Derby High School - Panther Yearbook (Derby, KS)

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Nancy Mathis, sr.. gets a chance to relax in chemistry as she reads the unexpected Valentine message sent to her. Girls set new goals Jr. OEA provided a means of preparation for girls planning to enter Sr. OEA and become of- fice employees. Mrs. Janice Eberle, advisor, helped guide the girls to their goals. As a money-making project. Jr. OEA sold floral Valentines complete with messages for a dollar each. The pink,, red. and white carnations were deliv- ered on Valentines Day. The money aided in sending nine girls to the Spring Leadership Conferences in Emporia. JR. OEA: Front Row: Donna Warren. DeDe Leiker. Renee Allen. Diane Mercer. Donna O'Shea: Back Row: Mrs. Janice Eberle. (adviser). Collene Enloe. Denise Hundley. Debbie Gould. Dawn Grisa- more. Melodie Birch: NOT PICTURED: Dee Jacobs. Melodie Birch, jr.. stops to rest after delivering flowers to expecting and unexpecting recipients. Association 129

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Girls give to others Service projects dominated the time of OEA members. An- swering telephones for the Jer- ry Lewis Telethon, collecting for UNICEF, and rolling cancer bandages were among the many activities that kept them busy. Selling candy and holding the Odds 'N Ends” sale during the Christmas season aided the girls in their fund-raising ef- forts. OEA attended the Fall Dele- gate Assembly in Emporia in October. In March, they again went to Emporia for the Spring Leadership Conference. OEA OFFICERS: Robin Caldwell (vice pres.). Denise Oblander (historian). Peggy Wittman (pres.). Sharon Stewart (treas.), Lori Christner (pari.), Jan Wallingford (sec.). Mrs. Eberle (adviser), explains OEA's next project to Peggy Witt- man. sr., and Jan Wallingford, sr. Tammy Marsolf. Denise Oblander. and Karla Kreutzer. srs.. listen to advice given to them about job tactics. 128 Office Education Association OEA: Front Row: Cindy Fisher. Brenda Minge. Denise Ob- lander. Tammy Marsolf: Second Row: Becca Carter. Jan Wal- lingford. Karla Kreutzer. Robin Caldwell: Third Row: Judy Pur- year. Sharon Stewart. Peggy Wittman: Back Row: Mrs. Janice Eberle. Debbie Cardiff. Lori Christner. Debra Carter.

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Sr. DECA keeps busy Sitting: Debbie Gaulin (treasurer). Kay Patterson (secretary). Sue Prevost (reporter): Second Row: DeAne Thomson (president). Karen Neff (parliamentarian). Jill Godwin (vice-president): Third Row: Sue Whittemore. Kim Mayes. Julie Engels: Fourth Row: Pam Gosser, Shelly Skinner. Lisa Newberry: Back Row: Eddie Forrester. Mr. David Howey. Terry Hillyer; NOT PICTURED: Donna Kraus. Kay Patterson measures out a piece of remnant material for a customer in TG Y. 130 Senior Distributive Education Clubs Of America Sr. DECA had a head start in getting things organized and ready to go. With money al- ready in the treasury, they or- dered notebooks to contain their marketing research pro- jects on which they worked all year. These projects were then judged in March at state com- petition in Wichita. In October DECA attended the Fall Delegate Assembly in Emporia to elect new state offi- cers. DeAne Thomson, presi- dent. was elected Central Re- gion Vice-president of Kansas. A Sales and Marketing Day was held and sponsored by the Sales and Marketing Execu- tives of Derby. The students each chose the business that interested them most. They then spent most of the morn- ing at the places of business where the executives explained the jobs in detail. DeAne Thomson working as a cashier at TG Y Family Center in Derby.