Episcopal High School - Accolade Yearbook (Baton Rouge, LA)

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Gap Between Students And Administrators Bridge By Student Government When one thinks of a government, one normally imagines a f;roup of people which runs a arger group. However, at EHS, it is the job of the administration to run the school. The student government acts as an aid to the administration, a gap between students and faculty members. The Student Council, made up of the officers from each grade plus four student bodv officers, mainly concerns itself with activities not directly related to the normal school day. Their fund raiser was. once again, the sale of sweatshirts, t-shirts, and other small items. The money raised was used towards the preparations for Homecoming and towards sending some officers to seminars about drugs in schools. The main project for the council, though, was to help with the various service projects. For the first year, each grade (9-12) participated in a community service project which the Student Council nelped to organize. The Freshmen helped in the joy and Sharing of Christmas at the Broadmoor Presbyterian Church, the Sophomores sponsored the 1987 Capital Area Special Olympics Basketball Tournament, the Juniors helped set up for the River City's Fall Craft Festival, and the Seniors participated in a blood drive run by Our Lady of the Lake Hospital. The Student Life Council was a new organization added to the school this year which consisted of 7 students, chaired by Micheal Ory and sponsored by Janie Johnson. It proved to be successful as the group maintained a certain quality of life for students at EHS. The council served as an advisory and judiciary body and concerned themselves with disciplinary matters. If, for instance, the student was suspected of cheating, he or she would go before the council. The problem would then be identified and investigated by Commander Wirt. After the initial investigation, a plan of action would then be suggested. As senior Michael Carpenter, a member of the council, says, The council is comprised of students and, therefore, the student that goes before the council is facing his peers and not just the staff. For the second year, nine students in grades 10-12 became what is known as the Headmaster's Senate. The purpose of the Senate is to keep the lines open between the administration. those who make the rules, and the students, those who must follow the rules. The members periodically meet with Fr. Hancock to discuss issues and policies relating to the school. This way. the administration gets to hear the students' point of view, and the students are better able to understand how and why regulations are made. Student Body Vice President Brandon Biown addresses the issue of the new Student Life Council and the rules relating to it. Only with the financial help of the Students Council could Homecoming, and thus, the senior skit. take place. Student Government 27

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Student Council: Amy (Juaid (Fr. Pres.), Josh Lewis (Fr. V.P.), Ali Quaid (SB See.). Brian Kronenberger (SB Pres.), Jeff Drake (SB Tres.), Julia George (Jn. V.P.), Erika Gerdes (Jn. Pres.), John Andrishok (So. V.P.), Beth Haynes (So. Pres.). Not pictured- Brandon Brown (SB V.P.), Trip Barden (Sr. Pres.), Susannah Rolfs (Sr. V.P.). Student Life Council: Kelly Bertrand, Chuck Daigle. Brian Kronenberger. Michael Carpenter. Derek Myers, Rebecca Rainer. Not pictured- Michael Ory, Connie Mulino. Headmaster's Senate: Laurie Carpenter, John Campbell. Madison Perkins, Jeff Drake, Parker Ewing, Bitsy Kornegay. Rachel Spiller, Jennifer D Armond. Amy Hackney. While many candidates used fancy or colorful posters to win the election, Stephen Staats decided on the straight forward approach for his run for President. Ch.ulie Ken non ive$ his speech on why he should be President for the 1987-8$ school year. It obviously worked as he was elected the following day. 26 Student Government

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Science Club: Caydcn Can. Mr Gerald Jacob Disch. Nancy Garrett. Erika Gerdts, Fransiscus Xaveriuv, Jane MacLauchlan, Kim Ovwn. Ms. Paula Fontenot. Computer Club: Brad Mooney. Scott Hulon, Henry Schott. Andrew Booth, Arun Prabhakaran, Wally Harrell, Amy Hackney. Fun And Excitement With Science, Computer, And Chess Clubs The Science Club has long been one of the most popular clubs at Episcopal High, and this year was no exception. Under the leadership of President Amy Hackney, Vice-President Andrew Booth, Secretary Jan LaNasa, and Treasurer Arun Prabhakaran, and sponsors Miss Fontenot and Mr. Disch, the club was quite active and involved with the school. For the first year, the club enforced a new rule requiring all members to dedicate at least one hour to community service. This mostly included helping out at bake sales and spending extra time in the science labs. After this requirement was filled, members were able to participate in the club's boat tour of a swamp in Henderson, La. Students described this as not only a learning experience, but also, one of the best field trips all year. This year, the Computer Science Club proved to be an educational experience, as well as being a fun one. Made up of the students in the A.P. class, members learned how to write programs, they worked with PASCAL and TOP-DOWN designs, they practiced parameters and functions, and they worked with endless loops and if then therefore programs. To add some excitement to all of this learning, the members frequently came in after school to play with computer games or to watch Monty-Python's The Quest for the Holy Grail. Overall, the Computer Club proved to be an excellent experience for all involved. Dedication, hard work, and skill. That is what the EHS Chess Club was all about. Members met everyday during activity period to chal- lenge one another and bru up on their technique. For I further practice, sponsor Mr. I Mazurek hosted two upp r school tournaments and five lower school tournament. During these, members co:rvl peted against other member? within the school. By experiencing this kind of fierce competition, members became prepared for the River City High School Chess Con-petition. All of the hard work and dedication paid off as tne Knights came in an impressive third place overall. Cor.-peting for the Knights were Gayden Carr on First BoarJl Kevin Kiesel on Second Board, Thomas Latham on Third Board, and Ben-Hwi Hu on Fourth Board. Being against such stiff compe: tion, though, was stimula: ing and rewarding, accor: ing to Thomas Latham. 2$ Scicnct Computcr Che» Club-