North Quincy High School - Manet Yearbook (North Quincy, MA)

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GIRL ' CLUB As we look back on our senior year. we tind that one of the most outstanding clubs was the Girls' Club. Led by four capable ofhcers: Theresa O'Brien. President: Julie Doherty. Vice-Pres- identg Susan Jakub. Secretary: and Susan Page. Treasurer. this club was engaged in both social and civic activities. The Girls' Club social activ- ities started with a football dance. Who ls Mr. Touchdown'? . sponsored jointly by the Girls' Club and the Drama Club. On February 13. the Girls' Club held its annual Semi-Formal. this year called Sayonara and probably the most talked-about dance of the year. The climax of the Girls' Club events was the Mane! Show for which all students were invited to submit acts in order to raise money to reduce yearbook costs. The importance of the Girls' Club is not found. however, in its social events but in its civic activi- ties. This year. as always, members of the Execu- tive Board conducted a Thanksgiving Food Drive for poor families in Quincy. Later the club held a Christmas Party for the retarded children at the Pollard School. Through its entire program the Girls' Club has never lost sight of its purpose: service to the school and tothe community. There is something basically hilarious about giving away S500 to the ilmivl. The Girls' Club Executive Board What's wrong with ravioli for Thanksgiving? Even the Indians must have wanted a change from corn and turkey. 27

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The Key Club The biggest part of the Key Club-Prexie Tom. 7 KEY CLUB The Key Club is a multi-purpose organization which develops initiative and leadership, provides opportuni- ties for service in both school and community, and prepares members for useful citizenship. In coopera- tion with the Quincy Kiwanis Club, its sponsor, and the South Shore Association for Retarded Children, the club's main objective is to aid the exceptional chil- dren of Quincy. Accordingly, this year several activi- ties were planned for the children, including the tradi- tional Christmas party. The club's other objectives were reflected in its varied activities, which included the sale of programs at football games, the Trophy Dance for fall sports, the Parents' Appreciation Banquet, the Model Assem- bly, and the annual ski trip. Under the successful lead- ership of Mr. Carlin and the ollicers, Thomas Norton, President, George Olson, Vice-President, Philip Maher, Treasurer, and William Bestgen, Secretary, the boys re- ceived many commendations for outstanding service to the community. Among these were three special cita- tions from Kiwanis International for work with retarded children and a plaque from the South Shore Association for Retarded Children. Through its varied objectives, the Key Club has provided its members with a broad spectrum of experience in school and civic service. The Key Club

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33' ' .7 fi' , tv' t ,Q if li '57 . xl The Nurses' Career Club Bob gets a sample of Comprised of girls who are consider- ing entering the nursing profession, the Nurses' Career Club aims to provide its members with a clearer understanding of the problems of nursing. To help achieve this aim President Diane McCrackin, Vice-President Mary Moore, Secretary Madeline Cedrone, Treasurer Marcelyn Stein, and sponsor Miss Alice Gray, R.N., scheduled trips to hopsitals and nursing schools in the greater Boston area. ln helping to make Christmas hap- pier for an underprivileged Quincy fam- ily, the members gained a personal in- sight into the understanding and un- selhshness necessary in nursing. Through these experiences the girls will bring into whatever held they may choose a greater awareness and understanding of human -N need. The Receptionists 28 RSES' CAREER CLU he personal attention given each patient entering 'a RECEPTIO ISTS At any time during the school day, vis- itors to North were made welcome and given assistance and directions by one of the girls who serve as receptionists. Each receptionist devoted some of her study periods to attending the information desk inside the main entrance. Mr. Penna, the group's advisor, arranged a schedule which never allowed the desk to be va- cant. With pride in their school and a readiness to serve, the receptionists helped to create many favorable first im- pressions of North.