Weaver High School - Portal Yearbook (Hartford, CT)

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Far Left: Arlene Gaines, Lena Johnson, Cyril Burke and Susie Strong attend a Student Council meeting in the Club Room. Left: The Junior City Council includes Jake Newman, Wilhelmina Cook, Ann Winston and Jay Janowsky. Gary Goldstein, Student Council President, leads off dis¬ cussion while Sheila Howard, Jeanne Kleinman and Arlene Gaines listen. Student Council includes (Front Row) Arlene Gaines, Sylvia Fox, Sheila Howard, Gary Goldstein, (Row 2) Susan Finkel, Victoria Washington, Barry Feldman, Carol Allison, Cynthia Newman, Shirley Chappell, Stuart Katz, David Krumholz (Row 3) Susie Strong, Cliff Hankston, Mr. Thomas Straite, Pat Adams, Mrs. Mary Jean Faulkner, Lena Johnson, Harvey Kelly, Jeanne Kleinman and Wendy Murphy. 15

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Councils work out dramatic changes For the Student Council and Junior City Council, 1967-1968 was a year of exciting changes. The Student Council worked diligently to improve the school atmos¬ phere. By instituting the Monitor Squad, they tried to make it more orderly; by creating the Student Human Relations Board, they worked to make it more open; by sponsoring a fall stag dance, they hoped to make it more fun. The Junior City Council also initiated an important change. After circulating petitions, they received permission for seniors with sixth period studies to leave at the end of fifth period. Each of these changes should help to produce a more relaxed and productive school day.

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Girls’ League and Boys’ Club join forces for fun Catching the interest of many girls in Weaver, the Girls’ League broke away from its traditional programs under the direction of Victoria Washington and the new advisers, Miss Lindenthal and Miss Long. “Fashions for Fall’’ was their first planned activity of the year. Girls’ League members served as models at the special assembly while several football players stood in the background to add a fall touch. Lorrie Scott, the Student Fashion Co-ordinator for the show, made arrangements with Sage-Allen’s for each of the outfits worn by the models. In order to raise funds for its scholarship, the Boys’ Club, under Barry Feldman and with the help of Mr. Manns and Mr. Holton, continued the tradition of selling candy and sodas during the half-times of basketball and football games and peddling pencils with the football schedules printed on them. Undoubtedly, the greatest break from tradition for the two clubs came when they merged on two events. The first, held in October, was a record hop run after school. Student disc-jockeys took charge of announcing the records, taking dedications, and adding impromptu jokes. The second event, a Valentine’s Dance, drew sev¬ eral hundred students. Since it was Leap Year, there was nothing unusual about the girls inviting the boys. Illona Yousman was General Chairman for the dance; working with her were Delphine Dumas, hospitality, and Gloria Jones, publicity. Mary Ellen Cyr’s decoration committee cut out silhouettes for each couple and printed their names on them. The biggest attraction for the night, however, was Tony Bowen and the Soul Choppers who kept things moving. Both clubs, aiming their activities to appeal to the student body, had terrific turn-outs. Continuing in this direction, they will take their rightful place as two of the most popular groups in the school and attract large memberships. Winston Johnson and Eric Gray sell candy for the Boys’ Club scholarships. The Girls’ League Executive Board includes (Front Row) Terry Patterson, Angela Thomas, Victoria Washington, (Row 2) Debbie Yousman, Miss Mary Ellen Long, Miss Rachel Linden¬ thal, Peggy Erickson and Hazel Howard. Fred Blocker and Barbara Jackson sell tickets for the Valen¬ tine’s Dance.