Coronado High School - Legend Yearbook (El Paso, TX)

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Mike Lopez is cleaning up. Members of fourth period arc cooking things up. Xavier Alvarez slams the oven door. Members of second period complete their assignment. •FHA

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OMESTIC TRAINING Future Homemakers of America is a club designed to help students become active in society through education in home economics. The club en- courages personal growth, an interest in family life, voca- tional preparation and commu- nity involvement. FHA tries to get its members to develop an interest in home economics, and careers in its related industries. Future Homemakers of America has been in existence at Coronado since the school was started. This year, there are about sixty active members. The only people eligible to enter the club arc those persons enrolled in a homcmaking course or those who have completed a homemaking course. Meetings arc held once a month in each class. There arc officers for each class and once a month these officers get to- gether at lunch to plan activi- ties. Also, officers of each class meet once a month with the offi- cers of other El Paso high schools for a city council meet- ing. At these meetings, partici- pants have an opportunity to plan city-wide activities. Some FIRST ROW: Xavier Alvarez, Silvia Gallegos, Terri Freiberger, Joann Escandon. SECOND ROW: Charles Puig, Allison Kelley, Shea O' Briant, Tammy Jones, Lee Love, Cecelia Whitus, Nancy Lopez. THIRD ROW: Sophie Prestridge, Mrs. Harrell, Mrs. Mason, Mrs. King. Allison Kelley, Sophie Prestridge, Shea O'Brian, Ruby Monzon, Dcana Wrinkle, Charles Puig, Xavier Alvarez arc the officers of FHA. of the activities FHA partici- pated in this year arc the Constitution Fair and the food fair. FHA also sent Christmas cards with candy canes to pa- tients at the Coronado Nursing Home, an activity that “means a lot to the residents at the home,” sponsor Mrs. Mason remarked. Future Homemakers motto is “learning to live a bet- ter today so that our lives and those of our families may be better tomorrow,” and that’s exactly what FHA members arc striving for. C. Story

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LOWING THE BOUNDARIES The Future Farmers of America is the largest youth organization in the world with over one-half million members. This organiza- tion is dedicated to develop the members into better agricultural- ists. This club is open to all stu- dents but most members arc en- rolled in Vocational Agriculture of Horticulture. This year the members entered their livestock in contests such as the Rodeo where they placed among the best in the state. This is not unusual for the dedicated T- Birds; year after year the students enter many contests where they place well. The main goal for FFA is to take part in as many competitions as possible on the local, area, district, and state levels. These competi- tions include judging contests, leadership contests, and livestock shows. The Ag farm is located on Lind- bergh Drive three miles from school. At the farm there are a tree nursery, thirty acres of cot- ton, along with various animals such sheep, chickens and pigs, all of which are looked after by the students. Students use what they have learned in algebra, geometry, and other math courses, especially when they work in the Agricul- ture Building. English and speech class came in handy for the stu- dents when they spoke publically. Biology is used directly when working with the animals. Raising plants and livestock for compction and building machin- ery were just a few of the FFA’s major achievements this past year. Future Farmers of America teaches students to be more re- sponsible and to become valuable citizens in his or her community. J. Jones TOP ROW: Louis Dax, Gilbert Flores, Mike Sikes, Jimmy Whitfield ,Alan Stemstreud, Steve Espinoza, Ken Dclmontc, Mark Hargrove,Mike Fletcher, Robert Flores, Jay Schodcr, Dwain Kloepping, Javier Tcnaro. BOTTOM ROW: George Brooks, Missy Charles,Laura Andrcscn, Lisa Christensen, Sandra Maya, Tracy Simpson, Cristine Smith, Claudia Pclaz, Robbie Gonzales,Angela D’Elosua, Tyra Case, Missy Cavitt, Nicci Pirk, Kelly Kent, Lacy Naylor, Dina Kettle, Linda Corcly. TOP: THE FFA OFFICERS: Steve Espinoza , Tracy Simpson, Robbie Gonzal- as, Claudia Palaez, Angela D’Elosua TOP RIGHT: FFA Sweetheart Tyra Case smiles for the camera. BOTTOM RIGHT: Conquest Sweetheart Tracy Simpson thinks of that special Conquest night. MIDDLE: A FFA member welds a machine together.