Sammamish High School - Thunderbird Yearbook (Bellevue, WA)

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Snow Shapes Monument Beyond a shadow of a doubt, every Sammamish student is a unique, creative individual-whether he realizes it or not. Once this creativity is put to work, there is no limit to the things it can create as proven by a group of students who decided to show what they could do during a monument to our western heritage, they sent to work. The memorial was in the form of a modern day Custer astride his infamous horse, What's It's Name and was conveniently located in the center of the courtyard. How- ever, the Sammamish statue bore scant resemblance to that of Custer, unless What's It's Name had a broken back, short legs, a non-existent mane and melted ears. Custer was short, fat and bald. His baldness was soon disguised by the piece-de-resistance, a regulation cowboy hat construction-out of snow, of course. The eternal for is that infernal?l monument was short lived, but for a full half day it reigned regally over the courtyard. How- ever as its sad fate became a reality, it melted into an ugly heap of snow, useful only as a snowball barricade. Yet its purpose had not been lost for, in spite of Custer's last stand, the student body was reminded that they have the ability to be creative when they set their minds to it. Cuisine Saves Juniors! The Italians say Mangiau! The Americans say Eat! This turned out to be the theme for one of the most suc- cessful projects for the class of '68. SHS students and parents alike were treated to the fine Italian cuisine and atmosphere of Mangiau, Sammamish's first annual Spag- hetti Feed. Ron Cohen and Ann Doolittle, co-chairmen, were almost stoic in the faceof peril, frustration and near- ly complete failure for the Junior Class. At first the Feed looked as if it had met defeat. Mr. Hyatt then offered the class an ultimatum. Sell 150 tickets in the next day and a half or cancel 6'Mangiau'l and any success for the class of '68l' The Juniors responded and sold 230 tickets the next day. In hopes of pursuing a successful project and to try to restore a debtless economy, the Feed was deemed a dual project. On both counts the class was a success. The class welded together as a coordinating unit and raised over S400 profit. The Feed was a make it or break it project for the class in the wake of the Sopho- more Hop, Pep Week and various other setbacks. With the success of the project came the win of our basket- ball game and the night was deemed profitable on both counts. Fashion Spells Creativity Throughout the centuries, the female has faced the ques- tion of how to cover her bod! From the era of the tiger skin dress to the present mini skirt craze, fashion is con- stantly changing. Neither modesty or artiness determine the fashion mode, it is rather a desire to attract the op- posite sex. The great fashion markets offer a variety of many intriguing jobs to girls interested in fashion. Each year in Seattle, junior girls are given the chance to enter this field through Fashion Board. The Bon Marche, Frederick 8: Nelson's, Jay Jacobs and Nordstrom-Best's all sponsor these teen boards. Representatives from Sam- mamish are Mary Rybus for the Bon Marche, Vickie Arm- strong for Frederick 8t Nelson's, Caren Conine for Jay Jacobs, and Janine Vadnais for Nordstrom-Best's. As fashion board members, the girls work as sales clerks, models and attend meetings, fashion shows and parties.

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Bird,s Eye View acbeth, Hamlet Top Season. Even after the standardized exams. static lectures and homework. homework. homework, there is still some crea- tivity left in teaching. as demonstrated by the Senior Eng- lish team of Wayne Connoway. Val Foubert and Gretchen Senyohl, who break dull tradition to present dramatized versions of the plays their classes are studying. Perhaps you've noticed the off-limit signs occasionally posted on the doors of 102 and ignored them long enough to stick your head into the dark abyss to see three mad-eyed hags screaming around a steaming pot. No. it wasn't a faculty meeting. but a Senior English Production of Macbeth. During the first semester the Senior English classes were able to see six productions. The first presentation was a dramatic reading of Antigone, which was accented when a men's chorus and tymphani backing. This was outdone by the production of Every- man with strains of the Hallelujah Chorous seeping in through a speaker. The next production was Macbeth, featuring three mad witches cackling over a bubbling pot with memorized lines. The last play was Death ofA Sales- man. Special lighting. flute and trumpet solos and Jan Hopkins running amuck in a bathrobe highlighted the performance. The last production was a semi-musical twith special help from Mr. Alan Lund and chorusl of the poems of Shakespeare. ending a successful season of performances.

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Are Senior Class Vice president Chuck Kuyper, Secremrv Jan Tomlinson and Treasurer Jan Hop- kins, leaping fbrjoy because Prexidenl Larrv Ward will leave Sarnmamixh on Februurv 10, his hl'fIhdfZ'Vi, No, theyre all leaping fbr joy because the Senior Ball will he Qlf campus. LARRY'S LAST is