St Thomas Aquinas High School - Insight Yearbook (Edison, NJ)

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SENIOR HMRM. REPS.-L. To R. C. Simone, L. Lempicki, D. Ross, M. McGrath, E. O'Connor, L. McKechnie STUDENT COUNCIL OFFICERS-L. To R. K. Jacobi-Sophomore Sec.-Treas., M. Kelleman-Student Rights 8c Responsibilities, C. Kirk-Assembly, J. Piekarski-Freshman Pres., K. Visco-Social, J. McCormac-Academics, E. Banko-Publicity, C. Powers-Freshnean Sec.-Treas., J. Jacobi-Athletics, L. Comollo-Junior Pres., K. Molloy-Junior Sec.-Treas. Mr. Kochanski and Mr. Wolfthal 108 STUDENT COUNCIL Student Council Senior Class President Terry Rodgers The year 1975 1976 saw a radical and effective change ln student government The traditional offices were discarded in favor of a new system instituted by a vote of the student body at the end of the school year 1974 1975 Under this system Terry Rodgers acted in the dual role ofSen1or Class and Student Government President Along with Mr Kochanski who served as both Senior Class and Student Government Moderator they kept a close eye on student ac t1v1t1es Barbara Perrmo was the Secretary Treasurer of both the Senlor Class and Council In addition to the elected Council officers all Class Presidents and Secretary Treasurers served the student body as a whole The new distribution of respons1b1l1t1es gave each class better repre sentatron With the add1t1on of moderators to assist all the elected officers the council also benefitted from the guidance and talents of more faculty members Mr Kochanski expresses his belief m the new format by saying I believe that the student body will be more unified by having the individual power of the classes increased giving each class an equal representation ln the Student Councll system REFLECTS CHANGE