Valley Central High School - Viking Log Yearbook (Montgomery, NY)

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iv ,E l Magazine sale helps fund Juniors , ass Its still a good way to raise money lthough the freshman and soph- omore classes are limited in their fund-raising, the junior class has its magazine sale to raise money. Mrs. Lorraine Kittel, class advisor said, Hjuniors have used the magazine sale for at least twelve years, even before l became advisor. This sale was originally used to fund the Senior trip which has since been replaced by the Senior Dinner. Mrs. Kittel felt that this fund-raiser was the most efficient way to make money. Unlike some money-making schemes, Mthere are no losses. The Class of 1980 raised 84,831 this fall, clear profit. Mrs. Kittel was also pleased by the fact that complaints fof the merchan- disej are always at a minimumf, In an effort to encourage more jun- iors to participate, the Class of 1980 offered prizes and a lowered cost of prom tickets as incentives for juniors to sell magazines. According to Mrs. Kittel, ln order to make money, you have to spend money. The juniors set their goal at selling 312,000 worth of subscriptions, of which the class would receive forty percent, but they didn't make it. There was a great deal of speculation as to why not, but it came down to the fact that there wasn't enough interest in Hsellingf' Not all juniors cared to help their class by selling magazines. When one junior was asked why he didn't sell them, he replied, i'VVhy should I? Another problem was that people weren't interested in buying maga- zines. jeanne Bond said, Magazines are too expensive. I don't think every junior class should have to sell maga- zines. There are other ways of raising moneyf' Bill Vandermark disagreed. He thought that selling the magazines was the most profitable way to raise mon- ey. He said, 'iPeople support us. Everybody will buy magazines 'cuz they know it's for the classf' Although the juniors didn't reach their goal, their vice-president, jim Fogg, didn't think that the class could've raised more money doing something else. He supported the magazine sale and said, 'ilt's still a good way to raise money. A 84,831 clear profit on selling magazines is better than having a bake sale. fAbovej The members of the junior Council are: ffrontj Kris Greene, Michelle Sequin, Robin Hoffman, john Estrada, tsecondj Kathy Hoeffner, Anne Matiner, Diana Eignor, Nick Palos, Mike Luft, Bill Matekiewicz, Lisa Tauriello, Kathy Hayes, Lynn Knupp, Vicki Fitzpatrick, jthirdj Liz Herries, jean VanWyck, Ginger Brent, Desiree Diaz, Rhonda Coburn, Cathy McMahon, jaime Partington, Naydene, Behrens, jeanne Bond, Lisa Diehl, fbackj Mike Megginson, Tom Himes, Carl Darrigo, Andy Bergin, Sue Segall, Iris Heller, Leslie Carmona. jean Velasquez, Sue Engels, Bob Hoffman, Dan Crowley, Mike Moran, jeff Hall, jim Fogg, Grant Boyd. CLUBS 69

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fBelowj One ofthe unique fund-raising activities of the Senior Class is the selling of its class mugs. Mr. lohn Cnlvey sets to work on planning this year's advertising campaign. fRightJ A few months before their play, Mr. Iames Lignori briefed the auditioning juniors on the responsibilities of being in the production. Chuck Choce, who later landed the part of Gentle Grimmes, listens carefully to the advisor's instructions. fRightj The members of the Senior Class Council are: ffrontj lane Weiss, Pam Toth, Val Upchurch, Ioe Korpics. Larry Sutter, lane Hubbary, Mike McComb, Svetlana labari, Beth Mclntyre, Gianna Formisano, fsecondj Barb Remington, Edan Heuckeroth, Pat Earl, Sue lmbriani, Claire Menendez, Katie O'Reilly, Kathy Wagner, Laura Lofink. Donna Halter, fthirdj Mary O'Reilly, Karen Kindle, Carol White, Tami Vanek. Pam Snyder, Tanya Lown, Sandi DePew, Harley Lawrence. Iulie Basile, Barbara Bullock, Lois Whitaker, fbackj Iohn Kunowski, Marcia Birch, Brian Skala, Greg Walton, Chris Ross, Dorec Fisher, Tina Witt. Tina Enright. Iackie Besser, Debbie Wollenberg, Terry Wegniak, Sue Doucette, Wendy Godfrey, Dale Carmody, Wayne Riley, Mr. Iohn Calvey. s it ll , e,,,,,s, , is wi isa.. s s ss , ge Q ,i is 3 ei -Y One of the keepsakes of the senior year is the 'N Woyne Riley, Mory O'Heilly, Claire Menendez, Tommy Vaneli, Pom 'l'oth, and Denise Colburn flip through the pages of a pamphlet to find which they like best. class mug. N as CLUBS ff

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Money crunch felt universally Sophomores face crisis head-on ivilization was built with mon- ey, and school clubs, like anything else, need it to survive. Unfortunately, though it's easy to realize that money is needed, it's hard to raise it. The Sophomore Class, like clubs throughout the school, faced the dol- lar-crisis head-on. It needed money for its sophomore activities, which in- cluded a Homecoming float and a so- cial, and a surplus which it could take with them into its junior year. Financially, the class had little to fall back on because of two car wash- es that were cancelled during the freshman year. lnvariably, when the money-ques- tion was brought up during a council meeting, someone like Chris Shipman quipped, What money?,' But discussions werenit always that light - the council members realized how serious the problem was and tried to develop new ways to raise the money. Mr. Ioseph DiLorenzo, the class ad- visor, said, The major problem is that communities in the area have been saturated with different non-profit or- ganizations going door-to-door trying to raise funds. This leaves the school organizations with very few alterna- tives for example, bake sales, can- dy sales, car washes, etc. Kyle Tucci, class president, said, 'iWe should be allowed to have a more liberal attitude when it comes to raising money. Bake sales are fun, but they don't get the job done. Many sophomores agreed with this. They felt that they should be allowed to use more 'igimmicksl' for fund-raising. Last year the sophomore class sold pins and necklaces, but this year that wasn't allowed. Robin Kukla, class treasurer, offered a solution for the problem. She said, I think there should be less restric- tions put on fund-raising. We should work with the elementary schools. To- gether we could help each other very much. Each other - and themselves. WY fAboveJ The members of the Sophomore Council are: tfrontj Nancy Pomarico, Sally Majeski fsecondj Nancy Weiss, Mary Luft, julie Boyd, Ian VanWyck, Michelle Ferraro, Yvonne Cangelosi, Mandy Schoonaker, Susan Richardson, Kim Maselli, Paula Bastiano, tbackl Kyle Tucci, Anne McDermott, Chris Shipman, Dave Monteiro, Linda Winchell, Diana Shiner, Patty Behr, Denise Bellingham, Debbie Algarin, Linda Brown, Robin Kukla, Wendy Cron, Sandy Campana, William Brook, Caroline Schmoll, Mr. Ioe DiLorenzo. K eff. 4- .5 12 V' ' if . W .. 1, S sq is t r' 1 ' ft' f f W , fAbovej The bass drum player is responsible for keeping an even tempo for the band. Bill Simmons takes the initiative to practice on his own, 70 CLUBS