Joliet West High School - Alpha Omega Yearbook (Joliet, IL)

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Alpha Omega staff changes picture policy for 1969 Policy' changes for pictures were suggested and approved by editors of the i969 yearbook staff, To coincide with a HBehind-the-Scenes'W theme, action shots replaced group pictures. To expand through the exclusion of division pages. opening and student life sections combined. Contrasting the l,200 books sold of XY:-stis first vearbook in 1964. yearbook sales totaled LT20 books. During the October IT-25 sales drive approximately T0 per cent of the student body ordered books. ln response to the large number of subscriptions, business manager Nlark Fornango stated, Ml feel the growing number of subscribers to our yearbook is proportional to growing school spirit at Joliet VVest. Seven Alpha Omega members and advisor Mr. Charles Baker attended the National Scho- lastic Press Association convention. Held at Chicagols Palmer House Hotel on November 29- 30, students attended sessions in year- book editing. isnt Paula Lorey. Nlarlcne Lucliik. Debbie Nlossnian. and judv Niay display joy and relief upon completion of their work vviili 2,-100 uiiderclass and senior pictures. Q 901 Editor-in-chief Bob Owen discusses sequence of club pages xvitli organizations as- sistant Bob Hatfield and co-editors jaequie Scholar and Nancy Hardy. ...af Yearbook advisor Mr, Charles Baker and cditor Bob Oxxcn check the publishers first set of page proofs xxitli the original copies for errors. .J XFX, rx 5 5 ea - .... . ,. Business manager Xlark Fornango completes the recording of additional vearbook sales to the growing list of subscribers from T5 homeroonis. Organizations 139

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National Honor Society trio of Dave Brown, Scott Becker, and Rick Kerr sonality, Mr. Floyd Kalber. West's representatives were supported by meet Mr. Ed Grcnnan, cmccc of It's Academic, and television ncws per- forty fellow students who accompanied the team. NHS President Rick Blatti conducts a Thursday morning meeting. lncluction of new members is among topics of discussion on the meeting s agenda. Key Club and NHS accent service and scholarship Key Club sponsored many activities throughout the year. Members raised money through the operation of concession stands at home football and basketball games. Home- coming royalty was announced at the Key Club- hosted bonfire. One well-remembered service of the Key Club was that of the Guy Morgan Recovery Drive. Guy, a freshman at West was critically burned and confined to hospital care for sev- eral months. Key Club members raised over 82,000 to pay a partial amount of Guy's medical expenses. National Honor Society delegates Dave Brown, Scott Becker, and Rick Kerr represented West on the television program, Itfs Academic. Serving students at West, NHS sold used books at the beginning of each semester. Book sales added S250 to the clubis treasury. NHS membership rose to 99 with the induction of 41 seniors in December. NHS inducted new members of the junior class in February. Organizatio 141