Allen Stevenson School - Unicorn Yearbook (New York, NY)

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CLUBS TUDENT extra-curricular activities flourished once again this year, despite a growing collec- tion of individuals skip-out-of-school club early in the year. These stalwarts shall remain nameless, as the Editors wish to incriminate nobody. On the whole, most clubs were successful in attracting enthusiastic participants, and there were even some new activities. Boys having special interests could practice their specialties - whether in Cooking Club or Shop Club. And then, if one's interests were in the outdoors, then he could go canoeing, back- packing, rock climbing, riding or sailing, he could always accompany Mr. Cole on one of his Outing Club trips. Too numerous to photograph, in a group here, and never peopled with the same faces, from trip to trip, the Outing Club gave many a boy unusual opportunities to test his courage against nature and the elements. Ms. Kopple headed the Art Club program, first she concentrated on basic techniques in her Friday af- ternoons, but later she applied these methods to such activities as book binding and tie-dying. She used a great variety of materials. including acrylics, leather and charcoal. PHOTO CLUB - back row: A. DeVido, P. Cohen, Fogel, Robert Raines, front row: W. Whitmore, Bryan, Mr. Webb, S. Thompson, Mattox, Barrette 76 ART CLUB - front row: l, Cohen, M. Schiff, Ms. Kopple, Courtian, Klein, Muller, front row: Visconti, C. Leong, G. Demirjian, A, Papazoglou, Sze SHOP CLUB - back row: Mr. Meyendorffg front row: Gellert, Greef, Kaminski, Gilmour, Boyce Shop Club was directed by Mr. Meyendorff, who brought a great deal of innovative ideas to the boys. Students were delighted in making lamps, person- alized with their names, early in the year, He also offered classics: bookends and bowls, besides let- ting boys finish projects begun in regularly sched- uled shop periods. The addtion of Mr. English gave Drama Club a shot in the arm, and his fresh approaches inspired acting abilities, although Mr. Schroeter remained the backbone of the club. The number of enthusiasts nearly doubled this year, and so did the fun! The

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For the final concert, at home on May 20, the Orch added further numbers: Katchaturian's Gay- enne Suite and Dance of the Tumblers. Unfortu- nately the concert had to be performed in the school gym, a most unsatisfactory auditorium where there is barely enough room for the Orchestra, never mind the parents and other spectators. The addition of a 5th 81 6th grade locker room has further restricted space in the gym tand lowered Mr. Gauger's boiling pointl, and further magnified the school's crying need for more space. Of course the house was packed, and the concert went well, with the difficult pieces being performed to perfection. Enthisiastic parents applauded wildly, and there were a few moist eyes as people began to realize it was the last time of their A-S Orch careers. The highpoint of it all was a joint piccolo duet per- formed by Messrs. Gauger 81 Emory in the Stars 84 Stripes. Certainly there will be some difficult shoes to fill for next year's Orch, as graduating this year are such stalwarts as clarinetists Mark Tiedemann and Freddy Vogelstein, tympanists Timi loukowsky and Danny Szor, and flautists Peter Livingston and Robert Mar- golis. Nevertheless, the Editors trust that Maestro Gaugerino will once again weld together an all-star outfit for his 1977-8 season, combining unique blend of perseverence and tyranny. Thanks for everything, Stanley, you've done it again! WY' Q ,xp '114

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. ,, .fag- .. -. ...lr Club's main projects were creating skits about vari- ous subjects in everyday life, past and present. On one occasion, for instance, the Club was split into groups and told to come up with ideas about the Bicentennial. Some examples were: an interview with Washington crossing the Delaware and a col- orblind Betsy Ross. Merging with last year's Backgammon Club, Games 84 Diplomacy also flourished, bringing its total enrollment to 537 - or so it seemed. The Club took up many rooms depending upon number of casinos required. Among the favorite games were backgammon, stratego, diplomacy and go fand many a game of go lasted well into the afternoon.i Cooking Club, started by newcomer Mr. julian, was a new favorite this year, as he got official approval from Mrs. Krasa to use the school kitchen. Some of the culinary delights created by Mr. lulian and his gang of amateur enthusiasts were: eggplant parmigians, beef and broccoli, and fettucine Al- fredo. Supposedly the eggplant was the best, and those who tried it were not, repeat were not, afflicted with serious gastric disturbances. Because of the long preparation time fnot to mention the clean-upsj, the Club usually broke up around five- thirty leaving full bellies instead of empty ones to feast on many a TV dinner at home. Three cheers for Mr. julian, whose gastronomic enthusiasm in- fected many a boy with appreciation for better food instead of the usual hamburger mentality. Newcomer Mr. Tobolsky instituted a strictly-for- fifth-graders club to play fand learn without losing too much moneyj the game of bridge. Mr. T. and his card sharps met every Friday for a few rubbers of bridge. - KERSEY'S WARRIORS - back row: M. loukowsky, Hovde, M. Schwartz, Hagen, N. Bader, Keels, Selton, middle row: Osterricher, D. Thrush, Henderson, Abrams, H. Wydlerg front row: Sweet, Kinloch, Buehler, Rodriguez DEBATE CLUB - back row: Hedges, Mr. Pariseau Marchant, front row: Ruenitz, Ben-Ami, Kuiman, T lou kowsky, Szor 77