St Paul High School - Paulian Yearbook (Owosso, MI)

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STUDENT COUNCIL The Student Council has just completed an- other year of promoting understanding, coopera- tion, and school spirit between the student body, the faculty, and the community. In addition to its regular duties, the Council also participates in several school projects., It sponsored the annual Student Council dance, magazine drive, and donkey basketball game. The Council purchased new curtains for the stage, pledged the American flag for the new Church, and prepared food baskets for underprivileged families. Through these various activities the St. Paul Student Council offers many opportunities to the student body. It provides for student participa- tion in many points of school government, it pro- motes better training in citizenship, character, and leadership, it fosters loyalty to the general policies of the school. Thwllgh fhCSC 11162115 the Student Council strives to prepare for American Democracy staunch Catholic citizens imbued with the principles of charity, justice, prudence, and fortitude, citizens truly schooled in the Catholic way of life. New stage curtains were the major project for this year's Council activities. Treasurer Leslie Renkey, secretary Rosemary Fischer, president Donald Beaudoin, and vice-president Patricia Pernish are dis- playing them to Mr. Riley, treasurer of the Home-School Council, which organization assisted the stu- dents in their purchase. Ci at

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,,f-JN' , With the solemn blessing of their class rings, the Veritas seal takes on a new meaning for the Seniors. Seriously they ponder their obligation of living the Truth and conveying it to othersg their obligation of loyalty to their Faith and to each other Father Whelan is shown blessing the ring of class president, Juniors and Seniors, Tom Ritter, Delores Miros, Patricia LaFave, Dick Law, and Jerry Soupal, prepare fc: the traditional Torch Night ceremony. Each year the Seniors give to the Juniors a glowing torch, re- presenting their loyalty to God, to their school, and to their country.

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K . S Frm, Mmm x iii IB , ar:- P0 SIE. as ' fl S V if vxxlf . 'cff'km'tf1' X ' 1 X al , swf , Wg 1 ' ,V . . 2.2 :wi ., i 'ia -has 5 if ' 11,2-i6'lf'lfr:.w' 5 . E l ,i Q5 S wi, ' ' I vs? .1 N. Student government means self-government, Captain Leslie Renlcey reminds his hall guards. They are left to right: Captain Renkey, President Donald Beaudoin, Dick Law, Jim McAvoy, Bob Strauss, Bob Twomley, Mike Welte, Steve Grinnell, Ray Kennedy. J ' v X s K, M s 37 Living the liturgy of the Church helps the students prepare them- selves to live better Catholic lives. Each day during Advent the liturgical wreath was lighted and the appropriate prayers said by the student body.