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

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Members of the junior class cheer on their team during the Battle of the Sexes assembly. On toga dress-up day during Homecoming week, Sharon Conlon, Jeff Johnson and Wcki Frigo display their togas. ,av fi z is Junior Sharon Conlon sells Valentine 's Day Dance tickets during lunch per- iods. Student CounciIlSenate 23

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Student Council Introduces S.P.C.T Sophomore Lisa Baca takes a break from decorating at the Back-to-School Dance. 'la 6,2 Student Council officers are Treasurer Toby Benham, Vice-President Renee Plese, President Kelie Russell and Secretary Terri Denovelllis. 22 Student CouncillSenate l tw 52:5 Student Council Treasurer Toby Benham gets down at the Back-to-School Dance. Senior Lori Guertin gets her blood tested at the Student Council sponsored blood drive. For the first time, Student Council members acted as secret pals of faculty members. At various times during the year, each S.P.O.T. fSecret Pal of Teachersl would send cards, flowers, or small gifts to his or her teacher. Some teachers sent gifts to their S.P.O.T. via Student Council members or Mrs. Linda Padilla, Student Council advisor. Approximate- ly 75 teachers participated in the S.P.O.T. program, while 32 students took part. On April 26 in the cafeteria, Student Council sponsored a dinner to introduce teachers to their pals. School spirit made Student Council successful, said Kelie Rus- sell, Student Council president. Ac- cording to Russell, successes includ- ed an increase in student participation in homecoming activities, the Valentine Dance, and the Big Brothers and Big Sisters Christmas Party. Other new ideas included Teacher of the Month and candy-grams. ln addition to organizing student body activities, Student Council spon- sored a canned food drive. Some students attended a leadership work- shop at Homewood-Flossmoor High School in Chicago Heights. Toby Benham, Teri Denovellis, and Lisa Baca performed various tasks that were aimed at increasing their leader- ship abilities. Student Council board members were elected by their class at the end of the previous year. They met every day during third period in room 230. Student Council officers included President Kelie Russell, Vice- President Renee Plese, Secretary Teri Denovellis, and Treasurer Toby Ben- ham. Senate, the volunteer division of Student Council, assisted its counter- part in a variety of ways. Senate members helped decorate the cafeter- ia for the Homecoming and Valentine's Dances. They also helped Nursing Home residents to the Homecoming parade.

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24 NHSlKey Club Lack of Interest 51 it 5 , ,Q 3 ff! , , L NHS Treasurer Kathi Flynn surprises senior Ken Kambic with a stole. Seniors were inducted into NHS in September and juniors were honored in April. Pam Galowich hands Donna Achterberg a letter of congratulations after Donna was inducted into NHS. Hinders NHS We planned many activities, but they were cancelled due to a lack of interest, stated National Honor Society President Pam Galowich. NHS officers planned a ski trip to Chestnut Mountain and a trip to Second City in Chicago. However, both were called off because of a lack of participants. Members assisted the Big Brothersl Big Sisters with their phone-a-thon, UNO tournament, and Toys for Tots Christmas Party. To help support their activities, the National Honor Society held their annual booksale and sold Joliet West key chains. Profits from the booksale paid for the initiation banquet in May. Membership in NHS was based on academic achievement, leadership, character, and service. NHS inducted seniors in the fall and incoming juniors in the spring. Officers for NHS were Pam Galowich, presidentg Anna Albrecht, vice presidentg and Kathi Flynn, treasurer. Key Club, in its second year, assisted the Kiwanis Club and the Big Brothers throughout the year. Members helped with the Kiwanis Club peanut sale, and the Big Brothers phone-a-thon and Christmas Party. Besides their meetings every Thurs- day morning, Key Club held monthly luncheons to plan their activities. Members visited restaurants such as McDonald's, Happy Joe's, Nino's, and Merichka's. Key Club officers were President Melanie Laasch, Vice President Steve Kovarick, Secretary Eric Ruden, and Treasurer Nancy Goss. S . it PNN? N Q ,F