Green Mountain High School - Ramblings Yearbook (Lakewood, CO)

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lnside the capital building The Lincoln Memorial, Washin gton D.C. -9.2 .,f,t.x4,i tar- 'A-1 A Spanis Comparative Cultures Comparative Cultures is a new program designed for students to broaden their hori- zons and expand their views of different cul- tures. This group travels abroad for about one month during summer vacation. The program takes the place of the Peo- ple to People Student Ambassador program which GMI-IS students have participated in in the past. Comparative Cultures offers ba- sically the same deal minus homestay fam- ilies, plus a few more tours, for a slightly lower cost than People to People. At the beginning of the school year, stu- dents, freshmen to seniors, are nominated by teachers and students fwho have already gonel to be selected for the trip. The stu- dents attend a few informative meetings where they learn about the travels abroad, and then decide if they would like, and can afford to go. Next, those students who wish to go are screened by a panel of teacher leaders and adults. Most students are accepted. Throughout the year, the student travel- ers meet periodically and learn about the countries they will be visiting. They discuss the countries governments, customs, reli- gions, and learn a bit of history. When the travelers finally board their flight for Europe in late June, hopefully they are ready for the adventure that awaits them. AW V,,,.,. ..,,.wg-- .,.. 5 elif .j e .... , .. . f '.y 5f5jv. M K' -vu.. ,. . ', ,fe -A - .fr ..f,,, . - - f ' 'W sm,-A NA, ...K km, -W . .,. , . as -.Q--wuz, t , . -- ,U j,,i-A-15,5 W ., t .,.. W . . . 1 sw W - .- V . tu- 'wftsw .5 f i, ut.,-A af ' -.f - .. Wi K .swf ,. .- sz...-A-M' -A N.. . Lx K t.,L I t.,.......M W .-we ,K f- A K N cs, -:A-+1-c,.,. if M-4:5-K,-. fiflase, - Y? --6 ' -Y 'vw-ff .Lx aww W , ,..,.,. st. Y A- .. ,-A, --s'-- ..., . ,,......., ..,.,.-W W Neo- .WW A view of Europe h monument Comparitive Cultures - 103

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Nova circles around to get to their next formation. A Matrix member is supported by other members while he does a routine with his rifle. Matrix lines up at attention before their show begins. 102 - Nova f Matrix Mt Guards Exhibit Well Nova was sponsored by Earl Carlhiem and his wife Cindy. The organization has been going for three years. This year they started in No- vember with a camp in which the girls learned the techniques and skills required to be in the group. After the first camp they met each Wednesday for three hours. They had another camp, in which they learned the drill design. Shiela Madden, senior, was the flag command- er. Madden thought the girls had a great sea- son. Karen Naper, a 1982 graduate, was the rifle instructor. Naper was in Nova for four years. I think the girls had a better attitude to work hard which helped the season. Two things changed this years Nova, they're not part of the school and they brought in girls from Bear Creek. Matrix is the male counterpart of Nova. This was their third year in existence yet they begun only this year to be fully recognized by the student body. Matrix was not afilliated with GMHS but the most members were students there. While Nova is a competitive guard group, Matrix is only an exhibition group. Brian Gallagher, senior, commented that the ratio of females to males in guards through-out the state is about 2011. With a smile he added that he and his friends figured out the odds once, and decided to start up their own group. Matrix is one of the only all-male guards in the area.

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Art Society members gather for a picture. E.T. is present everywhere, even at McDonalds, in Rosellen Gridley's painting. 104 - Art Society Talents Work For Fun Budding Donatellos and Van Goughs met every Thursday morning this year as an Art Society. These talented people didn't just stand in the shadows of the mastersg they began to create a name for theirselves. They put this talent to work on their own, and as a society. The club worked on several projects this year including repainting the wall across from the financial office, making and selling Christmas cards, and painting the windows at the Green Mountain McDonalds with Christ- mas scenes. Windows were the newest addition to the wall across from the financial secretary's of- fice. Different scenes were painted on both the inside and the outside of the windows. As a surprise for Ray Knaub, sponsor, the mem- bers painted a scene involving him, from a caraicature art teacher Ted Desnica drew. Their Christmas card sales were the only fundraisers they had. This was one of the charms of the club. As Kitty Jones, senior, put it, It's funny how all the other groups are always raising funds. The only thing like that we do is the cards. Everything else we do is just for a good time. Like, NHS is a service club, but we're just for fun. For theirselves, they made T-shirts. A mem- ber designed the motif, and to save costs, they used an air brush to apply the emblem. Nor- mally, a professional would have to screen- print it, so they saved a great deal of money. Karen Smaldone, senior, was president this year.