Sahuaro High School - Viva Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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DECA: Bottom Row: Larry Cook. Gary Moore, Brenda Zepp. Gigi TamburesCTreasurerJ, Brian Collier. Marc LappittiCPresident3. Second Row: Mike Timminsivice-Presidenty, Candee Kile. John Kinkaid. Nanci Jordan. Joe Osborn. Shirley KimptoniSecretaryh. Denise Rathbun. Eleanor Vlietstra. Thlrd Row: Cathy Minser, Toni Oakes, Cindy Bambauer, Sue Lowery, Pete Martin. Top Row: Wayne Bennett. Karen SharpQHistorianJ. Patricia Sundberg. Scott Meyer, Nancy Nilo. Missing: Wendy Steelt Parliamentarianj. Q, xx .K .. NX X t-, 33.5 1 1 W. , eff g X X ,fi - X. I TO P: Mrs. Josie Mu ramoto demonstrates how to make chop suey using chop sticks and the modern day wok, an electric frying pan. l ABOVE: Occasionally the chess game becomes as mind boggling as th is picture portrays. Chow-mein and chop suey? Definitely not real Chinese food, only Ameri- can versions , according to Sahua- ro's specialist Mrs. Jose Muramoto. Chop suey, suki-yaki, and egg rolls were the dishes taught in her Chinese cooking class. one of the mini- courses arranged by Mr. Beehler and taught by interested teachers. The three week course was well re- ceived by the twelve students and one teacher who participated. They met two days a week, Tuesdays for a lecture and Thursdays for the real thing. Not restricting herself to just teaching cooking. Mrs. Muramoto also added her own philosophy plus bits and pieces about the Chinese people and their way of life. She created as Diana Hosley put it, a real feeling about the culture and the food created by it. lt was much more than just a cooking course. ORGANIZATIONS 187

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DECA, CHESS, FILM-MAKING, CHINESE COOKING Clubs, mini-courses provide for varied interests Mrs. Barbara Weaver sponsered the second semester Film Making mini- course. Students learned how to edit and splice film for better effect, and the basic rules for composition of film as an art. Students alternately used the 2nd period class fro shooting scenes a- round school and discussing how to improve their shots by using dif- ferent angles and lighting effects. Other mini-courses offered were T.V., Desert Ecology, Career Planning, Bg. Auto for Girls, Philosophy, Working Your Way Through College, Bg. Ten- nis for Girls, Sex 81 Family Living, and Desert Survival. 1 DECA was both a class and a club learning the pros and cons of busi- ness management during class time. The club provided working experi- ence for students wanting it. Working the concession stands for the Jr. Varsity and Freshman football teams allowed DECA to go to the Phoenix Convention. 186 ORGANIZATIONS , , 'iv F 1 f li in I ABOVE LEFT: Decorating display windows like those outside the DECA rooms were one of the business arts students learned in DECA. I ABOVE RIGHT: Sue Northey gets personal and knowledgable instruction on the use of the splicing machine from Mrs. Weaver. One student commented, Without a splicer your film looks like a bad home movie. CHESS CLUB: Front: Alan WeisbardfPresidentJ. Paul Plai- quiere. Margaret Ames. David Gharis. Tom Troutman, Back: Ross Pierce, Louis Taber, Philip Titus. Tuesday's and Thursday's schedules were of great assistance to the Chess Club members, their tournaments were held on these days. The ladder system was used where players com- peted against each other and workec their way to the top. The best mem- bers competed in city and state wide tournaments.

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RED CROSS, FREEDOM RUNNERS, SKI, SCUBA Red Cross takes S500g Runners initiation a gambolq Clubs trip off to Guaymas, Purgatory -'Y 3 K Q rr smevsssss ess We tried to encourage the con- servation and sensible use of our seaquatic resources, stated Mr. Bill Gordon, advisor for Scuba Club. They U practiced safety techniques, and how to work with diving equipment in the private pools of the club members. ln November the club went to Guaymas for the week-end to 188 ORGANIZATIONS put their knowledge into practice. Little-known Red Cross was busy this year with their annual fund-raising drive which netted over 5500, their disaster chest, the blood drive, and cookies sup- plied to the Latch Key group. Delegates went to the Inter-High council monthly, at the Center. When the cold weather set inand' the snow fell, the Sahua Sno-Cats were in action. Mei bership was open to all skie or to interested non-skiers. They went to Flagstaff duril Christmas and to Colorado, Rod week. The members were at to rent equipment for only fraction of the regular pri so everyone had a chance to s