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

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Leaders reminisce about old times as they look at pictures of past school events. Ms. Burkhardt speaks at the Leaders installation in the cafeteria. Ms. James and a leader confer in the girls' gym. At the installation, new members were greeted by the old. Anybody want to buy M 81 M's? was the cry heard throughout the halls as leaders sold M 81 M's to raise money this fall. Aside from peddling M 81 M's, leaders take part in fund-raising for the school, as well as such outside activities as picnics and camping trips. Their charitable efforts are reflected by Sunshine Group , which puts to- gether a show, and performs in various nursing homes. Each leader has two gym periods a day - one is the leader's class assist period, where leaders assist a gym teacher by taking atten- dance l Floor Spots l and referee- ing student games. lt takes one year to train to become a leader, and during this training, the trainee or little sis- ter , is assigned a senior leader, a big sister , and the two exchange small gifts every now and then, without the little sister knowing who her senior sibling is. Leaders are expected to live up to certain academic standards, and those who remain leaders in good standing share a mutual comarad- erie seldom seen, except in only the best of organizations. LEADERS 81

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,J PM BUREN LEADER U.-,hmmm Ira Cohen, one of the three male LlT's MaryJo Santelli judging a volleyball game. so LEADERS A senior leader and her little sister. Jeanne, Jocelyn, and Denise hanging out. Resting after a hard day.

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Y ffl L diff 3 .vi y... ff ...A ,J F i i, 4' sk Lila McKee practicing at Madison Square Garden for the basketball game Van Buren played there. Fla-Ra Ricketty Rak-Hit'em low and break their back . Cathy McFarland and Yvonne Joyce lead a cheer during a basketball game. The girls on the cheerleading squad are always around to lend support to the boy's basketball team, whether they are playing at home or away. Van Buren's cheerleaders are one of the few cheerleading squads in Oueens who use only original cheers. 82 CHEERLEADERS 7st row, left to right: Cathy McFarland, Yvonne Joyce. 2nd row, left to right: Jennifer Hilliard, Diane Brice, Jeanette Ruiz, Portia Small, Margaret Thevenin, Cynthia Haskins. 3rd row, left to right: Lila McKee, Grace Fullerton, Tracey Sasser, Sherry Dean, Vanessa Kenner, Harriet Miller, Debra Green, Frances Adams, Kim Spalding, Sonya Williams.