Martin Van Buren High School - Futura Yearbook (Queens Village, NY)

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UPU? IPI 1' Sounds of busy people can always be heard from room 285, the Arista Office. The Executive Board is dili- gently working, arranging for tutor- ing, setting up Digitek Day, finding ushers for all school functions, raising funds for various charities, and plan- ning the Arista weekend. Van Buren's chapter lives up to the traditional standards of the National Honor So- ciety: Scholarship, Service, Leader- ship, Character. Tables become scarce on Digitek Day. Working hard. ew Left to right: Steven Saleh lboy leaderl, Tina Lee, Miss Silver lfaculty advisorl, Jill Wishinsky, David ZO Ebert, Shirley Gruza, Michael Landman, Mary Jo Santelli tgirl leaderl.

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What's the story, Randy? Laura Boyce argues her point. lg? XARN--iw... .MI . if . as S.O. Exec. Board from left to right: first row-- Kathy Rollo, Cindy Cooperman, Joel Kalifowitz, second row- Yvonne Joyce, Randolph Ross, Laura Boyce, Cynthia Scott, third l'0 w- Rob Rhindress, Mitchel Rotholz, David Ebert, Mike Landman, Liz Bell, Helena Carey. Only the most ambitious students in school become part of the S.O. Execu- tive Board. With the aid of Mr. Ross, students in this group help organize and sponsor all of the school's impor- tant and worthwhile activities. Among these include: The First Annual Star Wars Disco Dance, Sing, Broadway Showcase, and many student-faculty activities. The Executive Board also al- lots money to other school functions, honor societies, teams and clubs, and was instrumental in the purchase of a new sound system for the school. The Advisory Council, consisting of students, parents and teachers who meet weekly, discusses matters con- cerning school affairs. Recent topics of discussion have been college work- shops, homework and testing proce- dures, and tutoring. Their decisions are not binding, they merely help Mr, Ostrin by suggesting new ideas to benefit the student body. STUDENT GOVERNMENT 19

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.A English Honor Society: left to right, Mark Adelson, Chris Tabibian, Jeanette Gong, Marla Garil, Marjorie Trlebman. .asliiifi J. Write on! The English Honor Socie- ty's excursions to Broadway, tutoring less talented English students, and Course Committee, which suggests new English courses and improve- ments on old ones, provided its mem- bers with their most enjoyable and active year. Members of the English Honor Society, chosen for their excel- lence in this subject, strive for im- provement of the English learning experience in our school. E? CQ History is made every day and the History Honor Society of Martin Van Buren is designed to keep the student abreast of world affairs. lt is com- posed of students who have excelled in their social studies courses and wish to compare their views on world events through discussions, debates, and guest speakers. One of the most informative guest speakers was the Hon. Leonard Stavitsky who spoke about functions of government and its responsibility to education. History Honor Society: left to right, back: Richard Oaken, Belinda Cooper, Lisa Alongi, Chris Richardson Fronn' Leonard Stavisky lguest speakerj, Peter Bamberger, Alexander Kim, Mr. Dorter. ENGLISHXHISTORY HONOR SOCIETIES 21