Groton High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Groton, NY)

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COUNCIL AND COUNTY ALWAYS ACTIVE The Student Council is the representative governing body of the town-within-a-town that is our school. Through them we make known to the faculty our problems and suggestionsg through them we gain permission to hold our dances, skating parties, and other fund raising activities. Each class elects four representatives to the organiza- tion, and the Council itself elects five delegates to Tri- County, an inter-school group which meets five times a year for an afternoon and evening session to discuss problems common to their Councils and to gain additional know- ledge of people and the world in general. The election of Student Council officers in May is annually a big event. Closely paralleling the national system, the two weeks are filled with nominating conventions, vigorous campaign, and voter registration, climaxed by campaign speeches and elections by secret ballots. Thus the Council activities enhance the education of not only its own members, but also of the entire student body. Below: Student Council meets. Above: Tri-County representatives pose for picture Lucas, Trearurer: Heffron, Green, Harrington, Hamill Front: Advisor, Mr. Bixby. Strznding: Adrfifor, Mr. Bixby. Outside: Johndrew, Green, D. Rood, Frink, Gallagher, Treasurer Smith, Vice-Presi- dent Lucas, Secretary Wadsworth, jones, Stringham, Kel- sey, Updike. Inside: Tichenor, Samson, Harrington, M. Rood. Abrerzl: President Tyler.

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WORK, WGRRY, AND FUN T O Above: Long hours fail to faze these yearbook editors. Bock: Scheffler, Bzarineryg Mudge, Layout: Editor-in-Chief Short, Associate Editor Kratochvil, Lynch, Phozogmpbyg Dabes, Layout. Front: Mott, Bminerg' Myers, Busifzerry Heffron, Litem1'y,' Davenport, Typing, Frink, Litemryg Babel, Layout: Wright, Lilemryg Kelsey, Layouty Rood, Litemzfyj Huhtanen, Literary. Abfenlz Decker and Wolf, Typing. Advisory: Mrs. Papish and Mrs. Hollenbeck. I Above: Boys' State Representatives Tyler and Mc- Grath discuss experiences with Principal Henry. Each year two outstanding junior boys are chosen 42 for this honor. In Retrospect, 1958 Our Town Dear Mr. Wilder Darn Mr. Wilder write take pictures . . . get that done head- ings, headings, headings Gosh, it's 1l:30! What? Work tomorrow too? No! Not another magazine drive! llll sell tin pots instead Ahh, that Columbia Conference those inevitable deadlines What's that you say? Mrs. Hollenbeckls in Willard?

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Above: Hey, that's my article! shouts jones as journalism club members look on. Standing: Seligman, johndrew, Huhtanen, Devlen, Kratochvil, Babel. Seated: Finn, Marsh, Jones, Mrs. Hollenbeck. Right: Stringham, Frink, and Kelsey demonstrate the solemnity of Honor Society Tapping Ceremony. CRE TIVITY A H RD WORK FEATURED HER With the edition of the Maroon and W Spotlight in the weekly newspaper The o and Courier aspiring journalists inform both dents and townspeople about school events personalities Monday nights with the mad scramble to write type and proofread copy always pro elements of enlightenment and lunacy Left: It's beaming faces those fortunate people the National Honor ciety. were chosen members This is the Honor Society - oustanding students in the scholastic phase of our school life. Chosen by the organization rather than choosing it, these people make themselves felt around the school in a dozen little ways. Refreshments at games. last-minute assemblies, bits of assistance here and there all make up their activities. Of course, there is the annual spring tapping ceremony, when they indicate the new members they have chosen . . . and this year they performed a similar ceremony for a new chapter at King Ferry. Always here, they provide the rest of the student body with an example.