Sammamish High School - Thunderbird Yearbook (Bellevue, WA)

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,Q e Part P Somewhere in every language club constitution there is a small phrase, hidden away, about pur- pose: to stimulate the learning of that certain language. Somehow, among the pinatas, polkas and gen- eral partying, this honorable pur- pose has been seemingly replaced by another just as honorable pur- pose: to have a ball. Each of Sam- mamish's five language groups, German, Spanish, French, Latin, and Russian, take particular care in planning elaborate activities for the pleasure of its members. olka mixed with Frug The German Club, advised by Miss Andrea Agather and led by President Sue Ennis, pleased its members and outdid the other language clubs by having two Christmas parties this year. The first one, held after school, in- volved some feeble singing, a mis- performed, terribly funny version of the Night Before Christmas, and finished with the traditional German Polka mixed with some frugging. The second party was an evening affair providing refresh- ments and live music. Break the Pinata! The Spanish Club, advised by Mr. Henry Tunes and led by President Sue Rabin, held a single, well plan- ned Christmas party. It was a com- bination of exotic foods, including a candy-cake in the form of a snake, pinata breaking, word games, and an ethnic Spanish Christmas play. With hints of sophistication the French Club, advised by Mr. Tim Lamont and led by President Laurie Farber, kept its audience in their seats with an accident-prone pro- duction of How the Grinch Stole Christmas. at their Christmas party. They were further provided with well-rehersed singing and a visit from Santa Claus. Although the Latin Club, advised by Adrienna McCormack and led by President Don McQuarrie, was deprived of a Christmas party, they did partake in the Junior Classical League's statewide bash in Bremer- ton on November 1. The activi- ties included a College Bowl ques- tioning on Roman history, and costumed skits, which placed the Sammamish troupe in Roman attire on the ferry trip home. This month, the Latin Club worked on the May issue of the Junior Clas- sical League's magazine, 'SVox Latina. Viewing Folk Dancers The Russian Club, advised by Miss Rosanne Gostovich and led by Presi dent Mark Peeples, also missed a Christmas party, but had an oppor- tunity to go to the Opera House in November to see the Urakranian Folk Dancers. Aside from separate activities, the vario s clubs combined their forces befor., Christmas for the traditional carol competition, where each club tried to outdo the others in volume, if not in quality. Also, on March 29, the clubs plan to take part in the International Language Banquet, a dinner held in Seattle. It's not always stimulating, edu- cational, or instructive. But who cares? It's fun. 31 - .asp wx l

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Below and rzght: Russian Club members dance for other language clubs during annual Christmas Carol competition. 4 Take Fre h and Com to Above: German St. Nick mixes business with pleasure. Right: Mr. Tim Lamont, French Club advisor, tunes up for a song. Right: Spanish Club actresses perform an onlginal play for the pleasure of other members. x

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l l oH ight oRebound No one knew what to expect from the basketball Totems. Pre-season optimism and anticipation turned to pessimism as the long season wore on. A short team emerged and there were. . . No rebounds. No playoffs. No tournaments. The 1966-67 edition of basketball at Sammamish was one of constant defeat. The sixth place in league standings can be attributed to a lack of height. Basketball is a game for tall men. Sammamish's tallest two stand only six feet two inches. The average height for the starting five was a mere six feet. Man for man. the Totems talent could match any team in the league. but when it came to height. the Totems came out second best. Being one of the shortest teams in the league. Sammamish managed to win only five games against eleven defeats. The height made the difference and its lack tells the story of the season. The Totems lack of height showed up distinctly in the rebounding de- partment. A team without height cannot rebound and a team that can- not rebound can't win many ball games. A tall. but over-rated Seattle Prep team handed Sammamish their first loss in the seasons exhibi- tion opened at SU. KingCo League play began as the Totems defeated Issaquah and then Bothell. leaving themselves in first place with the season only two weeks old. In return matches. Sammamish defeated Issaquah once again but split with Bothell. In the first game with Mer- cer Island.Totems almost upset the Islanders. The Totems played good ball but the Islanders were too tall and we lost, 66-62. The second time around. the Islanders were quite strong and dominated the boards. giv- ing them an overwhelming 73-50 win. Consistently. the Totems performed well but did not have the height advantage to win basketball games. Bellevue beat the Totems once in the second game. which provided the annual excitement of the tradi- tional rivalry: escaped with a three point winning margin as a late Totem rally. reminiscent of football season. fell short. The Totes once again tasted victory over Lake Washington Kangaroos in a see-saw battle which saw the lead change hands many times. John Perry put up the winning bucket with only three seconds showing on the scoreboard clock giving him 29 points for the night and the Totes a 60-58 victory. The Kangs came back to avenge the loss and did so. Our next opponent. Inglemoor. stole a sure Totem victory when a Vik- ing reserve sank a fifteen foot jump shot with only two seconds remain- ing to play in the ball game. giving them a 69-68 triumph. The Vikings jumped on the Totems 79-57 in the other half of the series. State bound Newport. led by junior Bruce Case held the Totems to give points in the second half of the first game. The Knights victory margin was at least twenty five points each time. The Totems lost to an erratic Redmond five and were faced with a possible seven game losing streak in the season finals. The season ended with a 69-62 victory over the Redmond Mustangs. l, W ., Waals' I 'is 32