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

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COMMISSIONERS The focal point of student life at Paly was on the Board of Commis- sioners. As a body, the Board under the leadership of Bill Reinhardt, was involved in everything from discuss- ing the dress code, the advisory seminars, or the school bond issue, to getting a head start on the rest of the Student Body in the all-time favorite activity, lunch. One of the high points of the year came when such dignified indi- viduals as President Reinhardt, Chief Justice Cohen, and Public Welfare Commissioner Noonan submitted to be dunked in the en- thusiastically received Commission- ers’ Dip Tank at the “23 Skidoo Carnival”. Concerned with making Paly much more than a purely academic institution, the Board of Commis- sioners attempted to create an atmosphere where both the prob- lems which are common to high school students everywhere could be discussed freely. Noon forums were held nearly every Monday. Both at the forums and in the advi- sory seminars, everything from the value of student government to the war in Vietnam were discussed with vehement interest as a new dimen- sion was added to Paly’s everyday life. Student Body President— Bill Reinhardt Commissioner of Social Activities Cherie Stewart Commissioner of Public Welfare Tim Noonan Commissioner of Girls’ Athletics Barbara Haxo Commissioner of Boys’ Athletics Steve Wing Commissioner of Girls’ activities Chris Abbott Rally Commissioner Jill Ayer Commissioner of Publications Lindsey Judy Commissioner of Finance Bill Neikirk Commissioner's Secretary Kathy Weinberger ABOVE (LTO R): Bill Neikirk. Chris Abbott (hidden). BELOW (L TO R): Chris Carey. Lindsey Judy. Bill Reinhardt.

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BOTTOM: Mark Miranda supervises back- stage as Margaret Stone captivates the audi- ence. BOTTOM RIGHT: Tran Hong Thi Exchange Assembly — page 25 EXCHANGE ASSEMBLY On September 27, delegates from around the world met together on the auditorium stage. The Exchange Assembly introduced to Paly Ameri- can Field Service student Bernhard Bulling and International Christian Youth Exchange student Jurgen Amman from Germany and AFSer Tran Flong Thi from Viet Nam. Mar- garet Stone, dressed in a colorful kimono, transported us, with her slides and reminisces, to her sum- mer’s stay in Japan. We shared in spirit the sunny gaity of Mexico with Oaxacan travelers Sylvia Rios, Mary Wolfrom, Holly Bell, Kathy Duggan, and David Wiebenson. The U. S. was also represented by Boys’ and Girls’ Staters Skip Justman and Kathy Weinberger. When the curtain closed and the lights came on, the Paly students carried with them a new understanding of foreign peo- ples and their customs.

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Chris Carey, Jill Ayer, Mark Cohen, Bill Reinhardt, Barbara Haxo, Cherie Stewart, Tim Noonan. Kathy Weinberger. BELOW (L TO R): Chris Abbott, Jill Ayer, Mark Cohen, Tim Noonan