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

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American Field Service student, An- gelika Bielowski, came from Innsbruck, Austria, a small town of 10,000 citizens. Angelika, who prefers being called Angie, stayed with Dr. and Mrs. Richard Armstrong and family. Their daughter Chris was a graduate of Palo Verde and Nancy, 17, was a senior. Other mem- bers of the family were Richie 12, and Ellen Tighe. Angie's father owns a wholesale tex- tile firm and sells sportswear. Her mother heads one of the textile shops owned by Angie's grandfather. Angie is the oldest child with two younger brothers, ages ten and fifteen. Angie speaks a variety of languages, with German being her native tongue. She enjoys many sports-especially swimming, skiing and tennis. She was a member of both the ski club and the tennis team at Palo Verde. Angie was also a member of Student Council, Home- room Federation, Senior Class Advisory Board and mixed choir. Angie hopes to attend a university in Europe and study English and history. She also plans to spend one year at an English University to help translate En- glish literature into German. Angie was happy when she learned she was coming to the United States A fmce ll' WGS her f'V5TCl10'Ce- Her mleresl Foreign exchange student Angie Bielowski lived for Angie during her stay in Tucson and helped in our Country revolves ground pgli-HCS, with Dr. and Mrs. Armstrong. They provided a home her in adiusting to the new environment. Student Body Welcomed Angelika Bielowski K annul! Dan Amadio, from Argentina, a tour of school buildings and grounds. 5 3 2 EMM Snow and cold weather were prevalent in Austria, home of the Bielowski's. Foreign exchange student Angie Bielowski spent 'her senior year at Palo Verde.

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NANCY LENCHES was a member ot National Honor Society and acted as an Honor guard tor the 1968 graduating class. Nancy was a member ot the Homeroom Federation. Her senior year she was editor ot the yearbook faculty section and was awarded the Key-To- The-World pin. Nancy enioys her part- time iob at Grunewald 84 Adams Jewel- ers. She is quite interested in painting and hopes to major in art in college. Nancy plans to minor in Russian and at- tend the University of Arizona next tall. The tollowing years, she hopes to attend a school specializing in fine arts. Interested in English and writing, JAMIE DAVIDSON was the co-editor ot Spectra, a literary magazine put out by Palo Verde students. She prepared speeches for Mr. Milner in advanced speech and entered in speech tourna- ments. During her sophomore year she received third and fourth place prizes in the short story division of the Post literary contest. Planning to become a writer, she wants to maior in humanities when she goes to college in the tall. Mathematician RICHARD POPPEN was twice a winner ot the divisional Arizona State Math Contest and twice honorable mention in the Santa Clara Math Con- test. He worked at the UA Math Comput- ing Center where he wrote programs tor the Math Department and helped stu- dents in the computer courses. Richard was an active member of the Math Club, Science Club and Chess Club. Ma- ioring in mathematics, he plans to teach and do research in this field. ALAN SHAPIRO plans to major in pre- medicine and medicine at the University ot Arizona. He was a member of Na- tional Honor Society and he received a Key-To-The-World pin tor a 1.0 average. Alan helped the school as a lab as- sistant in chemistry, manager of toot- ball and a statistician tor track. He received a letter in both sports. Stage Crew, Lettermans' Club and Homeroom Federation were the clubs in which Alan was an active participant. He enioys swimming as an outside activity. Playing the piano was a favorite inter- est ot LARRY EPSTEIN. Larry also does a great deal of reading in his spare time. ln his iunior year, he took an active part in student government, serving as presi- dent ot his class. Larry was a member of the National Honor Society and rep- resented Palo Verde on the varsity swim team. He also took part in the Russian Club. Larry received honorable mention for the National Merit Scholarship Quali- fying Test and served as a Junior Honor Guard. He received the Harvard Book Prize and Key-To-The-World pin. Larry plans to attend either Harvard or Stan- ford Universities.

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MODEL UNITED NATIONS DELEGATES-FRONT ROW: Debi Nilo, Nikki Chayet, Dick, Dave Cole, Kevin Freehill, Bill Betterton, Tom Barlett, Randy Sammons. Tracy Milner, Cathie Hillock, Janet Blaylock, Lillian Rich. SECOND ROW: Kirby Model Ll. . Taught Parliamentary Procedure Mr. Larry Bool and Sharon Marmon discussed the topics that were presented at the Model U.N. Representatives to Model United Na- tions were required to have a Thorough knowledge of parliamentary procedure. Students attended a practice at Tucson High School to learn the procedure be- fore going to the actual assembly at the UA. A banquet, held December i3 in the Student Union Ballroom, acquainted the representatives with the members of their bloc, Several resolutions were discussed at the actual Model U.N. assembly. Opin- ions, some in the language ot the coun- try represented, were given on the vari- ous questions. Arguments for and against the Czechoslavakian crisis were given by interested blocs. Apartheid, the issue of discrimination, was discussed by African bloc representatives. Model United Nations representatives from high schools around Arizona left the two-day convention with an under- standing and workable knowledge of U.N. assemblies and parliamentary procedure. Senior Randy Sqmmqng looked up infqrmqfion in tions. Juniors and seniors participating in the Model the library on Mongolia for the Model United Na- U-N- Pf09f4m Wfole feP0fl5 on 'hell' WUMYY-