Marionville High School - Comet Yearbook (Marionville, MO)

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Weak Men Wait for Opportanitiesg Strong Men Make Them. STUDENT COUNCIL, FIRST ROW: Gary Head, Presi- dent, Jody McKnight, Vice-President, Jim Head, Sec- retaryg Janie Burk, Treasurer, Bruce Glensky, Reporter, Randy Nichols, Parliamentarian. SECOND ROW: Mrs. Laverne Elsey, Advisor, Julie Kutzner, member, Kathy Did you hear? The coke machine's back! This Was the beginning of the student council's '73-'74 campaign to improve stu dent life at MHS. A district student council meeting at Kick- apoo High School acquainted the council members with the responsibilities of stu- dent government. President Gary Head and Vice-President Jody McKnight served as group discussion leaders. This year the council and their advisor, Mrs. Laverne Elsey, decided to keep the name of the homecoming queen a secret until the crowning. They constructed a float for the queen and her court with the help of Mr. Richard Fussell. 28 Johnson, member, Jeff Cryderman, member. THIRD ROW: Randy Smart, Alternate, Jolene Patterson, A1- ternateg Diana Sellars, Alternateg Carrie Jones, Alternate. President Gary Head and Advisor Laverne Elsey talk over the preparaiions for homecoming.

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I Music Organizations Work Together STAGE BAND, FIRST ROW: C. Smith, T. Ford, C. Hackathorn, A. Compton, B. Gilmore, M. Harmon, G. Herndon, I. Burk, C. Daniel. SECOND ROW: D. Hackathorn, C. Compton, G. Thomas, G. Tappana, B. Gilmore, G. Herndon, J. Burk, B. Kyle, and M. McMichael practiced for basketball shows. M. Rundel, M. Harsen, P. Parker, B. Kyle. STAND- ING: I. Thomas, Director, G. Parker, C. Hadley, Y. Jones, I. Gwinup, M. McMichael, B. Kyle. The Society of Modern Music Masters was organized as a national honorary music society. Membership in Tri-M was open to sophomore, junior and senior students. They must have participated in solos or ensemble activities. Under the direction of Mrs. jennifer Thomas the group raised money for a spring banquet. Stage band was organized to play during halftime of home basketball games. They participated in the spring concert when new Tri-M members were initiated. I ,M I 1' E 4 1 TRI-M, SITTING: K. Gold, C. Daniel, D. I-Iackathom. STANDING: I. C. Smith, C. Compton, D. Hack- Thomas, director, M. Rundel, C. Smith, R. Smart, D. McCu11y, R. athorn, and B. Kyle discuss pos- Henry, M. McMichael, C. Compton, I. Burk, B. Kyle, B. Kyle. sible membership for Tri-M. 27

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Mike Harmon and Tamara Pendleton fill the coke ma- chine for the noon hour rush. President Brian Gilmore and Advisor David Squibb dis- cuss the Bic Pen machine. Council Worked Hard for Jr. High President Brian Gilmore and Mr. David Squibb served as leaders for the junior high school student council. As the result of Work by the student council, a coke machine was placed in the junior high building for the enjoyment of the students. An outstanding student was chosen each month for the honor of Student of the Month. The student council nominated a student from each grade. The junior high faculty made the final selection from the two nominees. The locker inspection committee checked lockers each month. Students could be seen scurrying about cleaning out lockers to avoid a fine. IR. HIGH STUDENT COUNCIL, FIRST ROW: Leah Henry, Secretary-Treasurer, Brian Gilmore, President, Tracy Estes, Vice-President. SECOND ROW: Julie Dotson, representative, Tamara Pendleton, representa- tive, Brenda Hammonds, representative, Mr. David Squibb, advisor. THIRD ROW: Kay Hilton, representa- tive, Eldon Cook, representative, Mike Harmon, rep- resentative, Bruce Burk, representative. 29