McKinley High School - Black and Gold Yearbook (Honolulu, HI)

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If I am elected, lwill try to rnake our sophomore year a happy and memorable one. These were the words of James Asato'spresidentia1 campaign speech. He and the other officers did a swell job of living up to his words. Miss Violet Chuck, class adviser. makes plans with Maizie Ma- suokz, secretary. At her right, Lola Oki, vice-president, checks committee reports. President James Asato, at left, works on the agenda and Treasurer Stanley Seki figures out the dues collected, 26 We Are Young Assisting him was Lola Oki. our alert and helpfulvice-pres- ident, who should be commended for her fine work of making out the committee reports and in taking over some of James's responsibilities to make his load lighter. Early in September the class of 1957 began a new life as the sophomores of McKinley high school. The vast campus with its many students inspired us so that we could hardly wait to take part in its many activities. We were delighted when asked to join the Black and Gold staff and help them celebrate the 90th anniversary of our school. We started the year off with our best foot forward by choosing our class officers. We elected James Asato as president and Lola Oki as vice-president. Maizie Masuoka, kept the minutes and Stanley Seki handled our money matters. Withthe help of these officers and Miss Violet Chuck, our competent adviser, we accom- plished a great deal. The various committees also helped to guide us. Heading these were Ray Loo,who handledthe libraryg Judith Fujii. guidanceg Sylvia Amioka, the forum: Nancy Chinen, Englishg and Helene Medeiros, community relations. The first canteen of the year given in our honor was a most successful affair. Held at our own I..a.naiLimalau, we danced to the music of the ever popular Black Platters. The Y-Teen Executive Council presented an orientation program for all girls who were in- terested in organizing clubs. The boys shared the activitieswith the upper classmen and joined

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And Ambitious f We are indebted to Maizie Masuoka. our efficient secretary for l stand for honesty in all 1 do or say! This line taken from keeping the minutes of our meetings neatly and accurately. Ai- McKinley's Code of Honor must have inspired Stanley Seki. for ways seenwithacheerful smile on her face, this popular lass was honesty and sincerity were two outstanding .iualities of our a friend of everyone. the Hi-Y groups. The teachers helped us tremendously to pre- pare for the future. One of the features was an assembly given by the guidance committee on March 9. Five students from various English- social studies classes spoke on careers, health, and leisure time activities. Mrs. Doris Keppeler, girls' counselor, spoke at special assemblies on sophomore orientation at McKinley, stressing methods that would make our years in school most profitable. Miss Irmgard Hormann, from the Library of Hawaii, talked to three assembly groups on Books of the Old World, bringing out many ideas from the stories that proved to be exciting and romantic. We all looked forward to the greatest event of the year, when we celebrated our class day. Dressed in the colors we chose for the affair, we added many a gay note to the campus. We wrote a clever, originalplay and produced it. We also enjoyed our own dance that after- noon at the Lanai Limalau. We enjoyed reading our special edition of the Daily Pinion. which we published under the di- rection of Mrs. Fern McQuesten. We have now come to the end of our sopho- more year, but it will always be a memorable one. It has been one filled with fun and hard work. treasurer. A hearty thanks to Miss Violet Chuck. our vigorous adviser. with- out whose aid, our sophomore year would not have been so suc- cessful. She spentagreat dealof her time helping us and we are very grateful for her guidance. Z7