Alta High School - Accipitor Yearbook (Sandy, UT)

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Three Clubs In One The Science Department was unusual in that it was the only department in the school to spon sor three clubs. The Science, Geology, and Sko- kie Clubs all emanated from the department, offering interested students a chance to learn more about science and its relationship to man. The Science Club made it possible for its members to become more aware of the differ- ent areas of science. Involvement was the key word, this year, and as such, the club was able to participate in a wide range of activities. On December 7, the club was granted a com- plete tour of the complex radio and television broadcasting facilities at KTVX. Channel 4 Through this tour, the students gained an un- derstanding and an appreciation of how a t.v. newscast was put together. And. as a special treat, members were allowed to be on the set as extras during a live newscast, thereby gain- ing first hand knowledge of the magic behind the camera. The Hansen Planetarium treated the club to a free star show discussing possible origins of the star of Bethlehem. Immediately afterwards, a demonstration of various types of chemical phenomena was presented. Rounding out the rest of the year with guest speakers, the BYU bridge building contest, the Salt Lake Metropolitan Science Fair, and the building of a time capsule, gave members a broader look into the wide spectrum of science. Purpose: To increase our appreciation for our area, both its beauty and its resources, and by increasing our understanding of its history through field trips . . . Thus begins the Pream ble of the Geology Club Charter. To many peo pie's surprise, the Rock Hawks, as the club was called, may have been the most active aca demic related club in the school. Club sponsored field trips throughout the state were common events. An expedition to Antelope Springs, just west of Delta, brought back many fossils of trilobites as did an excur- sion to Cedar Fort, in which fossils of prehistor- ic coral and sea life were dug up. A trip to Mount Baldy in the Uintahs plus frequent runs to to the Wasatch Front gave the Rock Hawks a first hand look at the geological area in which we live. In addition to field trips, the club sponsored many school service activities: the Alta Science Fair, as well preparing audio visual material for the first-year geology classes. The Skokie Club was a group of students who shared a common interest in the town of Skokie, Illinois and its large Jewish population. The club was formed when adviser, Judy Scheid, who hails from Skokie, along with some of her chemistry students saw a movie on tele vision about Skokie. The movie told of the clash between the Jewish Americans there and Nazi demonstrators. Although members of the club were not Jew ish, they studied various practices and beliefs of the Jewish society. Holidays such as Pass- over and Hanukkah as well as the sampling of foods such as Bagels and Lox were all things the clubs members experienced. by Rod Gibbons Experimenting with chemicals was one of the activi- ties that students enjoyed in science club this year. Rob Gibbons and Don Fulkerson demonstrate their talent in chemistry. 58 • Science Geology Skokie

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Using Body Language Performances are the most important part of drama and dance.The Dance Com- pany has their concert and the Drama Club puts on the plays such as this years I Nev- er Saw Another Butterfly and the musical Guys and Dolls. These extroverted clubs helped students become more aware of themselves with the constructive criticism from their peers and teachers. When you get to school at six. you really get to know each other, comments Trisha Young on the closeness of the Dance Company. Each girl reported to school at 6:00 three times a week to prac- tice, many times with a professional danc- er, the dances they performed in the dance Concerts which was enjoyed by the stu- dents in March. With an epicurean approach to life, the Drama Club handled another year with an exciting party every month. Halloween costume, (Jn-Christmas, and Forties par- ties were among the creative list. No longer Thespians, the new drama club members, for initiation, were taken forcefully from their beds to the message rock at five in the morning, where they painted Alta Dra ma 1! These enthusiastic students pro- vide entertainment for the school and com- munity. These clubs contain some of Alta’s most creative and talented students, collected from every section of the district and every background imaginable and assembled into the stimulating environment that ex ists in each and every dance or drama class. Swinging his wrench at Nathan Detroit (Mitch Hall). Joey Biltmore (Steve Ivie) threatens him saying that he must pay one thousand bucks before he can shoot crap in his garage. Dance Drama • 57

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Displaying their pride in Skokie, these members hold up mugs and wear S.F.S. bags on their heads. Skokie Club boasts a record 22 members. Scaling the craggy and crumbling walls of Antelope Springs, the Geology club searches not for antelopes but for Trilobites which lay hidden in the holes and crevices of the beautiful mountainside. The Rocky grounds provide a seat for the weary Geology club led by Mr. Steele who takes a ureak from Trilobites and other fossil hunting. The trip which takes place in the summer season gives the members a chance to get out in the open and study the earth. Marking off another day on the Jewish calendar, a skokie Okie takes part in the activities of the Skokie club. A new club this year, the Skokie Club studied the publicity relief; Skokie has received because of the Jewish and Nazis confrontation that occured there a few years ago. With a mad scientist grin on his face. Keith Howick measures a few chemicals in a lab procedure tor Science club. Studying stars, chemicals, and the laws of earth. Science club was for everyone who enjoys taking a closer look at the world around them. Skokie-Science-Geology • 59