Neoga High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Neoga, IL)

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TOMAHAWK Hats Off to Our Board of Education One of the greatest honors and privileges a citi- zen of a community can have is to be elected to serve on the Board of Education. It is a job which offers nothing but long hours of work, a lot of criticism, and the satisfaction of knowing that he has had a part in handling the investments in the future of our community and nation, our children. To be a good board member one must be very calm, a good listener, to place the interest of the majority of the people and pupils in the unit ahead of the interest of a few and to be firm in all issues which will affect the unit as a whole, a great interest in the education of the people. The men who made up our Board have dis- played these qualities during the past two years in working out the plan for the building improve- ments of the unit. Rex Haskett, whose term expires in April, has served on the schoo1's board three years. The last term he was president. To Robert Woolery secre- tary, and to the other members, Clayton Doll, Carl Wilson, Charles Marshall, Glenn Albin, and Nathan Stewart, we extend our thanks for a job well done. In order that there will be a good rec- ord of the past year for the future, we offer the following record: l. May-Board voted for new building and re- modeling of old gym. 2. June-Paint inside and out of Trowbridge center. 3. August-Paint inside of Etna center. 4. August-Rebuilding of Junior High School rooms. 5. September-New gym started. 6. September-New heating plants in Etna center. 7. September-New stoker in old furnace- heat. 8. ,Ianuary-Fire escapes in Junior High room. 9. March-Rooms painted. 10. April-New gym completed. 11. May-Remodeling of old gym completed. 12. May--Fire escapes completed. 13. May-Open House. We, the staff, wish to take this opportunity, on behalf of the student body, to express our sincere appreciation to the Board of Education for the great accomplishment of the year. We have only one regret, we will not be here to take advantage of the new building and the remodeling of the old one. We are sure that there must have been times when you, as Board members wished that you could forget about some of the problems which have had to be solved. We also realize that your great interest in our school and its improvements has kept you on many long hours with a determi- nation to see the program completed regardless of praise and criticism. Student Council The Student Council has been active for only two years but it has made considerable progress in those two years. The purposes of the Student Council are to promote understanding and co- operation between the students and the faculty and to represent the student body in matters con- ceming student activities. The council's main claim to fame this year was the planning and supervision of the two and a half mad days in March that were appropriately designated as Work Days. During these days the whole school helped with Spring cleaning, painting rooms and refinishing desks. Several of the Student Council's activities this year have aroused the interest of other schools in this area. First Row: Jim Haskett, Jessie Green, vice- presidentg Bob Swengel, presidentg Marilyn Law- rence, secretary-treasurerg Mary Jane Keck. Second Row: Patsy Overmyer, John Schutte, Bob Ludwig, Mr. Curl.

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