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

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wr' LETTERMEN'S CLUB-FRONT ROW: Todd Simmons, Tim Walsh, Steve Smith, Dan Bill Bavaro, Sieve Gunzel, Joe Babinski, Phil Stellies, Andy Hassler, Rod Drake Crobbe, Keith Ridgway, Andy Kleiman, Alan Shapiro, Bill Johnson. SECOND Mike Polivchak, Rick Heinz, Jim Werner, Mike Bingham, Harold Feldman ROW: Steve Lewis, Clay Taylor, Dave Curto, Minger Miller, Dave Croteau, BACK ROW: Carl Riney, Barry Schur, Tom Weber, Rick Davis, Tom Fitzgerald Jack Gardner, Tom Sloops. THIRD ROW: Dave Schwanenberger, Mike Jones, Paul Marble, Steve Knox, Pele Blecha, Dan Spogan. Lettermen Encouraged Athletic Participation Organized to encourage boys to be- come active in sports, Lettermen's Club l was a part of the athletic program. Any boy meeting necessary qualifications could become a member. Letters were given to boys for their participation in various sports. They were required to compete against varsity teams from other schools in order to quality tor a letter. Club members had to be at least passing in all their classes and have conduct acceptable by the dean, princi- pal and coach. The school supplied the letter when a boy showed he was worthy of it. There were no club tees or dues to PUY- Lettermen planned many proiects dur- ing the year to raise money for their or- ganization. They aided the recreation department in preparing and delivering food and clothing baskets to the needy at Christmas. As a service to the school the Letter- men's Club sold cokes at Varsity football and basketball games. They planned and sponsored the traditional semi-tor- mal Lettermen's Ball. LETTERMEN'S CLUB OFFICERS-Harold Feldman, sec- vice-president. retaryg Mike Bingham, president: Minger Miller, 1 r

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eerleaders Added to Spirit at Il Games Ten sophomore girls parTicipaTed on The Junior VarsiTy cheerleading squad during The '68-'69 school year. The girls Tried ouT for The squad in The spring of '68, They were responsible for making up Their own cheers and hand rouTines. The girls cheered on Safurday mornings for The JV fooTbaIl games and Twice a week in The afTernoons aT basketball. Assisfing VarsiTy cheerleaders aT fooT- ball games were Three mikeboys. Their ability in gymnasTics enabled Them To be chosen for The job. Each fooTball game began wiTh The mikeboys doing back flips down The field as VarsiTy players broke The run-Thru. Their gymnasTics en- couraged fans To cheer for The Team. VarsiTy Twirlers performed before and during halfTime aT football and baskeT- ball games. All Three had several years of Twirling lessons before Trying ouT for The squad in The spring of '68, Prac- Ticing with The band during and afTer school was essential for Twirlers To per- fecT Their routines. MIKE BOYS-Dave Bonewell, Jim Adams, Rick McCourt Junior Varsity cheerleader Anna Zoback led a JUNIOR VARSITY CHEERLEADERS-FRONT ROW: Rumic, Sandy Bushey, Beth McClure Elsmarie cheer at the game against Rincon High School. JoAnn Schock, Mary Jane 0'Day, Cathy Sepulveda, Heimpel, Judy Kington. Ann Zoback, Pennie Harcus, BACK ROW: Mickey

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ICBM Club Hiked 25 Miles, Explored Caves Winning l3 games in a row, the PV ICBM Club opened its soccer season with a 4-2 win over Sahuaro. They also scored victories against Southern Ari- zona School, Green Fields and a visiting Phoenix team. President of the International Cult of Body Mashers, Pete Blecha, planned sev- eral cave exploring expeditions and a 25-mile hike. lCBM had 20 active mem- bers and two team captains, They prac- ticed an hour and a half three times a week at Palo Verde Park. The club stressed physical fitness. To further this point, they offered a sweat- shirt to those.who met certain require- ments. Among the tasks one had to mas- ter were wrestling for i0 minutes, run- ning the TOO-yard dash, doing lO hand- stand push-ups and swimming one mile. A faculty soccer game was held in January and part of the funds received from the admission charge went to charity. Mr. Atwater was advisor for the '68-'69 school year. ICBM OFFICERS: Pat Gaul, vice-president, Chip Joe McDowell forward coach Plowman, half-back coach, Pete Blecha, president, ,s c t -V 0 Steve Hutchinson, a member of the ICBM soccer team, hit the ball to a teammate, who sent the ball X, . , vm , . r ' W sf, - T cs -.wi down the field for a goal. ICBM played Southern ADVISOR Arizona School for Boys at Fort Lowell Park. Gerald Atwater