Portland High School - Gypsy Yearbook (Portland, CT)

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Student Council As one of the most important organizations in the school, the Student Council has had numerous responsibilities. They have taken over the duties of preparing noon-lunches, supervising noon activities, sponsoring Friday night socials and the Victory Dance at the conclusion of the basketball season, as well as conducting the Christmas Seal Drive, the Infantile Paralysis Drive, and the Athletic Association Drive. Recently, a clean-up campaign was inaugurated during which the violators were tried and duly punished. The task of pre- senting the school with a service Hag honoring all Portland High School Alumni now in the United States forces has also been undertaken by the group. All of these activities have been conducted with remarkable success and much credit is due the members of the Council for the work they have achieved. 6 Scrap Drive A Scrap Drive sponsored by the Student Council was conducted under the leadership of Stuart johnson assisted by Doris Ahlberg, Walter johnson, Charles Larson, Ernest Peterson, and Arline Hale. Mr. Goodrich acted as faculty ad- visor. Almost everyone in the school system participated in this campaign which netted approximately 210,000 pounds of scrap. More than five hundred dollars was raised, most of which was donated to the Red Cross, the U. S. O. and to the local dinner fund for men entering the service. The remainder of the money is to be used for the presentation of an assembly for the students of the four schools.