Walter Johnson High School - Windup Yearbook (Bethesda, MD)

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Reps Stirredb Proficiency Sheets, Margie Theeman describes her semester in Germany to Ellen Pechman, Lois Magnussen, and AFS exchange student Dal Lam. Representative Council: first row: J. Euler M, Allen K church, J. Levine, J. Bevis, M. A. Matthews, J. Hardy, BI Jenkins, D. Levine, S. Kranzg second: L. Mohr, C. Jerome S. Kenner, A. Blasky, R. Gonzalez, S. Kessel, B. Frosh, Si Miller, S. Bagwell, L. Conway, third: Vice-president Y Huang, P. Barrick, G. Hermann, J. Baxter, B. Law, R. Heald, Once a week, 66 Student Council Representatives met to discuss anything that they considered im- portant. Elected in homerooms because they in- spired confidence in their responsibility, these rep- resentatives found many matters of interest to the school. Thus the meetings included debates on the merits of basketball tournaments, the stadium, and UN Bonds, as well as swimming pools and names for the halls. Despite a few frivolous moments, SCA proved a valuable and worthwhile organization. It provided a forum for student opinion, a creative outlet for those with excess nervous energy, and it was helpful in relieving the administration of small but important tasks. Leading our Student Council through perilous parliamentary waters was the Executive Council, composed of SCA officers and committee chairmen. These fifteen leaders were responsible for directing the activities of the many branches of the complex SCA. They provided ideas and supervised such ac- tions as dances, elections, and fund-raising. S. Kasnett, G. Hembree, L. Etheredge, G. House, M, Feldman, fourth: B. Donahue, B. Helz, L. Beck, D. Clark, D. Rurrill, B. Lurie, P. Lothrop, D. Driver, J. Lowry, R. Hardy engaged in heated discussions on the merits of proposed modifications in the system of honor roll selection, but finally decided that the present system was the only practical one. 144 Activities

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In Its Unique, Dynamic Style The Student Council Association and honoraries combine to give our mosaic an emphasis on basic values. Students work together to shape the fluid student body, to channel its energies toward democracy and academic excellence. The SCA points the way to representative self- governmentg the honoraries point the way to essential emphasis on scholarship.

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H A V, pfll-. -Q Q- -.wt eff-J-x Executive Council: first row: E. Pechman, S. Bagwell, J. Thompson, Y. Huang: third: B. Helz, P. Vinten-Johansen, D. Levine, B. Towles: second: D. Lam, M, Allen, J. Shapiro, C. Cooper, B. Lurie presided over the SCA and its committees. Leaders irror Myriad pinions Representative Council: first row: A. 0'Neill, B. Towles, F. Sheehan, S. Somes, D. Patterson, J. Wang, second: E. Pech- man, J. Weiss, S. Rich, P. Payne, S. Thomas, C. Thompson, S Riggle, third: M. Sternbaum, T. Simon, M. Runner, B. Rosbe, P. Vinten-Johansen, J. Shapiro: fourth: D. Vartanoff, A. Waks- burg, D. Yates, J. Swartz, B. Pennington sponsored a compre- hensive education survey to determine students' feelings on suggested improvements in the educational system. When the students' suggestions were received, a committee headed by Lloyd Etheredge tabulated the results, and forwarded them to the Montgomery County Board of Education. xr