Venango Christian High School - Saga Yearbook (Oil City, PA)

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VENANGO CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL Vol. 1, No. 1 Oil City, Pennsylvania Fall 1962 OF SENATES AND SENATORS To the Student Council is dele- gated the task of carrying to the faculty the problems of the stu- dents, and vice versa. Along with this main job is a score of other smaller duties that the Council must juggle into some kind of equi- librium. So, after two months of dubious operation, our Student Council has demonstrated admir- able progress in smoothing out the COUNCIL PRESIDENT CALLAHAN . . . and where does responsibility end? rough details of many student routines. The October magazine drive was begun to provide extra funds to de- fray costs of certain school neces- sities, such as audio-visual aids. The drive started very poorly, how- ever, and by the end of half the time period, the results were very disheartening—few subscriptions and fewer active salesmen. After the emergency Council meeting, action began to happen fast. It was decided that more life and vim were needed in the school, so Connie Rinaldo volunteered to spearhead publicity. Extra time was granted in the morning before classes to allow students to make returns. Before long, the beefed-up organi- zation of the drive began to tell, and five days later, at its end, the school had gone $1,000 over its quota, to nearly $3,600 in sales. Since then the Council has oc- cupied its limited time by sweeping up minor problems, such as the sale of school supplies in the Book Store, and the raising and lowering of the American flag in front of the school each morning. Fine cooper- ation by members quickly dispensed with these difficulties. Class Officers and Litterbugs Next came a tricky decision that called for some thought. The elec- tion of individual class officers was discussed, and the Council concluded that the class president would be chosen from the class’ Council representation and the sec- retary-treasurer from the class at large. Reference was made to the fact that a class president could be either a boy or a girl, and that the students should consider ability only. Most recently decided upon by the Council was a littering problem that created an unsightly area out- side the A exit. This is the door area open to students during the noon hour, where they may eat candy, ice cream, etc. Thus the area is subject to quite a bit of rubbish and led to a general eye- sore. Upon Council recommenda- tion a trash bucket was placed at the A door and has greatly im- proved the situation. The Council paid tribute to the students who recognized a true need and con- scientiously disposed of waste paper in the bucket rather than around the campus. The Council has shown that it is ready to tackle any VC problem and fight it out. 2