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

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ROVING REPORTER: Look Who’s Talking R. Mizwa A. Caccavo M. Schneider K. Guyton M. Horos J. Froncek D. Xander T. Omiatek P. Fletcher B. Burns C. Staub J. Ward j. Wnuk K. Fitzgerald T. Gabreski by Constance Logue, Veronica Ruby Students of Venango often find comments about our Student Council arising in our conversations. Is it really beneficial to us? So for the first issue of the 1964 65 edition of The Barque, we faced members of our student body with “Do you feel you and your fellow students are adequately voiced through our Student Council? These are their answers: Bonnie Burns—(Junior) I do feel we are effectively voiced through our Student Council. We tell our problems and requests to our representatives and they present them to the Student Council. Then if the requests are not too far fetched, they are given ap- proval and taken to Father Antoun.” Debbie Xander—(Sophomore) Our officers represent us well, but many of our requests are refused. Karen Fitzgerald—(Senior) Stu- dent Council does have many bene- fits. But in many cases we re told how the faculty feels, while the fac- ulty doesn’t hear how we feel. Chuck Staub—(Junior) I feel we are well voiced. We tell our home- room representatives what is on our minds and they in turn bring it up and discuss it in Student Council meetings. Tom Omiatek—(Senior) Student Council can be very rewarding if you have all the students cooperating. But how can students expect to be represented properly if they show no faith in their Council? (member of Student Council) Joe Wnuk—(Sophomore) Student Council in itself is good. It gives the students a chance to voice their opinions. But our Council does not push many of its issues hard enough. The reason for this, though, is that they don’t get enough support from the student body.” Ann Caccavo—(Sophomore) No, I don’t feel our representatives really give much voice to our student bo- dy’s wishes. It seems they are a council in name only.” James Froncek-( Sophomore) I feel our council does have a big say in many matters. If not, what would there be to electing them?” Mike Schneider-(Senior) No, be- cause the advisors don't seem to give our wishes much opportunity to go through.” Ozzie Mizwa-(Senior) If there does seem to be a lack of co-opera- tion it is with the student body a- lone. If they did get their ideas or- ganized and presented them to the representatives, I’m sure they would follow through.” Karyn Guyton-(Sophomore) No, the representatives don’t have much say because the advisors seem to have too much control over what is discussed.” Mike Horos-(Senior) Yes, the Council has enough voice; it’s just that the students don’t seem to want to give their problems to their home- room representatives.” Dick Frawley—(Senior) Over half of the important suggestions are passed and that is due to the efforts of the Student Council.” Ted Gabreski—(Junior) No, be- cause the voicing seems to come from the advisors rather than the Council.” Pat Fletcher—(Sophomore) Our wishes seem to be discussed by the faculty more so than by our repre- sentatives.” Julie Ward-(Sophomore) No, be- cause if the student body does get together with an idea we can hardly count on it getting through the ad- visors.” 12

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Trying something new... A proud teacher watches his teens becoming our team! Photos by Ted Szalewicz His first teaching assignment was at Wilkensburg. In 1957, Mr. Zagorski came to Oil City to teach at St. Joseph High School. His first head coach j ob was at St. Joe’s. He taught biology and physical education at St. Joe’s until 1961 when the new high school was completed. Mr. Zagorski is also the mod- erator of the football club. Aside from the daily practice sessions, the players meet once a week to discuss past games, new plays, or j ust about anything that per- tains to football. In this club, the new fresh- men team members learn many of the finepoints of the game and are prepared to take over when the senior class graduates. All in all, Venango owes much to Mr. Zagorski and we all hope that he’ll stay at Venango in the future. 11

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The Barque On... A Bow Vow by Mary Ann MoffeU THESE LITTLE THINGS... by Deborah Lee High school days make up one of the most important parts of our lives. There are so many big events! Then, too, there are the countless little things, reminding us of you, Venango Christian, which we shall never for- get: That steno course, ''strictly grade school stuff,' that turned out to be so ridiculously tough; That cherished first place in the cafeteria line that was sought by me, but never mine; Those hours of detention after school—simply because I broke a single oP rule; The gym classes that kept me physically fit-and showed up most when 1 tried to sit; The glee club days with an in- variable screech from some poor kid who didn’t quite reach; The chills we got from the fire drill they held in the snow; we ar- gued and reasoned and pleaded and coaxed, but we had to go; The games where everyone yelled and yelled, and then went home with a throat that swelled; The typing teacher you could ne- ver please: she didn't approve of peeking at the keys; The French class we thought was such a blast, until we learned that no one had passed; The money invested in chemistry class, which went to the fund for broken glass; But the long last minutes we counted down waiting for the bell to ring, was, needless to say and undoubtedly the most pleasant thing. TO A TOKEN MACHINE To you I li ft up mine eyes, O one- armed bandit who art stationed in the cafeteria. Behold! as the players eye the dealers, As the bookies watch the horses. So we, attentively, watch you, lest we be cheated by your rent. Have pity on us, for we are more than broke by our efforts, and around us is poverty, induced by your swindle. by Virginio Aaron I try. Honestly I do; it's just no use. Pve bought the most expensive meat, the best clothes and Pve even read the latest books on dog care, but, as I said before, it’s just no use. I can't get our dog to like me. 1 guess the main reason is be- cause he knows deep down in I don't like him. But then, I have good rea- son not to. HOW WOULD YOU feel if a dog had seniority in your family? My sister, his master, prefers him to me. Every other morning I get up at 6:00 A.M. and let him out because he decides it's extremely necessary. (It seems to me he could use the bathroom; he does everything else the family does.) I've tried ignoring him, but he knows all the tricks. Usually it fol- lows this pattern. First, he scrat- ches on the door and whines: if this doesn't work, he pulls the covers off, and if this fails he uses drastic measures and licks my face. He knows I can't stand to have a dog lick my face. So without hesitation, I get up and let him out. In fact, I kick him out. However, there are ani- mal lovers who think I'm cruel. Be- fore you j udge, let me tell you more. I like turkey. It is my favorite meat. Guess who gets the biggest share when we have it? That's right! My sister claims it's his favorite too, and, therefore, he has as much right to it. So, in our family of se- ven, where every portion counts, I am allowed to watch a 2 00-pound Irish setter wolf down his weight in white meat. TO TELL YOU the truth, I could probably even learn to live with this. But, there is one thing I am sure I shall never forgive. When the disk- jockey on the radio plays a recording of my favorite singing artists, “The Beatles; that dog of ours lies on the floor and howls. That, my friend, is the last straw. Therefore, I rest my case with complete confidence, based on the a- bove information, that you will find me innocent and him guilty, remem- bering that The Verdict Is Yours. 13