Palo Verde High School - Olympian Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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Senior Mike David used the welding machine while working on the kiosk. The proiect, sponsored by the Homeroom Federation, was built to post news. President Richard Gilman spoke to Homeroom Federation about Rodeo Week, a Federation proiect. This activity was held during the week of Feb. 26-28. Federation members Dee Dee and Mindi Ligner col- lected donations for the Muscular Dystrophy Drive. ' Mr. William Kemmeries studied the student activities president pro tempore, and Barbara Button, secre- calendar with Tom Quayle, Homeroom Federation tary. Mr. Kemmeries was advisor for federation

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E Ken Maxey, Mike Reeser and Jim Buck weighed Drive held December 4 through 15. Four thousand canned food contributed during the Canned Food fifty pounds were collected by Homerooms. Student Federation's main purpose was to link the students with student government and administration. Each homeroom elected a representative and an alternate to present their ideas and views at Federation meetings. For the first time, Student Federation sponsored the Muscular Dystrophy Drive in October. The canned food drive was held De- cember 4-i5. Cans collected during the two weeks were donated to needy Tuc- son families for Christmas. Volun- teers worked at the Christmas Center on December 20. In January, Federation sponsored the kiosk built in the patio. lt was designed for posting club news and the school newspaper. Rodeo Week, held in February, was one of Student Federation's main proi- ects during the year. Among the week's activities were the Rodeo Dance and ci float entered in the Tucson Rodeo Pa- rade. The Rodeo King and Queen were crowned at the dance. At the end of each month Federa- tion selected a Student of the Month, chosen on the basis of leadership and school spirit. Federation Linked Students With Government Under the direction of Student Body Vice-President Richard Gilman, members for the Fiesta de los Vaqueros parade. The float was pulled by members of Homeroom Federation spent long hours after school in making the float of the ICBM and consisted of the Rodeo King, Queen and attendants. ,gs-If

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1 9 State Anytown Delegates Attended Workshops Bob Fabel, Ellen Hale, Linda Billings and Richard problems were discussed by the students. The work- Fabel were delegates to Anytown. International shop was held on the Prescott campus .lune 11-17. Girls' State was held at the University of Arizona while Boys' State was held at Northern Arizona University. Repre- sentatives were chosen by members of the faculty on the basis of leadership, character and grades. The purpose of State was to turther students' under- standing of American democracy and citizenship responsibilities. Participants were assigned to a po- litical party and were given a county and city to represent. During meetings, local and state officials were elected. Delegates to Girls' State were Pam Morris, Kay Musser, Vicki O'Dell and Kirstie Wilde. Boys' State delegates were Steve Burns, Richard Gilman, Harry Lodge and Jeff Lovin. Anytown was a human relations workshop involving students from all Arizona high schools. lt was held in Prescott. The four students representing Palo Verde were Linda Billings, Richard Fabel, Robert Fabel and Ellen Hale. They were selected on the basis of an essay written on why they wanted to attend Anytown. International Problems were discussed during the week. r Z l Boys' State delegates, selected by the faculty, were Steve Burns, Richard Gil- Girls' State delegates Pam Morris, Kay Musser, Kirstie Wilde, and Vicki 0'Dell man, Harry Lodge, and Jeff Lovin. The workshop was held on the ASU campus. attended a workshop designed to teach mechanics of state governments. 0