MacArthur High School - Crest Yearbook (Irving, TX)

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Right: Spanish Teacher Allle Grillo lakes time out to pose for a picture in a small c3fe in Salamaca. Spain Below: During summer band practice Bryan Ehlers. Jeff Verver. and Pam Buchanan relax after a workout Below Left: A statue of a Spanish warrior casts a shadow over Annette Uafuente Bottom Left: Senior Kim Freisan checks Freshmen Tammie overman. Deanne Hall, and .Melanie Parks ' pace to make sure they are taking exactly a 22 ' j inch step during Band Rookie Camp ' Below Right: Due to a car accident injury. Junior Sheri Mooney watches Cardette oractice. ' -fW I 4 To Spain For Spanish Traveling as part of the American Institute of Foreign Study program. Spanish students Annette Lafuente and Keyia Freeman tour ed Spain during the summer. Spanish Teacher Allie Grillo sponsored the five week trip. While in Spain, the group toured eight major cities — visiting museums, cathedrals, and castles dating back to the middle ages. They attended classes for three weeks at Salamaca L ' niverisity. During their sojourn in the city, they studied Spanish literature, langauge. and culture. Before leaving for Europe, the travelers lingered two days in New York and. after arriving overseas, toured for three days in London and Paris. They concluded the trip by traveling through Southern Spain following their three week study in Salamaca. Grillo commented. The museums were unbelievable, the climate beautiful, and the culture extremely interesting. Camp Held For Rool ies New members ot tne Marching Band began iheirrehearsalsonJuly 28. Through the week, rookies were taught basic marching skills to be used during football halftime performances and at contests Various drills and techniques were also covered to prepare the no ices for the Marching Band practices which were to begin later in the summer. On . ugust -4-. from 7 to 1 2 each morning, the entire band, plus auxiliaries, began their rehearsals. The first week was spent teaching the new recruits standard marching executions, as a deterent against mistakes, offenders were subject to a penalty of running one lap. With the first game not far away, the Big Red Marching Machine began putting music to their movements. Freshman Tammie Overman ' iewed rookie camp by stating. ' It was a lot of hard work, but it was worth it when we learned iTiusic to be used during football season. page 25

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Above: Cardette Leaders Lisa Killius and Vicki Wilson place tr ophies they won at summer camps in the Field House display case. Above Left: Attempting to pin wrestler Ricky Ward, Nick Neville executes a doubleleg takedown during a summer wrestling practice Above Right: Following an unrelenting battle with cancer, the depxjsed Shah of Iran finally succumbed to the disease which plagued him for nearly a year on July 27 Above Center: Perfecting his technique. Varsity Wrestler Tad Wilson drills Barry Smith with a double leg fork maneuver to prepare for upcoming tournaments Right: As a result of the blistering heat and year long drought, ducks were forced to adapt to the low water level in Irvings Duck ponds. . t- Wrestlers Train in Colorado Hoping to improve on their technique. Varsity Wrestlers Nick Neville and Tad Wilson attended camps in Colorado Springs. Colorado. The grapplers were instructed by national and Olympic team members and coaches in three two hour workouts each day. The sessions consisted of discussions of tactics and maneuvers, viewing wrestling films, and conditioning. Neville was invited to take oart in the program, which emphasizeu free style wrestling, at the Olympic Training Center, at no cost, after winning the Olypic 200 Regional Trials. From August 3 through August 17, Neville increased his skills along with 200 of the best amateurs in the nation. The camp was designed to prepare promising young matmen for future national and Olympic competition. The best thing about the camp. asserted Neville, was the opportunity to learn techniques from the best and most experienc- ed wrestlers in the country. District Champ Wilson attended the camp sponsored by the Amateur Athletic Union from August 3 through August 8. He also was taught various grappling techniques from National AAU Olympic team members and coaches in the complex immediate- ly adjacent to the Olympic Training Center. i page 24 t

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To Honduras For Health Senior Libbey Maddox spent four weeks of her summer in Latin America as a healtin service volunteer with the Amigos de las Americas. After hearing about the program at a Spanish Club meeting her freshman year, she began to correspond with the recruiting chairman. Upon acceptance in her junior year. Maddox began nine months of training. Maddox was appointed to Honduras where she worked with native veterinarians and health officials. Her job consisted of testing cattle for brucellosis and tuberculosis, and vaccinating pigs against cholera. The health of each animal is more vital to the Hondurans. Maddox stated, because ofter a single cow or pig is the only collateral a family of ten may have. By living in a remote village, Maddox was able to view a poverty stricken culture from the perspective of the natives. Her house had no electricity, running water, or toilet facilities. Because her village was plagued with a rabies epidemic, she was called upon to administer a vaccine series to three children who had been bitten by infected animals. Summarizing her trip, Maddox reflected, I got so much out of It. 1 was able to help someone who really needed and wanted it. August Ends With Practice For three weeks, prior to the beginning of school, the Cardettes practiced five hours a day. The squad drilled in two sessions. As a special treat, the leaders served lunch for the group. The luncheon was followed by a swim in the Braniff Club pool at D FW Airport. During the extensive training, the drill team mastered routines to Happy Days Are Here Again, One, and Hey. Look Me Over. In order to purchase hats and new props, the girls held a fund raising sale of memo boards. Left: Following an exhausting climb to tlie top of a pyramid at tlie Capon Ruins. Libbey Maddox and her partner. Cindy Allard. take a break Below: Peter Sellers, a master of disguises as Inspector Cluseau in the Pink I ' lmiher movie series, died of a heart attack Belo%v Center: Junior Cardettes form a line before marching onto the field. Below Left: Traveling to Honduras as a health service volunteer. Libbey Maddox jokes with Luis Sanchez and Ferdinand Martinez— two of the Honciurans she met during the trip. Below Right: Cardettes Romney Pope and Teri Varner listen for further instructions from Sponsor Pam Hamberger. page 26