South High School - Sohian Yearbook (West Mifflin, PA)

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Awards Assembly Honors Scholars and Athletes. Lieutenant Hallam, U.S.N. congratulates Scott Burd after he re- ceived his appointment to the Naval Academy. Mr. DeRosa passes letters and certificates to Perry Tiberio, Paul Kelly, Terry Widel, and Mike Garafalo tor their achievements on the basketball team. s l l , Mr. Frank Napier gives Vincent Dimsa an award from the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science. Mr. Mervos awards Terry Widel and Scott Mullen their letters.

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Senator Staisey Addresses Honor Society Assemblage. Bottom row: Lou Ann Luther, Jay Andres, Barbara Walker, Row two: Walt Ayers, Debbie Polutnik, Patti Kubit, Jody Welch, Row three: Martin Getty, Susan Talaga, Sharon Smith, Marie Shoff, Chris Skerlec. Top row: Barbara Waszczak, Don Lynch, John McCue, Tom Hollenbeck, Russell Verbanec Sue Talaga signs her name to the Honor Society register and formally becomes a member of the group. Senator Leonard Staisey addresses the Honor Society and the assembled students, teachers, and parents. The four outstanding qualities of a National Honor Society member are citizenship, service, leadership, and scholarship. Each year the fac- ulty at South meets to choose a certain few per- sons, who in their opinions, excel in all of the four mentioned qualities. Prospective members are selected from the students who have a B average or better. The faculty then reduces the list by reviewing the students' records. The final selections are made by a committee of faculty members. Both academic achievement and ac- tivities in and out of school are considered in choosing the members. This year's members were announced at a special assembly of the entire student body and faculty. Lou Ann Luther inducted the new mem- bers. Speeches included those by this year's offi- cers dealing with the four virtues necessary for membership. The guest speaker was State Sena- tor Leonard Staisey, who congratulated the new initiates and advised the entire student body of the necessity to attain and practice the virtues if they wish to succeed in life.

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PWN f-M Seated: Jeannie Brent, Marie Shoft, Jay Andres Standing: Russell Verbanec, Susan Talaga, Scott Burd Seated: Jay Andres, Janet Freudenrich, Barbara Waszczak Standing: Russell Verbanec, Vincent Dimsa, Rick Ennis, John McCue ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS JAY ANDRES ----------------- Bucknell . . ............ VV 8, J TONY BLASKO --------- Georgia Southern JEAN BRENT ------ Lebanon Women's Club SCOTT BURD ---.---- U.S. Naval Academy ANDREA CHRISTIAN --------- M ount Mercy TOM SCHELAT -----------' Carnegie Tech SUSAN TALAGA - - -Lebanon Women's Club MARIE SHOFF ------'- W.M.E.A. - F.T.A. RUSS VERBANEC .................. pm BARBARA WALKER . . i - - -Grove City KATHY PILLAR ----- ------- K eystone Junior College AWARDS Lions Club Awards JAY ANDRES RUSSELL VERBANEC Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science VINCENT DIMSA RICK ENNIS JANET FREUDENRICH JOHN MCCUE BARBARA WASZCZAK John Philip Sousa Award RUSSELL VERBANEC