Deming High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Deming, NM)

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FFA largest student organization The largest student organization at DHS is the Deming Future Farmers of America Chapter. Twenty-seven new members joined the chapter this year to maice a total of 85 members. The annual Greenhand Initiation Cere- mony was held October 20-24 during which Greenhands had to recite the entire FFA creed while sitting on a creed board, wear their clothes back- wards and inside out, eat jalapeiios, wear official dress, wear a diaper and have their hands painted green. For ini- tiation the officers held a Kangaroo Court in which Greenhands had to eat worms (spaghetti), sit on a block of ice and bob their heads in a tub of ice water for onions. During National FFA week the offi- cers put on a Food for America pro- gram for elementary school students. They went to Smith, Memorial, Bell and Chaparral Elementary Schools where they gave a 1-hour demonstra- tion on agriculture and brought ani- mals for the kids to see. The chapter holds a fruit sale every year to earn money to send members to judging contests. The sale was very suc- cessful with more than 1,000 boxes sold and a profit of $1,200. FFA Sweetheart candidates earned points by selling tickets to a raf- fle as well as selling fruit. The raffle was for a single-shot 22 rifle with the drawing held February 14. The rifle was won by Bruce Borden. Barbara Borden earned the most points and was crowned at the FFA sponsored Sweet- heart Dance. The Greenhand Parliamentary Pro- cedure Team competed January 21 in Hatch. The Deming team came home with a first place. Janelda Thompson and Gina Snow competed in the Creed Contest where they took 7th and 9th places. The Livestock Judging Team took a first place at the El Paso International Livestock Show. Roy Formwalt won top individual honors in the FFA com- petition. FFA Sponsor and Vocational Agri- culture teacher, Mike Ellis, called his students a hard-working group and the year a very successful one. He was especially proud of the judging teams who brought home top honors. 1. FFA President Barbara Remondini offers congratulations to Sweetheart Barbara Borden. 2. Green- hands are standing: Mike Reed, Curt Hargrove. George Karr, Veronica Taylor, Kelly Milligan, Anthony Parra, Rusty Eaton, Wesley Peterson. Kneeling: Kelly Gannaway, Janelda Thompson, Barbara Pillar, Tammy Hoist, Kerry Taylor, George Olivas. Sitting: Barbara Borden, Shelley Green, Kendra Zachek, Kevin Taylor, Stacy Crawford, Susie Eversole. 3. Greenhand Kendra Zachek eats a jalapeno for lunch during initiation. I Ui- 142

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I 1. Wearing her clothes inside out, sitting on a creed board; Janelda Thompson recites the FFA creed. 2. FFA members are: back row: Grady Robbins, Philhp Hooten, Stacy Holhs, Joe Johnson. Albert Torres, Billy Williams, Thomas Smith. 2nd row: Joe Barraza, George Anselmi, Albert Dines. Mike Orphey, Kirby Gray, Enrique Nunez. Jory Vincent. 3rd row: Phil Borde. Chris Garcia. Kerry Milligan, Don Plum, Perry Orsak, Mary Martinez, Barbara Remondini. Donna Donaghe, Emma Cannizzo. 4th row: Julie Janecka, Jason Hillburn, Cody McDougal, Dina Snow, Roy Formwalt, Jeff Smith, Kevin Zachek. Stacy Johnson, Audette Simmons. Front row: Bill Dines, Diane Kasparian, Dele Greeman, Elaine Remondini, Ray Trejo. Tammy Hensz, Connie Haynes, Maura Barraza, Juree Simmons. 3, The Livestock Judging Team: standing: Jason Hillburn, Cody McDougal, Kendra Zachek, Bill Dines. Sitting: Dele Greeman, Roy Formwalt and Diane Kasparian. 4. FFA officers are: standing: Trea- surer Diane Kasparian; president, Barbara Remondini; sentinel, Elaine Remondini, Dele Greeman: sitting, secretary. Tammy Hensz: 1st vice-president, Mary Martinez; 2nd vice-president Bill Dines. 5. FFA president Barbara Remondini paints the face of Greenhand Wesley Peterson during initiation. 143