Ocean Township High School - Sandpiper Yearbook (Oakhurst, NJ)

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Paper Published Monthly The Ocean View, the official school news publica- tion, was one of the first activities organized and in operation at the opening of the high school six years ago. lt also enioyed the unique reputation among high school newspapers of being fully sup- ported financially fto the taxpayers' delightj by the sale of subscriptions to the student body and of ad- vertisements to township business establishments. lt is produced and published eight times per school year, an effort was made to cover all phases of news pertaining to the academic and co-curricular activities of the school. lts awards and achievements over these six years included first and second place in the Columbia Scholastic Press Association Con- test and first place awards in the New Jersey State Stephen Crane Contest and the National Tuberculo- sis Associations. The newspaper had been advised since its inception by Mr. Fred Elker, English and Journalism instructor. The year's staff of approximately forty-five stu- dents, consisting of active members of the student body and Journalism class, may have often been seen scurrying about the school and township at all hours of the day or night following out their assign- ments. Headed by Seniors Jack Adler and Saul Rigberg, Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editor, re- spectively, fwho frantically strived to meet self-im- posed and printer's deadlinest, the staff of editors often had burned the midnight oil to achieve their goal of producing a quality publication. Business and exchange editors also worked diligently con- tacting and billing advertisers to gather the revenue which made the production possible. Photographers gave freely of their time and energy to meet the many calls for their services, often at unanticipated moments. Despite the hectic pace, this ambitious group usually managed to fit in a workshop in Jour- nalism at Monmouth College, a convention at the Columbia Scholastic Press Association at Columbia University, and an end-of-year banquet. Rumor had it that the secret of their success was the fact that they were influenced by such iournalistic notables as Clark Kent, Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen of the Daily Planet.

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l , . . ' sw 4 Poetry Rampant Established to publish and inspire creative literary and artistic efforts the Gull printed the poems, stories, plays, and illustrations of Ocean Township High School students. The 1971 edition of the school literary magazine was the largest and most comprehensive to date. The shape, size, and colors of the Gull were determined by the nature of the creative material, which this year included many lengthy pieces, par- ticularly stories. In the future, the Gull would like to publish more plays and dramatic efforts. Varsity Wins Over Faculty The Quiz Club was an organization for students who wished to challenge their intellectual resources as well as the intellectual resources of others. To in- stantly recall facts in various fields was the primary aim of the club this past year. The club staged a Varsity-Faculty-Alumni assembly. ln February the quiz club sent a three man team to compete in the television show, It's Academic.

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Sandpiper lnnovates Compiling all the events of the school year and identifying teachers and students in Ocean Town- ship High, was the iob of the school's yearbook staff. The Sandpiper, which revolved around the theme of the four seasons, initiated several new techniques in the '71 edition. A Chronology Section was established in which all specially dated events were reported andlrecorded in order of occurrence. One of the most important aspects of the year- book was finances. A great amount of capital was required in order to successfully publish and sell The Sandpiper as inexpensively as possible. When deadlines neared for each particular sec- tion of the book, a light could be seen in D-11 1 as late as 12:01 A.M. as the editors worked to make sure the last finishing touches were completed.