Fort Hunt High School - Fortress Yearbook (Alexandria, VA)

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While challenging each orher or a Dungeon-n-Dragon game, rhe Bandjunis sisrers and Bruce Glassco discuss rheir strategies. Games Build Concentration Dealing wirh a game, rhe Dungeon -n- Dragons Club used no marerial products. Ir involved an imaginary game based on rhe world of Tolkein. The game rakes place in rhe minds of rhe players. The individual members or players rook on rhe personality of fighters, wizards, priesrs, and thieves in on imaginary world. This world was creared by a person called a dungeon masrer. He also controlled rhe acrion of rhe game as rhe players go around rhe world defeating monsters and collecting treasures The more rhe game is ployed rhe more powerful a player becomes. There are no real winners or losers in rhe game The goal is ro stay alive and learn as much as one can in rhe world he is in. Mental skills are necessary ro compere in rhe Chess Club. The United Virginia Chess Federation collected money which was then given ro high schools. The ream held rheir comperirions every fourrh or fifth week againsr orher schools. Our ream combined wirh Mr Vernon for simultaneous exhibi¬ tions. Mosr of rhe reams ' rime was spenr playing rhe game more than analyzing ir. J DUNGEONS-n-DRAGONS Front Row: Chris Simpson, Bruce Glassco, v. - pres.; Karl Walbrechr, pres.; Joe Dzikiewicz, sec.; Linda Bandjunis, rreas.; Second Row: Roger Vasilas, Julia Bandjunis, Brian O ' Donnell, Lee Hayward, Angela Himm, Lisa Jaclsson, Rebecca Marr, Dock Row: Robert Rissell, James Slonena, Mike Douthwaire, David Traub, Brian Laffan, Dungeon-n-Dragon player Joe Dzikiewicz increases his skill by playing rhe game wirh rh e help from an ad¬ vanced book.

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During Club Day, Lee Hayward and Karl Walbrechr demonsrrare rhe exaring game of chess CHESS Front Row: Chris Palermo, rreas, Kevin O ' Don nell, v pres.; Dill Mason, pres.; Druce Glassco, sec , Dock Row: Karl Walbrechr, Drion Laffan, Joe Dzi kiewicz, Lee Hayward, Arno Darrle, Linda Dandjunis, Julio Dandjunis, Diehard Whirehouse. Conremplaring his next move, Joe Dzikiewicz, practices for rhe an upcoming meet 78

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Students Gain Eloquence Compering wirh orher schools or college lo- e Debate Team increased rheir skills and knowledge of cerrain Topics. Every year rhe Debate Team has a different topic and rhis year ' s ropic was foreign trade Be fore every meet rhe ream researched or local libraries When rhe ream was or a meet they would go through a number of preliminary rounds then on to win trophies. They studied, prepared, and pur in many hours toward rheir goal. The fine art of public speaking was gained through Forensics. Categories included Prose, Poetry, Dramatic Interpretation, Dra¬ matic Duo, Impromptu Speaking, Original Works, and Declamation The ream com pered wirh schools in rhe Northern Virginia and Washington area which afforded on opportunity to meet students from orher schools. Ar a regular Debare Club meering, Chip Wilson prac rices his presenronon for rhe nexr meer OTE Front Row: Kevin O ' Donnell, Chrisropher Wil- Dock Row: Donald IReago, copr.; John Johnson, capr, John Klimavicz over rhe sug- 80