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

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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

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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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Debate team has successful year Intelligence and the desire to win have placed the Roosevelt de- bate team as one of the best in the state. The 32-member team has only four seniors, so it has tremendous potential for the future. More than 100 trophies have been accumulating since the be- ginning of September. Each member has been responsible for obtaining at least one of these trophies at debate tournaments. These kids are really super; they have a tremendous desire to succeed ' commented Mrs. Donna Siers, debate coach. This is Mrs. Siers ' first year of work with the forensics team. Great enthusiasm, hard work, and fewer errors have made this year a great success for the team. By working together as a team, they have achieved many goals. ■Sly tvb ■ - - a? 3 M 2N WIGr 1 1 JiJ Front row: Debbie Nelson, Jennifer Vickery, Dave Baskerville, Anne Pax- ton, Suzanne McDaniel, Karen Mit- chell, Chris Strub, Sharon Nussbaum, Lee Ashby. Row 2: Jim Beh, Tom Stearley, Heidi Fatland, Sue VerSteeg, Dave Copley, Maura Robinson, Mike Mintzer, Bill Hayes, Katherine Mac- Kinnon. Back row: John Ehrlich, Doug Murphy, Brad Carpenter, Tom Bowen, Mark Rains, Scott Brown, Fred Van Liew, Burns Stanfield. Over 100 trophies accumulated since September r v - i -:.f Ik 5 Left: The debate team ' s four seniors, plus a few of their over 100 trophies. Tom Bowen, John Ehrlich, George Carpenter, Fred Van Liew. Above: Sophomore Doug Murphy at work in Forensics class. 20