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

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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.

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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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FRONT ROW: Nick Ham, Ron Haines, Jerry Martinez, Joe Joyner. Ted Wilson, Newell Wal- dron. Ed Bishop, Bruce Clarke, Gil Garcia. SECOND ROW: Sam Froggatte, Harold Smith, Bruce Holland, Greg Douglass, Mark Hertzberg, Stew McPherson, Gary Thorgesen, Steve Weatherly, Ray Zaremba, Dale Hanko. THIRD ROW: Lou Mikkelsen, sponsor, Julius Nugent, Steve Mor- i i M-Club Creates Exciting Atmosphere We're from Mitchell, couldn't be prouder chanted by M-Club created an exciting atmosphere at many athletic events this year. In addition to attend- ing games, the group of lettermen planned pep as- semblies and sponsored a dance. Providing a service to their school, M-Club kept an all-night vigil over the Homecoming bonfire. To emphasize spirit, club T-shirts were worn by all members. For initiation this year the club went to dinner, at- tended a hockey game, and spent the night in the gym where they underwent an initiation ordeal. President Jim Waters presided over the meet- ings and was assisted by Stew McPherson, vice presi- dent, Luke Johnson, secretary-treasurer, and Erwin Sonnenberg, l.C.C. representative, and sponsor Mr. Lou Mikkelsen. M ,I ,xr its if , s f , Q Q 4 .V,-, lf.-Q A. ,X gt , , , -3 5 . 149 .1 Q' Q lgg,--ctd ' ' 3. . -2-165-f 1 si 3 K ,., , 5 .. J - 5? - 9 3452 - Q Club president Jim Waters conducts an evening meeting of M-Club.