Carson High School - Carneta Yearbook (Carson City, NV)

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Give Me A Promoting the athletic ideal and school spirit were the basis of a new lettermanis club called Block C. To be a Block C mem- ber, an athlete simply had to have lettered in a varsity sport. The members of the new club discussed the importance of be- ing a student first and then an athlete and the need to work on the sometimes negative jock image. Block C gave the varsity letter people a chance to get to- gether as a club. We promoted the image of the high school athlete and it ' s done a lot for the school spirit, said senior Letterman Andy Goldsmith. One of the activities done by Block C members was a super- stars all around athlete contest in which members competed against each other in sports they wouldn ' t normally play such as running events, skill events, and an obstacle course. There was also a $500 schol- arship awarded to the member of Block C who best exemplified the student athlete ideal of a well rounded person. The members of Block C met once a month and officers were elected. The president was John Eck, vice-president — Jim Reid, secretary — Carin Carroll, treas- urer — Ray Oster, and Sergeant at arms — Charlie Parnell. Senior soccer player, Dave Packwood wears his varsity let- terman ' s jacket proudly as he goes to class. BLOCK C MEMBERS: Bottom Row: Charley Parnell, Anthony Vollet, Kelly W. Nichols. John Eck, Andy Gold- smith, Middle Rou: Cory Newton, O. J. Sanchez, Jim Breeden, Billy Bret. Top Row: Spencer T, Mellum, Jennifer Gray, Pauline Holzhaver, David L. Packwood, Carlos Mendeguia. 190

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Eric Stokts from Be gium shares a joke with his new found American friends, Tracey Almand, Garin Aglietti, Sydney Dull, and Larry Grosso in Mr. Wood ' s third period trig(inometry class. (fs ( Small World What was life like in other countries? Some students found out through a group called the International Club. Students in the Internatit)nal Club learned about different cul- tures through international dinners. The dinners all had themes like Mexican night, Italian night, or French night. These pot-luck dinners were carried out by students. They brought dishes of foreign foods corre- sponding with the evening ' s theme. After dinner, students watched films with the night ' s theme. On occasion guest speakers were in- vited to speak. The foreign ex- change students were encouraged to join. It was felt that these stu- dents could bring a better un- derstanding of their cultures and countries. Advisor Kathy Louden said that the club ' s main purpose was to help students learn about their cultures and countries. INTERNATIONAL CLUB: Front Kou. Jim Breeden, Sheryl Warne, Stephanie Haw- kins, Carrie Ayarbe, Teresa DiLoreto, Kim Brown, Suzie Royce, Dana Buoncristiani, Sarah Ward, Michelle Sass. Rou ' 2: Mellisa Kreck, Jennifer D ' Anna, Christie Sullivan, Jennifer LaGier, Lisa Pleretti, Micheline Tobey, Carin Carol!, Camille Russell, Brenda Cross, Tiffany Hoffman, Heather Becker, Erin O ' Hara, Treasurer. Row 3: Anders Weiss, Erika Doring, Krista Grange, Julene Boardman, Michelle Trease, Han Mi Yoon, E etra Doring, Sec- retary, Kimberly Smith, Trace) Grose, Scott Grange, Cynthia Belts, Kendra Jean Wastun. Rou- 4: Anneke Versluis, Anne- Marie Bellard, Keri Wall, Rhana Lynn Terrell, Margaret Moore, Jill Erickst)n, Lisa Snyder, Jenny McGee, Becky Crambes, Heather Russell, Pauline Holzhauer, Lynlee Bybee, Alison Baker, Juha-Pekka Sarkoniaa, Juha Walikangas. Involvement 189

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After Daria Frank read a proclamation to the school given to her husband, the late science teacher Jim Frank, she talks with Student Body President Matt Allison and her daughter Rachel Frank at an assembly. Student body treasurer Andy Goldsmith works on his vocabulary in Mr. Savanelli ' s business class. Seniors l uttinsi ■t All To Kork What exactly have our student body officers done this year. That was a question asked often by stu- dents. The student body officers were responsible for much more than most people thought. The student body officers were a voice to represent the students of the high school. The 1988 senior class was one of the best classes we ' ve ever had and the student body officers re- flected it, said Mr. Scoggins. The student leaders were in charge of dances, assemblies, and working in the student store. They gave away hot dogs in the Avenue, bought a new PA system for the football field, raised so much money that they gave away some of it to different clubs and organizations and added a great deal to the school spirit. Other hard working seniors were the ones who competed in the Academic Olympics. The Ac- ademic Olympics was a televised competition sponsored by chan- nel five in which the team com- peted against other single A schools. It was a single elimina- tion tournament where once a team lost a competition, they were out of the tournament. To be on the team a test was taken by over 20 students and those who scored highest made the team. To be on the team you don ' t have to be smart. You just have to know a lot about trivia, said team member Jim Theiss. To prepare for the competi- tion, the team used computer disks which asked questions sim- ilar to the ones asked in com- petition. The questions were di- vided into six categories: history, current issues government, math, science, fine arts and Eng- lish literature. Team members were Tony Bul- lentini, Jeff Cherpeski, Scott Nowlin, Jim Theiss. Alternates were Jim Breeden, Robert Dun- ning, and Steve Yasmer. Involvement 191