Seneca High School - Arrow Yearbook (Louisville, KY)

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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

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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 National Merit Semi-Finalists for 1972 are (from left) Alan Zukof, Linda Branyon, Mark A . Klein, Maggie Kimbel, and Paul Paskey. Jan McGavic is missing from the picture. National Merit Scholars Each year, in February, juniors have the opportunity to take the National Merit Scholarship Test. Those who take the exam- ination are tested on the knowledge they have of various high school subjects. Students with scores in the top one percent of the state be- come National Merit Semi-Finalists. The Semi-Finalists are later asked to outline their future educational plans. They are then interviewed by the companies sponsoring the scholarships. If a student is accepted by a company, he becomes a finalist. The semi-finalists this year are Alan Zukof, Linda Branyon, Mark A . Klein, Maggie Kimbel, Paul Paskey, and Jan McGav- ic. Students whose scores rank a few points lower than the semi- finalists ' , receive Letters of Commendation. The Letters of Commendation Winners this year are: Marsha Collins, Harry DeLoach, Frank Lilly, Mike McComas, and Bill Rubin. Pictured is Harry DeLoach, one of the Let- ters of Commendation winners.