Memorial High School - Reata Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Break - a Selective clubs thrive 'atering to the interests of a select group of people. the Memorial Ski Club. Chess Club. Good Sports- manship League. and the politically oriented groups Youth for Political Awareness and Young Americans for Freedom. provided an outlet for special activities. Ski Club The newly formed Ski Club, spon- sored by Mr, Don Haynes, was created by Juniors Greg Stocks and Mark Mai 'just to go skiing. according to Stocks. Stocks said he wanted to go skiing but his parents didn't want to. so he thought of going with his friends and formed the club with the help of Mai. After gathering six other enthusiasts and Haynes, the group made plans to go to Colorado. The club met during the year and originally planned money- raising projects, but eliminated projects after they decided they 'gcouldn't earn enough money to make a difference, according to Stocks. Problems occurred when Stocks dis- covered the school wasn't willing to accept responsibility for the trip. We originally wanted to be school spon- sored, said Stocks. The club was not school sponsored. which created difficulties with giving announcements over the p.a. system. To assure Haynes that they wouldn't be liable for accidents. the members of the club signed medical release forms. The ski trip lasted from December l6 to 23. allowing six days for skiing at Keystone, Brekenridge. and Copper Mountain in Colorado. Stocks planned another trip next year with a bigger group. as he said that more people are interested. And. Stocks added. Mr. Haynes really wants to go back because although this was his first skiing experience. he liked it. Chess Club A more intellectual club. the Chess Club was formed years ago to further interest into the science of chess, according to Co-President Sophomore George Caflisch. Caflisch. along with partner Junior Miles Marks, Secretary Freshman Kermit Snelson, Treasurer Freshman Howard Holsonback, and approximately I5 members, planned and played games and discussed what's going on at meetings. Mr. Mike Saathoff sponsored the club. Due to the lack of experienced sen- iors and the abundance of inexperi- enced freshmen. Caflisch felt that the team's lack of participation at tourna- ments was not phenomenal. l'm sure this team over the years will become better and better. Caf- lisch said. Concluding that the team's good and bad years are like a cycle going on. Caflisch said that he just wanted to make Memorial a great name in chess. GSL Good Sportsmanship League. com- posed of four students at Memorial. promoted sportsmanship throughout the district, according to member Sen- ior Tom Bett. Discouraging vandalism at school and booing at sports events, members Bett. Senior Barbara Reilly, and Jun- iors Scott Bolding and Robin Rossy shared ideas with similar groups from each school in the district. GSL sponsored a district-wide dance for the basketball classic. Barbara said that she and the other members announced the line-up at bas- ketball games. Mrs. Mary Louise Rose was the group's sponsor. According to Barbara, the organiza- tion started in Beaumont after vandal- Fl ism became an extremely serious prob- lem. YPA Youth for Political Awareness. although formed last year by Jeff Rob- erts as a liberal political organization which supported Jimmy Carter, was now working towards improving school policy. according to Senior Tom Schomberg. YPA used to be a liberal organiza- tion. lt's now . . . an organization whose sole purpose is centered on polit- ical activism, said Schomberg. Since this year was an off year for elections. the club concentrated on school policy. Senior Jeff Stocks explained that this year the club tried to devise a mini- course system where seniors could earn college credit. Other activities included bringing an American Civil Liberties Union speaker to talk on campus. The purpose of the club was Hmainly to promote student awareness of what- ever's going on around them, politically and on campus, said Stocks. Adviser Mrs. Ann Nance sponsored President Bobby Lapin. Vice-President Jay Gross. Secretary Tom Schomberg. and Treasurer Kris Tita. YAF Another political organization. Young Americans for Freedom, based its philosophy on free economy, con- servation, and less government, accord- ing to President Sophomore Hans Graff. Although YAF was a small club. Graff said members worked in the Bris- coe campaign and that they might work on the congressional campaigns. Formed a couple of years ago, part of YAF's purpose was to inform and interest students in what was going on in politics. Graff said he hopes to get a Soviet dissident to speak at a meeting. -30- -.lacki Gvlb MEMORIAL CHESS CLUB MEMBERS ARE, FRONT ROW: Andy Getz, Ed Wakil, Laura Gold- berg, Joe Wakil, Kermit Snelson. BACK ROW: Miles Marks, Greg Schieg, George Caflisch, Howard Holsomback, Doug Hamilton. Photo by Trent Rosenthal. Chess Club ' 3l