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

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EPSILON HI-Y Epsilon l-li-Y has done a fine piece of work 'rhis pasf year in connecfion wifh +he counlry's an- nual Tuberculosis Campaign. The members did much fo publicize fhe greaf need for money in carry- ing on 'fhis work by making speeches and giving shorf falks in various parfs of our disfricf. The splendid work done fhis pasf year, is an excellenf example of fha Hi-Y's purpose fo promofe cilizenship in fhe school and in fhe communify. The officers were: Roberi' McQueen, President Charles Koechling, Vice-President Donald Zaun, Secrefaryq and Larry Sfransky, Treasurer. Their advisor was Mr. Nelson. THETA HI-Y Thefa l-li-Y has parlicipafed in many evenrs during fhe pasf year. One of Them was fo Take an acfive par? in bundle week. They senf a delegafe fo fhe sfafe l-li-Y Conven+ion af Albany and also senf a represenfafive fo fhe Nassau Airea l-li-Y Coun- cil. They also sponsored fhe March of Dimes Drive. The advisor, Mr. Brooks, along wifh fhe club officers did a good job. The officers were: Presidenf, Roberf Brugo: Vice-Presiclenr, Frank Buchanan: Secrefary, Jerry Smifh: Treasurer, Norman Lind. The purpose of Thefa l-li-Y is fo . .. promofe general friendship among all sfudenfs, 'ro furfher help fhe inferesr of sludenfs for our school and communiiy, and fo creaie and +ian characfer, conclucf and serv- ice in The school and communify. mainfain a high sfandard of Chris-

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OMEGA HI-Y Omega l-li-Y, wiTh Mrs. Marion T-laeberle and Miss Lucille BriTT as The advisors, has kepT iTselT busy all year. Jean Donohue was The very vivacious PresidenT, Gladys Johnson The Vice-President Barbara l-loughland and Joan Bayliss Re- cording and Corresponding Secre- Taries, respecTively, and Joan Del Aguila, Treasurer. Omega Hi-Y sponsored a successful Freshman when cloThing was broughT in Tor The needy. The girls sold popcorn aT all home TooTball games. During The winTer They wenT To see Up ln CenTral Park aT which all enioyed Themselves. ln March, The girls sponsored Their annual MoTher and DaughTer Tea. The purpose oT Omega l-li-Y is To be of service To The school and To promoTe friendship, good-will and Tea in OcTober. IT helped during Bundle Week ChrisTianiTy. ' BETA HI-Y This one of The eighT T-li-Ys in school had many acTiviTies This year. lT gave boT-h a Freshman Tea and a MoTher and DaughTer Tea Tor members and Their moThers. IT sponsored The annual Hobo Dance wiTh a boy's T-li-Y. The BeTa girls also were very paTrioTic, and helped wiTh War STamp sales. IT, like many clubs, had a ChrisTmas ParTy. The TheaTre Trip and especially The annual Tashion show was someThing To rave about The purpose oT This very acTive club is To be oT service To The school and communiTy: To develop characTer and promoTe ideals of good living. The ad- visors oT BeTa are Mrs. Neal and Mrs. Gibbons. PresidenT was Mari- , i ll, fr. . J- J' 2 ll l , Qs ii fl lyn Erb: Vice-PresidenT, Cornelia Koecher: SecreTaries, Brucine BeiThs and RuTh Lane and iTs Treasurer is PaTricia DalTon.

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I6 FRENCH CLUB So you wish lo undersland French conversalion, and cusloms and habils ol lhe French people. If you are a French sludenl, you may realize your ambilion by joining L'Orillamme, Sewanhaka's French Club. Here under lhe di- reclion ol Miss Helen Kleleker, and Julia Mockawelch, Presidenl: Florence l-lollman, Vice-Presidenlg Brucine Beilh, Secrelary, and Ca- milla Dougherly, Treasurer, you may speak French lo your hearl's conlenl. Each Spring'lhe Club enjoys a lrip lo New York where il has lypical almosphere lor lhe members, eal al a French Reslauranl and see a French movie. As a conlribulion lo humanily each year, lhe club sends gills lo lhe orphans al Chrislmas lime. ' Lasl bul nol leasl, in orden lo supplemenl ils lunds, L'Orillamrne has a cake sale, a boolh al lhe Sludenl Council Bazaar each spring, and as a lradilion ol lhe club, every year on March Isl, lhe members sell Lilies ol lhe Valley, LOS AMIGOS Al Sewanhaka lhere are lwo Spanish clubs, Los Amigos land Companeros. They are lwo separale clubs and should nol be conlused. Los Amigos is lhe lirsl year Spanish Club. ll is open lo all lirsl year Spanish slu- denls who are inleresled and helps lo promole friendship belween all beginning Spanish sludenls. This year lhe club was advised by Mrs. Gilberl who lried lo make lhe language and lhe people speaking il more inleresling and beller underslood by lhe club members. Nexl year lhis year's Los M ,,c, Amigos members will pass on lo lhe olher Spanish Club which is lor lhe more advanced sludenls.