Aviation High School - Talon Yearbook (Redondo Beach, CA)

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speech Activitiei ' Glover ' s Gabbers ' Gallop to Winners Circle Chris Spurrell, Willette Smutzler, Richard Breeden, Vicki VVeinstein, and Chalon MuIIins re- visit the scene of the State Qualifier at USC. Kitty Vost discovers that the Arizona trip is not all play as she devotes some time to reorganizing her card file. Hours of work and the strain of competition in speech tournaments have paid off in trophies and a new renown for Aviation High School. The speech department, under the direction of Mr. Roland Glover and Mr. Robert Jones, has broadened its range of experiences by attending more tournaments than ever before. Besides attending the tournaments that take place in our district — such as the Open Tournament at North High, the Elimination Tournament for the State Qualifier at South, the State Qualifier, and the Palos Verdcs Invitational — the speech depart- ment has traveled to more distant tournaments like the Ramona Invitational in Riverside, the Tustin Invitational, and out-of-state to the University of Arizona at Tempe. Arizona. Aviation took first honors at the State Qualifier at USC with a first place in debate by King Srhofield and Mark Zirbel. and Richard Brceden ' s tirst place position iti ex-

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Backwards Dance Falcons grooved to the music of the Glass Canary while attending the annual Backwards Dance.

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M On the long and exhausting bus ride to Tempe, Arizona, Supote Ghaswiboon, Liz Sly, and Tisha Clark try to relax. temporaneous speaking. In addition to thi.s. Aviation held three of the four top speaker positions, with Schofield, Zirbel, and quarter-finaUst Chalon MuUins placing fir.st, .second, and fourth respectively. To prepare for these new tournaments the de- partment was successful in sending thirt - people to summer forensic workshops at various college cam- puses across the country. These sessions lasted from two to four weeks and the students lived and studied on such campuses as Purdue, Uni ersity of South- ern California, California Lutheran, Redlands, Northwestern, Arizona State, Ohio State, and the University of the Pacific. Mr. Glover summed up the program ' s success by saying, We know that our reputation has grown because we have receixed dozens of in itations to summer workshops from good colleges and universities, even as far away as Long Island, New York. Shelly Johnson proudly holds her trophy for dramatic interpretation won at Palos Verdes. Her happiness is typical of the depart ment ' s many trophy winners. Giving up a sunny Saturday afternoon for a study session, interested debaters concentrate on the technicalities of criminal law.