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

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Leslie Salyer leads a Wednesday morning meeting. Kathy Jeffers 'Smurfs' it up at the Halloween breakfast. Mark Anderson and Scott Burks help with the 9 Health Fair's blood pressure center. Karen Walker, alias Captain Crunch, can't keep a straight face so near Halloween. Community Conscious The members of National Honor Society spent a lot of time and effort on their club. Involvement in the community played a very big part. This year some of the community activities included teaching handicapped kids to swim for the Special Olympics, packing food in Christmas baskets with the Jeffco Action Center, and adopting nursing homes and families during holidays. The sponsor for N.H.S. was Rita Couture. She was very involved with the club but said she also likes the members to have responsibility. She added, It does a great deal for the reputation of Green Mountain. They're very outstanding young people for me to work with. This year there was close to fifty members selected. However, it was a very rigorous selection procedure. At the end of the first semester of the students' junior year, a list was arranged by grade point averages. All students with a 3.5 and above were notified that they were eligible for N.H.S. Then they went through a serious of applications, interviews, and evaluation. All together it was a three month process. They were evaluated in the areas of scholarship, character, leadership, and service. Once elected to be in the club, they were required to attend 2f3 of all functions including the 17 meetings held every other week. This yearls president was Leslie Salyer, vice president was Apil Lidinsky, Secretary is Jenny Petch, Treasurer Ann Huge, and Historian Tammy Borgman. Over 22,000 other schools have National Honor Societies to help share their efforts and good will in communities all over America. 114 - National Honor Society Mark Anderson Chris Baker Tammy Borgman Greg Bublitz Scott Burks Dulci Chapa Steve Chase Laurin Collard Bruce Cooper Micky Cronin Kim Dryjanski Gretchen Flagge Rod GrifHn Kelleen Huang Anne Huge Paula Hyatt Michael Hytinen Amy Imgram Megan Isaac Kathy Jeffers Doug Johns Denise Kautzman Kristin Lang April Lidinsky Regina Loewin Chris Loop Cheryl Mallon Janette Manke Wendy Martin Cammy Michel Karen Painter Jenny Petch Kristin Plese Julie Pratt Dawn Shirlaw Gail Roberson Scott Roberts Leslie Salyer Rod Schreiber Debbie Shafer Kim Shifers Jung So Roger Spendlove Kim Steinkamp Scott Stevens Troy Tyson Susan Wach Karen Walker Laurie Wolf Jana Zamboni

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A sampling of thc canned food drive results. Guy Gunther and Dawn Shirlaw attend to the club's V.D. booth at the 9 Health Fair. ' r Q Sfiglaflitz. vi' t 1 - V57 U W f ' F Y f K . E f, K ff gli ii st- ' 5 W? tv ,MM Helping thers Key Club had a fabulous start this year. In total they had approximately eighty members, compared to last year's thirty. It was great! With over seven major service projects, and many fund raisers throughout the year, Key Club was one of the most active and productive clubs at Green Mountain High School. Some of these major projects were helping with the Special Olympics, and the adopt-a-grandparent program. Also, they participated in, and helped with the Bonfils blood drive. In addition, they collected toys from teens, which were given to needy children. Although it is primarily a service organization, Key Club strives to produce well-rounded students. Their main objectives were service to the community, and the enrichment of personal ideas. Athletics, social functions, banquets, conventions and rallies were also a part of the program. The sponsor for Key Club this past year was Colleen Utter. The president was Guy Gunther, and Maureen Hallacy was the Vice-president. Casey Kuypers was the secretary, and Suzanne Higinbotham was the treasurer. Key Club had meetings every Tuesday morning, and the officers met every Friday morning. Over all, Key Club was an enthusiastic group. All of the kids were interested in the welfare of others. They often gave money and support to the needy. They all enjoyed Key Club, and had a good year. Key Club members help with Special Olympics at thc Green Mountain Rec Center. Erin and Sue O'Conner team up in a game of IWO-On-One. Jon Hume gets wet for a good cause. s , . Y fam mm mmm ta

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p ,.,, Guy Gunther listens to other members during a Government Club meeting. Amy Tirre sells popcorn balls for l5c each at the float display. f as 3 Nt' Practicing Like Governors This was the fourth year for Government Club at Green Mountain High School. Along with its 25 members, Government Club sponsored a number of governmental activities this year. Among those, were the first elections the club has ever had. Casey Kuypers was elected President, James Miller, Vice-President, and Guy Gunther was elected Treasurer. Kari Kolleth was elected Secretary. This year like all the rest, Government Club held a Mock Congress. This annual event is held each year along with other schools at the state capital during December 7-9. What this 'Mock Congress' does is let Government clubs from all over experience what it is like to be a part of our Government system, stated Senior, Whitney Seymour, a four year member. December is the only month this Mock Congress is held, continued Seymour. This is because Congress is off for vacation. Along with a Mock Congress, Government Club worked along with the Y.M.C.A and Youth and Government to create other experiences of what Government is like. Such activities included a model United Nations, and Judicial programs, which were similar to Mock Congresses. This year's Government Club sponsor, also Social Studies chairperson, was Faith Gunther. According to Gunther, This year's Government Club went very well, partly because many of its members have been with the club since it began. Gunther, however hoped that next year's members won't fall off. I have talked to Mr. Perault to see if he would join next year, as an Assistant sponsor, stated Gunther. According to Whitney Seymour, Mrs. Gunther is one of the most hard working teachers l have ever met. She spends a lot of her time with the group. I love her. Nationally it is estimated that there are about 300 to 400 Government Club members. Fund raising for Government Club was done through popcorn sales, and other funds were obtained through Senate. According to Gunther, We don't use or spend a lot of money. Most of it goes to our float. This year's float for the Homecoming parade was portrayed by Lisa Heaston as the Statue of Liberty. Among other activities, Government Club supported the Close-up program which was sponsored by Mr. Boerner of Social Studies. Debbie Margrave and Faith Gunther practice some Government Club exercises. Members ride on the float. Lisa Heaston as the Statue of Liberty in the Homecoming parade. FQ ii' 'iff'