Central High School - Centralian Yearbook (Phoenix, AZ)

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Spanish Clubfliussion Club his has been a C C transitional year for us, we're trying to get to know each other, remarked Mr. Steve Chavez, the new sponsor of the Spanish Club. He and the members of the Spanish Club are starting to adjust to the absence of long-time sponsor, Mr. Joe Barragon, a teacher at Central who retired last year. ln order to be a member, a student must be enrolled in a Spanish class. The main goal of the club is to raise funds for an annual trip to San Diego. In order to do this, the Spanish Club has sold Boo- Grams in the quad at Halloween, and is planning candy sales as well. The members also volunteered their time to operate the pinata booth at the Harvest Moon Festival. The children at the festi- val made it one of the most frequented booths. The students are determined in their goals. President Danna Schneider, Vice-President Jacque Weiss, Treasurer Jennifer Loomis, and Social Chair Suz- anne Poles worked together to make this year a successful one. Mr. Chavez noted that the club is mostly student-motivat- ed. They are all very supportive and in- volved in the club. He went further to say that co-sponsor Ms. Bonita Peterson also was an integral part of the club. Hopes are high that next year will be even better. I believe by then the club will have a solid foundationf, Mr. Chavez con- cluded. Vice- President Jacque Weiss convinces pro- spective member Ariane Bass to join the Spanish club. Recruiting new members is only one of the many duties that must be carried out by the officers in the club. I I 0 Spanish Club Club makes a difficult transition W Spanish Club- Top row: Mr. Steve Chavez, Lanee Adams, Danna Schneider, Jennifer Loomis, Ms. Bonita Peterson. Second row: Lisa Kennedy, Jennifer Serrano, Paige Lee, Jennifer Mcmains, Jenni- fer Berry, Alison Shiffl Bottom row: Amanda Malmburg, Jacque Weiss, Laura Thomas. g g 7 f X 5 av A A it A

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his year many people were Club and members move ahead ggfiggcliigosgdhggvnffgg fected students that were in- , MMM, volved. ,,, Basically, French Club is really go- J 2, F J yyy ing places. I believe that the members as 2 W , A well as the other officers are proud to be M tyi 1 ,yya 'sty i if a part of this club. This was said by . j M ' A President Amanda Kelsey. The other of- ' T 'r ficers Were: Mary Grennan, vice presi- 'X dent, and Jason Johnson, secretaryftrea- surer, French Club is a club where French MW it y students can participate in activities P5 ,, y M,,,...,.J' Y thatthey are unable to do in class. Activ- ix if f 1-.in N frggli f, ities such as watching French films and D playing games are just a few of the things that the club does. Meetings for the club were every other Wednesday at 3:00. The club was composed of seventeen active members with occasional visitors. In the meetings the club discussed business and upcom- ing events. , , k ,,V, X ' 4, French Club officers Mary Grennan, Amanda Kelsey, and Jason Johnson, enjoy a game of French monopoly. Above: Front row: Monica Brazelton, Sophie Richard, Jason Johnson, Jennifer Neset, Arinn Sunshine, Mary Grennan, Laurie Grennan. Back row: Martin Harrison, Jennifer Lawerence, Amanda Kelsey, George Andon yan, Beth Burkhart, Ann Andonyan, Anne Niska, Gwen Gustafson, Valerie Teftl French Club 709

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Russian Club undergoes changes f Russian Club-Bottom row: Andy Garlikov, Jason Johnson, and Aaron Hawkins. Second row: Julie Moore, Mary Lucking, and Audrey Christensen. Third row: Andrew Haracourt and Ken Lavery. Fourth row: Beth Derickson and Ilona Castle. Top row: John Clarke and club sponsor Mr. Nicholas Vontsolos. ' .fi .. ' . M A v -. , -,v ns- 5-Q. V Ar. s.. . sa fx , sez ... . '- ,f1.fo-'siiitid ' ' -ir: , it , ju. 0 xg. 3- -,gjzwffg ,ls fig . A f. ,f -. .: i . ia n1sn..n1 , E e 1 - .sn.o , sg F Yr x lu , 's'2 X . - gi Ji . :.,- , , - jf J .. - lt' :-X . 1.1..,ff..1'1'..-All :,f -13 'zi- Qzj, . as . . ,eg g , '- Club officers denounce Soviet propaganda while a new member looks on in amusement. he Russian Club believes that some people need to be made aware of the purpose of the club. We need to make sure that people know that we are the Rus- sian Club, not the Communist Club. We study the Russian system, but that does not mean we believe in it. Of course there was our revolution . . . . President Andrew Garlikov is re- fering to the Russian Club's own revo- lution of sorts. The club has only been in operation since last year, and the members are trying to get the kinks outf' At first, some members had problems finding out when the meet- ings were, and some of the clubls goals were abandoned due to extenuating circumstances. However, after a long discussion, the officers agreed to try and use other forms of communication to advertise meetings besides the bul- letin and meeting board in the Russian room. Efforts were made to recruit members from the beginning Russian class and to help make them feel in- volved. These revisions resulted in an in- crease in club participation. The new members brought fresh ideas to the club, and from these, new goals were set. One goal that was not set aside was to improve the Russian room. It used to be shared with Student Govern- ment, and while Student Government no longer used the room, the Russian classes still had to share with the Chemical Awareness Program. The renovation plan was aided by a lucky break from the administration. The room was repainted and this im- proved it's appearance tremendously. The Russian Club hopes to ac- complish some of their long-term goals as well. One objective that will have to be postponed, but may be possible for future club members, is a summer trip to the Soviet Union. Another is to de- velop a constitution to prevent the in- ternal feuds that erupted this year and last year. Despite any miscommunications, the Russian club is still alive and well. President Andrew Garlikov, Vice- President Jason Johnson, Secretary Julie Moore, and Treasurer Mary Lucking, have been working together to find a happy medium between their aspirations and their limitations. I think that the dispute has actu- ally made us stronger. We're more united and careful about setting up meetings and goals now than we were before, concluded Julie.