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

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Learning Their roles'as citizens in school and community was the goal of Future Homemakers of America. Field trips to historic cites, government offices and art museums were planned by the club. Under the direction of Miss Barbara Whitaker, twenty-five active members participated in preparing for a Christmas party for underprivileged children at the Santa Rosa Head Start Center in December. Two fund raising proiects, a swap meet and selling blue and gold felt footballs to students, added to club funds. The club also planned a family pic- nic in the spring and an Arizona's Beauty is Everyone's Duty, citywide campaign. Members of the club attended a statewide FHA convention at the Uni- versity of Arizona and hosted a district convention in October. Future Homemakers of America strove to earn degrees on three different levels. To earn a degree in either the Junior, Chapter or State level, the girls estab- lished goals concerning their school, chapter, community or themselves. FUTURE HOMEMAKERS OF AMERICA OFFICERS- FRONT ROW: Sue Wells, degrees chairman, Delcine Stark, vice-president, Dennie lavagnilio, recreation chainnanp Jan Davis, committees chairman. BACK 'fi' ROW: Nancy Propp, historian, Dianne Yaskanich, secretary-treasurery Miss Whitaker, advisory Pam Wagner, public relations chairman, Vickie Slonaker, president. FHA Established Varied Goals for Degree s at 5 E it 1 fx. Future Homemakers of America gave a Christmas party for underprivileged FHA members sponsored a Christmas party complete with Santa Claus and children at the Head Start center. Activities included breaking a pinata. refreshments for underprivileged children at the Santa Rosa Head Start Center.

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FTA OFFICERS-FRONT ROW: Debbie Driggs, secre- Donna Greer, publicity chairman, Lisa Popovich, ADVISOR Taryp Colleen Johnston, president, Ann Fridell, par- liamenlarian. BACK ROW: Gail Johnson, Treasurer, historian, Irene LuViola, vice-presidenl. Miss Hawn Teaching Techniques Discussed in FTA Club FuTure Teachers of America was or- ganized To provide information concern- ing The Teaching profession. Members learned The qualiTies, TraiTs and apTi- Tudes necessary for Teaching. MeeTings were held The firsT and Third Wednesday of each monTh. Some of The club proiecfs were car washes, making ChrisTmas gifTs for children and ChrisTmas caroling. AnoTher proiecf was collecTing money from shoe checks when a school dance was held in The Boys' Gym. Speakers from The Arizona School for The Deaf and Blind came To speak on Techniques of Teaching The physically and menTally reTarded. Miss Claire Hawn and Mr. John Raskob, from The MaThemaTics DeparTmenT, were advisors To The club. A sTaTe workshop was held in Oc- Tober and sponsored by FTA Members from Palo Verde. Two-hundred FTA members came from all over The sTaTe. March marked The STaTe ConvenTion in Yuma, Arizona. FTA sTaTe officers were elecTed. On VisiTaTion Day, FTA members vis- iTed oTher schools To observe differeni Teaching Techniques. FTA held iTs lOTh Annual O f f i c e r s Workshop, which showed The officers how To achieve Their goals during The year. i FTA ond Red CW55 Salle U Chflsfmas PUHY fvr Un' Ter during The Chrislmos holidays. They planned der-privileged children at Tucson's Community Cen- games und gave presents To The children.

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Art Club Presented Light, Sound Experience An Experience in Light and Sound was the title of the Art Club presenta- tion December 11, 12 and 13. During the first half of the program, a light show was flashed on the cyclo- rama while The Fox played popular songs. Art students also filmed a spoof on well known fairy tales. The second half of An Experience in Light and Sound was devoted to comedy, light entertainment and fillers. A romantic movie shown to the accompaniment of People, was the show's finale. All work and preparation for the show was done by students with the help of ad- visors Mrs. Celeste Norris and Mr. Frank Kowalcek. Art club members met on Tuesday evenings to discuss the club's activities. Lettered sweatshirts was only one fund raising activity planned by the club. Interested students were not required to have a talent for art to loin. ART CLUB OFFICERS-Mike Rich, president: Cindy Tarbill, secretary-treasurer. The Fox, a well known rock singing group from Tucson, played approximate- in Light and Sound. The student coordinated program was presented in the ly 45 minutes of their repertoire for the Art Club production, An Experience Little Theatre, December 11-12 and held over for another presentation the 13.