Blair High School - Saga Yearbook (Pasadena, CA)

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Club Gains Experience This year the Speech Club had many new members, and with them came new speech topics. Club president Robert Mazurek recited a part from Give 'Em Hell, Harry, while Crystal Hampton gave a dramatic reading from Martin Luther King's speech, l Have a Dream. Some members competed in the Southern California Debate League, which sponsored tourn- aments throughout the year. Among them were ones in Pasadena, La Canada, West Covina, apd Mon- rovia in which the club participated. Through these various competi- tions, and with the coaching from advisor Mr. Rasmussen, members gained valuable experience for fu- ture speech-making. i 1 -. ABOVE: FRONT ROW: Mr. Rasmussen, Rhonda Brothers, Deidra Henry. SECOND ROW: Missy Jones, Patricia McKesson. BACK ROW: Crystal Hampton, Madelyn Commodore. LEFT: Practicing a speech before a contest is very important. Here Tina Smith reviews her speech before an eager listener. CLUB OFFICER President ............... Robert Mazurek SPEECH CLUB 55

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it ABOVE: FRONT ROW: Alex Mclntyre, Jane Mellow, Danna Wallis, Dr. Battalgia. SECOND ROW: Maria Elena Gardena, Cathy Randall, Alison Wild. BACK ROW: Lynne Carter, Erin Dowty, Diane Ludt. TOP: Dr. Battaglia finds one of the hardest things about eating out is deciding which item to order. ABOVE RIGHT: Spanish food gave different reactions to each person. Here Alison Wild discovers she's just bitten into a hot chile pepper. 54 SPANISH CLUB lllllllIIIlllllllllllllIIIIIIllllllllIIlllIIIIIlllllllllllllllllllllllllll CLUB OFFICERS President ....... Maria Elena Cardena Vice President ............... Erin Dowty Secretary ................... Alex Mclntyre ? , I V t as can ' gy... Q Culture Experienced Despite its small size, the Span- ish Club was by no means inactive. Through the cIub's activities, members were able to learn about the various aspects of Spanish culture. The club often took trips to sample the cuisine in Spanish or Mexican restaurants. In addition, some members brought home- cooked dishes to meetings for all to enjoy. During the spring, advisor Dr. Battaglia sponsored a Spanish cultural contest in which many club members took part, The contest concluded with a year-end awards banquet. Other plans for the Span- ish Club included visits by lecturers from Occidental College and perfor- mances by flamenco dancers and guitarists.

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All The World's A Stage The plays the thing and we here did take part To honor and to praise with humble art The noble Bard of Stratford-upon Avon With minor skits, and major plays we give on Any day or date. On any season We were on the roof with rhyme and reason For with gentle probing from the spear We shouted lines from Hamlet and King Lear From Esbenshade, Scott Hudson and Dave Peck Stevens, Mills, Cam Peters and Spacek The campus heard the noble cry What Ho 'lOut, Out , and too, l knew him well you know So came we all to Blair as lesser sorts But go as kings and queens to other courts RIGHT: Erin Stevens, Cameron Peters: IlllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllllllllllllllllll I shall in all my best obey you madam . -Hamlet ABOVE: Scott Hudson, Cameron Peters, Erin Stevens, Dave Peck, Bonnie Spacek: Though this be madness, yet there is method in't . -Hamlet TOP RIGHT: Scott Hudson, Bonnie Spacek, Dave Peck: Lord, what fools these mortals be . -Midsummer's Night Dream 56 STRATFORD-UPON-AVON