Poway High School - Odyssey Yearbook (Poway, CA)

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Jazz All That Jazz by Chris Blackburn Poway's jazz band is one of the hottest in Southern California. Most students have seen this group perform as a pep band during home basketball games. Jeff Johnston looked forward to these games because I get to show off my talents as a saxophone player. Almost all brass in- struments can be part of a jazz band, in- cluding trumpets, saxophones, and trom- bones. In addition, Poway's jazz band has incorporated the sounds of drums, elec- tric guitars, and synthesizers. The jazz band met every Wednesday and Thurs- day as a seventh period class. Fitz Pitch- ford remarked, lt takes up a fair amount of time but the results make it worth it. Band director Mike Mosgrove has helped the jazz band achieve high honors in the past years. Every year they attend a mu- sic festival called Music Olympics in Los Angeles. Bands from across the coun- try come to compete for the top awards. One of the reasons I joined jazz is be- cause l love the music style and having one person a part makes me feel impor- tant, stated Matt Powers. Jazz can be proud of its achievements this year. W M P! K Krohn M Powers S Plunkett G Johnston J Arns, T. Ramsey,E. Underwood,C. Leonard,B. Smith,r. Troy Vahidi concentrates on the notes at another jazz practice. Jazz 147

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CS 4 b r Kusano P Melendez J Sye C Thibeault N Khadem J Gannon P Secor A Orluck J Schnurer P Watts M W D P By Chris Blackburn The California Scholarship Federation is a club that sets academic qualifications for its members. In order to qualify for this club students must have a grade point average of 3.5 or better. Anyone receiving a grade lower than a C is unable to be a member. This year's CSF only met a few times throughout the year. The main pur- pose of the club is to inform these stu- dents about the variety of scholarships ln November, the club sold Turkey Grams to help raise money for scholarships to be given to deserving members of the club. Outstanding member, Stephanie Arns, stated, Besides CSF being a source for information on scholarships, the people in this group really care about their future and that's what makes them special. CSF helps students who have high goals find the financial aid they need to go to the college of their choice. This organization has proved to be a great help to dedicated and hard-working students. M Brennan D Poon J Domvllle N Hazard J Schnur By Chris Blackburn The National Honor Society is a unique club for those students who strive for aca- demic excellence. Each member is re- quired to have a cumulative grade point average of at least a 3.7, and have partici- pated in extracurricular activities. Only Seniors and Juniors who met these re- quirements were able to participate in this distinguished organization. Many mem- bers of NHS were able to submit their names and accomplishments to Who's Who Among American High School Stu- dents , a book which contains a list of outstanding students from across the na- tion. Senior member, Helen McCIain com- mented with enthusiasm, l'm proud to be a member in a club that has a reputation for such high standards. Besides the prestige of belonging to NHS, the club also gave members the chance to share their future plans with others that also had ex- tremely high goals. To several prominent Poway students, the National Honor Soci- ety gave them the recognition that they deserved.

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'Theater Guild Learning With Each Qther By Lori Raber Theater and drama really helps give students a better understanding of people through acting out their characters, commented Cheryl Roccoforte. The The- ater Guild was made up of all drama stu- dents including actors in the school plays. This group practiced scenes and played a variety of acting games. These games helped to break the ice for the less-outgo- ing members and prepared them for fu- ture plays. ln drama class you get to know how people really are through all the different scenes, each individual has a style, commented Bill Stoddard. The group went to Pasadena to perform and improve their acting. They attended workshops with different objectives to add variety and to give them a chance to meet students from other schools. We learned from students as well as the in- structors. They also had a chance to pick up new ideas for future practice. This club was open to any student who shows an active interest in the theater. From outrageous cast parties to gruel- ing practices, this group learned a lot about life and each other. ku tion game. K. Medowbrook, B. Stoddard, C. Eakman, B. Borzych, S. Chesterfield, D. Michallak. A. Tracy, E. Rompler, S Harris. D. Athay, T. Sharon, B. Bender, C, Drummond. J. Hommel, D. Crouch, K. McCarthy, K. Paredes, A Karalykas, S. EllisFante, S. Gouveia, M. Heap, E. Hull, P, Pochel, L. Marcum, M. Guerena Mike Heap displays his aggressive acting ability. Look! lt's a hitchhiker - exclaims Suzie Fink to a fellow student as they play an improvls