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

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Newcomers Participate in Activities ff fgifiifg il Lv sy., A - Rox Pictured seated are Cindy Lucas, Cathi Evans, Susanne Simmerman, Edith Johnston, Glenda Lewellen. Standing are Lance Wedor, Mike Pritzl, Aly Colon, Mrs. Marjorie Girard, Becky How- ard, Judi Martinez, Bob Sayers. Helping new students become absorbed in school life was the main goal of the Newcomers Club under the sponsorship of Mrs. Marjorie Girard. Some of the members stayed in the club all year, but many dropped out after they became acquainted with school life. Going to the school's extra-curricular activities to- gether was one ofthe many goals of the club. The club wanted to keep their members involved. Many activities were added to the old list of club events. These activities included a picnic in the bluffs, -lv Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners, Christmas carol- ing at a local hospital, a skating party, a theater party, and a trip to the school planetarium. Meeting on Tuesday afternoon at three-thirty, the club members tried to plan at least one club outing for each month. This year the Newcomers Club helped establish the Homecoming theme, A Tribute to the Man, Walt Disney, by making dancing replicas of the three little pigs in papier-mache. They helped entertain during the half-time show of the game. Club officers were Mike Pritzl, president: Lance Wedor, vice-president: Sandra Lloyd, secretary, Cyn- thia Lucas, treasurerg and Robert Sayers, l.C.C. representative. fx ig Club officers are introduced to the commons by Mrs. Mariorie Girard,

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Miss Cohen and yearbook editor Elaine Earnest co,-nment on pages for the Apogee opening section. r -f..g,gw f is , -.1:'?-'- Yea '- Legftffl X f Awards during 1967-1968 Julie Cox, Beth Taylor, and Marlon Evans review the copy for the Apogee Both the Apogee and the Echelon, the school publications, won awards during the 1967-1968 school year. The National School Yearbook Association gave the 1968 Apogee an All-American rating, which is their top award, The Echelon received a Certificate of Honor from the National Tuberculosis and Respi- ratory Disease Association and the Columbia Scholas- tic Press Association. ln September the Apogee staff began prepar- ing the yearbook, using the new style of mosaic lay- out. Editor Elaine Earnest and the faculty advisor, Miss Roenna Cohen, briefed the staff and work on the theme, Explo, was under way. Under the supervision of Mr. Carl Clay, the Eche- lon was published fifteen times during the year. As it was an election year, the newspaper ran a mock poll in October to predict the national results. The paper predictions held true. Staff members under the direction of Jim Wiant, editor-in-chief, were Jerry Aluise and Cindy Lucas, news co-editors, Don Highsmith, Dayna Ballard, and Martha O'Dell, editorial co-editors, Linda McGill and Marcia Mikkelson, feature co-editors, and Doug Burton, sports editor. Other staff members included Cindy Lucas, busi- ness manager, Rick Buttenwieser, advertising, Dave Pompea, Terry Sell, Lynne Apai, and Ed Pompea, pho- tographersg Marcia Mikkelson, circulation and ex- change manager, and Kathie Below, art editor.

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ll gettin A .rf :fr ,Vs af i Lynne Burcky discusses the possibility of having a Christmas party at the house of a member. Students Explore the World Through l.R.C. Program Officers pictured above are Chris Fallander, publicity chairman, Lynne Burcky, presidentg Aly Colon, vice-president: and Robert Sayers, secretary- treasurer. Sponsors are Mrs. Jane Kirt, and Mrs. Mary Allen. india was the first and main topic for the Inter- national Relations Club. Lecturing on India were: Pro- fessor Tucker from The Colorado College, Professor Sing from Adams State College, and Miss Winefred Boge, who was previously in the Peace Corps and sta- tioned in India. On November 15, eleven students along with the sponsors, Mrs. Jane Kurt, Miss Mary Jo Allen, and Mr. Norm Hetland, attended the l.R.C. conference on india at the University of Denver. Among various other activities, l.R.C. participated in the Model United Nations and a television debate on South Africa.