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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE STUDENTS COUNCIL ACTIV I T I ES 1956-S7 Last May, after an exciting and colourful campaignj t"1e
Students' Council Executive was elected~
G i r l s ' President""""""""""""""""""~Marilyn C a m p b e l l B o y s ' Presidentmooo~""""""""~""""""Jim Whi t e h e a d SecretaryoooooeoooooeeeoeoeoeooooeoBarbara Rea Puhlicity Convenoroeeoeoooooee.,.,.,.,.,Marilyn St r oud Girls' Social Convenor0aooooeooooeoHelen Weider
Boys' Social Convenor""""""'""""""""Frank Butters Boys' Athleticso"""'""""""""""""'""""Bob Sut t on
G irls' AthJ.etiCSoooooooeoooeoooe<>ooGail Hutchison Gleaner.eeoooeoooe<><>ooooeooo<>oeooeeDick Morrow
Following the election of twenty-three form reprPsanta- tives in September, under the guidance of t1-ro ctaff advisors, Miss Urry and Mr" Vance, the Students' Council embar1<ed 1.1pon its sea of duties" The good organization and i..nr,F.nn·H-.~r of the social convenors and their committees were evi.dent j n t he Initiation Day and Dance, an event which l"ri11 bP l nnf.T !'Amem~ bared by all Grade ninerso
During November a strenuous Magazine Camra i gn was c~·;.. ducted by a committee of Students' Council memhers assi~ted by several studentsa This campaign proved su ~cessful fo r
the many prize-winning studeP~ - well as for the Counrilo From the profits of rver eight hundrt?i dollars, an e]ect,ric timeclock and scorEboard for the gym was pur~hased whil~ the remainder of the money was used at the discretinn n!' thli:' Council.,
In December the sale of schoo~ Christmas Cards in the various forms was successful., 'T'he strain of "'"V"',.,.~ was soon forgotten in the whirl of social activities which heralded the Christmas holidays., For the Christmas formal , t he gvm ~·as beautifully decorated, and the cafeteria was converted in~o
a festive-looking banquet hall--another example of the uri- failing work of the social convenors.,
All o! this year's social ac+-ivities have be<::n a .. s,e- cess, not only from the financial viewpoint of the Coun~il
but also from enjoyable times had by the st udent sn
The Council's work has not been centred around merely
supplying entertainment; it has endeavoured to support va~i0119 school prganizations; the Athletics ' So"iet~P ~ Ra~1, Camt?r a ,..,1'lb, Gleaner, and Drama CLub., It has also spo'lsored a "Nieke] day", to raise money for the Junior Red Cross and ts lnokin~ forward to rendering aid to "Care"&