Miami Coral Park High School - Arieon Yearbook (Miami, FL)

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SOLVE members encourage counsel of refugee students By Heidi Marino SOLVE Means seek, observe, learn, volunteer and educate. SOLVE started a new program of counseling refugee students in their new environ- ment. Their objective was to share knowledge of mental illness, and help each other grow in the process. SOLVE club members participated in the Salute of Life mental health workshop during January. Through the entire year, club members went to various seminars of self-awareness and invited numerous guest speakers from the Mental Health Association to come speak to them. One of the major goals of the SOLVE club was to help en- courage a spirit of cooperation within the school community, said Betty Davis. I enjoyed being a SOLVE member. Helping refugees gave me the incentive with their social problems. lt's difficult to continue living in a new en- vironment, stated Ela Rivero, Historian. President - Eva Hernandez, Wce-president - Miguel Peunte, Secretary - Maria Toboso, Treasurer - Marlene Hernandez VS.O.L.V.E. President, Eva Hernandez and sponsor Betty Davis sit back to back during a S.O.L.V.E. session. Club members Ela Rivero and Miguel Puente laugh during a moment of Showing her profile Lourdes Perez sits and discusseS humor at a meeting in January. 298 s.o.L.v.E. her feelings with other members. .4

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Jessica Callazo checks out a new image by trying on a wig to possibly use for a future production. 'Www , if W .,, Steven Wheeler, thespian president, is taken by surprise and smiles in astonishment. Thespians start year with blow your horn tryouts By: Ken Merker Opening with try-outs for Neil Simon's play Come Blow Your Horn in October, Thespian Society Troupe 63 began a year full of activities. During Halloween Happenings they sold food at one of the many booths. The Thespians participated in many competitions in the past year. They studied and wrote scripts on the history of Florida which they later performed at the Historical Society Harvest Festival, November 22-23. Late in the year they perfomied at an in- dividual competition at the Llniverstiy of Miami, and the Renaissance Fair at Vizcaya. March 5-7, the Thespians perfonrned at the State Thespian Con- ference in Miami. The Thespians worked excep- tionally hard this year. We had the chance to com- pete in many acting competitions and perform plays for the school, stated Steve Wheeler, Thespian president. OFFICERS: President - Steven Wheeler, Wce-president - Xavier lnguanzo, Secretary - Kenneth Merker, Treasurer - Jessica Collazo While performing in Come Blow Your Hom, Thespians Nelson Howard and Xavier lnguanzo show their experience in acting. 7 .,.' . T 1 i T f Boyd, William , . AI Collazo, Jessica gfw , , f f 'gf f A ',, . , f - 4 Howard, Nelson 5 ' ' if . .4 ,my im , lnguanzo, Xavier V ,V ' ' ' X , Merker, Kenneth ,, ' f ff , ya ' Wheeler, Steven I if , ' Thespians

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lic! Qi mi, yn L fi.. Ela Rivero sits while writing her Participating in a group discussion are Brian Gaston, Lilian Leiva, Mercy Suarez, and thoughts on a piece of paper. Lilian Leiva and Amparo Martinez work hard writing down impor- tant problems. Elizabeth Vazquez during one of their meetings. As part of S.O.L.V.E. club members Lissette Cruz and Zoraida Valdez discuss problems in order to solve them. Janet Casiano, Lourdes Perez, and Ela Rivero participate in a humorous group discussion. S.O.L.V.E. 299