Green Mountain High School - Ramblings Yearbook (Lakewood, CO)

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Art Society members gather for a picture. E.T. is present everywhere, even at McDonalds, in Rosellen Gridley's painting. 104 - Art Society Talents Work For Fun Budding Donatellos and Van Goughs met every Thursday morning this year as an Art Society. These talented people didn't just stand in the shadows of the mastersg they began to create a name for theirselves. They put this talent to work on their own, and as a society. The club worked on several projects this year including repainting the wall across from the financial office, making and selling Christmas cards, and painting the windows at the Green Mountain McDonalds with Christ- mas scenes. Windows were the newest addition to the wall across from the financial secretary's of- fice. Different scenes were painted on both the inside and the outside of the windows. As a surprise for Ray Knaub, sponsor, the mem- bers painted a scene involving him, from a caraicature art teacher Ted Desnica drew. Their Christmas card sales were the only fundraisers they had. This was one of the charms of the club. As Kitty Jones, senior, put it, It's funny how all the other groups are always raising funds. The only thing like that we do is the cards. Everything else we do is just for a good time. Like, NHS is a service club, but we're just for fun. For theirselves, they made T-shirts. A mem- ber designed the motif, and to save costs, they used an air brush to apply the emblem. Nor- mally, a professional would have to screen- print it, so they saved a great deal of money. Karen Smaldone, senior, was president this year.

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lnside the capital building The Lincoln Memorial, Washin gton D.C. -9.2 .,f,t.x4,i tar- 'A-1 A Spanis Comparative Cultures Comparative Cultures is a new program designed for students to broaden their hori- zons and expand their views of different cul- tures. This group travels abroad for about one month during summer vacation. The program takes the place of the Peo- ple to People Student Ambassador program which GMI-IS students have participated in in the past. Comparative Cultures offers ba- sically the same deal minus homestay fam- ilies, plus a few more tours, for a slightly lower cost than People to People. At the beginning of the school year, stu- dents, freshmen to seniors, are nominated by teachers and students fwho have already gonel to be selected for the trip. The stu- dents attend a few informative meetings where they learn about the travels abroad, and then decide if they would like, and can afford to go. Next, those students who wish to go are screened by a panel of teacher leaders and adults. Most students are accepted. Throughout the year, the student travel- ers meet periodically and learn about the countries they will be visiting. They discuss the countries governments, customs, reli- gions, and learn a bit of history. When the travelers finally board their flight for Europe in late June, hopefully they are ready for the adventure that awaits them. AW V,,,.,. ..,,.wg-- .,.. 5 elif .j e .... , .. . f '.y 5f5jv. M K' -vu.. ,. . ', ,fe -A - .fr ..f,,, . - - f ' 'W sm,-A NA, ...K km, -W . .,. , . as -.Q--wuz, t , . -- ,U j,,i-A-15,5 W ., t .,.. W . . . 1 sw W - .- V . tu- 'wftsw .5 f i, ut.,-A af ' -.f - .. Wi K .swf ,. .- sz...-A-M' -A N.. . Lx K t.,L I t.,.......M W .-we ,K f- A K N cs, -:A-+1-c,.,. if M-4:5-K,-. fiflase, - Y? --6 ' -Y 'vw-ff .Lx aww W , ,..,.,. st. Y A- .. ,-A, --s'-- ..., . ,,......., ..,.,.-W W Neo- .WW A view of Europe h monument Comparitive Cultures - 103

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Sue Efting makes a face as she looks over the hectic schedule, Group picture includes: Front row: M. Smith, D. Thompson, D. Thomlinson, C. Eberhardt, P. Thompson, K. Scroggins Back row: Sponsor Sue Efting, K. Meesey. Not pictured: H. Cozzens, A. Zammeron. Thank You For Not Smoking! Tobacco smoke has been identified as the major cause of several diseases, chronic obstructive lung dis- ease, lung cancer, and heart disease. To a large degree, prevention of these diseases can be accomplished by convincing people not to begin smoking. The Student to Student Program is one way in accomplishing this. In this project, GMHS student were trained over a two month period to give programs on lung physiology and the danger of smoking to younger students- as a means of preventing their early use of tobacco. Student selection was based on the ability to commit at least two hours a week to extra study, and adequate scholastic work, to allow for some time out in class, both in preparation for presentations and actual time in other schools. Students were cited for their generally good rapport with others, the will to speak in front of a group, and is a non-smoker with a certain commitment to good health. The Student-to-Student group didn't use the basic traditional and conventional means of teaching smoking education. The Living Lung exhibit carried the most impact on the students. The lungs were donated by people who died from emphysema or natural causes. Hooked into a container resembling the chest cavity, air is inhaled and exhaled, allowing the differences of healthy lungs vs. emphysemic to be visibly clear. Included within the presentations are: posters, slides and personal exper- iences. Past experiences have shown that peer guidance has a very strong influence on younger children. With the aid of the American Lung Association, GMHS students are building a strong determination towards the abolish- ment of young and old smokers alike. Dana Thomlinson, Cass Eberhardt, Pam Thompson, and Mitch Smith listen to a discussion. Daph Thompson prepares for presentation. Student-To-Student - 105