Palo Verde High School - Olympian Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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T , l A member of Titan Litewrilers, Leason Kinglon, help- TITAN LITEWRITERS OFFICERS-Mr. Leonard Chedsey, ed take pictures of couples at the Olympian Ball. advisorg Phil Davenport, sergeant-at-armsg Bill Brew- Q' I . . . . ,- .1 ... . .- I i' l.,l c 'ss' -., . 'KU- S ,v .',-. .es-.., Q . 1 ,' sn.,'. 'qt'-0' n',v ,. l er, presidenlp Kay Freistedt, secrelaryg Kathy Martin, historianp Fred Swiderski, vice-president. Riflemen, Litewriters Competed in Contests GUN CLUB OFFICERS-Mr. Gaylord Bush, advisory presidentg Chuck Brach, secrelaryp Bruce Horn, Tommy Dietzman, presidentp Pam Nunamaker, vice treasurer. Titan Litewriters was a club consisting of advanced photography students. its main obiective was to further the inter- est and knowledge of photography. Often meetings featured speakers who discussed the possibility of this hobby as a profession. Students also enioyed field trips to local photography busi- nesses. Towards the end of the year members participated in a contest to determine who had submitted the best pictures. One of the main school activities of the Litewriters was taking colored photos at proms and the Olympian Ball. Gun Club was an organization de- signed to teach active members shooting safety and proper care of firearms. Stu- dents earned the chance to receive rat- ings from the National Riflemen Associa- tion. Riflemen were able to enter the Sahuaro Rifle League. This league was set up so that teams competed against each other in regular scheduled matches held in Bear Down Gym at the Uni- versity of Arizona. They played each team an equal number of times, regard- less of age division. Sponsoring the club were advisors Mr. Bush and Mr. Traister.

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Math and Science Clubs Sponsored Trips Arizona Association of Teachers re- quested Math Club members to print a newspaper for the entire state. lt con- tained mainly essays and problems. ln November the club organized a field trip to the Southern Arizona Bank com- puter center. Here students observed the operations of machines and learned the function of the computer in banking finance. Several trained speakers from the University of Arizona gave informa- tive talks on various phases of math. The main purpose of this year's Sci- ence Club was to sponsor the annual fair. At their monthly meetings they had speakers who talked on topics which would interest members. Some of the topics were astronomy, physics and bi- ology. All interested members took a field trip to Kitt Peak National Observa- tory where they were shown the grounds, and the functions of the tele- scopes were explained. The sponsors of the club were Mr. Walter Holliday and Mr. Arthur Ratcliff. Sophomore Steve Kutoroff worked on a thermocouple for the science fair in March. This proiect created an electric current which produced heat or cold. ,,....-A+ SCIENCE CLUB OFFICERS-Mr. Arthur Ratcliff, ad- ald, vice-president: Malcom Mclntosh, secretary- visorg Mr. Walter Holliday, advisor, Charley McDon- treasurer: Mary Ott, president. MATH CLUB OFFICERS-Stephen Weber, problems editor: Barbara Klopp, secretary: Mrs. Violet Weeks, advisory Richard Poppen, president. Y. .4 ,.e rf f .L , 3 f :Tx 4. f -,R v- If ' X

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Ski Club Sponsored Several New Projects As advisor to the Ski Club, Mr. Silver- burg strove to promote more interest and enthusiasm in the sport. This was done through various new proiects that were attempted. First ot these projects was the forma- tion of an inter-school Ski Club Council. This group consisted of the officers and advisors from all the high school clubs in Tucson. its main purpose was to form better response to the sport and to unite the schools in the activities that it provided. Another new project was to start inter-school competition. The first ski meet was held between Rincon, Cata- lina and Palo Verde. The second was an open meet in which all of the schools had an opportunity to participate. Various guest speakers spoke at club meetings. These included people from the Ski Patrol and several ski resorts around the state. 5 Before traveling to Mt. Lemmon for skiing, club members participated in dry-land sessions to de- Memhers of the Ski Club dried off in front of a fire at one of the local lodges while discussing experi- velop and improve basic techniques. These meetings especially helped beginning students. ences which occurred. Hot chocolate or coffee helped warm them up after an afternoon of skiing.