West Mesa High School - El Chicote Yearbook (Albuquerque, NM)

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Members of the Judo-Karate Club areffrontj Mr. Sam Allred, Gerald Chavez, Steve Martin, Wayne Wimberly, Harry Herrera, Edwin Telles and Dennis Ferrell. Kneeling are Mike Pacheco, John Gon- zales, Danny Armijo, Marty Aragon, Jerry Easterly, Mike Lovato, Victor Marquez, Greg Esquibel, Art Griego, Joe Chavez, and Jim Saiz. Standing are Greg Garcia, Bill Gray, Dan Hedges, Dan Salazar, Girard Mora, and Rudy Garza. J udo-Karate Club travels in Europe Standing on the future '72 Olympic site, under construction in Munich, Germany, is Chuck Colbome, Emest Trujillo, John Yonemoto, Ray Sanchez, Gerald Chavez, and Mr. Sam Allred. West Mesa's Duke City Judo-Karate Club, America's oldest public school judo-karate club and a well known Oriental fighting arts club in the Nation, has completed another out- standing year of activity. During the summer of 1970, a group of members traveled throughout Europe seeing the tourist attractions and practicing karate 'gEuropean style? They made personal friends wherever they went, not only for themselves but for West Mesa High, according to their sponsor. The 1970-71 school year saw members competing in tournaments and presenting demonstrations in Las Vegas, Nevada, Los Angeles, Lub- bock, Dallas, and Denver. During this summer they expect to tour Mexico again. Tournaments sponsored by the club brought about even more national recognition than in past years. The Central North American Karate Championshipsn and the National Black Belt Karate Grand Champ- ionshipsi' brought most of the world's top karate competitors, instructors, and administrators to West Mesa, where overflow spectator crowds witnessed karate in its finest form. The clubas founder and coach, Mr. Sam Allred, received more awards of national significance this year, in- cluding the official karate Con- tribution Awardf' Mr. Allred is a 4th degree black belt in karate and a 3rd degree black belt in judo. Members of the club are progressing through karate ranks at normal speed, and it is almost certain that the club will boast its first Black Belt pro- motions by West Mesa students some- time in the 1971-72 school year. Organizations 195

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Members of the Judo-Karate Club are fseatedj John Herring, Phil Pacheco, Robert Martinez, Chuck Colborne, Ronnie Luna, Pete Montoya, and Mike Worth, Ron Maldonado. fkneelingj Louie Sisneros, Ross Davis, Melcor Chavez, John Armstrong, Dennis Ott, Dan Reed, Willie Nieto, Pat Ott, and John , , , , ' Yonesoto. Al Sanchez, David Baca, Ron Rathbun, Larry Martinez, Gilbert Trujillo and Ernest Padilla Members visit the Tower of Pisa in - Rome. are standing.. w 5 During their first year of karate training, Melcor Chavez and Joe Chavez 'mix it up' during a club practice session. l i I Members of.Iudo-Karate collected food and toys for needy families this Christmas. 194 Organizations X

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HARVEY delights large audience, Saro an's plays also well received i Relaxing on stage during a club meeting are fcounter-clockwisej John Barela, Shirley Elliot, Jan Gruber, Beverly Ball, Judy Street, Robbie Chavez, Gerald Kemphart, Lorreta I ,opez, Larry Smith, and Marlene Bachicha. Winners of a Duo-Drama City meet, Larry Smith and Scott Ware, display the trophy they won for a cutting from HAR- VEY. Larry is working for an Intemational Thespian scholar- ship. 196 Organizations The first presentation of the Drama Department was the comedy Harvey. Members worked long hours to put on this successful performance. 'Visitor from a Small Planet' followed. This was student directed. An Evening with Saroyan, on Feb. ll-13 included two one-act plays, Hello Out Therei' and The Cave Dwellersf' To belong to the Thespian Society a person must eam 10 points, gained by helping in productions. A spring variety show and other one act plays were given throughout the year. Members of the Intemational Thespian Society are Mrs. Joan Kent, Judy Street, Jan Gruber, Loretta Lopez, Gerald Kemphart, Shirley Elliot, John Barela, Marlene Bachicha, Larry Smith, Felice Gonzales, Shelia Shelf, Jack Woody, Royanne Franco, Imelda Carrillo, Rosemarie Franco, Yolanda Franco, Viola Gurule, Peggy Schultz, Jane Campbell, and Beverly Ball.