Deming High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Deming, NM)

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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

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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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$1,000 raised sends FHA members to State By devoting most of their time to holding fund raisers, the Future Home- makers of America had a busy year at DHS. Spanish kitchens brought in about $200, and instead of the annual enchilada supper, a chile supper was held. That event brought in $300. Another popular idea was the sale of miniature stuffed animals, such as dogs, bears, bunnies, and ducks. These, along with the sale of carnations for Valentine ' s Day. brought in about $500. In October, FHA members and advi- sors traveled to Cliff for the district H meeting. They listened to reports about the national convention, ideas for fund raisers, plans for State and also played games. An outdoor lunch and installa- tion of new district H officers closed the meeting. The State meeting was held in Albur- querque in mid-March. Both FHA advisors, Sandra Burk and Pat McGhee, along with Vangie Herrera, Irma Herrera, Gloria Padilla, Rosie Gonzalez, Angela Holguin, Cheryl Hays, Carola Hays, Bill Burt, Debra Saenz, and Liz Baeza attended State. FHA chapters from all over New Mexico set up booths on cake decorat- ing, rose making, movies on various subjects, and jazzercising to disco music. Many workshops on nutrition, healthy babies, teenage pregnancy, parenthood, photography, and sex roles in the classroom were open to all FHA ' ers to attend. They also attended a concert by the El Dorado Goldiggers and a hot air balloon lift-off in the parking lot at the convention hotel. The State convention was closed with an installation of new state offi- cers and an awards assembly. Senior Vangie Herrera was awarded an FHA scholarship worth $125 for two semes- ters. She was awarded the scholarship on the basis of her grades, financial need, and on an essay she wrote about herself. A change for FHA for the new year is that it will be incorporated as a class next year. This means that people wanting to be in FHA will have to take it as a regular class. Officers will be elected after workshops on job respon- sibilities and parliamentary procedure are held in order for all the members to become better aware of what FHA really is. Sandra Burk, in her 3rd year as head FHA sponsor, is really excited about the class. I ' m real anxious for FHA to be a class. I think we ' ll be better able to accomplish a whole lot more. During the class hour, members will discuss all future FHA plans, thus almost eliminating the necessity to hold meetings after school and at lunch. FHA officers were Vangie Herrera, president; Liz Baeza, secretary; Gloria Padilla, treasurer; Rosie Gonzales, his- torian; Angela Holguin, reporter; Irma Herrera, parliamentarian; and Hope Sanchez, vice-president of recreation. 1. FHA members are: sitting: Pat McGhee, spon- sor. Gloria Padilla, Irma Henera, Vangie Her- rera, Rosie Gonzales, Hope Sanchez, Liz Baeza, and Sandra Burk, head sponsor. Standing: Den- ise Holmes, Carola Hays. Cheryl Hays, Bill Burt, Debra Saenz, Diane Renteria, Chris Gaston, Lisa Vega, and Patty DeLao. 2. Pat McGhee. clothing teacher at DHS, is the assistant FHA sponsor. 3. Sandra Burk is the head FHA sponsor; she has been for 3 years. 144