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

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Our Friends The PTA . . . ALTHOUGH PTA means Parents-Teachers' Associa- tion, progress, trust, and action would tit the letters equally well. Mrs. Henry Harmon led the group through a busy year of drives, parties, and open houses. This year their theme for the year was Know Your School and the members did all they could to make sure that everyone did just that. INSTEAD OF having one general open house, there were many, they opened the buildings one at a time, enabling parents to meet and spend more time with individual teachers. PTA SPONSORS the health program, scholarships, student services, recreation, juvenile protection, legislation projects, and also the Parent Education classes whose theme this year was, How Much Freedom Does A High School Student Need? OFFICERS were Mrs. Harmon, president, Mrs. E. G. Tussey, vice-president, Mrs. John Neal, second vice- president, Mrs. Ross K. Shaw, recording secretary, Mrs. Walter Heart, corresponding secretary, Mrs. Roy Harrington, treasurer, Mr. J. J. Wagoner, audi- tor, and Mrs. F. E. Brown, parliamentarian. llFllBf35'l'P iP.IA S ,ii . Sewmgf. ACCEPTING homeroom memberships from Bobbie Ross is PTA president, Mrs. Henry Harmon. PARTICIPATING in one of numerous PTA panel discussions are from left Mrs. Mildred Wood, New, Smaw, Sternberg, Casteneda, Mrs. L. Cowan, and Mrs. R. A. Hedges. l2lJ

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Boys' Federation FEDERATION officers meet to discuss plans for the second all-school follies. From left are John Etz, president, Vic- tor Duffy, vice-president, and Fred Sutter, secretary. They're Traditionally On The Ball THAT OLD SAYING, Jacks of all trades, masters of none becomes masters of all when it refers to Phoenix Union's Boys' Federation. This year they proved that boys can be just as active-well nearly as active-as are girls. Under the guidance of a new dean, R. E. McCullar, they promoted drives at Christmas and Easter, patroled the Cafeteria, and put up posters for a major portion of all school events. They were always ready to serve , . . FEDERATION CABINET-Standing from left are Gerard, San- chez, Matz, Patterson, Hurler, Rhineheart, Sunshine, Celaya, THEY CO-SPONSORED the successful All-School Follies and the Frontier Dance. But the major job of the Federation is to help needy boys get through school. Many of these boys still remember the joy they felt when handed a free English book, lunch pass, or bus ticket. BEST OF ALL, however, is the feeling of belong- ing these boys extend to every newcomer. Fulton, and Quintana. Seated are Mitchell. Sorenson, Duffy, Etz, Sutter, Mr. McCullar, and Kenny.

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THEY KEPT our school running. Left: Schofield Schwartz, head blue prints for the remodeling of the Administration Building of mwintenance for the whole system, and Don Walters go over Right: Fred Eckley sweeps out the Publications darkroom Behind The Scenes . . . SCHOOL DAYS become broom days it you're talking about Phoenix Union's standbys. Long after the students and faculty leave the campus, these hard working men and women remain to clean up after us. They cook, sweep, they dust erasers, they polish, they wash windows, and yet they love it, Why not? they'll ask you. Plenty of people would give a lot to remain in high school all their lifel Tl-lEY'LL TELL you they've seen many kids graduate from Phoenix Union and it really pleases them to see youngsters advancing in the world. Yes, these behind the scene workers teel as much a part of the school as anyone else does, and they shouldl GOOD FOOD is the keynote of these pictures. Left: Mrs. Ken- anniversary birthday cake tor sale. Right: Cafeteria helpers ncdy and Chef Joel Von Blomburg ready the special Follies enjoy delicious food they've iust prepared.