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

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5 .ai gi 1 .. Ski Club members traveled to Sierra Blanca over the rodeo holiday. Members tional rental fee was charged if members did not have their own ski equip- paid 550, which took care of transportation, lodging and tow fees. An addi- ment. Members left Wednesday after school. Mr. Silverburg was their advisor. Ski Enthusiasts Joined Ski Club Excursions Ski enthusiasts participated in the sport of skiing more extensively through the Ski Club. Beginners were also en- couraged to ioin in the various activities planned. Students who wished to try ski- ing to see it they would enioy it were able to acquire skis through the club. A slight rental tee was charged for their use. At the weekly meetings, plans were made for ski trips to Mt. Lemmon to pro- vide members with the opportunity to get out and do some actual skiing. Mo- vies on skiing techniques and on snow survival, and photographs of the more prominent skiing resorts were shown to familiarize students with the sport. Many sessions on dry land gave conti- dence to students lust learning about the sport. While at Mt. Lemmon, the more ad- vanced students went otf on their own while inexperienced students formed a group to learn the basic skiing tech- niques from an instructor. Annual skiing events were held to provide advanced students with a chance to enter competition between the local high schools. As chairman of Ski Club, Lynn Smith planned ski- were supplied ample opportunities to test their ing sessions with Mr. Silverburg, the advisor, Skiers abilities after frequent snowstorms on Mt. Lemmon.

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Angie Bielowski came to Palo Verde as a foreign exchange student to study during her senior year. AFS EXECUTIVE COUNCIL-FRONT ROW: Jan Forbes. BACK ROW: Gail Kircher, Cindy Eustice, Christiansen, Cathy Cleven, Angie Bielowski, Mrs. Barbara Burrill, Debbi Nilo, Miki Nolf, Mr. Agte. Human Relations, AFS Promoted Good Will AFS, or the American Field Service, was an organization designed to pro- mote international good will. Students from Palo Verde could go to a foreign school a year and in turn that school would send a student to Palo Verde. Be- cause of the many applicants, Palo Verde did not always send a student in the program. Juniors and seniors were able to ap- ply for the program. They had to attend several interviews for the judges to de- termine if they had the right qualities in their individual personalities. Judges would talk with a student to find his particular views on different problems that might arise with an American stu- dent in a strange land. Fellowship and brotherhood were the main obiectives to be obtained by the Human Relations Club. At Christmas they gave a party for neglected children and did tutoring for an underprivileged In- dian village. A speaker trom the Na- tional Association tor the Advancement of Colored People spoke to the Human Relations Club and answered any ques- tions they had. Members of the Human Relations Club took the mas season. Their day included lunch, a visit with Yaqui Indian children downtown during the Christ- Santa Claus and a trip to some of the stores.

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Chess Club Emphasized Skill, Concentration One of Palo Verde's more exciting clubs, by virtue of competition, was the Chess Club. Members played chess in matches between themselves and with other schools. The club played matches for two days in Phoenix during March in the Arizona State High School Chess Tournament. Boards and chess sets were provided by the club. Students could bring their own equipment if they wished. Meetings were held every two weeks, or whenever there was a tournament scheduled. At these sessions members learned new strategy, gained skill in ot- fensive as well as defensive plays and built up a useful background in con- centration and patience. Many students learned how to play chess through the club. Beginners as well as experienced players were encouraged to participate. Variations on the typical chess game, such as three-dimensional chess and Chasing Guinevere, were also learned even though these were not used in inter-scholastic competition. CHESS CLUB OFFICERS: Kirby Dick, vicelpresidentp tary-treasurer. Richard Poppen, presidentp Karen Tiderman, secre- Chess Club members Steve Cossel and Joe Bentz contemplated each move as to become more adept at strategic play. Exhaustmg games of an hour or more they attempted to outwit each other. Practice like this helped club members in length were sometimes played as participants tried to avoid a fatal move