West High School - Westward Ho Yearbook (Madison, WI)

Page 20 text:

MATH TEAM CINKS The Varsity Math Team, coached by the infamous Don McCloskey, has an impressive and well deserved reputation. They consistently win local and state meets with astonishingly high scores. Many members, including Steve Shen, Michelle Wang, and team captain john Oghalai, are in calculus at this point or will be taking it in their high school years. However, it is not all work and no play for these young prodigies, as parties are held after every meet - with spirit added from mascots Concrete Chicken and Copper Pig. One may wonder at the farm animal terminology. The root of this custom is easily explained: the oink is said to resemble the grunts made when students encounter a diffi- cult problem. One can see how this .... interesting group has attained such heights. 16fMATH TEAM ' 4 an 5 Row 1: jessica, Patty Witte, Steve Dast, Dave Chang. Row 2: John Oghalai, Steve Dresang, Pauline Bariolla, Mr. McCloskey, Andrew Conner, David Brenneis, JV PIGLETS Row 1: Craig Baldwin, Alexis Borisy, Martin Reames. Row Z: Scott Nicholas, Amit Bhargava, Anders Gilchrist, jason Maron, Corrine Gilchrist, Mr. Yeager tcoachj.

Page 19 text:

,Xa AV What is AV? Is it the reason the VCR was in your classroom so you didn't have to listen to your teacher talk that day? Or is it the carts 'A 333 whipping down the halls? Yes, it is these things and a whole lot more 1 privilege of delivering high-tech equipment 1 daring supervisors, Mr. Ehlert and Mrs. Bliss 1 1 have trained these boys well. iw 1: Mr, Elhert, N.I., N.l., Dan Schultz, Randy Keogal, Doug Paulson. Row 2: Chris Tallman, N.l., ayne Buellesbach, Eric Buechner, Andy jones, Darin Bawden. ter, David Lunney, julian Montero, Gustavo DeMezzo Larry Chapman, Damen Kapke, Bob Monkmeyer. Row 3 Midthun, Stephanie Nystrom, Andrea Bauer, Amy Olson jane Crandall, Shelley Gustafson, etc. SeFtor's Necios, also known as Sef1or's Kids, are a very devoted bunch. Every day that school is in session the club meets at 11:50 a.m. and 1:40 p.m. Although most members attend only one of the meetings, from time to time a devout necio can be seen at both. This is also a very exclusive club. A member is required to study fifth year Spanish, to speak Spanish whenever possible, and to memorize long lists of Spanish vocabulary. Senor Zintel, the club's advisor and mas- cot, tries his best to spread Spanish and Latin American Culture among his necios, but they would still rather eat their breakfast at McDonald's than at Taco Iuan's. The identify- ing mark of a necio is a wild, obnoxious, or extraordinary necktie which all members wear in solemn reverence to their leader. The club's activities include Hpresentaciones orales, discussions of Spanish and Latin American literature, and, from time to time, a fiesta. Birthdays are also special occa- sions for the necios. They are celebrated in a sacred ceremony consisting of singing, counting, and ear-pulling. This ambi- tious group is certain to bring about a better understanding of the Spanish speaking world. AV-SENORS NEClOSf15 As one member put it, AV is a bunch of guys who are proud of delivering film strips and broken tape recorders. Some of the AV boys' activities beyond the call of duty include lock- ing the elevator between floors and opening the door in order to beautify the walls with their names and favorite sayings. Some also enjoy making theii own films and documen- taries in the halls of West. If you want the long to meet interesting teachers, and have an unrestricted hall pass, then AV is for you. The 1 SENOR'S ' Necros Row 1: Bryn Cory, Nicole Marwell, ,lean Steege, Carrie Wallace, john Patrick. Row 2: Shelley Manke, Chris Por- I Senor Zintel, Barb Ellingson, Mary Clevidence, Michael Brenneis, Alex Sielaff, David Coodfriend, Ignacio Piera, Chris Eliason. Row 4: Lisa Erlanger, Aimee Quiren, Heidi Fassnacht, Karin Fassnacht, Bill Harvey, Maria Georga- lan, Jen Schulz, Marissa Onheiber, Joe Hellerstein, Guil- lermo Rodriguez. Missing: Ellen Pellegrino, Paula

Page 21 text:

Jr 1 5435 , 3, 3 ,Q Lv.: Row 1: Lisa Erlanger, Tara Morrison, Sandra Carson, Rachel Krook, Kendra Carson, Michelle Wang, Row 2: Steve Shen, Charles Williams, Tricia Hillner, David Bilder, Andre Garner, Karina Wiese, Bill Hinshaw, Patty Witte, Row 3: Matt Ornes, Andrew Hanson, Margarita Stremecki BADGER STATE ...-...c.,., V4 -1 Ek f I 3 ga sum.- mn . l Q X f' .Cf 1 455, 1 9 Row 1: Katrine Orlik, Kevin Salter, Margarita Strmecki, Row 2: Chris Olson, Patty Witte, Anne Scherz, Andrew Hanso I-IS The National Honor Society's main activity this year has been guiding par- ents at Back-to-School night. They as- sume they were successful - no lost par- ents have been reported yet! Students are selected for NHS by teachers on the ba- sis of grades, extracurricular interests, and leadership abilities. In the spring the current members honor the new mem- bers at the annual Initiation Banquet. Members of Badger Boys' and Girls' State had quite a memorable experience! When they first arrived on campus they were bombarded with rules and regula- tions and a schedule which was to keep them busy every minute for the next sev- en days. After that first two hour orien- tation period, they were all exhausted and wondering what they had gotten themselves into. Not to worry, though - things got better. The first full day was spent nominat- ing, campaigning and electing all city officials. The program was organized such that one floor of the dorm tabout fifty peoplel constituted a city, two floors were a county, and everyone made up the Badger State. The week was planned to teach students more about the different roles of government on city, county and state levels. They learned the duties of different positions such as mayor, alder- man, sheriff, senator, governor and many more. Elections progressed from city and county positions the first couple of days, to the final election of the State governor on the last day. Throughout the week they attended meetings and lectures about government. The real fun came, though, in learning how to get around some of the dull stuff and just have fun with new friends. It was definitely a week they will remember - not only because of all they learned, but because of the friends they made. X NHS-BADGER STATEX17