McDonald High School - Laurel Yearbook (McDonald, PA)

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SEATED lleft to rightb - Miss June Campbell, Robert Lamb, Richard Scott, Jon Sember, Louis Thomassy, Meade McKee, John Putt. STANDING - FIRST ROW Qleft to right? - James Valentour, David Pletincks, John McDowell, Gary Augustine, Irwin Lederstein, Dale Miller, John Nolte, Regis Smith. SECOND ROW - Edward Sawhill, Lee Williams, Victor Mazzocco, John Brenkus, William Wyke, Robert Bastide, Robert Bernhart, Richard Smiarowski, William Spaude, James Geisler, Mr. Benjamin Stasko. The Engineers' Club, a new organization in M. H. S., is composed of sophomores, juniors, and seniors who hold a B average in Mathematics and Science. The sponsors are Miss June Campbell and Mr. Benjamin Stasko. The club was formed to inform students of the l . , , requirements of an engineering course and to acquaint Engl-neers Formed them with all the possible fields in engineering and the opportunities in these fields. The members made a study of professional ethics of engineers and also saw several movies on the various phases of engineering. The club members made a held trip to the Engineering Conference at the Universtiy of Pittsburgh and while at the conference toured the engineering laboratories at Carnegie Institute of Technology. ln March, the club members toured the Engi- neering laboratories at the University of Pittsburgh. The boys made a study of the requirements for taking an engineering course in the various universities in the district. This information was made into a book which was used at the end of the year, in a report given to the ninth-grade students who were eligible to join the club. This report will be an annual project of the club. The officers of the club were: Louis Thomassy, president: Jon Sember, vice president: Richard Scott, secretary-treasurer. The committee that organized the club consisted of these three officers and John Nolte, Robert Bernhart, and Robert Lamb. This committee had equal representation of two seniors, two juniors, and two sophomores.

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El Club Pan-Americana El Club Pan-Americana needed two sponsors for the I956-57 year. Mrs. Rosan Campbell, who had the good fortune to enjoy a trip around the world during the second semester, turned over her duties to Mrs. Nancy Bracall. Christmas, with its traditional Spanish customs. gave the club an opportunity for colorful and interest- ing activities. At the Christmas party, a pinata, the Spanish version of the Christmas stocking, was sus- pended from a pole and then broken, releasing the goodies with which it had been filled. The whole school enjoyed the Christmas carols sung in the halls by club members. Needless to add, they were sung in Spanish. The club continued the custom of writing to pen pals in Central and South American countries. Initiation of lirst-year Spanish students took place on Pan-American Day in April. The officers include Ellen Bednar, president: Dale Miller, vice president: William Hyser, secre- tary: Janet Heron, treasurer: Patricia Berry, reporter. 'W ig K aaa. 9. 'X' bf?-

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OUTSIDE lbeginning right frontl - Camellia Toulouse. Mary Catherine Rosecrans, Rachel Hughey, Karen Cob- bett, Martha Lee, Patricia Frazier, Margie Beth Hull, William Randour. Victor Dehoux. Wayne Masquelier, Louis Thomassy, James Crowe. Robert Reedy, Miss Kirk. INSIDE lfront to backl - Rosemary Morgan, Carol Loh- man, Irwin Lederstein, Donald Segui. Chronicle, a Successful Project Completed Another successful year has ended for the Chron- icle. Louis Thomassy, editor-in-chief, along with his Chronicle staff, has produced a fine paper. This task could not have been accomplished without the assis- tance of Miss Jane K. Kirk, the publications advisor. In spite of many difhculties, the staff always managed to have the Chronicle completed on time. The publishing of the school paperitaught the students to work together as well as to deal with the public. It also furnished valuable training in writing. Money was always a problem, but thanks to the advertising staff, under the leadership of Victor De- houx and his assistant, Wayne Masquelier, who so- licited the businessmen of McDonald and the sur- rounding vicinities for advertising, the problem was solved. Other staffs include: the editorial staff, headed by Louis Thomassy, assisted by Carol Lohman and Rob- ert Reedy: the business staff, headed by Mary Cath- erine Rosecrans, assisted by Martha Leeg the sports editor, William Randour. The duties of the art staff were shared by Margie Beth Hull and Carol Lohman. The various staffs did their jobs well, and each con- tributed to the success of the Chronicle. Publishing the Chronicle is one of the high points of the senior class. The seniors look forward to im- proving and changing the Chronicle each year, as much as the students look forward to getting their copies each month and finding out the latest news. The Chronicle staff would like to thank the busi- nessmen of McDonald for their co-operation and pat- ronage and also to wish the Chronicle staffs of the future all the success possible.