Robinsdale Armstrong High School - Gyre Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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GERMAN CLUB PRESENTIERT German club was very active this year. They participated in the fundraiser selling candy. In the fall they celebrated German- American Day. In December they took a field trip to the Volksfest Haus, where they performed German skits and had authentic German food. In April they went to the Deutsches Fest at St. John ' s University. Some members attended the festival of Nations. In May there was an end-of- the-year banquet. The officers this year were Derek Johnson (President), Tavis Hudson (Vice-President), and Jennifer Vraney (Secretary and Treasurer). Being involved in German club is a great cultural and learning experience. Right: Derek is transformed into a Tannenbaum. Above: The princess and the frog prince talk over his predicament. German 5 students do their version of 60 minutes. Brian Anderson, Julie Anderson, Melissa Anderson, Steve Anderson, Mi- chelle Barbaris, Matt Berner, Jeremy Birsch, Stuart Bloomfield, Amy Brabant, Jacinda Brinkman, Amee Buster, Steve Butcher, Kelly Coch- rane, Shawn Connors, Derek Coolidge, Matt Crain, David Dilley, Guido Ebert, Anne Echtenkamp, Eric Eifert, Jennifer Elrod, Sara Gessner, Matt Griggs, Greg Hahn, Jenny Hall, Jennifer Halverson, Christie Haver, Amy Hillmer, Cindy Hollenbeck, David Hong, Tavis Hudson, David Hwang, Hideki Ikeda, Lenka Jelinkey, Derek Johnson, Kris Johnson, Gretchen Julseth, Erin Kaste, John Kennedy, Melissa Labeck, Denise LaMere, Jennifer Lee, Chris Merriman, Anja Merzweiler, Eric Miller, Mat Moore, Sandy Motzko, Alain Nisam, Hilde Nybrenna, Dan Persons, Kara Pilon, Stacey Proosow, Jenny Rader, Paul Ripley, Rebecca Ripley, Becky Row- an, Katherine Schulz, Cheryl Sell, Siiri Silpala, Bjorn Snowberg, Jenny Staubli, Stephani Steinwedel, Mike Stevens, Skip Swenson, Paula Thur- ston, Jeff Timonen, Andy Toering, Lisa Treptau, Jenny Vraney, Nicole Wascoe, Jim Zenk at the Haus in December Folksfest. 74

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Help Armstrong Students B POA Business Professionals of America) is an organization for those students interested in business and office occupations. The following are i available training locations: accounting of- j fices, banks savings and loan offices, gen- I eral business offices, legal offices, manu- i facturing service organizations, and medi- ' cal offices. Students on this program de- velop leadership skills, and have an oppor- I tunity to participate in job-related compe- ititions. Students are able to take their re- quired courses, to choose one or two elec- I tives, and to gain a credit for on-the-job- i training. Amy Mallon, Kim Quarberg, Jodi Simmons, Lisa Marquardt, Michelle I Kammerer, Kim Schultz, and Valerie ' Chell placed in their contests at the Spring I I competitions. Kathy Bergman is the teach- ; er coordinator for Business Professionals j of America. £% Hi BPOA, Row One: Advisor Kathy Bergman, Kim Quarberg, Laura Youngstrand, Michele Two: Jeff McKenna, Pam Carlson, Jodi Simmons, Valerie Chell, Amy Chase, Kim Schultz, Amy Mallon, Lisa Marquardt. Kammerer. Row Michele Zempel, Jodi works at Snyder General. BPOA representatives at a conference. Z3L Amy Mallon works at Horizon Graphics Inc. Where are the boys in DECA? 73

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French And Spanish Clubs - Experience Culture j oining an Armstrong foreign lan- guage club is a great way to learn more about a second language and .he cultures of the country they are study- .ng. The French and Spanish clubs both had fundraisers with some of the money going to charity. This years French club helped support a young boy in Madagas- car, and helped pay for an amity aid. The money raised also helped pay for activities such as the Festival of Nations, the Inter- national Film Festival, the National French Contest, A Vous la Parole, trips to sthnic restaurants, a ski trip, as well as refreshments for the club meetings. They sponsored the foreign language Immersion Day breakfast and sold Valentine ' s Day telegrams. Add spice to your life-join a foreign language club. French club representatives: Madame Becerra, Thuy Doan, Amy Gavin, Kirsten Hoffstedt, Angelique Page. Above: Kirsten Hoffstedt send French valentines. Above right: French students learn a song. Below: Spanish club has a party with Senora Sherry. Below Right: Sefiora Coleman leads the club. 75