Smaller Size Reduces Club's s Effectiveness Human Relations Club dwindled in size causing a decrease in working potential. Club attendance fell from over thirty people last year to approximately five this year This made it extremely dif- ficult to sponsor both the Thanksgiving and Christmas food drives. Due to the lack of motivating power the club raised only enough food to feed two families during both holiday seasons. Human relations also sponsored Black History Week. The entire week was based around the theme, Moving Toward Unity. p Mrs. Woods and Joan White fill an l Care package in preparation for Thanksgiving. 102 human relations