Sidney High School - Trail Yearbook (Sidney, NE)

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I Free Education Three years ago the PTA started the tradition of holding Open House for the purpose of giving the parents an opportunity to witness the activities and study program of the school. The first two years the pro- gram consisted of 15 minute classes which the parents were invited to attend. This year something new was tried. With Jack King as master of ceremonies, the band, chorus, commercial department, the modern problems class, a mathematics group, and a boys' physical education class presented a varied program of interesting demonstra- tions. Mrs. ,lesse King, a parent at Open House, is interested in the in- fomation favlf King, master of ceremonies, is explaining. Mr. and Mrs. O'Conn0r decide to join them. fflbovej Demonstrating the use ofthe slide rule at Open House are Charles Brooks, Rod- ney Moore, Michael Monnich, Alice Wood, and Wes Berry. Above them is a large scale model of a slide rule.

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'rig Lucille meet with a Lessman, The cabinet ack Knu Koehn, Ken McMil1en, and Mr. Casey. Not pictured secretary of personnel- As part of his duties as secretary of interior, Jack King introduces the school assembly pro- grams. Lucille Koehn, secretary of activities, sells tickets to students, Bill Welsh and Dan Nellen. Marcella Lessman, secretary of personnel, Sgets plenty of experience filling out rejection ips 0 .U I I ,, r Cleaning the campus is a big job as Bob Mc- Kinney, Secretary of Agriculture Ken Mdlllillen, and George Hendricks can tell you. Pre ident' Cabinet A Primary Part Oi chool Go ernment Government is a basic part of the school program at Sidney High School - as it is neces- sary for any group to get along together. We are proud to have such a highly developed and effective system of government - that of the United States of America. As in the national government, we also have three branches. The executive branch is presided over by the presi- dent, who is the principal, and his chosen cabinet, which must pass the approval of the senate. The cabinet includes a secretary of state, who is in charge of relations with other schools, secretary of the treasury, charged with the school accounts, secretary of agricul- ture, for maintenance of the school grounds, secretary of interior, in charge of assemblies, secretary of activities, who takes care of the school calendar, and secretary of personnel, who supervises student relations. This branch enforces the laws and rules of Sidney High School in a democratic way. The legislative branch consists of the senate and the house of representatives. The senate, presided over by the vice-president, is com- posed of faculty members - each class electing one to represent them. The reason that the senate is made up of faculty is to offset the more radical house of representatives, which includes four students from each class. One from each of the four congressional districts in the individual classes. As in the national house of representatives, a speaker is elected from the party having the majority. This branch is responsible for many of the changes and im- provements that benefit the whole school. Completing the cycle is the judicial branch of the school government. We, too, have a supreme court - composed of the assistant superinten- dent, superintendent, and the school board. Their decision is final in all disputed matters that are brought to their consideration. -12-