Seneca High School - Arrow Yearbook (Louisville, KY)

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Beta Club The Seneca Beta Club, largest in the nation, is evidence that Seneca students can and do excel in academic achieve- ment as well as athletics. As early as the beginning of the sophomore year, students maintaining a 3.2 grade average are eligible to become members of the Beta Club. Students are selected on the basis of character, achievement, and leadership. This year , the induction ceremony took place in December in the old gym. The officers and executive board mem- bers, in turn, lit the candles of Honesty, Justice, Service, Cooperation, Responsi- bility, Industriousness, Humility, and Charity. Each inductee was individually called forward to receive his Beta Club pin and membership card. Next, the sponsors, Mrs. Barnes and Mr. Francis, offered their congratulations to the induc- tees. Mr. McDowell addressed the group concerning the quality and responsibility of leadership. He advised them to keep up their morale under strong criticism . Every year, the Beta Club sponsors the Aurora, the school literary magazine, and the S-Book, a book describing the clubs and organizations of Seneca. Through these and other activities, the Beta Club of Seneca proves to be one of the school ' s major attributes. THE BETA CLUB EXECUTIVE BOARD AND OFFICERS: Lpt T- TO RIGHT: Secretary, Leigh Armstrong; Treasurer, Harryette Swi- tow; Vice-President, Kathy Azzara; and President, Doug Crutch- Beta Club sponsors, Mr. Francis and Mrs. Barnes, at the Beta Club induction.

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The 1970-71 president, Ray Davis speaks to the group. The first to be inducted: Martyne Anderson. Debbie Korfhage, escorted by Vice to the podium. On May 5, 1971, the entire junior class assembled in the old gym for the National Honor Society Induction. All eyes were focused on the N.H.S. officers as they took turns lighting the candles of Scholarship, Character, Leadership, and Service, the qualities in N.H.S. member must possess. As the eulogies were being read, many an anxious student felt his heart pounding and hoped the next name called would be his own. The National Honor Society is the highest academic accolade one can achieve at Seneca, but it is not just a prestige organization. This year ' s projects included a highly successful paper drive in cooperation with the Student Council. The N.H.S. Tutoring Program shows that the members ' main purpose is to help others. This year ' s officers did an ex- cellent job in planning the projects and reaching the main objectives of the Na- tional Honor Society. National Honor Society The 1971-72 N.H.S. officers are: Vice-President, Rob Mazzoli; Secretary, Lorene Moray; President, Jim Denny; Treasurer, Debbie Korfhage; and Tutoring Chairman, Kathy Azzara. Martha Tucker is selected as a member of the N.H.S.

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I ., . fj.i,M ■ . A new inductee receives her Beta Club pin and membership card. Induction Rick Furino lights the candle of Industrious- ness. BETA CLUB PLEDGE; I solemnly declare that I shall always hold fast to the principles of honesty: to endeavor constantly to maintain a creditable record: to cultivate in my life and conduct the principles of service and leader- ship. I further pledge myself to cooperate with the members of the National Beta Club in the promotion of a sense of individual responsi- bility to our school, community, State, and Nation: to make right the master of might; and to consecrate our comradeship to mutual helpfulness and to the betterment of our fellow students. Mr. McDowell speaks to the new m