Quaker Valley High School - Quaker Quotes Yearbook (Leetsdale, PA)

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The Latin Club Worked diligently in an effort to supplement its members' knowledge of the Latin language and Roman culture this year. Memoranda, the club's own bimonthly news- paper, featured articles on such varied topics as Hercules, basketball, and biology. In addi- tion, a number of the members sent projects to the Buhl Planetarium Latin Show. Steve Ack- mann and Ken Addison Won prizes. Although an increased ability to speak Spanish and a wider experience in the Spanish- Latin American culture were its chief goals, the Spanish Club earned quite a reputation as a group of bakers and salesmen. gPo'r que? For the second consecutive year the club sponsored a series of bake sales each Friday after school for several weeks. The proceeds went to pur- chasing Thai and Finnish flags to add to the collection of A.F.S. flags in the main hall and to making a contribution to the local A.F.S. chapter. 33 Language Clubs

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Un Morceau de la France, the Q.V. French Club, consisted of ardent French students interested in expanding their knowledge of the French language and culture. Toward at- taining this end, a group of members presented a quite unique dramatization of a trial soon after school began. The club carried on its tradition of distributing baskets of flowers to the faculty on May l, a French national holiday. Once again this year German Club could only meet biweekly but still managed to keep quite busy with Volkslieder, movies, Wochenschauen, usw. The club's chief activity was the presentation of a memorable choral program at the Buhl Planetarium Foreign Language Festival. In the spring a select group of members participated in the Mittagstisch program and audited German classes on the Pitt campus. Language Clubs 32

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Membership in Troup 421 of the National Thespian Society in the highest honor that a Quaker Valley actor or actress can attain. The membership requirement is active participa- tion in one or more high school playsg new members are elected and then initiated in an elaborate ceremony. For the 1966-1967 stage season the Q.V. Thespians, directed by Mrs. Elizabeth Koehler, Went Shakespearean in the autumn with The Taming of the Shrew and slapstick in the spring with Pure as the Driven Snow, which was presented too late to be included in the 1967 Quotes. Drama Club's chief aim is to aid students in developing their dramatic talents. This year's members spent many enjoyable hours reading and discussing plays. During the latter part of the year they discussed make-up application and then tried their hand at the grease paint with willing victims. Tliespiansg Drama Club