Baker High School - Novus Yearbook (Mobile, AL)

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Key Club The Key club began three years ago, and has been successful ever since. The main goal of all key club members was to develop initiative and leadership. Key club provides experience in work- ing in group activities. It also prepared students for useful citzenship, and helped them to learn how to better serve the school and the community.

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The new I98J-S3 F.E.L. T-shirts portray the club attitude of We care! FEC We care is the motto ol the Enends of Exceptional Children (KE.C.i club. If it weren ' t for this worthwhile organization made up of 54 members, many special children and adults in and around Mobile would not receive help given them each year. F.E.C. participates annually in 10 parties for retarded citizens of Mobile and helps these people to better enjoy special occa- sions. A Christmas party in Pnchard and horseback riding in Citronelle for Easter were the highlights of the club this vear. YGIP The most significant thing about this year ' s Y.G.I. P. club is the change of the club ' s name. It was formally called Model U.N. (United Nations). Since the club par- ticipated in two other political meets be- sides Model U.N., the name was changed to Y.G.I. P. (Youth in Government and In- ternational Politics). Y.G.I.P. ' s officers consist of Randy Mat- thews, President-, Julie Jones, Treasurer, Debbie Sullivan, Secretary, and Cynthia Zackrison, Parliamentarian. This year ' s calendar included: partici- t? What C ' -ur e Mow? . MAKING HISTORY stufo How To Deal With Moscow Cleaning A Dp the Mess pation in Youth Legislation in which stu- dents explored state politics, participa- tion in Presidential Classroom in which students explored politics in youth gov eminent, and Model U.N. in which stu dents explored international politics in a United Nations atmosphere. In the Model U.N. meet Baker students won three awards: Best Delegation. C n thia Zackrison and Randv Matthews, and Best Delegate SC Committee 2nd place. Debbie Sullivan. Through these three meets, the club reached their purpose of introducing stu- dents to politics on international, national, and state levels. This histor bulletin board shots ust a lev, of the issues discussed in Y.6.I.P. HP 137

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M.I.Y.A. Through the Mobile International Youth Association, students gained an under standing of internation.il irl.n They were given the opportunity to study other languages, and then use them to communicate with those who speak them. Officers consisted of President. Kim Broadwater. Vice President. Karla Jon gebloedi Secretary. Monique Blackwel and Treasurer. Sue I thendge Sue, Kim. and Karla also served as repre- sentatives on the MIYA Steering Commit tee. An International f-ood Festival where members met and communicated with foreign-speaking people and a SCI Run were the highlights of the club ' s activi- ties. MIYA proved to be a worthwhile am interesting club as this was its first year at Baker. Jr. Civitan Junior Civitan is A Service Club for youth, tailored specifically for training young people to become Builders of Good Citizenship in the home, the school, the community, and the nation. Its purpose is to develop initiative and lead- ership to encourage youth to live a fuller life enriched with unselfish service to oth- ers, and to give primary to daily living of the Golden Rule in all human relationships. Baker ' s Jr. Civitan officers (Patricia Lumpkin, President-, Donna Bolton, Vice President-, Renee Pajer, Secretary; La Shea Broadus, Treasurer) led its 15 members in four major projects. Their first was the talent show in the fall called Talents in Bloom. Their second was the annual Hornet Night contest which consisted of a beauty pageant, a dance, and class favorite selections. Their third was a car wash and their fourth was sending candy to the Albert Brewer Center at Christmas. Students strived to work hard for both their community and their school. BAKER HIGH SCHOO