Levittown Memorial High School - Echoes Yearbook (Levittown, NY)

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te From Dream to Reality Four students had a dream. Most dreams do not come true, but through the efforts of four officers and an eager student body a dream did come true. In October of 1962, the POGO (Promote Our General Organization) Party were elected G.O. officers. The new officers, during their campaign, had pledged themselves to working for a much needed auditorium for LMHS. One of the most difficult obstacles they encountered was gaining the support of their fellow students. Having achieved this, they took steps to reach the top—the Board of Education. Faculty approval was the first step. Petitions were the next step. Volunteers ven- tured into MacArthur and Division Avenue territory to obtain signatures. People in this community began to realize that the students in LMHS meant business. Kei Saito, the G.O. President, attended numerous Board meetings in order to gain recognition. Finally, the Board said they would discuss the plan and vote on it. All this would take time. Refusing to let the matter rest entirely in the hands of the Board, the officers and others wrote letters to Santa Claus at Christmastime asking for an auditorium. Although the Levittown Tribune only printed a few of the letters it did mention in the same issue that hundreds of letters of the same type had been received. Kei went ahead and wrote a letter to President Kennedy. The late President prompt- ly replied in an encouraging tone. Once again, the Levittown Tribune headlined the news of President Kennedy’s letter. At last, the Board approved the idea of the auditorium and it was to become one of the propositions in the forthcoming election in April, 1963. The day of the election came. Nothing more could be done. The officers waited. At last, the results came in—over 2 3 majority. IT WAS PASSED. Levittown Memorial High School is indebted to these four officers—Kei Saito, Lynne Jaffe, Carol Zeller, and Judy Azulay—for their service to their school. 5