St Marys High School - Sceptre Yearbook (South Amboy, NJ)

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With a new conquest in sight, Harold Smith, Thomas O’Brien, William Sullivan, and Kent Fleming try their hand at extemporaneous speaking. to follow in His footsteps Sharon Batruk and Annette Paczkowski time Veronica Vail as she delivers her original speech. Yvonne Steiner hands Catherine Harnett the chalk while John McDonough and Michael Leppig wait to sign up for the humorous in- terpretation contest. Patricia Hartle helps Margaret Howarth cut a speech to its proper length as Susan Tibbitt and Nancy O’Donnell pick out their next speech. Forensic President ................................... Kent Fleming Vice-president .............................Joseph Bulman Recording Secretary ................. Roberta Christensen Corresponding Secretary ............. Annette Paczkowski The purpose of the forensic club is to bring to its members facility and poise in the art of public speaking. With earnest preparation and eager participation, the students compete in the various functions of the club. These activities include original oratory, oratorical declama- tion, extemporaneous speaking, dramatics, poetry, and debate. The participants are given the opportunity of making the acquaintance of students having similar interests from outside schools. This experience is both enjoyable and profitable. Theodore Janas, Suzanne Schachcl and Roberta Christen- sen hold their audience captivated as they display their dramatic ability.

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National Honor Society President ................ Maureen McGuigan Vice-president ..............Robert Suminski Secretary ................... Mary Lasiewicki Treasurer .................... Sharon Batruk The National Honor Society, whose Marian Chap- ter was established in Saint Mary’s High School, is a group whose academic achievement marks them as outstanding scholars and leaders in scholastic life. Members must be exceptional in scholarship, char- acter, leadership, and service. A continuing project of the Honor Society is the book store, an enterprise which encourages good read- ing among all the students of the school. She encourages us Elena Leone and Mary Lasiewicki read over notes as William Tibbitt receives his honor pin from Maureen McGuigan. Robert Sumin- ski shows Claire Wisniewski where to wear her Honor Society emblem. Elena Leone and Maureen McGuigan, Honor Society National Honor Society member, Sharon Batruk, proudly attaches her Honor Society emblem to her jacket as Mary Louise Nemeth and Carol Sanecki, who also received Honor Society emblems, look on. representatives, deliver paperback books to an English c|ass Regina Kelly, Christine Perlowski, Anthony Sturniolo, Dolores Lasko, Kathleen Margaretta, and George Kolchak select books for retreat reading at the SMH book store.

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The Crown News Editors ........................... Gloria Skowronski Maureen Zegan Literary Editors ..................................... Joan Kerwin Catherine Frunzi Feature Editors .............................. Mary Coan Andrea Sedlak Sports Editors.........................Frederick Jackiewicz Robert Wisniewski Photography .............................. Martin Ruszala Stanley Paczkowski The Crown aims to present the news of Saint Mary’s High School clearly and accurately. The editorial page, the Eagle mouthpiece, endeavors to instill Christian ideals in the hearts of Maryites; the feature and sports articles bring enjoyment to all. In former years staff duties have been entrusted to the senior Quill and Scroll members. However, the 1962 February issue of the Crown has initiated the junior journalists in managing the paper: thus allowing the senior SMHers to compile Saint Mary’s first yearbook — The Sceptre. and sanctify ourselves, Stanley Paczkowski and Martin Ruszala, Crown photographers, set up their equipment in prepa- ration for taking another picture. Gloria Skowronski, Robert Wisniewski, Freder- ick Jackiewicz, Catherine Frunzi, Andrea Sed- lak, Mary Coan, Maureen Zegan and Joan Kerwin, the junior staff of the Crown, look over the December issue. Maureen McGuigan, Sharon Batruk, Christine Pcrlow- ski. Claire Wisniewski, Annette Paczkowski, Mary Louise Nemeth, William Tibbitt, and Joseph Jankowski, the senior staff of the Crown, discuss the latest isssue. Carol Sanecki and Mary Louise Nemeth discuss the press conference at Villanova University. 24