Eagle Mountain High School - Talon Yearbook (Eagle Mountain, CA)

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LEADERSHIPAND SKILL What do you have in common with Bo Derek, Eric eiden, Miss Piggy, Walter Cronkite, or Reggie Jack- son? They are all homemakers, and so are all the members of the Eagle Mountain FHA, Future Homemakers of America. FHA's purpose is to develop leadership, sharpen skills needed for the job market, and widen the member's circle of friends to include young children, the handicapped, and the elderly. FHA in Eagle Mountain has involved itself with the community by offering a free babysitting during the Christmas season, and readings for at the library for the Saturday morning story time. They also collected for the Heart Association. The members of FHA attended several confer- ences to meet their fellow members in other cities, such as Pomona, UCR, Sacramento, and Riverside. FHA is not all work. For play they had several holi- day banquets and took several fun daze into Palm Springs. Overall, FHA came alive and became a respected 'organization on 4 Patti Jenkins and Donna Owens discuss the merits of purchasing a FHA candy bar. Y Patti and Donna plan future baking projects. Y Patti Jenkins and Brent Smith discuss Date Festival entries.

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RESPONSIBILITY THROUGH FIRST-HAND EXPERIENCE llAstronomica1 best describes the growth and respectability of the after hours 4-H Roadrunners, Involvement occurs as an outgrowth of animal breeding and training. Animals raised from infancy on borrowed bank money are primarily used for show purposes, breeding, and slaugh- ter. The shows are held at the Blythe Fair, April 9-12. Judging is based on the grading of animals. An excellent animal receives a purple ribbong very good, a blue ribbon, good, a red ribbong and for fair, they receive a white ribbon. Hogs are not allowed to at the fair if they receive a red or white ribbon. Roadrunners show their animals on April 10. Ribbons are based on the owners showmanship abilities. Purple and blue ribbons are sold on April l, and on April 12, awards and checks are distributed. Although hard work is a 4-Her's trademark, members gather for hay- rides, projects, dances, and bake sales that benefit their education and the community. L Bill Evans prepares dinner for a projected purple ribbon razorback. A Students learn through experience Tammy Fahey repeats an every morning rit- ual of preparing feed for the livestock. 32

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Y NHS play practice involved rehearsing several eve- nings a week. Agatha Palomares and Jeff Yates read their parts from the Beautiful Beulah Belle. L Jim Anderson munches a Ciro's pepperoni pina dur- ing a NHS outing. Y NHS members clown before viewing 9 to 5. Top Row: Jesse, M.g Anderson, J.g Middle Row: Alum- nus Eisenhower, B.g Karns, A.g Front Row: Burdick, E.g Reeves, B.g Knight, C.