Medina High School - Mirror Yearbook (Medina, NY)

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THE M.H.S. NEWS The twenty oificers and reporters on the M.H.S. News Staff prepare a weekly news- paper which contains editorials, features, and news of all school activities. This year in October eight members attended the Empire State School Press Association Convention at Syracuse. William Matson, sports editor, was one of the student speakers. ' Miss Elsa Ferguson, sponsor, teaches the staff journalistic methods, develops writing techniques, and encourages accuracy and promptness in handling assignments. Virginia Adams is managing editor, Barbara Long and Margaret Delehanty, news editors, and William Matson, sports editor. THE M.H.S. NEWS STAFF Standing: Rankin, Vickery, Bogden, Dillon, Hellert, Trolley, Dye, McElwee, Kennedy, Waniecki, Paul. Sitting: Burnam, Matson CSports Editorl, Adams fMana in Editorj, Delehanty, Ur. News Edi, Eong fSr. News Edi- torj, Collins, Ryan. Standing: Bogden, D. Balcer- zak, Willett, Rankin, Corrallo, B. Balcerzak, Higgins, Hess, Armsden. Sitting: Hoey, Ellison, Achilles, Niiss Hall, M. Balcerzak, Mas- tromonaco, Collins, Hale, Harl- man. The Scribblers' Club aims to promote interest and appreciation of literature and creative writing. Each year the club publishes a magazine composed of the poetic, prose, and artistic talent of the students of the Medina Junior and Senior High Schools. The club meets on Friday of every week. The sixteen members have chosen Joyce Collins as their president, Rose Mastromonaco, vice-president, Marcia Balcerzak, treasurer, and Barbara Achilles, secretary, Barbara Achilles and Joyce Collins, editor and assistant editor respectively of the magazine published in May. Miss Carol Hall is sponsor. THE SCRIBBLERS' CLUB 29

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U16 'ylflirm Visits the 61116 THE I948 MIRROR STAFF Business Manager Hellert, Editor Adams, and Associate Editor Matson have final conference before the 1948 Mirror goes to press. After the sun, the rain After the rain, the sun This is the wa of life Till the work be done. So writes the poet, Lizette Woodworth Reese, in her Little Song of Life. A mixture of joys and disappoint- ments, of triumphs, successes and small misfortunes, yes, the current year at M.H.S. has seen all of these. As graphically as possible, the 194-8 Mirror Staff has attempted to picture the M. H. S. student in his classes, clubs, and other leisure time activities-in other words to Virginia Adams, Editor-in-Chief. William P. Matson, Associate Editor. Norma Hellert, Business Manager. Elsa M. Ferguson, Sponsor. provide a reflection of the school year, 1947-48, worth remembering and treasuring. In the presentation of this picture the Staff has borrowed a few ideas from the na- tional Life magazine. Its members hope that you, the reader, like the poet Sara Teasdale, believe Oh, better than the minting Of a gold crowned king Is the safe-kept memory Of a lovely thingf' DEPARTMENTS Theme and Classes: Virginia Adams, Margaret Delehanty. Student Association: Patricia Rankin. Ciubs: Mary Jane Corrallo. Seniors: Marcia Balcerzak. Sports: William P. Matson. Business: Norma Hellert, chair- man, Millicent Arnett, Barbara Dye, Barbara Kennedy, Janet Stork. Photography: William Ryan. Typists: Miss Engelson and the secretarial practice class. Standing: Stork, Rankin, Ryan, Arnett, Corrallo, Mat- - son, Delahanty, Dye, Burnam, Kennedy. Sitting: Vickery, Long, Adams fLiterary Editorj, Hellert fBusiness Managerj, McElwee, M. Balcerzak. Q8 l

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THE ARISTA SOCIETY The Arista, under the sponsorship of Miss Ruth Deland, serves in the Lost and Found Department before and after school, and during the noon hour. Following each marking period the Society awards a trophy to the homeroom with the greatest number of honor points, a banner to the room having the best attendance record, and an M.H.S. emblem to the pupils who do outstanding work in dramatics, athletics, scholarship, or other school activities. The motto is: Truth, knowledge, honorfi Joan Johnson is president. B. Balcerzak, Rankin, Hale. Morrissey, Achilles. son, M. Balcerzak, Adams. Top Row: Armsden, DeHuller Moriarty, Mason, Hunter, Paul Arnett. Second Row: Roach, Robinson Wise, Swett, Brunning, Wieczo rek, Distefano, Hofert, Blum. bins, Fearby. Under the guidance of Miss Genevieve Smith, the twenty-six members of the Wakapa Honor Society study Parliamentary Procedure. By assuming responsibilities of meetings, projects, special duties, and supervised play, they are prepared for life situations. Jointly with the Aristans, the Wakapa members are in charge of the Lost and Found Department during certain periods. They sponsor a freshman and sophomore honor roll, which is placed in the homeroom of the student who has earned the greatest number of honor points during the preceding marking period. . THE WAKAPA SOCIETY Top Row: Kennedy, Knights, Second Row: Collins, Passarell, Scott, Eddy, Vosteen, Wllrl, Bottom Row: Vickery, Bren- nan, Hellert, Miss Deland, John- Bottom Row: Dillon, Field, Crafts, Axtell, Miss Smith, Rob-