Gateway High School - Olympiad Yearbook (Aurora, CO)

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Gettin Close To 0ur Government Close-Ups's gool wos to become porticiponts in Americo's Federol System of Government. The club involved the students in the United Stores government of todoy ond locol bronches os well, Sophomores, Juniors, ond Seniors mode up the membership. They eoch hod to go through on 8 week study progrom before going on their trip April 18-24 to Woshington DC. While in Woshington, they visited Congress, discussed current issues ond tools o tour of our country's copirol. To eorn their vvoy to Woshington, the club wos involved in fund- roisers. Although it wos limited to only two this yeor, they roised enough money to help poy their S750 eoch for oir tore ond expenses once in Woshington. Close-Up olso got involved in o televised debote in Woshington, The debote tools ploce in Morch, so the members ot Gotewoy porticipoted by phone. This wos o first for the group ond everyone wos very excited obout it. H 'i ' 5 au ff- vis 4, i t 1 li , lr ef' J' f Q' at 3 2 , wgfig .Q if- 'Q' Close Up 61

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i N5 u I , 3 . H Q , . . 'Asks-kJ-1 ,W -Q :fm 60 Close-Up 4? :ls Ciockwise from obove: Club sponsor Mrs. Lindemon discusses one of rhe fund-roisers ro help poy for rneir rrip Members roises notes on now much frip will cosr ond when rne rrip wili be, The 1981-1982 Close-Up members. Srs. Evo Thigpen ond Cindy Srogner ore onxious obour rne upcoming rrip. Mrs. Lindemonn exploins rne imporronce of undersronding our governmenr.

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Enriched By Speec Students who wished to enrich their understonding of foreign countries ond hove fun outside of the clossroom, often joined o Foreign Longuoge Club, Two of fhe most octive groups, the French club ond for the second yeor in o row the Sponish club were not formed, becouse of locls of o sponsor. Becouse of o new policy, the clubs were only ollowed two fund roisers during the yeor. Although this seemed to hurt mony orgonizo- tions, the two foreign longuoge clubs seemed to pull through. Once ogoin the Germon Club sold condy os their moin money-molser. They come fhrough wifh their fomous sticlsy Gummi Beors. Everyone looleed forword to the time when they were sold. The Lotin Club sold colendors ond sticlsers to roise money. Both were o big success. The colendors sold just before Christmos, ond were found under mony Oly's trees. Wifh oll of the money mode through fundroisers, the clubs held different events for its members. They could be onything from picnics to porties, ice slsoting or going out to dinner. The events ore my fovorite port of being in lotin Club! stored Jr. Troci Alsins, Speech club's moin purpose wos to teoch students how to be involved in orgonized debotes, ond not to be nervous when speols- ing in front of lorge groups of people. The club troveled ro different schools ond held debotes. This yeor Jrs. Michelle True, Poulo Joclsson ond Elizobeth Keller lettered in Speech. This wos o first for Gotewoy. We wonted some recognition for oll the worls we did, ond decided o vorsity letter would bejust right, commented Michelle. So fhey found out exocfly whot they hod to do ond since Elizoberh ond Michelle were the first to letfer in speech, they mode up oll of the requirements. 62 Foreign LonguogefSpeech Club