Beachwood High School - Oculus Yearbook (Beachwood, OH)

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Forensics Forensics or debate is one of the newer organiza- tions Beachwood has entered. Under the direction of Mr. Roy Berko, the members of this club have spent their second year of debating with other high schools in and around Cleveland. It is also their first year to enter students in the extemporaneous speaking program. The debaters meet before the contest to decide their stands and rebutals on the topic chosen for all the schools. For most debates, Beachwood entered one negative and affirmative team. This year, several new extemporaneous speakers have been added to the team. Th ey meet to practice on various topics of current events. These students also travel to other high schools to do their speaking. The topic on which they will speak is chosen from current news magazines. Beachwood High School has reason to be proud of the fine reputation our students have earned in this field. DEB ATE TEAM FRONT ROW--Sheila Bondy, Marlene Weiss, Francis Wineguest, Lesley Leeb. SEC- OND ROW--Vivian Goodman, Nancy Sokol, B. J. Greene, Sandy Schneider. THIRD ROW--Jeff Koer- ner, Abe Canter, Jim Stark. BACK ROW--Roy Shan- ker, Steve Mintz. German and Latin Clubs A new language creating a new organization was introduced to Beach- wood this year. Under the direction of Miss Renee Sherrow, the German Club planned a schedule of lecture and movies. Among them were: two color slide lectures by Dr. Ruben, who lived for a year in Germany; newsreels and short films relating to present day life supplied by the German Consulate; and Mr. Berko's presentation of slides taken during a summer tour. The group also visited Cleveland's Museum of Art to see Germany painting and wood- carving. Student Gisela Schubach, born in Germany, further contributed first- hand knowledge of the country's cul- ture. GERMAN CLUB Gisela Schubach, Alan Feinstein, Miss Re- nee Sherrow, Bob Moses, Jan Opper.

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Educational Experience YEARBOOK STAFF FRONT ROW--Shari Solwitz, Sue Myers, Sue Rothstein, Janie Lipkowitz, Ruth Newmark, Barb Gray, Meryl Hershey, Lynn Wakser, Lesley Leeb. SECOND ROW--Sharon Morantz, Diane Silver- man, Sharon Wasserman, Sharlene Silbar, Eve Freedman, Donna Levin, Sherry Lapine, Joni Loeb, Gayle Rubin, Gloria Raviotta, Carol Curva, Bonnie Rosen, Joan Heller. THIRD ROW--Mike Zabell, Joe Karson, Tom Fa- tanda, Brenda Saltzman, Marge Greenwald, Marilyn Rutman, Faye Marcus, Karen Zavell, Mark Rabine, Tim Gallagher, Jimmy Stark, Larry Chernikoff. A better than ever yearbook could well have been the unspoken slogan of this year's Oculus staff. They kept before them the image of a nearly-perfect yearbook. Under the leadership of editor Danny Fried- man, the section editors worked together to create an annual for the school. Due to the December snowstorm, the 1963 staff found themselves hard put to meet their December and January dead- lines. During the holiday, although no pictures were available, the staff continued to forge ahead by writing and revising copy, planning layouts, and working out captions. When school again began, there was a rush to resume picture taking to make up for lost time. The 1963 Oculus was temporarily Beachwood's only publication due to the lack of sufficient funds for the school's paper, the Beachcomber. All in all this year's Oculus staff found that work can be fun. Weekends and after school, the editors learned that working out the best layouts, deciding which pic- tures to use, and brainstorming for cap- tions and headlines add up to produce a ec eee Final preparations for the pictures in the yearbook are done by editors Ed Huber and Danny Friedman. 71

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Bridge Challenge Beachwood's Bridge Club, sponsored by Mrs. Toby Tamarkin, has made its first year a very successful one. In its short existence, the club has rapidly grown to thirty members. The Bridge Club offers the experienced students an opportunity to play, and it also invites others to learn the game. The most outstanding accomplish- ment of the Bridge Club this year, was the formation of a team to challenge the bridge clubs of other high schools. Although the team played in only one tournament, they defeated the Heights High team by a decision vic- tory. This was just the stimulas the club needed to encourage its develop- ment. Due to the fine example set by this year's team of ninth through twelfth a Geet 7 2 ; grade students, the Bridge Club should | jae { Fa prove to be one of Beachwood's most di cal ees peel Neko ae ie B R | DGE CLU B ROW ONE--Leslie Leeb, Jeff Ruben, Mike Greenberg, Mrs. Toby Tamarkin, Jeff Rossio, Janet Katz. ROW TWO--Mike Abrams, Ernie Isenstadt, Tom Zipp, Joel Zipp, Loren Nyer, Jeff Friedman, Sheila Leeb. ROW THREE--Steve Ehrlich, Steve Avner, Marvin Schwartz, Roy Shanker, Robin Albert, Jim Stitt. Pursue Lingual Interests Beachwood High School's Latin Club, which is headed by Mr. Patrick Dowl- ing, draws its members from the third and fourth year Latin classes. As a club, the members have been able to pursue their interest in Latin beyond that which is offered in their text. The club, in its third year, has become a member of the Junior Classical League of America, a national Latin organi- zation. Tentative plans included inviting guest speakers to their meetings, visit- ing museums, and attending educa- tional movies. Long range plans are also being made in hope of organizing a European tour. LATI N CLUB FRONT ROW--Mike Zabell, Gloria Raviotta, Mr. Patrick Dowling, Sheila Leeb, Alan Klein. BACK ROW--Gisela Schubach, Charlotte Teitelbaum, Ira Wish, Michelle Eichenbaum, Steve Weiss, Rodney Brown, Mike Siroky. .