Phoenix Union High School - Phoenician Yearbook (Phoenix, AZ)

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IT CAN'T BE said that Phoenix Union students are too involved in their own affairs to worry about the world at large. This year the school went all out to support national, state, and city-wide drives. Led by Shirley Phillips, Student Council's service chairman, everyone gave all he could to what ever drive was being pushed. First was the Crusade for Freedom. We went right over our goal. Then the Save The Children Cam- paign came along, and usable clothing poured in. Sweet Charity We're For It! PACKING the clothing for the Save The Children Drive are Dong, Walker, and Martino. In background are Marshall and Robins. For Red Feather we gave not only as individuals but also as groups. AT CHRISTMAS over 20 homerooms gave baskets to needy families. The Girls' Letter Club, Florence Nightingale Club, Senior Council, Sophomore Coun- cil, and Friendship Club also had Christmas pro- jects. In February we raised S300 for the March of Dimes, and the Tri-Y Teens collected magazines for the State Hospital. Later in the year we sent books to the prison at Florence. CHRISTMAS BASKETS donated by our students made many a poor family very happy. Left: Sorenson, Orcutt, Doss, Cognasi, and Hurler load a truck with the boxes. Right: Making sure that the right families get the right boxes are Reder, Blankenship, Corbin, and Henkins. U81

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Co-Cperation T OUR STUDENT BODY officers went Western for Rodeo Day. They're Marg- aret Gonzales, secretaryj George Sor- enson, vice-presidentj Jess Celaya, fat pianob, presidentg and Marlene Bellin- ger, representative-at-large. . . .To Promote Democratic Action STUDENT COUNCIL meets in a nominating convention to choose candidates for student body officers to serve in 1953-1954. 173

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Girls' eague Keeps Busy THOSE OLD piano roll blues! Girls' League offi- cers having fun from left are Jean Lee, treas urerg Sonya DeGraw, secretary, Aileen Pace, vice-president, and Margaret Blankenship, pres- ident. WHAT DOES A GIRL consider fun? You don't Know? Then you should participate in some Girls' League activities. Approximately 200 girls consider it a source of great pleasure to work on their class councils while the other l5OO girls enjoy participat- ing in every activity. CENTRAL COUNCIL consists of eight department heads and four council officers. The League gives each girl the chance to participate by sponsoring an activity suited to every taste. THIS CENTRAL Council governs the Girls' League. Seated from left are Seolas, Gilliland, Hatch, Kulinovich, Lee, DeGraw, Blankenship, Pace, Funston, Nakagawa, McGee, and Torres. AMONG THESE are Midnght and Roses, Every Girl's Dinner, Sweetheart Ball, the Mother-Daugh- ter Tea, Follies, the Maid ot Cotton Fashion Show, the Senior Style show, and participation in three state conventions and the Southern California-Arh zona meet in the autumn. SUCCESS OF THE League should be measured not by its activities but by the leadership it has de- veloped. The organization stacks up with any other having lasting qualities. Standing are Tussey, Martin, Altschul, Adamson, Ford, Evans, Johnson, Phillips, White, Prather, Pappas, Blanchard, Sharkey, Chavez, Miss Mateer, and Wilson. im