Tempe High School - Horizon Yearbook (Tempe, AZ)

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:tlvltles activities activities activities activities activities activities activities activities activities activities activities activities activities activities a Politics, government studied first hand by students at camps Mary Carillo from Girls State. Michelle Spencer was at Girls State. Karen Livingston was at Girls State. Seven Tempe High students spent part of last summer learning about the American system of government first hand at Boys and Girls State. Three girls traveled to the University of Ariz- ona at Tuscon while four boys headed for the high country and Northern Arizona University at Flagstaff. At both camps, the students organized min- iture states complete with all levels of govern- ment found in Arizona. They formed political parties and ran for offices in their mythical cit- ies, counties and state governments. All of them agreed that the experience was unique and one that helped them to really understand how politics works in this country. % Rick Hernandez was at Boys State. Luis Mendina was a Kendall Fink went to Boys State rePresent’ Boys State. ative. Activities - 31

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ctlvltles activities activities activities activities activities activities activities activities activities activities activities activities activities activities a Sister City delegates go to Europe Chosen to represent the city of Tempe as part of the international Sister City program were two girls from Tempe High, Melody Kessler and Amanda Stone. Melody spent six weeks in Regensberg, Ger- many, while Amanda went to Skopje, Yugoslavia for the same period of time. Both enjoyed them- selves and felt that they learned a great deal about people from other cultures. Sweden and Panama send students here A boy from Panama and a girl from Sweden were foreign ex- change change students at Tempe High. Both enjoyed the unique experience. Mike Alencio, the Pan- amanian said, “This is a great school. I particularly like the way the teachers help.” Kaisa Lundin came here to study from Sweden. Visiting Skopje, Yugoslavia, as a part of the Sister City Program was Amanda Stone. A Sister City visitor to Regensberg, Germany, was Melody Kessler. Miguel Atencio was a Foreign Exchange student from Panama. 30 - Activities

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ies activities activities activities activities activities activities activities activities activities activities activities activities activities activities ac Mistletoe Ball heralds Christmas season Jointly sponsored by In- teract and King’s Club, the annual Mistletoe Ball was a welcome reminder that the Christmas holi- days would soon be here. Campus organizations nominated members to serve as King and Queen. Nominees were interview- ed by faculty and sponsor- ing club members. Todd Braver and Debbie Kim- berlin were chosen based primarily on their service to both the high school community and the great- er Tempe community. The dance decorations carried out a festive holi- day theme. As Interact club president Jane Christ- iansen said, “It was a great evening and we were able to recognize people that might not otherwise get recognized.” The Mistletoe Ball Attendants. Front row: Linda Lieberman, Santa Claus and Cindy Haverland. Back row: Pat O’Meara. Kolbie Openshaw, Shad Griffin and Raymond Ussery. Couples dance slowly among the festive balloons scattered over part of the dance floor. 32 - Mistletoe Ball