Arlington High School - Accolade Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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CO CE TRATIO Knights, Kings and Queens could all be found in Ye Olde Pawn Shoppe,better known as Room 136, where the Chess Club met every Wednesday and Thursday. Our ded- icated sponsor and coach John LaPrees spent hundreds of hours after school helping the team prepare for chess matches against other schools. The Chess Club was governed by a constitution, which was enforced by the of- ficers. Theiawere as follows: Argus-eyedi' Arvids Ziedionis, president, deranged dwarfw Darrel Krulce, vice-presidentg Cal- cinationv Cary Barker, secretary, Mike 'fFero- ciousi' Phillippe, treasurerg Max Tempestu- ous Templeton and Shawn 'fGlorious Gilliland, tournament directors, and Kirsten Judicious Johnson and Duane uDazzle Davis, publicity directors. The Chess Club, one of the largest and most spirited clubs at AHS, sported about 30 members including 5 females. The Chess Team, Kem, Mike, Darrell, Max, and Arvidsg two time state champions, made an outstanding showing. Of major im- portance was the 2nd annual student-faculty game. However, our biggest project was the lst annual Arlington Invitational Chess Tour- PUTTING HIS mind to it, chess club member Kent Lemons concentrates on his strategy. MAKE YOUR move . . . Max Templeton instructs Ben Smith at a chess club meeting. nament. We sent invitations to over 350 high schools all around the state. The purpos of the tournament was to raise money for new chess sets and clocks. Enjoyment of the game of chess is the reason most of us joined-besides, the Chess Club is the most popular club at Arlington! It was a blast, a pleasure, and a lot of work, something to do, and, of course, very rewarding. What do all ofthese opinions have in common? They were all made by Arlington's four Quiz Team members in re- gard to the team. To know something about I it you had to watch one of their practices. These weren't hard to find-you just had to listen for a series of bells, buzzers, and roars I of laughter after school. Quiz Team consists of four experts at in- stant recallg however, some of the recall was not always quite accurate. For example, 1 when asked who America's sweetheart was, . nimble-fingered Gary rang in and replied 5 Rudolf Valentino instead of the correct 2 answer, Mary Pickford. Mathematician Kem j responded to one question with the answer t IOS pennies rather than S1.05,' thus earning himself the title of Fish! 3 We all agreed that it was a worthwhile ex- 3 perience, and nobody could deny us the thrill. of seeing ourselves on the television, show f'Exercise In Knowledgef' ,

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'si g M, K 'lim GENEVIEVE MARCHIELS FERNANDA SARAVIA LEONARD MENSAH JORGE ESCOBAR CHRISTIAN SCHNEIDER MONICA MACHADO MONICA ENJOYS choir at Arlington and the op portunity to meet people. sw MAKING THE adjustment, Jorge and Fernanda eat a big meal while enjoying the company of fellow seniors. GOVERNMENT BECOMES a little clearer as Micky listens intently.

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,mm HlT THE lights! Quiz team members must have sharp reflexes to be able to hit the light buttons quickly. With bulbs lit are varsity Quiz Team mem- bers Glenn Bowman, Edward Good, Kem Temple- ton, and Gary Lynn. Reserve members are Max Templeton, Jo Johnson, Mary Beth Gregory, and John Warne. Mrs. Good is the sponsor. IT'S NOT a man's World, and Chess Club has proven it. This year many girls joined this prev- iously male dominated club. Seated: Darrell Krulce, Mike Phillippe, Max Templeton. Kneeling and Seated: David Crabtree, Marni Lemons, Rick Oberle, Joanne Lahr, Ben Smith, Julie Ruthledge, Kent Lemons, Cheryl Huntington, John Warne, Mickey Machiels. Standing: Wayne Armstrong, Duane Davis, Arvids Ziedonis, Kirsten Johnson, Shawn Gilliland, Jim Maple, Harry Faulkner, David Sparks, Mike McLaughlin, Cary Barker, Rick Lloyd Bill Campbell. s f . ,A :ga ft -NLE. 1 Qqxis K 'Lili B- ,W A N - v PONDERING OVER one of the hundreds of puz- zling questions asked at every Quiz Team prac- tice, Kem Templeton tries to figure out the an- swer. BOOKS, BOOKS, books . . . have helped inform Quiz Team members. A