St Agnes Academic High School - Agnesene Yearbook (Flushing, NY)

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M, ,, We! 'W . tudent ervice eague Sister Agnes Eugene gives Lucille Brink, Lorraine McKenna, Patricia Mulry, Judith Grosso and Frances Farco last minute instructions for ushering the Vocation Rally. Color Guard for Assemblies: Catherine Miller, Jerome Bonser and Vita Marie Toscano. Among the unsung workers of Saint Agnes is a very active and important organization, the Student Service League. One can find its mem- bers ushering at assemblies, running errands for Sister Henry Ioseph at the office and bravely executing their duty in the corridors. Members also offered their services for the Vocation Rally and College Day. Carole Garibaldi distributes arm bands, the badge Hurley, Rear: Lynn Hartmann, Diane Minogue, of a Student Service League member, to June Karen Dunne, Virginia McCann, and Karen Reilly. Quinn, Marjorie McCormick, Ellen Kipp, Barbara

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Red, Cross The American junior Red ' Cross is only a small segment of the International Bed Cross. However, the Iunior Red Cross has done more than its share in fostering international friend- ship. This year our chapter sent volunteer workers to the Min- eola Blood Bank. There were Student Board of the Bed Cross make a scrapbook for the underpriviledged children of Viet Nam: Anne Hayden, Barbara Hans, Valerie Vopat, Helen Titus and Ann Campbell. gift packages assembled for dis- abled veterans. Under the direction of Sister Imeldine, a scrapbook on Ameri- can life was sent to a girl's school in Viet Nam. Two thank-youv letters were re- ceived from two girls in Viet Nam, one eight, the other, six- teen. The eight year old writes, Kindness of you very 'mice'. We love American Red Cross peoplesf, Due to the efforts of the Jun- ior,Red Cross, hospitalized chil- Sister Imeldine shows Mary Ellen Farrell, Mary jane Meyers, Barbara Pellegrino, fstandi Rosemarie Ferri, Mary Wagner, Margaret Farrell, Carol Lee, Patricia Chlystun, Val4 Vopat and Karen Dunne the art of making bean bags for hospitalized children. dren have received packages containing soap, tooth paste and towels. Each month, a volun- teer member bakes cookies and cakes to be sent to orphans and Veterans. Despite all that is being done, the Red Cross never says uno. It always extends a helping hand to those members of the armed forces in foreign lands. Although the junior Red Cross does only a small part of the work, each good act promotes a little more mutual friendliness Lynn Hartmann, Barbara Pellegrino, Karen Dunne, Mary Wagner, Catherine Whitney, and understanding with Qther Kathleen Lesko, Lorraine McKenna and Valerie Broderick fix packages to be sent to a veterans hospital. a peoples and other nations. 54

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Sister Richard, Carole Garibaldi, Patricia Scanlin and jean Wilson conduct a group discussion on vocations on Catholic Youth Day at Brentwood. peec an Debate While Kathleen McGovern is cross ques- tioning Martha Brindley, Peter Hess has the attention of Elissa Milone, Eileen Sorley, Flanagan. A club which helps its members develop a sense of poise and confidence when speaking, is the description which members give to the Speech and Debate Club. Its purpose is to help student members to defend their opinions and do it in a mature Way. Sister Richard, its moderator, gives more than ample time to those under her supervision. Sixty- one students have attained membership in the Na- tional and Catholic Forensic Leagues, and have ac- cumulated 117 advanced degrees in the course of the clubis existence. A majority of the members of the club, who have been graduated, have gone on to college speech work with outstanding success. Mary McGovern points out important speech items to Ianet Porter, Patricia Scanlin, Dorothy Tanck, jean Wilson, Carole Garibaldi, Frances Murray and Kath- leen O'Rourke. V Lynn Serviss, John Paradine and William