Roosevelt High School - Roundup Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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Student Forum sponsors superstars competition A new idea developed within the Roosevelt Student Forum was the Roosevelt Superstars competition. This competition is for both males and females and runs some- what like Wide World of Sports. A restriction on the number of contestants was set at 30 girls and 30 boys. These 60 people competed in eight out of ten events. These events were swimming, rope climb- ing, running, weight lifting, free throw, sit-ups and push ups, base- ball hitting for boys and softball hitting for girls, football throw for boys and softball throw for girls, obstacle course, and a bicycle race. The boys didn ' t compete against the girls, but points were given ac- cording to where the contestant placed in each race. Overall winners were seniors Mark Coy and Barb Willoughby. Second place winners were senior John Baugus and soph- omore Julie Sandler, and third place winners were senior Jim Bartlett and sophomore Elyse Rab- inowitz. Above: Fritz Craiger and Holly Hull look over the list of contestants signed up for the Superstars competition. Left: Placing second in the obstacle course helped Julie Sandler to achieve second place in the overall competi- tion. Below: Jeff Waters, wearing a Roosevelt Riderettes shirt, was one of the 30 male contestants. 18

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Front row: Aaron Johnson, Lisa Patterson, Craig Canine, Melinda Haag, Joel Kiess. Back row: Michelle Hensley, Tootie Steward, Jane Mitchell, Jane Voigts, Sarah Kelley. Facetiae keeps school informed Hard work by committees made the numerous projects of the spring Student Forum successful. Forum activities included the Arts Fair, held May 15, Superstars Competition, held the week of April 24, and Fun Night, held April 9. A weekly publication, the Face- tiae, was put out by secretary Jane Voigts to inform Roosevelt students of what is going on in the Student Forum as well as other Roosevelt activities. Some of the goals approached by the Forum were better represen- tation of the Roosevelt student body and more action and involve- ment in school functions. Other officers were Fritz Cram- er, first vice-president, Melinda Hagg, second vice-president, and Jane Voigts, secretary. Left: The student forum office is not only the hub of Forum activities but also an out-of-the-way place to catch up on studying. Craig Canine spent many hours there as Forum president second semester. 17

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Arts fair and fun night increases student involvement The Arts Fair, held May 13, displayed artwork done by Roose- velt students. Jewelry, drawings, prints, and pottery were shown along with a pottery wheel demon- stration. Performances by groups in the drama and music department were held in the library and audi- torium. Craig Canine and Lisa Patter- son, chairpersons of the Arts Fair committee, worked with Mrs. Judy Milligan to make the event a suc- cess. Fun Night, held April 9, pro- vided students with a chance to re-live exciting moments of yester- year as they rollerskated down hall- ways on second floor. Other acti- vities included dancing, recreation in the boys gym, and movies. Above top: Lori Zickel demonstrates the making of a stained glass win- dow at the arts fair .much to the interest of Mrs. Milligan and JiU Watrous. Above: What ' s a fair without a clown? Jane Mitchell provided smiles and balloons during the day. Left: Aaron Johnson displays a look of surprise as he tries to figure out just what went wrong while roller skating at fun night. 19