Mishawaka High School - Miskodeed Yearbook (Mishawaka, IN)

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Volunteers Distribute 16 Baskets to Needy Families Y-TEEN CABINET. Front Row. Gleissner. Bickel. President M. Kraft. Thompson. Baker. Prolist. Zimmerman. N. Kraft. Smith. Second Ron-. Freise. Wenta, Boozer. Stringer, Hixenbaugh. Williams, Forbess. Metsch, Daffron, Secretary Cline, Hoff- man. Craii. Back Row: Mooneyham, Siri, Kobb, Gildner, Baughman, Kohler, Treas- urer Har;!isty. Dinkledine, Vice-President Rea, Nichols, Hess, Reed, Sergeant-at-arms Hillaert, Hunt. Head Sponsor Miss Harden was assisted by Miss Schenck, Mrs. Lee, Mrs. Smith, Miss Dunn, Miss Ritter, Miss Hinchman, Mrs. Nuner, and Mrs. Currier. ELECTION. Linda Walkins studies tlu of candidates for Y-Teen offic?s before mak- ing h:r selection at a meeting in April. YULE PARTY. Cheryl Davis and Maggie Hardisty enact a new version of Charles Dickens ' Christmns Carol which suggested that Mr. Scrooge ' s spirit exists even to- day. The members who were chosen to act in the play not only gained several hours towar,! their service awards but also had fun preparing the skit. 29

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Y-Teens Promote Share Project To Earn $168.81; POTLLCK. Freshman Diane Calvin and other Y-Teens fill their plates with delectables at one of the club ' s potluck dinners at the Mishawaka YMCA. Two sections often ate together and then went swimming. FLOAT CONSTRUCTION. Y-Teens Joyce DeNeve and Marilou Karsl cover an angel wing and pitclifnrk for a homecoming float. Y-Teens varied their year with social events and service pro- jects. In the fall the girls gave a get-acquainted party for the freshman girls, constructed a homecoming float, and invited their mothers to a formal recognition service. The different class sections gave several pot luck suppers followed by swims at the Mishawaka YMCA. With the Christmas season came Project Share which is an annual undertaking of the Y-Teens and Hi-Y. This year $168.81, along with food donations, was collected; baskets were distributed to needy families in the area. The Y-Teens also hung the greens at the YWCA in South Bend, decorated the school Christmas tree, and presented a play based on A Christmas Carol for the members at a party in the Y. The Y-Teen Cabinet met several times in the year to discuss the program and make suggestions to improve the club. Several members attended inter-club council meetings in the South Bend Y to discuss county-wide activities. During the winter the Y-Teens with the Commercial Club worked in the concession booths at home basketball games. With the Hi-Y they presented the Easter program for students the day before spring vacation. Y-Teens ended their year with a style show and the election and installation of officers. 28

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JR.-SR. HI-Y OFFICERS. Front Row: Chap- lain Wukovits, PresiJent Barnett. Back Ron : Vice-President Coleman. Tieasnrer Doolitlle. Srcretarv Gleissner. Hi-Y Consolidates; Debaters Discuss the Voting Age DEBATE TEAM. Laffin, Schalliol, Bozarth, McGee, Veselak, Selke. This was Mr. Douglas Hall ' s last year as debate coach. The Hi-Y changed its format this year by combining the four class sections into one club under sponsors Mr. Don Portolese, Mr. Robert Smith, and Mr. Don Cromer. In October the officers escorted the homecoming queen and her court. During the year membsrs participated with the Y-Teens in the Share Project, decorated the school ' s Christmas tree, operated the mail service before Christmas vacation, and ran the concessions at the holiday tournament. Several members learned about the functions of government when they represented the club at the Youth in Government program in Indianapolis. Debate team members were also interested in government as they argued for and against the lowering of the voting age and compulsorary arbitration in labor disputes. After a semester of practice debates, the team battled with other schools. This year Mr. Douglas Hall coached his 28th debate team having started in 1938. Mr. Hall was one of the three founders of the St. Joseph County Forensic League which now has 14 members. His teams have won awards in meets and forums and for outstanding in- dividual performances. 30