Overland High School - Trail Yearbook (Aurora, CO)

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like fencing because males ancl females have an equal advantage. Ir? more ofa contest of strategy and determination than of hulking phys- ical attributes. Sr. Vanessa Thomas iiesl Ducls Grueling Duels, Spry Sprints For mony students, there would be noth' ing more exciting than o duel for o lody's honor or o bicycle tour through France. Since the oddition of the Fencing Club ond the Bicycle Club to the school, it was possible for students to porticipote in both octivities. Although most people thinls of bicycling os o rigorous sport for ten speeds only, it Wos more thon thot. The club also supported mountain biking, BMX rocing, ond touring. Mrs. Beth Baker soid, 'xThere ore oll lsinds of things to see, ond I con't thinls of o better Woy to do it thon to bicycle. Another club vvos the Fencing Club, Fenc- ing is on unusuol sport thot, in the vvords of bines oll of the assets of running with the eyefhond coordinotion of the best video gome you ever played. Although fencing con be o dongerous sport, the Fencing Club stressed the imporf tonce of sofety. The protective equipment thot oil members were required to weor included o face shield, o gullet to protect the throot, on orm cloth, ond o body suit, Jr. Laura Protextor sold, lt's olvvoys fun until someone loses on eye. Fencing is different from other sports. As Sr. Devin Crowley soid, 'xlt teoches you to mol-ze split second decisions ond to thinls on your feet. club sponsor Mr. Robert Chapman, come g M. , iN. 1 fx wa, Noelle B'o w n vw F kg: 9134 N. , xii tu it it U' tw ' As the sponsor for the Bicycling Club, Mrs. Beth Baker olso Onioys bileing herself She sold, l'lt's o cleon form of energy, its more efficient than vvollsing ond it's fun. During o duel in the physics room, Srs. Vanessa Thomas ond Devin Crowley fight to the finish This vvos not on uncommon sight every Wednesday afternoon when the Fencing Club met 122 Q2

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The stotistics on world hunger ore os lorge os they ore boffling Sr. Dovid Krovitz ond Jr. Down Smith study them before the Hunger Bonquet Chris Coidrvi' Y K W Liesl Bucls rt is the best Way for me to express myself and put my feelings on paper visually. It is my Goal-given talent. Sr. Marissa Popp The Community? Interest Color. Line. Cotrost. Perspective. These elements did not limit the members of the Art Club. They strived to go out side the boundories of the school Wolls ond of conf ventionol scholostic ort. The focus of the club vvos not exclusive to just the visuol orts. Sponsor Shelly Howard soid, We hove tried to get the club involved in the perform- ing orts os vvell os the visuol orts by going on field trips to performonces ond golleries, As sponsor, l try to get the club involved, so we get o toste of ort outside school vvollsf' The Att Club's octivities included complete production of the spring ond foll ort shovv, o trip to the lnternotionol Film Festivol, ond the building of o floot for the Homecoming po- rode. Among the members were gifted ort- ists, interested ort enthusiosts, ond members of the Notinol Art Honor Society. Who yo' gonno coll? If you needed help in the community, the Octogon Club. Sponf sored by the Buclsinghom Optimist Club, the Octogon Club consisted of enthusiostic stuf dents vvho vvere high ocodemic ochievers, or octively involved in sports. Still they found the time to orgonize ond execute prqects ond services for the community. Among their hony efforts, they porticipoted in o Hollovveen cornivol for elementory school students, helped Overlond students register in the foil, sponsored o young boy's educoe tion in l-loiti, spent time vvith hondicopped lsids their oge, ond even plonned to roise money to help build o school in eorthguolsef striclsen Mexico. Sponsor Becky Lenhort sold, 'll continue to be omozed ot the moturi- ty ond concern for others these fine young people hovef' s Chris Cctldrrjii Cosy Doi. 4 llfirrsit Lmwlit lill llcitnl with Chris Loldten Meticulously moslsing with o pointbrush, Sr. Juliann Higgins Sr. Renee Risley uses the lsoolopod to plot points on the vvorl-as on her sills screen. One sills screen tolses doys to curve The Koolopod ond computer grophics were nevv to molse, but con be used hundreds of times. the ort deportment in 'bo Octogon fArt

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Fencing Club members Srs. Vanessa Thomas ond Devin V Crowley concenrrore on rbeir duel Club sponsor Bob Chop- mcin sold, Fencing seems ro orrrocr dedicorecl, Qoicls rninlsf V 1 ing, qoier, self-confidenr people Bicycle club member Sr. Steve Forker srorrs bis doy wirb o brisls morning ride, To l-:eep in snope for ine bilsing seoson, ir N H i wos icnporronr ro bicycle whenever be gor ci cnonce rilc as W X W ,i 4' x if K Cowiwy of Siem- Forlser Cnns Cdoren FENCING CLUB: FRONT ROW Mr. Bob Cnoprnon, Nornon Coke, Poolo Hsin Hon Wu, Louro Prorexror, Cnris Coldren BACK ROW: Islorlon Mclsonn, Lee Verren, Dovio Hughes, Von Correr, Jocob Soyer, Gene Feeny, Rob Teicnrnon, Devin Crowley Nor Picrureo Vonesso Tnomos. 123 Pb-X E C