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

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Future Problem Solving Surges Forward Armstrong has one of the most suc- cessful Future Problem Solving programs in the state. This is the result of outstanding coaching by Al Shaff, Roger Michael, and Paul Anderson (the state coordinator for FPS), as well as a group of students who are willing to learn and expand on that knowledge. Each team consists of four members who work together on a hypothetical problem that involves issues of today, and they produce a best solution in an attempt to solve the situation. At the state Open Bowl, Arm- strong ' s four teams that participated took the first four places, with the team of Andy Toering, Siiri Silpala, Karin Strat- ton, and Dana Perusse taking first place. The state FPS Bowl is held in May with the top team going on to compete in June at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. ,-, • Top: Ryan, Joy. Becca. and Mark work together under the inspiration of Dis-Cobulos. Above Right: The first Place team: Siiri. Dana. Karin, and Andy. Above left: Mike. Dave. Steve, and Misa intensely work on their problem. Joy Campbell. Eric Miller. Chris Tauber, Becca Jurisz, Steve Seeger. Dave Hong. Mark Erbaugh. Misa Saros, Ryan Gustaf- son, Mike Swanstrom. Jason Peattie. Chris Merriman. Not Pictured: Sharon Bachman. Steve Crain. Nick Denysenko, Jer- emy Erickson, Steve Gannon, Tiffany Garofalo. Jasmine Gok- cen, Thor Halverson. Jim Halvorson. Anne Hanovich. Jay Ho- henstein. Chad Hoseth, Grant Johnson. Gretchen Julseth, Jessi- ca Locketz, Shawn Norman. Sara Pae. Dana Perusse. Josh Peskay. Siiri Silpala. Karin Stratton, Amy Tenute, Andrew Toering, Chris Yang. 81

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MOCK TRIAL: Law In Action Mock Trial consists of a group of students interest- ed in the legal system. They attend meetings about three times a week under direction of advisor Meg DeLapp. The team works on a given case, later to compete against other schools. In order to win, they must receive more points than the opposing team, or get a ruling in their favor. This year has been a great year for the team. They ' ve been a tremendous success. Mock Trial members: Andy Beaton, Dave Hong, Jennifer Johnson, Dana Per- usse, Steve Seeger, Shannon Tur- bak, Stephanie Untiedt, Beth We- ber. Alternates: Dan Nabedrick, Jeff Rosenberg. Above: Beth Weber makes her closing statement re- garding the expert witness. Left: Dave Hong argues his side of the case. 80

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Student Activities Board Row two: Jill Meyer, Jennifer Meyer, Stephanie Spaise, Stacy Harwell, Jennifer Ryan, Jessica Jensen, Alisa Golberg, Sandie Showalter, April Moyer, Row one: Beth Weber, Danielle Haynes, Amy Clifford, Jennifer Rader, Jessica Locket , Jasmine Gokcen, Shawn Bury, Chris Yang, Insook Pack. Under the guidance of advisor Mr. Rondestvedt, Student Activities Board members meet every Tues- day morning at 6:45 a.m. this is a time to think about creative ways to plan such events as Morp, Sno-Daze, Prom, and even the annual pumpkin weight guessing contest. At these early morning meetings, the members organize how to handle prep- arations for events and volunteer for var- ious tasks. Student leaders Sandie Showalter, Stacy Harwell, and April Moyer lead the meetings by encouraging and welcoming all ideas. Although most of the members may feel a little tired at 6:45 a.m., many find it fun to contribute ideas and to put them into action. Alisa volunteers to help decorate for Sno-Daze ' 89. Watch out, Mr. Daly! Look behind you! Let ' s take a break, we need some oxygen not helium! 82