William Mitchell High School - Apogee Explo Yearbook (Colorado Springs, CO)

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' ep? Members of the Echelon staff gather around the table in the newspaper office to discuss future issues. They are Grace Traecy, Carla Baird, editor, Suzanne Holland, Chet Day, Becky Woodall, Marilyn Rowland, Mr. Carl Clay, sponsor, Lyn Butler, and Teri Means. ECHELON STAFF GAINS VALUABLE EXPERIENCE Open to the entire student body, a contest led to SPORTS EDITOR CHET Day Prepares the materials the selection of the name of the Mitchell newspaper. Echelon, the military term referring to a flight for- mation in which each airplane flies at a certain ele- vation and at a certain distance behind and to the left or to the right of the airplane ahead, was the name chosen. Patterning after the military flight formation, the staff strove for precision, unity, and accuracy. Under the guidance and leadership of their spon- sor, Mr. Carl Clay, the 1965-1966 Echelon staff gained experience in the field of journalism by learning man- for his column in the Echelon. agement and production procedures. Mitchell's first student body was kept informed of upcoming events and reminded of past activities each time they received and assimulated one of the fifteen issues of the Echelon. Editor-in-chief was Carla Baird, news editor, Lynn Behrns, assistant, Marilyn Rowland, feature editor, Suzanne Holland, assistant, Lyn Butler, business manager and exchange editor, Sandra Aaland, editor- 0-'I' ial editor, Dave Saurer, assistant, Guy Till, sports editor, Chet Day, assistant, Skip Raimer, photo ad- visor, Mr. Frederick Southern, and photographers, Pat Kelly and Larry Watson.

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-CLUB JACKETS SPORT EW BYRON COLLARS OFFICERS OF MITCHELIJS first M-Club are Bud Hoffpauir, Tim Minihan, Craig Beck, Phil Dixon, Mike Hendricks, and Mark Price. FRONT ROW: Ron Nicks, Cotton Harris, Bill Sogard, Steve Butler, Veryl Berry, Dan Sol- lee, Steve Herzberg, Craig Beck, Charlie Watts, Gary Woodward, SECOND ROW: Eamie Blue, Chris Freeborn, Mark Price, Mel Heck, Mike Smilic, lieu Dr-Young, Larry Manning, Craig Phipps, Chip Stockton, Chuck Esch. Mike Esch, Chet Day. THIRD ROW: Bruce Mitchell's first M-Club lifted enthusiasm and spirit by actively supporting each athletic team. Together with the Boys' Morale Club and the Pep Club, M-Club boosted Mitchell's morale and encouraged student participation in all athletic events. At a fall pep assembly, the first lettermen of Mitchell were introduced to the student body by the coaches of the various athletic teams. After the boys had received their letters and pins, Mr. Bill Gordon, sponsor of M-Club, presented the let- termen's jacket which M-Club had chosen for the stu- dent body's first view. The club sold programs at home basketball games, sold tickets for the Japanese All-Star Wrestling Match, and helped to keep differences between rivaling teams at a minimum. Officers of M-Club were Craig Beck, president, Tim Minihan, vice president, Bud Hoffpauir, secretary- treasurer, Mike Hendricks, programs chairman, Mark Price, morale committee representative, and Phil Dixon, I.C.C. representative. Thompson, Bill Stempson, Dan Langston, Alec Closson, Mike Murphy, Dan Burkepile, Joe Schnurr, Mike Wood, Kent Anderson, Dave Waters, Brian Clarke. BACK ROW: Jim Hun- ter, Bob Burke 'l.e, Lennard Rains, Bud Hoffpauir, Royce Beek, Tim Miinihan, Steve Mini- han, Tim Wood: Mike Hendricks, Phil Dixon, Mark Horn,

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LYNN BEHRNS ARRANGES pictures and copy into an interesting layout for the front page of the paper. IN J OURNALISM IN A MOOD of activity, Carla Baird, editor-in-chief, looks at the finished paper before it is submitted to the student body. ALETA COLLINS EXCHANGES her activity ticket with Becky Woodall at the bookstore for the latest issue of the Echelon.