Shawnee High School - Tecumseh Yearbook (Medford, NJ)

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Christmas Show sl Q SAC - Students Actively Concerned Caring, helping, and sharing are what SAC is all about. It is Shawnee's student organization de- signed to help in the community. Variety shows run by the students, organized by the students, and performed by the students are a way to help the handicapped and elderly make life a little ea- sier. The music of the performers helps a little girl with cerebral palsy clap her hands. It makes a lonely old man tap his foot for the first time in a long time. SAC is a highly respected group in the commu- nity. People know that this group of teenagers is out to help, not to hinder, and help they do. All through the school year SAC visits special places to help a small handicapped child cope and to give the elderly people the respect and gratitude to which they are entitled. SAC is a good experience for any member of Shawnee who would like to be involved in the community. Officers of 1982-83 Advisor - Sparkle Organizers - Colleen Hughes, Mary Ann Allen Project Committee - Romy Burkus, Michelle Drummond

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SAC Sitting QL to Ri Shawn Vena, Kathy Kartschoke, Viola Cupsie, Kathy Richards, Allison Young, Mary Ann Allen, Romy Burkis, Sandra Schiek, Michelle Drummond, Karen Kuger, Kathie MacDonald, Betsy Aubrecht, Cheryl Perry. Standing CL to RD Terry Foulke, Karen Drysdale, George Gray, Robert Elderkin, Bill Fink, Kevin Murphy, Ann Gaffney, Dave Horner, Coleen Conlon, Kathy Davey, Sue Ingerman, Janet Martinsky, Colleen Hughes. Missing - Laura Fry, Meg Johnson, Allison Turner, Kim Williams, John Radwell, and Mrs. Newman, Advisor. Community Service Volunteers are students who want to become active members of the community by giving their time to help others. Shawnee volunteers gain skills and self-confidence by reaching out to help others in the community. Students Actively Concerned KSACJ is a community service group that helps those of less fortunate lifestyles. They perform variety shows for the mentally and physically handicapped as well as for the elderly. SAC of Shawnee is a highly respected group in the community. It is known around the county for the fine work of its members. COMMUNITY SERVICE VOLUNTEERS Sitting - Barbara Lennox, Stacey Weisner, Pat Gorman, Elissa Amodeo, Kelly Ann Law. Missing - Mrs. Newman, Advisor. SAC And Community Service i P

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Child Care Studying children by observing them in our classroom is one of the favorite activities of the Child Care classes at Shawnee. Infants, toddlers, and preschoolers have been the objects of our curiosity and interest, and observing them in action makes the classroom a living laboratory. Former students, some of our teacher Mr. and Mrs. G. Williams, Mr. and Mrs. R. Pullen, Mrs. Dougherty, Mrs. Columbo, Mrs. Cappsl, and some of our classroom students have shared with us their own children or those of relatives and friends. Our study of these children involves several objectives: to recognize the predictable stages of child growth, to understand the relationship of these stages to other growth patterns, and to plan experiences which will stimulate new learnings. At the same time our students are developing greater powers of observation and new insights into their own development as well as preparing for future roles in parenting or related careers. The parents are invited to discuss the care areas with us, and they allow us to observe their infants in action as the students form a circle around them to watch and to interact. It is easier to remember in the mouth stage when we can relate it to a particular child. Eventually, after learning about developement to age six, the students plan for and carry out a mini-playschool for toddlers and preschoolers whom they invite through their own contacts. The sessions might be for two to three periods, three or more days a week for up to six weeks. The Family Living Room furniture is rearranged and the room is transformed into a child's world of small chairs, tables, toys, and games. Students prepare the area and the activity schedule, initiate the activities, handle the children individually and collectively, observe them and report on their observations. Students become teachers which allows them a new role of responsibility, and for some, new insights into their own preparedness for the adult model. For most, it is the pause in the day's occupation which could be known as the Children's Hourn because for this time period, it allows each student to rekindle a bit of the child she f he once was and to enjoy learning in a totally fun way. 196