Alexander M Patch American High School - Andenken Yearbook (Stuttgart, Germany)

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They'll wreck the world econ- omy. . .They can'tdothis! These cries echoed throughout the Ned- erlands Congresgebouw in the Hague during the Xll annual session ofthe Model United Nations. The lraqi delega- tion, consisting of five seniors, led OPEC in a proposed 20? oil price hike which had western nations howling. Through the negotiating process, a compromise was reached with OPEC backing down to help her third world neighbors. This was one of many crises encountered by the lraqi delegation, Damon Pike, Sue Kester, Mitch Guay, Andy Black, and Debbie Henry, during their week in Holland. Damon Pike, Head Delegate, describes MUN as, the highlight of my high school years. lt's a great experience and l recommend it to all. Representing the Dominican Republic were Juniors James Newberry, Tina Fiib- ble, Liz Alvarez, George Kirchgaesser, and Maria McAhron. This tiny Latin Amer- ican island nation also had its share of problems during the session. They spent many hours lobbying for support of the newly organized NEC - Nations Export- ing Coffee which gave the impoverished Latin American nations a new economic weapon to threaten expresso drinkers. Although the five daily MUN sessions lasted from 9 until 5 o'clock, students still found enough time and energy to venture downtown. Watching new flicks fresh from the states fin Englishj was a popular way of spending the evening hours along with sampling the unique Dutch cuisine. Indonesian, Chinese, and Jewish restau- rants were abundant. A few adventure- some students even made it as far as Amsterdam. The sessions consisted of one day of lob- bying for support of resolutions, one day of opening speeches, one day of commit- tee work, followed by two days of debate in the General Assembly, and closing cer- emonies with a dance on the final night. Ten weary students piled on the train back to Stuttgart and spent the eight hour ride playing hearts, among other things. Mr. Francois, the trip advisor, summed the Model United Nations up best by say- ing, lt was a hopeless situation full of hope. f -ef J. if f -r .api

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' . ,4 H4-fl NN -i 0 Qjw The Fall Athletic Awards Banquet ended a terrific fall sports program. The Ban- quet, sponsored by the Boosters Club, was held at the Patch Candlelight NCO Club. The dinner provided, with steak for the main course was fantastic. LTC J. Berman served as Master of Ceremonies and started the evening off with a few old jokes to get everyone in a relaxed mood. Cross Country awards were first with Jean McCarthy and Mark McCarthy receiving most valuable player awards from Mr. Schultz, the team coach. Ms. Mckenzie, Cheerleader sponsor, followed and introduced the Cheerleaders while saying all would receive certificates or letters. Next came the Volleyball team with Alicia Garrow CVarsityJ and Marla Mundis QJ.V.J receiving most valuable player awards from team coach Mrs. Hef- fernan. Mr. Washington ended the eve- ning with MVP awards for football. Todd Forbes received JQV. honors while Mike Bell received the Varsity level award. All in all the night was a great success and according to one attendee it was the best sports banquet he had ever been to. Fall Sports Banquet -- 27

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Lisa West Heidi Wiadmann Matthew Williams Trey Woodmansee Jenniler Wyatt Michael Zick John Zumsteg 92 - Eighth Grade