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

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PV Welcomed AFS Student, Toshi Honda American Field Service student, Toshiko Honda, lived with Mr. and Mrs. Dewey, Janice, Donna and Demar during her stay in Tucson. Toshi's father is a doctor and her mother a teacher in Japan. She also has an older and a younger brother. Fukushima, Toshi's hometown, is lo- cated in Northern Japan, about 300 miles from Tokyo. The climate is very humid and the terrain is very green. Toshi noted the difference in climates but said she liked both types of weather. Being on morning session, Toshi ad- mitted it was hard to get out of bed. Palo Verde's school system is entirely different from the all-girl public school which Toshi attended in Fukushima. She attended school six days a week from 8:30 a. m. to 3 p.m. each day. Her favorite sports were skiing and ice skating, which she did every winter in Japan. While in Tucson she enioyed play- ing tennis and watching basketball and baseball games. Japanese schools start in April and end in March. They have a one-month summer vacation, a three-week Christmas vacation and a two-week S p r i n g vacation. Toshi Honda, Palo Verde's foreign exchange student Dewey and their three children. Here she became from Japan, lived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy acquainted with many customs and traditions. Foreign exchange student Toshiko Honda helped collected by the American Field Service. Toshi dem- English teacher Mr. Milton Agte sort out hangers onstrated her ability to count in Japanese. Before coming to Palo Verde, Toshiko Honda at- tended her home town school in Fukushima, Japan ' XFN... Ni lt S - . .. 74, I ,,- tif , 4--f fl ,N . 0 X, .w'7..,- my l x . . A r- -X 'A 1 IX

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Horseback riding was SHARON SOR- ENSEN'S favorite hobby, and she en- ioyed caring for her two horses on the family's ranch. As a varsity songleader in her senior year, she was an active member in pep leadership. Writing copy for Palo Verde's Olym- pian was a time consuming iob. She felt she contributed much to the school by participating on the staff. Sharon plans a college career in the field of mathematics at the UA. Intramural basketball ranked high on the list of DAVID FISCHER'S activities. He was elected to the all-intramural basket- ball team, and also enioyed baseball, bowling and tennis. David played clarinet in the band and was a member of the National Honor So- ciety. He hopes to attend Concordia Teacher's College in River Forest, Illinois, and maior in English. His vocational plans for the future include becoming a Lutheran elementary school teacher. I KATHRYN KAMP was a finalist for the National Merit Scholarship. She plans to maior in biology or chemistry and would like to attend either Carleton College in Minnesota or Duke University in North Carolina. She hopes to become a physi- cian. Kathryn was the copy editor of the Post and also a member of AFS. She was a candy striper and participated as a teacher assistant in Proiect Head Start. Her hobbies include collecting shells and antique dolls, and painting. R xv VICKI SCHLOTT, transferred from Orcas Island, Washington in January, I967. While there she was editor of her high school yearbook, athletic treasurer and she received the Betty Crocker Home- maker of Tomorrow Scholarship. Vicki would have been selected as vale- dictorian if she had stayed. Vicki's main hobbies were horses and horseback rid- ing. She also enioys working in different areas of art and is interested in model- ing as both a hobby and a career. Vicki plans to attend college in the fall. iff 1 . , x ,.. --ve-wk , ,... Drama was MARY ANN TULLY'S main school interest. She was active in Human Relations Club, and was vice-president of National Thespian Society. In her junior and senior years she received awards and superior ratings at speech tourna- ments all over Arizona. As a model legislature delegate for two years, Mary Ann enioyed Tri-Hi-Y Club. National Honor Society and advisory board took up much of her time. Mary Ann plans a career in the theatre, and hopes to attend an out-of state college.

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Thirteen Chosen to Attend State, Anytown Stephanie Smith, Peggy Quinn, linda Fabel, Debby McConeghy and Connie Price were selected to attend Anytown which was held in June, at Prescott, Arizona. Students from Arizona high schools were given the op- portunity to attend Anytown, a one-week human relations workshop. Discussion groups gave them a better understanding ofthe chief religions and races. Peggy Quinn, Stephanie Smith, Connie Price, Debby McConeghy and Linda Fabel were chosen to represent the school. They were chosen on the basis of an essay each of them wrote listing their reasons for wanting to attend Anytown. Eight students were also selected to attend Girls' or Boys' State. Participants formed their own government and elected officials. This gave them a deeper understanding of the re- sponsibilities of being an American citizen. Bruce Bouchard, Ron Payne, Joe Del Missier and Dan John- son attended Boys' State which was held at Arizona State College in Flagstaff. Girls' State representatives were Missie Miller, Pat Mileski, Judy Downey and Nancy Givens. This non- partisan program was held in June at the University of Arizona. Boys' State Delegates Dan Johnson, Ron Payne, Joe Dell Missier and Bruce Bou- chard, had the opportunity of experiencing different phases of government. Selected by the faculty, Pat Mileski, Missie Miller, Judy Downey and Nancy Givens represented Palo Verde at Girls' State held on the University campus.