Schreiber High School - Port Light Yearbook (Port Washington, NY)

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Circle Mr. William Merrill, Advisor Marylou Roper, Pres. Nancy Crowl, Sec. Marjorie Eckberg, Vice-pres. Kathy Quarck, Treas. Circle is the Port Washington High School chapter of the National Honor Society, the Phi Beta Kappa of high schools all over the coun- try. Membership in the Circle is considered one of the highest honors in the school. As a result, qualifications for membership are rather steep. To be a member, one must accumulate one hun- dred points, of which seventy-five, as a mini- mum, must be scholastic. The remaining points may be acquired by participation in various ex- tra-curricular activities. New members are initi- ated twice a year at an impressive ceremony where the candles of scholarship, leadership, service, and character, for which the Circle stands, are lighted. The only club in the school that has evening meetings, Circle meets the second Monday eve- ning of every month. After a short business meeting, the club spends the remaining time playing such intellectual games as brain fever and enjoying delicious refreshments. Among the activities of the Circle are the an- nual spring picnic and the presentation of a Circle cup at the end of the year to the student with the highest scholastic average for that year. The recipient has his name engraved on the large cup in our trophy case and is given a smaller cup of his own. Each year approximately ten Circle members compete for the National Honor Society scholar- ship. This year the ten who participated were Kathe Quarck, Marylou Roper, Nancy Crowl, Keith Bullard, Carole Dunnells, Joan Davidson, Priscilla Spaulding, John Wing, James Steuer, and Herman Jacobs. The Circle has thrived this year under the able leadership of Mr. Merrill, the faculty ad- visor, and its officers: Marylou Ropier, president; Marjorie Eckberg, vice-president; Nancy Crowl, secretary; and Kathe Quarck, treasurer. Eleanor Rugen

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