Emerson High School - Emersonian Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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Executive Board Represents Student Body The Student Council of Emerson High School does not consist of a few people: it is composed of the entire student body. The Executive Board mem¬ bers represent all the high school students and are elected by them in one way or another. The board is under the direction of Mrs. Greenwald, its spon¬ sor, and under the leadership of its officers. Besides the officers, the board consists of a boy and a girl representative and the president from each class. There are also other members representing organiza¬ tions grouped together according to interest such as language clubs, career clubs, and publications. The Executive Board of the Student Council served the school and the community in numerous ways throughout the year. It directed the Christmas Basket Drive and worked to make Youth Appreciation Week and the S.O.S. Humanity Drive successes. Perhaps the most appreciated work the board members per¬ formed this year was in connection with graduation. Without their efforts the class of 1962 might have graduated at ten o’clock on a Friday morning. Every school needs a group of some sort to act as a median between students and teachers and among the various organizations. This, in addition to settling any problems that arise, is the work of the Executive Board at Emerson. Liz Henderson, vice-president, Paul Dawson, pres¬ ident, and Pat Farrell, secretary. ROW I: ?. Stewart, B. Rainey, J. Grigonis, D. Cvetetie, .1. Childress, H. Rajski. ROW II; A. Wright, E. White, J. Stawicki, P. Christo, A. Pawlik, J. Wellman. ROW III: A. Neely, G. Kalin, J. Demakas, .S. Cvetetie, A. Washko, J. Karedes. 20

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FBLA girls sell taffy apples for their organization. Organizations Inside EHS Be it called club, organization, staff, association, council, or committee, it is still a group of Emerson teenagers who are taking on responsibilities that will help them find a place in our modern society. Each gets experience in working along with other students. Proj¬ ects are often difficult and time consuming, but here is an opportunity to make use of talents, meet new people, and train oneself to organize club time with homework time. Some activities are extracurricular and some are co- curricular. Orchestra, Band, Art Qub, Newstaff, Annual Staff, Spanish Club, Latin Club, Drama Club, Science Club, Desines, A Cappella, Glee Qub, ROTC, DE, and FBLA do their part after school hours but are also part of the curriculum. Student Council, Honor Society, Majorettes, Social Committee, Booster Com¬ mittee, Majorettes, and FTA must handle all of their business outside of school hours. Without organizations life would be a monotonous go-to-school-come-home-and- do-homework situation. This the student’s opportunity for a change of scenery. Everyone should have some extracurricular or co- curricular experience that stands out in his memory. Some of these might be meeting an annual or news¬ paper deadline, attending the Latin picnic or Spanish Fiesta, singing at Vesper Service, standing guard at Memorial or in the cold open air at Gilroy, going on an FBLA business trip, playing at a concert, being in¬ ducted into Honor Society, twirling at Gilroy, playing records at the dances, preparing for Homecoming, being a student substitute for an absent teacher, or preparing a talk to be given before an assemblage of the student body. Regardless of one’s personal experience, everyone should enjoy reviewing the . . . Organizations Inside EHS. 19

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Seniors Attain Scholastic Recognition M. Velligan, president; H. Young, publicity; S. Charbonneau, secretary; S. Stewart, induction chairman; K. Pittman, social chairman; J. Parker, S. Russell, book chairmen; K. Skubish, treasurer; Mrs. Pierce, sponsor; J. Karedes, vice- president. The Emerson Chapter of the National Senior Honor Society, founded in 1930, was the first chapter to be granted to a Gary high school. The purpose of this society is to recognize students who excel in scholar¬ ship, leadership, service, and character. The members are chosen twice a year, mainly from the senior class, with a few top juniors, by a faculty committee. All those invited to join are inducted at an assembly at¬ tended by juniors, seniors, and honor roll students. Every year the Honor Society tries to perform a service of use to the Emerson student body. For the last two years the project has been the sale of paper¬ back books. This was planned with the hopes that good literature at low prices would encourage students to read and to build up their private libraries. The profits earned from this service provide the Honor Society with funds for their formal tea, which follows the induction every year, and their informal picnic. The Honor Society picnic is a casual gathering for incoming and outgoing members of this organiza¬ tion. At this get-together you find the school eggheads roasting hot dogs, swimming, and laughing. Membership in the Society means a great deal. It is a deserved reward and a proud honor. Maria Velligan, Judy Parker, and Sybil Russell push the book sales. 21