Stuyvesant High School - Indicator Yearbook (New York, NY)

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Wilderness Travel Group X- J- Mr. Kramer, who is very fond of the out- doors and nature, advises this club. The , - members learn necessary techniques of wilderness survival such as eating tree sl , , bark and rootsg and orientation by use of the sun, moon, stars and direct sensation I of the earth's magnetic field. 1. t FRONT ROW- Peter Ervin, Gretchen Gale, Jeffrey Bullock, Angela Miles BACK ROW- Pat McKay, Richie Somerville, Avis Bynum. Ski Club The Ski Club, under the supervi- sion of Mr. Gordon and co-presi- dents Lisa Hirschhorn and Carla Wohl, organizes ski trips throughout the winter to ski re- -.., sorts in the northeastern U.S. In addition to several short trips, the club also sponsors a week long trip to Canada. The club mem- bership is comprised of novice and advanced skiers. C537 FRONT ROW- Lauren Solomon, Debbie Ress, Lisa Hirschhorn-Co-Pres., Sue Dwor- etsky, John Barous. BACK ROW- Jane Opie, Josh Robin, Irene Agostini, Steve Wolfe

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American Field Service The American Field Service administers a program of student exchange between foreign countries and the United States. i New York families act as hosts to foreign students from such diverse countries as Bolivia, Australia and Malaysia. As part of their exposure to American values and ways of life, these students visit and par- ticipate in high school Social Studies and Language classes. A group of A.F.S. for- eign students sat in on Stuyvesant classes the week of February ll. Carole Wilkins and the Social Studies Department spon- sored their visit. Stuyvesant students find it fascinating and enlightening to meet and speak with people from foreign coun- tries. Chess Club This year, the Chess Club, pe- rennially one of the more popu- lar clubs in the school, is hav- ing better attendance than ever. Through Mr. Arluck's leadership, the club hopes to be more than just a place to play chess. The club is now affili- ated with the United States Chess Federation, and plans to conduct nationally rated tour- naments. FIRST ROW: Paul Metz, Stewart Glickman, Jin Ku Lee, David Crespo, Claudio Sturla, William Arluck, Mark Kleiman, Leila Monaghan, Jon Edwards, Danny Fong SECOND ROW: Michael Basson, Oleg Schatoff, Steve Welsh, David Bookbinder, Fred Helenius, Alla Jodidio, Zorn Rosenzweig, David Grant, Douglas Balek THIRD ROW: Johnny Lewin, Jerry Rosen, David Blank, Murry Schlecter, Dave Brotman, Daniel Goncharoff, Dan Josenhans, Norman Wugman, Jon Intner

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Black Students League Oriental Club . Q? f l ,,,. ,.,, , ' r f f '1 'u -.. .,.. The Black Students' League is an organization catering to the Black and Hispanic students of Stuyvesant. Originally started as the Afro-American Society in 1968, the club flourished un- der the supervision of Mrs. Olga Cooke. Many years later the name was changed to U.N- .I.K.U.K.U., which is an acro- nym derived from the seven principles of blackness fNguzo Sabaj: Umoja, Nia, Kujijagu- lia, Imani, Ujima, Kuum- ' baand, Ujamaa. The main pur- pose of the club is to promote y the unity, understanding, and l self respect of Black and His- panic students. In 1975 the name of the club was changed to the Black Students' League. The Oriental Club is one of the many ethnic clubs at Stuyvesant. The club holds weekly meetings to discuss cultural and social aspects of Oriental life. The club sponsors a number of group outings which help to make the students aware of the many oriental customs and arts. The club has often organized outings with other Asian and Oriental groups throughout the New York City area. Each year the club forms a coed basketball team which com- petes with other Oriental club teams in the city.