Capital High School - Talon Yearbook (Boise, ID)

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The members of Political Science are pictured below. x ,ei , ,W 1.2 31 ,hs X 'iii 11 ' I-lllq I'--I fills - n gl 1593 GQ fl ll WM Showing her political coolness, Molly Grisham states her opinion. The delegates to Boys' and Girls' State are pic- tured above. Boys' and Girls' State l8l

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N it -49 f?' Members of Political Science Boys State delegate Todd v concentrate on Mr. Tyrees Santos tries to use his lecture. prestige 0 'Q c l P ff' J. pg ',,! ..P- 4 .JMU TS--hx 'Y i tudents lSCll'l'1 Clfld 9Xp9l'l9nC9 liTlCCll Power Jack- ie leafed through the morning pa- per, her eyes scanning the black print. USO many political ads, she thought. 'XAII of them promise different things and use technical words that l don't un- derstand. As she read them she glanced at the clock on the wall. lt was five till! She threw the paper on the table and raced out of the door. Many people are ig- norant to the workings of the government and consenquently, many people try to enter poli- tics without knowing anything about them. Two organizations were designed for the very basic purpose of teach- ing about government and how it works. Boys' and Girls' State put the student into the govern- ment environment for a week. Kristy Hendricks said this about her Girls' State experience, The Kristy and Ra- chel listen , intently. things that I learned will be beneficial for the rest of my life. Political Science club intrduces stu- dents to the reality of our American lawmaking sys- tem as well as internation- al affairs, which helps make the students more productive members of so- ciety, said Mr. Tyree, the advisor of Policial Science. Policital Science partici- pated in a mock United Nations and also Youth Legislature. lt was now second peri- od and Jackie was listen- ing to the announce- ments. Everyone interest- ed in learning about our government, please come to the Political Science meeting today. Jackie quickly iotted down the in- formation. Finally, she was going to understand what she read that morning. ,Wh W if 'H-.N The Almighty Allah of the Po- litical Proteges. The officers of Polical Sci- ence, Kathi Pearce-Pres., Mr. Tyree-Advisor, Damon John- son-Vice-Pres., Knot pictured! Sara Johnson-Sec.fTreas. l80 Political Science 4-A

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The Art of Argument ily Debate As I en- tered the J.V. and Varsity de- bate classes, I was overwhelmed by the scene. Everyone was comforting Sara Pursly and Jenny Roy about the most recent loss of their car keys. Craig Lysne and Jim Wood were expanding their intellectual horizons by means of crossword puzzles. They all gathered together in their natural state. Casually lounging upon one another ready to present their story. l said, I'All right guys, let's talk. That was a stupid thing to say. They all start- ed in at once, doing what they're best at, talking about everything and any- thing. I finally managed to get their attention again, and I began. When the first question was posed be- fore the group, I'What does it take to be a suc- cessful debater? Mr. Ol- son knew the answer. Debate is like a sewer. You get out of it what you put into it. Cheri Cortois agreed saying, A lot of time and effort. This was quickly refuted by Sara Pursley who said, No. You iust need a halfway high l.Q. Rainey Irving de- cided from her past exper- iences that I'Nice legs defi- nitely help. Jenny Roy's I82 Debate answer was frank and to the point. UNO morals. f This was getting in- teresting. These were not the type of people I had expected. You know the kind, glasses, greasy hair, a GPA beyond belief, and that notorious briefcase. Their language was notforeign, and unintelligible either. They were actually human. Nor- mal people iust ioking around. I began to see this even more when I presented my next question, I-low has debate changed your life? I'Debate is not like a regular class, it falls into the center of your life. You life actually re- volves around your debate schedule, was Kathi Pearce's responce. The group agreed on one point, Because you rely on every- body for evidence and sup- port, you become like one big family. Jim looked away from his puzzel, and said with a grin, Yeah, we share ev- erything, even our briefs, I could tell that these were definitely fun people with quick minds. They were ioined together by common interest of argumentation. The group in a final surge of agreement noted that Seri- ously, debate teaches a per- son to look objectively at the world and make acurate judgements with some im- pact. Shuffling through her evi- dence cards, Mandy Jako- , meit, searches forthe right card. The members of Varsity Debate, First Row: Karen Sawyer, v Jennifer Johnson, Raine lrving, Kathi Pearce, Lisa Blagburn, Second Row: Jim Wood, Craig Lynse, Damon Johnson, ..,,f'f' g .. .. The members of J V Debate First Row Tom Briggs Aaron Dykas, Kim Reuter, Robin Kothman, Tricia Stans, Tessa Gar- rett, Tim Schow, Jim Thompson. Second Row: Bob Mc An- eney, Krista Geddes, Cristina Jordon, Mandy Jakomeit, Amy Thomas, Tracie Johnston, K.I. McDonnell, Lee Verity, Chris Farnsworth. Third Rowgz Eric Revai, C.A. Garrett, Steve Shaffer, Jeff Phipps, Shawn Bain, Tracy Teed, Jenny Schiff, Michele Renfrow, Lee Echanove, Aaron McCulloch,