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

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Model UN was an organization cre- ated to show how the United Nations works and the difficulties there are in solving problems on the international level. Canada, Iran, and Botswana-a province of Africa-were the countries represented by PV students. Each year different countries were assigned to Arizona high schools. Fifteen students qualified to serve were involved with the organization. They were chosen by teacher recom- mendation and by application. Only iuniors and seniors were eligible for participation. Students were presented with a cur- rent moral or social problem in which to investigate. They took the viewpoint of their respective country and examined its history, geography, social and po- litical status. Members attended Arizona's Sixth Annual Model United Nations Conven- tion on December 8 and 9 at the UA. MODEL UNITED NATIONS DELEGATES-FRONT ROW: Cai Klassen, Cindy Ettinger, Margaret Wilkie. THIRD Ellen Hale, Sallie Saltzman, David Singer, Lillian ROW: Sharon Marmon, Randy Sammons, Tom Dud- Rich. SECOND ROW: Leonard Hamer, Ellen Tighe, dleston, David Carter, Eric Chaison. Model United Nations Convention Held at U Model UN advisor Mr. Larry Bool assisted senior Ellen Hale in selecting infor- mation from books and magazines which she was to use at a model convention. Mr. Bool, Model UN advisor, assisted Lillian Rich and Cai Klassen with select- ing maps. From these maps they prepared material for the model convention.

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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

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Scholarships, Awards and Honors Presented Kay Musser was the recipient of the Marshall Foundation Scholarship. She Scott Bramblett placed as a semi-finalist in the National Merit Scholarship received the UA scholarship on the basis of her exceptional scholastic ability. Qualifying Test. He ranked high enough to be considered for the scholarship. Seniors Bill McTamahan and Ed Nordquist received principal nominations to the Naval Academy in Annapolis. These nominations were received on the basis of their scholastic ability and good citizenship. Each year scholarships, awards and honors are presented to seniors with exceptional scholastic abilities. These awards not only bring high esteem and recognition to students but also aid them with the financial aspect ot their educa- tion atter completion of high school. Several tests, including the SAT, the PSAT and the National Merit Quality- ing Test are given to students throughout the school year to determine their scho- lastic aptitude. Those seniors who score high on the tests and are active partici- pants of extracurricular activities often receive various honors and awards. Among the many honors received by students for outstanding achievements were the Marshall Foundation Scholar- ship, principle nominations to the Naval Academy, the National Council of Teachers ot English Award and the Op- timist Student ot the Year. Other awards presented to seniors in- cluded the Elks Leadership Award, Na- tional Merit Scholarship Finalist and the i968 Betty Crocker Homemaker of To- morrow Award. Recognition earned by these students was the result of determination and hard work all through high school.