Frankfurt American High School - Focus Yearbook (Frankfurt, Germany)

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Elke Kauz, Bob Meyer, Steve Blake, Sue Topp, Pam Myers, Jim Tillman, and Diane Daigle don't see eye to eye on the problems of the Student Council. l Eemfezenae zalled for a revised activity schedule to allow :very club an almost equal amount of meeting ime. Also, the Secretaries Group proposed a vlan that would establish a permanent library section where a record of the minutes of all lhe classes and clubs would be kept available or reference. This proposal also was adopted ry the Student Council. Later the delegates :pent a half hour in discussion groups. Sug- gestions from these sessions included a recom- rnendation that the Student Council set up a emporary council to operate during the first lhree weeks of school to give the opening tssembly and organize the beginning of the achool year. In retrospect, both the student uarticipants and the administration felt that he conference was both a Worth-while and enjoyable experience. l V l w Sue Topp, Pam Myers, Laurie Capella,Sue Graham,Stan McKee and Diane Daigle consider the objective ofthe school's activity program and how it is being met. The tediousness of the bus ride to Winterberg was relieved by the clowning of Bobbie Hines and Scott Swedberg, group singing, lead by Mr. John O'Neal, and sleep. Bob Meyer, Leonard O'Brien, Steve Blake, Scott, Swedberg, Peter Persinger, Jim Tillman, and Zack McLees take time out for an all-male eonfab. i29

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128 The group of cheerful students departing for Winterberg take time out to pose for their picture. Tired already are Scott Swedberg and Bob McCoy. Sue Topp industriously takes notes as sponsors Miss Julia Rowe, Mr. Herbert Rathner, and Mr. Paul Lucas concentrate on the speeches. Mimi White, Bobbie Hines, Adrienne Ariail, Zack McLees, Pam Morris, Pat Hannon, Bob Lockyer, Sue Graham, and Bob Crandall discuss school citizenship. Steve Blake opens the general session which was highlighted by speeches discussing the organization of all activities and their proper co-ordination. .leadmedqe . . . so successful, advisors suggest similar meetings to be held every year Frankfurt's and Europe's first leadership conference was held at Winterberg, Germany, during the weekend of December 8. It was attended by thirty-two students, composed of the officers from the three classes and maJor clubs. Herbert Rathner of the USAFE Rec reation Division delivered the keynote address on the problems encountered in leading discus sions. After Steve Blake opened the general session, a panel composed of Mr. Rathner, Mr. O'Neil, Director of Young Life, and Mr. Lucas, former assistant director of Key Club International of Chicago, discussed the general problems of leadership. Following this, the delegates divided into smaller groups on the basis of office. One ofthe most important recommendations made and adopted by the Student Council

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130 FRONT ROW: Bobbie Rines, Stan McKee, Helgard Voigt, Bonnie Hamilton. THIRD ROW: Peter Carels, Bill Sandalls, Pete Simenson. SECOND ROW: Terry Nadell, Wendy Woodruff, Eschrig, Mike Roth, Walter Mackey, Lawrence Morris, Bob Marsha Taft, Lyn Hussong, Sue Graham, Sue Payne, Susan Lockyer, Eugene Betit. 7Za,Zdana! Wann Society The Frankfurt chapter of the National Honor Society was established in 1950 and ranks with the Student Council as Frankfurt's oldest active student organization. The members are chosen by the faculty according to their fulfillment ofthe qualities of Scholarship, Leadership, Character, and Service. Scholarship is the criterion used to decide which students will be considered for membership. The candidate must have a 3.4 cumulative average for all preceding high school work in order to be considered for membership and a 3.2 average must be maintained to remain an active member. Due to these rigid qualifications, only a small fraction of the student body belongs to this group. The aim of this society is the encouragement of scholarship Within the school. The traditional tapping ceremony, held twice a year, informs the new members of their admittance and honors them in front of the student body. In the spring these students receive their membership cards during a candlelighting ceremony to which their parents are invited. Afterwards, the parents are given a chance to meet each other and the students during a special tea held in the Oglesby Hall Lounge. To encourage greater competition among the school body, the Honor Society entertains those students who attain an average of 3.4 each quarter. Often these gatherings feature a speaker or performer but sometimes only refreshments are served. In addition to these annual projects, the society financed new books for the library by selling embossed protective book covers and Frankfurt letterhead stationery.