South Brunswick High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Monmouth Junction, NJ)

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5 .f :K Q MODEL CONGRESS Model Congress was formed in 1982 by its advisor Marcia Blair. This year the club has sixteen members. The officers are jason Rhodes, jeff Lehrer, lon Zimmerman, and RonWeisenberg. This year the club debated issues such as terrorism, abortion, legalizing marijuana, constitutional revision, and gun control. The members have attended Model Congress last March and are hoping to join the junior State in the fall of 1986

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French Honor Society The French Honor Society is an organization designed to stimulate in- terest and enthusiasm for the French culture and civilization. The students must hold an A- average in French and a B average in every other class. They must also be in French Ill. F.H.S. meetings are held on the third Tues- day of every month. The club writes their own newsletter called La Lien Francais fthe French connectionl, and they are going to see Cyrano de Bergerac . 188 Spanish Honor Society Mrs. Ruffner, the advisor of the Spanish Honor Society, was proud to welcome twelve new members to the club this year. To be a member of S.H.S you have to be a junior or a senior with an A- or higher in Spanish, and a B average in all other classes. The S.H.S. praises students for their achievements in foriegn language, and designed to enrich appreciation of Spanish history and culture. The club has already attended a perfor- mance of Evita , a musical that tells the story of Eva Peron of Argentina. The honor society gives their members the respect they deserve for their outstanding achievements. fi ? f -'X .. . Qs. sf?S?4i National Honor Society The National Honor Society is a na- tional organization. This year the ad- visor is Mr. Paul Sears. The qualities of the people selected are leadership, character, and service. A member must maintain a 5.7 average. The services the members must pro- vide are tutoring and providing scholarships. This year's induction ceremony was held on Thursday, December 6. This year they held a candy cane sale. Half of the money went in the scholarship fund and the other half went to the needy. In the spring, NHS held a volleyball marathon for their scholarship fund. In addition, they annually attend the CROP walk. ln their spare time they get together and celebrate their achievements.

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Mr. Cooke, Patrick Markham, Ron Weisenberg, Hong Cheng, josephine Lai, Saurabh Patel, Marta De Bari, jon Zimmerman, jill Duchnowski, Albert Lu, Krishnan Amantharaman, jeff Lehrer, Hanan Harchol, Mr. Caffery tstandingj Neelay Vaidya tCaptainj, Scott Grove, Rakesh Shah tKneelingj Alpha Theta Mu Alpha Theta is the National Highschool and junior college Math Club. It is formed to ex- pand the students interest in mathematics at a higher level, to develop sound scholarship in the subject, and to promote enjoyment of mathematics in the students. The club's ac- tivities include student speakers on math-related topics, speakers from various industries, and the annual banquet and induction ceremony. Math Team The Math Team's purpose is to stimulate the mathematical interest of the student participants by competing on an interscholastic level. Our math team competes in two different leagues. There are several Central jersey Math League contests held at different schools in Middlesex and Somerset counties along with several New jersey Math League contests and one Statewide contest sponsored by the Association of Math Teachers of New jersey. The team's success reflects the quality of the math department as well as the capability and calibur of the students. ii Patrick Markam works vigerously to finish his test for the math contest Mr. Cooketadvisorj, Neelay Vaidya, Tim Kasziba, Scott Grove, Doug Craig, Dave Bianchi, Mr. Cafferyfadvisorj, tback rowjg Dawn Williams-johnson, Chris Chen, janet Wang, Karen Fernandez, Diane Ha ue, Rakesh Shah, imiddle rowjg OFFICERS: jamie McGuigan'President, Tina Norris- 0 SecretaryfgTreasurer, Steve Yaros'Vice President tfront rowjp not pictured: Scott Malinowski