Mount Vernon Seminary - Cupola Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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Sitting: Miss Clutheim, lllIl.7i,8'Ul', Linda Founds, Susan Kixiniller, Barbie Jacobs, Betsy Ls-ith, presiclent. Stmirling: Shcllie Forte, Mr. Pelham, Blanche Capel, Margie Cough. Alnserit: Donna Drennan, Grace Durranee, Carolyn Keith, Cathy Lewis, Susan Smethurst, Nancy VVeis. Optima. Membership in Optima is the highest award given for superior academic achievement and commend- able citizenship. Cirls who wear the Optima pin strive to maintain the high standards of the club and to encourage others to aim for excellence in scholarship and attitude. The honor and respect which each member re- ceives are the most important rewards of Optima. Special privileges, however, go along with the honor. ln December the group joins with the junior College Chapter and serves as hostess for the annual Christ- mas partv for employees' children. Complete with a jolly Santa and a gift for each delighted child the partv is verv exciting. In the spring Optima members 'iskipi' classes for a day of picnic and relaxation. Initiations into Optima are reserved for those girls who have shown qualifications in three out of four marking periods, and who have received the unani- mous vote of the members, old and new. XVith the help of Miss Cutheim, the advisor, and Mr. Pelham, honorary member, the group under Betsvis leadership has contributed much to Mount Vernon and has completed a Worthwhile year. 30