Our Lady of Mercy Academy - Oloma Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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N.H.S. officers-Sema Rogal, president, surrounded by Pat Marinaro, Helene Shifrin, Mary O'Donnell, and Sue Murdoch. The main objectives of the National Honor Society are to create zeal for scholarship, to en- courage eagerness to give service, to further good leadership, and to forward the development of character. Candidates must have spent one year at the Academy and must have a scholastic average of not less than eighty-five per cent. Vote of the faculty determines membership. Fifteen per cent of the junior class and ten per cent of the sophomore class receive the distinction of being chosen. On Mary's Day, the Honor Society formally receives its new members. If there is one thing that this society aims to keep in mind, it is the object of education in gen- eral-a preparation for life, both here and here- after. ational Honor Society The thrill of a school-time! Induction into the N.H.S.-Sue Murdoch, Mary O'Donnell, Mary Ellen Donaghue, Carol Heuber, Patricia Marinaro, joan Catanzaro, Joan Daly, Helene Shifrin, Natalie Hamilton, Regina McDonough, Audrey De Martini, Alice Mathewson, Nanette Celestin, Barbara Ley, Pat Duffy, Carol Christopher, Jacqueline Campbell, jane Conti, Sema Rogal, Nancy Meyer, Patricia Anderson, Kay Hughes, Connie Caley, Shirley Mullen. ...L

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Joan Caranzaro, Sema Regal, Rosanne Donaghue, PUSSY C511 Miller Francine Dugan Maureen Brett Bonnie Barrett Brennan, Donna Marie Gagliardi, Barbara Lyons, Mary Ter- hay Hughes can Vigm-gag Ywnne Tlul Student Council In its endeavor to promote greater participation in the school program, the Student Council aims to develop those Christian virtues that will enable each student to be a dynamic force for good. Through its elected representatives, the student body learns to study problems, to make discerning judgments, and to regulate activities in accordance with democratic principles. Promotion of the daily rosary is the spiritual dynamo upon which the Student Council of Our Lady of Mercy Academy relies for success in its various endeavors. Social-mindedness is cultivated by the Student Council in its sponsorship of the Community Chest campaign, the Red Cross drive, the Infantile Paralysis March of Dimes cam- paign, and other noteworthy causes as they arise. Jane Conti, vice-president, Rita Barrett, custodian, Mary Ellen Donaghue, president, Patricia Anderson, secretary- treasurerg Mary D. O'Donnell, warden.

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Writers' Club Checking bulletin board notes for dates of the Writers' Club meetings are: Linda Dupnak, Maureen Mason, and Yvonne Noble. Generally known as the Writers' Club, the English Honor Society boasts an active membership in the Diocesan Honor Society. Radio, journalism, and creative writing are the three main divisions of this organization, which aims to enable interested and talented students to develop their abilities in these fields. For the benefit of aspiring young journalists, the society sponsors classes which teach the fundamentals of journalistic style and content. It also provides instruction in the technique, writing, and acting di- visions of radio. Articles submitted by its members claim eligibility for publication in the Teen-age Page of the Catholic Observer. few i., K,,iQVel, Q, X , sf' A division of the Diocesan Honor Society, the Sci- ence Honor Society is an organization which endeavors to arouse an active interest in science and careers related to science among its teen-age members. Mem- ber schools, which volunteer their campuses, alter- nately conduct the bi-monthly meetings of the society. This division presents programs during the school year which illustrate the value of scientific knowledge in our modern world and prepare prospective scien- tists for promising careers in such lields as medicine and electronics. These assemblies afford a source of entertainment as well as education for the members, while the socials which occur periodically after the meetings form many pleasant and lasting friendships. Science Honor Society Science Honor Society members preparing for their annual meet- ing-Jane Garvey, Mary O'Don- nell, Jane Conti, and Ruth Helz.