Blair High School - Saga Yearbook (Pasadena, CA)

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Chess Sharpens Wits Blair students found many ways to spend their lunch hour, but perhaps one of the more unusual forms of recreation was offered by the Chess Club. Meeting 3 days each week in advisor Al Larsen's classroom, members enjoyed dis- covering the strategies of this age- old game. Club members played each other in tournaments and were ranked among themselves accord- ing to their winlloss records. The top player in the club, Peterpaul Vita, along with other exceptional players, went on to represent Blair in the Foothill Chess League. This season, Blair finished third out of the 4 schools in competition. Whether in an important league match or a quick lunchtime game, chess provided a challenge to all who played. UllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllllll FALL OFFICERS President .................. Peterpaul Vita Secretary ....... .................. J eri Ellis Treasurer .............. Anthony Mitchell Statistician ........... Douglas Galindo SPRING OFFICERS President .............. Douglas Galindo Secretary ........................ Steve Chiu Treasurer ........ Randy Schoonhoven Statistician ............... Peterpaul Vita , -s-..,,,W,. , ...t.. .......t.. . ABOVE LEFT: Jeri Ellis carefully thinks over her next move in hopes of getting her opponent into an eventual checkmate. ABOVE: Chess Club advisor, Al Larsen, and many of the CIub's members spent thought- provoking lunch hours trying to outwit each other in this classic game. TOP: FRONT ROW: Bill Cameron, Jeri Ellis, Lenny Clark, Eldon Vita. BACK ROW: Kris Ongchangco, Conrad Lu, Peterpaul Vita, Stanley Edmondson, Steven Chiu, Mr. Lar- sen, Anthony Lu, Jeff Becker, Doug Galindo.

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Cartoonists Prove Power Of The Pen The daily newspapers are a veritable gold mine of cartoon art. Political cartoons, comic strips, gag cartoons, and sports and editorial illustrations arouse us, spur us on to action, humor us, and often please the eye. Meeting every other Wed- nesday under the direction of Mr. Jerry Garden, Blair's Cartooning Club practiced one of man's oldest art forms. Members had the chance .a 1. to work on original cartoons, as well as to get inspiration from the political cartoons of Vaughn Shoemaker, Paul Conrad, Bill Maul- din, Karl Hubenthal, and Herblock, and the comic strips of Milton Caniff t Steve Canyon l, Chester Gould t Dick Tracy l, and Hal Foster f Prince Valiant l. Well, back to the drawing board! IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllllllllllllllllllllllll CLUB OFFICERS President ...................... Lisa Stokes Vice President ........ Curtis Johnson Secretary ............ Laurens Van Luyk Treasurer ............... Omar Rodriguez LOWER LEFT: Like any artist, professional Cartoonists each have their own trademark. In this collage drawn by club member Peter Katinas, you can see the unique styles of many famous Cartoonists. LEFT: FRONT ROW: Robert Green, Mike Bozeman, Lance Martin, Peter Katinas. BACK ROW: Mr. Garden, Greg Chamberlain, Anahide Achekian, Omar Rodriguez, Mirella Cordova, Jenene Acosta, Curtis Johnson, Joe Pierson, Laurens Van Luyk. QNOT PICTURED: Lisa Stokes, Sachiko Kondo, Earl Weiss, Jim Hart.l BELOW: Besides artistic ability, drawing a cartoon takes patience and a steady hand. Here Lance Martin and Peter Katinas con- centrate on their own creations. '5!fas?fvbff4:f - ig 5 HAL 597.214 if 6542? O gown 5.?9.'S. !.-?,r fvv4UL.DIM 5? QHUL2-x wnsmmw WV f Q I fl- u D54 W 4,Q,efSl9L '2-5' ucmsu -n ee x2'mAfG?4,-145 J ,wcgzgggdng-v Q, CARTOONING CLUB 39

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ABOVE: CSF president Nalanda Sharma and Jenene Acosta are shown delivering flowers for the annual flower sale. ABOVE LEFT: Lee Esbenshade and Zoe Friedlander have to decide which flower belongs to who before they actually enter the classroom and deliver them. CSF Hosts Conference The California Scholarship Federation, better known as CSF, is a club at Blair for those who have achieved academic success. To be a member of this club you must have three A's and one B each semester. Three of the four grades must be in academic subjects, and physical education does not count. Many of the CSF activities this year were the traditional CSF fund raisers and trips that come on an annual basis. Among these are the CSF flower sale held right before Valentines Day, and the night at Disneyland where students pay a set price and can ride the attrac- tions as much as they want. A third event was the annual regional conference which took place this year at Cal Tech. Blair was one of the host schools. FALL OFFlCERS President .............. Nalanda Sharma Vice President ..... Karen Alexander Secretary .............. Lee Esbenshade Treasurer ........................ Vicki Gray SPRING OFFICERS President .............. Nalanda Sharma Vice President ......... Peterpaul Vita Secretary ......... ....... V icki Gray Treasurer .................... Jake Frenkel ABOVE LEFT: FRONT ROW: Robert Mazur- ek, Jake Frenkel, Jim Cronk, Anthony Lu, Peter Woodward, Karen Reed, Leonor Vita, Melinda Cronk, Carol Uchida, Alex Mclntyre. SECOND ROW: James Chee, Vicki Gray, Laurie Kittiver, Karen Alexander, Lisa Roseli, Grace Chang, Maria Vita, Karen Yenoki, Julie Parola, Linda Seeker, Sara Dickerson, Lisa Stokes. THIRD ROW: Jeff Borton, Nalanda Sharma, Karen Fisher, Sarah Hernandez, Matt Lovitt, Ginny Humphrey, Erin Stevens, Tim Safford, David Peck, Lee Esbenshade, Bambi Haggins, Sachiko Kondo, Missy Glidden. FOURTH ROW: Hugh Clary, Brian Biery, Cathy Randall, Karen Francis, Doug Galindo, Tim Drachlis, Leigh Sata, Gilbert Vita, Fonda Wu, Rick Esbenshade, Bonnie Spacek, Linda Kavanagh, Shahira Marcos, Patricia Gutierrez. CSF 41