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

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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

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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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Stage Band Competed in AU Jazz Festival Participants in stage band dedicated most of their time attempting to imitate the various techniques of the large swing bands of the i93O's. Several periods were spent listening to recordings of band groups which would acquaint stu- dents with the music performed during that era. ln order for students to be eligible tor enrollment in stage band they had to be more advanced in ability on their in- dividual instruments. Rhythmic reading and note reading along with other basics in music theory were taught two days out of every school week. The re- maining three days were devoted to de- veloping skills ot improvisation and in writing original musical compositions. Stage band took part in the Northern Arizona University Jazz Festival on February l. They competed against other high schools from Arizona in ci preliminary concert. lt was then de- cided which school band was the most outstanding and would appear in the final concert program performed later in the evening. bee Members of the stage band, Jack Weidler, John Torreion, Gary Gilbert and Bruce Stone, practiced songs to play at basketball games. They traveled to Northern Arizona University Jazz Festival Feb. 'l. 5 , A , X. Y' annex 5TAGE BAND-FRONT R0W1 Mike Klllm, PBYYY Push, Chl-'Ck Eser. Chris Sfflfff Bruce Stone, Carole Kleinhesselin, Gary Gilbert, Dave Cole, Kyle Peyton, Tim Ron King. SECOND ROW: Dan Duperre, John Torreion, Bruce Tost, Mike Matt- Sqnteyan, Kathy Chinnis. hews, Ken Jaeger, April Antonetti, Steve Nicholas. BACK ROW: Jack Weidler,