Stuyvesant High School - Indicator Yearbook (New York, NY)

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Seekers The Seekers Club is composed of students interested in learn- ing about each other and ex- ploring the Christian religion. Joy Eng, the student organizer of the club, expressed it as be- ing a place people can discuss the Bible and other related lit- erature. They exchange many ideas and find both academic and moral support. The Seek- ers Club is an active organiza- tion which holds lively discus- sions on Christianity of yester- day, today and tomorrow. In addition, the members sing songs and go on outings. Mr. Wright is the faculty advisor of the Seekers Club. tliiif FRONT ROW: Susan Chan, Mary Szto, Tommy Lee, Elizabeth Baez, Henry Wu, SEC- OND ROW: Kenny Ong, Nan Daniels, Marie Desrosiers, Donna Hoo, Dinah Tang, THIRD ROW: Morgan Driscoll, Carolyn Springer, Alice Yih, Roseanne Hoo, Joy Eng, Cathy Watson, Glenda Forde, BACK ROW: Marianne DeSimone, David Lowe, Mr. Wright. Ukranian Club The Ukranian Club has been meeting ap- proximately seven years, and Mr. Hen- dricks is its advisor. The club's main pur- pose is to make Stuyvesantians aware of Ukranians and their Culture and contri- butions to America. Ukranians are not Russians and they want people to be aware of the fact that their culture and language is very differ- ent from that of Russia. In order to achieve their purpose and gain identifica- tion, the Ukranian Club has participated in various events such as International Night, The Ukranian Festival, and the celebration of the U.S. Bicentennial. F L ti-TC , WWW . ,u ...,.. ,.., . , FRONT ROW- Peter Mychajliw, Nadine Saliwon, George Stepaniuk, Anna Lozowif. BACK ROW- Irena Borys, George Boychuk, Orleh Pich, Sonia Panchyshyn, Mr. Hendricks.

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Black Students League Oriental Club . Q? f l ,,,. ,.,, , ' r f f '1 'u -.. .,.. The Black Students' League is an organization catering to the Black and Hispanic students of Stuyvesant. Originally started as the Afro-American Society in 1968, the club flourished un- der the supervision of Mrs. Olga Cooke. Many years later the name was changed to U.N- .I.K.U.K.U., which is an acro- nym derived from the seven principles of blackness fNguzo Sabaj: Umoja, Nia, Kujijagu- lia, Imani, Ujima, Kuum- ' baand, Ujamaa. The main pur- pose of the club is to promote y the unity, understanding, and l self respect of Black and His- panic students. In 1975 the name of the club was changed to the Black Students' League. The Oriental Club is one of the many ethnic clubs at Stuyvesant. The club holds weekly meetings to discuss cultural and social aspects of Oriental life. The club sponsors a number of group outings which help to make the students aware of the many oriental customs and arts. The club has often organized outings with other Asian and Oriental groups throughout the New York City area. Each year the club forms a coed basketball team which com- petes with other Oriental club teams in the city.

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, ' 'T Y7'f1F ,J . ,ha X , ..f- fb f'71 N. Zionist Youth The newly formed Zionist Youth Club is open to both Jewish and non-Jewish stu- dents. Members of the club are exposed to the Jewish heritage, history, customs and laws. The importance of the State of Israel as a Jewish state and a homeland for all Jews is emphasized. The club schedules lectures, group discussions and , trips throughout the year. Hopefully, the 'ff club will continue to flourish in the years V? to come. FRONT ROW: Richie Klein, Roger Mark, Steve Friedman, Andy Kuritzkesg SECOND ROW: Ilene Chenese, Abbey Rosen, Jay Mendelson, Ted Shaeffer, Stephanie Montagrueg BACK ROW: Jodi Weiss, Elaine Safran. Sports Advisory Council Stuyvesant's Sports Advisory Council was started in 1976 by Mr. Michael Moscowitz, who is chairman of the Physical Education Department. Its members consist of the varsity teams' captains and Mr. Moscowitz. Monthly meetings are held to discuss ways to build up the athletic program, plan various schoolwide events, organize school athletic func- tions, and to strengthen school spirit. This year, the council has attempted to raise funds for the school athletic pro- gram. Season sports passes were sold and juice machines were installed in the locker rooms. The council has been very successful in its endeav- ors. FRONT ROW: Steve Savvides, Ann Chmielewski, Vietta Johnson, Lisa Hirschhorn, Scott Porter, Jeff Levinson: SECOND ROW: Stewart Glickman, Owen Thompson, Robert Tschudi, Michael Moscowitz, Advisor, BACK ROW: Denise Whitman, Mary Ann Griss, Lucien White.