Sewanhaka High School - Totem Yearbook (Floral Park, NY)

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Hear Yel Hear Ye! The STudenT CourT of Sewanhaka High School is now in session. All Those having business wiTh This courT lease come forward and make Themselves heard. The honorable Jo'Ann Jehl presiding. Please STand. Each Wednesday aTTernoon in STudy Hall H, we may hfear This familiar declaraTion made by The CourT ATTendanT and see The STudenT CourT in Tull swing as iT meeTs To consider new cases and help mainTain discipline ThroughouT The school. AlThough The courT's main purpose is Tor The ad- monishymenT of wrongdoers, iT rnusT also be poinTed ouT ThaT any sTudenT or sTudenT organizaTion may use The CourT To proTecT Their righTs under The laws as seT down by The STudenT Council. FurThermore The CourT is an excellenT means oT Teaching Those who parTicipaTe in iTs acTiviTies someThing abouT sell: government Members of This Judicial DeparTmenT of The STudenT G-overnmenT are: Senior Judge, Jo'Ann Jehl: Junior Judges, Barbara Houghland and Hurley Mennear: DisTricT ATTorney and AssisTanT Louis HalbersTadT and RoberT Romerily Defense ATTor- neys, Harvey Breslin, Harry Schumann and Jane Gray: CourT ATTendanT, WalTer Sobeleslci: CourT Clerk and AssisTanTs, Dolly Crnauer, Mary Allen and Joan Reppa and PubliciTy, Marie Ross. The advisor is Mr. Harold WrighT. l i l l STUDENT COURT SCHENECTADY visiroizs

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fees we STUDENT COUNCIL lOFficers: John Giegerich. Herfha Juli, Richard Specker. Norma Allen, John Williams. LOWER HOUSE This year fhe Sfudenf Council has done many 'rhings ro help in keeping Sewanhalca's noiable name. One of 'rhese ihings was sludeni visilors who came down from a Scheneciady High School +o compare our form of sfudenf governmenf wiih iheirs. In reiurn our Council spem' February 28+h sfudying 'rhe governmenial form praciiced by ihe Noll Terrace Council. Anolher ouisfanding feaiure of 'fhe Council was i+'s frying To gel Sewanhalca's slu- denf governmenf inlo Life and Time magazine wriieups. The purpose oi fhe S+uden+ Council is fo conduci srudenl governmenf in Sewanhaka. I+ pariicipafes in and sponsors many acfiviiies. The successful Purple and Whiie Ball, Bazaar and S+udeni s Day are among Jrhese. The Council has iis meeiings every Monday in Sfudy Hall A. The officers are: Diclc Speclcer, Presideni: Norma Allen, Vice Presiclenit John Giegerich, Upper House Secreiary: Heiha Juli, Lower House Secreiary: and Jaclc Williams, Treas- urer. Mrs. Borges and Mr. Nordahl served as ad- visors +o 'rhe Council. Oppge fv ogy?

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+his year a represenlafive was senr To fhe Nalion ALPHA HI-Y The girls of Alpha l-li-Y have compleled The mos? successful year. They sponsored lhe Molher and Daughler Tea, a cake sale and joined IOO7, 'rhe Boos+er Club. The group also sold reireshmenfs al home foolloall games and 'rook an acfive par+ in Bundle Week. A+ Chrisrmas +ime lhey 'filled a large carlon wifh can goods and look il lo a needy family. Also al l-li-Y Convenlrion al Albany. Miss Bayer and Miss Grabowski were lhe able advisors of 'rhose aclivilies. This year's Presidenl' was Jeanefre Quick, Vice-Presidenfr, Mimi Dougherlyz Secre- lary. Doris Wicks and Treasurer, Arleen Applelon. KAPPA HI-Y Wifh officers Vida Ragine, Presidenl: Evelyn lLynl Applegilq Vice-Presidenl: Kalh- erine lKayl Vorback and Emma O'Brien, Secrelariesg l-lelen Aiosa, Treasurer and Dorolhy lDo'l'l Di Nifl as chaplain, Dappa has had a very aclive year. lf wen+ righi into fhe swing of lhings in The beginning of 'rhe year by holding ils annual Tea for Freshman girls and by helping in +he Bundle Week campaign, collecling old clolhes for poor people in 'rhe Kenlucky Moun+ains. When Chrislmas lime rolled around 'lhe girls cheered children in lhe orphanage wi+h gills 'rhey had broughl for fhem. The l-li-Y also sold Sewan- haka High School Sfafionery. Bur all has noi been work. The girls wenl' +o New York 'ro see a Broad- way play and also wen? fo a swim- ming parly in l'he l-lofel S+. George. A+ Their meelings +hey had guesl speakers. Their advisors lhis year are Miss Sniffen and Miss Moore. Q