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

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A select grou of the most ualified and interested art students, the Art Club attem ts u q I n u P to learn advanced techniques not normally taught in daily art classes. Entrance requirements are submission of examples of personal art work and composition of an essay on the posi- tion of an art club in the high school scene. This year members met during activity period and on Tuesda evenin s. As its main ro'ect the club com leted a mural in the cafeteria, I - Y S ' P J I P depicting the purchase from the Indians of the land which later became Quaker Valley School District. Among the new activities introduced this year, Folk Music Club probably reigned as the most unpredictable. Each week a program committee of three or four members surprised the rest of the club with a program of varied folk songs. The membership was occasionally hon- ored to have special guests display their talent in folk music. The members learned to appre- ciate the different aspects of international folk music. Art Cllubg Folk Music Club

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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

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Members of Book Club, another of the new activities this year, read a selection of thought- provoking books and plays designed to widen their horizons and broaden their outlook on life. The club made it a point to study the life of the author of each work that it considered, including The Robe, 1984, The Glass Menagerie, and Green Pastures. Guest speakers also favored the club from time to time. The forty members had to read each specified piece of literature on their own timeg club time was spent in discussions under Mr. Walker's super- vision. The more mathematically-minded students at Q.V. joined Math Club, where they solved challenging problems, listened to interesting guest speakers, and discussed careers in math. Sponsored by Mrs. Brown and Mr. Settembrine, the club enabled its members to broaden their mathematical experience and increase their powers of reason and logic. Book Cllubg Math Club