Poway High School - Odyssey Yearbook (Poway, CA)

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Model U Nikki Brauer ponders over all the problems in the world. a k I n g it OVSI' By Chris Blackburn This year's Model United Nation Club brought together students who were both interested in social science and interna- tional relationships. The club met as a class every Wednesday and Thursday during 7th period. Mr. Goff, the class in- structor, discussed the variety of differ- ent cultures and political beliefs through- out the world. Matt Bouman stated, lt's great to know about countries and learn to respect their views. This club gives you the chance to put yourself in other peo- ple's shoes. The club had to stay on top of all items involved in the world. The hot topics this year were the problems in Central Amer- ica and the Iran-lraq war. To keep on top the club members would continuously drill themselves on the various news topics in the world. The club took a trip to Riverside this year for a United Nation mock con- ference. The students went through actu- al United Nation simulations which in- volved entire countries. Countries were represented by other Model UN clubs from various chapters in the national or- ganization. Nikki Brauer stated, The club gave us a chance to discuss world prob- lems and how to best solve them. ,yyygyy gg if Mr. Goff. A. Orluck, S. Hooten, D. Eckenroth, L. Sartain, C. Mactlroy. N. Brauer. T. Mauerhofer, M. Heap. P. Foster, B. Stoddard. G. Boult, K. Burkey, M. Bouwma, N. Rodosovich, K. Grant, C. Shirrel Mr. Goff goes over the proper way to act the problem. 150 Model UN

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Bill Stoddard comforts with an umbrella. Bobby Bender and Cindy Drummond act out a romantic scene. ,1 u i-2 B ggi ,nw Chris Ealfman tries to prepare himself for a crash. John Prell intensely tries to learn his lines. 149

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Sy-nchroni ed Swimming O J. Schlect, A. Eddy, G. Beck, M. Dodds, noi pictured: rvi. Parish, S. Bidckemeuiler, L. Mancini, M. Hadddkin S t a r t I n g 0 U t -----we 2 T Mu By Chris Blackburn First position the body in a sculling po- sition, then slowly throw the legs and arms at the same time, up and let yourself sink, then you have an oyster, was a com- mon explanation ofa Synchronized Swim- ming stunt stated by coach Wendy Jef- fries. Every Friday after school Poways' own synchronized swimming team could be seen practicing in the pool. Wendy .lef- fries, the team's coach, is a professional coach who showed the girls the proper way they should do their routines in the water. The only requirements were that you had to be a strong swimmer and be accurate with music. ln the pool the girls would do various routines When we do our routines the swimmers have to be in sync with each other and at the same time keep the beat of the music in the back of your head, stated club member Julie Schlect. The club's members hope that next year's club will be larger and stronger. lpha Theta J. Beers, B. Snyder, K. Studart, M. Brennan. N. Rollins, T. Hsiu, G. Tripp, M. Mentiza, A. Orluck, D. Holmberg, J. Coon, M. Sullivan, T. Geier, D. Poon, R. Kim, J. Sze, X. Wang, S. Arns. H. McClain, L. Yum, M. Weiss, J. Fisher, N. Apostolopoulos, B. Korgel fi. ln Sync By Chris Blackburn Mu Alpha Theta joined the ranks of new clubs this year. The club was formed as an extension of the Math and Computer Club. The major requirements for the club were that its members had to take two math tests over the course of the year. The tests involved questions that tested the logical thinking of the participants. The first math test was the UCSB math competition. lt's exciting to see how your math skills compare on a national lev- el, and Mu Alpha Theta was the club that helped to inform me about the tests, stated club member Stephanie Arns. lt's not surprising to know that Poway High students did excellent in these competi- tions. Mr. Norman Weiss, the club's advi- sor, helped to inform the members on up- coming contest and helped prepare them on those contests. Mu Alpha Theta may have been new this year but the participa- tion of its members will have allowed this club to stay around awhile. lt's proved to be fun and at the same time challenging.