Lakeridge High School - Symposium Yearbook (Lake Oswego, OR)

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The Distributive Education Club of America, otherwise known as DECA, is made up of stu- dents taking a marketing class. In this organiza- tion the members will further their education in the marketing atmosphere which later in life will help in their own success. As one member states, The DECA club helped me realize the responsibilities needed for the real world. This year DECA club officers include: Scott Big Business Ballo, President; Megan Heinke, Vice President; and advisor, Gene Schmidt. This years DECA club didn’t accomplish all they had set out to do but they did enjoy doing what they had done. One of the more exciting events they had attended was the DECA conference down at Oregon State. All in all the DECA members enjoyed the year. DECA: Kerry brUemeier, Crotg Wihroi. Dushn Srode , Lance Larson, Metssa Odegoord, Scon Dak). Jeff Lorhrop, and Lisa Goerl DECA 19

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Thespians O-So-Crazy Photo by Tyler Dbss We are the few, the proud, the chosen. Our faces are the torches of the Statue of Liberty. We are the Thespians. “Jodi Arnoff, The Om- nipotent One, sums up the ideals of this dra- matic group. Along with Jodi, many others help keep this group active. The Omnipotent Two- Jennifer Nemhauser, the Data Fairy- Maryjane Koski, the Communications Budda- Jenny Maer, and the Monetary Diety- Lisa Barbe ra, help plan and put on many activities. A Thespian car wash and the selling and performing of Act-o-Grams were the source of amusement and the raising of a bit-o-cash needed to make many other Thespian dreams come true. Included in many events attended by this crazy group were both the Three Rivers League and State Improv Festivals and the League and State Acting Competitions. At the state acting festival in St. Helens, a few awards were pre- sented. Pat Renyolds won second in State for his monologue; Pat and David Robertson got to the Finals in Duo Acting. The highlight of the year was the State Thes- pian Conference in Ashland. During the trip, the play Romeo and Juliet was viewed and en- joyed by all. Well, as they say, Thespians are better than Cats. 1 Rejoicing to the thrill of cor woshing ore Jenny Deckerr. Amy Kogen, Jennifer Nemhouser, Uso Dorbero. Come Lewis. Jenny Moer, and Abbey Marble 2 Wow. whor a aozy group- these Thespians 0 Instructing one of many, many ploys- Sohm leads these fearless Thespians. 4 Posing for one of their better shots, a small group a Thesprons trove! to the beoch 18 THESPIANS

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A handy guide to common speech terms After Dinner Speaking a prepared humorous speech such as one that would be delivered after a party. Ballsy slang, meaning terrifically good, awesome. C-X short for cross-examination team debate where two teams formally debate a researched topic. Expository Speaking a prepared, descriptive speech. Extemporaneous Speaking the speaker is given a current news item and thirty minutes to prepare a seven minute speech. Impromptu Speaking like Extemporaneous, but the subject matter is usually a quote and the speaker is given thirty seconds to prepare a five minute speech. Lincoln-Douglas a one-on-one formal debate that usually in- volves a question of values or ethics. NFL National Forensic League Oral Interp a prepared speech that interprets an existing poem, short story, etc. Original Oratory a original prepared speech on a subject that includes the speaker’s own feelings. Pen Flip a dexterious move involving the spinning of a ball point pen over the top of the first finger. (Origin: Brian Purdy) A subculture exists in Lakeridge High School consisting of a group of students who actually enjoy speaking in front of large groups. These brave few dedicate their time and energy to extensive research projects involving complex current events. They sit around to discover who is the fastest speaker. They frequently meet and discuss things in seemingly incomprehensible terms such as ’Oratory, Expository, C-X, NFL, Team-Impromptu Debate”. (See side bar). They are, of course, the speech Team. At the beginning of the year, the team selects a topic which serves as the center piece for the year’s debates. This year's topic involved the U.S. government’s policies to increase political stability in Latin America. Two powerhouse C- X teams, consisting of Seniors David Hammer- stad with Lance Larson and Marly Rust with Rich Anderson, debated this topic all year long. The team travelled coast to coast on de- bate circuits and sweepstake competitions bringing home the gold from six Oregon tour- naments — a feat never done before. At the state championships in LaGrande, the team dis- played pure debate power as they won an un- precidented four events and missed the overall first place by a hair. Lance Larson and David Hammerstad crushed in C-X debate, Marlee Rust and Rich Anderson took Oxford debate, Demon Petticord single-handedly won Lin- coln-Douglas debate while Brian Purdy con- trolled Lincoln-Douglas Policy debate. Carrie Leonetti took fourth in that same event and the multi-talented Lance Larson took third in ex- temporaneous speaking. Of the team's perfor- mance this year, Larson exclaimed, Ballsy ! The team traveled to Nashville, Tennesse for the Tournament of Champions National Competi- tion where they once again showed their ballsy” might. By Matt Offenbacher 20 SPEECH