Patrick Henry High School - Encounter Yearbook (San Diego, CA)

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Great Outdoors Picture yourself at the top of a mountain, looking down at a pure white blanket of fresh- ly fallen snow. A cold wind smacks you in the face, and ice hits your neck as you trip and slide down the slopes. Difficult to imagine? Not if you were a member of this year's Ski Club. Under the direction of sponsor Tony Mar- ino the club made trips to Mammoth, Snow Summit, and Gold Mine. The Yosemite Club also enjoyed the outdoors by travelling to the national park in March. Students studied ani- ll T was breath taking. mal life, photography and wilderness surviv- al. Often by the end of the day, the slopes became very icy. Stated one ski member, 'il got stuck on an advanced slope late in the day, and skied most of the way down on my rearfl There were pitfalls and hardships, but not enough to spoil the fun of the ski club mem- bers. g'Standing at the top of a mountain at sunset - it was a breathtaking sightf' ml 115 The Yosemite Group, Front, G. Roach, K. Varga, C. Carlson, B. Stenzler, N, Aragon, A. Gubitosi, L, Parmer. M. Miyashita Back: D, Tofte, M. Owens, R. Cizek, P. Franken, G. Graessle, L. Stanley, Mr. Shaffer Ski Club - Front: J. Witte, T, Botos, S. Rodriguez, T. Mann, N. Mulligan, M. Riley, K. Hittleman, T, Grant. 2nd Row: J. Mcllwee, M. Allen, E, McMahon, M. Fowler, K. Simmons, R. Moore, S. Graves. 3rd Row: H. Wasserman, M. Moore, T. Schweitzer, M. Ra- chow, S. Gacho, D, Holl, S. Harvey, B. Evans 272 Associations it J

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-- 'Qfibs David Rens fill out a receipt during the CSF fall term sign-ups. A Tried and True Trio Three of our school's tried and true clubs reappeared this year, even stronger and more active than ever. CSF, the Octagon club and Key Club continued to do their part in organizing, entertaining and increasing spirit in Patrick Henry students. HWe tried to get more of our members to participate, and we tried to make it more fun, stated CSF president Rachel Millstone. This year saw many new additions to the usual CSF curriculum. In addition to the tra- ditional activities such as the chocolate egg and bunny sale and the yearly trip to Disney- land, CSF fostered many new activities, in- cluding: popcorn sales at football games, Christmas caroling, pizza parties, and a visit from CSF members from Carpinteria. The Donkey Basketball Game, by tradition one of the biggest events of the school year, was sponsored solely by the Octagon Club. Despite rumors that the game would not be held, the hysterical antics of the donkeys and the players continued to make the game one of the most talked about of the year. The game was just like regular basketball, except for the fact that the players have to do ll hey tried to raise a lot of spirit. everything with their donkeys. Players who have participated in the past, like Eng- lish teacher Art Schor, stated L'lt's very frus- trating. lt looks easier than it is, and you get very sore. ln following with a long-standing tradition, the Key Club sponsored the Winter Dance. Although there was talk of cancelling the dance, it was held at the Al Bahr Shrine and was declared a success by all those who at- tended it. The most impressive factor of clubs, spe- cifically CSF, Ocatagon and Key, was best expressed by Beverly Brown when she stated HThe clubs really tried to increase school spirit and make the year great for students. Along with their many other activities, the Octagon club sponsored the Donkey Basketball Game. The members included: Front: K. Burkett, E. Lai, B. John- son, B. Sootkoos, C, Steffens. 2nd Row: C. Stevens, A. Gutowitz, J. Miller, S. Niko and sponsor James Dobbin The immensity of the CSF club is visible in this group shot. The club went Christmas caroling to an Old Age Home in an effort to foster high standards of citizenship through service to the community, Associations 271

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., Fw, .. x.. - J ,H 11. Q 1 . i 'fl , Eff- R The fencing club practices it's offense by standing with one foot forward the other at a right angle. They are thrusting. The Fencing club ceases to duel long enough to be photographed. Kneeling: S. Conway, P. Kushner, B. Cederwall, Sponsor R, Herron. 2nd Row: R. Lee, B. Marder, V. Rohy, J, Purl, C. Hill Touche First they stepped into their jackets. Pure white and Huncomfortable, like a strait jack- et, it was zipped up at the torso, arms, and groin for protection. Next they donned their masks. This protection for the face looked like a bee hive, or the mask used by bee keepersf' observed one student. Regardless of it's looks, it did a fine job in the protection of the face, while it also had a flap that pro- tected the neck. Many fencers also used a glove to protect the back hand. ln the actual fencing, which occurs after all the fencing preparation, there were two general categories of movement, defensive and offensive. said Ken Hittleman. When people thought about fencing, they thought about mystery. and maybe even knights in shining armor. But the fencing club here thought of many other things. There moves were precise, planned out, and well executed. To defend, fencers would use the parry, a type of block or guard. A'There are more than a half a dozen ways to block, remarked one Against a background of snow, Jennifer Newman poses with poles in hand at Mammoth. member of the club. The most common blocks were parry ll, and outside-inside block, and 'iparry 6 , the opposite. Offense included the thrust and lunge, where the ll . o imi- lar to a strait jacket, it was zipped at the torso, arms, and groin. fencer placed the front foot pointing forward and the back foot at a right angle. From this pose, the fencers took almost all the moves necessary to fence. Gracefully they moved with a sharp 'ten gardef' Associations 273