Leetsdale High School - Leet Yearbook (Leetsdale, PA)

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ACTIVITIES

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4 14 25 School Calendar SEPTEMBER First day of school. Senior Assembly. Senior Council member elected. Seck Hawkins Assembly. ' Senior Dramatic Club under the direction of Miss Rebecca Lee, presented a play entitled 'Sauce for the Goslingsf' United Presbyterian Social. Senior Dance, Brad Hunt's Orchestra. OCTOBER Seniors placed first order for class rings. Sophomore Initiation Party. Fire Prevention Week. Teachers' Institute: no school. Catherine Merriman, senior, chosen to write Post Gazette column. Leonard Prus won the first Merit Parade of 'the year. Eleventh grade Halloween Party. Eye testing by Mrs. Cohen. Eighth Grade Halloween Party, Senior High Haillowe'en Social. NOVEMBER Staff for the Leet was chosen. Students held a governorship election simi- lar to that which their parents participated in. E-nd of the first quarter. Sophomore Social. Armistice Dayg no school. Hi-Y held an initiation party for new member. Hi-Y Girl Reserve Rabbit Feast. First Open House held here. Senior rings arrived. Senior Thanksgiving Dance, Jack Groves' Orchestra. Thanksgiving Vacation: no school. Christmas Seal sales opened. DECEMBER New cheerleaders chosen for next season. Sterling Varieties presented by Harold and 'Gloria Sterling. Girl Re-serve annual Football Banquet. Christmas Program. Christmas and New Year Vacationg no school. Senior Holiday Dance: Johnny McKay's Orchestra. 11 24 26 30 1 3 7 10 16 18 21 2 28 28 30 1 3 5 7 10 20 26 28 4 12 19 24 26 28 30 1 2 JANUARY .Student Pictures taken. End of second quarter. Juniors sponsored Sweater Swing. Students attended the showing of Hamlet in the Ambridge High School Auditorium. FEBRUARY Seniors traveled to Pittsburgh to visit the Westinghouse Plant, Miss Plackett filled the vacancy left by Mrs. Marjorie Esau, girls' teacher ot' physical education. Television demonstration. M-iss Demestichas, former Senior High English teacher, spoke about her 'work in Juvenile Court. Seck Hawkins Vaudeville Show. February Dance sponsored by Girl Reserves and Junior Class. Assembly by Captain Denis Rooke, air pilot. MARCH Millicent Freeman won second merit parade. Shakespearean, poetry, Orchestra, Chorus, Forensic Contests. End of third quarter. Miss Dikerson spoke. APRIL Sophomore Return Party. 'George Elias spoke. Yearbook pictures taken. Good Friday: no school. Easter Monday: no school. Spring Musical. James Barnhart won third Merit Parade. Junior-Senior Prom. MAY School Exhibition. Junior-Senior County Field Meet. Elementary Counity Field Meet.. School Picnic. Junior Promotion Senior Class Day. Baccalaureate Services, Memorial Day: no school. JUNE Senior Commencement. Distribution of final report cards: last day of school.

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President ......... James Barn-hart T'ice-Prvsident ..... ....... T homas Marek Sefcrfftarizf-Trcasurcr ........... . ........ Alice Breck Sponsor ........................ Mr. Alfred E. Creese The Leetsdale High School Senior Council is a student representative group, elected by the senior high students. It was originated in order to permit the students to have some con- trol of their school life. The object of this body is to create a sentiment among the members of the student body for the betterment of school standards and, by his participation, to aid the student to see and to fulfill his duties and responsibilities to his fellow students and his school. Members of council do not let their personal opinions control their decisions. The members are: Alice Breck, Marie O'Connell, Mary Jane Matzie, Doris Ferris, Doris Trondle, Jean Scott, James Barnhart, Leonard Prus, David Mohn fdiscontinuedj, Alfred Pirkheim, Steve Melnich, Thomas Marek, Frank Feduska. Just as the Senior Council helps to carry out the desires of the senior high school, so does the Junior Council carry out wishes of the lower grades. Members and Officers of Junior Council: President ................................ Grace Savage Vice-President . . . . . .............. Andrew Seckera Secretary ,....... ...................... S ylvia Scimio Treasurer ................................ Elmer Kaelin Walter Powers, Stella Kost, Mary Karl, Eleanor Bena, Warren Upton, Diana Freeble, Richard Plunkett, Anna Mon- tanile, Mary Vitale, John Beator. Nineteen hundred and thirty-nine marks the fourth year of service faithfully rendered by the school patrol, which was organized by Mr. J. S. Snoke for the purpose of guarding the safety of students who travel along Beaver Street on their way from school. Gradually, however, over this four year period new duties were assumed until now the members act as ushers, ticket col- lectors, stage hands, and printers. Left to right in the picture are: William Dempsey, Lewis Wightman, George Kuzma, John Mitsak, Leonard Prus, Paul Feduska, Peter Pariside, James Barnhart, George Martin, James Besong, Alvin Prus. Captain .......... Leonard Prus Sponsor .... Mr. James S. Snoke