Catalina High School - Torch Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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Safety CD Clubs Merged to Avert Crisis at CHS This year the Safety Council and the Civil De- fense Club merged into what is now called Cata- lina,s Safety Council. During the October Cuban crisis, the Safety Coun- cil decided to undertake a vital civil defense project for Catalina students. The project required putting shoeboxes I containing at least four cans of food, Water purification tablets, bottles of vitamin pills and aspirin and personal medical itemsj into their lockers for use in case of nuclear attacks. In addition, the council tried to promote a general feeling of security around Catalina. Because of their sound ideas and efforts, the Tuc- son Civil Defense Agency has praised the council for this yearis Work in the CD affairs. Catalinans were receiving too many driving tickets so Safety Council members undertook a project of placing stop signs at all school ground exits. To pro- mote traffic safety, the council put Slow down and Live, stickers on student cars. SAFETY COUNCIL OFFICERS-Front Row: Sharon By- kerk, secretary, Clyde Phillips, adviser, Linda Bowman, treas- urer . . . Back Row: Gary McClure, vice-president, Alan Bonney, president. X X-f X f X '- 'X a1'Y. '-X YMX VX 1 -L' N si' N5 '- : SS ss at X X QQN rs , 4, 'jr' ' LX 'w 4, Displaying a new stop sign at a Catalina exit are Safety Council and Greg Gulledge. Council members undertook the january members Tom Old Steve Beenblossom Cale Reid Bob Burns project because of the increasing number of CHS driving tickets.

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Forensic League Enjoyed Competition and Trips Competition, trips, parties and programs kept Na- tional Forensic League members busy this year. Competing in an average of one speech contest a month, including a drama and oral interpretation festival at the U. of A. and a tournament in Flagstaff, the orators Won many awards for Catalina. Also during the year, the League held a barbeque, Christmas party and spring get-together. At club meetings, a speaker often headed the program and once a group of dramatic students from the Uni- versity gave a reading. Formed to reward and help students who Work in oratory and oral interpretation, NFL is the only high school forensic honorary that is also nationally recog- nized on the college level. In order to join the club, a student must earn 25 points in competition and must have at least a 2.5 grade average. In rehearsal for an oral interpretation festival at the Uni- versity of Arizona, senior Jann Warren practices The Fear. junior Penny Marshall, also entered in the festival, takes a turn at listening and offering suggestions. ,iiii FORENSIC LEAGUE-Front Row: Marshaline Matson, Linda Brown, secretary, jann XVarren, president, Larry Cantrell, treas- urer, Sharon Hamm, john Graves . . . Second How: jim Nelson, Casper Crouse, Pat Perkins, Sharon Hawke, Bob Bartlett, Liz Hanson . . . Third Row: Ion Hoffman, Paul Stevens, Susan Jacob- l l i son, Dorrie Popovich, lane Orient, jeff Hampton, Brooks Wade, vice-president . . . Back Row: Iudy Haiwick, Dan Shaw, Bruce McKalip, Harry Watson, Tom Tappan, Tom Wilson, George Corneveaux.

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