Palm Beach Community College - Galleon Yearbook (Lake Worth, FL)

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(iOVKKXOKS] ( S.G.A. ) What is S.G.A. anyway? The pur- pose of the Student Goverment As- sociation, explained by Sharon Chris- tianbury the president of S.G.A. is quite simple: Unify the student body. Encourage cooperation between the administration and the student bo- dy. Encourage intelligent interests in all phases of college life. Increase a sense of individual res- ponsibility. Great, so we know what the pur- pose is. How does the S.G.A. work? An executive board is chosen each term from the student body consisting of a president, vice-president, secre- tary and treasurer. These four stu- dents are the go-betweens for the administration to the student body. Members of the administration go to the executive board with problems, suggestions, or general input in an effort to help the administration. This system also works in reverse. When the executive board has a special pro- blem or suggestion they then approach one of the administrators. Among the other tasks of the S.G.A. is to see that any available funds are put to good use. The other group involved In stu- dent governing is the senate. They play a role in obtaining the student opinion necessary to the workings of student goverment, as well as handling specific problems with committee wo- rk. Steve Tortorici r i.cc. The Inter Club Council (ICC) is the controling council of the nine active clubs at Palm Beach Junior College. ICC was formed as a link between the clubs and the Student Activity Fee Committee (SAFC). Each club must have a represenative present at all ICC meetings, but Chairperson Ana Govoni says that they ' re still not getting full attendance; recommendations have be- en made that any clubs missing two or more meetings will not receive any ad- ditional funding. ICC has broken down its allocated six per cent of the Student Activity Fee into eleven equal parts, which to- tals $3187.32. Each of the nine clubs will receive $289.75 and the additional two parts will be for ICC ' s fall term budget. The nine clubs be ing sponsored by ICC are Bread and Board, Chi Sigma, Circle K, Early Childhood Club (ECC), Phi Theta Kappa, Organization of Afro Americans (OAA), Science Club, and Student Contractors and Builders. ICC, consisting of Chairperson, Ana Govoni; Vice-Chairperson, Joe Durando; Secretary, Fred St. Laurent; Treasurer, Chari Collins; and their ad- visor Helen Diedrich, meets every Fri- day with the club represenatives in the Hotel Motel room. These meetings may seem slightly unorganized to the average person but after sitting thro- ugh two of these meetings I was sur- prised at the amount of work that the officers of the club do, especially the Chairperson, Ana Govoni and the Sec- retary, Fred St. Laurent. Ana Govoni looks at her job as chairperson of ICC as that of being an over worked bookeeper. Chuck Andersen

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I SFOK ' IS [Intercollegiate ) In recent years college sports has been the focus of attention by many college students. They are becoming more and more involved in sports and other related activities. Junior colleges and universities are being recognized for their sports and many articles have been written about them. Games and events are covered by newspapers and magazines, all over, other than just their home town. Some schools are often recognized more by their ath- letic teams such as Notre Dame, Ohio State, UCLA; rather than by their academic programs. Here at P.B.J.C. we are noted for both. Our sports program is one of the best in the state, and many students come from neighboring states just to attend it. In the educational department our program is that of good standards, for example the Foodservice program is by far one of the best on the East Coast. Of our other major sports events JC offers an extremely good curriculum in baseball and basketball. Our basketball team which starts its season in the beginning of Novem- ber, puts much time and effort in. (five days a week) and is coached by Mr. Cerevola. The team itself ranks high among junior colleges and there are hopes for another exellent season. In baseball and basketball, we com- pete with neighboring junior colleges such as Broward; Central and North, Dade; North and South, Indian River, ect. Among these various junior col- leges our baseball team ranks presently number one on the sports poll. Coach- ed by Coach Rhoades, this team puts in many practicing hours, five days a week in pre-season and seven days a week the first few weeks in full season. Several of our baseball players are being drafted into the professional leagues. Of all our players in the last three years, seven of them have been appointed to sign contracts with the major leagues. Another path that some take is on to the universities and play in the major games. All of this contributes to the reputation of our sports program and also to our school. Another major factor that plays a big part in intercolligiate sports is grants and scholarships. At P.B.J.C. they are offered in all our sports fields. In baseball for instance, the coach scouts all throughout the neighboring high schools, evaluates players and signs up students that he feels would be an asset to the team. They are then offered scholarships. Depending on the sport, these grants vary from covering tuition and books to meals and room and board. Doreen Walsh

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DRAMA The sensationalism of the opening night for a play is preceded by a lot of hard work, long hours and a fair amount of confusion. Ring Around The Moon , a P.B.J. C. production for the fall term of 1977 was a classic example of this. Reiterating lines flowed from the actors mouths as they endeavored to perfect their characters. Foreign accents were also slipped into everyday conversation in the attempt to make them as realistic as perform- able. All the while, backstage, they were busy hammering together a rais- ed platform for a scene, because these actors are part of the technical crew as well as the cast. Those who play both sides of the theater understand the importance of the technical as- pects of a play. An actor may well employ his talent in a love scene but if the stage is lit too brightly the scene will lose its mood of romance. On the other hand though, the scene should have sufficient light to clearly see the actors. Lighting techniques are very important for a well produced play, to assure proper mood settings. An old woman enters the stage in a wheelchair, pushed by a young man. She delivers her lines articulatly and with emotion yet her character could very well fall apart and lose all real- ism if it were not for the skillful hands of her make-up artist. He has created a wrinkled face of soft flesh, out of a young and vibrant girl. A realistic appearence can draw the aud- ience deeper into the character being portrayed. Costumes also tend to fol- low in suit with make-up, for a cos- tume that vividly depicts the time period of the play can also increase the effectiveness of the actors delivery. Setting moods and creating realism through these technical details is essen- tial to the success of the production. In addition, sound and props are indi- spensable. Props serve as a guideline to the actor for stage position but more importantly as a visual aide to the lience in order to give a clearer image of the scene being creat- ed. Sound and props are also I used to cue actors, such as a telephone or doorbell ringing, a kn ock on a door or perhaps a gun be ing fired. An actor may well employ his talent in a love scene but if the stage is lit too brightly the scene will lose its mood of romance. The last and one of the most im- portant areas of theater to consider is publicity. Without it the turnout for a play would be alnost non-existent. The technical field of theater, as evident in Ring Around The Moon is vital. It is a field which is rarely commemorated for it ' s work and yet deserves at least as much credit, as the actors in every play. Colleen Logan