Butler High School - Nugget Yearbook (Butler, NJ)

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VOTE VOTE Compliments of the Trends

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VOTE VOTE Sign my petition ... no sign mine! I am representing the Gold party and we. . . The Blue party, if elected, will. . . Petitions and campaign promises, what does that signify? That’s right, the annual B.H.S. Junior Officials program. This is the program in which B.H.S. seniors run for town and school positions and, when elected, assume office for one day. The entire program runs from the beginning of January until the end of February. The towns of Bloomingdale and Butler alternate yearly in sponsoring the program. The seniors, by taking part in this program, have a chance to receive first-hand experience in local govermental procedures. The students are active in petitioning to get on the ballot, attending seminars, writing platforms, campaigning, presenting an assembly and assuming office for one day after the winners are named. Underclassmen also benefit from the Junior Officials program by being given the chance to listen to speeches and make intelligent decisions who to vote for. Experience in using an actual voting machine is another one of the benefits of the program. This year’s program was fortunate enough to have N.J. Congresswoman Millicent Fenwick as its guest speaker. She gave a wonderful speech and was an inspiration to everyone. Perhaps in the years to come, some of today’s Junior Officials will be on the Presidential ballot.

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Ready to Tackle The World! Every day, at 7:45 A M., after attendance has been taken, a student filled bus departs, its destination—Vo Tech. Vo Tech is a training school, giving students the opportunity to learn a job skill. They stay there for half a day with individual work stations and tools provided for their own use. Mr. McCoppen. supervisor of the program, feels that the project is extremely advantageous. The participants graduate from high school with the knowledge of some skill and a license to help get them off in a chosen career. Approximately 80-90% of the students will be financially stable in the future. A member of the Nugget staff spoke with some of the people attending Vo Tech. Studying to become a beautician, Joy Ludwig commented that the Vo Tech plan is a beneficial one. where you can learn a useful skill. Like Joy and many others. Kathy Daum enjoys the program. “1 think that it’s great!” Butler High School offering the students a chance to learn a specific vocation has aided all of them a great deal in their future fields.