Palo Alto High School - Madrono Yearbook (Palo Alto, CA)

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V gs His FMT my -5 'sri STUDENT GOVERNMENT From sponsoring tlicks ond drogs to coping with reckless driving to meeting vvith the orchitects obout the protected plons tor the new Poly, student gov- ernment hos been the tocol point ot student lite ot Poly. Through selt-government, students leorn to explore lite outside the ocode- mic sphere. Students ot Poly hove the chollenge ot hondling their ovvn ottoirs ond, becouse ot their continued occep- tonce ot responsibility, odministrotive control hos hoppily been lessened. Student government plonned the rol- lies, ossemblies, speokers, chorities, in- ter-school octivities, sports progroms, ond oll other types ot sociol events. Driving is o moior privilege gronted to the students by odministrotors becouse Student Government otticiols ogreed to leod in estoblishing o responsible otmosphere in the porking oreos. Through the Legislotive Council ond Student Court, student leoders tried to eliminote reckless driving on compus. Another moior chollenge to Student Government vvos the need tor improved communicotions. Noon torums designed to give students o greoter voice in their government ond to increose their ovvoreness ot government octivities were initioted in Februory. Student leoders in turn leorned more ot student opinions. Leg. Council President Bill Reinhordt worked to turther increose communicotions through regulor Leg, Council reports to English closses. An- other oddition to communicotions vvos the Student Body Revievv, published in Nlorch. A second school nevvspoper, the SBR vvos published by students vvho were criticol ot Campanile reporting. From eorly budget plonning to the closing doys ot school, student govern- ment vvos busy working to improve stu- dent lite ot Poly.

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The Senior Privilege Card Commit- tee reviewed applications and se- lected the seniors vvho received Senior Privilege Cards. Although their iob seems small, members were kept busy with frequent meetings for re- vievving the qualifications of privi- lege card holders. Chairman John Bennion was assisted by Cathy Bar- ber, Marcia Griffiths, Karen Springer, Joe Welsh and Rick Williams. The Silver Seal Committee selected the graduating seniors vvho received the Silver Seal for service to the school. Chairman was Linda Dairiki. Other members of the committee vvere Seniors-Ruthee Bloch, Millie Brother, Stephanie Dailey, Marcia Griffiths, Joanne Grover, Pat Roberts, Nancy Rogers, and Karen Springer, JuniorsfBonnie Got, Lindsey Judy, Bill Reinhardt, and Dick Strubbe, Sophomoresflee Israel and Rick Peral.

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28- 'Student Government Tim Meyer ltopl ond Bill Honey P5 Commissioners The Boord ot Commissioners, heoded by Student Body President Chorlie Wing ond oided by Commissioners' Secretory Sue Brittoin, held or predominoite role in most ot Polys extro-curriculor octivities. Chorlie vvos Polys student representotive to inter-scholostic functions. He vvos the moior voice ot the student government ond student body os he octed os the link be- tween the odministrotion ond the students. Polly Commissioner Trev McGroth spent countless hours devising nevv meons to spork Poly's spirit. Rollies, holl decorotions, beonies, ond spirit ribbons were oll insti- goted by Trev ond the Polly Committee. Commissioner ot Girls' Activities Corolyn Moore took chorge ot the Sophomore Wel- come Teo, the Jinx, the Spring Fcrshion Teo, ond the reinstoted Luou. The Girls' Leogue Cobinet helped Corolyn plon these events, Poly donces were revived by better bonds ond increosed cittendonce under Keven Arnold. With the Sociol Plcinning Committee, Keven coordinoted oll sociol events such os Septembers Welcome Donce ond the Come Alive Donce. Commissioner ot Public Weltore Jerry Wright octed os choirmon ot the Executive Boord ot Weltore ond the BOW. He vvorked closely vvith the Court in his efforts to tree Poly ot student problems. Commissioner ot Boys' Athletics Bill Honey heoded the executive committee ot the Boys' Block P. Bill recorded the hours eoch boy spent in sports ond vvos respon- sible tor the Sports Bonquets ond the Homecoming Donce. Commissioner ot Girls' Athletics Noncy Rogers, the orgonizer of the otter school sports progrcim, ond the GAA Boord spon- sored Fother-ond Mother-Doughter Sports Nights ond the Girls' Sports Bonquet. Commissioner ot Finonce Tim Meyer kept tobs on the Student Body Fund, cill tinon- ciol tronsoctions, ond he supervised bud- get-plonning. Commissioner ot Publicotions Lourie Ackermon edited the Tower ond vvos in chorge ot Stontord tootboll seoson porking ond the Christmos tormol. Trev McGrath fc, 1 - at rf... V -use .. wr stfrfisgi