Brookfield Central High School - Legend Yearbook (Brookfield, WI)

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Sketch Club Sketch Club provides a welcome relief from the pressure of grades for the artistically inclined students of Brookfield Central. The club, under the guidance of Ms. Barnes, concen- trates mainly on figure drawing, and has been very lucky this year in hav- ing an unusual variety of models, including a three-month old baby, and junior Mike Berkoltz in full cos- tume as a ninety-nine year old man. This year, the club decided to have its hour long meetings on alternating Mondays and Wednesdays. With most of its members involved in other activities as well, this prevents them from being excluded. The annual Christmas decorations in the front lobby displayed another difference from years past. Instead of the usual window paintings, club members made giant stained glass windows out of colored tissue paper. They triggered many positive respon- ses from both students and faculty as the nagels, snowmen, and Christmas trees spread Christmas spirit throughout the school. Though the club has a very casual atmosphere about it, its members are very serious about their work, and more so theil improvement. Sue Skony explains Drawing is a discipline and must be done often if I am to improve, Sketcl Club provides me with the opportu- nity l wouldn't be able to find any- where else. Besides being given the chance tc draw different models each week Sketch Club members also receive the benefits of individual criticisn and advice from Ms. Barnes and the other dedicated artists in the club. .-...limp N My Glancing at the model, Sketch Club Advisor Kathy Barnes outlines a face, while member Libby Rowan works in the background. 12D Deep in thought, Holly Rowland con- centrates on her sketch of model Anne Heinzelmann. t3j Sketch Club - Ustl Holly Rowland, Dave Scholz. l2ndl i Libby Rowan, Julie Nickels, Ms. Barnes, Anne Heinzelmann, Laura Stich, Sue Skony. up At a Photo Club meeting, Presi- dent Kevin Hutchinson examines a Speed Graphic camera with advisor Pamela MrCrary. Photo Club members often experiment with different formats than the usual 35mm cam- era. QSQ Photo Club - l1stl JoAnn Brinkley, Ms. McCrary, Eric Johnson. t2ndJ Steve Godfrey, Barry Barnhill, Kevin Hutchinson, Kevin Kellems. 16,71 Artful photography by Photo Club members showing a 1928 Ford and the light effects of a car crossing a bridge in downtown Milwaukee. 102 f Sketch Club --an-ii Mx, . 1 '59 .Q 3

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'25 Every Wednesday after school there are battles being fought to determine the lead- ership ofa land. Great strategy is involved in these conflicts, but there is no bloodshed as the opposing armies attempt to kill each oth- er's leader. The warriors, you see, are mem- bers ofthe BCHS Chess Club, and the king- dom at stake is a chess board. The 1980-'81 BCHS Chess Club has expanded its scope and involvement from the preceding year's club, adding the option of playing matches on the Apple ll computer against the machine, previously undreamed Chess Club is a great way for chess enthusiasts at Central to get together and exchange their strategies of the game. There are many high level games played each meeting, and it is a way to learn 'the fine rules of the game and improve one's skill, while being with others. Steve Mierow wa' x1f4JsSx.ir:.. A . Chess of tournaments against other schools, and generally more concentration on the fine points of chess. Comments second year member Giancarlo Trevisan, Last year the Chess Club was a loosely structured organi- zation that did not really allow its members a chance to improve their chess game. But this year the members are more serious about the club because of the computer and the matches with other schools. The organization of the club allowed a more structured training schedule and con- cise ranking of club members. This ranking permitted the club to get the most out of each player at both conference and noncon- ference tournaments. The computer was also a great asset to the team, for it could be set for different levels of play, depending on a club member's ability. We planned on raising money for the computer chess pro- gram, comments club Vice President Ken Litzau, The matches with other schools really made the club a worthwhile experi- ence. It is interesting to see how Central can do against other schools, pitting our strategy against theirs. QU The Dark Side - f1stl Chris Bergh, Sean Smullen, Dan Quakkelaar, Tom Stringer, Kevin Kellems, Flon Cuzner, Cherie Jackson, Andy John, Kay Schwinn, Shannon Smullen, i2ndl David Platt, Devin Shook, Glenn Campbell, Tim Knuth, Jim Bogan, Doug Floerden, Barry Barnhill, Tom Merkel, Leslie Kauffman, Steve Topetzes. Q21 ln the stillness of his studio, WFMFl's Flon Cuzner explains his lifestyle and his program to visiting Centralites. t3t Concentrating on his opponent's move, Steve Mierow plans his strategy. MJ Chess Club - iistl Giancarlo Trevisan, Ken Litzau, Steve Mierow. i2ndl Mike Bacon, Scott Marschke, Bernie Ziebart, George Stejic, Mr. Whelan. t5t Carefully weighing the alternatives, Ima Knight prepares to move. i6j Ken Litzau puts his oppo- nent in check. 101

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A li 'H i WI iiphofo Club For the Photo Club, this year was a rewarding one, because members were given more freedom to explore in areas of their interest and improve those skills they felt needed work. As a result, the students were able to produce some fine photography. Within this loosely structured organi- zation, members received guidance from Miss McCrary, the club advisor, on everything from printing techniques to photo composition. Barry Barnhill remarks, Without the things l learned from Photo Club, I never would have been able to produce the film that I did for my British Literature class. In addition to working with 35mm cameras, members are allowed to expe- riment with the schooI's videotaping equipment, engaging in such projects as recording the winter musical so that cast members could effectively evaluate their performances. Meeting once a week, the members also have a chance to use a darkroom to print those pictures which they have taken during the week, while at the same time, they learn new methods of developing and printing both black and white and color slides and negatives. President Kevin Hutchinson explains, The club gives students a chance to show their skill in photography, and this year, it's even better, because we are given so much more freedom. In order to raise money for a field trip to the Mitchell Park Conservatory to photograph the Easter Flower Show, club members took pictures of intramu- ral basketball teams and sold them to participants for a nominal charge. Photo Club f 103