Menaul School - Sandstorm Yearbook (Albuquerque, NM)

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HOUSE CGUNCILS The House Council is an organization that is composed of representatives from each class chosen by the students of each dormitory. The president of each council becomes a. member of the Student Advisory Council. The group's aim is to work together with the housemothers and monitors and see that all goes well in the dormitories. The group holds meetings where acttv ities concerning the dormitory are discussed. Old Brick ond Annex Miss Ruth Barber, Dean of Girls Grace Romero Susie Rivera Eleanor Young Joyce Arellano Frances Duran Evalyn Vigil Gloria Martinez Mrs. Minnie I-leyman, Supervisor Bennett Holl Mrs. Hilda Harry, Supervisor Buddy McBride Isaac Gallegos Tony G. Romero Robert Pegau Pierson Holl Tim Cisneros Louis Sosa John Cornay Ray lVIontoya Not Pictured: Mrs. Ruth W'a1ker, Supervisor Page Thu ty seven

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STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL The Menaul Student Advisory Council is a school organization composed of the Dean of the school, the School Superintendent, the Dean of the Girls, presidents of the house councils, moderator of the Westminster Fellowship councils, and three representatives from each class. Ortega, Montoya, B. McBride, Arellano, Padilla, Fresquez, Romero, M. McBride Montano, Lucero, Vigil, Martinez ' The Student Advisory Council is a member of the State and National Associations of Stu- dent Councils. Qualiiications for Student Council membership are a scholastic average of C and an aver- age of B in citizenship. The object of the Student Advisory Council is to promote a better understanding between students and staff members, to encourage a high standard of scholarship among students and to introduce our democratic form of government. Menaul Student Advisory Council this year took charge of the election of the cheerleaders, the homecoming election of the queen, the homecoming activities, a box social, the athletic ban- quet, planned a special assembly for the students to demonstrate how the council conducts a meeting, and also planned activities for holidays and part of the recreation during the school year. It will also undertake the election of next year's council president. The council sent two representatives to the District III meeting and Ray Montoya repre- sented the council at the State Student Council Convention at Portales. Pagei Thirty-sixi

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RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES ' Menaul students participate in many religious activities. Everyone attends church, Wednesday chapel, vespers, and Sunday School while the Gospel Team and Westminister Fellowship Council are composed of smaller groups. Students choose between First and Second Presbyterian Churches for regu- lar Sunday services. This year one Sunday a month a busload of staff and stu- dents have visited other churches than these twog by May all the Presbyterian Churches in Albuquerque will have been visited. Members of the Menaul staff lead or sponsor at least one Wednesday chapel during the year. Ministers and other speakers, films, and discussion groups have been on the chapel programs. Vespers, led by housemothers and students, are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays in each dormitory. Sunday school classes taught by some of the faculty members are held in different buildings on the campus. Each Sunday afternoon a short worship service and class is held. The lessons this year have been based on the history of the church. WESTMIINISTER FELILOWSHIP COUNCIL Religious activities on the campus are supervised by the Westminister Fellow- ship Council. A youth budget is also set up by this group. All the students are given the opportunity to set the youth budget goals in their Sunday evening program and also the foreign and national missions objectives to which the money is to go. This year our budget will go to the Puerto Ricans in Harlem district in New York City. E Other activities conducted by the 'Westminister Fellowship Council are special services such as the inspiration Week services and the Easter week services. Each Sunday evening group has its own treasurer and the youth budget is worked out through these oflicers. OHicers of the Council are: Moderator ....... .................... E ddie Montano Secretary ....,.. ........ R ose Marie Lopez Page Thirty eight