Onondaga Valley Academy - Yearbook (Syracuse, NY)

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fyf-444-J NC Q U TRI-Y O F F l C E R S Fall Term Spring Term PresidenT Carolyn Ryan Jean JeTfery Vice-PresidenT Jean JeTTery KaThleen Nicholson Recording SecreTary Corresponding SecreTary KaThleen Nicholson Jean Powlesland Joanne Kelley Mimi STryl4er Treasurer Gloria Russi Peg Goodjon l-lisTorian Barbara Budden Marilyn Farnham Chaplain Phyllis MacArThur Beverly l-liTchings Advisor , Mrs. MonTague Mrs. PaTchen Rl-Y sTarTed iTs Tall Term wiTh The inducTion oT The Tollowing girls: Sally BaTchelor, Jean Kohan, Muriel SeTon, BeTTy Brown, Marie Welsh, BeTsey Q' 'Q Welch, Jane Mac:Namara, Nina MacNamara, Peg Gooclion, Joan GriTzner, Jean Tracey, RoberTa l-lolmes, Mary Fynmore, Lois Brown, and Nancy FrascaTi. For our proiecT Tor The year we Took coolcies To The U. S. O. every weelc. We also lcepT our adopTecl sisTer, PaTTy OsTrander, supplied wiTh giTTs and visiTors. On December l6Th, we had a ChrisTmas parTy aT The Y.W.C.A. and exchanged giTTs. ln February, Jean Powlesland and Jean Jeffery were senT as delegaTes To The Tri-Y convenTion aT CorTland. - On February l9Th, we held a very successTul Tood sale. The proceeds wenT Toward a war bond. On February l7Th, we held a swimming parTy aT The Y.W.C.A. During The year we lcniTTed squares Tor aTghans Tor The Red Cross and worked Tor The VicTory CenTer. An ouTing has been planned Tor early This summer.

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I STUDENT COUNCIL O F F I C E R S PresidenT.. .. . ...Alex CosT Vice-PresidenT KaThleen Nicholson SecreTary. . . . .. .Jean Powlesland Treasurer. . . . RoberT Ballard SergeanT-aT-Arms . .. .John BillingTon I-IE STudenT Council is The sTudenT governing body oT The school. Two cy., fl i wr S 5 represenTaTives Trom each oT The senior high school home rooms compose Aki Q3 'Qi The Council. Among The year's acTiviTies was an assembly presenTed in May. Films were shown on vicTory gardens. Admission was a war sTamp. In December an assembly was given in honor oT The TooTball Team. Trophies won by The Team were on display. FooTbalI cerTiTicaTes were presenTed To each oT The players. We wish To Thank Mrs. Chambers Tor her work and Time in wriTing The names on These cerTiTicaTes. The STudenT Council aided in helping Take The picTures oT all The sTudenTs in The school in December and January. Some oT The members are on a commiTTee To plan Tor posT-war recreaTion in The souTh side. Plans are being considered To have square dancing lessons in The school gym. JUNIOR RED CROSS j QI-IE Junior Red Cross under The guidance oT Miss O'Connor has accomplished much This year. LasT November, The whole school enrolled in The Junior Red Cross and aT ChrisTmas Time, giTT boxes were packed Tor children in oTher counTries. Also a donaTion was given Tor The ChrisTmas parTy Tor children in CiTy I-IospiTal. The Junior Red Cross has made cookies and cupcakes several Times Tor The U. S. O. and has collecTed magazines Tor The Boys' DeTenTion I-Iome. This spring S580 has been collecTed Tor The Red Cross War Fund.

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ALPHA CHAPTER OF PI OMEGA PHI OFFICERS Fall Term PresidenT Connie CarpenTer Vice-PresidenT Donna Bogardus Gloria Edinger Recording SecreTary Corresponding SecreTary Frances SlcelTon Spring Term Connie CarpenTer Donna Bogardus Marie Welsh Frances SlcelTon Lois Brown ,1 .lnnnl- lll Mary Alice Coughlin Mary Fynmore Helen WrighT Mrs. EdiTh Amish Treasurer ,, Chaplain., SergeanT-aT-Arms Nancy Beers Helen WrighT Mrs. Edifh Amish Advisor , LPHA ChapTer of Pi Qmega Phi opened iTs Tall Term wiTh insTallaTion of T . T gg V -f oTl'icers. ShorTly aTTerwards, Tall rushing began and Tormal pledge aT The ' HoTel Syracuse Tollowed. The Tollowing girls were pledged: Doris GoTharn, RuTh PadgeTT, Dolores Dorlin, lrene Gilbert CharloTTe Hine, Nancy Beers, Mildred Ormsby, Mary Frances FiTzgibbons. A hayride was held Tor The new members and in January a SlcaTing ParTy was held aT Drumlin's. A BanqueT was given Tor The Hoclcey Team, February 9Th aT Bersani's, and we presenTed Ten dollars To The Team. The Annual Founders' Day Tea was held February I4Th aT The HoTel Syracuse. The Alumnae were inviTed. A penny raTTle was held in February. The TirsT prize was Tive dollars, and The second prize Three dollars in war sTamps. The Spring Term broughT insTallaTion oT oTTicers and a rush parTy. The follow- ing were pledged: Barbara Meyer, Barbara WhidTman, Norma Girch, Hannah OnTlco, Marion Ferrer. Cur Annual Spring Dance was held in April.