St Xavier High School - Xaverian Yearbook (Junction City, KS)

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UNITY THROUGH COOPERATION Gayle Larkin, Mike Teply, and Joyce Hopfner discuss Miss Chirveno's plans to speak at an assembly. The Student Council promotes un- derstanding between the faculty and students. The Student Court was put into action this year to help with the discipline of school affairs. They Open Student Council meeting brings closer union between students and faculty. sponsored fund drives for Christmas presents to send to alumni in Vietnam, to buy medicine for a cardiac patient, and collected eye glasses to be re- ground for the needy. XAVERIAN IN THE MAKING The Xaverian Staff spent long hours and many sleepless nights meeting the pressing deadlines. Yet all this work proved very rewarding as they look back upon the fond memories of another year at St. X. SEATED: Linda Flynn (assistant editor), Joyce Hopfner (editor), Kathy Corcoran, Tom Dixon, Mike Veltman, Bob Meseke, Bud Stepan. STANDING: Ingrid Bogan, Margaret Gray. 19

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Father Kaiser meets with officers to discuss future plans. FROM LEFT: Carol Devand (Vice Pres. ), Mike Manns (Pres. ), Gloria Gutierrez (Sec. ), Mike Teply (Treas. ), Father Kaiser. Students set out to become mature Christians. CATHOLIC LEISURE TIME The Christian Youth Organization aims at the leisure time of today's youth in the spiritual, physical, cul- tural, and social atmosphere. Our CYO tries to direct the Christian youth of today into all fields in an effort to find Christ. The local unit, under the supervision of Father Kaiser, attended the Diocesan rally, sponsored break- fasts after the Sunday masses, held monthly meetings and a day of Recol- lection, sponsored a trip to Starlight theatre in Kansas City and the Kansas City Chiefs' football game. The CYO also held a Christmas dance. CHORUS AND BAND DEVELOP TALENTS Chorus and Band offer an aesthetic challenge to all high school students to further their talents to a higher degree. Under the direction of Sr. Susanna they presented the annual Christmas and Spring concerts and attended vocal and band clinics. Chorus members rehearse for Christmas program. 18 Band practices diligently on half-time program dur- ing the basketball season.

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ONWARD WE MARCH TOGETHER The Pep Club, under the direction of Mrs. Francis Danko and Mrs. William Deppish, backed the mighty Rams through victory and defeat. This year the pep club organized the merit system and enjoyed such projects as making colorful posters and boosters, fight badges, taking busses to away games and having enthusiastic pep sections at home games, boosting the school spirit, sponsoring victory dances, and managing the Homecoming festivities. Teresa Gillen, Nance Meseke, and Pat Englert head the decorating committee for Homecoming. Our mascot, Mickey Larkin, prepare» for the big game. The Pep Club cheers the team on to victory while the cheerleaders greet the opponents the Florence Wildcats. 20