Cheshire High School - Key Yearbook (Cheshire, CT)

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Student Council The Student Council is one of the two bodies of student government at Cheshire High School. lt aids the Student Senate in informing the school adminis- tration and the faculty of students' opin- ions and concerns about various matters. The Student Council is also involved in planning social events for the student body Magazine ! Homeroom Representatives During the year the homeroom repre- sentatives are responsible for informing their peers of class activities and news. This year the Senior Homeroom repre- sentatives also helped to make the magazine drive run smoothly They kept records of how many magazines each stu- dent sold, reported the value of the magazines sold by each student to Mr. Martinook, and they also recorded the prizes earned by each participant in the drive. l40!Clubs and Activities Student Senate Led by advisors Mr. Mazzetti and Mrs. McLaughlin, the Student Senate in the second branch of student government at Cheshire High School. lt acts as a go-be- tween for the student body and the fac- ulty and administration. The Senate's goal is to promote a positive school atmo- sphere by working together, dealing with problems and ideas brought up by the students and the staff, and by encourag- ing all students to become involved in extracurricular activities. If

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Rampage The Ranlpngu has completed another successful year as Cheshire High School's student newspaper. Four first place awards from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association were awarded the Rum- prigt' in 1986-1987, for overall excellence in a school newspaper as well as Best Service to the Community Award. In ad- dition, the Rampage is working on con- verting to state-of-the-art Desktop Pub- lishing. The staff has enjoyed another year of journalism, looks forward to con- tinuing to support the school and com- munity and to exceeding all expectations. Spilled Ink Spillcd Ink is the Cheshire Hire School literary magazine. It publishes student work, including poetry short stories, es- says, drawings, photography and other reproducible art forms. The selections are determined by an editorial board com- posed of students from all four classes. Mrs. Mancinelli serves as the Spilled Ink advisor. in-...li S.A.D.D. S.A.D.D., Students Against Drunk Driving, was formed to prevent teen- agers from driving while intoxicatedsln its third year of existence at Cheshire High School, the club plans to make stu- dents aware of the dangers of drwmg drunk. Clubs and Activities! 139

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Ski Racing Team The Cheshire High School Ski Racing Team is a group of skiers who meet every Wednesday at 4:30 at Mount Southington to compete. At each meet team members race against the members of teams from two other area high schools. They make two runs, each taking approximately thirty seconds. The club was formed in the winter of 1985 by jason Foote and Mark Iohnson. E.C.A. Students E.C.A. Students attend the Educational Center for the Arts in New Haven as part of their high school curriculum. They study for two hours at the Center from Monday through Thursday This gives these young artists two credits each. At the Center, they each study the one disci- pline in an artistic field which they enjoy the most. The students are Kathy Espos- ito, visual artsg Seth Greenspan, theaterp Robert Kautzg photographyg and Chris Occhalini, music. Missing from photo are Robert Kautz and Chris Occhalini. we Sill. -1.-we Captains' Club This year Mr. Dodig has instituted a new organization at Cheshire High School. The Captains' Club includes all of the varsity captains of CHS sports teams. The members help out with various school activities, such as monitoring the halls and the lavatories. They have been awarded small pins as a token. One of the benefits for the Captains is the fact that they are admitted free to all CHS sports events. In the spring they will help with the Special Olympics. Clubs and Activities! 141